1913-08-01 — Page 11

COMMERCIAL.

Rubber and Tea Investors.

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Presiding at the meeting of the Rubber and Tes Investors' Trust, Mr. P.J. Burgess said that there had been a further depreciation in their holdings. They were making a proposal that would wipe off the 58. liability on the shares of the company. They proposed to write down their ospital from £75,000, divided into 75,000 shares of £1 each, to "£37,500, divided into 75,000 shares of 10. each, which would do away with the Ga. liability. They thought that was the beat thing they could do, as it would place the shareholders who had put their money in the company three years ago in a better pcsi- tion, as they would not have to wait until that liability was writ

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1. 1913,

Entertainments

VICTORIA THEATRE.

THE GREAT PRODUCTION

SECLAIR”. ENTITLED

THE RESTITUTION"

WILL BE SCREENED ON

Thur., 31st, & Fri., 1st

AUGUST.

BY SPECIAL - REQUEST.

THE MODERN MILITARY PICTURE

ten off before they could receive ON THE STEPS OF

any returns in the shape of divid- ends. There had been a further depreciation in the market volue of their holdings since the close; of the accounts, but he thought that the majority of them had now reached bottom prices. It was disappointing to see that rubber costs had not come down as they had expected. In eoma, of the companies in which they were interested the costs had been as much as 28, 2s. 6d. and in some, cases, 38. per lb. He did not wish to be optimistic, but he thought that the reason for those bigh costs was that the bulk of the rubber had been produced

THE THRONE

WILL BE SHOWN AGAIN ON

WEDNESDAY 30th

HUGE SUCCESS OF

Olga Montez & Kitty Raynor

BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE.

from their younger treas. lle was 9.15 P.M.

quite confident that the costs per

aore would materially decrease, and he had no fear that a salia- factory profit could be made at the present price of rubber. At present the profits that were earned had to be put to the up- keep of the estates, but a time. would arrive when the profits would not be required for upkeep, but would be availablo for dis tribution: Ho concluded by moving the adoption of the report and accounts.

EVERY EVENING 9.15 P.M.

PROGRAMME. CHANGE OF

The KROMATS.

Wiffle's Sad Mistake

11

COMIC PICTURE.

The way to Pay One's Debts. THE BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED DRAMATIC FILM The BURDEN.

Notices

The resolution was seconded by HONGKONG & SHANGHAI ·

Mr. W. G. Tarbet.

Mr. W. J. G. Dower said that BANKING CORPORATION.

it seemed to him that the com-

pany had been formed to speculate

in rubber shares He did not

ORDINARY

HALT-

know that was the business of NOTICE is hereby that the trust companies. Again, he did not think the company took id-YEARLY MEETING of the

SHAREHOLDERS in this Corpo-j ration will be held at the City! Hall, Hongkong, on Saturday, the, 16th, day of August 1913, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors. together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th. June 1913.

vantage of all the opportunities that came their way.

The resolution was carried un. animously.

4.

An extraordinary general mest. ing was then held to consider re- solutions authorising the proposed reduction of capital, which wore agreed to.

:

Irish Castle Mystery. Investigations are being made

THE REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from Monday, the 4th August, to Saturday, the 16th August, 1913 (both days, inclu- sive). during which period no transfer of Shares can be regis: |

By order of the court of

by the Irish police into the mytered. story which surrounds the diasp pearance of some sold family Directors. documents' from Deipsey Castle, Cork, but at present ao, clué

N. J. STABB.

Chief Manager,

scems obtainable as to their where- Hongkong, 31st July, 1913. [455.

about.

The documents wore contained in two" wooden dispatch boxes, about 17 ins. long by 9 ins. wide, and proportionately deep. They belonged to Mrs Georgina Colhurst, and related merely to. family affaire. If they have been stolen, therefore, they can be no monetary value, and the sugges tion seems to be that the boxes were taken by someone who was

KOWLOON CANTON

RAILWAY,

(British Section.)

NOTICE.

THEATRE

ROYAL

TO-NIGHT

& SATURDAY.

THE WORLD" FAMOUS

CHI

KWAN

LOK

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

''

CORPORATION,

Head Offen, Wall Street, New York London Office:-*, Bishopsgais, K.C.

·BRANCHES ¦-

Bombay

Calestia

Cantos

Capo

Calap

Empiri

Hongho

Jankow

Banks

T/T!! HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand

BANKING CORPORA-150 dia

TION.

