1918-01-26 — Page 7

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1918

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CLICHE CONTROLLER.

Wheresa It is deemed desirabla thai thể present lavish employment of certain

RUSSIA - AND HER LOANS."

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| LONDON FINANCIERS CONFIDENT.

Lesbos, Dec, 2.

TWphrases both in official and uncial! The threate the Bolshevik are making

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

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MARSEILLES AND LONDON,

TAXINO, P2951340828 AND CARGO (TO)

be controlled to avoid commaniques must

shortage of those phrases in the spring and serious inconvenience to departments concerned,

And whereas the present consumption of the cliches, logotypes and war phrases

STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, (Geis greatly in excess of production,

Steamers

Colombo

!· Ledva

Hongkong Noon

Connecting Mail" Steamer Trom

Colombo.

Due Marseilles London 1917, 1917.

Dua

When Passengers ohange Steamers at COLOMBO Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from JJ0) [8>i« änitely ze svo ljós Hongkong at the time of Booking..

Ou the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable" with Orient Line.

SAILINGS DIRECT TO

SHANGHAL MOJI, KOBE AND

S. S.

YOKOHAMA.

Leave Hongkong About

Passengers may tenvsi by Railway in Japan batwoon Ports of Call free of charge. Return Tiakati are available by Mongòries Maritime Company.

(Non-

INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS Transment).

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS, WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR

MARSEILLES AND

LONDON,

Calling at SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMLO AND PORT SAID.

CARRYING 1st and 2x0, SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.

STEAMERS

Prorosz SartinGS :

Lesvo

Leare

Due & M`STELES

'7082

about

about

if calling About

Due LOX.DOM 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 Barth Furnished with an Electrio Reading Lamp.

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

Retura Tickets at fare and a half,available to Europe for Two Years; or to Intermediate Ports for Six Months.

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

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,*

Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents regarding arrival of consigamenta expected of which they have received documents or advice.

Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by thế Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Messre Goddard and Douglas, at 10a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

For Further Information, Pange Fares, Freights, Handbooks, Dates of Sailings ata., apply to.

E. V. D. PARR

Superintendent.

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.

S. S. CHINA

WILL BAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA SHANGHAL, JAPAN. PORTS & HONOLULU.

SUNDAY, JAN. 27th, at. 12 Noon-APRIL 10th, 1918,

AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER

SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE BATES,

Q. H. RITTER,

Freight and Passenger Agent,

Prince's Buildings,

loa Hoans Streets

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGDA BAY, DURBAN (Natal;, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN-with trashipment at COLOMBO to Stesinern of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE

FROM HONGKONG:

PROPOSED SAITINË, Connecting with

FROM COLOREG

EzSELLEST ACCOMMODATION FOR II AND END Ulam Påskekozen,

ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE,

Bezmiar Direct Bervice from J&PAN, OHINA and STRAITS to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, KAST, LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH, and ¦ CAPÉ TOWN, calling at MAURITIUS en ronds and afording the Quickam Braight Transport from the ORIENT SOUTH AFRICA.

For dat

rture, Rates of Freight, apply to

THE BANK LINE." LIMITEI

"ELLERMAN"

LINE

(Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd.)

JAPAN, CHINA AND STRAITS

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UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT

FUR FARTICULARS OF SKILINGS

REQUESTED TO APPROACH THE UNDERSIGI

fact. 10 (hange without notice

THE BANK LINE LTD

pookypoobed in Lead financial circles. to ripuliate Russia's foreign loan The Hon. Evelyn Hubbard, a bagher with extensive Russian connections. Ea de

scribed these threats as "rubbish,"

I am confident that Russia will never repudiate her debts," he added.

Mr. Charles Birch. Crisp, founder of the] [Anglo-Russian Trust Company, interview- Now, therefore, I, Theophalus Eustace by the Wookly Dispatch,”*, auid Bagwalk, Cliche Controller appointed by In view of the fact that the Bol the Admiralty, the War Office, the Press 'sheviki arg quits irresponsible and dave Purrant and General Smuts, in virtue of seized power without any proper men the powers, vested in o under the, date trom the Bassian people, we may Defence of the Realm Act, prohibit the assume, rightly, their reign will end employment of any and each of the quickly and consequently their utterances Phrases contained in Schedules A; D, about repudiating Russia's debt may be and D. as annexed, for the duration of discredited. the war.

SCHEDULE L

Use Prohibited by G H Q. Or the rest of the front there is nothing to report,

There was reciprocal. throughout the night,

"It was should", dafault, which is ikoneet vahle, she would revert to bar- barisma civilised stale of importance ever disregarded Its financial àbligations. The market quotations which have ruled during the last three or fourth mouths bombardunt, discouns the contingency of even a tem- porary default by Bumis.. Bain fell heavily during the night.

