1913-10-08 — Page 9

Commercial

Dutch East Indian Trade.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1913,

TE

duction might arise. The pro- Chemical Laboratory in Japan. pect has absolutely disappeared The establishment of a chemi- in conscquenco of the rubber cal laboratory andfactory in Japan boom, as all ureas which have at a cost of* X:10,000,000 was | been planted under rubber are, of proposed recently.

After con- The Am tariam onrrespondent course, lost to the tobacon, so that aideration, however, it has been of the Finanical News, anys :~~ the natural monopoly of the latter decided to operate on a smaller Interesting particulars have has been further strengthened. scale, with a capital of between recently been published in the Of late a glowing tendency toY 4,000,000 and Y. 5,000,000, annual report of the Netherlande wards concentration has been and gradually to expand the Trading Society about the ecoce noticeable in the Sumatra tobacco business." Drs. Takamine, mic development in the Far East, industry, and this has no doubt Sakurai, Suzuki and five other especially in the Latch East I beon partly due to the very fact doctors are acting 48 inaugural dian Archipelago. According to that the area which is still left commissionere, while Baron the information contained in this for this industry in Sumatra has Shibusawa and Mr. Nakano are report, there are at present in been so much curtailed, owing to promoting the venture. Java 185 sugar factories, while the development of the rubber in- five additional factories are build-dustry. ing. There have been planted

with sugar pare for the crop of

The Refined Sugar Trade.

EDINBURGH-GLASGOW EXPRESS.

A Narrow Escape.

Banks

INTERNATIONAL-BANKING CORPORATION.

Hand Office:-60, Wall Street, Naw_York, Loudon Oment-je, Bishopsgato, X.C.

BRANCHES :-

Bombay

Calcutta

Caston

Colga

Hongkong ...HADO

Capital and Rest379.............................$7,060,000 (Qold)

about. -27,430,000. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI N895 transcjed.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS ipsaed on the ustai

termx.

Banks

T/T

HO

ONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand BANKING CORPORA- 30 d/s

TION,

Selling.

Exchange

- ·| T/T, Marks

.1/11-15/16 T/T. Francs

... -|Un Haiphong

2-1/8 On Bangkok

204

..........25844

pm.

3/1/16 On Saigon

pm

60 dis

7714

4 m/s

./-3/16

Buying,

Paid-up Capital $15,000.00

TT Shanghai

...lic......................72 | 4 m/s. L/C

...:.2/-1/2.

Xoba Manila

T/T Singapore

........................85 1/4 4 m/s. D/P

•Monica

RESERVE FUNDS:

Pratma

Private 30 de sight S'hai 731% 6 m/s. L/O

..................................2/-5/8 ...2/11/is

Puking

T/T Japan

San Francisco

Shaurħal

Sterling

T/T India,

esiýap sorris

escisicake97 „30. d/a. S'ney & Melbourno- 2/-3/4 14814 30 d/6, San Foo & New York. 4914

Yakobama

T/T Hombay

.1482 4 m/s. Marks,

.2091

£1,500,000 at 2

Demand Bombay

.149 3/4 4 m/s. Franos

.258

T/T Calcutta

..............14834 | 6 m/s. do

.260

$15,000,000

Demand Caloutta

148 3/4 BarSilver, ready

.28 174

Dornand India .....

.148 3/4

forward.

1.28 1/8

Silver

Demand Manila

......28 Gold Leaf per tae!

52.70

17,450,000

T/T. San Fey & New

York 48 3/8 Bank of England rate

...5%

T/T, Java

120.9/4 Sovereign

.$9.95

Subsidiary. Coine.

Opium Quotation.

$32,450,000

Aug. 15,

Discount per $100-

Malwa, New.....$3,350 por pic.

Malwa, Old

9,500 +1

| Patna, New

4,305 per che..

#8 5/16

Patna, Old...

1,250

"

.36 14

37 7/8

Benares, New

Benares, Old...

4.200 4,000

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for' one' yaar at 4% per abaum, or for shorter perioda, at ralas, which may be nacurtained en applektion.

BILLA NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL KNI TELEGRAPHIC MEMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal atlas ie the RTERS OF

THE BANK'S CIRCULAR GREDIT us available all over the World.

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

larged.

PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares afected,

TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed,

ОКОЛОЕ НОВО Manager.

9, Queen's Road, Hongkong,

THE

1912

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880. Authorized Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ".30,000,000 18,550,000 Reserve Fund......

