1914-09-18 — Page 11

Commercial

Taingtau's Trade In 1913.

Net Trade of the Port. In spite of the depression in the export trade as far as foreigners are concerned, the net total trade the port shows an increase of 5 per cent. Cops have been gooi, with the result that natives

been able to invest moie money ja imports.

Imports in Ororal.-There be

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1914,

12,650 measurement and 18,000

to 20,000 weight, in other words about 50 per cent.

Education in Australia.

There is motivity in connection

NOTICES

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

with the development of the NOTICE OF EXTRAORDIN education systems. Autempisare

ARY MEETING.. being made to afford, duration facilites for the children of seei

tlers who go into the countrys die OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tries to the up laud, and for No

that

BANKS

INTERSATIONAL BANKING'.

CORPORATION.

Hlad Ofice:-do, Wali Street, New York Londos Ofice:-30, Biabopagato, E.C

BRANCHES -

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Cabu

Colos

Kispira

Mongkong Jankow

Kabe

Merico

Panama

Paking

Shanbal Yokobema

San Francisco

Capital and Surplus....................... 17old $7,100,000 qual to 2 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the vinai DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Brad dar che year at

EXTRAOR-NESS act #n higher grades of education ad | DINARY MEETING of the dition Leilitis zat by being!SAREHOLDERS in Lbis provided. La mouth to Monster Corporation will be held at the for Education in Souch australia City Hall, Hongkong, on atur- received a deputation from the day, the 19th day of Soptember, council of the Adelaide University 1914, at Noon, when the sub-triatipel cities in the Warid. province Indiga aud säiline dyking that the Rouil Govern. Joined resolution, which was THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF

the Extraordinary

been a distinct" increase or minet.

of the articles handled in this

both show

muralise [ 26

par cent, and as these articles are the meat grant should be increhand passed at

de

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORA

TION. Paid-up Capital......... $15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS :-

Starting

£1,500,000 at 2/

-$15,000,000

Silver ...$18,000,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

T/T

Seling

..1/9%

Demand...........1/9 11/16 30 d/s ...........................1/97- 60 dis... .1/9 13/16 4 mla' ............................1/36 TT Shanghai '......76 Private 30 d/s sight T/T Singapore ..............77) T/T Japan............................. 884.

.........13%

$13000,000 T/T India

Demand India ..$15,000,000 TIT Bombay....

Danwand Bombay T/T Calcutta

COURT OF DIREUTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale.- Oasirnian,

Chairman,

S. H. Dodwell, Baq G. T. M. Edkins, Esq.-

mky br

eras, or at shorter periods, at twies, which W. I. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy

VT COLLECTED MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted

CREDIT e avaliably all over the World

COMMERCIAL LETTERS or CRBINT

PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks Share TRAVELLERS CHECKS Fold and caubad.

Ja Meeting of the Shareholders in thus Corporation he don the

2nd day of August. 1914, will be aut mitted for confirmation ps a Special salution

"That the Deed of Settlement

tected.

N. 5. MARSHALL Manager.

Quoon's Road, Hongkong

of the Company be altered in | Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1919 mannor following:-

th

(a) That the foll wing words

he struck out of lines two

frem £.1,200 to £20,000, in pulse of the cotton goods trade, order to assist in ceasing the is not surprising in filmer rost additions to stall, equip considerable lvnce, here, dont and buildings. The im Buche white shirtings (80 per ter said he would recommend the cent), cloured wöven uit

# On- (137 per cent.), lawns and muslingest, particularly, as

iversity education was, un longer (156 per cent), although gains reserval exclusively for theer, British and "American sheetings have fuller by 66 dildren of wealthy parents, but

was available 34 per cent, respectively, whilst

everybody. Japanese drills declined by 51 por cent. The extended use of the Tientsin-Pukov Railway has not affected the Tsingtan trade to any great extent, as the districts opened up hy this live are ninin ly served by Tenisin from the north and Chisking or Ninkin

for practically.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

IN THESUPREME COURT OF

HONGKONG

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION..

