1914-01-22 — Page 9

Commercial.

Rul bar Market.

London, Jan. 14.

The quotation for Para Rubber, Fine, Hard," Care, January and February, is 3. 03 4. vellors, The tone of the rubter share market is dull-Reuter.

London, Jan. 13. The total quantity fold at the Mincing Lane auction was 900 tons. The tone of the auction was steady.

The following prices were realized:-

Straits Finest Smoked Sheet Lowest Price 2a. 3:1-2d.

Straits Finest Smoked Sheet Highest Price 28. 4.1-2.

Straits Finest Unsmoked Crepe Lowest Price 2. 2.1-2d.

Straits Finest Uasmoked Crepe Highest Price 2.. 3.1.4d.

Permata Rubber Estate, Ld.

The report of the directors for the vear ended Octabor 31, 1013, states that the planted area. je 269.1-2 acres of which 121 ocres were planted in 1913. The year's crop is 40,059, b., average nnm. ber of treas tapped 19,210 and total number of trees in bearing

Public Companies

| HONGKONG HOTEL COM- PANY, LTD.

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAFI THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1914,

Notices.

MAN LOONG.

FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, GIRDER AND SOY MANUFACTURERS.

Factory at Yaumati, OFFICE; No. 36, Dom Vaux Road, W. Telephone No. 177 K. 12. WE are the leading Manufacturers in

NOTICE is h reby given that an Extraordinary General Mooting of the Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, will to hold at the premises of that Company, Pedder Street, Victoria in the

this class of Goods. Our Fruit & Colony of Hongkong, on Wednes- Gingers are all freak and of the flest plok day, the 28th day of January, 1914 Our Syrup is prepared from the best at 12.30 o'clock in the afternoon quality of Sugar. We give our special,

attention to our businem and sanitary when the subjoined Resolution arrangements. (which was proposed at and submitted to the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 25.h 1913 and which October, was passed at the Poll takon as dire.ted at such Mee ing on the 10th day of January, 1914) will be Special Resolution:

submitted for confirmation as a

NOTICE.

WE, the undersigned, have this day been appointed Sole Representatives for the

LUMBER DERHAM

CO.

That the following now Arti- "clo be inserted in the Company's of the Philippine Islands, and

21

་་

Articles of Association after Article 10 thereof

10a. The Company shall pay "d vidend, in respect of any ex- "isting or new shares of the Company, in proportion to the "amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on "others

F

Dated this 12th day of January. 1914.

By a.der of the Board of Dirvators,

J. H. TAGGART,

are prepared to quote Prices on all grades of Philippine Lumber. N. S. MOSES & CO.

, Das Voux Road Control

MR. LEUNG JAU PING.

DENTAL Surgeon

No. 80, Quoan's Road Central, near the Contral Market of Hongkong.

Acting Secretary. LESSONS IN CHINESE.

HONGKONG HOTEL

CO., LTD..

R. LI HON FAN, a Chinese

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING-

TY

CORPORATION,

Elead Office --do, Wall Street, New York - London Office36, Bishopsgate, E.L.

BRANCHES

Bombay

Calcutta

Садков

Cebu

Colon

Empire

Bongbong Rankaw

Banks

T/T

Exchange.

T/T. Marks .................................., 195

Selling.

.1/10 7/8 T/T. Francs

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand...1/10/16/16 On Haiphong

BANKING CORPORA-30 dai

60. d/s *M*••*?

TION,

2,60

pm

1/11 On Saigon...i±1⁄44 % pm. 1/11 1/16 On Bangkok] 4 m/s...... 1/11 1/8

14 info. L/O

Paid-up Capital .......$15,000,00 T/T Shanghal .....................................?4

F/T Singapore 81 3/8 Private 30 d/s sight S'hai ...74 76 T/T Japan ruiskeşinin T/T India

RESERVE TUNDS:

T/T Bombay

གནསཚུགསས། །རྫུག་གནས

Buying

****.....1/11 5/16 4 m/s. D/B 1/11 7/16 6 m/s. L/O..............................................1/11 7/16 93 30d/a.8'ney & Melbourne1/11 9/16 .142 30 d/s.San F'co & New York 474 *...142**

4.m/s. Marks ......2.00 14244 m/s, France........ ..............2.45}

142

6 in/o. do

2.47 1424 BarSilver. ready 26 1/2 14214 forward .....26.5/16, Demand Manila..........94 Gold Leaf portaal.... 54,70

Bank of England rate 4% ..1159%vereign

10.40)

Koba

Mazzila

Mico

PRIAMS

Pokerc

San Francisco Shanghal Yokohama

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 2/--!

