THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918,
Codes,—A.B.C., 5th, A.Z. Francais,
Omnibus and
Private.
MARINE CONSTRUCTION:
Lighters (river and sea) up to -1,000- tons. Halks, Ferry Boats in steel and reinforced concrete.
BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO.
Telegraphic Address-“BROSSARD"
Telephone-2566.
CIVIL ENGINEERS, King's Building, HONGKONG,
Agencies:-SAIGON, SINGAPORE, PEKIN and TIENTSIN.
REINFORCED CONCRETE WORKS:
Road and Railway Bridges, Bunds, Wharves. Weirs, Retaining Walls. Dans, Industrial Buildings, Towers. Tanks, Godowns, Frameworks, Cal 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.
REINFORCED CONCRETE IS ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF AND OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL
· RESISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
SAIGON CENTRAL MARKET
Sea going ships in reinforced con- crete, 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.
Austrailan Wheat Pool,
Chinese Cotton.
EXCHANGE.
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BANKS
BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Baneral Banking Business Transacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPUNITS:
For 3 Months 3% per andom.
For Months 4% per annum.
For 12 Monthe 41% per annu
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LOOK, POON SHAN;
Chief Manager,
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
Subscribed Capital. Francs 45,000,000. Paid up
22,500,000 134 of the Capital, ie. Frar ca 15,000,000 subscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republic.)
Chairman of the Board of Directors André Berthelot. General Manager
AJ, Pernotte. HEAD OFFICS: 74. Rue Saint Lazare, PARIS.
BRANCHES
FERING
SHANGHAI TIENTSIN HONGKONG
SAIGON HAIPHONG YUNNANFOU
BANKERS:
In FRANCE. Seciété Général pour favoriser le Developpement du Com- reerce et de l'Industis en France LONDON.Larden County &
West.
minates Bank, Ltá. NEW YORK... Redzoad & Co. Correspondents in the chief commercia! centres of the world.
Telegraphic Addies; CHIBANKIND.
Intereat on Curent Accounia ard Fixed Deposita in Local Currency and in Gold. Terms on application
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
Epecial facilities for French exchange.
M.
ROUET DE JOURNEL,
Manager.
HONGEONG BRANCH,
Queen's Building,
Chater Road
NOTICES.
Tel* 2440.
NOTICE..
PEAK TRAMWAY CO.
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
3,33%
3/4
3/414
3/434
Nom. 143 1484
Nom.
$30 AM
10.00 1.
19 12
7934
19.00 AM 10
1 MIX.
11.00
....
10 X
75 Kim
10 Mat
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA-
TION,
Paid-up Capital .......................$15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 21-
-$15,000,000
Silver $19,500,000
$34.500,300
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...$35,000 ODE
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Ron, Mr. P. BOTON-CRATE AN G. T. M.Ed Esq.-Deputy Chanc 8. EL. Dodwell Faq. Wie Prendas, B 0.8. Dubbay, Hoc J Plammet. Bee Kan. Mr. D. Landale, You. Mr. E. Seben E, V. D. Part. Est-
Cr
MAXAGIR Boogkong--N.J, Stabb, Busi
MANAGER Satha-40. Stephen, Esq. London Barkers-Leeds Coty
Westminster Hany, Limited
Hongtong-Interest Allowed (
Ca Current Accounts at the rate of $ per cen
annuus on the dally balance
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For I months, 1j për vetit, per Kaune) For months, 14 per cent par astumi
of months 4 per ceas, pat amastný
N. J. STABB.
Chief MarsNC.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
TEX Bule of the above Bask condecent the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BARKIES CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on applicatool INTEREST Imum monthly balancta at 331 per ceni. per esem
• deposlis Depostiers y transfer, al ibele opcion, lesdness el Shoo or more to the Hongbong and hangat But to be placed on PEIRD DEPOSIT #2 • CEL PET LEIAm.
For the Houghoz ved Shanghai Banking Gogeos tion.
