"THE RUSSIAN TOMMY,
GERMANY TO-DAY.
Character Sketch.
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The U-Boat Fellah,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1917.
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I frequently pointed out to Cher COMMERCIAL, NEWS. |mans that Bagland has daily som
| 300 ships at non, and even sub-
marines cannot sink them all, but|
they always replied." Tee, il
| England has 300, shipu at sou we
Malakoff Report.
The Malakoff Rübber report
More Cotton from ladis.
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HONGKONG SHARE
REPORT
& SELLERS; SA-BALES; B-BUYERS; N-HOMINAL..
not suf Kailans
Urais
DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, &C.
BANKI
BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Transacted
business
IN FEREST ON FIXED
DEPOSITS:
For S Moaths 3% per annum.
For 6 Months 4% per ant um.
For 12 Months 41% per annum LOOK POON SHAN;
Chief Manggor.
PEAK TRAMWAY CO.
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
7.00 bo 20 AM to
11.30 AM to
1.35o 5.
100 AM 10.00
11.00 AM
EVENT 15 MK,
OFFICIAL PRICEL
BANKS
Banks
b MARINE INSURANCES.
North Chinas Cantons
b Unions Yangtzes
$706
D.
$375 t. 150 si. & b. $910
2. ex 75 $285
H. K. Fires
FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires
$155 $583)
SHIPPING.
b.
$85 $19.
8127
Де
841-
1
103)=
b
$83
REFINERIES.
До b.
$114
NOTICES.
MINING
36/-
NOTICE
6.
t. 18
b.
$2,15
5.
27/6
281-
681
B.
$121} .t.20
Centrals H. K. Hotels Land Invest.
LANDS, HOTELS - AND BUILDINGS,
1896
11.
$102 $
b.
b.
26,257
$33
IL.
b,
t..80.3 $75
5.00 AM 1.00
to 100
11.00 A
D.
1.
4.14714 t. 13
11.
t. 117
t; 5
MISCELLANEOUS.
b.
$8
$1.75
1,
b.
$3.
b..
$8 $281 $8,55 $491 $151
1.
$19
$10
$7.40
$9,80
$1
$8.40
$161
$61
b.
shall: sink them all, and within shows a net profit of $369,947. There is beauty in the simpli-
Rotterdam Feb. 11-Some two montha Rogland also will have A final dividend of 20 per cent. Sy of the monjik, and it is per- reliable information regarding nothing more to last." They be roommended, making a total ups' better; appreciated, in the economic and other con lieve the wildest legends about of 30 per cent, with $50,000, cards of a field-hospital elow to ditions in Germany ha fast reach submarines. Tam I was seriously carried to reserve. The lab. ost is Bassian front than whan in-ed me through a traveller who has informed by a grave and perfectly rose from 7,763, to 9 241. erpreted, particularly in tran-arrived from over the frontier serious person that Germany lation, by Tolstoi.
His experiences are derived from ladached 120 submarines in one
Since the beginning of the year He is, in fact, about the simp-residence in 20 towas of all size, day. They absolutely disbelieve ert human säimal that has sure and the hotels in which he stayed that the Bremen wassunk or lost there has been's marked decrease rived the process of civilisation, were invariably the best commer At Christmas time Ticis's big in shipments of Indian cotton for chicfy becaum "civiliation" has cial houses. Ho said:
stores at Cologne, had a great Japan, this being attribaled main ast scooseded in spoiling hi My expenses were just about window display announcing Arly to the exact of the restricted From the tadpoint of the in. 25s, per day far board and lodg. tival of submarine Bremen in iscue of Council Bille, Animprove fividual such atter indifference ing, worked out thus:-I paid Hamburg." Now that was not ment in the situation is now re- emancipation is a not wholly usually about de, for a room. Then the Deutschland bat the Breported, however, reportathe Japan
Chronica." According to a talp- Douglases lisfactory ideal, bat for those came breakfast, consisting of 80 men. ho lead him in battle the morjik grammes of bread (30%), ünvan It may interest you to learn a repaired by the Spinning Steamboats Association on Marob 19,200,000 Indos (Del.) finer
material than the grammes, or a quarter of an ounce, that for some reason I was not par bales of raw cotton are to be thip indos (Pref.) more highly trained troops of of bailer, and burned yeast in-mitted to go to Dresden. I had ped from Bombay to Ja
Tapan daring Ferries
Shells other States.
