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BANKS

BANKING CORPORATION,

BANKS

NTERNATIONAL B

YORPORATION."

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Exap Ormion: 66, Wall Street, New York: Lostor Orsus 36; Bishopsgate," 8.0%

BRANCHES :

PAIR-UT GATTTAL

13,000,000-

Ray FONDE-

Barling

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£1,500,000@3/- #25,000,000 --

... Bliver ...

17,430,000

Bombay.

OF

32, 480,000

$15,000,000

Valentia.

Cantos.

Coba.

Colon

Empira

"Hongkong. Heakor

dannyn ExaRELITY

PAUTKINTOLE

***CURT OF DIRECTORS.

5. H. Dodwell, Heği—Olairman.

www.Boba

Manila.

Maxtoo:

Panamak

Paktag

San Francis Shanghai. Yokohama.

Hon. Mr D. Landale-Deputy Chairman. UAPITAL AND REARY.... 47,200,000 G. Friesland, Haq, W. L Pattonden,

K. Goats, Esq.

0.5. Gabbay,

J. A. Flummor, Esq.

P. E. Holyoak, Hay.

Hon. Me, Saotriz.

G. R. Laurens, Haq

HI A. Slebu, Daq..

¿CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N. J. STABE.

MANAGES!

Shangbai–A. G. STEPHEN,

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Parson Bıştım—London County AND

Wanteris Baxx, LAMITED...

Hoxx-INTEREST ÁLLOWEŁ, En Carrent Account at the rate of Two yes omt, por kanum on the daily balinosi

Or T DIFOBITS :--

For 3 months 2) per cost per anÜRO,

Equal... £1,480,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANK- ING BUSINESS transsobod.

QURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the

Usual torna.

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fzed for one your at 4., por aunum or foi shores periode, at rates which may be ascertained on application.

BILLS NEGOTIATED & COLLECTED. MAIL 106 TALEGRAPHIC KEMIT TANUES made.

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRÄFTS granted on all the principal cities in the

World.

THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the Weld.

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CIE- DIT Issued,

PURCHASE and SALE of Stooks an Shares affected.

TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold an

GEOHOGO,"

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M

N. J. STARE,

Chief Menager.

sached,·

Hongkong, Oct. 11, 1919.

HONGKONG SAVINGÈ BANK

business of the shore Baak is o

Manager, So, 9, aeons Road Central Angkorg, October 21, 1919

THE CHINA MAIL

DERMANY'S GREAT PROSPERITY

MODERN DEMOFOLOGY.

«Nichtmare "Thai Comas Throuềh - The Karboja.

The belief in domena, says Dr. Sey Tartis is bla » Stiperstition, and Witon- craft cho Folk Medicind of Saxony," has by no means becanjo,extinct

Due to Thoroughasta in All Thinge.

A very romantic and interesting Gmai silar report has just been poplisbel "from" Mfr::Koonig, this British Connul- Gutocal, at Dusseldorf, on the trade of the Rhonish Provinces and Westphalia, an industrial district of vast importance,

The best known and most dreaded and on the trade of Garmany as a wholo, the "Alp," or nightcago, which causon which shows the extracrdinary pros. foulty of breathing and other discom- perity of Gorinany. It is considered, forts. In the Elus Errgebirgs be is r says Mr. Kocuig, that the existing pres garded as a man gifted with the cook pority in still on the incronne and no one of invisibility. E comes durough tisa seems to four a not-back or general de- koybole, and then grową larger and pression, gross is undoubtedly due to the areallent protectia is the ancient formula: Alp

Genway's marvellous pro-larger. Against his dorities, the bost educational litios offered, this exon fet away: alinib up all the mountains, | lives of the technical high schools, wada through' nil the rivers, blow on all.

colleges; and universities, and to no

the leaves small degree to the effect of the above- described continuation school training which turns out a more intelligent. better trained, higher class working

pan

The present success of Germany may be pus down to thoroughness in a things, thoroughrices in education, thor oughness in organisation, the undoubted advantages of army, training and army Uscipline unplanted inevery young Ger-

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1913.

HONGKONG AVERAGE MARKET

PRICES

corrected to Thursday, Pisember 4th, KETS.

