*
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
800.496,000
Isoned and Fully Poléep 900,000,000 Benro Funda (—
Brusilamiemanns. € 1,500.000
V ponverse,mmm 918,900,000 Revere Link Cily at Eropriators se 138,309,966
HEAD UŽTON; HONG KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS-m
Bag Mr. O, 0. H. Maskia. Okarma.
ITOR. Mr. J.7. Paterson,
Day Ohleman.
M. 4. E. B, T. Pouree, B
·A. X. Campion, Hop, 3, 2. Panna, >Beg.
·R. Loodu Louis, Moq. T. II. 2. BUT, H
MOT MANGZON BATAVIA
MONDAY
DALOGYTA
CANZON
CRSFOO
COLOMBO
DAIKIN TOOCHOW MAIFEDER RAMBURG MAKEO
CONGENT
معامل
IN
OROL
SOR
KOWLOOK
7. P. Warra, h
Oldal
MAMA
Grapburn, Bo
ANCHES:----
KUALA LUMEUR
LONDON
LIONE
MATACOL
MANDA
KUAR (Jakora
KULDEN
NEW YORK
PRIFING
PAXAND ПАНОСОМ
SAIGON
TRANUJBÐU
KBANOHA
ИТМОДРОВИ
GOTIRABAZA
GONSKI PATANI
TIENTUIM
TOETO
TELNOTAO TOKOHAMA
Cazzoa) Amounis opraod in Laval Oncol and Jesal Deposita rosatrul lor aga pose omacher perlada in. Laval Durzonry and Ssarlian an berma- which will be quoted sa appliosidon.
Hong Kong, 1015 February, 101.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
· The Buzikom of the above Banh ta vendast
ad by the TOND XOXO AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Kalso, may be simisel on appčiosios
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKIHO CORPORATION.
17, M. BAYBURK,
Kade King, Lik July, 1000.
'THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
́Established 1912.
Head Offcor-Hong Kong.
Authorised Ünaliel (EX. Cerronky) $11,000,000
Pull-Up Gaglia man
Asssera Pind ----
BRANOKKR
110,00
Once hangbal, Hankow, Basien, Hoogter. How Tork sad fan Frondlave
DORRESPONDENTE
LONDON DANKIE ——
The Idost's Bank, Limited.
En aft principal sitim at the Wild.
Flange and banking businan ot
very Esseription frasensial.
Bal Depali Baxia (raesome siano) aš a poorty
rebel at from să se fit.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager,
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANG
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
.£8,000,000 ..$4,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro
priators
..£3,000,000
Agencios and Branchen:
ALOR STAR.
TUOKLIKO
AMBITUAR
MADRAS
BANGIOL BATAVIA BOMBAY CALOUITA DANTON GAWINFORE
MANILA
MEDAN
N&W TORE
1*XPANU (Isking) PRNANU
BANGOON
OKBO COLOMDO
DALENE
BAIGON
DEATH
SEMARANG
HALPHONG
BEBEMBAN
HAMDUDO
BRANDBAL
RANKOW
SINGAPORE
HARRIN
BIELAWAN
DONG KONG
BOURADATA
11.000
"
TAIPING
TIENTSIN
KARASHI
TOKYO
KILRO
KUALA KANGSAR
KUALA LUMPUR
ТОКОНАМА ZAMBOANGA
Foreign Exchange
and
Gozeral
1POH
KOBE
TONGKAH (Dihukos) TBINOTAD
THE
CHINA
MAIL.
THE HO HONG BANK, ALTO.
(Established 1917) ....... HEAD, OFFICE>~~~~SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 18, Queen's Rd. C.
Authorized Capital. Straits $20,000,000 Isened Capital ... Paid-up Capital
#
8,000,000
***
11
4,000,000
Reserva Liabilition
W
4,000,000
H
2,087,000
of Shareholders Burplus .....
Branches, Agencies and Correspon- dents in the principal cities of the world
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG XOOL
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Hausamarın,
I
PARIS.
Capital fully paid up .Frs. 120,000,000 Reserves (32.12.1930) .Frs. 116,568,454 BRANCHES:
Indo-China. China. Other Places, Salgon
Canton Hanoi
Bangkok Banking business transacted.
Fort-Bayard Current Accounts opened and Fix- Haiphong
Battambang Hankou Djibouti ed Deposits received for one year or
Ceathe which will
Hongkong shorter periods at rates
Thanh Hoa
Noumon Нив
Mongtze Nam dinh Peping
Papeato
J. STUART,
Manager.
be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 17th August, 1981.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING ROCIETY) BAKKEER.
