1914-08-25 — Page 11

Commercial

The War and Japan Trade.

The financial authorities are

quoted by the Asahi as stating

PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,

NOTICES

| s.a. " TINGSANO" (Wrecked)

|HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

#

interested in the cargo of

that the East.ecouples the first SHIPPERS and Underwriters

place in Japan's foreign trade, this steamer are requested to NOTICE OF EXTRAORDIN- and then comes America, Europe communicate with the Under standing third on the list. Japan's signed within three months from export trade returns för last year date.

show that 43.6 per cent, of the

total som of Japan's exports go

to the East, while America claims,

ARY MEETING.

GILMAN & Co.

Lloyd's Agents

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

**STEAM NAVIGATION Co.

NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.

an EXTRAOR- |

33 per cent. As regards the PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL DINARY MEETING of the percentage of exports to be ship-

SHAREHOLDERS in this ped to Europe, it is no more than

Corporation will be held at the 13.3 per cent. Of this, the total

City Hall, Hongkong, on Satur. amonat.of exported goods to

day, the 19th day of September, 1914, at Noon, when the sub- Russia, France, Germany, and Austria-Hungary is estimated at SHIPPERS are informed that joined resolution, which was

the P.&O.Company's Vossels passed at

the Extraordinary Y.79,000,000, which is 12.5 per are insured under The British Meeting of the Shareholders in cent. of the whole amount of | Government National Insurance this

Corporation held on the exporte. So far as Japan's import Scheme and they can effect War 22nd day of August, 1914, will be trade retorns are concerned, the Risk Insurance on individual submitted for confirmation as a East, America and Europe occupy shipments with The National Special Resolution: 47.7, 17.4 and 32 per cent. of the Insurance Committee, London. whole amount, respectively. It through their representatives may be added, however, that of

The production of a Marine the total amount of imports from Risk Policy is not immediately Europe, more than fifty per cont.necessary.

is occupied by England. The

total sum of imports from the

thero.

T

E, Á. HEWETT, Superintendent,

above-mentioned "four countries | Hongkong, 22nd August, 1914.

aggregates Y.78,000,000, which

is 10.7 per cent, of the total sumj.

of Japan's imports. The chief

goods exported to these four

countries are raw silk, babutao,

NOTICES

copper, and straw braid to France; HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION..

oil, habutae, copper, and straw- braid to Germany;"and raw silk to Russia. The goode exported to THEDIVIDEND DECLARED

tor the Half Year ending Austria-Hungary are limited to 30th June 1914, at the rate of copper, valued at Y 500,000. On Two Pounds three shillings Ster- the other hand, the chief goods ling per share of $125. is payable imported from these countrica are on and after MONDAY the 24th woollen yarn from France; day of August, Current at the medicine, dying material, woollen Offices of the Corporation, where Shareholders are requested to goods, various kinds of paper, Berlin wool, iron, zino, machinery apply for warrants, from Germany; woollen goods tors, and paper from Austria-Hungary. There are no special goods import- ed from Russia. As will be seen from the list of goods above- mentioned, the majority of im ported goods consists of raw materiale. Under these circum- stances, even though hostilities should break out among these four Powers, Japan's foreign trade would not be seriously

affected, though Japan cannot escape some inconveniences in

By order of the Court of Diroc.

A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong, 22nd August, 1914.

WAR DEPARTMENT

CONTRACTS.

SEALED TENDERS Winter

received at the Headquarter

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46

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64

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BANKS

INTERATIONAL BANKING

NES

CORPORATION.

Head Officeo, Wall Struck, New York London Odica:=16, Biskopagate, EC

BRANCHES :-

Bombay Calcutta Cartoo

Cebt

Colem

Empire

Hoogkong

Haplow

AUGUST 25, 19140

BANKS

FT

Selling

HONGKONG & SHANGHA! Demand....1/9 9/16

BANKING CORPORA 30 de *****6.............. .....1/946

ANATION.

Paid-up Capital ......$15,000,000

RESERVE FUNDS :

£1,500,000 at 21.