At 200 cunts per Dollar Mediem

Butcher Maar d

Boof Eirhole & Frime Cup-Mai Lang

Corned-Ham Ngan Yv &

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Rom-Shiu Breast-Nagu Lam‚” Boup-Tong Yuk Steak,-Ngan Yuk Pi

-Birlein Cotom-Ngan Law Bausages,-Ngam Chaungly.. Bullock's-Brains,

ค

Shrimps-Ha dappor,Lap n

SolesTab 8a Ya

ANTI

aki

184 18:烧牛肉

ii 牛腩

18

A. 20

park 10

Know Tongue Noshgan Li »

afrosened—iƐam Njan & Bud, Ngi Tan".... Host-Nga Sum

Hump, Salt-Byan Kin j

Salt

FortNgai Kark

„Kiddoya~Ngia "Fio

Tai-Ngau Mal

Liver,-Ngan Kon

Next in importance by the Alpy is en- the nightmarish Creature, to "which the peasants of Saxony ascribe great powers in visiting men and muinats with slokness." It is true that as a rulo' this Juulal, Gratgan, or Huetgen, as he is variously called, indulgos in more or lesa He makes the venind monkey tricks, animals in their stallsrestlose and caters the children's porridge about the floor. But ho is also held accountable the right ngn, and to the educh, for warp, rash, and other serious ma advantages offered to him at adion, and it a chill falls nick of the nominal eset by the Government during penales, the first ecoart of the parentsalve

d let thirty years, during which time

is to banish the invisible Justel Irons Germans have been striving hard, and not always favoured by national advan teges, such 9 largo acuboard, to attain to the prosperity which they nt-present enjoying."

man

THADH IN FIGURES.

Germany's importa and exports in 1680 amounted to 2000,000,000, me against £950,000,000 in 1912, adds Mr. Koenig. Gormany has kept her second place among nuntions in commerce, but the United States of America is rapidly ANDEL-catching her up. Germany Imports £150,000,000 worth of foodstufs, where

dacted by the HONGKONG AND NEDERLANDSURE HAD

SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA- TION. Rulo ay be obtained 'on' ap. alisation.

INTEREST on déposite la allowed on be minimum monthly balanc

at

PER CENT. per annum. Depositor may transfer at their option balances of #100 or more to the HONGKONG AND BANGHAI BANK, to be placed or IXED DEPOSIT 4 PER QENT. por

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For the Hongkongʻand Shangba' Banking Corporation,

N. J. STABE

•Chier Manager.

Rongkong, July 1, 1918.

1617

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, THE OHARRALIA, AND OBLINA.

İRCORPORATED Er Royal QuaZEN 1863,

·HEAD CEPTOR. Losuz,

AID-UB ÜAPITAL Kava For...

B

....£1,200,000 ...E1,700.00

Kaiva, KaunoLITT" OF PRO

PATOZI

n

£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Generi

# Banking businone t acted.

CURRENT AC UNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for year of shorter perfide at rates which will be quoted

on application

AS. HEWETT,

Acting Mujer.

Hongkong, April 9, 1913.

TEK MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED

Authored Capital...

Babwerf biod

Pald-up

Barve Fand

***

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£1,500,000 1,125,000 562,500 415,000

"BANKERS, BANK OF ENGLAND, Manon Mary Stock BANK, LAMTT

NTEREST■llowed on Curront Accounts. at 2 per cent per anarm on Daily Fatance and on Fixed Deposits at rato which may be ascertained on application.

AIR. LINTON,

Manager. Hongkong, July 1, 1913..

892

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

·BANK LTD.

ESTAMARIED 1880.

· AUTHORISED CAPTIAL...Yan 48,006,000,CO

B Fux: 18,550,000,CD |

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MAATS

[AATSCHAPPIJ,

(NETHERLANDS TRAdet Society).

ACTHORISED

the room by all kinds of incantations and mystical gestures. Women ai tho point of becoming mothers aro могу favourite subjects of the creature's knavery and to keep bin from crossing the threshold a straws ja talon out of the mattress and laid in the doorway.,

GHOSTS.

A number of other demons bring gjak. ness and disease upon a house, sugli an the change-lings, the vampires, and the

host of the departed. The belief in he last named in particularly ganize nd widespread among the peasantry.. Men who have had certain sine laid, to, their charge during their lifetime, and Chose who in their lectins look on

the United Kingdom imports nearl twice ne much food, in spita of Germaay aving a 60 per cent. larger population Germany is, therefore, from, un agricuiparatively sting and well, and not likely tural point of view, far more self-sup. 4.60,000,000 (£5,000,000porting as regarda foodstuffs. It is

Etablished 1824.

