FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1907.
To Let..
TO LET,
QUEEN'S GARDENS. For one
10, year, from 1st Aprit next.
Apply to
A. W. BREWIN, Registrar General's Office. Hongkong, December 3, 1907.
TO LET.
1915
EWKNON, No. 116 PEAK, Furnished, 17, No. 1s from the end of
April, 1908.
Apply to
M. W. SLADE,
Prince's Buildings.
Hongkong, November 21, 1907.
TO LET.
1952
TAROM the 1st March, 1908. A Bix.
Romel House, a PEAK ROAD,
fully furnished, including plate, linen and gloss. Electric light throughout.
Apply lo
CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO. Hongkong, December 7, 1907.
TU LET.
1945
-4 CITILLINGFLETE, PEAK ROAD,
: fine view
the Harbour. Moderate Bent,
HARPERVILLE GARDEN ROAD. Romus, Electric Light and Tennis Court.
Apply to
PERCY SMITH & SETH, Hongkong, November 25, 1907.
Apply
TO LET.
THE CHINA MAIL.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
AUCTIONEER.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
།
NHE Undersigned has received instractions to sell by Public Auction,
THE
-01
MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY,
the 16th, 17th and 18th December, 1907, commencing each day at 2:30 p.m., at the CITY HALL (St. Andrew's),~~~-
A FINE SELECTION OF
Works of Art.
Japanese Works
including:
Very Fine Damascene Work, Beautiful Embroideries and Brocades. Old Lacquer Ware and Choice Silver Ware, &c.
(The Damascene Work is by the celebrated O. Kamai, the
ROYAL WEDDING
TROUSSEAU.
102 Pairs of Shoes.
PARIS, November 4. Though for some wooks past the curiosity of all Paris has been tickled by descriptious of the wonderful wedding trousseau of į Princess Mario Bonaparte, who is to bo married to Prince George of Greeru next month, it was only to-day that . Drecoll, of the Plase do FOpera, invited to elito of Peris to sop the dresses,
Banks,
Banks.
1 FONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA,
BANKING CORPORATION.
Paid-up CAPITAL:+810,000,000 REGLAYN FONDA-
Sterling
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE —HONGKONG.
AUTHORISED CAPITAL PAID-UP CAPITAL: ..........................................
.£699,475
-821,750,000 | CAITTAL Resznys FUND.
REAREVE FUND....... $10,000,000
£249,718 £ 12,786 .$900,000
$1,000,000 at 2. 810,000,000
ver
...I1,750,000
***
LIABILITY
ReseaT
'AOPRIETORS misterous]
*COLAT OF DIRECTORS :-
G. H. MELUURST, Esq.-Chairman,
Hon. Mr HENAY KENWICK-Depoty Obairman.
The total cost of the trousseau, which ļisa gift from Prince Roland Bonaparte to A. Fache. Req his daughter, will excoed £80,000. It is E Goetz, Esq. made on a truly regal plan, and includes A. Haupt, Esq. nearly 100 dresses, of which forty are O. P. Lanzmann, Laq. low-necked gowns, the remaindor being made up of morning gowns, tea gowns, travelling dresses, chuka, etc.
The wedding dress is said to be a vision of white satin and Valenciennes lace, but Princess Marie Bonaparte has decided that no one shall see it before the wedding day --not even her fiuancé. As to the dresses on view, it is impossible for a man to try
to give any description of them.
There is also a very fine assortment of
tablelinen. The lingerie alone eust £15,000,
and Brussels laco figures very largely in its composition.
In addition the royal trousseau, which has taken three months to make, there
A. J. Raymond, Esq. E.-Shellim, Esq.
R. Showan, Eaq.
H..
LONDON BRANCH:
61, OLD BROAD STREET, E.O MANAGER :-Gzones Mukso,
LONDON BANKERS.—
Parr's Bank..
Commercial Bank of Bootland.
The Bank grants drafts and telegraphle
Hotels.
