*
COMMERCIAL.
London Rubber Market.
'Straits
A telegram to the Times" dated London August 7. BEYE!
The market in London yester day closed ste dier for pera grades
but with a declining tendency for, plantation grades.
The closing prices were:- Hard Fine Porn Spot
31
Forward
Firat latex orepe, delivery
next three months ·
1.
3/8
3/4
THE HONGKONG, - TELEOKAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST
Entertainments
VICTORIA THEATRE.
AN ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME
FOR
2/8 Thursday 14th & Friday
London Rubber Special.. (From the "Straits Times" Correspondent.)
London, August 7. There is strong rally in the rubber share market with on aotive bear covering plus specu lative buying. The Balkan peace declaration is a polant factor. The
..#
INCLUDING SOME MAGNIFICENT PICTURES
AND
THE RAVEN "
15th
British Borneo Para Company has AFTER THE POEM BY EDGAR POE declared a final dividend of 10 per cent.
A Good Record,
It is worthy of remark, and showa great credit on the man- agement of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Company,
ye the
moting British Resident of Pahang
in his administration, report for
1012, tha for two successive yeATH
(1847)
HUGE SUCCESS
OF
there bad bi on no fatal aefident Olga Montez & Kitty Raynor.
"in "their mines notwithstanding the large labor forca-800 men -employed.
Tonkin Mines Outlook, Owing to the gent drop in tho mino.sle-eap : sally zinc-many of the mines in Tonkin havé hɔen cariously affcsted, and it has len 60 me oseary, 10 .edues expenses and output that 20 European ox- poris are at pre.ant out of employment. It is hoped the Jull is only temporary, otherwis thors in the neighbourhead of Bac Giang Thai Nguyen will be financially rained."
American Radlum Ore.
f
THE BIJOU
PROGRAMME
FOR
TO-NIGHT
TRYING TO GROW THE COUNTRY MOUSE
JIM JOINS THE HARRIERS ·
AND 'OTHER NEW FILMS.
The Money Market.
The atlement of the strike at | THEATRE
relief to
According to a recent report Jóhannesburg cans as a by the United States Bureau of financiers, so it had practically Mines, that country is actaslly been deaded to close up the the greatest radium-producing mises and to and the natives to
ROYAL
HONGKONG.
FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY.
presents..
cantra in the world. Fitherto their homes, which would have MAURICE E. BANDMANN practically all the ore from which meant that it wou'd la about radiam has been extracted has thr. 3 mon ha before the ailnen got b. sa exported. The Breau of
into full working again. Toe re Mines estimates that one and a quarter ounces of radium in allsult of this would have been that
there would be a decrers in the
are available in the whole world shipments of gold to the extent at the moment. This only repre of about 230,000,000.
What
THE NEW BANDMANN
OPERA COMPANY.
TO-NIGHT
"THE DAIRYMAIDS"
sents the amount setually extract effect this would have had on the The ever popular and fascinating ed, and is exclusive of the already depleted. gold suppiles quantity that may 1 obtained can easily be imagined. A vo from ore not yet worked up Fadium is worth about £450,000
an ounce.
Borneo Farm Enterprise
From the Apollo Theatre, London. Friday, August 15 FAREWELL PERFORMANCE
THIS YEAR When Hongkong's Favourite Musical Play will be staged
"AUTUMN MANOEUVRES"
From, the Royal Adelphi.
Theatre, London. Doors open at 8.30 p.m. Commence at 9 p.m. sharp Booking at MOUTRIE'S.
high financial authority gives it as his opinion that we are in for tight money for the rest of the year. The fact that, those was a The prospective basin issued Bank rate of 44 parent. in July, of Borneo Stock Frms, Ltd., with which is unusual at this priod of a capital of £40,000, in shares of the year, and has been unknown £1 orah, of which 30,0) sbales at all events for the past thirty! are offered for subscription at par. years, and in addition that six The company is formed for the mouths' bank bills of the highest purpo. of acquiring the option character were to be obtained to from Mr John George Poole, ss give a return of 4 per cent.,Prices $3.50, $3, #2, and 81. granted to him by the British show, heys,that those whoarein- North Porn Company, to select |terested in the future of the money up to six thousand acres of land market anticipate a vou consider- in the Kaningau Valley, British able increase in the rate as the North Borth Forneo, for the pur-autuma approaches. pose of raisir.g stock, including
cattle, boys, buffal, shoop, goats and pigs Messrs. Down.
and Co., are the commercial Public Companies
agents in Singapore and Messrs. Darby and Co. in Jesselton. Camplior in Pahang. The proposed Gunong Lesong camphor renarve in the Rompin valley has been remarcated snd area roughly sp- contains K
HONGKONG & CHINA GAS COMPANY, ITD.
