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MONDAY, MAY 27, 1907.

GEO. ANGUS&CO.,

LIMITED,

ST. JOHN'S WORKS, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE,

Oak, Tanned Leather Belting, Link Belting, Raw. Hide Belting,

Raw Hide Gears, &c.

CANVAS HOS, COTTON DELTING, HAIR BELTING.

WORKS-BENTHAM, LANCASTER.

To Lot.

TO LET WELL FURNISHED).

BIRNAM" BRAE, CONDUIT ROAD.

NIGHT-roomed Hanne-Billiard Room,

with full-size Table, 3 Bath-rooms,. Drying Room, Store-room and Pantry Good Tennis Lawn, Electrio Light and Bells, and a Telephone,

"G. M. B.,

Apply to

Care of Orisa Mazz Offico. Hongkong, March 19, 1907.

TO LET.

30

or 2 OFFICE ROOMS facing the harbour, 3rd Floor, 2, CONNADOET

ROAD.

Apply to

"EAST ASIATIC TRADING CO.

Hongkong, May 20, 1907.

TO LET.

913

WO Somi Detached VILLAS, situated Shall in AXUEN Roan, Kowloon; bright, airy Rooms; command a beautifní view wear the Ferry; rent oxceptionally

low.

Apply -. RUTTONJER & SON,

5. D'Aguilar Strest, Hoogkong. and

Kowloon.

Hongkong, May 22, 1907.

TO LET,

907

N13, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

19, 38, OLINE ROAD; 2nd FLOOR,

GREENCROFT, GARDEN ROAD, Kow. loon, Redecorated, Blerrie Light, Tennis | Court.

No. 1, FAIRVIEW, Romsson ROAD Kowloon.

Apply to

LEIGH & ORANGE,

1. Dos Vouz Road Hongkong, February 19, 1907.

TO LET.

NR Korioca.

TO. 8, GRANVILLE AVENUE

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Hongkong, March 97, 1907.

6. Lù

TO LET.

490

NO. 149, PEAK, MAGAZINE GAP. A

2

Apply to

AHMET RUMJAHN,

2, Pedder Street. Hongkong, April 20, 1907.

722

TO LET.

POSSERSION FROM 1ST APRIL NEXT.

SEMI-ATTACHED HOUSES, Nos.

13, and 130, MAODONNELL ROAD, Hach with 7.Koome, Bath-Roamx, Kitchen, Servant's Quarter and Grass Tennis Court.

Apply to

CHỨNG CHỈ NAM, Jav On M. & F. Inguranoz Co., L Hongkong, March 1, 1997.

301

TO LET.

MIYAKO

Also the Origfant

ADMIRALTY QUALITY INDIA RUBBER SHEET (lavinciple)

ATRU DE

THE “RED ANGUS" SHEET,

All Genuine Goods stamped with

our Trade Mark,

Agencies in Colombo, Bombay, Rangoon, Shangħat, &e

HOTEL,

KYOTO, JAPAN.

A NEW AND STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS HOTEL.

HOLLOWAYS

For Indigestion, Heartburn,

́Biliousness, Jaundice,

and all Complaints of the Liver and Kidneys.

THEY ARE INVALUABLE

FOR THE USE OF FEMALES.

Manufactcted only at 54, tiem Dafond Street, London. Snad by all. Chumisis and Macfeina Vendor.

DINNEFORDS

The Universal Remedy for Acidity of the Stomach, Headache, Heartburn, Indigestion, Boor Eractatione, Billous

DINNEFORDS MAGNESIA

Affections.

The Physician's Ours for Gout, Rheumatic Gout and Gravel.

Batest and most Effective Aperient for Regular Uce.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ing, &c., are thus able to make excessive charges, and the public generally hava to aubralt to those exactions.

The

Banks.

LJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

Banks.

INTERNATIONAL DANKING

ORPORATION BANKING CORPORATION

Fiscaz AGENTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN QUINA, THE PHILIPPINE IOLANES AND

THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

$10,000,000-

- -—--—---—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—--—-—-821,000,000

$10,000,000

CAPITAL AND SUBPOS

AUTHORISED.