stead of coffre, sometimes, not a friend there whom I wanted He has given more to the war always, with smooharis, and some much to meet, but I could not get April, while the scheduled ton ban his belters; himself, his cows, times jam, which was not very permission, and my friend had to age can only take 150,000 bales,
This means a great improvemans | Sugar - a home. He fights like a lionfruity. This always cost In. 65. come to trest me elsewhere. or the pay of a drudge, and his Being a foreigner, I got rather I pointed out that there had in the situation, for complaint Malabons
was recently made that shipments pension, when be returne broken more bread than the Germans do, teen a report in Holland of a available ного wem the ware, would be ladiorous thus, Atoh place I was saked great explosion at Dresden, baltient to all she holdspace of Langkats fit were not in the majority of how long I intended to remain, my informant said that he had steamers under special contract | Raubs ases coupled with a license to and would say," Perhapes week," heard nothing of it. All he knew for the transport of Indian saw Tronohe beg alm. Bis food in the Then I got for a week a bread card was that he could rat go there cotton. The telegram adds that as renches consists of little more olied a taveller's: bread aard, Regarding explosione, my inatiafactory shipments as in April ban vegetable soup and back-with-20 tickets of lion. oh. Bat formant said "the papers are so wheat, bat of these he gets gen.sometimes I only stayed two days; strictly densored that if there is a may be expected for May. The rous rations, and they are all the then I are my week's supply in explosion you know nothing about Spinning Association will sooord-H. K. Wharves b. two days, or sopastimes gave some it, unless you come across evidence enter into negotiations with Kowloon Docks b. alety he knows in peace time.
the steamship companite con- S'hal Docks He is as a tule well treated by tickets to friends and business no. of it. For instance, on the Kai earned for the despatch of ex- lis superior cfficers. Ballies guaintancon. After breakfast" I wor'e birthday (January 27) I waI Here are in the Russian Army se usually went to a cafe, and again walking on the Prinsadolf Allee tra steamers to ship Indian cotton. powhere, but the average officer got two thin slices of bread with at Dusseldorf, near the Pschorr
American Iron and Japan. opka on his men s so many foe substitute, which again cost brauerei, at 11 am when I heard
According to advices received heavy explosion. Everywhere in Tokyo from New York and rown up children and trestals, 63., but kept me going. Bem socordingly in the matter Bugar, real coffee, and milk are the windows were emsehed, and San Francisco, the majority of f both reward and punishment nowhere obtainable. Last Novem- so it was all over the place. It
American iron companies Бате As regards the latter, a favourite ber when I was in Germany you was over in a few seconds, but I
announced that they will not rly is to make the man stand could still get some milk baforajknew there must have been thereafter accept any - new orders or a couple of hours shouldering 12 o'clock, but now all milk is explosion somewhere. Next day from Japan for iron plates. No Ewor is rifle, preferably where he will kept for children under two years, people from the place where the be seen by the rest, and whes it 41 half-past 12, I returned to the explosion cocarred, namely, the reason for this announcement in Kung Yiks
Yangiszepoos D.
• added that the present writes hotel for dinner. This consisted ammunition works about two giren, but it is seemed that this S'hal Cottons
is due to increased orders for tie within, the past week step of thin soap, made of tarnip tope hours from Cologne, arrived vessels to American shipbuild- or somėtimas carrots. Then Dusseldorf, and said that 40] his punishment, merely a mars
ing yards. Those American Borneos evere form of making naughty followed one little potato. Next people had been killed end a large iron foundries which belong to China Light & P.b. hildren stand in the corner before cams a piece of meat, weighing number injured: It was a very big the Trust already dedined, lass Providents he class, gizes for drunkenness roughly one and a half English explosion, and the whole place
year to execute any orders from Dairy Farms ill be realised that the Russian ounces, with one-half of a potato was utterly wrecked, but next day
Japan.
Since then importers Green Islands H. K. Eléctrica ommy bae nothing to complain of. That was the 'whole' dinner, and the Düsseldorfer Gen-rolanneiger, there have relied on the products 11K, Ice Co
had about three lines to say that of other foundries, which have Roper The mojik is intensely. re-co.t. Ôð.
At 4 p.m. I had tes, consisting two persons were killed, two seridone a great service in falling Steel Foundries D igicur, and both the Orthodox nd Roman Catholic service held again of two thin slices of breed ously injured, and two lightly in Japan's demands for shipbuilding Team, Low levels. sch' Sunday in field hospital and coffee substitute, price-la-Od: jared, whilst considerable damage materiale. Consignments already Trams, Peak, old n comewhere is Volbynis are Af8, I had supper, which was the had been done to property. Not contracted for by Tokyo and Trams, Peak, newn. wowded to over-flowing, white, same as dinner and the same price one word was allowed to appear Oaks merchants with American Laundries*** ven were it not so prescribed.➡48. Bd. Between meal. I bought)about the damage in Dasseldort.gappliers now amount to 7,000 or ] U. Waterboats . he men would never dream of Dutch chocolate, which seems to The statement that 40 persons 8,000 tons. These are to be Watsons nding the day's work withest be on sale in all the principal were killed was not a first sen shipped between July and Bep- Wm. Powells be even fg prayer. His re towns, chiefs from the firms of sational report, but a serious ember and are estimated to be Morning Posts gion is a simple and natural Kwala of Broda and Bensdorp of statement made next day."
mistake it Amsterdam. It costs lid, per piece I was also told that Munich, sufficient to meet the whole of
hai Ligasm
erence
Ground,
'phreys Est. Klon Lands S'hai Lands West Points
COTTON MILLS.
