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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1918.

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE-

"UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

· TO

THE CAMINA MAIL.

TRADE AFTER THE WAR ng corporation

JAPAN'S PREPARATIONS.

[By Fascia H. Sisor, Vice President Guaranty Trust Com. - pany of New York.]

Japan, like Germany, will have the advantage in the reconstruction period of a leadership in which, political, in

dovalop them and for Increased men of de Sir of the combined to places

Atbed:

there

Another company had been formed to handle the industrial enterprises ha China of several smaller drms. The China-Japan Industrial Development Company, backed by both Chinese and Japanese capital, is an example of Japan's desire to co-operate with rather

MARSEILLES AND LONDON,dustrial and social elements represents-than to dominate Onion In Chosen the

TAKING PASsrooms, and. ClanGO TO

́STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT," ac

Steamers

to

Colcra ba

Leave Hongrong Nood

Connecting Mail '..

Stemmer from

Due Marseilles

Due London

Colombo,

When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO

tive of the nation as a whole are fused. Mitsui Bishi Company is preparing to Japan is not a democrsay, and is accord- | erect a $13,000,000 stoel plant, witiz a ingly able to arrive at decisions more capacity of 20,000 tods a year. By the quickly and to advanco general policies and of this your Japon exponta to be more effectively, than is a country where able to turn out 1,150,000 tons of iron public opinion holds chief authority, and 1,680,000 tons of steel. Im five over the character and extent of finau-year she expects to produce 1,400,000 cial and commercial undertakings. In tone of iron and 2,110,000 tops of stool the main, Japan is committed to a annaxlig. Japanese capitalists have programme of governmental initativo, proposed that they finance the operation regulation, and support which is carry-of certain iron mines in Canada in order

accommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in ing the suggestion of imperial wealth to assure their manufacturers of Ample

Bobgkong at the time of Booking.

On the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable with Orient Line.

SAILINGS DIRECT TO

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.

S. 8.

Leave Hongkong About

Passengers may braval by Railway in Japan between Ports of Call free of charge,

INTERMEDIATE, STEAMERS

(Non- Transhipment),

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS,

WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR

"MARSEILLES AND LONDON,

..

and efficiency and power into every activity, either of commencement, or reorganization, or extension, upon which her producers and distributors of goods and services are adventuring..

supplies.

For the last three years Japan has been benefiting from Germany's with- drawal from foreign trade. She has benefitted in the first place by being The government has sent commissions forced to find at home er to produce abroad to study the methods of com- herself the raw materials and finished mercial competitors and the possibilities products which Germany anpplied, and of new markets. It is spending money again she has benefited by selling her lavishly to stimulate shipbuilding. It town products to countries which for- is improving the railroads and porterly bought from Germany Japan Through the Department of Productive is making overy effort to keep the bựy- Industry it is making arrangements toing world's attention upon herself, and supply raw materials and machinery for new enterprises are constantly entering finished manufactures. Under treaties thefeld formerly dominated by the fatore buyers in the person of unigrants Germans. Because of their imitative are being distributed to undeveloped skill and their supply of cheap labour countric By agreements with other the Japanese are particularly well equip nations future fields for industrial sad ped to compete for this kind of business. commercial expansion are being pre

The scarcity of dyes has been felt very pared. It is reforming Anancial laws keenly by the textile industries of Japan to perorit banking institutions to render and for the last three years the Govern ment has been encouraging the formation and traders.

of dye industries by granting subsidies The amount of the subsidies is suficient to enable the companies to pay a dir-

Calling at SINGAPORE, FORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMLavery passible service to manufacturers

AND PORT SAID.

CARRYING 1st and 2nd SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.

STEAMKY

PROPOSED SAminos. 1.

