1914-11-10 — Page 11

Commercial,

Calcutta Stock Exchange. Smla, October 6-Toe met. ing in Calcutta to consider, the re-opening of the c'n'cutt: Stock

"Iference

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1814-

to silvor, the circular contains the following:-"Doring the week, prices have ruled stealier than for many-weeks past, and have faciunted to the extent of only, and on each day the quotation has been fixed at either 244. or 2413. It is now more than two months since there. Exchange bas been adjourned to has been a market in silver for Monday next. MAM Hifeward delivery, and the amount Owing to the aid that is being of forward silver contracte now remaining uoevered must be rendered by the United "Sales Treasury Dera tment, the chief arily very small. At the mpment, thereira, the market

American Cotton Crop,

anxit les regarding the financing asr.ly for its principal suf- of the cotton crop are gradually port on the immediate require- Fubsiding, says an exolange, cand deara that the first partments for coirage purgзes,"

of the new crop will have to

bo recklessly sacrificed are bo-

Bombay Mill Industry,

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NOTICES

SUND

ESTABLISHED 1855.

SUN LIFE

ASSURANCE COMPANY

OF CANADA

NOTICES

**RAL NOTICE.

ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER

£40,000,000.

EXGRED

W. & A. GILBEY'S & SPIRITS,

£11,000,000.

Chief-Office for South China, 2 Des Voeux Roadcar! (Powell's Buildings) var Tel. 1245.

1.

MAKE IT A HABIT---USE REGULARLY.

Perfect sanitation being so necessary for health, disinfection is imperative Make a practide of using IZAL every day just That great Babal of Bombaylittle, diluted with water pouring it down-drains, sinks and wo ing abandoned.. After the close the Colaba Cotton Green-wherd and sprinkling it in dustbins or other harbours of filth. Get IZAL of the conference of calton icon comes across persons of all terests and banker at. Washing ton during the early part of this week, enfed September 17, the panicky feeling that had preval ed Southern oto? men vanished.

nationalities from the East and West, where can beard every language of the world spoken, is now silent, save the Advocats of Inulia. A death-like stillness nervades every..pedi..and the

Selling

Demand 30 de 60 dis WINES..........

A.S. WATSON & Co. Limited

have been appointed ACENTS for Messrs. W. & A. Gilbey's

Wines & Spirits.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.

because it positively, kills dissosé. "Hongkong, 22nd October, 1914, germs, stops infection and instantly th removes bad smells.

AZAL the guaranteed disinfectant Soul Road các bức th

ZAL

TRIUMPH OF SONCENTRATION:

12 1/8 9/16 1/89€

T/T Shanghai,(67794-*** Private 80 d/s aight A T/T Singapore 7346 TT Japan meman T/T India Guía sa Demand Indie T/T Bombaynida Domand Bombay T/T Calcutta Demand Calcutta1294 Demand Manila

EXCHANGE.

T/T. Marks

Demand Germany.

Nom

TT, Franodion 9.1916 Demand Paris............... 2.14

On Haiphong...

On Solgun

On Bangkok naujų

Buying,

4 m/s. D/Pu

Nom.

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90d/s.9'ney &M,

1996

30 alekn F'ec&NY.43} -

4 m/s. Marks TRU

6

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T/T. San F'co & N.Y92 Demand, New York 42-1/8 T/T. Java

.....7103-3/4

and coat van see meal

14 m/a.Franes

16 m/s. do:

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Gold Leaf pertadi.$38.30) Sovereign yake.2 : 13:40 immed BarSilver. ready.......227á se ta

forward

Falun trei carmi SUBSIDIARY COINS. A ban ghed in at our Discount per $100:

Chinese...20 ots.pieces $22 5/16

| Chinəsỡ:1:10 1

of unrivalled strength is the pioneer PUBLIC LECTURE AT THE BOARD WE modern high power germicide, time

REA CE CITY HALL. Officially adopted throughout the desk

British Empire, sedi Mixes equally well with sall, brackishiga to five mi

or fresh water! A Lecture, to which all are Write for Free Booklets

invited onHgb and how Disinfection"

Temporapures, illustrated by tenna will experiments,will be given by and "Rules of Health,'

Professor O. H. Robertion at the City Hal', on Friday, the 13th One Gallon of IZAL makes 400 November, 1914 at 5.15 p.m.

gallons of ellicient disinfecting

Janne C

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BANKS ⠀

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATIONS

HEAD OFFICE 60, Wall Street, New York, LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.C.

