180
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY
GENERAL SHIPPING NEWS.
DECEMBER
HONGKONG SHARE REPORT.
*B-SELLERS; BA-SALES;
BANKS.
"OFFICIAL PRICES.
-$605-
the bacyancy of a ship might This right admittedly does not H. K. & S. Banks be preserved after she had been gå farther than what is also attroked many times; but the recognised by the defendern of
mount of subdivision necessary the jar azzur æ, or a comp to make her even relatively safe tion for the loss of property.
1917.
BANKS
BANK OF CANTON,
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
"Banking
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Jeneral $810
Business "Transacted. t. 115 +$750 b. x.73- $120
MARINE INSURANCES,
North Chinas b. Cantons
Onions Yangtszes
83.
·
adequate bulkhead pro subdisision. By means of extreme ( acknowledged international rules Buoyancy of New Ships Transports and cargo ship tention has been carried out in subdivision-many transverse to obtain justice for Dentrals, To used for by Usited the completion of commandeered and longitudinal bulkheads. This must, however, not prevent R-BUYERS; N.-NOMINAL- States Government will not fall ships which were partly. built, carried up to or above the main us from upholding our claim on A pres to the German Those vessele, armed and conroy deck, and with no openinge lead our own property, a claim of moat aubmarines it the methods of ed and equipped with all of the from one compartment to another primitive and human character. Contraction pet isto efect by suti-submarine devices, if is the Emergency Fleet Corporation believed, will prove worthy form of of the United States Shipping Germany's underse 26 fleet. Board prova to be a reflective as The Fallacy of the "Unsink. engineers predict, says the New
able," Ship. York Times of October 26. There The commissioning of the first would make her useless sa a abip. ·A Concrete" Bost.
A concrete bost, believed to be will be po more five-minute unit of the Girernment's pro- Numerous balkheads without iokings snob as marked the stamma of standardised abip-openings, the only communica the first in Scotland, has been des destruction of the transport building. and the launching by the tions between the compartments signed and built by China Fires
James A.K. Firen the decks, Bowman, plasterer, North-street,
top Antilles on its homeward journey, King at Greenock recently of "being by
dif- Montrose. It is 12ft, long, 4It sod every effort will be made to vessel of a new type, designed for would render her very reduce to the minimam the merchant service," were events ficals to work, while with many 3in. wide, and 24: 8ip. deep. Douglases danger of lose of life even: if, which, but for the restrictione small compartments her cargo | After the launching recently, the Thilos (Def.)·· sorpedoes find their mark. At a imposed by the war, would have could not be handled expeditions, beat, named Eresistor was put on Indos (Pref.) heavy additional expense and in given coession for wide discussion.y and she would represent the trial in the dock at Montrose. some instances at a slight acrifice lathe present circumstscoee, bow-Tery oppreite of that clear-hold
Extended Canard Servica. Ferries of carrying capacity, the Fleet ever, nothing can be said about the type which is so efficient and The Canard Line suncunge Corporation is planning to equip methods which are being adopted economical, and towards which thet they have initiated a service its pew ebips with a erstem" "'ol toʻrénder thess vowels as immune | the designers of cargo steamers of regular sailings "between Glas- Malabous bulkheads which will defy a sin, as possible from being dunk by have been working for many and Havre "The company gle torpedo and keep the vessel torpedoes or mines; but this years past. Again, all forms have previously maintained s sat for a period long enough to much may be said, that in co of "oaside" protection, such arevice from Liverpool and Hin Kallans
screens after the fashion
chreter to Havre, but the permit those aboard to disembark sente do they represent any a
ald-time torpedo or radical departure from previous of the
American amount of eafely, even though two three torpedoes find their target. practice in naval architecture. nels around warshipe are open to General They are ordinary cargo carriere, the ananabrerable objection that Admiral Capps, the Manager, and engineers of the aimilar in general design to many they would enormouely reduce Fleet Corporation bave no illa that were built in previous years, the areed and the steering and sions about the practicability of capalle of taking their place in marœuvring power of any weasel building's noosiokable craft, but the British mercantile marine to which they were attached. The
Steamboats
Shells
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:
BANKS
1.14 ONGKONG & SANGHAI “BANKING CORPOFA-
„TION", Paid-up Capital..........$15,000.com RESERVE FUNDS.
פון
£1,500,000 at 24-
-$15,000,00 Silver...$18,500,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
..$75,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS."
Hon. Mr. 5, H, Dodwell-Chairmar, Hon. Mr. P.E. EaTo-Devery Obairga to Hoa Hr. C. After J. C. Butcher.
• X. Biking he£5) Gubbay,
1. L. Fattesten. Bog.
A. H Compton, EM,
__CHlas KakaMER Hong, J. madd, Ing.
XAXAGER
Sbarba G. Stopden, Ere London Banters-London County and Wattminster Back, Lhetted.
