15:
THURSDAY, JUNE 13 1912
THE CHINA MAIL.
Garner, Quelch & Co., 2 Extremes
WINE MERCHANTS.
เจ
Des Vœux Road.
TELEPHONE 636.
Supply the highest quality Wines, Spirits, Oigara and Cigarettes obtainable, consistent with price! All Wines and Spirits bottled in Europe by Shippers of world wide reputation.
Hongkong, December JK, 19.1.
Banks
Banks
1688
TONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANKING CORPORATION.
H
PAID-UT CAFTRAL...........
“RESERVE FUNDS –
..$15,000,000'
BANK LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1580.
-$31,750,000 DF #13,800,000
AUTHORIES CAPTTAL.....Ten 45,000,000.00 PAL-UP CAFITAE ... - "
Su,000,000,00 FISKER FUND__ 17,500,000,00
FACH THE PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER OF
TYPEWRITER.
may bay one of the cheap toys which yield i samblance for sight months or a year, when he consigne
it to the
Wody figh
Ha may spend £90 £30 for a heavy, highly complicated which he machine, possessing many "Improvements does not require; so elaborated and complex that it is li the repair shop half the time.
THE GOLDEN MEAN
THE IMPERIAL TYPEWRITER
which provides, &T MODERATE COST, every ESSENTIAL modern improve meat, in SIMPLE, STRÖNG, LIGHT Machine, which does beautiful work and is one of the fastest and most durable writing machines in the world,
The Machine that has made the high-priced Typewriters fad
SOLD 27
KELLY & WALSH, LTD., and HARRY-WICKING & Do. --Solo-dyente for China.
1.
HONGKONG AVERAGE MARKET
PRICES.
Corricted to Thursday, June 6th, 2018,
127 100 cents per Dollar Mexican
Butchar Mant.
Boof Sirinin & Prime Cut-Mei Long P Corned Ham Ngan Tuk
Roast,--Shiu
Eromat-Nagu Lamp Soup,-Tong Yuk Steak,-Ngau Yuk Pa
#1
*
Sirloin Cotom-Ngan Lân Sackages,--Ngau Chaung Bullock's Bains, Stew
per and
Tongue frosh,Ng Li
BRA-Ngan Tan
Heart-Ngau Sum
Hump, Salt-Ngau Kin
Foot-Ngad Kark
Kidneys-Ngan Yiu
++
Tail-Ngau Mei
MANCHESTER WEEKLY
BERLIN CLERGYMIN'S CRALE FOR
JEWELS,"
"
Livar,-Ngsu, Ken
C
15
| Sabrum ----Ma Tul
Shark St
Siste, Fa Yu
Shrin
Snapper-p
Tünsch —Wan Yu
TurboCha How To
Tarties, small, fresh water.-Kock Yu
14
41
Sterling
£1,500,000@ 2/- 1 $15,000,000
18,750,000
Sirer...
BY LIABILITY
PROPRIETOM «menes
COST OF DELICTOES
E. SHELL, Eng-Chairman,
F.H. ARMIESONG, Esq.-Deputy Chairman.
P
HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA,
BRANCHEL AND ÅGENULIS AT
NAGASAKT
Andrew Forbes, Esq. G.H. Medhurst, Esq. ANTONG-HRTEN G. Friesland, Esq. W. L. Pattonden.
É, Qubbay, Esq.
Exq
. R. Laurons, E. Hon. Mr. E. Boss.
H. A. Siebe, Esq..
#. Lieb, Esq.
CHKE MAXARKB :
Hongkong X. J. STABE.
ACTSO MANAGER : Shanghai-A. G. STEPHEN.
LONDON BATEKES-LONDON COUNTY AND WINTER BANK, LOTED,
HONGKONG-INterest Adzowin Un Current Account at the rate of Twal per cent, per annum on the daily balance.
ON Y DEPOSITE : —
For 3 months 2 per cant par Ammam.
6
18
11
19
..
N. J. STABB,
Chicy Manager.
Hongkong, May 2, 1912.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
BOMBAY
. NEWCHWANG New You
CHANGCHUN Dairen (Dalswv) OSAKA BINOTIKS (Mexpen) Pizza HANKOW BONOLULU
KOBE
LADYANG
LONDON LYONS CALCUTTA
BROJUM (PORT ARTHUR) SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI
TIXHZIKO
*TEMASE] ΤΟΣΤΟ
MARETE REPORT.
