1917-01-11 — Page 9

COMMERCIAL NEWS,

Gold.

Mers. Samuel, Montagu and| 5. Co., in their weekly circular of December 7, ray:-The Baik of

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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,

FOOD PRESSURE.

*

"Paper" Crops in. Germany,

JANUARY 11, 1917.

HONGKONG SHARE REPORT

6-SELLERS; BA.—BALES

-—BUYERS; N.-NOMINAL..

BANKS.

·BANK OF CANTON"

- LIMITED.

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANTHI BANKING CORPORA

"TION,

HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG Paid-up Capital

$35,000.000

RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21-

-$15,000,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and: General Banking Business Trans; acted.

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

INTEREST, ON FIXED

DEPOSITS:

OFFICIAL PRICES.

BANKS.

£1

$:00

MARINE INSURANCES.

Խ

$5+T

b... 1. ex 75 $285

t. 150 $900

For 3 Monthe 3% per annum

D.

#155

$375

SHIPPING.

For 6 Months 4% per annum

DFor 12 Months 44% per annum

LOOK POON SHAN,-

b.

$115 $2

#132

1.

$18

13.

1081- #37

REFINERIES.

1.

$123 $37

MINING

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80;-

D.

122

1..

$2,40

91/0

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IN THE CIVIL SERVICE a little extra pocket-money. All the same, he confessed that the riohnest of the raiment that, had appeared in his department was euch na to örer-powar his original broad-minded outlook. It made him recognise that the women who were taking up the positions - In the food discussions in the England reserve of gold againet Mr. Bernard Bermingham had no real need of the salary Garman i note issues shows a slight de-writes in John Bull -

press there have those positions. brought to them. been thres conspicuone festares crease of £51,075 as compared I will put down the facta se He was inclined to believe that first, a criticsi indictment of with last week's return. The not they occurred. This, I think, in the mere logic of economies, the Government's miemanage. Banks import of gold into India for the will be the best way to convince it would be better to employment of the food supplies in the month of November was about my readers that here is a matter women who would thus be Empire during the war, and Cantons 6102,400. The Rhodesian gold needing public attention. able to keep their heads sepecially during the paat seanou; North Chinas entrat for fetober emounted la

The facte were simple enough, above water, than to employ secondly, the admission that Unions £325,808 as compared within the beginning.

women to whom the money could $339 987 in October, 1915 and, £322,025 in September, 1916. A friend-I will call her Mis bring no additional. Anancial mens of the erop estimatce were Yangtszes

greatly exaggerated and never FIRE INSURANCES. Smith-affered, as many have security. And through it all the existed except on paper; thirdly, China Fires Slump in Cotton Cloth. suffered, through the war. The chief trouble my Civil Servant the evident anxiety of the author H. K. Fires Commenting on the decline of business in which the was em-friend had was the knowledge ities as to the conditions which prices in the export cotton cloth played dwindled to nothing, and, that, in a way curiously consistent, may prevail during the winter or

Douglases market following the fall in the in spite of her industry, she found the racsnoies in his office fell to in the early spring.

Steamboats stock market on reports of pesce herself without means of keeping to women who had relatives in

The bulk of the newspaper¦ Indos (Def.) proposals from Germany, the her mother and herself. She the offer, and not to women who Japan Times sayt:-On December came to m for advice. She had applied through the usual criticism has been hurled at the indos (Pref.)

unfortunate Herr von Balocki,| Shells. 19, Nine Dragons." "Turkey," wished to obtain clerical work, as channels-only. and other expert olothe dropped she understood that Goyers-

condemning him for paying too Ferries Still, he had one ray of hope.much attention to the producer 20 men, and compared with the ment offices were taking on many All the vacancies were not filled. and ignoring the highsat level reached some time women to replace men who had Ons remained, and it was in his Apparently quenes outside the Malabons

oönsumer. Sugars ago there

a large fall enlisted.

own room. Perhaps Miss Smith shots of the butchers, butter Following to Y. 6.07 pec roll.

