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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1918.

BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO.

Telegraphic Address—"BROSSARD '

to

Telephone-2566.

CIVIL ENGINEERS," King's Building, HONGKONG.

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

Agencies: SAIGON, SINGAPORE, PEKIN and TIENTSIN.

REINFORCED CONCRETE WORKS;

Road and Railway Bridges, Buuls. Wharves, Weirs. Retaining Walls. Dams. Industrial Buildings. Towers, Tanks. Godowns. Frameworks, Cul- verts, Faults, Floors, Roofs, Piles hollow and full, all lengths and sizes, Sales and Foundation plat- forms, Chimneys. Poles for support- ing Telegraph and Telephone lines and carrying Electric Light and Power.

COMMISSION, IMPORT & EXPURT Industrial materials for Pailways. factories, mines. iron. steel, pipes, angle bars.". steel joists, fron sheets, motors and Fichet's fire- proof safes.

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

SAIGON CENTRAL MARKET

MARINE CONSTRUCTION :

· Lighters ́river and sea) up to 1,000 tous. Hulks, Ferry Boats in steel- and reinforced concrete.

Sea 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- 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.

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Philippine Tobacco.

The rapidly growing American

were

EXCHANGE.

BANKS

BANK OF CANTON,

LIMITED.

HBAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business Fransscled.

-INTEREST ON FIXED" DEPOSITS:

Far 1 Month 3% per annum.

For Months 4% per annum.

Jer 12 Months 44% per annum LOOK POON SHANI

Chief Manager.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.

Eubscribed Capital ... France 45,000,000. Paid my

12,500,000, (14 of the Capita', La. Fraces 13,000,000 subscribed by the Government_of the Chinese Republic.)

Chairman of the Board of Director General Manager

André Ferthelot,

A¿J. Perrotte.

HEAD OFFICE:

7. Rue Saint Lazare, PARIS.

BRANCHES; PEKING"

SHANGHAI TIENTSIN

SAIGON HAIPHONG HONOKONG

YUNNANFOU BANKERS: IFRANCE. Ecciété Général pour favoriser le Developpement du Com- merce et de l'Industrie en France LONDON...London County

mirates Bark, Lid. NEW YORK... Redmond & Co. Correspondents in the chief commercial

centres of the world.

Weat

Telegraphic Address; 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.

M. ROUET DE JOURNEL,

Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH

Queen's Building,

5. Chater Road,

SELLING.

3/41/4

3/43%

3144

3/456

4 m/8..........................

3/44

Nom..

1444

149

Nom. Nom

80

1525% Nom. 4.5792 4.58

TEL 10

BUYING.

4 m/s. LIC............ 3/5/2 me. D/P.. 3/596 & m/s. LO.....

3/57/8 d/s. Sydney &

3/578 Melbourne..... 1

81

NOTICES.

Tel 2440.

BY MEA

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORA-

TION

Faid-up Capital........$33.000 BED RESERVE FUNDS |

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 2A-

-$15,000,000

Silver ...#19,500,000

$74.500,008

Reserve Liability of

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

COURT OF DIRECTORS Hea: Mr. P. E. Balew1-- Chalviran, G.T. M. Paxina, Baq.-Darpaty Chaleman 8. E. Dodwell, Eng., W. La Pustradas, Boa.

Mr. E. Stalls.

Hop, Mr. D. Landale, 34 Planmer Lao E. V. D. PAT, Eaga

CHIK MANAGER Borghong-N.J, Stabā, 194.

Shanghai, G. Stepban, Esq. London Zankers-London County and Westminster Bank, lied.

Hoogkos-Interest Allowed i

Ou Deal Accounts at the rate of 1 per cent. po

manum on the daily balance

Tar

ON RD DEPOSITS.

maatha, 3j par taht, per angka j

For 6 months3j par cent, per LADER. er 19 months, 4 per cent, per azzan

N. J. STABP,

Chief ManarO?.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE Baslarse of the above Sank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI RANKING CORPORATION,

Rain way

INTEREST and on application?

deposit is allowed on the m From monthly belsecus at ĺjè per cent phur Kasy. Depositor may transfer, dt. ¡heir option, lanc of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shangha Eant to be placed a FED DEPOSITI cent per sem,

حواء

For the Hongtock od Skaughal Banking Corpora

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND ·

CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1865

PEAD OFFICE-LONDON. FAIDET CAPITAL

REBELVE 'FUND

RESERVE MABILITY OF

PROPRIETORS

£1,200,000

$1,900,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Geral Banking

Business transacted. CURRENT, ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or snorter perioda, rates which will be quoted on application."

