NOTICE.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.
Established
amarica 18AL
HEAD OFFICE :-
Europe 1891.
NEW YORK CITY.
WORLD WIDE SERVICE..
lusive Offices maintained at all principal cities in America.
Foreign Offices.
MANCHESTER
ANTWERP
BARCELONA
HAMBURG HAVRE
BERLIN
KOBE
BORDEAUX
*IVERPOOL
BREMEN
LONDON
LUCERNE
MANILA MARSEILLES
COPENHAGEN
MONTIVIDEO
EDINBURGH
MONTREAL
GENOA
SAPLES
GLASGOW
NICE
GOTHENBURG
BRUSSELS
BUENOS AIRES
CHRISTIANIA
COBLENZ
OSTEND
PARIS
PETROGRAD
RIO DE JANEIRO ROTTERDAM ROME
SOUTHAMPTON
SHANGHAI STOCKHOLM TORONTO
VALPARAISO WINNIPEG YOKOHAMA
In Process of Organization.
ALEXANDRIA
ATHENS
CAIRO HAVANA
WARSAW
SHIPPING AND BANKING CORRESPONDENTS AT ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES AND PORTS OF THE
OUR
COMMERCIAL WORLD.
FACILITIES INCLUDE:-
Financial, Transportation and Travel Service.
Advice on Packing. Shipping Routes. Foreign Custom
Requirements.
Credit Information, Market and Trade Reports.
Financing of Imports and Exports
Issuance of Drafts, Money Orders, Travelers Cheques, and
Letters of Credit.
Bills of Exchange negotiated and collected Mall and Cable Payments elfected.
Dollars,
Commercial. Time and Savings Deposits received in local
currency, Pounds Sterling. United States Francs. Peso. Tael and Yen currencies.
YOUR ACCOUNT IS INVITED.
C. H. BENSON,
LITTLE FOLKS' CORNER.
MANAGER.
Hongkong.
ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS.”
MR. TINGALING GETS MAD.
"Well," said Tingaling steraly to Scramble Squirrel who was
This is a pretty kettle of fish." stuck fast in his house.
Don't you mean?" corrected Scramble sadly, "this is a pretty holeful of squirrel."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH..
"I mean what I mean," insisted the fairyman landlord. But it looks as though someone else was stuck besides yourself, for if you're stuck in your house, I'm stuck for the rent, begging your pardon for strong language, Mrs. Squirrel.
"Where is the rent money?" the fairyman went on.
bave it right away.”
"In my pocket," said Scramble still sadly.
"I must!
"Praises be cried Tingaling happily. Such fuck! Jas: hand it out, Hr. Squirrel, and I'll mark you paid in my big rent more sad than ever, sheepish But Scramble only looked
book.
"How does your suit feel since I let it out for you. Mr. Tingaling?" called Oliver.
toa
get my "I-I'm so fat and my clothes are so tight, I can't hand into my pocket," he confessed.
"Well, I'd be ashamed," declared Tingaling hotly snapped his book shot with a bang, white Nick and Nancy closed up the big pocket-book which they had opened to pat the squirrel's money into.
"I am!" said Scramble meekly.
Just then a voice overbead called. "Hello, folks!" Tingaling recognized the voice at once as Oliver Oriol's, the tailor, and blushed furiously.
since I let it out for you. How does your suit feel Mr. Tingaling?" called Oliver, "You'll have to stop eating so mach, for if you get any fatter I can't put in any more gussets for
And be few away laughing. you."
Oliver wasn't the only one who was laughing now. Macy and Nick and Mrs. Squirrel and Scrambla, too, were shaking their sides. The joke was on poor Tingaling, who looked cross enough to eat somebody."
Without another word he stuck his pencil behind his ear and alid down the tree.
(To be continued on Monday)
BILLIARDS.
Inter-Mess League Match.
In
Inter-Mess 40
League match played in the Warders' Mess on Wednesday evening the Wilts Sgts. beat the home taam by four games » to.
two, The scores were as follows:-
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1920.
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of water in
Reservoira on Dec. 1, 1990.
erry AND HILL DETRICT WATER WORES LEVEL.
་་
LELL
21. Belum
Awarde
50 low
20-3 B
GUSTAW Last with
1-1 How
1-4-Ju
ovarium
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND
DECIMALS OF · GALLONS.
na
320
BANKS:
ASIA BANKING CORPORATION
(AN AMERICAN BANK)
CAPITAL * SURPLUS
V.S. $4,000,000,
U.S. $1,489,000/--
READ OFFICE:
NEW YORK, USA
TIENTSIN
CANTON
UNDIVIDED PROFITS:
HEAD OFFICE FOR THE ORIENT :
SHANGHAL
BRANCHES:
MANILA
CHANGSHA
TYLK
Trim Isin
3- St
1-10 Be
+11 Alore
WILTS (4).)
