1914-03-30 — Page 11

Commercial.

Cotton Crop Estimates. In respect to row cotton, the American crop outlook has im- proved the prospective yield being now placed at fourteen-and- a-half million bales. Although it was at one time feared that

Consignees

TOYO

KISEN. KAISHA

... "NIPPON MARU," From SAN FRANCISCO, via HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS

and 'SHANGHAI,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 30 1914;

Public Companies

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY

LIMITED

THE Thirty-Third Ordinary Annual Meeting of Share-

holders will be held at the Offices: of the General Managers at 12 The above named Steamer noon on Monday, 6th April to Egypt's total crop would not Cargo are hereby notified to send pany's Accounts to 31st Decem having arrived, Consignees of receive a Statement of the Com exceed seven million cantara, in their Bills of Lading for coun-ber, 1913, and the Report of the telegram has now come to hand tersignature, and to take immedi- General Managers. announcing that the arrivals toate

delivery of Cargo from date at Alexandria__ aggregate alongside. 6,879,652 cantars. It appears, Cargo remaining undelivered on therefore, as though after all Monday 30th March at noon will the

crop will reach the ho landed at Consigneos' risk and original estimate of seven-and-a-expense and delivery must then half milion cantars. It is reported be taken from the Company's that the Asiatic-Russian crop is

No Fire Insurance whatever poor in quality, and that owing will be effected. to the failure of the later mon-

Godown.

No Claim will be recognised"

All chafed and otherwise dam- aged Cargo to be left on boardior Godown and examination of same to be held on Monday 6th April.

All Claims must be filed on or before Friday 10th April, other- wise they will not be recognised,

8. MORIMOTO,

Agent.

Boon, the East Indian orop will after the Goods have left the fall far below its earlier promise. Steamer or Godown, and allgoode Since the beginning of the pre-remaining undelivered on Friday sent years, spinners of home 3rd April, will be subject to rent American yarn have met with no and landing charges. encouragement. The general de mand has been poor, and smaller profits have been secured. In some instances spinners are holding out for better prices, el though as far as the continent is concerned the demand is by no means brisk. While there was some decline in cotton require mente in certain parts of Europe during the last three or four months of 1913, that year will be remembered for its bumper consumption, not only Amerios, but in Russia and Japan. Now that the contraction of trade has actually set in, there is much speculation as to the

"extent probable

iD

of

Hongkong, 27th Mar., 1911, [1136

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 26th instant to 6th proz both daye inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON

& Co., Ld, General Managers. Hongkong, 23rd Mar., 1914.

Ji.

Notices

NOTICE.

IT. G. T. SWASEY announces

to the public that he will be responsible for no bills contracted under any circumstances by Mrs. Swasey.

MAN LOONG.

FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, GINGER AND SOY BANUFACTURERS. Factory at Yaumat! OFFICE: No. 36, D33 Vax Boad, W Telephone No. 177 & K. 19.

EAST ASIATIO COMPANY, WE are the leading Manufacturers in

LIMITED, COPENHAGEN, NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE Steamship

having arrived, Consignees of "ARABIEN,”.

cargo are hereby informed that

this class of Goods Car Fruit & Gingers are all fresh and of the first plok Our Syrup is prepared from the boat quality of Sugar. We give our specia!! attention to our business and sanitary arrangements.

THE-

(Published Annually)

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION,

· Head, Odica vedo, Will Street, Zwie Vock London Uries 1-36, Bishopsgat, R.C.

BRANCHES -

Souber

Calcutta

Cambo

Cabu

Colo

Hoigrong Hanow

Capital and Surplus pms « Gold $1,200.000

Banks

>

FT

Selling

On Haiphong

On Saigun

197

pm

mans pm

Exchange

1/11 1/8 1/11 3/16

HONGKONG & SHANGHA! Demand.....

CORPORA 30 d.......1/11-1/4 BANKING

60 d/s .........1/11 1/4 4 mja

EXTERRAN. MOR1/11 5/16- ...$15,000,000 | T/T Shanghai .........74

T/T. Marks T/T Francs

On Bangkok........................793%

ang (Buying, websit

| 4 m/s: L/O! tu......1/11 1/2-

Private 30 dis sight S'hai ...7474 m/s. DP1/11 5/8 T/T Singapore

6 m/s. L/C......................................1/11 5/8

943430d/s.S'ney & Melbourne1 113/4

30d/m.San F'en & New York 4794- (m/e. Marks 2.01}|

1 m/s. France

6 zá/s. do

TION.