CLARENCE
2
HOUSE.
33, 31 & 35, NORTH SO0QUOW ROLE,
- SHANGHAL
TYRST-Class Boarding House."
Room for one per day,
Room for two per day,
85.00. $9.00.
Monthly Rates, Bingle :-$10 & 110,
Two is a Room, $50 extra.
Hongkong, November 2, 1907.
176#
BELLE VIEW HOTEL
(LATE METROPOLE HOTEL), SHAUKIWAN ROAD.
A. W. Slade, Esq.transfers abé conducta evory description of A Ploamut Drive along the Ses Front,
H. E. Tomkins, Esq. CHISE MANAGER: Hongkong-J. R. M. SMITH.
LONDON
MANAGER: 3bangbai-H. E. R. HUSTLE,
BANKERS-LONDON AND COUSLY
BASKING CO., ED.
Hongkong-INTEREST ALLOWED."
Og Darrent Account at the rate of 2 por
per annum on the dally balance, ON FIXED DEPOSITS!—
For 3 months 2 per cent per ounam,
8
15
**
+
"
18
11
J. R. M. SMITH,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, August 17, 1907.
66
1872
Kamui family being the pioneers of the Damascene Work was s fiue collection of rose-coloured satin
Amongst this collection there are some very fine Specimen
silke.
Some of the Princess's jewels were also i
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
THE.
1419
Kangkona, December 10 1907.
ASK for
on view today, including the magnificent business of the above Bank is con ducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI "BANKING CORPORA. TION. Kales may be obtained on ap. plication
diamond which she will we wedding day.
(12)
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
1954
CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE.
TOWER HOUSE; Tea Rooma ; Ken-
SEDF BOAT.
MRB G SACHSE, KINGSELEKE. Hongkong, September 2, 1907.
TO LET.
NE PRAN
NO. 6. MORRISON HILL,
Kaur, near Kant Point
Apply t
JARDINE MATHESON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, September 27, 1907, 1556
TO LET.
JOUSES in LYEEMOON VILLAS, KOW-
HLOON, QUELUZ, No. 14, MACDONNELL ROAD, Hongkong, A Five- roomed House, furnished or unfurnished.
*CALDER,' Apply to
Care of AIKA MAIL' OFFICE, Hongkong, September 21, 1907. 1621
FORGE ROOMS, With Bath-ram,
AROM the 1st of January, 1908, 2
Pantry and Kitchen attached,
Apply to
M. GAINS, Hotel Mansinos.
Hongkong, Buenaber 2, 1907.
TO LET FURNISHED.
70. 1, SALISBURY AVENUE, Kow
N, SALISBURY Mber, ..
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Boogkong, September 25, 1907.
Tersin-As Customary.
On View from Saturday, the 14th December, 1907.
Watson's
DUNDEE
Whisky, No. 10.
James Watson & Co. Ltd.. DUNDEE.
TO LET.
1908
1647
+
TO LET.
70,000
SQUARE FEET of LAND
with 200 foot frontage to
Kowloon Bay. Moderate Rental.
Apply to
Mens FARRELL & LYSAUGHT. Hongkong, Apgust 23, 1907.
TO LET.
- FROM IT Devɛkker, on LATER
1369
TO. 5, WOODLANDS TERRACE,
CASTER ROAD, K Rooms. Fine
view of the Harbour.
Apply to
P. M. N. DA SILVA, c/o Monars Quenes & Co. Hongkong. Octover 39, 1907.
TO LET
1749
HOUSE in KNUTSFORD TER
A HAO KOWLOON.
Apply t
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY Co., L».
Hongkong. Dooember 1, 1907.
TO LET..
IMMEDIATE DESESSION,
20
No. 10.
Eastern Backing business.
INTEREST allowed on Current Account
at the Rate of 2% per annum on the Daily Balances.
Çin Fixed Deposits for 12 month 5 per cent.
