THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1917.
GENERAL SHIPPING NEWS.
:
HONGKONG SHARE® REPORT
8-AILLERS; SA-BALES; 1-BUYERS; N.-NOMINAŤ.
OFFICIAL PRICES. BANKS.
BANKS
BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
B.
$300
-b.
t. 115
General Fransacted.
TOREIGN EXCHANGE ande
Banking Business
b.
$795
n. ex 78 $205
009 $
FIRE INSURANGES *
SHIPPING.
Steamboats
Indos (Pref.)
Sugars
INTEREST ON FIXED
DEPOSITS:
$310
877 18
For 3 Months 3% per annum
Far 6 Months 4% per annum.
b. & sa $185
b.
b.
I
· 112
$28
For 12 Months 41% per annum LOOK POON SHÀN;"
Chief Manager,
REFINERIES.
$93
MINING
Malabont
Shipplex Trade of Eastern Siberia owners of steamers and barges during this period." Captain E. of the restored tonnage, and was recently formed under the Olegg the Cardiff agent, states whether any limitations should be In the progress of the war the name of the Amur Trading Fleet that, three chief officers, thirteen imposed on the utilisation of the scute attention of the whole world There are altogether 235 els second offers, and three third ssels concerned. The solution has been disen to countries that operating under steam, this total offers have been appointed of the problem is thus deferred in 1915 were recognised as having comprising fast passenger boats, through the medium of the agency to a period when it will be a place on the map, bat way war cargo steamers and tags, with during the past fortnight. He possible to review the general H. K. & S. Banks 8. not generally understood. Every total parrying capacity of 27,000 makes the following interesting condition of German shipping. body had heard of Vladivostock, tons, In addition there are 91 remarks with regard to
MARINE INSURANCES. the and in particular the question Cantons the Far Eastern cily of the Nibe barges, with a total cargo capacity ramificatione of the employment of profits and freights. In any North Chinas rian rastner. But it has only of 54,000 tons. The total carrying department of the agency case, the State has received a finions been since 1918 that it has been capacity of the feet for the Since returning to my duties itself the right of requesting Yangiszes known generally that there was a transportation of transit goods after my anual vacation this repayment at some future date of port, Nikolaievak, as the mouth with the full guarantee of steam part of our work has been lively, the grants to be made to the China Fires of the Amur River. These places facilities amounts per trip to sp- and seeing that we have now shipping companies. In its final H.K. Fires have become grast ports of entry, proximately 63,000 tons. Since limited number of unemployed farm the Bill provides that, for primarily because of the closing the voyage from Nikolaisvak to men we have experienced on-ships completed within the first of the Black Sea and Baltic ports Stretyensk and back occupies on siderable difficulty in arranging four years after peace is declared, Douglases By the war. But they would the average about forty days two the berths to suit the members. the Government may make a eventually have become still tips may be made without Most of the dificulty is trying to grant of from 50 to 70 per cent Indos (Def.) greater way stations for the ship difficulty during the age of fit men into the vacancies re of the difference between the Shells ments of gods-into the great navigation: Account should sled ported from Swansea. Newport, actual cost of building and the Ferries Repablic, perhaps however, only be taken of the ot of the Chin Avonmouth, Bristol, Shrapness, normal coat in time of peace after many years. The weekly Eastern Railway operating on and sometimes Plymouth, Fal-while in the case of ships com balletin of the Department of the Sangari River, and consisting mouth and Southampton, so I plated from the fifth to the ninth Trade and Commerce of Canada of 39 steel barges and 14 team think this will indicate to you the year after the conclusion of pesce gives Enartimate account of what towing vessels, with a dairying very wide field of our work at the grant is to be from 20 to 55 the opening of these places to the capacity totalling 78,000 tone this agency," Mr. A. Hindson, per cent of this difference. A Kallans export trade of the world means With this fleet also available, it the Humber agent, reports that a corollary to the Bill, a realation Langkats (says the Philadelphia Public should be possible to transport employment has been found in was adopted by the Reichstag Troncha Ledger. The congestion of 218,000 tons of transit goods his district for one.
