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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1918.

COMMERCIAL.

THE SALT INDUSTRY.

been obtained alma exclusively from Germany, where they are found in grest abundance in the salt mise at Stansfait. These substances are all to be found in the bitterner or mother liquor, remaining

As a result of the recent shortage of after the moval of our mon set salt and the conseqisers high prices that and the quantity of bitterns that is an bave prevailed, various questions cons nually run to waste in this Presidency cerning this important, but very book, amounts to more than a quarter of a ward, Jadunry have been brought more million tons, so that it is no small quin prominently before the publio than mualtity of vahmble raw material that awaits Newertheless, it is surpring how very being operated on liuta is known, even among those who

THE CHINA MAIL.

old become a foratdable rival not only, to the United States but also to Germany in the prxdiction of this Important sada stanes, for the raw material, (bitterns). ià, as far as investigations at present castiel

out go,

INTIMATIONS.

PK TRAKTAS

TIME TABLE.

WERK DAYS,

001

than the residual liquors from the Stass tort deposits. These mother liquors Cont ta about. 0.25 per cent, of bromine atal even this very small percentage in fol.00am to 8 ... Every timin

600 mình bố, in She be profitable to extract, whereas the

0.30 -10: 0 Bell 10.50 am to 11.03 a.m... Every 16 m 11.30. do 19.50 Every 30 ming

1.4 p.m. to 2.15 plumadrezy 10 minut 1845 pm to 4.10 p.m. Frey 10 mm

1.45pm. to 215pm.

bitterns from the ealt works seem to con- The salts of misgnesimo' an' the aulain from 30 to 100 per cent, sa nech are actively engaged in the production of plate and the chloride; the former again, and that in their Datural condf. salt, of the possibiles this industry (Epsom salts) is already being extructed tea, without any preliminary concenter. efter for the profitable investment of a small scale in this Presidency; the ton. If the bitterns and list operated empital. If it is developed on modernster however, has the wider applicaon for the every pf, magnesium, and icatie lines Without attempting to tion dammercially and would also serve potassium mite, the pasther liquors then trace the history of the industry, which as the raw material for the maanfacture left would be very much richer in bra by the way is a very ancient one, it will of chlorine and hydrocholorie seid. Latmine. and its extractior from these would be sufletost to outline briefly, here, the terly it has been largely is the be in undertaking of; very considerable condition of the industry as it is as pre-massöre, at magnesium oxyenloride profic sent, and then to indicate some of the or Sorrel Coment, a material which ilovelopments which might be attempted has many exerilent qualities, which ren I the necessary capital and technical, der it not only a very suitable, offing knowlige brought to bear on the material bus enable it to be wel in the masinfacture of artificial building stone. srbject

marble and ivery.

a standstill, to

KUNG TIK COTTON CO. ....

Messrs. Jardine. Matheson and Co, 14, the Gyporal Managers of the Kurg Fi Cotton Spinging and Weaving Co Itd... state blist, at a meeting of the Consulting Committee of this Company, hold on December 20 at Shanghai, it was decided that the Sharehoklers ahoold be recommended to apportion the balance as credit of Front and Loss Acconné en 30th November, 1918, of Tls, 204,907.00, as follows

Th

The manufacture of salt in carried on st some fifty different points, dotted at The potassium salts to be based from short intervals, along the whole of the the bisters' are also the sulphate and the East Cours of the Madras Presidency, chloride. The former is indespensible as With one or two exceptions, the methods mature and the latter is as the of factare in use are tractious! and, besis for the manufacture of practically are banded down unchanged from genent.very other potassium compound that finds an application in commerce. It is tion to generation, so that it is not sur prising to find that they are the most especially important, that every new priznativé, Iraaginable' and have remained source of potash should be exploitel "to" wholly uninitenced by the cast develop bus follest extent, for at preseus der -mate of malern science; also that the many enjoys what is practically a mono- quality of salt produced is exceedingly poly of the world's supply, and since the bad, it hug 46 heavily contaminated with lack of potash would virtually bringi diet that it always of some shade of modern agriculture to brown or grey in colour and never white, leave the supply of potash in the hands as it should be. Further, it is always of Germany would amount to leaving the | moet and sticky, a defect which arises control of the agriculture of the world in from the presence of magnesium chloride, her hands. The position of bronqué is "one of the constituents of seawater. It hardly less important in the field of solely on aerennt of these two defects chernieni lustry than, potash is in that that Madras salt fuda no sale in Bengal of ageulture, and here, again, German -Bad Barn, these two Provinces import-pretically supples the whole world, her ing their supplio from very much for only rival being the Laited States. It ther afiel. at prices which even under venis possible that if the salt industry normal conditions of freight would yield is developed on correct lines that li a very handsome pro to any concern which undertakes the manufacture of a suitable quality of salt in Madras, Bus itle in the development of the by-pro- | duets of the industry that the most pro- raising field for enterprise lies; they are sery numerous and include saltx agnesid and potassium and also chlorine and bromine which are not only paxceedingly iniportant for industrial and agricultural purposes, but have hitherto

Cuticura Produces Skin and Scalp Health

The daily ure of Cutiara Soap, assisted by occasional touches of Co- icura Dintment does much to keep the skin clear and soft, and the hair live and glossy..

