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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1918.
COMMERCIAL.
THE SALT INDUSTRY.
been obtained alma exclusively from Germany, where they are found in grest abundance in the salt mise at Stansfait. These substances are all to be found in the bitterner or mother liquor, remaining
As a result of the recent shortage of after the moval of our mon set salt and the conseqisers high prices that and the quantity of bitterns that is an bave prevailed, various questions cons nually run to waste in this Presidency cerning this important, but very book, amounts to more than a quarter of a ward, Jadunry have been brought more million tons, so that it is no small quin prominently before the publio than mualtity of vahmble raw material that awaits Newertheless, it is surpring how very being operated on liuta is known, even among those who
THE CHINA MAIL.
old become a foratdable rival not only, to the United States but also to Germany in the prxdiction of this Important sada stanes, for the raw material, (bitterns). ià, as far as investigations at present castiel
out go,
INTIMATIONS.
PK TRAKTAS
TIME TABLE.
WERK DAYS,
001
than the residual liquors from the Stass tort deposits. These mother liquors Cont ta about. 0.25 per cent, of bromine atal even this very small percentage in fol.00am to 8 ... Every timin
600 mình bố, in She be profitable to extract, whereas the
0.30 -10: 0 Bell 10.50 am to 11.03 a.m... Every 16 m 11.30. do 19.50 Every 30 ming
1.4 p.m. to 2.15 plumadrezy 10 minut 1845 pm to 4.10 p.m. Frey 10 mm
1.45pm. to 215pm.
bitterns from the ealt works seem to con- The salts of misgnesimo' an' the aulain from 30 to 100 per cent, sa nech are actively engaged in the production of plate and the chloride; the former again, and that in their Datural condf. salt, of the possibiles this industry (Epsom salts) is already being extructed tea, without any preliminary concenter. efter for the profitable investment of a small scale in this Presidency; the ton. If the bitterns and list operated empital. If it is developed on modernster however, has the wider applicaon for the every pf, magnesium, and icatie lines Without attempting to tion dammercially and would also serve potassium mite, the pasther liquors then trace the history of the industry, which as the raw material for the maanfacture left would be very much richer in bra by the way is a very ancient one, it will of chlorine and hydrocholorie seid. Latmine. and its extractior from these would be sufletost to outline briefly, here, the terly it has been largely is the be in undertaking of; very considerable condition of the industry as it is as pre-massöre, at magnesium oxyenloride profic sent, and then to indicate some of the or Sorrel Coment, a material which ilovelopments which might be attempted has many exerilent qualities, which ren I the necessary capital and technical, der it not only a very suitable, offing knowlige brought to bear on the material bus enable it to be wel in the masinfacture of artificial building stone. srbject
marble and ivery.
a standstill, to
KUNG TIK COTTON CO. ....
Messrs. Jardine. Matheson and Co, 14, the Gyporal Managers of the Kurg Fi Cotton Spinging and Weaving Co Itd... state blist, at a meeting of the Consulting Committee of this Company, hold on December 20 at Shanghai, it was decided that the Sharehoklers ahoold be recommended to apportion the balance as credit of Front and Loss Acconné en 30th November, 1918, of Tls, 204,907.00, as follows
Th
The manufacture of salt in carried on st some fifty different points, dotted at The potassium salts to be based from short intervals, along the whole of the the bisters' are also the sulphate and the East Cours of the Madras Presidency, chloride. The former is indespensible as With one or two exceptions, the methods mature and the latter is as the of factare in use are tractious! and, besis for the manufacture of practically are banded down unchanged from genent.very other potassium compound that finds an application in commerce. It is tion to generation, so that it is not sur prising to find that they are the most especially important, that every new priznativé, Iraaginable' and have remained source of potash should be exploitel "to" wholly uninitenced by the cast develop bus follest extent, for at preseus der -mate of malern science; also that the many enjoys what is practically a mono- quality of salt produced is exceedingly poly of the world's supply, and since the bad, it hug 46 heavily contaminated with lack of potash would virtually bringi diet that it always of some shade of modern agriculture to brown or grey in colour and never white, leave the supply of potash in the hands as it should be. Further, it is always of Germany would amount to leaving the | moet and sticky, a defect which arises control of the agriculture of the world in from the presence of magnesium chloride, her hands. The position of bronqué is "one of the constituents of seawater. It hardly less important in the field of solely on aerennt of these two defects chernieni lustry than, potash is in that that Madras salt fuda no sale in Bengal of ageulture, and here, again, German -Bad Barn, these two Provinces import-pretically supples the whole world, her ing their supplio from very much for only rival being the Laited States. It ther afiel. at prices which even under venis possible that if the salt industry normal conditions of freight would yield is developed on correct lines that li a very handsome pro to any concern which undertakes the manufacture of a suitable quality of salt in Madras, Bus itle in the development of the by-pro- | duets of the industry that the most pro- raising field for enterprise lies; they are sery numerous and include saltx agnesid and potassium and also chlorine and bromine which are not only paxceedingly iniportant for industrial and agricultural purposes, but have hitherto
Cuticura Produces Skin and Scalp Health
The daily ure of Cutiara Soap, assisted by occasional touches of Co- icura Dintment does much to keep the skin clear and soft, and the hair live and glossy..
