1918-08-01 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1918.

Codes.-A.B.C., 5th, A.Z. Francais, and Private.

BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO.

Telegraphic Address="BROSSARD '

Telephone-2566.

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CIVIL ENGINEERS, King's Building.

HONGKONG. ?

Omnibus

Agencies:-SAIGON, SINGAPORE, PEKIN and TIENTSIN.

REINFORCED CONCRETE WORKS: Road and Railway Bridges, Bunds. Wharves. Weirs, Retaining Walls. Dams, Industrial Buildings. Towers, Tanks, Godowns. Frameworks, Cal verts. Faults, Floors, Roofs, Piles hollow and full, 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, steel joists, irou angle bars,

sheets, motors and Fichet's fire-

proof safes.

REINFORCED CONCRETE IS ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF AND OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.

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SAIGON CENTRAL MARKET

MARINE CONSTRUCTION:

Lighters river and sea) up to 1,000 tons. Halks, Ferry Boats in steel and reinforced concrete. Sex 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 Public Buildings, Fac-4 tories, Godowns. Tunnels, Found- ntions in bad ground, by com- pressed air. Walls, Drains, Sewers, Churches, Hotels and Hospitals.

李诗

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.

Combustible Goods.

B

BANKS

BANK OF CANTON,

LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Reneral Banking Business Fransacted.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

For 3 Months 3% per annum, .

For 6 Months 4% per annum.

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EXCHANGE.

For 12 Months 41% per annum

LOOK POON SHAN;

Chief. Manager,

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.

Subscribed Capital France 45,000,000, Paid up

22,500,000. (35 of the Capital, Le. Fraz ca 13,000,000 subscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republic)

Chairman of the

Board of Directors André Berthelot. General Manager

ALJ. Pernotte. HEAD OFFICE:" 74. Ras Saint Lazars, PARIS.

BRANCHES ;

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SHANGHAI TIENTSIN

HONGKONG

PEKING

SAIGON HALFBONG YUNNANFOG

BANKERS:

I FRANCE. Seciaté Général pour

favoriser le Devaloppement du Com. merce et de l'Indartile en France LONDON... London County & West-

minster Bank, Ltd.

NEW YORK..Redmond & Co. Correspondents in the chief commercial centres of the world.

Telegraphic Addrem; CHIBANKIND.

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

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted

Special facilities for French exchange.

K. ROGET DE JOURNEL,

Manager.

HONGKONG BRANCH,

Queen's Building.

5. Chater Road.

BELLING.

3/4

3/416

3/4/2

3/431

-3/474

Nom.

14334

149 Nom.

PE

NOTICES.

NOTICE.

Ter 2440.

EAK TRAMWAY CO.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

1.30 AM.

11.30

HOPE

S3 16 MEX.

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BANKS HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORA

"TION...

Paid-up Capital......... 515,000.000 RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,500,000 at Zi-

-$15,000,000 Silvar...$19,500,000

$34,500,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors...........$15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hoo: Mr. F. Holyoa) Char 9. T. H. Eng.-Depoty Chairman, AE. Dodrail. Eage R. Le FecenEBEN WE

abbey, Jac. Jah Plammer, Ka". Mr. D. Landals. Hon. Mr. E. Sheila

C.

B.V. D. Party Bag

DRIX MAKALOZA Bonghong-N. ♫, Stabb, Sagi

MAXIGEN

Shanghal G. Scaphan; Esa. London Bankers-London County Wastalasie Bank, Limbad,

Hanging-Interest Allowed |

On Current Accounts at the rate of parent.p

assem on the daily balance.

ON LEAD DEPOSITS.

For months, 29 per cukt, per koskaĮ Yor & months, 34 per cent per ansES

or us wonths. 5, per cent, par AXERO Į

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGSBANK

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THE Basines of the above Bank, is conduchit by tas HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on appācación. INTEREST on deposita is allowed on the w Icum gathly balances at 834 per cent, per ARASI, Deprefiers may trrester, at balz opción, esiasem of hoe or more to the Hongbour 'sod Ebanghet Bank to be placed on FDIED DEPOSIT 30 a | cost per khaste

For the Hongkong and Khangbai Beaking Corpers ties

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

Incorporated by Boyni Charter 150%..

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON, PAID-OP CAPITAL, semen RESERVE FUND HEBENVE LIABILITY OF

PROPRIETORS

UNLIM

•FOREIGN EXCHANGE 15d Genera) Baskipa

buslugu, transacted CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and PhD DEPOSITA received for 1 year or shorter preclos "races which will be awoted an appliemalom.

