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HÖNGKUNG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1914.

PHONE

RAMSEY

TYPEWRITER

rices

Notters

CO. No. 1683.

NOTICE.

SPECIALISTS.

12, POTTINGER STREET, HONGKONG

Established nearly 20 Years.

TYPEWRITERS, NEW OR SECONDHAND, BOUGHT, SOLD, HIRE, EXCHANGED,

Typewriter Ribbons all makes. Carbon, Papars all Colours. Typawriter Parts for all makes af. Maahina.

Bola Agunta for THORP & MARTIN London '& Boston, The Largest Manufacturers of Typewriter Parts in the World. BOOKS, STATIONERY, STATIONERY SUPPLIES,

HAVE YOUR TYPEWRITERS KEPT IN THOROUGH. ORDER BY "CONTRACT BY

EXPERIENCED WORKMEN UNDER EUROPEAN CONTROL, MA Bole Agents in SOUTH CHINA FOR EDISON PHONOGRAPHS & RECONDS. Į ALL PARTS). THE LATEST IMPROYED A BEST TALKING MACHINE EXTANT. LATEST "BLUE AMBEROLA RECORDS. REPAIRS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.

10

Consignee

WE

E have this day, removed |

our offices to No. 4 Des Voeux Road Central, Ground floor.

VERNON & SMYTH. Share & Gener rokers Telephone No; 320 245 Hongkong 1st April, 1914.

Public Companies

THE

NOTICE.

Banks

*UORPORATION,

Banks

Exchange

„1/11-1/4).

T/T. Marks Demand Germany T/T. Franos

.198 ...1984

retrotrans

Selling T/T ****

2.44 1/11 5/16 INTERSATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand....

BANKING CORPORA 30 ₫/s.......................1/11 3/8 On Haiphong

[ 60 d/s ...................... Joko:1/11 9/8 On Saigon „............... 14 m/8_ali,demoment/11 7/16' On Bangkok $15,000,000 T/T Shanghal-7878

Pop Buying Private 30 die sight Sbai.....74% | 4 œ/a. L/C T/T Singapore ......................:837%-

.95 T/T Japan

BRANCHES :—

TION.

Eland Oliceɔndi, Wall Street, New York

Bombay

· Chlenita *:

Muzika Mandico

Paid-up Capital

RESERVE TUNDS:

P

(Peking ---).

Han Francisco

Bhanghai

Sterling

Canton

* Colon

Bougtong Hanow

Capital and Surplumaja

Yakobsza

· Gold - $7,200,000

#quale memes 40,000

KVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUST NESS transacted, thaliana akan ja

«GURMENT ACCOUNTS opmed on the winni

-DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Hard for one yuz at 4X FURY BARNIÐ, or for shortés periods, så ražas, wikih may be escutalnað on application.

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. ·

HAIL Rd TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES

madaj.

LETTERS OF CREDIT 203 DRAFTS pisatad Office of Reuter's To-os nil the principal cities in lbs World. legram Co. Ltd. has this day CREDIT EN valled all over the World,

THE BANK'S CIRCULAR, LETTRES OF been removed to No. 4 Dos Vœur COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

·F: SMYTH.fac

Agent Hongkong, 1st April 1914.

'SHIRE" LINE OF STEAM THE CHINA BORNEO CO., | Road Central, Ground floor,

ERS, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

From EUROPE, COLOMBO

and STRAITS.

HE Steamship

THE

**DEN OF RUTHVEN " having arrived from the above ports, Consigness of cargo by her are hereby informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazar- dous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and/ or from the Wharves, delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 13th inst, at 5 pm. will be subject to

rent.

All broken, chafed an idamaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 13th instant at 9.30 a.m. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 14 days of arrival, otherwise they will not

"be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will bo

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

THE

THE Eleventh Yearly Meeting

of Shareholders of the above LONDON DIRECTORY Company will be held at the Company's Office, St. George's Building at Noon on Wednesday.

