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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1909.

Banks.

Banks

BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED.

£1,500.000 ....2,126,000

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE MERCHANTLE

BANKING

PAID-Ur CAPITAL

PERY FUNDS-

Sterlinx

£1,500,000/-15,009,000

Silver... ... 14,500,000

RMEVE Lustr

or

PROPRIETORS .entrenanggu

$29,500,000 $15,000,000

$15,000,000 |AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ....

ŞURSORERED LEMMAN PAID UE562,600 -...£ £10,000 RESERVE FOND'..........................

BANIZBA : LONDON JAINT STROK BANK, LIMITED. INTEREST&llowed on Current Accounts the rabo of 2% per monoth on the Daily Balance.

COURT OF DIRECTORS Hop. Mr W. J. GEEBSON-Chairman.

H. R. TOMKING, Esq.-Deputy Chairman.

E. Shellim, Esq.

R. Shewan, E.

E. G. Barrett, Esq.

0.8. Gubbay. Esq.

fl. A. Sieba, Hag.

a. Friesland, Esq.

W. Helma. Eaq, D.R.Lenzmann, Eag.

Hon Mr H. A. W.

Slade.

CHIEN MANAGER! Hongkong-J. R. M. SMITE

MANAGER:

Shanghai-W. ADAMS ORAM,

LODON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING CO., LD.

HONGXONO-INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of Two per cent, per annum on the daily bakace. On Fire Derorts:--

For 9 months 22 per cent per annum.

33

,, 12

5+

91

33

4

"

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager.

69

BONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

Hongkong, February 20, 1909.

THE busines of the above Bank 12 000 dasted by the HONGKONG AND CORPORA SHANGHAI BANKING TION. Rates may be obtained on ap pilomon

OF FIXED DEFOSITE :-

For 12 months

4

1+

G ¥

IVAN ORMISTON,

Manager. Hongkong, April 22, 1908.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK.

GEO. P. LAMMERT

AUCTIONEER

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

цо

THE CHINA MAIL.

Padmat

None.

As sail the session of the Diet has been pr duetivet a good deal of opposition, but this criticisms of the Government seem affect on it thea water to haro no mare

It is on the proverbial duck's "back. to be supposed the criticise of the Government's policy wade by the embora of the Dist, are productive of some good, although it is quite understood the prin cipal mossures introduced by the Govern Alerty ment are to be passed with very slight Astros amendments. This year the Government's Bedford

Britomarb policy has come in for criticism from all Bramble sides and perhaps this may result in some legislative proposals being dropped. Thost Cherab who have experience of "constitutional" Co

Flora TISE Codersigned has recolved instrue-Government in Japan, howevor, are aware

tions to Sell by Public Auction,

that the Government will win in the end on important measures at very little sacri fico. The fight shielly centros round the fans Budget, the greater part of which has Kent trendy been passed lu Committee with a few minor alterations. Some other in Aures are prévised, but whether they will bo submitted to this Dies or passed A Imperial Ordinances does not appear Among the most interesting of these is an Sadylper

Snipe Tako Amendment of the Patent Law. Only vague hints have been given as to what unter the amendments will sonist ol, nr what will be their tendency, as it Thistla A COLLECTION OF

is rumoured that the Government i SWATOW DAWN WORK,

considering the adoption of the principle Comprising:

followed in Gormany nad (lately) in the BEDSPREADA, TADLE COVERS, CUSHION United Kingdom, of only sustaining the COVERS, TABLE CENTRE, DOYLLES, &o.,validity of patent rights whan the articles &c.

SATURDAY,

42 the 20b March, 1969, commencing

11. at bla SALES RUDNO, DUDDELL STREÉT, --

ESTABILEED 1889.

APITAL PAID-UF... KEY FUNDS --

Yox 24.000,00E

10,100,00

Hub Orna—YOKOHAMA,

BRAKONE AND ÅCESORA ↑

VOKIO. Lespon.

SHANGHAI

CENTRIC

Koux.

Iross.

NAGASAKI, NEW YORK. JAN FRANCO, HONOLULU, BOMBAT. Hansnow. CHRYCO.

NEWSWAG TAKING, FORT ARTHUR. DALNY. LLOVANE

GHANG-ORUM.

ANTUNG, TIE⚫XING,

HONGKONG--Interont allowed.

