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K. SHELLIN, E.--Chairman.
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Esq,
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Curse Manager':
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ACTING MANAGER:
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Chief Manager,
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CALCUTTA
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TAKEŬ TAKAMICHI,
Manager.
Annazong, April 1, 1912.
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PRICES
Oorrected to Thursday, Asegund 122, 1912, At 100 cents per Dollar & exieun,
Butchar Maat'
Beef Sirloin & Prime Cut-Mei Lang 1'i
Curned-Ham Ngau Yok
学
Rom.,-Shia 11
50
肉食
Shark,- Yo
Skate,-Po Yu
Shrimps,-Ba
| Buapper,--Lap Fn
Solos,-Tat Sa Yu
Tanch-Wan Yu
Turbot,-Cho How Yo
Fruite.
il
"
Breast,-Nagu Lam,
Sonp-Tong Yuk
13
Steak,-Ngan Yak Pa
半肉把
635
Sirloin Colom-Ngan Lau
*,, Sausagez-Ngau Chaung
,24
*
Cullock's Brainset ja
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13
11
Turgue freal,-gen Li
esch 15
•
Emil,--Hei Tag
20 *!
牛蹄
Bid,-Ngau Ta
SU
Heart,-Ngau Sum.
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NEWS FROM CANTON.
' (From Our Oven Correspondent).
CANTON, August 15,
13PUOVEMENTS FOR THE ARMY,
The question of improving and making the army more efficient has been before the authorities in this province for some time now, and in this connection advice has been sought and giren fraan Peking on several occasions. Lately there has beett a tendency to go farther afield and take lessons from other countries. Just
{OW
two deputies, the Arny Commis-
لرگاه
PARIS IN DANCING MOOD.
Cost of The July Fates.
PARIS, July 15 The festivities in connection with the uational anniversary continue with unpre colented energy, favoured apparently by the torrid heat, which is certainly better than main. After having danced all Satur.
day and Sunday from four in the afternoon till morning. Parisians are now gymting with unaiated zeal in every square.
ceroid-Bam Nuri....
Hump, Salt-Kou Kin Feet-Nga Kak
Kidneys,-Ngau Yiu
Tail-Ngau Me
Liver,-Ngau Ken
Tripe (undressed-Ngna To
11
13
3
B
1 12
牛肝
៩
Cave Hend & Feet-Nyau-chai-tau-kerk, set #14FUR Mutton Chop,-Yeung Pei Kat
Log-Teuny Pi Shoulder-Young Shan
Pig Chitlings-Chu Cheng
Brains-Chu. Know Feet,-Cha Kark
Pork,
12
Fry-Chu Chak Head-Chu Tau Heart, Chu Sura Kidneys, Chu Yiu. Liver, Chu Con
***
Chop,-Chu PaiKwat...
Fat ox, Lard, Cho Yac
14
22
***
20
Musicians stoically play the same airy hour Sheep Head and Feet,-Young Tau Bark ret 30 **#
after hur but are seated. They receive substantial remuneration and are fed at
sioner and the officer in charge of the Kwong Young Military Department, have hen ordered to make a visit to Japan for the purpose of reporting upon arms i and ammunition in ase there in the army stated intervals, whilst the dancers morit and navy. The Government here, doubt. more admiration in their persistent les, lawwing that the Japanese army is obstinacy not to miss a measure. pretty up-to-date in the respect are deternight half a dozen large theatrers gave Or mined to profit by their exmaple and
Inst
every facility is to be given these two gratuitous representation, and were well officers to make a full report. Rumour filled, though they were scarcely as crowded £1,500,000 has it that deputations are to he sent still
na on former occasions, the people seeming £1,123,000 further afield but it is certain that the £ 662,500-
Government here is beat on making a to prefer the outdoor enjoyments provided £ 965 000
whole-hearted attempt to organise, train by the pumberless Looths, merry-go- and arm the army and navy better than rounds. and other shows indulgently per A: present. Hege strides have been made mitted by the police.
HEAD CFFICE, 40 THREADNEEDLE STREET, LONDON, E.0. BRANCHES : Galle.
