THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1931.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
The Latest In Gentlemen's Outficting
AT PRICES TO SUIT ANY PURSE.
PERFECT FIT
AND
RELIABLE
BUITINGS.
WING HING CO.
Gentlemen's
Outfitters
64, Quern's Ild. C.
Tel. 21417.
Very Nice Woollen Materials
For
Making Ladies' DRESSES
&
OVERCOATS
Alap FURS &
SILK HOSIERY Expert Tailoring
Department,
LEE MOWEL
Chinese Silk Hosiery Store No. 1, D'Agullar Street
DENTISTS,
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
1st floor. No. 74, Queen's ftond
Tel. 21255. Central.
TANG YUK, Dentist. Successors to
the late SIEN TING, 14, D'Aguilar Street.
TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kuwloon Bay.
New Work & Repairs, Call Fag "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.
FRUITS.
Now in season
CALIFORNIA PEARMAIN APPLES
Just Arrived $9.00 per box.
HAIR DRESSERS.
LEE YEE,
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers & Booksellers.
No. 12, D'Aguilar Street. (opposite Queen's Theatre).
LIANG YOU
LADIES & GENTS'
HAIRDRESSENS.
Aleo
THE CHINA
MAIL.
Commerce and Finance
WHOLESALE PRICES INDEX
HONG KONG - 1931
FIRST THREE QUARTERS.
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
- BANKING CORPORATION.
Kakkerland Call-
word ask Padly Palk-ay Gomorra Zykly (man
Meeting on
6,370,000 $18,194,200
Honeren Liselig af Penpristers a 206,20), WI
KHAD WIFICM: HOJO TORS.
Board of NIMACTORS:—
Ex. 21, 0, 0, 3, Mietin Chairman.
1. Mr. X. 3). Palermont,
Deputy Chairman.
W. K. Dall, katta
2. Posers, `The
1. Lantio Lesta, Esq. T. IL. R. Ko, Bo
As measured at the Statistical Index number for foodstuffs feller, Ese. 3. A. Flummse, Mis Branch of the Imports & Exports from 136.1 to 130:1, while the in- articles other Department wholesale prices index number for
MR. ST. QUEN. Hong Kong during the first three than food increased from 116.9 to
quarters of 1931 showed, on bal-117.3. ance, #
The comparative index numbers general average index
the following given in number slightly more than double are the United Kingdom Index number, tables
1924 100,
PERMANENT WAVING
introductory Price $20. King's Theatre Bldg Tel. 20315.
Ground Floor.
ON LOK
HAIR DRESSING SALOON FOR LADIES' & GENTLEMEN is fitted with the latest devices for
in hair dressing. use
Expert Barbers.
CLEAN & COMFORTABLE 10, Wyndham Street, 1st Floor. Entrance On Lan St. Tel. 22317.
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232,
53, Queen's Road Central.
SHOES.
Pair
Black or Brown Shoes from $6.00.
Black or Brown
bo- Articles
as measured at the Board of Trade, the respective figures ing: Hong Kong 129.1; United Kingdom 62.4.
For purposes of comparison the Hong Kong index numbers have been converted from the basis of 1922-100 to 1924-100. It should be understood, however, that the respective indexes are not strictly comparable.
Cereals Meat & Fish Other Foods
B.O.T. Index 1€
2nd 3rd
Qir. Qtr. Qtr. 54,6 56.3 59.1 80.0 75.3 75.0 70.1 74.9 01.0
07.4 08.0 65.2
Total food
1NL
Hong Kong Index
2nd 3rd
Articles
Cereals
Meat & Fish Other Foods
Total food
Articles
Iron & Steel Coal Other Metals, &
Minerals Cotton Wool
The general average for all ar ticles in the United Kingdom showed a steady quarterly decline throughout the whole period. whereas the Hong Kong figure rose slightly in the second quar. ter and fell comparatively heavily in the third quarter.
Great Britain abandoned the gold standard on September 20, jand it is Interesting to note that the index figure for all articles in- creased from 59.2 in the earlier part of the month to 60.2 in the latter part of the month. The principal proportionate increases joccurred in the cereals groups (6.6, All Articles
per cent.), cotton (6.5 per cent.),
Articles textiles other than cotton and wool (5.2 per cent.), and other
Other Textiles Miscellaneous
Qir. Qtr. Qir. .124.0 112,0 110.1 .3621 157.3 150.6- .126.0 136.0 127.6
.135.4 138.8.134.0)
I.O.T. Index 1st 2nd 3rd Qtr. Qtr. Qir.