11
1
8
3
3
"
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G. Q. MOXON,
Managing Director.
Hongkong, September 28, 1908,
NEDERLANDSCHE H
MA
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*ANDEL-
▼AATSCHAPPIJ,
(NETHERLANDS TRADING Society}}
ESTABLISHED 1824.
PAID-DY ...FL. 45,000,000 (£8,750,000 -
CAPITAL
About
either by Tram or Rickshą..
BEST OF WINES, BOWLING.
BILLIARD,
FIRTS-CLASS ACCOMMODATION AT MODERATE RATES Under European Management. A FIRST-CLASS STRING BAND wil be in attendance EVERY SUNDAY EVENING, AT 4 O'CLOCK, TELEPHONE: No. 393.
VICTORIA HOTEL,
TELZORAME, VICTORIA, BHANÉEN:
SHAMBEN, CANTON, ON THE BUITIS? CONOKASION.
H. HAYNES, Manager, MACAO HOTEL.
TELEGRAMS, PIENER. MAQIO. MACAO, CHINA.
In the Centre of Praya Grand.
RESERVE FOND F), 5,978,375 (£448,000). HEAD OFFICE—AMSTERDAM, HEAD AGENOY-BATAVIA, BRANCHES :-Cingapore, Penang. Shanghai, Rangoon, Camarang, Sourabaya, Cheribon, fegal, Pecalongan, Pasoerosan, DOTH Hotels Electrically Lighted and
ander Experienced European Tilatja, Padang, Medan (Deli), Palero-B Keta-Radja, (Acheen) Bandjormasin.
Management, ba Correspondents at Macassar, Bombay.
Every Comfort and Convenience log Realdenta and Tourists, Bangkok Saigon,
W FARMER. Progistor
INTEREST on deposite is allowed at 3 PER CENT. per annum. Dspoeltors Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry, Calenta,
The total formign trade of China is loss my transfer at their option balanços of Yokohama,
Hanci, Amoy.
bra thut of Cena by about $190,000,000 | $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND
New York,
Bata Rive of Fdnos, 28
2013.
LONDON BANKERS
Union of
| a year, says the New York Sun." Her SHANGHAI SANK, to be placed on Leadon and Smitha Bank, Limited. total inports for 1000 were valued at FIXED DEPOSIT ■: 4 PER OKIT. per about $328,000,000, the share of this coun try being approximately 100 per cent. Her purchases from Japan excreted thinse from this country by 40 per cent. Thirty-
Supreme e per cent. of her limports come fram
among SCOTCH
Hongkong, which is merely a distributing | centro. It would pavdably be possible to | trace the merchandise handlod through: that entrepot and find its various original | sources, but the figures for doing so are not immediately available. Such FE
WHISKIES.analysis would doubtless increase the
WATSON'S No10
WHISKY
FENNINGS'
Supplied by Messrs. Watkins, Ltd. Apothecaries' Hall, Hong Kong.
For the Prevention and Cure of FEVERS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
FEVER
Bold by Chemists everywhere in Bottles at 1/1 each, with full directions.
No Resident in Tropical Countries should be without this invaluable Medicine, the timely use of which has saved thousands of lives.
ODOWNS Nos. 95, 96
PRAYA EAST. Apply to
and 101,
CHATER & MODY, Victoria Buildings. Hongkong, June 19, 1907.
ALFRED FENNINGS, Cowes,
England.
1035
To Let.
TO LET,
TO LET.
YROWSNEST, BARKER ROAD, UD-
furnished or Partly Furnished. Apply to
C. L. GORHAM,
Street. ICES
Hongkong, December 2, 1907.
TO LET.
1312
DEACONSFIELD ARCADE Fine
Offices and Dwelling Roems.
15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Top Floor! fover Caldbock, Macgregor & Co.)
BELILIOS TERRACE HOUSES; Ro. BINSON ROAD.
