SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1916.
SHIPPING
P. & O. S. N. CO.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE
ONDER COXERACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
"
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, TAKING - PASSENOBER AND CARGO TO STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, ËS
Connecting Mail Steaua? from
Nova
Steamers
Leave { Hoog.
kong
*Colombo
Colombo.
Des at
-Due
Marsailles. London
*.1916.
1916.
Friday
NANKIN
July 28
Through Steamer
· NOVARA ·
Aug. 11
*Kaisar-I-Hind
NORE
Aug 23
* MOOLTAN
Sept. 1 Sept. 11 Sept. 25
HALTA
Sept. 8
*KASHGAR
Oct
NAMUR
Sept. 22
Through Stoamer
Oct
BARDINIA
Oct. 6
Through Steamer
Nor, 9
NOVAKA, NORE
OuL 20
Nov. 3
* MOREA Through
Steamer
"
Dec.
* Passengers change Steamers as COLOMBO.
Hangtong at the time of Booking.
Un the Australian Roate Tiokuta Interchangosble wish Ocient Line.
SAILINGS DIRECT TO
SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND
Sept. 10 Sept. 18 2.
THE CHINA MAIL.
METHODS OF WARFARE.
THE RETURN OF THE MIDDLE
AGES
in the branches," jasi "es" sarivegablo," as" when Gene's legions used it with less dangerous projectiles. Indeed, it and similar weapons are singularly conveniens when the rangea 'draw within that which can be conveniently, managed by
Studying missile weapons
ABHANGHAI, CUBRENGT
QUESTION.
"10,000,000". BAD 20. SENT PIECES IN CIRCULATION.
Hughes & Hough
AUCTIONKKEN TO THE GOVERNMENT,
General Anotioneers hare, Coal and Ganara! Produce
Brokers and Commission
Vagenta,
PROPRIETORS
Wan” Cos) Storäge.
Coder used Bentley's
a 4th 5th Editions
1 Telegraphy Vyda.
Telegraphic Address MELATON” HONGKONG.","
PUBLIC AUCTION.
"HE Undersigned have received in
BANKS
HINKING CORPORA
'ONGKONG & SHANGE.
PAID-UP CAPITAL
Sterling
21,500,000609/$5,000
Silver
RESERVE LIABILITY OF
PROPRISTOPA
COURT OF Dmgroas
W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Chairm SH. Dodwell, Ea-Deputy Ch GTM. Edkins Esq Hon Mr. D. C:8 Gubbay Eag Hon. Mr.
J. A. Phammer, Bag PFL Holyoak. Hon. Mr. E.Shellie
ARCHIRP MANADER":
Hongkong-J. STABB, Esq.
Shang
GSTEPHEN, Esq.
LONDON BANKERS-LUNDOY COUNTY LAB WESTMINSTER BASK, LISTIKA
HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of Tw
Bructions us sell by Public Auction, per cent per saamon the daily befor
on
WEDNESDAY,
ON FIXED DEPOSITS
For 3 months of per cent per INDO
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OLD IDEAS IMPROVED UPON. Could the hosts who fought Flanders ordinary arts. The German Are The small change situation has not centuries ago look down upon the scene throwing machine, too, comes of an improved, way the "China Press" of the of their battles, they would miss little ancient and havorable lineage, going back 8th ivet. Indeed, ib looks as though those except the bow, One can not inclusis to the days when the besieged doosed the shiny twenty-cent pieces arebat no use even the arrowr, for we drop that nowadaysay with hang off and burning pitakept as poker chips or for try your fress seroplanes. The eliter of This is a very simple devices this fame weight" masliner--If there are say on Engineering Record (New York), who projector-merely a tank filled with petrol a twenty-cent Lasin. writer on Medieval Revival in Warlare, under pressure of several hundred The local Chinese bankers hald suggests that it is rather remarkabla that ponds per square inch, and provide necting yesterday and decided thas, i the bow has not yet appeared on the firing with a suitable long road from which the foreign banks nocept the new coinage line. It may even do so vet, for, as this the liquid, and by as electric spacks will they, otherwise they will not writer says, it "might prove a weapon it leaves the tube, can be directed touch Jo.. At the moment, the fornigh not to be despised in repelling a night a neat stream into the enemy's trenches banks are divided, some accepting is and attack where general direction is abous over a distance of a hundred feet or so come hot and there is no indication that the only thing to be hoped for la the way ad petrol been available five hundred they intend to gone to any joint decision. of "We read-
