1914-09-26 — Page 11

Commercial

Ante-Moratorium Blits.

The Bank of England this morning, says the Globe of August 18 reposted its announcement of yesterday relative to the dis counting of bills of exchange. Owing to the fact that the stall of the central institution remains

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914,

would be a rubber famine. So trees were planted in plantations. For a few years, the predictions of the plantation men were laugh- ed at. "Brazil continued to depend

on her wild supply, Bat now the whole complexion of rubber pic- duction h a changed. Plantations are producing more than the wild eapply, and the proportions for each are eatinging to grow."

Silk Conditions in Europe,

CONSIGNEES

TOYO KISEN

KAISHA.

From SAN FRANCISCO, vla HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS

and SHANGHAI,

PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that an extraordinary Gen- 8.8." BHINYO MARU," eral Meeting of the Hongkong Consignees of cargo are hereby Hotel Company, Limited, will be notified that Cargo per a.s." Shin- held at the Hongkong Hotel,

ate

+

MOTICES

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.

Mr. GEORGE GRIMBLE will give an ORCAN RECITAL··

Tuesday next at 9.15 p.m.

on

other local vocalists.

NOTICE.

Selling

T/T ...............1/9 3/8 Demand...1/9 11/16

30 d/s 1/9 5/4 60 dây và 1/9 13/16

4 m/s 1/976 TT Shanghal.....756 Private 30 d/s sight T/T Singapore ******.77*g TT Japan T/T India

******-13654 Demand India ...............18634 T/T Bombay..................

EXCHANGE.

Demand Caloutta ...1364 Domand Manila 89 T/T. San F'cu & N.Y.44 1/4- Demand, New York 4496 TIT: J

Java

.........1094

overwhelmed with arrears of The Acting Biah Consul at yo Maru" has arrived here per Pedder Street, Victoria in the work discount facilities continue Milan (Mr.. F. Rose) Lns for-5/8" Seiro Maru" and to send Colony of Hongkong on Saturday In aid of The Frince of Wales' Dernand Bombay***** 1304 to be withheld, 'Do billa whatever ¦ worded the following return of in their Bills of Lading for coun- the third day of October, 1914 Fund, assisted by the Choir, and TT Calcutta being taken by the Bank of the silk conditioned at Milan and tersignature, and to take immediat 12 o'clock noon when the sub- delivery of Cargo from joined Resolution which was England after middy. The other European silk centres dur-alongside.

passed at the Fxtraordinary check is merely temporary, and, ing the six months January-June, Cargo remaining undelivered Goneral Meeting of the Company being dua to the physical onuses 1014, compared with the car on 28th September at noon will he'd on the 12th day of Septem- indicted, no uneasiness need be ponding period of 1913, as pub. be landed at Consignoes' risk and ber, 1914 will be submited for must confirmation as a Special Resc- felt by those who hold bills fished by the Bollettino di expense, and delivery which they desire to have die bericoltura (Milan),

thon be taken from the Company's lution" " counted. The Bank's renesurance

Godown. to holders yesterday that there no intention to aithdraw permanently the facilities cored Milan.........4.853,230 4,628,050

Total, (Kilog) Silk January-June. Centres.! 1913 1914

No Fire Insurance whatever i will be offected."

No Claim will be recognised after the Goods have left the under the Treasury gun-astro Lyons.........4.081,232 4,111,293 Steamer or Godown, and all goods still stands. But the pane Sr. Eienne... 733,917 631,550 remaining undelivered on the affarde opportunity for reflection, Zurich 717043 767,891 1st Oct., at 5 p.m. will be sub- and to-doy the view has found Creefeld..... 252715 firqueat expression that while Hasle........ 800 7/1 anybody is at liberty to avail Tuin 201.058 Stimsoll of the Government Elberfeld 380,770

syaratko, the rush to shift the

Klog-9,2040 lb.

...

ارت

PUBLIC COMPANIES

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That the regulations contained in the printed document-submitted to the meeting and for the purpose of identification subscr bed by the Chairman thereof be and the same are hereby approved, and that spch-re- gulations be and they are hereby adopted as the articles of the Company, in Fubstitution for, and to the exclusion of, all the existing Articles thereof. Dated the 19th day of Septem ber, 1914.

