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ROBINSON

BANKS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 1905.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK.

CORPORATION

PAID-UP CAPITAL..... RESERVE FUND-

....$10,000,000

STERLING RESERVE...$10,000,000 SILVER RESERVE... 8,500,000

$18,500,000

PIANO CO. „RESSEVE LIABILITY OF PROP❜TORE.$10,000,000

COURT OF Dizbotoks,

H. A. W. SLADE, Esq.-Chairman. A. HAETT, Erq-Deputy Chairman. Hou. C. W. Dickson, F. Salinger, Esq.

E. Bhallim, Esq. N. A. Siebe, Esq. Hou. R. Shewan

E. Goots, Esq.

C. R. Lenzman, Esq.

A. J. Raymond, Eag.

60 NEW PIANOS G. H. Medhurst, Esq.

ARRIVED FOR

OUR NEW STORE,

BECHSTEIN,

BY

STEINWAY,

WINKELMANN,

KRAUSS,

AND OTHER FAMOUS AND

HAAKE.

: WELL-TRIED MAKERS, ALSO

BABY

GRANDS.

AT PRICES OF COTTAGES, OCCUPYING SAME SPACE

AND WITH ALL THE

FINE TONE AND APPEARANCE

OF A FULL GRAND,

PRESENT STOCK

OF VERY FINE PIANOS,

ALL GUARANTEED,

REDUCED $100 to $200

TO END MONTH.

BEST MAKES ONLY.

Hongkong, 28th October, 1905,

BANKS

12055

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL Charter, 1852

HEAD OFFICE LONDON,

CAPITAL PArd-of.....

RESERVE LIABILITY OF

.....................£500,00 SHARA.

....£800,000 |

......2875,000

HOLDERS.ATOMLESTRARAKSTAY

RESERVE FUND

INTEREST allowed on Current Account at he rate of 2", por um on the Daily balancoe,

On Fired goats for 12 months 4 por cont

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"T. P. COUHRANE,

Hongkong. 19th May, 1995.

Manager.

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THE BANK OF TAIWAN LIMITED (INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL

CHARTER

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL Paid-ur

Yon 5,000,000 2,500,000

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HEAD OFFICE: TAIPER, FOLMOJA.

Amoy

Anping

Forohow

Koelang

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

Kobe

Nagasaki

Osaka

Slonghai

Tatann Tameni Tokio Yokohama

HONGKONG OFFICE:

4, QUEEN'S ROAD.

Interest allowed on Current Account. Depozita received on terms which may be learnt

on application.

8, SHIGENAGA, Manager. Hongkong, 1st November, 1904,

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DANKING

INTERNATIONAL BANT

CORPORATION.

Fiscal Agents of the United States in China the Philippine Islands and the

CAPITAL

Republic of Panama,

CHIEF MANAGDE Hongkong J. E, M. SHITH

MANAGER

Shanghai-H. E. R. Hunter,

LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COmpant, LimITED.

HONGKONG-INTEREST, ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of Twe par Cout. per Annum on the dally balance.

ON FIND DEPOSITS.

For 3 months, 2 per cent per Annum. For 6 months, 31 por cout. por Annum, For 12 months 4 per cent. per Annum.

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 16th November, 1905.

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ANEMIA-WOMAN'S SCOURGE. How BILE BEANS BANISH THE COMPLAINT.

Anemia is internal famine. The blood is so davoid of nourishing power that the organs are starved. Thousands of women yearly fall into umia's din cles.

prosperity, if possible, of Liverpool as well as the ever-increasing warmth of the friendship Between England and Japan. (Choera.)

The Rumian Consnt replied to the least of "The Bussing Empire, Speaking with great emotion he expressed the hope that the nover sei on the everlasting sun which British Empire might shed ne rays bat those Face and lips become pale. The slightest of pass, happiness, and propority for them and all other nations. With the Stars and effort causes fatigue. You walk up two or three stops and fool your heart beatiff vor dried so many tears, appeased to many sorrows whe by their timely intervention had Stripes. rapidly. You feel tired sad listless, ret can't sleep. You fancy this food or that and, who stayed so many new hecatombs of victims, all it is brought, turn from it with nausea. You other stars might succeed in forming a ga to be weary, and you get up in the constellation without cloude, is which all tho morning-still weary. All this is the result of great unities, whether they has the cablem of the eagle, lion, or ann should move, develop, and famine" or aussie. Every organ is erg strengthen without ever clashing or jarring. out na it were for bealthy, Dauri-hing blood, They would only have one fusk, an ideally living from which to gather nutriment.