years ago it would have been welcomed Exactly how the one got on the for similar use on many a castle rampart market is still mystery--they ne On the defensive side the steel head at the bomb, spreading poisonous there and that is all anyone knows. One Oct. 13 plece lias re-appeared in the wrenched after gases, cantos lay claim to high novelty thing has been proved beyond all doubt Nov. more than two hundred years of disuse. sipre it is a dinct descendant of the and than is that they are of Japanese Nor. 13 is rather bester made, considering NOT. 19. Not. 16 what is require pit, then the pie Chinese salakpet, which goes back to manufacture, of the same surface dimen- unknown centuries. The wholesale use sions, but alightly thicker than the Dec. 15 pattern, and inven many head of deadly gases poured from the trenches genuine, dirty, but aceptable" Chinese
being Sroken by shrapnel-ballets, and borne by the wind against the enemy variety. Accusamrdation in the sing Scamser from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in detes: fully bullets travelling refinemens, perhes, of the old scheme ciridation of privately ininted coinage. it easily turns. In fact, is is reported to ends, however, to be an innovation The Chinese Government allows the 2,500 feet per second or more. Ordinarily ipealrig such ሲ
of smoking the enemy out-tried in many provided tax ban been paid, but this projectile would
8 medieral penetrate at, shots. "Yange a half-inch of
siege.
has not been paid in this instance, nor beiler-irón, very easily if it struck sipuuraky,
THE EENADE REVITED..
han the Grivernment had anything what.. point on, bus the modern bulles, having
httle over 6 do with the girenlation of the the 19th July, 1918, commencing st long and tapering point to decrease the farther, the writer-finds reversion to coins. This said now than the now pisces 8.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 5, sir-riistance, is fairly easily turned deadly, schemes forestiadowed, at least.are of even less value than was Best Des Vosur Road, Corner of nede if it strike as an angle, as is likely in the wars of the middle ages. The hand though instead of sixty per cant., they
Ice House Street."" [to be the case, a well-shaped head-piece.repide, for generations a favourite only contain 45 per cent silver, the VALUABLE-TEAKWOOD" AND
Exempt for this gruas penetrating power shortrange weapon, han care more come greater part of the rest being wopper." we should docntless have body-armour asinto its own. Vastly more effective than, The Governorat coin contains per wellin fact, it is being tried in Italy, the crude both of former days, it takes sent. silver It is also understood.bat Iplaca is partially taken by small, various forms, sometimes thrown directly. they are having "uable down "in the
As Follows:-- loopholed steel shields, behind which a sometimes lashed to the end of a-stick over their dolls The British Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs and THE business of the soove Bank i
Indian Carpets and Rugs (New)) redeman can work hia way forward, with Fand yet again delivered by soza de minted coin contsiar 72 per sent. silver, a fair degree of immunity from hits, kind of sling. To quote further
hut lately there have sppeared a large
Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture, conducted by the HONGKONO Ansher very useful item in defense is
It is only fair to nota that the advent', number of dollars with.only 45 per cent, Double Brass-mounted Bedsteads, and PORATION.... Rales may be obtained om AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR the trench-periscope, of which divers of these theerful innovations has been vet. These, too, are charged to the Twin Bedsteads; Sideboard, Dinner Wag application patterns may be found advertised in the win by improved trenches, deeper a Japanese.
gons, Extension Dining Tables and Chair, foreign papery. It is a simple combina-narrower than of pare, nad, when feasible With these lesser Straits dollars, as with Tew and Occasional Tables, ete, et tion of mirrors very useful for looking partly roofed over, so that papping the new 20 cent pieces here, you can Large Dinner Services, Crockery. Gli over a parapet, either directly or with bomb into them in men like trying tourdly tell the difference through weight Ware Cooking Stores, Catlery Toilet
ap ↓ ricket into
alot-machine.nr size. It is the ring which marks then Sete, Tee Cheata,etc, Bath Room Utensils, Similarly, the modern trench is more and the trouble, with the foreigner is that, American Roll-top Desk etc, e queit liberally provided with traverses, or their le did take the native's trouble to ring of Electro Plated Ware. equivalent, than were those in which each piece of money in he got it, his Vale Tooy Valorously served, so that ears are nos sufficiently dicated to catch "Caille" Portable Motors with Battery, even when a shell drop into the slot the right note.
