1914-03-09 — Page 11

Commercial.

THE HONGKONG TELEGR*PH. MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1914.

and it would be in the bigbest Public Companies

degree unwise to do so this Indian Wireless Stations."

would give a total output of plantation rubber of 187,500| Nono to roon, the various tone, which falls very consider wireless stations in India are to ably short of some of the be overhauled and where neces-estimites previously indulged in sary a10 to be brought right up and should not be so difficult to date. Port Blair Diamond Island and Rangoon are ench to of absorption with low prices have ten kilowatt plants which tending to stimulate now uses, will command a radius of bot- ween 1,000 and 2,000 miles at night, when de is generally. known, wireless telegraphy is always at its boat. The present "stations in Bombay and Karachi command a radius of a little ovor 800 miles only. Recent: But veging operations on the fron-

Orman Activity,

The present activity in Gorman

UNION' INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD

NOTICE.

FROM this date or until further absence from the Colony, Mr. notice during my temporary C.H.P. HAY will not se Secretary of the Society.

By Order of the Board.

C. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1914.

CHINA TRADERS' INSUR- ANOE CO, LTD. NOTICE.

notice during my temporary

By Order of the Board.

C. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1914.

Banks

INTERNATIONAL, BAWKING

CORPORATION.

Head Ofles todo, Wall Street, New York London Ulice:jó, Bizkopagnie, E.C.

BRANCHES :

Bombay) Calcati

Canto

Cabu -Calon

Hongkong Hankow

Capital and Surplus

Banks

Exchange

Solling.

ITT, Marks qgungman. 197 HONGKONG & SHANGHAI T/T.

....................1/11 1/8 TIT. Franos i.

. .1.49 BANKING CORPORA Demand 1/11 9/18 On Haiphong tumanl pin

TION.

30 dia...............

1/11 1/4. [On Saigon ... suuristan 60 dis'.................................1/11 1/4 On Bangkok: ....................7931⁄2 ..$15,900,000 | 4 mƒe .................................... .1/11 5/16.

T/T Shanghai ...........................................7396 -16 m/s. L/C T/T Singapore

821 4 m/s. D/Basare.

Buylog.

.1/11-1/2 1/11.5/8 ...1/11 5/8.

91 30d/s.S'ney & Melbourne1/11

Labe Manila

Mandes

Paid-up Capital

RESERVE FUNDS:

Редена

Paking

Private 30 d/s sight S'hai ..7dig [6 m/s L/O .............. T/T Japan,.......

San Frenchco

Sterling -

Shanghal..

Yolen

T/T Bombay

£1,500,000 at 2!--

$15,000,000

T/T Calcutta

Demand Caloutta.

Demand India.

Gold $400,000 equal-z1,800,000

11

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF HANKINO BUSI- NESS tracted,

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the mum, DEPOSITS RÉCEIVED, fred for cas year at 4Ž paz anni, er for shorter perioda, at ratas,” which may be curtained on application,”

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL, And TELRORAPHIC REVITTANCES

Mada.

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on wit the principalciilen in the World,

THE JANES CIRCULAR LETTRES OF

ZOOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

had

Manager. Queen's Road, Hongk Hanexong, 1st Nov., '1913,

THE

...,『

tier of Bolivia and Brazil have shipbuilding is by no meana con: FROM this date or until further CREDIT N available all over the World, proved the value of wireless asfined to the Hamburg-Amerika absence from the Colony, Mr FURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares an aid to exploration, the Com-Line, for the Norddeut cher Lloyd H.P. HAY will act as Secretary RAVELLERS CHECKORGE HOG mission firing all their longitudes has also an extensive programme of the Company. by time signals sent by wireless, in hand. In addition to the two by authority of the Brazilian Go fast mail liners Columbus and verament every night over a die Columbus (, each of 38,000 tons, tance of 120 miles. The experi- the Norddeutscher Lloyd is bail ence proves that exploratoryding two large passenger and Eut vepora will be able to dispense cargo boats of 18,000 and 15,000 with obronoireters and accurate tons respectively. The larger of THECHINA FIRE INSURANCE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.. ly fix all longitudes. The latest rhezo is to be called the Monchen development in wireless science and the other the Zoppelia. The

Established 1880. ia a direction finder by means of

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 HE FORTY-FIFTH MEET-Paid-up Capital which an operator is able 13 steamers for the Australian, and

company is also building 14 cargo THE

80,000,000 ING of SHAREHOLDERS Reserve Fund...._** 18,550,000 locate more certainly the position Far Eastern routes, so that though in the Company will be held at -of the instrument sending the it is Icaing the mail contracts, it the Company's Office, No. 3 seems to be increasing its hold Queen's Road Central, Victoria, on THURSDAY, the 19th March, pa theso trades,

1914, at 12 o,clock NOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1913.

message!

