THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1918.
JUST UNPACKED
A FINE SELECTION OF
BEST EGYPTIAN
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4
Gold and Plain Tipped.
SOLE AGENT:
THE FRENCH STORE,
25, Des Voeux Road Central
Hongaar, April 19, 1712.
BANKS
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BANKS
H MAKING CORPORATE THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK LTD.
Late
Pam-UT CAFI.AL...raco.co... $18,000,000 RALLYE FUNDS—
Starling
£1,500,000 $15,000,000 Blitar... and 17,900,000
BEITE LIABILITY OF
PROTKISTORI queseseoranınne
Estantiated 1880,
COOKSEY HUMOUR.
MR. PËÏT RIDOR AND THE STREET AR
THE CHINA MAIL.
„FOOTBALL, GAMBLING.
£100 VIXX AT IDEYRURGIJE.
Nome
For an hour one night recently, Mr. Pett. At Edinburgh on February 29, another | Ridge kept a big sudionée at the Kras football soupen betting prosecution was Alacrity Hall, Strand, interested and imzonsaly heard. The principal corpondent was Atlan animod, while he talked about Cockney member of the firm of White, Fisher & Bramble. bumour subject upon which he is an Co., stated to carry on one of the biggest Britomart Į soknowledged authority.........
commission agent businesses in the coun- Cadmus try.
Cherab Willm Alfred Biollett was charged Olio with carrying on a football coupon betting Fame business, and John William Drew and Flora William Henry Mison wors charged with
Hampshire asalating in the basiness, but on the princi-Handy pal potting in a ples of guilty the charge against those was with 'rawn,
The incension was a mesting of the National Boot Trades Provident Socjety" and Mr. John Lane who presided, spoke of Mr. Pett Ridge in such Battering terms as to load the latter to ask how much the advertising bill would come to.
His Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.
river gunboat
Camananalar,
Comdr. U. L. Lambe
Master W, Wand
Lt.-Camdy, B. §. Prichard
Lient-Comdr, W. H. Darmill"
Commr. H. P. E. T. Williama
Linus-Comdr, Wilkinson
Capt. C. F. Corbett, M.V.O.
Capt. Cuthbert E. Hunter Lt.-Comdr. Brickenden
L-Comdr. Boddam-Whetham
pt. A T. Hunt, 0.8.1. ItsComdr, H. D. Marryat
L-Com. Alka: Dixon"
Nasking
Tangtata
Hongkong
Hongkong
Hongkong
Class
despatch-vansof Admiralty mg
Tona. Guna, IEP.
-1700-
19
2000
tiver gunboat
710
요
со
river gunbont
900
loop
100
1400
water tank and tug
300-
Master H. Smith
sloop
1070
1400
Comdr. Colin Mackenzia, D SO
torpedo boat destroyai
360
A $700
cruiser, Sud class
49360
10 7000
cruiser, Ist class
10,850.
10 $20,500
torpedo bost destroyer
B
4000
torpedo boat destroyer -
280
8 $800
Kat
cruiser, 1st clnes
BC00
1422,000
Kinsha Merlin
river gunboat
838
1000
doop:
1940
Capt. F. Proo
cruisas, lab siam
14,600
£7,000
Capt. G., Caylay-
cruiser, ist 'almas
9800
Capt. B. F. Barttalat
1:0
Я
200
·erciser, 2nd clean
4800
19" 92,000
siver gunboat
B6
S
240
Capt. Frederick A Powleth Lieut.-Com. Maloolin Murray
torpedo best destroyer
950
# 6900
Lt.-Comdr. E. T. R. Chambara
Hongkong
torpedo boat destroyer
390
7500
It-Comdr. H. J. G. Mackinnon.
depot skip, submarines
980
1400
Lt.Comde. N. E. Archdale,
80
2
240
Lt.-Comdr, Nash
West River
river gunboat
R$
240
Lt. Com. I. A, S. Hatton
Hough
"Hiver gunboat
BJ
240
Lt.-Comdr. Maurice B. Leslie
torpedo boat destroyer
350
#
8500
Gunner W. H. Ryder
receiving ship
4650
B
river gunboat
150
2
800
710
2 500
torpedo-bost destroyer
590
7500
J&-Comde. Marwell
Hongkong
torpedo bat destroyer
$55
8 6300
Lieut. Com. H. D. Adair Hall
Hongkong
torpedo boat destroys:
590
7500
Condr. Seymour
Hongkong
torpedo bost destroyer
360
6
Lt-Comdr. R. Neville '.
