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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1908.

Banks.

CORPORATION.

THE

Banks

MERCANTILE BANK

HONGKONG BANDRA INDIA, LIMITED.

Pan-O CAYITAL 81,000,000 A £1,600,000

RESERVE FUNDS—

£1,500,000 @ 2/- $15,000,000

Starling

Bliver ...

IMAMLITY

PROPERTIE

--

14,800,000

-$25,000,000

l

$15,000,000

COCET OF DIRECTORS

1. SMELLIN Esq.-Chairman.

Hon. Mr W.J. GRESSOX-Deputy Chairma

E. G. Barrach. Jang,

'Q, Friesland, Esq.

PB. Gabbay, Esq.

17. Belzus, beg

R. Showan, Faq.

SUBAOBIER£1,126,000

THE CHINA MAIL.

GEO. P. LAMMERT

PAX 562,600 RESERVE FUTE 210,000

LORDON FONS Brock Banx, Laserski

· INTEREST allowed on Current Amounts the rate of 8% per annum on the Daily Nalanpe.

For 19 Monthe imomasasmonea

8

3.26, Eenamaan, faqe

Kon, Mr H. A.” W,

Blade.

EVAN ORMISTON,

Manager.

Hongkong, April 22, 1908.

42

H. E. Tomkins, Esq.

*** Our MANAGER !

Hongkong-J. R. M. SMITE.

MANAGER!

Shanghal-W. ADAMƏ URAM,

YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK,

ESTABLISFIED 1880,

London Bayerns-London and COURTI || Carman Pun-up 144

Bankine Co., L

Howexor-IXTREIST ALLOWED,

On Current Account at the mate of Two por sent, per sunum on the dally balanes.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS :--

For 8 months 24 per cent par sUNDES,

H

6

B

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91

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J. R. M. SMITH,

Hongkong, August 22, 1908,

Ondet Manager,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE business of the above Bank in con

duobed by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA. TION. Rules may be obtained on ap pleation

INTEREST on deposits in allowed at

3 PER CENT, por aunum, Depositors mry transfer at their option balance of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on FLELO DEPOSIT #1 4 PER IT. par

SIMTE.CO.

For the Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation,

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong) January 12, 1907.

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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

THE USTRALIA, AND CHINA.

www

Yen 24,000,000

Ray BDS

» 15,100,000

HUDOBOR-YOKOHAMA,

BALKURES AND ÂGENCIES:

KOBE. NAGABAKI. LTONA, New York. SAN FRANCIADO. HONOLULU, Bombay,

Намаком. Светоо

TOKIO. EONDON.

SEANGHAI

TENTHIN.

PERING PORT ARTHUR, Dairy, ANTUNG.

MUKIN. TIP-LINO,

EXOYANG CHANG-UKUM.

Horozoxo-Interest silowed,

On Current Account at the Kate of 27 per annum am the dally balanca.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS: For 18 months.5% per annum. For 6 months.

For 3 months5%

TAKEO TAKAMICHÌ.

Mandy ". Hongkong, September 12, 1908.

RU RUSSO CHINESE BANE

ORGANIZED UNDER IMPERIAL DEDEEN OF 10TH DECEMBER, 1895,

15,000,000 Rouble. CAPITAL....

2,000,000 86. Tanla CHINESI CAPITAL contributed by

GOVERNMENT 25,000,000 κ. Tagl

RETEVE FUR Roubles 8,240,000

HEAD OFFICE ST. PETERSBURG,

London Office; 41, Thro adaaedle St, E(

£1,200,000

BRANCHES AND ÁGENOTES:

Khokan ...£1,525,000 Andijon

Batonm Kischta Balgoweet Kiria

chonak

Kobe

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL ÜHAKTKE 1859. HEAD OFFICE, DONDOF.

Zam-u? CAITAL

REKORVA FORD ...

KERRVE INABILITY OF PRO-

POM

Koaldja

Peking

Samarkand

San Francisc

Shanghel

Stretansk

Krasnolarak Tachkend

Kantboodze Tchita

PRISTORA

£1,200,000

Bodalbo

INTEREST allowed in Ourrent Account

Boukhars

Bark

Calcatta

Chatoo London

Hallar

Hakhodate Bascov

the rise of 2 % per annum on the Dally balances.

On Fixed Depoathe for 12 months 4 %

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JOAN ARMSTRONG,

Manager.

