1917-05-31 — Page 9

COMMERCIAL NEWS."

Indian Overseas Trade.

ed by the Department of Statistics,

MR. PHILIP GIBBS.

In the Front Rank of War Correspondents.

preciative article in the Nation on

were

with f

AD

THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1917.

SIDELIGHT FROM

GERMANY.

Final Appeals for the Sixth

* War Loan.

the

THE PEKING GAZETTE. HONGKONG SHARE

Arrest of its Editor,

Mr. Eagens Chen, editor and proprietor of The Peking Ganešta, was arrested at 2.30 on Saturday morning, says the Peking Daily News of May 21, for the publica-

day entitled "Selling China" tion of an article on the preceding purporting

to reveal

REPORT.

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

OFFICIAL PRICES.

BANKS. apH: K. & S. Baoks n.

MARINE INSURANCES. Cantons

Con-

$705

$350

B.

t. 150

1.

$870

D. ex 73 8917

FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires

罐 $146

Shells

$8

BANKS.

BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Buzinase Transacted.

INTEREST ON FIXED

DEPOSITS:...

For 3 Months 3% per annum.

Chief Mansor,

$9971

SHIPPING.

b. & sa. $82

For 6 Months 4% per annum.

$17.50 $107 $40

n.

109

For 12 Months 41% per annum LOOK POON SHAN;

bx d

REFINERIES,

63

$104 $30

MINING

32,6

to 17

$2.65

n

27/6

53-

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, &C.

$76 $121 t. 98

H. K. Wharves b Kowloon Docks b Shai Docks.

n.

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

DE CHINE.."

Capital (34 Paid up)...Francs 45,000,000

President

André Berthelot General Manager A. J. Pernotte.

HEAD OFFICE:

74 Rus Saint Lazare, PARIS BRANCHES in PEKINÒ, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN and HONGKONG.

BANKE68.

In FRANCE: Société Générale pour.

favoriser le Développement du Com- merc et de l'adüstrie en France. In LONDON: London County & West-

master Bank, Ltd. In ITALY: Banca Commerciale Italians.

Telegraphic Address: CHIBANKIND.

Interest Bowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms en application. Every description of Banking and exchange baïinest, transacted.

M. ROUET DE JOURNEL.

Manager.

HONGKONG BRANCH: ·

Tel No. 235%

Hongkong, 14th May, 1917.

NOTICES.

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANZING

MOTION,

CORPORA

Paid-up Capital .................$13.00€,000

RESERVE HUNDS: "

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21-

-$15,000,000 Silver $18,500,000

$33 530,0 Reserve Liability of

Proprietors.....$15,000,068

COURT OF DIRECTORA

J. A. Fammer, Eat, Deputy Chai Hon Mr. C. Anton, G. T. H. Babies Je QTM: Gubbay. Ing. Bon. Nz P, EL 567 E. V. D. Parry Sage Mila Tomanen, Fatm A B Cer Mos. Es

Qurar MAṇamil Yongtong. 2. kezde, Bag

Shanghai G. Stephen Eag Louis BeatersLondon Crusty and

Westminster, lasised.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed i

Ou Current Accommer at the rate of 3 par vann.

entrem on the daily balocs

ON FIXED, DEPOSITS, E For months, H per cent per Antene For 5 worth of per cent, per aZG'ARA .. For in months, & per cent. pat zanes N. J. STABB.

Chief Managen

HONGKONG SAVINGS BINE.

THE-Business of the above Bank is conducted by the RONGLONG AND SHANGHAI BASHING TORPORATION, Eules may be obtained on appetis INTEREST deposita ja allowed an the she kem meathly balances at dyi per cent per Maum

Depositors may transfer, t · opticst, balances of $100 or mors to the Congles and Changh Bank to be placed on FD DEPOSIT 21 € sent per substa

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpen- tion.

N. J. STABB,

Chief- Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK: CF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND. CHINA.

incorporated by Royal Charice 1852

"EAT OFFICE-LORDON PAIDUP CAFTIAL CO RESERVE FUND

£1.

RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1, 100,000

PROPHISTORY

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Be

bosine transacted. CURBEST ACCOLATE opsed and FIXEN DEPOSITS received for 1 year or anorter periods, ne rates which will be quoted on application.

T. C. DOWNING,

Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

$99

b.

$100

E.

$95

b.

$6.80

D.

$33

b.

t. 80

b.

$75

COTTON MILLS.

bi

t. 15

b.

2. 14k

that the

b MISCELLANEOUS.--

+191 t. 5,70

5. Queen's Building.

Borneos b. China Light & P. 2. Providents Dairy Farms

$7 $5.50

A.

ኪ.

$8

$29

This

sa: $7,60 & 7,70

b.

$49

1.

$151

$28

$10

$6.40

$9.10

:

cts. 90 $8,40 $15

10.00

1.00 AM. 10 6.00 - 10

to 13.30.M. 20 15453M to

B.00 ASC ΣΤΙΣ 15 Μα

10 Max.

14 Kre

18 MOX.

1.167 to

1.45 2.36 10

$.1$x.x

£357 350

BLOUP.X

SALT Q

8.03.

reconstruc

H. K. Electrics

Record Price of Japanese Rice. Oska, May 24. Tas Osaka” Rice Ercharge has suspended Mr. B. W. Nevinson, himmeli trading in oder to carb the one of the most experienced of runaway tendencies in prices; war correspondents has an ap- which this morning went over Yen 20 breaking all previous, Mr. Philip Gibbs's work. Mr. to subscribe to the Sixth War The final appeals to the nation recorde. The Kobe Rice Ex Nevinson begins by describing Loan are exceedingly interesting. change has also stopped trading. his meeting with Mr. Gibbs at the main interest lying in the alleged secret compact which is Sofia during the first Bilkan fect that the appeals now asually said to be under negotiation. Ha Manchurian Crops. war, four and a half years ago, display the growing dread that is now detailed at the beadquart- North Chinas The Manchuria Daly News of when there appeared a gathering failure to subscribe a sufficient ers of the Metropolitan Police, Unions May 12 reportsThere have been of war correspondents represent-sum will unnerve the hands of whose Chief, General Wa Ping Yangiszes beard some pessimistic forecasts ing all the nationalities of Europe. the Government and the military belang, has thus far refused to mide on this year's crop › because Mr. Novinaɔn continues:—

suthorities. The gist of the allow him to be bailed out. Late in time, there tidenly latest appeals ie, You must con day sent a formal dispatch to the of the continerd drought, broken

Tae Metropolitan Police yester H.K. Fires with only light showers, few and appeared a strange figure moving tribute liberally because for between. Indeed, the peyoho-ailently among us-pale and thin country is in imminent danger, office of the Peking Gazette 1 gissl effect of these forecasts Las of lace, recalling some idealistic Tais is a quite other standpoint demanding to know the name of Douglases already made itself apparent on hero of the French Revolution. from that adopted daring the the acting editor and stating that Steamboats the staple produce and general had known Philip Gibbean an five earlier sabeoription periods, unless its request be complied indos (Del.) careal market, Ana agricultural "outside reporter," when

Then it was, Victory after victory with within two days, the publicandos (Pref.) expert, whose opinion is entitled were on the Daily Chronicle to is awarding our arme; the enemy

tion of the paper would not be Ferries to respect, says that it is premature gether. Most of us know bim se shows visible signs of collapse; be allowed. Unless the Peking Gazette to pass remarks at this early stage an excellent writer of Fleet street can bold out no longer. Subscribe seade in the name of the seling

pon the crop catlook. The ex fiction, and of other fiction too. in order that his complets fall editor to the Metropolitan Police Sugars ceptional îndation on the Kaoliang Bat no one had ever thought may be hssigned. market has been chiefly due to the of him in connection

to-day, there will be no issue | Malabons" brik demands from Shentong, but war. Nothing could be imagined in poetical form-some fairly

