Commercial,
Public Companies
RECORD CÙ TOMS revenue, HONGKONG HOTEL COM-
PANY, LTD."
ed ourselves as Share and
Hand Qce--Co, Wall First, Nuw Várk London Ofica:-36, Bishopsgais, EC.
BRANCHES :--)
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23,
Notices.
NOTICE.
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION........
Banks
1914.
Beiling.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand...........
BANKING CORPORA
TION.
T/T
60 d/s ..... 4 m/a
Bombay
Kobe
Paid-up Úspítal
Calcutta
Manka
********$15,000.00
T/T Shanghai
T/T Singapore
Canton
Merica
Coba
Pros
RESERVE FUNDS:"
Private 30 d/s sight S'hai ...74 36
Paking
T/T Japan
93
San Francisco
T/T India
142
Hoogkong
Shangha
Sterling
T/T Bombay
.142
4 m/s. Marke
Damand Bombay ..........142
4 m/s. Francs
£1,500,000 at 24=
$15,000,000
T/T Calcutta
142
6 n/a do
Demand L'aloutta.......
.14214
Exchange
T/T. Marks ....
1/10 7/8 T/T. Francs .1/10 ¥5/16 On Haiphong
1/11
On Saigon *****
....1/11 1/16 On Bangkok
1/11 1/8
195
l
pm .94% pm.
.806
Buying. ...........1/11 1/4
174 4 m/s. L/C 81 3/84 m/s. D/B.
6 m/s. L/C
............................1/11 3/8 .....1/11 3/8 30d/e.S'ney & Melbourne1 11 1/2 80 de.San F'eo & New York" 474
2.00
2.45 ..2.47 BarSilver, ready...26 7/1.2.
•
Demand India
Demand Manila
..1424
.94 T/T. San Feu & New York 4696 T/T. Java.
"forward
$32.450,000
.115
Doo 31, $4.900 perpio
5,060
......26 1/4 Gold Leaf por tabl....... 54.90 Bank of England rate Sovereign
43% ..10:40
Discount per $100
"
Mr. F. A. Aglen, Inspector General of the Maritime Customs NOTICE is h reby given that WE have this day re-establish- on the 2nd January reported that
an Extraordinary General, the total Custom revenues for Meeting of the Hongkong Hotel General Brokers in Hongkong 1913 amounted to Tls. 43,900,000 Company, Limited, will be held at and will carry on business at the premises of that Company, Victoria Buildings, Queen's Road which at an average exchange of Pedder Street. Victoria in the Central, in connection with our three shillings and five-eighths Colony of Hongkong, on Wednes-Firm in Shanghai under the of a penny is equivalent today, the 28th day of January, 1914 style of Benjamin & Potts. £6,708,470. Compared with at 12.30 o'clock in the afternoon 1912, during which the previous when the subjoined Resolution highest amonut was collected.(which was proposed at and there is a gain of Tis, 4,000,000, submitted to the Extraordinary
General
Meeting" of Most ports show an increase.
the Shanghai, Tientsin, Haukow and Company held the 25th
Canton each show record receipts and together ro responsible for nearly Tle, 25,000,000. The totals of Chinking, Wubu, Kinking and Any show a falling off The Maritime Customs revenues. have been sufficient to meet the payment of all loans sectired upon therun well as the entire Buxer Iadem Dity charge for 1913..
Abolition of the Japanesa Business Tax..
There is no point on which the whole population of Japan finda itself in such complete agreement as in its desire to have the taxes reduced. A proposal was made istely amongst the members of the Tokyo Municipal Assembly to obtain the total abolition ut the business tux, which is gener- ally considered a most obnoxiouь impost, The list meeting of the Assembly in Dezember appointed
'committea
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on
which
was passed at the Poll takon as October, 1913 and dire.ted at such Mee ing on the 10th day of January, 1914) will be submitted for confirmation as a Specia! Resolution :-
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"That the following new Arti- clo be inserted in the Company's Articles of Association after. Article 10 theroof:--
(Signed) S. S. BENJAMIN,
Per Pro, G. H. POTTS, G. H. POTTS. Hongkong, 22nd January, 1914.
MAN LOONG.
FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, GINGER AND SOY MANUFACTURERS.