Loure H'1050 about

Leave S'ronm

Doe sh M'SHILLES.

it calling

Dau LONDON About

THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

The people of Japan are being stim- ulated to eager contemplation of the opportunity peace will bring for en-idend of a per cent. per annum on their arged effort faud, increased wealth paid-up capital, and they are to be given Their hopes spring the easier for what for a period of ten years.. their country has done in the last three Unprecedented prods have been years. They have sean Japan come feared by the shipping companies as a gracefully from under the crushing Tesult of the increase in foreign trade, barden of the Russo-Japanese war dett, and the building of additional tonnage which entailed an annual interest pay is going on at top speed Practically ment of $30,000,000. The trade position

every one of the dwning companies has and exports of $318.930.000 in 1916 to increased its capital with the purpose of

havs been established.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and esca Berth Farnished has changed from imports of $165,715,000 with an Electric Beading Lamp..

Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Builing, data are liable to be imports of $517,381,000 and exports of making extensions. Several new routes

-cancelled or altered without notice.

or advice.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

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Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents rocardins arrival 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. Measts Godun and Douglas, at 10a.m. an Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be present within ten days of the siamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Cinims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

3601,236,000 in 1917, an increase of 42. per cent. in imports and 153 per cent in exports. No such result was attainable by Japan, situated as she is on the other side of the world, merely because of a logical thange in trade currents growing out of the war, but

In response to protests against further subsidies the usual suhaily-period of four years has been divided and the

present allotments will run only to the end of next year. With one exception the amounts have been reduced. The Government maintains that the sub- sidies are necessary ofisats for special obligations and burdens which are fin- posed

DAI NIPPON

INTIMATIONS

ABAHI BEBR

PACIFI

SHIPPING

MAIL S.S. CO

RST CLAS

SOPERATING THE NEW DANAYO "ECUADOR": "* VENEZUELA

HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCI SHANGHAL KOBE YOKOHAMA, BIKE HON.

The Sunshine Belt.

The mori Comfortable Route to America and Europs

Ballings from Hongkong at Noon::

TALLINN WEDNESDAY, Deo. Ab. 1812

8,8," "COLUMBIA, A

168, "VENEZUELA

"BR"ECUADOR"

WEDNESDAY, THEN TOENDE

·Thorn Stonmort have the most modern egediment bichicing overhead,

elastele fans and elastele lighting ALL LOWER BRETHS 1nd larg

comfortabla dita sororima. (All sixgle and two berthe" only),

The Balety and Comfort of Passengers is our first const Special once in giren to the cuisine, and they attendance

singers cannos ba surpamer),

Toksta are fatarahanges

Canadian, Puelfa,

For further information," rates;

COMPANYIS OFTICE I

BEER

BANKS

TONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Ho

PAID-UP CAFERAT ||15,000,000

KEBETE PUEDES

£1,500,00002/==$115,000,000

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LAGER BEER

SPECIALLY BREWED FOR EXPORT.

REWERY

COMPANY

·SOLE AGENTS

MIISUL BUSSAN KAISKA,

THE

LONDON DIRECTORY.

(Puzznzio ÄNNUALLY) NABLES traders throughout the World to commemesta diroot with English

MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS in each clans of goods. Besides being a complete commercial guide to London and suburbs, the Directory contains lists af

EXPORT MERCHANTS

Sterling

PROFRITTORE

19,500,000

$24,500,000- *$15,000,000 | AUTHORIA»

CAPITAL

Cours of DesiOTORS. - Hon. Mr. P. E. Holyoak), Chairman,

| G. T, M. Edkins, Esq., -Deputy

AH, Compton,

Hon. MD.

Dadwell EV. D. Farr, Esy,

Q. A. Gubbay, Ex. J.A. Plumer, Haq,

W. I. Pattenden, Baqi

GREY HAWADI,

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Shanghai---. G. STEPHEN, L. LONDON BANER-LONDON COULEY &

WESTMINSTER & Pann's Bare, Ltd. HONGKONG-15TERKET ALLOWED,

On Current Account at the rate of Two per cent, per annum on th daily balance

For 2 months per cent, per annum.

w

K. J. STABB,

Chist Monase

"Hongkong, Oct. 16, 1818.

HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.

For Further Information, Passage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, Dates of Sallings rather because her merchants and upon the shipping companies in with the goods they ship, and the Colonial, business of the above Bank Is

abe, apply to.

