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HEAD OFFICE; HONGKONG. Authorised Capital -- $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up- $20,000.000
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-Storling
Slivor
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LONDON BANKERS;
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od in LOCAL CURRENCY and
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NEW YORK-Chase National Bank, Farmers Loan & Trust Co., Irving Bank--Columbia Trust Co., Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York Trust Co...
And in all the principal town of the world.
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Hongkong, 21st. Fob... 1924.
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For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
ing Corporation.
"A. H. BARLOW,
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Hongkong, 7th. January 1925,
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Hongkong Ropes Old
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Hongkong Tramway.
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Mackintosh
Poul Tram
Peak Trams
Sinterve
Taxis Watcons
Wm. Powell
ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO CHINOIS.
(Jacorporated in France).
5, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE :
74, Rue St. Lazaro, Paris,
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.
-
Authorized Capital - $10,000,000 Pald-up Capital-
6,000,000 Reserve Fund-
1,000,000
DIRECTORS
.
Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son-Chairman Fung Ping Shan Mok blag Kong
Lt Koon Ohun
Wong Yun Tong
P.K. Kwok
Huyuh Taif
Na Ching Luk
Kan You Po
Chan Ching Shok
Pong Wai,Ting
P. MARKS, Manager.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPERATION.
(Owned by the National City Bank of New York),
Capital & Surplus .........U.B. $18,000,000 HEAD OFFICE:
Barabona
Barcelona
Batavia
Every description of Banking and Bombay
Exchange business transacted-Loans Caloutta granted on approved securities.
KAFEĻDEPOSIT:BOXED to let.
KANG TONG PO"
Chief Manager..
Hongkong, 16th, February 1925.
NEDERLANDSCHE 'HANDEL MAATCHAPPIJ. (Netherlands Trading Society).
BANK
Canton
Cebu o
Colon
Dairen
Hankow
Harbin
Kobe
wall Street, New York, LONDON OFFICE; Bishopsgate, E.O.
BRANCHES ;
Hongkong
La Vega
Madrid
Manila
Panama
Peking
Puerto Plata
Rangoon
San Francisco, Cal,
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Santiago de los Caballeros Santo Domingo
Shanghai
Singapore
Sourcabaya
Tientsin
Tokio
Yokoham
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
ALLEGED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN GUARDED.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.)
London, May 7. In the House of Commons, Paid-up Capital,
.£3,000,000 Resorve Fund
replying to Mr. H. Day, who drew £4,000,000 attention to the recently discover-
Resorve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 od plot against Mr. Auston Cham- Foreign Exchange and General Banking berlain montioned on April 29th, business transnoted.
Deposits received for 1 year or shorter did not think it was in the public Current Accounts opened and Fixed Sir Wm. Joynson-Hicks said he periods at rates which will be quoted on interest to make a statement on application.
A. H. FERGUSON,'
Manager.
PLEASURE FASHION.
Musical Comedy Versus Revue.
There are distict signs that the
the subject, except to say that careful attention was given to any warning roosived, and all nocos- sary precautions taken to guard against any contingency of the kind, however apparantly remote. --Reuter,
""DUMPING”.
star of musical comedy is in the SILKS BY FARCELS POST,
..
ascendant, for musical plays are now occupying no fewer than
London, April 7. nine West-end theatres, sAYS G The dumping of continental writer in the Daily Chronicle. goods at Dover is not confined to Two of these wore recently watches, clocks and gramophones. devoted to the silent drama, and Since the Budget speech, the two. others possess traditions traffic in silks from Italy, Switzer- which would once have rendered land and Vienna by parcele post impossible a lyrical invasion of express, which is the quickest their austere procints.
method, has considerably in- creased. Reut-r
770
This position is due partly to the marked improvement in tho modern musical play, and partly
to the deterioration of revue. AMERICAN COTTON. During the war revues dominat- ed the world of the theatre, to the exclusion of anything in the nature of a coherent plat.
WAS DOCESSARY.
RESTRICTED SPINNING
AGAIN, It was only natural that most
London, May 7 people should have wanted gay
Owing to the seriousness of the and irresponsible entertainmonts, position in the American spin- Commercial and Travellers Letters of for the enjoyment of which noning section of the cotton in- Credit, Bills of Exchange and Cable vast amount of concentration dustry, the Federation of Master. Transfore bought, and sold. Current accounts and favings Bank accounts
Cottonspinners Association bas Established 1824.
