THE HONGKONG TELEGR
RATURDAY SEPTEMBER
14-1918
BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO
· Telegraphic Address—“BROSSARD
Telephone 2566;
CIVIL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS and SURVEYORS, King Building, HONGKONG.
Codes, A.B.C., 5th, A.Z. Francais, Bentley's, Omnibus and Private,
Agencies :—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 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, iros. sheets. motors and Fisher's fire- proof safes
REINFORCED CONCRETE IS ABSOLUTELY „EIRE PROOF AND OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKE SHOCK;
RAILWAY, FERRY BOAT SINGAPORE, JOHORE
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MARINE CONSTRUCTION: Lighters (river and sea) up to 1,000 tons. Hulke, Ferry Boats in steel, wood and reinforced concrete. Sea going ships in reinforced, con- crete, and wood. Steamers and Sailing. vessels up to ang tonnage..
IRON WORK:
Frame, work, machine tools, boilers, and industrial installations.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORKS: Private and Public Buildings. Face"
Found- tories, Godowns Tunnels, ations in bad ground, by com- pressed air, Walls, Drains, Sewers,
Churches Hotels and Hospitals"
滋味
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.
THE PANAMA CANAL. sixth part of the world's output),
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Increased Facilities.
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COMMERCIAL NEWS. especially in exports from Japan,
the enspension of wing to Rassian orders for war supplies. More recently exports from Japan have revived a little, but here'
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EXCHANGE.
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SELLING.
4 m/s
T/T Shanghai.... T/T Singapore. T/T Japan
co & New York
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Nom. Nom.
BANKS
BANK OF CANTON,
LD ETED.
BRAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Genizal Banking Business Franssoted.
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS
For 3-Montha 3% per annum.
...For 6 Months 4% per annum.
For 12 Months 41% per annum LOOK POON SHANT
Chief Manager,
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BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
Subscribed Capital.......... Francs. 45,000,500. Pald up
$2,500,000. (34 of the Capital, Le. Francs 13,000,000 subscribed by the Gevarsment of the
Chinese Republic). Chairman of the
Board of Directors André Berthalot General Manager AJ. Pernotte.
·HEAD OFFICE:
74.. Bus Saint Lazare, PARIS. RRANCHES: "
PEKING
SHANGHAI TIENTSIN HONGKONG
BANKERS;
SAIGON HAIPHONG YUNNANFOU
Ing FRANCE. Scciété Général pour favoriser le Developpement du Cöm. merce et de l'Industrie en France" LONDON London County & West-
minates Bank, Ltd. NEW YORK Redmond & Co. Correspondents in the chief commercial centres of the world.
Telegraphic Addies; CHIBANKIND,
Interest on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposita in Local Currency and in Gold. Terms on application.
العربي
Every description of Banking ... and"] | Erelange business transacted.
Special facilities for French exchange.
V. FOUET DE JOURNEL, Manager.
HONGKONG BRANCH,
Queen's 'Balding.
5. Chater Boad.
HO
BANKB
ONGKONG SHANGHAT
BANTING CORPORA
NSITIONS Paid-up Capital vm. 1,000,00 RESERVE WUNDS +
Starling
£1,500,000, at 23 $15,000,000* Silver....$19,500,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors....
$34.500,000
000.000
COURT OF DIRECTORS: - FM Y B.; Hatron), "E. T. M. FAkins, Mag-Deputy Chateman,
8. H. Dodwell, Baju Wall Fattendis, bedc SG,X, Rabbey, MOJA. Phewinnt, Bagi Hon Mr. D. Landair. Son bt. E. Studime EV. D. Part, Batu
GRY MANAGER Hongkong-N. J. Stakk, Big
MAZISZA
*** Khanghai-à, Q. Etephen, Eng Landes Zankers-London_Conty *• • Westminster
Bank and Parra Bank Zikad.
Hongkong interesi Allowed
On Current Accounts at the rara of 1 par zval gua
annum on the daży balanca, m
ON FILED DEPOSI
20
For a months. 2j për cakt. per ASKERİ For 6 months, i per cent. per sAKOM
ze as mortka, 4 per cent. per zzzz
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manags
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
TAX Busives ei the shove Bask in conducted by the HORGKONG AND SHANGHAI BATTING. CORPORATION Kales may be obtained on application INTEREST on deposits is sticwed on the ma Imam wonthly balances at 731 per cent, per sakam
Depositors may transfer, at their options balancet of sun or more to the Hangtag and Sharghal Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT ; *
Cent, par anot
$125
For the Hoogkong and Shanghal Banking Corpor
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter 12082
·BID_CYF:C3—LONDON,
FAIDUP CAFLAT 61,900,000 EESERVE FUND
£2,000,000 RESERVE LABLLITT OF
PROPRIETORS”
FORSIEN FICHANGE and Oxomat” Baziting
business besacted, CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 3 year or sorter parisda, ruzes which will be wanted on application.
