1914-09-11 — Page 11

Commerciat

Trade In Kedah.

The actual revenue of Kedab for the year 1913 was $2,407,195 against an estimate of $1,798,620,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1914.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

NOTICES

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

HONGKONG. -¿

BANKING CORPORATION," ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

and a revenue for the preceding In the matter of the Companies NOTICE OF EXTRAORDIN- year of $2,045,322 The sorual expenditure for the year was

Ordinance 1911 and

Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

$2,341,230 against as eationste of In the matter of the Hongkong $2,864,344. It will thus be seen" that, though the Government badgetted for a deficit of no less

ARY MEETING.

NOTICE.. is bereby given that NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

a Petition was on the 20th

that

an EXTRAOR day of August, 1914, presented to DINARY MEETING of the this the Supreme Court of Hongkong SHAREHOLDERS

at

"anı

in

BANKS

INTER ATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.

Hand Offcndo, Wall Street; Now Yock.. London Offon 1-36, Billsopegate, K.C

BRANCHES :-

Bombay

Koby

Calepitis

Gaston

Matica

Cabe

Colon Empire Hongkon Bankow

Capital and ferplaa

о

Peking

Bus Francisco Shanghai

Gold $7,200,000

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUR NESS trasacted. "CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on, she squi

s DEPOSITA RECEIVER, feed for ondİ YOLU 12

COLLECTED,

ma MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES

"BETTERS OF CREDIT and DRATES - granted on all the principal cities to the World.

CREDIT. Avaliably all over the "Worki,

„PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks me Shares affected

#RAVELLERS CHECKS sold and chahed

GZOROK HOGG,

Manager.

BANKS

[I/T

Selling

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand:1/9 13/16

BANKING CORPORA

Paid-up Capital .....................$15,000.000 RESERVE FUNDS: Sterling "NA ́£1,500,000 at 21-

$15,000,000.

Silver 818,000,000

$33,000,000

60 às .............................1/9 15/16'

4 m/s ................1/10 T/T Shanghai .76- !: | Privato 30 d/s sight

TT Singapore......................7756 [T/T Japan? on:83

TT India

* 186 Demand India13614 T/T Bɔnbay...containe Demand Bombay - 1361⁄2 TT Calcutta Demand Calcutta13614 Demand Manila 89

Demand, New York 4434 TT. Java

Roserve Liability of

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

COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landals.—Chairman,

Chairman.

BH Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. O, S. Gubbay, Esq. P.H. Holyoak, Esq. JA. Plummer Esq.

· Hón, Mr. E: Shellim, CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai J. D. Smart

10894

EXCHANGE.

Subsidiary Coins." Discount per $100: Chinese...20 ots plecss $14 1/8

Chinese...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10

T/T. Marks din... Nom, Demand Germany;

T/T. Fran

On Heiphong

On Saigon as

Nom.

85 1/8

On Bangkok Liberal'a Buying. But

[4 m/s, D/P>p«s...1/10;3/4-

6 m/s. L/C........1/11.

[S0d/s.S'noy & M,

1/10 7/8

30'da.San E comN.Y.48 3/8

4 m/s. Marks una s

4 m/s. Franos

6 m/s. do

Gold Leaf per faël ...$57.20

Sovereign

BarSilver ready..25

www-forward

Bank of England rate

10.90 Nom

Opfura Quotations.

July 17

Malwa, Now

$8,300 per

Malwa, Old

8,500

$15

Patos, New

9.825 per cha

$10

Patas, Old

9.100

10 7/16:

Benares, New HERE 9,050

than $1,085,815 upon the year's working being able to do so because of the unspent aredit by the above named Company to Corporation will be held at the persin, or for shorter periods, st rates, walce W. L. Pattonden, Esq. Deputy T/T, San F'ou & N.X.44%. balances of the preceding years confirm an alteration of the said City Hall, Hongkong, on Satur- Company's objects proposed the day, the 19th day of September, yet it no aally obtained a au plus effected by a Special Resolution 1914, at Noon, when the sub- of $65,950. Every item of

of the Company unanimously joined · resolution, which was "THE HANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF revenue exceeded the estimate, passed

