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A.

Commercial.

Persian Oplum.

A Bri ish Consular report on

THE HONGKUNG" TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH 16,~ 1914.

Public Companies

CHINA SUGAR REFINING

CO., LTD.?

NOTICE.

Notices

CANTON. KOWLOON

RAILWAY.

| Important Additions and Alter *HE Thirty-Sixth Ordinary ations to Train Service,

Annual Meeting of the

the trade of Bushire for 1912-13 THE

atates that opium to Hongkong |

and Singapore, up to September, Shareholders of the above Com-Night Express Trains to and 1912, stood at Rs. 25 per chest, will be held at the Offices

of the General Agents, Fedder's Street, on MONDAY, the 30th March at 11 am. for the purpose of receiving the Report and State- ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st December 1913.

and then rose to Rs. 40 and Ra. 50 per case, which led some mer. chants to seek a new route and less expensive rate via Port Said to the Far Eaat. A good yield in Isfahan and Fars in 1912, and continued high prices in Europe, led to a large increase of the export, the total recorded boing 130 tons, valued at $323,247, Of thin the bulk went to the LUZON United Kingdoro, viz., 84 tone, valued at £206,085. The export

The Transfer Books of the Company will be CLOSED from the 17th to 30th March, both days Inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON 'AND CO., LTD.,

General Agents, Hongkong, 10th March, 1914.

SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD. NOTICE.

1.

to China fall from £119,000 (45 THE Thirty-Second Ordinary

Annual Meeting of

in

from Canton.

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BAWKING

CORPORATION.

Hand Mes-da, Wall Street, New York

London Office; --36, Bishopsgats, C

BRANCHES --

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton Cyber !Colon ... Empire

Hough Hankaw

·Capital and Burplas

NESS tracted

| teras,

Shangbal

Yskobams

Gold By,106,000 egtialiainomultiple,000

Banks

TION.

Selling

Exchange,

T/T Marks T/T. Franos

196

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI /1/111/8

BANKING CORPORA- Demand samson,a *.1/11-3/16° On Haiphong H

30 a

..1/11 1/4 On Saigon noiun2 % pm. 60 dis indu......................1/11 1/4 On Bangkok_..........................801 $15.000.000 4 m/s 1/11 5/16

Buying. T/T Shanghai C........................................733⁄44 :!} 4.m/s. L/O.1/11 7/16 T/T Singapore ............................. 8216 4 m/s. D/P ..................1/11:9/16 Private 30 de sight,8'hai ...7436 6 m/s. L/C..............1/11 9/16 T/T Japan.............................. 94) 30d/s.8'ney & Melbournel/1111/16 T/T India ........... ........14434 30 d/s.8an F'co & New York 475 T/T Bombs.y

4 m/s. Marks ... ......2.01. 1444 m/s. Franca ............ 2.47

6 m/s. do

Kobe

Makes

|Paid-up Capital

RESERVE FUNDS:

Pamma

Faking

San Francisco

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 26—

Demand Bombay .........

T/T Calcutta

$15,000,000

.......2.495

"Demand-Ladia

144)

Demand Manila ...................... .94% T/T. San Too & New York 4694 T/T. Java

116%

$32,650,000

...$15,000,000 |

forward Jold Leaf per tael........54,10 Bank of England rates ..3% "overeign

269

10.30

Subsidiary Coina. Discount per $100

1. The Public is hereby noti. fied that commencing on 16th March 1914 and until further notice a night train service wil.

"EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI be inaugurated between Canton

CURRENT ACCOUNTS «pened on, the nammi. and Kowloon and vice versa.

"DEPOSITA RECEIVED, fixed, for one year st The Down train will leave Can-anum, or for shorter periods, at rates, which ton at 7.15 p.m. and arrive Kow. loon at 11,25 p.m.

The Up train will leave Kow-LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted loon at 12.45 a.m. calling on ro-ou all the principal cities in the World.

THE LANK CIRCULAR LETTERS OF quost at Taipo at 1.15 a.m. and CREDIT vervalable all over the World.

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT arriving Canton at 5 a.m. Spe-

Beriained co-applikation,

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. KAIL and TELEORAPHIC KEMITTANCES

sada.

cial Reduced Fares including StarPURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares Ferry across the Harbour,

BRAVELLERS CHICKS sold and cashed.

