1914-07-20 — Page 11

Commercial.

Dahan Estate." The out-put of dry rubber from Dahan Estate, Upper Sarawak, for May was approximately 13,700lbs. Home Commercial and Produce Markets.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1914.

pwn advantage, and people are a luxury nowadays, while the intersated to know what the Ad-enbanced cost of kerosine will be ministration is going to make out felt by the poorer classes-Malay of them. It is not possible, of Mail course, at the present "junotare to work out actual figures, but an examination of the import returne for last year may serve as a fly reliable guide.

In 1012 the imports of malt liquor into the four States were officially etssed to be as follow:

Bear and Porter and

Blout Dozens. ,93,800 95,446 220,874 283,249

June 26, The Bank rate remains unchanged at 3 per cent. The Open market rate for short louna is 23 per cent, and discount of Parak four monthe' Bank bills 2) per Selangor

Business in the Silver Negri

cant.

Ale Dozens.

DA

1

35,358

#

market has been more active on Sembilan the whole, and the price of bars Pahang 5,465 is now 25 15-16d. per oz.

The

Rubber share market has been

very dull, and there is an entire

absence of activity in any direc

tion. Arrangements are being

23,092 *3,044.

355,297 405,731

WO

Censorship by an Actress. A queer sidelight on the ab ance of the dramatic censorship in France is cast by a case that has just been decided by the Paris Courts. A certain Mdlle. Angele Dren, an actress, had refused to play the part for

common..

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.

Head Office-do, Wall Sirant, New York' London Onc1=36, Bishopage14 B.C.

BRANCHES -

Bomber Calentia

Chalod Ciba

Emybes Hongkong Baskow Capital and Surplú

Kabe

Merion

BANKS

EXCHANGE,

| T/T, Gfarks

Belling

1/10 1/10 1/16 .1/10 1/8

Demand Germany

T/T. Francs 1erans

FT HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand.....

BANKING CORPORA 30 2/5 ............. ............................

TION.

Faid-up Capital

Mania

Panama

RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling.

Paking

San Franchica

Shanghai

£1,500,000 at 21-

$15,000,000

Yokohama

Silver $17,650,000

0016 $7,000,0

€ 25-consin A3;440,»*

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BULL NESS transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened m the stu Lerms.

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Éxed för ung year at

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.

CREDIT re avaliable all over the World

E

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

THE

LIMITED.

such YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

PUBLIC COMPANIES

NOTICE. THE HONGKONG LAND AGENCY

"

Established 1880...:: Authorised Capital Yen £8,000,000 $0,000,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund ...... 18,900,000 Head Office,YOKOHAMA.

Branches

Antung Halen

Agencler st Naga'ci

Reaarve Liability. Proprietors.

W... Patienden,

Chairmen.

· 60 d/s .......................................1/10 1/8 4 m/s 1/10 3/16" $15.000.000 T/T Shanghai .......................741/2

Private 30 dịa sight S'hat: 759§ - T/T Singapore vimeis TTJapan

T/T India

Demand India

T/T Bmbay.......

...7831

On Haiphong non *** On Saigon MATT

On Bangkok' ...............................

+

& mila. L/C

188

64% P..

Buving.SEN

1/10 3/8 4 m/s. V/P..............................1/10 1/2

..1/10.9/16 ...................................8934 6 m/s. L/O .................................................13714 30d/s.8'aey & Melbourne1/105/8

.1379 80 de San Fee & Now York 45 1/2

137

1.92 1/2 ....13754|1 m/o. Francs ko..... 2.3546.

6 m/s. co

* Lima.2.37}* Bar Silver, ready..............25 1/16 -

forward 25-1/8 Gold Leaf pertael..... 56.90. Bank of England rate Sovereign

$32,650,000 Demand Bombay

S. H. Dodwell, Baq. - G. T. M. Edkins, Eq.

...3%

*****.10.75

Oplum Quotations

T/T Caloutta $15,000,000 Demand Caloutta

COURT OF DIRECTORS.

*6.1371 ...,1374 Demand Manila .........

.90 Chalaman,T/T. San Feu & New York 4456

Deputy Demand, New York T/T. Java

.111

Subsidiary Coins,

* Discount per $100: Chinese...20 ota.pieces #11 1/8.

Malwa, New

Malwa, Old

Chinese...10

$11 7/8

$ 914

.. $'9'7/16

0,8: Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

O. Landgraf, Esq.

F. Lieb, Esq.

J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E: Shellim, H.A. Sieba, Esq. Ad. Widmann, Esq,

CHIEF MANAGER; Hongkong-N. J. Stabh

ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-J. D. Smart. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong.20. Hongkong.10

July 17

$8,300 per

[8,300 "

Patna, Now.............. 9,325 per.che Patra, Old....

