1918-12-10 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1918,

BROSSARD, MOPIN & CO.

Telegraphic Address—“BROSSARD

Telephone-2566.

CIVIL ENGINEERS. ARCHITECTS and SURVEYORS,

King's Building,

"HONGKONG.

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

Agencies: SAIGON, SINGAPORE, HAIPHONG, PEKIN & TIENTSIN

·REINFORCED CONCRETE WORKS: Road and Railway Bridges, Bunda, Wharves. Weirs, Retaining Walls, Dams, Industrial Buildings, Towers. Tanks. Godowne, Frameworks, Cal- verts, Vaults, 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,

angle bars, steel

joists, iron

ww

sheets. motors sud

Fichet's

fire-

proof safer

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

KAILWAY, FERRY BOAT SINGAPORE, JOHORE.

MARINE CONSTRUCTION: Lighters (river and ses) up to 1,000 tone. Hulks, Ferry Boats in steel, wood and reinforced concrete. Sea going abips" in reinforced con crete, and wood. 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.

粉絲

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 he required. {Address as above or to their agents Wm. C. JACK & Co., Ltd., 14, Des Voeux Road, Central.

Reinforced Concrete SPECIALISTS.

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Shanghai Share Market.

BRITAIN'S FINANCIAL FALLEN ON EVIL DAYS, penny has broken the spell. The

OBLIGATIONS.

A very hopefal epinion was

Exchequer about Great Britain't given by the Chancellor of the The Penny's Waring Power. position in the internationa) market after the war, according

Bre

lit

eneer at the "

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post, once an easy boon, DOW looms formidable and unfamiliar

at laat, a meagre screw, it seemed

EXCHANGE.

SELLING.

m/s. LC....

4 m/s. DiP....

6 m/s, LC....

30

BANKS

BANK OF CANTON,

LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG,

Banking

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

General

Transacted.

INTEREST ON FIXED

DEPOSITS.

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORA-

Paid-up Capital

RESERVE FUNDS :

Sterling

£1,300,000 al 22

-$15,000,000

Silver $19.500.000

$35,000,000

$24,500,000

Business Resorts Liability of

Proprietors.******* $15,000,004

COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hen: Kz. PE. Holyos). Chaturian. ...BUM, Big-Depaty Desiraan. AH. Compton Kata EV. D. Pen Hes, Mr. &.&. Dodwall, W. FastPACAR CS Gabbay,

J. Pawan In Hon, Mr. D. LaŽA,

CRISP MAXASEN Hongkong-N. 2, Utaba. Ben

MANARKS Stanghal & Ecoplen, Kre

Wats

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

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London Beakers-Londos Cosary

Bunk and Parry Bank Limited.

Hoaghong-Latarest Allowed!

Du Current Acting at the rate of 1 pw 2006 Jul

ON FARNED DEPORTE

For 12 Months 4% per annum sam on the daily balance

LOOK POON SHAN;

Chief Manager.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE. Bubscribed CapitalFrancs 15,000,000 Paid up

22,500,000, U of the Capital, La. Francs 15,000,000 subscribed by the Government of the

Chinese Republici

Chairman of the Board of Directora André Barthelot, General Manager

AJ., Pernotte. HEAD OFFICE: 74 Rue Saint Lazare PARIS.

BRANCHES

PEKING

SHANGHAI TIENTSIN HONGKONG

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SAIGON HAIPHONG

YUNNANFOU

BANKERS; FRANCE. Société Général pour favoriser le Developpement du Com- merce si de Tudurtie en France LONDON... London County West- minite & Far's Bank, Ltd. Linden Joint City Midland Bank, Ltd. NEW YORK.Redman & Co. Correspondents in the chief commercial

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centres of the world.

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 businem travmcted,

Special facilities for French exchange.

M. ROUET DE JOURNEL,

Manager,

For mouths, 21 per coal pa AMERIE) For months, 2 per cent per actua

OF 19 MONTBL, i par cool gut zuzum),

N. J. STABB

Chief Matagor

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANI

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI ZATKIN TEK Basiness of the above Back is conducent by

CORPORATION, Rates may be obtained ex application INTEREST on deposity is allowed in the mtu, Imem monthly balances at 834 per zeal per BLESK Depositor may transfer, at their option. Intan of 10 or more to the Houring and Bhaghy ・Bank to be placed on FOXED DEPORICE - ME

cant par acce

For the Hongkong and Statybai Birking Darpon

N. J. STABB,

Chief ManagSY|

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Chilesar 18018

SHAD OFFSOR-LONDON. PAID-UB CAPITAL KESERVE FUND KESERVE SILENT OF

„PROPRIMYORS

$1,000,000

PORNION LICHANG* ■ Gmoural Benbras barine traancoaď. · CURRENT ACCOUNTS coesad' and PadR DEPOSITS Mceived for 1 year or snortor parkoāt, raise which will be castad of applications.

