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COMMERCIAL NEWS.

immediate steamers are

Pacific ports.

Manchurian Produce.

at Y440, 4.35.

FROM THE PULPIT.

The "Yes" Which Meant "No" Which Changed, to “Yes.***

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THE HONGKONG TELE

TUESDAY, JUNE, 26, 1917.

brother man for truth or duty, BRAZIL, AND GERMANY. HONGKONG »SHARE

Let him have the list word, by all mcam, and that early on : the argoment, for the longer you

bear.

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The best fits are

from

"And now that a secon i boat has

REPORT

B-SELLERS; SA-SALES; B.—BUYERS, X.—NOMINAL.

BANKS.

BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Gaberal Banking Business Transacted.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

BANKS HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORA

TION..

Faid-up Capital........ .$15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 2-

Silver

- $15,000,000 ...$18,500,000

$5$ 500,00

$15,000,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

COURT OF DIRECTORS.

Hou, Mr. S. H. Dodwell Chairma-,

J. A. Piomover, Esq., Irenary

Hon Mr. C. H. Anton, D.

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OFFICIAL PRICES.

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MARINE. INSURANCES,

North Chinas

$690

M.

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t. 150

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b. ex 73 $190

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Ile

$149 $825

For 3 Months 3% per annum.

SHIPPING.

For 6 Months 4% per antum.

$. b.

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sa, $101 & 102

5.

$40

11.

118/-

For 12 Months 44% per annum LOOK POON SHAN;

Chief Manager.

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Kowloon Docks Shai Docks

sa.

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BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.

Capital (4 Paid up) Franca 45,000,000

Presid-at

André Berthelot

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HEAD OFFICE:

74 Rue Saint Lazere, PARIS BRANCHES in PEKING. SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN and HONGKONG.

BANKERS.

In FRANCE: Société Générale pour favoriser le Développement du Com- merce et de l'Industrie en France. In LONDON: London County & West-

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

Telegraphic Address : CHIBANKIND..

Interest flowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terma en application. Evesy description of Banking and exchange business transacted.

-M. ROUET DE JOURNEL

Manager.

HONGKONG BRANCE:

Tel No. 2332

5. Queen's Building.

Hongkong, 14th May, 1917.

Geixe XanadES Hongkong-N, J. Bɛabh, Esq.

MASAGER Shanghai-4, 0. Stephan, Esq. London Bake-London County

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on the daily balance

ON SIXED DEPOSITS.

For 3 months j per cent, per ARNTON, For 6 months, per cent, per CDON.

For a month, i per cant, pat azota.

N. J. STABB,

Chief Managem

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE Eminess of the above Bank is concocted by the HONGKONG AND SEANGELI BANKING CORPORATION, e obmined op applicatio

on deposits is allowed or the min Imam monthly balances at 838 per cent, per angun.

Depositors may transfer, at their option, balanças st $100 or more to the Hoogkong and Shangh Back to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT cual per anism.

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpors

ta

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

incorporated by Royal Charter 1953.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON TAIDLE CAPITAL

RESERVE FUND

BESERVE LIABILITY OF

PROPRIETORS

EL,306,009

FORLICK CHANGE and' General Bankind

business transacted. CURRY ACCOUNTS opened and ECZE DEPOT received for 1 year or sporter perioda, sa rates which will be quoted on application,"

T. C. TOWNING,

Manager Hongkong. 11th April, 1912,

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MISCELLANEOUS.

Ocean Freights.

argue the more will be tie himself, President's Address to Congress, The American Express Com-

up with protests that he is not pany-ban the fallowing in ite

going near your vineyard, not be. May Bulletin:-High rates and

Never convince a man: against The Freeidenk of Brazil sent an amplified list of articles

Notes of a sermon by the Rev.his will; leave him to convince prohibited for importation into J. Kirk Maconachie at Usion himself, which is the only find the following message to Congress Great Britain have apparently so Church on Sunday morning :-

of conviction that amounts to on the 26th ultimo:-- reduced the movement of com- But what think ye?

much.

