1914-09-02 — Page 11

Commercial

North Borneo Trading Co. Presiding at the meeting of the North Borneo Trading Company, on July 20, Mr. J. A. Travers said that at previous meetings it had

**EXCHANGE.

T/T, Marks........ Demand Germany... T/T. Franes.......................

Đi Trang On Haiphong

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 19

PUBLIC COMPANIES

NOTIORS

THE

HONGKONG HOTEL

CO., LTD,

·NOTICE, 4.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

BANKS

INTER ATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION:

Hand Offen-be, Wall Straat, New York London Office id) Bishopsgata, K.C

BRANCHES

Bombay

BANKS

FT.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Deman A BANKING CORPORA- 30 da

SLATION.

Paid-up Capital.co

RESERVE FUNDS

Selling

Purchase

9

15,000,000

· 60 d/s

4 m/s

1914

T/T Shan

Kobe

Manjia

Sterling

Sxivate 30 de sight

Maxico

T/A Singapore

Faking

$15,000,000.

Ban Franciaco Shanghai

Silver ...$18,000,000

T/T Japan

T/T India

$33,000,000

Demand India

£1,500,000 at 21-

The Ordinary Half Yearly

ARY MEETING.

Canton

Colos

Mangkong

Hankow. Capital and Surplus...

Geld: $1.000

ل جيد.... التايم

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI

NESS (Stad,

CURRENT ACCOUNTS ipatedvon, thy: kamal..

IM On Saigon.u...

On Bangkok ada 38 file you Buying.

4 min. /o

23/10

75 m/s. D/Pa..............1/10 1/8... 866 m/s. L/01/10 3/8 von 131341300/48 [email protected]/101/4 1313430d/s. Ban Fec&N.Y, 44 T/T Bombay...kins Morname. Marks AT BOGIA Reserve Liability of Demand Bombay131m/el Frances, an

Proprietors.... $15,000,000,

16 m/s. co T2 Calcutta Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman, Demand Manila

COURT OF DIRECTORS Demand Dalcutta11eld Leaf per tae). 550.10

Sovereign W. J. Pattendon, Esq. Deputy

MDEPOSITS RECEIVED, Sad, al mes, Wild In this x per abu, be for shorter periods, states, which

BILLS NEGOELATED and COLLECTED MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES |-

been explained that it had been Meeting of Shareholders will NOTICE OF EXTRAORDIN- found necessary, in order to pro-be held at the Company's Hotel, vide the scmpany with working on Saturday the 18th September, capital, to create an issue of de 1914, at Noon, for the purpose of bentures. As everybody was receiving a Statement of Ac- counts of the Company to the

that an EXTRAOR aware, there had been no op-sotho, hou en NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN portunity of a successful flotation of the Directors, and to discuse DINARY MEETING of the during the last two years. The any matter that may lie com- SHAREHOLDERS present time was, as little pro-petently brought before the Corporation will be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on Satur pitious for an issue of debentures, Meeting,

The Transfer Books of the day, the 19th day of September, and the board were at pressent negotiating for the underwring of Company will be closed from 4th 1914, at Noon, when the sub the balance of £60,000 it was to 12th September, 1914, both days joined resolution, which was passed at the Extraordinary proposed to issue, and, incidental-inclusive,

By Order of the Board, Meeting of the Shareholders in ly, for the provision of funds to

J.H. TAGGAKT

this Corporation held on the Acting Secretary 22nd day of August, 1914, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution *-* :

carry on peading the issue being

made. It was principally due to Hongko g. 28th August, 1914.

the necessity of providing for the

upkeep of the Tuaran and Ten-

ghelan rubber estates until they THE

HONGKONG HOTEL|

CO., LTD.

and for their other rubber In-

reanhed the self-supporting stage,

terests, that debentures had to be

issued. The total area planted

with rubber on those two estates NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

was 1.510 sores, and the expend

iture on cultivation to December

3 last totalled 242,712, an NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

"

That the Deed of Settlement of the Company be altered in mariner following:-

(a) That the following werds bo struck out of lines two "and three of Article 56, namely, the words "for not fifteen days exceeding

before and seven days after overy ordinary Meeting" and that the following

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted

the prodigal cities in the World cREDIE are avaliable all over the Wesid bad.

THE LANXS CIRCOLAR LETTERS OF COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHASE and SALE of Stooke's Sheing

d GRAVELLERS CHECKS'sold and cashed.

GEORGE HOGO, Manager.

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

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Chairman.

