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ROBINSON "PIANO CO.,LD,

THE PUBLIC MAY KELY

IMPLICITELY ON GETTING

FROM US

PIANOS

OF THE

HIGHEST CLASS.

EMBODYING THE VERY BEST

MUSICAL AND WEARING QUALITIES

AT

MODERATE

PRICES

OUR CLIENTS HAVE THE

ADVANTAGE OF OUR

30 YEARS' EXPERIENCE AS

EXPERTS DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY

TO THE PIANO TRADE.

WE ARE BY FAR THE

LARGEST

IMPORTERS

AND

MANUFACTURERS

IN CHINA, AND STOCK THE GREATEST VARIETY OF

BANKS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28rm, 1905.

NTERNATIONAL ANKING

BA

NORPORATION,

RAMIE.

Mr. D. E. Radely, of Staines writos S follows:-For the

past Lumber of years flax spinners have been labouring under the disadvantages of dear and dry flax crops from Russia, where the largest pro- portion of the fibro usod in Scotland eames Fiscal Agouts of the United States in China from With the exception of the purit of the

the Philippine Islands and the

South African wax, when the demand from our Repablic of Panama.

Governmost for material for Tents and Cucera CAPITAL AND SURPLUS

was very great, sed when the question of price AUTHORISED. ...

Gold $10,000,000 was not the most important factor, lut quick CAPITAL PAID UP... ...Gold $3,250,000 ↑ delivory, the past number of f years havelson verv RESERVE FUND

years for those engaged in this industry.

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INGENIOUS BUSINESS PUSHER.

We are requested, to draw the attention of our readers to a new advertisement of Messrs. Greger & Co's in our present issue.

Messrs: Gregor & Co., of 34 Queen's Road, soll, at the rate of $10.00, tickets which will entitle the holder to a discount of 10 per cout. on all purchases he may make of Messrs. Gregor & Co. within twelve months from date of irene of the ticket.

We have received one of these tickets. It is neatly printed, and is enclosed is a small

morocco caso.

Gold $3,250,000 990fter year the crop gets poorer quality, many customers willing to secure the advan-

HEAD OFFICE: New York. LONDON OFFICE: Threadneedle House, E.C. Branches and Agouts all over the World. LONDON BANKERS. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND, LIMITED, UNION OF LONDon and Smith's Bank, LIMITED,

BRITISH LINEN COMPANY BANK The Corporation transacts every description of Banking and Exchange business, receives money in Current Account and accepts Fixed Deposite at rates which may be ascertained on application.

CHARLES R. SCOTT,

-Manager.

20, Des Voeux Road,

Hongkong, 26th May, 1905.

[1002 HONGKONG POHANGRA BANK

CORPORATION

PAID-UP CAPETAL ........ REHERVE FOND

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No dent Messrs. Gregor & Co. will Aud tages conferred by these tickets, the novelty of the thing being bound to make them exceedingly popular."

The British Suez Caual direstors have for-

the old-fashioned method of rotting the straw from the ax gots less attention in the hurry of the peasants to get their crop halo the market

or and malised, the crop is BO Moers, Greger & Co. ask us to po'nt out late that a great part of it, either in the process that these tickets are not numialative, that is to of drying or reiting, fe eaught by the snow, and does not, therefore, come to market until they that only 10 per cent. discount will be given by them whether the parolase is made in following Spring; OF 3 backward season makes the name of one or more holders. They also the tax late in being pulled. and the water in advertise the fact that no firms of merchants which the fox is retted is too cold to do ao

or dealers will be eligib'o us parolasers, bat properly, or the seed is too poor in quality to only single members of auch, the tickets being pradura good cloon flax. We have also to especially intended for private people families. consider the old-fashioned methods of cativafion ohummeries and messes. employed by the peasants. The chrods state of poverty, which is the rule rather than the

xception, hinders them from properly mauring SUEZ CANAL AND BRITISH SHIPS. the land to produce better crops, 4 year by year the ground gets more unfruitful by reason cultivation,

Such are only a few of the dieslantages „$10,000,00 || under which flax spinners have to labour. First of all a small crop means dear priots Then when the fax is bought and delivered, under the nonal guarantee,fair average quality of the season's shipments," the spinner second trouble begins, it generally, or at least within the past few years, bus been found that theo dx is poor in quality, very indifferently cleaned, and altogether rory wasteful in working and dearer than the spinner anticipated a he is perhaps under obligation to deliver his yarn or cloth up to a certain standard of quality for a given price. What a spinner could formerly rely upon in his calculations for spinning wastes in spinning flax ine-are now exceed by at Toast ti per cont. The tow from such fax is naturally very wasteful to spis, and on after spinning it into tow yarn, bosides being poor IR quality, the waste which formerly averaged 25 per cent. in many cases is now tarer 41 per cent.