Hougkong, May 13, 1808,

NEDERLAND

Liaoyang Tchougoutah

Melin

Marguelan Tientaln

Teitelbar

Hankow Moakden Vorchnoon.

Earblo Nagamakt

dlunk

Hongkong Newchwang Veray

Irkutak

Nicolajevek Vladivostock Unlingita!

8 Kalgan

Kashgar Ourgs Khabarovsk Parts

EDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-

MA

"AATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDS. TRADING SOULETT)

ESTABLISHED 1824.

PAID-UP CAPITAL RESERVZ

FONDI. 5,752,884.84 (£479,407)

...BL 45,000,000 (£3,750,000).

About

HEAD OFFICE-AMETERDAM, HEAD AGENCY-BATAVIA.

BRANCHES:—Singapore, l'enany Ebanghal, Rangoon, Samarang, Sonrabaya, Chartbon, Tegal, Paolongan. Fascerdean Tintjoy, Padang, Moden (Dell), Palem tang, Kota-Radis, (Acheen) Bandjermanin Correspondents at Maesar, Bombay Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry, Jalcotia, Bangkok, Salgon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amoy. Yokohama, Kobe, Melbourne, Sydney. New York, San Francisco, &o, &

LONDON BANKERS :-The Tuton London and-Smiths Bank, Limited,

The Banz buys and calls and reselves for collection Rilla of Exchange, lauea letteri of credte on Ita Branches and correspond ents in the East, on the Continent In Great Britain, America, and Australls, and trans Facts banking business of every descripblox. INTEREST ALLOWED

--

'Ua Current Accounts 2% per Annaz or dally balances. Fixed Deposits 12 months 44% per Annex.

Do.

6 months 4%

Do.

Do.

3 months 81%

Do.

J.

VAN HOUTEN, Agent,

Bongking, July 17, 1908.

416

Yokohama

Zeiskais.

Pristan

DAN KERS: LONDON-Glyn, Mills, Curtis & Co. PARTS Comptoir Nacional d'Escomptx de l'aris. Banque do Pario at der Paya BAR

BERLIN-Mendelssohn & Jo,

HAMBURG-M. M. Warburg Ot. VIENNA-K. K. Priv. Oceborr, Dredt:

Apelelt fo Handel Gewerbs. AMSTERDAM-Lippmann,

& Co.

Rosentha

Interest Allowedt: Current Accounts in Dollars 24 par sau per annum on credit balances "of $1,00 and over.

Flaed Deposite. Tarme on appiloatien, Local Bits discounted. Special facilitie for Ruestsa exekange. Foreign exchang en the principal cities of the world songh and sold.

H. A. STEWART, Manager; HONGKONG BRANCH: PRINCE'S BUILDINGS,

Hongong Fabreary 15, 1908.

AGENTS.

AUCTIONEER.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE Undersigned has received instruc. tions to Bell by Publis Avotion,

啞

THURSDAY,

the 17th December, 1908, commencing at

45 .., at No. 55; ELOIN TERRACE,—

A QUANTITY OF

VALDABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

mittee agreed to continue the appointment shall have fourteen capital" ships, in- bynding out a surveyor from this cluding eight Dreadnoughts and four In- vincibles built and building, and the Aga- country.

BANAN The total length of chain cable tasted memuon and Lord Nelson.

What is the situationis respect to foreign during the ear at the Public Proving navies, and particularly with respect to Houses in the United Kingdom, all of that nation of which their Emperor kaya | which are under the superintendence of the they are not friendly to wa?" In 1907 Society, Was 382,278 fathome. The Germany, lak down four Dreadnoughts. Three of them have been launched at Wil-

Hotels.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

IGH-CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

ADIES' AFTERNOON TEA BOOME, PRIVATS BAR AND BULLLED ROOMS, Hot and Cold Water throughout. Electrically Lighted.

“Electric Fans (if required). Electris Passenger Elevator to ach Floor,

TAULA D'Ebre ar Serawiru Tampuq," Telo, Address: “VICTORIA,* Hongkong.

For Terms, etc., spply to the'

MANAGER Hongkong, October 2, 1908.

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SHAMEEN, CANTON. Manager........MT H. HAYNES Colegraphie Address Victoria Shameen

Situated on the British Conocasion.

number of anchors tested was 7,901.

