COMMERCIAL
Oil Imports at Shangbai. For the quarter ended Septem- ber 30, 1915 the total amount of mineral engine oil imported into Shanghai was 415,499 gallons.
Maslin Manufacture la Japas.
The work of installing a dosen additional maschines for the manu- facture of top at the Tokyo Haslin Manufacturing Ca., which
To-day's
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
5.-SELLEKS
ホー SA-SALES
1914.
1914.
Lowest
1915. Highest Lowest,
Since Since 14th May, 14th May,
to Dow
1915.
Last Dividend
and Date
Closing
Prices
STOCK.
Kamber of 55
Par Paid
Banks.
Highest
1916
BANKS
at 1/9 5/16 equal to $4 for 16 year 30/6/15
(£2/3
all
855 July. 700 Oct. $45 x div. 790c, div
A
ƒFinal of $4 a/c 1913. Interim 1 of $18 a/c 1914.
Final of 12 pc. making
25 p.c. for 1914 [Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $50 for 1914 Final of $15mak. $18 for 1913
& Int. of & for 1914
has sight ench mischines ander fes, $500
installation was finished in'a
B&Shai Banking Corp. 120.000 $125
E
msjær part, and from the present indications it will become possible to pat out more than 400,000 lb of top per month by s next March at the latest, saya a Japanese exchange. In such event, the various muslin factories, which have been-hard pressed for dearth of material, will fad thinga very much altered in their „favour. However, the Tokyo Mas- Tin Company has heretofore been scostomed to the top pat cut by it. self and it is thought nearly certain that the bulk of the expected monthly output of 400,000 lb. will be employed for its own use. In the meantime, the exportation b. of muslin to France and India is becoming more lively, and sizoeb. the existing compset binding the muslin factories as regards the b reduction of the daily working hours does not operate over mus- Alin for export abroad, the present
boom in the export business will b. be further stimulated — Echange.
A Currency Loan; In the Nineteenth Century Mr. H. J. Jeanings suggests an ap- parently easy way of financing the war by the issue of Loan Vouchers, which would replace the Currency Notes now in b. circulation. The plan proposed would be for the banks to pay | 6. certain proportions of the weekly
273/10/-
B
415
118276
Marine Insurances. anton Ing. Office, Lê.......... North China Ins. Co., Ld......
10,000 $250 20 350 Dec.
10,000 £15 ES 145 May
305 Oct.
133 Jan
495
360
180
160.
#915
Union Jas. Sty of Cton. Ld.
12,400 $250-100 | 847) April 700. Oct.
$97***
$855
*
4
$152 - $410
$265. Pangisze For Assoc-Ed:
Fire Insurances, China Fire Ins. Co., Ld. --
kong Fire Ins. Co. Ld
ecco sico 60 210 April 19016 Jan
20,000 $100.0 8,000 $250 50
160 July 140 Oct 162 395 Feb. 365 April 490
130
$9 for 191S
385
Set for 1913
b..
$127
201
$189 $138
$51
Shipping-
Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. A Long, C. & M.S.S. CoLd.
Indo-China (Combined Steam Naviga-j Deferred tion Co., Id.... Preferred
all 36 20,000 $50.
Mar. 2716 Nov. $0,000 $15 all 294 Jan.
126
45
Dec.
19
$4 for year ending 30.6.15
Final of 40 cts. making 90 cts.
for year ending 311214
(6 pm, on p, 1 & 3jc, în dia for your
$60,000 £5 160,000
} all
1924. K. quoted at 9 pa dir in EK.
79
Jan. 50
Sept. 188
96
from 29.9.15. an intesim div. of 5pc.
b.
921-
Shell Tport & Ting Co. Ld. 3,797,610 £1
al
106 Feb. 70/-
Sept. 90/- div. 821-
I dir.
$361
Star Ferry Company, L2 40,000 $10
al
49
Mar.
40 -
Nor.
39
32
b.
$13274
537
Refineries. China S, Refining Co, Ld.... Luzon S. Refining Co.. Ld...
20,000 $100 all
963
Feb.
7,000 $100 all
31
Jan
IT
NOT. Dec.
134 46
111
$3 for 1912
2136
$3 for 1897 -
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359
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ali $24 Jan. 7
4 14 Jeg. 44 "Feb. 40
200 100 all
40.6 1.50 all
ဝါ ရာ
35 30 35
Dec. ‚£9.
Cet
June
€6
0%
3-82 1 2.
Feb. 86
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BARKING HONGKONG & SHANGELI
CORPORATION
HEAD OFFICE:
60. Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE.
36, Bishopsgate, EC.`
BRANCHES --
BOMBAY.
LONDON.
CALCUTTA » MANILA, CANTON.