Stitt ta dense. Gintment to heal #. New pary & Sons, Ltd., 27, Charterbeuse Sa Lendon. Sold everywhere..
NOTICE
of
To pay a divalead of Tis, 1.00
per share on-75,000 Ordi- nry Shares
+
J
**
add to Special Repairs and Renewals Fund
create Cotton Fluctuation Food ......
write of Machinery
Plut
Anl
write off Buildings
pay a Bonus to Staff earre forrard to "new
Account
"For the Blood is the Life."
YOUR
120,000.00
BLOOD WANTS PURIFYING.
Saturday odły...Evely 16 mínu,as 1.30 plix. to 4,00 gmson Béary 30 mn tin ta dona 2.30pm to 4.00 p.m.
Sabbirdays only...Every 15 minutos. 4,60p.m. to 6.00 p.m...Byty 15 minuter. - 8.00p.m. to 8,00 plases Bracy 10 minutos, NIGHT CARS, 1.50 1.ALL 1.70 pintu, 10 plati, 10.50 pinj 11 pm 150 p.m. and 11.45 pm.
BUNDAYS.
‚5.00 a, m., to, 10,30 a.m...Every. 10.30 Mm to 1100 11.30am to 19 2000 12.00 noon to 13.3 p 19.50 p.m. to, £3
·
1.00 p.m. to (5,90 pammalt:
16.30 pm. fn 2,00 pima. Eray 6.00 pm to 1:00 p.m...Every 1.000 8.00p.m. Eray
NIGHT OARS 44 c Wook Days SATURDAYS EXTRA CANS. 11:30 p.m. and 18 midnight SFEULAL DABS by, arrangement at the Company's Quibo, AraxaxYMA Degeninas, Don Vax Road Cenizal
Samson and peach blokotr üritable for 5,000.00 all cars not already Ball run the
bime stated in the Company's time imbies, 20,000.00 but not for special cars, can be obtained on application Wo the Company's Offer, son ticket will be ed enti 32,000.00ent therefor has bene di Bank 20,000.00 bed or by Cheque or Compradore order
3,300.00 representing Bank Rate
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
**:ďmeral Managert.
4,107.00
HONGKONG. A STOCK
EXCHANGE.
HONGKONG, 174 DECEMBER
"OFFICILE QUOTATIONS.
BANKS
TONGKONG & KANGHAI TER CHARTSHED BANK
* BANKING CORPORATION. I'INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
#$18,000,000 || ExCORPORATIO OF BOTAL CHANTON
| Parnun CapTRAIMONIOU Busssys FunDRIVE
Bloring
(81,500,00088),»«$1
Bliver
Hongkong Banks, #725 b, 750 RIBETE LARI
Canton Ins... North China Ins. Union Las Basurtazelīnis
Far Eastern Finn InDRAYCH,
$405
PROHRISTORS imigran
$34,400,003 | Paz-UF Claritan
00,000. || Bawanya, PUZD
T. 117 Hi Mr. P. E. Ealyonk–Che
18305 h. Ex: 73
T. 20 ne
Bongkong Win Insta 20 bị cơ
FUKU team bonite i
· #37· bu
(Del)
„Shell Transporta ing m »1317- be
Star Ferrion „Karinzzes
#35
Chian Sugarn Malabon Bugar# "
#sk.b. $38 n.
Kadan Mining Adini. Langkata
T. 23 The
-Tronoh Mines. Ural Caspanas
38/ b 33- 1
•AEL Comaphai, Big Hon. Mo Hon. Mr. B. & Pallops ALicinina ( ve Sky Dodwell::/ EE Di Kwen Pry.
CB. Gabony, E, did. Funny Eaq... W, J, Pattonden, Elnega s
Hongkong
TABB EM
POTEICIS BIOHÄNGE, and Comment Banking business traumabed.
