OUR VOLUNTEERS.
I'LA FEST CORPS ORDERS.
1.
* Volunteer Netan Corps orders. with the exceptionse for the Scottish Compaq, h we pub- lished yesterdaya ni as follows:
MIELAYS.
DECEMBER GTIL AND 13TH. Members are reminded that at- tendance at these Field Daya is one of the conditions for officieney as follows:
December 6th-Infantry Coin- pany, Scottish Company, Mounted -Infantry Company,
} ex-
December 13th:-All units cept Artillery Company, Reserve Company and Medical Section.
Time of departure from Kowloon Station 9.15 am, train, return from Fanling 5.51 p.m. train.
Members will provide their haversack rations, the Corps Can- teen will be in attendance endh day.
Dress: Uniform, helmet,, khaki jacket, shorts, putties, rifle, bay- onet, belt, braces, pouches, haver- sack and water bottle.
The rifle range will be allotted to the Infantry Company from 1024) hours to 13.00 hours, Mounted In-] fantry Company from 13.00 hours lo 14.30 hours and Scottish Compaty from 14.30 hours to 17.00 hours.
The Lewis Gun Range will be atj disposal of O's, C. in reserve orderi to above.
Targets: 10 per 20 men and screens for Lewis Gub.
Tiles: Individual 50 and Lewis Cun 50.
Arms: Must be drawn from Corps Headquarters on Friday, the) 4th inst,, between 10 am. and 12) noon, or 2 and f p.m., or 5 and 4) p.m., and on Saturday, the 6th inat, between 9 a.m. and 1pm.
ARTILLERY COMPANY.
City Section parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. en Tues, day, 8th. Geometry. Dress: Mufti,
Taikoo Section parade at Taikoo
at 5.16 p.m. on Friday, 11th Decem-] ber. Dress: Mafti.
ENGINEER COMPANY.
All Sections parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Mon- day, 7th December. Dress: Mufti. Field Section parade st. Corps Headquarters from 5.30 p.m. to, 7.30 p.m. on Monday, 7th December, for Practical Field Geometry. Dress Mufti.
Field Company: A lecture for! N. C. Os (more particularly Field Co. N. C. O's) and others interestedį will be given at Corps Headquur- ters on Thursday, 10th, December, at 5.30 p.m. Subject: "Water Sup- ply and Camp Provisions."
Signal Section parade at Corps Headquarters from 5.30 to 6,30 pm. on Thursday, 10th December, for Buzzer Prnetice. Dress: Mufti
Light Section parade at Belcher's Fort for. D. E. L. Runs from 6 to 11 p.m. on Thursday, 17th Decem- ber. Dinners will be provided by the Corps. Dress: Cups, tenies, long trousers and belts, no vide.
arms.
ARMOURED CAR COMPANY. All ranks parade at Corps Head-) quarters at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, 7th December; for Gan and Drill. Dress: Mufti.
Car
Field Day at Faniing will be held on Sunday, 13th December. Parti-]
culars will be issued later.
INFANTRY COMPANY.
N. C. O's Class paradé at Corps
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
share quotations issued to-day:~.
The following is the list of local;
Banks,
Hongkong, $1,085 n. Chartered, 420 n.
Mercantile A. and B., £29. n. Mercantilo C., £13
P. and O., £9)
n.
11.
East Asia, $85 n.
Marine Ins,
Canton Ins., $600 n.
China Underwriters, $2.15 b. North China, Tis. 140 n. Unions, $249 b. Yangtzo, $35 b
Fire Ins.
China Firas. $160 n. Hongkong Fire, $600 n.
Shipping.
I.
Douglases, 840 m. Steamboats, 5234 b. Tugs, $4 n. Indo-Chiñas, 838 Shell Trans., 95/- 1 Star Forrine, $601 b. Waterboats, $16 h Oriental Nav., $280 n.
Refineries
China Sugars, $30 b. Malabons, $48 n.
Mining.
1.
Benguets, $2 Kailans, 45/- 1. Langkais, Tbs. 331 b. S'hui Explorations, Ths. 5.25 Shanghai Loans, Tls, 8 Raubs, 36.60 15. Tennobe, 58- n. Ural Caspians, Nr.
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharfa, 133 S. Whampoa Docks, $551 b. Hongkews, Tls. 160 b. New Engineerings, Tls. 74 Shanghai Docks, Tis. 117 b. Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $9.25 b. H.K. Lands, $681 b. Reallys, $6. b. call paid Territorials, $5 b. Humphreys, $16 Prince Bldgs, $150 Rural Lands, $7
Cultons.