CEBU. COLON.
PANAMA.
PEKING.
SAN FCISCO. HANKOW. SHANGHAL HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. FOBE
YOKOHAMA 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. 1st July 1915
CORPORA.
BẠN NG
TION. Paid-up Capital -$15,00€,008
RESERVE FUNDS:
Starting
£1,500,000 at 25-
-$15,000,000
Silver $18,000,000
$$35,000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
$15,000,00€ COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale,—Chairman, W. L Pattendan, Esq Deputy
Chairma
^
S. E. Dodwell, Esq.
G. T. M. Edhias, Esq.
C. S. Gubbay, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. P.H. Holyoak.
J. A. Flummer, Esq.
Hon. Mr. E. She im CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N.J.Stabb, Esq.
MANAGER Shanghai-A. G. Stephen, Esq London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowedi
On Current Account at the rais of 2 per cent per annum on the daily balance-
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 21 per cent. par
Sumpet.
on the combineds. paid in Landen YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANT/For 6 months. 34 per cent- ner
*9.15 quoted ex divlin ELKE 11215
Interim of 2/-(Coupen No 25)
making 7/- for 1915
($1.50 per share and bonus' af
40 cents per share for year ending 30*415
Interim of 1 account year
ending 30.6.13(Coupon No. 5.) 316 1/2 for 1909
25-b.1-interim a/c 1915 paid 127.15
40
THE
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
811111,
For 12 months, & per cent per
N. J. STABE,
Chief Manager.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 HONGKONG SAVINGS HÅNT. Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
30,000,000 20,000,000
Head Office-YOKOHAMA.
Branches Asteng-Hsien
Bembey Calcutta
Charcha
Daires
Fertion
Harbin
Hankow
Zapoltin
Lobe
London
Sydery
Tentur
Txinatio
Agencies Nakmi Newchwang New York Osaka
Pektg
(Arthur)
San Francis Shanghai Sydney Trebling
Iako
Los Angeles THE
Lutaret Allowed on Catrem. ¿f ccount. Deposits received for kand parindz mazan to be abisinet en sypłacation.
FISHI ONO, Manager
($2.50 for half year ending Hongkong, 21st October, 1915. 130615
45 cents for year 1914
(Dividend of 6 p.e. for year
1 ending 30.6.15
$2.25 forhalf year ending 31.12.15 $7.00 for year ending 31.12.15
11. 16 for year ending 311015 Tls. 1:50 for year ending 301115 Tis. 12 for 1913
23 for 1914
106
101
70
103
100
135
1314
May
19 b. 20
105
- 90
-
* 62
516
Dec. 10
10
85 cents for 1914
April
44
NOTA
Divic end of Tls. for year 1 ending 30-6:15
30/-
Mining- Kailan Mining Admin tion. 1,000,000 £ Raub Australian Gold Min-
411- Feb. 33/6 Dec.
33/6
30
3.30
ing Co. Love an
200,000 £1
3.30
Jan 1.90, Nov.
*
Tropob Mines Ltd.
35/6
Fral Caspiane
160,000 £1 796,666 £1
all ali
39/
Feb.
19,6 Not:
32/6
56/6
21/3
41
37/6 1 interim 1915
wage cheque is 5. vouchers,
Docks. Wharves and
Godowns &c
(bearing 5 per cent." interest).
#743
new $84
90
60
t. 94
b
$115
b.
$101 $616 $40
b.
$84
#96
b.
$142
b.
$13 71
earn b
t. 90
These going directly into the berr.old 888} #K. & W.D. Co. Là 0,000 $50 hands of the workers, present a direct opportunity of saving, and b. at the same time automatically b. enable the Treasury to ease the situation. The substitution would replace presest paper currency to a gradually increasing extent, as it would be available for cash transactions, and among other b. advantages would release the b greater proportion of the $28, 500,000 at present held against the paper issue. Mr. Jennings b. estimate that there are some b. 18,000,000 persces over ten years of age in receipt of wagen of some amount or other," and that the majority of them; between 15 and
kong & K.W. & G. Ca. Id.
cr,000. £50 all €9
]]
'bai Dock & Ezg. Co.Ld............. Arai & E'kew W. Co. La
Fands, Hotelsaúd Buildings. Anglo French Lands a'kong Hotel Co., Lda tree,
15,700 36,000
10 all h
0 il 109
Jan. ཉྩ Nov.
Jan ・53 Oct.
July 50 Dec. Jan. 8214 Dec.
6$
80
813 881 57 $3 dividend for year 1914 Ég 49 ex div. Tia. 3 for year ending 30.4.15 9316
Tl. 5 for 1914
$3.50 for year 1914
*
13, 10, 500 £100
94
20,000 $50
50 128
H'kong Land Investment Co. Hhreys Estate & F. Co.Ld. Koon Land & B`ing Co, Ld.
