1914-09-01 — Page 11

Commercial-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,

The

PUBLIC COMPANIES”

OF CANADA.

14 being 2183,800,500. total axpenditure for Ireland was 012.837,000, and for Great Britain SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. £78,764,500, compared with Large Decrease In Oplum Prices 812,137,000 and £72,200,000 in The eighth opium sale of the the previous year. The con year was held on August 4 attributions to Imperial services in the opium sale godown, No. 2, 1913 14 were: Ireland, 61,222,500; Charhook Place, Oslontis. There Great Britain, £107,038,000, was a fairly good attendance.

NOTICE

From this date, the Manage ment of the South China; Agency. of the Sun Life Assurance Come pany of Canada will be assumed by Mr. A. R. Bishop,

FREDERICK MORGAN, Hongkong, Soth August, 1914, ...

A

I

There were 194 chests of Bibar Peruvian Plotters Caught: Opium. The highest price re- Lina, Peru, July 23,A con- alized was Rs. 1,235 and the spiracy against the Government loset Its. 1.215 giving an average was discovered late last night, of Rs. 1,219 3-8 per chest and and a large number of plotters sala proceeds amounting to Re.were surprised and captured in 1,61,185. There were 802 chosts the residence, of Dr. Gerardo 8. TINCSANC” (Wrecked)"

The ti of the Beoares drug. The Balbuong Barranco, highest price realized was Robers included suveo military 1,215 and the lowest Ra." 1,210 men, all of whom confessed "ihr CHIPPERS and Underwriters

ISH giving. an average

interested in the cargo of of Rs. it was their intention to overlard

KRANKEN MAN this steamer are requested to 1.211-11-2 per chest and sale the Government, proceeds amounting to Rsten communicate with the Under- 10,80,280. The total number of

date. signed within three months from

GILMAN & Co.

cheata amounted to 1,010; with a

Wi

CONSIGNEES

COMPANY.

general average of Rs. 1,812-1-1 PACIFIÓ MAIL STEAMSHIP: per chest and total sale proceeda amounting to Ea. 1231,485, against Re. 17.35 825 last month

·FROM SAN FRANCISCO, JAPAN PORTS AND MANILA.

8.9.NILE"

India's' Finance. Madras, August 4.-The Hon.

The above mentioned vessel Sir Hugh Fraser presided at the

having arrived consignees of annual general meeting of the cargo are hereby notified to send Bank of Madras and in course in their bills of lading for coun- of his speech said that the la etersignature and take immediate financial year has been abrormal delivery of cargo from along ide. in meny ways

The busy season Cargo impeding discharge will be of 1912-13 was unduly heavy landed immediately at consignees and prolonged and the demand risk and expense: for money

Cargo remaining on board continued well"

August 30th, 1914, at 5 pm into the

Black BeRHOD, B0

to landing will be subject much so that the minimum rate

and if undelivered charges of interest did not fall below 5

September 3, 1914 at nuon twill per cent, any time during the be subject to both landing und Arat half year, as it was in 1897-storage charges.....

8 Matters were rather com- plicated in October by the severe financial crisis in Western India during which over a dozen banks were ormpolled in close their doors. It was satisfactory that Madras Presidency's share in the failaren was oil. Seven per cent, rate of interest was the maximum during the past ball year, which had not happened since 1003-4 Heferring to the situation in "Europe Sir Hugh said :-"It is altogether inconceivable that the war will touch India but it cannicit help di-organising ita foreign trade and has already commente to do so... Luckily, India at the mement is in a song position, francially, Government and the

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.

Lloyd's Agents.

NOTICES

NOTICE

BANKS

INTERNATIONALA BAYRING CORPORATION.

f

Head Condo; Wall Street, New York Londes Office-yd; Bishopsgxas, E.C.

BRANCHES-

Bombay Calculus

Hangkang

Caplial and Burp

Kobe

San Juanchoo

Shephal

minus. Call 87,200,000

·NESS TYRERACE

CURRENTE,ACCOUNTS spopad-as), tha umum,

A

SEPTEMBER

BANKS

1914.

FITHS TO IT......

