THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1918,
BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO.
Telegraphic Address—"BROSSARD
Telephone-2568.
CIVIL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS and SURVEYORS,
King's Building, HONGKONG,
Codes, A.B.C., 5th. Á.Z. Francais, Bentley's, Omnibus and Private.
Agencies:-SAIGON, SINGAPORE, HAIPHONG, PEKIN & TIENTSIN.
REINFORCED CONCRETE WORKS:
Road and Railway Bridges, Bunda."" Wharves, Weirs, Retaining Walls, Dams, Industrial Buildings, Towers, Tanks, Godowns, Frameworks. Cul- 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. bara, steel joists, iroa sheets motors, and Fichet's fire-
proof safes
REINFORCED CONCRETE IS ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF AND OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
MARINE CONSTRUCTION: Lighters (river and sea) up to 1,000 1008, 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- tories, Godowns Tuznels, Found- ations in bad ground, by com- pressed air, Walls, Drains, Sewers, Churches Hotels and Hospitals.
RAILWAY, FESRY BOAT-SINGAPORE," IOHORE.
M. M. Brossard, Mopia and Co., shali he 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.
and
Industrial Enterprises of Tslagteo.
{January 23-25, so that though the WOMEN'S WAR WORK.
thel has bow a little coyne SE
EXCHANGE.
When it is realised that the T/T.
SELLING.
***** 3/7140
3/7 7/16 3/7 9/16
3/7.13/16
158
Nom.
86
Nom.
5.06
421
BANKS
BANK OF CANTON,
LIMITED
AD OFFICE, HONGKONG
·FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Bazeral Fransacted.
INTEREST. ON FIXED DEPOSITS;
For Months 3% per annum.
For 6 Monthe 4% per annum.
For 17 Months 41% per annum LOOK POON SHAN
Chief Manager:
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
Subscribed Capital Franca 45,000,000, Psid up
12,500,000. 035 of the Capital, i. France 15,000,000 subscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republía)}
Chairman of the Foard of Directors André Berthelot. General Manager --
AJ. Pernotta: HEAD OFFICE:
74. Rue Saint Lazaro, PARIS,
BRANCHES: PEKING
SHANGHAI TIENTSIN
HONGKONG
In
SAIGON HAIPHONG YUNNANTOU
R BANKERS FRANCE. Scciété Général pour favoriser le Developpement du Com- merce et de Induxie en France LONDON, London County & Wait-
minster Bank, Ltd.
NEW YORK... Redmond & Co. Correspondenta in the chief commercin)
centres of the world. Telegraphic Addies; CHIBANKIND.
Interest on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposita in Local Currency and in Gold. Terms on application.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
Special faollities for French exchange.
W. ROUET DE JOURNEL
Masager,
HONGKONG BRANCH.
Queen's Building,
5, Crater Road.
Tel. 2440.
THE CHINESE MERCHANTS
BANK LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE
13, Queen's Road, Central Hongkong
General Banking Business transacted."
Current Deposit ard Savings Bank accounts opened.
Fixed Deposits received and interest allowed at rates which may be ascertained on applica- tion.
KWOE MAS FAT. Chiar Manager.
NOTICES
PEAK TRAMWAY CO. LTD.
TIME TABLE WEEK DAYS.
7.0.0.10 5.00 202
+.00
9.30
14% prem.11.30 1 prem. Bangkok ... Sovereign. 5.45 Nom. Gold Leaf, per ez... 13 Bar Silver, per om 49 14.
BANKS HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA«
STATIONERY
Paid-up Capital $15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS,
Every 16 iniu 10 min
Saturday only-
Saterday only
Sterling
:: €1,500,000 at th
$15,000ingo"
Silva$19,500,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
$94 500.000
$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS, Hon; Mr. F. 5. Hove A
G... Edhine,
&B. Dodwell Faq
Deputy ChaRYLO.
Fortryden. Heta
JA Plumer, Kas
Hon, MD, Laziale, For. Ms. K. Shalba.
