44
ན་
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
SIAM PRINCES,
To Enter American
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1918.
FRENCH HOPES.
Over the Rhine to Deutschland.
Mr. E. L. Keen writes in the San
Francisco ~ Bulletin - an follows:
THE “UNSINKABLE
SHIP.
Foundation Company Confirms
Report of Contracts.
The report that the Foundation contract to build twenty Funsink Company of New York holds a
WAN
confirmed
HONGKONG SHARE REPORT.
Field, Nor. 14. If one of the With the French Armies in the party hadn't stopped to dig up able ships Boche bayopent from the road-recently at the offices at 233, H. K. & S. Bankı n. ide, this piece wouldn't have Broadway... The ships, designed MARINE INSURANCES.
to foil submarine attack, are to be | Cantons
Naval School, vinta Hawalias Sugar, The Hamsuse sugar plantation Two grandson prineslings in fiscal year ende September 30, their tens of the famed King and estimates of sugar shipped Obalalonghorn of Siam and neph to include the barvest of 1917 as ews of the latter's oldest son, of September 30, gives a total of Vajiravudh, the present King of 594,814 tons, 2000 pounds per Siam, the world's richest bachelos ton. The 1917 crop estiraste as royal ruler, are to become students of Jane 30, 1917, was 637,182 st the naval school at Annapolis been written. tons, bat ap to September 50 the through a recent diplomatic or- plantations were more than 41,000 derstanding with the Secretary tons behind the estimates. This of State, Mr. Lansing, says a San was partly due to drought this Francisco paper. year, many plantations depending largely upon rainfall: for their irrigation, or upon daming water from mountains. The planations that had derrick wells and pumps got along very well,
The War and Cheese.
BANKS
BANK OF CANTON,
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Jeneral Banking Business Franzacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:
& SELLERS; SA.—BALES; B-BUYERS; N.-—-NOMİNAL.
OFFICIAL PRICES.
**BANKS.
#590
b.
$900 t. 113
b. -$740 m.fex 78 $905
い
$122
$810
For 3 Months 3% per annum
b.
8721
For 6 Months 4% per annum.
J
b.
$17
1170
For 12 Months 41% per annum
b.
D.
113/
LOOK POON AHAN
$281
REFINERIES.
1391
4.
$ 36
MINING
The Frenob officer chaperon constructed in a Southern yard North Chinas and his chargea had tarried on for the French Government, if Unions the way back to Verdon from ore the United States Shipping Board Yangtazes of the outlying forts to chat with gives its spproval and permite the FIRE INSURANCES, Phra Ong Obav Arthit, & son of a bunch of Red Cross men, and Foundation Company to buy the China Fires Prince Ohwom Prom, one of the incidentally to watch the antica even living brothers of King of a flock of German airplanes as
DeCescary material.
H.K. Fires Vajiravadb, and Chiem Lim- they dodged in and cat among Washington through Mr. Charles The announcement came from
· SHIPPING. pijall, a son of one of the three she feathery poff of French. Pies, executive manager of the Steamboats
Douglases dead trothers of the King, are shrapnel
Emergency Fleet Corporation. Mr. Indos (Def.) thetwo young princes in question. The usual daily artillery strafe L. F. Giblin, business manager of Indos (Pref.) While Europe in retaining They left for the Esat to pay had been on for some hours, the Foundation Company, said Shells nearly all of the cheese that it their respects to President Wilson Hundreds of tons of metal had that he had been informed of the Ferries msnalaciares for its own pressing after having arrived from the been bowling above our heads, matter, but was not prepared needs, Argentina has turned to Orient a few days previously. from both sides, far up and down to go into details. cheese making on a large scale,į "It is the great ambition of the line. At times there was s
Sugara sod is now placing important King Vajiravack to have two of shot for every second. But so far resnel provide for the placing of
It is said that the plans of-the Malabona quanfitice io the United bis royal nephews graduste at the Boche targets had been located Strieb. In August, 1917. that the Annapolis Naval Academy,"
machinery and boilers in s narrow country delivered 448,000 said the Siamese Consul General officer had given the word to re-steel cylinders running the length
& comfortable distance away. Our compartment, flanked by two Kailans
Langkats country, "This is why the two 10 cume the journey, and the obsuf of the abir. These cylindera Tronohs tu thien
Raubs and ill September 379,500 pounds, princes, came, and why I arranged fears were oranking up, when are divided transversely into Urais These figures do not approach for their trip east. The King, of the opportunity of gathering in those imports from Europe before course, desires them to enter the another battlefield aouvenir in having a water-tight batch. The
nameroas. compartments esch Griental Cons. the war, hat they are interesting academy on their merits as tervened. It in still there.
