1914-11-25 — Page 11

Commercia'.

Rubber Returns.

Loadon, Nov. 5.

The rubber market in strong, smoked sheet being gnoted at

2/71-24. per pound.

Plantation now

premium over Para.

regaine

A

The following dividende havo

been declared:-

Sengat, one penny per share. Lanadron, 5 per cent. Kamuning, 10 per cent., with £25,000 placed to reserve. Trade and Commerce in Kobe.

The fall of Tsingtau has helped to stimulate business, saya the. Mainichi. „Osaka shops have been holding aules of goods at redused prices, in honour of the Japanese. viotery, and results have been protly satisfactory. The gradual "improvement in the silver market- is giving an impulse to exports, to Chins, and the destruction of the Emden has removed. the last mecnes from trade in the Eastern rese. While these factors make fur stimolton in the China and Suth. Sins trade, however, there is not so much to be hoped at prefect from the Indian trade,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1914.

*NOTICES

In Assets, Income, Nel Surplus, Business In Force, New Business the

SUN LIFE OF

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..

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION,

HEAD OFFICE:

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

BRANCHES

Bombay.

London.

Calcutta.

Manila.

Canton.

Panania.

17

Cebu.

Peking.

San Francisco,

Shanghai.

Singapore.

Yokohams.

CHIEF OFFICE FOR SOUTH CHINA, DES VEUX ROAD, (POWELL'S BLDG.).

THE IDEAL

DISTEMPER.

SYNOLEO" (RECD)

IN PASTE FORM).

Requires only the addition of cold water to be ready for use,

Absolutely dependable in its rosults."

STOCKED IN HONGKONG

In many Artistic Tints. Tint Cards on application.

Business in that quarter bas been WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK, LTD.

more depraveed, owing to the decreased exports from India to Earops and to the low price of raw cotton, só a revival can only be looked for when the restored @safety of navigation and the re-

umption of a mcre norma export trade, of which it was cus

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HONGKONG BRANCH.

Alexandra. Building.

of the first necessities, put fudia ing reform is to be elected. in a better commercial condition Officials who have made a study again, General export goods of foreign methods and foreign dealers in Osaka, who had been considering measures for the requirements should be ernt on a campaign of education through

vival of their business, are busily the ton-growing districts and

Tel. 763

NOTICES

NOTICE.

& SPIRITS.

A.S. WATSON & Co. Limited

were that reforms will mean have been appointed AGENTS an increased finar cial return must | load to their adoption.-Exchange, for Messrs. W. & A. Gilbey's

Wines & Spirits.

Conferring with foreign export wherever possible actual object W. & A. GILBEY'S WINES frms in Kobe on means for the leserns stould be given. It might incrasse of their trade. The fall also be desirable to secure the of Tsingtau has given an impulse services of competent experie to revival in the domestic trade, from ladin er Ceylon: Tae ae- which had been very depressed, and many Osaka dealers are Ja will take time, but eventually a complishment of tangible results ing in large stocks, confident of

perception cu the part of the tea- 1915 ushering in an active season. The destruction of the Emden baving reassured the safety of navigation in Eastern waters, the Department of Agriculture and Commerce is considering a pros poral to lower the official stand- ard rates of war risks entitled to Government compensation. The | Asahi notes that the total ship- ment of sulphate of ammonia Abraham, ES Joseph E M from England last month amount. Alles HG

Joseph 8 M ed to 20,000 tons, of which 5,000

Anderson Mr & Mrs Kennard FA

Albol L tans were for Japan. Compared Anderson A with the corresponding month Backhousu J.H

Bata E. R lset year the total shipment shows Belilios. Mr ER a decrease of 5,000 tons and that Bell ODJ for Japan a decrease of 800 tona. Deus, GA

Japan Chronicle.

HOTEL LISTS.

Hongkong Hotel.

