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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1916.

COMMERCIAL.

PAYMENT OF PENSIONS. GERMANS ON THE SOMME. A TUNE THAT BOOMS,

Popular Ditty the World is Humming,

Ten Report.

Mentra. Wm. Jas, and Hy. Thompson's Weekly Tas Circular

to

with

Official Explanation of the System.

A Dutch Writer's Visit.

be

He approsobed Peronne by night and noted that so far the

town has suffered little.

"No sooner did the hours of darkness show signs of giving place to a fresh day than a grey white wall rose up. This was the

8

HONGKONG SHARE REPORT.

B-SELLERS; SA -SALES; B.-BUYERS; N-NOMINAL...

There is a tunes good tuns that is rapidly spproaching the naissuos stage of a tune's exist Banks Broken Doll," and one of the ence. The tune is called "A

"

OFFICIAL PRICES.

BANKS.

68. $772) & 775 MARINE INSURANCES.

h

Malabons

Tronohs Urais

b.

է.

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, &C.

H. K. Wharves sa. Kowloon Docks b. S'hai Docks b.

The Berlin correspondent of the At a time when so much oriti-Handelsblad has been permitted of August 30 states:-The more cism is being directed against the to visit the German lines on the active demand reported in our last pensions system it is of interest Somme. has resulted in hardening rates for to explain the methods adopted in tes generally, and that one of the alloting and paying pensions a week's market is firm with the temporary allowances. Of neces-

$400 curious things about it is that so Cantons level of value notionsbly higher;sity the detaile come from cfficial

small a proportion of the people North Chinas

t. 155 commonest qualities however, sources, and to some extent are

who are humming it could tell Unions

$925 have been an exception, and in the nature of an attempt to

you its name.

Yangtszes

n. ex 73 $260 prices for these remain barely meet publio oriticism.

FIRE INSURANCES. steady. China.—Arrivalu Katori All pensions and allowances in smoke of high explosives sad

China Fires

$184 -be Conductors of restaurant or H.K. Fires Maru,

pkg. connection with the Army are shrapnel. Under this wall of smoks 9.846

SL.

$387 and City of Lincoln with 758 paid by the Central Army Pen-thousands of soldiers awaited the chestras are continually being pkgs. Privately the market bas sions Issue Office, in Baker-street, attack, the ground around them worried by diners who take the shown a slight improvement, and new department which gives battered and torn up by a trouble to walk from some remote Douglases a little business has been done in employment to 550 women and ceaseless rain of shell-splinters table in order to say, "I want Steamboats the new crop. Java.-Offerings | girls and about 20 men. Before

you to play the thing that goes sad shrapnel ballete. Soch daring the week, 6,253 pkg., the war pensions were paid by scene has been often "described" something like this-La, la; la;

last postmasters, but when hostilities but the reality cannot be pictured la, la," and so on

At the Pio against... 12,600 | pige, year. Total from January 1 began it was seen that these it was a veritable bell. The neise cadilly the other night the tane

date. - 104,743 pkgs.,cficials could not continue to

was played by request fourteen was nerve-racking. the work of the against 181,700 pkgs. last year, undertake

Considering that many German separate timer, and half the re.Sugars The cherings were a little smaller dimensions that would be involv soldiers who are now passing quests had to be bummed. than last week, and included ed. A large new building was through this ordeal, the very In little less than six month,. Kailans 1,163 pkge, from Sumatra. In taken, but even so additional worst so far, bare already fought the tune has conquered the globe. Langkats sympathy with other growths accommodation will soon

by Ypres. in Champagne, by Ver North and South America lanch Raubs At present there are dan, by Drinsk, on the Strype, good demand prevailed at firm to needed. dearer. rates, bat lowest grades 110 000 pensioners soldiers, in the Carpathians, in Serbia and to it, Petrograd dances to it, and Hampstead gires pennies to the were only about steady, Among widows, and dependente on sold on Gallipoli, no words can ex- the highest averages were :—iere-and 150,000 children, and

At the front it obaren premier Tidijerook, 11d; Windoe, 103d.; payments are made at the rate of press adequately the admiration pian-organ men for playing it.

these fellows deserve.

honours with the noise of the Soemadra, 101d; Ardjena and between four and five millions a

"As we made our way back to

British Giriawas, 100. : Paris Telaga and year. Nearly 20,000 men are in the motor darkness had gone,

guns, bat Tijitamboer, 94d. The average receipt of temporary allowances at times the smoke clouds were for the whole sale on garden which total about £1,250,000. strenger then the sun. We paged in little river bangalow at "Tale" wrote it for his wife account is 9ld. compared with The awards are made by the party cf workers, returning Staines. My wife and I," he Centrals

Chelsea Commissioners, who from a strenuous night repairing told 9jd. a year ago.

