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THE NEW H. & S. BANK
CHINA'S FINANCES.
PAMPHLET BY THE MINISTER OF
** FINANCE.
Shardly before becoming Minister of Finance, Mr. Chang Ying-haa published
SUN YẤT SEN ON CHEN CHEUNG MING,
CHEN'S
AT SHANGHAL THE FINEST COMMERCIAL HOUSE! IN THE FAR EAST.
WONDERFUL DECORATIONS.
pamphlet in" Chinese in which he set Public interest in the interior decora tion of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank forth his ideas concerning the financing
condition of China. This pamphlet follow-) Sen :--: had been very keen, sags the X.-'. Daily ethos of Mr. Padoux, Mr. Rodney Neus, especially sitice is one excipit ne Gilbert and Ex-Premite Hainng Hsi-ling. hers of the architects and contractors and takes a breader view than any of its firms had been allowed to enter the build-
predeo "swars, Mr. Chang bases his cal n. Hence it was an expectant throngations upon the reports of receipts and which passed through the main entranco į
expaditures during the years of 1979. on the Band at acan on Saturday-past 1920 and 1921. His work has been care the guardian bronze lions and the great fully done and although there is naturally lanterns which flank the entrancy Enter-
ing the outer hall through the great bronze no means of checking his figures, there is doors (east in England), one noted to the "on for doubting their “accuracy Weft the keystone of the old bank build. sine) Mr. Chang's position in the Ministry of Finance eualled him to obtain his iu- ing, appropriately preserved here, with a formation from original sources. He marb'e meraorial tablet beneath it upon gives an" account of the receipts and es which later there will be a fitting inseripi tion. Then, passing through the central pruditures during these years of (a) door, one stands within a great octagonal customs; (2) ale tax : (e) wine and tobacco!
tax: (d) stamp duties; (e) land tax: and; hall showing eight stately columns of;
(f) Peking cetrie. yellow marble supporting a dome 'd-grai Led with Venetian mosaics, In front,! under long arching lantern light, is the main banking lal, behind which are the strong rooma and treasuries,
$198,700,000.
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG. MATRICULATION AND SENIOR LOCAL EXAMINATIONS. JUNE, 1993.
HONGKONG CENTRE,
culation Examination:- Jo
Yams.
**WAR" ORGANISATION IN HONGKONG.
Te have been handed for publication | the following statement by Dr. Sun Yat The following have passed the Matri
School, There is no foundation whatever for 1.--Choi King Wan, Queen's College.
do the report that De Sun is negotiating &-Tuo Yui Hing, or has negotiated terms of peace with 8-Chow Yu Chi, St. Stephen's College. Chen Chiung Ming. The latter tried to D-Fan Chi Kuen, kill Dr. Sun last year; and he is busy 10-Hung Huai Chang. to-day inflicting the evily of war on the 11-Ku Hsuch Ch'in, ** people of Kwangtung in order to sate-Lim Peng Tiong, that same assassin's lust. It not | 18-Tam Wui Wing, usual to shake hands with one who 18-Tsang Wah Kit, plans to murder you.
12-Tang Wah Shin,
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It is desirable to warn the English-Wang Shing Hung reading public that most of the reports -Chau Moon Tung, The Tutorial
Institute, about the Canton situation in the pre-Huang Tsun Ming Uist. Drawing), nre largely based on fabrications
The Tutorial Institute, circulated by the publicity department-Lam Pak. Private Study, of Chen Chiung Ming's war": or-
-Lee Chuen Shing, do. ganisation in Hongkong.
19-Tio Swi Lari,
do. 50,Wolfovitch. Mases," do. do 34.-Yao Ehr K'ang," 134-Jean Jacques Day (Dist. French,
St. Joseph's College, 58-Houghton, "C. M., do. 58.-Oggeri, Natale Lnis, 61.-Antoine Trong (Dist, French). NORTHERN TROOPS ON THE RUN, SL-Yu Chiu Kwong,
The following are now qualifi d to enter, The Canton Daily Shen says:Hiptola, Fezalty.
the Faculty of Medicine:- 31.-Yang Liu
ANOTHER VICTORY BY YUNANESE TROOPS
--
dr.
College
Institute... Private Study.
