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COMPANY REPORT.

The Mercantile Bank of

Tadia, .d.

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

March, 1915, £1,738,088. Am. 3). havo run eff

The Bank is also contingently liable in respect of Chartered Mercantile B ak of Indis, Lin Twenty-second manual repor, dan and Chios-notes cutatanding of the Mercantile Bank of India. mounting to £7,981. 3 21 L-prezanted to the skarel which are not expected to become bolders at the annual generat payable and are not included in mang lalair Mach 30, a. de nhom, ch Windsor House, Old Bond Street Forward exobaoge contract

ontuwding for purchase and The dieters aumit to the sale of hills and talegraphie sharobl of the "bek the transfere, £1,003 830. Tu. 81. prion, l'ha ca al al misty By cash in hand and mint fpr find loss michunt for

at bakers 31st Decembr. By bullion.

the pra ending 1014.

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EXTRA

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1915.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.

Berlla "Sinks" a British Submarine.

April 22, 4.10 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that a Berlin communique states: British Rubinstines have been repeatedly observed in the Helicoland Bight. The German forosa attacked them and sank a hostile submarine on the 17th inst. The destruc- tion of others is probable, but not completely bace:tained.

...$1,347.032 83 THE PEPPER THROWING QUALITY OF EVIDENCE.

123 510.46

INCIDENT.

The net profits for the year, after providing for bad nad By securities and doubtful deber, cod including £34,001. 8. 5d brought forward from et Account, amount to £136,224, 74, 14. From this sum has to be deducted £22,500, bai ing the interim dividend of 4 per cens., free' itcme tx, on the "A" and "B" shares paid for the hal-rear ending 30th June 1914.

210,990 126

Mr. "Hind In Modern Mood. 1,470,542 120| The Victims Now Quite Well.

On onquifies this morning, we

Far from treating the Court to coiu deposited scainst pote issue 142,825 100 learned that Mrs. Commings and extracts from "obsolete laws," the baby who were the victims of Mr. W. B. Hind, of Mr. G. K. Hall By Government and

a cowardly attack by a Chinese Brutton's office, in defending two scamp at Wanchai, are row both Chinese charged with Israiny at well, and they have not suffered the Police Court, this afternoon, any long-lasting injuries to their was busy with modera compari sight. It will be remember-sone. The Chinese were prosecul ed in the Telegraph last night,ed by Mr. P. W. Goldring, on complainant, the incident in which a Chinese bobalf of the threw pepper into the eyes of the and after the solicitor for pro- Indy and the child, after striking secation had foisbet explain. Worship, the Mra. Cumming, and then en- ing to bis deavoured to steal her handbag, weight of the evidence against the defendants being sufficient was reported.

"making for a conviction to be registered against them, the Slicitor for the defence certainly shone.

other stocks :- cansols and scou- rities guaranteed by the Britiab Government Indian Government *atoiling took, rupee paper and guaranteed rail. way debentures, and other sea- rities

260,834 19

The directora have added. £35,000 to the reserve fund "(ralking it to £500,000) £4,000 to the ficers' pension fund, and written £5,000 I freehold bank- ing premise. They now recom-

477,824143 mend a further dividend on the "A" and "B" shares of 4 or By bills receivable 2,046,954 145 cout, free of income tax, for the by bills diccanted 77,291 191 second half of the year (making By Icans receivable

8 per cent., for the year.) leaving-

a balance of £ 7224 7. 10. to be carried to win.

Is in with very great regret that the directowa bave to record the death, in December last, of their en eamed colleague, Mc. J. A. Matand.

The following directors retire by rotatiua, bat baing eligible," <ffer them olves for re-slection:- J. M. Byre. Eq.. II. Melvill SuDuns, Eq..

P:

It will be merry pout auditore," Mr. Cooper Brothers & Co, and Morars. W.

A. Browne, & Co., the retiring suniors, offer themselves for re election.

By order of the Bard

and advance ... By freehold baak.

.2,893,830 06

ing [remises 180,856 14 0 By Tibilities of

for ous'om.rs 'acceptances. per

den'ra...