CURRENT ACCOUNTB opened and FIXED DEPOSITA začelved. for 1' yona": or abortor perierte av inter which" "wil I quoted on application
-Loxpor Ogoren 17
Fer & Pink's Barny Latoy
*Hos+x=-* MERRITT ALLOWED. On Qurrent 1 Apcount at the rate of Two per sot, per sanum on th dally balance
On Frum, Bredsten Gerolaida Fords monthr sj. per cent, por amatu.
F.ĮJ. STABE, Madani Chiat Manager. --Hongkong, Oct. 16, 1912, pls hely
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
મમ
125 INDIA, LIMITED
Gre
اللاك
Kocourts #per leden, lớn Dailly Ralános sod on Fixed, st-raten which may be about application.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. If basings of the shot Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI - KANKING “COR- |PORATION, 'Kules may be obtained on | No. 7 Queen's Boot Ointral și
DOCKS, WHARVs, Donowers, b
HK-Wharfs $100), 119/1. E&W.Docks 153 b. 155.
Bhai Docks ** 12) New Engineerings LANDS, HOTELS &
Central-Estates... „Hongkong Hotels mi
Hongkong Lands Itumphreys
& BUILDINGS,
Kowloon Lands
-West Points
$108 IL
thro
$109 n.
$33 b.. $79 a..
| application.
~ INTEREST or deposita le allowed on
the mindrum monthly balance
FEB; CENT - per annum. “Depositom may transfer at their option behaves of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGKAI BANK. to be placed on FRED DEPOSIT 16 4 PER CENT,
For the Hongkong sod Shanghai Banking Corporation.
per annum.
Tlm. -204,907,90
ASAHI BEER
Corror MuzzA.
Ewo Cottons..
bow
Eung Yiks
Labu Kang Mows
T-185 b. BIG b $1244 a.
Orientals
Shanghai Cottom · •*
Yangtzepoos
$145 b 185,00 6.
N. J. STABE,
Chief Manager. HongkongMay 14, 1916..
.:: 17
MISCELLANDOĖS.
Dements.
China Lights....
$8.00 b.
Bij n
Chins Providents ..
Dairy Farms,
$507
$60.b. & 66
- 295 m.
Hongkong Hopes
$315 b
$7.80 b
IF YOU are brochlad with Res and paine of Eut Legs
Matches, Spot, Pimpler,
Boils, Sores cit. Eraptions of any kind continually bursting through the skin.
YOU areasforing the aces
Abscossos: Ulcers, Scrofulons and Ulcerated Soros, Glandölar. Swellings, Blood Paisar, etc.
THI YOU have that constans Itening IF YOU are in the grip of Rhen matism, Sciatica. ~ Irambago. Anat, etc.
wad infamation of Pilea
All those Ara gure signs of legging blool Impurity, eating for Immediate treatment through the blast, so don't waste your time soɑ money on useless lotions and messy ointiaints, which cantot get below the surface of the skin, What you want and what you must have in medicine that will get right to the root of your trouble 4 me licine that will thoroughly fres the blood of the poison. ous atter which alone is the true cause of all your safering. Clarke's Blood Mixtars is just such taxlicine. It is composed of Ingredients, which quickly attack, svercome ant expal from the blood all Impurities (from whatever cause arising) and by rendering it clown and pare, can be relied on to effect a Insting curs. The
Valus nf Tru9
CLARKE'S SCOOD MIXTURE
is asstified by a most remseksɔla dal tection of unsolicited esitim ni ili feora grateful patients of all olsaare-patients who have been cured after doctors ani hospitals have given them up as incar able-patients have bien errel after trying many other frestmin without saccess-petients who nat only have besa cured of the particular Sein or Blood Complaint from which they were safering, but also have fount realth. (Sas pamphlet toau!:
improvement la thel general 'battle.)
Over 50 youn saccam. Plegant bo take and warranted free from withing Injurious. Of all Chemists and Store
S
Clarke's Blood Mixture
The World's Best Blood Pariser. OUROJ ALL
Keepers REFUSE, SUBSTITUTES SKIN & BLOOD DISEASES
DAT NIPPON
PILSENER BEER
GRAND PRIZES
SAHFBE
ASAH
LAGER BEER
. SPECIALLY BREWED
FOR EXPORT.
WERY
COMPANY
China-Borneos$19
FLE Electrics
Macau 1o.
`H.K. Tramwaya wa
Poak Tramways (Old) . $7.00 bi
• do. (New) ... ■.70b. Steam Londries
H.K. Steel Foundries Water-bontak
Powelia
NOTICE
#3.50 b
$13
Acting Manager.
