1918-12-03 — Page 9

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1918.

COMMERCIAL

"OANUALLED CERTIFICATES.

Thi Shan-hat Block Exchange he just

food booklos in convenient form; coa-! taining a list of cancelled shuv certificates

AMERICAN ECONOMIC

ACTIVITIES.

Mr. I. Tadane, Superintendent of the Statistical Section of the S. MR. CON

has just raturned from a tour of North Magharis, and has made the following

Shaughai companies, which is belioria remarka-

The Russians in Siberia are deeply to fa enmplete and cerrect avto-July 1. 1018, herleg been compiled. Trim returns msis by the various companies, underpresatire of the despatch of Japanes sut writy of the Commiten of the Exchange Siberis, and the consequent Over 70 compablo are listed, the inform-restaruzion of pear and defect of the Cation being swagged with blank space for not tiene and additions Cories may be ahesined 46 3% each an application to the thend boy, Shenghai Stock Exchang

SERIOUS, SITUATION OF JAPAN'S

COTTON CLOTH.

Bolsheviks. At present the enemy has been dispersed Sentingents of the Rus wine tourd Japan and the Japanes being so favourable at present, a better understanding and economie, develop

mnu should be fostered to muinal advand

Etage with further efforts, anklage

Because of the inability of British The United States has realized; the manufactures to compete in war time, posibility of economic opportunities i Japanese cotton cloths have made great Siberia, and with painstaking efforts is inroads in the India and China markata, patienlarly the former, but so strive to plaust her iuuence in Siberia soon as normal conditions are restored east of Irkoutek, It is, the first step to at Home and British mills can supply establish. American influence in Siberia. and make shipment to the countries F Americans, however, are openly oversee Japan will find that the war time demand from those countries making investments"or funiling indes. was but temporary and that the trk in Siberia. perhaps with a regard Indian and Chinese market will for the peeliar positions of Japan in

being stendis nasedated everyday,

THE CHINA MA

HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS

INTIMATIONS

Order by Mason HL. LPEAK TRAMWAYS

Listrativo. Commandant,

No 8 Sergt. PT Mitchelmord, signalling Section, is permitted to rignon leaving the Colony, to date troma.day of departure."

No. of Gunnar S.-L Eiken, Arty Company, is permitted to resign, on transfer to North China, dated 29.11.18.

No. 525. Pte. 4. 5. Gubbay is transfor red from B Company to the Engineer Company, dated 22.11.18.4-

No. 631 Pro B. J. Knight is transfer red from "A" Company to "D" Company, 27.11.18.

J

EQUIPMENT BOARD

The Board will sit at Usedquarters frem. A.30 p.m. to 6 p.m.,on the follow-

datos

FRIDAY 8th December MONDAY, 16th December. MONDAY, 23Rd December.

ANNUAL KOSKETAT. COURSE The following in the result of firing Annual Coarsa by the following

"B" Company, No. 5 Platoon Number exercised 34

Marksmen *1st Class shots. 2nd law shots

3rd Class shots

་་

fall back on the standard British Siberia, But their hidden influences are The averages obtained were: goods. Already Japanese manufacturers And shipping companies are "getting worried because of the cancellations of adyanch contracts, and it aid that About half of the cotton cloth ordered for future shipment to India has been -cancelled.

The instance of the North Manchuria Flour Mill is à conspicibus example. The Mi was principally owned by the KissAsiate Rank, and one Japanese

It is estimated that the contracts can-capillisty unde' offers ranging from -celled during the first week following you to Yiannon for the purchasi the Armistice cover about 30,000 bales of the plant, but it was sold to a Chinese There is a disposition in Osaka, however, to attribute this state of affairs to the bug for TCM), and a report sugh" temporary effects of the conclusion of that behind the matsaction there was the Armistice, and shipping nen express Arican Pipital, and practically let us the hope that the situation will soon now in American. huads.. Japanese become normal.

Airls from the pataral preference for British goods, the purchasing power in India has materialy declined owing to the very unsatisfactory condition of the crops. While domünd has declined, there have been increased arrivals of purchase previously made on apeculation, the "result being a slump on the Indian" mar

ket where prices have fallen even lower than in Japan. A pymber of bankruptcies Ato reported from India, while the Japanese merchants working with Indian merchants have received instractions to delay shipment or for entire cucellations ..of contracts.

pitalists were of the opinion that the Mill was hardly worth

more thun

It i

400, but it is reported that the marbloers and buildings of the Com. paas alone are worth T600,000), Trtable that from a miscalculation of the Japanese capitalists, so promising an industry, should have passed inte American hands.

