1917-04-27 — Page 3

FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1917.

Hughes & Hough

AUCTIONEERS. TO

THE GOVERNMENT.

General Auctioneers Share, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS wa-Wan * Coal Storage.

Codes und Bentley's

. . 4th 5th Editions.

A Telegraphic Code.

Tolsgraphic Address MEDKUN HONGKĖSE..

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned received in structions seit by Public & action,

(TOR ACCOUNT OF TALE. CONCILNIU),

OD

SATURDAY,

the 28th April, 1917,

at 10:30 am, at their Sales Boums, No. 8,

Des Vaux Road, Corner of Tea House Street,

DRESS MATERIALS AND

4:

MISCELLANEOUS" GOODS,

As Follows Alpaca, various colours, Blue and White Serge, Frints, &c. foilet Soap Perfumery, Biankets, Counterpanes, Rain Coats, a few lots of Hosiery, Sun Bats, &c.,

WHAT TO DO WHEN

NERVES GO WRONG

A Physician's Advice

THE CHINA MAIL

EASTERN BANKING.

WONDERFUL PROGRESS OF BRITISH INSTITUTIONS.

British banking in the East has a long and honourable record. Its history has

since 1970" the tale is one of rapid and been market by seine ups and downs, bus jalevout yobroken progress. In the absence

BANKS

capital of $4,500,000, but so insistent was the demand for bigger resources to meet the expanalan 'of business 'cnosed by the spread of the bank's energies al over the East, that the Capital has had HONGKONG SHANGHAI to be increased en Ave ilifferent occasions, and the paid-up around Is may

follow

$93,000,000,

1900

MEN and women who suffer from IN THE MIDDLE AND FAR EAST. $15.000.000. A still more striking Mweak nerves, whe tire easily, can sleep haye brain fag, low vitality, general weariness, loss of strength, dulled ambition, lack of will power, or any of those symptoms that so surely arise from

low, try taking a nerve force rullstrang zerves or little Surgol with their meals for a few days and note results. This preparation is the greatest ginger up stimulant and of the accounts for 1910 of our lending norve vitalizer

"over..

known for putting the good old "pen" ambition, courage Eastern banks we are unable to and real vita energy into a tired, run-tigures of results for the latest your down and shattered nervous ayatem.

Here is a test worth trying. The next time you feel tired, blue, or when your nerves are fairly crying ous, take two Sargol tablets. Then wait for just ten minutes, and its results. Sargol seems to go straight to the perve toll

dolls auc starts work the minute it reaches them It brings a ten minute change from that awinl duil, weak, tuzy don't-give-a-bang fueling te

clear te brightness, strength,

It calms and beagledness courago. strengthens the nerves of people who ges the "jumpe and fidgers, and gives

HAVE

though, in view of the great nelivity of the export trade of the Fast and the prosperity that has followed from the envases rise in the prices of nearly everything it produces, we have little doub: that banking profts reached a new high, record.

CHARTERKI DANK OF INDIA.

HBANKING CORPORATION

יי

PAID UP CAFTAL RESERVE FUND

Sterling £1,500,000@2/815,000,000 Bilver

18,600,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF

PROPRIETORS

-$18,000,000

$33,500,000

} $15,000,000

COURT OF DIPOTOĖS.

& IL. Dodwell, Esq.-ChairmaAIL J.A. Plummer, Esq.,-Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr.

E. V. D. Parr, Esq.

..

- CE Anton, W. L G.T.M. Edkins, Esq Fattenden, Esq., C.S. Gubbay, Esq. Hon. Mr. R. Shallim

Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak..

CHINE MANAGER : Hongkong-N. J. STABR; Esq.

"

MANAGER: !

Shanghal. G. STEPHEN, Esq.

lustration of the bank's development is to be fem is the risp that has taken place in the deposits. In 1880 they stood

$150,000,000 1010||$200,000,000,"1915 $2,000, which bas changed as

1923,000,000 The bank also has a issus, the circulation at the end of 1913 amounting to $25,302,5 For that year the net profits of the institution were $6,900,3x), equal to 45.1 per cent. of the paid-up capital This was a little less than the record figura of $7,208,700 attained in 1014, though in view of the fact that the dividend declared for the

per share, of $123 to 45 10 per share, past year has been raised from £6 11. it is probable that the accounts, now almost due, will discloses new high-water mark cf preperity. In the matter of The eyes of British banks working in reserves the Hongkong and Shanghai has $3,000,000, of which $15,000/500-15. Australus and China. Founded in 1alled the sterling reservé fand's this funt is one of the very few survivors of the is held in Irador, being all invested in many banks established about that perit itish Was Loon, and it an exchange of