ICSCO $100
July 120 Dec. 116
11716 July 98
94 108
Tis. 636 for year ending 29.2.14
110,000 $10
Nov. 111 div. 108 Nov. 符
$31 for year ending 31.12.15
6.10
.
€uro $30
1.107-banghai Landr.
178,000 £50
all £8
West Point Building Co. Là:
'kong Central Estater.
1900 $50
23
10,000 #100 all
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., La Song Yik
328
July
.25
24 110 all 142
Jan.
I acu Kung Mow.
Feb.
hanghai Cottone.
Feb.
on an average £1 per week, and this, he calculates, works out at £810,000,000 a year, allow- ing an average of seven weeks cfb. for unemployment. To this total, which is admittedly more or less- conjectural, must be added about
b. $170,000,000 for salaries (as dis- b tinguished from wages), on which income tax is payable under Schedules D and E. This gives 5.
L. 5
Yangtszepous
Miscellanecus. -
6.
€43;
510 China Borneo Company, La
bina Light & Power Co. } $4.70
La. fo. (Spec. stares) - 10 China Provt, L. & M.Co.LA. $29 Dairy Farm Company, Ld 10.20 Green Island Cement Co.Le.. 400/10 #30
Jongkong Electric Co., La
cre $5 50,000 $1 · all 1:5,140 $30 40.00073
all 9
8.00
70 cts, for 1914
6 39
all €90
Jan. 5
31 6.70
$1.25 for year ending 31.7.35 50 cta. for 1914.
60,000 $16
all
49
39
$180
Hongkong Ice Co. Id.
....
6.40 $25
21716 July 174 Dec. 190
184
us very nearly £1,000,000,000, sssa. & b. $31
Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co. Ld.
60 EP $10
ali
25 June 22 APL 43
25
the possible income of the em 5.60
43816
i angkata
10 all
3- July OF Feb. 5.90
Mar
4.80
42
369
$10
10.
Do
(New) 10,000 $10
93 cte. Jan. 75 cts. Dec. $1
b.
Philippines Ld.......
$5
a Price & CoLd............
Societe des Pulpes et?
$20
Papierteries du Tonkir
$33
Steam Laundry, Co. Id..............
€16)
Orion Water-boat Co., 16. – 27.723,#10
62
Watson and Co. Id." "se!
$5
$29
William Powell. Limited...'
*
S. C. Morning Post...
Jan. 64 $14
Jure 30
$2 "Dec. 29
$1.
75,000 $10 all 12,00 $10 10
13,200 250 all
*0,000 $5 all 500 Juce 4
ail 124 Feb.
17 Jen 18 SO,CCC $10 all & Atril 6.90 Dec. 6901 div. 6) xdiv. 60 cts. for 1914
21500 $7 all
6,000 £25 ali
20 ctr
4
None
5
5.
$150 for 1910
20
20
None
Nov. 32
16
Dec.
?
514
29
WRICHT & HORNEY,
Share and Central Brokers
1** 1.5
40,000 $15 all 12 May
atov
all 4.90 July 4
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NOT. 10.10
June 35 Aug.
Dec
Jan 35 Nov. 45
ployees of the United Kingdom.
If these figures are anywhere near fight, the Chancellor of the b. Exchequer could, by the plant... 85 cts. outlined, get £300,000,000, cr $500,000,000, or £1,000,000,000 sccording to the proportion of wages paid by War Voucher, from this
class employee sloce. Nor is this the only source which he might tap by the same method. The employment of War Vouchers as legal tender currency might be extended to many other forme of payment?! It is indeed so facile and so zelf- acting a device that the chief danger would be in creating debt! at too expeditions a rate. Thie, however, is a matter for regala- fioo, and
any experienced engineer, with his band on the afety-valve, knows when to let cf steam and prevent an explosion.
Hongkong Tramway Co.,Ld! 295, 10 5/- all
Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old): 95/66 $10 all 102 Jan. 4 June
*
44 6% for year ending 28 2.06
$2.00 per share for 1914 Interim of $2 account 1915. Interim$1 for yearending30.6,15 $10% for 1974
Interim of Tis. I making Tls. 2 1 a/c 1913
(70 cts. on fully paid shares and
7 cts. on $1 paid shares for. year ending 30,435
ރ
;
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund...
£1,200,000 £1,800,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.. £1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open ed and FIXED DEPOSTLES re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periode, at rates, which will be quoted on application.
THE Business of the above
Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bules may be obtained on ap- plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent. per 1-
Depositors may transfer, at their option, balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT E 4
per cent, per
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation.
