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COMMERCIAL,

Vast China Coal Mine.

The belt of coal in the mines st Fashao, China, is onlcalated to contain 800,000,000 tone-a vant supply which, even if taken on t at the rate of 8.500 tons a day would Just.350 years.

German Attempt to Buy Cotton

Washington, September 24.- The New York Evening Post states that on a group of German firms which recently offered to boy a million bales of American cotton at fifteen conta a pound, if delivered in Bremen, to-day cabled to Senator Hoko Smith that they now are willing to pay sixteen cents.

The firms have deposited securitisa with the American Consulate in Berlin to cover the purchase price, and guarantee that the cotton will not be put to military or naval uses. Delivery at Bremen will be impossible, unless some modifica. tion of the British orders in council and contraband orders oan be secured.

Customs Revenue for September.

The Chinese Customs Revenue

This HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; : : WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1015,

SHARE REPORT.

COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS./

SEILLERB FA-BALES Z-BUYERE

2.-NOMINAL

To-day's

1914,

1914.

STOCK.

Closing

Price

Value Up

Number Par Fald Wshort-

Lowest

1915. 1915. Highest, Lowest,

Bince Biboe 14th May, 16th May. to now to now

La Dividend

Date

NOTICE

NY CARLSBERG BEER.

The world famed DANISH brew, for years known as the finest Boer... specially brewed for the Far East,

Banks

f'kong& S'bai Banting Corp.

Marine Insurances. Canton Insurance Office, Ld.425 North China Ins. Co., Ed. t....175 n:

£2/3 at 1/9-5/16 equal to $24.21 for 1 year 30/6/1's

IT'S PURE,

IT'S CLEAR,

$825 8.

£73/10/-

IT'S CHEAP,

120,000 $125 all 855 July. 700 Oot. 845 x div. 790c. div.

AND

10,000 $250 89 350 Deo.. 305 Oct. 10,000 £15 £6 145 May 133 Jan.

・考え

175'

425 360

160

(Final of $4 a/c 1913. Interim

of $18 a/c 1914.

SUITS

Final of 12 p.o, making

25 p.o. for 1914

(Final of $20 and bonus of $5

THIS CLIMATE IN

12,400 $250 100 847) April 700

12,000 8100 60

Oct. $972

$855

210 April 1921 Jan. 255

225

making 55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of $15 mak, $18 for 1913

& Int, of $3 for 1914

ANY KIND

CARLSBERS

20,000 $100 20 8,000 $250 50

160 395

July 140 Feb. 368

Oct. 162 April! 420

130 385

$9 for 1913

$27 for 1913

AA.

20,000 $50 all 36 Mar. 27 80,000 $15 all 2914 Jan. 22

Nov, 91 Dec. 23

Sept.

159

Union Ins, Society of C'ton,Ld.$950 n.

.$260 b

Yangtaze Ins. Assoc. Ld.

Fire Insurances, China Fire Ins. Co., Ld.......$155 'kong Fire Ina, Co.. Ld.......$420

Shipping.

Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. #88 Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. CoLd19

Indo-China Steam (Combined$1528a.b.

Ld...

Preferred $66

Navigation Co., Deferred $90...a, $60,000 £0 } all 73 .Jan. 50

Shell T'port & Trading Co., Ld. 85/- 88.3,797,619 £1

for the month of September last appears to falsify the general belief that the war in Europe, by decreasing the import trade of China S, Refining Co., Ld....$128 b. the country, would entail a loss Luzon S. Refining Co., Ld.

Star Ferry Company, Ld.......$36) b. 40,000 $10

Refineries.

45 84 for year ending 30.6.15

Final of 40 cts. making 90 ots.

for year ending 31.12.14

B 106/- Feb. 70/- Sept. 30/- x div. 82/-

39993

I div.

(6 p.a. on p.. 83 pt. ond. a. for year 1914. shares quoted ox B p.o. diy in H'kong from 29.9.15. an interim div. of $ p.o. on the combined share paid in London 23,9.15 (Final of 5/- (Coupon No 24)

making 7/- for 1914 ($1.50 per share and bonus of 40 cents per share for year ending 30'4'16

WEATHER.

ITS BREWED

NY CARLSBERG

BREWERIES,

COPENHAGEN.

DENMARK,

AND

IS OF

BONA FIDE DANISH ORIGIN.

Can now be obtained from all hotels and Compradores, and from

DONNELLY AND WHYTE.

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION,

HEAD OFFICE:

60, Wall Street, New York LONDON OFFICE:

Mar. 40

Nov.

...$371⁄2 B.

