1918-10-10 — Page 9

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Bezera! Banking Business Franzacted.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY OCTOBER 10, 1918,

BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO.

Telegraphic Address-"BROSSARD

Telephone-2566,

CIVIL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS and SURVEYORS,

King's Building, HONGKONG.

BANKS

BANK OF CANTON,

LIMITED.

Codes, A.B.C., 5th, A.Z. Francais, Bentley's, Omnibus and Private

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

Agencies:-SAIGON, SINGAPORE, HAIPHONG, PEKIN & TIENTSIN:

***

REINFORCED CONCRETE WORKS: Road and Railway Bridges, Bunds. Wharves, Weirs. Retaining Walls, Dams, Industrial Buildings, Towers, Tanks, Godowns, Frameworks, Cul- verts, Vaults, Floors. Roofs, Piles hollow and full. all lengths and eizes Soles, and Foundation plat- forms, Chimneys, Poles for support ing Telegraph and Telephone lines and carrying Electric Light" and " Power

A

COMMISSION, IMPORT & EXPORT:

Industrial materials for railways, factories, mines, iron, steel, pipes,

sogle bars, @teel joists, iran sheets. motors and Fichet's

fire-

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

proof exfes

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tona.

MARINE CONSTRUCTION: Lighters (river and sea) up to 1,000 Hulks Ferry Boats in steel. wood and reinforced concrete. [: Sea going ships in reinforced con- crele, and word.. Steamers and Sailing vessels up to any tonnage.

IXON WORK:

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

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORKS: Private and Public Buildings, Fac- tories, Godowns Tunnels Fourd- ations in bed ground, by com- "pressed air,., Walls, Drains, Sewers,

Churches Hotels and Hospitals.

RAILWAY, FERRY BOAT SINGAPORE, JOHORE"

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.

Steel Famine in Japan.

nsbled them not only to make ferge pris but also to keep their trade marke before the {middlemen, død, while the Germen houses are doing every bing in their power to get en The situation in the steel trade trsets or promises of contracte for in Japan is becoming much more delivery after the war, nothing it strained owing to the increasing done on car side to capture ar reduction in visible supplies, and extremely valuable trade, but one sabarp tiem in price is exproted, which, owing to local conditions FAVE the East and West News and the peculiarities of the Under these circumstancreative'e taste, Deede asefal difficulties of shipbuilders bave preliminary study. Althongb bren entanced, and some ship Germen ste to be found in every yards may be expected twalk of life all over the Nether aloes down. Two factors irlande East Indies, the number of the Japanese steel market Englishmen is in no way propor redaciog tbe visible tionate to the enormous British stock," RAYE the Japan Advertiser ospital and trading interests in "One is the growing di lically in these islande. Although 70 per scuring shapes in Americs, sort of the capital invested in nine-tenths of the output of steel rabber is British, British plantera in the United States is teippare extremely few. purchased for its own use by th American Government. Contro

Gre

of steel shipments by that Govern

ment bas broome more stringent

and basoceed Jepezele importers

to abandon hope of securing anyt

New Zealand for Chinese"

Products.

The following dempatob, · No.

D

do

more steel. from that crustry 798, from the Ministry A prominent importer in Tekye Agriculture and Commerce, har told an Advertiser reporter that resched the Chicase Geners) he and his friends in the basires Gasmber of Commerce. In a letter have no expectation of any more received from Mr. Lia Shib. steel etcck from that country Coneal in New Zealand, be re within the coming months ports the nceipt of a letter from Another factor to reduce expplies the Eastern Trading Co. cf New is the export of steel from Japan Zealand, requesting him to give to the South Pacific. Laterly 200 it a list of Chinese products. for sona of various shapes have been export, as it proposes to forwarded by Ostks importers to business in China as exporters Sath Pacific points. A Tokyr of Obineco gocda, etc. The that in the importer's proepective export i Conen! states 300 !oce."

sate-bellum days, New Zealand obtained the supply of all kinds of merchandise from Europe and German Firms in East Indies.Americe; but since the war broke fout, Japanese goods have been Notwithstanding the material gradually replacing these goode difficulties coceed by the present However, owing to the quality of shaormal conditione, the Acting Japanese goods having seldom Vice Consni at Sourabaya etster proved to be up to the standard that British merchante, planters, of their emples, to the great and engineers have succeeded in disappointment of the New

MODEL COSTUMES

OUR NEW STOCK, CONTAINS A SPECIAL SELECTION OF TAILOR-

·MADE OUTDOOR GARMENTS -

ALL OF WHICH ARE ADAPTED FROM THE NEWEST PARIS MODELS

BY FRENCH DRESSMAKERS.

MAISON LILY

ALEXANDRA BUILDING.

THE PARIS SHOP OF HONGKONG.

the

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-EXCHANGE:

SELLING.

60 d/s

4.S...

3/44

3/4-1/16.

