WEDNESDAY
odds and ends,
MANINLY SCISSORS LOOT.
Vantilation of Buildings.
NOVEMBER 30
GENERAL ITEMS,
"The 50th fire this year in the Forest of Fontainebleau has burned! 150 acres of woodland."
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A young woman witness at Durham said she bad never been to a theatre kinema, or a dance.
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Two elephants were included in a procession of unemployed who waited on the Lincoln guardians.
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It is only in comparatively recent times that a close study has ben rade of the conditions which have to be met in the proper heating and ventilating of factories and public buildings and the number of defective installations which are in existence is painfully large says Engineering. The unsatisfactory nature of very many
Ossentially! heating planta arises from the fact that they are heat- ing planes merely, and that, in their design no consideration has been given to the fact that the actual temperature inside a building is no proper measure of the conditions from the point of view of the comfort and convenience of the users. The whole question of the relation between the temperature and the humidity has been overlooked. Very many ventilat ing plants again are defective since they are designed merely to discharge When deerstalking on the Dnarobin cold air into the buildings, and freCastle estate of the Duke of Suther- quently result in a very uneven tem-land, Lord Desborough killed his perature distribution or serious 1,000th stag, draughts.
There are 254 women permanent, Civil Servanta with salaries of £500 a year or over, inclusive of bonus.
Remarkable Crime.
Wimbledon Town Council decided to wage relentless war on mosquitoes during the next breeding season.
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In the excitement of a football match at Hull a timber worker sud- denly recovered. his voice, lost six years ago.
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During the busiest hour at Charin Cross Station, 1,215 carriages pass through the platforms of the various underground railways.
"I offer a piano or other present to anyone who will find me a three-room- ed unfurnished flat," anys an advertise- ment in the Paris Temps.
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An official report issued states that, in Egypt and the Sudan last year there were 1,300 murders in a popula tion of roughly 13,000,000.
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A remarkable crime cecurred recent ly in the Wanganui district of Auck- land, when a man named John Kinsella struck off the head of a friend George Gordon with an asc. Th two men and snorher had been drinking heavily, having consumed five bottles of whisky in two days, with other liquor obtained at a neigh- houring hotel. On the second after noon Gordon lay down, bared his neck, and asked Kinsella to cut off his head. Kinsella, got an axe and did as Gordon asked. When The first film of the Pope ever taken arrested, he said "He asked me to was seen at the Westminster Cathe chop his head off and I done it."dral Hall. It shows the Pope kneel- The third man in the room was so ing in prayer surrounded by cardinals. drunk that he did not know what happened. Counsel for Kinsella, who was tried for murder, argued that. bo was so hopelessly drunk that he was beyond the capacity of forming an intention, and therefore could not be convicted of murder but of man- slaughter. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter and Kinsella was sentenced to imprisonment for fourteen years.
Golden tool.
Two people were killed and four were seriously injured through the overturning, in the effort to avoid a goat, of a motor-car at Blenean, near Auxerre, France,
Alter four months' work and at a cost of £6,000, the 20ewt. German shell that lay unexploded at Havay, near Mons, has been removed from the place where it buried itself,
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The Queen sent a number of gifts, While excavating for a new road near Nkoranza, seventy miles north including flowers, fruit, and vegetables of Conassie, labourers found the fam from the Windsor Castle gardens, to a aus Ashanti Golden Stool, which is Chinese markot held at Slough, Back- the symbol of sovereignty correspondinghamshire, in aid of preventive and ing to the throne, and was hidden rescue work. when Prempah, the last King of
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A witness in Shoreditch, E., County' Court said he had a "cushy job" for three months in one of the libraries of the Hackney Council. All he had to do was to call "Silence!" and he was paid £4 a week.
Ashanti, was overthrown. It was "Mind your cigarette ends, pleasé,” takon possession of by two local chiefs was the unusual warning given by (says the Times correspondent) who stripped it and sold or concealed policemen to passers by in Cheapside, where a motor-lorry driver was trying the gold on the stool, including
to stop petrol from escaping from a the famous bell, also the skull
leaking tank. and relics of King Koff Karikari. This was a most serious offence, and the chiefs wer: arrested by the con- stabulary for their own protection,
The Ashantis demand the release of the mon in order to torture and kill then. Otherwise they threaten to exterminate the chiefe' tribe; also to take vengeance on the stool guardians for their negligence in not protecting it Although the Ashantis Darwin, Northern had shown loyalty to the British, they had jealously guarded the secret of the stond Its whereabouts is be lieved to have been well known to many chief..