Boswick Mr & Mrs

CW

Bishop Mr & Mrs

Black W M

A

The Tea Trade in China. Graated external and internal. peace there is no reason why Black Mr & Mrs R China should not make marked Booth OH progress in the next few years. Burch Miss B

Brian-Bates H

Lambert EB

Langston A Larmone Edw Lloyd

G T Mancini O Mana Mrs RR. Marriott, Dr O Matheson, Mrs R

A las M

Merocki, J Moyer E.. Middleton 08

HN

W J

Morrison

Mr& Mrs. Musso FP

More attention must, however, bo Bridgor Mir given to the question of exporta. Brister JH

| Bridhoff O H a strong effort is necessary if the Becke CBA tea trade is ever to regain the] ambridge ground it has steadily been losing Cecile Madame

Chalmera J S

or yeara past. In 1913 the ex-Clayton, WE

Nathan M Ormiston J Pedersen W J Featreath Mr & Mrs Pote-Hunt Mr and

Mra

port of tes to foreign countries Coleman DTALE F Freston A. M fell to 1,442,109 picule, the low- Course Arthur

Det Bgure since 1908. More

Powell G M

Purvis A Bay, EH A Rayner Lt Col aud

D88

Miss ME

||

han half of this was taken by Duckworth FT Russia, but Ceylon and Indian Ehrenfels Mr & Mrs Ritzer aas are reported to be gaining C round rapidly in Russia' and Evensen E hera is a grave danger of Fenwick Mr & Mrs Bhins losing the one great

Forster L market that remains to her. Faller Donman

Gibb J Comparing the exportatione of Goulbourn Y en to Great Britain, Germany, Got

rance, Austria-Hungary and America in 1912 and 1913 it is

bund that in each case there

Helso

TP

Miss F HB

Rowell J P Smith, Mr. & G Smith W H

Mra B

8800 AB

Squara Misa A Steakmest.9 Stevenson Mr & Mrs Swoleld H E Taylor RG...

Uinam S Whitm H

Fogg H WA Heacock HE very marked falling off. It is vident, therefore, that botter Hewett, Hon. Mr I Wilson J ethods of culture and preper Hdzo w J A.ONG hon must be adopted. This is o

ask that has its obvions ifficulties in a country anch bins. The

Hutchison DL James B AB Jones M T necessity for Joseph It M oprovement was recognised ng ago by the small fraction of bins e population that devoteato roblemseuch nothis the attention

Bat at they deserve. bataole is now, and always has ben, the very people who stand

the

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Colon, Hankow, Hongkong. Kobe. CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,060,000

(U.S. Gold) $7,310,000

All kin la 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

LIMITED.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital 90,000,000 Reserve Fund

19,250,000

12

+4420

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Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

Branches Antung-Hula

Hoa bày Calcutta

..Changchun

Dairen Fangtica

Agencies at Nagasaki

Quaka

Peklo

Newchwang

New York

Ryolun (Pars

Arlaur)

Sea Francizco

Kabe

Liao-Yang

Londo

Дусия

Tainata

Hankow Henalulu

Shanghai

Tiebling

Tientsia

Tokyo

Los Angeles

Tringtau

Interest Allowed on Current Account, Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be Uitslaed on application.

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

NOTICES.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

THE

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.

Hongkong, 22nd October, 1914.

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

King Edward Hotel.

Almond Mrs R Arnold J Budge W Cross Dr OT- Fothergill Mr and

MIG

Fo

Што А

orth A H

Jackson Mr & Mrs

JOROPH

Karsdorp D W Kitching FJ Kraft Mr & Mrs Krebs Mrs WG Lauritson & My

Allen F

Fooh R U Bond C

Lennox Miss Lenne*J Mayne OW O Murphy H

Pasaraòra Mrs W Ramray Mrs RA Raworth A B Rosser

Mr & Mrs Sibree Dr Skea NJ Soper CH Stephous WA Bylvester Mrs S Thompson Mrs Underwood Mrand

MrJH

Grand Hotel,

Esnault Miss E

Gibbs A W D Reynolds Crow Mr & Mrs A B Banderson R Dako OZ Deprich & E

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &o.

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

System.

(Rates and Particulars on ap-

plication),

41

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

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

PEAK

EAK TRAMWAY 00

LIMITED.

