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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 10TH, 1917.

MOUTRIE'S

BALLANTINE'S

BEER

THL 696.

TRADE

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET THE JAPANESE LOAN TO A

Mestre, Vernon & Smyth in their weekly share report dated the 19th March, 1017, state:

CHINESE BANK. STATEMENT BY ME TSAO JULIN-

Mr Tsao Iul, Diretor General of the Chinero Bank of Communications, has given an explanation of the loan of from Japanese Y6,000,000 contained

Bank

The Government owes our

conturul

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

ORDERS BY LIEUT OOL A. CHAPMAN, F.D.

LEAVE.

(2.) The undermcntioned are granted with effect from the dates mentioned: leave for the duration of the war 1944 Corp. L, S. Greenhill from

No.

5.3.17.

No. 1519 Gr. J. C, England from 8.3.17. No, 1617 Pte. T Taylor from 8.3.17. No. 173 Pie D. G. Cheesman from

53.17.

No. 1738 Pte. A. E Cocks from 5.3.17. No. 1370 Bomb. A. G. Macdonald from No. 2018 Pte. F. D. Bisseker from 3.3.17. (b) No. 1489 Lee. Cpl. J M. Walker is granted 2 months sick leave from 31:317,

Since our last report of enif inst, our focal market has shown a little more life, although prices, with the exception of Ching Sugars, are mostly lower and sources the volume of business still leaves much30,000,000, and as it cannot repay us ever to be desired. There is a "good tlemine a tuft of the debt, at present, we have concluded a loan of 10,000,000 from three for April and May for most of 1

Japanese banks, in order to restore speculative stocks, with fow cellors to bo Bank's business declared Mr. Tsac. the

8.9.17. kum of Y6,000,000,.. found, at the present reduced prices. In Mr. Tao, was borrowed solely for the vestment, stocks are mostly the turn lower, reorganisation of the Bank of Com and the return on present prices is attracmunications and for the development

ite business. Therefore the loan is purely tive enough to bring in buyers, were it not for the scarcity of money. Shanghai market remains quiet. Singapore shows a slight improvement in many instances.. The Tapah Company has declared a final dividend of 15 per cent., making 35 por cent, for the your. The Malakoff Con- pany pays a final dividend of 20 per cent,

commercial in nature. There is no gool reason for making comments on the matter, and least of all, for attacking us We are merchants, and doing our regular business. The loan, I must emphasise, is commercial transaction between the & com

of Communications and the Bank Japanese banks. It is not going to be. used

for political purpose mess standpoint From the purely

the present loan is the best that we can ever obtain from the Japanese bankers.

No. Go to L La Breton is granted 7 No, 1402 Pte. A. M. Wilkin is granted months sick leave from 7.3.17,2

STRUCK OFF.A

year's sick leave from 7,3,17.

The undermentioned have been struck off the strength of the Corps with effect front 7.3.17-No 2044 Pte. S. R. Moore, No. 2013 Spr. E. Bryant, and No, 1634 Pte. J. 8. Rodrigues.

QUARDS

HONGKONG RESERVES,

ORDERS ET MAJOR WAKEMIN, 0.0, H.LV.E

DETAIL

On duty from the morning of Sunday, March A Coy. day, 18th H.KV.R. 11th March to the incruing of Bun-

Orderly Officer-Lieut. A M. Thornhill.

PARADES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 17TH MARCH Next for duty-H KV.O. Saturday, 10th instadaMA The parade ordered for Saturday, 10th. is cancelled by order of the General Officer Commarding.

Sergeants will attend a class of Instruc

Lion in Bayonet Fighting at Scandal Monday, 12th instanc

Point at 5.15 p.m. Dress: Drill. order Cricket Ground at 6 p.m. Recruits on the

Dres: Drill order. under Instructor Sergt. Oxberry. Signalling Bection, A" and "B"

Classes at Volunteer Headquarters et 5.15 pm under Signalling Instructor

L/Cold Lloyd Dres

Dress: Olean·

fatigue Machine Guo

Section at Wellington Barracks at 5.p.mider Instructor Sergt. Powles, Dress: Clean fatigue. Tuesday, 19th instant,

A and B Cos. on the road outside

making 30 per cent. for the year The No discount and no commission for the Until further orders guardy will para the Law Courts at 5 p., Kowloon

following wo to-day's wired quotations lenders whatsoever were allowed, and the 5:40 p.m.

from Singapore:

Alor Gajahs

Ayer Panas

$3.00 1180

126-6

Glenealys

72,36

4.00

8.10

Kedahs

AND STOUT Sandverofts

Wedded to

PURITY, QUALITY AND

WITH

"TUREE BINGS."

