1914-05-05 — Page 4

CHIST MANAGER ·

Batone Mass

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Tai Po 0.16 Sheung Shui 0.27,

Sha Tau Kok Branch. OUT

Fan Ling

Sha Tau Kok

12.30 3.20 8.20 Dep. 6.05

7.00 0.15 1.25 4.15 Arr

Art.

Sha Ton Kok Dep 7.10. 9,25 1.45 Fan Ling

THE CHINA MAIL.

BANKS

& SHANGHAT

HBANKING CORPORATION.

Paid-or Capitałemeimaru 19 $15,000,000

TIME TABLE.

HONGKONG AVERAGE MARKET PRICES,

Aurkey • Apr JOMS, LIT.

TUESDAY, MAY 6 1

Kowloon Canton Line..

Kowloon-Ganton: "Line."

IN

Expres

Revere BoN -

Kawlorn

19.45 6.50 7.15 9.40 11.26 2.00 3.00

8.15 8.00

Canton

7.00

Sterling

£1,80,000 3-➡311,000,000

Bilrec

17,833,000:

-$39,650,000

&miaru LiabiliTT

$15,000,000

Hung Hom Yana Ti- Sha Tin Thi Fo

6.54

9.44 11.99 2.04 .—-—-

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Shum Chun- 8.03 10.09

6.59

9.50 11.38 2.00

5.99 9.07

Sheung Shui- 8.12

7.18

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11.5 7.93

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11.55 3,10 451 -

6.30

PADELINTOUR

Thi Po Market

7.27

10.24 19.08 3.37, t

$5.50

Tai Po 8,32

13.10 3.25 4.37

Fan Ling.

7.38

COURT OF DIRECTORE.

Hon. Mr D. Gandilo -Oh deman

W. L. Patsouden. Eeg.-Dspaor Unairman,

8. H. Daleell, Esq. | F. Lieb, Esq. G... Szia, Esq. J. à. Pri amast, Esq. 0.1. Faby, B

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Sheang Shui,

7.30

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Golf Train-Sundays Only. Kowloon 8.45

Hung Ho

9.09

10.31 9.53 6.27

Kowloon

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• Will call at Sheung Shui on notice being given to Station Plaster, Kowles.

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Hongkong-N. J. STABE,

MANAGER:

dhangbai–A. G. STEPHEN,

LONDON Baxxs11-London Capirer IND WITMINSTER BANE, LIMITED.

Hororora-INTEREST ALLOWED.

Da Current Account at the race-of-Two- per cent, por ancum on the daily balance

OX FIELD Cotraj :—

For 3 months 9 por cost per annum.

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N. J. STABE,

Chier Manager,

Longkony, April 99, 1914.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE,

-

1182 business of the above Bank la con ducted by the HONGKONG AND

BANKING

CORPORA- BHANG TAT TION. Rain way be obtained on ap plication.

(Nethestano TRADING SOCIEZT),

OSPITAL

FUND

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TAE MEXICO OF YESTERDAY.

HISTORICAL SKETCH AND IN- RESTING DETAILS.

--

2.

Marico. In 1821 Cortes ompleted the conquest of the native Aztec' kingdom, and Mexico continued to be a Spanish. colony til 1892, when she sssorted her independance from Spain, and established a federal republic (1824). In 1885 Taxos gained her indepandanes, and Mexico Mexico is Republic of North Ame-sustained a further lows in the cession of rica, between the Gulf of Mexico and Upper California and New Mexico to the Pacific, artanding from the south the United States (1848). A European boundary of the United States of Gusarpeditionary force landed in 1863. to ACTOR" },60,000,000 (£5,000,000). temia and British Honduras, and in enforce satisfaction for wrongs and in- F-7.45,000,000-(£3,750,000..)cluding the peninsula of Lower Califor: justice dono to "forcignate, and in the nia. Two great rangea, both called following year the French troope entered Esa...£. 8,952,168,-(€ 687,680.-) Sierra Madre, and connected with the the capital, and in 1884 prossimed an mountain of California, run southwards empire under Maximilian of Austria. In one near gach coast, and gradually aP-1887, however, they were compelled to proach sach other until they moet to evacuate the country, the empire was the south of Purbia. From 5,000 ft. overthrown, and Maximilian was shob.. in the north they rise to 15,000 or 18,000

