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$1.80

PAID-UP CAPITAL.resencomanen ene§£9,000,000 Rakve Fu

|

Sterling Reserve, $10,000,000

Braddon →→→

Doad Low has Chains, by 31,

The Dian who we dead, by A. W.

Marchmont

E

150

Silver Reserve

11,000,000

HEBERT

E. Oootz, Esq.

Wanderings

The Jampaign with Kuropatkin, by

Donglas Story...***

Captain Japies Cook, by Arthur

Kitson

East of Suez, by FO Pentland...

Lord Randolph Churchill, by Wine

eton Spencer Charchi... The Charlotear, by Guy Thorna The Art of Naval Warfare, by Sir

Cyprian Bridge

PROPRIETORS imtotiskarepron)

The Wire Tappors, by Aribur Stringer $21,000,000 The Remnant by Chan, Marriott....

The Vigil

by Haro'd Begbie... $10,000,000 The LABILITY

„Olan U Bowen Her Son, by H. A Vachell... The Invaders, by Margarab L. Woods Running Water, by A. . W. Mseen The Diamond Ship by Max l'omborton Royal Academy Pictures, Vol. 1907. La Nu au Salon, 1907 The Paris Salon, 1987

Court of DRYSTORS :—— 6. H. Me Huner, Eq.-Chairman.

Hon. Mr HENRY KeawICK-Dopaty

A. Fuoba, Esq.

A. Erupt, Esq.

Ohairman

A. J. Raymond, Esq.

E. Strollin, Keq. Shewan, Faq

II. A. W. Slado, isa. .C.R. Lanzmann, Esq. H. E. Tomkins, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-J, R. M. SMITH.

MANAOND

Shaughai-B. E. R. HUNTER.

"LONDON BANKER-LONDON AND Cover BANKING CO., LD.

HONGEONG-INTERINT ALLOWED.

On Curront Account at the rate of 2 per cant. por anuum on the dally bufance,

ON FIXED-DEPOIS-

For 3 months 2 per sent per saada,

The Compteta Golfers' Manual,

Meredith Butler

1.60 Cricket, by Tom Hayward

1.50 L'Electricatie, per Lucien Poincare.... 3.10 1,50 Ls Peur de L'Antour, par Heart do

Regnier 3.75 2.75 Le File de L'amaut, par Daniel 2.00

Lemor

...

2.00

1.50

***

1.00

The Passing of the Third Floor Bak,

*... $1 fo by Jerome K. Jeminia. The £30,000 Bequent, by Mark Twain 400 2.25 Flying Machines Past, Present and Before Adam, by Jack London

Future,

by Percival Marshall 1.50 Wireless Telegraphy for Aauteurs,

by B bg P. Howgrave Graham

1.50

THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1907.

Banks

KELLY & WALSH, LTD

HONGANKING CORPORATION.

TONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Lighter Daye with Traddlos, by R.

Audom

THE CHINA MAIL.

house is that conspicuous one standing high on a jutting promontory of rock in French territory, more than a mile beyond the frontier of Manace. From the fansous termco of the Casinn, ans Jocks towards the extraordinary rock-viilago of Repro brune, high on the mountain-ide, "M Bland's houso rises in the middle distance, conhanding from afar the rich territory which its master sways.

His Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station,

Nama

Class

Tons. Guns LH.P.

Captain

Exes reportat

1.59

THE CASINO ITSELF.

1.60

Picture Paragraphs, Things Econ

ia

Weapings by Marjoria

1.5)

The Woman

man Socialist, 4.601 Snowdon

Daily Life explained...

70

by

Ethel

in a roarvel of administrative excellence, It Alacrity gives direct employment to some eighton Astrosa hundred poresus, counting downwards from Badford the chefs Bramble 80 the directors to the inspectors,

despatch-voscel cralser, 2nd loan

crufner, 1st class river gunboat

710

..

40

2.00

---

6.00

***Hector Une Femme D'Argent, par

Malo¢ Les Maitres Humoristes, Lears

Meilleurs Dessin ...