Koba

Maxico

Paid-up Capital RESERVE FUNDS :

· Panamá

Peking

T/T Japan

504424-kland A'

San Francisco Shangha

Sterling

T/T India

T/T Bombay

.144-

£1,500,000 at 21---|

Demand Bombay ........

-14434

T/T Caloutta

... 14$.

2,50

9,000,000,

Demandaloutta

1444 | BarSilver, roady.

Demand India:

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened, on the means „DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Éxod for one year 18 EX ver umenia, or for shorter perioda, es rates, which may be ascertained on application.

Bilver

#17,650,000

Demand Manila"....

1444 .95

BILLS NEGOTIATED. and COLLECTED, MAIL 204 TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES

T/T. 8an. F'ou & New York 463% [T/T__Java___

mada.

$32,650,000

wwwww... 11656 Subsidiary Coins.

...$15,000,000 |

.26/9/4 forward

26 34 Gold Leaf per tact... 54.10 Bank of England rates.. 3% Sovereign

10.30

Mar 13 88.200:per, po

8,300

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NSC transacted

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS grated Reserve Liability of as all the principal clides in the World,

FTHE BANKS CIRCULAR FLETTERS, OF CREDIT as syallable all over the World.

COMMERCIAL LETTERS "OF

affected.

EXEUT

PURCHASE and BALK, of Stocks and Shares TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and casted.

GEORGE HOOG, Manager. Queen's Road, Hongk Hɔnzeits 1 at Y, THE

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

Fetablished 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital

30,000,000 Reserve Fund....... * 18,550,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA

Branches Antung-Haien Bo a bay Calcula

Agencies at Nogasaki Newchwang-

Osaka

Pekia

New York

Changchun

Deirea

Fengtien

Kyela (Fort

Harbin

Astbur)

Hunkow

San Francisco

Honolulu

Shanghai

Kcbe

Tichling

Liao-Yang

Tientsin

Land n

Tokyo

1.you

Los Angeles

Tsingta

Talutati

Interest Allowed on Current Account.

obtained on application.

Deports received for fixed periods at rates to be EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 30th Sept., 1913. [18

their Goode, with the exception LONDON DIRECTORY the reduction this year in the of Opium, Treasure and Valu-| consumption of cotton. In some ables, are being landed and stored quarters the falling off in expected at their risk into the hazardous Enables traders throughout the World t to be at least 2,000,000 bales, of and/or extra hazardous Godowns communicate direct with English. which American cotton would of the Hongkong and Kowloon MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS form 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 bales. Wharf and Godown Company, in sach clars of good, Besides boles a Be that as it way, the industry Limited, Kowloon, and West complete commercial guide to London & will have to face a far less pros. Point Godowns, whence delivery its suburta, the directory contains lists of THE CHARTERED BANK OF perone period than last year, and may be obtained. that being the case the investing public must be prepared for smaller returns as the outcome of operations for the current twelve months.

In a Gale.

Daring the cevere gale on the river on March 6, the U.M. viver steamer Kisnghsin, which was at Ngankin, had her sundecks blown away and smashed sad the boat: deck strained by the force of the

wind.

Consigns:s

EV

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS. "NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

The Steamship

"BENVORLICH,"

From MIDDLESBRO, LONDON,

AND STRAITS.

"ONSIGNEES of Cargo are

hereby informed that all

Optional Cargo will be forward- od on unless information is re- ceived from the Consignees before noon to-day requesting it to be landed here.

No claims will be admitted after) the Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining un- delivered after the 2nd of April., will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

EXPORT MERCHANTS with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial and Foreign Market they supply:

STEAMSHIP LINES arranged under the ports to which they sail, and indicating the approximate Builings, PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES of loading Manufacturers, Marchants to in the principal provincial towns & industrial centres of the United Kingdom. of the current edition will be forwarded, freight paid, on receipt of Portal Orders for 20s,

A copy

Dealers seeking Agencies can advertise their trade carda for £1, or larger adver THE LONDON DIRECTORY 00, LTD.

examined on the 2nd of April,,tisements from £3.

at 9.30 am..

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Proprietors

COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Chairman W. L. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy

Chairman,

8. H. Dodwell, Esq.

E. Goetz, Esq.

0.8. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

C. Landgraf, 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 of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 24 per cent. per

Annum.

