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BANKS

THE MERCANTILE BANK F

INDIA, LIHATD.

S.

MOUTRIE

& CO., LTD..

AUTHORISED CAPITAL...

£1,500,00

HONGKONG

SHANGHAI

TIENTSIN

SUBSCRIBED VARSLE PAID-UP... Kaptagusan RESERVE FUND YO

BANKEES: LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, Limited.

1,125.000 *562,5+10 119,000

HAVE JUST RECEIVED THE ORCHESTRELLE Co's.

LATEST CREATION

THE

PIANOLA PIANO.

PRICE £115.

PERFECT IN EVERY DETAIL AND

FINISH.

RECITALS DAILY.

INSPECTION INVITED.

PIANOS

HIRE

FOR

PURCHASE.

INTEREST allowed on Current Accounte the rate of 2%, per annum on the Daily balan

ON FIXED DEPOSITS

For 12 months....

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E. ORMISTON, Manager.

Hongkong, 26th March, 1306

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NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY). ESTABLISHED 1824.

PAID UP CAPITAL FL. 45,000,000 (£3,750,009). RESERVE FUND... Fl. 5,000,000 (£117,000).

HEAD-OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM. HEAD AGENCт: Batavia. Branches-Singaporo, Perming. Shangbai, Rangoon, Sumareng, Sourabaya, Choria. AND Tegal. Pecilongaw. Pasorean, Tilst‍ jap,

Padung. Medan (Deli), Palembang, Kota Radja, (Arheen Tolok-Sumawe, (Acheen) Bandjarmasin.

Special Terms for Tauing by Contract.

Correspondents น Macaesar, Bombay, Colombo. Madras, Pondicherry. Calentta, Bangkok, Saigon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amoy, Tuners from Mesara. BRIN SMEAD & Yokohama, Kobe. Melbourne, Sydney, New

York, Suz Francisco, &c., &c. BROADWOODS.

LONDON BANKERS:

York Building, Chator Road,

Hongkong, 1st March, 1900.

1527

BANKS

The Bank buys and sells and receives for collection Bills of Ixabange, issues letters of credit on its Branches and Correspondents in the Fast, on the Continent, and in Great Britain, America, and Australia, and transacts E CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA | Banking Business of orery description.

INTEREST ALLOWED.

THE CHARTERED AND CHINA.

NCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 185 HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,

CAPITAL PACH-UP.....

KEBARVE

LIABILITY OF SHARE-

HOLDERS.ASTAT RESERVE FUND....

On Carrout Accounts 2% per annum on daily

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balances.

Fixed Deposits 13 months 44% per annum.

do.

6 do. 4% Ur. do. „LED0,00

312. 3 do.

dc. L. ENGEL, Agent. (526 Hongkong, 1st March. 1906. £800,00 2875,000

THE HONGKONA, BATY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 16v′′, 1906

Abbey's

Salt

The disagreeable, features of travelling can be overcome when you have a bottle of Abbey's Salt with you.

A change from the daily routine of living brings Head- aches, Biliousness and Con- stipation, which are so fre quently incidentalto travelling

Abbey's Salt will almost instantly relieve you of these disturbers of pleasure by its soothing effect on the Stomach, Liver and Bowels.

Sold in two sizes by all Chemists and Stores, "and by Watkins, Ltd., 203 A. S. Watsony

Ltd., Hong Kong.

The Abbey Fruit Saime Co., IL, 144. Queen Victoria Street, London, R.C.

70-8

ENGLAND AND JAPAN.

ning monilis back.

9.7

by crudy to do so in an effective manner. In his space introducing the Army Estimates, Mr. Haldene once or twice referred to the large British coatingent maintained in India, as if he had its reduction in contemplation. He spoke

$16.00

of it in connection with relief to the British WILL BUY A CASE OF Treasury, apparently forgetting for the moment that the entire charge

for the white troops, as for the black froops, in borne by tho Caloutta Treasury. Even if it were otherwise, however, the Tokyo Government would have good cause for complaint if England were to

GREGOR & CO.S

advantage of the Alliance: to weaken her IMPERIAL

military forces in Asin. We are bound by every consideration of national honour and good faith to maintain their fighting strongth fintuot; if 75,000 to 80,000 British troops aro- as experts held to be the case, for the

gonting of the peninsula internally as

would

well as exterually, the treety does not in the least lessen af obligation. Each signatory remotus as responsible as ever for self-protec tion, and although they would act together wore ither attacked, it won'd be a violation of good faith were either to endeavour to economise enditare i ia reliance on the other. We forl

that the War Secretary vebomsutly oppose any Radical proposal of that serudnious character, but it must not be for- gotten that some Japanese papers have displayed serious misgiving on the question. To allay This disquiatude, onos for all, Mr. Haliano only needs to guarantee that there shall be no reduction in the fighting forcos maintained by Great Britain in "Asia" at the time when the Trensy was executed,

SHARE REPORT.