By order of the Board

J. HATAGGART,

Acting Secretary,

NOTICES,

G.

R.

THE Poard of Administration Patria announce that until of the Portuguese Gunboat

10 am. on MONDAY, 28th Sep- tomber, 1914, Tenders will be received on board addressed to the Paymaster for the sale of OLD BOILER STEEL TUBES

and other OLD MATERIALS. :

These articles can be seen daily from 1 p.m. until 3 pm on board the said Gunboat at KOW- LOON DOOK.

1 expenses incurred in the removal of the articles mentioned to bbrne by thepurchaser.

Full parti ulars and any noceS- easy juformation may be obtain- | ed on application on board.

Portuguese Gunboat "Patria "~ Kowloon Dock, 24th September, 1914.

BASILIO AUGUSTO DE ALMEIDA, Lieut.-Paymaster.

*

302,420 ject to rent and landing charges. 304,235 All chafed and otherwise dum- 238.458 aged Cargo to be left on board or 331,118 in the Godown and examination of same to be held on 3rd Oct. at 10.a... whole balance of outstanding The War and Lanc abire Cotton

All Claime must be filed on or Industry. pré moratoriam bile to the

before 8th October, otherwise central institution is some The Manchester correspondeat they will not be recognised. what andignified. It is even of the Economist wr.tas: -

8. MORIMOTO, atsted that the joint etck The European war bes a1.

Agent. banks have not been co operating ready bad a Berious fect Hongkong, 25th September. 1914, as effectively as they might, bupon the cotton industry of cause they hold the view that Lancashire. The Liverpool raw discounting under the Treasury cotton market has been closed all guarantee should have been the wrek, and the Manchester undertaken by a consortium of toyal Exchange has been closed banks bealed by the Bank of on two days. It has been quite THE DAIRY FARM CO., LTD. IT is hereby notified that the Old Star Ferry Wharf, Kow- fresh NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS + England, and not by the Bank of impossible to

loon, w.ll be closed for repairs England alone. But it may be business of any kind in yarn and THE EIGHTEENTH OR- from Saturday, October the 3rd, hoped that this suggestion is cloth. Shippers and producers

DINARY YEARLY until further notice. without foundation. There was a have spent a good deal of time in MEETING of Shareholdo a in moderate discount business in the making arrangements as to the the above Company will be held: open market. Bills are not coming completion of old contracts. at the Company's Town Offi e. forward very freely, though they Numerous firmas hve instructed 2 Lower Albert Road, Hongkong, Hongsong, 25th September, 1914. Settlement until October, the show signs of increasing. The spinners and manufacturers not on Saturday, 10th October, 1914- rate for maturities of all dates was to make deliveries unul farther at 12.15 p.m. for the purpose of finally lower at 51 to 5 per cent.natics. There has been a general presenting the Report.of the Floating supplies of money con disposition to for bear with each Direc ora and Statement of Ac- tinue to grow owing to heavy other in the crisis through which dividend payments. Railway we are now passing. The produc- the Company will be CLOSED dividend payments will continuetion in spinning and weaving from 1st to 10th October, 1914 large throughout the week. To- owing to the trade depression, both days inclusive. morrow about £3,100,000 will be has not been at full stretch for

By.order released in dividend payments by some time back, and доп the Great Western and North machinery is being stopped

Arrange

counts to 31st July, 1914.-

THE TRANSFER BOOKS ef

M. MANUK,

Secretary

Western Railway Companies. Alon much larger scale. call of £2,223,000 on Canadian Wherever possible, employers Northern Railway bond" also falls are considering their work- IN THE SUPREME COURT OF due to-morrow. There is some people and many people are run- talk of postponing the payment ning short time when it would

HONGKONG:

of heavy calle on Colonial pay bat'er to shut down entirely. ORIGINAL JURISDIOTION, rad foreign emissions, which The fall in the Bank rate to 6 fall very inconveniently per cent, and the financial pre- amongst aubscribers in the pre-posils of the Government which

Ordinance 1911'

and

sent exceptional times, but we have been received towards the In the matter of the Compartes understand that no definite steps end of the week bave resulted in have been taken se yet. Daily a batter feeling, and undoubtedly In the matter of the Hongkong loans were a conged at 3 to 3.1-2 many people have now confidence Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. per cent., and weekly loans at 4that anyibing approaching a per cent. The volume of private financial panic will not take place. stock investment business com. Undoubtedly, tradere in Linca-

い

A. F. CHURCHILL, Director of Public Works, Públic Works Office.

0.

