THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1918.
BANKS
BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO.
CIVIL ENGINEERS,
Telegraphic Address "BROSSARD ARCHITECTS and SURVEYORS,
Telephone-2566.
King's Building, HONGKONG.
Codes, A.B.C., 5th. A.Z. Francais, Bentley's, Omnibus and Private.
Agencies:—SAIGON, SINGAPORE, HAIPHONG, PEKIN & TIENTSIN.
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REINFORCED CONCRETE WORKS:
Road and Railway Bridges, Bunds. Wharyes. Weirs Retaining: Walla, Dams, Industrial Buildings, Towers, Tanks, Godowns. Frameworks. Cùl? · verts, Vaults, Floors. Roofs. Piles hollow and full, all lengths and sizes, Soles and Foundation plat- forina Chimneys," Poles for support. ing Telegraph and Telephone lines and carrying Electric Light and Power
COMMISSION, IMPORT & EXPORT:
Industrial materials
for
railways,
Angle
sheets.
factories, mines, iron steel, pipes,
bars, steel
iron joists. motors and Ficher's fire-
proof safes
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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" toas, Hulke Ferry Boats in steel. wood and reinforced concrete.
Sea going "ships in reinforced con- crete, and word. Steamers and Sailing vessels up to any tonnage..
IRON WORK:
Framework, machine tools, boilers. and industrial installations.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORKS: Private and Public Buildings, Fac- tories, Godowns Tunnels Four d- " atjons in bad ground: by pressed air, Walls, Drains Sewers. Churches, Hotels and Hospitals.
M. M. Brossard, Mopia 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.
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Reinforced Concrete SPECIALISTS.
ANNOUNCEMENT
ADAM LILY TAKES
PLEASURE IN
M
ANNOUNCING HER
RETURN TO THE
COLONY AFTER A
BUSINESS TRIP TO
AMERICA AND FRANCE.
SHE HAS BROUGHT
WITH HER A LARGE STOCK
OF LADIES DRESSWEAR.
PERSONALLY SELECTED
FROM THE STOCKS OF
THE BEST PARISIAN
HOUSES. AND HER
PERSONAL SERVICE AND
ADVICE IS NOW AT THE
DISPOSAL OF HER CLIENTELE.
MAISON LILY ALEXANDRA BUILDING.
THE PARIS SHOP OF HONGKONG.
MORNING
AFTERNOON
EVENING
OUR DAY
Thursday, 24th October, 1918.
PROGRAMME
„SALE OF ROSES-Lady May's Rose 'Fnud.
com-
12.30 p.m. Auction of Special Roses at Cricket Club Ground.
GYMKHANA and Side Shows at Happy Valley including
THE JOY WHEEL.
ENTERTAINMENT AT THE BOTANICAL GARDENS
·Gates open 7.30 o'clock.
J
Grand display of JAPANESE FIREWORKS.
CHINESE CONJURERS.
RAFFLE of Dodge Motor Car at the Portuguese Stall.
Tickets NOW on sale, 1 cent to $12.00.
RAFFLE for special prizes. tickets $1.00 each.
RAFFLE for 1,500 prizes kindly presented by the
Portuguese Community. Tickets 20 cents each. REFRESHMENTS
The Bands of the 18th Infantry and Hongkong Police
Reserve will play throughout the evening.
EARLY NOVEMBER. At the THEATRE ROYAL at 9.15 p.m.
EXCHANGE.
SELLING.
3/51⁄44
3/5 9/16 3/5 7/16
The Barton Mystery
6 mln. L/C
823€
A spoofic fantasy in four parts.
COMMERCIAL - NEWS.
Import Duty on Spinning
3/7
30d/s.Bydry&Mel-}
1- 3/7
bourno
30 d/s. San Francis-t
co & New York)
4 m/s. Marks....... Nom.
tion, together with a propon that the 10 per cent restric tion of operation at spinning. mills should be abolished in I/T.. view of the advance in the price se dis
Demand cf cotton yarn. The Association
4 mia. FrancA 60 d/s 3/5 11/16 arrived at the conclusion that the The Japanees Government has import-duty on spinning-frames, T/T Shanghai......... Nom.
4 ........ 3/5 13/16 recently ordered the Chambers of fer from being increased, should T/T Singapore... 14734 Commerce to submit opinions be lowered or totally abolished in T/T Japan:
Frames.
order to encourage spinning and T/T India....
