COMMERCIAL
Great Prosperity in Yorkshire.
The Government has placed orders with Huddersfield, Brad- ford" and "Leeds woollen mann facturers for not less than ten million yards of khaki. Prices
British India's Minerals.
FROM THE PULPIT.
Present Day Superstition.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY JULY 10 1917.
time
BREAD WASTE."
Heavy: Fines for Managers of Munition Hostels.
recognised and controlled Ministry of Manitions.
HONGKONG SHARE REPORT.
8-SELLERS; SA-SALES; R-BUYERS; N.—NOMINAL..
Boch are always abundant on demand and opportunity, but the deplorable thing is that so many people hava so light a hold upon Vital faith that they become the prey of whatever delusion may At Bristal Police court recently Natea of a sermon by the Bav. offer in their time of stresa,
Thomas Allen Patterson (Nimrod J. Kirk Maconschiest Union We are living in a Church on Sunday morning :--- of severe stress, and it Hotel) and Mrs. Fanny Parkina (Mardyke Hostel) were summoned "And when they shall say unto comes us to think very con
for wasting bread, for using are expected to rise considerably, yra, Seek ante them that have siderately and very compa whaaten far for other than H. K. & S. Banks S. and there is great prosperity, familiar spirite, and unto wizarda sionately of others even se regarde
MARINE INSURANCES. with bigh wages all round, anys that peep and that matter: Should errors and follies into which they human food, and for canaing Kelly's Trade Review
not a people seek onto their God? may fall in their troubles and bread to be pot in refuse tab.
Cantons On behalf of the living should sorrows, Some of us have had Both hostele, it was stated by:
North Chinas The following figures regard- they seek unto the dead ?" ou "pretty close acquaintance Mr. Green, who prosecuted, were ing the output of coal in Brilish Issiah 8/19.
with sorrow and trouble, and it is for housing the labourers at the Unions
Yangiszes India during the year 1916 hare This was in the 8th century not want of sympathy or of ex alien Works, and ware officially FIRE INSURANCES.
by the been furnished by the Chief B. C. and at s dark and perience which leads to our view
China Fires b. Inspector of Mines in advance of] critical period of Jewish that the most pitiful thing of all
Alics Manden, one of the staff H. K. Fires bie annual report:--Bihar and history. Syria, Samaria, and which these outbreaks of super
SHIPPING. Orises, 10:762,922 tone; "Bengal, Ephraim
confederated stition beteken is the paucity of of Nimrod Houtal, stated that the 4,992,376; Balochistan 49,163: sgainst Jerusalem, and King true religions faith and ander men refused to eat bread pudding. (Douglases
and throw it at her. They did the | Steamboats Assam, 288 905; Central Pro-Ahes was reduced to the desperate standing.
same with the crusts.
lados (Def.) vinces, 287,832, North-West expedient of bribing the King of "Should not a people seek unto
The Bench considered the case | lados (Pref.) Frontier Province, 75 and the Assyris, by means of the temple their God?" cries the prophet proved, and fined Patterson £50. Shells Punjab, 47,449, giving a total of tresearee, to come to his help. here, and his meaning is that if Mr. Parkins admitted anding the Ferries 16,419,082 tone,
The star of Judah was low and its be did, they would not be in the bread away, and expressed regret. internal condition corresponded, slough of spiritism and necro The men were entitled to seven Sugars on every hand darknees and mancy. But many people take alices of bread each for two meals Malabons
their religion just traditionally, a day, but would not eat crusts or Times such as these are s and, of course, find they bara brend padding. The Beach, in Kailans searching test of men's religion. none of their own when they need faing her £25, said the Govern-Langkats Some few possessed a vital faith it most. They keep it severely in ment were asking the nation to Raubs which rose to the emergency the background, let it impinge do all they could to save food, Tronohs
at aanly on the surface of their lives, and most people were doing so, Urals others, perplexed and loss, would turn Σπ any and boy can is have a hold on but in this case they all seemed * DOCKS, WHARVES, direction whence help purport their hearts, when these sre be doing their best to waste it.] - GODOWNS, &C. ad to lie for their distress, no breaking?
H. K. Wharves sa... $67 & 68 matter how foolish or flimey the
Many take up an attitude of
Kowloon Docks 2. expectation. Traffickers with
'Japan's Mineral Output.
