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TELEGRAMS.

-[Reuter's Serrion to The " Telegraph.") ·

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

A GRAVE FOOD SUPPLY QUESTION.

London, February 24.

Mr. Lloyd George, in a letter, appeals to the Free Churches to co-operate in the campaign of economy and in- creased food production, and urges the formation of local groups to cultivate land co-operatively. He concludes "Our responsibilities are grave beyond words, and no time should be lost."

THE SUBMARine warfare.

London, February 23. In the House of Commons, Sir Edward Carson, besides giving instances of warships ramming submarines, mentioned an engagement of two British patrol boats with two sub- marines, one of which was apparently sunk, while the fate of the second was doubtful. Another patrol boat report- ed a hit on the conning tower of a submarine with a fifth shot. She was believed to have been sunk. A seaplane bomb- ed a submarine in the act of diving.

London, February 23.

There is intense indignation in Sweden over the torpedo- ing of the Swedish sailer Huge Hamilton. The cargo of four- thousand tons of nitrate of soda was urgently needed by Swedish farmerz. The crew of thirty-four are missing. The pro-German "Aftonbladet” says apology and compensation are insufficient. Sweden must demand from Germany substitates equally important to agriculture.

London, February 23. ** One of the worst' instances of deliberate submarine brut- ality recorded up to the present has been revealed in the case of ■ Lowestoft fiebing smack which was stopped on the. 13th inst., 46 miles from land. The skipper and crew were ordered to board the submarine. A German sailor. placed bombs aboard the, smack after collecting all the provisione, The crew of the smack were then ordered into a boat and told to "pull away." They were picked up sixty-eight hours Jater after being exposed to bitter cold and, heavy weather, without food op water, the whole time.

Amsterdam, February 23.

A German submarine and crew of fourteen have been stranded on the Island of Walcheren, between Domburg and West Kapelle. The military are guarding it.-

Rome, February 24.

The transport Minas en route for Salonika was torpedord. 180 miles west of Cape Malapan on Feb. 15. Part of the troops aboard were saved.

SENTENCED for trading with GERMAN-FIRMS,

London, February 23.

Harry Broughton, the principal of the Stonebridge Cloth Manufacturing Company, has bren sentenced, at Manchester, to a year's imprisonment, and his son to a fine of £50 sterl ng, for trading with German frins in the East.

THE SILVER MARKET,

London, February 22. Messrs. Montagu's report on the silver marker states there has been a certain amount of general competition while offerings have increased owing to the set back in price inducing profit taking and freer sales; also the Shanghai Exchange showed weakness and a little selling occurred and consequently the price declined.

Silver is quoted at 37 9-16. the market is quiet,

London, February 24. There is no demand, and

CANADA'S FINE CONTRIBUTION,

London, February 20.

Sir Robert Borden, interviewed by Reuter's said 100,000 men had enlisted in Canada for overseas service of whom 300,000 had already crossed the Atlantic. Further recruiting was being considered.

Over 300,000 men and women were working in munition factories in Canada. Sixty millions sterling ball been raised in Canada since the war in addition to the assistance render- ed Great Britain to the extent of fifty milliqne for musitions. Canadians were convinced that there would be no abiding pesos except through the victory of the Allies.

WOMEN AND CHILDREN 'KEPT FROM WAR ZONE.

Uttawa, February 29,

An order-in-Council forbids women and children to cm- bark from Canadian ports for destinations, in the war zone.

CANADIANS IN THE WAR CONFERENCE.

Landon, February 22,

The Canadian Premier, Sir Robert Borden, on his journey to England, was accompanied by Mr. Robert Rogert, she Canadian Minister of Public Works, Mr. J. D. Hazen, the Canadian Minister of Marine and Fisheries and of the Naval Service, and by the Premier of Newfoundland, Sir Edward P. Morris. All will participate in the War Conference.

NEW GOVERNOR OF BENGAL MONOURED.

London, February 22. The Earl of Ronaldsliny bad an audience of the King and kissed hande upon his appointment as Governor of Bengal. His Majesty invested him with the insignia of the Grand Cross of the Indian Empire. Subsequently the King and Queen received the Countess of Ronaldshay.

IMMEDIATE DEMAND FOR HOME RULE.

London, February 22.

The Nationalists attach the utmost importance to the debate on the resolution demanding immediate Home Rule and declare that the refusal of the demand will make an elec- tion inevitable.

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MORE GERMAN LIES EXPOSED.

