GENERAL NEWS.
The Turf at Penang.. Penang, April 13.-At the half- yearly meeting of the Padang Turt Oldb, Mr. A. R. Addams, who presided, said that after disbars ing $1,200 to charitable fandu there was an adverės balanco of) $290. On the whole, he thought they had nos doce badly and when conditions bec.me normal there would be no difficulty in gaining the loet ground. They wero doubtful about the prospects i of a summer meeting and were await og the result of the Singe- poro meting before definitely deciding-Straits Times.
Accusation Against the Edison Company,
Chicago, March 6-Alloging that officers of the Commonwealth Edison Company, by the pur chato of $20,000,000 of the com. mon capital stock of the Chicago Elevated Railways Collateral Trust, have violated the Illinois Public Utility Commission law, the panalty for which is from two to ten years in the State Peni tentiary, and asking that the penalty be imposed as a measure of public policy. J. B. Hogarth has filed a formal petition with the commission. Ife assert all the officers of the company "who enthorised the parobseo of the eleck and the issuance of now for $7,000,000 to pay for
that
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1915.
THE VICTOR VICTROLA
BRINGS TO YOU AN INFINITE VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT
Call in and we will gladly demonstrate it to you. EXCUSI VE AGENTS MOUTRIE'S.
"LLOYD'S" AND THE WAR PERIL.
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agente of underwriting film Street. would have strongly dissented tween all the financial markets brains from the New Jersey shore, 51 Poak (unfurnished),
No. 2 DES VŒUX VILLAS, Offices facing the Harbour from George Gisaing's opinion and the North Son, but in no case und reapad a harvest of "bom
between The Hongkong Club and that the mere smell of roast beets that relationship more impres3- bardment insurance" premiums. tery Path.
Rooms in Beaconsfield" Bat-Post Office. acts as a cure for dyspepsia, says ively manifested than in that One Saturday, when the scare was
Apply to:- Bishops Lodge Sonth" No. 11 THE HONGKONG LAND IN- an Exchange. When suffering market where marine insurance at its height, a single underwrit- The Peak, unfurnished 5 rooms, VESTMENT & AGENCY, badly from that complaint, Dr. is written, Wall Street, men
55. ELGIN TERRACE. fog firm look in nearly $10,000
-Co., Ltd. Creighton wrote: I feel scolded bitterly this week, at the in premiums for that business. Feak, unfurnished (6 rooms) from
"Eggeaford " No. could hate a man who could eat a degree to which submarines and There were no losses," and when 1st May, 1915. beef tank. Now I understand the contact mines had become an ele-the alarm was passed the ineut- wrath of a total abstainer when ment disturbing security markets; ance men laughed in their sleeves unfurnished (6 Rooms). he sees a man drinking a glass of never before in history had they at the timidity of their wealthy beer. He thinks is is, consuming been called upon to discount, in customers, naking one another floor, Queen's Road Contial. WANTED.-Bachelor desires zeal, but it is largely produced by lock flautuations, the menace of whatever made the owners of" Westward Ho Bonham Road. baired of the man who can drink these particular instrumente of cottages think that Cevers would what he may not drink himself,"
Bat the manner of their harl thousand-dollaréhells at their A Chance for Publishers, discounting was in reality only a homes. They scoffed at just the A correspondent of a contem feeble reflection of the manner in thing that happened at Soir porary suggests that as the Swiss which the marine anderwriters borough and Hartlepool in the libraries cannot obtain any new were discounting the new disturb middle of December, the thing Tanchnitz booke, owing to the ing element of Germany in inter- that made Lloyd's pay £150,000 ship. The deep and soloma beld, paper war, now is the time for an enter-national trade.
which ordinarily. prising publishing firm to issue
against indemnity claims from tones Lound through the hum of would be all right." He expressed MOTOR SUPPLIES Assuming riekas on cargoes feat Scarborough alone.
