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WEDNESDAY JULY 17, 1912.
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ALEXANDER'S LEMON SQUASH
AS THE FINEST SWEETENED LEMON SQUASH.
THE CHINA MAIL.
LYONS
BLUE BLACK, SCARLET AND CHECKING INKS,
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This Laron Squash is made from fresh Australian Lemona. Warranted, no addod scid, with full favour of the peel. It is an excellent summer drink. One or two tablespoonfuls with ould water or aerated water forma a delicious and refreshing Sole Agent for Hongkong and South China: beramgo.
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HONGKONG AVERAGE MARKET PRICES,
Corrected to Thursday, July 312th, 1915.
Alt 100, conta per Dollar. Aferican,
Butcher Meat.
Boot Sirloin & Prime Cut Mol Lang
arned--Ham Ngan Yuk Roast-Shiu
肉食
Sirion--Ma.
Chuck, Na. Ta
Shrimps---Ha Bumpper-Esp
Soles, Tat Ba Ya
Tenistan Tu
4 Turbot, Cho How Yu
#48 Turtles, mall, fresh water, -5ork Tu
Breast,-Nagu Iam ..
牛腩
Soup,-Tong Tuk
15
1
19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Stoak.-Ngau Tak Pa
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THE LEGATION PASS.
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牛肉肥
White Bait,--Ngan Yu Chai....
Almonds,-Hung Y
Fruita.
Apples (California)--Kem San Ping Eho
(Chefoo)-Tin Cliun Ping Kho
Custard-Fan La! Obl...
| Hana oss, fragiast, Cantin,--Cae Shing
Heung Chiu
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Bananas, (brides), Macsoar Feung Chia.
Chestnuta, Chinare,--Fong Lut
24
per und
A
牛醬
1
Að 45
Smal,-Hi Trag
20
14.
牛原
- Heart,—Ngau Suma
12 牛心
11
Hump, Salt-Ngan Kin
18
牛圓
Feet,--Ngan Kark
Bach B
牛醬
Carambola,-Yeung Tue
Kidneys,-Ngau Yiu
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牛慶
Cocoonint-Yeh Tws..
each 10
Tail-Ngau Hai
18
牛尾
Lemons, Chins, --Ning Moong-
1b. 5
K
Liver,-Ngau Ken
约12: 牛肝
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11
11
Lichees Dried-Lai Chi, mull Stone. b
Frost
Limes, (Saigon)-Sai Kung Ning Moung, wich -12 Mango, Manila,-Lai Sung Mong
10
Mangosteens-San Chuk Ta
Pranitha Sweet S
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THE MERCANTILE
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AUTHORIZED ÜATTRAL ...... SUBSCRIBID do. PA-UP do. RESERVE FUND
HONGKONG'S SHIPPING.-
In an article commenting on Huskking," as a l'ott, and its Shipping, the "China Shipping and Engineering Gazette" says
A Lesson In Anti-Chineselam.
The following letter appeared in a Nows recent issue of the "Peking Daily
As was to be expected, the troublags times through which China has passed. depression and industrial unrest, has had Doar Sir, following upon a prologed period of trade
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a deterrent effect on the shipping trade af. I am only Chinese, but as I hovo Hongkong and has stayed the returns in been educated in at least three Univer. thoir upward light which was commenced sities can therefore speak German. Eng. the year before..
lish and French tolerably well. Europe I have always been kindly ru
The total shipping trade for the year 1911 wax 41,370 vessels of 36,179,182 tons as compared with 347,104 vessels of | 38,504,361 tons in 1910, a decrease of 3,504
ships and 350, 200 tɔns.