Ordinance. 1911

and

from the auth. The opening of In the matter of the Companies the projected line from Katien the Schantang Ezenbubu Gesellschaft to the Cat Canal In the matter of the Hongkong

Fire Ins›rance Co., Ltd - ahru'd neist oil importerst

Export in GameEHÄ FarnelN OTICE is hereby given that foreign exporters are concerned. a Petition won the 20th the te daring the year unter day of Augus, 19.4, presumed to review cum ot be considered at the mycue Court" of Hongkong | all satisfamory; in fact it is al by the ab vn med Company to confirm an alterationf the said

mitted that the year was the sust Canpany's objects proposed't fa unprofitable since the opening effected by a Special Resolution of the port. Caneing at the of the Company inatimusty Customs returns, que' would not passed at 271 Extraordinary draw this concla-ion, bit these General Mo-tig of the

{

and true. of Article 56.

14

THE

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

C. S. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyouk, Esq.

J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E. Shellim. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stafh ACTING MANAGEK, Shanghai J. D. Smart. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed:

On Curront Account at the rate

annum.

13512

135

Dottand Manila"..... 88) Demand alcutta...135 T/T, San Fox & N. Y4414 Demarid, New York 414 T/T, Java

...109

EXCHANGE.

T/T, Marka ............... Nom. Demand Germany...

TT. Frands On Haiphong On Saigon.../... On Bangkok-

4'mla. 1/0

Buying

Nom.

...141076

-4 m/s. D'P.............................1/1036

6 m/s. L/C ...................1 103

| 30d/a.Snoy &M,

11096.

30 d/s.San Fer&N.Y.46 1/8

4 m/s. Marka..........

4 m/s. Franes ...... 6 m/s. Qu

Gold Leaf portabl.. $36.50 Sovereign

11.10 Nom

BarSilver, ready ...24

forward

Bank of England rate

SUBSIDIARY COINS, Discount per $100;

Chinese...20 ots, pieces $15 Chinese... 10

$6

Hongkong.20 ate, plocos $10 5/16 Kangkung. 10

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.

S-SELLERS

RA-BALES

Stocks & Pain' OF VALOK

BANKS.

ne mely, the words "for not YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK of 2 per cent. per annum on the longkong & Shai $125 exceeding fifteen diys botore and seven days after every ordinary Meeting and that the following: words be adopted and Bubantuted ..therefor: namely: "during such time as the Court thinks fi, not excee ing in the whole thirty days in oạch year."

(by That

the

following

words be struck ut of the last line of Articl 56, murely, after the Meeting "Bod that the following words be adoped and substitured therefor, namely, "after the re-opening of the

kistor."

(e) The Articles" 76, 77

and 78 be vencelled. (0) That Cho following Art clor be adopted and subst tuted for Articles 76 77 and 78; namely

yeur".

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 | For 6 months, 3 per cent per Paid-up Capital .... ... 30,000,000 Annum Reserve Fund...... 18,900,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent per Unions

Head Ofice.-YOKOHAMA,

Stranetes

Antnog risin

10 ay Саборы *thangchan

Yengties

21 μrtis

4

Kule

1.au Youk

Lony a

Lyon

Tsugiau

Agencies at... Naga

Newcuwang

New York

Peke

Kyoxin (Put!

Arthur

Ундаль

NA MOA)

Tin

Tukyo

Los Angeles

Interest Allowed on Current AccorÁL. Deposts received for hand periods at rates in, be

...

EISHI ONO, Manager, Hongkong, 6th April, 1913,

[18

CLOSING L'TION

,,, HUVENI

$852) Nominal

N-NO AT GAL

*1034

· Lavt mavsumma 4D PATIE

£2 & 5/- b. at ox 1/13/16)

equal to $23.29 for 14 year ending 31/12/13")

Final of $3 af 1942 In-l terim of 418 a/o 1913 Final of 1 p.o. making

20 p.o. for 1912 Final of $20 making $50)

for 1912 and Intérim of $30 for 1913 : Final of $12 mak. $15 forl 19, 2& Int.of33 for 1913)

$10 for 1912

daily balance

1

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 21 por-cent per

MARINE INSURANCES, Cantons

North China

£84-

$50 3172 £5 T142

$100 $795

annum."

A. G, STEPHEN. Acting Chief Manager:

Yangtszer

FIRE INSURANCES, China Fires

£50 194

$20 $155 $50 $398

China & Manilas

$25 831 Douglas Steamship $50 $31 Steamboats

$27 for 1912

$1, for 1906

$15 $2798

£5 1856

j|80/-

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Hongkong Fires

-

THE Business of the above

SHIPPING,

Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Indo-Chicas BANKING CORPORATION (Preferred)

Rules may be obtained on ap

(Deferred) plication.

INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly. balances at $3 per cent. per 30- n:m

Shell" Transports £1

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

annum.

For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,

76,"General 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

Proprietora ...£1,200,000 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED.

figures are of misleading. said" Company held on the Take, for instance, straw braid, 4th day of June 114 and sub- ARTICLE which shows a decline of abou?jsequently concimously confirmed" Meetings shall be held once in 17,000 pieuls only, where is the an Exaordinary General" every year, at such timo and nctual decrease in value was over! Meeting of the sin Comp nyplace in the Colony as may be Tls. 2,000,000,

held on the 30th day of June 1914 prescribed by the Company in Then, again,.

and which Resolution runs seral Meeting and if o such groundouts, which show a large follows:- increare, were not dealt in to the

“ time or place is prescribed, then That, the provisions of theat such time and place as same extent by foreign shipages, "Comply's Monegrand an of; »

may be determined by the hat were hugely sentire Schra

“Asserialin with respect to ourt, arul unless and until China porte, where higher prices Pas eject be altered so as futherwise prescribed or dater arg ubi ipable than in Büroje

"to read as in the Insig edmined, as fresi a Glen-1 Ponge - Aoste haeness in

"by

he Chamanho eral Meeting she be held in the this article fam de pet e m

Meeting for the purposes of month of February every FOREIGN EXCHANGE and "identifie tion." imenvend at the end of 1912, ani}

General Banking business trans- And notie is tn.ther given Ent] ARTICLE 77.- The General neted. hée mache empréven enas curing the said Petite is directed to be Meetin. s mentioned in the last

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- the year. The pyroximatedxrwaar of export, as hunct de by Bustin Tury Hessy John-ton Gompert dry Meetings

hend before His II your Mr, preceding Attic oshall be called ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- |ceived for 1 year or anorter perioda firms for large consumption, Was Acting Cator Justice of the said ARILE 78-A other at rates which will be quoted on 64 960 pieces, valued at Els. Court on Wedn-day the 21st day Geboval Mootings shall be application. 357 280. Jringtomis particulars of October 1914 at 10.30 o'clock

en: ed Extra. rdinary Mout- ly well placed for the handling) in the foren on hud n lý porsin jugs. of this article, being connectedlj interested in the sad Company with the centre i the weaving whether as.. Ce ditór policy districts by ruflway, and in holder ör herwise dosirous position to innnipulate ergo en tops the making of Can route to the Shanghai market order for the confi mation of the spid alte an under Owing to the shortness of rain

the above Ordinancewhould the Manchurian cowon crop Fut

appear at the time frosting by fered, and the outpant was 10 per himself or his Coun-el for the cent. less than 1012. The cal purposo, and copy of the said Nanshan crop hom which the Petition will be furnished to any superior class good nie male sich person requiing the samo was, however, beter in quantity by the undersigned the Company's! by 20 per cent, but the quality, Solicitors on payment of the re- was inferior to the usual standad, gul to charge for the saine.

Straw Braid.The year 1913, was detrimental to all Fabio, the declining markets both here and at home, the drop in exchange; all led to ev za erine wth by bugera and manufacturers. The native dealers have - enstained i heavy ka ds, frim which it will take considerable tims to recåver. The American market,`, which

Dated the 21st day of August. 1914.

DEACON. LOOKER. DEACON

& HARSTON, .

1; De Vieux Road, Central,

Hongkong,

Solicitors for tuo Company.

DOUGLA“ STEAMSHIP CO., LIVIT D.

