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Bongkeng-N. J. STABB.
MANAGER:
Shanghai-A. G. STEPHEN.
Ruanya ... 8,952,166,-(£ 637,830,-)
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Hoxaxure-INTRANST ALLOWED.
On Current Account at the rate of Two per cent. per annum on the daily balance. ON FILED DEPOSITE
for 3 months 23 per cent per annum.
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N.J. STABB,
Chief Manager, Jongkong, April 32. 1914.
HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK,
119 business of the above Bank is con-
Ausbed by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA TION. Balm way be obtained on ap. plication.
INTEREST on deporte is allowed on the minimum monthly balances
ab
PER CENT, par sonum. Depoaltor. may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER JENT. par
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For the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
Madina, Fondloherty, Oalentta, Bangkok, Salyon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amoy, Teka. bassy
Robe, Melbourne, Sydney, New
dbo.. York, San Francisco,
Lorno Bars-Te Union of London and Smithe Bank, Idmited.
The Bank buys and sells and receive for collection Ble of Exchange, 'Imenon labbers it credit or its Branches and correspond. ente in the Kari, on the Continent in Great Britain, America, and Austraila, kod-stana- asus manking business of every description.
INTEREST ALLOWED.
On Qurrson Accuunu 1 per Annum on
ban,
Fixed Deposita 12 months € per Annum
Do.
6 months 34% Do. Do.
6 months 1 Do.
B. G. J. WIJNBERG,
Acting Agent.
Hongkong, March 3, 1914.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
HORPORATION.
BRAD OPTICE : 60, Wall Stroot, New York. LONDON OFFICE: 35, Bishopsgate, E.C.
BF ANCHES:
Bombay
Jaloutta.
Canton
"Cebu.
Colori
Empire.
Hongkong, July 1, 1912.
Chier Manager » ..
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N. J. STABB,
11
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Manilla.
Mexico.
Params.
Poking.
San Fraue Bo
Hongkong
Shanghai. Bankov.
Yokohama. ÚAFFIAT AND REG #7,200,000 Equsl... £1,480,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANK THE CHARTERED BAD CHINA ING BUSINESS acts
AUSTRALIA,
INCORPORATED BY BOTAL CHatka 1858, Hear OFFICE, London,
PAID-UT CAPITAL
Reave Ford **
Rezave LIABILITY OF PEO-
PRIETOLE
H
4:
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the asual terms.
D°
THE CHINA MAI
you ever ask yourself why there are so many sances offered under the name of “ Worcester shire"?
Because of the hope that the sauce will be mistaken for the original Les & Ferrins every detail of label and bottle being irmitated as closely as the law permits.
Don't call for "the Worcestershire," say distinctly “LEA & PERRINS and look for this signature on label and wrapper.
The white, writing on
the Red Labels
cha Yearring
BRITISH NATIONAL
"INCOME.
REVENUE EXPANSION.
£9.410.898.
Owing to larger reeipts than usual during the last ten days of the financial yeur, and to a little underspending in tho supply views the revenue, returns for the past financial year show a sur- plus over expenditure of just three quarters of a million-
Rovonua Expenditure
Balance
1108,242,807 LİN,192,980
£7-10.999
WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE
Compared with 1012-13 Customs, ere ́up £1,935,000, Excise £1,500,000, and estate duties £2,111,000 Even the hand value duties, though £35,000 under Mr. Lloyd Goorges, estimate, shows an expansion of £200,000, so that it may be hoped they are at last early, paying the ex- penso of collecting them. Altogether the Chancellor his ben haky in having had another year of prosperous traile to face the additional hurders of the country.
The outlook for the coming year is not so assured, for we know that the supply services pirmly figure ad £188.309,000, against £161,802,003 fɔr 1918-14, and it sewins pas if we should have to face a Budget of 107,500,000 at tab. The Civil Servico estimates are £3,418,000 larger, and an additional 2,741.000 The Chancellor's original estimates wanted for the Navy. Apparently the were for an expenditure of £195,040,000 | Chancellor will have to
an increase £7,000,000 over 1012- £7,000,000, somewhere, and with trade 13. To meet this. he anticipated Jack-ning he will sentely be able to increase of rafler over 20,000,000. in rely only on the normal imeresso in re-! the normal revenue, which was to bring venne which has done such yeoman sa iz up to £104,825,000, and by taking sic in the past your, the more so us £1,000,000 from the exchequer balances 1914-1 will include two sets of Earter) he proposed to secure a small surplus holidays.