Extraordinary passed at the Extraordinary COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT and the land revenus and the General

Meeting of the Meeting of the Shareholders ins monopolies showed enormous said Company held on the this Corporation held on the sarplases. Upon the expendi-4th day of June 1914 and sub- 22nd day of August, 1914, will be tare side of the sccount, the sequently unanimously confirmed submitted for confirmation as a Adviser regrets to say that nearly at an Extraordinary General Special Resolution half a million dollars remained Meeting of the ssid Company unspent upon special services. held on the 30th day of June 1914 There is an opening for bee. and which Resolution runs as keeping in North Kedah. In the orannies of the precipitous sides of the limestone hills ia Kodiang, and in the lofty tualang trees in Jolan, boes swarm in large numbere. During the year 1913 more than 800 combs ware taken in a small area. Each) comb yields, on an average, one kuti (ano kati-1 1/3 penade avoirdupois) of wax,

which is

worth a dollar, and four katie of honey. The craft of the "bee man" (orang lebah is confined to a few families, and is jealously guarded,

PUBLIC COMPANIES

follows:-

"That the provisions of the "Company's Memorandum of "Association with respect to "is objects be altered so as "to read as in the Print signed "by the Chairman of the **Meeting for the purposes of

"identification."' And notice is further given that the said Petition is directed to be

heard before Hie Honour Mr. Henry Hessy Johnston Gompertz Acting Chief Justice of the said Court on Wednesday the 21st day of October 1914 at 10.30 o'clook in the forenoon and any person intorosted in the said Company whether 08 Creditor policy holder or otherwise desirous to oppose the making of an

THE HONGKONG HOTEL order for the confirmation of

CO., LTD. NOTICE.

the said alteration under should the above. Ordinance The Ordinary Half Yearly appear at the time of hearing by Meeting of Shareholders will himself or his Counsel for the be held at the Company's Hotel, purpose and a copy of the said Petition will be furnished to any on Saturday the 18th September,

such person requiring the same 1914, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Ac-by the undersigned the Company's counts of the Company to the Solicitors on payment of the re- 30th June, 1914, with the Report 8ulated charge for the same.

of the Directors, and to discuss any matter "that may be com- tho petently brought before Meeting.

The Transfer 'Books of the Company will be closed from 4th to 12th September, 1934, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

J. H. TAGGART

Acting Secretary.

Hongko g. 28th August, 1914.

Dated the 21st day of August, 1914. DEACON, LOOKER. DEACON,

& HARSTON,

1, Des Vœux Road, Central,

Hongkong, Solicitors for the Company.

RE INALD DENNIS,

Decessed,

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CREDITORS against the above

DAVID SASSOON & Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 8th September, 1914.

CO., LTD.

Estate are notified to send NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. in their claims to the undersigned NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN not later than the 30th inst., "afe

that an extraordinary Gen-ter which date they will not b eral Meeting of the Hongkong recognised. Hotel Company, Limited, will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Pedder Street, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong on Saturday the 12th day of September, '1914 at 12.15 p.m. (immediately atter the Ordinary Half-Yearly Meet. ing) when the subjoined Resolu tion will be proposed as an Extraordinary. Resolution:

That the regulations contain-IT is hereby notified that, on

NOTICES.

G.

R.

account of the removal of a "ed in the printed document Boiler from the existing pump- "submitted to the meeting and ing station on Banham Road to " for the purpose of identification the New Station on Pokfulum "subscribed by the Chairman Road, vehicular traffic may be "thereof, be and the same are suspended at any time during the "hereby approved, and that such 14th and 15th instant between "regulations be and they are the places mentioned.`·

hereby adopted as the articles Parties desiring to traverse of the Company, in aubstitution the roads in question with motor for, and to the exclusion of all car or other vehicles should "the existing Articles thereof." ascertain for themselves whether

Should the Resolution be passed such ronds by the required majority, it will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to a second extraordinary Meeting which will be subsequently convened.

