SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1911.
Intimations
Garner Quelch & Co.,
WINE MERCHANTS.
Des Voeux Road,
TECETHONE 636.
Supply the highest quality-Wines, Spirits, Cigars and Cigarettes obtainable, consistent with price. All Wines and Spirits bottled in Europe by Shippers of world wide reputation.
Hongkong, December 12, 1911.
ROMENSTOCE'S
1580
1912 Directory
OF CHINA AND MANILA,
will contain a Complete Directory and Classified Business Lists of all Principal Towns in the Territory covered.
New Firms, Associations, etc., are requested to send in "their names to the local office...
Hongkong, December 24, 1911.
ST. GEORGE'S BUILDINGS, G
Jai
Diss Bros
propr
orantibo
TAILORS
1 Wyndham Street,
COMMERCIAL
SHARE RAPORT
Mosorg Verzón and Smyth in their weak-
ly share report dated Dob. 29th state →
The market, since the opening after the Xmas holidays, has ruled fairly active for local stocks, and closes with a good enquiry for investment account, Sterling Rubbers show a marked improvement of last week's raton, and frooch (Tin) Milnes have also appreciated considerably during the in terval. Fine Hari Para Itubber is quoted by wire from London to-day at 4/4 per 15- sellors. The Bank of England rate of die
count remains at 4 per cent, the spen market to being now quoted at 31. por cent. Bar Silver (FOS) is quoted at bjd. steady, and atolling exchange at 1/101
T. Shanghai T.T. is unchanged at 743.
Banks Hongkong and Shanghais are finier with small buyers at $863. The London quotation is unchanged at £90.
Marine Insurances Unions are arm markut with buyorm at $825, China Traders, Yangtzon, and North Chicas are unchanged and without local businces, Cantons continue in request at 8188.****
·Fire Insurances-Hongkonga are wanted at 852) and Chinas, at the improved rate of 8109 after sales.***
THE CHINA MAIL.
POURNVILLE OCOA
ROU
Hongkong, Dee: 10. 1907.
THE NEW ARMY RIFLE..
Government. Experimenta,,, Improved pattern of rife with which
Shipping:Hongkong, Canton ind Bacao bave again been booked at $27, and more shares are wanted. Indo-Chinas an easier with sellers at $81 combined. China and Manilas 'eléne steady with sales } » and buyers at 310. Star Farrje are in 3 Boj request at 8274 (old) and $17 (new) but no at fel and Bhell Transporte at Blementing for some time is gradually being albaars reported Dongleses are quiet the my authorities have been experi Reinerics-Chins Sugars have been sold brought to a more or less advanced form, at 100 to 8101 closing with probable small and it is not unlikely that the weapon buyers at $100 Luzons after sales at $50 may le placed in the hands of selected ars probably procurable to a limited extent troop for trial dat year. The new pat` tam being still in this workshop starögis stra
164Mining-Haubs have improved to 33 with salgs and further boyers, Tronoha
THE COCOA
WITH THE
MOST DELIUIOU 1195 FLAVJUR,
Prepared by.
CADBURY'S
FROM THE FINEST COCOA
CADE HY BOURNVILLE ENG:
To Let
TNFURNISHED FLAT
Road; from Janar, in connell Apply No. 13, MACDONNELL RD. foogloog, Decul 26, 11. 1670
otape for full description, and the dead 10-LT
RAGSIDE, BARKER ROAD, Peak, talsmust still beregarded as confidential.
Binks
'ONGKONG & SHANGHAT
BANKING CORPORATION.
..#13,000,000
„ČESERTE FUNDS ---
Sterling
£1,500,000€ 2/- §. $35,000,000 Silrer
16,750,000
Resorts CamILITY" "OP
PROPRIETORA puraissesesse
#31,750,000 | PAI $18,000,000
**
Coves or DizziTORN.
-'H. MEDHUART, Esq.-Chairman E SHELIUM, Eng.-Deputy Chairman. PEL. Armstrong, Roy. W. L. Pattendon. Andrew Forbon, Esq. Bag.
Friesland, Esq. 3. Lieb, Esqu 0.8. Gubboy, Esq. Hos. MrU, H. Rosa. G. R. Laurenz, Faq II, A. Sicbs, Esq.
CHIME MANAGNE : Hongkong-N. J. STARB
-MANAGKE:
Shanghai HER HUN
Banks
DSCHE HAN
HAPPLI.
