BANKS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853, HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
PAID-UP CAPITAL RESELVE FUND
RESERVE LIABILITIES OF PROPRIN
£1,200,000 £1,525,000
TOES......
£1,200,000 INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent, per apuun on the Daily -balancos.
On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4 per osat, for 6 for 3
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JOHN ARMSTRONG,
Manager.
Hongkong, 14th May, 1908.
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BANKS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TMя, 1909.
TEDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE
HANDELSBANK.
(NETHERLANDS INDIA COMMERICAL BANE).
ESTABLISHED 1863.
Authorised Capital F1, 15,000,000 (£1,250,000) Subscribed Capital FI. 10,000,000 (Paid up) Reserve Fund FI. 2,200,517,37 (£183,376)
HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM, HEAD AGENCY: BATAVIA.
LONDON BANKERS.
THE WILLIAMS DEACONS BANK, SWISS BANXVEREIN.
NEW CARD GATE.
HOW TO PLAY POXBE PATIENCE,
A few months ago; Poker Patience, a new game of cards of quite a novel and curious type; mado ita appearance in London.
The okial characteristic of the game is that it can be played by any number of players at the need be. Although a game of patience for one same time, from one to a hundred or more, if
more engrossing for two, and quite exciting player its extraordinary adaptability makes it when a number of persons take part.
A complete description of how to play the game, written by Mr. C. V. Diehl, is now being Issued by the Advanos Pablishing Company, 146, Float-street, E.C., at the price of 6d. The method of play is thus describe :---
"The player, or, if there is more than one BRANCHES AND AGENTS all ever the ordinary playing cards, thoroughly shuffled in player, each player, is provided with a pack of
World.
THE BANK transacts every description of THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Banking and Exchange bus ness, receives money
INDIA, LIMITED.
In Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on Daily balances and accepts Fixed Deposits at the following rates:-
AUTHORISED CAPITAL
SUBSCRIBED
PAID-VP
RESERVE FUND
BANKEES:
£1,500,000 1,125,000 562,000
210,000
LONDON JOINT STGUK BAND, KIARALDEST,
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounta
12 months 4% per annum.
do. 31% do.
3 do. 3% do.
C. WOLDRINGH, Manager,
No. 16, Dos Vonx Road Central. Longkong, i Nevember, 1908. [26
the case of the dealer, but stranged face upwards, or players, in suits, for the convenience of the other player
and he then places it face downward on the table The dealer's pack is cut in the ordinary way, in front of him, taking twenty-five cards from the pack, one at a time, and announcing each one to the other players, who select the same carl from their packs. As the valge of each card is called, the dealer and the other players in turn play the called card in front of them, with the object of making & square of twenty. five carcis.
at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED provided if after be played in azy position,
(INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL
CHARTER).-
Daily balance.
ON FIXED Deposits:
For 12 months
4 per cent
For 6
34 per cent.
For 3
24 per cent.
Capital Subscribed (paid up) Reserve Fond
Yon 5,000,000 Yen 1,140,000
EVAN ORMISTON, Manager.
HEAD OFFICE: TAIPER, FORMOSA.
Hongkong, 23rd April 1908.
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THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Fochow
Amoy Apping Koolang
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES!
Кове
Tainan Nagasaki Taneri
Osaka
Tokyo
Shanghai
Yokohama
Sratow
CAPITAL PAID UP Yes 24,000,000 RESERVE FUND
15,100,000
HBAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.
Osaka Lyons
San Francisco Honolulu”
Tokyo
Kobe
Nagasaki
London
New York
Bombay
Shanghai Hankow
Chefoo
Tientsin
Peking
Newchwang Dainy
Antung
Lioyang
Port Arthur. Mukden
Tieling
Chiang Chun
HONGKONG-INTEBEST ALLOWED:
On. Current Accent at the rate of 2 per cont
per annum on the daily balance.
