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INSURANCES

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DEORMER, 1907 £18,1Ï4,624.

I Authorised Capital... £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital......... 2,750,000. Paid-up Capital

II. Fire Funds

*887,600 0 0 3,065,974-15

The Undersignal, AGENTS for the above against FIRE at Current Rates

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 8гx, 1908:

THE NEW SPONGE-DIVING X-BATS WITHOUT BUENS - ABBENTOS SBINGLES — BETTRE "COLOUENU GLABE—NOVEL MOSQUITO-KILLER

GABJET COMPRESSORA DIVINING ROD FOR FIFES ELECTRIC WIND-EEÇO KUHE -GAS LIGHT FROM TANKA.2.

Blangas, the liquid illuminating gan of Prof. | revenues of the Government, and on the other Blau, some to be gaining forom in Germany, where it is made. Burned four hours a day, 4 22 pound cylinder supplies a 50 candle power gas-burner four months. Flexible copper tuben, ely about a large me an electric light wire, congoot the burners with the resortoirs.

CHINESE BANK MONEY,

by the Journal" of the Amercian Assosiation The following lataresting article is published of Chim:-

baud with the tearsadtions of merchants, that we consider it safe to say that the bank-notes of Chinese banks, if" properly guaranteed by the Government," could be issued on the lowest basis of a minimum reserve. We base thiopinion apon statistics of trade and ballon in Shanghal, which show that at no time during theirst ten years has there badu any large protection of banking paper by bullion, and that reaitant commercial o

leoudd- ence in banking methods has been unshakea. third could be adopted by banks issuing notes, We feel sure that ste minimum reserve of one. provided this overre is getually guaranteed by the provincial government of the province in which notes are issued,

Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS attempt at bottom vir Getal Raoul of who venturea to write of Chinese menry, because position in the commercial world of China which

SHEWAN, TOMES & CON

Agents.

1019 keng, let July, 1

THE-GLOBUS INSURANCE COMPANY

OF HAMBURG.."

THE Underdgasd, having boots

AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared, to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Estes.

CABLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 18th August 1906-

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AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN.:

·BURANCE 00.

OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS Sainat FIRE

at Current Rates.

WM. MEYERINK & CO., Agents. Hongkong, 6th September, 1908,

11:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE P. O, S, N. Co.'s Steamer

"DEVANHA,"

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND.

STRAITS.

The submarine boat has taken industrial form ia the new vessel for the sponge fishery of the Kerkenah Islands, off the coast of Tanis, the; greatest sponge gathering center. A crade for spongas was made some years ago by Carthage, and he organized this local society that has followed up the problem, and has had the present vessel build. This boat is simpler and smaller than tuose designed for naval use, It is 10 feet long, 61 feet in diameter, hasa displacement of only 9 tons and a buoyancy of 1500 pounds, and carries two men. The only opening in the turret at the top. Filling three water ballast tanke causes the vessel to sink, and it is raised, and small movements of sont and descent are controlled by manipulating the compressed air Talve. Two steel pars, with water-tight phorical joints, make it easy for the ers to paddle about.

A wheel at the forward and a movable arm with water-tight spherical joint is provided for gathering sponges, with a large booket to hold them. Electric lamps are fed by a storage battery.

The special X-ray tabe worked out for mediosi use by Dr. A. C. Geyser has been tried in more than 500 applications of 5 to 3) mimates each, and, there has been no case of burning of the skin. The tube is of lead-glass, and a small fint-glass, window-just large enough to cover the area under treatment is the only portion that permits the notice radiations to pasa

Great pressure is used in manufacturing the now abiogles of aanbestos-dber and Portland Consignees of Cargo by the slave-named cement, and they absorb voly 5 per cent of Sessel aro hereby informed that their goods are

their weight of water Hydration and gradual being landed and placed AT THEIR RISE in theorystallization on exposure on roofs make them Hongkong and. Kowloon Wharf and Godewd Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where, asoh

· consignment will be sorted out mark by mark, and delivery can be oblatasd as soon as the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Gargo

A

From London, &o, ox B.. "Victoria' From Australis or s.s. Himalaya." From Calcutta. er s.s. "Borneo," From Persian Gulf es B. L. 9. N. &

B. & P. 8. N. Co.'s Steamers. Optional goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary within 6 hours...

Goods not cleared by the 8th inst., 4., will be subject to rent.