ete, complete, Pianos in good condition it very likely will disable ne more than The Chinese siste that there are at Electric Beading Lamps, Blackwood and two or three men, The mitraillegge, least s million of these depreciated coins Teakwood Screens, & quantity of Black again, however elever, its mechanical in Shanghai. The foreign banks teilwood Furniture, Pictures, Engravings, design, Bads ancient prototypes in theory tale. They sver that there are two a few Oil Paintings, Bath Tubs, a few armories of Europe; and, oddly enough,illion dollars worth at The barbed wire entanglement is sub-even the sliding block of the Krupp 10,000,000. So it can well be uzderstood
thepots of Bentwood Chairs (Now), etc.. stantially the old abatis improved in breech-action may be found in a piece of that the foreign banks are hesitating to
And
WIRELEIS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS,
structure. A tangle of barbed wire is the sixteenth century in the Berlin make a decision one way or the other. All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and etch Barth Faruished lainly better than a small tree with Arsenal. The old time armis-maker was Here's still other financial shocke with an Electric Ealing Lamp.
ita. Limbe carefully sharpered and tarned far lees leficiens in inventive ingenuitycra was an instance yesterday
NOVARA
·SOMALI.
NORE
MALTA
NAMUR
YOKOHAMA
Leave Hongkong Abort
MONDAY, TUESDAY. "SATURDAY,
MONDAY, SUNDAY,
17th July. 18th Jaly. 25th July.
14th August. 27th August..
Passeng may travel by Railway in Japan between Purts of Call free of charge. Rotore Tickats are available by Bossaguries Maritimos Company.
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS, INTERMEDIATE (Non-Transhipment) STEAMERS WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANO, COLOMBO AND PORT SAID, CARRYING Á A SALOON PASSEN TERS AT REDUCED RATES. ProFoged SAMINGS:
STEAMERS
Leste HRONG, about
Lease S'POBL about
Das M'EKILLER if calling About
Due LONDON about
EGMALI
Aug. 15
Aug.
21 Sept. 20 Sept. 29
Fava za Tickets Interchangable with the British India Co. Round the World Tickets and Through Tickets to New York in connection with the
Principal Mail Linos
Ratum Tickets at fare and a half available to Europe for Two Years; or to Intermediate Porte ter Six Months.
Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Siling dates are liable to be cecualiad or altered without potica,
For Further Information, Passage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, etc., apply to
E. V. D. PARK,
Acting Superintendent.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS,
S.S. CHINA
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI -YOKOHAMA, & HONOLULU. SEPT. 5-NOV. 11-JAN. 18.
AN UNSURPASSED, HIGE CLABS PASSENGER
SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.
O. EL RITTER,
Prince's Buildings,
Freight and Passenger Agent,
Ios Home Street"!
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
BETRA
Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG. DELAGOA BAT, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and DAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
FROM HONGKONG:
23th July.
PROPOSED SAILING,'
Connecting with
SS. GUJARAT
FROM COLOMBO: 17th August.
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR 1ST AND 28D CLAN Paminders, A
ORIENTAL AFRICAN
LINE.
Regular Direct Service from TAPAN, CHINA and STRAITS to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN, calling at MAURITIUS on Poate and affording the Quickest Fraight Transport from the ORIENT to 899г8 AVRIOL
PROPOSED SAILING.
5.5-SALTHS":
Fates of Freight apply to
from Hongkong.
18th Augm
THE BANK LINK LIMITED.
MARASING AGENCI
"ELLERMAN" LINE
Ellerman & Facknall Steamship Co., Ltd.)
JAPAN, CHINA AND STRAITS
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT.
a pair of bisceralars, the mirrors being made largo enough to permit the latter use. Old Herelius, who flourished about 180, might well smile to see. his poleroscope put to spoly good use. This instrument on which he net great value, was quite exactly the same thing, except that is whÀ combined with a single barreled opers glass. Its modern form is merely better made and gives a bigger
Bold.
41
print forward to the enemy, particularly than in means of execution Mine, Tokohama Specie Bank $10 hote bezg
if the wire is thoughtfully painted green, in some large shipments recently, so sa to make it less conspicuous. In the same connection one must not forget the pita with sharp stakes driven at the bottom, and the amiable caltropa-thos four-pointed-iron afairs which, thrown on the ground, always stand with one point
up. The old ones, to be sure, were, of oughly forged, while technical skill has now benevolently provided caltropa
countermine and petard, all have their modern equivalents, reinforced by gun cotton and trinitrotolue, but used with no more desperate courage now than in the Thirty Years War.
