SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1918
SHIPPING
P. & O. S. N. CO.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CLICHE CONTROLLER.
Wheresa It is deemed desirabla thai thể present lavish employment of certain
RUSSIA - AND HER LOANS."
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| LONDON FINANCIERS CONFIDENT.
Lesbos, Dec, 2.
TWphrases both in official and uncial! The threate the Bolshevik are making
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE
UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
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MARSEILLES AND LONDON,
TAXINO, P2951340828 AND CARGO (TO)
be controlled to avoid commaniques must
shortage of those phrases in the spring and serious inconvenience to departments concerned,
And whereas the present consumption of the cliches, logotypes and war phrases
STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, (Geis greatly in excess of production,
Steamers
Colombo
!· Ledva
Hongkong Noon
Connecting Mail" Steamer Trom
Colombo.
Due Marseilles London 1917, 1917.
Dua
When Passengers ohange Steamers at COLOMBO Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from JJ0) [8>i« änitely ze svo ljós Hongkong at the time of Booking..
Ou the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable" with Orient Line.
SAILINGS DIRECT TO
SHANGHAL MOJI, KOBE AND
S. S.
YOKOHAMA.
Leave Hongkong About
Passengers may tenvsi by Railway in Japan batwoon Ports of Call free of charge. Return Tiakati are available by Mongòries Maritime Company.
(Non-
INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS Transment).
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS, WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR
MARSEILLES AND
LONDON,
Calling at SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMLO AND PORT SAID.
CARRYING 1st and 2x0, SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.
STEAMERS
Prorosz SartinGS :
Lesvo
Leare
Due & M`STELES
'7082
about
about
if calling About
Due LOX.DOM about
THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and each Barth Furnished with an Electrio Reading Lamp.
Round-the-World Tickets and Through fickota'to' New York in connection with the Principal Mail Lines.
Retura Tickets at fare and a half,available to Europe for Two Years; or to Intermediate Ports for Six Months.
Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are liable to be cancelled or altered without notice..
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,*
Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents regarding arrival of consigamenta expected of which they have received documents or advice.
Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by thế Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Messre Goddard and Douglas, at 10a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
For Further Information, Pange Fares, Freights, Handbooks, Dates of Sailings ata., apply to.
E. V. D. PARR
Superintendent.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
S. S. CHINA
WILL BAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAL, JAPAN. PORTS & HONOLULU.
SUNDAY, JAN. 27th, at. 12 Noon-APRIL 10th, 1918,
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER
SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE BATES,
Q. H. RITTER,
Freight and Passenger Agent,
Prince's Buildings,
loa Hoans Streets
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGDA BAY, DURBAN (Natal;, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN-with trashipment at COLOMBO to Stesinern of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE
FROM HONGKONG:
PROPOSED SAITINË, Connecting with
FROM COLOREG
EzSELLEST ACCOMMODATION FOR II AND END Ulam Påskekozen,
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE,
Bezmiar Direct Bervice from J&PAN, OHINA and STRAITS to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, KAST, LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH, and ¦ CAPÉ TOWN, calling at MAURITIUS en ronds and afording the Quickam Braight Transport from the ORIENT SOUTH AFRICA.
For dat
rture, Rates of Freight, apply to
THE BANK LINE." LIMITEI
"ELLERMAN"
LINE
(Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd.)
JAPAN, CHINA AND STRAITS
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UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT
FUR FARTICULARS OF SKILINGS
REQUESTED TO APPROACH THE UNDERSIGI
fact. 10 (hange without notice
THE BANK LINE LTD
pookypoobed in Lead financial circles. to ripuliate Russia's foreign loan The Hon. Evelyn Hubbard, a bagher with extensive Russian connections. Ea de
scribed these threats as "rubbish,"
I am confident that Russia will never repudiate her debts," he added.
Mr. Charles Birch. Crisp, founder of the] [Anglo-Russian Trust Company, interview- Now, therefore, I, Theophalus Eustace by the Wookly Dispatch,”*, auid Bagwalk, Cliche Controller appointed by In view of the fact that the Bol the Admiralty, the War Office, the Press 'sheviki arg quits irresponsible and dave Purrant and General Smuts, in virtue of seized power without any proper men the powers, vested in o under the, date trom the Bassian people, we may Defence of the Realm Act, prohibit the assume, rightly, their reign will end employment of any and each of the quickly and consequently their utterances Phrases contained in Schedules A; D, about repudiating Russia's debt may be and D. as annexed, for the duration of discredited. the war.
