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BANKS

THE

BANKS

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE Business of the above Bank

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK conducted by the HONGKONG AND

Capital Paid-UP RESELVE FUND

AUDIOMIR

Yen 24,000,000 15,500,000

HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA,

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.

Kobe

London

Osaka Lyons

Sun Francisco Honolula

Tokyo Nagasaki

New York

Bombay Shanghai

Chefec

Tientsin

Nowotwang Dalny

Antung Lioyang

Tieling

Chiang Chun

1

Hankow

Peking

Port Arthur Makden

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Aceout at the rate of 2 per per annum on the daily balance.

cont

On fixed deposits for 12 months 5% per annum

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4%

3%

TAKEO TAKAMICHI, Manager.

Hongkong, 12th September, 1908.

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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853,

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,

£1,200,000 £1,575,000 €1,200,000 INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent, por sunum on the Dally

.PAID-UP CAPITAL

BESERVE FUND RESERVE LLAVILITIES OF PROPRIE-

TORA...

balancea.

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On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4 per cent. for 6 for 3

WM. DICKSON,

Hongkong, 6th April, 1909.

Manager.

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TEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-

N

MAATSCHAPPIJ,

(NETHERLANDS. TRADING SOCIETY)

ESTABLISHED 1824.

PAID UP CAPITAL FL. 45,000,000 (£3,750,000) RESERVE FUND FL. 5,752,884,84

SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORA

TION. Hules may be obtained on application, INTEREST on deposits is allowed at 31 per cont. per annum.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 12TH, 1909.

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

OCBAN-LIGHTING LAMPS WHERE DO THE FORESTS GET THE WATER ?—ENÉRGY OF A FLAT WHEEL'S POUNDING ARTIFICIAL

IVORY **** FIXING CHILD LABOUR BY THE

BONES—A TRAJN-STOP FOR FOUR FIREB FROM THE SEA-PRINTED FABRICS WITH TWO SIDES-DANDELION MILK.

W

ICE

́E HAVE MET THE CUT and sro now Selling Ice from our Depot, Nos. 55 & 57, Dos Youx Road Central, for HALF A CENT PER POUND.

We

the ONLY FACTORY IN

GUARANTEF ITS PURITY.- :

ORIENTAL BREWERY LTD.

Hongkong, 16th March, 1909. [474

Feeding dandelions to cows has been investi- gated by J, P,. Wagner, a Belgian, who finda that the yield of milk in not increased, na ́haa teen so widely believed, while butter is Impaired in flavor and keeping qualities. The presence of dandelions in pastures is one of many causes of difficulty in making matter of high grade in the spring and early summer. A large quantity of dandelions in hay is similarly harmful, and it Depositors may transfer at their option balance $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND

is urged that farmers take the trouble of wood | HONGKONG Manufacturing Lee from SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED

For bombe to light up the sea at a distanceing their postures and lany-fields if they can DISTILLED WATER and therefore we DEPOST s44 per cent. per annum.

from a vessel, the newest form comprises two possibly do so. For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI cylindrical wooden shells, telescoping together,

BANKING CORPORATION. J. R. M. SMITH,

the inner shell being filed with namized calcium Chief Manager. | carbide, calcium phosphide sad gan-powder,

T21 Hongkong, 12th January, 1907.

and having an iron head at one and and an orifice for the escape of gas at the other. On TEDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE leaving the gun, the outer cylinder at once falls

HANDELSBANK:

off, the other continuing the fight alone. As this shell rises after its plunge into the sea, the water entering causes acetylene to be evolved from the carbideuil hydrogen phosphide from the calcium plivsphide, and the hydrogen phosphide ignites spontaneously, setting fire to the acetylene. The fame is inextinguishable, evon by a high sea, It is chimed that the brilliant light of 2,000 candle power will last three hours, and that the lamps can be projected two miles or more. Though this light has advantages over the soarchlight, however, it is BRANCHES AND AGENTS all over the not a complete substitute, on account of the

World.

mere limited area lighted.

NEDER

ERLANDS INDIA COMMERICAL BANK). '(NETHERLANDS

ESTABLISHED 1953.

Authorized Capital F. 15,000,000 (£1,250,000) Subscribed Capital Fi. 10,000,000 (Paid up) Reserve Fund FI. 2,200,517,37 (£183,376

HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. HEAD AGENCY: BATAVIA.

LONDON BANKERS:

THE WILLIAMS DEACONE BANK, Swiss BANKVEREIN,

THE BANK transacta every description of Banking and Exchange bus ness, roceives money in Current Account at thorate of 2 por cent. per annum on Daily balances and accepta Fixed Deposits at the following rates

12 months 4% per annum

6. do.

do do

C. WOLDRINGH, Manager,

No. 16, Des Voeur Road Central, Hongkong, 3rd November, 1908. [25

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED THE

(INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER).