CAPITAL, PAID-UP

Etorling Roserva, $10,000,000 Ellver Loastre... 11,000,000

Rev LIABILITY

Pornitzona

With large contractors for Tour BANKING CORPORATION, firms, the question does not arino. contractor is engaged, and as a matter of course in making his estimate allows suill-PA-UP CAPITAL... cient to cover all such irrogalar payments Have For as may have to be made by the sub- contractor while the contract is being carried out. Eve wealthy Chinese firms such as the

Yuon Fat Hong have to submit to snofi exactions as they say there is no for it. Shopkeepers, restaurant owners and others say they may thes squeeze Lacausa

ait is cheaper than being continually harrassed by squitary officials. In many cases podemand is inade for pay ment of a bribe, bat it is well understood. on both sides why the delay in passing A. Fuoba, Esq. work arises and how the dificulty can be surmounted.

p

Cover of DruKITORS :—" G. H. Menunar, Esq.--Chalzman,

Hon. Mr HENAY KESWICH-Depaty

Chalémian.

Balloch, Eng

F. Grots, Esq.

GOLE $10,000,0

GOLD 8,250,000

RISERVA FUND (70% @ 8,260,000

HEAD OFFICE-

60 WALL STER, Naw You.

O.R-Lousmann, E-LONDON Orics--THREADNEEDLE Hote

A.J. Raymond, E

E. Shollim, Esq.

R. Shewan, Tag,

CHIEF MANAGER

These exactions vary from considerable A. Haupt, Haq. sums of money to the demand for a for abs reduced price, or a few bottles of

beer.

No man je

apparently too poor to be or ploited, and there is no form of exaction, 2181 however mean and contemptible, to which

MAGNESIA

AKE

WELLINGTON

KNIFE POLISH

WELLINGTON SILVERSMITHS BLACK LEAD | SOAP) FOR CLEANING

PLATE:

POLY BRILLIANT METAL POM

BECOMES DRY HARD LIKE OTHER MET

JOHN CAKEY & SONS LIMITED, "WELLINGTON MILLA LONTON."

To Let.

TO LET.

To Let.

TO LET.

HOUSE in KNUTSFORD

WITH immediato possession, No. 1, URNISHED HOUSE, at KowzOON, A RACE, KOWLOON.

HUMPHREY'S AVENUE,

Kowloom.

For particolare, apply to

Apply on the PREMISES, Hongkong, May 11, 1807.

862

G. P. LAMMERT,

Daddell Street. Hongkong, April 22, 1907.

TO LET.

728

...TO LET

DEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Fine

Offices and Dwelling Rooms.

16, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Top Floor (orer Osidbeck, Macgregor & Co.)

BELILIOS TERRACE HOUSES, Ro DINSON ROAD.

into

GLENWOOD, CAINE ROAD, suitable for Boarding House or Club, contains 20 Rooms. This property would be divided or more houses to suit tonauts. Small BUNGALOW containing Furnish. od Room with Bath and Dressing rooms Kitchen, Co. Close to BARKER ROAD Tram Statice, evitable for one or two bachelors.

No. 8, BELILIOS TERRACE, Corner House, let Row.

WELLBURN, No. 81, Peak. 6 Koome and Tennis Coart.

No. 4, ALBANY, Fornished or Votar nished,

Apply to

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings,

- Houghong, April 13, 1997.

TO LET.

1714

[08. 3 and 4, ÖBSERVATORY VIL- LAB, Kowloon. Moderate Rental. Tennis Court and Electric Lights:

Apply to

ARRATOON V, APCAR & CO.,

45, Wyndham Streck, Hongkong, May 1, 1907.

621

TO LET

FROM 18T Juzy,

"ARGE and Spacious GODOWNS Nos 3, 94, 98, 80 and 1, PROVA BASE

20 present in the occupation of the Ad miralty.

Apply to

TO. 2, HOLLYWOOD ROAD.

No.

61, POTTINGER STREET. dinte Possession. Apply to

Imma.

ARRATOON V. APUAR & CO.,

45, Wyndham Street. Hongkong, April 4, 1907.

HOUSE in

TO TET.

H. E. Tomkine, Esq.

Hongkong-3. R-M. SMITH. ‹

MANAGE

Shanghai H, E. R. HUNTER..