The introduction of low pressure steam helmshaven, Bremen, and Stettin respec- turbinos in conjunction with reciprocating tively; the fourth will be launched vary engines is at present occupying considerable shortly from the Germania Works at Kiel- attention and may lead to results which The first two are in a fairly advanced stage, will add to the success already experienced and all will certainly be completed by the with turbine mechinery, by effecting greater summer of 1910. Orders were issued a economy in the use of steam and reduced month or so ago for the more battleships

of the same class from the yards at VICTORIA HOTEL, consumption of fuel.

The new French Shipping Low which Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, and Kiel. These was promulgated in April, 1007, will, it is ships are to be completed early in 1911, and understood, como into operation in March, are to replace the Oldenburg, Siegfried, and 1903, the necessary detailed regulations Beowall. Preparations have already been having been issued by the Minister of made for laying down two more early Marine towards the end of last mouth.in the year, one of them, it is understood. Under the provisions of this Law, all st Stettin, and the other in a Government Dec,ressels which hold the bighest classification yard. These should be completed probably of the Bureau Veritas or of Lloyd's Regis in the autumn of 1911, certainly early in tor will be accepted without farther survey 1912, which allows in each case from 93 to se eligible to be granted the requisite 3 years for construction, as compared with Ttions from A. RITUME, Esq., to wel: perin de wavigation as regents serio two years and three months for the British ture and condition of hall and machinery and equipment of anchors and cables. Similarly, so long as they retain their the 18th December, 1968, commencing at classification, vessels sailing under the

2.45. P.M., and on

French fag will be exempted from certain official periodical and other surveys in dry dock which are prescribed by the Law.

Surveys carried out by the surveyors to Loyd's Register are now officially recognis be ordered early in the year. For a time od by the Russian Government..

some contended that we were not entitled

(Particulars from Catalogue). Terms-Cash on delivery. On view from Wednesday, the 16th

1908.

HE Undersigned has received instzue- by Public Auction,

011

FRIDAY,'

SATURDAY,

the 19th December, 1908, commencing at

... at his Residence, BoLEROOD,' Des Voeux Road, Kowloon,-

1

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

Comprising:-

TAPESTRY COVERED DRAWING FUITE, BRASS FENDERS, FIRL BRASS and Doos, CHIFONNIER with Minor, Japankar Tel Pora, Graz Mantel Clock (40) Days), ENGRAVINGS, PICTURES, CABFEre, Ruez, LACE CURTAINS, BRASS CURTAIN RODS,

St., &J.

DREADNOUGHTS: BRITISH

· AND FOREIGN..

· Interesting Comparisons.

—

1

ships. This is giving Britain an advantage which full knowledge of the relative build- ing facilities of the two countries scarcely justifies: but we desire to take the most moderate view. A cruiser comparable with our Invincibles was laid down a year ago at Hamborg; another has recently been ordered from the same pard. A third will

in this country to reckon German ships

MACAO HOTEL,..

MACAO..

Manager. Mr H. N. BERPAIR Telegraphic Address Farmer Macso. Situated in the Centre of the

Prays Grand. p Both Hotels electrically lighted and noder experienced European Supervision. GUIDES AND CHAS PROVIDEN Every information and special attention to Tourists. Reasonable Rates.

Wa. FARMER, Proprietor. Maco, May 13, 1808,

180

'BRAESIDEŊ.

FRIVATE HOTEL.

until they were ordered, and on this plaTANDING in its own grounds' with Tennis and Croquet Lawns, Large our assumption that, two battleships and a Airy and Well Furnished Rooms, Every cruiser will be ordered oatly in the year are comfort. Five View of the Harbours

Telephone, No. 690.

Apply to Mine F. W. WATTƐ,

Braeside, 20, Macdonnell Road. Hongrong, September 2, 1908,

1214

Dentistry.

DR. HARRY FONG,

MANKEIGAN. TRAINıo Disztel

ALECTRICAL and Eaters Imperid

Appliances.

41, QUEEN'S ROAD CLITERALM Hongkong, November 18, 1908.

KK I

TING

Burgon Dunstat

· No. 14, D'ASUYLAR SERMON

TERMA VERY MODERATE

Consultation Free.

NORTH BRITISH AND LOWROANTING INSURANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FOR AT BUT Danas, 1984, £18,114,624.

