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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1917.

CASE FOR FREEDOM. for war against the people with GERMAN SUBMARINE,

English Wives "and German

Husbands,

whom they had found a home ind subsistence.

At the present moment tiss men are fighting in the Germa Army, practising upon our Eug- lish soldiers and English pří» | soners of war those refinementa

A British Capture Arcives in America.

A German submarine mine laver, Kargaret Hamilton writes in of cruelty for which they have

become noted. Now what to which was captured by the British Everyman as follows:

Sir Arthur Onan Doyle's happen when these men retom?

early in 1916, arrived on proposal that those Englishwomen the law at present stande, steamship at New York recently they can compel their English in three sections, to be placed on wives to live with them again, exhibition in the hoopfold

state

Ove

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Queensland Sugar.

A Brisbane report saya thit the crop of sugar this year will establish a new record. It is ex- pected that she total yield will be 100,000 tons over that of an ordinary year,

HONGKONG SHARE REPORT.

→ & SELLERS; 84-BALES:

1-BUYERS; N.—NOMINAL..

OFFICIAL FRICES.."

" BANKS, H. K. & S. Banks 8.

MARINE INSURANCES. Cantons

H.K. Fires

1871

BANKS

BANK OF CANTON.

LIMITED.

WHAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Transacted.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

Chief Manager.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

DE CHINE.

行銀業實法中

Capital ( Pald up)...France 45,000,000 (1/3 of the Capital rubscribed by the Govermant of the Chinese Republic.)

Chairman of the

Board of Directors Andre Berthelot. General Manager

A. J. Perrotte.

HEAD OFFIC

OFFICE:

74 Rue Saint Latare, PARIS BRANCHES PEKING. SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN BONGEONG. and SAIGON.

BANKERS.

BANKS HONGKONG & SHANGHA BANKING CORPORA

TION. *

Paid-up Capital

*****.... ..... 83 5,000, bag!

RESERVE FUNDS.

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21-

-$15,000,000

Silver ...$18,500,000

$33 500,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors.......$35,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS

Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell, -Chairmar, Ken. Mr. P.B. Helyou-Deputy Chairm Hon Mr.C.E. Axion, F. C. Batchm D. T. M. de L E. V. D. Parr, Eng., W. L. Parenden. Kage Gabbay) Bog A. H Compton, Eas

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MIXAGER

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Hongkong-Interen Allowed

On Current Accounts seats of per ca i spor

aaaam te the daily balance

ON FIELD DEPOSIT.

For 1 oaths, 24 par apbt, par 20

For 6 months, 31 pas cent, per

or inch, pse bent per unrem

N. J. STABB..

-Chief, Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

THE Bulat ni the aberg Husk de coventute, by tb. HOSGKONG AND SHABUHAI SABRING

CORPORATIO Rules may be obtained on application! INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the inla- immsethly balances at Irt par cool tank. Depositors may transfer, at their option, briancas of our mors to the Hongkong and fearghes Bank to be placed on 7/1IED BEFORE at s CEAL PER ESCUM,

For the Hongkong and Ebangbal Bankis Dorpers tos.

N. J. STABB.

Chief Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

$630

$320

น

t. 1123

6.

$775

b. ex 73 $190

FIRE INSURANCES.

b-

Il

$ 130 $10

For 3 Months 3% per annum.

SHIPPING.

Douglases Steamboats Indos (Del.) Indos (Pref.)

b: & s

6.2.

$79) 19

For 6 Months 4% per annum.

EL. & b. $130 5.

$34

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110/

Fog 12 Months 41% per annum LOOK POON SHAN;

По

REFINERIES.

$9,0

b.

$291

MINING

401-

H.

Tronohs Urals Oriental Cons.

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, &C.

1.

$2,50 28/- 30%- 281-

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COTTON MILLS,

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Queen's Building.

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TIME TABLE.

Bourkey

$6.60

Calculia

181

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80

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RT 1 M39.

Colomb

10 MIX.

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28 MIN.

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8.25 8.M.

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118.

1.00 9.1.

18 MIN.

ALKO) PAL, KOZ

鱿

130 730

Land Invest.

