1913-09-24 — Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

STATE QUANTITY. VALUE

Perak

Petroleum and China.

1i

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER - 24, 1913,

W

The Philipples and Slavery Public Companies Washington, September 18-

COMPANY, LTD.'

NOTICE.

ON and from October 1st. 1913. the price of Gas to the Public will be reduced to $2.50 per 1000 Cable Feet,

By Order of the Directors,

J. MOCUBBIN, Acting Local Secretary and

Resident Engineer.

The New York Berald is making HONGKONG & CHINA GAS a great, lesture story of the charges made by Mr. Dean O. A pla

Woregater, former Secretary of 477 240 49.228,045 the Intsior, that the War Depart Selangor 255,381 20,380,959 ment suppressd the facts in the Negri

investigation of the cat is of tho Sembilan 20,070 3,003,010 sale of human flesh in Manila Puhang 51,778 5,348,743 under the folds of the American flug. The articles are being read Total 813,472 84,031,606 with great avidity and are being reproduced far and wide by the Tant Ubina offers an imments long list of smaller par éta that fold for the disposal of kerosine make use of the syndicated mat- and other petroleum products ia ter. The slavery question of the "A well-know.. fact, remarks the Philippiuca is creating more) Financial News, and with the popular intereat than anything] more rapid opening up of the olsethat has ever occurred in the country the market will un- Philippine islands and the attitude doubtedly expand very freely. It of the publio is one of a popolar is therefore interesting to note the demand that the truth and the recent formation of two companies, whole truth be told. A Congrés- evidently identified with the Shelf sional investigation of rhing interest, for the purpo. of car-uature into the charges is almost rying on oil busines in Obion, assured.

One is the Asiatic Petroleum Company (North China)," with a

capital of £500,00 ), and the other

is the Asiatic Petroleum Company Public Auction.

(South Chins), with a capiril of

£350,000. Another recent regis-

tration is that of the Asiatic Pet-

roleum Company (Siem), with a

capital of £75,000. The original. Asiatic Petroleum Company hoa

Shanghai Coal Market Report.

Fader date September, 18, Messrs. Whealock send us the following:-

PARTICULARS AND CONDI, | B capital of £2,000,000 and is anTIONS of the lotting by Public important factor in the Shell Auction Sule, to be held on Mon- day, the 29th day of Sept., 1913, organisation.

at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern ment, of One Lot of Crówn We have to report another | Land at Fife Street Mong Kok, quiet fortnight in this market as in the Cluny of Hongkong, for a the Natives have not really resum-term of 75 years, with the a Crown ed business although the revolt option of renewal at has been practionlly stamped out; Rent to he fixed by the Surveyor however, with the approach of of His Majesty the King, for one Autumn we expect to sea some demand amongst dealers for their PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

winter requirements,

Deliveries have been sma}), stocks on the spot are up to the average and prices are fin.

Cardiff Coal-We must apolo- gise for an error which orept into Our last issue, in that the 8.8. "Monmouthshire" did not bring any Cardiff coal hore on the 22ad ufto,

Fushün Coal- No 8 pplies obtainable.

Kailan Coal-There is not

'much chingo to report in this

market except that stooks are

further term of 75 years.

Registry Na.

Boundary Measurements. (Approximate.)

free feat feat

Annual Rent.

Upse Prica.

“તે આ બ્ર

being brought up to their public. Companies

Dormal quantities. Prires con- tinue firm, deliveries have been normal

and forward sales HONGKONG COTTON SHIN-

have increated slightly.

The Export of F.M.S. Tin.

The current issue of the F.M.S.

Government Gazette contains the corrected figures of the value of tin and tin-ore exported from the

NING, WEAVING and DYEING Co., Ltd.

NOTICE 30 SHARE ODER

No ices

NOTICE.

U.S.R.C.

THERE Will be an extraordin

ary General Meeting of the}" Club at the U.S.R.G. grounds on TUESDAY, Sept., 30th, at 5 pm. To consider and if. thought fit to pass the following resolutions 1. That ar icle 8 of the Mem- orandum "of Association and auticle 6 oftheast oles of Associat- ion be altered by deleting the

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION,

Head Once-60, Wal) Stresi, New York. London ice-jő, Bishopigsty, E.G. BRANCHES

Boot bag Calcutta Mancom

Colon "Rapira.