T. C. DOWNING,

Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF. INDIA, LIMITED,

Head Office 15, Gracechurel

Street, London.

Authorised Capital...£1,500,000 Subscribed

Paid Up Reserve Fund

+

BANKERB

The Bank of England

1.125,000

56250

$50,000

- Tas Landon Joint Stock Bank, Link si FRANCHI –

Zombay

Cakeza

Colomba

Delhi

Boogkoat

Kandy

Gathe

Kowal

Karachi

Кота Кога

Madys

Penang

Razgoo

Shanghal

Singapor

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Warehouse for Easily

Io

13 P.M.

ŽAI PM

KPK

6.00 30

27.3.

ZIGHT CARE.

11.30 PAL. Sery half bour

11.08 .. to 11PX. avory quarter of a boær

SUNDAYS

iM. 19'

719

408

729

1,137

732

1.182

BUYING.

727

1,235

4 m/s, L/C...... 4 m/s. D/P.

8

125

3/54 ....... 3/534 6 m/s. L/C............ 3/556 30 d/s. Sydney &Į

Melbourne.....

3/55%

AJE O

3.2.00 A

10 ME

isco &New York!

4 m/s. Marke

CANDO

4 m/s. Francs

1973 N

LADE.. to

Sta Hoon 100 7. 'S. T.K.

12 Ma

19 m

14 M

Mr.

637X

10 Kr

30 da. San Franc

In regard to the holdings of the Government, these decreased

804 Nom. sbout 7.50,000,000 between January and February owing to

4.6914 payment of interest on foreign 6 ms. France

4.7414 loans, bat have since increased Demand, Germany- month by month, the total Demand, New York. 7954 increase in six months being TT Bombay............

This increase Demand, Bombay... Nom. ¥.117,000,000.

dola, Notwithstanding the con-Japan's Tobacco Trade In China. from foreign countries, and it is tinued increase in the cost of The tobacco trade of Japan in noteworthy that of the increase of lexes, wages sad hins and some other Asistio X 25,000,000, no less than Y.24, materials, salaries, the net results of the occntries is believed to have s000,000 was in Government hold- F/T year's operations show a enbetan- fair prospect in spite of a formidlings, the increase in the portion Demand ........... tial increase over those of the pre-able rival. The rate of increase held by the Bank of Japan being 30 d/s........ The Wharf Office, Taingtao, vious year, Thereport saysin part: since the war began is apparently only Y.1,000,000. The following 60 d/s... bas started the construction of a Maintenance expenses includes support of this belief, says the table from the Japan Chronicle 4 m/B........... brick warehouse having a floor 439,070 dola. for extraordinery Japan Advertiser. The export shows specie boldings since the TT Shanghai..

T/T Japan ares of 600 tsubo at an outlay of repairs to the piers, warehouses, of Japanese tobacco is principally beginning of the year up to July Singapore

company 15, the figures being in noite of PT India... through more than Y40,000. says the and balkheads, indicating made

Demand, India ...... Nom. Manchuria Daily News. The new decided betterment in the phy- organised for the purpose and T.1,000,000:-

Held by Held by Bank

T/T San Francis- 7934 warehouse is expected to be com-sioal condition of the property. the principal market lies in

Government of Japan, Total. oo & New York! pleted by the end of October next Permanent improvements have Chins and the South Pacifio.

719 1,110 T/T Java............ 1513 It is intended for exclusively each been combined with needed re- Leaf tobacco he been so far Jan., 16 391

717 1,055 T/T Marke........... Nom. easily combustible goods as raw pairs wherever practicable. The favoured by foreign buyers, bat Feb., 15 338

T/T Francs............. 4.5414 has been the shipment of cigarette is March 15 346

1,064 cotton, sto. Hitherto such goods depreciation faud

Demand, Peris ...... 4.55 together with ordinary goods have increased 169,317 dole. This fand increasing rapidly now and some May 15 been stored in the ordinary ware now amounts to 382 843 dola, in times Korea has to be drawn on Jane 16 450 hocare there. Accordingly, the cash sad in bonds of the company, to make good the abortage in July 15 508

Last year's Ineresse in six insuranos rates for the ordinary Pier No. 17 waa completed and domestic goods.

