1914-12-29 — Page 11

Commercia).

Burma Rice.

Although Barma has only ten million acres under rice, as com bard will fifty million seres in Bengal, it exporte no less than 75 por cent. of the total quantity of rice shipped from India. This is due to the fact that its population is small in comparison with the rice acreage, so that there is a large surplus of riso for export. Though the available area for rice line now been almost entirely. taken up in Barms, there are still possibilities of increasing the output by irrigation and by in-. tensive cultivation, so that therei Beams to be no reason to ex-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1914.

NOTICES

In Assets, 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 policies, the Sun Life of Canada is doing the largest life business in the

British Empire.

Funds Exceed £11,000,000.-

CHIEF OFFICE FOR SOUTH CHINA, DES VŒUX ROAD, (POWELL'S BLOG.).

FRENCH LESSONS

C. MOUSSION

CONSIGNEES

TOYO KISEN

KAISHA.

5.8. "OHIYO MARU." From SAN FRANCISCO, via HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS

and SĦANGĦAL

15, Morrison Hill Road,

AMERICAN PASSPORTS.

CONSULAR NOTIFICATION.

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

GURPURATION,

HEAD OFFICE:

66, Wall Street, New York, LONDON OFFICE:

36, Bishopagate, E.C.

BRANCHES-

Bombay. Calcutta. Canton. Cebu. 'Colon. Hankow, Hongkong. Kobe.

London.

Manila

Panama

Peking.

San Francisco.

Shanghai.

Singapore. Yokohama..

CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250.000 RESERVE FUNDS... 4,060,000

(U.S. Gold) 87,310,000. "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. 8. MARSHALL,

Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct: 1914

THE

LIMITED.

BANKS:

HO

ONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORA

TION.

Selung

Demand 30 d/s

#1/944*

1/9 3/16

•1/914

Paid-up Capital

RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling e

€1,500,000 at 2-

$15,000,000

Silver$18,000,000

Nom.

2.21 2.2114. 6, prom

$15,000,000 60 d/s 1/9 5/16

4 mi/8.1/93€ T/T Shanghai 178 Private 30 d/s sight

T/T Singapore 75,5/8

EXCHANGE

T/T, Marka..ij. Demand Germany... T/T. Franos ****** Demand Paris..... On Haiphong ...

On Saigon

On Bangkok..........87%

ped. Buving.

4 m/s. L/C,197/8

10/9. DP1/10

6 m/s. L/O......1/10 1/4

30d/s.S'ney & M, 110

30 d/a.San Fer& N.Y.4436

m/s. Marks, Nam.

$33,000,000 Demand India.....133

Roserve Liability of

Proprietors ir

$15.000.000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman W. L. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy

Chairman,

8. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. O, S. Gubbay, Esq. PH. Holyoak, Esq.. J. A. Plummer, 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 per annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS)

annum.

For 6 months. 31 per cent. ner

sunum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent per

annum.

peat any falling off in the Burmese exports in the дезг future. Rice is culti- vated in Burma, both "in the Daltaic Region, with a rainfall of 70 to 200 in. per annum, and in the Central Region with the low rainfall of 25 to 35 in. per annum. In the second of these areas rice is a crop" of secondary importance, except where irrig tion is possible. Apart from manurial and other experimenta having for their object the jutro duction of improved methods of cultivation, the Dapartment of

Notice is hereby given that by YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK For 3 months, 23 per cent per instructions of the Department Agriculture in Barma le crying

