$1.80
PAID-UP CAPITAL.resencomanen ene§£9,000,000 Rakve Fu
|
Sterling Reserve, $10,000,000
Braddon →→→
Doad Low has Chains, by 31,
The Dian who we dead, by A. W.
Marchmont
E
150
Silver Reserve
11,000,000
HEBERT
E. Oootz, Esq.
Wanderings
The Jampaign with Kuropatkin, by
Donglas Story...***
Captain Japies Cook, by Arthur
Kitson
East of Suez, by FO Pentland...
Lord Randolph Churchill, by Wine
eton Spencer Charchi... The Charlotear, by Guy Thorna The Art of Naval Warfare, by Sir
Cyprian Bridge
PROPRIETORS imtotiskarepron)
The Wire Tappors, by Aribur Stringer $21,000,000 The Remnant by Chan, Marriott....
The Vigil
by Haro'd Begbie... $10,000,000 The LABILITY
„Olan U Bowen Her Son, by H. A Vachell... The Invaders, by Margarab L. Woods Running Water, by A. . W. Mseen The Diamond Ship by Max l'omborton Royal Academy Pictures, Vol. 1907. La Nu au Salon, 1907 The Paris Salon, 1987
Court of DRYSTORS :—— 6. H. Me Huner, Eq.-Chairman.
Hon. Mr HENRY KeawICK-Dopaty
A. Fuoba, Esq.
A. Erupt, Esq.
Ohairman
A. J. Raymond, Esq.
E. Strollin, Keq. Shewan, Faq
II. A. W. Slado, isa. .C.R. Lanzmann, Esq. H. E. Tomkins, Esq.
CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-J, R. M. SMITH.
MANAOND
Shaughai-B. E. R. HUNTER.
"LONDON BANKER-LONDON AND Cover BANKING CO., LD.
HONGEONG-INTERINT ALLOWED.
On Curront Account at the rate of 2 per cant. por anuum on the dally bufance,
ON FIXED-DEPOIS-
For 3 months 2 per sent per saada,
The Compteta Golfers' Manual,
Meredith Butler
1.60 Cricket, by Tom Hayward
1.50 L'Electricatie, per Lucien Poincare.... 3.10 1,50 Ls Peur de L'Antour, par Heart do
Regnier 3.75 2.75 Le File de L'amaut, par Daniel 2.00
Lemor
...
2.00
1.50
***
1.00
The Passing of the Third Floor Bak,
*... $1 fo by Jerome K. Jeminia. The £30,000 Bequent, by Mark Twain 400 2.25 Flying Machines Past, Present and Before Adam, by Jack London
Future,
by Percival Marshall 1.50 Wireless Telegraphy for Aauteurs,
by B bg P. Howgrave Graham
1.50
THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1907.
Banks
KELLY & WALSH, LTD
HONGANKING CORPORATION.
TONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Lighter Daye with Traddlos, by R.
Audom
THE CHINA MAIL.
house is that conspicuous one standing high on a jutting promontory of rock in French territory, more than a mile beyond the frontier of Manace. From the fansous termco of the Casinn, ans Jocks towards the extraordinary rock-viilago of Repro brune, high on the mountain-ide, "M Bland's houso rises in the middle distance, conhanding from afar the rich territory which its master sways.
His Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station,
Nama
Class
Tons. Guns LH.P.
Captain
Exes reportat
1.59
THE CASINO ITSELF.
1.60
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ia
Weapings by Marjoria
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The Woman
man Socialist, 4.601 Snowdon
Daily Life explained...
70
by
Ethel
in a roarvel of administrative excellence, It Alacrity gives direct employment to some eighton Astrosa hundred poresus, counting downwards from Badford the chefs Bramble 80 the directors to the inspectors,
despatch-voscel cralser, 2nd loan
crufner, 1st class river gunboat
710
..
40
2.00
---
6.00
***Hector Une Femme D'Argent, par
Malo¢ Les Maitres Humoristes, Lears
Meilleurs Dessin ...
2.00
de table, the croupiers, the gardeners, the Britomart
but indirectly Cadmus it. Tho Cherub fromon, and the exrupera; many more are donendont on
M.CO Olto great chiefs of the administration- Elune, his right hand man, M. Georges Fame Mors Barnier, and the other heads of
stoop
torpedo boat destroyer
lora
11.00
35 Cents Each, or Three for $100.
noticed in
7.00
5.80
.70
2.75
The Toila of Terror, by Martin H. Potter,
William J. Locke. Derelicts, by Miss Greyehott's Girls by E Eroratt Green. The Misere Will, by Fergus Hume.
