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The Wine

INAPIER

JOHNSTONE'S

SQUARE BOTTLE"

WHISKY. UNVARIED FOR OVER 150 YEARS.

THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN 1745.

BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.

SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG-

LANE CRAWFORD & CO.,

and from ALL WINE MERCHANTS,

Shoewel Papierakonna meetikan, Sen ma suka, of 11, n take a bag of

Az RAI

So wha Mercervantes negatz ikejrende. Kuantan di panda akang post aliom

MARTIN'S

FOR

NERVOUS EXHAUSTI

LOSS

MEMORY

and

DEBILITY

and

to

fees the

NEAVES

CHAPOTEAUT'S PHOSPHO-GLYCRRATE OF LIME

It increases vital energy and nerve forcy, cures Heurasthenia, Dyspopain, taramnia, and perpaus díaçaase in adults and children

IN CAPSULES, IN WIXE, AND IN SYRUP

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CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICA)

Station.

REGISTER.

-28TH MAY, 1913, AM,

Tostook......

Kemuro

Hokedale

Tokio..

Kochi

Nagasaki Kagoshimas......

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Jahang.....

Kiukinng

Changsha

Shanghai ...... Gutzlaff Sharp Peak Amoy

Swałow

Taiheku Taichu

Taipan

Kostun

Pescadores

Canton Hongkong

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Humidity.

Direction.

Force.

Weather.

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T. F. CLAXTON, L'éréciar

1 Batovere, raduned to 52 denies Fahrenbet, on the level the gen In desks, tam an hundraåte.

TEMPERATURE, in the lads,

Fahrenheit.

in

3 HIMIDI in perdestage of tami

hux idity of air saturated with moisture is Eta

& DIRECTION Or. Wise, to two pointe.

& Power of Winc, mecrding to Reünfert Sende

his

$ STATE OF WEATHER ↳ blue sky, c' domein d load, d drieling rain, f fug, g glooing, lighting, Coverona, pesting ahowore, q squal, rain, a slow, thunder, v visibility, w new (wat,

BAIN a inches, teathe and hundredthe

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY,

MINERAL-PRODUCING STATES,

The mineral production of the United States, as shown by the annual reports of the Geological Survey, has increased in 30 years from 8451,901,159 in 1882. to $1,918,390,251 in 1911; and the average per capita, production has grown from $7.27 in 1880 to $21.85 in 1910. Of the total 101) eatput, metals constituted a Hittle more than one-third, and BON- metals—including 8626,304,876 of coal-a little less than two-thirds. To the total, 18 Slates and the Districts of

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 29TH, 1013.

WM. POWELL MOUTRIE'S

LTD.

TELEPHONE 346.

NEW

Columinis contributed; but five ensFADELESS CASEMENT

States Pennsylvenia. West Virginia, Ohio. Minois and Michigan-supplied nearly one-half, or 8781,450,502, and the production of the States west of the Mis- sissippi was only 35 per cent, although their area is 71.2 per cont, of that of the United States (exclusive of Alaska). Pennsylvania far outranked any other State. Its output in value was 24.7 por cent, of the total, and it was the leading mineral producer in gement, coal, cuke, pig-iron, lime, mineral paints, sand and gravel, and building stone. Other States that stood first in some productions were: West Virginia, in natural gas · Ohio, clay products, grindstones, and pulp stones; Illinois, fluoraper; California, petroleum, i rephalb, borax, precious stones, magna- site, platinum, and quicksilver: Michi- za, Band-line brick, and bromine; Minnesota. iron ore; Colorado, gold, tungsten ore, vanadium minerals; Mis- souri, lend, zinc, barytes, infusorial earth: New York, salt, emery, abrasive garnet, graphite, gypsum, millstones, tale; Arizona, copper; Nevada, silver;;

Virginia, manganese ore, pyrite: Wie consin, mineral waters, Louisiana. sulphur; Florida, phosphate rock, fuller's earth; Vermont, Asbestos: Arkansas, bauzite, oilstones, Maine, feldspar; North

FABRICS

ART SHADES

COLOURS GUARANTEED FAST

то

LIGHT AND WASHING.

TASTEFUL SELECTION OF BORDERINGS AND EDGINGS.

PATTERNS ON

PUBLIC

APPLICATION.

AUCTION.

THE Undersigned bas received instructions to Sell by Fablic Auction,

"TO-DAY THURSDAY),

the 29th May, 1913, commencing at 2.30 PM, at his Sales Roca, Duddell Street A COLLECTION OF

Carolina, mica, norante Nebraska, VALUABLE CHINESE

pumice.

WATCH THE ICEMAN.