Ketabilskad 1854. Hong Kong Desi--11. Queen's Road On
Apriborioed Capital Pass-Up Capital
Childers 166,000,088- Oullises 80,300,000 (80,200,170)
Boed Off-AMSTERDAM Raptors Used Offen:—BATAVIA. BRANCHES 1- Bendjermania, Bandosuy", Bombay,
Olot, Charbon,, Plamber, Bok Jakarie", The Hague', Foddak, Köre, Kons-Badia, Makuonne, Madan, Padang
Froilan Rangoon, Rotterdam
Bangal Stbolg Bingapore, Bourebal
Wallerradas”,
• Thane oflens have safe deposit boxme' la lat. Leados Bankoses-Hational Provincial-Bank 24d.
Poom-Penh Shanghai
Quiahon
Tourane
Viah
Pondicherry
Tientsin Yunnanfou Singapore
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits according to ar rangements,
Safe Deposit Boxes to let. Travellers' choques issued.
A. BONNAUD,
Manager.
5, Queen's Road Central, French Bank Building. Hong Kong, 1st November, 1981.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK
OF NEW YORK.
HRAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York.
Bowskarta (Bold), Zupil, Tylase and | Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits..U.8.$228,087,893
Branches in ARGENTINE LONDON
MEXICO PANAHA
Correspondents all over the world
Banking busine of sipy
¿verĺpikon transacted.
TER
A. STOKKINI,
Manager.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York.
.U.S.$6,000,000 U.8,$1,572,464 1.8.$1,008,209
ممالا
Capital
special charter of The National Gov
Reorganised October 20, 1928, under
Surplus
Besarros
ernment as an
BRANCHES:-
BANK.
Amsterdam
TOOK
Aslaug
Subscribed Capital
.$25,000,900.00
Pald-Up Capitai .......$24,710,200.00
Bertin
Reserve Funds ......$ 8,820,503,82
Bügella
Bensbay
Bremen
Glangon Havana Hambur Дауто Interiakos Firuzalem 1340 Lond
Waplo
PS/
Perio
HEAD OFFICE: BHANGHAL
Buenos Aires
Denha
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4 Queen's Road Central
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the time portant commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our ellents special facilities for domartie and foreign banking and exchanges.
abroad.
We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chin- 130 Government both at home and
AHOU J. CHEN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 6th March, 1981
I
قادمة
Delomba
Lirarpool Imogene Lugies LACOR Mazwilliam * Monte Darle
Kaalla
Munich
Kontrees Milan
Peking Palermo Bota Ли Bambout Shangha Southampto Bingspor Bi. Morita Trentin
Vienas Tendon Yokohathe Kurich
Constantinople (Copenhagen Exiabuch Visenaan CHINATR
Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of Unit- ed States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Bankdog Transactions undertaken.
Personal favestment accounts handled.
The Company offers to intending Travellore the nee of its "Travelers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, 12 addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped, Travel De- partment.
LIMITED.
Establlahod 1880.
Afiliated with
"Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK
Reserve Fund ........Yen 118,200,000
Head Office:—YOKOHAMA.
Brancher and Agənclər atı
Batavia
Berlia
Kinzandria
Nagamki Nagoya
Bombay (W.
Calcutta
Canton
Newchwang New York Oakka Paris Pelping
Changchun
Datren (Dalny) Hangoon Fongtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro.
Hamburg
Harbin Honolulu
Hoa Long
Hal Yuan
Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles Manila
Ban Seattle
Shanghad
Francisco
Shimanosaki
Singapors Soerabuys
·Bydney Tientals Zokyo Teingtan
Infornat allowed on Current, Asi]
Deporlia zecolved. £ar fred perioda
at retos so, be obtained on, applicationi
E. MORI,
St Manage. Your Hong. With Saptamber, 1981.
Resources ..Over G$2,500,000,000
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
I. BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CHILE CHINA
COLOMBIA
GUBA DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
INDIA ITALY JAPAN
PERU
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PORTO RICO
STRAITS
SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA
Commerce and
Finance
PAPER - MAKING IN
CHINA
CHEKIANG'S BAMBOO
GROVES,
An Interesting Survey.
In China paper is produced in bleaching the pulp and calendering many provinces, including Szech-the paper. In making the hwang wan, Anhwei, Fukien, Kiangou, pai chih, bleaching is usually done Kiangel, Hupoh, Hunan, Kwang- either by okposing the pulp to the] tung, Hopel, Honan, Shansi and sun or by washing the pulp in a Cheklang, tho last-named being running stream, while calendering] credited with the largest production. Is done by sticking single sheets on In Cheklang over 44 héica districts highly-polished wooden panels, like are paper-making centres, producing doors. The quality of hwang shao about 96 varieties, according to Re-chih Is thus far inferior to the construction Committee of the Pro-hwang pai chib."
