COMMERCIAL
Mining in Korea
A. Secul dispatch to the Aschiļ reports the promulgation of a newr Mining Law by which foreigners! are prohibited from acquiring mining rights in Kores. The Law, however, recogaises min- ing rights held by foreigners prior to the operation of the zow regulation, and such rights may be
freely transferred, as a present
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
3-SELLEKS 5634125
3.—BUYERS
To-day's
STOCK
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Par Paid
1914.
Highest
1914.
Lowest
1915 1915. Highest, Lowest.
Sharon
Prices
Since Since 16th May. 160) May.
to now
Last Dividend
and Date
Banks
The Secal Prex explain that gong& Shai Banting Corp) foreign jaridiesl persons recog nised by Japaness law may obtain mining concessions, but not foreignera individually nor juri dical persons not recognised by Japanese law.
Mining Rights in Chica.
Marine Insurances.
Canton Insurance Office. Ld415 North China Ins. Co., Ld 2...18214
a
$55 July: 700 Oct. 945¤ div. 790c. div.
17,
1916.
(£2/3 at 1/9 5/16 equal to $94.9 for 16 year 20/6/15
(Final of $4 a/c 1913 Interîm
of $18 a/c 1914. (Final of 19 p... making
$5 pc. for 1914 Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of $15 msk. $18 for 1913 1 & Int. of $$ for 1914
$4 for year ending 30.5.15
Final of 40 cts, making 90 cts.
for year ending 31.12.14 (6 pc on p. it $ put on da for year
1914, canted ex 9 pcdiv iz BR from 9.15. an interim div. of 6 pc. on the combined & paid in Losdos 23.9.15 casted en div.in HF.112.15. Interim of 2-(Coupon No 25)
making 7-for 1915 ($150 per share and bonus of 40 cents per share for year ending 30415
I div..
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Paid-up Capital,
RESERVE FUNDS:
"Starting
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**** $15,000,000
Silver $18,000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
5,000,000
$33,000,000
——————$15,000,00€
COURT OF DIRECTORS Hon. Mr. D. Landale --Chairman.
COLON. SAN FRANCISCO.; W. L. Fattenden. Esq Deputy
HANKOW, SHANGHAL
HONGKO NG. SINGAPORE.
YOKOHAMA
TOBR
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 DEFOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application
N. S. MARSHALL
Manager. Hongkong. Ist July 1915
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK.
LIMITED.
Chairman
S. E. Dodwell, Esc-
G. T. M. Edkins, Esq.
C, S. Gubbay, Esq.-. P.E. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. -Hoa. Mr. E Shellim CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong K. J. Start-
MANAGER Shanghai-4. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited
Hongkong-Interest Allowed. On Current Account as the za of 2 per cent per annum on the daily halance-
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cenit- ̈per
For 6 months. 31 per cent par
2 pe
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
N. J. STABB.
Chief Maras I.
-$810
120,000 $125
All
£73/10/
Bui
8.
10,000 $250 30
20,000 £15 £5
350 Dec. 305 Oct
145
May 193 Jan.
495
180
360
160
22.400 4250 100 S47) April 700 Oct
$979
$85.5
19,000 4100 60
2:0
April 19214 Jan.
270
995
160 23,000 $100 20
3,000 $250 30 395
Oct. July 140 Feb. 363 April 420
162
ISO 385
$9 for 1913
$27 for 1913
Balon Tas. Society of Cton Ld.5912
Fire fasorances,
$152) b. China Fire Ins. Co., Ld. H'koor Fire Las Com L410 b.
-Shipping-
In the revised mining ordinance Yangtere Insi Assoc. Ind. 965 ju Kores mining rights are denied to foreigner. In the mining law hitherto in force, mining moce sions were granted to foreigners and many foreigners have been engaged-ia mining enterprise in the peninsula by virtue of that law. The Scord Press says the law was framed by the defunct Korean Government, and the Go- vernment-Gen rat has found it
necessary to revise it, among the amendments introduced there be
•
Douglas Steamship Co., La $116 Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co., Ld20
indo-China Steam (Combined $180 sa Navigation Co., Deferred $128 b. Preferred $598.
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b.
$0,000 $50 ali
$0.40 $15 ail
[ 60,000 50,000
$6 Mar 274 Nor.
