HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorized Capital
.$50,000,000
Issued and Fully Paid-up. :$20,000,000 Reserve Funds:---
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency Re-
serve
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietora
.£ 6,500,000
$10,000,00
.$20,000,00
HEAD OFFICE: HONG LONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
A. L. Shields, Esq.
Chairman,
W. H. Lock, Esq.,
Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. J. K. Bousfeld, G. Miskin, Eaq. A. H. Compton, Esq.. K, B. Morrison, Esq.. Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwall, Hon. Mr. T. E. Paros D. F. Landale, Esq., E. V. Wilkinson, Esq.;
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager.
AMOY
BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY
CALOUTTA CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO DAIREN FOOCHOW HAIPHONO HAMBURG HANKOW HAABIN HONGKEW ILOILO
ІРОН JOHORE
KOBE KOWLOON
BRANCHES :-
KUALA LUMPUR,
LONDON LYONS MALACOA MANILA MUAR (Johor) MURDEN
NEW YORK PEIPING PENANG RANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOUDADAYA SUNGEI PATANI SWATOW
TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
• YOKOHAMA
Current Accounta орадос In Local Currency and Fixed Deposita reosived for one year shorter periods in Local and other
currenales
on torms which will be quoted on application.
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXE in various sizes TO LET.
Hong Kong, 28th February, 1929.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the above Bank, la condustad
After that he became a hack writer and for a time fell slave to the opium habit. He is said to have produced by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK salable material 12 hours daily. HeING CORPORATION.: Bules may be obtained now mastered Hebrew, compiled,
ou application. а
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHA new edition of the Psalms, wrote on BANKING CORPORATION. various doctrinal questions, produced
V. M. GRAYBURN, of a history of printing was the author
Chief Manager. of essays on Biblical history and col- Hong Kong, las March, 1957, of laborated upon the "Universal His-
Delighting the clergy by the ease with which he discoursed to them in Latin, he soon found himself lioniz- ed in London, where the churchmen raised a fund for his maintenance and There was no record of his name further education. But there happen- until he entered the army of the ed to be in London at the time Fa- Duke of Mecklenburg. He then call- ther Foutenay, a Jesuit missionary to ed himself Psalmanazar, which he China, who challenged the alleged afterward confessed to have been Formosan. Psalmanazar boldly met suggested by Shalmaneser, the Assy- the missionary for a debate before rian prince mentioned in the second the Royal Society and held his own book of Kings.
so well that the secretary of the so- His next invention was an original ciety invited the two disputants to form of worship which he claimed to a dinner, attended by the Earl be Japanese.
His comrades in arms Pembroke and other men of note. would find him facing the rising and
The Earl now became one setting sun and thanting in his in- Psalmanazar's patrons and he was tory." vented tongue. He arrived with his "invited to every great table in the regiment at Sluys in 1702 and his kingdom." The Bishop mysterious actions excited the in- paid for Psalmanazar's tuition at Ox terest of the Governor who invited ford in the hope that he would be two churchmen to examine him. One better able to teach the "Formosan"
· of these was William Innes, chaplain language to a group of missionaries to of a Scotch regiment stopping at be sent to teach the interesting For- Sluvs.
mosans Christianity.
London
Doctor Johnson, who delighted in his companionship in of
these waning years, expressed а desire that his own life should resemble Psalman- azar's in its "charity and devotion."
At his house in Ironmonger Row Psalmanazar died May 3, 1763, claim- ing at the time to be 84 years old. After his death, according to his direction, there was published for the benefit of his housekeeper his "Memiors of *** Commonly Known as Psalmanazar."
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
To MANILA
S.S. "PRESIDENT HARRISON" Friday, Sept. 1st at 12.00 Noon.
S.S. PRESIDENT PIERCE"
Sunday, Sept. 3rd at 2.00 A.M. IMPORTANT
All passengers must possess cholera inoculation certificates issued by the Hong Kong Government authorities at least five full days prior to arrival at Manila.
⋆ ⋆ AMERICAN ✩ ✩ PRESIDENT LINES
“ ROUND-World servICE.”
12, PEDDER ST.
TELEPHONE 28171.
It was a frank statement of the im- postures and eager struggles of one. whose real identity will always main one of the greatest riddles of his- tory.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD
Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital
Reserve and Undivided
Profita
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Incorporated, by Royal Charter, 1859,
.£3,000,000. .£3,000,000.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£8,000,000, HEAD OFFICE: LONDON, 38, Bishopsgate, E C. 2, Sub-Agencies in London: 117/122, Leadenhall Street, E, G,"
West End Branch: 14/16, Cockspur Street, S. W. 1. Manchester Branch: 52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
Harbin Hongkong Hallo
Karachi
Canton
re-
Alor Star
Penang
Amritsar
Rangoon
Bangkok
fdgon
Batavia
Beremban
Bombay
Bhanghal
Valoutta Agencies: Klang
Singapore
Clive Street
Kobe
Sitiawan
Fairils Place
Kuala Lumpur
BOUTEDAYS
Kuching
Talpins
Cawnpore
Madra
Tiantain
Cebu Colombo Delhi Haiphong
Hanila
Tongkak
Medan
(Hanko1)
New York
Taingio
Paiping
Yokokama
$10,000,000.3
5,598,600.00
Hamburg Hankow
(Paking)
2,889,932,0
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG. 10, Dee Vœux Boad, Central:-
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FCBEIGN EXCHANGE - und General Bankira Business transnoted
OURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for Ope Year of shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies si raboe which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened In Local Currency and Starling with interest allowed at
Hon. Bir Shou-son Chow, Chairman: Dr Kad Chun, Esq., P. K. Iwok, Ing. Wong Yeats obtainable on application. Tong. Esq., Chan Oking Bhak, Esq., El La Bang. Esq Wong Chu Soo, Esq., Kao Ylog Esq. and Fung Ping Wah, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager Li Tse Fong, Esq., Manager.
Amoy
Batavia Bombay
Branches And Agencies:-
Wanita
Melbourne
Nagasaki
Beattle Samarabe Shanghai
Caloutts
New York
Halphoog
Paris
Hankow
Palplas
Honolulu
Kobe
Bangoon
KOWLOOD
Balgon
Tiantain Vancouver
London
San Francisco -
Penang
Aingapore Bourabaya Swatow Bydney
The Bank's Hand Cos in London undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims re- Dovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained as any of the Agoanies and Brauchss.
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager,
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every descrip- tion of banking business transacted. Current Accounts ayesad· In
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- and Fixed Deposita rosived for one
counts opened. Fixed Deposits receiv. shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currenclosed at rates which will be quoted: os on terms which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Box To Let.
Every description el Banking
and Exobapa business transaðlad. Loans granted on Approve securities.
Local Currenc
„Juar OF
KAN, TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
application.,
Trusteeship and Executorship undes" taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hiro: Į
PHILIP GOCKCHIN.