1918-12-27 — Page 9

FRIDAYD, DECEMBER 27, 1918.

COMMERCIAL

·LANCASHIRE COTTON TRADE.

THE CHINA MAIL

demand in all

Counte

and qualities has fication from the Pepartment of State exocedor supply, Many users have been upon the production by the shipper of prepared to pay extraordinary gures for letter or cablegan from the consigues quick delivery, and buyers have com peted for the stuff available. There having the number of the Import Heunss been great pressure upon producers for covering the commodity and the quantity In its inue of October 19, the deliveries against old castress Is is thereof. The Conselato-Geneva), a how- Economist pattished the following believed in orar quarters that the highest ever, will follow the policy of retaining from its Manchester correspondent:—

prices have now, breu, experienced, and

atch lerters and coblegrama for its pro, The past three months by the staple demand has fallen off. industry of Lancashire have been not-

Idded companies have published extection in the certification of invoices able for considerable activity, followed cellent stocktaking results, and increased The import license number will be ea by a very quien feeling. The latter state dividends and "special boutsón fo Tiharos Įdomed "upera invoices as heretofore but of stairs has been, chiefly due to the holders have been quite common. Astach as such licanes are now valid unsettled on look and the increased prob-marked rise has occurred in prices for unit revoked or exhausted the date of ability of an early penen. Many ductures in cotton nill Companies Rates the issuance in imaterial: This raling tions have occurred in raw cntion rates are also advanced in Egyptian, spins does not affect general licenses covering An July 1. good "middling Americua quili-wings, and, if anything, this section is certain classes of goods nor does it affect ties were Nt 23.173. During the next gen stronger than the American depart. any special instructions, permitting the few weeks un eper tendency showed ment. Many eng Brus are fully sold feerufention of invoices for certain com itsalf, and July 31 the quotation was for six naths ahead; and as unable to matities without notification of license -107d. A reaction securred in August, entertain fresh ciders unless buyers are numbers us all, TA SA BA and by the 9th of that mouth prices had prepared to run long delivery ters. It is also provided in instructions adronerd to 2.Cikl, while by the end of A. considerable trade has been done in crisp that all import restrictions have August 23.04. pas quoted. Various urna suitable for Pennen. Operations fod been removed on fare and fur ekine and Changes occurred during September, and India have been irregular, and many of all articly muler paragraph 402 of the at the lose the gure was 25:29. Since the bits have begia quite unworkable. Tariff act of the United States' and 'un. then rather lower rates, have prevailed, The following comparative table of dressed skins of hares, rabbits and dogs the quotation on October 1 being our slapients of yuru for the nine months under pagraph 8 of the Tarif Act of Leading September 80 for the pass three the after States. Also all import to

strictions have been, removed on tapioca and ago, tīgorice ross, all grades of iridea

24.038.

·

During the quarter les favourable now* has been reived relating to the pro spects for the American crop for this sa- aca, bus latterly better reports have come through. It was feared at pas time that the yield would not be more than 11,000,000 bales, but now most people | are anticipating about 12,500,000 bales. The scarcity of supplies in Liverpool rs. mains sent, and the leaders of the in dustry continue to put strong pressure pou the Board of Trade and the Minis ry of Shipping to prevale an increased

Lbs. Value

Lbs. "Value

1.b. Vale

14

1016. "135,043,000

40,990,761

'1017.

106,101,06 €12,570,863

1018. 76,215,400

£15,361,918

The Manchester market, at the time

|

INTIMATIONS

DIAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY.

LAM TEREN

TIME TARLE

WEEK DAYS.

7.00 am. do 8.00 b. Every 18 undantas. 8,000 to 9.30... Every 10 mlnube. Anda be 11.00 Amanlirmy 15 minutes. 9.30am to 10,00 ami„Kvery 15 minutes. 11:30 am, tu 15.30 p.m.«Evar, Wulante. 13.36 pm, to 1.13 p.m...Every 10 mdzinten. 1.pambo 10 pmvay 10 miret me 1.43 p.m. to 2.15 p

• Saturdays only...Every 15 minutes, 3.30p.m. to 200 p. 1, lowery 30 mijn bes 130 pm to 4.00pm

Saturday only.r 4.07 pm, the 6.00 pm...Every 15 minut.. 6.00 pumba kely

BETAT AMIGHT CARS. 8.50 pm, 50m 10pm 10:30 pm 11 p.m., 11.30 pm, and 11.45 p.m.

SUNDAYS:

....