Kong Interesa Allowed
Os Current Accounts at the rate of per cent, per
anaum ou the daily balanci,
FIRE INSURANCES:
Il
$125 $310
For 3 Months 3% per annum.
SHIPPING.
8.
$80
For 6 Months 4% per entum.
8.
$18
S
*8145
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$34 112/-
IL
$38
For 12 Months 41% per annu
LOOK FOON SHAN;"
Chief Manager,
REFINERIES.
b.
#88
b.
$45.
MINING
S.
39+
1.
53.
·t..15 $225
22.
A. ¿
A.
30/-
Chairman of the ?
98/-
Board of Directors Andre Berthelot General Manager A. J. Pernotte,
Jon
Sugars
Langkata large
Raubs goods Tronchs a service from the Clyde'slso Oriental Cons.
quiring transhipment has made Urals Cary.
τε
H.K. Wharves
DOCKS, WHARVES, £15,000,000 for German.
GODOWNS, &C. Shipowners Zarieb, October 7-A Berlin Kowloon Docks s Shipping Indemnity Bill provides for the payment to shipowners of
LANDS, HOTELS
they are confident that gross lõs after the war is over. But they latest idas from Amarics, that telegram states that the Germanbai Docks
Che
to
Centrals
95 $124
b. & sa. t. 78
neutral of Reclamations
Failing to Joln,« When Frank Thom Deon, Be man, was charged at Hall, with transpired that he had bren warded a medel by the United States Government for saving life, and also awarded by King China Light & P.b.
Borneos.... George a silver medal
for Providents assisting to rescue the passengers Dairy Farms b
Centre.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
DE HINE.
行銀業實法中
Capital (Paid up)...Frazor $5,000,000 (1/3 of the Capital subscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republic)
HEAD OFFICE:
.74 Bus Baint Lazare, PAKIS
BRANCHES: PEKING. SHANGHAL TIENTSIN HONGKONG," and SAIGON. BANKERS.
Is FRANCE: Société Générale pour avoriser le Développement du Cam- ~cheron us de l'Industris en France. In LONDON: London County & West-
minster Bank, Ltd.
In NEW YORK : Radmand & Co. I ITALY: Banes Commerciale Italiana. Telegraphic Address : CHIBANKIND.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application, Every description of Banking and Erohangai basinam transacted.
M. ROUET DE JOURNEL, Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH: Queen's Building, Tal: No. 1351
4. Chater Road. Hongkong, 20th August, 1917.
NOTICES.
ON FILED DEPOLITE, For months, 14 per ceat pet antem. Tort months, 4 per eval, par ex
or te month per cent, par
N. J. STABE.
Chief has a2+ K.-
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.-
THE Bealness of the above Bank is conducte the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BABYING" CORPORATION, Zules may be obceloed vapaitation 12TEREST on deposits is allowed on the und Imam inonikly balances at lai par CING, DW BASH. Depositors may transfer, at ibaěr bytions Balanças of $100 or more to the Boogkong and Stanghal Bank to be placed on FXED DEPOSIZMA For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bankitg Corpore-
N. J. STABB
Chief Manager.
Cant. per athUM.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
- facorporated by Regius Chartis 28119
*BAD OFFICE-LONDON PAID-UP CAPITAL $1,60
* GONDA HASWIRAH
RESERVE LLIBILITY OF
FROPRIETORS
PORIGN EXCHANGE sad Reował Beadi baslara cached. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opend and YIXE DIPOSITS received for 1 yan de voortar periods. #' rates which will be groved an application
T. C. DOWNING
Madag Hongkong, 11th April, 1912
THE MERCANTILE BANT OF INDIA, LIMITED.
b.
$90
b.
$90
H.
$88
I.
#312
n.
• $30
b.
Ł. 70
b.
D.
8791 $116
COTTON MILLS.
Ewos Kang Yiks S'hai Cottons
resta
5.
£173)
3.
†, 15.6
b.
£116
8
t. 6,65
B.
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b..
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$3,60
b.
$7.60
$25
5+
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b.
848
n.
$180
n.
$291.
$10
$6.50
Combay
Calextr
$81
100.LM
Colomb
10.00
10 1
Delu
cts. 90
. 10 A 10 · 11,50 ADE
Gale
dals Liby Maxtras Prang
18.42.3
Hongkong
Xagoos
13.45 1.3.20
Howeab
+basghal
118
Kandy
Singers
10.
b.
$53
LUPA M
Port Louts (Lafizier.)