By sundry arocante,

ingluding amounts due by agente ***.

The police

are

thorough investigations, but identification is so easy matter. No arrest has yet been made."

THEATRE ROYAL.

"A Member of Tattersall's."

CORRESPONDENCE.

There is not sufficient evi- dence in this case to convict a Bel gian before, a German court 'martial", contended Mr. Hind, and his Worship was still weigh- The members of the Lowilting the observations of both sides Paillips company made a trave when we went to press.”

how last night in "A Member of Tattersall's a play which it is 400,015 6 3 more fair to judge according to dramatic effect tban. upon ita literary merit, The leading part is that of a wealthy and loveable old bookmaker who has raarried a lady and wishes his daughter to be brought up in the sphere of Challenge for Kid Marriott. life to which her dead mother (To the Editor of the Hongkong belonged, rather than in his own. Accordingly be places her with

201,072 45

27.901,553 55 Profit and Loss Account..

December, 1914.

For the Year ending 31st Toexpenses of man-

Bgement it head. office, Frauchen and agencies Tond interim divid- and for half year ending 30th June, 1014, on 15,000 "A" abares and 30,000"B"chares at 8% per annum £750,000 To amouct 'trans-

F. MOULD. Chief Maunger Balance Sheet. 31.1 D cember, 1911.

To capitai rathorised: -

30,000 "A" shares :

of £25-ch

30.000 "B" shares.

0 £ 5 cách

T capital issued:-

15,000 "A" sharms, $12.10. pud....

80,000 "B" shares,.

750,000

£1 500,000

#187.500

ferred to reserve fond "

To amount traps- ferred to officers' pen-ion fant

To amount written

cff fivehold bank- ing precis

$12, 10% paid... 375 000 To balance

+

£5u2,500 0 0

...132,428 0 0

To current necounts

and fixed deposit

aropunts... £5,152,746 2 4

To bills payable;—

+

To Reserva fund £500,000 0 0 By balance from To notes in circula

31st December tion

1913 lesa dividend:- For balf-year end- ing 31st Decem- ber, 1913, ut 4... per cent, making 8 per cent. for the year

By grosa 1r fit for the year ending 31 December, 1914, after pro- viding for bad and doubtful debts and bonus: to the staff

Drafts on London bankere against cash and security per contra Drafts on hend cffice and brane chea

120,511 15 7

...8432,49017 a

Drafts on contin

ental bankerano.)

othor agents... 5,246 0.8

To loans payable against security per contra

To acceptances on

account of co

2618,251 13 6,

£50,000 0 0

P. MOULD,

tome, percontre 2400,945 8 80. RYLEY,

Tosandry accounts,

including rebaten

und provision for

bad and doubtful

[The opinions expressed by the sorrespondents are not necess arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."]

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BOXING.

Telegraph).

Sir, R. the letter in your

a lady of good social standing, issue of the 22nd. from Malcom under a falee name. Here she in Parvo. He does not say if he £116,544 11 falls in love with the hero, whose will forfeit $50.00 to your

love-ffairs however, owing to the cigarette faud if he is unable to rachinations of the inevitable prove that Eugene Costello was villain do not run smoothly. Mr. not one of the crew of H. M. S. Howitt was moat clever in his Cadimus, ***. rendering of the bookmaker; at I think his offer is rather oue times sincerely pathetic but more sided as it stands at present. 22,500 0 0 often deliciously fanoy. Miss Ada

Yours etc.,

R. N.

one

Einey, as a fascinating American Willow,accent and all was also April 22., 1915. 35,000 0 0 nolformly good." Mr. Jack Sir, With reference to "Maltam Elagert 28 first villain, had in Parvo's letter, re my putting not a very thankful part to play, 850.00 to the Cigarette Fund. 4,000 0 0 nor had Mr. Cyril Rawdon ag

I am perfectly willing to do so villain Number 2. Misa Godart if I am proved wrong, and if your and Mira Stanbridge had" but correspondent will do the same, small parte, but their soling was, if I am right.