(Published Annually)

J

the 15th April, 1914 to receive a Enables traders throughout the World to Statement of Accounts to the 31st communicate direct with English. December, 1913 and the Report of MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS The General Manager and Con-in each class of goods. Besides being a sulting Committee and to elect a complete commercial guide to London & Consulting Committee and its suburbs, the directory contains lists of Auditor.

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

effected by us in any case what CHINA

over

Bills of Lading will be count- ersigned by :-

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

AK- Hongong, 6th April, 1914.

THE CHINA-BORNEO

CO., LTD.

W, G. DARBY, General Manager.

TRADERS INSUR. ANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE is hereby given that

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 Bailings,

PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES of loading Manufacturers,, Merchants, sto, in the principal provincial towns (& industrial centres of the United Kingdom. A copy of the current edition will be forwarded, freight paid, on receipt of advertise

Postal Orders for 20s,

Dealers Booking Agencies can. their trade cards for £1, or larger adver- tisements from £3.

THE LORDON DIRECTORY CO. LTD.

PURCHASE and SALE of, stocks and the

TRAVELLERS

3 sold and cashed. ↑ "GEORGE HONG.

Manager.

Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912

YOKOHA

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Reserve Fund... Paid-up Capital

30,000,000 ... 18,900,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Branches Astung-Helen

Calentis

Changchun

Dairen

Fentice

Harbin

Haskow

ifonoloj

Kobe

Liao-Yang

Lood

Lyons

Tilogtad

obtained on application.

Agencies at Nagasaki.

Newchwang New York Oska

Pekla

Kyulas (Port

San Francisco

Arthur]

Shanghai

Tahling

Tientsin

Tokya

Los Angeles Thingcau

Interest Allowed de Current Account. Depas to recalyed for fixed periods at races to be RISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 6th April, 1813.

";

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£1,500,000 at 2lation

$15,000,000

Silver...$17,650,000

$32,650,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietora............$15,000,000

COURT OF DIREUTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale Chairman W.L. Pattenden, Eaq- Deputy

Chairman..

8. H. Dodwell, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

C. 8. Qubbay, Esq.

C. Landgraf, Esq.

F. Lieb, Esq.

J. A. Plummer, Esq.

Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, H. A. Slabs, 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

For 6 months, 34 per cent pe

Annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent per

Annum.

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

25 Abchurch Lane, London EC. THE CHARTERED BANK OF THE Business of the above

the Forty-Eighth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of the Company. will be held at its Head Office No. 2 Queen's Buildings, Hong- kong, on Friday the 17th April, our

WING to the increase of our business, we have opened China Dept.. next

INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,

Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

*** *144)

T/T Bombay ...........

pm

pm.

7996

∙1/11 3/8

4 m/s. P/P............................................1/11 9/4 6 m/s. L/O......................1/11-3/4 ‹ 30d/8.8'ney & Melbournel/117/8 30d/s.San F'co & New York 48" 4 m/s. Marks ..........................202- 144944 m/s. Frands 145

6 in... do BarSilver, ready

forward

T/T Indis

14434

Demand Bombay

145

T/T Calcutta

Demand Calcutta

Demand India

Demand Manila .............................95) T/T. San F'ou & New York 47 Demand, New York. ..................$71⁄4 T/T, Java

117

Subsidiary Coins, Discount per $100 Chinese...20 ots, places $12 1/4 * Chinose...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10

$1234

871/8

#8 13/16

2.497

Gold Leaf per tael.

58.80

Bank of England rates Sovereign

10,20

Opium Quotation.

...Mar. 19

Malwa, Now $8,200 per po Malwa, Old

Patna, Now

............. 8,300

*** 9.325 per che

9,200.

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

Benares, New....... 9,050 Benares, Old... 8,925

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.

S-SELLERS BA-SALES E-BUYERS

STOCKS & PAID ur VALUE.

DANKS.

Hongkong & S'hal $125 -

MARINE INSURANCES Cantons

North China.

Unione

Yangtzes

་

CLOSING

Q'TION.

6810

止

£81/-/-

650 3271 B.

