COMMERCIAL NEWS..
of as followe:-
To write off-
Buildings
Flant and Machinery Furniture
Line and rolling stock Development account Preliminary and form-
stion expenses To carry forward
Tia.
1,058,70 569,90
"
are
EGYPT.
Some Curious Customs.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1918.
U.S. CENSORSHIP ̈*
MODIFIED.
More Latitude Given in War
News Publication.
|
જાન
port of embarkation; or informs HONGKONG SHARE
REPORT
5-BELLERS; SAL-BAINES;
·BUYERS ;` N.—NOMINAL,
OFFICIAL, PRICES. BANKS,
tion of the movement, of military forosa toward msports-or of the newmbling of military forces it sea porta." from, which Inference might be Strawn of any intention to embark them for serviós Abroad'; and Information of the assembling. of troops or convoys, and infor mation of the embarkation itsel!,
(6.) Information of the arrival, H. K. & S. Banks a. alany European port of American war Tossels, troops, or any portion Cantons.. of any expeditionary forces, com- batant or non-combatant; - departure of merchant ships from (7.) Information of the time of
of their cargos8.
MARINE INSURANCES.
North Chinas Unions
Yangtszes
BANKS
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA
RESERVE FUNDS.
BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
TION.
Paid-up Capital
$13.000.000
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 21.
Bilver
HHAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Fransacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:
..$610-
$320 190
8. B. $300. brex 78 $217)
*L
$133 $533
SHIPPING.
S.
Shells
Ferries
S.
$74 $19 $154 6527 120/ $28
For 3 Months 3% per annum.
For 6 Months 4% per annum.
For 12 Months 41% per autum
LOOK POON SHAN;
Chief Manager. :
REFINERIES.
SA.
$80
Malabons
b. MINING
$29,
401-
14
331-
20)-
27/-
New Amherst Rubbera The first annual report of the naw company, for the fasnois! your added October 31, 1917, for
Despite the great -spreads of presentation at the mesting on education throughoat Egypt, the March 28, shows that the estate people still remain very anpersti Washington, December 31.- has 1,758 acres of which 675 are tious and accourage the practice Relaxation, in overal phases of planted, including 200: sure of customs and ceremonies, which, voluntary censorship observed by planted in 1917. It is intended apart from being curious, ere American newspapers since the to plant 400 acres in 1918. The highly immorial and sacriligions, beginning of the warian harvest last year was 38, 841-1b Attention has been drawn to the nouseed by the Committee on and the fob cost of production existence of these shocking ous Public Information, in revised wea 1/2 67. The working sccount tame by the action just taken by regulations effective to-morrow. shows a profit of Tls, 4,956.90, Government on the initiative of the
American or European ports, or FIRE INSURANCES. Requests that nothing be while the net profit for the year Chancellor and Ulems of Al Ashar, published tending to disclose the information of the ports from China Fires. b. wae Tis. 4.836.63, which the who carried out an enquiry and names of line officers or individual which they sailed, or information K. Fires directors recommend be disposed appealed to the Government to unite is expeditionary forous,
(8.) Information indinating the Douglases intervene and put a stop to certain tending to reveal the identity part of arrival of incoming whips Steamboats practices, which they characteris of American marchant ships and from European porta or after their Indos (Def.) ed as not only immoral but also drew engaging submarines, and arrival indicating or hinting at, Indos (Pref.) at variance with Islamic teachings, giving information regarding the part at which the ship arrived. The Asherites have in the past drydocks, repair, and con 227.73 Iways been so desd against strastion work have
(9.) Information de to DOSTOYS besn 481.70 reforms of any description, that withdraws entirely. It is exly or enemy ships, whether naval Sugars
and as to the sighting of friend- 292.25 their present enlightened setion plained unofficially that these
or merebant, ia doubly welcome se s sign were withdrawn becsure of the 1,735 58 that more rational fences difficulty in having them ne number, or identity of vessels Kailans
(10.) Information of the locality, at work in that great versally observed: centre of Moriem learning. The Other changes and additions of belonging to our own navy or to Langkats Government bsa issued a circuler minor character are made. With the navies of ary country at war Raubs
Tronohs Owing to the inaufhoenoy of giving effect to the wishes ex- the regulations the Committes with Germany.
(11.) Information of the coast Urals pressed in the Asharite repre-issued this statement: applications for shares in response
The Committee on Publie la United States. Any information
or anti-airereft defense of the Oriental Cons..
