1914-11-21 — Page 11

Commercia”.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER

NOTICES

ESTABLISHED 1865.

ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER

SUN LIFE

ASSURANCE COMPANY

OF CANADA

£40,000,000.

· FUNDS, EXCEED

11,0

Chiet Office for South China, 2 Des Vœux Road. (Powell's Buildings)

Tol. 1245.

we presume he means) to stock of! the corporation that is to stand Manchester Market, between the producers and the Manchester, Oct 14. banks and eventually to sell the It is remarkable that the attend cotton ( n commission." We hare, ance on 'Obange keeps up so of course, co authority for answer- well, though Wednesday, natural.ing that question, but we should ly, is an off day. Some of tho afany there is net the slightest pro-. who come do so mere from babli spect of such stook being inken than from any expectation of up here to an appreciable extent. finding business, and perhapa It is one thing to stand quietly most of us now find that habit by while the Atarricars devies a with all its associations, is a cute plan which will secure them a fair refuge from depression. There ice for their corton, but it is are days when the depressica quite another to expect the trade seems to have lifted in part, but here to provide money to raise just now we are realising that the price against itself and at the this war does not get on very fast, samo time leave absolute control and that at the beat it is going to to poople whose interests are be a long affair. Even when we opposed to its own, Besides, if have acknowledged this we have the scheme is a sound one, clung to the hope of something America, is quite rich enough to MAKE IT A HABIT--USE REGULARLY. rapid and decisive, a hope that ficance it herself. We notice that Perfect sanitation being so necessary for health, disinfection is can never quite vanish, though it Sir Charles Macara, although in imperative. Make a practice of using IZAL every day just a in considerably dimmel. We favour of a colina reserve, fays Hitlo, diluted with water pouring it down drains, sinks and w.c.'s see now that in all probability nothing about the prospect of cod sprinkling it in dustbins or other harbours of filth. Gel IZAL, this dislocation of commercial getting English money for the relations will last long enough to scheme in question. Sir become something very like Charles anys qu't sight's that if normal. Those who cater for a cotton-balding scheme is decided India and China and the other upon it must embrace India and markets which are the less offect Egypt, as well as America, and ed by the war are waiting for a it must be done by the B. tissit resumption of demand, but whai and American Governments. We are those who cater for Continen- need 10: point out again all the tal and son Near Eastern mar- difficulties there are in the way of kets waiting for? It is inevitable Government action, and capec. that presently they should tora ially the financial one, for that their attention to such marketa as is obvious. Sr Charles Maonra are open, and when demand does speaks constantly of extablishing revive in some fashion there will a cotton reserve. That, howev. r, be additional sources of supply needs an establishing. The cut- Spinners and manufacturers have son is in exitince, and there is a bad time before them, though bound to be a surplus, or reserve, there are some who cling to the at the end of the season. The formula of obesp cotton and dear practical question seems to be yarn. Unless you have a speciality whether it is desirable to have n that is wanted for the combatants share of it here, under car own you will not make much out of con rol, and whether it should be this war, and perhaps those who dead-weight or a steadying in- have that will hardly reconcile fluence upon prices as long as it oonsequent riches with their con-existed. Sir Charles Mac ra's science. Even the non-belligerentiden, we understand, is that the manufacturera çancot make much two Governments should deal

ZAL

SIZA

TRIUMPH OT CONCENTRATION,

Secause it positively kills disease germs, stops infection and instantly removes bad smells. IZAL the guaranteed disinfectant of unrivalled strength-is the pioneer modern high power germicide.

Officially adopted throughout the»'

#British Empire. Mixes equally well with salt, brackish or fresh water,

Write for Free Booklets-"Practical Disinfection **

and

"Rules of Health," One Gallon of IZAL makes 400 gallons of efficient disinfecting Buid.

AGENTS:

W. R. LOXLEY & CO.,

YORK BUILDINGS,

Madame CECILE

of the present conditions, and it with the crops as the British Has arrived from Messrs. Derry & Toms, London, with a large and

is reported that 28 out of 64 Fall Government has done with

NOTICES

NOTICE.

