MONDAY DECEMBER 198
COMMERCIAL
"ITALIAN". TOBACCO PRICES.
ARE THE CLERGY TOO
YOUNG
How an bor et 23, snatched from his Once more the Government has had to uncompleted college course and withing also the price of tobacco. An official experience of life and no knowledge of the nanouncement from the Ministry of Fisher be expected to buy
pathedia il capible resida, philosopan, and frised ba the soldier ?”
ance confessed that, in addition to pur, poses of reveñus, this was for the ins This question is naked in "Camoon from erence in a desire to reduce consumption Campa by the Ray W. Kingote Green
land, but it is the kind of question every= in view of the difficulty in obtaining body he wanted ask for yourshot material to meet the demand.
with raqsed to soldiers, ban with regard to Previous increases in price have not thamaalrm How can people of experiance had this effect. The two most popular be expected to go and be preached at by items, the Toscana cigar and the scea inexperion? Tal they on sever to sure that there will not be a boy in the pulpit.
donis cigarette, have risen respectively 2,7during the war, roughly, from 1d. to Bd.
isench, and from 33. to 106, u bọx o2 10.
W
has already given his views
Bo great
for woman olerks and he Free and
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG STI
BANKS
truning, is now offered County Connell, through Army Auxiliary Corps, to any member of the corps hacking the roomary10:00 training who is desirous of serving with LED either branch of the Women's Army,
At the instigation of the War Officer and under the supervision of the corps, co the project in his unanswerable the educational classes are now being fashion Aecording to Mr. Groenland, THE PIO IRON MARKET IN JAPAN than the young parson with gloves and Waacs have fully passed *he acoks out scwe godly sergeant, rather held. Nearly 500 members of the
cine, and poʻr out his soul inby expor The pig iron market is sinking last longed sare in the time of bis seed..... Ha through the school during the last and now the average goods can be ob doesn't want a shy, nervous, mi-otter three months.
The wants a father-gon, and a mother. tated at Y43) per toa. Besmelted goodsubrata, Canada, and New Zas and have
a heavier decline.
1:
the
11,80 m
1.30 p.m. bơ... 6.01) p. Misskrury 20uminen: Bahardays only Erary 18 minutes
NIGHT CARS. JUSTE 400mm to 16.00 pm). Frary 15 minutes. 6.00 pambn = 8,00 pomuultery 10 minutes
10.30 pm
100
10:0
1200 noon to 123pm. I 18.50 p.m. to 1.50p.m. R -13.00 pums, ka 1:00 pm
6:30p.m.6.00 puh.04. 4.00 pain on 7.00 152 1.00p.m. to 8.00 p, qui in
*** NIGHT CARS so on Week Days.
SATURDAYS EXTRA. JARS,
1.30 p.m. and 1# mknight, SPECIAL GAR8 by arrangsomt at the Company's Office, ALAKANDRA, BuzzaATE GAME, Der For Road Östral,
·Besson and peach (tialists" áralable for
il cara no sirty full running at, the based in site Company's slow tables buh not for special mus,eam. be, obtained.
application at the Company's Dem Ne Sasson bicist, wit be lanzad, amer payment threator has been made in Bank Notes on by Chayse or Couupuradore order representing Bank Hoos sutely Legal
JOHN D. BUMPHREYS & BON,
Gmmal Managers.
I have just visited the school and was are even offered: si Y20 per ton. This 1808 thei; a turf and best ministers as particularly impressed by the (borough- i a asund simp of more than a hunt the comforters and spinel guides of their and anciency of the court dred yen. Tokyo holders arry Agbbing moun They know the their pessimistic about the future and it DAYS STOND ESCome to terete sexperts. The classes are divided into would not tolerate any other. Der max Trition is carried out entirely by believed by them that soon when bans thing, OT, WOTH
to iguere When zare lifted of at least restrictions are ris
padry in
he is let behind two sections the typista" section and moved partially these goods mist aufer when the men' go up the liso, the clerical training section, both of Regiment upon regiment tha
which take physical exercise, English beginning of the war, bad, no padze Fig iron was worth, only Y30 to 70 l; the soldiers and no use for (which includes the very nocnemary par tan before war in Japan. although pactes. That was because they had had initiation into Amy methods of corres.
