COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CHINESE ART SALE.
The Bank of Communications.
--The
Shanghai. 18th April. Bank of Communications at Shanghai has postponed its re- opening until the 1st of May next, when it will teaömet büziness,
Y.1,000,000,000 Indian Bonds.
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India's Imports of Aluminium.
Registration of Business Names in India.
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Some New York Prices.
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THE HONGKONG
THREE SEIZED STEAMERS.
Unseen Hand" in Neutral
Shipping.
Westphalian
Coal King."
TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1917.
The Ships Seized.
The principles upon which this transaction--which he hoped to satisfy his Lordship was singular- ly fraudulent and "impudent were based were that the United States registry could not be chal lenged except by United States
ia
riss.
that
the
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HONGKONG SHARE REPORT.
B-SELLERS; SA-SALES; B-BUYERS; N-NOMINAL.
OFFICIAL PRICES.
BANKS..
$71214
S75 t. 160 b.
$915 21. ex 73 $217
$ 155 $330
B.
b.
$87 -8177
ва
$12814
the
$41
107
3.
REFINERIES.
SHIPPING.
BANKS.
BANK OF CANTON,
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Transacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED · DEPUSITS:
For 3 Months 3% per annum,
For 6 Months 4% per annum
For 12 Months 41% per annum LOOK POON SHAN;
Chief Manager.
NOTICE.
PEAK TRAMWAY CO.
LIMITED.
Д.
$111 $32
NOTICES.
MINING
31/6
6. 1716
$2,40
3.
П.
27/6 31-
"DOCKS, WHARVES, GODÓWNS, &C.
1.00 AM. 10
8.00
$30
1.00 £30
10.00
10 Mrs.
10.00
to
11,00
14 Mrs.
$123
11.30 to
124FX
15 Max.
145
100%
. t. 90
Listo 1.35 to
16PX
15 MIN.
2.1JX.X.
10 MIN.
5.01 P3L
25 Mxx.
4.X.10
100
TIME TABLE.
STENT-15 M.
NIGHT CARS.
8.107.34 .9 x 3.30 to
1100 VAL. Very half hour,
11.00
to 11.45 P.M. Every quarter of an hour, BONDANKS
$.00
$102:
I
$971
$6.25
1.
$38.
#
t. 80
1.00 4.36
18.00 AM. 13
n.
$76
COTTON MILLS.
b.
t. 131
b
Ł. 1414
8.
129
b.
t. 5,70
MISCELLANEOUS.
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Beturns for the 195 fine old pieces of Chinese art brought to. gether by a high foreign official The Attorney General, in open-officials in United States courts, during a long residence in ing for the Orown in the Prize and that where a company was Chins, the concluding este of Court recently, the case in which formed as a neutral company it which was held on February claims were made by the Ameri-was not permi-sible to icquiry H. K. & S. Banks b. 2nd at the Anderson Galleries, can Transatlantic Company in further into the control of sha Tokyo, 15th April.-Theladian brought a total of $48,413. The respect of the sisure and claim company. One of eleven ahip Cantons
MARINE INSURANCES. authorities have proposed to returns for the afternoon's sale for confinestion of the three steam-raached Marseillies in Jane North Chinas place a portion of the ladisa war were $27,975. The highest price ships Kankakee, Hocking, and or July, 1915. She was flying the Unions bonds of Yen 1,000,000,000 on was paid by A. Zachery, $2,600, Genesee, said the case disclosed, in Norwegian flag. On her arrival Yangiszes the Japanese market through the for a large bronza sacrificial vase the opinion of the Crown, an elas she was seized on the ground that Japanese merchants in Iodis. The of the Shang Dynasty, 1766 to borate and grave system of decep- she had no neutral stains,
FIRE INSURANCES. Mitsui Company, the Japanese 1121 B.C. It was in trumpet tion. The vessels were three out Angust, 1915, registration was H. K Fires
InChina Fires b" Cotton Company and other shape with various archaic orna- of a fleet of eleven" vessels owned granted by the American authori
b. Japanese firms related to Indian ments. It was a unique piece by the Transatlantic Company, has, but with the warning that Douglases trade will subscribe for a large from the collection of Mgr. Favier, which was controlled by Mr. B.G the British prize court might Steamboats portion.
French Bishop of Peking, from Wagner, and the esse for the challenge it: The next step was Indos (Def.) whom it was purchased in 1902. Crown was that, through a Mr. that the British authorities seized Indos (Pref.)
