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Manager.
Honkong, 27th March, 1906.
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For 12 months per cent, per aum,
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AUTHORISED CAPITAL.....£1,500,000
SUBSCRIBED........... 1,123,000 KAO 500 195 100
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INTEREST allowed on Current decounte až the rate of 2. per annum on the Daily balanos OF FIXED DEPOSITS- For 12 months.
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......£375,000
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9,500,000
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A. HAUPT, Esq.--Chairman.
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, Goets, Esq.
C. R. Leeman, Esq.
6. B. Medhurst, Esq.
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A, J. Raymond, Keg.
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ON FIXED DEPOSITI
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€this Manager, Hongkong, 4th April, 1906.
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For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHA
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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
boundary or cell wall, they continue to grow rapidly for a time, and then,, when growth censes, they segregsta and multiply, the reproduction being in itself a Lest of life, yet the investigator agrees with. the law that life CAR *pring only from life, His theory seems La be that radium is the seed that grows in the houillon soil and may be taken as the "vital dag" or "vital forms" of the philosophers. of The Middle Ages. While the explanation may not satisfy, abla men appear to think that life may have been produced in these remarkable experiments.
The little Haard called the geoko has been supposed to cling to the ceiling like the house fy by means of anotorial diiss at the ends of the toes. This proves to be incorrect, shi. Dr. Schmidt has found that the under side of the toe scales have clusters of hair-like, orectile bodies by which the animal seems to cling. It is how believed that the bolding power is due to electricity.
The leades acacia" is a peculiar tree that forms forests in Australia. The tree has no leaves, but respires through a little stem summering the purpose of a leaf.
The earth, whose interior still remains one of the greatest of mysterion, is believed by Mr. Beresford Ingram, an English physicist, to embrace three concentric spheres. The solid anclets be supposes to be between 3,000 and 7,000 miles in diameter, and this is surrounded IN by a liquid substratum, outside of which is the ernst, variously estimated at 70 to 2,000 miles in thickness. More than two centuries ago, a ANIMAL CLINDING LEAFLFES TREES TREsimilar theory, including the slow rotation of BECRET OF THE EARTH'S INTERIOR-METAL DISTILLATION-TA BEND ROAD.
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More than sixty years ago, Moser noticed Edmund Halley to account for the changes THE GREAT
the inner solid sphere on a different axis from that of the entire globe, was bald by Dr the earth's magnetism. The axis of the nucleus entire globe, and to the change, of course, was was thought to have been originally that of the attributed the deluge. The earth's internal heat, it is now pointed out, may be ace santel for by the friction of the differently rotating bodies. As the entire globe is about 5 times as heavy
thai certain bright metele emit rays capable of affecting photographic plates and of passing through this screens of paper, "te. Continuing the investigation, Prof. H. Pikichikoff, of the University of Charkow, has now found that some metals give off rays that decompose the silver bromide of the photographic film and others that restore the decomposed bromide, He names these radiations "positive" nad gr.while the rooks at the surface average "negative." Most metals, including cadmium only about 2 it is assumed that such beary and zinc, are positive; osmium and lantalum | substances se gold and platinum should be at are zegative; copper and brass hare a mentral the centre, while mercury or molten lava may radistion, with no action; and gold and mercury constituto the inbstratum. give off un radiation at all. The radiation is defested by air currents but is not affected by electric or magnetic fields. One suggestion that it may be a kind of heavy metalliions penetrating thin metal and human skin.
The slow distillation of readily fusible metals in a vacuum bas given results making it disir. aòla to apply the same ma fhod to less fusible
metals. Herr Kraft finds that fairly thick quaris vessels containing a perfect vacuum may Arctic science should be greatly advanced by he heated to 2,55 degrees F. without fear of the permanent station for its study to be rushing by air pressure, and at this tempera. established this year on the south coast of ture be has rapidly distilled sine, cadmium, Discs Island. This novel station, to be e-silicium, tellurium, antimony, lead, bismuth tablished by a gift from Mr. A. Holiek, of and silver and has slowly distilled copper and Copenhagen, and to be aided by an anual gold. These experiments on a small scale grsul of 83,900 from the Danish government encourage the idea that the industrial purifies will have a well equip pad biological laborators tion of metals may be carried on in this way, charge to visiting naturalists will be a small foo for board.
makakku a stare at allati
The "dow pond" is a curious Stone Age relie yet to be traced in Great Britain. In the `absence of springs, broad hollows were scouped out, and these were covered with straw or other non-conducting material, with a thick layer of clay and stones on top. At night the cold surface for the clay condensed an abundanes of water for the cattle to drink.
