RANKS
TONGKONG & BEANGHAI
HBANKING CORPORATION..
PAID-UP CAPITAL..............$15,000,000- RESERVE FUNDE
Storling.
£1,000,000@ 9/- = $18,000,000
THE CHINA MAIL.
KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.
HONGKONG AVERAGE MARK
PRICES
Fight
OUT
TIME TABLE.
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Count or DIRECTORS.
Hou. M: D. Landalu-Chairman, W. L. Partesden, Ka--Deputy Chairman.
S. E. Dad wall, Erq. | F. Lieb, Ex- O.T. M. Elkins, Ex. J. A. Hummer, Req. Hon. Mr E, Shim,
0.1 Gabbay, Esq.
EL A. Slobe, Esq.
Silroc
17,650,000
Kowloon - Fung Hos
6.5-1
9.44 11.20 204 -
-$39,800,000
·Tan Ma Ti-
8.50
9.50-11.38 2.00
RESERVE LANILITY' Or $15.000.000
Sha Tin Tai Po
7.10
10.02 143 2.10
5.22 8,07
5.93
12.43 6.50 7.49 0.40 11.25 2.00 3.00 5.15 8.00
Sham Chun - 805 1302 FLSS, RAM 6.30) Rieung Shui- 8.1 Fun Ling- - 8.16
1.15 1.93
10.19 19.00 2.93
Tai Po Markot
7.97
1094 12:08 2:37 -
Fan Ling Shoung Shai Shun Chan Canton
7.30
10.34 12:19 2.48 -
5.46. 8.31 5,50 -- 5,58
Taj PoMarket 8.20
. Tai Poipu (4 8.39
Sha Tin • B
11:44 3.08 £40. 11.55 215 2.31 13.01 328457
630
·6.41·
12.143391)
Breast-Nagu Soup-Tong Yak Steak-Near Ink Fa
7.30
10,37 12.99 9.50 - 6.01
8:45
P. H. Helyoak, Esq.
d. Landgrit, Eng.
140 744 8.2 11.00 19.97 2.54 3,45 6,03 8.50 5,00 -11.30 5.00
Golf Train-Sundays Only,
Kowloon 8.45 Tai Po 2.16 Sheung Shui 9.27
Sha Tau Kok Branch,
Yau Mɩ TI-- 8,58′′ – 12.27 3 10 6,23 Husg Hon. 9.03
* Wall call at Shoang Shai or gotion baing given to Station Master, Kowloom.
Sha Tau Kok Branch.
12313.83 6.97
Kowloon - 9.05 10.43
1234 3.50 3.30 -6.84 7.08--10:33
Jullock's Braine...i ja
Hirloin Octom-Ngan Lan Baisco-Ngan Chaung
Know
Tongue frank,--Ngan la
surned-Ham Ngam L
sesh 80
OUT
IN
Fan Ling
Dор. 6.05 8.90 Sha Tan Kok Arr. 7.00 0.35
19.30 1.25
3.20 4.45
Sha Tau Kok Dep.. Fan Ling
7,30
8.10 10.25 245
FORTUNE FROM SALT AT ADEN.
"THE "CHINA® MAIL.*
Bat-Ngan Ta Heart-Ngau Suni Hump, Salt-Ngan Kin
Salt
$1.20
Ad. Widmaan, Esq.
OBIET MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. STABE.
ACTING MANACHE: Shanghal-J. D. SMART,"
S
Conroy Barkars—London COUNTY
WESTMINSTER BATI, LIMITED,
HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED.
On Current Account at the mts of Two "per cent. per aquum on the daily balance. OX FIXED DEPOSIT
For 3 months 2 pet.cont per Bune.
12
19
A. G. STEPHEN,
Acting Gay Manager, clongton, May 14, 1914.
HONGKONG SAVIRUS BANK,
1
UE business of the shore Bank is coa- dusted by the HONGKONG AND
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SHANGHAI BANKING
BANKS
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL
MAATSCHAPPIJ
(NOHERLANDS TRADING Somis?).
ESTABLISHED 1894.
