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Commercial.

The Peppermint Market in Japan.

in dollars, pounds, marke, roubles, yen, kronen, &c., will be reduced to francs and weights from tone and other descriptions to pounds. The compilation is being made international jealousy. in Belgium in order to obviate

Dangers of Artificial Cotton. Damping.

The Yokohama Boycki says the manual output of peppermint in Japan amounts to 850,000 kip, and of this quantity 60 or 70 per Paris, June 18.-The Interna cent. ia produced in the Hokkaido. tional Cotton Committee at their As a result of the encouragement meeting to-day under the pre- offered by the authorities in sidency of Sir Charles Macara had recent years, the industry in the their attention called to the Island is steadily developing, aa seriousness of the cotton fires shown by the following tablo

which have taken place recently in India., Mr. N. N. Wadia and Mr. S. M. Johnson, the two repre- sentatives of India on the Com- mittee, suggested the possibility

..

THE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1914.

TO SAIL

"INDRA" LINE LTD. For Boston & New York, (with liberty to call at the

Malabar Coast) THE Steamship THE

“INDRAKUALA“ Captain A. H. Smith, will be despatched as above on Monday, 27th July,

This steamer has oxcellent accommodation

for a limited number of saloon passengers.

For Freight & passage, apply

to

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD..

Agents.

BANKS

BANKS

TT INTERATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand

BANKING CORPORA-30 d/s .....

TION.

60 dis ****

CORPORATION.

Head Offsbo, Watí Szánt, Nuw York London Omer-36, Bishopsgata, K.C.

BRANCHES :-

Bombar

Calestin

Cantou

Colas

Cobu

Empire

Hongkong

Hankow

Paid-up Capital ..........

Minulla Mexico

RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

Paking

San Francisco

Yokobani

Shsagbal

Capital and Surplan............ Cold: $1,800,000

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF LANKING BUS: NESS acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the meant

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fxed for one-part at

Xper, or for shorter periods, at rates, which may be ascertained on spa COLLECTED.

BILES NEGOTIATED

1

MAIL and TELEORAPHIC REMITTANCES made

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS gaud on all the principal chiles in the World.

THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS or COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks so Shaces fected.

#KAVELLERS CHYCKS sold and casbed,

ИЗОКОВ Ново, Manager.

Area under Quantity cultivation. raised,

Tan Kio. 1911

183,265 8,578 1012 5,685 303,737 that the artificial damping of the Telephone No. 215, Sub. Ex. No. 9 CREDIT erravaliable all over the World: 1913 0,208 384,843

cotton might be a contributory Hongkong 3rd July, 1914. With a view to preventing cause to the outbreaks, and the abuses and malpractices in tran- Committes decided to bring this sactions in the Hokkaido, the point to the notice of the Com- producere in the Island have, with mission which is now inquiring the consent of the authorities, into the matter in Bombay. transferred to Messrs. Samuel

FOR KOBE AND MOJI,

The point was made that the THE Steamship Samuel & Co. the right of selling International Federation during

"

“DILWARA,"

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

THE

the output on the foreign market, the ten years of their existence Capt. G. F. Ramago, R.N.R, will Somo of the Japanese buyers have waged strenuous warfaie be despatched for the above ports, YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK have expressed their opposition against the artificial damping of TUESDAY the 14th instant, of

to the arrangement entered into between the producers and the foreign firm, and have often tried to mollify the arrangement, but without result.

"The World's Trade. A New

Clearing House...

noon.

The Steamer has superior ac- commodation for passengers, is installed throughout with Electric Light and carries a duly certified doctor.

Return Tours to Japau (occupying 20 days.)

Japan.

Return tickets are available by the Indo-China Steam Navigation

cotton and bave heard from Lord Crewe, the Secretary for India, that the practice was one which was fraudulent and should be met by penal legislation. A strong opinion was expressed in favour of the Government of India pase- Great importance to British ing an Act in accordance with the The Steamers leave about every bankers and business