R.

STOCKBROKERS” ASSOCIA TION OF HONGKONG,

OWING to the postponement

of the Shanghal September

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

T/T. Frandt....... On Haiphong

On Saigon.IS

Nom.

On Bangkok 85

4 m/s. L/O

Buying.

4 m/s, D,P.1/109 6 m/s. L/O..........1/1038: 30d/s.S'ney&M, 1:104 30d/s.San Fer&N.Y.461/4

4 m/s. Markus

4 m/s. Franos

6 m/s. a

Gold Leaf per täiel ...$56.70 Sovereign

...

11.00 Nom:

BarSilver, ready...24 1/4

forward

Bank of England rate

«SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100:

Chinese...20 ots.placas $16 Chinese...10

BANKS

$17

Hongkong.20 ota. pieces $114. Hongkong.10

INTERJATIONAL BANKING HO

·CORPORATION.

Hand Once-do, Wall Street, New York, London Odice:16, Bishopsgats, E.C.

BRANCHES ;-

Bamber

Cantas Cobo Calen

Kobe

Calcotia

Mexita

Maxico

Украша

Peking

Empire

San Frantice

Shanghat Yokohama

Hongkong Hapkow

Capital and Surpina

Gold

NESS transacted.

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUst CURRENT ACCOUNTS agused on the areas DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Szed for 65 yrs 42 param, or for shorter pesada, ut rutes, which way be mirtidued application.

BILK NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL: 204 TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted es all the principal cities in the World.

THE LANES CIRCULAR LETTERS OT CREDIT MEAvaliable all over the World.

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

luvad.

@PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks an Shares isfacted.

#RAVELLERS CHECKS 10ld and cashed,

N. 5. MARSHALL Manager. Queen's Road, Hongkong

public is bereby notified that the Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912 acttlement of all transactions in shares bought from or wild to. Shanghai will take place in October.

THE

LIMITED.

BANKS:

$11 7/8

ONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA-

TION.

Paid-up Capital...$15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS?

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21-

$15,000,000

Silver ...$18,000,000

$33,000,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors...$15,000,000

COURT OF DIREUTORS, Hon. Mr. D. Landale.--Chairman, W. J. Pattenden, Lag Deputy

Chairman.

8. H. Dodwell, Esq.: G. T. M. Edkins, Esq.

C. S. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

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

Hongkong-Interest Allowed:

On Current Account at the rate

Jaily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 2) per cent per

With the exclusion of the above, YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK of 2 per cent per annum on the IT is hereby notified that during

the alterations and repairs to the Settlement of all transactions the Old Star Ferry Wharf, Kow-effected for the local September loon, the Woodin Police Pier Settlement will take place as will be repene for the use of advertised, on the 28th Septem- the Pubile from Saturday, October, 1914. ber the 3rd, and until further EDWARD RAYMOND, notice.

Secretary. Hongkong. 23rd September, 1914.

A. F. CHURCHILL, Director of Public Works, Public Works Office, Hongkong, 25th September, 191

NOTICE.

:

THE Companie des Messazer-

PEAK CLUB,"

BY kind permission of Colonel

Watson and Offcere, the

ja Maritimes be, to inform Band of the 74th Punjabis will the public that during the present play at the Peak Club on Satn hostilities in Europe, their Mail day night, the 26th just, com- Seamers will not call at Hong-mencing at 9.15 p.m. kong, Shanghai, Kobe and Yotahama-the last port of cal

tinues to show signs of expansion, shire have kept their heads NOTICE is hereby given that being Haiphong, until furthor

a Potition was on the 20th

an increase in the number of remarkably well, and no dan-day of August, 1914, presented t Inquiries from the provinces being gerous excitement bas shown the Supreme Court of Hongkong especially noticeable. This is an italt,

notica.

MAN LOONG.

