Commercia'.
Rubber. October 16.-The market for! Plantation, after receding, isagin firmer, with a fair business pass- ing. Standard No. 1 C ope sold at 2. 1.1-4. to 26.11. nud buyers (last year 2a. 04-1). Oct. delivery 2a. 1d, to 24, 14d, and} value, Nov. 2. 0.3-1d. to 28. 1:1-43, and Jn-March (1915) 28. Old. buyers. Smoked Sheet (ribbed) spot 2, 3d., Oct. 2d. $.1-1.1, Nov. 28. 21. valne, and Dec. 21.2.1 41fara is dull, Hird Fite apot being quoted 23. 01. sellera (last y, ar 34, 3d.), and Soft Fine spit buyers at 2a. 33.
By recent advices received from the Straits it appears that all the Planters Associations have fallen! into line in the matter of cooliea' payment of wages on rubber eainles, which had had to be defer- red so ea to get over the financial dislocation ou ed on the outbreak | of war. Julv vngen were to be paid on Sept. 5 August wages on Bept. 20, and the normal sumed on Oct. 8, as prided by the| various bar reg lations. It was reo gnised that whilst any monies were due to coolies no manager was free to discharge any part of Lia fo ce, should be desire to do a, and in addition no reduction of wages could be brought about; ss has now been effected in some instances. Theso amounted to 20 per cent., and
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
NOTICES
In Assels. 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 policles, the Sun Life of Canada is doing the largest life business in the British Empire.
Funds Exceed £11,000,000.
CHIEF OFFICE FOR SOUTH CHÍNA, DES VŒUX ROAD; (POWELL'S BLOG).
FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION,
THE IDEAL
15, Morrison Hill Road.
DISTEMPER.
"SYNOLEO" (REGD.)
IN PASTE FORM).
Requires only the addition of cold water to be ready for use. Absol tely dependable in its reaults, STOCKED IN HONGKONG
In many Artistic Tints. Tint Cards on application.
should mean a substantial saving WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK, LTD.
A
HONGKONG BRANCH.
Alexandra Building.
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Goulboure y Gould J Greenfield J N Greenfield J A Griffiths HL Hall Capt. TP
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Hon. Mr E
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Reay, Miss F Recks H A
Ribault Capt & M Rowell J
P Shore JEE Skinner Mrs A. H Skioner Dr A H Smith Mr A G Smith W X Smyth Mia F Smyth F
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UNITED SERVICES RECREA- TION CLUB, KOWLOON... At the annual drawing for debentures at the U.S.RC. on Saturday, 5th December, 1914, the following numbers drawn for redemption.
Numbers-3, 4. 8. 25, 27, 37, 49, 50, 55, 56, 60, 61, 63, 65, 69, 72,
Staber Mr & Mrs E 81, 90, 93, 101.
Steakmest S
Bafield HE Swift Mr GH Taylor RG Voup" Weill
E das
Mr & Mrs A
Wright Mr & Mra
in costs. A good many economies in estate werking have been brought int> force during the last year, and the opportunities of further redactions have naturally been curtailed thereby, Sull, though there may be fewer ways in which economy can be practi-Duffy Miss ME ed under pressure of circom Ehrenfels Mr & Mrs stances, some items may yet be Ehrhardt Capt W dealt with without impa ring Evensen &
Fleming the efficiency of the estate. la Freach Capt & Mrs one way it would not be advisa. Fuller Denman ble to proceed too far. We refer to a drastic reduction in super- vieioo. It is not always the estate which has the fewest assistants comparatively to the screage under cultivation-ilat akow the obespest working coate. An estate with a att ff that is some- times ample, so that the hest and fullest results are obtained from. the labour force, may be one of
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White FW the cheapest worked estates, for Hadge W Wood F W the reason indicated that the Howard Mr & Mrs EWoolfe HD
