1914-11-26 — Page 11

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1914,

Commercial.

Trade of British Indla la 19/3-14, The following particulars ste taken from the Repert of the!, Director-General of Commercial Intelligence to the Government of Indis reviewing the foreign trade of India for the year ended 31st March, 1914. Too chiel characteristics of the year 1013-14 were a failure of the rainfalia some acts of India, bank failures (confted chiefly to the Panjab and Bombay), a glut in the piecr gooda trade, and some difficulty in railway transport. With the possible exception of "Australis, India posresses the most precarious roinfell in the wo ld, and the yrar under review was no excep-

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NOTICES

ESTABLISHED 1645.

LIFE

ASSURANCE COMPANY

OF CANADA

L

ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER

£40,000,000.

FUNDS EXCEED

£11,000,000.

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

tion to this rule. The moneen the cotton goods imported, while of 1913 after the middle of July the imports from Japan, consist was irregular, and the rains in ing chiefly of hosiery, showed a the United Provinces and Central very marked increase. huberau India e

coared in early September, tial increases in the imporis of

Tel. 1245.

NOTICES

NOTICE,

& SPIRITS.

BANKS

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand

CORPORATION,

HEAD OFFICE:

60 Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE:

36, Bishopsgate, E.C. BRANCHES :-

Bombay,

Calcutta..

Canton.

Cebu.

Colon,

London.

Manila.

Panama.

Peking.

BANKING CORPORA-

Faid-up Capital ;2;::$15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21-0

$15,000,000 Silver $18,000,000?

$33,000,000

Belung

:1/8/3/4-1/ 1/8 13/16

60 dia ...............1/8 15/16 4 m/s

| TT Shanghai 7794

Privato 30 d/s sight

EXCHANGE.

T/T Singapore 74 3/8 T/T Japan *****................ 8534.****

13094 ISL

T/T India Demand India Reserve Liability of Demand Bombay...13!

T/T Bombay..................... Proprietors .........

$15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS TIT Calcutta San Francisco..

Demand Caloutta: ¡.191 Hon. Mr. D. Landalo. Chairman, Demand Manila 85 Shanghai.

W. T. Pattenden, Esa. Deputy T/T. San Foo & N.Y.421 Singapore.man Chairman, Yokohama.

Demand, New York 12 5/8 [T/T, Java 105

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

(U.S. Gold) $7.310,000 All kin is 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

In rate of ingal, Bihar and railway plant and rolling stark, W. & A. GILBEY'S WINES Orisan, and also in Madras, exces- most of which come from the sive rai resulted in heavy floode. United Kingdom, are also not ce The United Provinces, Central In-able. The value of Indian trade dia, and Rajputana failed to obtain with Germany has increnard, that amount of r infa'l which is costly British goods being largely required in the cold weather sea- dieplaced in India by cheap Ger-

A. S. WATSON & Co. Limited YOKOHA son, Famice onditions were man manufactures. By the up: have been appointed AGENTS accordingly established in por-plication of technical skill and tions of theso I calities, although chemirol science, or a combina- actual famine was confined to tion of both, German man for Messrs. W. & A. Gilbey's Jalaun, Banda, Hamipar, and ufacturers have cecured special

Etawah. In the Bombay Preat advantages in the supply of Wines & Spirits. dency there were also scarcity certain to de, Fuch as musical areas, especially in Sholaper instruments and col for dyes.

A. S. WATSON & Co.. Lí¿.

FOR SALE.

The undersigned are prepared

These abnormal seasonal condi- The development of Gerraan Hongkong, 22nd October, 1914. tions were reflected in the harveste.shipping has also encouraged The output of wheat and oilseeds direet imparts from Germany, 28 was acmewhat deficient, and the well as he exportation to that rice crop in Northern India also county of cotton, hides, jule, suffered. Sugar cane production oilseeds, and rice. Cotton man in the United Provinces as factures, dyes, copper, iron and seriously affected, and the jate steel, machinery and woollens to consider offers for the Good- Drop in Bengal was curtailed form the bulk of the imports frem will, Stock, Furniture, Fixtures Cotton, however, fared well Germany. The considerable im- and Fittings, etc., of the well- and the yield

cld-established good. WA8 The banking and commercial port trade in hosiery is raotically known and

"CHS, J. GAUPP & CO. crisis in Northern and Western mono olised by Japan and Ger- Hongkong business carried on by many, the value of the former's

Jewellers, Watchmakers, Opti- India began in September, 1913 share in 1913-14 being 83,00,000 Scientific and Nautical with the failure of the People's Bank in the Punjab, which hadeer, as gainit 62,00,000 Instrument Dealers, etc.

rupees in 1912-13, while Germany at the time of its failure deposite sent goode to the value of 23,00- equal to about £833,300, and 000 rupees. as against 18,00,000 net-work of 72 branobes. The

rupees in 1012-13. Thus Japan Credit Bank of India failed in supplied about 70 per cent. of the the first week of October, and importa of hosiery, and her shore this was the first real sign of the is about 12 times that of the Unit- spread of the lack failures to ed Kingdom.

