THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22; 1918.
BROSSARD. MOPIN & CO.
Telegraphic. Address-"BROSSARD "
Telephone-2566.
CIVIL ENGINEERS,
King's Building, .
HONGKONG
Agencies:-SAIGON, SINGAPORE, PEKIN
4.
REINFORCED CONCRETE WORKS:
Road and Railway Bridges. Bunits, Wharves. Weirs, Retaining Walls, Dams, Initastrial Buildings, Towers, Tanks, Godowns, Frameworks, Cul- verts. Vaults. Floors. Roofs. Piles hollow and fill, all lengths and sizes, Sales 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. iren sheets.. motors and Fichet's fire-" proof safes
Dirt in Coal.
Cerne.
REINFORCED CONCRETE IS ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF AND OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
SAIGON CENTRAL MARKET
Codes,-A.B.C., 5th, A.Z. Francais. Omnibus and • Private.
and TIENTSIN.
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. Fac- tories, Godowns Tunnels. Found- ations in bad ground. by com- pressed air. Walls, Drains, Sewers. Churches; Hotels and Hospitals.
EXCHANGE.
3/6 3/16
3/6 5/16
3/6 7/16 3/6 9/16 Nom.
153
Nom.
Nom
8314
BANKS
"BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
ESAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Gezeral Banking Business fransacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED
DEPOSITS:
For 3-Montha 3% per annum,
Jer 6 Months 4% per annum.
For 12 Mentha 41% per annum LOOK POON SHAN,
Chief Manager,
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
Subscribed. Capital. Frazer 45,000,000. Paid op
$2,500,000. 134 of the Capital, Le. Frates 15,000,000 subscribed by the Goverment of the Chinese Republic.) Chairman of the Foard of Directors André Berthelot. General Masager
A. J. Pernotte. HEAD OFFICE: 74. Rue Saint Lazare, PARIS. BRANCHES: PEKING
SHANGHAI TIENTSIN
HONGKONG
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SAIGON HAIPHONG TUNNANFOU
BANKERS; FRANCE. Scciété Général pour favoriser le Developpement du Cem. merce et de Industrie en France LONDON...London County & West.
minstes Back, Ltd.
NEW YORK.Redmond & Co. Correspondents in the chief commercial
centres of the world.
Telegraphic Address; CHIBANKIND.
Interest on Current Accounts and Fixed Depositsía Local Currency and in Gold Terms on application
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted
Special facilities for French exchange. M. ROUET DE JOURNĒL
Manager.
HONGKONG BRANCH, Queen's Building,
5. Chater Rosd
NOTICES.
NOTICE.
Ter 2440.
DEAK TRAMWAY CO.
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
LBAX
XVMSY 13 ME
KX
10 ME...
30.00 2.54
CE MUDA
BANKS. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA-
TION,
Paid-up Capital .......................... 615.000.000 RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 21-
-$15,000,000 Silver $19,500,000
$24.500.000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.$15.000.000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hen: MH. Boreal CaÍTE & A 1. T. H. Estonish B. B. Dodwell ENT.
Hattendre
F. Gabby, JA Plumas, Ess." Rez. Ms. D. Landale Edo. Mi. En
E. V. D. PAT, EAQ..
CHIEF MANAGER Eongkong-N.JS,
MANAGER
Stansbal G. Stephen, Esc. Lendon Banter London Undly ant
Westminster Bank, Lalte
Heng kong isterat Allowed
Ca Cartest Acesonts at the rate of $ PATCHEL ER
Lots on the dally balance.
For
ON FIXED DEPOSITA month, I per cent per actum! For Empaths. 37 per ceal per LEZENÍ al months, DET TIL DEI ADIDD)
N. J. STABB,
(
Chief Managaz.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE Esipus of it above Bank & cradacted de the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING L'ORPORATION Rules may be obtained es application INTEREST on deposita is allowed on the mar loem monthly balances at Fiè per cent, per annEEL Depostion may transfer, at their open, barner of $100 or more to the Honthong and Shanghai Bank tot placed on FIXED DEPOSIT ficent, per annum,
4:
For the Hoogsong and Shengdal Banking Corpora iken.
