FRIDA
1919
COMMERCIAL NEWS
DAIREN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The Dairen Chamber of Com marcs discussed the question of -erecting a new building for the use of the Chamber at a recent
NOTIOR
U. S. VICTORY LOAN
G $4,500,000,000
Committee meeting. At the MATURITY above meeting two jlans
1923
Closing on May 10th, 1919.
¤ Applications received
by the NTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION..
9. Queen's Road Central, HONGKONG.
ware submitted to the com-INTEREST mittee af ten, composed of Masers Aioi, Kannari, Sato, Ishimoto, Ohba, T. Nakamura, Fukuda, Kohno, Ariga, Abe, Hirai, Suitsu, and Hasegawa, but both plans require too large an area of land, and it is said that one of the plans will be made smaller
the adopted. and The first plan requires almost one million yen for the biüding and about 250,000 yen for the furniture and equipments. The second plan requires 643,000 yen for building and about 150,000 yen for the interior furnishings. It is said to be likely that the final plan to be abopted will be of about 500,000 or 700,000 yen. The building will be three-storied, and the ground floor will be used for the office, and the first floor will be rented, and the second floor will be utilised as a commercial mus- eum. As the present building of the Chamber of Commerce be- longs to the Dairen Businessmen's Club,
Chamber and the
is outgrowing the present premis- ea, it is thought possible that the construction plan will assume a concrete shape in some form. The site for the new building lies between the Yokohama Specie Bank, and the Bank of China. facing the Central Circle.
AMERICAN FIRM TO MAKE CAUSTIC, SODA IN BRAZIL
MARTIN'S
MARTIN'S
EXCHANGE
SELLING.
IT
Demand 10 diu 50 đ/u
3/514 3/5 716
3/5 9/16
3/5 11/16
3/5 13/16
4 m/s T/T Shanghai T/T Singapore.. F/T Japan **** DT India... Demand, India
An American firm is about to erect a factory in Brazil for the
Nom. manufacture of caustic soda and:
14634 other chemicals, according to
+56 consular advices from Rio de
Now Janeiro. The
company has
... Nom.. already purchased 720.000 square
8056 metres af land near the city of San Francis
co & New Yorki Santos, State of Sao Paulo, where
IT Java ............AZO:
197 it has been granted exemption of
N. m. YT Marks municipal taxes by the city of
4.88 Sao Vicente. It is believed that T France.in. in the very near future the State Demand, Paris 48316 of Sao Paulo will grant the Com- pany's request for exemption for a period of 10 years of the pay- ment of "Industria and Profes- sional" (ie on the business) tax, the State export tax, which is said to amount to some 12 per cent ad valorem, and the proper ty transfer tax. The total capital involved is said to be
$500,000, about
of which
50
...is.
per
cent.
be
BUYING.
31616 4 m/s. LIC 4 m/s. D/P........... 3134 31635 6 m/s L/C ... 30 d/s. Rydney and)
Melbourno....
30 ds. San Francis-
co & New York!
3,7-
82
4 m/s. Maris..... Nom.
5.0514 *mis. Francs
5.1016
6 m Fran 08 raised locally, and the other 50 Demand Germany. per cent. furnished by the com- Demand, New York. 801g pany in the United States which TT Bombay... Nom.
the necessary Derr and. Bombay ... is to supply
The proposal of the Calcutta
Now. machinery. Government of Sao Paulo states Demand, Calcutta that the company will build the Demand, Manila
163- necessary facilities for the manu Demand. Singapor, 1453⁄4 facture of caustic soda, consisting
Nom. in Haiphong HOA MÀ BÀ of twelve buildings measuring on Saigon ********** between 90 and, 2300 square Do Bangkok metres each, an administration | Hovereign......................... 5.75 Nom. building, houses for workmen Gold leaf per Tal... 4150 night schools for children, and Bar Silver, per oz ... 1856
ап
school industrial
for
-
45.
SUBSIDIARY COINS
DISCOUNT PER $100; 'kong 50 cts sub.
the adult labourers, all these buildings to be built according to modern industrial and hygienic lans. The factory under fall operation is estimated to produce daily 15 tons of caustic soda, 15] tons of chloride of lime, 600 kilos of muriatic acid, and 600 kilos of chlorate of potash. In these C. coins operations the company will use each day 25 tons of salt. 10 tons of lime, 400 kilos of muriate of potash and 3 tons of charcoal.
