1918-12-17 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 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 CONCRÈTE, WORKS:

Road and Railway Bridges, Bunds, Wharves. Weirs. Retaining Walls, Dams, Industrial Buildings, „Towers, Tante, Godowns. Frameworks. Cul- verts, Vaults, Floor, Roofs, Files hollow and full. all lengths and sizes Solos and Foundation plat forms, Chimneys, Poles for support-- ing Telegraph and Telephone lines and carrying Electric Light, ang · Power-

COMMISSION, IMPORT & EXPORT:

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Cadourial materials for railways, 'Factories, mines, iron, steel, pipes,

bars, angle

steel joists, iroo sheets, motors and Fichet's proof rafee

fire.

J

REINFORCED CONCRETE IS ABSOLUTELY

FIRE PROOF AND OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL RESISTANCE TO EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.

RAILWAY, FERRY BOAT SINGAPORE, «JOHORE.

添味

MARINE CONSTRUCTION: Lighters (river and sea) up to 1,000 toos. Hulks, Ferry Boats in steel, wood and reinforced ooccrete. Fea, going ships in reinforced con crete; and wood. Steamers and Sailing reasels up to any tounaga..

IRON WORK :.

-Q

Frame work; machine tools, boilers, and industrial installations

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORKS: Private and Public Buildinge." Fac- tories, Godowns Tunnels Found- stions 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 he required. Address as above or to their agents Wm. C. JACK & Co., Ltd., 14, Deš. Voeux Road, Central.

Reinforced Concrete SPECIALISTS.

EVENING

DRESSES

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

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A New Paper Mil In China,

A Rich Trade. Field.

Otin in 1917 7,055 foreign Arme

snd 280,485 foreign residente, se compared with 4742 t me and

AS

wwwwwwwww

EXCHANGE.

SELLING.

3/33/4

3/3 15/16

3/4 1/16

3/4 3/16

149 220

22014

7834

Nrm.

4.30

BUYING

3/516 3/534

4 m/s. D/P ...eu não mer 6 ml. LNG que aga

3/314 30 dis. Sydney and)

3/514 Melbourno......f d/s. San Francis-1 .co & New York/

8014

30

4 m/s. Franes

6 m/s. FranCS

14% prem

185:643 reeidents in 1914. The proposed loan of $50,000,000:0 Chins by the United States. TT...” Great Britain, France, and Japan. Demand “A” new paper “mill, with a which Làs been sanctioned by 30 dis capital of $2,000,000, to be our State Department, will enable 60 diș - knows as the China Machine Chins not only to take a more s

3/4 5/16 Paper Manufacturing Company, active part

the TT Shanghai.... cae of

.Nom. Ltd., is being organised by Coo Allies in

the war against T/T Japan .....

T/T Singapore......... 141 Koneze capitalists in Shanghai Germany, but will slo sid

TIT India The new company will bave ite materially in the eocnomic and Demand, India cffices at the corner of Kiange financial rehabilitation of the T/T San Francis- and Ningpo Roads. The factory country. Is will tend indirectly,

co & New York) will be in operation by next but, nevertheleer, potently, to TT Java .................... 18616

fneter trade relations between the T/T Marks per *pring. American Breweries in China. Chinese and the leading nations, TIT Francs

A general exodus of brewers and lay the basis for the fature Demand, Paris ...... 4-3014 a from the United States to Chins participation of the later in the is forecasted in a statement by development of Chine. And

4 m/s. LJC Mr. Badolph Samst, President of through the expansion of Chins'a the California State Brewer'mmerce the ships which the Association. He said:-We are pressing needs of war ere send- looking to Chins as the being down the waye skaz our rface to looste. I am going to Pacific Coast will fad profitable China in a few days to arrange cargoes when pasce is estab 4. m/s. Marks...... Nom. for the construction of s.$2,000, lished. O the Asia Booking