17.30

m

8,00 m, 10.10

10.906 LE 007 %, mỗ 11.50 am to 13 mos.

19.00 noon to 13.3) p.m.se) 18.80 p.m. to 1.30p.m

22.00 pm to 5,39 pm) 16.80 p.m. be: 6.00 pati...

and kiris, manufactures of leather; and:00pm to 4.00pm 7.00p.m. to 8.00p.m varshes sad gu

It is also provided that the special o gilations evering the shipment of moving picture us, which were to become effective December 13th, have been res voked and all such films both exposed and developed and unexposed may be allowed import and export except that for ex-

1

NIGHT OAKS u ph. Week Dags. SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS.

1.30pm and izimidnight out! SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's-Oos, AzistaNDRA BuzzDtxas, Des-Vous Float Cent

Somewh and panch tickets avaliable for all ca nos shady full running at the time stated in the Company's time

of writing, is there unsettled theu for aportations from the United States to very long tick. Varied views are army, Sweden, Inoper Holland, amount of freight secous. the Atlantic."

held as to whis will happen to priegue and dance the bus and for special case, can be abwined on application at the Company's Offices On July 1 fully good-faiz Sakelluridis

after the_wa_is ever. I spegnized. Ele controlled. Except for the countries Noi Season, floket will be issued until Egyptian cotton was at 28.824. and at however, that certain charges, speclillyentioner flow-will be longer he coupayment therefor has been made in Bank the end of that month the gure was relating to insurance and freight, will designed to consular officers of the United Solar Chaque on Compradara enfer JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & CON, -29.04. From the beginning of dugnine, and it is renorfible to expect song States or other representatives of the War rupimianting Bank Nose

Geral Managers.

all in values, not only in the raw Trade Bosid. material, but also in munafarqurish arti. cles. Our customers throughout the

a fresh basis of quotations has besa in force, as a result of the Government con trolling supplies and prices. The official quotation on the 1st of that month was world, hver, are by to miss over UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. 30.100, and on October 16 the figure was supplied, and it is beloved that when 29.40d. The growth in Egypt in doing fairly well, but owing to the smaller matters pettle down after peace is de. clared, there will be an extensive Armani area under cultivation only a moderatem abroad for cotton goals of various out-turn can be expected.

The Catton Control Board has had n

It is quite possible, however, thus d. deal with several problems of importance.cult times will be experienced during the The abolition of the rotation system of unemployment, and the refusal of the next few months, and there is a distinct fear of role arising through deservin.

kiads.

The following is a list of unclaimed telegrams at the office of the Great No thern Telegraph Co Ltd, Hongkong, 20th December, 1018:

Addresses From"

from Shanghai, George Stoll, New York......Retransmitted

Hongkong Hotel.

authorities to pay compensation to the tion the value of goods in kanlund on Shanghai

11

order.

ti

U.S. IMPORT RULES...

·

Shanghai

Wabuka

1.

Tongfack Hungfat-

cheong, West Point Chezgrevan, No. 11 China

Wine Shop

Tsuchioka, 60 Kaitogai

QcTzo.

operasives for the time ket as a result of the mills working shorter hours, end- ed in a strike of a week at the begin." ning of September. The workpeople returned to the mills on the promise of

The American Choşultivnemi bas Nagasaki Chen Wokeo. Mr. Lloyd George that there should be a Doverument ingoing into their grieveceived instructions from the trovera-Shanghai. Taungsun asses. A tribunal tas inquired into thement in Washington materially modify Shanghai...

Shanghai satter, but the time of writing hazing some of the more stringent rules Shanghai...Shengtai.

advering the inlet of commcxlities into Shungbaí tot reportal.

been

boa

the United Stat. It is provided in the

No. 181 Wunchayton. Leena Meelun Street. Chougebikman Leeno, 23

Yongshingsi Lipvaino, 3rd Floor, 3 Des Voeux Road, Ott Ledynenshin Kenken. Kongcheangsang.

Osaka............Shapsing

In order to readjust production first place that heleniter the require-Nagasaki the spinning and weaving sertiera,

ments established" in September to the

Kobe the ruaning of koms

effect that do consular invoices covering Shanghai alight -. curtailed, with a in the number of spindles goods shipped to the United States could

be authenticated until an import leanse Tokyo.... working. As a further measure to bring about more equal output, the whole of Covering such goods. was received by the the hour in Lancashire wil be stopped Consulate-Ceneral have been revoked and Shanghai throughout next week. Compensation hereafter the Consulate General Shanghai will be paid to the operatives from the certify invoices without the official-nol-Shaoui funds of the Control Board, and the eget will be about £200,0

During July and Augina a cinsider- able business was", slane în „loth-for- several outlets abroad. Operations for India, especially in light fabrics, were on A encouraging sole, There was very: little sebivity, however, for China, and comitions in Shanghai rensin very un- certain. Extensive buying an also oc cured for Egypt and certain South American outlets. A large turnover his taken place for France, not only in heavy: marials for the Government, but also in uniscellaneous cloths for private use. During the last few weeks the demand" has been distinctly slower, and owing tobearish sentiment prevelling, leading buyers are now adopting a waiting policy. The home trade continues busy and healthy.