Daily News inter H. K. Hotels bave full power in greating the broken trenches. From head to pensions, and who eit almost con- food they were smothered in mad Brighton Hippodrome cas Satar-Hohreys Est.

viewer ** were performing at the Land Invest. tinuously. Every effort is made, and filth. But they laughed day night, when a nots arrived say the officiale, to avoid delaye, and smoked. but it is not always possible to

from one of the audience. It West Points Avert them.

"I asked permission to speak was on a leaf from an Army note. Payment from the Pensions to some men who had just left book, and ran: 'Dear Miss Mayne Issue Office is made by postal

the trenchse. I neked them the -The last time I beard"A Broken Ewos drafin, which are issued in books usual questions as to whether the Dell" was in the Cameroone. It Kung Yiks

S'hai Cottons of 13, all the drafte being filled French would break through was being played on the parapel Yangtszepoos there appears to be no defiate P with the rates payable to the Break through? Where westanc? of a German trench by a grema Never!' and the others nodded phone, which we afterwarde cap pensioners. The books are sent movement on which to hase any to the postmasters of the offices asent. There was no posee in the tured, I was more than delighted view as to the future of the most nominated by the pensioners.atterance. It was a spontaneous to bear the original singing it to ket; the only feature of the When the call for their pen: expression of a consciousness of night. From-Ons Who is Jest present position in the very essions they have to produce the strength. importa into

identity certificates supplied by In another village I talked to slthough America still buye very the Pension Office, and the post-soldiers who had gone through Mr. James W. Tate (for that sparingly in this

masters then hand them their gas attack, a smart young fellow his full name) he written scores orders from beme maoufacturers, France Italy, and Russia are quite money weekly. At the end of 13 told the story. Despite his ex- of successful conge for

perience be had asked to be Claries Mayne, but this is the sufficient to exercise a consider. In order that there may be as allowed to join the next patrol biggest score of all, of the comparatively small apply the financial neede of the men, a

little delay as possible in meeting and a few others joined in with, 'And I!' And I!" "If one sees the For the first seven months of thie

effect of a gas attack on the allowances year imports of all kinds of rubberyatem of temporary

has been adopted. It was found vegetation one realises that, this into the United Kingdom were

in practice that the Chelses Comparent contempt for the danger 42.147 tons against 49,042 tone

of such attacks, conosala resi missioners did not award pen. last year. This is explained by the

heroism. fact of America buying most of her had real claims but did not get had been blighted by the gas, the sions quickly enough to men who

I saw a oberry orchard, that requirements in the Est for direct shipment to the U.S. Landings their certificates of discharge in for werk ending Aug. 19 were 198 time. A man, for instance, might leaves yellow, the fruit shrivelled. I saw a meadow over which the tons; deliveries, 646 tons; stock, come from France to a hospital Aug. 19, 7,823 tons; stack st the here and be discharged as anft clouds of gas bad passed. The verdant surface had been turned for further service. That man mme period of 19:5, 3534 tons. As regards the marketing of Java would no longer get his regi.t a stroke into dry stabble.

mental pay, nor would his pen.

Rubber.

London August 30-Sapplies have been very moderate, and #ith a slightly improved demand pricee improved, bat have eirce

receded. Measre. Sanderson iste

London, and

marker,

able, influence on prices in view

H.

weeks a new bock is issued.

BANKS.

“BANK OF CANTON

LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Trans- acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS "Re- ceived.

INTEREST ON FIXED

DEPOSITS:

For 3 Months 3% per annum.

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BANKS

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

$33.000,00

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors............$15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS.

tios.

Fattenden Esq,-Chairman.

E. H. Dodwell, Big.-Deputy & hademang

G. T. M. Kaikiss, Esq.

Hon. Mr. D. Landsfe

י

Chief Manager.

NOTICE.

NOTICE

PEAK TRAMWAY JO

LIMITED

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

10% dvd, to 400 4 Every (j Man, 1.DC to 30.00 . adót évalı sa 25.00 AM- 13.1 4.1. to the 130 COMS PMI to

I

LED

NIGHT CARS

18 Min.

10 Min

kan evt nad v mati, sed ran to

12:00 vial, every baf kone

11.00 7,16. TR IIAS 2.00

very quarter of an bears SUNDAYS

yogo Aim: Evævo 13 Min. 11.00 AM

to Mam

By Arrusgrenz ai the Company's Olica Alezaaden Buildings,

Das Toer Bose,

J.A. Plummer, Bag Zon. Hr. F. Bbellim.