Stitt ta dense. Gintment to heal #. New pary & Sons, Ltd., 27, Charterbeuse Sa Lendon. Sold everywhere..

NOTICE

of

To pay a divalead of Tis, 1.00

per share on-75,000 Ordi- nry Shares

+

J

**

add to Special Repairs and Renewals Fund

create Cotton Fluctuation Food ......

write of Machinery

Plut

Anl

write off Buildings

pay a Bonus to Staff earre forrard to "new

Account

"For the Blood is the Life."

YOUR

120,000.00

BLOOD WANTS PURIFYING.

Saturday odły...Evely 16 mínu,as 1.30 plix. to 4,00 gmson Béary 30 mn tin ta dona 2.30pm to 4.00 p.m.

Sabbirdays only...Every 15 minutos. 4,60p.m. to 6.00 p.m...Byty 15 minuter. - 8.00p.m. to 8,00 plases Bracy 10 minutos, NIGHT CARS, 1.50 1.ALL 1.70 pintu, 10 plati, 10.50 pinj 11 pm 150 p.m. and 11.45 pm.

BUNDAYS.

‚5.00 a, m., to, 10,30 a.m...Every. 10.30 Mm to 1100 11.30am to 19 2000 12.00 noon to 13.3 p 19.50 p.m. to, £3

·

1.00 p.m. to (5,90 pammalt:

16.30 pm. fn 2,00 pima. Eray 6.00 pm to 1:00 p.m...Every 1.000 8.00p.m. Eray

NIGHT OARS 44 c Wook Days SATURDAYS EXTRA CANS. 11:30 p.m. and 18 midnight SFEULAL DABS by, arrangement at the Company's Quibo, AraxaxYMA Degeninas, Don Vax Road Cenizal

Samson and peach blokotr üritable for 5,000.00 all cars not already Ball run the

bime stated in the Company's time imbies, 20,000.00 but not for special cars, can be obtained on application Wo the Company's Offer, son ticket will be ed enti 32,000.00ent therefor has bene di Bank 20,000.00 bed or by Cheque or Compradore order

3,300.00 representing Bank Rate

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

**:ďmeral Managert.

4,107.00

HONGKONG. A STOCK

EXCHANGE.

HONGKONG, 174 DECEMBER

"OFFICILE QUOTATIONS.

BANKS

TONGKONG & KANGHAI TER CHARTSHED BANK

* BANKING CORPORATION. I'INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,

#$18,000,000 || ExCORPORATIO OF BOTAL CHANTON

| Parnun CapTRAIMONIOU Busssys FunDRIVE

Bloring

(81,500,00088),»«$1

Bliver

Hongkong Banks, #725 b, 750 RIBETE LARI

Canton Ins... North China Ins. Union Las Basurtazelīnis

Far Eastern Finn InDRAYCH,

$405

PROHRISTORS imigran

$34,400,003 | Paz-UF Claritan

00,000. || Bawanya, PUZD

T. 117 Hi Mr. P. E. Ealyonk–Che

18305 h. Ex: 73

T. 20 ne

Bongkong Win Insta 20 bị cơ

FUKU team bonite i

· #37· bu

(Del)

„Shell Transporta ing m »1317- be

Star Ferrion „Karinzzes

#35

Chian Sugarn Malabon Bugar# "

#sk.b. $38 n.

Kadan Mining Adini. Langkata

T. 23 The

-Tronoh Mines. Ural Caspanas

38/ b 33- 1

•AEL Comaphai, Big Hon. Mo Hon. Mr. B. & Pallops ALicinina ( ve Sky Dodwell::/ EE Di Kwen Pry.

CB. Gabony, E, did. Funny Eaq... W, J, Pattonden, Elnega s

Hongkong

TABB EM

POTEICIS BIOHÄNGE, and Comment Banking business traumabed.

