1918-03-18 — Page 9

STERDAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

KELEGRAMS.

{Rester's Service to The "Telegraph.”).

·THE TONNAGE PROBLEM.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1918.

JA

TELEGRAMS.

(Racter's Servion to The “Talography" MR. ASQUITH'S OPINION.

London, March 15. Mr. Asquith in a speech to the Womens': Liberal Federation" said

HONGKONG SHARE REPORT

“SELLERS;-BA-BALES;

BUYERS

OMINAT

OFFICIAL PRICES.

Haioase

BANKS.

BANKS

BANK OF CANTON,

LIMITED

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Glenéral

• $320

Banking Business Fransacted.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Servios to the. "Telegraph.”) Bentor's Service to the Telegraph."}

DUTCH, SHIPPING - SEIZURE. THE WESTERN STRUGGLE.

London, March 13. London Manh 1

Light is thrown on the Allied London, March 15. During the discussion of the Ap-action in regard to Dutch shipping Renter's correspondent at Freach propriation Bill Mr. Bonar Law said by the statement of the United headquarters says: Although the publication of the tonnage losses was States War Trade Board that cumu-

nemy does not give any sign when being discussed by the Allies. He lative asidence shows that Germans the alleged Russo-German peace was H. K. & S. Banks s $615 The long promised. offensive will hoped. Sir Eric Geddes would be is now asing submarines to prevent an object lesson of the kind of peace MARINE INSURANCES. break he is still accumulating men able to give accurate figures when neighbour neutrala receiving food Germany would seek to impose on and material on our front with en making his shipbuilding 'statement from the United States or the Allit, the Allies. Victory was the only Cantons Intention which ademingly admits on the 20ts inst: Nothing but good in order to staro neutrals into road whereby the peace of the world North Chinas

only one explanation. He has could result from publication sa the political and economic dependence would be placed beyond the leo-

Yangtazes 10 divisions on the Franco-Belgian loses were teh less than the on Germany. There are also indica pardy of ambitions and the rivalry fronts and over one-third of these enemy's estimates. The real reaK D

tions that submarines are being used of selfish mischief-making interests the are in reserve ready to be hurled for publication was to make

to destroy neutral shipping regard and forces (Loud cheers), any point selected. Why the Ger-mea in the shipyards feel that their less of its employment in order to mans are allowing week after werk work was equally as vital to the war weaken neutral competitors of Ger of wonderful weather to pass without¦ às fighting in the trenches. "He was moving is possibly explained by their certain the results would astonish anxiety to know exactly how many those who were disappointed now divisions still in Russia cage and they would be very much better counted upon for the West before in future. The Government realised \'committing" themselves' to" the most- the necessity of securing the hearty

dangerous and most unpromisit | co-operation of " the

London, March 15. shipyard

Reuter is informed that the Ger-Sugars adventure of the war. Behind the workers. The Premier was contin- «'enemy's front his preparations ure ually engaged with the problem. He

The "Daily Telegraph in anman Government having intimated Malabons. evident. New serodromes, new and Sir Eric Geddes to-day had editorial on the formation of the that they consider themselves en- roads and immense hutments are seen

a camber of representative Allied Maritime Council in conjuncled to place British officers in Kailans continually being.constructed. His shipbuilders. The number of men in

waatever localities may be conven-Langkats reserves are in cantonments far from the shipyards was steadily increas the front, hence it is impossible to fing. When results were bad in Juregarding Dutch shipping indicates ient, whether such localities are Raubs

that the Allies have at length specially liable to air raids or not, Tronohs was realised that the enemy's ses offer the British Government has natural- Urals

sive cannot be treated as less imy decided to adopt a similar course Oriental Cons. portant than his advertised land in the case of German officers.

know the point" where the attack may be expected. If he attacks by will stake all on a chance of victor Our defence preparations are on a

most formidable scale.

London, March 15. Renter's correspondent with the American Army in France rates that the Americans in the Lunsvill sector have retained and conseli dated the enemy's trenches surth east of Badonviller which they captured in a recent raid. This is the first permanent American nd vance in France and ables the Americans and French to operate on higher ground. A feeble German attempt to retake them pulsed.