Factory at Yaumati OFFICE; No. 36, Des Youx Road, W Telophone No. 17 & K. 14. WE are the leading Manufacturers in Gingers are all fresh and of the first pick. Our Syrup is prepared from the best quality of Sugar. Wo give our special attention to our business and sanitary
this class of Uoods. Our Fruit &
10a. The Company shall pay dividend, 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 arrangements. othera
Dated this 18th day of January,
1914.
By o.der of the Board of Directors,
J. H. TAGGART,
NOTICE.
Colon Empire
HADEOW
Yakotama
Gold $200,000
NESS irakaslad
Cipital and Surplus.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the man DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fred for one yra 42. per ananın, or for ibortar penoda, at rates, which may be ascerisland on sppilation,
equal/1,480,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI
HILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED StAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES made,
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities in the Warid.
THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT KIU avaliable all over the World
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
laited.
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares Bacted, TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and shed.
GEORGE HOU, Manager.
Jurer's Road, Hop, kon H og og. 1st Nov., 1912
THE
1
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Established 1880, Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Reserve Fund
18,550,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Branches Antung-Haion
Bombay Calcutta
Acting Secretary WE, the undersigned, have Chingchun
this day been appointed Dairen Sole Representatives for
the Fengtien DERHAM LUMBER
CO. Harbin
:
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
of the Philippine Islands, and Hankow are prepared to quote Prices on Honolulu
LO 830 the THE HONGKONG LAND IN-all grades of Philippine Lumber. Kobe
carrying-out of the proposal.. The
committes 18 to start its cam-
the
VESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
Liao-Yang London
N. S. MOSES & CO.
14, Des Vœux Road Central.
Lyons
of
paign almdat immediately, Q.u Sunday afternoon (4th instant),OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN those members of
that the TWENTY SIXTH Assembly shedly interested in ORDINARY MEETING. the mattor met a number of PANY will be held at the Offices SHAREHOLDERS in this COM- journalists who are supporting of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & The scheme at the Matsumoto-ru, Company, Limited on WEUNES Hibiya Park, it was agreed to DAY the 28th January, 1914, at organize a league for accomplish-noon, for the purpose of receiving ing the abolition of the business the report of the Directors to- tax, and to issue a manifesto for gether with the statement of
The REGISTER of SHARES
J
MR. LEUNG JAU PINC.
DENTAL Surgeon No. 80, Queen's Road Central, near the Central Market
of Hongkong.
of the Company will be closed MR. LI HON FAN, & Chinese
NESDAY, 28th January, 1914 ture, from TUESDAY 20th to WED-
graduato versed in litera- has been teacher to
its organization. It was further Accounts for the year ending LESSONS IN CHINESE: agreed that a meeting of Diet 31st December, 1913. members representing all parties leading business-men, member of the Tokyo Municipal Assembly, and journalists, should be called on the afternoon of the 10th inst. at the Matsumoto-ro, and that efforts should be made to induce the procent session of the Directors,
Dist to carry out the measure.
The league, when formed,
will distribute
&
manifesto
over the country, and later ou
both days inclusive) during European officials and merchants which period no Transfer of in this Colony for over ten years. Shares can be rogistered.
He has a good method of train- By Order of the Board of ing Europeans to pass in the
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary.
coll a mass meeting in Tokyo. 1HE WEST POINT. BUILD
ING CO., LTD.
of
A Tango Tragedy. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY SIXTH The Tango has been responsible ORDINARY MEETING for a tragedy at Many, Louisiana, SHAREHOLDERS in this Com- where a man samed Henry Leona pany will be held at the Offices of was fatally stabbed at a bail by a Mesere. Jardine Matheson & wealthy Southern planter named Company Limited on WEDNES
Agencies at
Nagasaki
Nowohwang
Osaka
New York
* Pekin
Silver 17,450,000
Opium Quotation. Resrové Liability of
Malwa, Now. Proprietors
$15,000,000 | Melwe; Old COURT OF DIRECTORS, fatna, New '...... S. H. Dodwoll, Esq., Chairman. Patna, Old.. Hen. Mr. D. Landale.-Deputy Benares, New
Chairman,
G. Friesland, Esq.
E. Goetz, Esq.
, C. S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
C. Landgraf, Esq.
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-Interest Allowed.
