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"THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1917.

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO.

0.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

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MARSEILLES AND LONDON,

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TAKING Passagers and CarGO, TO-

Drin

STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA. EGYPT, &c.'"

Due at Maruciliés 1917.

Steamers

.Co

Lonve

Hongkong

Colombo

Noon

Connecting Ma!! Steamer from Colombo..

游

When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO.

1917.

WAR LOANS OF THE

PAST..

10,000 PRIZES AND BLANKS

WORTH ES.

HIGH AND LOW CREDIE.

B. Burnett writing in the Expre of January, 10th

THE CHINA MAIL.

Puily

4

two years after the definitive treaty of pešce," the proprietors were to have the opilen al receiving payment of their capital, us evaverting; it into a 3 per cont. fund as the rate of 139 1.3 for every £100, at 5 per cent. capital,

VISITORS AT THE HOTELA

HONGKONG ACTI

Mrs H. Adam Mr. E. Hollanda Afr GE Andeman MrA Shelton Hooper Mr H. Murray Fain Mr L. Hope Mr W. LL Barker Capt. L. Hussey Mr J. H. Baring Mr S. Horrobin

Mr and Mrs F. L

Knight

DrA. T. Knoderer

It was left, however, to 1797 to bring our cridit down to perhaps its loner abb. The terms of loan for £4,500,000 R. M. Bartlett Mr and Mrs. B. Taised that year were $225 in the 3 per p

and Mrs J

children Hykes & cwait. Consolidated' Pand, 250 in the 3 Bastow

Miss M. Jones per crnt. Bedited Fund, 120 in the 4 Moand Mrs H 4 Mr E. M. Joseph

Baxter and child Mr F. H. Kales per cent, fruids, and a termánable annáty, Mr R. H. Benton

Mr. N. R. Karanji for pixty-two and' threeqater Mr M. G. Beck

Mr C. King are for ry paid by the sub-MrL. Beckinsale

The capital of this debt thim | Mr R. E. Pelikos scribirs

Mrs E. R. Belilice amounted to 15,125, in this 3 per Mr And Mrs. cent. Ponsalidated, £7,250,000 in the k

Baswick per cent. Redusest, £2,000,000 in the 4Mr RJ. Birbeck per cent.; in pil £28,275,000, besides My F. D. Bisseker

Mr S. T. Kitting an anaval charge of,213,500 "for over

Mr J. P. Brooks sixty years.

Me A. A. Brown Within fortnight supplement M- D. E. Cappleman

Tamperial Stock, Me W. E. Clarke

Mr J. D. eon-Me F..

The war loay to be issued on Friday with probably be the largest over asked London by my Chancellor of this, Exchequer, wal at this moment its interesting to recada some of the typin war loans of former time, and note how the credit of the ecuntry ross and tell it different periods: In 176 a loan of £12,000,000 wis raised, the salperibers to £11,400,000 (£ which were to" prosive for eviry floaty kan, known, as Annual interest at the rate of 3 per cent..

scammedation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is detaitely reserved in

Hongkong at the time of Booking,

(in the Australian Route Tickets Interchangeable with Orient Lins.

SAILINGS-DIRECT-TO

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND

S. S

YOKOHAMA.

Leave. Hongkong. About

Passengers may travel by Railway in Japan between Porta of Call free of charge. Return Tickets are available by Mesagerio Maritime Company.

INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS

Non- Transhipment),

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS,

WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SINGAPORE, PORR SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMBO, AND PORT SAID.

CARRYING 18"D x SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES. PROPOSED SATEENGA

STEAM188.

Leave F'xoso abort

Leave S'PORT About

Due at M'AXILLER. if calling

■bout

Due LONDON About

THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.

All Cabins ce fitted with Electric Faas tree of charge and each Barta Farnished ith an Electric Ruling Lamp.

Round the World Tickets and Though Tickets to New York in connection with the Principal Mail Lines.

Retura. Ziekete xt fare and a half crails to Furops for Two Tours; or to Intermediate Ports for Six Months.

