THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, ““ATURDAY-

BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO.

Telegraphic Address—“BROSSARD"

Telephone-2566,

CIVIL ENGINEERS

King's Building, HONGKONG.

Codes.-A.B.C., 5th, AZ

Franc

Omnibus

Agencies:- -SAIGON, SINGAPORE, PEKIN and TIENTSIN.

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** REINFORCED, CONCRETE WORKS:

Road and Railway Bridges, Eunds, Wharves Weirs. Retaining Walls, Dams, Industrial Buildings, Towers, Tanks, Godowns, Frameworks,Cul- verts, Vaults, Floors, Roofs, Piles hollow and full, all lengths and sizes, Soles and Foundation plat forms, Chimneys, Poles for support- ing Telegraph and Telephone lines and carrying Electric Light and Power.

COMMISSION, IMPORT & EXPORT

Industrial materials for railways, factories, mines, iron, steel, pipes.

angle bars, steel joists. iron

sheets, motors and Fichet's "fire- proof safes.

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REINFORCED CONCRETE IS ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF AND OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE to EarthquAKE SHOCK,

SAIGON CENTRAL MARKET.

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and Priva

MARINE CONSTRUCTION: Lighters (river and sea) up to 1,000 itons. Hulks, Ferry Boats in steel

and reinforced concrete.

Sea going ships in reinforced con- crete, Steamers and Sailing vessels Fap to any tonnage.

IRON WORK:: Frame work, machine tools, boilers, and industrial Installations.

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORKS: Private and Publie Buildings, FRC- teries, Godowns Tunnels, Found- ations in bad ground, by com-. pressed air. Walls, Drains, Sewers, Churches, Hotels and Hospitals.

M. M. Brossard, Mopin and Co., shall be pleased to study all technical and industrial questions and are prepared to supply specifications and plans on every kind of metallic or reinforced concrete construction which may be required. Address as above or to their agents Wm. C. JACK & Co., Ltd., 14, Des Voeux Road, Central.

Reinforced Concrete SPECIALISTS.

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

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REV. MP. SUNDAY'S

SLANG BOOK.

Billy Sunday's elang has beer the object of attack from many points of view; but he has now

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11

74

EXCHANGE,

SELLING.

3/14

9/15%

3/14

3/178

Nom.

133

14234

****** 4.25

BUYING.

3:3

3/3

isco & New York 7512

BANKS

BANK OF CANTON,

LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Bankin Baninom Fransacted.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

For 3 Months 37% per sannmi,

For 6 Months 4% per annum..

For 12 Months 41% per annum. LOOK POON SHAN

Chief Manage,

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

DE CHINE."--an Sabrezibed Capital ... France 45,000,г00, Elup

22,500,000 Tis of the Cabita, La. Fraren 15,000,000 subscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republic)

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Chairman of the Board of Directors André Berthelot. General Manager A. J. Pernoite. HEAD OFFICE: 74. Rue Saint Lazara, PARIS

BRANCHES; EEXING

SHANGHAI ... TIENTSIN HONGKONG

SAIGON HAIPHONG YUNNANFOU

BANKERS;

La FRANCE. Société Général pour favoriser le Developpement du Com- merce et de l'Induruis en France LONDON...London County & West:

minstes Bark Ltd.

NEW YORK Bedmond & Ca Correspondents in the chief commercial - centres of the world.

Telegraphic Addiem: CHIBANKIND.

Interest on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits in Local Currency and in Gold Terms on application

Every description of 'Banking and Exchange business transacted

Special Facilities for French' exchange. M. ROUET DE JOURNEL

Manager. HONGKONG BHANCH, Queen's Ballding,

Chater Road.

NOTICES.

NOTICE.

Tel 2440,

PEAK TRAMWAY CO,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

14.50 AM

12.0L 10 THE AX. DiMarX” 142.22, 14 1.75

LES P... 1.182.3.

1.90

* 183 7.M.

