AFTÈK THREE YEARS, GERMANY'S CRUELTY TO
A Review of Britain's Financial Position.
Reviewing the three past years
of war on the third anniversary of itetutbreak, and after poînting
Gavells says:****
HER SLAVES,
Belgian-Deportees Retura Broken and Dylag.
"Many of the men had to be detrained at Liege owing to their desperate condition. The traiva contained sometimes 500 to 900 mer, who had been for three days practically without food.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1917.
FIRST RUSSIAN GIRL TO KILL ENEMY IN BATTLE.
The story of the first girl in the Woman's Battalion to kill a Ger man has just been given me by the heroine herself as she lay the hospital, wounded,,
in
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
America's Foreign Trade, Imports of merchandise into 18 Woll as exports from the United States during the fiscal year 1917 greatly exceeded the figures of former years; according to
of
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HONGKONG SHARE REPORT-
& SELLERS; SA-SALES; B-BUYERS; N-NOMINAL.
OFFICIAL PRICES.. BANKS.
BANKS.
BANK OF CANTON,
LIMITED
HEAD OFFICE, HONGEONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Buciress Transacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA
TION
Paid-up Capital ....$13,008, RESERVE FUNDS: Sterlingu
· “£1,500,000 at Y/
-$15,000,000 Silver $18,500,000.
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors......
$33 500,880
$15,000,00
COURT OF DIRECTORS
Hon. Me. 5. B: Badwell armar Roa, Mr. P. E. Boryos-Depery Chairma Hon, Mr. E Azube,, F. C. Butcher,..
G. T. M. Kékies. L
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CHIEF MANADEN
Beagkong-N., Scabe, Hug, the
MANAGER
Shanghal-A, G. Stephen, Est London Feaker London County sat
Termigter, Limited,
Hongkong-Lieres: Allowed 1 -
On Current Accous as the rate of § pre tas
attrum du iku dally balance
-$320
t. 110 $770 mex39 $197 FIRE INSURANCES.
El.
b. SHIPPING.
$130 $290
A.
For 3 Months 3% per annum,
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$72
$115
out the long series of unfulfilled citizen of "Liege, who has
statement issued by the Bureau H. K. & S. Banks 55. & 8. 8500 prophecies and shattered expectancoded in exceping from Bel- ations in the political and militarygium, draws a 'terrible piotare.
She is Mary Galonbrovs, an Commerce of the Department Cantons
Foreign and Domestic
MARINE INSURANCES. field, the London Stock Exchange says Reuter, of the sufferings of eighteen-yest old high school of Commroe. In round, nam North Chinas
the repatriated deportees and of student. Mary is tall and grace berr, importa amaunted "Events in the domain of the brutality with which the un-ful, with pretty blue eyes, her $2,659,000,000 and exports to Yangiszes
to tinions finsnor, high and low, hare not fortunate people are still treated blond hair now short giving her 3,294000,000 for merchandise. followed the course expected by the Germane, This escaped the appearance of a handsome When the war broke out, there Belgian has been engaged since boy. Laughing at the wounds only, thus showing an exoves of was a good deal of unconcealed March at an infirmary outside which caused her to be sent to trade, of $3,635,000,000, with a
exports, or favourable balance of H. K. Fires
China Fires 11- apprehension regarding the Liege station, and has witnessed the hospital, she showed her total foreign trade of 88,953,000,- ability of this country and ite the arrival of train after train of brilliant white teeth. Even the 000. The figures are, of course, allier to stand the financial strain repatriated deporteer. Deribing rough hospital, nightgown could gold dollare, Imports in 1917 Steamboats
Douglases of a world-wide and prolonged what he had seen, Reuter's is not conceal her well-developed show an increase of $481 000,000 Indos (Def.) war. After three years, we may formant said:
beatiful figure.