M.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
HONGKONG AND, SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG, Authorised Ospital
$50,600 000
·Issued and Fully Fald-op - $30,000.090 |
Becerra Fund Sterling
Bilser -
£4,500,000 $26 500.000
$50,000.00
Reserve Liability of Proprietors
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
BANK 5.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
(Owned by the National City Bank of New York).
Capital & Harplus UB. $1,000,000
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Strool, New York. LONDON OFFICE: 36 Hishopsgate, Ę.C. BRANCHES :
Barabona Barcelona
COURT OF DIRECTORS: G. M. Young, Esq. Chairman H. P. White, Esq. Deputy Chairman D.G.M. Bernard, Eag Hon. Mr. A.O. Long Batavia W. H. Boll, Esq. W. L. Pattonden, Esq
Dombay A.H. Compton, Esq. J.A. Plummer, Esq. Hon Mr.P..Holyoak T. G, Wooll, Esq.
Chief Manager
Calcutta Coutou Cobu
Colon
Dairen
Kaokow
Harbin
A. H. Barlow, Esq. Manager: Shanghai-G, H. Stitt, Esq," LONDON BANKERS: WESTMINSTER DANK LTD. Hongkong CURRENT ACCOUNTS open. Kobe od in LOCAL QURRENCY and La Vega
Madrid FIXED DEPOSITS received for fail one year or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on torma which will be quoted on application.
Hongkong, 21st. Feb., 1824.
Osolia
Panoma
Poking
Puerto Plata
Rangoon
San Francisco, Cal.
Ban Francisco de Macoris San Pedro de Macorit Sanchez
Santiago de los Caballero Santo Domingo
Shanghai
Singapore
Tiontein
THE P. & 0. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.
(Incorporated in England 1930)
1925.
With wasch in affisted THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD.
-INDIA. Authoriand Capital...... ***........£15:500,000 Subscribed and Paid-up £2,594,160 Reservo Faud ............
. 160,000
HEAD OFFICE:
192, Leadenhall Londnu E.0. WEST LONDON BRANCH: 14-16, Dockspür Street, London S.W.I.. EASTERN BRANCHES : Bombay, Caloutta, Karachi, Madrar, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong, Canton and Shanghai,
The Corporation undertake Ganers) Bauking and Exchange Business of every description and is addition to its Branches has Agoncias in all the principal cities of the world.
L.E. HOPKINS,
Manager.
22. Dow Vox Road Central, Hongkong
ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.
HEAD
OFFICE:
Tokio Yakahama Corauercial and Travellore Letters of Erodit, Bille of Exchange and Cable Currizt Transfers bought and sold, accounts and "Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deponita in local and 60 Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong. foreign currencies taken at rates that may be ascertained on application to the Bank. We are also able to offer our Customers the services of Branches of the Nations City Bank of New York in the principal: The Business of the above Bank countries of Nouth Americs and in the conducted by the HONGKONG AND}West Indios, SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA TION. Rules may be obtained on application.
HONGKONO SAVINGS BANK.
Dr
INTEREST on Deposita is calculated
the lowest balance during each com pleted Calendar Mouth at 3 par cont per
konum, Should there bo ng balanes on any day in a mouth no interest will be | allowed for thas month.
Depositors may transfer at their option b. Balance of $100 ne more to the HỒNG. KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be places no FIXED DEPOSIT at CUR- RENT RATES,
b.
G. HOGO,
Manager.
U Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter 1863,}
Paid-up Capita)
Reserva Fund.......
£3,000,000 24,000,000
For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bouk-Reservo Liability of Proprietor £3,000,000 ing Corporation
A. H. BARLOW,
Chief Managor, Hongkong, 7th. January 1920.
THE BANK OF CANTON LTD. Head Office Hongkong,
Authorised Capital.. Paid Up Capital.....
£1,200,000
Silver Reserve Fead.....
...: £1,091,875 -$700,000
Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts oponed and Fixed Deposits received fur 1 year or shorter periods at rice which will be quoted on application.
A. H. FERGUSON, Manager.
BAFQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE (BRANCH BANK.)
BRANCHES-BANGKOK- SHANGHAL' Correspondents:-London: Weat
minster Bank, Ltd; New York: National City Bank; San Francisco; Union Trust Co. of San Francisco;' Canton Pank, Authorised Capital
$3 000 000 Paid Up Capital....$1 500,000 Modern banking in all its branches Curront accounts savings accounte and fixed deposits solicited, Lan granted en approved secroity,
Overseas banking a specialty. INTEREST-Cetreat accounts 2 per cant savings 4 per cell, Fised Doposita, 3 menthe 4 per cent, & months 4 por cent, one your & por nent,
Safe Deposita, Boxes for Bont. Oue Vaults safeguarded by time blocks and double oombinations. Arc or plat stool doors.