Deraand Bombay

T/T Calouttak

Demand alcutta...

Silvor

$15,000,000

17,450,000

Demand India

T/T. San Fou & New York 469 T/T. Java

$32.450,000

Capital, and Surplus ...anton, Gold $1,150,000 equal 172,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS trisiacted

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the neum. DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one year st X annum, or for shorter pursesda, ut zatan, which

BILLS

tarma.

May be ACRIcals COLLECTED.

HAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES

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

THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT us available all over the World'

DOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

used. **PURCHASE and SALE of Stock and Shares skected.

TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cubed.

GEORGE HOGo,

Manager.

Vi-en's Boil, 1-aşk'ü Desig ist Nar, 198

THE

J

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

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

**

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

Branches Antung-Hsien

Bombay Caloutta Changchun Dairen Fangtien

V graduate versed in litera Harbin

ture, has been a teacher to Hankow

23,200. The year closed with THE HONGKONG LAND IN- European officials and merchants Honolulu

net profit of Tha. 13,883.06 which

VESTMENT & AGENCY with Tls. 7,824.00 brought for-

COMPANY, LIMITED. wrrd from last year, after deduct- ing Tis. 9,063,40 and Tia. 800.00 OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN for dividend and directors' feas

that the TWENTY SIXTH

MEETING respectively, voted at the last ORDINARY annual meeting, gives a total of SHAREHOLDERS in this COM. -Tls. 21,707:38 which the direc-PANY will be held at the Offices

ut

{

in this Colony for over ten years. Kobe

He has a good method of train- Liao-Yang ing Europeans to pass in the London Chinese examination, and is Lyons Possessed of a first rato certificate

as a Chinese teacher. Ho has

aldo a good knowledge of Manda-

rin and Hakka.

Those who intend learning the

Tele- to write o/o" Hongkong graph" office or direct to 37

tore recommend should be carried of Messrs. Jardine Matheson Chinese language are requested Company, Limited on WEDNES- forward to the new account.",

DAY the 28th January, 1914, at noon, for the purpose of receiving Hollywood Road, ist floor, the report of the Directors to Hongkong: 29th Jan., 1912. gethor with the statement of

Army Inquiry.

There is a strong fealing in military circles in Aldershot (says the Exchange Telegraph Com pany's correspondent) that no matter what the outcome of the War Office inquiry, the fatur rank of Quartarmsater and Hon. Lieutenant in the Army is doomed In that event the duties of the

Accounts for the year ending;

31st December, 1913,

The REGISTER of SHARES

numerous patrons and customers that we

A New SILK STORE during in the most up-to-date style and fashion at the large Commodious Premise's No. 38& 40

of the Company will be closed WE, bave much pleasure in announcing to ou from TUESDAY 20th to WED-bave opened NESDAY, 28th January, 1914

both days inclusive) which period no Transfer of d Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

A. SHELTON HOOPER.

Secretary.

Queen's Road Central, intely occupied by Messrs. H., Rattanjea & Sen wisere we are displaying an entirely new, handsome and gorgeous shock of

Silk Goods & Jewellery Ware of all descriptions in a variety of new, elegant and

attractive designs and patteris

The Hock includes a chcice selection of

Quartermaster would be carried 1HE WEST POINT BUILD- Turkish, Persian & India Silk,

out by a man holding warrant rank, and the duty would be quite

ING CO., LTD.

nominal-that is, the issue of No

| OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

stores as received and such work

that the TWENTY SIXTH

MEETING of

as now devolves upon a conductor ORDINARY

Carpets & Woollen Rugs

A chaste and elegant patternt.

