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SATURDAY, APRIL 84 1915.
COMMERCIAL.
OFIUN, COTTON, TARN, đại
Mears. S. D. Stou Lad Co., exputorst (and importers, in their fortnightly report,].
lafod: April 22, statė >--
Benga! Opium-Market mutest quid){ (with vas malw, flearance, nisi repertasi during the past fortnight of 13 chests of Parno Did, chest of Beiares "New. und
1 chos of Bönarer Md, dù, all about 15, Jchests, Shipinents to Shanghai and further Ports of 24 chines af Faina uld.
brevoltimate k09-chatr¬dfPatar-New- 30 chests of Patna Uld, 105 charts of Bentre New and 10% chests of “là Porzel
. in all about 778 chevi», Sell baby malegred stockt-40 chests of Putus! | Now, 28 chosts of Patna Oli, Băciasta ol
Benares Now, and 83 chests of Demares! otd, in 'all about 116 chests. Riport u) | [ closing quotations (per chest) aetti- 5#
anders
Putna Ner.... Patma Oll
Baratos New
Dear Old.......
0,200 (050
Mulwa Opium:-No sales ans reportest in the market. Charances during the past. fortnight of about 2 ghosts. En Pobl stock in estimated at about 350f- Febest Sold önt uncleared stock shouti 77 chests. Beported closing quotatinve (qpa) pieul) are w under:—
Matsua......... 89,100 to $9200, L'utton--In. sympathy with strong tone in fodia, our eoltom market shaved some improvement, and sales of about 45 packages are reported at $25 to $10 per } pietf. I'nwold stock is estimated at about și 2.000 packages. Present quotations are
$33 per pieul.
100 China
130 Aru
20) Colaba :00 Crow 500 David 400 Elphinstons
No, per bale.
6 811
10% 07/100
*+
10.. 94,07
ENTERTAINMENT ·
THEATRE ROYA
LAST TWO NIGHTS MAURICE E. BANDMAN 123K78 Messrs Phillip Braham & Campball's Co.
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THE WORLD'S maken Maszna
TO-NIGHT.
Saturday, ApriF Sfth.
A Special Programme of New Numbers including Tipperary and
The Mayor's Matinee.
Monday, April 264M
Grand Patriotic Night and Farewell of the Grotesques
The Telephone Belle
Some Musical Impressions.
Flansa cute that areach ebangs of pro- gramme, the Entire Musical Programme in
ho changed.
PRICES: $3, 92 & $1.
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331
THB HONGKONG LAND JAVEST-
_MGMT_AND_AGENCY_COMPANY.. LIMITED...
\PRING my Absence and until Farther
PRI
Notice MR. MOWBRAY STAF- FORD NORTHCUTE has been appointed ACTING SECRETARY..
A
By Order of the Board of Directors,
A. SHELTOR HOOPEN,.
Secretary. Hongkong, April 22, 1915.
Finding Yarn-News of a firm tone in diret, and will not be taken to, Sidis- India for raw material, and reported pla bury Plain in Kalad. For dining, asing of orders by the Government to
| several Mills, had the effect of strengthen- | -- was the first outingent.
At present the British battle line big or Yara market, and the importer gins at Middekerke, about four miles being unable to replace, asked for higher south of Ostend, in which region The prices which were wily mondat he elgian troops are helping to hold the the Chinese purchasera, hence prices -how la the New York Times Magazine of line, and extends all the way to Arras, advance of from one to five dallas As more and more late, and business reported during the Sunday, February 21st, Mr. G. Amold about sixty miles.
France Pecigh of about 6,350 bales as under: Slade, an American artist, describes the British copy have reached British Army Base Camp in Frame.re und more milsgo of battle front bales
as been taken over by the British from Hewrite
The movement of the now Kitchener the Freach, thus enabling the French army to France is now under full head to Sengthen the lines further east, way and hay day may see the beginning With the coming of the troops now in 826 of the net ofensive campaign to at-tramit, the fritish lines will extend still from further south, and it is planned that drive the Cefmans ind France and Baliun. I can state this shortly the Brisi-h will take over the positively, becaties I have just arrived lines from the French as far the vicinity From Etaples, lately made the centre of Teo, about thirty miles from NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a of British army activities, which has Armes, or even beyond. This again will GENERAL MEETING of MEME becomes the base camp of the Brit tho Prezen make their lines to the BERS will be held in the CHAMBER OF tich in Frines and which is destined more massed and formidle, in
MMERCE BOM, Crey Hapisy a most important part in the war.
preparation for the big ellensive. The MONDAY the 28th April. at t 30 when the following Rewlution will be put I left Euples, where I had bera living rarest on to Etuples on the Britisła nd if ered will hereafter form cre of with my wife since the outbreak of the anti- about forty miles many. the Chamber's Rules and Regulations wat, in the Ast week of February..
"That Clause of the Rules and Etaples, a fishing town of 4,000 inhabi. Some idea of the nature of the fight- **Regulation of the Boogkong General turf, is on the, coast, in the Departing to which the British are looking for.