THE ORDINARY GENERAL bought freely in 1912 came to MEETING OF NA BYOLD- practically a standstill at th RS in the shove Company will half year, owing to reason men.be held at the Company's ffices, tiono! above, and to having high-out Satury De 26th of

ber, at Noon, for be purpose of priced goods'on its hands

Shipping. The total shipping receiving, the Report of the entering this pet in 1913 amount General Managers, together with

Statement of Ac ounts to 30t

ed to 939 steamers with a tonatge June, 14.

eptom-

of 1,323,247 lova, o against 77 The KANSFER BOKS will slenmis and 1,201,388 tons, inho CLOSED from the 12 hit the the previous year. The German 26th September, both days. fg heads the list, with the inclusive

Japanese and British taking DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Manakers. second and third place; na regarde

tonnage the lust-timed is a good Hongkong, 5th Septénibo „1914. secot.d. There are small boate!. trading in the bay and with! Builschow, which nece carily brings up the number of German abips entering this port very considerably. The increase of the American, Chinese,' and

Over 30 yeta ago the fat. Lord Beaconafidiestined lathes ho received from HIMROD'S CURE, an every panthit,'s similar fetters today.

Russian age is duo to the regular CURE for

ASTHMA

trade between here and, Vladivo stook. The total ocean shipping, S from here amoupled to about 60,000 tons of oar. 0, 25,000- measurement and 35,000 tons weight; in this Bitial abipping,

quiated to the, extoute

A G STEPHEN, Acting Chiof Manager.

$10 $46

REFINERIES

$100 $77) $100 $28

MINING

Chinese Engineerings £1,37/6

Tronohe Raubs

£1 26/3 £1 $3 DOCES, WHARVES, & GODOWNS

"Kowloon Wharfs $50 $855 Ul, K. & W'poa Docks 250 {$63 Shaughal Docks T. 100 T. 55 Horalew Wharf T. 100 1.91 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINOS £1,500,000 Angle French Lands T.100.94 1,125,000 'kong Central E'ies $100 $103

562,500 465,000 | Hongkong Hotels

Authorised Capital Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund

Wm. DICKSON.

Manager.

[ 2

BANKERS: Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bauk

Limited.

(e) That Article 90 be Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

altered by inso ting and

a ping after tha word *bolding" in line five

th reuf the words "or representing by proxy"

"

NOTICES,

KAMWA 0.0 GIMITED

AMAY TABI

WELK DAYS,

•

1.

7.00 AM to 1.00 AH. EVRay 15 Min 3.co A.M. to F0.00 AM. 10. A.M. LO 11.00 A.N. 13.30 AM to, 1445 PAG

2.4J P.M. เย bag man, to

1.45 PM 10 se rim, to

and by striking out at DESK the onloft: os-id Article the words present in person."

the (f) That

following won's bead ofte At cle B4:: The Court may from time to time pay "to the Shareholders "such interim divi ends as appear to be jus- 'ified by the position of

The Company (e) That the following words he struck out of the first three and a half lines of Article 174, nily the words "Hlf- yenn ending the 30 h Jana and the 31st "December, shall make a general laif-Yearly and Flat, the following words be adopted and sub tiluld therefor :- "Year ending the 31st! "dy if December shall

make a General." (b) That the word "Half " be struck out of the 18th line of Article "74, and also out of the 6th line of Article 175.

(i) That the word "twico"

and the words

that

30th day of June and be struk out of lines 4 and 5 f Art'clo 176, and tha the word 'nce" be ad pted and substitute 1 for the word "twice" in the forth line thereof.

(j) har the words "or the

and the words "as the

445 PM. 13 MI 1.00 PM: 3,0 M,

NIGHT CARS/

6.30 r.M; and

100 Paverý ball bur

$1.00 F.M. to 11.45 M

avery quarter of an hour.

SUNDAYS

$5 MIR,

10 MIN

45 Mar, 0 Mis

15 MIN.

10.NIX.

7.15 A.M. to INJO AM, Žvent in Mia 10.10A.M. le

18,134 AM PT.50A.M. D 12.00 NOON 15.00 News to foo r., 1.00 N. to 4.00 1.3 3.00 PM, to

6,00 5.M. B.CO.F.H. LO 100 lo

NIGHT

100 Pake

1. T.M.

33 Mar.

TO MINI

15 Mon

10 MIN

I

13-Ma to M

CARSO Weak Days.

SATURDAYS

Extra Car at 2' midnight..

PECIAL CAR3

By Arrangement at the Company's (lice.

Alerende Rating

Des Voeux Rond

NOTICE

$

$50 $128 Hongkong Lande $100 $116

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

West Polats

Every description of Exchange business transacted.

Interest allowed on Current As- counts at 2 per cent per annum Shanghai Cottone on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be Lucu Kung Mow ascertained on application.

