MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1017
SHIPPING
P. & O. S. N. CO.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE
UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
TO
LONDON NEWS.
THE CHINA MAII
(from Our Chan Correspondent.)
Losnas, Gstoher 12. The Harvest Moon ended its course
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, nights at tow our portion, and so. to a considerable reduction in the
TANG PASSEroles and Carno Toʻ
ISTRAFTS, COLOMHO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, đa.
Steamers
Loove
› to
Colombo
Hongkong Noon
Connecting Kail Steamer trom Colombo.
Dhad Marvel
*1917,
Due London 1917.
When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO
Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBQ is deänitely re urvak
Hongkong at the time of Booking.
On the Australian Route Tickets Interchangable with Orient Line.
SAILINGS DIRECT TO
SHANGHAI MOJI KOBE AND
S. Bi
YOKOHAMA.
Love Hongkong About
Passangers may travel by Railway in Japan between Fort of Oall free of charge. ... Returg Tickets are available by Massagorion Maritimes Company.
(Non- Transhipment).. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS, WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR
INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMLO AND PORT SAID.
CARRYING 1st and 2 SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.
STEAMERA.
PROPOSE SADNESS :
Lezva B'KONG About
LALTE S*rone. about
Bust M'SKILLEN. if calling abont
Dav LONDON abont
THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fam free of chargs and each Berth Furnished with an Electric Reading Lamp.
Round the World Tickets and Through Lickote to New York in connection with the Principal Mail Lines.
Return Tickets at fare and a half available to Europe for Two Years; or to Intermediate Parts for Six Months.
Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are able to be cancelled or altered withoas notice.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
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Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents cagarding arrival of consignments expected of which they have reseived duqcuments Ir advice.
Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Mesara Goddard and Douglas, at 10a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the GodownE
For Further Information, Passage Faron, Freights, Handbooks, Datos of Sailings
atc., apply.to.
· E. V. D. PARR,
Superintendent
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
S. S. CHINA
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FJOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAL JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU.
FRIDAY, NOV. 18th, at 1 p.m.-SATURDAY, JAN. 28th.
AN UNHUEPASSED HIGH CLASS PARKENGER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE EATES.
O. EL. ʻRITTRE,
Prison's Buildings,
Fraight and Passenger Agent,
Ios House Street,
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE/
Cargo carried on through Bill of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGOA, BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steiners of the INDIAN
AFRICAN LINE]
FROM BONGKONG:
PROPOSED SAILING. Connecting with
FROM COLOMBO
Excellent Accommonation you lan and Sun Olam Passengers,
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE.
Bozular Direct Service from JAPAN,”OBINA and STUARTE is BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, EAST LOSDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN, calling A-MAURITIUS en route and affording the Oniaican Wright Transport from the ORIENT to SOUTH AFRICA.
For dates of departure, Hates of Freight, apply to
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„Maxaarën - Acazzi.
LINE
"ELLERMAN” (Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd.)
JAPAN, CHINA AND STRAITS TO
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT,
FOR PARTICULARS OF BAILINGS BHIPPERS ARE REQUESTED TO AFTROACH FAE UNDERSIGNED,
Stammars Di vodod tie Sues Caual or Cape of Good Hope & Owners Sabjeet to +hange withaat notion
source of china chy in the past has The Queer has set the example in been Devon and Cornwall, which the work of gathering conkers, for used to export huge quantities. The she has homself helped in the sheat nut harvest in the Sundringhami Government tonnage restrictione neighbourhood and over a ton of affecting imports and exporta-con-conkers have already gone from that. nected with paper,manufacture requarter to the munition works.
