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Cameras, Binoculars, etc.
SIGURD - Plates. SATRAP Photo-Papers.
STOCKS ARE KEPT BY:
SANDER, WIELER & CO. NOW AT
POWELL BUILDING, 1st floor, Des Voeur Road C. Tolophone Contral 4411.
RAYMOND
CONCRETE
PILES,
Aro
Friction Pilce, and by Virtuo of their Taper carry their load partly by friction with the ground throughout their ontire length, and partly as a supported columin with' their lower length Driven Firmly into the underlying stablo Soil, or upon Rock.
on March 17th, we drove 33 Pile averaging between 20 and 30 foot in length on the Government Quo! Jub Npau Shi Wan.
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This is one of the largest filing jobs over executed in the Far East and will requiro approximately 3,000 Piles to be driven before completion.
Apply for Beoklet to the HONGKONG
EXCAVATION, PILE DRIVING &
CONSTRUCTION Co., Ltd.
Tol. C. 3749.
2nd Floor, Powell's Building.
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You'll Be Thrilled By
Carl Laemmle's Newest Universal-Jewel
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"GAIETY GIRL”
Starring the Never-to-be-forgotten "Merry-Go-Round" Girl
MARY PHILBIN
Supported by Freeman Wood. Williain Haines, Joseph J. De Witt Jennings, Tom Dowling. Jamos . Barrows, Ricketts, Goo. B. B. Williams, Otto Hoffman, Roy Laidlaw and Graco armond.
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Showing together with
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
BANKS.
HONGKONg and SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
HEAD OFFICE; HONGKONG.
Authorised Umpisal -
$50,000,000
Issued and Fully Paid-up - $20,000.090 |
Reserve Fund
Sterling - Bliver -
£ 4,800.000
$26 300.000
Reservo Llubility of Proprioiors
$20,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS: G. M. Younk, Esq. Chairman H. 1, White, Eng, Deputy Chairmão ELF, Holth, Em. Hòn Bir AC JEL W. II. Hell. Eaq.. W. L. Patiendón, Esq A.H. Compton, Esq. J.A. Flummor, Eng Hon. Mr.P.H.Holyoak T. G. Wealt, Kay.
Chief Manager
A. H. Darlow, 10aq. Manager: Bhanghal-0. H. Stitt, Esq.
SATURDAY. MARCH 21, 1925.
BANKS.
'NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK
(Netherlands India Commercial Bank)
Established 1863.
Paid-up Capital and Reserve Fund Gids..........76,500,000-20,375,000 HEAD OFFICE:-AMSTERDAM EASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-BATAVIA. BRANCH ES:
Amny, Ampenan, Bandorng, Bombay, Calcutta, Cheriton, Gorontalo, Hongkong Kobe, Makar, Medan, Menado, Palembang, Pekalongan, Trabalinggo. Botterdam Semarang, Shanghai, Singapore, Hoerabaya, Swatow, Tegal, The Hague, Tilatjap, Weltevreden.
LONDON REPRESENTATIVE:--F. 5. Wright, 27, Old Broad Street, Landon, E. C. 2.
CORRESPONDENTS:
LONDON --Midland Bank, Ltd., Oversens Branch, Wer'minster Bank, Ltd.. Foreign Branch. N. M. Rothaghold & Sons and Swiss Bank Corporation.
NEW YORK Chngo National Bank, Formers Loan & Trust Co., Irving Bank-Columbia Trust Co., Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York Trust Co.
And in all the principal towas of the world. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING & EXCHANGE BUSINESS TRANSACTED. CURRENT ACCOUNTS. DEPOSITS, etc.
J. M. E. NIKKELS,
Manager.
LONDON BANKERS: WESTMINSTER BANK LTD. CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- od in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS received for TOR one year or shorter periods in; Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hongkong, 21st. Feb... 1924.
HONGKONG Savings Bank
The Bumme of the above Bank is) conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA TION. itulos may (spastication
INTEREST on Deprese se endeulated. Can the low at balused during each conse | ploter Calendar Mouth at 35 per cent peri
mory Should there for no hobarce on any day in the interest will be kilawed for that month.