E. V. D. Part. E
QUIK KARLONE Bongbong-N.J, Seats, Bog
MARK Sheaghald. Stephen, Eag London Banker-Zoodas_Corsten Westude
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Bank and Parra Banic Lifted,
Hourlong-interest Allowed i
On Current Accosts at the rata el 3 per ceni za BEE on the' daly balance.
ON FILED DEPOSITI.
For 3 months, 2 per cent, per KADAM, For 6 months, per cons, paT ALTERUM- mouths, 1. per cent. per annum) N. J. STABB.
or
Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK TEE Besteers of the shown Bank is condected by the ROSCRONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Roles may be obtained on applicationa INTEREST a deposits la allowed on the nda imam monthly balancas at £ti par cest, par SENSOR. Depository trafer, at their option, iskanoM Bi BLOG OF Khora to the Hanexong nod Shangh Bake to be pinced on. FIXED DEPOSIT « COOL, FE LINKIE.
For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora
-N. J. STABB,
Hor
Chief Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA...
Incorporated by Beyni f'bactar-18MC
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,
PAILUP CAPITAL
BESERYS FUND,000,000 RESESTS LIABILITY OF
PROPRIETORS
£1,500,00
TORTION EXCHANGE and Deneral Banking baslars wanSOCIALL CURRENT ACCOUNTS opsed and pack DEPOSITS received for 3 year or shorias Ferioda, rates which will be quoted on appication.
1. G DOWNING, ..
Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 15, Gracechural Street, London.
Authorised Capital ...... £1,500,bes Subscribed,
Paid Up-
Reserve Fund
BANKERS:
The Back of England'
BRANCHES
1,125,009
562,50 650,000
The Lozder. foist Stock Bank, Linke
Bombay
Casentia
Colomby
Deli
Galle
Heerkoor
HowInd
Kandy
Port Locks
neritian)
Karachi
Ketz Baar
Kuala Lump
Misdaa
PROLE
Ranpoce
hanghai
Slagspers!
HONGKONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking and. Enkazo besinnes-transacted.
Jaterest allowed on Cerint Accounts as part per bass on Daily Lalances, and vo haré Dupost at rates which may be ascertained on application
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager,
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
READ OFFICE NATIONAL CITY BANE BUILDING. 35. Wall Street, Sew Tor CAPITAL AND SCEPLUS U.S. $6,5′00′′OM UNDIVIDED PROFITS " $1,713,000.00 HTA, Green, President and General Manager, LONDON OFFICE, 6. Bicherrasic, EC. BAN FRANCINCO OFFICE. Ventgrmery Street.
PAR EASTERK BRAKCHES:... CHINA: Hungart. Peking. Tiendo, Hankow
Hongkong, TANI.
FHILIPPINES: Dia Cein
-15 zatr
30 min
JAPAN: Totobem Rom."
10 min
19 taby
30
Kanegafuche Spinning Company. Among the principal industrial about the 5 mark it really has valuable Services in Shipyards.
The half yearly statement of enterprises lately established at done quite well over the year. the Kanegafuobi Spinning Co. Taingiza sre the following: The The last time the isel was 5/- or shows & net profit for the six Teingteo Spinning Mill of the over was in September, 1890, building of big merchant steamers Demand months of Y.9,350.000 as against Naigsi Cotton Spinning Com-when on the fourth of that month is admittedly one of the hardest 30 d/s * Det capital of Y 17.427,650. A
60 d/5.................. 3/7 11/16 Branch it reached 5/31
For the nex: 13 sad roughest occupations in sny ploy, the Teingtao
4m/5.40-44 dividend was paid of 70 per cent., Brewery of the Dai Nippon years it gradually declined in branch of industrial work, the T/T Shanghai..
Nom while two and-a-half million yen Brewery Company, the Tsingtaoraine until on January 23 and 24, introduction of women labour into T/T Singapore ****** 15514 were added to reserves, and large Flour Mill Company,
the 1903, it touched low water mark the abipyards must be regarded T/T Japan contributions made to to the Tsingtao Salt Manufacturing
12/12, since when it has re as one of the most remarkable T/T India ........... Nom. varione funds for the benefit of Company, the Okara Gumi covered ground, slowly at first, developments brought about by Demand, Indis the staff.