BRANCHES

*****

·H. E. FOLLOCK,

Hom. Secretary.

Bombay.

Calcutta.

AGENTS:

Hongkong Odd Volumen Society.

WHEN I ANAM HOVIE, KT

Canton.

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,

Cebu. Colon. Hankow.

* YORK BUILDINGS.

HOTEL LISTS.

TOP

Hongkong Hotel.

دوه اذه

Joseph R M Joseph EM Keith Mr & Mrs FH Mr&Mrs Kockx Capt & Mrs

... Lambert EB

Langston A ·· Leigh Mr & Mrs G

GT Lyle Macdonald J R MacIntyre Mr and

Bainbridgo, Copt & Llore

Mrs Bapingarten DL Bata E. R Belilios, Mr ER Bell ODJ Beswick Mr & Mrs Bona, GA

11

Mann

MrBR Marriott, Dr.O Marshall W L Matheson, Mrs R

The Seretery of the Treasury Exchange ball is decrried. The Mr. MoAdoo tai officially

watchman and the mukadam snnounced that the Treasury Department will accept from pay their usual rounds and in National Banks though National the afternoon a few Indian specu- latera gather round to smoke and Currency Ascociations colton

At the discuss the situation: warehouse receipts with n t mera than four months to run, at 75 per ginning of the crisis we noticed cent. cf their face value as basialong strings of bullocks being for emergency catre nos. This will driven away by the "Katara wales" to their "gaum, "where take coticn warehouse receipts out of the category of commere they could feed and stable their paper and place them in the same animale cheaply. The exodus classification as bonds. This plan, of these Katarawalas was ston apcording to the Secretary of the followed by their brethren the Treasury, ought to enable farmers ghatia "or dook labourers from to pick and market the ctton the Konkan. A drive round the crop, if the bankers, merebate, rative quarters about Mandvie every possibility of the mill in- and cotton manufacturers will Dongrio and other places showed dustry regaining something like deserted. normal conditions before the cold co-operate with the farmers and that the rady are take advantage of the relief Many of the labouring clauses weather sele in. The operatives offered by the Treasury within baf either returned to their who are used to Eumtay life will Abrabam, EB reasonable limits. Mr. Mc- native villages cr sought other soon find their village life dul Allen HO Ado further states that he will mire hospitable quarters. The nd return to Bombay after spend-Alpost M not hesitate to refuse to issue crices tad bit the Bombay mill their savings. Afling of cen- the currency if he finds that it is owner very hard, but as a body fidence prevails among all clage

they have korse their heavy bar and we have no doubt affairs will to be used for speculative pur- poses instead of for the needs of den calmly and with courage soon begin to re-adjust them- legitimate business. The ware. In these days of speculation-rselves.

Bean Oil Exports to Europe. bonge problem, ton, is rapidly rather gambling the millionaire

The Manchuria Daily News of being solved; it appears that and the man-in-the-strest are within a short time there will be equally interested in the TTB October 30 states:-Bean oil bas sufficient warebouses in the South perity of the mille and "eagerly sunk below S.Y.-8. in future' to take care of the cotton crop. look forward to their big divid price, a thing unknown for come Bishop Mr & Mrs

for the years rast. The inclusion of Black W M. Throughout the South meetings ends. The outlook are being held and plans are mills had been gloomy long Antwerp in the war theatre has Badger Mr&Mrs Mover being put under way for the before the outbreak of war. done touch to dampen the market, Brister J H The financial crisis had its as previously mentioned." Not- Bmote OB rapid erection of warehouses,

effect and the mill-owners just withstanding, somelccal exporters Brownlow EO

Cambridge A J 'Bean Mills at Linoyang. A few years ago, says the escaped with the skin of their have large contracts to fill. Carey Mr & Mrs:F Masso Manchuria Daily News, Liaoyang teeth. The contagion of exodus Messrs. Yuasa & Co., for instance,

Carton Mrs had about thirty bean mills. which was spreading to the mill has contructs for 70,000 cases.