Mesars, Erich Georg and Co., in their weekly aburo list, dated April 14th, state:-The market has remained quiel and but little has been done during this week. Rates remain more or less nuchanged.

The sterling demand ralo ou London loses at 28. 09:101, while rates ou Shanghai are unchanged. Barsilver in London is quoted 2973., and Console £9)}.

MARIRE INSURANCE SPARES Unione are wanted at $700; China Traxlers are in request. nt 896 North Chinas sold in the north at T. 90, so wo follow this quotation. Yaugtazes are quoted $190. Cautons sold at $950, and more shares can be placed at that figure.

FIRE INSURANCE SHARES.Hongkongs are in demand at $305, and Chinns at $861, Int no sales have been reported.

The complimentory luncheon given at the Mansion House to Visent Haashi hat a twofold significane, wys the Globe. It both barked the high esteem won by the Japanese THE UNION OF LONDON AND SHITH'S BANK, studenau in this country snes he first came

LIMITED.

among us us Ambasser some my years ago,

BANK SHARES. Small sales of Hongkong and also the British desire to do all possible honour to the Empire which emerged and Shanghuis hars boen effeated at $86 and triumphantly from its implisen of fire some So at the lower rate buyers could be found, Viscount Hayashi hes but at 8860 shares are ab'ainable; the Loadon discharge the may d-liste duties attach rate has dropped to 19, s. d. Nationals ing to his post with as muclt courtesy to

ara wanted at 4: this Company notifies that his hosts a fidelity to the interests of his own a call of El par share will be made on all shares, country. During his face of ste Emisy, payablo 2nd July, 20. ho has taken promaiueul part in the crouting of two treaties between Japan and England- treatios of which it is not too much to assert that they proceed great deal farther in the conservation of the word's pace tua anything aver accomplisted or likely to be done at. The Hague. The first contract aimed at wetting strict and clearly defined local limi a to the Russo-Japanese war, there is no longer any question that, but for ita existence, ther Europan Powers would have tak a advantage of the opportunity to suck territorial aggrandise mont in the Far East. But they ward met at overy point by the certainty that if they gave reins to aggressive design they would have to make account with tho British naval od military forces, as well as with those of her Asiatic ally, The second and more compshensive compact was the child of the first: by stural develop ment on the same famiamsutal lines it seeks, as Viscomat Hayashi sald yesterday, the main tenance of price in Has orn Asia for many years to come."

"It contains absolutely nothing of a self-sucking sort on the part of other signatory Power. All the external world is placed on Precisely the same fecting commercially, the anly governing condition being strict abstine so from aggressivouess whether merely of a men- acing character or taking the form of hostile action. In fine, it is a genuine Lenges of Peace, and happily, up to the pressut, it has been so lecognised by all the Europeau nations closely concerned with Far Eastern polities.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

Business of the abuse Bank in cond to ted by the HONGKONG AND SHANG HAI BANKING CORPORATION. Role may be obtained on application.

INTEREST a deposits is allowed at 3, PER CANT, per sanum,

INTEREST allowed on Current Account I -the rate of 2° per annum on the Daily balan

On Fixed Deposite for 12 months per cui

3 14 "T. P. COCHRANE...

Manager.

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Hongkong, 18th May, 195.

ONDRONG & SHANGHAI BANK-

ING CORPORATION

PAID-UP CAPITAL .............

RESERVE FUND

$30,000,00

9,500,090

STELLING Raskzvm...$10,000,000 SILVER RRHERVE

REBREN LIABILITY OF PROPTORS, $10,000,00

COUNT OF Directors.

A. HAUPT. R("hairman 'Hon. Mr. C. W. DICKSON-Deputy Chairman,

IN. A. Siebs, Esq.

E. Gootz, Esq.

C. R. Lanzmann, Esq.

G. I. Medhurst, Esy.

D. M. Nissima, bim.

A. J. Raymood, Esq.

Hon. Mr. R. Shewan

1. A. w. Shule, Firq,

H. E. Tomkins, Esq.

CHIRE MANAGER

Hongkong-J. R. M. SMITH

MANAGER :

Shanghai-II. E. R. Hunter,

LONDON BANKEES-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED).

HONGHONG-INTEREST ALLOWED.

