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“Methinkathat clerks, the whole world through, will do much as their bosses do, for which they're | B.. not to blame; for emulation is a part, in cffice, drawing room, and mart, of weird, homan game,

#685

D.

"I often go to Jimpson's store; ¦ ¤. I blow is twice a day or more to bay my prone and things. Old Jimpson is joyous jay; he

$342%

£150

Marine Insurances, Canton Ins. Office. Ld....... North China Ins. Co., Ld.........

10,000 $250

10,000 £15

50427) Sept. 840

Jan.

£25

180 April 145

Jan.

St.

+

#855

Union Ins. Sty of C'ton, Lå

15,498 $250 100

$72 Aug. 760

280

Dec. 500 Jan. 300

he whistles and he sings. I like

to watch the blamed old chump;

I like to see him on the jump, heb.

$143

is so full of steam; and all his n.

$325

Fire Insurances. China Fire Ins. Co., Ld. ..." 'kong Fire Ins. Co... Ld....!

20.000 8100 20 8,000 $250 00

163 420

Aug. 127) Apríl Sept. 1 385 Jan.

11.

$8

#85

$174

Shipping. Douglas Steamship Co., Là.'.

A'kong, C. & M.S.S. Co.,Ld.

20,000 $20

80,000 $15

all 104 Dec. 2816 Mar.

all 231

May 19

Dec.

Indo-China (Combined;

172

B.

$101 $40

118-

Steam Naviga-Deferred

60,000

117 68

Dec. Oct. 54

Dec. 62 Jan.

20

Dec.

Aug-

יי

Shell Tport & Ting Co.. Ld. 3,797,61 £1 all 94/6 June

75/-

Jan.

Es

- ៨

$29

Star Ferry Company. Le.... 4*,000 $10% all

393 Oct. 23

July

Pefineries. $99rhiza 8. Refining Co., Ld.....

$29

Malabon S. Refining Co. Ld.

20,000-$100 all 14,000 R50 all

134) Sept

80

Jan.

Mining.

D

$2.45

ing Co., Ld...........................

ма.

25/6

Tronoh Mines Ltd.

all

all 4.40 Mar.

all 25/- Dec.

35/- April 30 Dec.

2.40

32/6 Mar.

Jan.

n.

32-Tra

ག

174

Ja,

b.

1.

3116

t. 92 t. 73

DocksWharves,Godowns,&c. 8'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld. H.K. & W.D. Co. Ld.......... ShaiDock & EDR. Cold.. Shai & H'kew W. Co., Ld.

■

*0,000 $50 all $2 Oct. 65

April 90 60,0 $50 all 90 Cct. 56 Mar. 135 25.00 1,300 H

621 Sept.

July 921 49 30.000 1.00 all 100 Dec. 30 April 93

Sa

b.

497

193

S.

sa

$6.30 #33

1.80

20,60# $50 all LCC $100 all 10000,$10 all

100 $50 20 - 14

~ # # 1.50

all 1.500 $20 - all

Jan. 40

$7 Mar. 107

6814 Mar

124 Fel. 108 Dec.

118

114 Jan. 103 Dec. 10516 74 Jan. 6. July 7.10

33 Sept.

Deci 107

H'kong Central Estates...... Cotton Ms.

1,600 $100 all

103 Dec- 99 Jan. 103

Ewo Cotton S. & W. .Co., La. Kung Yik

Laou Kung Mow...

Shanghai Cottons..

Yangtszepoo5′′ **ch

"E.

$7

AL.

$4.50

"And that is the way with the b. random shot; it never bite in the n. proper spot: and the joke you. spring that you think so smart, a wound in some may leave fellow's heart.”:

$7.60

$23

b.

"Hers' to the man who n

·labours and does it with a song! Ee stimulates his neighbours and ga. belps the world along!

$7.40 148

$151

+$27

Miscellaneous.

