1
Commercial.
Uld Plah, Limited,
Consignee
Mr. Parsy presided over the NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. annual general meeting of Ula
Pial, Ltd. He said that a com- From CALCUTTA, PENANG preben ive boring programme waa AND SINGAPORE.
under preparation, and personally
he was sure that the additional
Bress would yield the same rich THE Steamship
results as the prosent mine. He
"THONGWA,"
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1914.
Public Companies
THE HONGKONG · ROPE 'MANUFACTURING CO., LTD
THE 30TH ORDINARY AN-
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BAYKING
CORPORATION,
Hand Office-do, Wall Street, New York Loudon Oncet-jë, Diakopagate, K,C.;
BRANCHES 24-
Bombay
Calcatia
Canton
Caba Colos
Kuplen
Нов колк Hanow
Capital and Surplus asian,
..Paking
Goli $7,800,000
equalia ning 1,430,000
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI
NESS cansacted
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand............
BANKING
TION.
T/T CORPORA 30 dissuntos
Paid-up Capital ......$15.000.000
RESERVE FUNDS:
NUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Office, St. George's was confi lent that the operations having arrived from the above Victoria, on Tuesday, the 31st Building, 6, Connaught Road, would be attended with great ports, consigneos of cargo are March, 1914, at 12 o'clock Noon. success for many years to come hereby informed that their goods for the purpose of receiving a and said that some pleasant will he delivered from alongside. Statement of Accounts and the Burprises were in store for share Cargo impeding the discharge Report of the General Managers ar
"CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the asum holders during the next few of the vessel will be landed at for the year ending 31st Decem-paass, or for shorter periods, at rains, which, -months The report was adopted. once, at consignees risk and bor, 1913, and electing a Consulta certained on application,
„DILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. ****
MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES · Messrs. Richard Howorth &
Cargo remaining on board aftering Committee and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of mad
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS graded Reserve Liability of 1 p.m. on the 21st inst. will be land- the Company will bo CLOSED the prides CRCULAR LETT Co.'s report dated Manchester,
THE BANK'S LETTERS OF February 18, contains the followed at consignees' risk and expense. from Thursday, the 26th March CREDIT Avalabil over the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT ing :-
"FURCHASE and SALE al Stocks and Shares
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and combed.
GEORGE HOGG
The Cotton Trade.
expense.
No Fire Insurance has been effected..
Daring the week we have ex-
Bills of Lading will be count- perienced very quiet and smallersigned by the undersigned. markets for Mid-Americans, and DAVID SASSOON & CO., LTD,
Agents. the only feature which has come
to light has been" the Census Hongkong, 19th Mar, 1914. [1183
figures of the American mills' con. sumption of cotton for January, which show a record, viz., 541,000 baloo as against 482,000 for Dec. ember; but in epite of these figures the market shows no improvement, ne the move- ment on the other side still continues well ever last year 8 the one counter-balances the other. There has been a sustain- ed demand for now crop months which has hard a steadying effect on the market and the general idea seems to be that slightly over Bd. per ib. is not dear for next crop with all its uncertainties before it. The demand for arot cotton has been moderate, the buying being rather of a detail character.
Demand does not gatherstrength in the cloth market and the posi tion is much the same as a week ago; makers have had a fair amount of inquiry to deal with, but it cannot be said they have found much encouragement in the shape of actual business and the quantities put down usually of very modest propor tions. Prices generally are cut
are
To Sail
FOR YOKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI,
THE Stoomship
* THONGWA,"
Captain O. M. Robine, will be despatched for the above ports, on TUESDAY, the 24th inat, Noon.
at
to Tuesday, the 31st March, 1914, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 18th March, 19 4.
INSUR THE CHINA FIRE
ANCE CO., LTD.
է.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
T
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fan), for one, pear at
affecind
Manngar. Queen'e Road, Hongk Hɔng«> g,I at No. 1115
Proprietora..........$15,000,000
Exchange
T/T. Marks 4001040, $145446. ↑ a
Selling,
....1/11 1/16
T/T. Franca ... ............. 2,42
.1/11 1/8
On Hai phong th
pm
On Saigon
29
On Bangkok.........................
.8046
|
Buylog.
