SHIPPING NEWS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
The following local shipping and mail intelligence has been rrected to noon to-day:
Vessel
Vessels Arrived.
Agents
3036.
Kadar Hind
( Överstraten
Risen
Depar
PÃO
PŁO
Man Wing
From Singapore
Mooring
Shanghai Boibow
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Fɔt Tai Ching
SAILO
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You Hing
Mano
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Saigon
0 45
Bangkok
B 15
From Machana
Ad. Lize
Blacila
Kom. Wat.
-
3 Co.
Singapore
tungebow
Departure.
Where Bound
10th Nov
Sw.tow
Vessel
chas Log Baku M.
Mingo M.
alwa
Agents
Clearances.
Doals & Co. ·
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03K
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Singapore
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Mazils
Shanghai
Singapore
Impending Departures.
(Compiled from our Shipping Advertisements.)
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BANKS.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1923.
BANKS.
BANKS.
P. 26. BANKING CORPORATION, LTR. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI INTERRATIONAL HANKING CORPORATION
(Incorporated in Mugland 1333.) With which is alla bed.
TEK ALLAHABAD BANK LTD.
DEXLA. Authorised Capital
.........$5,000,000 Subscribed and Paid up................ £2,594,160 £15,000
HEAD OFFICE:
112, Leadenhall Street, London E. V.
WEST LONDON BRANCH:
BANKING CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONO.
Authorised Capital ...$50,000,000 Issued & fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds
Sterling
Silvar
Reserve Liability of
Proprietars
£4,500,000 $24,500,000
.$20,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS
14-16, Cockapur Bizsek, Landas K. W. I.A. 11. Com 2600; Kay
EASTERN BRANCHES: Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombo, Singapors, Hongkong and Shanghai.
The Corporation undertake General Banking and Eathanga Buajnasa of every dascription and in addition to its Branchas das Agencien in all the prinz' pal cities of the world.
C. CHAMPKIN,
Manager
.
E. G. Laag.-Chairman
... Bernards. Eng.-Depu! Chaura Landes. Ent. J. & Plummer. E N. la,
D. T. Idkins. H... Eng.
Noa. Mr. P. U. Bolyank -
Chiat Manger
Bon. Mr. A. G. STIPREN Acte. Manager: Hangtong-!. Mohrtkos, Ra.. Manager : Shanghai G. E. Sam. Eaq....
LONDON BASEERT: WESTMINSTER BANK, LIMITED.
Current Accounts opened in Local Curranay and Fixed pet sted for one year or sburger perioca in Led Currency and Sweling ista Mama which will be quoted va applesílatt.
(Owund by the National Olty Bank of New York)
Capital à Burplus............ C.S. § 10, 000, 000 HEAD OFFICE
39, Wall Street New York.
LONDON Orgict
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Bank of New York za the principal countries of
12 Des Voeux Road Central, Rengkong. Hongkong, 14th. November, 1923. South Americk and in the West Indien.
Destination
Sailing Date
Amsy
15 Nov.
SWALE
16
Australian
15th
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LIMITED.
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San Francisco
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TO-DAY'S SHARE
STOCK EXCHANGE.
DEAD OFFICE:
No, 19, Des Faas Road Central, Hongkong
ESTABLISHED TEJ
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Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund..
DIRECTOR:
$20,000,000.00
5500, 300.00
-- $ 100,000. IN
Mi Fənz Wa, Ting, Chairma
Bu M. Chum 55ou
Mr. Lo a Chua
Me. Fung Ping Shak
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Mr Ka Ying Ps.
Yr Mat Chief Rang.
M. Wong Yua Tree.
Mr. Chan Chisz 586k.
Mr S Chang LGX
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RRASCHEN & AGENCIES.
LOSTOR
PABIA
SHANGHAI
NAGASAKI
SINGAPORE
TIENTSIN
MANILA
SAMARANG
CALCUTTA
SEW YORK
SAN FRANCISCO
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SAIGON
PESAGE
FLANKOAR
BATAVIA
NOURABAYA
BAYBAY
PASTON
Costa Banerre: -The London Jerat City and Midland Bank, Led
Every description of Bashing and exchange |
bamisen sesarseted. approved securities.
am ROGG
HONGKONG SAVING BANK.
