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MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1910.
Banks
Banks.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE MERCHANTER BANK UJ
BANKING CORPORATION.
REZAVE FONDA — ..
Starling
...$10,000,000
$1,500,000–3/$15,000,000
Bilver.. ... £5,500,000
Rasa IXARILITY
PROPRIETORS
-$90,500,000
OF $15,000,000
COUNT OF DIRECTORS.
H. B. Touka, Esq.---Chairman. - · G. BALLOCH, Esq.--Dopaty Chairman. Hon. Mr W.J. Gres. 0..Medhurst, Esq.
E. Shelim, Esq.
под.
INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorized Cazszak ...........£1,500,00 SVESCRIBES do
4,00€ PAID UT
10. “68%, 50% -£950,000
dan masin
BANKIM LONDON JO Brook Bax, Exten
INTEREST allowed on Currant Accounti
né the main of EX per annum on the Dally Baianoe.
C. 8. Gabbay, Esq.
R. Shewan, Esq.
C.R. Loumann, Jaq.
FL. A. Siebe, Fla.
ON FRINX Dercare:- For 12 month
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F. Llob, Esq.
CHIEF MAXAGER Hongkong-J. R. M. SMITH.
MANAGER :
Shanghai-H. ER. HUNTER
LONDON Bassins-London COUNTT AND WEETMINETTE, BANK, LIMITED.
Hondzong-INTEREST ALLOWELL On Current Account at the rate of 1 „pez con“, per annum on the dally balance.
OX FIXED Dzroana :-
For 3 months 2 per cent per annum.
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J. R. M. SMITE,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong-March 2, 1910.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. TRE business of the above Bank is con
EVAN ORMISTOR, "Maria
Auctions
SPECIAL SALE BY PUBLIO AUCTION [OF HIGH-CLASS JEWELLERY DIRECT FROM LONDON.
THE Undersigned bara received last
tions to sell by Public Auction, a
the
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and when, we discovered it; there was a fat- ["thrash meltting_beside it with a grin on his face as be swallowed the lasb magrok. The stone what Dime threw at him hit the colonel the back, and everybody's tempor was a bit part worn by the time w got to work in carnost. Directly, the adjunt, who was acting as umpire, moved off to have a look at the loft half battalion, treanu and told us to keep Gipsy won't up our eyes open for fish floating down, Ted minutes afterwards the rivar was dotted with big 'uns coming down wrong sido up, and we was hard at work hauling them out with landing nets when the colonel arrived
Splendid haul you've had here," ses
ad March, 1910 9:30°F; at he, as to scrambled up on the bank arain and pretended to be fishing. What did
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Fu get the oase Dime, holding up an Undersigned has received fastrac- pe that must have weighed twenty-tions to Sell by Pabile Auction
pound.
Extraordinary thing a pike of that siza taking worm, sea the colonel, looking at it
Single Stone D'amond Rings Diamond and Ruby, Emerald, Opil, Turquoiso and Sapphire Rings, Marquise Rings, Gomsat Rings, Gold and Gold-flod Bangles and closely." Bracelets, Gant's Bolid Gold and Goldust have been very hangry, ses alled Warches and Alberts, Diamond The Dimo, and then he pointed out how thin it was, to distract the coloral'a atention Pins and Stodi, Lover Watches, Open fson from more daad fish that came floating Watch by Benson feast £5) 18-Carat past again. Gold Watch by Dent (cost £40), Gold-Ailed TNTERNATIONAS BANKING Repeater Watches, Waltham Watches,
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For the Hongrong and Shanghai
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Chip Manager.
Hongkong January 13, 1907.
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£1,200,000 ...£1,675,00€
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*NEEREST «llowed on Current Account the rate of 2% par sanum on the Daily balances....
On Fixed Deposita inw 18 months 4%
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Hongkong, April 6, 1#09.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK.
ESTARLIKHED 1880.
·CAFIZAT PAID=UZ
RASKRYE FUNDE
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scription of Banking and Exchangi business, receivos money in Current Ae at the rate of 2% per annum on daily balances and accepta Fixed Deports at the ollowing rates:-
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BRANCHES AND ÅRINGENS ; Aakhabad Khabarovar Paking Barmacol Bataim Balgowestchensk
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Büsk
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& halog
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per annum on the dally balanon,
ON FIXED DEPOSITS :— For 12 months. % per annum. For 8 months
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Manager.
'Hongkong, March 12, 1910.
