THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, BATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1918,
BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO.
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Telephone-2568,
CIVIL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS and SURVEYORS,
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Industrial materials for railways.. factories, mines, iron, steel, pipes, steel joista, iran anglehars, sheets, motors and Fichet's proof safes
fire-
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RAILWAY, FERRY BOAT-SINGAPORE, JOHORE
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Frame work, machine tools, boilers, and industrial installations.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORKS: Private and Public Buildings. Fac tories, Godowns Tunnels, Found- stions in bad ground, by 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 requited. Address as above or to their agents Wm. C. JACK & Co., Ltd., 14, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Reinforced Concrete SPECIALISTS.
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
THE CARD--PLAYERS.
(By Rifleman Patrick MacGill, Author of "The Great Push"
etc.)
ally. Taken over from Blighty the money back, and the play may be,"
started afresh.
of the line or further along? Bar
it did not matter. If they came
T
4 m/s
com-
EXCHANGE.
SELLINGTMTM
T/T India ..ie
3/64
3/6 7/16 3/6 9/16
3/6 11/16 3/6 13/16 Nom.
Billy did not spawer. The A man who was sleeping on subject did notapparently interest the ground near at band woke bm. Something other than the up and crawled towarde the
Demand budding bedgerows was in bir gamblere.
30 d/BEAR thoughts, but even in regard 10
"You two blokes look a bit of 60 die..... this be was silent. When would all right" he said when he came the German attack come and within earshot "Forgot that T/T Shanghai.... where? Would it be in this part there's a war on?”
T/T Singapore ................ 152" T/T Japan Demand, Indis..... T/T San Francis-l
co & New York » TIT Jara....... 164
4.80 a TT Marks. Nom. oigarette in big month and his T/T France......
4.8014 in giving instructions to the
clothing caked with clay: He Demand, Faris
BUYING. 4 m/s. L/C........................ 3/756. mena be passed. When hem/s. EP. 3/7 He reached the gamblere he stopped 6 m/s. LG............. 3/8
Decline in Copper.
of the U.8 The decision Government leave the official prios of copper anabanged et 26
"It's bloomin' slow at thie jah. cents per ib. until November 1st,
"Tryin' to forget it," "asid master." said the little man with has had the effect of depressing the sleepy eyes and the blus long now there would be a fight inmy, as he placed his money the copper market in in this
Before this decision pirched faces be banched him and a fight always warmed a man on a card. I'm gettin' bled of country. was announced it was expected eel in sgainst the hedge and It was better when all was said, every penny on me." among Japancas merchants that buttoned the collar of his of and done to get warms by fighting. At this moment an officer sp. the American official price cost close up against bischio than frozen through insction peared, a young subaltern with would be raised, and there were As he spoke be looked at the Be spoke to his mate aggio.
soldier who was lying on the was appose the bads are out considerable speculative par.
England now." he said. ohsses. Bioes it is now known grass beside him, a tall lean mon
"S'pore so." said Jimmy. there will be no inoresse in the with with her banging · 236- American price antil November,brows and square jaw covered
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Chief Managez,
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Subscribed Capital ... Franes 45,000,000, Paid op
22,500,000. 134 of the Capital, La. Frares 15,000,000 subscribed by the Government of the
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the less substantial of speculators with a three day's growth of 988 a man with very little to for a moment and looked at them (30 d/s: Sydney 3/8
have already thrown their hold ings upon the market, with the result that pricee have been on the down grade. A week ago electrolytic copper was quoted at over 170 per 100 kin, but the price has now declined to Y69.
beard.
of the bayuant frczao, too
So't I," said Billy, real name wse George. bloomin' ioiols I am."
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par.
$1% prem. 24% dis.
General Banking Business transacted.
Current Deposit and Savings Bank accounts opened.
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Beerling
£1,300,000/mk:21*
-$15,000,000
Silver $19,500,000
$34 500,000 Reserve Liability of
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.815,000,000 --COURT OF DIRECTORS.
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For I'months, fè per cuit, per SUZENĮ For 6 months 38 per cent. Der BZLERİ or months, per cent, PAT KAMENÍ N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
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tles.
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_HEAD_OFFICE-LOKDOM,
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE såd Sanwal Banking
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Manager! Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
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Head Office 15, Gracechures
Street, London.
Authorised Capital ......£1,500,000 Subscribed
Paid Up
Reserve Fund
BANKERB
1:153,500
562,500
650,000
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Calcasie
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The Bank of England,
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TIME TABLE
WEEK DAYS
Every 15 min
JE
15 min
3 mis
$30
10.00
$3,000
to 5.15 Saturdays only .
Baturday only
to Bu
540
SIGHT CABS,
BUILDING.
24 Wall Street, New York, CAPITAL AND SURPLUS UR, $6,3"(.00000" UNDIVIDED PROPITA
$1,713,000.00
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Hongkong Canton.
JAPAN Tokobama. Kobe.
le min PHILIPPINES: Manis Cel
10 min INDIA: Bombay, Cafruitm
Is mis STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Sizsapore:
mi DICH FAST INDIEN: Takara Soeraleya.
