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NOS. 17, 19 & 21, SEYMOUR ROAD,
Nos. 6, CASTLE ROAD.
Nos. 74, CAINE ROAD.
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COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,
Nippon Yussu Kaisha.
Hongkong, 17th September, 1904.
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NO. 1, RIPON TERRACE ( FLATS).
A
HOUSE in WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD, faving Race-course,
FLATS in MORETON TERRACE, facing the Polo Ground,
ROAD (near BLAKE PIER).
GODOWNS; PLATA EAST. Apply to-
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BANGOUR (PEAK).
THE EYRIE (PEAK). ONE HOUSE on the LOWER TEREACL of BELILIOS TERRACE.
BELILIOS TERRACE. Nos, 11, 13 & 21. BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, No. 14. 1st Floor.
ONE SHOP in BEACONSFIELD AR- CADE.
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LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1904.
HONGKONG OLUB.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PLESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 1904
WAR AND FINANCE. The following extracts are from a special
article in the Tunes:
What
boru; yet car ain things are known which are interesting as indications. The last Russian bank rotaru at the outbreak of war showed 741 millions sterling in gold in reserve and 17) millions at call abroad, or a total of 92 millions..
the State Bank quita recently hold 95 millions whilst the uute issue amounted to 77 milions, starling in gold in reserve or at all'abroad which require on the same principles gold hacking of 47 millions, and still loft power to effect a legitimate note issue of 45 millions altogether.
The cost of modern war is not light, and when the campaign is fought out 5,000 wiles against this there was, up to that time, a from the heart of an Empire it is not lighterod. total note issue of fi8 millions, which, according to the rules hitherto enforced by wlase We know to our cost that we cannot maintain required a gold backing of 38 millions, since 300,000 men in the field in South Africa at
notes up to the limit of 60 millions hure to be a less exp adituro than a million and a quarter covered by 56 per cent, in gold, and above that a week, oven given the business aptitudes of number in full. According to the most trust, our people and the almost unit peacluble hones worthy information based upon Russian data, of all branches of the administration. is the war cosing Russia and Japa
As regards car ally, considerations of finance have from the first received as close attention [2363 as the uriced forces of the State themselves, Iron and gold weigh equally in the military sca on, and it is the particular merit of Japan that she has prepared herself to face a long and arduona struggle, not only by intelligent use of army and navy, but also by the most acon mical conduct of her national resoureos. Those ac- quainted with the Fuancisrs of modern Japin believe them to be as accomplished in their branch, and as efficient, as the fighting services are in theirs. Tuo annual expenditure of Japan amounts to 25 millious sterling in a normal year; her debt at the outbreak of war was only 56 millions, and but a part of this was bald abroad. Russia, on the other hand, has a
SUITE of TWO ROOMS, on the OFFICES in course of erection, CONNAUGHT Around Floor of the Anuss, suitable for Offices. For particulars apply to the undersigned.
C. H. GRACE, Secretary. Hangkong, 4th June, 1904,
[1417
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 29th Jane, 1904.
No. 58,
TO LET.
CAINE
ROAD.
175
European
Residence, consisting of SIX ROOMS,
with Verandah, Separate Kitehou, Bathrooms, and a Fina View of the Harbour.
Possession 1st January, 1005.
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→
MANAGER,
China Merchants S, N. Co. [2448 Hongkong, 15th October, 1904,
TO LET.
الله
VO ROOMS, on the First Floor of
Alexandra Buildings.
TWO
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SECRETARY,
A. S. Watson & Co., Limited. Hongkong. 17th Jane, 1904.
TO LET,
(1515
JO. 6, UPPER MOSQUE TERKACE, N'Europartes
painted and colourwashed; immediate possession
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Care of A. R. Marty, Hongkong, 28th September, 1904.
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[O. 1, STEWART TERRACE, the Peak,
No
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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD.
Hongkong, 28th March, 1904
TO LET.
[865
Fentral (Best Part).