5,000 0 0 60724 7 1 a usual, exceedingly good. Mr. A. eailor named Eugene Costello Owl Lawson made an excellent fought at the City Hall. Whether £262,708 8 2 hero, while Mestra. Jack Vallance the name was an alias or not,

and Wheeler Dryden played the is not for me to say. fool (which is less easy to do. 257,104 8 5 satisfactorily on the stage than

(f) well and woribily.

22,500 0,0

34,604 8 5

"TENNIS.

The H. K. C. C. Tournament. The following are the results of last evening's play in the H. K. C. C. Tenuis Tournament.

Open Championship Singles

Yours faithfully,

Kid Marriott April 22, 1915.

PRINCE OF WALES' FUND.

YARN MARKET,

The following is Subscription List No. 29. Members of the In-

atitation of Ex- gineers and Ship- builder (Maroh) Mr. Tom W. Errington Anonymous...

34. John's Cathedral collection at Spohr's Last Judgment got up by Mr. Denman ...Fuller

Proceeds of asla

views of old Hong- kong presented by Mr. L. A. Byworth (per Mesars. Lane Orawford & Co.) ... Kowloon Duck Stall

(Merah)

Mr. B. D. Barvey's

Fund (4 Sub.) The City Hall Can.

mittee

Mr R D. Harvey's

Food. Collected by Mr. G. B.

A Brisk Business Reported.

Mesere. Palishwalla and Kot-

22, state:

$260.00 all, in their report dated April

176.00

291

MESSRS SETNA'S REPORT.

Megura. S. D. Setna & Co. in their Fortnightly Report. (From 9th April to 22nd April 1915.)

state

Bengal Opium :---Market ruled

quiet, with no sales. Clearances are reported during the past fort-

bai and Northern Ports of 24

In cur last circator, per e Oriental, dated the 9th instant, weight of 13 Chests of Patna Old. 1 Chest of Benares New, and I wrote that the yarn market was

Chest of Benaren Old, in all about showing signs of improvement.

We are now pleased to report 15 Chests. Shipments to Shang- that the improvement referred to then has not only been well-heats of Paina Old. Unsold sustained but it has developed Book-59 Chests of Pains New, into quite a briek demand durice Chests of Benares New, and 114 600 Chests of Patna Old, 105 the past fortnight. The volume of trade, however, has been some Chests of Benares Old, in all about what limited, owing to prices in 778 Chests, Sold but Uncleared India, in sympathy with the rise Stook-40 Chests of Patna Now, of American cotton have advanced 26 Chests of Patna Old, 14 Cheat much more rapidly than the local of Benares New, and 36 Chests of market was ready to respond to. Benares Old, in all about 116 Still, there is a refreshing buoy Cheats. Reported olceing quota- ancy all round, and the undertone. tione (per Cheat) Patna New is decidedly firm. From the ap $9325, Patas Old $9200; Benares pended details of the different Now $950, Benares Old $8950. counts sold, it will be noted that the feature of the fortnight is the larger proportion of the higher counts (16) and 20s) absorbed by the market, which have been so 9.17 entirely neglected for a long time

past.

149.94

500

18.35 9.17 9.45

Worby, Amoy:

Mr. H. Bone...

11

H. W. Barley

J. A. Grandon ..

32.

A. P. O. Hicke

W. Greenbill

18.35

E. Huckle

12

(4.59

G..B. Worby

20.00

زو

Collected by Mr. F.

A. P. Patrick. Kongmoon:

Mr. J. Chipperfield

D. B. Izit

The total sales for the period amount to 5,900 bales...

Unsold and undelivered in the

$89.08 godown 60,000.