China Forneo Company, Lc, Chins Light, Power Co.Ld. La. (Spec. shares) ......1). China Provt, L. & M.Co. Ld. Dairy Farm Company, Ld Green Island Cement Co. Ld. Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. Hongkong Ice Co., Ld.

10960 $74

Bl]

0 25

Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co., Ld.

41 like the men who do things, b. who hustle and achieve; themen who saw and glue things, and

11.

spin and dig and weave.

"Mon earns his bread in awest or in blood since Adam.sinned; n. and bales of hay sie better than are your bales of wind.

b.

16.40

1.16

$9.10 cts, £0.

$3.40

$13

27,723 $7

b.

$6

343 Dec. 23

Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 325,000. 5/- all 6 Oct. 5

7.50 AFT.!

Langkate

250,000 G.$10 all 4312 May 35 Mar. 10% Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old)

25,00 $10, all | 10 Mar. 9.30 June Do

(New)

• 80,000 $10 $1. 1.00 Mar. 80 cts. Aug Steam Laundry Co., Ld......

20.000 $5 all4.25 Union Water-boat Co., Ld.

all 18 Jan. 16 Dec. Watson and Co., Ld............................

all 7.10 Mar. 6.50 Oct:

16,50 William Powell, Limited...

$2919. C. Morning Post $10 H Kong Steel Foundry Co. Lð,

50,000 $3 1:5,000 $10 c0,000 74 400,000 $7,50 all 60,000 $16 21

6,560 $26 all

60,000 $10 all

ོ

20 1.50 all 150 July 17 Jan. 167 TAC 110 all 164 July 1} Feb. 151

> t.100 all 9012 Sept. 72 Jan. 40,000 £50

175.00 1.5

zill CO May. 77 Jan. 125

all €3

Oct. 631 Deg 31

331

all all all | 71 Jan.

10.35 Oct. 6 25 Jan. 29 Dec.

11.20 Oct. 5.20 Jan. 12.10 45 Oct. 304 Feb. 55

190 Dec. 183 Cet. -190

Jan. 41

Apr. 2 May 10.35 9.65. Mar. 4.95 Oct.

"MORE HORSE SENSE.”

Walt Mason's Philosophy.

Walt Mason, the satter of "Horte Senee,” » hse, fasted another small volume of philo- sophy, which is called "Ripping Rhymes They are distinctly American in atmosphere, bot fall of that homely common-sense which in international.. Ears follow some specimens:--

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 2, 1917.

SHARE REPORT.

་

COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.

$-SELLERE; SA~SALFS; R~BUYERS 1-NOMINĄŁ

To-day's

Closing

Prices

STOCK.

Number of Shares

Par Paid Talue Cy

1915.

Highest

1915. 1916/7. 1916/7.

Alghent Lowest Lowet

to Date

to Pate

Let Dividend

and Date

Banks.

¡H.K. & S'hai -Banking Corp. 120,000 $125 all

સ

bastlee round the livelong day, b. ex 734190 Fangtaze Ins. Assoc. Ld... 12,000 #100 60

tion Co., Ld, Preferred 60,000 £ } all

Caspians

$45

Sept.

185

May

$20.

.680

888

lerks have caught hie style; they hump'around with cheerful smile, and do not loaf or dresme

"When I blow into Jimpson's lair they all seem glad to see me there and anxions for my trade; they give me brisk attention then and ring the chorus 'Come sgsin!" when from the abop I fade.

"Jim Clinker has another store. {n. Jim Clinker's bead seems always Secre, be grumbles and he scowls; and all his olerks have caught that trick; they gloom around the store like sick or broken- b. Ecarted owls. When I go b.

• in

to buy EOMIS tes, B longaid eslerman waite on me as though it were a crime to b rcuse him from his sour repose, bis brooding over secret woLB, and occupy his time.

**If Olinker's clerks to Jimpson went, they soon would shake their discontent, and carol like the birds; if Jimpson's clerk fore. Clinker toiled their optimism would be spoiled; they'd hand out doleful words.