" Toogue fresh,--Ngau Li
cerada Nan L. H-Ng Tan
Calve Head & Foot-Ngan-chai-tau-kark. set $1ÆFEN
Trips (undressed)-Ngru To
# 牛肚
Button Chop-Yeung Fel Kant
Leg,-Yeung Pei Shoulder,-Yeung Shan
ecived by all classes except drunkards and midinen. Professors of learned eol. leges have not been ashamed of calling With regard to foreign going shipping, me confrere, members of Parliament and Pie Chitlings-Chi Chong the largest proportionate loss has been to Cabinet Ministers have ever treated me the British flag. The greater part. if not with courtesy, whilst Royalty even have the whole, of the loss any, however, be not disdained to invite me to their tables. accounted for by the transference of the China Manila Ateamers Rubi and Zojirut in this beloved land of mine, China, from the British to the American Bag: things are so different! For the first time I am reminded that I am classeri
These two vessels making forty trips a year
Brain Chu Know Feet, Chur Kark Fry-Chu Chak Hend, Chu Thu
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Fat or Lard,Chu Tau
America-Rom San Ning Mocas
Oranges, (Canton)-San-shing Tim Ching. ib
Peară, (American),—Kain San Shoot Lay
(Canton), Cooking,-Sa Lay Peanuts, -Fa Sang...
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Persimmons Large,-Hung Chis
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Pineapples, 1st quality,-PoonTPaw Lowesch 12
2nd-Chung-tangPaw Law „; 10-
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Pumelo, Siam,--Chím Le Yan
Shanghai-Lo Kwat -
Green • Sang Hẹp lun
mach 92
Water Melon,Kom San Sai Kwa ench
(China) Sai Kwa
Sheep Elead and Feet,-Yeung Jan Kark ret, 50 Walnuts,-Hop Tuo
Heart, Young Sum Kidneys,-Yeung Yiu Liver,-Yeung Con Sucking Pigs, To Order-Chu Chai Sues, Beef-Sang Ngnu Yau
Veal,- Ngau Chui Yuk
* Mutton,-Sang Yeung You
11
Sausage-Nan Chai Chaung...
Poultry,
to the Philippines, that is 20 entrances among quadrupeds. In that city of and clearances, would alone account for Shanghai," model" in every way except well over a quarter of a million tons in the the manners and morality of the Euro- returns and, it may be pointed out, that it is peans, I found written on a board placet Pork, Chop,--Chu Pai Kwat ... vagaries such as these that renders the re-ut the entrance to the Public Garden the turda all but useless as a means of determin-words Dogs and Cainese not Admitted" ing the prosperity of the port. One resse! (now removed. Ed.). I am a great he on a short run that dodges in and out of liever in and firm supporter of "The the port. possibly with half empty. Bald.Origin of Species, but, ewn Darwin will, by the end of the year, have land atallowed an ape-like monster--the Pithe very great effect on the returns and will anthropuste intervene between the last make a greater showing that the large of the four-legged animals and our ear- ocean ships that arrive from Europe or livat ancestory. "Ou arrival in Peking, America loaded with merchandise for the capital cits of Chins, however, which the shipping returns should be I find that errtain wiseacres ave Of merely an index. It is to be regrated even gone beyond the ape-limit of the that the lack of a customs staff at Rong officials and gentlemen among thieves Shanghai city fathers. They have classed kong renders it impossible to arrive at an ..£1,500,000 estimate of the actual amount of cargo
and lopters. Modern psychologists shoul ..........£1,125,000 landed or transhipped in the Colaay and take note: I have no wish to defend
$82,500 385 000 the bottoms in which it was carried:
officials; there are as big "grafters" in although the Sgures in Japan. But I have always understood Amerien and Europe as in China and somewhat short of the record year 1910, that gentlemen " there is still little room for pessimism over they from
are variable, be Hongkong as a shipping port, whatever Regions, Land of Sinim or Timbucton. Capons, Large, Small,--Sin Kal
Great Britain, the Polar Chicken,-Kai Chai may be its outlook as a centro of tranship- I therefore pursued my enquiries further, ment for the whole of Chiss. In spite of and learnt the following: On the last day the complaints that have been made that of February this year, certain Chinese ships that formerly discharged their cargoes soldiers, got out of hanst, and trafulged in there now mer.ly use it as a part of call, footing and burning some Chinese shops, without lauding a ton & cargo the hungry but left the Legation Quarter severely warehouses are waiting to receive, it may alone. The Chinese lost and the foreign. be well to remember that even the use of ers watched. Then the entrances to this Quarter, were barricaded and soldiers stationed with fixed bagonets at all the points. The avowed object—a very land. able one-was to prevent thieves and looters from coming in. But apparently the real one is to forhid any Chinese, the does not hold a pose stamped by one of the dozen odd Legations, from entering
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FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 FER CENT, par
..
