THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1917.
COMMERCIAL
New Zealand's Motors. Japanese Cotton Industry. The Oaks Cotton Traders' Daring the last three years Association held a meeting on 12,380 motor cara have been im- October 29, to discuss the limita-ported into New Zuland, of tion of production and the enwhich only 1,486 were classed as couragement of exportation, arplessure care, the others being measures for relieving the cotton for general atility purposes. It is yarn airaation. A committee was stated that the coat of the motor elected to deal with this question. cara imported during the three A joint movement is contemplat-years aversgod $768.90 each. ed by the spinning interests is Osaka and Tokio.
Canadian Finances.
was devoted to war expenditure.
U. 5. War Firms.
NEWS.
Seoul's Imports,
"Mexican Imports.
HONGKONG SHARE REPORT-
BANKS
BANK OF CANTON. LIMITED.
8-SELLERS; SA.-SALES; B.-BUYERS; N.NOMINAL.
Sterling
OFFICIAL PRICES. BANKS.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
1639
B.
$320 t. 115 $770
General Banking bu:Rese Transacted.
b. er 78 $190
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:
A
#130
Д
$310
SHIPPING.
д.
64.
5.
$80 " $188
$150
For 3 Months 3% per annum,
Far 6 Months 4% per annum.
b:
$991
For 12 Months 41% per annum
b.
110/-
3.
$281
REFINERIES.
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MINING'
b.
*97,6
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£ 141
B.
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11.
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Kailana
Fussia's Indebtedness To Japan.
Orks traders have so out. By far the larger portion of the j standing credit of Y13,000,000 imports of paints and accemories with Russs, according to instal now comes from Japan, vestigations of the Basso-Japan-with Great Britain and the Unit- ore Trade Association. The best ed States as the leading.com- part of the eoconata is for man-petitors of that country. The H. K. & S. Backs B. itions supplied to Rassis, import of painte, varnish, and
dyestuff, with countries of origio, |
MARINE INSURANCES. Luxemburg Steel. during 1916 were: From Japan, Cantons ! The following notes on the iron $80,232: from Great Britain, North Chinas b.
Iinions and steel industries in. Lorem-18,573; from the United States, Capital sicck authorised in the burg in war time are taken from $76.414; from other countries, Yangtszes The Minister of Finance har formation of new wor firme in a review in a recent isene of the $37,513; total, 8213 732 Of FIRE INSURANCES.
"b.. issued a statement of the finance the "United States, including Porsen Zeitung (Berlin) of a book the total amount, 48,231 lb. China Fires of the Dominion for the first balf companies organised for the apon the subject, which has been valued at $9,824, represented im- H. K. Fires of the fecal year which ended on manufacture of munitions and prepared for the Luxemburg Porte of varnish. September 30 Be considers it seroplanee, during Anguet, Chamber of Commerce. The Stam's Rubber Exports. Douglases very engisfactory. Receipts from aggregated $36,400,000. These war bee greatly affected the iron
Up to recently "the rabber - Steamboats all eources show an incresee, over garen compare with $10,675,000 and steel industries of Luxem- ports from Sise bave not been Indos (Def.) the corresponding period las in July and $33,398,000 for the burg, the reason for this being very significant. On the only Indos (Pref.) Jenr, of $24,000,000, while first seven months of the current found in the fact that the Luxemrubber plantation of importance Shells
in Scathera Siam 15,000 trece Ferries payment on ordinary and capital year. Total indicated investment borg works are situated so rear Account, including incressed in.is er firms during 32 months the theatre of war. Directly were planted about six years ago! terest and persion charges ert ended August is $202,225,000, after mobilisation the Hinette ore of three 20,200 are ready for Sugars 81,800,000 less than last year of which 389,708,000 represents mines were obliged to shut topping. Considerable quantities Malabons The net result apart fnm war copanice organised in 1917. down parts of their work of rubber are said to come from expenditure shows so improve-lo eight months of the year sod to reduce greatly their Northern Siam, however. "fe the
of $25,000,000 over the there was invested in seroplane output in other parts, owing Siamese Malay Sister, some stien Raubs
districts of Trang and Betul, Langkats 6rst half of the year 1916-17. mpnies $30 873,000 and to the thortage in so pplies of row) During the six months under re$38 925,000 in munition com and coke. Most of the 47 blast tion is being given to robber. Tronohs view the sarpina of revenge over panier.
furpances were closed down, only planting, hat as far as can be, Urais capital and ordinary expenditure
7 being in operation to September ascertained, the production has, Oriental Coas. 0. amounted to $65.000 000, which Refractory Materials Research.