hair inability to follow proper rudkads of wants to the Marquis of Lasudedawno the

STELLING RESERVE...$10,000,000* SILVES RESERVE 8,000,000

---$18,000,00 Rosaryo LuBILITY OF PROP'TORS.$10,000,00❘

COUBT or Dinotors,

HI.A. W. SLADE, Esq --Chairman. A. HAUPT, Esq.-Deputy Chairman. Hon. C. W. Dickson, H. Bchubart, Esqi

E. Bhollim, Esq. N. A. Siebe, Esq. Hon. R. Showau

2. Goetz, Esq.

G. H. Medhurst, Esq.

A. J. Raymond, Esq.

F. Balinger, Ex

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CHISE MANAGNE Hongkong). R. M. SMITH

MANAGER:

Shanghai-H. E. R. Hunter.

LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING Company, Limitro.

HONGHONG INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of Two par Cant, par Annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For months, 2 per cent per Annum. For 6 months, 31 per cent. per Annum. For 12 months 4 per cent. per Annam.

J. R, M. SMITH,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 17th May, 1905.

THE

9%

roturns of throuch the for last year, as compared with them of the two previous years, 102 and 1903. The nat touange for the past year showed an increase of 14 tons as compared with that of 1900. 1002 Notwithstanding the reduction of 50 and

of 2,159,12 to us as

as compared with that of rentimes in the toonago dues, which took effect from Jan. 1, 1903, the transit receipia during that your amonated to 191,620,268t, or only

752f less than them of 1902, while those for last year amounted to 115,818,472, and were higher thou in any prorions year snoothe open- ing of the Canal. The increase in the tounago passing through the Suez Canal during 1904 was owing to heavy shipments of went from India to Europe, and to the large quantities of coal consigued to the Bart, which Inter exceed by about 500,000 teas the shipmonts during the year 1903. and which were no doubt. principally for the use of the belligent fleste. Of 3,257 merchants russel- and vessels in ballast. of a net tornage of 10316,600 tons, passing With the prozont war in which Rusia is throngh the Caual. 2.433 ships, of a net tonnage | engaged, and the no less serious internatrouble. of 7,847,307 tons, wow Britis, being fully 14 the prospects of flax from Ruseja being butter per cent of the number and fulle 76,08 por e nt. for 1905 crop cannot possibly be expected, but of the tonnage; 355 or 13.8 per rent, vers rather the reverse. What with the signs of

German vessels, whoss tonnage a 10.5 per serious revolution et no distaut date, a large cent of the whole; France, Holland, Norway, levies of reserves called up to fight for their Austrin-Hungary, and Italy combinel tarnish- country throughout all the provinces, thealready

ing a total of 1915 per cent. of the vesse an ominous cry of poor flax seed presently being cent of the tonnage of the carrying sown, all these hare their own directbearing

trade to the East through the Suez Canal." on the flax question and makes the outlook for 1906 for from being pleasant to contemplate.

If ramie were cultivated to such an extent that it could be imported to this country in hundreds of tons, then the long suffering flux spinners would welcome it and see in it their

OKOHAMA SPECIE BANK salvation, and ileu au longer would be heard

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1890.

MAKES.

Hongkong, 9th June, 1905.

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CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED Yen 24,000,000 CAPITAL PAID-UP opsion. 18,000,000 CAPITAL UNCALLED...

6,000,000 KESIVE FUND,»«««««« 9,720,000

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BANKS

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

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Today the HONGKONG AND SHANG

HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rule may be obtained on application,

INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 3: PRE CENT. por annum.

Depositors may transfer at their optis balancer of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGEN BANK to be placed or FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, për annuit.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGES

BANKING CORPORATION,

J. R. M. SMITIE

Chief Maunger.

Tokio London

HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA,

BRANCHES AND 'ÅŒENGIES,

Kobe Nagasaki Lyons New York Honolula Bombay Tientain Nawakwang Poking Mukden

Chefoo

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LONDON BANKBES.

THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED

"PAER'S BANK, Limitað.

THE UNION OF LONDON, AND SMITHS BANK, LIMITNI).

:

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent per annum on the daily balance. On fized deposits for 12 months 5, perex.com

Hengkong, let Mav. 1902

19

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T

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INDIA, LIMTED.