The output of the chief miners ala of Japan during the month of follows:-Gold „April was as
159,984 momme silver 4.298,- 245 momme; cupper 12,129,203 coal kin: iros 9,083 tops; 1.945,837 tons; pétroleum 197, 591 koka and sulphur 8,754 100s. Salphur increased by 211 per cent, copper 185 per cent. silver 16.3 per cent., steel and coal 8 per asat. each. Gold and petroleum on the other hand decreased by 16.2 and 4 per cent. From Artificial SIJK to Gun Cotton
reports net profit of £291,000,
*
Borrow.
SESTO
and
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BANKS.
BANK OF CANTON,
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
.
OFFICIAL PRICES.
BANKS.
$680
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$340 'L, 140 $8.50 b. ex 73 $190
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Transacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:
$143 $325
For 3 Months 3% per annum.
For 6 Months 4% per annum.
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For 12 Months 41% per annum LOOK POON SHAN;
Chief Manager.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE ·
DE CHINE.
Capital (14 Paid up) Franca 45,000,000
President
André Berthelot General Manager A. J. Pernotte.
HEAD OFFICE:
74 Rue Saint Lazare, PARIS BRANCHES in PEKING, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN and HONGKONG,
BANKERS.
Is. FRANCE: Société Générale pour favoriser le Développement du Com- merce et de l'Industrie en France.
In LONDON: London County & West-
minster Bart, Ltd. In ITALY: Banca Commerciale Italiana.
Telegraphic Address : CHIBANKIND,
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application. Every description of. Banking and exchange basiness transacted.
M. ROUET DE JOURNEL,
Manager.
HONGKONG BRANCH:
Tel No. 2352
5. Queen's Building.
Hongkong, 14th May, 1917.
b.
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indifference, leaving to scepticism book of " Acta" gives many such Shai Docks the anseen world, professing to almost everything connected with instances, bonfire being made of look into the future, te bare religions faith and life. They hocke of magic wherever men "familiar spirite," to communi- give the church and its ordinances learnt to look to a Heavenly Centrals The United Glezzatoff Works cate with the dead, were mach the cold shoulder, according to Father or a Divine Saviour. I have H. K. Hotels Company, Elberfeld, before the resorted to, in spite of all the the fashion in many circles of the
myself seen a foundation stone war probably the largest produ. Prohibitions of Jewish law. A hour, and in line with their owaid for a Christian Obapel only icon Lands cers of artificial silk in EaropePeople were then, they are still.inclination to avoid whatever tow mile from here by a Chinese S'hai Lands
If men and women do not praymiy Bavour of seriousness.
who is now a poor man, bat who West Points asgainst 2241,000 last year. It they will cant lots, turu carda, Is it sarprising that wben made a handsome living out of wear charms, consult diviners, trouble comes they are with long-shui" and so forth before
COTTON MILLS. is understood that the company anything which ignorance.
out consolation? It certainly his conversion. (Set that against has been chit fly engaged on the credulity may suggest, to reach is not; neither. I suppose, le it production of gun cotton from
they
some of your stories about rice Kung Yiks think
S'hai Cottons b. surprising that wood paip daring the last two at a band to the unesen.
Not that the conventionally Christianity has failed them-the
Christiane.)
Yangtszepoos n. Ipare. The capital has been
It would be well to mika-a. regarded ignorant and Christianity they know very little
MISCELLANEOUS. Increased from £375,000 to credulous fall most into error. about,"
bonfire of the fear and supersti- perhspa neglected, £750,000, and it is proposed to Fortune-tellers do not make their suspected, or resented as an instions which still clog the lives of Borneos pay 16 per cent. on the present fortunee out of the illiterate terference the moment it began to many of us.
What on earth, China Light & P.n. capital, as against 30 per cent. classes. There is probably more make any claim and ceased to be 4.8. is meant by the dread Providents last year.
superstition in mansions than you just a decoration and convenience of being thirteen stable if Dairy Farms Japanese Trade-marks in Java will find in cottager, certainly see it advanced by various 205 we are so far besthen as HK. Electrics Some time ago Japanese cotton- there is more idle time and more writers that the churches have to imagine that the God who H.K. Ice Co., goods merchants and manufect.
