THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1931.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
The Latest in Gentlemen's Outfitting
AT PRICES TO SUIT ANY PURSE.
PERFECT FIT
AND
RELIABLE
SUITINGS..
WING HING CO.
Gentlemen's Outfitters
G4, Queen's Rd. C. Tel. 21417.
Very Nice Woolien Materials
For
Making Ladies' DRESSES
&
OVERCOATS
Also FURS &
SILK
HOSIERY
Expert Tailoring
Department.
LEE MOW
Chinese Silk flostery Store
No. 1, D'Aguilar Street
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist, 1st floor, No. 74, Queen's Road
Central. Tel. 21265.
TANG YUK, Dentist.
Successors 15.
The late SIEN TING. 14, D'Agullar Street.
TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD),
Kowloon Bay.
New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motora.
FRUITS.
Now in season
CALIFORNIA PEARMAIN APPLES
Just Arrived $9.00 per box.
This is the most famous apple. In
-HAIR DRESSERS.
LEE YEE,
Ladies and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers & Booksellers. No. 12, D'Aguilar Street. (opposite Queen's Theatre).
LIANG YOU
LADIES' & GENTS' HAIRDRESSERS.
Algo
MR. ST. QUEN,
PERMANENT WAVING
THE CHINA MAIL.
Commerce and Finance
NEW GOVERNMENT
AND TEA.
Progress of Empire Products Campaign.
AN EMPIRE CURRENCY.
Sir B. Blackett's Support.
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAN ... BANKING CORPORATION.
karkief Capital
Timed and Pully Vilčka memanám. 186,106,000 Motorra Upšči:-
Rassery Thilly al Prepcievers mom 100,196,000
·MILY DUPION, HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Chatramen.
I. Mr. 7. J. Pateroom, Dapely Oldman.
T., Pourvo, Berak 1. Compin, Moo. 3. A. Puumar, Dia.
. . Doll, Enep.
Kanaw Lewis, Raq. T. E. J. BMX, hiệ 1. " 201
5. R. Warras, Das.
Manager.
The suggestion of an Imperial currency found emphatic support A London mensage to The from Sir Basil Blackett in on ad-, Statcaman says: The Empire to dress to the London Rotary Club, campaign is proceeding steadily' He doubts the efficacy of a return} and its organisers express them to the Gold Standard whether at selves satisfied with the reports the old parity or a now parity they are receiving from the vari-juniosa and until the international Some of the com-conditions which have played of havoc with the working of the panies with large numbers shops are activity in advertising Empire te been
showing considerable Gold Standard In the past have
Meanwhille, If, as is generally assumed, the managed sterling currency system National Government sedures aenabling this country "to become Hubstantial majority. definite master of its own economie des-
introductory Price $20.ous centres,
King's Theatre Bldg. Tel. 20315.
Ground Floor,
ON LOK
HAIR DRESSING SALOON FOR LADIES & GENTLEMEN
is fitted with the latest devices for
use
CLEAN"& COMFORTABLE
10, Wyndham Street, 1st Floor. Entrance On Lan St. Tel. 22317.
to
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overcome.
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movement will be set on foot tiny instead of being dragged at on the wheels of the chariot of the secure an import duty foreign len. Empire producers Federal Reserve system of the consider that they have an unan- U.S. or the Bank of France" might
in hair dressing.swerable case for fiscal prefer be worth examining, Expert Barbera,
"It would also be worth oxamin. ence, and although they realise that the Government will be pre-ing," he continued, "whether it. occupied with other matters formight not be possible 'to adopt an adme time to come, they will put intermediate goal. An Imperial forward their request at the first currency standard aiming al suitable opportunity, probably instability of Internal prices the early part of next year. They throughout the Empire might per have certainly a mine of good ar-haps be attainable without en- guments in the report of the Im-countering the political atorms perla Economic Committee on and stresses which have for the Tea. The Committee pointed out time being smashed the inter- that an ample supply of Empire-national gold standard.
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232.
53, Queen's Road Central,
SHOES.
Pair
a well.
SATOON
SINGAPORE
BOTIRANAYA
ILOILO
SUNGHI PATAM
IPOX
JOROIN
HO
30W100
KUALA LUMPUR
TELETEK
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TSINGTAO TOKOHAMA
Egrema) Losownie uponad in Losal Cheervez and Fluid Deposlis rosulyst for sme zone m shocker pitali in Londi Ontrenay uit BlockKA an terma Thish will be useled on 29pilonibus. Hong Kong, December 7, 121.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Beans of the shore Bash la vonduct- ed by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
chaudsed 16 piction.
