THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 15TH. 1918.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. NOTIOR
THE HALF-YEABLY MEETING of feunters will be held on SATURDAY, the 27th April, 1918, at 12 o'clock Noas, at the Unices or the JOCKEY CLUB on the Ground Floor of the HONGKONG CLUB ABNEXE, Chater Road. By Order,
TF. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 13th April, 1916. ....
INTIMATIONS
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
LIMITED
N INTERIM DIVIDEND 61 8% (84.00) A
per Share has boon declared payable on the 18th instant,
TRANSFER BOOKS will from the 15th to the 18th inclusive,
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CLOSED be
both days DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
General Managers, Y DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO, LTD, Hongkerg, 3th April, 1918,
1878
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THE CERTIFICATE NO. 3051, for 28
The No. 11410 to 11445 starting in the booke of the Society in the name of FRANCISCO DE PAULA CRURayo late of Winoleum, Miriülesex, Engiano, hau becu
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PPLICATION has buon made to the Directors of this Company to issue to WALTER DOUGLAS GRAHAM docensed Duplicate Certificate or Certificates in lich thereof upon the statement that the Original Certificate No. 208 for 100 Shares numbered 2186901 to 1000 and dated 22nd November, 1906, has been LOST of DESTROYED AND 3 14 0
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6% on application.
20% on slap May.
35% on 11th July.
10% on 8th August.
will also grant loans against this
PUBLIC AUCTION.
1880
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ious casell by Public Auction,
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MONDAY,
he 10th April, 1918, commencing at 11 A.M., at the Taikoo Bugar Refinery (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CANCERNED) 133 BALES GUNNY BAGS (alightly damaged by fire and water). 643 BALES GUNNY BAGS (slightly damaged by water) NB.--Intending purchasers must obtain a pass to view the goods from the Under signad
Tzu-Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LA MERT,
Auctioneer,
THE COTTAGE SOMENOS, V.L., B.C.. CANADA.
A HIGH-CLASS English Modern School for the Daughters of Gentlemen, with preparatory Class for boys!
Principsi: Miss Forog; senisted by
Mies Geoghegan, BA; and Miss M. G. Young, L.RAM, *** Asso. LOV, London, Eng Course includes Thorough English, French, Talin, Mathematics and Drawing, Extras: Music and Painting,
Further particulars from
CHARLES GERKEN,
M MANUK
Secretary Dated 4th day of April, 1918,
(1800
WANTED.
NTENOGRAPHER, Male or Female, Stats: experience, salary required and
ces. Apply -
Box No. 100 Care of " Daily Fross ' Office. 1817
WANTED.
and many years experience in China, NGINEER with Fine Class Corbincate is open for engagement Reasonable Balary Good References
Apply
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WANTED.
Creas
PWO MABINE ENGINEERS with, ahop experience to act as Workshop Foremen ; also a Foreman Marina Hoiler- maker and a Foreman Ship Carpenter to tako up duties in Shanghai. Addrem mil emmunications to-
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1875
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FFICES in York Buildings
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URE
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S. WATSON CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
TEL. 16.
ourselves to coinage proper and dis-3 regard the complications caused by tacks and by fictitious currencies, we find that there are at least a dozen kinds of dollars, and subsidiary coins in almost infinite variety, all differing slightly in relative value, circulating in the coun try This was one of the problems that were to be solved, we were told, by the volation; the Republican Government
province continnes
Ticket, 188 won the kitbag and ticket 85 won the military brushes raffled ing aid of St. Dunstan's Home for Blinded Soldiers and Bailors
During the 24 hours of eight cases of cerebrospinal fever-alk of them Chinese—were notified in the Colony The deaths numbered three. There was also one fatal Chinese case of enterie fover
The Witness for the Defence," the. thrilling play, by A. E. W. Mason, which is to be presented at the Theatre Royal on St. George's Day, opens in tent in Bajputana, where the chief in-
cident of the drama occurs and round which the whole engrossing story hinges,
the curtain descending on a most vital. and dramatic situation, leaving the audi-
was to institute, a national cuiange in which each denomination would bear a fixed value, but so far, all that the Republic has done is, to add two or three more types of dollar and a large range subsidiary coins to the welter that existed before. Each to make its own money, and the coins issued from the National Mint are only one among many competitors in the money market. The old test Whose The rest of the play is given over to the enco in doubt as to the actand sequel.