Raw Rubber Prospects..

A special correspondent of The Financial Times writes :---

During the long mon the stagna- tion in the Lubber share market, trado apthorities have had more opportunity of considering the

New Career for Women,

women

COMPANY, LIMITED,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 6th March to 19th March, both days inclusive..

Directors.

By Order of the Board of

C. PEMBERTON

Secretary:

Toe aual repat of the In- most recent developments in National Fead Reform Ag the progress of the industrysiation contains a record of and from their

conclusions its activities. The include the as of the probable resulta. It formation of a Joint Matrons and becomes increasingly evident Schools Committes to improve that the estimates of the product the feeding in gobcals, hospitels, Hongkong, 26th February, 1914. tion of plantation rubber in 1914 and other institutions by the pro- 1015 and 1016 indulged in during vision of trained dieticians and the heyday of the boom are little visiting advisors, thus opening likely to be realised.

dp a new career, to Indeed, the much moremcderats Professor F. A. Bainbridge of estimates subsequently ventered Durham University writea: upon were also on the optimistic The need for improved cookery side, for they did not quite tako among the working clares is into account the possibility of a very gent, and I am very glod prolongation of Iw price for the the National Food Reform As commodity and the consequent aociation is working on thst financial stringency to which,

question. plantation companies would ba subjected. One already bears of portions of estates which are 10

Es allowed to revert to jungle

unlo:s an early improvement!

31

Consignee

COMPANY.

tk place in the pries of the PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP commodity. All planting progra mmes have either beon entirely abandoned or estiously curtailed,

While it seems inevitable that the very optimistic unticipa. tiona na to. the output during 1914 are not likely to ba realised

8.6. "CHINA," /

From SAN FRANCISCO, JAPAN PORTS and MANILA,

The above mentioned vesselį having arrived consignees of car- it does not follow that there are hereby notified to send in

will be any real shortage in the

their bills of lading for counter- signature and takd immediate

supplies. Wild rublǝra of delivery of cargo from alongside.

m dium grade may disappear to Cargo impeding discharge will

a large extent, but in all probabe landed immediately at con

HONGKONG FIRE INSUR ANCE CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

Head Office-YOKOHAMA.

Branch

Anten Halen":

No hay

Calcutta

Agencies at Nagasaki

Newchwang New York

Dak

Pekia

thangchun

Dairen

Fangtien

Ryolan (Port

Harbin Bankow

Arbur),

San Francisco

Shanghai

Tiebling

Tient-in,

Tokyo.

Angel

Tsingtat

Henokuu Kobe Hao-Yang

Lond u

. Lyon,

Tsingtau

Bilver ...$17,650,000

$32,650,000

Reserve Liability of

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

T/TIrdisy sin.14434 30d/e.San F'ec & New York 4794

.1444 | 4 m/s. Marks

.2.01 1/2 Dema Bombay .............................1443. 4 m/s. Francs .............................248

..14434 6 m/a... / do

1449

BarSilver, ready... .2674

forward

.143

.2,50

.26 13/16 Demand Manila ........ ..95 Gold Leaf per tael ........ :54.10 T/T. San F'ou & New York 4694' | Bank of England rafes ...3% T/T, Java

................................1169% Jovereign

.....10.30 Subsidiary Coins.. Discount per $100 Chinese...20 ots. pieces $121/8

COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landalo, Chairman Chinese...10 W. L. Pattenden, Esq.- Deputy Hongkong.20

Chairman.

8. H. Dodwell, Esq."

G. Friesland, Esq.

O, S. Gubbay, Esq.

E. Goetz, Esq.

P.H. Holyoak,, Esq.

C. Landgraf, 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:

I

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. . ·

Depos is received for fixed periods at rates to be For 3 months, 2 per cent per

Intercal Alord on Currat Account. obtained on application.

