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COMMERCIAL NEWS,
The Bank of Communications.
1
THE MORAL OF THE EXPLOSION,
Intera Every Unnaturalised German.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917.
JURIER HOJAN DR. SUN'S CLATES.
Statement of Accounts,
these
of!
HONGKONG SHAPE REPORT.
K-SELLERS; SA-SALES; B-BUYERS; N-NOMINAL
Shells
OFFICIAL PRICES.
BANKS.
8,
$682
The
4
BANKS.
BANK OF CANTON,
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Transacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED
DEPOSITS:
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$155 $360.
For 3 Months 3% per annum,
For 6 Months 4% per ant um.
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$100
1. 3 ea. $193
120
1.
$414
14
103/-
For 12 Months 41% per annum LOOK POON SHAN,
Chief Manager,
Д.
$33
b.
$118 $35
361-
b.
t. 17
P
1,
£1.
**
REFINERIES.
MINING
$2.35 80/-
DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, &C.
B.
28/-
381 $128
t. 821
[Great" battleshipi riding quicA| [LU ENGAGE" "LA" Roman portajnkorrE been blown sky-high_mith, mot a sonl_left to tell the tuli.” In the mouth of the Thames and in the North of Scotland the Navy has In reply to the interpellations
| been robbed of fios ships sod】 addressed by Parliament to the
gallant men, by myatlarious, ex-
Last year, the Minister Cabinet about the Foreign Loan
plosions, And then, the munitions Finance was instructed by the of $5,000,000 contracted by the Mr. Charles Palmer writes in factories--calminsting in this Cabinet to write to Dr. San seking awful and devastating disaster him to submit all socounts aut Bank of Communications, the John Bull (Jadusty 27):-
There was that catastrophe in vonchers în connection with his Banks How much longer in this Peking Government has sent the
Yorkshire near to a town known claims for the payment of the
MARINE INSURANCES, country to lis under the following dispatch to the House monstrous peril of the enemy And, remember, too, the death of of
ss the happy home of the Hao," liabilities incurred on account
Revolution the
and Cantons
$370 of Representativen :-" This office abroad in our midet? It:
North Chians
t. 150 Lord Kitchener. How much the anti-mounroby movement: Unions
$800 in instructed by the President to ever-present danger that man and longer are we
documents, Yangtsres naa_mation, to and
1. ex 78 $250. women who awa allegianos to the give answer to the interpellations arah-murderer of Europe, who remain eilent under this sinister contained in six large boxes, have
FIRE INSURANCES. raised by Mr. Lo Yang-shou and read every British loen with menace? Think you there is a now arrived at Peking for invest-
The China Fires
H.K. Fires 悲 other M.P'a in connection with exultant eyes, and even dare to single Briton free to move about igation and scrutiny.
SHIPPING. ted, show their jubilation in public in the cities and towns of Ger- amount in much larger than thai the Foreign Loan contracted by the Bank of Communications. places, should be allowed to exim Rey? Do you imagine for mentioned in the original claime, The said interpellation contains among us without any real check moment that the Kaiser and his it is stated in the covering Douglases three, suggestions, namely: (1) on their sctions. It is an insult ang are foo's encugh to run the dispatch that "receipt vouchers Steamboats That the Government has evident to the millions of men who have risk of allowing men of enemy for three items, vis: $800,000 Indos (Del.) ly tried to get over the control of left this country to fight the lands to work their vengeance $150,000, and $50,000 repee Indos (Pref.)
tively, borrowed from certain Ferries the management of the Bank of Hun in the field that thote upon the non-combatants?