J, Z. LUM,
Manager.
THE HO HONG BANF, LTD.
(Established 1017.)
CAPITAL:
Authorised Capital
$20,000,0
Issued
9,000,000
Pald-np
4,000,000
Reserve liabilities of
Shareholdera
4,000,000
Uspital...
Paid-up Capital Reserves
Frs. 72,000,000.00 Fra 63,400,000 00
Surplus
825,000
Fr. 59,667,233.54
#HEAD OFFICE:
Foreign Exchange & Gangrar Banking 06. Boulevard Haussmann, Paris,
businets transacted.
Intereat allowed on
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
2% per annum on daily credit balances
1].
of over $100.00 :
SAVINGS
Ewos, Tls. 10.60 s. Orientals, Ts. $3.40. S'haj Cottons, Tls. 63 b.
Miscellaneous.
Canton Ices, $74. n. Cements, $15.10 b. China Buses, Tls. 304 b. China Lights, $151 b. China Prov., $91 9. Constructions, $1.50 b. Dairy Farms, $19 Der A. Wing. $10 B. Electrics, $55 b. Macao Electrics, $40. Developments, 30 cents, b Ropos, $40 K,
A,
3.
Tramways, $25 b. Lane Crawfords, $124 b. Mackintosh, $211 n. Peak Trums, $15 b Sinceros, $11 Taxis, $5 8. United Asbestos, $20 n. Watsons (Old), $16 s. Watsons (Now), $15 B. Powells, $145. Amusements, $10 b.
Headquarters un Monday, 14th 1e-) Ultra-Violet
4% per annu DEPOSITS
for 12 months 5% per annum
6
J5
3
49.
300
"I
on Demand 2% per annum
BRANCHES: Danton, Swatow, Shanghai. Hapkow, Bangkok, New York, and San Francisco.
LONDON BANKERS-The Lloydı i Bank Ltd.
LOOK POONG SHAN, Chief Manager.
THE PANE CF (BINA,
*
(8pecially authorized by Presidential Mandate of the Rapublic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.)
Authorized Capital..........$60,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ...............$18,278,600.00 Reserve Funde........$ 9,629,425.24 HEAD. OFFICE: PEKING. HONGKONG BRANCHES :
4, Queen's Road Central. Branches and Bab-branches all over China and correspondanta, in Europe, America and other parts of the World.
LONDON BANKERS--The National Provincial and ion Bank of England
Ltd.
The Guaranty Trust Company of Now York.
NEW YORK BRANCHES -The cember, at 5.30 pan. under Sergt. from sunlight and from ultra-Irving National Barks. The Equitable
Trust Company of New York.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts
Major Wright. Dress: Mufti.
глуб obtained
violet lamps, are now well known
eont work by Dr. G. Murray tion Levick, British physician, seems
No. 3 Plataon parade at Corps a treatment for rickets. Re- and Fixed Deposits Terms on applica Headquanters on Monday, 7th December. at 5.30 p.m. Dress: Mufti, rifle, bayonet and belt.
No. 4 Platona parade at Corps Headquarters on Wednesday, 9th December, al 5.30 p.m. Dress: Mufti.
PROMOTION.
to indicate that is may also prove transacted.
fantile paralysis. the best method of treating in- Dr. Levick
ment consisted of a combination says he has found the best treat- of both ultra-violet und infra-red) rays. Both types are contained The following promotion will in sunlight, the infra-red. rays take effect from 25th November, being longer than the waves of 1925: No. 495 Lee.-Corp. A. C. visible light and the ultra-violat Bowker, No. 1 Platoon, to be Corays shorter. Dr. Levick has poral.
TRANSFER
No. 648 Pie. A. W. Shovelton, Armoured Car Company, is permit ted to transfer to Medieal Section. as from 1st December, 1926.
LEAVEL
Capt. H. B. L. Dowbiggin re- joined from leave on 30th Novem- ber, 1925, and Lieut. D. C. Logan,! M. C., on 27th Novembor, 1925,
been using a special are lamp of his own construction. Ho says treatment with this lamp than that he can better regulate, the when he depends upon the sun for the rays used in the troat-
mont,
KESIGNATION.
The following are permitted to resign from the Corps, os from 1st No. 934 Pte. W. II. Kylling, Re-December, 1926. serve Company, is granted 12) months' leave from 1st December, 1925, to 30th November, 1926.
REVERSION.
No. 742 Cpl. R, R. Jones, M. C., No. 1 Platoon, is permitted to re- vert to the rank of Private at his own request, as from 1st December, 1926.
No. 726 Spr. R. E. Stott, En-
ghieer Company.
No. 766 Spr. F. W. Mathew, En-
gineer Company.