4 m/s L/C
1/11 7/16
4 m/s. D/P
6 m/s, L/O
1/11 9/16
1/11 3/16 60 dla.... ..........................1/11 3/16 4 m/s ******?** ** T/T Shanghai ..................737 1/11 1/4
T/T Singapore............ 8244 Private 30 die sight S'hai ...74 T/T Japan T/T India
COURT OF DIRECTORS, Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman Chinese...10: W. L. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy Hongkong.20
Chairman,
samson uite-9434 · | 30d/e.8'ney & Melbourne1/11 11/16
|-30 dƒa‚San F°c¢ & New York 4796
.143144 m/s. Marks ......... .....2.01.
..$8,200 per pol
Ком
1
Afanita Marco
Ралата
+
San Francisco
Sterling
Shangbal
Yokohama
T/T Bombay
£1,500,000 at 2/
Demand Bombay
1434
4 m/s. Francs
.....2.47
T/T Calcutta
14316 in. do
.........249.
$15,000,000
Demand Calentta
1434 BarSilver, ready
26 3/4
Demand India
Silver...$17,650,000
Demand Manila ..........................
T/T. San F'ou & New York T/T. Java
1161⁄4
14334
forward .9434 Gold Leaf per tael .............. 461 Bank of England rates Sovereign'" ....
.26 11/16
:54,10
.3%
10.30
$32,650,000
Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100
Opium Quotation
Mar 19.
Malwa, New
Chinese...20 ota.pieces $11 15/16%
Malwa, Old
8,800
54.
"
$12 1/4 $4
Patna, New
9,325 per che
Patna, Old..
9,200
Benares, New
9,050
#616
Benares, Old......... 8,925
SA-SALES
B-BUVEKS
N-NOMINAL
፡፡
CLOSING
TION
MARINE INSURANCES, Cantons
North China
$50
£5 T139
$815.
£80/10
330 b.
b.
Unions
$100 6845
£50 $200
b.
FIRE INSURANCES.
$20 $50
$146 ox div.
$10 for 1912
$368 x div.
$27 for 1912
$25 $8.1
.6.
$1 for 1906
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
HE DIVIDEND of $7.00 and
BONUS of $3.00 per Share Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 declared at the Forty-Fifth Meet-Paid-up Capital ing of Shareholders held this day Reserve Fund and Shanghai Banking Corpora will be payable at the Hongkong tion on and after FRIDAY, the 20th March, 1914.
- Shareholders are requested to The Steamer has superior ac-apply to the office or the Coin- commodation for passengers, is installed throughout with Electric Pany for warrante.
By Order of the Board of Light and carries a duly certified Directors. doctor.
Roturn Tours to Japan (occupy- ing 20 days)
יך
The Steamers leave about every 3 weeks for Shanghai and Kobe (Inland Sea), returning via Moji, providing a stay of 5 to 6 days in Japan."
Return tickets are available by the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Steamers, Fare for round trip $120.
to
For Freight or Passage, apply
DAVID SASSOON & Co., Ltd..
Agents.
very fine but there still continues Hongkong, 19th Mar., 1914. the utmost difficulty in arranging transactions and a good deal of hesitancy is shown by buyers in
entering into contracts for distant Public Companies
delivery; speculative enterprise is conspicuously absent but miscel laneous lote are dealt in to extent although the majority of buyers evince no anxiety to proce- ed beyond the placing of ecos sary requirements."
Fome CHINA SUGAR REFINING
CO, LTD..
NOTICE.
India continues a disappointing THE Thirty-Sixth Ordinary
1.
C. PEMBERTON,
Secretary. Hongkong, 19th Mar., 1914
Notices
THE
LONDON DIRECTORY
(Published Annually) Enables traders throughout the World t communicate direct with English.
MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS cach class of goods. Besides being a complete commercial guide to London & its suburbs, the directory contains list of EXPORT MERCHANTS with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial and Foreign Markot they supply:
tisements from £3.
Head Office-YOKOHAMA.