Triem Tuk-
Wanti-
- 1 Before
Sgt. Cronan
90
Sgt. Reeves
4 Bathw
9-12 AD21+
79
Pokialam
avtom
Sgt. Porter
150
Sgt. Smith
150
Sgt. Evans
150
C.Q.M.S. Willinous
150
WARDERS (2).
tyka
63
Yutam late TED TALVÁNS
120.13
Tytana Tuh ... -
1.: 10
10 1,390.13
Mr. Gipson
130
11
1 M
13 14
•
Kelly
150
97
1.2140
1947 58
and kil
**
District alianza and Juring the mostkui ka v
Jedi
i pulland
Johnston.
108
10:3
1E0
The highest breaks ware 28 and 26 made by Porter and Gipson respectively.
C13 Estimated poput cok
235 3* * quilom 20 500
THE BANK OF CHINA.
Gall
Jibirate Juridi
Brightman
Fallon
Rovlance
CHURCH SERVICES.
POLLYA
I MADE FOR A NOTOES
NEM A HEADING
יון!
St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong.-
19th December, 1920, 4th Sun- day in Advent. Holy Com- munion 750 a.m., Children's Service 10 am). Matina (11 a.my fathedral Choir).-Res- pot, Ferial; Venite, Turle
13th: Psalm. Troutback);; Te Deam. Woodward, Smart, Turle: Benedictus, Garrett: An- them: "Lift thine eyes." Sulli- van: Hymn, 31. Hola Com- munion 12 Hoon, Evensong Auxulary Chair).
16
...
فرة
fuarumplin of water in the C1
Unasumpisan per
bra per AT...
app: in al V1 of both 13:3 and 10.
HANKOW PEKING
All Descriptions of vanking business transacted.. Interest allowed on Currant Accounts Savings Accounts and Fixed 31.29 Deposits in Local Currency, U.S. Dollats, Sterling or Francs.
American Bankers Association and Quaranty Trust Company of New York Travellers Cheques sold by us. Payable throughout the world.
415
VERNE CLAIR.
Acting Manager.
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE. IFRENCH BANK)
(Specially authorized by Pre- KOWLOON WATERWORKS LEVEL. Sidential Mandate of the Republic Authorized Capital F. 250,000,000 of Chins on the 22nd of Novem-Subscribed Capital F. 150,000,000 ber, 1913).
1412
J
Groep kewsvuit
1320
2-2 $5.95
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONA.
I༞,
17:0
TM
****a: taka od galons during the momân
12:3
120.
+1 50
14,150
Lam.
Doma sepak
Authorized Capital..$60,000,000,00 Paid up Capita).......... 12.279.800.00 Reserve Funds...... 4,116,772,00. HEAD OFFICE: PEKING HONGKONG BRANCH: 20/21 Connaught Road Central Bran- 43 43 Mzalen ebes and Sub-branches all over Chion and Correspondents in San Francisco. Singapore and Tokyo.; London Bankers The National Provincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd.
York Bankers Irving Trust Company.
37
15
The Katient Arkivor'e repuzia okom 15k [36 way 19 partimos quaisia
A. H. HOLLINGSWORTH.
Water Authority
Responses. Ferial Palm 1 THE CHINA SPECIE BANK LTD.
Kelway: Nan Dimiltis, Burn- by: Hymns, 187. 271, 230. The fathedral Organis: will be glad to hear from any willing to this 2 the singing Basist in service. Wesleyan Church. Wanchai. op. posite Royal Naval Hospital. Sunday, Dec. 19th.-Services conducted by the Chaplain, the Rev. C. Couston Porri, H.C.F.. Morning at 10.15 Evening at 6.
HEAD OFFICE: St. George's Building, Hongkong
Chairman of Board of Directors Mr. Wong Shin flam
Chief Manager Mr. L.S. Holun Asst. Manager.. Mr. K. T. Wong Hongkong Manager
Mr. 1. P. Allen and
Foreign exchange and genera: Subject: banking business transacted. "Preparations for Christmas," Current Savings. and Fixed Sunday School at p.m.; Wes-deposits bear interests at rates leyan Sailors and Soldiers 2, 4% and 5% per annum re- Home Corner
1. S. HÓLUM.
Chief Manager.