N. J. STABE.
Chief Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
incorporated by Royal Charter 18
FRE 07710-LONIKIN
PAID UP CAPITAL
300.000
RESERTH FUND
X0,000
BESENTE LABILITY OF
PROPRIETORS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE ad Genera: Banks
business transacted. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and PETER DEPCENTE received for 1 year or shorter periode, rates which will be coated on application.
1. C. DOWNING,
Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1917.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,
Head Office 15, Gracechara) Street, London.
Authorised Capital ..........£1,500,00 Subscribed.
Faid Up Reservé Fond.
It
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BRANCHES J
Calcatis
Colombe
Delhi
Galle
Hongkong
Howit
Kanty
Karachi
562,50 650,000
Kota Btarts Kain Lpted Kadras
Репо
Rangoce
1 bangha
Singapore
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.
Exports from London.
Japan's Supplies of Iran.
Steel That Heals Itself. One of the most remarkable: machines ever built is in opera tion at the great workshop in Fracce where the Royal Fising
SELLING.
4.77
Demand, Faris 474
BUYING.
m/s. L/C.
3/736 3/714
KYAT
4 m/s. D/P.......
6 m/s. L/C... 3/734 30 d/s. Sydney &
3/794
8474
4.9416 ...... 4.9945
Great Dye Amalgamation. or restrict the import of tes, it The directors of British Deee, should take similar steps in regard Limited, recently called a mesting to coffee. Belstions between the Sir Albert Stanley, in a written at which they were to explain the United States and Brazil, bo- reply to Brigadier-ceral Patter of a proposed amalgame ever, are such as to make it im- Croft, elates that the Controller of thou with Lavinstein, Limited, of possible for the former to impose Corps repaire ite damaged sero [/T.......... 36 Cosi Mines is fully alive to the Manchester. A formal vote will restrictione on the import of coffee plenes. This machine, the only Deman
be taken at a later meeting. It from that country. It is not be-one cf its kind, which was hotb significance of the increased peris proposed to form a new com.lieved that the United States will conceived and constructed in that m/s.....
60 d/s.... cantage of seperable dirt in coal and in sparing no effort to decrease pany to take over the two con- take discriminative action agains workshop. is described.
by T/T Shanghai.... The Government will Japan in prohibiting or restrict Gastave Babia in L'llastration af TT Singapore... 151 it. The importance of the mstler bave two nominees on the direc-ing the import of tea alone." This one that makes wounded steel IT Japan bas been impressed both on miners and the management of collieries torate, who can only be removed is not the first tins that the Unit-heal itself in exactly the same IT India by letter, and in some cases by by the Gavernment themselves, ed States has been reported to be way as woanded flesh heals. It Demand, India addressing mans rectinge. Ar and they will bare a right of voto contemplating restricting the im is almost automatic, is operated TT San Francis-) co & New York) cfficer of special experience has of board decisions for the proteo port of tes. Japanese exporters by electricity, and ases galvaniem
TT Java.............. 161 The do not implicitly credit the latest a
ite principle. It Deeda been appointed to make investigation of dye consumers.
Board of Trade also insists that report on this head, but take the only one or two men to watch it, TIT Francs
T/T Marks........... Nom.. tions at collieries with regard to specific complaints and to consult foreign participation in the capital frequency with which similar re- they being guided by a chart shall be limited to 25 per cent. parta have been" oirculated se sbowing in many coloare the piece with, both the management and
and transfers of shares will be indicating the possiblity of tea cf metal to be repaired, the exac the workmen regarding the steps liable to control. The dividende being placed under embargo. to be taken to remedy the treable will be limited to, 8 per cent.
repaire necessary, the composition of the galvanie bath, the current In so far as the percentage of separable dirt is affected by the until the Givernment's loans are
Notwithstanding the tranquil needed, the diameter of the wiree etate of the steel market, with that conduct it, and the time of cleaning and picking of sbe ccslon repaid
prices comparatively low, pig ira immersion. It is used for restor
Melbourne......! the surface, the increase is partly. The Port and Transit Executive keeps on climbing, due to the ing worn due to the scarcity of labour and Committee of the Ministry of inflated demande from steel workelicate motors, most of which 4 m/s. Marks
or broken parts of
30 d/s. San Franc-1 isco &New York machinery necessary for that pur: Shipping have made an Order end shipbuildere. Toe ecarcity of are difficult to replans. When mis. Francs Nom. рове. Sir Albert is not prepared to accept the figure of 5,000,000 Plating export traffic from the materials in Japan is owing to M. Babin asw it there were lying 6-mle. France
Port of London. Under these the difficulties in securing goods on the table beside it parts it had Demand, Germany. - ions 88 applicable either to the smount of dirt in exported coal regulations, which come in'o force from foreign markete. Pig iron is just repaired that would have Demand, New York. 835%
on July 1, and affect exports for produced in Japan in Some cost over $1,000 and much time TT Bombay ......... or to wasted tonnage, and be is shipment foreign from the Port quantity, hot nowhere suficient to replace. not aware of any trustworthy data of London, other than exports for to meet the needs of the country. week it had turned out 300 T/T Calcutta..........