Man The Weakling. -
In pre portion to his size, man is one of the weakest forms of life, and he is
A memorial is to be erected at Territory of Australia, to commemorate the flight in 1919 of Sir Ross Smith and his party from England to Australia in 28 days in a Vickers Vimy acroplane.
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An order against the unsoldierliko custom of wearing long hair on the top of the head that results in blind- ing
Infantry.
the individual at critical moments" especially weak when compared with has been issued to the Plymouth di- insects. There is a certain species of vision of the Royal Marine Light crab that can lift four hundred and. ninety two times its own weight. Th's is the equivalent of the average size
A stone bearing a carving of the man lifting aventy three thousand
Pharaoh Seti I., who reigned in the eight hundred pounds. There is. a little beatle which can pull six matches 13th century BC. and led the Egyp- after it, and that is equal to the tians in their longest war against the average man dragging three hundred Hittitia, has been discovered at Tell and thirty beams as big as himself. Nabi Nend, on the ruins of ancient
Some years ago a Belgian scientist Kadesh, in Syria, Felix Flateau, interested himself int
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many experiment with insects, testing Earl Haig received the honorary their strength. He found that the freedom of Canterbury. He said he strength of a common house-fly was not among those who held that which, ablo to lift a match, cavalry was a dead arm, or that the is (quivalent to that exerted place of flesh and blood in men and by a supporting with his feet a horse could ever be wholly taken by beats fourti on fact long and two feet petrol and machinery. aix inches staro. He discovered that
the much of a large oyster will sup-Made of a piece of one of the rail- port a weight of thirty-seven pounds, way carriages wrecked in the Tay and that a bee, weight for Bridge disaster in 1870, a snuff box weight, is thirty times as strong as a bas been bequeathed to the King by horse, which is sight times as strong the will of James Tulloch, labourer - whose body was recently recovered Flaten, to mensure the strength of from the Hiver Aire at Leeda. insecta constructed a most ingenious
as a ful
THE CHINA MAIL.
BANK.
ASIA BANKING CORPORATION
(AN AMERICAN BANK)
CAPITAL 1 SURPLUS & UNDIVIDED PROFITA
HEAD OFFICE. NEW YORK.
* $4,000,000 G $2,000,000
BRANCH,
SAN FRANCISCO,
HEAD OFFIOR FOR THE ORIENT.
SHANGHAI
BRANCHES S HANKOW, MANILA,,
SINGAPORE.
D. M. BIGGAR,
TIENTSIN,
CANTON, OHANGSHA, PEKING,
EXCHANGE,
Hongkong, November, 30, 1821.
On London-
Bank, Wire...
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*.2/8
On demand, i 48-4 30 days' night,...
141
"4 months' sight, ...2/8-4 Credits, 4 months' sight 20 Documentary 4 months' aight2/10- Un Paris-
'On demaʊd, ..*
zi.700
Credits, 4 months' sight. ... 820
On New York---
On demand, ... Credits, 60 days' might
On Bombay-
Wire
On domand
On.Calcutta.
Wire
On demand ..
Ce Singapore-
On demand
On Manila-
On demand, ..
On Shangbai -
On demand
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30 days' sight (private paper) Yokohamo
Un demand,
Gold Leat, 100 fine (per toel) Sovereigns (Bank's buying rate) Silver (per oz.)
SUBSIDIARY COINS, Hongkong 50 cents sub,
10
B
400
.
200
NOTICE,
Manager.
PEAK TEAMWAYS COMPANY,
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
7.00 am to 8.00 a.m. every 10 minutos 8.00 .. to 8.30
9.30 ... to 11.00 Buzz. 11.30am to 15.30 pm. 1230 p.m. to 2.30 p.zo. 5.30 p.m. to 4.00 pm. 400 p.m. 1o8.10 p.
NIGHT: CARS
10
:16 10
8.30 pm, 2 p.m., 9.20 p.m.,
6.80 p.m. to 11.30 pm every 30 minutos
11.45
SATURDAYS
EXTRA CAR--1200 mldnight
SUNDAYS
8.00 am to 9.30 .. every 15 minubee.
NIGHT VARS me on Wesh days.
SPECIAL DARA by serangement as the Compsay's Office, Alexandre Buildings, Dek Your Road Dentral.
130
1.30 am. and 7,46 a.m.
111
9.30 .. to 11.00 am.
10
11.30 am. to 12.00 noon., „
12.00 noon to 1:00 pm
1.00 pm, to 4.00 pắm.
10
4.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m.
10
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47.60 7,2 0. 37€
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17
* % pm.
1.4 pm. 15.8% die. 12% pm.
4% pш. 5% p.8. 16% dis
% pm.