Many of these latest appeals are to-morrow. the gloomy predictions canton this lase like the mythical

The charge against the editor Kailani's year's harvests have had some corespondent who went dashing poetic form permits an emotion-to be more than one count. Most Raubs

WAT good, others mere coggerel. Ton of The Feking Gazelle is paid Langkats thing to do with it. There is no over the exsanguined field, re-alim sad fervour of diction serious of all the charges is re-

Tronohs gainsaying the fact that this year volver in hand, tea in mouth, which would not be in keeping poried to be that of sedition. In

Urais bs been uncommonly dry. How field-glasses, dispatch case, with the gravity of prose. Hardly view of this, all the attempts by ever, what has been sficed there-camera, and thermos fisk fiying a paper of act that does not Mr. Chen's friends to bail him by belongs to the early-sown round him. One recognised employ its house gost in the oat bare failed He will be which failed to germinate, and Gibbs at once as the sort of man manafacture of posms with such handed over to the local Procura Meade have had to be laid down who never has anything to eat titles as "Help as to Victory!" torate for trial upon the request gain. In sy event, it is not and always loses his luggage, as, "The Enemy Nears our Gater." of the latter. Meanwhile he wil right to say that the drought has in fact, he had done (not that I Think of It!""Think of it!" be detained at the bearg arters unhinged the sowing operations have any right to talk, for in is as follows: "Think of the of the Metropolitan Police under Centrals in general. The raisers of rice various campaigns I have lost Rassian hordes who devastated the direct supervision of Gezera! H. K. Hotels da paddy fields will do well to mine six me). One also con- car land. Think always of Eag-Wa Ping-being.

Land Invest, look out for shortage of water for jctured that he hardly knew a land's hunger plans, or the irrigating purposes.

H'phreys Est. The Prime Minister has declared horee from a gun, or a rifl from Baralong, think of Renter's lies. there was no truth in the reports Shai Lands

K'loon Lands a spade. But that did not seem Think daily of the thieving desire which had been published in West Points to matter, for he had come se sn for car land and goods. Think The Peking Gazette under the The trafe return for the year artist. He clang to the Army hourly of what would happen to title of "Selling Chica" ending March, 1917, just publish fill, at last, more than half the as should the enemy gain bis cerning an alleged agreement Kung Yiks

Ewos correspondents ordered ends. Think every moment of our baving been arrived at between. hack. Be refaced to go. is very interesting. The importe escort drove him into a train, with posed to drum-fire. Thick morn-wes to secure a large losn

warriors in ice and frost and ex-China and Japan whereby China Yangtszepoos

S'hai Cottons b. of merchandise were valued at one hundred million sterling, or

fixed bayoneta. When he was ing, noon, evening, and night on the understanding an increase of 12 million sterling, conveyed to beadquartere, the all the evil that has been done to arsenale of the country were

13 per cent, over the figures dignified but grim persistency of

us, on all the evil thoughts about to be placed under Japanese for the previous year; the ex- his indigestion raised such a ports, including re-exporta, at storm that he was returned to thee, on all the sorrow and the dis control, and the

grace brought on ns, and how all ion of the Chinese Army was to Green Islands 181 millions, or an increase of 29 front. Then one divined his this is to be changed. Give be placed in their hands. millione, or 22 per cent. In spite gaslity.

money, and again money. Thereby was the article, for the pablication H. K. Ice Co., of the intensified submarine cam- The present war has proved the paign a total trade of 261 mil-quality beyond question. That you help yourself, you help all of of which Mr. Chen's arrest was Ropes

us, you help us to victory, you made, although it is said that Steel Foundries n. lions sterling passed over the sensitive and intellectual figure, help to preserve our existence in there were other charges besides. Trams, Low Level b. peas, or an increase of 49 per who looked the type of the fastidi- the world."