In the previous Demand, Bombay... Nom. on which such an extimale could
shipment by channel services, Formerly it was imported from pieces, all of great importance, for Demand, Calcutta... Nom. be based.
North American services, Sath India, Canads, Chins, and nothing less is confided to it. Demand, Manila.... 168 To Curb Wheat Speculation.
Demand, Singapore. 151 By executive order of the American eervicee, or Far East elsewhere, particularly
Penang Chamber of Commerce On Haiphong.........
114% President, authority to increase services, no export cargo shall be India and Chins. India, however,
Penang, Aug. 18.-The half. On Saigon 14% prem. the price paid for wheat by the sent to, or received in London for stopped its exports last seats yearly meeting of the Penang On Bangkok Food Administration Grain Corabipment foreign unless space for so that to-day & sell quantity:
Sovereign poration bae, esys the Guaranty och cargo has been previously is received from this source. Chamber of Commerce was held, Gold Leaf, pero... 42.80
booked with the steamship line with licenses issued by
the Mr. H. A. Low presiding. The Bar Silver, per oz. 4934 Trust Company of New York, been conferred appo Food Ad or its agents, and the consignor Indian Government. The Can Chairman stated that it was ze
must certify to the railway comedian Government is absolutely grettable that the export daty on SUBSIDIARY COINS". ministrator Hoover. At the same time the authorised capitalisation pany on handing over the goode embargoing exports of pig tin from Sism had recently been increased from ten to twenty- of the grain corporation was in for rail carriage to London that iron. China is the only country
not only has the pink shipping on which Japan can rely for eve per cent. advalorem. Thie ereased from $50,000,000 to $150,000,000. Stock in
pote been lodged, but that space part of her needs. It is true that could not fail adversely to affect the
bea been booked with the steam-China sbounds in this metal, Eat, the production in Siamese! corporation may be purchsaed
He hoped for Canton by the Government only. The ship line for each cargo in the on account of the unreliable trade territory.
modification castoms, trading can be carried some increase in capitalisation is to American Report Restrictieas on only with two or three large scale of duty. In cotton goode meet the new demands upon
firms. Many of the smaller ean there was a strong demand and the corporation incident to the
The Yokohama Chamber of cerne are eager to form con- a steady advance in prices, with As to the position with regard to purchase by the Government Commerce has received informs aections with Japanese consumers, active business on & rising factors contributing to steady of large etccks of wheat and flour tion from the United States that but their goode connot be handled market which engendered specal the rise of the price of rice, for home conemption and over the authorities propose to impose with confidence, for they are often ation in quantity. Consumption which bad undergone A Eeas transportation. A huge wheat restrictions on the import of tes adulterated with some other was small compared with that obstantial improvement, the orop is expected and the Govern It is added that though the exact cheaper metal. The import of bought for speculativa parpcses. 90spension for a time of Datoh ment desires to be in a position acope of the proposed restrictions pig iron daring 1917 was The bizar could be considered shipping caused the Chapter to to make purchases in whatever is not known, the proposal will be stimated at 387,088.509 pounde, bealthy. In connection with the address the Government on the smount may be necessary to carried out shortly. In this conneo 2ainst 278,071,936 pounds in extensive scheme of reclamation importance al prompt action to prevent competitive bidding that on an authority in the Depart 1915. Io view of the accelerated and development of Prai, sintain this and steps bad been might bring about an increase jo ment of Agriculture and demand, there seems to he no way. plene had been received by the taken to supply the necesary price. Under the permission tCommerce, is quoted as saying: out of the tightness, and the only Chamber which showed the proonnage. Mr. C. Ex Craig called pay more than $2.20 a. bashel With regard to the report the alleviation seems to be to iccate vision of industrial end also attention to the excumulation of the Grain Corporation will be the U.S. Government will imposome means of obtaining supplies godown ailes, A site had already tapioca siccks in Penang and the able to meet the increased cost restrictions on the import of ten, From abroad. There are move been let for a targeted factory to severe drop in prices and suggest-
manger referred to.