NIGHT CAES.

STERT 3 MIN.

XO MAZIL.

10 M.

$

15 MIN.

10

1. P.M. 404 9 2 1.29 LE

13.30 zac'sary tatt hou

· 11.00 Pal. de ULEV KAL

TYRES THRIVEr of a boor SUNDAYS

10.30 AM

*****

Nom. 4:40 4.45

19.00 Noos

Ms Kaca ta

No change, Kairing Coal:-

kind of men who shoots firel Scoks are above the average; on

+nd asks questions afterwards,” account of tonnage having bear fairly plentiful for parts in close

How could any base alanderer ec wist the noble sentiment of A Japanese Amalgamation. proximity to Japan, but the long

Joseph: Hy master bath Negotiations have been pro talked of contribution of Japanese

committed all that he hath to my T/T Feeding for the smalgamation of tonge to the Allies is now laid himself open to critos band; there is none greater in Demand The Kurashiki and the Matrayams reality and freights have already from the literery, quite seide this house than I; neither hath 30 dis... Spinning Companies and the risen in cone gascos. As the from the oratories, standpoint he kept beck anything from. me, terms have now been agreed upon priceof coal is at present regulated With some outside assistance he but thee, because then art his

60 d/%.............. 4 10/8...... as three shares (Y.25 paid up) of almost entirely by the cost of bss written sad pablished his wife; how then can I do this T/T Shanghai.... the Matsuyams Comokay equips-freight there would appear little frat book, called "Love rest wickedness and sin again! TT Japan ...........

T/T Singapore lent to ace ebare (1.50 paid up) likelihood of obeaper quotations Sories of the Bible," In Goc?' Mr. Sanday also spoils one T/T India ... Nom. of the Kurashiki Company and in the near future."-

1. foreword be set kat of the most dramatic passages in Demand, India...... 1.9 in canh.

Japanese Investments in Chian remove the sting of criticism," literature by having Joseph T/T San Francis-1

Nom. China's Pig Iron.

Formerly Japanese capitalists, cording to the St. Louis Globe ev. at his identity before Jadsh

74% co & New York) Okins is now almost the caly such as the Mitsu, Mitsubishi Demcerat, "by questioning the fared to take the place of Ben T/T Java............. 15934 country which can continue the and the Okura Company, invested sincerity of all who see anything jamin. The book abcands in such T/T Marks.... Nom. supply of pig iron to Japan, the money or undertook enterprises of irreverenos in his perform evidences of lack of sppreciation I/T Francs.... Perchifa Iron and Bree Works separately, and the lick of co-ļaucé.” This paper dres noi of the Bible characters and in-Demand, Paris 4.2516 and the Haayeb ping Iron Works operation often militated againsccept Mr. Sunday's argument idea's which he tries to make being the only producers. The their respective interests. Recent and seems to think that there i'vital' The whole effect is revolt Hokkaido Steel Werks hae omly, however, they bave oc ordinstven more france in thrusting ing to any one who has read them/s. LC.. 3/25

4.mis. DIP.... * pleted ite new plant with the ed their efforts. For some time forward this vehicle of emphasis incompa able telling of the stories

...... 3/33/4 6 m/s. LIC.... intention of doubling its produc psat the Miteai, Farukawa, in cold type than there is in using in the Bible itself." tion at a near date. while the Okurs, Kabers, and Sczaki it with the colour of the humss In the second story in the

30 dis. Sydney &}

Melbourne ind Penchifa Iron Woke, the Ar- firms and the Tra Kogyo Kaight vole Marecver, Mr. Sunday je volt me we are Abraham in the 30 d/s. San Franc shentien Iron Smelting Works have been jointly negotiating charged with himself misguise of a modern man af : fisire;} of the South Manchoria Railway with the Chinese authorities apprehending some of the stories "Abraham was in a tight 4 m/s. Marks Company, the Oriental Steel advance a loan in order to finance that he seeks to make more clear pinch, and he showed it," 4 m/s. France Manufacturing Company and the mines in Bazan province, and lifelike. We read :

"He was past the age when he 6 m/s. France others are steadily working either though separate negotiations "He defends the slang that could bide worry successfully

Demand, Germany.. to increase their cutout or to made by ecme of them previously appears on every page, and very "He had locked the door of his Demand, New York, 7494

·commence its prod notion. failed, the joint negotiations have frequently in every sentence on private office and disconnected bis T Bombay

lately been brought to a success page, on the ground that it is telephone, and given his clerks T/T Calcutta.