Chamber of Commerce be altered meat of Pu-de-Calais, about feard any he gathered from the fact that sheet u bals of So, d. 2,000 bales from Janu гy 1st, 1913, to read
miles south of Boulogne. When I left the French would--those able to
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
the mar net berunfter described, and
tempt
OXING FORWARD.
25m x 90:01
10%
04/07
91,02
230 Gold Mohour
28.00
500 ndo China
92,04
2 Naranjee
92,05
12M
UNION INSURANCE SOCILTY OF CANTON, LIMINED.
08-07
I
03:05
12.. 98/101
12
12,94
19/110
114
20's
335
350 Gold. Mahoor
20
200 Indo-Chinn
230 Monn
160 Chion 200 Corrimbhoy 1450) Dawa 150 Indo-China 200 Prospect Naranjes
250 Chins 930 David
230 Victoria
NOPIUE TO SHAKEHOLDERS, -
FINAL DIVIDEND of Twenty
A Donate and a Bases of Fire Dollwy
par Share for the year 1913 and an Interim 118,120 Dividend of Thirty Dollars-per Shams for 116/121 the year 1914 will be Payable on FRIDAY 114 the 23rd instant. 20s. 112/114
In all abous 3.350 balas comprising of the
All Mercantile Firms..and persons engaged or interested in the teade the railroads of Northwestern France trhvel-are being moved out of practif No. is., 1,050 babes of No. 12s., 330 of Hongkong er China, shall be were just on the point of being cowed to cally all the hospitals in the area br.ales of No. 1, and 1.500 Lules of So, eligible for admission at Members in civilian rattle for a period of one wees. Dieppo and Havre on the soust. Unold and uncleared stock is esti on Payment of $63. for Firms, and south. That month will soon be up. and from hospitals well inland opposite mated about 600,000 balos.
When it is, it will men that 300,000 that area, the French going to the south new British troops are in camp in the of France, and that it is being sought vicinity of Etaples, whers, for, milos, to have 175,000 free tasks for the British statch the tents which are to shelter wound by the tinie the ofensive is the latest legions raised by Kitchener well under way.
225 for single individuals for the or ent year of their election, and a Ike a noul subscripti in thereafter, Fayable on 1st January,
E.Ă. M. WILLIAMS,
Secretury.
*Hongkong, April 16, 19:3
British troop
SO,
Japanese Yam:--Sales æn esportival of about 500 balai of No. 20%. from $112
$120 bal.
Sundry Articles ---Market muted stendy- In. importa sales are reported of Apricots || $15 per pleu, Torax at $25 per picúl, Kimist 821 per pical, Mirambellotas et
per picul. Ikezu. Oll at $60 per pival, Gun liburan at $10 to $12 per picul. Putehok at. $10 per pivu. Bear Stone
Warrants may ile bid an application an is of the Society saver after that
date,
Ey Order of the Board
C. MON CAGUE EDE.
Sunstary.
Hongkong. "April 23, 1915.
3rd
THE STIONAL IMAN OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
SIXTEEN MILLION D'LLARS (214,000,000)
AND
until such time as they are ondered" to Not only are the French hospitals in 35 the firing line, and that still other new the regions uned being cuplice of are in the trench thise able to tran, but the Pist When I left Elaphes the first of the new themselves are preparing new hospitals free hul just come-four regiments the whole, way along the cast frazas 810 to 8210 pre ratty, and Bombay SUPPLEMENTARY ISSUE OF EIGHT from Maltu, who they had been in oulons to Havre-120 miles or
MILION DOLLARS (38,000,004). training for five months, having beca Summer hotels as being turned is at $1.50 per basket. In exports purchases are reported of Preserves at sent there fra England, relieving the hospitals, as well as commandeered silla to 8 per cent, Salt Petre at $15) per QUBSCRIBERS to the shore LOAN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL that had been garrisoning the of wealthy, people awong the com- picut, Balangal at 38 per picnt, Cassis af
are hereby palified that the interst and and who went to the front, in mardeered vills that of the million-1
intalment for the month April amounting - $11.2 to $11.75 per picas. Broken Ca- to Doors One Husared and Twenty INTELLIGENCE BUREAU.
France,
aim Count Constanovitch, who married at $0 per piel, Green Buns at 84.75 Tusused ($13,000) has been duly received an American, and villas of a number o!.
Business Connection in all Countries.
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rich Americans. Perrisser and other per picu, sad Sugar Camis st $174-per by the Undersigned and brought to Lan Brod conversations with British of British women of prominenes
Servico Accounta cers at the Etaples general headquarters, charge of unverul of these new hospital. which have been established in the many of which are already fully equip Ifatel Regina, and slowhere, I learned at only waiting their tenants
Mesars. James F. Hutton and Co., Ltd of Manchester, in their Workly Parket
that, according to the estimates, Kit- thousands of the young man who are part, dated March 25, 1915. say :-There cherer has raised 1500,000 men for the now by had towards. the battle intonded offensive. The best estimates.
I have got from British officer show that 500X British troops, gathered
THE HOMITALS.
fan all parts of the rapire, hare thus which the British are commandeering An idea of the alt-embracing way in
France and Belgium.