2. Queen's Rund Central, Hongkong
The Basis of the above Bark in conctuated by the HONGKONG AND SELANDRAI DANKINO CORPORATION.
Rulas may be obtasked ng application' INTEREST 63 deposita lund o
માત
“RUBBER-NECKS.”
Yes. We Have Them
in China !
Babber-necks," in the expre -- sive slang of America, are an in- sistent and curious swarm of on- Hookers.
BEST SELLER'S"
GAINS.
Novelists Who Make
£10,000 a Year.
novelists as a class are both hard- Contrary to popular behat, working and poor. Dr. Johnson - with the utmost emphasis that and Anthony Trollope declared Ispot And being on the spot, his, no man ever wrote except for principal aim is to make sure that who writes a novel hopes to be money; that is to say, every man nothing happens except when he paid at least adequately for bis is waiting for it to happen. Hence, humour. But not one published he is requires a neck that can be novel in every ten
When there is anything to be seen the rubber-neck" is on the
adjusted easily and quickly to any angle of a situation. Thus, he is called concisely and accur ately a rubber-neck"
author £50.
As a
earns its
matter of fact, only a writer of peculiar and special
gifts can make a good living from his pen. Mere cloveragss
In England, the rubberneck as a class are a rapidly growing counts for little. The ability to
would
We are no shiawo wder var Customera të feature of modern life, comments tell a story is rare, but it is only merces of the Branches of the Natinas City Home paper. You encounter the tellers of stories that com
them at evary turn where there is mand a large public. anything to be seen. They were congregating all last week in the Intellectuals used to regard neighbourhood of the Central Charles Garvice with amused Criminal court in order to get a contempt, but they half-chance of a glimpse of have given their ears for bis, Madame Fahmy.
gift of building
bers of the Royal Family are ex- & torn spinner of yarns. And if
On all occasions when mem-
developing plots. Garvice was not a great writer, but he was pected. "rubber-necks" assemble in considerable numbers.
you look down a list of our best But sellers you will see that all of the respectability or otherwise them, without exception, concva- of the occasion does not concern trate on the story and nothing but them. Their curiosity will sur, the story.
司公限有行銀豐和
Cantum monthly balance per THE HO HONG BANK. LTD.
LAUD
for the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporalen.
A. G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 14th. Nov., 1942.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1$54.)
Paid-up Capital.
£3,000,000
Reserve Fund
£3,800,000
Reserva Liability of...
Proprietors
.£3,000,000
(lazneporated in the Straits Settlements)
Authorised [140ed
Capital:
$20,000,000
8,000,000 vive all shocks and is indifferent 4,000,000 to excesses of any kind.
Paid up --- Reserva Babilities of
share holders Reserve Funda
4,000,000 600,000
Head Offia-Singapore. Branches:
Batu Pahat Muar
Penang
Hongkong Mathees Palembang
Agencies and "correspondents
Foriga Exchange and General Bank-in the principal cities of the
ing business transactad.
pplication
Current Accounts opened and Fixed) Deposits ressived for 1 year or shorter La grated parinda at rates which will be qualed os Interest siwed pa
Carrey Deepest deenuste as the rate of Tws per cent. pre kanum. na Saving Atenants Poor per gest 2-1 acum, wat oa Fed Deponita at Jar following :-
33 m/the at the eaten? 3% per annum For moaie at the ruten!4m jer znam For 12 math at the rate of 3% per anna
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
Roarkant. Begzember 24to. 1313.
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Pew the Feasties, in Great
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W. EL. GROSKAMI.
AC-D1.
THE INDUSTRIAL & COM- MERCIAL BANK LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: York Building Chater Road, Hongkong. BRANCHES :-
PROMPT SERVICE:
Attractive rates for for all kinds t Deposits
Inquiries are Welcome.
A. H. FERGUSON.
Manager
Hongkong, Sth. May, 1923.
司公理管業實法中
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE
DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO
CHINOIS.
(Incorporated in France)
5 Chater Road, Victoria. Mcnrsong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74 Rue St. Lazare, Paris.
Subscribed Capital Frs. 10,000,000
Paid up Capital Frs. 2,500,000 ||
Working fund provided by
THE
BANQUE
INDUSTRIELLE
DE CHISE.
Frs. 50,000,000.
BANKERS
Päris: Societe Generale.
Banque Nationale de Credit Banque de Paris et des Pays- Bas.
Landur: The London Joint
City and Midland Bank, Ltd. | New York: Irving Bank Columbia Trust Co. Every description of Banking & Exchange Business transacted Correspondents throughout the world.
M. M, FITZ-HENRY,Į Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
(FRENCH SANKU
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Head Ofon 95. Bhutzverd Hanmaza, Parte,
Capital
Fraber 40,000,000
30,304,800
BUST-
BRASSHER AND AGENTIES.
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4.90
6.05
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T.H. MAI.
Manager.
ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL BANK. LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
31 Yonne Road Central, Hongkong.
BRANCH:-BRANGHAT
Carrey Jagrass-Loadou ; Westminster Baba, Led, Sew Tork: Satirani City Rede, San Francisco:Union Trust Cá. of Sea Francisco, Canton Bank.
Authorised Capital
Paid Up Capital.
.$5,000,000 ...$1,200,000
Modern basking in all its brmacher Current MenuDIA FATĪBAa sacoeste *.
dzel deposits willated lokbe granted on approve mousity.
Overseas banking a speciality,
INTERERT Currant accounts 2 per sens sarings 4 par seat. Fized Depalla, 3 month 1 per orak, 6 months di per seat, ope year 59, pha cent
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rest.
Our Vaulis saleɣvardad by time clocks and double sombinatios, armour plate staal doors.
J. Y. LUM."
Chief Messget,
E. WEUSTHOFT,
Viet. Manager,
DANSZIS:
Balgad
hasbai Bincapere Tintura TOUFLE ?tadirviock Tungantu
IN FRANCE: Campine National 'd' Eroom pre de Paris; Credit Lyonnačaj. Banque de Parte at der Paya-Eki; Cradit Industrial et Commercial societe General
IN Larsen: The Masingal Pemizcial and Enion East of England. Etd: Comptoir Rational d'Escorapte de Paris: Credit Lyonna
IN NEW YORE: 7. P. Murgan and Co. Interent allowed na Cofrent Accounts and Fixed Deponite sconciling to arrangement.
Every descripting’of banking and urebange barizers įraEAROSEd.
C. E. GOY
Acting Kapagz.
"Bɔsgkong, Databer Stet, 1815.
THE CHINESE MERCHANTS
BANK, LTD.
司公限有行銀腐華 HEAD OFFICE:
Alexandra Building,
Chater Road.
General Banking and Exchange buni 2004 kamaanated.
Lesas granted on approved securities. Önzerat Acerunts opened and 7ized De-" polla peosivad si, ruín which may be mcrcialsed en spplication,
world.
HONGKONG BRANCH: 13. Quesa's Road, Castrat
and
What does a "best seller" make..
Grief and joy are alike to the true. Like all sensible authors, he con- "rubber-deck." You may tremtracts with his publisher on a tle under the shadow of the scaf- royalty basis. On every copy of fold or caper with delirious joy of the published price. On a 75 his novels sold he gets 25 percent. on the threshold of a honeymoon -the "rubber-neck" will be there. book he receives la 10ted, I just because you are.
i he sells 30 000 copies he vets just
under £3,000,1
Of course, you must have gain- ed some fame or notoriety to excite this attention. It does
not matter into which category Fou have entered; provided you are in one or the other, the "rubber-neck" is fully prepared trans-to look on at your joys or 50:- rows, share in your triumphs or glost over your discomfiture.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business acted.
Savings Department paying 4% per annum on deposits, of $1 or
more.
Local Board:
M. Sam Pal Ming.
You must not expect, however, a nice discrimination in this in sistent and pervasive attention.
i
ADDITIONAL EARNINGS.
But this is only a part of his earnings. There are, in addition, the American sales, the serial rights, film and dramatic rights, and cheap popular editions.
It will go hard with a best seller if he does not clear £5.000 from a single novel.
1
If he is industrious and produc- tive he will write two a year; he- would like to write three, but ho dare pot do so for fear of spoil-
Mr. Ko Lang How Chatman The slichest incident will deflecting his market. The public sto
the shallow trickle of the "rub wearies of a writer whose name Maangarm Mr. Han Liang Hans-bis factitious hoorey
ber-neck's" sympathy and turn it too often haars,
Mr. Ni Chang Lak
Telephone Nɔ2. C. 4585 & 45KT.
into a
silent acquiesceace in your ini
But there are very few noveĻ fortune. For he acts upon the sts who make £10,000 a year principle Mr. Pickwick enunciar- Twenty? No. Fifteen? Well,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD. ed with firmness when confronted hardly. Say ten. Nevertheless
Ratuszarko 1930 Capical frally paid og).........Ț. 100.000 000 Kaierre Jon
1. 71,000 500
日本 3.
