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Commercial.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1914.

consideration and instruction to the censors. If the laiter state they are not to be allowed, then telegraphic and cable administra. tions will not receive messages so addressed. Some little time ago the Chamber of Commerce sug- gested to the Postmaster-General

NOTICES

In Assets, Income. Net Surplus, Business in Force, New Business the

SUN LIFE OF CANADA

Is the leading Life Company of the Dominion. Outside of Companies Issuing industrial policies, the Sun Life of Canada is doing the largest life business in the

British Empire.

Funds Exceed £11,000,000.

CHIEF OFFICE FOR SOUTH CHINA,DES VŒUX ROAD, (POWELL'S BLOG

MAKE IT A HABIT---USE REGULARLY.

ZAL

because it positively kills disease germs, stops infection and instantly romoves bad smells.

IZAL the guaranteed disinfectant of unrivalled strength—is the pioneer. modern high power germicide.

Officially adopted throughout the.. British Empire..

it is to apply to Australia and all British Dominions. Another pleasing feature is the fact that deferred (half) rates have been in Jute Fabrics. There was not much life in the operation as from the first of this month. In view of the misunder juta market at Sydney on October atanding which seems to have 2. Trade in forward positions arisen in regard to the powers of was still practically impossible: the cable companies, it is as well There were indications, however, to emphasise that the companies that Calcutta was in a better themselves are not responsible for position. A cable was received any regulations regarding code. during the day by a leading immesse gee or addresses. Restrict porting firm quoting woolpacks ing the use of cede addresses is for October shipment alone and primarily a matter for military for March-Jane shipment next year. The figures were reported to be a good deal lower than the c.i.f. rates ruling before the war, while they were given on the basis of war risk extra," and Babject to freight being availa ble." It was thought to be very anlikely that any etcoks would be flat a complete list of registered Perfect sanitation being so neccesary for health, disinfection is purchased at iha prices mention-addresses in or to and from imperative. Make a practice of ueing IZAL every day just a ed: A letter received from Australia should be exobanged little, diluted with water-pouring it down drains, sinks and w.c.'s Calcutta, dated September 1, stated with the military authorities, so and sprinkling it in dustbins or other harbours of filth. Get IZAL, that no new business could be that the ceasor could see, by easy considered. Since the beginning reference to a register, tho full of September several cables have name and address of the party to been despatched from Sydney to whom a message when abbreviat Calcatta asking for quotations, ed was being sent. This sugges bat no replies have been tion has not, up to the present, received. In view of those been adopted. facts, the receipt of quola. Shanghal Freight Report.. tions inclined local operators lo Messrs. Wheelock and Co.'s the belief that eqaditions must Fraight Market Report states:- have improved at the port of out Wo have to report aucther very turn. Spot business during the quiet fortnight on our Lomeward day was slow. A few branbags | freight market to Europe and went out in small lois to the there is small prospect of any im- country, at up to 53 71 net toprovement sa long as present raila. Twenty-five bile lote or conditions prevail. The Hankow over were on offer at considerably direct season is practically closed, under that rate. Woolpacke were there being only one unchanged at 5a 3d net. Corn steamor advertised to givo direot sacks, on spot, were sold for Sa loading this mouth. We under net to rails. It was difficult to stand there is a fair amount of get quotations for corneacks ex cargo being held at the northern the steamer Ismaila, due is about porte waiting shipping instuc a week. In one quarter Us Ad lions. Steamers to the United not to rails plus war risk was States via the Pacific ure receiving quoted.

vory good support, and in some Booms, Profitable and Otherwise.cases are more than filling their In the Singapore Biokruptcy allotments; this, of course, is due Court on October 19, before the to the large number of steamore Chief Justice, Mr. J. A. S. which have been taken off the Backoill, KC, A.P. Williams run owing to the exigencies of came up for his public examion- the war. tion. The debtor, who stated that his ago was 62, said he bad been in Singapore for 35 years. For 28 years he was with Mesers. McAlister and Company, leaving them at the end of 1910. He "made a little money during the land booth. He bought, three houses and, with his wife, a

fourth. He started on his own

HOTEL LISTS.