CHIEF KANALER Bougtong-N.J. Stabb, Xıq.

MAXACKA Shanghai, G. Stephen, Esq. Loados Benber-Loodus County And

Westminster, Limited,

Hongkong-Interest Allowed z

De Current Accounts at the rate of 1 per cen). PER KUUM on the daily balanOR

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

For 3 months, If per cent, par salum For tool, percent, par kum For 12 months, & per cent per annuum. N. J. STABB.

Chief Manasot

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG A-1 SHANGHAI BAXRKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on application, INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the stor Imum monthly balances at ni per cent, per aftal

Depositor may transfer at their option, balances el $100 be more to the

DEPOSIT at 4 pe

ount per BUM,・・

Bank to be placed on kong and Shang

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporas

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated 'ty Royal Charter 1355

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON, Paid-up Capital£1,500.00 Beserve Fand Reserve Liability of Proprietor),#00,00 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Gear! Banking

business transacted. CURRENT ACCOUNTA opened and PEXED

*Season and punch tickets available for all cars pot already full, running at the tima sinted in the Company's ties tablas, but not for special care. Cas DEPOSIT received for 1 year or shorter perioda, a

be obtained on application at the Company's Officemates which will be quoted on application.

No Fease ticket will be issued until payment the wo

fer has 1een made in Bank Nous es by Choque or

Compradore order representing Eank Notes”

JOHN D. HUMPEREVE A CO.

PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

CO., LTD.

(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)

Loans on Mortgage of Hoose Property &c.

Goods received on Storage

· Advkocka" zade on Merchandise. Loans made on the Provident System. (Rates and Particular on application)

The Office of

TRUSTER EXECUTOR OF WILLS. ATTORNEY, ke, Undertaken sad Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..

General Managers. "

T. C. DOWNING,

Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED. -

Head Office 15, Gracechuroh

Street, London.

Authorised Capital

Subscribed

Paid Up

Reserve Fund

| .............. €1,500,00#

BANKERS:

The Bank of England,

1,225,00€

562,500 550,000

The London loine amek Bank Limited

BRANCHES :-

Karachi

SHIPPING.

8.

$123

For 6 Months 4% per annum

For 12 Months 4% per annum LOOK POON SHAN,

b. & sa. $221

Indos (Def.) Indos (Pref.) Shells Ferries

12.

$192

b.

$46

b.

112/6

b. & sa, $28

REFINERIES.

58

b.

$118 $86

MINING

301-

b.

1.234

IL

$2.75

п.

30/-

, 153 PM, 1

D.

34/-

$DO P

.

$83 €128) t. 65

7.30 AM. Los

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.

10

ADIO to 1140 km. te

21.00 NOW H

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1.00 PM) to

3.00 11304

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†OR IN LO

11.

$115

+1

10 M1

Now

b.

$101

200°NJE, SO 1.10.

NIGHT CARS MOR

Work Days.

b.

$6,75

Q.

$98

SATURDAYS

11.

B..

t. 96 $88

COTTON MILLS.

t. 148

b. b. b."

t, 14.35

t. 98

t..5.40

MISCELLANEOUS.

Borneos

b..

Dairy Farms Green Islands

China Light & P. b. Providents

b.

B.

$814 $4,75 $9,20 $40

THE CHINA

sa.

H. K. Electrics · så.

$10,25 $34)

H.K. Ice Co., Ropes

П

$160

b.

#344

Miss Steel Foundries

.

$10

$7.25

€9.00

cents.85

b.

| U. Waterboats

Q.

$17,00

Watsons

b.

$7.00

Wm. Powells

S.

ARCHANGEL TO THE RIVER OBI.

Morning Posts. b.

$6,90 $29

Back.'"

Rallway Projected.

According to Commerce Beporla (Washington) of July 12. the Russian Council of Ministers

K'ioon Lands S'hai Lands

Trams, Low Levels. Trams, Peak, old b. Trams, Peak, new b. Laundries

CORRECTED TO MOON SATURDAY OCTOBER 7, 1916,

BENJAMIN & POTTS,

Share and Ceneral Brokers,

Princes Building.

Tel. address: Broker.

EXCHANGE.

SELLING.

2/2 14

2/2 5/16

2/276

2/2 14

2/2 9/16

70.4

93

1024

162 14

The facts and figures respectingtral Pensions Office by postal or-are, as may be imagined, endless village of Treizko Petsberek, and Demand, India ...... 162 4.

52

125 $4 Nom. 3.04 14 3.05.

BUYING.

