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agencies for humanity there Is total
for all the boroughs OF $40.
Passing by the multitude and great
variety of the public organizations, let
us look at the private schemes OF benevo-
lence. These reach TO every possible
phase Of suffering and helplessness.
They include many societies and bureaus
to get employment for people; to aid
children; to get work for women, in
struct them in it and sell its products;
to maintain free nurseries and kinder
gartens: to distribute charity to the sick
and disabled. not merely food. but also
coal. garments, medicines, and all COM
forts and necessities; for the special
relief of poor widows with small chill
dren; TO provide free shelter and iodg-
ing and baths; for crippled children OF
the Door; to advise and help prisoners
In city courts and prisons; to render
legal aid to the poor; to give aid TO the
shipwrecked; to help infirm and indi-
gent actors and artists; through a
legacy to the Chamber Of Commerce
for the relief Of distressed merchants;
TO assist discharged convicts; for the
relief of widows and orphans OF medical
men; to provide for the burial OF the
destitute deceased; to give q suitable
diet to the sick poor and to help them to
get trained nurses; to distribute flowers,
fruits and delicacies TO the sick in hos
pitfalls and tenement houses; to loan
money to the poor, without interest or
with a very small rate Of interest, on the
pawnbroking system
These are only very few Of the multi
tude of agencies for temporary relief.
Besides, there are societies for the assist
ance of foreigners Of nearly every ma
tionality, and for immigrants. Ihon
come tho multitude OF homes and re-
treats, Of asylums for permanent relief,
and the many hospitals and infirmaries
for the treatment Of every form OF
disease.
We have merely SKINNED over a list
filing about two hundred pages and
have left out Of consideration the dis
tinctly religious agencies OF philan-
thropy, Christian and Hebrew. Every
religious congregation. every parish, Is
a hive of charitable activity. The
Society OF st. Vincent de Paul, to visit
the poor at their dwellings, and to carry
TO them succor,' has conferences
in nearly all the Roman Catholic
Churches, with numberless humane.
educational and charitable agencies.
Add to all this organized charity the
money and the devotion expended
by individuals and families In private
charities, known only to giver and re-
ceiver, and how wonderful the volume
becomesi In spite Of 1t all, however,
beggary in the streets has become more
common than ever. IL is not astonish-
ing that the woman beggar recently
arrested in Madison avenue at the in
stance OF a public-spirited lady had a
comfortable account in savings bank;
but it is astonishing that there remain
in New York, as remain there do, any
instances OF unrelieved suffering from
poverty. The dispensation OF charity
has become profession in itself, employ
ing many people. but is it wisely ad-
ministered and pursued9
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Tom johnson Misunderstood.