GLENWOOD, CAKE Road, suitable for
A Boarding House or Club, contains 28
Ro
DES VOEUX VILLAS (Peak) No. 2. BEACONSFIELD AROADE.. OFFICES in Quers's ROAD CENTRAL. No. 55, ELGIN STREET (Corner Поизь).
BISHOP'S LODGE SOUTH
(Peak), Parnished, immediate possession. partly fa
No. 1 MOUNTAIN VIEW (Peak) FURNISHED For 4 or 6 months from 1st Docember, 1907.
OFFICES on the Third Floor of HOTEL
MANSIONS, Rooms Corner, over Mesara
Kruse & Co., fine position, Cheap routal.
No. 1. ALBANY,
FFICES to ALEXANDRA BUILD.
SECRETARY, Apply to
À. S. WATSON & Co., ID. Hongkong, April 22, 1907.
CURER!
To Let.
TO LET.
FROM OCTOBER 1.
KTO, 1, ANTRIM VILLAS, DES VIVI
ROAD, Kowloon. Apply MESSES FARRELL & LYSAUGHT. Hongkong, September 9, 1907.
figures of our China trade by a few millions of dollars, but the ramount would not be large, for the reason that our Hongkong accommt last year was only 30,500,000.
For the Hongkong and Shanghal
Sanking Corporation,
J. R. M. SMITH,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, January 12, 1907, 1517
YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK,
Established 1880.
CAFITAL PAID-UP REVE FUNDS.
Yen 24,000,000
The Bans boys and sells and receives for collection Bills of Exchange, issues letters of credit on its Branches and correspond ents in the East, on the Continent in Great Britain, America, and Australía, and tran sacts banking business of every description.
INTEREST ALLOWED On Current Accounts 2% per Anuum on daily balances; Fixed Deposits 12 months 41% per Annum.
Do,
Do. 6 months 4%
Do. Smoothe 3%
Do.
J. L. VAN HOUTEN, Agent, Hongkong, November 18, 1907 418
15,650,000 NORPORATION.D
NTERNATIONAL. DANKING
BRANCHEN AND ÁGENOIRS;
KOBE.
Togia.
NAGASAKI LONDON. Ivona, New York. SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU. BOWHAT.
SULNGBUI TIENT IN
HANGROW, ODEFOO, PEEING. NEWCHWANG.
ANTUNG. TIE LING,
MUKEN.
England's direct sales to China Last year were $63,000,000, and it is curtain that a large percentage of China's receipts from : Pour Antaus. DALNY. Hongkong, valued at about $116,000,000, | LEOVING were of British or British colony origin. OHANO-CHON, The largest single item on the list in cotton gontis, valued at about 3146,000,000 or sene 4 per ernt. of the total imports. Mets represent about 890,000,000 of! the purchases and opinn represents $27,000,000, The German account was
HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA,
Honggung-Interest slowed.
On Current Accout so the Rate of 2% per annum on the daily balance,
ON FIXED DEPOSITS :-
about 814,000,000, probably subject to For 19 months...5% per annum. increase through the Hongkong business. For 6 months..............
The sales of other countries run from a few
dollars.
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FISCAL AGENTS OF THE UNITED STATES 17 OLINA, THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDE AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA,
CAPITAL, BAID-Ur....................Gold £9,250,000 about Max. $5,000,000, RESERVE FUND...GOLD 98.21on
about fex, 85,800,000.
HEAD OFFICE-
60 WALL STREET, New York, LONDON OFFICE-İERELOREEDLE HOUS
E.0.
LONDON BANKERS: BANK OF ENGLAND, National Provincial Bank of England, t The Capital and Counties. Bank, Lid,
BRANCHES & AGENT: ALL OVER THE WOULD
THE
THE Corporation Trausaces every dr eoription of Banking and Exchange business, worives money in Catrent As count at the rate of 2% per annum on daily' OF balances and accepte Fixed Deposits at the
hundreds of thousands to a few millions of For 3 months.3%
TAKEO TAKAMICHI
Manayer, China's exports for the year show a value of about $190,000,000, or n good deal
Hongkong, April 6, 1907, less than twice those of Cala, whose popu lation stands to that of China as I to 200.
