THE
BANKS
BANK OF TAIWAN LIMITED
(INCORPORATED BY Special Imperial CHARTER
CAPITAL SUBSORIEND CAPITAL PAID-UF
11
........... Yon 5,000,0 £ 3,750,0 6
HRAD OPPION: Taipur, FormOSI.
Beanoues AND ÅGENOTES:
Amoy
Anping
Foochuw
Koalang
Swałow
Kobo
Nagasaki
Qeaks
Shanghai
Tainan
Tamul
Takio
Yokohama
́HONGKONG OFFICE:
3, Des Your ROAD.
Internet allowed on Current Accoun
Deposits roosived on terms which may be
on application.
D. TOUDOW, Manager,
Hongkong, 5th April, 1907,
812
BANKS
EUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK.
CAPITAL FULLY PAID UF.......8h, Taals 7,500,000
HEAD OFFICE—SHANGHAL. BOARD OF Diaorona, Bankin
BRANCHES Berlin, Hamburg, Caloutta, Haukow, Tiental, Peking, Tainantu, Tsingtan, Kobe, Yokohama, Singapore.
Founded by the following Banks and Bankers:
KOENIGLICH SERHANDLUNG (PANUSSI
STAATSBANK) Berlin,
DIRECTION DE DiscoNZO.)
GESELLSCHAFT
DEOTBORN BANK
S. BLEICHROIDER
BRELINER HANDBLB.
GASEILSCHAFT
BANK LUBE HANDEL UND
INDUSTRIN
ROBERT WARSCHAUER & CO.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING HENDELSSOHN & CO.
INT
CORPORATION.
Fissal Agenta of the United States a Obin■ the Philippine Islanda and the
CAPITAL
Republic of Panama,
SURPLUS AND
AUTHORISED
CAPITAL PAID UP...
Reserve Furn
...Gold $10,000,000 ...Gold $3,250,000 ...Gold $3,259,060
HEAD OFFICE: 60, Wall Street, New York, LONDON OVPICE: Throadneedle House, E.C. Branches and Agents all over the World
LONDON BANKERR:
BANK OF ENGLAND. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLANI
LIMITED, THE CAPITAL & COUNTIES BANK, LIMITED
BRANCHES and AGENTS all over the World.
The Corporation transacts every description of Banking and Exchange baziness, receives money in Current Account at the Rate of 2% par annum on Daily balances and accepta Fixed Deposits at the following rates:--
For 12 months 4 per cant. per sanam, For 6 For
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3
3
No. 9, Queen's Road, Coutral, Hongkong. CHAS. R. SCOTŤ,
Manager.
Hongkong 1st January, 1997,
"ONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
HBANKING CORPORATION.
PAID-UP CAPITAL
RESERVE FUND-
..
Bortio
VON ROTHSCHILD & ́ BOEUNR
Frankfurt aM. Jacon S. H. Straus NORDDEUTSCHE BANKIN HAMOreo, Hamburg SAL, OPPENHHIM, G., & Co., Koeln. BAYERISCHE HYPOTHEKEN UND WECHSEL
BANE, MUNCHEN,
LONDON RANKERS: Mesars. N. M. Roruschun & SIN; THE UNION OF LOND N AND SMITH'S BANK. LIMITED.
DRUTHUR Bank (Berlin), LONDON AGENCY DIRECTION DEE DISCON TO GEBELLSCHFAT
INTEREST allowed ou Current Account, DEPOSITS received on torme which may be larard on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange business transited.
Manager.
F. JUNG,
Hongkong, 7th January, 1007.
THE
Yo
LIMITED
25
JOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
CAPITAL PAID-UR Yen 24,000,000 RESERYE Furna
11 11,550,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES,
Kobe
Daak Lyons
1230
Tokyo Nagasaki
London
New York
Sau Francisco
Bouby
Shanghai
Chefoo
Tientsin
Newohwang
Dalby
Laoyang
FET
The
819,000.000
STERLING RESERVE $10,000,000 SILVER RESERVE... 11,000,000
----$21,000,000
RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROP'TORя 10,0 0,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
G. H. MEDHUer, Eq.-Chairman.
Hon Mr.HENRYKESWICK,Deputy Chairman
A. Fuchs Esq.
E. Sbellim, Eaq
D. Goetz, Eng.
R. Showan, Esq.
A. Haupt, Esq.
H. A. W. Blade, Esq.
C. R. Leorman, Esq.
H. E. Tomkins, Faq,
A. J. Raymond, Day.
CHIRP MANADER,
Hongkong-J. R. M. SMITH, Eaq.