Last Sunday the Rev. GEORGE A..
MACINTOSH OF the South Presbyterian
Church of Cleveland preached some-
what severe sermon against the admin
istration of Mayor Tom JOHNSON. Mr.
MACINTOSH was especially indignant
because ten barrels of beer were drunk
at the dedication OF a police station
somewhere in his part OF the town last
week. Certain city officials are said TO
have been the masters Of the feast and
to have trolled out drinking ditties to
the tune of America and 10 the great
disgust Of less inspired citizens OF the
yicinage. 4 think it is true, said MIR.
MACINTOSH, THAT such a sight was
never seen before in a police station IN
America. II is an outrage on decency
and order that should not go unpunlshed.
1t is an affront to every respectable
citizen on the South Side
A highly tolerant optimist like the
Hon. Tom JOHNSON may look at little
ebullitions of official joy with more indul-
gence than a clergyman can be expected
to bestow. 1t is not often that police
station il dedicated; even drinking
songs may be pardoned by statesman
to whom Democratic harmony Is i'm
portant; and it is possible that humane
and kindly feelings may be promoted
In the police by means OF music. In
New York, and probably in most other
cities, the singing and the intoIication
in police stations are supposed TO De
contributed by the prisoners. but TOM
JOHNSON is no conventional Mayor
and precedent cannot bind him. Be-
sides, there were no prisoners in the new
station. The boys had house,
warming. The hullabaloo which they
made may have offended sober house,
holders, but was it not a warning to the
wicked' The noises from the station
were notice to malefactors that it was
open for business and that they had
better behave themselves. As they
think OF the ten barrels Of beer, the police
officials must be astounded at their own
moderation. II there had been ten
barrels Of whiskey at tho celebration,
the Johnsonian side Of the question
would have been less strong than it is.
BY teaching the use Of mild beverages
instead Of strong drink. the Johnson
ian officials are setting good example to
the bibulocs.
Mr.. MAcKINTosHs description OF the
state of Cleveland under its Three-Cent
Mayor is mere appended:
our rny just row is suffering from an epidemic
n, murder and robbery. Mere boys are staining
their hands In human blood. Life and property
are In jeopardy on every hand. Yet at such a
crisis A. this vice Is encouraged by those in author
,ty. and the way Is made easy for the commission
Of crime"
Mr.. MACINTOSH must give Mr.. JOHN
SON more time The leader OF leaders
has great things TO do. When they are
done, he may attend 20 the more COM
monplace details. Among the great
things are:
1 The Tom johnson Presidential boom.
H. The Tom johnson plan To make the un John
sonisn oorporauons pay bigger taxes
III. Three cent fares on non JohnsoniAn cal
lines
" Tn. single Tar
Everything In ia season. Mr.. MACK
IHTosH must be patient. Tom JOHN
son is a very busy man.
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FRANCES GREAT CHEMIST.
What Beriheiot Has Done for Ills scienc,
I'm Fifty Years.


The great chemist NJ BeIthclct has n
compile ID his 80 years Of service Ms a scieI
teacher. an occasion which was cclehr,t 4
at the Sorbonne in Paris this week 70
other chemkt perhaps has so hclpod
I, lay the foundation OF chemistry as
NJ Bel thclot. and that the congratlltt.or. "a
received came from all civilized ulttn. /,
no matter for surprise His career has le,1
a remarkable one lie became a profess,
at the early age Of - years and briIl
investigator within a few years Of this arpolr,.
ment. gaining enormous insight int, the hvs
which lay at the root Of chemical architecture
Perhaps his most epoch making discovery
was his demonstration Of the true nature
OF glycerine as an al, ohollc body capable q
int,racting with three molecules OF such
acids as acc tic ond pnlmt!c. although nj,
COT tributions II thermal chemistry wers
conceI ton. Later he nttlcked the Question
OF synthcss and until the publicati on of hi,
"Chimie Organique fondee sur la Sv'th ssA'
In the direction Of building up compound,
Of carbon comparable with natural orgarlc
compounds by the union Of elements Of which
they are composed We must remember,
however, Wohlers synthesis Of urea in III
ard Kolbe's synthcsis Of acetic acid IN INS
But the methods subsequently, employed
He start ID. for example, with the element,
themselves He took carbon aud hydrogen
which prod ced acetylcnc; addluglnoIc hydro.
gen be got tIylen" aId from this }" Obtain.
ed alcohol and series Of organic 7nlt~ Again
he set himself the task Of proving tlat con.
pounds Identical 10 every respect With tie
products Of animal and veWtthl" life may
be formed from dead mineral mHtt'r
Thus in a series Of experiment { hc employed
the carbon obtained IN the form Of carbon
dioxlde from barIum cgrbon0t' II was then
made TO pass successively through tae forms
OF carbonlc oxide. formic acid bprum fornnt !,
,thylene, ethylene bromide. sthyleue again
and finally T. sthyl--ulphuric acid and {,
crystallized baTium salt. from which TIE ut =
mate object of these alcohol
was generated IL follows that water and car-
bon dio1 idp were the OILY compounds from
which the elem"i I. Of this alcohol were derived,
Little wonder, then, that scieI tifc men OF cll
the civilized nbtior- assembled At the SorJ
Donne TO do honor t. this great e1 pouent
natures methods and mysteries
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Dlsoarding.

