1913-08-12 — Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

Indian Trademarks.

The Calcon. Trades Asscein- tion are now circularising their members asking for opinions on the registration of trademarks in India. It appears that in 1:00 the Local Government thought the existing provisions of the law for the protection of trademirka in India were adequate and did not require any attention. The Wine, Spirit and Beer Assogia. tion of India for one thought lif ferently nail addressed a very strong protest to this Government

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12. 1913.

Entertainments

VICTORIA THEATRE.

„A URAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME

FOR

with the result that the queation Tuesday 12th & Wednesday 13th

lias now been reopened.. Judg ing from the information dis closed in the letter of the Wine, Spirit and Beer Association, anya The Englishman,"it is high time something word dobe, and we tast that the Government will go into the question exhaustively.

Trade Marks.

The grotesque probject of the British Empire Trade Mark Asancistion ought to be finally extinguished says "Truth," by the statement issued from Man- obester in the names of a number of the most-eminent firms in the

textile, engineering, chemical,

INCLUDING THE FILM ENTITLED

"

THE OBSTACLE "

A FINE PRODUCTION OF MILANO'

HUGE SUCCESS OF

hrewing, and other tudu-tries, Kitty Raynor & Olga Montez

a

There is whole series of arguments against the Robeme, Any one of which should suffice. One is that in to squelch it, most countries the British Empire Trado Murk could be used with impunity by foreign manufac turers. Another is that, while many of the most important British manufacturera would ro- fuse to use the mark," it would probably ba freely employed by those who produce interior goods, with the result that the cammer- cial reputation of the Empire would be injured rather than

THE BIJOU.

HE GENTLER PASSION. GREATEST COLOURED FILM EVER SHOWN IN

HARDLY

HONGKONG,

4.00 feet long.

THE DOG'S

A FINE COMIC PICTURE.

advanced. The whole project Public Companies THEATRE

would be as foolish and futile as the "Made in Germany "legiola- tion proved to be years ago.

Electrical Machinery Com-

petition.

In the Corinan machinery and altcirical equipment statement

HONGKONG & CHINA GAS

COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE."

for 1912 particular artoution iON and from October 1st. 1913,

called to her position relatively

the price of Gas to the

By Order of the Directors,

J. MoOUBBIN, Acting Local Secretary and Resident Engineer.

to that of England and the Public will be roduced to $2.50 per United States of America. The 1,000 Cubic Feet. export of the goods nomad. amounted to 1,050,000,000 wriżka value from Germany in 1912 and to:824,010,000 marks and 799,000,000 marks from the United States

and England, CHINA TRADERS INSUR-

respectively. The importation amounted to 129,400,000 marks'; 41,000,000 markaani 295 000,000 marke value from the respective countries named in the order given. Now, Germany, accordd ing to the figures shown, is the largest provider of these goods, for the world's markets, thus occupying the position re- cently held by England,

ANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

FROM this date and during my

tamporary absence from the Colony Mr. C. H. P. Hay will act. as Secretary of the Company."

By Order of the Board.

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary. 4bX

which country has likewise to dongkong, Ch August, 1918.

yield place to the United States

of North America: On the other

hand, England. has become a HONGKONG ICE CO., LTD

argo importer, and abe importe

more than double what Gormany imports, whilst the importations

NOTICE

of the United States amount to a IN

IN accordance with the Pro- relatively negligible figure. Thie visions of Nu.. 104 of the last position is ascribed, however, Articles of Association the Gen- to the prohibitive fiscal system. eral Managers have this day This extract, which is made from doclared an INTERIM DIVI the Frankfurter Zeitung, closes DEND for the half year ended 30th June. 1913. of TWO with the following words: * DOLLARS PER SHARE. "England" the classical land of

DIVIDEND WARRANTS may industry once almost the combe obtained on application at the plete ruler of the world's market, Office of the Company on and boa failed in the development of after MONDAY the 18th inst. modern industry to make pro-| The TRANSFER BOOKS of gress similar to that of her com- the Company will be CLOSED petitors. Germany and America from the 11th inst. to the 16th have surpassed her. Above all, inst. both days inclusive,

it is the United States that is

striving under high pressure to

get greater control of the world's

market. South America and the

་

JARDINE, MATHESON &.CO., LTD. General Kaasgera:

Far East are being 'onltivated' Hongkong, 8th August, 1913.

with great zeal by the Union. In this process a clear tendency is manifest. Whereas up till a fow decades ago the export movement of the Union affected exclusively raw inaterials, the export lists year by year, testily to a growing movement in a foreign business in finished goods.”

Sold to Japan, The Polcarne Steamship Com- pany has sold the steamer Polperro, 4,038 tons, to Japanese buyers for £18,000. She was! built at Stockton in 1895 with dimensione 815ft. by 40 5ft, by 20.201

Notice.