2.00

de table, the croupiers, the gardeners, the Britomart

but indirectly Cadmus it. Tho Cherub fromon, and the exrupera; many more are donendont on

M.CO Olto great chiefs of the administration- Elune, his right hand man, M. Georges Fame Mors Barnier, and the other heads of

stoop

torpedo boat destroyer

lora

11.00

35 Cents Each, or Three for $100.

noticed in

7.00

5.80

.70

2.75

The Toila of Terror, by Martin H. Potter,

William J. Locke. Derelicts, by Miss Greyehott's Girls by E Eroratt Green. The Misere Will, by Fergus Hume.

+1

"

BA

11

11

J. P. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager,

68

Hongkong, June 14, 1907.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

THE bastness of the above Bank in con

THE

ducted by the HONGKONG AND

CORPORA SHANGHAI BANKING

TION. Rules may be obtained on ap

Healion

INTEREST an deposite is allowed at S PER CENT, per annum. Deppeltors asy translar at their option balances of! $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER DE IT. per

For the Bergkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation,

Ante.

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager.

1617

Hoogkong, January 13, 1907.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN

LIMITED,

where the supreme and

31. Suurille, the sous directeur du Janua 50jeu. The chiefs arrive at the Casino nn-Keat

The Scottish Highlander in Anecdote and drift by the crowds who continually King Alfred

Story, by Duncan MacLounan.

The Englishman in Anecdote and Story, by

Alfred Amolo,

MIYAKO HOTEL,

KYOTO, JAPAN,

A NEW AND STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS HOTEL.

The genuine

mineral

water of

VICHY

French state's springs

BE CAREFUL TO NAME WHICH SPRING

Gout, Gravel, Mabete,

Liver

VICHY CÉLESTINS Fadder diseases. IVICHY GRANDE-GRILLE complaint.

VICHY HOPITAL S's d

LOZENGES SALTS ----

· COMPRIMÉS VICHY-ÉTAT

2181

Kinsha in and out, and they pass upstairs to the offices on the first toire, the Monmouth

Mcochen attendants saluting them liserectly. Round

considerable if unostenta. Otter Carino is tious display of force; for there are

the Roblo who watch the gardens and patrol the Sandpiper

Braman ever ready to quell a Snipe constantly; conflagration or aid the polico; and in and Taku about the entrance other uniformel janitors who keenly scrutinise each face in the Bal

Thiatio kaleitloscopic crowds that come and go. Threb or four English and foreign detee. Virago lives always hung about the doors.

amar

Theoretically the Casino is a cob where Woodcock Indies and centlemen are invited to amuse Woodlark themselves without subseription-alios

and gentlornen, that is, who are visiting the Riviera for plonsure for natives of Mon- ace, as well as all those engaged times. in business

in the Department of the are denied admission to the rooms, though they may visit the theatre and the reading-

Actually,

IK admission granted to any moderately well-dressol person thi

1 Fisit card. It is true that the sometimes onfores en-

POOH

priciens

sumptuary re-ulations. The lite Lord Salisbury was one refused kilinition as he absent-mindedly wished to lays a look knickers at the rooms" when wearing hockers. Several Englishmen were ruthless- ly kept out because they wore brown boots, when that fashion was still new; and a month or two ago a well-known English novelist was turned back at the dear because his inste had selected a pink striped linen" collar.

bout destroyer

crainer, Ish class cruiser, lat claas

gunboat river craiser, 1st class river gunboat torpedo boat destropes Foreig

river gunboat

river gaobab

river gunbart

* Flag of Vice-.dmiral Bir W. Arthur Moore, Commander-in-Chief,

Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Statiski

80 nover Bon in tho

is Bart

torpedo boat destroyer

river ganbaat

water tank and tug.

sloop

craisor, End elass

1070

10

-1700-

-8000 19 4380 10 9000 5/700

100 000

Jomdr. E. La T. Lestham Captain S. L. Vaughan Les

Japan

Sonagha Shanghal

-Llant, Comdr. Davidson

Wethalwot

Lieut. Coudr. Bacher

Yanglata

1400

Comdr. B. . Majendr!

Hongkong

300

Hangkang

1070

1400

Comdr, C. D. 8. Balkes

Yangtzo

360

起

$700

Lieut.-Opradt. Grossen

Amoy

4960

7000

Cant, Grant Dalton⚫

Bongkong

$76

4000

Lleut. Comdr. W. H. Dervell

torpedo bost destroyer

275

4000

Llout, Com. Dickens

*

torpedo

280

8200

Amoy Hongkong

14 9000

£2,000

Capt.