Visdivostock his during this period when the river two chief cfficers, and three as much as possible in the Oriental Cons.
mater, requesting all authorities to assist Urals goods at drawn the attention of shippers is open thereby relieving the con second fibers, whilet two mem stablishment of new shipyards, to the port of Nikolaiers. The gested port sad railway facilities bars have been granted com- and the extension of old yards; amount of merchandise imported on the Vladivostock route of this missions, one in R.I.M., and the and in particular to lessen the through Vladivostock has greatly amount of cargo.
other in the RN.V.R. At the aringency of the building: pro- increased as compared with pres. Employment la the Merchant time that his report was sent in, hibition where the yards are bon- war times. Thus the value of
Service,
there would not appear to be a cerned, in view of the epormously the good arriving at this port Although there are consider very large number out of em important national work which overseas countries during able amber of captain and ployment in the Humber district, they are doing in restoring the from overseas 1916 amounted to 774,370,000 officers of all ranks still out of With regard to the concession country's mercantile marice. roubles, wheresa: before the war employment, there has undoubt obtained for members of the this figure never exceeded edly been an improvement in the 80,000,000 roubles. The railway position during the past few weeks. and port facilitice, although The headquarters of the Imperial greatly enlarged, have been un Merchant Service Guild report able to cope with the large that there have certainly been quantity of merchanding arriving more vacancies for officers-of-all- for transhipment into the interior.. ranks during the past week or so, In order to relieve the resulting congestion, efforts hire
8 retreat,
Nikolaievek-on-Amur
Raubs
40%-
t. 15
b.
D.
81/3
80-
D
881-
.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
DEHINE.
行銀荣實法中
$2,25-Capital (34-Paid up) ...Francs 45,000,000
3/3 of the Capital rabecribed by the Government of the Chinese Republic.)
DOCKS, WHARVES, "GODOWNS, &C.
H. K. Wharves b&ss. $98 Kowloon Docks b. & sa. $125 * Shai Docks
£ 71 LANDS, HOTELS... ” AND BUILDINGS.
Centrals H. K. Hotels Land Invest.
3....
بود
b.
$30
b.
$90
b.
190"
b.
n.
$30
b.
t.,70
D.
$81 $115
COTTON MILLS.
b.
178
+, 161
H.
191
b.
t. 7,10
b.
2,40
MISCELLANEOUS.
b.
$3,51
b.
$7,50
b.
b.
$26 #7:10 $.49
150
application for same st my sug by his permit, Karl Jukum was Dairy Farms geation. nearly $40, and the other £20. The evidence was to the effect H.K. Electrics
One amount is for charged with a similar cfiance. Green Islands. These ladies have expressed their that a permit was issued to the appreciation to me for what the accused to be cf bia ship "for Steel Foundries D. H. K. Ice Co., b. Guild has done in bringing about eleven and a half hours, but he Trams, Low Level b..
Ropes
6. & 82. $29) this very valuable and, in these stayed away eighteen hours be- Trams, Peak, old s times, very arcessary concession," yond his time. Prisoners were Trams, Peak, news.
Journal of Commeres.
State Subsidies for German Shipping.
each fined £3.
Laundries
Chairman of the
Board of Directors Andre Barthelot. General Manager A. J. Pernotta HEAD OFFICE:
74 Rus Salat Larare: PARIS BRANCHES: PERING SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN HONGKONG,” and SAIGON. BANKERS.
ID FRANCE: Société Générale pour favoriser le Développement du Com- merce et de l'Industrie en France. In LONDON: London County & West-
minster Bank, Ltd...
ID NEW YORK: Redmond & Co. In ITALY: Banca Commerciale Italiana, Telegraphic Address : OHIBANKIND.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
M. ROUET DE JOURNEL, Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH : Queen' Bullding.
Tel. No. 2332
5. Chater Road. Hongkong, 20th August, 1917.
NOTICES.
NOTICE
PEAK TRAMWAY CO.
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE
2.00 4.
$10
$6
183
cts. 90
b.
19
SIM AN. 10
U. Waterboats Watsons Wm. Powells Morning Posts
$12
LOG.. 11.00 13.45F.M. 1.16 7.3.
a.
$5,60
1.4 PM
KIS PAL
3.
11,
$5,50 $29
16.