·4.4714· 1000 plant for one brewery." Corporation recently formed, the

4.5214 Giher brewers are making similar pamphlet sage The Far East Demand, Germany srrangements.

tern territory where the Asis Demand, New York. 79

TIT Bombay

220 Becking Corporation, costem-

Der aud, Bombay 22014 In a pamphlet issued recently plates centring its activities com T/T Calcutts 220 by the Gaarsaty Trust Co. of New prices mainly the northern and Demand, Calcutta... 22014- York ander the title "The Awak part of the central provinces of Demand, Manila.. 15934 ning of a Great Nation," Chine China, Manchuria, and South Demand, Singapore, 141 is called "one of the very rich Eastern Siberis. It covers an On Haiphong ******* est fielda awaiting commercial, in area of about 2,800,000 iqasre On Saigon 1% prem dustrial and fioracial cultivation." miles, with a population of On Bangkok .............. 4631⁄2

340,000,000 Sovereign............ 5.95 Nom. The pamphlet aaya-While the Pproximately present war has been the most people. Eighty per coat, of the Gold leaf per os...... 49 ¡destractive in the experience of foreign trade of the entire Chin. Bar Silver, per oz. 48 7/16

mankind, it has also been one of ee nation is transacted through the most powerful constructive the ses ports of this territory. elements the world

Branches of the Corporation will SUBSIDIARY COINS. bag ever known. It has affected, directly or be established in Shanghai, indirectly, every nation on earth Peking, Tientsin, Hankow, Barbiz sad, through the dire necessity and Vladivostok-strategic trade occasioned by it, has energised centres. While China has more H'kong 50 cts sub. practically all humanity. The than 2,000 miles of coastline, it impetus, too, which it has given has very faw harbours suitable to nearly all peoples will not have for trade purposes, chirfly because Canton been spent by the time peace is they lack adequate mesas of declared, and unquestionably will communication with the interior. their resdiness to revert to the result in a great worldwide Shanghai, with a population of United Kingdom as their scarce development The possibilities about 700,000, is the only part One of the Submarine V.0., Submarine V.C: Claims £37,000. ai supply when conditions permit, are plainly forecast to day in which has a natural waterway Commander Edward Courtney but manufacturers at home shouta Chins, which is one of the very extending far into the interior Boyle, recently.applied on behalf richesi felds swaiting commercial, of Chins. It is primarily the of the officers sed craw of Els for not rely too much on expressions industrial and fincacial coltiva distributing centre of Chins, and £31,000 for or sasurances of this kind, as the tión.

in addition the most importantürkish troop transport Gul The steadily increasing

sh for the sinking of the In the report on the Trade of informed of the criticism of their since the beginning of the war is

Japanese manufacturers are well influx of foreigners into Chins industrial outre,” Australis daring 1917 by B. M products sad are making flotte significant of vast fatare potentia Trade Commissioner which has to meet it. For the present,lities as well as of the fundamental In describing Bansds's wir dirmirted on the ground that

Canada's 50,000 Dent. been issued as a Parliamentary indications are that owing to and far-reaching political and effort Sir Thomas Skinner at there was no evidence that the increasing difficulties in condect- social changes which are transfer Worthing recently said she had wessel was an armed poe. Lisat Paper it is stated that complaint on with shipping from Japan, ring Chins into a country of sent over 400,000 troops, Filly Blade,

the an end the urgent demands of larger attractive business and investment thousand had been killed.: character of many and more important markets opportunities. Ample evidenes of lower than 30,000

and to Japan Australie, there may be the growing réalisation of China a decorations and

falling off in the importa from sor

·COMMERCIAL ́NEWS.

Japanese in Australia,

Brs" gum ÉPOUS. BA -to

of

Importars

made to order from exclusive models.

Maison Lily

Alexandra Building.

trading span not only of metal goods,

exprom but of other commodities as well, which dialogs thai.

par.

BANKS

BANK OF CANTON,

HEAD OFFICE, - HONGKONG,

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

General Banking Business

Transacted.

INTEREST ON FIXED

:: DEPOSIIS.

