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The usual custom will be followed by the men who have
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1917.
THE FREIGHT MARKET. DAIRY FARM NEWS.
Messrs. Snewman and Company's Report.
In their freight report dated joined the new Government, and January 20, Measta. Snowmen The Kreus Zeitung, the orgen of who are identified with basi-and Company state
We last reported on 6th inst., Prussian military circles, pub-acasse, says the Daily Chronials, lishes a remarkable Advent" and they will retire from their since when, with little basiass having been dons, das ta,' and article, headed, “A Maags of directorships.
Sir Albert Bisuley, the manag; combined with, the approaching Peace." The article begins like
fermon, with a text taken from ing director of the Underground Chins New Year holidays, our Zachariah, as follows: Rejoice Electric Railway Company of market has remained compara-
London, which controls dine tractively quiet. greatly, O daughter of Z100, ...
Baigan/Hongkong:-68 cente behold thy King cometh auto tion companies, including the tabe thee; he is just and having salva-railways, has already resigned per pical was the rate ruling tion and he shall speak his directorships and severed his when our last advices closed and peace unto the heathen; and his business connection with all the it has since then, until within the dominion shall be from ses even companies until be relinquieben last few days, ruled slightly to men, and from the river even to his position a President of the lower. Fixtures of two medium- the ends of the earth." The most Board of Trade. He bade good-sized outsiders were made at 55 significant passage in the article by to his fellow directors at the and 60 cents per pical, and two cffice of the controlling company regular liners were also fixed at is the following
thens rates, the whole four being "We do not desire peace from recently.
Another business man in the for after-holiday »loading, one despair and weakness. Notwith standing everything that has new Government, Sir J. P. Ma-accepting early February dater, happened, we have no reason to clay, is director of only one com- Two regular coasters kavo aleo do so. We do not wish a peace pany-the Scottish Tube Co., accepted 65 cents per pical, one which will weaken or dishonoar Ltd. our Fatherland. Bat we believe
POULTRY.
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ARE THE BEST IN THE EAST,
TENDER EATING, DELICATE FLAVOUR.--TRY THEM.
NOTICES.
for last week of the month loading WAR LOANS INVESTMENT SAKURA BEER
TRUST OF MALAYA.
Sir Alfred Mond is the chairman and the other giving loading dates in peace; we long for peace; we of the Mond Nickel Co., Ltd., and of 51/10th February. Another battle for peace; we pray for the of the Power Gas Corporation, Asture, and on one which would peace which God, in his good Ltd., sad is also a director of time, will give.
Branner, Hond and Co., Ltd., and "ppear to be of a rather forced steamer at 40 cents per pioal with "God's hour has not come yet. of the South Staffordshire Mond nature, is that of a small Japanese (Incorporated in the Federated.
pre-holiday loading. Daring the Not because our enemies have not Gas (Power and Heating) Co. yet given up their plan to eat Besides these Sir Alfred Hond last few days, however, the rate Germany in pieces and epelate has arociated intereats all over has taken a turn for the better, her, and to exile our Kaiser as the world e
Malay States)
currency) fully paid.
the rate of 6 per annum
CAPITAL $6,000,000.— director of and 67 centa was offered, quickly In shares of $10/~each (Straits Napoleon was exiled, bat because Branner, Moad and Co. Be as followed by indications of 73 and the Divine preliminary conditions formerly a director of the West-firm offers at 71 and 70 cents per for peace have not yet been given. minster Gasette, but retired from pical. With little tonnage to Among our people the majority that position, some time bo spare, however, owners are inclin-THE Shares bear interest at are still relying on their own He is proprietor of the Cambria ed to wait before fixing farther, power. Heavy as God's head is Daily Leader (Saunes).
Sir Frederick Cawley is the leid on us, our people continue to
obairman of the Manchester parn his proffered prace."
The Kolnische Zeitung coo-Trust, Ltd.
Mr. Albert Illingworth is a olades a series of articles on
Powerfal director of the Bradford District "England's Most Weapon" with an angry outburat Bank, Ltd. which in most diverting. Eog- land's strongest weapon is the Press, and the articles are packed with a long crtalogue of its sins and iniquities. There is no crime of which a Press can be guilty that is not laid to its cherge. The following extracts are worth citing :-
The business man who holds a record of directorship is Lord Rhondds. The following are ecme of his companies :-
Amaral, Sutherland and Co., Ltd. (Deputy Chairman).