MARTIN'S

APIOL & STEEL PROPILLS

- J. Franels Batody forail Irregulariétam, Thegianis a lad os liveys kiệp m, hoz of Martin's rila in the basit, so that on iha tegi

MES OF AGE ZITARularity of the Hyatim

Bitely done say be adminlasered. Those whe bustement them, hance their en mous al All Chers lots and slowes pail Len Throughan) ise World or so true MARTIN

MARTIN'S

APIOL &STEEL

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

S

Head Ofondo, Wall Street, New York Landan Ofice-ić, Bishopsɛni, Z.C.

BRANCHES

Bombay

Calcutta

Coto

Caba

Colon

Empire

Hongkong

Captaland Rev.

1,050,000 (Gold)

• about...og vroom1430,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF LINKING BUSI

NESS transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS epesad on the summ

Banks

Selling.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI T/T.

BANKING CORPORA Demand...

TION,

Paid-up Capital.........$15,000,000

RESERVE FUNDS :

30 da

60d/a

m/s..

T/T. Shanghai

T/T. Singapore

T/T, Japan

T/T. India.

Demand India

Buying,

Exchange

.1/11 13/16 | 4 m/s. LJO

1/1164 m/s. D/P

.1/11 15/16

2/- 6 m/s. L/O

..2/- 1/16 | 30. d/a.8'ney & Melbourne. 9/-5%

7316 30 d/s. San F'co & New York, 493%

2.0816 .........2.56 .2.58

..27 16

97 BarSilver, ready ...........37 5/16

forward

.... 1204 Gold Leaf per tael..... .....20214 Bank of England rate

„2.5012 | Sovereign

Opium Quotation.

Kobe

Manila

:851

Manico

Panama

9714

|4 m/s. Marks ***

Paking

"

4 m/s. Francs

San Franciace

Shangbal

Sterling

1491⁄4 15 m/s. do

Yokohama

Bilver

£1,500,000 at 2

$15,000,000,

17,200,000

Demand, Manila T/T. San F'co & New

York 484

T/T, Java............

T/T. Marks

T/T. França ***

Subsidiary Coins,

7

Aug. 1,

Discount per $100-*

Malwa, Now

Melwa, Old

$3,200 perpiq.

3,300

$32,200,000

Chinese...20.ots. pieces $716%

Patna, Now

4,125 perche.

$71... $616

Patna, Old.

Benares, Now

3.900

$75/16

Benares, Old..

3,825

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Azed for onmymar, et Xike sanam, or for shorter periods, at rates, which may be ascertained pe application

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES. mada.

. LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS grested

| the petzcipal cities in the World, THE LANK CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available digver the World

DOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

Lanech.

FURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and. Sharna

TRAVELLERS CHECES sold and canindi

GEDEGE HOGO,

Manager.

9, Queen's Road, Hongkon Hongkong, 1st Nov, 1912

THE

1912

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund.......

30,000,000 18,200,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA..

Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtien Harbin Bankow Honolulu Kobe

Agencies st Nagasaki Newchwang New York Onaka Pekin

Port

Reserve Liability of

Proprietora.....$15,000,000 Chinese...10 COURT OF DIRECTORS, Hongkong.20 8. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman. Hongkong.10 Hon. Mr. D. Landale. Deputy

Chairman.

G. Friesland, Esq. C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

G. R. Laurenz, Esq. F. Lieb, Eaq..

W. L. Pattenden, Esq.

J. A. Plummer, Esq.

Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, H. A. Siebe, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER:', Hongkong-N. J. Stabb. MANAGER. Shanghai-A: G. Stephen. London Bankers-London,

County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong Intorest Allowed,

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance.

"

SHARE REPORT.

K-SELLERS

Stock & PAID BY VALE

DANKS."

Hongkong & S'hai $125 -

MARINE, INSURANCES, Cantons

North China

Unions

Yangtzes

,FIRE INSURANCES;

China Fires Hongkong Fires

SLIPPING.

China & Manilas

SA-SALE

B-BUYERS

CLONING

($800. L.

£80/10/-

$50 297 ს.

Douglas Steamship $50 |$37 ·

Steamboats

3,975

LAIT DIVIDEND AND CATH.

£2/5/- at ex 2/-t'equal to $21.71 for 16 year ending 31/12/12

$18 for 1912

Final of 1p.o, making

30 p.c. for 1911/9 Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912- Final of $12 mak. $15 for} 1911 & Int, of $8 for 1912)

$1.50 for year end'g30'6'12-. Dividend of $1 for half

ES T137

b.

$100 8786

£50 $195 s.

620 $147- $50 $356 b.

b..