Branche
Anzung. Haien
Bu bay
Calcutta
Changchu Daten
Fengten Markin
1+
*
30,000,000 18,550,000
Agencies al Nagasaki
New York
Newchwang
Opaka
Pekja
Rysiun (Par
Arthurj
Hankow Honolulu Kobr
San Franciscu
Shangh
Vichting
Lixe-Yams
Tientsin
tand n
Tokyo
Los Angelas
Tingan
Lyons Tšingiaus
laterest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed perlads at rates to be „obtained un 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.. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund... Reserve Liability of
3. H. Dodwell, Esq.
E. Goetz, Esq.
C. S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
C. Landgraf, Esq.. J.A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, H. A. Sicbs, 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.
For 3 months. 2 per cent. per
Annum.
For 6 months, 3 per cent. par
Annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
Annum,
N. J STABB, Chief Manager
THE
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on ap-
41,200,000 £1,700,000 plication.
Proprietors £1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and 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.
T
num.
4
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT t 4 Per Dent. per annum.
Hongkong.10
S-SELLERS
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT-
Stocks & PAID ve Valow, BANKS.
Hongkong & S'haj $125
Yangtzes
China Fires Hongkong Fires
SHIPPING, China & Manilas Douglas Steamship $50 $36 Steamboats Indo-Chinas
11
(Preferred) (Deferred)
$15 $281
S.
}
£5 71
"Shell" Transports £1
"Star Ferry'
£11
b.
$10 $49
REFINERIES.
$100 $90
$100 $31
ਸ.
MINING.
China Sugars Luzon Sugars
Chinese Engineerings £140/-
£1 36/6 £1
57
T.100 s.
INTEREST on deposits is al- Tronohs lowed on the minimum monthly Rauba
$3 b. balances at $3. Per Cent. per an- DOCKS, WHARVES, & GIDOWNS
Kowloon Wharfs
$50 $86
b. H.K.&W'poa Docks $50 $73} su. & s. Shanghai Docks T. 100 Hongkew Wharfe T. 100 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94
Hongkong Hotele $50 124 b.
Hongkong Lands $100 $119
Humphreys Estates $10 $8 Kowloon Lands
830" $44 Shanghai Lands T. 30
T. 90
West Points
$50 1167 b.
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 p. 8
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai. Banking Corporation,
N.J. STABB, Chief Manager. (22
STEAMSHIP LINES arranged under the ports to which they nail, and indicating the approximate Sailings. PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES of lending Manufacturers, Merchants, etc. in the principal provincial towns & Annual Meeting of the industrial contros of the United Kingdon, market and most of the fers Shureholders of the above Com-forwarded, freight paid, on receipt of
A. 8. HEWETT, A copy of the current edition will be
Acting Manager. coming forward are perhape pany will be held at the Offices Fastal Orders for 206, heat classified 119 hopeless. of the General Agents, Pedder's Dealers seeking Agencies can advertise Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. For China á rather increa-Street, on MONDAY, the 30th their trade cards for £1, or larger adver sing demand has been notice March at 11 a.m. for the purpose able, both white staples and fancy ment of Accounts for the year of receiving the Report and State- descriptions receiving attention,
ending 31st December 1913. and sales of encouraging extent have been made during the week. There is nothing stimalating in the demand from other sources, the minor markets, both of the Far and Near East only booking| trivial quantities as s rule. The Home Trade is showing fair pro- Hongkong, 10th March, 1914. mire but orders for Colonial
THE LONDON DIRECTORY CO., LTD. 25 Abchurch Lane, London E.0.
The Transfer Books of the Company will he CLOSED from LESSONS IN CHINESE. the 17th to 30th March, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON MR. LI HON FAN, & Chinese
AND CO., LTD.,
General Agents,
account are not being placed LUZON SUGAR REFINING freely.
CO., LTD. NOTICE.
graduate versed in litera
ture, has been a teacher to European officials and merchanta
Submarine Dreadnoughts. The fact that torpedo, gunners are to be added to the comple- THE Thirty-Second Ordinary rin and Hakka.
Annual Meeting
of the
THE
Notices
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up..:$1,250,000.)
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taois 7,500,000 Head Office. Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking
Singapore Tientsin · Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.
LONDON BANKERS:
B.
b.