Messrs James F. Hutton and Co. Ltd. Manchester, in their report, dated May 16, State:
T
Precious stones worth £75,000, wers:
The polica had discovered that Dr.
discovered recently at Berlin in the home of Dr. Liebe, tired clergyman, whose mysterious death a week ago is still Liverpool Cotton Mid-American spot puzzling the police. He was takon vio to day 665, Inst wook 448, New York leatly ill after drinking some liquor from Cotton spot--cepta, yesterday 11.80, lasta bottle labelled "anisetta," and in spite work 11.80 London Bar Silver to-day of medical aid, he expired. He lived 98d., Ist week 7 Mid-American, car with a housekeeper and her husband, rent month, to-day 6.321, last week 8,291, who sho drank the poisonous liquid; but London Bank of Eng. Hate, 3%. last week in this easy medical aid proved efficaci | 3. F.G.F. Egyptian spot, 92d., 9.d.. qua.
Liverpool Stock-All kinds of Cotton, this year 1,310,320 Iales; last year, Liebe was interested in several commer 923,350. Liverpool Stock-American cial undertakings, and they were at first Cotton, this year 1,200,010 bales; Ist inclined to the view that he had com- year 793,910. American Cotton into mitted suicido en account of financial sight, this year 14,833,000 bales.; Inst year difficulties. This theory, however, was 11,321,000. Receipts at American Furte, abladoned after Thursday's amazing d. this year 11,478,000 bales; last year coveries. The lawyer charged with the 8,229,000. Visible Supply All kind duty of examining the contents of the of Cotton, 4,533,000 bales; last year house was surprised to find a number of 3,202,000. Visible Supply.-American diamond pins, studs, and links in the Cotton, this year 3,397,000 bales; last year minister's dressing room. It appears 2,113,000. Visible Supply.-Egyptian that Dr. Liebe had a passion for precious Cotton, this year 959,000 bales; last yesi stones, and could not refrain from wear. 248,000. Visible Supply-East Indiad; ing them. It was known that he had a THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Cotton, this your 120,000 bales; last year fins chalice, but the lawyer was startled
INDIA, LIMTEND.
234,000. Visible Supply.-Other kinds of when he discovered that it was of solid Cotton, this year $5,000 bales; last year gold studded with jewels. There were 218-diamonds, 164 turquoises, 48 opals, 78,000.
and 230 sapphires, and the chalice was surmounted by a cross formed at encr mous diamonds and a buge emerald.
Interest allowed on Current Acconats. Deposits received for Axed periods at rates to be obtained on application
TAKEO TAKAMICHI,
Manager.
Hongeme. April 1, 1919,
די
da
do.
*
AUTHORED Gazetal” .............. BURECEIVED PAM-Ur
........... E business of the above Bank is coRVE............. ducted by the HONGKONG AND
CORPORA. TION. Bales may be obtained on ap- pileation.
DEL NCHI BANKING
Bombay,
HEAD CFFICE..||
40 TURKANSIEDLE STREET, LONDON, EC.
BRANCHES :
Gale.
Singapora Panang,
£1,500,000 EL, 125,000
For the week ending the 10th inst, the BB9,500 885,000 gierement of American Cotton "into eight" was 87,000 bales, and last year for
ASTONISHED BEARCHERS,” the corresponding week it was 63,000
Astonishment grew as the searchers Lales', the "out of sight" figures Le pursued their work. In the safe were deliveries to the World's Spincem, wore
found dozens of pill boxes nestly labelled, 320,000 bales, and last year 219,000 bales.
diamonds," "opals," "rubies," "emer The quantity of American taken by aids," turquoises," "pearls," and "ap spinners this season is now 12,200,000 phires." When the boxes were opened bales-the following are the excess quanti-it was found that the labels accurately ties above last years: United States described the contents. The sate in "433,000, Grent Britain 290,000 Continent which they were kept was a veritable
of Europe 1,207,000, Japan and Mexico
***Arabian Nights" chest, flashing with 364,000 bales.
gems. The value of the chalice alone is estimated at £15,000.
INTEREST ́en deposits is allowed a
PER CENT, per annum. Depositora Calcutta. Howrsh may transfer at their option balances of Madras.
Kota Bahru, Kalantan, 18100 or more to the HONGKONG AND Kamchi Keala Lumpur, F.ME
Hongkong, -BHANGHAI BANE, to be placed on Rangoon.