On Current Account at the rate
Ryoiun Port [of 2 per cent per Annum on the
(Arthur)
San Francisco
Shanghai
Tiebling
Tiantsin
Tekvo
Los Angeles
Intorost Allowed on Current Account. Deposite received for fixed periods at rates 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.
daily balance."
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months, 2 per cent par
Annum.
For 6 months, 3 per cent per
Annum.
N. J. STABB. Chief Manager
...... 5.975 perche
Benares, Old..
..... 5.850 ****** 5.850
5.175
Subsidiary Colne.
Chinese...20 cta, piecos $11' 1/2% Chinese ...10..
Hongkong.20
Hongkong.10
$11 7/8
+1
+
$634 $91
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
E-SELLERS
frocks & PAID UF VALON. BANKS
SA-SALES BwBUYERS
Hongkong & S’hai 3125 |
MARINE INSURANCES,
Cantons
North China
CLDING
$797) sa, & b
£81
$50 322
£5
T133
Unions
8100 8810
Yangtzes
£50 $1926
FIRE INSURANCES.
$20 $160 $50 $380
China Fires Hongkong Fires
$25 $10
SHIPPING. China & Manilas Douglas, Steamship $50 $29 Steamboats Indo-Chinas
$15 $291 b.
(Preferred) £5 $79 (Deferred)
N-NOMINAL
LITT DIVIDEND AND PATE:
£2 at ex 1/196 equal to $20.31 for 11⁄2 year anding 30/6/19
$18 for 19:9
Final of 1p.c, making
20 p.c. for 1912 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) $10 for 1911
$27 for 1911
$1 for 1906 $2.50 for year end'g30'6'13 Interim of $1 for half
year ending 30'6'13 · ƒ (6 p.o. for year 1912 on
preferred shares
Interim of 1/- making 2 for 1913 Coupen No,.21.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
Annum.
Shell" Transports £1
103/6
£11
"Star Ferry"
$2 on 10,000 { 810 847
$1 on 10,000
REFINERIES.
$100 $95 $100 $30
$3 for 1912
5.
B.
$3 for 1897
arm. 1,
CORPORATION.
...
MINING.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK THE Business of the above
Bank is conducted by the China SugarB HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Luzon Sugars. BANKING.
Rules may be obtained on ap-Chinese Engineerings £139/- plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly Tronohs
£1 35/6 balances at $3 Per. Cent. per an- DOCKS, WHARVES, & OĮDOWNS.
Raube
£1 $3 b.. Kowloon Wharfs H.K. & W'pos Docks 850 876 0. $50 £88) b.
Shanghai Docks T. 100 57 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T.106
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 $120 Hongkong Hotels $50
692 Hongkong Lande #100 $114 b.
Humphreys Estates $10
691 Kowloon Lands
$30 846 Shanghai Landa T.30
T. 92
West Points
$50
Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
Depositors may transfer at their Reserve Fund:£1,700,000 option balances of $100 or more Reserve Liability of
to, the Hongkong and Shanghai is Proprietors
FIXED £1,200,000 Bank to be placed on
DEPOSIT t 4 Per Cent. per annum
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai. Banking Corporation,
NJ. STABB, Chief Manager.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- 'acted.
Chinese examination, and possessed of a first rate certificate as a Chinese teacher: He has also a good knowledge of Manda rin and Hakka. Chinese language are requesteded and FIXED DEPOSITS re-
Those who intend learning the
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- to write c/o "Hongkong Tele-ceived for 1 year or aborter perioda DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE graph" office or direct to 37 at rates which will be quoted on Hollywood Road, 1st floor. Hongkong, 29th Jan,, 1912.
application.
--THE-
Tates. Lront, who was the un-DAY the 28th. January 1914 at LONDON DIRECTORY disputed beau of Many, requested noon 11.45 a.m. for the purpose of Mies Lilian Winters, the belle of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a State-
(Published Annually)
communicate direct with English
a
the town; to accompany him in ment of Accounts for the year Eables traders throughout the World to the Tango, but Mr. Totes, who is ending 31st. December, 1913. Mies Winters's fiancee, objected. The Register of SHARES of MANUFACTURERS& DEALERS However, while her lover was the Company will be closed from in each class of goods. Besides being absent from the ball-room Miss TUESDAY 20th, to WEDNES. complete commercial guide to London & Wntera and Mr. Leons, says a DAY 28th January 1914 (both its suburbs, the directory contains lists of New York correspondent, danced days inclusive) during which 'EXPORT MERCHANTS the Tango, and the
period no transfer of SHARES with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial entaged planter, returning, stabbed the can be registered.
und Foreign Market they supply: latter to the heart,
Public Companies
HONGKONG, CANTON and MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS THE NINETY-FOURTH
ORDINARY
YEARLY
MEETING OF SHAREHOLD
By order of the Board of Direc- tors.