Even the familiar scheme of screening. guns and men by carefully placed foliage harks back to the time when Biznan Wood cante, to Dunsinane In adroit concealment, however, the war widely utilised an improvement which is strictly
refused at a change shop. The mattor was followed up and it was found that exchange shops won't accept Japanese Dotes at all, though any bank and almost say hong will.”
BLACKWOOD TURNITURE
ite
Cabinet Gramophone with Records, Fowling Piece, Saddle and Bridle Two New Bicycles, Remington Typewriters, (Fall Particulars from Catalogue.)
Turan :-Cash,
Auctioneers.
-HUGHES LOUGH,
Hongkong, July 13, 1918-
199
PUBLIC AUCTION, TESSES. HUGHES and HOUGH have received instructions to sell by Public Auction
The reason? Well, the boycott hasn't died yet! W' paciib Japanese for making light in Shantung May 7M one Chinese, with great dignity
WIRE MAKING IN JAPAN.
ACTIVITY CAUSED BY THE DEMAND FOR EXPORT.
FRIDAY,
the 28th day of July, 1916, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at their Sale Rooms, Ice House Street, Victoria, Hongkong.
Property at the Peak
situate in Chamberlain Road,
of stamped steel with viciously sharp of modern origin: the painting of ships, edges and points adapted to the sama guas, and ever men, in streaks and spots old work. The water-filled moat is not of varied colours, so that they so quite part of feld-fortiñcations now, bas its lost in the shitting light grer either ses place is well supplied by the desperate or land. This has its origin, doubtless, defence organised along cans and the in recent investigations of protective made rapid growth some years ago, the
When the hydro. electric plants had The following very desirable residential old tactics of fooding the country to coloration in certain animale, which wire-makers in anticipation of the drown the foe:
Dature has provided with spots and crease in demand, made an increase in WEAPONS OF DYFEŃCE.
the productive streaks that blend so perfectly with the Advertiser gesparity, lays the Jupen When it comes to offence, our author creature's-wooted aroudings as to wire making in Japan is as follows
present capacity for finds that modem ingenuity has made tender is almost visible short ne of medieval precedents to an extent distance. Here inertising, knowledge of Fuj kurz. Densen Co.... Yokohama Densen Co... that is really astonishing. The says:the conditions of visibility has enriched Fins to the front comes clattering down the art of war with a radically new device.Kyusha Densen Co........
Nippon Densen Co... through the centuries the Romaz catapult All in all, it is rather remarkable to Samitomo Densen Co. the spring-engine invaluable for heaving discover how the close range ter Tsuda & Co. (Kyoto) Osaka Densen Co.. stones in attack or délence. It was used warfare of the present has brought back all through the middle ages until meats of destruction altogether similar temporarily driven out by compon, and to there of the ferocious hand-to-hand has once more appeared kere and there struggles of the middle ages.
Vessels Advertised as Loading
Australia Porte, completera Australia Parted "Am. 195. Albans Sail Ebay, T. 8'pars, Obo Boulay Maru! Boston & New Yote Muncaster Castle Hollow & Balpbong Tokeangi. Hollow Pakho Snozking Lotidon 8 pare Ac Nankin....... London & Swansea City of Bombay. London v. Spore &c. Novara Lendon & S'pore &c. Mishine Mar Locion'. S'pore de duwa Mara jovi
Unsang", Loongsang
Manlis, Amaliam Pork Changahs
Maniia, Osbu & Holle Chinhan
Mojis Kobe & Thama Borneo Mara
San Fcisco v. JapanT
Ban Francisco 15
Sad cisco, T. Japes Ban Fcisco 7. N'as
Shangha Shanghai
S'ha delapan?