2914 Jan. 99 Dec. 23
114
45
19
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all
Jan. 50 Sept 182
96
106 Feb. 70- Sept. 90/- x div. 821-
49 Mar. 40 Nov.
$
$130. 5. 20,000 $100 all $37
7,000 $100 all
961- Feb 70
Not. 134
111
$3 for 1912
3: Jan. 1"
Dec 46
ing a provision excluding for shell Tport & Trading Co. Ld $7,6 3,797,610 £1 siguers from mining concessiona
In Europe and America, mit..
ing concessions are seldom Star Ferry Company, L2.......537840,000 $13
granted to foreigners and in Japan foreignera are not allowed to a quire mining concessions. Ia view of these examples, it is deemei spomalcus that in Korea alone foreigners should be entitled. to mining concessions, so revision to the above-mentioned effect has been effected
Refineries.
China S. Refining Co. Ld
Luzon S. Refining Co., Ld.
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合计
$
972 $3 for 1897
3.35
359
11,000,000 £3 all
ni 200,000 £1 b 160,000 £1 ali
796.666 £1
411-
Feb. 33/5 Dec.
33/6 30-
3.10 Jan 190 Nov. 39/- Feb. 19/6 Nor. all 56/6
21/3
314
32/6
4
Miding. Kailan Mining Admin tion.....30- Raub Austrálian Gold Min-
ing Co., Lď... Tropok Mines Ltd Fral Caspians.
Docks, Wharves and
Godewis &c.
New Russian Import Catles.
Immediately on receipt of the newe of the imposition of a tarif an imports into Russian Siberia hitherto duty free, says the Japan Chronicle, Japanese ex- porters of fruit, vegetables, and other produce memorialised Lands. Hotels and Buildings. the Government, praying that Anglo French Lands........ the Russian Government be sp- prosated with a request for the withdrawal of the new duties. It is now reported from Tearaga that the Japanese Consulate io Vladivostok has received informa-
'kong & KW. & G. Co Ld $16 9.K&W.D.Co. Ld, $82jold ext. 781 new Bhai Dock & Eng Cold 60 Shai & H'kew W. Co, Ld 9% - b.
'kong Hotel Co., Ld---$108
'kong Land Investment Co $104 Hphreys Estate & F. Co. Ld.$6.80 loon Land& Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Lands
West Point Building Co., Ld. $89 'kong Central Estates $103
Cotton MIBs.
tion from Beron Moteno, the Jap anese Ambassador in Petrograd, stating that negociations for the postponement or withdrawal of the new import tariff have ended wo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld....$145
Kung Tik in failare. The Foreign Office in Laot Kung Mow Tokyo is also in receipt of similar Shanghai Cottons information from Petrograd. Jap- anese merchants, though they Yangistepous have abandoned the idea of secar- ing the withdrawal of the new China Light & Power Co,)
China Borneo Company.Id$104 duties, now comtemplate asking
12. $84.80 the Government to resume.com- munications with Petrograd with the object of getting the, tariff reduced.
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20,000 250 35,040 110 all 342
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Interim of 1 account year ending 30.6.15(Coupon No. 5.) 1/2 for 1909 25-b.if-interim a/c 1915 paid 12.7.15 S7/6 · 1/ interim 1915
Established 1880.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital
30,000,000 Reserve Fund
20,000,000
Head Office-YOKOHAMA.
Franches Aang-Hsia Bembay
Calcatt thangch
Agencies Nagmaadi
New York
Csaks
Feilin
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Shanghai
whling Tientals
.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on ap- plication
INTEREST on deposits is al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent per an-
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT zt
per cent. Fot
Mumbai prot..
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation.
N. J. STABE,
Chief Manager
$3.50 for year 1974
1encing 30.6.15
for balf yearerding20.6.15 $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12.14
Tls. 1.20 for year ending 30111 Ts. 12 for 1913
(Dividend of Tis. for year
ending 30*6-15
Inarest Advenć, tra Cutter "CONENT Deposits received for fzed period. btained on epicen
EISHI CNO, Manager Hongkong, 21st October, 1915.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
--
Head Office 15 Gracechurch Street, London. Authorised Capital. Subscribed
Paid Up Reserve Fund
B
*0,000 $50 20,00 $50 45,700 t, 100 all b
36,000 £ 100 all
$9 Jan. 73
Nov.