4 m/s. L/C m/s, D/P

and Sumatra rabber, the angge ion be at once forthcoming. To tion has been made that a Loudon fil the gap, the military authori If It has been reduced by three-has approved the project of the organisation should be formed to deal with plantation interests in tie decided that temporary quarters-or; in other words, he Minister of Finance and the T/T Netherlands India. The August week should be granted--the 88-be will get three-quarters tien for the coneiruction of the 30 dfe.

allowances of 10s, or 20s. per is only a quarter of the man he Minister of Ways of Communics-Demand ine of Rubber Companies' Position" (Loudan: W. former sum to a man without a of the maximum allowance of Obi-Ural-Bielomorsky Railway. 50 dfs. Ristinson and Son bee been family, and the letter to a men 25a, per week-vix, IBs. 93. If Starting from Archangel this mfa....... published, and continues the he had a wife and children. toho is interfered with to the ex-zailway will be built to Finegs, T/T Shanghai, monthly record of more than 100 whom a separation allowance had tent of a-half, he will receive 128, and will traverse the Ukhtinsky T/T Singapore

district. rubber producing enterprise, been made while he was serving- 6d. weekly; and if to a querier,

crowsing the

River TT Japan

T/T India These sums are paid by the Cen he will get be. 3d. a week. There Perchora in the vicinity of the the various companies are brought

dera.

TIT Ban Francia-Į up to date froth the latest retarus

wrangles between the men and will proceed to the port on the

co & New York Meny soldiers who have been the Commissioners on this point. River Obi in the vicinity of the TT Java available. Investors may gather mach useful information from discharged, and who have not The dottora do not consider Chemaebevaky settlement (the TT Marks the compilation, and can appraise heard of these temporary sllow-whether a man is or is not at Novitsky works). After the line T/T Francs what they are acquiring, and the ances call at the Central Office to work, but simply what is his cap has crossed to the eastern slope Demand, Paris... prios at which they are parches-igaire about their positiza. Such acity for earning.

of the Ural Mountains, a branch ing, from the facts supplied. men are paid the temporary It is stated that owing to pree line will be built from one of the

2/3 1/16 A Bote in the August is a slowances pending the consi-sure of work effisers in charge of stations to the Nadeohdinsk

2/3 3/16 of the World's Robber Position deration of their claim to pen-regimental records have not pas. works of the Bogoalysky Railway. 4 m/ LO

2/3 5/16 (London: W. H. Rickinson and Bions, end an adjustment is sed on to the Chelsea Commis The total length of this railway 30 d/s. Sydney & Sop) draws attention to certain afterwards made. If pensions are sioners as quickly on the circum will be about 1,000 miles.

2/3 5/16 pages of the information on which not granted the Central Office stances required notifications of As this line will pass through 30 da. San Franc-1

does not recover the amount of discharges of men from hospitals the dense forests of the basins of it in suggested should be care-

isco& New York/ fally followed. We find that the the allowances. Wives of sick or and the Army. A new system has the Mezen, Patchora, and Obi, it 4 m/s. Marks points to nota are that the wounded men, who may be in been devised, and will come into will facilitate the exploitation of 4 m/s. France. 3.16 United Kingdom had retained hospital, also call at Baker-street operation this week, by which it these forests, and will thereby 6 m/s. Francs ......321 thin year to end of July a total for amistence, and if the officials is claimed this defect will be increase the revenue of the Demand, Germany.. of 12,273 tone out of 42,046 tons get evidence that separation remedied. Medical officers of hos Forestry Department, as well as Demand, New York 52 16 imported, which compares with allowances have been paid tom pitala are to be called on the promote the export trade in tim-T/T Bombay

Demand, Bombay..... 1623⁄41⁄2 6,929 tone last year. For theporary allowances are made.

It will also provide TT Calcutta ------ moment they decide that men ber. whole of 1915 we retained 15,672 There are insisten in which must be discharged to notify their cheaper raase for the exports of Demand, Calcutta... 1624 tone. The United States to the branches of the Sailors' and decision to the Chelsea Commis- raw materials, chiefy grain, Demand, Manila... 104 end of April last had retained Sldiers Help Society and the ioners and the Central Army from Siberia. Moreover, it will Demand, Singapore. 93 8

Sailora and Soldiere Familias Pensions Issue Office, The Con connect the mining districts of On Haiphong... 4% prem. 41,999 tons against 30,222 tone in 1915 Russin, France, Italy, Association have made advance, tral Office will then pay sempor- the north-eastern slopes of the On Baigon

8344 prem. and Canada bed also increased and on the receipts for these pay-ary allowances until the Commis Urals with newly-discgver-On Bangkok.m

