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Commercial.

Tea Trade of Japan.

Coal Company and the Pecahontas Fael Company, will be supplied from the Virginia coal lands. In addition to the large eale of coal to Greece in this market, it beosme An improvement has been seen known yesterday that Messrs. J. in Japan's tea trade with the H. Weaver & Co., of this city, have United States, and it is under made a contrtet with the Navy stcod that measures, are about to Department, at Washington, for be tried, which are calculated to 200,000 tons of coal, mined ex- improve the same trade with other clusively in Pennsylvania, which Countries. The export of tea to will be shipped immediately from America at one time totally ceas this port for the use of the ed because of the war, hai busi-American war vessels in the Asiatic ness has lately been resumed, Mediterranean and thanks to the possibility of draw squadrons. Berwind- White and ing documentary bills, to the other big soft coal producing marked improvementia the Amori companies, it is also understood, queries" from cen markole, and to the appear- are receiving ance of would-be buyers in antici- foreign scurcos. These big ehip- pation of an incroased duty. The ments of coal are regarded by tes' trade, of course, suffers like cual operators only a preliminary. any otle: branch of foreign trade to the enormous possibilities, for from certain difficulties of trans the port of Philadelphia in the portation and the rise of the ineur

and

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1914,

NOTICES

ESTABLISHED 1865.

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY

OF CANADA

ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER

£40,000,000,

FURDS EXCEED

£11,000,000.

Chlet Office for South China, 2 Des Voeux Road. (Powell's Buildings)

Tel. 1245,

MAKE IT A HABIT---USE REGULARLY.

ZAL

because it positively kills disease germs, stops infection and instantly removes bad smells.

IZAL-the guaranteed disinfectant of unrivalled strength-is the pioneer modern high power germicide..

Officially adopted throughout the British Empire.

Mixes equally well with salt, brackish or fresh water.

NOTICES

NOTICE.

W. & A. GILBEY'S & SPIRITS.

Selling TT....... ...1/8 5/8

-Demand ................................1/8 11/16

30.d/s...........1/8

WINES 60 d/s............1/8 13/16

4 m/s

1/836

T/T Shanghai ......7644. Private 30 d/s sight.

1304

T/T Singapore .....................7834 T/T Japan' ............ 851 A. S. WATSON & Co. Limited | T/T India .....130

Demand India T/T B.mbay.................. Demand Bombay ...13034. T/T Calcutta Demand Calcutta130 Demand Manila ......85 T/T. San F'oo & N.Y.42) Demand, New York,496 T/T. Java

have been appointed ACENTS

for Messrs. W. & A. Gilbey's

Wines & Spirits.

A. S, WATSON & Co.,

Hongkong, 22nd October, 1914.

Ltd.

CHILDREN'S

LEAGUE.

A SALE OF WORK

in aid of Local Charities forl children, and the Prince of Wales' Fund

Perfect sanitation being so necessary for health, disinfection is con! export boom that has been imperative. Make a practice of using IZAL every day just a MINISTERING ance schedule. But, for geograph brought on by the European con- little, diluted with water-pouring it down drains, sinks and w.o.'s joal and international reasons, flict. Other shipments, aro al- and sprinkling it in dustbins or other harbours of filth. Get IZAL. Japanese tea has lately acquired a ready moving from this port on

orders. more advantageous position than actual "foreign Ceylon or Chinese tea, and many operators have announced at the mercbants are in favour of taking mines that concerna are shipping this opportunity to extend the by the hundreds of tons to Brazil, markets. Hence the varicus argentine and other South Am schemes devised by the eriean countries. These countries Control Council of Tea Traders before the war bought annually "and other similar bodies. A£55,000,000 of a total purchase novel scheme has been died of $60,000,000 a year from Eng- for extending the Japantee to land. Now they are turning to market in Russia and Belgium, the United States, and the big and will soon be carried out. compa gre wondering whether Comfort packages, each contain-they can by the trade when ing an ounce of Japanese tea, will peace is restored.