Indos (Pref.) - 11. justly beast that, stupendous am
over 1916, 985,000,000 over Dictating to me ber tale, she 1915, and $75,000,000 over 1914 Shells has been the burden, it has been
constantly made girlish geetured the last normal year before
Ferries borne with conɛnmmate ease.
Sie hid ber face in the pillow and the war. Exports in 1917 larger "The cost of the war, not only
blashed when I asked her if her by $1.961.000.000 than in 1918, to this country, but to every other
admirers had ol jected to her go- $3,525,000,000 more than
Sugars belligerent, has, like the duration
Malabons ing to the froot. She trifled with 1916, and #3,920,000,000 over the of the conflict, far surpassed all "A great many of them had a locket and a little bag at ber 1914 figures. The gain in the Kailans reasonable anticipation. In the their feet and lega frost-bitten or neck.
On saking I learned balance of trade in 1917 over per early days of the straggle we were frezen cf, sad bad to be carried the bag
contained spending barely $1,000,000 a stretchers. They had been of potassium in care the wa000,000 over 1916 $2540-Trono
cyanide ions years amounted to $1 499. days, whereas at the present obliged to walk for hours in their captured.. Io the battalion ell time one average daily outlay, in-stockinged feet in the ence. We carried the same.
000,000 over 1915, and 3,164,-oriental Cons. clusive admittedly of large ad- had an average of two deaths every
000,000 over 1914, with icerea 10
b. vances to allies, is about £8,000,-day in our amall infirmary,
By Mary Goloubyová. the total foreign trade of $2,422,
DOCKS, WHARVES. 000, Yet this huge obligation is be
I am wounded, they esy; I call 000,000 over 13:6,84,511,000,000
GODOWNS, &C. Some of them were so famish hit mere scratchea, but it may keep over 1915, and $4,693,000 0co H. K. Wharves b. ing provided for without paralysed that they could not take any me from the front several weeks over 1914. ing either the finances or the food, and had to be fed with a after only two days' fighting, but of June, 1917, the total imports
For the single mooth Kowloon Docks Ꭶ. industries of the country. An al-|
S'hai Docks 13, most unthinkable load of war debt anything that they could snatch trenches and I got my German. I $218,000,000, or 71 per cent.,
вроп. Others ate ravenously at any rate I was in the front were $307,000,000, of which LANDS, HOTELS has involved a corresponding ad- from your hand. dition to the burden imposed on.
jam feeling better already, and were entered free of dots. "Eighty per cent. are stricken hope I can go right back. Imast The total during the the taxpayere of the country, and with tuberculoeir, and will never go; my country needa me. That exceede by $38,000,000 the im
month to-day the national revenue is recover. Such is the result of is why I enlisted. " more than 200 per cent. greater few months spent in the German
ports of the previous month of I saw soldiers in Petrograd de- May, which up to that time were S'hai Lands than it was in the last year of prison camps and kommandos, pusc. We have done more than to The first time we saw themanding not to be sent to the the highest in say one month. West Points front and I realised that the Exporta of merchandise. daring Reclamations purane the safe and sound policy alight from the train we could country needed every man and June amounted to $575,000,000, of providing out of fresh sazation not believe that these regged woman who was not a cowerd. the bigbeat in any month, with the mesar wherewith to pay in ghost, with baggered faces, and Then the Woman's Battalion was the exception of January, 1917, terest and sinking fand charges feet wrapped in muddy sackcloth, formed and I joined immediately. which shows exports valued at on war debt, for we have furnish could be the same men who bad have never regretted it; I was #613,000,000, ed year by year, out of current passed through Liege singing never afraid and I ask only the revenue, a substantial contribution patriptic songs on their way to privilege to bear a gun against towards the cost of naval and Germany. military operations.
the enemy again. I must fill the According to their reports, place of men who will not fight. "Despite the enormona addi-many bave died over there. Meny.
In their fortaight freight mar-China Light & P...