DOCKS, WHARVES, to the circular of September 20, eentation. Amongst the oere- 1917, the directors, as per circularmonie; and customs which it is Formation makes public herewith of their very existence, as well as') GODOWNS, &C.
sought to suppress are the revision of the requests of July the number, nature, or position H. K. Wharves 55.
native Moslem 30, with respect to the conceal of their gane, is dangerous. Fpearance of
faize,
Kowloon Docks b. x. d. $121) dressed ment of military information.Jor|
b. (12) Information of the laying Shai Docks
981 in male the guidance of correspondents of mines or mine fields or of say up improperly OF
LANDS, HOTELS costume, and the daccing of and editors, who have patriotios harbour defences.
AND BUILDINGS. such women in public places orly placed themselves under cen- be issued in multiples of Tls.100/in the streets, the chanting of the sorship of their own enforcement and appurtenances used at GoH: K. Hotels"
Koran in the streets, the singing Further revisions will follow in at per, and if no appliation is -received from shareholders on of chanters immediately after Kan militery situation. None of these experimental teeta auder military H'phreys Est.
of ordinary songs by Korsa conformity with the changing before that date, they will be deemed to have waited their chanting in private residences, requests will be retained when it right to an silarment, and the nake charming, eating of fire, is established that the secrecies directors will dispose of same a glass, etc., the beating of drums new considered essential for the their discretion. The application in Mosques er at the entrance successful conduct of military to each place rach as is operations no longer servo u dane by the followers of certain definite military purpose. Tarikas (sects) and various im- moral acte performed by persons who pretend that they are lanatice At a meeting of the Board of and that their acts are holy one Directors of Anglo Java Estate, and so play on Id., it was decided to recommend tious and
440 70
4,836.63
of December 1, 1917, decided to offer for subscription to share boldere first mortgage convertible debentures for Shanghai Tls. 07,- 500,CO, bearing interest st the rate of nine per cent, per annum ond to
list for debentures closes on March 31, 1918.
Anglo-Javas.
be summarised as follows: Proft of the two.
Dutch Companies,
» Guilders
TOMED
at
(13) Information of the aircraft Centrals vernment aviation schoole for Land Invest. authority, and information of K'ioon Lands contrant and production of sir Shai Lands
West Points material, and information tending
Reclamations to disclose the numbers and or ganisation of the air division, excepting when authorised by the Committee on Pablic Infor: mation.
Ewos Kung Yiks S'hai Cottons
Yangtszepoos
Orientals
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
DE CHINE.
行銀業實法中
Capital (Paid up) ..Francs 45,000,000 1/3 of the Capital subscribed by the
Government of the Chinese Republic.)
Chairman of the
Board of Directors Andre Berthelot. General Manager A. J. Fernotta.. HEAD OFFICE:
74 Rue Saint Lazare, PARIS BRANCHES:
PEKING, SHANGĦAL TIENTSIN.. HONGKONG, and SAIGON. BANKERS
14
I FRANCE: Bociété Générale pour favoriser le Développement du Com- meros et de l'Industrie en France. In LONDON: London County & West-
minster Bank, Ltd.
In NEW YORK: Redmond & Co.. In-ITALY: Banca Commerciale Italiana. Telegraphic Address: CHIBANKIND.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposita, Ternis on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange business tranzacted.
RQUET DE JOURNEL, Manager.
HONGKONG BRANCH:
Tal. No. 2332
Queen's Buliding:
5. Chater Road. Hongkong, 20th August, 1917.
-$15,000,000 ...$19,500,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
$4500 000
*****.................... $15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Ka P. E Foivoal Chatre an G. I M. Edring, Esq.-Depaty Charona. 5. R. Dodwell, Ext. W. Patrender 20
Gabber,
Pes: Mr E. Stellin- Hon. Mr. D. Landal
-CHIRY MAXLGEN Bomgang, J. Stabb, Hay,
MAMAGES
Shanght, G. Stephen. Es
·Leadon Bankers-London CoaDİY AUS"
Westminster Banks Limited,
Hang Loog-Interest Allowed i
On Carat Accounts at the váza af Sym CuNG.
unnum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.“ For 3 months, 2 per cent, per anavat For 4 months 2 per cent, pPOT HERE, or ta manths, 1. per send DAT MERING N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK THE Horan of the above Bank is conductedby
the HONGKONG AND S
Rales may be obtained on applicatiest INTEREST cu deposite
te la: silawadys the inta». Imam monthly balancas at §zi per cœurs, pw.znod,” Depositors may transfer, Mt übels option, baleno
CORPORNGHAI BANKEGA
alon or are to the Hongkong and Shangkok.