Bombay. The Indian Specie

Bank the one purely Indian

Bank which had a bracol în

London-was also unable to

HOTEL LISTS.

Hongkong Hotel.. weather the storm, and some 15 Abraham, E8 Joseph R M more banks failed. The glut in Allen HO Joseph E 31 the.

Anderson Mr & Mrs Joseph 8 M piecc-goods trade WEB

Athol L

Kochard FA especially evident from October, Anderson A Lambert E B 1913, to January, 1914. Stocks Backhouno III

Langston A Larmono Edw. of both imported goods and local-Bellies,

Bellion, Mra ER

Llord OT mado cloth in Bombay were much Bell ODJ Maan Mr R R Marriott, Dr O heavier than they had ever been before, and, owing to financial Beswick Mr & Mrs Matheson, Mrs R

Data Ex

Bens

Black

GA

:

Mrs A

Meson, Miss M ST Merecki, J Black Mr & Mrs R. Moyar E Booth H

Middleton GB Borch Miss B

Mody JHN Brian-Bates H

Morrison Bridger Mr & Mrs Brief H Brister J H Brochoff Broke CB

troubles, goode went in'o Blahop Mr & consumption very slowly during AOK W M the latter balf of the year. Shipments were far in excess of requirements, and prices steadily declined. The white piece gola market in Calcutta was seriously affected by the general lowering of prices fa Manchester and the Cambridge A.J

Calle Madame famine conditions up" country Color It was proposed in January by Clayton, W E the Marwari Chamber of Com-Coleman DrAL E.F merce at Calcutta to cease buying Course Arthu textiles in the United Kingdom Dowley WA Douglas DSE for four months owing to the Duckworth T Duffy Miss ME

HO

E

Musso FP

than M Nathan Ormiston

J Pederson W J Pentreath Mr & Mra Polo-Hunt Mr and

Mrs Powell

IG M Preston A M Parvis A Ray, E. H

Lt Col and Reay, Mini T

.

HB P

OBOR Mr & Mrs Smith Mts A G

Gibb J

Hall Capt. TF

A

Smilla W H Smyth Mra b Smyth Smyth R Sorensen AB" Steakmost S

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

BOLDLY

Calcuta

Changchan

Baires

Fabetica

Kurbin

Hankow Honolulu

Koba

Liao-Yaug London"

Lyonu

Taingiau

Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang

New York Osaka Fekia Byolun (Port

"Arthar),

San Francisco- Shanghai Ilabling

Tientsin

Tokyo

Los Angeles

Tsingta

Interest Allowed on Current AcCOUIL Deposits encelad for fixed periods at rates to be

besised en application

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

For particulars apply

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Liquidators. Now Government Building. Hongkong, 23rd November, 1914. THE

FOR SALE.

The undersigned are prepared to consider offers for the sale of the stock in trade Furniture, Fixtures and Fittings, etc. of the business carried on by

KRUSE & CO., Wholesale and Retail Tobacco- nists, Cigar Merchants, Fancy Goods Dealers and General

Merchants.

For particulars apply

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Liquidators: New Government Building.... Hongkong, 23rd November, 1914.

Almond Mrs R Arnold J

Budgo W

King Edward Hotel. Lennox Miss Lennox J Мнуче сто Murphy H Pasamore Mra Wo Ramsay MIS RA Raworth A B Rosser Mr. & Mrs Sibros Dr

Cross Dr OT Fothergil Mr and

MTB

Foy Mrs A Hallingsworth A II Hunt L. B Jackson Mr & Mra Joseph J Karsdorp D Kitching FJ

W

Kraft. Mr & Mrs

Krobe Mrs WG Lauritsas Dr. Mr

Allen F Bond C

CH Stephens WA Bylvester Mre 8 Thompson Mra

Underwood Mrand

MrJH

Grand Hotel,

Gibbs AWD Reynolda

Crow Mr & MrsA B Sunderson R

Dake UL. Dunrich A B

Stevenson Mr & Mrs Einault Miss E

Swaffold HE

Swift Geo H

Taylor RG. Unam B

Hon. Mr B White FW.

