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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 19187
COMMERCIAL
NEWS.
Australian Copper
HONGKONG SHARE REPORT
8.AELLERS; BA==SALES;
B
-BUYERS; N-NOMINAL. -
Railway: Appolatmenfassade is mostly responsible The Rubber Outlgek. ; * of a growing decline in
Mr. Samuel J. Bangerford, The Australian Capper Pro- London, December 5.The for the tone of the rubber share market the visible nook in the market who for the past sevED TOANS BBS ducere, Association, has been has been quiet and sendall and the consequent advance in occupied the position of superin formed, entirely to control, the the majority of quotations have prices. In Kitab the situation is tendent of rolling stock to the shipping and selling of copper declined. After the long continn worse than in Ibaraki, the ruling Canadisa Northern Railway, ban on a co-operative basis. Before ed upward moyment, it is not at prices being much higher. How been appointed general manager the war.copper war, sold almoat all surprising to ese something of ever, the situation is not so soute of the company eastern lines in entirelzelthrough the German H. K. & S. Baoks b. & en, 8695 a reaction, and the market will be in America, where, according succession to Mr. L:0. Fritch, meistringe none the worse for getting rid of to a report from the Japanese resigned. In the Canadian rail-
OFFICIAL_PRICES
BANKS-
BANKS
BANK OF CANTON,
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Banking Business
MARINE INSURANCES.. Cantons
$300
General fransacted. t. 115 $765
b.
11. ex 78 $9053
an, holders who feel a lack of Consul-General in New York, way world Mr. Hangerford is a Swedish Trade with England North Chinas t
Stockholm, Nov. 12. The Unions File Swedian Government has made Yangtazes confidence. Although there is a freight cars congested at railway well-known figure Born near
more then Bedford, Quero, in 1872 pause in the all-round buying terminals number
habaracterised the 25,000 and must wait for the entered the service of the Oana concessions to shippers with market for may monika pset, it loading on chips of the freight dian Pacific Railway as a machi-view to facilitating trade with China Fires is noticeable that pmphssors soon they hold. This is partly due to bist's, apprentice. Later - he Great Britain and her Demisions. Firs appear for any lots of promising the lack of system among the became locomotive foreman at and Colonies. It is officially which come on offer at different lines. The transport Megantic, Quebec, and subse- suncanped, that it will be mo
Steamboats tempting levels. The lowering ation of coal is affected by this quently he was made superinten longer necessary in certain cases Douglases
quotations with the object of holding up ears at terminals. La denkunfthe locomotive shops at to consult the War Trade Indos (Del.)
the Esat an extreme degree of Winnipeg, and in 1908 superin mission before applying.tto sthe Indos (Pref.) bringing Sat shares }haar not
and damages is fustained. tendent of above, position he British Consulate for certificate Shella trouble sim mer with any markad success. Holders still show little die very municipality has lately tetrised until March, 1910, when of origin. Exporters will be Ferries position to sell. The following issued regulations for the relief he became associated with the entitled, for instance, to a certifi- statement on the daideas of of this trouble the first step being Canadian, Northern Railway atate ca declaring that not more than 5 per cent of the goods em, shares, made by "G.V. W." in to restrict the use of electricity. Winnipegs
ployed in the manufactured the Financial Nites, may be of Lately, continues the consular
articles (or in exceptional caess 25 interest Many reasons for the report, the coal famine in
per cent) is of foreign origin. recent decline in Babbare have America has been given, including the in more creased cost-presented in some
instances, the onerons operationa
Kita
7
An importantTM Mineral.
been made Thoriam has become a most acute by the great important mineral, since oxide of cold and snow storms which thorium is essential for making Eve visited the United States incandescent gue mantles. Mos
Sugars
Malabons
H. K. Wharves sa.
$28
INTEREST ON-FIXED
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
行銀業實送中"
Capital (já Paid up) ...Franes:45,000,000 (1 of the Capital subscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republia.)
Andre Berthelot,
General Manager A. J. Pernotte.
HEAD OFFICE:
74 Bas Saint Lazare, PARIS BRANCHES: PEKING. SHANGHAL" TIENTSIN HONGKONG, and SAIGON.
BANKERS.
FIRE INSURANCES.
DEPOSITS:
J4
b.
$127 $310
For 3 Months 3% per annum.