Li

Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are liable to be cancelled, or sitered with war notica.

• NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

regarding arrival of consignments expected of which they have received decuments Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents

or advice.

Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for exnraination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs Goddard and Douglas, at 10m Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the ataamera arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

For Farther Information, Passage Faces, Freights, Handbooks, Dates of Sailing aba., apply to

E. V. D. PARR, “-

Superintendent.

CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.

FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS,

S.S. CHINA

WILE SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR

SAN FRANCISCO

VIA SHANGHAI, JAFAN FORTS & HONOLULU, MONDAY, APRIL 16th.

AN UNSURPASSED HIGH OLAS3 PASSENGEE. SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE RATES.

0. E RITTER,

Prince's Buildings,"

Freight and Passenger Agent,

Ice House Street,

INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.

Cargo carried on through Bill of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRÄ, DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN AFRICAN LINE

FLOM HONGKONG:

E

PROPOSED SAILING,

Connecting with

ECONELY ACCOMMODATION FOR 1ST AND END CLass Passengeri,

ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE.

*ht

Mr and Mrs J. J.

Leiria

Mr & Mrs Colbourne

Little

Mr. 8. Longfeld Major D. Macdonald Mr and Mrs C.

Gordon Mackie Dr&Mrs O. Marriott

raise the benut E the MQ.7.FR. Marshall

IA

DAYIN

Mr. H. E. Maslin Afr C. McCann

and also a eurity terminable in Emperor of Germany, ninety-nine years of £129, 4, The Hud 4 submeribers to the prer. Croucher Mr & Mrs. MeInnes" sutmurthers to the remaining than who revised no less than Mr. R. Davenport Me L. D. McNicoll very entitled to a lottery elite in £226 1 of 3 per cent stock for whery Me and Mra. F. E. Mir O. Mollis £10 each.

£100 paid, by them, or equal to a rare t

Mr and Mrs J. G. Is the lottery them were

2. pe cent.. which was Me W. A. Dowles

Capt. J. Dewar Melrose 11,345 prizra, from two of £10,000 af

Mr J. Meracki down to 120, and the blandia, were by Parliament in default Miss M B. Duffy

Mr. Mellor & son entitled to 40. •

of payment by the Empere." This is Mr and Mrs A. W. Mr J. S. Nicolson

Eastman

Me and Mrs H The holders of the tickets, however, the highest fetitions capital" ever instead of being puid in money. Wer at by a Britially lean, notwithstand. be put in possession of smuk 3 ping that the highest mentioned in the fcent. #tock, pa fortund appointed for?

Facyclopedia Britannica" is £210, [them." Thus o priart £15,000 entitled

Bezalar Direct Service from JAPAN, CHINA and HTULITS to BEIRA," DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN, calling at MAURITIUS en route and affording the Quirken Ferigh Trasport from the ORIENT, to SOUTH AFRICA,

For dates of departure. Bates of Freight apply to

THE BANK LINE LIMITED.

MAHARING AGENTS,

ELLERMAN” LINE (Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd)

JAPAN, CHINA AND STRAITS

TO

UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT.

FOR PARTICULARS OF BAILINGS SHIPPERS ARE REQUESTED TO APPESACH THE UNDERSIGNED.

#teamers proceed via Suez Canal or Cape of Good Eape at Owners option, Babject to change without notice.

Or to Reis & Co., Canton,

THE BANK LINE LTD

General Agents

LECKLESS BORROW.

The same reckless method of borrowing

the fortunate adventurer to an income of

year, and a blank, valued at Entiqued, though in malified dage, to one of 38, 7d. a year.