Back to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT
For the Hongkong and Shanghal Bankila'g Corporan
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
:
Incorporated by Boysi Charter 1999 PRAD CTFICE-LONDON,
PAID-UP CAPITAL £1,500,00 RESERVE FUND $1,000,00 RESERVE LABILITY OF
PROPRIETORS
PORN CHANGE, and Gugural Bankie) business transacted. CURFINT ACCOURTS opened and PIK3 DEPOSITS received for I year or storier partats, ir
at which wiki bu quoted an application!
T. U. DOWNING,
Hongkong, 11th April, 1912
THE MERCANTILE BANK OJ INDIA, LIMITED.
b.
$90
b.
- $876
b.
$84
sa
$&
n.
8271
b.
t. 70
II.
$78
$110.
COTTON MILLS.
$175
Ba
t.15
~ Ba
£139.
b.
t. 481
b.
t. 8,65
MISCELLANEOUS.
b.
39
$4,10 $7,10
$29
$7
NOTICE
Paid Up
#225
$261
KAK TRAMWAY CO.
LIMITED.
$10
$6,20
B8
ota. 80
B
-$4
22.000
$11
b.
#5
b.
$29
Borneos China Light & P.b. “ Providents. Dairy Farms b
Trams, Peak, news. Laundries U. Waterboats
The Committee is requested by the war-making branches of the Government to urge upon the (14) Infomation of all Govern press the serions necessity for ment devines sad.experiments in the superei obarving the requests. It alwar material, excepting when to the shareholders, at the forth of the public, Public weeping information be kept out of print.
charitable instinate highly important that military authorised by the Committee on
Public Information, .: coming annual meeting, the pay is also to be stopped, as It is a master of little consequence
(15.) Information of secret ment of a final dividend of Tis well an the ceremony known se how widely, military information notices issued to mariners or other Green Islands...n.x.d. 0.40 per share, thus making Tie. the "Zaz." This latter is a sort of the most important character confidential instructions issued H. K. Electrics n. 1.15 per share for the year. The of native carnival. It is performed ia kawa within the borders of the by the Navy or the Department H. K. Ice Co. result of the year's working may either in private residences or United States. The purpose of of Commerce relating to lights Ropes
at the cemeteries. The superati these requests is to prevent, such lightships, buoys, or other guidas Steel Foundries n.
Trams, Low Level s. tion is that every woman baa information from reaching the to navigation.
(18.) Information as to the Trams, Peak, old B. friend among the Dijuna or spirits, enemy: The printed page forms a 1.420,146.61 and when a women is ill or safe and easy method of sommai number, sise, character or los barren her relatives perform the cation for the enemy agent. When tion of ships of the navy ordered ceremony, which is a revolting ever he can be forced to attempt laid down at any port or shipyard, one, in order to reconcile the use of the telegraph, the cable, or in setual process of construc- ber with her particular Djinn and or any other medium for the tion; or information that they so relieve her from the affliction transmission of news, the risks of are launched or in commission. from which she may be suffering, detection
(17.) Information of the train immeasurably 17,498 37 All these custome and ceremonies multiplied. But he can maila or boat schedules of travelling are to be dealt with under certain newspaper or a magazine without official missions in transit through
the United States. existing lawe, which empower the leaving a trace. 9.721.75 thorities to inflict varying pan“
(18) Information of the trans- The committee is without legal alties on the offenders.-Pioneer. authority or moral right to bring Portation of munitions, or of war
any form of pressure on publicaaterial. tions to enforce observance of Photographs conveying the icformation specified abore these requests. These paragrapha A shipbuilding plant has been embody what the military and should not be published.
* Out of which there
has been written
cff for deprecia-
tion of Cifise Gare ·
eta.
dens, Buildings, Machinery Guilders... Income Tax 1916 and provision for 1917 Guilders MI Paid us Dividends to Anglo-Java Bata- tes Guilders Paid as Intereat, Agency fees and Commission to
Anglo Java Esta-
.1,170,000.00
A Honolulu Scheme.
RIA
Watsons Wm. Powells
Morning Posts 2..
·OORREOTED TO NOOR TUESDAY MARCH 26-1018,
BENJAMIN & POTTS,
Share and General Brokers,
Princes Building.
Tel address: Broker.
EXCHANGE.
BELLING.