1. G. DOWNING,

Manage Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Office 15, Gracechurel

Street, London..

Authorised Capital ......£1,500,001

Subscribed

Paid Up

Pombay

Calentia

Colomb

Delhi

Galle

Heagtar

Н

1.125.004

362,500 650.000

Kota Bharu

Kenia Lo

Madr

Petang

Rangoon

Langbal

Slag pors!

PEAK

NOTICE.

EAK TRAMWAY CO

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

23.25 AM 10

11. o Lo

125 ..

KG 1.M.

18.30 AM

1:.00 ASE

Luxx

1.30.

8.30 r.X

HIGHT CAKE,

6.00 2.5 5 x 1850 ALT.ry half hour.

11.00 Y.M. 21. 48 PM. *every qħrier of an hour

Reserve Fund

BANKEES:

The Bark ci England The London Joint Stock Bazzle, “% him in vớ

BRANCHES fun

HowIRb

Fort Land More!)

Karachi

HONGKONG BRANCH.

Every description of Banking and Exchang

| basiness transacted.

Interest allowed on Current Accocais ata par co perum on Callý Balances, and on The Depos

A rates which may be awartałeć os applicatio

C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Manager.

L

SUNDAYS

KRAN 10 Ax to A to

17.3 1. to LDY.XX

1.A 12.60 Nose

17

16 Ma

Nom. 4.7216

4.00 2.3.

1.08

wake raised the prices of iron Commissionere that & manufsomaan diversion of capital for new and strel gcode, which bad beeo tarer who is unable to execute purposes, since a large amount of Considerably lower than the orders from abroad owing to war the business proposed to b market prices. While eales had conditions ebaald give serious treacted is now being conducted Export Trade with India.

been made up to that time ex consideration to the desirability by American banks with their The average exports to India olasively to a few specially of taking special steps to retain own reserves through their corFT. from Japan during the five years appointed merchants. Mr. Sbirani, the services cf a goed agent, respondent bazka. There will be Demand

30 als........ antedating the War were estimat- the new President of the Stecl whether by the payment of a public offerings of the stock.

60 d/...... America's Foreign Trade. ed at Y24,290,000 a year, whilet works, abolished the arrangement, tetaining fee or in some other exports for the one year ended and since May lastenles have been way.

American foreign trade for T/T Shanghai...... May last rose to Y88,690,000 wade by tender. Such eales have American Bank for China. 1918 reached its bigbest polat in T/T Singapore showing a striking increase by so far been made on two cccasione,

Anupascement was made in Hay, sccording to figare so IT Japan.... T64,600,000 on the satebellum sada third sale was to be held on New York on Jane, 15 by the rocaced at Washington on June FIT India ... times. Of the exports

to Jul 18 19 and 20, when about Guaranty Trust Company of the 19 by the Bureau of Foreign and Demand, India Iadia, cotton fabrice take the 20,000 tone of iron and steel good formation of a new foreign bank Domestic Commerce, Department T San Francis-}"

co & New York) lead, followed by glasewares were to be cffere

for the Far East for the parpose of Commerce. Exporte totalled,

T/T Java....... matches, beer, cement, medicinal British Firms Representation of developing foreign trade. The G.$552,000,000, an increase of

TT Marks.................... sabatances, buttons, foge, Cases buve recently been new inalitation, which will have $52,000,000 over April, while T/T Francs.

importa mounted to $323,000.- Demand, Parie brashes, crockery, camphor, haght to the tentios of the ĵa capital of G.$2,000,000, a sor paper, scap. other daily cecea Dapartment of Overseas Trade plas of $500,000, and which 000, an increase of $44,000,000 saties, etc. The marked growth Development and Intelligence) to, be known 65 the Ais over the previous month. This is of the trade is put down partially by His Majesty's Trade Com Banking Corporation, baa beer the highest monthly toul for to the stoppage of importe from miesioners in which United incorporated in New York imports and the fourth highest the enemy countries.