Navy a New Market.-la fcce be presented to the Russians and Belgians on the field. 10,000 years very little coal for the navy packages will be divided evenly has gone through the Philadel between the two armies. Their phis market, as but littlo Pennsyl taken. The preparation will begin as soon as vania coal was the tea intended for the San contract awarded to Messrs. J. H. Francisco fair has been made. Weaver & Co, clearly shows the They will be sent either through Pennsylvania coal is of the the Foreign Office or directly to the Russian and Belgian armies. N. China Daily News.

--China's Silk Industry, The Chinese Minister of the

TRIUMPH OF ONCENTRATION.

Write for Free Booklets-"Practical Disinfection " and

Rules of Health."

One Callon of IZAL makes 400 gallons of efficient disinfecting

· fluid,

AGENTS:

LUXLEY & G

YORK BUILDINGS.

BREWER & CO.

Pedder Street. (Adjoining Hongkong Ho

Telephone No. 696.

THROUGH INDIA AND BURMAH WITH PEN AND BRUSH,

by A. Hugh Fisher

ANNALS AND ANTIQUITIES OF

by the standard required Navy Department. Shippers here yesterday expressed considerable glee over the recognition by the Government of the merite of the Pennsylvania oral. All of this Navy has recently submitted order will be supplied ficm mives petition to the President, saye the Peking Gazette, requesting that in Cambria County. It is believed sams of money be advanced to in coal circles that the State has: the various Silk Industrial re-established permanent relations with the Navy Department in the institutes for the maintenance of This branch of industry and the matter of coal supplies. Daring following is the text of it: When the last week eix vessels were

was in Shanghai, I was told by chartered to take the members of the Chamber cal to South American ports and three to Piraeus, Greece. The Eu. of Commerce there that on sccount of the European War the ropean source of supply his been' ilk fatoties in Shanghai have cut off by reason of the war, and CHANGING CHINA,

recent despatches from London usponded their works one after indicate that coal is not being another; and that, if so many labourers of these factories exported from Wales except in remain out of employment, no small quantities to Italy. These! by Katharine A. Carl......... one can foretell the grave con- conditions, it is pointed out, give TWO YEARS IN THE FORBIDDEN

which will follow, special opportunities to Pennsyl- Moreover the Chief of the Silk vania and the other coal produc- Guild bas eubmitted & petitioning States of the Atlantic coast to besting that the Government not only meet this new South approached for a loan of American demand, but at the.

eequences

100 taels, to be made to the same time to establish for the in instalmente within the producers and dealers of this next six months, and that the section a permanent market for redemption will be made by coal in other parts of the world. means of an increase of tax, oto. As the various factories have ceased to work, it is feared that. the weaker labourers who have lost! their jobs will have to experience lbs. starvation, while the stronger ones will become "tufeis" thus giving months 8,010 lbs. great hindrance to the mainten

September Rubber Returns, United Malacca.- 0,032 lba. Kuala Nal.-6,065 lba. Malacca Plantations-313,200 Mergui-3,418. Ibs,; three

.

Sembrong-1,533 lbs.;

U.S. Coal Output.

by James Tod, in % Volume

OR LEGEND LIFE

THE

CAUDAMA,

OF

8.0.CRACKSWOMAN,

by the Right Rev P. Bigandet 6,00

"1

EXCHANGE.

| T/T, Marks........... Nom

Demand Germany...

T/T. Franos ******

2.15

Demand Paris......... 2.15)

On Haiphong

On Saigon............. On Bangkok **

Buying,

Nom

...8914

4 m/s L/C 1914 4 m/s. D/P............1994 6 m/s. L/C...........1/95 30d/s.S'ney &M. 19) 30 die.San Fcc&N.Y44 4 m/s. Marks ******* 4 m/s. Franos.***** 16 m/s. do

2.26 .......2.31

Gold Leaf per tael... $59.10 11:40 Sovereign .....................