FIRST-CLASS. PRESERVES, GINGER AND SOY MANUFACTURERS

by the above named Company to confirm an alteration of the said Company's objects proposed to be effected by a Special Resolution: totalled of the Company unanimously passed at an Extraordinary

OFFICE; No. 38, Des Tour Road, W. General" Meeting of the

Telephone No. 177 & E 13, held on the 177

Factory at Yaumati

this class of Goods. Our Fruit &

By Order THE ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE. ·

Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund................. 18,900,000

"

Head Office.YOKOHAMA, “

Branches Actung-Hsien Hombay Calcutta Changchan

Dairen

Fenglis

Harbin

Har

Kobe Liao-Yang Land a. Lyons Tilagian

alertg

Agencies ar Nagasaki Newchwang New York Qua

Pekio Kyoiun (Fort Arthur) San Fra123

Shanghai

TILUOK

Tinian

Tukya

Los Angeles

Tsingta

Allowed on Current Account.

Deposita received for Exed periods at rates to be i

BISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 17th September, 1914 Hongkong, 6th April, 1913.

(18

HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S THE CHARTERED BANK OF

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

SOCIETY.

THE Aui General Meeting

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

annum

For 6 months, 3 per cent per

annum,

For 12 months, & per cent per

annum,

A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chlef Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK”

THE Business of the above Bank la conducted by the. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI | BANKING CORPORATION- Rules may be obtained on ap plication.

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

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Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT 4 per cent, por annem.

For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,

AG STEPHEN, Aoting Chief: Manager,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA", LIMITED.

encouraging symptom when Increase in Philippine Exports. considered in conjunction with Imports for the month of Au- the impending Government loan gust into the ports of Manila,

mission. Silver

and Iloilo relapsed to Cobn 20.15-16J., in the absence of fresh $3,032,255, a slight increase ova Rapport either from general the month of August a sea said Company

of the above Society will be bayers or on currency account.ago, when they amounted to 4th day of June 1914 and sub-Wars the loading Manufacturers in held to the City Hallon Wednes- Paid-up Capital £1,200,000]

£1,600,000 The price of bar, gold was $3,151,517. Exports however sequently unanimously confirmed Gingers are all fresh and of the first pick day 30th September, 1914, at Reserve Fund...

Reserve Liability," of " unchanged at 775. Od. per ounce. fell, last month's figere:t sing at an Extraordinary General Our Syrup is prepared from the best 5.30 p.m.

W. ARMSTRONG, quailty of Bugar. We give our special

Proprietors.......£1,200,000 Following yesterday's announce $3,132,801 against $4,171,000 a Meeting of the said Company attention to our business and sanitary

Hon. Secretary. ment by the Committee of the year ago. To trade s month held on the 30th day of June 1914 arrangements.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Metal Exchange to open the amounted to $7.085.146.

and which Resolution runs as

General Banking business trans- follows- Exchange for one hour erch

Authorised Japital acted.Silver morning, except Saturday, for

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Subscribed ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Paid Up ceived for 1 year or shorter perioda Reserve Fund at rates which will be quoted on application.

purposes of adjustment, the Com-

Plantations.

་

CONSIGNEES

TOYO KISEN KAISHA,

SINGON & CO.

AMERICAN DENTISTRY PORCELAIN FILLINGS.

"That the provisions of the "Company's Memorandum of "Association with respect to

Established A. D. 1880, mittee further states that no 8. "SEIYO MARU "-

is objects be altered so as "to road as in the Print signed MERCHANTS. Wholesale RON, STEEL METAL and HARD. prices, whother published or From BAN FRANCISCO, via otherwise, are to be regarded as HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS, "by the Chairman of the and Betall Ironmongers, Pig Iron and official.