1013 203,097 bouws. The pro- The Export of refined sugar to duction of cane sugar in Java Jhion was temporarily susponded Amounted in 1902 to 22,890,000 owing to the late disturbances in picule, as against 23,740,000 in that country, but since the gov 1912 and 20,720,000 in 1911.

Jerament troops hova mun"ged to Nearly the whole production of subdue the revolutionary ele-

The 8,25 a.m. prasanger train the factories, namely: 20,680,000 monts, the market conditious in from Edinburgh to Glasgow ouHogkong, lat.Nov., 1912 (provions your 18,710,000; piculë. Shanghai and showhere should the Caledonian line had a narrow WAR exported; mainly to resume their usual activity. The escape from a serious accident on British India, Australia, Chine, sngar noson in fast approaching, September 9 st LeavenBeat, and Japan; which, between them-so when the stock still on hand near West Calder. More than a selves, took 15,180,000 picule, or in Shanghai is pleared off, our

"dozen wagons containing road about three quarters of the whole refineries ought to be getting metal, which some workmen were Java production Nearly one-half busy. Ilankow not having been about to unload, were fouad of this amount (7,740,000 picule) disturbed by the recent hostilities, running down a siding and conld was exporton to British Ladin,ms been the recipient of 17,000 not be stopped. The wagons Japan took 3,080,000 picule, but to 18,000 bags from Yokohama dashed into a signal cabin, wrock- this was partly due to the bad and it is surmised that the future in the staircase and fouling the Head Office.-YOKOHAMA, Bugar harvest of Formosa, of this trade is promising to be main line. The foreman of the

Branches Agencies at In formor years the sogar prosperous,

gang, realizing that the Edin-

Antung-Hsion burgh train was due, ran along Bombay

Nagasaki planters in Java used to export The Banking Business in Chosen the railway to endeavour to at Calcutta

Newchwang their production chiefly to "The

New York United States. This business, was

Accer ling to the Yomiuri, tract the driver's attention, but by Changchun Osaka rained after the premiums had appears the binking businere in this time the train was only about Dairen

Pekin been conferred to the Cuba plan. Chosen is still in its primitivo 200 yards off and it dashed into Fengtien Ryoiun Port

The engine Harbin ters. It is an interesting fact that stages. The following schedule the obstruction. Java has been able to find at once gives the names of the banks and front van were damaged, Hankow new consumera in, the Far East, operating in the peninsular, their grease-l oxes and footboards being nt very profitab'o prices. It is paid up capital and the ra's paid wrenched off, but fortunately Liao-Yang

the train kept to the rails." expected that the new tariff in in dividende :~ the United Staton will enable Java

to compete again in the formO `I

field, which will give 'an' addi-

Name

tional outlet for the increasing Chosen Ginko production.

Kanko Noko

Ginko

The export of Java sugar to Holland, which was at one time Heian Ginko the chief market for the product, Koisho Giako ceased many years ago, owing to Zhu Ginkg fiscal measures In the last few Koshu Ginko years a small but an increasing Saikyo Ginko amount is, however, finding it Branch of D.i way again to Flollaud, where oue of the chief refineries has taken) up the refining of Java augar again in a small way.

Ichi Branchi of

18th Bink Branch

130th Bank

:

Rate of

Paid Up Divi Capital

dends Y7,500,000 6 p.c..

ور

H

11

12

IT

321,000 12 137,000 12 110,000 12 .100,000 10 100,000 10 70,835 10

1,800,000 10

1,150,000 S

700.000 S 312 500 8 750,000, 7 125,000 10,

247,813 10 50,000 15

T13.483,148

Kanichi Ginko Choren Shop. yo Ginko.... Mitsuyo Ginko

11

**

As to the rubber plantation in- dustry in the Dutch East Indies, Sawo Ginko the total area under rubber Kanjo Ginko the Archipelago now amount to 150,000 bouws, ay fully one quarter of the whale, are which has been planted under rubber in the Middle East. This clearly demonstrates the enormous im- portance which the Dutch East India Archipelago, and, .con- The above mentional banks. sequently the Amsterdam market, have been doing a fair business will gradually attain for the rub-in comparison to their respective ber industry.

spheres.

Of course, the present output The amount of deposita and

of rubber in the Dutch East

loans passing through these banks

ladies is by no means equal for the past three years were 28 to one quarter of total production follows:-

in Asia owing to the fact that

planting was began some years

Уваг.

