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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1918.
SHIPPING
P. & O. S. N. CO.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE
UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
TO
SCOTTISH NOTES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
from OUR OWN COMIESPONDENT.)
[loot she's sinkin"." said Ewing stently. Noble said nothing; he wÁN nos, given over-nuch to sprach; but be made the pointer, fast, and pro-, ceeded to climb ", inboard... again. Ewing followed, and between them Plus masses in Glasgow are making they fought and overname the fire. too much money, and they are wast-
** Diuno leave me, Jantis," "erjed the | ing their money in every conceivable mate piteously: "Diana' leans me ** Na, un,** was Banner. Sir William Bourdiners, of in thy little beat."
ECINUTRON, Feb. 25. EXTRAVAGANT, CLIDE WORKERS.
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, the get going and shipbuild the reply, we'll na lenye ye.” ani
TAKING PASSENGERS AND CARGO TO
STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, “AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, ``ac.
Steamers
Leayo Hongkong
Colombo.
Nood
to
Connecting Mail Steamer from Colombo.
-Dua
.
Marseilles 1917.
Duo London 1017.
When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO
Hongkong at the time of Booking.
On the Australian Roets Tickets Interchangeable with Orient Line.
ing company on the Clyde, nude this statement before the Select Com nittee on premium bonds. His own workers, numbering between 30,000
presently they brought their wounded
back on bonal, and took them balow again.
The
SHIPPING
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
Mall Iine.
· OPERATING THE NEW FIRST CLASS STRAMESS ECUADOR," "VENEZUELA” and “COLOMBIA,”
- 3 14,000; Tonx'esch. HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,~~ via SHANGEAL, KUBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU.
The Sunshine Belt. The most Comfortable Route to Anerics, and Bagopa
Sailings from Hongkong, at Noon.
89, "ECUADOR", 2 48 · "COLOMBIA"
·AB. - *VENEZUELA”.
WEDNESDAY," May #ind. 1918 „WEDNESDAY, June 19th 1915
These. Stomers have the most modern equipment includluse overhead electric fans and electric lighting ALL LOWER BERTHS and large comfortable Staterooms (Aill aingie and two barber only).
The Safety and Comfort of Paengers is our first, consideration. Special care is given to the cuisine, and the athendamas on passengers cannot be sarpamed. Tickets are interobangmble with the Tujo Kisen Kaisha sad the
Canadian, Pacific Ocean Services Ed. For further information, rates, literature, schedules etc., apply to
COMPANY'S OFFICE in Alexandra Buildings
** Chater Road:
The nate was laid on his, bunk, und 35,000 people, were acquiring and Eving fetched his own shiris most extravagant habits, and her from his bag, al tore thein, up into looked forward to the future with bandages. An them his dress
shirts. murmured Noble. great alarm. I think it will be a very serious inatter indeed to bring engineer took turn and turn about Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in these people to earth again;" at the to tend the wounded, plug the shot present moment they are really in holes, and quench the smouldering the air. "
It is his experience that embers of the fire, reverently drag- thus mire money your paid the masses, and renforting the dying mate ging the wreckage frour off their the less work was done. They were.
in the soft, almost tender accents inclined to lay off" on the slightest
Lof the Celt. provocation, and they were alwaye
***Tisinae, quid," said the rate at ready to go out on strike. There was. Dinna feel about me, lads; moderation in all things, and without
All gang nae mair on patrol." And TONGKONG & BUANGHAR question the present rite of pay was beyond the nuit, although just new so he died. The two men saves their a reduction would be anything but little ship, and the lies in a corner
SAILINGS. DIRECT TO
SHANGHAI MOJI, KOBE AND
8. A
YOKOHAMA.
Leave Hongkong About
Passagers may travel by Railway in Japan between Parts of Call free of charge. Return Tickste, are available by Mosangeries Marliima Company.
INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS
(Non- Transhipment)
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS,
WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SINGAPORE, FORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMLO AND PORT SAID.
CARRYING læt "are And SALOON., PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES,
ETKAMESA.
PROPOSED SALDIGS:
Leste
H'KONG
About
Dus at M'AXILLES.
if calling about
Due LONDON about
THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and each Berth Furnished with an Electric Reading Lamp.
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a wise thing. Sir William thought of a basin at her base, a mass of Rays Fogne- premium bonds an excellent ́ides; twisted metal and chimed woodwork.
they would appeal to the sporting element in the Scottish peoples and he took no objection to this form of gambling so long as it irus on bealthy
lines.
Seven little fishing, cruft, with a gu at each bow, would never make port again, but even more took their places before the sun was over the horizon.
A BURMA OJL. KING.