OMG

white

Wilson

Wood W Wood & G Wolfe H D Weight Mr & Mra

J'F

glut to Indian markete, but no Ehrenfels Mr&Mrs Ribault Capt & Mrs effect was given to the proposal. As regards railway transport difficulties, the trouble WAS greatest in the case of supplies Forster L of waggons for coal. The Fallor Denman Indian railways have ordered Goulbourn V

Gold J '22,343 bread gauge waggons for delivery by the end of 1915. Handley Pegg H On the whole, notwithstanding Hannibal WA the exceptional conditions Honeck H E above mentioned, the year may Hewett, 1 bo regarded as one of fairly proE~ perous trade. The value of total Hodge W3

Huntor R importe, including private mer-Hutchison. D L chandise and Government stores. Jones M T

James B bat excluding treasure, in the year

ended 31st March, 1914, was £127,000,000, and the total exports of Indian produce amounted to £163,000,000. The importa show a general increase in all directions, and indicate the growing purchasing power of the people. Manufactured crticles: constitute nearly 80 per cent. of the imports, while the only Erickson Mra important articles in which there Gibbons FW was a decline in 1913 14 were Gibson Mr & Mrs A Skinner Mis coal, raw silk and piece goods, Hale BA Mr & Mrs

W...

Mrs EV

Peak Hotel. Armstrong Afr& Mrs Mitchelmore Mr & Bowen Major & Mre Pearse Mr & Mid Bowdler Mrs

Penning Carmichael Mr an Perkins T

Plummer J I÷Mr &

MIR Mr & Mrs Pringle WJ

Pyne Major Capt & Mrs Rice Mrs Falobine Major

M

M

Foll

1Lt Col G

Get

and raw cotton. The special Grimail. feature of the import trade con- Hazeland A tinued to be the great demand Horbrender Mra

Humphreys Major for cotton manufacturer, the value os Lt Cof H of these goods now approxima Jackman Mrs ing to a third of the total import Jones Le

Biddle fro

trade. In 1913-14 the United King- Lleton AR dom supplied over 90 per cent. of Lockyer

Roome Eng Comdr

Mra

Borenzon Smith Mrs. Grant

Smith Mr & Mrs A

St

Amory R. Walcott Mrs Walton Col & Mrs Weaton Mr & Mrs Whitfield Caps and

Young

Undordahl E

Woleman C

Wright S H

Ballantine Mr and Ibbotson J

Kalimins Mason EN Paul S

Carlton Hotel.

Agrado T

Hoslviai Dr J

Mis BA

Barnes C Bontley R Bentley Mr & Mra Campbell GP Clark Fred M Davis MR

Ponnell W V

A

F

Briggs OV Tall Mrs

Fulcher O W Garratt BF

Grandy AJ

Gregory GM Hollway HD

Watling Mr & Mrs Whibley A R Wilson DO

Kingsclere Hotel.

Anderson Con Gen Evan-Jones Le and

E. Belles Mr & Mrs J Kont Mr & Mrs

Kout Master Broon MJ

Logan

gan W Carleton A D Mitchel DJ R

Nixon F.C Cooper WAJ Dounelly DE Rawlinson RJ Fielder E Robertson Mr & Filkins Miss Forbes Mr& Mis A Sachse Grimshaw Mr&Mrs Shields A L Hardman A Singer Mr& MET Harrison T L Button F Hertel O HOROS Thomas H PRIZ Hoogwerff Watkins CH Hurley FO Mason Weijler W Joarke G A

HOWDOWN AWA

NOTICES,

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

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

S.H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M: Edkins, Eag. C. 8. Gubbay, Engival P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim! CHIEF MANAGER?" Hongkong-N, J. Statb MANAGER Shanghal-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

annum.

For 6 months. 31 per cent. nar

annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent per

annum,

N. J. STABB

Chlef Manager.

#T/T Marks

Demand Germany... TT. Frano ***** Demand Parisni In Haiphong

On Saigon som On Bangkok******

Buying

4 m/s. L/C M193%

4°m/s."D/P«l.1;916.

6 m/s. L/C.....21/92 - 30d/s:8'nøy & M,

30d/s.9an F'cc&N_Y,46}

1956

4 m/s. Marks

No

4m/s. France

2.27

Gold Leaf pertas!

