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BANKS

EUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK.

CAPITAL FULLY PAID UP...Sh. Tals 7,500,000 HELD OFFICE-SHANOKIAI, BOARD OF DIRECTOR, BERLIN.

Brangursi

'Berlin, Hamburg, Calcutta, Hankow Tientsin Peking, Tainanfo, Tsinglan, Kobe, Yokohama, Singapore.

Founded by the following, Banke Bankers:-

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KOENIGLICH BHANDLUNG (PATUMISCE BAAT BANK) Berlin,

DILECTION DER DISCONTO-"

GESELLSCHAFT

DEUTSCHE BANK

6. BLEICHAGEDEL

'GESBI ISCH AE'T

BELLINE HANDELS

Berilu.

BANK LUNE HANDEL UND

INDUSTRIN

ROBERT WALSCHAUER & Co..

MENDELSSOHN & Co.

M. A. vor ROTHSCHILD &

Долима

JACOB 8. H. STEAN

Frankfurt a.

NOADDEUTSCHE BANE IN HAMBURG, Hambur BAL OPPENHEIM; JR., & Co., Koeln.. BATERISCHE HYPOTHANEN UND WECHSEL,

DANK, MUENOBEN,

LONDON BANKERS:

Messrs, N. M. ROTRICHILD & Sust THE UNION OF LONDON AND SHITH'S

BANK, LIMITED. " DATORE BANK (BERLIN), LONDON AGENCY DIRECTION DER DISCONTO GESELLSCKFAT.

INTEREST allowed on Current Account DEPOSITS revived on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Brehange business transseted.

A. KOELN,

-Manager. Hongkong, 4th Deceiber, 1907,

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stri: ED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

BANKS

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE Business of the abova" Bank b conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA TION. Rales may be obtained on application INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 Por Cent, per annum,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH, 1908

B COTTON,

SHARE REPORT.

Advicas from New Orleans state that the Farmers' Union will submit to farmers a plan Stare raport dated 18th January, 1008:-Dar- Masare, Erich Georg & Co say is their wookly to reduce the acreage of cition in 1938 in ordering the week under review our market bas raled

INTIMATIONS

teespre afteen cents per pound and to very dull, and hardly any business has been S. MOUTRIE

withhold four to six million bales of 1907 cotton, antil fifteen cemia is obtained.

transacted. The storting demand rate of while rates on Shanghai are Tis. 741 for a Bank erelange on London olozas at la 10-15/16d.. T/T, and The 744 to Tls. 744 for a three days' while Barailver in London obses of 254. The sight Private Bil. Consols are quoted £83f, Bauk of London rate of discount has been reduced to 5 per cent, while the market rate of discount is 4 per cent.

and Shanghais sold at $735 to $720 for old and BANK SHARKSmall lots of Hongkong $715 for new shares, but sings the declaration of the half yearly dividing the market has now $710, and for new shares 8705; the London weakened, and the quotation for old shares is. rates being £78 and £78. ICs, 0d, respectively; Nationals sold at $51.

MARINE INSURANCH FHARES.—Å

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& CO. LTD..

NEW SEASON'S MODELS

JUST ARRIVED] BABY GRANDS

AND

BY-

No definite conslusion as to the value of indigenous cotton, as compared with American Depositors may transfer at their option the Agricultural Department in the Punjab, and Egyptian varieties has been arrived at by balances $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND The Egyptian variety appears to dozervo en SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED extended trial to the south-west of the Province DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cent. per annum.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHA

and opinions of many of the firms appresobed BANKING CORPORATION,

are distinctly favourable to American cotton. J. R. . SM (TB

Concurrently with these operations attempts Chiat Manager.

have been made to improve the indigenous Rosesong, 12th January 1907.

variety, but these have not yet been attended with marked zoosss, but will be continued. EDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE

Some highly interesting experimente with HANDELSBANK.