On Current Acean at the Rate of 27 per annum on the daily balance,

ON FIXED DEPOSITS :- For 18 month...5% per annum. INTEREST on depoelbe is allowed si * PER CENT. par sanna. Depositor For 6 months........... my banaler at their option balspose ofFor 8 month 1100 or more to the HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANK, to be placed or FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER UK.IT. per

KOM.

For the Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation.

J. R., M. SMITH,

Chief Monager.

Hongkong Jarvuary 12, 1907.

1517

THE QUARTERED BANK OF INDIA, THE

AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTKE 1863, Rean OrzOE, LONDON.

PATE-UP CAPITAL

£1,300,000 ****£1,625, Baby LaBILITY OF PSO-

-£1,500,00

RESERYE FUND

PRITVORA

L

*NTELEST allowed on Current Accoun the rate of 2% per sanam on the Dally

balanens.

Un Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4%

13

TAKEO TAKAMICHT

Msagar, Hongkong, September 12, 1908.

R"

30-CHINESE ́ ́BANK.

ORGANISED UNDER IMPERIAL DECRES OF 10TK DICEMBER, 1895,

16,000,000 Roubles USPITAL 2,000,000 8h. Tak CAPITAL contributed by CHINESE GOVERNMENT ...5,000,000 E. The RESERVI FOND...Roobles 4,955,000, HEAD OFFICE-ST. PETERSBURG. Hendon Offics: 41, Threadneedle 8, E

BRANCELS AND ÅGENUISS;

Ktakan Kiechta

Andijari Batonm

Balgowest

Kla

cbensk Bodalbo

Kober

Bookbara

B

14

B

BIZ 81%

Bask

Calcutta

WM. DICKSON,

Chafoo

Stanazer.

Hailar

Hakhodate Mostow

Monkden Kegasaki

A COLLECTION OF TONKIN INLAIDWARE,

Comprising

CAMINETE, Tears, Boxrs, &, &o.;

And

Terms: Cash on delivery.

on which the rights are granted are manufactured in the country. This would

Oa view from Friday, the 19th March, be a dustic measure which would greatly affect importers of foreign made articles

1942.

on

SATURDAY,

the 20th Marab, 1909, commenting at 2.30 r., at No. 28, LINDHURST

TERRACE

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE. Comprising:-

His Britanale Majesty's Ships on the Chins Station,

Com

Torre Guna LHP

Ompraka

despatch-vessel

1900

3000

Oonde C.TML. Fallor

cruiser, Sud class

4980

9000

Captain E. .' Ryan

Hongkong Hongkong

arulser, Est ales

9700

Capt. E. E. Frakine.

Elver gunhost

20

900

Com. Hon. B. 0. B Bridgeman Hongkong

river gunboat

710

-600

Laert.-Comdi. F. B. Noble

Hoogkong

edoop

1070

1400

Conde, H. L P. Heard

Hongkong

water tank and tag

390

100

Hongkong

stoop

LOTO

B

2400

Comdr. O. T. Barrelt.

Chin Hally

erulser, 2od class

torpedo boat destroyer

580

6

6700

Lieut.-Comir, Gressan

Hongkong

$500

10

7000

Oapt. R. Nogen

Hongkong

Frandy

torpedo best destroyer

6

1000

Ldont.-Comdi, B. J. D. Guy

Hongrong

torpedo bass destroyse

4000

Liect.-Com Flakens

Hongkong

cruiser, Ist alas

torpedo boat destroyer

280

8000

Lieut. Comch. Freemantle

Hongkong

9000

14 22,000

Capt. G. La Marescaux

Hongkong

bruiser, 1st alarg

14,900

140,000

Capt. Clinton Baker

Hosgkong

river gunboat

016

1203

Tenghind:

oralsar, 1st class

9800

Hongkong

river gimboat

180

800

West Stres

river gunboa

85

940

torpedo boat destroyer

960

R200

river gunbost

86

240

river gunboat

85

240

It-Com Tape 11

Yangtags Hongkong Wort River

Weed Elves

rivor ganboat

910

Lt. Comir. A. Dixon

Tangoma

torpedo bast destroyer

$50

6500

L. Comdr. D. Strach

Hongkong

receiving ship

4850

Commodore B. Lyon

Hongrong

river gunboah

180

600

Lt-Comdr, Godfrey

Yangtane

Hvar guubost

910

100

Heat. Coudr. M. J. Speor.

