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TONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANKING CORPORATION.""

PAID-UP CAPITALACSINTAO .$15,000,000

Sterling

£1,500,000@ 2/- | $18,000,000 Silver...

*** 18,750,000

ÉKKIRVE. LAHJATY or $15,000,000

BANK LTD.

PARAMETEROLD 1880.

-831,750,000 ADTHORISED CAPITAL...Ten 42,000,000.00 PAm-DE CAPETAL way, 100 g -30,000,000.00. ............12,600,000,00

COURT OF DIRECTORA.

11. Saatink, Eag.—Chairman. E. Axorizonu, Esq.-Deputy Chairman, Andrew Forbos, Esq.JOH. Medhurst, Esq. G. Friesland, Esq. W. L. Patienden,

Eag. 8. Gubbay, Esq.

G. B. Laurens, Eeq Hon. Mr C. B. B

Lieb, LogHA Siebe, Esq.- CHI MANAGER: Hongkong-N...J. STABB,

MANAGER:

Shanghai-E. E. R. HUNTER.

LONDON BANKzas--Londor COUNTY and WESTMINSTER BANE, LENTED.

HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED,

Un Current Account at the rate of Two per sent. por annum on the daily balance,

ON FI DIORITA :-.

For 3 months 2 per cent per annum.

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N. J. STABB,

Chity Manager. Hongkong, February 17, 1912,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

TUE business of the sbove Bank is erm..

Tducted by the HONGKONG AND

CORPORA SHANGHAI BANKING MON. Balcs may be obtained on ap- plication.

Kateryn Bern

HEAD OFFICE YOKOHAMA,

BRANCHES AND AGENCIAT} Anti-Hay BOMBAY

CHANGCAVIA,

NAGASAKI NIWCHWANG

SOLA XT

SEL LTD. "and.

HARRY: WICKING & Co., Sul domada. for: China,

THE HON. MR. CLAUD SEVERN-

An Appreciation

"The Straits Times, commenting on a letter which recently appeared in the London Times, criticising the appointment of Mr Claud Severn to the Colonial Secretaryship of Hongkong, y3 --

"IF Mr Sever had been a personal nominee of Sir John Anderson in the Straits service we might have looked upon RYOSUN (FORT ARTHUR) the distinguished promotion with disfavour,

NEW YORK DAIRE (Data)... "OBATA FEXOTIEN (MUKDEN) PREIN HAKO HONOLULU Болл

LI 10-KAND LONDON LYON CALCUTTA

SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI

TIEBLING

TILAISIA TOKTO

Interest allowed on Current Accounts Deposite received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.

TAKEO TAKAMIOHY,

Manager,

dony cong. April 1, 1912.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMICED.

PAID-UP RESTAVI FUND

*}

do.

HEAD CFFICE. 40 THELADŽIDLE STREET, LONDON, E.0. BRANCHES:

11 Galle","

But Mr Severn cape, cus Private Secretary to the Governor of the Straits Settlements in 1804 after doing 800 GSERVICE in the Foreign Office. He had served in a variety of positions up and down the pen insular before. Sir John Anderson came here, and came back to Government House in 1907. Froni that date u, til Sir John Anderson's departure from the Colony Me Severn was probably his most constant and most valuable helper in the onerous duties, which a Governor and High Commissioner has to discharge,

Our ex Governor, naturally, had the -faults of his virtuer, but we should nät be. prepared to admit that he was ever slow in ACTRORIZED CAFTRAL

£1,500,000 gauging the qualities of men with whom he SUBSCRIBED do. ...........1,188,000 was brought into frequent contact. He wa

.......582,500

565,000 one of the hardest and fastest workers it has ever been our pleasure to mest, and he denunded a good deal more from his sub ordinates than the average mau. He was impatient of weakness, and appreciative of tact and sound judgment In Mr Sever be found a pian who could obey implicitly got who never hesitated to give his chief a perfectly candid opinion if he thought he was wrong. He found in him and an exceptionally fine linguist, with a gift of geniality that made him quite invaluable in negotiations or in making things go Messas JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., pleasantly when there was a chance that

INTEREST on deposits is allowed a Bombay. PER CENT. per annum. Depositore Calcetts. Howrah. may transfer at their option balances of

Madras. $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND Kachi SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on | Rangoon. FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. per-

**TLES CAROL

$

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

N. J. STABB,

Chier Manager,

Hongkong, January 24, 1911, *

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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, THE AUSTRALIA, AND QBUNA.

INODEPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTE 1883, HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,

'

FALD-UP CAPITAL RESERVE FUND. Brave LT

PRIETORS

++

...£1,200,000 ...£1,650,000

or Pao-

***...£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General! Banking busine: a transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

N

WM. DICKSON,

Manager."

April 12, 1919.

EDERRANDSCHE HANDEL...

ΜΑΑΤΕΘΗ ΑΡΡΙΑ

AATSCHAPPI,

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY).

PADD-UP CAFETAL

ESTARZMIED 1824.

About

Colombo,

Kandy.

