1918-09-12 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURS AY SEPTEMBER

$1918

BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO.

CIVIL ENGINEERS,

Telegraphic Address- BROSSARD ARCHITECTS and SURVEYORS,

Telephone-2566.

King's Building, HONGKONG.

Codes, A.B.C., 5th, A.Z. Frand

Bentley Omnibus and Private-

Agencies :—SAIGON, SINGAPORE, HAIPHONG, PEKIN & TIENTSIN.

REINFORCED CONCRETE WORKS:

Road and Railway Bridges, Buoda, Wharves, Weirs, Retaining Walls, Dams, Industrial Buildings, Towers, Tanks, Godowns, Frameworks, Cal- verts, Vaults, Floors. Roofa, Piles hollow and full, all length and sizes. Soles and Foundation plate 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,

bars, steel

angle

sheets,

joista, iron motors and Fichet's fire-

proof safes

粉味

་

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

BAILWAY, FERRY BOAT-SINGAPORE, JOHORE.

MARINE CONSTRUCTION: Lighters (river and sea) up to 1,000. tons. Bulks, Ferry Boats in steel, wood and reinforced concrete. Ses going ships in reinforced "con- crete, and wood.” Steamers and Sailing reseels up to any tonnage..

IRON WORK:

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

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

M. M. Brossard, Mopin and Oo., 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.

SOLDIERS.

for the purpose of exploiting the NEGRO RIGHTS UPHELD. AMERICA'S SIGHTLESS

'ural resources.cf Siberis and North Manchuria. It is now re ported that the scheme hať

Soldier.

North Borneo Coài.

materialised, it being decided to Discriminated Against Coloured British North Borneo exported establish an Oríental Industria) 80,000 tons of Silimpopo coal Co. with a capital of Y.10,000,000 during 1917, of which something to be equally subscribed by Japan like 28,000 tons were taken by lees and Russian capitalists. The Overseas vessels at Sandaksu. head effice will be established 81

Americad Yarn Prices,

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com-

EXCHANGE.

SELLING.

Government Care for the

Afflicted.

Demand 30 dis

3/7 11/16

3/7 13/16

60 dia. 16000)

3/7 15/16

38 · 1/16

Nom

156

159

Nom.

Nom

TT San Francis-].

8614

182

Nom.

4.89

490

BUYING.

3/87%

3.976

3/934

3,91⁄4

8776

Nom. 5.07

Melbourne

Kajor-Gen. CC. Ballou, of the

Preparations under the direc- T/T Shangbai................. Harbin, and itia believed that the Ninety-second Division, has re According to a deepsteb re- company will undertake a great ported to Washington the success-tion of the United States amy TT Singapore ceived in Osaka at the end of variety of enterprises.

fal prosecution of the manager of suthorities to care for all Ameri- Japan can soldiers and sailors who will T/T Indis Italian Silkworm. Industry. August the American Government'

the Wareham Theatre at Mazhat- The silkworm 'sasson began

be blinded in the war have been Demand, India has fired the prices of cotton yarn, 10's being priced at 65 cents with a most uncertain outlook sen, Kan., who discriminated made, reports the New York & New York per lb. This price corresponde toto future prices obtainable for against a sergeant because of his Evening Post The plan of the T/T Jav about Y520 per bale in Jepar coons, writes the American colour. He bad the managererrest-Government which will be carried TIT Marks where the present quotations Jousal at Torio. The outlooked and tried in the police court of ont under the-direct supervision T/T Francs

of Col. James Bordley, of the Demand, Paris stand at about Y430, the Americas changed as the sesson progressed, official price being much higher however, and it is believed that that town, with the result that the Su-geor-General'e departmen

of manager was found guilty and is to bring the American 4 m/s. L/C.......... iban Japanese market quotations the fatore holds much

The Italian silk fined. His object in pressing the blinded soldiers and sailors to this 4 m/s D/P. "Japanese Enterpise in Siberia." promise.

Asting on reports of intended market was seriously shaken by case was to prevent a repetition of country as soon as possible after 6 m/s. LC American economic activities in the prohibition of silk exports. the cfiance by other theatre own they are blinded. They will ther 30 ds. Sydney &

He has saked be re-educated on the ninety-scre Siberis, Japanese merchants and The Babsequent decision by are and menagers. capitaliste in Tokyo, Osaka, sad the Government permitting silk his men to refrain from precipitat-estate of Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett 30 ds. San Franc-1 isco &NewYorkf Kobs are said to contemplate to be exported to the Allied couning racial disturbances, and has of Baltimore, which has bren organising a syndicate with the tries end, within certain limite, to announced that be would prose donated for this purpose and 4 m/s. Marks .......

