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SATURDAY'S GYMKHANA.
If the weather should be suitable, and we hope
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL
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Beagkong 1st May, 1900.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
Gymkhana Chub will take place on Saturday on the 14th August, 1906. meat. The programme was issued yesterday, ne Present: Messrs. F B. Marshall (Chairman), followe
C. A. V. Bowra, A. F. Gardiner, L. I. Thomas 1-4pm.ONE MILE AND A QUARTER FLAT I Takatauki, W. II.
RACE, HANDICA-For all China Ponion. Secretary.
Walls co and the Non-winning Jockeys allowed 5lb. Entrance Evo S. 1st Prize: A Cup presented. ad Prize: $25, (Entrance fous to go to winner.) ds. in, st, H. 13 2 11
Mr Brutton's Praston
Mr Clarko's Pathan...
common
13
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13
B 12 10
I. The Minutes of the last moeting were read and confirmed.
11. A letter is recsival from Mr. Takatsuki accepting the invitation of the membora to join the Council.
Ill. Mr. Takatsuki takes his seat on the Council, is place of Mr. Kobayashi,
IV. A latter i received from the Senior Consul, asking for the opinion of the Council in referenes t: the proposal of the Mixed Court Magistrate to establish
A Detained
Hon. Me W. J. Grown's Ionic Mr Hickman's Mr Maedonal's Highland Gillie B J 11 Mr Ottery's Aethelbert
110 10 2-13 pm-DISTANCE HANDICAP PEN TO ALL COMERS-For all Horses, Ponies and Donkeys. Description (shother sale country head, thins pony or donkey,
nms and height of minal, and landing weight of ridor to be given. Batrance fee Two Pris: One to go to winner and the other to the first haury-why h? (over 12 stoneri past the post. First Prize: prosented by G. K. Hall-Bratton, Esq. sfy-weight, the very necessary and proper control over Frizy presented by the Club.
Mr Clerk's Patinu Mr
Clark's Lashmere 12 3 Capt. Colman's Linkman B Pafler O'Flynn's' Mor
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HAI BANKING CORPORATION, Roler may be obtained cu application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 34 PEL CENT. per sanam.
Depositors may transfer at their option Lalances
$100 or more to the HONGKONG IND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed or FIXED DEPOSIT 1 4 PER CENT. per annua
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
RANKING CORPORATION. H. E. R. HUNTER,
Acting Chief Makagar,
Hongkong, 3h Mey, 1905
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THE BANK OF TAIWAN LIMITED
INCORPORATED BY Brošál ImperiAL
CHARTER
CAPITAL SUNSCRIBED CAPITAL Paid-up
Yon 5,000, U 2,500,00
HEAT OPPICA: TAIPER, FORMOSA,
Ангоу Anping Foochow Kaalung
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
Kobe
Tainan
Nagasaki
Tamsui
Osaka
Shanghai
Τοπίο Yokohama
HONGKONG OFFICE:
3, DES VEX ROAD. Interest allowed
on Current Account Deposits received on terms which may be learned on application,
D. TOHDOW, Mausger. Hongkong, Jet July, 1906.
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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 185: URAU OFVION-LONDON,
VORODAMA SPECIE BANK CAPITAL PAID-UP.........
CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED ...
·CAPITAL PAID-UP....... CAPITAL UNCALLED KOBREVE FUND SPECIAL RESERVE FUND
Tokyo
Osaka
Yon 24,000,000
21,000,000
+
3,000,000 10,300,000 1,000,000
HEAD OFFICE--YOKOHAMA.
BRANCHES AND ADENCI99.
Kabe
Nagasak!
Lyons Honolulu
New York
London San Francisco Tianteis
Stanghal
Dalny
Port Arthur
Bombay
Newchwa 'Taking
Makden Chefoo Tie-ling
LONDON BANKxes,
THE LONDON JUINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED)
PARE' BANK, LIMITED.
THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITHE BANK LIMITED.
HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLO) WHI).
On Current Asecunt at the rate of 2 par sen!
per annum on the daily balance.