The following is a comparative table o o srpments of piece goods for the nine months ending September 30 for the past three years ¦---

Yards

Value

Turds

Value

19104 4,000,414,500

£36,893,472

1

COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION

"Only a Cough but you stop It while it is ONLY a cough.

WATERBURY'S

" METABOLIZED

COD LIYER OIL" COMPOUND.

The finest preparation made

for combating serere, courbs. CURES aby cough that l only a cough. Very palatable. OF ALL CHEMISES

PRIOR $1.95 and $2.251:

Shanghai

Kanbayashi Matsubara

Hotel Szegourshan Teopienlee. Douglas Lapraik & Co. ..Zcungseng. ..Layueking.

Leechogwing, China Mail,

REST FOR MOTHERS.

How many babica wake up just about the mother's bad-time and keep her busy for a good part of the night: The mother may not sce. anything apparently the matter with the child, but she may depend upon it that when baby is cross and sleepless there

the only

and the little one is taking wrong... means ho bas of telling it.

Under such circumstances Baby's Owa Tablets are just:

the friend

needed. contain They

210 oristes, but serd baby to sleep simply because they remove the cause of his sleeplessness and make him feel well and comfortable. They are recommended for teething troubles, constipation, diarrhoea colic, fever, indigestion and worms; they-promote appetite and regular development.

Bold-by chemists, or by mall at 60 cents the vial, from the Dr., Williams' Medicine Co., 98 Brechten Road, Bhang hai

HONGKONG STOCK

EXCHANGE,

BUNGKONG 37th DECEMBER

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.

Bangkong Banks, 17:26 b., 720 sa. MALIKE INTURANCE

Canton Ins North China I

«Yangtune

Far Eastern)

· FARK INDURANCER,

Hongkong Firm Ins....

Douglased... HE. Steamboats... Inda Chinas (Fred),

DEL).

Shell Tramports, Star Ferries

42 bón Sugars

OROKONG

BANKS

SHANGHAI THE CHARTERS! BANKING CORPORATION, T INDIA AUSTRALIA

5,000,000 || TICKNICKATED ST

$00,000 PAID

PROPRIETORS

$18,000,000-

1940 b

SALE. Compton, Eng.Į

$158 b 1340 Б

Han, Mr. B. E

08. Gabbay, Egg

1 b. $3in.

Tikali Mimog Adm...

Tingkata

Baube

·Tronóh.Mineral. I des

-47/-b

T. 29 n.

38 E

„DOCES, WEARVEL, GODOWNS, ~ &c. *-* E&E Wharfe #109) b., 110/1 E&W. Bocke #153 b.& 158 a. Bhai Dock T. 135 b. New Bagineerings 5.1.254 b. Lance Horeza, & BUILDINGS,

Central. Estates.

$108 n. $90. Hongkong Hotels Bongkong Tands Humphreys Kowloon Lands West Points

$39. b.

FOREIGN EXCHANG)

*CUR

periods.

- Dodwelt,

WE. La Pestenden, Begu

Hongkong-NJ. STABB, Eq.

-42 G. (STEPHEN, ENA

quoted in applišastian, ?

đương. Mi

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

& Parn's Bang, Lan

On Current Account as the rate of Twó per cent."per aninnan dni fa? dally baliños.

months 24 per-comă, per annumé

N. J. STABR

Chind Manager

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

L

LELB healness of the above Bank la odnoted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING OOK

INTEREST. allowed on

1

·Accorule sõ÷3 per cent per KDZİLER

on Daily Ralance and en.Fixed: Depostra

at mater, which may be mesetaksed application.

CHAMPE

PORATION, Bales may be obtained no. 7 Queen's Road Central

DTEREST on deposits is allowed on

Hongkong. Oct. 6:1917

the "minimum monthly balancer at # "BANQUE DE L'INDO-ORIE

FER VENT. per smum. Depoelboen may transder at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND | SHANGKAT RANK, to be placed on HTED DEPOSIT. PER CENT.