"Oooo a German always a Ger- Japanese, have not been included Communications by means of this. they leave behind should be foreign loan of $5,000,000; (2) subject to the risks which thi " That declaration of in the boxes, but have ho That as it was ordered in the country continues to incur so long Consul Ablers, who, after being carefully kept, as they represent Sugars Mendate that the said Bankshould as a single German male remains condemned to death as a traitor,« forsign Joan." There are no Malabons
was liberated and allowed to live vouchers for the fands expended have the right to manage the at large and a single Germs in Surbiton under a false and by Chen Chi-mei, because during Kailans Government Treasury, it in there female is allowed liberty of action. fare necessary to know definitely When that awful thunder of the English name, tings over in my the time when the cruiser Obao Langkats whether the Government Trea- blown-up munition factory "in brain. Dol blame the German? Do raised the Righteous Standard Raube anty abould be responsible for the neighbourhood of London"How can I? If Mr. Bonar Law against Yoan Shib-kai, the Barola. Tronohe the redemption of the loan; (3) fell upon the rate of the people of said in the illuminating days of ionary Headquarters at Shang Urais that the loan has been concluded the Metropolis, and reverberated Opposition, he was in Germany hai were searched by French and could strike blow for his constables, and sil written de- by a few persons in the name of the noise of its death-dealing for beloved country, he would do it. coments were committed to the H.K. Wharves s the shareholders of the Bank, miles around, there was only one Of course he would would flames. However, there are state. Kowloon Docks
thought in the minds of those
b. No, I meats written by Chen-mei's men Shai Docks and the terms of, the loan agree‐ who heard it-the enemy. And any fras - Britisher. ment are a dirgrecs to the nation,
blame the prolonged sop to certify the payment of various LANDS, HOTELS ard injared the interest of now that all is known that is
inenens of his
AND BUILDINGS. Majesty's bil's and liabilities. It is also the nation. The implication is likely to be known of that awful Clovernments, which in turn mentioned that besides the above Centrals that the principal motive of the catastrophe which spread death have lacked the courage and the mentioned foreign loan, Dr. San H. K. Hotels
and destruction, who is there who
a sum of Land Invest. borrowers has been selfish gain, does not believe that it was the width of view to grapple with himself advanced
H'phreys Est. so they expect to receive great hand of the Han which willed and Tc-day we have a new Ministry; pocket. The accounts are roughly and sirengle the alien peril. $123.477.56 out of his own
K'ioon Lands profits on the specis payment of
Shai Lands the Bank of Communications worked that many lives might fell that Ministry is faced with as follows:-
West Points notes in Shanghai and Hankow, to the schemes of the fos?
catastrophe to the workpeople of
• German etc. This office has noticed that
The Metropolis which, it is quite the chief reason for the donbie abroad in our midat me
incredible risks. Some of us who obvicus, we are not allowed to and objections of the M.P's. was
measure at its tras and fatal the fact that the loan agreement knew the meaning of the spy value. was not published, hence they danger, who understood the low
Mystery-dark, siz ister, appal- could only guese what bad taken cunning and desperate seal of the
ling-tur.ounds the holocaust. place between the Government Savages of Europe, pointed to the and the lenders.
Becently peril and urged the Government Ramour, many-tongued, hideous, the contracts and agreement in to take draelio action before the will build its fantastic struc connection with the loan were war was many weeks old. We are of horror on half-truths
Buppressioze. Bat formally submitted by the Bank had information of the sabterran- I know from one end of of Communications to the Govern- en plote of the fos; we knew that
Britain to the other the conviction. ment; and we have found nothing the spies were active in our midst will be burst in epon the im- in them which could described as in hundreds; we had. knowledge agination of the people that the disgraceful or injuricus to the of their methods; we know some- interest of the nation, as alleged thing of their threats. For the bloody, scheming hand of a Hun is behind it all, Who can deny in the interpellations; nor has the sake of our national security it? Who can give say other Government altempled to take for the protection of our own over the control of the Bank. We en people, we begged and implored plausible, satisfying explanation close herewith a copy of the agree. the Home 8:cretary to set, and long as the creatures of the ment and other documents for act quickly. What received we perass!, and these will serve for our paint? Sneers and scoffing, nation which has declared war on a full answer to the questions protestations that the danger was our womenfolk and our children; raised by the M.P's. In the axaggerated, tague promises that men who shed tears of joy at Regulations at the Bsak a fall something would be done, with the drowning of babes and description has been given of the reservations that all enemy aliene natore of the Bank, and the would be interned when that day management of the Government came which saw na Tressary is only one branch of ent risk of invasion."
To make it difficult for thore its barises. The present foreign loan is connected with the basi. who aconted danger to warn the ness department of the Bank, and public, infamone nee was made of has nothing to do with the the Defence of the Realm Act, Government Treasury, which is and those who warned, were not responsible for the transaction in any way."
Commercial and Produce Markets.
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While there i
motives were
ran
and
Kaitormen of
this
infamous
Receipts. Branch Offices in
the United 8-2- tes of America, Branch Offices in Straits Settle- ments
Branch Offices in Philippine Is loads Branch Offices in
Barme
***
Eranch Offices in
Now Z:aland,
eto.
Branch Offices in Branch Offices in
SouthAfrics...
Japan Japansin Loan... Dr. Sun Wen's
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NOTICE.
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BANKS.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING
- ~--~TION."
