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THE HONGKONG TELE RAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1918.

BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO.

Telegraphic Address-"BROSSARD"

Telephone-2566,

CIVIL ENGINEERS, King's Building. HONGKONG

ABC., 5th, A.Z. Francais, Omnibus and Private.

Agencies: SAIGON, SINGAPORE, PEKIN and TIENTSIN.

REINFORCED 'CONCRETE WORKS:

Road and Railway Bridges, Bunds, Wharres, Weirs, Retaining Walls, - Dams, industrial Buildings, Towers, Tanks, Godowns. Frameworks :Cal- verts, Vaults. Floors, Roofs, Piles hollow and fall, all lengths and sizes, Soles and Foundation plat- forms, Chimneys, Poles for support ing Telegraph and Telephone lines and carrying Electric Light and Power..

COMMISSION, IMPORT{& EXPORT

industrial materials for railways, factories, mines, iron, steel, pipes, angle bars, steel joints, tiron sheets, motors and Fichet's fire- proof safes,

REINFORCED CONCRETE 19 ABSOLUTELY ́EIRE PROOF AND OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.

SAIGON CENTRAL MARKET.

**

MARINE CONSTRUCTION: Lighters (river and sea) up to 1,000 tons Hulks, Ferry Boats in, steel and reinforced concrete.

Ses going ships in reinforced con- crete, Steamers and Sailing vessels up to any tonnage.

IRON WORK:

Frame work, machine tools, boilers, and industrial installations.

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORKS: Private and Publie Buildings, Fac-- tories, Godowns Tunnels, Found- ations in bad ground by com pressed air. Walls, Drains, Sewers, Churches, Hotels and Hospitals.

**

M. M. Brossard, Mopin and Co., shall be pleased to study all technical and industrial questions and are prepared to supply specifications and plans on every kind of metallic or reinforced concrete construction which may be required. Address as above or to their agents Wm. C. JACK & Co., Ltd., 14, Des Voeux Road, Central.

Reinforced Concrete SPECIALISTS.

THE SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE,

HONGKONG.

WAR BOND DRAWING

3

QUESTIONS

AND

ANSWERS

QUESTION A. How many tickels have

you purchased or how many are you interest- ed in ?

QUESTION B.-Is the winning number

amongst them?

QUESTION, C.--If so what are you going to do with the pro- ceeds ?

ANSWER A.--99.

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Yokohama Specie Bank.

TIT

EXCHANGE.

The grove. prefire of the Yotobems. Specie Bank Demand 4.r. the half-rear ended December (3) dia.

BELLING.

*3/1

- 3/13/5-

3/134

bir ught forward amonated to 40/6.........................

3/194

3/154

Y51,984.743 82 from which the T/T Shanghai... Nom:

31 1917, including 1.2,228,757.81 60 da.......

日

1414

Nom.

of Y48,084 204.80 was TIT Singapore. .......... 1321g led noted for interest, taxes, TT Japan ....... current expensee, rebate: on bill T India

Nom current, bad and doubtful debla, Demand, India ...... bonus for cfficers and clerks, etc.)

T/T San Francis-1

7334 co & New York/ leaving a balance of 7.5,880, T/T Java 16034 448 73 for appropriation. At the T/T Marka. Nom. meeting at Yokohams on March T/T Francs...IND

4.21

9 Y.1,000,000.00 was added to Demand, Paris....... 4.2134 the reserva fond, and a dividend

BUYING.

at the rate of 12 per cent. per 4 m/s. L/C........... 3/24 sonom o declared absorbing 4 m/s DP... T.2,100,000.00, The Balance, 6 m/s.. LC... Y2,720 448 73 was carried for 30 dia. Sydney & *ard. The bank has decided to establish дет tranches 8130 d/s. San Franc-1 Shimonoi, Macile, JBTE,

Sarabays, and Boenos Aites,

¿

F.M.S. Prosperity

Melbourne

isoo &New York

4 m/s. Marke

4 m/e. Francs

6 role. Francs

BANKS

BANK OF CANTON,

LIMITED.

ERAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE, and General Banking Businem Fransadied.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

For 3 Months 3% per annum.

-For 8 Honths 4% per annum.

For 12 Months 44% per annum LOOK POON SHAN,

Chief Ma

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.

Subscribed Capital... Franca 45,000,000. Pald up-

22,500,000. (35 of the Capita, Le. Frares 15,000,000 subscribed by the Government of the Chinese Bepublic)

Chairman of the Board of Directors André Berthelot. General Manager A. J. Pernotte.

HEAD OFFICE: 74. Rua Saint Lazaro, PARIS.