DONNELLY

MARK

FLAVOUR

& WHYTE,

BOLE AGENTS.

READY FOR SERVICE.

SPORTS COATS

Tweed or Wool Web. From $15.00 each.

FLANNEL TROUSERS

White or Grey, From $9,50 per pair.

GOLF STOCKINGS

05

All Weight and Colours, From $3.50 per pair.

COAT SWEATERS

White and Coloured. From $10.00 each.

MACKINTOSH

CO., LTD.,

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS,

16. DES VŒUX ROAD.

TELEPHONE 29.

A HUMIDOR FREE.

FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY TO INTRODUCE

AMULET"

SMOKING MIXTURE.

To a wider circle of smokers, we have decided to offer B 024, of this splendid Tobacco packed in a highly serviceable Glass Humidor for $2.60, which is the price of 8 ozs. of this Tobacco alone.

As the number of these Humidors is limited you should SECURE ONE AT ONCE.

It will keep your Tobacco freeh during the damp weather.

Obtainable froma':

More HONGKONG CIBAR STORE,

MANUFACTURED BY-

317

A 8. WATSON & CO.

Im Gioat Co.

KELLY & WALSH, Ltd.

GR2500-EGYPTIAN UIGAL STORE ANGLO-EGYPTIAN CIGAR SIGER SINCERE & CO

108

WESTMINSTER TOBACCO

CO., LTD.,

LONDON.

2.40 cum div. of 10 cts 4:90 cum div. of 40 ct

Kompas mu Malaka Pindas... Malakoffs Naw Serendahe...

5.20 cum div. of 16 cta 92.50 cum div. of 31.50 Tapans

Plantation Bubbor in London is quoted at 3/9). Bar Silver As quoted at 3. Sterling TT is 2/4 Singapore T.Tis 091 Shanghai TT and the Bank's buy ing rate for 3 d/s bills are both trominal. BANKS ---Have, receded to telling little quotation of $880, and probably a less would be accepted

MARINE INSCRANICER Have been dull and heavy. Cantons are quoted 370 zom nal. Unions are on offer at 8800, Yangtzes are unaltered at 8235, with exchange 73. North China are slightly lower at Tls 150 nominal.

FIHE INSURANCES. Hongkong Fires are weaker at 8300 nominal, but there are probable small buyers at $355 Ching Fires are wanted at $155

SHIPPING Douglases have been weak and quite out of favour, and, with a few forced sales, have been done at 8100, hut at this price few shares are offering Indo-Chinas Deferred weakened to $118, but are now in good demand at 8120 cash, and $121 for the Settlement. There is also a good demand for April and May at proportionate rates. Steamboats, after small sales at $188, are on offer at this figure Star Ferries are nothinal:

at 833,

Bank of Communications received the net SA PARADES,

sum of Y5,000,000.

The promise of the Bank of Com munications to approach these three Japanese bank, first should further Johns be needed has caused much of the adverso criticism. But the promise is conditional, in and the condition is that we shall borrow

bankers from the Japanese money. future If their terms are acceptable." 81,600,000 of Lung-Hai Railway Bonds nad 84,000,000 in Treasury Bonds constitute the security for the loan. These bonds are the property of the Bank of Communications, and no reason exists for the protests of any kind from any quarters

of what belongs to th against

Loan

There is nothing strange about the employment of a Japanese adviser by the Bank of Communications & decision which

has raised some unfavourable com ment on the part of the public. The Japanese adviser is to receive $10,000 a Fear, or less than a thousand dollars a To month. As to his power, he his moue He is an adviser pure and simple employ a foreign financial expert sur a bank's adviser is common enough event in foreign countries. Such na ndvisur ir certainly needed by the Bank, because it contemplates the reorganisation and exten- sion of its business throughout the coun- try. As Chinese knowledge of modern finance is limited, we deem it advisable to employ a foreign financial expert to help in the reorganisation of the Bank..........