Exchange

4 m/s. Marks

14894

4 m/s. Franos

.2/-7/16

·49

..2,5514"

............. 16 .........2/30 d/s.S'ney & Melbourne 2/-9/ 6

7330d/s. San Foo & New York,

149 6 m/s," do ............... 2.57|

.97 Bar Silver, ready

............27 forward .........27 9/16 119% Gold Leaf per tael.........

............................................203 Bank of England rate........436

Opium Quotation.

Selling,

Buying..

1/11 944 m/s. L/O /11-13/16)

1/11 7/8

4 m/s,D/P

Paid-up Capital ..............

Kole

60d/a ,815,000,000 T/T. Shanghai

16/166 m/s. L/O

!

4 m/s

AIRLI

Mexica

Panama

RESERVE FUNDS

Sterling

T/T. Singapore

T/T. Japan

Paki

San Francisco

Shanghai

Valaho

£1,500,000 at 2/-- $15,000,000 Bilver.... 17,200,000

T/T. Indla

Demand India

Demand, Manila

T/T. San Fco & New York 4818

$32,200,000

T/T. Java ..................man.

$15,000,000

T/T. Marks. T/T. Francs

............................................-2.50 Sovereign....

..$10,02

Subsidiary Coins.

Pu

July 18.

Diasount per $100

Malwa, New

.$3,200 per pic.

Malwa, Old

3,300 #

Chinese...20 cts. pieces #876%

Patna, Now

4,050 parobe.

Chinese...10

6914

Patna, Old...

3,975

Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10

Benares, New

3.850

•

$ 87€

Benares, Old...

3,750

Capital and Resized..........ầy,060,000 (Gold)

about!110,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS tracted,

CURRENT ACCOUNTS on the

· DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fized for one year at GX FREEZOOM, or for shorter perioda, at ratan, wARIN 'may be macertained on

LEILLS NKGOPLASIA LECTED.

Mada

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principat cities in the World.

*THE HANKS. CIRCULAR- LETTERS. OF CREDIT A19 available til over the World.

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

| Jurand,

"PURCHASE and BALE of Stocks and Shares elected.

TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and shed.

GEORGE HOOG,

Manager.

9, Queen's Road, Hongkong, 1919

Hougkung, 1st Nov,, 1912

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880.'

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

17

30,000,000 18,200,000

Head Office,-YOKOHAMA,

Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen

Agencies at

Nagasaki Newchwang New York Osaka

Pekin

Fengtien

Ryciun

Port

Harbin

(Arthur)

Hankow

San Francisco

Honolulu

Shanghai

Kobe Liao-Yang

Tiehling

Tientsin

London

Tokyo

Lyons

Los Angeles

Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.

EISHI ONO,

Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913. [18

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND “CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

£1,200,000

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund... .........£1,700,000 Reserve Liability of

Proprietore.£1,200,000

. FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.

OURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter perioda at rates which will be quoted on

A. 8. HEWETT,

Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22

HING application.

Company of Magicians from Peking.

Commencing at 9 p.m. SHARP.

Booking at MOUTRIE.

Prices: Circle $3.00, Stalls $2.00

Pit $1.00.

apparently under the impression IT is hereby notified that the IN THE

that their contents were far more valuable.

Public Companies

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT, Co., Ltd.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

Down Express Trains from Canton and the Up Express Trains from Kowloon will cease calling at Yaumation and after 1st! August, 1913.

By Order,

H. P. WINSLOW,

Manager. Kowloon, 29th July, 1913.

(440

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of One Dollar per Share for the Six Months ending 30th June MRLI HON FAN. Chine: gradnato' versed in literatur, will be PAYABLE on TUESDAY 5th AUGUST, on which date has been a teacher to European officials Dividend Warrants may be ob-and-merchants in this Colony for over tained on application, at the Com- pany's Office.

ton years.

Mandarin and Hakka.

"

Notice

MATTER OF THE

COMPANIES ORDINANCE

No. 1 of 1865

aud

IN THE MATTER OF GEO.

FENWICK & Co., Ltd...

(IN LIQUIDATION.)

NOTICE is hereby given in pursuance of Section 176 of the Companies Ordinance, No. of 1865, that the Second Annual general meeting of members of the abovanamed Company, will

be held at the offices of the

L

He has a good method of training Liquidators, No. 5, Queen's Road THE TRANSFER BOOKS Entopenae to pase in the Chinere ex- Centrai, Hongkong, at 12 o'clock will be amination, and is possessed of a first Noon on Wednesday the Sixth of the Company OLOSED from the 22nd July to rate certificato as a Chincas teacher, day of August 1913, for the pur- ⚫ good knowledge of poses provided for in the said 5th August, 1913, both days in-s has also

Bection. clusive.