Shanghai. BIKED DEPOSTP at 4 PER CENT. por Colombo,
Kandy,
AGZNIS IN JĀPAK Mamna JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
IAD.
SHOEM,
For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
N. J. STABB,
Chiy Manager.
Hongkong, January 24, 1911.
5:
1517
•
INCORPORATED # ROYAL OMARTIE 1855, HRAD OFFICE, LONDON,
BATTERS:
The paramount subject, of interest at present in the Cotton Markets and also in Textile Centres is the next American Crop -zain was reported general hat week, with further overdows or breaks in the 31ississippi, with considerable flooding collect jewels.
It seems that Dr. Liebe wont to the East 30 years ago as a missionary in India, where, touched, perhaps, by the gorgeous spirit of the land, he began to He wandered through
I 12
Tripe (undrassed)-Ngas To Calr's Head & Feet-Ngan-chai-tau-Lazir, set. $3 Mutton Chop-Young Pei Kwat
11
Pipe
Pork,
+4
ןן •
Almonds,-Hung Yan
Apples (California)-Kam Ban King Khu
(Cháfoo)-Ti Chun Ping Klo Small-Hot Tong
Omituid,—Tan Tali
Hann einn, Fragrich, Oruben, -Gas Chips
Heung Chit
Bananas, (brides), Marne,
Chestnuts, Chinese-Footip Lui Carambala,Teung Tay
Coconuta, Teli Tao
Lamona, Chins-Ning Moong
Kum San Ning America,"
Lichees Dried.--Lai Chi, small Stone FreshR, TOL Limer," (Saigon)-Sai Kung Ning Moong mach Mango Manila,-Lui Sung Mong mu Mangosteers-San Chuk Tre
Oranges, (Canton)--San-shing Tim Chi Oranges Sweets
Fears, American-Kam San Shoot Lay
(Canton), Cooking,-8 Lay
Peanuts, -Fa Sang ***
lb 29
Log,-Young Fei Shoulder,-Yeung. Shan Chitlings-Chu Chong Brains--Chn Know Feet-Cho Kark
P
..!
20%
22
... pur art 21
Ib 19
Bot
· 25
» 15
"
200
ath 19
***
O
*
H
Ib 30
0
Plantain Thi Chen
94
Plume-Swatow, Hung Lai...
Pumelo, Sian-Chim Lo Tan
osch
18
Shanghai,-Lo Kwat
Walnuts-Hop Tuo
Fry.--Chu Chak Head, Chur Tan -Heart-Cha Sum Kidneys, Chu Fiu Liver, Cha Con
Chop,-Cha Fai Kyat... Corned,-Ham Chu Yuk Leg-Cha Pei
Fat or Lard-Chu Yaa
+
Sheep Head and Feet,--Young Tau Kark kot 50
Heart Young Sum Kidneys,Young Yiu Liver,-Yeang Cun Sucking Pige, To Order-Chu Chai ... Suet, Heef-Sang Ngau Yan
14
**
Matton, Sang Yeung Yau Yeal-Ngau Chai Yuk
Sausages,-Nyan Chai Chaung...
Poultry.
Chickor,-Kai Chai Capons, Large, Small,--Sin Kal Ducks-Ap Doves,-Pan Kau Eggs, Hon-Kai Tan Fowls, Catex,--Kai
++
Hainen,-Hoi Nam Kaj Geese,-Nga
ד
Persimms Large,-Hung Chís
Pine-apples, atquality, -Foon TiPaw Law each
2nd-Chung-tang Paw Law
Groen-Sang Hop Ind...
Water Melon,(Am) Kom Ban Sai Kwa nch
(China) Sai Kwa
Grapes, Sang Po Tai Tee
Vegetables o
Artichokes, Shanghai-Shoung-Bei Ak
Chi Cheuk
Bans, French); Matao,—Oh Moon)
ench B
D
15 94
00
#ff
20
生牛油
3)
20
牛仔肉
20
17
生口
$2
32
each
per 3or 24
SK
Geese, Wild S'hai,-Shang-ho Tea Ngoi pair Mat Deer, Wong Keng Hara, Shanghai,-To Chai Partridge, Che Khoo
11
++
BANK OF ENGLAND LONDON JODIT SOCK BANK, LIMIE, Every description of Banting and Ex. ahange business transacted, and Stecks of plantations in Louisiana. Planting is Asia, everywhere searching for precious Pheasant,Shan Kai and Shares bought and sold on ssount of mid to have made progress where possible stones, and finally arrived in Japan, TIHE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,unstments. Letters of Credit granted on and former experience leads us to depre where he acquired many beautiful speci-Pigeons, Canton,--Pak Kup
Hoihow,-Hol How Pat AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA agents and Correspondents all over the eate too ready acquiescence in the reported mens of pearls. Some years ago ho ze
world.