----
The Adon correspondeat of the Pioneer writes Salt is the one thing Aden really produses on its own. An Italian firm appreciated the focal-possibilities about 30 years ago and got a concession which has been a little gold mine. Every con
NOTICE
Correspondents must forward
AUTHOR. 80,000,000 (£4,000,000-)dition is favourable enormous evapors and address with any commantics.
OLPITAT
CAPITAL R<8R71
Itcttordnin
PAID-UP --.f. 50,000,000 == {£ 4.188,000,-)
kion promoted by sun and wind, prod. mity to the port assuring cheap carriago, ... 8,289,168,-(£ 687,680.-)| + clay sub-oil preventing percolation, and cheap labour. The sea water is pumped HEAD OFFICE—AMSTERDAM,
op by windmills to the highest of the Branches At The Hagua
pass, which cover a very considerable HEAD AGENCY-BATATA.
serenge. From the ghost it is allowed Branches at
to run slowly down to the lowest where the salt finally crystallisce and whance is dug out by conveyors" and stacked. in glistening hoops familiar to every traveller who passes through Aden. It is then transported on a light tram line to mills where it is, ground and sent in barges down Sheikh Othman crook
CORPORA.
BANDIRMASIN,
TION. Ralm way be obtafoed on sp. plication.
the
INTEREST on deposite is lowed on
minimum
ab monthly balances
3 PER CENT. per annaa. Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SPANGHAI BANK, to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, POS
Unum,
"For the Hongkongʻand Shanghai
Banking Corporation:
A. G. STEPHEN,
Acting it. Mange.
Bngkong, May 14, 1914.
1517
BANDOENG,
CHEBIREN
DJEND
DJOKJAKARTA
Kor. RAJA ManaSSAR, BELAN PADANG, PALEMBANG,
PERALGAN, PESAND
PONTIANAR,
BANGDON, SAMARANG,
SHANGHAI,
SINGAPORE,
SOTRA.BALI, SOERAKARTA (Solo) TANDJONG-BALKI,
Foot-Ngan Kark Kidneys
Tail-Ngau Mal
Liver,-Ngan Ko
Tripe (undressed)-Ngan To
Calve Head & Fest-Ngau-oh al-inu-kær) { Mutton Chop,-Yeung Pai Kr
California) Kam Fan Ping
(Chafoo) Tin Chun Ping Xho
Smal-Hal Tong
Ovatară, --Fan Lal Chi
Benicas, fragrant, Chutan,-San ChIES
Heung Chin
Bananas, (brides), Macro,
Chestnuts, Chinees, B
Yeung Tue
China,-Ning
amarka, ----Kum San Năng
Ilchees Dried, Chi, ali Stone
Frosh-
Idmes, (Saigon)-Sai Kung Ning Hoody "mol 15
Mango, Manila,-Lai Sung Mong
Mangostera,--San Chuk Tas
Origes, (Canton)-S
Cringer Sweet
Communications culating to news should bo addressed to The Entros
thelu
Long-Young Pri Shoulder,-Tenng Shan Huw Chiflings-Chu Chong:
24
Brains-Cha Know Foot-Chu Kark
Head,Chu Tad
1
Boarty--Chu Sund...
10
Kidneys,-Chu Yia'
8
"
tionaddressed to the Editor, not necasangily for publication but as evidence of goed faith.
All matte; for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.
No anonymously signed communicabler that has already appeared in any other paper will be inserted
Lottery culating to business should b addressed to THE SECRETARY.
Orders for extes. copies of the. * City, Mar' should be sent as soon as possible at
TURNO TIGGs (Deli), ) to be loaded into ships. It forms aver the supply is limited. Cash 10 cta., Credi
TRO AL
TELOK BITONG, TITLATJAP, WELTEVELSEN.
welcome cargo for many a collier who would otherwise have to go out in ballast.
20 cta.. par copy.
