COMMERCIAL NEWS,
the Board recommeded payment) of a dividend of 15 per cent., lass inocme tax. absorbing £12,372. This left a balance on the year's
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, - WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1918.
THE Y. M. C. A.
Some Facts Concernlog Its
War Work,,
2
BANKS.
BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
EXCHANGE.
BELLİNG.
3/378
3/4
3/416
81474
HAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
3/496
Nom
143
Demand
60 d/B.......
14894
4.53
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Fransacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:
Fez 3 Months 3% per annum.
BUYING.
44
3/534
For 6 Manthu 42 per shoum.
3/512
3/5/
3/514
804
For 12 Months 41% per annum LOOK POON SHAN;
Chief Manager,
isco & New York/ 4 m/s. Marke 4 m/s. Francs 6 m/s. France
营......
Nom. 4.68 4.79
-
keep things going. The 'educa- tional' side of this progremme, bar, Istsly been developed con- siderably and the Universities Dredging for Gold la india.working" of £6,921 14 53. More than eighteen months ago are preparing a strong staff of Oalicat, June 10-It is report to carry forward. The out-the French journal Illustration teachers and lecturere for classes T/T...... ed from Nilambar that sitempts put of rubber was 425 397. pablished an article from the pen on the other side. Bat, Cafe, to dredge for gold in that stream ib. against an estimate of 400,000 of H. Babin in which, after ad- Olub, lecture-room, the Y.M.C. A 30 d having proved profitless, the lb..and the output for the present miring the affect of an athletic, appeals to every element of promoters of the enterprise have year, estimated to be 500.000 lb. life upon the English soldier, he human nature in the human T/T Shanghai...... decided to stop operations and to has been ordered by the Board to added that "another ir fuence soldier.
T/T Singapore sell away their concern. Over a be restricted to 350,0001b. From has come to support and enforce Few things are more remark. T/T Japan decade ago a company, called the 460 sores planted sad in tapping the beneficient action of athleticable than the network of hate T/T Indis. Nom. Pactolus Gold Dredging Sradi in 1910, the estate has grown discipline in forming these gentle-which can be found spread over Demand, Indis... Nom cate, was formed with a fairly year by year to 1,724 acres plant-men soldiers. It is their frequent the great city of London. In T/T San Francis-
7934 large capital to work the Nilambur ed of whiob 1,211 are in tapping.ing of the huts, those admirably addition to the Alexandrs Pavi- T/T Java... 1513
co & New York rivet for gold dust, and an leaving 513 acres undeveloped. fitted clube created by the diversa lion' at Victoris Station, (for the T/T Marks. Nom. Australian mising engineer Laat year 271 acres were planted. religious bodies which abound ase of Officers) there are alabs for T/T France........ was put in charge. Expensive Mr. H. E R Heater, formerly in the United Kingdom, auch the men at Easton, Waterloo, Demand, Paris...... 4.5312 dredging mashinery and other menager of the Hongkong and as the Y.M.C.A. and the Salvation Victoris, Westminster, Charing appliances were provided and for Shanghai Bank in Shanghai is Army to cite two of the beet Cross, Paddington, and Aldwych mis. L/C. a time the operations went forward one of the directore.
known. The hats came over the among many others. The Head-1 m/s. DP.... with a great swing but fisided
English Channel after the army; quarters of the Y.K.C. A. are in 6 m/s. LC. Liquid Chinese Eggs. little of the iubetance searched
they are to be seen rising on the Tottenham Court Road. Every 30 ds. Sydney & for. Then the expert augine Westminster Palise Court recently trancs of every town cocupied by buildings so as to provide sde-30 ds. San Franc
Apropos of the proceedings at fringe of every camp, at the en- eft is made to extend these
Melbourne...*** left and work has been persever in which a retailer was summoned the troops; and Tommy fade quate sleeping accomodation. ed in by others, but still to no purpose. Recently the enterprise at the instance of the Westminis there a hearty welcome, a cosy To assist the valas of this was taken over by other confident ter City Council, under the Sale hearth, good advice, and safe help service the system of motor persone and these too had to con of Food and Drugs Act, for selling in sffairs of conscience.