The Hon. JOHN SEBASTIAN LITTLE
OF Arkansas has introduced into the
House Of Representatives a bill for the
free coinage of silver at the ratio OF
10 TO /. He explains that he wishes
TO keep his party record straight
and 20 ascertain, II possible, how many
Democrats in the House dare or care
to oppose the orthodox Democratic
financial doctrine.
II is queer that many Democrats who
do not have Mr.. LITTLE's attachment
10 the financial part Of the Kansas City
platform and are content 20 regard free
silver as an exploded issue are still
preaching glibly against imperialism.
Take the Hon. JAMES DANIEL RICHARD
son. for instance. the leader OF the House
minority. he il careful not 10 say any
thing about silver Among prudent
Democrats the word is taboo. But Mr..
RICHARDSON can find time 10 denounoe
imperialism. Any Republican propo-
sltlon IN regard TO revenue or admins
tration In the Philippines prOvokes .
dcnunclation of lInperisliam from MIR.
IuCHABDsoS and most Of his Demo-
cratic colleagues
Now ~ matter Of strict, actual
market value m votes, how much more
IL imparslism worth ~ the Democrats
than 10 % wac
The Democratic party has consider
able disoAfiing 10 do before II can g''t
anything lie d tolefable hand
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For whose BenentY

To THE EpIToR or THK SuS-Sir' For
whose benefit did Admiral Dewey call Admiral
Sohley chief In command at Santiago?
Not for Admiral Schlcy's benefit. because
Il Is so inmeasurably worse for the chief in
command than for one OF lower rank 70 be
found guilty Of the charges Of which Admiral
Dewey himself has condemned him.
Calling Admiral sohley chief la command
only serves 70 throw into glaring relief the
findings OF the court
A chief ia command guilty OF dlsobedianoei !
A chief IN command & uilty Of falsehoodl
Admiral Dewey has done Admiral schley
no service by this.
Whom has he served' pERrLriKn
WAsHIkOIOE, d. G, Dec 10.
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Col HRSRY WArTERsoS is not very well
satisfied with Mr.. RoosEvPLT's MESA ge.
He complains OF 3 the Presidency tendency
to deal too much in academic truisms
and hnds various other faults. Evidently
the subject Of messages is attractive to
Col. WArTERsoN's mind. II he hasn't
yet written his own message. at least he
has blocked 1t out. II the people want a
President who can be depended upon to
write gay. rollicking, unconventional, hit
ahead d-when-you-see-i messages, hand
painted by the Star Eyed Goddess, they
will 6nd Col WATTRRsoN at homo.
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The Hepburn and Morgan Bills.

The treaty having been ratified, the
bills in the Senate and the House pro-
viding for the practical work OF con-
structing tho canal become OF present
importance.
Both Senator MORGAN and Congress-
man HEPBURN have introduced such
measures. The Senate and House biiis
are alike in assuming that the Nicaragua
route is to be used They are alike IN
authorizing the President TO conclude
the necessary arrangements with Nica-
rapua and Costa Rca. They agree
In putting the maximum OF cost Tor
which contracts can be made at $780,
100000. The Morgan bill appropriates
AZ. 100000 as beginning, while the
Hepburn bill appropriates &lO,ooo'ooo;
but this Is unimportant.
The main point OF difference between
the two measures is this Senator NOR
oAN's bill proposes 70 intrust the work
of construction TO a Board consisting
of the Secretary Of War and eight other
citizens Of the United States, TO be ap-
pointed by the President, the Secretary
being merely the President of the Board;
while the Hepburn bill simply turns
over the work to the President and the
War Department.
The main objection to the Morgan Dill
"A that il seeks to define too closely IN
advance the administrative methods
under which the canal is to be con-
structed. II is a vast undertaking,
and 1t is too early to say what working
methods will be most efficient. The
Hepburn plan is better basis for dis
cussion and legislation because its terms
are broader, simpler and more direct
II is proper to observe that the Hep
burn bill, as introduced on Dec. 9. tho
day on which the exact text Of the treaty
was made public, directs the Secretary
Of War to construct safe and commo-
dious harbors at the termini OF the canal
with such provisions for defence as
may be necessary for the safety and
protection of said canal and harbors.
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Horrible cave DwelIers In Ohio.

