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With which iz natated. THE ALLAKARAD BANK LTD.
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WEST LONDON BRANCH:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1923,
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Authorised Capital ...$50,000,000 | Issued & fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserva Funds
Sterling
Silver
Reserve Liability of
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COURT OF DIEICTORS
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G. CHAMPKIN,
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A. G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 14th: Nov, 1922.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIATM & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1834
Gro Hoca
Yazazer
# Queen Road Central, Hongkong.
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BANKS.
ASIA BANKING CORPORATION.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY.
Capital U.S. $4,000,000.
Head Office New York,
"Owned and controlled by a group of leading American Banks under control of Federal Reserve Bank and the New York State Banking Department. GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. Branches-Shanghai. Peking. Tientsin, Hankow Canton, Manila. Yokohama, San Francisco and Hongkong.
D. M. BIGGAR
Manager.
BANKS.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.
INCORPORATED.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING-SHIPPING-TRAVEL. Eighty offices are established in the principal Cities of the organisations and private indi- (Incorporated in the Straits Settlement.viduals with a complete world wide, banking shipping and travel service,
"THE KILLER.”
WORLD THEATRE
ATTRACTION.
Much of the success of Ben- jamin B. Hampton productions may be attributed to his careful selection of all-star casts. In "The Killer." from Stewart
THE HO HONG BANK. LTD.World to provide commercial Edward White's novel, showing
Capital:
***
Authorisat Issued Paid p Rasarve Habilities of
share holders Kasarva Tunds
$20,000,000
3.000.000 4,000.000
€,000,000 500,000
Head Office-Singapura.
Branches:
BAR FRANCISCO
Paid-up Capital.
£5,000,000
Batu Pakat
Reserve Fund 4.
£2,300,000
Huar
Hongkons Malicza
Reserve Liability af.
Proprietors
Panasz
Palembang
.£5,000,000.
SAICOS
PESAGE
HANKOW
BATAVIA
ВОСЛАВАТА
: BOMBAY CANTON
Baden Buskere:-The London Point City
and Midland Bear, Lid
Agencies and correspondents
Foria Exchange nad General Baskin the principal cities of the ing' business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposita received lov I year or shorter
Every description of Backing sad bange periods at rates which will be quoted on
bgnise traavented. approved sourities.
Inare granted ɔ2 | application.
Interest allowed on Corrent Durgonet Accants at the reso at Twa per gent. per 11, 05 Saving Accata: Pour per dest per abans, and on Fixed Deposits as the incoming talen¦---
For, 3 months st the rate of 5% per annum for 4 months at the rate of 4% per annum for 12 matha at the rate of 5% per sauUES
KAN TONO PO,
Obic? Mansger-
Hongkong. September 24th, 1835.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
KEDIZLASES TRADING SOCIETI. BI AGINGI.
Etablimbed 1824
Paid-up Captial. 50,000,000 £1,366.666 1,130 £1.877.433 Roner Fuad 7. Special Reserver... 7. 22.500.000 £1,388,11
Bead Sor:—Amsterdam,
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Kni Bata Correspondent at Colombo, Madras, Pond- leberry. Batzok Baigon. Haiphong | Hanni. Amer. Tokobsen, Helbrarge. Sydney. Ser Yerk, Bao Franciano, nie..., Die-
Londra Banteret-The Fational Provincini
and Caina Bank of Eagland, Limited.
collectina Rijh of Erabange, Imuen lettres for
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager
Hongkong, 8th. May, 1923.
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SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE
DE LA
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BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
DE CHINE. ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO
CHINOIS.
(Incorporated in France)
5 Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74 Rue St. Lazere, Paris. Subscribed Capital Frs. 10,000,000 Paid up Capital... Frs. 2,500,000 | Working fund provided by
THE
BANQUE
DE CHINE
INDUSTRIELLE
Fis. 50,000,000.
BANKERS
FRANCE:
Societe Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit. Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas.
London: The London Joint City and Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: Irving Bank Columbia Trust Co. Every description of Banking
HONGKONG BRANCH:
world.
13, Queen's Road, Gestral Every description of Banking
and Exchange business acted.
trans-
Savings Department paying 4%
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT. DEPOSIT AND CURRENT ACCOUNTS.
FOREIGN- EXCHANGE. TRAVELERS CHEQUES LETTERS OF CREDIT. STEAMSHIP PASSAGES BAGGAGE INSURANCES. CABLE AND POSTAL RE- MITTANCES. PURCHASE OF BILLS OF
EXCAANGE"
Every Approved Banking Transaction.
P. J. VAN HECKE,
Manager. Hongkong. June. 12th 1923.
at the World Theatre to-day, the various roles are interpreted by a group of the strongest and most popular artists in the profession.
Caire Adams, the beautiful star of several Ben Hampton productions, is seen as the girl who falls into the killer's not. Some of her best work is with little Frankie Lee, of "The Westerners" and "The Miracle Man" fame.
The heroic role is portrayed by Jack Conway, former Ben Hamp ton director who gave up the megaphone because the producer considered him the ideal charac- ter to play the New Yorker who' found health, love and adventure in the West.
In the title role Frank Campeau finds his greatest opportunity to display a mastery of expression and subtle fiendishness, as also does Edward Peil, as the Mexi-
per annum on deposits of $1 or A DELICATE BALANCE. can, Ramon.
more.
Local Bourdi
Mr. Ko Leong Hoe (Chairman) Kr. Sun Pak Ming
Mr. Ng Chang Lui
Manager. Has Lisar Hose.
Telephone Nos. C. 4585 & 4587.