Hough Mrs HH Wood G G Jabour is more fully and mera Hunter R efficiently employed. The Nether-James B
Hutchison DL lands Committee for the Inter- national Rubber Congress and
Peak Hotel. Exhibition at Batavia has issued
Armstrong Mr&Mrs Mitchelmore Mr & report which
states that W
Mrs EY the Netherlanda capital of the Bowen Major & Mra Featse Mr & Mrs rubber companies in the East Carmichael Mr an Perkins TL
Penning Indies amounts to 8.66,550,000 of Mra
Plummer JI Mr & which 8.35,810,000 have been Cary M
Mra Casulli Mr & Mrs paid up, and the foreign capital Couland
Pringle W J Pyne Major to fl.212,230,000, of which 0.171, Cowan Capt & Mrs Rica Mrs 780,000 have been paid up. The Faichino Major
Erickson Mra Roome Eng Comdr area on which rubber is planted Gibbons F W
Shur Mrs. Sinclair A in the Netherlande India amoun Gibeon MM- A Skinner
Mia ed" to 8,76 bouws in 1912. Bali Lt Col G
Hala BA Mr & Mra Skolt 17,404 in 1913, wh.lat 40.719 Grisell bouwere estimated for 1915 and
Hazeland FA 88,872 bouws for 1918. The ar-Humphroys Major
Horbrender Mra rival of plantation rubber in the 'es Lt Col H Netherlands amounted to 4,800 Jones Lee
Jeckman Mrs kilos. in 1907, 99,100 kilos, in Kiddle Mrs 1910, 848,500 kilos. in 1912,
Linten and
1,814,500 kilos. in 1913, whilst the arrival of wild rubber amounted to 1,095,000 Allen F kilos. in 1907 and 1,320,000 kilos. Bennett W
Miller J in 1913. During the last 12 years Blair A M Moroco J the arrivala in Amsterdam and Crew Mr & Mrs
Campbell J
Reynolds C W Rotterdam have increased by Dunrich A E about 100 per cent,
. Wie man O Ewing J
Wright S H Gibbs A W
King Edward Hotel Almond Mrs R Lennox Miss Arnold J
Lenucx J Belson Mr & Mrs Lloyd Mr & Mrs
WH
Mason G F Bedge W
Mayne OWO Crees Mr & Mrs JR
Murphy
y H Croce Miss Passmore Cross Dr CT
Fonning A L no⋅
Ramsay M Mrs BA Raworth A B Reid
HOTEL LISTS,
Hongkong Ilotel.
Abraham, Z 3 Jastrembaki S do
Anderson Mr & Mrs Jones M T
Athol L
Androwa H W
Backbouse JH
Joseph R.M
Joseph E M Joseph 9 M
C
Mr&Mra 8 Kaufmzan
Bata E. R
Belillos, Mrs E R Bell O DJ
Poll G
Boll JA
GA
you der
Hi Mr & Mrs A
Bishop
Tok
KWM
Bredhoff CH
B
Badio
·Bỳone Capt G.
OM
Cambridge
Clark H
AF
Lambert BB
mone Edw
GT
Lujd Mr & Mrs
Mabey G
Manool! AH
Mann Mrs R R
Marriott, Dr O Matheson, Mrs R
Matheson, Miss M Marocki, J Metcalfe
aton G8
ModyJH N
Moll Mr&Mrs JT
Morrison W J Nowere ав DrALEFOrmiston I
Pentreath Mr&Mrs
Cornelinssen Mrs
Course Arthur A
AR
Lockyer
Sorenson Smith Mrs Grant Smith Mr & Mrs A
Findlay
St Amory B Walcott Mrs Walton Col & Mrs Walton Mr & Mr Whitfield Capt and
Mr.. Young
Grand Hotel,
Deth FF
Boy Mrs
Буга
Hont ZA
Hunt L B
Hunter J
A
Musson J
A B Sanderson R
Jackson Mr & Mrs SaperCH
Joseph
J
GARDEN FETE
were
organized by the
UNION
STUDENTS
་་
will be held in the Grounds of the University
on"
SATURDAY, January 30th from 3-7 pm.
the
Under the distinguished patron- age af His Excellency the Governor and Lady May. Proceeds to be given to
PRINCE OF WALES' NATIONAL RELIEF FUND. Admission: 50 cís.
SINGON & CO.
Established A, D, 1880,
RON, STEEL, METAL and HARD.
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York, LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.C.
BRANCHES
London.
BANKS
1914.
delling
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI T
.1996 BANKING CORPORA Demand...1/9 11/16
TION.
30d/81/9-34 60 dis.......1/9 17/16
m/e.......... 1/976 T/T Shanghai ......784£ Private 30 d/s eight
Paid-up Capital.........$15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
Bombay.
£1,500,000 at 2/-
***$15,000,000 Silver...$18,000,000
Calcutta.
Manila.
Canton.
Panama.
Cebu, Colon. Hankow. Hongkong.
Peking.
Reserve Liability of
San Francisco.
