1914-08-28 — Page 12

Commercial

Business at Malacca.

A correspondent at Malacca for wards the following A meeting of the Malacos Chinese Chamber of Commerce was held at 5, Fort Road, on the 15th inst., to con- sider the critical situation in which the retail and other shops

CONSIGNEES

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAIL- WAY COMPANY'S ROYAL MAIL TEAMSHIP LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. s.8. “EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.”

The above-mentioned steainer having arrived from Vancouver,

of the town have been placed as Victoria and Japan Porta, Con-

a reault of the stoppage signees of cargo are hereby noti-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AU UST 28, 1914,

NOTICES

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDIN- ARY MEETING.

NOT that,

BANKS

INTERSATIONAL BANKING,

CORPORATION.

Hand Office, Wall Street, New York London Office 1-id, Bishopsgais; E.C.

BRANCHES :-

Bowley

Castor

Cebu

Colos...

Haugrong Ha

NESS Binancted.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

an EXTRAOR¦ of their fied that their goods, with the DINARY MEETING of of the payment

the outstanding debts das to the exception of Parcels, Treasure SHAREHOLDERS in this i shops by their customers, who and Valuables, are being landed

Mexico

BANKS

FT

Selling

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand.....1/9 5/16

BANKING CORPORA- 30 d/s ............. ............. .......1 936

TION.

Paid-up Capital ...$15,000,000 | 4 m/s ..........................1/9 3/2 --

RESERVE FUNDS: AMA

Sterling surg

£1,500,000 at 8/-

$15,000,000

Silver $18,000,000

833,000,000

60 de ..........................19 7/16

T/T Shanghai .75 Private 30 d/s sight: T/T Singapore 76 T/T Japan T/T India

*0.87

Demand India ................19941⁄2 T/T. Bombay............. Reserve Liability of Demand Bombay ...193

Proprietors.....$15,000,000 T/T Calcutta

COURT OF DIRECTORS.. Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Chairman. Demand Manila 87

Demand Calcutta...133)

are mostly estate labour contrae- and; placed at their risk in the Corporation will be held at the param or for shorter periode, ai caton, which / W. I. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy T/T. San Foʊ & N.Y.4331⁄2

City Hall, Hongkong, on Satur Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf day, the 19th day of September, tors. To relieve the dificulty and Godown Co's Kowloon Go 1914, at Noon, when the sub- which is necessary in the interests downs where delivery can be

joined resolution, which was of the community as a whole, the obtained. Chamber, after due consideration, Goods on band after 4 o'clock passed at the Extraordinary has adopted the following resolu on the 29th instant will be subject Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation, held on the tions unanimouely :-

22nd day of August, 1914, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution

to rent.

(1) Thatthe menagers andowners No Fire Insurance will be of rubber estates be requested effected. to pay half of the July wages, if All damaged packages are to be

left in the Godowns and this

they still are due to the coolies. Office notified, when arrange- The Chamber would further en-ments will be made for examina- jain on those estates, which are tion

ル

able, to pay all the July wages. No claims will be admitted

This, however, theChamber would | after the goods have left the Go- not insist upon. If any owner or downs

manager holds any title-deeds

which he is prepared to give as

..

Đ, W; CRADDOCK,

General Traffic Agent.

security, the Chamber would Hongkong, 24th August, 1914.

recommend to the Board of Con-

trol of the Planters Relief Fund

to give assistance to him.

(2) That in the event of the said

managers and owners being finan-

PUBLIC COMPANIES

cially unable to carry cut Resola- SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

tion No. 1, they or the coolies'

Kepalas concerned might refer

the matter to the Chamber, which will then investigate the same, and recommend their decisions to the parties concerned.

OF CANADA.

NOTICE.

From this date the Manago- ment of the South China Agency. of the Sun Life Assurance Com pany of Canada will be assumed

by Mr. A. R. Bishop.

FREDERICK MORGAN. Hongkong, 26th August, 1914.