9,100

Benares, New ....... 9,050

Beasres; Old....................: 8,825

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.

·5-SELLERS BA-SALES

STOCK FAID OF Valun.. BANKS,

Hongkong & S'hai $125

MARINE INSURANCES, Cantona

| North Chins

Hongkong-Interest Allowed: „On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the Unions daily balance.

CLOSING

QTION

18855 b.

£24/10

$50 317) b. £5 T140 b.

$100 $795

which she had been cast in a revue, claiming that the role was too salacions. She not only can- & fic hortar pezhoda, at rates, which Hon. Mr. D. Landal celled her engagement, but sued maybe dare land on application. for substantial damages, while MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES the theatrical management coun-TTERS O

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS grated terclaimed for breach of contract. Fou the palaciosi clies in the World

THY LANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF Mdile. Dren has won her action,

OUMBERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIZ ibe Court holding that the S.

PURCHASE and SALE of Stocksan Sharar erenário and the text and songs |

ERAVELLERS CHECKS old and cashed." against which she protested were

GKORGE. HOO0, These figures give a grand undesirable, and adding that it

Manager. made for the issue of £100,000 of total of 761,028 dozens. Taking was gratifying to find performers, Manila Railway Company's 5 per twelve bottles to the gallon, a in the absence of the censorship, cent, debenture stock at the price duty of 24 cents a gallon on this refusing to play roles "which of 90. At an extraordinary quantity would realise $182, shook their sense of decency." It general meeting of the P. and O. 646.72. In the absence ofis fortunate for Parisian thestri- SIN. Co. the conditional agreement official statistica

cannot esl managers that for the combination of the com- say whether the consumption of squeamishness is not exactly pany and the British India S.N. malt liquors in this country bas Co. was confirmed. The meetings shown a farther increare dating have been held of the "Shell" the present year, but the duty, of Transport Company, Labat Mines, coures, will only be collected in and Lok Kawi Rubber. In China the second balf of the year, and Tes a quiet business is passing in it hardly seems likely that the new season's to arrive. Coffee consumption during the coming has met with fair demand at six months, in the face of the steady prices. Sugar has shown duty, will reach the total con- INVESTMENT &

downward tendency and closes sumption for the whole of last weak. Singapore Pepper is dull year. Cider and perry, of course, An Interim Dividend of Throa and rather easier, and White are to be taxed also, but the con- and half Dollars per share for the Pepper steady bat quiet. Rice sumption of these cannot be very six months ending 30th June, 1914 maintains a steady tone, with great, and it is, therefore, not will be payable on Tuesday 28th little business. In Manila Hemp probable that the Government July on which date Dividend a good business has taken place will realies more than $200,000, Warrants may be obtained on at previous rates. Plantation at the outside, from this source. application at the Company's Rubber has been quiet but rather There Feems no partionlar office. easier, First Latex Crepe and objection to a tax on beer. Last

(Preferred) EISHIONO, Manager. Smoked Sheet both being quoted year, as is well known, there was Tuesday the 21st July to Tues- Hongkong, 6th April, 1913.

(Deferred) [18 24. 3d. per lb. Fine Hard Para is a large increase in the imports of day the 28th July (both days 28. 9 d. per ib. Straite Tin is malt liquor: Among Europeans, inclusive) during which period THE CHARTERED BANK OF THE Business of the above £135 10s. to 5136 for cash, and we imagine, more bear is drank no transfer of shares £137 58. to £137 15. for three than stout, and the quantity of registered. months.

porter and atout consumed fast year, as shown by the statistics given above, would seem Messrs. Anderson, Meyer and indicate that the Asiatic labour- Co. of Shanghai, are authorised by ing classes are mainly responsible the Philippine Exploration Co. (of for the increased total consump Manila) to pablish the result of tion. Baer has not yet obtained the work on the Gumics property among Asiatics the position which THE WEST POINT BUILDING during the month of June, as it holds among the British follows:

and Continental nations, 'The Gold recovered...

Qumnos Placer Co's June Gold Output.

Company, Limited.

The Transfor Books of the closed" from Company will be

Bombay Calcula Changchun

Dairan

Fengthen

Habi

Hankow Honolul

Robe

Liao-Yang Loodan Lyons Tilagrau

Newchwank

New York

Cuka

Pablo

San Francisco

Ryolan (Peri

Ambar]

Shangha

Tailing Tal

Taloo

•Los Angeles Tsingtau

Interest Allowed on Current Account.