According to Mr Chang's figures the total net receipts after fixed charges were paid were. 814,370,000 and the total ex- penditures were $103,003,000, thus making": the total annual deficit $93,850,000, or a telegram was received at General Head The visitors had bren prepared to see monthly deficit of $7,800,000. In addition quarters on Thursday from Mr. Yang S.-Wu Tai Piao,
The following bave qualified for the a bank unusually well equipped and
Senior Leen Certificate. decoratal with superior artistry, bat the to this enormous deficit Mr. Chang point. Shu-kan, chief secretary to Dr. Sun Yat- actuality completely cutran their asti out that from 1918 down to the present, both of whom are now at the North 4-Leung Siu Wa. Queen's College, cipations. The richly hurd and harmen. the Government has accumulated debts River front, stating that two battalions 12-Lam Chiu Leong, St. Stephen's iously tsundal mosaics were made in Italy due to its failure to pay salaries of ofhein's of Hin Manping's troops had been
forced to disarm. Hsia Mun-ping iMak Yik Sang, The Tutorial from paintings by George Murray, and and military expenses amounting to
Humanese who assist Chen. Chiung-26,--Andrew, Chang, set in their present position by two
Mr. Chang proceeds to give a list of ing, in last year's rebellion. When 38-Gan Choo Yang, do. v do. Italian, craften who spent several
33-Cooper, K. P... St. Joseph's College...
do. months in Shanghai co this task alone, the secured and unsecured debts of the Chen Chiung-ming was fered to fles Lung Tin Tong, The circular ceiling panel show, Ceres, Government, together with a list of the from Canton, Hsia took his troops north- 35-Chan Fook, the Goddess of Plenty; Helios, the God of shert loans made from domestic panks. ward and stayed at Lok Cheng, until 55,-Mercier, Andre, -/- G1-Gestao D'Aquino, the Sun, with his charist; and his sister The period of each loan, its rate of in recently, when he joined hands with the 60-Thuong; Francois B.,
09.--Tea Hoon Wah, invade this province by way of the North Artemis, the Moon, against a background, terest, and its security, are given in de orthern troops in their alemit to half of which represents Day and the other tail, together with a general statement as River. His troops have been fighting for Night. Surrounding this panel are right an. Mr. Chang's compilation of figures is of the war.
to the to that has laen made of each the northerners ever since the beginning A CHINESE FOOTBALL TEAM- hera die lions in geld, and grometric set such great public interest that it is sug battalions have bols in squares with the Signs of thegested that he should furnish the foreign Zedine heneath thein and an inscription public an authorized translation into the military force, is redited by more than from Confucius in Chinese and English English language. As the pamphlet re half.
Within the four seas all men are Yeats a condition of Chinese financial brothers," also the name of the Bank in affairs which calls loudly for immediate remedial measures and the more widely the information contained in Mr. Chang's pamphlet is circulated, the sconer such Theeight principal panels symbolically remensures can be devised.-Far Eastern present the banking centres of the East and Times. West, London being the first to catch the ega on catering. Heuce is Britannia, with
Chinese charactera.
SYMBOLICAL PANELS.
the Trident and British Lion, a figure tu
Chinese
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Now that two of his been disarmed, his
YINGTAK RETAKEN.
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Private Study,
FOR AUSTRALIA. STRANGE PROCEDURE. Without previous consultation with the Mr. Yang's telegram further states Committee of the South China Athletic - that the enemy troops are retreating in Association' arrangeurats of some sort a very disorderly manner, for private have been made to send the Association's belongings of the northern soldiers are soccer team to Australia to take part in thrown about everywhere. “
some maters there. Sime discussions with the captain and.couch of the team appear to have taken place while they Further news from headquarters states were attending the Olympic games and
Yunnanese troops captured arrangements were concluded by fr. H..