-*

For 3 Months 3% per annum

For 6 Months 4% per annum

For 12 Meaths 41% per annum.

LOOK POON SHAN,

Chief Manager.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE

10.000 Subscribed Capital – Frazım 45,000,000, Paid up

22,500,000, (5 of the Capita!, La. Franna 15,000,000 mbcribed by the Goverment of the

Chiness Repablia) Chairman of SERI Board of Directors André Berthelot. General Manager

ALF, Pamotte.

HEAD OFFICE: 74. Rue Saint Lazaro, PARIS BRANCHES:*

SHANGHAI

TIENTSIF HONGKONG

Tà

PEKING

SAIGON HAIPHONG

'YUNNANFOU

BANKERS: FRANCE. Scciété Général pour favoriser I Developpement da Coma- marce et de l'Industiis en France LONDON....London County Weat- minstes & Par's Bank, Ltd. London Joint City & Midland Bank Ltd. NEW YORK... Redmond & Co. Correspondents in the chief commercial centres of the world.

Talographic Addrem; CHIBANKIND.

Interest on Currect Accounts and Fixed Deposita in Local Currency and in Gold. Terms on application.

Every description of Banking and Exchange buzicēm transacted.

Special facilities for French exchange.

M. ROUET DE JOURNEL,

Manager.

HONGKONG BRANCH,

Queen's Building,

Chater Rond.

Ter 2440.

BANQUE DE L'INDO CFINE

(FRENCH BANK.)

Head Office: 15 bis Eue Latte, Paris,

Capital

Beserves..

MORE BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

· BANKING. “ CORPORA·

ZESTION, A

Paid-up Capital RESERVE FUNDS (

Sterling

-£1,500,000 at 24.

**** $15,000,000 Silver $19,500,000

815,000.00%

$34,300,000°

Resorts Liability of

Proprietors...$13.000.00 COURT OF DIRECTORS Hoe: A Balyon), Charita B. T. I. ZALI, q.-Depday Obstress 4. E. Compton, Esq 7. D. Part, Zo CS, Gabber Be Hoa, M, D. Bestala

J. A. Pizzic Res

CHIEF KARAD EN Hongkong-M. J. Stubày Mik

MALM

Shanghai-d, G. Stepben, Er Loadou Baskura-Landru Corate «- Wasbalustre

Baak sod Parrs Bank Limited.

Hongkong Interen Allgend:

On Durrant Accoumiy at the zyta of 3 pa saun, mài axawm se the daily balance,

For

CN BEAD DEPOR-K

months, 2 per cent, paE KLOSS For month, 24 pár vané, par WATER

authi, € per eytt, DOT ARIED) N.J. STABB,

Chial Manage

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANI

TEX Britans of the above Binh. In ensenaand beg

CORPORATION,

Kales y be obtained in application! INTEREST on deposits is stovať a the MAS' imum monthly balances at 3⁄41⁄2ł per cast. per atZER Depositors way transfer, if their option, helpe $100 E Me to the Houchong and knongne Beak to be płucnd on FIXED DEFORIZMEN cane. per anstĮ ".

Far the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corpen "

N. J. STABB,..

Chief Manage

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

CHINA.

lacorporated by Mayal Chartae 10%.

FRAD OFFICE-LONDON, K PAIE-UP CLPAL $1,300,0 BEBERY FUND

Endea RESENTA LIABILITY O

FEOPRIETORS

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Gwen Bankers

badows trasacted. CURSET ACCOUSI opened mod FEVER DEPOSITS and Fr year or shorter paršods.... cates which will be quoted on applications

T. C. DOWNING,

Manager Hongkong, 11th April, 1912

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Office 15, Gracecharak Street, London.