Practice No. 13 34.8

14. 15 1.1 IB. 99.4

21.3

12.0

19

9.9 10 5.3

Company average.

SIGNALLING SECTION. Number exercised 13

Marksmen

*st Class, Shots 2nd 3rd

Nil

LIMITEEN

TIME TABLE.

WERK DAYS

HONGKONG STOCK

EXCHANGE.

H

*COMPANY,

HUNGKONG,

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS

Exante FurDIES

Sterling

17,30 m, 10C Đà 8.00 am...Evary'iðulsatoa. | 8,00 a. at: bo: 9.33 a.m...Eenry 10 mhonban. +19,90 m.xm, bo 10.00 am....Ermy 30 minutes. 10.30 am to 11.01a.m...Every 15 antradien TL30 Am. 12:30pYxy muutos. 19.46 pm to 1.16 pan...Every Wabuntes, 1,43 pm, to 3.15 pmrary 10 silmarbe 1,65 pm to 230p.m.

15 minubem.

Saturdays only. Hroty 1.30 p.m. to 4.00p.m. Every 30 alreton. 1.30 pm to 4.00 pm.

2.03 min 2.00 pmrary 15 minut

Saturdays only. Every 15 minutes. BUớp.m. to 800 p.m...Erer7 10m hati tana: NIGHT CARS 9.30am-10pm 10:30 pm. 11. p.m., 11.3.3 pine and 2.1. 65. p.m.

9.50 p.

BUNDAYS,

BANKE

Hangzong Banka.. Mazen: ImprANCUN)

Canton In North China Ins. Union Ins Yangtate Ins. Far Easterns

·FOR INSURANCEA,

Hoo

China Fire Jas

Hoogkong

$185 b. $3405.

--Douglases

Indo-Chinu

este m

(Don) (Def) Sball Transports....

b.

60 10.30) ...Ergy Bakentaa 10.30m'm, bo 11.00 mLEYesy: 10ʻminatae. 13.00 noom bo 12.30 p.m.Erary 10 minutes. (11.80 piani so: 13)p,mazővery 15 mission, 8.00pm to 5,80 kg 15 minubes, 5.33 jp.m. to 18,00 p.m.ukrany: 10 obrotum. -5,40 pm 7.00pm Every 16 možete 7.00p.m. to:8.00p.m...Every 10 mincetas.

NIGHT CARS 1s on Week Diya. SATURDAYS... EXTRA CARS.

available for

1:30 pm, and 13 midnight SPECIAL CARS by arrangement wo kho Company's Offen, Alexandra Bunarios, Des Vox Road Central

Season and pupak tickets ava all cars not already full running sà tho the stated in the Company's timetables, but not for special cam, can be obtained. an "application at the Company'|_ Q€£ce, No som tlaket will be issued · mntil payment therefor has been made in Bank Notes or by Che jus or Compradore ordar representing Bank Now S

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

Star Forries REFINERI

China Sugars Malabon Separa

Kailan Mining Adm

Langkat

Raubs...

Tronoh Mints....

#

$39

$35

39 t

Ural Caspians..." 20" 33% be Docks, Raxis, Godowas, dc.

E&E WG... #104 h., 103 m. H. W. Docks181 b.. S'bai Docks

TIX

New Engineerings

... T.35 b. LANDS, HOT & BUILDINGS.

Central Estatee... Hongkong Hotels ...

flog b.

190

Hongkong Janda

Humphreys

#39 b.

17.

$2.

Kowloon Lands

West Points.

Corrax MILI

ASAHI BEER

Ewo Cottons

·Averages :-

Practice No. 13

Kụng Vika

12.6

14 19.5

18.8

17 18

10,4

Orders for Artilery Company, by Captato

J. H. W. Armstrong, Y.D..

41

FRIDAY. 6th Dec.

7.30 am. Right Half Coy. Foll drill. &15 p.m.-Left Half Coy. Naw D.R.F.

