TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 25. 1919.
COMMERCIAL.
COMMERCIAL
JAPANESE TESTIMONIAL TO BRITISH MERCHANTS.
CHINESE RIGH FOR JAPAN.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS,
THE CHINA MAIL.
INTIMATIONS
pr
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EXCHANGE-
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BAEKS
BANK FUS
ONG & SHANGRAITHS CHARTERED BANKING CORPORATION (5) KIDIA, AUSTRALIAN CHINA.
0,000
Ji:Pam-de Carcha
RECIEVE FUNDE
1695
Starting
£100,000!
PEAN?
1,000 Par-ww Gartzan e
REV Lambert of
PROPRIETORS
COURT
DIRECTY Baq
Hop. Mr.
Concerning the Import of Chinese
The following in a list of unsolaired. rice to Japan no agreement has been | telegrama at the office of the Gross För- Unscrupulous practices of mer so far reached between the Japanese then Tolegraph Co., Ltd. Hongkong, ehants are now a subject of attention and Chinese authorities. According Februscy 21, 1919 ***
to a telegram from Peking, dated
From
in Japanese commercial circles," February 3, although the Chinese according to the Oaks Mainichi," Government is in receipt of a pro- Shanghai which proceeds in the following|posal from the Japanese authorities, strain, according to the
Address
Kuobwanna Wenchon
West Street.
Japan it is not in a position to give a de Amoy...antiongso a Tokioote. finite reply," reports the "Jaban Shanghai Taituokchong Winglock Chronicle."
Chronise's' tanslation :-
**The colupec of speenlation since
The Chinese Government may be Amoy....Kiowwo. the conclusion of the armistice husable to collect some export duty on Shanghai...haile checked commercial transitions the rice that is designed to be expor Shanghai...Captain Monkman
the Chinese people, who believe that Kagoshima...Kawaguchi Captain Mik ted to Japan, but this will not pakify
China's rice should be kept for her
throughout the world, leading to the cancellation of many contracts for the re-sale of articles under contract. This collapse was due to the dis appointment of the expectation that "the war would continue long. It has rendered it impossible for some Japanese merchants to cxécute con- tracts with foreign customers, and they have been compelled to cancel
thean.
Shantung.
own people and that the old law Shanghai: «.......... Yootal. prohibiting export should be main Shanghai tained in operation.
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Gain Hongkong Hotel Shanghai Boo Ching Sabukwanynon
512, Chiltongiany
SPECULATION IN IMPORT Tokyo. Tongtheoag
DRAFTS.
Shanghai.......Tarmyock Bowah Qe: Queen
· 8.00 a. a. ko. 9.59 422,4 8.30 am to 10,00 10.30am to 11.00 EME 11.30 m, to19.30 p.m...E
15.4
LIvy 101
1.40 p.m. to 8.15 p....ray 10:
Babury Caly
£20p.m. to Kalpak. 5.30 pm to 4:00
Baburdaya only. 4.09 pm to 6.00 p.i 5.00 jim, to 8,08 g.m
SCHE
1.80 p.m. 1.50 rum, 10 pamoj
“11 pm 11:30 pmma 114
BUNDAYE
8.00 a.in, to 10.30- Keggaemu so 1200 11.30.us. to moni 100 noen be 13.30 pales 8.00 h 30
5.00 pm to 1,009,1]
NIGHT CARS as or Wook Days. SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS.
2.30 pm and 14 mknight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangemená að the Company's' Offino, Azxxazusa Burkperas,
Besson and pool tickets avaliable for a nob Liready fall running of the time sted; in the. Comaparry's, tika tublar, bệch not for spatial ears, can be obtained on application the Company's Office. No Season Hakać will be land unti parmers therefor har how midle in Bank Rotor by Cherine or Compradorm onder repessenting Bank Note
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Band The Yokohama Specie Bank has Yakobama Richard Thompson Hong. recently lowered exchange rates con-
paskong Hotel. siderably, the present selling rate on Shanghai ".............Kienfung. At the same time it is true that New York showing a decling of 5/8 Kobe mermaidzancoty not a few foreign merchants have with the rate at the end of last year.....
and the buying rate $1 as compared Amoy...McLorn Passenger: 5.8. 100put, le. 1:00-
Sunningd rosorted to similar unscrupulous prae- The London exchange has also declin-Kobe „Staṛrake♬ Elbuirg. tices cancelling their contracts to buy ed-by 9/16 in the buying rate and
T. KRING, from Japan. There has been much by 5/16 in the selling rate. Ever, the
Acting Superintendent. present rates, however, are consider- -denunciation of Japanese practices,ably higher than the pre-war figures, but there has been no criticism of the New York rates, for instance, foreign practices. Japanese mer showing an advance of $3, and a
List of Unclaimed Talegrams lying in ebante may have themselves to thank
further decline is accordingly expect the EE Telegraph Ofis at Hongkong, for this state of things, but it is none trying to make capital out of this state
ed. It is said that some traders are! February 20, 1919; the less true that this is disadvan of the exchange market, by selling
Addrena tageous for them..