For patrola' has been organised. Erary Demand, Germany. fess failure. Natives of the coun- liquid gas from Chins that among our British Allise moral sight from ten to twelve, four Demand, New York. 79% try have for centuries successful contained boric acid preservative bygience holds, in the estimate of motor cars are available for the TT Bombay Hy washed for gold in the steamin the proportion af over the sathoritise in command, transfer of troops from stations to Demand, Bombay... Nom.
grains bede, paddy fields and bill sides 64
to the pound, s place equal to that of hygiene hats, from one but to another, T/T Calcutta of Nilambur valley, sad during which, the sammans alleged, was the past decade many thousands injurious to health, it will be of the body, if not a larger and from hata to the stations as Demand, Calcutta Nom. of rupees have been wasted in recalled that the American" Gov.place." What M. Babin here says required. From twelve till five Demand, Manila
of the Y.MO.A. applies equally in the morning care patrol the Demand, Singapore. 143 Improving upon their simple ernment last year held up to the other organisations which strests to pick up soldiers who On Haiphong........
174% prem. porta of egg products from Obins perform a similar work at home may be wandering about not
On Saigon
114% on the ground that they contain and at the front. Among these knowing where to go for rest, ***
On Bangkok
114+*100 4638 International Cotton Co.
ed an injorious percentage of
Sovereign are the Church Army, the Salva- aine, and so far
One of the most notable works Gold Leaf, per oz... 44.40 88 that Some interesting facts in con-
tion Army and the Catholic of the Association is, that under Bar Silver, per oz.... 48 13/16 gose there is no change in Women's League. Here we shall taken on behalf of the relatives nection with the recent sale of the the position.
Meanwhile dwell on the Y.M.O.A., though of wounded men." International Cotton Mili are the various egg-yolk producte, very mach the same might be mansion has been opened in the
In London a SUBSIDIARY COINS, divalged by Japsaree papers apart from the pare food regula said of moat of these other west-end where relatives on their which report the establishment of
DISCOUNT FER $100:- a new spinning company to take tione, have been put on the U. 8.
organisations. Bat in estimat- over the property bought by Mr. restricted imports list, but the ing the value of the war work way through to Frence can spend H'rong 50 cte. sub.
authorities are inclined to the
the night, or a few hours, oara of the YMCA.. we must Kawasaki Saketaro, of Osaka, forenient so far se slbamen is con- remember that that work would meeting them at the station and
seeing them off to their destina-} cerned, the import of the which have been impossible but for the is not discouraged. There is a steady scoial achievement of the considerable demand from Canade
now open where all the relatives, previous
methods.
Tis. 1,300 000. The new com-
pany is called the Nikka Baseki Kaisha (Sino-Japanese Spinning Co), it sponsors being Mr. Win Toyoji, of the Fuja Spinning Company, Ita & Co., of Ossks,
tion. In France eight hostels are
SHANTAR
----
159
prem.
5.95 Nom.
par.
10
++
"
5
Canton
++
$1 prem. 49% dis.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE. Subscribed Capital. Franca 45,000,000 Paid up
22,500,000. (14 of the Capital, L. Francs 13,000,000 subscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republic.)
Chairman of the
Board of Directors André Barthelot. General Manager
AJ, Pernotte.
HEAD OFFICE : 74. Rue Saint Lazare, PARIS.
RRANCHES ;
SHANGHAI TIENTSIN
HONGKONG
PEKING
SAIGON HAIPHONG YUNNANFOU
BANKERS;
Io FRANCE. Seciété Général pour
favoriser Developpement du Com merce et de l'Industiie en France LONDON...Loaden County & West-
minster Back, Ltd. NEW YORK...Redmond & Co. Correspondents in the chief commercial centres of the world
-Telegraphic Address; CHIBANKIND,
Intereat on Current Accounts and
Fixed Deposita in Local Currency and in Gold. Terms on application. Exchange business transacted
Every description of Banking and
Special facilities for French exchange.
M. ROUET DE JOURNEL. Manager.
HONGKONG BRANCH
Queen's Building,
3, Chater Road.
Tel 2440.
NOTICES.
NOTICE.
