THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27,
1918.
BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO.
Telegraphic Address—" BROSSARD
Telephone-2566.
Agencies
CIVIL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS and SURVEYORS,
King's Building, HONGKONG.
Codes, A.B.C., 5th. A.Z. Francais, Bentley's, Omnibus and Private.
-SAIGON, SINGAPORE, HAIPHONG, PEKIN & 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 full. all length and sizes, Soles and Foundation plat- forme, Chimneys, Poies 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
steel bars.
joists,
"Sheets, motors,
and Ficher's
iron are-
proof safer.
粥味
REINFORCED CONCRETE IS ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF AND OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
RAILWAY, FERRY BOAT-SINGAPORE, JOHORE.
MARINE CONSTRUCTION : Lighters (river and sea) up to 1,000
Hulks, Ferry Boats in steel,... wood and reinforced concrete. Sea going ships in reinforced con- "crete, and wood. 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- atories, Godowns Tunnels. Found- ations in bid 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 Wni. C. JACK & Co., Ltd., 14, Des Voeux Road; Central.
Reinforced Concrete SPECIALISTS.
COMMERCIAL "NEWS.
Regarding Lend.
GERMAN TRADE
“METHODS.
How British Trade was Strangled.
Yosafong there was a good steady demand, with ordere from al; qasrlars to buy at last week's prices, bat no higher, whites and blacks were steady with a slight depreciation in heavy greye, It is interesting to note that deliveries were good. Cotton:- lead does not altogether possess American.-A legram received the anti-corrosive properties
ou the 13:h instant from New York! to it.) generally attributed
reports cotton again advanced to. The report of the Committee "Practical experience has demon G. cents 30.05 October, 29.80 appointed to advise the Board of strated that it is acted upon by mortar, concrete and green or
In the latter case the corrosion is
far less rapid than where the lead
is in contact with concrete or
mortar.
A CURIOUS OPERATION,
Perplexity Over Germany's Purchases of Foreign Paper Money.
Paris, June 25.-Not long
TIT
EXCHANGE.
Demand
30 djs.
SELLING.
60 a/c........
4 m/s...
T/T Shanghai...
*3/614
3/6 7/16 3/6 9/16, 3/6 11/16
3/6 13/16
Nom 152
154.
Nom
T/T Singapore TT Japan.................. T/T India..... Demand, Indis... Nom. TT San Francis-1 84
co & New York? TT Java.ISTEN
16234
Nom.
T/T France............ 4.80' Demand, Paris ............ 48734
BUYING.
A me. D/P.....
December, 29,56 January. The Trade on matters arising under 129, the world began to hear of weather continues dry, there are the Trading with the Enemy carchsses of American paper sign of a decline. Indian. Amendment Act, 1916, shows that money on the neatral Europesa Bombay reporte that the situation of the 980 cases under considers markete by people who were TT Marks..........
84 "agente ci there ia gradasily getting worse, tion since 1916, when the Com. teroribed rain is urgently needed in the mittee was appointed, orders to the Teatonic markets." Now prohibir were comes adother singular side growing districts. Fine bronch wind ap Japanese Spinners on Strike, Abont 250 of the workers at is reported to have risen to Rs made in 507 csere, while iclight on the operation. A mes-4 m/s. LC............ 3/79/6
were made are which concerns the bank Chinese.ainety-five orders the Fuji Spinning Company at 1,000 per Candy. Kawasaki-cho, Tachibans gun. Locally the weather conditions to veet the enemy interests for notes of the Alliee, including 6 m/s LC...
struck we cot favourable, rein isale to British subjects in lieu America, bas just been taken by 30 d/s. Sydney & Canagawa Proiectare, work on August 9, demanding badly needed in many of the of winding an. In 171 cases no the Federal Council of Switzer- an increase of wagee. On the cotton-growing districts, and this order has been recommended, and. It probibitsellexportation of 30 d/s. San Franc
4 male. Marks 11th-instant-the strikere were effecting the local market, the while in filly eight orders oan-Swiss banknotes, Treasury notes, joined by 650 more workers, who feeling generally being very firm selling contrecta have been made or Confederation Loan noter,
The Committee focad such oder penalty of fines that may 6 ml. Francs demanded an increase of 30 per Quotations at the close were:
British reach $4,000 or of prison, with Demand, Germany... snapicion of cent. The police are on the alert Tangchow, Tle. 39 50: Shangbai.atrong
Tl. 39.50; Nanza. Tis. 38: nationality being adopted as a the confiscation of the notes to Demand, New York.. 84%. to prevent any trouble.