Anglo-Argentine Coal Co., Ltd. (Vice-Ubairman).
Anglo Spanish Coaling Co.,
Britsonic Merthyr Coal Co., Ltd. (Chairman and managing).
Cambrian Collieries, Ltd. (Managing).
at present anticipating that, in the which together with repayment next week or two, rates in this of capital in full on liquidation is direction will show & marked guaranteed by the Government of the Federated Malay States, improvement.
Interest accrues from the 1st. day Exports of rice from Saigon of the month following the date from 1st January to 12th Decem on which subscriptions are re- ber, 1916, amount to 832,263 tous,ceived and will be paid half as compared with 924,522 tons yearly on 1st. January and on for the same period last year, ist. July. Copies of the pros- Quotation for No. 2 white round pectus and forms of applications sifted rice atende at $3.50 per for shares can be obtained from pical fo.b. Saigon for January and subscriptions will be received
hy, any of the following Banks. February shipment.
The Chartered Bank of I. A.
& China,
Bangkok/Hongkong: - Tas market has slightly declined since we last reported. $1.10/$1.00 for inside/outside the bar loading he now weakened to 80/70 cents per pical respectively, but en- quiries for tonnage are still being Saigon Jara:-No business is Saigos/Philippines: Only We fmell basicosa baa been done in this direction. There has been some slight delay in getting the new crop to market and owing to the diffically of buying rice at! Ltd. present, very
little prompi basiness is to be expected.
Dalny/Canton:-Three Extares Coal are reported of regular liners, with usual quantities, at 70 cents per pical.
Celtio Collieries, Ltd. (Chair-reported in this direction.
Coal and Shipping Exchange
Consolidated Cambrian, Lid.
Anglo Continentsl Gaano "Doring the war the articles Works, Ltd. (Chairman), of the English Press have deve. loped the art of handling the Ltd. (Chairman), varions nations of the world each according to its character, now with severity, now with brutality, now with flattery, expecting suc oses from all methods employed. Telegrams fly about the world maD). which have their origin in Lon- don; sentrale, so called, in (Cardiff), Ltd. English pay, are made to come from Germany to tell abuddering (Chairman). fables to the world. The Allies are handled with circumspect calcula tion. The great демераретв pablish supplements about the Kaltar of Russia, Serbis and Italy, and spare no expense in present- ing the nations of the Entente 1 angels of light and the Middle- European Powers as the blackest of devils. Every German attempt at conciliation, as publishing the trath, labours under the dis-(Deputy Chairman). advantage that we do not control
Cycon Colliery Co., (Chairman).
D. Daris and Sons, Ltd. Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Co., Ltd. (Vice-chairmaD).
Fernbill Collieries, (Chairman).
Glamorgan Coal Co., (Chairman and managing).
Ltd.
Coal:-Bates both from Japan Ltd. and for local business have tend
ed to weaken, although very alightly.
Globe Shipping Co., Ltd. Gueret, Gait and Oo., Lid.
Fixtures Reported :~Keraizo/ Hongkong (2) $8 50, Haipbong/ Gwaun cae-Gurwea Colliery Canton $7,50, Hongay/Canton $8.00 and Haiphong/3watow $6.50 per ton.
■ speaking tube like that con-¡ Co., Ltd. trolled by the English Press."
BATTLE IN A ZOO.
Sea Lion's Fight With Polar Bears.
Imperis Navigation Co., Ltd. (Chairman).
International Cost Co., Ltd. Joseph Williams and Sons (Merthyr), Ltd.
L. Gasret, Ltd. (Deputy Chair-in man).
Lysberg, Ltd. (Chairman). Naval Colliery Co. (1897), Lid. (Chairman and managing),
North's Navigation Collieries, Ltd.
A great fight between a roa lion and two Polar bears was watched recently by visitors to the Zoological Park at Corsto-Lad. phine, near Edinburgh.
Port Talbot Railway
Rhymney Iron Co., Ltd. Sanatogen (Chairman). Societa Britannico Italiano Gueret.
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The Hongkong & Shanghai
Banking Corporation,
The Mercantile Bank of
India Ltd.