Hongkong. 2nd October, 1920.
Yew
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application.
Every description of Banking
Business transacted.
Loats
granted securities.
OD
far
Paid-Up
BANKS.
· HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
Paid-up Capital Reserve Funda-
Sterling...
Silver
$13,000,000
£1,500,00
T
... $33,000,000
Reserva Liabilinu að Prosz'mərə 131, QUR HEA
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
A Commas
Doswell,, Eus
|4. S. Rubbar, Rul
Bas-Degnty Chairma3-
Bus. Ms. 2. Jednakna A. D. LANE TOE.
W. L. Patendia, Taqu
Hon. Mr. P. Halyonki 1. A. Plummer, Ere."
Romppania. J. STALA 14.
Anting WanASTY Z Maszka-Q. B. STITT, Hq.
LONDON BANERRO: LONDON EGENTE WESTMINSTER.
A PARK'S KARE, LEKTRO-
Carmel Mocusts opened ja loon) anydazer kad Fired Depowita ruokite žve na* **O* SE charla per Lods in losað extrusaý khối Khu Nag puteria which will be quebech an nyyhentermi
N. J. STABB.
Chief Manager. Hongkong, Marob 1st, 1990.
HONGKONG. SAVINGS BANK.
TRE Breikia 27 13e shots Bană te ano duetad As the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI KĀNEUES
.F. 73,000,000 | CORPORATIOS.
Reserve Funds...... F. 30,000,000 Subscribed by the Govern ment of the Chinese Republic .F. 50,000,000 Chairman of the 1 Andre
Board of Directors Berthelot General Manager A.J. Pernotte
HEAD OFFICE:
74. Rue Saint-Lazare, Paris.
BRANCHES:
Antwerp Batavia
Hongkong Shangbai London Singapore Fordeant Lyoni Sextow
Marseille
Cantor
Thokerque Mookden Fookchow Haiphong Harkow Hanni
Tientsin Tainantu
New York Vladivostock Pekin
Yokohamas Them Pech Yunnanfu Saigon
BANKERS:
Generale
IN 'FRANCE: Societo
pour favoriser le Developpe- ment du Commerce et de
'Industrie en France.
approved
Home Ts LONDON: London Joint City and Midland Bank Limited. SAN FRANCISCO: Crocker National Bank.
Special facilities Exchange. Interest on Fixed Deposits at the following rates---
14
For 3 months 3. per annum For 6 months 4% per annum For 12 months 5% per annum
IN
- Correspondents in the Chief Com
mercial Centres of the World.
Telegraphic Address; ÜBIBASKIND,
TSUYER PEI
Interest on Current Accounts Manager.and Fixed Deposits in Local Currency and in Gold. Terms on application.
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD. THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,
TIME TABLE.
Arsenal spectively. of Street, Sonday at 3 pm. P. S. A. and tear at 3.15 p.m. Gospel Meeting Address by the Chap- lain. Monday 8.15 p.m. Fellow- ship Meeting. Wednesday 8.15 p.M. Wesley Guild; Speaker. Mr. Francis Subject-Prohibi- tion: Tuesday at 5.30 p.m. and Friday at p.. Boy Scouts Rally. Choir practice in the Church Thursday at 5:45 p.m. Organist. Mr. G. H. Piercy. First Church of Christ, Scientist, MacDonnell Road.-Sunday 1.15 am. Wednesday 5.30 p.m.
THAT HEADACHY FEELING
rising from constipation. live- rishness, or bile, gives place to a sense of clear-hearted freshness general physical comfort when
i have
PINKETTES
and
sently cleansed stimulated the digestive system. Pinkettes are sold by chemists. also post free 60 rens he vis! from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. 96 Szechuen Road. Shanghai.
The Banque Industrielle de Chine beg to inform the holders of the temporary bonds of the Credit National 1919, which have been subscribed through them, that same must be exchanzed in their Paris Office for definite bonds before March 1921.
234-
WEEK DAYS.
30 am
330
12.50
10 500 4
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25 maja
15 Juta
10 13
$5 2015
17
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to 17 39 s. 15
230
100 v
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NIGHT CARS.
456 pm 300 pm 5:30 p 9 30 pt30 pm 11:45 pm
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SUNDAYS.
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NIGHT CARS. SPECIAL CARS.
15 MLB
17 +19+14MENT OF PER CURBANI'N SHEPSED,
VORA SUILDINGS, UM Faci ko
A
PIDI
MARTIN'S
+
& STEEL PILLS
•
1 or Lates
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE
So. Queen's Road Pratral Hosekore. Established 1910.
