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(London)
Chartered Bank
Mercantile Banks A & E
P. & O. Bank
Marine Insurances.
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NorthChina
China Fires
E.K. Viros
Douglasen
HK. Steamboats
H.H. Tuga,
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SHIPPING NEWS!
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
BANKS.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1925.
BANKS.
BANKS
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION,
$50,000 003 $20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE; HONGKONG.
Authorised Capital -
Reserve Fund
Sterling
Kasund and Fully Paid-up
Bilver
£ 4,500,000 $26 800.000
Rosarve Liability of Proprietors
Established 1063.
Paid-up Capital and Reserve Fond ülda....................... 76,500,000-£6,375,000 HEAD OFFICE:AMSTERDAM EASTERN HEAD OFFICEBATAVIA.
BRANCHES:
Amoy, Ampenan, Bandosng, Bombay, Calcutta, Cheriben, Gorontalo, Hongkong, Kobe, Makassar, Medan, Menudo, Palembang, Pekalongan, Probolinggo, Rotterdam 20,000,000 Semarang, Shanghai, Singapore, Boarabaya, Swatow, Tegal, The Hagus, Tatis
Weltevreden.
LONDON REPRESENTATIVE F. 8. Wright, 27, Old Broad Strost, London, E. 0. 2.
COURT OF DIRECTORS: " G. M. Young, Esq. Chairman
H. P. White, Esq. Deputy Chairman D.O.M. Bernard, Eag Hon. Mr. A.O. Lang W. H. Boll, Reg. W. L. Pattonden, Esq A.H. Compton, Eaq. J.A. Plummer, Esq. Hon.Mr.P.H.Holyoak T. G. Weall, Esq.
Chlof Manager
A. H. Barlow, Esq. Manager: Shanghái -G. H. Stitt, Esq.
LONDON BANKERS: WESTMINSTER, BANK LTD. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opon- ed in LOCAL CURRENCY and
CORRESPONDENTS :
"
LONDON Midland Bank, Ltd., Overseas Branch, Westminster Bank, Ltd... Foreign Branch. N. M. Rothschild & Sons and Swiss Bank Corporation,
NEW YORK -Chasa National Bank, Farmers Loan & Trust Co., Irving Fik-Columbia Trust Co., Goldman, Backs & Co., New York Trust Co.
And'in all the principal towas of the world.
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
DIET TOMFOOLERY. Famous Surgeon's Sarcasm.
"Sir James Cantilo, known to Hongkong and the Far East as Dr. Cantlig, is always frank and rofreshing in expressing his (Incorporated by Royal Charter 1653.)
viows on health topics, In the $8,000,000 Weekly Dispatch of April 19 ho Paid-up Capital. Reserve Fund
£4,000,000 dozoribed some rules for attain- Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 ing old aga" laid down by Foreign Exchange and General Banking Dr. Charles Thomson in a recent speech at the Nations Food business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed | Exhibition at Olymple as "shoor Deposits received for 1 year or shorter tomfoolery." Dr. Thomson's periods at rates which will be quoted on rules were read out one by one application.
A. H. FERGUSON', Manager.
to Sir James, who criticised them with characteristic humour.
"A man must visit the dentist every six months if he wants to
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING & EXCHANGE BUSINESS THE MERCANTILE BANK Olive long."
TRANSACTED CURRENT ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS, etc.
FIXED DEPOSITS received for THE Due year or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hongkong, 21st. Feb., 1924.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
BANK OF EAST ASIA.
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,
Authorised Capital-$10,000,000 Paid-up Capital
P. MARKS, Manager.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
'CORPORATION. ···
BRANCHES :
INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:-
Why six months, I ask you?" Bald Sir James. "Why not wait till he's got something wrong with 15, Gracechurch Street, London EC.1. his teeth? He must be a pretty £3,000.00 poor fellow if he can't tell when Authorized Capital Subscribad Capital.......
01,800,000 they need attention without bon- Paid-up Capital ...................... £1,050,000 sulting the calendar. If six Reservo Fund
1,00,001 months, why not six weeks? In fact, why shouldn't he go and livo at the dentists?"
BANKERS:"
THE BANK OF ENGLAND,
Midland Bank, Ltd.