£185,000.
Supplementary grante, chiedy for tas Navy, raised the expenditure, as Bnally estimated, to about £199,000,000, and it seemed doubtful at one time if it would
£800 A NIGHT.
find another
Signor Caruso, who has just signed contract with the Metropolitan Opers House in New York for thà 1935 season at a salary of £600 a night, is errone. ously stated to be receiving under this
fe govered by the receipts. As will be Huge Salaries of Famous Opera Blagers. seen below, the actual expenditure basi bem about ore and a half millions loss. than the estimate, while the ravenue hus Lexoled the estimate by over £1,400,000,|
The result, crusaquently, is that, with out taking the proposal draft of £1,000,000 from the exchequer balances into account, there is an actual surplus „of practically £750,000 in revenue over expediture. In the following tables are TELEGRAPHIC REMIT this receipts and expenditure for the last two years, together with the
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one year at 4, per sanum or for shorter periods, abaton which may be ascertained on application. 21,200,000 BILLS NEGOTIATED & COLLECTED.
...£1,800,000
>£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking busiasm transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter perioda at rates which will be quoted
n application.
A. S. HEWETE,
acting Manager. Hongkong, March 31, 1914,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
NDIA, LIMITED
Authorised Ospital...
Subscribed
Paid-up
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Becerra Fund...
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BANKERS.
BANK OF ENGLAND.
£1,600.000 1,125,000 562,500 £65,000
GUNDOD JOINT STOCK BANK, Zamirao.
[NTEREST allowed on Current Accounts per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fied Deposits at rates which thay te ascertained on application.
A' R. LINTON,
Hongkong, July 1 1913.
Manager.
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THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK, LTD,
Established 1850.
AUTHORISED CAPITAL..Yom $6,000,000,00
Farm-Up CAPITAL 200 20,000,000.00 **** 18,900,000.00
RESERYE FUND
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LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities in the
World.
THE BANKS OIROULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CRE DTT issued.
estimates
Estate.
TOTAL REVENUE.
1913-14
£
£
tract the highest salary over given! the history of opera. Signor Caruso will have to double his salary before is a level with the highest sam aid to un opera, singer, the recipient
the £1200 for a night's performance bing Mine. Molbn. She received this amount for spearing one night in New Orleans in the 'eightien.
Caruso, revertheless, is gradually Actual, 1912-13. Estimated. Actual
ncunting higher in his fen," add a Customs 33.485.000 34.200,000 38,480.00 West and mutager to a Staulard repre- Excise...38,000,000 38;850,000 30,500,000 sentative. In 1907 he was engaged Dutina 25,248.00 28,750,000 27,350,000 by the Metropolitan Opera House of PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Stamps...10,0 9.000 2,890,000 9,900,000 Now. Fork to sing eighty times in twelva Shares afected.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold wid sahod....
GEO. BOGG,
Manager
No., Queen Boso vzema). ngkong, October 21. 1913
CHEN KWONG & CO., LD GENERAL IMPORT & EXPORT.
UANTON
LARGE WHOLESALE & RETAIL
·STORE:
FICENT Boot and Shoes.
CRNITURE, Draperies, Groceries
Makers of Jewellery, Lasqueros, Crockary Ware,
1:
Iron-mongery, Wine and Spirits Foreign Clothes for gentlemen made to order by our own talima. Large sasortment of Chinese S1 and Foreign Goode of avery descriptor,
All goods sold at remaonabis Priess. The Cheapest and Best place in Cantom & Hongkong to boy Chiness vnd Foreign Gorts.
SUP PAT POU STREST. Tat, Nɔ. 1403.
CANTON and Nos. 237, 939, Der Vorts Road" and No. 120, Connaught Road Central.
Houstour. Tel. No. 811
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JAPANESE MAKERS.
Every kind of Footwear.
MADE
TO
BroJUK (Four ARTHUR)
Dag (DARE) ONAKA
Tangzux(MUKDEN) PAKIY
Harrow
BOROLOL
К
Kos
SAN FRANCISCO
Land Tax
& House
*)
Duty 2.700,000 2,700,000 2,700,000
Income.