Sterling

Kobe

Рапана

Faking

Sas Trinciaco Shanghai Yoko-ma

Capital and SurpluGold $7,000,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANXING BUSI

frame-ted CURRENT ACCOUNTS opted on the

past, or for shorter periods, at rates, which DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one year at

be ascertained on spotication,

ter

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. · · MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT as avalable all over the Weakl.

CREDIT COMMERCIAL LETTERS or FURCHASE and SALE of Stocks no Sharer. WRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cubed.

on all the pincipal cities in the World.

GEORGE HOGO,

Manager.

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

THE

JOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.

*****$15,000,000

Silver $18,000,000

$33,000,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors. $15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS." Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Chairman. W. L. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy

Chairman.

S. H. Dodwell, Esq. G, T. M. Edkins, Esq. O, B. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. JA. Plummer, Esq. Hön, Mr. E. Shallim, CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabh ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-3. D. Smart, London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.

"

Hongkong Interest Allowed:

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cant per annum on the daily balance«,

That the Deed of Settlement i

of the Company be altered in manner following:- (a) That the following words be struck out of lines two and three of Article 56, namely, the words "for not exceeding fifteen days before and seven days after every ordinary Meeting"

Established 1880. and that the following words be adopted and substituted

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 therefor;

30,000,000 216 H namely:

"during such Paid-up Capital

18,900,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent per time as the Court thinks Reserve Fund...... fit; not exceeding in" the

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA, whole thirty days in each year."

N

(b) That the following words be struck out of the last line of Article 56, namely, "after the Mooting" and that the following words be adopted and substituted therefor, namely, after

the re-opening of the Register."

Branches Antung-Hsien

Hombay Calcutta Changchun Daires Yengtian Harbin

k

Di

Kole

London

Lyons

Tilgiau

Newchwang

Pekio

graces a

Nagasaki

New York

Osaica

Ryoina (Pors

Arthur)

Shanghai

Tighling

Tintai

Tokyo

Los Anguiss Tsingtau

3 Francisco

Interest Allowed on Current Account.

60 de....1/9 11/16 m/a...........1/9 3/4

T/T Shanghai 75

Private 30 d/s sight

T/T Singapore "a...............7634-

T/T Japan

88

T/T India

135.

Demand Indis

1954

13534

TT Bombay. Demand Bombay TT Caloutta Demand Calcutta ***1354 Demand Manila......8734 T/T. San Fou & N.Y.434 Demand, New York 43% T/T. Java : .................10731⁄2..

Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100: Chinese...20 ats. pieces $134 Chinese...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10

EXCHANGE

TT. Marke

Demand Germany T/T. Franca 1993. On Halphong

On Saigon.

On Bangkok

14 m/s. L/C

Buying.

1/10 1/2:

|é m/s. D/P.........................1/10 5/8 6 m/s. L/C.......................1/10,7/8 30 d/a.S'ney & M, · 1/10 3/4 30 d/s.Ban F'ce&N.Y45 X"

4 m/s. Marka '********

4 m/s. Francsa

6 m/s. co

Gold Leaf per tael.. $58,40

Sovereign mate con 11.05 Non- BarSilver, ready...25 9/16

"forward

Bank of England rate

Opium Quotations.

July 17

$8,300 por

Malwa, New Malwa, Old

8,300

21"

$14 $ 94 3934

Patua, Now

9,325 per

Patna, Old...

9,100

Benares, New

9,050

Benares, Old,.

8.825

N-NOMINAL

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.

-S-SELLERS SA-SALES B-BUYER!

STOCKS & Pain by Value.

BANKS.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.. For 3 months, 21 per cent per Cantons

annura.

CLARING QTION.

Hongkong & S'hai $125 -

MARINE INSURANCES,

6852) Nomina

£84/

$50 31712 £5T142

$100 $795

£50 $194

For 6 months, 3 per cent per North China

annum.

annum, ze

Unions

A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager. Yangtazes

FIRB INSURANCESI China Fires..

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Hongkong Fires.

