HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION:
Authorised Capital
Issued and Fully Paid-up..820,000,000 Jeserve Funds;-
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency Re-
Ferve
deserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
$60,000,000
.2 0,500,COC
$10,000,00
$20,000,000
READ OFFICE: HONG KONG..
VOARD OF DIREUTORA:
A. L. Shields, Esq.
Chairman.
W. II. Lock, Esq.,
Deputy Chairman.
Hou, Mr. 3, K. Bousfold, 1. Miskin, Eaq,
A B. Compton, Esq..
D. F. Landala, Esq.,
S. Morrison, Esq..
Hou, Mr. 8. H. Dodwell, Hon. Mr. T. E. Parco
f. V. Wilkinzón, Esq.
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn.
WOY BANGKOK
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BATAVIA BOMBAY CALOUTTA CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO DAIREN POOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG BANKOW HARBIN HONGKEW ILOILO IPOH JOHORE КОВЕ
OWLOON
Chiat Hanager.
BRANCHES ---
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON LYONS MALACOA MANILA
WUAR (Jobore)
MUKDEM
NEW YORK PEIPING PENANO RANGOON SAIGON
BAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE BOURABAYA SUNGEI PATANI SWATOW TIENTSIN
TOKYO TRINGTAO YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened in Loosi Currency and Fixed Deposita received for one year, o shorter periods. In Local and other
párrencies on terma which will be quoted on application.
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various sizes TO LET.
Hong Kong, 25th February, 1000,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
"If such an experiment can ever be successfully made then biology and "I think that life is some un- extended known resultant of a number of for- psychology will have been across the border without and inter-ces of which electricity is one. Life The Business of the above Bank la conducta vening chasm."
or mind is more intimately connect-R HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BAND ING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtaine proofed with matter through electric force on application. of life after death?" I asked the psy- than through any other. The testi-
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHA BANKING CORPORATION. chologist.
mony of one person or of a million "It would demonstrate the continu-persons cannot establish a scientific
V. M. GRAYBURN, ity of life beyond what we call death," foundation
Chief Manager. for argument. Human he replied. "The visible animal or- ganism is composed of atomic solids, ceptive.
testimony is notably fallible and de- liquids and gases. May there not be demonstration is a higher authority Experimental quantitative
etheric solids, liquids and gases, whose for truth than is testimony." particles are infinitesimally smaller than atoms, and might there not be an etheric body .composed of Such truth could be made
ordinate part of the growing of scientific knowledge.
a
them?
"Have you ever seen what you thought to be an apparition?"
the death and dissolution of mỹ body.
"No. And while I disclaim to have co- yet had any such personal experience body tending to directly demonstrate that there is an existence beyond death, yet "Even if a disembodied or excar-! I must confess that I have always had with what I will call an emotive-certainty nate mind could communicate me by speech, apparition, or material-or a feeling insight that there is that ly affect me greatly I would still have in my mind, which will persist after to be sure that the phenomenon was not an illusion, hallucination or de- lusion. If I were personally sure that such direct communication with a spirit had taken place the proof would be wholly personal, and could not become a scientific datum except to those who, like myself, had had a like experience. In true science the element of personal testimony
CANTON SHIPPING
SERVICE
"But while some of these princi- ples have a scientific basis others are purely speculative. Do you not think that we have waded out deep enough?”
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1907,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858,
£8,000,000, .£3,000,000.
£8,000,000,
Paud-up Capital, Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate, E. C. 2.
·Sub-Agencies in London: 17/122, Leadenhall Street, E. C. 9
West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, S. W. 1. Manchester Branch:
52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: Alor Star
Harbin Hongkong Iloilo
Amritsar Bangkok Before I could call again and fur- | Bataria ther discuss this problem with
him Bombay the fascinating personality of Prof. is Gates himself had become what?
An ascending shadow?