"Gentlemen of the National mercial shipments that lower had two sons, and he came to

The father in this story is Congress. rates and essier shipping con- the first and said, 'Son, go work an understanding man. Family

"I submit for your information Cantons ditions to United Kingdom ports to-day in the vineyard. And he life is greater school for

to-day, authenticated copies of Unions seem to be in prospect. Space is snewered and said, 'I will not': Parents an even for children the intelligence I received from Vangiszes more readily obtainable and rate bat afterwards be repented and and rocks lie lightly lower for attractive wert. And be came to the second parents will not learn when the Brazilian Legation in Paris, relating to the sinking of one bargo To French ports the sad said likewise. And he and "how to refrain their lips, mora vessel belonging to the mer. China Fires b conditions are very unsatisfactory, answered and said, Igo Sir'; and

"even from good.' There is a inaamnoha the ships available went not. Matt, 21/28. time to insist and a time to give cantile first of Brezil by a torpedo H.K. Fires are insufficient to move the

This little story contains away, and the grace of God will from a submarine of the Ger smsuat of argo offered and agents great deal of human nature, as guide you about them if you will naval force. The attitude Douglases Sad it difficult to make chartere shown in domestic life, where, it look for it. You mast be able to which the Government asumed Steamboats Practically the same conditions is said, we all come out in our be firm, but it does not do to meet when Germany communicated to Indos (Def.)

all nations the establishment of lados (Pref.) exist to Genos and Naples trae colours. The two sons in obstinacy with obstinacy, Bur-

Shells submarine blockade on the Rates are correspondingly high. the family are of very different liness with brow beating. The

Ferries To Holland the situation is un- dispositions, and both diffealt to one solvent, of these difficulties is eatern and southern coasts of Europe, restricting than the changed, no space being available deal with. In the case of the plenty of love. Given that, you liberty of the ses, and extending Sugars for commercial cargo. To Den-second, the difficulty is that he is may leave much to the after- mark and Sweden the service is too easy, never says no, even if thought, the appeal of the better indiscriminately to the world Malabons interrupted and future steamship he *melns it. I go, Sir," self, when the argument has been outside the conflict the most

wisely closed before it grew hot violent process of war, ia wall Kailans departarea are uncertain.

replies, compliant

Longkats Norwegian-American Line son- polite, but somehow the Fine and embittered. "Afterward he krown to the whole nation.

"The Brazilian Government Raubs tinues to operate with bat alight yard does not see him that day. repented himself and want;" we irregularity, bot in booked several i: is really very difficult to desi only make repentance difficult by then protested and, when the Tronoks

Parana was torpedoed, eavered Urais weeks ahead. To South Americs, with this facile, assertive disposi pushing things too far. That is

well tion, without any depth to it, its one of the elementary lessons of diplomatic and commercial re booked up, and on account of strongest surface impulse to Lousehold life, and it applies all lations with Germany. difhoulty in chartering ships, it make itself agreeable but its round. 18 passible that there will be a raling attention just to please undone by over-doing, over-insist been torpedoed without previous scarcity of steamer room. There itself. Ose has to learn to waiting, leaving nothing to the initia warning, and we are menaced by has been an advance in rates by and see" with many of one's tion of the better nature in the daily decrease of our navigation an increase in the surcharge fellow-creatures, and it is not a fellow-creature we would wish to and external trade, the Govern (which formerly was 35 per cent) pleasent leason, acquiring the can help. It is never the Lord's way meat is compelled to rap into Centrals to 50 per cent. To the Orient the tion and reserve which are neces to over-barden a"sincer with practice the measures for defence H. K. Hotels sitaation in unchanged, depar- aitated less by the black sing reproaches before his time. He which the high resolution of the Land Invest. tures being infrequent and most of our social life than its ingratiat lets us do our own reproaching, National Council atall inspire. Hphieys Est. shipments moving overland via ing, agreeable insincerities. One sad it is always the hardest to The Government, in submitting Kloon Lands

this matter for your consideration, Shai Lands of the joys of the better world will be that we shall be able to A third type is shown us in theas is ita duty, does not desire,