Authorlaed Capital £5,000,000 Bubombed Capital 23,750,000 Paid-up Capital £687,500 08 -Fire Fund

8,065,874 25

HI-Hfe& Annulty Fonds 14,316,612 10 & Binking Find Account 46,907 5 3

€18,114,601 11 1

Revano Tits Bosch 2,280,652 18 †

Lite & Annalty.1,847,924 £8

Branches,

Sinking Fond Account 8,982 5 (

£4,136,159 16 11

The Accumulated Funds of the Fire and Elle Departments are free from liability in raspect of such other,

SHEWAN, TOMNE & CO.,

Agents.

LABUAN 00A1

THE JARUAN COALFIELDepared t bunkor stoarners at LABUAN with good froah goality LABUAN COAL dontile sereened and straight from the ini

For further particolare, apply to

BRADLEY & O.,

Agents.

KINGSCLERE,' Telegraphic Address :

The Prime Minister said quite recently at Leeds, "Every Power in the world knows that our muture of what we ao EXTENSION DINING TABLE, LATHEE quire in naval strength is the measure of COVERED DINING CHAIR, AEK OBSIES,ecurity, and nothing more." The crux TEAK SIDEBOARD with Brezzza Minos, of the question, therefore, is the progress VALD TABLE, DINNER WAGON, TRAK of the ships to maintain this security, and OVERMAXXELS, MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK, of those building for foreign Powers to USNARENTS, COPPER COALSCUTTLE BOOK menace it. For the moment it is admitted

modern battleship; Fanca has six, which | 85. on all hands that the position of the ought to be finished by 1912; Austria Las Navy relative to other fighting forces hid down one, and proposes to construct is satisfactory. The question is one re-two more; Americs bus in hand four, and garding the future; the situation Japan has four-one of them launched two oust be viewed, with special refreute) years ago, another floated a year ago, and to that future. Again there is no need to others in progress. Those facts speak to explain why such a comparison of for themselves. A similarly disquieting strongth may be quite properly confined condition could be established in connection So "capital slips of the Dreadnought with the smaller ships--Engineering.

may be criticised; but as definite propara tions are being made, and as, the general programme has been advanced rather than delayed, there is full justication for accepting the view that the Gormas people are determined to carry out the plan in its entirety. Tirefore cine ships have been laid down within two years--soron battle- ships and two immense cruisers-and thres more will follow in a month or so, Germany A will have twelve "capital" ships of the

A.B.C. Code, 4th Ed. Dreadnought type late in 1911 or early in Tel. No. 134. Teleg. Address: *SACHCOLA, 191 Italy has in an advanced stage one

Mlectric light, hot and cold water cnzouga

eisz with D/8x, &c., &c.

GLASSWARE, CUTLBUY, CROCKERY, &c. HATUTAKO with BEVELLED Mirron, State CARPET ERA93 STIE RODE, &e.

BRAMS MOUNTED DOUBLE and BIGLE BELATEAUS, WARDROPS with BEVELLED MIRRORS, BURKAU with BEVELED MIRROR, MARBLE-TOP WASHSTANDE, TOLLET SCTE WarTING DESKS, ELCOFEI FANS, CAMPHUR WOOD BEDROOM SUITE, &c., &c.

BATHROOM, PANTRY and KITCHEN R.. Following the prototype, laid down!

in 1905, there ware ordered in 1906-7 three British ships, but none of these was kin jdovu until about nine months of the

QUISITES.

One NEW CENTURY CAMERA and One KODAL

One COTTAGE PLAso, by John Brin. smead & Rens;"

1 LAWN ROLLER.

Also

financial year had expired. The Belloro-1

LIQUID FUEL FOR MAKINE PROPULSION.

A demonstration of the utility of liquidi phon, the keel of which was laid on fuel for marine purposes was given on Octo.

1 LAWN MOWER and Gators Ureza, Decomber 3, has only just completed her ber 14 by the British Petroleum Company.

4 GADEN SKATS.

3 TANNIS SETS.

J CROQUET SET;

Ani

A Quantity of POTS and PLANTS

TERMS Cash on delivery.

PRIVATE HOTEL,

PPROACHED from Kennedy Road

and Macdonnell Road.

Billiards, tennis, eroast, putting groen and fine stabling for horses,

Proprietres, Ma F. SAURSE. Hongkong, September 1, 1908.

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INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR & EXPRESS TRAINS COMPANY,

** TABOR LABUAN." Hongkong, February 10, 1808.

HOW TO DO MORE BUSINESS.

MAN

ANY AMERICANS have cullt up great commercial enterprises, by the se of Trada-news items supplied by our CLIPPING BUREAU: Chinese chante can do the same if they follow American methods.