P. L KNIGHT,

Acting Superintendent.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

(JAPAN MAIL S.S. CO)

BAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

DESTINATION

Steames & Displacement

-Changhai, Kobe & (*Yokohanis Marn,

Yokohama Nagasaki, Kobe &

Yokohama

BAILING DATES

12,340 tons JUN., 17th Nov, 11 am Tamba Maru, 18,610 tons 54, 7th Dec., 11 am. Nikko Maru, 9,600 tous SAT., 14th Dec, 11 am

Tensho Maru, 7,000 tons TUE., 19th Nov. Tama Mara, 7,000 tons SAT, 23rd Nov.

Shanghai, Moji &

Kobe London or Liverpool via S'pore, Colombo, Delagoa Bay & Cape Town Melbourne via Manila Zamboanga, Thursday Is, Townsville, Brisbane, & Sydney

New York via Shanghai, Kobe

Yokohama, San Francisco Panama Canal

Bombay via Singapore,

&Colombo

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang

Rangoon

Omitting Shanghai and/or Moji

ufacturers pushed their interests at the opportune moment

the interest of the Empire as a whole.and Foreign Markets they supply #⠀⠀ The Ides that subsidization implies BIG STEAMSHIP LINES rights of supervision and regulation, is

J

*pplications AATJES

INTEREST on deposita la aliewed on the zatnimum, socataly bezobs at 31 RER OST per sumum Depositors my frantee sa their opin hal mees of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND

Postal Orders for 258.;

FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. SHANGKAI BANK. to be placed on

their trade carda for £1, or larger adver

Dealers seeking Agencies can adverfissi per szaam. ji timmental from £3.

The close and necessary relation be of leading Manufacturers, Merbabe, sets, tween adequate banking facilities and in the principal provincial towns and tension of forengn trade log-industrial contest of the United Kingdom, arrangements which the A copy of the current edition will be Japanese "are making to have branch' banks at every, point where their merforded freight pald, on receipt of chanta touch. A banking.commission recently completed a tour of South America and decided that banks should be established at Santiago, Valparaiso, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Para Pernambuco, Bahia and Manage

Eas per

candacted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR Hardly was Japan, set upon her course before the United States entered the being carried out in all new enterprises arranged under the Forts to which they sell,PORATION Bakes may be obtained an war with resultant restrictions on into which the Government giv, financial and indicating the approximate Sailings;

PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES. ports and exports. Exssia throw herself stac.cs. upon Germany's mercy and ceased to be a market for anything, and the general circumstances of the war operated to retard further phenomenal growth of foreign trade. During 1917. importe increased 37 per cent, and exports 45 per cent, over those of 1916. bat during 1918 importa increased twice as fast as exporta. Nevertheless it is indicative of real expansion of profitable business The Fokobama Specie Bank Eas that, while the imports of half-mama-fected arrangements for regular advances factures intrusised $92,631,271 in 1917 to Japanese merchants in the United THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

States, Hawait, Canada, Buenos Aires. Jover 1916, the imports of manufactured Rio de Janeiro and Java. The Industrial goods increaed only $8,300.000 and that Bank of Japan has been accorded the the big increases of importa in 1918 were Piovernment Driental Industrial privilege of issuing loans guaranteed by in raw cotton, saltpetre, iron, steel and Development Company, a private con- palp and in the machinery by which cern, which recently increased its capital

from $1,500,000 to $10,000,000, these raw materials were to be turned into finished products.

Such a growth is foreign trade has been accomplished only by an increased production at home, and the Japanese see that the proportion of this: tfade which they will retains after the war depends largely upon the measures taken now to continue that increased FOR DATES OF BALLING production. For that reason concerns APPLY AT THE COMPANY'S of every kind are combining either through amalgamation or by adopting agreements covering particular activities They are increasing their capitalization, In many instances they are diverifying

OFFICE,

their efforts, and examples are numerous.

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PAID-UP CAPITAK

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.

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Subcribed Paid-ug Authorised Capital

Haverve Fund

BANKERE *BANK OF ENGLAND.

LONDON JOLT STOCK BARK

Every desorption of

INTEREST

allowed.

£1,500,000*

532.500 650,000

......: Accounts at 2.per cent per, suintim- on Daily Balance and in Fired lak katon which may bus paper "application.

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the Chines

of Dire

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