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SOLE AGENTS:

ROBINSONS.

MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA

AND JAPAN STATION.

BRITISH

Alacrity, despatob-boat, 700 tons, 4 guns, 2,000 ih.p., Comdr. A. Lowndes, Hankow. Astres, 2nd alsss cruiser, 4,360 tons, 10 guns, 7,000 lb. Captain E. B. Kiddie, Hongkong Atlas, admiralty tag. 615 tous, 1,400 1.1.p.

Master 8. Went, Hongkong. Bramble, gunboat 710 tons, 900 1h.p. Lieut.

Comdr. B. G. Washington Kiakiang. Britomart, gunbost, 710 tons, 300 h.p., Lient,

Comdr. J. M. Barker, Hankow, Cadmos, British loop, 1,070 tons, Lap 1,400.

f.d., Comdr, H. Lynes, Kankow, Cherub, water tank and tug. 590 tons, i.hp. 340,

Master W. Smith, Hongkong:

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Manche, survoying-skip, 1,625 tons, 10 gaps, 900 .., Commander Ragot de la Tonabe, Saigon

Mouquet, destroyer, 900 tons, 7 gaur, 6,300 h.p., Commander de in Rocks Kerandraou, Saigon

Olry

river gaubost, 170 tong, 6 gins, 500 h.p. Ident de Maindreville, Upper Yangtze Pelbo, river gaabost, 130 tona, gans, 280 h.p. Peris, sub-marine; 20 tone, 60 h.p., Lient. Mon-

Lieat. Fusoh, Tongku aler, Onigir

Pistolet, destroyer, 300 tons, 7 guns, 7,000 hip...

Commander Mortenol, Hongay. Protée, emb-marine, 70 tons, 60 h.p.. Lieut..

Morris, Saigua

Redoutable, battleship (rosorre), 1,330 tons

87 guns, 6,200 b.p.. Capt. Drouet, Saigon Styx, armoured ganboat, 1,8%) tons, 8 gans

1,600 h.p., Liant. Serlot, Saigon.

with disfavour, because it increases the price of Clio, British sloop, 1070 tons, ih.p. 1,400. Takou, destroyer, 280 toss, & guns 6,509 hp. Fame, torpedo-bost destroyer, 340 tons, 6

Comdr. II, R. Veale, Shanghai.

fact, been circumvented by procuring money on bills of exchange instead of by mortgaging The Bourse regards the innovation money retained over the end of the quarter. (FROM, A CORRESPONDENT OF "THE TIMES,.")ing conditions and demand from 10 per cent, to The banke have naturally imposed correspond- 15 per cent, for money required for the BERLIN, Sept. 21.

purpess of prolonging Boarse engagements over this period. There is a farther circumstance which the end of the June quarter in order to avoid increases the unpopularity of the measure. demands upon the Raichhank the banks laid in store of foreign money and relied to a large degree upon their foreign credits. When the mained for some time ca the market giving a falso Settlement was over those superfluous suis re- appearance of easy money which did not corres.

a

At

cruising.

guns, 5,700 ih.p., Lt-Comdr. H,S. Mouros, Flora, and alase cruiser, 4,350 tons, 10 guns, 7,000 lp., Captain C. F. Corbett, M.V.O, Handy, torpedo-host destroyer 295 tons, & gune,

Hongkong 4,000 b.p, Lieut. Comdr. Hon. Gay Stop- ford, Hongkong,

fans, torpedo-bost destroyer, 320 tons, 6 guar 3,900 B.P., Lt. Comdr. M.. B. B. Blackwood cruising.

Kont, armoured cruiser, 2,800 tons, 14 gans Lh.p. 22,000, Capt. 8. St. J. Farquhar, Hongkong.

Kinala, river gunboat, 616 tone, ip- 1,200, Lient-Comdr. T. J. S. Lyne, Haukow.

In Reservo, Saigon

Vanban, torpedo depot, Commander. Mortensi,

Hongay

Vétéran, torpedo-depot, Llezt. Bibel, Cap Vigilante, river gaubost, 180 tons, 6 gans, 7 b.p

Saint-Jacques Lient. Ihmonlin, Sikiang

GERMAN.

Aroons, arulær, 2,719 tons, Captain von Kipper

Amoy

Itis, gunboat, 1,080 toon, 10 ganeh.p.