PAID-45,000,000~(£ 3,750,000.-)

CAFTRAL

RASKRUT FVAD

HEAD OFFICE-AMSTERDAM. HEAD AGENCY-BATAVLI.

...f. 8,232,168, -(£687,560)

b

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harvests have increased from 14,700,000 noteworthy feet that Germany's "cores!"

tons. in 1887 to 20,100,000 tona in 1910.

mainly owing to some scientific and better farming.. Minors wages have risen from £40 per annum, in 1886 te close or £80 is 1812, 1.0., an increase af 100 per cent. Wherever one tanTIK cro sess higiter income and inoremod

In

BRANCHES-Singapore, Panang, Shanghai, Rangoon, Samarang, Sourabaya, Djambor, Churibon, Tegal, Pacalongan, Fistiap Soorakarta, Djogjakarta, Ban doong, Padang, Modan, Tebing Tinggi prosperity. (Dol

Palembang, Telok Botong, Kota The building andes proved an excvjj- Gorospendeals Calcutta Bangkok, and the calficulty experienced in borrow Hadja, (Achom), Macassar, Bandjormasin. tion to the general rule, owing main

Colombo, to the sipingery in the money markets Seiyon, Haiphong Hanol, Amoy, Yoko- bana, Roba, Malbooms, Eydney, Hewing money at a reasonable rate. Yock, San Francisco, &o., da.

thany 'cases it proved difficult to cuise LONDON BANKERS: The Unton of money on good mariages, even at a London and Smiths Bank, Limited.

The Bank boys and solis and receives for high rate of interest. Generally speak collection Bills of Exchange, imass lettering, dividends in industrial concerns, credit on ita Branches and correspond. proved larger than in commercial' under.. onts in the Ears, on the Continent in Great takings. Although the purchasing power Britain, Amarica, and Australia, "and brane of the masses inercosod competition in As hanking basinses of every descripti B. supplying them with the goods required WEA very severe, and prices were cut very fine, whereas wagos, salaries, and tazes rose all round.

INTEREST ALLOWED.

1

Do

fu Current Accounts 2% par Annum eu

balances. Fixed Detweite 12 mouth 4 -per Annct

Do, 4 month 94% Do.

3 months 3% Do. AfF. vix REPS, Agenti Hongkong, July 16, 1913.

A UENTS..

LONDON - Loan, 11'& 8 Geminu'.

Lans, Lombat Strecta.o. T. B. Brow &Co., Ltd., 183 Queen's Road, Victoris. d. Clans, Box & PLATT, 86 Grae church B., BAG. STAZIT & Co., Ltd... 30 Cornhill. GORDON & Gowa, 18 dl. Bride 31. 8. G. ROMERY WATSON, 180

Street, U. blironett & Co., Brow Hull, Hoborn Product, 2.0. D., J. KETHER & Co., 3 'Whitefriari 81., 1.C. MATHEE & CROWTHER, Ltd,, 10, 11. 12-New Bridge St.C SCOTLAND FRED. L. Barosu, 8 North

Bh. David Street, Edinburgh, PARIS AND EUROPE, MAY 721/3 & Co., 18 Rue de la Grange, Basis Paris

NEW YORK-T. L. BROWN, L; Eolian Hall, en 42nd Streel; Now York, Olty.

decay for some time, and, conversely, shoud who, took utterly consumed and amaciated by their inat illness; thone

return soon after their burial to finir Boilies and take away one of mother, recording to the name of the ris tionship.

It is held to be prouliarly ominous if the mouth of the dead person remains pen or if the relatives have, forgolion to close the eyes, so that it is possible. for the corpso to cust an "evil eye "on one of the bearers." Countiese lare the

harms, to whichi people have rocoures. In particular cases to pretoes themselves from harm at the hands of "thio deal

With the words, Hera thou hast thing :i leave me mine," a copper coin is pub into his hard, of the corpse is tiod so firmly to the coila hat it cannot possi bly, work itself free. The chairs, too, in the chamber of death aro tipped Over, which is then thrown way. and the house is swept with a boss

... GRIM TALISMAN.

The body must be curried out of the house hood foremost, the bier must poo

14

Tripe (undrossed)

15

牛奶

Turbok-hs How Ye

Portios, email, fresh water-Krk To

White Bait,Ngau Yà Chal...

Fruits.

Almonds, Hung Yan

Applor (California)--Kam Ban Pug Kh

(Chefoo)-Tia Chun Playho

Smal-Ho Tag 14.30

Odataran Lal Obl...