NOTICES

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

(3) That the shops on the other hand on receipt of the payments of their outstanding accounts shall resume the giving of credit to their customers to the extent of the amount of the said payments, while the customer of any parti- calar shop, which he is still owing, shall not bay (unless for very good reasons) on cash terms from another shop. That the Chamber would undertake to listen to complaints on this malter made by any other party and to THE DIVIDEND DECLARED for the Half Your ending Bottle any difference that might 30th Jane 1914, at the rate of aries to the boat of their judg Two Founds three shillings Ster- ment,

ling per share of $125.-is payable (4) That every manager or on and after MONDAY the 24th owner of estates should sell as day of August, Current, at the much of their produce as is Offices of the Corporation, where necessary to pay their coolies Shareholders are requested to wages, instead of holding it back apply for warrants. to wait for better prices.

The Siam Banks.

That the "Dood-of Settlement

of the Company be altered in manner following :-

(a) That the following words be struck out of lines two and three of Article 56,

San Francisco

Yokohama Capital and Surpiter Dald, $7,000,000

squalemmen 244 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the „DEPOSITS RECEIVED, #xed lor one year si May ba nametalneck on application,

ESALS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL 134 TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS pristed = all the petacipal cities in the World.

THE LANKE CIRCULAR LETTERS OF COMMERCIAL, LETIERS OF, CREDIT FURCHASE 38d SALE of Stockian Shares #RAVELLERS CHECKS 10ld and cashed,

CREDthout all was the World

fac

1

GEORGE HOGG,

Manager. Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912

Queen's Road, Hongkong

THE

namely, the words "for not YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

exceeding fifteen days

before and seven days after

every ordinary Meeting"

and that the following words

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

be adopted and Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000

therefor: Paid-up Capital

substituted

namely: during such Reserve Fund..... time as the Court thinks

fit; not exceeding "in the whole thirty days in each year." (b) That

the following words be struck out of the last line of Article 56, namely, after the Meeting" and that the following words adopted and substituted therefor, namely, "after the re-opening of the Register."

be

(c) That Articles 76, 77

and 78 he cancelled. (d) That the

Antung-Hajers

Bombay

Chairman.

8; H. Dodwell, Esq. G: T. M. Edkins, Esq. C, 8. Gubbay, Esq.." P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellimi CHIEF MANAGER:: Hongkong-N. J. Blabh ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-J. D. Smart. London Banker-London County and Westminster. Limited.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed:

On Current Account at the rate

Demand, New York 4394; T/T. Java

.106

Subsidiary Coins

Discount per $100: Chinese...20 cta.pieces $1234 Chinese...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10

EXCHANGE

T/T Marks

Demand Germany.

| T/T. Francs.com.

On Haiphong

On Saigon...

Nom.

On Bankkok ................. 87

14 m/s L/O

Buying.

1/10, 1/4: mje. D/P.......1/109/8. 6 m/s. L/0........1/10.5/8 30d/.8'ney & M...... 1/10 1/2 30 d/s.San Fcc&N,Y:454 4 m/s. Marks

-9944 CAN

4 m/s. France ***** 45.

11.20 Nom

Gold Leaf pertas).. $58,60- Sovereign BarSilver ready...

"forward).

Bank of England rate.......

Oplura Quotations.

Pauly 17. M 38,300 per p

8,300-

Malwa, New

Malwa, Old

$1932

Fatua, New

....... 9,825 per che

1:91⁄4 C

Patna, Old

9,100.

Benares, Now

9:050

$93

Benaras, Old..

8.825

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.

of 2 per cent per nunum on the | Hongkong & S’hái $125 daily balance.

WON FIXED. DEPOSITS.

For 3 months, 2 per cent per Cantons

annum.

For 6 months, 33 per cent. per 30,000,000 annum,' 18,900,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent per

Osaka

Pekla

annum.

