1914-07-01 — Page 11

Commercial.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1914,

(which, in our last report, were THE CARNEGIE STATUE.

Inscription Approved by the „Laird of Skibo.

alluded to ne necessary to cope with our increased business) havO Dow been completed to our satis-j Coconut and Palm-nut Sugar. faotion. The continued increase In the Contrablatt fur die in our business, however, has Zucker-Industrie a note is made made your directors take into of the proposed production of consideration the advisability of sugar from palm nuta and still further extending our smelt-/

Mr. Andrew Carnegia bas coconuts, in which reference ising oapacity, and this matter is made to previous experiments now receiving the careful atten- approved the wording of the in- with palm kernels in the pro- tion of your board. The local oription to be put on the pedestal duction of sugar as well as with market for tin opened, on October of the statue of himself which the worthy citizens of Danferm-

coconuts.

reads:

BANKS

INTERJATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

Hand Ocado, Wall Street, New York London Office138, Elishopsgate, EC

BRANCHES :--

Bombay Calcula

Canlan

Cabe

Colors

Empire

Hougtong

Hankow

T/T

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Domand

BANKING CORPORA-30 d/s

TION.

60 dia.

Selling

EXCHANGE.

T/T. Marks

193

...194.

2.371

alle nom

nom

Buving.

4 mln. L/C ÷

4 m/s. U/P

.92416 m/s. L/O

..1/1

1/11.1/8 ..1/11-3/16--

1/10 5/8 Demand Germany **** ..1/10 11/16 T/T. Franes 1/10 3/4" On Haiphong .1/10 On Saigon 4 m/s.......1/10 13/16 On Bangkok Paid-up Capitai .........$15,000,000 T/T Shanghai..........................74 1/4 RESERVE TUNDS;

|Prive to 20 d/o sight 8'hai 7516 ». 4T/T Singapore .................. .81

Koba

Eatin Hazico

Storlog

Panama

Paking

£1,500,000 at 2/

Sun Triclacu

Shanghai Yokocama

Capital and Surplus.................... Gold - $7,100,000

allison

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF DANKING BUSI

PRAC

NE

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the Dan.DEPOSITS RECEIVED, and for one year 11

ayeunalodon application,

basi-

The sugar is more i, 1914. at 843 3712 per picul, line are erecting. The inscription easily extracted from theso "nute and clored, on March 31, 1914, at

.$7.40 than from the

Bugar

pur pioal. The highest as in the case of the latter very price touched during the six heavy machines are required to mouths under review was 895.25 extract the sugar, compared with per picul, and the lowest price, the simple method that is to during the same period, was quired for dealing with the nuts $84.17% per picul. Besides this the plants do not require fertilisers, particular attention, and all

or any

Calgary Oil Boom.

the same plants will nat Toronto, May 23. The total

per monum, or for shorter partida,st miss, which MILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES male.

$15,000,000

Silver $17,650,000

T/T Japan

T/T India

་་་་་་་་་་་་པ

Demand India

T/T Bomb 17.....

$32,650,000 | T/T Caloutta

Demand Fombay

Demand Calcutta

Reserve Liability "of"

Proprietors.....$15,000,000 Demand Manila....

COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman, ofTTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS mated W. J. Pattenden, Esq.- Deputy

Andrew Carnegie, born fermline, 25 November, 1835. Having achieved success in

98 in the United States America, he devoted bis life the good of mankind.

to

an all the principal cities in the World.

THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World,

LETTERS OF CREDIT COMMERCIAL This mocument is erected by "PURCHASE and BALE of Stocks a hár his fellow-citizens in gratefulAVELLERS CHECKS sold and casbad, appreciation of his many gifts to his native city,

BORGE HONG,

THE JOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yon 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

30,000,000 18,900,000

Manager. for 100 years or more without capitalization of the 40 oil.com

Queen's Road. Hongkong The statue was unveiled on Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912 ceasing to yield. The author of panies incorporated since the the article observes that the raw Dingman Well was struck mounts May 27 by Mrs. Hasband, wife material may be taken by tap to over $35,000,000 (£7,000,000), of the Provost of Dunfermline.