COTTON MILLS. take people at their face values Farable here. It is the worst of however, to avoid the responsi The local produce market without incurring disappoint, the type which not only bility to it, of giving it opinion Ewos maintained a firm tone this mornments,

refased at first bat persisted in frankle. It appears urgent to Kung Yiks ing, says the Manchuria Daily "I go, Sir; certainly; delighted, the refossi. It is seen in the the Government to utilise the S'hai Cottons News of Jans 12. The sharp rise don't mention it." Bat the thing chief priests and eldere, at whom German mercantile bosta intern Yangtszepoos ain silver yen, was practically does not get done. That, says the indeed the moral ie directly ed in the Brazilian ports, exelad-

ignored. Kaoliang, however, Lord, is how some of His children pointed. John the Baptist, saiding in the meanwhile any idea of Borneos formed an czoption. Spot benan treat the Heavenly Father, our Saviour, came to them "in confiscation, which is repugnant China Light & P.n. ware quoted in the neighbour. His work lies andone because the way of righteousness, and to the spirit of our legislation Providents hood of Y.4.28. Fatures, harden- their undertakings are unfulfilled. though publicans and harlots and to the general sentiment, Dairy Farms Sachatili-Green Islands ing by 5,8 sen all round, opened Obedience, the first thing God gave heed to him-first thoughts of the country.

Y.4.29, sskr, is the last thing he gets or second-the leaders did not sation would find support in the H.K. Electrics b. and Yen 4.25" and, went up far- | Assent?" Yes, by all means, even afterward repent themselves principles of the Convention. H. K. Ice Co.

Ropes Steel Foundries ther towards the close. Bean Respect? Abundantly. But God of their ill reception. For this resigned at the Hague on the cakes was literally a rage. Spo. would give a great deal of asient son, said the Master, they were 18th of October, 1907, and would Trams, Low Level b.

the Kingdom be without compensation notil we Trams, Peak, old D. gohda started at Yen 117 and for a little obedience, and He has farther esme up to Yon 1.20 or so. Jane no ass for those who say, "Lord, of God then these notorious sin could verify whether they were Trams, Peak, new a

neta. And truly who is excluded private property, which even in a Laundries goods began at Yen 1.10 and Lord," bat will not do the things from that Kingdom like the man state of war ought to to, and U. Waterboats n. Were lifted up as high as Yen which Be sayÐ, 124. July and August cakes | The other son in this domestic who shuts down the inner light, would be, respected by Brazil, or Watsons opened slike at Yen 114 and parable it of the opposite kind who who will act listen to his better whether they belonged to com- amped up to Yen 121 and Yen pat their worst side outermost self, who knows his second panies depending on official con- 18 respectively; September not that that is a virtue in itself, thoughts are best but declines to pection In any case, what appears variety was quoted at Yen 117. Bluntly he replies, "I will not be led by them? Noman is so hope to the Government to be beyond is delay is that measures imposed by Spot- besa oil was rated at and there, be meant, was to be lees; indeed no other man

the public interest" and by the 1.19.00. Jane and August oile the end of it. However, there is hopeless.

honour of the nation should be The thinnest of all reasons for had their respective starts of someone else who has a word to

taken." T18 80 and Y.18 90 The goods Bay before the end is reached.relasing Christ's call is that yon for delivery at the end of the out-That is the man's own better self, have said it and you will stick reat month stood at Y.19.00. which begins to put in a word as to it. Yet · I am afraid Kolisng recorded a farther de-soon as the rudeness and bad no better reason can be given for preciation by 6-8 sen all round. tamper have been blurted out. much of the irreligion which we Spot variety was priced at Y.2.70 An easier life we should have of deplore Men and women know are indeed a joy and a crown. Fataree started at T.2.67 it but for those better selves.in their hearts that they are There is, thank God, the child Mor June, 1.2.88 for July, and Cross-grained, perrezee people wrong, yet they will not turn and who gladly says "I go," and goes. T/T

Y.$.05 for August deliveries have

to put. up go right. They are not really at Ob why have we not more of that Demands themselves, far ease about their worldliness and ready, instinctive, anselfish 30 ₫/s. more than they in flick on self-pleasing and will often con-response to make to Christ's 60 d/s. friends and neighbours. That { fees in frank moments that they loving call; why so slow, to

T/T Shanghai... is why they come to look so wish they had in earlier days laid hesitant? Why in need so much Japan's Cotton Trade.

