1918-12-21 — Page 11

-SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1918.

COMMERCIAL.

CMMERCIAL

"THE. DESTROYED INDUSTRIES

FRANCE

"I'was recently," says a Bighting par awn as the front," in a city in France which had, before the war, a population of $5,000 people. When I was there there were not over 200 people in that city-54,500 were homeless retugees,' if they weren't killed. I walked about that city for month, searching for a house that wasn't damaged, a window that ważn's broken, and I: ngrer Icund" one, The whole of that city will have to be rebuilt.. A glorions Catedral, a rangul Rcent pile of municipal buildings, all in cuina: the Grande Place, a meeting place for the crowned beads of Europe, gonel; Thou haste ronde «of a city a besp - heap of, rubbish."

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What is the meaning of this destruc- tion by Bre and explosion persistently carried on by the German aizies in their retreat in Northern France? It is the continuation of a well-planned campaigo for helping the business and the trade of Germany after the war, says. The Bache Review of New York:-

In 1913, the industrial activities of Northern France and of Helgium were in

THE CHINA MAIL.

been formed to give effect, to the schema

| fer securing the future of the misers! industries of the Allies. The capital of

ARGENTINE RAILWAY DIVIDENDS. the projected institution will be,

INTIMATIONS

LIMITED.

TIME. TABLE

WEEK DAYER

$5,000,00). Mr. Charles Vincent Sale, PA TRAMWAYS COMPANY of Mears, Salo and Da, will probably bo The dividends so far announced by the chairman of the company, The following Argentine radway companies are in well-known gentlemon are closely identi cordance with market expectations.fied with the scheme-Sir Charles Feld» Both the Buenos Aires Great Southerning, chairman of the Rio Tinto Mr. and the Buenos Aires. Western are paying 2 per cent, for the year ended June 30, again per cent, and 8 per cent. re spectively the previous year. In the case of the Great Southern Company, the neb available balance was 2,773 against 21.237,449 to: the previous year. No figures were given by the Buenos Aires Western Compaa, but this company carries forward 241,420, against €21.134 ¦

7.00 sims to: 8.00. a. m..Every 15'atentas. Andrew W. Tait, ehairman of the British |-· 1:00 am to 9.30 am.Every 10 mahventa

18 year ago.

'BRITISH' BANKS AT SAN FRANCISCO,

Aluminium Company and the Ous Steel 8.30am to 10.00 a 10 an Company: Aft Cucii Budt (Vivian; 10.30am. a 11.03. 15 mahub Younger and Co.). Mr. Hugh Smith, 11.45 pm to 1.15 p...ry 10 mivates 11.30 sm. 6o12.30 på 10.lvary 30 mkentei. and Mr. C. W. Tenant. The objects of 145 p.m. to 3.15 pm...Every 10 safumbo. the company will be to promote and 148 pm to 3.15 p.m.

•15 minutos. volop Empire, trala in pensterrous Saturdays only...Every

130p.m. to 4.00 p.m.Every 30 mitantes, metals and to regain for British trade the teel of cusckets werped of lits gears

1.50 pm to 4.00 pm, ved at a by the German metal interesta. "

GERMAN PLANS.

"German after;the war plans for indus- tries and commerce are discussed., in a receu as of the Genera (Switzer The Commercial Bank of Spanish long) Journal Indys that the car America has arranged in open & branch tel system, always strong in Germany is San Francisco, this development being war and especially in the matter of coo- has been greatly-intensified during the the outcome of the war, the effect ofrol and development of imports of which has been a marked expansion in material for industrial purposes. Num. trade connections between South Ameri-hers of the Government industrian have | can countries and the Far East. This been grouped with this purpose and in trade tends to pass chiefly through Sun addition to this the three greet German the Dentsche Francisco, The Commercial Bank Bank, the Uresdner, and the Disconto Spanish America ja nost under the control | Gesellschaft have quietly, created a syn

marks which domineers over the faciat

banking organizationTM,

Saturdays only...Every 15 4.03 p.m. to" 6.00 pm. Kvay 15 minutan, 8.00 pm to 8:00 p.ja...Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS," 8.50 p.m. 9.50 p.m.. 10 p.m., 10.30 p.m.; 11 p.m., 11.30 p.m. and 11,65 pun..

יל.