**.............44,808,000 43,950,000 47,240,000
Land
Value
Duties... 455,000 750,000 715,000 Postal
Service 20,300,000 £1,126,000 23,190,000 Telegraph
Service 3,100,000 2,150,000 3,080,00 Telephons
Service 5,775,000 6,350,000 6,550,000
Landin 530,000 730,000
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Canal
olc.. 1,418,000 1,370,000 2,579,970 Miscel
laneous 2,925,000 2,300,000 2,303,925 Total £188,801,000 194,825,000 198,212,897
EXPENDITTEE.
incaths for a valury of £40,000 per
ກ. This contract lasted for four years, and it is possible that he may gb live to be the highest paid, singer who ever went on a stage."
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VARROW'S make a speciality of SHALLOW-DRAUGHT RIVER STEAMERS, other propelled by a STERN.WHEEL or by SCREWS WORKING IN TUNNELS, Atted with. YARROW'S PATENT HINGED FLAF, by which means a considerable increase in spoed is obtained without increase of coat Vessels can be delivered whole, in pisces, or in flostable sections arranged so that they may be readily united while afloat.
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DJ.Collis Browne's
Chlorodyne
Both Mine. Putti and 3ms. Melbs were paid frequently more than £600 For one night's performance. Mr. Ham- erstein in New York paid Mme. Melba £800 a night for some time, and the received a sumu sulazy frequently at 53,000 Covent Garden. She was also paid £1,000 on several occasions by the late Mr. Haury E. Abbey. On ous occasion the famous Catalini received 200 guiness for singing "God Save the King" and Rule Britannia "ut a London concert, and at one provincial festival she re- ceived the sum of £2,000. In less than 1913 14.
six months in 1806 she had received Cadmus £10,000 in salary from Covent Garden Ceimer Actusi. 1912-13 Estimated. Actual.
Theatre. Farinelli's, salary for a £
year Chorub National
was £5,000, but this seems quite medost Clio Debt Ser
a compared with some of the salaries vice..... 24,500,000 21,600,000 24,800,000 now made in opera. Ono of the largest Boad Im
salaries given at the time was given to provement Fund
1,172,205 1,340,000 1,394,901 Caffarelli in 1740 at Venice, who received Hampshire Tax-
£270 for three months services, but in Jel stion Ac.
1720 Faustina received £2,000 for ginging Kennet counts... 9,653,299 9,865,000 0,734,123 under Handel's management in London. Kinsha Other Con- solidated
Among highly-pald singers of later Merlin Fund Sar-
days were ine Beeves, Nario, Rubiri,
Minotaur + vicon.....1,032,426 1,704,000 1,693,800 and Jena de Beszko. The latter's top Supply Sar-
figure of £7.200 was paid by Sir Augutus Moorhen vices 151,674,000 161,502,000 150,170,000 is for sixteen performances at Corbat Newcastle
Sightingwe Total £188,621,930 198,011,000 197,492,069 | Garden..
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Bis Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.
Hongkong
Yangtze River
Shanghai
Capt. Frederick A. Powleto Lieut.-Com. Malcolm Murray.
Cruising
West Biver Oruising Tangissa Rivas,
Опален
despach-vessel Admiralty g
Tone
1880
Gur. L.E.P.
2000
Commander,
Comdr. Archibald Cochrane
Last report at
Cruising
Songkong
river gunboat
river gunboat
110 2 900
710
Lt. Comdr. V, R. Brandon
2 900
Lt. Comdr. Q.B. Preston-Thomas
sloop
1070
4400
Capt. M. 8. Fitzmaurice
torpedo bost destroyar
360
4
7500
Lieut.-Comdr. H. T. England -
Cruising
water tank and tag xicop
390
800
Flongkong
1070 6 1400
Comdr. Colin Mackenzie. D 8.0. Shanghai
torpedo bost destroyer torpedo boat destroyes cruiser, 1st clars
650
4
7300
Comdr. Seymour
Cruising
360
6
6700
Lieut. Comdr. U. M. Blackman
Cruising"
10,850
10. 20,500
Capt. H. W. Grant
Cruising
torpedo bost destroyer torpedo bost destroyer
+
2800
Licut. Comdz. G. F. A. Mulock
Craising
56)
7600
Lieut.-Comdr. F. A. H. Raweat
Cruising
river gunboats
216
1800
Lt. Comdr. ff. D. Marryab
Yangtata
Bloop
cruiser, Ist class
1040. 14,800
Lt. Comdr. Gibson
Labuso
27,000
Capt. E. B. Kiddle
river gunboat ́eruiser, 2nd clas
river gunbost
.180
2
800
T-Com. Alan Dixon
4800
12 28,000
85
2
240
Ribble
torpedo bost destroyer
390
7500
Lieut. Comdr. B. W. Wilkinson
Cruising
It is evident, says the Daily Tdo- groph“ that the departimental advisere),
Rosario
depot ship, submarines
980
1400
- Lieut. Comdr. F. A. N. Cromie
Cruising
on whose opinions Mr. Lloyd Georgo
Robin
river gunboat
20
240
It-Comdr. Nash".