Abraham, E S Alport C M Anderson Mr & Mrs

Athol L

more

Hongkong Hotel.

Knottenbolt T H Kockr Capt & Mis Lambert EB Langston A Lawrence Sister Lloyd GT Lyle EF Macdoonid J Macdonald R

: Arnold OP Backhouse JII Ballister Mr Banhum FO Bate

Bell CD J Borgen Cvan

as a ship-chandler and then came Belilios, Mre E R the rubber boom, during which

Bens, GA time he lost about $10,000. He was obliged to mortgage hia land Beswick Mr & Mrs

CW

TRIUMPH OF CONCENTRATION,

Mixes equally well with salt, brackish

PUBLIC COMPANIES

HONGKONG & SOUTH

Belling

·T/T................1/8 1/4 Demand ........1/8. 5/16 30 3/8 ...................................1/856

CHINA STEAM FISHERIES 60 d/s ............1/8 7/16

CO., LTD.

4.m/o...............1/8

T/T Shanghai......77 Private 30 d/s sight T/T Singapore T/T Japan

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. | TĪTIndia

8332

Deniand India ......1274 T/T Bombay Demand Bombay...1271

THE FOURTH ANNUAL T/T Calcutta

CUBARU

MEETING OF SHARE Demand Calcutta ...1274 |HOLDERS will be held at the Domand Manila ..............83

offices of the Undersigned, No. 4, | T/T. San F'oɔ & N.Y415 Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Demand, New York 41 5/8 Hongkong on Thursday, "the 5th T/T. Java November, 1914 at Noon.

The TRANSFER BOOKS ofthe Company will be CLOSED from the 29th October to the 5th

EXCHANGE.

T/T, Marks .............., NOEL Demand Germany........

T/T. Francs*******

2.11

Nom

Demand Paris.................. 2.1115 On Haiphong või On Saigon 41088

On Bangkok

4 m/s. /O............1'876

m/e. D/P

Buying.

19

19%

6 m/s. L/C.....1/92

30d/a.S'ney &M,

30 d/s.San F'cc&N.Y.434 4 m/s. Marks

4 m/s. Franos ........ . 2,22

8 m/s. do

****2.27

Gold Leaf per tael .. $5890 Sovereign

11.60. BarSil of ready .....22' 9/16

fo.ward

..102 1/2

SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100:

$2914

Chinese...20 ots.pieces $23 November, 1914, both days in- Chinese...10 clusive.

BRADLEY & CO., LTD.

General Managers Hongkong, 26th Octob. r. 1914,"

NOTICES

NOTICE.

Write for Free Booklets-"Practical W. & A. GILBEY'S WINES

or fresh water.

Disinfection"

and

"Rules of Health."

One Callon of IZAL makes 400 gallons of efficient disinfecting

fluid, AGENTS:

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,

YORK BUILDINGS.

BREWER & CO.

Pedder, Street. (Adjoining Hongkong Hole! Main Entrance)

by H. G. Wells.....

CLEANSING FIRES,

Telephone No. 696,

THE GREATER LAW,

by Victoria Cross

$1.75

AMUNDSEN'S ACCOUNT OF HIS EXPEDITION TO THE SOUTH POLE,"

THE GOLDEN LADY,

by Bertrum Atk÷J..................... FRIVOLE,

1.75

With Numerous Illustrations" 2 Vol........

@20.40

by Kate Horn

THE WORLD SET FREE,

1.75 FAMOUS CASTLES AND PALACES

OF ITALY,

1.75

3.75

by Edmund B. d'Auvergne. Illustrated in Colour from Palatings......

1050

ROUND

THE

THE

by Louis Tracy

1.75

HIS OWN LAW,

by Frank Barrett..

1.75

BLUSH ROSE,

Matheson, Miss M. MoWilliams OF

by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly..