GEORGE HOGG,

-Manager. Queen's Road, Hongk Harkorg, 1st Nov., 1912

THE

2. About this date on the Fan- lin-Sha Tau Kok branch line the coaches at present in use will be withdrawn and replaced by new the Rolling Stock. First and Third tons) to 889,120 (20 tona); but Shareholders of the above Com-class accommodations will be

ita atead on itom

of pany will be held at the Offices provided. For the convenience YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK the of the General Agents, Pedder's of Excursionists and others Spe- #41,200 (14 tons) to

Street, on MONDAY, the 30th cial Cheap Return Tickets will be Datch Indies made its appear March at 11.15 a.m., for the pur-issued to Sha Tau Kok from ance. So great have been the pose of receiving the Report and Hongkong and Kowloon at the profits realised from the high Statement of Accounts for the following reduced rates 1st "prices paid till recently in the year ending 31st December 1913. Return $1,10; 2nd Return (1st Paid-up Capital

inclusive.

The Transfer Books of the class on branch line) $1.50; 9rd Company will be CLOSED from Return $0.90, the 17th to 30th March, both days

3. Important Alterations in the local train service will also come into forcoe, for further par- ticulars see Timetables which may be had on application at all stations and at the Head Offices Kowloon and Canton.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.

General Agents.

Hongkong, 10th March, 1914.

Far Eastern market, that despite all the difficulties put in the way of import to Chios, Persian ex- porters are very loath to cease shipping to that quarter, and are continually looking for new des- tinations for their consignments, eg, Singapore and Sumatra. Peraian merchants are quite out of sympathy with the anti-opium NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, czasade in the Far East, since

HONGKONG FIRE INSUR- ANCE CO., LTD.

THURSDAY, the 19th. instant.

оп

opium has for years provided THE Forty fifth Ordinary them with the most valuable will be held at the Offices. of the Meeting of shareholders source of recouping themselves undersigned at 12.30 p.m. for losses experienced in other lines of business, of security for obtaining credit from British firms, and of their own profits; and the London market alone is precarious, on account of the Aluotuation of prices and the pre- ference given to the higher grade morphis obtainable from the

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

JARDINE, MATHESON

&.06., Ld., General Managers. Hongkong, Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

THE

By Order, H. P. WINSLOW,

Manager. British Seotion, Kowloon Canton Railway: ADMINISTRATION,

By Order,

Chinese Section, Canton Kowloon Railway.

KOWLOON CANTON

RAILWAY. (Chinese Section) NOTICE.

The Publice is hereby notified that on and from the 16th. March

Turkish products. The Turkish Hongkong, 2nd Mar, 1914. [1134 1914, and until further notice, all crop can in normal seasone supply the entire London demand, and

the lower grade Porsian opium (7 THE CHINA FIREINSURANCE per cent. of morphia) has hitherto found a good market in China

COMPANY, LIMITED.

through single and return fares booked from CANTON will be subject to a surchange of 20% owing to the depreciation in Canton Local Notes.

and the Far East. No doubt with THE FORTY-FIFTH MEET- From this date the single and a view to hindering the export { ING of SHAREHOLDERS return fares by the Express and from Persian ports to China, the in the Company will be held at night trains between Canton and rate of freight to India was raised the Company's Office, No. 3 Hongkong and vice versa will be

Queen's Road Central, Victoria, as under:-"

by the chief shipping line from on THURSDAY, the 19th March, Re.25 to Rs.40, and then Rs.53 per 1914, at 12 o,clock NOON, for the obest. This led to the diversion purpose of receiving a Statement 1st class of opian shipments to the East of Accounts and the Report of the 2nd class to German ships for transhipment Directors for the year ending 31st 3rd class at, Port Said.

"December, 1913..

Consignee

BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

The Steamship

BENARTY," From LEITH. MIDDLES- BRO, LONDON, & STRAITS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are

hereby informed that all

Goods are being landed at their

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be OLOSED 1st class from 6th March to 19th March, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directora.

C. PEMBERTON'

Secretary. Hongkong, 26th February, 1914.

Notice"

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

Single Journey.

Hongkong Currency

$4.00

2,00 .95

Return Journey.

2nd class 3rd class

18

Canion Currency:

|

LIMITED.

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Reserve Fund......

Established 1880.

