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NAGASAKI

STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK--9, Oura; VACUUM OIL Co.-30, Uragoto-machi,

Teleph, 919; Tel. Ad: Socony

SUZUTA SANKODO, Drug Importer-Tsuki-

machi

UMEDA KURAKICHI, Glass Works-Inasa

UNITED STATES ARMY (Office of Quarter- master and Assistant General Superin- tendent U.S. Army Transport Service) -Sawayama Building, 11, Oura

Capt. James S. Clarke, Q.M. Corps W. W. Herndon, warrant officer

Teleph. 1540; Tel. Ad: Vacuum

WALKER & Co., R. N., Stevedores, Landing, Shipping and Forwarding Agents, Customs Brokers and Estate Agents, Ship-chandlers and Fresh Water Suppliers -11, Oura-machi; Teleph. 137 (L.D.); Tel. Ad: Walker

R. Walker, jr.

Y. Shimidzu | R. Hirashita

YOKOTA SHOTEN, Glass Works-Hamano-

machi

CHINESE

MONEY

10 li

1 li

釐 (cash)

·032 of a penny

make 1 fên

(candareen)

=

-32 of a penny

10 fên 分 make 1 ch'ien錢(mace)

10 chien 錢 make 1 liang 雨(tael)

The Tael may be taken as worth one and a third silver dollar.

==

3.2 pence

2s. 8d.

The above are weights of silver. They are not represented by any coin except the copper cash, which is supposed to be the equivalent in value of a li of silver, but the value of which differs greatly in different districts and at different times. They have no uniform intrinsic value, being made large and small and of varying composition. Silver is used uncoined in ingots, usually of fifty taels more or less, in weight, called "shoes," the usual shape being not unlike a Chinese shoe. In the maritime district from Canton to Amoy chopped dollars are the general medium of exchange. In 1890 a mint was established for the coinage of silver dollars and subsidiary pieces, and more recently mints for silver and copper coinage have been opened at Several centres. The coins, although supposed to be of equal weight and fineness, are differently inscribed. Some of the foreign banks issue tael and dollar notes of the value of one dollar and upwards at the larger of the Treaty Ports.