N. J. STABB..
Chief Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
incorporated by Royal Charter TEME.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON, PAIDUP CAPITAL 300.00% RESERVE FUND
RESERVE LIASILIT OF
PROPRIETORS
£1,300-300
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FOREIGN CHANGE und Gesmal Lasting
hsides transacted CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and For Me? DEPORTES received for 1 year or sacriar periode rates which will be quoted on application
T. C. DOWNING,
Manegen Hongkong, 11th April, 1912
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 15, Gracechurek Street, London.
Authorised Capital ......£1,500,00€ Subsoribed
Paid Up
Reserve Fund
BANKERB
1,125,000
362,53€ - 650.000
The Bank of England, The London sine Stock Bank, Lholdi BRANCHES -
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How ab
Kandy
Karachi
Kota Ebers
Kuala Lang Pesang
Madras
Rangoon
Langhal
Slogspo
from New South Wales,
Hankow Trade.
cheaper. They should be especi-
Lever Brothers, Limited.
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Was
being
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SELLING.
... Nom.
BUYING.
4 m/s. D/P.. 6 m/s. LIC. 30 dis. Sydney &
Melbourne...).
3/516 3/54 3/514 3/514
8014
10 d/s. San Franc-1
isco &New York
Nöm. 14.68
ally edited, says the Norwegian Mestra. J. Spunt and Co.'s
for press,
blou-ea, dressee, weekly cotton market report for! cartsins, and, in short, a s, sub July 18 states-Outside of Stirring Deeds by Brave Men. atitate for cotton goodsin general. favourable crop news we have Stories of heroism displayed in The "Australian Whes: Board The Christiania Sejldogefabrik oothing fresh to add to cur la saving or endeavoring to save | cyr...... returns abow that on April 8 there (sil-cloth factory) has also been week'e circular, market conditione life are revealed in the sanoance-Demand was a balance of 1011,000 bags experimenting with paper as remaining practically unchanged, ment in a recent issue of the 30.d/s. 2. 3/4/6 of the 1915-16 harvest in Victoria enbetitate and has obtained some with a few buyere here and there Gazette of the sword of the Albert 60 d/s........... and 1,188,000 in 8eath Australia promising results.
at current relee, Latest reporte Medal. to the undermentioned 4 m/s....... [rot India Out of the total of 46,600,000
show that the cfficer and men:-
T/ Shanghai.. Cape-To-Cairo Railway.
very bullish
T/T Singapore bage received into the 1916-17.
The Katanga Railway in the market there is
Lt. Fred Keily. Ch. Dake of
TIT Japan..... pool, 2,797,000 bad been shipped, Belgian Congo was completed on owing to unfavourable weather
(West Riding) T/T India Wellington's of which 114,000 were sent from May 22, thas setting
op through conditions and Sutta Broach is Victoria. Upato April 8, the communication by rail from Cape quoted at Rs. 750 per khandy. Regt. On January 30 last, at Demand, India receipts by the pool from the
which is equivalent to Tle. 46 camp in England where rid T/T San Francis-1 Town to Bakama, on the Conge
co & New York 1917-18 crop amounted to 33.446, Biver, and by rail sad navigable c. f., Shanghai, and judging from rende practice 000 bags. Of this quantity,
and same, we fail to see how prices carried out, one of the men struck T/T Java.............. 15134 68 far as Boms waters
the loophole with hie bayonet and T/T Marks.......... Nom. 16,000 bags had been shipped the mouth of the Congo. This bere can go much lower than caused the fuse of the grenade I/T Francs 4.53
thoss current; in fact we believe great work, which may be considered as a section of the line this is a favourable time for to ignite. Lisat. Kelly, who Demand, Paris ...... 4.5312. The Hankow British Chamber from Cape to Cairo, has been spinners to replenish their hold. was in charge, shouted to the of Commerce cirealer for Jaly 10 accomplished under very difficult inga before Japan comes in for man to drop his rifle and get states-Business at this mark circumstances, owing to the war, her requirements. Tone of the clear, but be lost his nerve and remained in the trench still remaine stagnant. Small The British railway frora Bals-market. Quiet to Steady.