1914.

W. & A. CILBEY'S WINES

& SPIRITS.

TT

Selling

...1/8 1/2 Demand..........1/8 9/16 30 d/a....................1/856 60 da 1/8 11/16-

EXCHANGE.

| k mfa sumon1/834

TT Shanghai......7734. Private 30 dis sight. T/T Singapore. 7396 TT Japan

................ 8434 ·

12934 Demand India 18816- T/T Bombay, Demand Bombay...129) TT Calcutta

A.S. WATSON & Co. Limited | T/T India

[ have been appointed ACENTS

for Messrs. W. & A. Glibey's

Wines & Spirits.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.

Hongkong, 22nd October, 1914,

THE ROYAL GEORGE HOTEL. Situated at Kowloon in close proximity to the principal landing stages and the Railway Terminus is OFFERED for LEASE, on EASY TERMS.

The Hotel is located in one of the healthiest quarters, and is largely and regularly patronised by the residents of the colony as well as by the Tourists. The rooms are all well-appointed and answer all modera requirements.

|

Demand Calcutta...129) Demand Manila 84

T/T. San F'oo & V.Y.42 Demand, New York 42 1/8 | T/T, Java

....1039/4

T/T. Marks La Nom Demand Germany... TT. Franos

2.1316

Demand. Paris.................. 2.14 On Haiphong las Nom. On Saigon

On Bangkok .....89

Buyink.

4 m/s L/C 1/94 4 m/s. D/P....................1/934 6 m/s, L/C....................1/914– 30d/e.S'ney & M, 1,99%

| 30d/s.Ban F'co&N.Y,434 mis. Marks............. m/s. France...2.243 6 m/s. do

9.23h

Gold Leaf per taol...858.60 Sovereign

11,40

Bar Silver. ready...22 3/4

forward

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

"Discount per $100

Chinese...20 eta.pieces $22.5/8 Chinese...10

123-1/4

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION,

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

· BRANCHES

The establishment can be ren dered sufficiently attractive by Bombay. the conversion of a plot of Calcutta. vacant ground adjoinin, and Canton. now under the control of the Cebu. proprietor, into an Open-air Colon. Entertainment Hall.

Hanków. For particulars, please apply Hongkong.

Kobe,

to-

London.

San Francisco.

Manila,

Panama Peking.

Shanghai Singapore. Yolohams.

H. RUTTONJEE, CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,060,000

AS-

THE STOCKBROKERS' SOCIATION OF HONGKONG. NOTICE.

The above Association will open on Monday, the 23rd inst., for all transactions except in Shanghai Stocks.

EDWARD M. RAYMOND,

Secretary.

River companies are not paying sugar-that is buy them up and most celcet CONSIGNMENT of MILLINERY, and kindly as licite PEAK TRAMWAY CO

a dividend. Perhaps this may be cell what is required through the

partly bad trade in the past, but usual trade channels, giving those an inspection of same at the

Hongkong Hotel, Room 402.

GENUINE PAINTS MIXED READY FOR THE BRUSH.

IN HANDY POTS OF 7 LBS. NET.

STOCKED IN HONGKONG

we take it that there are apple who do the work fair remunera- bensions for the future to, and tien, bat imposing both a mini- that the much-talked-of opportac-mum and a maximum on prices. ity for trade aggression in South His idea of a proper price is 9 America is less bright than it conte in America. The idea of the growers in that they should appeared onos.

There is no change in cotton have 10 cents, which would cover prices to day. The cotton sold at their expenses, but would leave!

no margin of profit. fixed price amounted to 900 bales little or American end 200 nadrier, and There is, as far as we can see, no that on call to 1,000 bales Ameri- chance whatever of their getting can and 300 sundries.