76.5 78.8 71.7 69.8 76.4 60.4
57.4 62.4 01.2
45.2 143.3 39.5
48.3 46.8 42.9
48.7 40.5 404.
09.8 07.4 65.0
Total no fund
62.2 60.2. 57.8
.04.0 02.8 60.4)
Boots from $8.00. metals and minerals (3.2 per Iron & Steel Children's Boots or cent.). The meat and fish group Coal Shoes from $2.00,
derlined 4.4 per cent.
Dent styles, most complete stock of all sizes. Repairing a speciality.
* WONG SIU WOON 21, Pottinger St. Phone 21474.
SPORTING GOODS.
ATHLETIC
GOODS
AT
70, Queen's Road Central.
-"
Hong Kong Index Int 2nd 3rd Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. .131,6 144.0 144.4 129.6 141.7 142.7
Other Metals
Minerals Colton
&
138.4 138.8 138.1
The provisional index figure of 1265 for Hong Kong for the Wool month of October (on a 1921 Other Textiles busis) is the lowest recorded this Miscellaneous year, the July figure being 125.6. August 126.9 and September 121.7.
Total not food
As compared with September the All Articles
BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR SALES,
INDEX.
07.1 108.2 96.3
.248,4 216.3 195.8 59.8 101.0 $0.5 .123.0 119.0 1113
.129.5 120.0 121.0)
.131.1 131.6 124.7
ORDERS FOR BRITISH FIRMS
Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Limit-¡ For the purpose of putting pro- cd, Govan, Glasgow, have been com- spective buyers in touch with manu- missioned by the London, Midland facturers who could satisfy their And Scottish Railway Company to requirements, the British dustries build a slater ship to the Clyde
aleamer Duchess Fair. Birmingham, authorities are pleasure
The compiling a "Sales Help Index," Montrose.
new vessel willl
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ANOT BANGXUA MATAVIL
POKRAT
BALAUTTA
FANTOX VK1200 VOLOMBO DAIREX FOOOHOW
ΕΑΥΤΟΥ MAXXIX коледни
(LOILO ЕРОП ZOEDER
KOEN
KOWLOON
J. P. Warton, Bas- Chini Man
* Drugbar, Rev.
ANCH
XPALA LUMPUR
Lostor
MANILA
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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1888.
11
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Eatablished · 1917.) HEAD OFFICE SINGAPORE, Hong Kong Branch:"18, Queen's Rd. C.
Anthorised Capital Straits $20,000,000 Issued Capital' Paid-up Capital
Raservo Liabilities
8,000,000
" 4,000,000
4,000,000
2,087,000
Branches, Agencies and CorrosYOR- world. dents in the principal cities of" the
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
of Staroboldors. Surplus
Beserve Fund
£3,000,000 £4,000,000
Reserv Liability of Pro-
priators
£8,000,000
ALGE STAN
Agencies and Branches
AMBITIAN BANGKOK BATAVIA
HAIPHONG
PEPING (Vaking)
IENAKO
BANGOON
SINGAPORE
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96. Boulevard Bangsmann,
PARIS.
Capital fully paid up .Frs. 120,000,000 Reserves (31.12.1930) Frs. 110,508,454 BRANCHES:
IUCHING
MADRAS
MANILA
BOMBAY CALCUTTA DANTON CAWITORE
.MEDAN
NEW YORK
CED! COLOMBO DAYDEN
BAIGON
DELE
BEMARAKO
SEJEMBAN
HAMBURG
BUANOMAL
HANIOW
Стода MALLUCA
HARBIN
BITIAWAN
HỒNG KONG
BOURABAYA
ILOILO
TAIPING
ΣΤΟΥ
TENISIN
MUAN, (Jakova)
KARU
Tuxto
KLAUG
MONOKAH (Bhulai)
MULDEE
XOBI
TRINGIAO
HEW TORK
KUALA KANGSAR
PRIFIKO
XUAL LUMPUR ZAMBOANDA
YOKOHAMA
Saigon
Genaral
Cantho. Haiphong Hanoi
Battambang
Canton Fort-Bayard Hankcou Djibout
Bangkok
Thanh Hoa
Hongkong
Koumea
Huc
Mongizo
Prom-Penh Малари
Nam Dinh
Peping
Papeste
Shangha!