Hongkong
river gunboat
195
2
800
Lt.-Com. J. O, F. Borrett
Upper Yangha
river gunboat
150
500
Lt.-Com. M. Blackwood
Yangtime
150
500
Lt. Comdr. Lloyd
Yangtze
Hongtong
Hongkong
Robin
Sandpiper Snipe
Mr. Pett Ridge dealt briefly with other brands of humour before ending to that which was the subject of his lecture. The
The prosecutor stated that at the houss American brand mostly depended on either where the betting was carried on the post- extravagance or irreverence, and the was sometimes kopt five minutes put bumorists of this country could be deting letters in the lett rhos. The accused Minotaur pended upon to get all the fun possible was eventually imred to another house. Monmouth out of a funeral. At the same time, they The explanation of his running two offices Moorhen had in Mr. Dooleys abrowd philosopher was to avade the vigilancs, of the police. Newcastle who had few equals. But the AmericansThe police visited the second house, and Nightingare the boat at retorts. A bright young found arse and some this soulstant Otter Englishman at Homburg was once boasting dealing with an immense correspondence. Ribble. of the fact that upon the British Empire They did not count the letters, but took Rosario the sun never met, when a daughter of the word of the secused that 3,000 letters! General Lee who was present reminded worn being dealt with. One hundred såd him that Providence knew that Englishmen ten of these letters were registered..
About seventy letters had been opened Taku were not to be trusted in the dark.
by the time the police called. They all contained football betting coupons and postal orders or cheques, but there were Teal Clients were mostly from England, only Unk only six winners out of the seventy. Thistle
three being from Scotland. As showing Virago the scals upon, which the business was car Welland zied on, she proaccutor produced a docu. Whiting ment referring to a date prior to the raid Widgeon showings bet from Dundee of £6 16. Woodcock The humour of the Loudoner was due to which had been successful, and procared Woolark its pertinence and also to its impertin-winnings of £95. Another document,) 0.36 RYOJUN (PORT ASTHU)ence, the second quality being indispens showed that the business that was carried SAN FRANCISCO
able.. ** Oncu,” said Mr Putt Ridgo, “ I Į was outsi's Portland-road Station, and I
– 382,200,000 | AUTHORIZED. CAFITAL.Ten 48,000,000.00 80,000,000.00 $15,000,000
17,850,000.00
COURT OF DERIUTŪRA.
F. H. ARMETRoxo, Esq.-Chalzmazı Hon. Mr C. H. Ross-Deputy Chairman.
8. H. Dodwell, Esq. W. L. Pattonden, G. Friesland, Esq.
0.5. Gubbay, Haq.J. A. Plummer, Eaq. G. R. Learns, Esq. Hon. Mr E. Shellim.
E. A Sieba, Esq. F. Liob, Haq.
CHIEF MANAGER : Hongkong-, J. STABB,'
ACTING MANAGER :
Shanghai-A. G. STEPHEN
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ON FIXED CAPCAITS ¦--
For 3 months & per cent per annum
10
19
*
19
13
N. J. STABB,
Chier Manager. Hongkong, February 22, 1813.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
||
HE business of the above Bank la con-
Tinder of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA MON, Bals may be obtained on ap plication.
LONDON
SHANDMAT
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Interesi all wed on Current Accounts. -Dupcaite received for fixed-perioda-at-- satos to be obtained on application.
For real Cockney humour, said Mr Fett, Ridge, you must go to the lower middle classes. They are the only people who say just what they meat, and are not gagged by rules of life or conventions. They translate their thogghts into speech direct 19. The other claraes, if they have a sense
of humour, mostly manage to concoal.it.
· PERTINENT AND IMPERTINENT.
got a small boy to fetch me a taxicab. When it camp up a bigger boy intervened, and my first boy said "Old 'Ard; I sea the silly old swius Brst, didn't I, sir
The factory girl, said Mr. Pett Ridge, seemed to take life as an enormous joke, She was very fond of melodrama, srid virtus had no stronger friend. And if the leading lady did anything to compromise her fair name, it was not for want of a warning from the fourpenny gallery. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Melodrama, will norer dis an long as it
EISHI ONO,
Manager.
Hongkong, January 11, 1913,
INDIA, LIMTED
AUTORMED CAPMAN
do. do.
| SUBSCRIBED
PLDS-UZ
BESTEVE FUND
Bombay, İNTEREST on deposits is allowed on Calcutta. Howrah. minimum monthly balances
Delhi
HEAD OFFICE.
refrains from being anything like real life and comes to an end, at five minutes to £1,500,000 £1,195,000 eleven.
