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TO LET

TO LET.

RA

DANFURLY," No. 11, Conduit Road. GODOWNB, 94, Wanchai Road, 102, Prays

FAR!.

Apply THE HONGKONO LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, lit October, 1913.

TO LET.

FFICE in ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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Apply

A. 6. WATSON & Co., LTD. [095 Wongkang, 22nd August, 1813.

TO LET.

NO. 150, MAGAZINE GAP, Prak

Apply to-

SPANISH DOMINICAN

PROCURATION. Hongkong, 24th September, 1913.

TO LET

SHOP, No. 12, Qnoon's Road Contral,

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No. 9, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAR. No. 5, STEWART TERRACE, PRAR..

Apply to-

M. J. D. STEPHENS, Hongkong, 17th July, 1013.

TO LET

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MERION, NON Han110, PEAK Unfurnis

ed. 6 Rooms.. Cheap rental, from 1st December, Newly Painted and Colourwashed.

"ROGATE.” Austin Rosd, Kowloon Unfurnished.

No. *63, Prak, MOUNT KELLETT (Church Mission Bocity Bungalow), from 1st October, 1913, tal 30th May, 1914, Partly Furnished. Cheap rent.

No. 21, SHELLEY STREET. 4 Rooms. No. 3, CAMERON VILLAS, 62. MOUNT

KELLETT. PRAK.

FOR SALE OR TO LET. (From 1st November, 1913)

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

REMANIABLE GRAPHITS BEGION.

The graphite of Ceylon being about half exported to the United States, a chapter is dented to it in the last report on the Mineral Resources of the United. Statés, The minoral is found over a fifth of the island, in the mountains of the south-west and west, bat, instead of being dissensiaated through the gneissra and associated rocks, it occurs chiefly as veins along incture planes, being there- fore: of later origin than the rocks. The veins are from au eighth of an inch to several fect wide, some not more than two The or three inches being worked. masses of graphite, usually pure but sometimes mixed with pyrite and milky quartz, are aggregates of needle crystals; but in one mine a remarkable cavity or "yug, of oval section and about 15 fest high and a yard wide, was lined with flaky graphite which completely filled the bottom of the cavity. The mines, usually less than 100 feet doop, sometimes go down 400 or 500 Steam pumps and hoists are sometimes used, but very primitive methods are mostly employed.. Directly or indirectly, 50,000 men, women and bildren are given work by the mines. The deposits are clearly not metamorphosed coal or asphalt, and the from theories suggest that they came

solution

metallic of

carbides. hydrocarbons. or other earbor O! pounds.

sonic

IMPROVED COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY For coloured photographic positives, Vancamps, of Paris, first makes a negativè under a violet, a groen, and en These three orange soreen in turn.

superposable negatives are in black and white, but a print with each is made on the inventor's new coloured gelatine Paper, the negative from the violet boing used with a yellow sheet, that from green with red, and that from orange with blue. Washing removes the colour noti fixed by light. Each positive has its one colour rightly distributed, and the three

No. 1, GOUGH HILL, No. 103, PEAS Bungalow, containing Drawing, Dining and Smoking Booms and Five Bedrooms-thin and transparent-blend into a With Ground for Tennis Court.

FOR SALE.

"HARTING and ROGATE." on part o Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1154

"LADEROOKE," No. 9, Conduit Road, Fine View of Harbour, 8 Rooms, 3 Bathrooms, Gardous and Tennis Court. Accommodation for 30 Servants,

DAY. Apply to LINSILAD

3rd Floor, Alexandra Build 1 g Hongkong 2nd October, 1913.

*TO `DE · LJEN.

Ist

FURNISHED.

164

November,

painting-like view on being superposed.

MARILE LAMP SHADES,

Beautiful effects are being produced with translucent onyx marble for lamp surcens, in the usual way and in the cornice of rooms, and elsewhere.

SAFETY OF COOKING IN ALUMINUM. Medical mer have been making tests of aluminum cooking vessois 'under the varied working conditions of the kitchen, and have carefully determined the amounts of this element taken up by the different materials in contact with the vessels. From the results, it seems to be necessary to give warning against only carbonate of soda in aluminum and the long standing of pure water. Common salt, beefsteal, tomatoes, soups, Brussels sprouts and apples caused some darken. Noon, Five Rooms, Tonnis Court.