ING CORPORATION. Base may be
TO THE KOROKORO AND BHANOXLI BANKING CORPORATION
V. M. ORLYBURK,
Di Maung.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
grown tea is available to suit all "It is possible to conceive of an tastes and all pockets, and it may Imperial currency authority, for The recalled that they emphasised (example, far more easily than of the enormous importance of the world currency authority. Suc- industry, not only to the countries ceasfully established, the Imperial ng Kơng, 18h Tuậy, 1900, of production but to this country currency standard would soon at- Itract into its orbit a number of Black or Brown
Empire Industry,
countries outside the British Em-| Shoes from $6.00, Black or Brown!
Their actual pronouncement on pire, and might indeed point the Boots from $8.00. this subject was as follows: "Inway to the re-establishment in due Children's Boots or less than a hundred years the Bri- course of a true international cur- Shoes from $2.00.
sh Empire has become the tea frency serving the twin purposes liest styles, most complete stock garden and the tea shop of the of stable exchanges and stablo of all sizes. Repairing a speciality world. To-day tea forms, by prices."
value, one per cent. of the total of all merchandise entering world trade. Over 70 per cent. of that tea is produced and nearly 70 per icent. of it is consumed within the Empire. Over two-thirds of the capital "engaged in the production
WONG SIU WOON 21. Pottinger SL
Phone 21474.
SPORTING GOOD".
ATHLETIC GOODS
AT
DEPRESSION'S END.
Professur T. E. Gregory, of the London School of Economics, and member of the MacMillan Commit-
of tea are provided by the Empire. tee and of the Gold Committee of All the machinery employed in the League of Nations, writing in India and Ceylon in the manufac- the monthly publication of the ture of tea in of Empire origin. Royal Bank of Canada, traces the Over 60 per cent. of the chests history of the depression and dis- used for its transport are import cusses the factors which are like- ed from Empire countries. Inly to bring it to an end. production, manufacture, transport "If the breakdown of Europe
the Orient. Quality: Crisp, juicy THE LIANG YOU CO, and distribution, tea is to an ex- can be avoided in the next few sweet ·and highly aromatie. Excellent keeping quality. box.
Try a
70, Queen's Road Central.
WING COFFEE CO. Tel. 25869 139, Des Voeux Road, C.
DRAWN-THREAD WORK AND EMBROIDERY
Make Worthy
Your Buying!
BIG SELECTION OF BEAUTIFUL LINEN NAPERY SILK COATS & PYJAMAS, BELOW COST
ON
CHRISTMAS SALE
FOOK
at:
WENG & C
(One Price Store)
CHINA BUILDINGS.
PHOTO - SUPPLIES
་
Kodaks and Cameras.
Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging.
ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES Price Moderate.
A Trial Order is Solicited.
A. SEK & CO.
Tel No. 29459. 26A, Des Voeux Road, C.
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TYPEWRITER DEALERS
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HOP SING & CO. 28, Pottinger St. Tel. 21420 CANTON 116, Sun Kee Sal Rd
Hard Once: Hong Ko
Ladhaard Cxplia! (HI.X. Cursary) $11,000,000
Bovers Full covonesamum
BRANCHKI—.
1,100,000
Gabon, anghal, Hankow, _Eusbew, Baga, New York and ta' Freakino.
COREPONDENTS
LONDON. BANKERS $--
The Lloyd's Bank, Limited.
In all pasipul villapendráne-Waldo Foraigs stakangy, and binifig basison" at «vory Kasaiption textmoded,
Sale Depods Passa (various visse) at a pearly remiad of from 50 to $40.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000 £4,000,000
€3,000,000
ALOR ITALI
AMILITSAR
Agencies and Branchos:
BANGIDE DATAVIA BOMBAY CALOUITA DARTON DAWNTOLS CEBU COLOMBO DAIBEN DELEX
HAIPHONG
HAMDUNG HANKOW
HARBIN
HONG TONG
ILOILO
Iron
KABACHY
KLANO
КОВЕ
XUALA KANGSAR
KUALA LUMPOR
KUCHING
VADBAN
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PEPING (Peking)
PENANG
BANDDON
BAIGON
SEMARANG
SERAMBAN
BHANGHAI.
SINGAPORE
BOURABAYA
TAIPING TIENTSIN
SITIAWAN
TOKYO
TONGEAN (Bbazat)
TANGILO
TOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANGA
Foreign Exchange
General
11
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established 1917:)
HEAD OFFICE:—SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Rd. C.
Authorised Capital Straits $20,000,000 Issued Capital
Reservo Liabilities
Paid-up Capital ...