Hongkong Hankow

Capital and Rasaryka

-

TION.

Exchange

Banks

Selling.

T/T. Francs

,254}

T/T

.T-8/10 On Haiphong man

pm

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

Mania

RESERVE TUNDS:

Sterling

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand

BANKING CORPORA-30 d'e, in a vete

4 m/s 60 d/e $15,000,00⋅ | T/T Shanghai T/T Singapore Private 30 d/s sight hai

On Saigon.........

pm.

....7/5/16 "On Bangkok

.7636

Buying."

-7/18). 4 ́m/s. L/C .........7244 m/s. D/P

18632

6 m/s. L/O 7337

T/T Bombay

£1,500,000 at 2/

Demand Bombay

T/T Calotta

Demand Calcutta.....

Silver

$15,000,000

17,450,000

-Demand India ....

Demand Manila

Merko

Panama Paking

: San Francisco

Shanghai

Tokodema'.

19,066, von (Gold) *

rabolj EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKINO BUSI NESS ACCOUNTS opened on the en

CURRENT

DEPOSITS RECRIVED, fast Tar'acis year, al 6% per annum, ac for shoram perioda, as pains, which '-57

may be sac acelecoLLECTED.

BILLS

MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS mated on all the principal cities in the Work.

THE LANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

inand

PURCHASE and `SALE of Stocki and Bhates effected.

ORAVELLERS CHECKS sold and carhad,

GEORGE HOOG, Alaunger.

9, Queen's Road, Hongtoug

1912 Hongkong, 1st Nor.; 1918

A

1

THE JOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

Established 1880.

words (50) (fify) and substituting Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 $75 (seventy five) dollars. » .

2. That Article 17 of the Paid-up Capital Articles of Association be altar-Reserve Fund....... ed by deleting the words in the last two lines thereof from "The" to the end and substitu- ting therefore:

11

30,000,000 18,200,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

Branches Antung-Haien Bombay # Calcutta Changohun

"The monthly subscription shall be for members in Kuw- loon $5, for members in Hong kong $3., for subscriborg In

Dairen Kowloon $5., for subscribers' in

Fengtien Hongkong $2. Married Mem- Harbin bers and Subscribers in Kow-

Bankow loon, whose wives are present. Honolulu shall pay an extra $. per men- Kobe sem subscription."

Liao-Yang- London Lyons

3. That the Committee be authorized to raise a sum of $11,000 by the issue of 220 de-bentures of $50 st 6% aecured upon the assets of the Club floating or other- wise) as they may think fit.

4. That the Committee be authorized to carry out repairs to the Club as designed by Lieut. Momber, R.E. and in the meantime to build a matsh- ed as a temporary Club,

In the event of the above resol- utions being pass by the requisite majority, they will be submitted for

confirmation A5 Special Resolutions at a meeting to be beld at the Club Premises on the 14th day of October 1918 at 5 p.m.

T. M. WAKEFIELD,

Hon. Sec. U.S R.C.

VICTORIA RECREATION

CLUB.

|

Agencies at Nagasaki

Newchwang New York Овака

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors.

2/15/16

9/1

T/T Japan) *. 98120 d/e.9'ney & Melbourne T/T India............. ................................150 30.d/s, San Foo & New York. 491

.150 4 m/s. Marks

150

150

4 m/s. Francs

150148m/s. do :

150 Bar8ilver.ready

forward.

T/T. San F'cc & New York 483 Gold Leaf portaal.

199

211

.....260

.......262

2.28 9/16

„28 46.

T/T. Java

T/T. Marks

127. Bank of England rate 205) Sovereign

$9.85

$32.150,000

$15,000,000

Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100

Chinese...20 ots.pinoes $8 14%

· COURT OF DIRECTORS. S. H. Dodwell, Esq.,-Chairman. Chinese...10 Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Deputy

Chairman,

G. Friesland, Esq. O. 8. Gubbay, Esq.

$8 7/16

$6

$8 3/16

Opium Quotation."

Aug 15. Malwa, Newco 83,950 perpio." Malwa, Old paremak 3,500 Patus, Now..... 4,303 per che" Patna, Old 4,250.

Benares, New... 4,200

Bonares, Old.....

4,000

B-BUYERS -

SHARE REPORT.

Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10

S-BELFERS

W. L. Pattenden, Esq.

Sioner & Paid Up VALUE, BANKS.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq. G. H. Laurenz, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.

J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellimi - H. A. Siebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb. -

MANAGER. Shanghai-A. G. Stephen.. London Bankers-London County and Westminster

,Limited.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed.

On Current Account at the rate.

Pekin Ryoiun Port of 2 per cent, per Annum on the

(Arthur). daily balance.

San Francisc0 Shanghai

Tientsin

Tighling...

Tokyo

¡Los Angeles"

Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposita 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 1863.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS."

For 3 months. 2) per cont per

Anndm.

For 6 months, 3 per cent per

Annúni.

For 12 months,

Annum,

„SA=LAST_

CLOSING QTONE

ANT DIVIDEND "Ra dati...

$790 sa, & £2atex 1/1156 equal to

Hongkong & S'hai $125 {},

| £81.

$50 320

MARINE INSURANCE! Cantons

North China'

Unions

Yangtzea

£5 T187

$100 $786

.-£50 $191

FIRE INSURANCES, China Fires

Hongkong Fires

$20314x $50 $365 b.

$25 $834 5.

SHIPPING, China & Manilas Douglas Steamship $50 $35 Steamboats

Indo-Chinae

$1562816 b.

per cent per

(Preferred) (Deforred)

Bhell "Transporte £1

£5 878 b.

107/- b

Star Ferry

$10 85734

REFINERIES,

$100 $94

N. J. STABB, Chief Manager

China Sugars Luzon Sugars $100 $35

MINING.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK HE Business of the above THE

Bank is conducted by the BONGKONG AND SHANGWAI CORPORATION. BANKING

Ruies may be obtained on 'ap-

Chinese Engineerings £1 32/6 plication."

Tronohe

£1 55/- INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly DoCES, WHARVES, & ODOWNS

Raube

£183.10 balances at $3 Per Cent. per an- Kowloon Wharfe $50 $90 8. num.

H.K.&W'poa Docks 850 $7731⁄2 6, Shanghai Docks T. 100 53 Hongkew Wharfe T. 100 T. 108 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING Anglo French Lands T:100 T.94 $125 Hongkong Hotels - $50 -

Hongkong Lands $100

Humphreys Estates $10, Kowloon Lands $30

Shanghai Lands T 30

West Point

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P.8

Ewas

T. 50. T. 136 b

T. 108 b. Shanghai Cottons

HEAD OFFICE LONDON. Depositors may transfer at their Paid-up Capital' .... ....£1,200,000 option balances of $100 or more Reserve Fund....... ....... £1,700,000 to the Hongkong and Shanghai FIXED Bank to be placed on Reserve Liability of

Proprietors.......£1,200,000 DEPOSIT at 4. Per Cent. per

annum... FOREIGN EXCHANGE and For the Hongkong and Shang- THE Achual Aquatic Sports General Banking business trans- hai. Banking chang

will be held in the Bath on acted.

IN.J. STABB, Chief Manager. FRIDAY and

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- THE ORDINARY ANNUAL THURSDAY,

MEETING SHARE-SATURDAY, the 25th, 26th and ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- F.M.S. in 1912. Mr W JP HOLDERS of the above Com-27th inst., commenning at 5 p.m.ceived for 1 year or shorter perioda DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Hame, the Commissioner of Trade pany will be held at th Offices on the 1st & 2nd day, and at 4 pm at rates which will be quoted on and Customs, enyaThe value of the General Maungors on on the final day,

Admission: Non. Members

A. 8. HEWETT, of tin and tin-ore exported was THURSDAY, the 2nd October,

Acting Manager, $84,167,021, including re-ex-1913, at 11.30, for the purpse (Ladies included) $1.00 per day, ports, an increase of $14.410,806 f receiving the Report of the or $200 for the 3 days. Sailera Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22 as compared with 1911. The Consulting Committee and State- and Soldiers id uniform, quantity increased from 712.154ment of Accoun s to 31st July, Children half price. piculs in 1011 814,828.67 The TRANSFER BOOKS of day.. picula in 1912, reckoningone picul the Company will be CLOSED of tin-ore equal to 70 catties of from the 25th September to the

1913.