Deposita

Lonna,

later than in Ceylon and the 1909Y18.397,031 ¥17,690,587

of the

Public Companies

THE DAIRY FARM Co., Limited,

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

'HE SEVENTEENTH OR- YEARLY DINARY MEETING of Shareholders in the above Company will be held at the Company's Town Office,

2 Lower Albert Road, Hongkong, on SATURDAY the 11th October 1913 at 12.30 p.m. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors and Statement of Ac- counts to 31st July 1913.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company wid be CLOSED fruin 1st to 11th October 1913 bath days inclusive."

B's urder,

M. MANUK,

Segretary.

Notices

NOTICE,

LIMITED.

Honolulu Kobe

London Lyons

(Arthur)

San Francisco Shanghai Tiehling Tientain" Tokyo

Los Angelos

Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periode at ratos to be obtained on application.

EISHI ONO,

Manager. Hongkong, 30th Sept., 1913. [18

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal

Charter 1853...

HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON.

Reservé Liability of

Proprietors.....$15,000,000

.. COURT-OF DIRECTORS. Chiness...20 cto.pieces #8 %

8. H. Dodwell, Esq.-Chairman. Chiness...10 Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Deputy Hongkong.20

Chairman,

G. Friesland, Esq. C. 8. Qubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. G. K. Laurenz, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.

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

Hongkong-Interest Allowed

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

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

"

For 3 months.. 2 per cent. per

Annum

For 6 months, 3 per cent. per

Annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent peri

Annum.

N. J. STABB, Chief Manager

Hongkong.10

SHARE REPORT.

BA-LASE

S-SELLERS

SLOCKI A PAID Vazon.

BANKS,

CLOSING QTONE

MARINE INSURANCES, Cantors

$790 8.

£19

$50 340 "b. £5 T137) b.

Hongkong & S'hai $125

North China

Uniona

$100 $786 b.

FIRE INSURANCES:

Yangtzes

£50 $192 China Fires

$20 #151 5. Hongkong Fires $50 $370. h.

SHIPPING China & Manilas $25 $8 Douglas Steamship $50 $33) Steamboats Indo-Chinas

B-BUYERS

AST DIVIDEND AND GATE.

£2 at ex 1/15% equal to $20.31 for 1 year Lending 30/6/13.

$18 for 1912.

[

Final of 10 p.c, making

20 p.c. for 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1011 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 mak. $15 for

1911 & Int, of$3 for 1912)

$10 for 1911 $27 for 1911

$1 for 1906

$2.50 for year ind'g 30'6'13 Interim of $1 for half.

year ending 30'6'13 (6 p.c. for year 1912 on

preferred shares

(Final of 4- making 6. for year ending 31*12*12

Int, of 1/- a/c. 1913

$2 on 10,000 shares 1st issue $2 on 10,000

$15 $2814 b.

(Proferred) (Deferred)

£5 #86 b

"Shell" Transports £1

101/- ex & rights ¡£11

b.

Star Ferry"

{

810 $5714 b.

$1 on 10,000

THE Business of the above China Sugara

Bank is conducted by the Luzon Sugars $100 $35 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Rules may be obtained on ap- Chinese Engineeringe £132/6

REFINERIES.

$100 $98

b.

$3 for 1912

$3 for 1897

MINING,

- է

£151/3

£183.10

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

plication,

INTEREST on deposits is al-Tronoha

Raubs lowed on the minimum monthly DOCKS, WHARYES, & O'DOWNS balances at $3 Fer Cent. per au- Kowloon Wharfe $50 $91 ca. nim

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 Reserve Liability of

Bank to be placed on FIXED Proprietors .................£1,200,000 DEPOSIT st 4 Per Cont. per

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and For the Hongkong and Shang- General Banking business trans-hai Banking Corporation, acted,

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager,

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-

ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-

annum.

H.K.&W'poa Docka $50 { 678 b. Shanghai Docks T. 100 55 Hongkew Wharfe T. 100 T. 106 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGI Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 8125 Hongkong Hotels $50-

$90 Hongkong Lands $100

ceived for 1 year or shorter periodsEUTSCH «ASIATISCHE | Humphreys Estates $10

at rated which will be quoted on application.

.!

