TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1918.
COMMERCIAL
"OANUALLED CERTIFICATES.
Thi Shan-hat Block Exchange he just
food booklos in convenient form; coa-! taining a list of cancelled shuv certificates
AMERICAN ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES.
Mr. I. Tadane, Superintendent of the Statistical Section of the S. MR. CON
has just raturned from a tour of North Magharis, and has made the following
Shaughai companies, which is belioria remarka-
The Russians in Siberia are deeply to fa enmplete and cerrect avto-July 1. 1018, herleg been compiled. Trim returns msis by the various companies, underpresatire of the despatch of Japanes sut writy of the Commiten of the Exchange Siberis, and the consequent Over 70 compablo are listed, the inform-restaruzion of pear and defect of the Cation being swagged with blank space for not tiene and additions Cories may be ahesined 46 3% each an application to the thend boy, Shenghai Stock Exchang
SERIOUS, SITUATION OF JAPAN'S
COTTON CLOTH.
Bolsheviks. At present the enemy has been dispersed Sentingents of the Rus wine tourd Japan and the Japanes being so favourable at present, a better understanding and economie, develop
mnu should be fostered to muinal advand
Etage with further efforts, anklage
Because of the inability of British The United States has realized; the manufactures to compete in war time, posibility of economic opportunities i Japanese cotton cloths have made great Siberia, and with painstaking efforts is inroads in the India and China markata, patienlarly the former, but so strive to plaust her iuuence in Siberia soon as normal conditions are restored east of Irkoutek, It is, the first step to at Home and British mills can supply establish. American influence in Siberia. and make shipment to the countries F Americans, however, are openly oversee Japan will find that the war time demand from those countries making investments"or funiling indes. was but temporary and that the trk in Siberia. perhaps with a regard Indian and Chinese market will for the peeliar positions of Japan in
being stendis nasedated everyday,
THE CHINA MA
HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS
INTIMATIONS
Order by Mason HL. LPEAK TRAMWAYS
Listrativo. Commandant,
No 8 Sergt. PT Mitchelmord, signalling Section, is permitted to rignon leaving the Colony, to date troma.day of departure."
No. of Gunnar S.-L Eiken, Arty Company, is permitted to resign, on transfer to North China, dated 29.11.18.
No. 525. Pte. 4. 5. Gubbay is transfor red from B Company to the Engineer Company, dated 22.11.18.4-
No. 631 Pro B. J. Knight is transfer red from "A" Company to "D" Company, 27.11.18.
J
EQUIPMENT BOARD
The Board will sit at Usedquarters frem. A.30 p.m. to 6 p.m.,on the follow-
datos
FRIDAY 8th December MONDAY, 16th December. MONDAY, 23Rd December.
ANNUAL KOSKETAT. COURSE The following in the result of firing Annual Coarsa by the following
"B" Company, No. 5 Platoon Number exercised 34
Marksmen *1st Class shots. 2nd law shots
3rd Class shots
་་
fall back on the standard British Siberia, But their hidden influences are The averages obtained were: goods. Already Japanese manufacturers And shipping companies are "getting worried because of the cancellations of adyanch contracts, and it aid that About half of the cotton cloth ordered for future shipment to India has been -cancelled.
The instance of the North Manchuria Flour Mill is à conspicibus example. The Mi was principally owned by the KissAsiate Rank, and one Japanese
It is estimated that the contracts can-capillisty unde' offers ranging from -celled during the first week following you to Yiannon for the purchasi the Armistice cover about 30,000 bales of the plant, but it was sold to a Chinese There is a disposition in Osaka, however, to attribute this state of affairs to the bug for TCM), and a report sugh" temporary effects of the conclusion of that behind the matsaction there was the Armistice, and shipping nen express Arican Pipital, and practically let us the hope that the situation will soon now in American. huads.. Japanese become normal.