--- 13

30,000,000 18,550,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

Branches Antung-Haien

Rosby Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengica Harbis Hankow Honolulu Kabe Lian-Yang Lond no

Lyon

Tiingian

Agencies at Nagasaki

Newchwang

New York

Chaka

Pekin

Ry Dius (Port

Arthur)

San Francisco

Shanghai Tickling

Teixi

Tokyo

Los Angeles

Tsingtau

interest Allowed on Cament Account Deposits received for fixed periods at rater 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.

Bilvar...$17,650,000

Demand Calcutta.......1444 Bar Silver, ready....26 3/4

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

COURT OF DIRECTORS. Chinese...20 ots. pieces $11 3/4 Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman Chinese ..10 W. L. Pattenden, Esq, Deputy Hongkong.20

Chairman,

8. H. Dodwell, Esq.

C. Landgraf, Esq.

J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. B. 8hellim, H. A. Siebe, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb. MANAGER. Shanghai-A. G, Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong.10

Opium Quotation.

Malwa, New

Max 13.

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT,

S-JELLERS

Hongkong & S'hai $125.

North China'

LAST DIVING AND TAYE

£2 & 5/- b. at ez 1/11 3/16 equal to $23.29 for 14 year ending 31/12/13 $18 for 1912

Final of 10 p.o, making

20 p.a. 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)

$8,200 per pol

% Malwa, Old...

8,300

$1234

Patha, New...

9,325 per che

Patna, Old.....

9,200

11

8314

Benares, New

9,030

1516

Renarea. Old......... 8.925.

E. Gootz, Esq.

C. B. Gubbay, Esq.

84-SALES*

E-BUYER

N-NOMINAL

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

STOCKS & PAID OF VALUS. "

Czo.Ind Q'TION

HANKS.

MARINE INSURANCE, Cantons

$815

£80/10; $50 330 b. £5 T139 b,

Unione

$100 8845

Yangtzes

£50 $200

b.

FIRE INSURANCES;

$20 #157 8. $50 $395

$25 38

B.

$27 for 1911

b.

$1 for 1906

8.

$15 $281

S

(Preferred) (Deferred)

}

£5 $71

¡101/-

£11

Star Ferry"

{$10 $49

REFINEKIES.

·8100 891 $100851

д

Hongkong-Interest Allowed.

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balanco

5.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

K

For 3 months, 2 per cent per

Annum.

For 6 months. 3 per cent. per

Annum.

for 12 months, 4 per cent. per

Annum.

N. J. STABB, Chief Manager

THE

China Fires Hongkong Fires

SHIPPING. China & Manilae Douglas Steamship 850 836 Steamboats Indo-Chinse

"Shell" Transports £1

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

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

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

HE Business of the abore

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

MINING. Rules may be obtained on ap Chinese Engineerings £140/-

Tronoha

£1·37/- DOCKS, WHARVES, & GIDOWNS, Raubs

£1 $5 Kowloon Wharfe $50 $86) B.K. & Wyos Dook.ļi8 {874" Shanghai Dooks T. 100 57 Hongkow Wharfa T: 100

acted.

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

∙A. §. HEWETT,

Acting Manager. $5.10 Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22

2.60

1.20

Hoogkong Currency $6.75

Салтол

-- Currency

$8,65

3.00 1.50

3.85

1.90

Scale of surcharge upon locai fares are

THE advertised upon Station notice boards.

By Order THE ADMINISTRATION. Canton, 10th March, 1914.

THE-

Notices

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

CO., LTD. to (Capital Paid-up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of Bouse perty, &c.

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

annum.

For the Hongkong and. Shang. hal. Banking Corporation,

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.

DEUTSCH ASIATISCHF

Capital Fully

BANK.

Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches:

Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGE

B.

T. 100 s.

Angle French Lands T.100 T.94. Hongkong Hotels 850 8124 Hongkong. Lands $100 $112 Humphreys Estates $10-$83 Kowloon Lands

$30 $44

Shanghai Lands T.30

T 90,

West Points 350867

Manila Mpole Hotel P.10 P.8

COTTON MILES,

Tainanfu Taingtau Yokohama. Ewos

́ ́LONDON BANKERS:

Pro-Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sons. Shanghai Cottons

Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: ·

LONDON DIRECTORY Loans made on the Provident

(Published Annually)

t

System. (Rates and Particulars on ap-

plication),

The Office of

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

· ́`SHEWAN, TOMES '& Ü。. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908. S

- 11

!

b.