10 cents now, and in view of the Some salesmen say that they recent falls in prices in the South bave a little more inquiry for it seems very doubful whether cloth, but the difference between Lancashire spinners as a whole the best day of the week and the will endorse a cobame which aime worst is trifling now. We have at 2 cents as a minimum. There no news worth recounting of India is a great fear, no doubt, of the and China, and the Indian mail consequences of heavy deprecia- is late again. We have to recog-tion in stocks, but those who are nige that in these great ma kete it not exposed to that danger will is not a ange of using up large certainly clamour for cheap cot atooks in normal conditions but tan and will resist the use of a of restoring the confidence of the big sum of public money to de- rather flighty people who must feat their object. Perhaps the Alexandra Bldg. give financial facilities in the final position will te a little clearer stages of distribution. Some sort when the British and American of confidence will return, sud in Treasury representatives have the meantime those who make exchanged.

staples for the Esat cannot look

for many orders. Perhaps they

are lucky to get their contracta

taken of no well. The new ordera

to-day are neither numerous nor Abraham, E 8` large, but one might name half-a- Allen HG

Alport O M

in many shades, Tint Cards on application.

These Paints are especially suitable for up-country use, for Bungalows, Hospitals, etc., etc.

No thinning with Oil or Turpentine required,

WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK, LTD.

Peak Hotel.

HONGKONG BRANCH.

Tel. 763.

Grand Hotel,

Allen F

Halse H J | Bond C

Reynolds Orow Mr & Mrs AB Randerson R Esnault Miss E Welsman C Gibbs A. WD Wright 8 H

HOTEL LISTS.

Hongkong Hotel.

James B Jones M T Joseph & M

FA

Armstrong Mr&Mrs Jones Lao

W

Koch Mr & Mr Backhous

Linten AR Beard

MoMunn Major Bowen Major & Mrs Mitchelmore Mr & Bowdler Mra Carmichael Mr an

M

Mrs EV

Pearse Mr & Mrs Penning Potts P Flummer J'I Pyne Ms

Major Roome

Eng Condr Sharn Mirg Sinclair A Skinner Min. Skott O "Smith Mrs

Carlton Hotel.

Aguado T

Lambert EB Langston A Larmone Edw Lloyd GT

"dozen markets which are not Anderson Mr & MEM

quita barren of demand; to name

Athol L

A them would, perhaps, give andna Anderson

Buckhouse JH significance. The home trade Bate ER continues to do a little, and even Bellica Mr ER

ODJ Bell a little is useful,

Bena, GA Prices of cloth American and Boswick Mr & Mrs Egyptian yaras are very irregular and the orders sro usually exala Dishop Mr & Mrs

occasionally a spinner is a tunish-Black W M ed with a fair order. Some con-Brian-Bates H

A

Mancini O Mann MrR R

Marriott, Dr O Matheson, Mrs R

Matheson, Miss M Metcalfe F Merecki, J Middleton 08 ModyJHN Morrison W Mimo F Nathan M Ormiston J

bridger Mr & Mra Meyer CE tracts have ran out, and manu-Brister JH fantur re are glad to have the Brodhoff CH

Brooke CB Bridge A-J

opportunity of buying in auch a

marki. Spinners who run

Madamu

week and atop a week try to Chalmers 3 anticipate the wants of their cur Chernastoff Beron

Calmers

Baronde

WE

Arthur

WJ

Pardize Capt L

tomers, but sometimes they are Clayton DALE F Preston A M in the embarrassing po ition, of Coleman

they or their customers➡do.`.

Duckworth FT Miss ME

Silver was anobanged at 23 d. Profole Mr & Mrs

The Cotton Problem.

Pentreath Mr & Mrs

G.M Purvis & having to spin what they do not Douglas D 85 Ray, E. H want in order to apply whut Dowley WA Reay, Miss B

Ritner H B Rowell J P

ogerson Mirs Birman The Misses Smith

Mrs A G Bath W H

Sorensen AB

The cabe rims which have Evensen

E

Forster L

passed between Sir Charles Valler Denman Manara and Colonel Thompson, Gibb J

+

F

Epeyer Miss A

.:' Bwa Gold HE Taylor RG:

Walker Capt II A

White FW.

