THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, JULY 6, 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.
REINFORCED CONCRETE WORKS: Road and Railway Bridges, Bunds, Wharves, Weirs, Retaining Walls, Dams, Industrial Buildings, Towers. Tanks, Godowns, Frameworks. Cul- verts, Vaults. Floors, Roofs. Piles hollow and fall, 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,
steel joists, angle bars,
iron
sheets, motors and Fichet's fire-
proef sales..
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REINFORCED CONCRETE IS ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF AND OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
SAIGON CENTRAL MARKET -
MARINE CONSTRUCTION: Lighters river and sea) up to 1.000 tons. Hulks, Ferry Boats in steel and reinforced concrete, Sea going slips in reinforced con- crete, Steamers and Sailing vessels np to any tonnage.
IRON WORK:
Frame work, machine tools, boilers, and industrial installations.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORKS: Private and Public Buildings, Fac- tories, Godowns Tunnels, Found- ations in bad ground, by com- pressed air. Walls, Drains, Sewers, Churches, Hotels and Hospitals.
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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.
EXCHANGE.
SELLING.
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3/356
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140
1474
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Paid-up Capital .........$15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS:
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-$15,000,000
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Proprietora ------ ..$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORE Hou: Mr. P. Bayou Chartran. G. T. H. KA E-Depety Chatman.
INTEREST ON FIXED
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Tor 3 Months 3% per annum.
For 6 Months 4% per annum.
For 12 Months 41% per annum
LOOK POON SKAN;
Chief ManageT,
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLEI DE CHINE
Subscribed Capital Francs 45,000,000. Paid up
22,500,000. (4 of the Capital, Le. Frapra 15,000,000 subscribed by the Government of the
Chinese Repubile")Į
Chairman of the Board of Director General Manager
André Berthelst.
A. J. Permatte.
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HONGKONG BRANCH,
Queen's Building."
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N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
TAK Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on appetion) INTEREST deposis (s allowed on the mutan Imum monthly balances at $38 per cent. DIE INTERLU Depositors may transfer, at ibair option, balaness of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on 3D DEPORT, i e cant, per sonum,
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lacorporated by Royal Charter 13
READ OFFICE-LOEDOR, FAID-UP CAPITAL RESERVE FUND -taking it a go the RESERVE LIABILITY OF
PROPELEADERS
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FORDON KICHANGE, and Dews) Banking |
business presnetud. CURRENT ACcoins opened, and Plants, DEPOSITS received for 3 year is shorter padod. rates which will be quoted on application,
T. C. DOWNING,
Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
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Head Office 15, Gracechuraf
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Authorised Capital .....£1,500,000 Subscribed H
Paid Up Resorts Fund
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$62,500
650,000
GERMAN ETHICS.
Some Interesting Comments.
of the
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COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Languages and After-War Trade.
the war.
T/T Japan Demand, India T/T San Francis-1 co & New York! TIT Java.......... 15031⁄2
T/T Marks........... Nom. TT Franci
4.46 Demand, Paris ...... 4.4631⁄2
BUYING.
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4 m/s. D/P........... 3/4
3/438
791⁄4
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4.61 4.66
15614
14% prem
14% prem 471
with an adequate knowledge of the Reichstag is seated firmly in
foreign languages, 15. That the saddle. It can, alas! point to
Commercial bones and industrial too many haughty protests of the Hankow Money Market. most influential classes against
We have to report a very quiet firms should bring to the know- T/T..... this resolation. It notes the wook, with bat little doing, says ledge of the school authorities Demand anique position of the epiritual Hankow British Chamber of the opportunities which present leader' of the nation. It purmass Commerce circular for Jane 19 themselves from time to time for If Over against the ethics and with interest the heathenish Teele T. T. ou Shanghai were in those who have special aptitude
Christias mall demand at declining ratae, for foreign languages. religion of the Kaiser party in editorials Germany, may be gnated some Kolnische Volkssssung, which the Chinese market closing easy business men will act upon these comments the thing of the ethics of Prof. F. W justify a Meskisvellian policy for at $6725. Dollare also declined suggestions, Forster, of the University of great growing people. It aites from 70.2 bayare, 70.4 sellers, Economist, shey will be taking Manicb, B brother-in-law of numerous witnesses for the purely Chinese market to 701 and 70.3 very practical step towards recovering and maintaining their Nietzsche and a Social Democrat military kind of thinking which motively, and alosad oney foothold in foreign mai kele after whose article was reprinted from still predominates in the universet, 4 per cent. Changahs the Manshener Post by the New aity ciroles of Germany with exchange, 63 (nominal).
Cables and Commerce. Forker Staats Ze tung. From the regard to the great race questions.
The effort of 20 years to link latter it is transferred to the Yea, it suspecta a large group of Christian Register (Boston) those who who supported the
in the The committee appointed by up all her foreign possessions with by A. W. Vernon, who remarks majority resolation
6 m/s. L/C.... 3/476 that "after these long years Reichetsg of voting not from any Mr. Asquith to inquire into the the homeland was lost to Germany of strife wa Americans appreciate thoroughgoing transformation of position of modern language ir when the outbreak of the war
bat the educational system of Gras brought the destruction of com- 30 dis. Sydney &Į
Melbourne...... thinking, not only the sanity but the rare international courage of such writing. The because of a virtual pause of Britain has issued a voluminous munication by cable between the
isco &NewYorkj 4 m/s. Marks Munich professor undertakes to military enterprises, believing report which, says the Economist, farsat parts of the Empire. 30 d/s. San Franc
4 mia. Francs ... ahow to his countrymen why that every change in the military deserves the careful study no One of Germany's schemes would change the only of education authoritise, but before the war for creating a England and America still keep situation
Starting aporoable route to her Malay posses 6 m/s. Francs ..... convictions of such people. Os of business men. on fighting:
"They are waging war to rid such insecure foundation, bow the incontestable view that:Nisione free of British control," Demand, Germany the world of war and the threat ever, the fature international part of our national education bassays The America, published by Demand, New York 781%
be built. The remained so far below the stand the National City Bank, "son-T/T Bombay of war. That seems bevond the order cannot
that ard of national and individual temptated utilising the American Demand, Bombay... Nom. horizon of many modern Germans, Entente who have grown up in military auperstition, cherished through requirement as that which is Pacific cable as a neutral line. TT Calcutta
of concerned with foreign countries Germany had an agreement with Demand, Calcutta... Nom. entire history They have nethe Romanticism.