8.

b.

T50 T.132} bị

T. 122

91

12

The Union of London and Smith's Laou Kung Mow

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

Agency.

Hongkong Cottons $10 38 Direction der Disconto Gesell- MISCELLANEOUS,

schaft.

China-Borneos 812 811) Dreadnor Bank,

Light and Powera $101 INTEREST allowed on Current Do. (Speo, shares) $1j.

$41.

b.

6,

b. $25 $184. b.

0,

on terms which may be learned Dairy Farme

$6:$34

·010 · 186.80 on application. Every description Green Islande of Banking and Exchange busi Hongkong Electrics $10 $42 ness transacted.

Hongkong Toes. R. TIMMERSCHEIDT Hongkong Ropes $10 $23

Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oot, 1911. [2] Langkats

g. 10 T61

Morning Post THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Peak Tramway

MR. LI HON FAN, a Chinese Enables traders throughout the World risk into the hazardous and/or graduate vereed in litera nommunicate direct with English. extra hazardous Godowns of the ture, has been a teacher to Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf European, officials and merchants MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF Account. DEPOSITS received China Pravidents 310 88 and Godown Co., Ltd., whence in this Colony for over ten years. in cach class of goods, Besides being a and/or from the wharves delivery He has a good mathod of train-complete commercial guide to London & may be obtained.

ing Europeans to pass in theta suburbe, the directory contains lists of No claims will be admitted Chinese examination, and

⠀ EXPORT MERCHANTS after the Goods have left the possessed of a first rate certificate with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial Godowns, and all Goods remain as a Chinese teacher: He has and Foreign Market they supply: STEAMSHIP LINES ing undelivered after the 20th also a good knowledge of Manda-arranged under the ports to which they Mar., will be subject to rant.

rin and Hakka.

and indicating the approximate PEAK TRAMWAY CO. All claims against the steamer Those who intend learning the Bailings. must be presented to the Under-Chinese language are requested PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES signed on or before the 27th Mar. to write c/o "Hongkong Tele- eta, in the principal provincial towns & of-loading Manufacturers, Morohouts, or they will not be recognized.graph" office or direct to 37 industrial centres of the United Kingdom,

All broken, chafed, and damaged Hollywood Road, 1st floor. Goods are to be left in the Go-Hongkong, 29th Jan., 1912. downs, where they will be ex- amined on the 20th Mar., at 11 a.m.

No Fire Insurance has been effected:

Bills of Lading will counter signed by,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.

Agents." Hongkong, 13th Mar., 1914.

Notice

DRACON CYCLE GO.

DES VIZOX: ROAD CENTRAL.

MOTOR CARSON HIRE $602 18 Per Hour, Tal, 482,- Qable Add, “LAURITSAN:

NOTICE.

THE interest and responsibility of Mr. Frank Barrington Deacon in our firm ceased on the 3rd April, 1913.

DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON. Hongkong, 25th Feb., 1914.

MAN LOONG.

FIRST-CLASS' PRESERVES/ÓINDER BRAND SOY MANUFACTURERS.

#Factory at Yaumati

À of the current edition will be

copy forwarded, freight pald, on receipt of Postal Orders for 201,

Dealere seeking Agencies can advertise their trade cards for 60; or larger adver- tisaments from £3.

THE LONDON DIRECTORY. 00., LTD, 25 Abohurch Lane, London E.C.

Over 30 yakes ago the late Lord

·Beaconsfield tamlad to the benefits Je faceived fium HIMROD'S CURE, and avery post bring# Ga nimitar Leftera- to-day.

HIMROD'S

OFFICE: No. 56. Das Vouz Road, CURE for

CTelephone No. 177′′ & K. 12.

Was class of Goods. Our Fruit & Gingers are all fresh and of the first plok Our Syrup is prepared from the best quality of Sugur. We give our speciat pattention to our business and Vanitary

Lazangomonte,

7E are the loading Manufacturers in

· FANNO FOR 40 YEARS.

ASTHNA

- Sold in tina by all Centats had Stores P throughout the Country,

· Beware: df ·Imitations;

LIMITED...

TIME TABLE.