A. Millard with D. J. H. Gray, Hon.. Secretary to the 'China Contest Committee for: the Sixth Far Eastern Champion Games. It was contemplated, that the team would leave Hongkong for Australia on July 8th. The Committee of the S.C.A.A had no knowledge of these arrangements until about a week ago. They had been neither consulted nor informed, although negotiations had appareatly been going on for some months. The letter the Association has received from Dr. Gray intimating that the China Contest Committee had arrang cd with Mr. Millard to send the team to Australia gives no particulars as to what. arrangements have been made, but endea
the left bearing the arms of Londen, and of a truly Oriental character. another on the right representing the yellow, red and green, relieved with black Thames, with a model of a ship, and brightened with gold leaf, sound the that the
Еп and rule.
the back note of affiuence and prosperity which its Yingtak on Thursday. compass
The com- ground appear the House of Parlia- Chinese characters reinforce. ment and St. Paul's Cathedral and pradore's private office is equally magni the heraldic devices of England, Scotland, Scent, although quieter in colour, the and Ireland. Paris, the Republic," green being eliminated, while his sanctum bears a tablet inscribed " Liberte, Egalite, is finished in soft blue and gold,
On the part of these attending Satur Fraternité," her background being a view
DISASTROUS FIRE AT
CANTON.
35 BUILDINGS AT WONGSHA DESTROYED, TOTAL LOSS $200,000.
OF LIFE SMÅLL.
of the Seine and Paris, especially Notre day's ceremony dus appreciation was ex- Dame. Calcutta's contral figure is sympressed of the originality of conception holic of Mysticism, bearing the Star of and the perfection of detail which has India on her forehead, with a scroll and bean lavished upon this building by its the arms of the city, and the background architects, Mesers, Palmer & Turner, and is the Hooghly River and the High Court specially, Mr. G. L. Wilson, P.A.S.I., of Justice, Fertility is what Bangkok who has been responsible for its design, represents, the figure at the left showing and the contractors, Messrs. Trollope & the hewer of timber, on the right ngrical Calls, together with other firms in Shang- ture and rice growing, while behind them ha
About thirty-five buildings were destroy, Details less reinantic bat equally im risty the temple at the mouth of the portant are the lighting and ventilation cu by a fire which broke out at Wongsha Chao Phya Menam River. Hongkong'a dominating figure is draped in the Union which will be dealt with Inter. It may Jees, a Crown Colony. To the left be of interest to mention that the lifts on Thursday morning on the river frontours to persuade the Association not stands History, with the date of the event in the building were manufactured by the near the Yuch-Han Railway Adminis keep its end of the bargnin." Mr. O. F The fire, the Canton Yuen, Acting Hon. Secretary, writing, to in Roman figures, MDCCXLII-to the Otis Elevator Company of New York and tration Building-
started on the us, says that until full details have been right the personication of Canton River, installed by the American Trading Co. Duty Jews an
They are six in number, each of n
received as to what arrangements have and in the background a view of Hong city of 2,000 lb. at a speed of 200ft. premixes of one of the express companies been made for the team, it is not possible kong and the Peak from the harbour.
Shanghai itself is pictured as Sagacity per minute, having a carrying capacity that had their offices there, and travelled to say whether the team will go to at the steering wheel, with the spirit of of 14 passengers. The lifts are of the eastward, which destroyed about 20 ex Australia or not, but if the arrange
micro-drive typy and have the unique the Yangtzekiang on the left and that distinction of being the first micro drisa Press companies offices and six fishments are satisfactory. ho himself and
to bring disgrace to China by failing to.
other members of the Committee will of Shipping on the right, while the Hongifte installed outside of the United markets, together with a number of other do a they can to hasten the team's kong and Shanghai Bank and Customs States. House easily are recognized. Tokyo's symbol is Learning," flanked by Pro gregg and Science, with the enclosing wall
CONSTRUCTION QUANTITIES.
Brick Cement Granite chipa Sand
Patent plaster
... 3,500,000
Constructional steelwork
Reinforcing bars
Cable Tubing...
shops in the vicinity. Four large native departure, as they have no desire to upsab the project and thereby disappoint the house-boats that were too clumsy to move Australian. It seems to us that the out of the way were also destroyed caus Committee of the Association would be ing a general panic among the several fully justified in making a more vigorous 50,000 caske. hundred small boats on the water front, protest against arrangements being made without their previous knowledge and 5,100 long the owners of which were fighting to have consent. :5,500 fong. 1,180 tons. their boats nored out of the way. 3,100 tons. The Yuch-Han, Railway Co. also suffer 1,350 tone.
140 miles.cd considerable loss in that more than op 40 miles railroad sleepers that were lying in the
HONGKONG YARN MARKET IMPROVED BUSINESS.