(NYTERILANDS Trading Bocketyk
REKVE FUND
Estintighed 189,"
...FI. 45,000,000 (£3,750,000%)!
About 7,124,317,-£685,099)
HEAD OFFICE SAMKIE! AHEAD AGENCY-BATAYEAT
BRANCHES-Singapore, Pattaniy Shanghai, Rangoon, Samarang, Bouzaba ya, Djember, Chorbon, Tegal, Polongɛk;
sporocan, Tjilatjap, Bandpeng, Padew Medan (Doll), Falambang,- Rota-Badfi (Kahoon) Macassar, Bandjermadim.
Correspondanta at Bombay, ©Dolosp Madras, Pondicherry, Caloutte, Bang Balgo, Ilphang Henal duon
Habe Helbourne, Sydney Fork San Francisco, de, doc
LONDON Banzais ; ---The ! Union" ef London and Amitha Bank, Limited.
The Baik bags and falls are receivoS collection Bills of Exchange, incres, lettanf
LONDON BAXIERA-LONDON COUNTY AND of credit on its Brindes and coNTENDORF
Horaxose—INTERNET ALLOWED.
tha. Current Account at the rate at Two per sent, por autism on the daily, balance.
OR FIXED DEPORTIÚ 2 --- Fer 3 months 24 per cent per ann
D
12:2
N. J. STABB, * Chief Manager, ? Hengking, October 5, 1911.01
ofcit
"HONGKONG" BAVINGS BANK; KANUSHONEN JARRU
VIVERE business of the above.Bank in comi
T
ints in the East, on the Continnabis Sp Britain, Amenima, and Australis, and tastas acta banking business of avery description/ INTEREST ALLOY ED.
Om Current Accounts 2x per Anmam
balancos.
Fixed Deposita 1a months 4 2 per
· moontha-34% 9 months 9
MERCANTILE BANK **EDIA, LIKIDEDE.
AFIHORIZED CAPMAL, SILK
li, gasted, by the HONGKONG, AND Pin-ur SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA RAVE FUND `m
(Tin Mies) have further appreciated to the same time, It is well known that ? Furnished, for ten months, from THON. Rales may be obtained on p
pembom 62.6 with sales and buyers for London the in of the authorities has been direcMarch 15 nerb; tennis court
t/dpply A. H2 SKELTON, account at the rate. Chinese Engineeringsted foxerda strengthening the breach and
Care of Lane, Crawford & Co. INTEREST, on depita is allowed at and Charbonanges are unchanged and with-imparing the sights of the present Let
Hongkong, orember 30, 1911.. 150094 PER CENT. per annum. - Depositar, Ensild ride. It is riderstood; that s out local business,
may transfer at theie:option balances of brouk, following to some extent the Mau
1100 or more to the HONGKONG AND Bombay, Calcutta serpattern, has, bean tried with succes
SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on and that the adoption of the aperture sight
Bowal. TIXED DEPOSIT ■-4 PER CENT. per | Madrax. has bee recommended. (79.0
them Karachi,
Bangvos. For the Hongkong and Shanghai-
Colombe2" Banking Corporation,
Kandy,
and
TO LET
PFICES on First Floor of HOTELS
MANSIONS fading New Post Office, Apply to
10°
HENRY HUMPHREYS Alexandra Buildinga, Hongkong, December 20, 1911.-
1637
"Ducks, harves and Godowa Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks have sold at 845 elesing with buyers at #458. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves ago enquired for oatoume of say such change will be at 855 after sales at the rate and at of aiderable moment. The breach of $54, Shanghai. Docks and Shanghai the present Loo-Enfield, is the weakest And Hongkong Wharves are unchanged Amy first-class small arme. It will not stand the explosion in fac chamber of the and New Amoy Docka at 87 buyers.
modem high velocity. Arteiege This Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Hong drarlack places sur Army in the position Long Frnds are firm with buyers at 8100 of hiring to zisa senker ammunition than Foware, or, in precise words, to firs Rothe Pa West Points have improved to 840 wild ballet that scars higher than others sales and buyers. Kowloon, Lands con- in, therefore slower and less elective. tinue on offer at 230 but no business is With regard to the sights, it has been ob-DOWN No. 4 NEW PRAYA, reported. Humphreys Fatatae have been slow for some time that the American done at 88 and more shares are wanted bar, instead of an open sight cut in
plandf
of using a Peep holo
la the back EXHIBITION! Hongkong Hotals are quiet at 8119 anh the lack sight bar after the manner of
875 for old and new respectively, and the
the stars or: U tusken for":
rapid and The Shanghai Landa at the reduced fato of partially automatic air. Practically
riflerith a poop sight is aimed in revol ver kchion, thers being only the fore-sight to align on the object, as this aporture hack kighilocuses automatically and ebriatos tha foreight, and be they of back sight,
[(FLOWER ST.). ESTABLISHED 1900.
ilongkong, October 20, 1931.