De Hortoy

Shangri

14,000

14. 130,000

Capt. Caett F. Thatsby, R.N,

Hongkong

616.

1200

Lt.-Comdr. Crabtree

Waho

9800

Capt. A. J. Tuka

Japan

୫୦୦

Lt.-Com, B. L. Vanglen

Weet

RIVER

4300

Lleut. Comds J. Kitale

Amoy

fiver gunboat

240

Lt.-Condr. C. U. Walcott

· Weed Biver

240

La-Com Tickell

West Rives

river gunboat

240

Lt. Comdr. Tonnyach

Yangtere

torpade boat destrofar

6500

receiving ably

€650

modors Willame

river

For gust

710

800

Licat.-Comadr, West

torpedo boat destroyer -

B00

6800

Vaterwitch Whiting Widgoon

survoying abip

€20

450

Comadr, R. 1. Gemile

torpedo boat destroyer

5000

Licet.-Oom/Cox

Godfrey.

Lient-Comdr. Etercream

Hongkon

Hanko

Hongkong ΔΟΠΟΥ

125

600

Lt. Cemar, G. B, Spices-Simon

Upper Yangtere

180

609

ziver gunboat

660

Eleut.-Com. Toda Llers-Cem. Jao, F. Krox

Oppor Yangste Upper Yanetese

(INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IUTERIAL CHARTER).

AUTHORISED CAPITAL YEN 5,000,000. L'AID-UP CAPITAL YES 8,760,000, 835,000. REALAVE FUND.YEN

HEAD OFFICE TAIPEH, VORMOSA.

Amoy

toplog

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

Kobo.

Nagasaki.

Foodbow. Osaka,

Tainan, Tamyul Tokio.

Koolnng Awstow.

Shanghai.

Banks.

RUSSO CHINESE BANK NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL.

CAPITAL

ORGANISED UNDEE IMPERIAL DEORES OF 10rn DaCEMBER, 1895,

...............Roables 15,000,000 OHIKESE Yokohama,CAPITAE contributed by

GOVERNMENT ...5,000,000 R. Taels, REVED FOND.......Roubles 4,426,000 READ OFFICE-ST. PETERSBURG. London Office: 41, Thro sdneedle St., BO

BRANOBES AND AGENOIRO:

Khokand Kiachta

HONGKONG OFFICE:

3, DEB VEUX ROAD, Interest allowed on Current Account. Deposits received on terass which may be learnt on application.

D. TONDOW,

Monager, Hongkong, April 6, 1907, ........--..

21 Andijon

Estoam Balgowest Kidu

chensk Bulaibo

THECHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL OBARTER 1859. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,

AUTY CAPITALava am Shortly to be increased to

£1,200,000.

Peking

Samarkand

San Francisco

Stanghal

Shkend wantshendze Tehita

Tehongoatchak

K EL WAY Lianyang Σπάση Tielin Bailar

Marguelou Hokhodate Meecow

Aloukden

Boukhara Busk Calcutta ......£800,000 Chaton

Kobe Kould ja

Kraandiarek

**

...£1,075,000 Hankow

-Harbin

ов

Επα

£800,000 Klgan

RESERVE FUND. Shortly to be increased to

£1,475,000.

LIABILITE

KESERVE

THIETORS..

INTEREST allowed on Unrrent A30out the rate of 2% per annau on the Dally

balances.

On Fixed Deposita for 12 months 4

11

15

21 4

1

JOHN ARMSTRONG,

Manager.

84

OF

Hongkong, May 16, 1907.

18E MERCANTILE BANK

INDIA, LIMITED.

AveroRZED CAPITAL.........................£1,500,000

SCEROUTED-esmasseus

BAREZNS:

£1,125,000 ...... 162,500 170,000

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITRO, INTEREST allowed on Gartent Assoents as the rate of 2% per annum on the Dally

Enlanca

OX FIXED DEPOSITA - For 19 Months?

3

metus

EVAN ORMISTON,

Manager. Hongkong, May 1, 1907.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK.

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31

Pientsin Tsitsikar Verchneou

Mirzak

Hongkong Newcliwang Veras

Nicolajerek Irkutsk

Oulineitat

Kashgar Qurga Khabarovsk Paris

Vladivostock Yokohama

Zeiskala

MAATSCHAL

A AATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY),

ESTABLISTED 1824.