talk in much the same fashion as the hope that dep witors would be English paper-covered books at into the" war zone" decreed by Lloyd's of London is a most the ball sounds on the New York paid in full, but said, he could reasonable prices. This sugges-Ge many was the delicate busi- interesting institution, There Stock Exchange when announce make no promise. tion was made in our columns nos handled by sight or nine pass through the large business ment is to be made of a broker's months ago, and even if publish underwriting firme during the hall of Lloyd's, in the course of a
The German National-bad. a suspension. Only at Lloyd's it Pittsburgh municipal deposit of ers do not feel inclined to do week, these firms constituting the busy day, upwards of 5,000 people couude far more frequently. anything of the kind for the market for steamship hazırda which indicates the vast im moment, the idea seems well Every morning a conference was portance placed on the safety, of PITTSBURGH SENSATION, worth bearing in mind for the held in sech office, when the Great Britain's shipping. Smalt future. The Tauchaitz editions partners of the different firms, aquare tables, numbering several derman National Bank Closed. have come as boons to thousands with the most minute attention, hundred, are arranged to accom of people, to foreigners who know went over the war news to base English as well as to Englishmon their rates according to the latest mo late four persons each. Each Ge min National Bank of Pitts and women abroad, sad after the happenings in the area of hostili- underwriter has a large volume
of Lloyd's Register, which le conburgh did not open door this
Soldier and Sportsman.
died of his wounds, was a great
in the memorable match at Lord's one-half of one per cent.
tored bis double century. He
in 1907 when Mr. Maurice Bird
was also an excellent racquete
player, and although he shone
batting improved in course of
time, Lieutenant A.H. Lang, writers
* Dr. Helser.
One
within seven
Pittsburgh, March 4. The
$40,000,
Stafe Deposit $140,000,
Harrisburg, Pa., March 4. $104 000 of its general fonda in The State of Pennsylvania has)
the German National Bank of corporate bonda for $200,000. Pittsburgh. This is protected by
Washington, Margh 4-Can-
its doors for Bad Management."
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war the demand for our literature ties. Rates are subject to change Falts from time to time for inform in France and Russia is likely to without notice, the underwriters be greater. The War on German sometimes quoting a rate "to last
ation on proposed risks. The under-
troller Williams in a formal state- morning.
A not os on the door said it had ment to-day said bad manage- Trade might certainly include "a for ten minutes only." The haz-writing of a policy for aty amount been closed by order of the mont was the cause of the failure sortie. oa the part of the ards change constantly, and if the 18. Ferformed with the greatest Controller of the Currency of the Gerthan National Bank of publishers,
early editions of the afternoon despatch.. So soon as a premium
is agreed upon, the document is Ollicoza and directors of the Pittsburgh. He announced that Captain A. V. Makant, of the papers tell of a ship that has been sent on its curse from table to German National are prominent the capital sad surpias of the Loyal North Lancashires, who has sunk by a German submarine table, and each underwriter signe
ly identified with the Fittsburgh Bank have been wiped oat, but the sentimental inflence may be
PEOPLE, R. G. Uiber cricketer at Harrow, and played great enough to put up premiume against his proportion of the risk. Brewing Company, whose that it is too early to forgot how
As for the policy binding the heavily on the Pittsburgh Stock
securities recently have suffered much will be paid depositors. JOKING APART, Hon. Min: Dow
Mr. Williams's statement says underwriters, that is simplicity Exchange, because, it was said,
dall "If the underwritere one morn- itself. "now ye that we the of the enactment of prohibition National Bank of Pit..burgh has MANY?, W. H. Dawson ......... ing happen to hear of a large los insurer," it reads, "do hereby laws in West Virginia and the no significance as besting on the MASONRY AS APPLIED TO CIVIL The failure of the German WHAT IS WRONG WITH GER- they have sustained, they often bind ourselves, each for his own extension of local option in general business sitation, but reiseure their risks and refuse to take any new business except at part,
to pay or make more as a bowler in cricket his increased premiums for policies/good to the assured all such loss eastern Ohio, territory in which again illustrates the truth of the
as above stated,
the brewing company formerly gaying that the way of the which stipulate that the under- who was a member of the same for certain contingencies.
eball not be liable days after such loss is proved, did a large business, transgressor is hard.