$58.20

6 m/a do 2.32)

Sovereign....... 11:30

BarSilver. ready...23 Sforward.

SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100

Ohinese...20 ets. piscea 322 7/8 Chinese...10

$23.3/8

Hongkong.20cts, piecos 817 Hongkong.10

317.3/8

TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT E-SELLERS SA-YALES "B-BUYER}||ON-NOMINAL

Sremm & Paid up Valur. BANKS.

C201 "U"TION.

6710

b.

Hongkong & S'hai $125

£71.

MARINE INSURANCES, Cantons.

$50 300

b.

£5T142

$100 $700

b.

£50

North China

Unione

Yangtezos

FIRE INSURANCES:

China Firos!

$20 6145

Hongkong Fires 850 $378

SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25 37 Douglas Steamship $50 $27)

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Steamboata

THE Business of the above

Bank is conducted by the. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on ap plication: at com.

Indo-Chinas

$15 $25

"(Preferred) (Deferred)

£5.1855

·|807-

Shell" Transporte £1

£11

"Star Ferry."

{$10 84)

ANREFINERIES-

$100 $75 $100 $20

INTEREST on deposita is al- lowed on the minimum monthly | 2 balances at $3 per cent. per an: China Sugars Luzon Sugars

num.

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

annum.

For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

MINING. Chinese Engineerings £137/6

£1 (24/- £1 182

Tronoha Raubs ... DOCKS, WHARVES, & CODOWNS Kowloon Wharfe 850 $76 E.E.&W poa Docks $50 $55 Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T. 55 Hongkew Wharfs T. 100 T. 91

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS

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

INDIA, LIMITED.

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro Authorised Capital ......£1,500,000 party, &q.

Subscribed Paid Up

Goods received on Storage.

Advances made on Merchandise:Reserve Fund Loans made on the Provident

System. (Rates and Particulars on ap-

plication),

The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o;, Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers,

Hongkong, 19th March, 1908

PEA

EAK TRAMWAY CO

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

5.00 M. to 8.00 am." Evkur 25 Man,

3.00 3. 10. 20,00 AM.

10.00 to 1.00

17.30 AM. 30 · 29.45; 7.M).

19443 PM to

2,45.9M to

8.55 PM to 5:00–231

SIDO TO 1.20 7.54€

10 MIN.

35 Max.

TE

"

15 M

10 Maki

13 Min.

10 M

NIGHT CARS A

3:56 PM) and 'g P.Mi, gno PM, to

11:00 2:30; övery ball bours

FLOD 7.M. 10 11.45 7.M.

avery quarter of an hour.

SUNDAYSURA, A

17,46 km toọ 10,30 dim, - Event:15 MIN,"

YOSXGAAL. INNTICO A MŰ

JO MIK

15 MIN.

to Max.

15 Ma

To Ker

mila am, to 1100 NOON 3300 Nocu 20 1.00 F3.

1:00 PalỤ 100C) (3.00 7.MI 500 rími to bioa. M 6.00 1.1 „JIOD PM) LO 1.30.M.W 10 420 NIGHT CARS is on Week Days.

7:00 PM)

SATURDAYS

10

Extra! Cas int = in "midnight,

PECIAL CARS.

By Arrangemast, si the Company's Office,

Alemarire Buildings,"

Das Voeux Fload f

HIMROD'S

"Givas Instant fellof⠀⠀ ||No unter "what" "your resp" afory organs may be suffering trom-whether ARTHMA," INFLUENZA, RASAL DATARRH, or ORDINARY, DOUnit. -you will find in this famous remedy la restorative porur:ittrak; is "shuply

AVAMIDI FƏR

PNEU. IMITATI:-ŘILO

CURE FOR ASTHMA

19

1

RANKERS:

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

៨

n.

Hongkong Lands $100 $100

1,125,000 Humphreys Estates $10 $7

562,509 Kowloon Lands $30 344 465,000 | Shanghai Lauda T. 30 T. 92

West Points

850 971

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

Ewos

T. 50 Tls. 25 n.

COTTON MILLS.

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.

Every description of Exchange Shanghai Cottons business transacted,

Interest allowed on Current Ac-Lacu Kung Mow. counts at 2 per cent per annum

on Daily Balance, and on. Fixed Kung Yik. Deposits at rates which may be Hongkong Cottons $10 ascertained on application,

AR. LINTON

Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND ΟΗΙΝΑ.

Incorporated by Royal. Charter 1853.