W&3 Ie.

The

Australians successfully Midd westward of Houtem and in the heighbourhourhood

securing prisoners and inflictug; caenalties. There was great actis

*Vas

The

akara

after the war. The campaign of intimidation of Holland

and

Scandinavia which the German press is carrying on is obviously intended to prevent neutrals from completing agreements which beneft neutrals. equally with the United States and

the Allies.

tion with the

E

announcement re

uary and February there scarcity of steel and the amount of labour was far greater than in the previous three months, when the results were god More men were being brought from the army but it was not easy to get them owing to the reluctance of commanders to lose good men and the reluctance of the men to leave their comrades increasing food supplies, and it con-

the trenches.

The Appropriations Dill passed its third reading.

BRITISH DETERM NATION.

London, March 14:

offensive in the West. The journal)

matter of suggests it may be a serious consideration for the United States whether it would not be mare helpful by temporarily holding back reinforcements of troops and in.

cludes by arging drastic reorganisa] tion of the British shipbuilding ad ministration and the employment of eighty thousand more men in ship.. Jards

STOICISM OF THE SCOT.

H. K. Wharves b. Kowloon Docks . S'hai Docks Să

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

BANKS

HONGKONG&BBANGĦLI

BANKING CORPORA

TION, Paid-up Capital $19-000 DC Q. RESERVE FUNDS 1`

Sterling

"EI,300,000TM&l′′ER:

**$15,000,000 Bilver$19,500,000

$94 508 000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors...$15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS. Won, P. Batreon Chairs Bath G. T. ALFA, E-Deputy Chairman J. C. Bride.. B. Y. D. POT, IN 5. HD, Tos. Air Shellin,

W. Partendon pers Gubber, Hra, Mr. D. Lardale,

Hongkong-N-4. Kiadó, Bra:

Shingal G. Stephen, Ki Leados Bankert-London County 286 Westminster Bank, heard.

Hoagkang-Interest Allowed

On Cherent Accounts at the r314 of Four Coɛpm

For 12 Months 41% per annum · ¦ Bout on the chily beinca

LOOK POON SHAN;

Chief Manager,

BON FIXED DEPURITY,

For 1 months, 1 per cent, per

For 6 months, per cent per te

is mouths, & par seal. DIE ARREU,

N. J. STABB

Chief Manager

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

DE CHINE

*行爆業實法中

Capital (4 Paid up).France 45,000,000 (1/3 of the Capital subscribed by the Government of the Chiness Republic)

Chairman of the

Board of Directors Andre Barthelot, General Manager A. J. Pernotta

HEAD OFFICE:

76 Rue Saint Laxare, PARIS BRANCHES: PEKING. BELANGĦAL TIENTSIN HONGKONG, and BAIGON. BANKERS.

b.

by

t, 120-

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Dia

$133 $330

For 3 Months 3% per annum.

SHIPPING.

A BRITISH REPRISAL.

Douglases Steamboats Indos (Def.) Indos (Pref.). Shells

$77

For 6 Months 4% per annum.

$181

$160

h

$321

120-

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$28

REFINERIES.

· $80

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$293

MINING

b.

401-

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20-

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DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, &C.

$831 $18

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LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS. Centrals

b. H. K. Hotels b. Land Invest.

Да

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$90 $874 $861 $5,50 $27

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$78 $110:

COTTON MILLS.

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b & sa. t, 18,75

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MISCELLANEOUS

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$7,10

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$7,80

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5.30 F.

Reticence of the Brave Soldier Has Its Disadvantages.

M. Albert Thomas writing to the USSO-JAPANESE SITUATION. Dial, chatting with a Daily News

her

peace and her

Who is the best soldier patient? A nurse in a great military hoe-

Tepresentative recently epoke with enthusiasm of the wonderfal stoicism of the average Scottish soldier when he is erfaring acute mat," abe declared, "are agreed geny. "All the doctors I have bout the capacity of the Brot for

Ewos Kung Yiks. S'hai Cottons Orientals Yangiszepoos

Borneos

It.