"

and

Band in attendance on the 3rd

FRANK LAMMERT,

Iion. Secretary

tin. The year has been an ex- 2nd October, both days inclusive. Hongkong, 22nd Sept., 19'3.

traordinarily prosperous one for

the tin-mining industry. The

maximum price of tin per pical

JARDINE, MATHESON

& Co., Ltd. General Managors.

in Singapore wae $115.65 on Hongkong, 18th September, 1913.

September 27, baing the bighest

PANY LIMITED.

SPECIAL SALE OF WORK IN AID OF THE

ORPHANS AND THE HOME FOR THE DESTITUTE.

The Superioross and Sisters of NOTICE is hereby given that

an Extraordinary General the Italian Convent have the Meeting of the Hongkong, otel honour to announce that their Company, Limited will be held at

Annual Sale of Needlework,

application.

THE

Notices

OBINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE LO., LTD,

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

Goods received on Storage.

Advances made on Merchandise:: Loans made on the Provident

System.

(Rates and Particulara on ap-

plication).G

Capital Fully

BANK.

Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,00 Head Office.Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Teinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Mears. N. M. Rothschil, & Sons. The Union of London and Bimith's Bank, Limited.. Denteche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Discontó Gesell- schaft.

-Drosdner Bank. INTEREST allowed on Current Account DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange buel- ness transacted.

The Office of

OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY,' &0., Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.

32: Hongkong, 19th March, 1908-

price ever reached, and the min- HONGKONG HOTEL .COM. inum $91.75 on January 14, 1012. Besides the present tin fields, which have a very long life ahead of them, there are large stagniferous areas either antouch- ed or else reserved for agricul- the premises of that Company, comprising Ladies and Children's fure, which e, if necessary, be Pedder Street, Victoria in the dresses, embroideries, table thrown open later for mining.

D and Colony of Hongkong, on Satur- covers, handkerchiefs The following table shows the day, the fou th day of October, variety of articles suitable for quanit (the catties being omit'- 1913, at 12 o'clock noon when the presents, will be held at the Con- ed) and value of the exports of sub-joined resolution will be pro-vent on the tin and tin-ore from each State posed: during 1912:-

new

22nd to 27th inst. inclusive. PEAE TRAMWAY CO commencing each day at 10 am.

"That the followingnew Article be inserted in the Company's

A Special Feature of this year's Articles of Association after Arti- Bale will be a Children's Stail on A New London Dally.cle 10 thereof:-

which will be displayed a fine as "A new London daily morning 10. "The Compan, shall pay sortiment of Sweets and Choco- paper is announced for next year. "dividend, In respect of

lates specially selected from the any exis ing or For about thirty years the Ship-

Manufacturers in Switzerland. "bares of the Company. This Stall is certain to delight and Mercantile Guzette belonging

in proportion to the the little ones. Charming little to Mesars. Spottiswoode and Co,

amount paid up on each Limited, and Lloyd's List, belong.

packets of confectionery can be share where a larger had for five conts each. Bo- ing to the corporation of Lloyd's,

"amount is paid up on sides these, there will also be a have been published as a joint

some ahares than on

large range of bonbons, all done newspaper. At the end of June

"others" next year, this arrangement will Should the above Resolution be up in fancy and dainty boxes of terminate, and Lloyd's will re passed by the required majority attractive des gn. Every one of enme the issue of Iloyd's List na it will be submitted for confirma- these boxes is moderately priced. a separate daily morning paper tion as a Special Resolution to a The Superioress and Sisters beg This new issue is to be more than second Extraordinary Meeting to solicit, the patronage of a

generous community to aid bare relation of the latest eli which will be subsequently con work of providing for the main- ping intelligence. It will be a vend.

Dated this 22nd day of Septem. tenance of the large number of Orphans at the Convent and is shipping paper in a much wider

outlying branobes. By order of the Board of sense, and will contain pages of ber, 1913. artioles and news of special in- terest to the mercantile and mari-ha time community,

ITALIAN CONVENT. Directors, J. F. TAGGART,MA

28, Caine Road, Acting Bocretary, Hongkong, 15th, Sept. 1913,

e

LIMITED.-

TIME TABLE."

7.00 A.K. to 4.90 A., to 10.00 mil, to

WEEK DAYS.

11 30 AM. 13: 16-45- 2207) W 1.45 .. toi

COTTON MILES.

1890

$113.