6.00 26
profession some time ago, z, Alien Seamen and Their Permits. H'phreys Est. the remission of death duties Mr. Hindson makes the following Nagle, stipendiary, and other Shai Lands
At Belfast, before Mr. Garrott Kloon Lands interesting remarks:-"I am magistrate, a Spanish seaman, West Points pleased to be able to report that named Jose Alonso, was proreout Reclamations. the widows of two of our membered under the Defence of the captains who have lost their Realm Regulations with failing Ewos although the position in this re-lives through the operations of to comply with the orders stated Kung Yiks been spect still leaves a lot to be desir the war) have gained a financial on a permit issued to him. When S'hai Cottons made to divert a part of this ed. It is hoped, however, that bewed as result of the Guild's arrested the accused said, "Yangtszepoos traffic to other channels of trade. the increased output of new excellent work, and that of our thought it was no harm, I stopped Orientals Attention has naturally been shipping, both at home and in Parliamentary Committee. The in a hotel during the night." stracted to the Amor River the United States and Canada, and two widows in, quselion have Paul M. Johansen, chief cfficer of Borneos eystem, which affords communi- other countries, will relieve the recently had their husbands the steamer, said he stayed a day China Light & P.b. otion with the interior as far as situation in due couree. In writ death dues returned, having made and a night over the time allowed Providents
器 distance ofing of the position in his district, 2,000 miles, whence' ship- Captain A. Brown, the Londos ments may be forwarded by agent, sistes that three masters the Tree Siberian Railway. At four chiel officere, four second she mouth of the river the port of officers, and fire third officers provides have obtained employment dat Accommodation for cecean-going ing the past fortnight. Here vessels. This port was officially ports that "the demand for offers opened on June 1, 1918, and with of all grader has been about equal Ee completion of the development to the supply. In all cases the works now being undertaken, Guild scale of pay has been satis- abould become one of the leading factorily kept up. In one oeee a
Is a Chief Engineer a parts of the Far Esat. The im-third officer for the Orient Line
"Workman"? portance of the port
of received £16 10 per month în
The question whether a obief Nikolaievak-on-Amar is due to ita one of their intermediate vessels.”
According to the Berliner engineer in receipt of a weekly sitastion near the mouth of the The South Shields agent, Captain Tageblatt a Bill for the restoration age of 25 5a ia a workman Amar River, which with its R. Whitehead, reports that four of the German mercantile marine within the meaning of the Work- tributaries" sffords star com- mastera, eight chief fficers, eleven passed its third resding at the men a Compensation Act was ar munication for a great distance second officers, and two third Reichstag session of 11th October, gued at Sunderland County Court iate the interior. The Amar is officers have obtained employ The som mentioned as the before Judge Bonsey, the action navigable for email river streamere ment during the period covered maximum amount that will be re-being one brought by the sister up to the town of Stretvensk, by his report, and in addition quired for the contemplated of Wm. John Kennedy, who died which is connected by rail with several members have obtained grants to shipping companies ia from injuries received' when his the main Siberian line. The commissions in various services from 1 to 2 milliards of marke vessel was torpedoed. Mica distance by rail from Strety sask for which the Guild are obtaining (about £75,000,000 to £100,000, Kennedy was, it was stated, to Omak, the most important officers at the present moment. 000 si par rate). It is thought solely dependent upon her brot commercial centre of Western The following extracts are taken that this amount will be neces-ber. Judge Boosey said that, if T/T ....... Siberia, is 2,438 miles, whereas from bis report; "The inquiriessary in order to restore German Kennedy's contract of employ Demand from Vladivostock the distance in this department have kept na shipping to its former capacity. ment had been for a year, bel 30 d/s. is 3,036 miles. There is therefore, basy, and I am pleased to say The original intention of the world bar been in receipt of 60 d/a..... a saving of a rail baat of 1,198 shipowners have not baggled Government was to lend money £250 per annum, and, conse- 4 m/s... miles on shipments by way of about wages so much as they at interest to shipping companies. qcently, would have been cutside