INE LARGE STORE, in Queen's Road
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X.
Care of Daily Press Office.
Hongkong, 6th September, 1904.
TO LET.
11
URNISHED ROOM, with Board, from
ND and 3D FLOORS, No. 35, QUEEN'S
ROAD CENTRAL; suitable for Ofice. Apply to
WING CHEONG, 35. Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 3rd November, 1903, (74
TO LET
hade showing millions on tue side of expenaliture and a debt of £4004,651 (ou January 1, 1902), requiring anungual payment of 3 millions-the so-called "gold subsidy of which at least 20millions have to be paid annually to foreign tankers, mainly French, since Fruce holds at least one-half of the Russian debt. The Russian budget shows an expenditure of 117s, per head of population; that of Japan millions a year, that of Fenssia tua timass as about 10s. The Japanese army costs about tour much. The Japanese navy costs three millions a year; that cf Eussis foar times the amount. THREE LARGE ROOMS with Servants If the successes of Japan represent a great Quarters in No. 3, QUEEN'S ROAD CEN-military achievement, they are also a financial TRAL, on the same Floor as that cccupied by marvel· the China Fire Insurance Co.
IN King Edward Hotel), ONE OF TWO TO. 6, DES VEUX ROAD (opposite FLATS of Five Rooms each and Servants' Quarters.
-ROOMS in College Chambers.
Also ONE LARGE ROOM with Verandah and One Small Room in ICE HOUSE ROAD (next to the Mercantile Banx), at present in the aceupation of Mr. Layton.
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DAVID SASSOON & CO., LD. Hongkong, 28th September, 1904. 12322
TO LET.
ONE
ROOM with Bathroom, &c., in 39, ROBINSON ROAD,
Apply at
J. ULLMANN & CO., 34, Queen's Road. Hongkong, 29th September, 1904.
2331
If it he objected that, in the recent loan raised abroad, Japan consented to very onerous terms, it must be recalled that the arrangements were practically concluded before the fist cellision between the land forces, and that, until Japan had proved herself a match for Russia on shore, it was only untural that fous financiers should hesitate to commit themselves except on their own ternis.
monti
-
The Franch view appears to be that Russia can carry on for another few months from the present date by the help of the 32 millions of French money, and that then she will probably go to the German bankers, having secured their support by bribing the German Government with the favourable commercial tranty which was
โค
concluded by M. Witte with Count von Bülow
are bound to inst July. In this case
two Powers that berre that the same deprived Japan of the fruits of hor victory
will have entered the lists on Russia's in 1804 by the machinery of their diplomacy side under the thin disguise of fusncial syndigate. as Germany has already done in the guise of ship-broker, and that it will be then Jovitimate for the group of PowerS whose cause Japin shempions to take corres ponding action mul back their faney in a similar way.
Thus we shall be engaged in war by proxy. What the reflex action of such pro cedure may be upon the money markets of the world no one, perhape, can fully gauge, but it will decidedly offer no hage of any improve. meat in the somewhat gloomy situation to-day. Practically the nations affording financial sap port to one combatant or themselves taking part in the war in an unofficial manner, and, if their Governments intervene to encourage bankers to puraws their present course, fatal as it seems to the real interest of the world's commerce, the interven tien assumes an official character, and for prac backed by subsidios. Is this really what Europe tical purposes becomes liontical with an allinnes and America desire or intend?
the other ars
It is too early to estimate the economic results - of the war upon the internal situation of the twn Empires, aineo so mneh depends upon the there is this to be considered. thef the exports and imports of Japan during the first sight
The last war with China cost Japan E,000 a day, and in view of the greater effort of the NE COMFORTABLY FURNISHED Present campaign, it is calculated that sho i duration of hostilities, and their result But
now spending £100,000 daily, or, roughly speaking, £3,000,000° a
During the was with China the total expenditure from June, 1894, to Noverther, 1896, amounted to 200,475,508 yen, of which only 35,955,387 yon were on account of the navy. This expenditure was met by 116,801,920 you subscribed to public Joans and by 78,957,165 you from the indemnity fand, besides some small private contributions, receipts from the occupied territories, and the Treasury surplus. The maximam mouthly ex penditure at the height of the war bever reached 20,000,000 yon, and the average daily cost during 1894 and 1895 works out to the figura already given, the yen being akou at 26. 03d.