BRANCHES :
Howrah Now York
(Owned by the National City Bank of Now York),
Resorve Fund-
$,000,000 1,000,000
Capital & Surplus,...U.S. $1,000,000
Batavia
Kandy
·HEAD OFFICE:
DIRECTORS
Wall Street, New York.
Bangkok
Karachi
Colombo
Kota Bharu
Hon. Mr. Chow
Shou Son-Chairman
LONDON OFFICE :·
Dalhi
Hongkong
Fung Ping Shai
Mok Ching Kong
Bishop gato, E.C.
Galla
Koon Öhua
Wong Yun Tong
Bombay Calcutta
On
P, I. Kwok
Barahone
Barcelona
Chan Ching Shok
Balavia
Caloutta
Canton
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let.
KANG TONG PO
Chiof Manager. Hongkong, 16th. February 1926.-
Cebu
Colon
Dairon
Harbin
Ng Ching Luk
The Business of the above Bank is: conducted by the HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORALI TION.
Rules may be obtained application.
INTEREST on Deposits in calculated on the lowest balance during each com- ted Calendar Month at 34 per cent per plated annum. Should there be no balance on any day in, a month no interest will be allowed 'for that month.
Depositore may transfer at their option Balance of $100 or more to the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be places ou FIXED DEPOSIT AL CUR RENT RATES.
For the Hongkong and Shanghai' Bank. ing Corporation.
A. H. BARLOW,
Chief Managor."
Hongkong, 7th. January 1925.
司公理管業實法中:
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE.
DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE ME CHINE.
ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO
CHINOIS.
(Incorporated in France).
6. Chater Road. Vietorie, Hongkong. HEAD OFFICE:
14. Rue St. Lazare, Paris.
AL
40 s. 40%.
Capital Francs
S
The following local shipping and mail intelligence has boot
-corrected to noon to-day:
Vossel
'Achilles Sniyang
Tanning Tangisian Mingang
Chipshing
Chantilly
Independrace
Pros. Pelk
Nenezena...
Van Overstrafen Clara Jebsen Sado M.
Mike M
Amakusa M. Kaimun
Vessel
Tatshine.
Mingonng
Yuen og
Agents
B&S
Vessels Arrived.
Cheung Hoo
MA
A O Line Bollar Line Dodwell & Co. JCJL Kuen Sang NYK
firimble & Co.
USK
Yan Fat
From
Vancouver via Miiko
Shanghai vis. Amo Haiphong via Haifuw
Amay via Swatow
Haiphong
sensio
Younhama via Shanghai, Neworleans via Shanghai New York via Shanghu Triesto via Singapore.
fel, Deli via Singapore / Rangeon vin S'pore
Yokohamın via Moji
Tailey Bay
Finiphong via Beihow.
Impending Departures.
(Compiled from our Shipping Advertisements.)
Agents
JM & Cn.
of Australia CPSLA
Itriching
Koshine
Delta
Washington M.
Nankang Kalyan
Araliri Pilews Young
Vessel Della Kashmir Arafurn Kolyan
Tilawa
Kamo 31..
Vessel
1. Hyson
Oakridge
Roty?
Date.
10th June
Reserves Ernes
&
Pong Wal Ting
Huyuh Tail
Kon Yau Po
Every description" of Banking and Bombay Exchange business transacted-Louns granted on approved securities.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATCHAPPIJ. (Netherlands Trading Society), BANK.
Established 1824. Hongkong Branch established 1996.
Hankow
Hongkong Kabe
La Vega Madrid
Manila
Pabataa Peking
Puerto Plata
Rangoon
San Francisco, Cal.
San
Francisco de Macoris San Pedro de Macoris
Sancher
Santingo de los Caballeros Santo Domingo
Shanghai
Singapore Souroabaya
Tientsin
. Tokio
Yokohama
Commercial and Travellow' Letter of Credit, Bills of Exchange and Cable Current Transfers bought and sold. accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposita in local and foreign currencies taken at rater that way be ascertained on application to the Bank. (£12,500,000) We are also able to offer our Customers 80,000,000 the services of Branches of the Nationa (, 6,666,670) City Bank of New York in the principal 20,046,032 countries of South America and in the (£1,670,410) West Indien.