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FICTITIOT CAPITAL. -

Five millions of money was raised at

throughout the loans required by the Peninsular war, till is 1915 our National Debt had risen to 000,000,000, the

Mr. and Mrs H. L. Parkin

Frisall

Mr & Mrs H. Ecaell

and child Mr Isac Exm Misa F. Ezra

Fairley

Mr V, A. Mr J. FasAC Mrs F. Eehr

Mr T. L. Ferreira

W

W. H. Ford,

Mr F. W. Franks

Mr & Mrs. J. Parsons

and son

Mr W. B. Fest

Mr E H. Ray Misa. F. A. Rear

Mr J. F. van Rees Afisa 4. Rexan Mr D. Bitcher Mr F. L. Robbins Mr.. Schod

Mr J. H. Scott

Mr

par in 1777 by a lege at 4 per cent., with highest, atuunt is has ever reached unit Mr Denn Fuller Dr F. Conti

ticket at Cho,

the preseas crisis.»

G. Gordon Mr. Goulbourn Mr P. Gray TP HA Capt

Mrs W. A. Mr And

Hannibal Mr G. Harper Mr and Mrs G. F. Mr & Mrs R. D. Mr J. H. Hayes

Harvey Mr and Mrs

Harrison

Mr & Mrs V. Sorby

MrJ. B. Southmayed Miss A. Square

Mr J. W. Stackhouse Mrs Stackhouse Mr and Mrs. A. B.

Stores

Mr F. G Thompson L. Mr M. H. Yam

Mrs H.A. Walker Mr C. Wallace Mrs J. G. Ward Mr E. J. T

Warren

E., Mr and Mrs J. D.

Shively an ananity of Ine. For ten years. Half a

Fuller

Mr&Mrs F. Skots millión” more was to be obtained "by a Even so late as the Crimena war in 1955 Mr and Mrs H. H. Mrs M. Slade lottery, the subscriber of every £100 nị,

u loan of £15,000,000 at 3 per cent. Dr J. Olaister

Girardet & maid Mr H. G. Solbe the hame heing erfitted to one Inttery contracted at par, the subscribers receivMr

This loat was highlying, in addition to the annual interest, commended by the critics of the day, an gauity of 14s. 6d. per cent, for as there was zo creation of fictiticus thirty years. The previous year the capita which makes a really high Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Glad interest appear a low one. The loan was atop bed protested at Joan, considered as a good bargain made by the which he deribed as not required by Minister for the public.

our necessities and not worthy of our adoption.". As a matter of fact, by this) time Mr. "Gladstone's sound notions of finance had taken effect, and Income-tax and Sentch whisky to a, largo extent financed, the Crimean war.

Credit, it will be noticed, had risen Peninsula war, but before another considerably in the half-century after the was severely criticised. The Opposition half-century it was even higher. Gos douceur (or, in the jargon of stock-time, of the Boer wear, and all the war of the time argued that, besides the chers had heen introduced by the jobbing, the boat," term which had leans needed on that occasion. wore lottery site, the real interest payable £159,000,000 required, taken all over, was evidently been new as that time) of the mised at 21 per cent, although the on the money borrowed was of per cent, raised at just a traction over 4 per cent and the expital of the debt created discount that is, 100 stock con be instead

21,000,000.

£12,000.000,.. Was actually obtained for a littlä under £00 cash.

Again, in 1791, £12,000,000 was raised by alons and £480,000 by a lottery, the terms of the loan being £130 in the 3 per cent. Consolidated Fund and £25 in the 4 per cent. Consolidated Fund for every 100 paid in, with a privilege to! lottery tickets, a 10 ach. This loan the subscribers of £1,000 to have our

It was further afirmed that the Ministers friends were enabled to paket

ar 10 per cent on the sum offixed to their times the very next day without advancing one penny, and it was argued that such high interest with Government security made it extremely difficult, if not quite impossible, for individuals to borrow any money on legal interest, whether for the extensica of commerce and manufactures or the improvement of Bgriculture.

1

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ELDER DEMPSTER CO. ORDERS

THREE OFT. MOTOR SHIPS.

Hayward

J

Mr W. B. Hind Mr W. J. Hodier Mr LES Hodge Mrs&. E. Hodging

Wilkinson

Mr E S. Winters.

Mr C. Woldringh Mr G. G. Wood

FEAK HOTEL.

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HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,

ris(SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and EONÒLULU.

