1914-08-31 — Page 11

THE MONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1914.

Commercial

Empress Proceedings.

Mr. Holden, K.O., counsel for

the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, states that the.com.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA.

N

NOTICE.

NOTICES

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

ARY MEETING.

pany intends to proceed im-From this date the Manage. NOTICE OF EXTRAORDIN- mediately with an action against ment of the South China Agency the former owners of the Storstid, of the Sun Life Assurance Com- the Maritime Steamship Company of Canada will be assumed pany of Norway, for $2,000,000 by Mr. A. R. Bishop.

*FREDERICK MORGAN.Į (0400,000) for the loss of the Hongkong, 26th August, 1914. Empress of Ireland. The action

will be heard in the Admiralty

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

an

EXTRAOR- DINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS In

the

this

Court at Montreal in September, s.s:TINGSANG" (Wrooked) Corporation will be held at the The money paid by the Pruden- tial Trust Company on behalf of the Norwegian purchasers of the Storstad, amounting to $175,000 SHI (235,000), has already been paid

into court.

Cotton Dealers and Splaners at

Osaka.

The Cotton Exchange at Osaka resumed business after more than ↑ a week's suspension, but the price was pressed down to Y105 for spot deals. The dealers, have been obliged to fix their capital

as the export business became stagnant, whilst on the other hand

City Hall, Hongkong, on Satur day, the 19th day of September, HIPPERS and Underwriters 1914, at Noon, when the sub- interested in the cargo of joined resolution, which was this steamer are requested to passed at the Extraordinary. communicate with the Under-Meeting of the Shareholders in signed within three months from this Corporation held on the

date.

GILMAN & Co.

Lloyd's Agents

NOTICES

they face the necessity to pay for HONGKONG & SHANGHAI the contracted raw cotton. They BANKING CORPORATION. are ccnferring daily with the Cotton Spinners' Union with s

view to socuring special financing services from the Nippon Ginko THE DIVIDEND DECLARED

for the Half Year ending

(Bank of Japan), the Yokohama 30th June 1914, at the rate of Specie Bank, etc. The Cotton Two Pounds three shillings Star- dealere attempted to obtain a ling per share of $125,-is payable similar facility from the banks on and after MONDAY the 24th during the Russo Japanese War day of August, Current, at the and the civil wars in China, Offices of the Corporation, where but without success. The Nippon Shareholders are requested to Ginko is ready to loan money apply for warrants. upon the guarantee of a reliable

By order of the Court of Direc

local private bank, but such tops,

guarantee is not an easy thing to

f

A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.

get, particularly under the present Hongkong, 22nd August, 1914

circumstances. The Cotton Deal.

ers' Union is trying to find some

way out of the financial stringency

and is farther negotiating with

the Cotton Spinners Union for. the farther reduction of working hours at the spinning mills so as

NOTICE.

"The Food Committou is pre-

to certai! the supply, which pro-pared to consider position has, we understand, been received favourably,

PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE HONGKONG

CU., LTD...

NOTICE.

HOTEL

(1) Enquiries from residents in the Colony who are experiencing any difficulty in obtaining food stuff at the' aximum prices quoted in the lists of food stuffs published in the Government Gazette of 22nd August, 1914, or who may wish for information concerning the retail prices of articles of food not enumerated in the lists.

(2) Any complaints from re The Ordinary Half Yearly gidents in the Colony who are Meeling of Shareholders will be held at the Company's Hotel, boing charged more than the on Saturday the 18th September, maximum prices published. Ail 1914, at Noon, for the purpose of enquiries or complaints should be. receiving a Statement of Ac-addressed to the Secretary of The counts of the Company to the Food Committee, The Treasury, 30th June, 1914, with the Report General Post Office Building." of the Directors, and to discuss

the

any matter that may be com- patently brought before Magting.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 4th! to 12th September, 1914, both days inclusive.

·

By Order of the Board,

J. H. TAGGART

Acting Becretary.

Hongking, 28th August, 1914.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL

CO., LTD..

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that an extraordinary Gen-

E. D. C, WOLFE, Chairman Food Committee: Treasury. Hongkong, 27th August, 1914.

CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY.

NOTICE

NIGHT TRAIN SERVICE.

eral Meeting of the Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, will be THE Public is hereby notified that the traine timed to

hold at the Hongkong Hotel, leave Cantor for Kowloon at 5.15 Pedder Street, Victoria in the p.m. and to leave Kowloon for Colony of Hongkong on Saturday Canton at 12:15 am. are hereby. the 12th day of September, 1914 cancelled.

at 12.15 p.m. (immediately after the Ordinary Half-Yearly Moot- ing) when the subjoined Resolu-| tion will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolution ---

an

"That the regulations contain- ed in the printed document "submitted to the meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman thereat, be and the same are *hereby approved, and that such # regulations be and they are

hereby adopted as tho articles

of the Company, in substitution|

By Order, ROBERT BAKER, Acting Manager, British Beation, Kowloon Canton Railway. THE ADMINISTRATION, Chinese Section. Canton Kowloon Railway.