Bite Beans care aumia by se stimulatingene, that of contributing to a tobu sclipse of the digestive arstom and liver that the font furs as soon as the rays of the sanguinary tuken is turned into just flose. products which potentato became menacing to humanity, the blood of anemic persons is in want of.

THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE MINT.

An exhaustive report by the Director of the Imperial 31int at Osaka is to hand, dealing with the work of the wint during the year ending March list last.

About three years ago, says Miss A. Gray of 72, G. Guildford Street, London. England, auemis began to trouble me. I took the ordinary remedies but got no better. I peter felt able to go out at night, and my life became almost unendurable. My tace lost all its

No copper coiue were struck during the last colour, my lips were white, and became very much depressed. On one occasion I was out financial year, but the amount of gold and silver walking with a friend when I suddenly became esloage shows a graut iucrose, thers being very faint and iil. It was impossible to got 31.168.111 pieess struck of the value of Yen home, was take to the hospital, 172,503,151, against 13,36,374 pieces of the continued to go for a long time but got no value of Yeu 25,831,083 in the previous year. bolter. Another time I underwent author In addition to these, $,974,941 plocen of silver,

yen were manufactured during the year. course of hospital treatment with the same result. Private doctors gave me medicine that. did me no good.

I read of a care by Hile Beats. I saut for some and look them. The improvement was almost immediste. The pain disappeared, my spirits case again, wors did not fatiguo me, anil THE MERCANTIF BANK OF Tsejoyed the walks that used to tire me .

INDIA, LIMPED.

There is no comparison between may present state and that of a year ago, and Bile Beans have worked the change.

TH

AUTHORISED ÜLPITAL

SUBSCRIBED ................

BANKERŲ:

£1,500,000 1,125,000

562,5 10 110,000

RESERVE FUND IRENES LONDON JOINT STOCK DANE, LIMITED. INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts at the rets of 2o/, per anaam on the Daily balance. ON FIXED DEPOSITS :-

For 12 months.......

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A. R. LINTON,

Acting Manager.

Pongkong, 30th June, 1105.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE

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HE Business of the above Bank is oond to ted by the HONGKONG AND SHANG HAI BANKING CORPORATION, Roles may be obtained on application.

Bile Beaus aroa cure for indigestion, anmmia, wenkness, female ailments, beat fag, malaria. neuralgia, lumbago, rheumatism, dubility, palpitation. pains in the back, piles, constipation, elesplosances, loss of appetite. liver complaint, headache, Batulence, pimples, skin eruptions and all ailments having a commen origin in impurity of bloed. Of all chamiste and medicine vendors. Prics 73 cents (Mo.) per bottle.

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VISCOUNT HAYASHI ON THE NEW TREATY.

Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese Minister, visited Liverpool on Oct. 10, and wet with a enthusiastic reception from all sections of the colawunity. Kis

was primarily presenes associated with the opening of a large Roman Catholic tazaar in aid of the rescue work ume children carried on by Father Berry's Homes, INTEREST on deposite is allowed at 3 bat the opportunity was also sized of intre PER CENT. per annuçi.

ducing him to the principal commercial atres Depoaltors may transfer at their optiof the city, His Excellency entled apou the balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed or FIXED Lord Mayor, Mr. Johu Loa, at the Town Hall, at noon and subsequently was escorted round the Corn Exchange, the Colion Exchange, and the Rasbange News room, At each pluce business was suspended for a brief period, while tho merchants and brokers extended a warm welcome to the distinguished visitor.

DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. per annum.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager. Hengkong, 1st May, 1902

DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL...Sh. Taels 7,500,000

HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAL BOARD OF DIRECTOR, BERLIN.