Prices specially reduced for summer,

Cheapest store in the Colony, f An early “rait samasily solicited,

D. CHELLARAM.'

or warrant officer in the Army SHAREHOLDERS in this Com kong. Joly, 26th 1918. Ordnance Corps. This would pany will be held at the Offices of

also mean that the Quarter

master a pension of £200 wul

Mossre. Jardine Matheson &

DAY the 28th. Januiry 1914 at Company Limited on WEDNES.

be saved to the War Office. Al-noon 11.45 a.m. for the purpose of ready there is an inolination on receiving the Report of

the

EUROPEAN AGENCY.

cies undertaken for all British and Continental goods, including-

the part of the War Off to Directors together with a State-WHOLESALE buying agen- make no further promotions to the ment of Accounts for the year rank of riding master and hon ending 31st. December, 1913. lieutenant, which in itself is a more important grade than that of quartermaster.

Public

Companies

HONGKONG, CANTON and MACAO STEAMBOAT

·Co., Ltd.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

THE

The Register of SHARES of the Company will be closed from TUESDAY 20th. to. WEDNES- DAY 28th January 1914 (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of SHARES can be registered.

By order of the Board of Direo- tors.

`A, SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary.

The Hongkong Land Invest- ment and Agency Co., Ltd. Gen- eral Agents for the West Point Building Co., Ltd.

Booke and Stationery, Bouts, Shoes and Leather, Chemical- and

Sundries

.

Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York

Osaka

Pekin Ryoiun

Port

(Arthur).

San Francisco

Shanghai

Tiebling Tientsin

Resrove Liability of

Proprietors....... $15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS... 8. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman. Hen. Mr. D. Landale, Deputy

Chairnian,

G. Friesland, Esq.

E. Goetz, Esq

C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

C. Landgraf, Esq.

W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, . 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 of 2 per cent per Annum on the daily balance

"

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100 Chinese...20 cts.pieces $10,15/16% Chinese...10 Tongkong.20 Hongkong.10

$11 3/8

·$634

3834

Opium Quotation.

Malwa, Now Malwa, Old

Doa 31. $4900. per pio.

·3.069

Patna, New........ 5.975 per che Patna, Old........ 5,850.

F

Bonaros, Now... 5.8 0 Bonaros, Old......... 5,175

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.

8-SELLERS

Stocks & PAIN OF YAL

BANKS.

Hongkong & S'hai't125

MARINE INSURANCEL Cantons

North China

Unions.

Yangtzes

SA-SALES

Cigita

1 QUIORE $797) an, &

£81

$50

322

£5 T133

$100 $810 B

£50 $19214

FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires Hongkong Fires

SHIPPING,

For 3 months. 2 per cent par Indo-Chinas

Tikyo

Los Angeles

Annum For 6 months. 3

cent per per

Annum.

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

EISHI ONO,

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

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND, UHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

HEAD OFFICE. LONDON, Paid-up Capital 1,200,000 Reserve Fund...........£1,700,000 Reserve Liability of

Proprietors £1,200,000

-BUYERS

N-NOMINAL

LEET DIVIDEND AND VATS:--

£2 at ex 1/156 equal to) $20.31 for 14 year' ending 30/6/13

$18 for 19:2

Final of 1 p.o, making

2p.o. for 1912 Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim *of $30 for 1918 Final of $12 mak: $15 for

1911 & Int, of$3 for 1912) 8'0 for 1911

$2.50 for year end'g30'673 Interim of $1, for half)

year ending 30°6′13 [6 p.o. for year 1912 on

preferred shares

Interim of 1/- making 2/ for 1913 Coupen No. 21.

$20 $160 $50 $580

627 for 1911

!

China & Manilas $25 $10 Douglas Steamship $50 $29 Steamboate

$1 for 1906

b. $15 8291 b,

(Preferred) (Deferred)

£5 $79

102/ b.

£11

b,

Star Ferry

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

{ $10 $47

88,

REFINERIES.

$100 605

$3 for 1912

8.

$100 $30

MINING.

رام

For 12 monthe, 4 per cent per "Shell" Transports £1

Annum...

NJ STABB. Chief Manager

THE Business of the above

Bank is conducted by the China Sugars HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Luzon Sugara BANKING CORPORATION.

Rales may be obtained on ap- Chinese Engineerings £139- plication.

num

...

ال

£1.136/3

£1 $3

.INTEREST on deposits is al Tronohs lowed on the minimum monthly Raubs balances at $3 Per Cent per an-00CKS, WHARVES, A OD N

Kowloon Wharfs 850 1894 b. .Depositors may transfer at their H.K. & W'poa Docks 650

[$77 option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Shanghai Dooks T. 100 37 Bank to be placed on FIXED Hongkow Wharfe T. 100 DEPOSIT Per Coat, per

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDIN

annum

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

For the Bongkong and Shang- General Banking business trans Thai Ranking Corporation," acted.