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TO LET.
ORD FLOOR, suitable for Office.
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[74 Hongkong, 3rd June, 1904.
TO LET.
THE whole of the SECOND FLOOR of TH
No. 34, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, formerly known as the Alexandra House, opposite the Post Office. Also tooms or Offices on the First Floor of same address.
Apply to
YEE SANG FAT, Above Address.
12419 Hongkong, 15th October, 1904.
OFFICE TO LET.
FIRST FLOOR, No. 10 Queen's Road
Central.
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WANG HING,
Hongkong, 24th October, 1904.
TO LET.
[2506
WO LARGE ROOMS, suitable for Offices, TWO
Building Electric Light and Elevator.
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A. G. I. S., Jure of Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 22nd September, 1904.
TO LET
[2287
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TO. 16, HOLLYWOOD ROAD (8 Rooms)
uarters)
H. M. S. H. ESMAIL, 4, Hollywood Road,
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THREE
(199
FIRST-CLASS SHOPS,
3486)
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ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO.
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SIEMSSEN & CO.
105 Hongkong. let January, 1904. AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.
The daily average of £100,000 is necessarily only an approximation, and may be ambject to expansion or contraction with the ebb and flow of the tide of success.
Every coolie employed by Russia in Man- churin costs hard cash, and in time of war the cost of labour, other, of course, than the corede amounts to feur or five times the figure of timos of peace. It is not prudent to resort to forced labour when an army depends so largely upon the goodwill, or at least the puasive neutrality, of a native population; nor cal coolie labour be dispensed with in a mountainous district, if the military administration has not folesson and provided så adequate transport
corps of its own
months of 1904 show a remarkable increase over the corresponding period of 1998, itself a bum- per year, and that in Bussia the reverse lis ecurred. The Japanese official returns disclose that for the eight months ended on Angust 31 last the foreign trade shows a surplus over the corresponding months of 1903 of 19,000,000 yen (£1,900,000. This, despite the fact tant ship- ping entering and clearing in Japanese bottours has fallen away, owing to the doinands of mili. tary transport over-sa.
THE BLACK SEA FLEET. ·
As the question of the exit of the considerable Russian coaling detilla" from the Bubk Sea is one of some importance, the following, From a thoroughly trustworthy source. may be of interest, wrote last month the Times" Odossa The Jupiler, Mercury, and correspondent.
fateor, belonging to the Russian Steam Navi- gation Company, have been taken over for employment outside the Black Seu by the Russian Admiralty Department. The Tchikal- hand Nikola of the same company, will probably be taken over later. On the Jupiter and Mercury considerable alterations have been. carried out to fit that to Admiralty require.
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SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG:
1615 KRUSE & CO.,
CONNAUGHT HOUSE.
ARNHOLD. KARBERG & CO.
Henckeng, 1st October, 1904.