To the same buyer went a Alfred Jenssen, a Dane, who was those three ships, and the claim Shalis makimono of the Tung period for Wagner's cousin and brother-in-ant company was allowed by Ferries With reference to the Press $800. On this was a busting law and who was referred to in agreement to continue trading Ananascement, dated the 19th scene painted by Li Chia-to with conversation as bis partner, the with the other ships. The com- Sugars March, 1917, from Simla, regard sppreciations by Yeh-puan. A whole concern was only a nume pany repaid the very generous Malabons ing the prohibition of the import makimono of the Sang period for Hugo Stinnes, Westphalian concession made them by trading into British Indis on private went to Mr. Zachery for $1,600 millionaire called "the coal king." thereafter with blacklisted firms Kailans account, of aluminium and This was a painting of "Imperial manufactures of
North and South AmeLangkats aluminiom, Birde, Flowers, and Trees," by the Chief Collector of Castoms the most noted Chinese painter
The Kankakee was in Raubs bra sscertained from the Govern- of these subjects Waong Ken-
the prise court here, the Tronohs As early as 1912, counsel said, Hocking at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Urais ment of India that the prohibi-chai, sad bore the seal of the Mr. Stinnes's view of the inter-and the Genesee at St: Lacis, tion applies to consignments now Emperor Sbun-wo of the Bang national situation was such that West Indies. Bis Lordship would sfilɔat."- As all applications for Dynasty.
he judged it prudent to discover notice that Mr. Wagner said that H. K. Wharves n. import licenses will have to be Louis O. Tiffany was one of the what would be the difficulties in all
the stockholders of the Kowloon Docks referred to the Government of biggest buyers, paying $825 for the way of a sudden transfer of American Transatlantic Company Shai Docks
sa. Ladia for orders, early intimation a Chinese album of the Ming his very considerable tonnage were citizens of the United States.
.b. should be sent to the Chief Ool period with twelve pictures on from the German to the British Sach wae his statement made ou
LANDS, HOTELS Jector of Customs of any intended silk. Chinese goddess of the arts fisg. Mr. Stinned was a man of oath to the Court, but they would
AND BUILDINGS. importations.
snd their symbolic animals, extreme wealth and of great com- find later that he was feverishly H.K. Hotels
Centrals painted by Chao-ying, one of the mercial zotivity. He had acquired a scouring the streets of New York Land Invest. most famous painters of women controlling interset in a company in an attempt to put forward the H'phreys Est. of the Ming period.
which would play a large part in fraudulent eloak of a genuine Kioon Lands Another Chinese album of the this inquiry the Copenhagen American list of stockholders. Shai Lands Fadras, March 30-The K'anghei parind, with ten Cosl and Coke Company. It was Mr. Wagner farther mid ex West Points samaal meeting of the Madras pictures on silk of mandarins, a firm which Jenssen had started. presely Trades Assocation
Américan held ladies, WBA
dancing girls, and Whether Jenssen had any sub-Transatlantic Company had at Ewos ya tarday, Mr. B. J.G. Robertson, children, by Keung-heap-cham, stantial interest in this or any no time acted as agents for any Kung Yiks presiding. The Chairman, in went to Mr. Tiffany for $77. A other concern with which he be of the enemies of Great Britain. S'hai Cottons moving the adoption of the re- kakemono of the Sang period, came associated was open to grave His Lordship would be in a posi Yangtizepoos pors, referred to the proposal to showing "Flying Docks," by Taui-question, but he had started the tion to form a judgment as to agitate for registration of business neng, went to him for $800 and Copenhagen Coal and Coke com-whether the true view was not Borneos names, and said it was the inten- another kakemono of the same pany, and when war broke out that they were deliberately using China Light & P. b. tion of the Committed to press the period, the "Prime Minister call- Jenssen was used by Stinnes as every form of deception to conves! Providents heiter on the Government of In-ing upon the Emperor in the au intermediary for communion the truth that they were acting Dairy Farms
in and the Local Government at Imperial Palace," an exceptional tion with England.
for Eago Stinnes. the earliest opportunity. Befer-painting by the celebrated
Green Islands Stinnes at the beginning of the ting to the war, he said the Trades Chinese painter Li Kung-lin war deposited 50 million kroner stated that Mr. Sanford, the H. K. Ice Con
The Attorney General further H.K. Electrics. n. Community of Madras took their went 10 Mr. Tiffany for (about £3,000,000) for Jenssen attorney who noted for Mr. Ropes full sbare of its local trials, hard- $1,800. A twelve-fold lacquer to operate with in getting food- Wagner, was also the attorney in Steel Foundries n.
hips, and disappointments; and screen of the early K'ang-hei stoff to Germany as a neutral the United Sister for be stated that the members of the period, lacque de coromandel trader. It was quite obvious that Hamburg-Amerika Line. Previous Trams, Peak, oldu.
the Trams, Low Level s. 2. d. $6,80 Trades community were doing decorated on both sides with in- no neatral could hope to evade cases in the Prize Court had their best to support to the utmost cised and raised details, painted our blockade on a big scale and in shown how easy it was for Ger. U. Waterboats .