Kingdom firme have broken csate by the Gasrenty Trust for exports ig

the bistory their relations with their agents Company, he Mercantile Bank of our foreign trade. For the 1130, abroad on the ground that owing of America, the Anglo and monthe ended with May the valor demand was the conspicuoua fea- to preoccupation on war work or London and Paris National Bank oferports reached $5,445,000,000, 30 d/s. San Franc-1 tare in the "Philippine cigar trade other difficalties, they are unable to of San Francisco, the Fireta decrease as compared with the isco &New York' in 1917. The quantity abipped deliver goods for export. The National Bank of Portland, Ore., $5,717,000,000 recorded for the 4 m/s. Marks m/s. France to the United States increased difficulties rxperience by manu-and the National Bank of corresponding period in 1917

4.7716 from one hundred and eleven facturers in maintaining their Commerce of Scattle. All of the Importa for the 11 months 6 mls. France ****** relaed Demand, Germany. million in 1918 to two hundred overseas trade are fully appreciat-capital has been subscribed, bot ended with May were

Demand, New York. 801 and two million. Shipments ed, says the Board of Trade it is expected a few other bankejat $2,886 000,000, 20 in-

T/T Bombay ... of Journal but it is also well to will be added to thoes already crease of $333.000.000 compared Demand, Bombay. Nom. other countries minor importance in the two bear in mind the position of over-lenbecribing for the stock. The with the $2,353 C00 for a T/T Calcutts, ........ hundred and eighty-five million ses agents who find themselver company purposes to engage in similar period in 1917. Importe Demand, Calcutta... Nom. total, and, as a whole, continued cable to obtain their normal international and foreign bank of gold abow a light opward Demand, Manila at the low level of the war period, supplies of goods from the ing in Chins, in the dependencies trend over previous months, am Demand, Singapore. 114% while prices generally advanced United Kingdom. It will not be and insular possessions of the ounting to over $8,000,000 in On Haiphong........ 11% prem. in oonscnance with advancing disputed that a good agent is a United States, and ultimately in May and $93 000,000 for the 11 On Saigon prices of raw materiale, The valuable an seset to a manufed Siberia. Its principal business months endel with May. ExOn Bangkok ............... enormous exporte of leaf tobacco farer as any unit in his manufacwill be carried on in the Far East parts of gold smounted to leas Sovereign io 1918, amounting to pearly forty turing organization, and that the The head cffice will be in New than $4000,000 in May and to Gold Leaf, per oz... 44

Bar Silver, per oz.... 48 13/16 million ponna, 267e place to retention of his services may York. An agency probably will $188,000,000 in the 11 months. reaction in 1917, with exports the sist materially in keeping be established in San Francisco Imports as well as exports of emallest during American cecaps together the goodwill of the and a central branch in Shanghai, silver continue to increase, the SUBSIDIARY COINS. tion. There was compensation, manufacturer's connexion, even where it proposed to imports amounting to 87,000,000 however, in an average exportif orders from overseas cannot locate the general manager in May and to $65,000,000 in the price that almoet doabled, while be executed. It

may also of the,

Elatern basi 11 months ended with May, the year witnessed radical market be pointed out that the earer eas. Present plane contemplate which is double the imports of 8 changes. Spain, heretofore lead- ing of connexions with a the future establishment of other year ago. Exports of silver dar- H'kong 50. cte, sub. ing in the trade, dropped to third good agent most necessarily bianches in Hankow, Peking, ing Mayamounted to $46,000,000 place, France took the lead in lead to the agent seeking other Tientsin. Harbin and Vladivostok. against $6,000,000 a year ago quantity, and the United States principals, and so transferring hir As soon as the Rassion situation and $131,000,000 for the 11 ranked second with a relatively services and experience to a com clears the new back will be ready months ended with May,' againal high-priced trade.

petitor. The majority of British to establish itself in Baseia and $69,000,000 for the correspond Japanese State Steelworks. manufacturers have no dogb 8 beria or to ffii:te itself with ing period of 1917. The net profit of the Brate taken there facts into account, old or new Russian banks. Those Steelworks at Yswata for 1917 and

been responsible for the organisation bave

the various branches of the amounted to Y45 000,000, show. "brought to the attention of the of the new company declare that ing an increase of no los than Department in which the menu the increase in trade, between the Parchmont and Peany Wasted. Metropolitan Police Force left A man produced a sheet of Scotland Yard on a recent day to Y25,000,000 over the estimates facturer has arranged to pay United States and the Far Exet and of Y15,600,000 over the net bia agent a sam based on the makes greater backing facilities parolment st Tottenham Police jin the Army. They had an