Order for Enginear Company, by

The purpose of the American capita)- tså seruiting the flour mill is to meet the hörtzer of flour in the United States caused by the huge supply coatructed for with Western Europe. It is expected hat Americans will try to obtain the The Jyria Chronicle mentions that contol of ather mills in Siberia. Tad Layers' Classes only. the Sosho Company is trying to buy Blachensk, there are now Ave foux back its sales to India. This plan is milk, which are all out for valë, but no presumably based on the fact that prices Japanese seen to care a ig for any of for early delivery in Japan are com-them, and shetly they are all bound to

· '..'paratively bigh, showing an advance of ¦ be tranferred to foreign spanagement..

about Y. over later deliveries. These tactics can only be employed by mer chants commanding large capital and merchants of lesser resources are said to be in very serious difficulties because of the alamp.

The fature course of the market, particularly in reference to India, Japan's largest customer for cotton cloth is being watched anxiously by business intereste in Japan.

Yo

SINGAPORE SHARE REPORT.:

In the weekly share circular dated November 20, Messrs. Fraser and Co. report

No foreigners are privileged to pur class tenk, estate there, but by invest mens in stocks and shares after the example of the Germans in all Russia befor the war, the desired investments may be made.

The American Government keeps over ten Americans at Irkoutek, engaged in duveloping economic opportunities for American capital. On the other hand

* Captain W. Russell.

path Nor, to 8th Dec., 1918,

D. E. I duties. Parades as par rosters posted at Headquarters. Engine Drivers at 5.15 p.m.

Electricians at 6.30 p.m.

Officers next for duty.' Belchers, Lient. Hall Lyeemun, 2nd Lieut. Templeton. Stonecutters, 2nd Lieut- Blackburn....

INEZEUCTION FOR HIGHER RATINGS, AND N.G.OS. AND MEN OF THE INFANTEY.

DETAIL.

BATTALION ATTACHED FOR BUTT.. Class 1, at Belchers at 8.30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays for all who the Japanese have no official medium of have not passad the "Proficient rate their own to aid their, activities, as the() examination. Japanese Consulate there has been closed. In Japan, the committee for rendering economice aid to Siberia has been ap pointed, bir they have apparently done little practical good.

to 15th December, 1918 is posted at Detail of duties at Lyeemun from ist

Headquarters for information of all concerned.

Class 3, Lreemur at 6.30 p.m. on Thesdays and Fridays. under" Q.M.8. White, and Sergs. Barclay, R.E.

The week-end holidays rather car

Clase 2, at Belchers at 6.20 p.m. on tailed buaizese but rubber shares again

Tuesdays and Fridays for all N.C.OK be an advance over the previous week, the demand being more zeneral, although

Colonel Stevens and Mr. Emerson, and men of higher ratings under Q.MSS. Ovendene and Paraods, R. E., and Bergt. it is noticeable that considerably more the US. Bailway Mission, are possessors Day, H. K. D. 0.

bares are available on any substantial of high technical and executive ability increase in price. The result of this

and are perfect gentlemet. They seem week's auction will do a good deal to decide the immediate future of this clase be specially interested in Irkutske. of investment. The steul fall in the The late Mr. Harriman, the Amariche price of tin is causing anxiety to holders railway magante, planned the A Rail.

mining shares which am a shado caster over the week. Industrial stocks ways system of railways min sio their valses unt a moderate rogh America, Alaska, and Asia, via busines has been done in the better Berg Strait. known companies.

MiningTrongs have been done down.

Orders for Infantry Battalion, by Major H. A. Mordan.

WEDNESDAY, 6th Dec, :-";;

4.16_p.m-No. 6 Platoon at King's Park Range, Annual Musketry Course. Part 2, Fractions 8 and 9. Dress, drill order with pouches THURSDAY,

Doc.

4.15 pm No. 7 Pistoon (except

The grand scheme appears to be scaun. to 23/3 and are now offering at lowering the shape of an American national prices from Australia, and Rotuts have policy, and it is possible that Colonel been out of favour locally. Kinta Ag- Stevens and Mr. Emerson have before anciations now bare acllera at $12.95. them the object of bringing into coa-N. O. O's, and men who wish to fire st cum dividend. Tits made 810.95 Ting summation the Three-A railway plan Quarry Bay) at King's Park Range Kils have sallers at 315 Wagon Pachaung have declared first interim originally conceived by the Iste Mr. Annual Markstry Course, Part 8