It is interesting to note, Bays ping the trees, and experimeute The amount of the money collect. showed that the flow of sap from ed in fees by the Provincial. Re-contemporary, that Mr. Car- palm trees may continue for aegistrar is $12,715 (£2,543). The negie and the British Radicala, many as 70 days every year with companies have been incorporated with whom he has hitherto out danger of injuring them in with a capitalization ranging from professed to be more or less in the least, The editor of the paper, $10,000 (£2,000) to $10,000,000 sympathy, have parted company. making a note of the article, (€2,000,000). The Calgary Herald The Radicals are greatly con about the rural observes that if it be truo that published in one day 170 columns cerned

both iu the tapping may be done to such of oil advertisements. The Cal depopulation, which, an extent without the tree suffer gary Albertan has increased its England and Scotland, they have

made effecte to ing, it will in the course of time rutes to one dollar (44) per inch become a serious competitor with for advertisers not having con- the sugar cane as the raw material tracts. It explains that the coat for the production of sugar, and, of producing the paper has been on the other hand, it is observed greatly increased and that the that in the event of the coconut supply of printers is limited.

For a small brick and tile office being used for sugar, it must have

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a firm of oil brokers are paying $40 (£3), a day rent.

a serious effect on the value of at the back of the Alberta Hotel copra, which is now so much in demand for coconut oil in the Eoap business, as well as for the production of edible fats..

Better Outlook for Tin. Prophets are now prognostical-

ing a rise in the price of tin in October, says Malaya.

Raub Returns. The following was the result of crushing operations at Raub for the four weeks ended 20th June 1814.

Reuter's Telegram Company.

.. atop. In

Scotland they set up a land court whose business it is to divide large farms into small ones and

"fair rents" for them. Recently a lease on a farm covering 1750 acres on the Skibo state expired, and Carnegie, to the Radical ideas, is advertising instead of dividing it according

it for leaso to one tenant. This makes the Laird of Skibo no better in Radical eyes than the Duke of Sutherland, and it is

considered certain that when the

fr

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

Brauch Anung-Hsien

Bombay Calcatta Changchun Dairen Fangtion Hathin

H43422.

Kobe

Lido Vany Цени, п

Vilagtas

Agencies at Nagasak

NEWCHWAR

New York.

Ouka

Pi

Bynian (Port Arthurj

San Francisco Shanghai

Tiching

Tight-

Toxyo

1. Angeles **kingtai

Interest Allowed un Current Account. Deposita received for fixed periods si mtas, to la

Laised on application.

EISHIONO, Manager. Hongkong, 6th April, 1913,

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Chairman.

8. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. O. 8. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq, O. Landgraf, Esq. Lieb, Esq** J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. É. Shellim. H.A. Biebe, Esq.. Ad. Widmann, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabh

ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-J. D. Sinart. London Bankers--Loadon County and Westminstor Limited.

Hongkong Interest Allowed:

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

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

For 3 months. 2) per cont. par;

annum.

.14130d/a.S'ney & Melbourne1/11 1/4 14130d/s.8an Fee & New York 4638" 14144 m/s. Marks......11.98 141 infs. Franos

14045 in. au

2.4036

141 9216

BarSilver, ready

***......26 1/16

forward

.....26 1/16

..55.20

10.50

T/T. 8an F'c & New York 46 Gold Leaf portael Demand, New York .........46 1/8 | Bank of England tate T/T. Java

.1141⁄4 | Sovereign

Opium Quotations.

May 14 .68,200 per p Malwa, ... 8,300

Subaidiary Coina. Discount per $100, Chinese. 120 atd. pieces $11 3/8

Malwa, Now

Chinese'...10

Hongkong.20

Hongkong.IU

* $12 1/8.

$ 95/8 $10

Patna, Now..... 9,325 per che, Fatna, Old.......... 9,2002, Benated, Now........ 9.050

Beuaree, Old......... 8,925).

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT-

SA-SALES U-BUYERS. N-NOMINAL

Yangtzes

SELLERS

{LAIT DIVIDEND AND rate)

£2&5/-b. at ex l/11 3/16) equal to $13.29 før }} year ending 31/12/13°

Final of $3 a/o 1912, In-T terim of $18 a/c 1913 ) Final of 1 p.o, making

20 p.c. for 1912

Final of $20 making $50.) for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 Final of $12 msk. $15 forl 1912 & Int. of $3 for 1913 ]

STOCKS & PAID'UN VALES.

BANKS.

CLOSING QTION

$820. b.

Hongkong & S'hai #125

MARINE INSURANCES, Cantons

North China.

£84

$50 310

b.

£5 T140 s.

Uniona

$100 $780

£50 $194

FIRE INSURANCES, China Fires.. Hongkong Fires

$20 $153

9,

$10 for 1912

-$50 $390

b.