BarSilver ready ...22 13/16

forward

Nont

10496

SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100:

Chinese...20 otsipisces $1934 Chinese...10

$2014

"1

Hongkong.2Ccts, pieces $14. Hongkong.10

81476

BANKS

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE:

60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.. BRANCHES --

will be held in the Grounds of Government House

(By kind permission of Hisp

Bombay. Excellency the Governor) Calcutta. on Saturday, 31st October Canton.

from 2 to 6 p.m.

Cebu. ENTRANCE ONLY at the Colon. Garden Gate in. Upper Albert Elankow.. Road.

|Hongkong" Prices of Admission: Adult 39cts. Kobe.

Children 10 All Members and Associates free.. "Mrs. JARLEY'S WAX- WORKS,"

Toys and Fancy Articles,

Ices, Sweets, Tea. NO CHITS TAKEN..

ITALIAN CONVENT.

"

YAAR

BAZAAR-

On Saturday 24th October, 1914, and following days, Commencing each day at 10 a.m.

London.

Manila.

Panama.

Peking.

Shanghai.

Singapore.

9.4

San Francisco.

Yokohama.

CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250.000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,060,000

&

(U.S. Gold) 97.310,000 All kinds of FOREIGN LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain ed on application.

N. S. MARSHALL,

Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914

THE LIMITED BANK

Established 1880.

THE LOST TRIBES,

by George A. Birmingham...

1.75

$10.00

THE HOUSE OF MAMMON,

by Fred M. Whits

1.75

by Carson Dawe

3.75

Dresses,

THE WHIP,"

by Richard Parker................. LETTERS TO CAROLINE,

by Elinor Glyn

1,75

1.75

Ladies' Frocks, Table Covers, Handker- Paid-up Capital ... chiefs, Boys Jerseys, Babies' Reserve Fund.......

Robes, In a large variety of style..

Children's Authorised Capital Ten 48,000,000 30,000,000 19,250,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,B)

6.00

"

LADY URSULA'S HUSBAND,

by Florence Wardos..... LALAGE'S LOVERS,

Branches

Ageccles at

Antang-Helen

Nagarki

1.75

Houbay

Calcutta..

Changchun

6.00

THE RED WALL,

Arthur) San Francisce

Shanghai

600

Tithing

Tokyo

Los Angeles Taingtas

by Lord W. Gascoyne Coall.... 550

OF CHINA,

WITH THE EMPRESS DOWAGER

P CITY,

by the Princess der Ling... AMERICA AND THE AMERICANS, by Dr. Wu Ting Fang

by George A. Birmingham...

by Frank Savilo..

"

CHILDREN'S BAZAARI A 150 Special Feature of this year's Fale. Sweet Stalls, Dainty 1.50 Ohocolates, and Maroons. Toys in great variety and at all prices.

Finance has been ordered to draw earnest of still better things to up a set of regulations for the come. It is stated that the ma said bank. A few days ago, Mr. jority of deals which are now Ohang Chen-fang submitted a being put through privately are memorandum to the President, for the closing of speculative suggesting the details for the es accounts, so that as time goes on tablishment of the said bank and the position should be gradually his suggestion is said to have relieved, and relief in many received the strong endorsement specific cases is imperative before two of the President. It is said that the Stock Exchange can be re-

Mr. Chang Chen-fang will be ap- opened with safety. pointed President of the said bank-Pelving Gazette.

London Stock Exchange. Loans.

ance of peaceand order of the local months 2,743 lbs.,

Kimanis-2,164 lba.: total places. The reports submitted by the said merchants must be to date 9 months (only four true; and it therefore seems that months tapping) 6,122 lbs. the Government cannot refuse to render them assistance. If no The output of coal in the proper measures be taken it is United States for 1913 was 570

more than feared that the had merchants 048,125 net tons, Will seize the opportunity to double the coal production of

Daires Fangtion

Hasbla Hankow Kopalatu. Koba Liao-Yaux Lead.p Lyons

Tilogiau

Newchwang New York Ouka"

Frkia

Ryoian (Port

Tiantain

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORA-

TION,

Paid-up Capital $15,000,000. RESERVE FUNDS:

'Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21-

-$15,000,000 Silver ...$18,000,000.

