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Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
CORPORATION.
Houten's
Cocoa They all want it.
"Ask your dealer
for a sample.
Berlin Ainstaur Monmouth
GARNER, QUELCH & Co,
E: Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.
It Comdr, H. D. Marryat
Name:
Alacrity Alins
Bramble
EYau,
despatch-vessel Admimity tag river gunboat
1700
Tona Guns. I.H.P.
19 2000
Commanda“.
Comdr, G. L. Laza be
Britomart
river gunboat'
720 9: 8600 7100
*900
Et-Comdr. B. & Prichard Liant Comdr W, H. Darwall,
Cadmus
aloop
1070
Commr. H. P. B. T. Wiliama
"Hanhow
Cherub Clio
water tank and tag
906
Master E. Smith
Hongkon
sloop
1070
་་་
1400
Comdr. H. & Yande
nun.
Defence
cruiser, Ist clas
24,60%
Tangkeng
Faise
torpedo boas destroyer
380
8700
Llac Comdr. H. S. Monroe
Flora
cruiser, 2nd class.
4360
10 7000
Capt. C. F. Corbett, M.V.O.
Hongk
Handy
torpedo boat destroyer
373
4000). "Lt-Comdr. E. Boddam-Whelkam
Janus
torpedo bost destroyer
290
1960
T.6.-Conde. Maxwell
·erniser, but slaga
Kinaba
river gunboat
9000
#1:
$3,000
Capt. A. T. Hunt, C.S.1.3.
1900
sloop
180
Capt. F. C. C. Pasco
Fruisar, 1st clase
$1,800
Cape, G. C. Caylay
cruiser, 1st class
9800
22,000
Capt. B. H. F. Barttelet
Moorhen
river gunbeat
180
800
Lt.-Condz. G. P. Laith
Newcastle
cruiser, 2nd clasu
4800
Capt. G. F. E. Hunt, D&C
Nightingas
liver gunbonb
1859
240
Lieut. Com. Malcolm Murray,
Ottor Pequeña
torpedo boat destroyer.
350
$300
Comar, Saymour
aruisar
2139
Capt F, H. Mitchell
Prometheus
Cruiser
9133
5000
Ribble
torpedo boat destroyer
BM
7500
LA-Camdr. E. J. G.Mackinnon
Rosario
depot slip, submarines
980
1400
Lt-Comdr. N. E. Archdale
Robin
river gunboat
83
240
Lt. Com. Allan Dixon
Sandpiper Snipe
river gunboat
03
240
Lt. Com. I. ASH. Hation
river gunboat
Ba
240
Lt. Comdr. Maurios B. Leslie
torpedo boat destroyer
330
6
-3500
L.Comdr. Brickenden
Hongkong
receiving ship
4630
B
Commodore C. J. Byrne.
Hongkon
"Fiver gun bost"
"180"
800
Lt Condr Hoi Distanton
Upper Tan
Thistle Unk
river gunboat
10
900
L-Com, H... H. Cottrall Dormar Hankow
torpedo-boat destroyer-
690
7500
Lt. Comdr. B. W. Bluett
Shanghai
Virago
torpedo bost dost royer
956
86300
Lieut.-Com. H. D. Admin Ha}}
Hongkong
Waterwitch
surveying, ship
620
450
torpedo-bon't destroyes
500
7300
It.-Comdr. F. A. Regno Lt.-Courdr. E. T. B. Chambers -
Hongkong
Shanghai
torpedo boas destroyer
300
8
$900
Comdr. G. Hartford
Hongkong
river gunboat
1977
800
Com, M. H. Wilding
Kentong
river gun host
150 2
600
Yangtans
150
*
500
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G. R. Laurens, Esq.
8. Gabbey, Eq.
ENG.
Hon. Mr O. H. Ross.
H. A. Blaba, Esq.
CHIEF MANAGES :
Hongkong-N. J. STABB.
"ALENO MATIGER":" Shanghai-A. G. STEPHEN,
LONDON BANKIES-LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BArx, Lanzad.