der charters. The others are the Bank 28, per dollar it equals the amount of tie per of Australasia, the Bank of British North paid up capital. The reserve balance of America, the Colonial and the Briti 3,0XX is the silver reserve hat. 1jgen, While strongly represented in fil | Apart from its ordinary banking business important Eastern centres the Bank has the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank has never, despite its title, opened an athen plaged a very haportant part in the open- in Astralia. In its earlier years the

ing up of him by the introduction of Bank malerwent vicissitudes, the votimina Earopéún capital for railway and other Pion in 1870, et spells al depression works. Acting as the agent for the causing its reserves to be wiped out. | Chinese (ovement, it has been respon Stare then the Bank has ever looked sible for the Heating of minst of the..

10 Chinese Goverannar loans in this cques Luck. is deposits which in THE Undersigned have received in-

mounted Lay £1,600,000,

nry, and latterly it has also taken a hand structions to sell by Public Auction,200,000 in 1980, to 19:200.000 la 190 in the issue of loans for the Government (FOR ACCOUNT OF TAX CONCERNED),

and to £22:211.00 in 1915, when thereof dupan. Altogether the Government were also mites in eirmulation for nearly as which the Bank has issued either £1. The grows and net profits or on its sole account or in conjunction with

915 reached the high reeds of £741,70 other institutiones amount

ELTS,000,000

then poise, power and tremendoas the East is the Chartered Bank of India accumulated the enormous talk]" of | LONDON BANKK-LONDON COUNTY AND

reserve energy.

Sargol is absolutely banuless, contains no habit-forming drugs, and is always safe, easy, pleasant and efficient. AS Watson & Co. Ltd., The Victoria Dispensary, The Pharmacy, Queen's Dispensary, The Edward Dis other lending pensary, chemists in Hengkong and vicinity of it in 40 tallers to a package,

AUCTIONS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

:

FRIDAY,

the 7th May, 1917, commencing at 2.30 pan.

their Sales Rodine, No. 3, Des, Vaux Rand, Corner of Ico House Street,-

157,900 respectively. Of the latter sum (C168,00) or be than half.`was' diy-- ributed to the threhollers, the dividend

Coffee Cups and Saucers, Glass War, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Erg being 14 per cent, and there is in

*..

Ter-Cash.

'NUGEES & BOUGH, Auctione Hongkong. April 20, 1917.

PUBLIC

AUCTION.

MONDAY,

1713

erdam with traditional practice

to

about

THE EASTERN HASK. The Eastern Bank, Ltd. is the latest British institution to enter the banking

WESTMINSTER BANK, LIMITED.

BoxoxONG-INTEREST ALLONED.

On Current Account at the rate of Two cent. per annum on the daily balance

ON FIXED Dzposits 20.

3 monthe 24 par sent, per annum..

For

6 1+

12

"

M

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N. J. STABR

Chief Manager

Hongkong Feb. 94, 1915.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE

THE business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Rales may be obtained os application

INTEREST on deposits is allowed on. the minimum monthly balances at 34 FER CENT. per annum. Depository may transfer at their option balances of 100 or more to the HONGKONG AND

FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT

Twa Double Brass Bedsteads with very substantial, sum left available for ffield in the middle East. I was formed SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on

Comprising :-

increasing reserves, A's December, 1915, in 19097 gunder the auspices utk. n. Mattresses complete, Sideboards, Dinner

the reserve tund aounted to $1,200, Sasoon and Company, and thus begin Waggon, etc., Extension 'Dining Tables for 50 per cent, nare than the paid-up life with an ex-up amount of goodwill, per annum.

and Chairs, Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-chairs, Wardrobes and Toilet Tables, Cats,

&c.,.

&c.

11

i

capital, and of this sum all but 400,

has been accumulated out of profts.

NATIONAL BANK OF INDIA.

that intangible asset which s

ON

much to a bank, but which weldom or

never figures in the balance sheets.

Already good progress has been made. www originally The paid-up capital £0.000, bus in 1914 it was 'increased to

For the Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking, Corporation.

N. J. STABE

Chiet Manager

Hongkong May 14, 181

"BANK, LTD.

317

Ac.. incellaneous Furniture,, Pictures, ke. Roll-top Desks, Blackwood Ware

The National Bank of India was started THE Undersigned have received including Cabinets, Wardrobes, Stands,

structions to sell by Public Auction, &c., Braar Fenders and Fire Brasses,in 1933, ten years after the Chartered,

a few lots Porcelains, and Curios, &c., and in 1989 its head office was removed £800,000 by the issue of new shares of

-Ins (push-up | £20, having 64, paid, at a presunta of THE YOKOHAMA SPECI (FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).