$10 for 1911

$27 for 1911

Ryolun

$25 810 nom.

$1 for 1906

(Arthur)

b.

San Francisco

Shanghai

$15 $28

b.

Tiebling

Indo-Chinas

FAULT

Liao-Yang London Lyons

Tientsin

" (Preferred)

Tokyo

(Deferred)

}

£5 180

Los Angeles

Interest Allowed on Current »..

Account.

For 6 months; 3 per cent. por

Annum.

Shell" Transports £1

110/-

£11

$10 $55

REFINERIES.

$100 $90

$3 for 1912

- $100 $35

HONGKONG.

ROYAL

„FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY. MAURICE E. BANDMANN presents

THE NEW BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY,

Wednesday, August 13 Special Revival by Request "THE PINK LADY." Thursday, August 14. The over popular and fascinating "THE DAIRYMAIDS " From the Apollo Theatre, London. Friday, August 15

PERFORMANCE THIS YEAR When Hongkong's Favourite Musical Play will be staged "AUTUMN MANOEUVRES" From the Royal Adelphi

FAREWELL

F.

Theatre, London, Doors open at 8.30 p.m. Comnience at 9 pun. sharp, Booking at MOUTRIE'S. Prices $3.50, $3, $2, and $1.

Notices

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION:

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

:

For 3 months. 24 per cent por

Annum.

Deposits received for fixed For 12 months, 4 per cent, par" Star Ferry" periode at rates to be obtained on application.

EISHI ONO,

Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913.

Annum.

N. J. STABB. Chief Manager

[18

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

£1,200,000

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

China Sugara Luzon Sugars

MINING,

Chinese Engineerings £130)- 6,

£1 53/6 b.

£1 $3 ва.

Tronohs HE Business of the above THE

Raube Bank is conducted by the DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS. HONGKONG AND SHANGBAI | Kowloon Wharfs $50 394 BANKING CORPORATION. K. & W'pos Docks 850 884

Rules may be obtained on ap plication.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

Shanghai Docks T. 100 53 Paid-up Capital

INTEREST on 'deposits in al-Hongkow Wharfa T. 100 T.109 Reserve Fund..........£1,700,000 lowed on the minimum' monthly Reserve Liability of

Proprietors......£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans-

acted.

num.

$125

balances at $3 Per Cent per a- LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS

Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94

Hongkong Lands $100 8115 Hongkong Hotels $50

$91

Depositors may transfer at their to the Hongkong and Shanghai option balances of $100 or more

Bank to be placed on

FIXED

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- DEPOSIT st 4 Per Cent. per Humphreys Estates $10 69 b.

ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- aeived for 1 year or shorter periods

annum.

122 DE

EUTSCH ASIATISCHE

BANK.

$30

at rates which will be quoted on hai, Banking Corporation,

For the Hongkong and Shang- Kowloon Lande application.

T. 88 N.J. STABB, Chief Manager. Shanghai Lande T. A. 8. HEWETT, 2.

Acting Manager.

West Pointa

$50 $72 Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

COTTON MILLS.

1.19% b. T. 50 T

T.120 4. 195

THE

Notices

CHINA

PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

CO., LTD.

(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) ̈ ́ Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- perty, &c.

Goods received on Storage.

OF

Capital Fully

Paid-up...8h. Taals 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches:

Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe' Poking Singapore Tientsin

Tsinanfu. Tsingtau Yokohama.

LONDON BANKERS: Mesere. N. M. Rothschil & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London

""Agency." Direction der Disconto Gesell-

Ewos Shanghai Cottons

Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik

"MISCELLANEOUS.

13

Hongkong Cottons $10 $94 China-Borneos $12 $10 nom.

Light and Fowers $101

Do. (Spec. shares) $1 China

Obins Provide

year ending 34°12′12 } 6 p.o. for years 1912 and 1912 од preferred" pharee

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

Int, of 1/- a/c. 1912

$2 on 10,000 shares let issue

$2 on 10,000

$1 on 10,000

31

2nd

;, 3rd

for year ending 30'4'13

$9 for 1897

"

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

share, Coumon No. 1 ao

count year

Int. of 3/6 a 1/2 for 1909

10.6,1

1913

$4.50 for year 1912

.ཟ

$1 final dividend for}

year 1911

Tis. 3 for 1912 Final of Tls, 4 making

Tie 7 for 1912

Tie. 6. 29'2'10

king}

88 on old shares, $1.50)

on new shares for half year 31'12'12

$34 for 4 year endi 30.6.13.

50 cents for 1912 $2.80 for 1912

5pc. for half to 30'6'12)

& final of 6 p.c. making 11 p.c. for 1912

$2 for 12 year ending-

30.6.12

15 per cent. for 1910

7 pc. for year ending)

31.10.13

50 cents 31.7.08

85 cents for 12

$10 881 b.

