4.
“MONDAY, JANUARY
COMMERCIAL.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES.
:
1919.
THE CHINA MAIL.
INTIMATIONS
PRAT
JAIMITED
·TIME · TABLE.
the replies, gencrally indicated not only of institutes of languages; that busiTERE= the value bub the necessity of a know.neu encourage the study of foreign lan- edge of foreign languages, Scime.ed, the ranges by those members of their staffs, replies showed, for instance, that the South American business,ot. Foglish Aruns had been transacted through German Mr. Chauncey D. Snow, Assistant Chief before the war becaine of the failure of the Bureau of Foreign and Domnestic the Baglish to learn Spanish. „ Commerce, has published in “Conmerce English is acknowleged, even by Gan Reports" an article on the value of foreman writers, to he" the foremost language fof the trade of the world; but it is point eigu lapguages og increasing the expected out, by English traders and all others business of the United States. The that there are special advantages in Burene receives auf welcomes the views moving not only the language but the of thoughtful, citizens on the subiger literature and customs of people whose
business is soughti By many who have forwarded their epiniges the knowledge of feruiu langs
who love showa od business abilly DEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
laat in foreign cómmeres, more 40, bai made of women now proceeding from affachools and colleges with an adequate | knowledge, of foreign tongues, and, that bisness.men bring to the knowledge of schock authorities from time to time the (opportunities open to students who, have special aptitute for foreign languages.
That portion of the English, report which deals with the relative importance
.INDIAN PIC-IRON FOR JAPAN.
In view of she
nges i antitered the backbone of at the European languages places French Dockyard and Messrs. Sazuki and preparation for foreign business and some first" by, reason of the significance of its people in the development of modern have pour sofar as to sugest that, where civiliation, by the intrinsic value of its instruction is lacking in schools and eliterature, by its contribution to the valid gs, it befiuisbed along with the learning of our times and by its practical textbooks, by the Federal Governmenta se in commercial and other naticaal German is acknowledged interesarse." Muel of Mr. Snow's article is base
י''
7.00
WEEK DAYS.
8.00 à.xi.Every 15 mlrutos. 8,00 x 10 to 17307 in mindkererý 10 miliarden: 0.50 0 20,00 am...Every 15 mlazbal. 10.30am to 11.00 a.m...Byery 15 minutos. 11.50 to 12.30p.m... Erazy 30mluntee 13.68 pm to 1.15 p. 2...Erary 10 mus
1.68 pm, to 18 p.m. „Every 10 mbapbos. 1.45pm to 2.15 p.m.
Saturdays caly.Every 15 minutes. 1.50 pm to 4:00 pm 3.30 pm to 4.00 pa...livery 30 minpber
Baturdays only...Every 15 minity. 4.03 pm to 6:00 p.mrary 15 intentan 600p,
800p.m...Every 10 mbantes.
NIGHT CARS.
8.50 p.m., 9,80 m. 10 p.m.. 10.30 p.m..
pm, 11.30 pm, and 11.65 pama
SUNDAYS.
7.30 a.
001&Wory 15 minute. 10:30 11.00 smery 10 miastos.
Some time before the export of irons and steel from India was prohibited to towing the outbreak of war, the hawa Co. made. large contracts with the Tata Steelworks, of India. armistice is is said that goess will hoon begin to arrive in Japan. The contract of the Kawasaki Dockyard extends over five years, covering 175,000 toss, of to he "perhaps the first language from which 05,000 tons are to be taken delivery on a report isted by the British Govern the point of information--particularly in of daring this year. Prices are said to
cut of an investigation be a'ecimmitter the feld, of researuk?" The other Eur.be is per ton ex-loundry for 1919, 6 for 11,50 a,b, bo 18 noonery Li mulunbon.
1020, and. E for 11. The quantity, named in 1016 to consider the positan languages mentioned are Spanish.be imported by Jesses. Susuki during of foreign language study in the British Italian and Russian. educational system and the value of it;
Concerning the value of German after Su foreign trade. On this poitit the rethe war" the English report says —
"After the war the importance of Aer- The evidence sees conclusive as 19 man must correspond with the import zhe need of foreign languages in busi-ace of Germany. If Germany after the ness, especially under the new conditions war is still enterprising, industrious. which may be expected to prevail allerhighly organised, formidable, we caDuos the war. Se large is the pan of aged to neglect it or ignore it; wa 258. industrial product abad, so great is our
not lease any of its activities unstudied capital invest in freign countries, po
A democracy cannot afford to be igtorant univeral was our carrying Trade, so ex-
We may indiente one point in parti tensive are our financial transaction and inthence and the power of our credit,cular which is likely to be of importance that my impediment to our success will as the end of the war., 16. will be in react not only on these fra deretly possibls oust the use of German,in of money trust," but that it was not ment therefor haa boen 'madă în Bank'
port Mys
interested in foreign markets bus omeres, even for pan own purposes at the prosperity of the whole country.