T/T Singapore... 10734 Some interesting figures in miserable. They are miserable, out their is on different lines. of second thoughts, reproachful T/T Japan ***....... 1175% relation to the cotton apinning and we all are miserable in pro The better self makes itself beard reflection, peranaalos, argumen: T/T India trade of Japan have been compil portion as we keep up an inward now and then, but is drowned by entreaty ?

Demand, India I sometimes think our human TT San Francis- ed by the Zaśnei Keizai Jiho contention between one worse the clamour of this world.' Last year the thirty-two principal and car better natures.

But who so thoroughly. cats world at large is at beet like the co & New York! The trouble about “total de“ himself off from the household man who gives a anrly, ill-condi- I/T Java.................... ..... 145 companies made net profits tc-

ho

who says to alling Y.67,388.472 on a paid pravity" is that nobody can as

the tioned refusal, and then afterward T/T Marke. Nom. Not being wholly father "I will not," and does repente, more or less fully, and T/T Francs...... ap capital of 96,769,318. In | Atlain to it. December last year the capital beyond good sense and feeling, not? People wonder

at gces, mora or less reluctantly to Demand, Paris...... 3,48 mysated in the cotton trade this rough-spoken, ill-conditioned the tenderness of the gospel to the last. We have had our Lord's aggregated. Y.200,000,000. The man has got an afterward" to such as are represented by teaching long before us, and we

4 m/s. L/C.. spinning industry depende al-deal with, instead of being happy" publicone and sinnera." Now argue about it, debate it orar,

4 m/s. D/P. "After a few secretly resent it; some and moet entirely upon foreign sources at taking his own way.

practically

decide

6 m/s. L/C for 1s supply of raw material, ward be repented himself, and condemn it more or less openly is impracticable. The world 39 d/s. Sydney & and the value of the importations | went."

Melbourne eur, And afterward a con-an moral laxity. Still did our is landed in diesster to day in 1916 as Y.277,571,500. Most science, heart, memory it is these 18.viour put forward anything for the neglect of it, and 30 d/s. San Franc-} of the collon imported came from that make hell, and a man is upon this subject but what is instead of repeating of the neglect,

isco&New York/ 4 m/s. Marka Indis and the United States. Some aware of it just because he is not consistent with the facts of life? people go about hinting that the

The repentant inner has a fature teaching is a failure. It is we bo 6 m/s. France. 3.6511⁄2 ides of the growth of production totally depraved. of cotton yarns in Japan can be How often our second thoughts before him, but what future can are the failure, and failure will Demand, Germany gathered from the fact that the about the beat things are beat! It there be for the unrepeating re-dog humanity so long as we re- Demand, New York. 63% netput has more than trebled in seems almost in our Loms faser? The two bave their ceive Him who comes to us in the T/T Bombay

Birtren years. The following make-up to refuse at first if God's faces set different ways, and it wayof righteousness with the cold- Demand, Bombay

Nom. comparison is of interest;~ call interferes with our little not where a man stands at the nese and dubiety and half-hearted- TIT Calcutta: .....................

Production, Export, liking our passing interests, our moment but where he is making news with which all but the few Demand, Calcutta... Nom balea. balas. mere omilly But there is much for that determines the farare, srer have received Him and do Demand, Manila... 12014 695 212 257,307 to hope for from the after-"See that ye refuse not him that still to this day. That is what is On Haiphong

Demand, Singapore. 10734

4% prem. 1,825,579 547,147 thought. Happily for us all, speaketh," speaketh from within, wrong when all has been said, On Saigon...........