* m/s. France obj of of making investments in Switzerland, the high rate of cale those who discriminated fitted to represent a complete 6 m/s, France. 5.12. Siberia in the wake of the Allied foreign exchange, the active Naw against them on racial grounds.

training school including work "Nothing connected with the room, gymnasium, swimming Demand, New York. 863%

Demand, Germany.*** expedition for the relief of Russia York market, and the certainty of from the Bolshevik evil, It is large French orders are good and serv ce of the coloured troops has pool and the necessary recreation Bombay anderstood that this echeme is valid reasons for the present firm ever been so threatening to good equipment.

Demand, Bombay... Nom. connected with a plan for econ market. According to a Gor order and disciplian

Here the blinded soldiers will T/T Calcutta omic activities conceived by the ernment balletia, first-quality troubles have been." Gen. Ballou undergo a course of careful and Demand, Calcutts... Nom.

-374 gray wrote, in his letter addressed to wire training along lines which Demand, Manila Tokyo Government, noted the Italian

Demand, Singapore, 156 been Japan Chroniels on August 17, was quoted at 182 lire per kilo Emmett J. Scott, Special As have

134% prem when an extraordinary Cabinet (G.38 16 per pound at present matant to the Secretary of War, Danetan's Hostel for the Blind in On Saigon

1% prem London, and atverions institutions On Bangkok 424 to consider the exchange of 9 lire to the dollar)" and it is

award the middle of May in that our enemies have sought of the American-British-French Sovereign Milan: Some contracts for new to profit by this fact ever Belgian Permanent Blind Relis! Gold Leaf, per oz. 43 Cocoons were made in Lombardy since there was a prospect of war War Fand in Frecce, so as to fr Bar Silver, per oz. 49 So for Japanese cotton goods at 140-145 lire per myrisgram No stone has been left antarned them to earn their own living SUBSIDIARY COINS, have been principally exported (G. 80.71 to $0 73 per pound); There have always been foee of

80 private eitizia Chius, India, the South Sear, and in the Province of Cuneo sales our ocarty ready to aggravate

ludzative trade. Aastrelia, bat now there is an were even made at prices exceed the grievances of the coloured

This training will embrace wil American demand. A Japanese ing 150 lire per myrisgram, people on the one hand and to firm in Osaka has been approach which would serm incrediable stir up the whites on the other, the trades and professions to ed by New York merchante with were the general high coat of all It was no mere ooincidence that which experience has shown blind Canton

the Eset St. Louis atrocities persons are adapted, such as anbetantial offers for cotton cloth material not so manifest, and other cotton manufacturer. should be recorded that these occurred in a city filled largely broom, mat, mattress, and basket-

N

Council was matter."

U. S Demand for Japanese Cotton Goods:

Bilk

in the

well

A# 1808

known

successful at St.

oneven

5.45 Nom.

BANKS

BANK OF CANTON,

LIMITED,

AD OFFICE, HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCH

GE and

Fransacted

INTEREST ON FIXED

DEPOSITSL

Far 3 Months 3% per ann

For 4 Months 4% per annum.

Par 12 Months 41% per annum LOOK POON SHAN,

Chief Managar.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE '

DE CHINE.

Subscribed Capital - Franes 45,000,000, -Paid up

12,570,000. (5 of the Capita', in Fraros 15,000,000

kscribed by the Government of the

Chinese Republic}

Chairman of the Board of Directors André Ferthelot, General Manager- (A¿J. Parnotte.

HEAD OFFICE":-

74. Rue Saint Laze, PARIS

BRANCHES:

SHANGHAI TIENTSIN. HONGKONG

PEKING

SAIGON HAIPHONG YUNNANFOU

BANKERS:

In FRANCE. Seciété Général pour favoriser le Developpement du Com- marce et de l'Industlie en France LONDON London, County & Weat

minates Bank, Ltd. NEW YORK... Redmond & Co. Correspondente in the chief commercial

centres of the world

„Telegraphic Addiem: CHIBANKIND.