STIPPING.

$27 for 1912....

annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent per

aanum,

$25 $8 Douglas Steamship $50 830) Steamboats. Indo-Chinas

8.

$1 for 1906

b.

#15 827

b.

(Preferred) £5 $64 (Deferred)

8.

1991-

b.

"Shell" Transporta £1

£11

b.

J

'Star Ferry,"

{ $10 $46

REFINERIES.

$100 $79

$100 $28

..9.

For 6 months. 3 per oont. pe.China & Manilas

A. G. STEPHEN. Acting Uhier:Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

INDIA, AUSTRALIA "AND

OHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,

THE

China Sugars Luzon Sugars

· MINING

"HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

CORPORATION ........£1,200,000 Rules may be obtained on ap Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund............£1,800,000 plication.

INTEREST on deposits is al Chinese Engineerings £137/6 Reserve Liability of

Proprietors .........£1,200,000 lowed on the minimum monthly

balances at $3 per cent. per an-Tronohs FOREIGN EXCHANGE and num.

acted.

The Hon. Mark F. Napiot, presiding at the meeting of

Land Court visite Skibɔ it will Reuter's Telegram Company, the Times of Limited, said that the year 1913

not only break up his larger had not been one of pleasant farms, but reduce the rents he is memories for business people in now receiving all around. general, and they had had their! share of anxiety, bat, from a pecuniary point of view, they

Deadly Rallway Year. Bukit Koman.-Stone crushed themselves had no reason to com

The year 1913 was a deadly 4,732 tous; Gold obtained 597 plain. Their interests in Japan

aone for British railways, the oza; Average par ton 2.523 dwts. had occapiol their attention

Bukit Malacca.Stone crushed good-deal, and they had entered number of passengers killed in 3,101 tons; Galil obtained 470 into an agreement with the newly-accidents to trains showing Oz8; Average per ton 3.031 dwts. forma Japanese National Agency, increase of more than 60 per caut. Consoquent ou the resolution An official return gives the fol- The following message we passed hy the shareholders in lowing figures for the last two received in Singapore, dated May, 1913, the business of the years 1912, killed 20, injured banking department had toen 682: 1913, killed 33, injured 723. London, June 22----

transferred to Router's Bank, The average figurea for ten years Limited, in July last. Although 1902-11 are 19 killed and 585 the monetary market was then injured. The accidents at Aisgill apsot through the Balkan war, Moor and Liverpool make last Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. trido generally had been good, year's death roll unusually heavy. The East Asiatic Company favour as with the following at the result of the first half-falling from platforms and from and be thought they would agree Including all accidente such as report:

The market in London yesteryear's working of the bank was trains, 143 passengers were killed THE CHINA

encouraging. The gross earnings and 2,947 injured, as compared of the bank were

..100 over 10 per with cont. per annum on ita paid-up 2,828 injured

London Rubber Market.

Plantation Pura firet.

latex crepe on spot ... 2/4 Pars to arrive Market firm.

day was quiet.

tab

2/01

The closing prices were:- Hard Fine Para Spot... 2/91 Forward 2/91

I

*

First later crepe, de-

livery next

months

--Straits Times.

three

2/41

Straits Trading Company,

The report of the directors to

the members of the Straita Trad-

Cables and Wireless.

Raubs

£1 25/ £1 $3 General Banking business trans- Depositors may transfer at their DOCKS WHARVES, & COJOWNS,

option balances of $100 or more Kowloon Wharfs $50, $83 sa, &b. CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-to the Hongkong and Shanghai H.K. W poa Docks $50 (86 b.

FIXED ad and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Bank to be placed on

per cent, per Shanghai Docks T. 100 T. 57 ceived for 1 year or shorter periods DEPOSIT ***

Hongkew Wharfs T. 100. 91 b.. at rates which will be quoted. on sunum application.

For the Hongkong and Shang-LANDS, TELS & BUILDING

Ano ronah Lerida T.100|T.94 hai Banking Corporation,

H'kong Central E’tee $100 $100 A G STEPHEN,

Hongkong Hotels 350 125 b. Hongkong Lards $100 8114 b.

perty, &o.

Wm. DICKSON,

NOTICES,

Manager.

2

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

System.

(Rates and Particulars on a

plication)."

.

The Office of

OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o, Undertakon and Executed:

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.

3

PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO. LTD. killed and

in 1912. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.). capital, and the net profits During last year 20 passengers Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- represented over 8 per cent. on were killed and 48 injured by

falling from moving trains. the capital.