: $20 $155 $50 $398 SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25 $8) Douglas Steamship $50 - $31 Steamboats $15 $2756

THE Business of the stove Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Indo-Chinas Deponita recaived for fixed periods at råten to BANKING CORPORATION (Preferred) £5 $56

Bules may be obtained on ap

INTEREST on deposite is al- lowed on the minimum monthly | balances at $3) per cent. per an

(c) That Articles 76, 77ised to kištali

and 78 be cancelled.

EISHIONO, Manager.plication.

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(d) That the following Hongkong, 6th April, 1913.

Articles be adopted and

substituted for Articles

76, 77 and 78, namely

ARTICLE 76. General THE CHARTERED BANK OF

Meetings shall be held once in

every year, at such time and

place in the Colony as may be

prescribed by the Company in General Meeting and if no such

time or place is prescribed, then at such time and place as may be determined by the otherwise prescribed or deter- Court, and unless and until

month of February in every eral Meeting shall be held in the

year."

Gen-

ARTICLE 77.-" The General Meetings mentioned in the last

preceding Article shall be called

Office, Victoria Barracks, Hong- kong, until 12 Noon on Monday, 31st August, 1914, for the supply. the shape of the rise of interest, of FRESH MEAT to the Military, the premium rate, etc. and also for about three and a quartermined as aforesaid a the lack of traffic organs. Espec months, commencing from the ially, in regard to transactions 21st September, and terminating" in raw-milk, though the business on the 30th December, 1914. may decrease somewhat in Ger- Forms and other" particulars many and France, there are rea- can be obtained personally be sons to believe that, as the textile tween the hours of 10 am, and 1 industry in America and Italy has p.m. or by letter to the Officer Army Service the Commanding considerably advanced, demand for raw silk in these Corps, Victoria Barracks, Hong-

kong. countries would greatly increase,

The Tender Forms must be owing to their desire to take

properly filled up, signed and advantage of the present dis dated, and no Tender will be "turbances to advance business. It considered unless made out in the is also clear from past experience proper Form and delivered at the that the belligerent Powers will Headquarter Office by noon on carry on their trade even during the date stated, in an envelope the war, by means of the steamers closed and marked Tender for of neutral countries,

H

Asphalt from the Philippines."

Meat.'

护

As a guarantee of good faith; The United States Consul. the sum of $100 in Notes should be enclosed with the Tender;

General at Hongkong, says an such sum to be forfeited to the exchange, reports that the State if the Tenderer refuses to discovery of a vein of asphalt of accept the Contract allotted to high quality and of large extent him, or to attend at the Head- in the Philippine Islands is likely quarter Office when called upon. to have a marked influence upon The right to reject all or any the paving of cities in the Far Tenders is specially reserved." East and upon other lines of Hongkong, 20th August, 1914. building and contracting work.

The vein has been discovered by

A Government forester who took

an onterop of the vein on a hillside

NOTICE.

Mr. YAP PING FUN, who'

for coal. The deposit lies in the was lately attached to the under- Leyte province, barrio of Cam-signed as Chinese Broker, has popoe, on the north-west peninsula from this date no further connec-

of the Island about 10 miles from tion with our firm.

the ocean. The vein discovered runs about a yard and a half thick and can readily be traced about 160 yards along the side of

WRIGHT & HORNBY, Share & General Brokers. Hongkong, 24th August, 1914.

"the hill, several thousand tons of AMERICAN DENTISTRY

the material being actually in

eight with indications that

PORCELAIN FILLINGS.

The Latest Improvements toward

the deposit is of much greater Lasting Workmanship and Painless ecope. The analysis of the operations. No, charge for examinations. deppait made in Europe shows Foos moderate Diploxia, Tokip

that it is, of *

quality

auitable for the highest uses and

Dr.T. YAMASAKI,

34, Queen's Road Contra!

(Corner of Flower Bfrost.)

MARTIN'S

APIOL & STEEL

Suede PILLS

ought to bring the highest prices. Telephone 1969. The discoverers of the vein are already using the material for roofing and aimilar purposes. The successful application of this Philippine asphalt to paving and similar work will be of the high- est importance, both to the Philippines and to other portions of the East. At present asphalt for paving, roofing, and other purposes is imported from Europs and the United States at high cost, the result being not only high priced pavementa but minimum of high grade material in Conátruction of such pavements.