A copy of the proposed new articles can be seen at the Office of the Company, on application to the Manager, and also at the Office of the Company's Bolicitors, Messieurs Deacon, Looker, Dea- con and Harston, No. 1, Des Voeux Road Central.

Dated this 28th day of August, 1914.

By order of the Board

J. H. TAGGART

Acting Secretary..

traffic.

are

available for

A. F. CHURCHILL, Director of Public Works. Public Works Office,....." Hongkong. 9th September, 1914.

NOTICE.

Paris

The business of the Tollot has been acquired by the Hongkong Turkish Bath and Toilet Company, Limited.

CIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL"

KOWLOON.

School reopens on Thursday, | DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO. September 10th at 9 a.m.

LIMITED.

THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLD.

PEAK CLUB

TRS in the above Company will By kind permission of Col, be held at the Company's Offices, Watson and Officers, the Band of on Saturday the 26th of Septem- the 74th Punjabis will play at the ber, at Noon, for the purpose of Peak Club on the night of Satur receiving the Report of the day next; the 12th inst, commen- General Managers, together with cing at 9.15 pm.MEM a Statement of Accounts to 30t

Jane, 1914.

N

The TRANSFER BOOKS will:

By Order, THE ENTERTAINMENT

COMMITTEE

bo CLOSED from the 12th to the Hongkong, 7th September, 1914) 26th of September, both days! Inclusive, so

DOUGLAS LAPRAIZ &

IF & Co. General Managers, Hongkong, 5th September, 1914

14

46

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

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

be

adopted and

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

THE

LIMITED."

Established 1880.

· London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong Interest Allowed:

On Current Account at the rate

For 6 months. 31 per cent per

Benares, Old....................... 8.825

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.

S-SELLERS

STOCKS & PAID Us VÄLOS.

BANKS,

namely, the words "for not YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK of 2 per cent per annum on the Hongkong & S'hal $125 exceeding Afteen days before and seven days after overy ordinary Meeting" and that the following words substituted therefor: Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 namely: "during such Paid-up Capital" 30,000,000 time as the Court thinks Reserve Fund 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. ba adopted and substituted therefor, namely. "after the re-opening of the Register.'

Bambar

Caletta

Changchun Dairan

Sargtien Harbin HAKIY

H

Kobe

Liao-Yang

Loodsa

Lyons

18,900,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent per Uniona

Pakis

Sis Franciice Shangtai

Thalag

"

A. G, STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager. Yangtazes

BA-SALES E-BUYERS...

CLOBEMO QTION.

(8852) Nominal

N-NOMI VAL

LAST DIVIDEND AND PATEL

£2&5/-b.ater 1/11 8/16) to equal to $23.29 för 14- - ⠀ year ending 31/12/13 J

Final of $3 a/c 1912, In-

tarim of $18 a/c 1913 Final of 10 p.o, making

20 po. for 1912 Final of 420 making $50 for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 Final of $12 mak, $15 for] 1912 & Int.of83 for 1913)

$10 for 1912

daily balance.

Bonum.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS"

MARINE INSURANCES, For. 3 months, 2 per cont per Cantons..

North China

£84-

850

91716 £5 T142

annam.

Head Office.--YOKOHAMA.

annum.

$100 8795

Branches

Antung Rules

Agencies at Nagunk i

Newchwang

New York

Oula

FIRE INSURANCES) ( China Fires

£50 $194

620 $155

Ryolan (Port

Arthur)

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Hongkong Fires SHIPPING. China & Manilas Douglas Steamship $50 $91 Steamboats

Indo-Chinas

$50 $398

827 for 1912

#258

$15 $2736

EISHI ONO, Manager,

[18

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

(Preferred) *** CORPORATION

(Deferred) Rules may be obtained on ap plication.