30 247
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$6,50
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transport croesiog the of life can be averted, especially embody in their fitting-out many each as the ships are to be convoyed new ideas, each representing Atlantic should carry along each by destroyers, thus making an effort to beat the enemy sub- of her sides, at some distance t, 300 million marks (€15,000,0001 AND BUILDINGS. precarious for eabmarines to marin by defensive or offensive a wall of steel plates, so that during the current revenus year HK Hotels
tinue their operations, parti-methods, and sil combining to she would be sailing of the
& frat instalment, not only on Land Invest account of ships in the course of H'phreys Est cularly after the first torpedo is make them more safe in this re- time within these walle, in sant on its course. By systemspect than any cargo vessele bave the torpedo net, carried
construction, but also for three Koon Lands of bulkhead construction which been since the war began. It is its extreme limite, and it is open veaza expenditure for harbour Lands as been studied out, careful realised that safety is not to be to the same objections, but to a fees and repair expenses of West Points
believe found in any single specific, but much greater extent. The simple German ships in ly the constructors that,
witheat cutting down in a combination of ideas each of fact is that a ship must be a ship former neutral herbaar. the carrying tonnage of a ship to which has either been proved first and foremost, and any altera a point where the vessel would, valuable by experience or pro tion in design, or. soy protective prove impractical, comparative mises well in theory. In this re device, which detracts from her safety can be assured for all on spect the standard ahipa represent value and efficienov ss, a abip is failing to join his ship, the fact Yangtszepoos board. Most of these vessels will beadle of compromises, while ruled out by that fact. The true matter of ball line of progress is that on which be of from 10,000 to 12,000 sons in
the we are moving that of maintain and will be equipped with en-designs they represent gines capable of driving them at elimination of variety; and the ing efficiency and alot are sixteen kacte an hour or better. redaction of plans to a level of every plan which assists in defy They will be of steel construction aniformity which should enable ling the enemy without spoiling of the latest design and the balkonpage to be produced more the ship an a'ahip.
of the London steamship Volturno Green Islands head system will be extended if rapidly than ever it has been
Allles and Swedish Ships... whilst are in the North Atlantic H. K. Electrics possible to guard the entire ship. produced in the past. The fact
A recent Stockholm telegram four years ago. & Board of Trade, H. K, Ice Co., The most careful bitention har that ball designs have been published in the Home papers efficial said that Thompson was Ropes been given to the design of the standardised, and not revolut eays:-Coxmenting on the pro- too nervous to go before the King Steel Foundries n ships intended for the tsarporonieed, is not a little significant. tests lodged by the Swediab to receive
hia medal. The Trums, Low Level sa. service. It has been found It shows that those responsible Clovernment in Paris and London Justices reserved jademant Trams, Peak, old s. ". possible to extend the bulkheads for the scheme bave miscarded against the commandeering of New York as
Trams, Peak, news a Shipbuliding Laundries in this class of ships witheat out the many suggestions for on- Swedish vessels, the Sozialdemo ting down to buy turge extent the sinkable" ships, and placed their kraken says: Sharp protest The New York Herald says that U. Waterboats b. number of men carried. It is confidence in that which ex lodged by our Government in New York, long the largest abip. Wa. Powells
would, perience had proved to be good, Berlin in conarction with the ping centre probable that
in this country,Morning Posts n. however, be little space left for supplemented by all the exped- Argentine scandal bas, so far se promises enon to become an causing fapplies other then ients for increasing estety which is known, not given any resalt important shipbuilding, centre is CORRECTED TO NOON FRIDAY sbose needed for the men or could be adopted with hope of It remains to be seen whether the indicated by an announcement board. The safeguards will not be sucoses, and without making each French, contrary to this method, by officials of the Sabmarine Boat BENJAMIN & POTTS, as complate in connection with the vessel other than a good sea will open a discussion as to the com: Corporation that he company Share and General Brokers. cargo-carrying ships to be bail worthy and efficient cargo carrier. mandeering of Swedish ships from has contrsoted with the Shipping A to the unsinkable ship as the point of view of international Board for the immediate con- ander the new plan, but the object will be to make them such, it is an old will-o'-the-wisp, rights," The paper foresees in-atrnation of 50 steel cargo ships immune from danger of sinking bich many good men have creased dificulties as regards the of 5.000 tons eaob. This contract rapidly. The problem of cargo followed, but which no one hae import of necessities, and recom-will be supplemented later by has to be considered in the yet caught. It would be quite mends prompt and complete another contract for 150 vessela construction of these vessels possible to construct something agreement with the Entente of the same size, when Congress T/T..... The Brensity, for haste in which would continue to fost for Powers, both as regards shipping makes the necessary approp is Demand constructica also bas received very much longer time than and commerce, although, it ad tion. One of the largest ship: 30 dis....... careful thought in putting anything at present in existener, mils, the Argentine fair will building please in the United 60 d/s........... the plane of the Emergency and that in spite of very seriona by no means facilitate such an Statee will be built on Newark 4 m/s... Fieet Corroration into elect, sitacks by miner, sabuarines, or understanding. The article con Bay, opposite Bayonne.