CURRENT ACCOUNTB opened and FIXED DEPOSITA začelved. for 1' yona": or abortor perierte av inter which" "wil I quoted on application

-Loxpor Ogoren 17

Fer & Pink's Barny Latoy

*Hos+x=-* MERRITT ALLOWED. On Qurrent 1 Apcount at the rate of Two per sot, per sanum on th dally balance

On Frum, Bredsten Gerolaida Fords monthr sj. per cent, por amatu.

F.ĮJ. STABE, Madani Chiat Manager. --Hongkong, Oct. 16, 1912, pls hely

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

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125 INDIA, LIMITED

Gre

اللاك

Kocourts #per leden, lớn Dailly Ralános sod on Fixed, st-raten which may be about application.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. If basings of the shot Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI - KANKING “COR- |PORATION, 'Kules may be obtained on | No. 7 Queen's Boot Ointral și

DOCKS, WHARVs, Donowers, b

HK-Wharfs $100), 119/1. E&W.Docks 153 b. 155.

Bhai Docks ** 12) New Engineerings LANDS, HOTELS &

Central-Estates... „Hongkong Hotels mi

Hongkong Lands Itumphreys

& BUILDINGS,

Kowloon Lands

-West Points

$108 IL

thro

$109 n.

$33 b.. $79 a..

| application.

~ INTEREST or deposita le allowed on

the mindrum monthly balance

FEB; CENT - per annum. “Depositom may transfer at their option behaves of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGKAI BANK. to be placed on FRED DEPOSIT 16 4 PER CENT,

For the Hongkong sod Shanghai Banking Corporation.

per annum.

Tlm. -204,907,90

ASAHI BEER

Corror MuzzA.

Ewo Cottons..

bow

Eung Yiks

Labu Kang Mows

T-185 b. BIG b $1244 a.

Orientals

Shanghai Cottom · •*

Yangtzepoos

$145 b 185,00 6.

N. J. STABE,

Chief Manager. HongkongMay 14, 1916..

.:: 17

MISCELLANDOĖS.

Dements.

China Lights....

$8.00 b.

Bij n

Chins Providents ..

Dairy Farms,

$507

$60.b. & 66

- 295 m.

Hongkong Hopes

$315 b

$7.80 b

IF YOU are brochlad with Res and paine of Eut Legs

Matches, Spot, Pimpler,

Boils, Sores cit. Eraptions of any kind continually bursting through the skin.

YOU areasforing the aces

Abscossos: Ulcers, Scrofulons and Ulcerated Soros, Glandölar. Swellings, Blood Paisar, etc.

THI YOU have that constans Itening IF YOU are in the grip of Rhen matism, Sciatica. ~ Irambago. Anat, etc.

wad infamation of Pilea

All those Ara gure signs of legging blool Impurity, eating for Immediate treatment through the blast, so don't waste your time soɑ money on useless lotions and messy ointiaints, which cantot get below the surface of the skin, What you want and what you must have in medicine that will get right to the root of your trouble 4 me licine that will thoroughly fres the blood of the poison. ous atter which alone is the true cause of all your safering. Clarke's Blood Mixtars is just such taxlicine. It is composed of Ingredients, which quickly attack, svercome ant expal from the blood all Impurities (from whatever cause arising) and by rendering it clown and pare, can be relied on to effect a Insting curs. The

Valus nf Tru9

CLARKE'S SCOOD MIXTURE

is asstified by a most remseksɔla dal tection of unsolicited esitim ni ili feora grateful patients of all olsaare-patients who have been cured after doctors ani hospitals have given them up as incar able-patients have bien errel after trying many other frestmin without saccess-petients who nat only have besa cured of the particular Sein or Blood Complaint from which they were safering, but also have fount realth. (Sas pamphlet toau!:

improvement la thel general 'battle.)

Over 50 youn saccam. Plegant bo take and warranted free from withing Injurious. Of all Chemists and Store

S

Clarke's Blood Mixture

The World's Best Blood Pariser. OUROJ ALL

Keepers REFUSE, SUBSTITUTES SKIN & BLOOD DISEASES

DAT NIPPON

PILSENER BEER

GRAND PRIZES

SAHFBE

ASAH

LAGER BEER

. SPECIALLY BREWED

FOR EXPORT.

WERY

COMPANY

China-Borneos$19

FLE Electrics

Macau 1o.

`H.K. Tramwaya wa

Poak Tramways (Old) . $7.00 bi

• do. (New) ... ■.70b. Steam Londries

H.K. Steel Foundries Water-bontak

Powelia

NOTICE

#3.50 b

$13

Acting Manager.