DOCKS, WHARVES, in view of the fact that during the sobolars. In isot, he insists they
bulk of the cargo will be carried Careful figuring conducted in the cylinders.
GODOWNS, &C, entire year 1916 not a single pound shall take the usual severe en very shortly thereafter in one of of cheets come from Argentins, tracce examinations like anybody the Red Oreas dugouts nearby, ing one of the compartmente, S'hai Docks
In the event of a torpedo strik. H. K. Wharves n. During the fiscal year 1914, the else. In order to do so, the convinced the whole party that according to the designers, the last year before the war, the United young men will do preparatory if it hadn't been for the bayonet cargo in that space would be
pounda
Chief Manager,
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
DE CHINE
行銀業實法......
BANKS
HONGKONG & 88ANGE, I BANKING CORPOBA-
TION
Paid-up Capital
RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling.
£1,500,000 at 21.
-$15,000,000,
Silver $18,500,000
13.001,04€
$33 300,000
Reserve" Liability of
Proprietors....$15,000,CO
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
FM 5, H. Dodwell, -Chairmar, Bou, M. Bolyol-Depute Elen. Mr.CE Anton, F. C. B O.T...
0.1 Gabbay, 39-
E. V. D. Parr, Esq., W. In Fastradan, Ing.- 4. B.Compton, Ex
CHZEF MAXA VER Hongkong-N. J, Babò. In.
Wanghin & Berpen, Ex London Banker-Loodes County kue
Water Bank, Linked
Hongkrake Allowed
On Current Accounts at aba rain of 'per cest. "par
annam on the daily balandu d
ON FILED DEPOSIT.
For 1 months, të per dekt. per ABEER, For Thbaths, 13 per tant per aABSEN
or month € per cent, pET RETUR
PAMELA VS
N.J.STABE,
Chief “Managòr-
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
#
TWEE Bobius of the above Bank la conductae by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rals may be obtained ex application
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the
Paid up)...Francs 45,000,000tly halances i par ce
t. 14
#21
Capital (
p
(1/3 of the Capital subscribed by the
Depositors may transfer of their option, dance
9.
301
Government of the Chinese Republic)
of $100 as more to the Hongkong and Shanghai-
8.
24-
Chairman of the
281-
Board of Directors Andre Berthalot.
Blad
General Manager AJ, Pornosta.
States bought 63 800,000 pounds work in a echool near the national episode cor cars would have inandated, but the ahip would AND BUILDINGS.
Centrals.
of obsese from Europe 26,500,- capital before their naval collided with the hig Boohe shell remain aflost. The protection H. K. Hotels 000 from Italy, 22,500,000 from examinations are formally set. jast at the moment of its exploe offered to engines and boilers Land. Invest. Switzerland, 5,500,000 from "As I anderstand the matter, ion about a block down the road. would, it is said, obviste the France, 3,700,000 from Holleed, the two young princes are to For half an hour the German probability of a boiler explosion. and smaller amounts from other spend the next seven or eight artillerymen raked the poigh- The piercing of fire or six com Dountries. The average montbly years in United Statee schoole, bourhood, and then during slall partments would not sink the imports from Europe were about including the term at Annapolis. we beat it back to the under-shig, the designers say. 5,300,000 pounds. In August, "In dress, conduct and educs ground ebelters of the safest 1917, exactly 99 pounds of Ear- tion, it is the wish of the King citadel in Europe. opean cheese were imported, Italy and their parents for the two The experience had merely supplied this small smount. In young men to get the bist of supplied a vivid final touch to September caly: 1,222 pounds American influence."