Pantry, Bath Room and Kitchen Utensils, from skurts to Laedon. Electrie Lamps; Fass.

apital, originally £4dhu391, was raised in [1ós per share. There is a reserve fund 18901 i „50000, and has since bien qui £55000 The Bank, in geldition to its increasel on three nuruxions, standing now two talian braneltest, has establishments at 1.000. It is significant of the at Baghrink and Barn." At the end of 1917 prosperity achieved by this Bank that the it controlled heady £2,000,000 of deposit». whole, of this edition of £500,000 to the Sines the commencement of business the capitan) was made, by way of bonus distri shareholders have received dividends of butions, Jo, the shareholders out of from 4 to 6 per cent.. the distributions for agranulated protits, and think despite this | 1914 and 1930 being 5 percent. Fico the reserve fund at 31st Deverthee: 1915, cial Times.

the 30th April 1917, at 11 am,

at No. 9, Humphreys Buildings, Top Flat, Kowloon,

TEX

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE,

&o..

te

therein contained. Comprising:-- Fumed Teak Dining and Bed Roun Furniture (practically new), Embroidered Sareans, Curtains, Teakia inlaid Fire Screen, a few pieces of Blackwood Ware, Frass and Furcelain Vases, &c, a few uts of Bed and Table Linen, Cutlery, Glass and Crockery, including "Can- tonese Dinner and Breakfast Service, Ke Chest, Pantry and Kitchen Tables and Utensils. "

Alao • Electric Griller, Fan, and Fittings. Stained Yost Typewriter, Walnut Wickes, Upholstered Furniture, Sun- linda and Rattan Chairs including Twin Bedsteads of the same material

NEW),

(Full Particulars from Catalogue) On view day of Bale. Terni

Cash

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctiones.

Hongkong, April 24, 1917.

PUBLIO AUCTION.

THE

1723

THE Undersigned have received in- atructions to sell by Public Auction. from ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

QA

TUESDAY,

the 1st May, 1917, commencing

at 2.20 p.m. at their Sales Rooms, No. 8 Den. Voettx-Road, Corner of

Icz Hour STARRT,

VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND

BLACK WOOD FURNITURE,

選!!

Воен

As follows:-

Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs sod

Chesterfield Safai, Curd Tables, Bedroom- Furniture, Double and Single Brass Bedsteads Twin Bedsteads (Teakwood and Frass), Sideboards, Dinner Wag÷· gom, Extension Dining Tables, Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables, etc, Dinner Services Crockery, Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Beta, &c., Bath Room Utensils, Roli-top Desks and Writing Tables, Electro Plated Ware, etc.

Pianos in good condition, Electric Beading Lamps Blackwood, and Teak- wood Bereens, & quantity of Black wood Furniture, Engravings, Pictures, stojate,

Tennis Poies and Netting, &

c

Oliver and Smith Typewriters, Carpets (Now and second hand), Child's Cots, etc,

Full Particulars, from Catalogue)

HUGHES & HOUGH, "Auctionama Hongkong Apr 25, 1817.

Also Typewriters and Pianos. (Toll Particulars. from Catalogus,}" T-Cash..

HUGHES & HOUGE,

Hongkong, April 24, 1947.

Auctioneers.

1724

HIMROD'S

Dives Instant Reflef "He matter what your suspiratory organs may be sattuudig trom-whether ASTHMA, INFLUENZA, NASAL DATARRH, OF ORDINARY COUGH. -you will fod in this ixmons, rezxdy restorative power that is simply Meque Jea

TAMED FR Boid in br Storm t

CURE FOR

40 TÄLL

alt Chemical

the Cuntry.

2MITATIONA

ASTHMA

JAPANESE MAKERS

Every kind of Footwear

MADE

Το

stood at £1,900,000 or $250,000 mork then the paid-up spital. From 1967. when they stood at £713.000, the depomits,

with the exception of the depressed period } around 1870, have consistently expanded, the total amounting to £4.250,000 in 1800, 9,600,000 in 2005 and £16.977,800 arethe end of 1915.

For the year Playprome profits auiounted to 1524,3x, aul net Juta £201,400, and the shareholders receiver a divideu! of 18 per cent., the sume as for edch of the two previous

MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA. Although established in its present form as recrutly as 1992, the Mercantile Bank of India is really the second oldest British bank in India (excepting the little Dibi sad London that was last year ahed by the Alliance Bank of Simla). it was forrned to take over the insiness of the old Chartered Mercantile Junk of India, which dated, back to 1858. The affairs of the Meresatile Flanks have been esfueled

ITALY'S CONFIDENCE.

