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LIGHTING THE PARACELS.

REPORT OF SHANGHAI COAST INSPECTOIL

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, 1913.

NO REAL VALUE TO SHIPPING. Early this year some correspondence passed between the Treperial Merchant Service Guild and the Foreign Offica relative to the establishment of a light, or lights, in the vicinity of the Paracel Reefs, in the China Sea M. L. A. W. Brooks, the honorary agent of the Guild- at Saigon, now forwards more correspond. ence and expresses the hope that naviga tors who are familiar with the vicinity of the Paracel Reefs will put forward any comments which they may wish to make in connection with a report of the Coast Tuspector at Shanghai. The last letter from the Foreign Office is in the following terms

The Secretary, The Imperial Merchant Service Guild.

S1-As you were informed in the letter from this office of the 14th it.; Secretary Sir E. Grey referred in due course to the proper Department of His Majesty's Government your letter of January 8th urging again the desirabury of a light to assivt navigation being established in the vicinity of the Paracels Reef, China Sea.

The Board of Trade have now-informed Sir E. Grey that they still consider that the erection of one light in the vicinity would not be of real value to shipping and that the east of the erection of suff cient lights to ensure safety, to navigation in the neighbourhood of the reef would be very great.

The Loard add that the cost of such "work could not legally be charged to the General Lighthouse Fund, and they point

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COAST INSPECTOR'S REPORT: The report of the Coast Inspeelor, Shangha, referred to above, says:-

The Paracels consist of groups of reefs. a few of then having low islande asso- ciated with them-enclosed within an area- of 78 miles in a north and south direction and 9 miles in an east and west direction. This area lies directly in what, in the. absence of the reels. would be the trick from Singapore to Hongkong. The usual track is some 40 miles to the eastward of the Paracels, ie between the Paravels and the Macclesfield Bank. The track to the westward is slightly longer and the currents there are stronger. Far vessels Bugun south the traps to pass the Paracels straight one and in length about ou it miles from Hongkong, and no difficulty is involved.

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Vessels bounil north frou Singapore have to alter course when (20 miles distant from that port, and have then to shape course to pass the Paracels, then 420 niles distant In this case there is ample scope for a low-powered vessel to be set suficiently out of her course by currents to make the Paracels ahead. The lighting of the southern approach to the Paracels is therefore undoubtedly a desideratum. When, however, one comes to consider the means by which the lighting can be effected, what are practically insuperable difficulties are found to exist. The length that requires guarding is one of some 80 miles. To the extreme west is. Triton on which a light could be Island, established at probably a not inordinate cost. To the extreme east is Bombay Reef, with no island associated with it and on which the erection of a light in that typhoon-infested locally would be an enormous engineering undertaking, cost-

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ing rate-under 200 miles, Y5; under 600- miles, Yuver 600 miles, Y14.

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CHANGES.-

Exclusive use of first-class two-berth SECOND, CLASS, SLEEPING compartment or Pullman set of lewer and upper berths: two first-class fares and two first-class express train berth foes.

INTRODUCTION

OF

SERVICE.

We learn that the South Manchuria Railway Company commenced on Novem ber 1s a Second Class Sleeping Barth Would a light on Triton Island be of Service on its own express trains and the any service I am of opinion that it Manchuria - Chosen through express would not. It is on the side of the reef area which it is not customary to pass, trains, which it operates in conjunction and where the currents are strongest. with the Chosen (Korean) Government The light would hardly have a range in Railways.

HEAD OFFICE TAIPEH, FORMOSA.

BRANCHES. AND AGENCIES:

"Amoy

Swatom

Tainan

Auping

Kube

Tamisai

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Tokyo.

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Shanghai

Koelung

HONGKONG OFFICE,

3, DE VEUX ROAD. Interest allowed on Current Accounts. Deposits received on terms which may be had on application,

K. TSUDZURABARA, Manager. [1272 Hongkong, 1st May, 1913

HONGKONG

Paid-up Capital Reserve Funds:--

AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

$15,000,000

£1,500,000 at 2/-$15,000,000 Silver...

$17,450,000

Sterling

Mexico: Panama.

BRANCHES : ----

Bombay.

Kobe.

Calcutta.

Manila.

Canton.

