1914-02-12 — Page 5

auther hamer&&

The wine Merchany of the last

NAPIER 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.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 1914

CHINA'S NEW CURRENCY LAWA

The Draft Currency Law es approved by the foreign advisers of the Govern ment at a special incoting on the 17th ult, and which has now been promulgat- ed by the President, is as follows:-

THE LAW FOR THE NATIONAL GURRENCY. Art. 1.-The right of minting and issu ance of national currency shall solely belong to the Government.

Art. 2.-The unit of the national coins half be called Yuan, and the Yuan shall contain six mace, four candareens and [eight-li, (kuping weight) or 23.37795048

grammes of puro silver

Art. 3.-The different kinds of nationel coins are as follows:--

4.Four kinds of silver coins,

(1)-- Yuan.

(2)—1/2. Yuan...

(3)- cent piece. (4)-10 cent piece. B-One-kind of nickel coin..

(1)-6 cent pices, C.-Fivo kinds of copper coins.

(1)-2 cont copper poco.

(2)-1 cent copper picco.

(3)-6 piece.

(1)- Ji piece.

(5)-1 li picce.

Art. 4--The value of the national coin

shall be in decimal progression. One tonth of a Yuan shall make a chio or a 10 cent piecs One hundredth of a Yuan shall make 1 fen or cent, and one thou- sway sandth of a Yuan shall make one li........

Art. 5.The weight and fineness of the coins shall be as follows:-

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

FISH

Received by the "CARDIGANSHIRE"

SELECTED

KIPPERS,

HADDOCKS,

FILLETS.

ΤΑ

GRACA & CO. PADDER ST. (Hongkong Hotel Building). Dealers in

DOSTAGE STAMPE, PICTORIAL POST CARDS, SEEDS, BOOKS,

TOYS, &..

JUST RECEIVED POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUES FOR 1914. Hongkong, 29th December, 1913.

MARTIN'S

SAPIOL &STELE Your Lodos PILLS

[1493

A French Bemedy for miskerigaisrittam, JADASKRÁN OF LAGİDE KIWETA song s

bok MALIS PIERin the Louise,am that on the BENS Bigu of any Izzoguladar'at Do System A simonly down thay bn Batutes/miere). TÜDGE #NO, Take ilikon roostervandi, Blueto, benim their quor- VEDUS PAJA. All Cheralsts and Slove Ehrengiant the Worki pe post from Gi MARTIN, Chemist, Benthampton, Bag.

• MARTIN'S PIOL&STEEL

FOR

NERVOUS EXHAU

LOSS

**

MEMORY

and

DEBILITY

and

10

feed the NERVES

CHAPOTEAUTS PHOSPHO-CLYGBRATE OF LIME

It increases vital caergy wod nerve force, cures Naurasthenia, Dyspepita, kasomnia, and nervous diseases in adults and children.

IN CAPSULES. IN WINE, AND IN STROP

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY, N. Mag jaz

Cheniste.co

THERAPION 1stca 2/5 are pr

Ma

BLOOD POISON. KIDNEY, LEADER, ANY DISEAS DISCHARGES, WEAKNESS, PILES, SENDATALIP ADDRESS SKVELUTE FOR PREC

D. Le CURV CASTIGLIONIA OURE EW YORK DEPOT: 90, DETERAN ST. THEW DRAGNCITASTELENORIO. LIVE YOU! BAI TO LAKE

THERAPION

1:3-4):

ZEE-DOVT. STANPAFF ZED TO ALL DIMENZ PACKET

XE THAT THADE KARKEN STRUTHERN $75.

ON SALE,

MAIL TABLES

FOR 1914.

Shows the dates of departure of the Mails of Europe and America, and the dates of their expected arrival at their destinations, as well as the dates of return Mails.

Mounted on Card On Paper...

30 Cents.

25

On Sale at the Hongkong Daily Press Office. Hongkong, 7th January, 1914.

1.-1 Yuan, gross weight 12 canderoens with 90 per cent, silver and 10 per cent. copper.

2-50 cunt pieco, gross weight 32.4 candareens with 70 per cent. silver and 30 per cent, copper.

3.-20 per cent. pieće, grom weight 12 candarcens, with 70 per cent, silver and 30 per cent, copper.