Trams, Peak, new n. Laundries of their ability, the Indian War in colours on a brilliant black such substantial quantities as to man banke and German firms to Watsons
b. background, went to bim for make the effort in the least s fasuce so-called nentral transac Wm Powells $2,000.
fraitful one unless he bad at histione. J. E. Aldred paid $1,100 for a uncontrolled disposal very large In reply to an interpellation katemcno of the end of the Yus soms of money. Stinnes devoted Where the Money Comes From. addressed to the Chinese Governor beginning of the Ming pariod, bimeell at once to securing mest in connection with the aility one Celebrated Women of proper channels for wells in Sheast, the Government China, in a painting of cutlines visioning of Germany, and de- dealt with the report of the ac The Attorney General next has sent the following dispetch to and exquisite colours, by Wang posited that eam and placed it countants who had inspected the Parliament: In the Sod Year Cheng-pieng; ■ kakemono of without restriction at Jensson's claimant Company's book in New of the Chinese Republic it was the Song period, Reception disposal. Jensen very reasonably York, and said the net result of decided that the oil mines of the of the Empress Teai-mau-ki decided thes the first step to be their investigations was that they country should be owned on Her Return from a Loog taken was the establishment of a could not find out whers Mr. by the Government, sa in fature Journey," painted by Lien-chang line of vessels. the Navy would require larg men, went to F. Seaver for $800. acquired. a number of vessels the purchase of these ships. Ther He accordingly Wagner obtained the money for quantities of kerosene oil to A kakemono on silk of the Ming whose names ended with "lan," had had the greatest difficulty
place the consumption of cosl. period, Empress Discuring and he took the necessary steps in getting this gentleman to T/T 2/43/1⁄2 The Government could neither State Airs with two Prims to eat registration. His general allow them to bave access to his Demand moure competent experts to work Ministers," by Chang Hong-chow, method was to form single-ship privats books and papers. But 30 dis these mides, nor had it sufficiens in blackwood frame having inside companies with a small capital, eventually they succeeded in funds to work them. Consequent border of brocade sad blue on which borrowed the purchased in the 3rd Year of the Republic proidery, went to E. Graham for price from Jenssen, who lent the sagreement was signed with $1,200. An exceptional piece of purchase price oat of funds aap the American Standard Oil Cam-the Sang period, an unframed plied to him by Stinnes. pany to inspect the oil mines kakemono, the painting showing of Chibli and Shensi by their The Emperor Giving Out Toys experts, and the expense would to the Children of His Empire be shared between the parties (a well known Chiness legend), It was stipulated that should by Sha Haashon went to Mr. there be found oil wolla workable, Graham for $2,000.
Loan.
The Shensi Oil Wells.
the pro-
Copper for Germany.
in
which was
Lens.
$4,75
Д.
$8
b.. sa.
1.
.. D.
$231 b. $8,10
$52 $181 $2814
$10
$9,80 $1
$8.40
$16
b.
$6
b.
$6,50
| Morning Posts n.
229
CORRECTED TO NOON THURSDAY *APRIL 26, 1917,
Share and General Brokers. BENJAMIN & POTTS,
Princes Building
Tel, address: Broker.
EXCHANGE.
SELLING.
60 Ais......... trious
2/4 9/16
2/434 2/422 2/4 13/16
Nom
10134
1104
Demand, Paris.....
BUYING.
4 m/s. L/C
i 30 d/s tsan Franc-
isco& New York
4 m/s. Marks 4 m/s. Francs
3.15
$40
January last, and there was a TT Shanghai.... cabled report as to the result of T/T Singapore their inspection. One would have T/T Japan thought; esid counsel, that if this T/T India
Nom. money had been provided by Mr. Demand, India
*****-Nom. Wagner from his private resour-T/T San Francis-1
5634 ces they would have found details co & New York/ law, there was no particular were no references thereto, sad Marks....