*

"N-NOM KAL

LAST DAYSDEMM AND FATHI

£2 & 5/-b.at ex 1/113/161

equal to $23.29 for 14

year ending 31/12/13

Year

$18 for 1912

Final of 1 p.c, making

20p.c. for 1912.

Final of 620 making $50 for 1911 and Interim.

of $30 for 1912 Final of $12mak, $15 for

£5 T142

$100 $845

£50 $205

$20 18145

$50 $968

b.

$27 for 1912

$25 $8 b

FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires Hongkong Fires China & Manilas

SHIPPING.

Douglas Steamship $50 $34) 4. $15 $285.

Steamboats

Indo-Chinas

£5 $70 8t

(Preferred) (Deferred)

"Shell" Transports £1

"Star Ferry"

₤105/-

b.

(£11・・ b.

$10 $48 8.

REFINERIES.

$100 $84

.. $100 $28.

Bx

HINING.

Rules may be obtained on sp. China Sugars plication,

Luzon SugarS INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly Chinese Engineerings £138)

£1 36/3 38. £183.10 b.

Public Comp nies 1914, at 12.15 p.m., for the purpose door, and keep the best class of Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 balances at Por Cent per al-

THE GREEN ISLAND

CEMENT 00., LTD..

DINARY

THE TWENTY FIFTH OR-

of receiving the report of the Directors together with the state- ments of account to 31st Decem-' ber

1913, and of declaring Dividends &c.

ANNUAL The Transfer Books of the

MEETING of SHAREHOLD-

Company will be closed from_7th

ERS in the above Company will April to the 17th April both days be held at the Office of the Com-inclusive,

pany, St. George's. Building, By order of the Board of

"

Victoria Hongkong, on TUES-

DAY the 21st day of April, 1914.

C. EL. P. HAY,

Acting Secretary

at 11.30 o'clock am, for the pur-Hongkong, 2nd April, 1914.

pose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December 1913. →

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY the 11th day of April to TUESDAY the 21st day of April 1914, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directora, Hongkong, 6th April, 1914.

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY

LIMITED.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

4

goods obtainable,

Inspection solicited,

NIKKO & CO.,

Hongkong Hotel Building.

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

Reserve Fund... ........, £1,800,000|num Roserve Liability of

Proprietors

88.

Tronohs Depositors may transfer at their Raubs .....£1,200,000 option balances of $100 or more DOCKS, WHARVES, & GROWNS,

to the Hongkong and Shanghai | Kowloon Wharfs: 850 #83

FIXED FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Bank to be placed on

H.K. & Wpon Dooks $50 { $70 General Banking business. trans- DEPOSIT Per Cent. per acted.

Shanghai Dooks T. 100 (57) For the Hongkong and Shang-Hongkow WharfsT. 100 T.100 s.

Banking Corporation,

annem.

NJ. STABB, Chief Manager.

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

A.S. HEWETT, MR. LI HON FAN, a Chinese

Acting Manager. DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE graduate versed in litera Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22] ture, has been a teacher to

European officials and merchants

in this Colony for over ten years. He has a good method of train- ing Europeans to pass in the Chinese examination, and is

THE

{

Notices

NOTICE is hereby given that

the Forty-First Ordinary possessed of a first rate certificate CHINA PROVIDENT Yearly Meeting of the Society as a Chinese teacher. He has LOAN AND MORTGAGE

CO., LTD. will be held at its Head Ofioo,also a good knowledge of Manda-

rin and Hakka. No. 2 Queen's Building, Hong-

Those who intend learning the (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) kong, on Friday the 17th April Chinese language are requested Loans on Mortgage of Houss Pro- to write e/o "Hongkong Tele-

porty, &c.

1914, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Directors together with the graph" office or direct to 37 statements of account to 31st Hollywood Road, 1st floor. December 113, and of declaring

Hongkong, 29th Jan., 1912. Dividends &c.

THE Thirty-Third Ordinary Annual Meeting of Share- holders will be held at the Offices of the General Managers at 12 noon on Monday, 6th April. to The Transfer Books of the receive a Statement of the Com-Society will be closed from 7th pany's Accounts to 31st Decem April to the 17th April to both ber, 1913, and the Report of the General Managers.

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

JARDINE, MATHESON

& Co., Leđin General Managers. Hongkong, 23rd Mar., 1914-

NOTICE.

this day been, ap

days inclusive.

By Order of the Board.

O. H; P. HAY

· Acting Secretary. Hongkong 2nd April 1914.

SOENGEI RAMPAH RUBBER

CO., LTD.;

W pointed agents or NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Fourth Annual

1.To receive and consider the

Swedish East Asiatic Steam Ship General Meeting of this Company Co., Ltd. of Gothenburg. All will be held at No. 88, Des Voeux Bills of Lading and Shipping Road, Hongkong, on Thursday, Orders will be countersigned by the 9th April, 1914, at Noon; for

the following purposes, viz A.B. THE SWEDISH TRADING

CO, IN CHINA (Ltd.) ARTHUR NILSSON,

www.Managing Director. Queen's Building. Top floor, Telephone No. 1093. Hongkong, 1st April, 1914.

NOTICE.

E have this day authorized WE

Mr. G. W. OLIVEORONA to sign our firm ber procuration, A.B.THE SWEDISHTRADING

CO, IN CHINA Ltd) ARTHURNILSSON

Managing Director, Hongkong, 1st April, 1914./

Balance Sheet;

2. The Report of Directors.

MAN LOONG.

Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident

System (Rates and Particulars on ap-|

plication).

The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR Of

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &

Undertaken, and Executed,

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

FIRST-CLASS: PRESERVES, GINGER AND SOY MANUFACTURERS, Factory at Yaumati OFFICE; No. 38, Das Four Road, W

Telephone No. 177 & K. 12. ::

the leading Manufacturers in Wthis class of Goods. Our Fraft & Gingers are all fresh and of the first pick. Oar Byrup is prepared from the best PEAR quality of Bugar. We give our special attention to our business and sanitary arrangements.

NOTICE.

WE have this day admitted Mr. LENNOX GODFREY: BIRD, and Mr. GEORGE LEO-

3-To confirm the appointment POLD WILSON as partners in

of one Director, to elect Auditors our firm.

for the ensuing year, and to elect

a Director

PALMER & TURNER,

4-To transact any other busi- Hongkong, 1st April, 1914. ness that may arise.

Notice is hereby given that the Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 29th March, to the 9th April, 1914, both days inclusive.

Dated 23rd March, 1914.. By Order of the Board

O N. G. WALKER, Beoretary

USE C. N.

AND QUARD AGAINST PLADUR!:

* 80, Dés Vœux Road, Hongkong, oḤINA COMMERCIAL DO,

TRAMWAY CO, LIMI ED

ABER

WEEK DAYE.

3

Capital Fully

1911 & Int, of $3 for 1912 f

$10 for 1912.

$1 for 1906

$2.50 for year end'g306'13 Final of $1 for half)·

"year ending 31′12′′13 f6 p.e. for year 1912 on

preferred shares

Interim of 1/- making 2/- for 1918 Coupen. No, 2L

$2 on10,000 shares 1st issue

$2,on 10,000

8 on 10,000

2nd

3rd

for year ending 30'413

$3 for 1912

$3 for 1897

Interim of 3 p.o. 8 2/5d per share. Coupon No. 1 ac- count year. 30.6,12, Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6/0.1913 1/2 för 1909

$3.50 for year 1913

s.

$3 for 1913

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94

Hongkong Hotels $50 $125 b.

BANK.

Hongkong Lands $100 $112

Humphreys Estates $10 38 Paid-up.Sh. Taols 7,500,000 | Kowloon Lands Head Office. Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Shanghai Lands T.30

S

West Points

$50

$30,

[T. 90°

$67 b.

$44

b.

Branches:

Berlin

Caloutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Bone.

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

COTTON MILIS.

T. 50. T. 132

EWOB

The Union of London and Smith's Shanghai Cottons

Bank, Limited.

MISCELLANEOUS.

T. 117

190 Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Leon Kung Mow

Agonoy.