Twelve monds, after penes is con- There is nothing of interest to report. cluded I expect everything will be all Doubs were dropped with visible edres, ¦ right in Russia for normally the Bussians

togs of bomahe were dropped on "ars an orderly people. No Glaverament, enemy aerodrones and fires were started. can ever hops to retain power in Rowds Our troops are reported to be making which does not place its finances on a good progresa.

Pestud and honest basis and is not able.! to conciled financial assklance. To re- |pudiato della previously contracted ja for & Government to go in precisely the right way to forfeit command of financial.

Certain English regiments.

·Midland territorials.

"Troops from Lancashire and Yorkshire, We withdrew par advanced posta,

A nccessful raid was carried out best i resources. night.

The ucilleries were active.

· Russia will need financial; assistance from abroad after the war, and no respon. The night was calmn on the rest of the sible Givernnient is likely to prejudice

( her ghance of getting it."

fruct,

SCHEDULE D

The use of these phrases is prohibited

ta là Đ Home for CH ---

Crossed the count.

They dropped a few bombs.

They did not penetrate. They were beaten of.

Parsed by Sar airmen.

The material damage was slight.

No military damage was caused.. The raid is still in progress.

SCHEDULE L

The undermentioned phrases must not be employed by any beansed war corres. pondent-

The mud was indescribable. The wounded were cheerful. "A wounded serpenat told the," The prisoners are a weedy lot. One German officer said.

The conditions were indescribable. Our dear brave soldiers.

Caked with mad.

Up to the arm pits. Desolation of No-tan'w land." Fill boxes.

Swamp,

The Germans are beaten. The Bavarians put up a stiff fight. Bristling with machine rims. The Hans expected our attack. The Germans were told to hold their ground to the last man.

is

'The enemy lud zoved back his guns.

Hell. Inferno.

SCHEDULE D..

This listed Schedule only applies the editors of John Ball" and the Observer," the following words being absolutely prohibited till the end of the

Fam

1. Ho.

My.

Mine.

If used editorially, the following words are prohibited.

We.

Us.

Our.

By Order.

YOUR

RUBBER DIVIDENDS, &c.

The following are among recent.

| announcementa :-

Heawood-Int did. 4 p.c. Sungei Choh-Int divd 13 p.c Fed. Relangor. First int. chrd., 40 pc. Herligay-In divd, of 8) pc. Last | year

P.c Glenshie.-Ing. divd. 12) på.. Last year the same

Bangei Krisnat divd. ip.c Last year the same.

Galang Besar. Divd. 7 p., tax free; forward. £5,373.

Malay Planters-Iac. died, 5 pc, making 15 p.c. Last year the same.

Kuala Lumpur-Final divd. 2 p., making 45 p.e. for year, tax free £10,000 to reserve; forward 225,387.

Seletar-Profit to June 30, £7,610 divd. 5 p... against nil; forward, £7,580. Crop 188,553 lb, realising 2 7.3d. Per Ib.

Batu Matang.-Profit to March 31: £7,839; divd., 10p.c.; write £1,90 off depreciation. 22808 development; for ward, £1.800. Last year & p.c.

Aboce-Profit to March 31, £1,936: divd. "5'p.c. against ni; £940 off preliminary expenses, fo

forward, 9989.

| Crop was 60,484 1b, realising 2a. 6.134.

Bokoh-Profit to Jane 50. £31,799; final divd, 74 pc, making 20 p.e. for year, hame as previous year; forward: £15 365 subject to excess profits duty. Crop was 45,143 lb.

Batu Bata.-Profit to Jupe 30, £48,180; na divd. pe; forward £1,522 to meet excess profits duty (£20,í 00 Crop 496,017 that is. 0.03, all-in, and averaging 2a. 10 od. per lb.

Victoria (Malaya)-Report states crop was 182,000 lb) averaging 2k. 5.87d. per lb.. all in cost Is 449d. After pay- ment of deb and other. intereat (£2):83) net profits is £8,351; write of belance divide 16 pg, making is p.c. for year, underwriting commission. 81,000; val

£3,029; forward £2.430.

Sungkai Chumor-Drop La June at all-in enst 8. 344. Proft £57,537, 30,855,450 lb. averaging 25.6.38d. per lb. and £15,833 forward.. lesa, £6,817 excess profits 1918-18; foal divd. 30

p... mak ing 60 p.c. for year Cast year the same); forward (subject to excess profita duty, estimated £11,0 0) 220,001.