1230 BISHI GOSHI-KWAISHA
For these reasons, amongst others. Russi will necessarily incur greater expense apon the each has carge capacity for about 5,000 tons. Botli vossols are practically new and
theatre of operations than Japan, while tor line The tank steamer Meteor has about the same dead-woitit capacity. She hus hitherto been of operations is immensely longer, and con- sequently more contly to maintain. It is true employed as an oil carrier in bulk from Batum. that the Trans-Siberian is a Government un
Her role is to be that of fresh-water supply dertaking, and that the cost of transport will vessel. The complete T'st of ships of the Russian not represent al that visible drain upon the Volunteer Fleet taken oror by the Russian Treasury that ours had to bear for the hiring Admiralty Department and awaiting orders to of ships and demurrage. But the wear and tear start from Odessa and Sarastopol is as follows: will be very great, and the indispensabe ex-
-Kief Vladimir, Yarasla. Tambor, and penditure upon rolling stuck, rails, and the
Varonesh. The Kostroma and Nijai Novgorod, up-keep or improvement of the permanent way of the Volunteer Fleot, will not, in all pro- will be very heavy. Again, the mobilization of bability, be taken over by the Government for the Baltic squadron, whether it results in a cruise to the East or not, entails heavy outluys,off who is particularly well known to many
work outside te Euxine. Captain Otto Rad ss door the purcha o of potential cruisers in British shipinilders, and who was recently M Germany and their equipment and supply, while transferred from the directorate of the subsidia in many other directions expenditure will mount
od Russian Steam Navigation Company in up, probably with excessive rapidity, owing to
Odessa to the specially created post of "Com. the inferiority of Bussion methods of ad- mander-in-Chief of the Black Sea auxiliary 9ministration.
coaling fotilla." has just concluded ar exhaustive inspection of the ships ander his command. the halk of which are already io ded with coal and stores: It is now thought in naval circles hers that the fast Volunteer Fleet cruiser Saratof, acquired by the Admiralty and fitted with ammunition hoists and other purely naval equipments will be safe through the Dardanelles MANAGER, MITOH Co, with name of under the Russia commercial far to Liban. where she will be commissioned and mount her guns. The Saratof, like the Frierburg, was Gitted by her builders in England with seven
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO..
Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897
OFFICE, HENIX FIRE
The Undersigned are, now prepared t of INSURANCE GRANT POLICIES GRAN FIRD at Curent Rate
P
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Agents for the Phoenix Fire Office Beurkong, 17th August, 1887. NORTHERN ASSURANCE ()
FIRE and LIFE.
ESTABLISHED 1836.
(MITSU BISHI CO.) COAL DEPARTMENT
MARUNO-UCHI, TOKIO. Cable Address, "IWASAKI," which applies to all Branch Offices and Hong- kong and Shanghai Agencies. A1, ABC 5th Edition, Western Union. Codas ased. All Letters Addreased:-
place under. BRANCH OFFICES: NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSU AND HANKOW,
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AGENCIES:-
Russia has invested 32 millions sterling in her Pacific squadron, which hardly a em destined to pay much interest. She is not only faced with the task of practically rebuilding a fleet, but also has to bear the cost of raising and main taining troops at home to take the place of these Almost every week sent out to the East- there are frash calls upon reserves, to take the places of troops despatched to the front. Since the war began six army corps have also been succussively mobilized to reinforce the army in Manchuria, and every day the cost of this army grows, and incidental expenditure teak gun stocks, not eight,
Not a little mystery atuches to the Volunteer of all kinds increases in volume. So long as Fleet cruiser Orel. For several weeks before only Boxere were to be encountered, the usher departare from Odessa working gangs were sinus could pretend they had 200,000 men in employed in altering her with a view to equipping THE Undersigned are prepared to accap
the field, and could charge the Chinese with the bar as a floating hospital something on the lines First Class Foreign and Chinese RISKS cost of their maintenance at the settlement, in of the Muine. In spite of statements to the con- against FIRE at Current Rates.
the manner oxposed six months ago by our corre trary, she took in at Odessa a considerable amount Also to accept proposals for LIFE ASSUR-spondent at Peking. It did not matter then, in
of cargo and heterogeneous stores, as to the ANCE. Prospectuses on application.
& military ans, that not one quarter of these
nature of at least a portion of which there was TURNER & CO., numbers were really present; but it does matter
60 mo suspicion at the time, and speculation was Agents. now, and Russians have to bear the cost in the
rife, especially in naval circles, as to whether [267 long run, en it foreign countries find the the submarine which she was believed to carry Hongkong, 23rd September. 1903.
money for the moment. BRITISH AND MERCAN.