Canton coins Bar Silver in Hong kong Chinese Copper Cash...... Chinese Copper Cente Rate of Native Interest... Chinese Sub. Coin Hongkong Buh. Coin
Benson and punch tickets available for all vare not all ready fail running at the time stated in the Company's time tables, but not for special cars, can be obtained an applica. tion at the Company's Office No Season Licket will be tasued until payment thersfor has been made in Bank Notes or by Choque or Comp dore ordne representing Bank Notes.g
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & JON,
General Managerங
LOCAL SHAKE MARKET.
Banks,
Names.
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 30th, 1921.
OFFICIÁL QUOTATIONS
11 A.M. Stock Exchange..
Sharabrokers' Association.
2/8
$70
b. 720 b.
705
bb, Old, 102 b. New v..
105
$ 447 b.
žia
T144 2.
144.
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**.193
240
DO
B.S.B.C. TT. selling rate
on. London
2/8 and on Shanghai... 8. Hongkong Banks... ... 8720 n.
New do.
87 0. East Asia Bank Marine Insurances Canton I surance ... North China Insurance Union Insurance Yangtze Insurвace Far Easterne **** Fire Insurancos
+24
Obion Fire Insurance Hongkong Fire Insurance. Shipping.
Douglases...
H.K. Steamrosts... Indo-Chinas (Pref)
'do. (Def.)
Shell Transports.
Star Ferries
Refineries
Chica Sugar Malabon Sugar
Mining
haila Mining Adm.
Langkata....
Shanghai Loan
haj Explorations....); Rubi
Tronoh Mines ...
Urdd Caspians ..................... Ronguet AOD. ***
T 22 0.
$.126 $367
$45 n
26 b. & 2.
$ 37 b.
:9:388
€ 48
Comb T
28,6 b.
15/ m
120 b
Docke, Wharves, Godowns
H. & K. Whatis*****
H. & W. Diek...
de b
& Docks go agadis New Engineering)..........". ««" Lands Hotels & Bulldogs,
Central Estat(s) Hongkong Hoials Houging Lands*** Humphreys Kaloon Lands Lank Reclarantine West Zoints Cotton Mille
Bo Cotton Mills, Ltd. Kang Yike Lapu Kuug MowE
Shanthai Colton Yangtzopous Miscaianons
a munta qu 1.Union BornHION.
and debutter bärness, attached to a Marahal Foch is stated to have aqusitive spring balance. By prod received a telegram purporting to ding the insects he made them move come from the Ku Klux Klan (iho slong. Then he cautiously piled on recret society in the Southern States) Chins Lighte the weights until they stopped. Even and extending to him a cor
invith the buctpally, de proportion to size, Intion to be the gucat of the Klan'dur., stronger slain the average man. ing bid visit to the United States,
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BANKS.
"ONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST ASIAT CHARTERED BANK
BANKING CORPORATION.
HON
FAID-UP CAPITAL... $18,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS →→
Sterling £2,500,000 Bilver......$21,600,000 Krave LiabILITY OF
PROPRIETORS wil
$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS ¿ GT. MA Eakins, Bag ----CháirmBIL. G. M. Dodwell, Biq-Deputy Chairman. D. G. M. Bernard, Esq. | E. V. D. Parr, EN A. 8. Gabbay, Esq. W. L Fattenden, Beg. PH. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plammer, Baqa Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, H. P. White, Raqi
CRIME MANAGKEI' Hon. Mr. A. G. STEPHEN.
Manager Hongkong-A. H. BARLOW, Esq. Manager Shanghai G, H, STITT, Esq.
· LONDOM· BARKERS —LOSTON Countr WESTMINSTER & PARR'S BANK, Las
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FLXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hoogkong, February 28, 1921,
HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.
THE business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION, Ratos may be obtained on application.
LIMITED
HEAD OFFICE:
No. 10 Do Vooux Road Central, Established 1919.
INDIA, AUSTRÁLJA – CHINA
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER"
1853
HEAD OFFION LONDON
AUTHORINU ÚAFTTAL $10,000,000.00 | Paid-de CapitalL FAN-UP CAPITAL... $5,000,000.00 | RAJHYR FURD
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DIRECTORS 10:
Mr. Fong Wad Thy, Chairman,
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Mr Chow Skứu Bon, MIA Roun Chưý, : Mr. Fung Plug, Bhan, Mr. P. K. Kwok,
Mtr, Kum Tiba Po
Mr Mak Uhing Kong
Mr. Wong Kun Tang, Mr. Chan Lange dhak,
Chiệt Manager, Bir, Kan Tong You Asst. Managai, Mr. Ld Poo Fung**
BRANCHES & AGENCIES :—
PARU
KOBE
SIZIJAPORE TIENTUR MANTRA BANAUEME
CALCUTTA
-NEW YORK
JAN FRANCISCO
YOROHAMA KARGON.