Depositron may transfer at their option. Relatier of 100 ot me to the RỒNG. KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK 16 be plar o FIXED DEPOSIT at CUR HENT RATES.
For the Hongkong and Shanghini Hank ging Corporatan.
II. BARLOW,
hist Manager.
Hongkong, 7th January 1925.
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SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE
GERANCE.
DE LA DÂNQUE INDUSTRIELLE HE CHINE. ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO
CHINOIS.
(Turniporated in France).
5. Chinter Bond, Vietoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74. Rue St. Lazare, Paris.
Capital Franes.. Reserves Francs
BANK OF EAST ASIA,
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKOND,
Authorized Capital - . $10,000,000 Paid-up Capital -
5,000,000 1,000,000 Reserve Fund-
DIRECTORS
Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son-Chieman Fung Ping Shau Mak Ching Kong
Wong Yan Tong Huynh Tuy
Koon Cha
P. K. Kwok
Ng Ching Lak Pong War Tines
Kan Yan Po
Chan Ching Shok
INTERNATIONAL BANKING COBPERATION.
(Owned by the National City Bank of New York).
Capital & Surping US $10,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: wall Street, New York.
Barahona
Barcelona
Rakasia
Every description of Banking and Bombay Exchange busness transseted-Leane Calcutta
Canton granted on approved securities,
Celan
BAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let.
KANG TONG JO
Chief Mannger. Hongkong, 16th. February 1926,
Colna Dairex
Ifaokow
Harbin [Hongkong
Kube La Yega Madrid
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL
MAATCHAPPIJ. (Netherlands Trading Society). BANK.
Manito
BANKS,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter 1053.)
Paid-up Capital. Ronery & Fund Rinerve Liability of Proprietors£3,900,000 Foreign Exchange and General Banking
WUCHOW NEWS.
BIG TROOP MOVEMENTEL (Our Own Correspondent).
Wuchow, Mar. 18:
An enormous lot of troep, estimated to bo about 12,500 or £3,000,000 over, has recently arrived in this .£3,000,000 | city, the majority of them only to proceed further up the river to the towns of Kwal Yoen and Chung, Some 7,500 of these troops wore mostly Cantoneso and have been sont up to tho fighting front, whilst 5,000 aro Yunnanose, who have formerly beon used against Genoráð Übun King-ming on the Eastern battle- front, but are now being seat up to Wuchow to garrison the city.
| bunin sa trazeneted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed aborter Deposits received for 1 year perinds at rates which will be quoted on application.
TOR
A. H. FERGUSON, Manager.
MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE: 15, Gracechurch Street, London E.C.1. Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital... Paid-up Capital Kererve Fund
BANKERS:
£3,000,000 £1,000,000 £1,050,000 £1,250,000
THE BANK OF ENGLAND, Midland Bank, Ltd.
BRANCHES :
Kandy
Karahi
Port Lavis Seurabaya
Kota Bharu Kuala Lumms) Hongkong Modrun
Batavin Bangkok
Columbu
LONDON OFFICE :
Telhi
Bishop@gate, E.C.
Cintin
][ninh
Rangovat
Bombay
New York
Shonghai
BRANCHES :
Farmin
Peking
Puerto Pinta
Rangoon
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco to Macaris San Pedro de Macoris Sancher
Hantiago de los Caballeros Sausto Domingo
Shanghai
Singapore Searonbaya
Tacumin
Tokio
Yokohama
Commercial and Travellers' Lettern of
Catrutta
Penung (Maurition)
Singapore
HONGKONG BRANCH: Every cription of Banking and Exchange business transacted,
Interest allowed an Current Accounts ent two per cent per ann an Daily talnice sad on Fixed Deposits at rates that may be ascertained on application.
J. B. ROSS, Acting Manager.
FROM A LINER TO A
LIFEBOAT.
Great Billa of Exchange and Cable ALL KINDS OF STEAMERS Transfers bought Dale. Current
secounts and Savings Bank accounts
FOR SALE.