en terms of Lord Crowe's speech. M. 3 weeks for Shanghai and Kobe attaches to a small bureau which Berger, the representative of (Inland Sea), returning via Moji has been established in Brussels France, stated that since the per- providing a stay of 5 to 6 days in for the compilation of statistics fecting of the system of teeting in properly summarised and cotton for damp on its arrival at classified form of the trade returns the port of Havre the sellers of a of all the countries in the world. consignment of cotton which Co.'s Steamers. Fare for round) It is known as the International contained more than 8 per cent. Board of Commercial Statistics, of moisture were compelled by the to and ite staff consists of a dozen or French law courte to make good expert statisticians. This the excess of moisture to the firm board, which will commence on to whom the cotton was consigued, the figures for the year beginning this case being the first of the July 1 is be outcome of the kind on record. A deputation International Convention held in representative of Great Britain, Brussels in November last, & Germany, Austria, Italy, Belgium, report of whose proceedings is and India was appointed to wait being formulated by the Board of on Lord Crewe at the India Trade and will be issued almost Office to bring before him various immediately. Twenty-nine nations matters connected with: cotton- were represented either by speci. growing in India.

EO

al representative or by a com.

mercial attache of its Embassy,

including Great Britain, the

United States. of America, THE

Germany, Russis, France, Bel-

gium, Bolland, Austria-Hungary, (with Italy, Turkey, Spain, Denmark,

看着

TO SAIL

INDRA" LINE

FOR NEW YORK

LTD.

11

liberty to call at Malabar

Coast)

Sweden, Norway, Portugal, China, THE Steamship Japan, Egypt, Switzerland a nam

ber of South American States,

July.

"INDRA".

and British Dominions. The in- Cap. J.C. Alexander, will be des- formation to be supplied includes patched as above on Tuesday, 7th weights and values of imports and exports, and their origin and destination in the French langa age, for easy translation by the various countries into their own to language. The importance of such a scheme was explained to

a Standard representative at the

trip $120.

For Further Purticulara, apply DAVID. SASSOON & CO., LD.

Agente, Hongkong, 10th July, 1914,

NOTICES.

NOTICE.

CONSULAT DE FRANCE. HONGKONG.

Tuesday next, 14th. of July, bo- ing the French National Fete the acting Consul General for France will be pleased to welcome at his offices Prince's Building between

the French community, this British officials and officers, as well as all other frionda who may wish to call on that occasion. Hongkong, 13th July, 1914.

10.30 and 12.30 the members of

foreign" colleagues,

KOWLOON CANTON

RAILWAY. (British Section)

This steamer has excellent accommodation for a limited number of saloon passengers.

or Freight & passage, apply NOTICE is hereby given that

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

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

30,000,000 18,900,000

Head Office,YOKOHAMA..

Branches Autung-Haino Bombay Calcula

Changchun

Daitea Fengcien

Agencies x1 Nagasaki

Newchwang

New York

Osaka

Pekin

Ryolun (Fort

San Franciico

Harbia Hankow Salslo

Arthur)

Shanghai

Kobe

Ticaling

Liao-Yang

Tientain

G

Loral. Lyons

Tokyo

Taisgiau

Los Angeles 'Tsingta

Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periods"at ratus to be Lained on application.

EISHIONO, Manager. Hongkong, 6th April, 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

£1,500,000 at 21-

$15,000,000 Silver...$17,650,000

Selling

4 m/s ********

$15,000,000 T/T Shangbai

Private 30 dia sight T/T Singapore

EXCHANGE.

INSIT/T, Marks »

1/109/8

Damand Germany

1/10 7/16 T/T. Franen.sexi

1/10 1/3 On Helphong

1/10:12 On Saigon.........................534 .1/10-9/16. [On Bangkok .............

74-1/4 S'hai.:7518

T/T Japanosunduznici T/T India......... .........*** Demand India

T/T Bombay,

$32,650,000 Dernand Bombay

T/T Caloutta

Reserva Liability of

Proprietors............$15,000,000 Demand-Calcutta,

Buying."

191

.1915

2.35

pim.

.821

4 m/r. L/C 1/10 5/4 80% 4 m/s, D/P M..........1/1036 .91146 m/s. L/O .........................................1/10 15/16 13994 30dfa.S'ney & Melbourne1/11 : 140 30dfe.San Fco & New York 464 13934] 4 m/s. Marka .................... .3.9534 „140). 4 m/s. Franos vi... « ........2.40.

13946 m/s. do

.140

COURT OF DIRECTORS.Demand Manila ................................91 1/2 Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman, T/T. San Fou & Now York 4596 W. L. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy Demand, New York

Chairman.

S. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq.

4C, S. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq. C. Landgraf, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq..