Demand, Singapore. 140 On Haiphong. idea bow pacifistie thought Prussia, concerning military me and foreign peoples of the present Holland whereby the two nations Demand, Manila has filled the English and thods of national security, hallay, and which employe living developed a jointsystem connect- American world in the las eaten deep into the German soal language se ite instrument the ing the various German sad On Saigon two decades, not merely on ideal through these gigantio successes, committee produces a large nam. Dutch islands in the East Indies. On Bangkok. grounds but because, se Herbert that a romantic faith in the sword ber of recommendations to provide The starting point was the Ger- Sovereign Spencer reiterated, highly deve-sad in might has grown up, that for the institution of living langu.man Island of Yap in the Caro-Gold Leaf, per oz... 45.60 loped methods of mediation in can be shown its absurdity only ages in their proper place in all lines, which sa connected with Bar Silver, per oz... 48 13/16 international disputes belong to through the drastic experience of educational establishments. Most Guam and with Shanghai. South- SUBSIDIARY COINS. the essence of industrial society la breakdown of Germany's of the recommendations fact ward from Yap a line reached and its world-wide organised position in the world. This only educational establishments, Borneo and Celebes, and thence 'kong 50 ets sub. needs and Regurances. And mistrust is unfortunately streng bat some are aimed directly at to Java and Sumatra, Germany's Are New Guinea and Chine colonies simply because we do not reslice thened by the idea of Czernin to business men, and these that, and therefore insist on postpone his impressiva con quoted in full by the financial were also joined in this system. Canton
pesce journal. 12. That the business These poessesions could be resch- attributing the decisions of our fession of faith in opponents to the most obviously without annexations. As though community in every considerable ed from Germany via twe German self-interested hand-to-month a conviction of the only centre of foreign trade or of Transalantio cables and the diplomacy, we allow ourselves possible basis of international manufacture for foreign markets American system. The two Ger- Germana extended this line from Con- msn. Transatlantic cables left Monrovia to Lom, in the German staps, in to be misled by the superwise life in the fature could be post should
with the education Germany from Emden and were colony of Togoland, and thence folk who insist that America'e poned! If I am convinced that jonction
farther the relayed at the. Asores, where the to Duelo, in the German Came- preparations
Government are the natione can no longer bear authorities,
had roons. Agreements were also etupendous mesnt for Japan and not competitive armaments on econo-formation of institutes of lang. Portugu: 50 for us. That is Praesisa" folk-mic, fuencial, and moral grounde, asges, both for full-time study granted permission for a station, made whereby iu: 1919 Germany peychology
then I am compelled to resist 13. That business men should and thus reached New York. At was to possess a line from Daels collectively the opening of the war the British to Swakopmund, German Bonth- "But must America really con every new ocassion for the con individually and tinue this war in order to obtain tinuance of hate and anepicion, encourage the study of foreign cut theee vables between the West Africs, Thus all the Ger the recognition and accomplieb no matter how far others lag languages by these members of Azores and Fenden to prevent mon East Africa would have been ment of its world-programme ? behind my opinion; otherwise, their staff who, possessing good messages raching Germany. Cer-joined to the mother country. In Haven't the resolutions of the azotise the not unjustified belief basiness ability, have shown many'e African possessions were connection with German.com. for such study, by included in the Imperial scheme. mercial plans in South Americe a msjarity of the Reichatag and the that I have no conviction at all, capacity anewer of the Central Powere to out sm acrely a clever chess arranging for their fall-time A line was laid from Borkum to asble was laid in 1911 from attendance as an institate of Vige. Spain, but an application Monrovia to Parasmnen Brazil, the Pope demonstrated our entire player."
languages either at home or to the Spanish Government to and a controlling intereAS WE willingness to work with them
abroad. 14. That industrial and permit extension of shia line to bought in in Argentine cable commercial organisations dealing the Canary Islande wa relased from Boende Ayres and Hoo ́s Mr. W. A. Forbes. Friends of Mr. W. A. Forbes, with foreign countries should Another line was laid, however, Video to Oolonis, It remained there more that we can do? The answer is simple: the Entente of Merere. William Forbes and make a fuller and more adequate directly from Germany to Ten only to connect Colonia with till
the convincing Co., Tientein, will be glad tolue of the supply of women offerit, in the Canaries, and thence Pernem baco to complete an sil moral gasranty bebind all learn that he is making fair pro trained intelligence now proceed to Monrovia, in the independent German route from Germany to these declarations. It does gere after bie severe operation in ng from our universities and the African Republic of Liberia. A Buenos Ayres. The war, however. not believe that the majority of the Hospital, Tientsin upper forme of eecondary schools year before the war begin the out short the plans at this point,”
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