Bananas, fragrant, Canton,—81a China

Hoàng Chin

Estains (brides), Mao,

Fend

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194 Thostouts, Ching-Pong Lat

Carambola, Young Tu

菓子

杏仁

18

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Coats, Yoh Tao...

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Lichoce Dried,-Lal Ohi, all Stone

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*1825

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Log, Young Pel Shoulder-Young Shou Chillings-Chu Chong

Fost,Chu Kark

Thu Cha

Hard-Cha Tu

Heart Chu Batza Kidneys, Chu Yis Editor Cho Doa

Log, Chu

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油

Fat or Lard, Unu Y

Cha Trap Pig's Fry

90

Hood and Fast--Young Ta Kath bet-65. Heart-Yeung Sum

·羊腰

9

128 f

年辭

$2

18

25

Kandys, Young Yin " Livor-Laang Con

Sucking Pigs, To viden-One a Suet, Boot Sanggau Tau

Mutton, Sang Young Yan 4. Voal,-Ngan Chai,

*Raydegua, Wynu Châf Tuning...

Poultry.

Chicken Ka Chai Capons --Largo,

D

Duros,--Fan Kaz

Eggs. Hen-Kai Tan- Fuwis Cante Kai

Haluan, Hoi Nam Gegas,Ngo Kai

Partridge-Che Khoo Phasiat,-Shan Kai--- Pigeona, Canton-Pak Kúp

Manga, Manils,-Lui Stugong-

Hangosteens-San Chuk The

"Orangos, (Canton) Bathing Tim Chiny lb. E Oranges Swoot

Pes, (American)-Ham San Shoot T

BAS

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(Cantor), Cooking,

Lay

Peanuta, Fa Sang .....

Porcizations Largo,—Hazz, Chis

Pineapples, 1st quality, Poon Tik

"

41-19

Plantain, Tai Ubon

Uhung

Plams-Swabow;"Hung"Lala -

Pamolo, Siam,--Chim Lo Yau Shanghai,-Ip Krat

Proute--Hop Tao

Oreen,-Sing Top Tuo...

10

紅梅

大迎

each 14

酒冷痰

Water Melon,Kom San 811-Kwaa bich" --

M

(China) Sai Ewa-

44 Gaper-Sing Po Tal The 生菜油 R

Tegetables C?.

Artichoked, Shanghal, Sheung

Chi Chouk

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Bashs, (French), Macah Moon Pin

40

#

50 山德 一白痴

be shaken, and the driver of the hearse Gecko, Wild&hai-Shana-ho:-Isa Ngoi poil $1.00 The labour market was in a favourable must not look round before his journeyMar Deer, Wong Hong condition throughout this year. This done, elso will the dead man comes a Blanghai, -Ta Ch i number of both women and men "emi-

brick, and bring woe upon the living... ployed increased, but the number of Right up to modern times the super. wemen finding employment increased stitation persists that the ofoth sproed properticnately more than that of the

over the dead, man's face must toot bo men. It is considered, "he says, that allowed to go inside his mouth, or ha the rise in the cost of keeping the family will go on chewing it until his family supplied with the necession of life

are all extinct. Several times it bois induced woman to take to earning happened that this belief bas led to a livelihood out of stoor noosssity.

opening of the soffin, if a second death follows the first, engendering the sus picion that all is now right with the face-cloth.

Sometimes such an opportunity was made use of to take a tooth from the

The Consul-General states that Indus trial amalgamations have been the order of the day, and that the position of the great syndicates has been strengthened throughout the consular district. Thirty years ago: Germany's op hr Proteorpse's head as a falienes, and coix tionist tarif, and it is an incontestable fact that during these last 10 yents Ger. many's progress has been nothing short of marvellous; it is, however, an open question whether it is entirely due to her Protestionist policy; there are a good number of Germans who maintain that her progress would have been just as great without a protective" téziff

THE CHINESE EVANGELIST OPIUM, 62 THE MORNING POST" 1173-1913. Wen and Bireci

SAN FRANCISCO and American Ports

-genczady:—Bean & Black, Gun Fren

November 2 was the hundred and forty. first anniversary of the foundation of the

Morning Post the first number having been issued on November 2, 1772. That was sixteen years earlier than the date of the commomodiment of any of the other Tu Landan potitical dailies now existing. Prior to 1772 there had been many al

cisco, AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEY ZEALAND GORDON & Goren, MT bourne and Sydney... JEYLON-WM BH & Co. AFYTHEGAZIZ Co., Oniombo. SINGAPORE, STRAITS,

& Wars, La., Singapore PHILIPPINE TELANDSAWA

B&Co., Manio.