OF
338
EXHIBITION ! TRANSFORMING AND DISTORTING MIRRORS.
At PEDDER'S STREET-Opposite the Hongkong Hotel, HE most wonderful, mysterious and fascinating delusions ever seen in the Colony,
The latest thing direct from London.
Come and seo yourself and your friends transformed, distorted and discended into all sorts of extraordinary shapes before these famous Mirrors, and do not forget to bring your cameras with pop so that you may secure caricatures of your own portrait.
PRICES OF ADMISSION :-Adults 50 centă. Children 30 cents, Hongkong, December 18, 111,
.
1896
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND
MINING CO., LTD.
KAIPING COAL
Now well-known throughout the East for
T
Dolton Mills Evos ara quoted at T. 83 ex dividend, bat otherwise there are no charmes to report in the quotations for Northern stocks. Hongkong Cottons cau be placed at $43 but at 81 there ene sclera.
object aimed at
The present Lee-Enfold, brusch was made for the old, Fat, blunt, black powder cartridge, and now obsolete, and the
therefore
Kennedy Town
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENTAL AGENCY Co. La Hongkong. December 1, 1911.
1059.
TO LET.
FFICES in KING'S BUILDING.
Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENE & AGENCY CO., Ln. Hongkong, December 14, 1911.
TO LET
*1504
TEW & Commodious SHOPS, NATHAN
Choup Rental...
N. J. STABB miterjers Chief: Managers
Rongkong January 24, 1911.
INTERNATIONAL
1517,
ORPORATION BANKING
CAFTELL, PAM-ur. Gold $3,260,000 BEZENT FUND
HEAD "OFFIÓN THREADMKBOLE STRIZE,
LONDON, EU BRANCHES
Galle. Singapore
Pensag
Kota Bahru, Kelantan
Kuala Lumpur, F-M8 Hongkong.
AGENTS IN JAPAN :
Mesasa JARDINE, MATHESON & CE/ LAD
PAVEBANK OF ENGLAND, VÙ
Loupes Jone Brock, Bark, LameSEN, Hvery description of Banking" and 1984 change basiness transcted, and Sc GOLD $3,250,000 and Stares bought and sold on account of
Gold $6,500,000nstituut Letter of Credit granted
agents and Correspondents all over HALD OFFICE: 60 Wall Street, New York, would MECHA LONDON OPTI: 36 Bishopemte.
LONDON BANKERS;
Maxx oF ENGLAND
National Provincia. Rark of England, Ltd.
The Capitel and Counties Bank, Ltd
BRANCHES AND AGENTS
MALL OVER THE WORLD THE Corporation transacta: every des Loription of Beaking and Exchange- DUSA, receives money on Current Ac-
Miscellaneous Cements hard sold oness of the present short barrel and and are wanted at 23. Ices after weak brooch was pointed out at the time males at 8210 aro chiainable' to a limited that the present pattem was adopted. extent at 8207). E pes have been done Tafe working pressure of this brocch at $18. and Watone at 85. Langkats are
is hout 20 tons as against 24 tona in quoted at Tis. 56 with buyers in Shangotlus rifles. The use of anything like a hai.
ower cartridge mom high-power Rubbers, etc. Closingquotations/middle out of the question. A price) received by wire from Loudon to.sainition was devi compromise, in Road, Kowloon, Immediate posse, connt at the rate of 2% per annum on daily
last year, and wasnot satisfactory, but a now denige now in watse of manufacture uses
the maximum strength suitable for the prosant Hile, Thi cxplosiva is compromise
also-a Acord with the ride's wenkouss, but the bullet is
is a great improvement, it being sempointed in shape. This is the first tim that this pattern has been adopted in:
Stocks of this am British Service.
day are as filowa
United Serdangs Batu Tigas Sapongs... Ledburys..... Tendon Asiatics Loudon Ventures
Linggi...
E. & I. Trunta
Rubber TrustA.
Shell Transports" Bearers Tronohs
STHAM RAISING, FORGING, STEEL MAKING, SHIPS BUNKERS AND H.K. Electric Trams.