Singapore." Penang. Sota Bahru, Ralantan. Kuala Lumpur, F.ALS Hongkong Shanghai,

A0IN13 IN JAFAJ

LED,

Baxxebo:

they might do the reverso, and a man, too, who in presence of a big and complex question could throw off his airy paraiftage BANK OF ENGLAND

and become a clear, headed, strung-willed LONDON JOUT Brock Bax, Lamtted. Every description of Banting and Ex.sound-thinking colleague. Who can wonder change business transacted, and Stocks that Sir John Anderson thought auch s and Bharus bought and sold on account of man would uit Hongkong! If the constituents. Letters of Credit granted on Government of Hongkong had had a man agents and Correspondents all over the

of its own there would have been no nood world.

INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts to send Mr Eazoea.

As it had

at 27% per annum on the Daily Balance asked for that gentleman, it decided and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may against the local men, and whether it dia be ascertained on application.

so justly on the reverse is a matter about

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8. C. MACDONALD,

Manager. Hongtag, M.rch 28, 1912.

NTERNATIONAL

YORPORATION.

CORE

which we express no opinion. At all events in the position he had taken at the Colonial Office Sir John Anderson would feel that ke wzi nader a very, serious ANKING | obligation to select some one in whom

BANKING

absolute confidence could be placed. Mr Cland Severn went to China 6

Depository of the U.S. Government in time when there was need of the best ma

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the Philippine Islands and the Republic of possible, because none could be quite sure

Pansins."

what backwash of the revolutionary move.

HEAD OFFICE: 60, Wall Street, New York. LONDOR OTICE: 35, Bishopsgate, E.0.tent might affect the British Colony. It

BRANCHES

Bombay Calcutta,

Conton.

Cebu.

Colon

Empire.

Hongkong.

Fiankow

Kobe. Marila. Maxico.

Yokohama

was a moment at which the Permanent Bosretary to the Colonial Office would have been a madman to risk a failure out of a mire good natured desire to push forwsed, Радаша. Felding an old follow worker and personal friend, San Francisco, Frankly we do not think that Sir Joh Shanghai.. Anderson has bowels of compassion, or per CAPITAL AND REET, ...GOLD $6,800,000 sol weak where the public service, About £1,500,000 in concerned. He was, in fact, something EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANK- of a martinet the kind of man who ING BUSINESS tranmanshi

able to do two men a work himself expected CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on theach of hila sabordinates Equal sal e RECEIVED Exod foron

lafata man and a half. Then, he was one of the DEPOSITS year at parkennum or for aborter competitive exstination wellabs himself at rates which may be stained and we believe he was much attached to the periods on application, BILLA NEGOTIA!

ATED & COLLECTED, "ystem. In all probability bis greatest MAILS and TELEGRAPRICEBEU fails to Mr. Severn was that he came in at a kind of side door, and it was not until TANCES mademoene vare LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS

irid:

1. 45,000,000 (£3,750,000), BFL 7,124,317,-2693,693)

HEAD OFFICE-AMSTERDAM, HEAD AGENCY---BATAVIA, BRANCHES Singapore, Panig Shanghai, Rangoon, Samsung, Surabaya, Djember, Charbon, s Tegal Pscalongan,

jap, Bandoeng, Fidang, Medin, granted oil the principal cities in the Teblog Tinggi (Deli); Palembang

Radja, (Acheen), Manesar, Bandjes THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS Correspondente at Bombay, Colombo, O CREDIT Alch i over the

Madu

Joss of hard and sound work had been got out of him that Sir John had

y admitted that he was

Fad

Clearly the Gover

MR. A. BASSOON'S WILE.

Death Duties That Will Reach Cafes Hend

£120,000.

Probate bas, been granted of the will of Mr. Arthur Abraham David Saceona, C.V.O. of Albert Gate, S. W., and Kings. gardens. Brighton, of the first of Menurs David Sassoon and Co., Leadenhall-street. EC., and Manchester, and Bumbay, Cal- cats, Hongkong, and Shanghai, who died March 13 lust, aged-12 He left-estate of the total value of £650,664 (in addition to "real estate in China, whose value is not yet Ascertained), and of this the property in the United Kingdom amounts to £475.864.

Estato duty amounting to £81,000 has been paid, but with the legacy duty 10 þe paid the total payment to the death duties will amount to about £120,00 € As, Mr Sassoon left so childrer, the following dispositions takes effect

Mutton Cho

Leg-Yeung

Shoulder, song Shau Plaw Chillings-Chu Chong

Brains-Chu Know Feet-Cha Kark Fry-Chi Chick Head-Chu Thu Heart, Chur Sum Kidneys-Chu Yiu Liter,Chu Con Pork, Chop-Chu Fai Ewat

Sheep

To his wife his freehold, residenco, A, King's gardens, Brighton, his effects thare, such effects from his London house as abe, may select and £55,000 absolutely 12: and the income for life from a trust fund of £200,000, with remainder to his ro Bidanry detate; £100,000 to the children of his brother, Reuben David Sn88000, in equal share, except that the share of the children David and Hacher shall he double the abare of each other child. £20,000 equally between the sona of lus late sister. Amam Moses; £20,000 each to his sister, Rebecca Shellim" and Mezalle Hyeom; £1000 to his sister, Eate Ezekiel; £2000 equally between the children of Kate Ezekiel.