$33,000,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors....$15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS, Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Chairman, W. IL Pattenden, Esq. Deputy

Chairman.

8. H. Dodwell, Esq. G, T, M. Edking, Esq. .0, 8. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N, J. Stabb ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai J. D. Smart. London Bankers-London County and Westminster - Limited.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed:

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

3 months, 24 per cent por For 6 months.

8. Of por dent. DAR annum,

For 12 months, 4 per cent

sonum,

G. STEPHEN, Acting Unkel Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS RANK

THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION

Rules may be obtained on ap- plication. N Interest Allowed on Current Account A Visit to the Convoat during Deposits received for and periods, at rates to ba

INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly EISHI ONO, Manager. balances at $3 per cent, per aus the Bazaar will afford a rare obtained on application. into the educational value of thei opportunity of getting an insight Industrial Section of the School, Hongkong, 17th October, 1914. '.. wherein the technical training of hundreds of orphan girls is being THE CHARTERED BANK OF conducted from day to day.

AMERICAN DENTISTR

PORCELAIN FILLINGS.

The Latest Improvements” ton a Lasting Workmanship and Painf Teenmoderate. Diploma. Tokió.

Yesterday morning, states. The ADDITIONS TO THE NAVY. Operations. To charge for caminations.

Financier of Eeptember 10, ata meeting of the principal City bankers who do business with the Stock Exchange firms it was decided that the rate on losne

fatten themselves and frustrate 1900. Compared with the pre- to members should be reduced all the good purposes of the Gov-vious year, the output for 1913 from 6 per cent. to 5 per cent.

Arimed Merchantmen and 100

Trawlers.

Dr. T. YAMASAKI,

34, Queen's Road Central

(Corner of Flower Strest.) Telephone 62.

ernment. With regard to the shows an increase of 35,581,545 until further notice. Of course, The monthly navy list publish proposals embodied in the petition tons, nearly 7 pd. The largest there is no official mid-September ed by Admiralty authority heal DEAK TRAMWAY 00

Slam Commercial Bank.

of the said merchants, I submit increase in production of bit account in being, that fixed for been issued for September. that instructions be issued to the aminous coal was in Pennsylva- the 14th inst. having been This list, which excises the Ministry of Agriculture and Oomnis, where 11,915,729 tons wee

continued closure of the Stock in commission (though it includes merce ordering it to devize the added to the output of 1912. automatically cancelled by the Amphion from the list of vessels beat means to meet the situation. West Virginia showed a gain of Exchange. But money is still both the Speedy, and the Path- Thus the numerous labourers in 4,522,295 tone, and Kentucky needed, and the present con- finder) includes a list of mer Shanghai will not lose their oc-3,120,079 toas:

cession made by the bank chant vessels commissioned as I His Majesty's ships, se follows:- is greatly appreciated. cupation, and the livelihood of

The three million ticals of new will be remembered that under Alsatian, Anglia, Aquitania, the handreds of thousands of families, in Kiangau, Anhui and capital (30,000 shares of Tce. Chekiang, where silk worms are 100 each) which the Siam Com the moratorium the maximum Armadale Castle, Cambria, Car raized, will be preserved. Then mercial Bank, Ltd., decided to rate of interest chargeable in manin, Caronis, Empress of Asio, the people will receive great and raise, in accordance with the per cent, so that it is all the more Empress of Britain, Empress of substantial benefit. When I con- special resolution recently passed, encouraging and significant of Japan, Empress of Russis, Enga- the better position of the financial dine, Himalaya, Kinfaune Castle, aulted with Chong Ja-cheng, has now been fully subscribed. Occupation Commissioner of In all 20,521 shares have look world that the reduction to 5 per Macedonia, Mairi, Maatus, Mar ecided on voluntarily Riviera, Scotia, Tara, Venetia, Shanghai, and Yang Chen, Tooyin taken up by old shareholders, cent. on House loans should have mora, Oceanie, Osiris, Otranto, of Shanghai, both of them agreed and the balance of 9,670 shares heen decided on 1