AG. STEPHEN; Acting Chief Manager. Yangtzow

BA-SALES B➡BUYER! N-NOMINAL

נו

Latr DIVIDETUD AND CATES

£2 & 5/-bat er 1/11 3/16) 'equal to $23,89 for 15 year ending 31/12/137)

Final of 63 ajo 1912, In-) terim of $18 e/o 1919,

Final of 1 po, making

20 po. for 1812

Final of $20 making $50)

for 1912 and Interim of $80 for 1913 N Finial of $12 mak. $15 forl .1912&Intof$3 for 1913)

S-SELLERS

1

Stocks & Par Valen." .DANKS.

CLOSING O'TION.

$852 Nomina

£84-

MARINE INSURANCES,

$50 31714

North China

£5 T142

Head Office.YOKOHAMA,

Branches

'Arencies at

Nagnisko

Newchwang

Colestera

New York

Changchita

Dairen

Pengdien

Ryolus 17on

Arthur

San Frantits

Koba

Tabling

Ling-Yang

TEMID

Lond.

Токто

I.TODE

Tilagtan

Los Angeles Tringhen

$100 $795

£50 $194 FIRE INSURANCESI China Firos $20 $155 $50 $598 HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Hongkong Fires

SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25.

$8 Douglas Steamship $50 831 Steamboats Indo-Chinas

www.Unions.

|

$10 for 1912.

$27 for 1912

$15 $2756

(Preferred) (Deferred)

Shell" Transports £1

}

25 $56

80/

£11

"Star Ferry".

$10 $46

REFINERIES.

$100 877) $100 $28

Harla Haskar

ained 11 11,300 AAJ KI

Shanghal

ΤΗ

"HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the Interest Allowed on Current Account. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Deposits received for fixed periods at raies to be BANKING CORPORATION

Rules may be obtained on`ap

INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at 831 per cent. per an

EISHIONO, Manager.plication.

[18]

following Hongkong, 6th April, 1913.

Articles be adopted and substituted for Articles 76, 77 and 78, namely

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

ARTICLE 76.-General! THE CHARTERED BANK OF "Mootings 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 nt such time and place as may bo determined by the "Court, and unless and until otherwise prescribed or deter- nined as aforesaid a Gon- eral Meeting shall be held in the month of February in every year."

H

By order of the Court of Direc- ́" tors,

A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager. as to the position of the local banks Hougkong, 22nd August, 1914.

There has been much con- jecture, says the Bangkok Times,

and finance, in the present orians, and we made inquiries at the Treasury as to what the Govern. ment might do. Ia reply we received the following authorita tive statement-

L

WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS. SEALED TENDERS will be

received at the Headquarter Office, Victoria Barracks, Hong- kong, until 12 Noon on Monday, In ordinary circumstances the 31st August, 1914, for the supply Banks provide themselves with } of FRESH MEAT to the Military, fanda locally by selling T. T. on for about three and a quarter. London to the Government. At months, commencing from the the present time it is impossible 21st September, and terminating to do so owing to the refusal of on the 30th December, 1914.

Forms, and other particulars the Postal Department to accept

can be obtained personally be- code telegrams. An arrangement, tween the hours of 10 a.m. and 1 therefore, has been made between p.m. or by letter to the Officer the Treasury and the Banke Commanding Army Sorvice whereby the Banks, instead of Corps, Victoria Barracks, Hong- romitting the sterling by TT., kong,

hand their demand draft to the The Tender Forms must be Government. This arrangement properly filled up, signed and is merely a change of procedure, dated, and no Tender will be and does not affect the principle considered unless made out in the that local funds are obtainable by proper Form and delivered at the Headquarter Office by noon on

the Banks againat gold payment the date stated, in an envelope abroad.

closed and marked Tender for Meat."

An Anglo-French Exhibition In Moscow.

.