562,500
40 THREADNETOLE STREET, LONDON, EC.
s] PER CENT, per annum. Depodtar Madras. may transfer at their option balanos of Karachi. #100 or more to the HONGKONG AND Bangoon. SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on Colombo.
BRANCHES:
Kandy. Gallo, Singapore, Penang.
7
Tamar
river gunboas
river gunboas
river gunboat
submarine
C.37
submarine
C.59
subraaring
*torpedo boat
torpedo boat
torpedo best
torpedo beat
on by the 6rn was a very large one, and from statements on their coupons nearly
5,000 was paid away last season."
.025 Mr. Arthur Maitland, for the accused, .036 said it was quite true the firm was one of 037 the largest in Britain. They did their 038 business on straight-forward-and-honest- lines. Es pointed out that in certain cases whers thera had been police raids the winners on coupons taken away had not been paid, but White, Fisher & Co. had paid every bot. When they came to Edia- burgh they came honestly believing they could carry on their business legally, bat they were now satisfied that this branch of their business was illegal, and they wore goig back to Switzerland. He submitted that those ciroumstances should influence
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Yangtze
Hongkong
Commodoro R. H. Anstruther, O.M.Q.Hongkomer
Lt. Comdr. Hon. G. Stopford, Upper Tangle “Lt-Com. H. R. N. Cothrall-Dormar Yangimo, Hiv
Lt. C. Godfrey Herbers
It-Comdr. A. A. L. Fenner
Lt. Comdr. J. R. A. Codrington
Lt. Comdr. Handley
La Comdr. Stilettan
Lt. Comdr. Nicol
Lt. Comdr. H. W. Seymour
Flagship of Admiral-Alfred-L: Winal-e, K.C.B., C.F.O., Q.M.G, Commander-in-Chief.
Nams.
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
Fag and description.
the magistrate in fixing the amount of the Kaiser Franz Joseph T Austro-Hungarian cruiser fine.
A tino uf £100 was imposed.
Speaking of the humour of the criminal 415,000 classes Mr. Pott Ridge said the thing that struck him most was the good terms they were all always on with the detectives and the police. He once heard "an in- spector giring evidence in the official, Į staccato fashion' that came from long. practica: "I went to No. 2, where I saw the prisoner in bod. I said, 'I have a war. runt for your arrest for burglariously entering the premises at, &c., &c.” “ABY questions?" said the magistrate; "Yes, Sir," said the prisoner. "I'm sure Mr.
Sota Bahri, Kelantan. Kuala Lumper, F.M.S.
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AGENTS IN JAPAN
FLAED DEPOSIT at 4 PAR CENT. per M JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Jackson don't want to my only what is
pra.co.
For the Hongkong and Shangha
Banking Corporation,
N. J. STABB,
Blangkong, July 1; 1912.
Chier Manager.
4617
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, THE AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTER 1859, HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,
"PAID UT CAPITAL
H
Rezavi FunD ....... Assay LiZILTS OF FRO-
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BAKKIES:
BANK OF ENGLAND
LONDON JOLT STOCK BATZ, Lasized. Every description of Fanking and Exumour in decent, but not particularly change business transacted, and Stocks deep.
and Shares bought and sold on soccané of constituents. Letters of Credit granted su agents and Correspondants all over the world.
MORE NAVY MATES,
INTEREST allowed on Currezt.Accounta A Portamouth naval order recently
Dupleix +
Kleber
Decidée
Argus
Vigilante
Peito
Dondlard de Lagres-
ܫܡܐ
Fongic
Henghang
West River Hanghong Hongkong
Bast report st
Tons. Guns H.P.
4000 15 8000
Captains
Capt. H. Nauta
French armoured cruiser
French armoured craiser
10,014
9700
30 20,000
Capt. Veryos
1% 19,600
Capt. Gouta
French gunboab
245
10: 1200
Lient. Vandier
Skigan
French river gunboat
180
8
570
Lieut. Dordet.
Canbor
Franch groboat
199
7
500
Lient. de Jervílliar
Canton
French gunbost
130
Lieut. Collin
Tongko
French gunboat
-
Lieut. Dupuy Dutempe
Tebang
+ Flagship of Rear Admiral Colloch de Karillis, Commander-in-Chief, the French China Station,
at 2% per annan on the Dally Balance issued notifies the extension to men serving PARIS TOILET Manche
and on Fixed Deposits at rates which mayin naval barracks and harbour ships of the
be ascertained on application.
↑ Vlagship of Caph. (Commodore Boucicant. Commanding the local defence Indo-Übian,
...£1,200,000 ...£1,850,000
F. C. MACDONALD
Manager, Hongkong, March 18, 1913.
