COMMERCIAL NEWS.
pared with : 601,381 balenin January, 1917 and the amouni for the six months ended Jans
The
Hankow Money Mařkétsza
compared with 5,467,824 Thales The Weekly ciroslar of the for the corresponding period Hankow British Chamber of year ago, according to statistics) Commerce for Margh 27 reports prepared by be Ugited States ➡Bille were ¿ffering
aring rather Treely Barean
of "the" CentUP. during the middle of the week, quantities are given in randing bat the supply fell off as rate baler, counting round as half weakened. Date was a small baler, efcep! foreign cotton, which demand for Yen TT. and Str* is in equivalent 500-pound bales, ling T. Ton March 21. Teale Cotton on band in assuming eat- T.T. on SasugƐsi remained ablishments January 31, amoent- (steads, but fell 14-day, 10.86.8 ed to 1.697,445 bales, can pared Chiätee market. To day'settle with 2-306,038 balew at the cor Ament sawis fair ac coat of sycee responding date in 1917, and in going into native babe for hides public storage and com PRÓSFER and general brodies. Dollars to 3,618.078 bales, compared are firm at 70 2 buyers and 70:41h 3,725,780 last year. The rellere, Chinese market and fares include 14,741 bales fair amount has been done thie of foreign and 7,043 bales of ces- week at these rates. Intrest: land consumed. 43,539 bales of 5 per cent, Obargahs exchange:foreign and 28 268 bules of sea- Han. The 60 Changsha Tiefland held in consuming establ 1,000. (nominal).
ishmente, "ard 25,602 bales of Herrign and 41,860 bals of sea-l The weekly rest of the island.haldja pablic storage. Beskow British Chamber of
Hackow Trade,
Trade After the War.
Commeres for March 27 säter: The more the proposal that the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, APRIL
THE SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE,
HONGKONG.
1918
WAR BOND DRAWING
3
QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS
you purchased or how many are you interest- ed in ?
ProduceConditions at home Government, shall have power for QUESTION A.-How many tickets have marketa are more or lesa" or three years after the termication changed, the demand from I of the warto probibit the in porta- still being the outstanding fea-tion or exportation, either wholly tore. Lcesl marketa bate impray or raitialis, of any goods what ed gradually, as supplies are cover is considered the stranger becoming more plentiful grows the opposition loit.--The
ezemy
B.-Is the winning number
amongst them?
C.-If so what are you going to do with the pro- ceeds ?
ANSWER A.-99.
3
ANSWER B. Of Course!
BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
HRAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-and General - Banking Fransacted.
Business
INTEREST ON FIXED
DEPOSITS:
For 3 Months 3% per šonum. For 6 Months 4% per annum.
For 13 Months 44% per annum, LOOK POON SHAN;
Chief MauiseE,
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
Subcribed Capital... Franca 45,000,000. Pald wy
22,5/0,000, (4 of the Capita', La. Fra ca 15,000,000 sobscribed by the Government En: Chicle Republic)
Chairman of the Board of Directors André Perthelot. General Manager
A. J. Pernotte.
HEAD OFFICE: 74. Rue Saint Lezare, PARIS.
BRANCHES
PEKING
SHANGHAI TIENTSIN
ANSWER C. Give 1/3rd to Charity HONGKONG
and pouch the balance.
The foregoing are reasonable answers to the questions but you may have some better ones; if so, please submit them to "War Bond Answers." Post Office Box No. 351, Hongkong, who will give judgment thereon, and sender of the best answers will receive TWO WAR BOND TICKETS AND 5 TOMBOLA SPILLS. Any number of alternative answers may be sent in but winner will be required to produce a War Bond Ticket already purchased for each answer submitted. All alternative answers to be sent in by the 23rd of April. They may be in comic, poetic or tragic vein,
and prices geperally Bre Coareil of the Manchester Associs QUESTION on the weak side. Ta corontion of Importers and Exporters market is sazier, buyers having bave fally discussed the pro withdraws somewhat owing to visions of the bill, and they bare the rise in exchange Bider adopted the following resolution: QUESTION and tallow are steady, prices for Thatwhilst recognising the the former being maintained is impossibility of maintaining per- spite of higher sterling exchange feat freedom of internal and ex owing to the quantities contracted ternal trade during the war, this for ahead recently which are now Council veins with alarm the pro being delivered. The price of parale to continue Government} wood oil is declining slowly as control of imports and esporte for more supplies of this commodity a further pericd of three years "arrive. Antimony regulas is after the war, and recorda its steady. Bristle 6 Sapplies opinion that such con rol should of goste kinaarestill bestiard, and orase, except with. the market for there is firm sounkies and Eubjecte, at the Picca Goods and Yarn:-The earliest possible moment after "strong demand for yarn and the war consistent" with the sheetings will continues. Clear national intereste. Further, the auces are good and prices steadily Council represents that the going up.