Ou Current Account at the rate of Two pu Cent. per Annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

For 3 months, 2 par cunt per Annam. For months. Si par cont. per Aonum. For 12 month per cunt, per Aunum.

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 4th April, 1966.

IN

ANKING

INTERNATIONAL BANK

CORPORATION.

Fiscal Agents of the United States in Ch

the Philippine Islands and the Republic of Panama.

CAPITAL AND Sterius

AUTHORISED ...

...Gold $10,000,000 CAPITAL PAID UP....... ...Gold $3,250,000 Gold $3,250,000 RESERVE FEND

HEAD OFFICE: New York, LONDON OFFICE: Threadneedle House, E.C. Brauches and Aganta all over the World. LONDON BANKERS. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND LIMITED. UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S Bank, LIMITED. BRITISH LINEN COMPANT BANK. The Corporation transacts every description of Banking and Exchange business, receives money in Current Account and crepts Fixed Dercsits at the following rates

For 12 months #1 per cent. per annum.

Depositors may transfer at their optis balasta $100 or more to the HouGHONG AND 3HANGHAT BANK to be placed or FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT, per annum,

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGES

BANKING CORPORATION.

J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief MetaSE.

24 Flengkong. 1st May, 190

DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK.

CAPITAL FULLY TAID Ur...Sh. Trole 7,500,0

HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BERLIN:

BRANCH

Berlic, Calcutta, Hankow. Peking. Tientsir, Teinanfu, Taingtan, Yokobama. Founded by the following Banks

and

Bankers: KOENIGLICHE SEEHANDLUNG (PREUSSISCHE

STAATSBANK) Berlin. DILLOTION DER DISCONTOU-"}

GESELLSCHAFT

DEUTSCHE BANK

S. BLEICHBORDER

BERLINER HANDELS-

GESELLSCHAFT

BANK FUER HANDEL OND

INDUSTRIE

ROBERT WARSchauer & Co. MENDELSSOHN & Co.

M. A. vox ROTHSCHILD &

SOCHNE

Berlin.

Frankfurt aM.

JACOB S. H. Br NORDDEUTSCHE BANK IN HAMBURG, Hamburg SAL OPPENHOIL, JR., & Co.. Koeln. BAYERISCHE HYPOTHEKEN-UND WECHSEL-

BANE, MUENCHE.

LONDON BANKELS: Messrs. N. H. ROTHSCHILD & SON: THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S BANE, LIMITED,

DEUTSCHE BANK (BERLIN), LONDON Agrn<> DIRECTION DER DISCONTO GESELLSCHAFT

INTEREST allowed on Current Accont DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned on application. Every description o Banking and Exchange business transamin. HUGO BUTER,

Acting sony er. T27 Hongkong 14th March 1906,

THE

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1980.

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OKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED... CAPITAL PAID-UP CAPITAL UNCALLED ......

SPECIAL RESERVE FUND

.......או nfu?

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Yen 24,000L 16,600,000 conanné

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10,300 0

B. PINCKNEY,

1,000,000

Manager.

9, Queen's Road, Central,

262

Hean Orricz-YOKOBAMA.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.

Tokyo

Kole

Nagasaki

Ozaka London

Lyons New York

Honolulu Bombay

Shanghai

CAPITAL SUMMARIZED

Dalay

4.

SHIPPING SHARES-Hongkong. Canton and Macao Steamboat shares remain on the market Tado Chiuas can be placed at $934, at $25 Shanghai wires sales at Tls. 68 and the Londo rate is 10. Chias and Manila are in some little demand at 818, and Douglases at 841. Star Ferries are neglected, and so are water boats. Stell Transporte have buyers at 26. while the London quotation has advanced to 28. shillings.

REFINERIES-China Sugars are weak with sellers at 3180, and Luzons are quite nominal at $25.

MINING SHAKES-Unchanged and without sale,

DOCKS, WHARYER, GoDOWNS, &c. - Hong- koag and Whumps Dock Shares sold at $170 and $169, and at latter rate a few shares are on offer. Fenwicks are aucbanged and so are New Amoy Duck Shures. Farnhams have strength. ened, and thers are local cash buyers at Tle. 118, while in the north the rate has advanced to Tis. 119. Hongkong and, Kowloos Wharves | sold: up to $1011, at which rate, however, skureg and Hongkew It might be naduly optimistic to assume per are obtainable. Shaug bai ALADPH

ence for such a huleyon state of affairs. Wbarres sold in the north at Tis. 222. Russian policy has, at all events, the saving LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- merit of continuity, and bearing that charas kong Land Investment and Agency Company's teristic in meniory, it is not probable that shares are in demand at $114, Kowloon Lands her rulers will abandon the projects for fetched S, and more shares are enquired after, whose attainment they have covered Asia West Points unchanged. Hongkong Hotels with a network of strategic railways. Soms cold and have bayers at 8133. Humphreys time, however, must pass before the Empire Estates have been negotinted at $11, at with recovers from the paralysing losses incurred rate shares are want d. Shenghai Lands have daring the late campaign, and until that rebuyers at Tla, 120.