Airls from the pataral preference for British goods, the purchasing power in India has materialy declined owing to the very unsatisfactory condition of the crops. While domünd has declined, there have been increased arrivals of purchase previously made on apeculation, the "result being a slump on the Indian" mar
ket where prices have fallen even lower than in Japan. A pymber of bankruptcies Ato reported from India, while the Japanese merchants working with Indian merchants have received instractions to delay shipment or for entire cucellations ..of contracts.
pitalists were of the opinion that the Mill was hardly worth
more thun
It i
400, but it is reported that the marbloers and buildings of the Com. paas alone are worth T600,000), Trtable that from a miscalculation of the Japanese capitalists, so promising an industry, should have passed inte American hands.
Practice No. 13 34.8
14. 15 1.1 IB. 99.4
21.3
12.0
19
9.9 10 5.3
Company average.
SIGNALLING SECTION. Number exercised 13
Marksmen
*st Class, Shots 2nd 3rd
Nil
LIMITEEN
TIME TABLE.
WERK DAYS
HONGKONG STOCK
EXCHANGE.
H
*COMPANY,
HUNGKONG,
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
Exante FurDIES
Sterling
17,30 m, 10C Đà 8.00 am...Evary'iðulsatoa. | 8,00 a. at: bo: 9.33 a.m...Eenry 10 mhonban. +19,90 m.xm, bo 10.00 am....Ermy 30 minutes. 10.30 am to 11.01a.m...Every 15 antradien TL30 Am. 12:30pYxy muutos. 19.46 pm to 1.16 pan...Every Wabuntes, 1,43 pm, to 3.15 pmrary 10 silmarbe 1,65 pm to 230p.m.
15 minubem.
Saturdays only. Hroty 1.30 p.m. to 4.00p.m. Every 30 alreton. 1.30 pm to 4.00 pm.
2.03 min 2.00 pmrary 15 minut
Saturdays only. Every 15 minutes. BUớp.m. to 800 p.m...Erer7 10m hati tana: NIGHT CARS 9.30am-10pm 10:30 pm. 11. p.m., 11.3.3 pine and 2.1. 65. p.m.
9.50 p.
BUNDAYS,
BANKE
Hangzong Banka.. Mazen: ImprANCUN)
Canton In North China Ins. Union Ins Yangtate Ins. Far Easterns
·FOR INSURANCEA,
Hoo
China Fire Jas
Hoogkong
$185 b. $3405.
--Douglases
Indo-Chinu
este m
(Don) (Def) Sball Transports....
b.
60 10.30) ...Ergy Bakentaa 10.30m'm, bo 11.00 mLEYesy: 10ʻminatae. 13.00 noom bo 12.30 p.m.Erary 10 minutes. (11.80 piani so: 13)p,mazővery 15 mission, 8.00pm to 5,80 kg 15 minubes, 5.33 jp.m. to 18,00 p.m.ukrany: 10 obrotum. -5,40 pm 7.00pm Every 16 možete 7.00p.m. to:8.00p.m...Every 10 mincetas.
NIGHT CARS 1s on Week Diya. SATURDAYS... EXTRA CARS.
available for
1:30 pm, and 13 midnight SPECIAL CARS by arrangement wo kho Company's Offen, Alexandra Bunarios, Des Vox Road Central
Season and pupak tickets ava all cars not already full running sà tho the stated in the Company's timetables, but not for special cam, can be obtained. an "application at the Company'|_ Q€£ce, No som tlaket will be issued · mntil payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Che jus or Compradore ordar representing Bank Now S
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers.
Star Forries REFINERI
China Sugars Malabon Separa
Kailan Mining Adm
Langkat
Raubs...
Tronoh Mints....
#
$39
$35
39 t
Ural Caspians..." 20" 33% be Docks, Raxis, Godowas, dc.
E&E WG... #104 h., 103 m. H. W. Docks181 b.. S'bai Docks
TIX
New Engineerings
... T.35 b. LANDS, HOT & BUILDINGS.
Central Estatee... Hongkong Hotels ...
flog b.
190
Hongkong Janda
Humphreys
#39 b.
17.
$2.
Kowloon Lands
West Points.