Chilean Government's Deal, who married Germans previous

The Chilean Government has to the war should be given release

purchased all the nitrate of North Chinas sad, failing coneest to do so, in Central Park in the interest of German companies and sold it to Taions from their tragic position is not)

take the children and send them the war-loan campaign. The sub American concern. By this Yangiszes so revolutionary in principle as

to Germany to be educated. The marine is the UC-6, and announce operation it was possible to at first appears. It has been eng" gested that if such sa sci were therefore, will have toment of her capture was made by acquire from Germany nearly

choose between two terrible alter the British Admiralty in July, 30,000,000 pesos of Chilean gold China Fires passed it would throw a natives. She must either return 1918. Her dimensions are, length deposited there sa guarantee of the food gates for a facility of divores comparable to the to the man who has betrayed 100 feet, beam 11 feet, and dis- piper money..

the kindly people with whom he placement 200 tons... of things existent in

Platinum: certain States of America. It lived, who has practised fortre

The UC 5 carries no pane or The world's production of is argued that if a woman in free upon the fathers, buebanda ind from her association with the man one of her neighbours, or the torpedo tube, and was built solely platinum bas seriously decreased

must reeign the children the

for minelaying purposes. She ie during the last three years, owing Shells who is fighting her fellow-country-

capable of carrying twelve mines to interrupted output of Raceis, Ferries men-numbere of whom he has, brought into the world.

in the bow in six vertical tubes which formerly furnished 95 per **** in all probability, assisted to It is argued that the passing of extending from the top to the cent of the world's supply. Sugara- crucify it will necessitate the an Aci permitting English wir bottom of the boat. The tabea Rasia last year aapplied only Malaboni annulling of the marriage is for a divorce German husbands are inclined aft at an angle of 80,000 ounces, compared with an differences in taste and babits, the plan of "desertion" would about 25 degreee from the vertical average of nearly 300,000 ounces such as the undas length of bair invalidate marriages between to make certain that the mine will annually before the war. Oulpat Kailans or dudue growth of toe-sail! English women and Germans over leave the craft in direction of repablic of Colombia, the Langkats

Raubs Thie, however, is a trivial object military age and still resident in opposite to that in which the best second largest producer, roes, to

The argument is travelling. ion and easily dealt with. The thie country.

28,000 onnoas last year from the particular Bill advocated by Sir is a fallacions one, for it is!

The submarine is driven by a former average of 12,000 ounces. Arthur will affect the English not proposed to make ardh Diesel-Benz four-cylinder engine, New York Business Rush, wives of German busbands only! divorce compulsory, but only operating a single propeller. The With memories of the way they

The women who married Ger- grant freedom for those women vessel has a superstructure for were importuned for goods during H. K. Wharves rans before the war were brought who demand it. That it is about two-thirds of it length. the resent cool weather fresh in Kowloon Docks b. up in the belief, carefully in tragedy for a woman to ask for a There is evidence that it was con- their minds, New York jobber of Shai Docks colsted by politicane, professors, divorce from the father of beretracted in three sections, so that underwear are non's too pleased writers for the Press, philosophers children goes without saying it might be transported by rail or with the prospect of more of it

A tragedy and canal to the point of launching. and men, of eminence in all de- War also is

when the temperature, drops" Centrals. partments of life that Germany death by crucifixion. But of lo

The UC-5 was captured by a again. Not only were numbers was not only the greatest and evils it is better to choose that British destroyer in a flat calm of telegrams received, asking for H.K. Hotels moet enlightened nation, but that which, while it inficts suffering, and on rather a brzy day. It was deliveries of heavy grods that H'phreys Est. whatever culture we postess we does not degrade the soul. And, about room that the lookout were on order bat delayed, but it loon Lands

to her inspiration and in my opinion, for an English reported a suspicious craft. As i said that in more than one care S'hai Lands affinity. It is obvious therefore, woman to return to the arms of the destroyer drew closer to bayers came back to the market West Points that they cannot be blamed German would be unspeakable the vessel it was discovered for the sole purpose of getting Reclamations in that they believe they ignominy, ineffable degradation, that abe WAB of an an- their merchandise shipped. were making a marriage, not physical and spiritual.

uanal type. When the destoyer Cobalt Silver Output.