Discount

per $100 Chinese...20 ots. pieces 812 3/8 Chinese ...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10

#124

11

$54 3754

TO-DAY'S SH

S-ELLERS SA-SALES

STOCKS & PAID UF VALUR. BANKS.

Hongkong & S'hai $125

Opium Quotation.

Malwa, Now

་

9,325 per he

% Malwa, Old

Patna, New

Patna, Old..........

9,200

Benares, New

9,00

Renares, Old

Cza

Q'TAN

$810 sa.

€81/-/-

MARINE INSURANCE, Cantons

$50

330 £5 T142

B.

North China

Unions

$100 $845 sa,

FIRE INSURANCES.

£50 $205 b.

8,925

RE REPORT.

B-DUVER; N-NOMINAL

LATT BITIDAND AND ATE.

£2 & 5/- b. at 63 1/11 9/16 equal to $23.29 for vesr onding 31/12/13

818 for 19:2

Final of 10 p.c. making

20 p.c. for 1912 .... Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12mak. $15 forl 1911 & Int, of $3 for 1912)

$10 for 1912

9.

$27 for 1912

Yangtzes China Fires

$20 $145 Hongkong Fires $50 $368

SKIPPING. China & Manilas $25 181 Douglas Steamship"$50 135 ", Steamboats

For 6 months. 3 per cent per Indo-Chinas

'Annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent. per.

Annum.

£3 871

(101/6 b.

£11

$15 $28

8.

(Preferred) (Deferred)

Shell" Transports £1

}

Star Ferry

{ $10 $49

|HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE

N.J STABB, Chiof Manager

$1 for 1906

$2.50 for year end'g30'6:13 Final of $1 for half

year ending 31*12*13. } f6 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 $3 on 10,000

$3

2nd $on 10,000; 3rd

for year ending 30*4:13:

b.

$3 for 1912

$28.

R.

$3 for 1897

DOCKS, "WHARVES, & OJDOWNS.

£1 £1 $3

#85

136/-

b.

г.100 B.

Incorporated by Roya

JE Business of the above. China Sugars

REFINERIES. Charter 1853.

$100 $84 Bank is conducted by the Luzon Sugare $100 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

MINING. Paid-up Capital....

BANKING CORPORATION. Reserve Fund..........£1,700,000 ********£1,200,000

Rules may be obtained on ap- Chinese Engineerings £137,6 Reserve Liability of

plication. Proprietors....).£1,200,000 | INTEREST on deposits is al-Tronoha

lowed on the minimum monthly Raube FOREIGN EXCHANGE and balancs at $3 Per Cent per an- Kowloon Wharfs $50 General Banking business trans- acted.

Depositors may transfer at their LR. & Wpos Docks $50 | 873 CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-option balances of $100 or more Shanghai Docks T. 100 37 All claims must reach us before 25 Abchurch Lane, London E.C.ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-to the Hongkong and Shanghai Hongkew Wharfs T. 100 the 9th of April, 1914, or they

ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Bank to be placed on FIXED will not be recognized.

OWING

to the Increase of our at rates which will be quoted on DEPOSIT t 4 Per Cont. per LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING business, we have opened application.

Anglo French Lands T.100 | 1.94 China Dept.,

For the Hongkong and Shang- Bils of Lading will be count-door, and keep the best class of

hai. Banking Corporation," Hongkong Hotela $50 $124 ersigned by the undersigned.

[22.

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager goods obtainable,

Hongkong Lands $100 Inspection solicited.

Humphreys Estates $10 Kowloon Lands $30 Shanghai Lands T. 30

West Points

Manila M'pole Hotal P.10 |P, 82

COTTON MILLS.

No Fire Insurance will be; effected.

MELCHERS & CO.

Gen-rol Agents.

Hongkong, 26th Mar.. 1914. [1182

Goods are being landed at their Public Companies

risk into the hazardous and/or

- extra hazardous Godowne of the

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf

and Godown Co., Ltd., whence THE HONGKONG ROPE and/or from the wharves delivery MANUFACTURING CO, LTD may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted THE 30TH ORDINARY AN

after the Goods have left the NUAL MEETING OF "Godowns, and all Goods remain- SHAREHOLDERS in the above

our

next

NIKKO & CO., Hongkong Hotel Building.

MR. LEUNG JAU PING.