Corrax MILI
ASAHI BEER
Ewo Cottons
·Averages :-
Practice No. 13
Kụng Vika
12.6
14 19.5
18.8
17 18
10,4
Orders for Artilery Company, by Captato
J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D..
41
FRIDAY. 6th Dec.
7.30 am. Right Half Coy. Foll drill. &15 p.m.-Left Half Coy. Naw D.R.F.
Order for Enginear Company, by
The purpose of the American capita)- tså seruiting the flour mill is to meet the hörtzer of flour in the United States caused by the huge supply coatructed for with Western Europe. It is expected hat Americans will try to obtain the The Jyria Chronicle mentions that contol of ather mills in Siberia. Tad Layers' Classes only. the Sosho Company is trying to buy Blachensk, there are now Ave foux back its sales to India. This plan is milk, which are all out for valë, but no presumably based on the fact that prices Japanese seen to care a ig for any of for early delivery in Japan are com-them, and shetly they are all bound to
· '..'paratively bigh, showing an advance of ¦ be tranferred to foreign spanagement..
about Y. over later deliveries. These tactics can only be employed by mer chants commanding large capital and merchants of lesser resources are said to be in very serious difficulties because of the alamp.
The fature course of the market, particularly in reference to India, Japan's largest customer for cotton cloth is being watched anxiously by business intereste in Japan.
Yo
SINGAPORE SHARE REPORT.:
In the weekly share circular dated November 20, Messrs. Fraser and Co. report
No foreigners are privileged to pur class tenk, estate there, but by invest mens in stocks and shares after the example of the Germans in all Russia befor the war, the desired investments may be made.
The American Government keeps over ten Americans at Irkoutek, engaged in duveloping economic opportunities for American capital. On the other hand
* Captain W. Russell.
path Nor, to 8th Dec., 1918,
D. E. I duties. Parades as par rosters posted at Headquarters. Engine Drivers at 5.15 p.m.
Electricians at 6.30 p.m.
Officers next for duty.' Belchers, Lient. Hall Lyeemun, 2nd Lieut. Templeton. Stonecutters, 2nd Lieut- Blackburn....
INEZEUCTION FOR HIGHER RATINGS, AND N.G.OS. AND MEN OF THE INFANTEY.
DETAIL.
BATTALION ATTACHED FOR BUTT.. Class 1, at Belchers at 8.30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays for all who the Japanese have no official medium of have not passad the "Proficient rate their own to aid their, activities, as the() examination. Japanese Consulate there has been closed. In Japan, the committee for rendering economice aid to Siberia has been ap pointed, bir they have apparently done little practical good.
to 15th December, 1918 is posted at Detail of duties at Lyeemun from ist
Headquarters for information of all concerned.
Class 3, Lreemur at 6.30 p.m. on Thesdays and Fridays. under" Q.M.8. White, and Sergs. Barclay, R.E.
The week-end holidays rather car
Clase 2, at Belchers at 6.20 p.m. on tailed buaizese but rubber shares again
Tuesdays and Fridays for all N.C.OK be an advance over the previous week, the demand being more zeneral, although
Colonel Stevens and Mr. Emerson, and men of higher ratings under Q.MSS. Ovendene and Paraods, R. E., and Bergt. it is noticeable that considerably more the US. Bailway Mission, are possessors Day, H. K. D. 0.
bares are available on any substantial of high technical and executive ability increase in price. The result of this
and are perfect gentlemet. They seem week's auction will do a good deal to decide the immediate future of this clase be specially interested in Irkutske. of investment. The steul fall in the The late Mr. Harriman, the Amariche price of tin is causing anxiety to holders railway magante, planned the A Rail.
mining shares which am a shado caster over the week. Industrial stocks ways system of railways min sio their valses unt a moderate rogh America, Alaska, and Asia, via busines has been done in the better Berg Strait. known companies.
MiningTrongs have been done down.
Orders for Infantry Battalion, by Major H. A. Mordan.
WEDNESDAY, 6th Dec, :-";;
4.16_p.m-No. 6 Platoon at King's Park Range, Annual Musketry Course. Part 2, Fractions 8 and 9. Dress, drill order with pouches THURSDAY,
Doc.