DESPERATE ENEMY ATTACK ANTICIPATED

ESTABLISHED 1880.

AUTRARISED CAPITAL:!Tan 48,000,000 so

AID UP CAPITAL... REZERVE FUND.

30 000,000 50 *21,300,001 DO

HEAD OFTICIYOKOHAMA.

BRANCHES AND ADENCIES A ANTING-HATE

BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

CHANGCHUN

NADASAKT

NEWCITWANG.

NEW YORK

OBARA

DAILES (DALNY) FEXIN

FENOTALA(MUKDEY)RTOJUN (FORTÄRTE\ B).

lone, March 13 The Chamber discussed to-day an

FLASKOW HONOLULU interpellation regarding economie prob

HALSEY ex

The Minister of Agriculture said:--The supply of wheat has been regularly Kozz maintained in conformity with the LLAO-YANO

LONDON Treaty of London. All the quantities of wheat provided for in November have

LOS ANGELES arrived in Italy, and further quantities

of the LTONE will arrive. The self-sacrifice merchant marine, defended and escorted by the Nary, will surmount the obstacles the enemy subaiaries. represented by Our best defence consists in a restriction of consumption. I assure the House that treasures will be taken to "promote agriculture. (Cheers.)

The Minister of War said that even though be was

was faced with the require in a go-a-bend spirit and thers have been. meats of the war he hurl not forgotten several indications in recent years that it the needs of agriculture and of acting in is determined to seize every opportunity full agreement with the Minister of of enlarging the scope of the Banker of labour, he declared that at the preve Agriculture. With regard to the problem ORDERs and furthering its progress. A note decisive moment, when: Italy's

worthy step taken last year was the soldiers were called upon to make

anal

he victory alyption of the Book of Mouritius. supreme effort to attain This institution had a paid up capital al could not allow himself to be reproached £125,500), a réserve find of £100,000 and with not providing the men necessary for the Seld, for any lack of foresight deposits anouating to over half a million might be fatal, sed it would be futile to

OHERRY & 00,

PEDDER STREET, Upposite Hongkong Hotel

Telephone No. 491.

Bongkeng, March 20, 1914.

The Man Who Gets There

Is the man who is blood "real" zich "red blood and plenty of a body- WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND

makes blood-lots of it-life giving, brata nourishing. strength replenishing blood,

OF ALL CHEMISTS":

It achieved a solid measure of success think of the problema of economic life if

crime

·to.

SAN FRANCIBOO.

SHANORIAI

SINGAPORE

SYDNEY TIEBLING

TTENTAIN

Τόκτα

TRINANPO

TRINGTAU Interest allowed on Current Acconds. Deposits received for fred periods at rates to be obtained on explication.

EISHI ONC,

Hanner.

Boagkoeg, March 12, 1817.

EDERLANDSCHE HANDL MAATSCHAPPIJ (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY}

ESTABLISHED 1324.

CAPITAL160,000,000 - -, (£5,000.0

11.60,000,000 (£3,000,000.

CAPITAL KIAZZ VE

19,237,149 (£769,76% FIND

HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM

Branches at?"."

-Rotterdam -The Hague "n

HEAD AGENCY-BATATTA,

́u planters' bank, but the merging of it Italy's military efforts were not tole AUTHORIAZD with a larger institution like the Mer-crowned with victory. (Loud cheers.) cantile of India, which server machHowever, he had not failed to provide P-UP

of agriculture in for the require a possible. greater variety of interests, should prove the most ample

While it might be anticipated that the mintially ulvantageous. The price paid was £24,00). This is the second absorp enemy were engaged in making ready tion effected by the Mercantile Bank, the for a new and desperate attempt against

the Italian lines it would be first being in 1906, when it took over the deplete the front of men by the measures Bank of Calcutta. Down to the end of demanded, which might seriously com 1917 (which was prior to the inclusion promiseltaly's military success. (Cheers.)

With material provided and the BANDJERICANING of the figures of the Book of Mauritius)ise action of the Supreme Command BANDONG the paid up capital of the Mercantile Bank they might contemplate the result with CHERIAON, anderwent no change, being left steuro confidence. In the name of the DMEEE,

DJDKJAKARTA, 564,500, but from the beginning of the fighting Army he appealed to all members century the management has steadfastly of the House to be propagandists of en- KOTA RADJA

darance and determination, and to set MaxasSAR, pursued the policy of building up rmer, the people an example of the spirit of BIZDANI Deposits in the same peried have sacrifice from which the Fatherland PADANG expanded from £1,724,200 to £6.881.100, expected so much. (Loud cheers.) PALEMBANG,

HARGA | PELAKONDAN, while within ten years net profits have "Reuter

SPERARO, UN -..¡ PONTIÈNCAK,

almost doubled, emanating in 1915 to

£300,300. For 1912 the dividend was

"TRind to 8 per cent, and for 1915 it wHER EYES AND brought up to 10 per cent.