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NOTICE.
From 1st February till further notice the following changes will be made in the Company's Time Table.
SUNDAYS.
From 5 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. every quarter of an hour instead of every ten minutes.
From 6.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. every ten minutes instead of every quarter of an hour.
SUNDAYS & WEEK-DAYS.
The 8.10 pm. car will be dis continued.
CONSIGNEES"
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
From CALCUTTA.
THE Steamship
Germanising Turkey. The Germanisation of Turkey progressing slowly butsteadily. Daring the past few months off- cial after official has been des- patched to Constantinople from Berlin to inatal himself in this,
CONSIGNEES that, or the other Ottomin Go. verament Department in D
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. Pliasion and Lysberg Insurance,"advisory" capacity. What re mains of the Turkish Treasury,
From SHANGHAI, KOBE, and MOJL and se well as the ports and educa tional departments, has long since passed into German hands, while THE Steamship
"JAPAN," the Army and Navy have been German-run for the past two having arrived from the above reara. The latest "adviser" to Ports, Consignees of cargo are accept a "call" to Constantinople hereby informed that all goods is a well known Munich forestry are being landed at their risk expert named Biner, who is to into the hazardous and/or extra take charge of the College of hazardous Godowns of the Hong.
Goods not cleared by January Forestry in Tackey,Exchangs.xong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may 27th will be subject to rent,
All brakon, chafed and dam- be obtained.
No claims will be admitted aged packages are to be left in Godowns, and all Goods remain-examined by Messrs. Goddard & after the Goods have left the the Godowns where they will be ing undelivered after the 27th Douglas on January 26th, at
10 a.m. Claims against the steamOT instant, will be subject to rent, must be presented within 10 days of arrival; otherwise they will not
The sea lion, apparently in-Dooks Co. fluenced by the war spirit of the age, escaped from his pool, olimbed over the parapet of the adjoining section, and raided the quarters of the two Polar bears.
The Polar bears met the sitsok in force. They fell on the sea lion with tooth and claw, and the lion vigorously bayoneted them with
Societe Generale d'Houilles et Agglomeres, Paris,
in good to be sure, but it's true, TOO,
Status Investment Trust, Ltd. Taf Valo Railway Co. The Anglo-Continental Works, his tasks. The odds were on the Ltd., which Lord Rhondda recent Polar bears, for besides being in ly soquired, is advertising for saperior numbers-two to one-subscriptions with him as chair- TO END SCIATICA. their offensive armament was man. more formidable.
Lord Rhondda has interests in seems too gcal to be true, doesn't it? It At a critical moment in the many concerns of which he does LITTLE'S ORIKETAL BALM struggle the ses lion was reins not appear as a director. He is, soothes the stabbing, bluing nerves, brings forced by a strong detachment of for instance, the proprietor of the last relief to pass and contimid m 500 attendante, who valiantly Sunday Times, and has sa inter- your hand and rub in where the pals is rushed to the rescue. They est in other newspapers. He will pain there no more
Many shopssade of suffersen dava al- be recogeikod. waccreded in compelling the Polar naturally have to give up all his ready blazed the path in using this mirac No Fire Insurance has been bearn to beat a retreat to their directorabips on assuming żuch ulcus remedy. To-day they boast about dog-out, and the daring but ill-an important and responsible their good health and freedom from palo.
will be You
abs to boast yourssil. advised nos lion was rescued alive, office as that of President of the LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM will do the signed by but much exhausted,
Local Government Board, and work
DAVID SASSOON. & Co, Ltd, Bold at Ba. 1 par kotile,
Agenta, z All three, combatants were thereby inour heavy maorifices for
Ages for Hoogkoor, tlan time befzig,
Motars, A. &. WATSON 8 04, 136. Hongkong, 20th January, 1917,
urely wounded.......
beings permanent ralis. Take a little in
"GREGORY APCAR." having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are notified that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Lid, whence and/or" from the wharves delivery may be obtained,
Claims against the Steamer must be presented in writing within 10 days after arrival of Steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised. -
No Fire Insurance will be Bills of Lading will be counter-affected by the undersigned in
any case whatever.
DAVID SASSOON & Co. Ltd., Agents, Hongkong, 20th January, 1917.
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