THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
1918
BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO.
મારી
aphic · Address—“BROSSARD
Telephone-2566.
CIVIL ENGINEERS ARCHITECTS and SURVEYORS,
King's Buildin
HONGKONG.
Codes, A.B.C., 5th. A.Z. Francais. Bentley's, Omnibus and Private.
Agencies:-SAIGON, SINGAPORE, HAIPHONG, PEKIN
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REINFORCED CONCRETE WORKS:
Road and Railway Bridges, Bands, Wharves, Weirs, Retaining Walls. Dams, Industrial Buildings, Towers, Tanks, Godown Frameworks, Cul- verts, Vaults, Floors,, Roofs, Piles hollow and full. all lengtha and sizes. Soles and Foundation plat- forms, Chimneys, Poles for support. ing Telegraph and Telephone lines and carrying Electric Light and Power.
JL
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COMMISSION, IMPORT & EXPORT:
Industrial materials for railwayE,
factories, mines, iron, steel, pipes,
Bugle bars. atsel joiata irou ebeeta motors and Fichet's fire- proof safes
REINFORCED CONCRETE IS ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF AND OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
RAILWAY, FERRY BOAT-SINGAPORE, JOHORE
& TIENTSIN.
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MARINE CONSTRUCTION:, Lighters (river and sea) up to 1,000 tous. Hults, Ferry Boats in steel. wood and reinforced concreta. Ses 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 Tunnels Found- ations in bad ground. by com- pressed air, Walls, Drains, Sewers, Churches Hotels and Hospitals.
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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 Wm. C. JACK & Co., Ltd., 14, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Reinforced Concrete SPECIALISTS.
COMMERCIAL NEWS,
U. S. Trade in the Orient.
Mr. William C. Lane, Director of the Asis Banking Corporation, nn Mr. Ralph Dawson, vion president are going to Chins for the purpose of paving the ground for the work of expanding the United States' trade in the Orient,
FU.S. Floancial Help.
American Purchase of Tia...
Association.
Applications for
}membership of the Exhibitors' S:ciety were to be received fantil;
IN A GERMAN AIR SQUADRON.
October 10th. Circulars asking Daring British Scout Bags Two for the co-operation of all leading businessmen have been sent out.
Machines.
Slamp is Fertilisers.
The following ́are Typical The fertiliser market in Japan incidente id she daily routine of has been wear for some time, and the Royal Air Force, so typical, beavy slump has now occurred, indeed, as to have been accepted principally owing to the peace by all concerned as routine fea rumours. Salphate of samozia taree of one day's work, too bas declined by sbout Y35 to commonplace to call for any Y335 for January, February, and record. March delivery and to Y320 for
•
"A Washington telegram 6578:- April, May, and Jane delivery. over the German lines. was able, A pilot firing a scout machine It is announced that the Treasury Nitrate has decline by about unperceived, to tail on behind e has granted to Great Britain so y20 to Y240 for October ship: hostile formation of nine machines additional credit of 400,000,000 ment. It will be remembered just leaving its own aerodrome. dale. This makes the total amount that some time age the market fle fallowed of U. 8. credits to Grest Britsin for salphate and nitrate was very noticed till the formation met
without being 3,726,000,000 dols. (745 000 strong, one of the chief osgees British 000), and to all the Allies being speculation. General machine on a lower level. Two artillery observation 7,092,000,000 dois. (£1,418,400,-nancial conditions have since of the German machines left the 000)--(Router).
become comparatively depressed, formation and dived to attack. sad speculatore have gradually Instantly the following English disposed of their holdings, and pilot swooped on one of them, According to a telegram receiv have now thrown a considerable getting in 's burst from his ed in Osaka, the United Stater, quantity on the market in view machine-gun which caused if ta in accordance with a resolution of the peace ramours, thus side slip into and interieck with passed by in later-Allied Com accounting for the heavy slamp. its companion. Following them mittee, bas decided to purchase▲ contributory factor in the ap, he pot in another burst, two-thirds of the world'e whole depression on the fertiliser market which sent them both crashing tol cutpat of tin. Last year the world'el is the large congestion of bees-earth in flamer. outpat smounted to about 120-Jonke, which it is said amounts to 000 tone, 60,000 tona being pro about 2,000,000 tons in Dairen duced in the Straits Settlements, and to about 500,000 tons in being hard proazed by Allied 24,000 tons in South America, Kobe. Increased supplies are troops, and fearing for the safety 18,000 tona in Java, 6,500 tone in naturally sending down prices. Bouth Africa, 6,000 tons in Chins
Japanese Enterprise.
British Coal for German⠀⠀
Warships.
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A "Sanazre" Hunt.
In the afternoon the enemy,
THEATRE
ROYAL
"OUR DAY"
PERFORMANCES
OF
"THE BARTON MYSTERY"
A spoofic fantasy in 4 parts by Walter Hackett
ON
THURSDAY, 7th November
AND
SATURDAY, 9th November
AT 9.15P.M.!