months 117 goods are quoted higher, to the occupied by the tenant in Jaly, total export of tobacco from JRD&D great inconvenience of their 1917, Owing to the delay was Y.1,801,578, of which Y 1, in completing 396,927 was leaf tobacco. This ownese. The completion of the of the city

it hea

not was a heavy increase of Y 1,124, warehouse will improve the enbway; HOW matters,

been possible to commence con- 304 in the total and of Y.1,115, straction of the Montague-street 324 in leaf tobacco as compared Government and Cold Storage. pier, and it will probably be late with the previone year. Presiding at the sanaal meet this year before this can be done. the returns for the present ing of the London Central Markets Pier No. 28 was destroyed by fire year up to Kay 30 an important Cold Storage Co., Ltd., recently, in August, 1917, but has since change in noticed. The total was Mr. Joseph Moore said almoet all bear replaced by a large modern Y.440,673 against Y.423,622 for imported food producte were pier, which was turned over to ite the same time last year, there may be partly dos to receipt of T/T Calcutta .........

15914 under the control of the Govern tenant this month. When ine-being, an increase of Y.17,051 interest on foreign bonds held by Demand, Calcutta... Nom.

the Government and to receipts Demand, Manila on socount of munitions of Demand, Singapore. 1439% ment, and at this time, when telling the sprinkler system for Leaf tobacco fall off from Y.286

14% prem Allied On Haiphong......... Boli wer

to the refrigeration played such an this pier, arrangements were also 219 for the same time last year to

On Baigon

1% prem. important part in the problem of made to protect warehouser 117, Y234,960, cigarettes rose from!

On Bangkok

4615 feeding the civil population and 118, 120 and 121 by the same Y.153,493 for the etme time last countries, but there is evideatly the Naval and Military forces, system. The rexalting decrease year to Y 200,481. As to the another canse which is worthy of

particular notice. The monthly Gold Leaf, per oz... 44.20 "it was gratifying that iba com-in insurance rates will be prespect, it is said by a tobacco returns jeaned by the~ Deposit Bar Silver, per oz. 4813/16

fsetor in obtaining man that in Chins the British-

Barenaofthe Finance Department pany had kept pace with the heavy material demands of their storage capacity, desirable storage business. The American Tobacco Co. holds & The Government had acquired a grain elevator, which included controlling position with its offer (Tokio) show that while British Treasury Bille held by the Deposit farther portion of one of the nine warhouses generally known of better tobacco, and Japan seems Bureau at the end of December

thereby sa Dows Brores, was totally to have no chance to improve it amounted to 1125,000,000, the 'kong 50 cts. sub. Company's depots, inore being their holding from destroyed by fire in October: Pier position, but the prolongation of pae-fifth to one-third of the 31, which has not been in use for the war is seen to be in favour of figure dwindled to no more than

Canton 780,000,000. The disappearance capecity of that store. Beferring several years, has been demolish- Japan. With the further reduo 40,000,000 a decrease of over to the projected new stores, be ed, and will not be rebuilt. tion in space for tobacco, foreige of the grester portion of the British said nothing definite had trans Adjustments have been made in goods will come on, the market

Treasury Bills held synchronized pired. The proposed scheme for the accounts to provide for the less actively and Japanese goods with the appearance of a new London spent of the Bank of one of these was presented to the demolition of Pier 31, and the may wedge in. Japanese hope item called "Deposita Abroad," Japan. In other words, the Government Directorate of Cold detraction by fire of Pier 28 and that in a year or two Japanes 8.ores, and correspondence had Dows Stores. A three storey re- tobacco will hold Chins's market which have ranged passed with appssently no asfal inforced concrete building has equally with foreign goods, that it reealt. The company had stored, been erected as the corner of may even ontrival foreign goods. free of charge, goods received Joralemon and Forman Streets from abroad for several relief to provide adequate accommo Idation" for the cffce force at a committees for distribution."

cost of 110,000 dale. An impro vement in the service has resulted.

New York Dock Company's Progress.

system to protect the warehousG

Sovereign

5.90

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

#

DISCOUNT PER $100:

par. $50% prem. $1.50%

5% dia.

10

Bt the

between Yokohama Specie Bank bas sold

game time, oon-the price from the Deposit) .80,000,000 and Y.90,000,000 its specie abroad and received At the tinues the Kobe journal, the Bureau Account accounts of the London Agency Bank of Japan at home. In these! of the Bank of Japan have in-airoumetsnoer, so long w the creased from 7,470,000,000 to general embargo on the flax of Y:560,000,000, showing an inpecie continues, so long will the The latest returns issued by the crease of 7 20,000,000. The in Deposit Bureau serve the purpose

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Increase in Japan's Specie, Holdises.

