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resolation supporting prohibition. The resolution saked for the endorsement of the Eighteenth Amandment and the Volstead Act. The resolution was tabled.
"We are here to do the work of the convention," said Bishan Charles Tyler Dimstead. "I do not see any sense in this at all,” NO FUNDS FOR EXPORCEMENT.
It is a surprising but sloquent commentary on the lack of re- sponsibility with which Congress passed the Volstead Act, that the Department of Justice of the United States declares that owing to the failure of the National the Legislature to provide necessary funds, the Act is not District Attorneys enforceable. have notified the department that they need the assistance of speci
al attorneys for the prosecntion
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER ↑ 1920.
WATER RETURN.
BANKS.
Level and Storage of water in ASIA BANKING CORPORATION
Reservoirs on Aug. 1, 1920 CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORES LEVEL.
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STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS oF GALLONS,
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AN AMERICAN RANK
Capital $4,000,000.
Surplus $1,100,000, Head Oflice, New York USA. BRANCHES
SHANGHAI PEKING
TIENTSIN MANILA HANKOW' CANTON CHANGSHA
All Descriptions of banking business transacted. Interest allowed on Current, Savings Accounts and Fixed Deposits in Local Gurrency, U.S. Dollars, Sterling or Francs.
American Bankers Association and Guaranty Trust Com- pany of New York Travelers Cheques, sold by us, payable throughout the world.
N. E. MULLEN,
buring the 15
klimatka paspor 1 sty 200
Kənan Malaya geri
head per da
TV gatinav 1300
THE BANK OF CHINA.
BANQUE
22 Gallas
195
of violators of the Act. Vongress | Dunia 13 millions as i decima's at gullboa Phas not appropriated money for the payment of such attorneys. The department is therefore fared with the alternative of drafting men from other of its branches, or allowing the number of viola- Trion cases to accumulate.
sant p
2 sur 139 man (CO
(Specially authorized by Fre- IKOWLOON WATERWORKS LEVEL"sidential Mandate of the Republic
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STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS.
Congress has been truly desirous tom of saving the drastic Volstead Act from becoming a farce, it perhaps would have made a more assure the intelligent effort ta law's effectiveness, But it has long been recognised that mem- Ebers of Congress put the measure through anly under the whip of an active and unscrupulous "dry" Hfaction. Pace put on the Statute on na
Books, Congressmen were little Ironcerned about its fate.
PROHIBITIS XILS THE HOTEL. There has bean much disea ision of the effect of probibition
Same the hotel fasiness, Udefinite Viper n this subjec: team from John M.E. Howwan. the greates Bet man in the world. He controls the famous Pershing Square rip of hotel- in New York the Commodore. the Bilin ore. Manhattan. amang the largest existing hostelries. #pontrols hotels in Cuba, will erect a poloaul hotel on a well- Anuan site in London, and speaks with mar authority that any other man on all matters relating to barels. The New York Trabant
an June 26 printed
shutting nouncement ef the famon- Hotel Manhat an situated as the firand Central end of 42nd Street, next to Times Square, the busiest spot in New York. The hotel is to be remodelled into a "skycraper" sensible, and in harmony with the office building. The announce wishes of the people."
YOUR ACCOUNT IS INVITED.
PROHIBITION UNPOPULAR.
ENFORCEMENT LEADERS
DEFEATED.
C. H. BENSON,
MANAGER.
Hongkong,
APPEAL TO THE FUNNYRONE.
"Prohibition van
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of
inent concludes as follows:
35-
~Mr. Bowman towner) said, pesterday that prohibition had
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Acting Manager.
INDUSTRIELLE
DE CHINE.
IT EXCR BANEY
Capiani
of Chins on the 22nd of Novem-4bcrima Capital ber, 1917.1
Authorized Capital..$50,000,000.00 Faid up Capital...... 12.279,300.00 Reserve Funds 3,197,400.00
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING HONGKONG BRANCH: 2021 Connaught Road Central Bran- ches and Sub-branches all over **** China and Correspondents in San erta ammonta onnm ibasFrancisco, Singapore and Tokyo.
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A. H. HOLLINGSWORTH.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELS-
GRAPH COMPANY, LTD.
London Rankers The National Provincial and Union Bank of England, La.
Nex
York
Bankers Irving Trust Company.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application.
The following Unclaimed Tele- grams are lying bera:—
Kwongon thn. Jervois Street. Every from Shanghai.
Tongtack Stationery, Centrea!! wellington Street, from Amoy 121. Paling Kremlin from Shang-
hai
Limbingkee, from Amoy Dashoff, from Vladivostock. Forksangloong. from Shanghai. Taryu Maru, from Kabe. Toksingbang. from Shanghai. Yuetai, from Shanghai.