BRANCHES :

Berlir,

Calcutta, Hankow, Peking. Tientsin, Teinsofo, Taingiau, Yokohama. Founded by the following Banks and Bankers:-

KOENIGLICHE SEEHANDLUNG (PEBUSSISCHE

STAATSBANK). Berlin. DIRECTION DER DISCONTO-~

GESELLSCHAFT

DEUTSCHE BANK

S. BLEICHROEDER BERLINER HANDELS.

·GESELLSCHAFT

BANK FIER HANDEL UND

INDUSTRIE

ROBERT WARSCHAUER & CO. MENDELSSOHN & Co.

M. A. VON BOTHSCDILD &

Вокены Jacon S. H. STEEN

Berlin.

Frankfurt a/B NORDDEUTSCHE BANK IN HAMBURG, Hamborg SAL OPPENHEIM, JR., & Co., Koeln.

BANE, MUENCHE.

BAYERISCHE REPOTUEREN UND WECHSEL

LONDON BANKERS: Mesaro, N. M. ROTHSCHILD & SON: THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S

BANE, LIMITED. DEUTSCHE BANK (BERLIN), LONDON AGENCY DIRECTION DER DISCONTO GESELLSCHAFT,

INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received on ferns which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange business trapesetad, HUGO SUTER,

Sub-Manager. (82 Hongkong 9th September, 1905.

VOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

THE

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1880.

CAPITAL PAID-UP

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED

*

CAPITAL UNCALLED

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Ten 24,000,000 18,000,000 6,000,000 9,919,000

REKABYE FUNDuitous

AND SULFLUS

...Gold $10,000,000

· Tokyo

CAPITAL PAn Ur...

Osaka

AUTHORISED ...

RESERVA FUND

...Gold 83,250,000 ...Gold $3,250,000 HEAD OFFICa: Now York, LONDON OFFICE: Threadle House, E.C. Branches and Agents all over the World. LONDON BANKERS.

NATIONAL TROVINCIAL 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 Deposits at the following rates:-

For 13 months 44 per cent, por annum.

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"H. "PINCKNEY,

Manager, 9, Queen's Road, Central,

Hongkong, 20th September, 1905.

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HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA,

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.

Kobe Nagasaki

London San Francisco Shangbat

Dalny

Port Arthur

Lyosa New York Honolula Bombay Tientsin New obwang Poking Mukden Chefoo Tie-ling

LONDON BANKERS. THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANE, LIMITED PALE'S BANK, LIMITED.

THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITES BANE, LIMITED.

HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED,

On Current Account at the rata of 2 par cont per anuum on the daily balance.

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On Bized deposits for 12 months 5% peraraun

3 TAKEO TAKAMICHI,

Manoger. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1905

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The coluage of this year compared with that of the previous year shows an increase of You 415 9000 in gold and of feu 3,302,081 ju silver, as well as a decrease of Yen 100,016 in nickel, making a net increase of Yen 46,702,065,

The medals struck during the year amounted to 139,658 pieras, being considerably below the number of the last year, whilt the analyses of ores and metals nudo for the public were particularly numerous.

The mint also furnished the Chinese Govern- ment with 206 dies, including matrices and punchies of four denominatious of silver coins; and the Korean Government, with 4 punches for modals; it also supplied the Department of Agriculture and Commeres and the prefectural government of Fukuoka with 3,010 punches for asking weights and monaur.

The precious metals reclaimed from swoops in the Amalgamation Room during the year consisted of 1.189.61 momne, of gold and 34,42149 of silver, bath in five weight, showing the increases of 481.94 momme in goki and 96,597.1 moite in silver, as compared with the previous year.

Experiments on the electrolytic redning of itupur gold bullion were conducted partly during the previous and partly tharing the past fancial year. The process was fond easy of execution and yielded gold of a very high all the platinum contained the impure gold degree of purity. Moreover, besides iridosaiue. can be reclained, and the value of this by- product, if contained in the proportions of ovar 0.4 parts per mille, would alone ofset the cost of refining die ballion. Tho process it is remarked, should be particularly applicable to institutions in which there is not available materials of silver-containing sucioney

quired by the ordinary sulphuric acid process. The only drawback with the electrolytic process, as applied to the necessities of the Miut. seams to lie in the circumstance that it does not admit At the Corn Exchange Viscount Hayashi of exact stock-taking of the gold as readily as asured the company that the kindly reception in the sulphuric acid process, in which all the acorded him in Liverpool would be heartily gold remains in a compact solid state and can appreciated in Japan and cordially reciprocated he readily collected and melted into ingets. of by the Japanese people. By the assistanco the treaty which had just been concluded between the two natious pence in the Far East would be assured for a long time to some, and he hoped the friendly interconess betwork England and Japan would become closer and warmer as the years rolled on. At the Cotran Exchange and the Exchange News-room his Excellency mads brief speeches on the samo lines.