TO.2, MINDEN VILLAS, Mody Road,ing of the vessels, but the slight traces

From 101, THE PEAK.

HASTINGS & HASTINGS, B, Dea Tonx Road Central,

[1140 Hongkong, 1st October, 1913.

- TO LET.

of aluminum absorbed were vol decined

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Granville sufficient to affect health With nectic Avenue and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon. Cheap rentals.

SHOP with GODOWN attached, Nathan Real, Kowloou. Kowloon Marine Lot No. 48 with Wharf.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings. · Hongkong, 17th September, 1913.

1964

0.

4

TERRACE,

TO LET

WOODLANDS From 1st November Apply to-

P. A. XAVIER Care of Hongkong Printing Press. Hongkong, 2nd Ootshor, 1913.

TO LET.

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FFICES, ROOMS, and GODOWNS, ón Ground and Second Floom, No. 14, Pas Voux Road Central, the Premises now occupio The South China Morning Post, Limitel. Possession, let May 1914, or earlier. "HOMESTEAD, No. 45, Pesk. Immediate

Sossion.

Apply to-

SANG KER, Care of CourRADOLE DEPARTMENT, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, 01083 Hongkong, 17th September, 1913.

TO LET.

FFICES on First floor of Hotel Mansions

Apply to

HENRY HUMPHREYS, Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 2nd October, 1913.

or tartaric acid, there was no darkening

r

other indication of any wetion. Carbonate of suda alone gave strong blackening and showed much dissolved aluminum, and against the use of this dealers in aluminum ware have often given caution. Water boiled in the vessels seemed to buve no effect. It was on standing twenty-four hours exposed to the air that cold water caused a white

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OUTOBER 7ea, 1913,

WM. POWELL,

LTD.

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THE

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EXTENSIVE AND VARIED

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AND LINENS,

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that Beecham's Pills will be of great service to you if your stomach is out of order or your liver is sluggish. The conditions of life in these days are sostrenuous that nealy everybody is at times, overtaken by various derangements of the digestive orgens. Even the strangest and healthiest occasionally require a little corrective medicine. It is worth remembering that thousands of people have proved that

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MR. T. RUDDIMAN JOHNSTON,

1049

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223.2

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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA.

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

INCORPORATEN, DY ROYAL CHARTER, 1859 HEAD OPTION LONDON.

HONGKONG

AND

SHANGHA

BANKING CORPORATION.

PAID-OF CAPITAL

$15,000,000

RESERVE FUNDS :——

STEELING

PAID-UY CAPITAL

£1,200,000

£1,500,000 at 2/- -$15,000,000 SILVE

Reevi FOND

£1,700,000

817,450,000

REREEVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIE

Teas

.£1,200,000

$02,480,001.! RESERVE LIABILITY of Prof'tore $15,000,0% !

Coons or DIRECTORS.

S. H. DODWELL, Esq.-Chairman. Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE-Deputy Chairmat

Eag

G. Friesland, Esq. | J. A. Plummer, Esq. O. 8. Qubbay, Esq.

W. L. Pattondon, H. A. Sieby, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

G. B. Laurenz, Raj.

F. Lieb, Esq.

CUSE

Hon. Mr. E. Shellia.

MANAGER:

Hongkong-N. J. STABU.

MANAGER:

Shanghai A. G. Stupars.

LONDON BANKERS: LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK, LIMITED.

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of Twe per cent. per annum on the Daily Balano

ON FIXED DEPONITS.

For 3 months, 2 per cent. per Annum For 8 months, 84 per cont, per Annum For 12 months, 4 per cent per Annum

N. J. STABE,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 16th August, 1913.

YOKOHAMA

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THE

SPECIE LIMITED.

BANS

AUTHORISED Capital .................