MISCELLANEOUS,

TMK DİYET'AND''ATE,

£2:3 at ex 1/ 056)

equal to $22.80 for 14- year ending 30,6′14

Final of $3 a/c 1912, In-1 terim of $18 a/c 1913 J Final of 10 pio, making 20 p.a. for 1912 (952 Final of $20 making $50)

for 1912 and Interim. of 830 for 1913 Final of $12 mak. $15 for

1912&Int.of83 for 19131

$10 for 1912 $27 for 1912

$1 for 1996

$3 for year ending 30'6*14. Interim of 50 cts for

year ending 30'6*14 Final of 3% making 6% Von, preferred shares & 5% on deferred for your 1913 (Final of 5/- making 7 for 1913 Coupen No. 22.

$1.70 per share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year ending 304-18

$3 for 1912 $3 for 1897

Interim of 5 % Coupon No. 3 account of year end. ing 10.6.14.

Int, of 1/6 mak. 6/6s/c.1913 1/2 for 1909

63.50 for year 1913

83 for 1913

Tle. 5 for 1913

Interim of Tie 3 for 1913

Tla. 6 29'2 10

First year

$3.50 for year ending

-30 6:14

$316 for 14 year ending. 30 6.14

50 cents for 1913. $2.80 for 1913

Intorim of 5 p.a. for.

year ending 30*6*13 $2,00 for 14 year ending, 30.6 147 1

15 per cent, for 1910-

Tls. 15 for year ending!

31:10:13

Tle, 5, bonus of Tix. 4 &)

extra bonus of Tis. 1 for year ending 30'6'14} T.12for year end'g 31′12′′12- Tis, 1 for your end-t

nd- ing 30:11:13

Tis, 70 b,

TIS, 75. 5.

Tis, 104 b..

6714

50 cents 31.7,08

L.

$1.20 for 1913

China-Borneos $12 $10: Light and Powers 610 64 "Do... (Speo, shares) 61

China Providents $10 6736 ⠀⠀ #8, Dairy Farms

86135

Green Islands $10854 Hongkong Electrios $10 $35 Hongkong Icast

$256175'

Hongkong Ropes Langkats

$10 1825

g. 10 Tls, 31

Morning Post

$25 $29

$10 $10

£1,200,000 Do. (now)

$190 ots

HEAD OFFICE. LONDON. Pald-up Capital ...... ...£1,200,000. Reserve Fund...£1,800,000 Peak Tramway Reserve Liability of d

Proprietors

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Hongkong Electric Trams 8/6. General Banking business trans-menu acted.

Philippines

$10885 CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- H. Price & Co Ld. $10 $6

1Pre12 ed and FIXED DEPOSITS ra- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.g

Wm. DICKSON,

Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [ 2

OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

Malwa, New Malwa, Old P Vatna, New ... Patna, OldS Benares, New Benares, Oldu..............

Societe

desferred 20

Pulposet $50 Papeteries.

du Tonkin

$200

pald up $50 Benefit Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry 85 $4 United Asbestos

Oriental Agency, $108914 b.

$8,300 for p

8,300 9,325 per che

9,200 9.050 8,825

United Asbestos Founders Shares Union Waterboat

Weismann, Led Watson William Powell, Ltd.

$300 $10

$10 $18

$10 890

$10 37

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Besten, if Equalled For Bread, Cakes, Confectioner and meals with Wines & Liquor

៨

70 cents for 1913

81.50 for year end'g 31,7′14 40 cents for 1911 / $1,80 per share for 1913. Interim of $2 s/c 1914

82 for 1913

(Interim of Tls.1 mak 1ing Tis. 2 a/c 1913 $1. Interim a/c year onding 31.8.14 0 80 cents on fully, paid)

shares and 8 cents on $1paidaharos for year ending 30.4.14 GRA Fins) of 6d, making 74d. per share for 1913. None $1.50 for 1910

None

No dividend this year 35 ots. for year end g 51.5.14"

(20 per cent, per ordinary. ahare for year ended *913 1912

$1.25 per share for year, ending 3122′1913 70) 20 per cent. for year ****ending 81711– 70 cents for 1918 50 ote: on old shares, 25

cts on new shares for

year ending 30.3.14 WRIGHT AND HORNBY 34

Conect to tag pm Nov 16, 19

Clanerad brokers & Die Young Road Central. Tal, address Ruchitada. BRE

·The "Taligraphy, does #04 hold livetti vertigauible for not of the obey's qopiacione