Demand, Bombay... Nom: Dairen's Exports and Imports faliae. The six large Japanes necessary to a proper understand-orders that under no condition Demand, Calcutta... Nom

The exporte from the port of Dairen during February last were

capitaliste

contemplating. He declareez Honest slang was be to be disturbed. DOW

Demand, Manila ... 14814 "Suddenly he pushed up hit Demand, Singapore. 133 returned at 177 830. ions which organising themselves into a better than hypocritical cant

permanent body for fecilitating and it is better than five-syllable roll top desk with selam and On Haiphong... 14% prem. howed a decrease by 57 446 tops and undertaking enterprises Greek adjectives or pretty verses aboved his bat on to his bead On Saigon ·1% sod 79 296 tons from the figures in Obins, AB already of poetry.' He grotesquely in "Barab wae waiting for him On Bangkok 4076 for the previous month and the noted, the Miteni, Farakams, irodacea automobiles, matcher, when he climbed down out of his Sovereign corresponding month of last year Sumitomo, and the Fojikurs alarm clocks and other modern satomobile, at the front gate, and Gold Leaf, por of 45.40 respectively. Of the exports, El clie Wire: Company have et-things in the stories, taken from told the chauffeur he would call Baan Jake took the lead with pointed the Mitsui Bassan Keishs the Old Testament, in order to him when he needed him 82 300 tons. The importa

'real, vitsi

A wife who during the same months mounted their sole felling agent in Chips make the stories

who is on the job * the 55,049 tons which showed

atver needs a dictionary to read with the object of preventing definite, and persons),"

"Mr. Banday made two great her husband's mind. competition in selling electric also a decrease by 14522 tone wire in that country. In regard mistakes in preparation for hie **What has happened now? from the previous month, but an the esle of electric lamp balbe, the dubione task. Be should have she asked, leading him over to Hong. 5 cts sub. $4.00% dis. increase by 7,310 tons over the Hiteti, Farakes, Sumitomo, Talled on George Ade, Rins the end of the "verandd; where corresponding period of last year. koy Denki, and the Fujikura Com Lardner, or some other master of they could's ik privately. Of the above imports, empty oil oans from Shanghai formed the called the Chakoku Denki Kogy megs. The book is valuable sa speculating for you have to

pany first cétablished a company current slang to give picture: que .. "I know you haven't been Canton 20 Jobiet item with 5,014 tons (one Kaishs with a capital of Y100,- collection of a low grade of slang much sense

cab. ton containing 40 cans). OCO at Bhanghai with the of onsed twenty-five years ago. The No.I haven't been speculat -Coal and Tonagge. of dispating the Chinese feld ducity of using ancient prize ing said Abraham siowly. “Bat In their fortnightly ecal market with the General Electric Com ring language in drearibing it looks as the we've got to fall It will be remembered that s circular for April 11, Mesara. pany, of New York The five Abraham, the father of the faith ap et kes, and sell out and move! Chinese, Fang Hurg-teni, on Wheelock & Co write Japan-firms-also-established in this ful, accuses temporary interest if Abraham hadn't been the board the N.Y.K, OmmarH, WAY Coal:Our local market has been country a Chins Kogyo But Mr. Sunday, fails, to main steadiest and most repeated arrested at Kobe on the 11th lather quiet doring the peas fort Kabushiki-Kaisha with a capitel tain it, becture there isnt basicess man in town, Baabimo or a charge of violating night, ohu fly due to the milk of 1000,000. Soon after freshness or brightness ir might have thought that he had the regulations probibiting the filatures stopping work onzount wards the Chokoka Denki Kogyo his slang. His other, and worse been drinking of the absence of shipping facili Kaishe was reorganised into mistake, was in not consulting ties to Farone, and the cone quest Chakoku Electric Ball Company one with the Bible equain, socamalstion of stocks in Shang with a capital of ¥2,000,000 fance, with the Bible stories. In hai; deliveries.to other consumers, which is engaged in manufactor anmerons cases be entirely miss howarer, have been well main- ing and selling electris lamp the point.