PAID-UP CAPITAL 100 * 50,000,000.00 OHINA-Ozaion, Fast & Co., Focker Pasoker & Co., Shanghai, KELLT & WALAH, LTD. Yokoho,Ety & WALSH, Lap

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CHINAMALL

all-dozen years ago proceedings taken against a workman in the Saxon town of Fredberg, who had oponed him. daughter's go and had presented several of his friends with tooth taken from ber mouth.

NOTICE

Hother-Hol How Pak Kap Quaily Um Chan

Rico Buara, Well's Chaar

Snipe S Choy Turkeys took-Phor Kst-Kung

Wild Dacke,bath Teal,-Bor Ap Ubai,

Spl Ap

Wild Ducks Ca -Sang-thing Fri Ap

Barbal.Ka. Th +Bream;““Bin? Tü Canton Froah Wa Oarp--LA I

Catf Chik

Codak Mud To

Outils Fish,

Haley Gong-t

"Jommunímtione mlating to pawn shoul." Dam, Whi beaddromod to Taz Erizos...

Dog Fish T *Correspondenta must forward" ? "that" names and addresses with any obras uni pls to associate the word Poet wits tonadarised to the Militor, not neccesarily the name of a newspaper. - Thero hað | for publication but as "bridends" of "good been the Flying Post," the "Ereng

thathis

No andaryn

will be insert

Letters falabing to burinses, shopid addressed

Po? the" Halfpenny Post, tho Pot All mutar for publication should master and the Boy the Poetinan, the Post written on one kids

Gonner! Evening Fost," but their Indunico had beep, amall and their life brick: The "Men ing Test may be and to have begun at an opportuno dimo. The journal; "{{ is interesting to nobe, has been sold prices ranging as high as 7d.sper) copy. In 1772 the nawspaper tar was, rady indicated, id., but in 1776 it was raised to lid, in 1789 to 20, in:1794 ta 214., and in 1925 to 3d. That continued until 1938, when bus indpost was lowered to Idly and this was finally khólished in 1805. But other item affecting wha the paper duty, which was so

Typhoon Guide ed un 1861

PRIOR

by you have lost your appet

the; big Varioty

THE BEST COUGH MEDICINE

BAMBERLAIN'S Cough Rem

the langa 'veling: aöugh mediciye in.. the world to-day, because it does exactly what a cough, remedy is supposed to.dr.

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hid Albérations and Edditions to Advertise

ments on pages 10,7 and 10 abould be

Hot Ister tha

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綠竹白機

紫花

(French), Shanghai, -Sheung Hai

Pin Tau

Long, Thu Ho

BoatRoot, Hung Chof an

Brinjals, Green,--Ching Traz.

Red, Hong Ker

Cabbage, Chinese, com,-Kai Chop Cabbage Rod, Hung Yen Choy Cabbage, Shanghai,-Yeb Chol

Kan Shan Cine Shoota, tupch,

dulidower, Larze ska" Tal Yah Chh

Medium size,~~Thang Tek Ch

Smail nies-Su Yen Chol Fs

Carrota-Kam Sh

Colmy, Chinese,Long Kan Uhol

Eas (b,--Fating

Chillies Dito. -Gon-Lathalu

Red-Hung Far

"Green-Ching La Chin

Conry Staff, Faglish-Kat Lee-Che

Ducumbers, Ching Kwa

65

Bitter Squash,—Fu'£ws, Canique Tau

WAX Cinget, young, Bun The Loens

海鮮

神佳

信

old.--Lo Kung saw in

Home Radish, S'bal "INK<2 Indian Corn, Suk Mal

Lettron, Young Bang Chet"

Water Choate,T

Mandarin,Kwal Lan

Mashrooms, Frech, —Bang Che

Mask Malon, Amer.

Onions, Bombay-Young Chong Tar

Green, Bang Chang

Shanghai

Paper, la qual,--Tal Man cint

Ohany

Green Peas,Ching-Tan

Potato SweetFan Sha

Ehanghel,

Japan+at Poo

* Attic dogs,

Foochow Pumpkin,Tong

| Rhubarb

Bagod Ba

Tazpipe, Punt), (Long)

The prices goedback! yi

Board ball to piew

$7

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生心

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10: 門邊毯

TA

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紅食菜

海鮮: 营慈

力機

機器

AUTA

Fat

生技盛

ALDE

$80

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