THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1918.
BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO.
Telegraphic Address—“BROSSARD":
Telephone-2566.”
CIVIL ENGINEERS,
King's Building, HONGKONG,
Codes.-A.B.C., 5th, A.Z. Francais,
Omnibus
and Private.
Agencies:- -SAIGON, SINGAPORE, PEKIN and TIENTSIN.
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REINFORCED CONCRETE WORKS
Road and Railway Bridges, Bunds, Wharves, Weirs, Retaining Walls, Dams, Industrial Buildings, Towers, Tanks, Godowns, Frameworks, Cul- verts, Vaults, Floors, Boofs, Piles bollow 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 joista, iron. sheets, motors, and Fichet's fire- proof sates.
REINFORCED CONCRETE IS ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF AND OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
SAIGON CENTRALF HARKET
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MARINE CONSTRUCTION: Lighters (river and sea) up to 1,000 tons. Hulks, Ferry Boats in steel and reinforced concrete. Sea going ships in reinforced con- erete, Steamers and Sailing vessels up to any tonnage.
IRON WORK:
Frame work, machine tools, boilers, and industrial installations.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORKS:
Private and Public Buildings, Fae- tories, 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.
trade connection.
The
earlier
QD
Bishops' Tribunals to Choose Volunteers.
T/T
EXCHANGE.
Demand
SELLING.
3/824
3/3
3/316
3/35%
3/394
Nom.
140
14794 Nom.
Nom
78
BUYING.
m/s. LC 3/4 4 m/s DP...44 200 3/496 6 m/s. LC 3/478 30 dia. Sydney &
30
Melbourne are
3/478
7914 Nom. 4.61
argently in need of payment. The With the shatting off of the supply Taseday, when 150 packages ministers of religion shall receive T/T Calcutta
The War Office also agrees that Demand, Bombay...
Nom.
Chinese Tobacco For American market is no better of than CLERGY "CALL-UP.”
Cigarettes.
before the holiday but there is Australian Imports from Japan South China tobacco to the United chants that things will begin to
The increased shipment of some talk among the mer At the annual meeting of the States during 1917 has continued Pick
up about September Australian Association of British into the present year in even settlement day. In other words, Manufacturers, held at Melbourne, increasing volume, and there is the outlook for the summer London clergymen for service in 30 26.
Dr. Iogram's plan to release the report stated that importe into reason to believe the trade will is not over bright, waya the N. the Atry has been adopted in 60 dis Australia from Japan "roee from continue after the war. Normally Daily News of June 22, £900,000 to £3,400.000. The Chinese tobacco can be had at two
..smaller and
principle by the Bishops of Eug. 4 m/8...... restriction of British exports was much lower rates, comparatively, auctions of the week, with a at Lambeth Paisce under the I/T Singapore and and Wales, who held a meet. F/T Shanghai... largely due, it was explained, to than the tobaccos from Turkey minimum offerings, came out chairmanship of the Primate. the fact that plant and material and the Nest East, which it har bont even on the sales, bat,
T/T Japan ... were needed for the making of been capplanting in the American Yaenfong, calculating that the
They decided to try, by diocesan IT India .......... munitions, but united solion mast and Egyptian mazketa. Ship Market would have an appetite arrangement, to give the clergy. Demand, India be taken to see what could be donements of tobacco to the United after a week of fasting, purities for putting themselves in the Tr Java 15034
ander a voluntary eyetem, facil T/T San Francis-1 co & New York) not only to regain lost trade with States through Hongkong last ap over 600 packages, which Great Britain, but to increase it. year were valued at 0. $40,910 in proved to be a misoslealation-same position as if they were T/T Marka....... Not. The United States as well as the first quarter, $89,471 in the the market did not want the
ander conscription.
T/T Francs......... 4.45 Japan had greatly increased its second quarter, $195,180 in the goode and freely showed its dis clergy of military age in his own
Each Bishop will appeal to the Demand, Paris third quarter, and $135,913 in approval. Many of the merchante Russian Outstanding Accounts. the fourth quarter, a total of Gwere still away at ancestral homes, diocese, asking them whether is 4
The total amount of Russia $461,474, se compared with s
which may have accounted for their wish to volunteer. outstanding accounts due
The Archbishop, it was annone total of $110,994 in 1916 and the lack of competition, and the Japanese merchante i estimated $35,573 in 1915.