10
$ % dis. $1.5% ds. $4% dia. 5% dis.
foreign, for 1918, is estimated at 2,450,000,000 pounds, compar- with" 2,362,000,000 pounds ed
1917 for
and 1,615.000.000
PUBLIC AUGTIONS.
THE
HE Undersigned has received. "instructions to sell by Public" Auction on
TUESDAY 13th May, 1919.
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street
A Collection of Valuable Chinese Curios.
comprising
5-coloured, 3-coloured, blue & white vases, bowls, figures, old bronzes from the Kanghi, Kion- lung & Towkwong periods.
On view from Monday, the 12th Inst
Catalogue will be issued. Terms: Cash.
Geo. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer,
THE Undersigned has received"
instructions to sell by Fub-
lic Auction on
WEDNESDAY, the 1st May,
1919.
at noon
at his Sales Rooms, Duddell
-Street
The Wreck of the S. S.
"Chiyo Mara”
as she now 'ies off the Lema Islands
Terms: Cash on fall of the harumer, when vessel will be at. purchaser's risk.
Geo, P. LAMMERT
Auctioneer.
شرون
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the THIRTIETH ORDINARY GENERAL MEET- ING will be held at the Company's Offices. St. George's Buildings, on Saturday, the 17th May, 1919, at. 11.30 AM for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts to 28th Febru- ary 1919, and electing Directore and Auditors. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 3rd May to the 17th May, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of
Directors
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.
Agents. Hongkong, 28th April, 1919.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
NOTICE.
NOTICE General Meeting of Members will be held on Tuesday, 13th instant, at 4 p.m. in the Chamber Room, Chartered Bank Building, 3, Queen's Road Central, for
of the purpose nominating a Representative of the Chamber to serve on the Legislative Council during the absence on leave of the Hon. Mr." P. H. Holyoak.
Notice in writing of the names of candidates and of their pro posers and seconders to be lodged with the Secretary at least 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the General Meeting.
By: Order. "E. A. M. WILLIAMS,, Secretary.
U. S. COPPER OUTPUT LAST YEAR. pounds for" 1913. According to Bureau of Foreign and Production of copper in the the United States in 1918 was slightly Domestic Commerce, imports of in all forms for larger than in 1917, according to copper
eleven months of preliminary figures and estimates the first collected by the United States 1918 amounted to 535,868,000 Geological Survey from all plants pounds, against 556,000,000 pounds
blister that
months of make
copper for or that 1917. Exports of pigs, ingots, Hongkong, 2nd. May, 1919. from domestic ores produce refined copper: At bars, plates, sheets, rods, wire, about and like copper products for the price of 24.75 cents a pound the output first eleven months of 1918, as for *1918 has value of determined by the same bureau, $473,000,000, against $510,000,000 amounted to 692,759,000 pounds: for 1917 and $190,000,000 for 1913, exports for the twelve months of
an average
a
the
twelve
"For the Blood is the Life.”
The figures showing the smelier 1917 were 1,126,082,000 pounds. DO YOU SUFFER
and
of
production from domestic ores At the beginning of 1918 about, represent the actual output of 114,000,000 pounds of refined most of the companies for the copper was a stock in the United first eleven months of the year States. Adding this quantity to the estimated output for the refinery output of the year December. A few companies shows that the total available gave no figures for November but supply of refined copper was about furnished estimates the 2,564,000,000 pounds. Subtracting combined output of November from this total the exports for the and December. The production first eleven months and the of blister and Lake copper from estimated exports for the "last domestic crea was 1,910,000,000 month shows, on the assumption younda in 1918, against 1,886,000,- that there was no change is 000 pounds in 1917 and 1,224,000, stocks, that the supply available 000 pounds in 1913. The supply for domestic consumption in 1915 of refined copper (electrolytic, was considerably, more than the Take, Casting and pig); from 1,316,000,000 pounds available in primary sources; domesto and 1917.
from any SKIN OF BLOOD DISEASE Rects of Zemun. Konézia, Had Lett
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Clarke's Blood
Mixture
- Mandate of Mind, No
3,000,00 £79,800,00
·FOREIGN EXCHANGE and
Bankin Businama
All persons, with the ex ception of those of Gainess | Authorised Capital race, desiring to leave the Paid-up CapitaĮ Colony should apply in person Reserve Funda bekareen the hotire of 9 am t
[1 pm, and 7 pm, tevénm, daily. AT THE PASS OFFICE, POST OFFICE BUILDING.
HEAD OFFICE - PEKING.
INTEREST ON÷FIXED
BRANCHES & SUB-BRANCHES: Transssted.
