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COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CHINA'S NEW PREMIER.

Peking, 29th November

i now seems certain that an

Indian Sugar Figures, The Indian Department of Stadion Batesued its fire agreement has been arrived at memorandum on the sugar cane concerning the Premiership, but

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12 1917.

OUR NAVY.

Nelson Day Tributes.

to be present at the Navy League CONCHY COWARDS. lassbeon in commemoration of the "Battle of Marsfälgar. The effect of that great victory was to keep the freedom of the seas -för all nations of the

of the world inviolate

for more than 100 years, and it is fiting that we should meet

Would Not Help to Harvest

BANKS

BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

·HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG

·FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Banking business

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

For 3 Months 3% per annum. For 6 Months 4% per annum.

For 12 Months 41% per annua LOOK POON SHAN,

The saniversary of Trafalgar,

"If the Government desire a crop of 1917-18, basing its instead of it being the work of the which was fought on Sunday together to celebrate that great revolution after the war they calculations upon reports received President it is the exertion of the fell this year on Sunday and day at a time when the merchant could hardly have proceed in a from Provinces that contain 95.3 ex-Frearer that has brought it the celebrations accordingly tock feets of the whole world are more efficient manner" declares per cent," of the area under cane about. As long as General Wang place on a Saturday, as we Bussiled by the ruthless and Lord William Cecil, Bishop of in British India. An given Shih-ohen was uncertain .01 The spirit in which Trafalgarage piracy of our enemies. Exeter, in describing conditions General in the Indien (Government) what attitude General Taanis celebrated was typified in the would sek every citizen of the at the Dartmoor settlement of Franzacted. Trade Journal for August 24, the Chi-jui would take he refused to Ixarel wreath, tied with the Empire to be ever mindful of the conscientions objectors, which ha total area is estimated at 2,442,000 accept the task of forming a new French colours, which oorapied perils and privations which has visited. BOTOR, 3P Pgsins: 2,242 000 aereas Cabinet. Eo was Batured yeater the central position on the Nelson our sailors enduring. TEST 120, or an increase of 9 per day that Tuan Chi-jui would give monument, and was inscribed by day and night, with

"Eleven hundred man who cont. (Madras, containing 3.8 per him all the support he could and the Navy League with the words: and unflinching determination against society, are Assembled silent have a grievance, fancied or real, cent of the total, has been exolud- wss arged by him to form the Respects and homage to the Under God's guidance, the from all parts of England," be ed from this forecast). The Gabins as soon as possible, memory of the gallant sailors of British Navy will triumph over statee, in a letter to the Timer, present, stimate, as compared This attitude ca the part France who fell fighting at Trafal the canning and subterfuge of and they have ample time sod with that at the corresponding of the ex-Premier has been gar on October 21, 1805. Compar foes and liberty will be opportunity to organise resist data of last year, shows an in- highly commented on by both patriota of comrades-in-arms to assured." (Cheers) crease of 24 per cent in the Pan-friend and enemy alike and gires day." In London and throughout

2000, armed or passive, against The Lord Chancellor, in the the jab, 15 per cent, in Bombay and an indication of how broad he the Empire homage was paid to course of his speech, said that we affairs, Meetings are hald son- existing order of Sind, 10 per cent, in the United really is when the interests of the the memory of Neleon, but in were accustomed to look back onstantly which are terminated, not Province, and 9 per cent, in the country are at stake. Yesterday Landon especially the Imperial the Napoleonic War as a war of by the National Anthem, but by Central Provinces and Berar. On afternoon General Tuan Chi jai character of the celebration was gods and giants. What our Navy the singing of the 'Red Flag." the other band. Bengsl and the called on the Japanese Minister made manifest in the wrestha did for us in those days, ya all Ample opportunity is given to Northwest Frontier Province show and told him officially that he which had been sent from the knew, and the same work was these people for correspondence, a decrease of 6 per cent, each was now out of offices and most distant parts of the Empire being done for us by the Navy of which they make the fullest Ass 3 per cent, and Bihar and that General Wang Shib-chen to be placed at the foot of the in the present still greater use. Sacks of letters come and go, Orissa 2 per cent, Weather would be entrusted with the task Nelson Columu. conditions at sowing time were of forming a Cabinet. He sasured many special wreathe sent to that we owed the fact that car for those plans of bloodshed which There were struggle. It was to the Navy no doubt conveying instructions favourable, and prospects of the the Japanese-Minister that the to Commemorsie individual Armies abroad wers able to strike may at some fatate time bring. Bow Cabinet would follow out officers, crews, and ships at with such decisive effect. Their according to their view, liberty, crop are so far good."

