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BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION. ****

CAPITAL PAID UP

RESERVE FUND

Gold $3,250,000, about Mex. $7,282,222 Gold $3,250,000 about Mex. $7, 202, 222-

"HEAD OFFICE: 60 Wall Stroot, New York. BONDON OFFior; Thresinoedle House, F.O

LONDON BANKERS: BANK OF ENGLAND, NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND LIMITED, THE CAPITAL & COUNTING BARE, LIMITED:

BRANCHES and Agents all over the World,

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The Corporation transsote every description of Banking and Exchange baainars, receiver money

Current Account at the Bate of 2% per annum on Daily balance and nocepta Fixed Deposits at the following raton-

For 12 months é por cont per sanum, For 6

For 3

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No. 9, Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong. W. M. ANDERSON,

Manager.

Hongkong 8th April, 1908

1109

HBANKING CORPORATION.

AND SHANGHAI

PAID-UP CAPITAL

RESERVE FUNDS:--

STERLING

£1,500,000 at 2/-—$15,000,000 SILVER

$14,000,000

$13,000,000

$29,000,000 RBBEVE LIABILITY OF PROP TOPS$15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS.

E. SHELLIM, Esq.,-Chairman Hon. Mr. W. J, GRESSON-Dixty Chairman

W. Helms, Esq.

EL G. Barretty Esq.

BANKS

DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK.

JAPITAL FULLY PAID UF...Sh. Theis 7,500,000

HEAD OFFION-SHANGHAL BOARD OF Drawcrons, BanLIN

BRANCHES 1

Berlin, Hamburg, Cloutta,

Hankow Tontain, Peking, Tainanfu, Tsingtan, Kobe Yokohama, Singapore.

THE HONGKONG DÁILY PŘESS, MONDAY AUGUST 31st, 1998,

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

PORTRAITS BY CATH ARTISTS-60AP POISON

ING PRISON. MEGALGER ELECTRICAL BESUSCITATION - SLAG GEMENT — PNEU "MONIA BERUM — AUTOMATIC DAMPER REGULATION-CHEMICALĪTIES EXTINGUISH.

ARG-HYDROGEN PEROXIDE MILK,

Founded by the following' Banka "and in black or reuonly one in both colors de ventured along into the mountain and come back.

Backers;→→ KOENIGLICHE SERHANDLUNG (PEJUSSION

—STKATBBLYK) Bezliä, DIRECTION DER DISCONTO-)

GESELLSCHAFT DBUTSCHE BANK 8. BLEICHBORDEE BERLINER HANDELS

GESELLSCHAFT

BANK LUBE HANDEL UND

INDUSTEIN

ROBERT WARSCHAUEL & Co. MENDELSSOHN & CO.

H. A TON ROTHSCHILD &

Soul

Bertia,

Frankfurt/M

JACOB 8. EL STREN NORDDEUTSCHE BANKIN HAMBURG, Hamburg BAL OPPENHEIM, TR, & Co., Koeln. - BATHRYSOEN HYPOTHEKEN UND WHO

·BANX, MUSHOMME,

LONDON BANKEES: Mears, N. M. ROTHSCHILD & SON; -PBX UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S

BANE, LIMITRI). DEUTSCHE BANK (BEBLIN), LOREON AGENCY: DIENOTION DER DISCONTO GRBELLSCHFAT.

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

A. KORIIN,

Manager.

"A cup Sof

A KENTUCKY MYSTERY.

STRANGE DISAPPEARANCES IN A MOUNTAIN, Within less than half a cantary many per Bons have bean swallowed up in the deep ravines of Black Mountain, in Wise County, Virginia, never to be found again. The old mountain, with its scmbre, frowning frant, true to the VAN The only known examples of paintings of man significance of its name, carries many strange. by prehistoric savo doosrators have just been secrete locked in its bosom. Men hare ridder || HOUTEN." discovered by Rene Jesunel in the Portelate its shadows in the fuch of manhood, the eternal gates of silence closing noiselessly Grotto, a cave of Souhens, in Ariege, France, behind them. The region (says the New where Noulet had already found Quaternary Times") is inhabited by mountain people whe remains and human bones. About forty-sketches are a law unto themselves. Few men have even to tell the tale. The history of each new die appearance goes down in the legend of the rogtou as another woird tale to be told, No explanation has ever been vouchsafed se to what became of those who disappeared, and the bodies have been recovered is as uncertain sa the manner or resson of death of those whose. the other resreta of the great bisok pile.