Cloudy ice may be from one-third to two-fifths less efficient in cooling than transparent ice, stated" M. Taboury at the Toulouse Congress of Cold.

It ap- pears that the heat absorbed in the melting of clear ice is remarkably con stant and never varies more than five per cent. Cloudy ice, on the other hand, is very variable, sometimes, absorbing as much heat as clear ice, though usually much less.

IMPROVED MINE-COOLING,

A more econonrical and comfortable working of deep mines is claimed by Dietz, a German engineer, from the use of an improved method of cooling the air by means of the expansion of dried compressed air. The temperature, as is well known, increases with the depth, and in many German mines, with the heat considerably above 80 degrees F., the miners are not able to work more than six hours at a shift. The expense of operation is thus greatly increased, while

AND

SUPPLY

THE PIANO

FIVE YEARS' GUARANTEE.

LIBERAL DISCOUNT FOR CASH.

PRICES RANGE FROM

$380.09

EASI TERMS FOR HIRE PURCHASE.

S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.

BANKS

TONGKONG AND SHANGHA] BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-UP CAPITAL

RESERVE FUNIS >

STERLING

SILVER

815,050,000

£1,500,000 at 2-=$15,000,000

..... $17,200,000

$32,200,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROF'TORS$15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS,

G. Friesland, Esq.

8. H. DODWELL, Esq.-Chairma80. Hon. Mr. D. LANDME-Deputy Chairman.

W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E, Shellim, H. A. Sieba, Esq.

C. 8. Gubbay. Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Ery,

F. Lieb, Esq.

PORCELAINS B. Lauren, Esį.

CURIOS

Comprising..

5-Coloured and Blue and White VASES, PLATES, BOWLS and FIGURE, OLD BRONZES, JADE ORNAMENTS, CHINA, GLASS, AMBER and ORYSTAL, SNUFF BOTTLES, OLD CHINESE PICTURES, TONKIN INLAID WORK, etc., etc.;

etc.

and

A Quantity of SILK EMBROIDERED HANGINGS, MANDARINS' COATS,

On View from WEDNESDAY, the 28th May, Catalogues will be issued. TERMS-Cash on delivery,

Hongkong, 29th May, 1913

benato, for instance, is retained; harmless sodium being taken up by the water, in After being used as stated its place. about 12 hours, the softener requires regeneration, and this is effected by pags ing through the filter a solution of com- mon salt, containing sodium in amount equalling five or six times the calcium and magnesium retained in the softening. la a test made, the permutite lost only five per cent. in a year's use.

GEO, P. LAMMERT,

Anotioneer.

1700

↑

CHIEF MANAGHE Hongkong-N. J. STABE.

MASAGI

Shanghai, G. STEPHEN

LONDON BANKØBS ↑

LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANE, LIMITED,

HONGKONG-I#masst ALLOWED.

On Current Acceui at the rate of Two par pant, per annum on the Daily Balazos.

On Fix Deposits, for 3 months, 2 per cent, par Annum. For 6 months, 3 per cent per Annum. For 12 months, 4 per cents per Annum

N. J. STABB,

Chief Mansger.

18

Hongkong. 8th May, 1913.

THE OROBAMA SPECIE HANK

LIMITED.

AUTHORISED CAPUAL.....Yen 48,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL Yen 30,000,000 RESEVE FUND............ Yen 18,200,000

HELD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA Branches and Agencies at

Liao-Yang Ryojan Antung-een

(Pới Author Loadon San Francisce

Calentin

Bombay Chaz gebun Dairen (Dalny)

Los Angeles Shanghai Lyon Tickling Fongtian (ukdenjlegarki Tien Isakeaw

Newchwang Tokya Sectio

Tow York Ustka

Pekin

Kate. weanEST ALLOWEDON CURRENT ACCOUNTS Deposits rooived for fixed periode už ratna te b ofisined on application.

EISHI ONO, Manager,

allies and her friends. caute to her assistance; that the German onset was then to be thrown back, and that the war were to last for several campaigns, what would be the consequence. Apparently Japan, though she was victorious in every engagement, was so exhausted by a single campaign that she contented herself with taking from Russia the southern half of Manchuria, and did not even insist upon the Russians cvacuating her own island of Saghalien. In their turn, the Rus- STORING FLOOD WATER IN THE EARTH,

fians were so worn out that they were Among the schemes for taking care of glad to accept the terms that satisfied the yield is diminished. In the new cool-surplus water in floods, that of turning Japan, It is true, of course, that France ing process, air is compressed and put it into nits excavated in dry porous and Germany are much richer than through a drier at the surface of the subsoil seems to have been tried with som Japan and Russia; and that, therefore, ground, and is then passed to an air success. After the Paris floods of 1915, the two former would not be as much however, this plan is said to have been exhausted by a single campaign as the turbine, where it expands and gives abandoned on geological advice, but it is two latter actually were. Eub supposa that noither Austria-Hungary nor Italy The ex-brought forward again as a result of new energy to drive the machine.