and

the Court recently and said be wanted enthusiastic sand ff by their profit for the preceding year. commissions earned by him in necessary

justifies This enormous incresse ia due more normal times. There have, establishment of American bank the Court to make his wife put her colleagues, and were in the highest both to the advance in the value however, been cases in which and investment companies for this pen to it. He said his wife propos of spirits as they proceeled along of iron and steel goods and to the it has appeared that the position parpoze. The capital issues com-ed leaving him, and he wanted Whitehall:at a swinging pecs to abolition since September last of of the sgent cat cf from bis mittee of the War Finance Cor her to sign that he had never been their depo's. Prior to leaving the auch business methods as pro- normal supplies is not alwaye poration bus approved the issue cruel to her or kept her short of Yard a number said farewell to duced the notorious scandale. In fally realized, and it therefore of the capital stock of the money. He showed his own Sergeant Cator, V.U., H.M., Croix September, when the scandals seems worth while to osil corporation, the position being eignatare over a penny stamp. de Guerre, East Barrey Regiment. firat attracted the attention of the attention to representations ken that the investment of The Gourt, were unable to help who was a member of the Special

Branch before enlisting. jadicis anthorities, the Steel-made more than once by Trade capital in this enterprise does not him.

instances"

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5.90

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Dos FORNI Road

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JOD. BUMPERZYS 400 C

THE CHINA PROVIDENT

LOAN AND MORTGAGE". CO. LTD.

Capital Paid sip...$1,259,099.)

a en Marienes of Nonna Property, in

mugak tau tad Trovidija Bystan

PROBEER, XCROUTOR OF WELL, JABORGIERT, Än. Tinderhalven sad imazhet. Roles und Factionlare in appiinaktan) SHEWÄN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

MARTIN'S

APIOL ASTFEL

PILLS

sun Dhany secoremeral them, hatine ChalyanDE BERLEMA kan, Work or just fran_Bers

MARTIN'S

APIOL STEEL

Kacey

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE NATIONAL CITY BANK-

BUILDING. 55, Wa Street, New York. CAPITAL AND SERPIC» Ü‚N, $6,5/0,oraso UNDISIDED PROFITSE

$1.713.00000

HIT.S. Green, President and General Manager, LONDON GU49:26. Bisbegrgute, E.C.

SAN FRANC Oreny; 3 Montgomery Street. FAR EASTERN BRANCHES: CHINA: Kangbal, Peking. Theniais, Haskow,

Hongkong. Canton.

JAPAN: Yolo Cebu. PHILIPPINES:

INDIA Bornbay, Calestra »

STRATHS BUTTERHESTS Siar pore DUTCH EAST INDIES: Batavia,Sooralnya.' WEST INDIAN AND CESTRAL AMERICAN BRANCHES REPUBLIC OF PANAMA Panama, Colom HEPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA: Medellin, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Banto Domingo, Ban Pedro de acorta. Santiago, Puarte Fiala. In addithm to ecri wa Branches, by reas of our close affiliation wi hi THE NATIONAL CITY BASK OF NEW YORK

We are able to offer the facfifties of its brazEZA at Bable, Buenos Aizon, Caracas, Geron. RavADA Montevideo. 38oscow, Petrograd, Elo de Janeira. San Juan, P. H., Santiago de Cuba, Santos. Sao Fadlo, Yaaraizu,

CHINESE MERCHANTS AND INDIVIDUAN CHINESE DEPOSITODS ARE OFFSEED EVERY MODERN BANKING BERVICE

Commercial and Travellers Locles of Credit, Bilik of Exchange guć Cable Transfers bought and fold. Hongkong Branch, 9, Queen's Road Central, 1*

GEORGE ROGG, Manager.

THE.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK:

LIMITED.

Established 1880. Authorised Capital Ten 48,000.000- Paid-up Capital ... 42,000,000* Reserve Fund................ 23.100,000?

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Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Branches

Bombay Buenos Ayres Calcutta Utzaci

Deban Sunglass Startin

BROKEN

Bonoisie

Róbe

London

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MAD STADITION

Munghal

Los Angeica Bydany Manda

•Engapore

*Nawchwidg Sourabays

Filmeld

New York

Pakist

Tokyo

Hangcon

interand allowed on Current Apeovata. Bier, Tedved for Axed perioda at rateBE SO BE" "OLIA"

Spplication.

EISHI ONO, Margar Hongkong, 11th March, 1919