+1
"
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11
11
J. P. M. SMITH,
Chief Manager,
68
Hongkong, June 14, 1907.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
THE bastness of the above Bank in con
THE
ducted by the HONGKONG AND
CORPORA SHANGHAI BANKING
TION. Rules may be obtained on ap
Healion
INTEREST an deposite is allowed at S PER CENT, per annum. Deppeltors asy translar at their option balances of! $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER DE IT. per
For the Bergkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation,
Ante.
J. R. M. SMITH,
Chief Manager.
1617
Hoogkong, January 13, 1907.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN
LIMITED,
where the supreme and
31. Suurille, the sous directeur du Janua 50jeu. The chiefs arrive at the Casino nn-Keat
The Scottish Highlander in Anecdote and drift by the crowds who continually King Alfred
Story, by Duncan MacLounan.
The Englishman in Anecdote and Story, by
Alfred Amolo,
MIYAKO HOTEL,
KYOTO, JAPAN,
A NEW AND STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS HOTEL.
The genuine
mineral
water of
VICHY
French state's springs
BE CAREFUL TO NAME WHICH SPRING
Gout, Gravel, Mabete,
Liver
VICHY CÉLESTINS Fadder diseases. IVICHY GRANDE-GRILLE complaint.
VICHY HOPITAL S's d
LOZENGES SALTS ----
· COMPRIMÉS VICHY-ÉTAT
2181
Kinsha in and out, and they pass upstairs to the offices on the first toire, the Monmouth
Mcochen attendants saluting them liserectly. Round
considerable if unostenta. Otter Carino is tious display of force; for there are
the Roblo who watch the gardens and patrol the Sandpiper
Braman ever ready to quell a Snipe constantly; conflagration or aid the polico; and in and Taku about the entrance other uniformel janitors who keenly scrutinise each face in the Bal
Thiatio kaleitloscopic crowds that come and go. Threb or four English and foreign detee. Virago lives always hung about the doors.
amar
Theoretically the Casino is a cob where Woodcock Indies and centlemen are invited to amuse Woodlark themselves without subseription-alios
and gentlornen, that is, who are visiting the Riviera for plonsure for natives of Mon- ace, as well as all those engaged times. in business
in the Department of the are denied admission to the rooms, though they may visit the theatre and the reading-
Actually,
IK admission granted to any moderately well-dressol person thi
1 Fisit card. It is true that the sometimes onfores en-
POOH
priciens
sumptuary re-ulations. The lite Lord Salisbury was one refused kilinition as he absent-mindedly wished to lays a look knickers at the rooms" when wearing hockers. Several Englishmen were ruthless- ly kept out because they wore brown boots, when that fashion was still new; and a month or two ago a well-known English novelist was turned back at the dear because his inste had selected a pink striped linen" collar.
bout destroyer
crainer, Ish class cruiser, lat claas
gunboat river craiser, 1st class river gunboat torpedo boat destropes Foreig
river gunboat
river gaobab
river gunbart
* Flag of Vice-.dmiral Bir W. Arthur Moore, Commander-in-Chief,
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Statiski
80 nover Bon in tho
is Bart
torpedo boat destroyer
river ganbaat
water tank and tug.
sloop
craisor, End elass
1070
10
-1700-
-8000 19 4380 10 9000 5/700
100 000
Jomdr. E. La T. Lestham Captain S. L. Vaughan Les
Japan
Sonagha Shanghal
-Llant, Comdr. Davidson
Wethalwot
Lieut. Coudr. Bacher
Yanglata
1400
Comdr. B. . Majendr!
Hongkong
300
Hangkang
1070
1400
Comdr, C. D. 8. Balkes
Yangtzo
360
起
$700
Lieut.-Opradt. Grossen
Amoy
4960
7000
Cant, Grant Dalton⚫
Bongkong
$76
4000
Lleut. Comdr. W. H. Dervell
torpedo bost destroyer
275
4000
Llout, Com. Dickens
*
torpedo
280
8200
Amoy Hongkong
14 9000
£2,000
Capt.
De Hortoy
Shangri
14,000
14. 130,000
Capt. Caett F. Thatsby, R.N,
Hongkong
616.