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

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND UHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,

Annum.

For 6 months, 3 per cent. per

Annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent per

. Annum.

N. J. STABB, Chief Manager

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

HE "Forty

fifth Ordinary HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON, BANKING Meeting of shareholders Paid-up Capital .......£1,200,000 will be held at the Offices. of the Reserve Fund...£1,700,000 plication. undersigned at 12.30 p.m. on Reserve Liability of THURSDAY, the 19th. instant.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED. from he 5th, to the 19th. instant, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON

& Co., Ldi, General Managers. Hongkong, Fire Insurance Co.,

Lt. Hongkong, 2nd Mar., 1914. [1134

Notices

NOTICE.

bility the collection of the better signees' risk and expense. Cargo grades will be fairly wellmain remaining undelivered Monday, THE interest and responsibility of Mr. Frank Barrington tained until more time has been March 9th, 1914 at NOON will Deacon in our firm ceased on the allowed to show that the procent be landed at consignees' risk and 3rd April, 1913. low level of prices is likely to be expense. permanent. There has been a

Cargo remaining undelivered

considerable increase in the stock Friday, March 13th, 1914, at

noon in addition to landing

DEACON, LOOKER,

DEACON & HARSTON.

of medium wild rabt ora and the chargos, storage charges will be Hongyong, 25th Fob., 1914.

outlook for this branch of trade is

collected.

Jar liom encouraging, as eo long.No Fire Insurance whatever

Be the better grades and plants-will be effected.

tion can be oblained at roun-1 (All chafed and otherwise dam-

NOTICE.

present prices that inferior stuff aged cargo will be examined at MR WILLIAM HUTTON

will be cold-shouldered by manu- facturera. It is estimated that the output of dry rubber last year was double that of 1908, which

10 am.

No claim will be entertained

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1914,

- THE

LONDON DIRECTORY

(Published Annuslly)

Hongkort,10

. "

$13

**

$3 7.#4 7/8

Opium Quotation.

Feb 27. Malwa, New.................88,200 perthe %Malwa, Old 8,500

Patna, New ......... 9,325... Patna, Old............................. 9,200 Benares, New .... 9,050 8.925 Benares, Old..

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.

S-SELLERS SA-541F5

STOCKS & PAID OF VALDU.

£80/10

325

་

B-BUYERS N-NOMINAL

LIST DIVIDEND AND TATE.

£2 & 5-b. at ex 1/11 3/16

equal to $23.29 for year ending 31/12/13

$18 for 19:2

Firal of 1" p.o, making

2up.c. for 1912 Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim. of $30 for 1912 : Final of $12 mak.$15 forl 1911 & Int, of83 för 1912)

BANKS.

$815

Hongkong & B'hai $125

MAXINE INSURANCE, Cantons

$50

North China

£5 T139

Unions

$100. $845

Yangtzes

£50 $200

FIRE INSURANCES,

$20

16157.

·850

$395

$27 for 1911

$25 #8

Douglas Steamship $50 Steamboats

$35)

t.

$15

$281

F.

Indo-Chinas

}

£5 $71.

102 b.

£11

China Fires Hongkong Fires

SHIPPING.

China & Manilaa

(Preferred) (Deferred)

"Shell" Transporta £1

Star Ferry" 610 $49

REFINERIES.

$10 for 1911.

$1 for 1906

$2.50 for year end'g 30°6′19′′ "Final of $1 for half

year ending 31°12′13 / (6 p.c. for year 1912 on

preferred shares

(Interim of 1/- making..

2- for 1913 Coupen No. 21.

#2 on 10,000 shares 1st issue #2 on 10000- 2nd

# $1 on 10,000

i, 3rd

for year ending 90'4′13.

$100 196 $100 $81

#9 for 1912

HINING,

HE Business of the above THE

Bank is conducted by the China Sugars HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Luzon Sugare CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on ap-

INTEREST on deposits is al- Proprietors .£1,200,000|lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent. per an- FOREIGN EXCHANGE and num. General Banking business trans-

acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

A. 8. HEWETT,

Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22

Notices

THE CHINA

PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.).

#

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cent. per annum.

Tronohe Raubs

Chinese Engineerings £1|10)-

£1 36/6 £1 $3 BOCKS, WHAK VET, & GIDOWNS Kowloon Wharfs $50 #85) H.K.&W'poa Doake $50 675 க

P.100 e.