Alteration and additions to Adrerties. The whole business is wonderfully wellshould be seat to the Office, No. 5, Wynd-
mante on Pages 2, 3, 4, 5, 3 and Corrspondente at Bombay, Colombo, organised and the Italian
company ham Street, at later khan 11.30 am. Mads, Pondicherry, Calonta, Bangkok, thoroughly deserves its success. Salgon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Ampy, Tako-Indian firm got another concession fivements on pages 1, 8, 7 and 10 should be bama, Kobe, Melbourne, Sydney, New
years ago; and is making good progress sont us not later than 2 p.m. York, San Francisco, 50., 3o.
LONDON BANKERS: The Union of Altogether 143,000 sous wore shipped lat London and Smithe Bank. Limbed,
The Bank bays and soils and receives for
latter
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, collection Bills of cherrespond
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA,
IcarobiTED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1853,
HEAD OFFICE, LONDON, “
PAID-UP CAPITAL
21 credit ma ibe Brannhoe Lente in the Bash, or the Continent, iz Crest Britalo, America, and Australia, and trxan- acts manking business of every descriptiän,
RESERVE FOND
£1,200,000 ...£1,800,000
RESERVE LI „LITY
FEITO ED
OF PRO.
De. Do,
***£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.
JURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS rosolved for 1 year or horter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
Wa. M. DICKSON,
Maruger. Hoogkong, June 15, 1914,-"
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
NDIA, LIMITED*
-
Authorises Capital...
Rubacribed
Paid-op
Reserve Fund ...
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BANKERS,
4
**** €1,000,000
证
BANK OF HANGLAND,
.1,125,000 662,500
INTEREST ALLOWED.
On Darrent Accounts 2% per Annum on
bilations. Fixed Depoute 12 months 4
per Annum 6 months 34% Do. 3 months 3% Du. D. G. J. WIJNBERG,
Acting Agent. Hongrong, May 14, 1914.
Four.
FATE OF AN OLD LINER.
A New Zealand Mystery.
Altemtions and additions bo Adverti
New Advertisemente should be sent b before 9' p.m.
Advertisements and. Subscriptions which sro not ordered for a fixed period will b continued until countermanded.
Talegraphic Address Mart Hongkong Telephone No. 22,
Tax Cana Marz, Lakereso
From Christchurch (N.Z.) comes the statement that recently an inquiry Eva the Caited States was received at the Buff concerning the locality of the wreck PEAK
of the Blackwall liner Madagascar, which was mysteriously lost in 1883 while on a passage from Melbourne to England: The Bame of the Madagascar is more or lose
INTERNATIONAL DANKING fresh in the memory of some old residents
\ORPORATION.
BANKING
HD Orrias: 80, Wail Street, New York, LONDON OFFION I ̈ 36, Bishopsgate, E.0.
BRANCHES :
Bombay
Calcutta.
Chaton.
Cebu.
Colum
Empire. Hongkong
· Kobe.
Alanla
Mexico.
Prams, Faking. San Francisco. Shanghas. Krakow
Takchama CAPITAL AND RESERVE .....G 87,200,000 Equal... £1,480,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANK ING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the
465,000 anal terme,
LONDON JOINT STOOK BANK, Limitao.
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts
2 per cent. per annum on Daily Balance and on Fa Duppeitas `at rates which may be ascertalama ve application. ·
AR LINTUN
Hongkong, July 1 1913.
Manager.
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THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK LTD,
ESTABLISHED 1880,
Apthawed CatITAL .....Yen £8,000,000.00 20,000,000.00 *** 18,900,000,00
PAI-UP CAFITAS
BESKEYTOND
KRAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA,
BOMBAY
BALWORM AND ARSYOTES-
[Low]
LAGHAT
Now Your Osaka“
Πώκοντα
BAN FRANCISC-
CHANGHAI
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fired for one your at 4 per annum or for shorter periods, at rates which may be ascertained on application..
benr
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the.
of the Blaff. Thou who have heard the jold story of the mysterious tressUTO Inden ship believed to have been wrecked
Doughty Bay, ant
west of Stewart Island, are in doubt as to any
definito details, but they all fairly unanimous that a large vesse wered the Madagbaar met her douts in that locality in the "fifties."
still There lives at the Bluff an old Maori identity, who states that he saw a vessel been wrecked in a storm near Doughty Bay about that period, and be maintains that she was the Madagascar, and that not a soul
la Connexion with the loss of this old. liner it is interesting to racord that the Madagascar was visited abortly before she at Melbourne by one of the detectives of that port, and in the Melbourne Argas he described his visit as follows :--
A VILLAINOUS CREW.