T. C. DOWNING,

Managem Hongkong, 11th April, 1912,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED, "

Eead Office 15, Gracechurai

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

3/44 3/4 7/16 3/4 9/16 -3/4 17/16 3/4 33/16 Nom.

HONGKONG BRANCH, Queen's Building,

5. Chater Road.

Tok 2440.

143

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CINE FRENCH BANK)

Paid Up Rezerva Fand

151

BANKERS

22314

BUYING.

***... 3/556 ...... 3/578

3/6 3/6

8114

ds. Sydney and

4.5344

The greater iseresse in bank Messre. A. L. Anderson & Co.

ing transctions does not hit on/ in their weekly share circalar,

sensibilities in the same way; the dated Shanghai, 30th November,

penny on the cheque was not! The most magically popular of

Demand afate.While shres weeks have to s cable report from the Japa coine has fallen upon evil daya sentimente of

bound up with domestic 60 d/s

30 dis****OTSOLANT JUU elapsed since we last addressed Lean Financial Commissioner in and the hour of its restoration you bat little basiness has been London, in the House of Commone can forecast. Wise etates proof of the eternal perenative TT Singapore.

the postagem/s transacted, owing in the first on Taeeday, November 12, while suship will not delay itness of the coin. In was only / Japan

stamp. Bat it was another FIT Shanghai.... placa to the Autumn RaceHolidays introducing a credit bill of reinstatement longer than public penny fee; pay it and have done T/T India... and afterwards to the arrival $700,000,000. of the most wounderful news since

afety requires. But with the Batthough legislative changeait Demand, India ...... 224 At the end of this year Great passing of the penny's peculiar the penny's power have come Tf San Francis-1 the message was borne in from Britain's obligations and Grea virtue, something has gone from slowly its declice has long been Marathon. Shanghai has been Britain's fosncial aid to her the scheme of things, en fete and no sitempt-at-the Allies will reach £6,800,000,000 The penny had come to be the little concerned with the ways of Trans

co & New York 793% visible to s part of the community Java 188 resumption of business was made England's assets

clearly bet of the universally can lea-givers. Children were per Demand, Paris"...

TT Marks** N° 1. 25th instant. To day's greater than her obligatione venient in ernhauge. Yet i haps the firet to note the signs of antil

4.36 opening rate for T/T on London although no exsal setimate je seldom conveyed any idea of coming change. Very early int

+4-3614 was 5/1, the Dellar rate being available, at present, the Chan-cheapnors ia, the discredited the war" a penny worth" begar 72.8. Debentures.-A few fairly cellor ie sa gaoted. No snxiety ieee. Rather was its noble and to lose ita significaroe. Spalles large lines were arranged during therefore justifid ab at Eng beneficent chespaces, the price of and smaller grew the equivalent the Rice Holidays but the prices Isad's capacity to

meet her good thing brought by, excel weight in the confectioners' showed no change from shore obligations. carreat of late. At olose; rates England's foreign Iraas affc of the million. The coin was stickier kind of sweets grew daily

It is trus this lent contrivance within the reach scales; the paper bag of the 30 d/s San Francis-

Melbourno......! tead towarda wastoess owing to England's financial pcation, but allowed by asored associations, mere contemptible in size, unti fears, probably unjustified, of a the debts have been incurred to nearby drop in exchange. Banke segist England's Allies and the humour in the nursery rhyme. serce s purchase worth the name.

co & New York/ 智惠 touched with kindly

4 m/s. Marks.......... Nom. Hongkong and Shanghais: "A total is probably short of £1,000, Some there were who affected to

m/s. France large number of shares

6 mia Fracca ............ were 000,000, England is prepared to

4.5814 marketed from 640 to 86475 mest it.