Hoxoxoxo-INTEREST ALIÓWEL,
Un Current Account at the rate of Two par sank per annum on the daily balance.
O FHD Derosas : --
For 8 months 9 per cent per annum,"
8
19
4
N. J. STABB,.
Chier Manager. Hongkong, August 21, 1912.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
156 business of the above Bank is con-
-CHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA- HION. Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.
*** $0,000,000.00 NOTES ON WILD LIFE IN HONG
17,500,000.00
KONG AND SOUTH CHINA.
HELD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA,
Branches anD ÅGANGZIE Az
ANTUNG-HATES BOMBAY
NAGABAXI KEWUHWANG
NEW YORK
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HAYTOW HONOLULU -KOBE-
San Francisco, SKANGHAI–
LEAD-YANG
THEBLING
LONDON LYONI CALCHITA
TOLTO
Canton has a brown bead and back, a Faku dull red breast, and brown wing coverts | Tamar [ with "yallow primaries.
All these four types were sunil birds, the size of sparrow, whereas the Cyanoptila.wns the size of a thrush,
THE SWALLOWH.
Readers of Gilbert White's. Selborne"
37
33
0.35
(By Rev. G. A. Bunbury, M.A., Principal of Dioccaan Training College, Canion.)
[These notes are the result of observa will remember how constantly he debates Wolland tions made during the past few years,
with his errrespondents the point whe. Whiting the intervals of Misalon work. They do ther swallows do or do not bilæervate. Widgeon BTOJEY (PORE ARZHus) not profess to be exhaustive. It is hoped Chinese obrvers have no doubt,en the Woodcock that they may surve as anger-posts to subject--tliny assert that swallows hiber. Woollark other observers in this interesting field.]ter breau they have caught-theur 36"
THE WARBLERS.
asleep. Like European naturalists until The members of this family have a
quite recent times, they do not distin- world-wide distribution: they are separ-guish between swifts and swallows, ated from the Thrushes by having They do, however, distinguish the white- double moult, one in spring, one in throated bird (the Goddess of Mercy 0.38 sutunn Some of thum traverse im-bird-Kun-yan-cheuk) from the red-9.37 incuse distances. 01, the twenty-five throated (Naam-hung-in-the southern species known to the British Islow, at red swallow). In my experience, the least twelve are regular summer visitors. former arrive early (February or March)
Here, however, the numbers are more
and leave early (May or June) though limited. Hongkong perhaps does not út-
I bare seen nest of theirs with half tract them so much as the mainland; their numbers certainly seem to be more abundant near Canton where the two following are comunen :--
Interest allowed on Current Accounta.. Deposita received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
TAKEO TAKAMICHI,
Manager.
Bong rung, April 1, 1912.
INDIA, LIMIKED.
THE MERCANTHE BANK
AUTHÒRIERD Dazeral
Втласатаар do.
do.
PAID-UT RESERVE FUND
4
OF
Tailor biz (Sutorial, cailed by the £1,600,000 £1,125,000 Chines. Sheng-ip-cheuk, "double lant ............£ $62,500 bird." from its habit of fastening together ... 868 000 two leaves to support its little nest. This little bird remains with us all the
HEAD OFFICE
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BRANCHES :. Kandy. Galic Singapore. Penang.
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Rangoon SHANGHAI BANK, to "be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 1 PER CENT. par
*
For the Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation,
N. J. STABB,
Chier Manager.
Hongkong, July 1, 1912,
!
1517
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AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA
INCORPORATED ST ROYAL Omake 1859, HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,
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*** F
£1,200,000 ...£1,650,000
...21,200,000
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PRIETORS
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General
Banking business transacted.
Kota Bahru, Ksiantar, Kuala Lumpur, F.M.9. Hongkong. Shanghai, GENTS IN JAPAN Misas JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,'
Colombo.
BLLIES:
BANK OF ENGLAND Lorvos Jomar Stock Baxx, LimitED. Every description of Banking and Ex change business transacted, and Stocks and Shares bought and sold on account of constituenta, Letters of Credit granted on agenta and Correspondents all over the
Ford
fledged nestlings so late a July 1st: the latter arrive in May but very few are left by the end of August..