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་་
5.65
DISCOUNT PER $106:
'kong 50 cte.sub.
10
5
prem.
p&r.
$1% prem. 7% dia.
due to the inoresee in freight ao information bra ret baerments on foot within, the country be erected by a Selangor firmod that the committee meet zatos.. Mr. Hoover has given received by the authorities, and to incresee the output in Japan He hoped that the work of specially to consider the matter. assurance that there will be noi believed the newa by the importation of ores; how. reclamation on Weld Qasy, long The Chairman replied that it increase in the price of wheat to imaginary. If the Americssover, no substanital progress has delayed, would be proceeded would be discussed at the next
probibit yet been reported on this matter. with in the interests of the port, meeting of the committee.
opaeamer8, /
Government is
to
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19 DL
16 MDM
Port Leals (Meriline)
HONGKONG BRANCE.
Every description of Banking and Zachar> business tansacted,
Interest allowed en Current Accounts at a per ca per annum on Daily Bainates, and on Fled Depo at rates which may be sacastalued on applicatime)
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager:
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Katindra Putainga, De Fort Road
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JERK Zetes or by Chegar a Compradore addar so mononeking Bank Zime. **
- JOHN A. KUMPEBSTA & 00.41
THE CHINA. PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
CO. LTD.
(Capital Paid up......$1,250,099.)
Fans er Maripes of Boom Propady, du
SPRESSOPRON, SCROUTOR OF VELKA, SEVERNUL, Jn. Vaderinden med Sumptied. (KAN ADA Piztimings on appiseniem)
E the One of SHEWAN, TOMBS & CO..
General Managers.
WARTIN'S
CAPIOL STEEL
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J Premila Seuroarty Sarmią Zeragotaribian." Sonnen af latin ainnya koty ʼn lux of TAMPADOS KOSTA INTRO SPOSAN
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MARTIN'S
PAPIOL & STEEL MAPILIS
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
HEAD OFFICE NATIONAL CITY BANE BUILDING.
56. Wall Street, New York
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS U.S. $6,500,000,00 UNDIVIDED FROFITS
$1,713,000.00
H.T.6. Green, President and General Manage LONDON OFFICE. 96. Hiebogite, EC. SAN FRANCISCO Orvicz: 2 Montgomery StraYE FAR EASTERN BRANCHES CHINA: Shanghai, Peking, Tealda, Hankey,
Hot.chong, Caister
JAPAN Tokohama Erbe, PHILIPPINES: Maria Cebo. INDIA: hay,Calcutta. RTRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Singapore: DUTCH EAST INDIES: Batavia, Soerabaya.
WEST INDIAN AND CENCL AMERICAS BRANCHES: REPUBLIC OF PANAMA: Panama, Colom REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA: Medallin DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Banta Dem'ngo, EsD Pedro de Mooria Santiago, Puerto Fina To addition to abra Branchce, by reason
of our loss station with
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OP NEW TONK we are able to offer the facilities of ite branches at Bahia, Bhanów Aires. Caracas, Genon FavEZA Montevideo, Monzo Petra de Jes
Juan, PB, Santiago de Cuba, Santos Ea Paulo, Valparaizo,
CHINESE MERCHANTS AND INDIVIDUAL CHINESE DEPOSITORS ARE OFFERED EVERY MODERN BANKING SERVICE. Commercial and Travellers Letters of Credit. Es Exchange and Cable Transfers bought and Fold Hongkong Branch, 9, Queen's Rosa Central,
GEORGE HOGG, Manager.
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000.000 Paid-up Capital ... 42,000,000 23. 00.000
Reserve Fund....
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· Branches Bombay Buenos Ayte
Calcutte Changchun Deiren
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London
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Hopolak
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Tokyo,
Kal Yuan
Islas
Lobe
Tag
Interest allowed on Current Accent
received for Dad seriale si rates to be ve application...
EISHI ONO, Ma ager. Hopakong. 11th March, 158.