Yea 48,000,000 PAID-DE CAFETAL

Yon 30,000,000 RESERVE FUND Yen 18,550,000

HEAD OWIOR-YOKOHAMA.. Branches and Agencies at Antung-Hain Lino-Yang Ryojun

Caloutta

Bombay

Changchun

Dairen (Dalny

Hankov

Harbin

(Port Arthur London San Francis Los Angeles Shanghai Lyons

Tiebling

Fongtien(Makdon)Nagasaki Tientair

Honcluin Kobe

Newchwang Toky

New York

Osaka

Poking

gelatinous substance to be sweated out, SHACKELL, EDWARDS & CO., LTD. INTEREST ALLOWED ON CURRENT Accounts

and this proved to contain aluminum and silies. Even this combined action of water and air muy be avoided by a Sim of oil over the water.

AN (14-ENGINE TOWBOAT.

MAKERS OF

PRINTING INKS

FOR OVER 120 YEARS.

RED LION PASSAGE FLEET STREET, LONDON, E.C.

flowing paralel to that of the other group. Whn each of the four motors; gets its electricity direct that is, with out flowing through any other motor they operate in full parallel, or simply parallel, the surrent of each motor flow. ing to and through it parallel to the current of each other motor.

COPPER WELDING,

The new Diesel oil-engine towboat of the Italian navy has a displacement of only 170 tons, but is equipped with a' 4-cylinder Zeycle engine of 250 horse power, running at 250 revolutions por minute. Compressed air at low pressure compared with that required for normal Fanning is used for both starting and are reversing. Only a few seconds necessary for these operations, and a tank on board carries suficient compressed

In his oxy-acetylene welding of copper, ais for starting or reversing sixty times.

which is proving successful in German A TELEPHONEUFFLER.

Works, Carl Canzler has developed a The teleplone transmitter patented by process different somewhat from ou Maximilian Weil, of New York,, is welding Larger torches are necessary, designed to give privacy to communica- and a liquid welding paste is employed, tions without the use of a special cabinet, with a sperial copper welding wire. The mouthpiece fits closely around the Formation of oxide is prevented by the mouth of the speaker, and a speaking paste, Copper plates an inch in thickness chamber between this and the diaphragm have been wdded without difficulty, and has vacuum-jacketed walls. This cham- the strength of the weld-which is not ber receives the spoken message, which affected by acid-is found to be quite sets up vilmations in the diaphragm in equal to that of solid copper in & the usual way without any escape of the continuous sleet. sounds into the room occupied by the speaker,

FOREIGN EXCHANGE audi General Banking business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS receivedi for 1 year or chorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

-A. S. HEWETT,

Acting Manager

Hongkong, 14th April, 1913. [133

MERCANTILE BANK 0

INDIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital Subscribed

Paid-up

Reserve Fund

BANKREA BANK OF ENGLAND, nad

£1,500,000

1,125,000

502,500

416,000

LONDON JOINT STOOK BANK, LIMITED.

INTEREST allowed on Current Accoun

as 2 per cent. per annum on Daily Baloom - and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.

A. R. LINTON,

Manager.

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Hongkong, (4th July, 1913.

HE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED

(INCORPORATED NY SPECIAL IMPERIAL

CHARTED).

Capitol

„Yan 10,000,01⁄2- Capital Subscribed (paid up)..Ten 6,250,002 Reserve Fund

Yon 2,620,00

HEAD OFFICE: TAIPEI, FORMOJA.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

Amey

Apping

Cantos

Foochow

Koolang

Swatow

Kobe

Nagasaki

Osaka Shanghai

Tataar

Tomsni

Tokyo Yokoham

HONGKONG OFFICE,

8. Des Vœux Road,

Current

Interest allowed on

Accousi

Deposits received for fixed periods at rate Deposits received or terms which may he

had on application. to be obtained én application.

K. TEUDZURABARA, Manager, EISHI ONO,

tése Hongkong, 1st May, 1918.. Manager. Hongkong, 30th Septeraber, 1913.

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BANKING

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING REPORTS.

The British Strong N.E. monsoon.

The British air. Hong Bee reports: Fine weather up to 10deg. North Lat.; then strong N.E. monsoon to arrival in port.

sir. Luchow roporte:

PASSED THE CANAL.

September 2nd-Kouang Si, Macedonia. September 5th-Indrasamka. September 9th-Benavon, Calchas. September 16th-Aki Maru, Astyanaz, Glaucus, Nippon, Atlantique.