SCHEDULE L
Use Prohibited by G H Q. Or the rest of the front there is nothing to report,
There was reciprocal. throughout the night,
"It was should", dafault, which is ikoneet vahle, she would revert to bar- barisma civilised stale of importance ever disregarded Its financial àbligations. The market quotations which have ruled during the last three or fourth mouths bombardunt, discouns the contingency of even a tem- porary default by Bumis.. Bain fell heavily during the night.
Twelve monds, after penes is con- There is nothing of interest to report. cluded I expect everything will be all Doubs were dropped with visible edres, ¦ right in Russia for normally the Bussians
togs of bomahe were dropped on "ars an orderly people. No Glaverament, enemy aerodrones and fires were started. can ever hops to retain power in Rowds Our troops are reported to be making which does not place its finances on a good progresa.
Pestud and honest basis and is not able.! to conciled financial assklance. To re- |pudiato della previously contracted ja for & Government to go in precisely the right way to forfeit command of financial.
Certain English regiments.
·Midland territorials.
"Troops from Lancashire and Yorkshire, We withdrew par advanced posta,
A nccessful raid was carried out best i resources. night.
The ucilleries were active.
· Russia will need financial; assistance from abroad after the war, and no respon. The night was calmn on the rest of the sible Givernnient is likely to prejudice
( her ghance of getting it."
fruct,
SCHEDULE D
The use of these phrases is prohibited
ta là Đ Home for CH ---
Crossed the count.
They dropped a few bombs.
They did not penetrate. They were beaten of.
Parsed by Sar airmen.
The material damage was slight.
No military damage was caused.. The raid is still in progress.
SCHEDULE L
The undermentioned phrases must not be employed by any beansed war corres. pondent-
The mud was indescribable. The wounded were cheerful. "A wounded serpenat told the," The prisoners are a weedy lot. One German officer said.
The conditions were indescribable. Our dear brave soldiers.
Caked with mad.
Up to the arm pits. Desolation of No-tan'w land." Fill boxes.
Swamp,
The Germans are beaten. The Bavarians put up a stiff fight. Bristling with machine rims. The Hans expected our attack. The Germans were told to hold their ground to the last man.
is
'The enemy lud zoved back his guns.
Hell. Inferno.
SCHEDULE D..
This listed Schedule only applies the editors of John Ball" and the Observer," the following words being absolutely prohibited till the end of the
Fam
1. Ho.
My.
Mine.
If used editorially, the following words are prohibited.
We.
Us.
Our.
By Order.
YOUR
RUBBER DIVIDENDS, &c.
The following are among recent.
| announcementa :-
Heawood-Int did. 4 p.c. Sungei Choh-Int divd 13 p.c Fed. Relangor. First int. chrd., 40 pc. Herligay-In divd, of 8) pc. Last | year
P.c Glenshie.-Ing. divd. 12) på.. Last year the same
Bangei Krisnat divd. ip.c Last year the same.
Galang Besar. Divd. 7 p., tax free; forward. £5,373.
Malay Planters-Iac. died, 5 pc, making 15 p.c. Last year the same.
Kuala Lumpur-Final divd. 2 p., making 45 p.e. for year, tax free £10,000 to reserve; forward 225,387.
Seletar-Profit to June 30, £7,610 divd. 5 p... against nil; forward, £7,580. Crop 188,553 lb, realising 2 7.3d. Per Ib.
Batu Matang.-Profit to March 31: £7,839; divd., 10p.c.; write £1,90 off depreciation. 22808 development; for ward, £1.800. Last year & p.c.
Aboce-Profit to March 31, £1,936: divd. "5'p.c. against ni; £940 off preliminary expenses, fo
forward, 9989.
| Crop was 60,484 1b, realising 2a. 6.134.
Bokoh-Profit to Jane 50. £31,799; final divd, 74 pc, making 20 p.e. for year, hame as previous year; forward: £15 365 subject to excess profits duty. Crop was 45,143 lb.
Batu Bata.-Profit to Jupe 30, £48,180; na divd. pe; forward £1,522 to meet excess profits duty (£20,í 00 Crop 496,017 that is. 0.03, all-in, and averaging 2a. 10 od. per lb.
Victoria (Malaya)-Report states crop was 182,000 lb) averaging 2k. 5.87d. per lb.. all in cost Is 449d. After pay- ment of deb and other. intereat (£2):83) net profits is £8,351; write of belance divide 16 pg, making is p.c. for year, underwriting commission. 81,000; val
£3,029; forward £2.430.
Sungkai Chumor-Drop La June at all-in enst 8. 344. Proft £57,537, 30,855,450 lb. averaging 25.6.38d. per lb. and £15,833 forward.. lesa, £6,817 excess profits 1918-18; foal divd. 30
p... mak ing 60 p.c. for year Cast year the same); forward (subject to excess profita duty, estimated £11,0 0) 220,001.