HEAD OFFICE:
74 Bus Saint Lazare, PARIS BRANOHES: 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.
In NEW YORK: Redmond & Co.. In ITALY: Banca Commerciale ItalianaS. Telegraphic Addreıı: ÜHIBANKIND.
Interest allowed on Current Accounta and Fixed Deposita. Terms on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
M. ROUET DE JOURNEL, Macager. HONGKONG BRANCH: Queen's Building. Tel. No. 2352
S. Chater Road. |Hongkong, 20th August, 1917.
$97
Kowloon Docks IX.
LANDS, HOTELS
b.
$126 £70
.b..
890
b.
630
$90
Shai Lands
Kloon Lands
H'phreys Est.
b.
$51
$30
L 70
West Polats
Reclamations
COTTON MILLS.
TL
$81 $115
Ewos
B.
B
£170 t, 16
S.
t. 120
t. 7.90
t. 14
b.
87+
#81
b.
$71
$31
8.
$73
6.
$48
b.
$177
9.
$291
$10
$5,35
$81
cta. 90
"bi
$4
$12
1800 A. S 113 A.K. 30 12-187.M. 10
11822 to
БЕ
#01
10 YIL R
85,50 129
1.80 ANO
6.30 2.
fronting the badly scarred old Kung Yika impressions already acquired church in the public square of Shai Cottons came from Earope. More cheese The King had modera of what the soldiers of Verdan Thann. Nearly all the old signs Yangtszepoos n. is being exported then imported. education in England and is a have been undergoing in the past have been changed from German Orientals In September 2,000,000 pounds man fully abreast of the times. eighteen months. In this region but some have been retained just MISCELLANEOUS. were sold abroad end this quantityOne of his
younger bro Nature has been given no opport for souvenirs. In this corner of Borneos. wsa distributed to more than 50 there, Pierce Mahidob, is being anity, as she has, for example, on the "lost provinces" there is no | China Light & P.b. countries. England took the bulk edoosted in medicine at Harvard the battlefield of the Somme to doubt how the people stand. A Providents of it, 1,700,000 pounds, Cabe University. Another brother and repair as best she can the ravages good meny German statesmen Green Islands
Dairy Farms 109,000 pounds, and Mexico his wife, Prince and Princess of war. From the top of one of the profess to believe that the H.K. Electrics 39,000 pounds.
Hampergpetch, máde a most battered forte that now forms an population of Alsace-Lorraine has H.K. Ice Co., favourable impression in San anbreakable ring abcnt Verdan been so thoroughly Kulturied in Ropes Francisco at the time of the-recaptured from the Germans the psst generation and a half that Steel Foundries Penams-Pacific International Ex with a valour and at a sacrifice of a plebiscite now would show a Trams, Low Level n.
life that will make its name im- prepondering vote in favour of Trams, Peak, old s. In the personel baggage of mortal in history-stretches out, Hobensollerism. But Germans Trams, Peak, new n. Prince Arthit and Lang juli esch as far as 10-ply made-in-Germeny on the ground are far less con- Laundries had a baseball catcher's glove and binoculars can reach, a vista offident.
U. Waterboats several bate and balls.
Watsons utter devastation..
Wm. Powells .. Morning Posts
CORREOTED TO ROON THURSDAY
JANUARY, 10, 1918,
Scotch Woollens
The position of the South Scotland woollen industry was abnormal and difficult in 1916 ▲ Orders were plentiful, the balk
position.
of the output being taken by the Government. The home demand was comparatively light. Of
The French-Alsatian lieuten- ordinary tweed cloth an increased
"We have become very food of proportion was exported to ste baseball in Siam," said Prince richly cultivated valleys speckleda pearby blaff where we could Once thickly forested bills and sat who piloted us to the brow of United States and the British co- Arthit, "and want to learn more with happy villages: now a look out across the French- lonies, and a fair qasatity to the of the game while going to school allied countries. The exports in- in the United States. My royal petorams of churned-up aoil, to Mulhouse told us about the godden, grayish, montonous German lines in the valley below oladed worsted makes, fine cher- ancle, the King, bas promised criss-crossed here, and there with factory he owned there before iota and Saxonies, and mixtures. both of us a prise if we are able trenches, and only an occasional the war. "The Germans seizsä There was no decided run of any to make a home run in games stamp or pile of arumbled stones it," he said, "but my title is "particular shade or quality; when we me back."