T. C. DOWNING,
Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 15, Gracechuret Street, London.w
Tel' 2440.
THE CHINESE MERCHANTS
Paid Up
Reserve Fund
BANK LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE
13. Queen's Road, Central Hongkong
General Banking Business transacted,
Current Deposit and Savings Bank accounts opened.
4.8914 4.90
BUYING.
3974
8774
Authorised Capital ......£1,500,ang- Subscribed
BANKERS
1,125,000
362:500
650,000
Th's London Talat Stock Lank, & f
Bombay
Calcaria
Colombo
Delbl
Galle
Hongkon
Howwh
Foods
The Bark of Eag
BRANCHAS ——
Karachi
Fort Lovia (Muorides)
Penang
Kota Bhar
Ka Lump
Madras
Rangoo
2banghai
Singapor
HONGKONG BRANCH,
Fixed Deposits received and interest allowed at rates which may be ascertained on applica-ainestrated.
tion.
EWOK MAN FAT, Chie? Manager.
NOTICES
PEAK TRAMWAY; CO., LTD.
TIME TABLE
WEEK DAYS.
1.00 am to 6.00
Every 13, piln
5.00
to 9.30
20 tuin
35 min
THE DE
Every description of Banking and Exening
Icternt allowed on Current Accounts sia per es raam on Daily Exlances, and on First Dupont į. at ralat which may be ascertained on syyliozing!
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manage!,
INTERNATIONAL BANKINⱭ
CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE NATIONAL CITY BANK BUILDING.
56, Wall Street, New York. CAPITAL AND Scarшs U6.. $6,550.000,00 UNDIVIDED PROFITS
$1,713,000.00
H.T.S. Gran, President and General Manager, Losses Orvice. 26. Blikoperate, EG. *- BAN FILANCISCO OFFICE: 339 Koutgomery StrIM. FAR EASTERN BEANCHES: CHINA: Bhanghai. Peling, Tienisip, Hankow
Boughong, Canton.
JAYAN Yokohama Kobe
30 min PHILIPPINES: Munia Cabu..
INDIA: Bombar, Calcutta
10 min
Skandays only Samedays, do
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90 min
·IS poin 15 min
8,00
ivory nuts, rubber, coffee, sugar, tobacco, cotton, quine bark, fruit, rice, timber, tequilla straw, vege Straits Settlements Prosperity. table wool, corn, mocora straw, Mr G. R. Da Ycant, Consul coconuts, etc. The principal Nothing seems to turn the tide been confined to requirements of IT 3/714
3/7 11/16 5/7 13/16 General of Ecuador, writes to the scufactured and mineral proof prosperous progression of trade Japanese residents in Vladivostok Demande....me
60 da.................. 3/7 35/16 New York Evening Peat, adacts indade straw hats, gold in in the Federsted Malay States and and neighbourhood. According 30 ds.
3/8 1/16 bare and powdered form, pan the Straits Settlements. It will to investigations made by the follows'
Nom Because of its geographical sugar, brandies, hides, ces salt, some rather as a revelation to Russo-Japanese Society, and sum
156 situation, north of South America, aigars and cigarettes, cotton and most people that the foreign trade marised by the Japan Chronicle, the Republic of Beusdor is to be woolen fabrice, sole leather, shoes, of British Malays is already gres-exports from Japan to Bassis especially favored by the opening beer, ice, food paster, biscuits, ter than that of India e quarter of during Jane last amounted in IT-Indis
is century ago, and the trade goes value to Yen. 3,885.412 and im Demand, India ...... of the Psusms Canal Unfortunate matches and tiles.
on growing in spite of the war. ports from Russia to Yen 184,959, T/T San Francis-1 8614 ly, the great war has retarded the
Thanks to the diferent zocea looked-for immediate progress. into which the conutry is divided, Exporte have expanded sad will exports exceeding imports by Yen
Ecuador is divided into four with temperatures ranging from being a like expansion in importe 3 720,453 Compared with the T/T Java 176 sonee, vx: "Tierras calientes."
32 degrees to 90 degrees Fahren of manufactured articles which preceding mouth, these figures IT Marks.......... Nom.