"A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary."
STEAMSHIP LINES arranged under the ports to which they Bail, and fadicating the approximate | Sallinga, .
PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES of leading Manufacturers, Merchants, The Hongkong Land Invest-etc., in the principal provincial towns & ment and Agency Co., Ltd. Gen- industrial centres of the United Kingdom. aral Agents for the West Point A copy of the current edition will be Building Co., Ltd.
forwarded, freight paid, on receipt of Postul Orders for 20s,
THE HONGKONG LAND RE, CLAMATION CÒ,, LTD.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTEENTH
of
Dealers Booking Agencies can advertise
P
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A. 8. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Capital Fully Hongkong, 11th April, 1912, [22
THE
Notice
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."
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Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System. (Rates and Particulars on ap
plication),
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertakon and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
tisement cards for £1; or larger adver- PEAK TRAMWAY CO.
from £3.
THE LONDON DIRECTORY CO., LTD.
25, Abchurch Lane, London, EC.
ERS in the Company will be ORDINARY MEETING held at the Office of the Com- SHAREHOLDERS in this COM-Wave much pleasure in announcias to ou pany, Hotel Mansions, on TUES-PANY will be held at the Offices bave opened patrons and customers that DAY, the 10th FEBRUARY, of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & 1914, at 12 o'clock Noon,, for the Company, Limited on WEDNES- in the most up-to-date style and fashion at the range purpose of receiving a Report of DAY the 28th January, 1914 at d
3840
A New SILK STORE
the Directors, together with a 11.30 o'clock am, for the purpose Commodious Premises No. Statement of Accounts, declaring of receiving the Report of the
Queen's Road Central,
a Dividend and electing Directors Directors togothor with a State-iately ocespied by Messrs. H. Rattanjes & Son and Auditors,
ment of Accounts for the year where we are displaying an entirely new, handsom ending 31st December, 1913.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will ba CLOSED. flust the 27th January to the 10th Fomuary, 1914, both days in- cebrve.
By Order of the Board of Directore,
W. E. OLARKE,
Secretary
Hongkong, 13th Jan, 1914.
The Registor of SHARES will be closed from TUESDAY 20th to WEDNESDAY 28th. January 1914 (both days inclusivo) during which period no
Transfer of SHARES can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Direc-
org.
MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,"
Socratery.
and gorgeous stock of
Silk Goods & Jewellery Ware of all descriptions in a variety of new, elegant and
of
attractive desigos and paliers.
The stock includes a choice selecties Turkish, Perslan & India Silk,
Carpets & Woollca Rags" chaste and alegent patikros
Prices specially reduced for ver
"-Chuápest store in the Colony!
An early, vjah surnestly-solicited.
D. CHELLARAM.
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BANK,
Paid-up...8h. Taels 7,50 0,00 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Caloutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.
LONDON HANKERS:
Mosere. N. M. Rothschil & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's
COTTON MILLS,
b
عرض
.b.
$2 on 10,000 shares 1st issue
11 2nd 3rd for year ending 30'4'13
Interim of 34 p.o. 8 2/5d per
share. Coupon No. 1 so count year 10.6.12. Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6a/c.191 1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912 $1 final dividend for)
year 1911
Tis. 3 for 1912
for}
Interim of Tla 3 for 1913
1
Tls. 6 29*2*10
$3 on old sharee, $1.50)
on newshares for half year 31'12*12
$314 for 4 year ending
30 6.13.
50 cents for 1912 $2.80 for 1912
Interim of 5 p.c.for
year ending 30:6*13 #2 for year ending 30.6.13
15 per cent. for 1910
31*10*13
Tls. 10 for year end-1
ing 30'6'13.