Lieat. Kelly gripping the rïfis. sales of wood oil are reported atwayo reached the frontier of
tben seized the rifle, and with firm prices. There are a few the Congo, in 1909. Then it The adjourned extraordinary mach difficulty got it out of iz quiries in the marke: for tallow was prolonged under Belgian general meeting of shareholders the man's hands and threw it and some business has resulted. control, Brat to Elisabethville of Lever Brothers, Ltd., postponed Japanese firms are reported buy (1910), then, to Kambove (1913) from the 13th of May, was held at away. He then tried to push the
men out of the emplacement but 4 m/s. Marks ing beans-otherwise there is the construction, interrupted for the Bridge Inn, Port Sanlight, before he could get him clear the m/s. Francs
is time at the outbreak of the war, recently. Lord Leverbalme, chair bomb exploded, and they were 6 mis. France... 4.73 nothing doing. Piece Goods and Yarn: The piece goods market was taken up with energy, sad man of the company, presided and both slightly wounded. Ent for Demand, Germany. le very quiet and there is no has just been brought to success announced that as a foal deci Lieat. Kelly's courage and re Demand, New York. 7936 basipees passing. The market fal ending, 150 miles of railway ion had not yet been received
Demand, Bombay... Nom. continues firm, but tsel prices are having been built during the war. from the Treasury the resolutione cure the soldier would probably T/T Bombay ...
have been killed.
TIT Calcutta......... relating to the proposed eab. rather lower owing to the rise in
Flight-Sergt. Albert E. Warne Demand, Calcutta... Nom. division and consolidation of the 24th Wing Aeroplane Repair Demand, Manila exchange. Yarns-bave dropped 8
aheze capital of the company Section, and Flight-Sergt. Horace Demand, Singapore. 143 few taele, bat bave closed slightly firmer. Clearances generally are
The quantity of Indian cotton passed on the 26th April last bad to be shipped to Japan this year to be abandoned sa that wee the Cannon. No. 50 Training Squad On Haiphong...... 14% prem. poor.
ron.While fying in England. On Saigon 14% prem.' Hankow Money Market. onder the agreement between the last day for confirming them, and
........ 4694 5.95 For the week eaded July 10, Shipping Association and the in the absence of the approval of pilot lost control of his machine, On Bangkok
which crashed to the ground from Sovereign the Hankow British Chamber of steamship companies is 1,250,000 the Treasury they could not at pre a height of about 150 feetand baret Gold Leaf, per oz... 44.40 Commerce circular reports. We bales, the shipments for July and sent be confirmed. He said that the have to report another quiet week August amounting to 100,000 shareholders would be advised at into flames. Warno and Cannon Bar Silver, per oz.... 48 13/16
SUBSIDIARY COINS. with bat few bills Foring and bales. As a result of the increased the earliest possible moment after went to the rescue of the pilot af great personal risk, as one tank of no demand for remittances. The demand in Indie, however, there the decision of the TraseuTY WES telegraphs have been working has been a noticeable decline in received. A resolation pasted at petrol blew up sad another was very badly on several days, and shipments for Japan, sa a metter the meeting on the 26th April on fire; moreover, the machine on one day no rates were received of fact, consignments Contracted amending the articles of associs as equipped with a belt of live cartridges. which they dragged at all. For tsels T. T. on Shang for shipment in July and tion so as to make the proxies ont of the flames. They managed 'kong 50 ote. sub.
no more available for adjourned meeting to extricate the pilot, who was hai foreign hanke are sellers at & August smoant to little ander shipping point. The than 50,000 bales. In these and also to make it possible strapped to the barning plane, Chinese market is nominal at circumstances, Japanese increase the number of directore 98.5375, with no business Dare-Spinning Association has asked from 15 to 21, was duly confirmed. but he died shortly afterwarde. ing. Dollars are steady at 70.05 the steamship companies, to de This concluded the meeting. boyera and 70.25 sellers, Obinese orease the tonnage reserved for market. Native interest, 5 per the shipment of Indian cotton. cent Changeha exchange, 45, On the outward. voyage there ir and has since droliced to 42.