the same policy with reference to Trafalgar, and an even greater victories were eqaslly the victories sad, to our view, rain to England. the European War se he bad number in memory of ships, of our Navy, because it was only partned and he hoped that Baron officers, and crews lost in the by the combination of bath forces bring discontented spirits of all "Surely it is way unwise to Hayashi would treat his encoeeeor present war. in the mme friendly way a he

that they could bare been A chaplet of bay leaves with achieved. (Cheers.) The country.

sorts together in each large had treated him.-The P. & T.pray of were as placed on perhaps, did not remember masses. To begin with it facilit the tomb of Nelson in the oryptanficiently the silent work of theses the organisation of revola- of St. Paul's Cathedral by the Navy. It was just sa important tion, every one who had any ex- Lady Fremantle and Mr a fghting naval battles, and perience of organisation knows Wilfrid Ashley members of the much more trying to the men what an advantage is in to call Organisation Committee of the engaged in it. The services of together the fature members of In Navy League.

the organisation so that they may the mine-sweepers, which in The memorial service at the valved the most serious risks,

know who is on their side in every

November Rubber Outputs.

Alma

Anglo-Dutch (Java)

Anglo-Java

144

Ayer Tawah..

Batu Anam (Jobore)

Bakit Toh Alang

Bate

Ohemor

Obempedak

Cheza ***

Consolidated

Dominion

Gala-Kalampong

Java Consolidated

Kamunting Kapala

Kapayenge Karan Kotas

Kroewoek

New Amberet

Padang

Pengkalans

Repabe Samagaga

Bee Kee

Semam bu

Senswing

***

Shanghai Kelantan

Shanghai Klebang

Shanghai Malay...

Shanghai Pabang

"Shanghai Seremban

Shangbai Samstra

Sus Hanggis Bangala

Sungei Duri

Tabong ...

Tanah Merah

Ma

Ulabri Ziarabe...

HE

**

胰腺

归去私

1bw.

33,500 63,000 168 000 25,989 17,148 18,103 15 908

11,327

10,920

36,508

Times.

*

Mr. Roosevelt To Visit Italy,

· Arrangements are being made

not sttracted much

to

Chief Manager.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.

Capital (14 Paid up) France 45,000,000 Goverment of the Chinese Republie.)

行銀菜實法中

(1/3 of the Capital subscribed by the

Chairman of the

Board of Directors Andra Berthelot General Manager A. J. Parnotte. HEAD OFFICE:

74 Rue Saint Lasire, PARIS BRANCHES: FEKING, SHANGHAL - TIENTSIN

- HONGKONG, and SAIGON.

BANKERS.

In

In

FRANCE: Bociété Générale pour

favoriser is Développement du Com- merce et de l'Industrie en France.

LONDON: London County & West-

minster Bank, Ltd.

In NEW YORK: Bedmond & Co.

Telegraphic Address: CHIBANKIND.

Interest allowed on Current Accounta

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

M. BOUET DE JOURNEL, Manager, HONGKONG BRANCH: Queen's Building.

Tel. No. 2352 5. Chatar Road. Hongkong, 20th August, 1917.

ITALY: Banca Commercials Italians.

NOTICES.

BANK

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPO: A- BENENTION,

Paid-up Capital

RESERVE FUNDS:

Starling

£1,500,000 at “2/~

|00 = $15,000,000 Bilver $18,500,000

15,000,0

$53,500,069

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

COURT OF DIRECTORS.

*********$35,000,00

He Mr. J., Dodwell, -Chairse, Hou, X. P. E Boros

No Mr.C.I Anton, F. C. Entche 03. K. Maxies, Boy,

ZV.D. Pay-Z W. Le Pattungen A. Compien

CHAK MAKAHI -

Khanghai, G. Borphes,

g

Lourdon Ban Fardon County she Waminwear Bik, Linked.

Hongkong-Inarest Allowed

On Current Accounts at the rate of 2pai cant"p

Bonn on the daily balance.

AEON FIXED DEPOSITY,

for 3 manibe, Si per cent, y LEA For mei, 34 per cent, per ARZUI.

of 1 months, 4 per wees. PAT BARRIE N. J. STARE,

Chief Maart 1/

| HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. THE Zasiness of the shore Bank is contacEM 1 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BAXTING CORPORATION Rales may be biased en application! INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the "EN- Imum monthly balances at #yi par CVEL SON BREWI

Depralines may transing, at their opthem

fed or sora to the Hongkoar and Benghas Bank to be

GEEL, DET ALL OR FIND DESCR

For the Hongkong and Shangbal Banking Corpora

N. J. STABB,

tlos

Chief Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1313

FRID OFCR-LONDON. PALLUP CAPITAL $2,300, RESERVE FUND

RESERVE LABILITY Fox,

PROPRIETONS mammal,100,BrŤ

JORDGN ECHANG) not: Rowers! Heaton | buzine gestibi CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIKK DEPOSITS received for I year or sperter peršala, (^ | zatos which will be quoted be application,