Deposita received for Raad periods at rates to bu saire en application.

.can

be

By order of the Board of Directors.

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND. CHINA.

to

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary. Hongkong 14th July, 1914.

NOTICE.

Company, Limited.. An Interim Dividend of Two

ון

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

annum.

For 6 months, 31 per cent pe

annum.

-

For 18 months, 4 per cent per

annum.

A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

Yangtzog

£50-$194

FIRE INSURANCES; BU

China Fires $20 $160 Hongkong Fires $50 $598

SHIPPING. China & Manilas

$25 $9 Douglas, Steamship $50 $31 Steamboats

Indo-Chinas

B--BUYERS N-NOMINAL

Las 'tripeER'AND DATE

£8 & 5/-b.ntex 1/11 3/16) equal to $23.29 for 14 year ending 31/12/137/

Final of $3 a/c 1912. In-) térim of $18 a/c 1913 Final of 10 p.d, making

20 p.b. for 1912 Final of $20 making $50)

for 1912 and Interim of $90 for 1913 Final of $12 mak, $15 for] 1912&Int of$3 for 1913 j

$10 for 1912

$27 for 1912.

/$1 for 1906)

82.50 for year end'g 30:6113- Final of $1 for half) year ending 31*1213 } (3% Interim a/c_year'

1913 on preferred Bbares

Final of 5-making 7 for 1913 Coupon No. 22.

$15 $284

}

£5 $60

95/6

"Shell" Transports £1-

£11

$10, $16

b.

·REFINERIES.......

$100 1979 $100 $28

$3 for 1912

Bank is conducted by the |HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION" Star Ferry

Rules may be obtained on ap plication.

· MINING.

£1 301- 21 $9

INTEREST on deposits is, al- China Sugara HEAD OFFICE-LONDON." lowed on the minimum monthly Luzon Sugare Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 balances at $3 per cent. per an- Reserve Fund............£1,800,000 num Reserve Liability of

Depositora may transfer at their Chinese Engineerings £137/6 Proprietors.... €1,200,000 vylion balances of $100 or more

to the Hongkong and Shanghai Tronohe FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Back to be placed on FIXED Raubs

DOCKS, WHARVES, & GODOWNS 698 ounces only objection to taxing it would Dollars per share for the six Geveral Banking business trans- DEPOSIT at 4 per cent. per Kowloon Wharis $50 $85

be the possibility of such monthe ending 30th June, 1914 acted.

annum.4% site taration leading to an increased will be payable on Tuesday 28th CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- consumption of spirits. If statistics July on which date Dividended and FIXED 9XPOSITS re- oan be relied on, beer took the Warrants may be obtained au ceived for 1 year or shorter periods place in Perak last year of all application at the Company's at rates which will be quoted on spiritaexcept.arrack and samshu. office.

application...

Approximate value 25,500 pesos,

Mesare. Andersen, Meyer and Co. are also informed that the' Gumaos Placer Co. has declared 'an interim dividend of 8 per cent. Manchester Goods.

The Transfer Books of the

Wm. DIOKSON.

Manager.

Mesara, James F. Hutton and In Selangor, however, it apparent Company will be closed from Co., Ltd., report that the prices ly outed gin only, all other spirits Tuesday the 21st July to Tuesday for Mid-American Current Month showing an increase. Beer (of the 28th July (both days incluHongkong, 11th April, 1912. [2 during the week ending June 26 approved brands) is, after all,eive) during which period no have been-June 19th 7.35d.; practically harmless, and, as it is transfer of shares can be regist- 20th, 7.29d.; 22nd, 7.29]d.; 23rd. | imposait le to make people sober ered.

'Secretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT &'AGENCY Company, Limited. General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING Company, Limited, Hongkong, 14th July, 1914,

7.338.; 24th, 7.371d.; 25th, 7.431d.;| by Act of Parliament, the more By order of the Board of Spot Mid-American being quoted: innocuous the beverage the botter. Directors. ----19th, 7.67d.; 20th, 7.57d.; 22nd, | With reduced wages and the price | A. SHELTON HOOPER. 7.50d., 23rd, 7.56d.; 24th, 7.66d.; enhanced, the labouring classes and 25th, 7.63d. There has dar in this country will probably ing the past fortnight been much drink lesa beer in the future than|" improved weather in the cotton they have been drinking in the belt which has had the effect of immediate past. In passing, we materially increasing the pro- may mention that mining coolies, specta of the growing crop with according to various informante, Atendency to cheapen prices, and have taken to imbibing that cotton is easier than it has been fascinating liqueur yelept Dom. for a month past. Reports from The idea, so we are told, is that it Texas show remarkable orop im is good for rheumatism." It is provement, some districts putting not easy to estimate the probablej the outlook as being 100 per cent. return from the oil tax. For one THE HONGKONG CENTRAL better than three weeks ago. The thing, no one as yet seems quite Manchester market is still very clear what oils do and what oile

NOTICES.