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

.}

BANKING==GORPORA

TION,

Pardup Capital (#!?!%$253108,DOG- RESERVE FUNDS+1:52. Laisti Storing #bitEto Abgendazolha

£1,500,000 at 2150

$15,000,000

Silver $18,000,000

#EXCHANGE.

Bolung

Demand

60 de in

m/s

1/95/16

"Private 30 die sight

TTJapan T/T India Demand India

VT Calcutta Demand Bombay ... .....19131⁄2

86 ******* 19134 19136

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING DUSI Reserve Elablity of a ST/T; Bynbay

Propriétors 1.815,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS, DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Beadler Hon. Mr. D. Landale Chairman my bestondlord we application, except W. J. Fattenden, Esq. Deputy

Chairman

629AY MARUM, or for shorter perioda, at rains, which

HIALS NEGOTIATED COLLECTED. MALE ANG TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS gimtad on all the principal cities in the World.

THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTRES OF COMMERCIAL RETTERS OF ERBIT PURCHASE ä»á ·BÁLE, ɔi Stocks an ; Shares Stocks an Sharm KHOCENE SÄRKE

CHECKS sold, and Carbed. "TRAVELIŅAS

JEORGE HOGO,

Manager

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

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

The Food Committee is pre-Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 pared to consider :-

Paid-up Capital

30,000,000 18,900,000 Reserve Fund ............* ́`»

Head Office.YÖKOHAMA.

(1) Enquiries from residents in the Colony who are experiencing my difficulty in obtaining food stuffs at the maximum 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.

All chafod and otherwise dam aged cargo will be examined at (2) Any complaints from re- the above Company's godownsidents in the Colony who are being charged more than the. September 3, 1914, at 10 a.m.

maximum prices published. All addressed to the Secretary, of The enquiries or complaints should be Food Committee, The Treasury General Post Office Building."

No claim will be entertained livery note or list of exceptions unless accompanied by short de taken at the time of delivery to consignees and signed for and on behalf of the Pacific Mail 9.9. Co,

All claime inust be filed on or before Sept. 27th, 1914. other- wise they will not be recognized. R. C. MORTON

Agent.

Hongkong, 27th August, 1914.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

presidency banks have largo sumTHE HONGKONG HOTEL

CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

The Ordinary Half Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be hold at the Company's Hotel, on Saturday the 18th September, 1914, at Noon, for the purpose of

of money under their control and I am assured that the exobange banka aleo have umple fuorl available. Cauerquently the lo- diun money market is in a di- tinetly favourable position to witbaland the strain conseguent upon the disorganisation of the European money market. Al this moment, it is impuerible to foresee the future and all we can do at present in to hope for the best." A Run on Calcutta Banks,

5h Aug. 1914. All banking establishments in The Transfer Books of the Calcutts had quite a busy day on Company will be closed from 4th Monday. Excitement amounting to 12th September, 1914, both days

almbet to a panio prevailed smong

a large army of Marwaris and

other Indiana baving their wealth

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E. D. C. WOLFE, - Chairman Food Committee, Treasury. Hongkong, 27th Avgust, 1914.

CANTON KOWLOON

RAILWAY

NOTICE

NIGHT TRAIN SERVICE.

receiving a Statement of Ac-THE Public is hereby notified that the trains timed to counts of the Company to the 30th June, 1914, with the Report leave Canton for Kowloon at 5.15 of the Directors, and to discus p.m. and to leave Kowloon for any matter that may be com Canton at 12.15 a.m. are hereby perently brought before the cancelled. Morting.

inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

J. H. TAGGART

Acting Secretary.

looked up in Banks, apparently Hongko a, 28th August, 1914.

HOTEL

HONGKONG CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

desirous of withdrawing their mwoy while a great many showed THE a keen desire to convert their Government. Promissory notes „and other securities into sover. sigue, but their ardour does not seem to have met with a gratify irg measure of response. One of

By Order, ROBERT BAKER,

Acting Manager, British Section.

Kowloon Canton Railway. THE ADMINISTRATION, Chinese Seation. Canton Kowloon Railway.