ANDER
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↑ (NWRESTLEDS - TRADING Somery)"
Establisman 1814,
PAID-UF <CAPITAL'
BESKRYFL. 6,195,745.— (£510,479). HEAD OFFICE-AMSTERDAM, HEAD AGENUY—BATATLA
...FL. 45,000,000 (£3,750,000),
Aboul
· FUND
BRANOHE81⁄2--Bingapore, Penang, Bhanghai, Rangoon, Bamarang, Sourabaya, Charbon, Fogal Focalongan, Fascerosa Tillathap Padang, Medan (Dell), Palom
"Kesa-Radjr, (Atheen), Machakar, bang, Bandjarmasin
Correspondant at Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry, Calcutta, Bangkok, Salgon, Haiphong, Handl, Améy, Yoko kama, Koba, Melbourne, Bydney New
York. But Handboo, đầy đôi
The Union Lorpor· BANTZER London, and Heibbs Bank, Fallad.
The Bane bays and saileand radslyss los
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BULEDINOS. PRINCE S
Hongkong, December 4, 1909,
AGENTS
LUNDON-F. ALGAR, 11 & 12 Gemini's Lane, Lombard Stres W. Daw SON Boy LTE Cannon House. Bream Buidings E QU'OLLEKE,
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KY &
APOTHECARIES Co., Obioisbo. SINGAPORE STRAITS,
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THE CHINA MAIL, LTD, A
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Ladies' Gold and Göll-filled Long Guards, Necklots, Brooches, Charms, Chrono Stop Watches, Non-magnetia Watches, Silver backed Combs, Brushes and Mirrors, Cigarette Cases, Gold-fronted Links and Stada, Gold and Gold-filled Earrings, Brooches, Hat Pine, Silver Belts, Field Glxases, Silver-mounted 3cent Bottles, &o., La.;
Thu danger.was nearly over and the solonel had just moved off without melling xat, when the old whits-hended gout hurries up framing at the apulb, with two keepers holding Gipsy by the scruff of the neck.
Bloss roy soul," so the C. O., looking very startled. What's the matter?'
When I gave your men permission to fish hero, roars the old gent.I though they wore sportsmen."
stuffy.
So they are, 'see the C.. O., gotting.
And what do you think of a man that
A fox Lots of And: Nickel Sures 31 puts lime in the water and poisons the ish? asks the old boy, pointing to Gipsy
What! shoute the colonel, You don't mean to say he did' that?'
quality Table Plate and Cutlery,
4
0.
diso SUNDRY IRISH LINENS.
NOW ON VIEW, Catalogues may be had cu application. TERMS:-As usual.
HUGHES & BOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, March 8, 1910.
PUBLIC ACTION,
***I didn't mean it,' sez Gipay. 'I found some lime on the bank and throw it- in.
"at "He's" a liar."'" sen the keeper; he brought great bag up with him and wa caught him in the net."
"Well, that set everyone talking, and 318 the colonel had just disqualified all our fish, and made us throw them away when there was a terrible explosion down below, and the colonel, the peppery old gert, and tão keepers ran off to see what was up. I went,
THE Cadetsigned have received instructoo, and found that the left half had blows
averic Auction
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,
WEDNESDAY,
the 23rd March, 1910, at 2.30) A.; at their Sales Rooms, No. 8. Des Faux Road
Corner of Ice Houry Street,
SUNDRY
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
Comprising
Silk Tapes zy-covered Drawing Room Suite, Teakwood Overmantels with Bevalled Glass, Bookcases, Teakwood Sidoboards and Dincor Waggong with Bevelled Glass, Wardrobea with Baralled Glass, Barble-! Top Dressing Table and Washstand with Bevelled Glass, Hattend. Single Ersas Bedsteads with Wire and Rattan Mattresses, Carpets, Glasr, Crockery and E.-P. Wara, Canton Carved Blackwood Ware, Brase and Iron Fenders, Cooking Stove and Utensils.
Catalogues will be issued. TERMS:-As usual.
HUGHES & HOUGE, duelìoneera. Hongkong, March 17, 1910.
J. T. SHAW. Tailor and Outfitter Hongkong Hotel Buildings and 14, Des Vua Road,
369
Fit and Style Guaranteed.
White Dress Gloves, Ties,
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GENERAL, OUTFITTER. Hongkong, November 1, 1908.
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etc...etc,
Commission 24% to 5%. Trade Discount allowed. Special Qustations on Demand. Sample Cams from £10 upwards. Consignments of Produce Sold on Account, WILLIAM WILSON & BONE,
(Eatablished 1814),
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on
TUESDAY,
the 22nd March, 1910, commencing at 248.22at No. 6, VICTORIA Vizw,
Kowloon,
A QUANTITY OF FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EXFECTS,
(Particulars from Catalogus). The property of Col. Prior, 13th Rajputs
TERMS --Cash on delivery.
On vise from Monday, the Slat March.