4-10 per cent, picee, gross weight 6 candareens with 70 per bent, silver and 30 per cent. copper.

5-5 cont, nickel piece, gross weight 7 candareens with 25 per cent, nickel

and 75 per cent, copper.

6.-2 cent. copper pieca, gross weight 28 candateans, with 95 per cent. copper, 4 per cent. pewter and 1 per cent, lead,

7-1 cent, copper piece, gross weight 18 candarcone, with its fineness same Ba 2 cent, copper piece.

8- li copper piece, grass weight 9 candareens with its fineness same as above,

9.-2 li copper picco, gross weight 4.5 candareens with its fineness same as above. 10. li copper piece, gross weight 2.5 candareens with its fineness same as above. Art. 6-No restrictions shall be placed upon the use of 1 Yuan piece. The amount of 50 cent. pieces involved in one transaction shäl! not exced twenty dollars. The amount of 20 ent, and 10 cent. pieces farolved in one transaction shall not exceed five dollars. The amount of nickel or copper pieces involved in one transaction shall not exceed one dollar. This restriction shall not be applied to the collection of bazes and the exchanges in the national banks.

Art. The designs of the national coins shall be promulgated by a Pro

'visional Order..

Art, S.-The ratio of the difference between the weight of each silver coin and that of the legal tender shall not exceed 3/1000,

The ratio of the difference between the total weight of por 1,000 pieces of the silver coin and the legal weight of that amount of coins shall not exceed 3/10,000. Art, 9--The ratio of the difference between the fineness of any piece of silver coin and the legal finenes shall not exceed 3/1,000.

Art. 10-When on account of wear and | tear, the 1 Yuan silver pic logs ope per cent of its weight, it may be ex- changed at Im government banks for a new dollar. When, on account of wear. and tear, the 30 cent silver piece and other kinds of coins lose five per cent, of the legal weight, they may be exchanged at the government banks for new coins,

Art. 11-When a coin is lound to he

WM. POWELL

LTD.

TELEPHONE 846. Q

GRAND DISPLAY

LADIES'

OF

SHOES

S

SOROSIS”

HALI-MARK

or

QUALITY

FOR THE

RACE

WEEK

SPECIAL SHOW IN WINDOW.

THE

PIANO

MOUTRIE

IS THE

IDEAL INSTRUMENT

UNSURPASSED FOR:

DURABILITY

AND IS

GUARANTEED FOR FIVE YEARS.

PRICES from $385.

MOUTRIE

S.

THE

BANKS

MERCANTILE

INDIA, LIMITED.

[627

TH

Authorised Capital

Subscribed

Paid-up

Reserve Fund

INDO-CHINA PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LTD.

FAMOUS

DRAGON

BRAND

CEMENT

PORTLAND

CEMEN

PORTLAND

CENENT C

ALWAYS IN STOCK

HIGH

QUALITY

BANKRES:

BANK OF ENGLAND,

and

...€1,500,000

CO., LTD.

(51-

BANK OF

Τα

Capital...

Reservo Fond

1,125,000

562.500

415,000

LONDON JOINT STOOK BANE, LIMITED.

INTEREST allowed on Current Account at 2 per cent. par annum on Bally Balance

be ascertained on application.

BUILDING and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may

CEMENT

Apply to I. SOFFIETTI & Co., 14, Des Voeux Road Central, at Floor. Telephone 280.

disbursements consist of copper coins and Cab the public office shall report to the Ministry of Finance the actual sum of receipte and disbursements with the request for permission to convert the coins into the term of Yuan.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

[1049-1

Per Gregory Aptor, from Singapore, ete, Mr. V. E. Smith and Dr. Sheldon.

Per Haitan, from Swatow, etc., Miss Smith, Rey. and Mrs. Carpenter and 2 Art 7-In the collection of various children, Miss Craig, Mr. Loy, Capt. revenues and taxes, Articles 56 and 7-Eupsch, Mr. A. Buazig and Master shall be observed. In the calculation, the White

shall be the smallest of denominations. All the decimal fractions of the shall be treated thus:When the figure is, it shall be discarded; and when it is 5, it shall be considered as one to be added to the other integers,

Art 8. When the debts among the people are calculated in the term of tuels, they should be converted into the term of the national coin. Where the old subsidiary coins are involved, Article 6 shall be observed in the conversion into the national coins, If the sums in the doods, contracts and promissory notes are not converted into the term of man, and if any lawsuit arises, the exchange rate on the day of the promulgation of these regulations shall be considered as slaudard. ·":

a

Art. Within the domain of Chine, ond shall object to the use of the national, coins.