White whittings are worldwide commerOS of this being inquired for bat baldere country has been largely built are not free selleré, sad prices gp by the capital, technical! therefore continue to advance, knowledge, energy, and enter- The market for metals and sund-price of its merchants, and it ries continues vary quiet; proteste against the policy of the
Government, which weald in The weekly cotton market re-evitably resalt in seriously in- port imeued by Mesere. J. Spent jating the merchants of this and Co. for April 4 atates country without exraring any During the past week the cotton porresponding benefit to mand- facturers or conɛomers." The market has been more or lesa
Chlaese Cotton.
uninteresting bat with a firmer Government are believed to be tene generally, resulting in the willing to limit the operation recovery of the decline reported Jaat week. The formers have withheld supplies sod` refose
to
wer,
of the bill
ров year after the
and it also possible that they to the sppoint-
to part with *be balance consent
arb
of higher rates se the reason
up for second reading after the growa older, Receipts from Turgsbow sad vicinity Christmas recres a strong effort practicably nil, while stocks of is to be made to secure these this particolar "staple in loes! concessions, which were suggested warehonges are estimated to be to the Presidens of the Board of between
Trade early this month by the bales of inferior grade. The deputation from the Chambers of
Commerce.
12.
and 15,000
rad of this mouth and the first few days of the next will see the planting seacon ceaier, when estimates of mill stcoke, exporte, etc., will be taken and a fresh
The Trouble la Vladivostok,
Judging of answers will be made by the St. George's Day Publicity Committee!
TICKETS are on sale at Banks, Clubs, Hotels, Leading Stores, and the Hongkong and South China War Saving Association do the Union, Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd,
ECONOMIC "PENETRAverage 60 per cent, of the value
fof their lare stocke.
TION."
Germany's Pleasant Ways In Poland,
For ready-made articles of cot ton yarn and cloth, the German military purchasing company paid Demand in 1915 about 40 per cent, les 30 dis. then private German buyers of 60 d/s.. Berlin hade fered in the salama 4 m/sisu
vate firm at 17 marka. - In several
*
SAIGON HAIPHONG YUNNANFOU BANKERS: In FRANCE &ccle:é Général pour favoriser le Developpement du Com merce et de Industrie en France-- LONDON Lardon County & West-
minates Back, Ltd.
NEW YORK... Redmond & Co. Correspondents in the chief commercial
centres of the (work)
· Telegraphic Addrem: CHIBANKIND.
Interest on Current Accounts and Fixed Deppe ita in Lical Carrey and in- Gold. Terms on application.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business trat sacted
Special facilities for French exchange.
M. ROUET DE JOURNÉL,
Maoaget.
HONGKONG BRANCHL Quran's Building,
5. CFater Road,
NOTICES:
NOTICE.
Tel 2440.
PEAK TRAMWAY CO.
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE
EXCHANGE.
SELLING.
£30
3/1
3/136-
29.00 A3 10.-. 11,00
HEAX 46:
37124
HALF., 10
3/14
3/1/2
Nom.
..
13214
Nop
Nom.
73%
'BUYING.
*3/298.
BY 16 MIN.
10 10:
100x
1.1 7.M.
165.CO EING
FIGHT CARS.
11.00ʻF.M. Mary half bour
· VLDS FM 60'11.45. every újoncuét af 'né boek, 'SUNDATA:
10.10
14.00 1.30- 11:00 AM İLİRAM, 10150 Xor
10. 108
GOLF
10 Max
IN ALOR
LIFT MO 2.00 7.3L
HOST CARS sron Wiek' Days.
By Arrangement at the Company's Offsen, Alexadārs Buitings.
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA-
TIONEN VAAS
Paid-up Capital ...........$12:000.000. RESERVE FUNDS 1
Sterling
*£1,500,000 at: 2
AYA -$15,000,000- Silver...$19,500,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
$4500 000
- --- --- --- $35.000,008 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon MP.E. Boy!
UTM dan 29.-Devoty. Czas 1. C. Butcan && Y. D. Part, Eac A H. Dadwell, Dag, W. L. Fattention 4. Gabber, Fra Mr. In Shelimen Hoo, Mr. D. Landala
CRIEF MAZAMEK --
Bhanghá...a_9, Burgban, Esg Loaden Dealers-London Conaty zon Wwokaciuwer Bank, Limited
Hong Long-stenest AllowedĮ
Os Current Account at the revsel i pa tamp
travm'yo abe dally, bunnew
- PIIRD DEPOSITE ```,
for 5 months, 1 par citu paĽ NETSIJ
For 4 months, 14 par cient, par EZEKI
or legiba, i per cent. PATIEN
N. J. STARE,
Chief Manag12-
HONGKONG SAVINGSBANE THE Basics of the shops Bank in produce the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BARKING CORPORATION Reles may be obtained on applicati INTEREST on diposite (s allowedDUADO E
· Bank/il:- bo-plavad- pię
For the Hoogloog ind Kharghal Bankka Cursorma tian,
Ń. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK. OP INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charte 15
FRAD OPTICK-LONDON,
·PILLUP CAPITOLEA ME RESERVE LAND OF
PROFRIETORS
POHON CHANGE and Gunars?" Back CURRENT AC00122-opened mod 22139 DEPOSITS received he 1 year of shorter perla rates which will be quoted on application!