PEAK CLUB.

for, and to the exclusion of allTHE Band performance an

the existing Articles thereof "

nounced for Saturday next.

Should the Resolutionte passed 29th instant, will not take place.

by the required ¡miajera,it will

be submitted for confirmation as

a Bposial Resolution to a second

extraordinary Meeting which will bo subsequently convened.

A copy of the proposed new articles can be acon at the Office of tho Company, on application to the Manager, and also at the Office of the Company's Solicitors, Messieurs Deacon, Looker, Dea- oon and Harston, No.1, Doa Your Road Central.

Dated this 28th day of August,

our Border of the Boald

JHTAGGART

Acting Secretary.

THE ENTERTAINMENT

COMMITTEE.

NOTICE,

DIOCESAN SCHOOL; and ORPHANAGE.

School Duties will be resumed on Tuesday September 1st Bor terms for Boardera and Day- scholars apply to the Headmaster. Hongkong, 27th August, 1914,

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

That the Deed of Settlement of the Company be altered in

manner following:-

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

BANKS

BANKS

Belling

INTERLATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI FIT

Demand.....1/9 1/16

CORPORATION.

Hem Dalcedo, Will Suresti New York London Office:-16, Elshopegai; E.C

30 de

1946 60 de...,1/9 3/16 4mja 1914 T/T Shanghai.75"

BRANCHES :-

BANKING CORPORA- VACATION. Paid-up Capital RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

$15.000.000

Bombay

Kabe

Calenila

Mualla.

£1,500,000 at 21.

| Private 30 d/a sight T/T Singapore *****

.7516

Canina

Marica

Yazana

Faking

Silver ...$18,000,000.

T/T Japan

86

San Francisco

T/T India

1314

Changtal

Domand India

131

Kokosams

Caba Colen

Engle Haagkons Hankow

Capital and Surples.

Wald $7,000,000

$660,0 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUS! NE5 mcted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the

the

"XPOSITS RECEIVED, and for one year at tearson, as for shorter perioda, 218, which

may be nachtálaed on application..

HILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES

arade.::

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities in the World, *

THE BANKS, CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT avaliable wit over the World

ved

- COMMERCIALS LETTERS OF GREDIT PURCHABĶ and SALE of Stocks . Shares WRAVELLERS CHECKS sold red cabně.·

red.

GEORGE BOGO, Manager, Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912

THE

namely, the words "for not YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK exceeding fifteen days

บ

before and seven days after every ordinary Meeting' and that the following

· LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Tu

➡$15,000,000

$33,000,000

T/T Bumbayan!!!!! Demand Bombay 131

Reserve Liability of

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

COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale Chairman. W.-J. Fattenden, Esq.- Deputy

Chairman.

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

O, S. Gubbay, Haq.

P. FL Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq.

·Hon. Mr. E. Shellim." CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N, J. Stabh ACTING MANAGER, Shanghal-J. D. Smart. London Bankers-London County and Westminster

Limited.:

*

86

Demand Calcutta131) Demand Manila T/T. San Fou & NY.429% Demand, New York 43 T/T. Java

.........105

Bubsidiary Coins. Discount per 100: Chinese...20 cts. pieces' $13

Chinese...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10

EXCHANGE.

$1936

**

T/T, Marka Demand Germany... T/T. Francs...........; • On Haiphong On Salgon On Bangkok

Buying

Nom

...

Nom.

4 m/s. L/C 1/100)

4 m/s. D/Piii.....1/10 1/8 - 6 m/s. L/O.......................1/10,9/8 - 30d/s.8'ney & M.... 1/10 1/4: 30 dja.San F'cc&N.Y,44% 4 m/s. Marks

4 m/s. Franos ....

6 m/s. do

Gold Leaf per tael .. $59.10 Sovereign

11.30 Nom

BarBilver, ready... 2378

forward

Bank of Englandrate

Opium Quotations: anda SaintJuly 177 Malwa, New...18,300 per p Malwa, Old 8,300 Patna, Now

...... 9,325 perche

Patna, Old... $.99%

Benares, New

.****! Benares. Old....................... 8.825

9,100 9.050

394

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT:

5-BELLERS SA-ALES 'B-BUYERS N-NOMIMAL.

of 2 per cent per annum on the Hongkong & 8'hai #195 dally balance.