HOUSEHOLD PURI USES.
KAIPING COKE
Computer with the best quality English Coke for FOUNDRY, SMELTING AND HOUSEHOLD: PURPOSES.
HIGHEST
.
GRADE
FIREBRICKS FIRECLAY, STOCKS ALWAYS ON HAND,
OFFICES: QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG.
TEL. ADDRESS: MAISHAN, HONGKONG, TELEPHONE: No. 869..
503
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents)
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AND
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Rever before was there anything like it, nor can its marvellons properties ever be equalled la all cases of popran, impurly, or Ether insperspellon of the blood from 'sphatever cause erising, No sooner is it imvibed into the system than it permeates and penetrates to the minutest caplii. larter, overcoming and expelling disesse, wheresoever and in whatsoever form anet with; removing biotches, pimplex, acuit, seurvy, scrofulous' and glazuular swellings, discolorations, roughness, and unsignẩy piches, decifcetare almost rungipal in the treatment of gost, rietumnii, attice, Spingo: palas, as1Swellings of the Joints, discharges, blood poison, eczema, impra peoplesin, bad teen bad hresat, abscene, ulcers: wound are goitre az Derbyshire deck, 1 Improve the gengni heulih, kas quickly removas Jong-standing incltie, this and bucking, straidingjapamnoidcough after the precumor of cousumption Bettien Price 21, 94..
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1076 .
证
26/
55/-
•106
1/3
35/3
15/2
10,3 pru.
80/9
Indo-Chinas (combined) 1 £20/~
the
to
munition are now being rapidly accumulatod in'tsw of en Isane next year.
The new cartridge, while still-inferior to the German, increases the value of firing from ths Leo-Enfield
Apply to MPHREYS, ESTATE & FINANCE
Hongkong, March 23, 1909,
STOBE LEI
OF OF ABOUT 1ST MARCH, 1912
840
HOPS. and OFFICE, in AZANDE
balances and accepts Fixed Deponite at the following rates: 5 sek.
For 12 months 4 per cent per annum. 3 per cent per kaDUM. por cont per anu.
GEO. HOGG. Manage
No. 1, Queen's Rod Central,
Hongkong, February 20, IPU.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
to its present BUILDINGs, adjoining the Fongk ragT AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA
lint. The now bullet is in a cupro-nickel jacket, Biled at the tip with aluminium to
It
Dispensary, at present occupied by Messrs W. Rowel, Ltd.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Lrv.,
Alexandra Buildings, Hongkong. August 29, 1917.
TO LET.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1851.
HEAD Office, LONDON,
"PAID-UP CAPICAL
BAKERYE, FOND
(£1,200,000 £1,625,000
Rasteve LABILITY OF FR
***PROSTORS
200,00
however, liable to turn on striking a soft object and so inflict a sidowaya" wood. The now cordite is like the old, the through exept that it has a hola contre and therefore known as tubular corte. It is, however, harder, as it con- Laia leas nitroglycerine. The weight of the new bullot is 174 gmine and the Fla., as against the present 13 ft. 4 in. height of the trajectory at 800 yarda is 8 The German bullet fics nt. 6 ft. 10 in., and for godown, eto, lately pecupied by Visnas sa zato, of 2% per annum on the Daily weighs only 10 grains, Its velocity of Cafe Co. For Particulars and eta. couno, is grestorat
"Apply to
CHANG FAT, Thus with
cow ammunition we hare
ojo YEB SANG FAT & CO.,
Same Address. Hongkong, Juno 29, 1911.
TO. 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Shop) opposite The Old Post Office. No. 25, D'AGUILAR STREET, suitablə
INTEREST aliówol on Current Account
Balances
Un Fod Deposits for. 12 month 4
Interest allowed on Current Accounts St 3% per annan on the Daily Balance and 21 Fixed Deposite as under zumday
For 3 months 2 per cent per annuntie
F. U. MACDONALD,
Acting Manager") Honake Inly JS,_1013,
JAPANESE MAKERS.
EVERY KINE
Footwear
790
ORDEE
SHERRY & CO. PEDDER STREET,
Opposite Hongkong Hotel
Fongkouz. MaS 5, 191925
CHEN KHONG 6 00 II.