$9.10

[346 :

T. 91

$50 $72 8;

b.

$20.31 for

ending 30/6/13

$18 for 19

year

Final of 1' p.o, making

20 p.c. for 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912

་་

Final of $12 mak. $15 for

1911 & Int. of$9 for 912)

$10 for 1911

$27 for 1911

$1 for 1906 $1.50 for year end'g30'6*12 Dividend of $1 for hálft year ending 941212: 7 (6 p.o. for years 1912 and 0912 on preferred shares

Final of 4 making 6/ for year ending 31*19*12

Int, of 1 afo. 1913

$2 on 10,000 shares ist issue $2 on 10,000

$1 on 10,000

19

2nd, 3rd

for year ending 30'4'18

$3 for 1912 $3 for 1897

Interim of 3 p.o. 8 2/5d per sharo, Courion No. 1 ad-

count year 10.6.12 Int. of 2/6 a 1/2 for 1909.

· 1913.

$4.50 for year 1912.

$1 Sual dividend for}

year 1911

Tia. 3 for 1912

Interim of Tle 3 for 1913

Tle. 6 29*2*10

$3 on old shares, $1.50)

on newshares for half year 31*12*12

8314 for 12 year ending

30 6.13

50 cents for 1912

$2.80 for 1912 ·

5p. c. for half to 30'6′12)

& final of 6 p.o. making

11 p.o. for 1912

$2 for 14 year ending 30.6.12.

15 per cent. for 1910

7. p,o, for year ending) ending 31°10'12

Tis. 10 for half year end-t

ing 30'6'13

196

134

B.

b.

C conta 31.7.08

85 cents for 1912

Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $10 8932

MISCELLANEGUB. China-Borneos " $12 $91 Light and Powers $10)

Do. (Spec. shares) 81f China Providents $10 89 Dairy Farma :* - -36-328- Green Islands $10 (6) Hongkong Electries $10 $41 Hongkong Toes $25 $173.8. Hongkong Ropes $10 - $23

Langkats

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,

Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.

[2

Morning Post Peak Tramway

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

g. 10T23

$25 622 $10 $91 b. Do. (now)

$1 90 Bongkong Electric Trams 9/6

$10 55 1,125,000 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 ||16|

Pre 562,500 415,000 Sociste des ferred

Pulpeset $50 [320]

paid Papierteries

Authorised Japital.....£1,500,000 Philippines Bubscribed

INDIA, LIMITED.

LD0-6. Evgar 13 Attw, 10.00 2.54. £100,A4

10 Mt.

13 M100

Paid Up Wh

Reserved Fund

**.157.1, to 5:00 PM, to

1.15 7:30 300 7.3

WATT MIN,

น

15 MIM,

9.30 7.M.

31

10 Man,

NIGHT CARS,

A

11.00 very half, hour.

wvery quarter of no hour **SUNDAYSNATURA

[1930 A3, to

11.00 ARB» pozo Mama:

11:45 AM to 19.00 Noon

7.00 7.3.

19 MIR:

NIGHT CARS and Wank Dayai:

Extra

Dr. Arrangement

BANKERS:

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank; Limited.

Interest allowed on Current Ac- Bounts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fired Deposits, at rates which may be ascertained on application:

BELINTON

du Tonkin up $50-

Benefit J$200 Shanghai-Bumatres T. 20 T.159 Steam Laundry: $5 $4 United Asbestos

Oriental Agency, 810 $914 b.

P United Asbestos Founders Shares) Union Waterboat

Weismann, Ltd.

$10 $300

$10817-1/2 b,.

$30

Wataon

$10

$810

William

Powell

Cory

70 cents for 1912

$1.25 for year end g 31°7′12′′ 40 cents for 1911.

$1.60 per share for 1912 $2 interim for 1913

41 interim for 1913

Tis. 1 account 1913

Ходе

80 cents on fully paid)

shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13 6 Final of $5 p. making

7 p.o, for 1912, None A $1.50 for 1910.

None

No dividend this year 50 cte. for yearend g 31.5.1.

20 per cent. por ordinary share for year ended 31*5*1912 50,

$1 per share for year) * ending 31′12'1912 59

25 per cent. for year

ending 3171110

60 cents for 1918

40 cts, yearending 80′813 —

AND HORNBY:"US"

+