The general public know little of the my gestion of the country until the sudden dis sterions incidents associated with this wild appearance of Mr. Lutsenring Wentz, the young Philadelphis millionaire, who rode away from his home at Big Stone Gap on his favourite poay on the morning of October 14, 1904, nevar to return. Cu the evening of that day the horse riddon by Mr. Wents, riderless, but with Powell's River, not far from Roaring Fork, bridle and saddlə on, was : found in the ford of the spot from which several other men had disappeared before the day of the millionaire.. For wooks handreds of man scoured the monn- every save for some trace of the lost man. The taine, hunting through every mvine and in impression gained credence that Mr. Wentz had been kidnapped-supposedly for the purpos of holding him for ransom.

the care an frescoes, and two repressat en of a primitive type, while the others show bison, bears and horses. Of the human figes, cas "hus a long head with retreating forehand, while the other shows a remarkably ape-like pose, with rounded back and arme peadout in front, There is a cronohing boar, bat the horses aro mostly galloping and poorly drawn, although the forequarters of a borse are quite skilfully figured in black upon one of the darkest walls of the oivern..

Soap is not regarded a dangerous, but a German physician records two seas of fatal poisoning by it, and warning is given that the material should be kept out of reach of the insane and children. Each of the victims both insane perzone-ste a cake of ordinary soup, death following in one osse in an hour and in the other pass in two days. Analysis showed no distinctly poisonous ingredient, and the fatal effects could be attributed only to the material as soap. Heart notion was rapidly diminished before death.

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for his recovery alive. Stimulated by the offer. of the reward, hundrata of bold men joined in the search: Five months after the search had

This led to the Eoring of a reward of $55,000 gives just the right

been abandoned a mountains expectedly kind of nourishment came upon the body of Mr. Wentz lying in s lonely spot among fallen troos. Eioralty alone. The history of the Wants case brought forth will clear satirely this mystery of the mountains. many other stories of that regions. It banane, for building up active

A remarkable secret writing of the prisons hr been brought to notice in Germany by Prof. Gross, A well moistened sheet of writing paper is laid on a hard smooth surface under dry shoot, a hard polut being then used Hon.Mr.H.&W. Slado HE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA write on the latter, which is at once destroyed known that in the course of the year half a

The writing, which disappears from the bottom

C.G.R. Brodersen, Esq. C. R. Lensmann, Esq.

G. Friseland, Esq.

O. 8. Gabbay, Esq.

R. Shewan, Esq.

H. & Tomkins, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER

Hongkong-J. R. M, SMITH

MANAONE:

Shanghai W. ADAMS ORAM.

LONDON BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY, BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED.

HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of Two per cent per Annum on the daily - balanos.

ON FIXED DEPOSITO

For 3 months, 21 per cent, per Annam, For 6 months, 9 per cent, per Annam For 12 months, 4 por cont, por Annam

J, E. M. SMITH,

Chief Mennger

Hongkong, 22nd August, 1908.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE

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Hongkong, 4th Easember, 1907.

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AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

INCORPORATED BY ROTAL URAxtme, 1888,

HRAN OFFICHLONDON,

PAID-UP CAPITAL £1,200,000 RESERVE FUND.............................................£1,525,000 || REV LIABILITIES OF PROPRIE.“

2038, 110 (£1,200,000 INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per mum on the Daily balance

*On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4 per cent

for 6 for 3 JOHN ARMSTRONG,

Manager.

Hongkong, 14th May, 1908.

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dozen or more men had disappeared from appro

zimately the same spot from which Mr. Wents brains and strong

sheet on gradually drying, reappears distinctly disappeared. Of these the body of Mr. Wonts us often as the sheet is moistened,

was the only body recovered. What became of the others will probably never be known, All ventured into the wild region where the mad of the supposed victims of the mountains bad waters of Roaring Creek leap and pitch down to pone into the more quiet stream known as the rugged mountain ravine over shaggy rocke

THE KING AND PEACE:

the raprasntatives of 280 pesos societies. from The King welcomed to London last month

twenty-three countries, who are to take part in the International Pesce Congress'

muscles.