By Order of the Board of

Directors. W. E. CLARKE.

Secretary Hongkong, 22nd July, 1918.

Those who intend learning the Chia- language are requested to write care

of "Hongkong Telegraph" office or direct to 87 Hollywood Road, 1st floor

PEROY SMITH,

SETH & FLEMING,

Liquidators.

Hnagog, 20th Jan 1911. [214 Hongkong, 28th July, 1913.

Notices

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

CO., LTD.

(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)

Reserve Liability of

Proprietore

COURT OF DIRECTORS.

8. H. Dodwell, Esq.-Chairman. Hon. Mr. D. Landalo.-Deputy

"Chairman."

G.Friesland, Esq. C. 8. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. G. R. Laurenz, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.

W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. H. A. Slebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb, MANAGER. Shanghai-A, G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed,

On Uurrent Account at the rate

SHARE REPORT.

LAST DIVIDEND AND "ATE. ·

£2/5/- at ex 2/-"equal to) #21.71 for 14 year ending 31/12/12

$18 for 1912

Final of 1o p,o, making

20 p.e. for 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912- Final of $12 mak. 815 for) 1911 & Int,öf$3 for 1912)

5-SELLERS

SA-SALE

D-BUYERS

Stocks & PAID UP VALUM,

HANKS

CLOSING ૫.

$800

88,

Hongkong & S'hai $125

£80/-

KARINE INSURANCE, Cantona

850

297 b.

North China

£5 T137

$100 $790

FIRE INSURANCES

£50 $195 b.

$20 - $147 $50 $356 b.

b..

$10 for 1911

$27 for 1911

$25 $10 nom.

$1 for 1906

"

of 2 per cent. "per Annum on the Unione. daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

For 3 months. 24 per cent per Yangtzes

Annum

For 6 months, 3 per cent. per Chins Fires

-Annuni.

For 12 months, 4 per cent. per

Afnum.

N. J. STABB. Chief Manager.

Hongkong Fires China & Manlias

SKIPPING.

Douglas Steamship $50 $314 nom. Steamboats

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Indo-Chinas

T

(Preferred) (Deferred)

"Shell" Transports £1

$15 827 b.

£5 $80 83,

(109/- middle

£11

b.

$10 $5414 b.

$100 $95 $100 $35 B...

MINING...

Star Ferry

HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORFORATION. Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.

INTEREST on deposits is al-

China Sugars. lowed on the minimum monthly Luzon Bugars balances at $3 Per Cent. per an

num.

REFINERIES.

Depositors may transfer at their Chinese Engineerings £130/- b. option balances of $100 or more

annum.

£1

57/6

to the Hongkong and Shanghai Tronoha Bank to be placed on FIXED Raube

£1 $31 s. DEPOSIT t 4 Per Cont. per DOCKS, WHARVES, & GDOWNS.

Kowloon Wharfs $50 '895) b. For the Hongkong and Shang- H.K.&W'poaDocks850 { $8234 b. hai. Banking Corporation,

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager,

DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

Capital Fully

BANK.

Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin.

'Branches:

Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Meeers. N. M. Rothschil, & Boun. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited.

Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Direction der Dieconto Gesell

Agonoy.

schaft, INTEREST allowed on Current Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned perty, &c.

on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange busi- nese transacted.

Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident

System.

(Rates and Particulars on ap-

plication).

The Office of

OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32

EAK TRAMWAYS CO.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

b. Shanghai Docks T. 100 52 Hongkew Wharfa T. 100. T.109 £, LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING

Anglo French Lands T:100, T.94" | 6124* Hongkong Hotels $50-

391 Hongkong Lands $100 $116 b.

b.

'b

|

Humphreys Estates $10 89 br Kowloon Lands $30 $40

b.

