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Ya GERMAN, Board and Residence in English Private Family (Kowloon or Please apply tom
579, Caro of Daily Truss 01:00, [1066 Hongkong, 24th August, 1911.
HONGKONG GYMKHANÁ CLUB.
【HE FOURTH GYMKHANA MEFT TNG POSTPONED from the 19th inst will be held a SATURDAY, the 25thlustunt, commencing at 3.30 v.m.
REGINALD F. C. MASTER,
Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Hongkong, 24th August, 1911. [1067
IT
NOTICE.
R.
IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that Tenders will be received. at the Sanitary Board Ofee until Noon of TUESDAY, the 29th day of August, 1911, for alterations, etc., necessary to convert Kowloon Railway lighter No. 3 inte a Sanitary Department lighter.
Specifications can be obtained at the Sanitary Board Choo, 2nd Floor, Now Post Office
Repairs the Government Marine Surveyor.
Tho successful tenderer to be responsible for the lighter while under repair and to specify a time within which the repairs will be completed, The Government does not bind itself to scoopt the lowest or any touder.
i to be executed to the satisfaction of
W. BOWEN-ROWLANDS,
Secretary, Sanitary Board.
Dated 22nd August, 1911.
WANTED.
[1069
N ASSISTANT "COSTS CLERK, Preference given to Applicants with previous experienso. *.
Apply-
DEACON, LOOKER & DEACON,
1. Des Youx Road. Hongkong, 14th August, 1911.
[1030
NEW ZEALAND GREEN-STONE
PECIMENS of this lovely Stone, worn universally as a Fashionable Article of Jewellery, Mailed direct to you for 10/
Write to-day.
984].
B. WEINGOTT,
Dept. J.
Wanganui, New Zealand.
ITALIAN MARBLE.
PUBLIC COMPANY
THE HONGKONG DAILY PEFSS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 241H, 1911
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
THE DIVIDEND DECLARED-for tho Hall-Your ending 30th June, 1911, at the Rate of TWO POUNDS STERLING Per Share of $125 is Parable ou and after MONDAY.
the 21st August, 1911, Current, at the Oloes of the Corporation, where. Shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants..
By Order of the Court of Directors,
N. J. STABE.
Chief Manager, Hongkong, 19th August, 1913.
INTIMATIONS
(1052
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
FILLIS
SITUATED
CIRCUS
VICTORIA SKATING BINK,
TO-NIGHT!
Opposite Central Market.
TO-NIGHT!
GRAND AND ENORMOUS CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.
BELIEVE IS FILLIS CIRCUS MOTTO, WE SELL TONS OF AMUSEMENT.
SEE AND
BANKS
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
FUNKER: Business of the above Bank
conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA TION, Ruka may be obtained on application per cent. per annum.
INTEREST on deposite is allowed at 84
Depositors may transfer at their option balanod $100 or more to the HoNGHONG AND SHANGHAY BANK, to be placed on FIXED DEPOST at 4 per cent per siguin.
HE
BANKS
MERCANTILE
INDIA
LIMITED.
AUTHORISED CAPITAL AUBOBINAD PAID UP
RESERVE FUND
JT
HEAD OFFICE: 40. Threadneodis Street,
LONDON, E.C.
BANK
OF
1,125,000 562,000 325,000
Where others Sell ounces, POPULAR PRICES PREVAILĄ
Borabay.
Caloutta.
Singapore.
N. J STABB,
Chief Maurger.
Howrah.
Penang,
Madras.
Kota Bahru, Kolantan.
Hongkong, 24th January, 1911.
Karachi,
Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S.
D. B. MOPHERSON, Manager.
Rangoon.
Hongkong.
Colombo,
1056
Kandy,
TO-NIGHTL
Booking Plan at ROBINSON PIANO 00 Hongkong, 23rd August, 1911.-
TO-NIGHTI
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL HIPPODROME CIRCUS & MENAGERIE.