TO

of the Law for the National Currency Art. 10-If anybody disregards Article and Article 9 of the regulations for the enforcement of the Law for the National Currency, the party concerned may bring a lavavit against him, and when con- mutilated purposely no one shall be com-victed, a fine from 10 dollars to 1,000 pelled to accept it.

dollars shall be imposed on the offender. Any official or any member connected with the government enterprises who commits the same offence is liable to pay a fine of from 50 to 3,000 dollars after the same procedure has been observed,

Art. 11. The area and the date for the enforcement of these regulations shall be fixed by a provisional Order.

Art. 12. The Government consents to coin 1 Yuan silver pieces for those who give to it silver bullion, and 6 li per Yuan shall be charged as mirting fee.

Art. 13. This law shall be in force on the day of its promulgation.

REGULATIONS, FOR THE ENFOQÖRMENT OF THE CURRENCY LAW.

Art. I.—The National coins must be used as medium in the transaction of any financial dealing in the country. Special regulations in the Currency Re gulation must also be obserwal.

BERI-BERT IN INDO-CHINA.

Fer Katori Maru, for Hongkong, from London, etc., Dr. and Mrs. N. Bradley and 4 children, Mrs. P. W. de Conroy and boy, Miss A. J. Crawford, Miss 0. Crompton, Mr. C. A. Damm. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Dent, Mr. G. A. Derby, Miss M. E. Duffus, Mrs. S. Durbec, Miss D.. Durbec, Mr. H. Foster, Mr. D. J. Grant, Mr. A. Harris, Mr. A. R Hoger, Mr J. E. Hope, Mias F. Kruckenberg, Miss K. Lander, Mr. and Mrs. D. MacDonald and 3 children, Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Mastrukoff, Mrs. H Mooller and 3 children, r. and Mrs. J. C. de Obaldia and boy. Miss D. Paton, Miss W. Romminger, Mrs. A. M. de Souza and a children, Miss O. de Souza, Miss J. Tait, Dr. and Mrs. G. D. Whyte and daughter, Mr. 1. Day, Miss S. Hizoo, Miss U. Katsuki, Mrs. 1. Martiney and 2 chidren, Mr. L. D. Peeman, Mr. S. Petten, Mrs. E. L. Ramsay, Mr. U Vandin Tanaka, Mr. F. Taniguchi and Mrs. P.

DEPARTED.

Mr.

•

A. E. LINTON, Manager. Hongkong, 14th July, 1913.

[788

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. HE Business of the shore Bank is so Tducted by

the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the Minimum Monthly Balancen at 3 per cent. per annum. Adam

BANKS

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED.

(INCORPORATED ST SPECIAL IMPERIAL

CHARTER

Capital Subscribed (paid up)

HEAD OFFICE: TAIFER, FORMOSA.

Swałow

Yon 10,000,000

6,250,000

2.620,000

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

Amoy

Taipan

Anping

› Tumsai

Canton

Foochar

Osaka

Kevinng

Kobo... Nagasaki

Shanghai "

Tokyo

Yokohams

HONGKONG OFFICE,

3, DES VOX ROAD.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts, Deposits received on torms which may be had en application.

K. TSUDZURABARA, Managor, Hongkong, let May, 1913. [1273

balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONGH

Depositors may transfor at their option

DEPOSIT at 4 per cent, per annum. AND SHANGHAT BANK to be placed on FIXED

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION,

·N. J. STABD,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st July, 1911. .: 10

ONGKONG AND

SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

Paid-up Capital Reserve Funds:

Sterling

$15,000,000

€1,500,000 at 2-$15,000,000 Silvor...

$17,150,000,

$32,450,000

ANDSCH-INDISCH Reseren Liability of Proprietors $15,000,000 -

HANDELSBANK.-

INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK.)