MERCANTILE BANK
INDIA, LIMITED, The head of the list is silk of a value of $56,000,000. Her tens brdugl:t: $20,000,000 AUTOHIELD CAPITAL.....£1,500,000 and raw cotton about 810,000,000. The SURBILED-21,125,000 remainder includes beans, bonnenke, bides | Pacz utána ......£ 582,500
RESERVE FUND
E 170,000 and skius, tata 'and matting, oil, straw
BANKIES: bruid, wood, flange and sundries.
LADON. JOIN Brook Bank, Enizero.
What this vast land and population will de if the people really waken to an active use of their economic resources is mere conjecture. As a trade field at the pro- sent time the conditions of China hardly justify the attention paid to it.
A
R
WEYES
FLUID
TSOLE AGENTS.
PHOTAKACHOM
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INTEREST allowed on Current Accounta the rate of 2% per annum on the Dally Balence.
UN FIEND DEPOSLER **** For 19 Months
I Z
EVAN ORMISTON,
Manager.
42
Hongkong, May 1, 1907.
THE
BANK OF TAIWAN
LIMITED,
(INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL TARTAL CHARTER),
following rates :--|
For 13 months 44 per cené per annum.
For. 6 For 8
4 per cent per aDUTTA.
g
per cent per annum.
No. 9, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG
W. M. ANDERSON,
Manager
Hongkong, July 24, 1907.
RUSSO CHINESE BANK,
ORGANISED UNDER IMPERIAL DEMDEN OF 10TH DECEMBER, 1895.
f15,000,000 Roubles. CAPITAL.....
2,000,000 Sh.Toela CAPITAL contributed by OHINESE GOVERNMENT ...5,000,000 K. Tuels.
RESERVE TUND....Roubles 9,240,000 HEAD OFFICE-ST. PETERSBURG. London Office: 41, Threadneedlo St, E.O
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES. Andijon Khokand
Kiachta Balgowest Kirin Koba theash Kobo.
Tainare Bodaibo Nagasakli Tamsul.
AUTHORISED CAPTAL .....YEN 5,000,000. PAID-UP CAPITALTEN 3,750,000. RESERVE FUND..................... Yex 635,000.
HEAD OFFICE-TAIPER, FORMOSA. Batoum
Poking Samarkand San Francisco Stanghal Stretensk
mojarsk Tashkezd Kwentobondze Tehita
Liaoyang
London Cheioo
..
Tchongoatcha Telin
Hailar Hailar Marguólan Tien tain
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES!
Amoy.
No.
780
W.G. HUMPHREYS & CO. BANK BUILDINGS. Hongkong, May 18, 190er
Anping,
oelung. Switow.
Boukhara
Foother. Ozská.
Shanghai.
Tklo. Yokohama, Calcutta
1024
HONGKONG OFFICE:
1462
WEEKLY NEWS
FOR HOME.
TO LET.
-ATHERLEIGH,' Convur RoLv.
H
A HOUSE CLIFTON GARDENS, CONDUR ROAD.
OFFICES in YORK BUILDING, GODOWNS in PRATA EFT, Blue Build ings, and No. 165. DES VEUX ROAD Lext to the Hongkong Hotel
FLATS in MoNETON TERRACE," OFFICES on Top Floor No. 2, CON- NAUGHT ROAD, facing the Cricket Ground.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
MENT & AGENCY CO2Im Hongkong, December 1, 1907.
TO LET
TO. 88, CAINE ROAD.
No. 57, PRAYA GRANDE, MAAS. N
24
No. 8, COLLEGE GARDENS-Con- AUCTION BOOMS, No. 2, ZETLAND "tains & Rooma, uprly painted repaired and STREFA
colourwashed,
ary, 1908
hed, Pesasasion from Is Janu-
4.