The Prime Minister farther Trams, Peak, old n. cent, over the previous year. Of ous literary man, now stands in The Kolnische Folkszeitung stated that the report shout the Trams, Peak, new n. the imports very noticeable the front rank of war correspond-publishes the following: "We Chinese Japanese negotiations Laundries increases are under motor ca18,eate, and there are very few battle in stormwind and weather was merely a rumour with the U. Waterboats nxI. petrol, bardware, dyer, glase, mong ne. either of the living or termoil; we hold out in the rain object of discrediting him. paper, white and coloured cotton the dead, who could beat his of ballets sad protest the home- Charges of The Peking Gazette goods and wcollens. There were, recard. No one can have read and with our hard, horny hands. that Mr. Tao Ju-ling, present on the other hand, noticeable all the books on the war, but of Sea that we are not besten, and Managing Director, and Mr. Lu dresses under railway plant, witnesses, I have found none thirst and hard necessity we obsy of Communicaions, were.con- those I have read, written by eye help us to victory. Ia bonger and Chang-yu, a Director of the Bank riling stock, sugar, cotton grey goods, iron and steel, copper "Soul of the War" and this hardest sacrifice does not frighten the Japanese were refated by the to Burpass Philip Gibbs's the dictate of the hour. The cerned in the negotiations with and matches. The manner in Which Ladia has assisted the book on The Battles of a when it concerns the doing of former. Io an interview Mr. Taso Allie is to be seen in the large the Somme," either for buman our sacred daty. We are silent Ja-ling stated: "I bave never even exports of wheat, rice, zaw skins sympathy or historio value. The about our own wants and desires.reen or talked with Major-General and tanned bides, shellse, seeds writer possesses a kind of pas- Help us to victory.

Ohikoyasu in Peking. The report (ohiy linseed) and sand bege. sionale insights sympathetic "Our blood is Rowing in about the big loan is absolutely an There were increases under raw power of imagination, which torrents from the North Sea to true. Yesterday the Metropolitan cotton and piece goods. There enables him to discern the depths the Earine. We suffer from frost Police summoned the editar of was a zoteworthy decrease under of reality, and never allows him to and from the sun's pitiless heat. that paper for inquiry. I thick T/T..... ter. The shipping clearances with remain satisfied with the abstract We suffer sending tortures for that the article is calculated to Demand cago from ports in British India and superficial view of armies on country. But our eagle's disturb the peace," during the year were 5,185 and their movements. That is bie wings still fly proudly. Help as with a tonnage of "style"--the style which is the to victory. It is to you we look

4 m/s........................ 5,EDO,438 as against 4,269 veele man. Mere words and expressions to nerve the armed fist so that Palpwood Concession in Ontario. T/T Shanghai.... with 5,322,834 tone in 1915-16,

never milter much, though Philip when the storm of battle rages i Gibbe instinctively

A contractor in the Nipigon T/T Singapore cur hand more firmly greeps the district, Ontario, has been grant T/T Japan Commercial and-Produce Market.

the well worn physɛe, the rifle, so that we break the deceited the right to cut pulpwood and india ready made or London April 11.-The Bank

second hand fal enemy's power. Give us gold timber on the Black Starged T/T San Francis-1 Dous, India ....... clothing which covers a multi and silver for the fight. Help us River reserve, which is approxi rate was reduced on 5th inat. by tude of inanities. It is the thought, to victory."

per cent. to 5 per cent., after the temper, the way of looking st

mately 1.000 square miles in T/T Java....................... 188

co & New York/ having remained at 5 per cent. things, that matter, And, next from the Konische Zeitung:-enrich the provincial tressary to T/T Francs...........

Another specimen, this time extent. The price arranged will T/T Marks. Nom Finos Jan. 13. The open market to the sympathetic imagination, "Remember that our foes have the extent of at least £700,000,

3.2534 Demand, Paris...... 3.26

BUYING. 4 m/s. LC.........