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

(FRENCH › BANE).

Head Ovrice:

18bis Rae Lafitte, Paris.

Capital a Frs. 68,000,000- Reserve

80,000,000

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES BANGKOK HOsarong Bacon' BASTAMBANO Mongeng

'PAPRITE

Cortex MILS.

ASAHI BEER

Ewa Cottour

Kang Yiks

-180 b. $18 b..

Iso Kung Mowg

Orientals

Shanghai Cottons

Yanginzspoos

B145 b.. $8.00

N. J.'ETABB,

·Chief Manager.

MISCELLAS FODE,

Rongk

STMay 14, 1918,

517

Cements... China-BorneoS

$8.90 b.

GASTON NOUMLA

О

$12.

China Lights ** China Providents. Dairy Farms,

$8.00 b.

IK Electrics

Hongkong Ropes .... HEIT ways Peak Tramways (Old)

$34

$280 b $7.00 b,

PILSENER BEER

PRIZES

ASAHI BER

LAGER-BEER

NIPPON

BREWERY

SPECIALLY BREWED 702. EXPORT

LIMITED

COMPANY

Steam Laundries RELE Steel Foundries

Water-boste

HOTION.

Tex

$3.80 6. $12.

$9.50 B

$19

ANY EUBOPEAN Non ARIATIU or

HAIPHONG ·PING TOUFLANK

P-P LADIVORTOC

HADI

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE HOW

CHINE Sussomized. Cartzak Prange 45,000,000 Pin: Ur CarTRAL 100

29,600,000 (1/3 of the Capital, La, Francs 15,000,000 abscribed by the Gorammenti af viti

the Chinese: Bapabila).

Chairman of the Board

15

of Directors HÄNDER Barretos General Manage

* HRAD OFFICE?"

74, Bas Balst-Lames, PARIA

- SAHỌN, HH ***

PEKING.

SHANGHALAN SAIGON,

STIANISTE,

HAIPHONG,

HONGKONG, TUNNANFOU,

BANKERS:

PONDICHERY

SABANKERS....

IN FRANCE: Comptoir Watsonal cpta de Paris; Oradit Egonna Banque des Paris et des Pays Credit Industrial et Commercial, Sood Generale.

IN LONDON: The National Provincial & Union Bank of England. Etd: Comp toir Natisimal d'Escompte de Credit Lyonnais coming to g

IN NEW YORK: J.P. Morgan

Interest allowed on Current: ActCÙN And Fixed Deposits scoortling Arrangemente

Every description of Banking Exchange Business transacted.” ASERE Acting Manager.

Rodzkone, Oct. 19, 1918,

In FRANCE: Société Générala pour |THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

favorir le Développement da

Commeros et de l'industrie e Frados.

In LONDON: London County Whi minster & Parr's Bank, Lil London Joint City & Midland Bank

LALA

A INDIAN desiring to leave the Colony, should apply in person at the In NEW YORK, Redmond & Co.

Correspondants in the chief com Dentras Police Ation between the hours

centres of the worlds for al gaat.: to Take and 19 23. to 4 2.1mercial centres

AL

Applicants will be required to produce

Identification papers. A Passports or persons,

with

certain exceptions, who comain in the Colony for more than

7 days are required to Recinter them elves under the REGISTRATION of FERSONS ORDINANCE 1916 Forms Begistration giving the tertionlara cerraired may be obtained at the G.F.D.

sad at all Police Stations.

The Penalty for non compliance is ne pot exceeding $50-

BANK

lagspala, Addreen:

#CHIBANKIND.

BANK LTD.

ETALE 1880

00,UGALÁB

PAID Carstai

Interest allowed on Current Accolata. and Fixed Deposits in Local CarraLY BOSHLY

·BUENOS: AvIMG and in Gold-Term on sgplies tiem

Every description: of Banking -and CALOTTIA Exchange business transacted.

Special facilities for French gutchange.

M. ROUET DE JOURNEE,

HONGKONG BRANCH:

Queen's Bulidings, "va

Chater Boad, Hongkong Sept

1918.

HL TOW HOWOLDEA

KALLUKE

HAR

Lopest

யா

TOKOHAMA

Krú Year

Value

1917.

3,848,857,200

£83,060,170

1918.

8,029,450,100 £106,600,789

Prices for American yarns hova a vanced quite irrespective of the changes in raw cotton rates, and the margin for -spinnera has again been widened. The

BAD SKIN TROUBLE SPREAD ON ARM

StartedWithLittle RedSpots. Used to Itch Cruelly. Cuticura Healed.