SAEZ CAKE sa am Wank Days

SATURDAYS.

Kura Car si- Midnigha, SPECIAL CASH.

BY AITAREKORDE SI Aba Chocpany's Dušan Alexandra Buildinga,

Der Voraz Bond

• penah dokega gortable for all mas pat sirandy fall, randlig at see ticon the lod feline Cosɑpany's Game labai, bat'nce for age PRES, ONE S obtained, bu

thekes will be Oooo tire in Bank Motor or by CƐagon at Canapradore under repeating Seat Nobe

JOHN D. & DEPEKETE & CO

DespedŬ TAVELERS Voorrior bas bass keit

THE CHIKA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,254,099,} dung at Morigies of Extna Propiziy, de

PORTER, TROUTOR ́OF WELLA

Gabis und Pactivelers ou spellentian)

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

MARTIN'S

8STERI

Winky dose may be administeria. Tõbe wha SABU ZUCCHARena thusa kaner Kɔste sonRID."

The installation of the sprinkler Japanese Government record ar crease is presumably due to the of fitilihing species holdings APOSTLES The annual report of the New in the Red Book section, 13 in increase on July 16 over June 30 deposits abroad of the Govern broad. The pecie koldings of York Dock Company for the year number, is early acmpleted. This of Y.25000,000 in the total ment. It is presumed that these Depois Burein, however, are ended December 31st, 1917, shows will afford additional sccommodamount of specie held by the Government has used the funderat stab, in reality, but sis ravenus of 4,423,035 vols., an in- tions for the storage of cotton and Government and the Bank of obtained either by selling Britist deposite at the London office of ozeaza of 1,357 899 dole.; net other fibre. Plans were completed Japan at home and abroad. Thir Treasury Bills or getting reim the Bank of Japan" which in turn revenue of 2,016,496 dole, a gain during the year for the demolition increase was all in regard to oursement on them for the parxist in the form of deposits at of 420,518 dols., and a surplus of Fier 45 and the construction foreign holdings, as might be expose of having spesis held abroad the Bank of England te the after preferred dividenda of 616,- of a new pier with a shed. The Pected in views of the embargo on by the Yokohama Spevis Bank Federal Boeuve Bank of New 688 dela., a falling of of 285,830 work in now under progress.

the export of gold and silver spesie and has deposited it with the York,

MARTIN'S PAPIOL&STEEL MEDPILLS

Fort Lee (Marlins.)

HONGKONG BRANCH."

Every description af Beaking and Each

| business transacted.

Interest allowed on OurzEET ÄGEDRETE

PEI KUENDA on Dalby Balances and post at rates which may de ascertained on application

C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Manager

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION,

HEAD OFFICE:

gs, Wall St. New York

LONDON OFFICE 1

* Babopsgain, E.Ga

CAPITAL & SUBPLUS UX. 16,300,000 UNDIVIDED PROFITS UB. $1,713,401

BATAVIA

UB.8215,491.

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BOMBAY MANILA SAN FRANCISCO

MEDELLIN SANTIAGO PANAMA .. DE LOS

CALCUTTA

CANTON CEBU.

PEKING. CABALLEROS,

PUERTO

PLATA.

SHANGHAI SINGAPOJ

COLOS HANKOW HONGKONG FAN PEDRO SOERABAYA

DE MACORIS TIENTSIN

YOKOHAMA

ROBE

Through its close Killation NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK

the Bank la able to offer ús Services of RNA Branches of that Institution in CHES COR Associes, and sidewhers, Handyi

BAHA, BUENOS AIRES, CARACAS GENÇA, BAYANS KONTEVIDEO, MIDBOOW RIO DK JANEIRO, SANTIAGO DZ CUBA FANTOS,

PAULO FETROGRAD VALPARAISO,

All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING RESINYES transacinĀ.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received at sexes të bu macartained. application.

GEORGE HOGO,

Мальди

Hongkong, 26th September, 1916

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

Established 1880, Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital 42,000,000

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Reserve Fund...-23.100,000).

Bead Office.-YOKOHAMA

Bruce

Panghans,

Indon

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Newbwang Sweden: New York Hankow

Oks Foodinta Fal

Kai Yana'. Wangoon....

Tokyo

Interest allowed on Current Accorzity. received for fixed parinda at rxients be titaned un'kypilotion.

EISHI ONO, Manager.

celing, 11h) Karch-mugi-