Ewos only desirable to themselves, but In those cases where the woman drew within hailing distance the The High Commissioner for Kung Yiks acceptable in the eyes of the has reason to believe that her commander of the destroyer sam-Canada haa'ataled that 8ince S'hai Cottons cation. The events of the set busband was a rare exception and moned the other to sarrender, the discovery of silver in Cobalt Yangiszepoos shree years, however, have shown had neither epied before the war The order was anderstood, for in 1903 these has been produced that the national estimate of the nor tortured during its progres, the crew of the submarine held approximately 286,000,000 oz. of

"MISCELLANEOUS. German character has been sh she might not "put the Act in up their hands. A boat was die- silver, valued atG. $143,000,000.

Borncos

b. to It is estimated that this year's China Light & P.n. solutely erroneous, and the women fores; and those women who in patebed to the submarine who took German husbanda bad their first youth married Gormus bring off the crow, As it drew production will have a valuation Providents no possible knowledge of the since become naturalised citisons | near the commander of the sub-of G. $15,000,000," Herers. Dairy Farms character of the men of their of this country my feel the to marine gave a sharp order, and Samuel, Montiga and Co. add Green Islands choice. For it has been shown ando s union of eo log all the men except himself that if this be calanlated at the H. K. Electrics over and over again that the continuance would be ander planged into the water and awam average price of the first six H. K. Ice Co., ordinary everyday German, the able-even though their toward the bost, crying, "Kame-months of 1917, the weight should Ropes peaceful person engaged in boebande were compulsorily rad! "

equal about 19,600,000 cm., im- Steel Foundries, D. commerce or industry, whose "interned." Sach persona would The officer in charge of the plying a reduction of about Trams, Low Levels.

Trams, Peak, old 8. curiosity se to his neighbour's pot come within the scope of the email bost them called upon the 6,100,000 or about 25 per cent..

Trams, Peak, news. doings and insatiable icquisitive Act, por, indeed, as I have staled, satmarine commander to ear on the Government estimate of

Laundries news es to the business of other need any women apply for reles render, which he did. As the 20,000,000 cz for 1918.

U. Waterboats people were regarded as proofs unlege is be her desire. The boat was returning to the des

Watsons of bis endearing scciability, was English wives of German bus troyer, another man suddenly

Increasing demand for Cali-Wat. Powells a member of that advance gaard, bands with whom I have spoken came out of the submarine and forais frait products in eastern Morning Posta sent over here to apy out the land tell me that they view the idea of plunged into the water. Imme markete, is shown in the payment and its people. It has been shown's compulsorily return to their diately after there were several of the top prices for 15 ore of that Germana bare used their former husbands with the utmost violent explosione. Although the grapes in New York, Philadel friendebip with unenepecting loathing. It abould be remen hall of the submarine was damag-phia and Boston, says the Union, BENJAMIN & POTTS, English families to prosecute bered that they have endured a ed by the explosions, it was The traicload misshipped through Share and General Brokers. "their investigations on behalf of martyrdom since the outbreak of possible to salvage her.

the California Fruit Exobange, their country, and that they the war-English by birth, by The Liberty Loan Committee and brought $28,800,"or $1,925 have neglected no opportunity sentiment, desiring the nocestof took steps to obtain a German per car. The price received per to note down our national ze the Allies with the whole ardoar submarine for publicity purposes crate was $2. While California sources, military, Dayal or com- of their being, they have ben months ago. Complications in-graper, in carload lote, have been mercial. The case is made the compelled to register themselves terfered with the delivery of the purchased at that rate in esstern more black against them in that as alien enemies; have ben vessel, but through the co-opera- markets in the past, the igure they were not "epies" is the denied the right to travel a diation of Lord Northelife the Com-wse the highest ever recorded for scoredited repre of the term. tance of more than five miles from mittes has finally been able to the trait in each e quantity, That is to say, they were not their home; have been the centre secure it. sgents in the pay of the German of Enspicion and dislike; have,in police or the military or naval effect, become social autosete sid Bathorities. They came over pariahe. These things cannot be bere avowedly to earn their liv- helped; it is part of the price tist ing, and, incidentally, sent & a women at any moment may be record of every detail likely to called to pay if she marries, s masist their country in prepering citizen of any nation but her own.

MAISON LILY

LADIES' FRENCH

DRESSMAKER AND MILLINER,

EVERYTHING FOR LADIES' WEAR.

ALL KINDS OF MATERIAL AND TRIMMING FOR EVENING DRESSES EVENING CLOAKS.