. 6. HOGO,
Manager. Queen's Road Central, Flongkong.
Authorized Capital Guilders.150,000,000 Paid-up Capital Guilders Reserve Fund Guilder
Special Reserves Guilders
22,660,000 (£1,880,330)
HEAD OFFICE-AMSTERDAM, Eastern HEAD OFFICE-BATAVIA.
BRANCHES
Dandjermasin Kota-Hadja Rotterdam Bandéeng
Macassara, Shaarang Bambay Madan Shanghai $10,000,000.CD Calcutta Fadaug ¡Singapore $10,790,000.00 Cheribon
Palembang Soerhaala
Soerakarta
Working frul povided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE
-Frames 50,000,000
DANKGES
FRANCE:Social Ceneral Banque and National de Credit, Banque de Pari et das Pure Pos.
LONDON --and Bonk Ltd. '' NEW YORK-Irving Benk, Columbia [Trust 65.
Every decription of Banking and Exclare niness Transacted. Corre- pundent toughout the world.
M. M. FITZ-HENRY,
Manager.
ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD,
HEAD OFFICE:
Djember
Fecal Regul (Sale)
Djokjakarta Penang Kube
Pontianak Tilatjap and
Weltevreden The Hague Rangoon
London Bankers-National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
M. J. HERBSCHLEB,
Agent.
THE P. & 0. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.
www.
!
(Incorporated in England 1920) With which is iated THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD. INDIA. Authorized Capital... Subscribed and laid-up
80 Dor Vooux Road Central, Hongkong Reserve Fund.......
BRANCHES BANGKOK-
SHANGHAL
Correspondente: oudon: Work Einer Bank, Ed; New York: National City Bal; Sai Angrivent Using Trust Co. et Sha Pelkosees. Crater Tank
... uro 033 Authorised Tablet. Pail Hp Capit d
.....$1 50.0.10 Modere hulgalt its brwnrig (and was savings accoats add deposits bolimted. Lo The culprived sue.rity.
ora-ray banking a speciality. INTEREST. Current séerinta 2 per eet anvinga 1 arm, Prod Deposita,
THE BANK OF CANTON LTD. Head Office Hongkong, Authorized Capital Paid Up Capital.... Silver Reserve Fund.............$ 700,000)
Port Louis Sourabaya Kuala Lumpu Madras
Rangoon Shanghai
Penang Singapore (Mauritius.)
-HONGKONG BRANCH Every description of Banking, ane Exchange business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts al two por cont per annom on Dail balances, and on Fixed Deposile at tales that may be ascertained on application."
J. E. ROSS, Acting Manager...
BUDGET TAXES.
LACE AND EMBROIDERY,
London, June 9.
In the House of Commons Mr. Baldwin announced that the Government had decided to adopt the recommendation of the com mittee and impose a 3314 per.cont. ad valorem duty on imports of lace and embroidery of all kinds.
Reuter.
TEA DUTY.
"A man of forty should novor drink beer, because it makes him corpulent."
Hm!" said Sir James. Do you believe that? Suppose beors is fattening. It soems to me I've met & good many proty healthy men who drink their share of boor-and they aren't all under forty either. Baar- drinkers are among the healthiest men in the kingdom."
"Every man of forty who would live to ninety must become a food specialist."
Sir James chuckled.
"That's good," was his comment on this" rulo. "I'd only like to know how he's going to do it."
2
"He should fast for three days. from time to tima, drinking lot of alkaline fluid such as Vichy water."
This rule thoroughly roused. Sir James. "Tomfoolery 1" he cried. What shall wo be up to next? I don't boliova Tranch waters were oroated especially for Englishmen to drink. What's the use of all these rules? Life wouldn't be. worth living if we adopted all the doctrines of food specialists. Vichy water! I've nothing against Vioby water, but really...'
AS FOR TEA.
London, June 9. In the House of Commons, in the committee stage of the Finance
A man of forty-five or fifty Bill, the House rejected by 274 to should eschew afternoon to."
"And," added Sir James, "I £1,200,000 149 a Labour amendment to £1,081,875 reduce the toa duty to a penny.
presume that be should also not Mr. Churchill pointed out that go to church on Sundays. What's 393 million pounds of tea was the next? '.