E.O,

LONDON BANKERS 1

BANK OF ENGLAND. National Provincial Bank of England; Etd The Capital and Counties Bank, Ltd. :

DRANCHES & AGENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD,

the inspectors and servants of the Sanitary Lonsor BANKAN-LONDON AND COUNT THE Corporation Tesnsects every de Department will not stoop,

It

in evident that the charges generally for building, &, in the Colony would bu considerably lower were it not for the bribus which have to be paid.

If o

a contractor attempts to resist these exactions he is ruined, and in order to retain

his business, ho is

is forced to submit. A case has come before the Commission where a man of one standing had the courge to refuse to be blackmailed, and has been left alone by the inspectore, but another man of less position has boon drivou out of business; an his work was

ant passed without payment of bribes.

It

it was very evident that the fear of the sanitary officials was in many casos sery real, and the witnesses only gavo evidence when they found the Commission

1789 already in possession of sufficient facts to prove that

that they know the full dotails of the particular case they were investigating. To illustrate this fear which existed, n well-to-do Chinaman after h been re-

BARKING CO., L

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cont, per annum on the daily balance,

ON FIXED DEFGRITA-

For 3 months por cent per annum.

6

"

13 "

11

11.

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, May 25, 1807.

HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.

AE

68

business of the above Bauk is con- dacted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA. ION. Ralon may be obtained on sp plication

INTEREST on depoelta le allowed at kt receive full protection were it

nssured by the C that 33 PER CENT. per anata, Depositore required, did in the end leave the Colony sy transfer at their option balances of under threats of violonce from one of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND consequently becoming SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on

the

/ remunerative business.

Assurances of protection FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER OEST, por personally given to this man in bien.

village

have aa yot failed in inducing For the Hongkong and Shanghal

Banking Corporation,

nativo

him to return to this Colony, where his further evidence was required by the Com- mission. The Commissioners have, as your Excellency will see from the evidence taken,

tortion woher of cases of reported

on the part of members of the Government

service, and, where possible, have followed the aquiry up to a where we have considered ourselves justi

polat fted in socially reporting to the Govern

mont.

mant

witnesses have been before us who

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, January 18, 1907.

1517

THE BANK OF TAIWAN,

LIMITED.

(INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTED),

ecription of Banking and Exchange business, rousives money in Current Ac count at the rate of 2% per annum on dally balances and accepts Fixed Deposits at the. following rates:-

37

For 12 months 43 per cent per end. For 6

par cent per annum. For 3 9 per cent por sunum. No. 9, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG.

CHAS. R. SCOTT,

Manager.

Hongkong, January 3, 1907.

EDERLANDSCHE HANDEL,

[AATSCHAPPIJ,

MA

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY).

ESTABLIGNED 1824.

PAID-U...FI. 45,000,000 (£3,750,000. CAPITAL KESERVE FUND FL, 6,000,000 (£ 417,000).

READ OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM.

ESAD AORNUT;—BATAVIA. BRANCHES-Singapore, Penang, Shanghai, Rangoon, Samarang, Sonrabaya, Cheriton, Tegal, Pecatongan, Pascoroan, Medan (Deli), Palem Tilatjop,

(Achsen) Telok Semawe,

bang,.

Ketsin.

(Acbeea))

Oorrespondents at Macassar, Bombay.

Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry, Calcutta,

PRINTING..

PRINTING

PRINTING

Artistic Printing

AND

Book Binding

Done with Nortneas and

Despatch

At Moderate Prices,

Programmes

Company Reporta

Business Circulars

and

Books of all kinds,

Bangzok, Ss.goo, Haiphong, sool, Amoy, Umdor European Supervision Yokohama, Kobe, Melbourne, Sydney,

New York, San Francisco, &c., fo.

LONDON BANKERA:-The Union of

London and Smith's Bank, Limited.

The Bank and solls and receives for

baye

collection Bills of Exchange, lagos latters of credit on its Branches and correspond

CAROs of bribery, and it was our | PAID-UP CAPITAL: ......... Fox 8.7750,000, Britain, America, and Australia, and cran

havo denied all knowledge of the AUTHORISED CAPITAL ......YEN 5,000,000.eats in the East, on the Continent in Great

intention to have returned to this part of RESERVE FUND

the inquiry, later. We felt, however,

that this is

our

to the

YEN 695,000. Bacte banking bustness of avery description.

is impossible and having Has Orring :-TAIPEH, FORMOSA,

inquiry ne completed Bret

part of our Commission, wo murely

BRAKOUTS AND AOSNCIES :- finished examining into such cases as had Amoy Kobe,

Tainan already been in part gone into, and which Anplug Nagnaskl. Tameal, seemed to offer a speedy termination to our

Foodbow. Osaka.