S

SOMETHING TO REMEMBER: Ichidren, bear in mind that Cham TN boying a cough medicine for

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INTIMATIONS

BRITI

SHIPPING

GOVERNMENT PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

WAR SAYINGS CERTIFICATES

the undernoted Banks from whom fall Applications may be made through

information and the necessary forma may be obtained:-

Chartrand - Bank of India,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION." MARCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

Har Savings Certificates

Falze 5 years after purchasU

*£300 ***

21

3

Purchase Price £357 10 0 153. éd.

FREE OF INCOME TAX.

· For every 15s. 8d. lent now £1 will be paid in 'A' years' time, pound interest. No Income Tax equivalent to 5 per cent.com. will be payable.

Anyone, whatever, his or, bær. lecamo may be, can buy War Savings Certifientes up to a maximam of 500 21 Certificates in all or their equivalent.

Meanwhile the money may be wathdrawn in feil any time, with an addition' after the first year.

DEX

TERMS AND CONDITIONS. (1) A Certificate entitles the purchaser to receive £1 for each, lås, od, on the 655 anniversary of the date of purchase, free of income tax in lated interest.

of the seruma respect

(2) A Certificate is not transferable axcept by permission of the Fostmaster General: a fee of 1s will be charged in respect of such transferee. In the event of death, the same rules will be applied as in the case of Savings Bank Deposits.

(3) On

On written application (on a form obtainable at any Post mado to Controller: Money

the

U. S. Mail Line. OPERATING THE NEW FIRST CLASS STEAMERS ""* ECUADOR," "VENEZUELA” sud "" COLOMBIA,

14,000 Toqs osch...

HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,

via SHANGHAI, KOBE FOKOHAMA and HONOLULU,

The Sunshine Belt

The most Comfortable Route to Americs and Europe. Sailings from Hongkong^'at : Noon.

WEDNESDAY, JIL 30th, 1$1.87 WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27th, 1918

AS "VENEZUELA.. 8.8 "ECUADOR"

Theme Steamers have the most modern equiment including overhead electric fans and electric lighting ALL LOWER BERTHS and large comfortable Staterooms (All single and two beribs only).

t

The Sainty and Out of Passengers is our first consideration. Special care is given to the culine, and the attendance ya

passengers cannot be

surpassed Tickets are interchangeable with the Toyo Kisen Kaisha and the

Canadian Pacific Ocean Services Id For further information, rates, literature, schedules etc., Apply to

COMPANY'S OFFICE in Alemandrs Buildkaju,

Chrter Road.

TALKTHONE 142:

BANKS

TONGKONG & BEANGHAI EL BANKING. CORPORATION

PAID-UP CAPITAL... RISAVE FUND

Starling

£1,500,000@2/=$15,000,000

Silver

18,500,000

$15,000,000

BANKS

EDERLANDSUR

KTAATSCHAPPIJ

MAN

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOOTER

EXTABLIKAD 1924.

$31,500,000 ÅDTROWED), 75,000,000 CAPITAL

Resave Liamzity of 1B15,000,000

PROPRIETORS

Count or DireSTORS. Hon. Mr. S. B. Dodwell;-Chairman, Hon. Mr.

P. H. Holyoak-Deputy Chairman.

Department, London D.

Batcher, Esq. I. S. Gubbay. Eaq.

or part thereof in multiples of 154, 6d. will be repaid at any time, "with an addition of 3d for each tis. ed. on the At anniverary of the date of purchass | and with a further addition of id 158. 6d. for each math thereafter.

(4) No person may hold indre thin 500 £1 Certifien lén, og theír, équivalent:)

The £1 Certificates (purchase price 156. Od.) are issued in book form. "The

Certificates for £12 (purchase price £9 6.) and a (purchase price £15 7s. 6d.) are issued without books. The £,£19 and 225 Certificates are on sale at local Post Offices and at most Banks

Hon. Mr.

F. Compton, Esq D. Landale, 6.T.M. Edkins, Esq E. V.D. Parr, FAG.

W. L. Pattenden, Esq.

CHIEP MANAGER;" -Hongkong-FJ, STABB, Esq. :

MANAGIN Shanghai-A. G. STEPHEN, Esq.

LOW BANKERS-LONDON COUNTY AND Westminster. Bax, LIMITED.

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLAWED. “ On Current Account at the rate of Two cont. per annum on the daily balance

Single Certificates, fur gums from £100 to £500 may be obtained on application to the Comptroller and Accountant par

London General General Fost Office, application, forros are available at all For Post Offices and at most Banks.