HONGKONG OFFICE:
3, DES Vaux ROAD. Interest allowed Current Accounts Deposits received on terms which may be had. on application.
D. TOHDOW, Manager. Hongkong, 16th September, 1908. [1518 TONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
H BANKING CORPORATION.
PAID-UP CAPITAL RESERVE FUNDS
STERLING
$15,000,000
£1,500,000 at 2/-$15,000,000
... $14,000,000
SILVER
$29,000,000
On fixed deposits for 12 months 5% per annum RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROP TOES $15,000,000
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31
4%
TAKEO TAKAMICHI, Manager, Hongkong, 12th September, 1908.
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TEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL.
N
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)
ESTABLISHED 1824.
PAID UP CAPITAL FL. 45,000,000 (£3,750,000) RESERVE FUND FL. 5,752,884,84
(about £479,407
HEAD-OFFICE: ANSTBEDAM, HEAD-AGENCY BATAVIA,
Brauchos Bingapore, Penang, Shanghai, Rangoon, Samarang, Sourabaya, Cheribon, Tegal, Peealongan, Pasteroon, Tjilatjap,
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
E. SHELLIN, Esq.,-Chairman. Hon. Mr. W. J. G&ESSON-Deputy Chairman E. G. Barrett, Esq. R. Shewan, Esq. G. Friesland, Esq. H. A. Siebs, Esq. C. 8. Gubbay, Esq. Kon. Mr. H.A. W. Slade W. Helms, Esq. H. E. Tomkins, Esq.
C. R. Lensmann, Esq.
CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-J. R. M. SMITH.
MANAGER:
Shanghai-W. ADAMS OBAM
se the first card is dispened that as seon choice of eight positions in which to place the jever has a second; above, below, on either side, or at any of the four corners.
Thus the game goes on until the dealer has played twenty-five cards from his pack, when the hand is over and the results are added up. To poker playere the counting will be a very simple matter. The hands are counted in whatever order the oarili may he, as ordinary poker hands of five cards each, the twenty-five early thus making a total of ten hands. The value of the bands in points is:
Straight fash
Four of a kind
Straight.
Full bond
Three of a kind..
Flush
Two pair One pair.
Points.
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Poker Patience, despite the drawback of n poor naine, is likely; mys a London paper, to be popular game for many years. It is a pro- gressive game for a large party it is immes- surably superior to any that are now in vogue, for although six games are played, all the prizes are in doubt up to the last moment.
FILIPINO STUDENTS FOR AMERICAN COLLEGES.
the Manila Cablenecs anys, has been proposed by Another large expenditure of the public funds, Members Fancy and Asprer of the Assembly for the purpose of enabling cortain Fillipinos to the United States. In a bill presented poster- complete their education as professional men in day the sum of P600,000 has been asked to cover the cost of pensioning 200 students in the United States or in any other foreign country.
The bill provides that every four years from the date of the passage of the bill there shall be appointed 200 sack studente, 100 by the Assem bly and 100 by the Commission.
The qualifications set are the applicant must be engaged in the pursuit of some profession; he must be a native of the Philippine Islands; over 21 and under 40 years of age of condition. He must take the oath of allegiance good moral coudinot
End of healthy physical to the United States and sign L contract agreeing to settle in such part as may be On Current Account at the rate of Twe per prasaly provided in the contract, there to
LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND GOUNIT BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED.
HONGKONG-INTREEST 'ALLOWED.
Padang, Medan (Deli Palembang, Kotaceut per Annum on the daily valance, Radja, (Acheen) Bandjermasin:
Correspondents
ut Macassar, Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry, Calcutta, "Bangkok, Baigon, Haiphong, Hanol, Amay, Yokohama, Kobe, Melbourne, Sydney, New York, San Francisco, &c., o.
LONDON BANKEES →→ THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITHS BANK, LIMITED.
The Bank bays and sells and receives for collection Bilis of Exchange, issues letters of credit on its Branches and Correspondents in the East, on the Continent, and in Great Britain, America, and Australia, and transacts Banking Business of every description.
INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account 2 per annum on daily
balunces.
On Fixed Deposits 12 months 44% per annum.
do.
du,
6 do.. 4%
3 do. 31%
do. do.
J. L. VAN HOUTEN, Agent,
Hongkong, 16th July, 1908,
DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK,
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CAPITAL FULLY PAID UP...Sh. Taels 7,500,000
HEAD OFFICE---SHANGHAL. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BERLIN,
BRANCHES:
Berlin, Hamburg, Calcutta, Hankow, Tientsin, Peking, Tainaufu, Tsingtan, Kobe, Yokohama, Singapore.
Founded by the following Banks and Bankers KOBNIGLICHE SEEHANDLUNG (PREUSSISCHE STAATSBANK) Berlin.
DIRECTION DER DISCONTO-?
GERELLSCHAFT
S. EZZICHROEDER
DEUTSCHE BANK
BERLINDR HANDELS-
GESELLSCHAFT
Berlin.
BANK FUEL HANDEL UND
INDUSTRIE
ROBERT WARSOBAUER&CO,
MENDELSSOHN & Co.
M.. VON ROTHSCHILD &
BOERNE
Frankfurt M.
JACOB'S. H. STERN
NORDBÉCTSCHE BANK IN HAMBURG, Hamburg-
SAL. OPPENHEIM, T., & Co., Koola.
BAYERISCHE HYPOTHEKEN UND WECHSEL-'
BANK, MUENCHEN.
LONDON BANKERS:
Mosars. N. M. ROTHSCHILD & Sos: THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S BANK LIMITED. DEUTSCHE BANK (BERLIN), LONDON AGENCY DIRECTION HER DISCONTO GESELLSCHAFT.
INTELEST allowed on Current Account, DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and exchange business transacted. A. KOEHN,
Manager.
Hongkong, 4th December, 1907.
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ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months 2 per cent, per Annam, For 6 months, 32 per cent per Annara. For 12 months, 4 per cent. per Annum.
J. R. M. SMITH, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 3rd February, 1909.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
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THE Business of the above Bank Tonducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA TION. Rules may be obtained on application. INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 per cent, per annum.
Depositore may transfer at their option balance $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOST at 4 per cent. per annum.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION. J. R. M. SMITH,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 12th January, 1907.
BANKING
IN NTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION.
CAPITAL PAID UP
RESERVE FUND
Gold $3,250,000, about Mex, 87,222,222. Gold $3,250,000 about Max. $7,222,222 HEAD OFFICE : 60 Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE: Threadneedle House, E.G.
LONDON BANKEES:
BANK OF ENGLAND.
complete his studies for a period of four years. On his return to the Philippines the student mart make a
report to his appointer of his stadios together with such recommendations as ho may desire to make for the betterment and welfare of the profession to which he belongs. The cost of maintenance of each student is not to excend P1,920 per annum. This and the cost of travelling to and from the United States or such other country he may go to to study ahall be paid on the completion of his
stndies
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The Corporation transacts every description of Banking and Exchange business, receives mony. Current Account at the Rate of 2
per cent. per annum on Daily balances and accepts Fixed Deposits at the following rates: For 12 months 4 per cent. per annum. For 6
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No. 9, Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong:
W. M. ANDERSON, Manager.
Hongkong, 8th April, 1908.
L229
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BILLIARDS"
64
70-2
UB New Patent Low Set Express Cushions can be fitted to any BIELIARD TABLE
making it for playing purposes as good as new.
(Freight on a case of Cushions to Bombay, Rs. 4. on y.}
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Illustrated price lists, giving prices and particulars of everything pertaining to billiards, can be had on application from the Ofices of this paper.
JOHN ROBERTS & CO.. LD..
BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS AND IVORY TURNERS, BOMBAY.
Hongkong, 6th April, 1904.
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