From thC IHTl' noIt nQWTeF
CoLvMBUs, Ohio, Dec 10 -Reslden''
OF the South Sidc arc worked up over th'
mysterious actions of a colony of men and
women who have taken possession OF TIE
second island south ot the Green Lawn ave,
nue. bridge II Is sad that luly score oi
rude huts
Young men OF this city have sksted down
TO the island. They have ATTEMPTED Intesu-
cations hut have been met al Ne shores
by men with guns in their hands who warned
them 10 keep of the place several YOUNG
men have quietly secured a peep AZ hneu .l /, :
ON the island They e1v 'ha' young nan
always sits at the door ot tie man cave
with gun in his hand IL" men and women
are Or essed from head N foot ~ ihr gefnth'',
and every man wears a telt around his SH'-'
I'm which are prominently displayed reNoNei'
and knives
south side citizens have become SO eIeI
a posse to make al investigation Ihe l-iAbl
il owned by the titv.
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The Vast Volume of New YORK =,
Charity.

A correspondent asks W to-day con-
oernlng tho condition and method oi
distribution of the income Of one thou
sand pounds left by joins LEAKt, IN
IIv2. 10 be LAID out lnslL- penny whrAton
lnay.s Of bread fOT the poor Of New
York M communion of tho Protestant
Iasoopal Church We learn from the
New York state Charitlrs Directory :
fnr 1901 that the lrak. Dole ~ Bread :
az II h. dcscrih"d is made weekly. ~
loa,o-. every Saturday, tp IA" poor
paiishlonrrs of NJ Johus thaII Ia
hanuk street
Tl.s no.dy apply Co. the ministers 4
tl,s pansh and uokfs ais Distributed
toaaah I,rison oallinE iuf loaf d. soiHo
.a.as a. many ~ ga luatus af' rlfrp o.
a slnglo iauAly 'a'h Srri "f "hrn ul"
fanll.y 10 f.uad g. b. boo ,rla.sal Iari
Nf HtHnlhh u iAaaAaA 'puip.
tf.ll,i IT tLs lnnty larsh la. 'iiaisr
of u.o fond iiir sl'ai"p iHat's ,lHt
si.Ii hss .riIis sasi. $50 ii.r an,-aYIt
.lIsUHni r.1F Erai Boz fiUfi| .i..i
o..
IUs a..uiy "a 5uut i4ttI rt siI
slI b.. uHIF s.tfir slsl U.a'.
900. mHlHf Itsu W tai F.. f 900
Doe } .Ii r.auil.a staiI f.f H t..4u..
.i alYlf s.. ia.islnf l.as,. aI.d lH'srHIs
. i.atslla.s sililIi.n "a IHIH. as %
taul sis ,s.tia.sf sl.a afssilfaI...ia 90
tHHaHfIIl. itH # e. ff. aI..I.s s.H.H
..H fI.#.
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spoiled the BARRIERS Pleasure.

From the San Frdnc'sco Wdr'.
Gen. " II L Barnes contribute, the i0loV
ne or.ra Inns given u on SATURDAY la
Will. Ir,rg -haVed he happened to H-k a.
barber II he had attended the GrHu PER- ora
hnces ~ tAe Grand The answer Nas 70 G'
EfiTWau,". ..
How did you enjoy ~"
@Sot NJ al sr Prom my place IN te
gallery 7 could -" your head htloN a.. q
Il mortlr.d rus 20 notice that had not parted
your hair straight
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william Mckinley Replies to Ad miral
Dewey.