1
new scheme for the promotion of warrant No. 13, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL-- and potty efficers to commissions, at first restricted to the Rome Fleeta,
(UNDER THE AFEGE HOUSE).
Emden Gnaisenau
... £1,200,000 OR
NTERNATIONAL ANKING
JORPORATION.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.
OURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 par or shorter periods at rain which will be quoted on application.
WIL DICKSON,
Manage Hongxing, April 12, 1912.
EDERLANDSCHE
LANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(Netherlands Trading Society). ESTABLIERED 1894
AUTHORISED
}† 60,000,000—(£5,000,000-/-)| VITAL Í
PAID-UP
58,000,000--(£8,750,000-/-)
BA
HEAD OFFICE: 60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OHIO: 36, Blahopagate, E.O.
BRANCHES :
Bombay.
Calcotta
Canton.
Cebu,
Colpu
Empire,
Hongkong.
Hankow
Kobe.
Manila,
Mexico. Разана Paxing,
San Francisco Shanghai. Yokohama GAPITAL AND Baxxarı ............G $7,000,000 Equal... £1,450,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANK- ING BUSINES8 tranmoted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the
nana? terms.
DEPOSITS REOKIVED, fixed for:ons your at 4°/, per annum or for shorter periods, at rates which may be ascertained on application.
Two new ranks, mate and acting mataHE commissioned warrant ranks the members of which will mess in the ward-room while
true. Didn't you come to my room and SAY, 'Now then Ginger, 'op out it; I want yer'?
t.
French sub-marins
Lient. Boluix
1otos
French sub-marine
Baigem
Finally, said Mr. Patt Ridge, Cockney!
• Styx Frunde
French armoured gunboat 1798
10
1700
Lieut. Guillaume-Louis
Saigon
French destroyer
360
7
303
Lieut. Aurilla
„Saigon
Iberville
French destroyer
Capt. de Frigate Romisen
Hongkong
Pi tolat
French destroyer
190
7 300
Comdr. de Marquessar
Saigon
Mousquet
French destroyer
SOT
6
300
Baigon
French surveying.ship
*1626 10 9000
Comdr. Voisin
Baigo
German cruiser
3600
German armoured cruiser 11,600
German gunbost
900
22 13,600 36 26,000 13 1800
Capt v. Restorff
Swatow
Captain Broninghens
Comdr. v. Gohren
Shangha
Garman gunbost
900
12 1.800
Comdr. Vangalow
Germans cruiser
3260
24 11,000
Capt. Behacks
German gunboat
800
ro
1350
185
Nürnburg Otter Scharnhorst 8.90
Taku
German cruiser
$400
2213,200
German river gunboat
German Angahip
11,600
38 26,000
German torpedo-boat
400
8 6500
Capt. Lieut. Berrenberg
German torpedo-boat
280
6000
Twingtan Vaterland
Calabria
German gunbost German river gunboat Ferman river gunboat
Italian cruiser
900 10
1360
Comir. Böcker
903
1300
-500
2245
Portuguese cruiser
1767
• Portugise gunboat
Portuguese gunbost
700
awaiting promotion to lieutenant-were created by the Admiralty's regulations of last August, and eighteen candidates were selected at the end of September for pre- liminary courses of instruction. It was at first intended to give only twenty-fire or thirty commissions year, but names of additional candidates to go before the aalsction committaes are being called for.
Leading LADIES & GENTLE B MEN'S HAIRDRESSING
Jaguar ** SALOONS IN THE EAST. Manufacturers of BEVES DES ALPES, Leipzig pronounced by those who use it the best Lacks Hairwash to prevent the falling out of hair,
J. O. SOPIESS, Proprietor. Hongkong, February 8, 1913.
PEAK TRAMWATS COMPANY Tiger
SIMITED.
SIME TABLE.
WEEK DATE.
Patrin
15: mlumber.