A. S. HEWETT,

Aoting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

[22

Notices

CHINA

THE

PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE LO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loane on Mortgage of House Pro- party, &c.

been appointed Goods received on Storage. HAVING

Agents in this Colony of Advances made on Merchandise:

the Provident Loans made on System, (Rates and Particulare on ap-

..plication).

the above named Corporation, we are prepared to accept usual fire riska on their behalf.

Dated, 6th October, 1913.

U. RUMJAHN & Co. ·

6, Des Voeux Road Central.

NOTICE.

FOR SALE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PRORERTY. BRITISH CONCESSION, Shameen, Canton.

*Straits, but the outpat is now 1910 16880 100 22,000,000 LIVERPOOL VICTORIA IN-

rapidly increasing. Two thirds 1011 18,704,20 25,156,008 SURANCE CORPORATION,

total

Brea andor The deposits showed a decrease rubber in the Archipelago, or in 1910 owing no doubt to 100,000 bouws, has been planted popular sentiment being dia in Sumatra, where the planted iurbed on the occasion of the area has been further extended in annexation. the past year. It is a wellknown

South Manchuria Railway Co. faot that a considerable

part of the rubberia Sumatra has been The new shares of the South grown on former tobacco estates Manchuria Railway Company- especially on such parts of these just issued to the number of estates as were less apt for tobac- 20,000-have been allotted to co growing. Henco nearly all shareholders at the rate of one for Sumatra tobaccs companies/bave each oldi share held, and the first gradually brcome interested in instalment of payment was called rubber to a smaller or larger de-up on September 1. The money gree. Some of them, as for ex-market, however, is tight, and ample, the United Laokat, have even loaps on the best approved founded separate rubber com-security have to beat an interest panies and have confined them- charge at the rate of over 8 per selves to their old line after hav-cent., while not more than 80 per ing given a "melon" to their stock-cent. of the market value of holders. Others have taken up securities is advanced, Cousquent- rabber planting as an additionally, we learn. from the "Asahi," business, among them being the many people find it dificult to TWO LOT, Nos. 79 and 80, fronting on the Canal Road, big Deli Maatschappy which mar- take up their shares, and they are keta about one-fourth of the whole already being offered for sale, each with a frontage of Ninety Sumatra tobacco crop. So far the The probable dividend is not depth of 140 1/2 feet, together Deli Maatschappy has not given more than 6 per cent, and old with the Buildings erected there any information to its stockholders shares, Y.165 paid-up, have gone on. The Lots will be Sold either about the scope of its rubber in-down to Y148 or so, while now Heparately or together, terests, which are known, how-shares Y.20 paid-up, are quoted property will be put up for Bale ever, to be extensive.

at about Y:10 60. The payment at Public Auction on the Premises, The planting of rubber on a called on the ner shares has been commencing at 11.00 a.m., on large number of estates which unsatisfactory, and the time allow- THURSDAY, the 30th of Oota- were previously tobacco planted for payment has expired, bat ber. 1913, if not sold privately before that date. The Under tions has had an important in the Company refrains from issuing signed reserve the right to reject fluence on the prospects of the demand notes. It is learnt that all bide if no acceptable bide sie tobacco industry. In good years the Company has deferred calling offered. Parties interested may the tendency has always been up payment of the last instalment obtain particulars from noticeable to extend the cultiva of the cl1 sbares, drawing the The Ghina Baptist Publication tion of tobacco, which has some-money required from the reserve

imes led to fear that over-pro fund instad.

Feet on the Road, and with à

Society,

This

Tung Shop, Canton, China,

OF

The Office of

EXECUTOR TRUSTEE,

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.

Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32

EAK TRAMWAY do..

LIMITED.

PEA

·TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS.

· BANK.

Capital Fully

..

Paid-up...8h. Taels 7,500,00 Head Office.-Shanghai,

· Board of Directors-Berlin..

Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking

Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Taingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS; Masara. N. M. Rothschil & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's

Bank, Limited.. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency.

Direction der Disconto Gesell.

schaft.

Dreadner Bank. INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned on application. Every description

2nd 3rd

#1

for year ending 30'4'13

Interim of 3hp.o, 8 2/5d por share, Coudon No. 1.ac-

count year 30.0.12

Int. of 2/6 a

8.

1/2 for 1909

b.

b.

Kowloon Lands

Shanghai Lands T.30

West Points $50

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P.'8

COTTON HILLS.

$30

$113

6948. 845 b.

T. 91

$72

Ewos

.