(Peking): Haiting, Tungehow, Applicants will be required to (North): Miyun, Chohsiau, Pahsien, produce Passporta or identifica |Niulansan, Nisvanhus, (Chink): tion papers....
Tientsin, Pactinfu," Lutai, -Tainhai- All persons with certain excepsen, Sangfang, Shantebiu, Tang tions who remain in the shan, Taming, Cholahsien Weinsten, Colony for more than 7 days are (Manchuria): Changchun, Moukden, required to Barister themselves Kirin, Tvitrihar, Newchang, Liao- under the REGISTRATION
Juanchow, Hebo, Heinmingtu, PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916 Tianfu, Harbin, Daly, Antung, Forms of Registration giving the particulare required may be Tiching, Uhinghsien, Sifeng, Hulas, obtained at the G.P. O. and avalu, Halluntu, Ningats, Kung- all Police Stations.
chuling Liaoyang Faye, Yenchi, Kaipingsien (Hupeh):
The Penalty for non-com pliance is alfine ziel ezooedim ፍና. .
$
DEPOSITS.
For 3 Months S% per annum
For 6 Months 6% per annum...
For 12 Months 44% per annuTA,
LOOK POON SHAN,
Chief Manager.
HONGKO
BANKIN
Faid-up Capital: RESERVE FUNDS
Starling
-£1,500,000 at 2.
$15,000,000--
Silver $31,000,000
FALSE 35,000,000 Reserved Liabilˇty "of
Proprietors sitioses #T5,090,000 COURT OF DIRFCIES,
Kas Mr. A. DIWA | Bout Me RH, Zhanyan W. E-Partendo, Mpu - Boss, Mr. De Jan
Bangkour-N. J. Baba, Zeq.-
33
·Shanghalinde 0, Boepbes London Baskar-- London County wha
sadude and Parra Bank Löweek,
Ou Current Laval si the rate of # D#, per shanet on the dulu balament.
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ON PILES INSPOŠTE For & soba, 9 par mooĄ, ARBOR For a moths, 33, þar tank, th
For
mosha, è pre-vis, K
N.J STABB
Chief Manazor.
Hankow, BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE Rengkoor, 31st October, 1914.
Ehasi, Ichang. (Hunan): Changsha, (Kiangsa): Shanghai, Nanking,
(FRENCH BANK)
Soochow, Yangchow, Chinhiang, Head Ontios 13 bis Rue Laffitte, Faria
Hsuchowfu. Werb,
Tungchow, Capital
SYKDOM .48,00UNULL, 20,000,000. (South) Tankiangpo, (Shantung) | Raserres Tainan, Tsingtao, Chefco, Tenghrian, BRANCHES AND AGENCIES. Lintsinhsien. (hansi): Taiyuanlu, Barambang Moniga
Bangkok Hongkong Saigon
Noume Yunsheng, Binkianhsien, Tatungfu. Kiton (“
Haiphong
(Hanza): Kaihung, Chowkiskow, Djibouti Papeete DIRECTORY Erthsien. Kwangtung): Hongkong. Hanbow
Nearly
of the
· Total Issue
were sold last week.
Have you got Your copy yet?
BREWER & CO. 23 Queen's Road.
THE CANTON INSURANCE 'OFFICE. LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
Shanghai
Singapore
Peling Thom-Pehn
Tourne. Vladivostock
Puxtlabozy
BANKERS;
Canton, Switow. Kiungehow, Fu-Hazoi tien) Foochow Amoy, Hankong Chuanchowiu, Changchowfa, 8 IN FRANCE: Comptoir National Es
tuao, (Chežisng): Hanchow, Shaob sing, Rochewin, Kashing, Wenchow, Niapo, Lanchi, Yuyao,Haimen,
anga): Nanchang, Kinking, IN Sanchowie, Chintehchen, Ohian,
(Anwhm): Wuhu, Anking, Fanglow,
compte de Paris, Crédit Lynonnais, Ranque de Paris et des Pays-Bas Credit Industrial et Commercial Saicete Generale,
LONDON: The National Provinda & Union Bank of England Ltd Comptoir Nationsï d'Bacompte de Paris; Credis Lycanals.
Lachowiu. Tatang, Funghi Lusa. IS NEW YORK: 1. P. Morgan & Co.
Interest showed on current Acccents and Fixed Deposita sccording to smageIDENT
Every description of banking and, tx« change business transacted,
(Szechuan): (Kweichow): Kweiyang fa, (Shensi): Stantu. Hangehungfız. 'Saiyuan): Kweihwating, ---Psatow-} = chen (Trabart: Kalgan Fenschat. ("Urga): Urza,” Hakžatao,
HONGKONG GRÄNCH.