Opened and Fixed Deposits in local and Besides, the revues Hongkong Branch established 1906,"
of that circularised its, members asking foreign currencies taken at rates that may period were almost invariably them to pledge their loyalty to a
Bauk, Authorized Capital Guildara...150,000,000 bo ascertained on application to the
and We are also able to offer our Customers witty
amusing, and thirty-five hour working week.- (£12,500,000)
justified their Reuter. ...... 80,000,000 the norvices of Branches of the Nationa they "fully Paid-up Capitol Quilders
(6,666,670) City Bank of New York in the principal ephemeral success. After 20.045,032 countries of South America and in the the war, however, they began Reserve Fund Guilders
(1,670,419) West Indies."
to be banal and imitative, and Special Reserves Guilders ...... 22,660,000 (£1,858,330)
the despised musical comedy gradually came back into promin-
HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. Eastern HEAD OFFICE :-BATAVIA. -
BRANCHES p
Bandjermasin Kota-Radja Rotterdam
Bandoeng Bombay
$10,000,000.00 Calcutta
Reserves France ....................................$10,790,000.00 Cheribon.
17
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41 s. 41/413
17.10
161
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Old Now
Old
Now
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Hongkong May 8, 1825,
SHIPPING NEWS
212
91.
The following local shipping and mail intelligence has been
corrented to neon to-day:
Vessel
Chusan
Bunning
Kwangiang Lecsang.
Kwaisang Van Cloon Salviken Fjeldstrand Sun Li 'Sungshan M.
Macassar M.
Awa Maru
Talamba
LecBang
Agents B&S
+)
JOUL
Vessels Arrived.
K Larson & Co.
Chau Yuo Ting Hang Li
NYK
From
Date.
Shanghai via Swatow" Shanghai via Amoy
8th May.
via-Swatow
Make via Hoihow
Bangkok vin Swatów
Amoy
noy via Swalow Saigon Haihuw KC Wau vin Maeno Shanghai via Swatow Kobo via Karatay
Impending Departares.
(Compiled from our Shipping Advertisements.)
Destination
Singapota
Antworp
Panama
Sailing
9th May, Eth
Working fund provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
DE CHINE
France 50,000,000
BANKERS.
...
FRANCE-Societo General Banque
and Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris-ot des I'nya Baa.
LONDON -Midland Bank Ltd. NEW YORK-Irving Bank, Columbia Trust Co.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Corre- apondents throughout the world.
M. M, FITZ.HENRY,
Manager.
ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
50 Dos Voeux Road Central, Hongkong.
BRANCHES BANGKOK—
SHANGHAI Correspondents:-London: West- minster Bank; Ltd; New York:
National City Bank; San Francisco: Union Trust Co. of San Francisco'; Canton Bank, Authorisad Capital..$5 008 009 Paid Up Oupital.......
$1 800,000
Modern banking in all its branchos Current accounts savings accounts and fixed deposits solicited. · Loan. granted on approved security,
Overseas banking à speciality. INTEREST Current accounts 2 par cont savings 4 per cent, Fixed Deposits,
Djembor
Macassara Samarang Medan Shanghai Padang Singapore Palembang Boerabaja Pocalonan Soarnkarta
Togal (Bola) Pontianak, Tjilatjap'and'
Weltevreden To Hagte Rangoon
London Bankers-National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Holasta Penang
Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION. ....
W. H. GROSKAMP. Agent.
THE P. & 0. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.
(Incorporated in England 1921) With which is aliliated THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LÆÐ. INDIA
£5,000,000
Ausborined Capital.. Subscribed and Paid-up£2,594,160 Reserve Fand
£ 135,000
HEAD OFFICE: 122, Leadonkoll Londoa E.C." WEST LONDON BRANCH 14-16, Cockapur Stroot, London S.W.I. EASTERN BRANCHES : Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madrau, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong, Canton and Shanghai. The Corporation undertako General Banking and Excliango Business of overy description and in addition in its Branches has Agencies in all the principal cities of the world,
L.E. HOPKINS,
Managor,
3 months 4 per cent, 6 months 41 per 29, Des Vœux Road Central; Hongkong,
cent, ano year 6 per cent.
Sufe Deposit Boxos for Rent
Our Vaults safeguarded by time
oloots and double combinations.
· Armour plota stool doora,
J. Y. LUM,
Manager.
Vessel
Agents
NY P
Suwa Maru
NYX
Tanyama M.
NAY K
9th
Trada
Moji
10th
Calcutta
10th
Hlcikow
10th
J AI & Co.
Swatow
10th
JM &
: Co.
Calcutta
118
Delagon Mara Tokushima M.
NYK NYK PLO DL Co.