Shell" Transports £1

£5 $56

180/-

£11

"Star Ferry"

$10 $46

- REFINERIES.

$100 $77 $100 $28

$3 for 1912

$

- MINING.

נ

Taingiau

Thearin

Tokyo

Los Angeles

Talogtan

Interest Allowed on Current Account.

HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

Deposits received for foced periods at rau to be BANKING (c) That Articles 76, 77tned" av vaandstrea

and 78 be cancelled.

#(d) That

the following Articles be adopted and Hongkong, 6th April, 1913,

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 may be determined by the "Court, and unless and until otherwise prescribed or deter- "mined as aforesaid a Gen- eral Mosting shall be held in the month of February in every year."

-46

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND OFINA.

"Incorporated by Royal

Charter 1859.

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

Proprietors £1,200,000

HUD.

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 4 per cent. per

annum.

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

· hai Banking Corporation,

A. Ğ. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.

Tronohe

Raubs

£126/3 £1 83 DOCKS, WHARVES, & GODOWNS Kowloon Wharfs $30 6851

1863 K. & W'pos Docks $50 Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T. 55. Hongkew Wharfs T. 100 T. 91 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo French Lande T.100 T.84 £1,500,000 Hkong Central E'tes $100 8103

1,125,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED, General Banking business trans- acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-

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.

Reserve Fund " called Extraordinary · Méet-

**joge.

ΟΣ

Wm. DICKSON.

Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. ;

(e) That Article 90 bo altered by inserting and adopting after the word "holding" in line five thereof the words " representing by proxy and by striking out at the end of the said Article P the words "present in person."

(f) That the following]

words be added to Article 94: The Court may "from time to time pay "to tho Shareholders "such interim dividends an appear to be just- "ifled by the position of

the Company.".

#

(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. "Decembar, shall make a general Half Yearly." and that the following words be adopted and substituted 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 Article 174 and also out of the 6th line of Article 175.

NOTICES.

EAK TRAMWAY C-0

LIMITED.

TIME TABLK

WEEK DAYS.

5.00 AM. Erat x Max.

1:00 AM 10 100% ta 20:00 23: 17.00 A.M. 10,000 A.M. KO 1230 AM. 14. 1941 FX: 20:45 2.34: 10, LIS PM.

1.45 F.M

4.00 13, Tưro 2.M.

£145, 2236. ka Bas P.M. to .... Sidor., lo

NIGHT CARS.

#1

+

Cams Mixi MIN. TO MIN

6.55.1 and o mari, gizo zát, to 11.00 vmy half bour - 21.00 P.16. 10 ET45 2.K every quarter of an hour.

SUNDAYS

TAB SM to 10:30 AM, Etner is Mor. 10:30 AM, 10 21,00 AM. 11:30 AM to KOD ZOOM 11.00 Nome to

1,00 PM) LO 5.00 73 3.00 FL to

3.90 Vik: to 300 FALL.

Fibo eat. Lo

in Mun

14

H

* My

10 MI,

ANTE DE IT.

NIGHT CARS 24 on Wach Days.

SATURDAYS

2

41

BANKERS:

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

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baus, Limited.

Hongkong Lands $100 $116-

Humphreys Estates $10 872 Kowloon Lands

$30 844

COTTON HILLS:

Shanghai Landa. T. 30T. 92

West Points

450 871 Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. &

T. 137 T. 50

AT, 123

T. 84

T. 12144

16736

Every description of Exchange Ewos business transacted.

Interest allowed on Current Ao- Shanghai Cottone 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.

Hongkong Cottons $10

MISCELLANEOUS, B 611 A. R. LINTON China-Borneos. $12

Manager.

NOTICE.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

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

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perky, &co.ly

·887··

Light and Powers $101 $4.90

Do. (Spec. shares)$1] China Providents $10 Dairy Farme*** $6 Green Islands $10.