DENTAL Surgeog

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

DRACON

CYCLE CO.

DES VIEUX ROAD CENTRAL,

MOTOR CARS ON HIRE

$6. å'1⁄2 18. "Per Hour.

Cable Add. "LAURITSAN

SINGON & CO.

ing undelivered after the 3rd Company will be held at the proz, will be subject to rent, Company's Office, St. George's All claims against the steamer Building, 6, Connaught Road, must be presented to the Under-Victoria, on Tuesday, the 31st Tel. 482. signed on or before the 10th proz., March, 1914, at 12 o'clock Noon, or they will not be recognized. for the purpose of receiving a "Allbroken,chafed, and damaged Statement of Accounts and the Goods are to be left in the Go-Report of the General Managers downs, where they will be ex-for the year ending 31st Decem- amined on the 3rd prox, at ber, 1913, and electing a ConsultBON, STEEL, METAL and HARD- 11 8.mi.

ing Committee and Auditors. No Fire Insurance has been The TRANSFER BOOKS of and Retal or nongars, Pig Iron and effected.

the Company will be CLOSED Bills of Lading. will counter-from Thursday, the 26th March signed by

to Tuesday, the 31st March, 1914, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO. | both days inclusive.

Agents.

Hongkong, 27th Mar., 1914.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI- GATION CO., LTD.

From CALCUTTA, PENANG & SINGATORE.

THE Company's Steamship.

" KUTSANG,"

SHEWAN TOMES & CO. General Managers, Hongkong, 18th March, 1914,

THE CHINA BORNEO CO.,

LIMITED

THE

Established A. D. 1830.

1WARE MERCHANTS., Wholesalo

Foundry Coke Importers, General Store- 37. Hicy Leorg Street, (2nd Street, west kaspers and Bhipehandlars, Nos. 35 and of Central Market) Telephone No. 515.

A. 8. HEWETT,

Aoting Manager, Họngkong, 11th April, 1912,

Notices

THE CHINA ́· ·PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

CO., LTD.

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

annem

DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

BANK.

Capital Fully

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

Branches:

Berlin

Caloutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking

ar

Singapore Tientsin

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Tsinanfu Tsingtan Yokohama. perty, &c.

Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandises Loans made on the Provident

System.

LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agonoy,

55

18-

b.

144

b.

1.90

850 :67

b.

I

Interim of 3p.c, 8'2/5d par share, Couvon No. 1.ao- count year 30.6.12

Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6a/c.19:3 1/2 for 1909-

$8.50 for year 1913 $i final dividend for

Year 1911

Tim. 3 for 1912

for}

Interim of Tis 3 for 1919-

Tls. 6 29'2'10

$7 on old shares, $3.50

on now shares for

year 31*12′13

$314 for: 14-year ending

·31 12.13

50 cents for 1913

$2.80 for 1913

Interim of 5 p.o. for

year ending 30'6′13 82.25 for year ending. 31.12.13

15 per cent. for 1910

Ewos

T. 50. 129 b.

Shanghai Cottona

Tis. 15 for year, ending i .31*1073

T. 117: b."

90

112

MISCELLANEOUS.

(Rates and Particulars on ap- Direction der Disconto Gesell-China-Borneos

plication).

OF

· The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

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

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

3

LESSONS IN CHINESE. PEAK TRAMWAY CO.,

MB LIHON FAN, a Chinese

graduate versed in litera: ture, has been a teacher to European officials and merchanta in this Colony for over ten years. He has a good method of train- Ing Europeans to pass in the

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS THE Eleventh Yearly Meeting

of Shareholders of the above Chinese examination, and is Company will be held at the posseaned of a first-rate certificate having arrived from the above Company's Office, St. George's as a Chinese teacher. He' bas Ports Consignees of cargo by her Building at Noon on Wednesday, also a good knowledge of Manda- are hereby informed that their the 15th April, 1914 to receive a rin and Hakka goods will be delivered from Statement of Accounts to the 31st Those who intend learning the alongside,

December, 1913 and the Report of Chinese language are requested Jargo impeding the discharge The General Manager and Con- to write c/o Hongkong Tele- or remaining on board after Noon sulting Committee and to elect a graph office or direct to 57 the 30th inst, will be landed at Consulting Committes, and Hollywood Road; Ist floor, Consignes's risk and expense. Auditor.