No other coin-can perform qaite Demand, New York. 80

Demand, Germany. penny paper," bot the price vindiosted itself. the same tricks, and until values TT Bombay where the rise terminated with s

As to what position England Journals which came down to are readjusted, the penny in the Derrand, Bombay... 224 few shares offering.

22316 Chartered has to assume in the international penny Bank: The Directors propose to money market after war, she indignity,

"did themselves no

tall power of its liquidity must T/T Calcutta... 22314 increase the capital to £2,000,000 cellor of Exchequz is quot

remain dormant. Flag-day ladies Demand, Calcutta... 224 Wheresoever a beneficent fight shyer of it then at first, Demand. Manila... by the issue of 40,000 new shared to the effect that England's public institution associated itself when the fag was nominally e Demand, Singapore. 143

16114 to be cffered to shareholders & 100 per cent. premium at the redit among the nations is the with the penny there was gain on penny. It is anually 3d now. On Haiphong......14% prem. zate of two new, for every threr determining force in this matter both sides. Until Bowland Bill Whether the penny can recover On Saigon 1% prem. old. Insurances-North Chinas Bogland is believed by him to on his point, the post did not ite old potency is a problem for On Bangkok. 45% bare still vast credit and enough lattsin perfect arefulness; but the comists, for veloce sze kittle Gold leaf per oz...... 43.40 sre wanted af 118 er the

Sovereign..... 5.90 Nom. dividend paid

2011 to helo England through a dificult penny carried it in triumph to the cattle and dificult of recaptare, Bar Silver, per oz*** inst., Yangtza cold and are set millions of men aside for tay specimens, of which may back.

reconstructive period. England nation's favour. A gasins water, will le more heartily welcomed But one thing is sure,no old friend wanted at $205, Far Easterns are military tasks bas still the pro-

still be seen in the dark of offering in amali zambera 3 active capacity of the nation has ancient ladies, bears the legend 26. Docks and Engineeringbeen creater than before the wThis" is not specified; but [“Thank Bowland Hill for thie." Shanghai. After a rise of three the return of soldiers to their points the price fall ten points an old grooves of work England's explanation was unnecessary. the news that the proposed esle productive power will be hugely The public was quite willing to of some of the company's vacant grester. The future prosperity be thankful for the penny post; land had been shandoned. New of England in his opinion depende and the penny gainsd, if possible, Engineerings. A few sales ́i

de 81 251 bat shares are now co-ordination between labour in intrinsic popularity.

and capital. obtainable at 25. Lands and

Never was it put to 8 use Hotele Anglo-French are naked bean to improve cffare January its appeal. It became at once of long beards and long hair for out his own hair, even with the more humane, more universal in for in vain at 80: Investments June for the faw article from St. the mesos and the symbol of easy men ? This isn't a silly question, hair mower lately invented by

Will America witnam a revival are obtainable at 69: Wei Hsi 8057 to 8. $9.83 and the communication of friend with by any means, not with 25 and some man who needed the money. Wer's are wanted at 6, and Hotel abandonment of the proposed friend, s privilege only insular at 50 cent shaves and 50 and 15 The ordinary housewife of to-day at $14 Calton Mille. This has regulation of culpat by the fret, but at length coterminous cant haircuts and threats of 75 is not ne skilled in haircutting se ben a doll market, with FMS. Goverment. While is will with the Empire. And the cent shaves and $1 bairousa, was her grandmother. And some tendency towards depression and be some months yet before dress was of a universal pensy quality the same as iks 10 and oldeters have nightmarish memo all counters are to be had st prices dividends can be expected the post. At three halfpence a letter 25 cent variation common before ries of some barbarona performs lower than those given in our last fature of rubber shares is dis is not the same thing. The in the war. isne. Indneurials.-Langkats: tinetly brighter, and granted cressed stamps fall short of the The transfer books will close on easier money an appreciation all penny's simplici'y, though the himself. Either he 24th proximo and early in and should coms in the spring. Denny-halfpenny widmo se prettier time or he lacks the

The average man-can't shave - “Nor can the average man

anes of grandmag, January the obates in the Umbris The Annual Meeting is than the redionez. There remaine, though he may

thefford to pay 50 cauta for a chame daughter companies, Shanghai advartined for 16th prozimo it is true, wheny post that is to beware of thou Lates and investment, and Shang Miscellaneous Trams osme to say, a post ourdebat is in at the wants

when bu bay one of those high hai Exploration and Develop business at 6ft ex the dividend best the Dorn ment, williarus. Sumatra paid on 1st inst,: Gas are wanted Until the penn are in request at 110. Rubbers.—st 26, Telephones were marketed half the said will The Choct of the armistics häɛlat 79.

were

of letter. The

of correspondence. The odd half

WHY SHAVE

48-7/16

'SUBSIDIARY COINE.