CORPORA,
Paid-up Capital Mo..... $15,000,000. RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at Ma
-$15,000,000 Silver ...$18,500,000
$93 5 0.000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.......................$35,000,01 0
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
$. Did well, Her, of hairm
J. A. Plummer, sg, Deputy Chairman. Hoa Mr. C. X. Antes,. M. Mikica, Run • Dr. Gubbay, Megon, Mr. P.X, Haymak LV. D. PT, Bag, Patrenden, Charmer
Br. 1 Ballim.
CSTEF KAKANKE Hongkong-Hed. Studd, Bag.
MAXACI
Bangland G. Bephen, Eng. London Banker-London Ocasty ind Kastmiewer, Limited ·
For
Hongkong-Interest Allowed 1
On Curreal Accents at the rate cÍ Z por comi SARMS on the daily kalas.
ON FILED DEPOSITE.
fi pec-out, yes. MILITA For month Hiper cani per anMA. For it! DE CHAL DE ANGER. N.J.STABB..
Chief Marase
HONGKONG SAVINGS BAN K
THE Fulless of the above Bank le conducoed by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Raies may be obtained on application INTEREST on deposits 14, allowed on the ma inclly balance at #si per oval, per anive
Depositaty may transfer, 81, cheir option, betong fde born to the Hongkong and mana BADE to be placed on FIND DEPOSIT # 4 cat per MBM.
tiem
For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager,,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Encorporated by Royal Charter #53-
READ OFFICE-LONDON.
· of Proprietors...all 00000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Zielins
besiness tragrattad.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opand and FIXET DĚPOELTS received for 1 year or shorter perioda, se runs which will be quoted 'on application.
T. C. DOWNING,
Manazor
Hongkong, 11th April, 1912
be obrabed on application at the Company's Oboe THE MERCANTILE BANK (F
No
son ticket will be invoet vanil paşİNAK! Charm-
【AT Aus dens made it Bank Botas, or by Chaque an
INDIA. LIMITED.
1.
818
16.
$102
$91.
E
$6,50
27,00 4.
H
$38
д
86
1612, Audi, da saan Koom kins Moms LA XAR TALI
31
H
Paid-up Capitalomma
at
11
Reserve Lizbility
$.
$69
COTTON MILLS.
Ewas Kung Yiks
n,
t, 145
6.
S'hai Cottons
88
$691,802.15 Yangtszepoos
4.
t, 12 1.116
t. 5
Borneos 469.807.23 China Light & P. b.
Providents
MISCELLANEOUS,
.b.
$8 $1,65
J.
$8.20
Dairy Farms
Πο
$24
279,983.81 Green Islands
b.
$10,90
H. K. Electrics 107,438.81 H.K. Ice Co.
Ropes
A
$19
THE
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
|
17
$160.
129,837 23
29.985.69 Laundries
Steel Foundries n. Trams, Low Levels. Trams, Peak, old n. Trams, Peak, new n
$82 $10
$7,20
$9.83
$1
n.
U. Waterboats b. 36,325.23 | Watsons
b. & sa. #04 $6 1,000,000.00 W. Powells IL
#19 Morning Posts n.
$25 81532
Advances
123,477.50 The total of the above is
chich, Chief of
the Ficande
CORRECTED TO NOCH THURSDAY MARCH 8, (847,
Share and General Brokers,
Princes Building.
Tel. address: Broker.
EXCHANGE.
T/T
SELLING.
KLUMAKADAN 2/4
Demand
2/4 1/16
•2/4/4
4 m/s............................ 2/4 5/16 T/T Shanghai...
Nom.
Department Mex. 423,903.03 (30 dia. Chen Chi-mai.
T/T Singapore.99 T/T Japan....+49 821,085.86 T/T India
who in imaginstion hear the $1,748,405.56 in Japanese out- BENJAMIN & POTTS, church bells ringing in Germany Tency, and $1,119,390.47 in
Mexican, Over the destruotion by the 'in immin.
murderous Zeppelins-be allowed;
Payments. to face as citizens in our midai? Let the nation ory out for the im- Chang Jen. chish, Chief of mediale internment of every un-
the his rank, whatever bisstatus. Be naturalised German, whatever|
Finance Department X.$1,386,152.08 threatened; those who arged the he financier or weiter, merchant Chang Jen.