NJ STABB, Chief Manager

ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-

BANK.

ceived for 1 year or shorter periodsEUTSCH ASIATISCHE at rates which will be quoted on application.

A.S. HEWETT,

Acting Manager, Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. 122

THE

Notice

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO.,LTD.

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

Druggists Goods received on Storage.

Advances made on Merchandise: China Earthenware and Glass- Loans made on the Provident ware,

System. Cycles, Motor Care and Ac-|(Rates and Particulars on, ap- cessories,

Drapery Millinery and Piece Goods,

Fancy Goods and Perfumery. Hardware, Machinery and Metals,

Jewellery, Plate and Watches, Photographic & Optical Goods, Provisions and Oilmen's Stores,

etc., etc. Commission 23% to 5%. Trade Discounts allowed. - "Special Quotations on Demand.

Sampie Cases from £10 upwards. Consignments of Produce Sold that the THIRTEENTH on Account ORDINARY MEETING of

THE HONGKONG LAND RE. CLAMATION CO., LTD.

NINETY-FOURTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLD-NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

ERS in the Company will be

held at the Office of the Com- SHAREHOLDERS in this COM-WILLIAM WILSON & SONS pany, Hotel Mansions, on TUES PANY will be held at the Offices DAY, the 10th FEBRUARY of Messrs. Jardine Matheson &

(Established 1814).

25, ABCHURCH LANE, LONDON, E.D.

"Annuaire,, London,

1914, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the Company, Limited on WEDNES- Cable Address; purpose of receiving a Report of DAY the 28th January, 1914 at the Directors, together with a 11.30 o'clock a.m. for the purpose Statement of Accounts, declaring of receiving the Report of the a Dividend and electing Directore Directors together with a State- and Auditors.

ment of Accounts for the year The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED ending 31st December, 1913, flusi the 27th January to the 10th Fomuary, 1914, both days in- cebrve..

By Order of the Board of Directors,

W. E. CLARKE,

Secretary

Hongkong, 13th Jan., 1914.

The Register of SHARES will be closed from TUESDAY 20th. to WEDNESDAY 28th. January 1914 (both days inclusive) during which period no Transfer of SHARES can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Direc

ors.

MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE,

Secretary,

MARTIN'S

APIOL & STEEL PIELS

JA. Pranck Ramady for allirragakorttian, Shoumadi ni Latios always keep a ben af Marianninin in the house, so that on the frak plan of any Teregiselly of the firsten a Lyds may be administered. Those who me them goog bend them, hezea thelranna. mona sala A)) Chemists and Biores mil hara Throughput Rise World, of 900L TIME ĐẾN SHAREIN, Guimus, zouthampton, Ang

MARTIN'S

APIOL & STEEL SELLEPILLS

plication).

Capital Fully

Paid-up...Sh. Teels 7,50 0,00 Head Offion.-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton · Hamburg Hanko Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.

LONDON BANKERS: " Mesars, N. M. Rothschil & Sons The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Borlin), Londoo

T. 106

Anglo French Lands T.100 1.94 3120 Hongkong Hotels $50-

F92 Hongkong Lands $100 $114 h.

Humphreys Estates $10 Kowloon Lands -$30

Етов

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

9

3rd

for year ending 30*4*13

$3 for 1897

Interim of 31 p.c, 8 2/5d pe share, Coupon No. 1 se count year 30.6.12

Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6s/c.191, 1/2 for 1909

$4.50 for year 1912

for}

$1 Bnal dividend for

year 1911

Tia. 3 for 1912.

;

Interim of Tls 3 for 19*3

Tla. 6 29'2:10..

$3 on old shares, 31.50)

on new shares for half

year 31:12:12.

$3 for year ending 30 6.13

50 cents for 1912

$2.80.for 1912

Interim of 5 p.c.for

year ending 30'6'13 half'

year ending

15 per cent. for 1910

19 146

Shanghai Lands T. 30 West Point:

C. 92

$50.

469

$2 for

30.6.13

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10

COTTON MILLS,

İP. 8

IT. 50

T. 133

Tls. 15 for year eading)

313013

T. 124

L07

$12

Tls. 1 for year ending)

Hongkong Cottons $10 $8.