It is absolutely untrue that the Japanese adviser is really the Vice-Presi dent of the Bank, or that the employment of the Japanese adviser will result in the partial control of the Bank by the Japanese through him.”

HIGHER SEPARATION

ALLOWANCES. THE NEW SCALE INCREASED COST OF LIVING,

Ons. Sales of Laugkate have been made at Tls, 17 and 18 and market closes steady. Small sales of Shells at 106/1 are reported, but do shares are available at the closing quotation of 1037 nominal. Ural Caspuina remain at 26- nominal, a EN

RETINERIES-China Bugars have been done at $112, but market has intend vanced materially, and the closing quota tion is $120 buyers for cash, with amall sellers at $121 for the Bettlement. The Company has declared a dividend of $12 per share, thereby falsifying the rumours, which were freely spread last month, as to an unsatisfactory result on the year's working. Malabons have been quiet, and are unchanged at $33 nominal.

MINING-Kailans are nominal at 38- and Raubs at $2.35, while Troughs ase an offer at 30/3500 N

DOCKR, WHARVES AND GODÓWNa Hong kong and Whampoa Docks have been In quiet market, Sales are reported at $195 and 8195, and there is a good demand for them at $127 for April. Kow- leon Wharves are weaker with sellers at $81. Shanghai Docks have come to busi ness at Tis, 83.

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGE.Lands are offering nt 301. Sales. Rre reported of West Points at $60 and of Humphreys at 1. Hotels at 102 end Central Estates at 993 are both nominal,

COTTON MILLS-Shanghai Cottons are wanted at $1161 after sale at 116 and $116. Kung Viks are lower with buyers at $11 Evos are enquired for at the reduced rate of $140. Tangtazepoos are offering at $5.

It is officially announced that in view of the prevailing high prices of the necessaries of life it has been decided to make certain increases in the rates. of separation allowance payable for tho children of sailors and soldiers and

For the lowest ranks in the Navy and Army (scaman and private) the additions to existing allowances will be ASTA Where there is a wife drawing separe

tion allowance, 28. a week for the first child, s. 6d. each for the second and third, and is, for the fourth and each succeeding child w

Increased allowances will also be given to the children of salors and soldiers of higher rank where the total allow ance to the family exolusive of the man's contributions would otherwise be less than that to the family of a man of the lowest rank on the new scale, For children of sailors and soldiers of all

ranks ontitled to the motherless rate of allowances, the addition will be For any child living singly, 28.; and where two or more children of the same family live together, 28 to the first and as to each other child, Ch The increases will be granted up to age 14. Beyond that age allowances will continue to be made at the present rates, and under present conditions. With these additions the rates of ailors and soldiers respectively where all the MISCELLANEOUS.-Cements have been children are under 14 will be as follows very quies Sales were reported from $11.20 down to $10.90, in spite of the favourable dividend of 50 cts, per hare. They close steady at $11 for the settle ment. China Bortes could be placed at 86.00 and China Lights at 84.65 Electrics be are in demand at $49. Ropes are to got at 831 and Tramways have weakened to a selling quotation of $720. Peak Tramways are nominal at $8.60. Chinà Providents are on offer at $8.20 Watson's have been done at 807 and there are fury ther buyers

MEMO Next Settlement, Day 28th March.

MANILA PAPERS RAISE THEIR PRICES.

Dee in the effects of the war, and the increased cast of paper and printing materials, the five Filipino daily news papers of Manila raised their 18135011 Pr tion and selling rates as from

ding

NAYT

The above amounts are exclusive of the allotments from pay.

19 6

ARMY.

Bd. 22 0 23 0 OT

-310-2

3504 37 05 30 8 6

In taking this course the Filipino daily cesspapers of Manila are simply 18 doing what has been done by a great num- her of newspapers in Europe and the United ge States, and the public is warned that further increases may be found necessary 34-0 before the war is over. However, com- 370 ditions here are luxurious as compared 40 0 with

France where the newspapers are limited to single sheets and Hold, and so on, with as, for each additional child. whore que day cach week, no newnapces The above figures include allotments of pay,

(Continued at foot of neat coluan.) are allowed to publish."