:

As a guarantee of good faith the sum of $100 in Notes should

be enclosed with the Tonder; The Legislative Chambers have such sum to be forfeited to the

State if the Tenderer rofuses toʻ

ratified a preliminary grant of accept the Contract allotted to over $2,000,000 for the expenses him, or to attend at the Head- of a great exhibition to be held quarter Office when called upan. in Moscow, either in 1910 or

The right to reject all or any 1917-preferably during the lat- Tenders is specially reserved. ter year in order to give the Hongkong, 20th August, 1914. world an idea of Russia's progress'

in the arts and industries. Some

NOTICE.

mention has been made in the Mr. YAP PING FUN, who Press of a plan to organize an was lately attached to the under- Anglo-French Exhibition in con- signed as Chincee Broker, bas

'from this date no further connec-

neotion therewith. This suggestion with our firm. tion moets with favour in respon sible quarters. It has not yet,

WRIGHT & HORNBY, Share & General Brokers."

however, taken definite form, nor Hongkong, 24th August. 1914.

has any representative committee

or organization supported it. STOCKBROKERS ASSOCIA The Russo-British Chamber of

·TION OF HONG KONG.:

Commerce has been approached THE Local August Settlement on the matter, but has not yet is postponed until September

taken any decision. It is to be Settlement next.

hoped that since the idea is sp

Interest on extended contracts

parently one that is deserving of will run at the rate of 10% per encouragement no time may be annum.

pat in getting it into practical form:

num.

فراد

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai China Sugars Bank to be placed, on FIXED Lazon Sugars DEPOSIT ́et 4 per cent. per

appum..

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

£1,200,000 Proprietors.....

MININO

For the Hongkong and Shang-Chinese Engineerings £137/6 hai Banking Corporation,

A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.

Tronohe

26/3 .£1 Rauba

£1 189 DOCKS, WHARYES, & GODOWNS || 2. Kowloon Wharfa $50 685 H.K.&W poa Docks $50 $63 Shanghai Dooka T. 100 T. 55 Hongkow Wharfe T. 100 T. 91; LANDS, HOTELS. BUILDINGBO Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 £1,500,000 H'kong Central E'tos $100 $103

1,125,000..

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and THE MERCANTILE BANK OF General Banking business, trans-

INDIA, LIMITED. aoted.

ARTICLE 77- The Genëral Meetings mentioned in the last ·CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- preceding Article shall be called ed and. FIXED DEPOSITS re- Authorised Capital. "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 application.

Reserve Fund " called Extraordinary Meet-

ings.

Wm. DICKSON.

1

Manager.

[ 2

(6) That Article 90 be Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

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 O the words present in person."

(That the following

words be added to Article

from time to time pay

."

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

BANKERS:

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baur, Limited.

1

Hongkong Lands $100 $116

Humphreye Estates $10 $71 Kowloon Lands $90-$44 Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92 ·

$50 $71

West Points Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

T. 50 T. 137

Every description of Exchange Ewos business transacted.

COTTON MILES,

Interest allowed on Current Ac-Shanghai Cottons counts at 2 per cent per annum

T. 123

IR TABLE.

94: The Court may

14

14

on Daily Balance and on Fixed Laou Kung Mow Deposits at rates which may be Kung Yik ascertained on application.

Hongkong Cottone $10

MISCELLANEOUS.CO AR. LINTON China-Borneos****** $12

$11 Manager.

T. 84.

T. 1234

18734

to the Shareholders

such interim dividends

ae appear to be just **ined by the position of "the Company."

(g) That the following

words be struck out of the first three and a half linos 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 ef December shall “make a General." (h) That the word "HalfTM" bo struck out of the 18th line of Article 174 and also out of the 6th line. of Article 175.

(i) 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 "onco" be adopted and substituted for the word " twice "in.

the fourth line thereof. (1) That the words "or the Ordinary Half-Yearly". and the words as the case may be be struck out of lines 10 and 11 of Article 177 Inche

By Order of the Court of Directors.

By Order of the Committee.

'A. G. STEPHEN, EMRAYMOND, Abting Chief Manager. Seofotary.... Hongkong 24th August, 1914.

WEEK DAYS.

7.00 A.M. 10 5.00 4,1 10.00 AM to 15.30 AM to Hús 1.3. LO Fig 2. to

345 AKI $10 to ass fato - 500 TM, 50 R, 10

8.00 AM. EVANy 19 hiɛm. 10:00 AM, 11.00 AM. DAIS NEI

1

10 Mo

D

25 см.