Every description of Banking business
Loans granted on approved securation. Special facilities for Home Exchange. IN PEI,
Manager.
司公理管翃實法中 BANQUE FRANCO-COINOISE pour le
Commerce et L'Industrio. (Incorporated in France).
6, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rue St. Lazore, Paris.
CapHal
Fr 20,000,000. Beserves
.I.13.160,000. Special Working Capital Fr»,50,000.000,
BRANCHES
Paris, Lyon, Mazilia Saigon, niniong H
Paking, Shanghai, Tientsin Canton, Hongkong.
BANKERA.
BRANOHES & AGENCIES: Bankok Hongkong Baigon Battambang Mengtes
Noume
Prom Penb
Uanton
Djibouti
Гароз
Haiphong Hankaw Hanoi
Peking
J
BANKERS:
Shangbai
Singapore, Tionles Tourane
Fladivertook Pondtaberry Yousafu
HEAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE. Branches, Agencies and Correspondeuta
in the principal cities of the world.
Every description o Banking and Exchango brainera transacted,
HL. HUANG
Markger,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.
Established 1830. In FRANCE: --- Comptoir National Capital (fully paid up)....Y. 100,000,000
Paria; d'Escompte da.
Credit Reserve fand..
Y. 63,500,000 Lyonnais; Banque de Paris of desi Paye-Bay Credit Industrial Commercial; Bocioto General.
HEADOFFICE-YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at
Koba London
In LONDON The National Pro Batavio vincias and Union Bank of England, Bombay Lid; Comptoir National d'Escompis Bacnes Ayres Lyona ́de Paris, Üredit Lyonnais.
Calcatta
In NEW YORK - P. Murgan & Co. Canton Intereas allowed on Current Accounts | Changchun and Fixed Deposite according to arrange Dairon
(Dainy) ment,
Evory description of banking and Fengtian. Makden oxchange business transacted,
Hamburg A. LECOT.
Hankow Manager.
Semarang
Sperabaya
Bangocn
Los Angeles Ban Francisco Manila Seattle
Nagorakci Shanghai
Nagoya
Nowchwang Shimonosek Oraya
Bingapore
Sydney
New York Tientsin
Peking
Tokyo
Rio de
Teinantu
Honolala Harbia
Janeiro
Taington Vladivostock
THE DANK OF EAST ASIA Eni Yoon
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund-
DIRECTORS
$0,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000
Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Bɔn-Chairman
Li Koon Chus
Fung Ping Shax
P.K. Kwok
Ng Ching Luk Pong Wei Ting
Mok Ching Kong
Wong Yun Tong Huyuk Tal
Kan Yan Po
Chan Ching Shok Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted-Loans granted on approved securities.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to lot.
KAN (TONG PO Chief Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE. HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(Netherlands Trading Society). BANK.
Established 1824.
Hongkong Branch established 1006
| Authorized Capital Guilders .....150,000,000
Paid-up Capital Quilders
Reserve Fund Quilders
Karachi
Saigon.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts. Deposita received for fixed periods at ratos to be obtained on application.
Mr. C. ARIMA, Managara Hongkong, March 11th 1926.
T. NAKAO Japanese Shoe Export. TORTOISE SHELL BOXEE and CASES A SPECIALITY
Astor House Hatol Building,
* Queen's Road Central.
(£12,500,000 FOR ATTENTION OF MASTERS
(6,666,670) 0 NORTH-BOUND STEAMERS
20,535,001 (£1,711,406)
Special Reserves Guilders... 22,660,000 8, during the North-Eas
(81.880,330)
HEAD OFFICE :—-AMSTERDAM. Estora HEAD OFFICE-BATAVIA."
DEANCHEB Bandjormasin Eola-Radja Botterdam Bandoeng Macaspor
Samarang, Bombay Medan Shanghai
Padeng Singapore Palembang Boerabala Pecatongan Boerakarta Solo)
Valeutia
Charibor:
FRANCE:--Societe General Bangue Djember
Nationale do Credit, Banque de Blokjakasta Penang Tagal Paris-at dos Pays Bas
LONDON-Midland Bank Lad
NEW YORK-Irving Bank, Columbia
No. 820 Spr. A. Mujtaba, En- Trust Co.
gineer Company.
.
Every description of Banking and LD. JOLL, Captain, Euange, Bosine Transacted. Corr Adjutant, H.K.V:D.C.spondants throughout the world. Hongkong, December 4th, 1926.
ROLLIN
Kabe
Pontianak Tilatjay and The Hagus Hangoon Wellstraden
London Bankers --National Provincial Bank, Lid
Correspondents all over the world. !” BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION..
HERBSCHLEB
Monsoon there is always
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