VOLK FRANCŃ Matsaltý Torkiltsengülar11146,..

Thousands of Ladies always keep a ban of, Maman's Pila la khe human, no kimi on Lipe Best Rich of Way Irregularily of. LE C

Simely does may be administered.

askiem rennen mend them, hanna ibairaner « *** 1614. All Charmints and Sinces ari: Chạy: throughout the World, or post-tron_Ki^.. MARTIN, Cntial, Istikhaingtone Made

MARTIN'S

15

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1855.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Liability of Reserve Fund................£1,800,000

Proprietors...£1,200,000

nem.

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more

(Deferred)

Shell" Transports £1

"Star Ferry

80/-

£11

$10 846

REFINERIES.

to the Hongkong and Shanghai China Sugars Bank to be placed on FIXED Luzon Sugare DEPOSIT ⚫t per cent. per annum.

For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation,

MINING.

$100 $77) $100 $28

Chinese Engineerings £137/6

Tronoha A. Ĝ. STEPHEN,

£126/3 21-33 Acting Chief Manager. Raubs

DOCES, WHARYES, & GODOWIS Kowloon Wharfe $50885) EK.&W'pos Docks $50-$63 Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T. 55 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 2.91 LANDE, HOTELS & BUILDING BE Anglo French Lands T.100 1.94

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED. General Banking business trans- acted.

ad and. FIXED DEPOSITS re- Authorised "Japital.....£1,500,000

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Ordinary Meetings."

ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Subscribed ARTICLE 78" All other at rates which will be quoted-on Paid Up General Meetings shall be called Extraordinary Meet.

application.

*jugs.

K

Win. DICKSON.

Manager.

(e) That Article 90 be Hongkong, 11th April, 1918. 12

altered by inserting and adopting after the word "holding" in line five thereof the words

or

representing by proxy" and by striking out at

NOTICE.

LIMITED.

the end of the said Article PEAK TRAMWAY CO the words "present in -person:"- (f) That the following "words be added to Article 94:-"The Court may "from time to time pay. the Shareholders

** to

4

Buch interim dividends

44

as appear to be just-

ified by the position of the Company."

(g) That the following words be struck out of the first three and a balf 'lines of Article 174, namely, the words "Half- year ending the 30th June and the 31st. "December, shall make a general Half Yearly." and that the following: words be adopted and substituted therefor :- Year ending the 31st day of December shall "make a General." (b) That the word "Half" be struck out of the 18th line of Article 174 and 'also out of the 6th line

of Article 175,

(1) That the word "twice" and the words the 30th day of June and " be struck out of lines 4 and 5 of Article 176 and that the word "one" be adopted and substituted for the word twice" in the fourth line thereof.

That the words “ör the Ordinary Half-Yearly" and the words as the case may be be struck out of lines 10 and 11 of Article 177.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

CUMA. G. STEPHEN; wantActing Chief Manager. Hongkong 24th August, 1914,

TIMETABLM.

WEEK DAYS.

4.35 FE

1.00 -31, 10 LOO AM. Every 21 Max.

10.00 AM) to.. 21.00 A.M.

go, to` 99,45 930 **MY F.36: 10

TS TO

J

13 MIN.

16

1 Mex

NIGHT CARS

15:00 PM)BYKy kálf,howri 15.00 93% 10 X645. 2.M-

·rvey ́quater of an home ;-

SUNDAYS

-758 AM 18 rezo alar. Eynay 15 Max. 10510 Abo 11:00 AM 10. zaxo NooN 18.00 CM to 3.00 PM

1.00 SL to

$100 2.3, ES - L.:0 2.36"

to Mr.

NIGHT CARE se on. Wesk Days/

BATURDAYS

· Exten Car at... in midnight,

VIPECIAL CARS.

By,gment at the Company's Öfice.

Aleswaden »Buildings, Dei Your Road'

NOTICE.

H'kong Central Etes $100 $103

...... 1,125,000

562,500 Hongkong Hotels $50 $128 ********* 465,000

Hongkong Lands $100 $116

Reserve Fund'

BANKERS:

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baux, Limited.

COTTON MILLE.