Demand, Paris beit, the soil lends itself to the should greatly benefit Brition show an increase of Yen 1 412,421 F/T Francs............ (hot low lande); "ferras tem
manufacturera when they are inain exports, while a decrease of (temperate zone) pladas
to 9,000 sieing of all the various specice
position to fill orders, and the Yen 400,186 is shown in imports heights of 8,000
of fruit, according to its greater present restrictions on trade, dus Exporte from the beginning of 4 m/s. DC. 3/878 "tierrosfrias" feet;
(cold)
3/912 for lesser elevation above the sea: includra the which
10 a state of war, are removed.the year to the end of June 4 m/s. DP.......... zone)
level. Because of this exceptional L. & G. Express
3/94 fertile prairies of
amounted to Yen 9.507,591 and 6 m/s. L/C... Riobam.
30 ds. Sydney & advantage and the fact that there
Bank Amalgaination. imports to Yen 2,264,132. Com-
: Melbourne ba, Ambato, Latacungs and Quito situated at 9,000 and 10.000 fastre azmerous rivere, streams and
The Times calls attention to the pared with the corresponding 30 ds. San Franc-1 isco &New York/ above the sea level;- "is nevada," waterfalls, Ecuador of the snow capped Andes of eplendid field for cattle raising fear that amid all the recent bank period of last year, this shows
***... Nom. ing amalgamations and working decrease of no less than Ten mis. Marks and similar pore aïts..
5.07 which mountains and craters the
between English 45,878,993 in exports, while 4 mis. Franes...... Its mineral deposits have been agreemente most important are the Chim bỏ-
(20,488 feet), Cotopati so far but lightly developed. binks themselves and between ports show an increase of Yen 6 mis, France*** 5.12 (19,613 feet), Pichinche, Tangare The country is rich in cappez, English banks sad foreign banks, 867,628. Now that Japan has Demand, Germany
gold, silver, iron, lead, cosi, very little has been done in the despatched troops to Vladivostok, Demand, New York. 865% gaz, Alter, etc.
'La xoDB caliente" (hot" low-petroleum, and platinam, Salpbar way of working agreement be and both the suthorities and T/T Bombay ......
Demand, Calcutta... lande), comprises the Provinces of is to be found in large quantities tween English banka and those of private individuals are making Demand, Bombay. Nom. Esmeraldas, Hanabi, Guayas and in the province of Pichinchs and the Dominions. Colonial bank-fforts to extend Japanese trade IT Calcutta
Demand, Singapore, 156 El Oro, in other words that part the Galapagos Islands. Only the in, by which, apparently, Eastern in Siberis, it is expected that Demand, Manut... Tom.
On Haiphong...... 14 prem. of the coast bathed by the Pacific gold mines at Zuma province, banking is also included, despite Russo Japaness business Ocean within several hundred El Oro, have been properly work-war restrictions, has continued to show & revived activity.
ed. Along practically the entire yield very profitable results, The Feng Huang Shan fron On Saigon 1 % prem
On Bangkok ................. 4241⁄2 miles of the Panama Canal.
Sovereign
5.45 Nom. The possibility of a direct inter coast there are rich oil fields from which are reflected in share quot
Gold Leaf, per oz 43 course with the manufacturing which only small quantities of ations. Most of the absres of the centres located in the eastern part petroleum are being extracted, Colonial banks are now above
SUBSIDIARY COINS of the United States is highly quantities eo small as to be of no the mean price of July 27, 1814,
DISCOUNT PER $100: significant to Euador, mesing commercial importance. They instead of below it, as is the case that since the outbreak of the shall be indeed abundantly repaid with English bank's shares. The Bobhonery who asked if a Japan European war, its impart as well who will undertake to properly Times notes that National Bank syndicats had secured an iron goOUNT PE ** export trade bes virtually explore the sab soil of those of Indis shares have risen, ice mining oncession in the Yang- regions. Oil is likewise to be the beginning of the year from 21 Biver ares, and whether this trebled.
Ecuador imports from the found of the Island of Pans and 484 to 60, in advance of 17 pointsstes had been reserved for Britieb Canton
the British Ambassador or United States the following com- at the month of the Guayas Eiver over the pre-war quotation, and enterprise, and if so, "whether modities: Hog'a lard, flour, beede, in the interior of the Republic Chartered Bank of Indis shares Foreign Office was consulted fron nails, matches and small where there are also coal deposits 77, or 12 points abors the pre before the concession was asked Owing to excessive rain this
Neither are war level. It might also have for or granted," says His year, the orop of leaf tobacco, 8 tanke, baths and accessories, being developed because of lack been noted that Hongkong and Majesty's Government are aware which forms one of the premier knives, typewriters, basins and to be met with.