Mr. John Thill Cargill, of the
Rearling £1,50000002/$18,000,000 Silver
*** 19,500,000
Resey LabILITY OF
PEOPRIETORA
1,000,000
$34,500,000
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- Chairman
Landale,;
WL Fattenden, Esqin
Another witness, Sir George Ainer- son, late Treasurer of the Bank of Scotland, while deprecating the gum-Burma Oil Company, In the subject FC. Butcher, Esq. Hon. Mr. bling elenient, was of opinion that, of a sketch in the Glasgow Ballie, &. B. Dodwell, Esq. V. D. Par Fig. as a practical war necessity, premium Mr. Cargill, it says, was born in C. 8. Gabbay, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, bonds would be readily agreed to by Glasgow in 1887, und was educated a large majority of the Scottish people. There was no doubt about the ability of the Scottish working classes" to subscribe further as us to the War Loan, He esti-
at Glasgow Academy. At the age of 16,he entered the firm of Mestry, Ker, Bolton & Co., where he was tried
he went to Rungoon to serve his the ways of commerce. In 1890
in
CHIK MANAGEM. Hongkong-NJ. STABB, Esq.
: MANAGER:
Shanghai-A. GUSTEPHEN, Esq.
Re
CAPITAL
£ 11,598,461- (2 208,289 FUND
HEAD OFFICE—AMSTERDAMAI
Branches ab
Rotterdam
The Hagas
HEAD AGENCY-BATAVIA,
BANDJIRMARIN
Bardonne, CITATION,
KOTA BADSA? MAKASKAR, MYDAN
PADANG
PALEMBANG,
Round-the-World Tickets and Through fickets to New York in connection ted that about £11,000,000 must apprenticeship with Messrs. Finley LaDON BARKER-LORDAN COUNTY AND PEKALONGAN,"
with the Principal Mail Lines.
Return Tickets at fare and a half available to Europe for Two Years; or to Intermediate Purta for Six Months.
Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are liable to be cancelled or altered without notice.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,"
Fleming & Co., the managing agents of the Burgu Oil Co... then in ite infancy. Three years later he return
WESTMINSTER Baxx, Initted.
HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED.
A
Branches at
FANGOON
I BAKARANG,
SKIJOIL
SINGAPORE,
BOURABALA,
·SOTSAKARTA (Solo,
TERKER TINGGI (Doli)
TEDAT THLOE Barone, TULACJAR WILZETARIEM.
Colombo,
Mr & Mr. Hoogers- Mr Thos
buy
Mr J. de Vries Mr and Mrs A. My W. J. van Wag-
Hongestegerlendonk MrW.B.Hoogeweeff Weg J. Watann. MrA.balteo Hooper wad Mr K Mr Roht. Home Weymouth Mr. J. van Houten Mr J. Wilkinson Chot, and Mes B. Mr and Mrs. S. T
Tanes
Williamam
Mr E. M.Joseph Me And Me T. L Meand Ms. H. Wilson and son
Judge
Wittenber Mr C. Mr. Kim
Mr. G. G. Wood
Mr. W. Korteweg Mrand
Wylie
PEAK HOTEL.
be in their pockets, tills, or stock fugs; there was undoubtedly between
PONTIANAK
Correspondants, ab. Bomised t 15 and 20 more millions in notes and coin in their possession then before ed to Glasgow to become his father's On Current Account at the rate of Two Pondicherry. Calenta, Bangkok, Mr and Mrs F. R. J. Mr. P. Lent
Saigon, Haiphong Hasal, Arcy. Yoko. Much of that money was right hand men, and on the death i par cent. per annum on th. daily balance hams, Koho, Melbourne. Sydney. Now Me Bakker
York, San Franciscy & -ON FIXED DEPOKSTE 2—NO regarding arrival of consignments expect. 1 of which they have received documents held by those who had no bark of his father, he becarne Chairmen For 3 mouths 24 per cent per sanú. \London and Smiths Bank, Limited. 20
Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents
or advice.
9.
Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyors. Messrs Goddard and Douglas, at 10a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the camor's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will
admitted after the goods have left the flodowns.
admit thes Information, Passage Fares, Freights, Handbooks, Date of Sailings
E. V. D. PARR,
Superintendent.
sto, apply to
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS.
S. S. CHINA
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO.
"VIA `SHANGHAI, JAPAN FORTS & HONOLULU, JUNE 21st and AUGUST 31st, 1918.
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.
Freight and Pussazer Agent,
Ice House Street
Q. EL BITTER,
Prince's Buildingo,
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
Cargo carried on through Bills of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal) EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN
PAFRICAN LINE
From BorgoNG;
".