1972.
$29
CORRECTED TO NOON TUESDAY APRIL 10, 1917, BENJAMIN & POTTS, Share and General Brokers,
Princes Building.
Tel, address: Broker.
EXCHANGE.
SELLING.
T/T..........ion 2/4/4 Demand 30 d/c.
2/4 5/16
2/436 2/414 2/49/16
Nom.
Nom.
and nam
56
co & New York
{ this year's demands. or hypox sy, but it is a part of instead of about three half-pende well se Dreeden, is closed to for China, the Commercial Battle
eigners, but I cannot state if this.” the man, and be ordenes himself as in Holland. la readily wind passing one of Twice daily, when I could, I is correct.
Chins will be the desire of the Women, as you know, are rus world's economic rivalry sa sɔon begraves-now, alas! only too bought a glass of beer, which costs emerons, all over the fighting about 6d. In some towns you can sing the whole economic life of the war is over, was the keynote ress when the bombs and only get heer until 2 pm, in the country. They are street of a speech made by Mr. J. Take-
nirvice, rapnel are falling all around, others only after 6 p.m., but it is cleaners,
munition- tomi at a political mam meeting makers, and do all the work on held in Yokohama on March 19. ntemperate he is, if given the (usually available and not bad. hance, but existing regulations, Speaking generally, food is the trains except the driving and More than 2,000 citizen attended reclude anch indulgence, and he better in the small towns than in the chief guarde work. The the meeting, at which, as is not ght quite a valiantly without the big towns, which may perhaps train service itself is abominable. usually the osse, reported the odka, though it was freely pre-be because the small towns are in At Cologne I waited three hours Japan Advertiser, perfect or ioted that no Russian could doen.closer torch with agricultural for as overdue train to Aix-leder was maintained throughout.
He is extraordinarily enduring, prodacars, or because the distri. Chapells, and when it cams it was Kr. Taketomi was Minister of 50 dis hot so much in hospital, which bation is easier. Everything you overfall. Half of every train is Finance in the Okami Osbinets........... le caly comes to when his neve get in provision shops in German reserved for the military.
“As soon as peace comes,” be| T/T Shanghai................. Nom broken, as in the trenches, towna seems to be Datoh, and you The people are frankly sick of said, "the contending Powers in T/T Singapore.*** 10014 There his officers tell wonderfal get very forcible illustrations of the war, and even amongst the Europe, both Allies and Central T/T Japan...... 109
les of his bravery and fadif- the extent of smuggling. It is all soldiers and junior officers and Powers, will turn their energies IT inde.............
to either danger or nonsense to say that it is of no N.0.0's with whom I often talk to a big economic campaign to Demand, Indis iscomfort. Even when wounded real importance, though, of course, ed, the only ones who show any repover the wealth that England, T/T San Francis e can be a Stoic, as those realise the prices of smuggled goods are war koenness are those who have France, Germany and Austris, ho hava takso him in a molor-crssy.
not yet been to the front. But bare neglected in the Far East Java....... 138
T/T Marks.... Nom. mbulance over such roade sa Now about the state of health the general talk in all of a great because of the war, will be taken T/T France 3.23
tinfy the authorities in Rasis. of the people. I watched the
German attack on England. They up again with renowed vigour, Demand, Paris ..... 3.251⁄2 n000ssional groan is the atmost children fairly closely for a time, say that the crisis of the sub and this will be particularly marine campaign is to coincide tree in China, where natural re- *xpression of the agony he mast They do not look this, but there with a great German stack on sources await exploitation. Now 4 ms. T
afier when the oir hamps over is a striking look of listless. the Western front, the idea being is the time for Japan and Chias be bad places, and even that is Among girls of 14 to 20 you notice that just at the crisis of the fight in to form closer political, ammmercial jarely heard.
that the eyes have no sparkly, and the Wast the submarine campaign and Hanncial ties. No other tigas 30 de Sydney Hy goes to the wars, if not their whole attitude is lintless and with out short the supply of am could be better. Bach dies, how
Melbourne! agerly, at least without the last lifeless. Despite denialy, Imunition to the British front in ever, imast be based on the mutual
30 di San Frano tiqmpt to shirk his part. The that the death-mis is very high, France.