merchants had to take what the manufacturers could give them,
It is questionable whether the
result of the year's trade was
unprecedented. Before the war
all spring goods from 13 cauces)
8,000,000 Tons of Potatoes.
rose
I.
BENJAMIN & POTTS Share and General Brokers.
Princes Building.
Tel, address: Broker.
EXCHANGE.
+
4m/8.26-
Nom.
130
14132 Nom.
Nom.
73
16514
Nom.
4.20
420
BUYING.
3/22/
3/244
30 d/s. Sydney &]
Melbourne...***. 30 d/s. 8an Franc-) isco &New York
3/29%
· KAYA
Nom
to evidence its former beauty, It's still good. They tried to sell like Notre Dame de Lorette, it the "other day, after Vimy, Wytaohaete, Messines, and an extensive advertising cam- Passchendaele Ridge all scrampsign, at a very low price. Bat Mr. Parker, in the Parliament bled together...
SELLING, nobody would buy, not even Batisfactory to manufacturers, aary Papere, states that it is woole advanced greatly in price, estimated that the potato crop of fire, food, harricane
All the foroas cf Nature loyal German subjects!
TIT............... 31-34 wages rome, and manufacturing the United Kingdom for 1917 wil
and
31-78 From another eminenca weDemand....A POR UNA MOA
3/1 requisites all cost much more exceed 8,000,000 tone, compared wrought each hв700. Only man" the promised land," as the
could not have could see the Rhine and beyond 30 die. earthquake
60 2/8.....
3/136 Spinners
over burdened with 5,470,000 tons in 1916, and could do it. were
3/17/4 Even looking lieutenant confidently remarked with orders and fell behind with an average of 6,750,000 tone for backward, the caly discernible while in the immediate fore-
T/T Shanghai... deliveries, owing to the scarcity the previous ten years. No ac- colour is the green of the distant ground
the devastated TT Japanṛave
T/T Singapore of male labour. Prices of yarne count is taken of potatoes grown fields, the shattered red-tiled roofs Hartmansweilerkopf, once the T/T Indis........... increased with the advance in by persons holding less than one of the fortress city, and the clus scene of the most desperate fight Demand, India wool, in some cases rising.50 per ore
ters of parple-wreathed graves ing of the war in this section, T/T San Francis cent. The trade conditions were
bere sleep the men who made now comparatively quiet, with co & New Yorkj the motto of Verdun" On ne the German and French lines T/T Java Der yard up to 17 canoes bad to $5,000,000 in the plante just passe pas" (No trespassere allow-running across the top, in places T/T Mark
only six yards apart, The Ger: T/T France... be delivered before February or completed. This total is small ed!)-a reality. March, and winter goods from 19 compared with the possibilities The Germans now occupy verymans have evinced interest as to Demand, Paris ounces upward before August or for the Curtiss Company hy the much the same line as that from how the French occupy all the
It is officially, which the Crown Prince launched dominating positions and have a 4 m/s. L/C 3/2 September; but under the new end of 1918. conditions importerstock de estimated that the company will his costly bat fatile attack apon nasty habit of returning two 4 m/s, D/F liveries when they could get be in a position by the close of this stronghold. Previously we shots for one every time the 6 m/s. L/C sher and in April, May, and next year to tarn out close to had traversed the valley of Boche artillerymen show a dis- June, 1916, manufacturers book-$20,000,000 of aeroplane material the Marne, whose almost scar-position to intresse the amount ed orders for spring goods to be a month, or at an annual rate of less landscape bears ample resti- of their daily practios work. be delivered in March Jane, 1917. $240,000,000. Working on the mony to the characteristic Are the people of France war
firet Government orders Enormous Aeroplane Pizat.