LAST DAYCORND AND 'ATMA
£2 & 5/- b. at ex 1/11 3/16 equal to $23.29 for 12 year ending 31/12/13
$18 for 1912
Final of 10 p.c, making
20 p.o. 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 for1918)
$2.50 for year end'g 30'6'13 Final of $1 for half
year ending $1.12-13 16 p.o. for year 1912 on
preferred shares
(Interim of 1- making 2 for 1913 Coupen No, 21.
$2 on 10,000 shares ist issue
$2 on 100,000
$1 on 10,000
巾
2nd
19
; 3rd
for year ending 30°4′13 |
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Interim of Sp.c. 8 2/5d por share, Couvon No. 1 ao- count year 30.6.12
Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6a/c.191 1/2 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1913
for
$1 final dividend for
year 1911
Tie. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tla 3 for 1913
Tis. 6 29*2*10
$7 on old shares, $3.50)
on new shares for year 31*12'18
$31 for year ending 31 12.13
50 cents for 1913
$2.80 for 1913
Interim of 5 p.c.for
year ending 30°6′13,$2,25 Į for 4 year ending / 31.12.13
15 per cent. for 1910
Tls. 15 for year ending
31°10′13
Tls. 10 for year end-
MCOTTON MILLS,
EwOB
T. 50 T. 130
Shanghai Cottons
T. 122 b.
ing 30'6*13
90
b.
T.12 for year end'g 31′12
b..
Tle. 11 for year ending
30'11'13
ს..
50 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912
The Union of London and Smith's Laou Kung Mow
Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell- schaft.
in this Colony for over ten years. Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Messrs, N. M. Rothschil & Sons.
He has a good method of train-perty, &c. Chinese examination, and ing Europeans to pass in the Goods received on Storage,
is Advances made on Merchandise: possessed of a first rate cortificats Loans made on the Provident as a Chinese teacher: He has System. also a good knowledge of Manda (Rates and Particulara on ap
plication). Those who intend learning the ment of the new submarines Shareholders of the above Com- Chinese language are requested indicated that these craft will pany will be held at the Offices to write c/o "Hongkong Tele- carry many more tubes than do of the General Agents, Pedder's graph" office or direct to 37 the E typs. It is no very great Stret, on MONDAY, the 30th Hollywood Road, 1st floor... secret that a big step aboad in March at 11.5 a.m., for the pur- Hongkong, 29th Jan, 1912. submarine design has been decid-pose of receiving the Report and ed upon. Already we have boate Statement of Accounts for the that are capable of oraising year ending 31st December 1913.
The Transfer Books of the
3,000 miles and do not require Company will be CLOSED from to be "mothered" by a bigger the 17th to 30th March, both days ship. The last designed boat inclusive.
will be submarine Dreadnought. JARDINE, MATHESON & Ber armament includes a couple.
Co., Ltd. General Agents.
of quickfirere, but its main feature will be a formidable array Hongkong, 10th March, 1914. of tubes, not less than half a dozen, for discharging 21-inch torpedoes run by heated air.
To Sail "GLEN LINE (MCGREGOR, GOW & Co.) Ltd,
For London Hull & Antwerp The s.s." GLENLOGAN" (Capt. Jas. McGregor)
'will be despatched.for the above ports on or about the 26th April, 1914, "
Saloon passage Hongkong/Lon- don £40,
to
For Freight or passage, apply
SHEWAN TOMES & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, 4th March, 1914. [1160
THE HONGKONG & WHAM POA DOCK CO., LTD.
MEETING of SHARE-
MAN LOONG.
FIRST-OLASS PRESERVES, GINGER
AND SOY MANUFACTURERS. Factory at Yaumati OFFICE; No. 36, Das Vœux Road, W
Tolophone No. 177 K. 12.
WE are the leading Manufacturers in
, this class of Goods. Our Fruit & Gingers are all fresh and of the first plok. Our Syrup la prepared from the best quality of "Sugar, We give our spoolal attention to our business and sanitary
Brrangements,
·DES VŒUX ROAD GENTRAL."
MOTOR CARS ON HIRE
THE ORDINARY YEARLY DRAGON CYCLE CO. HOLDERS will be held in the office of the Company, 2 Queen's Buildings, Connaught Road Hongkong, on Monday, 30th March, at 12 o'clock (noon) for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and statement of Accounts to 31st December. 1913.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 23rd to 30th March, 1914, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
GEO. A CALDWELL,
Secretary.
