1918-01-21 — Page 7

MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1918.

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S-GOVERNMENT

TO

THE CILINA MAIL.

THE HARDSHIPS OF OUR information about the alination la

ENEMIES.

Germany and Austria are in conformity

in recognising that the economic arisin has now assumed a tragic importance in

INTIMATIONS

GROWING IMPORTANCE OF THE those countries. Diseases due to feeding PATELL & 60.

ECONOMIC FACTOR.

on substitutes or to exhaustion are raging. We have seen with cur own eyes samples of the fabrics of woven paper with which

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, ing the latest phases of the economie Balaian armies are partly clothed in

TAKING PASSENGERS AND CARGO TO

STRAITS COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT," &&

Budimers

to

Colombo

Leave Hongkong Noon

43

Connecting Mail Stamer from Colombo,

Dua

Due Marsailles London

1917, 1917.

When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from LOWB) is definitely ra132713

Hongkong at the time of Booking.

On the Australian Roats Tickets Interchangeable with Orient Line.

SAILINGS DIRECT TO

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.

8. 8.

Leave Hongkong About

Pamagat may travel by Railway in Japan between Ports of Call free of charge. Retura Tickets are available by Ślomagurios Maritimes Company.

(Neo- Transhipment), IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS, WILL. LEAVE DIRECT FOR

INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS

MÄRSEILLES AND LONDON,

4

ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS,

SILK MERCHANTS, COMMISSION AGENTS.

Agencies in NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A.

Branchez's

CANTON, SHANGHAL, FOKOHAMA BOMBAY.

HEAD OFFICE. EG'T BUILDDIRE BONGKONG.

`BILIMIPOPON (SEBATTE)

COAL

SHIPPING

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

U. S. Mail Line. OPERATING THE NEW FIRST, CLASS STEAMRES. EQUADOR,” “VENEZUELA "" and ""* COLOMBIA, 14,000 Tons each.

HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,

via SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU,

The Sunshine Belte

The most Comfortable Bouta to Amaries and Europe. -

Sallings from Hongkong at Neon.

· AB, “VENERITREA” BB "ECUADOR"

WEDNESDAY-Feb., 197th, 1918

These Reamers hare the most modern equipment, including, over

election fans, and glatki Hghting ALL, LOWER BERTES and inego

anfgriable. Staterooms (all single and two baroba,

The Sainty and Cons

Empengers our first courideration. "Epecial care is" given, tol the pulsine, and the attendance on

passenger cannot be surpassed. 1

furth

TRAZENDEN 143.

"BANKS

enhle with the Toyo Kaen Kaisha and the Kian Pacido Ocean Services Ld......

Istes literature, schedules etc, apply to-- PANY'S OFFICE in Alexandra Buildin

Quater Road

The Empires Undersigned having been appointed Acars for the OOWIE HARBOUR COAL CO., LTD., she prepared to quote prices for best quality BILIMPOPOR 50AL trimmed into Bunker ab. STEAT, TTK or BANDAKAN (British North HBANKING CORPORATION. Borneo)

Calling at SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMLO Extente is against autourney, and that political disaster which follows a lost wa

In the following article the Secolo "the clothing for the civil population is Ofilas 11th October) gives expression now made, in Germany-coams stuffs to the views which prevail in Italy regard. Which break-co-bending and which are ruined by water; even the Turkish and:

situation in Germany and Austria Auch materials. Coston in the essential the early days of the war there was so element for, prepellent powder, and the much exaggeration about the influence of shortage of that product cause more. the economic factor and so many illusions anxiety in the Empires than the shortage

of food regarding the moral factor in the enemy's

"ARRMANY FOOD STRUITS. camp, that at last one had almost come

An Italian stagemason, Amadio Mar- to attributing importance exclusively to the military factor. It . not altogetherzono, who returned a few days ago from Germany after spending Alteen years in a bad thing, because it has resulted in Westphalie, has drawn an eloquent the clipping of the wings of a certain picture of the conditions in Germany. simple optimism which was preparing Everything is rationed and distributed da even more bitter.deceptions; but receat the smallest quatitis-13 grammes of Ants demonstrate that these who bread per day (50 for workman), weglected factors have been making pro-month, margarine 13 grammes per week. potatoes and beetroot 4 kilogramades per gress and are now pressing upon the and the bread is a mixture of ground national life of our enemies in such a straw, potain four and maize. The crop moter that we are able to estimate their this year has been still more scanty thap weight, which, is somewhat in our favour in previous years. All metals have been