Taichong, T. 38 50; Harkow. measure of defence that farther the profit of the Swiss Conleders-IIT Bombay Tle. 36 to Tis. 37 50; Ningpo. legislation is deemed desirable. tion.
bat
both
Melbourno...
3/734
3/8
3.8
影
isco &New York)
4 m/s. Franca
8596
Nom.
4.974
5.022
ית
169
DISCOUNT PER $100:
10
5
1
"per
$1% prem. 74% dis
BANKS
BANK OF CANTON,
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
TOREIGN EXCHANGE and mars) Banking Business Fransacted.
INTEREST ON-FIXED
DEPOSITS:
For 3 Month 3% par annum.
Tor 4 Months 4% per annum.
For 12 Months 41% per sanum LOOK POON SHAN;
Chief Manager,
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
Subscribed Capital ... Francă 45,000,000, Paid up
$2,500,000, (5 of the Capital, La. Franca 15,000,000
subscribed by the Government of the a
Chizene Republic}
Chairman of the Board of Directors André Berthelot. General Manager A. J. Fernätte..
HEAD OFFICE:
74. Rue Saint Lazare. PARIS.
RRANCHES: PEKING..
SHANGHAI TIENTSIN
HONGKONG
زیز
SAIGON HAIPHONG YUNNANFOU
BANKERS: FRANCE Société Général pour favoriser le Developpement du Cém- merce et de l'Industrie en France LONDON. London County & West.
minste Bark, Ltd.
NEW YORK... Redmond &ca. “ Correspondents in the chief commercial centrea of the world.
Telegraphic Address; CHIBANKIND.
Interext on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposita in Local Currency and in Gold. Terms on application.
Demand, Bombay... Nom. The Shanghai Markets. The N. C. Daily News of Tls. 35; Shecsi, Tis. 41 and No. 2 Not only did German producing! Since other European countries T/T Calcutta.......... August 17, reports: - Piece Tle, 38. Forward sales were done boases so cozdac: their businesses have been making extraordinary Demand, Calcutta... Nom. Goods. The pipee goods market at Tongchow, Tl 40: Ningpo Tla as to avoid the payment of prohibitions of the same kind and Demand, Manila"
Demand, Singapore, 152 during the week may again be 34.80 to Tle, 3580; Hankow, income-tax, they strangled Britteh doubtless for the same ressone considered satisfactory, partico Tie, 37.50.
On Saigon
1 % prem. Sales during the enterprise, by truly Prussian the official Swiss explanation is On Haiphong 14% prem.
worth hearing. It exyer
On Bangkok
4332 Jarly as far as the auctions are week are reported to be sbout methods.
"In five years' time the amount of Sovereign ........... 5,60 concerned, the demand generally 1,500 bales. -Yarn:-There have As an illustration the Com. being quite firm. Last week's been sales of about 200 balee mittes mention the case of a com- our banknotes in circulation basia-Gold Leaf, per oz... 43 80 prices were well maintained with locally of Indian yarn, but the psay formed in 1897 to work cercressed from 287,000,000 to 685, Bar Silver, per oz.... 49 35 but a few exceptions, sn advance the advance in price has made tain important electrical patents 000,000 francs. The Swiss National SUBSIDIARY COINS. having been made in some licee holdere up willing to sell at current taken out by a British enbject, Bank, after das investigation, and a small decline in others, rates. "Stocke have dwindled whose relatives held the chief attributes this increase to the
with down to 10,000 bales. In part of the capital, the remainder following conses: Foreigners have H'kong 50 cts. sub. are trifling, po serione effect. There is a Bombay the market is very firm, being held by nectrale interested been seeking particularly the report" current that Szechuan and the time has now come when, in working the patente in France, poles of large denominations. A will soon
be in the market instead of exporting
to The same patente were worked in single instance tock out of the Canton
Old Man's Life for Britain. for about 3,000 balez amounting China, India is buying from Germany by a powerful combina-country 300,000 franca ($80,000)
Oat of patriotism, John Mann, in value to about Tie. 1,000,000. China. The only reason why & tion. When the patente expired in such notes. This is explained If this be true, it is a very hope very large volume of business is in 1904, practically the whole of by the fact that certain countries Wigen collier, continued work- fal sign that the merchant classes, not being done in this way is that the capital of the English com which have been looking to ue for ing below ground in a coal mine in that province and the up river there is no freight space available pany passed into the hands of French, English, and American sfter he had turned seventy years porte generally, have at last got a for Bombay. Tea, Blacka-The the German company under the banknotes can no longer get them of age. He was killed in the mine, and the story of his patriotiem little confidence in their Govern- Nip Ka Sae and Chong Sow Kat stress of the German company's here.