1.75

MacIntosh Uapt &

Mrs Mrs

MacIntyre Mr and

Mrs N Mann Mrs R R Marriott, Dr O

Matheson, Mrs R

E

ין

And now he owed $13,600, apart shop Mr & Mrs A Marshall W L

Bishop Το from secured creditors.

creditors be Recurǝd

ored Black W } $21,000: These debts he had Brister J H

CH Bredhoff incurred since 1910, half of them Broke CB being accounted for by the Brownlow EO

Mme de Iosrael rubber boom and the other half o

Cambridge A J. by slackness in trade and depre-Carton Mra ciation in buying and selling Clarko WE

Clayton, W1 owing to market fluctuations. Coleman DrA LE F Musso He had eight children, six of Course Arthur Newton D

Crocker. J H

WE

Midillion GS

Miller W P Mody JHN Moore Jamos Morrison W J

Ogdon A W

Pierce Mrs D

whom were dependent upon him. Donnison Mr & Mrs Puntroath Mr & Mra "Although living in one of his own houses he had to pay $25 a Dougles D 8 month in respect of it. With

Dowley W A

Mrs

Powell G M

Preston A M

Purvis A

EH

Ray Miss F

his wife and family the least he Duckworth FT could live on was about $300 a Ducroset Mr& Mrs Rooy month. He was still endeavour-Duffy Miss ME

Rowell J P

neide

Aw

ing to earn a living as a ship-Ehrenfels Mr & MrsB

chandler. The examination was

closed. Straits Times.

د.

Evenson E Fehr H Forster L Gould J

Commerce at Penang. Perang, October 20.-At the Gibb J

Chamber of Commerce half-yearly Giraudier A Jr meeting, Mr. Mitchell, who pre- Hall Capt. TP

sided, said that owing to the

political situation, there had been

Handley Pogg H

Hannibal W A

Happer JS

A

Square Miss A

Brookmest 8

Straham Mr & Mrs:

88 Tho A

ir H

Walker Capt HA walker

Underwood Mrs J M

by L. G. Moberly

THE HOUSE

CORNER!

"HOTEL LISTS,

King Edward Hotel.

Almond Mrs R Arnold 3

Bailey A D Budgo W

Dross Dr UT r

F

Lonnex J Mayes CWO Morita Coudr Murphy H

Passmore Mrs WO

Piko MrBS. Ramray Mrs R A Rosser Mr & Mis

Fischer Toy Mrs A Gons Mr & Mrs Hollingsworth A H Sibres De Hunt LS

G

Karsdorp D W

Kraft Mr & Mrs

Ekea N J

Smith Mis DGR Soper OH

Stephens WA

Sylvester Mrs E Thompson Mra

Lauretaen Mr Mrs Underwood Mrand

Krobs Mra WG

LOTEOT MINS

11:

Mr. H

Grand Hotel,

Orton J.. Allon F

Reynalda Bond C Bondewijna G Roggeveen Buchanan Mr& Mrs Sanderson R Crew Mr & Mrs A B Wissman C Esnault. Miss E Wright 8 II

Warton EJ T

E

Watkins OR

Watson L

Whitmarsh Mr and

Gibbs A W⋅DI

Ď further baavy slump in all Hewett, Hon. Mr

A.CMG articles of export and all produce Hodges WJ was standing at an abnormally Holmes Miss A AS low level. Thanks to the action of Hunter R Government, tin had preserved its neat level, enabling them to retain the James B necessary labour till prices im-onca T

Hutchison D L

Joseph R. M

proved in the home markela. Joseph E M The eventual future of copra Knottenbelt Miss ✪

seemed aseared, thanks to the conservativo- methods adopted.

WhiteF W

Mrs B

Williamson Mr &

Mira N

Wood G G

Wood G J Woolla H'D Wright Mr & Mrs

J F

Peak Hotel.

The bazaar maintained. its Armstrong Mr&Mrs Jones Les atability. If the present combina-

tion of interoafe were maintained,

W Backhoune Board

Koch Mr & Mrs Llaton A R MoMunn Major

Mrs BY

he did not think Penang had a Bowen Majer & Mrs Mitcheimore Mr &

Bowdler Mrs.

"Mra

Mrs

Skolt 0o

great deal to fear.Straits Times. Carmichael Mr and Pearse Mr. & Mrs

Reduced Cable Charges.