The above named Steamer hav- Meeting for the purposes of Fondry Coke Importers. General Store- World's Rubber Supply from ing arrived, Consignees of cargo

""identification."

pera and Bhipahandlers, Nos, 35 and are hereby notified to send in their And notice is further given that 37. Hing Loong Street, (2nd Birist west No longer dcea the majority Bills of Lading for countersigna- the said Petition is directed to he of Central Market) Telephone No. 515. of the world's supply of crude ture, and to take immediato heard before His Honour Mr. ubter come from Brazilian and delivery of cargo from alongside. Henry Hessy Johnston Gorapertz other tropical jungles," says an Cargo remaining undelivered Acting Chief Justice of the said effiolal of the Goodyear Tyre and on 28th September at noon Court on Wednesday the 21st day tabber Company. "Al of it will bo landed at Consignees of October 1914 a 10.30 o'clock

The Latest Improvements toward Lasting Workmanship and Painless still comes from the tropica, of risk and expense and delivery in the forenoou and any person course, but most cindo subtr must then be taken from the interested in the said Company Operations. No charge for extir nation

whether ag Creditor policy Foss moderate Diploma. Tokio,

otherwise desirous

Dr. T. YAMASAKI, now is tame rubber, carefully Company's Gclown.

No Fire Insurance whatever holder or gathered and prepared on plant will be effected.

34, Queen' Road Central to oppose the making of an

dt (Corner of Nlowes Street.) ations instead of gathered from No claim will be recognised order for the confination of wild trees in deep jungles, as after the Goods have left the the said alteration under. Ordinance should formerly.

Steamer or Godown, and all Goods, the above Plantation rubber is rapidly remaining undelivered on 1 appear at the time of hearing by supplanting wild rubber. And Cctober, will be subject to himself or his Counsel for the purpose and a copy of the said the plantation rubber as it comes root and landing charges.

to market in clearer and better All chafed and otherwise dam- Patition will be furnished to any prepared than the wild. A few aged Cargo to be left on board such person requiring the same rears ago Brazil had almoet ar in the Godown, and examina by the undersigned the Company's. monopoly of the world's fine rub- tion of same to be held on 3rd, Solicitors on payment of the, rem

October at 30 amgulated charge for the same, Eer supply, and as a result Brazil, All Claims must be filed Dated the 21st day of August, controlled prices American on or before 8th October, 1914

pufeotarera a few years ago otherwise they will not be DEACON, LOOKER DEACON

& HARSTON id ne high naso a pound for recognised.

torial, There WIS

danger, with the rapid growth of

422 8. MORIMOTO,

Mr Agent

ubber manufacturing, that there Hongkong, 25th September, 1914.

1 Des Your Road, Central,

Hongkong Solicitors for the Company.

Telephone 62.

AUS MARTIN'S:

APIOL &STER

'atre of May Erregaiurity et":

Limely does may do ndulášskered, Those wha

• Liem ZEGOEN Hend them, bevor (helyenre:

MARTIN'S PAPIOL &STEEL -Prozkou PILLS

DEAK TRAMWAY CO

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

5:00 AM to 10 AM.. Evan 15 Min. 3.00 250, 10-20.00 A280/

10.00 AMƑ 11:00 AM

· 11.30 AM, 19–12:45 (726)

LE PM to

*..... 10

NIGHT CARS,

52 PMI BALLO VMA ging TMZta

· 1100 236) 'very half beatri

11.00 5.4. to 17.43°P M«' every quarter of an boar

BUNDAYS

30 MIN

"adƐju am, to 31,00 à M. VAN

zeno Noom wit, as Mana

*ng Kruli 1,00 1.16 50 3 Bao'a megfogao Ming 3,00, 8.3. 10: 7,00 PAULUM FAN SAM

3.00 2101

SIGHT CARS AS EN DWEW DAKK

SATURDAYS

PECIAL CARS

By Arrangement si,the Company's Office, Bienenfra «Buildings,

Des Voran Rand

Wm. DICKSON."

Manager, Hongkong, 11tb Anpil, 1912 2

NOT CE,

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

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

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &zot Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise:

£1,500,000

$125,000.

I

562,500 465,000

BANKERS:

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baus, Limited,

Every description of Exchange business transactedi

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.

ARLINTON

Manager.

OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

Malwa, New

Patna, New

Loans made on the Provident Malwa, Old....

Bystem

(Rates and Particulars on ap- Patna, Old

plication).

OF

The Office of TRUSTEE EXECUTOR

WILLS ATTORNEY &o, Undertaken and Executed

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managersi Hongkong, 19th March, 1908

Sept. 14 $8,300 per p

8,300

9,200

9,325 per le

Benares, New... 9,050 Benares, Old........ 8.825

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled. For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery and meals with Wines & LiquoTS