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1,125,000

AUTHJEISED CAPITAL£1,500,000

582,500 110,000

PAID UP...s near MONEVE FUNDAMENT

BANKERS: LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED. INTEREST allowed on Cament Accounts at the rate of 2′′, per annum on the Daily balaner. ON FIXED Deposits r

For 12 months....

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A. R. LINTON,

Amanger.

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Bongbong. 27th June 05, THE BANK OF TAI WAN LIMITED THE

(INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAT CHARTER)

CAPITAL'SOBSCEIEND Kon 5,000,00 -CAPITAL PAID-UP

2,500,000

HYAD OFFICE: TAIPER, FORMOSZ

Nagasaki

HONGKONG OFFICE:

37

3

17

8 A TAKEO TAKAMICHÏ,

Manager. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1905. IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA

97

ESTABLISHED BY IMPERIAL DEOREE oF THR 12TH NOVEMBER, 1896. SUBSCRIEND CAPITAL.Shanghai Tix. 5,000,000 PAID-UF CAPITAL

HEAD OFFICE—SBANGHAI,

¡BRANOURS AND AGENCIES.

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the wail of those who now speak of fur mann. facture as a decadent industry, but with the coming of ramie, a new era with additional industries following in its train, and theprospect of prosperity.

are

ds coton manufactured

together

Never has the textile world had an opportunity offered like the present. Colter suffers periodically from causes brenght about by unscrupulous gumblers whose fadies fostered by our forefathers' short-sightedness in not encouraging cotton growing in our own colonies Eren now fally 80 per cent of the cotton production in io one nation's hand, then the competition of France. America with the world's increasing population airing cotton fuster than it can

be produced, All this plays into the hands of tolton gamblers and so we are periodically squeezed. Yet bere again ramie can

ply the part of rescuer. The British Asseiation brought out folly the enormous hardships ad losses our cotton operatives sustains. The chairman admitted 15 millions per azma loss to say nothing of the fearful misery to the these evile were only to be avoided a sub- starving operatives, Mr. Balfour, polited ont

stitute. He illustrated his argament by corn. It was difficult he said to corner wheat is there were substitutes such as barley, rics, maiza. oata and the like, which when wheat ruled an abnormal price ware ready to tako ili plaes" This substitute for cotton is at band le ramie, the short nails, a by-product, era eren bettor than cotton and could be utilised by the cotton spinners in case of shortage,

The Cotton Association is doing work in fostering estton growing in our colonies and it woull do well to encourago ramie as well. It grows where cotton grows and when it does 2,500,000 | not; it has a much larger field. Then is an enormous opening for ramie, and our angar and indigo plantora, to say nothing of tea. which has reached over production, wild find enormous profita in ramio. A report I pre- pared for the Government, evidence ditained from chambers of

connorca, technical schools, professora, manufacturers, brokers, apinners, weavers and others, may be mmmed The Bank purchases and reosives for colleop: "There can be no two opinionss to the tion Bills of Exchange drawn on the above merits of this wonderful fibre; it cold and places, and sells Drafts and Telegraphic Trans would be used in vast quantities if regularupplies

can be assured at fair and reasonable prices" fare payable at its Benches and Aganolas,

Canton

Chefoo

Hankow

Tientsin.

Paklag

Penang

Singapors

HONGKONG BRANCH. Advances made on approved securities. Bills Discounted.

INTEREST ALLOWED ON "POBITS At 2% per annum on Current Account daily

balances. 5", per annum on Fixed Deposits for 9 months

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BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

19.

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Amoy

Kobe

Anping

Foonhor

Keelung

Osaka Shanghai

Tainan Temení Tokio Yokohama

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E. W, RUTTER, Manager.

Hongkong, 17th May, 1904.

21

THE

Interest allowed on

on application.

8. SHIGENAGA, Manager; Hongkong, lat November, 1904.

m

4, QUEEN's Boin.

Current Acocant.DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BAŃK. Deposits received on terms which may be learst

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA

THE AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1855

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

CAPITAL PAID-UP.............. RESERVE LIABILITY

HOLDERS... RESERVA FUND...