We print the subjoined letter In full,
because 1t is pretty straightforward
expression, and an example OF much
indignant comment that il now reach
ing us through the mails:
TO THE EprroR or THE SUS-srr: What an
outrage It was for Admiral DEWITT to make ind
ing that scHIKr Is entitled to the credit due to
such commanding orncer for the glorious victory
q Santiago after perslstenuy refusing to SAMPSON
tAe hight 10 appear by counsel OF In any way TO
present his side OF that controversy to the cours
Of Inquiry.
-u there Is anything well established In the
United states. IT Is that no man shall be deprived
OF life. liberty, the pursuit OF happiness or any
thing of value whether from monetary or a sen =
tlmenta standpoint without a fair. impartial tnai.
n which he shall have the amplest opportunity
70 cross anime the witnesses, be heard by ooun-
eel and to present and defend his nights.
If all the money in the Sub-Treasury vaults
were placed on one side and the credit for the
victory at Santiago could be placed on the other
side. SAMPSON ScHLKY, too, for that matter
would spurn the iucre. turn his back upon 1t. and
tshe only the glory OF that victory. No court In
America would take from the hun,bleN Chinsnsn
a copper cent NHhOu ~" . 'Ae'~N "
prop,riy present his claim " it. And yet DEvrr,
After giving ScHLKY and his counsel the fullest
opoortunlty 20 present and advocate soHLHrs
sidc With a stroke OF his pen transfers AL the credit
Of the victory Al Santiago. worth more than mil
Hons Of money. from sANrsoS 20 ScHLHr although
n. refused TO hear word ora syllable from sANP'
soN OF his counsel
Can such a Judgment stand before the highest
Appeal court ve have IN this ooun.ry-the Peopls'
sAnrsoSs counsel almost olAmored for I
hsAring. and they were turned away ~ DhSEr
With a statement. IN eject. Nat SAMPSON tad n'
Interests which could be Aroctsd. and yet pEwH'
tender judgment against sAnrspS. Of ths mos
momcutous Importance 70 him.
No lavyer. no iuhst. would hav, doas wha
pswff d.d tGd hls nutinT is snuHlrd o. no ssfiou
Consideration ana g. 90 mofe ss.snt thsn any othsI
s.cisiou r,ndtfri IN an 81 Isris proceeding 90 II
cAss BOO vuf-n our ~ t1s parties sAs dsnioi I
tnS snl . rranHs I's'hA
Ntw hoHA. De- 90
The ConmanIcr-iR- Chici Of the squad
Tou whDh drriIos'd tiENIHA.s sluIa
on July O.. lsYs. We. AllIIAh I hAAr
soN. nov h.u Admiral 81 the n.t"'
State ha,y Tho ursiul,lun ~ ul'
kpumah Naf Nr-.s.r f'spIt'd ifum hl
piana and lI'li.' aii"is "hd "" y"
m.alat.y vn,H,i b. ofl.'i urhlni
undsf iim hni recognizing 49, "th"
ouinn4alissi A1'Yi 'shi'"" h'"ni'
as d'...Hn 81 il.' '"Dii ~ 'lsi'i'
in tir u.s.ir. - tls ufGurI"nu'nt u
ihf bounty n4' uI t.'"HHl "l 'th'ifh
dri .' raitiI.'..'l luii. lalF u' l""
Oi rturH.F t'a i4'" ''ii1."i'l
O. sI... '.rH o. nItt hina'n' in iia
aalu rs. tsHiH.uI '. It'.'."
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cusable on the ground Of inferior intelligence
or Of q lack OF pride in their stables.
But now that several Of the more prom
inent owners have taken the matter In
hand. we may hope for reform There
is no doubt that tho reform might be
greatly expedited II the Jockey Club would
absolutely forbid the registration OF young
sters bearing names that are obviously
ridiculous
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-19
DIVINE ART Of HEALING.
OLCoTT TO THEosoPHIsTs LAST
EyENING.
Declares That Papa TIA is Not a Fake
and Explains Why-Laylng on "
Hands-HypnOtism.