SHIPPING.
11.
b..
$78. $16 $ 180 $53
For 6 Months 4% per annum.
D.
119/-
n
For 12 Months 4}% per annum
LOOK POON SHAN; ·
Chief Manager,
REFINERIES,
82
8.
$89 $34
--MINING
Kailans Langkats Raubs Tronohs Urals
b.
$8/-
1.
t. 141
b.
$2,50
30/-
221-
271-
Chairman of the
Board of Director
DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, &C.
B
$951 $120
b. & sa. t. 803 LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS. ....
b.
$90 H. K. Hotela
890 Land Invest.
b.
D.
$961
11.
b...
I.
$30 70 $78 $110
COTTON MILLS.
170
b.
.. 14,10
b.
125
b.
t. 8:10
II.
4.423
b.
#91
$7,50
NOTICES.
6.
$80.
sa.
$7.90
b.
$48
$ 190-
b.
$10
NOTICE.
TRAMWAY CO.
LIMITED.
TIMETABLE...
$81
cia, 90 34
36.00 AM
10 Bes
13 Max
Exchequer Boads for Jaya
Suga The Allgemeine Handelsblatt Oriental Cons of the excess profits duty, and the and in some states the situation site sand, from which it is pre possible outcome and develop is critical. In the city of New pared, is very sparsely distributed, gives the following details regard, mear of the shortage of freight York roany measures have been and the principal supply basing the financing of the purchases These are sufficiently serious to be devised to save coal Theatres hitherto come from Bresil, the of Jara sogar this year by the contemplated with due considers and hotels have been instructed Germans, seedfear to say, having British Government. The sellere tiop Although, discussing merely to strip the use of electricity to secured the largest supply. Grest received in payment Five per Kowloon Docks
the maximum point while factories Britain generally manages to come
Cent Exchequer Bonds, dated the last-mentioned of them, it
have either chut down or suspendis, though it is always late, and November 7, and running for striction in the market for the ed operatione. Public schools it is interesting to know that three years. Capital and interest
be pointed out that any re
have also been compelled to stop recent depreite of monsite are payable at the option of the Centrais commodity emerging from scatte giring lessone temporarily, with and have been discovered in holder in Datoh currency or in of tongs must
the result that more than 300,000 Ceylon. Tents made of it are so sterling st the fixed exchange of H'phreys Est. b. compensation in higtet prices created by short supplies, for the children are left without regular | promising that the necessary 12 foring to the pound. The bonds K'loon Lands
sohooling. At Patterson, N. J., machinery has been ordered by are taken over at 98 per cent, and Shai Lands employment of rubber for continues the consular report, she Government of Ceylan, which need not be held for the fall West Points. purposes is considerable and per factories, machine asers, town intends to work the deposits, period of three years. A holder Reclamations sistent. The public of nowadays has a sharp eye on the earning isle, and fuel commissioners Other sources of theriam have su at any time lodge the bonds
hald & joint conference been discovered in the island, for sale with Messrs. Hope and Ewos capacity of rubber cultivation
On January 14 and passed a re- which is good news, because it Co., of Amsterdam, who will Kung Yiks concerns, and, with an equally solution that all factories which encourages the belief that with advise, the Bank of England of Shai Cottons keen perception of the paten fialities of the industry, is pre-re not curderped in the manu- careful inquiry the Empire will this deposit, when the Bank of Yangtszepoos pated to ignore passing phases in tecture of munitions should be be able to prove itself self-con-England will transfer, by cable Orientais
MISCELLANEOUS. the situation; in favont of the arged to be closed a week or ten tained with regard to the supply the proceeds to Holland at the
minimum rate of 121 15 to the Borneos possibilities of the future. In days. I all states in the East of all its needs.
authorities are contemplating bow Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. be can redeem the boods in aster Providents
pound. Should the bolder desire China Light & P.. such circumstances it is neccesso meet with the situation, trying
The report for year to Dec. 31g through any bask in London Dairy Farms to look further afield for thst
firing every Monday se an in-
which is really at the, Lattom to choose between the plan of satates that the große receipts désignated by him at the rate of Green Islands
of the recent neglect of Rabbers, dastrial holiday and that of shot-amounted to $1,221,497, against 93 her cent for bonds redeemed H. K. Electrics and, the sccompanying reaction
in quotations, which, after all ing down for be present those 954,029 191, Td. for the previous) in 1918, at 99 per cent, in 1919, H. K. Ice Go~ b. does not amount to mach. The factories which tora oof articles year. The working expeners, and at par in 1920. actual fact is that neither the not argently required. Some Rabber nor the Indus.rial Market can live in activity while the other: bams." There is never gmoient energy to keep both
markets on the more simultane- ously. This has been observable ever since Rabber shares came.