-A TRIBUTE TO THE KING. in more or less stormy weather, seduced the call for china clay, but, our beetle period of octurnal excite on the other hand, the corrispond very distinguished man, on res ment from Hun raiders has beening call for men led to a heavy depleturning to this country from abroad. tion of labour at the pits, and honed ad several recent convereations with suspended. Dark and mostly windy
the King. Afterwards he paid the following tribute to His Majesty far the raiders have not essayed toutput, which again caused at equal since I came home I have had to bomb us in cut beds while the shroulise in pries for the finished product see nos public nan, bat no one Now the difficulties over tonnagy grasped my meaning or spoke as of blackness is over the earth.
the King. It has been predicted that he will have increased, upd, in addition, new usedly to the point of my subject as I never had the inst demands for meir are being made by Photion he was such
reirarkable do so, "hut"a distinguished general,. holding a high position in Whitehall, the Nations) Service Department, man, arki. I now believe but his told me this week he feels perfectly which, it is tinuted, will leave it occasionally notable utterances-such easy in his mind when the nights are
the disposal of the employers only Wake up England—have been dark and he doubts the inclination of one-thint or even less, of the total muda when he is acting on his own
fot others.". the Germans to risk it, or to succeed number of hands in existence before initiative and not under the advica in is even if they try.
the war
-4 THE BRITISH ARMY..
world. Thas
We shall sec in a few days what
A reliable correspondent, writes :- the Hunter's Moon" will do for
The British Army is now the us; late in the nights unless the winder tendency of the autonin acts most terrible fighting machine in the as a deterrent to the baby-killers.
was the considered Reminiscences of the mid nights opinion expressed to me by a Staff continue to be interesting, and, officer who had great knowledge (except as regards our aliens, includros culy of our Allied but also ing the Chinese), creditable. of the enemy armies." correspondent "who was at West-devised inilitary machine in minster Abbay during the last Sun-three years superior to any Raster day night rail states that "the Abbey thing (fermapy has produced, after was kept open and the organist thirty years of elaborate planning. played after the evening service until Not only that, but having learnt
Mr C. D. J. Ball Capt. E. Bentley the last cleinent of conger was over,uel tren our allies, we are now The dimly lighted Abbey looked teaching them. The British system Mr and Mrs. D. M. weindly beautiful, and the selection of schools of instruction for everyM3. Birbeck of music was lovely. A good many body from corps commanders down and Mrs A. L..
Bouet non-commissioned officem i people wandered aimlessly about, to
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Mrs. Baring Mr and Mrs E. Capt. J. Baxter Master Barter Mes E. A Belilion Me H-J. Boll
Mr
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Mmo E. Esnait.
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Mr H Holden
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RESERTA FUNDS-
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Silver
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Mr
Charles
Mr H. J. Moysey
Mr EL. Mystre
Miss
and Kira B.
Mme
Mr D. Reichelman
CHLEY MANAGER.
Hongkong-NJ. STABB, Esq.
MANAGER FA
Shanghai-, G. STEPHEN Esq.
Capt. Mrs Branch
Cours of „Directors, others sas talking in subdued tones; responsible for the perfect working Mr W. G. Browell Mr and
Hon: Mr. 8. H. Dodwell-Chairman, only a few knelt in prayer.
One of the recent operations, and the Mr and Mrs A. J. Neurer
Hr J. S. Nicolson Yan Buuren
Hon. Mr. Mrs Niessenhuys woman was busily engaged in telling French are copying our methods, the Mr. Burns
P. H. Holyoak.-Deputy Chairman.. and children
(G.T.M. Edkins, Huq. her beads perhaps it is centuries distinguished general in charge of Mr L. A. Calderon
T. Campbell Me CA. Nieuwmeyer Hon. Mr.
CE Antons. Gubbay, Eq. since this has been done by a Roman French aring instruction being an Mr & Mrs Carpmae Me A. R. Odell GFC. Butcher, Esq. C..