MANAGER
Shanghai-K. E. E. HUNTER, Esq. LONDON BANKERS LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED.
HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Amount at the rate of Two per coat. por Annure on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months, 2 per cent. par unum. For months, 3 per cent. per Annum. For 12 months, per cant, per Annum.
J... MIT,
Chiet Manager, Hongkong, 14 June, 1907.
T
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
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HE Business of the above Bank le conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA. FION. Rules may be obtained on application. INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 3 Per Cent. per annum.
Depositors may transfer at their option balances $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Par Coat, per sunum..
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHA
BANKING CORPORATION, J. R. M. SMITH
Chiat Manager. Haugkung, 12th January, 1907.
N
→ Antung
Teling
Chang Chun
Honolulu Haukow Peking
Port Arthur Mukden
HEAD OFFICE YOKOHAMA.
HONGKONG-INTZEEST ALLOWED.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per coat, per annum on the daily balance.
Da fixed deposits for 12 months 57 per sonum
8
+
3
#%
3%
TAKEO TAKAMICHI,
Manager.
Hongkong, 6th April, 1907.
560
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-
MAATSCHAPPIJ, (NETHERLANDe Trading Society). ESTABLISHED 1824.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 23RD, 1907.
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"ALL RED" PIONEER.
obstrused a Bill often coapted in principleĮ by Parliament, and amnog Liborals it was urged that the Government should be asked to take up the Bill and fores it through the House, sither by sitting all night or by sitting on a | Saturday.
THE SUGAR CONVENTION.
'Sir Edward Ocey's announcement that it is the intention of the Government to withdraw from the Brussel Sugar Convention next year
SIR CHABLES TUPPBR ON THE EMPIRE KOCTE, You are really the originator of the All Red scheme, are you not, Sir Charles "
"Yes," replied Sir Charles Tupper, "I think I may claim to be that.”
The veteran Canadian statesman-ho is within a few weeks of his eighty-sixth birthday
has been on a year's
risit to bis daughter in England. He returns to Canada in August. A representative of the Daily Graphic" bad talk with him the other day on the proposed far, at any rate, Ge the so-ballad nanal eubsidised All British route from England, clansos are concerned-has been criticised in through Canada, to Australia and New Zealand. some quarters as inconsistent with the Free
I not only have had it at heart," contisued Trade principles of the Liberal party. Hap Sir Charles, but when I was High Commis. pily we are not concerned to defend Liberal sioner for Canada in London I arranged with consistency; but from the point of view of the
Chamberlain, who was then Colonial Sacre- interests of
England the step now oncounced tary, the establishment of a fast service between is probably a wins one. Sugar is not only an Great Britain and Cards. Canada was to important article of food, hat it is also the contribute a subsidy of £150,000 a year, and raw material of a number of important British rast Pritsin £75,000 a year. Later, when I industries; and it is common ground, both was Prime Minister of Canada, wy Government with Free Traders and with Tariff Reformers arranged a contract with the Allau Lins for a that raw materials ought not to bs taxed. Tho 20 kaat service on those terms, It to run more cheaply we asa oblalu our raw materials to Quebec in summer and Halifax in winter. I the more can we expand our industries. carried the vote for the authority to make that, as Englishmen, it does not matter whother contract unanimously in the House of Commons the sugar buy from abroad is cheapened
Canada
and all that was required was on by foreign industria: enterprius or by Order in Connoil from the Governor-General, bounties. It is not for Lord Aberdeen. He refused to siga it
foreign countries chase to tax them wolves
14 to grumblog "Why?"
our boudit. The only question that arises on the other side is the question of the West Indina producer. This would be a serious question if the United Kingdon were the aiu market for West Indian engar, or if there were no other moro profitable industries in the West Indies. But the bulk of West Indian sugar goes eitbar to the United Stat or to Canada, and the West Indies bare aloudy discovered that their ocenomic Falvation depends nutol more on fruit sut astion than on sugar, anys the Daily Graphic
of
ratification
"There was no possible excuse for refusing to carry out a contract that had the nusnimeus support of Parliament. Had the Governor- General discharged his duty on that occasion, the fast service would have been in operation by May 14, 1898. I wrote to my sceneksor in the Premiership, Sir Wilfrie! Laurier, pointing oat the importance of of the contrast. Unfortunately the war in fluid to believe that better terme could be obtained, and did not carry out my suggestion. The increased pries of shipping which occurred shortly afterwards made it Impossible to obtain anything is as favourable a contrant, and the matter bs, therefore, practically raised in abeyance till the present time Sir Wilteid Laurter onlled upon me when he was here for the Imperial Conference, and said he was going to bring it forward and we know with what Kuodeka."