import bills now with the intention of **It is said that some Japanese buying them back when the rate has
Libby Maine.Alameda California. merchants contemplate making in
suficiently declined. There are said Forsec si Manila. to be increasing signs of this kind of Miss Vandersweep.....Soerabaja. vestigations with regard to un speculation. On the other hand, the Thompson Hongkong Hotel... Tiemtain. scrupulous practices hy foreign mer-Yokohama. Specie Bank is chary of
J. & KIDSON, chants with a view to giving them taking import bills as there is every
Superintendent. indication of a further decline, but it publicity both at home and abroad. is said that it is very difficult for the. In this connexion, however, it should bank to distinguish genuine import be noted that British merchants are bills from speculative-bills. an exception. It is said that Japan- ese have sustained considerable losses owing to the cancellation of contructs by merchants in South America,
J
BUNGLI KARI RUBBER,
The net profit for the year, after
Fabel Motorship.
From
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Lovel sol Storage of water in reservoles on the lat February, 1919;
CITY AND HILL, MISTRIOT WATER WORKS
2018.
1919.
fycam 19 th, 1 im. dub±2 # Batty orelow.
10 in bug overdow 162.in, below ovilton. finiow owadow ex below evarlow.
below or an
Wong Kel, Chung, that the below eveztem,” 1416. below avera
below overdag umemnu
Australi and India, and some writing off £492 for depreciation on American merchants. In these cases buildings, machinery, etc., and charge with 30th not only is the stipulated penalty noting £1,574 for income tax in Sumatra, Tytam Intermediate #1 paid, but the goods already sent and amounted to £12,870; carry forward, sy The the 91104m baley overflow. received are not paid for.
"Some Japanese companies have despatched representatives to the foreign countries concerned in order to settle such disputes, but it is not "Enown whether any satisfactory settlement will be possible. In the circumstances the uneripulous pmctices of foreign merchants are Dow a Bubject of special attention in Japanese commercial circles."
one.
POTASH
1:
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PROBARE 'IN MELLOM AID SHQİRALE, 09 MALLORA,
*1913. 180.78
bym Bath
Tek...
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THE
ifted population ---
Chamption
the top per kendi prat dayan
In con-
METSUI MATCH COMPANY,
1,01230
1919.
110.95 189.10 IT,100 174.509
EXHA
134.54
1,178.89
January of both 1018 & 1918.
Constant, supply in all districts. daridg
retoors Gravite 19 HD. Saire 4 Paz, belew
KOWLOON WATER WORKA LEVIÏ.
Mon necrot overf.
Il ration
Beach
imate population dumption per had!
owndlow.
1978.
101,150
15.7
* 1919.
-25 E
192,963
123
per day mentors that the waters of axosilent quality!!
The Government Analyst's reporta show, Public Works Department.
H
TAM CHATHAM,
Water Authority
MY FROAT AND MY
TUMMY."
£13,892; less excess profits duty, £11,886; directors' extra remunera- tion, £590; war charities, £105; 17 sin, below overdew, dividend on preference shares to June 30, 1917, at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, £700; reserve for manager's and staff's commissions, 1, 55, It is now proposed to pay a dividend of 7 per cent. on the ordinary shares for the year, £3,918; to transfer to reserve account, £3,000; and Hill District in millions and decimals Consumption of water in the City 'to carry forward, subject to of gallons during the month of January Nederland-Indies war profits tax is not m for period to June 30, 1917 any) £5,407. In the event of above recommendations being ap Potast is essential for fertilisers proved dividend warrants were to be and in certain industries, particularly posted on the 20th inst. dyes, drugs and glass productionformity with the scheme inaugurated There are no known natural deposits by the Rubber Growers Association, in Britain. Germany possesses large the output commencing from January
• ROOMAAR „SEʻJENNOM KI DELRALS ET BALLONE. natural deposite, and we depended 1 has been restricted by 20 per cent.