Drand Catholic within the Abbey. Another almost funatical admirer of English Miss Carpmael
AH. Compton, Esq. E. V.D. Far, Esq. E. Pencilla
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. woman removed her boots and stock. military ways. If, however, we havers RR. Plunkett Ozorio
Cole an incomparable military Dr & Mrs J. Coronel J. S. Ferry ings and stood barefooted in a nook, evolved
MrJ.D. Courtney IMPP.C. Potte with her hunde folded over her fachine, nobody nead be afraid that
Mr J. Cro
Crocker bosom. Was this some penance self-we are becoming Prussianised: We Mt WB Davenport. inflicted as a votive offering? Any have beaten the Germans because Capt. E. Finlay
F Finlayson E. H. Ray how, ber face betrayed not a vestige we have used democratic methods. MAT. Gillespie Miss F. Ray
Mr J. C. Giner The foundation of our success rests MP F. E. Glazebrook Mr.F. Reichelman upon the infantry private. All his MAC. M. Glazebrook Capt. A Robinson
Goulbourn MTS EY
Slight training is directed to making him. Mr & Mrs J. Gould Mr master of his various arms, develop Mr P. B. Grosse Capt. T. P. Hall ing his intelligence, and giving him a Mr and Mrs W. A. sense of initiative and responsibility: Mr G. Harper
British soldier fights well Mr Geo. Harris The because he wants to fight in a great Mr D. Haskell
Mr G. Benly Mr A. W. van der
Star Miss M. Fodge
E. Hodgins Mr H. F. Stoneham Mrs & Hodal Mr.H. K. Start
Hodzson
Mr C. P Templotoa MrW.K.Hoogewer Mr C. G. Fewsbury G. Thumpeon Mr A.Shalton HooperMr F. G Mr. L. Hape
Capt. F. N. Tyson
Innes
of emotion as the, shrapnel was heard falling.".
THE SURMARIXES.
This week the shipping lesses are slightly higher, but I understand the fact is that last week we launched more tonnage than was sunk. That does not eliminate the gravity of
THE ECONOMIC PRESSURE.
w.a
hild
Shiner Mr F. B. Simmons Mrs M. Slade Capt. A. H: Smith
·Mr W. H. Smith MAW P. Spiers Mr J. Stalker
The German Chancellor's last Capt. and Mrs S
the situation. We need an enormous use, and because he is trained as tonnage: the supply has been serian individual man and not merely ously reduced, and though we may as a senseless part in a great keep puce from now on with the ranchine." losses, we cannot recover the lost advantage. America' needs most of] : ber foodstuffs for her growing urmy, and we have great transport problems speech in the Reichstag shows the uneasiness of, the Huns as to their us regards Australian' and other sup- plies. Hence it is that though we trade chances alter the war. They had boen consoling hemselves that they would have China and South America to operate in, and those
shall not starve, we shall be shorter of food in the next six months than
Mrs M.
Mr and Mrs 3: W. Mr Norman Miss E. Jacobsen MrJ.W. B. Walker
Wall Johnston
Wearne Mmonth Jolley & Mrs E. B. Mr and Mrs E
Winso
8. T. Williamson Mr E M. Joseph Mr 8. T. Willis
Mrs M. R.Mr S. Winthrop
MG. G.
Wood de Journel
and
LODON. BAKKIES-LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER Bank, Lesztes.
HongxONG ITEREST ALLOWED.
CATHEAL
60,407,000
4
11,635,431
REZEVE
FUAD
HEAD OFSTUK-AN
Brancher at
The Ragne Pig
Ectteris
READ AGENCY-BATAYY
Branch at
B¿NDJERMAKIN
BANDOING, CHERIBOT
DZOVKJAKARTA,
MEN. PAPARA
PARKESANG, PIXXLONGAN, PEXANO, POSTELAMAK,
Rangour, SAMANANO, SHAMEHAL
BING &PORE,
HORRAKASTA (Solo LANGKAL
Temens Tratour (B6%F
*Tusk Berane,
THELEPAN WELESYKEDJE,
Correspondents at Bombay, Colomboué Madras, Pondicherry, Caloutta, Bangkok, On Current Account at the rate of Team Lobe. Melbourne, Sydney, New Ralgon, Haiphong. Hanal, Amay, olen?
per cent. per annum on the daily balance
Or PID DEPOSITS—
For 3 months 2 per cent. per sanam.