exotic cetton were made at year in Burma, (NOTEBRLANDS INDIA COMMONAL BANK with air varieties of action, Texas, Barr, exirs In the Sagaing Diatriot, experiments were made Carolins, Russell's Big Ball, Excelsior, King's Talons, changed hands at $3274, but fually COTTAGE PIANOS ESTABLISHED 1863.

and Sea Island cotton. With the exception of 8825 has been accepted again, at which gure Authorised Capital FI. 16,000,000 (£1,250,000) The samples were all superior to the indigenous heading are unchanged and without sales.

the feet used the exp-riments were a success.shares can barlaced. Othor stocke under this Subscribed Capital FI. 10,000,000 (Paid up) Rotorro Fund

Barmes gotton, but there appears to be a ton- FL. 2,112,574. (e176,049 deney to degeneration. A portion of the seed

FIER IN URANCE. SHARES.-Hongkonge HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM,

from this crop will be gron this year on the Sus OrrIce: THE HAGUE.

Mandalay Experimental Station. HEAD AGENCY: BATAVIA, BRANCHES at: Singapore, Sourabaya, Semarang, Indramajoor Bandoong and Wellerraden, A CORRESPONDENTS at: Choribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Macassar, Pontianak, Padang Medan, Penang, Rangoon, Calentts, Bombay, Madras, Columbo, Karachi Djeddah, Bangkok, Saigon, Shanghai, BANKERS: London Swiss BANKVEREIN.

THEWILLIAMS DEACONS BANK, Parts: COMPTOIR NATIONAL D'ESCOMPTE OF

PABIS.

Berlin: DEUTSCHE BANK, Brussels: BANQUE DE PARIS ET DES PAYE

ELS.

Vienna: UNION BANE, Rome: BANCA Commercials ItalKANA, -

THE BANK buys and calls and receives for collection Bills of Exchange, issue Letter of sportskiru BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853, World and massete avery description of Credit payable in all important places of the WAD EPICK—LONION,

Banking and Exchange business.

INTEREST ALLOWED.

PAID-UP CAPITAL. £1,900,000 RESERVE FOND.......£1,475,000 RESERVA LIABILITIES OF PROPRIE-

TORS. £1,200,000

INTEREST allowed on Current Accoant at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the Daily balances.

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4 per cent

for 6 for 3

3

14

2

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Manager.

JOHN ARMSTRONG,

Hongkong, 7th January, 1909.

Ou Current Account at the Rise of 21 annam on the Daily Halano.

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On Fixed Despoist: 12 months 4% per nau

do.

do. 31 do, do.

8 do 3% do. J. BOETJE Manager Mott, Deg. V ux Road Cen.ral

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[THE BANK OF TAIWAN LIMITED

(INCOSPORATED BY SemоIAL IMPERIAL

CHARTED

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CAPITAL SUBMRIBAD CAPITAL PAID-UP

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA LIMITED.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL ...

SUBSCRIBED

PAID P

RASELTE FORD

BANESES:

....... Yen 5,000,000

3,750,

HEAD OFFION: TAIPEα, FORMOSL

BEANOLES AND AGENCIES:

.. £1,500,000

1,125,000

Amoy Aaping Esochow

Kube Nagasak

Oska

462,007

170,000

Shanghat

Swatow

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED.

INTEREST allowed on Current Acosante

at ih rate of 2 per cent.. per annum ́où the Daily balance.

ON FIXED ESPOSITS:

For 12 months

For 6

For 3

20

4 per cent.

S per cent.

2 per cent:

Manager.

EVAN URMISTON,

Hong kong, 30th April, 1907.

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THE

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KOHAMA SPECIE BANK

.LIMITED.

CAPITAL PAL-UP........ Yen 24,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS surauun

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.

Tokyo

Nagasaki

New York

Bomb17

-t'he foo

Newchwang

Autung Tieling

15,500,000

San Francisco Honolulu

Kobe

London

Orak Lyons

Shanghai

Hankow Peking

Dainy

Chang Chun

Tientsin.

Liorang

Port Arthur Makden

HEAD OFFICE YOKOHAMA

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent per annum on the daily balance.