Tokic. investigations

Kenlang Shanghai, Yokohama, Swatow.

There aro, however, a number of other cases which have been reported to as in- formally, with which we have been quite unable to deal; also. other methods of corruption, which we have not had time to investigate

but which appear to us to require consideration.

The roost noticeable of these is the payment by the Government of 40 cents

to contractors such as Sam In for opening up and closing holes made.

the concrele

flourings of native houses, while these were being inspected. A number of bills bare been produced showing that considerablo sums have been paid on certificates signed by pertain of the sanitary inspectors that this work had actually been carried out by the contractors in question.

As a matter of fact, accounts certified by inspectors have been produced before tho Commission calling for payment for TER.cartain floors which it is alleged have been

opened and repaired

by Sani lu, while witatesses have appeared before ne who havo stated that the floors have in some cases not been opened at all, while others again have been opened and repaired by these same witnesses.

Apply to THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. E

MENT & AGENCY Co., LD, Hongkong, May 1, 1906,

20

TO LET.

UARNDON the Pask; Furnished

or Unfurnished. Apply, by letter, R. HEMMINGS,

c/o BONGKONG HOTEL. Hongkong, April 2, 1907.

389

N

A ROAD. WONG NEI CHONG

OFFICES in KING'S BUILDING and FORK BUILDING.

GODOWNS on PRAVA EAST,

A HOUSE la CLIFTON GARDENS Conduit Road,

►

FLATS in MORETON TERRA02.

Apply to

THE HONGKUNG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD. Hongkong, May 1, 1907.

TO LET.

24

TO LET.

613

A careful investigation of this matter might we think demonstrate that consider able corruption has

has existed in this direction. The Commissioners, however, feel that their work must be brought to a close, and that it is impossible for them to contious indefinitely investigating cases which it would

appear are practically interminable. The Commissioners, in conclusion, wish

HONGKONG OFFICE:

INTEREST ALLOWED On Current Accounts 2% per Annum on daily balancee. Fixed Deposits 12 months 44% per annum.

Do. € months 4%

Do. Do. 3 months 34% .Do.

J. E. VAN HOUTEN, Agent. Hongkong, March 5, 1907.

418

3, De Vaux Road. Interest allowed on Current Account. THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA Deposite received on teams which may be tearnt on application.

D. TOHDOW,

Hongkong, April 5, 1907.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK,

ESTABLISHED 1880.

CAPITAL PAID-UP RESERYE FUNT...

TORIO LONDOS.

Th

China Mail Offe

5, WYNDHAM STREET,

HONGKONG,

LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE —HONGKONG,

ADVERTISE

Manager.

AUTHORINED CAPITAL

£689,470

21

PAID-UP CAPITAL »*220*** CAPITAL RESERVE FUND REBKAVE FUND.......

£249,718

12,735

$160.000

Yen 24,000,000

» 14,650,000

BRAMOHEN AND ÁGENDIES:

AN FRANCISCO. SHANGHAI. TTANSIK PORT ARTHUR, LLOVANO CHANG-CHUN,

KOZE.

NAGASAKL LYONI New Yoze. HONOLULU, BOMBAT. HANGHOW. CHEFOO. PEKING.

NEWCHWANO. DALTY, ANTUNG. MUKEN, TIS-LANG.

HEAD OFFICEYOKOHAMA.

HONGKONG-Interest allowed,

On Current Account at the Rate of 2%

to express their thanks for the assistance per annum on the daily balaner. rendered them in this inquiry by

the

majority of the officials to whom they have

ON FIXED DEPOSITS-

SARA

LONDON BRANCH: 61, OLD BROAD STREET, E.0. MANAGRE :-Grosch MUNRO, LONDON BANKERS.-

Parr's Bank.

Commercial Bank of Scotland. The Bank grante drafts and telegraphle transfers and conducts every description of Eastern Banking buslarse.

INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the Rata of 2% por aunum on the Daily Balancos.

On Fixed Deposits for 12 month 5 per cont.