Practicos 8 and 9

S dividend of, & per cent, payable on the Harman, 30th November

It is damtood that the scheme in FRIDAY, 6th Dec. Rubber Alor Gajahs were marketed

20.90; queden is to run a railway from America : 5.10 p.m. Nou" 4 and 6 gan teams at up to $3.90, Ayer Malets Balgownies 80, Bassetts varied between across Alaska and Behring Strait to Headquarters Dress for all parades, $1.05 and $1.15, Bukit Katils made Bush, and Irsontak is considered as the Clean fatigue with shorta and patties. $1.25, Indragiris 87.25, Kolemaks #7.10

Kempan 88.6 Lanns og to 10. Malaka likeliest point for the proposed line to Findas from 32-75 to 89.00, Merguis at the Trate-Siberian Failway. It is -$6.22 Nyalas 80, Pajama Sia, Pantais perhaps for this ulterior purpose that 11.15 and 1.70, Falas Balangs America is giving so serious altcution to between $5, Hadellas 315. Boudais $7.80 and Truk M. Daly News, 87.85, Tambajaks $1.25 and United Ma

·Jaceas up to $1,45,- Thère were small operations in other shares in which prices scarcely varied. gs.

General Fraser and Nesves were taken at $47.50, Straits Tradere $41.50, United Engineers $19 to 11.25, and "Straits Steamships 525. There are a few Eastern Smelting preference for disposal at 24 and Hammers at 875% The 8. 8-per cont. loan which is now ex interest has bean changing hands be tween par and 101 and F. MS. alightly higher;

COUGHING INTO

CONSUMPTION

Only a Congh" but you stop

it while it is ONLY a cough

VATERBURY'S

MET BOLIZED

COD COMPO

The best

MOUNTED SECTIONSDA

FRIDAY, th Dec

4.15 pm. At King's Fark Range, An tinal Maketry Course, Part 1, Practicos 3 and 4 Dress drill order with pouches.

FRIDAY, 6th Dec

COMPANIO

5.18 pm Nos. 3 and 4 Sections, et Headquarters Musketry – instruction, Dress, drill order with pouches and

Tuesday, 3rd and Friday, 6th Dec.

6.30 p.m.. Becraits of all unita, except *D* Company at Headquarters, under Sargta. Ocherry (Toedday) and Edmonds (Friday), Dres Irill order, 20

Oriem for Cliet Company, by 204

ふ

WEDNESDAY, 4th,]

THE BEER

* DAI NIPPON BREWERY

SAH

LAGER-BEER

SPECIALLY BREWIED FOR

EXPORT

COMPANY

SAN-KAISHA.

OFFICIEL VIGELANGA

The following dakle shows they Stan- dard Tone at which Official Night end and begins during the month of Dec 1918

a Date. Dec. 3rd, -6.35

Laou-Kung Mows

Orientals

Shanghai Cotton

Yangtzzapod

MISCELLANEOUS.

Cercenta Chins-Borneos

China Light China-Providenta Dairy Farms, H.K. Electrics...

Macan 170 Hongkong Ropes HE. Tramways 2 Teak Tramways (Old)

down (Now) Steam Laundries K.E. Steel Foundries

Water-bosta

Watsons Pogelia Wisemans.

NOTICE

006

$140 m

$8 u.

RANKS

ANOKAI TIER CHARTERET

TION.

INDIA AUSTRAL

FromPORATED-ET-

HEAD OFFIER

RCARB, E,

00,000

0,000

man.

Shanghai-k. G. STEPHEN, Sq.

Louisor Barkers-Larson. Cooner, di WRTMENT & PAIN'S BARE, L

HomeGLERY ALLOWED.

Cha Carrent Accouný at the rate of Two per cent per sanean on the 'dally balator OF FIXED Darouts :---

For montha 34 per ceuk per annum.

N. J. STABE,

Chief Managar

Hongkong, Oct. 15, 1913-

"จ

N

HONGKONG BAVINGE BANK, TURK business of the above Earle in Toutes of the DONGKONG

TELSTOKE

JA, FOREIGN BOEKHEZ and Gene

Banking breineon tennanoted.

CURRENT ACCOUÍNTE opeet and PEXED DEPOSITS roofed for 1 fe œe äfcrtèr perioda at rates which, wil kan quoted on application.“

MERCANTIEL BANK OF

description

"NTEREST

allowed on Account at perdent per stint an Dally Balance, and on Fixed Deo! at rated which may be sacertaised application.