JA. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shelkm. H. A. Biobo, Esq. Ad. Widmann, Esq,

CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabh.

AOTING MANAGER. Shanghai-J. D. Smart, London Bankers-London County and Westminstor Limited.

Hongkong Interest Allowed:"

On Current Account at the rate

T/T. Java

........45+

11234

Subeldiary Coins. Discount per $100:

Chinese...20 cts.plenos $11 3/8.

Chinese...10

$12

Hongkong 20

$ 91/8

Hongkong.10

BarSilver, ready.25 34

forward

Gold Leaf portael

Bank of England rate

25 13/16 .55.50

Sovereign.................10,60

Opium Quotations.

Malwa, New

Malwa, Oldme

July 7

$8,200 per p

8,300

Patna, New 9,325 per che Patns, Old... 9,200

Benares, New...... 9,030

· 07/8 Benares, Old.

.8,925

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.

S-SELLERS

Stocks & Pain 'ur Value..

DANKS

Hongkong & Shai $125

MARINE INSURANCÉS, Cantons"

North China"

of 2 per cent. per annum on the Unions" daily balance.

1.6

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.. For 3 months, 2 per cent, per

'annum.

For 6 months, 3 per cent. pe.

annum,

.

For 12 months, 4 per cent, por

annum.

A. G, STEPHEN,' Acting Chief Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE Business of the above

Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on ap plication.

INTEREST on deposits is al- £1,200,000 |lowed on the minimum monthly ...£1,800,000 balances at $3) per cent. per an-

DEM

.....£1,200,000 Proprietors

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans

acted.

Yanglazes

BA-SALES B-BUYERS N-NOMINAL

CLORING

Q'sto

LAST DIVIDEND AND VATRI

($842) sa, & b. £&5/+b. at ex 1/11 3/16)

equal to $23.29 for 1⁄2 year ending 31/12/13

£83/10

$50 3124 b. £5 T140 b.

$100 $780

£50 $194

FIRE INSURANCESĮ

ه قرق

$20 - $155 China Fires

$50 $392) b. Hongkong Fires

SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25 89 b. Douglas Steamship $50 $31

Steamboats Indo-Chinas

$15 $87

£5 $60

96-

£11

(Preferred) (Deferred)

"Shell" Transports £1

"Star Forry" $10 544

•

REPINERIES.

China Sugars Luzon Sugars

MINING.

Rauba

$100 $79 $100 $28

Depositors may transfer at their Chinese Engineeringe £137/6 option balances of $100 or more Tronche

£1 30/- to the Hongkong and Shanghai

£1 63 Bank to be placed on FIXED DOCK, WHARVES, & DODOWNS DEPOSIT at 4 per cent. per Kowloon Wharfs $50 $83. CURRENT ACCOUNTS 'open- j annum. od and FIXED DEPOSITS re- For the Hongkong and Shang- ceived for 1 year or shorter periode hal Banking Corporation, at rates which will be quoted on application.

Wm. DICKSON.

Manager. Hongkong. 11th April. 1912. T 2

owing to heavy floods in the Sheklung district, through JARDINE, MATHESON traffic to Canton is suspended THE

& CO., LTD.,

until further notice. Agents.

Passengers and goods will con-

Office of the London Chamber of Telephone No. 215, Sub. Ex. No. 9.tinue to be booked to all stations

"Hitherto inform Hongkong 11th June, 1914. [663 Commerce.

'GLEN LINE"

ation of a commercial pature, especially that relating to trade returns," an official stated, "has been issued officially by each country, in almost incomprehen- For Glasgow & Rotterdam The s.s. GLENSTRAE"! sible form, and without any idea

(MCGREGOR, GÓW & Co.) Ltd

of system or classification, The (Capt. McGillivray) will be dee

up to and including Sheklung.

By Order ROBERT BAKER,

Acting Manager. Kowloon, 11th July, 1914.

confusion was so great that the but for the above ports ou or MR.

often valueless.

18th July 1914:

Saloon fare Hongkong/Glas-

gow £40,

reports were Wool exports, for instance, would 'waste," "raw be recorded as wool,'' cleaned wool,' and' partly to manufactured wool,' in different places in the report, instead of

For freight or passage, apply

SHEWAN. TOMES & Co.,

Agents.

classified as wool and properly Hongkong, 18th June, 1914, detailed under that heading.