Pondicheri
Tientsin
PRSANG BANDOOM
BAGON
BAN FRANCIEDO
ВЛАХОВАН
BINDAPORE
PODRABAYA HUNOMI PATAMA TJEKTSIN
TOKYO
TVINGTAO TOKOHAMA
Sperand Almunia nyamuk is Loval Outrikt Find Dapualla connivek laruna, YON N structor portali ka Local Curray and Mharika Norman which will be quried in tyylianos. Hong Kong, bacésober 7, 1031-
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
T Bedson of the whore Bank le nominii- if by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Kala Thialaad an application.
FOR THE KONGKONG AND. SHANGHA BANKING COMPORATION,
T.K. GRATEDRE,
Chial Manager.
Kong Kong, Mih July, 1000,
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Established 1912.
Kead Office:-Hong Kong.
and Opini (B.M. Cursney) #33,00L,MO 0.005000 con 1,100,000
Fest
BRANCHES-
Foreign Exchango ́apd Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Pix
ed Depoalta received for one year or shorter periods at rates
be quoted on appstation.
which will
J. STUART,
Hong Kong, 17th August, 1981.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY) BANIERS,
Established 1923.
Jong Img Dace :—11, Queen's Road Caniral.
Authoriti Capital . Qulders 100,000000-
£12,500,000. Paid-Up, Capital
Gulders 60,000,000- (£0.800,173.) Reserve Furd....................... Guilders 40,018200- (3,4,6) Head Office :—¡NSTERDA}}"," Bestern Hand ÖFG41-BATAVIA. Branches-Bandjormsain, Bandeng*, Darby, Deloutle Oterben, Djember, Dok• jakarta", The Hagus", "Diddah, Kõbu, Makassar. Medan, Palombang, Poksi longan Poon. Rangoon, Eofladan, Bemarang, Shanghai,|| Bingspore, Boors bala, Boerakaria (Bolo), Tugal; Tuljap and Weltevred
• These offer hava Bali Deponis Bares to Int.
LONDON BANKERS —
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LTD,
Correspondents all over the world. Danking Busl. Ossion, Changhai, Elsakov, Event, ↑ nais of every description franketed. Bengkok, Bow-Tork und Bas Bennison.
CORRESPONDERTE
LONDON BANKEES :---
The Ley's Bank, Limited.
In all principal cition of ska World. Foreign thange and basking bračnom st way Esseriasion trenase
Bol Depedi Barse (various times) kò « podły controm 29-30 349,
LOOK POONG BHAN,
Chief Manager,
a:
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
DANE.
This is the most famous apple in the Orient. Quality: 'Crisp, juicy, Bweet
highly
Reorganized October 20, 1928, under and
aromatic THE LIANG YOU CO. This is being formed on a card ays have triple strewe, driven by direct Excellent keeping quality. Try a
tem, comprising from 8,000 to turbines taking steam from Scotch special charter of The National Gov- 10,000 items, which, will be added boilera. The machinery .box.
will be ernment as au With each item in built at the firm's Belfast works, INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE to continually. the Index will be the name of the Messrs. Harland and Wolff are also manufacturing exhibitor. The index supplying the Diesel engines for Subscribed Capital...$28,000,000.00 has been undertaken because com- the complete generating equipment Paid-Up Capital $24,710,200.00 Beserta Funds ........ 3,820,501.8M plete information concerning every of the Bank of England. praduct manufactured by exhibitors at the Fair cannot possibly be given
'WING COFFEE CO.
Tel. 25809 139, Des Voeux Road, C
TYPEWRITER DEALERS
T
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DRAWN-THREAD WORK AND
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EMBROIDERY
P
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Make Worthy
N
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Your Buying'!
BIG SELECTION OF BEAUTIFUL LINEN NAPERY SILK COATS & PYJAMAS, BELOW COST
CHRISTMAS SALE
at
FOOK WENG & CO.
(One Price Store) CHINA BUILDINGS.
PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras, Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Frinting and Enlarging.
ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES
Price: Moderate,
A Trial Order is Bolicited.
A. SEK & CO.
Tel No. 29459, - 26A, Des Voeux Road, Ci
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HOP SING & CO. 28, Pottinger St. Tel 21420 CANTON-116, Sun Kes Sal Rd.
Messrs. The Visco Engineering Company, Limited, 162, Grosvenor
in the catalogue. To all the ex- Road, London, S.W.1, have received hibitors, at the Fair, which is to an order for 29 of their Visco air take place from February 22 to filters with a total capacity of over March 4, 1932, a book has been ad-350,000 cub. ft. of air per minute! dressed. This contains lists of to be installed in a large building articles manufactured, divided up in London.
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4. Queen's Road Central
Owing to our numerons branche in China and large connections in the im portant commercial centres of the
Into various groups, such 08 Messra. British Insulated Cables, world, we are able to extend to our
Prescot, Lancs, metals, mining and quarrying, en- Limited, gineering, and electricity. The ex-secured a contract from the Central hibitor is naked to make a tick Blectricity Board for some 230 miles against the articles which he manu- of 132,000-volt transmission line for factures and to write in any sup-the South Scotland Electricity plementary articles not included. Scheme.
A. STOKKINK,
Hong Hony, let December, 1981.
THE
Indo-China. China. Other Places,
Quinhon Tourano Vinh
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' cheques issued.
A. BONNAUD,
-Manager.
5, Queen's Road Central, French Bank Building Hong Kong, 1st November, 1931.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits ..U.S.$226,087,59%
Branches in:-'
ARGENTINE
BELGIUM
Manager
BRAZIL
CHILE
CHINA
COLOMBIA
CUBA
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
INDIA ITALY
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
"
ING.
Head Office: 65. Broadway, New York.
Capital Surplus
..............U.S.$6,000,000 ...U.S.$1,572,45€ Rosties ..........U.8.$1,308,209
Acautelam
A1
BRANCHES:-
Jence Glasgo
Nayla Pied
Back
Hambar
Baelis
Hayre
Finang
Diaris
Bowley
Branson
Interlaksa Jarnasian Lådo Londos
FANTAS Rotterdam
Boun
Bamas Almon
Léverpool
Caire
Dalestin Свал
Bingapor
Murnalla
G. Kalit
Commissŭfangle Copenha
Babe Carle Manila
Tania's
Vlocisa
Munia
Man
Sokoksen
Milan
Express
Parent
Lagana LO
Barnbout Bhanghel Scribam packe
Alienta special facilities for domestic
Branches of American have and foreign banking and exchanges.
We also handle the issue of Bonds Company in Principal cities of Unite and other Public Funds of the Clin- ed States of America and Canada.
both at home and 6 Goverment
SHOU J. CHEN, Hong Kong, 5th March, 1981.
abroad.
He la also asked to give particulars Messrs. Henry Simón, Limited, of his trade names and processes. Cheadle Heath, Stockport, have re To facilitate the completion of theceived an order from the Leith Har various forms contained some bour and Dock Commissioners, for THE RELIABLE PRINTING examples are given. The firms the machinery and equipment for
- no orders too small
THE `NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD. ZHINA TRAIL OLDO, 4 SA WYNDHAM ST.
Do Not Wait! Buy Your Presents Now!!
TOYS, DOLLS Christmas Cards and Children's
Picture Books also LARGE SELECTION OF
STAMPS
which will be a delight to any Stamp Collector to receive.
GRACA & COn "No."10, WyndKam ́Bireet,
P. O. Box 520. Hoà Kons
concerned are asked to return the new 25,000-ton granary which book complete to the general to be bullt at the Imperial Dock, manager of The British Industries Leith, to replace the graft ware Fair, 96, New Street, Birmingham, house destroyed by fire in January, |as soon as possible.--Engineering.
The order comprises 1930. whole of the conveying, elevating| and weighing machinery, the noces- sary eléctrical equipment, electri
EUROPEAN HARD-ROCK TUNNELLING RECORD.
the
Manager.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
· LIMITED.
Established 1889,
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Yen 116,200,000 Beserve Fund
Head Offen:—YOKOHAMA..
cal grain-temperature Indicating) Branches and Agenelas atr apparatus, and a complete dust- Alexandria collecting plant.