Interext allowed no current ac counts and fxed Deposite Terms
A. STRE Acting kanseYT Hongkong. October 21st, 1918.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE "HING (FRENCH BANK),
...
Frs. 75,000,000 37,500,000
an application. Eresy description of Subcribed Capital Banking Business transacted. Loans Fail up ... wanted on approved securities (1/3 of the Capital Le. F. 25,000,000,- Spacial facilities for home exchange.cribed by the Government of the
Chhacse Repubba) TSUYEE PEI,
Chairman of the Board of Director: Manager.
Andre Berthelot General Manager AJ... Pernotte
HEAD-OFFICE.
The thirty-eighth
Ordinary Yearly Meeting of shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on Wednesday the 21st May 1919, at 11.30 am.
The
Transfer" Books and Register of Members of the Com-1 pany will be closed from the 7th. May to the 21st May, both days inclusive.
J
RAMSAY & CO.
WE HAVE A LARGE SELECTION OF TYPEWRITERS ALWAYS IN STOCK AND SOLICIT YOUR KIND INSPECTION, -
WE SPECIALISE IN TYPEWRITER REPAIRS. WHICH ARE EXECUTED BY
EXPERT MECHANICS.
WE ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO SUPPLY TYPEWRITER REQUISITES,
74. Rue Saint-L PARIS BRANCHES
Shar ghai Tention
Peking
Saigon Haiphong
Hongkong
Campon
Vladi ortock Poochow
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Societa General
pour favoriser la Development du Commerce et de l'Industrie en Praside
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE BOXERS of the skive Baca, jer verschaunut l The TOURING AND MANGIA. BANKING CORPORATION
zu
behenisać on applies
o deposite få sigend o
Imam monthly Imanent at kyš var 2006, par Depončases may wassler, az thale aptin, ↑ fund or more to the Houchong Keel Tang
For the Hongtang sad ibanghai)
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manage
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA
1200e zerated by Kayal Charter 1351
HEAD OFFICIL – LAS DON PAID. CAPITAL RELATE. FUND RESTRYS LIANGAST OF
ZROPRIETORS
POREJEN KICHANGT 256 Omeral Decals
bales TEREST ACT
opened and plas XPOWIS COveć for 1 year or soartas perfolur”! mei weichs will he quoted on applicados
J. L. Crockatt,
Manages Hongkong. ith, & pril, 1912
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED.
Head Office 5. Graeschurch Street. London. Authorised Capital ............£1,50a,000 Subscribed.
ald Up...
merve Fund & Rest...
BAKER
1,500,000
785,700
The Bank of England. Landon Jolt Ci- & Midland Runk, LinMed. BRANCHES
Bombay
Caimabo
Galle
Hoogkret
Hom
Sandy
Per Lords Marridos)
Kanch
To hers
Mattres
Hangout
HONG KONG BEIN
•Keery description of Banking and İsabeng
STAD US YOUR ORDERS FOR RIBBONS IN LONDON: The London County West-bum traded
CARBON PAPER, ETC.
Immediately after the above mentioned Meeting the General Agents in pursuance of Article 17 of the Company's Articles pro- pose to ask the Consulting Com-PEAK TRAMWAYS CO, LTD mittee to sanction a call of 650 per share in respect of the monies unpaid on the shares held by members of the Company...
At the same time the General Agents will also under Article 104 (p) ask for the sanction of the Consulting Committee to the pay- ment of a special dividend of $50 per share (payable immediately after the call out of the Reserve: Fund.
Should these sanctions be ob tained the Transfer Books and Register of Members will be closed for an additional 14 days, i.e. until and including the 4th June 1919.
JARDINE MATHESON
& CO. LTD.
General Agents. Hongkong, 30th April, 1919.
THE HONGKONG & SOUH
CHINA WAR SAVING
ASSOCIATION,
SAT
PPLICATION forcas
Membership of the ate ë Association 87 be obtaiz: d from all the Banks or from 1) e undersigned.
THE UNION INSURANCE FOCIETY OF CANION. LIJ
Bonorary becretaries &
TIEBUJET Bergbook. 35th January 1919
LESSONS IN CHINESE
*
DON FAN, Chioma «graduate, warned in Montma, has been s farbyr OTRZ opean Officials and Merchants in thì đạo way in..