T. C. DOWNING,
Hongkong, 11th April, 1912,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OP.
INDIA, LIMITEDAV Head Office 15, Gracechurch
Street, London. Authorised pita!......£1,500,000 Subscribed
Paid On
Reserve Fund
KANKERBG 20
be Bark of England,
The London That Stock Banks BRANCHER *****
Kanchi
Lombry
Ciculta Colombe
Dellil Quila
Hongkong
Bovab Kindy
Port Love Marriti, ›
1,125,000
Kota Br
FONGIDFG_LKADLIZ
600,000
Every description of Banking" sad Bachang) siness transacted.
Entext allowed on Derzent à cooK ETA AZ STAR O pera Thelly Balances, and on Fland Dent at es:as which may be saterused as applichster")
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
BEAD OFFICE:
15. Wall St New>York,
LONDON OFFICE? 36, Ekhopsysen, ZE
CAPITAL & SURPLUS: DAER UBDIVIDED PROFITS USUA
BATAVIA
BOMRAY
UK
BEANCERS--
LONDON BARITO) MANILA
CALCUTTA MEDELLIN · SANT
3/2
CASTON
Der Voraz Bout
CERU
7434
25 Bataan kad spanel; Kekas„jvilable for að
Zurich, Switzerland, February of their holding under presentment of advisory committees 8-The Moniteur Polonais, fciaf 1914; daring, the first short T/T Shanghal...
representing the various trades organ of "hoes Polish partiaš ruling prices in anticipatinfected. When the bill comes which oppose pro-Ally se well acupation of Poland. The milit. IT Singapore
ary organimation even purchased / Japan..... pro Garza policy, gives some
T/T India striking figures about the treat goods for which there was no
Demand, India mest of Polish industry by the import permit into Germany. For
TT San Francis- German "cocopation authorities example, bey acquired plash si
co & New York)-- In the small part of Ras in the compulsory price of 5 marks T/T Java....... 1601⁄2 Poland recupied by the Austrians, per metre, and three months later IT Marks Nom, the requisitions appear to here the same goods from a Barlin pri- Demand, Paris
the same Polish firm purchased T/T Franc421 strioted to lbeneeds of the ccaspa
42114 tion troops, and devastations only to military necessities. Quite the Polish manufacturer m/s. L/C...... :3/214 different are the conditione in from privste German manufact 6 m/s. L/C 3/274
had the opportunity to repurchase & m/s. D/?......... the part occupied by Garmsoy, start will be made in ciculating Accordion in information re
Under the pretext of equestrerer at stormons priser, their 30 d/a. Sydney &
Melbourne oanmachinery and boilers, the entlook for the near fatare, eived in Tokyo on the 28tb
tion of old iron, the Germans took sod will probably reait in ultimo the Soviets at Vladivostok sway all machinery and all equip which, some months before they 30 d/s. San Franc renewal of ectiva operation recupied the Post Office there. Warsaw, and everywhere else,
ment from the factories at Locad been forced to sell cheaply isco &NewYork]:
4 m/s. Mötka - Nom. ander the German pretext of by those who bare yet to
mla. France. ***** 4.36 As a result, the post and tele-paying for these often valas bleiation of old iron. Itse a 6 m/s. Freuds cover their requirements until the new crop becomes avis ble tralation passed by the Strike iron which is
araph anthotilies, according to B mechines only the price of old 8sgeration to declare that the Demand, Germany
breach of the bulk of Polish industry in the Demand, New York. Nom. Meanwhile char cre of any ericas Committee, suspended the ser international Hagne Convention German occupied territory of Bomber decline or our market bome vices at 7am. on Monday 25th They abolished the Russian law consists of four empty walls Demand, Bombay... Nom. Ters remote. Listest cables from instant, whereupon the Soviete of moratiojuma and the German ran the metal on the roofs wa T Calcutta Japan indicate apprehensione in rated the Director of the Post- Spinning circles relative to re Office and the Chairmen of the commander gave special pasaports taken away, so that the buildings Demand, Calcutta... Nom. meval of tonnage from the Bm Strike Committer.
to the German creditors of Palishte beginning to decay. Deporza, Demand, Manila... 147
Demand, Singapore. 13214 bay line for war parpoler,"re
frms for collecting their duestion of Polish working men
On Haiphong 14% prem. Folting in heavier drawings on
But the nests of the Polish firm continued.