Borneos tions to the taxpayers' bardens, slso died on the way home, every for a woman, I was always Mesara. Wheelock & Cr., write: Dairy Farms
Going to war is not too mach ket report dated September 13, Providents the country still flourishes, both train bringing a load of three or strong; still, being a woman, I-Since last writing exchangé has Green Islands in financial and an industrial tour dead as well as the dying. wondered if it would be too continued to par to such an H. K. Electrics aense. When, or the eve of the Many more have died at home fatiguing. Ouse at the front, extent that it has literally H. K. Ice Co., cutbreak of war, the Bank of later, after horrible offerings forgot whether I was a man or a brought the export trade of Chica Ropes England's reserve of gold was from the incurable diseases which women; I was just a soldier. The to a standstill as far as new tusi. Steel Foundries n. well-nigh exhausted and the they have contracted. officiel rate of discount was put
only preparation I made against ness is copserved. But these physical tortdres are
As regards Trams, Low Level n. portacs with the enemy. 8e to cargo to the United Kingdom, the Trams, Peak, cid s. up to 10 per cent, that was a very nothing beside the moral trials to wide-spread impression that which they have been subjected. body firmly. Daring the battle are still filling their
Trams, Peak, new n.- wrap the upper portion of my regular lines financial collapse was inevitable. Some of the men have gone quite I was never bampered for an in- ments, but eo long as exchange Watsons
Laundries allot. Waterboats. Bat the crisia was adroitly mad, sad do not realise that they stant on sccount of my eex. The continues in its present flight, and Wan. Powells handled. The Bank of England's have come back. One of the men soldiers, the real brave soldiers, foodetella are controlled by the Morning Posts stock of gold, which bad raak to I attended in his delirium repeat-treated me like a comrade. Only Government, we fear there will £27,622,089 on August 1, was ed unceasingly the same cry, the coward jeered. quickly reinforced, and rose to an while making a movement as if unprecedentedly high figure pashing something away, I will within a few monthe. To-day it not sign, I will not sign. He did ́etanda at £53,128,615, or a level cot, and he died for it in my well in excess of ita pre-war arme."
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BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
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Capital (14 Paid up)...France 45,000,000 (1/3 of the Capital subscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republic.)
Chairman of the
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Board of Directors Andre Berthelot. General Manager · A. J. Pernotte. HEAD OFFICE:
74 Rue Saint Lazre, PARIS "
BRANCHES: PEKING, SHANGHAL TIENTSIN BONGKONG, and SAIGON, BANKERS,
In FRANCE: Société Générale pour favoriser le Développement du Com- merce et de l'Industrie en France.
In LONDON: London County & West-
minster Bank, Ltd.
In NEW YORK: Redmond & Co. In ITALY: Banca Commerciale Italincs. Telegraphic Address : CHIBANKIND. "Intercallowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposita, Terme en application, Every description of Banking and Exchange basiness transacted.
M. ROUET DE JOURNEL, Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH: Queen's Building.
Tel. No. 2352
5. Chater Road. Hongkong, 20th August, 1917.
NOTICES,
NOTICE,
EAK TRAMWAY Co.
LIMITED.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 month, 3 per cent, per annum For monthe, 1 per cent, per ass
For in mouth per oral per un
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS BAKI THE Buizen of the above Bank is conduzod the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKIN. CORPORATION, Reles may be obtained sa application INTEREST un deposita is alivenő am shu mán Iman monthly balances at 1 per cent, per maa Depositors may refer as chair option,
COIL per anim,
of $100 OF MICT in the Hongkoor, and Shag Back to be placed on FIIND DEPOSIT = 4
For the Hongkong and Etangkal Banking Corpor
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Chief Manages.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
incorporated by Eegat Charter D
HEAD OFFICE -LCEDON.