**1. 3/4 13/16 3/4 15/16 3/5 1/16 Nom.

strenttering their position and Zealand merchants, the Consulate Zealand merchante, etc. Thie in several caser, have even been has often been besieged with Ministry concurs in able to brask new ground in the eager inquires as regards the opinion of the Canfal as express- Netherlands East Indies. An ind fferent descriptions of products ed in his letter. Since the East. T/T Atance of this is the greating by that may be exported from ern Trading Co. in New Zealand Demand the Government of a contract to China for foreign markets, abou supply the pipelines for the the latest news with reference to on China's export trade, we should

lie enger to obtain all information 30. d/s Buitenzorg waterworke tos British the development of shipments of faraish it with full particulars T/T Shanghai.... firm in Bourabaya. He adde, how such exports, and an on. The ever, that it is matter for regret Consul is of opinion that this is kinds of our product for exports, T/T Japan

regarding the description or T/T Singapore... that more energy is not being an opportune moment to develop the names of our manufacturere F/T India... displayed in onvassing, for post our foreign commerce if the mer and shops handling them, their Demand, India...**** war trade, especially in auch chanta are given every encomiage addresses, eto, etc. You are T/T San Francis lines as the British industry will mant to ship goods to foreign saked to re-transmit this despatch be einently well adopted markets. Be bea also acclosed your members and other mer supply, and which exa to do therriginal letter in Eoglich from chants, with instructions to sub are most entirely in the band he Estern Trading Co. for our mit to you asfally as possible the of enemy arms. A case in poins perumal and consideration. Enformation requrad at their earl- to the Euge trade done in cutlery requests that all particularest convenience. You will ther which, ball intents and purposes, regarding Chias's exports and the forward the replies you have to a German monopoly. The very latest development in their ship received to this Ministry on that large rocks bald by enemy firms mest be furnished him, so thas st the youth:zak cf; war hats be - may enlighten the New 4ply may be sent to our Contal):

in New Zealasore

145

147

Nom. Nom

447

davantage 175 co & New York 8014 Marks N 13. Franus Deind, Paris €4731⁄2

mix: LIC

3153% 2-4 m/s; D/P

30 d/s

BUYING.

30 d/s. San Francis-1 co & New York!

815%

4 m/s. Marks....... Nom 4 m/e. France

Cernan 4.6436 6 m/s. Frar ce..... 4.6314 Demand Germany Demand, New York. "8036

TT Bombay

Demond, Bombay... Nom. T/T Calcutta

Demand, Calcutta Nom. Demand, Manila 16134 Demand Singapore. 145 On Haiphong turn(Sy 14% prem On Saigon

1% prem On Bangkok annum ira 45% Sovereign

Gold leaf per Z Bar Silver, per oz

5.85 Nom.” 41.40

49167 p

SUBSIDIARY COINS

DISCOUNT PER $100. F'kong 50 cts kab

5

$10

8.6%

Canton

For 3 Months 3% per annum. For 6 Months 4% per annum.

For 11 Months 44% per annum LOOK POON SHAN,

Chief Manage1.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE Subscribed Capital. Franes 45,000,000. Paid ap

22.500.00 (4 of the Capital, La. Firca 15,000,000 subscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republic}

Chairman of the

Poard of Directori André Berthelot General Manager

AL Parbotte

HEAD OFFICE:

74. Rue Saint Lazare, PARIS.

BRANCHES';

PEKING"

SHANGHAI TIENTSIN

HONGKONG ·

in

BANKS HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORA

TION,

Paid-up Capital $35,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 21-

-$15,000,000

Silver $19,500,000.

$4 306 000 Reserve Liability of apa

Proprietors

$15.000.000, COURT OF DIRECTORS.

He, Xr. P. 5. Foros Costruzs

G. T. M. EXLIB. Esq.--Deputy Contreal,-- B. L. Dodwell, gu, A L Frandes. Eige C5 Gabbar, de JA Plum, Bag."

Hea. Mr. D. Landale, Fon. Mr. E. Stallin E. V. D. Part, 2004.

CHIEF MAKARNA Hongkong-N. J. Bradh, In

XAVLJEN Shanzbelin G. Stephan, Ene

Westadmares

London Bankers-Londos County

Bank and Parts Bark Tinted

Hongkong—Interest Allowed! tion Curiant Accounts at the race of 3 pi anne on the dally balanca

ON FIXED DEPOSITZ,

For 3 months, It per cabt, por SEVERI For: 1 mouths, & per cant DET BRABAN o is moeth, & PET CELL, DEZ KESHO),

N. J. STABR

Chief Mañagor

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

TEL Easiness of the above Bark_ bi erodacted by: the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI LANKING CORPORATION. Reles ay be obtained an applications** INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the, akan ingia monthly balances at $37 par cool. par RARUM, Depositors may transist, at ibair option, kabinom

BEPOSIT

of $100 of esore to AN AWESOg and Shangha

Bank to be placed on

tant. per km

For the Hongkang and Shanghal Banking Corpora

N.J. STABB,

Chief Manager.

SAIGON THE CHARTERED BANK OF

INDIA AUSTRALIA AND -CHINA.

HAIPHONG YUNNANFOU

pour

BANKERS: FRANCE Secidié- Gécérai favoriser le Developpement du Com-j merce et de l'Indusie en France LONDON.