On fixed deposite for 12 months 5 per wann
Ottery &
'M ''',
Jer-
Hous. The Council decide the establisšimont of such a Honso undesirable, as they would ha unable, with the sunit Palico force at their disposal, to spare sufficient man to exercise
ach a house.
V. The question of the Sanitary condition of publie walls was mentioned by Mr. Bowra and discussed. The Secretary was directed. when he could find time, to evolva a suheme of umbering those wells and have samples of water drawn from some of them with a view to it being analysed.
VI. Tee Secretary isinstructed to have a light. ra protection pliced round the well near 13 117 Scratch, Tonis Ground.
FRED. B. MARSHALL, Chairmus.
Diy Order,
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Abbey's Cunliffe,
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Sold in two sizes by all Chemists and Stores. and by Watkins, Lid., and A. S. Watson, Lit., Hooh Kong
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WATER RETURN.
Jarvel and storage of water in reservoirs on. the 1st September : --
LEVEL
1905
Tytan Byash
Poktala
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Hecretary.
Kalungen. Amoy.
September, 1998,
THE GERMAN NAVY..
JULIJARIG PROGRAMME FOR NEXT WINTER.
In the first
placa, the German shipbuilding yards will be chips, whigh consist of six battleships, tares in building and completing twenty
1:0045 Abweoverflow. Eelow averflow.
ft. ix. 14 ft. 1 1.
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STORAGE GALLONS,
Tyłam
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2,397.090 Pokfutom
447,0-1,000 Wongnaicheng · 19,564,000
208.000,00
442,00
14207,con 15,627,000
Total 494,301,Co
CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE #ITY OF VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE MOSTE OF AUGUST.
15.
1935
Corsumption 15:25.000 20,004,000 gallons
Intion Consumption per
1929,700
heal per day
17.9 gallous Universal constant supply during the whole moatli of August, 1965. Rifter maius iu oppera in the Central and Western Districts tion during the whole month of August. 1906, atant sapply to the other listricts.
3. 5 pm-GYMKHANA CLER CHALLENGE Q. Distance one mile-For a China ponies, Cafel weights at list tilbs. Winners of un open neo or open griffiu raen Siba, extra. Nos-winning subscription grillins allowed Non-winning Jockeys allowed ib. on by the pony scoring most marke in the races for the cap, counting points for a frat; 2 for a second; Bud 1 for a third. During the coming winter half-year the in- The benefit of marks already stored to pass forward on the following lines.
jcrease of the German Navy will be carried with the pony on a sale. Any winner of the X' carry bills. extra for wich win is sub sequent starts for the eng, but in the evout of a pony carrying the penalty not winning
ba, to a lotiunted next time he sinrts g armoured craisers, soton smni eruiracs. Estionted popu Penalties acrumulative up to falls. Eutrauce one survering ship, not one tender for a gauaory KIRT two stenars for laying down submarine wines, fos of Si to go in the parchase of sent trainingship in adition, the mino-laying to the winner of each ruce, and $21 to spend pay out of the club fuis. At the ean Wear Yard at Bremen before the beginning of steamer Ahas to leave the alipways of the clusion of the season a cup, valne Sitt, will the winter six months,
gel he presented to the owner of flus pony obtain begin nine of the twenty vessois referred to will When the winter sesson ing the cond highest number of marks. have been launched and in proCASS Of
hps, in st thatted up internally, while thus remaining elever being Me Brutton's Kingston... BI 11 reseals will be still on the slipways. Of those Hon. Mr W., Gresson's Tonie R 1 19
isleren itous, live will be launched during the Mr Golfrey Master's Blus Nila! H
winter: they will take the water in October, 539 pt.-LADIES' NOMINATION.--" Aunt and will cousist of the battleship
ship" now Sally" Race. Dolls to be placed at sing built in the Krupp (eranza Yard at intervals across the cone, Gentlemen to Kiel, the three small cruisers")." being built start mounted opposite Judge's hoя. On
at Hartzig, meats Ward being built in the given signal they are to ride to a point ufca Yurt, a feat: Rit, being built in the Indicats and there dismount, pick up a fuperial Yard tiere, and one tender for a bandle of sticks and return to starting gunnery training-ship. Thus, at the beginning point, when they will hand the handle to of the financial year of th7 there will be riz their respectivo nominators. The prize will ressels in course of ecnstruction, and all of be won by the lady who kuccks down her which have been laid down or will be laid dall in the least number of throws and this the two small ernisers Dancia and down daring the present summer, During the winter in the shortest space of time. Entrance fee Set Prize: prosented by the Club. 2nd Prize: presented by the Club.