Hongkong, 5 December, 1918,
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHIN
(FRENCH BANK)
HEAD OPTIONS 15bis-Rue Laffitto, Farfe
Capital masimanymu, Fen, 48,000,000 Reger 50,000,000 BRANCHES AND AGENOLES
Hongkong". Baron
BABQKON
† Battambang Morozza.U SHAWOHLAI NOMEL - BERG LIGER DimOCTI /* Parents TYRUSHIN HAIPHONG PETING
TOURANK
HANO PONDICHERY
BANKERS:
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE'DE HANSON FREM PAKE FLAVOROOM
CHINE
BURBOLIZED, CAzITAL. For 45,000,00 PAID DE CAPITAL
£2,500,000 | (1/3 of the Capibal, La. Pramm 15,000,000
ambecilbed by the Gorerament of
the Chlzams Répanile).
Chairman of the Board
of Directors ASANDRE BY Gezwal Manager man
HEAD OFFICE
74, Bau Saint-Lazare, PARIS. BRANCHES ::
PERING
$19 b.
BHANGHAL PIENTSIN,
HY EUROPEAN Non ABIATIU or A INDIAN desiring to leave the Dolony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours sf 9 to 1 and 2 PIL. to 4 T.
Lally
BAIGON HAIPHONG, HONGKONG, TUHKANE U:"
BANKERE 10 AND 199
IN PRANOR Comptoir add d'Escompte de Paria; Credit Lyonnais, Bazique" de. Paris "or" den: Fays Bas Oredza Ind notrial et Commercial; Societa
SAN-LONDON; The National
& Union Bank of England Ltd Comp toir Nations d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonusis.
IN NEW YORK: J.P. Horgan & Cas
Interved allowed be Current Accounta and Fixed Deposits according Every description of Banking Exchange Business transacted.
“A” SIRE Acting Manager Hoaxkm. Oct. 18, 1918, 09
BANK LTD.
In FRANCE: Bociété Général pour THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
favoriser la Développement -de
Commerce et de l'Industrie s
In LONDON: London County West
Devin vastar & Parts Bank, Lideri ij
Katakarken 1880.
Londen Joint City & Midland Bank. AUTHORIANA. CAMTAL Yea
In NEW YORK:
Redmood. & Go Correspondents in the chief com mercial contres of the world.
Telegraphia Address: CHIRANKIND,
PAID UP. Garitalar
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“Cittoons 31
Applicants will be required to produce. Interest allowed on Current Accounts Pasports or Identification papers. All and Fixed Deposits in Local Currency BORBAY partons, with certain exceptions, who and in Gold. Terms on application. reinsin in the Colony for more this 7 days are required to Register them- welves under the REGISTRATION PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916 Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.7.0. sad at all Police Stationssly b
The Penalty for non compliance is s doe not exceeding $50
Every-description of Banking and Fanhange business transcted..!
Special tuntities for French exchanga
M. ROUET DE JOURNEL), * Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH:" Queen's Buildings,
Односва Danny (Daily)
Biserica (MuroRN) BAM
Harzow.
Haratott
5. Clinter Boods Hongkonst, Begi. 25 1818,“
|HARIDUS
Koz-s
[EDERLANDSCHE
Labo
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Los Arazza LYOFA
Messrs. CROSSE & BLACKWELL much regeat thit for the first time for a huniral yetra war claditi prava 12 many of the products being shipped to Hoagkong, and China. Thay mich appreciate the letters they ara rəqsvint, and in raply wild state that it is fully recognised here that under the circa nitanes of life in China the absence of English delicacies and food is a very real hardship.
Messrs. CROSSE & BLACKWELL will take care that not a day shall be lost in forwarding supplies when a return to more normal conditions oermits. In the meantime they trust that those who have been accustomed to rely on their products will be good enough to accept this explanation.
DrJ.Collis Browne's
Chlorodyne
THE - ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE.
mine med A Charm is
DIARRHŒA, and li the only
Specifio fa CHOLERA É
DYSENTERY.
FEVER, CROUP, AGUE.
By The Best Remedy known for
COUGHS, COLDS,
ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS.
The only Palliation fra de Not KEK NEURALGIA, GOUT, RHEUMATISĘ.
Chlorodyno is a liquid taken in drops, graduated according to the malady. It invariably xelieves pain of whatever kind; creates a calm refreshing sleep; allays fisitation
of the nervous system when all other remedies fail; laves no bad effects and can be taken when no other medicins can be tolerated
CONVINDING MEDICAL TESTIMONY WITH EACH BOTTLA
Cards Di, 1. Cells Boran's Charod pro on the Stamp, *
Told by all Chemists,
Prices In England,.
