CONSIGNEES
INDO-OHINA STEAM NAVI
GATION CO., LTD. From CALCUTTA, PENANG 2 SINGATORE.
THE Company's Steamship
"KUTSANG" having arrived from the above ports, consignees of cargo by her are hereby informed that their goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining on board after noon the 7th inst, will be landed, at Consignee's risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, ":1914,
PUBLIC COMPANIES
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO..
LIMITED.
"
NOTICES
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDIN- ARY MEETING.
THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLD- FRS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices, on Saturday the 26th of Septem- her, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with NOT that'
a Statement of Accounts to 30th June, 1914.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 5th September, 1914..
an
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN EXTRAOR- DINARY MEETING of the in this The TRANSFER BOOKS will,SHAREHOLDERS be CLOSED from the 12th to the Corporation will be held at the 26th of September, both days City Hall, Hongkong, on Satur- inclusive,
day, the 19th day of September, 1914, at Noon, when the sub- joined resolution, which was passed at the Extraordinary Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation held on the 22nd day of August, 1914, will be Hongkong, 5th September, 1914. THE undersigned are now open submitted for confirmation as a
to receive tenders for sup-Special Resolution: "SHIRE" LINE OF STEAK-plying their ships with Pro- visions, Deck and Engine Room stores, Fresh Meat, etc. Also NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, Stevedoring and other services.
Bills of Lading will be counter. signed by
JARDINE, MATHESON
& Co., Ltd.
1. Dom Mangere,
ERS, LIMITED.
From EUROPE eté.
The Steamship
"MERIONETHSHIRE" having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of cargo by her are hereby informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazar- dous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained."
Goods not cleared by the 15th Sept. will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged packagee are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on 15th Sept, at 9.30 a.m. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case "what-
ovor.
Bills of Lading will be count-1 ersigned by :-
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LT
Ågents.
Hongkong, 8th. September 1914,
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE
HONGKONG
CO., LTI.
NOTICE.
HOTEL
NOTICE
Firms intorested in the above! may have a list of articles to be tendered for upon application to the undersigned.
THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO. Hongkong. 8th Septembr. 1914.
NOTICES,
EVINRUDE DETACHABLE MOTOR.
1-2 H. P., 2-3 H. P., 3 -
SH. P., with battery-or,
magneto-ignition.
For particulars apply to
GARRELS, BOERNER & CO."
The Ordinary Half Yearly Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Company's Hotel, on Saturday the 18th September, 1914, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Ac counts of the Company to the "30th June, 1914, with the Report
of the Diractors, and to discuss Hongkong, any matter that may be com- petently brought before Meeting.
King's Buildings,
· 3rd Floor.
·
BANKS
INTERATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION. Head Office-do, Wall Street, New York, London Ones & Bishopsgate, Z.C..!
BRANCHES :-
Bombay
Calentis
Chaton
Cabo
Colon
Ëmple
Haightak Fan
Capital and Surplus
Terms
Kobe
Mexica
PAUSLA
Paking
9an Francisco
Shopbel
Yokohama
Gold $2,00,00 equal..........50 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF HANKING BUSI NESS transacted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the asan, DEPOSITS RECEIVED, and for one' year at par ansam, er for shorter periods, &t rates, which MILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED made.
X
may be ascertified on application. |
MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS, granted as all the petecipal clites in the World
THE BANE'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT amilable all over the World
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
d PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks Shares
ted TRAVELLERS CHECKS #ld and cashed.
GEORGE HOGG,
Manager,
Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
That the Deed of Settlement of the Company be altered in manner following:- (a) That the following words be struck out of linos two and three of Article 56, nomoly, the words "for not exceeding fifteen dYOKOHA
before and seven days after
every ordinary Meeting"
and that the following
words be adopted and
THE
BANKS
Belling T/T
.....1/996 ONGKONG & SHANGHAI
Demand.......1/9 7/16 BANKING CORPORA 30 dfs............ .1/934
H9
TION. Paid-up Capital RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 2!-
$15,000,000
Silver ...$18,000,000
$15,000,000
$33.000.000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...... $15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman, W. L. Pattenden, Eeq Deputy
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. Shallim. 'CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabl ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-J. D. Smart. London Bankers-London County and Westminster
Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rats
60 d/s ...............1/9 9/16 4 m/s ...........................1/9-5/8 T/T Shanghai 76 Private 30 d/s sight T/T Singapore ............761⁄2
T/T Japan
T/T India
Demand India T/T Bombay
87}
ami i&1334
13374
Demand Bombay...1334 T/T Calcutta'
Demand Calcutta...1834 Demand Manila.....87 1/2 T/T. San F'ou & N.Y.4956 Demand, Now York 4394 T/T. Java
........10678
EXCHANGE.
Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100: Chinese...20 ots. pieces $13,5/8: Chinase...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
41436
$10
**
$10 1/4
T/T. Marks
Nom.
Demand Germany...
T/T. Francskaarya +
On Haiphong
Nom.
Ou Saigonn, ana
Buying
4 !s. LC
..1/1014
..1/10 5/8
On Bangkok. .86 1/2
4 m/s. D/P...1/10 3/8
6 m/s. B/C
30d/s.8'ney & M. 1/10 1/2.
30 da.Ban Ficc&N.Y455g
4 ms. Marks
4 m/s. Francstart
6 m/s. 40
Gold Leaf per tael .. $59.10- Sovereign
11.15 Nom:
BarSilver. ready...241.
forward
Bank of Englen rate
Opium Quotatio
Malwa, New
,300
Malwa, Old
8:300
Fatna, New
-9,923 per:
Patna, Old...
9,100
Benares, New...
9.050
Benares, Old......... 8,825
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
SA-SALES B-BUYERS N-NOMINAL
S-SELLERS
"STOCK & PAIP or Valon. BANKS.
CLOVING
· Q'TION
JOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK of 2 per cent per annum on the Hongkong & S'hai $125
LIMITED!
Established 1880
substituted therefor; Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 namely: during such Paid-up Capital time as the Court thinks Reserve Fund....
fit; not exceeding in the whole thirty days in each year."
(b) That
14
the following words be struck out of the last line of Artiole 56, namely, after the and that the Meeting "
be following words
adopted and substituted therefor, namely. "after
the re-opening of the Register."
daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 2 per cent. per
annum.
For 6 months, 31 per cent per 30,000,000 annum. 18,000,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent. per Unions
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
11
Branches
Antung-Hajen
Boabay
Calcutta
Changchun
Dalrea
Fengdea Hurkis
Agencies at
Nagasaki
Nowe kwang
New York
Ümia
Ryakis (Part
Liao Yang
Loodua.
Pakia
Arthur)
San Francisca
Shanghal
TheBinz
i k
Kole
Lyons
Tilagia
Tantsi
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Tsuru
annum,
A. G. STEPHEN,' Acting Chief Manager. Yangtazes...
Latt givdand aND LATE)
852) Nominal £2&5/-b.atex 1/11 3/16)
equal to $23.29 for 34 year ending 31/12/13
Final of $3 a/c 1912. In-1 terim of $18 afo 1913 J Final of 10 p.c, making
20 p.c. for 1912
Final of $20 making $50) for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 "Final of $12 mak. $15 for] 1912 & Int, of $3 for 1913ƒ
MARINE INSURANCES, Cantons North China
$50 3176
£5 T142
$100 $795
FIRE INSURANCESI China Fires
£50 $194
$20 $155
$10 for 1912
627 for 1912
$1 for 1906
$15 82749
| HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Hongkong Fires
TH
HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on ap
Interest Allowed en Current Accounti ⚫Deposits received for feed periods at rates to be BANKING
(c) That Articles 76, 77ed in questo
and 78 be cancelled.
EISHIONO, Manager.plication.
(d)" That the following Hongkong, 6th April, 1913. [18
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 the may be determined by Court, and unless and until "otherwise prescribed or deter
mined as aforesaid a 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 Ordinary Meetings." ARTICLE 78" All other "General Meetings shall be
called
Meet-
the
Solo Agents for South China.
**ings.
The Transfer Books of the Jompany will be closed from 4th
to 12th September. 1914, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board.
11
J. H. TAGGART
Acting Secretary, Hongko g. 28th August, 1914.
THE
HONGKONG
CO., LTD.
HOTEL
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NO
I
NOTICE.
At a public meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce Rooms on the 2nd instant & Committee was appointed. consisting of the following gentimen :-
Mr. A. H. Barlow,
Mr. C. P. Hay,
Mr. P. H. Holyoak,
Mr. R. Sutherland,
Mr. W. M. Humphreys,
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to consider the question of taking that an extraordinary Gen- steps for the protection of the eral Meeting of the Hongkong interests of these concerned in Hotel Company, Limited, will be respect of cargo on board'German held at the Hongkong Hotel, and Austrian steamers en "route Pedder Street, Victoria in the to and from Hongkong. Colony of Hongkong on Saturday Firms concerned in such ship the 12th day of September, 1914 ments (not hypothecated to one at 12.15 p.m. (immediately atter of the local Banks) are invited to the Ordinary Half-Yearly Moot-furnish particulars of samo to ing) when the subjoined Resolu- the undersigned. tion will be proposed, as Extraordinary Resolution:-
an
The necessary forms will be supplied on application.