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POST ENTRIES, p.m.-THREE-QUARTERS DY FLAT LACE HANDICAP. For all China ponies Non-winning Jocrays allowed Ibs; Entranca fro 5. Ist Prize: A Cup presented by Sir Paul Chater, K. C.M.G.. 2nd Prize: M, Batrance fees to go to winner.)
RESERVE LIABILITY OF ЗНАНИ-
BOLDERS
.£800,000
.£800,000
RESERVE FUND.....
.€975,000
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Mr Brutton'a Diadem, Mr Clarke's Pathan,
Du Lushneste, Father O'Flyuu's Merrymite.
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"T. P. COCHRANE,
De. Eager,...
Manager,
Mr Hickman's Roscommon,
114
Mr Hyne's Loget.
INTEREST allowed on Currsat Account at the rate of 2*, por sunum on the Usily balances Fixed Deposita for 12 months 4 per cent
albogkong, folk Mar, 1906.
T HD MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED,
AUTHORISED CAPITAL£1,500,000 SUBSCRIBED and 1,125,000
FAID-UP and M
562,500
RESERVE FUNDOLE) 135,000
BANKERK:
LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED. INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts at the rais of 2, per annum on the Daily balanc ON FIXED DEPOSITA- Fur 12 months..
B 3
E. ORMISTON, Малокот, Hongkong, 26th March, 1906.
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ONGKONG & SHANGRAI BANK.
ING CORPORATION
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Manager. Hongkong, 27th March, 1906.
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PAID-UP CAPITAL PARTSYCHD-AP Rasheva FUND-
SILVEE RESERV
DANKING
INTERNATIONAL BAI
CORPORATION.
Fiscal Agents of the United States in China the Philippins Islande and the Republic of Panaran.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
AUTHORBED Capital Paid Ur.....
RESERVE FUNE
$10,000,000
10,250,000
STERLING RESERVE...$10,000,000
$20,250,000 Bema BIABILITY OF PROP'TORE.$10,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
A. HAUPT, Esq.-Chairman,
G. H. MEDHURST, Esq.--Daputy Chairman, E. Goals, Esq. N. A. Siohe, Esq.
... Gold $10,000,000 | -tIon,Mr. W.JGrasson, f R. Shawar, Esq.
Gold 83,250,000 C. R. Loreman, Esq. U. A. W. Blade, Esq. .Gold $3,250,00 D. M. Nissim, Esq. H. E.Tomkins, Esq. HEAD OFFICH: New York.
A, J. Raymond, Esq. DONDON OFFICE: Threadneedle House, EO Branches and Agents all over the World LONDON BANKERS.
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND
LIMITED,
UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S BANK LIMITED,
BRITISH LENNN COMPANY BANK. The Corporation trausscts prary Bescription of Banking and Exchange business, receives money in Current Aspount and accepts Fixed Deposits at the fellowing rates:
For 17 months 4 per cent. per unams. For $ For 3
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I. PINCKNEY,
Manager. Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong, 20th September, 1905, 1456
CHIEF MANAGUR Hongkong-J. R. M. SMITH
ACTING MANAGER: Shang-W. ADAMS ORAN
LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMpany, LimtrsD. HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED,
On Current Account at the rate of Two por Cent. per Annum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED Deposits.
For 3 months, 2 par cent per Annum, For 6 months, 31 per cent. per Annum. For 12 months, i per out. per Annum.
H. E. E. HUNTER,
Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong, 20th August, 1900,
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Hon. Mr W. J. Gressor's Louis,
Has, iu. xt. lb.