"And so I 18y, and say some more, that all the salesmen in s store will emulate their boss; if he in sour with all bis words, you may be sure his string of clerks will be a total lose.

"I shot an arrow into the air, |- it fell in the distance, I know not where, till a neighbour said it killed his calf, and I bad to him six and a half ($6650).

par. n.

"I bought. acme poison to slay some rats, a neighbour swore that

34,6 Kailan Mining Admin'tion, 1,000,000 £1

Raub Australian Gold Min-

$74

$97

it killed bis cats; and rather than 0. L. $357) t. 143 argue across the fence, I paid bim sa.

t. 70 four dollars and fifty cents(84 50). n..

1.1221 "One night I set sailing a toy s8. balloon, and hoped it would apar

b. t. 5.60 sill it reached the moon; but the candle fell out on a farmer's etraw, and he said I must settle or go to law.

landa, Hotelsand Buildings. B'kong Hotel Co., Ld.......... H'kong Land Investment Co. 'phreya Estate & F. Co. Ld. K'loon Land & B'ing Co., Ld. Shanghai Lands.......

West Point Building Co.. Là

200,10 £1 160,000 £1

796,666 £1 all 43 April 25 Jan. 28,9

fInt. Div. of £2.3/- at ex 2/11- $20.54 Fin."&. Bonus, £2.13- at ex 2/41-$29.12 making 142.66 for 1916. Paid 26/2/17. fFinal of $7 making $25, a/c 1915, and interim of $18 al 1916. Final Div. 157,making 271%. 1 for year ending 30/6/15 (Final of $20 and bonus of $10

making $60.00 for 1975. Int. of $30 for 1916 Paid, 26/4/17. Final of $15 for 1915, and In- 1 terim $3 for 1916. Paid 14/4/17.

80 Int. Div. of $5.00. Paid 4/4/17.

$1.25 for year ending 31/12/16 Paid 132/17 Final of 3 on Pref and 40/- on Def: Shares st Ex. 2/43 Paid 10/5/17 making 6% on Pref: & 50% for Defrd: a/c 1916. Final of 5- for 1916(Coupon 128).

for

[$1.80 Div, and 30 cents bonus year ending 30.4.17 Paid 30/5/17.

Interim Div. of 1 year end. 30/5/17. Paid 15/5/17.

(Coupon 9).

1/2 for 1909

(1/ interim making 4/- for alc

1916 paid 21/12/16

BANKS.

BANK OF CANTON,

LIMITED.

1

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Transacted.

Final of 4-m'ing 5-for a/c year ending 12/11/15 paid July 1916- Div. of $4 & Bonus $2 for 1916,

Paid 22/2/17.

· Final Div. $214, Bonus $6.10 making $IL for year 31/12/15. Päid 27,3/17 Tls. 7 far year ending 30.4.16 Tls. 5 for 1916. Paid 12/3/17."

($3 for 4 year ending 31.12.16

Paid. 17/2/17.

Final Div. of $34.making 7 for year

Leading 31/12/16. Paid 29/1/17-

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

For 3 Months 3% per annum.

For 6 Months 4% per annum.

++

For 12 Months 41% per annum LOOK POON SHAN;

Chief Manager,

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.

Capital (4 Paid up)...France 45,000,000

Presid-at

André Berthelot Gezeral Manager A. J. Pernotte.

50 cents for 1916. Paid 12/2/17." $2 for 1916. Paid 10/2/17.

Final. Div. of 6% making 12%

for 1916. Paid 15:3/17..

HEAD OFFICE:

74 Rue Saint Lazare, PARIS BRANCHES in PEKING, SHANGHAL, 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-

monster Pank, Ltd.

In ITALY: Bança Commercials Italiana. Telegraphic Address : GRIBANKIND.

Interest allowed <a Current Accounts and Fixed Deposlis. Termacuapplication. Every descriptics of Barking and excharge bosiness transacted.