B.

50 cents 31.7.08

MISCELLANEOUS

b.

85 cents for 1912

541

9.

70 cents for 1912

b.

Shanghai Cottona Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik

Direction der. Disconto Geweil-China-Borneos $12 $11

Agency.

schaft..

Light and Powers $101 Dresdner Bank,

Do. (8pec. shares) $1ƒ ̈ INTEREST allowed on Current China Providents $10 89 Account. DEPOSITS received Dairy Farms

$6 $30 on terms which may be learned Green Islands #106) b. OF

on application. Every description Hongkong Electrics $10 $47, sa. & b. bf Banking and Exchange busi- Hongkong Ices 825 $180 b. ness transacted.

Hongkong Roper

The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

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

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

PEAK

EAK TRAMWAY CO

LIMITED

TIME TABLE..

WEEK DAYS..

7.00 .. to 8.00 A.M. Evarv 15 Min. $.00 AM to 10:00 AM.

11

3

#10 $22) b.

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Langkats.

Manager, Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.

8. 10 T31

12

Morning Post Peak Tramway

OF

THE MERCANTILE BANK

Η

TO MIN,

INDIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Japital Subsoribed

21.00 AM, to 11.00 à. M.

15 MIN

30 AM, to 19.45 22:

*

15 Ma

Pald Up

X45 PM to

135 P

"

TO MIN,

1.45, to

#

15. MIN.

Reserved Fund

་་

to Min.

*.15 r., to

5.00 ..

J

15 MIN.

5.50 7,M, LO

0 2.

10 MIN.

NIGHT CARS.

6.00

25.00 : every half hour.

LOO WM to 11PM

every quarter of an hour.

SUNDAYS

- 10.30 him. Every 15 Min

10.30 AM, to

12,00 AM, 11.45 AM. tom.00 Noo

5.00 7.4. to

6:00 PM

7:00 PM.

..

& DO 7.M, 10 7.00 2.2. DO 6.10 F.M.

NIGHT CARS as on Weak Days.

..!

$25 $20 b. $10 $10 b.

$1 93 cts, 9.

8.

Do. (new) Hongkong Electric Trams 7/6 £1,500,000 Philippines

$10 85 ...... 1,125,000. Pride & Co., La. $106

562,500

Pro- 415,000 Societe

des'! ferred. Pulpeset

$50 $20 Papierteries paid... dr Tonkin

up $50 Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T.150 Steam Laundry $5 $434 United Asbestos)

BANKERS:

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank," Limited.

Interest allowed on Current As-Oriental Agency, $10 8914b.

Tis. 10 for year end-

ing 30'6'13.

33 11 13

$1.30 for year end'g 31'7'13

40 conts for 1911 $1.60 per share for 917

$ interim for 1913

$1 intetim for 1913

flaterim of Tis, -1 mak Hng The 2 s/o 1913° Nonee 80 cents on fully paid)

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

Interim of 1d.persharo

for 1913. parira a Noue $1.50 for 1910

None

No dividend this year 8:50 ots. for year end g 31.5/12

" to MIN.

E,DO P.34, to $.00 .M!

15 Min.

To Ms.

IN MIN.

Min.

11

counts at 2 per cant per annum on Daily Balanes and on Fixed Deposits at raten which may be United Anbentos) Founders Shares) sacertained on application.

AR LINTON Union Waterboat

Manager.

Ld.

Weismann, Ltd.

$10 $300⋅

$10 $17

$10 30 $108776. $9

SATURDAYS.

Extra Cars at a midnig

SPECIAL CARS

By Arrangement at the Company's Guice.

DeeYoux Rond.

THE ALEXANDRA "CAFE | Watson' Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled, William Powell

For Broad, Cakes, Confectione y cord 1930 1926 Jan 21 1874 meals with Wings & Liquons

(20 per cont. per ordinary

share for year ended, 31*5*1912:

91 per share for year)

ending 31*12*1912 ·

25 per cent for year)

onding 31711

60 cents for 1912

40 cts, yearending 30'6:42. WRKET AND HORNBY" ihara a

A

Generel brokom 4 Da Youn Rand Couprol address Reciituda,

Theroingraph dom not hold (tasit remundble for any of the above quotations