The above named Steamor hav-of State all citizens of the United on experimenta for the improve ment of the rice grain. The g arrived, Consignees of cargo States now holding regular De- are hereby nonfied to send in partment of State or emergenoy chief objects of these experiments their Bills of Lading for counter-pasap rts are required to present are: (1) The elimination of red-signature, and to take immediate themvolves within two weeks to grained and awned varieties of delivery of Cargo from alongside. a diplomatic or consular officer rice; (2) the production of gain. Cargo romaining undelivered of the United States for the which eball he free from was on 8th December at noon will insertion in such passport of a and redkin, and shall be of be landed at Consignees' risk and declaration as to the countries in uniform size, vitreous in appear expense, and delivery must which such passport is to be used ance when husked, und spheroidal then be taken from the Company's, and the purposes for which rather than cylindrical in shape; (3) the avoid cce of dirt and foreign seed in shipments of rice This work is being done at, the Mandalay and onwabi experi ment stations, and a brief des cription of the methods followed is given in a paper read by Mr. A. C. McKerral at the Third In- ternational Congress of Tropical Agriculture held in Longon last summer. Journal of the Royal Society of Arla

LOG BOOK.

(Continued from Page 6.) and the Flower Motor Company, who have one vessel of 3,081 tons) corapleted and two rare of the

Godown.

No Fire. Insurance whatever will be effected.

No Claim will be recognised after the Goods have left the Steamer or Godown, and allgoods remaining undelivered on the 1st January, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

All chafed and otherwise dam-

aged Cargo to be left on board or in the Godown and examination of same to be held on 6th January

at 10 a.m.

All Claims must be filed on or before 8th January, otherwise they will not be recognised.

O. WURIU,

Aotg. Agent, Henging. 26th Degember, 1914.

same size heiug built, Several "REN "LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE Steamship

**BENLAWERS.". From LEITH, MIDDLE BRO, LONDON & STRAITS.

countries are to be visited and for the attachment to such pass- port of a photograph of the holder. Without such statement and such photograph passports beretofore granted citiz ps of the United States or perenna owing Ilegiance to the United Statos may be regarded as invalid.

Notice also is hereby given that hereaf er a person applying to the Department of State or to a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States authorized | to issue mergenoy passports for a regular or emergency passport ia required to state in what countries he intends to use such pa sport and if

any such! country is at war to state briefly for what object he intends to go there. A statement in the follow- ing for will be written upon the face of the passport issued either by the Department" of State or by the diplomatic, or Ponsular authori'y.

The person to whom this saport is issued bas declared under oath that he desires it für use in countries herefter named for the following objects.

This passport is not valid for use in other countrie+ except in countries named." necessary transit to or from the

The holder is also required to sub nit a. small unmounted photograph of himself or herself

Diesel-engined vas-gla of larger size, with louang, ranging from 5,000 to 8,000 tons, sro in couree of construction on the Clyde, and of there four are in- tended for Britieb owners. regard to the staff of exclusive surveyore abroad, it is stated that two are stationed at Nigaki and CONSIGNEES of Cargo are one at each of the following ports Goode are being landed at their hereby informed that all in the Far East:-Hongkong, risk into the hazardous and/or Shanghai, Singapore, and Yuko-extra hazardous Godowns of the hams, Tae past year has witnessed Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf a remarkable increase in the use and Godown Co. Ltd, whence in plicate, one copy of which of wireless telegraphy and sub- and/or from the wharves delivery will be attached to the passport. marine signalling in the word' may be obtained. mercantile marine. Tuera sIE DOW' recorded in the Society's Register Book 2,750 ressola fitted with wireless telegraphie installatie ne as compared with 1,932 at a cor) responding date last year, and 930 fitted with submarine signalling apparatus an com¡ a ed with 506 last year.

r

CONSIGNEES

:}

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Go- downs, and all Goods remaining. undelivered after the 29th inst. will be subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Under- signed on or before the 5th prox.. or they will not be recognized.

Allbroken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Go- downs, where they will be ex- (amined on the 29th inst, at

·1] ..