Humphreys Estates $10 $73 Kowloon Lands $30.0642 Shanghai Landa T. 30.92

West Point:

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10.

Every description of Exchange Ewoe

T. 50 business transacted.

Interest allowed on Current Ac Shanghai Cottons. counts at 2 per cent për ännum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Laou Kung Mow Deposits at rates which may be Kung Yik ascertained on application.

Hongkong Cottone $10 PROS MIEGELLANEOUS, MA AR. LINTON China-Borneos ** $12

Manager.

NOTICE,

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

CO., LTD.

LAST DIVIDEND 'AND' ATHI

£2&5/-b, at ex 1/11 3/16)-- equal to $23,29 for 14 year ending 31/12/18

Final of $3 a/o 1912, In-

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

20 p.c. for 1912

Final of $20 making $50)

för 1912 and Interim

* of $30 for 1913 Final of 812 mak, 315 fort

1912 & Int.of$3 for 19133

$10 for 1912

$27 for 1912

: $1 for 1906:

$2.50 for year end’g30′6′′13 ' Final of $1 for half) year ending $1'12'13

3A Interimle year. -1913 on preferred

shares

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

$1.70 per share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year ending 304:18

$3 for 1912

$3 for 1897

Interim of 5% Coupon No.

3 account of year, ond ing 10.6.14.

Int. of 1/6 mak. 6/6a/o.19/3 1/8 for 1909-

$3.50 for year 1913

$3 for 1913

Tis. 3 for 1912. Interim of Tls 3 for. 1913

Tle. 6 29'3'10

First year

$7 on old shares, $3.50)

on new shares for year 31°12′13

$314 for 14 year ending 30.6.14

50 cents for 1913 *$2,80 for 1913

Interim of 5 p.o. for

¿year ending 30′6′13 $2,00/1)

for year ending 30.8.14

15 per cent, for 1910

311013

$50

971

P. 8.

T. 137.

Tle. 15 for year ol

T. 123

T. 84

T. 121⁄4

10736

$11

Light and Powers $101 84.90

Do. (8pec.shares) $1Į

China Providents

Dairy Farms

Tis. 10 for year end.

ing 306130

T.12 foryear.end'g 31'12'12

Tis. 11 for year er ling

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 #2) s/c 1914 $2 for 1919

Interim of Tis.1' mak #ing Tim. 2 n/d 1913/

None

$10

581

$6

$38

Green Islands

$43 Hongkong Electrics $10 Hongkong Toes $25 $215

10 $25 Hongkong Repens: $10.

T: 48 angkata

10

$10 $6.60

Morning Post Feak Tramway

-325-8291)

$10 $10

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &o.

Do. (new) Hongkong Electric Trame

Philippines

BLO

85

H. Price.& Co., IL $10

None

$150 for 1910

Bobiete den förred 2

$20

paid

None

have this day established myself as Export and Import Merchants and Commission Agents under the name of Fred.| Taylor & Co. PAOLA FRED. TAYLOR, Hongkong, 21st August, 1914, R

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

Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident, Pulpeset $30.

(Re-System Partieulars on op: Papeteries

plication),

The Office of mi TRUSTER;= EXECUTOR OF

"WILLS, ATTORNEY, &0%

Undertaken and Executed.

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

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery and meals with Wines & Liquor

up 850

3200 By Benefit Shanghai Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry $5 United Asbestos

Oriental Agency, $10

$10

10

$10830 $10

$300

$18

United Asbestos

Founders Sharaf Union Waterboat"

Weismano, Ltd. Watson William Powell, Ltd

80 cents on fully paid)

shares and 8 cents on $1paid shares for year ending 80.4.14 Final of 6d. making 74d, per share for 1913,

No dividend this year 35 cts. for year end g 31.5.14

(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended *31*5*1912 -5

$1.25 per share for year Sending 31121913 A 125 per centai:for year zoteriding 31711KAZN 270zente for 1918

50′ets. year ending 6.30.13 WRIGHT AND HORNBY memast General brokers & DisVoeux Road Cântral Talräddrabi sulandan er dingeMS

dows malt hold.7440 saponsible for any of she shove quotations