36 6 36 396 39 420 42

Sunday, 11th inst. ...

9 a.m. Artillery Battery, Belchers-0''

Section, Left, Centre, Right Sections| MG. Co., Scouts Co., Civil Service Co., and Bignalling Section on Praya, just ease of Blake Pier, and proceed by Launch to Kowloon City Dress: Bange for Field Firing... Drill order (helmet) with haversack, waterbottle (filled), two pouches and 20 rounds ball ammunition. 6.10 p.m. Left, Centro, Right Sections Monday, 12th inst. -

M.G. Co., Scouts Co., and Civil Bervice. Co in marching order with 180 rounds ball ammunition outsida Courts of Justice and proced by car; to Polo Ground,

5.15 p.m. Recruits of all units at Head. quarters under Corpi Edgcumbe and Corp. Grames.

5.30 p.m. Artillery Battery at Belchers

Battery

8 to 10:30 p.m. E.L class No. 1 and Engine Drivers of class No. 3 at Belchers Battery.

8 to 10.30 pm Electricians of class No.

3 at Kowloon West Battery.

Tuesday, 16th inst. ;--

7.30 am Bochers 8 Section at

Beichers Battery.

5,15 pm. Streteler Bearer Section at

Headquarters,

5.15 p.m. Mounted Section at Jockey

Club Stables,

5.30 p.m. Signalling Section "A" and classes at Wellington Barracks 5.30 p.m. Artillery Battery at Belchers

Battery,

8 po 10.30 p.m. E.L class No. 2 at

Belchers Battery.

Wednesday, 11th inst.:

5.30 p.m. E.L, classes 1, 2, and 3 and all member of Engineer Company not on duty at Volunteer Beadquarters for lecture by 2nd-Lieut. W, Brown, H.K.V.C., on "The Hornsby Ackroyd. Oi! Engine.

and Taikoo Sections out the Ground at 6.15

Polo

order am Dress, Drill Mounted Section at Jockey Club Stables

Dress: Drift brüër. at 6.15 p.m. Wednesday, 14th instant.

ander Instructor Serge Oxberry. Dress: Drill order, Recruits on the Cricket Ground at 5 p.m.

Signalling Scotion: A Class at Volun

toor Headquarters at 6.15 p.m. under Sigualling Instructor L/Cpl. G. Lloyd Dress Clean fatigue. "D" Loy, at Volunteer Headquarters at

"

b. pm Dies Drill order. Thursday, 15th ingkatka

Instrue Sergeants will attend a class of

tion in Bayonet Fighting at Scandal Point at 5.15 p.m. Dress; Drill order Recruite

Di the Cricket Ground at 5 p.m. ander Instructor Sergt.

Dress: Drill order. Uxberry. Machine Gun Section at Wellington

Barracks at p.m. under Instructor Sergt. Rowles Dress: Clean fatigue. Mounted Section at Jockey Club Stables at 5.15. Dress Drill order. Signalling Section " Class at Volun

teer Headquarters at 6.15 p.m. under G. Signalling Instructor/Cpl. Lloyd. Dress: Clean fatiguo, Friday, 10th instant

"A

AdB Cos, on the road out- side the Law Courts at 5 p.m. Kow- loon and Taikoo Sections on the Polo Ground at 5.15 p.m. Dress: Prill order.

"A" Cinse

Signalling Section:

Volunteer Headquarters at 5.15 p.m. under Signalling Instructor L/Cpl. G. Lloyd Dress: Clean fatigue.

FIELD PRACTICES.

Field Practices will take place in the neighbourhood of Kowloon City Range on the following dates: Sunday, 18th int, A. Coyl Sunday, 15 April.B Loy Orders as to time of parades and instruc

tion, will be issued later. All members whether exempted or not are

required to fire these practices.

STRENGTH,

Fto G. E. Wetton having joined is allotted Corps No. 646 and posted to Coy. A Platoon No II, Section Craddock is permitted No. 478 Pte, D. W

to resign

5.10 p.m. Left, Centre, Right Sections Thursday, 15th inst, :--

M. Co. Scouts Co., and Civil Service Co. in marching order with 150 rounds ball ammunition ouside Courts of Justice and prosced by car, to Polo Ground.