Herolals render Germany very potent pansion also greatly cools the air, accord. experiments in the tributary valleys of could

the Seine. M. Dienert, chief inspector assistance, while Russia threw upon Ger- ing to a familiar law of physics. A

of the Paris water supply, recommends many an immense force, and France protected pipe Teads the cold air to using the subsoil as a storage reservoir. availed herself of every man she could suitable points in the mine, where it is The basin of the Beine is found to have put in the field, how long would it be allowed to escape, and it thus gives good large areas of soil suitable for this purpossible for France and Germany to con- tinue such a conflict? Could they keep Dose, and it is asserted that suitable pi.. ventilation as well as a reduction of tem in the valley of the Marne would have two or three millions of men each in the field for two whole campaigns? Suppose for lessened the height of the Seine flood of perature to the degree necessary

1910 a yard or more..

they could, would it be possible for thom comfort in the mining,

to continue to feed such a mase of men engaged in merely slaughtering one an- other for thres campaigns ? And if they did not, what would be the condition of le combatants at the end of the struggle? Lord Roberts and those who support him seem to concentrate their attention too exclusively upon the very small experi ence we yet have had under modern conditions of wars between nations in looks as if they assume that such wars must be terminated in a single moy campaign. But is there any

must in

Auping such a case? To recur to the hypothesis Canton just put forward, suppose the French Foschow fortresses are strong enough to resist a Keelung

that Holland, German attack, and Belgium, and Switzerland, with French assistance, sro strong enough to make it unwise on the part of Germany to try to use their territories, where is the "must' to compel France to make peace, sup- posing a Russian army in overwhelming force ablacked Germany upon another frontier

RITIÈT-UP SHEETS OF MICA. In the effort to meet the demand for large mies shoots, F. Bolling, German. has devised a plan for producing them artificially from mica waste by binding with a Bux or glaze such as is used for ramie ware. A suitable flux. melting between 200deg, and 950der. ., is found in such substances as lead borates and horo-silicates. Mica dess and flux material in alternate layers to the desired thickness are placed between top and hottom sheets of very thin mica, and the whole is subiectel to high pressure while being heated to the melting temperature of the flux. In a variation of the process. the flux material alone is used between the layers of thin aica.

LOCATING HIDDEN PIPES.

The electrical divining rod of an English firin, designed to trace under ground metal pipes, includes an electrical vibrator, induction coil and battery, with a detector coil connected to a telephone In use, the electric field producer by con necting a battery to the nearest hydrants, or other exposed attachments of the pipe induces a current in the detector coil, and this gives a sound in the teleobone that increases to a maximum as the coil is moved to the point on the surface nearest to the buried pipe..

GOILER-WATER SOFTENING

THE DIAMOND CROP TO DATE.

The total diamond production from tag earliest times has been estimated by M.

de Launay, French metallurgist, at 28.2-5 tons, of a value of about 81,000,000,000. Of this quantity, India has supplies $85,000,000, and Brazil $100,000,000. These fields are now practically ex- hausted, and South Africa is the treat source of supply.

THE MILITARY PROBLEM.

The Statist, discussing the growing military expenditure of the world re- marks:-

arms.

“ሩ

What, the public should thoroughly understand once for all is that it is not the cost of the naval and military pre parations that so much matters; it is the use to which these preparations may As we have been ultimately be put. showing, harder work, longer continued and attended by thrift and avoidance of waste, will enable even comparatively

The British str. Taiwan reports: Light stationary countries to bear whatever burdens may be imposed upon them, while winds, smooth sea, fine and clear through the progress of invention in the more out. forward countries will probably put them

SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British str. Chencan reports: Rainy in so happy a position that they will hardly feel the new burdens, so long, at weather, fresh N.E. wind and moderate all events, us peace is maintained.. But sea,

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The British str Ilaiyang reports: Moderate E.NE wind and sea with fine clear weather.