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On March 12th, Fan Sbak-sam took over the supreme comrasan'a of the armies, with Wong Shin- hung as second in command.. The invading Yunnanese, under Tang Chi-yok, have now comu sa for down the river as Wangebow and have loft Po Mul, which long" captured last. The other con- tingent of Yunnanoso, under Tang Chi-yao's younger brother. has como down the icar for bolow Kwalchow. As = consequence, motorboats hav for quite a while only brom ablo to proceed up the river as far as Kwai Yuon, maử nh traffic with Nanning by boať das boon cut off for a long time.
Horo at Wuchow overytùing amangat the natives is in a statov of excitement, as nearly all the troops at Wuchow are now Yau- nanose. It is rumoured in re- sponsiblo quarters that if the Yunnaneso from up the river should got much closer to Wo ohow in the near future, their country men stationed at Wuchow will by no means fight them, but are more likely to go over to the enemy and join hands with them. It must not be forgotten that somo years ago a very siműar thing happoned. and that ther Yunnanoso marched right into Canton. What makes the sit-- tion even more intricate in, as bavo now ascertained, that the veteran War Lord Lak Wing Ting has recently been having m number of more or loss merat conferences with Gonoral Tang- Chi-yao, in which Genoral Luk's. old commander also joined. Hit CROSS. WORD PUZZLE NAMES.
should happon that Luk, with his It has lately boon reported in Kwangai troops, and Tang, with £1.200,000 the American press that a grizon, his Yunnaneso, should actually £1.001,875 a tavra, two kinkajous, two bass-join hands, it will look rather- 5 700,000
tho for
defenders aricyous, and a bassaricus have serious boon added to the Zoo of the The grabbing of coolies and Foreign Exchange & General Banking Panama Canal Zone. Whereupon forcing them into pross Enge is still continuing at quite a lively rate, although not so extensively as before.
opened and Fixed Deposits in local neut foreign currencies taken at rates that may
Ships in good condition only 150,000,000 be ascertained on application to this Tuit. are handled. Terms generally (£12,500,000) We are also able to offer our Customers cheap, or at least moderato. aomi-dlesal boats 80,000,000 the services of Branches of the National Diesel and (£6,606,170) City Hank of New York in the principal built to order. Apply by lottor to Box No. 1272 Hongkong Telograph or phone from 1,00 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. or after 5 p.m. to K.559
Established 1024. Hongkong Branch retablished 1906 Authetized Capital Quilder Pandap Capital Guilders
Reserve Fund Guilders
20.046,032 countries of South America and in the ( 1.670,410) West Indies." [Special Reserver Guildets 22,000,000 (£ 1,880,330) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. | Eastern HEAD OFFICE :-- BATAVIA.
BRANCHES :-
Bamtjermanin Kola-Radja Rotterdam Bang
$10,000,000.00 Bomly Calenta
- $10,790,000.00
Chreibom
Djember
Djok jakarta
Kole
The Hag
Working fund provided by THE BANGFE INDESTIELLE DE CHINE Fran 50.000,ONO
BANKERS.
FRANCE: Societe General Bunqua and Nationale de Credit, Banque de Varie- ok sl■ Paya Bax.
LONDON Midland Bani. Lid. NEW YORK : Irving Bank, Uniumbia, Track Co.
Every decription of Banking li Exchange Rumances. Transacted.
Corre dents throughout the world.
M, M. FITZ HENRY,
Manager.
ORIENTAL
COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.
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TRAN
AURICE:
Macassará Samorang
Medan Shrughai Padang Singapore
Palembang Moerabajo Pecalonan Soerakarta Perang Tegal (Sole) Puntiaiak jotjap and
Weltevreden Banghate
National Provincial
London Bankers
Back, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world], BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
W. H. GROSKAMP, Agent.
THE P. & O. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.
(lucarporated in England 1920) With which is alliated
THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD. INDIA.
Authorised Capital
60 Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong Subscribed and Fail up
Beserse Pon
BRANCHES-BANGKOK- - SHANGHAI.