Shanghai Docks T. 10055 b. Hongkow Wherfs T. 100 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING) For the Hongkong and Shang- Anglo French Lands T,100|T.94 hai Banking Corporation,

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager. | Hongkong Hotels $50 $123 b.

Capital Fully

Paid-up...Sh. Tasle 7,500,00 Hoad Office.Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin,

Branches:" Berlia Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore, Tientsin, Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.

LONDON BANKERS: party, &c.

Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sons The Union of London and Smith's.] Laou Kung Mow

'Bank, Limited, Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London | Kung Yik.

Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell-

Goods received on Storage.

+#

| Advances made on Merchandise:

Loans made on the Provident

Bystem. (Ratua and Particulars on ap-

plication).

POTTS retired by mutual the above Company's godown Thursday, March 12, 1914, at consent from the firm on the 31st

December, 1913,

We have this day admitted Mr. indicates a rals of consumption livery note or list of exceptions nership.

unless accompanied by short de-Edward John Chapman into part considerally in excess of the 10 taken at the time of delivery to fer cent. per annum bitherto consignees and signed for and on reckoned en There is nothing in behalf of the Pacifio Mail S S. Co. | the known facts to ausport the All clims must be filed on 'er view that such a marked accelera- before April 6, 1914, othe,wiso tion in the demand has taken they will not be recognized. place, so that in the absence of R. O. MORTON, Agent. any great acoumulations of aur-Hongkong, 6th Mar., 1914. plus etcoks it follows that the stooks cf manufcotared rabber goods have been substantially in- oressed. Accordingly distributors would be in a favourable position to keep but of the market for a time in the event of any material advance in the price of the raw material. It is more than likely ture, has been a teacher to with the Gloods they ship and the Colonial also that manufacturers have been European officials and merchants and Foreign Market they supply: laying in stooke of the raw ma-in this Colony for over ten years. STEAMSHIP LINAS terial at or about the lowest points) He has a good-method of train-arranged under the ports to which they Just as a hedge against su honing Europeans to pass in the sail, and indicating the approximate Chinese examination, and is PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES advance su bas been dicoussed.

According to the lateat es, possessed of a first rate certificate of leading Manufacturors, Merchants, timates, there are 1,400,000 acres as a Chinese teacher. He has to, in the principal provincial towns de in the Middle East planted with also a good knowledge of Manda- Industrial centres of the United Kingdom. A copy of the current edition will be rin and Hakka.

forwarded, freight paid, on receipt of

Notice

Enables traders throughout the World to communicate direct with English.

MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS LESSONS IN CHINESE. in each class of goods. Besides being a complete commercial galde to London & ... | Its suburbs, the directory contains lists of R. LI HON FAN, a Chinese

EXPORT MERCHANTS graduate versed in litera-

MR.

Ballings.

rubber. Of those 600,000 aoraa Those who intend learning the Postal Orders for 20s, are in Malaya, 270,000 in Ceylon Chinese language are requested Dealers seeking Agonoles can advertise and South India, 240,000 in to write c/o "Hongkong Teles their trade cards for G1, or larger, adver- Java and 280,000 in Sumatra and graph" office or direct to 87 tomonta from £3.

Bornes. Taking the average Hollywood Road, 1st floor, IN THE LONDON DIRECTORY CO., LTD. yield in full hearing at 800 lbs Hongkong, 26th Jan, 1912, 25 Abohurch Lane, London E.Q

The Office of

TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &, Undertaken and Executed,

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

$3 for 1897

*

Interim of 3 pc, 8 2/5d per

share, Coupon No. 1 so 'count year 30.6,12 Int. of 1/6 mak. 6/6 a/6. 19: 1/2 for 1909

$3.50 for year 1913

$1 final dividend for?.

year-1911

Tls, 3 for 1912

Interim of Tls 3 för 1913

Tis. 6 29*2*10

#7 on old shares, $3.50)

on new shares for year 31 12 19

rear ending

$2.80 for 1933

Interim of 5 p.o. for

year ending 30'6'13 $2.25

15 per cent. for 1910

DEU

BANK.