338 $6.60% $43

Hongkong Electrics $10 $215

Hongkong Ices $25

$1 for 1906

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

year ending 31°12′13 } (3.% Interim afe year 1913 on preferred

shares

Final "of. 5-making.

7/- for 1913 Coupen No. 22.

$1.70 per share and bonus

of 30 cents per share for: year ending 30'4'18

$3 for 1897.

Interim of 5 % Coupon No..

3 account of year, end- ing 30.6.14.

Int. of 1/6 mak. 6/6s/c:19'3

· 1/2 for 1909 *

$3.50 for year 1913.

$3 for 1913:

Tig. 3 for 1912

Interim of Tip 3 for 1913

Tla.: 6 29*2*10

First year

$7 on old shares, $3.50)

on new shares for) year 31*12-13

$3 for 4 year ending 30.6.14

50 cents for 1913 62.80 for 1913 ⠀⠀

Interim of 5 p.c.for

year ending 30°6′13 $2,00 Į for. year ending) 30.6.14

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

31-10-13

Tls. 10 for year end-

ing 30'6'13

T.12for year end'g31'12'12

Tis. 1 for year er ling

·30'11'13

50 cents 31.7.08

$1.20 for 1913

70 cents for 1913

$1.30 for year ond'g 31'7:15 40 cents for 1911992 $180 per share for 1913. Interim of $2 s/c 1914) $% for 1913

Interim of Tis. 1 mak ing Tis, 2 a/o 1913 None

80 cents on fully paid)

sharas and 8: cents on $1paidshares for year -ending 30.4.14 JAWA Final of 6d. making 7 d. ]

per share for 1913, None $1.50 for 1910

Hongkong Ropes! Langkats

$10

$25

10

T. 48

Morning Post

$25

$29

Peak Tramway

$10

$10.

plication).

Do. (new) Bongkong Electric Trams Philippines $10 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10. Goods received on Storage.

Pre- Advances made on Merchandise: Societe desferred Loans made on the Provident

Pulpenet $50 System.

Papeteries paid (Rates and Particulars on ap da Tonkin up 350.

3200 Benefit

T.150 Bhanghai-Sumatras T. 20/1 Steam Laundry $3 United Asbeston

Oriental Agency, $10

$1

90 ots.

11/6

$20

$916 b.

case may he beattuck out of lines fund 11 off the Article 177.

Founders Shares len Maritimes be to inform publio that during the present hostilities in Europe, their Mail

United Asbestosi

$10

Union Waterboat

$300

$18

$10

$1.25 per share for year

ending 31 121913

Weismann, Kd

(1) That the word ""rwice" and the words the 30th day of Jane and "

be struck at Fines 4 and 5 of Art cie176 and that the word "ince" bo Fadopted and abstituted for the word twice" in the fourth line theroof.

That the words "or the Ordinary Half-Yearly

'Extra' Car "at,'" 'to 'midnight

PECIAL CARE.

By, Arrangement za the Company's Offca; Alexandra Bulldises;

Das Voix Road

NOTICE.

and the word the THE Compagnie des Messager

The Office of TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF WILLS ATTORNEY, &c, Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 06. General Manager. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908

By Order of the Court of Bamers will not call at Hong-İr Directors.

Fong, Shanghai, Kobe and Fred Yo`ohama,the Isat port of being Haiphong, until fur

ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE.

A. G. STEPHEN- Work will be resumed on

Acting Chlef Manager. Bameday, September 12, at 9 a.m. Hongkong 24th August 9974

not

$1030 CABE WO

$10 $234 edwilliam Powell, Ltd184

THE ALEXANDI

Cannot be Besten, if

fer

For Bread, Cakery De and meals with Wines

quorp

Моде

No dividend this year 35 ote, for year end'g 81.5.14

€20. per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 31'5-1912

$5 per cent for year(

ending 31711

70 coute for 1913

Fots. yearending 6.30.13

HAVUZU WRIGHT AND WORNBY S