1200
Lt.-Comdr. Crabtree
Waho
9800
Capt. A. J. Tuka
Japan
୫୦୦
Lt.-Com, B. L. Vanglen
Weet
RIVER
4300
Lleut. Comds J. Kitale
Amoy
fiver gunboat
240
Lt.-Condr. C. U. Walcott
· Weed Biver
240
La-Com Tickell
West Rives
river gunboat
240
Lt. Comdr. Tonnyach
Yangtere
torpade boat destrofar
6500
receiving ably
€650
modors Willame
river
For gust
710
800
Licat.-Comadr, West
torpedo boat destroyer -
B00
6800
Vaterwitch Whiting Widgoon
survoying abip
€20
450
Comadr, R. 1. Gemile
torpedo boat destroyer
5000
Licet.-Oom/Cox
Godfrey.
Lient-Comdr. Etercream
Hongkon
Hanko
Hongkong ΔΟΠΟΥ
125
600
Lt. Cemar, G. B, Spices-Simon
Upper Yangtere
180
609
ziver gunboat
660
Eleut.-Com. Toda Llers-Cem. Jao, F. Krox
Oppor Yangste Upper Yanetese
(INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IUTERIAL CHARTER).
AUTHORISED CAPITAL YEN 5,000,000. L'AID-UP CAPITAL YES 8,760,000, 835,000. REALAVE FUND.YEN
HEAD OFFICE TAIPEH, VORMOSA.
Amoy
toplog
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
Kobo.
Nagasaki.
Foodbow. Osaka,
Tainan, Tamyul Tokio.
Koolnng Awstow.
Shanghai.
Banks.
RUSSO CHINESE BANK NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL.
CAPITAL
ORGANISED UNDEE IMPERIAL DEORES OF 10rn DaCEMBER, 1895,
...............Roables 15,000,000 OHIKESE Yokohama,CAPITAE contributed by
GOVERNMENT ...5,000,000 R. Taels, REVED FOND.......Roubles 4,426,000 READ OFFICE-ST. PETERSBURG. London Office: 41, Thro sdneedle St., BO
BRANOBES AND AGENOIRO:
Khokand Kiachta
HONGKONG OFFICE:
3, DEB VEUX ROAD, Interest allowed on Current Account. Deposits received on terass which may be learnt on application.
D. TONDOW,
Monager, Hongkong, April 6, 1907, ........--..
21 Andijon
Estoam Balgowest Kidu
chensk Bulaibo
THECHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL OBARTER 1859. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,
AUTY CAPITALava am Shortly to be increased to
£1,200,000.
Peking
Samarkand
San Francisco
Stanghal
Shkend wantshendze Tehita
Tehongoatchak
K EL WAY Lianyang Σπάση Tielin Bailar
Marguelou Hokhodate Meecow
Aloukden
Boukhara Busk Calcutta ......£800,000 Chaton
Kobe Kould ja
Kraandiarek
**
...£1,075,000 Hankow
-Harbin
ов
Επα
£800,000 Klgan
RESERVE FUND. Shortly to be increased to
£1,475,000.
LIABILITE
KESERVE
THIETORS..
INTEREST allowed on Unrrent A30out the rate of 2% per annau on the Dally
balances.
On Fixed Deposita for 12 months 4
11
15
21 4
1
JOHN ARMSTRONG,
Manager.
84
OF
Hongkong, May 16, 1907.
18E MERCANTILE BANK
INDIA, LIMITED.
AveroRZED CAPITAL.........................£1,500,000
SCEROUTED-esmasseus
BAREZNS:
£1,125,000 ...... 162,500 170,000
LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITRO, INTEREST allowed on Gartent Assoents as the rate of 2% per annum on the Dally
Enlanca
OX FIXED DEPOSITA - For 19 Months?
3
metus
EVAN ORMISTON,
Manager. Hongkong, May 1, 1907.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK.
எதம்
31
Pientsin Tsitsikar Verchneou
Mirzak
Hongkong Newcliwang Veras
Nicolajerek Irkutsk
Oulineitat
Kashgar Qurga Khabarovsk Paris
Vladivostock Yokohama
Zeiskala
MAATSCHAL
A AATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY),
ESTABLISTED 1824.