Floar ·Mill. · the Iwaki but more rapidly during the last the war in the field of woman's T/T-San-Francis-1 co & New York! Hankow Imports.... Shokai Brick Yard, the Tsingtao two years of the war. In 1916 the work, says the Journal of Com-
T/T Java....... 18314 Electrical materials and fittinge Canning Company, the Soraki bighest T.T. rate was 3/8 ismeros. imported into Barkow daring 8.lk Filatore, the Tsingtao 1917, 4/4 and to-day's rate brings ·To-day women are to be found T/T Marks... Nom. 1917 show an increase of Tie Branch of the Dairen Ice demit to the highest level in 28 years among the riveters, axing the Francs 4.864
Demand Paris
187 53,745 from the previous year. Dang, the Yamaguchi Shokai sll but a fortnight.
place of bays in the heating,
BUYING. The total values for the two Canning Factory, the Shinsho
A Swiss Trade-Mark. and conveying of the rivets 4. L/C........... 3/89% An article in a recent issue of to the men periode being (1918) Tls. 214.451 Yoko Soap and Oil Department.
who drive them
mja D/P.... ....... 3/874 268,198 the Tokusei Yoko Tannery, the
de (1917) Tle.
the Journal
Genere home. They are working in 6 m/s L/C. 3/9
foress; Machinery and parts show & Makai Chemical Works, the describes the stepa which are blacksmithe
they 30 d/s. Sydney &
3.9 decrezes of Tie. 358,980 for the Boasi Koshi. Iron
being taken in ? Swi'z irland to red lead iron work and do certain Works,
Melbourne ise same period, the totale in this the Kyogsoka Iron Works, prepare against the danger of portions of the paint work. All 30 d/s. San Franc-
isco & New York · 8736- instance being (1818) Tia. 820,728 the Tairi Shokei Manufactory attempts being made to pass cf over a shipyard they may be geen
4 m/s. Marks and (1917) Tis. 401,808 the Tows Oil Kill, the Aksahi German goods as goods of Swiss tidying up, shifting scrap iran,
4 m/s. France................ Fosterlog Sugar Trade. Matoh Manufactory, the Miteni origin. This effort takes the form carrying balks of timber, pisces & mis. Francs A telegram from Washington On Mill, the Taisei Yoko Albumen of the institution of a national of angle iron, and iron bare,
Demand, Germany. records an arrangement whereby Factory, the Yamamoto Chemical Swies trade-mark to distinguieb Girls unpack the huge cases of Demand, New York. 8614 trade between the United States Industry Company, the Shantang shoes af foreign origin, and, to frequently do the more ardacus Demand, Bombay. Nom.
manufactures of Swiss origin fromachine parts and gear, and T/T Bombay ......... And the Dutch East Indies..is to Development Company, the be fostered, particularly in anger, Teingtoo Match Manufactoring quote the Journal, this effort is work of unloading bare of iron TT Calcutta of which the American War Board Company, the Oriental Oil Man-likely to be attended by con from railway waggons. At the Demand, Calcutta... Nom. will take two million tons of the facturing Company and other equences of the highest import latter jab many of them are adepte, Demand, Manila 173 1918 crop. It is anderstood that The Administration has adopted ance to the industrial and com- and the speed with which they Demand, Singapore. 15514 forty Dutch eteamers, at present systematic scheme of encourage mercial credit of Switzerland, shiff the loads and wheel them On Haiphong lying idle in porte of the Darob ment. Land has been leseed After three years of cloes examin-away in barrows or bogeys is really On Saigon East Indies, will be atilised to out to factory owners at very low ation of this question, observes remarkable. The wages which Transport, the sugar. alao tobsces, rents, while for a fixed period of the Journal, & scheme, promoted women receive for all these and rabber, copra, ocffee, tin and time, owners of factories are ex by the Geneva Dhamber of Com- many other forms of labour in quizine to America,
empted from all taxes. Electrio merce, has been adopted by which men alons used to be em- Increase in Nanking Metal
ia supplied by the general meeting, and a Byudios: ployed are doable what the mer Imports.