SUNDAYSA K 2.30 ami A 4,00 am.jo:10,50 km. Every 15minata 1150 am to 13 noonery 15 $10.50 a.m. bo 11.00 am, Eysy 10min. 19.00 noon to 11. 20 pic. Every 10 mhaben. 13.30 p.m. to 1.30pm...Evry 15 minutes 200p.m. to 5.30 p.m...kyery Limbosbes, 6.50m 6.00 pm...Bray 10 minuten. 1.00 po 8.00 pm. Brary 10 tou 6:00 pm bo 7:00 pm Every 15 mi

|--NIGHT CARS saon Week Deya.

BATURDAYS EXTRA CARS.

1.90 ps and 11 mildnight, - ASPECIAL JARS by arrangement só thể Company's Office ADELANDRA BUILDINGS, De Fax: Road Central Fal

& condition of great prosperity. With out provozation, but under spatematic -pre-determined programme, which was planned yeais ago, the German bas for of the Anglo-South Ameriyan Bank, which diente with a capital of 10,000,000,000 on and panak blokete wvaliable for four years been ruthlessly destroying that! whole country.

First of all, in the win. ter of 1914.14, he removed all the machin ery from the great manufacturing centres of Lille, Roubaix and Tourcoing, and transported it back to Germany. He bas continued this systernutie spoliation of France and Belgium ever since. Mr. Frank H. Simmonds, in a copyrighted article in the Tribune," explains all this and ways that the German has do. stroyed the buldings; the place in which the machinery was originally Lassalled and the city in which the industries were conducted. The region is one of the of Europe. great industrial districts Elle. Tourcoing and Roubaix, practically constituting a single city of over 100,000 inhabitants, are the great industrial towna al France. Cambrai, Douai, and' a score of smaller places are similarly busy een- trea of French, manufacture.

time stated in the Company's time tables, holds over 43 per cent, of the capital

all came not already. Full running at the By this contr the Aughn South Ameri-market of the whole country. The people, at nos for special cars can be obatmed it says, are especially applying them-on application in the Company's Ollos, can Bank completes its representation xeives to the study of technical materials. No eman dekas will be feed mat throughout Aneries.

and commercial fanguages and the efce-payment therefor has been made in Bank

representing Ban Nong was, aange BRITISH METALS CORPORATION.tro-technicians, the engineers, and the Notes or by Chèque or Gempradere order architects have formed a league of 80,000

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS &SON,

Geral Managers. Arrangements are practically completed members to help win the war after the in connection with the formation of the war expecially in overspreading the British Metals Corporation which has world with cheap German manufactures.

Lens.

whose complete ruin has been reported, Is the chief coal mining town, of France. Factories, mines, and canals were tematically destroyed.

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COMPAN

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EXCHANGE

On London By

Bank Wire

"On demand,

20 days sight

northe sigh

Urodita, 4 mostar righ

Documentary, 4 months' sight

Un Perio

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On demand,

On New York

On demand,

Credit 60 days' righ

On Bombay-

Un dern

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On demand,

Gold Lent1

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Bate of Native Interest Chinese Büb. Coin' Hongkong Sub Cody

HONGKONG STOCK WEXCHANGE.

· HONGKONG, 30th DECEMBER-

ONFICIAL QUOTATIONS.

BAXIR

Hongkong Banks, van 196 MARIH LJUKANGRE.

Canton

North Chfits Ina, Union Ind. Yangtaxe Ins. Far Easternis FIRE INSURANCES.

China Fire Ins... Hongkong Fire In

Douglases

#505 b. Er. 73

HONG

BATKS

GKONG BEANGHAI ĮTHK" OHÁRTERID HBA, KOSING CORPORATION, V INDIA, AUSTRA

PAM-UP CAPA Buciava FurDA ----

Sterling

$18,000,000

28,000,000

|HIN MIND B. Holyoak.

$158.

340 by

G& Gabb

($695. &:33/9) mm.

H.K. Steamboy Ta Indo Chinas (Pro)

We Do

(Del)

$138

195/-

Shell Transporta Star Ferries

5; Chica Sugars Ja ro Malabon Sugars...

Tronoh Mines

New Engineerings

Lande, Horza & Bengines.

Central: Estates..... Hongkong Hotels

Bos

HYAD

BANKERS.

Bank de EuOLAMIDI

Banking business trez

CURRENT LOCOLEPTY poned and FIXED DEPOSITS, zooofred. for

mory lag, or shorter perioris at eston, which

quoted an application.g

WX. Pattenden, Esq.