Captain Lans

Jaguar, gunboat, 900 tons, 10 guns, 1,300-b.p Captain Graf von Posadownky-Wehner Leipzig, oraiser, Captain Engel Luche, gunboat 850 ton, 16 guns, 1,314 h.p

Balken

Berlin Money Market. In his review of the to take precautions to prevent dear money, bat Morlin, surveying ship, 1,070, tons, 6 gans, 1, 4x Captais armoured cruiser (flagshiple

appreciably by the mesenre. It is true that on the present occasion there has been ample time

which in June helped to ease the situation, will, it is s question whether the foreign ore its, in present political circumstances, be ne readily

The decision to raise the official rate of interest from 4 per cent, to 5 per cont, which wae taken last Tuesday by the directors of the Reichsbank, was fully in secordance with ex- pectations, Various considerations of a general character have for some time past made it plain that the Bauk would have to take strong mensares to protect its position, and especially its gold reserve, during the last quarter of the years. On Monday the necessity of an im inediate step became obvious through the rispond to the facts. Moreover, it is considered in the rate

doubtful whether the Reichebsok itself will benefit of private discount to 4

For cent. that is to say, to s point higher than the one rate, which

very rare occurrence on the reasons which rendered necessary a change in the rate the President of the Reichsbank. Herr Hasenstein, pointed out that while last year the gold reserve of the Bank inoroazed by £500,000 between September 7 and 15 it has this year during the same period decreased by £850,000. Similarly the value of bills and out that the amount of inaonvenience arizing In this connection, however, it may be pointed securiti a mortgaged to the Bank had this year from this source may prove to be less sericus increased by £9.400.000, as compared with au increase of £2,150,000 last year. Throughout than is feared. That France should have given the present year the amount of uncovered notes notice of the withdrawal of part of her had always compared favourably with the credit balances is perfoorly comprehensible; figures of last year until September 15, when it but the amount which Francs still held on exceeded the amount on the same date last deposit in the Garman banks has been greatly year by £2,800,000. Finally, the amount of the exaggerated. According to trustworthy reservo-of-tax-free-notes last Tuesday stood mates it cannot have exceeded some £10,000,000, at 55.500,000, as compared with £4600,003 ca for France has been steadily withdrawing money September 19, 1910. a result which though at from Germany throughout the summer, Apart first sight favourable becomes unfavourable from political considerations the recent with

available.

EXTENT OF THE FRENCH WITHDRAWLS.

Minotaur, armoured oruiser (flagship Vico. i.h.p. Commar, B. O. M. Davy, Labuan

Admiral Sir A. L. Winsloo, K.C.B. C.V.O., C.M.G.,) 14,600, tons, i.h.p. 27,000 Capt. G. C. Cayley, Hongkong Monmonth, armoured craiser, 9,800 tons, ih.p. 22,000, Captain L. E. Power, M.V.C.,

Kobe.

Moorhen, giver ganhost, 180 tons, 2 gus i.b.p. 800, Lieut. Comdr G. P. Laith. New cuelle, 2nd class cruiser, 4,800 tons, turbina

Woot River

Captain George P. E. Haut, D.9.0. Nanking. Nightingale, river gunboat, 85 tons, 240 hp,

Lt. Comdr. Claude Hiersden-Woodward, R.N., Yangtan

Otter, torpedo boat duetrayer, 385 tons, 6 gunk 6,300 hp, Comdr. Lambe, N.nking

11,429 tons, 52 gune, 20,000 h.p., Kapitan Zur Ste Maв38 Taku, destroyer, 280 tons, 4 guns, and 2 torpedo tabes, 600 h.p.. Kammident Kolbe (Hane) Bertram Torpedo boat" Sgo," Kapitan Leut. Heyden Tiger, gunboal, 900 tons, 10 guns, 1,300 b.p., Tringtau, gunboat, 173 tons, 5 guns, 1,300 h.p.

Captain v. Kong. Captain Rous Vaterland, ganbest, tons, 3 gung 500 b.p.