11
of Shareholders. Burplus
8,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000 D 2,087,000
Branches, Agencies and Correspon- dents in the principal cities of the world.
Etory description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
86, Boulevard Haussmann, PARIS.
Capital fally paid up .Frs. 120,000,000 Rosorver (81.12.1830) Fr. 116,568,454
BRANCHES:
Indo-China. China, Salzon
Canton
Hanoi and
Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix-
which will
ed Deposita received for one year or
shorter periods at rates be quoted on application.
J. STUART,
Haiphong Fort-Bayard Battambang Hankeou
Other Places,
Bangkok
D}}bout!
Conthe Thánh Hoa
Hongkong
Noumas
Mongtzo
Nam Dinh
Peping
Papeete
Pondicherry
Hue
Prom-Ponh Manager.
Hong Kong, 17th August, 1931.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)
BANKERS.
Established 1824,
Hong Kong Office-21, Queen's Road Contrai, Authorised Capital
Faid-Up Capital
Réserve Fund -
Guld 100,000,000. (£12.600,000.) Gailer 80,000,000
(E0,009,170.) Qulliers 40.015,000
(23,304,063.)
Hand Office:-AMSTERDAM”. Estem Head Ofice :-BATAVIA.
Dandong", Brancheandjermanin,
Borsbay,
Djuk Calculte, Cheribos, Djumbar, jakarta, The Lingun Jiddab, Kobe+ Makassar, Medan, Palembang Pek Iphren, Penang, Bangos, Relterdam", Semarang, Bhanghai, Singapore, Boers bals, Boerakarta (Bota), Tegal, Tjinijap and Walletredan".
• These offioon havo Safe Deposli Bores to Le
LONDON BANKERE:—
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LTD.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Dul- news of every description tracted.
A. STOXEINE,
Hong Kong, at December, 1991,
THE
Manager.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Ofce: 65. Broadway, New York.
Beorganised October 28, 1928, under special charter of The National Gov- erament as an
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
Capital Surplus Reserves
BANK.
ceptional degree an Empire indus- months." says Professor Gregory Itry."
"if a real economic rapproche The reduction of the European ment between France and Ger- staffa in India and Ceylon render-many leads to a gradual improve ed necessary by the state of the ment in political conditions, con- Subscribed Capital $25,000,000.00 industry increases the number of fidence will be restored to a large Pald-Up Capital
the unemployed, and this will be extent, and this, in and of itself, Reserve Funds emphasised in the campaign.
CREATING WORK.
French Government To Spend £30,000,000.
industrial
The indications of a increase in ness
now
great
will help to raise prices, How sensitive markets are to signs of improvement can be gathered from the sharp recovery which follow- ed directly upon President Hoover's offer, which, if it had
.824,710,200.00 .......$ 8,820,509.83
HRAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central
Owing to our numerous branches in not most unfortunately met with China and large connections in the im- resistance, might have constituted portant commercial centres of the the turning-point of the present world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic idle. depression. beginning to make "But the efforts of the poli- and foreign banking and exchanges.
We also handle the issue of Bonds themselves.elt throughout France ticians must be seconded by the and other Pablle Funds of the Chin- occupied the attention of a French central banks-a concerted effort as Government both at home and Council of Cabinet Ministers on must be made. (primarily through abroad.
BHOU J, CHEN, ¡October 23. The Cabinet Council the financing of budgetary deficits
examined the proposals submitted through. central bank credit) to Hong Kong, 6th March, 1981 by different Government depart-cause a rise of prices.
"It is true that there is an al to the pro- menta. with reference paration of à further porilon of the ternative method
Manager.
of treating the THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
RELIABLE PRINTING programme of national equipment. price difficulty. A general agree-
E no order
too small
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD,
JA WYNDHAM ST.
FOR SALE.
Flower and Vegetable
SEEDS
Indication points to a HEAVY DEMAND
for seeds.
THIS SEASON.
To be sure of getting every variety you wish we suggest that you
ORDER TO-DAY.
GRACA & CO.,
No. 10, Wyndham Street.
P. O. Box 620. Honr Kong.
The total cost of this particularment by all gold standard.coun- section of the work was estimated tries to lower the gold content of at 3,000,000,000 france (£30,000,000 their unit of account would have
LIMITED.
Established 1880,
at current exchange rate), and the same effect as an increase in Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Parliament is to be asked to vote the aggregate volume of purchas- Reserve Fund ........Yen 110,200,000 this sum as soon as the sessioning power; prices would rise in opens.
COMING 800N.