20,000 $160 all 7,900 $100 all

96) 31

Feb. 70 Nov. ¥34 Jan. 17 Doc. 16

111

$3 for 1912

2714

83 for 1897

of Customs Revenue. A compara-

tive s'atement of the Maritime

Customs made up for that month

Mining.

ing Co., Ld.....

.34

b. 200,000 £1

28/

Ural Caspians

.381-

(4,000,000 £1 $11

all 3,10 160,000 £1 all 39/- 796,666 £1

41/- Feb.

Jan. Feb.

all 56/6

33/6

1.90 Nov. 19/6 Nov. 21/3

Deo,

33/6

30/-

Interim of 1/- account year

316

1/2 for 1909

ending 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.)

32/6

37/6

1-interim alo 1915 paid 12,7:15 ̧

interim 1915

CEBU.

Docks, Wharves and

Godowns &c.

shows a total receipt of Kuei-Kailan Mining Admin'tion...30/- yuan Teals 2,960,000, an increase Raub Australian Gold Min-

of Kueiyuan Taela 500,000 Tronch Mines Ltd.

over the amount collected for the same period last year. With regard to the Native Customa, approximately Taals 300,000 have besa collected for the some period, showing an increase of some Taels 70,000 as compared with the amount from the same source last year. All payments dae to foreign countries for account of loans, etc., secured on the Customs have been paid up to date.

British Firme and Japanese Contracts.

'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld....879 sa.. 'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld. ...887, s. 'hai Dock & Eng. Co., Ld. 60 S'hai & H'kew W. Co., Ld....90

Lands, Hotels and Buildings. Anglo French Lundst.94 H'kong Hotel Co., Ld...$109

H'kong Land Investment Co $108 H'phreys Estate & F. Co., Ld...$6.90 K'loonLand & Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Lands ............t.105 West Point Building Co., Ld. $72 H'kong Central Estates ......$100

Cotton Mills.

Miscellaneous. China Borneo Company,Ld. $10 China Light & Power Co.,

Ld. #4.80

41241

eeeee

5828

$3.50 for year 1914

Tls. 3 for year ending 30.4.15 Tla, 5 for 1914

Tla. 64 for year ending 29.2.14

($2.50 for half year ending 1 30*6-15

•

$31 for year ending 30'6'15

45 cents for year 1914

$3 for 1914

(Dividend of 6 p.c. for year 1 ending 30.6.15

$2 for half year ending 30,6,15

36, Bishopsgate, EC,

BRANCHES :-

BOMBAY. LONDON, CALCUTTA, MANILA, CANTON.

PANAMA.

PEKING.

COLON. SAN FRANCISCO. HANKOW. SHANGHAL HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. FORE. YOZQHAMĄ

CAPITAL PAID-UP $3.250.000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,210,000

(U.S. Gold) $7,460,000 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. S. MARSHALL,

Manager." Hongkong, 1st July 1915

THE

TEL. 636

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING

...» TION,

Paid-up Capital ......

RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

CORPORA

£1,500,000 at 21-

-$15,000,000 Silver $18,000,000

$15,000,000

$33,000,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors...$15,000,001 COURT OF DIRECTORS.. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman, W. L. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy

Chairman:

9. H. Dodwell. Esq G. 1.M. Edkins, Eeg.

O, S. Gubbay, Esq.

P.H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A: Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E: Shellim, CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N: J. Statb. MANAGER · Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankera--London County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong Interest Allowed.

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

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 24 per cent per

annum.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK. For 6 months. 31 per cent. car

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

60,000 $50

all 69

Jan. 73

Nov.

813

60,000 $50

65,700 t. 100 all 36,000 t. 100 all

all 27 60

Jon. 53

Oct,

$3 dividend for year 1914

July 50

Dec.

63 49 ex div,

109 Jan. 82

Dec.

9312 80

13,000 t,100 1,100 20,000 $50 50

128

50,000 $100 all 150,000 $10 all 0,600 $50 20

78,000 1.50 all 12,000 $50 all 73 10,000 $100 all

July 120

11714 July 98 914 Jan. 7 45

Dec. 116

112

Nov. 111 x div.

108

Nov. 7+

6.10

Jan. 44

Feb. 40

Dec. 89

June 66

Oct. 106

101

Fob.

100

$4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12.14

Con.

date

Lacu Kung Mow Shangbai Cottone in S'hai....91

Ewa Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld, #172) b. Hongkong Cotton Co.

$9.30 b. Kung Yik.....................

$154 b .78 b.