"Certain countries also have came out at the inquest. ment. Szechuan has long been markete have been opened in competition and closed to the foreign piece goods Bankow at Bankow Tle. 13 and agreement was made, ander intereet in collecting var trade ADE. on resump 19.00 respectively and a small which the British company webank gotes- a to recore 80005- tion should reagire large business has been done in tess restricted from selling outside cuaeredita in Switzerland, with quantities, At Ewo
anotion from there districts also in Great Britain, even in British & vis to commercial operatione banknotes to replace French, after the war. Tane, Switzerland English, and American banknotes about the came quantity of gocde Shantcare. A
but Colonies. The German company, small were offered and prices were steady basiness ia still having obtained control of the is exposed to the danger of seeing which Switzerland oan no longer. steady to firm with 8 lb. grege doing in Ningchowe in Shanghai. British company, and steriliced some day ber banknotes coming furnish them all "with a view At Kung: Greece. About 3,000 half-chests its power of competition out home in floods from abroad, to commercial operations after the up one to two mace.
proceeded where they have been accumulat war" But just where is the ping fast black Italiane were "Lices" have been bought for of Great Britain, advanced five to six macs over the Maroccan markets for ship to afiliee the manufactory for iugand she would have to take balance of profit to be strack, in last week's prices with Venetians ment vis Marseilles... Settlements the British company for the them back; which would involve paying for the notes in Germen and fancies strong generally, of Country Tea "Chops" total purpose of undercutting very im the sending of an important oprrency now at a heavy diecount, Black velvets were wesk. 3,000 half obest since our last portant business of a similar kind smount of spesie cat of the and getting paid back in aller amount of the same: German previous prices having been report. The Pinganey and carried on by another British com country,"
broad too high in expectation Boochow market ja se strong as peny, until it was forced to accept
& territorial
It is not hard to tsok a name currency, if that currency recovers
of a further advance. White ever and about 4,000 hozes of the an sgreement under which it had always the same name to these from ita depreciation after the and "certsin war? Or is it possible that Ger- ebirtinge were steady, but former and 13,000 half-chests of to resign its foreign business, "foreigners" the auction all round was quite the latter have been bought though it still held on to it countries" that so occupy them man bankers expect no such
Belves with gathering Swies poet-bellum recovery ? · business in the Colonies; firm with a healthy outlook. At daring the last week.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business trapascted.
Special facilities for French exchange.
M. ROZET DE JOURNËL,
Manager..
HONGKONG BRANCE,
Queen's Building.
5. Chater Road.
Tel: 2440.
THE CHINESE MERCHANTS
BANK LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE
13. Queen's Road, Central Hongkong
General Backing Business trabsacted.
Current Deposit and Savings Bank accounts opened.
Fixed Deposits received and interest allowed at rates which may be ascertained on applica-. tion.
KWIE MAN PATI Chif Mausgez
NOTICES
NOTICE.
EAK TRAMWAY CO
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
18.30 AM
Inet là
11,00 4.x.
LIST.M.
EN RE
1.30 2.
2.30 FEL
NIGHT CANK
PORKY JA MĀR
IG MAN
US 7X 130 40 $1.00 P.M. Sary bali kon
30.16 17:48 1:32 every qħames of an boar
BUNDAYS:
XM40
越鲱
10.304.
∙11.00 ..
12.00 Noos
1.00 7.
£.30.X.
5.901.
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FIGHT CALB sina Viens Da
NZATU ILAYA. Rear Car Light *PECIAL CARE
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STAT TOT CODE CEPTAC 107% 13. 10MPHATIDEA
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE .CO. LTD.
Egital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Machings of Mcias Progetty. Ai
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
Reserve Liability of
$34 300,000
Proprietors..........$15,000,000 -COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. P. H. Halos Charman G. T. L. Edkins, Ex-Dapoty Úcalman 8. H. Dodwon. Eg, H.1 Fazenda Be C.S. Grabbery,
JA. Plummer, Esq. 'Hon. Mr. D. Landale. Bon. Ma. £. Sball
SAV. D. Part. E
CHIEF MANAQIE' Hvartung N, 7. Stebi, 29.