for barber, be must be put behind interrment of the enemy in our barbed wire until that day when midat were accused of seeking to the foe shall be crushed in the create panic, and their patriotic field and the Allies declared
distorted into crimes. For many weary months victora. Then be and all his London January
we fought the cathorities, but family must be kicked neck and the "hidden hand," the sinister Crop out of the country he has Bank rate was lowered on 18th influence which has protected the tou long defiled by his hated and inst, from 6 per cent. to 5 per naturalized Rao in the Privy
loathly
presenos. It is to Cho cent., it being the first time in the
cout trouble,
provcke Bistory of the Bank that, with the Council, which has given liberty reprisale, for the authorities minimum rate standing an high under an assumed name to a man so remain a day longer deaf to the as 6 per cent., a change of onfe “proved guilty of conspiring is the demands of the nation. In every/Chan
per cent, was made. The Open interests of the enemy which has considerable town in the kingdom market rate for short loans i 1 favoured the alien foe in. com the war worker in bending to the to 5 per cent,, and discount for proe and finance, in politios and
task which patriotism diotates Bocisty, worked its wanton and our Imperial safety exzots, four months' Bank bille 5 to 53 its ovil way. It was the splendid Every man and every woman who Lo per cast. The Silver market bas
outburst of mob indignation caus- developed decided firmness, and ed by the Lusitania murders, inis thas serving the State under the price han advanced to dignation which wahappily found amid perils born of the very conditions of inherent danger, 87,3 16d. per ox., which is the its vont in the East End abop nature of their work, has a right highest price since 1893. The Rubber Bhats market has booting, aroused the then Governo demand that no exnecessary Yon. $1,898,405.21 and "Kex} 4 m/s. Marks
the dangers to which been well maintained. A number not the country-ob, no; that did not matter!—but its own existence
to
Ancat the Submarine.
and Henshi Chi, Chiefs of the General Da partment...I.
Cheng, Chief of the Tang Affair Department... T.
Obi-mai, Olief of the Revolutionary Organ Shanghai
*
Ubur-kai etc.,
1081 Nom. Demand, India ...... Nom. T/T San Francis-} 5514
co & New York) 16,267.27 TT Java............................ 1959% T/T Marks............................ Nom. T/T Franes..
3.2314 3.24 Demand, Paris .......
BUYING,
1,080,731.89 4 m/s. L/C
Obiefs Revolu- tionary Organ
250,223.99 The total of the above in
30 dis. Ban Frano-) isco New York)
in Shanghai
2/4 13/16 4 m/s. D/P ............ 2/4 15/16 6 m/s. LO............. 2/5 1/16 30 a/s, Bydney & 2/5 1/16
Melbourne in,
564
Nom 3.3514 yet avoidable risk does exist so items of You $160,000 and Mex. 6 m/s. Francs ***** 3.4014 of time connected with the Far had become subject. And dis-long as a single Hun is at large. $488,934.58 respectively, being Demand, Germany. - East are contributing consider-
the smonata transferred to Ohan Demand, New York. 5554 able rums to the War Loan. The bonestly, half-heartedly, an order.
Obi-mal from the Finance De-TT Bombay ............... China Ten market has been fairly for general internment was put
into foros
partment, should be deducted in Demand, Bombay ... Nom. active and prices remain firm:
A British shipmaster tells bow order to arriya at the net total of T/T Calcutta "immer d Coffee has met with fair demand,'admissions convicted the culprits menace. He would send vessels Bot wa know--and official
he would deal with the submarine expenditure,➡Peking Daily News. Demand. Calcutta... Nom. and prices show some adranos.
Demand, Manila 111: out of their own mouth-that so bound, say, for the Mediterranean, Sagar maintains a firm tone, with
Demand, Singapore. 99 good business at full prices. ancitament kid siad down, enemy captain or a naval officer. Thers soon as public indignation and in batches of six, under a senior
37% On Haiphong Loppers have been fairly steady,' were released, and thons should be supplies of rifles and
On Saigon, amma 234% prom. On Bangkok although dull. Rics firm, with stands who hak mover hewn into hand grenades besides the sun. Siz
8.50 pull dhunernă prevailing. Maxila wszõe sowing, malking about as wassols would happen the more itent^adTM
Söremiga mi Kantolan Erm, but inactiva.”
Gold Laut, par Fiontalny Webber is shundy, butt
frow mecz with no further chove menta of the U host, irkich would
Bar Bilver, Yer DEN hesitate to slinch by zhidl furto g°56' qulet, Biondard No. 1 Creps and 3D telemotions than pw might torpedo one of the venue's, Smoked Bhest buing now quoted iodioal visit to the local polies, but the other five ought to account
SUBSIDIARY COINS,
Our Consular Service.