Glo haba good method of twining or jca D paw in the binere examirabo, poða și mener d of a tratada spekidanto se u Žeras tesche He lihan niso a good koosdedza of Mandario and HÁNG Sillyhose who šiend Fossning the Chrane Language
usplat ^Omics-ar direct to. XD JE Welington:
SSESKSESS.
TIME TABLE
WEEK DAYS.
to 8.00
NIGHT WARS.
Every 15 min
1 min
15111
15 mla
16 taka
1., #
8.50 pam. 2,30 m,r. 9.2%, pm. 9.3" p.m. to 11:30 pm. every 30 minu'as 11.45 p.m. SATURDAY FITRA CARS.
11.30
12,00 midnight. FUNDAYS.
to 13, TETT
So 100 Y
12, v zoon to 1.0 p
to 5,00
to 5.33
to d
RT. CARS,
As on Week Daya. SPECIAL > RS
FEEBBIEL
By arrangments at the Fompany's (fles.">
Alexandra Bulidings. Des Tow Hood. JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & FON
Don't Look Shabby!
Suits that have lost their shape and freshness are made to look like new by Diamond. By the Diamond process they are thoroughly cleaned or dyed and tailor- ..pressed and the cost is only a few Dollars. Think what it saves in tailors" bills to give an old suit again a new lease of life.
The DIAMOND DYEING &-
DRY CLEANING CO.
Agent,
CASSUM
ton Street wloon
The
minister, and Parr's Bank Ltd London Joint City and Midland Bank Lt
IN NEW YORK: Kedmond & Co.,
Correspondents in the Chief Commercial centres of the world,
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:
CHIBANKIND
Interest on Current Accosts and Fixed Deposits in Local í urrency and in Gold, Terms on sprication
Every description of Banking and Ex- change bukiness transacted
Special facilities for French change.
M. KLUET-DE JOURNEL Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH. Queen's Building,
J, Chater Road
par
Esterat vel on Sorent Ascocmin at
per annum on Daly Baishowe, sod on FOUNG Dupont strate sich may be moeroticed of
C. L. SANDES,
Acting Manager.
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED
Established:1880.
Authorised Capital Yen 4800.000 Paid-up Capital 42.00 .000 Reserve Fund....... 25.000.000 Head Office-YOKOHAMA,
Pranchas
Tel. 244
and
Bombay
BA
Londos Lybos
So Frances Shanghai
Baris
Lalentza
Los Kagios
Deizen.
Kania Xazzaki
Feat
Forellen
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA LTD,
司公限有行跟亞寫...
Head Office
No. 2, Queen's Roni Central,
Paid up Capital $ 2,000,000.00. Directors.
Mr. Pang Wai Tirg, Chairman.
Mr. Chow Eboo Ron. Mr. If Korn Thap Mr. Kan Ying Fo, Mr. Mek Ching Kong Kr. Chan Ching Shek Mr. Wong YUD TONE Mr. Char Ka Ming. Mr. Faze Ping Shwo Mr. P. K. Kwok." Mr. Ng. Chang Lak
Chief Manager. Mr Kan Tong Po. Aset Manager. -T. Li Troop.
Every description of Banking and. Exchange
businem trazematad,
Los
granted on approved securities Interest allowed on Current Deposit Acount it the rate of 2 per cent per annum, and on Fixed Deponita at the following rates
Rankov
Sewchwa New York
KALE I 200. Kobe
Prking Rangon
Sydn
Singapor
Brabaya Shak
Textin
Tokza
Vindromisch Increst plowed on Carens camis Deprais
or ad perioda at palme te, be, oreilly application.
EISHI ONO, Manageri Hongkong, 12th September, 191
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION
HZAD OFFICE NATIONAL, UITY BAKE
For 3 months at the rate of CAPITAL AND SURPLUT VALUE SAME
3% per annum."
For 6 months at the rate of
4% per annum.
For 12 months at the rate of
5% per annum. G
Kan Tong Po
UNDIVIDED PROPTION...man UA: 246680368 A
ELL.B. Great Fragident izd
LONDON OFFICE: M. Blehopage BAX TEANGEBOD OTTIME
KUTERE DRA CEDEA Shanghai, - PikİDE
PAPAR:
Oval Manager; INDIA: Bombay Cabritii.
CHINESE- MERCHANTS
BANK LTD.,
司公限有行修流莖
-- 11,. Qobar's Manda Canber
Chaferen, of Board of Diruslary
Gecment Banking" and "Hahme).
bios granted, on approved seoužiles
Tell Accocuts opened and Plind Depo
STRETTE SETTEIDER
"DUDGE LAST ENDT
FTE, NATIONAL OT