There will be no private booking or sale of advance tickets, so that it will rest entirely- with the publie to secure good seats.
For the FIRST NIGHT prices will be as follows:-
Centre Block, Dress Circle $10.00 Remaining
Stalls
200
Plf and Gallery
and for the SECOND NIGHT :-
Dress Circle
Stalls....
Pit and Gallery
BANKS
BANK OF CANTON,
LIMITED.
LAD OFFICE BONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Busineur
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS,
Kur 3 Months 3% par sasaza, "For 4 Months 1% par sanum. For 13 Months 4}% par saxu
LOOK POON SHANİ
Chief Manage,
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE Subscribed Capital — Francs 45,000,FO₫ Paid up
22,349,000 (35 of the Capital, Le. Frar os 1,000,000 subscribed by the Government of the Chisses Rapuka)
Chairman of the
Poard of Directors André Berthelot. General Manager A. J. Pernotta EEAD OFFICE:
14. Run Sains Lazare, PARIS BRANCHES..
"FEKING
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA
TION
Paid-up Capital
535,000 008
RESERVE FUNDS,
Sterling'
£1,500,000 at 21
-$15,000,000 Silver $19,500,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
$34.500.000
...$15,000 004 COURT OF DIRECTORS.
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N. J. STABE
Chief Manag
BONGKONG SAVINGS BANI
THE Exit of the showy Best is duoduose ( the HONGLONG AND SHANGHAI SARKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on upglasination INTEREST on seposita la showed an that, amber Jacam monthly balancus ar Ozi per zuen, par Matema
Deposites may CARE) IS FOR DELLA SOR of Bon or Born to the South San East to be placed on FILES DEFARER W tant per name
For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpor
N. J. STABB,”
Chief Manager
BAIGON THE CHARTERED BANK OF SATHONG INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND TUNKANTOU
SHANGHAI TIENTSIN HONGKONG
In
BANKERS: FRANCE Société Général pour favoriser le Developpement du Com- ! merce et de l'Indartzit en France LONDON London
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centres of the world. Telegraphic &ddrem; CHIBANKIND.
Interest on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits in Local Currency and in Gold. Terms on application.
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Every description of Banking and Exchange businem travmcted,
Special facilitise for French exchang
M.ROGET DE JOURNEL Manager,
HONGKONG BRANCH.
Queen's Building,
5*Chaser Road,
Zat 2460.
NOTICES.
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO. LTD.;
TIME TABLE,
WEEK DAYS,
4.00 to 1.00 1.22
8.03
9.50
15
30 soda
10 zim
Exturilays only. Baturdays only
is min
NIGHT CARS,
zain
50 p.m. 3.30 pm. 10.00 pm." 11.00 pm. 1130 p.m. and 1145 pm. SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS."
1.30 pm and 1200 mitnight
BUNDAYS.
1.50 4.10.
#J
14 10.30 am.' Every th mźm
20M
10 min
to. 29.08.20
zed, past OE HOOG DUZI
12.30 am to
130
$5.00 $5.09
20 1.00
7.00
to
$ 2.00
..
$ 5.00
# 4.00
$ 2.00
Soldiers and Sailors in,uniform half prices on Second Night.
BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S
EXCHANGE.
SELLING.
of his observation balloons, began and a smaller quantity in other
(to move these back: A British places: Hitherto the United Stater
sooat sighted two. of the has consumed about half the
A telegram from Las Palmas,susages" being towed by teams world's output, and that it now An spent of the Companis of borses. He was flying low, and requires two-thirds of the whole ransatlantics. here induced an a heary fire was directed at him production is due to the increased English firm to send a large con- from the ground. Herdless of demand for the manufacture of signment of coal, stated to be for this, however, be dived still lower, cans containing food to be ex- the use of the company's ships, Į sad encrended in setting one af parted to the Allies. It is believed but no sooner had it left England them on fire. that the recent decision of the than it was sold to the Germans Driven from the remaining British authorities to prohibit the through the agency of a Spaniard, balloon by the heil of ballete, he export of Hongkong tin, is con-
of Portugame origin, who, after next directed his attention to AD nected with the American:
arriving in the Canaries without anti-Tank gun. The gunners decision.