is this image and superscription? **
unravelling of the absorbing story, will at once explain the cause of the pre-giving scope for some very forceful situa- sent confusion and show the inpossibitions and powerful acting. It is now lity, in existing circumstances, of effect proposed that the play shall commence ing any reform. The coins issued by the variou provinces are evidence of the slight degree of authority exercised throughout the country by the Central fiovernment; - China has no national coinage because she has no national government -- because the Central Government cannot enforce its authority throughout the provinces and insist on the cussation of coinage by the provin-
Lince our last report of 5th April, cla! mints—and the one essential condi
our local market has been very quiet and tion precedent to any effective reform inactive with only a small volume of
business passing and prices. mostly of China's currency must be the abolirather in favour of buyers. Investment
at 8. p.m. and finish at about 10.30 pan.) ng which hour a special theatre supper will be served in the Grill Room of the Hongkong Hotel Those who have engaged tables for dinner can have same for the supper by arranging with the Hotel.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET,
Messrs. Vernon & Smyth in their weekly share report dated April 12th, 1918, state:---
for most share, than have been quoted for some time.
a.wired
tion of the semi-autonomy of the pro-stocks keep very stendy with very few shares offering Shanghai market has vinces and the welding of the whole been fairly brisk, but prices show no land into one coherent State. Before great change on last week, Singapore
market Rubber shares order can be introduced into China's hardening all the week, and our cable currency, it must first be established in today, considerably higher prices to-day advises a firm market, and, as will: the government of the land, It is Rome- times objected that reform of the currency is impossible because Chine is bound to admit the coins of foreign countries into her system, but we doubt the validity of this argument. The foreign Powers are as much interested
as China herself in the reform of her currency, në the existing clinos con
&stitutes a real hindrance to commerce,
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Hongkong Orfrch: 104, Dee Fave Road, C. LONDON OFICE; 181, Faxe Krämer, B.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, 13TH APRIL, 1818,
CHINA AND CURRENCY REFORM.
and it may safely be assumed that, if Chins could give some real evidence of haring taken effective steps towards the establishment. of a uniform national currency corresponding with hir Treaty obligations, the Powers would gladly facilitate the achievement of this end by agroing to the exclusica of foreign coins. For the present, these foreign coins circulating in China are the only check against the wholesale drbasenient
The following are y to-dir's... quotations:
Glenonly.
Kedahs
Aver
Panas
.:$-0.50
2.30.
4.10.
Kempat
8.00
Malaka Pindas
2.45
Malakoff
4.50
New Beronda
4.50
14.50
$3.75
Pajana Sandycrofts
in Rubber
17.00 London
quoted 2/4 per Ib. Bar Silver is quoted 101 Sterling is 3/1
12 Shanghai T. Singapore is nominal at 704 and the Bank's buying rate for 30/8 bills is nominal ao 50 an BANKS.Hongkong and Shanghail have come to business at 8000 and $590, zald at the latter
further prob
able buyers, there are
MARINE INSURANCES Further sales of Unions have been made at 8800 Can tons are in request at $320, and Yang-- teres at $220 with exchange at 33. North Chinas have improved their posi tion, and have
of the coinage, just as it is only the 125ers in the North at
FIRE INSURANCES-China, Fires can he existence of a foreign element in this placed at $133, and Hongkong Fires t Customas and the Salt Gabelle that $303, but no business is reported.
SHIPPING Douglasce have changed secures an incorrupt administration of hands at $74, and market closes steady- This Company has declared an interim these lucrative departments,
dividend of 84 per share, payable, o Mention these two departments 18th inst. Indo Chinas Deferred havo
becn suggests one slight step in the direction 8150, although business is said to have a weak market and are on offer at of reform which might be easily accom- been done at lower rates. The Preferred THE Announcement that Barud SABA plished and for which the present have been a very firm, market, and price shares are wanted at $321. Steamboats TAXI Financial Adviser to the Chinese moment is peculiarly opportune. It is advanced to a cash rate of $23; market. Government, is conducting a prelimin | certain that whenever China does estab-is now rather caster with buyers at
for nry investigation in regard to currency lish a uniform national coinage it will Ferries reform recalls the recent hopeful speech be on a dollar basis, and that the tael $28. of the Ch
Chuirntan of the Hongkong and will have to be abolished. China has Shanghai Banking Corporation on this now theoretically, a Government dollar, subject. The fact that China is in and we believe that the adoption of this financial traits and that, with silver as a recognized standard would be en
at its present level, foreign capitaliste siderably facilitated if it were made the
are, reluctant to invest in a fluctuating basis of Customs duties, The Huikuan
and few shares of
OIL aged, with
itta
and, after sales at Tis. 17 and Tls. 161,
have
cased off a bit, are now wanted pt Tls. 16. Shells are in request at the reduced rate of 15/ nominal at 120/-. Ural Caspians aro
put through in China Sugars at 381 and REFINERIESA small business has been 880, and they close with buyers at $79 or rather over Malabons were done t obtainable 8293 and $281, and further shares are
at $203
Hong WHARVES
PERSONS introduction of a uniform system of containing a stated weight of silvers ablo kuract clases steady with prob-
ANY EUROPEAN, Non Aunties. Indian currency may have convinced the Tael is purely an arbitrary basis, cor-
desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the CENTRAL POLIGE Government that the time has arrived responding to none of the many mone
MININO. Raubs are on offer at $2.85. STATION between the hours of 8 AM to 1 P... last for carrying out, China's Treaty tary systems of China; it was adopted 40% and
Kullans and Tronohs have buyers at and 3 PM to 4 P.M. daily,
respectively. Applicants will be required to produce obligations in this matter. As long ago in the beginning as the only means of Docks,
AND Gooowsa- Passports or identification papers.