Weisman C Wright 8 H

1.00 AM,

Carlton Hotel.

Hoelylai Dr J Ballantine Mr and Ibbotson J

Aguado T

Wood BW

Wood G.G Wood G J Woolfo HD Wright Mr & Mrs

MIE BA Barnes C Bentley R

JF.

Peak Hotel... Armstrong Mr&Mra Mitchelmore Mr &

W

HEY Bowen Major & Mrs PearseMr & Mrs Bowdler Mrs Fenning Carmichael Mr and Perkins TL

Plommer

JI, Mr & Cary M

MIA Mr & Mrs Pringle W J

Pros Major

Mrs

gain enormously if the gre Coasland-** aples of China's export Trade te to be permanently popularised Cowan Capi & Mra

Mra

wwcome

Eng Comdr Erickson ith the foreign consumer. Talehine Major abary Mrs Alurally it is di

Gibbons F W difficult

Bindlalt A Gibeon Mr & Mr A Skinnar Mis

FAll Lt-Col G

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Kalimbas Mason FN Paul B Hantley Mr & Mrs Pennell W V Campbell & P Clark Fred M DAVIS MER Fulcher Ow

W

Carratt EE Grandy A J Gregory G M Hollway HD

Sainty

Riggs A Swiggs OV Tall Mrs Watling Mr & Mrs Whibley & R Wilson DO

Kingsclere Hotel,

Anderson Con Gen Evar-Jones Ly and

GELS MI Balles Mr & Mrs J Kent Mr & Mra

Kent Moator Logan W Mitchel E Nixon Rawlinson R I Robertson Mr &

Broen

cen MJ Carleton & E Cooper WANJ Dounelly D E Fielder CE

Smith Mrs Grant Smith Mr & Mrs Agilkins Miss D

Findlay Forbes Mr Mrs A Bachte Mrs G St Amory R

Grim baw Mr&Mrs Shields A Walosti Mya Hardman An

Binger Mr & Mrs ET Harrison T L Button Fam

HP

persuade men to change Hale B A. Mr & Mrs Skott O thods that have the

stion of centuries behind them, l

Hazeland

PA must be done. This 18 Horbrendar Mra

master more for the Humphreys Major

than the Central Jackman Mrs Iles Lt Col H although the support Jones Lou tral Government would Kiddle Mrs Linter A R if any real and last Lockyer?

Walton Col de Mis

Weston Mr & Margenom

Whitfield Capt and He

Young

Hurley FC Mason Weller W Jourke G A Wilson JW

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

1:00 AM EVENT 15 Man, 1.00 AM, to

10.00 204 20,00 AM).to 15:00 1.30 1230 A 10 11.45 7.M.

343 730 to

1.25 F.; Bo

BANKS

Selling

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI T/T 1/8 5/8

BANKING CORPORA Demand...1/8 11/16

TION.

30 d/8.1/834

Paid-up Capital.....$15,000,000 60d1/8 76 RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21-

$15,000,000

Silver $18,000,000

$15,000,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors.........

COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Chairman. W. L. Fattenden, Esq.- Deputy

Chairman,

T/T Shanghai.....74 Private 30 d/a sight

T/T Singapore ............74 T/T Japan

"

T/T-India ***********130 $33,000,000 Demand India 13014

T/T Bombay... Demand Bombay...1304 T/T Caloutta Demand Calcutta...1904 Demand Manila......85 T/T. San Foo & N.Y.42 Demand, New York 423/8 T/T. Java

8. H. Dodwell, Esq.. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. O, S. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Pluramer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. CHIEF MANAGER:" Hongkong-N. J. Stabb MANAGER. Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankere-London" County and Westminster Limited,

Hongkong-Interest Allowed:

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

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

annum.

For 6 months. 31 per cent. ner

EXCHANGE.

.........103 3/4 SUBSIDIARY COINS. Ohinese...20 ots. piecas #22 3/4. Übineze...10

$23 1/4

Tr, Marks Nom. Demand Germany...

TT. Frannica

Demand Paris...

On Haiphong .

On Saigonin On Bangkok.

Buying.

