1918-10-23 — Page 9

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

EXCHANGE.

Storage of Cotton in Gorgia.

11

A bill is pending before the

TT Georgia Legislature providing for Demand State warehousing for oction, and,50 dis incidentally, a clause requiring it

60 d/s

& me...

to be neared by the commission TT Shanghai to be appointed. It is predioted TT Singapore.

SELLING

9/9 15/16

3/4 1/16

+544

3/4 3/16

... 3/4 5/16

Nom.

14234

that if the bill pases it will bring TV/T India........... about a condition similar to that Demand, India ... which exists in South Carolins, T/T San Francis-1

co & New York and deprive licensed local agents

T/T Japan...

TRAYS

Nom.

Nom.

7894

182 Ni m 459

43914

BUYING."

4 m/s. L/C

3/514

4 m/s. D/P

3/534

6 m/s. L/C

3/514 3/514..

of a large part of their revenue. Java It is belit ved also that it will re- TT Marks Falt in causing the State, through TT France

Desad, Paris this means, to go into the business cf fire insurance.

Salt and Mass-Maklog.

I-

The Anthi Glass Company, of Tokyo, bas hitherte imported Shantung welt frem Obins for the manufacture of sode.arh. material for the manufacture of glass, and has now laid down plaut for be manufacture of about 300,000 toss of eelt s yeer in Korea. It is said the company bas already obtained the 2006 wary permission from the Govern ment General. On the west coast of the peninsula at Chyangja, Frangrapakto, the company has secured an extensive tract of land as salt-felds, and in addition is now trying to bay land for the same purpose at two places else

where.

Japan's Gold Specie.

*

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1918.

GERMANY DEPRESSED,

BANKS

Result of Unfulfllied Promises.

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"te Daily Chronisis's special correspondent writing frem Amsterdam says:-The completa failure of the German cfangies, [the obvious' success of General Fool's counter stroke, and the | anticipation that a retreat--which |bas now began—would be bece

sary, have, as I learn from several most reliable quarters, had a moat depressing ‹ Rest on Germany.

For this latest Hindenburg- Ladendorf cfonsive

achieve great things. It was to be something quite special. Sinos the Arst days of the Marab (diensive all the loadly-trumpeted triumphs have left the German people comparatively sold. They had a couple of daye Hag-waving and ball-ringing at the end of March, but since then all the newI has been received with that fatalism and lack of enthusiam to which many German speakers have pointedly referred.

30 d/s. Sydrey andĮ

Melbourno.com! 30 d/e. San Francis-}

co & New York 8035- 4 m/s. Marks

Nom 4 m/s. France 4.5514 6 m/s. France 4.6134 Demand. Germany.

After it was seen that the first Demand, New York. 783%

great Kaiser battle brought no TT Bombay

decision, bis Majesty's name' Demond, Bombay ... Nom.

censed to be need to christan the T/T Calcutts...

Nom.

struggle. The Royal and Im- Demand, Calcutta Demand, Manila

158

perial Egure stepped into the Demand. Singapore, 14234 background. But with the cfen- On Haiphong sapaan ta 14 %prem sive which started on July 15 On Saigon 1 %prem.matters were different. The On Bangkok 4614 Sovereign............... 5.95 Nom.

Gold leaf per ez.......

41:70 Bar Silver, per oz ... 1934'

SUBSIDIARY COINS

tf

DISCOUNT PER $100:

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Official returns show that on September 14the total of Japan's) gold erreie amogoted to T. 1,321,000,000. This is the largest amount on record, showing sn iceresse, of Y. 78,000,000 over the 'kong 50 ct sub.

10 " figures for August 30. The prin cipal reason for this izcresseesys the Japan! Chronicle, is that the Government used the greater portion of thei proceede from the issue of Extra- ordinary Exchequer Bande for:

great]

Canton

Par

12% prem. $56% dis.

Kaiser again CEIRO into the were limelight B certain. Hindenburg and Ladendoff of success that little secret win made beforehand of the ocming blow; people were encouraged to. believe that this at laet was going to be the final and mighty stroke. So people cheered ap. The nire was freely talked about in the highest circles and down- wurde. Hope ran bigh. On the morning that the (fensive begło the Kaiser gave this order: "Let the trobps know that in these wrions hours I-am nesz them and that my wishes are with them."

Censor's Blunder.

Y.100,000,000, in August to carly necessary, It has already

The General St officer to chare specie held abroad by branches st Shanghai sad whom the order was given drew exchange banka in order to Tajogwo, sad ít je oow proposed to

up the following communication. enable the latter to Becare establish more cfcen at Tientsin His Majesty informs the troops eapplice if working fanden Teioan. Moreover, the bank that his Kjenty has arrived be ex-bas been endeavouring since behind the front of attack and

As might therefore

pected, the latest increase in the the year before lestin will watch the battle. All good smount of specie in the possession accordan with the policy wishes of his Majesty go with the of the Government and the Bark of the Government to advance troops, His Majesty olla to them, of Japan hse occurred in the loans to Chins either in eo opera With God, for Ksiner, and portion held abroad. Of the Tention with other Byndicate Bank Empire." 1,321,000,000, Yen .458 000,000

or independently, and row con-

The Kaiser sigued this dcon- wes held in Japan and Yen 865, templates the continuance or ment" on a shaky table by the OCO COO abroad. The Government extension of this operation. The flickering light of a small pocket holdings were Yen 581,000,000, field in Bossia is also engaging lanters," "st 3 o'clock in the while the Bank of Japan held the attention of the bank; it is

morning. Thos Herr Karl: -Yen 740,000,000.