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Red Herring, ... 4-830 p.-HURDLE RACE.-For China poxies. Distance about One Mils and a Quarter. Catch Weights 1st. lb. Winners of Hardle Races at previous Gymkhanas the sesson to carry 5 lbs, oxtra. Entrance too $5, 1st Prize: A Cup presented. 2nd Prize: 8. Entrance fees to go to winner.)
bds. in. at 1b. Mr Bratton's Preston
13 4 10 13 Hon. Mr W. J. Gresyon's
Fager
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Asbury are to b comploted in the Imperial Fard at Kiel and Duptzig respectively, and the Record surveying ship More, which took the water on July from the Imperia! Yard at Willelm-dren and which is destined for service in foreign waters, will also be finishert, to the two new battleships Ersatz Bayern and The increased displacement that is to givas Erre: Sachs and to the armoured ernisor E, will bare au affect on the unit aftterte of smali ernisers for the German Navy. Than the letter class of warship has had a displacement of about 2,000 tons. The three small cruisers Brand: Blif: Beat: Wacht, and '5)," which were laid downs year, were given a displacement of #4 tous, while the Beatz Konet and Brent: Piel, which are to be laid down this year will have a displecomut of 3,8 tons This ine was? displivament is called for in the in rests of bigger vagines and larger cal bunker, which will give the small craisers larger radius of tefon, while this type of warship wil be better able to act as me is to the active tile fest. The terman aaral author will be able te nisam at the rate of 241 kuots; itics hope that this mw type of small eruiser if that rate of speed can be attained by them, then they will with the szeption of the terpela-bats, the fastest vessels of the German Navy.
At the same time the anti-torpedo equipment is to be increased. The ton 3.7 quick firing guns carried hitherto by the small eruisers will not be carried by the new small grutors, and in their place there will be eight 32 centim qatok-Gring guns; the chief gans will be, as litberto, the 105 cantim guns.
MOTHER
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CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PENINSULA DURING THE MORTH OF AVGUST.
1904. 15.571,007 16,955,00 gallons
•
Conmaption Estimated popu-
Intion Consumption per
717
heud per day.
67
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Tao Goyerament Analyst reports that th
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Water Authority.
CHINESE OPIUM EXPORTS.
There is aromon: at Peking that the Wai- wu-pu, influenced by the Canton Viceroy and other asguntes will shortly ask England to sanction the doubting of the duty on epiam imporis. But it is not proposed to apply any indignus drag. The outcome would c iscal restriction on the exportation of the que that country, or in any other where opium takes quently be a serious less of revenue to India, without the slightest gain to public morality in
the place of strong drink as an intoxicat. To cite no other instance of bow this onedded
pru.
of the
system operates, take the case of French Indo- China. The entirely of the opion consumed there-the quantity is both large and increasing --comes from Westoru China. None is ducelia Tonking, Annam, or Cambodia, whereas Yunnan 18 政 veritable poppy field between M-ngise and the northers lakes, That province also exports the drag largely to 8ium, and, to some extent, to British Burmal through Bhamo: in each of theep instances, Chiua in the corropter of public character in the manufacture and salo morality, if there be anything of a corrupting drag What, then, would be the effect of doubling the duty on imports? They would necessarily be diminished, to the
great disadvantage of the Indian taxpayer, while the production in China would be to augmented a a still larger surplus for exportation. At the present moment, imports only constitut one-tenth of the t tal quantity consumed in the Empire, the other sine tenths being hon grown. Thus, it is absolutly nonensical to represent India as futtoning on the vices of ber big neighbour; if a trae balance were truck, it is more than likely that Chion would come at as a far larger exporter to foreign countries- Glotu
home-
WHITE SLAVES IN FLORIDA. Stacies by men who have escaped from Florida abow that immigrants from Europe, after arriving in New York hava beer persuaded to 80 there on promises of good pay and are now ficing there in a condition of absolute lasers The mon are taken to Florida in steamships, and after tasir arrival are set to work in tarpos. tino camps and elsewhere. They as made to live in huts guarded by negroes, and when they demand their wages they are told that they owe thair employers for board far more than the
sume they have escnad.