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And what was your scheme on the Proitic nide p
We were prepared to subsidias an improved service to ABRITslir
The Imperial Govern ment contributed £45,000 and we contributed £15,000 a year to the line of steamers between Vancouver and Japan and China. I arranged that subsidy with Mr. Goschen when I was High Commissioner, and it is existing to-day I remember his saying, Sir Charles, I way tell
you you have convinced me that we ought to pay it, but it would be impossible for me to g to the House of Commons with that proposition." Well, I said, you knowthe House better than I do, but I am sure if you show them they could Teach Yokohama in balf the time required by the Suez route they will support you, Gazohon did it, and the only oriticism beard in the Houre was that they ought to have given a larger sam and got a more frequent service."
Do you contemplate now a 25 knot service
to Australia P
go
"Not on the Pacifle. Nobody proposes that speed. It would not be fersible.
Have you estimated the cost of the whole thing P
"It will require probably a million sterling a yoar, contributed by Great Britain, Canada. Australia and New Zealand. I look upon it më 8.very important matter to a very large portion of the Empire to make Canads the point of communication between Europe and America. Canada has the great advantage over the United Btate of being much nearer to Earops and having good steam coal both 011 the Atlantic and the Pacific coast, San Francisor lies Imperial Government would have much to get its Boni from
Vancouver. grester justification for establishing a service to a Canadian port than to a farsign part, as at present. With a twenty four or twenty five knot service from England to Caus da a saying Branches-Singapore, Penang, Shanghai,of twenty-four hours or much more would be Rangoon, Samarang, Sourabays, Charbon, effected
PAID UP CAPITAL FL. 15,000,000 (£3.750,000) RESERVE FUND FL. 5,000,000* *,2417,000
HEAD-OFFICE : AMSTERDAM. HEAD-AGENCY BATAVIA.
Tegal, Pecalungan, Paccarocan, Tjilat Padang Medan Doli), Palembang, Kota Radja, (Asheen) Bandjormasin.
Correspondenta at Macassar, Bombay, Colomba, Madras, Pondicherry, Caleutta, Bangkok, Saigon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amoy, Yokohama, Kobe, Melbourne, Sydney. New fork, San Francisco, &o, &c.
The
past only would Europe and North Am wie
in the transmission of mails and
thus
be brought into the most direct comningi estion, but, with an adegaste service on the Pacific, the time now occupied from Grost Britain to Japan and China, as well as 10 Australia and New Zealand, would be materially lessened. And everything that promotes easier and more direct commónication between the Tus USION OF LONDON AND SMITES RANE, serious parts of the Empire munt have an important effect in tonding to consolidate the Empire:
LONDON BAnkers; —
LIMITED.
The Bank bays and sells and receives for collection Bills of Exchango, ismes letters of aredit on its Branches and Correspondents in the East, on the Continent, and in Great Britain, America, and Australia, and transacte Banking Business of every description.
INTEREST ALLOWED,
Or Current Accounts 2% per annum on daily
tralances.
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TEDERLANDECIL INDISCRE
HANDELS BANK, (NETHERLANDS INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK
ESTABLISHED 1863.
Authorised Capital Fl. 15,000,000 (21,250,000) Subscribed Capital F. 10,000,000 (Paid up) Reserve Fund FL 1,628,850.19 (£135,737)
HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. SUB-OFFICE: THE HAGUE, HEAD AGENCY: BATAVIA. BRANCHES at: Singapore, Sourabaya, Samarang, Indrama joo, Dandoong and Weltevreden. -CORRESPONDENTS at: Cheriton, Tegal, Pocalongan, Macassar, Pontianak, Padang, Medan, Penang, Rangoon, Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Colombo, Karachi Djddal, Bangkok, Saigon, Shanghai, RANKERS:
London:
THE WILLIAMS DEACONS Bans,
[ Swies BankveREIN,
Paris: COMPTOIR NATIONAL D'ESCOMPTA DE
PARIS.
Berlin: DEUTSCHE BANK.
Brussola: BANQUE DE PARIS ET DES PAYS
BAB, Vienna: UNION-BANK.
Rome: BANCA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA.
THE BANK bays and sells and receives for collection Bills of Exchange, issues Letters of Credit payable all important places of the World and transacta every description of Banking and Exchange business.