THE GAME AND THE CROUPIER. Dotted about the floor are many largo Decidés green-bigo tables, each surrounded by peo-D'Eatrecastoaux ple, the first muk of sixteen sentou, others Esturgeon
Frande starling behind them, four or five deep in
Henri Riviora the height of the season. There is hardly
thing is muffled con- Jacquin any noise. Everything PAID-UF
voices ...Fl. 45,000,000 (£3,750,000, struntly broken by the clear
of the Kersaint CAPITAL
silver BEKERYE FUND FI. 5,000,000 (£ 417,000) croupiers, and the clink of
as the metal cakes scoop in the money, Of HEAD OFFIOE-AMETERDAM,
there queb emation excitement, clamour, vedblo emi HEAD AGENCY — BATAVIA,
none. Yet the assemblage is a Highly Pelho BRANCHES-Singapore, Pensag, Dervous one. Should a player rise sud- Pistolet Protes Shanghai, Rangyon, Samarang, Sourabaya, denly and throw his chair to the ground, Cheriben, Legal, Pecatongan, Pascercean, there is a wave of excitement, and everyone Redoutable Padang, Medan (Deli), Palem not ton earnestly engaged in play runs to Tilatja,
happene
Always there is
Pakiang bang, Kota-Radjs, (Acheon) Bandjarmasin, so what has
the thought that there may peakou Correspondents at Macassar, Bombay. Hurrel, a suicide; yet many players have Vaaban
present Colombo,
mbo, Madras, Pondicherry, Calcutta, quarrel, a ngkok, Saigon, Haiphong, Hanol, Amoy, frequented the rooms for years and have Vigilants
scen nothing more exciting than a brief Tokohania, Kobo, Melbourne, Sydney, quarrel between tare players over à dia- New York, San Francisco, &c., &o,
LOSEON BANKERS-The Union of puted stake. London and Smitha Bank, Limited,
The Bana buys and sells and receives for collection Billy of Exchange, tenues letters of credit on its Branches and correspond enta in the East, on the Continent in Great Bfitsin, America, and Australis, and trau sante bankitig business every description. INTEREST ALLOWED
Banks.
The first impressions of the gaming-rõnnis are curions, atal probably wiloty different from those tho visiter his previously form. ed. From the large atrium (the general lounging, waiting, and smoking room) one Passes immediatly through noiseless asing doors into the gaming saloons. The first impression is of a hot and healy air, heavy Kaizer Franz Joseph 1 Austro-Hungarian craiser with human breath and many perfumes.
grant Achéren. Immense rooms stretch aniny to distance, and as these splendid aloons are Adour heavily gilled one secins to be looking at Alger the picture through a skimmering ganze of Alouette gold dust.
Note
Mgand Ducription.
Tens.
Guni
H.P.
Day iter
4309
35
9000
Ospt. Wilhelm Pachor
Yokohama
French armoured cruiser
1796
•10.
1200
Lleut, Faure
Haiphong
French receiving-ship
Lleot. Merlo
Halphon
French cruiser
$000
Capt. Foarfer
Shanghai
torpedo-beat-
Commander Kerihael
Cape St. James
Brink
Argus
Caronade!
Fr
gunboat
198
600
Lieut. Andouard
Osator
och cruiser
160
French cruiser
Cranes cruiser
French gunboar
gunboa
raboa
845
1000
French sub
mach mb-marine
French destroyer
350
303
French gunboat
gold and
French Cruiser
French gunboat
908
1260
2200
French sub-marino French
$00
Frenc
-French destroyer
Cordt. Rochas
Lieut. Hno
Edent, Lost
Fiscon
Capt. Coquelin
Llaut,
Porter
กว่าจะ
Domisetidor Simon
Llant, in Chowin
Shanghai
Ubelo
Shangha Salgen
Saigon
ખુશ છે.
Halphony
Salgor
Lient, Armbruster
24
пер
French
French gunboat
Capt.
Greller
Lleat,
eslora
Torgha
French
3:0
Licat, de Iteinach Warth
Hongs
Fronch
Elent, Glorieux
Salzon
Freuch
French battleship
8437
Rawrre
gunboat
1708
1700
Oops. Dapries
Fronch gunboat
សម្ដ
French destroyer
250
French battleship (reserve) 6150
French genboat
123
4560 500
Edout De
Capt, Terquom
Devarenso
Honger
Canton
-
Fürst Biwaarch
Jaguar
German flagship
10,690
86 14,000
Captain Wilkon
Klantaebce
German gunboat
930
10 1800
Oomdr. Küsel
Bonave
German gunboat
.930
1900
Gomdr. Count von P. Wahna
Telogian
German cruiser
3260
Comdr. von Potkirch Panthen Tainga
German cralaor
German geabost
900
1344
2600
Capt, Witachel
Bölken
Hongkong
Amus
German torpedo-boat
400
Lient.