·3/16, 2/3, 4/0
DAVENPORT, Lid
London, B.E
Beri Aamms MITESUI BUSBAM. KAISHA
RICHANGE.
Hongkong, December 17, 1915. On London
Beak Wip
On demand,
days night months sight - Credits, 4 months' sight, Documentary, 4 months
On Paris
On demand,
Crédits, 4 months zmighty, an. 453
New York
Credits, 60 days sight,
On demand
On Bombe
Wire
On demand,
"On Caleatban
Wire
On densi
Ja Fingapor
On demand.
On Landis
Da demand,
Jo Shanghai
On demand
10 days right(private paper)
Yokohams
On demand,
Fold Lat, 100 ans (per teel)
Sovereigns Bank's baying
Silver (por osi)
Bar 31ver in Hongkong Chinna Capper: Carb Chinese Copper Cents -Rate of Balive-Interest
Chinese Sao. Doin Honelang" BunCoin
£7897
BANK
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, IAD. (FATWANGINO).
· INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL LEPEZIAL Cukaren, 1899.
Capital Subscribed. Ten 30,000,000, Capital Paid-up £2,500,000. Reserse Fanda- ******* 5,680,000
*་
HEAD OFFICE:
TAIPER, KORMOSA..
BRANCHES
AUTHORED £100,000,000 (£8,2 CHUAPTIAN PAD-FT
Capital
11,760,256**** FUZD
HEAD OFFIC§——AMIZER
Brinobas ak¬
The Hagan
HEAD AGENOT—BayAVIA,
JAPAN-TOKYO, KOKOKAMA, KOSH, OSAKA, FORMOSA ---Goran Kadr Krieng,. Bürsin
Kaeluso, Maxura, PINAN BANDORIUS SKINCHLIN, TLICHU TAIKAN," OHRRIBON, TAKOW TAM, TOHIRE, Axa CHINA-SHAWORal, Hascow, KrorIANO, - DHOKJAKARTA,
OTHERS —–—– HoszzonG, EINGAPORE, MADAN, Vantaa, Bosranasi, Semarang, Batavia, PadaNM,
BOMBAY, Lownow, New YORK, PizxMRANK,
PIELIONGAT, Pra,
LONDON BANKERS:
Capital and Counties, Bank, London, and South-Western Bank, Parr's Back.
The Bank hna Correspondents in the
MAKAK
· Inferred allowed on Curren Deposite neeră yod for, Exod, perfodr začem to be obtained on applicatior,
SHI, OID,
Hongtoo. 12th Beg's-1912"
MORTH-BAITI88) MERCANTILE
THOORAN MARINE INSUR AMOR
Comrast, LÆDT
·THE RAILWAY PASSING ELLS 'ASBUHANUZ":00;
TOTAL FUNDS at Bier: Draxicanu! ≥916g
TOTAL PS3.370,387
Taxing Timnas (Detinet Copital 28,000,000 Bubscribed Capital 24,500,000 Pald-up Captial ELOK ELSPICIES,
CorrespondiuwKA – BOOK ON adran Pondary, Calouste Bangkok Balgon, Haiphong, Hanol, Assop, Toko
Commercial Centres in European Con- Robe Melbourne, Sydney," New
tineat Russia Manchuria Tanga Ohoo, Japan. Indo Chios, Slam Indi Pallippine alanda Java, sud other Dutch andica, Australis America Africa, &c.
York, Ban Fenacious, do, đơn
10.40ost allowed on Current Arcounter at bradlá thi Brands and
1690 and Fixed Deposits at rates which will
be quoted on application,
CACAOKTORI YANAGITA,
"HONGKONGWAUNCH,
LD Yanx Roads
Ples Funde
1,417 FTI-LAL. & Annřiby: Fundazs: 17,567)
Bleking and Account
Ravenna Fles Branch Composers and Annuity
Dabar Receipts
pe
ERDOBA The Jaloa of Baranos Maring Dapart as t London and Balthe Bank, amibed.
The Bank bayi and sells and mood rom collection Bills of Manhangs, Immass repondeat ; in the chaty on the Cortinean – to Great Britain, Americs, and kustenila); add 5 fraossata), banking" bavčnem of every dasaripéton,
langkani, Uek, 20, 1912.
The Accumulative. Funda Bennchat are separately invested, had "koh of Parliament, are on aside the shima-'ander the combatirej "manda of the Company's Bouirtów.
WHEWAN, INIMES &