COMMERCIAL NEWS.
FROM THE PULPIT.
Bethlehem Steel.-Costly
Extensions.
The Song of the Well,
town-bred of us.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1917.
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is nothing for us but just to the bore the brunt of battle and HONGKONG SHARE
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OFFICIAL PRICES.
BANKS.
5.
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BANKS.
BANK OF CANTON,
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Gezeral Banking business Transacted
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:
For 3 Months 3% per annum,
Chief Manager.
$687
D.
83.
$875 t. 150 $900 n. ex 79 $255
"FIRE INSURANCES.
♫
$155 $5671
SHIPPING.
not Coolie
For 6 Months 4% per annum.
Douglases Steamboats
B.
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#108 $19
€121
For 12 Months 41% per annum LOOK POON SHAN,
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marching order, the bivouso we find the leaders of men fore- Japanese Trade with India.
unknown, the commisaarist in | mout in Notwithstanding the consterns-
other bands. Sach, I take it, was which dear life depended, this particular stage which the whereby hange a parable of which tion created among traders with India, due to the limitations on the
Lord", had oɔmmanded Moses. our Lord Himself gave the fullest Notes of a sermon by the Rev. Speak unto the children of examplification when He took a issue of the Indian Council Bills J. Kirk Maconachie on Sunday Israel that they go forward," was towel and girded Himself and by the India Office, the Japanese morning at Union Churcht- Government has taken steps to
the word; "I will provide." So washed the travel-stained fest of "Then sang Israel this song: faith taken the step, and in das His disciples and said to them, readjast the conditions by the Spring up, O well: sing ye auto time thankfulness raises the song; "I am among you as He that Banks transfer of silver bullion to India.it: The well which the princes "Spring up O well; sing ye anto." serveth." Quite an amount had already been digged, Which the nobles of the The place of apprehension has
MARINE INSURANCES. ressived in the bauka in India for people delved, With the sceptre, become the scene of mirth, and in is the delusion that labour with North Chinas
Curious, yet almost ubiquitous, Cantons the purpose of bill transactions and with their Staves."-Nam-generations to come, when the the hands is somehow to be Unions With the advent of the demand bere 21/17.
maidens of Beer come to fill their counted degrading: Ata Mission Yangiszes Besson the dealers are in a cheery The earth we live on is quite pitchers at the fountain this was School I know af, the mistresses mood, for their orders can be
eatablished upon the the carol to whose rhythm they make efforts to interest their pa-China Fires carried out without a
bitch. strictly
floods" po far as concerns its being did their labour, commemorating pila in gardening, showing them H. K. Fires Trade with Indis since then has the abode of life. Even a few Jeborah's favour from of old, how to tend and water the plants. shown the smoothuess it possessed months without rain, se each we
Now it is good to sisg over your The previous to the report,
have lately experienced, suffice work at any time. Melody will take
young ladies do to it, It in to bring that home to the most sweeten any task, and harmony, pidgin" they say, having been Indos (Del.) We have had being shared, will lighten it. The trained so to regard it. One might indos (Pref.) According to public state-apprehensions about the water world's work is best done when expect that, but what about our Shells mens by the Obairman of the supply, so perhaps it is well we set to music. Our soule may cleave eelves, whore Saviour was & Ferries Bethlehem Steel Company, that should now and again. It is good unto the dust, as the Paalmist too carpenter, and who ought to know concern bas adopted plans for ex- for us all to be reminded of our truly says, but I think there is it is a nobler thing to get pleats Sugars tending the existing plant of the dependence upon things not seen. something of the lark in our to grow than just to go out and Maryland Steel Company at Spar- The thing seen is in this case is bumen make-up, which sets the pick the flowers? A man is only rows Poin', near Baltimore. It the water tap, and so long as that heart A-singing skyward. And this half trained who cannot use his il proposed to spend $50,000,000 saawers to our ceed, few gives song at the well head seeme just hands to purpose about something. G during the next three years on thought to the ingenuity, the to bubble upward like the water or a women either. these improvements, which, it is knowledge and calculation, the from the spring itself, a song
The ideal of life is hopelessly Tronohs anticipated, will make Baltimore pains and providence on the part in the desert made to blossom at
distorted, however the largest steel and shipbuild. of both God and man which cause the rose.
common, Urais ing centre on the Atlantic sea-the simple process of tap-turning The people of our race possess which aims at enjoying all the
DOCKS. WHARVES, board and as large as any in the to est free a river of mater of life a glorious trosenry of inherited results of the common
GODOWNS, &C. United States.