Shanghai.
Singapore.
Kobe.
Yokohama,
CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250,000) RESERVE TUNDS.............. 4,060,000
(U.S. Gold) $7,310,000
T/T Singapore....................77) T/T Japan
adison 8914 T/T India
13616 Domand India1362
$33-000,000 T/T Bombay
Demand Bombay 13634
Proprietors.... ..815,000,000 | T/T Calcutta COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Demand Calcutta ***136)
Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman, Demand Manila) W. I Pattenden, Esq. Deputy
Chairman,
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. 9. MARSHALË,
Manager, Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914
THE
LIMITED,
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK'
1.
fi
S. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq.
C. 8, Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
Hon. Mr. E. Shellim,- CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N, J. Stał b
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 sanum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS For 3 months, 2 per cent. per
annum.
For 6 months. 8 per cent nar
annum.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Ten 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ...
30,000,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent per Reserve Fund ...............
1 19,250,000
N. J. STABB
Chief Manager.
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
annum,
T/T. San F'co & NY.404 Demand, New York 44 3/8 T/T. Java ......109
SUBSIDIARY COINS, Chinese...20 ots. pieces $23} Chinese...10
EXCHANGE.
424 ས་
2.26
T/T. Marks Demand Germany... TT.,Franos a Damand Paris........... 2.6ký On Haiphontas Nom. On Saigon...
Oa Bangkoknum,.
Buying
85
14 mln. W/O ...........1/10 3/8 4m/s. D'P. ...1/1016 6 ala. L/O.........1/1034 - 30d/sS'ney &M, 110 5,8 30 d/s.San F'ec&N‚Y.46 ma. Marks ........................ ̈ ́ 4 m/s. Franos..... 237 6 m/s. do.
Gold Leaf per tael.. $56.70
******** 2.42 SovereignKOSERIE
$10,80 BarSilver. ready.....23 1/1
forward.
Discount per $100: Hongkong.Cola. pieces $18 Hongkong.10
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
B-ISLLERS 31-ALKS ·B-BUYERS
Sari Pai Vaisa *BANKS.
Hongkong & S'hai $125
COFING
QTION
14750 ва..
"
£70/10
$50 330
b.
£5 T142
MARINE INSURANCES, Cantons North China
$100 - $725
N-YO INAL
LAST
Nom.
818 3/8
n.
DITIDE TO ANDS 1,078.
£2:3/- at ex 17:05%)
equal to $22.80 for year ending 30*6/14
Final of $3 alo 1912. In- terim of $18 a/c 1913 Final of 1 pc, 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. of83 for 1913 j
Unions
Yangtezes
·£50 -·- ($200
FIRE. INSURANCES;
SHIPPING.
China Fires
$20 148 Hongkong Fires $50 $380
b.
$10 for 1912
b.
$27 for 1912
Newchwang
China & Manilas
$25 $6 Douglas Steamship $50 $30 Steamboate
8.
$1 for 1906
B.
$15 $24
New York
Changchun
Qanka
Pakio
Fengtien
Ryaina (Port
Harbin
Arthur)
Hankow
San Francisco
(Preferred) (Deferred)
£5 855
Honolula
Ebangbal
Kobs
Tahling
Liao-Yang
Timin
THE
Taky
Lyons
Los Angeles
Tangle
Telogiaŭ.
Branc
Antang fo Boabiy
Calcutta
Dein
Load.a
Agencies al Nagauki
Interest Allowed on Carreal Account Depoate, recaired for fixed periods at ralts to be btained on appeten
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 17th October, 1914.⠀ ⠀
THE
NOTICES,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Indo-Chinas
HE Business of the above
Bank is conducted by the Shell" Transports £1 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
Rules may be obtained on sp plication.
INTEREST on deposite is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $99 per cent. per an
ntm.
$3 for year ending 30'6'14' Interim of 50 cts. for 1⁄2) year ending 30′6′′14) ▼ Final of 3% making 6% on prefera shares &5% on deferred for year 1913
(Final of 5/- making 7 for 1913 Coupen No. 22.
रा
$1.70 per share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year ending 30*4*13
£11
Star Ferry
"
$10 $4)
REFINERIES.- China Sugara Luzon Sugars
$100
175 $100 $20
n,
$3 for 1912
B.