tient. Jakobl
German torpedo-beat
280
Lieut. Käsaa
German gunboat
900
1800
Comdr. von Koas
German river gunboat
223
-1800
Cept Lious Fortsch
German river gunboat
223
500
Capt. Liers, Tensesinb
German river gunboat,
G00
Lleat. Alfr, Fischor
Italian cruiser
2146
Baron de Saint Pierre
Teinstey
Japan
Oansa River Yangtera M. Yangtua tre
Shaughs.
Do.
Portuguese gunboat
*720
Captain Maideros
Ensign A. K. Shoup
Phillpphol
na soon as the hall has fallen into one of Arayab
U. 8. gunbeat
418
0. S. torpedo-beat destroyer
120
6000
Lleat, Woodward
Japan
U. S, torpedo-beat destroyer
420
8000
Llest. Irwia
Matfa
U. S. ganboat
400
908
Ensign Gay Witlock
Cantor
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA there are fifty, or sixty spias of the whioel Chattanooga
U, S. cruiser
3100
4500
Commander Alex. Sharp
Hankow
Channosy
U. S. torpedo-boat destroyer
420
8000
E. P. Jossop
Minta
30
*
U. 8. ordeer
3215
7600
U,
U. 3.
II. S. gunboat
S. cruise
B. Cruiser
13,600
Capte
5000
B.
destroyer 429
S: Staunton
Condr. C. J. Brush
Reserva
Reserve
Quiloby
Amey
Philippines
Menta
Manlle
U. 5. genbout
воло
3100
5400
Lt. Comdr. J. T. Jayne. Capt. Jag, Helux
Hongkon
Shanghst
1807
2800
13,600
་་
Capt.
T
T. C. MoUlcan
Mant
13,600
Capt,
R. R. Ingersoll
Manila
3000
200
230
Enelgo A. B.. Rend
Enelgu J. W. Hayward
Cotadr. Stesbdahl
Lleat. O. R. Train
Napking
Hongkoi g
Comdr, Hodgia.
Manita
U. 8. czuisez
7590,
Capt. F.F. Flotaher,
Mazia
Capt. Milton
Manila
U. B. flagship
500
Lient. F: E. Pinney
Hankow
U. S. gunbost
U. S. gunboat
1807
· 1894
Commander W. L. Rodgers -
Manils
抗 Pristan
BANKERS: LONDON-Glyn, Mille, Carrie & Co. PARIS-Comptoir National d'Escompte
de Paris. Banque de Paris et des T'ays Bas.
BERLIN-Mendelsohn & Co.
HAMBURG-M. M. Warburg & Co.
VIENNA-K. K. Friv, Osater. Credit
Anstalt fur Bandol Gewerba AMSTERDAM-Lippmann, Rosenthal
& Co.
and over.
Interest Allowed: Currant Accopate in Dollars 24 per cent. per annum on credit balasoos of $1,000 Fixed Deposita. Terms on application. Local Bille disconated. Special facilities for Russian exchange Foreign exchange on the principal cities of the world bought and sold.
E. FREYVOGEL, Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH: PRINDE'S BUILDINGS.
Hongkong, April 1, 1207.
42 TNTERNATIONAL
ESTABLISHED 1880.
CASTRAL PAP-02 ... Ten 23,000,000 RESERVE FONDE
14,553,000
BRANCHES AND ÅĢEMOIRS SE TOKIO
KOBE. NAGABAKL LONDON
Lroxa. -Na Yonk SAN FRANOIDO. HONOLULU, BOMBAY, SHANGWAL
BAROKOW. Omroe, PLKING. NEWOWANO
ANTONG. MUKEN. The-LING
PORT ARTHUR.DALNY. FALOTANG
CRANG-CHUN.
HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA.
HONGKONG-Interest allowed.
TNT
CORPORATION.
536
BA
ANKING
FISCAL AQINYS OF TER UNITED STATES CHURA, THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA.