as 1906 it was proposed to include in finding a standard which would be somewhat lower, and, as a result of a and Whampoa Docks are All persons with certain exceptions who the Treaty of Washington a clanso bind uniform, in every port, but if it were few selling orders, price has receded to
Colony for more than 7 days Are required to Register themselves ander ing Chine to do her share towards the now ruled that the Government dollar, Sig
$120 for cash, after business done at REGISTRATION ORDINANCE 1912.
at $120 Kowloon Wharves Forms of Registration giving the part. poinage throughout the world (it is a should be made the standard for Cus- found buyers at 885, but have since calars required may be obtamed at the the present day only in exceptional cases toms purposes, and the duties were fixed Shanghai Docks have further advance
weakened to
to a selling rate of 891. G.F.O. and at all Folice Stations
The Penalty for non-compliance is » line that she eno maintain & uniform system on this basis by the Tariff Revision and after sales at 1s 1073 are wanted. not exceeding $50.
throughout one province), and since then Commission, one complicating element
in the North at TB 107 TGA
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Mar- there have been many promises of in China's monetary system would be sales reported are of Lands at 884 and ket has been very quiet, and the only reform, and many schierea for
885, and at the latter price, we close national coinage, all of which have come
stand erals are nominal at 800. to nothing, to we cannot focl zanguine
West Points at $79. Humphreys could be placed at 1, and Hotels as to the present prospects in this direc-
8871.50 tion. Article II of the Commercial Treaty of 1902 rang - Chine agrees to
The Rev Perry Dearuer, D.D., till take the necessary steps to provide for a recently the well-known Vicar of the uniform, national coinage which shall he Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Primrose fegal tender in payment of all duties, Hill, is expected to arrive in Hongkong
DAIRY FARM NEWS: SAUSAGES!
?GAUSAGES!
A Variety
to suit all tarten OXFORD HAUBAGES. CAMBRIDGE
PORK
BERT
LIVER
BOLOGNA HEAD CHELSE BLACK PUDDING- WHITE
₤1873
Larva Edition 811,00 7.00
St. Stephen's College, Hongkong.
FIFTY SIXTH ANNUAL ISSUE. PRICE
abolished and considera progress made towards the general recognition of the Government dollar,
Corro
nt
180
MILLS.-Prices show little change on the week, although a fair business has been done with the
North Ewas pro rather higher at Tia. Shanghai Cottons are slightly lower at Kung Viks are unchanged at Tis,
140, as MARCELL Danetszepoor at Tia 9:30
T
comprises
taxes, and other obligations throughout about April 20th and will make a stay very quiet. A smallion has been
business has the Empire by British as well as Chinese of about a fortnight before-proceeding to put through in Cements at 26.90, and in subjects. There are, however, 80 many the United States. Dr. Fearmer had of Waterbosta Com Providents hava Trams at 20.30 This with, small sales
all the husi Treaty provisions that she has either been engaged on work in connection with mess reported, China deld or disregarded that we do not the YM.C.A. in France and Serbia, and lees dentand at 1215, 15 are
buyers at 87.10,
Electrica at 249. suppose this one weighs heavy on, her it is hoped that he may be able to give Watsons at 843 Powells, have advance conscience
lectures, illustrated with lantern slides, 8261, and Peak Tramways at the reducer to $8 bayers, Ropes are on offer at There is no need at this date to during his visit. Farther anneance rate of 87). Other items are all nominal expatiate on the hopeless confusio ofments will appear when more definite at the quotations in the list currency in China. Even if we confine arrangements have been made,
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