Father Olcott, Of the TheosOphlcal
society. had Il large. intelligent and
earnest audience in Progress hall last
evening to hear his lecture on the
Divine Art Of Healing" lie spoke, as
usual without notes and in an easy.
conversational manner. The lecture
lasted more than a hour.
During his remarks SIR. OlcOtt took
occasion TO defend the hot stone walk
ing feat Cf which Papa tia b. an alleg-
20 exponent the Speaker had seen
the trick done many times. He
had seen numerous people walk on
stones 50 hot that wood would be con-
sumed upon contact with them, and
were not injured in the least 1t was
purely a spiritual matter. The party
desiring 10 walk on the hot stones had
only TO commune for a few hours with
the spirits, and the latter would place
an ctheric layer over the stones that
would act as an asbestos carpet to the
feet and thoroughly protect them. The
principle was purely scientific and was
verified by the teachings Of IheOsD-
ply. The speaker advised those doubt
ing the genuineneEs Of Papa lta'B eL-
ploits 10 doubt no more.
The major portion Of the address was
devoted to the subject Of healing BY
the laying on Of hands. Mr. Olcott de-
clared that that was easy 10 do II one
only understood the principle. lie gave
numerous instances by way Of illustra-
ton, and stated that he had cured hun
dreds Of cases Of different diseases.
The whole thing was TO treat the spirit
ual body and make il work on the phy-
steal body. HypnOtism ana kindred
sciences were dwelt upon and explain
ed. Concluding he said:
People may laugh at my state
ments, but ! do not care, for / have
spent many years in the study OF these
things and / have the courage Of my
convictions. II / wanted TO do 80, and
1 have the power, ! could tell every
one within hearing Of my voice who
has "A pain Of any kind, 70 stand up,
and after / had commanded the pain
to leave you, at least three-fOurths Of
the people afflicted would sit down
with the pain gone. so powerful IS
thought projected that you can kill a
person by IT If the person is in a GER
tain receptive mood.
III evil is attempted and the person
upon whom IL IL tried Is good and vir-
tuOus. no evil can affect them, and
perfect man or woman Is encased in
inyincible armor If you wish 10 heal
you cannot take money or place your
power on a mercenary basis, but you
must be imbued with a benevolent feel
ing towards mankind
'HypnOtism IL a thing which Is ter
ribly abused, and II a woman or young
girl permits herself to be hypnotized,
she subjects herself TO a terrible dan
ger. for If there Is the least moral faint
in the mind Of the operator then Will
the subject be affected by II. When
the citadel Of our own free will has
been broken into. there is a breach in
the wall for evil influences to enter"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-19
THE DECISION RESERVED
JUDGE EsTEE AND THE BITING
MATTER.
Petitioner spiels in His own Behalf
And is Supported by Mr.. Baird-Court
To Visit Jail.

G. {. Biting will have TO wait until
next Monday morning to know the re-
suit of his petition 70 Judge Estee for
liberty under a writ Of habeas corpus.
lie Is the attorney that was given ten
days Imprisonment for contempt Of
court Judge Estee took up the matter
on the plea that the punishment was
being made unnecessarily severe on ac-
count Of the petitioner being confined in
an establishment with felOns and the
IKE. The case came up last week and
was continued to yesterday. Yesterday
morning, George a. Davis, attorney for
Biting failed 10 appear. Judge Es-
tee declined 10 postpone the matter
longer than the same afternoon, so Bit
ting presented his own cause.
The contention Of the petitioner was
that he was receiving unusual punish
ment in being kept in convict prison,
which was contrary to the Constitution
lie had no fault to find with the treat
ment good bed had been given and
he was allowed to take his meals at the
table Of the jailor. The objection was
ihe stigma attached to being detained
In such place.
District Attorney Baird, who appear
ed In the case in an advisory capacity,
agreed that Mr.. Biting was being pun
lshed severely and contrary to the Con-
stitution. He took occasion to roast
the territory Tor not having special
jail built for cases Of this kind.
Attorney General Dole had very little
to say, further than that the jail was
there and spoke for itself During his
he invited the court to visit
the jail ana see for itself the conditions
there obtaining. The court accepted
this invitation.
At the conclusion Of the hearing
Judge Estee announced that decision
would be reserved until next Monday
Mr. Biting is still out under $3.50 bonds.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-19
The YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, YOKOHAMA.

HEAD OFFICE, YOKOHAMA.
The Bank buys and receives for col
lection Bills of Exchange, Issues Drafts
and Letters Of Credit an transacts a
general ba ding business.
INTEREST ALLOWED:
on fixed deposits for ~ months, 4 per
cent per annum.
on fixed deposits for months, 81 per
cent per annum.
on fixed deposits for months, 3 per
cent per annum.
Branch OF the Yokohama Specie Bank.