Shanghai Lands "T. 30. T. 90

West Points

$1,50 for year end'g30'6'12- Dividend of $1 for half

year ending 3112127

(6 pio. for years 1912 and

1912 on

preferred shares

(Final of 2/- making 20% for year ending 31°12'11

Int, of 1/- a/c. 1912

$2 on 10,000 shares Ist issue $2 on 10,000 2nd * $1 on 10,000, 3rd for year ending 30'4'15

$3 for 1912- 83 for 1897

Interim of 3p.c. 8 2/5d per

share. Coupon No. 1 ao- count year 90,6,19

Int. of 2/6 ajo, 1913 1/2 for 1909

$4.50 for year 1912

$1 final dividend for]

year 1911

for}

Tis. 3 for 1912. Final of Tis.. 4 making

Tls 7 for 1912

Tls. 6 20'2'10

making}

$3 on old shares, $1.50)

" half

on new shares for half year 31'12'12

$316 for 12 year endi 30 5.13

50 cents for 1912 *

$2.80 for 1912-

5 p. s. for half to 30°6′12)

& final of 6 p.e. making

11 p.c. for 1912

$50 $7214 ox div 63 for 14 year ending

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

COTTON MILLS.

T. 50 T. 126

b.

T. 119

b.

96

13

b.

B.

8.

Ewos Shanghai Cottons Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $10 $91 sa, & ̈b,

MISCELLANEOUS.

$12 $101 nom. China-Borneos Light and Powers $101

14 Do. (Spec. sbares) $1} China Providents $10 89 Dairy Farms

$6 $261 b. Green Islands $10 8632 Hongkong Electrics 810 840 Hongkong Toes $25 $180 8.

Hongkong Ropes

Langkata

Morning Post Peak Tramway $10 $10 £1,500,000

Do. (new)

$192. 1,125,000 Hongkong Electric Trams7/412 68.

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,

Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.

12

| THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

$10 $25

g. 10 35

$25

$22

63.

30.6.12

15 por cont. for 1910

7. o,c. for year ending)

31.10.12

50 cents 31.7.0μ

85 cents for 1912

70 cents for 1912. $1.25 for year end'g 31'7'12

40 conta for 1911-

$1.60 per share for 1942 Final of $8 making $10

for 1912.

$1 interim & final of $1 $2 for 1912

Tls. 1 account 1913

None

80 cents on fully paid]

shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13

Final of $5 p.c. making

7p.c. for 1912,

INDIA, LIMITED.

РЕЛЕ

Wuthorised Capital.

Subsoribed

WEEK DAYS.

Paid Up

Loo H. Egy

15 Mai

10 MIN.

Reserved Fund

...... 362,500 Philippines

385,000

$10 $5 H. Price & Co., Ld." $10 $6.

Pro-

8.

None

15 MIN.

*

15 MIN.

LIS 7.M.

EX

to Mr.

H

TO MINI

Es

15 MIN.

· H

to BIN.

ի

7.00 A.X. to

80's.. to to-do a 36. 10:00 AM TO 11:00 AN+ 1:30 AM to 10:45 F.M. 11.45 7.H. to * .. 10 145 PM to 2.13 P.M. to 5.00 F. to

2.45 -34.

DAS TAMA $,00

1.10 r.M. NIGHT CARS. 8.51 74: and 9 m2, 9.10ʻra, zo #13013; averyshell"hour.

T.CO P.M to $7.49 7,34)

every quarter of an hour, SUNDAYS.

6.00 A. 19 18.30 AM, EVERY 15 M 14:30a.m. to 11.00 & W 11,45 A 10 Noor 29.00 NOON to 7.00 7.

3.00 PM: 6.00 bis 7.00 P.3.

1,00 1.4; 10

5.00 7.3. to

600.3, to

*7.00 7.3. 10

3,15 7.H.

TO ME.

10 M.

35

Max.

#

10 MIN.

to Mr.

15 Men.

NIGHT CARE on Wick Dayı

SATURDAYS.

ExtraCars, Adlinight.

#PECIAL CARS."

By Arrangement at the Company's Offca, \"

Alexandra Buliding

De

Varme Road.

BANKERS:

Bank of England.

London Joint Stock Bank,

Limited.

Interest allowed on Current Ac

counts at 2 per cent per annum

Bociete

des ferred

850 $20

Pulpeset

Papierteries paid

.du Tonkin up 850

Benefit $200 * Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry $5 $390. b. United Asbestos)

Oriental Agency, $10 - 8914 b. Id

United Asbestos $10 $300

T Founders Shares

Union Waterboat $10-$17

on Dally Balance and on Fixed Weismann, Ltd. Deposits at rates which may be Watson ascertained on application.

William Powell

A. R. LINTON

Manager,

$101530

-- $10 $74

$11

$1.50 for 1910

None

No dividend this year

50 ots, for year end'g 31.5.1

(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 31'5'1912

$1 per share for year)

ending 31*12:1912

25 per cent. for year) ending 31°7′11}

60 cents for 1912 40 cts, yearending 30°6′12

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