T. C. DOWNING,

Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OL INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Office 15, Gracechurc) Street, London. Authorised Capital ..........£1,500,000 Subscribed Paid Uy

19,898 10,800 18,234 53,250

in Rome to invite kt. Roosevelt sharch of St. Martin's-in-the- would never be forgotten; and town in England and what is and red Deposits. Terma in application 41,343 to visit the Italian front, He Fields was attended by the Lord the work of the Mercantile 113,000 will be accorded the honours dus Mayor and Sheriff of the City of Marine filled every Briton with |

their personal value. 68,000 to him as a former President of London, the Mayor of West pride. (Hear, bear.) Though to the side of revolation body of "Next, it tends to bring over 20,376 the United States.

minister, the Mayors of the the end was not yet in eight the people who have always thought 10,000

metropolitan boroughs, repre- dawn had already began ill-ased, and who, wherever they sentatives of the Oversea

| are, give great moral strength-** appear in the Eastern sky. Dominions and of the Navy

The Japanese Ambassador said mely, the religions. Noth 39,000 are now prepared to riek cheaper League, and a large number of that Japan bad participated ing is so unjust as to treat Marat 3,758 replacementa. General Securitis, officers and men of both Services in the war almost from: ita v65 similar opinions, or so foolish as ] and John Banyan as people of 27,500 have

The Bishop of Birmingham beginning. When war broke out 14,069 attention although several eales Preached a sermon in which he in Europe its concussion was felt to enable the former to convert the 11,500 of Hongkong and Shanghai Banks said that he was convinced that in the Far East. The German latter to his revolutionary ideas, or 15,709 were made at $600, or some £4

a premature peace would be a forces in those regions, both at least, to get from him the coun- 9,069 above London's selling rate, The

sin against God.

military and naval, lost no time tenance and support that cams PEAK TRAMWAY CO. Reserve Fund 11 331 Debenture market is liatless again. Services of the Japanese Fleet. in showing hostile activities of his religious character.”

The Duke of Bacclench, pre-which menaced the interests of

The bishop suggests that the 11 729 being 73. Company Meetinge, tained representatives of the being exactly the contingency who have refused ever to assist set free, and that the political, 17,985 etc. International Cottons-Our Allied Powers and of the Overmes contemplated in the Anglo. 14,973 friend the compositor handled the Dominions at luncheon si the Japanese Alliance, Japan's day is gathering the harvest, should 13.750 aoaghta rather sparingly last its Hotel in commemoration st once became clearly defined. besant, without money or ratione, 55,220 week, and gave the amount to be of Nelson and his comrades and She decided to live up to her to places frequently visited by 16.362 placed to Reserve a Tis. 20,000 in honour of the British Flest obligations sad to atand enemy seroplanes, where they 9.749 instead of Tie. 200,000. and the Feets of the Allies.” by her Ally. (Cheers) The Ger- would have to work for their 23,332] Esmu ge gas:-The Profit for the The following telegram was maze bad a great advantage in

living.

35 976 To-day's opening rate for Toneident of the Navy League, enter Japan's Ally, Great Britain. This religious Conchys" should be

16,000 London was 4/11; the Dollar rate

75,000 year ended 31st September last in aent to the King:-

the possession of a fine bses of

28,300 bown a Tla. 53,358.45, of which "Guests assembled at Nary opperations in the strongly-

4,903 Tla. 20 550 has already been Leegus luncheon at Bits Hotel, fortified territory in Kian-chou, ia

Legacies For Abstainers.

The

65,000 distributed at the meeting to be Piccadilly, in commemoration of China. In this position they were

held on 13th instis will be pro-memory of Nelson and to do strongly reinforced by consider Shangha! Share Markets, Monte AL. Anderace and posed that a similar amount be honour to the British Flest lable numbers-of-GermansendMr. John Mawie,-of-Henbury, Co. in their Weekly Sbare distributed, making 10 per cent. [and] the Fleets of our Allies, Austrian reservists, who flocked Ozon, ironmonger and agricultur Qizonlar, dated Shanghai, Decem in all, the sum of Tis, 10,000 bo humbly and