NOTICE.

ESTATE LD.

quiet and dull, and trade on all do not come under the duty. NOTICE is hereby given that handa remains very poor. Where Lubricating oils and liquid fuel the Statutory Meeting business is done it is usually are, it is announced, excluded. of Shareholders of this Company where suppliera are prepared to The two chief items appearing will be held at the Offices of the take exceptionally low prices, but under oils in the import returns General Managers at NOON on there is very little inducement are, of course, petroleum and MONDAY 27th inst., instead of as now to sell eller from a spinner's benzine. The statistics of the previously notified.

or manufacturer's point of view. imports of these for 1913 are as

A revival of China demand would follow-

help things along here very well,

but this has been looked forward.

to for so long that those people Perah

· Petroleum : Benzine

Cases

gallons 306,256 379.625

By Order,

NOTICES

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

THE

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

DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

BANK.

$2

For the Hongkong and Shang-.K.&W'pon Docks $50 { $63.

Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T. 00 b. hai Banking Corporation,

A: G. STEPHEN,"

Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T. 91- Acting Chief Manager. LANDI, HOTELS • BUILDING S

Anglo Brenoh Lands 7.101.04 Hong Central Elton $100 $102.

Hongkong Hotela $50 $127, b.

Hongkong Lands $100 $117. b. ̄ | Humphreys Estates $10 $7

Kowloon Lands $30 $44 Shanghai Lands T.30 T. 92 b.. Berlin Caloutta Canton

West Points $50 $75 Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin ·

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8. Tsinanfa Tsingtan Yokohama.

MOM COTTON MILLS. MADLONDON BANKERS:

Ewos Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sons.

T. 30 T. 135 The Union of London and Smith's Shanghai Cottons.

Bank, Limited. Dentaohe Bank (Berlin), London Laau Kime)

Agency.

Capital Fully ved

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

-

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Direction der Disconto Gesell, Kung v

party, aze. NA AMEA Goods received on Storage, Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident

System.

MISCELLANEOUS.

$1.70 per share and bonus..

of 30 cents per share for

year euding 30°4′13

$3 for 1897.

Interim of 5 % Coupon No. 3 account of year end- ing 10.6.14

Ipt. of 1/6 mak. 0/6 a/o, 1973. 1/2 for 1909

$9.50 for year 1913

14

#9 for 1913

Tis. 3 for 1912

Interim of Tis 3 for 1913 Tls. 6 29′2′10 First gear

$7 on old shares, $3.50-

on new shares for year 31°19′13

$9% for

31.12.13

year ending:

50 cents for 1913-

$2.80 for 1913.10

Interim of 5 p.o. for

year ending 30°6′13 $2.25 | for year ending. 31.12-13 15 per cent, for 1910

Tis, 15 for year ending

tr

Tim. 10 for year endinü.

ing 30°6′13 en fantin T. 12 for yearead's $118'12, Tis. 1 for year ending

(301‍13 |

¡T, 114

T. 83

iT. 12

$734 b.

50

sobaft

Hongkong Cottons $10 Dresdner Bank. INTEREST allowed on Current China-Borneos $18 $115. Account, DEPOSITS received Light and Powers $101

Do (Spec.sburos)ė. on terms which may be learned

(Rates and Particular on ap-on application. Every description Chins Providents: $10.

plication).

of Banking and Exchange busi-Dairy Farms 36 138

$10 $6.40 ness transacted, blood puma Green Islands

Hongkong Electrics $10 $43 Hongkong Ices $25 $200 Hongkong Ropes $10 $25 Langkats

The Office of TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF

WILLS ATTORNEY, &

Undertaken and Eroouted.

MSHEWAN, TOMES & C。o.

General Managers.

A. SHELTON HOOPER Hongkong, 19th March, 1908

Secretary to The Hong-

kong Land Investment

& Agency Company, Ld.

