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York Building, Cinter Road.

Hongkong, 30th July, 194.

BANKS

THA

1527

OKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

YORO LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1880.

CAPITAL SUBCRIBED...

CAPITAL PAID-UP

CAPITAL UNCALLED **** REBURY FUND

SPECIAL RESERVE FOND

Yen 2-1,000,000

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BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.

Kobe

Tokyo

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Oralia

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Now York

London

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LONDON BANKERS,

Can LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITAG,

PARD'S BANK, LAMITED.

THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITHE BASK, LIMITED.

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of 2 par caut

per annum on the daily balance.

On Axed deposite for 12 months 5% per annum

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ТАКЕО ТАКА МІСнї,

Bongkung, 27th March, 1906.

Manager.

(613

NTERNATIONAL DANKING

IN

BAND

NORPORATION.

Fiscal Agouls of the United States in Chias the Philippine Inlunds and the Bepublic of Panama. -CAPITAL AND SURPLUS

AUTHORISED CAPITAL PAID UP... RESERVE FUND

...Gold $10,000,000 Gold $3,250,000 Gold $3,250,000 IHAD OFFICE: New York. LosDox OFFICE: Threadneedle House, E.C Branches and Agents all over the World LONDON BANKERS. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAN

LINTERN UNION OF LANDON AND SMITH'S BANK LIMITED

BRITISH LISON COMPANY BANK. The Corporation transacts every description of Banking and Exchange business, receives oney in Carreat Account and accepte Fixed Deposits at the following rates ---

For 12 wonthe 4 per cent. per anuara.

For G

For 3

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I. PINCKNEY,

Manager,

1456

Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong, 20 September, 1905.

EDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-

MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY). ESTABLISHED 1824.

Path UP CAPITAL FL. 45,000,000 (£3,750,000), RESERVE FUND F. 5,000,000 (£17,000).

HEAD-OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM. HEAD-AGENCY: BATAVIA Branches-Singapore. Penang, Shanghai, Iturgaon, Samarang. Sourabaya, Cheriben, Togul, Pecalongan. Pasoorosan, Tjilatjap, Padang, Medan (Deli Palembang, Kota- (Achoon) Radja, (Acheen) Telok-Semawo, Bandjermasin.

Correspondents at Масачка. Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Poulicherry. Calcutta, Bangkok, Saigon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amoy, Yokohama, Kobe, Melbourne, Sydney, New York, Sou Francisco, &c.,

LONDON BANKERS!— THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S BANK, LIMITED.

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BANKS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1906.

HE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL...£1,500,000 SUBHORISED

RESERVE, FUND.......................................

"BANKERS:

1,125,000 562,500 135,000

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED INTEREST allowed on Carrent Acconate si the rate of 2", per annum on the Daily baland ON FIXED DEPOSIT8- For 12 monthɛ.

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E. ORMISTON, Manager,

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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

The aptepsias of two years at the London zoological gardans have shown a medical student | a relation between the size of the heart and Fish OUT OF WATER OVE ANCESTORS tonduty to consumption. The smaller the REP-HAIRED ---CADMIUM-COATED FRON ratio of the heart to the body in weight the COSTLY FUEL-ETESIGHT AT ELEVATION-- grater is the liability to disease. The deer,

whose heart weight is 1.90 of that of the A GREFUL HEAT RETAINER A PREGLACIAL. AXE-THERE OVERS ALE HOTTEST-LIFE practically immune, while its antelope cousin, UNDER PRESSURE CONSUMITIVE HEARTH, with a henri waight of 1,200 in a very freq

victim. The cow, with a heart weight of is the most susceptible of all animale. Tho horse, ass nudl zebra, with heart weights of 1/90 to 1/10 are almest immuno, Applying the rule to human subject, it proves to hold good; the consumptivas buing those with poorly developed hearts:

The new fish car of De. Eugene Erlwoju, a German, carries no heavy tark of water, but koops the fish alive during lur journeys in a supply of liqe'd just sufficient to keep the gille moist. Small pumps koop the wester in rom- stant circulation, passing it through an apparatus that charges it with oxygen and extracts the carbonic acid; In the laboratory, the fat are Hongkong, 24th March, 1906,

placed on shelves in a large glass case, and here, TONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK. entirely out of water, pike, tronf, buss and other i

ING CORPORATION

Auned creature live contentedly for an indefinite time, having been shown to be as anch lite us PAID-UP CAPITAL ..........................................$10,000,0{O

ever at the end of thirly hours. The oxygen BEREVE FUND-

supplish is kept moist lay passing Uwouch water and by a wot clil on, the door of the case.

B

STERLING RESвEVE...$10,000,000 SILVER REKRE ... 10,250,000

$20,260,000 RESBEVE LIABILITY OF PROV'TORE $10,000,000

Court of Directors.

A. Haur, Eeq-Chairman, G. H. MEDHURST, Esq.-Dopaty Chairmas. E. Gootz, Erg

N. A, Sioba, Eng. R. Shewan, Esq.

Hon. Mr. W.J.Gresom. C. R. Lanzman, Esq. D. M. Ni-sim, Es. A. J. Raymond, Esq.

I. A. W. Slade, Esq.

H. E. Tomkina, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGME Hongkong-J. R. M. SMITH

ACTING MANAGÉE :

Shnug bai-W. ADAME ÖRAM,

LONDON BANCARE-London and Coon

BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED, HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED.

Silver-on-glass mirrors. lave bu loug, familiar. In a new process, an English electrician dapits copper from the black oxida produces very by electrolytic means, and brilliant mirrors of a thin film of copper on glass,

SIMPLE MALARIA-PREVENTIVE.

Attention has vertantly 1 vo drawn to the loss of life and labour, principally due to Red is befoved b; Dr. Bedloe, & European malarial fever, flat has occurred during the recent opening of large areas of jungle land anthropologist, to have been the original or in Ceylon. Wo Mears. E. E. Green, and of the hair of Europeans and he attributes 31. Keinay, Bamber in the "Coshion Observer") Rodthink that this sickness is to a great est int the brown pigment to the action of heat. hair is occasionally found among the negroes,pravnutibls if lies and others exposed to

infection can be induced

to adopt Poraim com and de dark hair rmong the pigmise be indusad to adopt certain simple matanda Contral Africa. Chiness and Japanese-l'ts which are suggested below. These masses always have black hair, but Japanese children fare quits apart from any medical treatman, the Royal Botaric sometimes have dark redish yellow hair, and In an early circular

Gardens on Mosquito and Malia", it was Chinese children may have brown buir.

suggested that an application of plain co- Iconut oil to The exposed portions ol. the body at night would act 04 8 du. tecent against mosquito bites. We have since thought that a more officationsapplication could

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As a protective costing for iron, cadmiu proving much superior to zinc. The confing looks like gine, but it is much more adhesive, and harder, it tarnishes less rapidly, and it withstand the fumes of acids better.

A diamond burning in the eletric are wax On Current Account at the rate of Two per Intely exhibited on a sareen by Sir William Cent, por Annum or the daily balance.

OR FIXED DEPOSITE

Croakes. The stone could be sen to sprout and swell, and blacken ander the intense heat until nothing remained but a swollen lamp graphite.

For 3 months, 2 per cent per AnauM. For 6 months, 3 per cent. per Annum. For 12 months, 1 per cent, per Annum.

II. E. B. HUNTER,

Acting Chist Manager, Blongkong, August, 1906,

DEUT

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EUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK. CAPITAL FULLY PAID UP... Sh. Taels 7.600,00

HEAD OFFICE SILNGHAI, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BERLIN,

BRANCHES | Berlin, Calcutta, Hankow, Peking. Tientsin, Tinaofn, Taingten, Kobe, Yokohama, Singapore. Founded by the following Bankers :-

GESELLSCHAFT

DEUTSCHE BANK

S. BLEICH ROEDS

BET LINEE HANDELS-

GEREUSCHAFT

BANK FEER

INDUSTRIE

HANDEL UND

ROBERT WARSCHACER & CO.