MINING
Depositors may transferat their option balances of $100 or more Chinese Engineerings £137/6. to the Hongkong and Shangha Bank to be placed on FIXED Tronohs
£1 24- £1 $2
CHINA PROVIDENT DEPOSIT at 4 per cent. per Ginkom. LOAN AND MORTGAGE
For the Hongkong and Shang- CO., LTD.
hat Banking Corporation,
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &c.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System:
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised spital.....£1,500,000
(Rates and Particulars on D-Subsoribed
plication).
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &;, Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908.
NOTICE.
Messrs. Sang Lee & Co., Builders and Contractors, regret to inform their customers that one of their managing partners Mr. U Tin Sám (BE), died
Paid Up Reserve Fund
1,125,000 562,500 465,000
BANKERS: 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 Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.
on the 1st instant: the business THE CHARTERED BANK OF
will be carried on as usual, by the continuing partners, who have
WARE MERCHANTS Wholesale authorised Mr. Lam Lau (*) and Retall Ironmongers, Pig Iron and and Mr. U Tson (A), each of Foundry Coke Importers. GeneralЯtors-
keepers and Shipohandlers, Nos. 35 and them, to sign all letters and 37, Hing Loong Street, (2nd Street weat communications on behalf of the of Central Markat) Telephone No. 515.
AMERICAN DENTISTRY,
The Latest
PORCELAIN FILLINGS.
Improvements tow Lasting Workmanship and
firm.
SANG LEE & CO., 59, Des Voeux Road Central, (First Floor).
Mra WC Operations. No charge for examination.PEAK TRAMWAY CO
+
Reaser Mr & Mr
NJ
Sylvester Mrs B Thompson Mra Kraft Mr & Mrs
Underwood Mrand Krebs Mrs WG
Mrs JB Lacombe Mr & Mrs Whitney JA Lauritsen Ar& Mrs Yang Major BP
Klino M
Davenport Rev and Ogilvie A.
Carlton Hotel.
Cook M13 FA
Nail W
Min OL
Datia M-R
Paul 8 Ponzell WY
Fulcher OWN
WB
Sainty P
Shearer, DO
Fees moderate. Diploma. Tokio.
Dr. T. YAMASAKI,
Telephone 62.
34, Queen's Road Central-
(Corner of Flower Street.)
Kingsclere Hotel.
Flat Mr & Mrs B Rowlands Mr & Mrs Donnelly DE
Dabrunner å pupa Mr & Mrs H Gibson GB
Dodwell Mr &
Simpson JV
Garratt E F
Buy Gonzalez 3 A B Hollway HD
Tall Mrs RaroseyMr & Mrs T
Hood N
Wailing Mr & Mrs Hoalvini Dr J Whibley AR Raynor Lt Col and King & Van Wilson D.O Dow Mr & Mra 3 Mrs
Mitchell Roy & Mrs
Dewley W A
Anderson Cons Gen Evan-Jones Ur and
GE
Mrs Bovlugton P
D Lewis Bollbs Mr & Mrs J Logan W
WATER Martin Mr & Ma Broon MJ
Mitchel EJR Carleton A E
Nixon
TO Cooper W
A Parker Rees LO
Rawlinson R Jay Fielder
Rotertion Mr & Filkins Miss D
MTB J Parbes Mr Mrs A Sachao Mra G Gordon M.Jd Shields A L Grimshaw Mr&Mrs Singer Mr&Mrs E T Hardman A Sulton Mr & Mrs F Harrison TL
Button MIT Hergeworff Thomas HP Watkins CH
Hurley FC Mason Kent Mr & Mr
7.00
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE
WEEK DAYS.
Raubs
DOCKS, WHARVES, & GODOWNE.
A.
Kowloon Wharis $50675 H.K.&W'pos Docks $50 854 Shanghai Dooke T..100 T. 55 LANDS, HOTELS BUILDINGS Hongkow Wharfe T. 100 T. 91 Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 H'kong Central E'tes $100 $100 Hongkong Hotels $50 $125 Hongkong Lands $100 $110 sa Humphreys Estates 810 $7 b. Kowloon Lands $30 $44 Shanghai Lends T. 30
T. 92: West Points $50 $71 Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILLS. EWOS
Shanghai Cottons
T. 50 Tls. 125
Tis. 73 n.
A. R. LINTON
Manager.
Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik Hongkong Cattons $10 $74" MISCELLANEOUS, BRA China-Borneos: $12 $10 Light and Powera - $101 Do. (Spec. shares) $1j
$4 China Providents $1074
TIs. 75 8.
Tis..11 b.
by
Dairy Farms.