15.00 AM to :.00 am to 10.00 AM to IZ 30 AM, LO 29.45 P.M. LO

$$ M. La 8.3% 7.3. to

WEEK DAYS.

15 MIN.

O'

· Loo AM. Lewes ss Mod 10.00 34

so Mo, 11.00 A

50 zy Mar 1941 PM,

5.13 PAG 143 P MIS T.ME 500 100

5.00 1.3 Lo I. ..

NIGHT CARE.

נאHa

14 15 MI

10 Ka

8.50 v.m; and 9 rati, giyo zat, to (12.50 fmi avery kalf kowo,

21.00 PIRYLO 2842 7,M^^

svery quietar of author.

SUNDAYS.

1,8:00 AM 10: 10:30 AM.. Brxxy; 25 Min.",

20:30 A.M. to......ELDO A ME

11.43 A. Lo Noor

18.00 Noon to 10ó 23,

**/ 8,00 7.87 Lo⠀ * 3.00 0.01

5.00 F.M, to Loa M

##

TO BIN

16

.41 .30 Maw.

Et 15 Max.

DI

30 MD,

6.00 2 to 1.00 136. 7:00 10 10 830 PM NIGHT CARS a co Wook Day

***SATURDAYS

"Extra" Cara ne za midnight. SPECIAL CARB

By kercogement at the Company's fillos.

*&Jexandra. Buildings.

Du Vœur Road

INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Capital ......£1,500,000

Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund

3

1

1,125,000 $62,500 -465,000

BANKERS:

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.

$25 $21

$10 $10

55

Do. (new) $1.93 cts. s. Hongkong Electric Trams 8/2

b.

Philippines $10. $5 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10... 16

Pre- |Societe - des: ferred }:

Pulpeset $50 $20 Papierteries baid Mor dn Tonkin

--up $50.

Benefit 8200 Shanghai Sumatras T. 20/T150 Steam Laundry 85. [$4) ¦ bj United "Asbestos

Oriental Agency, $10 $91% 6.

Interest allowed on Current Ac. counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance, and on Fixed Deposite at rates' which may be Lenertained on application. United Asbestosį A.R.LINTON Founders Shares)

Manager. Union Waterboat

$10 $300

$10-$20

# Weismann, Ltd. ⠀ #10: 130°

Watson

$10 $7 $9 'William Powell

Operected to forgó, gm, Mar 15 2926",

General brokeri & De Vosts Hand Castral

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery menls with Wines & Liquens

$10 for 1911

$2.50 for year end'g30'6'13 Final of $1 for half) year ending 31′12′′13 ↑ (6 p.o. for year 1913 on

preferred shares

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

$2 on 10,000 shares 1st issue

$% on 10,000

$1 on 10,000

vi Sad

19

3rd 19

for year ending 30′4′13

$3 for 1912

$3 for 1897

Interim of 31 pc. 8 8/5d per share, Coupon No. 1 ac- count year. 30,6,12.

Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6 a/c.191 1/2 for 1909"

$9.50 for year 1913.

for}

$1 final dividend^ for

year 1911

T. 3 for 1912

Interim of Tis 3 for 1913

Tis. 6 29'2'10

$7 on old shares, $3150)

on new shares for

year 31'12 13

$31% for 14 year ending. 31.12.13

50 cents for 1913

$2,80 for 1913

Interim of 5 p.s.for

year ending 30'6'13 $2,25 for year Vending 31.12.13

15 per cent. for 1910 Tls.-15 for year ending

$11013

Tls. 10 for year end-

ing 30'6'13

T. 12 for year end'g 31.12

Tla 1 for year ending]

301113

50 cents 31.7.08.

85 cents for 1912

70 cents for 1913

$1.50 for year end'g 31'7'13

40 cents for 1911

́ $1.60 per share för 1919

$2 Interim for 1913

Interim for 1913

Interim of Tls. 1 mak- ing Tie: 2-a/o-1913 -None

·80-cents on fully pala shares and 8 cents on 1poidshares for year ending 30.4.13

Interim of 11d. per share

for 1918.

None

|*$£50 for 1910.

None

No dividend this Year 50 cts for year end'g' 315.12

20 pot contrper-of

share for yest ended

* 316-1918

| $125 per share for year?

*Couding 3112:1915 87

bading 31711

60 cent for:191270

cts, yestanding 6*80*12 : WRIGHT AND HORNBY Thare and

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