money to waste. The most super zo messages for the troubles of cares for sparrows would permit Ropes urers received information that stitions peoples of the ancient the time, and therefore men and some harm to come to us on some Steel Foundries D. their goods shipped to Jays had world were its most civilised, and women are turning to the occult, ridiculous and utterly unreason-Trams, Low Level n... been confiscated by the Dutch to-day, in the era of scientific Whatever happens, in whatever able ground connected, no human Trams, Peak, old n. authorities as the result of an astronomy we bave the revival of circumstances, the same class of creature can conjecture how, with | Trams, Peak, new n. application by a Chinese merchant
a number? Persone otherwise Laundries setrology, with a pretentious and writer bas the same song to sing, he had improperly registered fairly extensive literature about and I don't know that it needs ane jib at doing things on Fri. U. Waterboats a the trade-marks borne by these locky and unincky stara and the much notice. But certainly the days, are afraid to marry in the Wat Pow goode as his own. Steps bare influence on human lives of gospel, makes no pretence to open what besides. Is is all irrational Morning Posts ».
month of May, and one knows not since been taken to invalidate the
planetary combinations,
sudible or visual communic up registrations, and telegram all reminds as of another supation with the unseen world. If to the last degree, but worse, it is received by the Fakushima Toko, posed celestial influence, com that is what is demanded, Christuschristian, pars heatheniam lesm of Oaka, on the 6th alt. stated monly known as lunacy. However, ainty does not meet the case. Is top to bottom, and wholly incon- BENJAMIN & POTTS, that as the Datch authorities have these things are not Innacy assures us that the dead who die sistent with the spirit of childhood Share and General Brokers, taken steps to prevent the They are the errancy of the un-in the Lord are blessed, but if which Christianity is, if it is Chinese question.....
10
anything. obstructing the sale of Japanese and uncertainty, and liable to finaity of moral and spiritual life
guided mind, groping in anxiety people will not believe in the con These may be little things in goods, consigaments with the
every misdirection.
beyond the dissolution of the way, but in another they are diapated trade marke attached
They betoken an My text may be nigh 3,000 tie between soul and body unless rather big, may now be made without any years old, but it is as up-to-date they have
impactect fellowship, a lack of mofɛiges » repped
simple reality and practical faith. se last month's newspapers with out upon tables or written upon And in a world where people who Important Financial Arrange their repeated columns about the alates to confirm it, they will have
Negotiations for establishing sorcery, astrology charm-wear to follow some line along which ought to know better believe ao relations between the Bank of ing, mascot worshipping of this Jesus Christ never led, and along mach in chance, and harbour England and the Federal Reserve year of grace. How modern it I the like of which He constant)” fears of ill-lack, it is no wonder co día. ............ LAWAY
risk of seizure.
ment.
from
Bank of New York which were
Which
Wm. Powells
b.
CORRECTED TO MOON TUESDAY JULY 10, 1917,
NOTICES.
NOTICE.
BANKS HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA
TION,
Paid-up Capital .$15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS : --
Starling'.
£1,500,000 at 24-
➡815,000,000 Silver...$18,500,000
-$5$ 500,00€
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors..................$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Ha Ma S. Dodwell,-Chairmar- 1.A. Plumaer, Ende Deguty Charms Hon Mr. C. E. Anina, G. TIM. Marica, Mag. Gabbey, Zaga. Ees. Me, P., INYOL E. V. D. Part, E. W. Pattends Jour A. H. Compton, 26%
4.
CHIRI „ALUKAUBA Hongkong-N. J, Bale Im
MANAGER
Shanghai-d. G. Stegben, Lood Daks-Londeo Covaly and
Werminster, Limited.
HongkonInterest Bowed
On Current Accounts at the rate ci X per com),
saam on the daily balanes.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. If per cent, per AD US For & maniba, 31 per cent per and For is monika, 4 per cent DE MAKER, N. J. STABB.
Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANI.
THX
is of the above Bank is contesad bes the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING. CORPORATION.
Kalas may be obtained on application INTEREST on deposits is aliewed on the m imant monthly balances at $3 per cent, per
Deposis may transfer, at their option, halının of Bude or more to the HosPORT W
and Shangh Bank to be placed on FAC) cent per a
tipa.
For the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corpus
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manages.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,
Incorporated by Royal Chartes D233-
READ OFFICE-LONDON. PAID-UP CAPITAL
RESERVE FUND RESERVE LLUITY OF
PROPRIETOLS
TORNION FACEANOR and Scorral. Maar
business mannered. CURRENT ACCOUSIN oproud and FELES DEPOSITS TROGived for I-year or mortar padodi rates which will be quoted on applikations
T. C. DOWNING,
Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1913.