Arrivals. The mail str, Malta from Bombay, and str. Oossng from Calcutta have brought in 0.00 0.800 bales for Hongkong, and 5.00 5,095 bales for Shanghai Ship. mant from Hongkong to Shanghai

4.00 3.00 2.00

H. O.Sorimabaw

17

A. Crawshaw...

M. Friedman M

E. A.Friederich-

sen

F. A. P. Patriot... Anonymous

4:00 10.00 10.00

Already acknowledg-

od Lista 1/28

Subscrip. Monthly tiona Already acknowledg- Med Lists 1/28

Remitted to Londoo:- -22/12/14° £17,000 at 1/0.5/16 29/3/15 27,000 at 1/91 and 1/10

Balanes in hand.

44.00

900. bales,

Malwa Opiam-No sales are. reported in the market, Clear- ances during the past fortnight of about 22 Chests. Unsold stock le estimated at about 558) Chests. Seld but Uncleared Stock about 77 Cheats. Reported elosing quotations (per Picul) Mais $9100 to 9200,

Cotton-la sympathy with strong tone in India, our Cotton market showed some improve ment, and sales of about 450 Packages are reported at $28 to 30 (per Pical).

Unsold Stock in estimated at about 2,000 Packages. Prosent quotations are $29 to 33 (per Picul), a

Indian Yarn-News of a firm

Shanghai. We are advised that the production of the local tone in India for raw material, mills has been an active market, and reported placing of orders by bat the Indian yarn appears to the Government to several Mills, steadily recede into the back had the effect of strengthening ground compared with the posiour Yarn market, and the im- tion it formerly held."

portere, being unable to replace, Japanese Yarn, Sales are asked for higher prices which 2,172,41 reported as follows:-500 bales more easily responded by the Yellow Jose No. 20 at $115/117; Chinese purchasers, hence pricea 150 bales Saten No. 20 at $123; show a good advance of from one 238,259,73

360 bales Sundres No. 20 $113 to Ave dollars per bale, and busi- nesa reported daring the fortnight 340,432.14 115

of about 5850 bales, comprising of about 100 Baies of No. 09/-2350 Bales of No. 108-11060 Bates of No. 12-350 Bales of No. 18s and 1500 bales of No. 20. Unsold and Uncleared Stock is estimated at about 60000 Bales.

Raw Cotton. No eales for 1,339:29 Bengal, 300 bales Chinese has been sold at $25.00 per pical. 37,707.04 Quotation:-Bengal at $18.00 to $20.00 Chinese at $22.00 to 30,048.33 $27,00.

279,473.47

288,174,81

$11,803.88

Hongkong, 22nd April, 1915.

NJ. STABB, Hon. Treasurer.

RESERVE ORIES.

Sir,With reference to Kid Marioli' repeated challenges in SPECIAL POLICE various parere, I would like to iu- form him, through the medium of your valuable paper, thắt I have s man, who has never entered the magio ring, but will be willing to

Ng Zze Kwong beat N..E. Kent, box the Kid" privately for any The following Special Police 6-1,0-6,5-7, 6-3, 6-3, amount of money that he would Singles "A" class. E. Green 'care to leave at your office.—- (owe 30) beat W. H. Ford (owe Yourà etc. 2/6), 7-5, 7-5.00

- Aized Duubles.

DISGUSTED.

April 22nd, 1915.

Mr. and Mre, Hewitt (scratch) RIDING A PL bat Mr. and Mrs. Stark (owe 3/8),

EXTRAORDINARY.

218,103 19 0 6–2, 6–1.

Handicap Doubles Colonel 8252,768 8.2 Crisp End Captain Hattersley- Emith (one 15) beat P. P. J. Ohiof Manager.

Wodehouse and W. G. Worcrater Accountant,

(receive 4/8), 6-1, 6-4 6

Directore.

JAS.CAMPBELL, J. MARYRIE, D. YULE,

Report of the Auditors to the Shareholders,

Reserve Orders

were issued to-day,

Paradea (Central Police Bia tion)-Friday, April 23rd.-1st. British Company, Rifle exercises at 5:30 pm. Members of this Company who have done less than four drille will parade at 6.15

F.M.S. Rubber Exports. To the end of March, that is daring the free months of the year, 10,302.26 tons of cul- tivated rubber had been exported from the F.M.S., divided up as follows: To Straits Settlements 6,619.38 tons, to United Kingdom 3.407.28 tons, to continent of Europe one ton, to Ceylon 179.55 tons, toother countries 95.07 tons. This is an increase of about 3,000 tons over the similar period of 1914. The value of the rubber exported in the three months was 820,054 063, and it produced 8518,704.86 in duty.

bined parade of the whole Force: Fall in at 5.25 p.m. sharp.