NOTICE.."
Notices
HONGKONG, & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
No
OTICE is hereby that the HALF. ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corpo- 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 1918.
THE REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION..
(ad Ocado, Wall Street, New York. London Uce:-36, Bishausgate,
BRANCHES
Bombar: ""
Calenta Cablon
Cabe
Calon
Emplo Hoskaan
Capital and
Rasarykiemomumst #r, udo,999, (Coll)
shout40,000
LYKKY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS epasid on the mana
zarbas
Banks
1913.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI T/T.
BANKING CORPORA- Demand.
30 đi ΤΙΟΝ.
•
Bellin
T/T. Shanghai ................ T/T Singapore
T/T Japan
******
T/T. India ............
Exchange
Buying, c
..1/11 94 4°m/s. L/C ....... 1/11-13/16]
4 m/s. D/P ................................2/-7/16 1/11/ 1/11 15/16 6 m/s©L/0 ̧[
.2/-31.6
와 표
T/T: San F'co & New York 4814
99 Gold Leaf par tael..
....................202 Bank of England rate........44%
Kabe Maniin Blanico
PR
* LEGIICO
Shanghai
Paid-up Capital. RESERVE FUNDS
Storling
$15,000,000
30 d/s.'ney & Melbourne 3/9/6 30 d/s. San Fico & New York. 49
4 m/s. Marks
...2.08
m/s. Francs
2.5514
Demand India
6 m/s. do
2.371
Yakobama
・Pv
Demand, Manila
£1,500,000 at 2/--
€16,000,000
17 Bar Silver. ready
1.87 14
forward
#27-7/16
| T/T. Java .....
T/T. Marka
T/T. France
2.50! Sovereign
$10,0g
1
Subsidiary Coins.
Opium Quotation.
Aug, 1.
Dacount per $100
Malwa, New
,$3,200 perpic.
$32,200,000
Malwa, Old
3,800
Chinese...20 eta.pieces $7 13/16%
Patna, Now
4,125 perche.
+
$814
Patna, Old.....
3,975
86 14 $7'56
Benares, New
3,900
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, doed for one-year s 4X Xier monuit, år for sharter penisa, at rates, which may be ascertained on apple COLLECTED.
BILLE NEGOTIATED und
MAIL and SEMBGRAPHIC, REMITTANCES || madej SLETTERS OF CREDIT 800 DRAFTS granted.
pa til the principal alles is the World. MIRE HANK'S CIRCULAR, LETTERS Or CREDIT BECAvaliable'all over the World,
DOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Kharte factas
TRAVELLERS CHICES old and esshod,
GEOROL 1000,
Manager.
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong, 1st Nov., 1912. 1912
YOKOHA
THE..
JOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Faid-up Capital
30,000,000 Reserve Fund ........ 18,200,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
- Branches
Antung-Hsien Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtien Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobo
Liao-Yang
London
Lyones
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang
·Silver . 17,200,000
Reserve Liability; of
Proprietors....... ::..:$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. O: 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq. G. R. Laurenz, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Fattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, E. A. Siebs, Esq.. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb. MANAGER. Shanghai-A, G, Stephen. London Bankers-Lordon County and Westminster Limited.
Banares, Old......... 3,825
SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS
MARINE INSURANCE', Cantons
North China
Unione
Yangtzes
LANT DIVIDEND AND SATH-
£2/5/-at ex 2/7 equal to
$21.71 for 6 year ending 31/12/12
$18 for 1912
Final of 10 po, making
20 p.e. for 1911 Final of $20 making $50
for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 mak. $15 for.
1911 & Int, of $3 for 1912 J
$10 for 1911
BA-SALE
9-BUYERS
Stocka PAID UF VALUE,
BANKS. +
Hongkong & S'hal $125.
CLOSING
$800 b..
£80/--
$50 297
£5 T137
$100 $786
£50 $190
$20 $147 $50 $357
$25 $10
b.
Douglas Steamship $50 $39
b.
Shanghai
Tiehling
Steamboats
Indo-Chinas
$15 $28
Tientein
Tokyo
(Preferred) £5 180 (Deferred).
Los Angeles
111/
For 6 months. 3 per cent per
Annum.
"Shell" Transports £1
£11
810 $55
Now York Osaka Pekin Ryoiun Port
(Arthur) ® San Francisco
Interest Allowed on Current Accounti
Hongkong-Intefest Allowed.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent., per Annum on the daily balance.
.. ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months. 2 per cent. per
Annum.
.
Ji
TIRE INSURANCES; China Fires.
SHIPPING.
Hongkong Fires China & Manilas
Deposits received for fixed For 12 months, 4 per cent. per" Star Forry" periods at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager, Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1915.
