1.
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Laškoripoll Daylit, 094,000,570 Larové and Fully Puidup 10. 1996,100,000
- Raverra Pakk|—
Barking motivatesman ☎ 9,000,000
Men
(38,900,00
'Beserta Linkkity of Propriadors -- 200,104,000
MRAD WUTION: MONG LONG.
WOARD OF DIRECTOR-
MT. 0. G. $. Kuko
Ovdirman.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Patorata,
W. II. Ball, 199
Dapety Chaèrusan.
Bompion, Xaq. 2. A. Plumer, Dou.
a. Jazio Levis, Heg. T. B. X. Brez Bre
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BATAVIA
BOMBAY
MALOUTTI
CANTOR
SMEFOO
DAIREN
WICHOW
MIONG
HANKOW KARRIX
LOLLO
FORUMS
KOWLOOK
J. F. Warren, Avg.
Chial Manag
M. Genglera. Be
XUALA LUMP
LANCHES :-
LONDON
LYON
MANILA
MALADOA
MUAB (Jahara!
MUKDAY
NEW YORK
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Hong Kong, Beorenber 7, 1936
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
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The Bum of the above Bank Lovat. ed by ska lONG LONG AND HANDHEAT BANKING DORPORATION. Ma and application.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND LEANDMA! BANKING KIDPURATION.
V. M. GJATBURN.
Chief Man,
Kong Kong, 16th July, 1904.
THE BANK OF CANTON; LTD. Established 101.
Head Ofice-Hong Kong.
Katharika Sapibal (HM. Oxen17) 321,000,000
t-Up Celial
Moosera Tasi nammansı
ВНАХОПЕВ:-
1,100,000
walaw. Paton, Shanghai, ifunbow, Bangkok, New "Zerk and Kan Fronalize
COLESPONDENT
LONDON BANKIU 1—
The Lloyd's Bank, Limited.
In all plusipal olties of the Werla
Veigangs and backing kasinven
wvery domstekan transacted.
Bata Derick Bonne (unelour ilmaa) as a punity
rebat, ad from 13 to 948.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA? Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1859.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established 1917.)
THE CHINA
MAIL.
Commerce
Finance
and
HEAD OFFICE:~SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Rd. C.
Authorland Capital Straits $20,000,000| Issued Capital
B,000,000
# 4,000,000
4,000,000 THE EMPIRE ON A BUSINESS 2,087,000
Paid-up Capital ...
Reserve Liabilities
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
of Starobolders. Surplus
料
Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000
Reserve Fund
.44,000,000
Branches, Agencies and Correspon: dents in the principal cities of the world.
BASIS.
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
.$8,000,000
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
In 1926, when the country
Agencies and Branchen:
by
ALOR STAR
KDOING
MADRAS
MANILA
MEDAN
AMIR THAT
BANG KUL BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CASTON.
CAWNPORE
VEDU
IPOH
KANAUHI
KLANG
SVAZA KLKORAN
KCAL LUMPUR
KOBE
NEW YORK
*KPINTI (Taking) PENANU
MANGOON
HANGUI
TOKYO
TAN ENG HOOI,
Was
do-
The Get-
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1931.
had been in existence for upwards Waterloo bridge, was authorised of six centuries, and had become a 1809, as Strand bridge('and its pro- was only given to it In relic very dear to the hearts of the sent namo citizens of London, and much water 1816 after the battle of Waterloo, had passed under it between the Mr. John Rennie waa appointed en- times when, the question of its de-gineer for the work, and the Brst molition was first raised and finally stone was laid on October 11, 1811 decided.
This was the first bridge to be suit where cofferdama *The removal of Old London on the Thames
at
The bridge was opened on
of
with this great problem from the bridge had an immediate effect in wore used for laying the founde
the Lions. river-bed, and point of view of our country and deepening the
the failure June 18, 1817. In 1882, it was dis- her daughter nations.-Engineering attendant results were
of the foundations of Myine's bridge covered that the foundations of the Blackfriars, in 1886, and the bridge were being exposed by the LONDON BRIDGES.
{quickly
failure following
of scour of the river, necessitating re faced by the challenge thrown down
The frat historical reference to a Labelyo's Old Westminster bridgmedial measures, which were com the trades unions, it
The recent history Manager cared very decisively in preference bridge at London is in the year 994. At Blackfriars, 10 years after Ola pleted in 1884.