Subsequently Viseonni Hayashi was enter tained to lunch at the Town Hall by the Lord Mayorand, responding to the toast of his health, expressed the hope that the friendly relations between this country and Japan weald last for many-sears 40-come, to the advantage-of-all concerned. He assured them that he would do all in his power to promote that friendship and intercourse.

His

RUSSIA AND BRITAIN.

CLOSER RELATIONS ON QUESTIONS IN Asia,

The Express correspondent at St. Petersburg, wrote on Oct. 10-1 understand on authority on whish every dependence may be placed that the negotiations which have besu in progres6 between Russia and Great Britain, with a view between the two countries, have made scé to the fost utilement of outstanding questions favourable progress that agrestent is alreadh

av in sight. Roughly speaking, the basis of thy greument is an undertaking on the part of Great Britam to meet, on certain conditions. the desire of Russia to establish a part is the Persian Gulf. The bulk of the trade routes through Persia are already almost satirely in Raselan huuds, and further developments are being enteral upon with the tacit acquiesoones of the British Government. One of thes developments includes the establishment of a arge Bumber of additional branches of the

Excellency afterwards opened a bazar in St. George's Hall in aid of Father Berry's Home a Roman Catholic charity which under. takes the care of poor and friendless children Viscount Hayashi, in declaring the bazaar opened, said that after Japanese in England had recovered from hewilderment at the greatness of everything, they were chiafy struck by the institutions of charity undertaken by the spots goodwill of the people of this conatry (Cheers.) An ancient Chinese adage taught them that care for the poor and the aged was a part of good gororament, and their religion also taught them that no duty of man. kind was greater than to show humanity to every living boing. But teaching and carrying out were two different things, and in the execu- tion of charitable works no country and so nation gave such service as the people of in Englaud. (Cheers.)

most

asso-Persian Bank, when agents are now located in every trade catre is the Slub's dominions. The acquiescaco of Great Britain in these developments and in their sequel ou the Persian seaboard ha, I am in- formed, beon secured by an nudentsking on tuu part of Russia aot to proceed with her forward movement on the Turkestan horder. In this movement is bound up the erur of the Central Asian problem, and the removal of the tension that has existed so long in that region will mark the beginning of a new and happier

Asiatic polities. The understanding, which is on the eve of completion. is in its brond general outlines in harmony with the In the evening his Excellency was enter

basis of the onteste suggested-by the late Lord tained at a banquet by the Chamber of Commerce, Sir Alfred Jones presiding. The Salisbury some ten years ago. Expressed in a sentence it means peace in Agia. In Persia it attendance was a large one, and embraced all

means commst cial freed for Russia and the principal commercial men of the city. The political freedom for Great Britain.

Neither Japanese Minister, who met with a

will will interfere with the other, nor enthusiastic reception when responding to the toast of his health, remarked that the chairman Afghanistan be any longer a bone of contention

between the two Pawers kad depicted the

The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Fathersuggestivost character in a manner

Echo

de Paris, confirmed this by saying that questions seems to have bou arrived at by complete understanding on all Asiatic means of the limitation of Russian and British

phores of Influence,

Was

suspicion-flaughter;

i. it, because --and ke dave not gainsay true that for the last thirty years or more they they had been trying to

eep everything goal in Europe, and they meant to go on doing it for ever so long. (Laughter.) He thought the ebaitaan was under the impression that this was his first visit to Liverpool, but he remember most vividly that his first visit was in 1873, The occasion was the first Embassy of their Government, to inform the diferent Govera

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monts of Europe and America of the restoration of their Imperial Government, and to pay their respects to the different sovereigns. He was with that Embassy in different countries. He was, happily, & young man then, and he remembered that the Embassy had a very hearty reception in the Liverpool Town Hall, and from the Chamber of Commerce of that city. That reception might not have been so hearly and warm as that which he had received that day, but it was very cordial indeed, and Liverpool was the first town the Fribassy visited in Europe. In that Botassy they had more than 100 persons, sent for the purpose of making investigations in every branch of industry and. affaire That was the very commencement of

Great Britain is said to regard favourably Russian nation in Asia Minor on condition that

Russia recegaises Great Britain's rights in Afghanistan and Persia. Russia is disposed to

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MURDER OF FRENCH MISSIONARIES.