4.15 pm No. 7 Pistoon (except
The grand scheme appears to be scaun. to 23/3 and are now offering at lowering the shape of an American national prices from Australia, and Rotuts have policy, and it is possible that Colonel been out of favour locally. Kinta Ag- Stevens and Mr. Emerson have before anciations now bare acllera at $12.95. them the object of bringing into coa-N. O. O's, and men who wish to fire st cum dividend. Tits made 810.95 Ting summation the Three-A railway plan Quarry Bay) at King's Park Range Kils have sallers at 315 Wagon Pachaung have declared first interim originally conceived by the Iste Mr. Annual Markstry Course, Part 8
Practicos 8 and 9
S dividend of, & per cent, payable on the Harman, 30th November
It is damtood that the scheme in FRIDAY, 6th Dec. Rubber Alor Gajahs were marketed
20.90; queden is to run a railway from America : 5.10 p.m. Nou" 4 and 6 gan teams at up to $3.90, Ayer Malets Balgownies 80, Bassetts varied between across Alaska and Behring Strait to Headquarters Dress for all parades, $1.05 and $1.15, Bukit Katils made Bush, and Irsontak is considered as the Clean fatigue with shorta and patties. $1.25, Indragiris 87.25, Kolemaks #7.10
Kempan 88.6 Lanns og to 10. Malaka likeliest point for the proposed line to Findas from 32-75 to 89.00, Merguis at the Trate-Siberian Failway. It is -$6.22 Nyalas 80, Pajama Sia, Pantais perhaps for this ulterior purpose that 11.15 and 1.70, Falas Balangs America is giving so serious altcution to between $5, Hadellas 315. Boudais $7.80 and Truk M. Daly News, 87.85, Tambajaks $1.25 and United Ma
·Jaceas up to $1,45,- Thère were small operations in other shares in which prices scarcely varied. gs.
General Fraser and Nesves were taken at $47.50, Straits Tradere $41.50, United Engineers $19 to 11.25, and "Straits Steamships 525. There are a few Eastern Smelting preference for disposal at 24 and Hammers at 875% The 8. 8-per cont. loan which is now ex interest has bean changing hands be tween par and 101 and F. MS. alightly higher;
COUGHING INTO
CONSUMPTION
Only a Congh" but you stop
it while it is ONLY a cough
VATERBURY'S
MET BOLIZED
COD COMPO
The best
MOUNTED SECTIONSDA
FRIDAY, th Dec
4.15 pm. At King's Fark Range, An tinal Maketry Course, Part 1, Practicos 3 and 4 Dress drill order with pouches.
FRIDAY, 6th Dec
COMPANIO
5.18 pm Nos. 3 and 4 Sections, et Headquarters Musketry – instruction, Dress, drill order with pouches and
Tuesday, 3rd and Friday, 6th Dec.
6.30 p.m.. Becraits of all unita, except *D* Company at Headquarters, under Sargta. Ocherry (Toedday) and Edmonds (Friday), Dres Irill order, 20
Oriem for Cliet Company, by 204
ふ
WEDNESDAY, 4th,]
THE BEER
* DAI NIPPON BREWERY
SAH
LAGER-BEER
SPECIALLY BREWIED FOR
EXPORT
COMPANY
SAN-KAISHA.
OFFICIEL VIGELANGA
The following dakle shows they Stan- dard Tone at which Official Night end and begins during the month of Dec 1918
a Date. Dec. 3rd, -6.35
Laou-Kung Mows
Orientals
Shanghai Cotton
Yangtzzapod
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cercenta Chins-Borneos
China Light China-Providenta Dairy Farms, H.K. Electrics...
Macan 170 Hongkong Ropes HE. Tramways 2 Teak Tramways (Old)
down (Now) Steam Laundries K.E. Steel Foundries
Water-bosta
Watsons Pogelia Wisemans.
NOTICE
006
$140 m
$8 u.