Captain Toneelut

POSTCGUSS4

Patria, gunboat, 700 tone, Captain J, Affrexo

UNITED STATES. ·- Rear-Admiral Joseph B. Murdock, US.N., Commanding

First Division,

when it is considered that in the interval the drawal of French money from the German Robin, river gunboat, 85 tona, 2 guns, 240P Saratoga, first class cruiser armoured, 8,150

Bank has been authorized to increase the value banks is sofheiontly explained by the incressed of its tax-fres notes by £3,000,000, an amount demand for money in France itself. That which must consequently be deducted from the sach demand existe has been proved clearly £5,500,000 quoted above before a fair compari- by the fact that within son between the present situation and that of

Just

year can be made.

THE NEW BRAKS ON

the past few weeks the gold reservo in the Bank of France has fellen considerably. Ru-san money, notwithstanding ramours to the contrary, has not been claimed at all. The only sums of importance which Russia helds en deposit in Russiau Loan and cannot be withdrawn at all. Germany are earmarked for the service of the The loss of foreign deposits has been made good by the sale of American socuri Amro has shown a strong desire to avail herself of the fans, and so far, at any rate, has at With drawn any of her deposits. Germany, not

Although a rise of per out in the official rate must certainly be regarded as a proof that the actual state of the Money Market is such as to call for caution, it must be remembered that a precisely similar change frim-4 per cent. to 3 per cent. has now taken place at this season for three years in scossion.

The German Money Market is at present dominated above all by the necessity of preparing for the heavy demands incidental to the end of the quarter. It is also

Lt.-Comdr, Como A. O. Douglas, West River.

Rosario, depot ship or Submarines, 980 tour, i.h.p. 1,400, Lt. Commar. N. E. Archdale, Sandpiper, river gunboat, 85 tous, 2 gans, 24

Hongkong.

hp, Lient-Coradr. E. I. J. Southay Hongkong. Snipe, river guabost, 35 teas, 2 guns 240 hp,

Lt-Comdx. Maurice B. Lealis, Shanghai. Taks, torpedo boat destroyer, 305 toas, ih.p. 6,000, Gunner B. J. Trillo, E.N., Hong kong

Tumar, recolving ship, 4,650 tons, 6 guns

Commodore Eyres, Hongkong. Teal, tiver gunboat, 180 tons, 2 guns, 200 h.p Liost-Comdr.R. J. Buchanan, Chang kiang Thistle, gunboat, 710 tona, 900 h.p., Lieut.

Comdr. M. B: Baillie Hamilton, Hunkow Virago, torpedo bost destroyer, 395 team, & guns.

6,300 .b.p., Lieut.-Comdr. Harold D. Adair Hall, ornising.

Waterwitch, surveying ship, 620 tona, 450 Lhụp Lient-Comdr. R. L. Hancock. Singapore. Whiting, torpado-bost destroyer, 360 tone,

oruising.

Widgeond. M. H. Wilding, Klating.

reon, gunboat 195 tons, 2 guns, 800 h..

Woodcock, ganbent, 150 tons, 2 guns, 550 h.

Lient-Comdr, B. R. Brooke, Yangters. Woodlark, gunboat, 150 tons, 2 guns. 550 b.

Tieut.Comdr. G. F. A. Mulock, Haokew, Babmarines:-

AUSTRIAN,

Eo. 36, Godfrey Herbert, Lieut. Commr. Na 37, A. A. L. Fenner, Lieut.-Contr. No. 38, J. R. A. Codrington, Lt.-Cozaar. Esserin Elisabeth, Austrian protected cruiser. 4,000, Fregattankapitan Oskar Hauss, Northern Waters Panther, third class ornicer, 1,330 toar, Fre gattorkapitan, Theodor Skori Edi, von Sabmidthaim

In considering the affects of the withdrawal arising out of influenced by considerations

the political situation and the of foreign money, it must not be forgotten that withdrawal of foreign money for which that this is an evil which tends to remedy itself. eicuation is in part, at any rate, responsible. In Money has a tendency to gravitate to those financial circles, however, the situation is not centres where it can obtain the best interest; regarded as one which need give rise to anxiety; and thus it may be regarded as certain that, and it is sasumed that the approaching quarterly as the rate of interest in Germany-rices, the balance of accounts will be effected without forsign money will tend to find its way back, 5,900 h.p. Lieut.Comda, G. F

special inconvenience, So far as the again.hat comparatively high rates of Reichsbank is concerned, it will certainly be interest may be expected to obtain during the rellered by the new provisions which came last quarter of the year may be inferred from, into force at