Shanghai Bank shares are 88 that negotiations are proceeding products in Kirin Province, has metal bedstesda, polished mar of communications.
against 84 pre-war, and Mercantile bles, candles, baby carriages, whis. The main railroad line is Back of India are 34, againes for the sequisition by a Japanese proved a disappointment. Insect key, fencing, iron, manufactures, that which connects the cities 24 pre-war. The point to note indicate of the Fenghuangshan ravages are also reported.
iron mines near Nanking, but munitions of war, automobiles, of Gaasiquiland Quite (s is that Colonial and Esetern bank they have no oficial Information refrigerators, pianos, liquors, distance of 297 miles). How shares have shown a greater that the negotiations have been industrial machinery, gasolene, lever, other lines are at present power of recovery than English cocoladed. The mines ere sitast interest in Chios should be kerosene, refined petroleum,being built,
bank shares.
ed in the Yangtze River area, pressed so far as to be inconsist-THE OHINA PROVIDENT electric bulbe and lamps, kitchen Because of its splendid geo-
Russo-Japanese Trade. which his Majesty's Government ent with the principle of the open atensils, sgricultural implements, graphical position, ita excellent
In the earlier stages of the war bis alwas regarded as their door. The newer to the last part etc., etc,, and exports.at the pre climate, its unlimited virgin soil sent time to ssid market the (covering four fifths of the trade between Japan and Russia special sphere of interest of the question is in the urgative.” greater part of its eccos, rubber, national territory), its boundless was very active, with large ex-China, in the sense that British Sir C Hobgozes asked whether ivory nuts, è fin, and other com natural resurces and its proxim ports of boots, metale, cotton subjects possess a prior claim to he Foreign Ofise would modities, including the famously to the interoceanis canal sextiles, and various other war the favourable consideration by representations to th toqaille straw hate, erroneously Ecuador is bound to enter upor applies, while there was a con- the Chicos en borities of Goveran called Faosmesas, no such an era of unexampled prosperity viderable increase in imports of applications which they make for hsts have ever been
ever been manufactured as soon as the vacions: eronomio grain and beancake into Japan, industrial accessione in that
Since the Revolution in Russia, region; but they are of opin 1h 1 country and elements are whipped isk shape however, there has been a great that nother British nor any Founder Schief agricultural pro, and industries established on a
decline in Rum J
oʻjapanese" tinde» foreira, chime: to, spieres Ineseare: Cocoa (representing the firm basins
Mine.
In the House of Commons on
written reply to Sir Charlor June 27, Lord Robert Cecil, in
Bar Silver, per oz. 1932
...10
par.
$1% prem. 478% dis
Kirin Tobacco Crop,
the final gri
matil
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C NIGHT AKS.
8.50 px 9,30 p.m. 10,00 pm.. 11.00 pm. 1120 pm and 1145 pm SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS 1.1.30 p.m. and 12.00 midnight.
SUNDAYS.
to 10.39 am Eresy 5 zain
$11.00 to 120.00
19.333 norm to -1930- poza
to 4.30
7.00
BIGET CARS.
10 mic
36 min
عليم
2.30 pr. 1000 m. 11.09 p.
11.30 p.m. and 13.45 p.m. ".
SPECIAL CARS
50
pm
By
arrangment at the Company's Office
Alexandra Beldings, Des Voeux Bond. JOHND, E UMFFREYS & EON.
TAIN AND MORTGAGE
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Sinapors : DUTCH EAST INDIES: Bateria Sorribaya,
WEST INDIAN AND CENTRAL' -
AMERICAN BEAFCHES!
REPUBIC OF PANAMA: 'Panama, Cojen. REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA: Kodalin DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Santo Domingo, Ban, Pedro de Macoris. Bantingo, Puerto Plata.. In addition to ear w Branches, by zenes of our clom utfiliation with THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK" -¿we are able to offer the facilities of its bencher af Bahia, Enzos Aires, Cazuese, Geson HarANA Montevideo, Moscow, Petrograd, Xio de Janeiro. Ban Jang, F. F.. Bantlago de Cuba, Samtos, Sac Fazio, Valparaíso.
CHINESE MERCHANTS AND INDIVIDUA CHINESE DEPOSITORS ARE OFFERED EVERY MODERN: BANKISO SERVICE.
Commercial and Travelers Letters of Credit. Bütle -- Exchange and Cable Transfers bought and sold. Hongkong Branch, #. Queer's Road Centra?,
GEORGE HOGG, Manager,
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANT
LIMITED.
Established 1880, "Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,00€
Paid-up Capital ...?. Reserve
Bead Office
Pricing
1,000 24-300,000
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