ESTABLISHED 1863,

COURT OF DIRECTORS

S. H. DODWELL, Esq.-Chairizan.

Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE-Deputy Chairman. G. Friesland, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Paid-up Capital. Fl. 17,407,000 (£1,450,589). B. Gubbay, Esq. Authorised Capital FJ, 30,000,000 (£2,500,000) E, Goetz, Esq. Reserve Fusd. Fl. 6,518,000 (£549,168) P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

C. Landgraf, Eaq.

HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. HEAD AGENCY: BATAVIA

LONDON BANKERS, THE WILLIAMS DEACONE BANK. SWIGS BANKVERZIŃ.

The Bank transacts every description of Banking and Exchange business, receives money on Current Account and on Fixed Deposit at rates which may be ascertained on application.

G. VERMEY, Manager, Na. E, Dos Voux Road Contral. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1913. [21

Per af, for Manila, Echovarria, Miss M. Bull, Mrs. H. A. Koster, Mr. Andrew Duva, Mr. and MHE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

Martinez and children,

Per Temba Maru, for Seattle, etc., Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Gibson and 4 children, Mr. Hanking, Miss Hanking, Miss Ellis, Mr. M. Fraser, Mrs. Levy, Master Levy, and Mr. T. W. Mair.

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

INCORPORATED EY ROYAL CHARTER, 1953. HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

Paid-up Capital

€1,200,000 Reserve Find

£1,700,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000

Per Kumano Maru, for Japan, eto, Mr and Mrs. J. W. Watt, Miss E Carter, Mrs. H. Carter,

Miss E Ballister, Mr. G. H. Huxley, MW. B FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Davidson, Miss N. Nizen and Miss M. | Banking business transacted. Katsuki.

CURRENT ·ACCOUNTS.

and opened Per Kofori Mary, for Japan, etc., Mr. | FIXED DEPOSIT received for 1 year or and Mrs. Howard, Dr. N. Abe, Mr. R. shorter periods at rates which will be quoted Kawakami, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, Miss en application.

A. 8. HOWETT,

Acting Manager Hongkong. 14th April, 1913.

The Governor-General of Indo-China | Wilson, Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Wilkinson Art The Government shall ex has informed the chiefs of local adminis-and child, Mrs. M. E. Crofton, Miss A change the silver dollars coined by thetration and the General commanding the White, Mrs. J. Soubeiran, Mr. and Mrs. old mints with the national coins and troops that for a long time his attention Hershey, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Balden and re-mint the dollars. Within a

certain has been attracted to the happy results children, Messrs. I. Shoji, II. Miyoshi, period, the old dollar shall possess the arising from the consoraption of under T, Hatakeyama, T. Hida, M. Shibata, same value at the Yuan, but as to the milled rice in the treatment of beri-beri. K. Matsushita, T. Toi, Y. Uchimatsu, M. length of that period, a Provisional This measure in certain civil and military Sato, Mrs S. Sasaki and child, Mrs. Order shall be issued to fix it,

centres of the Colony has either caused Kawano end Miss Okubo. Art. 3-The Government mall recall the epidemics of beri-beri to disappear all the old silver pieces of the different entirely or at least considerably mitigatedCol. and Mrs. Foster, Col. Pereira, M., Per Nikko Mari, for Australia, etc, denominations: old copper pieces and their effects. Quite recently the Congress E. 1). Toland, Mr. R. H. R. Toland, M: re-mint them, int within a ortain 5xed of Tropical Medical at Saigon, after a period, the old cats shall be allowed to long discussion, came to the conclusion Mr. E. D. Toland, Mr. and Mrs. Pearson Peter Grant Garioch, Mr. L.. K. Millė, that beri-beri was caused by the neofi be circulated at the market prices.

If the old coins are used to pay taxes, ceny in the food generally consume of and child, Mr. Hager, Mr. Foster, Mr. every month all the public offices shall certain foreign substances not determined. and Mrs. Jackman, Mr. P. O. Peuster, issue notices fixing the current rate of substances which, however, are present in Mr. H. Molden, Mr. W. E. Souter, Mr.

under-milled rice..