MEETING of the Members of the ROYAL
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB will be held st the Cien Hoems, HAPPY VALLET, ob-6.30 r-x-- on WEDNESDAY, the 30th August, 1911, for the purpose of considering and (if thought fit) passing the following Resolution, viz.:-
That the Committee be and they are hereby
authorised to raise a atm of money as may be decided upon and for the purpose of ssouring the same to tenue debeatures hearing interest st 6 per cent. per anunts and charged upon the undertaking and general assete of the Company. to be in such form and to contain such provisions as the Committee my deam expedient
Dated this 19th day of August, 1911.
By Order,
G. CLOSE, LT. COL., R.E.,
Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, 22nd August, 1911. [1057
CONCERT.
GRAND PROMENADE CHARITY CONCERT, on behalf of the family of the late Private W. F. TAYLOR, Infantry Company, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, will be SATURDAY, the 2nd September, 1911, at held on the Volunteer Parado Ground, on
9.15 P.M.
Hail
If wet the Concert will be told in the Drill Tickets $2 and $1 can be obtained from Mosera. KELLY & WALSII, or from VOLUNTEEL HEADQUARTERS.
By kind permission of Lient.-Colonel L. A. H; HAMILTON and Offlcers the Bond of the lat
KO.Y.L.I will attend,
Hongkong, 15th August, 1911.
[1036
THE ESTATE OF the lato MR. CHOA CHUNG HOWE, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HERBER GAVEN Bosted Creditors of the above Estate are requested
to send in particulars of their respective Claims against the same to the Undersigned on or before the 21st day of September, 1911, after which all further Claims will be excluded. Creditors, failing to send in their Claims in time, do so al their own Risk.
OHOA CHOO 'MOON,
Agent for CHOA LIM SZE, Administratrix of the above Estate. No. 36, D'Aguiler Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, 21st August, 1911.
: (7053
MITSUBISHI GOSRI KWAISE & (MITSU BISHI Co.) COAL DEPARTMENT
SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKASIM OCHI, MUTABE, YOSHINOTANT,
SHINNEW and KAMIYAMARA, Collerics.
MONUMENTS, FIGURES, HEAD. HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZUTA SAYO
and CROSSES in Stock at- BROWN, JONES & Co.,.
41, Morrison Hill Road. [776
Hongkong, 1st June, 1911.
AUSTRALIAN BUTTER.
There is Nothing better than the best. Wo keep it.
Do you want iUP
FOUR BRANDS !
FOUR PRICES
..
Fresh, Sweet, Firm and cold as ice,
TEE
DAIRY FARM CO., LTD.
(36.
GRACA & CO. PRODER ST. (Hongkong Hotel Building),
Dealers in
DOSTAGE STAMPS, VIEW POST PCARDS, FLOWER SEEDS,
CIGARS, BOOKS, &c.
Just Received a Selection of Postage Stamp and Post Card Albums, Artiste Mosaic Pictures made of used. Postage Stamps.
HONG
Inspection Invited.
ON SALE.
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"ONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS .the MEETINGS of the COUNCIL for the
LEGISLATIVE
Festion 1910.
REVISED BY THN MEMBERS.
PRICE
DAILY PRESS OFFICE.
Hongkong, alat February, 1911.
$9.
AGENTS FOR KISHIDAKE AND BAKITO Cosis. HEAD OFFICE-MARUNOUCH1,. TOKYO.
BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI, MOJI, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, KOBE, OSAKA, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW, Cable addresses for above, "TWASAKI" Jodes, AT, ABO 5th Ed., Western Unlos
AGENCIES
YOKOHAMA: M. ASADA, Esq. CHINKLANG: Mears. GEARING & Co. MANILA-Mesars, MacoNDRAT & Co. SINGAPORE: Mesra, BORNEO CO., LTD
For Particulars, apply to
Y. SHIBUTA, Manager,
No. 2, Pedder Street, Hongkong, Hongkong, 10th August, 1911. (636
ON SALE.