ETC, ETC,

AL

America's Gold Export.

In the last week of September, New York, announced outgoing of gold to the value of G. $1,000, 000. Half was for Canada and half for Japan.

Record Fruit Price.

Orientals

8.'

11..

CORRECTED TO NOON THURSDAY MOVEMBER 22, 1917,

In FRANCE: Société Générala pour favoriser le Développement du Com. merce et de l'Indoille en France. In LONDON: London County & Wert-

minster Bank, Ltd.

In NEW YORK: Redmond & Co. In ITALY: Banca Commerciale Italiana. Telegraphic Address: CHIBANKIND.

Interest allowed on Carrent Accounta and Fixed Deposita. Terms on application. Every description of Banking and Exchanger business transacted.

M. ROUET DE JOURNEL, Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH !

Tel. No. 2352

5. Chater Road, Hongkong, -20th August, 1917.

NOTICES.

Incorporated by Royal Charter lagy

PEAD OFFICE-LONDON,

PAID-UP CAPITAL

BEREKTE FUND

REBEKTE LIABILITY OF

FROPRIETORS

FOREIGN EXCHANUT and General Baaline

tresina traNACINE. CORRINT ACCOUTS opened and 2XX) DEPOSITA Paived for 1 year or shorter periods. 1° roles which will be quoted on application,

T. C. DOWNING,

Manage Hongkong, 11th April. 1915,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Office 15, Gracechuroi Street, London.

Authorised Capital......£1,500,1-0

Bubscribed

·

1,125,001

562,50€

600,00%

NOTICE

PEAK TRAMWAY CO.

LIMITED.

Paid Up Reserve Fund

BARKEER

',

The Hark of Expand The London Joint Stock Bank, kubuksas

BRANCHE

Karachi

Kota Buen

Madras

11.00

26.457.1

1.15 F.M.

10 M.

NIGHT CLUBS.

SEA 1 PM. 630 40

11.00 236 FÜMy italt home.

11.09 23, 10 11.40 J.M. SVETY QUIETAT of an hour. BUNDAYS:

XIGET CARE 1 on Week Days

LATURDAYE

Princes Building...

Tel. address: Broker.

EXCHANGE.

SELLING.

1

BAKSO 208 ANG M

11.00 AM. 11.00 AM. 1180 Nooa -100 PK

Xar M17.

10 MIN.

10 M:

IF 10

8.0.1.

* Max

LUX DE PAL

F/T

2/1034-

Demand

2/11.7%

30 die.

•·2/11·

2/1136

2/11/4

Nom.

Nom.

Nom

1561

Nom.

Export Prohibition.

60 de...... With the object of more strictly 4 m/..... preventing supplies of com-TVT Shangbai.... modities being imported into T/T Singapore ... 1234 13344 enemy countries through neutral | T/T Japan territory, an announcement has F/T India .......................... been made of the prohibition of Demand, India the export of goods, except printed T/T San Francis- 69

co & New York) matter and travellere laggage, T/T Java....... from. Great Britain to Sweden, T/T Marks Norway, Danmark, and Holland,T/T France.... and also of a temporary anspension Demand, Paris of the licences already granted for such exports to the countries mentioned. In view of thie sevi The restrictions they have had to measure, it will become more endare bave been necessary dificult to obtain permission or though stringent. Bat, and this transhipments to those destin- is the point I desire to emphasise,stions. the overwhelming majority desire

Cattle for Army,

BUYING.

4.01 4.0114

4 m."L/O....... 3- 4 m/s. D/P........... 31-46 30 de. Sydney &

6 min. LIC......... 31-34 3-34

Melbourne......!

divorde. My case tests on the gente, the Government Cem

sesertion that the German has mittee for the Purchase of Home

30 d/s. San Franc-1

inco&New York 70% to resume their nationality. And A meeting of live stock rales. 4 m/s. Marka Nom. there women demand their man was held recently in Edin.

4mis. Francs ***** 4.16 freedom from the alien enemies bargh at the offices of the Boot. 6 mals, France

4.21 whom the English law will permittish Board of Agriculture, to Demand, Germany- to claim them when peace is arrange the details of a scheme Demand, New York, 6946 signed.

for the purobase of home-grown Demand, Bombay... Nom.