N. J. STABE.
ATIC WI
Chief Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
AINDIA, LIMITED,
Head Office 15 Gracechurch
Street, London. Authorised Capital £1,500,00 Subscribed
1,125,00€ Faid Up
562,500 Reserve Fund
500,000
BANKERS: The London Joint Stock Bank, The Bank of England.
Limited
BRANCHES
WE. DICKSON.
Hergkerg, 11th April, 1912. [
Bombay
Manager
Calcutta
Colombo
Delhi Galle
NOTICE
PEAK TEAMWAY JO
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
VLEX DATS
3.00 2 10 TONGA AML, SALAC AM, ta 100 slegt-kel, kol steag Table 1965 1966 10 3.3 FM
XA15 21064 to Yaad 100, ker
góð á t
* Ka
Hongkong Howrah Kandy
Karachi Kota Bharu Kuala Lumpar Madras
Penang
Rangoon
Shanghai
Singapore,
HONGKONG BRANCH Every description of Banking & Exchange business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current ão- counts at 2 per cent. per amAUM on Daily Balaners, and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application. C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager
Robbers in Shansi.
The robbers in Shansi have elnded the Government troops and are circling southwarda. Thêy captured Pingluhsien and are now advancing towarda Tatangfa The authorities there have appeal- od to Peking for troops as the einforcements seat to Kweihwa chong and Fengcheng are too far inland to reaist this band of two thousand robbers.
T/T
Selling.
Demand!!
3.C0 25 cis. for year ending 31515
$1.00, per share for year end-
{$1.00, per share
•ƒ50 cts. on old shares and 25
cis. on new year shares for fear ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914
6, Des Vœux Road Central. Tél, address. Rectitude.
CORRECTED TO NOON, FEB. 7, 1916.
AXY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN UP TO THE MINUTE SHARE MARKET REWS,” THE TELEGRA· M DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF 'RESPONSIBLE FOR KRY OF THE LESTE QUITATIOES.
1/15/16 ...1/11 3/8 30 dis..........1/11 7/16 60 dis....
1/11 9/16 .1/11 5/8 T/T Shanghai...73) Private 30 dis sight TT Singapore T/T Japan T/T India
.9214 ∙1441 Demand India. ---344 3/4
TIT Bombay
EXCHANGE
Demand Bombay....144 3/4 TT Calcutta Demand Calcutta 1443/4 Demand Manila 93 T/T San F'co & N.Y.46 "1/4 |Demand, New York 45 3/8 T/T Java.......10934 TT Marksmes !Demand Germany...
T/TFrancs Demand Paris.
On Enphong On Saigon
33% Drea
On Bangkok ..........79 1/4
Buying
} 4 m/s. L/C..........2)-- 1/16
4 m/s. D/P2)-3/16 6 m2. L/C -2- 5/16 30 d/s. S'ney. & M 2/5/16 1301s Sarl coEKLIT ai 34 m/s. Marks........................ Nom. 34 m ́s.Franc.12.23
6 m/s. Franc
2.83
Feb. 8th.
Gold Leaf per oz $57.30 Sovereign ........... $10,20 Bar Silvez. per oz. 27 1/16
SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100: Chinese 20 cts pieces $177,- Chinese 10
$15% Hongkong 20 cte. pieces$ 8 3/3 Hongkong 10.
$18 3/3
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NIGHT CARS,
$56 2011; and '9'Zatka, Dead Twin Be
ALDO ZINU,ÄVary half hours 15,00-1-2017, ELAS TAN
every monetar në si belang.
SUNDAYS
743 2,36 28. 10:30 Am.. Event 15 Mon,
Man
TÍÐ AM 15 R8:00 Door
25.00 Moor to 1100 Falke
30 Max
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6.00 1,36, 20
W.
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$IGHT CARS. It na Wank Days
SATURDATS
Ten Cyc Ja midnighe
SPICIAL CARI
By, hatrugesonde at the Compney's Offee,
Du Tony Bear, Cammi,
BANK OF CANTON
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Trans- acted,
اولا
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS Be
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:
"Seasoned proch izizketa mugilahia for all-eived. zot already fully running at the time stated in the Company's metillag, – basset for special dus che be okressed on application at Car Company's Other No Berman Bent will be named test prezimut there fork se bom stade in Bank Hats or by Compradore order representing Pack Login or
JOHN D. HUMÝHRETS & SOZ
THE ALEXANDRÁ CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled for Bread, Cakes, Confectionery and meals with Wines & Liquor.
For 3 Months 3% per annum For 6 Months 4% per annu For 12 Months 41% per annum
LOOK POON SHAN,
Chief Manager,
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