The Sunshine Belt,

The most Comfortable Route to America and Europe.

请

Säilings from Hongkong.

8.S. VENEZUELA," AS. "ECUADOR"

$S. "COLOMBIA *

***

1st March,

21st May,

+

isth March, *93rd April.

18th June!

These Steamers have the most modern Equipment including ALL LOWER BERTHS and large comfortable Staterporis

KAB ingle and two berths only)

The Safety and Comfort of Passengers is our first consideration. Tickets are interchangeable with the Toyo Kisen Kaisha and the Canadian Pacide Ocena Services Ld. For further information, rates, literature, schedules ets, apply to-

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i • Chater Road.

TELEPHONE 141.

BANKS

BANKS

HBANKING CORPORATION.

ONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

PAID-UP CAPITAL. ..$15,000,000.

RESERVE FUNDO

Sterling

£1,200,000@3/=$15,000,000

Silver

18,500,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF TROPELTOLA „anana

$33,500,000

$15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS,

8. H. Dodwell, Esq.,-Chairman.

BÁNK, LTD.

ESTABLISHED 1880.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL...YS: 48,000,000.0 PAID-UP CAPITAL 3000,000.0 RESERVE FUND

20,800,000.

FOL

Alex

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CHIXT MANAGER : Hongkong-N. J. STABR, Esq.

MANAGER: Shanghai-ȚA. G. STEPHEN, Esq.

LONDON BANKERS-LONDON COUNTY ARD WESTMINSTER BANK, LIMITAR,

HONGKONG-INTEREST ÅLLOWED. i On Current Account at the rate of Two

per cont. per annum on the daily balance

A 13

OF FIXED DSPORTS —

M

H. J. STAEK,

Chief Manager.

Mrs& Miss Betzheld Mrs Martin & children For a months 3 per cent. per sunum, Mr D. K. Blair Mr and Mrs. F.. W, Mr W. R. Bronk Nason Mr and Mrs H, F. Miss E., Nason

Carmichsel Mr G. F. Nightingale Mr&Mrs F.W. Cary Mr T. L. Perkins Mr. and Mrs D. C. Mrs E. T. Pochler

Castilli Mr & Mrs Ralphs.

Mr & Mrs Cossart. Mr and Mrs W. E. Col Darling, RE....Roberts Mrs Domvile MC. Skott Mr&Mrs W. Duinken Mr & Mrs A Findlay Mrand Mrs B. A, Smith Details were given lately of four motor Hale

Mr & Mrs Vindiay ships to be built in Great Britain which Mr A. H. Hollings Smith would be the largest get constructed. worth

Mrs Wallen

1F

A lona in 1798 is worth mentioning. because, although it was only for the small sum of £1,500,000, the subscribers for British, owners, as three are to be Me A MacGellary Mr and Mrs. G. received £100 in the 3 per cent. Con- built. "for Mears. Elder Dempster and Mr & Mrs Neil Mac Wood solidated Fund for every £72 paid in by Co., Ltd., in which Diesel motors will be

Intyre and child Mrs G. A. Tost them. This was, perhaps, the greatest installed. direct.discount eger offered in a British loan. The real amount of debt created was the £6,250,000.

These are not, however, the only orders Mrs T. J. R. Jobra Mrs Kingsley Ward for internal combustion engined vessels Mr Lee Jones

Mr G. E. Wotton

These three motor slips will be just over 100ft, in length, and will have a deadweight carrying capacity of about Last year's French "Loan of Victory," 10,000 tona. They will be twin-screw which was greeted, by our Gallie. Allies vessels, and the machinery installation with shoula of "Vive la five pet.cent.will have a total of about 1,000 h.p. was tivalled by a loan of £19,000,000 They will be sister veels, and raised in 1796, the subscribers to which they are also similar to soms slready received for every £100 paid in by them built, azother stage, toward the stand £112 20. in a new 6 per cent. fundardization of motor craft has been reach

From the ardour wherewith the bed. Their construction involves the scription was filled up it received the manufacture of six speclutely identical name of the Loyalty Loan."

engines, including 88 cylinders similar

A condition of this loan introduced an in every respect, not to speak of all the excellent principle. At the expiration of valves and gear.