With the ingenuous frankness of

requisitioned, even the cit bolle of": Cologne Cathedral... Labour is scarce and saller von Capelle has just revealed almost entirely female. certain extremely eloquent facts. The have foreseen the effect of this situation. desire for peace in Germany is no longer The Reichstag vote on the Erzberger that platonic tendency which subordinates motion and the speech of the Austro itself to the convenience of the authorities Hungarian Minister Czernis bring us

echo of the deep discouragement which who have imposed on Germany the most

the situation has aroused in the minds shumeful ression of modern times. of the enemy. He declares himself ready The Russian Bevolution is not merely the to return to the status quo aute-that-is equse of the easy, march on Biga. In to say, to declare the bankruptcy of all Germany and by the Military Party-this hopes, to prepare himself for the is now recognised that the war of the tremendous financial, economic and

and to conclude peace without a day's while Russia bas liberated herself, Ger- delay. Naturally all this is a deception many still lies under the yoke of an which has a double object to give their absolute power which impedes the advent peoples an incentive to further resistance of peace.

It almocat seems as it the and to create among the armies and thesis of Wilson-war against the Govern-peoples of the Entente the illusion that ment of Germany, not against the people the war is on the point of ending, no -had faller upon ears thai, were more attentive than could have been expected. The desire expressed-although it may have been with mental reservations-by the majority in the Reichstag for a peace violence for the rights of nationalities, and without indemnities and without annexï'.

for perpetual peace all the voices which tions has Aroused a covert war on the come from Austria and Germany are sa part of the Pan-Germans; Conservatives announcement that victory is approach- and Nationalists, who have begun to working that justice will triumph because it with that stupidity with which the pro-is making progress not only across the frontiers that have been passed or tagonists of the divine principle of approached, but also in the minds of the authority isually act, and are awakening, enemies themselves."

AND FORT SAID.

DARRYING UT AND 2ND SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDCORD RATES,

STEAMERS.

PROPOSE SAILENOS:

LeRYA A'zoxe about

Laste S'TOLL about.

Dus at M'BETLLER. if calling About

Due LONDON about

THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and each Berth Furnished with an Electric Reading Lamp

Round-the-World Tickets and Through fickets to New York in connection with the Principal Mail Lines.

Return Tickets at fare and a half available to Europe for Two Years; or ta Intermediate Porta for Six Months.

Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are liable to be ancelled or altered without notice.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

or advice.

Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agenta regarding rival of consignments expected of which they have received documents Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs Goddard sad Dougins, at 10am. on Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival bore, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godewzuk

For Further Informados, Passage Fazes, Frights, Handbooks, Dates of Saltings atc., apply to.

E. V. D. PARK,

Euperintendent

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS. S. S. CHINA

WILL BAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS & HONOLULU. SATURDAY, JAN. 26th.-APRIL 10th, 1918.

AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGRE SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES,"

Freight and Passougar Agent,

Ios Blouse Street."

0. E. RITTER,

Prince's Buildings,

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONE to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with trasshipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE

From HoxeroND:

PROPOSED SAILING, Casatozing wits

FROM COLOMB

EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR 1ST AND 2ND ULASS Pages.

ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

Rezalar Direct Service from JAPAN, OSINA and STRAITS to BR DELAGUA BAY, DURBAN, EAST LONDON, FORT ELIZABETH and TOWN, calling at MAURITIUS en route and adording the Quickest Fraight Transport from the ORIENT to 8OUTH, AFRICA,'

For dates of departure, Bates of Freight, apply to S

THE BANK LINE. LIMITET

LINE.

ELLERMAN" (Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd.)

JAPAN, CHINA AND STRAITS

TO

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT.

738 PARTICULARS OF SAILINGS SHIPPERS ARE REQUESTED TO APPROACH THE UNDERSIGNED,

as the gas show, a powerful reaction in the country.

The declaration of the principles, for which the Extente is fighting, the know ledge of the abominable acts which Germany has committed during the war,

as to induce a slackening which will not permit the resumption of military opera. tions. Bet these are measures of despers tien.. And for the nations which bave fought this war with the full conscious- ness of marching against,& muffocating

P. & O. COMPANY'S PURCHASES.

It is denounced recently that the Hain the review of the origins of the conflict-Steamship Co., Ltd., of St. Ives! Corn all these things are beginning to exercise and Oriental, Steam Navigation Co. sad wall, have received from the Peninsular

an influence on the public mind ip the British India Steamship Navigation Gray. The enthusiasm for force bre Co., Ltd., an offer for the purchase of its dulled the moral sense; the consciousness share capital on the basis of £50 per £10 of a rapid weakening is arousing it again. As victory would have covered, with its shining cuirass every accent of justice, so time and misfortune are aiding rebec tics, and esusing it to re-examine hasty conclusions and to inquira if the actions a Home paper.