Ways T/T Shanghai... Expense had not been permit gasfire. It might even flot cludes by expressing & hope for 28 years with the necessary TT Singapore 126
13664 ed to stand in the way of until it was wholly destroyed. that the new Swedieb Cabinet launching slips have been com TIT Japan
IT India safety for men and cargoes. Most Bat it would not be a ship, be- will endeavour to bring about pleted, and now that the con
.............. No. Demand, India...... Nom. in tract has been sigued by the TT San Francis 7012 of the new-type abips will be cade it would be of little or no Scandinavian co-operasion bailt in the fabricating yerde, value as a ship. Take, for ex- order to ride out the storm corporation it has been arranged but as far as possible the idea of lample, the question of internal The Conservative Aftonbladet, to lay the keele of the first versels T/C Java 161
co & New York discussing the commandeering in D'cember. So advanced is TT Marks.******** Nom. of the ships, says "It is on the organisation of the works T/T France... 4.10 easy in these times of reckless that it is expected the fires Demand, Paris ...... 4104 contempt for even generally. lancchine will be in February,
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A HISTORICAL PORT
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"Charles Dickens"Nicholas Nicklery"
Chap.xxxÝL
DOUBLE
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1715
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This Brand has been shipped without interiussion for the last 100 years.and is the property of
MORGAN BROTHERS London & portv.
CAN BE HAD FROM ALL WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS
SOLE AGENTS
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
16: Queen's Roa
Watsons
DECEMBER 7, 1917,
$29
"Princes Building.
Tel. address: Broker.
EXCHANGE.
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2/1114 2/1354 2/11 2/1178
31-
Nom.
4 m/s. L/C....... 3-4
4 m/s. D/P..
31-4
6 m/s. L/C
3/136
30 dfs. Sydney &
Melbourne uvné) 30 da. Ban Franc-1 isco & New York
3138
7134
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Nom.
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Demand, Singapore. 126
On Haiphong
On Seigon
On Bangkok...
Sovereign.
14% pren.
1%
premTM
52
6.65 Nom
Gold Leaf, per oz. 4499 Bar Silver, per oz."423(-
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DISCOUNT. PER $100 Chinese... 20 cts. pieces 7% 28. Chinese. P
Hongkong 10 CATEG
NOTICE.
EAK TRAMWAY CO.
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
La F.
NIGHT CARS.
and 3 Pac 1.30 so 11:30 PM, 4:07 hal bone.
33.00 PAL 10 11,45 PAL
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BUNDAY
11. 10
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10.30 4.3
200 Noon
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6.00 2.
10 MIN.
630 PAL
JO MIN
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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
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Paid Up Heuerve Fund
*
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BRANCHIA
Karachi
Kotabar
PONGKOYO BRANCH.
TAS EM
600.00%
Every description of Banking and Lacsang boles transacted.
Interest allowed on. Carreat à ceranta at mpar c per annum on Daily Balances, and on Finng Depor st rates which may be ascertained on application
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manage!
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION,
FEAD OFFICE:
35. Wall 51., New York.
LONDON OFFICE:
36, Bishopmenzi, EC,
CAPITAL & SURPLUS US. $6,300,DOK UNDIVIDED PROFITS "U.S. $1348,000
BOMBAY
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LONDON
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CEBU,N
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PUERTO HONGKONG PLATA, LOBŁ
UB. $7,248,000
FAN PEDRO
DE MAORIS BANTO DUBLINUS SAN FRANCISED SHANGHA SINGAPORE TIENTSIN YOKOHAMA
Through Its lose illusion in The NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK. the Bank is able to oler Services of be Branches of that Institution in Cars South America, and elsewhere, namely
BARIA, BUENOS AIRES, BEZDA, HAFANA MONTEVIDEO, XIO DK.JANET SEU SANTIAGO DE CURA. SANTOS, PAULO, PETROGRAD VALPARAISO,
SAL
A kinds of FOREICH LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opesia and FIXEI DEPOSITS received at rates to be macersalmed
GEORGE HOOG;
Manager Hongkong, 26th September, 1818.
{ spplicaties.
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
· Established-1880.-/ Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 36,000,00 Reserve Fund......****** 22.100,000.
Head Office
Brancher
Antung-Haien Bombay Calepita
YOKOHAMA
Agencies
New York Quiks taking
Changabon
Beira...
Por Artbur Shanghalf
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Fabia Bukow Bonal": Bote LASG-Tang Icdon LYSI
Los Angelos
Tsingtatt
Tiables
sierras allowed on Current Amouzna. Deposu received for fixed periods at rates to be cŘÁKON, o application,
FISHI ONO, Manag Hopeking, 10th October, 1917