On fixed deposita for 12 months 57 per sanam

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10

Managor,

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TAKEO TAKAMICHI, Hongkong, 25th September, 1907.

569

Tainan Tanasoni Tokio Tokoh roa

HONGKONG OFFICE,

8, Des Youx BOLD. Deposits received on terms which may be

Interest - allowed on Current Accoun

an application,

D. TOHDOW, Manager Hongkong, 5th April, 1907.

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INTERNATIONAL PANKING CORPORATION.

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Fiscal Agents of the United States in China, the Philippine Islands, and the Republic of Panama. CAPITAL PAID OF...

Gold $3,25 about Mez. $5,900,00 - Rasva FUND

Gold $3,2 about Mox. $5,900,000 HOAD. OPPION: 60 Wall Street New York. LONDON Orrica: Threadneetle Hours, &C.

Branches and Agents all over the World LONDON BANKERS: BANE OF ENGLAND, NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLANI LIMITED, THE CAPITAL & COUNTIES BANE, LIMITED, BRANCHES and Assxts all over the World.

The Corporation transacts every description of Banking and Exchange business, receives

Currant Account at the Bata p 2% per annum on Daily balances and socepts Fized Upponite si the following rates

money

For 12 months per cent. per annuu For 6 M For 8

No. 9, Queen's Road, Central Hongkere

W. M. ANDERSON. taaer

Hongkong 24th July, 1907.

1699

AND SHANGHAI

YEDERLANDSOHE HANDEL.HBANKING CORPORATION.

MAATSCHAPPIJ

(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY),

ESTABLISH 1824.

PAID UP CAPITAL FL. 45,000,000 (£3,750,000} RESERVE. FUND- FL. 5,378,375448,00€)

HEAD-OPTICH AKUTSEDAM, EDAD-ASHNOY BATAVIA. Branches-Singapore, Penang, Shangkat, Rangoon, Samarang, Sourabaya, Choribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Passaroean, Tjustjap. Padang, Medan Deli), Palembang, Kota. Radja, (Achsen) Handjermasin.

Correspondents AL Macara Bombay, Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry. Caleatts. Bangkok, Baigor, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amey, Tokohama, Kobe, Melbourne, Sydney. New York, San Francisco, &o, &c.

LONDON BANKEES; == THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITHS BANY, LIKITED,

The Bank bays and sells and receives for collection Bills of Exchange, isenes Istters of credit cn its Branches, asif Correspondents in the Bast, ou the Continent, and in Great Britain, America, and Australia, and transacte Banking Business of every description.

INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Curront Accounts 2% par sunum on daily.

balances.

On Fixed Deposite 1 months.44% per annum.

8 do. 4% do.

do.

do.

3 da. % the..

· Hongkong, 18th November, 1807.

J. L. FAN HOUTEN, Agent,

"25"

PAID-UP CAPITAL BESERVE FUNDS:-

STEELING

£1,000,000 st2-$10,000,000 11,750,000

130

$10,00 1,000

SILVER ...

$31,750,000 RESERVE LABILITY or Prorʼroas 10,000,000 COURT OF DIEBUTORS, G. H. MEDHURST, Eq-Chairman. Hon. Mr.HENRY KESWICK,-Deputy Chairman 4. Friesland, Esq. B. Shellim, Exq A. Frohe Esq.

R. Shewan, Esq E. Geets, Esq. G. R. Lanzmann, E.H. E. Tomkins, baj

H. A. W. Stade, Esq. 4. J. Raymond, Esq. I

CHINE MANAGER Hongkong-J. R. M. SMITH

MANAGER:. Shanghai-ILE, R. HUNTEE

LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED. BONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED.

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

ON FIXED DEPOSITA For-8-months, 2 per cent per Annum, For 6 months, 31 per cent per Annum. For 12 months, 4 per cent per Annan

J. A. M. SMITH,

Chisi Manager, Hongkong, 17th January, 1908.