Hongkong, 29th Jan. 1912:

No Fire Insurance. will be The Transfer Books of the effected

Company will be closed from the 1st April to 15th April, both days inclusive.

Bills of Lading will be counter signed by-

JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD, U

General Managers,

Hongkong, 27th March, 1914.

THE CHINA-BORNEO

CO., LTD.

W, G. DARBY, General Manager,

USE. C. N.

AND QUARD AGAINST PLAGUE

OKINA COMMEROIAL Co, Spuddeti st.

LIMITED.

schaft.

Tls. 10 for year end-

ing 30'6*13

T.12 for yearend'g 31'12 Tis. 1 for year en

30:11 13:

50 cents 31.7.08-

85 cents for 1912.

Б.

10 cents for 1913

Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $108

$12 $11 Light and Powers $10) 841 Dresdner Bank,

Do. (Spec. shares) $1]. INTEREST allowed on Current China Providents $10 $81 Account. DEPOSITS received Dairy Farma $6.836 b.

$10 £6) on terms which may be learned Green Islands on application. Every description Hongkong Electrics $10 1844 of Banking and Exchange husi Hongkong Icos $25 $190 ness transacted.

Hongkong Ropes $10 $23 Langkate

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT

Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct, 1911.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

'INDIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Japital. Subscribed

-TIME TABLE:

WEEK DAYS.

1.00 AM, 10 400 A-x.... Every 19 K199 1.00 A 21, to 10.00 AM. 10.00 AM, to° 11:00 AM,

Paid Up

##

25 blam

Reserve Fund'

TE 30 ANS to za3 2002 20:45

KES PAMO

3,45 2:01:

35.MIN 10MM 1.00 201 用 13 MIM. 1,00 F.Me

NIGHT CARS.

kgo pati ind a PMG 9:30 PM, LO

VLOG 1:1 STery half hour."

15/00_8.2000 30.45 1,16

wwy quniter of asthom.

SUNDAYS.

1:00 AM 10 10:30 am.; EVERY; 15. MIN. 10:30 AM. to 11,00 à M2,

20 Me. SALTANAY PILJE 19,118,00 NOGERMAN, AS MUS

1869 Noom to, 100 PALU, SAA 10 Ma

6.00 PM. In 9.00 2301 13 MIN 1:09 to 10.0 Men, -NIGHT. CAN5 sa on Wesk Dayar

SATURDAYS

Extra Cari, et 11-midnights FECIAL CADB

By Arrangement as the Compslzy's (JBcn,

Alexandra Building),“

BANKERS:

£1,500,000

R. 10 T58

Morning Post $25 $21 Peak Tramway $10 610

Do. (now) $1 93 ets. Bongkong Electric Trams[8/6 1,125,000 Philippines. $10 85

562,500 H. Price & Co., Ld, $10 _| |│66.) |463,000 || 100000] Pre

Bank of England, London Joint Stock Baus, Limited.

Interest allowed on Current As counts at 2) per cent per annum

ending

$1,30 for year end'g 31'7′13

40 cents for 1911

$1.60 per share for 1919

8.

s.

b.

$2 interim for 1913 7, w

5.

Societe des férred

PalpesetV $50 || $20. Papierteries paid du Tonkin... up $50

Benefit 6200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T.130

8584b. Steam Laundry United Asbestos) Br

Oriental Agency, $10 $93 b

on Daily Balance and on Fized Deposita at rates which may be

United AsbestosĮ asnertained on application.se

Founders Bhares). AE. LINTON

Manager Union Waterboat

Weismann, Ltd.

$1 interim for 1913

Interim of Tls, 1 mak-

ting Tis. 2.5/o 1913 None

80 conta on fully-paid)")": shares and 8 cents on $1 poldshares for year ending 90.4.199 Interim of 1d. per share

for 1913: None #$1.50 for 1910.

Моде

No dividend this year. 50 ots, for year end g 51,5,12

(20 per cent per ordinary share for year fended 31-51918.

$1.25 per share for year) ending 3112'1918-**

$10.9300

$10-$20

$10 | 820"

60 410 7.80

1984 b. x div. AL50% Corrected, to targo pum; Mar, ya 1914

BANK WRIGHT. Deneral brakuja 6 De Vorur Road Central kädeăța Raerley)

*25%

0171

nta for 1912.

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

For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery menie with Wings & Liquepa

ending 6.50 13 HORNBY

rn Kad

N