Dur foreign trade dore not contprise the whole ed our activities, but the whole of our activities depends upon it. In a great part of our foreign trade a know. ledge of languages, a knowledge of a eign corntries and, of Coreign peoples. will be directly and abmadantly re Amperative;"
The English committe sent a ques tionnaire to 1.000 firms represented in the foreign trade of Great Britain and
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Mr. SuoIY
cf
calls the attention American business-men to the conclusion of the English committee's repert, which vommends, for all centres of manuface ture for foreign trade the establishment
this year is put at 30,000 tons.
* MONEY TRUSTS.
19,00 noon to 1£30p.m...Every 10 minutes. 130 130 Every 15 minutes. 100pm to 8.30 pmrary 16mtab 6,30 pm to 6.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 6.00 pm to 7.00pm...recy 16 vabastam, 1.00 pm, tr, 8.00 pum... Erary 10 minutos.
·· HIGHT CARS as on Week Days.
SATURDAYS, EXTRA CARS.
and 13 midnighte 190pm and
No. Besson ticket will be fastid until Notes or by Cheque ur Compradoro ceder, representing Bank Note
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers
ASAHI BEER
HONGKONG, STOCK
EXCHANGE,
BANKS
HONGKONG, IN JANUARY, 1915. HARING CORPORATION
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.-
BAKEL
12
Hongkong Bänks, (+ $750 34. MARINS. INSURANCES
Canton Iris North Chin's Inst Unien Ins. Tangtare Ins.
FONDKUNG I BRANGHAI MEIE CHARTERED BANK
À INDIA, AUGURALIA A CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY KOYAL CHARLIN
1853-
זו'י
$1,000,000
HEAD OFFER, Lounow.
18,500,000 34,500,000 Famer Capitan -
DREMETE FUND RMESTE LIABILITY OF PRO-
Count of DesiOTORE. Hon. Mr. P. EL. Holyoak --Chairm
·PAD-up Carpe¿Juma
·Sdeeling.
ET BOULOQOM/3=$1,15,3000, 000 altres
"354 RMKKYK EMAKILITY, OF PROPRIETORN
$15,000,000
Far Easterns -
$906 b. T..20 n.
BIKE INSURANCHE
*
Hongkong Fire Ins...
156. $340 b
| G. 7, M. Ezikina, Baqi,--Dopaty
Chafeman, AH; Camphor, Esq.) Hon. Mr. B. Hon. Mr. 8. H.
-Landala, Dodwell Ev, D. Farr, Esq.
*** $88 th
#30 b
$155.
2. China Fire--Int. 200
Douglasen, mid FK. Steamboată ........... Indo Chinna (Prol.).......
Do. (Del.) Shell-nuporta Star Ferrien BAITSERIAL
AND.
China Sugars Malabon Sugar i MINING.
Kailas Mining Adm....
Langkata
Baubles “pen! "novi"' Tronoh Hinds
Ural Caspian van./ 900
| C,B. Gubbay, Daq, J. A. Pinnizer, Aug-
WELL "Fabiendan, Eaq, “
Hongking –NJ, STARE, En,
MANAGER :
09
Shang
G. STEPHEN, ENI
BAYR
Docks, Weaves, Gonowxs, &c.
La K. Wharis A
H. & W.Docká,
Now Baginearings. ...
Lard, Hotels & BUILDINGSTA
Central Estates... Heckong Hotels
Hongkong Lande Humphreys Kowloon Lands West Points OTTON MIL
Evo Cottons Kang Yiks "Labu Kang Mown
„Orientals
Shanghai Coltou
Yangiarepoce
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-BorneoÐ ̧à
China Lights
China Providents
Dairy Farma
ELE. Electrics
JM
***
$108 T
190 .
$102 n
$75. $38 b.
zax & Pasz'ı Baxe, Lan,
On Charan Apporna na the rate of Two per cent per annum có th, dally balanne
For
por coat, per aurten.
F.J. STABB,
Chief Manaqis
Hongkong, Oct. 16, 1818.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE.
pizes, busines, of, the abové Bank is
$72 conducted by the HONGKONG
T. 185 b. $10+ b,
#194) 0.
$1485"
Comenta $3,10 a. & 9.105
... $124.