Then again in the case of wood, ORIENTAL-AFRICAN LINE.

we had to hunt for all the For Singapore, Mauritius and varieties of wood under the tree South African Ports.

names. The weights and values

varied according to the different THE Steamship

countries concerned, and to

"SALAMIS."..

obtain order out of the chaos 4509 tons, Captain D. A. Gar would have involved the endiner, will be despatchod as tablishment of a large staff of above on Friday, 24th July, at clerks, We have hitherto noon.

For rates of Freight and Pas abstracted a large amount of in- formation for our own use here, sage apply to

but all English traders with

The Bank Line Ltd.

Managing Agonts.

NOTICE.

Charles Alexander Hooper has this day been admitted a partner in our Firm which will continue to be carried on under the name of Johnson, Stokes, and Master.

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER. Hongkong, 1st July, 1914.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA

CLUB.

THE THIRD GYMKHANA MEETING of the Seassp will be held at Happy Valley on Saturday, the 18th July, 1914, commencing at 3.15 p.m.

The Charge for Admission will be $1.00 for others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymkhana Club.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half price,

The Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be

Hongkong, 8th July, 1914.

the new order of things." _At the THE AMERICAN & ORIENT- |present.

foreign countries will welcome.

office of the Commercial Depart-

ment of the Board of Trade in

representative was informed that

AL LINE.

Whitehall Gardens a Standard For Boston and New York via

each nation signatory to the Con- vention will pay a share of the exponees

bureau at of the

A

Suez Canal. (With liberty to call at the Malabar Coast)

Brussels. The work of classi- THE Steamship foation will be tremendous, 39 may be imagined when it is ROYAL PRINCE." realised that the returns for the Captain Coull, will be despatched United Kingdom alone are issued as above on Wednesday, the 5th in three Blae-hooks, with a total August

This Steamer has excellent

of 1,500 pages, and those of Ger socommodation for a limited

many and the United States are

of even greater volume. Besides

the classification of all the various goods exchanged, values reckoned

number of Saloon passengers.

For freight. and passage opply ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co. General Agents."

NOTICE:

THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE LD, WAT

NOTICE is hereby given that the Statutory Meeting. of Shareholders of this Company will be held at the Offices of the General Managers at NOON on MONDAY 27th inst., instead of as previously notified.

NOTICES

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,850,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- perty, &c.

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

System:

The Office of

A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.

H.K.&W'poa Dooks $50 - $62

*

b.

Shanghai Docks T. 100 T. 60 b. Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T. 91 b. LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 18 H'kong Central E'tes $100 $100 "b.

DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Hongkong Hotels $50 $125 b.

Capital Fully

BANK.

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

Hongkong Lands $100 $116 b 10 $732 b. Humphreya Estates $10

830 844 Kowloon Landa

¡T. 92 *b. Shanghai Lands T. 30

West Points

$50 $73 b Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

COTTON MILLS.

Berlin

Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.

LONDON BANKERS: SEWOB Messrs. N. M, Rothschild Sons The Union of London and Smith's Shanghai Cottons

Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Laou Kung Mow

Agency.

Kung Yik Pan OF Direction der Disconto Gesell-

schaft.

(Rates and Particulars on ap-

plication). TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &co, Undertaken and Executed:

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

LIMITED.

3

T. 50 T. 135 b.

T. 111.

T. 82 IT. 11/ Hongkong Cottons $10 $74 b.

MISCELLANEOUS. Dresdner Bank.

$12. $11 China-Borneos INTEREST allowed on Current Light and Powers $101 8434 Account DEPOSITS received Do. (Spec. shares) $1 on terms which may be learned China Proxidents $10 $82 on application. Every description Dairy Farms $6 $38

Green Islands 310-35 ness transacted."

Hongkong Electrics 310 441 b Hongkong Ices $25 $200 b. Hongkong Ropes: $10 $25 Langkats

PEAK TRAMWAY 00. of Banking and Exchange bust-

MAX GUTSCHK

Manager. 12 Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.

TIME TABLE,

WEEK DAYS

100A.M. Event:ss Mu -7.00 4.3, 20

$.06 AM; to 10.00 £36.

YS MEN 20:00 436, 3ơ TK-00 hulle 15,30 AM to 1945 1945 Man,

*1.25 ra

143. to 135 T. La (3.00 23: 5:00 7.30 to

NIGHT CARS..