BARBER LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, effected.. THE Steamship

'SHIMOS,"

FROM NEW YORK. ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong und K wloon Wharf

No Fire Insurance has been Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & OJ.,

Agents. B Hongong, 2nd December, 1914

NOTICE.

and Godown Co., Lt, a Row- PASSPORTS FOR FRANCE.

loon, whence and/or from the..

wharves delivery may be obtained; No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the

The Canaul General for France

Godowns, and all Goods remain brius to the autice of the con

With applications for passports ph tographs will be submitted in "triplicate

inet will he subject to rt. By order of the French Minie, MyAll cluime ovnist he stemmer tries of War and Foreign Affairs,

"'must be pros. ntwi to the Under- all persons whether of French,

signed on or before the 10th primat on hty or not, going

•

GEORGE E. ANDERSON, "Consul General, Hongkong. 18th December, 1914

Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yen 18,000,000 Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Reserve Fund.... 19,250,000

"

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

Branch Antung-Hilan Boubey Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtian Harbin Hankar Honvinta Kobe

Lieo-Yang Load.c 1.you

Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York Ouka

Pekia..

Ryolan (Port Arthur)

Sup Francisco

Shanghai

Tishking Tletin

Toky

Los Angeles

Tsingta

Tungtau

intermat Allowed on Current Account.. Deposits received for fixed periods st rates sobe

ined applicoties.

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

THE

NOTICE,

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE, CO., LTD.

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

Loans on Mortgage of House Fro perty, &o.

Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident (Rates and Particulars on ap-

System.··

plication). BEN

The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &0 Undertaken and Executed,

OF

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

CIGARETTE & TOBACCO PAK TRAMWAY 6 FUND FOR THE ALLIED

FORCE AT THE FRONT... Will these Ladies and Gentle- men who hold Subsori ition Lists kindly send them to be entered up to one of the following:

South China Morning Post' Hongkong Telegraph." Gab. J. B. Sayer,

19, Queen's Road Central,

APPEAL

As the "Cam ttee are sure that many Ladies and Gentle- men in sympathy with this) movement to give little comfort to the Allied forces who are fighting ourbattles.donations will be thankfully received, ad Sub- ription Lints can be obtained from any of the above.

AMERICAN. CONSULATE

GENERA VISA OF PASSPORTS, Notice is he eby given that all American citzens intending to

For they will not be recognized, France French colonisë, will "travel, in“ Daly, France and All or ken, chafed, and dun- have hongforth to carry a push- French cIonies, and Germany, agod Gumis "recta o inft the port beari g the phot graph. must po mess passports and all „Godowns, whorn they will be ex- Franoli citizons and poteres pas poria mu-t be visaed amined on the 30t, insta at 11 will have to call at the Consulate by the consular or diplüm- But for the delivery ... the r passport. at c ripresentatives of the res-

Persons of other nation lition having a passport, delivered by the authorities of their resective ountries must have in | VI. a tho Frone L'on vento, where they should call themselves for this formality

** No T••• In ́u unga hażylnen

•ffecte

Bill f Lading will ho couster

rective countries. It is adv såhle nìso that American- travelli gto other Eurovean countries should have phea orts pionerly visand..

OURGE E ANDERSON,

Amerion. Co sul General Annykong. 28th December, 1974

LIMITED.

TABLE

WEEK DAYS. 3.00 AM, to Loo am." Evart 15 M16 8.00 AM to 10:00

10 MIN. 10.00 . 10.11.00 IXX A.M. 60, 17:45 PM kai4% 2.M. tg

Z to 1.45 M 1985, P.36 la 615 P

9:15 PM: 100 100 10 4.00 PM: 10.10

· NIGHT CARSİ

N. J. STARB

Chief Manager

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE

“HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

T/T Japan

online 874

T/T India

1934

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

13}}

4 m/s. Francs

2.32

1331

6 tafak do

2.37

Gold Leat per tael

$56.50

$11.10

42 11/16

Discount per $100

Demand Bombay T/T Caloutta Demand Manila.... 87 Demand Caloutta T/T. San Fco & N.Y.4336

Demand, New York 43 1/4 T/T. Java

107%

VÄ SUBSIDIARY COINS.

Sovereign.