18.10 b.
Approval of banking amalgamations in Fagland has, in some instances, been tinged with a tour of the possible crep-
SPECIAR CANS: bij Arzangement så the 10: S'bai. Docks, tion of money trust. This phase of the Company's OtoS, LUKKANPRA, BULDINGE, movement towards consolidation of the Dee Tour Bond Decals available for
Sexson, panah tickets banking forces of the United Kingloft all cars bab aiready fall running at the was not overlooked by the Treasury com-time stated in the Company's time tablbe mittee, which in ith report declared, inter but not for spedal cars, can be, obtained alia, that there was as prescut no ides on application at the Company Office
altogether impessible that circumstances home, apart from any question of com- might produer something approaching to petition in neutral countries.
it at a comparatively early date." For This is only one of many considera-that and other reass the committer re- tions which lead us to the conclusion that it is of essential importance to the commended legislation to require that before any further arrangesnents in Great nation that the study of the Germs approval of the Government be obtained launage shld be maintained."
Britain may be effected. Subsequently the unification of Lloyd's Bank at three her institutions was sanctioned, and submitted to shareholders the", deputy when the scheme of consolidation was chairman Mr. J. W., B. Pearse) bad a tt at what he deglared to be nothing more than aeitch phrase." la way true, he admitted, that deposit balances. of inhabitants of the country were in the hands of comparatively few banki, hot trust. The that did not constitute a essence of a trust was absent.". The bank cook at force one of its depositors to karp a single sixpence with it unless be were content and willing to do so. It he were not sentent he could and worki remove the whole of his account. The funds were rot in the hands of the banks from any reasons of force majeure, nor bad the banks any control over tham other than as safe depositories. As for greater. competition, it Therefore, he added, was not time either that the cry of money trust " shaald be rapped or 'arguments brought forward to show that it had any incea
ROSE'S
LIME JUICE
Delicious, Wholesome;. Refreshing.
ing
W45
NOTICE.
NY EUROPEAN Non ASTATIU or. INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours
Prepared from the pure juice of the M. to 1 FAL and 32.. to..
finest West Indian Lime Fruit, grown on our estates in Dominica, West
Indies.
Insist on having ROSE'S.
daily.
Applicants will be required to produce. assports or identification papers.--All rsons, with certain exceptions, who remsis in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- lves ander the REGISTRATION of, RSONS ORDINANCE 1916. Forms
of Registration giving the particslara nired may be obtained at the G.F.O. and at all Police Stations:
The Penalty for non compliance is a fice not exceeding $50,
CALWA
THE CALIFORNIA WINE ASSOCIATION
are the biggest wine growers in the world having a capital of ten million dollars (gold).
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They produce sound wines at a reasonable price, which compare very favourably with European products. Some very sound Mosele, Port, Hock, Claret, Sauterne and Chianti are now on sale:
SANDY MACDONALD. (Scotch).
O standing order to the distillers (Messrs. Alexander & Macdonald Ltd).
"Ship us all you can." Need we argue further?
MONNETS XXX BRANDY.
Is The Brandy which is rapidly becoming known as the Premier Brandy in the Far East.
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ALL THE ABOVE LINES: ARE- STOCKED BY
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
HASTINGS,
ASAN
TRADE
ASAHI CER BEER
SPECIALLY BREWED
EXPORT
ERY
COMPANY
· SOLM ÄGESTIVN MITSUI BUSSAN.. KAISHLA,,
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, January 8, 1913.
On London
Bank, Wire
On deman
» 20 days'
A4 months
Credita, 4 month
· Documentary, 4 months On Pária 19.4
On demand,
Credite. 4 months night,
On New York-ba
On demand"
Credits, 60 days sigh On Bombay
Wirty Teen very. On demand, .On Onicutta-
Wiro
On demand..
On Singapore
On lamand On Manila-
Ün"demand,
On Shanghai
On dormand
80 days' night (privata
On Yokohama
On demand.
& Co.
TEL. 188
HODGE NEW GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
70
'IST
Gold Leaf, 100 fine (por taal) 4L40′′ Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate) 35.90 Silver (per oz.)
467 d. Bar Buyer In Hongkong: 35 pm, n Chinese Copper Cash 2% pm Chinese Copper Centop Hate of Native Interest
Chinese Bab. Cola ve me
Hongkong Sub. Oain
Pl
علة
Macau 19.
Hongkong Ropes .... HK Tramways, "Feat Trainways (Ob
rear
(New)
Steam Laundries. ELE. Steel Foundries... Water-bosta
Wataina --* (sas) Powells
Wisem... ******
$13 b.