WEST INDIAN AND CENTRAL
AMERICAN BRANCHES
15 zin
75 TẦN
8.10 p.m. 9.30 pm.. 10,00 pm. 11.00 pin, 11.30 p.m. and 1145 pm. SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS. 130 p.m. and 12.00 midnight. SUNDAYS
2.90 15000
10.30 : Every
to 17.00
1030
to 1200 non 1200 vioon to 1200 TLIL
"Pat the cards aside" for s Melbourne........... And."Ampstead 'eath will be
he paid with a mile. 30 d/s. Sen Franc-1 "Slow & ditch water, Billy,"
while. very nice noOW," added Billy we may be attacked at sny isco &New York the little man coutinned, palling aged to like goin' there on s hie tile between his knees and Back'Oliday And the birds....ment, so we've got to stand 4 m/s. Marks looking absently along the barrel,
At the recollection of the girl A captain Came along from the 6 m/s. Francs ..... bie check resting on the cold steel whom he had known he smiled opposite direction, roasing the Demand, Germany.
"And I'mo
happily.
men from their slamber. The Demand, New York. 8436 Very nice the birde are any job was not a difficult one, for the Demand, Bombay.
TIT Bombay
Nom. whewhere, Jimmy rerosrked, in soldiers, who were very cold. T/T Calcutta Paper Restrictions.
"Like a!
f-bend manner. "Got the cards and it hard to sleep. They ross Demand, Calcutta Nom. The Board of Trade bez inned
on you, o chammy?" he asked.
to their feet, yawned and: best Demand, Manila ... 169 *S'pose we get up and ras "an order prohibiting the esle of
Billy put his hand in his their bande against their bressis, Demand, Singapore, 152 delivery upon the terms known about for a bit," said the little pocket, fambled amongst a varied in an art to restore the circula On Haiphong on "axle or return" of newspapere man.
"Can't be doże, Jimmy," said seortment of articles, sud drew tion. The captain came along On Saigon... nagasines, periodicals, eerisis,
fout a pressy pack of cards. These and stopped beside the two who On Bangkok
· pamphlais, books, slmasse, Billy, with the voice of a man he shufled carefully, his fingers had just been playing cards. He Bovereign diaries, post cards, and other giving a verdict beyond appeal ambed with the cold. Then he had seen them from afar,
Gold Leaf, per oz... 43 60 Bar Silver, per oz. 49 similar pablications. The order It's getting clearer now and we placed the cards in two packę “I don't know how these men |
I can see our the ground. took effect as from June 24 It does should be seen
can play cards on" each cold] SUBSIDIARY COINS. not, however, prohibit the return men fifty yards away, and we may
Jimmy groped in his trousers morning, he said to the subaltern of or payment allowance or get orders soy moment."
DISCOUNT FER $100: rebate in respect of (a) Cópias of} As he spoke he pointed scross pocket, clinked some money and Don't you find it rather cold for
card playing?" he asked the 'Fong 50 cts. enb. apy och published matter the field with a clay encrusted drew out a fistful of coppers.
"Tail for the one next you," gamblers." aforesaid which were delivered finger at the figures in brown for sale or distribution before who were stretched out on the he said, and toased a coin into "Well, it passes the time, sir,”|
said Jimmy 24th June, 1918. (b) Newspapers damp earth, most of them asleep air. It came down sila.
"I always place my money "And this bloomin” “war's s which are delivered to a disThe fighting had been very heavy tributor or retailer too late to be on the previous day, and the "gainst my toes," he said, and slow game" added Billy. “We delivered or sold as current new soldiers were dog weary. Even placed the penny on the pack must do something to pass the some distance ahead. Probably
700 the Germans were already sttack. (c) Copies of any of the publics on the wet esztb, damp with the beside him. The banker tarned time, sir."
up the pack left, and the under The officers smiled and passed ing the front line, and the turn tions referred to a paragraph 1rine of the early Spring morning hereof which are delivered to the they could lie down and sleep card was a seven. Jimmy's pack on, and Billy pulled the bolt of of the men in the field, tha
bia rifs backward and forwarde, supports, would soms presently... purchaser so damaged ss to be bile waiting in support. But a showed,s eiz,
"Bollin' in the dough," said testing the action of the friend or Then the Bght would become a anglesble. (8) Books bound in few were apparently awake, for cloth leather or board delivered three or four of the figures could Billy and be picked up the which his life might depend in game in which all would take a an hour'a time. All the men on hand, and the stakes, would be by the publisher thereof or the dow be seen rising to a kneeling penny, Come on, gentlemen,"
It was a gamA owner of the copyright thereis position and shaking themselves be entreated appealing to acthe field were busy at the same the lives of men. to a duly accredited wholesale And very near at hand shells imaginary ord: "Eren money task, while the rifle sad machine worth playing, Billy agreed, and
with a dizz; on the field! Spot the winner!gan fire redoubled in intensity it was not a slow one, agent for sale, provided shch were bursting.. books have not previonaly left clatter, throwing the wet earth Roll slang, roll along, my the premises of such agenta for into the air, while balleta whistled nearties! purpose of sale or being cffered and hissed through the hedgeros for isle. The provisions of this which shaltered the two men, penny and lost again. A third And fourth coin followed the order, on sød efter 10th day of Billy and Jimmy. December, 1918, will extend and "The buds are comin' ont," sabers. When the filth w apply to deliveries made to, andsid Billy looking at the bushes out Billy pocketed 3, and deali the saceptands af returns from creaked with green. "Eiges out the cards as before, and payments, allowances, and they are, and it's not in every needn't tipable, raid Jig rebates in respect of unsold place in this country that 'edger my. I'm skinned.
Bighto, mater, enid the mar copieone carrying on business in ars to be found,"
“There's a few o' them 'ers with the cards, "Start again.... zy-dominion
country
fend there," said Jimmy laconic With these words he handed
Jimmy plunged with another
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Established 1830, Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital...
Reserve Fundspre
42.000.000 423,100,000
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