AND "SHANGHAI - BANKING › COR- PORATION, Roles may be obtained on No. 7 Queen's Road Central, [applications

(ENFIMREST on depostis fz allowed on the minimum monthly balances at 3 PER CENT perinzione, Depositora xay; trazilor at their option balinuos of 2100fer moner bo the HÓNGKONG-AND- SHANGHAI BANK. to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT, HA A PER CENT. (per'Kanun)AT

For the Hongkong and Bhanghai Banking Corporation.

N. J. STABE

key Manager.

$17

Bongong May 14, 1916,“

Hongkong, Ort, d'1917

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE (FRENCH: BANE).

HEAD OFFION=" 1bia Bag Lafitte, Fariac Capital FT 45,000,000 50,000,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: BANGKOK Horror Satcom "S BATTAMBANG MOKOZI SHANGKAT CON NOUTRAS EINGAPORE

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE BASTOW

89.60 b.9.

མ

$7.00 $7.00 5.7

154 b.

CHINE

SURMOND CAPITAL ... Francs 45,000,06% Paro Ur Capital

HAWOL Pompicar

BANKERS:

IN FRANCE Coraptoś

1,500,00d'Escompte de Faris;: Unedit

Banque de Paris et Credit Industrial at Com Generale.

(1/2 of the Captial, L. Wrancs 15,000,000

bribed by the Goremment of

the Chinese Repablish

Chairman of the Board

Pics of Directors SANDAR PETERAGOJ

General Managemko PARKOTT.

HEAD OFFICE

11,50 b."; $7.00 b. #70b.

#125 1

$13.

* $3.75-b÷

$9.50 b. $19.

SHAGHAL

TENISIA

74, Rue Saint-Lazare, PARIS

BRANCHES

SAIGON.

HAIPHONG

HONGKONG, YUNNANYOU,

BANKERS:

In FRANCE Société Générale pour

VIN LONDONE THA

&Union Bank of Fagl

toir Natical d'Escom

Credit Lypamais.

NEN NEW YORK JP. Mozen & Car

Interset allowed or Curren

and Fixed Deposits co

Every description of

Exchange Business transacte

Blangkong. Oct. 1,

A furoriser le Développon, as tis THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

Commerce es de Lindmourle

יז

In LONDON Lidon County West

minster & Parr's Bank, Lid."" London Joint City & Midland Bank

Ltd.:

¿NY-EUROPEAN Non-ASIATIC OF INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person'sh the Central Police Station between tha hours | mersal centres of the world." 3.94 to 17. kad spa to 4 p

In NEW YORK - Redmond & On

Correspondenta in the chief com

Applicants will be required to produce Passporta de instalestion papers. All parsons, with certain exceptions, who remain in the Colony for more thair 7 days are required to Register them

REGISTRATION of selves under the PERSONS ORDINANCE-1916 Formi Registration, stained at the G.P.O. giving the pártionlara

required may

and at all Folice Stations

The Penalty for non compliance is fine not stromscling $50,

BANK

HE BANK OF TAIWAN," ITD.

Talegrphia Address : CHIBANKIND, Eaters allowed on Carrent Accounta and Fixed Depozita in Local Commenéy. and in Gold. Terms our application.

Every description

Banking and Exchange business transacted. GA

Special facilities for di remeh exchange

M BOUET DE JOURNEE,

Manage

HONGKONG BRANCH Queen's Buildings

6, Chater Road, Hongkong, Sept. 25 1914.

TEDERLANDSCHE

"AUTHORIE

Capital En bombed... Yen. Capital Raid)-139/20000 Reserve" Finde

- CAPIZAN

HEAD OFFICE: TAIFRE FORMOSA, A

BRANCHES.

JAPAN TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, TOR

· 6,88

65.50

35.80

1950

OTH

7th 6.88 8th 10 949th

4:40 10th 6AL 11th 641 6.41

166043

ICEU,

BANK LTD.

DATEN (DALET)

Tel. 944 HowOZIRGAN

ANDEL

HAN

AATSCHAPPIJ.

MA

HARRIK 2

Kom LOUDGE

· 100,000,000. (£8,538,323)

Anterest milowed „Fleposita rnoolved foc İrades to be obtained

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