20,000 1,30

138

125 July 195.CCO $10 all 814 Mar. 7

70,000 t.10 all 144 Jan. 11 8,000 t.100 all 170 Feb. 70 40,000 1,50 all 135 Feb. 70

May 180

152)

Tls. 12 for year ending 31'10'14

June 9.40

50 cents 31708

Mar. 17

13%

May 89 b.

Tls. 1.20 for year ending 30*11*14

Tls. 12 for 1913

Nov. 103

Dividend of Tis. 7 for year

1 ending 30'6′′15

€0,000 $12

all 12

May 10

Dec. 10

85 cents for 1914

60,000 $5

all

4.90 Jrly 4

April 41⁄44

6% for year ending 28 .2.06

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000'

50,000 $1

all

Paid-up Capital

b. 125,000 $10 B 40.000 7

all

6 39

Jan. 7 June 95

Nov. 10.10

8.00

70 cts, for 1814

Reserve Fund

Aug. 34

$1.25 for year ending 31.7.15

all

6.00

Jan. 5

Dec. 11

6.70

50 ots. for 1914.

60,000 $10

all

Nov. 45

$2.00 per share for 1914

6,300 $25

all

21714 July 174

Dec: 190

194

Interim of $2 account 1915

60,000 $10

all

25 June 22 Apr.

484

Interim8l for year ending 30.6,15

all

13 July 7 Feb. 5,90

4.80

$10% for 1914

all

64 Mar.

Dec.

3694

b. 25,000 $10

all

1012 Jan. 914 June

50,000 $10 $1.

93 cte, Jan.

75 cts. Dec.

ali

$20

all

amount of controversy and diffi- Watson and Co., Ld.............$64 calty, and the Japanese Ambas

anch relaxation of the conditions 8: C. Morning Post

sador in London was invited to William Powell, Limited: ......$61 assist the Association in obtaining

11.

$29

as could reasonably be granted.

75,000 $10 12,000 $10 13,200 $50 20,000 $5 all 500 June 4 27,723 $10 all 2214 Feb. 17 90,000 $10 all 8 April 6.90 21.000 $7

all 912 Jan.

616 Dec.

6,000 $25 all 30 June 92 Dec. 29

LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS..

None

$1.50 for 1910.

None

Ayer Panas (Straite) $5.40 buy- ere 5.60 sellers,

Kempas (Straite) $3.70 buyerg 3,80 x div. sollers.

In November lest the Associa tion of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom had under consideration the conditions and penalties which were attached to contracta ontered into British firms with the Japan ose Government, which tracts had

а fized for delivery, and in default of de- livery by Buch date heavy penalties were imposed. The As Bociation had information before them that the Japanese Govern- ment was still insisting apon fixing therein dates for deliveries, and upon imposing penalties. The Aescoiated Chambers of Com merce communicated with sad pointed out to the Japanese Am- bassador in London the difficulties under which British companies were working under war condi- tions, and that although in certain Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) $94 cases where certificates were pre-

(Now) 85 cts. b. sented showing that the delay was due to an not of God and Philippines Ld..................................................$4 H. Price & Co., Ed..........$5 entirely fores majeura the Japanese Government wair- Societe des Pulpes et Papier-1

tories du Tonkin ......... ed

the

penalties, the sub- Steam Laundry Co., Ld........$31 mission of such certificates frequently caused a considerable Union Water-boat Co., Ld. ...$16)

WAB

Do. (Spec. shares) China Provt, L. & M. Co., Ld. 9.80 Dairy Farm Company, Ld. ...#31 Green Island Cement Co. Ld....10.80 Hongkong leo Co., Ld. $190 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. $449 Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co., La...$34 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. {5}

Langkata

b. 400,000 $10

9. 325,000 51-

1.3814 b. 280,000 g,10

བྷཱུ ཊྚིཀྑཏྠ ཏྠཨྠཏྠཝཱ སྠཽ ྂ ཿ

Jan. 36

Branches

Antung Halen

Sydney

Tintila

Tokyo

Los Angeles

Teluglas

Tianfu

annum...

For 12 months, 4 per cent per -

annum.

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manage

Anglo Java Estates Ltd, Tis. 1 buyers.

Linggis 14/9 buyers 15/6 sellers.

Nordanals 18/- buyers 18/9

WRIGHT & HORNBY,

The Japanese Ambassador, says the Japan Chranisle, has now replied stating that he has been in touch with his Government, who appreciate to the full the enormous atress now placed upon "maaafactaring concerne in Great sellers.

Britain, and that his Govern- ment are ready to give favourable consideration to far as possible to the request of esch firm in re- gard to the relaxation of condi fions and pensities attached to Oontracts, the execution of which

had been postponed owing to in- evitable circumstances ospred

Balgownice (Straits) $3 sales buyers.