BarSilver..ready

forward

Chinese...20 ota.pieces 1/2 Hongkong.20cte. pioces #18 Chinese...10

$2334

#18 16

'N-NO TINAL

TO-DAY'S SHAKE REPORT

-S-SELLEKS DA CHVALES #BUVERI

Sro & Paid or Vapo BANKS

CLURING QʻTION

(8750

Hongkong & S'hai $125

MARINE INSURANCES,"

£71

650

1340

Cantons North China

Unions

Yangtzea

T145 n.

$100 $260

SHIPPING: POR

$50 $205 E. FIRE INSURANCES, China Fires

$20 $149 Hongkong Fires $50 $385 China & Manilas 625 $5) Douglas Steamship $50 5:30 Steamboats $15 $22 Indo-Chinas

(Preferred) £5

(Deferred)

BANKING CORPORATION" Shell" Transports £1

Rules may be obtained on ap

plication, m

INTEREST on deposite is al-Star Ferry lowed on the minimum monthly,

$59

LAST DIVIDEND AND ATHI

£2:3atex

1/1056)

equal to $22.80 for 14 year ending 30,6/14.

Final of 39 s/c 1912. In 1 terim of $18 s/o 1913 Final of 1 pc. making p.d. for 1912

Final of 820 making 850) for-1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 NA Final of 12mak: $15 for 1912 & Int. of $3 for 1913

$10 for 1912,

$27, for 1912

B1: far: 1906

83 for year ending 30'6'14- Interim of $50 cte, for 11⁄2

year ending 10 6 14 T Final o 3% making 6%.

1 prefer a shares &5% on daferred for year 1918

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

$1.70 per share and bonus of 80 cents per share for year ending 30'4'15

310 840

balances at $3 per cent. per an-

REFINERIES

China Sugars

$100

(877

$8 for 1912

$100 $17

num var

Depositors may transfer at their Luzon Sugara option balances of $100 or more

to the Hongkong and Shanghai

HINING.

Bank to be placed on FIXED Chinese Engineerings £1 36/6 DEPOSIT Ft 4 per cent. per

annum

For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation,

N J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

Tronohe

£125/6 Rauba DOCKS, WHARVES, A GODOWNS

£1 $2.30 Kowloon Wharfe $50 $74

B.K. & Wpoa Docks 650 $59. Shanghai Docks T. 100 T. 50 Hongkew Wharfs T 100 T82 b -------·| LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDOMAS

Anglo French Landa T:100| †,94 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF H'Kong Central E'tes $100 $100

'INDIA, LIMITED.

Hongkong Hotels 850

8120

Hongkong Lands $100 114

£1,500,000

1,125,000 Humphreys Estates $10 $71 562,500 Kowloon Lands $50 $44 455,000 Shanghai Janda T, 30°

West Points

Authorised Capital Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund

W

BANKERS:

Bank of England." London Joint Stock bauk.) Limited;

1:25.

$50 $71

܂

Manila M pole Hotel P.10 p. &

EwOs

T. 50 Tis. 117-8.

COTTON MILLS

Every description of Exchange Shanghai Cottons: business transacted.

....

Interest allowed on Current A-Lagu Kung Mow counts at 2 per cent per annum

TIB. 74

TIs. 119 b.

Deposits at rates which may be Hongkong Cottone 810 87 on Daily Balance and on Fixed Kung Yik.

sacertained on application.

MISCELLANEOUS.

ва.

China-Bornecar $12 $1034 b. A. R. LINTON Light and Powers $101

Manager. Do. Spec. shares) $1 $4.

Chips Providente $10 $76.

$6 Dairy FarmS

₤35 Green Islands $10 $54 88. & b. Hongkong Electrice $10 536) b.. Hongkong Ices $25195 Hongkong Ropes ⠀⠀ $10 $25 Langkats

10 TIs. 32 b..

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,

13 MIN

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund...

£1,200,000 Morning Post. £1,800,000 ||

$25 £29

$10

∙10.