HE
Undersigned bas received lustre to sell by Public Auction
i
on
WEDNESDAY,`
the 23rd March, 1910, commencing st 9.45 r., at No. 3, CINTOS VILLAB, Kowloon,-
A QUANTITY OF
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, AC,
(Particulars from Camlogus). TERU:-Cash on delivery.
On View on Tuesday, the 22nd March,
tip the river with a slab of gun-cotton bor. Towed from the Sappors, and they were hard at work baling out the stunned fish 1910:" when the umpire "and the rest of them turned up.
There was a lot of unpleasantness then, and the old gent called them a set of us principled » Bisckguards; and because agreed with him, Tubby Webb got Aufy aud challenged me to put 'em up. The colonal interfered, however, and having disqualified all their fish, warned the whole crowd against unfair methods, and, sceing that the baskets were empty. he started the competition again, promising the old boy that he would see that no more poach-
ink
took place.
GEO. P. LAMMËRT,
"Aretioneer,~
MILNERS'
* We'd just got things squaresgain when there was a tremendous shouting and yelling from the right half, and we ran back expecting to find someone drowning. actually caught a fish-a roach abott síz It turned out, however, that Dima had inches long and everybody was an anxprised FIRE that they nearly went off their heads; Chalky had tried to get it shore with the landing net, but had missed his footing and Lat down in four feet of water, and in the and the fish gotting fed up with the fooling azovad had jumped out of rivor and landed itself.
Things went on a bit quieter after this, but, being amateurs, nothing worth talking about "was caught. In fact, a quarter of hour after weighing-in time we'd only got three-Dimo's rouch, a perch about the same size what'd got his back fin fouled in Chalky's book when he was switching it in and out of the water, and a little gudgeon Gipsy had scooped out with the landing net when no one was looking
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SAFES WHITE ANTS.
Run down, Chalky, aca Gipsy, and as supplied to the principal
what the left hal's got. "We're going to
win this ten shillings a may somehow.
Chalky was back in five minuts, and said ng how they bad three just about the same size as ours.
over to
see Gipsy as he took our fish to his tackle bor but I expect ours will weigh more, and that's thechial thing."
"I shouldn't say there was anything to
pick between them, soo Chairy,
1
I suppose you wasn't such a fool as to tell 'em what we'd got,' nos Gipsy.
ser Chalky. They show- ***Why not
see why they A shouldn't know what we'd caught."
"Well, you are bungling fathead' wes Gipsy. Just imagine giving away anything to a chap like Chislett and Tabby. They're sure to get up to some dirty tricks,"
"Just at that moment the C. O. canie along and said that time was up and wo must come along for the weighing in. He was a bit disappointed at the catch, but
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said the weather hadn't been so good as DHORNOLIFE, Garden Road.
ho'd have Hked; though in my opin on you Couldn't expect the fish to have particularly good appetites after they'd been poisoned and blown up with gun-cotten. The sort of thing is enough, to put anyone off his foed.
put the left half battalion a fish in the scafee Arat, and they weighed Ab..
4 02
Extraordinary thing, as the C. O,
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*I never saw fish waigh so heavy,"
"Our three fish were smaller that the left baif's, and everybody up with M astonishment when they weighed exactly 2lbs. 4ozs. too.
We felt pretty sick at ALL KINDS OF SILK OFTER BEST QUALITY. this, and Gipey wanted to have ours back so is to look at them again, but the CO, said they mustn't leave his hands once the competition was over.
sapprac wo'l share. sp the stakes then, air soz Gipsy
V
Nosez the colonel; *this has been a very interesting day, and I propose to double the stake, and with my tricad's permission, let you compete again next week.
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**Thank you, sir.' aus Sipsy, not look-FIELDS Co., Ld, who are now prepared to ing particularly pleased. I suppose we can apply fresh Coal straight from the Mices. Save our fish back. I'd fancy thers for Steamere load at the Wharren breakfast
despatch. A
་་
I'm sorry,' sez the 0.0., but I parti cularly went to keep them, as I mean to send them to be stufod as the heaviest fish for their size I've ever seen.
Well," said Tisher, angerly, as Private
wha Coloe paused, won the competition the following weak 1"
"No one," replied Private Clos, sadly. It never came of You see, the man who had the fah to stuff-wrote to the colonel and anked him if he should return the 3lbs, of split shot he'd found inside whoa catting That, little discovery entirely them apon. - changed the C.O,' views on his beloved pastime. He washed out the competition altogether, and any man found with a fish- ing rod in his hand was liable to get teu daya to barracks on sight. That put an and to angling in the regiment, and if you want to get Giper's rag out proper, aak him if he likes his fab served up with split shot me, and then look out for squalla
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