REFINERIES.
Annum.
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager. Chin Suga:3. Luzon. Sugars
[18
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND. CHINA.
A
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON, Paid-up Capita! £1,200,000 Reserve Fund... 21,700,000 Reserve Liability of
Propriotora .£1,200,000
Тгодовв
MINING,
$100 $92. b. $100 $35
Chinese Engineerings £130 6.
£1 55/6 HE Business of the above Raubs THE
£1 $34 Bank is conducted by the DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNE. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Kowloon Wharis $50 $96 BANKING CORPORATION. H.K.&WposDocks $50 $821⁄2 b.
Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.
num.
Shanghai Docks T. 100 53 b. Hongkow WharfaT. 100 T.109
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGA
INTEREST on deposits is al. lowed on the minimum monthly balances at #3 Per Cent. per an Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 $125 FOREIGN EXCHANGE Adoption balances of $100 or more Depositors may transfer at their
Hongkong Hotels $50 General Banking business trans to the Hongkong and Shanghai Hongkong Lands $100 $115 1891 CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- DEPOSIT t 4 Per Cent. per Humphreys Estates $10 89
Bank to be placed on FIXED ed and FIXED DEPOSITS' re- | ceived for 1 year or shorter periods
acted.
annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang-
NJ. STABB, Chief Manager.
at rates which will be quoted on hal, Banking Corporation, application...
..
. A. 8. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE
Notices
OHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
̈(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- porty, &c.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made of the Provident (Ratos and Particulars on ap-
plication).
System.
The Office of
EUTSCH ASIATISCHE
DET
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Tacle 7,500,000 Head Ofce.-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin, Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.
LONDON BANKERS;
Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Bone The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency.
$27 for 1911
$1, för 1906
$1.50 for year end'g 30'6′12′′ - Dividend of $1 for halft year ending 31*12*13 (6 p.o. for years 1912 and 1912 on preferred shares
[Final of 2/- making 20%
for yearending 31*12*11.
Int, of 1 afo. 1912 $2 on 10,000 shares latisane $2 on 10,000 204: $1 on 10,000
;, 3rd 'for year ending 30°4′13
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
2
49
Interim of 3 p.o. 8 2/5d per
share, Coupon No. 1 ac
count year 10,6,1
'Int. of 2/6 a
b.
1/2 for 1909
1913
$4.50 for year 1912
for
#1 final dividend for?
year 1911
Tis, 3 for 1912
makius}
Final of Tis. 4 making' Tis 7 for 1912
Tis, 6 29'2'10-
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on new shares for half,
year 31*12*12
b.
b.
$314 for 14 year endi. 30.6.19
b.
50 cents for 1912
Kowloon Lande
Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 88
West Points
$50 $72 8
Manila M'polo Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILLS.
$30 $4512 b.
Ewoa
T. 50 T. 124
T:116 195
b.
b.
(13
Shanghai Cottons Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $10 $934
$12 #10) nom,
MISCELLANEOUS. China-Borneos". Light and Powers $10).
Do. (Spec. shares) $144 China Providents $10 $81 Dairy Farme 86 8261 b, Green Islands #10 $7 Hongkong Electrice $10 1#38 Hongkong Ioes
$25 6180",
LS, ATTORNEY, &c. Direction der Disconto Gesell-Hongkong Roper
WILLS,
Undertaken and Executed;
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
32
EAK TEAMWAYS CO.
CLOSED from Monday, the 4th PEAK TIMITED. August, to Saturday, the 16th August, 1913 (both days inciu-
HONGKONG ICE CO., LTD sive), during which period no
NOTICE
transfer of Sharae can be regis-. tered.
proximated at 108,700 acres, aN and from October lat. 1913, the price of Gas to the little over ont per cent. of tho probable time area of the State. Fublic will be reduced to $2.50 per According to the noting British 1.000 Cubic Feet. Resident, Palang, the Deputy By Order of the Directors,
J. McQUBBIN. Conse,vator of Epresta reports
Acting Local Secretary and that besides camphor the ares
Resident Engineer. contains giam kulim, obengal, balau, rengas, petaling and hui tangor and other woods of lers value. The low-lying ground does not contain camphor treea but the hills are reported in parte to form almost purely campbor Iain of No. 104 of the forests. It is thought the reserve Articles of Association the Gen- contains calores over three eral Managers have this day Hongkong, 31st July, 1913. (455 fest in girl, of an average declared an INTERIM DIVI throughout of not less than one DEND for the half year ended 13 to the see. The regeneration 30th June. 1913 of TWO is reported to be very good how-DOLLARS PER SHARE. ever and seedlings with poles DIVIDEND WARRANTS may under threat in girth abonnd.be obtained on application at the As it is conjcotnred, that the Office of the Company on and frees containing the damphor only after MON DAY the 18th inst..