S, H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M.Edkins, Esq. C. S. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E: Shellim OHIEF MANAGER Hongkong NJ. Staph ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-J. D. Smart. London Bankers-London County and Westminster

Limited, a

Hongkong-Interest Allowed:

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

"

T/T, San Bu&N Barsilver. ready24

forward Demand, New York 13 2 olun! a

Bank of England tate T. Java

nilay Subsidiary, Golas, madiwa || Discount per $1000 11 Chinese20cts. pièces $1316v Chinese...10

-- Ogium, Quotations

July 17 Miwa, New 8,300 ber Malwa, Old ...: 8,300 Arvine 133 Patna, New ... 9,825 per oke

Patna, 'Oldixhan 9, 100 izpront Benares, Newåd: 9,050) A Bonares. Old... 3,625

Tawil dyreind nebzzle

Hongkong.I!

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT

S-SELLERS

Hongkong & Shal

11

*

MARINE INSURANCES

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cent. per Cantons")

annum.

annum.

words be adopted and Authorised Capital Yen: 48,000,000/

30,000,000 For 6 months, 3 per cent per substituted therefor; Paid-up Capital ... 17.

18,900,000 namely: during such Reserve Fund.... time as the Court thinks fit; not exceeding in the whold thirty days in each your."

(b). That the following

words be atruck out of the last line of Artible after the 56, namely, Meating and that the be following 'words adopted and substituted therefor, namely. "after the re-opening of the Register."

(e) That Articles 76, 77

and 78 be cancelled.

(d). That the

Head Office. YOKOHAMA,"

Branches...

Aatung-Helena

Hawkey Calcitia Charchen

Chiran

Feaglen Harbin 12+1230

Kobe Lleo-Yang Load a

1.yons

Tützu

Newchwang

New York

Polda

Ryan (Pr

Arthur)

San Franci

Shanghai

Telling Meanin

Takyo.

Los Angeles Talagas

Current

preder ut pendant fates to be

ained vid kord Ne

For 12 months, 4 per cent. per

annum,“

AG, STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.

2.1

"BA¬BALES » E-DUVERS.

$100 $795

North China, :: T142

wabulary digiMEU

Unione

Tangtezes

£50 $194 FIRE INSURANCESİ MARYNG CHiha Fires). €20 155 $50-$398

SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25 Douging Steamship $30 $31 Steamboats

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK | Hongkong Fires

"HE Business of the above THE

Bank is gonducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Indo-Chinas

CORPORATION BANKING

Rules may be obtained on ap [18plication.

EISHIONO, Manager. following Hongkong, 6th April, 1913.

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

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

that an extraordinary.Go- average of £20 10s. per agre The visiting agent had oral Meeting of the Hongkong

that recommended

tapping Hotel Company, Limited, will be should be commenced at Taaran hold at the Hongkong Hotel, Pedder Street Victorie in the estate in January last, but the Colony of Hongkong on Saturday directora had considered it the 12th day of September, 1914 advisable to defer that operation at 12.15 p.m. (immediately uiter for a few monthe. Tapping had, the Ordinary Half-Yearly Meet- however been commenced in ing) when the subjoined Resolu June last, and the general man- tion will be proposed as ager had cabled that tapping had Extraordiniity Resolution:

"That the regulations contain- been commenced on 4,000 treen,

"ed in the printed document).. That number would doubtless be

"submitted to the meeting and increased rapidly, as a census

for the purpose of identification taken in April indicated that subscribed by the Chairman there were nearly 0,500 tappable"thereof, he and the same are trees. The visiting agent estimat-hereby approved, and that such od that the outputs would be as regulations be and they are -follows:-1914, 8,000 lbs. ; 1915,"hereby adopted as the articles | 60,000 lbs.; 1916, 110,000 lbs. of the Company, in substitution He con- far, and to the exclusion of; all and 1917, 180,000 lbs.

ARTICLE 76. General THE CHARTERED, BANK OF aldered that the rubber should" the existing Articles thereof."

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND Should the Resolution be passed" Meetings shall be held once in

CHINA cost in 1014.not more than 18. Od.]

every year, at such time' and per lb. fo.b., which cost should by the required majority, it will

place in the Colony as may be

Incorporated by Royal drop to 13. 3d. per lb. in 1915. to submitted for confirmation as

a Special Resolution to a second proscribed by the Company in

Charter 1853. Taking everything into considera-

extraordinary Meeting which will" General Meeting and if no such tion, the directors felt justified he subsequently convened. time or place is prescribed, then

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. A copy of the proposed new" at such time and place as in looking forward with confid ence to a enccessful future for articles can be even at the Office may be determined by the Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 those properties. Plantation of the Company, on application" Court, and unless and until Reserve Fund... £1,800,000 rabber was gradually taking its to the Manager, and also at the otherwise prescribed or deter Reserve Liability of

Proprietors £1,200,000 proper position in the commercial Office of the Company's Solicitors, mined as aforesaid a

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and THE world, and it was now being used Messieurs Deaton, Looker. Dea-oral Meeting shall be held in the in the manufacture of motor-tyres con and Harston, No. 1. Desmonth of February in every

General Banking business trans- year." and other articles for which only

ARTICLE 77" The General acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- recently it was stated to ba

"Meetings mentioned in the last unsuitablo. The estates of the

preceding Article shall be called ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or anorter periods companise in which they were

Ordinary Meetings,"" interested viz., the Sekong,

ARTICLE 78. All other at rates which will be quoted on General Meetinge shall be application.