One million dollars for light, sir and; privacy, is the latest entry in the choqno
7.00 to 8.00a.m...Every 15 intantes, book of Mr. John D. Rockefeller. The 8.00a.m. to 10.00 am...Remy 10minster Adamastor money will be doroted to the purchase of 10.00a.m. to 11,00 am...Every 15 minutes. the Fifth avenue residence of Mrs. W. Z. 11.30am to 12,45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. Macao Ward Webb, which she was offering for 18.45pm to 1.1S tale as business premises. Mr. Rockefeller.m, to 2.16 p.m...Brary 10 minuter
1.16 p.m. to 148 pmry 10 mitaab aquired the property to safeguard the sop
2.15 p.m.
to 5.00 pat Every 15 minubet, ja delight and air to the three magnificent 5.00p.m. to 8.10 p. Every 10 mingles. -
which he exerted in Fifty-third residences and Fifty-fourth streets for himself, his sou and his daughter, Mrs. E. Parmales 7, p.m. and. 9 p.m. 2.45 p.in. so 14X-| A-6 A7 Prentice. In recent years the oil magnatə
Pevery 15 minutos. has spent $2,500,000 for the protection of these residences from the enaroachments
BILĪS NEGOTIATED & COLLECTED, „MAILS and TELEGRAPHIC REMIT. *... 7,692,600, -(2 841,058-/-) | TANCES made, that
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS of business property. HEAD OFFICE~~ÁMSTERDAM,-
granted on all the principal cities in the World.
FUND
HEAD AGENŇOT-BATAVIA,
BRANCHES-Singapore, Penang, THE BANK'S CIROULAR LETTERS Shanghal, Rangoon, Samarang, Sourahay OF CREDIT are available all over the Djembar, Chartbon, Tegal, Folongan, World Tillakjap, Bandoeng
Padang
Medan,
Palembang,
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CRE
Tebing Tragacassar, Bandjarmasin | DIT issued.
Radja, (Ashman),
Durrespondenta st Bombay, Colorabo, PURCHASE and BALE of Stooks and Media, Pondicherry, Caloutta, Bangkok, Bafecond. bagen, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amoy, Toko- Roky Robe, Melbourne, Sydney, Nen cashed.
#LENDON BANease :--The Union of 1 Landon and Smiths Bank, Timlied.':'.
The Bank bays and sells and rosives for collection Bills of
Exchange, les letters
of credit on its Branches and corsepow sit be in the East, in the Continant la Uross Baktain, Amerion, and Australia, and trwage Men banking business of wrary descriptions
NTEREST ALLOY BILDE
On Drench Abocyfa 22 per Annum On
TRAVELLERS CHECKS mold.. and
GEO. HOGG,
No. 3, Queen's Bond Central, ong, November 1, 1912.-
TEP
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Washing Books.
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION
“Only a Cough ** but you stop It' while it is ONLY a congo.
"WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED "COD "LIVER OIL COMPOUND
The fast preparation fale combaling CURES Zonly a com
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Albany
Comidr. Bendamann.
Capt. Mörsberger
Capt. Lieut. Firle
Capt. Rösing
Obit. 3. A. Classen
Capt. 1. Frar. Speth. v, Schulz
Obit 6. Prina
Comdr. Sommi Picardi
UNITED STATES VESSELS ATTACHED TO ASIATIC STATION,
U. S. submarine
Capt. Anibal de S. Dias
Maca
Capt. Martins
Captain José de Carvalho Crato
Ensign J. Med. Murray
Lámat. E. D. MaWhorter
Ens gu 3. 0. Van de Cher
Ensign O. M. Yates
U. B. protected cruiser
$430
7500
Com. M. In-Bristol
U.S. tirpedo-boat deeb
490
8000
-Ensign H. A. Jane
0.8.torpedo-boat dast UB gunboat
490)
8000
Lions EHI
243
250
Ensign W. 1. Helberg
U.B. torpedo-bost destroyer
8000
Lient. F. J. Fletcher
U. S. protected cruisez
$189
10,000
Comdr. 8. 8. Robinson
U.S.torpedo-bost destroyer
420
8000
Lávat. 5. A. Woodruf
Decater
U.S.torpedo-boatdom
8000
Ident. B. H. Greeti
NIGHT CARS na ce vreek Days/
El Cino
U. B. ganbost
600
La Comer, B. Channon:
Helens
U. S. gunboa
Comdr, G. B. Marrell
U. 19. alation ship
1100
U. S. monitor
8000
Lk RP. BER
5277.
UB. gumboeb?
Heat. B. B. Taylor
going tug Repair ship
1600
Tout S
Wallad
8.00 m.a. to 10.30 am, „Every 15 mtume Bainbridge 10.30a.m. to 11.00m. Every 10 mm Barry 11.45 3.m. be 18 Noon Every 15 minut. 12.00 ponto 1.00pm. Every 10 mhantée, Dallao
200p.m. to 5.00pm. Every 15 mhunter. Charnay 5.00pm to 6.00p.m. Every 10 minubes. 6.00p.m. to. 7.00 pm.Erary 15 minuti Cincinati 1,00p.m. to 8.10jum.Et ery 10 minber: Dals
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