#incerely con- there from different parts of al implement maker, who died ber 1, Costons have placed to General Reserve and gratulate your Majesty on the Chins and neighbouring caun on July 6. left estate of the gross proved the mediam of a some the balance, together with the magnificent achievements of the iries. In these circumstances the value of 251,026, of which £38, what brisk business both each and surpina of Tls. 1,678.34 from the officers and men of the Navy since work of Great Britain and Japan 868 is net personalty. forward during the paat week but serioas year,

making The the beginning of the present con was two-fold. First ther had to testator left £100 each to bis there has been hardly anything 3.934 79 carried forward, Sbang-Lics, and earnestly hope that our reduce that German stronghold grandchildren and a further $20 else moving. High exchange and hai Waterworks:-AD Ex. great cause will be crowned by and to eliminate for ever to each grand child who aball the flatuses of the Singapore traordinary General Meeting in saly victory.Bucelench, Pre-ite men80* to the common have abstained from intoxicating rabber market are combined in called for 28th March next to aident of the Navy League.".. soarity of the Allies in the drinks (ezept ander doctor's depressing the Rabber marker, consider the advisability of rais

The Chairman give the toast of Far East. The second was to orders) until they respectively and while, as we wrote last week ing the capital of the Company "His Majesty, our Sailor King."sweep off the ocean the German attain the age of 21 years, the there is no pressure to sell, it by 150 per cent. by the creation Then Lord Beresford said I raiders who had made their scape additional legacy being paid on would appear that some bolders of 30 000 additional shares. bave the honour to propose "The from Kina-ohou before Japan's his or her 21st birthday. Be also Glorions and Immortal Memory of declaration of war, and to destroy left legacies to employees, and Nelson and his Comrades." This their bares in the south islands £50 to a Baptist chapel. toast was drank in silence;

WEEK only

For ONE

SPECIAL SHOW

EVENING DRESSES

MAISON LILY

This Establishment will be open on Saturday afternoons of the 8th, 16th and 22nd.

Sir Edward Carros wrote. "Dear Dake of Bacclench,- greatly regret that I am nuable

of the Pacific Ocean. The first) part of the ampaign was under- taken by the combined military force of the two Allied Powers

the latter half was carried out obiefly by the Japanese Navy,

almost in complete "co-ordization with British or Australian naval forces..

A HISTORICAL PORT ometimes in cooperation, and

A magnum of the Double Diamond, Dard to drink the health of Mr. Linkinwuler"

Charles Dickens "NICHOLAS NICKLAY"

ChanLXXXVII.

DOUBLE

Established

1715

DIXON'S

(DIAMOND

PORT

This Brand has been shipped without infermission for the last 100 years, and is the property of

MORGAN BROTHERS, London & Oporto.

CAN BE HAD FROM ALL WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS

BOLE AGENTS;

H. RUTTONJEE & SON,

16, Queen's Road..

"After "the scoomplishment of those two objectives, the Japanese Navy transferred their field of Botion to the West; and to-day their ships were bosily engaged in varied activities in European waters, where the Union Jack and the Rising Sun were to be seen fying side by side. (Cheeze.)

He beartity joined in paying homage to the memory of the great English Admiral who had made the anniversary so glorious and nothing could exceed his admiration for the great deeds which the British Navy bad po complished during the three years of the war. The ascred traditions of Nelson and the British NY. sil that thin glorious day stood forwar

"were a great estbeat' of the coming fast triumph of the Allied o nae (Lead cheers.

*

TRAFEX.

LISP.X

3.252.

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LIMITED.

TIME TABLE -

10.00 $35

11.00 AK 12.157.1

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OLD SEE YOU TEDES

01 JEE SPE

1.80.3

BINET CARES.

3

1230 ran wrenzy kalf hour. 11.00 PC 12 12.5 13 FYRLY QUARTET of so bour, BUNDAYS:

SAJ NO 16.30 AM.

ILMAZ 10 1280 Noon

LMTALKI

SEXY 11 MIN.

215 Мам

16 MIX

INLIN

·6.30 13.

LO EIGET CARS 14 en Wont Dept.

SATURDAYS:

Mums Car at Midnight SPECIAL CAME

BY APPARENAEtt at the Company's Ozios, Alexandre Balldings.

Des Voeux · Bond.

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(Capital Paid up.....$1,250,000.) Loson on Mortgags of Honas Ziwpadky, du

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All kinds of POREIGN & LOCAL BANKIN - BUSINESS cranncted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXES. DEPOSITS Cired as kausa de Recertsiad ar application.

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Hongkong, 26th September, 1916

THE

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Established 1880. Authorised C'aptal Yer 48.000.000 Paid-up Capital... 96,000,0 Reserve Fund..........?, M. 2200,001

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Accccmis. Tieporta Irian owed on Current ANA received for fixed periods atlases to be obtainer os application,

18h1 ONG, Manager Hanokrug 19th October." 1917-