The bird which provides the materials for the famous birds' nest coup" is mur
swallow but a swift.
(To be Continued.}
yar. In April and May its sharp note NEW YORK POLICE SCANDAL. "chip-chip-chip-chip is heard in the vigeri
table gardens on the cast of the city, and a month later its neats have beers found both there and in Shamcen. Thew feeding time begins, and for the next six weeks father 'examines overy plant of. dish vegetablo" to find the grub re quired to satisfy his hungry nestlings, and having found 'carries it off to the bush where they lie concealed.
White Slave. Tramo.
New Yoak, Ang. 8.
The existence of conditions in New York Mrs Warren's Profession," the production Peiho as depicted in Mr Bernard Shaw's play
river gunboat
"submaring
submarine
submarino
torpedo best
torpedo beat
torpedo bost
LL-Com. M. Blackwood L.-Comdr. O, F. A. Mulock Lt. C. Godfres-Horbert... Lt.-Comdr. A. A. L. Fonner Lt. Comdr. J. R. A. Codrington
Lt. Comdr. Woodward
Tangtre
Hougtong
Hongkong
Hongkong
West River
West River
West River
Lt. Comdr. Murphy
Lt. Comdr. Nicol
*Flagship of Vico-Admital Alfred E. Winelos, K.C.B., C. V.O., C.M.G., Commander-in-Chief.
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
Nume.
Kaiser Franz Joseph
Fng and description. Austro-Hungarian cruiser
Guna, Tons
H.F.
4000 45 8000
Dupleix f
Mober
French armoured cruiser-10,014- French armoured cruiser
9770
Drcidéo
French gunboast
Argus
Vigilanta
Fronch river gunboat
30 20,000 12 19,800
10 1000
180 6 570
Captuins Capt. H. Neula
Capt. V pos Cup Gouts
Last report a
Shanghai
Shanghai
Saigon
Licut, Yandier
Grigon
Lieat. Dordut
Cantor
French gunboat
French gunboat
1
130
600
Lieut. de Jervillier
Canton
Lieut. Colton
Tongkn
French gunboat
Lieut. Dupuy Dutempis
Tehung Kin
French sub-marine
Lieut. Boluir
Saigun
French sub-marże
Saigon
French armoured gunboat 1708 French destroyer
10 1700
Lieut. Gaillaume-Louis
Baigon
350
7 .803
Licat, Aurillne
Saigon
French destroyer
Capt. de Frigate Ronisep
Hongkong
French destroya-
130
管
300
Comdr. de Marquessar
Saigon
French destroyer
307
300
Saigon
French surveyine-ship
1625 10 9000
Comdr. Voisin
Saigon
Lynx
Protee
+ Fixgship of Rear-Admiral Colloch de Kerills, Commander-in-Chist, the French. China Station.
of which was prohibited several years ago Dondard de Lagroe A bird figured in 0.C. plato 18 aa by the New York police, is indiented by Prinis striata is common in Cantor, further sensational charges made to-day. where it is known as Cheong-mei-tiu | Aldermars Curren, chairman of the Alder- (long-tail). Its back and wings are grey-manic Committee appointed to investigato green with brown markings: the breast cases of municipal **gr»ft,” announces that is white and the under-surface yellow, the committee has secured cridence that Styr It seems to be a winter visitor: I did many gambling and disorderly houses in Fronde not observe it from April 28 last year New York are owned by wealthy persons till November 24; two days before that prominent in society, and pas asing uation-d'Iberville data a fall of 10deg, brought many birds ally-known sames, who permit the tenanta
Pistolet to conduct illegal operations because of the INTEREST allowed on Current Accounta
hurriedly southwards.
high renta they are enabled to secure. Mousquet The British Museum identified among Alderman Curran asserts that the commit- at 2% per annum on the Daily Balance
Manche and on Fixed Deposite at rates which may Kershaw's specimens four species of Phyl tee intends to call these respectable Innd- be ascertained en application.
loscopus (Willow and Wood-Warblers) lords to the witness-bux and "show them F. G. MADDON AJAD, but our British Black-cap scems unknown" to the community.