an American, will be read with Grithe Misses (2) quar

Could interear by the cation trade, 18yя Ge-ffiths Mira ya

Hall Capt. TF the Manchester Guardian, lth-agh

Handler Pegg H we do not expres that they will Hannibal WA! meet with a general approval, Harris A Pa

IE Colonel Thomp o biriy da. Heacock II

oribes an Am rican plan for Hawett, Hon Mr B Wood FW holding up coiton prices,

andACKG anks if it would be prasible to Hodge W. Hubler H

A

@got subɛer puons (in England, Entahlson D'I

Wilson

Wilson Miss

Wood G G

Woolfe H-D

Wright Mr & Mrs

Coupland

Casulli Mr & Mrs Coppin Mr & Mrs

Cowan Capt & Mrs Erickson Mrs Falchine Major

OLAF W

Halo B

B

Mr & Mrs A Sorenson

Lt-Cal G Grianell

Herdman Mra

Hezeland FA Horbrender Mra

Stewart GF Mr &

Healvist Dr 3 Ballantine Brand Ibbotson J

MI BA Barné O

R

Kalim bas Mason FN. Paul 8:

Mr & Mrs Pennell W V

Weston Mr & Mrs Whitfield Capt and Fulcher OW

M

Wioks Rev & Mis Horbaca Mr & Mrs Williams E Humphroys Major Willson C Ites Lt Col H W Young James

King Edward Hotel.

Almond Mrs R Arnold JE Budge W

Cross D7 CT

Lennox Mas

Mayne. OWO

Lennex J

Murphy H

Fothergill Mr and Passmore Mrs WC

Mrs A

Ramsay Mrs RA For

MTA

Baworth A Bag Hollingsworth & E Rosser Hr & M Hunt L.8 Bibres De Jackson Mr & Mrn Skee NJ Joseph Jean Baper O'B

Karidorg D W

Estching J

Campbell GP [Clark Fred M

Davie M. R Garratt EF Grandy & J. Gregory GM Hollway HD

Riggs A Saluty P Swiggs OV Tall Mr Watling Mr & Mrs Whibley A B Wilson DO

Kingsclere Hotel.

Anderson Con Gen Evan-Jones Ur and

GE

Bolles Mr & Mrs J Koni Mr & Mra

Bresa MJ

Carleton A E. Cooper WAL Dondelly DE Fielder Dr

Wilkins MD

Kent Master Logan W Mitchel E JR Nixon O Rawlinson R J

Forbes Mr&Mrs & Bachse My C

Grimshaw Mi&Mrs Ship]de A LUMON

Hardman

A Singer M:& MET

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

#

"MIT DE

7.00 AM to 100 LS-Ever" in Min. 3.00 AX. to 10:00 AM. 10.00 AM, DO 11:00 23: 11.30 AM, to 143 Pie 1343 7 10 75 7.Ms To T3 FIM, to 9.25 J.M.

3:00 to

3645 FUEL 2.IS PE 3.00 PM: kas 220

NIGHT.CARS.

**

20 M.

as Max,

30 MIN)

us Mr.

1:30 PINI BAD, § 936, 199 YAL 30.

12 00 Fiat Every half hours

11.00 PAL TO 11:45 PM.

svery quarter of an hour.

SUNDAYS

7,41 am, to *1035 aŭt. Event 15 Mix,

10:30 4,34, 15

8.00 FM to

(U.S. Gold) $7.310,000; All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transaoted.

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.

Established 1880, Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital...

: 30,000,000 Reserve Fund.... 19,250,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Branches Antung-Hsien

Bobay Calenta

Changchen

Agencias Nagasak b

Nerchwang New York Dzaka Pekio

Broza (Port

11.00 AM.

23.80 3.3. To

11.00 Noon

10 M Is Man.

11.00 Noom to 3.00 700,

12 M

3.00 7M; to

5.00 PM₤

E

1

5.00 F.M..10

6.00

Ma

20 MIN.

19:00 1.300

$0

13 Mt

Dalre Fangties

FP.: to

AF

writ

Anhan

Hapkow

San Francisco

Shanghal

Kobe

Tishing

lao-Yang

Tientaln

Lond.n

"Tokyo.