the beginning of the present Fear, among other indications, the reserved attitude in accordance with which the untaxed note. which the tanka bave recently maintained, It issne may at the end of the quarter be in- is especially to be noted that they have been Greased to £37,500,000 instead of being limited, conspinously inactive in the securities market. as bitherto, to £23,650,000. On the other hand, From this it may be gathered they they reckon the Bank, as is known, was compelled last Jane upon adrentogeons rates of interest daring the to introduce now conditions for loans issued last months of the year, and accordingly wish against securities mortgaged in order to meet to have at their disposal the largest possible the requirements of the business world at the sums. Industry has not of late made any close of the quarter. By this mossare such special demands on credit, partly owing to the loans. if they exceed £1,500 are subject to 10 fact the most new industrial issues were ab days' extra interest in addition to the ordinary sorbed during the first six mouths of the year. charges. According to the official declaration In conclusion it may be stated that there is of the directors of the Reichsbank the measure not at present any strong reason to believe that was found necessary in order to safeguard the the close of the year will be marked by abnor Bank against the danger of finding that its mal money conditions, and it seems likely that note-issue had exceeded the legal proportion the rate of discount will not be higher during which it must bear to the Bank reserves of metal the appproaching quarter than it was at the (one-third, at least, of the note-issue must be corresponding period of last year, covered by coin, or bars, and the remainder by

quality) three months' bills of the bigbest

The messure is, however, in fact intended rather as a warning to others than as a relief to the Bank. The Reichsbank is principally con cerned to prevent the banks from giving credit Loo easily. It wishes to make certain that money required to meet a passing demand shall not be used in order to make it possible to con tract fresh liabilities. The engagements of the clients of the banks are, as far na possible, to be limited in order that the banks may not part with their disposable capital for too long porieds. The Reichsbank, of course, cannot on the Day Preceding the Departure of the employ forcible methods to bring about the of the Indian Mints to the Free Coinage of English Mails from the Year of the Closing accomplishment of its wishes, and it cannot Silver

FEOM 1893 TO 1909;

prevent people from diecounting at the Bank larger number of bills than it desires. But

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A TABLE OF THE

RATES OF EXCHANGE

AT HONGRONG

FOR

· DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMBAY,

РЕЕКСИ.

achéren, armours ganhost, 1,830 tote, 9 goce

1,700 h.p., Lieut. Bertraud, Salgön Alger, 2nd elses cruiser, 4,320 tome, 22 go

5,100 b.y. Commander Fournier, H kong Alouette, gunboat, 506 tons, 7 gane, 4h.p

Commander Badin, Saigon

Argus, river ganbest, 180 tens, guna, 570 k.p;

Lieut. Andouard, Brionnette, gunboat.

Cimeterre, gunboat, 140 tona, Reserve, Saigon Carcoalde,gunboat, 184 tons, Reserve, Baigor Dédiée, gunboat, 430 tons, 10 guns, 800 hp

Llout de Livörès, Shanghai Dapleix, armoured cruiser, 7,578 tone, 28 gune

17,000 h.p.

Deniz, armoured oralter, 7,57 8 tone, 26 gone D'Thorville gunboat

17,000 b.p.

..

Estoo, guobust, 141 tons Beserve, Haiphong Esturgeon, sub-marine, 10 tons, 60 b.p, Liền

Erkak Batman

tons, Aagship, New Orleans, oruiser, 3,430 to Albany, cruiser, 8,430 tons,

Second Division. Wilmington, gunboat, 1.397 tons Belana, guubost, 1.397 toos. Rainbow, Noval transport, 6,000 tons. Elcano, gunboat, 360 tore. Villalobos, guabost, 400 tons. Calleo, gunboat, 200 tons, Samar, gunboat, 400 tons.

Paragua, gunboat, 300 tons. Mindoro, gunboat, 300 tour. Qui de, gunboaf, 40) ton".

Torpedo Division. Mohion, Tazdar orniser, 1,900 tons. Bainbridge, trpedo but distroyer, 420 tor Dale, Barry Chauncey, Des-túr,

18

Submarine Dimsion. Shark, Adder, Porpo se and Mocoseto, aíl 120

tope.

Special Service, Harbour Defence. Monitor, Monterey. 4,100 tons.

Monadnock, 4,000 tons.

Nanshan, Pompey."

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