07 SHARE-

£800,00

.....£8,000 £575,000

INTEREST allowed on Current Account si the rate of 2° per annum on the Daily balanc

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4 per cent

31 " 3 "T. P. COCHRANE,

Manager,

"

Hongkong, 18th May, 19 A

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It follows therefore, ramis must be a boon to all the textile trade, sud as the world's population increases faster than do thing material is grown or produced, it will prove an all-round blessing to mankind. The German and French are silve to its possibilities and even coquetting with our colonies for supplies to find their way to foreign looms. It undoubtedly is an opportunity for colonial enterpris, ours should be a self-contained Empire. There is nothing required for our consumpti, use, or manufacture, our Empire cannot produce why depend on foreigners for our applies Enquire within for everything and, that is mara, sag we get it, should be our motto. Horo's an article, clothing for our people, we could sapply the world. Wake up. John Ball,

AUTHORISED CAPTIAL...................8k. Trois 7,500,000-ramie is knocking at the door, admit it to the

HEAD OFFICE SHANGHAI. BOARD OF DInsetors. BerLIN,

Berliu Tientsin

BRANCHES

Caloutta

Tsingtau

Hankon Tainanfu

LONDON BANKERS: Mesara, N. M. ROTHSCHILD & Bone, THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITHS Bank, IstmitED, DEUTSCHE BANK (BEXLIN), LONDON AGENCI DIRECTION DER DISCONTO GRIELLSCHAFT,

INTEREST allowed on Currant Account DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange business tranzanted.

M. HOMANN.

Hongkong, 1st April, 1905. · ·

Managar.

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economy of our Empire and add vast wealth to our manufactures and agriculture to say nothing of the boon, blessing, and benefits to our people. Floreat ramic.

GENERAL ORDERS.

BY MAJOR GENERAL VILLIERS HATTON, C.E.,

Commanding the Troops in South China.

HEAD QUARTER, Hongkong, 27th Jums, 1915. Board of Officers-No. 124. With nference to General Order No. 122 of 26th instant, the Board on reappropriation of quarters will semb'e at Mount Austin Barracks at 9 a.m. to-day 28th Lust,

R. J. Ross, Major,

D.A.QM.G.

4

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CALVERT'S

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has a ready sale, on account of its refreshing qualities, and the protec- tion its usa gives against mosquito bites. It contains 20% Crystal Car- bolic, and is verfal for insect bites

or slings, ringworm, itch, &c.

Calvert's Disinfecting Powder is guaranteed to contain 15% Carboli and so is cheap to itse elt need anty bo lightly sprinkled to destroy noxious and supers. an ortours and prevent the approach of infction. lb., x it, and a lb. sins.

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By Order of the Board of Directore,

EVAN ORMISTON, Manager. Hongkong, 27th June, 1905. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

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CHAREHOLDERS are reminded that the FINAL CALL of $10 por abre on the new issue of Capital is das on the 30th June, 1905,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 27th Jane, 1905.

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES'

ORDINANCES. 1865,

And

IN THE MATTER OF THE SAM YEE

COMPANY LIMITED.

N°

ATOTICE 19 HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has appointed TUESDAY, the 4th day of July, 1905, at 10.39 o'clock in the forenoon, at the Supreme Court House, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, to settle the list of contributories of the above named Company. made ont by me. pursuant to the Companies' Ordinance 1863 and the rules thereunder.

J. W. LEE JONES,

Official Liquidator. Dated the 23rd day of June, 1905,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

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In the Goods of WALTER NOTES MOREHOUSE, deceased, late of Florence, Italy:

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that His

NOW READY.

A TADLE OF THE

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG

NOTICE IS HEREBY that is virtue of Section 53 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1897 made an Order limiting to the 16th September, 1905, us the time for Creditors to send in their claims against the Estate of WALTER NOTES MOREHOUSE, formerly of Macao, and lato of Florence, Italy, who died on the 15th day of December, 1904, at Florence, and Letters | PRESA" OFFICs, or Local Banks·llers,

for Demand Drafts on London on the day of or preceding the Departure of the English Mails- also Table of Yonely Approximate Averages

FOR 31 YEARS,

of Administration with the will of the said WALTER NOYES MOKEHOUSE, annexed, were granted by the Supreme Court of Hong- kong in its Frobats Jurisdiction on the leth day of June, 1903, to HENRY EDWARD WOLF, Deputy Commissioner of the Chinese Imperial Customs in the Empire of China the lawfully appointed Attorney of MARIE DORIS NOYES MOREHOUSE, the lawful widow

and relict and sale Executrix named in the said will for her use and benefit and until she should dnly for and obtain Probate or other due

apply and lawful representation to the said Estate. and effects.

Notice is also given that all such claims are to be sent in writing to the said Administrator the said HENRY EDWARD WOLF, sare of the Hongkong and Shanghaj Banking Corporation, Hongkong, prior to the 16th September, 1905, or no notice will be taken of them.

All persons indebted to the above Estate are requested to make immediate payment to the Kaid HENEY Edward WolfP as such Admin- istratur.

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