for albumen just now, where achievement not the less creditable coming to visit the weanded aim of the Y.M.C.A. is to give the one existed before so there is an because it did not attract the men, are made the guests of the soldier full velue for his money; outlet for Chiness goods by re notice and applause of the great each boat and the relatives are self supporting the Associs- and though in the balk the bats Y.M.O.A. The Y.M.O.A. car meets | and the Japan Colton Co. of export from Americs and ecme public. In the old Volunteer are automatically handed over to tion has never chosen to work in Oskak, and its capital is Y. 10,000, local firms are making direct 000, divided into 200.000 shares. shipment to Canada. The volume torial Forces, and later, in those of then taken to the Hostel, and from or to limit its work to thous places. campe, in the camps of the Terri the workers there, They are camps where profits were posible Of these shares 150,000 will be of local egg products manufacture the Regular Army the foundatione the Hostal to the Eospitale, accom- allotted to Mr. Wads, Io & Co. has not been large since the had been laid; and the mobilisa-panied by friends, back to the by the urgency of the men's need. It has measured its opporunity and the Japan Cotton Co., and factories closed last year because tion of the Territorial Forces the remainder to Mr. Kawasaki and others, more being cffered for of the American pare-foodists' brought numerons requests to the Hostels, and in due time landed At the termination of the war, publio subscription. An insegur objection to the presence of zinc.Y MC.A. to provide marquees host for home. What this means
down to the port and put on their His Majesty'e Government willl
deal with the Asecciation'e al meeting of the promoters will O Cake and Bran as Fuel. with the now well known equip to many of these people who do balance-sheet and will determine be held on July 19. Mr. Kawasaki The high price of coal sad the ment of the Y. C.A. in the camp. not know the French language what is to be done with any funda vary generously handed over his shortage of ocean freight space Within ten daya of the outbreak
and are unacquainted with remaining in band as a result of newly acquired interests to the bave produced a condition in of war -250 centres bad been
service. Though within company without profit, seking Egypt ander which cottonseed oil "pened. Within three months that foreign ways it is not difficult to
three months of the outbreak of PEAK TRAMWAY CO. only the return of the Tis. 1, cake is being used as a cabstitate number had been doabled. Within imagine:
Another well-known are to war 85 per cent, "of the whole 300 000 which he had paid. How for coal as inei, reports the six months there were a thousand, which the great organisation of membership of the Y.M.C.A. in ever. 10 per cent, of this sum, or American Coneal at Alexandria. whilst to-day over 2,000 stand to the F.M.C.A. has been pat is that the British Isles of military age Tie- 130,000 will be presented by The crushing industry in Egypt to the credit of the Association. the new company to Mr Kawasaki produces a maximum of about
Winter demanded bate as being of facilitating correspondence had enlisted, the Association all the difficulties in appreciation of services ren- 85.000 tons of cottonged oil cake more atable and more comfortable between soldiers and their rela- overcame
of ita buge development, dered in taking over the intereeta annually for which there is no than marquees. But indeed every
to-day nearly, all of the Shanghai company" so the iceal consumption. As the regoli sort of scoommodation was made always willing to assist busy (and and parohaser's generosity is well of a lack of shipping facilities, of.
ose
In Egypt, not always over-literary) soldiers work of the T. M. O. A. i
rendered by voluntary cervios, in this respect. large stocks of cake accumulated Bourse at Cairo accommodates
Another point in connection aed more than eix bandred huts New Process for Preparing in Egypt. The high price of night by night seven hundred
coal courled with a desire for sed fifty men who happen to be with the Y.M.O.A. should be have been given by individual donors often as memoriala to free from their duties for the time clearly understood, Damely its those fallen in the war. Many The American Consulate- economy in ite use induced
financial arrangements. Not by General at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil experiments with Icoal products being. In England townhalle, choice, but by the very force of and striking are the sets of has been approached by s larges a substitute. The relation dismantled theatres and cinemas, circumstances, the Y.M.C.A. hsal generosity of the very poorest
paid.
Hides.
است
Brezilian exporter of hides with of the
calorifio
valäe
the
of
old ebops, warehouses, cow sheds, barns and even pig-styes have been transformed into social cen.
tives. The Y.MO.A. workera sre
the
towards the work of the Associa tion,
been transformed into a concern which, incidentally to its work,
Lastly important committees has a gigantic trade torn-over. million pounde per annum is in. interests of the returned soldier. volved in its commerical enter Between 50 and 70 are interview- prises. When it is realised thated at the National Headquarters the bulk of this money 1860 per cent, of those who approach daily Free advioë is given; and handled in supplies which average a penny each, it will be realised the Association are provided with what an enormose reponsibility sivil employment suited to their rekte on Association workers. The physical condition.
