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C. H. BENSON,
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Hongkong.
LITTLE FOLKS' CORNER.
ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS.
COBBY COON IN LUCK.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
Cobby Coon woke up anddenly as Scribble Scratch, the fairy' schoolmaster, asked the next question. It was Scamper Squirrel's turn to answer, but Scamper wasn't there.
"If you get nuts off a tree," said Scribble Scratch," how do you get down?"
·
Mr. Scribble Scratch nearly fainted, he was so put out.
Nancy had to turn the visitors think? And would
CHUCKLES.
Sandy M'Tavish had given his little boy a treat by taking him to see his firat pantomime.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24. 1921.
NEWS AND VIEWS.
The scheme is to run for five
BANKS.
years, to be subject to the con- ASIA BANKING CORPORATION
sideration of the Works Councils from time to time. £5,000 has
The boy was frequently looking over the front row of the gallery.been placed to the credit of the often to the point of toppling fund as an initial sums right over into the pit below.
For
goodness Bake, be careful," said Sandy,
"Down there is the half-crown part."
Wishing to give his Scottish steward a treat, a gentleman invited him to London, and on the night after his arrival took him
The benefits provided are:--228. per week for married men for six weeks, and 11s. per week for the the second six weeks; 10s. per week for single men and women for six weeks, and 8s. per week for the second six weeks. Speak- ing generally, the conditions will be in addition to and the same se
Scheme.
to an hotel to dine. During the for the State Unemployment early part of the dinner the steward was noticed to help him. seif very liberally to the champ-
What the wastrels can do when agno, glass after glass disappear people are not looking is surely
Still ing.
he seemed
very sufficiently well illustrated by down-hearted and
morose.the case of the Secretary-General Presently
Was heard to
he
remark :--
(AN AMERICAN BANK)
17,8. $4,000,000.
U.S. $1,489,000. BRANCH:
SAN FRANCISCO
CAPITAL SURPLUS & UNDIVIDED PROFITS:
HEAD OFFICE:
NEW YORK, U.S.A
CANTON
HEAD OFFICE FOR THE ORIENT :
CHANGSHA
HANKOW
SHANGHAI,
BRANCHES:
PEKING.
MANILA ....
SINGAPORE TIENTSIN
All Descriptions of banking business transacted. Interest allowed on Current Accounts, Savings Accounts and Fixed Deposite in Local Currency, U.8. Dollars, Sterling or Franes.
American Bankers Association and Guaranty Trust Company of New York Travellers Cheques sold by us. Payable throughout the world.
VERNE CLAIR,
Acting Manager. '
of the League of Nations, Sir Eric Drummond. This new job "Weel, I hope they'll not be has been made the excuse for THE BANK OF CHINA. long wi' the whiskey, as I dinasquandering £10,000 at a throw-- get on verra weel wi these mineral waters."
*
Nothing tries the patience of a keeper more severely than bad shooting, after a series of long, and cunning, and painful stalks! over moor and fon and crag and torrent. A dud marksman missed his third easy chance of a The Royal, all in one forenoon. keeper said nothing about the first and second failures. After the third be put away his glasses, lit his pipe and remarked cheerfully with an approving glance at the glens and bens," Weel, aweel, it's a braw day to be out on the hull, onywey." The Morning Post.
£4,000 as salary, and £6,000 from entertainments. If the Master- spenders can't he watched, they must go. -Daily Record,
BANQUE
INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
FRENCH DANK)
(Specially authorized by Pre-Rubcribed Capital sidential Mandate of the Republic Paid-up Capisal... of China or the 22nd of Novembeposits ber, 1917.)
At present the gentlemen whol sit in the House of Commons get their wages whether they attend Authorized Capital..$60,000,000.00 the debates or stay away, whether Paid up Capital...... 12,279,800,00 they take part in the proceedings Reserve Funds 7,796,023,00, or merely sit and look on. Clear- ly that is the way to foster laziness, and some better method should be possible of invention though it's discovery may present Datum difficulty. We want a Line for Members of Parliament as well as for miners.--Damier Advertiser.
A Jew and a Scot had a bet as
The Cunard Company intends to which nation produced the
to fulfil its shipbuilding pro- greatest number of famous men.
fo be gramme. This ought For every nano mentioned each
encouraing news for the shipbuild- was to pull a hair from his oping centres in the present period ponent's head.
of industrial depression. The Canard fleet now consists of 22. ocean-going steamship. senting in total 228,468 tons Kross. An additional gross tan- nage of 214,200 is due for delivery before the end of the present
Moses," said the Jew, and gave a tux.
"Burns, replied Sandy, and took his pull.
Joseph and his brethren, continued the Jew, at the same timo grabbing a handful of Sandy's hair.