BAPITAL AND SURPLUS
AUTHORISES, GOLD $10,000,000 CAPITAL, PAID-UP GOLF $3,250,000 KRELAVE FUND.Goza 8 8,250,000
HEAN OFFICE-
60 WA STREET, NEW YORK. LONDON OFFICE-THREADNEEDLE Hopaz,
LONDON BANKERS:
BANK OF ENGLAND. National Provincial Bank of England, Etc. The Capital and Counting Bank, Ltd.
ALL OVER THE WORLD. BRANCHES & AGENTS ALL OVER THE
THE Corporation Transacia over 10.
On Current Account at the Rate of 2% business, receives money in Current Ac
per annum on the dally balanos.
UN FIXED DEPOSITS-
For 18 months5% por SAHED.
For 8 months.%
For 3 months...
TAKEO TAKAMICHI,
Manager. Hongkong, April 8, · 1907-
count at the rate of 5% per annum cn dally fixed Deposito at the balances and accept following rates
For 18 months 44 por vent fer annum. For 6
4 per cent per annum, For 8 8 per cent per annum, No. 9, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Нокскова
CHAS, R. SCOTT,
Manager Hongkong, January 3, 1007.
On Current Accounts 2% par Annum on daily balances,
Fixed Deposits 12 months 41% par Annam,
Do.
Do.
6 months 4% Do. 5 months 31%
J. L. HOUTEN, Agent. Hongkong, June 8, 1967.
Many absurd legends have been set Leipzig afloat About the roulette wheel, and the Lucha intricacies of its construction; but, in fact, Niobe
of mechanism. 40 ams. 90 it is the simplest piece of mos irunginable. It is simply a cylinder of Taku Tiger sheer copper, carefully balanced and
with anetal bands.. revolving Tungtau stro right pivot of steel do finely is Yaterlaad the heal adjusted on the pivot, that it wil! Vorworte spin round with the lightest touch, and
on an
will continuo spinning for some fire min- Vesuvio ules
In actual play & if it be not stopped.
very slight impulse is given by the croupiero Lis
to the wheel, which is stopped by his hand
the divisions. Tu spin the fall stop its Bainbridge pay the stakes and make in the money lost, Barry takes on the average one minute, so that Calleo
oach hour.
Cincinnati HEAD OFFIC-HONGKONG.
The croupiers who work the whools and pay the stakes are among the most tuber Colorade Concord Cof
Dala AUTHORBED CAPITAL £699 42 sting men in the rooms. They are men DARS PAID-UP CAPITAL
£242,718 fair education, must have lived for your Docauter
Eleano RUBY FUND.......10,980 in Monaco before they can be employed, BenzAVE
...$150,000 and they must have all
Galveston first-rate bank-clerk with imperturbable Helena good temper thrown in. For six soatles Permayivanis st least before they appear in the rooms they have to undergo a strict training in Maryland the School for Croupiers which is held in Pampanga the summer months in the room of the Farars fencing-club, down by the pigeon-shooting Pathandur
those in the ground Hero aro tables liko
Quiros palic rooms, and while some of the Isinbow learners take turns to represent the public Raleigh and stake metal dises to imitato monoy all West Virginia over this table, others act as croupiere, Villalobos spin the wheel, ond rako in money or pay Wilmington out winnings as the case may be.
LONDON BRANCH:. 61, OLD BROAD STREET, E.0, MANAGER-GEORGE MENO. LONDON BANKERS.—
Parr's Bank,
Commercial Bank of Scotland. The Bauk grants drafts and telegraphic transfere and conducts every description of Fastorn Banking business.
INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the Rate of 2% per annum on the Dally Balances. On Fixed Deposits for
18month 5 percent.
6
3
2 14 G. O, MOXON,
Managing Director.
Н
Hongkong, Soptember 26, 1906,
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Au ordinary croupier ruceives £8 £ month; a dealer at trente of quarante £12. The work is hight; though it makes a great demand on the attention. Six hours a day are the working hours, in two spellu cf three hours each, with twenty minutes' rest in cach three hours. As six croupiers are uccessary to work each table, sovon report the
themselves daily
the seventh man's duty being to sell
to relieve his comrades one by so that each may have lns rest. Com paratively small an are the wages of a croupier, there are always many young men waiting to be umployed; for the Casin is au excellent master, and looks after the health of its servants, as well as giving then a pension when they are old, and doctors them who they are sick.
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BREAKING THE BANK":
is an impossible thing at Monte Carlo. For each table a sum of £3,200 is allotted in the morning, and for the trento ob quarante tables (where the minimum stako is a Louis
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