SUBSIDIARY COINS
BANK OF CANTON,
LIMITED
OFFICE, HONGKONG
- POREIGN EXCHANGE and foxeral Braking Business fransacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED
DEPOSITS:
For 3 Months 3% par annuin.
For 6 Months 4% per annum.
For 12
Months 44% per annum LOOK POON SHAN;
Chief Manager,
BANKS
HONGKONG BANORIT
BANKING CORPORA-
·TION,"
Paid-up Capital';
$,000.000
RESERVE FUNDS -
-£1,500,000 at 2
— $35,000,000.
Sterling
Bilvar
......$19,500,000
$34.506.000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...............$13,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Ron; Xr. P. Borrow?- Chatrit and a G. T. 3. Edhin, Esq.-Deputy Chairman. 8. B. Dodwell Pareraden. *sau CS Graber, ku
JP, Xaq." Kon, Mr, D.-Ladair, Foa. Mz. E. Shell EY. D. Paz, Em,
OUTER MANAGER Hongkong-N-J. Bladh, Bre. Shangtalik. Bophan, E.
Kabulaster
London Bankwe-London_Cowary
Bank and Pates Rank Limited,
Hong long interest Allowed 1. On Currant Accounts at the rate of 3 par comů. "ON FIND DEPOSITE
aszam on the dally balanca,
Par 1 months, 24 per ceni, per BAJKAĮ For mouths, 24 per cent. pHE GREEN
month, 4 per cent paT ARTERI
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manage?
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
DE CHINE.
Subscribed Capital Francs 45,000,500. Paid up
$2,500,000. (9% of the Capital, is. Frares 15,000,000 subscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republic.). Chairman of tha Foard of Directora André Eerthelot General Manager' A. J. Pernotta. HEAD OFFICE:
76. Hue Saint Lazare, PARIS.
BRANCHES
PEKING
SHANGHAI. TIENTSIN HONGKONG
.:
Io FRANCE
......
THE Business of the above Bank conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HYKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained an appication: INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the scho twam manibly balances at 75] per cant per annNI- Depositors way transfer, ai (detz option, balances Di Br00 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed as rudD DEPORT A For the Hongkong and Shangbal Banking Corpor tion.
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
SAIGON THE CHARTERED BANK OF HAIPHONG INDIA AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA
YUNNANFOU
BANKERS:
Scciété Général pour favoriser le Developpement du Com-| merce et de l'Induatie en France- LONDON London
County
minster & Far's Bank, Ltd. London Joint City & Midland Bank, Ltd NEW YORK... Redzooad & Co. Correspondents in the chief commercial-
centres of the world.
Telegraphic Address; 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 facilities for French exchange.
M. ROUET DE JOURNĚL.
Manager.
HONGKONG BRANCH.
Queen's Building.
5. Chater Epad.
NOTICES.
Ter 2440.
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO. LTDA
TIME TABLE.
...,WEEK DAYS.
Incorporated by Royal Charte 1873
PRAD OFFICE:-LONDON. PAID UP CAPITAL 300,000 REAKFE FUND
RESERVE LIABILITY 72,000,000
PROPRIETORS
POREIGN EXCHANGE and Gamers) Banking
Sesiness transacted. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FX @ PARASITS Received for YEN OF EROTEM Fersoda, Faves which will be easted on application."
T. C. DOWNING,
Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OJ. INDIA. LIMITED,
Head Office 15, Gracechures
Street, London,
Authorised Capital£1,508,201
Subscribed
Paid Up Reserve Fund
BANKERS
1,125,000
562,500
650,000
The Bank of England The Londor Iolar Stack Basc, d
BRANCHIN
Karachi Kota Bhar
Bombay
Calcatta
Colembe
Delhi
GIR
Hongkong
Every is mio
Hawish
...Kandy
7.00
to 8:00
1.00
to $30.
9.3)
10 10.00 -
10.30
1 11.00'..
12.30
1945 pm to 135
10 rain
to 215
0 400
.. Saturdays only
35 kein
Exturdags only
to 600
5.00.
30 min 15 min 15 min 10 bala
NIGHT CANS. 8.50 p.m. 5.30 p.m. 14,00 pm. 11 00′p m, 1180 pm, and 11.45 pm. SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS. 1.30 pm and 12.00 midnight.
SUNDAYS..