Before the failure of the Yaen Kong bank at ed, has received from the Minister at about Y60,000,000. Of these was shipments were confined to Ningpo and the consequent dis of National Service the following dfs San Franc accounts the Government has paid tobacco for the nee of Chinese organisation of the money market ply to bis inquiries:
isco & New York! (with part of the proceeds of the resident in the United States.thers, owing to gambling in have arranged with the War 4 m/s. Marke Extraordinary Exchequer Bonde The exporte promise a value of cotten, certainly influenced in
Office that any minister of mis. Franca ...... for Y13,000,000 on May 25th last) about $125,000 for the
volunteers for 6 mis. Francs first the curtailment of business for religion who "a certain portion which the
Bervice in the
**** 466 Army quarter of 1918, or substantially that port. There was some
shall Demand, Germany.. authorities accertained to be three times the shipments for the inquiry from Wabu sad Teingise be entitled to amol for non-Demand, New York. 78% authentic, and which was most corresponding period a year ago. st the Kangping asle
combatant service if he so desires, T/T Bombay ......... authorities are making investiga of Turkish and Near Eastern
offered, bat bidding tions with regard to other out tobacco in the United States, a dragged throughout, brokers priority for any vacancies that can Demand, Manila
Demand, Calcutta... Nom. standing seccanta with Basis, held for the Bonth Chine product adopting depressing tactice.time when they volanteer for On Haiphongre: 114% prem.
be found in the R.A.MO. at the Demand, Singapore. 140
1561. and in view of the approach of has been opened for use in Hasry ebirtinge and whites were the half-yearly settlements in this cigarette mixtures, writes Mr. slighly up but the rest, including service. country, it is reported that the G. E.
On Saigon Ecah Bishop will, in a special On Bangkok black Italians, gave way slightly tribunal for his diocese, decide Sovereign Government has decided to afford Consul General at Hengkong, in Bidding an erratic at Ewo's the whether the men who ofer them- Gold Leaf, per oz... 45.60 financial relief in respect of other Commerce Reporta. The variety the following day when the asual sccounts, ascertained to be authens of South Chins tobacco being 120 packages were sold, whites solves can be spared, tio by leaning another batch of shipped is mostly that known showing a slight improvement Extra ordinary Exabequer. Bonds Nembang," most of the supply while other lines were distinctly for about Y40,000,000. Japan and the Price of Rice. Ping, in the
comes from the vicinity of Sha easier. The larger offering at market and depress prices. A
Shan Yaenfong's on Thursday had few thousand bales have been sold H'kong 50 cts sub. It is interrating to note, (any district of Kwangtung Pro- the effect of deepening the at far from satisfactory prices and the Japan Chronicle of Jane 12), vince. It is generally collect depression, while in all probabi so long as the country is unsettled in view of recent editorial comed
in the large
to bsocity steadinees would have ruled politically no improvement can Canton ment on the subject, that strong markets of Fatahan, Janton, bat bad quantities been kept down be expected. About 1,000 bales exception is taken in Hyogo. Pre the export business seems to be
to the neighbourhood of Indian 10's were sold at from Tis. fecture to the State control of confined largely, if not entirely, 300 to 400 parcels. Bright 3 to Tis. 4 below former rates, the rice-market. A meeting of to Hongkong. The continuation expectations were changed to being the equivalent of Rs. 30 to
Revolver Accident. members of the Agricultural of thie trade after the war is large gloomy realities; there were few .40 ander Bombay re-
George Walker, licensee of the Society of Hyogo Prefecture waly a matter of silver exchange, orders and especially grey shirt placement cost. Cotton-Hold.