absolutely impermeable

An improved ornamental glass--more trans. parent than the old one designed to reflost and transmit light of substantially the same colour has been developed by Fritz Paul and August Wagner, of Berilu. Tus.gold or silver pauer in mosaic work have been made by pouring malted glass upon a metal film and then eating athiashoot of gises to adhere to the film by heating, the product being a glass refeting gold or silver light but almost opaque, the frete light transmitted being of a dirty yellow or gray

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shown

of

The remark was once made by Professor Jovons that a kind of vertige attacks all who treat the fatal theme of monoy. The Hability, to suck an attack is greatly enhanced by one are necessary if those notes are to maintain the To saumatize cortain important provisious

there is a evident national characteristic whigh banknotan have taken in our own western prefers intricacy in money matters to plain countries. It is eassatfal that there should be measure, for the different kinds of tools which redemption in acin of these notes. The valus dealing. This characteristic accounts, in wlarge

nog quibbling nor hesitation about the immediate are in nes in various parts of Chios, as by the recent papers of Dr. Fergus and of the note, as stated or the face of it, must absolutely be given. The note which states fours taels, there has sprang up in the various must be redeemed by the payment of one silver Morse on this subject. In addition to the var that it is of the raide of one dollar provinces a variety of citvat delle rich total proriocial dollar, and not by th nominually of the same value as a Mexican dollar. twenty or ten-cent sliver pisose of ten cash lesued twenty sad ten-cont silver pieces and also be excluded, and regard paid only to the In addition to dollars, provincial mints have copper coins. The element of exchange must ten-osshopper coins. The proportious of silver value of the note presented. Immediats and The face and alloy used in those twenty and ten sont adequate penalties must be visited upon any diver pieces and the proportion of copper weyd government offer or bank official who intro- in the ten cash pisces has not been uniform induces the element of exchange, or attempts to these absidiary coins has also been attempted the varione class of coins. The reserve must the various provisoes. Forced oiraalation of

age these bank-ates for speculation between in several provinces, the reason of which has be deposited in the treasury of the provincial always been the accumulation of the profit government in such manner minting rather than the annply of a commercial circumstances can it be used for other purposes demand for an increase of circulating diam, while the bank notes against which it is held In treating of Chinese bank money, considers are in circulation. tion of the variety of tals may be eliminated,

Farther, there must for the reason that the back inoney which has been issued up to the present was based solely upon the value of provincial dollar, ie, Mexiósu dollars.

in recent years have been several: (1) lack of The reasons for the issuance of bank money silver bullion due to the adverse relation between the exports and importe of China as well as to the heavy payments for national obligations; (3) greater facility of exchange izi condities has bee for interchange of com- demanded by tradera, as easy intersommacleation between various parts of navigation and railways has been established; the country through the development of steam (3) provincial governments have coreted the opportunity of adding to their revenues by the profits of misting (4) excessive 1850s of subsidiary coins have caused depreciation in value and, as Gresham's Law pointed out, bad money fnraciably deives out good money. This law is especially applicable was the bait mensy has been minted greatly in excess of the demand for it.

that under no

be such constant vigilance against the possi bility of counterfeiting the bank notes that the public will have no hesitation in accepting them, and will not be ja dread of loss through opinion that this question of counterfeit money the acceptance of bad money. We are of the

any of the foregoing provisions which we have is probably the most urgent in importance of mentioned, and that, if the Government will safeguard the issuanos of these bank notes in each way that counterfeiting is almost” Im-. possible, there will be slight objection to the general circulation of these notes when protect ed by proper cash reserves. We would suggest against such counterfeits would be immeditate that ena of the best means of providing provision that all of the bank notes issued in all provinces should be naiform in size quality of paper and design.

THE ONLY SURVIVOR.

PREMIUM BONDS

MA

WE are the targest Dealers in the world in these attmetive securtida.

WHAT ARE THESE BONDS?

They are high-class and absolutely safe securities, payable to bearet, famed bự the various. Governments and Municipalities of Europe; they are redeemable at periodical drawings, either with Cash Premiums varying from £40 to £40,000,

or, at the very least, at their full nomsäat value.-

EASY. PAYMENTS.

We sell these Bonds singly or in combinations of the most advantageous ones, payable by convenient Monthly Instalments ranging from 15% to £20.

Write for Handbook, "sent post free. BRAVKAR, GLYN & Co., Bankora 3, Rua do in Bourse, PARIS (Trance).