PEAK CLUB.

that an extraordinary Gen-THE Band performance an- eral Me ting of the Hongkong Harel Comany, Limited, will be 29th instant, will not take place.

the leading pleaders of the held at the Hong.ong Hotel, Calcutta Police Court remarked Pedder Street. Victoria in the in the presence of our represents.olony of Hongkong on Saturday tive that he was awaiting" the the 12th day of September, 1914 earliest opportunity to buy up at 12.15 p.m. (immed ately after Gvernment Papeis, ne soon the Ordinary Half-Yearly Meet- they reached the lowest rates in ing) when the subjoined Resolu the market.

tion will be prop sei as an Extraordina y Rea lution m

Branches Antung-Halen

Dombay

Calcita

Lh: uhLip

Dalran Fangties Farble

Kobe

داداد

Liao-Yang Loud A

Lyons

Tilngtau

SH.Dodwell, Esq.

Demand Menila... 86 Demand Calcutta ...131) TT. San Fou & NY48Y Demand, New York 45 JTI. Java 105

G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. O, B. Gubbay, Esq. P.H. Holyouk, Eéq, Bolt- JA Plummer, Est Hon. Mr. E. Ahellim, CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Brabh ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-J. D. Smart. London Bankera-London County súd Westminster

Limited, Seale

Hongkong-Intèrest 'Allowed:

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent per annum on the daily balance

Bubsidiary Coins. Discount per $300 :| Chinese...20 cm pieces $1234 Chinese...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10

T/T, Marks

On Thi hong On Saigon

On Bangkok m

{4:m/a_D/P1/10:1/8" 2th / L/O.................11/103/8 30d/s.'ney &M, 110 1/4 30d/a San Fec&N.Y.447% 4 mla. Marka .....................

A m/s. Francs up fin 5 m/s... do

Gold Leaf,per tael.. $59.10 Sovereign

BarSilver, ready

forward

13.30 Nom:

2414

Bank of Englandrate

Oplum Quotations.

July 17

....$8.300 per p

8,800 ja

Malwa, Now

Malwa, Old

81914

!ama, New

... 9,825 per che

1958

Patan, Old.......

9,100

Henares, New

Benares, Old..

9.050 8.825

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT

S—ARLLERS BA-YALES D-BUYERS

Srocks & Pain or VALER.

BANKS.

Hongkong & S'hai-$125 <

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

MARINE INSURANCES, ' For 3 months, 2 per cent per Cantons

annum.

CLORING UTION

$852 Nomino!

IN-NOMINAL

· LAST Breibiwb-'AND' F'ATE

£2&5/-b.atex 1/11-3/16)

equal to 923/29 for 347 year ending 31/18/13 )

Final of $9 n/a 1912, Ins)

tarim of $18 a/c 1913-ƒ....

Final of $20 making $50 |

for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913

Final of $12mak. $15 for

19.2&Int.of83 for19181

„annum.

For 6 months, 31 per cent per North Chins

For 12 months, 4 per cent. per

annum,

[{£84]-

$50 31716 £5 T142

Final of 1. p.c, making

20.po. for 1912

f

Unions

$100 $795

Agencies at

Newchwang

New York

Pekla

FIRE INSURANCES)" China Fires

- Ryolun (Part

Arthur)

£50 $184

$20 $155 $50-$998

$10 for 1912

San Francisca

$27 for 1912

Sangebat

Tithing

Tiraisin

Tokyo

Los Angeles Taington

Osaka

Interest Allowed on Current Account

Deposits received for fixed perious at males to be sized suuraucamaizabad

EISHIONO, Manager.

A G, STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager. Yangtazos

| HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Hongkong Fires

HE Business of the above THE

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

Hongkong, 6th April, 1913. (18 plication.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

CHINA..

Incorporated by Royal

"Charter 1853.

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

Proprietors.£1,200,000

INTEREST on deposita is al. lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $34 per cent. per an-

D

BRIFFING. China & Manilas #25 88). Douglas Steamship $50 $31 Steamboats Indo-Chinss

(Preferred) (Deferred)

$15 $2756

}

£5 $56

80/-

$4

Shell" Transports £1

£11

Star Ferry"

{$10 $46

REFINERIES

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai China Sugars $100 $77) Bank to be placed on FIXED Luzon Sugars DEPOSIT 4 anntm

4

per cent, per [ For the Hongkong and Shang. hai Banking Corporation,

AG STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.

MINING.

$100 $28

Chinese Engineerings £137/6.