London, February 23. Router's correspondent at Headquarters states that yes- terday's German wirelem message concerning two hundred British dead is a notable instance of hardy lying. The New Zealanders carried out a raid: They remained upwards of balt an hour in German support trenchies and did great desiruo tion. They found the German trenches strewn with dead from our, bombardment, 'and captured forty-four..prisoners. If the Germans really counted two hundred corpsca, seven- wighida were Gerzņno.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph.”]

MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON THE SITUATION, London, February 23.

The House of Commons was crowded, and there were present numerous distinguished people including Sir R. Bor den, Prime Minister of Canada, and the Hon. Mr. W. Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand.

Mr. Lloyd George, ou rising, was loudly cheered. said that the ultimate success of the Allied cause depended on the solution of the tonnage difficulties. Over a million tons of our slupping had been allocated to France alone, and considerable amount to Russia and Italy; also a consider able amount had been sunk. There was not only a shortage for the general needs of the nation, but abo for military pur- poses. The nation must be prepared for drastic sacrifices in order to cope with submarinism, otherwise disaster con. fronted us. The tonnage problema must therefore be tackled ruthlessly and promptly by naval measures, by building new ships and by dispensing with unnecessary imports and in- creasing the home food production.

HONGKONG SHARE REPORT.

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

H. K. Fires

OFFICIAL PRICES.

BANKS.

He

Banks

S.

$710

MARINE INSURANCES. Cantons North Chinas Unions

11.

Da

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Yangtszes

$375 t. 150 $900 nex 73 $255

FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires

D.

The

$155 $3673

SHIPPING.

Douglases Steamboati

B.

$109

D.

$10

lados (Det.) S. Indos (Pref.)

$125

The

$413

Shells

*.

106-

Ferries

D.

$39

REFINERIES.

Sugars Malabons

b. & us. $110)

11. MINING

$33

$61- t.18

$ 2.40

30/-

2.

28-

Paper imports would be reduced to 640,000 tons, which is half the present allowance. All essential foodstuffs would be pat on the free list, but, apples, tomatoes and certain, mw fruits would be probibited; oranges, bananes, grapes, almonds and nuts would be reduced to twenty-five per cent. of the quantity imported during 1915. and canned salmon would be reduced by fifty per cent, Mineral water would be prohibited, and cocoa and coffee would be temporarily stop- ped, as we had large stocks of these two commodities. The importation of foreign tea would be prohibited, while even the importation of Indian tea would be reduced to a certain extent. This would save 200,000 Lons.

The Prime Minister regretted exceedingly the stoppage of certain luxuries from France and Italy. The output of beer would be reduced to ten million barrels, saving 600,000 tons in imports for its manufacture, Spints would be correspond. ingly reduced and restrictions would be imposed immediately. Steps would be taken to prevent speculative buying and if necessary the Food Controller, would control commodities. If this programme were carried out and those able to help in production did help, there was not the slightest doubt that we could face the worst the enemy could do, ́(Loud cheers,).

IMPORTATION OF RUM STOPPED.

London, February 23.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Long, on behalf of the Premier, announced that the importation of rum would be stopped and the importation of wines and spirits would be reduced 75 per cent, compared with 1913.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

London, February 23.

Field Marshal Haig reports: We improved our position to the north of Gurudecourt, capturing a portion of a trench! and thirty prisoners. We occupied a post to the south of Perit Miraumont and raided, south-east of Souchez, killing n number and destroying dugouts. We repulsed raids south of Armentieres in the neighbourhood of Ploegsteert Wood. A small number reached the trenches and were killed er taken prisoners.

London, February 28,

Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters says & London regiment has wrested from the Canadians the record of carry- ing out the most successful raid. One hundred and twenty prisoners-all Prussians- were brought "back, and, at the least, 300 of the energy were killed. Five machine-guns were captured.

The assault was made half an hour before sunset on the 20th inst. Two flanking parties met 500 yards to the rear of the German trenches while their comrades in the centre, were still bombing and bayoneting the trapped Prustions. Many knew the German language and confused the enemy by shout- ing misleading orders,

The Londonere remained in the trenches for an hour, thoroughly destroying them. The retaliatory German artil- lery fire was wild and ineffective."

London, February 24.

A French communique says that there has been artillery firing in Alsace and Lorraine. We repulsed coups de main in the Soisson and Bezonvaux areas.

FLOODS IN MESOPOTAMIA.

London, February 23,

A Mesopotamia official statement says that we secured and consolidated two lines of trenches at the southern end

of Sannaiyat Fighting continues. The Tigris has risen to food level hindering operations,

THE IRISH ARRESTS.