At that time, under the Danish in his private accounts. But there TT Java.......... ...*13716
***** Nor a Company should be organised A kakemono painted by a very registration in Denmark, bat in the Company's books nor in
difficulty in getting provisional so the effect was that neither in T/T Francs 3.23
3.2316 with the joint capital of the Go celebrated Chiasse woman paint March, 1915, Jensen's sctivities Wagner's private accounts was Ternment and the Standard Oil, Chang-shun, went to 0. T. bad a somewhat premature and there any clue to the origin of
2/5 5/16 Compsty. It is not true that the Loo for $800. On this was a Government had the intention of "Group of Ladies in a Palace he was sent to prison by the The heating was adjourned.
disagreenbleinterruption, because this money.
4 m/s. D/P........... 2/5 7/16 6 m/s. L/C Atransfering the ownership of these Garden." They wore gowns of Danish authorities for a fraudini
..: 2/5 9/16 minees to itself. As to the inquiry beautiful colours, green, retent attempt to deceive them. He
30 da. Sydney &
2/5 9/16 Melbourne ....... Whether the, Government would white, sad cream upon amok attempted to send to Germany
57% „purchase and take over the whole round of dark brown and green
of 4 cargo enterprise of the Pashen and trees. It is a rare picture and then very greatly needed in
copper,
Nom Padi Companies of Shensi, no
bears two appreciations by Taomi- Germany, and
In one of the last convoys of 6 mis. France order to Ubing and by Peb-birg. It was derive the Danish authorities he Trenchmen repatriated from Demand, Germany. decision can be made at prout in a blackwood frame with border attempted to disguise it with the Northern France were. Dehore, Demand, New York. 5691⁄2 bobgazes the work of prospecting has not yet been completed. Nor inside of old brocade.
appearance of sugar. The con Benator of the Department of TT Bombay.... viction of Jenssen drew some Nord, and M. Eb Boumanx, the Demand, Bombay... Nom. inconvenient attention to the ships Director of the Mines of Lona. M.: T/T Calcutta be operated by Chinese alone, with the financial assistance of
which belonged to Stinger, and Renmanx gare interesting in Demand, Calcutta... Nom. On the Sad instans a ran the Danish Government passed a formation about the town of Leas, Demand, Manils the Standard Oil Company. As occurred on the Eiranogo and law, colloquially referred to as which, being so near the front, has Demand, Singapore. 101% to the expenses already incurred Yao branches of the 180th Bank, Jensen's law, which prevented buffed much from the bombard- On Haiphong... 3% prem. there are books and accounts well causing the branches in the two any ship obtaining Danih regment. Out of the 40 000 inhabi-On Bangkok.........643% kept up to date, and we have to places, to pay out deposits to the istration without Government tants before the war, only 7,000 Sovereign......... divide them between the Govers total amount of Y160,000 in the sanction. This law was nood.8000 remain, living in court Gold Leaf, per c. 48.10 zavot und das skid Oil Company, course of the day. So great wavement to both Stinnen and yards, as the houses are being Bar Silver, per oz... 37,5/16
already reported to the Audie the raad of deponitors eager to Jenner, and their original scheme occupied by the German Baresa, to."
troops, draw out their money that many had to be boldly recast. At this The mines have Esen so badly SUBSIDIARY COINS. of them could not get into the slage Wagner appeared on the damaged in the region itself that bank before closing time. The cosne. He was a gentleman, who, they have been left neglected. For the best Meals, Refresh ran is aaid to be due to the by his own admission, had and. Children abors fifteen spd iha mants, Bread, Cakes end Con- dissemination of false report denly qualified for the care of men ander azty are obligatorily Chinese ... 20-ots, piece Testionary at before the war regarding the financial condition shipowner by losing £100,000 ployed by the German for hinese 10*******
ALEXANDRA UATE. of the Osaka bank,
of the zonal and "all"
has the Government decided
whether these mines
should
Run On An Osaka Bank,
On Saigon.
113
244% prem
8.35 Kom
DISCOUNT FIR $100.
dis
10.30 AX 10.30 to 12:00 11.30 AM to
18,00 Noor
1.303 6.00 K 6.30 2.2. 8.00 PX
1200 Noon to 100 ex
1,00 FM to 1.30. Z., to
EMYL to
EVERY 15 Mix.
10 Mrx
13 Mex
NIGHT CARS us on. Weth Days.
SATURDAYS: "..
Bates Gaz at Midnight. SPECIAL CANS
By derangement at the Company's Office,
Alexandra Buitinia,
Dee Your Bond
*Bon and ponch čekata available for all May not shrundy fall, rozmina at the time stated in the Companja tinte tablon, but not for special on apelication at the
Company's auto Sexson ticket will be
unað mín payment therefor hái been made in Bank Notes or by Cheque or Compradors order regrinersting Bank Koces C
A JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & CON
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Morting of House Property, do Goode zwoel ved Storage, Adreczow triade on Merchandise. Losha made on the Previsant Byskyn,
TLOSTER, EXECUTOR OF WILLE, ATTORNEY, är Undertaken and Rzeczted, Bales and Partioniara on application)
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO,
General Manarers
To the Office el
MITSUBISHI COSHI
KWAISHA. (MITSUBISHI-GO.)' COAL DEPARTMENT.