Two men have arrived at New York from
Florida
their beds. Both wore in a terrible condition,
being covered with sesra 1-ft by
the whips of
of the overseurs. At Joust 30 immigrants are known to have started for Florida in the last six months, and they have
not been hoard from since York wowan from
Letter received by a
her son ya This is written at night and forwarded by a friend who is in geester danger than I am in. If he should be night with it he would be killed like a dog as others have been." The writer says that he does not dare to tell the place where he is snslaved. He on
|escaped, but was recaptured and beaten.
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Hongkong. 23rd April, 198
HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON,
Alacrity, despatch-boul 1,700 tons, 141 jean j 3,600 hp. Condr. E. La T Latha Hongkong
Astra, 2nd class cruiser, 4,300 tons. 11 gris,
7,000 hp., Captain C. I. Vongħan-dang Hongkong
Bramble, quaboul, 714 tons, 90 inje, Dient. E.
C. W. Davison, Yangtz
Britomart, guntur, 710 tons, som hp... Dist.
W... Bamber, Yangleza
Caduz, British doop, 1,970 tons, Gondr. 11.
du Cape Imad, Hongkong Clio, British stoop, 1970 tour, Code. 1. 1),
Wilkin, D.SO., Shaughai
Diadem, 1st class cruise, 11,000 tons, 16 guns,
16,500 h.p. Capt. H. W. Savory, Whaiw Fame. torped-boat destroyer, tear, & Kwas, 5,700 h.p, Lieut.-Comdr Hughes, Hongkong
Handy,
Flora, 2nd class cruiser, 4,360 tons, 10 gius, 7.000 h.p., Capt. Gront Dalton, un route redo-bost destroyer, 260 tons, 6 gane 4.000 h.p., Lieut. Coudr. Cox, Weihaiwri Hart, torpedo-beat destroyer, 250 tons, 6 s 4000 hp. Tivat Comdr. P Jonuiker Heaton, Weihaiwei
Jeans, torpede-boat destroyer, 280 i as 6 guns, 3,900 h.p, Lt..Code. Darwall, Weibaiwai Kent, erniser, armoured, 9, tons, It guns, hp, Captain B. V. Ye Juemy, Welhaiwei
22,000
King Alfred, British cruiser 100 tons,
Capt. Cecil F. Thursby, Weihaiwni Kinsha, rivor gunboat, 331 tous, Lient-Comtr. Monmouth, cruiser. 9,800 tons. Capt. J. A.
P. Crabtres, Shangin
Tuke. Weihaiwei Moorhen, river gunboat, 180 tons 2
Lieut. Comdr. Vaughan, West River, Nightingala, river gunboat. S tons, 240 h.p
Lieut. Comer, R. S. Hoy, R.Nanghai Otter, torpedo-bost destroyer, 35 tous, & gaus, Robin, river gunboat, 85 tous, 2
#300 b.p, Lt.-Comdr. Kiddle. Weihuiw
guns
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Sandpiper, river gunboat. 85 tone, trans, P h.p., Lieut-Com-lr. Walcott, W River
Snipe, river gun-boat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 249 h... h.p., Lieut.-Comdr. H. T. Atky, Wast livar Lieut.-Comir. T. J. 8 LyYang Tamar,
ship, 4,600 ton... receiving Commodere II, P. Williams, at Hongkong
6 gu Teal, river gunboat, 180 tons, 2 gas Lieu
Comdr. Secretan, on Yangtaze
Thistle,
710 tons, 90 hp, Linut,
gust, Shanghai
Comde,
22
Virago, torpedo-boat destroyer, 360 tons, 5 gaus,
6,300
ib.p. Lient Comdr. Stevenson, Weiksirei
Waterwitch, surveying ship, 620 tons, 439 i.l.p.. Whitng, torpedo-boat destroyer, 35 tons, Comdr. A: W. Glennie, surveying
gans, 5.300 h.p. Liunt, Conde, U. E. L. Thomas, Weihaiwei
Widgeon, gunboat, 195 tons, 2 gana, 890 k.p., Lt-Corade. G. B. Spicer-Simson, Yangsze Woodcock, gunboat, 150 tons, guns, 550 h.p. Liant.-Comdr. G. J. Todd, Yangtze Woodlark, gunboat, 15 tons, 2 gaus, 550 p.b..
Lieut. Comdr. J. F. Knox, Yangtaza