London, February 24.

An official statement, issued in Dublin, anys that those arrested under the Defence of the Realm Act were prohibited from residing in Ireland.

MORE GERMan bombs IN SPAIN.

Madrid, Gebruary 24. Two buns exploded in a shipyard at Bilbao.. German agente are suspected.

STRIKES IN GERMANY SPREADING

Amsterdam, February 24... Strikes in Germany are spreading; hundreds of women and children, beaded by a red fing and clamouring for bread, looted shops at Aix-la-Chapelle,

THE SINKING OF THE ATHOS.

Paris, February 23,

An official announcement says that the Messagerien Mari times mail boat "Athos", from China, transporting Sece- galese tirailleurs and Colonial labourers to France, has been torpedoed in the Mediterranean. Two of the escorting des troyer, aided by a gunboat which came up, saved 1,450.

Washington, February 24," Tho U.6. Consul at Malta telegrapha that Robert Haden, an Ainerican missionary from Soschow, was drowned in the torpedoing of the Athos in the Mediterranean, without warn ing, on Feb. 17, 210 miles east of Malia,

Haden was drowned on returning to the ship to asist others,

The submarine showed neither flag nor zumber,"

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BANK OF CANTON,

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Transacted.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

For 3 Months 3% per annum.

For 6 Months 4% per annum.

For 12 Months 4}% per annum LOOK POON SHAN;

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1.

$4,65 $9,00

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b.

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$24 $11.10

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Ropes

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$49

$160

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

$32

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$10

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$7,20

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$9.80

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FEBRUARY 23, 1817,

BENJAMIN & POTTS,

Share and General Brokers.

Princes Building.

Tel. address: Broker.

EXCHANGE.

2/4

SELLING.

TIT...... Demand 30 d/s. 60 dia.

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T/T Shanghai....

2/4 1/16 2/474

2/4/4

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T/T Singapore ... 999

T/T Japan

10814

T/T India ............ Nom. Demand, India

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4 m/s. D/P

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On Haiphong PARKLAND 241% prom

On Saigon On Bangkok

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SUBSIDIARY COINS.

DISCOUNT PER $100:

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COAL DEPARTMENT.

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HONGKONG & BHANGFAI BANKING CORPORA,

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

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 2/-

**$15,000,000 80ver...$18,500,000

$$$ 50,00

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Proprietors...$15,000,00

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On Current Accounty is the rate of 2 par CANIA,

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For 1 months, 2 per ceni. per SKAN For 6 mouth, if per cest per KONTOL - For in mona, 1 per cent, pet assowa

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HONGKONG SAVINGS BŪNE.

THE BENS of the shore Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGKAI BAKKINO CORPORATION, Rules ay be obtainad on application INTEREST on deposita is allowed on the min- imum monthly balances at 83k par ceni, par an. Depositors by transfer, at their eption, balance of $100 or more in the Honkong and Shanghal Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT # 4

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N. J. STABB,

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Chief Manager,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter 13.

BEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital.com Resave Food. 1,100,00 Reserve Liity of Proprietor,100,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking

business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTY opened at MIXER DXPOSITS rectired for 1 year or shorter periods, as tates which will be quoted on applicaison,

T. C. DOWNING,

Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

THE MERCANTILE BANK (F INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Office 15, Gracechurch

Street, London. Authorised Capital ......£1,500,000 Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund.

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1,125,000

562,500 550,000

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Every description of Banking and Zachanje business transaciać.

interest allowed on Current Accounin ats par ceme per annum se Unity Balances, and on Fiand Deposis at rate which may be ascertained on application,

C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Manager,

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE:

15. Wail St, New York,

LONDON OFFICE? 36, Bishopsgate, Z.C. CAPITAL PAID UP ..... RESERVE FUNDS

U.S. GOLD

$5,250,000 $3,931,000

..$7.181,000

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BOHRAY CALCUTTA ZOBA

SAN FRANCISCO CANTON LONDON SHANGHAI

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MANILA

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BAHIA BUENOS AIRES HAVANA, MONTEVIDEO. RIO DE JANEIRO SANTIAGO DE CUBA, SANTOS, BAO PAUL, VALPARAISO,

All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL HANKING BUSINESS bunciad

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opezad and FIXED DEPOSITS Faceived et sales to be ascertaimé de application.

GEORGE HOGG,

Managsi:

Hongkong, 26th September, 1916

THE

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Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000

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**

$0,000,000

20,800,000

Head Office,-YOKOHAMA

Branches

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