THE MERCANTILE BANK 07 INDIA LIMITED.
Head Office 15, Gracechurch
Street, London,
Authorised Capital.........£1,500,000 Subscribed
Paid Up
**** 1,325,00D
562,540 603.000
DEAK TRAMWAY CO. LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
Reserve Fund
BANKERS
The Bank of England,
The London Joist Stock Bask, Julie skj
BRANCHES *-
Bombay
Karack!
Icra ha Xonia Lompr
Madr
RIGET CARE.
18 M
10 159.
15MIN.
250 ZAL- Had § 136 130 to 11.00 2.3. every half hour.
2100 PAL 10 ILAS PAL
every quarter of an hour, SUNDAYÉ
Princes Building.
Tel. address: Broker.
EXCHANGE.
VOS AM EVERT 10 MIN. 19.30 AM 10
10 Mi 2LMAX to 19.00 Noo 1980 Moon to 100 PAL
16 MIN.
10 Mas
10 Max
SELLING. un.com. 2/718
2/7 3/16. 27 5/16 2/7 1/16
K
16 MIN
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Demand [ 80-da.
4. m/s................... 2/714.
all is--familiar spirits, wizarde refused to lead. His object was to find so many soprepared to meet Shanghai....
that serious anxieties and distress- that peep and matter, on behalf bring man and God into real
44
COM
4 m/s. L/C,
Nom
Nom.
2/814
2/84
.69
Nom.
3.7514
commenced by the governors of
of the living, unto the dead. The spiritual fellowship, sad He re them. This may be 20th TT Singapore 11014 the respective institutions somE months ago, have now been con more honest of these practitioners peatedly corrected those who Century and the ers of physical TT Japan. 12:56
to believed themselves
be thought it could be done by science, but the war has made it T/T India
Nota: aluded. The arrangement pro
medinmistic communion material means,
perfectly evident that our science Demand, India,... vides that the Bank of England in
is capable of destroying the world PT San Francis It might almost be said He was
61M will sot as the correspondent and with the spirit world. Mors were
co & New York agent in London of the Federal heer imposters like the London orucified because He refused the materially and is incapable of
T/T 3. 14834 T/T Marks........... Nom Reserve Bank of New York, berber we read of the other day. demand for material "aigns". Heaving it spiritually.
"Should" was people seek Re: The Septuagint Bible ases the represents the rich man in the
3.5814 and that the Federal
Demand, Paris ....... 3.59 ventriloquists.") parable as wholly mistaken in his unto their God?" What in peaced Francs...... erve Bank of New York will act very word,
BUTING in a similar capacity in New York They held interviews in the dark, ides that his five brethren would is more religion, true religion, for the Bank of England. It is and affected a thin, peeping voice, believe if one rose from the deed Practical "alth in God and not the intent of the plan that such as a spirit in the shades To the ory of disciple Show obedience to Jesus Christ whom
4 m/t. D/P...mm 2/81% 6 m/s. LJC these institutions engage in opm- was supposed to possess they no the Father" He replied that He has cent. One's heart in sore mercial foreign transactions, the mured mach gibberish and having seen. Himself they had for the sore harie, that ge
seen all of God they could, and fortions because they have for 30 d/s Sydney-&
Melbourne reltionship established being very little sense.
saken the fountain of living waŁATA primarily for the purpose ofIn fact, we have the whole suficient for faith and fellowship and hown out for themselem 30 die. San Franc-1 isco&New York) fogling greater stability to rates phenomena in their essentials of Jesus came to reveal God the of exchange by maintaining with which so much is board to day Esther, and if we accept that re- cisterne, broken at that, thich4 m/s. Mark each other mutual accounts of darkness, anintelligence, impor velation in Him there is need of can hold no water. It is pitiful: 4 m/s. Francs 3.7135 deposit, and by representing each ture, and the wish to be imposed nothing more. It is impossible to think of friends sorrowing for 6 m/s Francs
the loved and lost, surowing “se Domsad, Germany. You may notice that that superstition can sway other in the purchase of bill. apon
mind which is really those without hope, "unle kops Demand, New York. 61% The plan will alsoorastemachinery judges and magistrates have the
can be got by way of the penes, TT Bombay bf #hich transactions in gold severe things to say about held by the Spirit of adoption, teak will be facilitated, which swindlers who exploit for gain whereby we cry, Abba, Father." the clairvoyant, or the black Demand, Bombay... Nom,
T/T Caloutta Demand, Calcutta... Nom. matadla result, in normal times, in the fears and surieties of their Our experatitions great and small crystal.