"Ouch! So it's bunches, is it? Then the 51st Division!" roared the Scot, and tugged at the Jew's hair with both hands.
Tommy Atkins, who had been celebrating the coming in of 1921 well rather than wisely, zigzagged across the street, and hailing a Marine thickly inquired:-"Hi, Royal, which is the other side of the road?"
"Why, the one you've just come from, mate," said the Jolly affably.
Mr. Atkins scratched his head. "That's rum; someone there told me it was on this side."
remarked the Marine Ah,"
you must 'ave consolingly, missed it coming across.""
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A journalist called at the office
If Scamper had been there he'd have answered promptly as he of a prominent financier one day had been told to do. "Off a goose!" But not being there, the and said he wanted an interview. His card was taken in to the fairyman nodded to Cobby to answer.
New Cobby had been trained to answer his own question on the financier, who sent back a reply schoolmaster's list, and this was it: "What side of a rooster do the to the effect that his time was Cobby was to answer. On the outside? But valuable, but that he would give feathers grow on?” being so sleepy with his midnight prowlings, and so full of sweet-the journalist an interview of corn, he wasn't thinking at all about what he was duing. So three minutes for £10. Much when Scribble Scratch nodded to him to answer Scamper's question to the financier's surprise the offer was accepted, but on being about, the tree, the said quickly, "On the outside."
his presence the What shown into
her journalist merely made Bome
about general remarks
the weather and the crops. At last the financier said, "You have given £10 to me, but you've not asked me about anything that can be of apy use to you. What have you thrown £10 away for?" The other smiled. "I haven't thrown them away, he replied; on the contrary, I have made £90.
this interview."
"How over have you done that?" asked the "Well, it has cost me financier. £10 to see you, as you say Was the cheerful response, but be- fore I came a man bet me £100 that you would not see me, but, you have, and I win the bet."
(Č MITINGAS,
"That's the smartest boy yet." declared Granddaddy Hoot Owl.
see
year.
repro-
The allied lines -the Anchor, the Brocklebank, and the
Commou-wealth and Dominion represent a gross tonnage of 445,906. An additional 129,800 tons are being built this year namely, cleven ships. Subject to any unforeseen delays, the Cunard will control 1.018,374 tons gross by the end of December 1922.
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back, she felt so sorry for Cobby, and the Magical Mushroom (who was obligingly being the teacher's desk for the time), giggled unti!! the bell jingled, and everybody looked at everybody else and made) eyes, too surprised for anything.
But Mr. Granddaddy Hoot Owl, the present of the school board Hot Weather; (2) LACTOSE (Milk Sugar) for sweetening the fo de (for that's who the visitors were you know), nudged old Judge Crow.
"Don't you think "That's the smartest boy yot," he declared. 80, Chris? How else would you get down off a tree?"
"Well!" winked Judge Crow, "I've sometimes gutelown on the inside."
**Then you must have been ashamed of yourself for something," said Mr. Owl sternly. "This evidently is an honourable boy. I say we give him the prize."
And Dr. Mink, Prof. Hare and Mr. U. U. Chuck thought so, too. which surprised everybody.
"Some people are born lucky.
(To be continued to-morrow.)
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BANKE.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
| Paid-up Capital
Reserve Funds:---
Sterling... Silver
114
$15.00.0000
£1,500,000
$93,000.600
Reserve £tability of. Prður'store piť,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORE 1
Bob. Me. E. V. D. PARR={bairman) 4. R. Compton Weg-Deputy Obaltmun 4.M: Botweil, Time. Hon. Mr. J. Johnstow O...
A. 0. Tanr
A. M. Gabbar, Zaq- Hon Mr. P. H. Rolyoak
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W. L. Patindən, Wrq]
J. A. Plummer, Kæ
Thief Wan A* * gon-A. §. STEFREN, REQ
Acting MaEMENT? Shanedai-0. H. STITT. Basy.
LONDON BANKRUNA LONDOR COUNTY WESTMINSTER & FARR'S BANK, LINITHE, Dorrent casunta opened in Jouni antramay and Fixed Deposita'ravelvad for one year. shorter periods in Ivesi varrency and Kherling on term which will be qunted on application:
A. G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, March 1st, 1990.
F. 150,000,000 MONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
75.000.000
F. 00,000,000
Reserve Funds
F. BR6,000,0 The Chiara Gowstumfat owns one-third of the Capita
hairman of the Board of Directore :'
Andre Berthelot General Manager': -4. J. Perootle
BEAD OFFICE:
Antwerp Batayi
74. Rue Saint-Lasare, PARIS RBANONES
Hangkook London
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING HONGKONG BRANCH: 20/21 Bran Connaught Road Central Bran-Dunkerque ches and Sub-branches all over ons China and Correspondenta in Japan. New York, San Francisco, Singapore and Manila,
Haiphong
Banan
Marselle Moukden New York Pekin Toom lea
Saigon
BANKSES:
Shanghai Ringapore Amaton
nint Trinant Vladivostock Vakodne Yubokatu
IN LONDON Lenints Joint Clee and Widiac
Band milterf.