Can Detect Mineral Deposits.
An example of Mr. Hampton's insistence upon realism in char- acterization is his selection of the famous jocker, Tod Sloan. to play the jockey part of "The Killer. The Eotvos torsion balance, the Others prominently cast are Mil- invention of Baron Lorand Eotvos ton Ross, Frank Hayes, Zack" of the University of Budapest is Williams, Tom Ricketts and Will estimated to be a million times as Walling. sensitive as the perdulum in re-
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.sponding to variations of gravity,
The Beak bays sad sells and receive of & Exchange Business transacted. credition it Branches and correspondents in Correspondents throughout the
ibe East, on jãe Copties, in Great Britain, America, and Australia, and transsets Bankin barisem af ertzy devas;p1j00,
W. H. GROSKAMI.
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HEAD OFFICE: York Building
world.
-M. M. FITZ-HENRY,
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE. (FRENCH BANZ)
Brad Olea ft. Boulevard Bearrean, Parts,
Frazes 47,150,000 36,000,000
#
Capital .. Red - -
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Hongkong Belpon
Shanghai
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Inquiries are Walcome.
Т. Н. МАІ.
Manager.
ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL BANK LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
1 Des Voeus Road. Centru, Hodgkong.
BRANCHEN-BANGIOK-BEANG HAL Correspondente: -London: Werminster Baak, Lid; New York: National City Bang: San Francisco: Erive Trust Gå.
of a Trofaco; Canton Bank.
| Authorized Capital .............. $5,000,000 .$1,500,000 Paid Up Capital
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Safe Dayótit Boxta for Kant. Our Vaska safeguarded by time clocks and double zombination, armour plate stoel daarz
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RA 201 Interent silowed én Carvest Adornata. Depcalis received for died periode Patay to to obtained on upolvention.
T. KISHITAMA,
Barron 17th September, 1933.
Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
(Specially authorized by Pres- idential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of Novem ber, 1917.)
A PUZZLE A DAY.
A certain clock made three cuckoo clock
On one occasion both,
Yesterday's answer:
An essential part of the instru- ment is a platinum iridium wire 3 to 5 feet long and only about 1-600 inch thick, and this is sus- pended by one end and on the strokes while a other carries a horizontal alumi- made two. num bar 16 inches long. from clocks started at the same Instant;: which hang two weights, one the ringing clock made its last "cuckoo," and two about 27 inches higher than the stroke on a other. The unequal attraction more "cuckoos" followed. What of the two weights by any solid time was it?
the portion of mass-such as the earth in the vicinity- causes a twisting of the wire, the degree of which is registered on a scale graduated in millimeters..
The variations of gravity in- dicated by the amount of twisting may locate underground deposits of metal, oil or water, may reveal faults in the earth's crust or пеаг В volcano may make it possible to predict an eruption.
738
+216
954
The sensitiveress of this re- markable balance is so great, according to Emanuel Wagner
The answer to the problem is in the Engineering and. Mining Journal, that if one gram of wire shown above. 738 plus 216 totals Authorized Capital.$60,000,000.00 could be stretched so fine as to 954; and in the addition, every Paid up Capital. 18,278,600.00 reach 25 times around the earth, gure, from 1 to 9 is used, once Reserve Funds 9,629,425.24 a single millimeter cut from it only. Other combinations.
could be detected.
possible.
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING Hongkong Branch, 4, Queen's Rd. C.
Banachry sad Bub-branches all over Chizą and correspondents in Turope, America sad other parts of the mid
Tientela Tourshe
LONDON BAN KEZİN—The National Pro Visdivertook vissial sad Talon us at England, Ltd. --TURBARIU TO Smarans Trust Company of New York.
New York Banketa:—The „fering Marlonst Banke. The Squizable Trust Company of New York
IN Fanta: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnaing Hanqué de Faris al des Payı-Bar: Credit Indurtzial et Commercial; societe General
IN LONDON! The National Provina)al and Erion Bank of England, Ltd; Comstols National d'Escompte de Paris: Credit Lyanasia
IN NEW YORK: 3-P. Yorgan and Co., Xarerent allowed an Currens kovenste and Pized Deposite sooɑrding to arrangement.
Every Sewoziption of baaking sad erchange batisser trouered.
C. E. GOY
Xaxagu!.
Fortor. Cetaker Mrt, 1814
THE CHINESE MERCHANTS
BANK, LTD..
譚公限有行鳋踏釐 HEAD OFFICE :
Alexandra Building,
Chater Road.
General Banking and Xzokangs basi ikaid.
Lonas granted on approved sewuzities. Current Assoenta opened sad3land Da- pocita, merivad AL FEM Which may be scertained op application.
THE TE the contact. A marily Department.
LC LAB, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 15th Sept: 1915.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits Terms on application.
Every description of Banking business trans acted.
Loans granted?om'approved sonwelties. Epecial facilities for Rame Krchange.
BANK OF
TSU YEE PEI,
Manager.
CANTON 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%
SJETITI TEL por balances of over $100.00
LOOK SOON SHAN,
Vitel Manager.
HUNDRED DOLLARS GIVEN, AWAY. "Telegraph" Football Competition.
scores
+19
We will give a prize of $100 to the reader who sends in the correct, goal
of four Hongkong Football Matches to be played on Saturday pext. December 29th, as detailed in the coupon to be found below.
If no competitor succeeds in correctly forecasting all four matches, the prize will be given to those sending in three correct results. No prize will be given for only one or two correct results. Entries close at noon on Saturday, December 29th.
Mark envelope "FOOTBALL"
CUT
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