farthing to his name, bas by hastily limbered up, bat his fire One means or another amassed's stampeded their team, and the foriuse. Thanks to this epal, gun was upset in, a ditch. By given by England for Spanish this time he had been wounded The Barizess-men'a Federation ships, a number of German twice, but noticing various parties T/T of Tokyo, complying with joint vessels were sushied to escape of infantry concentrating in the Demand request made by the Baseo from Las Palmas as privateers, visinity, he attacked and diaper 30 dis Japapers Association, the Tokyo The agent of the shipping commed them before returning to bis 60 dis.. Obamber of Commerce, the Ds pany was put on the black list for aerodrome. „
4 m/s partment of Agriculture and his sharp praction, and on being
T/T Shanghai Observer's Daring. Commerce, sad the prefectural released became holder in hir An English two-dealer was on
FTSingapore...‡ anthorities of Tokyo, has organis- dealing with the enemies of Eng important rapenazimence work / Japan ........ ed an Exhibitors Society for the land, supplying wood and leasing when an unlucky abot pierced the Demand, India F/T: India...... purpose of encouraging exhibition warehouses to them. Thanks to petrol tank. Realising the instant I/T Ban Francis by mmobsuty st, the Barbie Com him, the Germans have over 410, danger of fre, the observer co& New York 7804 mercial Masrom, which has been}000 worth of timber stored in climbed out in the la belahlinbed Iztely by the Agricul- spations warahonsen lesend. to and mensended in
the ITY Mark tural- and - Commnarnial - De them, by Shin-infiuential spent of ( hole with 1 gkrea. Airmly eng TIT France A ment The object of Harfon the deanmälantis Läge, German ling to the plane and holdin the Band Pai Commercial Masemin że to promote rensels in the harbour are in con: improvised plag, in and develop Rank
rade slant communication by wireless res ed in bis dang
Aim/h. L/C with the German - submarines tion: until the pilot had
"infest the neighbouring, srossed the British lines and ana
within s
3/334 3/3 15/16 3/1/16 3/4 3/16 3/4 3/16 Nom.
∙14274
1494
Nomi
Nom
|30 dƒs. San Francis-Į
co & New York!
8016
4 m/s, Marks... Nom.
4 m/s. France ...... 4.564 6 ml Franos
NIGHT, CARS.
10 nočn
15 min
10 min
13
850 p.m. 4.30, pïz. 10,00 pm 1100 p.m. 11.30pm. and 31.45pm
SPECIAL CARS
By usignett it the Company's Offee. Alexandra Batidings, Dew Yown's Bond JOHN D. EUYFHREYS & BOX.
THE··ORMA' PROFIBRI
LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO. LTD.
46114
General
Demand. Germany Demand, New York, 787% T/T Bombay
Demond, Bombay. Nom TIT CalcuttsILANTHR Demand, Calcutta. Nom. Demand, Manila 15814 Demand, Singapore, 142
On Haiphong
. 12
On Saigon
5.9) Nom
On Bangkok ....... 464 Sovereign.*** y***** Gold leaf per came As Bar Silver, per az má 4914
SUBSIDIA
VE DISCOT H'kong 50 c
Canton's
CUINS
CHINA
Incorporated by Boyal Charte 12000. BEAD OFFIC :-LOSDON PAID UP CAFTAND THE SAND RESKEY FUND
BESKEVE LIABHAT OF
PROPRIETORS
PORSION EXCHANGA and Rear Brakes Defness transacted" CURELY ACCotite opened and out DIPOSITA odred for races which will be quoted on application.
your of shorter parkis TC DO
DOWFING
Manager
Hongkong, 11th April, 1917.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 15, Gracecharei
-Street, London.
Authorised Capital ..... £1,500,80% Bubscribed
Paid Up Reserve Fand
1,136,00
$50.000
BANKEXA De Bark of England The fondue [plat Stock Frat, Lama on
PRANCHI
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HONGKONG ÉRANCE..".
Evry description of Rating std Emmate
business transacted.
Interest sliced on Current à LeoZLES DE A JURY per Regem of Dally Baixaces, and in Find Depar mata which may be ascertained ca
appliandio
#C. CHAMPEIN,'
Acting Managni
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
BEAD OFFICE NATIONAL WTY-BANK--
BUILDING. Wall Street, New York CAPITAL AND SURris U.S. $5,543,000,00^ UNDIVIDED PROFITS
$1,118,000.0F H.2.8. Grean, Preddent and General Manager. *'LONDON OFF:CE, BA, Bishopagrin, ZC.
BAN FRANCISCO Draigs : 235 Montypesery Furan
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JAPAN: Tokohama Robe. PHILIPPINES: Xantia Coba," INDIA: Bewbay, Calcesta. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS: Bingapore DUTCH EAST INDIES: Batavia, Borgnin6,7%, iss. WEST INDIAN AND CESTRA, AMERICAN BRANCHES REPUBLIC OF PANAMA: Fansma: Coles. KEPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA: Madelan DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Santo Domingo Bes Pedro de Macoria, Bantings, Puerto Pan La sădition la cur own Brandies, E♬ KOMEN : of our loa asion with THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW 2012/ we are able to offer the facilities of the karapatawi at Barts, Bosnos Aires, Caracas Geben Eleven Montevideo, Mooow, Estrograd Xão de 3 scalera, Bet Juan, P. B., Batutiago de Ouba, Bechos, Paulo, Valparaiso,
· CHINESE MERCHANTS AND INDIVIDUAY CHINZAR DEPOSITORS AES OFFIEND EVERY MODERN HAWKING BREVIORE
Commercial and Travelers Letters of Gradés. Des Exchange and Cable Tranciers bought and ac Hongkong Branch, V, Queer's Blend Cistent,
GEORDS BOGO,, "Mangues
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THE
OKOHAMA SPECIE BANI LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000.00)
42,000,001
424300.000
YOKOHAMA