London Bankers The National IN FRANCE: Hooiste General pont latrines In Developpement du Commerce et de Provincial and Union Bank
"Tadurigié en France. of England, Ltd. The Guaranty Trust CompanyIN SAN FRANCISCO Cracker National Bank. of New York.
New York Bankers: The Irving National Bank. Interest allowed on Current Ac-
counts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application. Every description of Banking
Business transacted.
Loans granted on approved
securities.
Home
Special facilities for
Exchange. Interest on Fixed Deposits at the following rates *-----
For 3 months 3% per annum For 6 months 4% per annum For 12 months 5% per annum
TSUYEE PEL
Manager,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
HEAD
OFFICE:-
No. 2. Queen's Road Central. Hoxaxoxu Established 1919.
PAID-UP CAPITAK........................ RESERVE FIND,
DIRECTORS:
€2.000.000.00 .....500.000.00
Mir Port Was Ting. Chairman.
Mr. Li Koon C Mr. Pune Pine Shan, 51.. R. Renk,
Mr. Ng Chang Luk,
Mr. Ran Ying Po. Mr. Mr Chine Kong. Mr. Wong Yun Topa, Mr. Chan Ching Hbck, Mr. Kan Chin Naan.
Chint Manager. Mr. Kru Tang Pa. Asa. Hanager. Li Tue Fong.
BRANCHES & AGENCIES:-
LONDON SHANGHAI
KOBE HACASAKI SINGAPORE
TIENTSIN MANILA SAMARANG
NEW YORK
SAN FRANCISCO
YOKOHAMA
SAICON
PENANC
HANKOW
BATAVIA
SOURABAYA
London Bankets: --The Loñsen Jojpt City and Midland Bank, fad.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Daviness transacted. Loans granted on approved
ecurities.
Interest allowed me Current Deposit Account at the rate of Tun per cent, per annum car Say- inga Arernut Puur per vent, per annum, and su Fixed Deposits at the following raten :-)
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month at the rate of 3% per annum
For 6 months as the rate of $% per annun For 12 months at the rate of 5% per annum,
KAN TONG PO.
Cuiet Manager. Hongkong. Qotober-1=? 1820.
THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK, LIMITED.
|
Correspondente in the Chief Commersla Centers of the World.
Telegraphic Address: CGIBANKIND.
Interest on Current Accounts kod Fixed
un'application.
Deposits in Local Currency and in Gold. Terms
Every descripting of Bapking and Rrobange
Sprojel fusillen tar French exchante.
business transacted.
11. MONTARGIS,
Manager.
Hongkong. 20th January, 182).
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
(FRENCH BANK.)
Head Omen; 16 bis Run Lamtio, Paria?
Frapon #8,000,000 60,000,000
Capital ... Revertra
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.
Bangkok
Hongk
Haigott
Battambang
Canton
Hanfgre
Roumier
Djibouti
Pepente
Peking
Phom-Pebn
Haiphong Hankow Hanot
Pondichery
BANKERS.
Shangha Singapore Ticntia
Трагале Vladi #ostoel
IN FRANCE: Comptale National d'Escompte The Patio, Gredit Lynonasin: Banque de Paris et des Pays-Ba; Credi Industriel et Commerciel Boirete Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Provincia and Union Bank of England Ltd., Com- pinir Nation) d'Escampte de Paris; Credit Lyozaik,
IN NEW YORK: J. F. Morgan & Co.
interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits wooording to mrrangement.
Every description of banking and exchange business transacted.
L. BERINDOLOUR, Manager.
ilongkong. Nosobar 21st, 1918.
THE Business of the aburo Nacik in conduce t by the RONDRONO AND SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION.
Anloe may be obtained on appostion. INTEREST on dennelta is allowed on the Wlaimum monthly balansos si E3j por JERRY. For the Roschong and Bhaarbai Beaking Corporsilan.
A. G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manaret.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRÁLIA AND. CHINA
Tocorporated by Royal Chartes 18557
PAID DP CAPITAL .......
RESERVE FUND
RESERVE LIABILITY OF
PROPRIET as
== £3,000, BART!
——*—€3,080,008 FOREIGN RICHANOR and Gasura) Bank, Ing business trenasetada
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opause and FIXED DEPOSITS received. for 1 yoki oz umozted period at rator which will be quoted on my- - plication.
A. H. FERGUSON,,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, lat January, 1914.
J
BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
|HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and
General Banking Business Transacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 Monthe 3% per annum. For 6 Months 4% per annum. For 12 Monthe 4% per annum.