The Yunan correspondent of the A.-C Daily Netrs writes on October 10:-

The Chinese officials are having some livaly experiences with the Tibetan mprising in the north-west of the Province.

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A lot of soldiers were sent from Batang in Szechuan to hold Atentze, which lies betweeR the upper Yangtze und the Mekong. The Tibetans surrounded the place. If the Chines at first had taken the offensive they would probably have won. Instead of that they trist hard to feather their nests by getting britma and money from the enemy. This suited the Tibetans and they readily paid ap, knowing they would get all back again. The upshot was thot Aleatz was captured and the limperial troops annihilated. A few days south of this,

him and every time he waarily went up in Tsokou, is a Catholic Mission station in charge the lack be failed to get through. On two

Tho priests had of the French Friests, incacred the enmity of the lamas by open him passed within a few yards of his hiding- or three occasions armed men searching for ing a kind of rival

At the end pawnshop accept these conditions, and has broken off the wished to raise money had monople hai

or soli place but always failed to find him.

more than a week's hunger and danger the pour parlors which she had begun with Germany at ruinons rates their family treasures to the fitire came to a house and asked for food. lames. The fathers came to the lielp of there he found friends who gave him a hearty regarding Asia Minor."

people and by a more liberal policy almost destroyed the monopoly of the usurers. This meal of tsupa which almost succeeded in do sealed the fate of the Frenchmen. As long asing what the hunters longed to do. By the aid of these friendly Tibetans Mr. Forrest manag- Atentes held ont he mission was safe. theet to elade his pursuers and, worn out and very lamas in the neighbourhood not daring to rise; ill, he at last reashed Talifa where the kindness, As soon as the Chinese troops were andibilated

of Dr. Clarke and his companions of the China swift messenger returned to the priests and Inland Mission did much to make him well and

about building defences and preparing they sit post it was sores, the lute. The strong. The magnificent collection of speci lamas in the neighbourhood rese up, overwhelmed mons worth many bundreds of ponesls reas the mission, elended the two fathers and totally destroyed. stat their hearts as trophics to Batang, Au

Mr. E. Englishman,

Forrest collecting botanical specimens, had been the guest of the A-UTOMATIO MAUSER priests. Fortunately after almost miraculous escapes he got to a place of safety. The Tibetans know there were three foreigners at Teekon and, having only caught two of them, they hunted for the third. Even women and To get to a children joined in the chase friendly tribe Mr. Forrest lad to cross a range of hills by night.

THE NEW CABLE. The new cable from Shanghai to Yap direct, of the German.Dutch Telegraph Co., Ld., of Cologus, has us intermediate station between Shanghai and Tap but from tisst point it branches north-eastward to a terminus at Gusm. connecting with the existing Pacific cable, and south-westward to Monado (Celebess connecting rank via the Dutch Indies systera with the trank lines for Europe. Hitzeto the shortest route. to San Francisco has been via Hongkong (through. Amoy or Forchow), Manila, and their endeavours in copying. (Laughter and Guam. The new rante in censierably shorter choers) Ever since they had continued to do the and having only the sue intermediate station at same thing, and ever since that time the hearty Yap should also be more rapid, while the rates sympathy and genuinely warm feeling then are precisely the song. To the Dutch Indies, existing had been growing warmer every year. the roata is rare direct than that viù Labnen. (Cheers.) It terminated in the present treaty Mesages are received for all stations in the of alliance, which promised to keep peace for a world, and by this company Europe is reached long time to come. (Cheers.) In concluding more cheaply by way of America (via Guam) he expressed a wish for the ever-increasing than by way of India (vil Meundo).

for a

The Tibetans with their camp fires and fierce dogs forestalled

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.63 m.m. With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES FIRING 19 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.. SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1905.

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