INTEREST allowed on Current Account lateness of the Crop meanwhile the turned to Germany to end his days, and, Quail,--Um-Chan at 3% per annum on the Daily Balance constant unfavourable reports have had except for his habit of wearing diamonds Rice Birds--We FA Chear
which was regarded as an eccentricity... and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may their infuence on prices of Cotton. be ascertained on application.
"Considering that most of our largest he was distinguished for his simplicity Snipe,--Sa-Choy imarkets are well bought in Cotton goods of life. He lived alone with a man and Turkeys Tock-Phor Kai Kung
woman to attend him, and nobody who
Hen," si er hold plentiful stocks, merchants are acting ia cautious manner and awaiting saw the old man taking his daily "con- developments the near approach of the stitutional" knew of his passion for Wild Ducks, S'hai,Shang-hui Bui ́Ap 9. W. Monsoon in India; and the fear of gems, or would have believed if they Il-Eni Ap Chai, the lack of sufficient raine, is helping to had been told of his secret. koard of exorcise a salutary influence together with jewels worth thousands and thousands of
pounds. the present high Cotton prices...
PAI-UF CAPITAL
...£1,300,000
4
·Rennen FunD...
比 ...£1,850,000
BERT LIANITY, OF PRO-
TELETORS
...£1,300,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened. and „JIXED LIEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
•
WEŁ DICKSON,'
Manager. Hongkong. April 12, 1912.
F. C. MACDONALD,
Manager
Honge. March 28, 1912.
I
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORA
¡ORPORATION. :D
Depository of the U.S. Government in the Philippine Malands and the Republic of Panama, EXID OFFICE: 60, Wail Street, New York, LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.C. BRANCHES
Caston.
Bombay. Calcutta.
Cebu
ANDEL
Colon
Expira.
Hoogkong.
TEDERLANDSCHE HA
MAATSCHAPPIJ
"ESTAELIISED 1824.
Kobe, Manila, Mexico.
Panama
Pabitig
San Francisco. Shanghai. Yokohama.
India, however, continues to send indents for summer goods for next season to quite
11
A WIDOW'S TRIBUTE.
Wreck.
NEW YORK, May 12.
fair extent, and these classes they have Touching Incident on Soene of Titanio still to buy-there is some check upon the: magnitude of this business, however in the increase of plague about Karachi, Carn pore, Delhi and the Punjab generally, and manufacturers' ideas of prices prevent the booking of orders except after tiresome negotiations in many cases."
The Straits and Rangoon have been good
*
Wild Ducks Cu
Barbel,-Ka Yu
Bream,Bin Yo
37
Na
11
hing Fui Ap
fish.
Canton Fresh Water Fish,-Hoi Bin Yu, Carp,--Li Yu... Catfish, Chik Ya Codsallun Yu Czala,-Haj
Chistle Fleb,-Muk Y
DAPITAL AND BET!...Goza $8,800,000 markets for us, but the last six weeks' | J. I, Laring, whose husband was one of Dub,-Es Mang Yu
About... £1,400,000
A touching caramony was witnessed on board, the Carmania, which arrived, bere to-day, when the liner wse in the vicinity of the spot where the Titanic was lost. Among the passengers on board was Mr. advances have stopped business, especially the victims of the Titanic disaster, and EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANK for the latter port. Turkey, Egypt and when informed that the Carmania had ING BUSINESS transacted.
the near Fast have abourbed larger quanti reached the neighbourhood of the wreck CURRENT ADCOUNT8 opened on the ties of our Cotton goods than would have the scattered an armful of flowers into usual terms. ...3. 45,000,000 (£3,750,000).
rone been imagined, considering the existing the see in memory of her husband. - The DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed forona About
year at $% per annum or for shorter dimesitius overhanging three countries. fire hundred cabin passengers on board 7,194,517,-€693,693, periode, at mates which may be ascertained. The elesninces in the China markets have stood on deck with beads bowed, the men
on application,
been "satisfactory, but confined too much being uncovered, and many of the women went with motion. Ms. Loring made to the localities of the Treaty Parts, the the trip especially to be able to
pay this movemente up-country being attended with tribute, to her late husband-Reuter risks of plunder and robbery, ve
Paid-ur MAYMAY Brattys
FUND
HEAD OFFICE—A ROTTERDAM -------- HEAD AGENCY-BATATIA.