LOOK POON SHAN,
Chief Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD,
ENTAULIAHID 1880.
{Capitai tully paid up)...
Reisrro Fund
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Bombay
INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Office 15, Ürasseborah
Street, London, ...
Authorised ROLTA
·Subscribed. Expital
Paid Up Capital
Reserve Fund
BASEERS.
The Dept of England
₤.100,000.00
%, 60,000.005
HEAD OFFICE, TOĻORAMA. Branches and Ageqcien az
Busan Ayro Caloust Changchun Jason
(Daks
Kobe
Rangoon
Kai Yuda
Sperkaya
London
Baigon
L
Lyons
Los Angeles
Ban Frangian Beattle
Npwebwing
Bydney
New Task
Tientsin
Poking
Thimento
Fenglion Bukđao Nxenesh!
Hankow
Honolula
Takyo
23,000,000
1tarbia
1, BA0,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
The London Jafax City & Midland Ba. §. Ltd. BRANI ̃UES :--
Huta bay
Caloutis L'ufumbu
Lettu
Galle
Hongkong
Earach Kota Bhar
Kuala Lum Hadrat
New York
Penang
HangOOD
Kandy
Shangha
Howrah
Port Louis (Maur)tiye) Bingpole
HONGKONG BRANCH.
Bhanghai Hingapore Shimoni
Tindiorock Thingto
Interest allowed on Current Acdonate.
Deposits received for sxed perfid at ratrů
te obimised on application.
G. VASHIDZCME.
Manager.
Hongkong, 13th, September, 1928.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS: UNDIVIDED FRORITY:
U. 8. $10,000,022. ET. B. $3,200.00*.
Every description of Banking sad Brobung Owned by the National City Bank of New York.
buskanes cranevoted.
| HEAD OPPIOr duteront allowed on Current Accouple at 2 per sent per annum on Daily Balances, and où Fixed Depositrat pater Wichoray boascerisied
o mobilcation
V. C. WILSON,
acting Man er.CHINA
1. Quero's Rund Centra).
Head Office: 6. Ires Voeg Road, Central, Hoof, 1216 December, 1918.
Bankow Branch: Russian Concession.
O, Wall Яiresi, KEN TORI BRANCHES:
LONDON: 5 Bebopsgata, B. C. LYONS: Place Coloss NAN PRANCINOO: 232 Montgomery Baraat.
Cantos, Hansow, Heroin, Hongkong. Peking, Shanghai, Tlentain, Faraglio. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Perou Plask, Ban Feito de Magotie, Baccines Decilego. Santo Domingo, Marshɔna. INDIA: Bombay, Usleutik, Ale JAPAN: Kobe, Yokobása.
DOMESTIC & FOREIGN BANKING. THE CHINA SPECIE BANK LTD. PAVALARHE
SERVICE PROMPT. Current, Savings, and Fixed
Deposits boar Interest at Rates 2%, 4%, 5%, respectively.
J. USING LY, Manager, Hongkong, 7th July, 1919.
THE CHINESE MERCHANTS BANK LTD..
Strasydes Babilisas, Chudler Buck.
Donne'granted du appotted sasur télus. Correrante perd safe Depot roarived), gerator which jung be amerikioni on applicatiDBUS
mené..
HEAD OFFICE:
St. George's Building, Hongkong.
Chairman of Board of Directore
PANAMA:
PHILIPPINE ISLANTIS: Odbu, Manila, STRAITE SETTLEMENTS > Bingapore.
BRANOUCH OF THE NATIONAL OITT BANK OF NEW YORK., AHORNTINA: Buenos AurBS, BELGIUM: Answerp, Brusselal HAAZIL Bahia, Fernambuse, Porto Alegio,
Rio de Janeiro, Benton, Wah Panel CHILE VINO, VIDHYAN.
CULUMBIA Marrangoils, Bogota, Medaili ma CUDA & HAYADA and di chiuse in Cuba. Mr. Wong Shiu Ham DE ITALY: GoNUR. Chief Manager... Mr. L. S. Holum PORTO RIO: Pobos, dan Januk."7"
PERU : LI Asst Manager... Mr. K. T. Wong RUBBLA Bloom, Tetrograd. |Hongkong' Manager
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SOUTH AFRICA Cape Town. HRAIN: VARqmcía, Maarid.
Mr. L. P. Allen THINIDAD: For: E MARIN
Foreign, exchange and geners|
baoking business transacvéd.
Current Savings, and Fixed
deponite, bear interests at range and allowed yn nemas seen
% 4% and 5% per ananm re- spectively.
L. 8. HOLUM, '
Chief Mankgerä
Hongkong 2nd October, 1920: