1914-06-10 — Page 12

Commercial.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1914.

Banks

Banks

'NOLL

Erchange

T/T, Marka

Demona Ge

On Haiphong

.1/1019/16 |"T/T,." Franca.

107

On Saigon...

1/10 15/16 On Bangkor

Belling

1/10-3/4

„ATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION,

ONGKONG & SHANGHAI | Demand

"BANKING - CORPORA- | 30.dfa

Manila Malco

Venom

Paid-up Capital ...

RESERVE FUNDS :.

Sterling

15,000,000 T/T Bhangtaf

(=-60, Wal] 217062. Move Youk

BRANCHES ş

Bombay

Cata..

Cancon

Calon

Honghong Hankow

Sa Fischce Stanghal Yoko

Capital sad Surplus-seman, Goldə Bratorynoq

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKİNO BUSI CURRENT ACCOUNTS comed us the cas "DEPOSITS, RECEIVED, fed for 001 year as

NE33 (nonagrad.CurrentI AKAKIN

ar

hisses, or for shorter parkida, af rață, which

nad og bryllendice S

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, MAIL:04 TELKORAPHICʻAKMITTÄNGES ASTIERE OF CREbir às

and DIAFII granted vn all the pebacipal chin in the Work? s

| telegraphic advice from the derdale, Banteng Kamuning, Hea

agents "in the" Straits that the wood, St. Andrews, Vallambross- oatpus of dry rubber were za Bekong Bakit Kraiong::Bakit follows:-

Cloh, Jugra, Jaru, Pegoh and Pedang Rubber Co., Ltd. 13,500 Pondoland 27. Unamoked Sheets -Liaggi Plantations. The report of the Linggi Karan Rubber Estate Uo, and Bisquita ranged from 2:01: Plantations, Limited, states that,¦. Ltda.

0,664 down to 2-41d. In Pasir Crepe the including several small blocks of Bute Plantations (1913), ... beat price of 2-7 wie gained by native holdings, acquired daring Ltd.... ............. 2,048 Buduganga, St. George, Pasir the year to December 31, and the Tanah Merah Estate. Ltd. 1,550 Dating and St. Leonards, while exmall estate mentioned below, the| Mosers. Hugo Reiss and Co., a number of estates sold at 2a 7d- total acreage is as follows:- seoretaries of the Alma Estates, including Pataling, Balgownie, Cultivated with Heves rubber, Ltd., report that the output of Selangor, Galang, Inch Kenneth 7,408 acres; being planted, 30 rubber from the estates for May Pelmadulla, Nove Sontin, Kalama- mores; reserve land, 5,888 acres, is 9,800 lbs, KADA

pong, Hepugastenue, Jeram, The rubber output and revenue Mosere, J. A. Wattie and Co., Paradise, Lauderdale,Atherton, coste, compared (on the same Ltd., report the following out Degalosas, Hewagam, Sungei basis) with 1912 are as follows :- puts click

Chob, Houps, Sangat, Bentota, Rubber harvested, 1,281,118 lbs.; | Anglo-Java Estates, Ltd. Pajam, Sembilan, Dynavor, 1919, 1,156,344 "İbe."" (estimated

Chembang, Rondura, Senawang, output for 1013 was 1,125,000

Kepong and Tudugalia, FairTHE LANES CIRCULARE LETTERS OF Iba). Cost per lb.-Estate ex-

Smoked Crepe ranged between Barcelone Certi penditure, 1s. 0.758.; 1912, 18. Kroowook-Java Plantations, Ltd. 28 614 and 28 418, and parcels of 6.508.; depreciation, 1.45d.; 1912, Dry rubber 1,075 lbs. Crepe and Sheets prepared by 1.65d.; f.o.b., la. 2.81d.; 1912, Is. Coffee

230 pole.the Byrne Process up to 28 611 7.15d.; freight and selling ex- Cocaine

8,000 kls. and 20 64d respectively. Fair ponses, 1.584., 1012, 2,37d, Java Consolidated Rubber and Sarap sold from la 11id to 28 directors' fees and general ax Coffee Estates, Ld.

Old, Cears at le 11jd, Kambong ́in London, 448.; 1012, Dry rubber 3,750 lbs. from Is 116 to 28 ltd, and 57d. total, all-in, ls. 4.20d.

Coffee

204 pola. Castillos at la 8d. 1912, ls. 10.098; crop proceeda Ziangbe Rubber Co., Ld. - (excluding discount and draft); Dry rubber...... 14,030 lbs. 28.6.20d.; 1912, 4. 1.62d., profit

181 pols. per lb., 18. 2.004.; 1912, 24.

Mesara, Hugo Reiss and Co., A Brisbane message says the 3.63d. The estimated output secretaries of the undermentioned British India Company's steamer for 1914 is 1,385,000 lbs., of estates, report that the output of Waipara is badly ashore off Han- which 254,240 lbs. have been rubber from the estates during nibal island. Steamers are. sold forward at an average of 28. the month of May was as standing by The Waipara is 5,740, per lb. (new terms).

an emigrant ship. Up to May lbs. 20, the attempts to reficat the

Waipara bad failed.

penses

|

Dry rubber... ..43,802 lbs. Coffee....636 pols. Homp997

Coffee

follows:-

247

23

HA

Bakit Toh Alang Rubber

Estates, Ltd Cheng Rubber Estates,

Ltd

6,850

12,600

Badly Ashore.

Public Companies

INDO CHINA STEAM NAVE GATION CO., LTD..

THE Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 8th instant to 29th inst.

1. ** JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

General Mangan,

DOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

Exfund

£1,500,000 at slim

$15,000,000

Silvar...$17,650,000

$33,650,000

JAYA, VIL HAMI

pintam74 1/4 4 9789963: Bu

T/T Singapore ...............8196 4 m/s.D/P

TE Japan zɔ nuzialtasuni, 9234 16 m/s. L/C

1946

2.39

TA MALT SA'

123/11/3/26/18

„1/11 5/16:55

T/T India" brusius inimma14274 (80dfe.8'ney & Melbourne?/11 7/34 T/TBombay...........................................162), „90 d/.8an 6 c

Demand Bombay momm112), 4 m/s. Marks ........

TAY Caloutta.

Demand Calcutta. ....................

1491 6 m/s, Francs

14876 mm. ãò

..

forward

York

Demand India ...........................11213 Barüilver'randy ..........25 15/16. Demand Manila ....i

26:1/16 T/T, Ban Fou & New York 461 Gold Leaf portael ..................54.00 uis Demand, New York 46 Bank of England rate

Reserve Liability) of cutan

Proprietors wic117,615,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS.

Mr. D. Landale-Chairman, Ja Pattenden, Esq. Deputy Chinese10

Chairman, diy, naga

Hongkong.20

faidh

Subsidiary Coins. Arts Discount per $100 :"

Chinese...20. ote,pieces $10 3/4

"PURCHASE 208 SALE of Stochial "SharHon.

TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and eashed.

EORGE HOOGY: Manager,

Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov: 1912-

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED:

Established 1880.;

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 |Paid-up Capital ...

Reserve Fund............

#1

30,000,000 18,900,000

Head Office.—YOKOHAMA XH

Branches 7 Antung-Hsien Edin bay Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengilan Martin..... Hankow Horolata

Kobe Mao-Yang

Loadin

Lyons Tanging

Agmclet al Nagk Newchwang

New York Gaaka

Fakin Ryoha (Port

Arthur)...

San Francisco

Shangbal

Tealiug

Tokyo

Los Angeles Tsingta

Interest Allowed ca Cumbi accedat. Deposita received for fixed periodu at mins to he [btained onepplication. * •

EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 6th April, 1913

[18

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

·OHENA---

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

W.

|

:

S. E. Dodwell, Eng.

G. T. M. Edkins, Esq.

0, S. Gubbay, Bay! P. E. Holyoak, Esq.

U. Landgraf, Esq. F. Lieb Esge-01 J. A Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mraw, Shellim, H. A. Siebs, Esq. B Ad. Widmann, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER:

Hongkong. J. Stabk ACTING MANAGER Shanghál—J. E. Smalt. London Bankera. London County and Westminster.

1- Limited. „z!

7

Hongkong Interest Allowed:

On Current Ascount st, the rate of 2 per cent per annum on the

| daily balancel **

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 23 per vent: per

annum.

For 6 months, 31 per cent pe

annum, é

For 12 months, per cent. per.

A

...

A. G; STEPHEN.”

Acting Chief Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

'HE Business of the above

THE

Hongkong.10.

Opium Quotations. Tot ne

weden, wie by May 146.

Malwa, New... $9,200 pen p

.11433

Sovereign in.l.ii.......TOMO

%

Malwa, Old

58,300 w

$1196-

Patna, New

................ `9,925 por che

Patna, Old.....

-9,200

Benares, New

$9 3/4

Benares Ola.

9,050 8,925

FASTO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT

F÷KELLERS" BASALES." B-HUVERS-N-NOMINAL-

14 LATE DIVIDED AND PATHI

£2 &5/- b. at ex 1/41′3/16) equal to $23.29 for Jer year ending 31/12/13 jo

BANKK

STOCK) & PAID ur VALUE,

·Croma Q'TION-

14815

Hongkong & S'hai $135

$284

MARINE INSURANCE!,

Cantons

$50 310

Final of $3 xịó 1912, In- 16

North China

£5 T140

ferim of $18 a/c 1918 Final of 10 so, making

20. p.c. for 1912

1

Final of $20 making $50)

$100 $780

£50 $194

PIRE INSURANCES

$20 $150

$10 for 1912

$50 $980

$27 for 1912.

Unione

Yangtzes

$25 $8

Chins Fires Hongkong Fires SELFFING. China & Manilaa Douglas, Steamship $50 $30 Steamboats. Indo-Chinas

(Preferred) (Deferred)

$15 $261 b.

25364

խ

...

103/6

411

210 nd! 10 Ma Shell" Transporte £16, andaj

During the year, investments to the value of €39,449 were sold, and the proceeds applied to meet estate requirements. Shares to the book value of £1,777 wore transferred in settlement of the Shanghai-Klebang Rub- purchase price of a small estate ber Estate, Ltd

5,075 adjoining the company's Ula Senawang Rubber Estate Sawah Divison.. The remaining Co. Ltd

25,878 investments, valued at middle

The China Realty Co. Ltd., price on December 31, show a secretaries and general managers depreciation as compared with of the Consolidated Rubber book value of £25,166. The date Estates (1014), Ltd., report that of valuation was a time of abnor- the output of dry rubber during both days inclusive. mal depression, and although a May was 10,758 lbs. considerable proportion of this Messrs. Ilbert and Co., Ltd., depreciation has since been made local secretaries of the Gala good by recovery in market values, Kalampong Rubber Estates, Ltd., the directore have deemed it report that they are in receipt of

Bank is conducted by the Star Ferry $10 946 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI advisable to meet this depreciation, the following telegram from their

BANKING CORPORATION

REFINERIES, by writing of $25,108 to debit of Penang agents :---

£1,200,000

Rules may be obtained on ap China Sugars share premium account, and this Output of dry rubber

£1,800,000 piloationallyman Ra

Luzon Sugars has been done in the accounts

"INTEREST on deposits in al- į fil-en now presented. The profit for the

£1,200,000 lowed on the minimum monthly Chinese Engineeringe £1376 year amounted to $83,740. to:

balances at $30 per cent. per an- which has to be added the balance

THE Annual Meeting of the General Banking business trans-Depositors may transfer at their Raubs

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and num. T carried forward: from 1912,

Members of the Hongkong

acted. Branch of the Chios Association

option balances of $100 or more DOCKS, WHARVES, & GODOWNS. £5,933, together making £89,680. After deducting the following Messrs. J. W. Gande and Co., will be held in the Board Toomed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Bank to be placed on FIXED &

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-to, the Hongkong and Shanghai Kowloon Wharfe $50 $93) dividende paid-Dividend on secretaries and general managers of Messrs. JARDINE MATHE-

ceived for 1 year or shorter periods DEPOSIT 4 per cent. per

H.K&Wpos Dooks $50 $62 preference shares for the year of the Amherst Rubber Estates, SON & Co., Ltd. at 4.30pm at rates which will be quoted on ammo 1913, £700; first interim Ltd., state that they are in receipt on Thursday, 11th June 1914.

application.

For the Hongkong and Shang- dividend of 15 per cent. on of a telegram to the effect that the

hal Banking Corporation,

A. G. STEPHEN“, Acting Chief Manager.

for the month of May 68,820 lbs. Shipped to London

during May............. 62,620 iba. (loconuts....... 94,600 nuts. Ratafall..

..5 inches.

Notices

CHINA ASSOCIATION.

L. N. LEEFE,

Hon. Secretary.

the ordinary shares, paid August output of dry rubber for the Hongkong, 5th June, 1914. 8, £15,000; second interim month of May was 2,550 lbs. dividend of 15 per cent. on the The output of dry rubber from ordinary shares, paid October 8, the estatee of the Samagaga £15,000; third interim dividend Rubber Co., Ltd., during May

of 15 per cent on the ordinary was 5,821.

shares, paid January 13,£15,000. there remains a balanceof £43,980, which the directore recommend should be dealt with 'as follows:

White's Rubber Report.

NOTI E

REDUCTION IN PRICE OF GAS.

London, May 8th, 1914.-ATHE-Hongkong and China Gas -Payment of a final dividend of fair amount of fluctuation has the public that on and from the Company Ld. begs to inform. 25 per cent, on the ordinary taken place during the period ist. July next the price of Gas for shares, making a total distribution under review, and prices are all purposes-lighting, heating for the year 1913 of 70 per cent, lower as compared with those cooking or power-WILL BE £25,000; special remuneration current a week ago. The demand, REDUCED to $200 per 1,000 due to the directora under Article for the most part, has been fairly cubic feet.

All discounts will be withdrawn 96, £1,500; leaving to be carried consistent and good for, spot and forward, $17,480.

near delivery, the bulk of the from same date. <..

By order of the Directors, business transacted having been

GEORGE CURRY, confined, as has been the case

Local Secretary,

Capital of English Plantation

Companies.

According to recent statistics lately, to deliveries up to Jane

the total capital invested in and July. At the Plantation Hongkong, 21st May, 1914, English plantstion companies auction, when: 1158 tonaere equals $314,781,260. The dates offered, buyers were forthcoming

of establishment were as follows;

1908 1909

$10,052,500 ₫

60,040,000 194,207,500

· 1910

+1911 1912 1913

33,096,000

10,882,500. 0,713,750

for practically everything, though

the basis of value after the first

NOTICE

HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON.

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund...

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

Wm. DICKSON.

Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.": 2

Notices

THE CHINA FROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- (Capital Paid up.....$1,250,000.) perty, &c. Pa

32 Tronobe

DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

BIASAANRBANK. Capital Fully

Paid-up.Sh. Taols 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai,

Berlin Calcutta Canton

Board of Directors-Berlin. *** Bránohen; SUG

look Hamburg Hankow, Kobe **

Peking

Singapore Tientsin

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

System.

(Rater and Particulars on

plication).

But The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS ATTORNEY &

Tainanfu Taingiau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS

MIXING.

for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 Final of $12 mak. $15 for +1912&Int of#3 for1913)

$1 for 1906

$2.50 for year end'g30618.... Final of $1 for half

13.%

year ending 3112:19.h:

Interim alo; year -- 1913, on preferred abares

Hluterim of 'If- making 2 for 1913 Coupen No.21.LFI.

$1.70 per share and bonus

of 30 cents per share, form year ending 30°4'15-

$100 $79 :. $100

128.

$9 for 1912

£130/-

£189.

Shanghal Docks T. 100 56 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T. 97 b. LANDS, HOTELS, M...BUILDING S Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94

Hongkong Hotels $50 $125 Hongkong Lands $100 $113 Humphreys Estates 310 $790 Kowloon Lands $30 $44

Shanghai Landa T. 30 |||T, 90

West Points

$50 $70

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 F8 Ewos

T. 50 T. 125

109.

COTTON MILES.

Messrs. N. M. Rothschië & Sons, Shanghai Cottons"

Bank Limited. The Union of London and Smith's

Laou Kung Mow

Deutsche Bank (Berlin), Londen Kung Yik OFns! sageneyindi Ka,

4.78

Direction der Disconto Gesell Hongking Cottone $10 $8

....

Dresdner Bank

China-Borneos...L CAS $12,011)

INTEREST allowed on Current Light and Powers $103

3 Account DEPOSITS received

Undertaken and Executed:

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

EAR TRAMWAY 00.

LIMITED,

day was about 1d. per lb. lower. NOTICE is hereby given that P

Standard qualities received the

the business and goodwill best competition as a rule, com- of the Firm of Arthur Nilsson & moner kinds selling somewhat Company carried on by Wei A irregularly, and it is noteworthy Yuk at York Building, Chater that both... Standard Crepe Road, Hongkong under the style and Ribbed Smoked Sheets or Firm name of Arthur Nilsson In 1913 the new capital no

fatobed approximately smiler & Company has this day...been shown belonged to Is companies, prices The London Plants acquired by AdX. The Sweder Trading Company in Chips

Total.

$814.791 250.

four of the most important of tion deliveries for April are (Libited), & Company duly regis which represented about one-half pain janatory, amounting to tered in Stockholen in accordancs of the total. Their geogropical

3653 to, which comparea with with the requirements of the laws landings at 13379/toms and the of the Kingdom of Sweden distribution was as follows she took consequently stands at 154 Dated this 235 day of May

Malay Paninmala, J, Sumatra,

3 Ueylon & British North foam than at the end of March, 1914 cera AIFTUHO TAN Borneo, 1 Africa, Sadis 1,530 200 only 54 on more than a year ago. The total of 3600 tons

May Rubber Outputs. Meera Geddes and Co., Ltd. in stock at end of April represents secretaries of the Ayer Tawah pastically one month's deliveries, Rubber Plantation Co., La Hard Fine Para is algully lower report that the output of dry on the week.

rubber from the estate for the loAt time of writing the market month of May was 10,304 lb is fairly steady at the decline,

Mr. Geo, MoBain, general age

of the Shanghai Sumatra Tol

06. 14d had

from the manag

informing him

output of dry tal May in 15:48:

Burkill and

agern of

wer

last evening's quotations being maintainsayihesire Juan

following our Auction Repors of Tdnica frevening a fait demand wpfa:ibe close at about 4d. lb decline Smoked Shesta wold up to E-72d, which was paid for Tremalbys, while Kambay "Kapar Para fatsbød 2-716, and Sangal Kary, Selangor, Lau-

FIMH TABLE..

SWEKK'DAYE.

A. 1. Koo am.. Event 25 Min.

21,00 Barcuvary and hout

11.00 PM. to TEES P.3% wvwy quarter of an hour, TURN SUNDAYA MBUMOAS

7.45 to 10,30 am... Brz21 14. MOL.

12:30 AM, to send 2p98 jaj, 15 MIN.

AB. THE SWEDISH TRAD-

ING CO. IN OHINA (Ltd.)

A. NILSSON, Managing Director.S

NOTLE.

We have thie dey removed office from Queen #1 Bat York Building (Tor Floor), Chi Roma.,

AE. THE SWEDIS

ING CO.IN CHIN.

Encorp

$5 M

· 20: MOL 31 Man.

VYNIORE CARS: as, on Wack Deje.

A. NILSSON Managing Director. Estiu

33rd, 1514

so M

ERCIAL GARSTM mragranza at the Company'a Ofice,

HARD

sona Ho, 583.

on terms, which may be, learned

"Do. (Speo,charen) $13, mikro

China Providente: $10 $81

on application. Every description Dairy Haris 2007 $40122. of Banking and Brohange bust-Green Ielands $10 46 ness transactedite nunha Buh

Rilind die SMAX GUTSCHKE

Manager: 12. Hongkong. 9th Opt. 1911,

atmá

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF LOL INDIA LIMITEDE P Authorised Capital ......£1,500,000

b.

Hongkong Electrios 810 1840 Hongkong Joeste 25 | 195 h. Hongkong Ropes Langkat 11FM B. 10 T53

$25 $22 Morning Post Peak Tramway

Do. (new)

36

$10 $9

$1 90 cts. 6.

Subscribed: 1,125,000 Hongkong Electrio Trams 9/3

562,500 465,000 Philippines

Paid Up

Reserve Fund

4-

-

DATUMTHANKERS

bun Bänkö kipand

London Joint Stöök}BanË,

Interest allowed on Current Ac- scunts at 2/por Cent' per annum

$10 5 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $8

Pro- Söötate déli farka S

Pulpeset ... $50, $20 Papiertériek danTonkinenhyun $50 Shanghai-Bumstrad T.:201.180

Bagod Benefit J-3200

$55

on Daily Balance and on Fixed Steam Laundry. Deposita ku riles whitch may b6] líUnited v Amberton

LINTON United Asbestos tágor../ Founders Shares

$10 3800

i

Union Waterboat

$10

CAFE WA Equalled wife Porail:

atlogery.

49 for 1897

Interim of 3% Coupon No.

3 account of year end ing 10.6.14.

Int, of 1/6 mak.6/6oo. 19'3

1/2 for 1909

$3.50 for year 1918.

43 for 1913 G

Tla, 3 for 1912 Interim of Tls 3 for 1919

Tle.:6 29:2:10, 10

$7 on old shares,; #3.50)

on new shares for year 3112'13 $3% for 14 year ending 31.12.13

50 cents for 1819 $9:80 for 1913 19

Interim of 5 p.o.for year ending 30′6′′18 $2.25 ↑” for year ending J 31.12.13

.15 per cent. för 1910 4:

Tis. 15 for year ending | ** 311013**

Tls. 10 for year end-

ing 30613 T.12foryearend'g31:12*12 i Tis for year ending]

301113gt die

50 cents 31.7.08

$1,20 for 1918

70.cents for 1913.

81.30 for year end'g 317′19 40 cents for 1911

$1.80 per share för 1913.

$7 final making $9 for 1919

$2 for 1918ygens

qu

(Interim of Tha 1 mak- Ling Tia: 2 n/5-1913- None

80 cents on fully-paid)

shares and 8 conte on. $1paidshares Loi

ending 301 Interim of lid

for 1913. None $150 for 1910