Sharytal-4. G. Stephen, Zag London Banks-London County Westminster Bank, Limited.
Hongdong-Interest Allowed i
En Current Accounts at the vase of 3 par ceza 94
cum on the daily balanca,
ON FIXED DEPOSITA.
For 3 months, 2) per caht. pET KURSILI For 6 month. 11 per cabi, per annum)
Er is monika, 4 per cent, per qALORMİ N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK......”
THE BBs of the above Bank is conducted by The HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANTING CORPORATION Reles may be obtained on application INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the min logo montbly' balances 61,859 per cent, per anɛɛm. Depositor may transfej, ni their option, baisses of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai - Bank to be pinced by FIXKE DEPOSIT CARL przesm.
il
For the Hongtong and Shangtal Zacking Corpor
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF.. INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
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Incorporated by Royal Charter 1555"
PAID-UP CAPITAL RESERVE FUND
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
£3,500,000
£207,000
RESERYE LIABILITY OF
$1,900,000
FROPRIETORS
JORDGN EXCHANGE and General Banking
businry) REACTED. CURRENT ACCOUNTE OPDoed and FIIRD DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter Farloda tates which will be ounted on application.
T. C. DOWNING,
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Manageri Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,
Head Office 15; Graceobura) Street, London.
Authorised Capital ......£1,500,00 Subscribed
Paid Up
Reserve Fund
BANKERS:
The Back of England
The London lelet Stock Bank,
BRANCHES
Pembay
Calenita
Celoa be
Deltl Galle
Hoerko
Hewint
Kands
Per LovitiMaselīgi,) v
1,125,00
562,504 850,000
Karachi Kota Bars Kala Lumpu Madras
Fenary
Rangoon
Shopbat
Singapore
HONGKONG BRANCH. Every description of Eanking, and Exchangi I baslersi transacied.
Interest alloweden Current&ccounts at a par c personam on Dally Briances, and on Fland Deposi Lirates which may be ascertained an application
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager,
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE NATRINAL CITY BANK BUILDING
25. Wa Street, New York CAPITAL ADD SURPLE« U.S, $6,500,0′′0,00 USDIVIDED PROFITS
$1.715.000.00 HTS. Green, President and General Manager. LANDON OFFICs. 26. Rúbspsgate, F.C -San-Franerned OFFICX: 222 Morizomery Street FAR EASTERN BRANCHES CHINA: Shanhai, Peking. Tientsio, Hankow
Hongkong Camros JAPAN Yokolizma, Embe. PHILIPPINES: Mala Coina. INDIA Bowley, Alma, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Singapore: DUTCH EAST INDIER: Patavin, Soerabaya.
WEST INDIAN AND CENTRAL AMEICCAN BRANCHES REPUBLIC OF PANAMA: Papa, Color“. KEPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA: Bredallin DOMINICAN REPUBLİC Sento Do'nga, San
Pedro de Macoris. Santiago, Puerto Pista In addition to our Beanches, by reason
of our clone affiliation with THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW TORE. we are able to offer the Imellities of its branchee at Falls, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Genos Bavera Montevidéo. Moscow, I'mengrad, Rio de Janeiro. Fan Jha, Santiago de Cuba, Exptus. San Paulo, Valparaies.
CHINESE MERCHANTS AND INDIVIDUAL CHINESE DEPOSITORE AKE OFFERED EVERY MODES BANKING FERVICE
Comer) and Tra:ellers Letters of Credit BĹit Fachange 2 Cable Tramfers bought and cold. Bengkok Branch. 9. Qurenty Road Centra
GRORGE HOGG, 'Mänager,
THE, YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANI ·
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000.00€- Paid-up Capital .... 42,000,000, Reserve Fund...... 23.300.000
Fead Office.-YOKOHAMA
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Branches
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· SPREEMOPIDA, HIROSTOR OF WELL.
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"SHEWAN, TOMES & 001;
General Manavors
Newshang
Faking
RicLook
Kai Yuez
Thinkola" Kobe
Tangan Jourest allowed on Corrent Accents D received for Azed periods at rates to.ke clas De application.
EISHI ONO, Maraes, Hongkong. 11th March, 1918,