For the Hongkong and Shanghai
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Ulier Manager.
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PAIDONE CAPTIAL
KELETE FUND ...
Reserve LasaILITY OF PRO-
-100
*PRIETORS
£1,850,000
...£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking businos transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods at mates which will be quoted Com application.
WM. DICKSON, Monager Reoskomp. April 12, 1912,
Galle, Singapore. Penang. Kota Bahru, Kelantan. Kuala Lumpur, F.MS, Zong Long. Shanghai.
AGENTS IN JAPAN
Love.
BANKERA
MEMES JARDINE, MATHESON & Ca,, the barbour as a port of call for purposes of bunkering is of vast assistance to the revenue of the Colony, and Hongkong might well put forth more strenuous efforts, by making its barbour mose secure to at tract a greater portion of the tonosze that would otherwise pass by its doors on its way to the North
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Duces—Ap
Dover-Pan Kau
E. Elon-Kai Tan Fowls, Cant-Rai
Hainan,--Hoi Nani Kai
Geese,-Ngo
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生口
4
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"Grapes,--Sang Po Tai Tas
Vegetables &c,
Aruchckes, Shanghai-Sheung-hei Ah
Chi Cheat
Beans, (French), Macao-Oh Moon Pin Tau
(French) Shanghai,-Sheung Hai
Pin Tau
SpzentpAs Cho
Long-Tau Ko
Best Root,-Hung Choi Tan
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Brinjals, Green-Ching Your
20
班爆
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Bed,-Hung Ker
蛋
Cablage, Chinese, cori,—Km Chey
10
Cabbage Red, Hung Yen Choy
10
Cabbage. Shanghai,-Yeh Choi
Cano Shoote, bunch,→Kau Shan
anch
per dor 2
1
Geese, WildS'hai,--Shang-ho Yen Ngoi par Musk Deer,-Wong Keng Hare, Shangliei, Tu Chai Partridge, Che Khoo Pheasant,-Shan Rai
Pigeons, Canton,—Pak Kup
1.
Boihow,-Hoi How Pak Kup, Quail,-Um-Chun, Rice Birds,-Wo Fa Chenv Snipe,-Sa-Choy Turkeys Tock-Phor Kai Kung
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Elen,
Fed
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Wild Ducks, Shai,Shang-bui Sui Ap leal,--Sui Ap Chai,
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Cauliflower, Large size Tai Yeh Cho Fx rich
Medium size,--Chong Yeh Ch«Fa
Small size,--Bai Yra Choi F
Carrots, Kam Slun
Celery,Chinese,-Teug Kan Choi ...