DONOLONG AND SHANGHAI BANTING

CORPORATION

Branches nt“ |

KANGOON,

SAMARANG,

SELFONAI,

BINGAPORE,

SOUZABALA,

SOKBAKARTA (Boloj

TANDONG-BALM, · TEBING TINGGI (Dell)

TELOX BAZONO

TILATAP, WILTEVERS

SHIPPING

PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.

U. S.

Mail Line, OPERATING THE NEW FIRST CLASS STEAMERS “ECUADOR,” “VENEZUELA” and “* COLOMBIA

14000 Tons each.

HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO, ris SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, and HONOLULU,

The Sunshine Belt, ·

The most Comfortable Route to America and Europe Ballings from Hongkong.

"VENEZUELA "

"ECUADOR"

- COLOMBIA

For DATES OF SAILINGS apply at Company's Offices. These Steamers have the most modern equipment faslname ove-bend electric fans and electric lighting ALL LOWER BERTHS and large comfortable Stateroema (All single and two berths, only).

The Safety and Comfort of Passengers is our first consideration.". Tickets are interchangeable with the Toyo Kisen Kalaba and the Canadian Pacita Ocean Services Ld.

For further information, rates, literature, schedules etc., apply to

COMPANY'S OFFICE în Alexandra Buildings?

Obatur Road. TKLIPHONS 141.

A Double Safeguard.

When buying Worcestershire Sauce, always look for the signature in White

Lea Herrins

on the Red label, and see also that the `name LEA & PERRINS is embossed in raised letters on the glass bottle.

LEA & PERBINS label and bottle are copied to sach an extent that these precautions are necessary, in order to make sure that you are being supplied with the original and juicing Worcestershire and not ose of its many imitations.

THE EVER

POPULAR

HOUSEHOLD REMEDY

Which has not borne the Stamp of Public Approval for

OVER FORTY YEARS.

13.

ENO'S FRUIT SALT

PLEASANT TO TAKE,

REFRESHING AND INVIGORATING.

IT IS VERY BENEFICIAL IN ALL CASES OF

Biliousness, Sick Headache, Constipation, Errora in Diet-Eating or Drinking, Thirst, Giddiness, Rheumatic or Gouty Poison, Feverish Cold, with High Temperature and Quick Pulse, and Feverish Conditions generally. It is everything you could wish as a simple and Natural Health-giving Agent.

Prepared only by

J. C.ENO, Ltd. Fruit Salt Works, London, England

SOLD BY CHEMISTS AND STORES EVERYWHERE.

BANK OF THE CHARTERED LINDIA AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTER 1803. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,

Corespondenta at Bombay, Colombo PAL-UP CAPITAL Madras, Pondicherry, C Calcutta, Bangke k

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Pinkettes clear the skin of pimples aud) LaspON BANTELEE FREE

KOREIGN EXCHAN

The history of the Hongkong and blotches, dispel Constipation, Billousness, London and Smiths Bank and receives Banking business tran

Shanghai Bading Corporation is one of the romances of joint stock enterprise. There are few banke in the world thas cap, equal, it, and none that can excel 31, for rapidity of growth, thoarding o perity and prestige. Incorporated by Ordinance of the Legislativy Council Hongkong in 1967 by group kan merchants, it.

Sick/ Headaches, illabelling breath. Give the bright eye of health

PINKETTES

free, 00 cents the phinla

Medie

The Bank bors and sells

for collection Bills of Exchange Isager

THE MERCANTILE BANK

INDIA, LIMITEL.

Authorised Capital Subscribed

Paid-up: --

BANKERS.

Reserva Fund..

BANK OF ENOLAKO. 1,200,000 LONDON JOINT STOCK BAXE, LINED.

£1,800,000

GE and Genera

Every description of Exchange

business

And

Current

letter of credit on its Branches at CURRENT ACCOU correspondents in the East on the FIXED DEPOSITS Continent in Grat Britain America or sporter periods at rates which and Anstralia, and transacta banking anoted on appl business of every description:

TE VAN RREL,

Hongkond, LA

INTEREST allowed

Accounts at 3 par con Con Daily Balance and on at rates which may be applicationS

Hengtong, April 18,