I was able to put the matter would get that, as she had made merchants, potato dealers, and Kallans this seriens

was before a friend who is in the direct application to go into his others continue in daily evidence, Langkats fall there a great texÏzation the next Civil Service. Be agreed that department.

despite the expectations held out Raubs day

certain br

big, Miss Smith WE8 right. Many

My friend also agreed to bring by the Food Ministry that these Tronohs wholeraler wha had b:ea!

women were coming into the

a little tactful pressure to bear, wool! 8000 cease when it got to Urals eunering all those chops for some Service to replace men. In his He had not very great influence, work, time pasi, and at the close his own cite there were a Lumber and in any case he did not like realisation was pețimsted at 5,400 of such opportunities for tem- this method, but he would do his rated by the fiasco of the potato The arcond point is best illas. baler. In es mcathy with those porary Lemsie labour. He knew beet. Mies Smith began to hope crop. It is now generally ad- export goods "Mermaids." "Ezz of two or three clerkships that again. Hope almost blossomed mitted that the crop is a bad one, plants," "Dablies," and other must be filled in the text fee to flower when she received and considerably smaller than cloths for domestic consumption, weeks.

summons to "come up and be last year's—an extraordinary end have also fallen away recently Very well, then." I said. interviewed," not by this depart to the enthusiastic praises that Centrals and there is no prospect of an Would you mind patting this ment, but by a sort of gener.1

were being sung about it a couple H. K. Hotels However, it is lady forward ? I am quite willing board. early revival.

She had a fair business of months ago. According to the Land Invest. believed in the export market to gaarantee abe will do the experience, sad although she Fossiehe Zeitung the crop is phreys Est. that this slump will ultimately work."

Isoked shorthand and typing, not merely "below midding." Shal Lands prore favourable, for foreign Bat he told me that this was she felt that she would be able

bat, in addition, most buying agents will reeume their not the way to do the thing at all. to bold her own with other girls the potatoes

of West Points are small, and parchases as by this slump Application mast made who apparently also lacked these their buying limita bave been through the Labour Exchange accomplishments, but had been weather large proportion are ia consequence of the damp touched by all descriptions. He thought Miss Smith might takea on. The work given disessed and very watery. The Baying agents for Tientsin and mention that she would like a

to girls in my friend's other North Chins towne, parti- position in his department, where department is mainly indexing, lowered from 111b, to llb., with

daily ration of the public' was calarly, ere evincing a dispration she understood there were filing, and the like. No very to be active again. Their par vacancies. Bat personal recom- great capacity needed there. Well, supplementary ration of lib. for chase in Japan from January to mendation would not help. The Miss Smith was examined. The persons doing severe manual According to an Am. November runs up to 700 hales authorities had cot their face examination rather puzzled ber.

sterdam telegram,"

"the" weekly usually, but this year only 370,- against it. He even showed me it was all about her father, and 000 bales have been shipped, and clause in the Labour Exchange whether she had worked in his potato ration in Berlin bas in those towns, indeed, the skok form proving that all altempt to

81b. Before been farther reduced from 7lb. to

this, is said to be very short. If the bring influential pressure to best

Professor present low levels be maintained in favour of the applicant would

Aubagen, a well-known authority much longer, according to the discredit the case.

would be quite impossible to pro- on agricultare, predicted that it veterans in the line, there will This, I canfees, struck me as

vide even the reduced zation of be a greater demand springing up being really an admirable ruling. in China and the export market in I am in favour of the virtue which

throughout the winter." Lb. for the entire population the "hidden Japan will be enlivened with discountenances a large volume of businewe. band" and treats each case on its merits. Miss Smith was perfect- Writing on Drosmber 7, from ly willing that her application London, Mesra, Bimuel, Monta-should be considered in this gu & Co, ray :-The stralino fashion. She obtained a Labour

Silver Report.

be

"Oh," mid I, "the Exchange does do something, then 7"

the price of silver. So much silver has been withdrawn for

He did not stem so certain. export from the stock at Shang- hai that uniew, and until, it is re- One of the poets had been filled plenished from the interior-an by Mr.' wile. Mr.Sold operation which would of course high position in his department.

take

a

effie (he was dead many years), and whether he thought much of hor. capacities, and whether her owa bosioen was big or little. And whether it paid.

position. A few days later my Miss Smith did not get the friend came to me and told me that his last post had been filled. "Through the usual channel?" asked:

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$160

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$344

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$1

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b.