BORDEN'S

GOLD SEAL”

CONDENSED MILK

ADE by the OMGINATORS OF CONDENSED MUK who for 50 YEARS.

bave devoted all their ecergies to the production of the HIGHEST QUALITY, SANITARY MILK in which GAL BORDEN was the Pioneer, A fist worthy of your

eonsideration

Blands Supreme for PURITY, BEVINESS AND FLAVOUR, WARRANTED

TO KEEP LONGER THAN MILK OF ANY OTHER MANUFACTURE

Hongkong, 1st August, 1905.

A service paper, romarks that Colonel Jelín

of the provinces of China but there were add eight officers and men, que a bluejacket, who The foregoing reasons apply goussally to all Worthy Chaplin, C.B., who has just reached his sixty-eighth birthday is the only survivor of fiocal reasone, in various provinces, for the gained the Victoria Cross is Chine, in the wATE issuance of bank money. In Kwangiang Proof the early sixties. In addition to his V.C.. vince, bank-uotes with a face value of one doline for the valoar displayed by him at the capture were intended to bi szchanged for two twenty of the Taku Forts, where he was severely between subsidary silver coins-sad-provincial Prines of Wales Royal Canadians. Following cant please, so that the proportionate value wounded early promotion oms with the 100th dollars might be placed upon the same basis ne

a term as aide deomp to the Irish Viceroy, he In Hupet Province, one dollar notes were issued which he led through the Khyber Pass during obtained in the British Colony of Hongkong, became commandant of the Royal Leish Hussars, directly by the crovincial mine in order to the het Afghan war. For these campaigus he MS,

obtained mention is despatches, imadal-, clasps," and the C.B.

assist in maintaining a high relative value for

Flatted

CONNELL BROS, COMPANY,

Sola Importera.

1083

PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE DAVID CORSAR &

GILLANDERS

"CLAREMONT,”

2 & 4; KaNNEDY ROAD. Hongkong, 9th February, 1967-

No Fire famranes will be effected by me in

olour. In the new process the metal is made to any cake whatever.

Damaged proknges must be left in the Gothoroughly conleses with the glass. The film the copper coins wish-had been issue in ench dovas for examination by the Consignees and is applied to the first layer of glass mechanically large numbers that the market had beng the Company's representatives at an appointed or by chemical or electrolyte method, and melted-seems to have been to facilitate the new method In Kiangsi Province the motiva boar. All Claims must be presented within

How Tos BEAUTIFCL Keep your com tsu days of the steamer's arrival bere, after glass is then poured on to form the second of provincial taxation In Chehkiang and | plaxion, Mrs. Ella's Urime Charmante, Lsit which date they cannot be recognised. No layer, giving perfect union and great trans. Kinngan Provinces one of the leading motives Charmant and Special Skis Toaie and Ponde Claims will be admitted after the gooda hare.parency. The panes have a beautiful golden or notes by forviga.baska and to secure for Chinese-ialities for the skin' are the study of HE Latest Method of the AMERICAN.

bae bean to comp wte with the issue of bank Charmant will washly you to do it. Her liai. A 3. Watoux Go, Lui, dole Agents.

left the Godowns.

F. J. ABBOTT, Acting Superintendent,

Hongkong, 2nd September, 1908

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BEN LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE-TO-CONSIGNEES,

S.S.. BENVENUE,” FROM MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

extra

CONSIGNEES of Cargo atehereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk bito the hazarāvus Budur hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., whose auffer from the whares dacivery may be obtained,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the inst; will be subject

te rant,

All Claim against the Steamer raust be pre

sented to the Undersigned on or before the 17th irst, or they will not be recognized.

Ali broken, chafesi, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 10th st., at 11 a.M.- No Fire keurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,

Agente. Hongkong, 3rd September, 4:09.

PALADIN'S

1230

APIOL&STEEL

or Ladies PILLS

A Pranch Haniady for pte; Irvostukkettles. Thousan

Ladies Leg Disc'at Martin's ruls in the hous; so that, on the first

of any Treaty of the Synec timely dose may fired Those who are the scattend them, her i mammans meĺe. As all Cheralste and Geores, or post

BARTIM, Charolai, BOUTHAMPTON, HAUZENDU

SANTAL MIDY

These tiny Capsules →superior to Copaiba, Cubebs, and Injections-cure

the same diseases as these drugs in forty-eight hours without inconvenience.