M
· 79
N. J. STABB
Chic. Manager,
Hongkong, July 12, 1977
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE business of the shove Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR.
Yock, San Francion, 204, die
Горлов
BASTER: Union
Loudon and Smiths Bank, Limitataas
The Bank Eure and belle and cucuês es for collection Billa of Exchange, fagna letters of credit on it. Besectum hol Correspondents in the Tank, on kogn Continent, in Grant · Britain, Amazing and - Australia, and brannabe, building. business of avery description.
J. F. VAN BEZE, Manager.
Hongkong, Sept. 29, 1917.
PORATION. Kales may be obtained on THE YOKOHAMA, BPECH application.
INTEREST on deponite is allowed on
ever bafore. So a big food economy markets, they hoped, would absorb Miss G. de Journel Misses A. & D.Woods the minimum monthly, bstances at 34
campaign is again in progress, to induce the cooks to fight the Germans their dumped products if all the rest by avoiding waste, and the farmers of the world, were hostile. And now. are concentrating on more cultiva-after all their preparations, and after tion to make us more and more self- all the interned Hune have been studying Spanish and calculating the sustaining.
Chinese currency with might and main, these countries have the bad taste not to show appreciation of
GLOOMY GERMAN MERCHANTS.
Though the Prussian Military may still shout for conquest, the Ham burg merchants are gloomy in the extreme, cepecially since China and the, South American republics-on which they set great hopes for after the war trade-have joined the Allies, Advices which have been received
German kultur.
Miss H. de JournelMrs H. Woods
PER CENT. per annum. Depositors
Mr and Mrs KellickMA.Tyler Wybrandi may transfer at their option balances of
and 3 children Mr D.E..Wythe
Mr A. Yail Dr. F. T. Keyt Capti T. I. Isten.
PEAK
HOTEL Mra W. G. Litt ·
MD. R. Blair Mr and Mrs O. T. Capt. & Mrs H: M. Breakspear Cameron Macunlay
Mr "and Mrs H A. Mrs V. Martin
Cartwright ...: ". Miss Martindo gli Mr & MrzE.. Cary Mr and Mm G. F.
rand Mrs F. B. Nightingale Dowbiggin Mr T. L Packs Mr. and Meg-53Mrs Foren
Me and Mrs WE Elmore-
Roberta Mrs. Evan
$100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANK: to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER OBST, per annum) Brakpa
For the Hongkong and Shangha Banking Corporation.
N, J. STABE,
Chief. Manager... Hongkong May 14, 1916.
Meanwhile we are cutting some of the toils that have bound us to Ger" man commerce. Our dye industry is now pretty well on the road to independence. We are doing well with toys, and several other lines are giving good returns. The entry of the United States into the war hos Me Denman Fuller Mr and Mrs H. Authorised Capital
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED
KM
-BANK LTD.
AGRICED CAPITAL...Yo 48,000,000.00 PAID or CAPIZATE RESERVE FUNDJA
$8,000,000.00. 42,100,000,00
HEAD OFFICE YOKOHAMA.