THE CHINA-PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...61,250,000.)
Loans on Mortgage of House Property, &c. Goda recalvnd oa StoragE... Adrasena ninde as Merchandi LOAD are on the Troulant ter
TRUSTRE, RIZCTTGH OF WILLS,”- ATTORNEY, Caderlikuna and Exanted. (Ratan Pertiendary on application) To the Off-p SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Grursi-Managers.
BANKS.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
རྟ། ་
HEAD OFFICE:
No. 2 Queen's Road Central
· CAPITAL 22,000,000.
DIRECTOR: fot
Mr. Pong Wai Ting-Chairman' Mr. Chow Shou Son, Mr Lt Koor Chnen, Mr. Kan Ying Pa 36 Yok Ching Kong, Mr. Chan Ching Sek. Weng Yoon Torg:
CHIKT MANAGER:
Mr. Kan Torg Fo
ASS MANAGER:
All Beaking
Mal Li The Fong."
Exchange blaese trasmeted, Loups granted an approve! Wocation Turni moderat GATHERMANARKA
• Interwet "allowed on Current Account as the rate of 2 per cent. per annum, and on Pizod Deportes af the following rate;
For 3 months at the rate of 3% per annum. Fer 6 months at the rate of 4% per annum. För 12 months at the rate of 5% per anmuna.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manngar.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWANGIKO).
Incorporated «T SPECIAL INVENT CHARTER, 1800,
Capital Subscribed... Ten Capital (Paid-up)
Reserve Funds
1,000,000. (25,000,000, 4,680,000,
HEAD OFFICE;"
"TAIFER, FÓRMORA,"
BRADHES
JAPAN—TOKYO, Xoxonama, Kóda, OSAKA,
AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR. FORAMON Rules may be obtained on spplication.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the "minimus, monthly balances at 34 FER CENT per annum. - Depositors may transfer si thels option-balances of $100 or more be the HONGKONG, AND BELANGEAL BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT ■ 4 PER CENT,
For the Hongkong and Hasnghund Banking Corporation.
N.J. STARE
"Oblit Manager
Bongbong May 16, 1916.
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FOREIGN EXOMARICER, and Gocións ↑ †Banking business tesumeted.
CURRENT ACCOURTS operand kändi FIXED DEPOSITE roostred fre Kynar or shorter peclado ukraden which will be quoted on application.
T. C. DOWNING,
-Manage
Hongkong, May 7, 1917.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF M
INDIA, LIMITED
ized Capital Babeoribed
•Paid-up
To Padam
BANKERS.
Bark, OF ExcitLAMEN Leanor Four Sroge Bark, Lautem,
Henry description of Brofangs köstum trazimoted.
TNTEREST," allowed
10 Abdouterie- 13. 1 pèr cost per sinnari on Daily Balanon and an Itend Deng alexber villat mas gɑ be macérénfond application.
CL SANDER Acting. Manager
N7 Queen'a Boad Central Hongkong: 1.Denember, 1918.
BANQUE DE LINDO-CHINE (FRENCH BANK).
HELD OPTICE:
15bis Rus. Lafitto, Paris..
Capital saditevesiminum Frs. 48,000,000 BOTTES 80,000,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES- Birror Kanak came Singer' BASTAMIANG- Morazza
CANTON
PATUNGE
Ko
Длюст
HAIPHONG
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE LO
CHINE.
Bubscrized CapTELL ... Ferner 45,000,0% PAID UR CAPTAI, T
$3,500,00 (1/3 of the Capital, de Francs 15,000,000, Purabucrfised by the Goresumeesh of tr
the Chinese, Kapabijo).
Chairman of the Boned
of: Dirgetown .. ANDEN BEKCHELOS General Managezione A. J. PzZNOSTI...
HEAD OFTICE:
14, Rao Salat-Exmaru, PARIS, BRANCHESC PERING,
BHANGHAL, TIENTSIK,
BLIGON. HAIPHONG, HONGKONG. TUNHANTOU,
BANKERS:
La FRANCE: Eqciété Générale pour
HATOR
STANGKAS SINDAPURN
Thegions TOURANK
P-PV2 PONDICHERY
BANKERS:
IN - FRANCE: Comptale Nation d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonni Bangue de Paris" at den Pays) Credit Industrial et Commercial;
IN LONDON: The National Provinc & Union Bank of England, Ltd Comp toir National d'Bacompte de Parií';: Credit Lyonnais, mas
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co. interest allowed on Current. Ascounts. and Fixed Deposita according arrangements.
ayery, description of Banking Exchange Business traumacted
DA. SIRE"
Acting Manager
Hongkong, Oct 19, 1818
favoriser le Développement de THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE Commerce et de Findustele on France.