The government is now a federal ro . near their junction. The triangular public consisting of 27 states, three area between thee ranges, the plateau territories, and a federal district, endar of Mexico, is divided into a number of a president, who is elected for six years, basins small in area, and of great alova- and may be elected for consecutive terms, tion in the south. The united range The legislative power is in the hands sinks down to low elevations in the of a Chamber of Deputios (no member isthmus of Tehuantepes. A third range. fer avery 40,000 inhabitants), and a the Sierra Madre del Sun. runs through Senate of fifty-six nombers. It 1010 the states of Michogen and Guerrero, Porfirio Diaz, who was first, elected pre- and is continued into Guatemala. Asident in 1877, and, with the exception other range forms the buck no of Lower of the Yes 1880-4, held the office until California. Eruptive rocks form the recently, was elected for the eighth time loftiest peaks, such as Oras (18,200 (1910-1916), but as the result of a rising

HEAD OFFION—AMSTERDAM. HEAD AGENCY--BATAVIA

BRANCHES :- BandserMast7, KOTA RADJA. BANDOING,

MAKASSAE, CHLAIBON

MILAN,

PADANG,

DJOKJASABIA,

PALEMBANG,

INTEREST so deposite is allowed on Demir, the minimam moanthly balances

PONTIANAZ,

34 PER CENT. per annum. Depositors PEVANO, may mustar at their open balances of Theo OF ELDER Do tài HONGKONG AND BAUDOE,

RANGHAL BANK, to be pliosd on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER OENT. par

$ansm

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For the Bongkong and Shangbai Banking Corporation.

N. J. STABB,

Chist Manager.

Hongkong, July 1, 1912,"

THE

1511

UHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA," AND CHINA.

ESCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1859, HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,

PAID-UF CAPITAL

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Bamara FIND .* RESERVE LAMILITY OF PRO-

PLOTOS

SAMAHANG,

SHANÜBAL, BINGAPORE, SOERABAJA,

(Solo), TANJONG-BALET TRUING TIKOGI (Deli),

TEGALS TELOK BETONG, TILATSAP WARTEUESIN..

Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo, Madise, Fondicherry. Calcutta, Bangkok, Salyon, Halphong, Hanol, Amoy, Yoko tas, Robe, Malboume, Sydney, Now

York

San Francisco, KA..

The Union of LONDON BAxxxus :- London and Bmiths Bank, Limited.

The Bank buys and wells and recalves for collection Bills of Exchange, Imnes letters

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the fighest in the country.orly in 1911 lo was compelled to resign, Toluen, Colima, and Popocatepetl. East During his long teurs of office his ad- and west the Sierra Madre slope in ministration, though despotic, is general- terraces to the coast, leaving only narrowly considered to have bean successful, tå arodie on its Branches and correspond-strips of low land, especially towards and under him Mexico has made great

the H on the Continent to as the Pacific. Consequently the rivers as Britals, Americs, and australia, MNCİ DEMEN-

in general short, and of little use for Lots panking business of every descripulos.

navigation. The chice of the INTEREST ALLOWED.

sate

balance.

On Current Account 2% per Annum on £1,200,000 Flied Deposits 12 months per Annum

6 months 5+2 Do. **£1,800,000

6 months 3% Do.

Do. Do.

...£1,200,000

TOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transaabed.

OUKKENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter perioda strabes which will be quoted

n spplication.

A. 9. HEWETT,

Acting Manager,

Hongkong, March 31, 1914.

B. G. J. WIJNBERG,

Acting Agens.