Hongkong--N.J. STABB, ENE

MAYAGER I EST AGA -A GESTIPEROESIOG

Lozbor Bazza

Od Current Locóunt at the rats of Two per cent, par annum on th dully balancs OFFERd, Dxporten sin

For 3 months 34 per cent. per sonne.

„E. J. STABE,;

Chief Manage.

-Haoghong, May 73817AT NE

STHET MERLANTESE BANK OF

SINDIE, LIMITED

Bubaibed Paid-up

Every descriptionof Escntusage bins

lowed

Accounts at 1 per cent par_aronder on Dally Balance, sodi an Eixed. Deportes at ruten whiots may be maderistoed on

FREE bestians of the above Bank in Fapplication.

Noonducted by: the HONGKONG

AND "SHANGHAI BANKING COB

PORATION. Rules may be obtained on No. 7 Queen's Road Central application.

TOURER

INTERESS on Gopronta la allamné the minimum monthly balances FER CENT per annud." Depositor | may brazader at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGKAI BANK to be placed on | FIXED -DEPOSET 31 4-PER CENT,

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Barking Corporation.

Bonxkent, Oct. 6 1917

BANQUE DE L'INDULGH

(FRENCH BANK).”.

BEAN OFFICE

18bia Ene. Laitto, Faris. Capital end (PET?

Frs. 48,000,000 Reserves 80,000,000

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

Bonarono SALOON

#38:

Kailan Mining Adm.jja leik 47/-b Langkata Raube

$2.25

27 b

·Ural Caspiana. se na 23 de DOCKS, WEAVEN, GODOWNE, &C.

H&K. Wharfa.. $106 b., 108/7 sa. B. & W.Docks - $153 b. & 156/8 s.; : Fbai Docks

4. 133 55 ...T.25 b

* Hongkong, Oct. 14, 1918-

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE,

$108 n.

Hongkong Lands. Humphreys Kowloon Lands West Foints COTTON MILLA. Ewo Cottons

109: $7.40 b

#33 b. $75.

.... T. 185, 185 B

** $14}}} Ba 8194

8574 n. $144 b 88,00 z. &7.758

1. J. STAKE,

Chief Manager

BANGKO

MISCILLANEOUS.

Bastambang Horor

Hongkong. May: 14 1918.

NOTA

Cements 40 China-Bornece. *sse. Ohing Lights Chins Providents.

$8.858

$12) -

DJIBOUTI HATHONG

PAPETE

Para

$ 1.

$8.00-b

$301 B.

.. Kung Yiks

Loon Sung Mowa Orientals Shanghai Cottons ... Yazglaze poos

Dairy Farms,

HK Electrics -Macat Do.

Hongkong Ropes H.K. Tramways

Peak Tramways (Old) Qdo.

(New)

Steam Laundrice K.K. Steel Foundries Water-boats Watsons

Powells Wiseman...

NOTICE.

35.

$341b.

87.80 b. 87.00 b

170b..

$3.80 b.

$13

#19§ n. «

$3,85 11:

2.50 b

$18 b.

SHANOKAY

TOULAKE

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE TATION PAK-PRM VLADITORTO

CHINE

SUBSCRIED. CAPIMAL, an-Franz 45,000,08%) PAID UT CAPITAŬ mem

HAYO

PORPIOLORE

BANKERS

IN FRANCE: Compeals

2,500,000ompte de Paris Credit Banque de Pazia e des Orght Industrial et Corros Generale

(1/3 of the Capital, La., Francs 15,000,00

rabeeribed by the Government of

kha Chinese Republia), di

Chairman of the Board

of Directors Andes BizTAKLOR General ManagEAA. J. PIKTOS,

́HRAD OFFICE :-A

* 74, Rus Saint Tamme, PARIS, DANNEBRANOEES: MIRA

FEKING, GRAN

SHANGHAL

TIENTSIN”,

BAIGON, HAIPHONG,

HONGKONG, 22 YUNNAKFOU,

BANKERS DAMAS A

*

IN LONDON: The

Union Bank of England, Ltd toir National d'Escompte de Credit Lyonnais.

IN NEW YORK: J.P.

Intereat allowed-on Carrer

and Fixed Deposits SITEngements.