Coupled with this announcement, the Manager.
Now York
San" prints statement that Emden Bong's my. March 28, 1919,
Mr J. D. Rockefeller, jun., has for several Gatisonan months been financing a secret investigation into the white dove-traffic, showing that itis. police protection is extended to system Jaguar for luring young gi
girls to ruin. The New little bird which in a summer afternoon York San" saya that Mr. Rockefeller's Leipzig
oneped=! in England darts from its position on a gente. 1 = pretended illegal resort in Luchs
***Tenderloin "
here.
"
THE FLYCATCHERS.
Like the Warblers, the Flycatchers are near relations to the great Thrush family. INTERNATIONAL BANKING Anyone who has ever watched the dowdy
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and HEAD OFFICE: 60, Wall Street, New York. fanco, turns a little summersault and roached to pay
FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
WE. DICKSON.
- Stonager.
stonezmy. April 12, 1912,
| ANDEL_
EDERLANDSCHE HAN
{AATSCHAPPIJ,
(Netherlande TraDora SocIETY).
CAPITAN
ESTABLISHED 1824
LONDON OFFICE: $8, Bishopsgats, E.0. BRANCHES
Bombay.
Calcutta
Canton.
Cebu.
Colon Empire, Hoogkong. Hankow.
Capital and Resa
Kabe Manila,
Mexico.
Facama.
Poking.
San Francisco,
Shanghai,
Yokohama.
then_returns to its former place, will
worg
* Wlanhip of Capt. (Commoars Boudicaut, Commanding the free) dafance India-China
3 6500
Comdr. Bendeaco
Capt. Morberger Capt. Lient. Jantzen Capt. Rosing
Capt. Lieut. Berrenberg
Oblt, s. S. Clean
Capt. Lieut. Frh Fireka
German cruiser. German armoured cruiser 11,600
3000 22 18,500
38 28,000
Capt. Restorff Captain v. Unalar,
Tsingtao
Tangtan
German gunboat
800 12 1900
Comdr. v. Gohron
Shanghai
German gunbont
900
12 1300
Comdr. Vanselów
Tsingtau
German cruiser
3250
*4 11,000
Capt. Beliacke
Tsingtau
*German gunbont
900
10. 1350
Taingtau
by the
to whom they
Nürnburg
German cruiser
3100
22 13,200
Gezinan river gunbost German Hagship "German torpedo-bost
11,000
38 26,000
400
Vaterland
Calabria
German torpedo-boas German gunboat. Garman river ganbost Jerman frer gunboat
Italian cruiser
280 800
6000
10 1350
Comdr. Luppe
1300
223
500
Oble, z 8. Prins
2145
Comdr, Semmi Picenardi
Portuguese grabost Portaguses guabost
700
the
head
a month for Otter known how to detect. these birds. But the privilege of keeping open. An Scharnhorst there the likeness ends. Both the Bri-inspector of police (who is not named)
bet
of the 8.90 tish epocies, Spotted and Fied, are birds discovered to
graft
White Tako of sombre costume, who come for the organisation. It is acorted that
inve" trafickers
the Rocke Tiger summer to the British Islands; here they feller agents with
The videare statod to have hoe trasmitted to Mr
aro birds of brilliant colour who usually newly arrived and↑ Tangtan
do not stay with us, but pass on to enjoy.
The
the tropical heat of the Philippines Islands Whitman, the Fablic Procutor, to use in $5,800,000 at a time when even Hongkong is cold. connection with the Becker care, About... £1,400,000
In his Manual of. Philippine Birds York agents mentioned by the Now
Sun" deny that they have been smo EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANK Mr. MacGregor gives accounts of po lesa working for Mr Rockefeller, but it is be- ING BUSINESS transacted.......... N
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the in those islands. Of these Mr. Kershaw Admitied for the first time to-day that he
thair sixteen families of flycatchers found liered that the statement is currect, Mr Patris
W. J. Burns, the famous detective, urual terma. AUTHORISKS {ƒ. 60,000,000-(£5,000,000-/-)
*DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one collected nine in this district, mostly in investigating the New York graft to year at 4, per annum or for shorter passengers in spring and autumn. I have scandal, not only through the medium of A-2 PAID-UP
£45,000,000—(£3,750,000) period, sh rates which may be ascertained not been so fortunate as ho in seeing these his own detectives, but also by means of a 2-4 ULTERATI
on application.