...London Countr Wert-"" minster & Parr's Bank. Ltd. London. Joint City & Widiand Bank, Ltd. NEW YORK Redmond & Co. Correspondents in the chief commercial centres of the world.

Telegraphio Addrem; CHIBANKIND,

Interest on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposita in Lecal Currency and in Gold. Terus on application.

Every description of Banking and Exchange business tradsacted

Special facilities for French exchange. V. ROUET DE JOURNEL.

Manager.

HONGKONG BRANCH, Queen's Building,

3. Chater Road,

....

NOTICES.

Tai 2440.

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO. LTD.:

TIME TABLE,

WEEK DAYS.

to 20.00

,,te 11.00

10 12.50 0.22.

pm to 1,13

21 91

incorporated by Royal Chaším 1388

HEAD OFFICE-LOXDUN. RESERVE FOOD 1,000,000 PALD-UP CAPITAL £200,000 BESERVE LIABILITY OF

PROPRIETOR£1,000,00€

FOREIGN LICHANGE and Genera) Banking

bitats sactad. CTS:T ACCOUNTS opened and FLED DXT5 75 received for 1 year or shorter periods. rater ich will be quoted as application.

T. C. DOWNING,

Manager

Hoogkong, 11th April, 1912.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Office 15, Gracechur

• Street, London.

Authorised Capital .......E1500,but Subscribed

Paid Uy Reserve Fund

Every 14 min

10 min

15 min

4J

30 ml

15 min

30 mini

4.00 Saturday only

5 min

20

5.00

15 min

30 MID

ic min

to 215 Saturdays wily " to 100%

NIGHT CARS.

8.30 p.m. 2.30 pm 1950 pm 11:00 p.m. 110 pm and 1145 pm. FATURDAYS EXTRA CARS: 1.30 p.m. and 12.00 midnight. SUNDAYS

1439 a. Eren 6 min to 1102 la 12 noo

7.30

14.00

to

10.30

21.39

1200 show to JAM

12 pm to 1.30

end

in

6.30

10 1,00

7,40

1,00

to 500

NIGHT CARS.

15 l 10

24

1,125,00

162,5M

650,000

ZANKERS) The Bank of Fagiand The Lordon falat Stock Bank, Simu 16 BRANCH 38 -

Lambay

Kaicaria

Coimbe

Del

Gale

Hongkong

Howrah

Kenly

Port Louis (meridion)...

Karachi

Kota Bhara

Kazia Zempr

Madras

PENDE

Reagon

Shanghai

Singapor

HONGKONG BRANCH

Every descriptios e Basking iső Techna bestness transacted.

Interest allowed on Current & ecce nte sãn pa zao- ser stoom of Dally Palasess; and on fixed Depo of rates →biçd may be ascertained or appilcuito

C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Manager.

INTERNATIONAL BANKING:

CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE NATIONAL CITY BAND.

BUILDING

265, Wall Street, New York,

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS ·US. $3,5′0.0^0jöd UNDIVIDED PROFITS $2,118,000.00

HT & Grean, Preddent and General Manager. LOON OFFICE, S6, Bishopsgale. EC. BAX FRANCISCO Orix: 22 Montgomery Strom. FAR EASTERN BRANCHES : CHINA: hangaal, Peking, Tirniain, Hankow

Hongkong, Canton. J&PAN Takole Keba

830 pm 930 pm. JAN pm 11:00 p.m. PINES: Manila Celu.

11.30 pm. and 13.45 m.

SPECIAL CARS

'By arrangment"st the Compesy's Ome. Alesandra Baftings, Des Voeux Rosa.

JOHN D. BUMPHREYS & FON

THE CHINA. PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO. LTD.

Kapitał Paid 'up......$1,250,090.)

| on Marings of Home Freyestý, ke

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers.

MBATIN'S

APIOL ESTEEL KREPILIS

Bembay, Calcutle STRANTS SETTLEMENTS: Siarapore DUTCH EAST INDIES: Barava, Soerabaya.

WEST INDIAN AND CENTRAL

..AMERICAN BRANCHES: REPUBLIC OP PANAMA: Panama, Colon, KEPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA: Medallin DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Banto Domingo, Seb!

Pedro de Macarie Reintega, Presto Pisa In addition to yw Branches, by reasom of our close affularion with THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK we are this to offer the facilities of te benche at Pable, Burgon Air, Cescas, Gesor HarAOK Montesided, Moscow, Petrograd, Rio de Janeiro San Juan, P. X, Santiago de Cuba, Sunice, Ba Paulo, Yalparabó,

ORINESE MERCHANTS AND JKDIVIDUAL CHINESE DEFOSITORS ARE OFFERED EVERY MODERS BANKING SERVICE. Commercial and Trevellers Letters of Credit Ele Esebergs and Cable Transfers bought and void. Banchong Branch, S: Queen's Boad Leztra),

GEORGE BOGG. Waage,

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED EN

Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48.000.000 Paid-up Capital...

Reserve Fund......

$2,000,000

24.300,000

Fead Office.-YOKOHAMA

and

London