KISH.
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For Particulara, apply tom
K. KATO, Manager, Hongkong, No. 2. Fodder Streak,
RTIN'S
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAT
BANKING CORPORA,
TION.
Paid-up Capital
RESERVE FUNDS:
Starting
£1,500,000 at 21-'
-$15,000,000-
Silver ...$18,300,000
$15,000,000
$$$.570,000
15,000,000.
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors... COURT OF DIRECTORS.
.H: Dodwill, Zug.-Chairper
1. A. Frammet, ag, Desues. Contrala Hon Mr.C.Z. Anti G.T. K. Bakina
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• V. D. Fatty L. Wala Parmadan, Rage- Chatman. Hon. Mr. & Shalta
ORLEY MAKARES Hongkong-N.3, DAN, 20
MARACKE
Khànghaină, 9. Beéphan, Atq- London Babes London Conaty and
Water, Limited.
Hongkong-Internet Allowed t-
On Current Accounts at ska fazu of 3 par BEDES-
amics on the daily balance,
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months. If per cent par anzus. For 6 zamiks, per erat, per ananas. For is monita, 6 per cent, puT STRUM, N. J. STABB.
Chief Manager.
"
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. TKI Business of the above Bank la conducené › the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BATKIN CORPORATION.
Roler may be obtained un application) INTEREST on deposits is allowed on that m brum mouthly balnacin at Syà per cent, per DEKEM, . Depositons may transfer, at their option, Manora of $100 or shoes to the Hongkong and Shenglad Bank to be placed on PRED DESPORTY 14. cant, per adm
For the Hongkong and Ebarghal Basking Corpus
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manage 7.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1Bys
FEAD OFFICES-LONDON. Peldon Capital 11, 200 Beservin
· of Troptistered
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Brakið
besizers transacted. CURRENT ACCOUNTS «prowd and FXER DEPOS received for 1 your or mortar parinés, é saves which will be quoted on we plication.
T. C. DOWNING,
Managez Hongkong, 11th April, 1911.)
THE MERCANTILE BANI · P
“INDIA-LIMITED.
[Head Office 15, Gracechurch Street, London
Authorised Sapital ............£1,500,000 Subscribed
Paid Uy Reserve Fund
"
*
-
BANKI?2
1,125,000.
--$62,588 800,000
The Bark of Farland, The London Tales Suck Bank, ilmkod
BRANCH
Bombay
Calcassa Colombo
Delhi
Galle
Hongkong
Howma
Kandy
Port Louis (Maurition) (
Karachi
Kota Bharu
Kuala Lang DE
Panang
Rangoon
Singapor
FONGKONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking, and Zmiante business transecond.
Interest allowed on Current Amounts at a qui expo per anawasa Bally Balances, and on Finse Doct at rater which may be ascertainņi on application.
C. CHAMPKIN,"
Acting Manager.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE
55. Was St, New York,
LONDON OFFICE:
36, Bishopsgate, EC.
CAPITAL PAID UP......$3,250.000
RESERVE FUNDS
U.S. GOLD
BOMBAY CALCUTTA
CANTON ckBu.
COLON
HANKOW
{ HONGKONG
BBAN BER 14.
$4,250,000
$7,500,000
KOBR BUNTO DOMETREFOI
LONDON
MANILA
SHANGBAL:
KENTLAPOK
MEDELLIN DENISIN
PANAMA
KING.
SAN PRIMO
YOKOHAMEK
Through Its close alliation with The Nati City Bank of New York, the Bank in abis to chan Bervices of the Branches of that fasciturlow is Colu South America, and theyhazs, zam you
BAHIA: BUENOS AIRES, ORROL, HAVANA MONTEVIDEO, BIO DE ABGERU SANTIAGO DE CUBAANTOS; SAO PAULO, PETROGRAD VALPARAISO,
All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSTY EAS.amcted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTA opened and: 71X2M DEPOSITS received at eaten to be necertained su spplication.
GEORGE HOGG,
Mocar
Hongkong, 26th September, 1916,
THE
JOKOHAMA SPECIE HANI,
OKOHAMAMITED.
Established 1880.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
..
30,000,000
£1,000,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Benches
Kew York