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TRAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED
TIME TABLE"
WEIL DAYS.
1.00 a. m, to 8.00 a, to..... Every lá mincha. 8.00 sqm. to 10.00 a. m... Every 10 mlnaður, 10.00 a. m. be 11.00 am. Every 15 minotei, 11.30am to 12.45 p.m...Every là minus, 19.15 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minuts. 1.15 p.m. to 1, 18 p.m...Every 15 mlatime 1.45pm to 9.16 p.m...Every 10 min, 15 p.m. to 5.00p.m...Every 15 minaus 5.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m...Every 10 slaa;)),
NIGHT CARA,
8.50 p.m. and pm, 9.30 pm to 11.00 pm, every half bour
j
14
Chu Cha
-1
Liver;--Chu Con Pork, Chop,-Chu Pal Kwai Leg-Chu Pet
7
Fat or Lard,-Unu Yao Ohu Trap Pigy Fry
**
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ib... 12
"
Sosope Road and Feet,-Young Caa Karkiseb 70
Heart-Teang Sum. Kidneys,-Young Yin Liver,-Yeung Con
gucking Pige, To, elar--as h
Sanh, Bouf Sang toàn Yao
Matton, Sang Young Yaa Veal,--Ngan Chai Yu
IM
18.
19
11
Sausage,-Ngan Chai Uhaung.....
Poultry.
20
Chicken-Kat Che
Capons, Large, mall-Sia Es Drax,--Ap Doves,-Pan Kan Egga, Elen-Kal Than
Fowls, Danica,-E
-
per dus. 20.
**
Exino,-Hoi Nam Geose,-Ngoi Ka
Beese, Wild S'hai-Shang-hr Ya Ngoi pala Musx Deer,Wong Keng
-zach
Häre, Shanghai,--Tu Chsi Partridge, Che Khoo Pheasant,-Shan Kai
Pigeons, Canton-Pak Kup
ד
Hothow-Hol How Pak Kup Quall-Un-Chun
Rico Birds,—Wo Ya Chear-
11.00 p.m. to 13.45 p.m. every quarter of "sipe-Sa-Choy
sa hour.
SUNDAYA
7.40 a.m, to 10.30 a...Every 15 minutes. 10,30 am to 11.09 am... Every 10 minutes, 11:00 am to 12 Noor........ Every 16 minutes. 12.00 Noonts 100 p... Every 10 minutes. 1.00 pm to 5.00 p.m... Every 15 minutes. 8.00p.m. 7,00p.m... Every 15 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to 8.00p.m...Every 10 minutes.
7.00p.m. to 8.10 p.m...Et egy 10 minutes, NIGHT CARE as an Wook Dayu,
SAFORDAYS.
"The Madagascar, one of Grion's Black wall liners, a frigate-built, szaro-rigged ship of over 1,000 tons, lay ang at her moorings in Hoban's Bay with the hatches BILLS NEGOTIATED & COLLECTED, battened down. Some 600 passengers wore MAILS and TELEGRAPHIC REMIT.00 board, and there was a hoary freight of gold dust in her lazarette. The scene that TANCES mada,
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS itself buffed all description, And will for ever ramain fresh id granted on all the principal cities. In the my memory. Drunkenness, Bghting,
and men
and in a state of semi-nudity, howling THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS like wild animals. The crew were con OF OREDIT are available all orar the posed of men who were the most villainous JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON World,
and motley that aver signed articles on a COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF ORE capstan head. Some of the prssengers DIT ismed,
were a rough lot, escaped convicts of the worst clas. A pang of hans shot through
should
World.
women
Extra Carnt 12 midnight. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Úllos, ALLTINDRA' BUILDINGS": Doe Vaux Road Central.