M. ROUET DE JOURNEL,

MADEger. HONGKONG BRANCH:

Tel. No. 2359

5. Queen's Building.

Hongkong, 14th May, 1917.

NOTICES.

NOTICE

DEAK TRAMWAY CO LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

11.30 to

..o 11. C 1.457.3.10

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGRAI

BANKING CORPORA

TION.

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

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21-

-$15,000,000

Silver

$18,500,000

#633 500,000

Reserve Liability of

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

COURT OF DIRECTORS.

HoN: Dödwail, ~C Nairmək,

-3. cetacer, Esq. Deputy Chairman Hen Mr. C. Anton. Mr. P. 2. Hormone G. T. X. Barins, Boğa Gmbhay. A

1

EV. D. Parr, W. Fartender, squ A. 1. Compton, kia.

CHIKH MAXIGER Hongkong-N.J. Bab, Ing.

MANAGER Shanghai. Biephen, London Bankers-London Conaty noč

Westminster, Limited

Eng.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed:

On Current Accounts at the race ol 3 pas con

amarques qu'sha daily balanes,

"Ford moths, per cast, pET AREALIK, For 6 months, 34 per cent, DET KRAHUL,

For is wantha, 4 pet canů PEŤ BADEM N. J.STABB,

Chief Managori

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

.;、..." .

THE Business of the above Bank la conduzzad 21 the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

Rules may be obtained on applicat

INTEREST deposits is slipwed on the matur Les monthly, kalapons at Val di CELL. DOF MEÐAN

Depositors may tramater, at thely option, balaagri of $400 or more "the"HookFolk and Tonga Bank to be placed on XD DEPOSIT 1

cant. per annum.

For the Hongkong and Shahgha? Basting Corpora

-N-J-STABB,

Chief Manager,

THE CHARTERED BANK ÓF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA:

Incorporated by Royal Charter Myy

PEAD OFFICES-LONDON, FAID-UP CAPITAL R RESERVE YUND

RESKAVE LIABILITY OF

PROPRIETORS

FOREIGN PICHANGE and Goerral - Basel,

business transacred CUPPET ACCOUNTS pad and FIXES DEPANTS recived for 1 year of soar periodą si rates which will be quoted ga appilation.

T. C. FOWNING,

Mapagar Hongkong. 11th April, 1912.

THE MERCANTIJ E PANK (1 ·

INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Office 15, Gracechurob

Street, London.

Authorized Capital ......€1,500,000 Subscribed

Paid Up Reserve Fund

1

BANKERA The Mark of England.

1,185,00

36276

600,000

The London icial Stocks Bank, Lim d

Galle

BRANCHES

Karachi

Kota Ban

Kuala Langa

Madras

Penser

Rangde

Spore

426. 3421

180

130

Jan. $1005 $855

190

168 420

143 325

$7 & 82 bonus 1916. Paid 26/1/17) $27 för 1915. Paid 29/3/17

1

137

24

17

190

141-

142

101

53

40

118/-

$6/6-

41

38

146 41

89

$12 for 1916. Paid 31/3/17.

29

$5 for 19.6. Paid 15/2/17.

36/9

26-

3.35

1.70

42/6

26.9

2-1

71

781

59 70

97

91

6.20

3.00 X

33

10.00 A. 11.00 LM. 19.15. 1.3.5. 1.457.26 215.M.

Evay 18 MIN.

26 Mix

15 M.

10 MIN.

Bombay

20 MIN.

Calcutta

10 MIN.

Colombe

5.00 Y

15 MIN.

Dehi

80

6.00 *.. 10

10 MIS.

Jan. 13 June

90,000 $10

21,000 $7 all 6.90 Aug.

Dec1

6. $25 all 28 7,808 $10 all

28

"H-n grosos beneath his burden, s. beneath the chain be wears; and still the toiler's guerdon is worth a. the rain be beare.

"For there's no satisfaction beneath the bending sky like that -the man of sation enjoys when

night is nigh.