Mr. H. Sannel, the Postassier, Gen-lightness, and the body is of load.". eral, in a princan reply to a question by Major Archer-Sheo,says:"A fixed annual postal subsidy of £18,000 under the termus -of-the-contract with my department was paid to the Cunard Steamship Company and one of £305,000 under similar con- ditions.to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Payments are made to the White Star Line and the American Line of an hisis of the weight of mails carried with a maximum limit of than half bridged the gulf between £700,000 per annum in the case of blogus present cartridge and that of the Gor- White Star Lie The Oriental Stoam and other unkes. The next move is Navigation Company and the Union Castle to got on equal. terima. by scans of the Mail Steamship Company performed their praised now rifle, and it is of interest to services under Colonial contracts and pay-fean that an experimental cartridge is in menia are made direct in the company by exence, waiting for a rifle strong enough the Australian nod the South Africs Cosuta) | to uke it, which will fy`lower than, the Administrations: This country makes to Geen bullet, while being of the same the Colonial Governments the contributing
*FTICES. TO "LET: First-Class Central (based on ità oŵn üse of the sorvice,.
The
Committee which recently coniderimodation, light and airy, ob Poninagar and Oriental, Company's con edimigos for an autoinatit pile wog usable First, Second, or Third Floor, in new truct terminates on January 31st, 1915, togcommend me, and the now rillo will indlding being erected for Measra WHITE subject, hover, to 24 months potice, thiæfore be an improred magazino 'small- WAY, LAIDLAW & COLD. Entrance There is no provision for ila termination ars.
from Des Vœux Round. Electric Lift to all before thst date
Boors, Electric Light throughout.
The plan can be seen and all particulars Pa-UF CAPITAL 30,000,000.00 Foreign Clothes for gentlemen, mady (te obtained at the Dffices of Messrs PALMER RESTE FUND
·COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION
Daly a Cough but you stop
it while it la ONLY a cough,
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
The finest preparation, made for combating severe coughs GURES any cough that Aronly cleought? Very palatables
CHEMISTS
EUROPEAN AGENCY.
WHOLESALE Indouts promptly executed at lowest ash prices for all kinds of British and Continental goods anduding b
Dooks and Statiméry, kde Boots, Shows and Leather, Chemicals and Druggists' Sandrios, Gains Earthenware and GlasswĖLIU, Cycles, Motors and Accossozicis, Drapery, Millinery, and Pince Gouds, Fiacy Goods and Parfumery Hardware, Machinery and Motula Jewellery, Plato and Watch's, Photographic and Optical Goods, Provisions and Oilmen's Stores,
Thada Discounts, allowed
Special Quotations on Demand Dawn from 210.
Bold
Z SONS
TO LET
& TURNER, Alexandra Buildings, 3rd Floor
Hongkong, December 1, 1911.
TU JET..
WR. DICKSON,
May 1, 1910.
"THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK LTD.
ESTABLIRID-188),
AUTHORISED CAPITAL.Yen 48,000,000.00
HEAD OʻTICE-TOKOHAMA.
1386
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT
·ANTUNG-HØIEN NAGAGAKI, BOSTDAY
NENCHWANG
ATO. ET, PRAYA GRANDE, HACAL CRAZGOUDE
BEACONSFIELD No. 9, BEACONSFIELD (Shop)
NEW YORK DAYBEN (DALNY) - Ona FESOTIEN (MUKDEN) PIKIN
·AROADE HANKOW
AND HONACULD
* KELLETT CREST, No, 65, Peak, *BANGOURLAND, 72, Peak: 6-tó noad- Bungalow with Tennis Court. From 18th Documber. Rent $125.00 and Taxen
FOR SALE, TOR CHEST, at Peak, commanding jungnißcent'ssow of the Har bour and adjacent julands, 1o, kita maki g Apply tog
LINSTEALA & DAVIS
d Floor, Alexandra Buildings.
KOBE IXAD-YANG
LYONS
,000,00
MOBYOSUN (PORT ALTHUR)
LEAN: FRANCILŐO MULERAN
SHANGHAI TIKULINO
TIENTWIN
ToxYO
sintáront allowed on Current
Dupost
fater to be obta
ICHI.
GENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT
"CANTON'S LARGE WHOLESALE & RETAIL STORE
URNITURE, Draperies Grocerled
Boot, and Shoos Makers of Jewellery, Lacqueres, Capokery, Wazu
Iron-mongery Wine and Epirits.
order by our oys tal Iarge amortment of Chinese and Foreign Gods of every description
All goods Box reasonable Price This Cheapest and Best place în Canlım 10, buy Chinese kid Foreign Grode,
SUP PAT POO STREET. Tat. No. 1406. CANTON
Caulon August 1, 1811t
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