Administration st specially low pour L'Exportation Balase (S. Pused to be paid in pre-war days. Daring 1917 the import of iron rates. The Shantung Railway E. 8) has been established. The A more valuable part of their and mild steel bars into Nanking has also beez instructed to die committee of this syndicate, work, perhaps, is done with showed an increase of 3,018 count freight rates on the raw consisting of 15 members, will machinery. Their work in the picals on the previous year, the materials sent to factories in the have its head offices in Genera, joiners shops. is particularly totale being (1916) 8,415 picals town and purchased in its gone
The meeting which established valuable in all the various items and (1817) 11,433 picals. Iron and manufactured goods forward the 8. P. E. S. was presided over treated, especially with the sheets and plates showed led by them.
by the president of the Geners planing machinee, with which work which demande the greatest decrease, for the same period of}
Chamber of Commerce, and was female workers produce a notic steadiness and care, and a large 114 pionis, the total in this T. T. Five Shillings, attended by commercial men fromjeshly large output.
amount of nerve, as the lives of instance being (1818) 301 picale: The rate of exchang T. T. yes all parts of Switserland. and In the engineers' section of the others depend upon their every and (1917) 247 "picale,
terday reached the official figure representatives of the Chambere shipyard also outside of the movement. Oll Prospecting.
of 5 for the first time since 1890, of Geneva, Basel, and Zarioh. marine engine works altogether, In all the foregoing instances The Standard Oil Oo, having says. C. Daily News of August The object of the 8. P. E. 8. is to of coursewomen are mach is the work is part of the everyday relinquisted the concession it 24. It is a figure on which many promote the exportation of demand... They work various routine of ship construction, but !! By mangment at the Company's Office. held for prospecting in the pro an eye has been est for a con-genuine Swiss producte. The kinds of machines, such as women are also employed in visces of Yonan and Shensi the aiderable sime past though it association, as each, has no screwing and boring machines; numerous ways in engineering, Japan-Chine Indestrial Co. has come somewhat unexpectedly si pecuniary aim. As owner of the they face-up flanges, oil and clean that greatest auxiliary of ship obtained from the Chinese Gov- the last with a jump of Ed, from mark. P. E. B., indicating all machines, sharpen tools and building, in which they are daily aroment permission to prospect the rate of 4/10 on Thursday. Swiss origin, it will give it in many other ways help on this performing tasks demanding THE OHINA PROVIDENT for oil in different parts of China. This latter rate had been main members the right to use this department in every shipyard great nicely and The Standard Oil Co. was to tained since August 9, when there mark for goods the products of All this work is performed smart proportion of women employed in finance the deal and later was to bad been an advenoe from the the Bwies soil and of Swiss ly and deftly with excellent have refunded a certain proportion previous day of 4/9). This last industry, and for goods which resultat. of the money expended. After rate, or rather 4/9, had with some have undergone in Swissland But women do ever more diff arkauntivo tests it was decided exceptions been maintained for uncis manipuisison sa to confer on enit and responsible work this that the indications were not of time previously, practically them a new character. Member this. Experienced girls are very suffissent promise to continue throughout July, while the ship of the 8 PE. 8. in com jeklfal in the manipulation of to the the work and the drilling ate highest in Jose was go June 28 fined to- native-born Swiss such powertal machines as those
disbanded. The amount when 4/84 was reached. This itisone and to those who have used for cutting event in experimenta exceeded ✪ marki & rise in the year of 9id., been naturalimed for at least 10 for: /i $1,000,000
(the lowest rate being = 4/2] from/ YOKIS,
power
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DISCOUNT PER $100% ~ 'kong 50 cte sub.
Canton
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par.
15 min
18 dn 15 min) 16 Jan
NIGHT ARS.
C 8.50 pm, 9.30pm. 10.00 pm. 1100 p.m. 11.30 p.m. ad 11,45 pm "SATURDAYS" EXTRA CAPS
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$1% prem. 556% din.
7.30 1.774.
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engineering works fa considerably greater than that in the shipyards an account of the larger numbe of machines available, goes on and the vales
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