Marseill Colombe
11th
101%
120h
Bombay
12th
12th
Amoy Swalow Shanghai Kaba
1200
12+1
J2th
13th
13th
Yokohama
14th
14th
Shanghai
14th
Vancouver
15th
Y
Swalow
16th
Koba
15th
Yokohama M,
Vancouver
15th
Talthybius Haming
B & 9
Vancouver
15th
18th
15th
Authorized Capital
T & O
16th
Paid-up Capital
Shanghai
16th
Reserve Funda
T&O
Kobs
16th
- TKK
San Francisco
17tt
HEAD OFFICE ; PEKING. HONGKONO BRANCHES :
Bwnlow Hoibew
17th
171
Colombo
17th
17th
18th
Kawang
Maru
Tango Maru Takliwa
Kambang
Em, of Canada
NYE NYK
M & Do.
F8 Ld.
JM & P&O NY K
Co.
Calcutta
L
P&O
Bwntow Manila
Hombay
Kalyan
Sicilin
Taiyo Maru WoBang Mingsang Rangoon Mara
Toyohoshi M., Calchas
NYK NYK B&S
Yokohama Hamburg
Impending Arrivals.
(Supplied by our Advertisers.)
Vessel Kitano M. Em, of Russia
Agents
From
NYK
• Londen
OPS Ld.
Shanghai
Consignees Dláry.
Due Hongkong
(Compiled from our Advertisements.)
Vessel
Agents
Ouderkerk Lyons Rosandra
Free Clalms
to be
Goods
Storage Stored
Expires la by JOJL Kowloon May 11 NYK Kowloon May 13 D&Co, Kowloon May 13
May 23
10th May, 19th
Examina- tion Date
May 0 Tuos, & Erl. May 13
THE BANK OF CHINA.
Specially authorized by Presidentini Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1817.)
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
(BRANCH BANK.)
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris,
G. HOGG,
Manager.
Quem's Road Central, Hongkong.
THE BANK OF CANTON LTE.
Head Office Hongkong..
Authorised Capital...
Paid Up Capital.......... Silver Reserve Fund
enos.
ALSACE POTASH COMBINE. -
The Alsace
Paris, May.7.
potash mines
And the majority of playgoers will agree that in score, scenery and production alike, musical organisation announces that the and German potash £1,200,000 comedies have improved beyond French. £1,081,875 recognition. Take such plays as interests have reached an agree-.. 5 700,000 The Lady of the Rose,"
The ment, which gives rise to & [Street Singer," ' and Madame belief in the future of a per- ona of manent fusion of the interests these will compare favourably concorned being reached, safo- with any success of bygone days, guarding their rights all over and they all achieved long and the world. Reuter. triumphant runs..
Foreign Exchange & General Barking Pompadour."
business transacted,
I
Interea allowed on
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
2% por annum on daily credit balances
of over $100.00 :
SAVINGS
4% por annum DEPOSITS
for 12 months 5% per annum
6
3
.4%
3
"
*J
on Demand 25 per unnum
BRANCHES: Canton, Swatow, Shanghai. Hankow, Bangkok, New York and San Francisco.
LONDON BANKERS-The Lloyds
Bank Ltd.
Chief Managers
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK LTD..
1
Any
THE REASON.
of
PROVISION FOR WEMBLEY-
Indeed, the popularity musical comedy is now at its zenith, and the reason is not far. to soek. In place of time-worn
London, May 7, traditional "books," with their The House of Lords has passed sequence of artificial situations, the third reading of the Empire we have interesting stories which Exhibition Bill, which afford considerable opportunities received the Royal assent.-
has
for acting..
ited
Reuter.
AUSTRALIAN STRIKE ENDS,
Sydney, May 7,
Hero and heroine no longer -LOOK POONG SHAN,—
soparate on the Aimsiost misunderstanding, to be reun
somewhat hastily just before the fall of the cur- tain. They comport themselves with reasonable intelligence, and although they still break into The engine drivers at Walsh song at intervals, the song will Island, who want on strike on Y. 80,500,000 be apposite to the plot, and not April 24th, are resuming work on HEADOFFICE YOKOHAMA. merely an excuse to involve the the old terms.― Reuter,
Branches and Agencies at
chorus, in a display of pyro- Bourabaya
technics.
Established 1830.
Capital (fully paid up)....... 100,000,000 Reserve fund....