Hongkong

torpedo boat daartroyer

$56

6800

Comdr. StevenWOR

Hongkong

Waterwiból Whiting Vidgeon Woodcock Vuodiark

survoying ship

220

450

Comde. E. P. Dongisa

Hongkon

borpedo hoa: destroyer

5900

Ident.-Cam, J. Kiddja

Hourkong

river gonbost

800

Lior-Dom Joo. F. Knox

Uppor Kangiam

river gunboat

500

Flens,-Clem. Cottrell-Dormer

Upper Yangtos

river gunboat

500

E-Comdr, O. R. Lavingtone

Upper Tang

King Alfred Kinsha Monmouth Monghen Nightingal Uiter

Virago

Slay ship of Vico-Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton, Comansyder-in-Cisladə

Name

for which there is not a large enough sale to warrant wholesale manufacture in Japan under present oireumstances. Small Japan- ene manufacturers would certainly step in in these cases. Two instances came to y notics only recently whore Japanosa manufacturera had faithfully copied forsign patented articles, down to the Inst screw. In our cass the Japanese manufacturer ingenuously invited the foreign importer of the article to come Rud sen his forgories Whether his idea was to induca the importer to purchase them or whether he wished mer ly to display them Kaiserin Elizabeth EAT as a sample of Japanese workmanship is COVERED

Algor not known; but the matter ended in the Asheron CHAIRS, COUCHES, SADDLE BAG FURNIT‹ RE

receipt of a lawyer's letter by the enterpris-luette FINBLY CARRO FERNANCER, FANCY ng Japanese and confiscation of his stocks Bruix TABLES, CURIOS, BRONZE CLOCK, ESGRA-of imitations. VINDS, OIL PAINTINGS, BRUSSEL'S CARPETS, amended according to rumour it is to Le LACE and PLUSH CONTAINS, BLACKWOOD Uxpected that the number of imitators will increase, followed by an increase in liti

Estoo TABLES and Stools, &c., &c.

BRASH and BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTEADS, xation. In how many cases it would pay Eeturgeon

foreign patentees to manufacturo. their Froade Carved Douses and SINGLE WARILOBES Foods in this country is exceedingly pro-Henri Rivlers

Joqutu Lion with BrverLED GLASS, BURLAVI with Bableontical.

Lyox VELLED GLASS, CHERRY LACQUER WRITING DEAK, MABULE-TOP WASHSTANDS.

PLUAR

ÁLNE - CUELA TIRE

If the Patent Low i

La-Coredr. 8, Tennyson

Capt, Goo, W. Smith

Lt. Comdr. D. O. Walcot Llant. Com. I

5. Rog

It-Con. J. Whita

Foreign Men-of-war on the Uhina and Japáå Státionj

{ eo fas

Flag and Description.

Fons.

Buns.

H.P.

Captains.

Austro-Hängarian ereiser

4000

Capt. Harzberg

Shanghai

French armoured cruiser

1890

10 1:00

Malgon

French raiser

8420

5200

Saigon

French gasboab

506

.7

400

Baigo

French river gunboat

180

170

Cunton

Franch cruiser

4210

18 $9.0

Bhang bat

Coronade.

French unbost

150

tomete

French ganbast

600

Decidée

Fresch ganbost

Entrecasteaux †

French cruiser

Trénob gunboat

645 11,242 141

600 1000-

56

19,600

French sub-marine

Eleat Combet

French destroyer

350

809

French gunboas

French gunboat

808

French gaubost

Lout. Marra

9000

500

Salgo

Bago.

Idout, de Maindreville

Lieut. Prech

Tongk

300

Comdr. Mortenoi

Eleut. Morris

KOT)

1700

Capt. Drobot Ideat, Seriot

Peking Samarkand

Ban Francisco Shangbal

What by some may be considered a store Manche in a tea cup has been raging st Kobs And Mosquet FINE SIDEBOARD with BAVELLED GLASS,, Tokohams concerning song letters address. EXTENSION DIVING TABLE, Leatest Ded to the pan Al over the initial "B,"