a view to introdueing into the cake to coal was found to be 1 United States bides that are to be tone of cake to I ton of northea for men. No less thao At this moment more than one are now sitting with a view to the prepared according to a new country large coal. The present bata have been erected on Salie- process for export. In a state prios of coal in Egypt. is about bary Pisin and nearly fifty in the ment made by the company the G.$80 par tun. The price of oil Aldershot Command. The follow following advantages are describ-cake has been fixed by the Going analysis will be fourd of ed for the specially prepared vernment at various times during interest hides se compared with the wet the past two years at a figure
England ealted or dried bides prepared in ranging between 0.32.50 per ton
Scotland the deal manner-That the re-and the present (April) prios Ireland sistance is greater; that a period of of $15. Caka ia now being largely only eighty days is required for used in place of coal in boiler preparation before abipment plsate, in hotels, restaurants, and an abeclately dry condi-private houses. Boilers and stoves, tion; when tanned, the hides yield it appears, are not detrimentally
...1020 centres
80
*
40
RI
* 10
Walea France Egypt Eastern Mediterranean 23
40
459
37
68
11
2
a good sole leather besides pieces #ffected through the barning of
India
50
**
In Mesopotamis there are 50
of serep leather from each side of oake, One large concern saves and in East Africs 40 secretaries the hide, the bide treated by this two men, рег boiler in process is odourless and requires burning oske instead of coal, accompanying the troops. no special shipping facilities, the Cake ash has a
value
The programme of a but is és Ba varied as are the needs of the obnoxione qualities which makes fertiliser of about $25 per ton. man. "Something going every the shipment of hides on passen. In Argentina a large milling night" is the ideal, and it is gr vessels impossible, being company has a daily production realised with wonderful success. 8iminated; the weight is 56 per of about 280 tons of bran for which Concerte formed both from loos! cent. less than that of wet called there is practically on market in and Lendon talent are a well- hides, making their shipment Argentins for stock food, and it own festare. What is perhaps much chesper; it requires about oan not be exported brasure of the lead well-known is that in most 76 bides to the ton, whereas in lack of shipping, Nearly all of places & weekly lecture on some the case of wet salted hides the thie product is used for fuel. bistorical or biographical subject, average is but 33 bidea to theThe company itself barns ton; the special treatment makes about 100 tons per day, and this or a lantern lecture dealing with some sapect of service, or a travel the hides immune to attacks from replaces some 80
tons of insect pests, and all snimal coal, which was formerly used talk or a map talk in on the even germs are killed in the procee. According to the manager of the displays are immensely populer. ing programme. Microscopical company, bran gives about the Bat there are also Bible classes same-result sa wood; that is, three hich form a re-union of a One of the Home rubber tons of bras are squivalent social and religious nature. companies in which there is to two tons of mal. The remainNaturally, discussions and syga. considerable, interest locally is dee of the output of this establishments, are of the most varied the Henriette Rabber Falate, Ltd, ment about 180 tons a day find for the
armies the head office being in London old to various concerns for fuel, contain men of every degree and the estate itxell near Penang. The price is 28 pesce per metric of intellectual attainment. But The company held its sixth ton, and this is somewhat cheaper there is also accamolens demand annual meeting on June than wood. The company is for games, books, magumines' and and after making provision for experimenting in making briquete the inevitable, gramophone depreciation and other charges of bran.
Henrietta Rubber Estates.
HOW
VISITING
THE HOME OF
PRIMO
BEER
STOCKED AND SOLD BY ALL
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, HOTELS & CLUBS.
H. RUTTONJEE & SON,
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
LOLL
Brix 19 i
11.3 1.3 13
·LIS 7.3. 10 LES to
13080 & SL
1945r..
10 Max
1.
-1.45 2.3
13 F
M
10.X NIGHT CAX8.
130230 and 1. POL KAST LO
1180 2.1. #very half hour. 11.00 PM. DO 11 45 PM
STRE GRAZker et en jour BUNDAYE:
*2
DEN ACL 10
10.50 A.M
FERGADE
11.44 Nooa
1988 AM 10
1.00 2.3
106 7.3. 10
13 r.x
Get 3.
- 10
19 107.
is Ma
19 ME.
10 MIN
1,00 P.X. HEGET CAL3 as on Voak Dari
.:
KATURDAYS:
Ms On Midnigka'
SPROTAG CARE
By Arrangemani'at the Company's Dflas Alexandrs Holdings.
Der Võsuz Essa
"Seam and pazeb dokets avatakk for all sasibal élready tuli, running sa the rizze stalad én tiss Couspanya tumse takim, bos zatror special ABEL, OLE DE Valace on application it 18i Champany's ŰZion Bo Beamon takət will be PER.) Ul) paymani ičarvior bas duet Tondo Kr Park Homes at by Obeque or Comprecor... onder zeprawling Bank Ecien
FINDTIL BUMPERITI & CO S
THE OHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
| (Caplíal Paid up..:$1,259,090.).