isco New York) advantage of both countries; Furkish conscripta, at any rais în and the reason is that if illness or
4 m/s. Marks yris, haya a trick of burning out dimane gets hold of a person thar content, but you may take it from of relations with Chins oannot be 6 m/s. Francs
Naturally there is mach die otherwise the sound development 4 ms. France !.... 3.35 beir own eyes with quioklime so is no strength left to throw it of me that there is no rioting, for the expected Relations between Demand, German in to syðád solits aserios, but the | Consequently,
asian moufik would soon such medicial science and precautions poline espionage and information diplomacy, but what diplomacy TT Bombay
despite German following reason. The system of nations may be formed through Demand, New York. 56% asion. Even lads of 10 or 12 quits harming illnesses fraquanily by amateur spise is amissing. If wooompilakse may be easily baza frequanily run away to join | take a fatal turn.
■ discontented person begins stengthened or undermined - by heir fathers at the front, and, With regard to public spirit, hoa these are killed, they are was in Germany until after the murmuring, he or she ja seised and coonomic conditioas,
baled bafins a magistrate, before Iten adopted by the regiment, | anbmarine guring m thì pay-thawi në ton- Frankly the Gar oulbulmajorbed officers and doing both military and
in fotohing and whom I talked
Ünal violary.
I
be has time to do more than gai| the incriminating words out of his Hison, any attempt at
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In cosolnsion I asked my in- |lorment if he intended to return
4 m/s. D/P.
BUYING.
6 m ......
2/5 1/16 2/5 3/16 2/5 5/16
2/5 5/16
571⁄44.
Nom
Raport 100
5.40
6
Кол Demand, Bombay T/T Calcutta Demand, Calcutta... Nom. Demand, Mantis ... 112 Demand, Bingapore. 100 On Haiphong seiner 5% pren.
144% prem On Saigon
6511 On Bangkok
8.49 Nom. 1066-41.40 : Silver, per plüsse 3851⁄2 c
SUBSIDIARY÷COINS.
welly hot I timply cans Gold Conf
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6.50 23 and 1 ram 150 to 11.00 73. every half hour.
510 FX. 30 21:45 P.AL every quartor of an hour. SUNDAYS:
10.30 to
IL23 AM 10 1100 Noon
1200 Noon to 1:00 PM
5:00 7.3. 10
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10 Max
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16 MON,
10 MIX.
15 M
430 z to
600 PM.
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NIGHT CARB as on Week Days. ··
SATURDAYS:
Extra Car at Midnight.
SPECIAL CARE
By Arrangement at the Company's Offiem. Alertsārs Buildingą"
The Toruz Bosa.
*Seas and punch takets avaliable for all pure not abroady full, ruming at the time mated in the Company's time tables, but not for special CALON obtained on explication at the Company's on-No Bossou ticket will fond sati Dayment, therefor Yowa kawa inade in Bank Notes or by Cheque or Compoidot order ruprvssenting Bank Nema, F
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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
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Loans on Morteage of Home Properly, dia. Goods woelvad on Blotuza. Advance made en Merchandise. Lowa izzade on the l'horidest System.
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MARUNOUCHL, TOKYO,
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGRAI BANKING CORPOBA. STATION,S
Paid-up Capital:.................83-5,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS:--
-Sterling ****
£1,500,000 at 23.
-$15,000,000
Bilver ...$18,500,000
Reserve" Liability of
Proprietors
$33 530,01 0
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Por la mouthing 4. par opne par İLLURAL,
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HONGKONG SAVINGS BIK
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Rules may be obtained on application INTEREST on deposita á allowed so the me foram anapthly Balances at 829 per cent, per m
Depositon may transfer, at their opción, İNANDI of one or more to the Hongkon
Bank to be placed on PCED DESPOIS OF% cent per andum.
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N. J. STABB,
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BRAD OFFICE-LONDON, EE Paid-up Capia, or more of a $1000 Reserva Find
· Raserve· Liability of Progresorska00,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE = Geomal Resident
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CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and TIXIE DKPOEITE received for 1 year or shorur pushedi, në natus which will be yhound on applicesion,
T. C. DOWNING,
Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE MERCANTILE BANK (F INDIA, LIMITED.
Head, Office 15, Gracechurab Street, London. Authorised Capital ......£1,500,0‹ & Subscribed Paid Uy 雜 Reserve Fund
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-Acting Manager.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
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LONDON OFFICE: 36. Blabopagate, Ef CAPITAL PAID UP RESERVE FUNDS.
U.S. GOLD
BRANCHES
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GERU.
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GEORGE HONG.
Manage Hongkong, 26th September, 1916,
THE
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