Paibo

Stretedek

French sub-marine

French surveying-ebip

Franch destroyer

French genbost

Llagt. Bertrand Capt. Delson Commander Bedin

Lleat, d'Reieńne Comdr. Boshas

Comdr. J. Gervais -

Heur de Linares Capt. Thibault

Comdr. Ragot de la Toncho Llant de la Roche Herandrson

Lieut. Biha! Elsat. Bisbal

Salgo (Besarte) Saigon Hongkong Hongkong

Salgón (Riserit), Sale: D

Balgor

Barang Haiphong (Beervă) Balgos (overv

Sales

Upper Tangu

Hongly Saigon Balgan gatgca Yangtsso Halgon, (Reserve) Hongy

Cap it. FromŃ Sikkiang & Canton Salgon (BeerS

Hongkong Klautochow

French gasboat "

180

French torpedo-boss

360

Franch sub-marine

Fransk battleship (resarve)

943T

French ganbeat

1996

French punhoat

French destroyer

Peenah torpedo-depot

French torpedo-dapet

Frager combont

French gunboat

129 425

Garmin cruiser

German flagship

10,690

German goubos!

ихо

German gunboat

NO

Leipzig

German cruiser

8250

Bache

Comma gunboar

90J

S. 90 Niebe

Taku

German craiser

280

Gerwas torpedo-boat German torpadu-boat Corzan gunboar

100

250

German river ganbost. Qarmen river gunboat German river gunboas Italian araber

1943

$23

9145

Portugasso gunboak

700

Portagnes ganhosə

90

U. 8. terpado-boat destroyar

420

U. 8. vunhost

800

U. S. fagship

9710

U. S, Gras

3100

U. B. torpedo-bost destroyer

420

U. 3. czuleer

2918

U. S, cruiser

$13,600

Q. S. ganbouT

i710·

U. 8. borpedo-bost destroyer

4.20

U, S. torpedo-boat dṣétroyer,

4.20

C. 8. srulear

0058

U. S. cruiser

31:00

Ü. S. ganboat

U. B. cruiser

1897 13,1500

0.- mely

30:13

Ü. 8. monitazi

1000

U. 8. gunboat

1200

U. S. cruiser

18,500

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500

Capt. ron Hippel

36 $14,000

Captain Wartabsch

1800

Comdt, Keel

Hongkong

1500

Count von Posadawaky-Wehner

Amor

Capt. Honger

Singapor

1844

Oomdr. Balken

Skagas

Capt. Langemak

Thingtad

Jout. Jakobi

Taingear

Lient, Haze

1300

Domde Ackermŝan

1800

Capt Lient. Pirtsch

600

Capt. Eleat, Toussaint

600

Lfeat. Riechers

8000

Ensign David Lyons,

208

Liem, Gay Whitlook

Capt. H. K. Kokop

4600

Comdr. Edward E. Wright'

8000

1500

Cap 8. H. Staunton

Comdr. J. H. Be

Captain Jayme Affreind Papa PetroRZ

Eden Frook Morary Conde, L. S. Van Dozer

Taingia

Canton

Canters Rtra

Yanga Bay# Tangiese Rive

Chiawangino

Hongkong

Mansc

Cavite Shangbai Hongkang Hongro

Hongkong

Oraling Shanghai

8000

Fesign ... Stewart

Cavite

8000

Ensign Q. W. Nimits

Osvlie

7500

Comik, JP Parker

Hongkong

5400

Comdr. Job TOU

Hongkong

1896

Oondr. R. M. Hagbon

Bonixon

5000

07. S. Funboat

U.S digship

Samar

Villalobos

U. 8. gunboab

U. & quohos

347

1600

West Virginia Wilmingvon

U. 8. dagokilp

19,500

U. 8. ganbosz

1894

Caph C. Thoma

Deady Miller Leat. D. W, Todd Domdr. Nelson Cap A. Ward

Li H. P Parrill Conde. E. E. Wright-

za R. M. Fawell le A Andrewa Capt. J. B. Milton Commander E. Lloyd

Japan":

Maclle Shanghai Manta

Shanghai

Cruising

Olagsbo

Olongapo

[DEADUS]

Medifl

Languna

Hongkong, March 1, 1909.