Ponzine. The Sydney Chamber of Com-Cary M

JI ummer received further Casulli Mr & Mr merce has

Coppin Mr & Mrs

Major information in regard to reduced Cousland

Rooms Eng Comér

Mra The 10-letter Cowan Capt & Mis osblo charges, system of counting which has

159 been introduced will apply to the Faichino Major L

Smith, Mrs whole message, including address: Gibbons F W and signature; each figure will be Hale BA Stewart GF Mr &

Gibeon Mr & Mr A☎óreason counted a two letters, This Hall L-Col Mea

Gristell

Weston Mr & Mrs represents a 40 per cent, reduc- Hardman Mrs

Whitfold Whitfold Capt and tion on the rates which were in

Hazoland FA Mr. oparation. The Commonwealth Horbrender Mra Wicks Rey & Mrs has approved of the reduction Horbaca. Mr & Mrs Williams E

Humphreys Major Willson being in operation for one month fies L. Col H W Young Bs from yesterday, October 2, and James

J

RAILWAYS OF THE WORLD,

by Ernest Protheros. With Sixteen Coloured Plates and numerous other Illustrations

OFF THE MAIN TRACK,

by Stanley Portal Hyait...

CONSIGNEES

11

& SPIRITS.

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORFORATION.......

HEAD OFFICE :

60, Wall Street, Now York. LONDON OFFICE:

36, Bishopsgate, E.C.

Bombay.

Calcutta. Canton... Cebu. Colon, Hankow.

BRANCHES :---

A. S. WATSON & Co. Limited Hongkong.

Kobe.

have been appointed ACENTS

for Messrs. W. & A. Gilbey's

Wines & Spirits.

A.S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.

Hongkong, 22nd October, 1914.

UNIVERSITY OF

HONGKONG.

MATRICULATION. EXAM-

INATION.

London.

Manila.

Panama,

Peking.

San Francisco. Shanghai. Singapore.". Yokohama,

CAPITAL PAÏD-UP $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS.............. 4,060,000

« (U.8. Gold) $7,310,000 All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application. «

N. 8. MARSHALL,

Manager: Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914

:

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.

YOKO

Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 30,000,000 Paid-up Capital

19,250,000

***

11

NOTICE is hereby given that Reserve Fund......

a Matriculation Examind- tion will be held on the following dates:

December, 14th to 19th: Arrangements will be made to hold the Examination at any 6.00 town where a sufficient number

of candidates offer themselves.

Candidates must send in their 6.00 names to the Registrar, with the foe, not later than Norember 14th, 1914.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

From EUROPE,

COLOMBO

and STRAITS.

THE Company's Steamship

Examination Fee $10.00 (Hongkong Currency),

Forms of Entry and all par- ticulars may be obtained on ap- plication to

THE REGISTRAR, The University of Hongkong.

AMERICAN DENTISTRY

PORCELAIN FILLINGS.

The Latest Improvements ton' Lasting Workmanship and Painle Operations. No charge for examinations Fees moderate., Diploma: Tokio.

Dr. T. YAMASAKI,

34, Queen's Road Central

(Corner of Flower Street.)

Telephone 62,

...“ MIYAZAKI MARU,"

baving arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods P are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Com- pany's Golowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and doli- very can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed. ** Tall Mra

Optional Goods will be carried Watling Mr & Mrs on unless instructions are given. Whibley A B

to the contrary before noon, tó- Wilson DO

day.

Carlton Hotel.

Ballantine Mr and Morris E D

MI BA

Paul 5. Barnes C

Ponnell W, V. Bentley R

Biggs A Bentley Mr & Mrs Bainty P. CAYS HE

Scofield W H Cromble Lt Gen Stiva Mr & Mr

OH..

Everingham Bwiggs CV

Falcher O Garratt EF Grandy AJ

Hollway HD. MoKinatoy Rev Wm

Kingsclere Hotel. Anderson Con Gen Evan-Jones Ur and

GE

Mia Kont Mr & Mrs Kont Master Logan W Mitchel EJE

Nixon FC North Rawlinson RJ Robertson Mr &

Black Dr& Mrs G

DR Bolles Mr & Mrs Breen MJ:

W

Carleton A

Cooper WAJ

Donnelly DB

TUAJ MAN

Fielder DB

Bachee Mrs G Filkion Miss D Shield A L Forbes Mr&Mrs A Binger Mr & Mrs Er Grimshaw Mr&Mrs Button F Herdman & Harrison TL

2

Hortel OH

Thomas H P WalGJX van der Watkins CH Wolfler

HAW Hurley FO Mason Wilson J W Jonker G A

Hoogeworff

Goods not clearod by the 2nd November, will be subject to rent. Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representatives at an appointed hour. All claims must be pre- sented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be re- cognized. No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowne.

MENIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

Agents,

Hongkong, 26th October, 1914.

EAK TRAMWAY O

LIMITED.

TIMB TABLE

1.00 A-M. Lo Lod A. to 12:00 AM to 15.30 AM Co

1X FM to: .1543 1926, to 8.15 P.M. to

WEEK DAYS.

Loo AM. Evsar yg Max. 10 Mr.

·20.00`0€.." -11.00 AK

25

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Agencies at Nagasaki

Newchwang New York Osake Fekla

Xyolun (Post Arthur)

Branches

Antung-Hsien

Boaday

Calcsita

Changchan

Daira

Fanglies Hard Haskow Honolulu Кове Lao-Yang Lond.a Lyota

San Francisco

Shanghai

Tiebling

Tientsio

Tokyo

Los Angeles

Tiingtan

Tsingtau

Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received ler fixed periods at rates to ba | bralked on application.

EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 17th October, 1914.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal

Charter 1853,..

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

Paid-up Capital

£1,200,000

Hongkong.2Cats. pieces $15 Hongkong.10

BANKS

#16

Nom

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA-

TION.

Paid-up Capital .........$150SDOD 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 DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale.--Chairman, W. J. Pattenden, Esq.- Deputy

Chairman.

!

3. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq.

O, S. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. OHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong N. J. Stabb ACTING MANAGER. " Shanghai-J. D. Bmart. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed:

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cont per annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS For 3 months. 24 per cent per

annum.

For 6 months, 31 per cent par

annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent per

annum,

·N. J. STABB

Chief Manager,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

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

INTEREST on deposite 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- to the Hongkong and Shangha Bank to be placed on FIXED- DEPOSIT. #t: 4 per cent, per Jannum.

For the Hongkong and Shang hal Banking Corporation,

A. G. STEPHEN Acting Chief Manager..

Reserve Fund..........£1,800,000 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Reserve Liability of

Proprietors.........£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

INDIA, LIMETED.

General Banking business trans- Authorised Japital £1,300,000 acted.

Subsoribed

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-Paid Up

ed and. FIXED DEPOSITS re- Reserve Fund

Ceived for 1 year or shorter periods

at rates which will be quoted "on"

| application.

DICKSON.

Manager. 12

Hongkong, 11th April. 1912.

THE

$:00 P Uno mar

13 MIN.

.10 MI

NIGHT CARS.

1.5t and a Puel'cino z36, tà 11.00 M every half hours ...I2.00 7.M. TO KICS AN

- every gunster of an hour.

SUNDAYS

TID:30 AM, to $2,00 A-M...

22.00 Noosa ZOO BON BO 3:00 PML-

„6400, 13.30 ́6.00' P32, to; 7:00 13:

.9100 Wu LỌ

FLORY CARS / INFOR

SATURDAYS

IS MEN.

Day Maw." Le Man Wok Days

Butra, Car! na!! xa milduight.

PECIAL CARS

By Arzuagament at the Company's Office,:

Du Yocus Bond129:

NOTICE.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

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

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro porty, &o, donated to 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,&, Undertaken and Executed,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

General Managers, i Hongkong, 19th March, 1908.

BANKERS:

Bank of England.

1,125,000

562,500

465,000

London Joint Stook Bank, Limited.

Every description of Exchange business transacted.

Interest allowed on Current Ac- Counta at 2 per cent per amma on Dally Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be. nacertained on application. --

A. R. LINTON

Manager.

OPIUM

Malwa, Now Malwa, Old Patna, New Patas, Old... Benares, New Benares. Old......... 8,825

QUOTATIONS.

Bopt. 14 $8,300 por

8,300

9,325 per che

9,200

9,050

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