PEMANG
BATAP BOURASATA BOMBAY
London Bankam - The Landon Joint City and Miami Bank, Ltd,
Every description of Banking and Exchange busines, transacted, Loans granted on - proved securities.
Interest: allowed en Current Depont Account. 'at the rate of Two per emi, per annum on Savings Account Font per cent, per sunum, and on Fixed Deposits at the following rates
For 5 months at the rate of 82% per annam- Fur 6 months at the cata of 47 par samum. For 13 months at the rate of 5% per annum.
KAN TONG BỎ.
Chist Manager.
Hongkong, Soptom bor ket, 1991.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.,
the mininom monthly balances at 34 PER CENT. per annum.
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For the Hoxoxone & BRAKOWA
- Banking CoRPORATION,
A. G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, May 14, 1918.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NHTHERLANDS Trading Boċrevi.)
Established 1824.2. Authorized Capita F. 100,000,000 28,358.939 Paid-up Capital 80,000,000 £8,688,068 Beserve Fund... 18,070,280 £1,581,604 Special Reserves. F. 40,100,000 £3,346,007- HEAD OFFICE :—Amsterdam. Branches at
The Hague, Rotterdam. HEAD AGENCY :—-Batavia.
· BRANCHES +—
Bandjormasin Macassar Bandong Bombay Calcutta Cheribon Djember
Singapore
(Sala)
(Tarwan
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1890-
"Cuplial Bubscribed..............Yen 60,000,000 Capital (Paid-up) wąs „- 45,000,000
· Reserva Funda
9,680,000
HEAD OFFICE TAIPER, FORMOSA.
Ramava LIABILITY OF
PROPRIETORS
$ 8,000,00€“ ‚à≈ 000,008)
£8,000,00
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS crived for your or shorten periods at rates, which will be quoted on application.
́À, H. FERGUSON
Acting Manager.
Hongkong, February 22, 1991
THE CHINA SPECIE BANK LIMITED
HEAD OFFICE:
St. George's Building."Hongkong
Chairman of board of directors
Mr. Wong Shin Ham.
Ohief Manager. Mr. L. S. Halum Asst. Manager Mr. K. T. Wong Hongkong. Manager Mt. I. P. ALLEN
Foreign exchange and general þenkin business transacted.
Current, Savings, and Fixed deport bear interests at rates of 9%, 4% and
L8, HOLUM
per sunum respectively.
Chief Manageri
Hongkong, October 2, 1920
BANQUE DE L'INDO OHINH, (FRENCH BANK)
HEAD OFFIOS
BRANCHES, JAPAN-Toky, Yokohama, Kobe, C,
Moji TORMOSA---Cran, Kagi, Karenko, Keelung Makang. Nanto, Finan. Shinchiku, Tainho, Tainan, Takow, Tammel, Tobyn, Ako CHINA-Shanghai, Hankow, Klakiang, Battambang Mongte
Amoy, Foochow Swatow, Canton. Canton OTHERS. Bangkok, Hongkong. Singapore, Dibouti.
Boerabaya, Semarang, Baterie Haiphong Bombay, London, New York,
18his Rue Laffitte, Paris. SUNBORIDED CAPITAL Frs, 73,000,000.0% RESERVE FUNDS. PAID UP UAPITAL. Fra 68,400,000.0
Fra. 68,667 08 ST BRANCHES: Hongkong Salgon
LONDON BANKERS: London County Wrminator and Parr's Bank.
The Bank has Correspondents in the Dommels Tangtao, Japan, Indo-Chins, Hisra, India, Philipples Talande, Jar, wat viber brish Indian Australia, Amerios, Africa, e,
Centres in the European Cintinë, Bussia, Mantharir,
Interest allowed on Ourent Accounts, and Fixed
Deposits at ntes which will be quoted on application;
& KONDOH
Manager.
Merlan
Padang
Hoorabala
Hoerakarts
Palembang
Pekalongan Tobing Tinggi.
Penang
(D)
Pontianak Toga)
Rangoon Telok Betong
Tyilatjap
3, De Vaux Road Central. Hongkong. September 1, 1920,
Madras
Dokjakarta Kobe
Bemarang Kate-Badja
Shanghal Weltevreden Langes
Colombo,
·Correspondents ab Pondicherry, Bangkok, Saigon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Amoy, Yokohama, Melbourne, Sydney, New York, San Francisco, &o kaik
London Bankers: The National Provincial and Union Bank of Ragland, Limited.