Esch Caprile Bels the name (MIDY)

FOR DISEASES OF THE ONEST. »

GRIMAULT'S

B

SYRUP

OF HYPO-PHOSPHITE OF LIME. Prescribed in France for the last 30 years. It retains its reputation for CONSUMPTION, OBSTINATE COUGHS, COLDS, DISKABES OF THE CHEST, LUNGS, and BRONCHIAL TREES.

silvory lustre by rested light, while the transmitted reys are more or less suloured and give a pleasing antique offco, Mosaics may b made up with both the new glass and the old, and the net material is adapted not only for windows but for lanterns, lamp-chimneys and other uses.

The

traders the profits arising from this espanos, There has been to quiformity in the style of printing, nor in the editions stamped upon the biok of the notes, nor in the method of signature, nor in the speciffet places of redemp tion. In the case of the Yu-ning setos, the first issue is very different from the second iss as to size, colour, quality of paper and signataro, The Ha:poh act is almost entirely in Caines Cactus, instead of petroleum, is the mosquito Hu pet Government Mint atamped in English having only "seves mace and two caudaresas, exterminator that le being tested by the sanitary on the back. The new Taoning notes kay Ea authorition of Gaboon, French Africa. Thglish on one fa, and on the other a combination thick, pulpy leaves are out up-and-morated in of Chinese and Mauchu obtrees. water, and the sticky paste so formed is spreaded su ous foos over Chinese characters, and the Chah-kiang Provinca.notes have English stone. over stagnant.pbels, giving the iseating layer only signature is the shop of the Managerand that destroys the mosquito larvas by preventing Acountant of the Shing Nih Bank. The 3 only Flem from coming up to breathe. The pssteiformity of these various bank notes is their retains its place for weeks and months, while common use of the words "tunghsing," which the petroleum quickly dries up and disappears provincial government will nenimity sccept means "general circulation," and show that the. the fierce host of a tropical sun.

these notes in payment of taxation, Customs. drag and alber government fees. In notanl partailed, as for exemple la Kwangtang Tro practice this cominal acceptance has been vicce, where the value of the one dular nole has been taken to be the value of five twenty. cant pieces, and not of one provincial dollar,

that the one dollar note has had a dis- as we have been able to ascertain, this is the. count of six or seven per cent. As ENT only instanies in the provipes where bank notes have been held at a discount; but in tion of Ea psh, 1 bese notes have not been in all of the provinons, with the possible excep- "general circulation," but hare only been in ust in places where there was a branch of the tuning bank. Where no auch branches existed these notes have not been used because of the difficulty. of redeeming them, in coinage.

LING

642

CO..

19, QUBENS ROAD CENTRAL (Next to Messrs. KURN & KOMOR),

AURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS STORE.

Photographie Grads of every Daneiption in Stock,

Developing and Printing Undertaken, "Hongkong, 31st July, 1997,

730

SANG MOW. RATTAN AND GRASS FURNITURE MAKER.

CHAIRS, TABLur, Sættees &

LONG CHAIRS, . -` BAMBOO BLINDS, MATTINGS in all colours on Sale.

All Orders receive prompt attention. 594, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

HONGKONG. Hongkong, 20th Fabmmary, 1908.

PRINTING

AND

A simpla new device aims to add farther power and efficiency to the incandescent gas light. The little apparatus is operated by electric current generated by the waste hest of ths, lamp, and acts by compressing the gas at the barner instead of depending upon the un. certain high pressure from a distant station. It is claimed that thorough test has demon. strated the usefulness of this novel compressor A simple compass-fader, ousting 11 conts has enabled a western pipe-layer to locate a 12 luch cast iron pipe buried about 8 foot in stiff adobs soil, sud has saved several days of labour in dig. ging. As decoribed by A. E. Wright, the flader was a magnetized kuitting needle fastened to a strand of tan silk fibers, a miner's dip needle having been discarded as not sufficiently sensitivo, The fibers were glued around the balancing-point, and the needle was so balanced as to dip normally about 20 degrees in order that the two ends might be attracted to the pipe unequally. The needle was monoted in a cigar (3) there must be provision for rigoreas usual. BUSINESS CIRCULARA, bar, with an index-card, and a glass over astus to be enforced against any bank which fails wind shield. When used, the box was placed or delays to make good its promise of redemp horizontally on the ground in a north and south tion; and (4) there must be a general agres. direction, and was moved across the supposed meat among the users of these notes that the Line of the pipe, readings being taken every two

Government is making adeguate provision to protect against counterfeiting. foot, had in this way the lotion wis: dater- mined very accurately. The deletion was tion as grantover a bell as over the mid-length of the pipe

3

A novel wind indicator, desigual fue elabs, hotels and other buildings wher pople congre

gires the

In order that these baal-notes should be. considered to be with the same general conditions as have been good money they must comply.

found necessary in all other countries: (1) they most be readily convertible inte soin on demand, and a reasonable amount of redemption must b actually taking place from time to time; (2) there must be a goner opinion in com inercial circles that any one has a right at any time, for any reason or for no reason, to require coin for any or all the notes in his possession;

401..