Shal Koba, &
S'hal, Kobe
A Shal, Kobe & Thama
Ray
S'hal, Moji & Kobe Sydney Moourna ta äk Sydney M M'bourne &c T BDOPE PE CEL S'pore, Pang&R'goone
¿Mauritias d
100 yards from this Feat Tram Station and adjoining the Peak Hotel Being RURAL BUILDING LOT 10,000,000
4,000,000 No. 78" and known by the name of 1,600,000 TREVERBYN." 1,000,000
The property is held under Crown 1,600,000 Lease and contains an area of 44,04 1,200,000
square feet 1,000,000 Denki Co., and the
Besides, Oli & Co, the Byoritsu of sale apply to
Denki Co
of Tokic, and the Taniguchi Co- and Fuji & Co. of Oaks, manufacture to some extent.
ent. The total capacity of all these amounts to £2,400,000 s year. The demand in an ordinary year was said Rad the supply was Pto be Fros -
since the
For
to ba
though000,000
outbreak of the
war the
port has increased. By inc
last year has the demand in Russia, sia and the lands in the South Increased To meet this new Date of Leaven, demand for export every factor has kept un with 100 cm, AGATIS A Cez weir fait capacity. However, the makers are said to be making only a very low margin of But as they are making larger amounts prast owing to the high cost of material they before the profit, ille ske as the Yokohama Densen Co. and others good sum, and the factories such
holders for the current business term, are paying higher dividends to share
Gibb Livingston & Co. July 27, at 11am. GibbLivingston & Aug 17, 42,
ippon Yusen Kafsha
well & Co, Limited About July 18
M'son & Co.In July 18 at 76.m rfield & Bwire... July 20, at 10 am
Kipron Yaser Jardine,
"Jardine,)
Butterfield &
Butterfield
Dodwell
at Noon
11, at NooUROPEAN AGENCY.
Noon
p.m
2 pmHOLESALE Ladente promptly An executad at lowest cash prices for all British and Conticental goods, including
Toya Kisen Kaisha
18, at Look Toyo Kisen Kaishs Ang, 30.30 Toyo Klas Kaisha. Aug. 14 at Noon Uhina Mai 16. Ltd - Sept. Butterfeld & Swire July 18, mylight. Butterfeld & 8 July 18, at 4pm sanCo Ld. Julyga, Daylight. on Co., La July 23, Daylight
ippon
7:18 at 10am
Book and
Boots Shoes and Leather, Chemicals and Drugrats Sandrier Chiny, Earthersee and Gitarrears, Cycles, Motor Cars and Accessorina, Despery Hillinary and Piece Ganda, Yamy Goods and Parfumery, Hardware, Habery and Math
wwalle
Plate and Watches: phio and Optical Goods, Poormans Led Olmen's Stress,
NJ STABE,
Chief Mannga'
Hongkong, Feb 19, 1918.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANEM
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the cinimum monthly balances at 3 PER CENT per annum. Depositors $100 or mors to the HONGKONG AND may transfer at their option balances of SHANGHAI BANK, to be pinced on
FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, per annum
For the Hongkong and Shings
Banking Corporation
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manage.. May 14, 1914 -1517
-THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital Subscriber
-Beserve Fund.
BANKERS
BANK OF ENGLAND,
LONDON JOINT STOCK BANE
Every description of Exchange business transacted.
INTEREST allowed
TIO
Current
Accounts at per cent. per anna on Daily Balance and on Fixed Depourler at rates which may be ascertained en application.
C. CHAMPKIN,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, March 27, 1916.
THE
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTES 1858
HEAD OFFICE, LONDON.
For further particulars and conditions in mana
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Vendor's Policitors, ARBETE LIABILITY OF PED No & De Voux Road Central
or to Mesars HUGHES & HOUGH,
The Auctioneers Hongkong, July 1L, 1816,
"ANDEL
TEDERLANDSCHE HAN
TAATSCHAPPIJ
(NETHÌKINDS: TRADING Socreer).
"ESTABLISHED: 1824
PAI-IB150,000,000
CAPITAL }£80,000,000.
"AUTHORISED
SAFTRAG RESERVE
824
BUND £8,237,149 (£769,763
HEAD OFFICE-AMETERDAM, Branches at
The Hague Botterdam HEAD AGENCY-BATATIE. Branches at
·BANDOON.
JERKÄRIN,
DIAL
PREÁLINGAL
Correspondents st Bo Madras Pondicherry Cal
York
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or aborter periods at rates which will be quoted on application, mos
T. C. DOWNING,
Manager Hongkong, Juno. 13, 19162,5
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK LTD,
ESTABLISHED (880."
AUTHORISED CAPITAL
FAID-UP CATALAN BESKAVE RUND
-HEAD OFFICE YO
LONDON & SWANSE
CITY OF BOMI
Capa
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