Changkat Serdangs (Straste) $5.50 buyers 594 sollere.

Share and General Brokers

Interim of T. I making T. 4

a/o 1919

(70 cts. on fully paldsharos and 7 cts. on 81 paid shares for 80 cts. year ending 30.4.15

Nov. 34 3.00 25 cts. for year ending 31'5'15 Jan. 18

($1.00, por share for year end ting 31.12.1914 Dec. 6.90 xdiv. 6x div. 60 cts, for 1914

Malaka Pindas (Straits) $1.60 buyers 1 sellers.

Malakoffs (Straits) $3.40 buyera 3.55 sellers.

(50 ots, on old shares and 25 cts, on now your shares for year ending 30:6.14 - $1.50 for 1914

Sendycrofts (Straits) 5.40 buy- ers 5,60 sellers.

Pajam (Straits) $10.40 buyers 10.50 sellers.'

6, Des Vœux Road Central. Tel. address, Reciitude. CORRECTED TO NOON. NOV. 17, 1916.

ANY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN UP TO THE MINUTE SHARE MARKET NEWS." THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS,

Solling. put

.1/10 1/4 ..1/10 5/13 .1/10 3/8

..1/10 7/16

by the war, The Japansee T/T Ambassador further stated that Demand.......... in case any firm was desirous of 30 d/8........ abtaining further details of the 60 d/s.... raply.received from the Govern« | 4 m/8........................1/10 1/2 ment, he would be pleased to T/T Shanghai..... .761 furnish such firm on application Private 30 d/s sight

with the information in his

possession.

T/T Singapore........70_3/8

T/T Japan......871 T/T India......199 Domand India...2393

TIT Bombay

EXCHANGE.

Demand Bombay ...13914 T/T Calcutta muu Demand Calcutta..1894 Demand Manila...854 Nom. T/T Sanco &N.Y.48 1/8" Demand, New York 43 1/4 T/T. Java..................106 T/T Marks.timis Demand Germany... T/T Francs........2:58. Demand Paris -,,,««.2,58)

(On Haiphong vien h

On Saigon....62 On Bangkok......83

Buying.

prem.

4 m/s. LIC..........1/10 15/16 4 m/s. D/P 1/11 1/16

6 m'a, L/O ..........1/11 9/13

180 d/s. S'ney & M. 1/11 3/16 30 da. San Fco & N.Y.44 5/8

14 m/s. Marks......Nom..

4 m/s,Franos...2.69 6 m/s. France...img374

Nov. 17th

Gold Leaf per oz $59.0 Sovereign ...........$10.95 nom. Bar Silver. ready... 5/8 forward...

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

Disconti per $100: Ohinese...20 pleach $30 1/4 Ohinese...10

Hongkong.to.piodea#10 1/2 $10.1/2

Hongkong/10

90,000,000 HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK 20,000,000 |

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Bombay Calcatta Changchan Darw Tongtian Karbia Hankow Homolain Кобе Liao-Yong London Lyons

Sydney Telagiar

Tsinanfa

Agencies at Ninh Nawchwung New York Osaka

Faida Ryoien (Port

•Ambar San Francisco Sbangbel

TOMER

Interest Allowed on Current Account. Depozita recaived for fixed perioda ut qutes to be chenland on application.

EISHI ONO, Manager Hongkong, 21st October, 1915,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter Wir

£1,200,000

HEAD UFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital Beserve Fund....£1,800,000, Reserve Liability of

THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be' obtained 'on ap- plication.

INTEREST on deposita is al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $34 per cent. per án-

num.

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

annum.

For the Hongkong and Shang. hal Banking Corporation,

N.J. STABB,

Chief. Manager THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED, Head Office 15 Gracechurch Street, London. Authorised Japital Subscribed

Paid Up Reserve Fund

*****£1,500,000 ****** 1,125,000

562,500 *500,000

BANKERS. The Bank & The London Joint Blook Bank, Limited. BRANOBES

Proprietors...£1,200,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Calcutta Bombay. General Banking Business trans Colombo acted.

Polhi CURRENT ACCOUNTS open. Galle en and FIXED DEPOSITS re Hongkong ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Howrah at rates which will be quoted on Kandy application.

Wm. DICKSON,

Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1919.

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Besten, if Equalled For Bread Cakes, Confectioners and meals with Wines & Liquori.

Karachi Kota Bharu

Kuala Lumpini Madras

Penang

Rangoon

Shanghai

Bingapore

HONGKONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking & Exchange business transacted. Interest allowed on Current 40- counts at per cont. per annum Deposits at rates which may be on Daily Balances, and on Fixed ascertained on application..

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