To look back o'er the winding and dark ind, rocky road, and know you bore your grinding and Boul-fatiguing load:~

"As strong men ought to bear it, through all the stream and strife-that's the reward of merit

that is the balm of life!

BENJAMIN & POTTS, Share and General Brokers

$3 for year ending 31/7/16 paid 31/10/16.

80 cts. for 1916. 27/3/17..

$3 for year 28/2/17, Paid 9/5/17.

Fin. Div. $3 making $11 for

year 1916. 29/3/17.

Final Div. $1. Bonus $1, mak- ing $3 for 1916: Paid 10/3/17. Int. Div. 7% at 2/116.7 Fin "93% 2/434-48. making 64.7 ete. for 1916. Paid 25/4/17. Tls, 1, for 1916. Paid. 28/4/17.

170 cts. on fully paid shares and 7

cts. on $1 paid shares fp: year | ending 30.4.17 Paid 16/5/17 25 cts.for year ending 31'5'16

($1.25, per share for year end-

1 ing 31,12,16. Paid 3/2/17. 70 cts. for 1916 Paid 29/5/17

(50 cts. on old shares and 25 cts, on new shares for year ending 30.6.14

Princes Building, HONGKONG. Tel address, Broker..

CORRECTED TO NOON, JUNE 29, 1917,

TELEPHONE NO, 1152,

ART SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN “UP TO THE MINUTE SKARE MARKET KEWS *** THE TELEGRAPH SDES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.

SELLING.

2/434

"I like the men who do things, TT who plough and sow and reap, Demand 2/6 7/16 wbo build and delve and he 30 d. 216 8/16 things while dreamers are saleep,”| 50 đ/s. ............................. 2/6 1/16

"It is not mine the world to 4/8................ 2/64 room; when I was born the Fates | T/T Shanghai....................... Nom. decreed that I should always stay | N Singapore

EXCHANGE.

-T/T Marks............................... Nom.

T/T France..mor 3.472 Demand, Paris .............. 3.48

BUYING.

4 m/s. L/C.....

Demand, Germany.. Demand, New York. 6034 T/T Bombay *.*......... Demand, Bombay... Nou TIT Caloutta........ **** Demand, Calcutta... Nom. Demand, Manila ... 12014 Demand, Singapors. 1077/á On Haiphong ....qui ferprom. On Saigon...

2/714

4 m/s. D/P..

2436

6 m/s L/C

2/732

1074

30 dfs. Sydney &

11756 TT Indis INTERNALE Nom. Nom. Demand, India T/T 8an Francis-1

6014 145

Melbourne...es

2,742.

inco New York f

4 m/s. Marke

30 d/s. San Frano-Į

...... Nom

6114

On Bangkok

mis, France *****

3,6044

· 6 m/s. Francs .......... 3.6534

st beme, and deal in hay and Japan

bras and feed. For mighty deeds

I have no chance while I am rustl- ing in my store; and Yettifo

ob & New York has its romanos, and I'va záton- | T/T Java... tures by the score.

34% prem 6034 1.80. Nom:

·Gold Leaf, per oz... 46. Bar Silver, pur ol..... 39%

Sovereign........

29th June, 1917.

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

DISCOUNT FER $100;

Chinese... 20 cts. pisces 4.34 %%dis.

Chinese...10

Hongkong 20 cts. Loo 28

Hongkong 10

4. H-%dir.

par.

-

NIGHT CARS.

6.50 rm, mud 9 230 231 2

1100 M every half hour.

11.00 . to IL-35 1936. avery quarter of an beer, SUNDAYS:

EVERY 18 XN

NIGHT CARB on Week Daya

SATURDAYS:

Extra Car at Midnight

SPECIAL CAS

By Arrangement at te Company's Office.

́Alexandra Buking,

Das Voor Kond.