Like other The pi chih, or tissue paper, is vincial Government. Chinese manufacturers, the Che-manufactured from the bark of klang paper-makers use rice-straw, mulberry and willow trees, obtained bamboo and troe-bark 1.3 raw from branches of the tree. The material, and consequently the ex-branches are frat tled into bundles, tensive growth of bamboo-groves in which are steeped in water for about Cheklang furnishes for that pro- 6 days, and then put into a tank vince an ample supply of material which contains a mixture of lime for use in manufacturing paper for and water. After remaining there! both local and outside consumption. about two days the branches are According to methods of manu-boiled in an iron boiler for one or facture the paper made in Chakiang two days, after which the bark is may be divided into four varieties, peeled off. The bark, after being namely hwang pai chih, hwang shao dried in the sun, is again bolled in chih, tsao chih and pi chih all of lime solution until reduced to a state which are of great popularity and of pulp. Then the contents are re- commercial importance.
moved from the boiler for bleaching
known
38 imao
The bwang pai chih is a yellowish which takes several months for com rough paper made from bamboo-pletion. Before bleaching bark is pulp, prepared from young bamboo-dipped into water or in a running cunes by maceration in lime water. stream in order to wash away im- The species of bamboe used for this purities. The bleached material is purpose is
chu then reduced to pulp by pounding on (Phyllostachys pubescens). For a stone slab, and then made by hand making paper the bamboo must be into small round balls, which are cut before it grows too old. Bam-next flattened out to the shape of a boo shoots start to grow in April, lotus leaf. In order to make the and the young bamboo must be cut pulp more cohesive, a sort of gum, by the middle of May or beginning extracted from the leaves of certain of June. Unless cut then bamboo varieties of evergreen trees, parti-j is useless for making this kind of cularly from the wu tung (Sterculia paper, because its fibres are no platanifolia, L.) and tendrils of the longer tender enough to be reduced grape, is added. Finally the con- are mixed with water und to palp. When the young bamboo tenta
described above.
Straw Papers.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1931, ·
Shampooing
ROLLS
OF DIRT
CARRIED
AWAY
Rugs
and
Carpets
BEFORE
ROLLS
OF
CLEANLINESS
BROUGHT
BACK
CLEANING...
AFTER CLEANING
Winter Cleaning time will soon be here. Dirt grease and stains cannot be removed by vacuum clonning. OUR SPECIAL SHAMPOO PROCESS will clean your ruga za they have never been cleaned before. Write, Phone or Call. Our collectors will collect anywhere In the Colony.
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THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO.
Sanitary Laundrymen, Dryers and Dry Cleaners. HEAD OFFICE & WORKS: Monghoit. Tel. 67082, KOWLOON HOTEL DEPOT. Tel. 58008,
HONG KONG DEPOT: 60, Queen's Road, Central. Tel. 21279. PEAK HOTEL DEPOT.
PENINSULA HOTEL (Visitors only). HONG KONG HOTEL (Visitors only),
79, WYNDHAM STREET.
SPECIAL VALETERIA SERVICE.
No. 2, PENINSULA HOTEL ARCADE. Tel 58081..
No. 864, Nathan Road (Next to Majestic Theatre), Tel. 58900.. No. 00, Queen's Road, Central. Tel. 21279,
is cut and pruned, it is again cat stirred with a wooden stick in order broken by being trampled upon by is formed on the screen. The damp into pieces about 7 inches long. to insure evenness of the mixture, buffalo. The crushed straw is then sheets are piled up and pressed in Before being packed into bundles, after which the milky leaf-like pulp steeped in lime solution for about order to squeeze out all romaining
paper by is made into sheets of
one month, constant shaking and water, and the wet paper put on a the green outer covering of the barbon is removed with a knife. passing through a bamboo-screen, stirring being necessary to ensure drying-board to be dried in the sun. This green skin and the pruned followed by the baking process as proper mixing. When the pulp is After calendering and cutting to twigs are called hwang lao or
taken out, it is put into a cloth bag the desired size the paper is ready "yellow material," while the strip-
and dipped into a running stream to for market. ped bamboo canes are called pal lino The tsao chih, or coarse paper, is wash away any impurities which Commercial and Travellers' Letters or "white material." The bundles made from rice straw and reeds, might remain. After this washing of Credit, Travellers Choques, BIL of bamboo are steeped in water, and is yellowish in colour and ab- the pulp must be bleached before of Exchange and Cable Transfers young bamboo requiring about 5 sorbent in quality. Tano' chih, the being used in paper-making, and bought and sold. Current accounts days' immersion and older pieces Chinese name for this paper, liter- after bleaching it is put in a vat, free, is again being paid by the and Savings Bank accounts opened about 8 days. After maceration in arily means "atraw" paper. The ready for making into paper. This British Match Corporation on ac- and Fixed Deposits in local and for- eign currencies taken at rates that water the canes are laid in pits with process of manufacturing may be process is carried out by the use of count of the year to April 30, 1982. may be ascertained on application to alternate layers of lime. The pits briefly described as follows: Straw screens, made of long shreds of For the whole of 1980-81 the divi- the- Bank,
ore then filled with water, and the is first thrown down on an open bamboo aplints about the thickness dend was 6 pc., tax free. The
BRITISH MATCHES.