The Bank bays and sells and receives for Dollection Bills of Exchange, fuss lettem of erwit op ite Branches and correspondents in the East, on the Continent, in Great Brian Americs and Australia, and tranesota kanking busings of every description.
- W. EL-GROSKAMP, ་ ་
“Asting Manager. Hongkong, September 21,1021.
THE INDUSTRIAL
COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.
AND
Bern Office & Des Vonn Hond, Central Bankow: Branch: Bueriam Conomain DOMESTIC &, FOREIGN BANKING. BERVICE PROMPT Current, savings, and Fixed Depootta bear Interest at Bates $21 3% respectively.
Inquiry on our SPECIAL SERVICE 'will be welcomed.
Hongkong, July-219157"
TAIYO & 00.
(JAPANESE)
3. URÁND LY.
BOOTS AND SHOES
MADE TO UNDER Ko. 15, Wyndham St.
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AGENTS.
LONDON WILLIAM SLATER, 43. Gres Russell Street, w0.” ALGAB }} & Clement's Lans, Lombard Street, LCT. B. BROW & Co. Ltd 188 Quern's Booth Fictoria CLABEL, Sox & Party 85 Grace church ... G. Strem &Co., Ltd: Bu flornkill, Gondas GOTE, 15 JU Bride
ROBERT WATSON, 150 C. MITORELL & Cap Snow
HONGKONG BRANCH
THE BANK OF CHINA 行銀國中
(Specially authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917). Authorised Capital. . $60,000,000,00 Paid-up Capital 13,279,800.00 Reserve Funds. - 9,607,878,00
HEAD OFFICE; PEKING,
HONGKONG BRANCH: Queen's Road Central Branches and Bub-branches all over China and Correspondenta in Europe, America and other parts of the world.
| London Bankers -- The National Provincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd.
The Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
New York Bankers The Irving
National Bank.
The Equitable Trust Company of
New York
Interest allowed on Ourrent counts and Fixed Deposite, --
Teams on application, Every description Business-transrotod.
Banking
Loans granted or approved securi
Special facilities for Home Ex change.
TSUYER PEL
Bangkok
Hunkow
Hanoi
Noumes
Papeete
Peking
Shangbal
Singapore
Tientsin:
Toursne
Poo-Penh Yunnanta Pondicherry
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir Nationa d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais, Banque de Paris et des Five Bas Gredit Industriel et Cormorales Société Générale,
IN LONDON: The National Pro vincial & Union, Bank of England Ltd. Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris: Oredit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.. French American Banking Corporation, Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Interest allowed on Current Accounta and Fixed Deposits socording to ar rangement
Every description of banking and exchange business transacted.
V. MARSOT,
Acting Manager Hongkong, Nov. 1, 1950,
THE CHINESE MEROHANTS BANK LTD
HEAD OFFIOK: Alexandrs Buildings, Caster Bond
General Banking and Exchange ban ness transacted.
Loans granted on approved securities Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received at rates which me, be ascertained on application.
The Bank also conducts a Barings Department
"K. C. LAU,
Chlef Manago Hongkong, Ang 1 180.
BANK OF CANTON LIMITED
HEAD OFFICE
HONGKONG.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CUERENT ACCOUNTS
2% per annum ca the daily credit balances of over $ICO.OD INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 Month 3% per annum. For 6 Months 4% par annum. For 12 Months 5% par On demand
2% per annum. LOCK POONG SHAN, Chief Manager. Hongkong, May 24, 1921) -
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.
ary:7; 1920/
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LTD.
GAPINAR (fully paid ny)
190,000,00% W7,000LQDF
11, 12, New Bridgeks to AUTLAND BED, L2: Stewz, 8 North
Sh Dad Brest, Edinburgh. PARIS AND EUROPE, MATENGE PREKI
00,, 18 Brie de la france, Batéli Port
NEW YORK TEBBRÓWEK,Ltd,
Molina Hall, Hase mod Giral, New
SAN FRAND1800 and American Ports Bogdnerally (BIAN & Black,čan Fran- AUSTRALIA TASMANIA, AND HER
ZEALANDI Corvos & Jobs, Me bourne vind Bydney, plea KCHOW -BROGERT & Dorel
SEXLOWS
HEAD OFFIULI
16, Groschdich Street, London EC. 3
Authorised Capi Baberlied Capital
/1,100,000
gland.
DALOUTIA
►KANGURUM
Midland
RANGOON":
„DÁVERK (DÁLKY)
BRANCHES.
HAN-FRAMINGO)
ENTS WILL HAPPEN.