We clip business news from more than 60,000 papers monthly, and send thees items to you while there in good prospecti of supplying what is needed and doing

business,

We can send you news and clippings on sup line of businon, or any subject and you will be able to know, IN TRUTH, jus what American business methods ara lik there there are openings for Chiness

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(THE GREAT TRANS-SIBEHAN ROUTE TO HUROPEJ IJAVING been appointed AGENTS HA

the above Company, we shall be pleased to give any inforrbation as to rates u passage, sta, in connection with above.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Agrika, Hongkong, arcát 7, 1907.

CARMICHAEL AND CLARKE, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS,

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brils, and will not be commissioned The demonstration took place on the liver Thames, at Greenhithe, on the Dorothy, a within the two years; the Téméraire was yacht of about 30 tons burden, provided laid down on January 1, 1907, and it with a 500-h.p. Yarrow watertube boiler, and triple expansion engines by the Liquid is problematical whether she will be daru-Fuel Engineering Company of Cowes. The pleted within two years and three months.owner of the preht, states that the cost of On View from Thursday, the 17th Dec., The Superb was laid down on February 6 fuel to propel the resiel at 12 knots is only 3, Queen's Building, Hongkong manufacturers, so that you may similate

19:8.

Anctions.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

1907, and although she will go on her trials 28. 54, par heur, equal to 3d. per. h.p.h, in January or February, there is little while other advantages are the economy of space by the absence of bankers, the saving likelihood of her completion within two of the cost of bunkering, trimming, and years and three ronths. In the financial stoking, and the use and speed with which year 1907-8 three more battleships were the liquid faol can be placed on board. ordered. The St. Vincent has been laun. ched, bet although sixteen months have transpired since the building of the ship was sanctiqued by Parlament, little of her armour has been put in place, sad less has been done in connection with the manu

THE Undersigned have received instrat facture of her turbines. The Collingwood-

tiem to Sell by Public Auction,

DI

MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 21st and 22nd December, 1908, at 10 A.M., at H.M. NAVAL ERTARLISHMENKĖ,— SUNDRY OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL & VICTUALLING STORES, Comprising:---

is to be launched ab Devoupurt to-morrow, nine months from the laying of the keel, and it has been admitted officially that there has been great delay here also in connection

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with the construction of the machinery.NGLISHMAN, aged 95, bas had experi- The third ship, the Vanguard, promises to enos in Shipping, Booking and Sales bo more op to time. But the important Departments, also an Interpreter in several point in connection with these six batile. Chinese dialects. No objection to Out- Old and Surplus Naval Store:05 ships is that not one of them is likely to be porta, BLOCKS, HOSES LAN and LANTERNS, completed within two years. The explana- Tools, Ow IRON sad METAL, ELECTRO

tion may be quite acceptable: it is asso CABLES, OLD BOILER STRAM HAMMER, COAL SACKS, CANVAS BAGS, OLD INDIA- ciated with labour disputes But such Ruata, OLD LATESTO, CARPETS, MAT, causes of delay are so inevitable that is TIKUS, OLD BOATS, FURNITURE. &.. would be false policy to eliminate them in estimating the time neesssary to complete battleships. An eighth ship of the Dread-

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LL Entries for the HONGKONG HOOKEY CHALLENGE CUP

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1864 Hongkong, Desember 14, 1908. eighth will not fly the pennant before the spring of 1911 Somas urge that the Agamemnou od Lord Nelson ought to be classed as Dreadnoughts, in view of their gunpower; but there is the important THE Undersigned having parehased the GOODWILL FURNITURE, and difference but their speed is only 16 EFFECTS of the Business of a Hotel and And knots, as compared with over 21 kuuta, se Boarding-homes heretafura CARRIED ON that in tactics a squadron of high-speed at No. 13. Queen's Road Central, andor

the, pamo of CONNAUGHT HOUSE, ships including twa Agamemnone would hereby gives notion that he will NOT ER forfeit the enormous advantage it possesses EFSPONSIBLE for any of the Doble of in rapidity and accuracy of gun-fire von Liabilities in respect thereof prior to this sequent upon the higher rate of change of date. rango. Even admitting the Agamemnon and Lord Nelson, we have ten battleships. The new cruinara of the favincible type offer confirmation of the difficulty of ensur ing production within two years. The time allora for the building of these cruisers 27, 28 and 29, LEE YUEN STREET (WEST)

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