Do. (now) $175 ote..

neay Fake Pim, and a 20, 130 130, ta

31 od PM) every; half hotar

STELLOS RM-E3, 1843 PM)

sway Ghorter of ad bone.

EN SUNDAYS

17.45.am/to, ranjh kimi: Every ng bita. 10.30 A1/C 11.00 AM

; 19-00 Naam to 100 KR.

Reserve Liability of Poak Tramway

Proprietors£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Hongkong Electric Trams $5.30 a. &s. General Banking business trans

10 Min.

19 MIN

M

acted...

Jo Matt

Philippines $10

500, to foam, v xi' 1.00 0 .00 .. ++

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-H. Price & Co., Ld. $106.

ed and FIXED DEPOSITS.ro- an. Maj

"NIGHT' CARS-ulon: Walk Days

N-SATUKIJÄYK

Ext Cart

In-midnight PECIAL CARS

By Arranginan ke tha 'Camping's fillo.

„Alavanda-Aminga- Peur Road

deived for 1 year or sporter periode Sooiste des ferred

week Pre-

at rates which will be quoted on application M

Wa. DICKSONTHEW

11th April, 1912. [2

HIMROD'S OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

Gives Instant Raflar

5) No masser, what your rep-MINT, organy may be undertog rom, whether ABZIMA,INFLUENZA, SHABAL DA'T ARRU,Voe

ORDINARY QOUDH. Voyan kell fed ta žila kamiona ennedy

■ sestorative, power: (hit; le simply

CURE FO

ASTHMA

Malwa, Now Malwa, Old Patu Patna, Old Betares New Bengrad Ol

Dec. 19 39 25 ar 29:1256

9.325 per te. 9.200

19.030

THE

LEXANDRA CAFE Carint Beaten, if, Equallich For Bread Cakes, Coifal fione.. and meale with Winos & Liquorals

Pulpeset 350 £20, Papeteries

du Tonkin

Pald up 850

$200 Benefit Shanghai-Sumatras T. ET.150 Steam Laundry $5 $4k United Asbestos met

Oriental Agency, › #10 :: 897€ 6.

United Asbestos?

$10 1800 Founders Sharea Unton Waterbost: $10 ||#18

Weismann, LADY 310F30,

Watson

William Powell, Ltd 164

mosdem

pomem

Carital Broker Gaņas Favia Rrind Castrală Tâl addre

$3 for 1897

Final of 5% for year end-

ing 30.6.14. mak, 10%

in all. Coupon No. 4.

1 making 7/6 a/c. 1913, 1/2 for 190 RES

$3.50 for year 1913

$3 for 1913 Ap

Tla. 5 for 1913.

Interim of The 3 lur 1913

Tle, 6 29:2:10

First year.

$3.50.to year ending

30 614

$311⁄2 for year ending 30.6.14

50 cents for 1913

$2.30 for 1913

Interim of 5 p.o. for

year ending 30°6′13 $9.00 for 14 year ending] 30,6140

15 per cent. for 191

Tls. 12 for year, anding}

3130744

Tis 6, bonus f.Tib. 4& extra bonus of Tis 1 for yearending:30′6:14] | T.IZforvarond'g31′12′′12 The 3 for year end-

ing 90:11:13

U cents 317.80%

$1.20 for 1918

70 cents for 1913

40 cents for 1911 $1.50 for year end'g 31'714.

$1.80 per share for 93. Interim of 12), a/c 1914 $2 for 1913

Interim of Tle. I mak Ving Tls, 2 a/c 1919 SI Interima/o year ending 31.8.16 N 80 centa on fully paid shares and 8 gents on $1 paid shares for year De ending 30.4.14129 Final of 6d. making 71d. per share for 1913, None

$1.50 for 1910

Nobe

No dividend this yest 35 ote for year ondg 31.5.14

9 per cent. par ordinary share for year ended 81 51912 912

$1.25 por share for year ending 31121919ee

75 por Junt for year)

in old shares 25