under boots. Indestrisle stood public notice. During the aside in the cold. Whenever the
ismers bound for Europe bave been been compelled to postpone their departure more than a week on scount of the lack of bunker
cos!
Oil Supplies.
Mr. Charles Greenway, at the meeting of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, referred to the gass
including £74,607 for mainter ance of cables, sbsorbed £430,244, against $386,072 for previous
Home Markets. Londos, December 5.-The
Ropes Steel Foundrier ni Trams Low Levels. Trams, Peak, old s. Trams, Peak news? Laundries
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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 & Da
In ITALY: Banes Commerciale Italians, Telegraphic Address: CHIBANKIND.
Interest allowed an Current Accounta and Fixed Deposita. Terma on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange barizoss transacted.
H. ROUET DE JOURNEL, Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH: Queen's Building.
Tel No. 2352
5. Chater Road.
Hongkong, 20th August, 1917.
$5.0
$29
„NIGHT CARS
ear, leaving #791,253, and £33 Bank rate semaine unchanged at 16 was brought in, making 5 per cent. The Open market £830,070. From this balance rate for short losna is still 44 per U. Waterboats, n.d. 11 £246,853 provided for income cent, and discount for four Watsons
Win Powelln2 zb,^. Lax and
PICES profits daty, months' Bink bills 4 13-16 per payable in England, and £30,096 cent. The silver market has been Morning Postson, go for interest on mortage debentare quiet and inactive, bars being BORRECTED TO BOOK WEDNESDAY stock, lesking £553,121, out of still quoted at 4211, per că. FEBRUARY GABIENS.. which four dividends of 13 per The rubber share market bea BENJAMIN & POTTS, aster class of share has really tion of securing an adequate cent, each and a bonus of 2 per been quiet and quotations Share and General Brokers. Bet going, Rabbers, experience is supply of oil to meet the present cent. were paid, making 8. per geoerally show a decline. The fall, and it has been a case of the sad future needs of the Empire. cent. for year, free of tax. United Lanket Plantations. Lid one on sad the other off ever The enomous increase in the alpes. The Rebber market had a long innings before it was onated by the attractions of the Shipping sad Armament actions. When praat taking to any extent develops among these attention will again, be turned to Rabbera,
Watch it
The Dearth of Coat.
in the
The balança
of 8313,121 ha declared, an interim dividend
Princes Building.......
Tel. address: Broker.
EXCHANGE.
BELLING..
2/11% 3-
Nom.
consumption of oil by moter has been disposed of by of 10 per cent. Coffee has met transport and aircraft led Mr. Walter Long to remark in the raneferring £250,000 to general with good competition, and fall reserve food, and carrying for-values have been realised. The House of Commons recently that ward £63,121. The agreement sugar. market; has been firm at
oil is probably more important entered into by the French. Go the Government fixed prices. TIT than anything else."
rarament with the company in Peppers are dull, sad business Demand United States demand is ovat 1884, for providing and maintain animportant. In ries demand 30 ds. taking supply and doubts are ing ander aanbeidy arrangement, continnes good at the fixed 60 d/s.... beginning to be expressed as to cable communication between reuse. Manila hemp has been mis... whether she will be able to Cochin
China and Tonquin siesdy at the Government prices. VT Shanghai...... Scarcity of coal is creating a continue to export it very much having expired, the cable has Pipntation rubber has displayed TT Singapore
T/T Japan sente situation in the business longer. For this reason been sold and transferred to the somewhat weaker tendency, T/T India world, and the resulting increase M Greenway approves the step Government.