The British str. Kurichous reports: The water-softener known as perif ever the time comes that the vast armies. mutite," devised some time ago by Prof. which are about to be created are hurled Fresh N.E. winds and moderate fine

weather. Gans and now being made in Berlin, is against one another, then there may Such an follow ruin. A nation in arms, as was a suitable filter. tised in

proved by Prussia when the attacked, pparatus three feet in diameter and ten feet high is supplied with about two tons first Austria, and then France, and as of the material, and is capable of soften has again been proved by the Balkan Ing 66,000 gallons of water of a hardness Allies in their onslaught upon Turkey, Permutite is an is a weapon of almost limitless force when of 1der in 12 hours. artificial zeolite, a silicale of aluminum it is brought to bear upon a country less But if ever. countries all and sodium, in small pearly grains. It well prepared.

is prepared by smelting together clay.well prepared engage in a great war it sida and silica; and in use its sodiura is too terrible to think what the results may be replaced by calcium, magnesium may be. Suppose that France and Ger- or ananganese from solutions of these many were to attack one another, and that behind her fortresses France was able metals filtered through it. Calcium car

to defend herself sucosafully until ber

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Hongkong, 31st March, 1913, THE BANK CFTAIWAN, LIMITEL

(INCORPORATED SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER):

Capital Capital Subscribed (pald up)

Reserve Fund

Yen 10.000,00 Yen 6.250,000 Yon 2,620,000

HEAD OFFICE: TAIPER, FORMOSA.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES ;

Swatar Kobe

Tainan Tomani

Nagaški

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HONGKONG OFFICE,

3. DES YEUX ROAD, Interest allowed on- Current Accounte Deposits received on terms which may be he on application.

F636

K. TSUDZURABARA, Manager Hongkong. Jat May, 1913.

YEDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE

N HANDELSBANK

(NETHERLANDS INDIA COMMERCIAL BASE)

ESTABLISHED 1663. Authored Capita Fl 15,000,000 (£1.250,000 Capital L 14,905,350 (£1.242,112) Paid: up

IL. 5,022,161.27 (£418,513) Beserve Food

HELD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. HEAT AGENT: BATAVIA.

LONDON BANKERS: THE WILLIAMS DEACONS BANK.

SWISS BANKVEREIN.

BRANCHES AND AGENTS all over the

World

THE BANK franacts every deseription of Banking and Exchange business, recoivas money on Current Accountil the rate of 2 per cont, per annum er Daily Balances Kotes on Fixed Deposit can be verbied on application."

G. VERMEY, Manager, No. 8, Bes Your Road Central. Hongkong, 23rd April, 1913.

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HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE Business of the above Bank is con- 1drated by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the Minimum Monthly Balances at 3 per cont

per annum.

Depositors may transfer at their option balance $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOST at 4 per cent. per annum.

For the HorGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager $79

Hongkong, 1st July, 1911.

THE

BANK OF

MERCANTILE INDIA, LIMITED.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL SPESURIDED PAID UP

£1,500,000

400

1,125,000

13

TH

OF

662,000

104 440

416,000

HEAD OFFIOB 1

RESERVE FUND

40, Threadneedle Street, LONDON, E.C. BBANCHES:

Kandy, Galle.

Singapore,

Penang.

Bombay

Caloutta

Howrah,

Delbl.

Bindres.

Kota Uabra, Kelantan;

Karachi

Rangoon.

Colombo,

Kuala Lumpur, F.M.8. Hongkong,

Shanghai.

AGuyze IN JAPANI

Mrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Lea.

BANKEES :

BANK OF ENGLAND. LONDON JOINT STOCK BANE, LED, Every description of Banking and Exchange busines transseted. Stock, and Bharos bought and sold on sochant of Consiliuenta. Letters of Cralit granted on Agents and Correspondents all over the world.

INTEREST allowed on Current Acoonnte se' 2 per cont, per annum on Daily Balenos and on Fixed Deposits at rata which may be ascertained on application.

A. R. LINTON, Managor. Hongkong, 20th May, 1913.

1909 THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,

INCORPORATEo ne Royal Charter, 1853,

·HEAD OFFICE-LONDON..

PAID UP CAPITAL

RESERVE FUND...

RESERVS

KLABILITY

PROPRIETOR

...£1,200,000

£1,700,000

OF

... £1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking basiese ranesated.

QURRENT ACCOUNTS opened ear TIXED DEPOSITS roogivet for 1 year Of shorter periode at rates which will be quoted. on application

A. S. HEWETT,

Acting Manngor, Hongkong, 14th April 1913.

T133 INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

HEAD, OFFION

60, Wall Street, New York LONDOS OFFICE: 36, Bishopegare, E.C.

BRANCHES :-

Bombay

Kubo

Calcutta

Manila

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Mexico

Cobu

Panema

Colon

Poking

Empire

San Francisco

Flongkong

..Hankow

Shanghai Yokohama

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $7,060,00

equal £1,450,000. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING

BUSINESS transnoted, CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the usual

terima.

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