September 19th-Cathay, Glenturret, uncaster Castle, Namur, Lizomed Benmohr.

Nubia, Segovia, [1144

TO LET OR FOR SALE. ODOWNS at 19, 98, 99 and 99A, Prayi

Basty Apply to

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co. LTD.,

Hotel Mansions. Hoang, 4th September, 1913.

MOTOR CONNECTING.

layu.

lochy,

Australien,

CORPORATION. HEAD OFFICE: 60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON Device: 16, Biskopagate, E.C.

BRANCHES :-

Bombay Caleutia Cantos

Cebu Colon

Empire

Hongkong Hankow

Kobe

Manila

Mexico

Panana

Peking

San Francisco

Shanghai Yokohama

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS ...... $7,060,00 equal £1,450,0ir

BUSINESS transacted. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the usuri DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one year

terms,

at 4 per cent. per annum or for shorter periods, at rates which may bo ascertained on application. BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED MAIL

REMI and TELEGRAPHIC TANCE unade.

A

September 23rd Glenroy, Kleint September 8th-Aleinous, Andalusia. Mishima Muru, Sambia, Westphalia, EARLY FALL OF LEAVES.

Capri, Glenfary,

September 29th-Eruest Simons, Hime How clinistic conditions influence the Soos difficulties of the average render fall of leaves proves to be no simple

To determine the effects of! September 20th-Bloemfontein, Glen problem.

Lothian, Silesias, varying rainfall M. David, a French

Bermuda, LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFT granted on all the principal citi were cleared up in the address of C. H. Quereau at the Atlantic City convention meteorologist has made observations for Thorens, Indraghire, Kinkasan Maru. of Railway Master Meshanics.

October 3rd - Antenor, Electric a dozen year, chiefly on lime trees, which

in the World. THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF locomotives usually have as many as four

Nonbin. are fed from the deep soil, and has found

CREDIT are available all over the motors. When oue after another receives the electric current, the motors are said that, with the usual winter reserve of

Cold is! to operate in series. When they are in moisture in the subsoil, foliage is inde

pendent of drouth and heat.

What are the European nations pro- COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

issued. Armageddon? circuits so arranged that the current not so well withatcod. premature frosts viding for? passes through two groups of two motors decidedly hastening leaf-fall. Different contemporary. At the end of August to PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks

Bank of England had more coin and NO. 2, MOUNTAIN VIEW, THE PEAK, or Gries Iltiple. In other words, the plant specie behave differently, and in

series-multiple.

GEORGE HOGG, two moters are operating in series, while leaves of the lime trees foll unseasonably. 1896, while the Bank of France and the

inter words, the 1907, with plenty of soil moisture, the bullion in rive than it has held sing TRAVELLERS' CHECKS soul and washer

Manager. the two groups are operating in parallel, two months before those of the plane treca Reichshank of Berlin were laying hands

8, Queen's Road, or multiple--the current of one group and the fruit trees.

ion every picro of gold they could secure.

Hongkong, 2nd November, 1912.

Apply

TO LET.

[1035

LINSTEAD & DAVIS.

1780

asks

World.

Shares effected.

GE

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TEDERLANDSCH-INDIBCH HANDELSBANK.

(Netversands INDIA COMMOTAL BANK.)

Estancward 1869.

Authorised Capital F, 30,000,000 (£2,500,000) Paid-up Capital. Fl. 17,407,000 (£1,450,588) Reserve Fund..... FI. 6,618,000 ( £543,10)

HEAD OPPICE: AMSTERDAM. HEAD AQENOT: BATAVIA.

LONDON BANKERS:

The Williams DeicoNG BANK. Swiss BANKVEREIN.

The Bank transacts overy description of Banking and Exchange busines, receive money on Current Account and on Fired on application. Deposit at rates which may be ascertained

G. VERMEY, Manager, No. 8, De Vaux Road Central Hongkong, 3rd October, 1913,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

THE

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

INTEREST on diposita is allowed on the Minimum Monthly Balanses at 3 par ceai,

per annum,

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HongKoNG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED (DEPOSIT at 4 per cent. per annum.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGBAL

BANKING CORPORATION,

N. J. STABB.

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st July,' 1911,

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