HEAD OFFICE, TOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Buezon Ayr
Caluatte
Changchun
(Patay) Fengthen
Muiden
Hom Harbin
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Jameles
Berbaya
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Share 9:0gapore Shumencki Sydany The Tokyo Tudate T: (a) Vadientach
Kai Yuen
Sazna Interval allowed no Cartest koomuste Depsaste enceived the Azed perioda al rates to be obtained on komitetin.
T. NISHITAMA,
Ma HODEIONE. ¡Tibi September, 1925.
with the rival crowds of partisans, there are from 30 to 40 who make at the Estanswill Election. In a considerably more than £1,000. crowd, the "rubber-neck shouts Maay of the remainder card with it, but if two or more crowds scarcely a living. George Gissing are present he follows Mr. Pick-
now regarded as a classic, was wick's advice and shouts with the glad for many years to receive £50 for each of his long novels, biggest.
Henry James, s still greater writer, tried to write plays be- cause his novels brought so little grist to the mill.
Not that the English variety of "rubber-uack" has any habits not shared by his compeers in other parts of the world. In the great square in front of the Invalids, the Parisian counterpart a: the fair will look on with the same curious intensity as the crowd on Hampstead Heath Down on the East Side in New York the "ru"- ber-necks" are as insistent as the idlers in St. Mark's-square at Venice or the hangers on outside the cafe at Port Said. Perhaps in India the masses of labourers who look on at every opportunity (Specially authorized by Pres-exhibit the avidity of the "rubber- idential Mandate of the Republic neck at its highest strength; of China on the 2nd of Novera- brat all over the world the traveller ber, 1917.)
will meet its manifestations.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
Authorized Capital.$60,000,000.00 The worst of the "rubber-neck" Paid up Capital...... 18,278,500.00 is that he looks and does nothing Reserve Funds ...... 9,629,425.24 elec.
HEAD OFFICE: PELING Hongkong Branch, 4, Queen's Rd. C. Branches and Bod-brancher afi over Coina and correspondents in Yurope, America and rber taraf the world.
LONDON BANI129:-
National Pro vincial and Union Bank of Engisol. £18.
The Gaarmaty Trast Company of New York. New York Pankere:-The Trying Sesonl Basie. The Tyurtable Trust Company of Nex York.
scimi
Taterent allowed on Cuernat Accounts and Find Deposit. Termas sppisesta.
Every description of Banking businese trans- Conne granted on approved secuestres, Special time for Home Exchange.
TSU YEE PEI,
Manager.
BANK OF CARTON LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE And: General Banking Business Transacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 12 Months 5% per annum For 6 Months 4% per annum For 3 Months 3% per annum On Demand 2% per annum CURRENT ACCOUNTS.
2% per T
FIFTY DOLLARS
Still, in the vast majority of quickly got their reward. A wri- cases genius and even talent
ter of stories must be either very great or very small who cannot earn £700 or £800 a year.
And so keen are publishers and critics on discovering new talent that it is doubtful if there is to- day any writer of great gifts languishing in obscurity.
HONOUR FOR A PREMIER The King conferred the Grand Criss of the Order of the British Empire on his Excellency Sonhoz Antonio Maria da Silva, Prima Minister of
the Portuzuese Republic.
GIVEN
AWAY.
"Telegraph" Football Competition:
We will give a prize of $50 to the reader who sends in the corrECI goal scores of three Hongkong Football League Matches to be played on Saturday next, November 17th., as deviled in the coupor to be found below.
This Competition is run in accordance with the conditions published in our issues for the week ended September 29th. Entries close at noon on Saturday, November 17th.
R.G.A.
KOWLOON
AMBROSE
on credit
Kima
The Beak so socioste `n savingsbalances of over $100.00
Department
K. C. LAU, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 15th. Bapt. 1915.
LOOK/SOON SHAN,
Chief Hansger.
Address.
Mark envelope "FOOTBALL"
CUT HERE
Goals.
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