PANDORADITEL
RENTRAY FUND, ...
DIRECTORS:
1. Pur- Was Toda. Ensi
17 Phone Shou Son,
*For Fine Shan.
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$2.000.000 60 200,000 20
W 5 T VS, HOL Cng Kong, We Wong To T-s Mr Then Thing Mark Chang Lik
Cat Manager Me Rratung P... 10 Manager, Mr Is The FORE
BRANCHES & AGENCIES
LORDON
SHANGHAI
KOBE
NĀCĀSASI
SINGAPORE
TIENTSIN
MANLA SAMARANG
NEW YORK
Every description of Banking and Exchange business trans- acted.
Special Facilities for French Exchange.
M. MONTARG15. Manager. Hongkong. 15th October, 1920.
BANQUE
DE
(FRENCH PANKY
L'INDO-CHINE
Road Des; 112:a Man Lažitie, Paris
CADITAS
Friber
10.000.000
BRANCHES AND ADENCIER.
Jangan
SAN FRANCISCO
Mg
135+00
SAIGON
Try Basti
#sportc
PENANG
Tinti TRAILSO
HANLOW
RATAYLA
fondieBary
YOKOKAMA
SOURABAYA
Jenna Randers: -The tendon da. Egy and Bidland Bane, Lit
Every descriation of Wanting “and Exchange broness tramadad. Laure granted on averovel averilles.
Internet flowed no turmes! Deposit Account
15 Aroon Four jer ren erant, and Fires Depenie az tom mollowing exterim
J-
Jur
•
A French Remede for all irregularities. Thonade at Ladies always keep a mo* • h! Harris's Pl in the boom, so that bo the Brat mga of an irregularity of Eat 511 a timely dose may be ad winiert. Tocae who aletheus rodeine mend them, hence their enoɛuraya kale. AD Chemiets and Stores sell them throughout the World, as does tree_5/». KARTIS, Chuania, Southampton. Tag-
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL
Life PILLS
YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM
JUST received a large Consignment of (1) LACTOGEN the most digestive food for Infants which keeps good in quality during Hot Weather; (2) LACTOSE (Milk Sugar) for sweetening the foods of Infants and Dyspeptics: (3) MILFORD-MCGRATH FLUID Bugs, Flies and all other Insect Pests in Summer days; and (4) INSECTICIDE the Best Fluid for destroying Fleas, Mosquitoes. ! JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA 50APS for keeping everything chan in Houses
PRICES are Very Moderate. Inspection wud Enquiries are cordially invitaż.
SHIUFUNG TAI & CO.
Sole Agence for Hongkong and South Chine 47 and 48 Connaught Road Central, Hongkong. Telephone No. 1239.
For months at the rate of 25% per znam
banth at the rate of 15% per annum months at the rate of $1 per ASSUM
ZAS TONG PU.
Chart Managet iluskeng. Detaber 146. 2329.
THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK, LIMITED.
ANGE Недват Headi
IN FRANCE
BAN LELA
Viadroster b
Fomptit National d'Easom ste de Pari; Eredes Eratanaja: Beorne de Pacie dee Pave Bar; Credit Indsteint # Comorrrist Besorte Gegebie
LONDON: The National Proviseta ed Coin Seal of England Ltd. Fou. tenir National d'Escompte de Paris Credit LynnaRIA.
IN SEW YORK: I. P. Morghe Ca.
Interest wed on Carrens Acmount and Fited Deponite scenɛdrag to meraɔporat
Every decor:ptide of banking and train buszbém traA PROTOTI
L
FREINDOAGUK.
Maongez
-Bəngkong. Grisbær 27a6, 15TR.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA. LIMITED.
End Oger 11, Gravenbared
Brest, Landoa. . C. 1.
Head Office 6. Des Voeux Road, Central, Hankow Branch: Bumiaz Concession. DOMESTIC & FOREIGN BANKING. SERVICE PROMPT.' Current Savings, and Fized Deposita bear Interest at Rates Faid CP Capite 2% 4% 5% respectively.
J. USING LY. Hongkong. 7th July, 1919.
MERSECT.
THE CHINESE KEELHANTS BANK. LTD.,
masterized Cups Sabarribed Capital
Reserve Fund
YANKEER
23,009,000
1,800,000 1,064,000
2.950.000
The Back of Bagland The Londas Joint City & Midimed Bar - Lid BRANCHES :-
J
Chin
Coleurts
Lajos
Stang Ter
Barach Enta Bhar Kanin Lam Madre
New York Ventur
Sanchez
J
Pure Amatā LVA LES
SERVED ASIA
Alexandra Berliners, Chmone Lo General Booking sat, Kamlope bastamas į katakan GERARDING. Eragoncred.