Cebu.

Colon.

Peking.

·Empire.

San Francisco.

Hongkong.

Hankow.

Shanghai.

Yokohama

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS Gold: 87,200,000 |

1,480,000 BANKING

equal EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS transacted. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the usual DEPOSITS RECEIVED, £sed for one year

terms.

at 4 per cent. per annum or for shorter periods, at rates which may be ascertained on application. BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMIT

TANCES made. LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities In the World. THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World.

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT.

A issued.

$32,450.000

Reserve Liability of Proprietors $15,000.000

COURT OF DIRECTORS..

S. H. DODWELL, Esq.-Chairman. Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE-Deputy Chairman G. Friesland, Eng.

J. A. Plummer, Esq. W. L, Pattonden, Esq.

E. Goetz, Esq.

C. S. Gabbay Bay.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

G. R. Laneus, Esq.

H. A. Sieba, Esq. Hon, Mr. E. Shalim

CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. STABU,

MANAGES:

Shanghai A. G. STEPHEN.

LONDON BANKERS: LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINISTER

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HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of Two per cent. per annum on the Daily Balance ON. FIRED. Derosira.

..For

Exclusive use of first-class four-berth, compartment: Four first-class fares and four arst-class express train berth fees,

Exclusive use of Second Class, Four- Berth Compartment-Four express train second class fares and four second-class. For For express train berth fees.

The Dining Car is open to first and second-class passengers alike, without the These trains have hitherto slightest distinction in service or price;

excess of 20 miles. It would be improper been composed of first-class sleeping, the same as on the Wagonlits trains. for a vessel to attempt to make the light, i.e., to shape course to pass the reeds sta nearer distance than 40 miles, and the use

of the light would therefore only be in respect to a vessel which happened to get into range by accident, and it would thus guard only some 20 miles of a danger length of 80 miles.

Further, I do not consider that a light there would cause full-powered vessels to pass to the westward of the Paracels, and as regards low-powered strangers, these are just those that would be inclined to attempt to make the light and thus incur a greater danger than would have existed in its absence. This despatch has been shown to the Engineer-in-chief who con- eurs with the opinion expressed therein.- Yours, etc., W. F.. TYLER, Coast Inspector

SINGAPORE.

dining, and day cars only, with drawing rooms de luxe; and this innovation now

3 months, 2 per cent. per Annum. 6 months, 2 per cent. per Annum. 12 months, 4 per cent. per Annum

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager: Hongkong, 13th October, 1918.

PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and

Shares effected. TRAVELLERS CHECKS old and cashed.

GEORGE HOGG, Manager.

9. Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 21st October, 1913..

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THE

BANK MERCANTILE

INDIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital

OF

£1,500,000

1,125,000

:!

$62,500

£15,000

Subscribed

Paid-un Reservo Finl

BANKERS: BANK OF ENGLAND," and

Losos JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED.

INTEREST allowed on Current: Account at 2 per cent per annura on Daily Balance and or Fixed Deposits at rates which may. be ascertained on appllection.

A. R. LINTON, Manager.

-Hongkong, 14th July, 1913.

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HONGKONG, SAVINGS BANK.

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ESTABLISHED 1863.

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HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. HEAD AGENCY: BATAVIA

LONDON BANKERS: THE WILLIAMS DEACONS BANK: SWISH BANKVEREIN,

The Bank transacts every description of Banking and Exchange business, receives money on Current Agent and on Fixed

on application.

ducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Roles may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the Minimum Monthly Balances at 31 per cent. per annum.

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANDUAL BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent. per annum.

For the HoNGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st July, 1911.

on pret rates which may be ascertaineYOKOHAMA

THE

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SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

G. VERMEY; Manager; No. S. Des Vaux Road Central. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1913...

Authorised Capital

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Paid-up Capital... Reserve Fund

AT SINGAPORE. all the way from Shanghai or Tokyo to London in the shortest possibic time and The first annual report of the board of cheapest manner and with the greatest directors to the shareholders of the Chinese Commercial Bank, Singapore, comfort and minimum time at sea.