1914. Since then, although the until recently, been of little i DOCKS, WHARVES, One of the industries concern position has been considerably importance. ing
which perhaps little is improved the works have been A feature of the present Coffee generally known, but upon which short of both labour and materiale; Mexico City that the Mexican It is officially reported from Statistics" publication is the dis the eter, non-ferrous, gas, and many foreign work men have gone, appearance of the Netherlande glass industries are absolutely and supplies of coal, limestone, import duties on cotton goede.
LANDS, HOTELS the countries with stocks on dependent, je that which is con etc., have been delayed, owing to underwear and pints made of have been revised; plain cotton
AND BUILDINGS. hand. In reser times be statie cerned with the production of the inadequacy of transport tice gave this country from refractory materials. In the facilites for goods. At times, it cloth, of which warp and wefte H. K. Hotels. 300 000 to 700,000 bags in stock days before the war we were ja said, goods traffic was stopped do not exceed 40 per equare Land Invest. at any stated period. The last content not only to draw in for weeks. Prior to the war
centimetre, being taxed at H'phreys Est. publication give the following portant eapplies of raw material cheap French and Belgian lime the rate of 3
peros per K'loon Lands Bs to torks in Europe cu Joly batfinished products from abroad, store was utilised in the Lurem kilo, the ame make of Shai Lands 31, 1917; Netherlands, none; bas it is hoped that in fature borg works, and there has been awefte renge between 40 and 60 Reclamations
cloth of which warps and West Points ... b.. England, 816.000 b-gs; Havre, British industries will be self-eap considerable ineresse in prodact 2,023 COU; Hardens. $9000 porting in this direction. Mr. ion cost as dearer limestone, pro- per quare centimetre at the rate and Marseiller, 337.000; asking W. J. Jones, of the Minierty of carred from the quarries of west make of cloth of which wefts and Kung Yiks
of 350 pesa per kilo, the same Ewos a total of 3,265,000 hoga. How-Monitions, who is the president Germany, has now to be utilised. ever, upon special inquiry the cf the Ceramic Society, in an ad- writer learns that there is some drese delivered to the Refractory
U.S. Gigantic Crop, stock in Holland. Of course, Katerials Section at the autumn
Notwithstanding an estimated "stock" in there statistics meeting, pointed out how the loss of 37,000,000 bashela during does .. not incinde bat argent needs of manufacturers September, the country's corn
in" retail
abop, ba for refractory materials have been crop still will be the greatest in only what is held by importere met by the home industry, which, its history. The latest figuree, "There were 185,103 begs in bood notwithstanding the depletion by iained by the Department of ed warehouses at the end of Joly national service of so many mes, Agricultore ta-day, show the crop Bat that is relatively a small has increased the output of coke will be 3.210,795,000 bushels. American Pfficers' Club. stock. Atthe corresponding date oven bricke by 100 per cent, of Also, notwithstanding an extimat Loid Leronfield'e beautiful of 1916, the work was 200,000 silica bricks by 60 per cent, ed lose of 9,000,000 boabele boues in Cazon Street, which was hags: of 1915, 555.000; af 1914. of calcined dolomite by 80 during the month, the spring most generously placed by him 703,000; of 1913, 391,000. per cent, sad of firebricks wheat crop will exceed last year's. at the disposal of the Pilgrims, Figuren of stock ou bend have by over 20 per cent. In view of Other crops approach hamper has now been transformed into not been publiebed for several the fact that our manufacturing records. White potatoes show a club for American officers, and months b cause the imports went output must remain at a high decrease of almost 3,000,000 will be ready for opening aloest into second hands almost the level bath daring the war and bushels, beaza a Iose of 4,000,000 immediately. moment they arrived in Holland. after, Mr. Jones outined the steps boabels, bockwbest a falling cf Recently, there have cot been the that shorld be taken to bring of 2,400,000 baebele, and barley
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$33 500,099
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING
CORPORA
TION. Paid-up Capital .................... $15,000,000
RESERVE FUNDS:
£1.500.000 at 21-
-$15,000,000
Silver $18,500,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Reserve Liability of
LOOK POON SHAN;
Chief Manager.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
DE CHINE.