Bombay. INTEREST on deposits is allowed en Calcutta. the "minimam monthly balances At Howrah,
Madras.
3 PER CENT. per annum. Depositor Karachi. may transfer at their option balances of Bangoon. $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND | Columbo. SHANGHAI -BANK, to be placed on Kandy. FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. par
ABUUZZI...
For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
N. J. STABE.
Chier Manager.
Hongkong, July 1, 1912.
1517
Singapore- Penang.
Kota Bahru, Kelantan Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S aongkong. Shanghai. AGENTS IN JAPAN Mzana JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.,
Lat.
BANKERS:
BANK OF ENGLAND LONDON JOINT SLOCE BANK, Labyrin Every description of Banting and Ex- change business transacted, and Stocks and Sharea bought and sold on account of agente and Correspondents all over the
in this direction since the Revolution but there is much still to be done. However, the Government who disbanded tha pirates peacefully and who have kept the different factions in the army, at peace avo quite empable of still greater strides in the direction of efficienty. All ra. penses of this deputation to. Japan Are te lo defrayed by the Government and the vish is to last six months.
Sucking Pigs, To Order-Chu Chai ... Suet, Beef-Sang Nga You
זי
Turkios, small, fresh water-Kork Yu
White Bait,-Ngan Tu Chal.......
Almond-Hung Yar
***
Apples (California)-Kam San Ping Khe
(Chefoo)—Tiu Chun Fiog Kho
Custard.-Fan Est (bl...
Bananas, fragrant, Chačun,-Gas Rhing
Houng Chiu
***
++
| Ekonnas, (brides), discao, ndan Heïng Chic „
Carambola-Young The
Cocoanuts-Teh Too ..
Lemons, China-King Moong
**
Chestnuts, Chinese,—F_ong Lot
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上
meu: 10.
America, Kum Sp Ning Moon ..
Liches Dried — Lai Chi, »mall Etane
Fresh-
414
Linies, (Saigon)-Sai Kung Xing Dopog much 12 Mango, Manila, Luf Sung Mong Mangosteers,-San Chuk Tee
..
14
Onges, (Canton)-San-shing Tim Ching 1 90 Oranges Sweat
**T
Fears, (American)- Kani San Shoot Ty
(Cauton), Cooking,-Sa Lay
Peanuts, Fe Sang...
Persimmons Large,--Hung Chie
***
11
10
10
N
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| Tine-apples, ist quality,-Poon Ti Paw Law each 10-
Ib 14
(China) Sai Kwa
77
3
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Green, Sang Hop luo...
Water Melon,-Kom San Sai Kwa rach.
Grapes,--Sang Po Tai Teo
Vegetables &o,
Artichokes, Shangbai,-Shaung-hef Ah
Chi Cheuk
Bears, (French), Macao, Oh bloc Pin Tau..
(French), Shanghai,-Sheung Hai
++
*per set t
b 12
***
www
25
17
11
10
ench 13
猪心
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9
豬肝
90 業排骨
2nd Chung-tang Faw Law
8
*
Corned,-Ham Chu Yuk Leg,-Chi Pei
Flautain, Tai Chen
3b #
Plus-Satow, Hung Lai...
Tumelo, Siam-Chim Lo Yan
sach 13
Ja
30
糕油
Shanghai,-Lo Kwat
Heart-Yeung Suns
***
each & 羊心
Walnuts, Hop Tuo
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Kidneys,-Yeung Yiu Liver,-Young Con
Fi+
...
羊國
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羊籽
10
##
* 生牛油
Button, Sang Yeung Yau Yeah, Ngau Chai Yuk
02
生羊油
20
牛仔肉
Suusage...-Ngau Chai Chaung.......
Poultry.