TIT Shanghai. T/T Singapore Nikolaievek-on-Amar, in place of previously did, consequently the but this proposal was dropped, so sc pe of the Compensation TT Japan........ which there is a water carriage of scale has been well maintained. and after a discussion, in which, Act. It was admitted, however, T/T India ... Nom. 13742 2,000 miles up the Amur to Strat. It is a pleasure to report that inter slie, a State monopoly was that the employment was only Demand, India...... Nom. senek, and tranehipments at another of our members has be considered, the Rsichstag agreed temporary, and the contention TIT San Francis- that point from river oraft bonoared, Mr. R. Bell, of 44, to include a clause in the Bill the Kennedy's wage exceeded co & New York) to railway care. Beamers doable Napier-street, Newcastle, has providing that it be left to fatore £250 a year could not be main TIT Java 16134. the size of those sailing to Stret been presented with alegislation to determine whether, tained. Bis Honour gave judg- TIT Marks... Nom. yenk can proceed up the river to diploma and medal for and to what extent, "the Empire ment for applicant for £300 and T/T Francs......... 4.09 the important commercial towns of meritorous service rendered. should participate in the profits costs. Ebabarovak
100%
and Blagovyeat The Admiralty have recently re- chensk Tho Sangar River,quisitioned several steamers after flowing through Northern which eventually have been hand- Manchuria, falls into the ed over to local shipowers to Amar
far from manage, and we have had fre Khabarovak, and in navigable to quent inquiries for masters and' Harbin, thereby making possible officers for those vessels, and Ism the carrying on by water of a con- plessed to say we have had no siderable transit business to and difficulty in filling their require from north-eastern China. The ments." Captain D. C. Manning, excellent water communication the Olyde agent, states that four sfforded by these rivers should teen members bave obtained attract to Nikolaievek-au-Amur a employment during the past large ehere of the transit trade fortnight, and of these six have That af present passes through the obtained commissions in "various rorts of Viadivostcok and Dairen. Government services. He states The total quantity of goods that that during the period ander can be carried during the season review I am pleased to say there of navigation from Nikolaievak has been a better demand for to Stretyenek by the river yearele officera, sepecially for janiore, it, a present avilable, may be and we now have very few of the roughly estimated at 126,000 latter gradeon our unemployment 100e. The greater part of the lists. We have been succes=fal stemer and berge, fleet on the in placing the following cfficers Amur is concentrated in the in suitable berths at the Guild bande of two large concerns. The scale of wages. 1-sm pleased to oldest transport company operat report also that our renewal cab ing on the river is the Amour scriptions are keeping well up to Steamship and Trading & mpany. tha average sad we bave Andicate of most of the other enroled six new members
You be the Judge'
From any point that you wish to Judge PETER DAWSON WHISKY is all that could be asked.
There is a good reason for the many friends it has won,
STOCKED BY ALL DEALERS. SOLE AGENTS —
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GORRECTED TO NOOK FRIDAY DECEMBER 28, 1917,
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Tel. address: Broker.
EXCHANGE.
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2/1134 2/11á
3/-
31-18
31-14
Nom.
12716
71
Demand, Paris ...... 4.9914
BUYING.
4 m/s, L/C..... 3.1 14 m/s. D/P............ 3/136 · | 6 m/s. L/C
8/13%
30 dla. Sydney & Melbourne.
3/13
30 ds. San Franc-1
isco & New York)
7214
4 m/s. Marks
Nom
424
4 m/s. Francs ......
6 m/s. France... 4.29 Demand, Germany. - Demand, New York. 71% TT Bombay
Demand, Bombay....... Nom T/T Calcutta ..................... — Demand, Calcutta... Nom,
142 Demand, Manila Demand, Singapore. 1273% On Haiphong
* 34%
prem On Saigon, 14 prem On Bangkok.......... 5198 Sovereignin
6.60 Nom Gold Leaf, per oz., 44, 7 Bar Silver, per o... 4336
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hinese.. 10. Hongkong 20 cents. 0.
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HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE Bules of the above Bask is conducts by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Relas sy be abcsinad on application INTEREST on deposits it allowed us 234 MİD Imam gathly balancat az 838 per cent. pagatcom Depositors day transfer, at that cytis, balances al300 or more to the Honthong and Thanghai Bank. 10-da, pincé on FIXED, DEPORT, M 4 For the Hougtong and Shangbal Ache Corpore-
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