Many people complain that they never feel well in the hot weather. Their sleep is disturbed and they wake up limp and lifeless with the result that they are irritable and depressed. Yet there are others who are not so
The "China Mail" understands that affected, who enjoy their leisure, sleep the s.s. Fatshan will soon be allowed well, and are cheery and energetic to ply between the Colony and Can- even on the hottest days. What is the
ton once a week instead of once every reason for this difference? Generally
fortnight. it is due to the condition of the blood. When the blood is rich and plentiful the whole system is nourished and each component part is able to per- form its functions properly. Converse- ly, an inadequate and impoverished supply of blood retards the general efficiency and lays you open to sum- mer health disorders.
It is learned that negotiations for permission have not yet been con~ cluded; between the British and the Japanese authorities.
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NEW BRANGH
A branch of the Bank of Communi- Build up your blood, therefore, and the heat will not trouble you so much. cations will be opened in Manila next To do this quickly and conveniently Monday. It is learned that Dr. C. T. there is no better way than by taking Wang, former Ambassador to Ameri- a course of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, ca will officiate at the opening cere- the blood and nerve tonic which is mony. Mr. T. V. Soong, head of the known throughout the world as an Bank of China and the Bank of Can- unsurpassed remedy for impoverished ton, will also be present. blood and the ills resulting therefrom, such as digestive weakness, nervpus disorders, loss of appetite, prematurg ageing, palpitation, rheumatism, aches and pains in the back and limbs, 'teen
LOCAL DOLLAR
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve
and
Profita
$10,000,000.01 -5,598.000,00
Undivided
2,883,932.01
HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG, -10, Dos Vœux Bond, Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :-
Hon.
Bir
Shou-son Chow, Chairman;
Li
Koul
Yu
Chuo.
Tong+
Esqu Esq.
P. K. Ewok Kag. Work Chan Ching Bhak, Esq., Bang, Bag Wong Chu Son, Esq., Kan Ying P Eaq. and Fung Ping Wak, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager.
Branches And Agencies:-
Mansta Melbourne
Seattle * Samarang Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya Bwnbow Bydney Tiantain
Can-
Amoy Batavis Bombay Caloutta Haiphong Hankow Honolulu Kobe Kowloon
Nagasaki
New York Paris
Paiping
.
Rangoon
Balgon
Vancouver
London
San Francisco
of Banking and
The demand rate on the Hong Kong
age weakness in growing boys and dollar to-day was 1/2-19/32. girls, and ailments peculiar to women.
Begin to-day to fortify your system,
Spot silver was quoted in London
and you will almost surely remember at 20-1/16 and forward at 19-778.
with gratitude the day you started taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills,
The London on New York cross rate was quoted at £-U.S.439
Penang
Penang
BAD FOOD
Salgon
Ipoh
Baremban
Karachi
Shanghai
Valoutta Agencias Klang
Bingapore
Olive Strost
Koba
Sitzewan
Fairlle Plass
Kuala Lumpur
Bourabaya
Canton
Kuching
Taiping
Cawnpora
Madina
Tientsin
Cabu Colomba Dalki
∙Manila
Tongkah
Helen
(Bankas)
New York
Telagtuo
Haiphong
Paiping
Yokohama
Hamburg
(Paking)
Hankow *
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transRoad.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXEA DEPOSITS received – for ¦ Ona. Ešer
chortes
07
periods in Lool of Dikse Curemicisa as rates which will be quoted un application,
-BAVINGS ACCOUNTS I KLO 09ålad in Loosi Ourrency and the EnSursat allowed at rate obtainable on AppBörsion."
The Bank's, Heid; jildo In London undariskan Executor And Trusses business, and clairns covery, of British Income Tax overpaid, on termas which may be sacurtained, at say tề tấs Agencies and Branates.
B. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Oficerskimp Hong. 26, Des Vocür fuld, Central. Authorised Capital || 10,000,000
LONDON BANE ANK
Westminster Bank Ltd., Foreign Exchange and every descrip- tion of banking basinein, transacted.
Current Accombé, And Savings Ao- counts opened. Fixed Deposits receiv 'Currant Accounts opened in Local Carrenos ed at rates which will be quoted oi
Every description |buainaša transacted.
Mourikiss.
Exchang
Loans granted on approve
___œapplication
and Fixed Deposita repaired for one skorter pedode in Local and Foreign Curranoias on terms which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Las.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager,
Trusteeship and. "taken." -Safe®
whip undes
PHILIP GOCK CHE