Banks and

Borlin.

Corticite, the new Portuguese heat-insrating materia), has granulated cork for its principal component and it is claimed to be a perfect iusalator, resisting the greatest ox.rowes of

white nais.

devised eutairing constituon's already wellknown and utilised for the same purpose. The constituents suggested are citronella, kerouins, and coconut oils with a co-taiu pro portion of eirbonic acid. As an alterative for coconut oil vaseline can be employed bat

ix ย is more expensive Citronella oil alone flear for gouers! up and its scont in oraret.

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with

53 AUNUTA

Kerosine oil is similarly fugitive, and has the additional objection of no auplemant smell. It was found by experiment that a mixture of the abare ingredients in certain

objection Reasons for expecting astonishing results preposions completely disguised the from the treatment of certain eye diseases at uble odours of kerosine and coconat oila, and elevated stations have been found by Dr. Robertproduced a liquid emelieg only of citronells,

far more lasting effact.

The so redness Dolny, of l'aris. From a balloon at a high mixture of the more inexpensive oils sor of 6000 feet a falling bottle was watched will the cost that it can be freely employed on it reached a lake, and was then seen sit sok, large scale, and such a mixture contd be easily and examination at a greater nilitude showed proluced locally on a commercial scule at a reasonside cost. The great difficulty with cooling much distension of the pupils as en effect of the is to induce them to take any precautions bat rarefied atmosphere, with increased sensitiveness we know that they are always ready to anoint of the optic norse. This remarkable sensitive citronella if they can get it but the latter is themselvom either with coconut oil or with alould greatly aid the usual remedies. Two generally beyond their means. We are our. common eye troubles are glaucoma and chori.selves wouvinced from personal experience that ditis, or the releasing and loosening of the mosquito bites can be entirely presented by KORNIGLICHE BEHANDLING (Passcretion, and these are among the diseases that these means, and to uliviale, as inack as possible,

widespread sickness and orions STAATSBANK) Berlin.

I should receive special benefit.

labon involved, we would strongly urge that DIRECTION DER DISCONTO-]

this preventive

bs immediately We think that all employers adopted.

at labour in feverish localities should inst

прод their coalies taking the simple precations here suggested.

quantition of the mistars over their climato and the attacks of insecta, evau of rublloy evening at dusk they should arms, and any other exposed parts, includ ing the face, the oil being quite free from harmful or unpleasant effect on the skin. As the anopheles or malarial mosquito in active

the night only during of this should be

application sufficient. We would suggest that a supply of the oil should kept at el dispensaries. pablic or private situated where malaria is likely to pocur: and it would also be found useful in all although this application has we remedial effect resthouses.

that We would point out

upon persons already affected with malaria, it is equally or even more important, that they should employ it freely to prevent the of contagion being carried to others. treatmut is to strongly recommenda to sportsmou

taking

conlies to the Inw.country on dooting also he started at very Railway Station the Northern line, where malarial fever Carefully suspended thermemasters hava is notoriously prevalent. We caloniate that shown a German chemist very material difer-eh a mixture could be produced

about R46f a gallan A cheap matus of pack- ences in the temperature of an ordinary air oven, ing would be in the ordinary

karosite tin whether heated by gas or electricity, with holding 4 gallons. With a liberal allowance for metallic or porcelain walle, with air ventilator wastage, we estimate that 4 gallons of the open or shut. Tho temperature in two of the mixture would be sufficient for a single op- plication for 4,000 solies. This works out at corners is usually much higher-often na mach bmt 13 ounts per eosly per month, which is HẢI BANKING CORPORATION. Roles 17 degree C.--than it is in the other tan iufiuit simal when the benefits to be derived may be obtained on application,

are considered. INTEREST on deposita is allowed at 3

MENDELSSOHN & CO.