NEDERLANDSCHE HAND

[AATSCHAPPIJ, MAA

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)

ESTABLISHED 1824

PAX-UF CAPITAL RLEBYS

FUND

HEAD OFFICE-AMSTERDAMI. TRAD AGENOY-BATAVAL

...FL. 45,000,000 (£3,750,000)

About

...FL. 5,762,884.64 (£479,407)

BRANCHES-Smgapora, Penang Shanghal, Rangoon, Samarang, Soumabaya Cheribon, Tegal, Pesalongan. PasorocaL Tillatiep, Padang, Medan (Dell), Palom bang, Kota Radja, (Acheen) Band jormasin Correspondente at Macinar, Bombay Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry, Jaloutts Bangkok, Salgen, Haiphong, Hanot, Amor Yokohama, Kobe, Melbource, Sydnej, New York, Sau Francisco, &c., &c.

LONDON BANKEBS :-The Untou Beridon and Smiths Bank, Limited.

o

The Bank bays and walls and receives fo collection Bills of Exchange, lasnes letters of ezalit on its Branches and correspond wate in the Bust; on the Continent la Oce. Britain, America, and Australia, and tran acte banking business of every description

INTEREST ALLOWED

On Current Accounts 2% per LanÍEM VI fully balances.

Fixed Deposlis 12 months 44% per Annur.

Do

?

6 monthe

Do.

Do.

3 months 31%

D

J. EL VAN HOUTEN, Agent. Honchong. July 17, 1908,

NTERNATIONAL

CORPORATION. B

41

ANKING

CAPITAL PAID-UF GOLD 39,250,00

abont idex: $7 222,222. BREVE FUND $3,250,000, about Max. 97,299,99%

·HEAD Ormon

60 WALL STREET, New York, LONDON Ornes TaazadeEEDLE Hover

B.Q.

LONDON BANKERS |

BANK OF ENGLAND.

-

alonal Perlass Book of England, Latë, The Capital and Counter Bank, zd BRANCODES & AGENTS ALL OVER THE Wentz, BE Corporation Transacts every de serpilon of Banking and Exchang bulges, resolvas money to Ourrent A donnb as the rate of 2% per ammmm on daily balances and sccepts Fixed Deposios st the Following rates

For 12 month 4 per cent per annum For 8

per cent par Kanum 9. per cant POE ANNUAL NY QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

WOEREON.

Koaldja

Kanalarak Takkend Kratchende Tchita Liaoyang Tabongontehe Ladon

Tielio Margnelan

Hankow Harbin Hongkong Newchwang

Nicolajevsk

Ralgan Dolisaital

Kashgar

Слегка Khabarovek Farts

Tientsin Teltrihar Verchncou-

dinsk Very

Vladivostook Yokohama) Zoiskals.

Palang

Co

BANKERS: LONDON-Glyn, Mills, Oarrle & Co. PARIS-Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris. Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas BERLIN-Mendelssohn & Jo. HAMBURG-M. M. Warburg VIENNA E. K. Priv. Gastere Creilt

Ansielt f Handel Gewerbe. AMSTERDAM-Lpp

& Co.

berest allowed t Current Amounts in Dollers 2 per cent. por annum en credia balances of $1,000

and over.

Rosentha

Fixed Deposits. Torre on application Local Billedlecounted. Speelai facilities for Russian exchange. Fureign exchange on the principal cities of the world bought and sold.

A. KRAEUTLER, Manage. HONGKONG BRANCH: PRINCE'S BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, March 12, 1909.

Dentistry.

DR. HARRY FONG, AMESICAN TRained DestesT, ¡NLECTRICAL and Latest Improved

Applisuose.

BLECTRICA

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

IN

TING Burgeon Denilik

1379

On view from the 19th March, 1909. Catalogues will be issued.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

Pistolet ING CHAIRS, RUGS, BEVERAL DESKS, PANTRY in which the foreign community of Kobe Frotee

was dealt with in no light manner. The Redoutable * and BarBoom Requisites, c. &c.

Taklang personality of the wrfer naturally becams Styz

Takan a matter on which much curiosity wse ex- TREMS-Cala on delivery.

pressed General opinion finally fixed upon agha the Rev. J. Ingram Bryan, chaplain of the Veteran Anglican Church at Kobe, as the writer. Mr Vigilante

Vipero Bryan was questioned on the matter but refused, as he had a perfect, right to Aroma

Aizat Biz prok do, to say anything on the matter. This however, did not make thins any better, is

Juar and the funds of the church, which is nup- parted by public contributions, suffering under the imputation Isid on the chaplain, the Charch Comittee again approached him, and suscended in getting from him a Tiger

Vaterland 13.0, Winner of the Spring top, Race Club statement danying the authorship of the singtan Challonge Cap, and Cousulation Stakes latters and especially the use of who was Shanghai 19:6, Consulation Cap Shangbai

described as "the pseudonym B. Vormatio Spring Meeting 197, Gyrakhana. Dap Honkong faces 1909, and many Faces at This was thought to settle the matter Puglis Hongkong Grakhanas. Kan prominently at until the next day, when the whole

itio Lizia last Race Meeting.