31d panch tickets exaliplin for al maca.poi săready full racking at the dias stated in the Company's stone table, but not for special mes be obtained of application at the Company's OffÑo Beason ticket will be ested and payment therefor has been made * Bank Nove or by Cheque o Compradore order representing Hank Noten

JOHN D. HUMPHRETE & CD 5.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

(Capital Paid up. $1250,000.)

Low on Sortgage of Rome Property, ko Gouds received on Stories. Lávazne made on Merchandise, Loans made on the Providest Bystem,

TRUSTEÉ - FIECUTOR OY, WELLS, BETONKEY, än. Undertaken, and Ezsented.

‚ulates and Particulam on.

To the Office of Plication) SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General ManAPOTA

MARTIN'S

APIOL &STEEL

PILLS

J. Trumati Barnady boy all Xresgularities. Choose a Luana tianya kong a hos of

PEARLJENI, ČAmin, Kenshamycan, Bag.

MARTIN'S

Port Louis (Maurizio)

HONGKONG BRANCH.

Every description of Banking and Exchang bealacks tianacted.

interest allowed on Currat Acousta se = per o per aksum on Daily Balances, and on Fixed Depos at rates which may be ascertained on appäsasi.

C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Manager,

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE:

15. Wall St., New York, LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, IC. CAPITAL & BURPLUS US" $6,500,000 UNDIVIDED PROFITS US$1,000,000

COLON

HANKOW

BRANCHES.

US$7,510,000

КОВР

BANTO DOMINGO LONDON SHANGHAI MANILA SINGAPORE MEDELLIN TIENTSIN PANAMA YOKOHAMA

PEKING

HONGKONG SAN FRANCISCO

Through Its close antiation with The Nailous City Bank of New York, the Banku able to Der Services of the Branches of that institution la CEM South Acerick and slashers, smaly)

BARIA, BUENOS AIRES, GESOL, HAVANA MONTEVIDEO. RIO DE JANEIROS SANTIAGO DE CUBA FANTOS sio PAUL, PETROGRAD, VALPARAISO,

All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING. BUSINESS trucsacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertained o application..

GEORGE BOGG,

Man

Hongkong, 26th September, 1916:

THE.

| YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED...

Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000.000 Paid-up/Capital"...„ *:30,000,000 Reserve Fund............... 21.300,000

18

Head Office. YOKOHAMA.

Branches Antung Hale

Bombay

Changchun

Hankow Honetain Kobe Mao-Tang

Lyonn

London

Log Angios

Cand

THE ALEXANDRA CAFE reseived for fixed panicën ak zaina

Cannot be Beaten. if Equalled for Bread, Cakes, Confectionery and meals with Wines & Liquers,

Interest allowed on Currant'

an sylation

FISHI ONIM Hongkong, 12th March, 19173)

Hongkong

HowTab

Dec. 90

69

93

Final Div. of $3.25 making $25 for year ending 31/12/16. Paid 29/1/17. $7.50 for year ending 31 19 16Fald29/3/17 |

Kandy

"

130

11

81

63

81

Tls. 9.00 for year ending 30.11.16) TIs. 1.50 for year ending 30,11,15 Tls. 12 for 1913. Paid. 13.2 14.

(Dividend of Tis. 6 for year

434

7.00

1 ending 30.6.16 paid 29/9/16 17% of Pref. for 14 Months

ending Dec. 1915

60 cents for 19:6

宮

8.00 LK CO 13.30 A.M... 10 ILAX to 1808 Moon to

KO ZDO

10.30 AM ILNO AD 1LCO NO LUO P.3. 130 13 6.00 J.M

́KROPAL TO EMP.X to

6.20 r.X. HAUM...

15 MIN.

DE MEN.

4.90

4:30

6% for year ending 28.2.06.

10.10 41

7:00 23

70 cts, for 1916. - Paid 23/2/17.

7.40 43

151

27

10.25

1.00

514

154%

9.10 90 cte.

BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

CANTON CEBU..

3.80

3,40

17

13

7.70

6

512

29

28

12 for 1916

10

91

Nil