Kobo
Rangoon
Batavia Bombay London Buonos Ayres Lyons, Calcutta Los Angeles Seattle
THE LATE ADMIRAL, Revue is still holding its own San Francisco
STURDEE. theatres, despite cabaret competition, but in order
Changchun Manila Shanghai
Nagasaki Singapore
Bhimonosek
Dairon
(Dainy)
Nagoya
Fengtion
Nowchwang Sydney
Mukden
Osaya
Tientsin
Hamburg
Now York Tokyo
Hanhow
Peking
Honolulu Rio
Harbin
cortain
to do so it has to maintain a very high standard. Anything stale
London, May 7,
or hackneyed is foredoomed to The late Admiral Sturdee, failure, and managers must find whoso death is reported in an it difficult to obtain a constant earlier telegram, had been suffer- supply of topical material. * Vladivostocks
Teimantu
o do Taingtau Janeiro
KaiYuen Baigon.
Interest allowed on Current Acconnte.
ing from meninthaltis for.
Meanwhile, the musical comedy a fortnight. Reuter.
Deposits received, for fixed periods as adapter untouched by prosent-day Capital
.Fra. 72,000,000.00 rates to be obtained on application. Paid-up Capital ........ Fra. 68,400,000.00
Mr. O. ARIMA, Reserves
..Fr. 568,667,283.64
Manager, Hongkang, March 11th 1925.-
Bankok $60,000,000.00 Battambang Mongiso $18,278,600.00 Conton
BRANCHES & AGENCIES: Hongkong. Baigon
Shanghai
Noumea
Papocia Poking
Singapore Tientsin
Tournine.
.......$ 9,679,426.24 Djibouti
Haiphong Hankow Hanoi
+4, Queen's Road Central. Branches and Sub-branches, all, over China and correspondents in Europe, America and other parts of the World..
LONDON BANKERS :-The National Provincial and Union Bank of England Ltd.
The Guaranty Trust Company of Now York,
NEW YORK BRANCHES-Tho Irving National Banka, The Equitable. Trust Company of New York.
Interest allowed on Carront. Accounts and Fixed Deposits.. Torma în applica. |
Bion.
Every description of Banking business
trannacted.
Loans granted on approved securities. Special facilities for Home Exchango. PEL,
Aanager,
THE HO HONG BANF, LTD.
Paom Penh Tladivestock (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) Pondicherry Yunnanfu
BANKERS:
In FRANCE:-Comptoir
d'Escompto de
CAPITAL: Authorised Capital... National Issued
Credit
Paid-up
Reservo Funds
Pro.
affairs, gaily "white-washes." for English consumption the paughty but alluring ladies from the pages. of History
ON DUTY AGAIN.
Moscow, May 7. Trotzky has returned bero, Reuter.
CORAL FISH
ROYAL GOLD AND SILVER, From Brauhau, in Uppor Austria, it is reported that the River Inn baa. cast on its banks
A shoal of 36. of the most $20,000,000
8,000,000 several pieces of oldfashioned fantastic fish in the world has Park;
4,000,000 silver and gold plate, part of the just arrived at the London Zoo Lyon:init; Banque do Paris et des Reserva Funds of share holders 4,000,000 treasure of the reigning house of aquarium. They come from Java, Paya-Boy; Crodit Industrial
600,000 Bavaria at the middle of the 17th and are known as Coral Fish. Of Commercial; Societe General.
century. When the Elector & doop orange colour, divided into. Branches Agencies and correspondents Maximilian, overwhelmed by the distinot sections by pale blus Fronch and Swories, flod to bands edged with binck, they are Austria with bia treasure, one of strikingly conspicuous in the his rowing boats was wrooked, in tank. Thoir hues, nevertheless, Every description of Banking and May 1648, and oight oarsmen assimilate with their natural eur Exchange business transacted.
In LONDON The National
vincias and Union Bank of England, Ltd; Comptoir National d'Escompta de Paris, Credit Lyonnais.
In NEW YORK:-J. F. Morgan & Co. Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fized Deposits according to arrange
mont.
Every description of banking and exchange business transacted.
A. LECOT,
Manager.
HEAD OFFICE :—BINGAPORE.
in the principal citira of the world.
HONGKONG BRANCHES :
13, Queen's Road Control,
LODAL BOARD : Mr. Ko Loong Hoo (Chairman) Mr. Sum Pak Ming
Mr. Ng Chang Luky
Manager Mr, Han Llong"Ubang. Telephone Nos. 04506 and 4507.
woro drowned in to Inn. The roundings, for the fish baunt gay treasure was lost. It is supposed coral reefs of Eastern, soos, and that one of the plate chests is live within the folds of gorgeous, now disintegrated, and the con- giant anemones, whom they tents are being carried down suppl with food in return for | river.
protection.