7. A. AGMENT, Inspector General of Customs, and Vice-Chairman of the Bureas of
National Loans..
cotton markets at New York and Liverpool is no doubt about the general feeling in the Tospectorate General of Customs, at present, which
Peking, 14th April 1915. ix
bullish, anmlstakably although the further upward movement is certainly surprising. If there is say be going the other way but it set the rearon in these matters stail, cotton should
esaßdence (It that alues are true. Upa
far constituted the British forno in uildings and converting them into how the bighor cotten gooa, tãs stronger is the
The plan for the Etaples camp, usipitals for the new array may be got from could give many reasons why values shopst have gathered it from my frequent tales consideration of the hotels of the fall, for instance, the binal ginning repert with the officers who were there is Jan faconus resort of Le Touquet, practically issued by the United States Bureau last Addressca of Exporters, Jimportery and early this mouth is that a part of updés, a widely populer week end showed that the crop just her Manufacturers, Agents, etc. in
wen shall always be encampeds Le Tours the fish are about million bales Further the British Govern in the season usa word Monte Carlo vested in undoubtedly the largest crop ever grown in one Person, by probably half ̧». every country. d'Offers in any article desired.
there, ready to move at nent's The Bureau does vat; accept
take over the hodili maitage (norament hare'w nonsced tint cotton will not ba tive to any art of the battle front. French hospital, and put in 800 holowed to pass into Germany, and the
·ndy Commission for Connez- tions accomplished by its other troops will urove in from England, fotot antie, was Grand Fate of some weakage. Trae, values did ease At the out of the Itaples capital beds they are talding over husiness acne for that market, was one of Medium. A
the reasons given for the stronger tendency this movement go on until the whole; the greitai hus been taken 1,500,000 1, the peached or passed through
Each firm desirous of utilizing the me- d'un of this Bureau is asked to state references
The Burran in mabled To GRANT, ITS BERTÍSTA FREE OF CRiza braso thousand firmy áro ́subsribers and sup
(Continuation prips 5.)
NOTICE.
"
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at Now Yuck. when the annoncement was Etaples. The others were of the opinion by hopital Corps under the din offerally misde, bat it has evidently soon
eguning of this movement, the whole thue in eight or nine weeks from the ou of the Holes of Westminster, and been forgotten, and when these and other points, are remembered, one, wundern why.. The best signert with regard to the prusont or womewhat higher level being From in true one is that the fall in values at the cutbreak of the war from 6.86 Spot Mid Amerion to the lowest point:4.25 in December, was a panic drop, and now that the crisis and disorganisation of busine is passing, or has passed away, values are coming:to what they ought to be
port the Burma through an annual foe.507,000 would be in Frunes, 20 that All correspondence to be addressed io: all this Kitebener army should be in
J. BENDIEN, Director I.C.LB.,
Damrak €0, Amsterdam.
Hoogkoux, March 6, 194
MARTIN'S VAPIOL STEEL ASPILLS
A Trahan Ramadiz Bop all Irrigulariti Mandle the bui sa ise tra
le way izzveninety oE SAD 1299
Carltondo piano Med.
MARTIN'S SAPIOL SSTEEL *
CanPILLS
Prunes about the first week in April. But the subsement of the offensive will cong long before tint. Indeed,| the Brys move of the offensive may be said to have cote with the trrival of the Multirement-theanga the vast hostat Etaples.
THE TRANSPOUT.
" The troops uns being Innded at severd pertat Boulage, Diepers BATH Chebou.and the Brittany parts Each transport is conveyed by battlo ship ar cruiseze, with torpedo Lunts cad wyers, the shipping of troops being, of
Fery risky slurs. Yet bag of no lastane in which a tran- speare with Lings about had and soul, although I heard of Note HIVY Caps For German sijarinne wire
A ORZEN CHESS SO CRESCENDO CALLED 2 voting net Plymtath for the transporti
goed uid meal, a la ante or Table d'Boto, with Wines & Liiton
ALEXANDRA CAFE.
the hos
se the first Caning aboard, but the submarines vere sighted
time wit existed Subenguca Canedion contingents, will go to France
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION
"Uply a Corch" but you stop ** while it is ONLY" A cough, E.
WATERBURY'S, METABOLIZED. COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
The forst" mreparation, mads, "for combaling severo coughs, CURES Y couch that is einly a coupe. Very palatable. AST OF ALL CHEMISTS
CEP $1,25 a 6223
Business in pieno goods, is at present of very small dimossions The Indian markets. are off buying, and none of them are doing anything worth mentioning this week. Rangeon has been batter, but mostly in fancy lines, but it is satisfactory to hear that that market is in a batter condition and stocka are now moving lata ennsung tion. China and the Strafte do vory Httle,
but more in duing for Soath Anturion, Advancing pricesare, however, the grestest disiculty and most of the allors to hand are on the basis of what would have been dood ammonth ago.
THE FRUIT SEASON.
TOWEL. complaint: li sare so he press
lens during the fruit sesson, Heware.
to keep a bettle of Champlain Cle
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the 12th inst
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