Mr Levy, the French financial authority voyage to the Far East at the time of the out. calculated three months ago that the direct break of hostilitie was ever removed after her additional cost of the war to Russia was between return to the Black Sea. She was readily and seven millions sterling & month, granted a firman of passage out of the Black The strain has been largely increased during Sea by the Turkish authorities and sailed the past three months owing to disasters though the Dardanelles for Toulon under a on land and sea, and we shall be well Russian vaval commander who had been special- within the mark if we estimato the cost of ly transferred to her from the Volunteer Fleet and Matsasbima Coals. the war to Russia at £8,000,000 a month for the craiser Suratoff. The officers and men in the maintenance of 300,000 men in the field in Orel practically all belong to the Russian navy. Hast Asin, and the execution of all measures of With the assistance of French money and the If larger numbers cordial co-operation of Mmo. Nelidolf and are drawn forward, or even only concentrated in others in Paris, the oquipment of the Orel et Preparation in the West. rear west or Baikal, a corresponding increase Toulon has recently been completed. of expenditure will undoubtedly follow.
European Style, in Kowloon. Posses-NOILE INSURANCE COMPANY. sion on or about 31st August, 1905. Moderate Rentals.
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HUMPHREYS' ESTATE &
FINANCE CO., LD,
Hongkong, 1st June, 1904.
[2350
TO LET.
LARGE OFFICE on Ground Floor, of No. 2, Wyndham Street. Possession
Apply to THE SECRETARY,
The Bowling Club Ld. 1710 Hongkong, 14th July, 1904,
1st August, 1904-
TO LET
EUROPEAN HOUSE, No. 156, Praya Fast, Four Rooms and Kitchen, Ber- vants' Quarters, Bathrooms, Hot and Cold Water, Good Sea View.
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JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., Hongkong, Sth August, 1904.
1717
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMDEE, 1800. £16,898,650.
I. AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL..... 2,750,000. PAID-UP CAPITAL......... 687,500 0 0 II. FIRE FUNDS.
3,056,961 12 3 The Undersigned AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT LISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agoats, Hongkong, 18th Joas, 1904.
[1888
THE
sir
This figure is certainly a moderate estimante, and it is thonglat by some authorities entitled to respect that it should be put very much higher. What percentage of the eum expended is never
in sections in ber hold on her first abortive
REGISTRATION OF
WESTERN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF applied to the purposes for which it is granted TRADE MARKS IN CHINA.
TORONTO AND LONDON,
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MARINE BRANCH.
TUNTS the base are prepared to THE undersigned having been appointed accept risks at current rates.
ALEX. ROSS & CO. Hongkong 28th April, 1904
1121
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no one can say, but the irregularities of the Russian administration are so notorious-that-it- is probably high. When Russian authorities of high standing can charge their Government with the cost of the bast Welsh steam coal, and transaction, everything becomes possible, every Office. ship inferior Japanese, making thousands on the now in force may be obtained at the Daily Prese
thing at least except naval efficiency.
Russian finance is a much too tangled skoin for anyone to unravel who is not to the manner".
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Price 25 cents each. Cash, with order.
Hongkong, 6th October, 1904.
HONGKONG: H. U. JEFFRIES.
MANILA: COMPANIA MARITIMA.
YOKOHAMA : M. ASADA, CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Im perial Japanese Navy and Foreign Navies; the Imperial Arsonals; the Imperial Railway; Sanyo, Kinshu and the other Principal Rail ways; Industrial Works: Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers. Shanghai, Hankow, Singapore, Manila, North: EXPORTERS OF COAL to Hongkong, China. Koresa porta and America.
Coal from 1905.
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SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima, Ochi, Shinnew, Namazata and Kami-Yamoda Collieries al niso Hojo Colliery, which will be DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE ready to produce on a large scale the best Busen Sole Agents for Kigio, Komatsu (İngawa' The Head and Branch Offices and the Agen- dies of the Company will receive any order for Coals produced from the above Collieries.
Coal sold in 1903 by the Company amounted to 1,210,000 tons.
TAKASHIMA, COAL.
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