Kung Yik

THE

+1

$2.50 for yone and’g 30'613 Final of $1 for half.

year ending 31°19′13 { 13% Interim alo year

.1913

proforred

sharoa

in

Final of 5- 'making 7/- for 1913 Coupen No. 22.

$1.70 per sbare and bonus of 30 cents per share for year ending 30°4'43"

$3 for 1912

$3 for 1897

Interim of 5% Coupon No.

3 account of year end- ing 10.6.4.

lut. of 1/6mak. 6/6 a/c.19 3

1/2 for 1909

$3.50 for your 1913

#3 for 1913

Tis. 3 for 1932.

Interim of Tla 3 föt 19/3

14.638-2-10

First year

47 on it shares, $3.50)

on new sharos for year 31*12*13

$314 for year ending

30 0.14

50 cents for 1913

$2.80 for 1913

Interim of 5 p.o. for

year ending 30*6*13 $2.00

year ending!

15 per cent. for 1910

Tls. 15 for year ending

31'1013

Tle. 10 for year end."

ing 30'6'13

T. 12 for year end'g 31*12*12 Tis. 1 for year or ling)

30°11'13

50 conte 31.7.08

850 971 Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8.

COTTON NILLS. EWOB :

18

for

30.6 14

T. 50 T. 137

!T. 123

IT. 84

T: 1244

11

..

A. R. LINTON

Mannger.

Hongkong Cottons. $10

$716

MISCELLANEOUS

China-Borneos

$12 Light and Powers $101, $4.90

811

$1.20 for 1913

NOTICE.

Do. (Spec. shares) $1]

China Providente

$10

#81

Dairy Farms

$38

70 cents for 1913

$6

Green Islands

$10

46.60

Hongkong Electrics $10 Hongkong Ices $21

$43

$215

Hongkong Ropes $10 Lengkate

$25

8..10

T. 48

Morning Post

$29

$25

$10

$10

$1

190 ct.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

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

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &c.

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

System.

(Rates and Particulars on ap-

plication).

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

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.

·Hanzkonz. 19th Marah. 1908

Malwa, New Malwa, Old atna; New

OPIUM QUOTATIONS. Sept. 14. .....$8.30 per p 8,300, 9,325 por ele 9.200 9,050 8. 25

Ordiary Half-Yearly THE Compa ni des Mensaver Patha, id

Mr times bo to nform Henares, New

ca e may be "be stuck the publ that during the pressat Benares, Oid.. out of line 10 and 11 of hositie in Europe, their Mail Article 177.

11

74

Peak Tramway

bo. (now) Hongkong Electric Treme 11/6

1*5 Philippines

$10 H. Price &Co., Ld, 1066

• Pro.. Societe des ! forred

Pulpes et

$50

Papeteries paid du Tonkin

up $50

1820

Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T: 20.150

$5 Steam Laundry $5 United Asbestos) (

$912 b. Oriental Agency, $10

ling}

$1.30 for year und'g 31'713 40 cents for 1911

$1.80 per share for 1913. Interim of 12. a/c 1914 $2 for 1913

Interim of Tls. 1. mak- ling Tle. 2 a/c, 1913 None

80 cents on fully paid) aliares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.14

Final of 6d. making 7id.

per share for 1913. Nope

$1.50 for 1910

None

No dividend this year 3iote. for year end g 31.5.14

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

$1.25 per share for year

ending 31*12*1913

25 per cont. for year)

United Asbestos

Founders Sharea f

$10

ř

8 o mare will not call at Hong-

.Directors

A G. STEPHEN.

Acting Chief Marago Hongkong 24th August; 1914.

Sad in hias by al By Order of the Court of Fong, Shanghal, Robe and THE ALEXANDRA CAFE

Yo obama--the last porc, uf, on 1 Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled. William Powell, Ltd." bo ne Haiphong, until further, For Bread, Cakes, Confortionery

and meals with Wines & Liquore,! Come in an i

Union Waterboat

Welemann, Ltd.

Watson

$10

$300

#18)

$10 *30

$10 6736

$81

INT:AND MADVRY.

General Brakes & Day Vasai Road Castral Tal, addion Rectiate

FARE I FOR 40 YEARS."

Chemius and Stores thegaout the County,

Beware of Imitations.

Jnding 31'7'11

70 cents for 1913

50 ote yearending 0.30.13