20 MIN

15 Ma

I

10 MIN

"

ES HEM

10

NOTICE.

NIGHT CARS.

1,5% rael and g 13th, 190 zatƐ to

*15.00 FİMİ Every half hour)

12.00 7. 10. 13–45.8,31,-

every gustier of an hour.

SUNDAYS

"

7,41 AM to 11:30 am. – Event 15 Min.' 19:30 224,"to: 15,00 2-20, 1 10 MIN 11- to 700 NOOK

ts Mr. 1100 Home to 100 zate

H To Mou X.DO F.Mi ta 500 m

By Mr 5.00 .M. to 5.00.P.M 3.00 3. La

7.00 + $100 230, ÉD 1.10 1.1.

10 M

10 MI

NIGHT CARS # on Wook Days."

SATURDAYS

Ea Car AE In midnight

PECIAL CARS.

By, Arrangement at the Company's Omen. Alonnaden', Bulidings,

Des Torux Road

NOTICE.

►

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE":

'CO., LTD",

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

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &c.

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

System

(Rates and Particulars on ap

plication).

The Office of TRUSTED, – EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY &o, Undertaken and Executed,

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

Light and Powers $101 $4.90

Do. (Spec.sharos) $1

China Providents 310 $81 Dairy Farms

Green Islands

$6 $38

$10 $6.60

Hongkong Electrice $10 $43, Hongkong Ices

Hongkong Ropes Langkata

Morning Post Peak Tramway

$25 $215

$10 $25

g. 10 T. 48

$25 $29 $10 $10

90 ots Do. (new) $1 Hongkong Electric Trama 11/6 Philippines

$10 185

H. Price & Co., Id. $106.

Pre- Societe, des ferred

Pulpeset Papeteries

du Tonkin

850. $20 paid up $50 Benefit $200. Shanghai-Sumatias T. 20-T.150 Steam Laundry

655 United Asbestos]

Oriental Agency, $10 891⁄2 b. Ld.

United Asbestos? -Founders Sharea] Union Waterboat

Weismann, Led

$10

$300

$10 $18

$1050

$10 $716

$81

WRI

have this day established myself as Export and Import and Commission Merchants Agents under the name of Fred. THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Watson Taylor & Co.

Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled. William Powell, Ltd.- WAAFRED, TAYLOR.For Bread Cakes, Confectionery Hougkong, 21st August, 1914 and mouls with Wines & Liquor

General

$1 for 1906

$2.50 for year end′g306:13: Final of $1-for-half- year ending 31°12′13 ] (3% Interim afo year

1913

preferred

shares

on

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

$1.70 per share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year ending 30°4′13.

$3 for 1912. $3 for 1897

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

Int. of 1/6 mak. 6}6a/c, 1913

1/2 for 1909 |

$3.50 for

year 1913

$3 for 1913

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

Tla. 6 29:2:10

First year

$7 on old shares, $3.501

on new shares for year 31'12 13

$91% for 12 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 % for 14 year ending 30.6 14

15 per cent, for 1916 Tls. 15 for year ending

31°10′13

Tls. 10 for year. end-

Ing 30°6′13

T.12 for year end'g31'12′12

Tis. 1 for year er ting)

3011:13

50 cents 31.7.08

$1.20 for 1913

70 cents for 1913;

$1.30 for year end'g 31'?

40 cents for 1911 $1.80 per share for 1913 Interim of $2) a/o 1914:

$2 for 1913

(Interim of Tls. I mak- Hng Tls. 2 a/o 1913 Моде

80 cents on fully paid) shares and '8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.14

Final of 6d. meking 74d. }

per share for 1913,

None $1.50 for 1910

Sap None

"No dividend this year. 35 ots. for year end g 31.5.14

(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended *31*5*1012

$1.25 per share for yearl

ending 31 12 1913

25 per cent. for year

ending 31'71199

70 cents for 1913)

50 ots: yoaronding 6.30.13

DHORNBY HIre and

Hold Haelf responsible for any of the shore gentations