Chalmers 3 8 This number has been doing operatives was checked by the They are waiting to heer from Chute LV poor business eines last Autumn, timely visit of their Excellencies their clients in Europe as to what Clayton, WE when boane rose high in price. Lord and Lady Willingdon who cort to consign the goods to. Coleman DrALEF A few have gone under. In recently visited the mill localities. There is no denying that in the Colle favourable contrast with last year, Their cheering dead and en- present war time lemands for beane are abundant and low-couraging words did a great deal bean oil have seriously fallen off The mill. to allay the fears of the mill-band. on the Continent, but at the same priced this year. owners are hoping to realiza & The captains of the mill-industry time it is no less true that the

Duffy fair amount of profit this seast u. meantime were doing all they supply of materials for making oil Only a dozen mills have so far could to tide over the crisis. The has also remarkably decreased. started work, but even some of attempt of the Cotton Trades It the merice highway between Evensen E

Fehr H those which have gone out of Association to bolster the prices of Europe and the Far East should hater L business are likely to resume the new cotton crop failed. Mr. he kept danger free, nothing elsGINE J work: Stocks of bean cake are Gillan, the acting member is expected to stand in the way of Gilder L

of Commerce, advised the exporting a fair quantity of bean Hall Capt. TP. yet limited, and there is 8.pros-

take the mill-oil to Europe. pect of fair demands before the Association to

its confidence. closing of the Lino. The price owners into is sustained comparatively high But the mill-ownere of Bombay .at 8. Y1.40; 4,000 pieces were sold to a Chinese at Vingkou the other day.

Bullion.

..

Bredhoff

EO

Come Artbur Crocker J H

AT

Matheson, Miss M Morookl Middleton GS Millor W P ModyJHN Moore James Morrison W J

Newton D

Nichols W B Ogden A W Pentrenth Mr & Mrs Powell G

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Preston A M Furvis A

Dowloy

Danaiton Mr & Mrs Douglas DSS... Duckworth FT

By

Ray, Bisp

WA

Miss ME Ehrenfels Mr & Mrs

HO

Gould J

Rowell J P Schluetor H Echi eider A W

B

Square Steckmat S. Buttherly OP Taylor RG Thomson A Tyson TH

Waiter Cant HA

Warren T Watkins O H

OE WA Wetson L Australasian Finace,

Hon. MrE White FW IMG From the Australasian Insur- A,01

Whitmarsh Mr and Hill Mr & MrsOJO. Mrs F wore faced with a variety of ance and Banking Record we H

WJ Hodges

Wilson J difficulties. The profits of weav- learn that the revenues of the Holmes Miss AAS Wood O C ing were greatly dependent oa Australian Commonwealth for its Hunter R the artificial dyes, eighty per cent. fiscal year ended June 30 last Hutchison DL of which was imported from amounted to £15,540,451. This me Germany. They were also faced was £334,000 less than that of Jones MT with largo importations of piece-the preceding year, and at the

to

Innes R

W

Backhousé

Mro

M

Casulll

Wood G.J Woolie HD Wright Mr & Mrs

J B.

Poak Hoteli

3

:

1

Koch Mr & Mrs Linton A R McMunn Major

EV

Skott, O Smith Mrs

GF Mr &

M

Mr & Mra Whitfold Capt and

Mri

Mestre, Samuel Montagu& Co.'s weekly circular dated London, October 1, states that "the Bank of England continues to increase goods from Manchester. At the same date the experats were ite Gold Reserves, and a net in end of August the piece-goods groater by £1,502,000 at £17,- Armstrong Mr&Mrs Jones Leo Bux of £2,340,000 has been imported reached an enormous 075,428, a for in of the increase

total of 132,234 bales. The cry being due to a special payment Beard notified during the week.

There have bees no with-was still they come and this made to the Sals of Tasmania. Bowen Major & Mas Mitchelmore Mr &

Carmichan Mr and Mrs D drawals for abroad, but a further created a glut in the local trade. As a result £1,585,C30 was taken Bowler Mirs

Penrao Me & M sum of £500,000 was set aside This was no doubt a serious from the trust fund to balance

snd the neccunt, as against £301,550 Car Mr & Mrs Plummer JI mille our yesterday for Trenaary Currency menace

Pyne Major Note Redemption Fund, raising the agents of some of them transferred to that fund from the Coppin Mr & Mrs

Roome Eng Comdr the total of thet fund to £4,500,- at first tried to work short surplus" of the preceding year. Cousland

Cowan Mrs

MrB 000. The Minister of Finance time and some of them have now The expenditars waa about £810,- Cory Capt & 15 and Defence of the Dominion of Leen compelled to close entirely. CCO less than the estimate, and it Erickson Mre New Zealand having agreed to The Jacob Sassoba and Rachel is possible that the revenue may Faichino Major

Gibbons W receive on behalf of the Bank of Sinacon Mills under, the director- increase so as to overtake this Gheon M&M's A Boreason

Halo BA England deposits of gold, the ship of the members of that great total of expenditure.