. Reforms. Among recent reforms intre duced into the Siamess Post and Telegraphs Department is the interdicting of officials in that According to statistics made department from appearing at ing Co., Ltd., for the half-year ended March 31, being the second up by the International Bureau office in silk Chinese trousers. half of the business year, 1913- of Posts, there wore on January Another step which has recently 1914, slates After writing off 15, 1914, 560 wireless telegraph been taken is the forbidding of depreciation and making provi- stations in the world. The United postmen from hiring substitutes to sion for bad and doubtful debts, States leads with 178; then deliver letters for them for a the net profite amount to $601,comes England, 91; Canada, 37; longer period than one month. 472.92, which, with the balance France, 35; Faly, 38; Russia, of $105,562.77 brought forward 29; Brazil, 26; Germany, 23; from last account, makes a totsi Norway, 21; and so on down to of 8607,035.69 available at China and Sweden with two ste-. March 31, 1914. Your directors tions each. Contrary to what might recommend :—(1) That a divi- be expected, this great increase in deadof $1 and a bonus of 50 cents wireless stations has not checked 1r share, be paid to shareholders the growth in mileage of sub-

· interested in the oargo of sorbing $450,000; (2) That marine cables. In the six years, SHIPPERS and Underwriters 1908-1913, this network has this steamer are requested to $15,000 ba transferred to employ.

That increased by 125,000 miles, of communicate with the Under- ess bonus account; (3) the balance of $132,035.69 be which 35,848 belong to nations signed within three months from carried forward to a new account. and 90,000 to private companies, date. When passating our report for There are now 322,000 miles of the half year which ended on submarine cables, of which

SS.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

Hongkong. 19th March, 1908

ΡΕΛΚ

EAK TRAMWAY CO.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

1.00 AM, ta

T

WEEK DAYS.

TINGSANG" (Wrosked)

Loo A.-M. Ever is Man. 8.00 M. 16 = $9:00 AM. 10.00 W1to $1.00 A.M. 113 to 11.45 PM. 11:45 1.1. ta

10 Mo

15 Mu

10 M

1.15 .5. 10

15 M.

-Ins Till to

May PNG

JIM

KIS AK, to 5.00 F., to

so im

__

GILMAN & Co.

Lloyd's Agents.

September 30 last, we were able 144,000. are British, 62,653 are Hongkong 23rd, June, 1914.

to chronicles steady increase in American, 27,000 French, 27,000

the volume of our business, We German, 10,800 Danish, 8,600

are now pleased to be able to Japanese.

report that this satisfactory condi-

tion has been maintained, and M. Rostand and Mémo Bernhardt

that, during the six months now

M. Edmond Rostand, author of

onder review the volume of Aiglon," against whom Mdme. business put through considerably Sarah Bahardt has applied for exceeded that of the preceding

an injunction, recently addressed half-year, Oor works, both at Fulau Brani and at Penang, have dienne, saying he would rather been employed to their fall capacity. Notwithstanding the cut off his hand than go to law

a telegram to the famous trage"

NOTICE

MAN LOONG.

FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, GINGER AND SOY-KANUFACTURERS. Factory at Yaumati

A

OFFICE; No. 36, Dos Vœux Road, W. Telephone No. 177 & K 12. Earo the leading Manufacturers In

500 F30, 3.10 P.M. NIGHT CARS.

12,01 KK very hill bour. 11.00 .. to 11-45 7 M. avary quarter of hour.

SUNDAYS

.

· 7,45 4.MA ko2 *10:30. Every 3 Min.

10:40 LM. to 11.30 AM, to

18.00 No to 1.00 PM: to

6.00

30.

1:00 7.30; 10

11,00 AM

1500 Noom 00 PM. 5.00 1.

6.Dr.M.

1,00 PM.

GTO P.XC,

M+ 10 Mik

4

zo Mr.

15 Mewa

to Max

-10 Mem, NIGHT: CARS as on Week Days:

SATURDAYS

Extra Car atte midaight,

SPECIAL CARS

By Arrangement as the Company's Office,

Alaxandım «Rolldings, i

Des Voeux Nond.

SINGOH & CO.

.....

Established 'A. D. 1880, RON, STEEL, METAL and HARD.

present depressed condition of the with her, and declaring that he class of Goods Our, Fruit & WARE MERCHANTS. Pyholesale

Acting Chief Manager. DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

Capital Fully

BANK.