It is expected for our householde.
ever participating H. K. Wharves s. eong, a rich derposit breathing without How grievous it has been of of history and charged within it. We hear in these desperate Kowloon Docks 88. that the present number of em. ployees at Sparrows Point late to see the hillsides. eoorching 'national, domestic and individuallimes of dainty women who never Shai Docks namely, 5,500-will be increased before our eyer, the undergrowth feeling. England, Ireland, Scot before had done a hand's turn to 15,000 cr 20,000 men. The willed away, trees unable to land, Wales each of them claims buey now six days a week upon programme includes the construc-shoot, the very pine needles firet place for its ballad music, ar work. One could almost tion of four new blast furnacer, browning and drying up. Pro. Each is best in its way and bless the war for that ons revola. four plate mille, three modera portionately welcome has been much of the best in each is tion. - merchant bar aille, twenty-four the refreshing rain, awaited week oummon to all and of common. And when we get down in the lin plate and sheet mille, a wire after week, sad so tardy in its origin, while together they make essential facts of life, what is the rod mill, sufficient open hearth, coming that we have almost indeed a worthy store. In contrast whole of it but war work? Life Bessemer, blooming, labbing been ready to say we should never we are told by those who should is essentially a "warfara p and roughing mille to supply the complain of the damp of our know that a Chinese mother has pointed. anto
COTTON MILLS, man upon the Desde of the foregoing, and eaf- climate again if only the draught nothing fit to sing ber baby to earth," in which purple and Ewos ficient by-product coke ovens to would break up.
sleep with until you teach her five liben Bro not de Kung Yiks 8. supply all coke requirements for! We look up to the planet Mere in Christian hymns-the ordinary corations, but drawbacks, and Shai Cottons St. The entire plant. Substantial ex-the evening eky, and reflect, per native song being saft for when the stress of things is on as Yangtszepoos tensions are to be made to abip-hape, what a pitiful case it is in children's eare. You who are we know that and exalt in it. building facilities, including the if there be truth in the surmises bashed in your cradles to the There will be fewer idlers after building of a'large dry dock. To as to its being inhabited. A songs of Zion, with variations the war, not only because more serve the shipyard a 35ft, channel dying world it is, where life can be from Tom Moore and Dibdin and work will be required but because is to be dredged to connect the orly a constant straggle against Robert. Baros, remember that so many have found their souls in piant with the Chesapeake, work crouching dronght. Well might little fact the next time you hear being useful, bave learnt what it on this baving already been com- the Martians fulfil the dreams of it said that we have nothing in is to live instead of fatter over menced. Contracte to the value par romancere, and seck for means the way of gospel which our the surface of life for it fruits and K. Ice Co.,. | of $30,000,000 bave already born to transport themselves across neighbours ought to know.
honey.
Ropes eigned for work on the projected the millions of leagues of Mothers of Salem, at asyrate,
Steel Foundries a. "Spring up O Well; Sing ye Trams, Low Levels. extensions. It is estimated that epace to this world of oars, which, were never in any each difficulty, anto it." the annual production of this whatever its drawbacks, is at for the daughters of Israel have stored soul of a luxurious genera. Trams, Peak, new n.
Give praise for the re-Trams, Peak, old n new steel centre will eventoslly least supplied abundantly with never been short of matter for ion, braced by recessity, zising Laundries attain to the figure of 1,250,000 the moisture which is indispen- music or talent to ret it forth. If to the cccssion, taking up anes aable. "Indispensable" is a word the Jew leads the world in masic, the sacient allotted task of the wo often use, and occasionally es is asid, he very well may, for children of men, which alone Some people have a con- he had centuries alart of every keeps health of soul or of body! The censation of sales from science about Bach words, or a other people in knowledge of the within them, even as it is written, Chins, and the paucity of supplies sense of logic, and it puts them, one great theme of praise the "In the awest of the face shalt from America bave imported con- at a disavantage in a world where revealed providenos and grace of thon eat bread.".. eiderable steadiness to the market, accuracy is rare. For instance, the true God.
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MISCELLANEOUS. Borneos China Light & P. b. Providents Dairy Farms Green Islands H. K. Electrics
U. Waterboats Watsons Wm. Powells Morning Posts .
CORRECTED TO NOON TUESDAY
MARCH 6, 1917, BENJAMIN & POTTS,
Tel. address: Broker.
EXCHANGE.
SELLING:
T/T Demand 30 d/s.
**** 2/4 -
2/4 3/16
2/44
co & New York)
wrote Mesere. Samuel, Montoga one Hongkong firm will say You who have tasted and seen steward in his dilemma; and ha
"I cannot dig," said the unjeet | Share and General Brokers. & Co. in their weekly silver cir- unhesitatingly that its servant that the Lord is gracious, make had to go on being anjust because
Princes Building. cular of January 25. At one time is indispensable and esanot joyful noise unto the God of your his parents had brought him to the entry of Indian bazaar bayers be epared for the to cover bear sales, caused an Another has in mind that none clear like Paul and Silas in the thing to drive a quill and collect
war, salvation.