1919,
1019. for our pre-war supplies of 30,000 as compared with the quantity
727.06
304,83 tons per annum entirely on potaal harvested during 1917, the total
Consumption of water in Kowloon, in brought in from the Strassfurt Mines. rubber crop harvested for the finan-millions and decimals of gallons daring the The war put an end to this source cial period to June 30 being 324,002
month of January." of supply, and it became necessary lbs. For the current financial year
Consumption to find alternative sources. Investi- the output is provisionally estimated gation revealed the fact that 50,000 at 300,000 lbs. Owing to the shortage tous "of potash were going to waste of freight from Sumatra ports it has every year, in the dust or fume from not been possible to transport the blast-fornece gases. The problem of produce from the company's estate collecting these dusts was a difficult with the usual promptitude. That The only known method was partion of the crop which was ship the Halberg-Beth system-a German ped to the United Kingdom and invention. This was complicated and America has been sold at an average) required a large amount of steel and net price for all grades of appro- labour. The design has been modi-ximately Is 10d. per lb. fed to ensure greater reliability, Tower capital cost and a small quez-
My front sad my tammy do like tity of steel. Plant in hand, and
these funny little medicines said a small those in course of erection without
Cheshire boy of 3 to his mother, and the The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha is profunny httle medicines" he spoke of these modifications, should produce jecting the establishment of a match were Baby's Own Tablets the Canadian 18,000 tons of potash per annum. company in Dairen with a capital of children's remedyingijaisīj In addition, the Ministry has Y500,000, with the object of controll- ren because they are pleasant in teate These Tablets are popular with child- initiated an entirely new method of ing supplies of phosphorus matches and take the place of Castor Oil and s gos cleaning for the collection of in Manchuria and Siberia. The site other, nauseating, griping, laxatives. potusb-bearing dust from blast-for- of the proposed company has already They are equally harmless and helpful nace gases. Two large-sized plants been purchased, and the construction to the babe,of 8 hours sa to the child of are being erected at two blast-furnace of the factory will soon be com- Sickly, babies little mes who are
8 years and more works, which should produce aboutmenced. Supplies of Japanese phos-truabled with their stomachs and bowels, 1,600 tons per annum. It is cop:phorusmatches to Manchuria amount whose teething is painful, digestion bad," fidently hoped when these are wook in value to about 12,000,000 a year, who have worn, are feverish, orfeshoot ing, similar plants will be extensively the principal suppliers being the happy by Baby's Own Tablets, Obtain- sleep welliay be ride healthy and installed, and a considerable increase Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Messrs. able from chemists, or post free, do cents "in" potash production obtained. Other Masuda & Co Messrs. Suzuki & Co., the vial from De. Williams Medicine.
sources, of potash from what is now and the Chinese merchants in Osaka, Co, Do Spectrued Rond, Shanghai. wuste material in cement kiln gases There is apt to be competition full HER ZORLANAN and suint liquors--the liquore derived price between these merchants, which from washing raw wool-are being is having the effect of deteriorating investigated. Whilst it is too soon the quality of the merchandise to say definitely that we shall become If a manufacturer makes matches entirely independent of outside sup-in Dairen, the commercial centre plies, we are a long way on the rood. of Manchuria, he will have a consider Given "labour, material and wisdom, able advantage over his rivals we ought to reach the goal of com because, the cost of production is plete independence in a comparative lower, on account of the greater" ly short time. Germany had relied facility in regard to supplies of on her practical monopoly in Europe timber used for making matches. It of natural deposits of potaal to en- is said that some time ago the able her to bargain for the recovery Diamond Company, of America, of her world market...She will be started investigations into the disappointed. British enterprise and possibilities of the match trade in judicious Government amistance have Manchuria and Siberia, and has been Laken that power from her. This is making arrangements with a view to a particularly gratifying example of controlling supplies of matches in industrial development. The extract this part of the world. It seems that tion of the flue dust will not only the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha has a provide an invaluable supply of similar plant under contemplation, potash, but the process of cleaning its ideas fret talking shape in the proseen, the scalped itching anddatedrall, the flue gases, makes the gas avail jected establishment of a match able as a source of power. If there company in Dairen. It is understood were no question of utilising the dust that this concern will receive supplies for potush it would stil be worth the of machinery together, with experts while of blast furnace propriefcen to from the Japan Match Company, of inntal cleaning plants for this pur. Kobe with which the Mitsui Bussan pose alone. Engineering
Kaisha is intimately connected.
Cuticura
For The
Skin
The Soap to Cleanse and Purify The Untment to Soothe and Heal These fragrant,
mol super-creamy lients stdy itching clear the "skin of Fimples, blotches, redness and rongis.
and the hands of chaps and sores." In fpurity, delicate medication, refresh- ing fragrance, convénience ind'econ omy, Cuticura Scap!and Ointment. meet with the approval bf, the most discriminating Ideal for everyday toilet usca, USA JAGA. Soup to cla
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H.K. Steel Foundries..
Water-boats ***.
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BANKS.
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HEAD OFFICE:
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CRIT MANAGERIAL
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KAN TONG PO,
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