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have been placed at $315 and more shares are in BLUTHNER, RUD, IBACH, demand. Chimes have been done at $95.

An interesting addition to the "Memoire of have ruled mastealy, selling at rates ruling SHIPPING, Hongkong, Caaten and Magnos the Department of Agriontare in India" in between $286 and $19, and closing with further volume on the Indian cottons, by Mr. G. A. zellera st 82% Indo-Chiass, on receipt of the Gamwi Economia Botanist to the Government nowe of the loss of the Company's 8.8. Y king, of Bombay. The author holds that the parent bave weakened, and are procurable at 867 (239) of all the existing varieties of Indian cotton is for preferred and $27) for deferred shares), the tribated wild and cultivated cotton in the old London rates are unchanged; we hear that the the Rozi of Gajarst, the most widely dis- Shanghai rate being Tle. 501 sellers, while world." One of the objects of the memoir iss Viks ng is fully overed by insurance. to sot forth a classification of the Indian cottone, Chlas and Manilas are neglected at $15, and and to stist in this attempt a great anmber of Douglason are quiet at $10. Shell Transporte beautiful flustrations of the varieties of action, have buyers at 44; the Lion rate having are giren.

baading are unchanged. advanced to 45. 3d. Other stocks ander this

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further, cicuing with bagors at 8107. and sellers. REFINERIES-China Sugart have improved

anehanged. $109, after a reported sale at $110, Luzons are

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changed. Raub have sellers at and Chinos

MINING SHARES-Charboneages are Engineering and Mining Company Shares sellers at Tla, 14.

"

RACHELS, PLEYEL,

CHAPPELL AND ROSENKRANZ, &c.

INSPECTION INVITED.

SOLE AGENTS:

8. MOUTRIE & CO., LD,

York Building, Chater Rond.

Hongkong; 18th November, 1907.

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the exports of cotton seed from India averaged Daring the three years 1897.93 to 1893-1930 1,816 fons per annum, with a decl red value of Rs 45 per ton. By the three years andəd 1916 67 the average exportation ad increased ons bundred fold (81.796 tons), and the declared ralue per ton (Rs. 539) by 123 per cent. Indian cotton as picked yields about 70 per cant seed, and accepting the estimated catturn of cotton soon available in India during 1906 07 is given Hongkong and Whampoa Dock, after swall a correct, the total of stock of ginned cotton DOCKS, WHAKYES AND GODOWNS, &C- as 1,840,500 tons, and the angel average of the sales at 895 and 195, can be placed to a small Jast five years as 1,402,000 tona. It appears, extent at the higher figure Fanwioks, as well Therefore, from the foregoing statements that as New Amey Dooks, are unchanged. Shanghai only 10-3 per cent. of the coften med in India Docks advanced to bayers in the North at Fla. was exported in 1906-07, and that there romain-77, but according to car last night's wire the be Open at 10A.M. and P, 3. daily, Sunday ed more than 151,000 tons available for the market is easier again with sllers at that manufacture of oil and its bigher products, such figure; sales at Tls. 79 for and of March are piszcepted, to receive and deliver surishable goods. as ghi substitutos, as well as cake and meal for reported; Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves

WM. PARLAXE, Maunger. cattle feed and fertilising purposes, the appro- sold in small parcels at $55 to 851 for old shares ximate value of this 1 million tons of seed and $53 to $52 for new sharplosing with

Hongkong, 18th November. 1901 .43 being 44 millions sterling,

north with no buyers over The 911. and Hongkow Wharves are also easier in the farther ellers at the higher rates, Shanghai

AIBU

on

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS-Hongkong Lands sold buyers now at 197 Hongkong Land Reclam

at 895 and $96 and bava Companys shares Gre -nominal offer at 335. sit $150; Kowloon Laude ara Hongkong Hotels sold and can be placed at $104 West Points are quite at 850;

$10 and $144. and have farther bayers at the Humphreys Estate Shares changed owners at lower figure; Shanghai Lands are quoted in the north Tls. 101.