A TABLE OF THE
RATES or EXCHANGE
AT HONGKONG
FOR
DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMBAY
On the Day Proceding the Departure of the English Maile from the Year of the Closing of the Indian Mints to the Free Coinage of Bilver
FROM 1893 TO 1909;
ALS0
RATER FOR SOVEREIGNS, GOLT LEAF, BAR SILVER (From 1900), and other Useful Information. -
PRICE: $1. Cash.
On Sale at the "DAILY PRES" ÖBra, or Local Booksellere.
¦
LOCATION-CAUSEWAY BAY.
AND GENTLEMEN
LADIES
ARTISTS 44 66 | LIONS, TIGERS, ELEPHANTS, BEARS, 66 Animals(MONKEYS, HORSES, PONIES AND DOGS, &c.) Animals
NEXT MATINEE-SATURDAY, AT 4.30 P.M. Booking Offos at ROBINSON PIANO Co. - Hongkong, 24th Avgust, 1911.
AUCTION
R.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
1982
TO LET
TO LET.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
NEDERL
RLANDSCH INDISCHA
HANDELSBANK. -(NETHERLANDS INDIA COMMERIORI, BANK):
ESTABLISHED 1863.
¡Authorised. Capital Fi. 15,000,000 (£1,£50,000+
Faid up Capital Fl. 12,401,050 (£1,033,421) Foryo Fund F1, 3,252,157,01 (6271,013)
HEAD OFFIOB i AMSTERDAM, HEAD AGENOZ: BATAVIA.
LONDON BANKERS STAR-WILLIAMS DEACONS BANK, SWISS BANKVERERIN, BRANCHES AND AGENTS all over the Werld.
.".
THE BANK transacts every description of Banking and Exchange businoes, receives money ia Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent par insanam on Daily balances and accepte fized
Deposits at the following rates
FFICES on Ground and First Floor Chater Road, Tery central position. No. 7, DUDDELL STREET, Godown.
KELLETT CREST" No. 66, PHAR. No. 9, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE (Shop).
The EYRIE, No. 13, Peak, nowly Painted and Colour-washed.
HEACONSFIELD.
PARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 28th day of August, 1911, at 3 P3, at the Offccs of the EXCELLENCE THE GOYLENOE, of One Lot PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of His
of CROWN LAND at Conduit Bend, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a form ofanding 75 years, with the option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor. of His MAJESTY TRB KING, for one further term of 75 years.
(1054
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Lorailty
Boundary
On south side of
Conduit Road
No. of Sale.
Segistry.
*.
feet foot feet foot
020 308205 205
123,600
Sq. fect
Annual Rect.
Eyert Price:
95218,640
A LING & CO.. 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL..
FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOOGS
STORE.
Photographic Goods of every Description in Stock.
Developing and Printing Undertaken.
Hongkong, 31st July, 1907,
ON SALE
[609
OUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS. January to Juns, 1911. With INDEX. Price $7.50.
On sale at the “HONGKONG DAILY PREIS." -Office.
Hongkong, 2nd August. 1911
FOR EUROPE AND AMERICA, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ŠO,,
and for
PRIVATE RESIDENTS AT THE OUTPORINA A Comprehensive and Complete Record of the..
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
is given in the
HONGKONG
PRESS,
EEKLY
with which is incorporated
THE CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT Subscription, paid in advance, 812 per annum. Postage 82 to any part of the World.
No. 57, PRAYA GRANDE, Macao. FOR SALE-TOR CREST, at Peak, pom. Magnificent View of the Harbour and Adjacent Belanda.
Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
3rd Floor, Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 16th August, 1911,
TO LET.
PODOWNS, 95 and 96, Prays East.
12 months 4% per annum.
·6 do. 34% ̈do.
3 do 3% do.
0. WOLDRINGE, Manager,
BRANCHES: Galla
Shanghai.
AGENTS IN JAPAN:
"MONSTER, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD
BANKERS:
BANK OF ENGLAND, LONDON JOINT STOCK BANE, LTD. basines transacted.