12 Kung Yik Direction der Disconto Gesell-

Hongkong Cottons $10 $81 tschaft.

China-Borneos $12811) b. Light and Powers $101

84.10 Do.. (Spec. shares) #1 China Providents 810 1881 Dairy Farms $6836 Green Islands $10 167 Hongkong Electrica $10 $44 Hongkong Ices Hongkong Ropes Langkats

Dresdner Bank... INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange bust ness transacted. M

MAX GUTSCHKE

Manager, Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.

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THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Peak Tramway

INDIA, LIMITED.

Tis. 3 for 1912 47

Interim of Thi-3 for. 1918"

Tlo. 6 29'2'10

$7 on old shares,. $3.50)

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.e. for al

year ending 30°6′13 $2.25 for 4 year ending 31.12.13

15 per cent, for 1910

Tis. 15 for year ending

3110'13:

Tis. 10 for year end-

ing 30'6'13

T.12 for year end'g $112.

Tls. 1 for year ending}

30'11'19

50 cents 31.7.08

85 cents for 1912

6.

70 cents for 1913

$1.30 for year end'g 31′7′′13 40 cents for 1911

B1.60 per share for 1913 825 8190 h. x'div. ⠀ #7 final making 89 for 1913

$2 for 1913

$1 93 ots.

$10 $22

8. 10 T41

Morning Post

$25 $21

$10 $10

Do. (now)

Authorised Japital......£1,500,000

562,500 d 465,000 Philippines

BANKERS:

as Man.

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baur,

· Limited.

to Mr.

3.00 AM, 16. "1.00 AM. KUkur 11 Mini 300 'ka, to | 20:00 Ault, 20.00 AM to 1,00 AM `.35 20 AM. 15–2243 7739

3:45 to B3 PM)

YOU MA

NIGHT CARS. And 9 rɔng 930 rat, to 15:00 PM) eviry half bour,

22.50 7.3°ŁO 31:45, 7.M.

every quatter of arbour.

SUNDAYS.

1. 6,00 2.1. to “1030 AM, KTERY IS MIX, :10:30 AM. 10,11,00 a

#7:45 Aut. 1020.00 NoomG

*100 Now 10 12.00 7.36,-

J

2.00 to 6.00 I 2009 SKO MER 16.00 am to 7.00 1,30,3 failus Man.

·NIGHT. CAREB, a on Week Daya

SATURDAYS

Extra” Gues" 15" 16" midalght.

SPECIAL CARB

By Arangement let the Company's (956) Alexandra Urfidings,

#

Subscribed. ...... 1,125,000 Hongkong Electric Trams 8/6 Paid Up Reserve Fund

$10 185 H. Price & Co., Ld. $108

Pre- Societe des terred

Pulpeset 850-1620 Papierteries pald

up $50

du Tonkin

Benefit 8200 Interest allowed on Current Ac-Shanghal-Sumatras T.. 20 T.150 counts at 2 per cent per annum Steam Laundry $584) on Daily Balance and on Fixed United Asbestos] Deposits at rates which may be Oriontal Agency, › $10 8014 b. sacertained on application, L.

A. R. LINTON

Manager..

United AsbestosĮ $10 $300

Founders Shares Union Waterboat

Weismann, Ltd.

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

For Bread, Cakes, Confertionery meala, with Winos & Liquens

b.

$10 - $20.

$10/30 2 by

810 87.80 8.

Interim of Tla. 1 mak- |ing Tls, 2 ajo 1913 None.

80 cents on fully-vald]

shares and 8 cente on $1pald'sharos forycar ending 30.4.13 4 Interim of 1d. pershare

for 1918, Nous $1.50 for 1910

None

No.dividend this year 50 ota, for year end'g 31.542

20 per cent. per ordina

share for year ended 31*5*1912

1.25 por chåre for year) ending:31-1 918 7/7 25 per cent for year,

ending 8111

60 cents for 1912-195 50 cta. year ending 630′18

·WRIGHT AND HORNBY Starw nat

Corrected, 10 lago 1.m. Apr. 8 1914

General brokers & De Venue Road Central adóvaja Käositede.