窪

at 11

9

G. O. MOXON,

Managing Director,

Hongkong, September 28, 1906,

RUSSO-CHINESE BANK.

JO. 1, WEST END TERRACE, SRA-spplied for information, and also to the For 12 months...............5% per annum. UAPITAL... Roubles 16,000,000

MEEN, CANTON.

Apply to

public at

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-as

MENT & AGENCY Co., LD. Hongkong, May 1, 107.

No

TO BE LET FURNISHED. -

SLEMISH.'

pic at large. muns possible the length of

effort has been made to curtail For 6 months,

the

evidence taken by the Commissioners, but For 3 months..............3%

19 the idiosyncracies of some of the witnesses, the reluctance of others to give evidence, and in one or two casos the toe apparent hostility shown towards the Commission, have made the work of the Commission prolonged the inquiry. times extremely difficult, and unduly

TO. 191, MOUNT GOUGH, The Peak.

From April next. Apply J. HASTINGS, -

38, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, February 8, 1997.

TO LET,

289

his duties

at

זו

"

TAKEO TAKAMICHI,

Manager.

Hongkong, April 6, 1907. THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.

BOTAL CHARTER 1853. INCORPORATED DY

HEAD OFFICE, London.

HARPERVILLE, GARDEN ROAD, OFFICES is ALEXANDRA BUILD. od ferotary to the Commission, and in this Reirave-FUND

with Tennis Court and dotached Servants' Quartors. Possession from let Jan., 1907.

Apply to

PEROY SMITH & SETH,

Accountants, Auditore, &,

INGS..

Apply to

SECRETARY, A. S. WATSON & Co., L Hongkong, April 22, 1907.

TO LET

IN

ORGANISED UNDER IMTERIAL DEGREE OF 10TH DECEMBER, 1895.

CAPITAL contributed by CHINESE GOVERNMENT ...5,000,000 K. Taola. RESERVED FUND...Ronbles 4,416,000,

|HEAD OFFICE—Sr. PETERSBURG,

London Office: 41, Threadneedle St, E.C.

BRANDEES AND AGENCIES: Andijon Khokand Batoum Kiachta Blagovest Kirin chenek Kabe Bedaibo

Peking Samarkand Sau Fospeiser Stanghal Kouldja Stratonsk

Tashkend

***£800,099 Boukharadze Tchita

Busk Calcutta

.....£1,075,000 Cheloo

The socrotary, Mr Bowen Rowlands, though suffering from ill-health, carried out our entire satisfaction, and when subsequently invalided home, the work was very ably carried on by the Gov. PAID-CF CAPITAL crum Assessor, Mr A. Chapman, who in Shortly to be increased to addition to his regular duties was appoint £1,200,000,

pacity proved himself willing, capable Shortly to be increased to and hard

£1,475,000. The Cters would specially brine KESERVE LIABILITY OF PRO to your Excelleney's no-ice the services of

PRIETOES..

...£800,000 Harbin 3M Dyer Ball, who acted as interpreter

throughout this

INTEREST allowed on Current Account Irkutsk ted inquiry. In the

Balgan Kashgar Khabarovak Paris

of tho

carlier part of

ris protracted i

trylag. The

The meetings of balances.

Was

H

6, QUEEN'S ROAD Central, TWO FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES, at the Commings, the weather at the rate of 2% per annum on the Dally |

Hongkong, January 18, 1908.

TO LET ON LEASE. FROM 1ST JANUARY 19

1907.

21

PRAYA EAST, near East Point. Apply to

· JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. Hongkong, January 3, 1907.

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-NTOS. 6, 8, 10. 12 sad 14, HOLLY-THE

MENT & AGENCY Co., LD. Hongkong, May 1, 1907.

TO LET,

744

SUMMERVILLE, No. 157, WANCHAL ▷ ROAD, A Three-Storial EUROPEAN Hoven with U Rooms, Bathrooms, Kitebu and Servants Quarters, largo front and sido Verandahs, with full viow of Harbour and the Calony. The house is situated in

European locality. sad is very healthy. For further partionlure, apply to

Care of CHERA Matz' OFFICE,

or to' 165, WAHAI ROAD.

632

Hongkong, April 8, 1807.

WOOD ROAD.

27

HONGKONG

DOOKS.