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BENJAMIN & POTTS.

CORRECTED TO HOON THURSDAY JANUARY 18, 1917,

Princes Building.

Tel. address: Broker.

EXCHANGE.

SELLING.

30 dis.

4/10/8... ****

2/4 14 2/4 3/16 2/4 1/2 2/44 2/4 7/16 Nom.

TIT Singapors ...... 9934 T/T Japan ............ 1094 T/T India ... 170 Nom. Demand, India...... 170 Nom. - T/T Sen Francia-

55 34 co & New York) TIT Java..................... 134. 34 T/T Marks Nom. T/T Francs........... 3.24 14 Demand, Paris ......3.25

The boasted record bay and ata drope have not improved the outlook for fodder at all. Ia upite (of this, official tables have been "Yes, I suppose one must call published, which show that there guich the price of silver has Exchange form, filled it in, pro- The father of the girl who has in the head of cattle in Germany them arusi now, "he answered. has been an increase of 3 per cent. been maintained round about sented it, and waited.

When she had waited a week taken the position is already since April, 1916, There has 363, is somewhat significant. The finctations have kept within 1. or so, and nothing had happened, earning over a thousand pounds been farther a remarkably rapid Share and General Brokers. and the movements have leaded she came to me again. Her case year in a Government office. replenishment of the pig stocke upward. This has been the case preing, and she was anx- She has never done any clerical showing an incresas of 30 per notwithstanding that the China ions, I went to my friend the work before. I am sorry for your cent, in four and a half months, exchanges have receded from Civil Servant. My friend was friend."

though the total is still well "Sɔ am I," I said. “What in below that on December 1, 1914. the high point recently touched quite sympathalia, but a little bit and seem to suggest that a return pertarbed. He had hoped that she going to do? She has to keep On the other hand, authorita

come herself and her mother, you tive quarters are very donbiful ar of the China exchanges to a lower the application would

remove little more through, and then he told me know, as well as pay the rent of to the wisdom of the Government's TIT level may than the driving power which that some of the vacancies had their small flat. How is she going policy of maintaining and increas. Demand

to do that?"

ing the live stock. In the Reichstag, 60 d/e. the upward movement has had already been filled.

"I don't know," he answered, Dr. Haft declared that the pig. upon

"unless she marries a Civil took was four million head larger Shanghai. Servant. I advise her to do that. than could be properly fod, and Perhaps she will be taken on în he was supported in bis view by stand of a man, then.”

the Socialist Warm. The mest He was bitter, but I have tried ration is now strictly limited, and time-fresh sales His salary was a good one. It not to be bitter. I have just set consequently inroads are being SOME of

of had enabled his wife to live in down the case so that the public made by the wealthy on the stocks silvor од account China

doubt pleasent comfort until now. Con- might make up its mind about it, of poultry; 35× is paid for a les *ATO very ful. Meanwhile the Indian ba-ditions could not have changed There are other caser, undoubted-goose, and a farmer is said to zars are taking favourable views Tery much for this family. Yet ly, but of this case. I know the have got 651, for a 101b, goose of the market, impelled no doubt Mr.'e wife was working in fall facts. And I want to draw corresponding prices are paid for by the fall daring ons week of the department, earning a good the pablis attention not to fiation, fowls, too, 210 lakhs in the bolding of silver salary in addition to his good or rumour, or innuendo, but to As yet, it is difficult to estimate

facts. What are --coined and uncoised-by the salary.

we going to the influence of the meat ration I asked my friend how this make of them 7 Indian Treasury. This reduction

ing apon the supply of milk and daring one week is the largest fitted ja with the doctrine of anti-[Note.-I might add that I batter and edible fate, but so far since Jandary, 1912, when a drop nepotism, and he agreed that have just heard that Miss Smith there has been no improvement at occurred of 240 lakke. The last his appreciation of the theory has obisined a position in the sil in the supply of those foods, Indian onfrency returns give was disturbed. Especially as it Civil Servios. And in the usual Indeed, from all wities come