M. A. VON ROTHSCHILD

BOKANE

&

Frankfurt a/M JACOB 6. II, STORY NORDDEUTSCHE BANKIN HAMBURG,Hamburg. SAL. OPPENHEIM, JR, & Co., Koela. BAYERISCHE HYPOTHEKEN-UND WECHSEL.

BANK, MUENCHE.

LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. ROTHSCHILD & SON: THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S BANK, LIMITED, DRUTSCHE BANK (BERLIN), LONDON AGENO) DIRECTION DAR DISCONTO GESELLSCHAFT.

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

Manager. Hongkong 1st May, 1906.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE

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THE Business of the above Bank in condue ted by the HONGKONG ANDSHANG

PH CENT. per annum.

Depositors may transfer at their option balances $100 or moms to the HONGTONG ANI. SHANGHAI BANK to be placed or FIXED DEPOSIT st.4 PER CENT. per annars.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

HANKING CORPORATION, H. E. R. BUNTER,

Acting Chief Manger,

THE

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Hongkong, 30th May, 1906

THE BANK OF TAIWAN LIMITED

(INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED. Ten 5,000,000 CAPITAL PAID-UF

2,500,000

JE

HEAN OFFICE: TAIPER, FORMONA.

BRANCHED AND AGENCINS:

Amoy Aaping Foochow Koelnng

Kobe Nagasaki

Shanghai

Oasia

Таілка Ta Tokio Yokohama

HONGKONG OFFICE:

3, DE VEUX ROAD, Interest allowed en Current Account Deposits received on terms which may be learned 。 application.

D. TONDOW, Manager; Hongkong, 1st July. 1900.

(999 THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,

INCORTOBATED BY ROYAL Charter, 185) HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,

RESHEVA LIABILITY

The Bank buys and sulle and receives for collection Hills of Exchange, issues letters of CAPITAL PAID-UF credit on its Branches and Correspondents in the East, on the Continent, and in Great Fritain, America, and Australia, and transacts Banking Business of every description,

INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Acecunts 2% per annum on daily

balances.

- do. do..

Fixed Deposits 12 mouths 44% per aurĽOM,

❝ do.

do. do. L. ENGEL, Agent..

3 do. 31%

Hongkong, 23rd July, 1906.

HOMEBR.44

RESERVE FUND..

40

£800,00

SHARE-

£800,000 ,£975,000

INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the rate of 21, per annum on the Daily balsinses

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4 per cent.

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"T. P. COUHRANE,

Manager.

(1450

Hongkong, leth May, 1866.

It can to ewed and bored like wood. It is not inflammable, and is of value for many purposes. A covering of it for steam pipes and boilers is claimed to effect great saving of heat correspondingly reducing the temperature of the boiler room.

The sidest stone are known is claimed by M. B. Colesworth a Yorkshire man. The semi

circular blade is about eight inches acrose, un íocht and a half thick, and ground down, to a fine edge, with a stiff stoat haft, possibly cat to At into a wooden cleft handle. Striated scrut- ches prove its pre-glacial origin, and establish the existence of man in the North of England in pre-glacial times.

corers or center.

Records show great risk to workers is caissons at pressures of fory atmospheres an 1 by divors at depths of 100 to 150 feat, and the British Admiralty Las fixed the limit for divers nt 120 feet. The most daring pearl and sponge fishers reach. 145 feel, accident being frequent. Lamberi who brought $500,00) from a depth : of 180 feet, remained below 20 minutes each trip. taking an equal time in ascending, but at last he was permanently injured by too long a stay below. The dospest recorded dive is 2014 feet, but the diver died from too rapid ascent. Two recent Briliali levastigators of the effects of high pressure have shat each other into a at gylinder of a capacity of 4 feet, with a pamp raising the pressure to seven atmospheres in 40 minutra. Ia thie prossurs they suffered no harm when decompression was gradual and circulation was aided by movements of Co body. The conclusion is confirmed that fatal results to divers are due to the rapid decom pression.

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