Walmersley Arms, Lower Ince,
yama, Kobe, s few days ago to rendere the cost of this Chiness and black Italiane lost a mace on season's cotton are bolding fast revolver of a mounted constable held at the Batokaden, Suws At present the high price of silver inga fall off four to eight mace ere of what remains of last Wigan, was fatally shot through the sccidental discharge of the discuss the price of rice. Mr. tobacco to American importers the average, White shirtings, having an idea that they will ge' who was manipulating his equip- Watanabe, the Deputy Mayor, was well toward twice ita: normal which had showed indications of better prices in July just before also present as representative of price. With the return of silver to improvement at the earlier sales, new crop begins to come in ment at Lower Ince police station Governor Seino, Mr. Tagi, the ite normal level and the eastosi might be described as just about Market has steadied up slight prior to going on duty. Chairman of the Agricultoral introduction of this tobacco steady. There were some orders quotations being, ex godown A Sallor Boy's Exemption. Society, and other members of the American markete and in Ameri- from Tientsin with inquiry from Ningpo Tle 32 60 to Tie. 33.80 Society, addressed the meeting can cigarette making, it is anti-Taingtao, but the main support Tangchar Tle. 34 to Tle. 36 in the Navy, was released from A lad, aged nineteen, serving expressing opposition to the cipated that the trade will be a from Hankow and the river Shanghai. Tls. 36 Shanghai service because his father and Kuasaures taken by the Govern continued.
porta; Ningpo was out of it. A "Mairo" Tia. 35, Shenai I. Tildest brother were killed in ment on the ground, that they
reduction of Yaenlong offering is 37.60, Shensi II Tis, 35 50. The ation, leaving his mother to look tended to impoverish the agricul
predicted for next week. Yarn: weber is perfect fur the fler five emall children. He kasl tural classes. It is reported that Piece Gooda. Everyone was The local mille are still in aree crop, now a month abor htaiced, munition work, sad the Hyogo Agricultural Society looking for an improvement in overstocked condition, having ground, the acreage of which i Elmonton Tribenal, on will-iske stops to oppose the the market after the Dragon been manufacturing for some time reported as increased consider romise to look af er his mother, Government mesenter, acting in settlement interval, but the gode against a non-buying market, and sbly; bright annabine following granted conditional exemption conjunction with similar bodies that control things in this mart the dealers are taking advantage last week's heavy rains make for cording to the wish of the in other prefectures.-
would have it another way; the of their position to bear the local ideal conditions.
National Service Ministry.
Anderson,
Americani
Holk
The Shanghal Markets,
......... 4716
14% prem.
6.00 Nom
7
Bar Silver, per ... 487%
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
DISCOUNT PER $100:
10
13
1
5
*
17
c'par.
$1.00% prem. 4 7/16% dis
his
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Sterling
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-$15,000,000 "Silver $19,500,000
$24.500.000
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N. J. STABB.
Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
TEK Balue of the show Bank is condector by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BAXEING CORPORATIOS, Rules may be obtained se appetion INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the mak- imum monthly balanci el par cost per seksi, Depoctors way.transfer, it ibair option, Iraizoz of $100 of more to the Boerkong and Shanghai
Bank to be placed on FACED DEPOSIT 18 a
cant. per sua
For the Hongkong and Changhai Banking Corparo
N. J. STABB.
Chief Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charte 1853
* CICI-LONDUN
PAID UP CAPITAL $1,900.000 RESKAVE FUND you are not BEATSTE LABILITY OF
PROPRIETURS
83,200,000
FOBION LICHAFUR and Qazara? Banking
bastar witd. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened - FrIXED DEPOSITS received for
er 1 year or modeloda ratas which will be quoted on application
T. C. DOWNING,
Manager
Hongkong, 11th April, 1972.
M. ROUET DE JOURNEL, THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
HONGKONG BRANCH,
Queen's Building,
5. Chster Road,
Manager."
Tel- 2440.
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2100 KM. NO
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KIBET CAKI
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Every descriptional Backleg and Lachap business transacted.
Interetz allowed on Current Aptomata na 1 peECURI per annum on Daily Balanem, and on Thed D at raies which may be necertaload on application
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Acting Manager
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE 15. Wall St., Xee zak
LONDON
3. Big
CAPITAL & S
OFFICE A Jenjepits, EC.
UNDIVIDERPLUS" U.S. $6,300,000
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All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL LAKKIN : BUSINESS austed,
CURRENT ACCOUNT: opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be mecntaleed application
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Hongkong. 26th September, 1916
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANI;
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ****** 42,000,000 Reserve Fund... 23.100,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA
Ersccties
Bombay
Buenos Area
Deira
Vengtian
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Beskow
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And London
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Ban First-face
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Pampos.id
Inzerent kilowed on. Derzant Acustodia. Deprat caceted for Axeči paricčio no valer to be obtalped on application.
EISHI ONO, Manager,- Forgkong, 11th March, 1918,