Tab in Karnings of Room Property, he.
janganken an dan Peressant Bystan
ANDORREZ, NE Talicubing and Eproved. ' (Rabos and Pichleuters on application)
BHEWAN, TOMES & 00., General Managers. t
VERMARTIN'S/
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA-
TION.
| Paid-up Capital .........$15,000,000
RESERVE FUNDS 1
Sterling
£1,500,000 ai 27-
-$15,000,000 Silver $19,500,000
$24 500,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors..$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS, Fan: Mr. PH. Roto- Charras U. T. Baking, E-Deputy Charms A. H. Dodwell, B. W. Farendan, Las 05. Qubbay, M Hoa, Mr, D. Landair. Eon. Mr. E. Shell,
J Plurizer, Easy" F. V. D. P. Esu
CHIN KAYAK Hongkong-N. J. Stabb, mi
MANAGER
Shanghai-0. Boepen, Zag Lowton Bankers-London County and Westminster Back, Limited
Hoogkong-Interest Allowed F
Du Carant Accounts at the rate of 5 par test per
annam on the daily balanca.
ON FD DIPOSITY,
For 3 month 24 per beat per azzus ) For 8 months per cast, per EAS
sracts, per call por KDAER [ N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE Husfacs of the show Baths conducted by HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BABEING
CORPORATION,
Res
INTERES voulaed on aplication
on depoalty is allowed on the mi Imum monthly balance at $3 per cent, per unİKE, Depositors may transfer, at the option, balance of $100 or more to the Hocking and Khaaghei Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSI cant per acRUM
tian
For the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corpora
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager,
","
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Boyal Charter 15k
PRAD 177ICH:-LONDON.
PAIDUP CAPITAL
RESERVE FUND
RESERVE LIABILITY OF
PROPRIETORS
3306-109
$1,000,000
tabase 41,900,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Saamat Barking.
baginese transacted. CURBENT ACCOUNTS opened and Picke DEPORTES received for 1 year or short periods. Fates whied will be quoted an application
T. C. DOWNING
Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA. LIMITED.
-1
Head Office 15, Gracechürek Street, London.
Authorized Capital.....£1,500,000-
Subscribed
Paid Up.
Reserve Fund.
BANKERK
The Back of Englund
1,125,001
$62,501
650,000
The Lenden eint Stock Bank, Lima
Combay"
Calentia
Colombo
Debl
Calle
Hoogkong
Hozab
Kandy
BRANCHI K
Port Louis (Maurities)
Karachi
Kuta Eter
Kuala Lumput
Madras
PARK
Reagood
Sharbat
Singapore
HONGKONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking and Exchangi business transacied.
Interest allowed or Current Accesa)0 KESPO ZAKE paranom Dally Balances, and on Fixed Dep a rata which may be ascertained on application
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,:
HEAD OFFICE:
15) Wall St., New York
LONDON OFFICE 35, Bisbeperate, E.C. CAPITAL & SURPLUS U.S. $6,500,000 UNDIVIDED PROFITS US. $1,723,491
BRANCHES
UB. 18,213,491
BATAVIA LONDON
RANTO DOMEINGI BOMBAY MANILA SAN FRANCISC CALCUTTA MEDELLIN, SANTIAGO CANTON PANAMA
PEXING.
DE LOS CABALLEBOS, SHANGRAI PLATA. SINGAPOR
PUERTO
HANKOW HONGKONG SAN PEDRO FOEKABAYA
DE MACORIS TIPETSIM
YOKOHAMA
KORE
Throtch Its close abilacios whh" and NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK the Bank - able to offer Survices of the Branches of the Institution In Cubs So Americs, and almarhunen, maassly bee
BAELA, BUENOS AIRES, CARACAS BEROA HAYAMA MONTEVIDEO, MOBOO RIO DE JANEIRO SANTIAGO DE СИВА SANTOS.
PAULO, PETROGRAD VALPARAISO,
All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING, BUSINESS Lansacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and wi3D DEPOSITS received at rates to be, ascertsiend application.
GEORGE HO00, --Managut;
Hongkong, 26th September, 1916
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED..
· Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000.000 Paid-up Capital ... · 42,000,000: Reserve Fund............. 23.100,000-
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Bead Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branches Bombay
Cristia
ABOL
STEEL Faces PILLS
London Lyons. Los Angio
Bar Failsace
Byders
· Changshan.
Intrad
Boursbarys
Bankow
Kew York CHER
Tokyo
Paling
Rangoon
Taf You: Robe
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