2.15

215

Nom.

4 m/s. L/0...1/916 4/8.D/P1/934 Gin/a. L/Ce......1/916 308/6,9'ney & M. 199 30 d/s.San Fcc&N;Y.43} 4 m/s. Marke

4 m/s, Francs. 6 m/s. do

.........2.29 Gold Leaf per tael... $58.40 Sovereign .......... 11.35 BarSilver, ready...223

215/16.

Nom

forward Discount per $100: Hongkong.2Cots, pieces, 81634 Hongkong.10

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.

S-SELLERI JA-SALES E-BUYERS

Cantons North China

STOCKS PAID UY VALUE. BANKS.

CLOSING

$710

'TION.

Så.

Hongkong & S'haï $125

£71

MARINE INSURANCES,

$50 300

b.

£5 T142

$100 6700 sa. & b.

£50

$20 $145

$50 $378

$25 $7

Unions

&.

For 12 months, 4 per cent

par

Yangtazes

annum,'

N. J. STABB.

FIRE INSURANCE51 China Fires

Chief Manager. Hongkong Fires

SHIPPING China & Manilas

Douglas Steamship $55 $26).

HONGKONG SAVINGS RANK Steamboats

HE Business of the above

Tconducted by the

Indo-Chinas

(Preferred) (Deferred)

se di

$15 $25

.B.

£5 $55

80/-

£11

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION"Shell" Transports £1

Rules may be obtained on ap plication,

INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at 83 per cent, per a0-

aum.

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

anntm.

.*

For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

"Star Ferry" {$10 $49.

REFINERIES.

China Sugars Luzon Sugars

$100 $75 $100 $20

MINING. Chinese Engineerings £137/6

Tronoha

#£1 24- DOCKS, WHARVES, A GODOWNS. Raubs

£1 $2 Kowloon Wharfa. $50 876 EL.K.&W'pos Docks 850 $55 Shanghai Docks T. 100 T. 55 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T. 92 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING =}

H'kong Central E'tes $100 $100 Hongkong Hotels $50 $125

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94

INDIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital. Subscribed

Paid Up Reserve Fund

BANKERS:

£1,500,000 Hongkong Lands $100 $100

1,125,000

562,500 Humphreys Estates $10 $7

$30 - $14 465,000 Kowloon Lands

Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.

Every description of Exchange business transacted.

West Points

· $50 $71

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

Ewos

COTTON MILLS, A

.T..50

Shanghai Cottons

...

Interest allowed on Current Ag-| counts at 2 per cent per annum Laou Kung Mow on Daily Balance and on Fixed Kang Yik Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.

A. R. LINTON

Manager,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

Hongkong Cottons $10 $74

MISCELLANEOUS.

China-Borneos $12 $11 Light and Powers $1014

Do. (Spec. shares) $14. China Providenta $10 $712 Green Islands |Dairy Farms. $6835

$10 $54 Hongkong Electrics $10 $36 |Hongkong IceB - 825 $175 Hongkong Ropes $10 -1825 Langksts

20 MIN.

"I

7. MINI

1.35 7.M.

"

· 1,45 7:M)

Tag Maste

£45 at t

#

g. 10

15,00 KIME

25 M2

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital

£1,200,000 Morning Post Reserve Fund........ .....£1,800,000||| Reserve: Liability of

$25 $29

www Peak Tramway

$10 $10

7.4

Jao 2.m w

NIGHT CARS.

1.55 .ari andy maagizo ra, to

17.00 FIM: Svary hill toon

12.00 7.36 to 13:37.

Every quarter of an hygiFA

SUNDAYS

to 20-30 AIM, EVERY 15 Min.

spiyo'à 10 11,00 a.M.

*110 AM 19° 18.00 No

19.00 NOW LO 1:00 PM

Мам

Proprietors.......£1,200,000

"Do. (now) **$1 90 ata.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Hongkong Electrio Trams 8/6 General Banking business trans-

하

25 bewa

Mr.

t *

acted. UNTUK KU

Philippines

1:00 AM 10 *5,00 1

5.00 17.M 9.00 .. to. 6.00 Fall to 9.00 7. 19:00 2.3) 10 1.20 3.3.

zo Man NIGHT CARS sa on Wack Pays..