Hell Li-Col. G Mexican Oil... Back in prepared to parobuso Sassoon family have been reluct-

Grisson Mra S'ace the declaration of war.

Hardioan gold tendered in New Zealanú, antly compelled to close their and will make advances to the mills. The E. D. Sassoon, the the output of the wells in the Hazeland FA

Horbrorder Mrs extent of 07 per cent. of the Alexandra and the Edward Mexican fields bas been consider Herbace Mr. Mas value on the basis of 77a. Od. per Sisscon Mills are working short- ably restricted, it being taken for Humphraya Major ource standard. The baltaco time. A drive round Bewri and granted that the export muet of Iles Lt Col W will be adjusted on the delivery Parel shows that two of Greaves necessity decline very materially. of the gold in London. The Cotton and Company Mills, the The drill is not being rushed, King Edward Hotel. syndicate of Banks and Trust China and the Moon Milla, era though a large number of wella Companies of New York also o'oled. A drive round the are being drilled. The only Almond MnR

Arnold J has agreed not to facilitate the mill localities towards Dadar and activity noticeable is in regard to Balley AÐ.

shows that the the erection of additional storage. Bodgo W export of gold abroad for the Chinchpokli

Fischer F present, except in connection with agents are finding great dificulty During Jaly 1,087,026 barrels of Dress Dr OT the arrangements which are being in stopping the exodus of their crude oil were exported from Foy Mrs A made to meet the City of New operatives and may have to Tampico, Mexico, and all with Gens Mr & Mrs York and other foreign obliga work short time or close entirely, one exception went to Atlantic tions maturing during the next It does not seem desirable at pre ports in the States, there to be Hutcheson G

Joseph J o months. The West African sent to say more on the subject, refined. The largest cargo Fazadorn D W Gold output for August amounted bat conversation with several of carried by any one tanker was Eraft Mr&Mr to £150,386, an increase of the mill agente clearly shows that that transported from Tampico to Kreba Mra WG £24,206 as compared with that they are prepared manfully to New York by the San Hilario, Lauroton for August, 1913. With re- face the situation and that there is and totalled 59,500 barriels,

James

2

Wicks Rey & Mrs

PEAK TRAHWAY 09 Hongkong.

LIMITED..

TIME TABLE

CONHAN WEEK DAYS,

··7.00 AM,-10 2.00, Ever's Men

$.00 AM, to 10.00 A

12,00 AJN, To

ILJO AN.. 10 -3845, 1200

LIST.M.

2415 PM 10

Kus 23. lo 8.3gp.m. to 5.00 M 15

*BĀTS 7,MI

5.00 1342 3.28 1.1.

NIGHT CARS: "

M

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as Mr.

25 Mar

byt za and 9 madh, vịxo tak, to

· 13 DE PIN Every half homes

17.00 1.1 10.31.445°3.36.

every quarter of an houri,

SUNDAYS

7.45 AM to 10:30 AM. Eww x3 Mr.

32,00 4M 10 No

TO MIN

by Mam. to Mink

{ ́10:30 AM, 10

21.00 Noam to

1.00 10

5.00 E. to

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25 MIN

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NIGHT CARS sa os Wesk Bays.

SATURDAYS

Extra Car at ́ ́ ́ iz 'midnight.

PECIAL CARS

By Asringement at the Company's Öfica, Alanzutro, Buildings,

Du TOEDA Road,

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE, as a going concern,

Kobe,

London.

Manila, Panama."

Paking.

San Francisco. Shanghai.

Singapore... Yokohama.

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

(U.S. 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. S. MARSHALL,

Manager, Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

Eatablished 1880.

to

Hongkong.Cots, pieces $15 3/4 Hongkong 10

+ $16

BANKS

ONGKONG & SHANGHAT

ON

BANKING CORPORA

TION,

Paid-up Capital $15,000.000 RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 2-

100 $15,000,000- Silvor.$18,000,000

*$$3,000,000

Reserve Liability of em

Proprietors.$15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS, Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman, W. I. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy

Chairman.

8. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. C, B. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim.: CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-A G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed:

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent, per annumi on the daily balance

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 23 per cent per

annum.

For 6 months. 31 per cent, nëT

sinum.

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

** 95 Reserve Fund....... 19,250,000 Head Office.-~~YOKOHAMA.

Branches Antung-Hslan

Bombay Cakutta Changchan

Baira

Tengtien Harbla Hae kow Jonolulu Kobe

لا جمعة

Land

Tringcau

Lyoak

the Tobacco and Cigar business until lately carried on by Mr. G. Prien at Hongkong Hotel Buildings. For full parti- culars as to Stock, etc.Apply H. PERCY SMITH, F.C.A... Liquidator, No. 5 Queen's Road stained on application. Central.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE the Mineral Water

business, with Plant, Stock etc., recently carried on by Hill Bergdahl & Company at Cross Lane. For particulars, apply H. PERCY SMITH, FOA, Liquidator, No. 5 Queen's Road Central.

HOTEL LISTS.

Grand Hotel.

Allen F

Gibbs AWD Reynolds Boad C

Roggeycon Bondowos Buchanan Mr Mrs Banderson R Bullock Mr & Mrs Wiesman C Crew Mr & Mrs AB Wright B II Esault Miss E.

"

Carlton Hotel Ballantine Mr and

Hellway HD Mis BA

Hollat Dr J Barnes

C

Paul 8 Pennell WAY: Bentley R Bentley Mr. & Mrs Riggs A Crombie Lt Geo

Inty P Bainty Fulcher OW

Briggs OV Tall Mrs Grandy A J Watling Mr & Mrs Hazoland Mr & Mrs Whibley A R Hazeland Andrew Wilson DO

Willams E Garratt E F Willson C

Young.

Lennox.J Mayas CWO Morits Comdr Murphy H

Kingsclere Hotel.

Anderson Con Gen Evan-Jones Ur and

OB

Mrs Bolles Mr & Mrs J Eent Mr & Mr

Kent Master

W

Breen MJ

Passmore Mr W 0 Carlston AE

Pike Mira B Rumcay Mrs R A Rosser Mr & Mr

Ekeo J Smith Mis

D.GR Soper OH Blophens

WA Sylvester Mis D Thompson Mra

Hallingsworth A H Sibres Drat

Laurotaon lardo Mrs Underwood Mrand

Mr JH

Cooper W. AJ Donnelly DE

Fielder BE»

Mitchel EJR Nizon FC Rawlinson RJ

Mr &

Filkins Misa D. Forbes Mr& Mrs A Bachas Mr Grimshaw Mr&bira Shields AL

Mr & Mrs ET A Binger)

Button Fa

Hedman A

Harrison

Hertel OH Hoogeworff

Thomas HP Watdm CH

TOMason Weller H W Jonker A

Wilson JW

"

Agracias at Nagin Newchwan New York Quka

Pekio

Ryolun (For

......ázbur) San Franciaco Shanghai Tiebling Tiesula

Tokyo

Los Angeles

Tsingtan

Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to ba

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

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

it

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

For 12 months, 4 per cent per

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

"HE Business of the above.

Tank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on: ap plication. A

.

INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $8 per cent. per an-

num.

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

andum.

For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund.£1,800,000 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Reserve Liability of

INDIA, LIMITED.

Proprietors £1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

General Banking business trans- Authorised Capital. acted.

Subscribed

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.

Wm. DICKSON,

Manager. Hongkong. 11th Anнl. 1912. T-2

NOTICE.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE (CO., LTD.

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

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &o

BANKERS:

.21,500,000

1,125,000 562,500 465,000

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.

Every description of Exchange business transacted.

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

ARLINTON

Manager.

OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

Goods received on Storage: Advancós made on Merchandise: Malwa, New Loans made on the Provident Malwa, Old

System:

Patna, Now (Bates and Particulars on sp-Patna, Old.....

pliostion).

OF

The Office of TRUSTEE EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o;, Undertaken and Executed: WAWCASHEWAN, TOMES & Co. * General Managers: Hongkong, 19th March, 1908

Sept. 14 $8,800 per p=

9,325 por che 9,200

Benares, New................. 9,050 Benares, Old... 8,825

THE ALEXANDRA CABE Cannat be Beaten, if Equalled. For Bread, Caicos. Confectioner and meals with Wines & Liquo e