THE GAME AND THE CROUPIER. Dotted about the floor are many largo Decidés green-bigo tables, each surrounded by peo-D'Eatrecastoaux ple, the first muk of sixteen sentou, others Esturgeon

Frande starling behind them, four or five deep in

Henri Riviora the height of the season. There is hardly

thing is muffled con- Jacquin any noise. Everything PAID-UF

voices ...Fl. 45,000,000 (£3,750,000, struntly broken by the clear

of the Kersaint CAPITAL

silver BEKERYE FUND FI. 5,000,000 (£ 417,000) croupiers, and the clink of

as the metal cakes scoop in the money, Of HEAD OFFIOE-AMETERDAM,

there queb emation excitement, clamour, vedblo emi HEAD AGENCY — BATAVIA,

none. Yet the assemblage is a Highly Pelho BRANCHES-Singapore, Pensag, Dervous one. Should a player rise sud- Pistolet Protes Shanghai, Rangyon, Samarang, Sourabaya, denly and throw his chair to the ground, Cheriben, Legal, Pecatongan, Pascercean, there is a wave of excitement, and everyone Redoutable Padang, Medan (Deli), Palem not ton earnestly engaged in play runs to Tilatja,

happene

Always there is

Pakiang bang, Kota-Radjs, (Acheon) Bandjarmasin, so what has

the thought that there may peakou Correspondents at Macassar, Bombay. Hurrel, a suicide; yet many players have Vaaban

present Colombo,

mbo, Madras, Pondicherry, Calcutta, quarrel, a ngkok, Saigon, Haiphong, Hanol, Amoy, frequented the rooms for years and have Vigilants

scen nothing more exciting than a brief Tokohania, Kobo, Melbourne, Sydney, quarrel between tare players over à dia- New York, San Francisco, &c., &o,

LOSEON BANKERS-The Union of puted stake. London and Smitha Bank, Limited,

The Bana buys and sells and receives for collection Billy of Exchange, tenues letters of credit on its Branches and correspond enta in the East, on the Continent in Great Bfitsin, America, and Australis, and trau sante bankitig business every description. INTEREST ALLOWED

Banks.

The first impressions of the gaming-rõnnis are curions, atal probably wiloty different from those tho visiter his previously form. ed. From the large atrium (the general lounging, waiting, and smoking room) one Passes immediatly through noiseless asing doors into the gaming saloons. The first impression is of a hot and healy air, heavy Kaizer Franz Joseph 1 Austro-Hungarian craiser with human breath and many perfumes.

grant Achéren. Immense rooms stretch aniny to distance, and as these splendid aloons are Adour heavily gilled one secins to be looking at Alger the picture through a skimmering ganze of Alouette gold dust.

Note

Mgand Ducription.

Tens.

Guni

H.P.

Day iter

4309

35

9000

Ospt. Wilhelm Pachor

Yokohama

French armoured cruiser

1796

•10.

1200

Lleut, Faure

Haiphong

French receiving-ship

Lleot. Merlo

Halphon

French cruiser

$000

Capt. Foarfer

Shanghai

torpedo-beat-

Commander Kerihael

Cape St. James

Brink

Argus

Caronade!

Fr

gunboat

198

600

Lieut. Andouard

Osator

och cruiser

160

French cruiser

Cranes cruiser

French gunboar

gunboa

raboa

845

1000

French sub

mach mb-marine

French destroyer

350

303

French gunboat

gold and

French Cruiser

French gunboat

908

1260

2200

French sub-marino French

$00

Frenc

-French destroyer

Cordt. Rochas

Lieut. Hno

Edent, Lost

Fiscon

Capt. Coquelin

Llaut,

Porter

กว่าจะ

Domisetidor Simon

Llant, in Chowin

Shanghai

Ubelo

Shangha Salgen

Saigon

ખુશ છે.

Halphony

Salgor

Lient, Armbruster

24

пер

French

French gunboat

Capt.