Another

4 m/s. Marks ......Nom. details in lakhs of rupess as fol. was not the only case.

way. That is, the got in tonoh|reports of fresh reductions in the

4 m/s. Franc......$184 low for November 20:--

gentleman had a cousin at with a gentleman who could pull fat ration, while the need of fat 6 min. Francs 341 Notes in Circulation

7553 work in the building, and he wires with a strong band. He for industrial purposes is so great. Demand, Germany.. Reserve in silver coin and had alro come across other asses pulled with a very vigorous pull, that the Federal Council has been Demand, New York. 55

1998 of feminine relativos appearing in and she got her job. I hope the obliged to fix maximum prices, T/T Bombay ... 1287 positions cariously ancillary to Labour Exchanges won't be too for spoilt fat which is no longer Demand, Bombay... 170 Nom.

1192 male relatives.

shooked, but her plight had edible and can be used in mana. T/T Caloutts The reserve in silver coin and I suggested that perhaps there become desperate, and they facture, bullion is the lowest since June 7 cases were, after all, as doosrying haven't written to her yol.] last. The stock in Bombay con- that of Mine Smith. He did Fints of 5,600-bars as compared not agree. In practically meery - with 5,700 bars last week. The case he has mai, the girl lived in production of Ontario for the first comfort and good-errenmétároës, six month of 4916 is given 2 He could not perosiva ang incli 10,267,743 cm value #6188,269, xion:zuf anything but compute as compared with 11 101,900 or, Ausaikal solvency;rHe w

bullion

Gold coin and ballion Gold in England

Mexican Affairs.

ingion. Decemberų [The growing strength of

wine #5.188 76% in 1916, and it nen led away by the catob-ory Mexico is admittedly is added although the oquoes thatfurs, and faoürnoons, and silk Tadincal officials here. sold were law, than for the dor stockings necessarily mean that reponding months, period of women are taking up

akriamos or besinnesh

1915, she total prod noklon, whi nither for the kovalty it Piesjer over L000) mawing to be ma

their fram

haji asked a modification projcool and agroes'to. The data of the withdraw

BUYING.

4 m/s. LIC

4 m/s. D/P 6 m/s. LO

2/4 15/16 2/5 1/16 2/5 3/16 30 als. Sydney & 2/5 3/16

56 34

Melbourne...... 30 d/a Ban Franc~} isco& NewYork)

Demand, Caloutta... 170-Nom. Demand, Manila ... 11141⁄2 Demand, Singapore: 0911ą On Haiphong . Phim prem On Baigon...vapress. prem On Bangkok to H

Sovereign

the Gold Leaf, pero

ssa, Bar Silver, per ak..........”

8.45 Nom. 512)

DI SUBSIDIARY COINS;

- DISCOUNT: PER 81004 -

**Season and punch tichete svaliable for all care cot already full, empningar the thes stated in the Company's time tablas, bet not for special care. Cas by obtained on applicable at the Company's Oos- Do bemos ticket will be izmed upti pej manji there, fee has been made in Bank Notis or by Cheque a Compradore order expresenting Bunk Focus. ** JOHN D. HUMPEREYS A CO.

PROVIDENT THE CHINA

LOAN AND MORTGAGE

+

Silver $18,000,000

Reserve Liability of

$23 000,000

Proprietors... $15,000.00 COURT OF DIRECTORS.

Bot. Mr. C... Autch

W. L'attenden Kaq,--CharmAP,

5. H. Dadwall, Eng. --i

3. T. 1. Ediles, Esq.

C. Gabbay. Eq

Deputy & hairman

Hos. n. P. H. Reyak

J. A. Plummer, E

Lion, Mt. X. Ehrūk

CHIEF MANAGER Hoogkong-N.J.

Hu, Evg.

MAKAGER Shanghai-,_. Stephen, Esq. London Hackers-London Custy sod

Westminster, italied.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed)

On Carrers Accounts at the rats of par cess.

• mazsa on the day balansen.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 1 mache, 3) percutz, par annum. Forma, i per cal per annual For months, 4 per capL. PET ADHER.