It of ordered government. ha This bridge was constructed of tim- London bridge had been removed, of further settlements in some
same preference ber and replaced a ferry. The first the river-bed was 6 ft. lewer. The the piers of this bridge is well again showed the to dictation by one class.
stone bridge was begun in 1176 removal of the bridge, however, al-known to all, and the remedial back that Labour has now received and completed in 1209, a construc- though the main cause, was not the measures have still to be decided It is, in my opinion, well Its de sole cause of the altered condition upon. will give the movement aniple time tional period of 33 years.
on of the bed of the river; contributory within the competence of civil en- to reflect upon its fallure to com-molition
WAR We November 22, 1831,
that causes. were the removal of Old ginears of to-day to design a more mend itself to the community.
and Westminster imposing and permanent structure period Blackfriars are told that the movement cannot it had remained for a
years,
re-bridges and the dredging away of for the purpose of replacing the an effective force of again be the country for a generation, moval was finally completed in the shoals in the river below, parti-old bridge, and the adoption of period on a par with that spent by 1834. The question of its demoli-cularly the oxtensive shoal which 50 per cent, increase in the length to had grown at Dagenham in Haliway of the span would facilitate "the their wanderings tion was not, however, allowed the, feralites in
(Continued on Page 3.) It Reach. We may well hope that the interval pass without severe opposition.
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Hausmann,
PARIS.
Capital fully paid up. Fr. 120,000,000 Roserves (31.12.1930) Fr. 116,568,454 BRANCHES!
Indo-China. Chlon. Other Places.
COLONDO
DADREN
SAIGON
DELI
SF.MARANO
HALTHOND
SEBIMBAN
HAMBORO
ΠΑΝΤΟΥ
AINULTCBB
#JAMBIN
HITIAWAN
HÙNG TONG
BOUBIRATA
ILOILO
TAIPING
TIEN AIN
TONGLAH (Skutat)
TAINOTAO
YOKOHAMA
ZANDANDA
General
Haiphong
which will
Thanh Hoa
Hus
Nam-Hình
Manager.
Hong Kong, 17th Augut, 1981,
Quinhon Tourane
Paom-Penh Shanghai
Canton Fort-Bayard Hankcou Hongkong Mongtze Peping
Bangkok
Djibouti
Noumea
l'apeete
Pondicheri
Tionisin
Vinh
Foreign Exchangs and
Banking business transected.
Current Accounts opened and Fix-
od Depozite received for one year or shorter periods at. zates
be quoted on application.
J. STUART,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY) BANNERS.
Established 18, Hong Koor Moe:-11, Quem's Bond Central. Authorland Capital. Ouliders 150,000,000- (£12,500,000.) Qulders 90,030,000. Paid-Up Capital .............
(COMP.170.3 Guilders 40.015,000 Derva Pod'..........
(C8,834,689)
Head (foo:-AMSTERDA•, Ilar sad OM00:-DATAVIA.
Bombay Bindong". Branches:-Bandjersart,
Calcutta-Choribor, Djember, Djok flare. The Zingus", Jiddali, Kobe, Makassar, Medan, Palentarg, Taka- tongan Penang, Lagoon, Rollendar", Hemaring, Rhanghal, Eingapore, Roera. bein, Boerakarte (Solo), Tegal, Tiltjap and Weltevrodan".
• The offines have Bain Deposit Boxes to Tet.
LONDON BANKERG —
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL, BANK LTD. Correspondents all over the old, Danking Busi es at very description traqulod,
A. STOKKINE,
Ilang Kong. Depemims, $31.
•
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
THE
Hanger.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
.1.8.$6,000,000 .....U.8.$1,672,654 ......U.S.$1.008,209
Salgon Battambang Cantho
Hanol
may be equally profitably spent, und that in the end the party will emerge, renewed and stripped of the predelictions which have led it so greviously astray, ready to take an honest part in a righteous cause.
the sub- of The aspect
most interests ject which
nature of however,
the appeni the
The result Every description of Banking and which has been made,
undoubtedly shows that the Govern Exchange Business transacted.
Yunnanfou Singapore
Safe Deposit Boxes to let. Travellers' cheques issued.
A. BONNAUD,
Manager
5, Queen's Road Central, French Bank Building. Hong Kong, 1st November, 1981,
is the response
ta
18.
greater Interest allowed on Current Accounts!ment had behind it a far
was represented in and Fixed Deposits according to ar- strength than rangements.
the last Parliament, and the fact jit can now go forward boldly, in- 1stead of treading precariously out- among innumerable pitfalls, welgha in our opinion any small si- ditional and temporary trouble of the past month. It is certain that without the appeal and its unser, the Government would have greatly hampered; Indeed, long, might have broken down, 30 that the trouble at best would only __off, and have-boon-staved. accompanying uncertainty abroad prolonged. Now, however, have în 2 -measure'
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK
"OF NEW YORK,
HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York.