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

- annum...

For 6 months. 3 per cent per

annum.

words bo" adopted and Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 substituted. therefor; Paid-up Capital

30,000,000 ** 'namely: during such Reserve Fund........ 18,900,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent per time as the Court thinks fit; not exceeding in the whole thirty days in each

year."

(b) That the following

$1

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

(e) That Articles 76, 77!

and 78 be cancelled,

LAST DIVIDEND AND NATER

£2 & 5/-b. at ex 1/11 3/16) ́ ́equal to $23.89 for ' year ending 31/12/15

Final of $3 a/c 1912, In-1 terini of $18 a/c 1913 Final of 10 po, making

20 p.s. for 1912

Final of $20 making $50)

for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1913 Final of 812mak. $15 for

1912&Int of$3 for 19131

Hongkong-Interest Allowed:

Stocks & Pato ur Valur,,.

BANKS.

CLOSING

On Current Account at the rate

(8852) Nominal

7

MARINE INSURANCES; Cantons North China

$50 31734 25 T148

annum.

Unions

$100 $795

Agencija at

Nagmaak

Novchwang

་

Now York

Osaka

Pukim

Ryol (Fort

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Hongkong Fires

San Francisco

Caroli

Кове

Thing

Lino Vanz

Tientsin

A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager. Yangtezas

£50 $194 TIRE INSURANCESI China Fires

$20 $135 $50 $398 SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25 $8) Douglas Steamship $50 131

$10 for 1912 127 for 1912

London

Tokyo

Lyons

Ingtau

Los Angeles Taugiau

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Branches

Aplung-Halen

Bombay

Calcetin Chauchan

Dalrea Fangtien Hazán Hankow

Arthur)

·Shanghai

THE

*HE Business of the above | Steamboats

Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Indo-Chinas" Deposits recarred for fixed parisis at rates to be BANKING CORPORATION

Interest Allowed en Current Account,

kineď on sa BIO

Rules may be obtained on sp

EISHIONO, Manager.plication."

(d) That the following Hongkong, 6th April, 1913. [18

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

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

CHINA.A

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 11 General Meeting and if no such at such time and place as time or place is prescribed, then

may

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

£1,200,000 ....£1,800,000

be determined by the Paid-up Capital Court, and unless and until Reserve Fund... otherwise prescribed or deter-Reserve Liability of

#

**

mined as aforesaid.

11

14

Proprietors.£1,200,000

INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent, per an- num.

$15 $275

(Preferred) (Deferred)

"Shell" Transports £1

}

[ 804-

£5 $56

"Star Ferry"

RETINERIES

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

annum.

For the Hongkong and Shang. hai Banking Corporation, t A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.

יין

· MINING,

$10 $46

$100 $77 $100 $28

Chinese Engineerings £137/6

Tronoha

£1 26/3 £183 Raubs DUCKS, WHARVES, & GODOWNS Kowloon Wharfa $50 $85 H.K. &W'poa Docks $50 (863 Shanghal Docks T. 100 T. 55. Hongkew Wharfe T. 100 T. 91 LAND, HOTELS & BUILDINGS.. Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 £1,500,000 H'kong Central E'tes $100 $109

1,125,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA," LIMITED. General Banking business trans acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-

Gen- eral Meeting shall be held in the! month of February in every year," ARTICLE 77.- The General Meetings mentioned in the last 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. "called Extraordinary Meet-

+

(e) That Article 30 be Hongkong, 11th April, 1912," || 2]

inge.

altered by inserting and

adopting after the word

thereof the words

*holding" in line five

representing by proxy.

ог

and by striking out at

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

Reserve Fund

Wm. DICKSON:

Manager.

BANKERS:

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baur, Limited.

NOTICE

the end ofthenaid Article PEAK TRAMWAY OUT

the words

person."

present in

(f) That the following

words be added to Article

94: The Court may from time to time pay to the Shareholders auch interim dividende as appear to be just.. "ified by the position of

the Company."

14

(g) That the following. words be struck out of the first three and a half 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-4f-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.·

ין

"the

That the word “twico" and the words 30th day of June and " be struck out of lines 4 and 5 of Artiolo'' 176 and that the word “once” be adopted, and substituted for the word,twice" inf the fourth lido thereof.)? (j) That the words " or the'

Ordinary, Half-Yearly" and the words as the case may be " be struck out of liara 10 and 11 of Article 177

By Order of the Court of Directors.

234.G, STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong 24th August, 1914.

LIMITED.

HEABLE

WEEK DAYS.

-3.00 use; to 1.00 AM EVERY

1.00 AM to 30.00 A48.

FERAN

J.ES 23.