行銀業實法中。
Capital (Paid up)...France 43,000,000 (1/3 of the Capital subscribed by the Goremment of the Chinese Republic.}
Chairman of the
Board of Direotors Andre Berthelot. General Manager A. J. Perrotle. HEAD OFFICE
74 Hué Saint Lazare, PARIS
BRANCHES: PEEING. SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN HONGKONG. and SAIGON. BANKERS.
In FRANCE: Société Générale pour favoriser le Développement du Com- merce et de l'Industrie en France.
i In LONDON: London County & West.
minster Bank, Ltd.
NEW YORK: Redmond & Co.
in ITALY: Banca Commerciale Italiana. Telegraphic Address : CHIBANKIND.
Interest Blowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Termaco application.
Every description of, Banking und Exchange! basincas transacted,
"M. ROUET DE JOURNEL, Manager.
HONGKONG BRANCH :
Tel. No. 2352
Hongkong, 20th August, 1917.
: NOTICES.
NOTICE.
PEAK TRAMWAY CO
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
Proprietors.en
$15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Hon. Mr. F. H. Dodwell,batrear. Roa, Ms. T.K. Halpes-Deputy Chairm Hoa, Mr... Agion F. G.T. M. Edklas
C. Bulcheth
C. Untbay, 306
E. V. D. Patt, EM W. Patienden, Mega-
Compton, Esq.
CHIEF MANADER
Bongbong-N. J. Azabb, k54.
MANAGER
Shangtai~A_G. Stepban, Esg London Paniers-Loodus CoDB DD
.Wenimlorier Bank,
Hongkong-Loirent Allowa
On Content Accounts at the rate of 7 per cens pa
soon on the daily balance
ON TIXED DEPOSITI,
For 3 month fi percett, per setam. for montba, par cent, per actu
or month. 1 PET CVOR D2 423134
N.J. STABB.
Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE Bitness at the show Bank hoodacter by He HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BAILING TORPORATION „Rules may be obtained on applicatio
Le
INTEREST on deposits in allowed in the wh
monthly balances at $3j per cael gas ante. Depositors may tranfer, at beir og balance of $100 or more in the Hongkong sed Fhanghal Back to be placed on 71XED DEPOSIT
· Çinli per atdum.
For the Hongkong and Shaegbul Banking Cerpane- tton.
N J. STABE.
Chief' Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Chartet il11.
EAD OFFICE.—LONDON, TAID.UT CAPITAL-hi, ÞORM RESERVE FUND
RESERVE LLIBILITY OF
PROPRIETORS, BOSTON
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Gena Bax) business transacted. CURRENT ACLULATE opened and Fishk DEPOSITS received for year or short periode. rat which will be quoted to application
T. C. DOWNING,
Manage: 'Hongkong. 11th April, 1913.
THE MERCANTILE BANK O INDIA, LIMITED. Head Office 15, Gracechures. Street, London, Authorised Capital ......£1,500,00 Eutecribed
Paid Up Reserve Fund
1
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HHANCHES.
b.
$30 $30
1
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12,
$96 $5,65
#30
b.
t. 70 $79
n.
$115,
COTTON MILLS.
D.
t, 172
b.
t. 16
Queen's Building.
53.
4.114
3. Chater Road.
b.
16.
ສ.
t, 40
MISCELLANEOUS.
#6
$316
b.
$75%
b.
$24
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$7,79
b..
$48
b.
#1473
$295
$10
$5,60
$81
$400 $36, 10
100 &.. 10.00 M
Evar in Mix.
Lambay
10 MT.
CScufia
Colomb-
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cis, 90 $3 $12
felbi
11.30 M. 10
1.18 to
11.