The approximate quantities of materials of the Imperial Palace, the Court of used in the building are as follows: Justice, Admiralty and Government offices. and Mt. Fuji in the distance. New York, of course, shows Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty enlightening the world, while to the left is Hermes, the promoter of social intercorse and commere, and on the right a figure with the arms of the United States. A eburacteristic view of New York, from the seu forms the back- ground., Sixteen figures circling the dome
In addition to the above some 83,771 devastated region were destroyed. Credit beneath the larger panels give a person cubic feet of granite, equalling 6,481 2009 abs work was done by the fire brigades Messrs. Polishwalla & Kotwall, cotton ality to the abstract virtues..
To the right of the entrace ball is the at comprising over 10,000 blocks, some
bearing yesterday's date, says Accountants Room, equipped with a of which are nearly seven tons in weight, both on land and water, although handi. ad yarn brokers, in their trade circular Since our last report on 20th May there. special steel safe from Chubb', in London, went into the construction of the build-capped by the crude fire-fighting instru- proof against even rotylene flame. Eighting All this granite is of fine white ments with which they wem equipped. has been a marked improvement in our telephone boxes, six for brokers and two Victoria stone from the Kowloon side of
The firefloat did some splendid work by yarn markat owing to good inquiry from consuming districts whore steamers under for the general public, are placed about Hongkong.
It is worthy of mention that the huge checking the advance of the fire with its the British Ang were able to ply; henco the hail, while to the left are the Brokers'
Chinese buyers have inade large purchases Room, the Manager's suite, consisting of edifice is supported by, 2,600 Oregon pine powerful motor equipment, and during the interval and a handsome lot an office, private room, fund roots for piles, some of them soft long, but the telegrams, booke: stenographers and a general average being 25ft, in length, However, it is a recognised fact that of 11,000 bales in 10s and 128 oxunts welve inches at the butt and ten inch had chey licen better equipped, the changed hand with an advanes of 83 to waiting room.
at the tip. The Trictional resistance of
$6 per bale.
vancing rates in Recent report of advancing rates in these piles in the Shanghat mud is over duninge, dons would not have been so The main body of the bank is roofed 3,700 lb. to the square inch. In design great. Various reports are current as India hayo further strengthened pur with glass and its walls and columns are ing the raft and foundations the en-to the origin of the fire One report has market and foreig, viders are not part faced with marble. The pairs of columna gineers were faced with the problem of hay- at the end of the half are menoliths, ing to allow for the very greatly varying it that it was started from an overturned ing with their stocks but are waiting for These were worked in Italy and brought weight of tho treasuries consequent upon kerosene lamp, while another states that remains frm Ur de look. 1:1.000 tales, to Shanghai without trace of damage. To the big fluctuation in the amount of silver opium cooking was the cause. The police Bargain in Chiptae hands 7,000 balos,
stored therein at different times, and it the south of the hall is a marble staircase is a striking tribute to the success of the authorities are now investigating the leading to a mezzanine floor where there designers that the very slight subsidence matter. The total damage is estimated at are rooms for stationery, records, tiffin, which has occurred to date has been com over $200,000, “ telephone exchange and lavatories, as well pletely uniform at all four corners. A ardenging rooms. The strong rooms for. The bronzework in the building calls for A lesson, says our contemporary," has books and documents, vaults and the like genuine admiration, in which regard been taught by this disastrous fure, in that are adjacent to the varicus departments the magnificent bronzy entranos gates, The compradore's office in the south-west counter grille, electric brackets, etc., and the demand for better fire fighting equip corner is strikingly vivid in its colouring worthy of special mention; as, also the two ment is no nonsense and should be grante Approached by a corridor from the main bronze lions Banking the main entrance, ad by the Municipality, as carly sa pos root it conveys a remarkable impression which were modelled from a design by
gible (Continued at foot of next column.) Mr. IL Poole, ́ARA
ORIENTAL BRILLIANCE,
cach of them weighing nearly seven tons.
a further rise and at the close our market
Arrivals from Bombay, 6,000 bales." Shanghai reports show a healthier tone.
7. Tis and rates have, increased Tls. 2 19, 2 3 all round. MOS
Japanese Yarn-Owing to higher prices ruling in Japan, foreign holders arq withholding their bicher TILES the moderate Id during the interval avance of $5 to $8 per bale
Baw Cotton. No burrean of importance, has passed during the interval but prices have remained firm.