TOY

SELIMPOPON OQALI compares favour ably with the better grades of Japanese Coal and gives good results on modarste

ccnaumption. Steamers miling at SEBATTIE OF SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO PON COAL (either targuer Banks) are exempt from payment of all Fort At Sabaltik Beamers are berthed along wite the Company's wharf where thars, is a minimum depth of 27 to 23 feet at low water Spring Tiden.***

Charts of Sibaka. Hay (Sabattik Her concerning the Port can be had on bour), Prices and all other information application to the Arente.

BRADLEY & CO. LTD.,

Agents Cowie Harbour Coul Company, Limited.

say

KEATINGS LOZENGES

cure the worst-Coug

METALS

share, which will involve a qum of over of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding four millions sterling The death of Sir and engineering "works. Largest and Edward Hain, a year ako, following on best assorted stock in the Colony, that of his only son, Captain Edward

FA-UP CAFTIAL.. RESERVE Forbe

Starling

& SHANGHAI

£1,500,00033),—$18,000,000

Silver

18,500,000

$15,000,00

BANKS

LANDSCHIS

AATSCHAPPLY"

(NETHERLANDS Tradero Boču

HAR

Estaxered '1874.

$33,500,000 ACTHORISED}£ 76,000,000= (£8,250,000

RESERVE LARITY OF $15,000,000

FROFERTORIU

Court or DIRECTORS, Fa Mt. 8. H. Dodwall-Chairman, Hon. Mr.

P, B. Holyoak-Deputy Chairman.

G.T.M. Faking, F CE Anton CS. Gubbay, Eay. Hon, Mir

FO. Butcher, Eag. ||A. H. Compton, Esq. E. V. D. Farr, Eag

W. Pattenden, Esq.

CHIN MANAGUE, Hongkong-NJ. STABB, Eq

MANAGER T

Shanghai A. G. STEPHEN Esq.-

LONDON BANKHIS-LONDON CayTY AND WESEMINEEKE BANK, LIMITED.

HONGLONG INTEREST ÁLLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of Two per cent. per annum on the daily balance

OF FIELD DXFORE

CAPTIAL

PAID-UT

CAPITAL. 60,000,000— (£5,000,000

Rav FUND

-}£11,595,491=-(8, 906.25 | HEAD OFFICE—A UNTERDAM. Branches at

The Hagno and Rotterdam

HEAD AGENCY-BATABYAL Brancher #5

BANDOING,~ CHEATBON, DTEMBER Diskjakarta,

KOT RADIA

MAK ARÁNYA MEDAY PADD PATRESANG PEKALONGAN, PIANO PONTANAK

Bardoc

SAMAHANGS MANGHAL

SOMBAKARTA (Solo);

Teruno Takaga (De) TELOR BETONG, THATJAR

Correspondenta at Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry.- Calcutta, Bangkok. Saigon, Haiphong. Handl, Amoy, Yako bama, Rohe, Melbourne, Sydney, Ser York, San Francison, dow &

TONDON BANKERA The Union London and Smithe Bank, Idrafted.,

For 3 months 2 per cent. per annum. The Bank boys and soils and receives

N. J. STABB

Chia Manager,

Hongkong, Jaly 19, 1977.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

for collection Bille of Fichange, Imman letters of credit-on te Branches and Correspondents in the East," "on" the Continent, In Great Britain Amer and Australia, and bean banklos bustnam of every description, ask,

J.T. VAN BESA

Hanager."

Hongkong, Sept. 29, 1917.

business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR FORATION. Bules may be obtained on THE application

Hain. the battlefeld in 1915, SINGON & CO. INTEREST on deposita is allowed on

doubtless made easy the acquisition, says Sir. Biwerd was the

of peoples must not be judged by the founder and until his death chairama of

(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1880)

the sumpany; and Captain Hain was oHING LUNG ST. same atandards 59 the actions of

La director, and no doubt had he lived individuals Very important for their, would in the ordinary course of events political bearing are the facts revealed by have succeeded in the management of

the minimum monthly balances at 35 PER CENT per annum. Depocitors

YOKOHAMA SPROTE

BANK, LID.