Every description of Banking and Exobange
Stooks And Shere hought and sold on account of Constituents. Letters of Credit granted on Agents and- Correspondents all over the world.
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts at 2 per cent, per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits as under
For 3 monthe 22 per sent, per annum.
6
12
M
影
N
F. C. MACDONALD,
Acting Manager.
Hongkong, 14th July, 1911.
1938
H. BANKING CORPORATION, TTONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
PAID-UP CAPTAD
RESERVE FUNDS:---
[24
STHBLING
No. 8, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong, 15th August, 1909.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. THE
INCORPORATED EX SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTHE},
Capital F118
#............... 10,000,000 Capital Subscribed (paid up)...Yes 6,250,000 Reserve Fund...... .......Yen 2,620,000
HEAD OFFICE: TAIPES, FORMONA,
BEANCHES AND ÅGENCIES :-
Amoy
Anping
Systow Kobo
Tainan
Tarumi
Apply
Canton
Nagasaki
Tokyo
CHATER & MODY. Hongkong, 31st March, 1911, [121
Foochow
Osaka
Yokohama
Keolang
Shanghai
TO LET.
ALATS in Nathan Road.
FLATS
FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES newly painted and colour-washed throughout, Cheap rent.
NEW and COMMODIOUS ВНОРА Nathan Rosd, Kowloon Immediate Pesrossion. Cheap Rentals,
KOWLOON MARINE LOT 48, Yaumisli, (Ares 85,200 square feet with 255 feet Sos Frontage. Especially suited for Storage of Coal, Timber, &o.
Apply toma
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Hongkong, 14th February, 1911. 1892
TO LET.
GODOWN, No. 5, DUDDELL STREET.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., ID. Hongkong, 1st August, 1911: [114
TO LET.
MOUNTAIN VIEW,
10, possession.
Immediate
Apply
"Y, Z.; Care of "Daily Press" Oce Hongkong, 6th July, 1911.
[491
TO LET.
THE BUILDING
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA
to be Lat from 1st January, 1912.
GUDOWNE in Masons Lane, good for storage o Wines and other Articles. Rent moderate.
Apply to
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 13th July, 1911.
(627
TO LET.
NO. 10. MACDONNELL ROAD.
GODOWNS, To Lat, at Blae Buildings, 4a, Prays East.
"CREGGAN," 39, The PEAR.
GODOWNS, 151 to 155, PHAYA EAST. SEMI-EUROPEAN FLATS, Prays Eart corner of Observation Place. The Trams stop
at the door,
Ale Now EUROPEAN FLATS, adjoining the new Seaman's Institute, Prays East.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST.
MENT & AGENCY CO., LD, Hongkong, 14th August, 1911. . (113
TO LET.
PRINTING 1000WN, No. 4, New Prays, Kennedy
Nothing creates such a good Impression in business as the use of First Class Printing. The difference in cost between good and Ind printing and material is generally nil
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS "
PRINTING WORKS
turn out the Beet Printing at Reasonsbir Price
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO., LD, Hongkong, 1st August, 1911.
(116
TO LET
TO. 3. ROSE TERRACE, Kowloon.
Bont $60 per month. Apply to
BARRETTO & Co. Hongkong, 22nd August, 1911.”
(1062
HONGKONG OFFICE; -
3, DES VEUX ROAD. Interest allowed Current Accounts Deposits received on terms which may be had on application.
K. TSUDZURABARA, Manager, Hongkong, let May, 1911.
(659
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION. SH
CAPITAL PAID UP-200 Gold $3,250,000 Gold $3,250,000
REISEVA FIND
Gold $6,500,000
HEAD OFFICE 60 Wall Street, New York, LONDON OFFICE: 36 Bishopsgate,
. LONDON BANKERS;
BANK OF ENGLAND.