Men do not then Japan's output, was very small, theme for them a home! total outpus having been estimated at ddosly develops habit for Chure'spondence its brevity, conciseness, and services. Youth in the pulpit was all vary Foniusion of "the usual courtesies of the 54,378 tora, becapao England. India, and well in the days when people had little
ther countries freely Imported their learning the boy from sallege cou'd private or hasines Jet and once goods and apply and demand were well touch them something. To know what and War Offies reatine, Balanced. The war has helped the deve-young peple think is necessary education.
Is addition, the. typ. 2 section re- for older people-bat not in the form lopment of the iron saxiting industry of semasa Bosides, thm method efceive four hour spacist instruction. nd last year the total output amounted expressing them sive is bad for the The major part of these isssons is to 119 07 was from Government mill, young clogs They get into the habit of devoted to individual practice, but an but at the mame time costmption has thinking that their argomentare amanswer-
able, as indeed they are from the palpit portion of the time is occupied in class increased rapidly. Moreover, import And so they stop learning; there is no instruction in the mechanism and care from England and India has become.im-competition If the se mon merely gavo possible. For the last two or three years pointa for d'sension the youth of the man of the machine. supply and demand have always been ho gate it would not matter The con
Progation would touch him and give him dlistarbed and once Kanaishi refined pig food for thought. And they would have boars instruction in the completion of iron surpassed the level of Y600 per ton.
an opportunity of learning from each other. Army forme (the actual forms are used) When the boom was dità height pig The young elery know that they are too and two hours bookkeeping. It was
taken up the young Harsha boys who havı iron were dearer thin eteck
A well-known pig iron merchant says word in the middle of their clerical train-most pleasing to me to note that while that the shock of peace in sight has trener and thankel for this errerience the present urgent requirements of the of life, for this chance of knowing other men. Some of them raline that they and War Office are the first consideration, to chocss their vocation tou soca, and they the fature of the girls is also borna in will ever go back, to the Church, Many mind. Or demobilisation every “Waac” are agreed that a man would de battar to have and her profession first to serve his who has passed through the London apprentice hip to life before te attempts. to show the way of life to other men. County Council training school will find What is the use of a man telling you her position in the world of work. what you ought not to do when he has not experienced, similar temptations 7 that is appreciably improved--no small con- the verdict of a young chicer if the line on sideration in these days of “blind siler" his young pedra.
-The yung clergyman might be forgiven
compations. if he could ever toll ic'iecff, but he is caly The training is given after enlistment peaction. In no other walk in life are in Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corpe people regulizy put into paitions they have to go to fill Let the preaching bo(through any Labour Exchange). There- done in private, if there must be preachins, for the recruits are immediately in re- until preise han made it, it not perfect,ips of Army my, which continues at least profitable."
the greater became of the sharpness of advances recorded in the past. For the present all people in the line uro esu
ously watching the development of the commercial demosilization, in the West which will affect the fron market and
material business is scored. How ever, it is believed that it will be one dine before actually foreign pig hon reappear on the market here, even if bars are lifted by Ergan and India Lacrefore, it eventually pig i cone down to normal they wil be able to maintain the present levels for some time
ro come.
· RUSSIA'S PAPER CURRENCY
When the Bolsheviks guined control nothing to live upon except their invest of the Russian Government they farmediments in Rusia securities were re- tely ceased pablishing statements of duced to complete poverty when the the Imperial Bank of Russia. In the last Bolsheviks reputated the national debt. published that of The sudder and totul Toss of 9000,000,000 weekly statement October 2, 1015-the bank's, note air francs was a terrible blow for a people lation stood at 15,000,000,000 roubles. sorely tried by three years of devastating On August 1, 1914, it was 2,280,000,000
roubles.