Correspondente: London: West-
York: miueter Hank, 14d; New National City Hack; San Francisco: Duion Trust Co. of San Francisco: Canton Hauk. Authorized Capital
.35 000 000
Paid Up Capital... ...............$1 500,000
Modern banking in all its branches. Current accounts savings accounts and fixed deposits solicited. Loaus granted on approved security.
Overseas banking a apovislitv. INTEREST.-Current account. 2 peri cent savings 4 per cent, fised Doposits, 3 montha 4 per cent, & months 434 par cent, one year & per cent.
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent. Our Vaults nafeguarded by time. clocks and double combinations, Armour pinte steel dours.
J. Y. LUM,
Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
(Specially authorized by Presidential Mandule of the Republic of China on the 268 of November, 1917.j
£5,000,000 £2.59.160
135,000
HEAD OFFICE: 17, Leadenhail London E.C. WEST LONDON BRANCH: 14-1ts, Cock-pur Street, London S.W.I. EASTERN BRANCHES Boushay, Clafuta. Karachi, Madras,
Colombia, Singapore, Hongkong, evũ
Cantors and Shanghai. The Curpuration undertake (letical Banking and Exchange Busium of every description and an addition to its Branchua has Agencia in all the principal cities of the world.
1. E. HOPKINS,
Manager.
G. HOGG.
Manager.
Quren's Bond Central, Hongkong.
THE BANK OF CANTON LTD. Hoad Office Hongkong.
Authorised Capital.
Paid ' Capital.... Silver Reserve Fund
buaduras triomsacted,
Integrat allowed on
CURRENT ACCOUNTS 2% per annum on daily credit
of over $500.00;
SAVINGS
45% per aniATEN DEPOSITS
for 12 months 5% per annu
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the Detroit News commonts that thono additions wore obtained, no doubt, from a cross-word puzzio. balancPerhaps the word "jubberling."
on Demand 20% per amura
BRANCHES: – Canton, Swatow, Shaughni. Hankow, Bangkok, New York) and San Francjsen.
LONDON BANKERS :-The Lloyd■i Bank Ltd.
LOOK POONG SHAN, Chief Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD. མདད་དར Established 1830.
Capital (fully paid up! ..............Y, 100,000,000 -Reserve fund to be altered to Y. 80,500,000
HEADOFFICE :—YOKONAMA. Branches and Agencies at
Kabe Soerabaya Lonthin Hangin
22, Des Virux Rond Central, Hongkong,
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE (BRANCH BANK.)
HEAD OFFICE:
16. Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.
Capital Paid-up Capital Reserven......
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Fra, 72,000,000.00
Fr. 68,400,000.00
„Fra. £8,067,2833.64
BRANCHES & AGENCIES:
Hongkong
Bankok
Authorized Capitat... Sun,000,000.00 attambang Mengise Paid-up Capital ..... .......$10,270.600.00 Canton
Noumen Ruery Fund$9,670,425.24 Djibouti Papreis
HEAD OFFICE : PEKING,
HONGKONG BRANCHES :
4, Queen's Road Central.
Brauches and Sub-bonnches all over
Europe,
China and correspondents in America and other parts of the World.
LONDON BANKERS :—The National) Provincial and Union Bank of England! Fil.
Tho Guaranty Trust Company of No York.
BRANCHES :—The NEW YORK Irving National Banks. The Equitable Trust Company of New York,
Internt allowed on Current Accounti} and Fixed Depcaits. Terms on applica tion.
Every description of Banking Busines transacted,
Loans granted on approved securitius. Special facilities for Homa Exchange. THU TEE PEI,
Masinger.
Saigan Shanghai
Batavia
Bombay Buen Ayres Lyons Calcutta
Changchun Dairen
(Duiny)
San Francisco
Los Angeles Seattle Manila Shanghai Nagasaki Singapore Nagoya Shinpersek Newchwang Sydney OBAYA
Tirtain
Fenglien
Mukden
Hamburg
New York Takyo
Hankow
Peking
Honolulu
Rio de
Tainantu Tringtou
Harbin
Kai Yuen
Janeiro Vladivostock
Saigon.
Interrat allowed on Current Accounts, Depraíta received for Oxed periods a rates to ho obtained on application.