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"He was too good a man to stail on an order.

prem,

6.35 Nom

Bar Silver, per ok.... 4734

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

DISCOUNT PER" $100:

10%

50"

par.

1.50% dis 66% 8.

Attempt to Export Gold,

export of gold from Japan. It "Abraham didn't lees any time wie alleged that he was trying to fet he had made up his mind smuggle. Y10 260 in Japanese

here his duty lay,

gold grene.ard about 806 monm of gold ballion. The Chinese hes since been under tus) at the ained. The freight-rate, Japan bulbs in Shanghai. It is reported a treatment of the life of Be had been told to move Kobe Ka Bribanebo. On the to Shanghai, is steady at 1-10 that the Japanese capitalists are Joseph, which by the way, was sad the nest morting newspaper parton; otherwise, freights are ac bending their efforts towards not a Bible love-story within Hesnied en advertisment, patting Lem with sn upward tendency undertaking electric enterprises donday's self-impose drestrictions, all of his properly on the marke owing to the recent fixture of some in the interior of Chins with flords "ant illustration. He bar for

him talk of Potiphar

29 h plrimo judgement was given sentencing him to imprisonment with hard labour for two months and confiecating the gold made and ballion. Peking

New

150,000 tons of Japanese tonnage Japsizse mrhey and machinery quick on the trigger, and as far some excitement in the burg. to the Allies. Fachan Coal: Japan Chroni le.

XID D.M. NO. 8.00 7.3.

HOUT CARS us on Weak Da

|_ MATURDAYH

More Chris Mag

ARPECIALIOARE

22.

15 Min

By Arrangements; the Company's Dick

7 Ajezandza. Bol Village,

"Das Youn

• Sosem "shd 'yunch dčkom kracinźle for aS) Ames 288 Alzaady full, rasung as the time stated. ki tha Dospanya trasa sablas, but bet for spaci PREL, CA - ökfeined qu spplication suite Company's Orion --No Basson ticket will be SANTA BASE DESTINeki kunzator has zaen, mada Er Back Bates or by Chaque or Compradors Dedar supewanking Bank Noss€****

JOHN D. HUXFRANTS 400%!

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO. LTD.

(Capital, Paid up.. $1,250,000.)

· Lines on Korteses of Room Property, duk Zahoda rostrat în "Esoraq0.

Zidne made an die Provideca System;"

"ASTORREY,MA-Enderinken-and-Bann Chaos and Fretseclses on appiloná

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

BANKS

HONGKONG & BHANGRAF

BANKING CORPORA VSATION.

Paid-up Capital

ESERTA ZUNDS Į

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21-

$15,000,000

Silver $19,500,000

§15,000,BCO

$450,000

Reserve Idability, of

Proprietors.$15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS, Hen: Mr. P/H Holyoak — Chiefyer a G. 7. H. DAKH, D-Deputy Chatwośă- Y. C. Butcher, E. V. D. Pier, Engu 6. E. Do W. Le Pattede k C. Gabbey,

Yao. Mr. 2. Sasilim, H. MD. Landam

QUINE MANAGEM Rogging==K. J. Badke Bog.