X.LUSD. Act. Superintendent, Hongkong, Sept 3, 1920
EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL- ASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO.
Fletcher, from Ascet.
description of Banking Business transacted.
Loans
Granted On approved securities.
75,900,000
Pr. 253,203, JOH
Subscribe ha 136 GovTUDENT of the Cassano Repablis Chaman of the Band 5* 1; see se!
Ganers Manager;
13,3 3,00
Amir Bayihe JP-1
HEAD OFFICE;
29. Maa Maini-Lalare. PARIS
BRANCHEN:
Ha
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Cas Sarva
New York
746132
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3750
Bonsuce
Manhatt Funman'
Vladivostock
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Special facilities jor
Exchange. Interest on Fixed Deposits at the following rates:-
For 3 months 3 per annum For 6 months 41 per annum For 12 months 3, per anaum
This mapping - Banting and Kezbangu
Speraltaistams for French odzbange.
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32 mg. 'N MATEN TRIA
BANKS.
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION.
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Faid-up Capital $75,000,000 Reserve Funda
Sterling... Süver
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Kotores Liability at Pregsiekers T75,000.
CHERT OF DENDOTDAS S 8. Mr. V. DA PASH=8%={/WAN 48 Comytan By-Nysty Malemaal
Dotwell, Eva.
Des. Ex. 3. Johnse ATX Bus Eq
4. & Dollar, Bal
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Acting MagLPEG 2 Shanghai-G. 2. NÝTTE, Bag'
LONDON BAYLERS: LONDON COUNTY WESTMINSTER * PARY'S BLXK, LIMITKE.
Current scenuats opened to local versong.
on terms which will be quoted on saplientība)
N. J. STABB; - Chief Hapagos.
Hongkong, March 1st 1929. '
MONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE Fun at the áðɔen Edel is ocatess
CORPORATION.
Rains may be shininest in agadsakies, YSTEMENT ›m deponita în shewsë sɔ ca Mamam meminta Känsaam að 135 par szaKARE For the Minghing and Manghel Tais
N. J. STABB,
Chief Hanager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OP INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Tasergeanted by Raval Cluster 2013
PAD UP CAPITAL
AISERTE PUSD XENU RESTAVE LIABILITY OF
PROPRIETORS
FORTIES EXCHANGE •15 Genaral' Banks
1% 53019€ 17%atureż.
CURRUST ATCONNTE spred kad 2010 DEFINITA tron.sed for 1 Jar shërue (yarod wo raise which will be quoted in n
J. L. CROCKATT,
Manager. Hongkong. 11th April, 1914.
BANK OF CANTOR LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.D General Banking Busines
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE Transacted.
(FRICA BANK F
Bad Mom: 15 %. Rum £amite. Parse
TSUYER PEI
Manager.
cas m
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Temaso
Re
#4,301,366
57,200,000
BRANCHIA AND ASENSTED..
:
Shane
Geoffrey Nye, Hongkong Hotel THE BANK OF EAST ASIA LTD from Manila
Gerdau, Cable Dare from New
York.
Geus, from Amsterdam. Naitokonoseki Shossen, fromi
Rawlins from Antwerp.
M. E. F. AIRET.
Superintendent..
Alrin H. Higgins, important; murh to dé with the failure of business man and Rotarian, ad- the Manhattan to produce the A New York correspondent dressing a world meeting of men necessary returns ... With pro- Unitedbers of Rotary Clubs at the Hotel; hibition. Mr. Bowman said, it writes: Although the States Supreme Court confirmed | M'Alpin on the question of pro-therame impossibi to run such a the constitutionality of the Eich-bibition, said:
i hotel - the Man., attan except at teenth Amendment and the Val-
never be a los stead Act for its enforcement, the strictly enforced, for the reason|
Attempts have been mide by tribunal's decree is not sufficient that it appeals to the 'funny- to make unpopular prohibition bone of every American. The the prohibition formes, especially of other countries, to show that popular.
Witness the action of idea of having to raid every Amerian hotels have to fer- Hongkong. Sept. 2. 1520, the Minnesota primary voters | housewife's cupboard in the
shangh probibition. Mr. who defeated A. J. Volstead for millions of American homes re-nomination to Congress. Mr. test the exact percentage of kick Bowman's experience is the best Volstead was author of the Act in a bottle of dandelion wine is answer. The Manhattan. so well stated, with il great history which carries his name. The New too much even for the most and famed among travellers the York Ereming Sun commenting solemn-faced slanih editorials on Mr. Volsteal's de- searched a cellar." Fat, says: Mr. Volstead's name; has sung around the world as the author of the prohibition enforce.
who evet
world uter, could not withstand the onslaugh: of probibition. Postmaster-General Burleson, There is much reason to believe,
of the United States, in state therefore, that large numbers ní ment issued at San Antonio, de hotels throughout the country.i ment law, and it is not strange.clared that he was in favour of less fortunately situated than the perhaps, that be considered that
drastic modifying the
and Manhattan, have also felt the theprobibitionistsowed something
more reasonable interpreta-
bibition amendmen!"
WAS
to him, and might naturally cheer absurd prohibition," of the Vol-pressure that cessation of the sale him back to the legislative balk stead enforcement law, and that of liquor has brought with it. which he so conspicuously adoration of the constitutional pro- ned.
It is a little rough. beyond question, that Mr. Vol stead should have set up bis fairi name to the public aspersion of many respectable persons, and not bare been able to keep his own foothold in his place of power."
necessary.
AN INCREASE OF DEFECTIVES.
Burdette G. Lewis, New Jersey Commissioner of Institutions and Agencies, is reported by the Nex York World to bave declared be-i fore a meeting of the American Men high in public life and ex-Association of Public Officials perts in a position to know the that prohibition will increase de
WHAT TAFT THIS EKS.
truth about prohibition in America fectives. The World quotes 31r. continue to condemn it. William
H. Taft, former President on the
Lewis as having said:
"Must we plan to increase our United States, in an interview training schools for defectives obtained by the Chicago corres and our institutions for drug ad- pondent of the New York Times,dicts? Prohibition is one of the has this to say about the ineffecbig questions of social and
SAVARESSES
1- SANTAL I CAPSULES
"PHYRCIANS RECOLDEND THER
Of a Cheesien. Maria in Landama
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.
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TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
こ
12
3.1 p
NIGHT CARS.
2.50 p
39.20
23
to 11.30 g.
SATURDAYS.
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SUNDAYS.
3 13 pm
NIGHT CARS.
At Week Dayı SPECIAL CARS.
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17 JECERGEMENT AT THE OPENIZE'S OPTIT JAKKARORA BULLONGA, SR Faze ROID.
tiveness of drastic probibition industrial significance. As ad YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM
(the correspondent says that Mr. Taft intimated that personally he did not quite hare a high regard for the Eighteenth Amendment.
"Congress should and
ministrators of public institutions
we cannot afford to guess. The poblic expects us to know what
JUST received a large Consignment of (1) LACTOGEN the will be its temporary and ultimate most digestive food for Infants which keeps col is quality during effect upon all classes of In-Hot Weather; (2) LACTOSE (MIL Sugar) for vestening the foods of Infants and Dyspeptics; 3) MILFORD-MCGRATH FLUID INSECTICIDE the Best Fluid for destroying Fleas, Mosquitoes,
ua-stitutions.
and the
doubtedly will be guided by res "No one is able to state Bugs. Flies and all other Insect Pests in Summer daya: and (4) whether this increase in de JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA
800,
соторветве,
wishes of a majority of the fectives is semporary or one of people. A drastic, unreasonable Iw defeats its own purpose. No the permansut results of shut- doubt there are those who wouldting off alcohol.
like to make the manufacture or An interesting indication of the ssle of whisky a capital crime, feeling of an important section of Such a hw would not be worth the clergy ou prohibition is lu- the time it took to write. Thedicated in the news report from people would rebel against it and Syracuse, New York, where 200 that is true of any law bearing on Episcopal clergymen, in diocesan the subject. It must be sane, convention, refused to adopt a
SOAPS for keeping everything clean in Houses
PRICES are Very Moderate. Inspection, and. Enquiries are comdially invited.
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攀營理代糖粉奶牛版案孖 SHIU FUNG TAI & CO.
Sole Agenta for Hongkong and South China.
47 and 48 Connaught Road Central, Hongkong:-
Telephone No. 1239.
HEAD OFFICE:-- No. 4. Queen's Road Central, Paid-up Capital ... $2,000,000.00 200.000.00 Reserve Fund...... Undivided Protita oce: $400,000
Directors,
Kaos Tige.
11. Faby Pine Ana
P. K. Kwok,
Chaman.
▼
Mr. Kan Ying P
(hing Kong. Mr. Wong Tan Yazi Mr. Chasing Syát.
M. Kg Cheng Luk
Chel Manager: --Ian Tong to Ing &at soser: — La To Padg. Leg
Losse
Every description of Bankis and Kesbange BURLEY treavacted. #ve 2211100.
granted
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Interest Airmed an Ezreza: Dram) Asoci kazne rate of 2 per can% per annum and so (3719ed Deponske as the following sulke 1-
For 3 months as the rate of 3 % per wantm For monine at the rate of § % per uAUTO.
You 12 marido MA IEJ PRIN D55 % per annat.
KAN TONG PU,
Chief Master.
Hootong. February 325a. 13
THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK, LIMITED.