con French traits of dash, mobility weary? Yes; so are those of all 4 m/s. Franes... 4.35 The new plant of the Curtiss tained in the $840,000,000 and resourcefulness; just as Ver Europe. Bat they are not weary 6 m/s. France..... 440, Aeroplane, and Motors Corpora-seroplane bill, the Curtiss Com dan's pitifully berrowed billsides to the point of even thinking of Damand, Germany. tion at Buffalo, U. 8 A., has been pany should do a basiness for the will always be s monument the giving up the struggle, deapiis, Demand, New York. 73 completed. Original specifica-six months to and Jane 30 next hitherto lese familiarly known or rather because of the foot T/T Bombayne
Nom. tions called for the finishing of of something between $50,000,- French quslities of tirelies energy that of all the Allies France's Demand, Bombay.... the plant by November 15, the 000 and $60,000,000, The Cartise and dogged stabberness. harden and her sacrifice in blood TIT Calcutta work was actually completed Company is understood to be do. Then on through the forest of and desolated bandes has been the Demand, Calcutta... Nom.
Demand, Manila 146 within one werk of the time set ing the mejor part of the aars- the Vosges down to where France greatest. In a tour of the war Demand, Singapore. 13034 in the first place. This new plant plane work for the United States in the early days of the war zone end of the provincial towns On Haiphong 34% - prem. has been built on a tract of Navy. The flying boats will be plucked, and still tightly clutches, behind the lines, from the Oban On Saigon 14% prem.
5014 ground covering seventy-two tarned out in large numbers for a bit of what need to be here. It's nol to Switzerland, one may find On Bangkok ..................... acres. The new buildings, in- this Government, their success only a few square milesjust everywhere abundant evidence of Sovereign olading
auxiliaries, cover already having been proved by sbook equal in ares to the plot a relentless determination, smong Gold Leaf, per oz... 41,60 approximately 1,400,000 square England. Last year Chest Britain of ground that Belgium now both soldiere and home folks, to Bar Silver, per oz 4514
Beginning January 1, ardered fifty of these firing boats holds of her own ravished country see the thing through.
SUBSIDIARY COINS. Bat the predominant'sentiment Company will from Curtiss at a cost of $27,500 —but entirely suficient to ex- be turning out more then each, and last summer placed an emplify and justify another fine in France to-day is one of intenss DISCOUNT PER $100: By OCULUS, of aeroplaned and additional order with the come French trait, intense, pilde of ac- gratitude thas Ameries has come Chinese... 20 ets. pieces Parts mopib Of this record pany for 100 more of the boate, complishment an
in to help, Any fleeting doublehinese... 10 BOCO,000 will be taken This final order for the allies will * Alence Recor quise!" prondly as to the ontconte vare dispelled Hongkong 20 cents, jo, care of in the old plente and be completed by estly in 1918. reads the sign over a little shop with the trival of the Batomies,
the
4 m/s. Marks........
JNA PORUCU I
6.45 Nom.
+
NOTICES.
NOTICE.
DEAK TRAMWAY CO.
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE --
8.00
10:00 AM 1100 L 11.4.2
154 PM
F
Bank to be placed on FLEED DEPOSIT
cant per abire.
For the Hongkong and Rhanghai Banking Coryors
N.J. STABB:
Chief Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK (OP INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,
PAID-UP CAPITAL RESERVE TUND.. BESERVE LIABILITY OF
PROPRIETORS
PORZION.. KICHANGE mod General Bake
basinem tranghetaď. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and F DEPOSINGS Teiend for 1 year OS YDOTTEE periode # cates which will be quoted on application
T. C. DOWNING.
Manag Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 15, Gracechurc Street, London.
Authorised Capital ...... £1,500,00
Subscribed
Paid Up
Reserve Fund
BANKERA:
1,125.00+
562,31
600,00
The Bark of England, The London falet Stack Burk, Limitad BRANCE -
Bombay
Calatia
Colomb
Deibi-
30 Max.
Galle
18.