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WAR SAYINGS CERTIFICATES
the undernoted Banks from whom fall Applications may be made through
information and the necessary forma may be obtained:-
Chartrand - Bank of India,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION." MARCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
Har Savings Certificates
Falze 5 years after purchasU
*£300 ***
21
3
Purchase Price £357 10 0 153. éd.
FREE OF INCOME TAX.
· For every 15s. 8d. lent now £1 will be paid in 'A' years' time, pound interest. No Income Tax equivalent to 5 per cent.com. will be payable.
Anyone, whatever, his or, bær. lecamo may be, can buy War Savings Certifientes up to a maximam of 500 21 Certificates in all or their equivalent.
Meanwhile the money may be wathdrawn in feil any time, with an addition' after the first year.
DEX
TERMS AND CONDITIONS. (1) A Certificate entitles the purchaser to receive £1 for each, lås, od, on the 655 anniversary of the date of purchase, free of income tax in lated interest.
of the seruma respect
(2) A Certificate is not transferable axcept by permission of the Fostmaster General: a fee of 1s will be charged in respect of such transferee. In the event of death, the same rules will be applied as in the case of Savings Bank Deposits.
(3) On
On written application (on a form obtainable at any Post mado to Controller: Money
the
U. S. Mail Line. OPERATING THE NEW FIRST CLASS STEAMERS ""* ECUADOR," "VENEZUELA” sud "" COLOMBIA,
14,000 Toqs osch...
HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,
via SHANGHAI, KOBE FOKOHAMA and HONOLULU,
The Sunshine Belt
The most Comfortable Route to Americs and Europe. Sailings from Hongkong^'at : Noon.
WEDNESDAY, JIL 30th, 1$1.87 WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27th, 1918
AS "VENEZUELA.. 8.8 "ECUADOR"
Theme Steamers have the most modern equiment including overhead electric fans and electric lighting ALL LOWER BERTHS and large comfortable Staterooms (All single and two beribs only).
t
The Sainty and Out of Passengers is our first consideration. Special care is given to the culine, and the attendance ya
passengers cannot be
surpassed Tickets are interchangeable with the Toyo Kisen Kaisha and the
Canadian Pacific Ocean Services Id For further information, rates, literature, schedules etc., Apply to
COMPANY'S OFFICE in Alemandrs Buildkaju,
Chrter Road.
TALKTHONE 142:
BANKS
TONGKONG & BEANGHAI EL BANKING. CORPORATION
PAID-UP CAPITAL... RISAVE FUND
Starling
£1,500,000@2/=$15,000,000
Silver
18,500,000
$15,000,000
BANKS
EDERLANDSUR
KTAATSCHAPPIJ
MAN
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOOTER
EXTABLIKAD 1924.
$31,500,000 ÅDTROWED), 75,000,000 CAPITAL
Resave Liamzity of 1B15,000,000
PROPRIETORS
Count or DireSTORS. Hon. Mr. S. B. Dodwell;-Chairman, Hon. Mr.
P. H. Holyoak-Deputy Chairman.
Department, London D.
Batcher, Esq. I. S. Gubbay. Eaq.
or part thereof in multiples of 154, 6d. will be repaid at any time, "with an addition of 3d for each tis. ed. on the At anniverary of the date of purchass | and with a further addition of id 158. 6d. for each math thereafter.
(4) No person may hold indre thin 500 £1 Certifien lén, og theír, équivalent:)
The £1 Certificates (purchase price 156. Od.) are issued in book form. "The
Certificates for £12 (purchase price £9 6.) and a (purchase price £15 7s. 6d.) are issued without books. The £,£19 and 225 Certificates are on sale at local Post Offices and at most Banks
Hon. Mr.
F. Compton, Esq D. Landale, 6.T.M. Edkins, Esq E. V.D. Parr, FAG.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq.
CHIEP MANAGER;" -Hongkong-FJ, STABB, Esq. :
MANAGIN Shanghai-A. G. STEPHEN, Esq.
LOW BANKERS-LONDON COUNTY AND Westminster. Bax, LIMITED.
HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLAWED. “ On Current Account at the rate of Two cont. per annum on the daily balance
Single Certificates, fur gums from £100 to £500 may be obtained on application to the Comptroller and Accountant par
London General General Fost Office, application, forros are available at all For Post Offices and at most Banks.