The TRANSFER BOOKS of number about one per cent. of the
the Company will bo CLOSED
accordance with the Pro-
total, it has been suggested there from the 11th inst, to the 16th is more likelihood of obtaining a inst. both day's inclusive.
large revenue from the sale of
the timber, which is very valo. able, than in the exp loitation and salo except as a by product of the Camphor itself.
JARDINE, MATHESOŃ
& CO., LTD.. Gistaral Managors..
Hongkong, 3th August, 1913,
schaft," Dresdner Bank
INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received
Langkate
$10 - $25
8.10
25
$25 $22
$10 $10
*
Do. (new)
$1 92
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.
FIME TABLE
WEEK DAYS.
4
By order of the court of' Directors...
4.00 .. EVERY' IS IN 7.00 4.M. 10 1.00 AM. 30 20.00 A36 10,00 A.H, to 11.00 4.34. 11.45 P34. It 10 AM., ta
To Max.
+
is Mex.
Нім.
$3.45 FM.co
KIS PA
17
To t
3.ES 7.M. 10 45 74. to
իր
to Min
15 MIN.
10 MIN.
"
Paid Up
H
Reserved Fund
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
MARTIN'S VAPIOL STEEL ShamaPILLS
& Franch Ramády topali Izzogularillas, Thousands of Ladies sivaya, kaup a pont, af Martin's Pills 15
alofthes on the A
of the system | tima'y dom zay be adminlanarad. Throws wha kuga kiráz, Fedoraizaná (um,kenos thaLS VOOR MODA MUŠA., All Charsita mind Stovom našā lauks Shorkot The World. De both from my PENGEM, dheniet, Banthaiapsan, Kag.
MARTIN'S WAT APIOLASTEEL
(5.00 TM, ta.
1.25 F.M:
DOM
3.10 7.2. NIGHT CARS
5.50 . and gramų pga rai, to
12,0015:mi, every=half hour
17.00 PM TO EIAS 7,X.
8.00 A.St. 13 1830 AM, Eyziv 10:30 AM, to
21.00 A'M 11:45 AM to 40 NOON 13.00 Noox to 3.00 1.31.
avery quarter of an hour. SUNDAYS.
25 Blin.
token.
15 MIN.
to Max
1.00 9.at: to
5.00 .M:
4.00 7.3. to
6.00
Mr
30 MIN.
2.00 P.M.
1 Man
so s
8.00 3. ta -7,00 y., to
LIO F.K. NIGHT CARS 1 on Week Days:
SATURDAYS. "Extrę"Cars"atto "midnight. MASSAGEPECIAL CARS."
By Arrangsomt kethel Company 120flos,.
2. Alexandra's Maldingi,
Das "V Road
B
b,
Hongkong Elest le Trams 7/7) Bạn đệ bị
$10 $5
Philippines"
H. Price, &c Co., Ld. $10 136
Pro-
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Societe den ferred
** $50 $20 Pulpeset Papiertories pald" du Tonkin up $50
Benefit $200 1,125,000 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 562,500 Steam Laundry 85 - ($1) $65,000 United Asbestos
INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Capital......£1,500,000 Subscribed
BANKERS:
Bank of England. London Joint Book Bank, Limited.
Oriental Agency, $10 $914
United. Asbestos")
Founders Shares 810 $300 Union Waterboat $10 $17
Weismann, Ltd.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per rent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Watson Deposits at rates which may be William Powell ascertained on application.
AULA. RALINTON
$10890
$10 1874 b. $11 A Corrected: te zaigo pm. Aug. 14 mię
$2,80 for 1912
15 p. o. for half to 80°6′12)
& final of 6 p.o. making
11 p.c. for 1912
$2 for
30.6.12
year ending
15 per cent. for 1910
7.p.c. for year ending?
31.10.12
50 cents 31.7,08
85 cents for 1812
70 cents for 1912
ending}
$1.25 for year end'g 31'712' 40 cents for 1911
$1.60 per share for. 1912.
Final of $8 making $10
for 1912-1
#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.. making)
7 p.q. for 1912.
None
$1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year t
50 cts, for year end g $1.5.1 (20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended: 315 1912
$1 per share for year?
ending 31-12-1912 25 per cent." for year) ending $171120 60 cents for 1918 40 ote, yearending 30′6′′1
WRIGHT AND HORNBY,
Gosses). Beskow 4 Die Torica Rand Ornent? Wel, pláneas Kradzade, i Tua Talogisk" don voi ha tisalí estpants worst thi shove soottikoner
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