COTTON MILLS.--Eros, after sales at Tl. 62, habilitation takes place the ambitious dreams which have haunted the Nera since the reig of can be pleaed now at Tie 65. Internationals Pater the Great are not likely to take overt form. sold in the north at Tls. 624, and Laon Kung Germany happily has no power of interferonco; Mows at Tls. 6). Sowychees are quoted Pl any sudden descent of the Kaiser in the Morocos 309, Hongkong Cottons have been fixed as manner beyond the Near East would be more $161. provocative of derision than of alaran. He corld not seriously menuce either the land frontiers of British India or the sea frontiers of Japit, even if the two Towers stood apart; with them standing shoulder to shoulder for defensive parposes the too restless German monarch must see the hop deseness of any fresh attempt to demonstrate with the "mailed fist" in either the Far East or the Middle East. There is no secesion and not likely to be--to con sider the possibility of French aggressiveness. For some time ene neighbours have abandoned MISCELLANFOus,China Providents fetched the perilous idea of anu-xing Hainau and other S9, closing steady. Hongkong High-Level Chinese territory abutting on Toagking, and Tramway Shares are in demand at $225. Lang- are content to contiane the construction of the kats sold in Shanghai up to Tis. 2373. but at leng railway which, when thaished, will connect that rate sellers predominate: A S. Walsos Indo-Chin with Yuan f and the head sold at 513. Wm. Fowells are quoted $105 1 waters of the Yan tsz. That is, of course, an, the interim dividend of 50 osats per sbare pakl ou 10th instant. Other stooks under this entirely legitimate enterprise, standing on procisely the same political focting as the heading are anobanged. experimental endeavour of the Indian Govern. mout to tap the enormous ext raal trade of Sze-chan by establishing railway connection between Bhawo, in Bormal, and Mousin, in Western China.

But though for the time being there appears little likelihood of the Anglo-Japanes Alliance being called upon to take action, it is essential that both nations should always

SUNDEY MANUFACTURING COMPANIES.— China Light and Powors have buyers at $94 ex the dividend of 6 per cent paid on 9th instaut. Hongkong Electries sold at $163 for old and u $16 for new shares. Dairy Farms have sales and sollers at $16, Green Island Cemen's have found buyers at $30 to $21, and the market closes quiet with a few shares offering at $29. Ice Company's sharos hars advanced to buye at 9285. Other stocks under this heading are unchanged

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday iksnal the following report:-

On the 1th at 11.55 a.m.The barometer has risen in E. Japan, and flen over W. Japan and the E. roast of China.

A depression is moving Eastwards h tween the E. coast of China and the W. coast of Japan. The highest pressure is over 8.F.

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For

INFANTS

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all other foods are

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Hongkong, 29th September, 1903,

THE

THE BANK OF TAIWAN LIMITED

(INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL EMPORIA! CHARTER

**

2,500,000

CAPITAL PAID-UP

HEAD OFFICE: TAIPEH, Faiz MORA.

BRANCHES AND AOENCITS:

Amoy

Auping

Foochow Kulung

Kobe

Narusaki

Taiusd

Tamani Tokio Yokohama

Osaka

Shanghai

HONGKONG OFFICE:

3. DES VOUS ROAD,

Current Interest allowed Deposits received on terms which may be learned

S. SПIGENAGA, Macaror. Hongkong, let November 1904.

on application.

on

San Francisco Tientain Nowok ang

Port Arthur

Peking Makdon Chatoo Tie-ling

LONDOS BANKERS, THE LONDON JOINT STOCH BANK, LIMIT

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THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITHE BANK, LIMITED.

BorozONG-INTELEST ALLOWED

On Current Account at the rate of 2 par man per nanun on the daily balance.

On fired deposita for 12 months 5, peror nu

A cerant.

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Manager.

Hongkong, 27th March, 1905. [2478

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The Mill Toads closely approximate int crespostilen 10. and are as easy of digestiors as Maternal !!

They provide a perfect cies for the formation of firms Beil; and strung hot.

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