EUTSCH ASIATISCHE Hongkong Lands $100 Humphreys Estates $10 Kowloon Lands

$112

$314 for

31 12.13

$81

50 cents for 1913,

$30

Shanghai Lands T.30

West Points

E.30

$50

167

b.

for year ending) 31.12.13

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10

P.8

COTRON MILLS.

Ewos Shanghai Cottone

T. 50

T. 131

Tla. 15 for year ending)

31'10'13

T. 126

Tls. 10 for year end-

_ing 30:6:13

195

11214

b.

50 cents 31.7.08

85 cents for 1912

70 cents for 1913,

b.

b.

schaft.

TAS RIEGELLANEOUS,

Hongkong Cottons $10 $8 China-Bornopa $12 $11 88. Dresdner Bank

Light and Power $10 $41 INTEREST allowed on Current Do. (Spec.shares) $1j

$10 $8.30 Account. DEPOSITS received China Providents

$6 $30 on terms which may be learned Dairy Farme

$10 $0

on application. Every description Green Lelanda

3 of Banking and Exchange busi- Hongkong Electrics $10 841

Hongkong Toes $25 $185 B ness transacted.

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT Hongkong Ropes $10 $238.

Manager, Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911..

PEAR

EAK TRAMWAY CO.

LIMITED.

12 Langkats

.g. 10

T63

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Morning. Post

Peak Tramway

INDIA, LIMITED.

Do... (now)

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

$199 ote. A.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

100 to 10.00 ..

Authorised Capital. ......£1,500,000 Congkong Electric Trama 8/

AERO

1,125,000

562,500 Philippines.

$10 $5 415,000 F. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6

Pre- Societe des | torred

Pulpeset

$50 $20 Papierteries paid dn Tonkin up $50

Subsoribed

Paid Up

30 MI.

10.00 4,0-$100 2.16 ·

*

15 Hot

Reserved Fund

II 36 A.. to 21.45 PM

125 7.3.

zo Mu.

"

THE VOL. to LIS 7. to 50.2%

1.13 2.

Ja

to MINI

BANKERS;

5.00 P

$1

15 MIN.

To

1.10 M.

H

10 Kon

London Joint Stock Baug,

**Limited.

NIGHT CARS

- 1,50,3.2: And V P.M. 2:30 PM, to

in so ist "every half hourę

22:00 F,MITỢ 2545 TIM... »-avary quarter-of unibour,

SUNDAYS:

640 8.44, to togo am. Krzar 19 Min.

to M

*WE OGʻA NA KOON DOWE

sayo mm. ka....'11:00:A M,

BES65 AM. TO Now 15 METH,

arto Mo

93 Mini

2002.14, 10

5.00.

e

N

to Matt

́ ́NIGHT CARS as "on, Wik Dayas

SATURDAYS DE

· Extra Cars (at" 167 suidnight. SPECIAL CARE”

By Artsogement at the Company's flics,

Alexandra'. Bul'ðlags, „De Yinnar Road*

Bank of England.

: Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Interent allowed on Current Ao-Steam Laundry $5 (84) counte at 2 per cent per annum United Asbestos)

on Bally Balance and on Fixed Oriental Agency, $10 $914 Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.

A. L. LINTON

Manager.

Ld..

United Asbestos)

$10-$300 Founders Shares Union Waterboat $10 $20

Weismann, Ltd. $10 83013

$10 37.65 b,+

Gederal brokers 8 The Papioid Conical adduces Rarais

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Watson Cannot be Beaton, if Equalled William Powell

For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery › Corrected - Li za-no pow. blár, 9, 1974. maale with Wines & Liquens

T. 18 for year ond'g 31*1213

Tia. 1 for 70er ending)

33*11*13

$1.30 for year end'g 31′7′′)

40 cents for 1911

$1.60 per she re for 1912.

$2 interim for 1913., 61 interim for 1913

fInterim of Tia. 1 mak 1ing Tis. 2 a/o 1913 None

80 cents on fully paid

shares and 8 cente.oni $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13 Interim of itd. per share

for 1913,

None

$1.50 for 1910.

Nono

No dividend this year

50 cts: for year end'g 31.5,12

per cent, per ordinary abare for year ended *31*5*1912

$1.25 per share for year

onding 31*12*1913

25 per cent for year

ending 8111

60 cents for 1918

40 cts: yearending 6'30′12 WRIGHT AND HORNBY SWANG