PROPOSED BAILING,
Connecting with
FROM COLORED
EXTELLEET ACCOMMODATION TO LET AND 2ND Úrass ParseNGERI,
ORIENTAL
AFRICAN LINE.
the war.
accounts or other outlets, and large suus at be lying idle and useless. In January last, although the banks, only £40,000,000 was | £120,000,000 was subscribed through
withdrawn from deposit.
HEROISM OF SCOTTISH FISHERMEN.
of the Company. Mr. Cargill-took over the direction of the business at the time when development at an amazing rate was taking place, and scientiously given to its interests that his energies have been
Cou-
he has found it imposible so far, to It was known that several Scottish Sive much time to public affans.. drifters were sunk in the German Among the business offices. Mr. destroyer mid in Dover Straits on the Cargill holds is director of the Anglo- night of the 14th February. The Sumatra Rubber Co., and of the names of the boats were a clue to Changkat Salak Rubber and Tin Co., their horie harbours. And now their widition he is the senior partner of the well-known. East fodis firms of official Admiralty account gives fur- ther details. At least ten of Ger- Milne & Co., Glasgow and London; Willani Milne'& Co., Glasgow; and Dany's largest and fastest destroyers | stole cut on a night of inky darkness Finlay; Fleming & Co., Rangoon. and came upon a group of seven drifters. They bore down upon the
The total output of the Kailan tiny craft from four quarters, and, Mining Administration's mines for the when within 60 yards, poured in week ending 6th April, 1918 amount volleys of high explosive shells. Ited to 59,331 tous and the axles during
the period, to 55,079.ton was not a sea fight; the odds were too preposterously great. And d band of sixty sallonien, mostly all former "fishermen. went down at the Fost of duty. A stirring story is told of the saving of one of these drifters.
The two engineen of the Fiolet BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE May, Ewing and Noble, succeeded in launching their boat, and lowered into it the mate, who was mortally wounded, and a wounded deck band. The remainder of the crew lay dead, inextricably entangled in the blazing wreckage. The two enginemen Chairman of the Board paddled clear, waited till the enemy
BANK
CHINE.
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N. J. STABB,+:
Chist Monager. Hongkong, March 23, 1916..
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
Arama
Mrs Litt
·Cant &MrsMacaulay M-0. B. Bird RAMⱭT LONDON BANTEES The Union of Mr and Ms D. K. Mr and Miss Main
Blair The Barik bays and walls and receives Mr and Mrs O. T. MR. F.Mattingley Mrs. Matthiasco for collection Bills of Exchange lexues Breakapear latters of aredit on a Branches and Mr and Mrs. J. Mr and Mrs G. !,
Mra Moore Correspondents fa the East, on the Carter
Nightingale Continent, Grost Britain, America, Mr and Mrs H A MET L. Farkira and Australia, and traceset basking business of every description.java
Cartwright Mr, and
MI FE Mr and Mrs R. W
Cary
Me W Mru Cormack Mr and Mrs AW. Capt. & Mrs Douglas Hobertson Me P. C. Drijpbout Mrs Salvesen
JAF. VAN REES,
Manager: Hongkong, Sept. 29, 1917
RANGE Rober
MW. Eichelberg: 'Mr W. Schaap WYS: Evans
Miss Skinner Mr 2. Flamman Mr&Mrs
THE businces of the shove Bank i
conducted by the HONGKONG. AND SHANGHAI BANKING OR THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE Mr Denman Fußer Smithi PORATION.. Rules may be obtained or Application.
INTEREST on deposite is allowed, jon PER CENT per annum. Depoisot the minimum monthly, balances at 3}
BANK LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1880.
Findlay
| Mr and Mrs 1A. D. Bír & Mrs V. Finalay
Galloway
Emith Dr A. Gibson.
Mr Soomer
Mr and Mrs B. A. Mr and Mrs G. F.
Hale
Turner
Maj. Gen. 3. Ventris
Mis Ventris
Mr J. Karteweg 3y and Mrs R. C. Me G. Vermeulen
Kinderley
may transfer at their option balances of Authoring Cazuri, Yen 48,000,000.00 Mr F. B. Johnson $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND PAID ur Garmama... * $6,000,000.00 SHANGKAI BANK. to be placed on Brazava FUND, F £3,200,000.00 FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. per sunum.
For the Hongkong and Shangha Banking Corporation N.J. STABB
Heid Ornica-YOKOHAMA
BOSCHAT
Branchen and ÅSENCILL New Yoxa
Chief Manager,
CALCUTTA
817
CHANGCHUX
PE
Hongkong Kay 14, 1914.