20
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生日
+
5
保養
32
黏仔
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龇
銀
411
cách 2
5
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23
each
A
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per do
蛋
10
22.4
Cabbage Red-Hung Yes Chry
10
Ib 36
Calibage, Shanghai,-Tch Chui
15
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Cape Shoote, Lunch,- Bau Shan
:0
大牌子
黃館
Mediom sz.-Cleung Yeh ChoF
each
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兔仔
"
Small size,-Sai Yen Choi F
Carrots-Eam Sun
1
10
W
10
pair
daci,
32
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144
Chicken,- Kai Chai“ Capons, Large, Small,--Sic Kat Ducka,-Ap Doves-Pan Knu
Eggs. Hen-Kai Tan
Fowls, Canten,-Kai
',
Hainan,-Hui Nam Kai
Geese,-Ngoi
14
***
The budget of these three days amounts to about £0000 spent by the city of Paris, which is a comparative tritle considering the delight the expenditure gives. Over) £4000 was spent in Hagzing and Cluminating the streets and public buildings, of which į £480 represents the gas bill, £600 being |
AN EDUCATIONAL, CONFERENCE,
spent on coloured lanterns, and over £500 | Geese, Wild S'hai,-Shang-ho Yea Ngoi pen A large Eduentional Conferencr
in smoke and fireworks. The stands and Musk Deer,-Wong Keng which representatives from ali parts of the preparations for the street halls, which Bare, Shanghai,--To Chai the province attended was held from the 1st of August up till yesterday in the are really the hackbone of the popular Partridge, Che Khou this Conference was to fad cut what was Normal College, Caston. The object of enjoyment, cost less than £170, whilst the Pheasant,-Shau Kai
cost of the gmtuitious spectacles at the Pigeons, Canton,—Pak Kup really being done in the province for Opéra, the Opém Comique, the Odéon, andì Hoihow,-Ho How Pak Kup, wud lay down the lines on which schools
other theatres
£1700. DYCY
In Quail,-Um-Chun
were to be run. No report of the pro
addition to those sama 'nearly £5000 was Rice Birds,-Wo Fa Cheur ceedings has yet been published but it is given away to the neces-tous poor and expected that this will be done in a few spent in amusing the children in the Turkeys Cock-Phor Kai Kung
Snipe,-Su-Choy | days. This is a big step in the right direc-schools and hospitals, and the last item of tion, and is due to the great interest expense is the price of 600 luminous taken in schools and colleges hy the pre- balloons giver to each municipal e ancillor sent Commnissignor of Education. No for distributin amongst tho previous meeting of this kind has ever committees of his quarter. been held here and this is about the first genuine attempt to regulata education in the province. Much good ought to accrue from the discussions and debates held and
THE granted on
AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA,
-INCORPORATED by Royal Charter 1859,
Head Office, LONDON,
+
FAID-UP CAPITAL
....₤1,00,000 Risxyx FunD ... *.....£1,550,000
HE LIABILITY OF PEO-
PRSTOME
***
world.
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounta at 2% per annum on the Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits st rates which may be ascertained of application.
F. C. MACDONALD,
Manager. Hongkong, March 28, 1912.
1
...£1,200,000
INTERNATIONAL
YORPORATION,
BANKING
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General
Banking business transacted.
Wis
Dramatic incidents marked the strug
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and HEAD OFFICE: 60, Wall Street, New York. the provincial schools ought to beneftgle between Red (enemy's fleet) and Blue
FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
WH. DICKSON, Manager.
Horny. April 12, 1912.
NEDERLA
EDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-
M TSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY).
AUTHORISED
CAPITAL
GAZTEAL
..........
ESTABLISHED 1824.
-
.60,000,000 m (£5,000,000-/-)!
PAID-Wr {...£45,000,000-(£3,750,000-/-) Rate ( ...f. 7,692,698, –(£ 661,068)
Fosb
HEAD OFFICE--ÅMITIKDAM.
FIRAD AGENCY:—BATAVIA.
Ting
LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgata, E.C. BRANCHES
Bombay.
Calcutta.
Canton.
Kobe. Manila. Mexico.
Panama.
Peking,
San Francisco.
Shanghai. Yokohama.
Cebu. Colou. Empire. Hongkong. Houkow.
usual terms.