Head Office: Das Voetz Road, Central Hankow Branch; Bussian Concesion DOMESTIC & FOREIGN BANKING. SERVICE PROMPT. Current, Savings, and Fixed Deposits bear Interes: at Rates 2% 4% 5%, respectively.
J. USING LY. Hongkong, 7th July, 1919.
Manager.
MARTIN'S
& STEEL
PIOI
ALLIED PILLS
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miszerek: Those who, nertheit freuthe med them, hence theiE CHOTIBOAR rade. DE CORRELi and Stores self there Changtank them Wwelck, or sees 2000 53», MASTIS, Chemist, Southampton, Eapi
MARTIN'S
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Lades PILLS
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2
Gestalo.
INTEREST ON FIZED DEPOSITS.
For 3 Months 3% per axu
For 6 Months 4% per anpon For 12 Months 4% per annum.
LOOK POON SHAN.
Chief Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.
LONDAS: The Estinal Provinsial and Patna Cap tal
En Bank bf England Long, Com | Reserve land
Mar National Excɔmpar de Par:0; Credis Dysnakk
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Current Leananta #DTİRASTI Its powe} - Frand Importa semirding tɔ arrangemen'S.
Exeya Jerupting of banking sad ekraange | Rumana AJPUR 5 trenaseti.
L BERNDOASTE,
Hongkong, Gerador 226, 25:3
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA. LIMITED.
Best Office 15, Graanaharak Bizet, Latva, E. C. 3.
Authorised Capital. Babsribed Capital PJ Up Copical Recurve Fand
BANEREA
Dan Bank of England.
£3,000,000
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BEAD OPPICH, YOKOHAMA
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Bouchong, Lith. March 1220.
1.000 INTERNATIONAL BANKINO
1,050.000 1.050.000
The Lone Jikas City & Midland Bas, Ltd BRANCHES:-
Bombay
Caleutia
Colombo
The 15
Gaila
Hosting
Harab
Kandy
Karachi Kota Bhar Kuala Lampar
Madras
New York
Fraser
Rangoon Shuizhni
Port Louis (Mauritius) Bugapore
HONGKONG BRANCH
CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS:
UNDIVIDED PROFTEN:
C. I. THE (06/06/
1. 8. 150, 2005
| Owned by ide National City Fank of How Y«z»
HEAD OFFICE: YEW YORK.,
BRANCHEN:
LONDON: 36 Bishopsgate, E. C. 17059: 27 Flass Feidsan SAN FRANCISCO 234 Kontgomery Bjoer CHINA: Canion. Bankow, Haidis, BoogienÉ
Faking, Shanghai, Tienssin, Trington | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Paeria Fisia, Ba
Pidza da. Macoris, 5a0cbm. Beairage Baar Domingo.
ENDTA: Bombay, Cakrasts, Rangoon, JAPAS: Enbe, Yokohama. JAVA: Batavia, Bourabaja FHILIPPINE ISLANDY: Coirs, Manila. STRAITS SETTLEMENTE :) Singapore.
Itary description af Basking and Exchange PANAMA: Cole, Pansme basse 15cted.
interest allowed on Current Accounts R32 per eras per annicas en Dsity Bulanov, ATÉ OD Paral Depot cho kiribai chức 3 Dong ba nỜNMA:290. on application.
N C. WILSON,
Acting Manage
1. Quora's Road Central pençkost. Izık Devember, 1915-
THE CHINESE BERCHANTS BANK, LTD.,
* * * * FRAI
HAD OFFIC Alexandra Bailliage, Chaver Road. Deperat Booking mud kicksnga bustawa | izánskates.
Linealed on approved securities, Current Asssentrepered and Fised Deposita Prebivad at pater which may be ascertained an kpyticaskom.
e docis Beringe Degeri-
MEERT.
B1 C. LAU
BRASCHE OF THE RATIONAL DITT J
BANK OF NEW TORI. ARGENTISA: Proogon, Alsa, Quar, pemenan
Aires), Koest
VELGIUM · Antwerp, Brumater SZAZIL: Bahia, feruapbure. Parte Degre
Bid de Jasairn, unsor, mov TEEN. CHILE: Banijegu, Valparaiso 4. COLOMBIA: Barranquilla, Bog så, Hadgilia. CUBA : Ilavsga sod 22 other eitiak in OuKM TYALE: Genn
PERE : Lim
POWTÓRICO : Pusse, Beu Juss. KUBRIA : Moscow, Zesengend. SOUTH AFRICA : Cape TowY. SPAIR: Barvelous, Ladais. TRINIDAD: Pory of Ayutt
(Kosteride).
VKY ESTIJELA Í
serad
Maretro.
AS_descriptions of beabing' basisani Jean
Intefert allowed an exrrent desonate sed deposits je local or foreign queen
Chief Closerr ↑ Benghong. 17h Maj, 2828.