PAID UP CAPITAL 1,100,000 RESERVE FUND
RESERVE LIABILITY 07dios.om
PROTRINTORS
TORTION CHANGE and General Hophist beainete ETRANACIAĆ, CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and 22 DEPOSITS received for 1 year or soorter periods, e rates which will be quoted en application,
T. C. DOWNING.
Manage Fongkong. 11th April, 1912,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OJ INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 15, Gracechurch Street, London.
Authorised Capital ......£1,500,00 Subscribed
Faid Up
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EXCHANGE...
be little new business put though. We went into action s.fort- As regards the Pacific:- pight after our arrival at the front Space is plentiful bat rates BENJAMIN & POTTS, Given the order to advance, wo far, owing to the demand for under heavy German cannon fre. have not come down 80
Share, and General Brokers,||--
Princes Building. rached out of our trench. Feeling spaces from Indie, the Straite, Do sense of danger we dashed Philippines, Japan, etc., and ir toward the enemy in the wood. in simply a question of exobango "But it was very soon die. The machine guns began tacck remaining steady long enough especially one of such duration and magnitude, would seriously covered that business e asal ing over my companions.
We to enable sellere and boyere weaken all our great financial, in many directions, an‡were ordered to lie down, Ito bring their prices into T/T inetitations, To-day, on the cen-impracticable idea! Trade took boticed these at the front with line. The Trans-Pecific Freight Demand trazy, our banka, our insurance natural, though generally name were all women.
The men Baresa has just, issued a new 30 dis. companies, and our various types foreseer, courer. Some industries were further back.
tarif (No. 5), effective October. 60 d/s......
"Three years ago it waS thought that
BDY war, but
SELLING.
3/27%
3'3 3336 3/314
3/334
Nom.
13734 -15958
4.19
"4 m/s. L/C......... 3/41% 3/44 3/4/4 7342
of Seancial corporations, are suffered soutely; others zuriabed I began shooting, the gun kick 1, 1917, by which Shangbai 4 m/s....................... stronger than ever, thas testify exceedingly. Those engaged in ing my shoulder so hard. that it rates will be put on a level with T/T Shanghai..... tog not only to the solid and the production of laxaries were is still bloo and stiff. I was glad Hongkong. Coastwies: This T/T Singapore secure foundations on which they hard hit, sad will probably not when we were ordered to charge market continues dull for the T/T Japan..... are built, but to the foresight recover from the blow until long the machine guns in the woods. present and there is practically Demand, India..... Nom. T/T India Nom. and prudence of those responsible after pace has been signed. On We paid dearly, but we held on, no change to report since cur the other hand, industries cou-and by night our scrats discoverlaat, there being very little de for their direction,
T/T San Francis-) In the world of industry and cerned in the production of ed the machine gunners and we mend from the North ar the South, T/T Javs... 18312
co & New York 7734 commercr, too, the calculations articles used in the prosecation shelled them out."
but we expect to see some im-T/T Marke... Nom of Angust, 1914, have, for the of the war and there that minister After the first attack I was provement toward the end of T/T France 4481
to the wants of the masses have attached to a machine gan carry the month.. most part, been radely epett, At
Demand, Paris ............. firet the prevailing note was one for the past three years beening ammunition to an advanced
BUYING... position under the fire of hidden of marked, sad, as it subsequent having the time of their lives. ly proved, unjustifiable timidity.
"Engineering enterprises, German machine guns. We were Kany joint stock companies manufacturers of textiles and advancing and constantly in clothing, makers of explosives, danger of capture by the GermanJ. which ought to bare koowo better, either nervously postponed coal, iror, and steel undertakings On ons trip over newly captured: the declaration of dividends, or sad shipping companies, have ground I saw what I considered a
Lady Emma Parey Cast, widow when declaring them deferred been making profits andreamt of woanded German officer lying on of the late Dean of York, has their payment to a subsequent in peace times. The atata has the ground. I went to help him died in the eight fifth year of her occasion. The result was the laid them all under a heavy toll with my gan in my right hand gr. The deceased. was the 4 m/s. Franes...... 4.F516 iz fliction of
in the shape of an excess profite and the machine gun ammunition daughter of the fifth Earl of 6 m/s. Franca quite unneces
4.7014 alry hardship on then daty, but even after meeting that in my left.