DISCOUNT PER $100;

Der. $0.50% prem $3.60% prem 24% dis

H'kong 50 cts sub. 10

Will the Beard Retura.

5

Canton

anitions

"Head Office 15 bir de Laffitte "Paris. Capital

Reserves

...Frs. 48,000.000

47

****** 1,125,00

$62,50€ 650,000

The Bank of Expla

De Loader Teint Stack Bank, “Lataa ni

BRANCHES

Bombay

Calentia

50,000,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.

Colombe

Dahi

Bangkok Fragkorg

Saigon

Battambang Montere

Shanghai

Canton

Noumea

Singanore

Djibouti Papeete Tientsin

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Phon-Peho Vadivostock

Haiphong

Peking

Pondichery

Hank w Kanoi

BANKERS:.

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Ex-

compte de Faris Credit Lynoni Banque de Faris et des Pays-Bas Credit Industriel et Commercial: Saicere fererale.

Galle

Hongkong

FORIAL

Kandy

Fort Lexis (Maurids.)

Karachi

Kota Bhar

Kuala Lumps!

Made

Rangoon

Shangkal

Singaporek

HONGKONG BRANCH

Every description of Banting and Exchang wałami zransacted.

Interest allowed on Certest ácconati si s par son jer annum ca Dally Balances, and on Fland Depen at ruins which may be sacartelaed on application)

C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Manager.

IN LONDON, The National Provincial"

& Faion Bank of England Ltd:: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris: Credit Lyonnais,

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co·

Interest allowed on current Accounts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangement.

Every description of banking and ex- change business transacted,

A. SIRE Acting Manager, Hongkong. October 21, 1918,

NOTICES.

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS.

10am to 8.00 Am

9.20

to 9.30

10.00

21.00

19.300

19.45 40 40 1.15

so Saturdays only

Baburdays only

NIGHT CARD

Every 15 min

10 mata

15 t

30.

8.50 pm, 9.30 pm, 19.00 pm, 10.30 11.00 pm. 11.30 p.m. and 11.45 pm

SATURDAYS EXTRA CARS,

1.30 pm and 12.00 midnight”. SUNDAYS.

bood

NIGHT CARL 8.50, pm: 2.30pm, $12.00, p.m. 11.10pm

$10,30

酒

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION,

HEAD OFFICE NATIONAL CITY BANK.

BUILDING

55; Wall Street, “Kew York CAPITAL AND SURPLUH 1,8 $6,500,000,0 UNDIVIDED PROFITS $2,118,000.00 HEB. Green, Preddant and General Manager LONDOS CFFICE, 36. Blabberste, EC. BAN FRANCISCO OFFICE: 995 Montgomery SuDE

„PASTERN“ „BRANCHER........ CHINA: Shanghai, Peking, Tientsin, Brakes

Houstong, Canton JAPAN: Tozohama, Kobs. PHILIPPINES: Manda Coba INDIA: Bombay. Calenda STRAITS SEYAZMENTS: Ringapore? DUTCH EAST INDIES: Benvía, Borradaya

WEST INDIAN AND CENTRAL AMERICAN BRANCHER BEPUBLIC OF PANAMA: Panama, Colom, REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA: Kadalin DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Sario Domingo, Bas Pedro de Maoria Santiago, Pontic Flame. In addition to our own Branches, by spen of our clow aliliation wit THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW TOKE we are able to after the faalittles of its hrabahıne af Babia, Bosor Aires Carsons, Genos Haraza Montevideo Moon, Fatrograd Bio de Waneire BED SAD, P. R. Bantiago de Cafe, Benton Ber Panio, YaparÍNG.

CHINESE MERCHANTS AND_INDIVIDUAL CHINESE DEPOSITOES ARE OFFERSE EVERY MODEEN BANKING: SERTION Coomareis and Travellers Letters as Orada. Em Exchange and Cable Transfer bought and pos Hongkong Branch 2, Queen's Bond Central

GEORGE HOGG, KADARE,

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BAKI

LIMITED.

Established 1880,-

Authorised Capital Yer 48.000.DOI. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

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