After the Conference the visitors from (British feet) in the North Sea, which the country made a tour of inspection of ended July 20. Notwithstanding the great the more important schools, colleges and numerical weakness of Red, its commander factories in Canton before leaving for Sir G. Callaghan, succeeded in landing home.
some 30,000 imaginary cops on the York shire coast. A second point scored by Red was that three of his cruisers succeeded.
SUPPRESSING LOCAL DISTURBANCE.
14
74
Ker
*
***
+
dozer,
rich
Jh.
NA Wild Ducks,S'hai,-Shang-hui Sui Ap Tel.-Sui Ap Chui,
Wild Ducks Cantor-Sang-Shing Fui Ap
Barbel,-Ka Yu Bream,-Bin Yu
Fish
Canton Fresh Water Fish,-Hei Sin Yu Carp-Li Yu Catfili,—Chik Tu Colish-Mun Yu
From time to time news cones' to the city of trouble guised by bad characters after a sharp action with Blue Fleet, ja Crabs, Hi often disbanded soldiers, in different parts, breaking through a carden of Blue vessels
UAPITAL AND RESERTE 36,800,000
of the delta. These people are always | drawn across the North Sea in order to Cuttle Fish,-Muk Ya Abant... £1,400,000
ready to pick a quarrel and are continu prey upon British commerce in the Atlantic. Dab,Sa Mang Yu EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANE-ally agin the Government. They have Sir G. Callaghan's losses at the close of the ING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the District and have caused quite a lot of cruisers, and the greater part of his torpedo Dog Fish-Tit To SA
been very numerous around the Nom Hoi war were six battleships, two armoured Unce-Wong Mei Lan
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fired for one disturbances there; but the Chief Magis flotillas, as against which Blus had unlybels, Congor,- Hoi Maza year at 4%, per annum or for shorter trate there seems to be a strong man and lost two armoured cruisers and about 24 periods, at rates which may be ascertained is determined to put a stop to these snall emft. Sir George was therefore on application. BILLS NEGOTIATED & COLLECTED of all the villages and held a council
nisanees. Ho has called in the chiefs beaten, but had indicted enormous damage,
MAUS and TELEGRAPHIC REMIT-meeting to devise the heat scheme for notwithstanding the fact that he was out TANCES made.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS rooting out the undesirables, collected Dumbered in a ratio of 2 to 1. BRANCHES Bingapore, Penang, granted on all the principal cities in the money for the purpose and petitioned the Shanghai, Rangoon, Samarang, Sourabaya, World.
authorities at Canton to give him a larga. Djember, Cheribon, Tegal Pecalongany
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS number more soldiers for the work: The Tillatja Bandoeug,
ModaOF CREDIT are available all over the matter is being taken up wholeheartedly Tebing
Palembang, Rot World. (Del), Radja, (Acheen), Macassar,
Mar, Bandjarmasin,
and ought to not only, root out these at Bombay, Uclambo,
people from this district, but prove a horry. Caleatte, Bangkok, Madras
deterrent to further disturbances any Hagen, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amoj, Yako.
where in the vicinity. If this sort of hama, Robe, Melbourne, Bydney, New York, San Francisco, duo,, k
thing were taken up generally all over the province there would not be many of LONDON BANKERS-The Union of London, and Smiths Bank, Limited.
thewe robbers about, and every place would Bo much quieler and safer.
The Bank buys and sails and receives for collection Bia of Exchange, inepes letters et credit on its Branches and correspond. cote in the East, on the Continent in Great Britain, America, and Australis, and trans- act banking business of every description
INTEREST ALLOV ED.
On Current Accounts 2% por Annum on
balaion.
Fixed Depoelta 18 months 4 % per Annum
months 31%
Doj
3 months 8% Do, A. F. VA REES, Açınlı,
Do
Di
Bengkong, July 18, 1913*-
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CRE DIT. issued.
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares estad.
cashed.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and
GEO. HOGG,
Manager, No. 9, Queen's Road Central Hongkong, July 10, 1912.
TER
OHINA
Washing Books.