birds, not oton the beautiful Paradise gambling establishment to which be bu BILLE NEGOTIATED & COLLECTED. Flycatcher (Terpsiphone Incii) well ready for presentation to the courts it 47
Leoess. He says that when the evidence in Fexo
MAILS and TELEGRAPHIC REMIT known as appearing in Chinese embroi-appal the country HEAD OFFICE—AMSTERDAM,
TANCES mada HEAD AGENCY-BALAYIÄ.
dery LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS BRANCHESingapore, Pamang granted on all the principal cities in the
Laam-liu-lu (Cyanoptils) has a blue Shanghai, Kangoon, Samarang, Bourabaya, World.
pats and bark," a block breast and white Djember, Uberibon, Tegal, Fecalongan,
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS under parts. I have scen if only In glabay Bandoeng
• Modan,
*** OF CREDIT are available all over the ↑ Canton bird-shops in April probably when Tubing
Palembang, Rota- | (Dell), Radja, (Achos), Macassar,
sar, Bandjarmasin, World.jpg
on spring migration. Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo,COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CRE biadras, Fandicherry Caloutta, Bangkok, DIT issued.
...f. 7,682,696,=(£ 641,058)
Lauzon, Haygung, Hanoi, Amay, Yoko PURCHASE and SALE of Blocks and hammy Robe," "Melbourne, Sydney, New Shares sifacted."
York
San Francisco, do,, doc.
** LONDON ***ISANKAR :-The Union of
•Limited,
of
Landau and smitha Bank,
The Bank buys and sells and receives for Buction Bills of Bixchange,' is 'Tetters cf medit un ie Branches and correspond Ánh và thu năn vài thi Cán in at in ret Istitam, Amares, and 'Australia, and trans- acts banking Unamom of every description
PARIS NTEREST ALLOV KD..
Mutant. Aspousta 277% par Anania of
ted Deposts 12 montha *par. Annar
Hongkong, Waly 16, 1818
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cubed.
GEO. HOGG,
Masager, No. 8, Queen's Boad Central
Mongkong, July 30, 1912,"
ΟΡΙΝΑ ΚΑΙΣ
Washing Books,
W
On October, 11-12, 1911, the tempers fura at Canton fell suddenly from Bdég, to 65deg. As a result several flycatchers migration. Of thess one type had a black apppated probably on their southward
head and back, white collar, hoff breast and under parts, the other, red-brown back, black collar and enter dull sod. A large flight of the arrived on February 4,
typo, with nahen pato' and under parts ahadi arrived, an
not Liontif
There
typo, called by the Chinna and said" by
“Bu kimi" about:
rice crop, after whi
little bird which is
The Man Who Gets There
Is the ma who hai blood “ real rick red, blood and plenty of it—in his body. WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER CIL COMPOUND
Capt. Martine
Captain J. Milboro.
UNITED STATES VESSELS ATTACHED TO ABIATIO STATION.
1. S. rühmar The
Ensign J. McU, Murray
Lieut. E. D. He
Ensign J. C. Van
Ensign C. M. Yates Com M. Bristol
W. L. Heiberg
out. F. J. Fletcher
Albány Bainbridge Barry
U.S. protected
7500
2000
US, torpe
8000
L. 0.8. Graros Liost. P. Hill -
U. 8. gmboat
8000
Cincinasti
S prot US. torp
10,000
Comdr. 5. S. Robinson
8000
BOOD
lázut.
Green
Houstup
UB, gunbosh
U. & station ship
2100
Chirt Gan
U. Bmonitor.
(3000)
Comm
.. mor
U: 8, sea going tug