3.50 KM and gromijanje mac. Bo 15,00 ZINĮ, very bail hour*

11.00 7.10 11:55 PAG

SUNDAYS.

every quarter of an hour,

7,43 AM

20:30 4. to 23,00 & 24.

4

10:30 AM.. Evrur og Mit:"

11-30 AL, TA' - 18.00 Noor Mu 16:09 Noux la 2:00 PM)

1.00 10'6.00 7.01

15 Man

10 M

10 B

to 7.00 F

"

1.10 F36"

fa Mxt+

5.00 7:36. 10

6.00

10 to

NIGHT CARS sa' on: Wook Days

SATURDAYS-

Extra Car At 1

mldsight. SPECIAL CARS

By Arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexander Buildings,

Den. Yox Hord.

SINGON & CO.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital

Subscribed

Paid Up

Reserve Fund

BANKERS:

Morning Post Peak Tramway

B. 10 T. 44

$25 $29

£1,500,000 Do. (new) $190 ots..

1,125,000

562,500 Hongkong Electric Trams 12- 465,000

b.

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baur;

*Limited.

Every desoription of Exchange business transacted.

Philippines

510 $5 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 86

We Provi Boclete dos forred

Pulposet

40501820:

Papeteries paid

du Tonkin

up: $50

Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatran T. 20.T.150 Steam Laundry $5 135′′

Asbestos United

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum Oriental Agency, $10 $934 b. on Daily Balance and on Fixed· Id. ........................................... Deposits at rates which may be United Asbestos ascertained on application.de: ARLINTON

Manager,

Established A.D. 1880, - By Order, A. SHELTON HOOPER, ROVARE HEROHANTRA Wholesale

IRON, STEEL," METAL and HARD Secretary to The Hongd Retail Ironmangers, Pk Iren and THE ALEXAN kong Land Investment Foundry Coke Importers. Genaral Store- Cannot, & Agency Company, Ed. kaepers and Ehipohandlers. Now 85 and

General Managers, tral Market) Telephone No. 625, and meals 37, Hing Toong Buco, (and Shows For Broad Hongkong, 6th July, 1911, of

$10 $300

$10 $18

$10890

6.

Founders Shares Union Waterboat Welsmann, Ltd. Watson/001037/ William Powell, Ltd. #8

› General besorge & Dea Voana Mood Centrale 2

for not bei

Final of $3 a/c 1912. In-

terim of $18 a/c 1913 ] Final of 10 p.o, making

20 p,o, for 1912. Final of $20 making $50'

for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 Final of $12 mok, #15 forì 1912 & Int. of $3 for 1913]

$10 for 1912

627 for 1912

$1 for 1905

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

year ending 311213 *

% Interim a/c year?

on preferred shares

1913

Final of 5 making 77-"for 1913 Coupon No, 22.

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

year ending 30°4:13

83 for 1912

$3 for 1897

Interim of 5 % Coupon No. 3 account of year end- ing 30.6.14.

Int of 1/6 mak 6/6 a/c.1913. 1/2 for 1909

$3.50 for year 1913

$3 for 1913

Tla. 3 for 1912

Interim of Tls 3 for 1913.

Tla. 6 29′2′10:

First year

$7 on old shares, $3.50)

on new shares for year 31*12:13

$314 for 14 year ending 91.12.13

50 cents for 1913

$2.80 for 1913

Interim of 5 p.o, for b year ending 30*6*13 $9,25) for year ending 31.12.13

15 per cent. for 1910

Tls. 15 for year ending)

31°10′13

Tis. 10 for year end-

ing 50613

T.12for year end'g 31'1212 Tls. 1 for year ending)

30-11-13

50 cents 31.7.08.

*$1.20 for 1913

70 cents for 1913

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

$1,80 per share for 1913' Interim of $24 ao 1914 $2 for 1913

Interim of Tis. 1 mak- Ling Tia. Z afo 1913 None

-ו'

80 cents on fully paid]

ehares and 8 cents on $1paid shares for year ending 30.4.14A Final of 6d. making Tid. 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 3151912

$1.25 per share for yearl

ending 31-13 1919

25 per cent for year

ending 31711042

70 cents for 1913 A

50 ets. year ending 6.30.13 WRIGHT AND HORNBY... #hari îné