1030 m. Every in to 11.40
to 15.00 noon
to 1930 26.
7.30
面
NIGHT CARS.
Port Louis (kiatritius)
Kuala Langs!
dram
POSEX
Fangoon
Shanghai
Flagspre
PONGKONG BRANCH,
Every description of Banking and Exchass baslotsi tranzac
Interest allowed on Current AntonRËS NË & YACIONS. par none on Baily Palances, and so Pizać. Dagens ki vases which may be ascertatred on Appälestis
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manage!
INTERNATIONAL BANKING,
CORPORATION,
BEAD OFFICE NATIONAL GİTT· BANK." BUILDING.. It, Wall Street, New York
CAPITAL AND SERPLES US, $8,3′ 0,020,00 % UNDIVIDED PROFITS *$*,138,000,000-
ELS. Groen, President and General Manager. LUSION OFTUR. MA, Kabepsgate, EC. ....... SAN FRANCISCO Ortizz: 29 Montgomery Strade. FAR EASTERN BRANCAES; CHINA: Shenghai, Peking. Tientals, Harkow
Hongkong. Caton JAPAN: Yokohama, Robe...
INDIA: Bombay, Calcut -STRAITS SETTLEMESTB: Singapore:
DUTCH EAST INDIES: Batavia.Soerabaya.
WEST INDIAN AND CENTRAL AMERICAN BEANCHES; REPUBLIC OF PANAMA: Panama, Colon. KEPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA: Medell DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:: Santo DomingoTM Bad
Pedro da Macoris.. Santiago,
8.50 pm 9:30 pr. 19,50 pum 11.00 p.m. PHILIFFINES: Manis Deb
11,20 p.m. and 11.45 p.m.
SPECIAL CARS
By arrangigent'as the Company's Omion, Alessidra Buildings, Des Toen Boad, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & ON,
THE •CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE *:
CO. LTD.
(Capitel Faid up...$1,250,000.)
In addition to our Branches, IT" TERBES of our close auštation wh THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK we are able to enter the fellities of its branche at Balis, Buenos Aires Caracaz, Gemon Bayans Homies, Moscow, Petrograd, Hio da Jaticdrė, San Juan, Y. Be Santiago de Caba, Bausen Bac Faulo, Valparatió.
CHINESE MERCHANTS AND INDIVIDUAL CHINESE DEPOSITORS ARE OFFERED EVERY MODERN BANKING SERVICE.
Commercial and Travellers Letters of C
Crodie Ba Exchange and Cable Transters bought and sold. Hongkong Branch, 9. Queen's Road Central,
GEORGE BOGO, Manager,
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANY
LIMITED.
Established 1880:
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000.008
General MaÆRKSTED.
Paid-up Capital.
DISCOUNT PER $100: F'kong 50 cts sub.
6 m/s. Frates
4.73 4.78
Demand, Germany
Canton
$2% prem
de.
Demand, New York. 82%
KARTINĖS
14914
TIT Bombay
regarding the revision of Customs decided to lay its views before the Demand, Indis duties after the war, and in thử suthorities after furtherinvestiga IT San Francis-] connection machinery manufactors: As to the question of co&New York! tarere have started a movement restricting spinning operatione, TLJAVA to get the 25 per cent, daty on it was decided to continue the 10 LT Marks épinning framea incressed. At per cent, cut in view of the contin France £552 a meeting held at the Osaka Hotel and fear that it will be difficult Deand, Paris recently, the Japan Spinning to obtain adequate supplies of 4 m/s. LJC Association connidered this quec- raw cotton, especially from India. / D/P 3/
Kom.
Demond, Bombay
Nom
ΝΟΣ
T/T Calcutta.
82
Demand, Manila
165
176
4:56
BUYING.
Demand, Calcutta - Nom.
Demand, Singapore. 14714
No Romanian Crops for
*Germany.
# The Berlia correspondent of the Col gna: Ganalis - mentions
On Haiphong 14 %prem, that the hest crop in Ram On Saigon......... 1% prem On Bangkok
aninis failure, and the maig
Sovereign 5.70 Nom.crop only mediam, so that Ger- Gold leaf per 2 cm 41.40.
Bar Silver, per oz . 4914
many can hedly count upon ve Fositing Zupplies fzera. Ramanza.
Reserve Fundistus
42,000.00€
24,300.000
Head Office-YOKOHAMA
Brapebe
Borsber
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