Japanese Yarn:-Sales are re ported of abeat 1500 Biles of No. 20s from 112 to 120 per Bale:

Sundry Articles-Market ruled steady. In Imports sales are reported of Apricots at $18 (per Pical), Borax at $24 (per Pical), Kiemie at $21 (per Pical), Miram- hollains at $4 (per Pical), Rozs Oil at $80 (per Picol), Gam Olibanum at $10/12 (per Pical), Patobuck at $120 (per Pical Bozoar Stone at $180/210 (per Catty) and Bombay Onions as $1:50 Conte (per Basket). Ia Esporte Purchases are reported of Preserves at $4/6 (per Case), Sale Potro at $165 (por Pical), Crelan gal at 68 (per Pioul), Casein at $11.25 Cents to $1175 Cents (per Plout) Broken Cassia at $9 (per Picul), Green Beans at $1,75 (per Pical), and Bugar-Candy at $177 (per Picul).

Combined Parades. The Gar- son Parade Ground near Murray Barracks is placed at the disposal GARMENTS FOR THE of the Police Esserve on Tuesdays from 5 to 6 p.m.

TROOPS.

This week 215 garments have

Youth Tried to Ride with His

Saturday, April 24th. 1st. Musketry (Peak Range) Satur Ankles Chinese Company (including day, April 24h. Masketry Since the advent of Tod Sloan Recruits) Nos. 1 and 2 Platoons Practice for detailed Platoon from there has been another style of with Arms. 3.00 p.m. let, Portuguese Company. 2.30 horse-riding recognised origin- Monday, April 2016 Let, p. All rifles iesped to this bees sent in by the wome of drawn up so as to exhibit a true ally there was the military style, Portuguese Company, Rifle exer- Platoon must be returned to Store Hongkong, Focohow and Swatow, and correct view of the state of distinct from either the hack or class 1st Indian Company, at the conclusion of the parade and the parcel has been forwarded. the company's affairs according hurting seat, but a you'h usmed Squad Drill both'st 5.30 pm. ordered for Monday, April 20th through the courtesy of the ship 405,857 10 3

to the best of our information F. O. Botelho, charged at the Po Tuesday, April 27th. Insirao Saturday, May let-Musketry ping firm, to Reverende. Mere To proat and loss

We have audited the above and the explanations given to us lico Court, this morning, with|tional Parade, for candidates for Practice for No. 2 Platoon of Lat. Generale, Commubante eude di sedgunte 69.724 7 1 balance sheet with the books in and as shown by the books of riding a pony to the poble dan Non commissioned rank, 6 15 p.m. Chinese Company. 2,30 pm. Paul, Chatres, Ere et

London and the certified returns the company.

ger, Laid "I was pressing my sharp. No further members muy in the likely avont of Victorin France: for the Troops at tao $7,001,553 55 from the branches. We have COOPER BROTHERS

aukles on both sides of the horse at present join the class which, Gap being enveloped in steady Front, and Belgian Refugees. obtained all the information and

WA. BROWNE &?

to hold him

paraded Contingent liability on bills explanations we have require

on April 19th, sud 20th. Log on Saturday, April 24th, at Among the things sent, there Co

* Probably he meant his knees, A fresh class will be formed at a 1245 noon, the musketry practice are razors,8 receivable rc-discounted £1788 In our opinion such balance sheet

242, 23.111, of which up to 15th a full and fair and properly Chartered Accountante.

Auditora.

3

but that explanation did not later date. follow no his evidence must be

Wednesday, April 28th --Com. - 3

fixed for, that date must be rewriting korded an aincelled,

taxon

aring brushes