A COCOA

YOU CAN ENJOY.

who has shown how electrical steep may be Continuing the experiments of M. Ledus

produced, Miss L. Robinovitch, A., of Now York, has made a special study of local anaesthesis produced by intermittent low tensionPowell's River." alestria currents of constant direction and of artificial electrical respiration as a mean of Pretpacitating the apparently dead. Lodal ansesthesia, easily prodnood-in the forearm by & current of 25 volts, is often employed in her practica. In rabbits and other small animals, a ourront of 5 or 6 volia sent through the body causes a peaceful, sleep, which may last for hours But a suddenly broken current of 55 volta or so HE MERCANTILE BANK OF gives the phenomena of epilepsy (convulsions,

INDIA, LIMITED.

frothing at the month, etc.), continuing for few minutes to half an hour, while the notion of 12 to 15 volta is quite different, resulting in real eloutrocution. in half a minute to are minuts, Dr. Robinovitab has found, however, that

Eulers and statesmen cali set before them- the electrocated Boimal may be brought solves no higher aim than the promotion.! back to life by intermittent electrical im.uational good understanding and cordial pulses in the same, rhythm as respira friendship among the nations of the world. tion. This gives artificial respiration It is the sarest and most direct means where- speedily followed by resuscitation, and prompt noblest ideals, and its attainment will ever be

by humanity may be enabled to resline Its DIRECTORY application may revive and save the lives of the object of my own constant endeavours. persons whose heart-beats have caused after accidental shocks up to 2000 volts. The same

HE Business of the above. Bank

bendunted by the HONGKONG AND. SHANGHAI BANKING

PAIT-UP CORPORA TION. Enlou may be obtained on application INTEREST ou deposits in allowed at 31 Par Dent. per a

Depositors may transfer at their option balano $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cent, per

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHA

BANKING CORPORATION, J. R. M. SMITH,

Chief Manager,

Hongkong, 12th January 1907.

01.

NEDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE

(NETHERLANDS INDIA COMMEROIAL HANN.

ESTABLISHED 1883,

Authorised Capital F1. 15,000,000 (£1,250,000) Subscribed Capital FL 10,000,000 (Paid pi Reserve Fund" FL 2,200,517,37 (188,576)

HEAD OPPICE AMSTERDAM. SUB-OFFICE: THE HAGUE HEAD AGENCY: BATAVIA BRANCHES at: Bingapore, Sourabaya Samarang, Indramajoo, Bandoeng and Weltevreden.

CORRESPONDENTS at: Cheribon, Tegn

Peolongan, Macassar, Pontianak, Padang, Medan, Penang, Rangoon, Calcutta Bombay, Madras, Colombo, Karachi, Djeddah, Bangkok, Baigon, Shanghai BANKERS:

London:

(THE WILLIAMS Una Cons÷BANK, "Swiss BankÈERKIN,

Paris: COMPTOIR NATIONAL L'ESCOMPTE DI

PARIS Berlin: DEUTSome Bank,

Brussola BANQUE DE PARIS ET DES PAYS BAS Vienna: UNION BANK.

Romo BANGA COMMERCIALS Italiana,

THE BANK buye and sells and receives for collection Bille of Exchange, issues Lothars of Credit payable in all important places of the World and transacts every description of Banking and Exchange Laziness.

INTEREST ALLOWED,

On Current Account si the Eat of 2% per annam on the Daily Balanoes.

On Fixed Despoist: 12 months 4% per annum

do.

...do.

do: 81% do,

3 do. 3% do.

C. WOLDRINGH Manager;

*

-AUTHORISED CAPITAL - ..: £1,500,000

SUBSCELSED

1,128,000 $62,000 RESERYE FUND

210,000 BARKNES: LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED. INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts the rate of 2 per cent, per annum on the Daily balance.

ON FIXED EXPOSITS: For 12 months For For 3

D

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per oant. S per cent, 2 per cent. EVAN ORMISTON, Manager.

Hongkong, 23rd April, 1903.

THE TOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

HAMA

LIMITED.

Токов

Yên 21,000,000 18,120,000

CAPITAL PAID-ÜP RESERVE FUNDS .........

· HEAD „OFFICE ---- TOKOHAMA. ›

BRANORES, AND AGENCINO,

Kobe London

New York

Tokyo. Nagasaki

Bombay

Chefoo

San Francisco Honolulu Shanghai

Tientsin

Nowotwang Dalay

Antung Tisling

Lioying Chang Chun

Osak Lyons

Hankow Peking

Part Arthur

Makden

HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED, *.

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

Un fixed deposits for 12 months 57% per annum

**

25

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21

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TAKEO TAKAMICHI

Manager. Hongkong, 24th March 1968. 524

EDERLANDECHE HANDEL

MAATSCHAPPIJ. ́- (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY), ESTABLISHED 1824:

FAID OF CAPITAL FL. 45,000,000 (£3,750,000) Rosneva FuND FL 5,752,884.84

(about 2479,407)

HEAD-OFFICE: AMSTERDAM.;

HEAD-AGENCY BATAVIA Branches-Singapore, Penang, Shanghai,

In reply to an address his Majesty said:- "It gives me great pleasure to welcome you, the representatives of the Unit Congress of Peace, and to prosive your address. sincere gratifestion than the knowledge that, There is nothing from which I deriva more my efforts in the cause of international peace and good will have not been without fruit, and the consciousness of the generous appreciation which they have recaived both from my owa people and from those of other countries.