81
Jam. 53
Oct.
€8 881 57
#3 dividend for year 1914
Daines
60
July 50
DEC
634 49 ex div.
Tls-3 for year ending 30.4.15
Februa
109
Jac. $23
Dec.
9314
80
Tis. 5 for 1974 -
Histor
Said. Francisco
Kamolnin
Lobe
Limo-Yang
Looden
.t.94
b.
13,000 1.0 1.30C 20,000 $30 50
P4
94
Tle. 616 for year ending 29,214
Ivons
Tokyo
b.
20000 $100 all
b.
107
b.
b.
b.
128 July 20
11714 July $8 120,000 $10 all SK
Jaz.
7 Arro $30 ΤΟ 45 Jaz 44 7×800 250 all $8 Dec. 89 Cct 206
1200 $30 all *3
June €6
• Feb. $2 1,000 2100 all
103
Dec.
116
112
2
($250 for half year ending 130615
Syd-y
Int
Los Angeles
Tainging
Timanta
Nov. 111 div.
108
$34 for a year ending 30°6′15
NOT # Feb. 40
6.30
45 cents for year 1914
40
$3 for 1934
101
Dividend of 6 pc. for year
10 100
all
118
July 125
May $80
135
Ts. 16-fer year ending 311015
..$15
..71
b.
1.92
b.
8.100 £100 all 40,000 £50
10
335
Feb.
11 Feb. 70 20
Mar. 17 May Nov. 105
134
b. +9
20
£0
... 1.6
b. 175.000 15
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534
12
May
50,000 $5 50,000-$1 all
all 4.90 July 4
Dec
April 4
10
10
$5 cents for 1914
434 6% for year ending 28 .2.06
9
Jen.
b.
40.000 73
39
10
s. 400,000 $10
6.90
all 49
all 21734 July
Noy. 10:10 June 35 Aug. 34
Jan. 5 Dec. Jan-36 Nov. 45
174 Dec: 190
71
8.00 31 6.70 39 184
70 cts. for 1914
$1.25 for year ending 31.7.5 50 cts for 1914.
Reserve Fund....... Reserve Liability of
Proprietors .......£1,200,000
BRANCHES
b. 60,000 $10
all 25 June 22 Apr. 43
25
b. 325,000 5/-
ali 13 July 7 Feb. 5.90
4.80
Bombay Calcutta Colombo Delhi Galle
1373
25,000 $10
b. 250.000 10 all
b.
€14 Mer
28 Dec.
42
3634
all 1012 Jan. 94 June
10
9
part of the Treasury :—“ Having
(New) 85 cts. b. $0,000 $10-$1.
$4
93 cts. Jan. 25 ets.Dec.
31.
St cts.
b. 75,000 $10 all
4
4.
-$5
12,000 $10
5
5
$150 for 19°0'
a manser that will beat benefit
Societe des Pulpes et. Papier-1
$20
13,200 $50
20
20
None
20, (0 $5
all 5.00 June 4
3.00
16
Miscellaneous.
Do. (Spec shares) China Provi. L. & M. Co., Ld. 10 Dairy Farm Company, La m$29
40,000 $1 all
b. 125,400 $10
Green Island Cement Co.La Bongkong Electric Co., Id
$4372
60,0 $10 Hongkong Ice Co., Ld$190 1. 6,500 $25 Hongkong Rope Mfg Co, Ld...$31 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. {5
^A Suggestion for the Treasury.
The following suggestion, which is put forward by a Globe correspondent, writing from the Langkats City under the initials S. H., is deserving of consideration on the Peak Tramway Ca, Id. (Old) $10
Do
sold some American securities I Philippines Ld...
am surious to jovest proceeds in B. Price & Co., Ld.
teries du Tonkin........... the country, and doubikss there are others in a similar position to Steam Laundry Co., L$31 myself. To buy War Loan would | Union Water-bost Co., Ld. ...$16
be of little or no use, may I, there watson and Co Id..$685 fore, ask whether it would not be
possible for the Government to William Powell, Limited $5} accept money in sums of $100 and
multiples of the same on deposit, S. C. Morning Post...$29-
at say 4 per cent, or 4 per cent.
interest, earmarked as payment in
Anglo-Java Estates Ltd. Tia.