* 3/11/
8/134
3/14
3/196
4/8 3/11⁄4
These requests go to the press established on the Als Mosna naval experts of our country hold tes Ld Guilders 142,248.83 beach, balf a mile distant from to be the minimum that can be without larger suthority than the TT... After paying the expenses of the Honolulu Iron Works,
saked, at this time, for the protes-cities of the war-making Demand the Shanghai Office and providing Honolulu, and three schooners are tion of our soldiers and sailors branches. Their saforement is 30 din.. for Directore' and Audists' fees, now being built there, which will and the success of our military matter for the prees itself. To 60 /
plass. For their observance the the overwhelming proportion of T/T Shanghai... Nom. the balance at creditit of Profit be equipped with auxiliary en Government relies implicitly upon newspapers, who have gives T/T Singapore 13336 and Lass account of Anglo-Jasa gines. A channel 200 feet long the loyalty and judgment of the accelfish, patriotia adherence to T/T Japan. 1424 Eetatea Ld., is Tle. 611,562.03. will be dredged through the coral individual writer and publisher. the voluntary agreement, the IT India. Nom In order that the American Government extends ite gratitude Demand, India ...... Nom. people may clearly understand and high appreciation.
Out of which, three
interim dividenda have been paid abeorbing...
Tls..
***.372,009,00
and it is now pro
posed
To pay & find divid.
end of Tle, 0.40 per
share amounting to 198 400.00 To pay a bonus ta Manegers and Safe To carry forward
Tla.
reef that connects the beach with
the vessels.
the open ees for the launching of
why certain news does not appear
in print it is arged that these
requests be printed in fall.
The attention of the press in
TBO8888ry or
"A German Australia.",
་
74
16334
Nom.
4.24.
4.2014
BUYING.
3/232
3/256
327
3/276
751⁄4
Nom
4.39
Melbourne
T/T Ban Francis-] co & New York) TIT JET TIT: Marks. TIT FANGS... A traveller who has recently Demand, Paris The control was in the hands of called to the provision that these returned to Sydney from what the immense Siemens and Halake requests do not apply to news dis was formerly German News. LO..... concern in Berlin, and dividends patches censored by the military Gainen, saye that the plantations / D/E. were being paid in Berlin at the authority with the expeditionary there are becoming wonderfully 6 m/s L/C.... rate of £35,000 a year. The forces or in those cases where the productive and profitable. The 30 d/s. Sydney & 14,224.00 complete transference of the Government itself, in the form of Germans still retain their 6.928.03 business to British hands will official statements, may find it intererata, and they are firmly gone
50 4/s. San Frañs-1 loosen the bold which Germany.
isco & New York expedient, 811 55203 had on the electrical industry in make public information covered again become a German territory +4 m/s, Francs
tovinoid that New Guines will
4 m/s. Marks this.country.
by these requeste
after the war. Some of them go 6 m/s, France....... Germany's Iron Ore Reserves, The requests follow:
Bo an to far declare their strong Dambad, Germany. Exit of "Hua Shareholders. An Amsterdam telegram states For the protection of After long negotiations between that the Union of Steel and Coal muitary and naval forces and of become a German territo after TIT mbay
our belief that Anetraifo, itelli Dentand, New York. Nom the Board of Trade and several Industries at Dusseldorf bas sent merchant shipping it is requested the conclusion of hostilit syndicates of would-be purchasers, a petition to the Chancellor and that secrecy be observed in all a contract (secording to the Day Hindenburg aking, for the im- matters of Mail) has been entered into for mediate superation of the Longwy (1) Advance information of the sale of the German shares in and Brisy iron mines. Professor the rentes and schedules of trooperican aviator was killed yerda 6 Haiphong Siemens, Bros, Ld., of Woolwich Bleyschlag and Dr. Krasch, dir. movements. (See paragraph five.) and Buford, electrical engineers. color of the Prussian Geological (2) Information tending to day while making a teet fight as The successful syndicate consiste Institute, have sent a long disclose the number of troops in an aviation centre before French Oz Ban kok ... of Bitish-born zakj da - If seobnical study, wherein it ap- the expeditionary forces abroad, and American pilots and observ is their intention to carry vesis that, according to their (3) Information calculated to tion aviators. Although the wit
Faccornfully, buten stempt.
:
Killed in Test Flight. Paris, December 31-
on and expand the busines, which reaches, Germany's reserven in discione location of the pet: loop pu
s blowing violently be made
has been supported by Govern. from oreosunot last more than musuent bats or bases abroad. ment war conizuota." At the fam forty to fifty years, after (4) Information that would ing to repent the fextabe fell, Bo outbreak of war by far the greater which paricd Germany will be disclose the loostion of American was dying when wisked 19, bat part of the business was in Gest entirely dependent on foreign anite or the eventual position of insisted on reporting to bis Am- man bande: "The family of Bis- countries-for-oree, unless Ger- the Amerioun forces at the front. #rican comrades, with his last mess In Germany held 70,000 many annexes the Longwy and (5) Information tending to breath the observations which he shares out of 120,000 of 25 sach, Briey mines.
disclown and eventual or sotusi
had made.