#94*60)*£#****** -

Authorised Capital, Subscribed

1,125,000

382,500

H

Paid Up Reserve Fund

19

· 650,000:

BANXER

The Bast of England,

The London Joint Stock Bank, ibil

BRANCHEA

Sc

48,000,000 50,000,000

Lombay 2

CLISEER

Coombe

Kuzia Leap2i

Dubl

Mader

Galle

防

Pasang

Hengkons

Resour

HORTA

Sbanglad

Kandy

Slagsport)

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES. Bangkok Heugtong

Battambang Montgre

Noginen

Djibouti Papeete

Canton

Haiphong Feking

Hankow

Kanoi

- Saigon

Shargbaj Singapore Tientsin

Tanrade

Phem-Reba Vladivostock Pondichery

BANKERK: IN FRANCE Comptoir rieral d'EL. compte de Paris Credit Lynonnais; Banque de Faris et des Pays-Ba Credit Industriel et Commercial; Soicete Generale.

IN LONDON: The National Provircial & Union Bank of England Ltd;" Comptoir Nacional d'Escompte de Paris: Credit Lyonnais.

IN NEW YORK: JP Morgan & Co.

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

Every description of banking and ex- change Variness transacted,

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

NOTICE.

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO, LTD.)

TIME TABLE

WEEK. DATE,'

1.000 850 172.

"DISCOUNT PER $100:

1.00

$0.50% prem $3.50% prem. $94% dis.

10

5

Dismal, on which it was allegad there were 6,200 persons. The claim was made last year and

Bway 1 mht 34 min

10 m

Saturdays only Haturdays only

34 min

版

HIGHT CARE

30 malo í

8.30 pm 9.80 pin, 10,00 pm, 10,30 11.00 pm, 1180 p.m. sad 11,45 pm... BATURDAYS EXTRA CARS.

who was in Constantinople when the ship waS FOR has since escaped-now aside that 7911 the Gol Dismal had

fre outward E

1.50 p.m. and 12.00 miaght,

FIGHT LAES

Port Louis Muritius)

[] HONGKONG BRANCH:

Every description of Banking and Conners business transaciat,

Interest allowed on Current Accometer its por nos per saaks oa Dully Estentet, md on Float Depar AI TRENG which may be ascertainad on applications

-C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Manager.

INTERNATIONAL BANKINO

CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE NATIONAL, CITY BAXD

BUILDING.

16, Wall-Skrbel, New, York, CAPITAL AND SURPLUS U.S. $8,503-000.00 UspIVIDED PRONTIE ·$2,118,000.£2.2 HIS, Green, President and Cutiaral Manager.... Logon Orficz. 83, Bishopsgabe, C EAS FRANCINCO OFFICE: 99% Montgomery Baan. J EASTERN BRANCHES CHINA: Shunchal Faking Montato, Hinkers,

Boogkong, Cani

JAPAN Tokohama, Kobe. PHILIPPINES: Manila Ceba INDIA: Bothy Calenia, STR.LITS SEFISLEMENTE:. Hincaperit DUTCH EAST INDIES: Batavia, Boracaya

WEST INDIAN AND CENTRAL AMERICAN BRANCHES. REPUBLIC OF PANAMA: Panszna, Colce REYCELIO OF COLOMBIA: Medalia. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Santo Domingo, Bee Petro de Macis. Santiago, PorTO FAS In addtutout to our own Branches, by smete of our close affiliation with

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW ZUES

war sie so valer Row fatties st Kabia, Buanor Aires, Ciones, Glance Ean Juan, P. B. Santiago de Outes, Bactos. Ber Paulo, Valparaien, m

Montevideo, Moscow Petrograd, Bio On Padding"

CHINESE KEBCHANTS AND INDIVIDUA CHINESE DEPOSITORS ARE OFFIELD BVERY MODERN BANKING BERTICA Commercial and Travailers Letters of Credis. Ang Pacbags and Cable Transfus boogiet sod sol Hoogkopp Brands - Queen's Bond Cartak:

GEORGE ROGG," Hainger.

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITES

Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,00 Paid-up Capital.

Reserve Fundııımı

42,000,00

$24.300,000

Foad Office, TOKOHAMA

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