Shanghai, G. Scephes, Zas. London Bastars-London Openty and Watulaster, Bank, Lubeck

~~:: Hongkong-Ireneust Allowed s On Current Accounts at the rate of 1 per cani p samom on the dally balance

ON ELKO DERMITE

For 3 months 2j put cutt, pat atzamě For month, 23 per cotit, but EELDA, N. J. STABB.

Chief Manager,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

BAR FURBORA STORMEN 1

THIS Business of the above Bank is toodatak the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANENG may be ebraised on applempar key INTEREST OG „depósite is allowed no the min wwwmostly baltiesa at Vil par LANG, DÚ SÍCE

Depeatoes my tzunyfer, di ibair option, bainocar of $100 or more to the Roarkungsod ngal Bank in be placed on FrED, DEPORTS W cant, per snitt

For the Hougtong and Shanghai Banking Corpora

N. J. STABBY

Chief Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Boyal Charter 255%...

FILE OFFICE:—1 PAIL-UP CAPITAL ----s RESERVA PUND RESERVE KLÄREATY OF

PROPRIETORS

£1,500,000

FOREKOM KICHANDE 2nd General: Banking

business trazancend. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXND DEPOSITS received for 1 year is shorter perioda, sà rater which will be quoted on appllenť'ork. 10. DOWNING,"

مراد

Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.,

THE MERCANTILE BẦNK OF INDIA, LIMITED,

Head Office 15, Gracecharak Street, London, Authorised Japital ..............£1,500,000 Subscribed.

Paid Up

Reserve Fund is

24

BANKERS

The Bark of England,

(1.125,000

· $52,500. 650,000

Tha London Teint Stick Bank Link

BRANCHEEP

Lombay

('alerta

Celomba

Dalai

Gelle

Hoogkung

Kevns

Kandy

Part Look (Manzīties.)

Ke Bera Kunis Lovat

Poners

Fastma

Abaczko

FONGLONG BRANCE.

Every description of Banking and Exchan business transacted.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts at span c DET are on Delly Balantas, and do Find wom at rates which may be ascertained on application?

C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Manager,

INTERNATIONAL! BANKINO

CORPORATION,

HEAD OFFICE :-

55. Wall St., New York.

LONDON OFFICE: af, Bisbocerum, EC.

CAPITAL & SUB PT.US 1.835,500,00% UNDIVIDED PROFITS; US. $1,348,000

BATAVIA

BRANCHES, 200

LONDON RAKTO DOWNTON BOMRAY.. MANILA SAN FRANCESCE CALCUTTA NEDELLIN SANTIAGO CANTOR PANAMA

DE LOS CEBUG PEKING CABALLEROS, COLON PUERTO SHANGHAY HANKOW

PLATA

STIGAPORE HOFGLONG FAN PEDRO TIKSLIN KOBE DE MACORIS TOKOHAMA

Thome's its close allíssion NATIONAL CSITY BANK OF NEW TOZE the Bank is able to offer 11 a Sprstóricof" "the Archet of that Jastration Cubs Souch America, and chewwborn, namely

BABIA BUENOS AIRES,-

· CAR&G) DENDA, HAVANA, MONTEVIDEO, HOBOOW ΣΤΟ DE JANEIRO SANTIAGO :: DE CURA FANTOS SAL · PAUXO, PETROGRAD VÁLFARAISO, -

All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING -BUSINEES transacted a O'RTA CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIZES DEPOSITS actived at rataste de nacariadená p. application

GEORGE HOed;

Hoogkong, 26th September, 1914

YOKOH

THE

KOHAMA SPECIE BANK.

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Authori Capital Yen 48,000,000- Paid-up Capital.... 86,000,000 Reserve Fund...

23.100,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA

Bombar

Los Angeles)

Bydney

Honolulu

·Deska ́

'Suona sula.: All Cuecalers and Shorts put chem

En Youn Kobe

Paldag

MARTIN'S PER

received for fixed periodly aÉ ZAINOJU DAĽ Ob

EISHI ONO; Manager Bongkrog 17th) Kr 1918

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