"I am the resurrection and the Demand, Manila... 12314 elicinuing or reducing the fellow castures about distant are simply our heathenisms. The
{frindekinderen trade on Bible denounces magic-in- every life," mid Joms, and that sublime Demaad, Singapore. 11014 ments of gold between balions to the sacred longings of bereaved form for no other reason than it word from that sublime person-On Haiphong
heata for tidings of their means godlewanoes, unbelief, die ality still spanks to our reasonable On Saigon 3 prem. ttle international balances, which have heretofore not infre dearded from within the veil loyalty. When Baal cut himself faith as it did at Bethany, You On Bangkok ....
7.45 Wom quibly prevailed: The relation. Ebatis rights of course. Theim cft from God by, disobedience be end I are being tested many Soresign. ahin at las, suteblina, means post ought to be severely deals went to the witch of Endor; and whys in this time of trial, fed noe Gold Leaf, per os 45.49
ing with neither is it for the public the significent, excuse be offered least in our hold upon the faith Bar Blves, por o 39 15/16 by whith it is hoped fancing! belleen the two countries can be and has soob, su deceive them was ""I am distressed, and the Lard wherein weʻstand. Grasp is more
SUBSIDIARY COINS, selvomm well as the public should in departed from me.”
." There firmly, lean on it more bevily in socomplished in times of emerg be allowed to work at large, But is the whole pase-distressed this time when you need more. ency without undue main the mom regrettable thing is not and without God, in darkners Should not a people sexk unto
exchanges. Provision is för participation by other that here exist' acoundrels of and refusing to look to the Light their God?" " If with your whole Chinese..,20 ate, pieces4. 7/16%dis? **Terve banks of the the sexes ready la ex- of the world... Wherever the hearts-becken or breaking Yeghinese
eto destring to jom in ploit in sanctition of life for gospel is taken in, divinition and truly ask me, I shall be found, Housto 20 cis, pieces
Agumont and half-erowns. 1001RRATIME MEN, ORNL out. The mith the Lazd z
temal ve, and nNDEDORANTY
4% prem
594
DISCOUNT PER $100
Hon Long 102
6207.3L ALID F KIGHT CAKE as en Week Days.
SATURDATE:
SPECIAL GABB By Arrangemanzai the Campany's Offen, Bersotes Buttings,
Tong Road
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JOEND. HUMPRKETS & CG
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO. LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Zamor en Morlenge of Home Property, du
VELOSTER" KKMOUTOR OF WIZIKA, ASTORETA. Undertaker and Uzsemlet. Cakes and Puckleches an application)
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
·General Manno ors-
MARTIN'S
Calcutta
Colombe
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Hongkong
Hewah
Kandy,
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Pent
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HONGKONG BRANCH Every descripties of Basking, noć Zachangs buzipess transc
Laterest allowed on Current Accounts at a pier oum par mam on Daily Balances, and on Fired Pape Fat rates which may be nacertálond on application.
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
HEAD OFFICE:
35. Wall Be... Now, York
LONDON OFFICE: #6, Bishopsgat, Ex. CAPITAL & BURPLUS ESZEM UNDIVIDED PROFITS VELIKO
BOR RAY CALCUTTA CANTON CEZU.
COLON
HANKOW
1887,510,000
BRANCHES •—“.
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BANTC DOKINGO LONDON SHANGHAT MANILA MENGAPOR MEDELLIN TIENTSIN PANAMA YOKOHAMA PEKING
HONGKONG SAN FRANCISCO'
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BARIA, BUENOS AIRES ORION HKTAMI, MONTZVIDEO, XIO DE ANEIRO", SANTIAGO DE CUBA ZANTOS, FAULT, PETROGRAD VALPARAISO,
All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BUSINESS tranfactadi
CURRENT ACCOUNTS'opened -and TELEY, DEPOSITS received a sates to be ascertained | applicarico,
GEORGE EDGE,
Hongkong, 26th September, 1916
IN THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yon[48,000,000 Paid-up Capital.... -90,000,000 Reserve Fund 4,4 21,3000000 Head Office.YOKOHAMA