Apply
+1671
No. 2, FAIRVIEW, RODINION ROAD, Kowloon.
Apply to LEIGH & ORANGE,
1 Des Voeux Road; Hongkong, October 8, 1907.
LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings.
Hongkong, April 19, 1887.
TO LET
IMMEDIATE POSREASION.
YODOWNS Nos, 98, 98, 99 ́and 99A,.|
PRAYA EAST,
Apply to BEURETARY.
THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO S. The Overland China Mail
Go.. Læ
Hotel Mansions, Hongkong July 23, 1907.
TO LET
1200
NEW and COMMODIOUS SHOP,{o IN Des Vœux Road Central, moderate rontal.
FLATS in DES VAROK ROAD CENTRAL No. 14 SALISBURY AVENUE, Kowloon
No. 2, GRANVILLE AVENUE Kowloon.
No. 3, EAST TERRACE, Kowloon.
Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
Cop Lan Hongkong, August 13, 1907.
1321
Pablished to suit the Departare of ench English and French Mail Steamer to Europe.
FULL REPORTS
AND ALL THE LATEST INTELLIGENCE (Commercial, Shipping, cro.)
The best par for posting to friends at home.
$17 per Annum (including Postage); -
THE CELSA MA, L
8, Quess's Road Central.
Manager
Kalgan Oulisaltat Kashgar Qurga Khabarovsk Paria
91
Taitaihar
Verdhnson.
dinsk
Yokohama Zeiskais-
*Pristan
Hakhodats Moscow Hankow
*Moukden 3. Das Vaux ROAD.
Nagasaki Harbin Interent allowed on Current Account. Hongkong Newchwang Very Deposits received on terms which may be Irkutsk Nigolajevsk Vladivostock earth on application,
D. TORDOW,
Hongkong, April 5. 1807.
TABOHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA, AND OHINĂ,
ÍNSORFORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1853. HEAD Orrior, Lornoy,
PAID-TF CAPITAL...
be ingressed ta Shortly to be.
£1,200,000 RESERVE FUND ***
*****£1,075,000 Shortly to be increased to
£1,475,000 RESERVE A
---
4 da
OF LIABILITY
PRIETORS,
Pao
£900,000
BANKERS: LONDON-Glyn, Mills, Corrie & Co. PARIS-Comptoir National d'Recompte de Paris. Banque de Parte os dar Pays Bas. BERLIN-Mendelssohn Oo. HAMBURG-M. M. Warburg & Co. VIENNA K. K. Priv. Ocatarr. Cradl!
Anstalt fur Handel Gewerbe, AMSTERDAM-Lippmann, Rosenthal
Interest Allowed:
Dorrent Accounts in Dollars £1 per caut. £800,000 per annum on credit, balances of $1,000
Des and over,
Fixed Deposits. Torms on application, INTEREST allowed on Current Account
for Russian exchange. Foreign exchange Local Bills discounted. Bposlal faoilltios ou the principal cities of the world bought
old.pag. Adrees Aff
the rate of 3% per annum on the Dally Un Fixed Deposite for 18 months 4
•balances
0.
JOHN ARMSTRONG,
Manager.
Hongkong, May 18, 1907.
AD
EFRETVOGEL, Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH : PRINCE'S BUILDINGE:
Hongkong July 31, 1907,
Capt. T. AUSTIN, Hanager.
SECOND EDITION.
TȚISTORY or TEL CHUROHES-OF INDIA, BURMA, SAY, THE MALAY PANINSULA, CAMBODIA, ANKAM, TRIKY, COZKA AND JABAN,
$ Entrusted to the Souring of the *MISSION ETRANGERES."
Translated by EDWARD HARPER FAREME
and
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FOR SALE at Tha 'CHINA MAIL' Orion 8. Quean's-Road Oeutral.
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