Interest on Current Accounts and Eixed Deposits in Lecal Currency and in Gold. Terms on application

-st

Every description of Banking-and- Exchange business transacted.

Special facilites for French exchange. M. ROUET DE JOURNĒL

Manager.

HONGKONG BRANCH,

Queen's Building,

5, Chater Road,

Ter 2440.

THE CHINESE MERCHANTS

BANK LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE

18, Queen's Road, Central Hongkong

General Banking Business transacted."

Current Deposit and Savings Bank accounts opened....

Fixed Deposits received and interest allowed at rates which may be ascertained on applica- tion.

XWOK MAN PÅT, Chiot Marzger,

NOTICES

ONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORAN

Paid-up Capital, $13,000,000 RESERVE LUNDS"

Sterling

41,500,000 LÁ thế 70-$15,000,000 Silver ...$19,500,000

Reserve Liability-

Proprietora

$34.500,008

$15,000,000.

COURT OF DIRECTORE. Went In P.E. Boivod — Careas.

G. TEM Sens, Esq.-Depoty Otalentat.

S. H. Dodwell, aga Factors. Bu

Gabber, Bo

C.

Ken, Mr. D. Landal. Hon. Mr. E. Strelit

E. V. D. Parr, Kaga

Hongkong N. J. Study, Isa

MAXAZRE

Sbazcbal-4. C: Bephen, Exo London Fathers-London Comete

Bank and Parra Bank Limited.

Hongkong-Internat Allować 1 ..

On Current Acements at the vats of 3 yer tuis. Bonum on the daily balance,

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

Für 3 months) per colt þar kaum Far i months, 3 per cent. DET BAYERË

N. J. STABB.

Chief Manager

EONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE Busines of the above Bank Is candacend the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rales may be obtained us application INTEREST on deposits la, aliować,IN CHA MEN,

monthly balances at fyi par out, pue kasum, Daposliore

to the Epackung und Shanghai Bank to be pisted on PIKKU. BEFORE

of $100 or so transfer, at their optiis, balancar

cans per sareng

zien.

For the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Cryors

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA 'AND CHINA.

(corporried by Royal Charte 1809.

AD OFFICE-LONDON FAND-UP CAFZAL RESERVE PUSD300 RESERVE LIABILITY OF

PROFREETORS

$1,900,000

R1,200,000

PORIGN ZICHANÓR and Gerers: Banking

business treated. CURRENT ACCOUXI opened and · FEKET DEPOSITE received for year or snort Furioda. ences which will be cooted on application.

1. C. DOWNING,

Manager) Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

THE MERCANTILE, BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

• Head Office 15, Gracechurai-

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

Paid Up

Reserva Fund.

BANKERS

~1,125,001

The Bank of Englinë. “ The London Tolat Stock Bank, Lim

FRAKCHHS pa

f.cmdey

Calcetts

Colombo

Dalki

Calle

Bongkar

Howsat

Isody

Port Loss Mauritius,}

$50,000

Karachi Kota Ebars Kuala Lango

Madra

Lagoon

Star

HONGKONG-BRANCH Every description of Banking and Zachangi desiacsa transected ma

interest allowed on Current Accounts at a parce Darassa Dully Balences, and do Find De

2 rates which may be nacertained on speciow

C. CHAMPKINST

Acting Manager.

INTERNATIONAL BANKING"

CORPORATION.

PEAK TRAMWAY CO., LTD. HEAD OFFICE NATIONAL CITY BANK

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS,

miz

10 min

10. 100 10 200 to 600 to $.00

to 215 Saturdays oddy Saturdays only

18

BUILDING,

55, Wall Street, Kew York

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS US $6,5′0MONO- UNDIVIDED PROFITS

$1,713,000.00,

HTB, Green, President and General Manager, Lenox OFFICE. P5, Bishopsgite, EQÁVCA SAN FRANCISCO OFFRE : 29 Fœutgewery Etreat

-- FAD FASTERN. BRANCHES CHINA 5 Shanghai, Peking Tientsin, Haukom

Hongkong, Canton,

JAPAN: Yokohama, Krbe PHILIPPINES: "Manila' Celes

pain INDIA: Bombay Calentino

in STRAITS SETTLEMENTS : Bitingpora

30 min DUTCH EAST INDIES: Bazarik Borzatays. 18 min WEST INDIAN AND CENTRAL

AMERICAN- BRANCHES?