G. U. MOXON, Secretary German and Austrian
Steamers Cargo Committee. 5, Queen's Building. Hongkong, 3rd September, 1914.
PEAK CLUB
That the regulations contain- "ed in the printed document "submitted to the meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman "thereof, bo and the same are "hereby approved, and that such "regulations be and they are "hereby adopted as the articles:
By kind permission of Col. of the Company, in-substitution "for, and to the exclusion of; all Watson and Officers, the Band of the 74th Punjabis will play at the "the existing Articles thereof."
Should the Resolution be passed Peak Club on the night, of: Satur- by the required majority, it will day next, the 12th inst. commen be submitted for confirmation as cing at 9.15 pm.
a Special Resolution to a second
extraordinary Meeting which will
be subsequently convened.
By Order, THE ENTERTAINMENT
COMMITTEE.
A copy of the proposed new Hongkong, 7tli September, 1914
articles can be seen at the Office
of the Company, on application
NOTICE.
to the Manager, and also at the Office of the Company's Solicitors, SHIPPERS Messieurs Descor, Looker, Dea con and Harston, No. 1, Des Voeux Road Central.
Dated this 28th-day of August,
· 1914.
By order of the Boald
J. H. TAGGART
in
interested Freight Rate to New York. Bostan, etc.
Atlantic Seaboard points VIA PANAMA CANAL. Call on or address
THE ROBERT DOLLAR Co. 3, Queen's Building..
Acting Secretary, Phone 792.
Extraordinary
INDIA, AUSTRÁLIA AND
OHINA."
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 ....£1,800,000 Reserve Fund... Reserve Liability of
Proprietors ....£1,200,000. FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent. per an-
num.
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more
SHIPPING..
$50 $398 China & Manilas $25 $8 Douglas Steamship $50 $31 Steamboats Indo-Chinas
(Preferred) £5 $56 (Deferred)
Sbell" Transports £1
"Star Ferry"
$2.50 for year end'g 30'6'13 Final of $1 for half
year ending 31°12′13 3% Interim a/c year 1913 on preferred abares
[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
£11
$10 $46"
REFINERIES.
$100 $77
$3 for 1912
$100 $28
41
to the Hongkong and Shanghai China Sugars Bank to be placed on FIXED Luzon Bugars DEPOSIT 4. per cent. per
annum...
tx
MINING,
For the Hongkong and Shang- Chinese Engineerings £137/6 hai Banking Corporation,
A. G.STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Authorised Capital. ceived for 1 year or shorter periode Subscribed at rates which will be quoted on Paid Up
Reserve Fund application.
Wm. DICKSON.""
Manager.
(e) Tha Article 90 be Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. | 2
altered by inserting and
adopting after the word
"holding" in line five
thereof the words "or
representing by proxy"
and by striking out at
NOTICES,
the end of the said Article PEAK TRAMWAY CO
the words "presont in person."
(D) That the following words be added to Article 94: The Court may from time to time pay "to the Shareholders Buch interim dividends as appear to be just- "ified by the position of
the Company."
H
(g) That the tollowing words be struck out of the first three and a balfi 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 aubstituted 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 Articlò 174 and also out of the 6th line of Article 175.
(i) That the word "twice" "the and the words 30th day of June and " be atruok out of-lines.4 and 5 of Article 176 and that the word "once" be adopted and substituted for the word "twice" in the fourth line thereof.
That the words "or the Ordinary Half-Yearly'
LIMITED.
1I TABIA.
3.00 M. 1o 120 AM. 10
WEEK DAYS.
1.00 A.M. Event 15 Min. . 10.00 & SOLO AL, 20 - 45,90 AM. $1.29 .. to IRIS FIL thus 7.30 to
$43. to 1.13 .. to 5.DO,.. La
· 5.00 12:
I
BANKERS: Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baur, Limited.
Tronoha
Rauba
£1 26/3 £1 $3
DOCKS, WHARVES, & GODOWNS Kowloon Wharfa $50 $85
B.K. & Wpon Docks $50 ($63 Shanghai Docks T. 100 T. 55 Hongkew Wharfe T. 100 T. 91 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS
i
Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 .£1,500,000 H'kong Central E'tes $100 $103
1,125,000
$128 562,500 Hongkong Hotele 350 465,000
Hongkong Lands $100 $116 Humphreye Estates $10 $71- Kowloon Lands
$30 $45 Shanghai Lauds T: 30
$50 $71 West Pointe Manila M'pole Hotel P,10 P. 8
¡T. 137 T. 50 Ewos Shanghal Cottone
T. 92
COTTON MILLS.