Nos. 1. 2,3, 4 and 5, SUN WAI LANE.

Apply to

ARKATOON V. APOAR & CÒ., 45 Wyndham Strest. Hongkong, October 24, 1906.

TO LET.

FURNISHED 03 UNFURNISHED.

LARGE COOL and AIRY ROOMS with VERANDARS and BATHROOM. FINE View of HARBOUR and FEAE. 93 minutes from Clock Tower.

Apply to

1 W.. Caro of CHINA Matt' Office. Hongkong, May 9, 1902.

808

times

many different dialects. tan

the mental strain on the

$

London Hailor

Marguolan Hakhodate Moscow

Rankow Monkden

Tchougoutchak

Telia Tientsin

Talithar

Verchneou

Nagasaki dinek

Hongkong Nowchwang Voy

Nisolajovek Vladivostock Oulissitat Yokohama Qurga

Zoiskala-

Prietan

BANKERS:

Mills, Currie & 06.

LONDON-Gly,

:48

lasted 4 to a hours, some- On Fired Deposits for 13 months.4 longer during

whieh unlice of Chinese wititcases were examined,

mitch

JOHN ARMSTRONG.

Manajer Hongkong, May 16, 1907.

MERCANTILE BANK

INDIA, LIMITED.

AUTHORIZED CAPITAL£1,500,000

THE

ADVERTISE

ADVERTISE

The Life of Trade.

À ONE-TOI order, like apo blow ofʻine hammer on the bead of the nail, makas an impression, but it'te only the son- Hintons Insertion of the advertisement. like the continuone pounding on the head of the mall, that Arives the argu- mont bone and clinches it.

The BEST Mediums for

Advertising aro

CHINA MAHA,

TAN

OVERLAND

CHINA MAIL"

AND 228

PARIS-Comptoir National d'Hecompts" HONGKONG WEEKLY,"

de Paris. Banque de Parle et des Paya Baz.

18 Drer Ball had not only these meetings to

attend, in

addition, warunderstand,

to his ordinary duties, but also undertook to road over with the Chinese witnesses the full raport of their evidence, although this last had to be abandoned after Mr Enli was forced to love the Colony for a Suns131, 126,000 AMSTERDAM-Lippmann,

A Resurd of the Foundies and Development of the Hongkong and Whampas Dock Co., Limited. Euriated from tho One MAL'

Priso

perpenElity Conte.

To be had at the China: Mall Ohe

Queen's Road Central,

Imonth's rust.

OF BERLIN-Mendelssobo & Co.

HAMBURGL. M. Warburg & Co. VIENNA-K. K. Priv. Oesterr. Credit

Anstalt for Handel Gowerbe,

Rosenthal

£562,600.

BANKERS:... LONDON JOINT STOUX BAXE, EXCEED.

The Commissionem fool that they aro REVE FUND£170,000 much indebted to 3r Dyer Ball for the manner in which he carried out hi onerous duty and the unfailing courtesy and help which he invariably rendored thom. We have, etc.,

EDDERT A. HAWETT, FUNO WA CHON LAU CHU PAR HENKY HUMPHREYS, A. SHELTON HOOrza.

ARTHUR CHAPMAN, "

Secretary, Hongkong, 19th March, 1907.

INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts

at the rate of 2% per annum on the Dally Balance,

On Fizen DaPORTS For 12 Monthsarasitevens

ZEHEHE :

ཕྲོམ་--་་སྟན་་་ཆད། {

EVAN ORMISTON,

Manager. Hongkong, May 1, 1967.

& Co..

Road by all Classes in the Colony

·Interest Alloised? Current Accounts in Dollars 2 per cent, per annum on credit balances of $1,000 and over.

Fixed Depoalts. Terms on application, Local Büls discounted. Special facilities A for Rasalan exchange. Foreign exchange: on the principal cities of the world bought sod sold,

E. FREYVOGEL, Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH : PRINCES BUILDINGS

Hongkong, April 1, 1907,

696

Established over Half-s-Century;

"THE REVENUE OF CHINA,

SERIES OF ARTIDEES, Reprinted from: The Orina Mqil, WITH AN APPENDIZ E

To bo bsd as the Urnds OF THIA PAFTE) 3 Queen's Road Controll Privo 50 Cents,