General Mannp074--
PURCHASE and SALE of Blocks and Shares effected.
me as the thought rose to my brat, JAPANESE MAKERS. TRAVELLERS „URECKS sold and what would become of the women and
evil ov rake the Madagasc
cashed.
GEO. HOGO,
Mandour
No. 2, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong. October 21, 1913
NOTICE
HIGH-OLASS : PRINTING
BOOK BINDING
DOWN AT
THE CHINA MAIL" OFFICE
BOOKS & PAMPHLETS A SPECIALTY:
girls and the better class of vers Bevstal days later the раменуета чет
" ship slipped her moorings, and proceeded down the bay, in charge of a pilots mfely through the rip, and after getting an offing of about soven miles, dropped the pilot into his dinghy." From that moment to the present she has never been seen of beard of."
APARTING WOMAN'S CONFESSION
Fartber reference to the vessel noget in Mr. John Saddler's Recollection of a Police Offass, In which appears a dying confession by a woman in New Zealand Loolergyman.
that the Madagascar pr on fire, and seated of South American
and some of the page
aboard scapad,
wakili enshroud
lizkeys Cock-Phor Kai Kung
20.
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Hen. Wild Ducks,'bai, Shang-toi Hot Ap Texl,—õul Ap Chai,
Wild Ducks Caton-Sang-Shing Sui Ar
Garbel,—Ka YU50 Bream-Bin Yu
Canton Fiel Water Fish-HotS
Carp, Li Za
Catfish. Chik, It
Crab C
Outtle Fish, Daba Ma Dece
Every kind of Footwear.
Dog Fi Bolay
MADE
ORDER
壽
海鮮
*Tim Ching-t
Pours, (American)-Kam San Shoot It
(Canton), Cooling,--Sa Lay
Peanuts, --Fa_Sang
-
Persimmons Large,-Hung Chis
12
Pise-apples, 1st quality,-Poon Ti Par La: osch 13
Plantatu,--Tal Oben
-Chung-bangkawĨAT „.
Plans, Swatow, Hung Lal
Tumalo, Slam,--Uhim Lo Yan-
Shanghai, Lo Kwas
Walnuts,-Hop Tuo
Grom-Sang Hop Tro... Water Melon-Kom Sai Sal K
(China) Sal Kwa
Gapes,--Fang Po Til Tre
Vegetables ott.
Artichokes, Shangtal-Shaping-he! A
Chi Chouk
Par (French), Macao, Oh Moon Pin 2an
(French), Shanghai,
Pin Tau
"Sprous, Ah Che
11
Long-Tau Ko
Best Root-Hung Choi fan Brinjals, Green, -Ching Yuan Red-Hung Ker
Cabbage, Chinese, Com-
Ent Choy
Cabbage Red,Bang Tee boy
Cabbage, Shanghai,-Yeb Choi
ne Shoots, banch,--Kao Shun
IN
Canlidows, Large size --Tsi Yph Cho Ba Medium size,Cheung Yek Oko Fí
Small sixs,Sal Yes Chol Pa Carrota,-Kam Shun
EL
Celery, Chinese,Tong Kan Ubol
En lab,-Young Chilias Drina, Gozi Lal Obia
Bed, Bang Far: Green-Uhing La`Chlu
Curry Stat, English-Ku Ler Oby Cucumbers,Ching Kvs
Bitbar Squash-T: án
Giallo Que Tzu
Gore, young,-Ban Tas Lenos
ald-Lo Kong si
HomeHadiah, Shal,—Lik K13
Indian Com,--Buk Hai.
Leitaos-Yeung Sang Chrt.
Water Choinate, Ma Tai
-Kwa Lam My Tit
Mushrooms, Frash,
Musk Melon, Amer--Kanaan Homg 15 « (Okrós
Culona, Bomb
ang Chong
Tony Chong Ta
Chong
TAX Man dan Ku Chant
Kon Jabse
Jan Sha
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