148 PM
* DIIN,
14 Kis.
100 PL
ME BLIN,
4.00 3
warpa ara more then 60 per S'hai Cottons equare centimetre at the rats of 5 Yangiszepoos pesos per kilo, the same make of Orientals dyed cloth at the rate of between 4 pegs and 7 pesos per kilo, and the same not specified otherwise at the rate of 9 pesos per kilo.
a
production DTOEpecta ircress- UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. jed 47,000,000 barbels with a
maling that a record crop sad surpassing the big crop of 1915 by $1,000,000 bosbels. Rice showed a gain of almost 1,000,000 bushels. The Government's
Eastern Extension, Australasia
& China Telegraph Co. (
Chiutubing Shop Kong Phat
Borneos b Ching Light & P.h. Providents Dairy Farms Green Islands H. K. Electrics H. K. Ice Co., Ropes Steel Foundries n. Trams, Low Level s. Trams, Peak, old s. Trams, Peak, new s Laundries U. Waterboats b
b.
$5.50
Watsons
b. & sa, $54 Wm. Powells Morning Posts n.
5,
$29
CORRECTED TO NOON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28, 1917, BENJAMIN & POTTS, Share" and Ceneral Brokers,
Princes Building-
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it e sccumulations, lying week shout the pecessary increase in and rye aleo a loss. Osts
months in firet bande, the supply of refractory materials
.in former years of the right quality, in order that! The immediate distribution they might withstand the high total of 1,580 714.000 bushele, of importe indicates a searcity, temperatures that would
bich is the case. No supplies certain to be applied and¦ baca arrived for severs monthe the severer conditions of ser Siroe January 1, only 77,000 bags vice generally. He arret apo taveccme, according to pablished all interested the desirability of reports; whereas in "the first at once considering a scheme of monthly report on October 8 on Yuen, from Cholon.
even months of 1916 the arrivals scientific research, in which other the country's cereal harveste. in Bolland were 240,000 bas; societies are likely to cooperate. showed that the total indicated I owpeacock, from Saigon. 1915, 2,503,000; 1914, 1,044 000; Be drew a distinct line between yield of the four: great ceresis-hai,
Marques Emilio, from Shang-"TIT and 1913, 894,000. The stop co-operation and combination, wheat, corn, oals, and barley will Oysin, 430 Cannaught Road page of atovals in due to the remarking that co-operation nearly equal the high-record West from Penang. intensified submarine warfare. brendens the outlook, removes harvest of 1915, and will run It is estimated that the present jealca-y, and dieerme suspicion, 1,004,600,000 bathela ahead of
Tranchung, from Saigon.
J. M. BECK, aleck of crf-ein Bolland, includ-abile combination, of the type 1916. The corn and oate crops Hongkong, Nov. 22, 1917.
Superintendent: ing that in retail stores, will las: wbich be had in mind, narrow far exceed all previous gielda. only fear or five months, dating the ontlock, creates jealoney, sud The wheat crop alone though
from October 14.
cases illwill.
If you DESIRE to be SMART
order your DRESSES
at
MAISON LILY
Best Fashions
Moderate Prices
promising 20,000,000 bushels more than a year ago, falla short of the average; except for 1916, it will be the smalleat harvest since 1911, and nearly 40 per cent, less than that of 1915.
The Great Northern Telegraph Company, Ltd. Shuayick. from Kobe. Sengmoh Winglok Street, from
Amoy.
Yungsheng, Trom Tokio.
T. KRING. Act. Superintendent. Hongkong. Nov. 23, 1917,
A HISTORICAL PORT
A magnum of the Double Diamond. David
to drink the health of Mr. Linkinumber"
Charles Dickens "Nicholas NionĽBY"
Chap.xxxx.
DOUBLE
Established 1715.
DIXONS
(DIAMOND
PORT
This Brand has been shipped without intermission
for the last 100 years.and is the property of
MORGAN BROTHERS, London&Ŭporto.
CAN BE HAD FROM ALL WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
SOLE AGENTS:
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
16, Queen's Road.
Tel. address: Broker.
EXCHANGE.
SELLING.
Demand
2/1094 2/18
to Mar
2/11
60 dis.......... 臺
2/11
2/11/4
Nom
12344-
T/T Japan....
13342
T/T India
Nom.
Demand, India
Nom.
T/T San Francis-1
69
co & New Yorkf
T/T Java.........
56
Nom.
T/T Shanghai.....
T/T Singapore
T/T Marks... T/T France.......... 389 Demand, Paris...... 38916
BUYING.
4 m/s. LIC.