English,-Yeung
Chillics Dried,-Gon Lat Chiu
each
兔仔
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pair
白高,
each
禾花雀
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45
Wild Ducks Canton-Sang-Shing Sui Ap.,
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Curry Stuff. English.---Kar Lee Dhr Ila -
Cucumbers, -Ching Kwa
Bitter Squash,--Fu Kra
Garlic,-Que Tra
Kuff Ginger, young. -Bun Tre Keurg
省槭木醬
海鮮
加您
17 海鮮意
Canton Fresh Water Fish, ---Hơi Sin Yu
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BANK OF ENGLAND) LONDON JODIE STOOK BANT, Lamited. Every description of Banting and Ex. change business transacted, and Stock and Share bought and sold on account of constituenta. Letters of Credit granted on
It may be assumed that the decrense. I am induced to spook of this after read- agents and Correspondents all over the of Japanese tonnago (176,000 tone) ing the correspondence that has passed World
would have been still greater had it not between a friend, who like myself has INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts been for the inauguration of the newborn treated like a gentleman in Europe. at % per annum on the Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may Calcutta fleet totalling, approximately, and one of the Legations in this city. be sacertained on application,
18.000 tons. Each of these ship, make Among other interesting papers was a F.-U. MACDONALD,bout six trips a year, calling at Hongkong pass signed by the Minister and written
Manager. outward, and, reckoning their entrance and guidance of all the guards of the Leg
in the language of his country for the Hongkong, March 28, 1812, 1 clearances, this feet alone would account tien Quarter. I have yet to learn how a for over 400,000 extra tons of Japanese Japanese guard will be able to distia Against this the British India Comparity, order for 50 barrels of cement; or tell how
between a. pass which has been quick to take up the an American soldier can make out a per challenge to its monopoly of the ladian-mit issued in German from a French Conat trade, has placed no new ships on letter of thanks! the Calcutta-Hongkong line, having merely Writers of books in Europe and Editora bought up the existing fleet of Mosers of newspapers in the East have cften' Apar...
spoken of the Chinese as anti-foreign. Withal, the port of Hongkong cannot Do they ever pause and look at the other find much to grumble it in the shipping sido of the lantern? If they do they will Carp,--Li Yu returns, when it is remembered thas trade seo the reason. My friends have always | Cat5sh,--Chik Yu during the first part of the year was called me pro-forsign. Perhaps I de * Peking.
admittedly bad and that the revolution in servo the title, but if the above scandal San Francisco.
the autumn, sided by the shipping strikest which I understand has been happening Shanghai. Yokohama. houre, tended still further to cause ship for months now continues much longer, Capital and ExUERTE...GOLD $36,800,000ents from the United Kingdom to be my certificate will, probably not be re- About... £1,400,000 delayed and tonnage to be carried over into nowed. I am not and do not wish to be the current year. Yet another factor bas dubbed, "anti-foreign for no such EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANK ING BUSINESS transacted.
been the boom in the shipping trade in other thing exists among educated people. But CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the parts of the world that has called off aan decidedly "acti-rotten."And that ...31, 45,000,000 (£3,750,000),
nsual terms.
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed forona
large amount of the tramp tonnage that is why, Mr. Editor, I have headed 7,124,317-593,683). at 4 per annum or for sharter might otherwise have called, in the hope of lotter
periods, at rates which may be ascertained finding something to do.” Nor duen it HEAD OFFICE—AMSTERDAM. ou application,
appear that tramp shipping will be driven, BILIS NEGOTIATED & COLLECTED. in the present year, to seek employment HEAD AGENCY-Batavia.
MAILS and TELEGRAPHIC REMIT in Chinese waters since the demand for BRANCHES-Singapore, Penang,TANCES mede tek Shanghai, Rangoon, Samarang, Bourabaya, LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS tounge in the West is far greater than Djember, Cheribon, Tegal, Yeolongan, granted on all the principal cities in the tan he supplied. The fact that, in spite
flatisy, Bandowag, Fadang, Medan, World. Tebing Tinggi (Deb), Palembang, Ba
the amount of tonnage entered and cleared of all the brass backs to the slipping trade, has been greater than any previous year, for congratulation and permits of the boy with the exception of 1910, leaves cause
return that will eclipse those of 1901 and that the present your may seen yet arkfer
sent Festa, But up a example of prosperity for sub-
EDERLANDSCHE
Bombay. Calcutta. Canton.