1 bad place on, my krmi that would run ikke water. It started with lintered spots and spread largenazd larger so that thought it would never heal I used to itch cruelly by day and rubbed it until got so note 1] could not do anything in iter KUI had the trouble, for two yestu ár ne. Der I'wrote for free sailple of. Cuticura: Soap and Oletment: and [afterward bought me aneze v mrid way healed. (Signed) Wm. John George, 7. Edgcumbe Terrace, Roche, Cornwall, Eng

Sadeler

Uos three super-creamy emollerits for every-day tollet purposes and prevent distressing troublesTURE PSavip to clearido, Clntinen

SPEEDING

THE WHEELS OF INDUSTRY

PHIS is the day of continuous product. tom Week 10, week out the wheels of industry turn anceasingly to satisfy the demands of the military machine. Pre-war staddards of outpur went to the wall years ago, new record are being

every day. established

your belting helping to speed up the wheels 2 Do you use the cheap-slip-stop-the-shop kind or belding that in able to gave continuous daily sorvico-the most pronomical in sc., There is a Walker belt for every drive-balling you can rely on to give efficient service-

WALKER'S

Oak-tanned

LEATHER Belting

* The exdrə sorrite il dirra is a refasfigi of the entra este <that'in displayós i tiu selecting and tasuing of the hidea From which made, and, lo de madalalehti.Pamera, Hallo, have tia anique'aivintza»yní; belgid "Tunnars,” cer and blind manetan er and their, viperience astende seraitaly Jout Your Se - name: Walker "Boltnd". (ar the agongest guarantee of estaï TO

Indent through your shipper for Walker's Boiling, welds direct to me. Yoii akosid ank for tus Priza

Wm. Walker & Sons Ltd., Manchester Road, Bolton, England.

SUI BUSHAN, KÄIHHA

Hongkong, December 27, On Edi

Op

cuthe

Credits Documentary)

On Faris

Credits, 4 months

On New York-

-On demand

Credit

100 days sight Oz Bombay

Wire,

[...] On demand,;

Ou Calcutta

Wire On-demand

Ön Sings)

On demand.

On-demand;

Da Bhangha

On demand

30 days, night (private

On Tokobams

On demand

Fold Lent, 100 firefjier; teel) overeigns (Bank's buying "šilver" (per on; (7.

Par Silver in Hongkong

Chinese Copper

Rate

Chinese Sab, Com

kang Hoti Uom

HE BANK OF TAIWAN, L/ED.

INCORPORLIED WY SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTZE, 1899,

Capital Subscribed... Yen 30,000,000, Capital Paid-up2,500,000, „Reserve Hünde sales as $880,000.

SHEAD OFFICE 3 DATING TAIPEI FORMONA.

VBRANUBES

TORTOFOLORaita, Kóka, OraxA,

· GAPINTAR- PAD UT

,100,000,000— (25,953,

70,000,000

12,760,255

FUED

HEAD AGENO ***

34 Gia Kagt Katurzo, BAID/IRMARY,

KIRLONG, MAXURG, PITAN SureCard TaxOHU, – TAIWAN

TAROW, TAMKUL FORTIN, AKO. CHINA-BREIRAL: ELICTRON JA TUKIANO,

ALUT FOOCHON SWAROW Edz Bessay

UTHERE HONGKONG, SEAFO NGOLA BORLAšade, Bunanand, Bazaying

BOMBA Corson, Haw You

LONDON. BANKERS

Capital and Counties Bank, Lotion, End Bouth-Western Bank Parts Bank,

The Bank has prrespondants to the Selgen, Haiphong Commercial Centres in European Opa-hama, Kobe, “Holbor Liniente Boats, Marichurla A-Asingtao, York, San Fruta "Chosed Japan. Indo China, Siami, India |*- EDIDON Philippine lelands, Java, and other London and Bertin Bla Dutch. Incies, Australia, America. E BATE A BATA PA Africa

for collection Bill Letters of: eredit

arrarpond

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fired Deporte &ttaton which will

quoted in application.

NACKIORI TANAGELA

A Manager

KONGKONG BRAVOET

Der Vertx Ror

KORTH BRITISH – MERCANTILÁ

THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANOW

COMPANY, LED,

THE FAILWAT FARSENGERS

ASSURANCE CO

We Baking Fund Account

Other Boo

Branobos are separately inv dah of ParliaYUDA, ATEZU claims-under-tha (of the Company FBHEWAN TO