70% their askings. The total world's ments being furnished to the ioners have awarded pensions, ed deposits of iron ore and Sovereign

9.05 Nom. production for the seven months Central Office the amounts ad- Last week temporary allowances mineral fuel.

By creat

Gold Leaf, per cz.... 52,70 to end July is given se 11,281 vaned are deducted from the were made in 2,910 cases, while ing the means of approaching a Bar Silver, per Q2 20 tons against 83,664 tons in 1915, Pasion and remitted to the in 2,457 instances where anfit country so rich in natural SUBSIDIARY COINS. Almost the whole of the increase sociaty.

men had joined the Army the resources but up to new almost is due to plantstion output, the Pensions are awarded by the applications were rejected. Bash insopersible, this new railway azcu pip at Para being 23,005 tons Chelses Commissioners on the unki men, it should be pointed will make it possible to establish

Melbourne,

53 1/4

Nom.

MITSUBISHI COSHI

KWAISHA.

(MITSUBISHI CO.)

COAL DEPARTMENT,

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF

TAKAŠIKA. OCHI, MUTARE, KISK- IDAKE, YOZMINUTANI, KOJO,'NAMA- ZUTA, SAYO, KARADA, SHIKNEW. KAMIYAMADA, BINAI and OYUBARI"

Coliturtas.

Agent for SAKITO COAL,

HEAD OFFICE MABUNOUCHI, TOKYO,

BRANCH OFFICES :-NAGASAKI MOJI, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, OTABU, MURORAN, HAKODATE LOBE, OSAKA, KURE, TOKYO, YOKO- HAMA. NAGOYA, TSURUGA, VLADI „VOSTOCK, HANKOW, PEKING, LON. DON, NEW YORK, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HAIPHONG ind

CANTON:

Bombay Calcutta

Calcabo

Delhi

Galla Hongkong

Howish Kandy

Port Louis (Maurition.}

Xota Ebare

Kuala Lumpa

Madras

Penang

Rangoon

hanghai

£ingapore

HONGKONG BRANCH,

Every description of Banking and Exchange businas transacted.

Interess allowed on Current Accounts al v pres comi per shium on Daily Balances, and on Fixed Deposit airaus which may be ascertained on applicatio

C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Maunger.

INTERNATIONAL BANKING.

CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE:

51. Wall St., New York.

LONDON OFFICK:

96, Bishopagate, E.C. CAPITAL PAID UP ......$3,250.000 RESERVE FUNDS.

$3,628,000

U.S. GOLD *..$6,878,000

BORRAY CALCUTTA CANTON CEBU. LOLON HANKOW

BRANCHER •—

HONGLONG PEKING.

KOBE

SAN FRANCISCO LONDON SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

NANILA

MEDELLIN TIENTSIN

PANAMA YOKOHAMA

Cable Address:—"IWASAKI," Codes: Al, A.B.C. 5th Ed., West City Bank of New York, the Bank is able to offer the

ern Union, and Bentley's.

AGENCIES 2 CHINKLANG-Messrs. GEAR- ING & Co., MANILA-Messrs. MACONDRAY & Co., BINGA PORE- Messrs. BORNEO CO. LTD, GLASGOW-Metara. A. B. BROWN, MCFARLANE & Co. LTD.

For Particulars, apply to—

K. KATO,

Manager,

Through its close affiliation, with The National Services of the Branches of that Institution in Cab and South America, namely:- BUENOS AYRES, HAVANA, MONTE VIDEO, RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTIAGO, DE CUBA..

FANTOS, SAG FAULO.

All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be racestained on application,

X, 5. MARSHALL,

Малари.

Hongkong, 1st June, 1916.

THE

No. 2, Pedder Street, Hongkong. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

MARTIN'S

APIOL &STITL

A Branch Bomady for allirangularities. 1994 (Alha Downs, he thaken thue Sant

10% dis

CAFE Equailed

Factionery

DISCOUNT PER $100: ainus 29.335 Lozim in 1915, and basis of a man's earning capacity: out, have necessarily been pas factories in this territory, so that Chinese...20 eta pieces 10%%% dia. wild (6,16% tona against 6810 The Medical Board decides to sed for service by the medical masy aricies now Imported may Chinese: 10 I off last bar to corresponding what extent his capacity has been emownan Aheir nogalina arose, bet mannfactured within-abe Hongkong20 eta piecas

interfered with through the war, Timot

Hongkong 10 A

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yon 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund

20,800,000

Head Office—YOKOHAMA.

and

haw York

EISHI ONU Liquera. Hongkong.111th Beğ1.RE