RANKS
ANOKAI TIER CHARTERET
TION.
INDIA AUSTRAL
FromPORATED-ET-
HEAD OFFIER
RCARB, E,
00,000
0,000
man.
Shanghai-k. G. STEPHEN, Sq.
Louisor Barkers-Larson. Cooner, di WRTMENT & PAIN'S BARE, L
HomeGLERY ALLOWED.
Cha Carrent Accouný at the rate of Two per cent per sanean on the 'dally balator OF FIXED Darouts :---
For montha 34 per ceuk per annum.
N. J. STABE,
Chief Managar
Hongkong, Oct. 15, 1913-
"จ
N
HONGKONG BAVINGE BANK, TURK business of the above Earle in Toutes of the DONGKONG
TELSTOKE
JA, FOREIGN BOEKHEZ and Gene
Banking breineon tennanoted.
CURRENT ACCOUÍNTE opeet and PEXED DEPOSITS roofed for 1 fe œe äfcrtèr perioda at rates which, wil kan quoted on application.“
MERCANTIEL BANK OF
description
"NTEREST
allowed on Account at perdent per stint an Dally Balance, and on Fixed Deo! at rated which may be sacertaised application.
AND "SHANGHAI - BANKING › COR- PORATION, Roles may be obtained on No. 7 Queen's Road Central, [applications
(ENFIMREST on depostis fz allowed on the minimum monthly balances at 3 PER CENT perinzione, Depositora xay; trazilor at their option balinuos of 2100fer moner bo the HÓNGKONG-AND- SHANGHAI BANK. to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT, HA A PER CENT. (per'Kanun)AT
For the Hongkong and Bhanghai Banking Corporation.
N. J. STABE
key Manager.
$17
Bongong May 14, 1916,“
Hongkong, Ort, d'1917
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE (FRENCH: BANE).
HEAD OFFION=" 1bia Bag Lafitte, Fariac Capital FT 45,000,000 50,000,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: BANGKOK Horror Satcom "S BATTAMBANG MOKOZI SHANGKAT CON NOUTRAS EINGAPORE
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE BASTOW
89.60 b.9.
མ
$7.00 $7.00 5.7
154 b.
CHINE
SURMOND CAPITAL ... Francs 45,000,06% Paro Ur Capital
HAWOL Pompicar
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE Coraptoś
1,500,00d'Escompte de Faris;: Unedit
Banque de Paris et Credit Industrial at Com Generale.
(1/2 of the Captial, L. Wrancs 15,000,000
bribed by the Goremment of
the Chinese Repablish
Chairman of the Board
Pics of Directors SANDAR PETERAGOJ
General Managemko PARKOTT.
HEAD OFFICE
11,50 b."; $7.00 b. #70b.
#125 1
$13.
* $3.75-b÷
$9.50 b. $19.
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In FRANCE Société Générale pour
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toir Natical d'Escom
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NEN NEW YORK JP. Mozen & Car
Interset allowed or Curren
and Fixed Deposits co
Every description of
Exchange Business transacte
Blangkong. Oct. 1,
A furoriser le Développon, as tis THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
Commerce es de Lindmourle
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In LONDON Lidon County West
minster & Parr's Bank, Lid."" London Joint City & Midland Bank
Ltd.:
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In NEW YORK - Redmond & On
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Applicants will be required to produce Passporta de instalestion papers. All parsons, with certain exceptions, who remain in the Colony for more thair 7 days are required to Register them
REGISTRATION of selves under the PERSONS ORDINANCE-1916 Formi Registration, stained at the G.P.O. giving the pártionlara
required may
and at all Folice Stations
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Talegrphia Address : CHIBANKIND, Eaters allowed on Carrent Accounta and Fixed Depozita in Local Commenéy. and in Gold. Terms our application.
Every description
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Special facilities for di remeh exchange
M BOUET DE JOURNEE,
Manage
HONGKONG BRANCH Queen's Buildings
6, Chater Road, Hongkong, Sept. 25 1914.
TEDERLANDSCHE
"AUTHORIE
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