Later on the bant siter gold On Bangkot....... 1978
On Saigon 17% prom. A Strange Case. Chinree Colfens. Tore of the
could not be carbed; bicsUMI maiket, Steady.
The police have arrested a Polish industry, worked chig began. It was sossible to get Sovereign
5.40 Nom man named Hstansks Sips for interior Resia. By this salico, Permits for commercial transe Gold Leaf, per oz.... 13.30 Aged 39, living in Nagateni-mors, therefore, bundreds of manu
tions only by payment" in gold: Bar Silver, per oz..... 4614 Spot Coton on the New York Kawabe-gun, Brogo profecture, facturers and merchants were The permite coat two marke, and msiker; di er Cecliking to 34 25, în's2dbarge of attempted murder. breuzht to an artificial state of since there are no two-márk kola SUBSIDIARY COINS
plopes, the Germans compelled
Amdean Colton."
cezte, has jamped up 70 poible, It appears that eight years "go bankrapicy. according to a telegram yesterday Estants borrowed Y1,000 from
peither
441
DISCOUNT FEE: $100:
19
50
Canton 20
German cole
Vies, picha, ështstand, on applicazón 13 tha
KAPAN) KAMI JApnear tharatar dan, dies made 19) Jock Men de by Chagne or Coloradoes Dyse JO DUSUMPHREYS & Co.s
THE CHINA PROVIDENT- LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
LARDA on WorkgNcs of Hoois Property, n
·Sachs racetrad no foxxx.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
par.
1.00% dis
·772% die.
MARTIN'S
The chiefs of equifitioni, com
membere
whose" loyalty
by enor
The Gem norcupetics author the unfortunate Poles to hand received by Mr. AB., Ecoenfeld.s villager named Naksteni, whoį ities demanded the Riso war over five-rogble gold pieces and 'kong 5 ct sub, $2.00% dis Spot 34 95 conte, May 33.40 cents, died abortly after marde. His tax from factories which were tesis the change of eight mark July 32.78 cents, these monthead-widow and her second knabend slosed down and this even for the in German paper money. Under sanoise 72 od 66 points respec-attached the property of Hatadaka years 1913 and 1914. As to the these conditione. Polish indoa ry sively." Market strong and must owing to his failure to repay the prices paid to the Polish industry, a row boiler maschisery mor geap, is the Leport. The mar han. It is said that this suraged is stated that the hig Lods animal installatie keino doubt le gaining strength Hatanaks so greatly that be con- cotton lacinterracived for workarensokyo en estimate tbst the 1917 18 cealed six pieces of dynamite their blocks offer materia) building. The Monster Pelonais toy will be inefficient to last so under the floor of his creditor queated by the Germans from remarkce viguillosol at skr zam tarzmi, despite restrictions with the biset of murdering the 8 to 27 per cent, less than the Polishindustry RÁŠ DE MOTS BE THER manufacture, war peede con- stter's family. The Urnemite prices paid in peace sims by way competitor of Cherman experient ing extra quantifies, and bowever, did rot explode and of Bremen. Since the Bassian in the Rused market. Now thi içcks being short comparatively: lay in ita biding place for seven import duty for a cotion is 40 competion is destroyed for many Cotton on hand in consuming years until it was ocidentallyront of the vaine, and since establishments, Jandary- 31, discovered at the bad of last the manufacturers farther re
moured le 524,083 bales; com- month
I may add to these statements payment in -deprecated of the Moniteur some facts which marks of 1915, they lost on the hara: pusonally heard from
COLON
PANAMA
NICESOU
DE LOS PERING. CABALLIZOS PUERTO SHANGHAI HANKOW PLATA SINGAPORE HONGKONG FAN FEDEO TIENESLY ΚΩΝΣ
DE HACURIS YOKOHAMA Through it close affliation with: The NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORL
the Pank is able to the Servion of pha Brascher of busineation in Cary Bouti Amaries, and almashers, nandy-
BAHIA BUENOS AIRES, CARACAS GEBGL HAVAME MONTEVIDEO, HOSOUW 210 DE JANLIKE. SANTIAGO DE CUEL FANTOS PETROGRAD, VALPARAISOGAR DIARS
PAULO,
SAL
And of FOREIGN & LOCAL'KÄNKING BUSINTAS transcted
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opined mid-VIKEN DEPOSITS racefred at ramguir be ascertained su application,
"CEORGE" HOGA,“
Hongkong, 26th September, 1916
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANT;
LIMTIEDON
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 1 Paid-up
Usad Offi
100,000