Mr. C. ARIMA, Manager
Hongkong, March 11th 1925.
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THE HO HONG BANF, LTD.
(Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.)
Haiphong
Horikaw Nation
Singapors Tientam Peking Thur Jaunz.d'enh Tladivostock: I'ondicherry Yousaf
CAPITAL: Authorised Capital ...... Innued....
BANKERS :
.$20,000,000 8,000,000 4.000.000
In FRANCE: Comptoir National Paid-up.................
d'Escompte de
Credit Reserve Funds of share holler 4.000.000
Paria:
Iyomai; Banque de Paris et den Heserve Fonals ....
Faya-Bay; Credit indiril Commercial; Societe tieneral.
Fro
ta
In LONDON-The Nationa
vincial and Union Bank of England, LL: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris, Credit Lyonnais.
In NEW YORK :--J. P. Morgan & Co. Interest allowed on Current Accounts, and Fixed Deposits according to arrange. mont.
Every description of banking and exchange business transacted.
A. LECOT,
Manager.
in
*600,000
HEAD OFFICE ;– SINGAPORE. Branches Agenet and correspondenta the principal citis of the world.
HONGKONG BRANCHES :
13, Queen's Road Central. Every description of Banking Bad, Exchange business transacted.
LOCAL BOARD : Me. Ko Leong Hoe (Chirman) Mr. Sum Pak Ming Mr. Ny Chang Luk
Manager :-Mr. Han Liang"Unang. Telephone Nea. C. 4586 and 4387,
The firewood tax is sti in effect, and 08 t COX-
merchants AJDN sequence, the
which Sir William Watson used with auch notable effect in a poem published in one of the re-keeping up the boycott on be It has row cont Sunday papers, came from export of wood. the same sourco.
beon rumoured, however, that the merchants have offered Fan Shok- san and Wong Shiu-hung a lump sum of eight thousand dollars providing they will abolish this; tax. I hear that Fan and Woog are likely to accept this offer and in that case
stouli Boon AOO the exportation
Free Wineglasses given to buyers of Hall's Wine
A special crystal wine- glass made to hold one dose will be presented to every purchaser of a bottle of Hall's Wine.
Hall's Wine is strongly recommended by British doctors to build up health and strengthen the nerves,
Hall's Wine
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THE SUPREME TONICRESTORATIVE
From all first-class Chemists. and Wine Merchants, and Dunker & Co. Lưắn 4, Queens's Road, Central, long-Kung,
· Hats Probstitora: SPAPREN SMITH A COMPANY, LTD.
HOW, LONDON, ENGLAND.
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of firowood recommenord. The rivor is now already full of lightors and junks all loaded with firawood, so it cortainly looks asi though they expected to export again soon.
The water in the river has lately? maintained about the same level. with 1 ft. 6 inobos on this tido gauge at Wuchow and Daning meaning about 8 ft.. 0 in. an. Van Second Bar. We expect a further rico of the river soon,.as there
2. littlo has boon
more faith lately and the snow at the far away upper tributaries to the river should now soon begin to molt.
At Sam Shul thoro is 2 f above zero on the tide gauge, which means about 12 ft: on the bar at tho entranga, too tho harbour.
CHURCH NOTICES:
A CHABOL OF ONY DOLLAR IN MADI FOR NOTICTS UNDER THIS 11YADIKE
St. John's Cathedral, Hong- kong. March 22nd, 1925, dile Sunday,
- Lont. in
Holy Communion (8 a.m.) Matine (ía s.m.) hoaling Sørvicu (12 noon)) Evensong (6 p.m.)
St. Andrew's Church, Natham Road, Kowloon: 815 Holy Communion; 11 a.m. Morning Prayer and Bermon; 2.45 p.m... Sunday School; 3 p.m. Bibler Clanes; &
11.m. Evening: Prayer, Preacher Dr. Wilfred Grunfell of Labrador,
First Church of Christ, Foldntle: Macdonnell Road, below Bowen Hoad ·Tram · Station, · Bunday. 11.15 am. Wednesday, 5:30 pm. Reading Room open Tuesday and Friday, mornings 10 to 12.
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