T. 123
T. 84
T: 1234
$714 $11
Every description of Exchange business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current Ac-
counts at 2 per cent per annum
on Daily Balance and on Fixed Laou Kung Mow Deposits at rates which may be Kung Yik ascertained on application.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hongkong Cottons $10 A. R. LINTON China-Borneos
Manager.
23 20
1 Мем
sa M
1,45-7-
1 15 Mor
1.11 F.K)
I
+
15 Ил
20 M
NOTICE,
NIGHT CARS
1.5C #1 and 4.7.11, 9:30 PM, to 11.00 every half boazı
TL00 PM to 11:45 PM
every quarter of an hour.
SUNDAYS
זי
1,48 4.M. in 20.30 AM. FRAY 15 MIN, 10/30 AM. 10. 16,00 AM. 11.30 AM. is 21.00 Noo 11.00 Nook to 100
5.00 1.4 1.00 2.1
5.00 1.30 $400 BIL, 10 4.00 2.M, to 1,00 Fi
7100 7.30 LO
is Mix.
TO ME
||
a Mata
$1
10 Mr.
H
Is Mor
1.30 PM.
TO MID
NIGHT CARS me on Week Days.
SATURDAYS
Bat Cu 1 *midsight.
PECIAL CARS
By Arrangement at the Company's Oflca. Alexandra »Batidla gr,
Dex Yoeux Hoad
NOTICE.
and the words "as the THE Compagnie des Messager- ies Maritimes beg to inform case may be "be struck out of lines 10 and 11 of the public that during the present hostilities in Europe, their Mail] Article 177..
and By Order of the Court ofmers will not call at Hong-
kong, Shanghai, Kobe Directors.
Yokohama the last port of call being Haiphong, until further notice..
A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong 24th August, 1914.
THE
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
$12 Light and Powers $10 $4.90
Do. (Spec. shares) $2 China Providents
Dairy Farms
Green Islands
$10 $81 $6 $38
$106.60
Hongkong Electrics $10 843
Hongkong Ices
Hongkong Ropes Langkats
Morning Post
Peak Tramway
$25.8215
$10 $25
g. 10 T. 48
$25 $29 810 810
$10 $5
90 cts. Do. (new) Hongkong Electric Trame 11/6 Loans on Mortgage of House Pro Philippines
H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6: perty, &o. Goods received on Storage,
Pre Advances made on Merchandise: Svolete des ferred Loans made on the Provident Palpeset
System:
Papeteries
(Rates and Particulars on span Tonkin
plication).
$50 $20
paid
up $50
Benefit 200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150. OF Steam Laundry
$5
The Office of, TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o, Undertaken and Executed:
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers, Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
United Asbestos)
$300
Oriental Agency, $10 891 b. Ld. ...... United Asbestos
$10 Founders Sharesj
$18 Union Waterboat $10
Welemann, Lt.
$10 820 $10 $74 THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Watson
481 Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled William Powell, Ltd. For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery and meals, with Wines & Liquorp
$3 for 189.7
Interim of 5% Coupon No. 3 account of year end- ing 30.6.14.
Int.of 1/6 mak. 6/6 a/c. 19'3
1/2 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1913-
$3 for 1913
Tls. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tls 3 for 1913
Tls. 6 29°2′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 for year ending 30.6.14
15 per cent. for 1910
Ts. 15 for year ending
31:10:13
Tis. 10 for year end-
ing 30'6'19
T.12 forgearend'g31′12′′12
Tls. 1 for year er ding
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 42, ac-1914
62 for 1913
Interim of Tle. 1 mak Ling Tis. 2 a/c 1919 None
80 cents or fully paid)
shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.14
Final of 6d. making d. per share for 1913. None
$1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year
35 cts. for year end'g 31.5.14
per
cent, per ordinary
share for year ended.
31.5.1912・・
$1.25 per share foryear?
ending 31'12'1913
25 per cent, for year
ending 31711
70 cents for 1913
50 cts. yearending 6.30,13 Caracted to the Julyfy, * * LWRIGHT AND HORNBY re and
General Blowers & DiasVõmax Stand CHALTE MGen Raclitude my TE The "Inograph" dom not bold fiselt responsible for any of the above quotailom
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