NOTICES.
'TIMETABLE
HIG ET CARA.
1.80 3.3. And ↑ FL US NO 15:30 2AL Svery half boar. 25.00 PM, 60 11.45. say quarter of sa hous. SENDATE:
AX 10
TEMAL N 15:30 oc
"EVERT 13 MIN
LP.L
19 10xx Ja Mox
HEET DARI 1a od Wook Daya
SATURDAYS. "
·Rates Out at Kanight.
SPECIAL ¤Ã23/
BY ARTingtinent at the Copspanya Citye, Almandra Bellinga,
Des Voeux Road'
Gassen Jnd pozeb sokets staflabie for all
maen met niewolky full, running at ibe-tima auled Theme Commpany's tiane tabóma, bras nos fór spannt MEN, MAAT nlicateod, on, application se. Shar Konstanzy's Office :-o Bataan, tisket will b poteter, end) DAYTRANS IDErator has been "zasde in DARX Mötet, or by Chaque or Comprador under regrannating Bank NS BRAN
FOLLI D. HUMPERE, &00,
THE CHINA-PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO. LTD.
(Capital Paid up.....$1,250,000.)
Lista en Moraguge of Moose Preparis, in Bands raceived of Storage
Zetter sende as the Provident Systems.
PERDERTE CUTOR OF ANTOREET, de Vaderinken, and
Partenkien oni zapõlen
120. the Oth
BELAWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Managers.
Demand, Bombay... Nom TTlouts
Demand, Caloutta... Nom. Demand, Manila" 148 Demand, Bingapore. 13376
T&
134% prem
4954
MARTIN
6.35 Nom
041,80
- Mlter, per oz. 167
TRY COINS
DISCOUNT PER $100
cong 5 ots, sub, e. a
Head Office 15, Gracecharel Street London. Authorised Capital.
Subscribed
Reserve Fund
BANKERA
The Bark of England, The London Talat Stock Bank, Sindəd
BRANCHER
Bombay
Calenta
Coimba
Detai
Galla
Hongkong
Rowish
Kandy
Fort Loula (Murtidas.)
Karachi
Kata Burs
Kaala Lamps:
Madra
Parang
Rangior
RONGKONG BRANCE.
Every description of Banking sad Exchangs business trancia, 1.
interest allowed on Currant &cÇORTIS AT RUM CO per annum on Dally Balances, and an Fhrad. Desti takes which may de nacertained on spylimatka.
· C. CHAMPKIN,
** Acting Mansgæɛ.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
-HEAD OFFICE
Is Wall St, New Yak-
LONDON, OFFICE":- 14, Bahopsgate, EC. CAPITAL & BURFI.USU.B. $4,500,009 UNDIVIDED PROFITS US. $1
HUM RAY
US. $7,869,000 BRANCHP La
BATAVIA LONDON BANTO DOMINGO MANILA SAN FRANCISCO CALCUTTA MEDELLIN SANTIAGO FAXTON -
PANAMA ADA DE LOS
COLDX
PEKING. A CABALLEROS!
PUERTO
HANKOW PLATA
SHANGSFU
SINGAPORE HONGKONG FAN PEDRO TIENTSIN
DE MACOKIS YOKOHAMA
XOSE
Through its close alization NATIONAL CITY BANK OF. SEW TORNG 1 Bank 1 shis to offer a Seniors of tần Boschis or that inesitation b
America, and alousbere, za
BAHIA BUENOS AIRES, GENOL, HATAN MONTEVIDEO, MOSO 210 DE JANTIKC SANTIAGO CUBA PETROGRAD VALPARAISO,
SANTOS RAI
BEN PAULO
All kinds of FOREICH & LOCAL BANKINI BUSINESS transacted. -
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and TILES DEPOSITS received at rasos so, de sucursalavé o application.
GEORGE HOGO,
Manage
Hongkong, 26th September, 1818
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANI,
LIMITED...
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 36,000,000: Reserve Fund...................... 23,100,000 Head Office-YOKOHAMA
Brandber Bembay
Changohen
11
for fund periode saxates
HISHI ORO“
Naw Zoo