34% prom Ohios is the beet customer for the truth has an advocate within Torn away from the prescher if and the result, of course, is misery. On Bangkok

604 span's cotton yarns, purchasing the gitadel of every soul. The you will; there is a preacher who Same say this world is not in: Sovereign ............ 7.85 Nom

the extent of 1.63,842,489 in controversy does not end with comes closer, from whom to turn tended ever to be happy place, Gold Leaf, per oz... 45.40

first 916 The bulk of the exports the

refusal, however away is to be a lost soul;

That je as it may be; what is Bar Bilver, pero.... 333% In our Lord Himself we have absolutely certain is that hap COBISS Bro of smaller Tebement. There is a court of

appeal where the case is rebeard, yet one other type which shows pines will never be bere until it SUBSIDIARY COINS,:| and the rehesring show that what sonship and obedience traiz esa be said of our bumsu family many a man is far less truculent are. Even in our human familice at large, as it is of our Elder and opposed than bis first early find some approach to it Brother," Lo, I am come, in the Chinese...20 cts, pieces 4.4%. good solid moal ́a^lz'

answar looks like. Never be now and then, the child of volume of the book it is written Chinese 10 or Table d'Bote with & Liquors of The Best concerned about getting the last cheerful temper, unselfish heart of me, I delight to do Thy will; Hongkong 20 cts, places par. KANDRA CAFE.

word if you have to plead with a and loving understanding which Thy law in within my heară.” Hongkong 10

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CORRECTED TO BOON TUESDAY

JUNE 26, 1917,

BENJAMIN & POTTS, »> Share and General Brokers,

Princes Building.

Tel. address: Broker.

EXCHANGE.

SELLING.

4/8...........

2/696

2/6 7/16 2/6 9/16 2/6 11/16 21694 Nom

Nom.

Nom.

604

3.474

BUYING.

2/74/4 2/736

2/7/2

2/716

6114

Nom

3.6714

4 m/s. Francs ......

DISCOUNT PER $100:

4.4.dia

NOTICES.

NOTICE.

PEAK TRAMWAY CO

5.00 AM

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

500 1.3 EVERY 16 M 1.00 4.6 BLOG A

150 3 and. 9 ex. 9.30 to

1100 .. every hal hour.

11.00 33 to 11.45 PM Every quarter of an hour, SUNDAYS:

1

2835 KAL, DO 11.30 AM to

1825 Moon to

10.30 AM. 15.00 4.34. 240 Noon

1.00 13. 6.50 PM

6. F.M.

1.1913 10

10.10

AMEX, to

1.2) 7.3L

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10 MIN.

16 x

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10 MIN

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10 MIX.

NIGHT CARS AF os Week Days.

BATCHDATE:

Batre Cart Midnight.

SPECIAL CARE

Dr Arrangement at the Company's Office,,- Alexandra Buliding.

De Voeux Houd

** Bernas and punch tlakeca avaliable for a Daru Dot skready full, running så the time stated to the Company's tume tubin, bat not for syncini, ari, own, be obtalued on spplication at the Company's Office So Sobson ticket will be Smed moll payment therefor has been wande in Bank Notes or by Chegar or Compradore order regesenting Yack Nolbu. "

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS 400.,

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. (Capital Paid. up...$1,250,000.)

Lonen on Mortgage af Bocas Property, de Goods received on storage.

Advances mada os Merchandise. Loen made on the Provident System.

TROUWER, PIECUTOR.OP. WELLS. ATTORNEY, &c. Undertaken and Rzeusted.

(Refer and Partiledars ön

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General Managers.

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THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Office 15, Gracechurch

Street, London,

Authorised Capital.

Subscribed

Reserve Fund

BANKERB

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The Bank of Engray,

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604,000

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Every description of Banking and Exchange Busmess transacted

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•Services of the Branches of that Institution in Cot South America, and elsewhere, Damelys

BAHIA, BUENOS AIRES. GENOA, HAVANA MONTEVIDEO. RIO DE JANEIROL SANTIAGO DE CUBA, SANTOS, SAO PAUL, PETROGEAD VALPARAISO,

All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opesad and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertained an application.

GEORGE HOGG,

Manger,

Hongkong, 26th September, 1916,

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Reserva Fund****** 21,300,000

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Head OfficeYOKOHAMA

Branches Land

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Agencies. Howdyang New York

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Interest showed on Curaes Lon reodived for fixed periode at natas

FISHI ONO, Mansge Hongkong, 12th March, 1917.