An interim dividend of 2 p.c., tax
We are also able to offer our Cus bamboo left there for about one space and sprinkled with water. On of a needle, and woven together, with company is a holding concorn own- tomers the services of the Branche month. After being steamed for the top a layer of dry straw is laid silk with a coat of varnish over ing the whole of the frsued capital of the International Banking Corpora- tion in San Francisco and Spain and four or five days, the bamboo is to start the formentation process them. The screen is dipped into a of Bryant and May (Brazil), all the shares of J. John Masters and Co... also of The National City Bank of taken out of the pit and soaked beneath. This takes about one vat containing palp so as to allow New York (France), BA, in Paris again in clean water for about ten week, and when the fermented thin layer to be deposited evenly on and all the Ordinary shares of
days in order to wash out the lime straws are thoroughly crushed and it. As this dries a sheet of paper Bryant and May, F. MeD, COUETNET,
Manager. Then the bamboo is reduced to fine Hong Kong, June 16, 1981.
and Nice.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeh, Formosa
pulp by hammering in a mortar or In a stone-mill worked by water-k A liquid, power or a water buffalo. rich in starch, made by boiling yam, 1s then poured into a tank of pulp to add cohesion to the mass. The thickness of each sheet of paper to be made depends entirely on the percentage of starch liquid present in the mixture. When thus pre- pared, the pulp is taken out of the tank, strained through a wickerwork basket, and spread in a thin layer on a piece of board or bamboo- Kagi, Kiriako Ely Bercon. The layer of pulp thus Malong, Nanio, Bhinekika, Talos, Talas spread is partly dried by a rolling- on Teen Top Hat opin passing over the surface which
Zakan, Temeni, Tailor Bwalow, Canton. OTES- Kong Hippo, Barabara,queezes out the free water. After
Bombay
Incorporated by Specia! Imperial Charter, 1899,
Central Bank in Hormona.
Back-Beta ad averses amochi weXs. 6,000, JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Koba, Osaka.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.
TOITOBA TÓM
London, "vw York Daires
LONDON BANKERS
Celor these treatments, the pulp is piled up in a drying-chamber, consisting The London Gounty Westminster and Fair's Back of two rooms separated by a thick
The Bash ka Correspondente in all the principal Commercial Coutine throughout the wordd
X. MADURA,
Manager.
HONG KONG BRANOR |
8, De Ve Bood Central. Ha Tuệ Th dong tinh
hollow wall in which a fire is built, so as to give out beat on both sides. These walls are made smooth by applying a layer of starch to the surface. The partly-dried sheets, on being removed from the bamboo screen, are laid on either side of the hot wall to complete the drying
for market after being trimmed and cut into the desired size.
Joss Money,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. process. The dried sheets are ready
Established 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central, HONG KONG
Capital and Surplus Total Resources
over EL$ 8,000,000.00 over IL$30,000,000,00
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in focal ́and for- eign currencies opened for, ellentéte
Savings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes. Branches and Agencies ail over the world.:
KAN TONG PO,
Chief-Manager.
The hwang shao chih produced in Chokinng is largely used for making tinfoil or "joas money," This kind of paper is very similar to the |hivang dal chih, the only difference béing that the hwang shao chih is jw little podrer in quality and ap
péaránce. The process' of 'reducing| | bamboo to pulp and of making and drying. the paper is similar to that described above in connection with the making of the hwang pại chib. but in: the shanufacture of hwang shao akit older shoots may be used.! Moreover, less labour is involved in
Mr. Kodaka's Exhibition
of Natural and Cultured
PEARLS
AND
PEARL JEWELLERY
OPENED WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
AT
MESSRS KOMOR
FOR
& KOMOR
TEN DAYS ONLY
9 AM to 5 P.M.
Pearls make a good Christmas Present, to suit every pocket,
KOMOR & KOMOR
ART & CURIO EXPERT
YORK BUILDING,
CHATER ROAD,