IF

"For the Blood is the Life." YOUR BLOOD WANTS

PURIFYING.

•!

and

YOU are troubled with cous, YOU are suffering the ashes

Blotches Spota, Pimples,

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Boils, Forer or Eruptions of say kind continually bursting through the skin.

IF

YOU are in the grip of Haeu- matiam, Beistica, Lumbago, Goot, etc.

YOU have that constant itching

sad indammation, of Piles, All these are sure signs of alogging blood impurity, calling for immedia treatment through the blood, an don't waste your time and money on nseless lotions and messy cintments, which cannot get bolow the surface of the skin. What you want and what you must hare is a medicine that will get right to the rock of your trouble, a medicins that will thoroughly free the blood of the poison- ous master which alone is the trus cause of all your suffering, Clarke's Blood Mixture is just such a medicine. It is composed of ingredients which quickly attack, overooms, and expel from the blood all parities (fect whatever cause arising), and by fondering it clean and pure, can be relied on to affect lasting ours. The True Value of OLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURE is certified by, 's most remarkable col- leotion of unsolicited testimonials from grateful patients of all olsasen-patients who have been oured after floors and

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Hongkong Feb. 24, 1917.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

NAGASAKI

NEWERWANG. NEW YORK

DAIEX (DKNY) PREN FANGPHR(M««<«#x)Krosn{PostáMEVI

HANKOW

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Interest allowed on Carrent Accounts rates to be obtained on application.

Deposita received for fixed periodis

· EISH ONO' Stannow. Eoogkong, September 11, 1916-

VEDERLANDSOBE HANDE

MAATE

AATSCHAPPIJ. (NESHERRLANDS TRADING SOCIETY),

-ESTARTIBITED -1894.

THE business of the s007s Bank te conducted by the HONGKONG AND. SHANGHAT BANKING COR PORATION. Rules may be obtained on AUTHORED 100,000,000 (£5,000,000 application.

INTEREST on deposita is allowed on the minimuma monthly balances at 3 W.FER. CENT. per somum Depositors may transfer at their option balances of 8100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT st 4 PER-- OENT. por annum.“

For the Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation.

N. J. STAKE,

Chist Manager.

KING. EDWARD HUTIL.

Mr J. Joseph MrJ. R.F. Anderson Mr G. D. Macdonald Mrs R. Almond Mr G, Bannerman Mr G. Matheson Mr RH. Beavan

Mrs McGee Mr W. Budge Mr W. Morley Miss M. E. Ballen Miss E. Mette Mr CW. Chang Mire Chadbourne Mr D. Machall

Mrand Mrs Nathans Mr and Mrs T.

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Mrs W. C. Fassmore

Dr & Mrs Plimpton

Mr and Mrs Dick Mr and Mrs. Ex

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and child

Mr Richardson

Mr K. M. Fetterly Capt. M. Picknell Mr & Mrs FinlaysonMr Banye Mr J. W. Foulkes MrY. Sauer Mr O. Fritz

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Mr and Mrs Hazes children

children

Mrs F. M. Harvey

Mr In Inokuty Mr K. Kuniguci Mr B. James Mr.E." James

+

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and

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Mr H. C. Weeks

Mr and Mrs Under

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BANK

PATO-UP"

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General

Banking: business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received far 1 your or shorter periods" at rates which will be quoted pa application.

T. C. DOWNING,

Manager,

Hongkong" June 12, 1316.

collection Bills of Exchange imes letters of credit on its Branches and correspondents in the East, on the Continent; in Great Britain, America, and Australia, and transacts banking business of every description.

F VAN REES,

Agente. Hongkong, Feb. 15, 1917.

NOTICE

HIGH-CLASS PRINTING

BOOK BINDING.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

DIA LIMITED),

Authorised Capital Bubscribed

1,500, 300

Faid-up

Reservs Fard...

·682,500

1580,000

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