Both the Agincourt and Erin, ance of money in the banks was A that the question should be has been taken up by 85 now That there is now a suporabund- and Victorian. argently attended to.

shareholders. Up to the present alearly proved last week, when new battleships built for Tarkey American Coal for Europe. only the first call of 25 per cent, the rates on deposits in the banks but requisitioned by the British Philadelphia is preparing to has been made,

were reduced by per cent., both Government, figure in the new ahip 100,000 tons of coal to The Establishment of a Chinese at call and notice. So that if the list, which further includes the hundred fon loans to names of upwards of one b Greece, consigned to foreign Salt Bank

The Government is planning reduction of interest on buyers, says the Public Ledger. Part of this big order, which it to establish a bank for the pur- the Stock Exchange does not trawlers which had been com is understood in the coal trade pose of depositing proceede from cause any great surprise, it is no missioned up to August 18 Was secured by the Consolidated the salt gabelle, The Ministry of less welcome, as providing an Globe.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

7 Mr.

‚ 'WEEK DAYS.

7:00 to

"Lod A. Eizat 15 Max,

20,00 AM, to, Xx.00 £«N»

·29145 2.0, 10

7.5 2.M. 10 1.45 TIME

Bash, to -509 PM 10

* 10 MIN.

MIN

10 MINI

NIGHT CARS Bujá ani and 5 FML010 BM, So 12:00 PME very hill hours.

ILOG 2. TIMM Every quarter of nii kaur,

SUNDAYS 7.45 AM to 10:30 AM. EVERY 15 MIN. 10:30 AM to 1.00 M10 MIRI

1.00 .I to 3.00 2.2(

to Mir

·NIGHT CARS na en - Vonk Days.

SATURDAYS

Extra Car at in midnight,

#PECIAL CARE

By Armaɣwasnt as the Company's Olse;

"INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

Paid-up Capital .....

...£1,200,000

Proprietors

£1,200,000

BLIT.

Depositors may transfer at their option halances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shangha Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent, per annum.

For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,

A. G STEPHEN, Acting Chlef Manager.

Reserve Fund...£1,800,000 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Reserve Liability of

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

INDIA, LIMITED.

£1,500,000

1,125,000 562,500 465,00

General Banking business trans- Authorised Capital. acted.

Subscribed

"CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-Paid Up

éd and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Reserve Fund ceived for 1 year or shorter periods

at rates which will be quoted on application.

Wmi DICKSON/

Manager. Honekone, 11th April, 1912. 12

NOTICE.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE. CO., LTD.

(Capital Paid up., $1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &c.

BANKERS:

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.

Every description of Exchange business transacted...

Interest allowed on Current Ao- counte at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates, which may be ascertained on application.

AR. LINTON

Manager.

OPIUM QUOTATIONS.

Goods received on Storage.he

Sept. 14: Advances made on Merchandise; Loans made on the Provident Melwa, Now....$8,300 per p SystemNeue Malwa, Old ... 8,300

Patna, Nowa 9,325 per che (Rates and Particulars on op

Patas, Old

9,200 plication).

OF

The Office of TRUSTEE EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &co, Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & P Sa General Managers, Hongkong, 19th Marsh, 1999

Benares, New ... 9,050 Benares, Old

8,825

THE ALEXANDRA OAR | Cannot be Beaten, if Equall For Bread, Cakes, Confection and meals with Wines & Liqu