$1 26/3

£1 $3

Tronche Raubs DOCKS. WHARVÉS, & CODOWNS Kowloon Wharfe $50 $85

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and THE MERCANTILE BANK OF B.K.&W posDocks $50 { $63

General Banking business trans- acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-

INDIA, LIMITED.

ceived for 1 year or snorter periods Authorised Japital. strates which will be quoted on Subscribed

Paid Up Reserve Fund

application Wm. DICKSON..

Manager.

Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

NOTICE

[2

PEAK TRAMWAY CO

LIMITED.

78 TABLE..

Shanghai Docks T. 100 T. 55 Hongkow Wharfa T. 100 T. 91 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING L Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94)‹ £1,500,000 H'kong Central E'tes $100 $103

1125,000

568,500 Hongkong Hotels $50 $128 485,000

BANFERS: Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.

Every description of Exchange businesa transacted, ne

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

Hongkong Lands $100 $116

Humphreys Estates $10 871 Kowloon Lands 430 |644 Shanghai Landa T.30 T. 92

$50071

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

Ewos Shanghai Cottone

COTTON MILLS.

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

A.B. LINTON

Manager.

-WEEK DAYS,

2.00 4. ko 1.00 - Exar 15 Mak, to MOL 10,00 AME 'nounced for Saturday next.

10.00 AM, 10 FELDƏ ALAG - E30 AM. 10 15:45 13)

703 M. 50

8.00 3,00

zo Mar

1965 VİMİ

5.00 24.

H

za ku

TE Mix.

10 MI

NOTICE.

THE ENTERTAINMENT

COMMITTEE.

NOTICE.

DIOCESAN SCHOOL, and ORPHANAGE.

Schoo' Duties will be resumed

Statistics of Imperial Revenue.

"That the regulations contain- Is a return relating to Imperial

ed in the printed document revenue (Great Britain and

submitted to the meeting and on Tuesday September 'st.. For Ireland) for the year ended Marcha

for the purpose of ide: tification terms for Boarders and Day- 31 last, it is shown that the total subscr hed by the Chairman scholarsapply to the Headmaster. revenue collected in Island, in thereof, be and the same are Hongkong, 27th August, 19-4, 1913-14 aminanted to 512,044,500,"her by aparoved, and that such

in against £12,504,500 reculations be and they are AB the previous year. The total "hereby adopted as the articles: tax revenue collected in Ireland of the Company, in substitution r. and to the exclusion of, all

f

"NOTICE.

is proposed, in the interests of all concerned, that a meet-

was £11 437,000, compared with £11,040,000 in 1912-13. The "the existing Article thoroofing of Banks and all parties Interested in shipments by Should the Rerplution be passed German and Austrian steamers total revenge opligoted in Great by the required majority, it w Britain leat year was 185.378 000 be submitted for confirmation as interned or overdue be held in the compared with £170.48 500 in Spin Resolution to a second Chamber of Commerce rooms on 1012 13. The estimated trustrão dinary Meeting which will Wednesday. 2 d. September at 3 pm to discuss the sitation and revenue in Ireland in given at be subsequently conveurd 211,134 500, being 5,71 per cent. A copy of the proposed new if possible devies me means of of the total revenue of the United articles on been at the Office Protectin thé o río. Kingdom, or £2 10 101, po- of the Company, on applicati head of the populatko, the fignies to the Mans er, and alsh at the for the previous vene being Mos iours Deacon. Looker, Do

Office of the Company'e Solicitors, 210 7:1-500; hr. B 80) per cens,...”-

on and Herston, No. 1, Des and £28. 11d. ter bends Of Youx Road Centrul

evenue poll oled in Great Britain Dated his 8th day of August, but attributable toppen 1914,

pawnbe

sader, an omonat appears of By order of he Brind

13 387,600, the estimated, tras «

Terenue of Great Britain in 1913.

J. H TAGGART

Acting Secretary,

AMERICAN DENTISTRY

PORCELAIN FILLINGS.