2/5 9/16 The Silver market has shown knowa, during the last two and a England, who cannot conquer us to the Sixth War Loan and dom-] 4 m/s. DIP...... considerable strength, and the ball years upon the French front, with honourable weapons, engaged pe

******* 2/5 11/16 price of bare is now 36 d. per. there has been enough monotony in a cowardly starvation war

our enemies to make peace.". 6 m/s. L/C

2/5 13/16 In the Rubber share market of dreariness, and enough repe against our women, children, and paper "zept" by the Government, 30 dis. San Franc-1 The Lokal Anteiger, a Berlin 30 d/s. Sydney &

2/5 13/16 has been a recommencement

tition of horror to make anyone aged. Remember that France implores the nation to think less of baying, and many prices show

5814 Chinese bonds ale! Tet Philip Gibbs does not stire

beasts of questions of internal policy. 4 ms: Marks Improvement,

wurdardos we been buoying owing to the run aisle. His sympathy never in the shape of men against The reform of the Prassian Dist nots to reinvent the proceeds of gs. His imagination remains

yon, that she sezda oloured is, of course, é vital question; sa is

the reform of the Prussian fran and fathers in the field. R mem bar what Rassia's stage Cossack burning quentinor, and the hordes have made of the farish nation's temper is rising. of the Chartered Bank Washington, May 24ring Esst Prusian province and Bat is it wise,ake the journal, The Produce Church, Editor of the Army and its peaceful inbabitante. Bemem-at this serious crisis in the nation's tets have been interfered with' Navy Journal, probably the East ber that neutral, America has life, to waste energies on thees Demand, Singapore 162

broken cft relations with as domestic matters ? Let them On Haiphong...... 34% prem torbed their business. Remem require at the present moment On Bangkok beesuse our submarines baya die- rent for the present, "We On Saigon............ 34% prem ber the treachery of Ramanii and all as laman power, ke wa Sovereign 8.25 Nom Italy, remember the maltreatment The interval problems TiBarer, per cz... 3

dare not divide, our strength on Gold Leaf, por: a.... 45.50 of mir imprisoned heroes in enemy countries. Remember the bombing bring the we to s successfed and

SUBSIDIARY COINS of peaceful, undefended towns by is task enough for our powera." our foss. I-member the Baralong

avoids

for short losna is 42 per cent, what strikes one most in the way rejected the sincere offer of peace

and discount for four months'

Bank bills 44 to 4 per cent. Philip Gibbs looks at things is by our Kaiser, rejected it with

the persistent freebnese. Heaven insolent mockery, Remember that

up

bu

Watsons

b. x. d. $5 Wm. Powells E.

86,50 Morning Posts. n.

$29

BENJAMIN & POTTS, Share and General Brokers.

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CORRECTED TO HOON THURSDAY MAY 31, 1317,

Tel address: Broker.

EXCHANGE,

SELLING.

2/434 2/4 11/16

30 d/B................... 21434 60 dis..........

2/5 2/5 146 Nom. 102

11

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57-

Melbourne an...

isco &NewYork/

Nom

Traws bonds; very low sellers Alert, his eyes open, his style the beasta against your sons, brother, chie. Passion runs high on these Demand, New York. 574-

me in the market. Japanese expression of himself.

have also been in short

The meeting has been

American Editor' Dead,

Gdia, sta.

holidays, and some of the known

military periodical public sales are suspended. pablished in the United States, Squint tone bas has just died after a short illness bút previous prices are

sed: Supár: has met with demand at firm- prisos,

*If you remember all thir, you

4 m/s, France... 3.3714 6 m/s. Francs...... 34214 Demand, Germany.. T/T Bombay ............ Demand, Bombay. Nom. T/T Calcutts Demand, Calcutta... Nom. Demand, Manila: .......

DISCOUNT PIER $100100 For a good solid meal a la Chiness...20 ota, pisos

firm, but nominal being now quoted 3x. 24. per lb., of businem. Rice and Smoked Sheet 3 110, per lb. Arm tone, The Fine Hard Para is 31, 24d, per Manila Hemp is quiet, ib. Straits Tin is £218 50 to £216

The market for 10s. for cash, and £218 5% to will know what you have to expe Carte 07 Table d'Hote; with Chinese. Rabber has been quist, 2216 102. for three months and what you have to downes & Liquors of the Best Hengkon

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