BOOKBINDING

OF

ALL DESCRIPTIONS

COMPANY, PROSPECTUSED,

* COMPANY REPORTS & BALANCE SHEETS,

BILLS OF LADING,

FIRE MARINE INSURANCE FOLMS

COMMERCIAL CODES,

COMMERCIAL REPORTS,

COMMERCIAL FORMS OF ANY KIND,

ALBO

„CARDS, 40,

We have not placed among the foregoing SPOREKEEPERS PRICE LISTS, requirements any stipulations as to the propor in of reserve to the amount of issue of notes, for the reason that the custom of various onantries in the matter has greatly varied. Under the British Bank Ast of 3844. which is in force up to the present, the Bank of Bugland MENU CARDS, VISITING CARDS, is allowed to issue

the coast at sum of e18 000,000 without any spacis bast

basis: but for reserve, of which one-fourth zasy be silver; but silver cannot be legally tendered to redeam a

Perlaps it is safe that the most common

Up to the time of the Civil War, the proportion. eserve required by various countries is one-third. held by banks in the United States was as low as

time of datorn wendengarkan al-above this sum it mat have, £ for £, a Apocie

from ona or, more places within the building. A contaal piece xeralvig

to

with the reae fuakes contaob at 16 points in the Bouk of England note legal minimum coin

revolution, At each contact a wire forma circuit with one of the 16 lamps, arranged in the cicole of the indoor Indiostor, and while the circuit from any one of the contacts is com-re or even three per vent, but suck money Wa

really inconvertible, and could not be considered

INVITATION

JEDGERS & ACCOUNT BOOKS MADE TO ORDER PERIODICALS BOUND AND SOOKS OF ALL KINDS RE-BOUND

is THS BEST MATERIALS.

Estimates furnished on Application to the are writing. The whole banking system of rinting Departmsat "HONGKONG (DAILY China is so bound up, on the one band with the PRESS" Ofles

plete the lamp of the corresponding polat of their the same class as the bank-notes, of which we compose is lighted. An electric battery of two volts is suficient,

.DR. M. H. CHAUN,

SISTEM of DENTISTRY

33, Queen's Road Central. From the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

1261 Hongkong. 17th April, 1907."

LENTIN G

SURGEON DENTIST,

No. 10, D'AUGILAR STREET.

TERMS VELY MODERATE, Comentationkide. Hoogkong, Ziet September. 1906

NEW CARTRIDGES..

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Y Popular English Manufacturers. In

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WM. SCHMIDT & CO. Hongkong, 26th Octabor, 1905.

A TACK & CO., 26, Das Vœux ROAD, CENTELL,

7+9

JUST LANDED A-LARGE ASSORTMENT OF CAMERAS and PAGETS PÁPERS, 404 ko..

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Alacrity, despatch-boat, 700 tons, 10 gans, 3000 h.p. Emdr. C: T. Fuller, Weihsiwel Astraes, 2nd class cruiser 4350 tons, 10 gons, 2000 h.p., Captein F. E C. Ryan, Colombo to remominicaion

Bodford, British cruiser, "Capt. 8. E. Erskine,

R.N., Weihaiwe

Bramble, gunboil, 710 tons, 900 i.k.p. Lieut.

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Fame, torpedo-noon destroyer, 310 tons, & guns, 7 hp, Lieut-Comdr. Gressen, Weil Riwoi

Flora, 2nd class ernizer, 4360 tons, 10 guar,

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Elandy, torpedo-bont destroyer 20 tour, & guns, 4009.b.p.. Lieut-Gomdr, W. If. Darwall, Wribuiwei

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p., Lieut.-Comdr IL. K. Tickell, West. Liver

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Lieut-Comdr. Alan Dizon, Yangi

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Yangtza

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Lient Comdr. G. B. Livingstone, Yangtaza