Anglo-Dutch Tis. 8 buyers. Linggis £1 Nordanals 19/- buyer.
fall for the next losa? Such a scheme would I am sure collect a large amount that would other- (17) buyers. wise be invested elsewbeze. In addition to this the Government would have no commission to pay, and there would be no rush in connection with this part of the iwae, for when the date of issne oace fixed all dccaments could be prepared in advance. The de- positor would then zet cheque
for interest on deposit and a fully- paid certifiosts in return for the payment made. I will anticipate, a possible anggestion as to plac ing money on deposit with a banker by pointing out that my plan would for many reasons be much simpler and carry the tran= motion through at once. As to price of imus, &c, we have been told that it will be an attractive.
amme so than the last.”
WRIGHT & HORNBY.
T/T Demand 30 d/s 60 a/s
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$
Usg8eiag
$2.00 per sbare for 1914 Interim of $2 account 1915 Interim$1for year ending?0.6.15
$10% for 1914
Interim of Tle. 1 making Tis, 2
ac 1913
(70 cts. on fully paid shares and 7 cts. on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.15 None
(50 cts, on old shares and 25-..
cts. on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14: $1.50 for 1914
Nov. 31
25 cts. for year ending 31575 27,723 #10 all 2214 Feb. 17
$1.00 per share for year end- Jan. 18
ing 31.12.1914 90,000 $10 all 8 April 6.90 Dec. 6.90xdiv. 61 zdiv. 60 cts. for 1914
21,000 $7 all 914 Jan. 614 Dec. 7
514
6,000 $25 all 30 June 192 Dec. 29
29
LATEST RUBBER QUOTATIONS. Ayer Fanas (Straits) $9.00 buy Kempas (Straits). $5 buyers. Balgownies (Straïts) $6 buy-] Malaka Pindas (Straits) $21⁄44 Į Pajam (Straits) $1634 buyers.
buyers.
Malakofs (Straits) $11⁄2 buyers. New Serendah $2.75 buyers,
Share and General Brokers 6. Des Vœux Road Central Tel address, Rectitude.
CORRECTED TO WOON, JAN. 17, 1918.
ers,
€rs.
Changkat Serdangs (Straits) 1 $81 buyers.
Sendycrofts (Straits) $9.00 buyera
ANY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOURDAN - UP TO THE WIKOTE SHARE MARKET NEWS” THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF, RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS:
Selling.
TIT Bombay
1
· T/T Shanghai, Private 30 d/fa sight TT Singapore. TT Japan
1/15/16
1/11 3/8 -1/11 1/2
.1/11 9/16
-913
Demand Todia.
EXCHANGE.
Demand Bombay —14431⁄2-
1441.
THT Calcuttameterie Demand Calcutta Demand Manila 22 3/4) T/T 8an F co & NY46; Demand, New York 46 1/8° TT JzY2305 TE MAGLÓ
Demand Germany,
¿TTE Francs.
Demand Paris
269
On Earphon
On Saigon On Bangkok
4m's L/C 4m/LD/P
6 xx. L/C
Buying
Jan 17th,
34% DIBUL...
·79%
·2-1/8·
Gold Leaf per oz. $58.40 Sovereign Bar Silver, ready...27 for Bid
SUBSIDIARY COINS..
Discount ger $100 Chinese? 20/st
$181/2 Chinese 10
#16%
$10.30 2014.
30 dis. F'ney & M 2/-3/4
30 d's Ban-Fco&EYAT3/2
4 m/s Marksged
4 m/s France
$280
iz precess & 3/4
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital
£1,200,000 £1,800,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted or application.
WE DICKSON. -
Manager Hoberg. 11th April, 1912. {
PEAKT
NOTICE
EAK TRAMWAYSO LIMITED.
TIME TABLE
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1,125,00€
569,500
500,000
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Hongkong Howrah Kandy
Karachi Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpu
Madras..
Penang
Rangoon
Shanghai
Singapore
HONGKONG BRANCHL Every cescription of Banking & Exchanse business transacted. Interest allowed on Current Ac counts at 2 per cent, per ADRUM' on Daily Balane a. and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application. C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager
BANK OF CANTON
LIMITED
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG
•200 7,364 20
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Trans- acted
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS Be- eived
INTEREST ON FIXED
DEPOSITS
Fór 3 Months 3% per annum For 6 Months 4% per annum
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