Darpley, Bad was married to Demand, Germany.. anda of investore through onercas impost, they are still able Seeing me he jumped to his rean Purey Cast in 1854. The Demand, New York. 7736 out the country: But the crisis to pay dividends which should knees and pulled out his revolver, golden wedding was celebrated T/T Bombay
Demand, Bombay... Non osce passed, wiser counsels pre-estinfy the aspirations of the most but before he could choot Idrop in 1904.
TIT Calcutta.
" Tailed, and companies began to exvcling investor.
pad the ammunition and killed distritale freely the profite at "After three yearsaf war, ther, him..
Demand, Calcutta... Nom. Demand, Manila... 15446 Demand, Singapore, 13776
1.
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Death of Lady Emma Purey⠀
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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Los Monaga of Jonas Property, de Gods received on Storage jovanom made no Merchandise Gonna tada da the Provident pula.
TRUSTER, EIKJUTOR OF WELLS, ATTORIET, ke Undertakan and Ezarried, Betrand Particulars to application) To the Office of SHEWAN, TOMES & CO
General Manacore
MARTIN'S
605 Nom PIOLS TIL
:
their dispoes!,
the general position may justly How did I feel on taking a were ready to die. I had the luck In the commercial and in- be described as surprisingly tuman life? I had no sentation to escape this time, but I am
On Haiphong... 494% prem. davirial world uncertaints and astisfactory, and the whole nation except to rid my country of ready to die the next.
On Saigon......... 434% prem. some anxiety prevailed at the can await with composars the an
On Bangkok 4711⁄2 enemy. There ĦBE до I never know when I was hit, Hovereign events of the "coming twelve sentimentality. We were trying Shells were breaking everywhere. Gold Leaf, per 02.... 44.20 onteet, but they soop gave place month. It is at least significant to kill that is all. Auy One got me. The next time one Bar Silver, per oz..... 55 to confidence, and the popular ory for a time at least was. Basis that as the third anniversary of Russian girl or any American may really got me, nses as venal. Everything in all the war approached, the enemy's girl in the same position would
As abe finished dictating, the SUBSIDIARY COINS. trades was to go on as before, spokesmen abandoned their for have the same feeling.
girl took her cap from a icble) and incidentally the commercialmer altitude of arrogance and ste No, I do not feel that I did beide the bed, put it on at a energies of the country were to be retalantly craving for peace, anything exceptionel. Any well fetching angle, and gave a comic Chinese 20 cts. pieces 4%, dis.
DISCOUNT PER $100 Docenuated on the capture in though the terms they are, pre developed girl can do the samr.alate. Then suddenly overcome sentrál and Allied markets. of pared to socept remain mysteționa There are no cowarde among with blaabea she hid her face in Hongkong 20 ets, pieces
lost commerce:ta and undefined,
as. We expected to be killed and the pill w,
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Every descriptice of Backing and achats. business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts et par Cr per annum on Daily Estances, and er Fland Depa At rates bich may be ascertained ce application
C. CHAMPKIN,,
Acting Manager.
CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE:
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CAPITAL & EUPFIUS U.S. $6,500,00† UNDIVIDED PROFITS 0.9. $1,348,00
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BAHIA, BUENOS AIRES, GENOA, HAVANA MONTEVIDEO, RID DE JANZIRO SANTIAGO DE CUEA FANTÓS, BAC PAUL, PETROGRAD VALPARAISO,
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All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKIN BUSINESS ranacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXE DEPOSITS received ui cuiesto. be ascertilgeć o• application.
GEORGE HOGC,
Manager,
Hongkong, 26th September, 1916
THE
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