MAX GUTSCHKE Manager. [2 Hongkong. 9th Oct., 1911.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

ترم

Do. (now) $1 30 cts. a. Hongkong Electric Trams 12/2 b.

cents 31.7.08

$1.20 for 1913.7 bar sleteo out doide at

70 coats for 1919 $1.30 for genreud g 31.1 40 cents for 1911 godine $1.80 per share for 1913 Interim of $2 1911

$2 for 1913

Interim of Tis. 1 mak- Ling Tia, 2 nfo 1913 None

80 cents on fully paid) shares and 8 cents on $1paidshares for yesz ending 30.4.14 Finial of 6d. making 73d. per share for 1913.

b.

2. 10 T. 50

Morning Post- Peak Tramway

$25 $29

$10 1910

Authorised Ospital

Paid Up Reserve Fund.

£1,500,000 1,125,000 562,500 465,000

"

$10 $5 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6:

Pro

None

are

150 for 1910

SUZA, ZJEVOR

Pulpeset

Papeteries

Моде

General Managers, PEAK TRAMWAY CO. Subscribed 200,214 499,035 Hongkong, 6th July, 1914

market seem to have given up Negri Sembilan 69,794 83,818

"22,774 -- 5,343|BAZAAR IN AID OF FLOOD

RELIEF FUND.

who cater specially for that Selangor

hope; the state of credit there is Pabang however, not what it should be,

749,038 988,381

THE

and the importere no doubt prefer

to wait developments.

The New F. M. S. Duties.

as to how mnoli:

་

Chairma 25 Des Voeux Road Central.

(2nd floor.)

HE Committee solicit the aid Taking eight gallons to a case of the Public, and will be The decision of the F. M. S. of petroleum, we get a total pleased to receive gifts of articles Government to impose import import in 1913 of 6,980,885 of any description for the above. duties on malt liquors and cer- gallons of petroleum and benzino, LAU OHU PAK, tain oils has naturally been follow which would have paid in duty at ød by a good deal of speculation 5. cents per gallon $348.034. How much ike new taxer Here again we have nothing as exacted from an oppressed popu- yet to guide na regarding the Iation will provide the Govern-consumption in the present year ment with towards paying for but it looks as if the Government THE Undersigned will not be the Dreadnought, to quote one might realise another $200,000responsible for any DEBTS authority, or meeting the cost of in the remaining months of this contracted by his wife, AME

LIA AUGUSTA, from this date being caught napping to year. This duty, of course, and henceforthend Sy quote another, Private, enter" open to criticism" as constituting v

EGAS L. S. ALVES, Frine is, no doubt,calready busy, a tax on necessities: Even petrol b27Mosque Terrace, book turning the now regulations toite for motoring can hardly be termed, Flon kong 16th July 1914.

LIMITED..

TIME TABLE

· *WEEK DAYS;

1.00 2.3. be LOO ALL Evier 29'Man,

13 M

10

10

**45 21 tu

NIGHT CARS"

· Rige pas find """ paz,'éiio'kati toi

• $5,00 3230) PHagy hálf Boerskool

by Linde Svía eS TEN DONE.

Every Center of an hour),

SNAKASUNDAYSKIAN

JUTAB KUMA to Canjo Ante. Every 15-Kri

tamo Nook tó. 100 Tati

I ma to

[RIGHT

Days-

Philippines

pald

DANKERS:

Bank of England. London Joint Stook Bank, Limited.

Every description of Exchange

business transacted, va

Societe des | forred "..

$50.#20

du Tonkin up $50 AM 24/04

Beneft $200

No dividend this year

Steam Laundry Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T.1300/20

United Asbestos

Interest allowed on Current Ac counts at 2 per cent per annum on Dally Balance, and on Fized Deposits at rates which may be United AsbestosĮ ascertained on application. NAM Founders Shares

ARLINTON

Union Waterboat Manager.

Weismann, Ltd.

Oriental Agency, $10 $93% b.

$10 890 10172/

$5 ots. for year end g 31.5.14

20 per cent, per ordinary share for year ended 81'51912

$1.25 per share for yeart

ending 31′12′′1918 C

15 per cent, for year)

ending 317

Vil cants for 1918-

Wiliam RoveDe's no 0.13

Carricted sa 12:30 julk. Jalys no, 1928 – WRIGHT AND HORNBY: ***

“Glaciarul beukary & Der Vorry Road Centra), Tel, addensa Machada Seda

Kurski dverekdir does not hold itself responsible for lay of the above quotations)

ANDRAM CAFE Watson

Cannot

For Bread, Cakes, and meals with Wines

$10

$10 $18