Shanghai Cottons

T. 50 T. 147 b.

T. 126 b.

Laou Kung Mow ¡1081, b. Kung Yik

b. 14 Hongkong Cottons $10 $94

MISCELLANEOUS. China-Borneos

$1280) Light and Powers $101 Do. (Spec, shares) $1}

China. Providents $10 $9

$6 $28 Dairy Farms

$10 $64

Green Islands.. Hongkong Electrice $10 $43

Hongkong Joos

of Banking and Exchange busi- Hongkong Ropes ness transaäted.

1913

$4.50 for year 1912

$1 final dividend for

year 1911

Tls. 3 for 1912

{or}

Interim of Tls 3 for 1913

Tls. 6 29'2'10

$3 on old shares, $1.50)

on now shares for half

year 31°12′12

$31% for 1 year: ending

¡:30 6.13

50 cents for 1912

$2.80 for 1912-

Interim of 5 p.c. for half)

year ending 306*15

$2 for 1 year ending 30.6-13

15 per cent. for 1910

7 p.e. for year ending

31°10′12

Tls. 10 for year end- end- ing 30'6'13

8.

50 conts 31.7.08

b.

85 cents for 1912

E.

日

70 cents for 1912

$25 $150 B.

$10 $23

11

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,

Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.

Langkata

8. 10. 29

*

BЯ,

12

Morning Post. Peak Tramway

$25 $22 $10 $10148.

$1 90 cts.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED, Authorised Capital

11.00 A.M.

7.00 A., Es

8,00 AN, Exer 29 Min. 1,00 A.M, to 10.00 AM. 10.00 AM, $o

Bubsoribed

"

"

15 Mo

Paid Up

11]

10.43 7.06.

"

10 Mt.

Reserved Fund

15.NXX.

"

15

K

TO MIX,

2.15 8.H. 10

5.00 PM

*

29 M19.

5:00 MM. I

3.10.J.M.

•

sa MM,

11 30 AM. Es 19.45 .. to 1.35 7.30. 10 45 PM 1

Big F.M.

1443 7.M.

NIGHT CARS,

8.5 and Mis-goles, to

BLOOM! "Everysball, baný,

21.00 ̊7,MH00°11:43 TAG

every quarter offanstour. SUNDAYS.

8.00 A.. to 10.30 AM, EVERY 15 ALIN. 10:30AM to TT,DO A M 11:45 AM, to to Noow ra.00 Noon to 1.00 7.3.

T

15 M

# to p

1.00 7.1;

3.on .. to

5.00 Y.M; 6.00 13.

0.00 7.4. to 17:00 3.16, 10

7.00 E.M.

1

ts Mo.

24. Mth,

3.10 1.16.

NIGHT CARS "as' on" Week_Daysi

SATURDAYS.

Katra Cam/Tal, Til midnight. SPECIAL CARE. '

By, Arrangement "at"2bn Company's Office, *Alexandre-Buildings, Dw Your Bendi

BANKERS:

Bank of England.* London Joint Stock Bank. Limited.

.

Do. (new) Bongkong Electric Trams 9/3 é. £1,500,000 Philippines

$10 $5 1,125,000 H. Price & Co., Ld $10 _ \$6

562,500

Pro- 415,000 Sociste

des | ferred.. Pulpeset $50 $20 Papierteries paid du Tonkin

up $50 Benefit$200. Shanghal-Sumairas T. 20/T.150 Steam Laundry $5.184 United Asbestos?

Oriental Agency, } $10 891b. Tid.......... United Asbestos Founders Shares Union Waterboat

Weismann, Ltd. Watson William Powell

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 por cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be senertained on application.

R. LINTON

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equailed, For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery. [meals with Wines & Liquers.

610 $300 $10 $17 1/2 b.

810 530. $10 873 b

$10

Corrected so zaigo pum. Ocei 3°

B.

$1.25 for year end'g 31'7′12

40 cents for 1911

$1.60 per share for 1912

$2 interim for 1913

$1 interim for 1913

fInterim of Tle. 1 mak ling Tls. 2 a/c 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 po. for 1912, Nono

$1.50 for 1910

None

No dividend this year 50 ot. for year end'g 31.5.12

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

$1 par share for year?

ending 31*12*1912

25 per cent. for year

ending 31711

60 cents for 1918

40 ets, year ending 30'6'12: WRIGHT AND HORNBY, Sharq sad",

General brokers 5 Da Vósux Road Central Tel, address Restitude. 248 Zaligrapa dovanot held lust respondi la due soy of dia ngora qustagge