Messrs. The Francois Cementa-
Bateria tion Company,. Limited, the CON-
Messrs. The Parsons Oil Engine Berlin tractors of contract B. Hawes Company, Limited, Town Quay Calcula water Scheme, Manchester Cor Works, Southampton, have received Canton poration Waterworks, carried a number of orders from this coun Changchun out a fine piece of work by try and abroad for their 100-h.j. Dairen (Dalay) advancing the Yonbarrow Tunnel
Hamburg 181 ft. In one week in June laat. and 42-h.p. petrol engines, 80-kw. Pengilan (Mukden) This, it is claimed, broke the exist and 4-kw, haramin. Board of Trade O emergency sets for new ships, and Harbin ing European hard-rock tunnelling |
a 10-h.p. petrol, standby set-En- Hong Ja
Koar record by 12 ft We are informed
gineering. that this record has again been
Fat Tuen broken by the firm, who have suc-
Karachi
Nagasaki
Nagora!! Newchwang New York
· Danka
Felping Raspoon Ban Francisco Elo de Janeiro.
Seattle Semarang Shangha
Sinas pore
Shimasonab
Boerabaya
Tokyo
coeded in driving the tunnel 220 ft. pressors, supplied by Hessrs. Robey Sobe
Landem into solid rock in a work during and Company Limited, Lincoln, who Lo Angulas September. The Yewbarrow tunnel, also provided forced-lubrication, Manila which Is of horse-shoe rection, is 9 horizontal, totally-enclosed Diesel Interest allowed on Current ho- ft, 8 in. high, and 9 ft. 3 in. wide to engines for generating electric light so
Deposits received for fixsă perioade
ام
BL. MORL
the arch haunch, and the achieve and power. For all drilling opera a za to be obtained on sunilentio ment involved the extraction of 200 tons, :: "*S.L.16" <drifters) : manu- tens of rock a day. We understand factured by Messrs. Kolman Bro- that the compressed-air plant em- thers, Limited, Camborne, Cornel ployed conalsted; of Diesel air.com- wall, were employed-Engineering.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions underlakon..
Personal investment bandled
JAPAN
LONDON
MEXICO PANAMA PERU PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PORTO RICO STRAITS
SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
Commercial and Travellers' Lätters of Credit, Travellers Cheques, Bille of Exchange and Cable Transfers bought and sold,
Current accounta
and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in local and for- sign currencies taken at rate this may be ascertained on application to the Bank.
We are also able to offer our Cus 'tomers the services of the Branches of the International Banking Corpora- tion in San Francisco and Spain and ales of The National City Bank of New York (France), B.A4, in Paris and Nico.
F. McD. COURTNEY,
Manager. Hong Kong, June 16, 1981.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa.
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Central Bankia Formone. Bank-Nisse vattad Avarags amoună m.I«n, 18,000,000
·ARAKOIEN 'AND AGENCIES JAPAN-Tokyo Yokobasa, Kobe, Osaka, Recent FORDO
High Karsko, Koolung Kalang; Nanto, - Bälmekiku, Tricks, Exlena, Zaken, Tement, Town Hallo, Tale CHINA :--Changluni,
Hambo
Amor, F'cooker, Swalow, Canton. TREK:-g
Шатарска, Вовать Верагод
Bombay, London, New York, DainaR,
__LONDON BANKENO 1 The London County Westminster and Pa's Bank.
The Bank has Correspondenba ža nï3. the prinsipaž Commarail Caztrue throughous Aka wartź,
X. NAGUR
Manager.
The Company ofere to interding Travellers the use of its "Trawlors Chequer" and "Letter of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide aarices of its thoroughly equipped, Travel Do- partment.
E. W. DUGGAN,
Maniger.
4my
TONG KGO BY HOM
8, Des Yarra Boall Center), Hong Kong, 19% -Jakmay, 2020.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD,
Established 1918.
HEAD OFFICE: -
10, Des Voeur Road, Central, TƯNG TRONG
.....................
Capital and Surplus Total Resources .......
over $ 8,000,000.00
over H480,000,000.00
Every:description of Banking and Exchange' basinais
transacted
Current and Fixed Depoalt Accounts la local and for-
eign currencies opened for clients.
'Savings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes.
Branches and Agencies all over the world.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.