Babs commauity was thrown into a Patrla state of the wildest excitement by the

FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION (TO DISSOLVE A PARTNERSHIP)

On 20th March, at 3 r., opposite the City Hall, the following well-known

RCB Povie

Hongkong

COXOOM B'

EARTHQUAKE'

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, March 15, 1909.

12 5. Winner of Pagoda Oua Shanghai announcement in the Japan Chronicle that Barry 1907. Champions Amoy 108, Victoria

Charleston Stakes Horgking 19 8, and many. Racas at the Rev. J. Ingram Bryan had used the Ja

'battanooga Initial "B," as it had refused a letter Gymkhanas.

written by the reverend gentleman oves Chauncey TERMS-As usual,

that initial, which letter hud subcoquently Cleveland

Concord 369 appeared in the Japan uil. There the Colorado matter For the present rate. The foreiga Dale

Decanter communities are divided into two camps,

Galveston those who hold, the Bryan theory and Deuver those who do not. The bomb exploded Hotens (by the Chronids bas for the titve scattered Maryland Monteray thees who deny the Bryan thenry, but further developments may in turn scatter Panther

Pennsylvania the Bryanites. Meanwhile the persons)

Quiros who know all about it are keeping their Rainbow t secret well.

CARMICHAEL AND OLARKE, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS,

3, Queen's Building, Hongnong 8-5, CHANGE ALLEN, SINGAPORE.

GARLE ADDRESSZI CARMICHAEL, HONGKONG

CARMICHAEL, SINGAPORE. Codes Used-Restt'e 10th Ello A.B.C. 4th and 5th Editions; Lieber's Standard Watkins

Taion and AT TELESTONE No. 292.

No. 14, D'AQUILAR STEINY" A TERMS VERY MODERATE

Jonsultation Bros.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY,

TOTAL FUNDS AT Ser Deceiver, 1907, E18,114,824.

Antherisad Capital £3,000,000 Subsribed Capital £4,750,000.

Pakiup Capital £667,500 0 0

E

Western

JEYES

FLUID

SOLE AGENTS.

THE AMERICAN TARIFF.

A Washington telegram to the Manilo Cablensus says There is a hard fight in Bight on tariff zovision which will tar all Président Taft'e inthence and ability.

His frst message to Congress will treat

of nothing else but the tariff and the necessity at the same time of facessing the

Inational revenues. The foreign commerce

N

Fire Froda 8,066 76 15 W. G. HUMPHREYS & CO.

Ele&Annnity Funds 14,316 842 103 45,90753 Blaking Fund Account

*BANK BUILDINGS. SA Hongkong, May 18, 1908-

of the United States brunk last year 13

per cant, or about 8000,000, three-fifthe of

this being on the import side, and although

↑ Fingahip of "Bat-Admirs! Yoseph Hemphil

good times comparatively are on now as THE

rp compared with 1908, yet a generally murah reduced tariff might radically injure the treasury balance,

0

R

The trusts and protected manufacturers

✦ Flagship of Rear Admiral Perrin, Commander-in-Chie", the French Chic Stavom.

*Flagaalp of Rast-Adenira! Richard Foy, Commanding the lowel defense el Indo-China.

HONGKONG

arp marshalling their forces for the opening DOCKS,

of the special cession of Congress on March

15, and Washington i filled with bheir

1024 agents and lobbyists,

19 CHRISTIANITY WCR1E INTRODUCING INTO CHINA

Rapted from the "Comma Man."

€18 112,60€ 11F Beviser Fire Fragm....... 8,230,662 18. ↑ Tals & Asnuky 1,847 924 18 4 Sinting Sun Account 8,282 6.0 E6150, 160 14 11 The Aborghinished Funds of che Fire and finne mapact of asch niber, t

Life Departments are free from fubfifty in

SHEWAN, TOMES OC

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