relied in making what appeared some
Bandpiper
river gunbost
86
2
240
Lt. Com, L. A. 8. Hutton
what smaguine calculations se to the past EUROPEAN AGENCY Spe
river gunbost
240
year's revenus, had good grounds for
their vows. In every case except, thone Wandertaken for all British and Cov
HOLESALE buying sgancion
Tamaz Tel
receiving ship
$850
river gunboat
It Domdr. 8. P. B-Rusl
Upper Yaugtase Bira
Thistle Triumph DAK
river gunboat
710
2
900
L Com G. F. L. L. Pagn
"Chaton
battleship
11,088
18 12,500
Comdr. A. 8. Bozmann
torpedo-bost destroyer.
590
7600
LA Conde, Maxwell
Welland
torpedo-bost destroyer
590
7500
· Liaut. Comdr. 0. A. Poignand
Widgeon
river gunbost
195
800
I-Com. A. J. Laridna
Woodoock
Woodlark Yanaouth
river gunboat
500
LA-Com. M. Blackwood.
river gunboar light ariser
IBO
.600
LA-Comdr. Lloyd
5250
22,000
Capt. H. L. Cochrane
C.36
submarine
IA. Comdr. F. J, McGillawie,
0.37
submarine.
0.28
bmarine
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Bample Cases from £10 mpuudu, Connignments of Fredwes Bid on Apcount 038
WILLIAM WILSON & SONS
037
,095
torpedo boat
torpado boat
-borpedo boab
SEHEND 1814),
LOIDONEO.
torpedo boat
TA Comdr. J. Gimes
Lé, Comdr. R. K. O. Pops"
L. Comdr Handley
14. Comir Barton
LA. Comdr. Wyndham-Quin Là, Cloudz, H. W. Bernous
ship of Vios Admiral T. H.-M. Jerrum, K.G.B., Commander-in-Oblet.
Cruising
ongkong
Hongkong
Wost RITS
Bongkong
-LLAO-TANG
Learner
Los Aswara
BHANGHAI
TERELLA
TKENFRID
TOXY?
TRINOTAU
interest allowed on Current Accoonin, Deposite roostred for fixed periods: 4t retes be be obtained my application,
EIGHT ONO
Manage
rong Apell, 6, 1914.
ORDER
CHERRY & 00,, PEDDER STREET,
Opposite Hongkong Hotel. Telephone No. 491. Bougioux, March 23 1914,
of the telegraph service and land valua duties the estimated receipts have bontinental goods, including
Exceeded, and in particular income tax, including super-tax; has brought in £1,300,000, more than was expecźtd, :al- though the estimate was for an increase of £1,400,200 over the previous Ter,
CROUP.
MHIS disones is so dangerous and so rapid in its development that every mother of young chilena should be pro. pared for it. It in vocy risky to wait until the attack of
́and thɛa rend Group appeurs for medicine and flat the child saffer antii it can be obtained. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is prompt and effectual and. has never been known to fall in" any cane, Always have a bottle in the horn. Far sale by all Chemists and Brookesper
Books and Stationery, Boots, Shoes and Lostber, Chemicals and Druggisbe Sundries, China, Earthenware and Glasswars, Oycles, Motor Cars and Accessories,
Millinery and Pince Goods, Goods and
Machinery and Metals, Flate and Watches,
katazo and Uption? Goods,
Provisions and Oilmen's Biores Comiation 2326
Trade Discounts allowed.
Hongkong
West River
Lt. Coradr M. T. R. Maxwell Scoth Yangime Biven
Commodore R. EL. Austrather, C.M.G.Hongkong
Hongkong
Cruising Hongkong
pper Yangissa River.
Biver Yangiana Flyer
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