N..J. STAND

Chiet Maraser.

HONGKONG SAVINGS SANI

THE Hikes of the above Bark la uneducted by the HONGKONG A BANGI BANKING. ORPORATION. Rule say be obtained on applicati

IA ZEXEST on deposit is allowed on the unde Le monthly balances at isi per cent, pE EXRUM.

Depositors may transfer, o cheir option, balanews of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT E cent per annum,

tion

For the Hogkong and Shangbai Banking Corpor

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manage 2.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

Incorporated by Roysi Charter 1913-

BELD OFFICK;-LAXDON, Fald-up Capitalen wwwpozor namus £1,000. Beserva Fund£1,800,000 terra Lability of Proprietary PORKION KICHANGE and General Baskine

bumine transacted. CURRENT ACCOUNTS. Opened and MEXI DEPOSITE received for 1 year or shorter perioda, 1 rates which will be quoted on application.

T. C. DOWNING,

Manager Fongkong, 11th April, 1912.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Office 15, Gracechurch

Street, London. Authorized Capital ...... £1,500.00% Subscribed

Paid Up

1

п

1,125,000

#

DOTIEK

$6,500 50,000

Loen on Morigues of House Property Goods received on tongs, Advances wads on Mercadise.

Loum made on the Prevideo Bystem. od Particulars on application),

The Office of TRUSTER EXE: UTOX. OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executud,

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Reserve Fund

BANKERS: The Bank of England,

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Karch!

Kota Bharu Kunia Lemp Madras

Pankos

Rangoon

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KWAISHA. (MITSUBISHI 00.) COAL DEPARTMENT,

SOLE PROPRIETORS OF TAKASIMA. OCKI, MUTABE, KISH- IDAKE, YOSHINOTANI, HOJO, NAMA.

ZUTA, SAYO, KANADA, SHINEW KAMIYAMADA, MIBAT and QYUKLE

Celileries.

Agent for SAKITO COAL

HEAD OFFICE - MARUNOUCHI. 1OKYO.

Bombay

Calentia

Calembo

Delhi

Guit

Hongkong

Howrah

Kandy

Port Louis (Stanrlitas,)

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PONGLONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking and Exchang u business transacted.

Interes allowed on Current Accounts at agar da pes azam on Daily Balances, and on Fixed Dupontt mi razu wizică: may be ascertained on application.

C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Manager,

INTERNATIONAL KINGANB

CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE :

55. Wall St., New York.

LONDON OFFICE: 36, Blakongata, BUG. CAPITAL PAID UP......$3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS. ...$2.9$1,000

US. GOLD ...$7,181,000

BRANCH OFFICES -NAGASAKI MOJI KARATSU. WAKAMATBU, GIATH. MURORAN, HAKODATE KOBE OSAKA, KUBE TOLYO, YOZO. HAMA NAGOYA, TSURUGA, VLADI. ' ROMWAY VOSTOCK, HANKOW, PEKING, LON. CALCUTTA

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For Particulars, apply to- K. KATO.

Manager.

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COLOR

HANKOW

BRANCHES —

HONGKONG PEKING,-- KOBE SAN FRANCISED LONDON SHANGHAR MANILA SINGAPORE MEDELLIN, TIENEZIN PANAMA. YOKOHAMA

Through its close adilatios wich. The Masons City Bank of New York, the Bank is alla tonlar che Services of the Branches of that fostituation in Case and Routh America, Xamely 2---

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BAHIA, BUENOS AIRES, HAVANA, MONTEVIDEO, RIO DE JANEIRO: SANTIAGO DE CUBA, KANTOR SKÓ PAUL), VALPATRAISO,

„All Finds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING

BUSINESS transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITH received sa cast to be sacertained an

3. 1. MARSHALL, * Manager.

application.

Hongkong, 26th September, 1916.

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THE

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

hiness:.. 2o ata piecar 35% dir THE

Hongkong

Hongkong

MARTIN'S

DARK LIMITED.

Established 1880,

Authorised Capital Yas 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital inn 30,000,000 Reserve Fund

20,800,000

YOKOHAMA