T/T. Bombay........... Strong is their desire for castle for the army. The maximum TT Caloutta........ freedom that one women ex prices fixed per hundredweight | Demand, Calcutta... Kom. plained to me she would be con-lira weight by the Food Con-Demand, Manila tent, so she could be rid of her troller are is follows: For Demand, Singapore. 123 ... 138 German husband, if she were cattle parahased in September, On Haiphong.

14% prem debarred from making a second 7, in Ocbtober, 72; in Norem On Saigon 17%

prem marriage during the lifetime af ber-December, 67, and in On Bangkok..... 534- the Han with whom she was am. Jaunary 60%. In order to inrare Sovereign 6.80 gated. This demand is distinct that the scheme will be carried Gold Leaf, per oz., 44.00 and spart from the ordinary out in Saoiland, in agreement

Bar Silver, pero... 434 olemour for an extension of with the views of the live scck 'SUBSIDIARY COINS.

į DISCOUNT PER $109 1 shows himself to be possessed of Bied Castle his ovationed tire a daril of ernally and of deceit appointment of Scottish.com

20 eta, viena 614% dir Chinese... which singles him out for special mittea to set under their diner Hongkong 20 cents. *. par.

hiness...100?

jon

treatment

PAT.

Estes Car u Midnight"

SPECIALIDARE

BY AKENORWESKtri at the Company's Dfina, Alasandra Bellinge,

De Your Bod

"Hasta sad panch tickets avaliable for all massa abroady full, rassing at the tinsA MAZAN Company'a time latine, but not for special wwwx man be obtained on applestion si che Company's Chios --No or tiekot en be PRA: CISË, payzomers thenfor has been made in Bank Holes or Ly Chagne or Compradore

derpring Back Nolen

JORM D. ACMPERSYE & CONN

THE CHINA. PROVIDENT. LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO. LTD.

(Capital Paid-up...$1,250,000.),

Loser in Morseven of Binas Property, de Guede reostred on Boraga. ARISININ TAka on MarchaEČÍNA. Zaton krađa on this Provians Brytons.

İZLE KOSCUTOR OF WELLA. ASTOREET, L. Dudarisken and hosted. (Rakes and Parnostart on application)

BHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General ManaSSTE.

MARTIN'S

MARTIN'S Z

Galle

Hongkong

Kinh

Keady

Port Louis (Mauritian)

Kuala Lump

Penang

Rangoos

thanghai

Singaparet

HONGKONG BRANCH.

Every description of Racking and Exchang

· Businesi'transacied.

Interest allowed on Current AccoenES SI MOM CHR per annum en Daily Balances, and on Flast Dipon st rates which may be ascertpland on application

C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Managei)

INTERNATIONAL" BANKING

CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE:

55. Wall St., New York.

LONDON OFFICE. 36, Bishopsgate, EC, CAPITAL & SUBPLUS US $6,500 UNDIVIDED PROFITS 0.8. $1,343,00€

BOMBAY CALCUTTA

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| CERK.

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PANAMA PIXING,

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HONGKONG

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PLATA.

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DE MAYORIS. HANTO DOMING SAN FRANCISCO THANGHAT SINGAPORE TILATSIY YOKOHAMA Through Es el lation

den br NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK the Bank is able jo ohm #4 Services of thi Branches of theitstitution i Cat South America, od wOEŽETA, TAMBİYİ

BAHIA, BUENOS AIRES, GENOA, BAFANA MONTEVIDEO, KIO DE SANTIAGO DE CUBA, KANTOS,

JANZIRO FAULA, PETROGRAD VALPARAISO,

SAC

All klade of FOREIGN & LOCAL' BANKIN. BUSTERS transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and PIXE DEPOSITS Frceived at rates to be sacertained a application.

GEORGE LOGG..

Marg,

Hongkong. 26th September, 1918.

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANI, LIMITED.

Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48.00LMOG Paid-up Capital ..... 36,000.0 Reserve Fund.............. 22,100,000

sad Office.-YOKOHAMA

Brancher sad Antung Halen

Agree Newan was How For

Bozbey

Ostenta

Changshun

Marble Katow Hapolain

Ian-Yang

London

Lyon,

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"Arbar Ban Pranojë Whangbai

Bydowy

Istaklowed on Current Acoposta Day received for fixed periode sa ratas to be en application,

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