Hongkong, 5 December, 1918,

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHIN

(FRENCH BANK)

HEAD OPTIONS 15bis-Rue Laffitto, Farfe

Capital masimanymu, Fen, 48,000,000 Reger 50,000,000 BRANCHES AND AGENOLES

Hongkong". Baron

BABQKON

† Battambang Morozza.U SHAWOHLAI NOMEL - BERG LIGER DimOCTI /* Parents TYRUSHIN HAIPHONG PETING

TOURANK

HANO PONDICHERY

BANKERS:

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE'DE HANSON FREM PAKE FLAVOROOM

CHINE

BURBOLIZED, CAzITAL. For 45,000,00 PAID DE CAPITAL

£2,500,000 | (1/3 of the Capibal, La. Pramm 15,000,000

ambecilbed by the Gorerament of

the Chlzams Répanile).

Chairman of the Board

of Directors ASANDRE BY Gezwal Manager man

HEAD OFFICE

74, Bau Saint-Lazare, PARIS. BRANCHES ::

PERING

$19 b.

BHANGHAL PIENTSIN,

HY EUROPEAN Non ABIATIU or A INDIAN desiring to leave the Dolony should apply in person at the Central Police Station between the hours sf 9 to 1 and 2 PIL. to 4 T.

Lally

BAIGON HAIPHONG, HONGKONG, TUHKANE U:"

BANKERE 10 AND 199

IN PRANOR Comptoir add d'Escompte de Paria; Credit Lyonnais, Bazique" de. Paris "or" den: Fays Bas Oredza Ind notrial et Commercial; Societa

SAN-LONDON; The National

& Union Bank of England Ltd Comp toir Nations d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonusis.

IN NEW YORK: J.P. Horgan & Cas

Interved allowed be Current Accounta and Fixed Deposits according Every description of Banking Exchange Business transacted.

“A” SIRE Acting Manager Hoaxkm. Oct. 18, 1918, 09

BANK LTD.

In FRANCE: Bociété Général pour THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

favoriser la Développement -de

Commerce et de l'Industrie s

In LONDON: London County West

Devin vastar & Parts Bank, Lideri ij

Katakarken 1880.

Londen Joint City & Midland Bank. AUTHORIANA. CAMTAL Yea

In NEW YORK:

Redmood. & Go Correspondents in the chief com mercial contres of the world.

Telegraphia Address: CHIRANKIND,

PAID UP. Garitalar

Raivis WEI

“Cittoons 31

Applicants will be required to produce. Interest allowed on Current Accounts Pasports or Identification papers. All and Fixed Deposits in Local Currency BORBAY partons, with certain exceptions, who and in Gold. Terms on application. reinsin in the Colony for more this 7 days are required to Register them- welves under the REGISTRATION PERSONS ORDINANCE 1916 Forms of Registration giving the particulars required may be obtained at the G.7.0. sad at all Police Stationssly b

The Penalty for non compliance is s doe not exceeding $50

Every-description of Banking and Fanhange business transcted..!

Special tuntities for French exchanga

M. ROUET DE JOURNEL), * Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH:" Queen's Buildings,

Односва Danny (Daily)

Biserica (MuroRN) BAM

Harzow.

Haratott

5. Clinter Boods Hongkonst, Begi. 25 1818,“

|HARIDUS

Koz-s

[EDERLANDSCHE

Labo

M

Los Arazza LYOFA

Messrs. CROSSE & BLACKWELL much regeat thit for the first time for a huniral yetra war claditi prava 12 many of the products being shipped to Hoagkong, and China. Thay mich appreciate the letters they ara rəqsvint, and in raply wild state that it is fully recognised here that under the circa nitanes of life in China the absence of English delicacies and food is a very real hardship.

Messrs. CROSSE & BLACKWELL will take care that not a day shall be lost in forwarding supplies when a return to more normal conditions oermits. In the meantime they trust that those who have been accustomed to rely on their products will be good enough to accept this explanation.

DrJ.Collis Browne's

Chlorodyne

THE - ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE.

mine med A Charm is

DIARRHŒA, and li the only

Specifio fa CHOLERA É

DYSENTERY.

FEVER, CROUP, AGUE.

By The Best Remedy known for

COUGHS, COLDS,

ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS.

The only Palliation fra de Not KEK NEURALGIA, GOUT, RHEUMATISĘ.

Chlorodyno is a liquid taken in drops, graduated according to the malady. It invariably xelieves pain of whatever kind; creates a calm refreshing sleep; allays fisitation

of the nervous system when all other remedies fail; laves no bad effects and can be taken when no other medicins can be tolerated

CONVINDING MEDICAL TESTIMONY WITH EACH BOTTLA

Cards Di, 1. Cells Boran's Charod pro on the Stamp, *

Told by all Chemists,

Prices In England,.