Price
ANHÄMEEN
Things are very quiet on the concession just now, with many people off on holi- day, August has been very posnettled, A typhoon with a succession of thunder. |sfoms and a great deal of rain; but we must not complain for it has been very much cooler than usual on that recount. There are at present in the river: II,MS. Clio, U.B.S. Piscataque, and Callao,, the French gunbost Argue, and the Japanese Uff wille the Baluchis are still with us.
LOSING WEIGHT BY THE POUND
Under Weight," a condition of B-herdib, shows your assim. ilative powers are decreasing..
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER, OIL COMPOUND
Suppli the blood with the wanted rourishing aŭd healthy fair building materiala. Very palatable. Vi
OF ALL CHEMISTS
PRIORS: $1.26 and 82 95:
1 1 2 3 10
Pin Jau
Surant, Ah Cho
Long,-Tau Ko
Best Root,-Hung Choi Tan
Brinjals, Green-Ching Tus Red,-Hung Ker
Cabbage, Chinese, con~K81 Chey
1b-
LA Cauliflower, Large size Tai Yeh Cho Fa zach
禾花雀
Celery,Chinese-Tung Ban Choi ...
ית
English,--Yeong
*
Chillies Dried, -Gon Lat Chin
17
Red-Hung Far
Green-Ching La Chio
Cony Stuff English,—Kar Lee Chr í le
XEA Coupler, -Ching E
*Bitter Squash-ku 5**
本藥仔
海鮮
海鮮飯
Garlic,-Que TAO
***
Ginger, young,-Suu Tre Kentg
*
old-Lo Keung......
Horse Radish, Shai,-Lik Kso
Indian Corn, Suk Mai ...
Lelttes-Yeung Sang Chi
Mandarin,-Kwai Lun Ma Tri
Pater Cheezus, -Ba Tai
Mushrooms, Fresh,-Sang Cho Boo
E
1n
B.. 編效
17
ta
17
20
"1
18
37
SO
31
Crren, ang long.
Fresh water,—Tam Šiu Y
17
39
K. 20石班
Eola, Yellow,Wong Sin Frogs-Tieni Kai Garoupa,Sek Pan-
Gudgeon.--Pak Kup Yu Hazrings-Teo Pak
Halikat-Choong Krau Kup Labrus-Wong Fa Yo
Losch-Wu Yu
Lobsters,-Lang, HaTM
Mackerel,Chi Yu
Monk Fish-M-ng Yu
Mullety-Chai Yu
Vysters,--Bang Hoo
Parrotfish,--Kai Kung Yu
Ferch, Tau Look. Pike, Fa Paw Poong Plaice,-Pan Yu Pomfret, Black,
Chong.
Pomfret. White-Pak Chong
pawning a
Ray-Pat Pa Sa
Bock Fish-Sick Rehung! Roach, Coun. Yux
白船飯
白:
"
PL
., 15
10
30
.2
fb
10
Musk Melon. Amer.-ksm-san Hong Kw each 10 Okroes
Onions. Embey,-Yeung Chong '
Alonghai, Shang-bus Chung Thụ
Papaw, lat qual,--Tai Manu Kus
PT.
2nd
Chan
Parsley-on tho
Potatce, Swect,--Fan'Shu.
Shanghai,Shang-boi Shu sa
Japan,—fet Poon Shu Taa
American,—Fs Ki
Foochow,-Fook-chon Shu Trst
20 Pumpkin-Tong Kwa
A
炸蝦 電
L1
男蝦
Radish Hung Lo Pak Teat
Klubab (Fresh), -Tal Woog
Fage, The So
Elafuta,-Gon Chir Tau
Spinach,-Yin Ch
Tomatoes,Fan Ser
TÁTO WU T
Turnips, Panti, (Long),-Lo Fik
English-Teung La Pal
Vegetable Marrow,--Chit, Kwa
(Am.Kam-san Chi K
Water Cress,—Esi Young Cho
Lily root-Idu Egeo
YATA Shu
The prices Decorarily vary tom day
tary Board has Do power to comp
prices quota,
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