Cabu Colon,
HANDEL
MAATSCHAPPIJ,
(Netherlands · TRADINO SOCIETY),
PAID-UR CAPITAL RetRYS
FORD
ESTABLISHED 1824-
About
Empire, Hongkong. Hauko.
THE BANK'S CIROULÁR LETTERS Radja, (Achoon), 3isonas, Banderman OF CREDIT are available all over the
Correspondents at Bombay, Dalombo, World Madras, Pondicherry, Calcutta Bangkok
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CRE Balgon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amor, Yoko DIT IS
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The Bank buys and sells and receives for. gollection Bills of Exchange, hon-Letters of credit on its Branches and correspond enta in the East, on the Continent in real Baitain America, and Austrália, and trans- Acta banking bapa of every description
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On Camant Account 2% per Annum on
Taxsid Plazoncie 12 months 4 % per Annum”.
-monthų 312-
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customers,
The Officers of the Bank are bound not to disclose the transactions of say of its
GEO. HOGG,* Manager No. v, Queen's Road Jentral Hongkong, March 23, 1912.′′
THF
CHINA
Washing Books.
Maoil's latest industry is the pro dection of vegetable oil. The Law cop- crute and steel structure of the Philippine Vegetable Oil Company, ways the Cable Noss America in progressing rapidly and will soon be ready for the lustallation of the plant. The machinery, which in being supplied and Installon by Fok L. Buong, the well known consulting engineer. | in low in truosit, and is exopted Brried in about thive works. The plant when Enhed will be one of the beat! equipped and promising enterprises in the
A Lesson in Anti-Chincacism!
Yours, etc.,
LOSING WEIGHT
BY THE POUND
"Under Weight," a condition of ill-health, shows your ascim Ilative powera "are decreasing.
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL. COMPOUND.
Suppila the blood with the wanted i suristiing, and healthy flesh building materials: Very
OF ALL CHEMISTS;
Codish-Mun Ya Crabea Cuttle Fish-Muk Yu Dab, Mang Yu Lince,-Wong Mei Lan“ Dog Fish-Tit Tu Sa
Ecla, Conger,- Hoi Mann
*
Fresh waterTam Siu Yu...
Eols, Yellow,Wong Sin
Froga,--Tien Kai
Garoupa,--Sek Pan
Gudgeon,--Pak Bap Ku
Harings-Tao Pak
Halibet-Cheung Kwan Kup.
LabWong Fa Yu
Leach, Wu Yu
Lobsters, Lang Ha Mackerel,Chi Yu Monk Fish, M: Mullet-Chai Ondon, Sang Hoo Parrotiab Kong Yu Perch, Tau Loo
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White
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old,Lo Kaung ........
Horse Hadish, S'haj,-Lik_Bar
Indian Corn-Bok Blai
Lettuce,-Yeang Eang Chri
Water Chemmute-Ma Tai
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Mandarin,-Kai Luw Ma Tri
Mushrooms, Fresh, ---Sang Cho Boo
Musk Melon, Amar-Ksm-es Hong Kwa ench
Froes,
Onione, Kombay,Yeang Chong Jau
Creen,Sang Chong
Shanghai,Shang-hol Chung Tan
Papaw, 1st qual-Tai Man 6、u Ex
"Chen
2nd
-Tarnley-Han Che
Green Peas,--Ching Tan
Polston, Sweet, Van
boi Shu Thi
Shanghai,Shang-ho
Japan-Yet Poon Ɛhu Tra ...
American,-TX-
Foochow -Fook-chom Shu Thai
Pumpkin-Tong
Кта
Radish,Hung Lo Pak Tol":
Kikubab (Fresh
Fage, The So
Spinach,
Wong
Go Gunz Tin
Chot
„Turnips, Pantly th
English-Young Le Paki Vegetable Marrow, -Chie Kwa
an Chit Kwa
Jity Nau
tary Bowral Line no power to compel ota
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