covering the year commencing December Coincidentally with this new service, 2nd, 1919, and ending October 15th, 1913, the first-class day cars were discontinued states that, in spite of commercial depres and the express oxtra fees were abolished. sion and all the initial difficulties The only supplement now charged on all incidental to the commencentent of work expresses, in addition to the fare, is the and the organisation of a proper staff, Express Train Bertl Free," which has the bank has made, thanks to the public been established according to mileage us support, substantial profits amounting to follows:-

$94,742.03; but in order to absolutely strengthen the position for the future, the directors advise placing $30,000 to general Y6.50 reserve, $10,000 as reserve for bad and doubtful debts, and carrying forward the Y0.50

This remaining amount of $44,742.03.

of preliminary expenses THE CHINESE BANK FAILURE AT Under 200 miles aduite Y-9.00 children 12.50 of the whole at the ved at are writin Y4.00 and the usual depreciations, and does Over 600,

Y7.00 not include the appreciation in the valuo

Under the eír Mr. C. C. Duninan has been appointed The first class fare remains the same for of property purchased. receiver and manager of the affairs of ordinary and express trains, a special cumstances, the directors consider that has the shareholders have much cause for the Kwong Yik Bank, which suspended Express Train Second Class Fare payment recently, and is now having the boon fixed for express trains, which is congratulation on the result of the first accounts examined with a view to prepar- somewhat higher than the second class year's working of the bank. The report. ing a balance-sheet, which is expected to fare for ordinary trains, except on the in signed by Mr. Lee Choen Guan, chair:T AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. be ready for presentation to a inceting Chosen section of the Manchuria-Chosen man of directors, and was to be submitted. of shareholders on December 6th. It Express service, viz., from Antung to at a general meeting on Friday last, at appears that during the rup on the bank Fusan, where the second class fare which was also to be considered # for the week preceding the suspension the remains the same for both ordinary and proposal to open a branch at Penang and to issue additional capital in connection withdrawals of cash amounted to express trains. $1,500,000. The directors are evidently The free baggage allowance remains therewith-Straits Times. confident of meeting their liabilities in the same, viz., 100 kn (or shout 133 lbs)

to position full and being then in a

for first class passengers and 60 kin (or reconstruct the business on a sounder about 30 lbs.) for second class passengers,

To facilitate the work of reoon- basis.

The method of charging for special struction the directors have approached accommodation, however, has been altered Towkay Loke Yew, the well-known in favour of passengers. These charges millionaire of Kuala Lumpur, and we are now as follow:

Drawing Room (with two berths, one understand that he will go into the

Three first class accounts of the bank and also attend the sofa, and lavatory): meeting of shareholders on December 6th. fares; three first class express train berth fees; and a mileage charge at the follow- -Straits Timez.

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY, HƏK:2 N°3 price 29feeding BLADDER, VEZUARY DISKASKA, AINDSTAKP ADDRESS

THERAPION

BLOOD

DISCHARGES. 1 MED.CO. HAVELIDGE RD.) PARIS DEPOT 12 BUY CARTIGONE A CURE. -90. BREKMAN ST, FOS YOU NEW Y

TAY NEW WALES PASIFORM TO 203 TAKE

AND 176 THERAPION

LASTING CURE SEE THAT TRADE MARKED VEDED THERATION* 15 CA WEET.JOVE DEANT AFFARED TO ALL GENUINE JACKETS=

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

INCORPORATED ET ROYAL CHATTER, 1953. ILEAD OFFICE LONDON.

£1,200,000 Paid-up Capital... Reserve Fund

£1,700,000 Beserve Liability of Proprietas £1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and TIXED DEPOSIT received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted en-application....

A. 8. HEWETT,

Acting Manager

[132 Hongkong, 14th April, 1913. · ·

Yon 18.000.000

$0,000,000

18,550,000

HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at

Antung-Hein Lito-Yung Ryojan

Calentta Bumbay Changchun

(Port Arthur) London San Francisco Los Angeles Shanghai Dairon (Dalny). Lyons Tishling Tioutsin Fongfien (Mukden) Nagasaki

Nowchwang Tokyo New York

Haukow

Hurbia

Honolulu Kobe

Osuka

Teking

INTEREST ALLOWED ON CURRENT ACCOUNTS. Deposits received fer fixed periods at rates to be obtained oa application.

BISHI-ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 30th September, 1913.

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