Loans grunted as approved seauritian. Cupremi Aasogasť opened and Fixed Déposite zeorived as rates which may be nootrisland en application.
The Beak sino quote's Bavings Depart,
C. LAU.
Rules may be obtained an applivatios, INTEREST nu depozita ja ahemed as the Mənim monthly balanowe ni 234 POE FEROD
For the Hongkong and Bangbei Jəzklar Cargormites
X. J. STABB,
Chief Manager,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Tacorporated by Raval Charme 1355.
| PAID-DE CAPITAL
| RESERER FED
·RESERVE LIABILITY OF
"PROPRIET IS
wow
12,500 10 1
ELTOK DES
£3, 100, 1909
FOREIGN EXCHANGE And Drums! Bay. (lag balansO UTAZARELAS.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS "Bet kad PTTED DEPORITS reward Jon 5 yung a shared period as sutom which wi13 de quoted on 17- PUNDER
J. L. CROCKATI.
Manager. Hongkong. 11th April 1914.
BANK OF CANTON LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and
General Banking Business
Transacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 Months 3% per zonom
For 6 Months 47% per annum. For 12 Months 41% per annum.
LOOK POON SHAN.
Chief Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.
ESTARLATED 1228.
1.300.000, Capizat (tuly paid up)... - Reveys Pant
7. 30,300,00
BEAD DIFICH. TOEDBAMA.
Branches and agencive on Lu Toen
Kararla
Mambay
Fleet'
Low-dos
LYOGA
Lig
AS FOR
Rostaday
Waj
Read Le
Fax Franeiver
| Roenen AtraTR
| Changokus
Deren eing)
Pensijan Evizden Narzuti
Hayw
Magamba
- Marchel
Alapot
Shimonose Missy
Triva Harbiy
D
Now Tork
Tim
Peking
Telu
Tarik Tringian
Interear allowed on Curses) ASESINIE. Deporte portret for aged period si zaien
be obtaland va application,
O. BASHIDZUXE,
Мавария
Bangkong, 2314, Seytander, 1926
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
U. 8. $18,JW,ME- G. 1. 13,20,200.
| CAPITAL AND SURPLUS:
ONDITIDED PROPITS: Owned by the Nusiơgas City Bank of Fro Turk. HEAD OFFICH: 10,- W6) BEYONI, JEW YORK BRANCHES:
LONDON: 36 Bixbcpegabte 2. Cin LIONS: 27 Place Zolorka BAN FRANCISCO: 232 Xantgenbarr Street. CUINA: Cançon. Raskog, Barbin, Boschong,
Prting, Shasha), Tieriais, Zringus. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Puerto Pikla, Baa Padre de Madurin, Saashew- Basilage, Bazio Domingo. Warehous INDIA: Bambag. Calenim, Žan goou SAFAX: Bobe. Tokobam. B
༄།
JAYA: Batavia, Bouzabaja PAKAMA: Colon, PayUSA. PHILIPPINE ISLANDB: Oska, Manila STRAITS NYTTLEMZEES :) Ringapore.
*BRANCHES OF TEN NATIONAL CITY
· BANK UP.JEW 1921. ARGENTINA: „Buezon Airol. BELGION 1 Antwerp, Brussels. BRAZIL RAKia, Fermanbueo, Forte Alegre,
Rio de Janeiro, Sanjos, San Funk, GUILE: Santiago, Valparaím
COLLOMBIA: Barrang pills, Bogola. Kodaiħaż CUBA: Hana and 23 sretne in Gube ITALT: 0800
PERU: Lims.
PORTO RICO: Poses, San Juan, 1 BÚSSIA: Moscow, Petrograd. SOUTH AFRICA : Úzje Zors. SPAIN: Baroviena, Madrid, THSIDADE TOPEAK SERIAL. CREGUAS:
TEK EZE KLE
ÄḤ donariytions of banking vistmoon
interest allowed on Cherztas Adcounts at 2 per } seted.
ocat per anses on Daily Babocery Tod. De Thüren slowed as extrems sonomate . Fixed Deponi saayases which may be merximised | Beach deposita in legal or foreiga umereneigh
MARSHALD,
3. WILE
Aeting Manager
· T„Queen's Kung Central. Chief Mounger. 3 Thongkong, 1216 Desember, 1811,
"
Beweg, tha May, 1926.