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Prosta..U.S.$226,087,392
Branchen In
ARGENTINE BELGIUM BRAZIL CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA
CUBA DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
INDIA
ITALY
JAPAN
LONDON MEXICO PANAMA PERU
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PORTO RICO STRAITS
622
commenced
80
and its
HONG
**
KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
Ct. Cl. CRO,
lb.
88 24 12
Poultry.
Butcher Meat.
.418 #
Dec. 1, June, June,
1981. 1918 1914.
80 23 11
*Chicken
Capons, Small
Capons, Large .........
Beef Sirlein ......
Prime Cat
Corned
Roast
Breast
•
Boup Steak Steak Sirloin Sausages...
Bullock's Brain
43 12
"
33
24 22
Dack
27.
80 20 18 24
33 24 2:2
Doves
18
Eggs, Hen (cooking)..
Eggs, Hen (fresh)
46 30 85
Fowls, Canton
20
20.
Fowls Helgan
per set 17
10 12.
Grose
+
been
a
Tongue, fread Tongue, corned
each 76
50 60
50
before
Raad
*
.. $1.20
-$1.20
++
Heart
10. 24
10
14
H
Hump, Sali
20 18
Snipe
Ferl
each 12
10
12
Pheasant
H
Kidneys
16 10 12
-Quail
+
we
Til..
27 RO
22
H
already
Liver
+
of
Tripe
regained the confidence
CE
other nations. The comments of Calves' Head & Fee the foreign Press in the past week] Mutton Chop for so, no less than la that of the Dominions, are proof that the re- sult has been a great relief to others besides ourselves.
M
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Dec. 1, June, June,
1931. 1918. 1914.
Cl. Gts, Cu
Ib.
60
卡多
53
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48
in cach 30
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each 40
Ib.
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84
75
2
Pigeons, Canton
Holbow
Turkeys, Cock Turkeys, Hen
in cach 30
Mpair 2.80
Partridges
В 7
Almonda
lb. 24 13 14
A. aat $1.50 $1.00 $1.00
Apples (California)
27
lb. 44 20
1
Lor
44
#
+
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#
40
羊黻肉
1.
44
30
»
踏
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糖甜 lb.
Fry
#
H
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H
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Heart
Each 18
1b.
And, as all our | Pig's Chitlings
Braina civilisation is built upon confidence, we may expect useful results to fol- low far more swiftly than would SETTLEMENTS have been possible had the decision
With the ¡been deferred.
tainty swept away; and our nation
DRUGUAY
VENEZUELA
Commercial and Travellers' Letters intent upon surmounting ita dif- of Credit, Travallors Cheques, Biculties, we shall hearten a distress of Exchange and Cable Transfers ed world in a way which may well bought and sold.
Current account do much to raise it from the sick bed and Savings Bank accorinta opened of late years. Doctors insist that.
eign currencies taken at rates that
Kidneys
Liver
Fork Chop
TR
Leg
Loin
-
"
Fat or Lard
and Fixed Deposits in local and for they can seldom effect a cure with Shoop's Head & Feet. may be ascertained on application to out hope and effort on the part of We believe that what the Bank.
the patient.
We are also able to offer our Chas occurred here will give heart
INC.
Read Offer: 65, Broadway, New York
special charter of The National Gor ernment as ND
Reorganised October 18, 1928, under
Capital
Surplus
Resorts
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
BRANCHES:--
...$24,710,200.00
Ganon Glasgow Havana Hamberg
Neplas Praes
Parie
Pobles Taro Flowcard Bom Bamboul Hhaughal
and Nica
dcuihampio flingspock Mt. Morti
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINEO.)
Subscribed Capital....$25,000,000.00
Paid-up Capital
Reserva Funds .....$ 2,829,508.81
HRAD OFFICE; SHANGILAI.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4. Queen's Road Central.
Owing to our numerena branebaa in China and large connections in the im- portant commercial, centres
of the world, we are able to extend to our alients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and archanger.
We also handle the issue of Bonda and other Public Funds of the Chin- both at home and ese Gotorament abroad.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 8th March, 1981.
།
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Established 1888. Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 .......Yen 116,200,000 Reserve Fund
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA. Branches and Ageneles at:
Alexandria
Ratavis
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta Canton
Changthun
Dairen
(Dalny)
Nagasaki
Nagoya
Newchwang
Now York Osaka Parla
gangen (Makdon) San Francisco
Hamborg
Hankow
Herbla
Hong Koor Bonolulu
Kal Tum
Karschi Kobe
Londen
MARIA
Amasarlan ABSINT Atham
Beale
Berlia
Biarrit
Bockey
Bran
Brossal
Roces Aires.