Tas I to

EASY., Sp

5:00 8236) 139 por

NIGHT CARS

Asu rai and FM 90.

1200 FİMİ, Kvery hiff kon)" 12.00 FL: to 77.43'P,MA avery, quátter of our

SUNDAYS

∙10:30 AM. ta¦ 1500 AM KA 11.50 AX, to 19.00 Noom 19.00 Noow to, 100 Fata

4.00 P, La., -dios Pati

1.00 2361 to 7.00 PIN)

*3109 Par; to 6.30 PM.

Hongkong Lands $100 $116.

Humphreys Estates $10 $71 Kowloon Lands $80 $44 Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92

$50 $71- West Points

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. &

T. 50

COTTON MILLS,

Every description of Exchange business transacted.

Ewon-

Interest allowed on Current Ac. Shanghai Cottone counts at 2 per cent per annum

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

A. R. LINTON

Manager.

* Men.

NOTICE,

го

NIGHT CARS saon West Das..

SATURDAYS!

Extra Cat 'midnight.

PECIAL CARS

*Wy. Barthfashout at the Company's Odica, *Algarandra » Bulidingy,

·Des Voeux Road

laebno.

NOTICE

PROVIDENT THE CHINA

LOAN AND MORTGAGE &

CO., LTD

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

W

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perky, &c. Goods received on Storage, 7} | Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident fair System

| (Rates" "and" Particulars on ap-

plication),"

The Office of TRUSTEE-EXECUTOR OF WILLE, ATTORNEY, &c;j Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMBE & Co. General Managera. Hongkong, 19th March; 1908

hays this day established myself as Export and Import Merchants and -Commission Agents vandesthe name of Tred, Taylor & Co.

Cannot be Bosten, If. En DESTA FRED TAYLOR, For Bread, Cakes, Confection Hongkong, 21stáugust, 19143net and ments with Wines & Liquor.

T. 137

T123

T. BA

T. 1244

$12 $11

Hongkong Cottons $10

THE MISCELLANEOUS.

China-Borneos

Light and Powers. $10) $4.90

› Do. - (Spec. shares) $1] ;

China Providents. 81039 Dairy Farms

Green Islands

$64

$10

$6.60

$49

Hongkong Electrics $10

Hongkong Icen

$25 $215 Hongkong Ropes $10 $25 Langkate

Morning Post Peak Tramway

$25 $29

$10

$1

$10

90 cts..

Do. (now) Hongkong Electrio Trams 11/6 Philippines

$10 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10

Pros Bodlete desferred

Pulposet

$50 $20 Papeteries paid du Tonkin

up 350

$200 Benefit Shanghai-Sumatras T., 201 Steam Laundry :35: United Asbestos

Oriental Agency, $10 $912b.

United Asbestos

Founders Shareaf

$10 $300

Union Waterbont

$18)

eismann, Ltd.

Watson William Powell Ltd;

'$1 for 1906 SAMME

$2.50 for year end'g 30'6'13 Final of $1 for half

year ending 311813 | f3 % Interim ajo year

1913 on preferred skaros.

Final of 5- making 7 for 1913 Compon 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 20count of year ond- ing. 10.6./4.

Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6.8/0. 19'3 1/2 for 1909

$3.50 for year 1913

$3 for 1913

Tie. 3 for 1912

Interim of Tls 3 for 1913.

Tia, 619-2'10 First year

$7 on old shares, $3,50】

on new shares: for year 31 12:13

$34 for 12 year ending- 30.6.14

.50 cents for 1919.

$2.80 for 1913

Interim of 5 p.o. for

year ending 30′6′′18 $2,00 )! for year ending 30.6.14 1970

15 per cent for 1910

Tla, 15 for year ending!

ending 1931 2013

Tis. 10 for year ond...

Cing 5076 13

T:12 for year end'g31°12′12 Tls, 1 for year er ding)

30*11*18

50 cents 31.7.08,

$1.20 for 1913

ing

· 70 cents for 1913 v moj!

-$1.30 for year and'g 317:13

40 cents for 1911 S*;

€1.80 per share for 1913 Interim of #2}\a/c.1914467.

62 for 1913 2014

fInterim of Tls. 1 maki Hing Tis. 2 afc 1918 None

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

ending 30.4.14. Final of 6d. making 74d. 1

por share for 1913, None

$1.50 for 1910

None

“¡No dividend this year ⠀

35 cta. for year end g 315.14

(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 3157912

$1.25 per share for yearl

ending 81'12 1913

$10

$10 530 $1037

25 per

cent for year]

ending 3177719

70 cents for 1913 20

50 ata. yearending 6.30:13

KIVOTNORNBY

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