·3/16, 2/3, 4/0

DAVENPORT, Lid

London, B.E

Beri Aamms MITESUI BUSBAM. KAISHA

RICHANGE.

Hongkong, December 17, 1915. On London

Beak Wip

On demand,

days night months sight - Credits, 4 months' sight, Documentary, 4 months

On Paris

On demand,

Crédits, 4 months zmighty, an. 453

New York

Credits, 60 days sight,

On demand

On Bombe

Wire

On demand,

"On Caleatban

Wire

On densi

Ja Fingapor

On demand.

On Landis

Da demand,

Jo Shanghai

On demand

10 days right(private paper)

Yokohams

On demand,

Fold Lat, 100 ans (per teel)

Sovereigns Bank's baying

Silver (por osi)

Bar 31ver in Hongkong Chinna Capper: Carb Chinese Copper Cents -Rate of Balive-Interest

Chinese Sao. Doin Honelang" BunCoin

£7897

BANK

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, IAD. (FATWANGINO).

· INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL LEPEZIAL Cukaren, 1899.

Capital Subscribed. Ten 30,000,000, Capital Paid-up £2,500,000. Reserse Fanda- ******* 5,680,000

*་

HEAD OFFICE:

TAIPER, KORMOSA..

BRANCHES

AUTHORED £100,000,000 (£8,2 CHUAPTIAN PAD-FT

Capital

11,760,256**** FUZD

HEAD OFFIC§——AMIZER

Brinobas ak¬

The Hagan

HEAD AGENOT—BayAVIA,

JAPAN-TOKYO, KOKOKAMA, KOSH, OSAKA, FORMOSA ---Goran Kadr Krieng,. Bürsin

Kaeluso, Maxura, PINAN BANDORIUS SKINCHLIN, TLICHU TAIKAN," OHRRIBON, TAKOW TAM, TOHIRE, Axa CHINA-SHAWORal, Hascow, KrorIANO, - DHOKJAKARTA,

OTHERS —–—– HoszzonG, EINGAPORE, MADAN, Vantaa, Bosranasi, Semarang, Batavia, PadaNM,

BOMBAY, Lownow, New YORK, PizxMRANK,

PIELIONGAT, Pra,

LONDON BANKERS:

Capital and Counties, Bank, London, and South-Western Bank, Parr's Back.

The Bank hna Correspondents in the

MAKAK

· Inferred allowed on Curren Deposite neeră yod for, Exod, perfodr začem to be obtained on applicatior,

SHI, OID,

Hongtoo. 12th Beg's-1912"

MORTH-BAITI88) MERCANTILE

THOORAN MARINE INSUR AMOR

Comrast, LÆDT

·THE RAILWAY PASSING ELLS 'ASBUHANUZ":00;

TOTAL FUNDS at Bier: Draxicanu! ≥916g

TOTAL PS3.370,387

Taxing Timnas (Detinet Copital 28,000,000 Bubscribed Capital 24,500,000 Pald-up Captial ELOK ELSPICIES,

CorrespondiuwKA – BOOK ON adran Pondary, Calouste Bangkok Balgon, Haiphong, Hanol, Assop, Toko

Commercial Centres in European Con- Robe Melbourne, Sydney," New

tineat Russia Manchuria Tanga Ohoo, Japan. Indo Chios, Slam Indi Pallippine alanda Java, sud other Dutch andica, Australis America Africa, &c.

York, Ban Fenacious, do, đơn

10.40ost allowed on Current Arcounter at bradlá thi Brands and

1690 and Fixed Deposits at rates which will

be quoted on application,

CACAOKTORI YANAGITA,

"HONGKONGWAUNCH,

LD Yanx Roads

Ples Funde

1,417 FTI-LAL. & Annřiby: Fundazs: 17,567)

Bleking and Account

Ravenna Fles Branch Composers and Annuity

Dabar Receipts

pe

ERDOBA The Jaloa of Baranos Maring Dapart as t London and Balthe Bank, amibed.

The Bank bayi and sells and mood rom collection Bills of Manhangs, Immass repondeat ; in the chaty on the Cortinean – to Great Britain, Americs, and kustenila); add 5 fraossata), banking" bavčnem of every dasaripéton,

langkani, Uek, 20, 1912.

The Accumulative. Funda Bennchat are separately invested, had "koh of Parliament, are on aside the shima-'ander the combatirej "manda of the Company's Bouirtów.

WHEWAN, INIMES &