Capital Subscribed (paid up) Beserve Fund

Yon 5,000,000 Yan 1,320,000

(about 2479,407

HEAD OFFICE: TAPEH, FORMOSA.

BEANCHES AND AGENCIES: Amoy

Kobe Anping

Nagasaki Foochow * Osaka

Shanghai Keelung Swatow

Тайпал Tamani Tokyo Yokohama

HEAD-OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. ..HEAD-AGKnot Batavia. Branches-Singapore, Panang, Shanghai, Rangoon, Samarang, Sourabaya, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Pazzeroënn, Tjilatjap, Padang, Modan (Deli) Palembang, Kota- Radja, (Achoon) Bandjermesin

HONGKONG OFFICE: 3. DES VEUT ROAD Interest allowed on Current Accounts

Correspondenta at Macassar, Bombay, Colombo, Mudras, Pondicha Calentta, Bangkok, Saigon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amoy, on application. Yokohama, Kobe, Melbourne, Sydney, New York, San Francisco, do, &oNFIN

Deposite received on terms which may be had

D. TOHDOW, Manager. [1518 Hongkong, 11th March, 1909..

FONGKONG SHANGHAI THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITHS BANK, HANKING CORPORATION

LONDON BANKERS :--

LIXITED.

The Bank bays and sells and receives for ollection Bills of Exchange, issues letters of credit on its Branches and Correspondents in the East, on the Continent, and in Great Britain, Amerion, and Australia, and transacts Banking Business of every description.

INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account 2 per annum on daily

Lalances

On Fixed Deposits 12 months 41% per annum.

do.

do.

6 do. 4%

do.

3 do 33% do

J. L. VAN HOUTEN, Agent,

Hongkong, 16th July, 1908.

Paid-up CAPITAL RASELTY FUNDS :-

STERLING

£1,500,000-at 2/-$15,000,000 $14,500,000

SILVER

$15,000,000

$29,500,000 RESERYN IMABILITY OF PROP TOES $15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS, Hon. Mr. W. J. GRESSON --Chairman. HE TOMKINA, Esq.-Deputy Chairman. J. W. Baindow, Esq. D. Shellim, Esq.

F. G. Barrett, Esq.

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C. B. Gubbey, Esq.

W. Helma, Esq.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

THE

INDIA, LIMITED.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL... ... £1,500,000

SUBSCRIBED

PAID-UP

RESERVE FUND

BANKERS :

1,125,000

562,000

210,000

LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED.

INTEREST allowed on Current Accounta at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on the Daily Lalance,

ON FIXED DEPOSITS,:

For 12 inantlis....

For 6

For 3

~4~per

dent, 34 per cent. 2 per cent EVAN ORMISTON,

and Manager.

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Hougkong, 23rd April 1908.

EUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK.

ITAL FULLY PAID UP...Sh. Taols 7,500,000

HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BERLIE,

BRANCHES: Berlin, Hamburg, Calcutta, Hankow, Tieutain, Peking, Tainanfa, Tsingtan, Kobe, Yokohamaa, Singapore.

Founded by the following Banks, and Bankers: KOENIGLIORE SEEHANDLUNG (PREUSSISCHR STAATSBANK) Berlin.

DILECTION DER DISUUNTO-")

GESELLSCHAFT

DEUTSCHE BANK

S. BLEICHROEDEE

GESELLSCHAFT

BERLINER HANDELS-

*

BANK FUEL HANDEL UND

Berlin.

INDUSTRIE

BEET WARSCHAUER & Co..

ANDELSSOHN & Co.:

AVON ROTHSCHI

&

JAURINE

Frankfurt aM.

NORDE H. STERN

BAL. OTSCHE BANK IN HAMBURG, Hamburg.

BAYERISAEIM, JE., & Co., Koela.

BANE, MYPOTHEKEN UND WECHSEL

NOBEN.

LONDON BANKERS:

Messrs, N. M. RoHSCHILD & BON: THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S BANK, LIMITED.

C. R. Lensmann, Esq.

R. Shewan, Esq.

H. A. Siebs, Esq. Hon. Mr. H.A. W.Slade

CHIEF MANAGERIA Hongkong-J. R. M. SMITH,

MANAGER: Shanghai-W. ADAMS OBAM.

LONTION BANKERS-LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, LIMITED.

HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED

The great influence of forests on rainfall is always conceded, but probably few have up- derstood that we are so thoroughly dependent on forests for the moisture that makes rain as is argued by a forestry authority in India. The water transpired from a forest is computed to be 600 times the amount evaporated from a water area of the same orient. Assuming the water surface of the globe to be three times the land area, and the forests over auo-quarter of the land, it will be seen that the moisture given off by the Forests is many tizes that from the whole water surface.

SHARD REPORT. Messra Erich Georg & Co. in their weekly share list, dated 10th April, state-A moderate business only has been done during the week under review, and there are no changes of im- portance to chronicle. The sterling demand and the rates on Shanghai are Tis. 743 for a rate of exchange on London closes at 12. Bla Bank T/T, and Tis, 75% for a three days' sight Private Bill, while the rate in thanghai on this for a three days sight Private Draft is)s, 743 Barsilver in London is quoted, 23d, and Console £85. The Bank of England's rate of discount is 22 per cent., and the private market rate of discount 1 per cent.

kong and Shanghais wakened to sales at $915,

BANK SHARES Early in the week Hong but $920-has been paid since, at which figure the market closes firm with probable Layers: Shanghai quotes sales at 8950, with an exeliange of Th, 73, and the London rate has advanced.

to £86. 10.01. Nationals are unchanged

MARINE INSURANCE SHARES-Unions have been done at $850, but at the close shares are procurable at $845. China Traders can be placed at $90, and North Chinas at Tk. 100. Yang tazes are wanted at $217), while Cantons sold at 8187

FIRE INSURANCE SHARES.-Hongkonga have been done at $315 to $320, and more shares might be placed. Chinas sold and have sellers at $105.

tis

SHIPPING SHABES.-Hongkong, Canton and Maro Steamboat Shares changed hands at 8291 to $294, at which latter rate shares might be obtained, while there are buyers at $393. Indo- strong: London and Shanghai rata are un China's fetolod $61 and at that the market. changed. China and Manilas sold and have buyers at 18. Dongleses and Star Ferries Bro unchanged. Shell Transports have improved to buyers at 556. Et, which is also the London quotation. Union Waterboats have been dono

at $10.

REFINERIES. China Sugars sold at $137) and $135, and have sellers at 81374: Lazons are on offer at $17.

A wear of less than 0.05 inch of metal, giving a fat spot 22 inches long on a 33-inch car-wheel, is found by Prot, Hancock of Purdue University to cause the rail to be struck with an energy of 1,000 foot pounds when the wheel is carrying 6,000 pounds at 30 miles an hour, while the changed. Raubs sold at 38. Chinese Engineer- same fint wood under s 55 ton interursan curing and Mining Company's shares are firm at running 60 miles an hour will give a hammer Tis. 183. blow of 9,500 foot-pounds,

The clisest imitation of ivory, yet produced is claimed to result from a new process in which a mixture is made of 100 parts of caustic lime, 300 of water, 75 of phosphoric acid solution of a spesific gravity of 1.05, 16 of calcinin carbonate, 1 to 2 of magnesia, 5 of alum, and 15 of gelantine. The materials being thoroughly mixed, the phosphoric acid is allowed to act on the chalk for a day. The plastic mass, which may be given any desired color shaped in monids, and may be used for billiard balls, knife handles and an endless variety of other objects. After heating a short time in an air current at 320 degree F., the articles are laid aside for three or four weeks for thorough seasoning. It it assert ad that the product has practically the same composition and hardness of genuine ivory, and that it must largely take the place of the natural substance that is a rapidly disappearing through the passing of the elephant.

Children differ in development, and Dr. I. M. Rotch has pointed out that the present method of regulating child labor by age is unscientific and unsatisfactory. One child may 1 bo as well developed and capable of endurance at 13 another several years.older. He proposes that the X-rays be used in estimating the capacity of the young and immature, as sufficient study will make it practicable to gange physicial con dition by the state of development of the bones

On Current Account at the rate of Two per of the body and thus give a rational basis for

cont. per Annum on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS

For 3 months 23 per cent, per Annnia. For 6 months, 34 per cont. per Annum, For 12 months, 4 per cent. per annum.

J. R. M. SMITH, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 8th April, 1909.

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determining what work may be permitted

The new automatic stop off two English inventors is arranged to shut of the steam of locomotive and apply the vacuum brake without aid from either engineer or fireman. An in. elined plane is fixed between the rails, and when the signal is set at danger, this inclined plane is

INTERNATIONAL BANKING so raised that it comes in contact with a lover

ORPORATION.

CORE

CAPITAL PAD Ur

RESERVE FUND

.... Gold $3,250,000, about Mex $7.222.222 Gold 83,250,000 about Mex. $7.222.222 HEAD OFFICE: 50 Wall Street, Now. York. LONDON OFFICE: Threadneedle House, ECG.