-en -Interesting – little © From the Faraw
Here
o: the_ilnoway-of- In
WAS
This eminent fascial
prom
DISCOUNT PER $100:
24. 114. per lb. Fine Hard Pars Hotwhile, awful disaster for it. Another notion is the gentleman in 3s. 241, par 1b. Straits Tissinister and mysterious; hushed protection of the navigating advise to the Germban GoreIA- 4191 to 4191 5a. De wash, and up by the Freer Bursau, smothse- bridge and man at the wheel mentalno, sutil the outbimak Chinese... 20 air, pisoss 8102 to: 81% 6. lor.three months tres publicity under the with hand bags. Experience here of the war, British Vios-Coneal Chinom
Defence of the Besim dot--hays talks: delivery.
commonsense, ---- “John (in Berlin. What fools we have Hongkong 20 cts. 'faken plane on s96 and on ahora. Ball”.
Camprades order representing Bank F'otan."
JOHN D. HUKLARETI & CO.
CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.).
Loans on Mortgags of House Property ăn. Good received on Storag
Advances made an Merchandise.
Jossas made on the Provident Syuan.
lates and Particulara on applicationă The Of TRUSTEK, EXECUTOR OF VILLS. ATTORNEY, &c. Undariaires and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES &,0%, General Managers.
MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA. (MITSUBISHI CO. COAL DEPARTMENT.
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASIMA. DOMI. MOTARE, * KISH- IDAKE, YOANINOTANG HOJO, KAMA- ZUTA, SAYO, KANADA, SHINNEW, KAMIYAZADA, BERKI ANNOYUBAR Colliarde's.
Agents for SRXITO COAL,
HEAD OFFICE :- MARUNOUCHI, TOKYO,
BRANCH OFFICES ;—NAGA SAXI NOJL KARKISU, WAKAMATAU, OTARU, MUBORAN, HAKODATE, LOBE Ó2AKA, KURE TOKYO, TOLD. HAMA, NAGOYA, TSURUGA, VLADI. VOSTOCK, HANKOW PEKING, LONDON, NEW YORK, SHANGHAL LONGKONG, HAIPHONG and CANTON,
Cable Address :—“IWASAKI," Cod s: Al, A.B.A. 5th #d, West- om Union, and Bentley's.
AGENCIES:-- CHINFIANG-Messri. GRAN. ING & Co., MANILA-Messrs. MACONDRAY & CO, BINGA. P HK-Measin, BORNEO Co LTD, GLASGOW–Mɛsàm, 4.8. ROWN, MOFARLANE &CO., LTD
For Particulars. apply tom. K. KATO. Manager, Hongkong, No. 2, Pedder Street,
SES MARCOM'S:
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DRA CATT is sure.
Head Office 15, Gracechurch
Street, London.
Authorised Japital... £1,500,000 Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund
+]
L125,00
"
*
562,5:0 550,000
BAKKERS The Bark of Bagland, The London Fiat Stock Bask, Limited BRANCH: 300
Boubty
Calc
Colombo
Debi
Galla
Hongkong
Howsab
Kandy
Port Loair (Maurities.)
Karachi
Lota Bhers Kuala Langat
Madr
Pang
Rangon
Jhanghai
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HONGKONG BRANCH.
Erwy dmcription of Banking and Zachange business trabasciad.
Interest allowed on Current Accousti at a person per anneni on Daily Balmon, and on First Deposit stratos which may be vecectaŭnać on applíentína.
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE:
35. Wall St, New York,
LONDON OFFICE 16, Bishopsgate, EC.
CAPITAL PAID UP......$3,250,000" RESERVE FUNDS.........$3,931,000
U.S. GOLD
BRANCHES
BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CEFU COLON HANKOW HONGKONG
$7.181,000-
КОВЕ BANTO DOMINGOS
LONDON SHANGHAI
MANILA BINGAPORE
MEDELLIN TIENTSIN.
PANAMA
PEKISO
SAN FCISIO
TOKOBAMA."
Through In-close aliliation with The Huilom Chy Bank of New York, the Bank is able to or the Bác khu nơi chín of the Jeudenlon in G and South America, and aimrwbare, namely:---
BAHIA, BUENOS AIRES, GEKOL, HĀVANA. MONTEVIDEO. RIO DE ANEIROS SANTIAGO DE CURA, SANTOS, 140 PAUL), PETROGRAD VALPARAISO,
Alkinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transmeted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FREED DEPOSITS cel ved at rates 10 be secertalan application
GEORGE HOCG,
Manager.
Hongkong, 26th September, 1916
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
- LIMITED,
Established 1880,
Authorised Capital Yes 48,000,000 Paid-up Capitá] Reserve Fund...
30,000,070
20,800,000-
Head Office-YOKOHAMA,