Every description of Banking Kxchange Basiness transacted. STRE Acting Manager | Hopekong, det 19, 1918

In FRANER • Société Générale pour THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

"Evoriser le Développement de

Commerce et de

In LONDON: London County Work

minster & Parr's Bank, Ltd. for N London, Joint City & Mailand Bank.

MARIAUSIO KANGA MONU

NY EUROPEAN® Non-ASIATIC or INDIAN desiring to leave the Calony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hous 3:4 to 17.M. and Ir.m. to 4 P.

Le Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers. 1 All persons, with certain erceptions, whe remain in the

in the Colony for more than 1-days are required to Berister them

under the REGISTRATION of PERSONE ORDINANCE 1918. Forros | of · Registration giving the particulars, required may be obtained at the G.P.O. sad at all Folice Stations.

In

NEW YORK: Redmond & Co, Correspondenta in the chief com mercial centres of the world.

Telegraphie Address: OHIBANKIND,

Interent allowed on Current Accounta and Fixed Deposita in Local Currency. and in Gold. Terms on application.

Every descriptian aff Exchange business traumeted.

Special facilities for French exchange."

M. ROUET DE JOUKSEE,

partyMavi zgur

"The Penalty for non compliance is a ¦ HONGKONG BRANCH: ane not exceeting $50.

BANK

[HE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

DA (KAIWANGINO),

Exquaromated. HE SPEGLAD IMPERIAK »

UHARTER, 1899.

Queen's Buildings,

5, Chater Road, 2 Tel. 2440

? Hongkong, Sept. 25 -1316)

TRUERLANDSCHE HA

| £100,000,000— (ER, 332 333) CARMAYA

12:70,000,000

PAID-UR

1918.

Capital Bubscribed... Ter 30,000,000. Capital Paid-up area.

Reserve Funds m

660,000,

DAYSTAL Buray Того

TEAD OFFICE

The Hagon

HEAD AGEN

BAZATE

HEAD OFFICE:

TAIPER, FODMOSA.

AST BRANCHENS KON JAPAN➡OTO, TOKOHAMA, KOT, OLAZE:

FORMOSA GIBAN, HARG KARETKO, HARDIKARARE,

PIRAN, BANDOKAN

SHOWCHIKU, TAICKU, TAIKAMS, UNREINON, LAKON, TAMSUS, Tonzer, Ako, CHINA SHAKAL, HANKOS, KIKIANO, DISKJARASTĀ,

Amor, FoodHOW, AWATOW KOTA BABJA,

SINGAPURN, MADAN, BOZKABÁTJA, SEKARANO, Baratza, PADLES, BOKESY, LOXDUR, NEW YORK,

OTHERS

LONDON BANKERS

Capital and Counties Bank? and South-Western Bank, Parra Bank.

The Bank has Correspondents Commercial: Centres

Eropean Domi

(Bolo)

Tanted Loruen (Dell)

PEKALONGAN,

PONTIANAK

BANK LTD.

BFHMAD OVVINE-TOKOHANA

BRATORS AND AGENCIES

Besit

Buzios Azzar CALCOWER SnargaEUR

DAYKEN (DALKY)

Bew York

Rigdom

Baxorta (Moxuan) Bar Pr

HAHOW

HONOLULU

HATRON

KAI YUK Kom LODOR

Έτους

MESTRA

HABARANY

Interent allowed og Ourrent Ensonphar Depoakts"enseived for fixed periods a rates to be obtained on application.

GREUNITE ONO,

Jonit, 13th Bent. 1918

NORTH BRITISH, & MKEGANEL

NSURANCE 00

THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANOM

THE HAILWAL PASSENGELS ASSURANCE: 00

(Authorised On gatal-£8, Ml Babacilled Capital 24, 2Li Paid-up Capt

til--Life de Azunity.

Sinking Fund

Pa Cortespondanta sa Bommay, Colombe, Madras: Pondicherzy, Cileckin Bankoka Balgon, Ralphong Hanol, Amoy, Roko Kerman Fire Bour

haris Tsingtaom

Obosens span Philippine Islando

Australia

Dutch Indles,

Kobe, Melbourne Yotks San Francisco, dar LesDow BARKERI

and other Bordon and

America

Interes allowed on Current Account and Fixed Deposits at rates which will

be quoted on application, the

KICHI YANAGITAG

NOH

"LOIB:

The Bank bayi and walla for collecdon, Bills of

Branch

Other Reoulpt

Branches are 'Orpat

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