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANKOFENGLAND, LD. THE CAVITAL & COUNTIES BANE, LIMITED, BRANCHES AND
$15,000.000
£1,500,000 at 2/$15,000,000 SILYHE MI
$16,750,000
$31,750 000 -BESERVE LIABILLLY OF PROP TOns $15,000,000
COURT OF DIEROTORS,
G. H. MEDHURST, Esq.-Chairman, E. SHELLIN, Esq.-Deputy Chairman F. E.Armstrong, Esq. C. R. Leurmann, Esq. G. Balloch, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.
Hon. Mr. C. H. Roa, H. A. Siebs, Esq.
Androw Forbes, Esq.
G. Friesland, Eaq.
C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
CHIEF MANAGBE: Hongkong-N, J. STARE
MANAGER
Shanghai-H. B. R. HUNTER.
LONDON BANKERS:
LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTE
BANE, LIMITNÝ,
HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of Two per cant. per Annum on the dailý balance.
OR FIXED DEPOSITS, For 3 months, 21 per cent, per Annuzit For 6 months, 34 per cent, per Annam For 12 months, 4 per cent. por Annum.
--N. J. STABB,
Maung
Pongkong, 21st August, 1911.
報新外中港香
BƯNG NG 01. 8A PO
(Chinese Daily Press),
PUBLISHED DAILY,
AGENTS Is the oldent and still immeasurably the bent
Advertising medium among the
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
The Corporation transacta every description of Banking and Exchange Business, receives money on Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum on daily balances and accepts Fixed Deposits at the following rates: For 12 months 4 per cent. per annum, For 6 For. 3
او
GEORGE HOGG, Manager, No. 9 Quser's Road, Central Hongkong, Ant February, 1911. 1966
THE "OKOHAMA SPECIE BANB
LIMITED.
CAPITAL PAID-UP 08.2008 RESERVE FUEL Date
Tokyo
***
***
Té 24,000,000
16,850 000
13th March, 1511
HEAD OFFICE YOKOHAMA
Osaka
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES,
London Nagasaki San Francisco Lyons New York Shanghai Honolulu Bombay
Tientsin
Lloyang
Nawahwang Dalny
Antung
Teling
Kobe
Hankow Peking
Port Arthur
Chiang Chun Mukden
HONGKONG>==INTEREST ALLOWED,
· Ois Current Account at the rate of 2 per vent. per annum on the daily balance...........
On fired deposits for 12 months 4% per annur
TAKEO TAKAMICHI,
Manager. Hongkong, 13th March, 1911
[441
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL BASTER, 1853
HEAD OFFICE" LONDON:
RESERVE FUND PAID-UP CAPITAL
RESSAVE LIABILITIES OF PROPRIM-
£1,200,000 £1,325,000
* £1,200,000 INTEREST allowed on Current Account at the rate of 2 percent. per annum on the Dally balances....
On Fixed Deposits for 12 months 4 DAE COM!
for .14 for 3
WM. DICKSON, Manager. Hongkong, 2nd May, 1911.
[148
Native Community..
Established for over FIFTY YEARS Creulates largely throughout Southern China Indo-Chin, eto.
Torms for Advertising (Translation free) can be obtained at the Office, 104, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong. 131, Fleet Street, London, or from the different; Agents.”
---Documents translated from or into Classical or Folloquial Chinese,
CHILDREN
OF FAR CATHAY
BOCIAL AND POLITICAL NOVEL OF
ABSORBING- INTEREST,"
By OHAS. J HALCOMBE
(Formerly of the Imperial Chinese Customs Service, Author of "The Mystle.
Flowery Land," etc.).
THE VOLUME which consists of 146 Pages, and includes a Skotah Plan of historical interest showing the disposition of the Farece at the battle of Kwelin, is dedicated to Sir ROBERT HAFT, GUM.G., and Dr. A RENNIE.
Ite description of Chinese Bocial Castoma and Superstitions, combined with the insight It gives into political conditions in China, makos 44 CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY" an excellent volume for presentation to friends at Home.
Wall bound in Yellow Cloth with Chimere Emblem in Gold,
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83,50
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