The German National was "This Department has been side in the 1907 moteb, and sub-of the largest writers of war have subsoribed our names and 31 last reported deposits of which were found to exist in In witness whereof, we organised in 1904 with a capital earnestly endeavouring to reotify sequently played for Cambridge risks admitted this week that
underwriting members of Lloyd's, of $500,000, and on December and ameliorate the bad conditions also figured recently in the Germany's warning to neutral
aume of money by us insured." Casualty lista Globe.
Eighty per cent of the businer 35,024,923, Its surplus and on this bank at the beginning of ships in the prescribed zone had Dr. V. G. Heiser, who has changed the whole situation so and because of the importance of $591,285. Ite dividend rate was of the bank had, however, pro divided profits on that date were this administration. The troubles of Lloyd's is in ship insurance, arrived in Bangkok, is travelling as to make his business largely a keeping in touch with every 12 per cent, annually gressed too far, and depositore throngh the East on behalf of gambling proposition. He insist the International Health Comed that it was absard fur vessel insured, the volumes of Mr. A. A Frauenheit, vide and shareholders are depositore Lloyd's Inder are so well kept president ofthe bank, iss director price of bad management, The mission, which was organised firm or his competitors to charge that they tell the location of every of the Pittsburgh Brewing Com failure was not caused by a ran ander the auspices of the Rocke per cent. or 2 per cent, for ship of England and most of the pany, and Mr. E. J. Vilsack, a but by a persistent disregard of feller Foundation. Formerly inauring against hazards which Director of Public Health in the no one could cover scientifically ships of the other countries. They director in the bank, is vice-pro- the elementary principles of Philippines, Dr. Heieer is form without knowing the real condi- tell the whereabouts and move-sident of the brewing company sound banking.
ments of thousands of vessels, The German National was one After consultation with the ing a board of three or four tione in the area of hostilities. scientific men with the special Every large loss, however where are registered the disasters burgh Clearing House Associa local olearing house officials, its Then there is the grim Losa Book of the member banks of the Pitte National Bank Examiner, and the object of studying ackylostomi brings the underwriters fresh of the tea in every corner of the
directors last night, passed a asis, better known sa hook-worm. business from the anxions ship- They will probably visit Borneo, ping men who flock to the insar-world, as they have come in by Little excitement attended the resolution to close the bank. the Malay Peninsula, India, Barance offices 88 200 38 soare never closos, day or night, and it though a large crowd gathered in is now in charge of the bank as cable, hour by hour. Lloyd's closing of the institution, al National Bank Examiner Cooper mo, Ceylon, the Netherlands headlines appear in the дета- rates of insurance-especially in
front of the banking bouse, aoon temporary-receiver.ne Indies, the Philippines and Egypt. papers. Except in degree, there
after the notice was posted.
The Examiner's examination Dr. Heiser stays in Bangkok is no difference between these
Mr.JFW Eversmann, cash now indicates that the capital and about ten days,
shipping men and the people who, after the German naval and air entries in the Lose Book governs he said that the directors Inst it is too early, es you to express ier issued's statement in which surplus have been wiped out, bat the fuotations in rates, IF you have lost your appetite ship raids on the east coast town
At Lloyd'e there is.
night went over the business of an
su opinion na to, whether the one of the big variety of of England last month, rushed ic
of the 1
the institutundes
osrefally, and de-mount which will eventually be dainty dishes at the ALEXAN- Lloyd's and paid 10'shillings for
gided to close because of generally paid depositors will be hearer to DRA CAFE In euro to tempt every #100 of insurance optured from the R
unsatisfactory conditions and is hundred cents than fifty centa whenever announceras | ordinary house riskt, and 20
from the rostrum of the low af certain paper which the bank on the dollar." shillings on such proper
times like the present are never the same The frequency of
the
18 made
tion.
NOTICE
N. LAZARUS & Co.
QUALIFIED OPTICIANS,
WILL REMOVE TO
28, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL
(lately occupied by W. POWELL Ltd.)
ON MAY 1st, 1915.