in the United Provinces, Indis, the local In order to improve the production of cotter Government is distributing to saltivatora cotton syed of the

country

Varieties, and alo acclimatized Amorisan seed of the upland type, Dering the year ending June 1907, indigenousation cotton Road was not mach distributed, as the people are generally averse to taking Govern- ment seed. In the matter of America acclimatized weed results are, however, more gratifying Cultivators were found willing to take the Government seed, and although they did not so the whole of it, they ginued all the produce at home, and only asked the department to market the fibre The Government believe that they hare saved the seed for sowings, and if this turns out to be the case, the future of this crop will be most promining. quantities of acclimatized cotton seed wers Further issued from the agricultural station during the year to some 3,400 be, the cleaned cotton solbat ters karas are on offer. Green Island lected during the year fetched five aunas pound when the local cotton wasrelling at thres A sample of ten bales of the cotton grown from acclimatized esed In Aligarh has been sent by the department to for test on a large scale, the results of which wil

spinuing mili be announced in the courss by the authorities.

BUDA",

WU TING-FANG

From the land of joss-paviliona, Where the poppy-smoking millions

Sit in flat-eyed contemplation of their little

dudgy gods,

Where tany flee from devil-waggois

And they still believe in dragona

And

the pig-tailed opulation are alike as pass in poda,

1

Comes a gentleman of unction

To our Diplomatic Function

With an Irish sense of humour and an Anglo-

Saxon "Band," With a wit by

preaties beightened Anp a point

of view enlightened (Which is more than many statesmen havo in

our enlightened land).

it's dog-eing, ting-eling, Wu Ting-Fagi!. Welcome back to Washington to liven up the

"

your satire le amphatic And not always diplomatic, You're a pretty decort Fankas, Mr. Wu Ting Fang. Though he visite many houses In the silkiost of blasses,

Though his bonnet has a button and his pig-tail

immense

Ja an English far from pidgin

He can-argae on religion

And can talk of golf and baseball with a fund

of commen sense.

Mr. Bryce on our dominioux

Has advanced some keon opinions;

Mr. Wu has made some lively observations on

tha Bane.

Which, for pungency and tartness And an Oriental smartness,

Make the Anglo-Irish member seem a tritle

trite and tame.

So it's ding-dong, come-along, Wa flog-Fang, You can speak the English language with a

snippy nappy tang.

You have seen our courts and hovels, Tried our health-food, read our novels, Though his boycott still may rantie, And you still survive to tell it, Mr. Wo Ting-Fang:

'Twas a

1

kick

upon the nake, Which his noble Uncle Sammy may forgive

or eles to gut...

Let's not take it hard or care if

He is poro about our triff,

But be thankful that is Wiz-elég is alive and

with us Jel

With his baggy silken breeches

And his after dinner speeches,

With his views on Western Wemon, whom

he thinks "a trifle plain,"

With his close investigation

And his style of conversation,

Which is somewhat reminiscent of Confucius

and Mark Twain.

So it's pi-pic, hippy-ri, Wu Ting-Pong, Healthyhinese Dragon with a real New England

twangi

China's ising may come later, Aut you're sure an up-to-dater With a Teddy Roosevelt fourish, Mr. Wu Ting-

Fang!

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Ewos Tls. 59 sales; Internationals Tls. 52 COTTON MJLL-Shanghai quolations are: bayers; Laon Kang Mows The 65 bayara; Sosychoas Tie. 270 sellera Hongkong Cottons romain on offer : $10, without fading buyers. A few Dairy Farms found parobssors at 317, SUNDAY M NUFACTURING COMPANIES.

Cements have been done at 117 ani, 11; ther are further buyers at the lowor, but further sellers at the higher rate. In other stocks under this beading nothing has transpired and quotations are unchanged.

MISCELLAN Bous-China-Burnos have been done at 10, Chiss Providents ha bos, placed. at $91, bat thers are sellors at that rato; A. 8. Watsons have improved slightly, and can be placed at 10. In other stooks under this heading no ahanga bas to be reported.

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