War.
Tho present offer of the French Government in their walvation. Their
The clerical section are also giver two
throughout the training.
·EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, December 8, 1918. On London
Bank, Wire
"1
On demand,
30 days right
4 months sight Uredits, 4 months" sight,
Documentary, 4 months' sigh
On Paris
What have the Bolsheviks done in the way of increasing it? No bificial te Russian bonds, which yesterday were so ment has been published; but the Mos-muck white paper, will be transformed kow newspaper Utro Rossijat the into French "reates, heating interest
od of last March or five months after at per sent, a security of the Breton the Bolshevik revolution, printed the la The action of the government following extract from report made by will undoubtedly save thousands of
the Bolshevik Comuniary Augarski to people from ending their days in poverty the Moscow Soviet;
and will immersely increase the con Currency has been changed from dence of the French people in the instrument of exchange into a source national credit
state revenije, inasmuch as the
oi
in distributing paper currency, receted by us from Petrograd."
Such is the financial side of the ques-
On demand,
Credita, & ionths migh
New York
On demand,
Credits, 60 days" sight,
On Bombay
Wire,
On demand,
O Calcutta
On demand.
Os Singapore On demand,
On demand, On Manila On Shangha
On demand.
11
ASAHI BEER
OFFICIAL: QUOTATI
Hongang
Kadian Mining
Tranon, Mizen
Доски, навук, Gonow
H&K Wharfi
Shat Docks Now Engin
LANDS, HOTELÄ & BUILDINGS.
Central Estates. Hongkong Hotels Hongkong Humphreys Kowloon Lan West Points
Cortos Muzz,
.8125 a
Ewg Cottons
Kung Liks
Leon Kang Mowi
Orientals
160
Shanghai Cottons
Yangtazepoor
.87.75 b.
*$8.50 67
$0.90-ni $8.10 b.
$265.
MBGELLAN ZOUES
Cemente...
China-Borneos Chms Lights China Providen Dairy Farms, HK, Elect
Macau
STABE.
Chip Manager.
Hongling, Oct. 16, 1918,
HUNGKUNG BAVINGS BANK"
FREE bustness of the shove Bank in-appli
conducted by the HONGKONG AND- SHANGHAT BANKING" COR- PORATION." Balen I may be obdaled' on application."
INTEREST on deposit is allowed on the main temu maathly balances a FER CENTper had a Dupontoci may tesosfor at their options balinant of
· 8100 de mors to the HÚSGKONG AND HHANGKAT BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSITE FLERE CENT.
For the Hongkong sad difamaghai Banking poration.
Hongkong May 16,
No. 7 Queen's Bond Cen
Hongkong, Oule # 1917
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CT:
GRENCH BANK
Capital Beser
HEAD OFFICE
BRANCHES A
BANGTOK
Oblef Manage
BATTAMBANG MONT
ETANTOST
DJIBOUTI HAIPHONG
Fix-Por
(DEFORTOC
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DI HAYOT
CHINES
Bussortain CAPITAL. 1. STADAS 45,000,00% PAID UP CAPITAL 500, (1/3 of the Capital, Ca, Francs 14,000,000 the Gayærnment DËSE.
Bapabile
PUSENER
Steam Laund
LE Steel Foundries
$5.25 bi
$8,50 by
BHAR
IN FRANCE - Banque de Fi
Racompte de Credit Industrial et Generale.
EN, LOND
Umon Fsaic of Eng toir National d'Bo Credit Lyonnais..