Wm. DICKSON. Bode and Laag companies-

called Extraordinary Mest- ware all improving, although two of the companies had to he reconstructed recently.

Vœux Road Central.

Dated this 28th day of August. 1914..

By order of the Bould

J. H. TAGGART

Acting Secretary.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING Co., Ltd.

AN

From the Agony" Column of The Times."

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of The Father of a young lady, ONE DOLLAR ($1,00) per aged 15-a typical Flappe shure for six months ending 30th with all the self-assurance of a June, 1914, will be payable on woman of 30, would be grateful Monday, the 7th September, 1914, for the recommendation of a on which date Dividend Warrants seminary (not a convent) where may be obtained at the Com she might be placed for a year or two, with the object of taming her Is is not Education she requires she has too much of that already The Old Boy." Box B. 731 The Times.

CUNSIGNEES PATUKIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY:

FROM SAN FRANCISCO, JAPAN PORTS AND MANILA.

8.8. NILE"

pany's Office,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from Friday the 4th September, to Monday, 7th September, 1914, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN TOMES & Co., General Managers. Hongkong, 1st September, 1914.

sis. *TINGSANG" (Wrecked)

The above mentioned vessel CHIPPERS and Underwriters haring arived, consignees of interested in the cargo of dargo are hereby notified to send this, steamer are requested to in their bills of lading for coun- communicate with the Under- tersignature and take immediate signed within three months from delivery of cargo from alongside. date. Cargo impeding discharge will be landed immediately at consignees risk and expense

Cargo remaining on board. August 30th, 1914, at 5 pm will be subject to landing charges and if undelivored Beptember 3, 1914 at noon will be subject to both landing and storage charges,

No Fire Insurance whatever will be affected.

All chafed and otherwise dam aged cargo will be examined at the above Company's godown September 3, 1914, at 10 am

GILMAN & Co...

Lloyd's Agents.

NOTICE

CANTON KOWLOON BAILWAY

NOTICE

NIGHT TRAIN SERVICE. THE Public is hereby notified

that the traina timed to

No claim will be entertained leave Canton for Kowloon at 5:15 unless accompanied by short do- pm and to leave Kowloon for livery note or list of exceptions Canton at 12.15 a.m. are hereby taken at the time of delivery to cancelled sanda consignees and signed for and on behalf of the Pacific Mall 94: Co

All claims must, be filed on or before Be

27th, 1914, other

not be recogni ORO. MORTON

Hongkong, 27th August, 19147

By Order, ROBERT BAKER, Acting Manager. British Section, how loob, CaNEOTI"

Railway

Sk

Gen-

jaga.

(c) That

Manager. Article 90 be Họngkung, 11th April, 1912. [.2

altered by inserting and

adopting after the word

holding" in line five

NOTICE

thereof the words.

or

representing by proxy and by striking out at

the end of the said Article PEAK TRAMWAY CU

the words person,"

present in

...

(1) That the following words be added to Artiale 94: The Court may from time to time pay to the Shareholders "Buch interim dividends 38 appear to be just- "ified by the position of

the Company.”

following (g) That the

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 31et. "December, shall make a general Half-Yearly." and that the following words be adopted and aubstituted therefor ***Year ending the 31st day of December shall make a General." (b) That the word Half."

bo struck out of the 18th line of Article: 174 and also out of the 6th line of Article 1752-

(1) That the word "twice," and the words "the 30th day of June and " be struck out of lines 4 and 5 of Artiole 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....

*

By Order, of the Court of ¿Directors,EY

baiGSTERHENT

MrTActing Ciriat MamaTOTIŽ Hongkong 24th August-19**

LIMITED

JIWW-PABLM.

$15 $2756

£5 $56.

$80/-

(Preferred): (Deferred)

"Shell" Transports.£1

"Star Ferry".

$10

-, "

BEFINERIES.

$100 (677) $100

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

annum.

MININO

For the Hongkong and Shang-Chinese, Engineerings £137/6:

£126/3 Tronoha AG STEPHEN,

£1:33 bai Banking Corporation,

Acting Chief Manager. Rauba k

DOCKS, WHARVES,' & GODOWNS. Kowloon Wharfs $50-$851 B.I.&W'poa Dooks 850663 Shanghai Docks T. 100 T.-55 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T. 9 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 'kong Central E'tos $100 $103

MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital.