BRANCHES; PEKING

SHANGHAI TIENTSIN. HONGKONG

SAIGON HAIPHONG YUNNANFOU

BANKERS:

In FRANCE Bociété Général pour favoriser le Developpement du Com- merce et de l'Industils en France LONDON...London County & Wert-

minster Bark, Ltd.

NEW YORK Redmond & Co. Correspondents to the chief commercial

- contrae of the world.

Telegraphic Addres: CHIBANKIND.

Interest on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposita in Local Currency and in Gold. Terms of application.

Every deeption of Banking and Exchange busina transacted.

Special facilities for Fresch exchange.

M. ROUET DE JOURNEL.

Madager.

HONGKONG BRANCH, Queen's Building

5. Chater Road,

NOTICES.

NOTICE

·Tel $440.

PEAK TRAMWAY CO.

LIMITED.

TIME-TABLE.

18.00

. to

20

.... 3/29

3/25%

3/254

NIGHT CARE

7434

Nom. *****.. $36 41

680 23. kod $ ** 12 1 1380 2.3" every half hour

SYNT, QUITOS DA anhyur AUNDAYE.

MT JUL 14 Do

10.30. m

20 Mom 1000

$20.0

6.30 .

637.36

L

From a financial statement Demand, Germany.. published in the Federated Maley Demand, New York. Nom.. Stetea Government Gazelle T/T Bombay

3

ANSWER B.-Of Course!

ANSWER C.-Give 1/3rd to Charity and pouch the balance.

11

Nom.

would appear bat daring the first Demand, Bombay... Nom.. jane moiths of 1917 be. F.MS TT Calcutta in

invested about 14,600,000 in Demand, Caloutta... Nom. British Wer

Losameling Demand, Manila 147 Jaboat 30 millione in all so invest Demand, Singapore. 13214- led up to that date. The pre

On Haiphong 14% prem sentation of a dreadnought to the On Saigon

1%

prem.. On Bangkok...... 1978- British Navy, a cisb gift which

Sovereign ............... 640 pay ultimately reach the best Gold Leaf, per oz... 43.30 part of $2,000,000 with more to Bar Silver, per oz........ 163⁄41⁄2 20, is no mean help rendered by theee small States with

SUBSIDIARY COINS. population of little more than s million, says the Malay Mail When in the years gone by the H'kong 3 cts sub. $1.00% die. British Government told the Malay Saltace that British c would administer the ment so their behalf, howettle could the authorities have fore

DISCOUNT PER $100:

10

11

30

etk Canton 20

*

.par. 1.00% dia. 144% ass.

1.00 7.3

น

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

*BANKING CORPORA

TION.

Paid-up Capital .......................$34.000 000 RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

"£1,300,000 at 21-

-$15,000,000

Silver $19,500,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

$4306.000

*****................... $13,000,000- COURT OF DIRECTORS.

...H. Belvos',- Charm an 6. T. M. EX Eng-Deputy GLUTINE T. C. Beichen LV. D. Parz, Legis

8. H. Doda, E. W. Partendo da a. Gabart,

Fix, Salka,

Hon. Mr. D. Landalo.

CHILTHY MAZIOZN Hongkong - N. 4) Benih, Bes.

Shingband. 9. Stepàm, Eng. Lesdon Banker London Coenty, kas" Testminster Bask, Limbad,

Hoaparut Allowed

On Carnet Accounts at the`race of 3 par (ALE DUR annam. Du ila daily balanca.

ON FIXED DEPOSITE.

I wonths; per al pecabil)

For smooth, të per cent Dr SUZ

де

per cıal pez BİZİM

N. J. STARB

Chief MasseT/"

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

TEK Beless of the above Bunk the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BATEMI

CORPORATION, Kaler may be obtained as application! INTEREST on deposits à alleendpupe mine hum monthly balances at Si per cent per tanto,

Deposho say tramfer, at their option,

of $100 or mors to the Honghone and Shanghak Baak ter he placed on 75 DEPORT ME cast perkune

For the Hongkong. and Böseghat Banking Durjeris

N. J. STABB,

Chief' Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

• Incorporated,by Boyal Charter ip FRAD OFFICE-LOND

PAID UP CAPITAL RESERVE TUND RESERVA LIABILITY OR

PHOPRIETORS...

FOREIGN EXCHANGE ud. Depend Banking

business transactad.

CURRENT ACCOURTS opened and FD9% DIPOSIN Nceived for 1 year or shorter peŇDÈN IN rates which will be quoted as applicasicos

T. C. DOWNING,

Marages Hongkong, 11th April, 1912,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Office 15, Gracecharak Street, London."

Authorised Capital.....£1,500,018 Subscribed. 33

Paid Up Reserva Fund

10 Max

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15 M

4998

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SATURDAYS:

Extra Darat Midnight.