KING'S
HARDING EAST LYNNE Clive Brook Conrad Nagel
Track loyd Brodation
She welcomed life.
with open arms--love
with a frusting heart.
either case. But such an altera- tion would require legislative sanction and the action contem- plated, ie., universal devaluation, might easily be misunderstood."
[on
GRAMOPHONE WORKS BUSY.
2,500 New Hands.
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA.
Briches and Agencies at: Alexandria Batavia Barlin Bombay Calcutte
Nagasaki Nagoya Newchwang
New York
Osaka Paris Peiping
(Dalny) Rangoon Pensler (Mukden) Elo de Janeiro
San Francisco Beattle Bemarang. Shangha Shimono old Singapore Boezabaya Sydney Tentain Tekro Taingtan
A8 4 result of enterprise in Hamburg placing a number of new models Hankow Harbia "His Master's Hong Kong the market, Voica" have taken on nearly 2,000 Honolult additional hands at the gramo-Kai Yur phone company's factory, Hayes, Karachi Middlesex.
Robe London These workers are engaged in Los Angeles
the machine making and assembly Manila
of sections departments, and, with
Interest allowed on Current As
three shifts, the factory is keptDepodia received for dred periods going all day and night the week at zat to be obtained on application. round. The record-pressing, de- partments are also working at full presauro,
A. HORL
Manager. Mong Kong. With Ragtember, 1921.
مامها
Bombay
.W.8.$8,000,000
- • - - • - . .U.8.$1,572,454 ..U.S.$1,908,209
Glazgos Havana Hamburg Katra Interlakes. JarussJem
Lida
Anustarfarm Antwerp
BRANCHES:--
Ganca
Berila
Wapl Pires Pari Pensa
Blartti
Bromos
Bela
London
Peking Filame Rotterdam Face
Bonne AirAs
Liverpool
Bambo
Calen
Тровери
Calenda
Longine
CHADE
Lion
Catembe
Marsačias
Boorias Unopla
Monte Carle
Copenhag
Zankers 71007000
Manila
Munich
MOGLE Milan
Obangbe!
Southphon
Bo
St. Morite
Titl Viaza
Yokohama Zurich
Branches of American Express
Company in Principal cities of Unit od States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking. Transactions undertakeIL.
Personal investment handled.
·
accounts
The Company offers to intending Travellers the "ase of its "Travelers. Cheques" and Letters of Credit and in addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped, Traval De- partment.
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
Quinhon Shanghai
Touranc Vinh
Tientsin Yannantou Singapore
Every description of Banking and
Exchango Business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current Accounta and Fixed Deposits according to ar rangements.
Safe Deposit Boxes to let Travellers' choquea issued
A. BONNAUD,
Manager.
5, Queen's Road Central, French Bank Building. Hong Kong, 1st November, 1981,
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York.
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits ..U.S.$226,057,30%
Branches in
ARGENTINE
BELGIUM
BRAZIL CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CUBA DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
INDIA ITALY JAPAN
LONDON MEXICO PANAMA
PERU PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PORTO RICO STRAITS
SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA
Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Credit, Travellers' Choquas, BR of Exchange and Cable "Transféru bought and sold. Current accounta and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in local and for eign currencies taken at rates they may be ascertained on application to the Bank.
We are also able to offer our Gas- tomors the services of the Branches of the International Banking Corpora tion in San Francisco and Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York (France), 8.A. în Paris and Nico.
F. McD. COURTNEY,
Manager. Hong Kong, June 16, 1881.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:--Talpeh, Formosa.
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Contes) Bank in Yormann. Bank Noten haraad. Average amount ...Xm. 61,900,000 BRANCHES AND AGHMOERS: JAPAN 1-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kob, DICK, PURMOSA 1-Diram, ·Ing. Karenko, Koskana
Making, Bano, Shhchika, Talike, "Talažné Takao, Tamatl, Tors. Halio, Tatto CHINA-hanghai, Zankow, Amay
Focobent, Brsion, Canion.
OTH LES Éng Kong, · Blogspora,
Bemang, Batavia, ... Bomber, London, New York, Balrama
LONDON BANKERS:
Surabaya, Conti
The London County Westerbeer and Fury's Bask.
-The Bank has Corrispondente in all the principal Commercial Centros skroughout the world. I. KAGURA
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Den Voz Band Centesi, Hong Kong, 18ă Justiny, 1928.
Хол
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Established 1918.
{ "HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central. HONG KONG,
Capital and Surplus ......................................... over 11$ 8,000,000.00 Total Resources .....................
over IL$30,000,000.00
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in local and for- eign currencies opened for ellents.
Savings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes, Branches and Agencies all over the world,
KAN TÔNG PO,
Chief Manager,