INTEREST ALLOWED,
On Current Account at the Rate of 2% per annum on the Daily BalancER,
On Fixed Deposits: 18 months 4% per sunam.
do.
6 do. 34%
do.
3 do. 3%
do. do.
J. BOETJE, Manager.
271*
No. 16, Dos Vaux Road Central
On Fixed Deposits 12 months 41% per annum.
do.
6 do.
30. do.
3 do. 34% do. J. L. VAN HOUTEN Agent, Hongkong, 8th June, 1907.
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THE QUARTERLY AND CHINA.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
THE DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER BILL,
SUCCESAPUL RUPERSTITION IN THE COMMONS.
ABOU
The House of Commons was copied for the whole of the afternoon en June 7th with the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill, sud at the end of five hours' debate practically no progress had been made. The history of this Bill is well known. It has been before Parliament fimes without number, and has never failed to pass its second reading in the Flones of Commons by an overwhelming majority. It has even bean secepted by the House of Lords more than one, but on the occasions when it has passed the Lords obstruction has prevented ita soss in tho Cormons. This year the prosprota of the Bill appeared to be peculiarly favourable. Bir W. Brampton Gardon, who is in charga of it, won the first place in the ballot for private members' Bills at the beginning of the Beesion. The second reading was carried on the earliest date possible, and the Bl was referred to a Grand Committee. The debates in that Committee were protracted owing to the persistant opposition of a small
group of High Churchmen, who regard the Bill as a infringement of canonical law. It finally emerged with many amendments that had been in ortod to conciliate opponents. On June 7 the Bill esme before the House on Report, and was met once with a motion that it should bu referred back to & Select Committee. The debate on this motion was almost avowedly obstructive, and a little before two o'olek the poker granted the cl sure. It was carried by. 179 to The majority was composed not only of Liberals but of a considerable sprinkling of E MERCANTILE BANK OF Terias: the minority consisted of the Anglican
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHART, 1853, HEAD OFVIOLONDON. PAID-CF CAPITAL
******* £800,000 Shortly to be increased to £1,200,000 KASELVE FUND
£1,075,000 Shortly to be increased to £1,475,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF FROPRIE
TOOS
maiora..... £800 000 INTEREST allowed on Carrent Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the Daily hulancos
On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4 per cent.
for 6 IT
for 3
22 JOHN ARMSTRONG.
دو
Manager.
Hongkong, 16th May;1907.
INDIA, LIMITED.
THE
AUTHORISED CAFTIAL
SUBSCRIBED
BANKERS:
31
115
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£1,500,000 1,125,0 562,000 170,000
PAID UP RESERVE FURÐ
LuxDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED. INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts at th rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the Daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS: For 12 months For 6 For J
31
4 per cout.
33 per cant 2 per cent. EVAN ORMISTON, Mausger
Hongkong, 30th April, 1907,
group above referred to and a handful of Trish Nationalists, After this division another was taken to decide the question that the Bill whoold not he referred back, and
and then the
opponents of the Bill proceeded to
to more Various Bew
cla-1825 with
till the objent of keeping the debuts going Bre o'clock. Str. W. Brampton Gaydon was very courteous and patient in doing with his
and there were no incidents salagonists,
DE importanca in the debate-only a dull trickle of talk by members who showed their object by their continuel
glances towards the clock. Coongionally a disision was taken sa change to the monotony of debate. At five o'clock the discussion automatically came to an end, sed the
proposed
new clans to the Bill had not then ben all dispred of, that the body of the Bill was still an touched. Considerable indigns. tion was expressed in the Lobby at the persistency with which en Amell a group of members bei
То
for
Beuter's Agency learns that it duos uot necessarily follow from Sir Edward Grey's statement in the House of Commons that the British Government intends to devounce the Sagar Convention. The anggaslinn made by Great Britain is that the shall be exempted from dertain clauses of the Conroation.
SİMA
a course, it is pointed out, has been followed in the case of other partien to the Convention.
The Permanent International Sugar Com. mission has concluded its labours. The British delegate anbauitada proposal on behalf of his Government. He stated that the British Gorerament could not romain a parly to the International Union ander the conditions proscribe by the Brasla Coureation. Great Britain found the provision imposing counter- railing duties on bounty fed angar too onerons for her. As was known, hounded, this provision wae tantamount in Great Britain to a pure and simple probibition of bounty fed sugar. The Commission, not being competent to
to consider the admissibility of the British Government's proposal, suspenited its labours till Jaly to give be States evocerned time to decide whether, and to what extent, it wouhl be advisable to consult the Commission regarding the reply to be male to the British Government.
HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL Keep your com plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crême Charmante, Lait Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Fondre Charmante will enable you to do it. Her Specialities for the Skin are the stady of a lifetime.. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., Solo Agrota.
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*TheSur or Said”
Abbey's
Effer-
Vescent Salt
654
You will be thankful when you become acquainted with Abbey's Salt, for you will find it pleasant and effective.
Abbey's Salt conquers head- ache,constipation,indigestion, biliousness, and all troubles that come from a disordered condition of the stomach, liver and bowels.
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The Finest Scotch Oats
deprived of every particle and FIBRE
of HUSK
combined with PLASMON
(the concentrated nourishment of fresh milk).
Only four minutes' boiling required, to make DELICIOUS PORRIDGE
PLASMON OATS
Have You Considered
6d.
83-2
how very many serious illnesses develop from small aliments? The digestive and secretive organs become slightly deranged, and unless the cause is removed, the trouble becomes aggravated, and lasting sickness is almost certain to follow. The secret of good health is to right the wrong in its early stages, and no better corrective is known than
BEECHAM'S PILLS.
By their specific action on the stomach, liver and kidneys, they assist those organs to perform their proper functions, and so restore normal condition,
Don't wait until you are really ill, but when you feel out of sorts, take BEECHAM'S PILLS, the handy remedy of the home, REMEMBER that in taking BEECHAM'S PILLS you are not trying an experiment. They are, and have been for many years, the only Family Medicine in innumerable healthy homes. With a box of BEECHAM'S PILLS bandy you have a ready relief without risk,
Sold at all Drug Bioros and by all Medicine Yanders In China: in toxos, prica 9ịd., 1,13 and 29.
SECOND HAND TYPEWRITERS,
SELECTION OF VARIOUS MARKS
AT
PRICES BANGING PROM $50 UPWARDS.
PURCHASER WILL HAVE THE OFRON OF
CHANGING FOR OLIVER'S WITHIN NINE MONTHS;
When fell anunt paid for Soond. Hand Macbius will be dedu star
from Price of Now Machine.
OLIVER TYPEWRITER CO., LTD.,
1. PRINCE'S BUILDING.
Hongkong, 19th July, 1908,
NEW
LG
WATSON'S
When you do become ac- quainted with Abbey's Salt, you will probably be sorry you did'nt know about it sooner. Sold in two sizes by all Chemists and Stores, and, by Watkins, Ltd., and A. S. Watson, Id., Hong Kong.
The Abbey Fruit Saline Co., Ltd.,
144, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.
Cunliffe,
The Pioneer Experts
to Frentum Stads.
Russell & Co.
10 & 13, Place de la Bourse, ECURITIES issued by · PARIS
European Gov'ts and Municipalitics offering DESCRIPTIVE
WHITE FOR prospectsof immense returnS, PAMPHLETS
To be purchased for cash or on the ***Virma*** systern of manthly payonɛnta..
CUNLIFFE, MUSSELL & CO. being the oldest-estab lished firm of dealers in Premium Bonds in the world, offer advantages absolutely un- Jobtainabla sisewhere. Bonds guaranteed. Exceptional facilities for payment. Numbers checked after everyDrawing. Results of Draw- ings in English. Haklers of drawn Bonds ad- vised at once. Prizes collected free of charge. Bonds purchased "at sight." Loans grantezi Jon Premium Bonds. Services enatinie, unti fast Bond drawn. All transactions.confdewit
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EASTMAN KODAKS, CAMERAS
AND
PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS.
Prices MODERATS.
A
TACK
& 00.,
26, Das Vœux ROAD CENTELL Hongkong, 18th January, 1907.
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TRADE MARK
LABEL
FOR
99
(1055
·E' WHISKY
E
QUALITY
TRADE MARK
WATSON'S
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
Scotch Whisky
Awatsomb
- LIMITED.
HONGKONG CHINA & MANILA..
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
NOTE: THE BORDER AND TRADE MARKS ON THE LABEL ARE IN GOLŲ; the Letter "E" LITHOGRAPHED IN BLACK, IN ALSO SILADED IN GOLD; WHILE THE THERE CENTRAL LISES "WATSON'S VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY LITHOGHA RATED IN RED; THE OTHER PORTIONS OF THE LABEL YEE IN BLACK THE CAPSULE ALSO BEARS FACSIMPLE SIGNATORE,
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