It Certificates, bet, and the serial numbers can be furnished to the Controller of the Money Order Dapart ment, new Certificates will be fasued at
chargo de la
GENERAL FOST OFFice, London,
June, 1918,
(For examples of Investment in War Savings Certificates, soe the other sido.)
Examples of Investment in
War Savings Certificates
Value after
443.
188
NB.The Investa multiple at 15m. Bd. up to 1957
SILIMIPOPON (SEBATTE)
COAL-
G FIXED DEPOSITE
3 months 2 per cent per annum.
6
1+
N. J. STABB.
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, July 12, 1817.
HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.
THE business of the above Bank is
conducted by the HONGKONG.
PAIGUT
(£5,230,000
CAPITAL 600,000 (£5,000
2. 17.305,401= (£ ̈s¢0.29 HEAD OFFICEMAMITINDAM. Branches st
The Hagzagh Botte
HEAD AGENCY--BATATEL, Branches st
BANNERMANTOS, BAXEGINS, Chemie,
Drain 083, DOKJAKARTA,
KOTA BABA Mazal, MINDAN PADAYO, PAZINHAKO, PRZALONGAN PEKANG, PONTIANAK,
SAKARAND
SHANGHAI,
STIGATORY,
SOULARIZA
SOBRAKARTA LATORA.
TYRIES Piyaar (De
TELAK BETONE, TUTLARNIR, WKASTISDÉE.
orrespondents at Bombay, Colombo, Me dras, Pondicherry, Calcutta, Bangkok. Saigon, Haiphong. Hanol, Army, Yoko hasa, Kobe. Melbourne, Sydney, Bes York San Femaison, des d
BANXTRA-The Unton idon and Smith Bank, Idmited Che Bank buys and walls and rodefres for cochloa Bill of change, famine leifits of credit on its Branches and Correspondents In the Fay out - the Continent. In Groat Britain, America, and Australia, and trans-cht "bamkhan boringen af every description,
J, F. VAN BEES,PAA
Manager
Hongkong, Sept. 29, 1917.
AND SHANGHAL BANKING COR THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE PORATION. Kilos may boobtamed on application
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the minimum monthly balances at a PER CENT. per annum. Depositors may tofer at their option balsness of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGKAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 FER VENT.
per annum.
For the Hongkong and Shangha Banking Corporation.
NJ. STABB,
Chaef banager.
Hongkong May 14, 1916.
·BANK, LTD,
EARLIER 1880,
AURORED Cara.You $8,000,000.00.*) PAI UT SAFERAL 50,000,000.00 BVE FUND
22,100,000.
HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA,
·BRANCHES AND ÄMENCIES AN
BOMDAT Calquera
NEworward
NEW YOKS
517 CHINGCHUX
OSAKA
DAINEN (DALNY)
PEID
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED
Authorised Ongitaka
becribed
Paid-up
Reserve Fund...
BANKERS.
Pajoria (Muuzan). Pangoon
HANIOW BOSALULE
„SAN, FRANCBOO
HARRIN
SHANGHAI
Ka Yous
SINGAPORE
£1,500,000-Toni
1,125,000 642,500 600,000 | Los A ESELES
Lowe Nabaraki
81 MAY
L'ORDON
TIRERIN
Turard
TEINOTAU
BANK OF ENGLAND, LAYDOR JOINT STOCK BANK LIMITED,
Every description of Exchange business transacted:
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts at 3 per cent per aZIDULIS on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposita at rates which may be ascertained on application
C. CHAMPKIN
Actino Manager,
No 7 Queen's Road Central
Hongkong,, Oct. 1927, Y
THE Undersigned having bose eppointed Loxxra for the COWIE HARBOLE JUAL OU, LTD., ne prepared to quote prices for best quality BILIMP POS 15 La trimmed into Bunkers at BB3T TIR de HANDAKAN (British th Borneo) RAVN
BILIM POPOR COAL Diapered av airly with the better grades of fapia ne Bal and giveà, vojderenúlte our TOLY
darabe dynammmption. <bonders", extling by BEBATTLES or
cindrely for SILAMU
Buskor) | FinEVE LIARIETY OF 1^80- are exempt from payment of all i Post
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
INCORPORATED BY BOTAL CHAPTER 1859.
- HEAD OFFICE LoxDon,
PAT-UP CAPITALMAZ.
FOREIGN EXCHANGI Banking stores transa
UURBEN
IED DEPOSI
Will Be
Interest allowed in Current Accounta. * Deposita received for fixed perioda so rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO. Manager,
Ông Joh 10, 1932
METALS
of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding and ragineering work best assorted stock in the Colony. SINGON & CO.
(ESTANTASIko A.D. 1890 HING LUNG HE