H."A. Gauld, Miss Clara Jack, Mr. and the coins at vitich the offices shall receive

The Governor-General has therefore Mrs. MoNeur and child. Mr. T. I old coins. The offices shall take, as the asked the General in command of the Manurs, Mr. S. Hashi, Mr. M. Nagai, current rate an average of the exchange troops and the heads of local government Mr. C. Nishigaki, Mr. A. M. Morrey Mr. rates of the previous month. The period to give definite instructions for the gen. K. Ohnishi, Mr. and Mrs. Adamson and for the circulation of the old coins shall eral adoption of measures already put in Mr. D. J. Grant. be fixed by a Provisional Order.

practice in certain bodies of troops and Art 5If taxes are remitted with evil communities silver bullion or if any person, wants the It should be understood that nny Government to mint silver coins for him, in the calculation one dollar shall con tain 65.1 candareans The bullion of hygiene, especially as regards the clean- other fineness and weight shall be con verted according to a table to be attached

Art. 6-In the public offices where the receipts and expenditures are calculated in tacls, the amount should be converted into the term of Yuan in accordance with Art. 4. At places where the receipts and

W. L. Pattenden, Esq. H. A. Siebe, Es Hon. Mr. E. Shellim.

CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. STABD,

MANAGER: Shanghai-A. G. STEPEN.

LONDON BANEZKS:

LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINISTER BANE, LIMITED.

HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of Two per cent. per sonum on the Daily Balance, ON FIXED DEPOSITA.

For 8 months, 21 per cent. per Annum. For 6 months, 3 per cent. per Annum For 12 months, 4 per cent. per Annum,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, Oth January, 1914.

INTERNATIONAL

[15

BANKING

CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE: CO, Wall Street, New York,

LONDON OFFICE: 88. Bishopsgate, E.C.

BRANCHES :-

Kobe.

Manila.

Bombay.

Calcutta.

Cebu.

Mexico,

[1494

Canton.

THE "OKOHAMA SPECIE

LIMITED.

Panama.

BANK,

Colon Empire.

Peking.

San Francisco.

Yen 48,000,000 30,000,000 18,550,000

Hongkong. Hankow.

Shanghai. Yokohama.

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital... Reserve Fund

HEAD OFFICE YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at

Liao Yang Byojin

Antung-Hein Calcutta

Changchan

(Port Arthur) London San Francisco Los Angeley Shanghai

Bombay Dairen (Dalur) Lyons Tiebling

Feugtien (Makdon) Nagasaki Tientsin Hankow

Nowchwang Tokyo. Hurbin

New York Honolulu Kübe

Osaka

Peking

Mrs. R. T. Durstou, Mr. Alfred Xuong,

Por Kitano Maru, for London, etc. INTEBEST ALLOWED ON CORBENT ACCOUNT,

Deposits received for fixed periods at rate: Mr. T. Akita, Mr. O. Nakayama, Mr.

FISHI ONO, Mauger Hongkong, 20th September, 1913. [464

measures connected with food should be C. Craig, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Nakazawa, to be obtained on application. accompanied by others concerning general Miss Richardson. Mrs. A. Richardson,

lines of premizes and care to provide Mrs. Henderson, Master Henderson, Mr.

well varied food free from all contamina. Lambertson and child, Miss Home, Mr.

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS Gold $7,200,000 equal 21,480,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION, OF BANKING

BUSINESS transacted.

·་ CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the usual

terms.

·DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one year at 4 per cent. per annum or for shorter periods, at rates which may ba usmrtained on application, BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMIT-

TANCES made. LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted an all the principal cities In the World...

THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World, COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

issued.

PURCHASE and SALE of Stroks and

Shares effected.

on. It has been particularly noted that and Mrs. Summers, 4 children and nurse Wilson and child, Mr. K. Iwashita, Mr.

some centres contracters and cocks mix Miss Aston Key. Mr. J. Blair, Mr. M. the rice cooked and not used on the day Suzuki, Mr. K. Kishi, Mr. H. Takahashi, K. Fujii, Mr. and Mrs. F. Painter, Miss TRAVELLERS' CHECKS sold and cashed. before with the rice of the day, and strict Major S. Hata, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Wilson, Mr. H. W. Wykes, Mr. I. instructions should be given forbidding Lowe, Mr. B. Hendrix, Mr. Barnstein, Ohsumi, Mr. K. Oshumi, Mr. Yamani- such practices. Saigon Opinion.

Mrs. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Y

GEORGE HOGG,

Manager.

Hongkong, 21st October, 1913,

[190

sh, Mr. S. Mori, Mr. G. Kawashima, 9, Queen's Read, Mr. Y. Yuss and Dr. Y. Wada