70 cents for 1912

4

86 $261⁄2 b.

$10 8614 A

Green Islands Hongkong Electrics 810-839) 2. Hongkong Ices $25 $180 8...

$1.25 for year end' 31'7'12 40 cents for 1911

$1.60 per share for 1912 Final of $8 making $10

for 1912

$1 interim & final, of $13 $2 for 1912

"JTls. 1 account 1913

Hongkong Ropes

$25

32

schaft, INTEREST allowed on Current: Account. DEPOSITS received

Langkate

8. 10 25

1.

$25 $22

$10 $10

$1 92

NOON hereby that the Advances made on Merchandise

ORDINARY HALF. Loans made on the Provident YEARLY MEETING of the System. SHAREHOLDERS in this Corpo (Rates and Particulars on a ration will be held at the City plication). Hall, Hongkong, on Saturday, the

The Office of 16th, day of August 1913, at Noon, TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR for the purpose of receiving the

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o;, Report of the Court of Directore

Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th, June 1913.

General Managers. THE REGISTER of SHARES Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 of the Corporation will be CLOSED from Monday, the 4th P

EAK TRAMWAYSCO. LIMITED.. August, to Saturday, the 16th August, 1913 (both days inclu

MIME TABLE Bive), during which period no transfer of Shares can be regis-

..WEEK DAYS. tered.

1.00 +1. EVERY JS MIN. 10.00 AM, J $1.00 A.M. D 23 MIN. 14.45 9.34.

5 MIN. 26 Max.

By order of the court of Directors.

N. J. STABB.

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 31st July, 1913. [455

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY.

OF CANTON LIMITED.

NOTICE.

ROM this date and during my temporary absence from the

| Colany Mr. C. H.P. Hay will act

as Secretary of the Society.

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE

Secretary. Hongkong, 6th August, 1919,

7.00 .4. to Bog A.M. 10 15.00 M. 20

21 30 AM, to

3.5 7.M. 19

1.15 1.14, 20

£45 to

2.35 7.3. to

NIGHT CARS.

14. MIN.

kgu naii and y ritu gạo ra, ta

25.00ʻrimt, every half hour.

21.00 PM to 15.43 7,14.

on terms which may be learned Morning Post on application. Every description Peak Tramway of Banking and Exchange busi- nese transacted.

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,

Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct, 1911. 12

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Japital ......£1,500,000 Subsoribed *.****

ཐཱ ཋ ུམ ཙ

"Do. (now) Hongkong Electric Trams 7/7161

Philippines

$10 $5

H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 16

Pre

Societe desferred

Pulpeset $50 $20 Papierteries, pald du Tonkin up $50

Benefit $200 1,125,000| Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150

562,500 Steam Laundry $5 $4 b. 365,000 United Asbestos)

Oriental Agency. $10 #914 b. Ld..........essend United Asbestos) Founders Shares

$10, $300 Union Waterboat $10 $17

LI, P.14:

H

DO ME

500 TM,

15 MIN.

3.00 P.K, to

1.70 7.1.

г

1 Мая.

Paid Up

Reserved Fund una........

10.30AM to

71,00 A H TAS AK. to

1200 NOOK 115.00 NOOM TO 101 F36)

1,00 : to 15.00 M2

6.00 M. $.00 F.. to 800 73. to 7.00 1.36. 1.00 7.3. 10

13 Bix..

16 Mr.

15 MIN.

"

z0 MIN,

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited,

TS MIM.

17

every quaster of ambour. SUNDAYS.

5.00 AM, to 10.30 am. Evany za širst,

zo Blin NIGHT, CARS as on Week Days:

BATURDAYS.

Extrag"Cary "at," za midnight, SPECIAL CARS..

- By Aarnogement bigthe "Company COliçe,

Alexandru ȊuildinLEN A

Du · Your Bond:

BANKERS:

Interest allowed on Current Ac-] counts at 8 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fired Devosita at xatos, which may be ascertained on application.

Welemann, Ltd. $10 $30 va Watson

$10 8794 William Powell 14, 119

ARLINTON C

None

80 cents on fully paid) shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13 Final of $5 po making

7 p.o. for 1912. None

$1.50 for 1910

Моде

No dividend this year. 50 cta, for year end g 31.5.1

(20 per cent, per ordinary share for year ended 31*5*1912

$1. per share for, yes ending 31'131012 25 per cent, for year?

ending 31*7*11

60 cents for 1912

Year}

40 ots, yearending 80'6'12

WRIGHT AND HORNBY, 1901 que

Corrected so tiga pa. Aug. 31 tgtg. "Guineal" "Brokean A De Torta Kesi Gentes!" Wil. Widrews Restitude,