Pitch it high and think it was the gentlemanly apprehension that on so starved a of us can be indispensable in prison till near-by captives bear rents, instead of making him a market, the price might be forced world which did without the it through their dangeca walle, decent craftsman with his bread up considerably, but when 37.144. wbcle of as for a very long time and men and women of the world and cheese at his fingers end if has reached on January 22 com- and a few years bence will again begin to ask what it is you and need be.. petition eased off. This quotation have to get on without as. And so I have got hold of. is 1/81, bigher than any recorded we get one farther source of as-
I want us to take just one more But there is something else I doring the war and a fresh record evenness and anomaly in the would like to gather from the glance up behind those monn-60 dis. since 1883. The issue of a ater-findings of our War Comission, well-bead before
2/476 teins, so to speak, you and I to Iesve TO
4 M/B......
2/4 7/16 ing loan in India may attract That, however, is by the way, it. This ancient
whom gospel grass and gospel T/T Shanghai......... Nom. some rupees out of circulation When it comes to the water sup- oelebrates
ordinances have been as free and T/T Singapore ...... only into the Treasury. It will be ly no one thinks of saying that springing of the well bat also, the water for our households. I/T India ............
not
994 so close at hand all our days as T/T Japan
10944 interesting to see whether sales of water is
Comparatively"
or and perhaps even more pointedly. Lift up your eyes to the hille, and Demand, India.......
Nom. gold will have any effect upon the" more .or less indispens- the digging of it, a less oral behold the unexhausted reservoir T/T San Francis-
Nom Indian correacy figures. The able life. Truer would theme for lyrical effort, We city Metal Bulletin under date of it be
5531 to BAY it ig life, dwellers turn our easy tap and of divine love from which it all: January 23 states: "The United and certainly there is no bet seldom give a thought to the cemes. Not without toil and T/T Marks Nom.
T/T Java............................... 136. States silver production last ter symbol of life than the wonderful system of dams and paine and providence were those T/T Francs............ 3.25 Fear, according to the preliminary scriptural one of the springing tonnelling and piping away at fountaine unsealed for
us. Demand, Paris 3.2514 figures israed by the Washington well. Here in my text we have the back of the mountains. To
The Lord whose right it is to
BUYING. Mint, was 72,883,748 ounces. No an ancient piece of folk-song, the go no farther than our own small Sway the sceptre is the founder statistica relating to the Mexican Song of the Well, commemorative, island it is almost a civic duty it and architect of it all, exalted
4 m/s. L/C
2/4 15/16 output have been available for as each relice usually are, of a cross yonder bills, and see what now to be & Frines sada SAY-
4 m/s. D/P *****.*..... 2/5 1/16 some time, bat it is obvious that notable occasion. It comes at a the sweet and healthful eapply ivoor, for that He humbled him. 30 d/s. Sydney &Į
6 m/s, L/C.......... 2/5.3/16 there has been a very large falling critical stage of the wilderness We enjoy hne
self to become the servant of all,
2/5 3/16 off in that direction." The stock journey. To Merilah, where the enterprise and kill and labour, for Bis great love's sake to us 30 d/s. San Franc-) in Bombay consists of 2,000 bars rook was cleft to free the hidded It 16 certainly impressiva sinnere. as compared with 3,300 bars last spring, and to Marsh, where the and a credit to British admia-
4 m/s. Marks From that day to this Jeans weekMesure, Montagu's silver salty waters were swastened, is istration:
has stood and cried, "If any man
4 m/s. France citaälar of January 18 quotes the now added Beer, the place of the Now this well of Beer was thirst let him
6 m/s. France....... 3.42 following from the Times of India Well, that is the well whereof God's gift, but men had to work to
an-Demand, Germany. - December 23: The absorp- the Lord said unto Moses, gather for it, as ordinarily they must to down through the centuries TIT Bombay
and drink,"
And Demand, New York. 557% tion of nearly Rs. 400,000,000 the people together, and I will take possession of the good things has ever come the coho, even se Demand, Bombay... Nom. (coin)innapaosof about 12 months give them water." We are bound God has laid, up for them. once again to our earn this sweet T/T Calcutta .................... *** (of which about 100 millione are to infer from this description that Digging, furthermore, is toilsome Sabbath day. For the Spirit Demand, Calcutta... Nem.