The Latest Improvements toward Lamlög: Workmanship, and PAIEM Onerations. No there for raminations Free moderator Diploma. Toking kes/T

TORENT DY. TYYAMASAKE

od Blumen's dond Chantra 330 #Zeituni Corner of Flower Blosets Telephone 1362,

NIGHT CARS,

5.30 KMI and. 9 7964, 890,TACIÓ,

11.DO MI very half hour. Da

every quarter of a boar

SUNDAVE

The AM to 10:35 am." Evier 19ʻMIN.' ZAŠTVA Á ÁK, DO 11,00

TO MIN 1. A.M. 10, 1900 Moo

300 FL to 6.00 Mid to Ma 490 FM, 10

M

NIGHT CARS, as on/Week Days.

SATURDAYS

Expo 'Car ́nt," a "mallnighte

PECIAL GARS"

- Øy, Årenagement at the Company's Oda,

ALLANOTICE.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

CO., LTD.

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

T. 50

Hongkong Cottons. $10 $735

MEG MISCELLANEOUS. China-Borneos *** $12

Light and Powers $10) $4.90

Do. (Spec. shares)811 China Providents

$10-$8

Dairy Farms. 166 Green Lelands

$106.60

Hongkong Electrics $10 $43 Hongkong Ices

Hongkong: Ropes Langkate

32571215

$10825

8. 10 T. 48

Morning Post Peak Tramway

$25

129

10

$10

#1

Do. (new) Hongkong

90 otr.

Loansion Mortgage of House Pro Philipectric Tram-/11/6

perty&o

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

Byetom.

$10.

$5

$50

120

H. Price & Co., Ld. $106 DAAR Pre-25 Societe des ferred

Pulpesat Papeteries paid du Tonkin up $50

$200 Beneat The Office of

Shanghai-Sumatras T. :201:150

$5 TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF Steam Laundry

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &, United Asbestos

Undertaken and Executed. Oriental Agonoy, $10 $934 b.

(Rates and. Particulars on sp

plidation). REMETES

$10

$300

WINSHEWAN, TOMES & Co. United Asbestos] DoctorGenbral Managers for Founders Sharea] heff Hongkong, 19th Magah, 1908 Union Waterboat $10 have this day establishedar rammig dos mis sa mga myself as Export and ImportError 5173

Welsmann, Lad. Merchants and Commission a

gents under the name of Fred. THROAT Taylor & Copiapines i pens!AYO. Cannaty be UE FRED TAYDOE, For Bread, Hongkong 214Adu DICAPA

and meals with W

atson

tiam Powell, TEL

$10% $70 $10 874

benizats & Des Voeur Road Chen)

$1 for 1908

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

year ending 314818′′ |- (3 %-Interim ufo year

1913 on preferred shares Final of 5/- making.

7/- for 1913 Coupon No. 22.

$1.70 per share and bonus.

of 90 cents per share for

year ending:3043

$3 for 1912

$3 for 1897

Interim of 5% Coupon No. Barcount of year end- ing 30.6. 4.

Int of 1/6 mak.0/6 a/c, 19:3 1/2 for 1909

$3.50 for year 1913

$3

1930.

for 1919

Tis, 3 for 1912:

Interim of Tls 3 for 1913

Tle. 6 29'2'10

First year

$7 on old shares, $8,50)

on new shares for year 811218:

* $311⁄2 for 14 year ending.

30.6.14

50 cents for 1918 $2.80 for 1913

Interim of 5 yo. for

year ending 30'6:13 82,00 )*. for 14 year ending) 30.6.14

15 per cent. for 1910 Tis. 15 for. year ending]

nding 81108

Tls. 10 for year ends ...ing 30'6′13

T.12for year endʼg81÷1 Tis-1for year or ling

30′1113.3

50 canta 31.7.08

$1.20 for 1913

70 cents for:1918

$1.30 for year end g 31*7*13 40 centa for 1911 $1,80 per share for 19:5 Interim of 12 a/c:1934

$2 för 1913

Interim of Tis. 1 mak- ing Tla, 2 nfo 1913 None

80 centa on fully paid】 shares and 8 sents on $1 paid shares for year onding 30,4,14ATA Final of 6d. making 7id.}

per share for 1918, Nonewgate

$1.50 for 1910

None

No dividend this year 85 ots. for year end'g 31.5.14.

20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended (815 1912 CARLS

$1.25 per share for year)

ending 3112′1913)

25 per cent for year

ending 31711

70 cents for 1913

50 ots, wear ending 6,50.15

AND HORNBY