5.15 p.m. Mounted Section at Jockey

Club Stables.

5.30 p.m. Artillery Battery at Belchers

Battery

8 to 10.30 p.m. EL, class No. 1 and Engine Drivers of class No. 3 at Belchers Battery.

8 to 10.30 Electricians of class No. 3

at Kowloon West Battery Friday, 18th inst.

7.30am. Belchers 6" Section at

Belchers Battery

10 4.45 pm, Left, Centre, Right Sections M.G. Co, Ecouts Co, and Civil Ser- vice Co. in Fied Service marching order (waterbottle filled), with 160 rounds ball ammunition outside Courts of Justice and proceed by car. to Polo Ground. The G.O.C. will be present at this parade.

5.15 p. Recruits of all units at Head- quarters, Upl. Edgcumbe and Cpl. Grimes will attend.

5.30 p.m. Signalling Section "A" and "B" classes at Wellington Barracks 3.30 Artillery Batter at Belchers

Rattery,IT

8 to 10.30 pm, E.L. class No. 9 at

Belchore Battery

DETALL

On duty 18th instCentre Bco. M.G. Co.

19th inst Right Sec M.G. Co. 20th inst Scouts Company. ,91st inst.-Scente Comparry. 22nd inst-Civil Service Co 23rd inst-Artillery Battery 24th inst Belchers 6" Section. Orderly Officer from 18th to 24th inst

Liout, Danby,

AF CHURCHILL, Capt

Adjutant, H.K.V.O. 9th March, 1017

NOTICE,

A Meeting of the members of the Ber Reants Mess will be held in the Mess Room at 630 pm on Monday, 12th inst All members are requested to attend.

TRANSFER,

No. 69 Pte. J. H. Mead is transferred to

the Mounted Section

No. 52 Pte. E. M. Hazeland is trans forred from CoA Platoon No.

II, Section 8, to Coy. "D."

(Sgd.) G. K. H. Berror Capt,

* Adjutant, EKV.E Hongkong, March 9th, 1817. HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE

POLICE SCHOOD, 5.30, P.M. Monday, March 12th-All Crown Bor

geants and Sergeants of Nos. 1 and 2 Companies

Wednesday, March 14th-All Chief In

spectors, Staff Inspectors Arcalli and Potter. All Inspectors, and Staff Ser geants Fisher and Balean, Friday, March 14th-All Crown Ser

geants and Sergeants of Nos, 3 and 4 Companies, Mounted Folice, Maxim Gunners, and Ambulance Platoon.

STRENGTH

Chief Inspector CF. Mason is granted leave for the purpose of proceeding to this Front.

All

EXAMINATION OF KIFLES, Winchesters and Martinis are to be returned to the Armoury on Tuesday, March 13th, between 6.15 and 8 p.m. TRANSFER

P. c. 739 Edwards is transferred from No, 1Section to Buglers and Drummers, subject to performing Patrol duties for March.

3 + + ;

(6gd.) F. C. Jurkis,

D.S.P. (R.).

THE DUTY OF GOING ON" Mr. F. 8 Oliver writes that no one who understandy the British people can mistake our present purpose We should hold ourselves guilty of treachery both to the quick and the dead were we to break off now, were we to make a peace which would be no pease; of treachery to the unborn of treachery to those who have given more even than their lives in this struggle, to those whose sight or Where the wife of a sailor or a soldier reason has been darkened, to the maimed without children is unable from ill and broken in health, to all who have health or other cause to supplement hor comforted themselves in affliction with separation, allowance by her earnings, the thought that their own sorrow or and her income is insufficient to meet the bodily pain was part of the great common increased cost of living, her case will be sacrifice which the Allied nations have wongidered by the local War Pensions freely offered in order that this word. Committee of the Statutory Committee of ours may not become the Kingdom of Claims for increased allowances to de Hell We cannot, even yet, be certain pendents of sailors and soldiers on the of the issue but us, to the duty of going

we are altogether certain, be similarly considered. ground of increased Eost of living will on, as to the shame of turning ide,

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