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10
Ewos
$69
p. &
T. 50 T. 135 b.
Tls. 15 for year ending?
T. 124
¡¡109
b.
124 b.
Tls. 1 for year ending
39;11*13
30 cents 31.7.08.
b.
35 cents for 1912
Shanghai Cottone Laou Kung Mow Bank, Limited,
Kung Yik Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Hongkong Cottons $10 18
Agency.
MISCELLANEOUS, Direction, der Disconto Gesell- China-Borneos
$12 $11 Light and Powers $101" Dreadner Bank...
Do. (Spec. shares) 81 $4 INTEREST allowed on Current China Providents
$10 $9 Account. DEPOSITS received Dairy Farme on terms which may be learned Green Islands
schaft.
$6 $30
b.
$10 86
b.
B..
$25 $189
$10 $22, b.
on application. Every description Hongkong Electrice $10. 847, of Banking and Exchange buei-] Hongkong Ice ness transacted.
Hongkong Ropes
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Langkats
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911. 12
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED.
LIMITED.
XIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
2.00 Auth to 800 mm. Every 15 Mani Loo AM to 10:00 AM.
#
10. Mor
10.00 A.M. La
11.00 AM.
et
15 MI
Authorleed Capital Subscribed
· 1230 AM, LOIRES FX,
15 Ma
19°F to
하
xo Mae.
Paid Up
*2.75 7.M. 10
25. Mon
Reserved Fund
43 PM to
9.23 2 **
to Mo
5.3 P.M. to.
5.00 $24
*
* Max
5:00 PM, to
ETO BM.
"
20 1.
NIGHT CARS.
r
BIG FM) Bud 9 116, 9:30 PM. Q
1100 FM; every half boar,
12.00 M110 11.45 PM.
every quarter of an hour,
SUNDAYS.
koo AM to 10:30 AM. Erway ng Kitw, 10:10A.M. to
13,00 à M.
· 27.45 AM 20 TRDO NOON 11.00 Noon 6 106 PM.
10 Ma
35 MIN.
፫፡ ..
18 Mo
to
1,00 Mi to 5.00 7.M 5.00 *,
35 MIN
5.00 +2.
ko Blin
4.00
15 Mini
to BSTA
ti
M. to 7,00 7,M:.
LIO P.M.. 3:00 Ma
NIGHT CARS us on: West Daysi
Kat
SATURDAYS.
Cars" se mlčnight,
7 SPECIAL CARS
By Arrangement at the Company's Office,
| Alexander Balletagi
Des Yuuk Rosé.
Morning Post Peak Tramway
g. 10 T31 b.
$25 $20
b.
Do. (com $20 $101 b.
81-93 ots. s.
Hongkong Electric Trams 7/6 ......£1,500,000 Philippines $10 $5
1,125,000
F. Price & Oo, Ld. $10 £6 562,500
Pre- 415,000 Sociote desferred
Pulpeset 350 |||$20 Papierteries paid. dn Tonkin up 850
Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20.150 Steam Laundry
85 $44 United Asbestos
Oriental Agonoy, $10 891 b. L..........
BANKERS:
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
Interest allowed on Current AO- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balaton and on Fired, Deposite at rates which may be United Asbestos? sanartained' on application.
Founders Shares AR. LINTON Union Waterboat
Manager.
Weismann, Ltd.
$10
$300
$10 $171
$10:30 $10
39.
THE ALEXANDRA CAPE Watson Cannot be. Beaten, if Equalled. William Powal}" For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery, Corrected to to patte Jan. 23 1934 meale with Wines & Liquens
70 cents for 1912
$1.30 for year end'g 31'7'13
40 cents for 1911
$1.60 per share for 1912
$2 interim for 1913 $1 interim for 1913
Interim of Tls. 1 mak- ling Tls. 2 a/c 1913 None
80 cents on fully paid) shares and 8 cents on $1paidshares for year ending 30.4.13
Interim of 1d. per share
for 1913,
None
$1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year 50 ots. for year endʼg 31.5.12. (20 par cent, per ordinary share for year ended 31'5*1912
$1 per share for yearl
ending 31′12′′1912 202
25 per cent. for year)
ending 317-11
60 cents for 1912
40 cta, yearending 306′12
WRIGHT AND MORNBY: 50* *jd
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