The next was:~~ consumed in the United Kingdom
Foreign Exchange & General Banking business transacted.
Interest allowed on.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
2% per annum on daily credit balancered the consumption at 395 million of over $100.00
SAVINGS
4% per annum
DEPOSITS ·
for 12 months 5% per annum
4%
15
6 3
*
3
% per annum
on Demand 20 BRANCHES: Canton, Swatow, Shanghai, Hankow, Bangkok, New York and San Francisco. £5,000,000 LONDON BANKERS-The Lloyds 52,594,160 Bank Ltd. £135,000
LOOK POONG SHAN, Chief Manager.
HEAD OFFICE:" 122, Leaderball London E.C. WEST LONDON BRANCH:
14 16, Cockspur Street, London S.W.I EASTERN BRANCHES : Bombay, Calenta, Karachi, Madrar, Coloubu, Singapore, Hongkang, Canton and Shanghai.
The Corporation undertake, Glouerait
Banking and Exchange Business of every description and is addition to its Branches bus Agencie in all the principal cister bf the world.
L. F. HOPKING.
Mankger.
3 months 1er oct. 6 moda 45 por 22, Des Vœux Band Central, Hongkong cení, nue your s per cor f.;.
Bozes lo Brut. Deposit
time Our Vaults safeguarde by
doublo cumbinations. clocks and Armour plate steel doors,
Destination
Sailla
Swatow
Jume
Manila
12th
Vanemvor"
Liverpool
12th
.Co.
Boochoos
12th
J. Y. LUJM,
Manager.
Mnji
12th
Kabe Calcutta Antwerp
TEE BANK 02 OKINA.
Yokoliaian Shanghai
1301+
.14th
Swntow
JA & Co.
1
Impending Arrivals.
(Supplied by our Advertisers.)
Agents
P&O
P&O
PAO
4
P&O
P&O
NY K
From
Sugapore
Singapore
Manila
Shanghai
Singaporo
Lonilon
Due Hongkong
1 th Jago
11th
12th
32LH
16th
Consignees Diary.
(Compiled from cur Advertisemente.)
Free Clalms. Storage Expires
Examina- tion Date
Tues. & Fri.
Agents
11 & 8
Goods Stored Last
Junio 11
to be in by
June 25
CP50 Kowkon Tune 10
Jnue 11
Jug 18
Tricate Malaya
D&Co. Kowloon June 14.
June 24
Jun 13
Venizia Troilus
M& Co. Kowloon Tuno 10 D&Co. · Kowloon
June 19
June 15
Juno 15
June 25
June 16
· B&S
Holt's ..
June 30
Tues, & Fri.
Steamers' Movements."
Empress of Asia arrived Kobe on the 9th June 9.00 a.m. left Kobe on the Bih Juvo 4.00 p.m. and in due at Nagasaki on the 10th June 1.00 p.m..
✪
BANQUE DE L'IND)-CHINE
(BRANCH BANK.)
ITEAD OFFICE:
86, Boulevard Hlaupsinau, Paris.
Capital .......... Paist-op Capital [Specially authorized by Presidential Reserves.
1 Stundate of the Republic of China on the
23rd of November, 1917.)
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.
Established 1830.
1፡
last year compared with 381 mil-A brain worker should not. lion pounds in the previous year, take a heavy lunch at one while the 1925-26 Budget estimat- o'clock
Sir Jame's safe comment on pounds.
this rule was I expect the man The clause in the Budget em-who said that is a very heavy
himself. worker bodying the tes duty was adopted brain
Any by 277 to 140-Reuter.
moro ?"
After the rejection of a series Never take alcolio before of Labour and Liberal amend-night, and take very little even ments in the course of a night long then."
debate following time-worn fiscal "Ah! Now we're getting to controversial lines, the House it," said Sir James, "Now I'm adopted the McKenna duties by going to give you one of my 186 voles 67-Reuter,
GERMAN AVIATION.
THE "ROUND GERMANY" FLIGHT.