Pald Up Subsoribed Reserve Fund

H

11

BANKERS:

500,000 1,125,000

562,500 Hongkong Hotels $50 465,000

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baur,

Limited ed

Every description of Exchange business transacted.

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

Hongkong Lands $100 $116.

Humphreys Estates $10 $71 Kowloon Lands $30 $41 Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92

West Points

350 971

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

106

COTTON MILLS,

'N-NOMINAL':

LAST DIVIDEND AND SATWEEN

Nominal £25/-b.atex 1/113/16]

equal to $23.29 for 34 year ending 31/12/13...

Ewes Shanghai Cottons

T. 50 T. 137

T. 123

T. 84

T. 12/4

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

Hongkong Cottons $10 $71%

MIECKARANEOUS. A. R. LINTON|China-Borneos

Manager.

WEER-DAYS.

Log Erzer as Mar 1.00 AM. LO 10.00 to - 11.00 AN/

1.45 7AMI

4.23 PM, to

20 201961.

NIGHT CARS

NOTICE,

15.00 Fiery kill

SUNDAYS

7,35 10 says Ami Every is Alın, 10:30 AM. 19. KLOU 18.00 NOON 10, 1100,1367)

100 PAL 14

·7100 3,3. to-

10 Min.

NIGHT CARS sa on Wedle Days.

SATURDAYS

FECIAL DARS:»

· Bersagtment at the Company's'Olcs,

Algeniden Bodidla ge, Des Voeux Band

have this day established myself as Export and Import Merchants and Commission Agents under the inmer of Fred Ta lor & Conta

Hongkong 21st August, 1914

THE

$12 $11-

Light and Powern $10 $4,90

Do (Spec.shares) 31] China Providents $10 $8 Dairy Farms $638

36.60 Green Islands

$10%

Hongkong Electrics $10) 543

Hongkong Ices

PROVIDENT | Langkate

CHINA LOAN AND MORTGAGE

CO

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

$25 $215 $10 $25

Hongkong Ropes

g10

T.

$25 $29 $10 $10

..$1

Morning Post

Fosk Tramway

Do. (new)

yke Hongkong Electric Tr

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &co.

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

Philippines

2010

H. Price & Co., Ld $10

Pre Soolate des formal

Fulpenst Papetarios

(Bates and Particulars on a du Tonkin

plication).

The Office of

TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c; Undertaken and Ericouted.

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

190 cts.

050620

"paid

up $50! Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 3-150 Steam Laundry United Asbestos

Oriental Agency, $10 $912 b.

United AsbestosĮ. $10 9300

$18

Founders Sharez fort Union Waterbost $10

| $10 || 230- Weismann, Ltd...

$10 $72 OLFE W

alled. William Powell, Ltd.

Wines & Liquor

Final of $3 alo 1912. Tu-1-' tarim of $18 a/c 1913 Final of 1o p.c, making

120 p.e. for 1912, 2 Final of $20 making $50)

for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913

Final of 618 mak. 815 for) 1912 & Int. of $3 for 1913) $10 for 1912nager de 827 for 1912 ne jetë 14. $1 for 1906 1 $2.50 for year end'g 30 613. Final of $1 for half

year ending $113'13

Interim a/c year 1913 on preferred sharos

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

$1.70 per sbare and bonus of 20 cents per share for year ending 30′4′′TS **)

$3 for 1912

$3 for 1897

Intertra

of 5% Coupon No.

3 account of year end

7 ing 30.6.14,

Int. of 1/6 mak. 6/6a/o. 19/2 1/2 for 1909

$3.50 for year 1913

$3 for 1913

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

*

Tls. 6 29*2*10

First your

$7 on old shares, $8.50】 on now shares: for year 31 13 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 $200) for year ending 30.6.14

15 per cent. for 1910

Tis, 15 for year ending

311013

Tis, 10 for year end-

ing:30'6'13.

T.12foryetrend'g31'12-

Tis, 1 for year endin

30118

50 Cents 3117.08

$1.20 for 1918

70 cents for 1913

$1.30 for year end'g 31 7:13

49 denta för 1911 07- $180 per share for 1913 Interim of $28/c:1914

12 for 1918.

fInterim of Tis. 1 mak Ling Tis. 2 afo 1913 None

80 cents on fully paid) shares and 8 cents on 81paid shares for year ending 80.4.14

Final of 6d. making 7 d. per share for 1913, Nanes

$1.50 for 1910,

None

No dividend this year 135xia, for yearend gä15.14.

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

$1.25 per share for year)

ending $119 1918

15 per cent. for year

onding 81711

70 cents for 119189 2099 50 ota: Taarching 8.30.15