LONDON BANKERS:

BANK OF ENGLAND. NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLANT LIMITED,

THE CAPITAL & COUNTIES HANK, LIMITED. BRANCHES and AgEyre all over the World.

The Corporation transacts every descriptioz

of Banking and Exchange business, recives money. Current Account at the Hats of 2 per cent. per annum on Daily balances and accopts Fixed Deposits at the following rates; For 12 months 43 per cent. per annum. For 6

.

7

11

*

For 3

No. 9, Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong.

W.M. ANDERSON, Maunger. Hongkong, 8th April, 1908.

122%

NOW ON SALE MAIL TABLES FOR 1999.

DEUTER BANK (BERLIN), LONDON AGENCY DIRECTIONER DISCONTO GESELLSCHAFT,

INTEREST allo,,

Shows the dates of departure of the Mails DEPOSITS received ou

o Current Account, to Europe and Americe, and the dates of their learned on application Ems which may be exported arrival at their destinations, as well as

description of the dates of return Mails.

Mounted on Card

30 Cants. On Paper- On Sale at the Hongkang Daily Prest Office.

Banking and exchange business tagated.

A. KON

Manag

Hongkong, 4th December, 1907.

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in the engine that acts on the steam regulator and applies the brakes: throughout the train. In the teste made it has been shown that a train could be quickly brought to a stop in a fog or storm hiding the waual signs!,

The new files plant of South Australia- Posidonia Australis-grows over many square miles of the bottom of spencer Gulf, and in the preliminary work of the syndicates formed to exploit it, the growth is found to approach with in three or four feet of the sarface of the water. having a length of about 12 feet. Collecting will be done with a special dredge, carrying complete accommodation for washing drying and pack in. The fire, resembling jute tow is strong, almost unindaminable freely takes up dye, and is expected to prove of great value for uphol stering material, sacks for corn, bags for ore, ropes, twins, felting tapestry, linolouni, packing. substitating for cow's hair in mortar for plaster- ing, calking ships, staffing saddles and many other purposes.

Designs printed on cotton or wool are made to show on both sides of the fabric by a method Lately patented in France by M. Caberti. Tho fabric, before printing, is passed over cylinders kept uvistened with a solution of gum traga- canth and a material that will canso the printing paste to penetrate the clo:1. The added sub- stance may be phenol for wool, er glycerine or glucose for cotton. While damp the fabric is It is passed through the printing machins. finally squeezed between two very smooth rollers,- which press the paste com plotoly through the cloth, so that the print appears on both face and book

MINING BARES-Charbonnages are un

DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, &-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks have been taken off the market at $8, and more shares are wanted Geo., Fenwicks are for sale at 311. New Amoy Dooks have buyers at $91 Shanghai Docks, as well as Shanghai and Houkew Wharves are unchanged. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves sold at 361 and 8513, and at latter figure a few shares are available.

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hong. kong Lands sold at 897 and $98, and more: shares appear to be for sale at the higher rate, Kowloon Lands can be placed at while Wost Points have been done $44. Hongkong Hotels bare advanced to buyera at $84. Hum phreys Estates sold at $82. Shanghai Lands are up to Tis. 118,

COTTON MILAS-Shanghai quotations are: Ewos The 118, Internationale Ta. 93, Laon Kung Mows Tis, 111, and Boeychess Tis: 410... Hongkong Lotbonus are offering at $9. - **

SUNDRY MANUFACTURING COMPANIES.

Hongkong Electries sold at $193 and $194. and are for sale at the higher rate. Dairy Farms fetched $14, Cements changed hands at $8.90 ex the final dividend of 50 cents per share paid on 5th instant. Ioes have sales and sollore at $170. Ropes can be had at $24. In other stocks under this heading no sales have been effected, and rates are unchanged.

MISCELLANEOUS, China-Borneos soldat $1.30 ex the dividend of $1.20 per share paid on 6th instant. China Providente sold at 194 und and $9,30 and are on offer at latter rate. Lang.. kate have buyers at The 785. Watkins liave enquires at $31, and Watsons sold at 89. No change to note in other stocks under this heading

WHITELEY'S

THE BIGGEST STORE IN THE WORLD.

HIGH QUALITY." MODERATE PRICES. PROMPT ATTENTION.

General Ellustrated Catalogus (1250 pages), ar any Departmental Liat sent From lo bona fide

applicants.

WM. WHITELEY, Ltd., UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS, WESTBOURNE GROVE & QUEEN'S RD., LONDON, W.

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ON SALE..

BWEEKLY PRESS. Jaly, to December, DOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG 1908. With INDEX.Price $7.50.

On sale at the "HONGKONG DAILY PRES OЯlue.

Hongkong, 21st January, 1919.

The

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