And that is:-Nover
rules, on any account take alcohol an hour before going to bed, It's the vory worst thing, &. man can do. And yet hundrede do it. They get into the habit of it; maybe they think it makes them sleer.
Berlin, June 9,
"Do you realise that hundreds Thirty-five out of the thirty- and thousands of man all over the eight airmen who participated in country are going to bed every Round Germany" flight have so realise it. But it is a fact. And Capital (Fully paid up) ..........V. 100,000.000 the fifth and last circuit of the night half-drunk? They mayn't
V. 80,500,000 Reserve fund.
far returned to the Templehof it is such a regrettable fact that HEADOFFICE --YOKOHAMA,
aerodrome. The winners of the in my own household I noter Bounches and Agencies at
competition will not be announced allow any alcohol to be seved Hube
Sternbaya for a fortnight. The fastost spoed within an hour of bed-time." Lendon Rangoon
San Francines in the last circuit was attained by
"But as for those general diet- Baumer, who with a sixty horse-ing rules-you'll find that most Les Angeler Souttle"
Slanghini power Wright machine did the of them are meaningless, and e Manus
Singapor lap in 8 hours, 8 minutes. Two good many of them are sheer
Shimonesek,
babies" completed this circuit in Balderdash, Anybody can make Neschwang Sydney
Tientein
sixteen house. Loorzer is pro- up a string of rules a yard longif bably the winner of the under ho's got the inclination. I do it New York Tokyo
Tsinnata
forty horsepower olase, as he has myself sometimes when I've got Tsingtao
the greatest. mileage nothing better to do, Vindivotne flown
although unable to completo the But"-and this
Was Bir last circuit through a forced James's parting shot-"I usually landing-Reuter.
Batovin Bombay
hos Ayres Tynia
Calcutta
Chang-hu
Dažra
DELAY Fenstic
Makden Hamburg Ilankow
"
Okay
Peltig
Honolulu lfurbin
Isin do
Jepara
Saigen
.Fra. 72,000,000.00 Fr. 68,400,000.00 Kai Yuen ..F. 59,667,243.53
Authorized Capital.
Tail-up Capitid......
BRANCHES & AGENCIES: Bankok Hongkong $60,000,000.00 Battambang Mengtso Noumea .....$12,278,600.00 Canton
L'apects Puitingg Haiphong Hankow Hutio
Saigon Shanghai
Singapore
Tienlain
funurale Pum-enh Tludiveslock Pondicherry Yunnanfu
Reserve Funds.5 9,690,426.24 Djibouti
HEAD OFFICE; PERING. HONGKONG BRANCHES :
4, Quen's Bond Central, Branchen Sch-branches all over China and correspondents in Europa, Amerim and other part of the World
· LONDON BANKERS -The National Provincial and Union Bank of England) I.td.
The Charanty Trust Company of Now Fork.
NEW YORK BRANCHES:-Thu leving National Banks. The Equitable Trust Company of New York,
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on applica. tion.
Every description of Banking business transected.
Loans granted on approved securities. Special facilities for Home Exchange.
YEE PEI, Manager.
DANKERS:
Interest allowed on Current Accounts. Depcaits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on, application.
Mr. C. ARIMA;' Munnger. Hongkong, March 11th 1026.
THE HO HONG PANG, LTD. (cbinked 2017.)
In FRANCE: Comptoir National! d'Escompto do. Paris; Credit Lyons; Banque de Paris et den Pays-Bay Credit Industriales Authorised Capital Commercial Societe General.
Tasued
CAPITAL:
$20,000,000 8 000,000 4,000,000
Reserve Funds of
In LONDON The National I'rs Pald-up.
vincial and Union Bank of England Lud; Comptnie Nitiount d'Eccompte de Paris, Crodit Lyonnnis.............
In NEW YORK :--J. P. Morgan & Co. Interest allowed on Current Account and Fixed Deposits according to arrange
mont.
Every description of banking and exchange businca transacted,
'A. LECOT,
Manager,
Shareholders
Surplus
4,000,000 825,000 SINGAPORE..
HEAD OFFICE Branches Agencies and Correspondents in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted...
B. L. HUANG,
Manager.
"havo,"
No wonder it's cool!
Every minute
8000 cubic feet
of chilled air
enter The Coronet!