THE CHARTERED BANK 1-INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
DATION (DAY) RANGOO FESOTILA (MURDLY) SAX, FRANCOO
OF
HALLOW
HONOLULU
SEATTLE SHANGHA
KAYUR
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER-
Kom
LOYDON
BIGAPORE SORRABAYA SIDNEY
TOKYO "*
HEAD OFFICER, LONDON,
PAIL-UP CAPITAL $ 22,500,000 ExRVE FUND...
REFERTE LIABILITY OF '1'20
SumSCREBRU CAPITAL France 48,000,000 (1/3 of the Capital, L., France 15,650,000
PAID UP CAPETAK G
· F.
subscribed by the Government of
the Chinese Republic).
of Directors......ANEKE BERTHELOT,
had passed on, and then closed their General Manager...A J. PERNOITE
HEAD OFFICE: little ship again. The fire had hold
of the ship forward, steam was pour- ing from her wrecked engine-room,
Regular Direct Bervice from JAPAN, CHINA and STUACTS to BEIRA, and the ammunition was exploding DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, CAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE broadcast about her decks. TOWN, calling at MAURITIUS en route and affording the Quickest | Fright Emnsport from the ORIENT to BOUTH AFRICA.
For dates of departure, Bates of Freight, apply to
TERBANK LINE LIMITEIN
MANAGING
ELLERMAN" LINE.
(Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co. Ltd.)
JAPAN, CHINA AND STRAITS
TO
UNITED KINGDOM "&" CONTINENT.
PARTICULARS or BAILINUS SHIPPERS AKI REQUESTED TO APPROACH THE UNDERSIGNED
¿Cape of Gaza Hope at Owne
THE BANK LINE LTD
General agent
LOSING WEIGHT.
BY THE POUND.
Under Weight,” condition of ill-health, shows your assime flative powers are decreasing. -
WATERCURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
Suppiles the blood with the wanted nourishing, and healthy
74, Roe Saint-Lazare, PARIS, BRANCHES: PEKING,
BHANGHAI,
SAIGON, TIENTEIN,
HAIPHONG, "HONGKONG, YUNNANFOU."
BANKERS
I FRANCE Société Générale pour "Iavoriser #le · ̈Développement du Commerce et de l'Industrie en
PEINTURE "Zum
1,200,000| Maniza
TATIOTAU EL,300,000 NAGA
NEWORWANG
Interest allowed on Current Accounts. Deponite received for fix periods rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONG
noge,
£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General; Banking business transacted. Gy
CURRENT ACCOUNTS epened and FREED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods, at tales which will be quoted on application.
ST. C. DOWNINO,
Manager Hongkong May 7, 1917
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED
Authorised
In LONDON: London: Conaty & West Bab Get minske Bank, Ltd.in Mala In NEW YORK; Bedmond & Gou
Correspondents in the chief com mercial centres of the world.
A
EN CHIBANKIND.
Telegraphic addre
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposita in Local Currency frd in Gold Terms on application.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business trazimetod
Special Lecilities for French exchange
MRG
HONGK
£1,500,000
€50,000
BLUE OF BIELARU Lowdogo STOCK BANK. LOOTED;
Every description of Exchange bumpers
NTEREST!
allowed
Lon Dolls! alance and on Fixed Depo
at rates which may be
Hongkong, 11 March, 1918,
JAPANESE MAKERS
Every kind of Footwear.
MADE
Mr F. O. Klein
Mr and Mrs Coo,
Lammert ng
Mr. 2. A. Lawem
Lt. Col. John Warde
C.M.G, M.P.
Mr L. Wernig
Me nad Birs G. E.
Wettim
Mr and Mrs W. Le Miss Yearlye
Leask
COLL. RYoung
EDWARD HOTEL.
Mre B. Almond
Mrs L. Kibes and
r and Mr Aeger child
and on...
Mr CD. KincaidĮ
Mr. Bannerman Mrs. B. Legge
MET. Eowern.
Mi W. Budre
Mr & Mr McAinsh Mrs McGee
Mr and Mrs TSH M. McTavishi
Cheng
Mr W. Marley Mr and Mrs Course Mr A Morton Mrs T. B. Culhane, Mr WC. Pastore. Mrs Cumming it Mie and "Mes, G. E. Mr R. Donaldson Richardson Mr C. Fritz
MrE. M. Sleigh
Mr P. V. Galdring. - Me and Mrs Starkey Mr and Mrs Gregory- and children i Més Guthrie & child Mestablángs "anal Mr & Mr. Hammes daughter
and children Mr A. A L Todt Me GR. Hewood Me and Mrs Under Mr. A. W. T. Roy wood
Me and idrs Wai. Mr. and Mrr J. W.
Jackson
Mr B. James
Mr J. Josepha
White
Me and Mrs Withy
ORDER
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