It Certificates, bet, and the serial numbers can be furnished to the Controller of the Money Order Dapart ment, new Certificates will be fasued at

chargo de la

GENERAL FOST OFFice, London,

June, 1918,

(For examples of Investment in War Savings Certificates, soe the other sido.)

Examples of Investment in

War Savings Certificates

Value after

443.

188

NB.The Investa multiple at 15m. Bd. up to 1957

SILIMIPOPON (SEBATTE)

COAL-

G FIXED DEPOSITE

3 months 2 per cent per annum.

6

1+

N. J. STABB.

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, July 12, 1817.

HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.

THE business of the above Bank is

conducted by the HONGKONG.

PAIGUT

(£5,230,000

CAPITAL 600,000 (£5,000

2. 17.305,401= (£ ̈s¢0.29 HEAD OFFICEMAMITINDAM. Branches st

The Hagzagh Botte

HEAD AGENCY--BATATEL, Branches st

BANNERMANTOS, BAXEGINS, Chemie,

Drain 083, DOKJAKARTA,

KOTA BABA Mazal, MINDAN PADAYO, PAZINHAKO, PRZALONGAN PEKANG, PONTIANAK,

SAKARAND

SHANGHAI,

STIGATORY,

SOULARIZA

SOBRAKARTA LATORA.

TYRIES Piyaar (De

TELAK BETONE, TUTLARNIR, WKASTISDÉE.

orrespondents at Bombay, Colombo, Me dras, Pondicherry, Calcutta, Bangkok. Saigon, Haiphong. Hanol, Army, Yoko hasa, Kobe. Melbourne, Sydney, Bes York San Femaison, des d

BANXTRA-The Unton idon and Smith Bank, Idmited Che Bank buys and walls and rodefres for cochloa Bill of change, famine leifits of credit on its Branches and Correspondents In the Fay out - the Continent. In Groat Britain, America, and Australia, and trans-cht "bamkhan boringen af every description,

J, F. VAN BEES,PAA

Manager

Hongkong, Sept. 29, 1917.

AND SHANGHAL BANKING COR THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE PORATION. Kilos may boobtamed on application

INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the minimum monthly balances at a PER CENT. per annum. Depositors may tofer at their option balsness of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGKAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 FER VENT.

per annum.

For the Hongkong and Shangha Banking Corporation.

NJ. STABB,

Chaef banager.

Hongkong May 14, 1916.

·BANK, LTD,

EARLIER 1880,

AURORED Cara.You $8,000,000.00.*) PAI UT SAFERAL 50,000,000.00 BVE FUND

22,100,000.

HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA,

·BRANCHES AND ÄMENCIES AN

BOMDAT Calquera

NEworward

NEW YOKS

517 CHINGCHUX

OSAKA

DAINEN (DALNY)

PEID

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED

Authorised Ongitaka

becribed

Paid-up

Reserve Fund...

BANKERS.

Pajoria (Muuzan). Pangoon

HANIOW BOSALULE

„SAN, FRANCBOO

HARRIN

SHANGHAI

Ka Yous

SINGAPORE

£1,500,000-Toni

1,125,000 642,500 600,000 | Los A ESELES

Lowe Nabaraki

81 MAY

L'ORDON

TIRERIN

Turard

TEINOTAU

BANK OF ENGLAND, LAYDOR JOINT STOCK BANK LIMITED,

Every description of Exchange business transacted:

INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts at 3 per cent per aZIDULIS on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposita at rates which may be ascertained on application

C. CHAMPKIN

Actino Manager,

No 7 Queen's Road Central

Hongkong,, Oct. 1927, Y

THE Undersigned having bose eppointed Loxxra for the COWIE HARBOLE JUAL OU, LTD., ne prepared to quote prices for best quality BILIMP POS 15 La trimmed into Bunkers at BB3T TIR de HANDAKAN (British th Borneo) RAVN

BILIM POPOR COAL Diapered av airly with the better grades of fapia ne Bal and giveà, vojderenúlte our TOLY

darabe dynammmption. <bonders", extling by BEBATTLES or

cindrely for SILAMU

Buskor) | FinEVE LIARIETY OF 1^80- are exempt from payment of all i Post

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

INCORPORATED BY BOTAL CHAPTER 1859.

- HEAD OFFICE LoxDon,

PAT-UP CAPITALMAZ.

FOREIGN EXCHANGI Banking stores transa

UURBEN

IED DEPOSI

Will Be

Interest allowed in Current Accounta. * Deposita received for fixed perioda so rates to be obtained on application.

EISHI ONO. Manager,

Ông Joh 10, 1932

METALS

of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding and ragineering work best assorted stock in the Colony. SINGON & CO.

(ESTANTASIko A.D. 1890 HING LUNG HE