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tar over the road surface, and on this scattered mixture of sand and lime. The result has been highly favourable, the road being still drier and cleaner than others in the vicinity.
PUBLIC SHOWS AND MORALS.
Me. Arthur Bourchier, speaking at the dinner of the Gallery Firstaighters Club at Frasati's said:-
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CHINA RE-AEMING.
BH MILLIONS OF THE EAST.
The following interesting letter from the Far East deals with the re-arming of Ching from a new point of view, and saggests a curious bistorical parallel. It is sent to the Daily Chronicle by Mr. Oswald T.T. Tack, Instructor and Interpreter on H.A.3. King Alfred, on the is automatically solving itself, it rany te of interest to recall the warning of an old Japanese mind be published a book, "Kai koku bei dan thinker, one Kinshine. To educate the public A Discussica of the Military Necesa ties of on Island Country, preceding Captain Mahan by more than a hundred years
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DANGER FROM LIVE WIBES.
the
In this book, primarily intended to rouse his
A sensational accident happened at Kuala countrymen's attention to the necessity of naval
A Indy was driving along Luunpar recently. preparation and defence, he gave short sketchoe of the probable enemies who could come over-
was a flash of lightning and the lastric street seas to irado Japan. These were, in his the Ampang Road during a storm when there Ladies and gentlemen, I maintain that the
opinion, Chinese, Bu-sians, and Faro pesus--the light went out. The horse got entangled in a public do not want to go to the theatre to rea
latter grouped in
bis mind me a single vbole, The discoverer of" radiobes," Mr. J. Butler re-back of the sweepings of the Divorce Court, different tibes animated by one idea. It is banch of falion electric light wires and was Burke, has published a book describing bis offered to them as a pictura of Eaglish home-life striking passage about China which I translate/killed instantly. Mr. Mitchell and her little
-Mrs. Mitchell below. He pointed out that the invasion of boy were thrown out on to the home's bek, and was partially stunned by iD the thirteenth
The the fall. The child escaped injury. researches, and his reasons for believing that he in the nineteenth century; the dramatist of our
Japan under the Tuan dyossty presentation of the abnormal, individually and century was only possible because the tribos on has produced living organisms from materials youth did not endeavour to persuade us that a hitherto regarded as lifeless. In his experi-coliutively, was a presentation of the typical, the Mongol border of China were at peace with yes, drew Mrs. Mitchell away from the en- wires were blazing away like a lot of Brewerke mests, first shown late in 1994, a little chloride Manya pisy, mauy a book, bus succeeded-and-
Assistance was immel ately forthcoming and or bromide of radium was added to carefully tightly succeeded because it attacked ambilie the reigning house, giving it liberty to turn its tangled wires, and all out for help
abuse, and, in the attack, brought public opinion
'If," he says "we contrast the China of
Mrs. Mitchell and child were taken into shelter. sterilized bouillon, with the usual gelatin to bear so powerfully upon that abure that it
to-day with the old one we must notice that
As the telephone was not working Mr. Baron- ite ores is twice as big, its military methods thickening, when in a few hours the growth was swept away in a hood of righteous indigos
have been converted to the Tartar fashion: dale was communicated with by messenger, and, appeared on the surfee: and spread out like a tion. Witness, for instance, Charles Rode's
and its oldiers are thoroughly well trained, bringing Mr. Phillimore with him, this gentle- colony of bacteria. The microscope showed that powerful novel and equally powerful play "It's Never To Late to Mend" which scorched the
Their character is of the Northern typo, in-
Until they arrived it was impossible to get the individuals of the colony were unlike any iniquities of the prison system of that day a known bacteria, and they seemed equally unlike with a flame; witness, again, "Nicholas Ninkle. tr ctable sad indomitable; and the rape the harness off the horse owing to the electric come the a fonal characteristic of the Chinese off the current and out the wires, and the bar. any inorganic bodies, although Bir William { by,” which sealed the doom of the pestilential root-nature of the Masabu has gradually be current. Immediate steps were taken to shut
tribe of which Squeers
Dess was then removed. as well, destroying and displacing their previous Ramsey has expressed the opinion that they Why, asks the Pall Mall Gazelle, did to not
sre gradually booming conversant with the were bubbles containing radium emanation and that a certain seans in The Walls of humane and gentle spirit. Then again they world's learning and are thoroughly acquainted changing into helium, Mr. Burke finds that Jericho," together with Mr. John Collier's radiobes possess all esentiale of life. They picture in last year's R.A., may have had a good with our geographical features, have a definite structure with a nucleus and effect upon the world of "Bridgata ”?