He left to his trasters £20,000 for dis. tribution amongst such charities as they shall think it, and Mr Leopold de Roths child, as executar and trustee, has decided to make the following allocation of this

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Corned Ham Chi. Yox Leg,-Chu-Fe

Fat or Lard, Chu. Tau

Head and Feot,-Yeung Tau Hoart,Yeang Sum

Kidneys,Yeung Yir

Livar-Yeng Con

Sucking Pigs, To Order Cha Chai Suet, Beef-Sang Ngun Yan

Matton-Sang Yourg Yau, Veal,- Ngau Chai Yok

Sausages-Ngau Chai Chaung..

Poultry.

Chicken,-Kai Chai

Capons, Large, Small,- Due-Ap

£4000 for distribution in China and the East; £2000 to the London Hospital: Doves,Pan Kau 22000 to Ele Metropolian Hospital Kingsland road; £2000 to the Home and Rege, Bon-Kal Tag Hospital for Jowich Incurabice; £1000

Hainan-Hoi Nam Kai Cease, Ngoa

to the Jewish Board of Guardians; £1000 Fowls, Conten-Ka to the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish "Board of Guardians; £500 to Jowish- Religious Education Board; £500 to the Hayes Certified Industrial School for Jewish Boys: £500 to the West London Hospital; £50 to St. Mary's Hospital

500 to the Beth Holien Hospital, Be

Fond; £500 to the Hospital for Hilding Consumption, Brompton; £500 to the for the Protection of Girls

Association

Ceese, WildShai,Shang-ba Yes

Mask Deer,Wong Keng Bare, Fhanghai,Tu Chai Partridge,Che Khoo

and Women: 2300 for the benefit of the Pheasant, Shen. Kai village of Adrie (near which bis Pigeons, Canton,-Pak Kug Scottish residence, Tokchau Lodge,

is situated): 2950 to the Spanish. Hoihow-Hat How Fak Kup and Portagusa

to the Evalina Hong; £250 |

for Bick Quail,-Um-Chun Children; 250 to the Queen's Hospital

Rice Birds,Wo Fa Chur for Children; £250, to the City of London Hospital for Disenses of the Chest: Salpe, 5250 to the Roy Hospital for Diseases Turkeys, Cock-Phor Kai Kung

National of the Chest: £250

-to

dic Hospital;

; 1250 to the West

Hen

and EAM. London Hospital: £250 Wald Ducks,

the Prince of Wales Hospital, Tattenham: £250 to the Royal Sussex County Bospital, Brighton, £250 to the Victoria Hospital, Folkestone; £50 to the Royal Backinghamshire Hospital, Aylesbury £200 to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children, Brighton £200 to the Crighton Synage gue; £207

to the Invalid Children's Aid. Associa

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Lich ens

Chak Two

Moung

Americanam San Shoot

(Canton),

Peanuts, Fa Sang Persimmons Large – Him;

Wamuts,

Green, Sang

Water Melon,—||

Grapes, Sang Po Tai Tse

生羊油 Artichokes, Shamybai,

"中仔肉

生口

果仔R

班

Chi Cheak

tables de;

Benny (French), Macao,—Oh Moc

(French), Shanghai, Sheung H

Pin Tab

Sprout, An Cho

Long-Tau Ko

Best Root, Hung Choi Tan

Brinjale, Green,Ching Your

,,Red,-Hung her.

Cablage, Chinese, com

Cabbage Red-Hung Ye

Cablage Shaoghal,

Cane Shoots bunch

Cauliflower,

Medium size,

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ung Ych Cho Ja Small size,Sef Yen Chor Fr

Kan Chot

Chini

Ching Lat Chia

urry Stuff English-Kar Lee Chu Lia

Sui Ap

Wild Duc

-Shing Sui Ap

Hope

Barkel-E

Osplan

tion (Fast-end branch): 200 to the Bread, Bin

Spanish and Portugues Jews Society: £100 to the Brighton and Canton Fresh Water Fish-Hui Sin Bore Hospital for Women - £100 to

the Poor Children's Clothing Fund, Carp, Li Ya

Brighton 2100 to the Mayor of Hove

„Mak Tu

(for

Food Calish Chik Tu distribution amongge the poor £100 to the Chanty Organisation Society o (Sanaborium Fund) Lou to the Butler Codfish, --Man Ya. street Clab for Jewish Girls 200 to the Crabe, Ba Gates of Hope School - £50 to St. Andrew's Convalescent Home, Folke Cuttle Fin stone; £100 to the Brighton and Hove | Dab,--Ba and Sussex Throat and Bar Hospital The residue of his property he left fo theuhildred of his brother Beubau David: Samoon, in equal shares, except that thai share his brother David and Kughter: Rachel shall be double the share other child, and with the provision, shary, of much residon to the said Snasoon thrill be not less than lones -The Standard

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