4 m/s. D/P..
6 m/s. L/C
3.- 3-
31-34
30 ds. Sydney & 3-34
Melbourne &
30 ds. San Franc 7014
jaco & New York' 4mfa. Marce.***
Nom.
4 min. Francs ... 413
6 mis, FrancE ...... 4.18 Demand, Germany .. Demand, New York 695% TT Bombay comer Demand, Bombay... Noin. TIT Calcutta
Demand, Calculto... Nom. Demand, Manila.... 138 Demand, Singapore. 123 On Haiphong 1% prem On Saigon..... 1% prem On Bangkok ********* 5318 Sovereign
........... 6,80 Nom: Gold Leaf, per 0%.... 43.80 Bar Silver, porož 4234
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DISCOUNT PER $1001" Chizeso... 20 cta, pieces 61% dir, Chinese... 10.
Hongkong 20 cents.c. 19
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Des Voeux "Road.
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JOEN D. HUMPERRYE A CO
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,150,000.)
Lewes on Marienes of Boone Prepacky, dia, Gada raqsinad on bioraza. Adenanos made in Merekardina- Limana senda de Men Providade #ymoon.
TROFIL. HYGUTOR OF WILLA, AMINOERRY, An. Undertaken til Ravelled.
To the OEM of
sad Parktars on application
SHIWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Manazors.
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL
RaPILES
Cat Ladené slunge line a bor, si
as šammady dons may be seminimarii: Thom wa NE MANO DEOtimene Lies,honza lanewNCUEN SODE 166. Ali Goemate asia Stara pal) (hata guroeghoek Kai World, or pot tai k - MERTIN, Dhomiel, Borilgan pikk, Bad
MARTIN'S
APIOLASTEEL RECEPILLS
Galle Hongkong, Howind
Kandy
For Locks tЯteurizma.)
1.125,000
56%, 500 600,00%
Karachi Ko bira Kule Least Macr
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Rangoon!
Singapor!
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HONGROC BRANCH.
Every description of Banking and Exchang besiness transacied
feleres allowed on Current deGOODII SÅ EGNE CHE per annum on Daliy Palances, and on Fixed Depor si zaści młích may le sicertained on application
C. CHAMPKIN.
Acting Manager
INTERNATIONAL BANKINO
CORPORATION,
HEAD OFFICE:
Will 1., New York
LONDON OFFICE:
3o, Bishoperate, EC. CAPITAL & SURPLUS U.6. $5,500,00% UNDIVIDED PROFITS 'U.8, $1,248,000
BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CEBU.
COLON
US. $7,848,000
BRAN HEE :-
LONDON MANILA MEDELLIN
PANAMA PERING.
HANKOW PUERTO. HONGKONG PLATA. FOUR
ANTEDRO
DE MAIORIS. BANTO DOMINIC SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAT BINGAPORE TIENTEN YOKOHAMA
Through itelor odliation with The NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK the Bank is alike to og 1 Services of the Franches of 1st Institution. In Cais Sooch America, and elsewhere. Daly
BAHIA, BUENOS AIRES, GENDA, HA JANA! MONTEVIDEO. RIO DE JANEIRO SANTIAGO DE CUBA, SANTOS, S40 PAULO, PETROGRAD, VALPARAISO,
All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL"MANTING BUSINESS transacted,
CURRENT. ACCOUNTS opened and FIXEL DEPOSITS received at amit to be strained or application.
GEORGE HOGG.
Manager.
Hongkong, 26th September, 1916
THE
OKOHAMA SPECIEBANT.
You
LIMITED.
Eetablished 1880
Authorised Capital Yer 48 000 noc
Paid-up Capital ...
Reserve Fund...
36,140,500
22*00,00
Fead Office-YOKOHAMA
Brancher Artong-lidon Bombay Chicastle
Changchan
Pentico Harbin
Henkow Honolulu
Kobe LARS TADK
London
Lyons
Los Angeles
Tulagtsd
Agencies
Sexcha New York
CMAKE Paking
Top (Por Arthur San Franc Bharat Hydney Alagapons
Tablic
Manaka
Tokra
Internallowed on Current Accommia. Deportes received for hand periods at Tatamiz de olsada es application.
TISHI ONO, Manager Hongkong. 10th October, 1917.