ESTABLINKED, 1880,

FRONE 510. may transfer at their option balances of

#100 or more to the HONGKONG AND | AUTHORINED CAPITAL...Yen 48,000,000.0ư SHANGKAI BANK to be placed on PaID UP CAPITAL.......! H FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. Resava Fexo

von Capelle, and they are fil the more the undertaking. Under these circus TANG YUK. DITIT, or of per annum,

important if we place them is ponjunction stances, the members of the family of the late Sir Edward Hain have unazi. with what is taking place in the Austro-moosly accepted the offer, and its accept Hungarian Empire. There also we are ace by other shareholders is strongly witnessing a significant work of dis recommended by the directors. The offer integration, which is bearing greater fruit is conditional upon the holders of at least every day, and would perhaps bo still 70 per cent, or such like number as the greater if we on our side bad given a purchasers may fix, of the issued 19,957 shares accepting it before November 15th. more explicit and immediate consent to In addition to the £80 per share, the pur- the wish for an Italo-Jugoslav alliance. chasers have agreed to compensate tire So recently as 3rd October a correspon dent in Fetrograd reported the desertion et a whole Boanian regiment on the managers and acquiescing in the proposed

partners in Edward Hair Son for relinquishing their rights a directors and

India Star Navigation Co. to retain the personnel of the company and maintain the relations between the fees and the

sale. It will, it is understood, be the Rumanian frontier, and shortly after of the P. & O. Co, and the British wards there was another extremely signi- ficant incident, which, if it were known to the public in at its details, would give them great satisfaction and change the faith of many into certainty.***.

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CHINA MAIL"

PUBLICATIONS:

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management upon the same lines as in kong :- the past. When the war broke out the Hain Steamship Co., Ltd., owned 39 HISTORY OF UNION CHURCH Bain Steamship Co., Lad, owned

(1891-1809)

Cti

For the Hongkong and Shinghs. Banking Corporation. N. J. STABB, -"' Chief Manager.

Hongkong May 14, 1918,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED-

Authorised Ospital

BANKERS.

[88,000,000.00

23,100,000

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READ OFFICE-YOKOHAMA,

PRANGERS Aan – Anepris

BONNAT

617

OLIVIA

CHAOCUM

NEW TOEK

OSAKA

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FASOTILN (MUKnen) Rasaoon Hawkow

BONOLULU

£1,500,000 HARRIN

1,125,000-† Kar YORK

688,500 KOFE 600,000 LONDON

BAST OF PROLAND LAYOUT JOINT STOCK BANK LIMITED.

Every descriptionof Exchange buncas tranzacted.

INTEREST allowed" on Current

60 Accounts at 4 per cunt per annum on Daily Balance and qui Fixed Disposta at rates which may be ascertained on application.

O CHAMPKIN,

deting Nanaon,

.60

NOTES OF WILD LIFE IN HOSOKONG AND SOUTH

CHISA Banbury, M.

Part

Pab II

and Blade

MISSIONS ETRANGERES

theastern

The economic factor has indisputably German ports, 11 have been suck by the seguired an incrassing influence. All enemy and three sold, and one new HONGKONG'S MUSICAL that we are suffering in Italy in conserengel has been added. The proposed quence of the war is nothing in compari, transler embraces 21 cargo atesmore, sen with what our enetales are suffering possessing an

Aggregato dead-weight They hoped by the submarine warfare to capacity of 140,000, fona. Three more reduce as quickly to asking for mercy. new steamers, each of, 8,000 tons dead- But the submarine war is a complete weight, are under construction. Tho failure, and every day shows an increase present is the second important, fusion in the number of enemy submarines that agreement into which the P.&O. Co be. are sank and an increase in the security entered this year, for at the end of May for the navigation of the Allies. Hand a contract was made for a fasion with in hond with this check to the enemy in the Union Steamship Co., Ltd., of New regard to our food supplies the blockado Zealand. If there had been no lessen in of the Central Empires has become more the measting the total by the acquisition and more formidabis. Ameriena inter of the Holmfect would amount to 13 THE vection and the wise measures of Presi vessels, of 1,880.282 kone-Bus it is well. dent Wilson against contraband for known that, unfortpaulet neutrals have delivered a staggering blow facts of the F. O The New York correspondent of the those of other lines have

Daily Telegraph” hay drawn attention Loesia by enemy, agglou," and

seriona may be

to the fact that in a single seas Belland presumed that the forerance of replacing alone exported to Germany ulicient last has been a misin Iscior in fluond provisions to feed 1,200,000

Stemmers proceed via Brez Canal de Cape of Just Hope at Owners of ton. cut m by the United Stat Subject-in hangs without notice.

This vast contrabunit has been

and the bes

A zazrak meńsura, taken by Great Ezitain E

have rendered the book

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THE BANK LINE LTD,

Nu 7 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, Oct 1817.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINAZ INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTEN

W 1853.

HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,

FAID-UP CAPITAL£1,300,000

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Interat allowed on Current Account fa Doposita received for fized periods as rates to be obtained on application.

KISHI ONO,

Hongkong, Jan. 10, fara

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10000 BOOKS&PAMPHLETSASPECIALTY

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Generat Banking baringas transacted ECURREN

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