"Daily Chronicle his impressions London, March 15. of a visit Britain: says he was over-

London, March 15. Field Marshal Siz Douglas Hasjoyed to witness the strength and reporta: The Australians netter greatness of industrial Britain. The

Mr. Balfour, continuing his speech ed a strong patrol last aigas it the whole extended activities testified in, the House of Commons on the "neighbourhood of the Ypres Comines that the British realised that econo-the time came for Japanese aid two Russo-Japanese situation said that if canal and prisonered twenty-sever mic means were necessary to secure points must be remembered, The Our casualties were

the triumph of the ideals of freedom Japanese would be friends and bearing pain without flinching,

China Light & P.sà.. Providents so dear to Britain and Brance. The Allies of Russia against Germany: "There was one fine laddie very constitution of the British Em- and their object would be the pre-apon whom I was attending Green Islands

Dairy Farms Grand pire and the long established inter-servation of Russia from Germany.cently, He was dreadfully in H.K. Electrics

between course

Britain and Mr. Balfour did not suggest that inred, but it was necessary to turn H.K. Ice Co., dominions constituted the Germany might send a military ex him over, even though the opers Ropes of hostile artillery from Verme best foundations for League pedition to

Vladivostock which tion hart him more terribly than Steel Foundries a to south of Armentieres. The Por of Nations. 3D Thomas says would be militarily fatal and a wastever. The doctor realised como Trams, Low Level 8. tuguese drove back a strong eremy ibat

Britain opinion in

was of time, but Russia to-day lay ab thing of what it meant, Trams, Peak, old s. party in this neighbourhood,

better than he had been led to expect solutely derelict upon the waters, and

instructions for Trams, Peak, new 8. 88.78 enemy's artillerying

A rumour was spread on the con-disastrously open from end to end for the atmest гаге

and Laundries normal eastward of Ypres. We ertinent a few weeks ago that Britain German penetration. Apparently tenderness to be exercised. When U. Waterboats . tered the enemy's lices westward of

was seized with a great longing for Mr. Lee Smith was ignorant of how the turning was half completed Wm. Powells

Watsons Villers Guislain and brought back

Government was far this penetration had already the doctor looked into his white Morning Posts n. prisoners. We repulsed raids in the searching for a means of ending the gone. A German officer in Bussia and drawn face and asked how be neighbourhoods of Passchendaele

war at the speediest. His visit had would be safer than an Allied officer was. The poor lad pimply gave CORRECTED TO NOON MONDAY and Poelcappelle. There was

reconvinced him that British tenacity Only one Bank was allowed in Mos-him a patient glance and said,

MARCH 18.11. ciprocal artillerying, southwestward

BENJAMIN & POTTS, and westward of Cambrai, south and determination to prosecute the cow and it was a German Bank.' Carry on !'"

resist Bat the Scot ja not the idea! Share and General Brokers, westward of Armentieres and in the was as strong as during the Bussia sincerely desired to

German penetration but, having patient. The very reserve which Princes Building....... destroyed every instrument of rebelpe to aphold him in exoracist. Tel. address: Broker. distance, she was helpless." There- ing forment makes him difficult A French communique states: We

fore why cannot the Allies supply to deal with in "the early stages drove out the enemy from the '

what is lacking? Mr. Balfour graphi-of illness. He is so taciturn that:

EXCHANGE. trenches he occupied west of Mont-

cally outlined a prophesy of Russia's only with, considerable troacle, comillet in Champagne on the 1st

London, March 15.

SELLING. inst. and prisonered forty-two. A Times" says the Stockholm future with Germany following her very often, is it possible to dis detachment simultaneously, pene-socialist newspaper "Politiken" pub-time worn plan of fostering disorder. cover.his.asmptome.