Cakro
Once
Conalepie Сарвар Edinburgh Потым Золата
Intelka Jerusalem
Loodos Liverpool Lucerne Logo Luxor Maronition Mont'Ele Manila Manick Montras Mitan
Tiskaln
Vienza
Tokobane Zurich
Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of Unit ed States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Tranzactions undertaken.
Pururl investment accounts bandiad
The Company offers to intending Travellers the ase of its "Travelers Chaques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped, Travel De partment.
E W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
T
Heart
H
Kidneys
Liver
Itomere the services of the Branches again to the world, and that stability Sackler Pigs, to order
of the International Banking Corpor tion in San Francisco and Spain and and confidence will spread by what, Suct, Beef also of The National City Bank of in modern language, may be termed New York (France), B.A., in Paris "this gesture." We had lost a Veal
F. McD. COURTNEY, Hong Kong, June 10, 1911.
Manager
jewel of great price, and, having re- gained it, we may well call to our neighbours to rejoice with ua.
Barbel
It will naturally take time for the Government to formulate its pro- gramme. There can be no doubt Bream
Matton
BLuengon
No. 1
Fish.
ht reform of our fiscal system will Canton Fresh Water be one of the most important tasks
+
HEAD OFFICE: Talpeh, Formoto which it will set its hand. This Carp
we may well hope will lend to the Catfish or the Codfish of works, re-opening establishment of branch works in Crabi
Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1999.
Contral Back in Fortson. Bank-Bulee mined Average mornin. 4,000
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: JAPAN 1-Tokyo, Yekabams, Loba, Ora
Takao, Tanszul, Town, Baits, Talia.
this country, with a diminution of Cutth Fish
It will, doubtless, Dab unemployment. have effect in other ways according Dace
The ad-Dog Fish
to the measures adopted.
n
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VB per act 80
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19
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牛羊仔仔
Fish
糖無
Fresh Water
FORMOSA lilian, Karl Karanka, Kaalus vent of a National party, however, Bals, Conger
Makong, Nanto, Bhlachiku, Taleko, Thar should mean much more than this. CHINA kaugel, Hankey, Ansoy, Fosohor. There are many matters in which orang, dingsport, Rosenbars. Our Empire has suffered from the Frogs
Σταμάτα,
Calcoti
Batavia, Bombay, Bork Daire
LOEDOX BAṆKERS 1 The London Cously Witclesie and Pure's Bank The Bank kes Corrspondents to sil the prin Commercial Cactusa ikiongkos? the world.
L. NAQURA.
BOXO XOXO BALMUR.
1, Des Vaux Boid Central. Blog Kong 10th January, 1929.
Manager.
Yellow
In the Garoupa party system of polities. present regime there will be the Gadgoon
It is satisfactory | Eallici opportunity to deal with these on a Herrings broader basis. to note that there is every pro-Labrun bability of thin postponed economic Loach conference at Ottawa being called at Lobsters an early date, when it is to be bop Mackerel ed that the disappointment occasion- | Monk Fish ed by the last Imperial Conference Mullet It Oyster will be effectively wiped out. sent conditions to begin now the Farch work of forgoing the links of A Pike
chain, Piala great Imperial economic
OF EAST ASIA, LTD. should not be impossible under pre- Parrot Fish
Established 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central HONG KONG.
stretching round the world to bind Pomtrek, White
THE BANK
Bio de Janeiro
be
over ELS 8,000,000.00 Capital and Surplus
over H.$30,000,000.00. Total Resources any
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted,
Beattle Semarang Shanghal Salmonozaki
Bingapore Boersbays Sydber Tientsin
Los Angeles
Tokyo Tringtas Interest allowed on Cucrat Ae-
SOTATI
Dorita received for axed perioda st Táims to be obtained on application.
MORT,
Bet Bon, 115) Baptatsher: 1072.
Current and Fixed Depoult Accounts in local and for. eign currencies opsped for clients.
Savings Accouft and Safe Deposit Boxes. Branches and Agencies all over the world."
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
It may Pomfret, Black tis more closely together.
at Prax at the first that tempt all links will not prove Bay
that ad- Rock Fish Jequally strong and justment will be needed here and Roach. there as time goes on, but no time almon would seem to be so favourable as Shark the present for 'lling afoot plans, Skale long hoped for by many besides our Shrimps salves, for bringing all parts, of our Skaapper Empire together within an economic Boles whole. Here is the chance; if over Teh thore la to be one, with party Turbo policles put on one cido, to deal Turtles, ema
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