IN NEW YORK
Interest, allo and Flied "De
Hongkong Ropes
the Chi
17:00 b 70 b
Chairman Stof Directors
General
HEAD OFFIOR
PARIE
SOLIGON AIPHONG,
Hongkonst, Oct. 19, 1918:
OHA
SPF
HUBANKIND,
225
2254
ASAH LAGER-BEER
EXPORT
COMPAN
NY EUROPEAN. Non ABIATIU or A INDIAN desiring to leave the Jabay should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours
Vents will b
be required to produce Easuports or identification papers,. All persons with certain exceptions, who Cetin in the Colony for more than #Ridays?hed required to Register: them- reelves innden the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Formal
khoni giving the particulare neked may be obtained at the G.RO. and stall Police Stationes
↑ Tos Fennity for non compliance is s Brends exceeding $50
In TRANCE,
Cosmeros of de l'Industrie er
I LONDON,
London County Work Par's Bank, Lade Landon Kein, City's Milagt Bank Etd. oila qalb unsealy di
In NEW YORK:: Redmond de Caj 5/5
ondanta In's the chief.com | RaETK
world.
4overnment hua practically nothing with tion: The political side is berdly less which to cover its expenditure, except important, Russia will now have an hez what it is able to get. from the printingereditor to a number of individuals, bet Frew. Since last November the Gor the entire French nation, represented by ment has 'issaed 2,000,000,000 cubles in its government. When a new and stable paper money, or, în oder words, "v
1 days sight (private system al state finance, consists menyime is created in Russie, one which
will be cascions of the natichst obliga. Of Yokohama «On demand, tons of the country, the French GoveGold L, 100 Bus (per taal) ment will be able to put forward its just overages (Bank's buying rate) In the period November-March the claims te s settlement. It will be able Silver (per on) rycipta be revenue of the state have to show more pullence than the indivi. Bez Silver in Hongkong been wholly insignificant. They told dual bondholder could have done and
Chinese Capper altogether 0,000,000 roubles. The reason will be able thus to facilitats a nettle Bits of Native Uhinese Copper for the smallness of the receipts, is that in ment.Ite action will also have the Chinese Sub Coin this transition stage we have not beeffect of restoring Fuman credit to Hingkong Sub. Doin sole to eady the confidence of certain degree. The fact that on French players and capitalizia. "
Angarald reported that whereas inarritory Russian bonds have regained August of best year seventy-three earings, ir par vaded can only have a salutary
effect. Closs attention will have to be THE GIRL WHO SHINES
in Germany, in onder to charge them for French rentes."
banks of Moscow and district receivedamised, however, on the frontler to 22,000,000 roubles in deposits and-paid $,000,000 roobles and paid out 30,000,000 Prevent the mongg of bonds of the Fran 2016 of 18,000,000 roubles in November
1917, the same banke reived depcerts of roobles. He added that the Boldierik Government could not expect to obtain money for direct taxes, because every iowa, and every district is now levying ite can see it pleases, and ended "We most levy-indirect tax in peder gas told of the money hidden away the peasants..
FRANCO-RUSSIAN FINANCE,
common of the French Governs, cept Russian bonda za yey: to the French war master stroke, both from the
will undoubte
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CUTICURA HEALS
On ambs, Body and Arms. Could Not Do Work.
broke out on my Umbé, body, and grins.” In came like a red real
Fund Rühind mod burned Hat)); "lost a lot of "test and sleep,
It sonde van fock poorly mo
that Leould not do my warit
ing and burning and Fhad (dallarta have my hair cus of
"""I started to visa Cozlems Soap wed
Eitment, and kites. 1o bad niečo tez
tables of foep andrope, bez of Dim
ARKE
A Boeret, of Feminine Charge
It has often been remarked that at ady dance or party, the girls with a knot of young men round them are not those who are beat dressed, or Kerék ("mời beautiful, but those with cert straction of insumer-and-person Which it is not always easy to nood An observant doctor, with lon ence of family practice, said, secret of Learning attraction
healthy: red blood beeda” Yar's kind of mamatism
It in the
blood
for pale peop
women just”, boas
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