Germany always wished to encoure salt armuld perhaps, after all, wot) Memorandum written by Prince. Lichnowsky on Ger-age disorder in any other country be fair so specify those whom vad 50 diß.ravenomersverne. 3/1

bat her own. If a country was re-lause regarded as the worst f. 3/27/4 man policy when he wa Am

He publican Germany endeavoured to emong soldier patienta on T/T Shanghai... Nom. bassadör in London. The

introduce absolutism, if it wa an account of their natural excil T/T Singapors ........... 132 morandum was written in August, absolute country she wished to enability. The heroism of endur- Japan 1916, for the purpose of expounding and justifying his position to his courage rebellion. Her game was to eroe knows no line of territory. T/T India personal friends, Only half a dozen make other Governments weak by She was looking at the question Demand, India of reports that an agent of the typewritten copies were made, one stirring up divisions unchecked solely from the professional point T/T San Francis-

T/T Java....... 1624 Turks is attempting to incite the of which, through betrayal, reached Therefore Germany would strive for of Tie-which is directed, of co & New York . Mohammedans in China to declare the Wilhelmstrasse where it caused perpetual Russian disorders with the course, towards appreciation of Marks... Nom.

a great scandal." Another reached inevitable result because national the cases that are leset exacting T/T Francs independence,

the minority Socialists who some-unity was at present at a low ebb, to those in att ndance. how got it across the German fron-

Messines-Menin Road sectors.

London, March 15

Napoleonic wars.

The

trated the German lines at Mout-lishes blond and brought back prisoners.

PLOT IN CHINA.

London, March 15.

The Peking

Government has

received from Sinkiang confirmation

OVERSEAS TRADE.

BRITAIN FURTHER

VINDICATED.

tier. The document, which the "Times" acceptà as authentic, ia London, March 16. The Bill establishing a Secretariat. chiefly important as affording ad- of the Overseas Trade Department ditional overwhelming proot passed its second reading.

of

Britain's constant desire for peace. Mr. P. J. McKellen; the Trade Prince Lichnowsky describes how Commissioner for Singapore, is ex pected to leave England next week to take up his appointment.

on arrival in London in 1812 he found Sir Edward Grey bad refused to give up the idea of an agreement with Germany. "The, British states- mens' aim was not to isolate Ger- many but to get Germany to parti- cipate in an already established concert by removing causes of friction

THE RUSSIAN SITUATION. Petrograd, March 15. The Commander of the Northern Front has arrested Prince Lvoll between England and Germany and M. Trotzky has been appointed securing a world peace by a network Commissary of Military Affairs of agreements." He adds Sir Ed- The post of Commander-in-Chief bar, werd Grey seemed to find a way out been abolished.

of every apparent deadlock.

1

Telephone communication between The Times accepts the docu- Petrograd and Helsingfors bar been ment as authentic. interrupted for two days, The reason is unknown.

A SIGNIFICANT ASSERTION.

London, March 15.

The Germans occupying Abo | .... numbered three thomeand with The Turkish assertion that there artillery. They came from Aaland was severe fighting with Armenian Island. The town was bombarded bands who set Erzerum on fire prior for half an hour and three. Russian to ita occupationTMis regarded as a|

Demand so d/s.

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BUYING.

311

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Nom.

Nom.

73

4.18

4.1814

4 m/s. LC 3/2 4 m/s. D/P.............. 3/216

6 m/s. L/C 3/278.

30 d/s. Sydney &) Melbourne,

30 d. San Franc-1

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4 m/s. Marks

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P A C

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As originally supplied to NAPOLEON The Creat

4 m/s. Francs

6 m/s. Franca ... Demand, Germany.. Demand, New York. Nom. T/T Bombay m Demand, Bombay... Nom.

| T/T Calcutta ...am, **

Demand, Calcutta... Nom. Demand, Manila

346 Demand, Singapore, 132

W prom

On Haiphong

On Baigon

On Bangkot

5014

6,45 Nëm!

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Bar Silver, per ož..." 43")

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

DISCOUNT PER ⠀ $100 :| H'kong 5 cte, p. sub.

The fine

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Tel No. 2352

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NOTICES.

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TIME TABLE.

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Manages Hongkong, 11th April, 1911

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Head Office 15; Gracechursk

Street, London.

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Hongkong. 26th September, 1916.

THE

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Established 1880.

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