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to Bank Bond, ty by Casque or Conspradorť ander capooming Bank Now" !*

7083 D. BUMUBBEYB, & 00:3

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

that their trusteeship would income-tax. (exclusive of excess (Capital Paid up::.11.250,906.) not only give safety to Britirb crosta dinty) for which he was traders, but would ultimately be liable under the Finance Act, 1918.

of enormous benefit to the pro-If however, any taxpayer to

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Morgags of Bones Preparty, Ju RADES TROVésel on stocKZA. ŽÍVANIE Kude on Merchandim. Teams nosća in the Providend Byskuntz

TREETEX-ZIMOUTOR OF, WELE,

Coins and Parkanlies an api Tamba

To the ORDEN, DEV SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.vtt.

MARTIN 8/3

The foregoing are reasonable answers to the questions but you may testing Power. Tis, of couran, whom this section (4) reistes has a des have some better ones; if so, please submit them to "War Bond Answers. Chinese even then, but there wạt to be raised by Section 35 of 1be] a extensively worked by the abscribed to the loan authorized Post Office Box No. 351, Hongkong, who will give judgment thereon, and apparently no other course of Finance Ast, 1916, at amount sender of the best answers will receive TWO WAR BOND TICKETS from a jacgle-covered reeeding one and a half times land which possessed. neither the amount of tax for which he AND 5 TOMBOLA SPILLS. Any number of alternative answers may be roade nor railways

tawan tiable, the emoant so COL- Compulsory War Loan.tributed by him in excess will be sent in but winner will be required to produce a War Bond Ticket already

Details of proposals, to compel dedicted from the amount which purchased foreach answer submitted. All alternative answers to be sent nbcriptions to war losna, she is obliged under: this rection

nimally carried into law in New to unbegribe to the Wai Purpose A PIOLEST in by the 23rd of April. They may be in comic, poetic or tragic vein. Zeland, are Agitap - in the Lotn, und bis cb'igation to sub-

Board of Tratournal ribe to that loan willi Judging of answers will be made by the St. George's Day Publicity Tspevers whose be in be modified sexrdingly.

aime for the year ended, Msich idea of compulsory Bub 31, 1916. Res not less than 470.riptions to war loans has been TICKETS are on sale at Banks, Clubs, Hotels, Leading Stores, and the ate required to enhetibe to the denesed in many cousteres, but, Hongkong and South China War Saving Association c/o the Union an author, Ed to be raised a fan we are aware, comments the War Purposes Loss Act, 1917, the Economist, this is the first Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd,

sa ameunt equal to three times melance during the present war the total amount of land tax and of the ides being put into practice.

Committeel

MARTIN:35:

IN

BANKERR:

1,125,000

362,504 600,00€

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BRANCHI

Bombay

Calestia

Colomb

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Hanghong

Dalb

Howh Kazdy

Port Loss (Mario)

Karachi

Kaslo inaend

HONGKONG BRANCH.

Every description

of Braking and Lachungs kedness wanted.

Interest silowed on Current & ccomDÉS KÉZYMANI parannus on Dally Balasices and on Jant Depos

Tata which may be ascertained on applicati

C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Manager,

"INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION,

HEAD OFFICE:

si. Wall St., New York.

LONDON OFFICE)

14. Bishopsgan, BL; ??

CAPITAL & SURPLUS USB, $8,500,000 UNDIVIDED PROFITS UR $1,242,00

BRANCHEA

BATAVIA LONDON

XUMHAY

MANILA

U.B.37 $42.00

SANTO DOMEST SAN FRANCISCO

CALCUTTA MEDELLIN SANTIAGO

CEBU..

CAFTON

COLON

BANKOW

KOBE

PANAMA

PEKING.

FUERTO

PLATA

DELOS” CABALLEROS,

* SHANGHAI **

SINGAPORE HONGKONG FAN PEDRO TIENTSIN

DE MACORIS YOKOHAMA Throw is clone afiliask with the NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK the Bank is able to me to Service of the Branches of that Interior Cabs So Azterka, azzi elnewborn, inama)

BARLA, DUENOS AIRES. CARACAS

·GEROAD BATAM MONTEVIDEO, HOW RIO DE ANEIRE SANTIAGO DE CUBA SANTOS,

PADLO PETEOGRAD VALPARAISO,, **

All kinds of TOKEIGN & LOCAL BANKING “ BUSINESS transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opped- and TIKKE DEPOSITS recrived at rates to be decertaleed an application.",

GEORGE. HOGG

Manager,

Hongkong, 26th September, 11-

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANT,

LIMITED

Established 1880 Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund..

36,000,000

23,100,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

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