Paper Fabrics.
-Reater.
Indian Cotton to Japan.
the
much cargo, but cargo for the re-
Pork in the Chimney,
Trooper Walter G. Ganner, Let! Dragoon Gde. A tramcar fall of perrengers was descending a hill at Dover, and got cat of control. The driver, finding that the brakes
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DISCOUNT PER $100:
Canton
10
5"
11
par.
$2% prem 434% dis.
Fined for Excess of Zeal.
Charles Anston, a local reporter,
the
azn voyage has been decreasing, The Ile of Wight Bangb would not set, jumped off these fined £10 and £5 51, coats at The Nydalens Co., one of Nor and if shipments of Indian cottor inflicted fines ranging from 6a. to front platform, and Private Gan megate yesterday for chalking way's leading textile mana are to be curtailed, this means a £5 on 30 defendante for salving, arr promptly took the drivez's 100 8 newsagent's board, “German facturers, bas for some time been lurther reduction in the return without reporting the fact to the place on the platform and made Landing in Kent? Kent, Volun experimenting with paper textiles, cargo, and a decline in freight Receiver of Wrecks, a large every effort to stop the car by the terre to Rescue," contrary to the and the results have been so good receipts, Indian cotton is shipped quantity of lard and pork weabed the application of the brakes, to the Defence of the Ram that ite factory will soon produce at a rate specially agreed upon,shore from an American steamer Unfortunately, in spitsof Gunner's Regulations. Councel for these new fabrics on a large scale. the figure being Rs. 40.. It which was in collision in the courage and presence of mind, be prosecution alluded to the possible They consist of 75 per cent. paper said the steamship companies Chaunel at the end of March. I was unsuccessful in stopping the alarm occasioned by snob sp and 25 per cent, cotton and are concerned intend to raise the rate some cases pork was found oon car, which ran to the bottom of announcement. The defenco said to be soft and warm; a little to no less than Rs. 100, in view of vested in chimneys, the defend the bill at great speed and over urged that the statement war heavier than ordinary cotton goods the decrease in shipments, say ants stating that they were turned. Gunner lest hoth his made in the interests of the
Volunteer movement. feet as a result of the acsi lent. and not quite so strong, but the Japan Chronicle,
smoking it.
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THE CHINA PROVIDENT
· LOAN AND MORTGAGE
CO. LTD. (Capital. Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Tases on Morktags of Morse Propáčky, ks,
gemmerendis an the Erovidens Bymak.
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BELEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Managers.
MARTIN'S
APIOL &STEEL
APILLS
Domachacky of the Moon a
Sadr Khan, Sumon Lantrename
· KARTEN, Gheotes, Beethampton, Kag
MARTIN'S
APIOLASTEEL PILIS
Hoarkesa
Part Loot (Mapvilĭct.).-
HONGKONG BRANCH.
Every desert of Banking and Excha business transact
Interest allowed on Current Accounts at% per ques per annum on Bally Balances, and on. Fixed "Dach at rates which may be ascertained on applications.
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manage.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
READ OFFICE:
55 Wall St., Naw York
LONDON OFFICET 3. Bishopsgate, FC. CAPITAL & SURPLUS US, $6,500,000 UNDIVIDED FROFITS US. $1,715,01
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Through Its close distin NATIOSAL CITY BANK OF NEW FORE the Back is able to offer the Semises of the Branches of that Indradon to Cabe Boxs America, and elsewhere, namalyj
BAHIA, BUENOS AIRES, CARLOAS DEHIDA, HATANI MONTEVIDEO, MORCOM RIO DE JANEIRO SANTIAGO DE CUBA SANTOS, SA
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All kind of FOREIGN & LOCAL FANKING BUSIKEBS transected.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertades application..
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Kisagar
Hongkong, 26th September, 1916
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 42,000,000 23.100,000 Reserve Fund...........
Foad Office—YOKOHAMA
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Hanakong, 11th March, 1918.