In LONDON: London County West
A minster Farre Bank, I London Joint City & Midland Bank
Ltd.
In NEW YORK: Redmond & Co.
Correspondents In the chief com mercial centres of the world.
Telegraphie Addrom: ORTEANKIND. Interest, allowed on Current Accommítu and Bired Deposita in Local Currency. and in Gold. Tertna on application.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted; evrim
Spécial facilities for French exchange.
M. BOUET DE JOURNAL,
Bring Manager. HONGKONG BRANURA
Queen's Buildings, Co
5. Chater Bond Hongkong, Sept. 25 1918,
ATEDERLANDSCHE
MA
BANK, LTD. 180
AurboRDED - CAFTIAL...Yen 48,000,000.00 PAID Us CÄPIRAŽNA
25,000,000,00“
24,200,000,93
Han Orc-YOKOHAMA
BRANDENE AND, Kanyone
Bombay
BUZION ATE
DATOTIERA
CHANGCHUN DAIRIN (DALNY}
NEW YORK
DHAKA
PRIZ
BILETS SKANGRAT
Tel, 1440
I
HAFRONTM HONOLULU HALI
HANDEL
Кол -Compon
STIELSK
Los AXWEISS Iron
Токто
(izrentinos Tzantes SomesN)
Erzantzuten 1894.
AUKTORISKO]
1. 100,000,000 (£6,355,5=3) CAZITAKU PARDU £70,000,000 (£8,825,589)
CAFEAS BEREITE. £12,700,285 (£1,063,378)
HEADBOYTINE-SA:
The Hagen
READ AGRIOT--BAZA
TOPMOSA UMAN, Kadi, Karenze, BaliyammaKI,
Kerenay MAKURG, PIE BANDORA, SHDACHINE, TATCHY, TAINA CHRON GALOW, TAMTOY, Torres, AKO. CHINA-SANORAL, HAJLOW, BUKIANS, DJOLZITATEA, AMOT, FUOCHOT STOKOLL BADIK, CANTON
OTHERSBORN,
DAN,
BOERABAZA, SEMALING, BATAVIA, PADARS, HOMEAT, LONDON, Nsw York,
LONDON BANKERS:::
RAMAZANGY HANUKKAL,
BONEFTANZA (Solo)
MANILA SAKA
"Inberent allowed on Current késóveimur Deport received for fried perioda ne estes to be obtained on application.
Honakour, Lish Bert, 19165
NORTH SKITIBH & MERCANEIN INSURANCE 00
AYRICA TARESTREET: SIENĮ SHARES OF- THE OCEAN-MARINE INSUFANOK
Bomzany, Lan
THE RAILWAY EARSEN
ASSURANCE CO
VITAL FUNDS AT 31er Prok.. 1914 £53,970.587 Authored Capital £8,000,000 Fabscribed Capizal. Es,500,000
kazna Tinger (Deli
10-Life & Annuity Funds Sinking Fund Acquat
Capital and Counts Enak, Londra,
ondents as Bombay, Colombo, and Bouth-Western Bank, Peer's Banke - Madras, Heberry Calentim, Bangkok,
The Bank has Cowespondenta in the Salgón,
Loko Commercial Centres in European Con- | hama”
dney, New tinent Russia, Misushuris. Main to roi. Bar Irina o da, đa Chosen, Japan, Indo-China, Bian, Laždin, Lonnor Baza-The Union" of Philippice Islands, Java, and other bondou and Bnrichs Bank, Limbed Datch Ladies, Australia, Amories Africa, &
Interest allowed or Current Accounts, and Fixed Deposits at rates which will be quoted on application.
NAOKICHI YANAGITA
get"(Manager, HONGKONG DRANCE:
3, Don Vaux Road, Hongkitig, May 1-1918
The Bank boys, and sells and reoolyes For collection Hills of Exchange, lomtas fathers of redit on fest Branches i ana Gorrispondente in back on the Cloutienti, in Great Britätu, America, and Australls, and trammate banking bundant it every denizi pádomk
Hongkong, Ust. 30. 1216
Betonino Firs Besticktionsta
Lilo and“ · „A angity
Rerence Marine Departu Other Radzipta
'75,339 £25
The 'Assumalitive Funds of the Leucione Branches ara, separately, kuviited," nod, „kar Net af Parlamenty are matsalde do mne s the "cializa" ander the- resp anh dự thi Docpri. Đố
SEDEWAN.TOME