'10 min

NIGHT ARS

8.50 pm 9.30 p.m. 10.00 pm. 11.00 pm. 11.30 pm and 11.45 pm LSATURDAYS EXTRA CARS.” **130 p.m. and 12.00 miễnight. SUNDAYS

DISCOUNT PER $100:

H'kong 50 ott, sub.

Dar.

$1% prem 534% dia.

9.00

to 10.30 am. Every 15 min. ta 1170

19.00 21000

-டிடி

190

to

6.00

to 710

7,00

10. 22

NIGHT CARE.

110 p.m. and 11.45pm.

SPECIAL

CARS

plies, general supplica are insoff" incubation has been large, and in Most troubles have small begin-Iba giren also to indoor and out trades they have, mastered, 66} || By" vrangment at the Company's Ombe.

Alesandra Buldings, Des Voeux Rosd. JOHND. HUMPHREYS &·EON,

It is nnderstood that weavare in high prices are in no way due to with German sympathisers making, rag and carpet weaving. The work of the Institute for the United States are in full a small yield, for, notwithstanding

There is little doubt that the telephone and telegraph opers the Blind will consist of -equipp- operation, but that owing to the the great scarcity of labour, the same influence egged en boibtion, including wireles; pisso ing the blinded soldiers with fools 8.50 pm 2:30 pm 10.00 pm 1100 p.m. inaressed demand for war eun number of worms placed under whites and blacks at Houston, taning, etc. Special sttention will and materials to carry on th

tablishing labour exchanges for cient, and buyers are forged to come sections of Piedmont and ninge. At Houston they grew door recreation.

When this is socompliebed the the merkating of beir prodasta, foreign markets. Never wore Lombardy the number at present from the fact of coloured soldiers there so many American buyere exoeeds the number coltivated entering oara reserved for whites, Institute for the Blind established and giving the proper supervision in Japan as at the present time, last year. Further, the excellent and other similar matiere, by the Red Cross, and of which to maintain a standard of ex- and meny Japanese manufact and advanced condition of the Great wrongs were eventually Col, Bordley also is the head, will cellerce in the goods they mano- ufera have booked orders tying mulberry leaves and the good committed on both sider, calm sacme the care of the blinded facture. The scope of the work up their entire outputs for a year weather experienced point to a inating in the killing of a soldiers for the rest of their lives is vast and includes also the or more Cotton underwear and most favourable and productive score or more of white people and Toward the maintenance of thit looking after the families of th

the hanging of thirteen negroes. Lastitate the American British blinded soldiers as far se bosiery in particular is being season. contracted for in large quantity

not only for America bus for

Canada and England, Unde

Russo-Japanesa Ventura.y

In the midst of all the feeling and French Belgian Permanent Blind "It is one of Aba excitement caused by the East Belial War Fand has e nbscri

Leper's Liberty Bonds."" 8). Ienis and Boauton troubles #100,600, Tan lepote of Molokai bought the coloured, officers, training Americs Japansen basicete mu azn. 15,000 worth of Liberty Bands, camp at Fort Dan nsstedith the Sino-JapaNESS

and others, have

st's company ID iKozzian espítal

togusid sgajnet the golden appr lity of having to-excoste Läited States

LOAK

REPUBLIC OF FANASA Panama, Colon, REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA:· Madevita & S DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: _: S-to Devisʻricia, SAT

Pedro Be Macorix” Santiago,

In addition to our ya Branebes, by reANCES. ; of our closs adtllerion will THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK monsa able to offer the facilitiam 'od ita teritzoben at Fabia Brenos Aires. Larson, Genon Havana Moutevideo, Moscow, Peograd: Bio de JanALIG San Juan, P. By Santiago de Oyba, Benton, Hact Paulo Valparalajmanj

CHINESE MERCHANTS AND INDIVIDUAL CHINESE DEPOSITOKS ARE OFFEEBD EVERY RODERN BANKING EXEVICE

Commercialand Traveler Letters of Deadit Billa Exchange and Cable Transfére bought and raid Hongkong Branch, 3, Queer's Road Castrel," "..

GEORGE HOOG, Mande

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

Established 1880, Authorised Capital Yen 48.000.008 Paid-up Capital Réserve Fundaanan.

42,000,000

23 300.000

Head Office-YOKOHAMA