Branches and; ÅPENOLES AR
NEWCHWING NEW TO
BOMBAY CALOUTTA
CHANICHUN
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Subscribed Paid-up
Reserve Fund... de
Mr&Mrs A. Tinday
Smith
£1,500,000 HoICLULU 1,126,000 HARDIN 50% 462,500
Кова 600,000
LLAO-YAND ExDow LÖN Á NGKLAN
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TAKSION
TOKTO {TIKANTO
HASMAX
in a prominent neutral quarter here. secured to the Allies an ample supply Mrs. Garlick from Amsterdam indicate that the of potash for munitione purposes. Mr. and Mrs B. A. Miss Skinner
"Hola!! German Government has just return. One of the most prominent industries ed an answer to the local and com- on the coasts of Scotland and Ire-Me and Mrs HR mercial authorities at Hamburg land used to be the gathering of kelp Harling & child Mr & Mrs V. Findlay
for the production of this chemical, Mrand Mrs J: Smith declining a request that an Imperial. which is as invaluable for agricultural Harley
Mrs K. Sreen grant may be made for the purpose uses in peace as for destructive pur Mr F. B. Johnson Lt. Col. John Ward of putting that town and port into poses in time of war. The ministry. Mr & Mrs Jonckheer Mr and Mrs G. K such a state ne may be necessary for However, declined before the cam De and Mrs Koch Wetton & children. the resumption of business on the petition of the German deposits at Mr and Mrs G. P Stassfurt, the richness of which Lammert & child conclusion of peace. The German ultimately suffeed to supply the he Government apparently can promise world. As a consequence, when the KING EDWARD HOTEL, neither a grant in aid nor the essen- war broke out Germany was Mrs R, Almond Mr & Mrs McAinsh tial labour for carrying out the work, obviously in the best position as the Dr and Mrs. Asger Mrs Melee
Mr RW. Mike Mr 13 Bannerman but suggests that both may be forth sole producer of a most important
constituent of high explosives. My W. Beadle MrW.Morley coming when peace is made. This Almost at once, however, the old Budge, Mr E. A. Neilson
Mr Newberg can afford but small egmfort to the industry on the Scottish and Irish Mr. Burbury Hamburg municipal and other coasts was revived and gradually the Mr and Mrs. T.8. Mr E. ON ell MYPAO'Neill Jost leeway was made up, and now Christe Mr. S. Osborne
&M W.C O'Shea authorities, upon whom the exigen cies of the war have fallen so heavily that America has come in all donbia
have been removed,
Mr H Chake Mza WD Pamore Mr. and Mrs G. E. Mr D. CorearaAJES that they have been compelled,
THE COZERE. DANS MA T. B. Culhane.
Richardson according to neutral testimony, to
Mr H. M Another Autumn harvest that has Mr O. 8. Duinker
Sherw allow the port to fall into a state of
gained a new importance is that of Hi Renault
Mr. W. Evacs
M
child
neglect, which bodes ill for the future the home chestnuts, or conkers as MATASE MI
commercial success of Germany over sens when foreign markets are again open to her
Kom
PAPRIL SHORTAGE.
From all over the world comes news of the shortage of paper. Now as if there were not sufficient
optio
in the paper trade already
THE BANK LINE LTD
fear that their
dificulty faces
ir and Sir Sicfors
and fimile f
Bleigh MrsStewart and
children
Straaten
the country children call them I
Me Giles Lear that the campaign for gathering Me J them has been a great success and was Gordon Mr stubbing and
Gilling that thousands of children have
Mr and Mrs Gregory dang "done their bip at it, with an aggre. Mrent Mirs Bartocalie gate result of scores of tons from and children 3540 Mua kers are Mr.JAIrwin POS
Mr and
„Bevera] "Counties:
uged
and the imp Fare Csub
direc
BANKERS
BATE OF ENGLAND LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK. LISTED.
Every description of Exchange business tracted
Interest allowed on Current Associety. Deports received for Azed periods ar
INTEREST allowed on Current rates to be obtained on appliestions
16 accounts at 3 per cent per annum
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PARERA C. ORAMPKIN,
Actina, Manzoor,
7 Queen's Road Lentral, Hongkong, Oct. 6, 1917.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF ENDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA, INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTE
BAR18530 HD Orics, LONDON,
PAID-UP CAPITATION 400 me
RESERVE LLAKIATY OF PEO
EISHI ONO,
Manager &
Hangkong, Sept. 1. 1912.
NOTICE.
HIGH CEARS PRINTING
AND
BOOK BINDING
PORTAT
THE CHINA MAIL OPPION:
ASPECIALLY
£1,000,000
and,000 BOOKS & PAMPHU
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. and General Barking business transacted CUBEENT ACCOUNTS
XED DEPOSITS roces ved
ich will be