SATURDAYS

Extra, Car At, în Inlänight,

·PECIAL CARS

· By, Arrangement at the Company's Office,

Alexandra Esliding

Des Voeux Bond ji

Orừ 30 years ago the late Lord

· Braconsfeldtartiled to the benef “be received from HIMROD'S "CURE, andevery post belogs (i) nindiar lektura 10-day,

HIMROD'S

CURE for

ASTHMA

Sed in tins by i Chemlaus and Stores; throughout the Country,

Beware of Imitatiekal

$10 $5

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6 ed" and FIXED DEPOSITE re-

ceived for 1 year or ehorter periods Societe desferred at rates which will be quoted on Pulpeset application. Maple

Wm. DICKSON,

Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [2 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20'T.150

OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

Pre-

$20

du Tonkin

Manager.

Papeteries paid

$200 Benefit

Steam Laundry 15, 6412 United Asbestos】

Oriental Agonoy, $10 $915E

$50

up $50

$10 $300

$10 618

$10 20 $1067

fløpt: 14 Malwa, Now $3,300 par P. United Asbestos Malwa, Old

8,3000 Patna, Now 9,825 per che

· Founders : Sharea). Union Waterbost

Welsmann, LAL Watson

Patna, Old S 9,200

Benares, New 9,050

Benares, Old......mas 8,825

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE William Powell, Ltd.

Cannot be Besten, if Equalled;

For Bread, Cakes Confestionar-

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a

21.

F.

N-NOMINAL

$17 1/4.

LAST SKYCHEND AND DATE,

£23/- at ex · 1/ 056) equal to $22.80 for 16 year ending 30,6/14

Final of $3 a/o 1912. In- terim of $18 ajo 1913 Final of 10 p.o..making

20 p.c. for 1912

Final of $20 making $50 for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 Final of $12 mak. $15 for

1912 & Int, of $3 for 1913 f $10 for 1912 $27 for 1912

$1 for 1906

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$3 for year ending 30'6'14 Interim of 50 ots, for) year ending 30'6'14. (Final of 3% making 6 %

on preferred shares & 5% on deferred for year 1913

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

$1.70 per share and bonus of 80 cents per share for

year ending 30'4'18

$3 for 1912

$3 for 1897

Intering of 5% Coupon No.

3 account of year end-

ing 30.6.34.

Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6a/o.1913

1/2 for 1909

$3.50 for year 1913

S.

$3 for 1913

Tls. 5 for 1919

Interim of Tle 3 for 1913.

"Tis. 6 29'2'10

B.

៥៨. គ

First year

83.50 for year ending

30*0*14

$31% for year ending? 30 6.14

50 conts for 1913

$2.80 for 1913

Interim of 5 p.c. for

year ending 30'6'13 $2,00) for 14 year ending 30.6.14

25 per cent. for 1910 Tis. 15 for year ending

31'10'13

Tle, 6, bonus of Tls, 4 &)

extra bonus of Tis. 1 for yearending 30614) T.12foryear end'g 31'12-12 Tis. 1 for your end-

ing, 3011'13

50 cents 31.7.08

$1.20 for 1913-

70 cents for 1913

$1.50 for year end'g 31'714 40 cents for 1911 $1.80 per share for 1913 Interim of $2a/c 19140 $2 for 1913

FInterim of Tis. 1 mak- 1ing Tis, 2 a/c 1913 $1 Interim a/c year

ending $1.8.14

80 centa on fully paid abares and 8 cents on $1paid shares for year ending 30.414PRA Final of 6d. making 74d.

per share for 1913,⠀⠀ None $1.50 for 1910 ́

None

No dividend this year 35 ots. for year endig 31.5.14

20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 31′3′′1912

$125 per share for year **gending 31*12*1913

25 per cent. for year

(ending 31711/% 70 cents for 1913

50 ata. on old shares, 251

cts on new shares for year endi

AmOLWRIGHT AND HO

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