#6: $35
Green Islands
$10 354
Hongkong Ices
$25 $180
Proprietors............£1,200,000
Hongkong Ropes Langkata
Morning Post Peak Tramway Do. (new)
$10 $25
g. 10 Tis. 32
$25 $29
$10 $10
$1.90 ota.
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
OHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE LONDON. Paid-up Capital..... £1,200,000 Reserve Fund.........£1,800,000 Reserve Liability of
Hongkong Electrics $10 $36
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Hongkong Electric Trame $5.30 General Banking business trans-
$3 for 1897
Interim of 5% Coupon No.
3 account of year end-
ing 30.6.14,
1/- making 7/6 a/c, 1919.
1/2 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1913
$3 for 1913
Tis. 5 for 1913 Interim of Tis 3 for 1913
Tis. 8 29*2*10 "First year
A
13.50 for year onding
30'6:14
8814 for 14 year ending
30 6.14
50 cents for 1913.
$2.80 for 1913
Interim of 5 p.o. for
year ending 30°6′13 $2,00 † for year ending) 30.6.14
15 per cent; for 1910
Tls. 15 for year ending
31'10'13
Tls. 6, bonus of Tla. 4 &)
extra bonus of Tis. 1 for year ending 30614) T.12 for year end'g31'12'12 Tis. 1 for year end
ing 30'11'13
50 cents 31.7.08
for 1913
70 cents for 1913
$1.50 for year end'g 31°7′14 40 cents for 1911 $1.80 per share for 1913 Interim of $24 a/c 1914 $2 for 1913
Interim of Tls. 1 mak- Hing Tis. 2 a/c 1913 $1 Interim a/c year]
year ending 31.8.14
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on. $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.14
Final of 6d. making 73d. per share for 1913,
acted.
Philippines CURRENT ACCOUNTS, open- H. Price & Co., Ld. $10
[$5. od and FIXED DEPOSITS re-
Pro- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Societe des ferred at rates which will be quoted on Pulpeset $50 application. 20 MIN.
$10
Моле
36
$1.50 for 1910
$20
None
paid w
to 8.00 AM, Evz19 15 MAM,
·I,DO ·AM, 10. 10.00 AM. 10,00. A... to £1.00 ANS
.35 MIN.
Jo Ax; to
15
THIS FAMI
., CO
IS MINI 10 Dirni is Max.
$100 2,1 20 1,20 PM,ro Mem
NIGHT CARS
·kgó rast and gr.mg fito PM to
11 30 KİMİ every hálf hosty.
15.00, 7.3.19 27.45.8 30.
every quarter of an hour,
SUNDAYS,
1,652, to 10.30 EVERY 15 MIN.
10:30 A.M. to 11,00 & M. 11.39 AM, 10
Wm. DIOKSON.
Manager, Hongkong, 11th April. 1912.2
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
Papeteries du Tonkin
up 850. H
$200 Shanghal-Sumatras T. 20T.150
'Beneft
Steam Laundry $5 ={$4} United Asbestos
Oriental Agency, $10 $91 b.
Sort. 14 Malwa, New
.88,300 per p Malwa, Old 8,300
to Man
13.00 Noow LE TUDO JAMAN
· 1.00 2.16$ to
10 145260 $3.00 7.410, DES MINI $00 PM to 5:00 PM 8.00 23 50
Patna, Now... 9,325 por cha Patna, Old
9,200
Benares, New
9,050
Benares, Old......... 8,825
United Asbestos Founders Sharea Union Waterboat Welsmann, Ltd, Watson
$10
¡$300
$10 $18
$10 $20
31037
7500 2-Me 10-3410 FoMo 11 10 Min
NIGHT CARS on Wook Days
*AM SATURDAYS MOKS Ext Carstva midaight.
ESPECIAL CARSE
By Arrangement at the Company's Office,
· Das Voeux land
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE William Powell, Ltd.. Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled
For Bread, Cakes, Confectioner and meals with Wines & Liquor
No dividend this year 35 cts. for year end g31.5.14.
(20 per cent, per ordinary share for year ended 31'51912)
$1.25 per share for year)
ending $1'1219137 25 per cent. for year onding 317114 70 cents for 1913.
50 ote on old shares (25 cts, on new shares for
year ending 30,6:14 Tag Corrected to 14.20 p.m. Deci
General brokine 5 Die Yöaux-Road Central. Tal, addegas Restitud be dest
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