BILE NEGOTIATED & COLLECTED. MAILS and TELEGRAPHIO REMET- BRANCHES-Singapors, Panang, TANGEN made pudo Shanghai, Hangoon, Bamarang, Bouzabaya, LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS Dimber, Cheribom, Tegal Polragin, granted on all the principal cities in the Reuter's Correspondent at Pekia pabled
latjar Bandoeng. Padang, Medan, World
Paring-
Ting (Bel), Palembang Hot THE BANK'S CIROULAR LETTERS Radja, (lehena); Macaoer, Bandjarmasin. OF CREDIT are available all over the
Correspondents at Bom Bangkok,
Colombo, World
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CRE
ras, Pondicherry,
Hiphong Hanoi, Amoy, Toko DIT isandand BALLE of Blocks and ham Robe Melbourne, Sydney, New “York, San Francisco, cia, &.
LONDON BANK The Union of London and Bridth Bank Limited
The Bank buys and sells and receives for collection Bitli of Exchange, ismies letters Af wadifrom its Branches wid correspond ¿arts in the Easty on the Continent in GresË Britain, America, and Australia, and trans- Was banking insizes of every descriptive
Fant' Asscante 25 par AnnÍLIA OD
PURCHASE Sharer effected
ra
on the 13th inst., that the foreign Bankers had arranged for an advance of £10,000,000 loan under joint foreign and Chinese supervision--the schema to be submitted to Yuan Shih Kal for approval. Our market for rare and place goods. The Offices of the Bank are bound not contiones steady and firmu, although, there to discices the transactions of any of it is a great falling off in actual transaction B.. The believe in zandection are, in the GEO. HOGG. Manager minority Just now, and this element will No. 5, Queen's Bond Jentend. | timming should a very bad Barned report on Hongkong, March 21, 1912,
Jans 4th next be published as to the state of the growing American Crop, and also should
customers.
OHINA MIL
Washing Books.
the big loan to Chims, be conclude
bost country-bone
the question of the char
proaching moQBHOOK
ad. with, and withi
of
The Man Who Gets There
the
Dace-Wong Mei Tan Dog Fish-Tit Tu Sa
Fels, Congor,-Hoi Mann
Fansh water, Lam Siu Ya Eals, Yellow,Wong Sing Frogs-Tien Ka Groups, Sek Pan
Far Kop Ta #Harrings,
(French), Bhanghai,-Sberng HA
Pin Tat
» Sprout An Cho
Long,-Tau Ko
Best Root,-Hung Choi Tan
Brinjals, Green-Ching Yuar Red-Hung Ker"
Cablage, Chinese, com,-Kai Choy Cabbage Red, Hung Yca Choy Cabbage, Shanghai, Yeh Choi Cane Shoots, bunch,-Fan Shuz Chalidower, Large size-Tai Yeh Cho F
Medium size, Cheong Yah Chel Small size,--Sai Yer Chii Fa Carrots,-Kam Shun
Colery, Chinese,Tog Kan Choi,
English, Young
Chillies Dried-Gon Lat Chio
Red-Hung Far
Green, Ching Let Chin
Corry Bluff, Hnglish-Kar Lee Chu Il Cucumbers,-Ching Kwa
Bittar Squash-Fo Kya
Garlic,-Que Tad
Ginger, young-Suts Tre Leic
old-Lo Keung...
Horse Radish, S'hai,-Lik Kon Indian Com,--Suk Mai
Lettuce,-Yenng Sang Chr Water Chesnuts,Bin Tay
Mandarin,Kwai Let Me II.
Mushrooms, Fresh, Sang Cao Koo
nik Melen. Amerkam-n Hong Kwach Okroen
Onions Bombay,Yeung Chong Tax
Green-Bang Cheng
Shanghai, Chang-hm Chang The Fapar, 1st qual,Tai Man Sai Kus
•2ad
-Chan
Paraley, Kan Cho Green Pesa,Ching Tan Potato Brest, Fán Sza
Choi Shu The
Tub Poon Shu Tea