Hongkong. March 3, 1914..

INTERNATIONAL

TORPORATION BANKING

HRAD OFFIOR: CD, Wall Street, New York LORDOR Drrice: 36, Bishopsgate, E.U.

BF ANCHES:

Bombay Calcutta. Croton Coba. Coloa

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF 'NDIA, LIMITED'

Empire.

Hongkong Hankow.

Authorissa Capital...

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£1,500,000 1,125,000

Rabscribed Paid-up

Reserve Fund

*** 200

-1000

DANKERS,

BANK OF ENGLAND.

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LEKETLA.

,

Kobe, Manila.

Mexico.

Panama,

Peiding.

Saz Fraud seo Shanghai. Yokohama.

BILLS NEGOTIATED & COLLECTED.

western

conomia progress.

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The state of Mexico is the centre of the Anshuso plateau. The cast, south, streams is the Lerms, or Rio Grande de and centra are very mountainous, having Santiago, which, after passing through some of the highest peaks in the cous. Ospons. Large, mall,-Bio Kat Chopala, the largest lake in Mexico, try, such as Poppostopet (17,800 ft.). Daos-AP reaches the Pacifia after a course of some Ther are small, lakse, e.g Texocco-it 500 miles.. About 15 miles from Gua tha. at. The valleys are very fertilo, dalajara it forms the great falls of and rain, for, sugar, and tobacco are Juanacation. On the cast the Panuco, cultivated. Stock is raised, and cotton which flows pa t Tampico, is 400 miles and woollen goods, pottery and glas leng, and navigable for some distance; ware, are manufactured. Gold and silver and the Fapatoapam, entering the lagoon mining are important. The capital is goi Kal of Alvarado, and its tributary the Ban Telica. The area is 0,247 square miles, Wild Bhai, Shang-he Yos Ngo, Juan, has afford navigable highways and the population in 1910 was 978,019. Misk Dear,-Wong Kong The longest and greatest of the rivers

The federal district, including the city Hare, Shanghai,--Tu Ohai is the Rio Grande del Norte, which of Mexico and its surroundings, is in the forms the greator part of the boundary south east of Mexico State; with an ace Partridge,-Che Khoo between Mexico and U.S. A.

of 163 square miles, and a population of Phenant-Shan Kai 719,062.

VARIED CLIMATE.

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The temperature naturally varies with the altulude. In the Tierra caliente, up

to about 8,800 ft., the mean in summer

MEXICO CITY.

The espits of the republic of Marico

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summer temperatures of from 59 mo. It has wide utrooms, and many orkeys Clock-Phör Kai Kung Equi. £1,180,000 degrees to 68 degrees and in winter of fine buildings. In the Plaza Mayor, EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANK. about 41 degrees: still higher, in the commonly called the Zocalo, where stood ING BUSINESS transacted.

Tierra rio, the thermometar falls in the great square of the Aztec city, are Wild Ducks,S'hal,-Shang-kut Sai áp 562,500 OURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the winter below fracting-point, In the the cathedral, and, the municipal and

valley of Mexico the climate is particu-national palace. Two miles and a balt Toal-Sui Ap Chai, 485,000 anal berms,

DEPOSITS. RECEIVED, Axed for nearly agreeable. The rainfall averages 50 to the south west is the hill of Chapul Wild Ducks Cairo-Sang-Shing Sul Au year at 47% per annum or for shortor porloda, at rates which may be ascertained in in the year, but is very unequally tepec, where the Aztec emperor Mon tezuma had a palace, the site of which an application,

Tropical foresta cover large arods in is now occupied by the National Faisce the south, yielding mahogany, logwood, of the Fresident of the Republic and by and other products. Here is the region the military school. To the north west of cocso (Socomuseo in Chiapas), and lies Guadalupe, the Lourdes of Mexico. sal hemp is the chief product of Tuca The present city was founded in 1822 on Lan. Coffee is grown along the Pacific the site of the Aztec capital, Tanoqtitian, World.!

THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS out and in the provines of Vera Cruz, then situated in the lake Terroco. The OF OREDET are available all over the which also yields excellent tobxo. water of the lake afterwards retired, but Sugar and action are extensively sul the valley remained subject to - serious

| Godfish,-Mun Ya World

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF ORE.tivated, also silk and cochineal, ludigo, inundations until 1898, when DTT lased.

and topical fraibe, indis rubber, gums was made to drain of the water by Crabs --E PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks, and and balsams, dys-woode and fibres. On tunnel through the hills of Acatlan Outtle Fish,--Muk Yu Shares effected.

the northern plains the 'vegetation chiefly Earthquakes are not infrequent. The TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and consists of castimes and other thomy altitudo is 7,410 ft and the popula. Esb-5 Mang Yu

Daco,-Wong Mai La Lashed,

plante. GEO. BOGO,

↑NTEREST allowed on Current Accounts

MALO and TELEGRAPHIC REMIT TANCES mado,

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS 37 per cent. per annum on Dailygsted on all the principal cities in the Balance and on Blvd Deposibe at ratne which may be ascertainsa on application.

AB LINTON,

Hongkong, July 1 1918.

Manager.

892

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK, LTD.

ESTABLIKKIE 1,880.

Banoor No. 8, Queen Roso vamagal, Angkorg. October 21, 1913

AVEROMISED CAPITAL.To 40,00,000.00 JAPANESE MAKERS. PAID-UP CAZTEAU 10

REIKETY FUND

30,000,000.00 18,800,000.00

HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA,

Branorm inÐ ÁHRICIES AT

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BOMBAY

CALCUTRA

CHARUCHON VI

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NAGARAKI

NEWOKWANG

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BRAMOMAS

Every kind of Footwear.

MADE

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WEALTH, HALLWAYS, AND POPULATION.

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tion, 470,659.

The Gulf of Mexico is an inland sex?

Barbol, Ka To... Bream,Bin To

Canton Fresh Water Fish-Bol Ain Is Carp,-Li Tu

stish-Chik Yu

Congre,-Hos Mann

resh water-B Yellow,-Wong Sin

Silver, copper, gold, lead and other between the United States on the north Dog Fish-Tit Tu S

and Marco on the west and south. The Kale, greatest lengths is 1,100 miles; the grost- est breadth, 600 miler; the area is about 600,000 square milos. The only well-Froge,--Ten Hai marked indecitation is Gampesoby Bay, between Mexico and Yucatan peninsula

troops,-Sak Pan

minerals, baniquen fibre, cose, live stocks, hides, cto., are exported to the anpual value of over 26 millions sterling, the most important porte being Vera Cruz, Tampico, and Mezadan; while the imports are valued at 20 millions

Four railway line run north across The Strait of Florids and the Yucatan dadge,-Pak Kap. Ye Alia United States - boundary,

The Chamal ang shallow, but of the Maxdo à | Fizzings. -Two Raliber Cher Tehuantepes railway connects the two shores the depth increases rapidly to oceans. In other parts the sierras are 12,000 2t. Between the mouth of the

Labras Wong great obstacles to the extension of mail.sissippi and the Yucatan pantasıfs way from east to west; they have, how. 12,700 it, have been sounded. A branch Losch, -*• WE ever, heen crossed between Mexico and of the Gulf Stream ante from the Labater Toluca at a height of 10,500 th In 1910, Caribbean Bos, and leaves by the Sirait) vizekeres 15,350 miles of railways were wond

Of of Florida, exising the temperature of Monk Fu

the total population 19 per cont, are of the gulf from 8 degrees to 9 degree Mullot, Chai European race, 63 are heff.braña, and higher than the Atlantic in the same ORDER 88 pure Indians. Tho bulk of the pop- parallel, The Missippi, Babine, Brazos,

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