Hongkong
10 LX
Howrah
Kandy
→ HIGHT CABA
100 P3 Ad 9 23 120 10
ALDO 7.M. 0.9ry ball bone.
11.00 11.45 PM
Ey quarter of an hour,
BUNDAYB:
11.00
MAM. 1 1500 Noco 2889 Moon 10 1.00
K
5.07.1
5.00 2. 1.80.34
10. M.
EVERY 18 MIN.
HIGENT CARS 15 so Week DayL
SATURDAY:
Tors Our Midnighi.
SPECIAL CARE
..
MY APPRIMERIDRISS as sim Company'a ́Ofim."
Alexandra Buildings.
Den Freux : Koad. -
"Benace and punch dakota, sraliable for all Sam not strnadý tall, ranging as the time stated tative Company's time tables bus pot for packed nace, osa be obtained on application at the GOMBALT'S Oftes-No Besace ticket will be Strana vita payment therefor buss Deen made In-Bank-Botas ar by Obeque or Compradore order representing Bank Boles **
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS 200 k
THE CHINA PROVIDENT
LOAN AND MORTGAGE"
CO. LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000,) Loans on Mortgage of House Preparty, á s Emože reontvał on bioener
Advaness prada on Marchandise 147 Žmana zenŐe en ihre Providers Bystem.
TRUSTEL.. KIECUTOR OF WHICH ATTORKET, don. Undertaken and Rosestad. (Hades zad Yarlieniars on application! To Olen of
SHIWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Mariagers.
MARTIN'S APIOL STEEL RAZZEPILLS
Atudy dose syna bu adalatasaran. Dion Who
SPORO VAJU LI Obankets and Bloëve ne Shwr
MARTIN'S APIOLBSTEEL
Port Louis (serities.)
Карасы
Kota Bhar Kuala Lump Madras
Franny
Rangoon
Fbanghai
Singapor
HONGKONG BRANCH.
Every descriptios of Banking and Escasez. Sarines cansacted.
Interest allowed on Current &écounts st spár cam per annum da Daily Balasce, sad on Fixed Depos El rates which way be ascertained on application
C. CHAMPKIN.
Acting Manager
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
FEAD OFFICE:
53. Wall St., New Yor LONDON OFFICE: 16, Bishoperate, EC, CAPITAL & BURPLUS US. 38,500,00 UNDIVIDED PROFITS, USB. $1,348,00%
UB. $7,848,00€
SAN PEDRO
"BRANES:
BATAVIA
KOBF AUMKAY LONDOW CALCUTTA MANILA CANTON CEBU... PANAHA
COLON
HANKOW
DE MAPORIS SANTO DOMUTO MEDELLIN SAN FRANCISCO
PP KING. PUERTO
HONGKONG PLATA
SHANGHAI
SINGAPOKE
TIEN ISIN VOKOHAL &
with The
Through its close littlon NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK the Baok i ble to be the Somos of the Branches of that Instition is America, and slmewhers, namely
Ca's Bou BAHIA BUENOS AIRES, GEROA, HA FANA MONTEVIDEO RIO DE SANTIAGO DE CUBA, SANTOS, SA JANEIRO FALLS, FETHOGRAD VALPARAISO
All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS
CURRENT ACCOUNTS spesad and FIXE DEPOSITS received a rates to be certained application.
GEORGE HOGG, *Manag
Hongkong, 26th September, 1918
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BAN)
LIMITED.
Established 1880 Authorised Capital Yen 48,000.00% Paid-up Capital... 36,000,000 Reserve Fund. * 22.100,00€ Fead Office.-YOKOHAMA
Branches
Bombar Calanta Changebun
Daired Frogtien Harida Machow Renotais Худад Kobe
London
I/TOOS
Los Angele
KREM
NewCons
New York
Peking Kargoon San FrancisÈI Jsbangbadt
Hydr.by Bungabore
Tokyo
Interest allowed on Cuisant
́rectivad for fized perioča as sARE 14. bu.
EISHI ONO,
Hongkong 10th October, 1917.