$6 & $8 Per Hour.
Tal. 482. Cable Add. “LAURITSAN
MR. LEUNG JAU PING,
DENTAL Surgeon No.80, Queen's Road' Central, near the Central Market of Hongkong.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $10 $81 China-Borneos $12 $11 Light and Powers $10)
$41 Do. (Spec. shares) $1}
$10 883 DEPOSITS received China Providents
$6 $35 b. on terms which may be learned Dairy Farms
Green Islands on application. Every description Hongkong Electrics $10 $43 of Banking and Exchange busi- 3ness transacted.
OF
Dresdner Bank. INTEREST allowed on Current} Account.
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c;, Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
PEAR
EAK TRAMWAY 00.
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK: DAYS.
"
7.00 A to B.00 AM. - Every 15 Mini koo aut, to 10:00 AM.
10 MIN. 15.00 22,10 $1.00 AM SUN, NE 13 Mix.
EX.45 PM
*
13 MIH.
145 FM to
1.15 m. to.
P
10 MIN.
X+45 7,361
#1
15. MIK.
TO Mini
(
13 IN
10 MIN
14% to #.75 P.MI
2.15 *.M.,to 5.00 724, 5:00 PM to B.KO TIM
NIGHT CARS.
5. and g 1M2 9.30 F3, la
11.00 PM: Visy half hour. 11:00PM110 18×43 7;M:
every quarter ofanibouri,
SUNDAYS.
1.00 4.3. to 10.30 als.. Eruxy 2g åfim, -
11,99 A N.
10 MINI 10:30 AM to
11.43 A.M: 10 spa Noom D
18.00 NOON in 1.00 F36
* 1,00 7.34‡ to
5.00 Fat to
Loo FM, 10
500 Nhi.
7:00 TIM 7:00, la 3.10.
师
to MINA
P
18.M
10 M.
:19 Mix:
LOVE OF
NIGHT CARS son Week-Days!
SATURDAYS
Extra Casati težmiḍnight......
#PRCIAL CARS
By Arrangement at the Company's' f?!c«;
Alamades – Foldings, Dang: Venar? Berit
8.
46666
$10 $6.70 b.
b.
Hongkong Icos R. TIMMERSCHEIDT Hongkong Ropes
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911. [2 Langkata
$25 $185 b..
$10 623
g. 10 T64
Morning Post Peak Tramway
$25 $21 b. $10 $10 b.
$1 Do. (now)
193.ota. 8. Hongkong Electric Trams|8/3
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
··INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital ......£1,500,000 Subscribed
Paid Up
#
量
Reserve Fund
BANKERS:
Bank of England.
London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
1,125,000 Philippines
$10 $5 562,500 | H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 _ |46| 465,000
Pre- Societe dos ferred
Pulposet
$50 $20 Papierteries. paid du Tonkin up $50
Benefit) $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T160 Steam Laundry $5 $4 b. United Asbestos
Oriental Agency, $10 $91 b Ld.......... United Asbestos) Founders Shares
Union Waterboat
Weismann, Ltd.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance, and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may bo sacertained on spplication.
A. R. LINTON
Manager.
William Powell..
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Watson Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery menis with Wines & Liquens
$10 $300
$10 $20
$10 30 $10 $7
Corrected to 10-10 p.m. Klar,, 20, 3014
10 cents for 1913. $1.30 for your ond′g 31'7′13 40 cents for 1911 $1.60 per share for 1912 #2 interim for 1913
$1 interim for 1913
Interim of Tla. 1 mak- ling Tis. 3 s/o 1913 None
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on 31 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13 Interim of 1d, pershare
for 1919.
None
$1.50 for 1910
-None
No dividend this year 50 cta, for yearend $1.4.12.
(20 per cent. per ordinary. share for year ended 31.5*1912
$1.25 per share for yos
Gending 31 12 1913® $25 per cent, for resi
ending $1911) 60 cents for 1919
40 ota, yearending 6'30'19. WRIGHT AND HORNBY start and
Onneral brokers & Cha Vaux Road Central address Ractitudod
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