INTEREST allowed on Current Acount, DEPOSITS Nosired on tarms which may be learned on application. Every decription of Banking and Erohange business transacted.
HUGO SUTER,
Hongkong 1st May, 1906. -
Manager
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DYSPEPTICS
AND ALL WHO SUFFER
FROM DISORDERS OF THE
STOMACH AND LIVER
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"Should one of the Mauchu Emperors aud- denly remsa ber the arcit deeds of the Tuan chiefs, and take advantage of internal peace, To what a terrible thing may be not ocession destroy the benevolent Government of Japan will not give him one qasm; and with his my. riads he will not fear us at all. No: The China. of to-day is in no way comparable to the Chins of the Mingu."
£100,000 FOR BEGGARS.
If one is not a millionaire, the next last thing is to be boggar, judging from the +vidance taken by the Departmental Committee on Vapreney.
Sir Fric Buchanan, secretary of the Lundon Mendicity Society, estimates that more thau £100,000 a year is given away in London alone 10 strost beggars.
Other evidence shows that many of the Looden boggers go into the country for the summer holiday.
No lezer than 967 habitual tramps practically live in the Lomku escual warde, according to the evidence of Mr. Charles Simmers, super- intendent visiting offlor of the mastropolitan Casual ward. There are 767 men on the list.
They will not go into the workhout in the
they prefer the casual word. When ward they are longing in the streets or sight. seeing. If there is saying to be seen, or anything going on apual, they are there, even If it is the Derby; in the Derby weak they are off to Epsom."
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man was soon on the spo'.
Enmination of the pony shewed that it was burned on the right back and neck, some of the wounds being an inch and a half deep and some oight inches in length.
The occupants of the trays felt no shock from the electricity.
So far as the Maloy Mail san gather. it seems that lightning caused the fall of the live wires into which the pooy dashed. The question therefore arises, what are tho bost maane to prevent this? In Australia hooks are employed for this purpose, and with success. If so, no consideration of expense should, says that journal, deter the Kuala Lumpur Electrical Department from adopting this system with as little delay as possible.
AN OBJECTIONABLE PICTURE POSTCARD.
Mr. Whatley moved in the Chicory Division on April 6th on belialf of Mrs. Lionel Monak- too--Miss Gertie Millar, the Gaiety actress→→→ for an injunction to restrain R. Drop and Co. from publishing postoards purporting to beat her photograph.
Counsel stated that the cards exhibited Mrs. Monok en in a nightdreas, and were really a reflection on her personal character. What the defendants had done was to txies the bead from a photo of Mrs. Moncktes and get a lady in a nightdress and other attire to sit for the
His Lordship: It is res ly a pictorial libel.
Mr. Whatley: Yer, of the grasest kind.
C. C. Scott, for the defendante, admitted Mr. C.
that the body of the photo was not that of Mrs. Monektor, but denied that the cards were a gross libel he had one in his hand showing the lady issuing from an egg shell, and sarply that suggested an age of innesenos, (Lough- ter.) He saw nothing libelleas in the cards, but his cliente were willing to cease soiling thern and to give in undertaking not to offend in future.
Mr. Whatley accepted the undertaking pending the trial of the solion which Me. Monckton is bringing.