I rejoice to think that your international organisation, in which are represented all the

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tients who have succumbed to chloroform or ether.

A material equal to the best Portland oament is now claimed from blast-furnace slag 45 & product of the Cospar-Coles process. The slag is taken while still molten and raised to greater heat by means of an electric resistance farhance, the necessary amount of chalk being added and then certain reactions are brought abaat by electrolysis. High grade osment is thna obtained at very low st

The new surm with which Dr. Bertrand of Antwerp claims to care preumonia, ia applied

labouring in the Rama field, and I pray that the blessing of Ged may attend your laboura."

The English and foreign delegated worn „résistð“at ̄nvoz in use of Phe-amallar-xlais apartments of Buckingham Palace, in which the Privy Councils are beld. The Queen-and- attended by the chief officers of the Household, Prisces Fistoris were with the King, who was

Lord Courtney presented the delegates, and the King and Queen shook hands wir euchTMDA they passed separately before their Majesties. Brunner, M.P., Sir William Mather, Mr. The English delegates included Sir John Barrow Cadbury, Mr. Moschetes, nud. De Evans Darby. oug the foreign delegates were the Baroness-Ton Satner, of Austria, nod Dr. Auezski, of Japan

gold congros badges, with the design of on The King and Queen accepted eusinal and in four or five injections aggregating not more dive branch springing from a crown.' tban balf a cabic inch-bo other curative. serum taking effect in each small dosas. Serious symptoms disappeared in less than 36 hours, even in advanced stages where dauger was increased by habits of babitual draakenness.

The regltherm is a novel apparatus for the. automatio control of the dumpers of furances and stones, and it ants with such wonderfu), promptness and energy that the beat of a candi applied for the fraction of a minute will use it to raise a nian of 15 pounds several inches. A small amount of volatile liquid is, hermetically. sealed in the instrument. As the surrounding temporature rise or falls the vapor of this sub- stance changes its pressure one-half pound per square inch for euch degree, and a rise of a single degree develops a force of 15 pounds within the motor. This foros expands the véase half an inch. The movement le magnified eightfold in transmission to the dampers, chang

temperature of the room or building is regalsted within narrow limits

No. 16, Des Var Road-Gmangoon, Samarang, Sourabaya, Cheribou, ing the latter four inches, and in this way the

Hongkong, 19 August, 1908. : 281. THE

HE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED (INCORPORATED BY BRUCIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER.

Capital Subscribed (paid up)......Yen 5,000,000. Reserve Fund wady Yon 986,000 HEAD OFFICE: TAIPER, FORMOSA

Foochow

Keeling

Swatow

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· Branches and ÅGENCLES;

Kobe

Opaka Shanghai

Tainsin

Tokio Yokohama

HONGKONG OFFICE }{:

**3, Dɛs Vaux ROAD:

Inturest allowed on Current Account Deposits received on terms which may be had

on application.

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

Tegal, Pewalongan, Pascercean, Tillatisp, Padang, Medan Dell), Palembang, Kota Racorrespondents

(Acheen) Bandjermasis

at Macasar, Boxabay, Air-tight reservoirs of a amonia are suggested Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry, Caloutis, by a German authority as a protection against Bangkok, Saigon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amoy.fire. On one occasion the ignition of about 60 Yokohama, Kobe, Malbourne, Sydney, New gallons of benzine in an fron tank created a Fork, San Francisco, &c., &c.

veritable ses of fame, but the prompt application. LONDON BANKERS;—

of seven quarts of ammonia stifled the are, and Tan UxtON OF LONDON AND SMITHY BANK, a few minutes later workings found the fron

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tank to be uninjured, Anjher effective extin guisher is a saturated solution of atum, which forms a thin coating, and thus stops combustion by cutting off the air supply.

The Bank bays and sells and receives, for collection Billa of Exchange, issues lettern of eralit on its Branches and Correspondente-in Starter Gemand Grant Britain, America, and Australia, and transacte Banking Business of every description.

INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Accounts 2% per annum on daily

balizces On Fixed Deposits 12 months 41% par anzum,

6 do.

do. .3 do. 31% 30.

do. do.

JL VAN HOUTEN, Agent, Hongkong, 16th July, 1908,

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