Greller

Lleat,

eslora

Torgha

French

3:0

Licat, de Iteinach Warth

Hongs

Fronch

Elent, Glorieux

Salzon

Freuch

French battleship

8437

Rawrre

gunboat

1708

1700

Oops. Dapries

Fronch gunboat

សម្ដ

French destroyer

250

French battleship (reserve) 6150

French genboat

123

4560 500

Edout De

Capt, Terquom

Devarenso

Honger

Canton

-

Fürst Biwaarch

Jaguar

German flagship

10,690

86 14,000

Captain Wilkon

Klantaebce

German gunboat

930

10 1800

Oomdr. Küsel

Bonave

German gunboat

.930

1900

Gomdr. Count von P. Wahna

Telogian

German cruiser

3260

Comdr. von Potkirch Panthen Tainga

German cralaor

German geabost

900

1344

2600

Capt, Witachel

Bölken

Hongkong

Amus

German torpedo-boat

400

Lient.

tient. Jakobl

German torpedo-beat

280

Lieut. Käsaa

German gunboat

900

1800

Comdr. von Koas

German river gunboat

223

-1800

Cept Lious Fortsch

German river gunboat

223

500

Capt. Liers, Tensesinb

German river gunboat,

G00

Lleat. Alfr, Fischor

Italian cruiser

2146

Baron de Saint Pierre

Teinstey

Japan

Oansa River Yangtera M. Yangtua tre

Shaughs.

Do.

Portuguese gunboat

*720

Captain Maideros

Ensign A. K. Shoup

Phillpphol

na soon as the hall has fallen into one of Arayab

U. 8. gunbeat

418

0. S. torpedo-beat destroyer

120

6000

Lleat, Woodward

Japan

U. S, torpedo-beat destroyer

420

8000

Llest. Irwia

Matfa

U. S. ganboat

400

908

Ensign Gay Witlock

Cantor

THE NATIONAL BANK OF CHINA there are fifty, or sixty spias of the whioel Chattanooga

U, S. cruiser

3100

4500

Commander Alex. Sharp

Hankow

Channosy

U. S. torpedo-boat destroyer

420

8000

E. P. Jossop

Minta

30

*

U. 8. ordeer

3215

7600

U,

U. 3.

II. S. gunboat

S. cruise

B. Cruiser

13,600

Capte

5000

B.

destroyer 429

S: Staunton

Condr. C. J. Brush

Reserva

Reserve

Quiloby

Amey

Philippines

Menta

Manlle

U. 5. genbout

воло

3100

5400

Lt. Comdr. J. T. Jayne. Capt. Jag, Helux

Hongkon

Shanghst

1807

2800

13,600

་་

Capt.

T

T. C. MoUlcan

Mant

13,600

Capt,

R. R. Ingersoll

Manila

3000

200

230

Enelgo A. B.. Rend

Enelgu J. W. Hayward

Cotadr. Stesbdahl

Lleat. O. R. Train

Napking

Hongkoi g

Comdr, Hodgia.

Manita

U. 8. czuisez

7590,

Capt. F.F. Flotaher,

Mazia

Capt. Milton

Manila

U. B. flagship

500

Lient. F: E. Pinney

Hankow

U. S. gunbost

U. S. gunboat

1807

· 1894

Commander W. L. Rodgers -

Manils

抗 Pristan

BANKERS: LONDON-Glyn, Mille, Carrie & Co. PARIS-Comptoir National d'Escompte

de Paris. Banque de Paris et des T'ays Bas.

BERLIN-Mendelsohn & Co.

HAMBURG-M. M. Warburg & Co.

VIENNA-K. K. Friv, Osater. Credit

Anstalt fur Bandol Gewerba AMSTERDAM-Lippmann, Rosenthal

& Co.

and over.

Interest Allowed: Currant Accopate in Dollars 24 per cent. per annum on credit balasoos of $1,000 Fixed Deposita. Terms on application. Local Bille disconated. Special facilities for Russian exchange Foreign exchange on the principal cities of the world bought and sold.

E. FREYVOGEL, Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH: PRINDE'S BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, April 1, 1207.

42 TNTERNATIONAL

ESTABLISHED 1880.

CASTRAL PAP-02 ... Ten 23,000,000 RESERVE FONDE

14,553,000

BRANCHES AND ÅĢEMOIRS SE TOKIO

KOBE. NAGABAKL LONDON

Lroxa. -Na Yonk SAN FRANOIDO. HONOLULU, BOMBAY, SHANGWAL

BAROKOW. Omroe, PLKING. NEWOWANO

ANTONG. MUKEN. The-LING

PORT ARTHUR.DALNY. FALOTANG

CRANG-CHUN.

HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA.

HONGKONG-Interest allowed.

TNT

CORPORATION.

536

BA

ANKING

FISCAL AQINYS OF TER UNITED STATES CHURA, THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA.

BAPITAL AND SURPLUS

AUTHORISES, GOLD $10,000,000 CAPITAL, PAID-UP GOLF $3,250,000 KRELAVE FUND.Goza 8 8,250,000

HEAN OFFICE-

60 WA STREET, NEW YORK. LONDON OFFICE-THREADNEEDLE Hopaz,

LONDON BANKERS:

BANK OF ENGLAND. National Provincial Bank of England, Etc. The Capital and Counting Bank, Ltd.

ALL OVER THE WORLD. BRANCHES & AGENTS ALL OVER THE

THE Corporation Transacia over 10.

On Current Account at the Rate of 2% business, receives money in Current Ac

per annum on the dally balanos.

UN FIXED DEPOSITS-

For 18 months5% por SAHED.

For 8 months.%

For 3 months...

TAKEO TAKAMICHI,

Manager. Hongkong, April 8, · 1907-

count at the rate of 5% per annum cn dally fixed Deposito at the balances and accept following rates

For 18 months 44 por vent fer annum. For 6

4 per cent per annum, For 8 8 per cent per annum, No. 9, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Нокскова

CHAS, R. SCOTT,

Manager Hongkong, January 3, 1007.

On Current Accounts 2% par Annum on daily balances,

Fixed Deposits 12 months 41% par Annam,

Do.

Do.

6 months 4% Do. 5 months 31%

J. L. HOUTEN, Agent. Hongkong, June 8, 1967.

Many absurd legends have been set Leipzig afloat About the roulette wheel, and the Lucha intricacies of its construction; but, in fact, Niobe

of mechanism. 40 ams. 90 it is the simplest piece of mos irunginable. It is simply a cylinder of Taku Tiger sheer copper, carefully balanced and

with anetal bands.. revolving Tungtau stro right pivot of steel do finely is Yaterlaad the heal adjusted on the pivot, that it wil! Vorworte spin round with the lightest touch, and

on an

will continuo spinning for some fire min- Vesuvio ules

In actual play & if it be not stopped.

very slight impulse is given by the croupiero Lis

to the wheel, which is stopped by his hand

the divisions. Tu spin the fall stop its Bainbridge pay the stakes and make in the money lost, Barry takes on the average one minute, so that Calleo

oach hour.

Cincinnati HEAD OFFIC-HONGKONG.

The croupiers who work the whools and pay the stakes are among the most tuber Colorade Concord Cof

Dala AUTHORBED CAPITAL £699 42 sting men in the rooms. They are men DARS PAID-UP CAPITAL

£242,718 fair education, must have lived for your Docauter

Eleano RUBY FUND.......10,980 in Monaco before they can be employed, BenzAVE

...$150,000 and they must have all

Galveston first-rate bank-clerk with imperturbable Helena good temper thrown in. For six soatles Permayivanis st least before they appear in the rooms they have to undergo a strict training in Maryland the School for Croupiers which is held in Pampanga the summer months in the room of the Farars fencing-club, down by the pigeon-shooting Pathandur

those in the ground Hero aro tables liko

Quiros palic rooms, and while some of the Isinbow learners take turns to represent the public Raleigh and stake metal dises to imitato monoy all West Virginia over this table, others act as croupiere, Villalobos spin the wheel, ond rako in money or pay Wilmington out winnings as the case may be.

LONDON BRANCH:. 61, OLD BROAD STREET, E.0, MANAGER-GEORGE MENO. LONDON BANKERS.—

Parr's Bank,

Commercial Bank of Scotland. The Bauk grants drafts and telegraphic transfere and conducts every description of Fastorn Banking business.

INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the Rate of 2% per annum on the Dally Balances. On Fixed Deposits for

18month 5 percent.

6

3

2 14 G. O, MOXON,

Managing Director.

Н

Hongkong, Soptember 26, 1906,

WEEKLY NEWS

8

FOR HOME.

The Overland China Hali

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