Paid-up...Sh. Taola 7,500,000 Head Office.-Shanghai, Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Cantop Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Teinanfu Teingtau Yokohama.

LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited.. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto. Gossil- schaft.

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

(2

MAX GUTSCHKE

Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.

ازی بیرونی

COTTON MILLS

b.

b.

Humphreys Estates $10 $74. Kowloon Lands ·$30 $44 Shanghai Lande T. 30 T. 92

West Points $50, $73

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 F. 8

T. 50 EWOB

T. 127

Shanghai Cottons

T. 108 b.

Lasu Kung Mow

T. 81

Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $10 $71

"MISCELLANEOUS,

T. BIS.

China-Borneos $12 811 Light and Powers $10) 434

Do. (Spec. shares) $1

$10 $8 China Providente

$6 $39 Dairy Farme Green Islands

$10 86 Hongkong Electrice $10 $40 Hongkong Ices Hongkong Ropes Langkate

Morning Post Peak Tramway.

b. $25 $200 $10 $25

10 P. 48

$25 $28b. $10 59.40 b. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

Do. (now)

$190 ots s. INDIA, LIMITED, E

Hongkong Electric Trams 9/6 b. Authorised Japital. .£1,500,000

...... 1,125,000 Philippines Subscribed

$10 $5 562,500 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 166 465,000

Pre-

Paid Up Reserve Fund

#

BANKERS:

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank,

Limited.

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be sanertained on application.

AR. LINTON

Manager

Societe desferred"

Pulpeset⠀⠀⠀ #50 { |$20 Papierterios paido du Tonkin up $50

Benefit] ($200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150. Steam Laundry $5 $5 United Asbestos)

Oriental Agency,> $10 (891% b. End Avenes United Asbestos l Founders Shares Union Waterbost

Weismann, Ltd.

Pig Iron and THE ALEXA - DRA - GABE Watson

will abandon to her his entire Gingers are

and current half-year, to date, has rights in the cinematographic our Cyrus in prepared from the best Foundry Coke Importers General Storet Cannot be Beaten. Equalled William Powell

which are worry-quality of Sagar. We give our special keepers and Shipshandlers, Nos 35 ans For Bread, Cakes, Cu fectionery reproductions

attention to our business und wanitary, 37, Hing Loong Stress, (2nd Street, wed ing you

jjarrsugements,

of Central Markel) Telephone Mo, $15,0mea wil

been well maintained, The Additions to our smelting p'ant

Vines & Logena

$10 $300

$10810

$1030

$107.30

Brukera 6 Des Vonis Vola Calen

$2.50 for year end'g 30′6′′13.

Final of $1 for half) year ending 3112137 f3% Interim B/c year

1913 00

-shares

preferred

Finui of 5 making.

7 for 1913. Coupon No. 22.

$1.70 per share and bonus of 30 cents por share for

year ending 30°4'13 !!-

$9 for 1912

$3 for 1897

Interim of 5 % Coupon No.

3 account of year end. ing 30.6.14.

Int of 1/6 mak.6/6a/o.19 -3°

1/2 for 1909

$9.50 for year 1913.

$3 for 1913

Tia, 3 for 1912

Interim of Tla 3 for 1913

Tie. 6 29'2'10 First year

$7 on old shares, $8.50】

on new shares for year 31'12'13

$314 for 14 year- ending 31.12.13

50 cents for 1913-

$2.80 for 1913

Iatorim of 5 p.o. for

year ending 30'5'13 $2,25 Į for 1 year ending I 31.12.13

15 per cent. for 1910 Tha. 15 for year endingi

31°10'13

Tls. 10 for year end-

ing 30'613

T.12for yearend'g 31*12′12 Tla. 1 for year ending)

3011'13

50 cents 31.7:08

$1.20 for 1913

70 cents for 1913

$1.30 for year end'g 31′′7′13

40 cente for 1911

A

81.80 per share for 1913 $7 final making 89 for 1913. #2 for 1913

's

Interim of Tis. 1 mak- fing Tls. 2 a/p 1913 Nose

80 cents on fully paid)

shares and 8 cents or $1paid shares for year ending 30.4.14 Final of 6d. making 7}d. per share for 1913,

None :

$1.50 for 1910

None

No dividend this year 50 ots. for year end g 31.5.12

(20 per cent, per ordinary share for year ended $15.1912

$1.25 per share for year

ending 31*12*1913

$5 per cent. for year

ending 817-11

70 cents for 1913

50 ets. yearending 8.30.13 WRIGHT AND HORNBY THE