thought that after the war it Roger, war correspondent of the will bebore Baseian and Japanese Berlin Lokalenaeiger. financiers to no operate, sad for In an earlier message he speaks. this purpose the Bank of A general meeting of share Kores will have to take the legd of Hindenburg's certainly of holders in the Bank of Kores smooz Japanese books in view of great decisione ixken, of every- thing being ready, of the Kaiser's (Bank of Choger) was held at the the geographical position of the belief that "the war now strides Bankers Cab, Tokyo, recently peningalar." Another reason for

period." through its deciding and passed the following state the increase of capital, is the Olearly the greatest resalte were ment of accounts for the last cemtemplated extansion of ex-looked for by the German High

change barines. It is though Command. Y.1,227 685 that the bank will have to open The caricae thing is that the

293 622 branches in London, New York,

two dispatches referred to, dated and somewhere in ludiat"

term:-

Bank of Korea. 2

Net profit.. Brought forward ...

Total 1,050.707

To Reserve against

loss Reserve for gis? lising dividende

Bonusen and ecciel

expenses

Dividend, 6 рет

cent.*.**. Extra. dividend, 2

par cent

Carried forward.

'Ching.

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not very bright. Some time to allow the articles to appear on separate the Imperial obeer vei The 173 013 ago it was reported the Govern- Thursday night and Friday from the opening of the battle of ritic looks on the situation as Zeitung a 353,653

ment bad entrusted certain morning when the impression was his hopes.

“something absolutely new,” and The rate of dividend is the measures to the South Manchuria generally had that. Feob's offer- Then, at 110 "saddenly, in admits that the Marne ff-zave same as for the preceding term. Bailway Company for the im.sive was coming to an end. The meeting also passed a pro-provement and increase of sheep. It is clear from them what great again. A few seconds later a vast Ladendorff methods have potal Faid up...$1,150,000. Bongbong Ersch, 3, Cent Bond Unbrak posal to double the capital of the raising in Manchuris and Mon- hopes were yet on the plane to be are of the heavens seems to move bank to 740 000,000. Of the golis, and individual merchants carried out on and after July 15, convulsively, as though struck by the problem with which they have

brought BDysclation of Panne on Marggies of Xonar Property, Ju 200,000 new sheres 170,000 will, have also been trying to undertake which were, as Berr Bogner says, wrathful might, and a hidden be allotted to the shareholders woollen enterprize in that port of to be days of hard and hammer. light is shakes out of the veil of been faced. A decision, he says, registered on September 2, 1913, China. It is now reported that ing events to carry as farther on night olonda. The whole barisan can only be achieved by keeping and the remaining 30,000 will be a plan has matured for the the bloody way we have been in instantly awake. Thousande war of movement, and so offered for publio esbcription establishment of a company to forced to take towarda peace.” of canon roar, sad sa far as the exhausting the enemy's strength. eye can see the tore night is decision will then be forced by the side which has the strongret mpitel of the Bank of The proposed company will Herr Boener describes how he barled out of ber sleep and over

|reserves"Tänd the strongest Korea W88 increased from have a capital of 10,000,000, goes with the Keiser to watch the all a storm of emoke sad rage

nerves." 7.10,000,000 to 20,000,000, and its head office will be Kaiser's battle." The car set thrown, Gigantic-mouthed can sad it has now been decided established at Mukden, with off without lights into the dark non pour forth thesves of fame, He frankly expresses his four again to domble it to Y 40,000,- hranobea at Tientsin and others. In one site the Kaiser with and in the distance the iron weed regarding the growing American 000. The increase in capital is due important places in Chins. It is two adjutegia. He looks serious, is sown. The bravene shudder streng h, and be adda: * It to the extended operations of the said that the enterprise will be and silently gases out into the lawrath

cannot be in our intercets to allow

at a premium. Last year the collect and Weave Wool.

Kaiser in'a Tower.

i

bak. A direcur of this semi undertaken nader joint Sino night. His thoughts are of the Hindenburg Criticised. te, war to continue into 1919 and officiel concern is quoted by the Japanese management, the Japan-Battle which will break loose in Bach is the ene wine, till 51920," Bindenburg and Foch, Leila Nippo se 88570g, sccording eae capitalists being represented in all its frightfulness in two o'clock, lies before the Imperial pa, mys, "now, suck a decision. to tas Japan Chramide's wansła, by the South Manchuria Railway.

warmsker e

e tye, and at come To hard willa are placed hours. tion has become recessary Company and the Oriental Columns of men, guns, muni. the first news from the frout Rainst the other farther to extend the Colonisation Company, ✨ The son wagons are passed taking of the fir- lines. And with struggle in brin operations of the bank in establishment of the proposed where te sny light to be seen. that the story ends.

company is expected to be com Suddenly little green light, a The German resepspers to strange the #hiob increased fundrarenatural, plated before the end of this year, aga ball; springs out of the wards the weekend continued we can only

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