timated to bare
to water was not ordinarily to have werk sud none too tidy. But and the Bride say, Come; and let Demand, Manila ... 11144 Mesopotamia and East Africs) is been expected at this spot. without precedent in the financist Certain stages of the pilgrim not bend your back and soil your he that in athirst, let him come;
the law of life in that if you will him that heareth say, Come; and Demand, Singapore. 994 history of Indis sad is mainly jonney are notably to be walked fingers you will dis of thrist and whosoever will let him come, On Bangkok
On Haiphong ......................... 3% prem, On Baigor ................................234% prom. das to trade conditions which up by faith. It is not always pos- which is quite fair and altogether and take of the water of life Sovereign
6592 have prevailed sizos the middle sible even for the most prudent to wholesome. And this navy work freely. Spring up O well; Bing Gold Leaf, per at.... 47,80 of 1915. The people of India make provision for the stage is represented here as work for yo unto it; the fount of grace Bar Silver, per ok.... 87.5/16 ́have been paid in scores for which abend. There are times when you aristocrats. The song is of "the which springeth up unto ever-
produce has been going up by mart go forward in the well which the prinos digged, lasting life. leaps and bounds in value and dark, and how often when you which the nobles of the people
SUBSIDIARY COINS. they retain these oraren because bave · done. 80,
hey have not been able to buy with much misgiving, have you their stavas."?
perhaps delved, with the sceptre, and with
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Melbourne...
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Nom 5.37
8,45 Nom
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you here lost your appetite THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Chinese... 20 cts, pisses 6% dia. 400 goods, iron and copper goods, of a "Well, though no well was, times was, thay say, the man of for Bread, Cakes, Contectionery Hongkong 20 cta, placia
Die 6 ddal of the ble variety humanly speaking to be expected, courage and strength who stood and mends with Wine 4 & Liquers, Hongk
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BANKING CORPORA,
TION.
Paid-up Capital ...$15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS: ~
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 21-
-$15,000,000
Silver $18,300,000
#33 $ 0.0 0 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors....... $15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
S.; Dodwell, Beq, - baltma
1. A. Humuser, aq, Demore Chairma Koc, Mr. C.E. Anton, 0.7. M. Adkina, Boc r...Gubbar. Eng.,
Mr. P. H. Hogan
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E. Y. D. Part, Eng., Chena. Hon. Mr. Sellin
CHIEF KABAUKE
Boaghong-N. 2. Bushb, Zaq.
MANACKI
Ebangbri-A G. Sipben, Esc. Looden Darkers-London Conaty nod
Weiner, iaited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed:
On Current Accounts at the rate of ♬ par cesL
annum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS...
For 1 months of par cent, peT ABSEN For 6 months, if per curs per anham. For is thanth per cams. per annum, N. J. STABB.
·Chief Manager,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE Resident of the above Bank is conducted by HONGKONG AND SHANGali BANKING
CORPORATION,
Rules muy be obtained on application. INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the mio: Imum athly balances ai ësi per cast, per unc.
Depositon may transfer at their option, balances of $100 of DOT to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at cent, per ka
1500
For the Hongkong and Bangbai Banking Corpora
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter 15g.
BRLD OFFICE:-LONDON,
Fald-up Capital...
Beserve Flod.
pravama seter som 2,100,00
Reserve Liability of Froprietor andit, 808,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking
trusisus trasacted CURRENT ACCOUSTS opened and PIXE DEPOLITE ceived for 2 year or shorter periods, as rate which will be quoted on applicedoa.
T. C. DOWNING,
Manager
Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE MERCANTILE BANK (F INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 15, Gracechurch Street, London.. Authorised Capital ......£1,500,00 Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund
"
BANKERS:
The Bark of England,
1,125,000
.562,50
550,000
The Loddon Isia: Stock Bank, Limited.
BRANCHES
Karachi
Ko Bhara
Kuala Lump■1
Bombay
Cricurca
Colombe
Delhi
Calin
Madr J'enang
Hongkong
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3 banghel
Xandy
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Every description of Banking and Exchanta +businas transacted.
interest allowed on Current & ccounts as agr per annuts on Daily Balances, and on Fixed Depos at races which may be ascertained on application.
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Acting Manager.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
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HEAD OFFICE:
15. Wall Et, New York,
LONDON OFFICE: 16 Biskopagate, ZC
CAPITAL PAID UP......$3.250.0007 RESERVE FUNDS ........ $3,931,000
U.S. GOLD........$7,181,000
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CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS recived at rates to in awetained os application.
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Hongkong, 26th September, 1916
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,
Established 1880, Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... Bosarve Fund.ope
H
80,000,000 20,800,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
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