After crediting standard No. 1 crepe being now Demand, India..... Nom. the fuel-cock, although, the taken by the Department which capital expenditure with the cost quoted 24 541 per 15., and T/T San Francis sitastion in Japan has not get has been recently constituted of the cable, £121,455, which was smoked sheets 28 411 per lb. co & New York gans to soch an extreme degree ander the presidency of Mr. Long originally debited to that account, Fine hard pars is 2a. 631. per lb: T/T Java as in America is described by the in lite efforts to promote the pro the loss reaulting from the transac Straits tin is £293 5. to £293 10. T/T Marks Nora. Japanese Consal-General in New daction of indigenous oil. Bot tion, mounting to £68,154, has for cash, and 6291 to $292 168. T/T Francs.......... 1.06 York is his lateef raport to the be thinks it is more important been debited to general reserve, for three months delivery. Tokyo Foreign Office, eays the that there should be an extension
Japan Advertuer. The price of of the policy initiated when the coal is on the op-grade here, Government scoured a controlling the Tokyo paper. laterent, in the Anglo Perviso conținnes Ibaraki anthracite men have, Company. He means by this the
*** all British”: for instance, just issued & formation of an circular announcing another rise company, eimilarly control ed in their quotatione by to and free from foreign interest of Y.18 per tos, an, the result of any kind to deal with the develop their repeated conférences during ment of oilfields outside the the past few days. Their state- British Isles,
ment well describes the general
eitastion in the coal market. It
says that demand has increased
the market bas fallen
Straits Rics Problem.
prohibition of abiprasots
As the
apsce lately, but the stock in of rice to Singapors and Straits off porte greatly affects the businesY by degrees ou socount of the of the members of the Siraité Rice
Association is held ■« Apportioned by Merchants decreased space apponi railways and shipp-pare while Yery largely attended mesting on
mine or provincial Conf depots January 14 as Rangoca and dia. It,
of the clock is being: Boqumulated cased what was to be done to
the notiona bring to to the Kunoysocs of mine, operke turt Ancudiogly they have Government the harmful effet the prohibition would have on
ised their hotesris+=pricenz the business. Aller 8. lingthy This applies to the rther qualities direnmion, Messrs. Yeo Eng Bran of Japanese coal. It is true that the yield at the different oca), and Khoo Swee Bean were ap fields in increasing as a compara pointed a committee to draw up tively slow pace quite out of memorial on behalf of the keeping with the gain in demand, Association and send it to the
Lieutenant Governor. (the deernem or searóity.
You be the Judge'
128.
13714 Nom
71
16094
Demand, Paris ........... 4.0634
BUYING.
4 m/s. L/C...................... 3/1
4 m/s. D/P........ 9/134.
6 m/L. L/C
30 de Sydney &
3/195
196
30 d/s. San Frane- 7214
Melbourne
isco &NewYork)
4 m/s. Marks
Nom.
4 m/s. Frands/si
421
6 m/s, France.
1.26
Demand, Germany..
Demand, New York. Nom. TT Bombay******* Demand, Bombay... Nom. TT Calcutta Demand, Calcutta... Nom. Demand, Manila. 1422 Demand, Singapore, 128 Med On Haiphong german
On Saigos
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 hai STOCKED BY ALL DEALERS.
SOLE-AGENTS-
HRUTTONJEE & SON,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
On Bangkok
2/ Bovereign
.....14% prem.
5156
Every quarter of an Bour.
SUNDAYE
GRI P.M.
1.30 16
More Our u Midnight
total ok
My drengebant at iba Company's Chili,
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Dover Bod
23ench fickets avaliable for all 100 noć nicondy ill, running at the time dated Žroquia Company's time anƐiên, bus nok for special , be cared on kypletion a the CHiPszyn Office No Senecio takal will be | 20092 8680 permess therefor has been made in Beach Water, ze by Chaque or Compradore ender zogjvenating Bank Notes ***
LOT JOHAN D. HUMPHREYS 200.
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THE CHÌNA' PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paio up...$1,250,003.)
Lewer or Kachings of Homme Property, de
Toni Birnen
COMBUSTIBABYSCUTOR OF SALAR
ATTORENE, IL Undertaken and hotdat (esan Parfemises en spelSextibet).
BHIWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General ManKOOTS.
tar
6.60 Num
MARTIN' APIOL
won Gold Leaf, per o 42.20 Bar Silver, per an 4350
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
DISCOUNT PIB $100- Chinese,20 cts, places Chiness10
Hongkong 20 cents, c.