Lyons

Los Angeles

Tilogia

Talogian

NIGHT CARS on Weak Days

4

SATURDAYS

Extra Carsten'midnight.

PECIAL CARE

By Arrangement at the Company's Glita,

Alarmtiden Rulidings,

· Des Voeux Hönd

SINGON & CO.

1

Established A. D. 1880. RON STEEL METAL and BARD.

WARE MEROHANTS." Wholesale and Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iron and Foundry Joke Importers. Ganeral Store- Frepera and Shipobaniders, Nos, 35 and 37, Hing Loong Street, (2nd Birset went of Central Marketi Telephone No. 515,

AMERICAN DENTISTRY.

PORCELAIN FILLINGS. The Latest Improvements ton Lasting Workmanship and Paini, Operations, No charge for examination= Fees moderata. Diplomą. Tokio.

Dr. T. YAMASAKI,

34, Queen's Road Central

(Corner offFlower Street.) Telophore 62

MARTIN'S

SAPIOL & STEEL Statum PILLS

A Branch Remedyforallirregular{{ISE, zzbasands of Ladae sivejs loup a box of "Karinoid = in the botsa, sofisk on the tribi ign of any irratularity of. Un tratem a Kiralydon man? be gågatzfatered. Those who users.mstand them, hence flisizanos.

joghous

27-ARTIN, Chemist, Houthampton, Big

*MARTIN'S

PAPIOL & STEEL PILLS

PUBLIC COMPANIES:

LANCASHIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY,

Interest Alowed on Current Access.

Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to btained 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

Nom.

Hongkong.cts. pieces. 81636 Hongkong.10

זי

BANKS

817 1/8

HONGKONG & 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...815,000,000

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

Chairman.

Th

S. H. Dodwell, Esq.

G. T. M. Edkins, Esq.

C. 9. Gubbay, Esq.

P.H. Holyoak, Esq.

J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E: Shellim. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N, J. Stabb 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 annum on, the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS For 3 months, 2 per cent, per

anaume

For 6 months. 3 per cent nar

sanum,

annum,

For 12 months, 4 per cent. per

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.

lowed on the minimum monthly INTEREST on deposita is al- balances at 89 per cent. per an

NEM

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

annum.

For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,

N.J STABE,

Chief Manager.

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

Proprietors.£1,200,000 |

INDIA, LIMITED,

·FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

General Banking business trans- Authorised Japital. sated.

Subsoribed

500,000

562,500

465,000

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Faid Up

ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Reserve Fund ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application. ANG

Wm. DIOKSON.

* Manager. Hongkong. 11th Aneil 1919

NOT CE.

T9

THE CHINA PROVIDENT

ELOAN WAND MORTGAGE

CO. LTD.

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

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &o,pak S Goods received on Storage, Advances made on Merchandise: Losus made on the Provident As System.G (Rates and Particulars on ap-

plication),SH

now emerged in THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED.

Sylvester Mi B Stephens WA

Having been appointed Agente Hanson TL Hortal OH Thom for the above Company, we are Trepare toaccept RISKS against FIRE at current rates, DAVID SASSOON & CO. LTD. H Hongkong, 16th November, 1914,

Krait Mr & Mr Thompson Mra

B

Watkins O

Erobe Are WO Undmwred Mirand Horley FOMason Weller W Lauretsen KräUn-UnJB

Joarks GA

Wilson W

OF

The Office of TRUSTEE,"FEXHOUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed."

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

General Managers. "" engker, 1111 March, 1908

BANKERS: Bank of Englaud. London Joint Stook Bank, Limited.

Every description of Exchange business transaoted.

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

A. R. LINTON

Manager.

OPIUM QUOTATIONS:

Sept. 14 Malwa, Now....i Halwa, Old C... 8,300

$8,300 per p atua, New...................... 9,325 per che, Patna, Old............ 9,200 Renates, New 9,050 Benares, Old, 8.825

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled For Bro ad, Cakes, Confentioner and meals with Wines & Liquee