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING, CORPORAL
ACTION,
Paid-up Capital ..............$35,008,00 RESERVE FUNDS
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 2
Bilver
-$15,000,000 .$18,500,000
$33,500,00
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors are $15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Eas. Mr. S. E. Dodwel.—Chairmar, Hon. Mr. P. Batyd) am Deputy ( F. C. Etcha,
G.T..zing 19. 0% Gabbar, Hon Mr. D. Hardale, EV, D. Parr, Esq, W., Caitanda, 28. A B Compton Ex
2
Bergkong-N. J, Babb, Ssa.
Kumaghalna. G. Harphan, Esq Loados Banker London CossLY BOY Westwinerer Bank, Lhalted.
Hoogtoog--Laterna Allowed i
Os Carrist Accounts at the rate of Tper cand's
manman cơm che dally behnes
ON FIXED DEPOSITY.
For 3 months, 2j par cetrza, per snaget» For 6 months34 per cena per s23106.
N. J. STABE.
Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE Bustacs of the abows Bank, hi canducab? By the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING FORPORATION." Kules may de chesinad on appication) INTEREST
Iman month”, în dammelte is allowedos fär 15-
balances at $HÌ PR SEN. PURANATA,
Deposit may transfer, si ibels opcios, Dances
of $100 or more to the Hortong and Băianghel Bank to be placed on 12XED DEPOSIT IN A Sex per annum.
For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bankh g Corpor
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager:
THE CHARTERED BANK (J INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter this
FRAD OFFICE-LONDON, FAIL-UP CAP Ale ammamun RESERVE FUND
RESERVE ZABLA 700,000
PROPRIETORS
FOREIGN EXCHANGI and General Berk – baginesë--triamczuć. CURRENT ACCOURTS opened and TIKES DEPOSITA received for 1 year or sharter periodu. E ratos which will be quosad do application
T. C. DOWNING,
Manasu Hongkong, 11th April, 1911
THE MERCANTILE BANK O
INDIA, LIMITED:
Head Office 15, Gracechurat Street, London. Authorised Capital.......£1,500.00 Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund
H
DANGREKE
1,125,004
600.00
The Bask of Laglasi. Tại London Jak Doo tat
ТРАНСКИ -
Zombay
Calcutta "Colombi
Delhi
Grile
Hongkong Hawish
Kandy
Port bus sridan).
Kot Bbert
Kuala Lump
Msōra
Penang
Ra
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Slagspor
BONGKONG BRANCH,
Every description of Banking and Lacsang). business transacted, '
Interest allowed on Current & ecounts 'di stori chin persoonan don Daily Bulancas, and on Floof) Descri at rates which may be ascertained on application
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager
INTERNATIONS I PANKINQ
CORPORATION.
BEAR OFFICE ::
55 Wall SL, New York,
LONDON OFFICE:
15 Bishopman, EC.- CAPITAL & SUPPLUS US $8,500.0017 UNDIVIDED PROVITH US. $1,348,008:/
BATATIA
+
17,8. 87,543,008-
BRANCHES :-
LONDON, BANTO DOMTIVE) BERKAY, MANILA SAN FRANCISER CALCUTTA MEDELLIN SAXMACOM CANTON PARKA DE LOS
PRISON CABALLEROS. → PUERTO SHANGHAI
CEBU. COLOS
BANKOW PLATASINDAPCOVE HONGKONG FAN PEDRO CITEISIN KORALLY-DE MAORIS TOKOBÁMÁ
Though its 1 clóna! killários NATIONAL CITY BARK OF NEW YORK the Bank is able to of the Services TỬ Đà Branches of that Imaritalem Ja Amics, and sinewbere, nawdy
Cass Sout
BAHIA BUENCI AIRÉE,
HAVADE MONTEVIDEO, MOSCOW.
INTOR
SAC PAULO
YEDE JANKISI, SANTIAGO DE
CUBA PETROGRAD VALPĀMERO,
All Hinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS ¿pene), and FIXE); DEPOSITS retired at tatai to be uncertaived by
GEORGE HOGG. Hongkong, 26th September. 1914
THE
YOKOBAMA SPECIE BAN)
LIMITE
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Ter 18.000 OUT Paid-up Capital ....... 36,000.001720 Reserve Fund
22.100.00
sad Office.-YOKOHAMA
FISHI ONO
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