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LOCAL BUILDINGS.
NEED FOR INCREASED SUPERVISION,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFH,
signment used in reinforced con- crete buildings should be subjected.; They are (a) tensile tests (b) cold bending (e) bending after temper Ing.
in
The tenalle tests should give the j Professor Middleten Smith, of yield-point, the ultimate strength Hongkong University, contributes a
and the elongation. The yield- vory Interesting article to the Farpoint is a most important figure as Eastern Review on the need for if once that is exceeded in actual teating materials used for construc-practice the material is untrust- tion in the Far East, and makes special reference to the local build- ing regulations, as well as the les eans to be learned from the dis- astrous collapses this year at Happy Valley and Po Hing Fong. views on reinforcement and on lime mortar are of special interest. Writing on Hongkong's building laws, Professor Middleton Smith comments:--
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worthy. There is, of course, actual practice, always a factor of safely in the design of reinforced concrete buildings, but it must be always considered bad practice to use bad materials. It must be em- phusised that the factor of safely Is to allow for unexpected stresses, etc. It is not employed to cover up defects of material.
We may therefore say that any "One noticeable feature of the reinforged concrete structure in present system is an almost com-
which the steel used is below the plete absence of any regulations | requirements of the British Stan-, concerning the strength of the dards Specification must be defec- materials used in building constructive,
On that basis, there must be,
a number of defective buildings in Hongkong.
It is not the intention to make a panie. No doubt the fartor safety will
tion. The Building Authority has a very limited number of inse tors whose duty it is to visit build- ings during construction to see that the plans are adhered to strictly
cover the defective) and to report on any materiais | material, and the buildings, being] used. From time to tine, the liberally designed, will be stable Building Authority has prosecuted for many years. What is insistei contractors. for using nurlar of a upon is that it is essential, ngor quality, but of late, this pre-the prodretion of the public, that tice aren to have fallen
all steel used in reinforced maturate) should be ed only when there is! a satisfactory rertificate as to its physical properties.
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Either the contractors do not trups gress which sens unfikely----ar, what is more probable, the But ing Authority has been insuflicient- ly staffed.
THE OF LIME MORTAR.
for
A quotation from the report of
During the last thirteen years, the teclmiral experts who invrati- the writer has been lecturing to engineering students in the Univer-ated the collapse of the retaining lives in Hongkong at Po Hing Pong wall which caused the loss of 75
may be permitted. In rebuilding
sity of Hongkong. The equipmert includes a fairly complete, oy'ût.
for testing the materials of important retaining walls Portland straction. There are delinste ra tine experiments for testing ment, bricks, steel, timber, etc. and
40-
as far as possible, the materials uses are varied.
br
Cagent would no doubt be used ind place of the lime and real earth used in old designs."
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It has been the practice in Hong- keng to use morlar made up local red earth which is really des
The basis of comparison for the fests is that of the British Star-composed granite, and lime. That dards specification. That is cause these standards are usually only in the building of retaining praelier has been carried out na accepted as reliable and safe by all walls, but in other building opera- Anglo-Saxon engineers. Also in. It is one that should cease. Materials used in the oral ship It is hoped that one result of th yards or other places where certi-disaster will be the revision of re- heates are demandësi are made to gulations regarding the composi remply with these specifications:
tion of morlar.
DEFECTIVE STEEL.
cemet
It may be stated at one that very little of the local steel purcalations could be revised.
No doubt if Portland were used always the building r
15.
real diflicuity is that of supervisional
chased casually does comply with the requirements of the British As soon as the Inspector's back Standards Specification. It is the is turned, the cement will be omit- opinion of the writer that nearly teal by the contractor, in nine cases all of the steel that has been used out of tea. Hears fines or other fog reinforced concrete construc-
penalties may be imposed, but the
tion in this part of the world has average contractor will run risks, failed to meet the requirement it is impossible to have a reliable sisted upon in England. A great! deal of this steel comes from the building job in the Calong
insportar stauling Continent of Europe, and
The Sumber of such inspectors empt c
over
PVery
from Britain and America." A well-ed by the PW.D. should be very, known local engine, who Jednich increased, however, and puas-
great experience of testing sted by the police or sanitary spec) in Britain and America, discussed disaster will be the revision of re- this matter with the writer. seeing the results of many tests on steel made in the University this engineer said "of courag thou are just dumping steel that wou'd
On tors migh
onitted in the mixing of mordur."
have power to report
It
James Ballantyne, an apiarist
one.
produce
Iw
not be used in ordinary practice at of Nelson, B.C., is endeavoring to home. It is a case of "send it outdiscover whether bees can be to Caina, they won't worry." pught not to be allowed." As these props of honey annually instead
persuaded to Sentiments exactly coincided with those of some of us who had consignment
is shipping al thought the matter over carefully Zealand, where gummer is just, of bees in New for some time, they are worth res beginning, and if the experiment cording.
is sürressful, it is planner to ship] There are three tests få whie': colonies from one end of the samples of steel from every cen- | Paríție ta the other every year.
MISS-UNDERSTOOD
(By Stan Hil
Old Resident to newly-arrived Bride:--"Of course, my doar, you'll find that the Chinese boys will always bo trying.
Kequdesə" you!"
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
share quotations issued to-day:--- The following is the list of local
Banks.
Hongkong. $1,090 Chartored, 420
n.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1925.
|HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
$20,000,000 $20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONGXONG. Authorised Opal -- Issued and Fully Paid-up
Eescere Fand Bierling
Saver -
£ 1,590.000 -$20 500.000
Mercantile A. and B., £293 Reserve Labilty of Proprietors Mercantile C., £13.
P. and O., £9 n. East Asia, $85
1:
Marine Ins.
Canton Ins., $600 n. China Underwriters, 52.208. North China, Th, 140 n Unions, $250 b. Yangisze, $35 b
Fire Ins.
China Fires, 160 n. Hongkong Fire, $600
Shipping,
Douglases, $40 n. Steamboats, $23 Tugs, $41 n. Indo-Chinas, $38
n.
Shell Truns. 98. b. Star Ferris, $603 sa. Waterboats, $16 J Oriental Nav.. $250
Refineries.
China Sugars, $31 b. Malabons, $48
11.
Mining.
1).
17.
Benguets, $2 h. Kailans, 45. n. Langkats, Tis. 331 h S'hai Explorations, Tls. 5.25 Shanghai Loans, Ths. 8 Raubs, $6.60 Tronoha, 58. n. UralCaspians, 8. - 11.
Docks, etc.
n.
11.
Kowloon Wharfs, $1331 Whanpon Docks, $55! n. Hongkews, Ts. 165 b. New Engineerings. Tls. 7 Shanghai Docks, Tis. 115 n.
Lands Hotels, etc..
1. and S. Hotels, $9.35 su. M.K. Lands, 3687 . Realtys, $6. b. cäll paid Territorials, $5 1. Humphreys, $14 b Princes Bldgs, $150 Rural Lands, $7.
Cottons.
I.
Ewo, T.-10.50 s. Oriental, Th. $3.50 n. Shui Cortons, Tis. 66 0.
Miscellaneout..
31.
Canton Tees, $71 n. Cements, $15.50 6. China Buses, Tls. 101 b. China Lights. $15) Chin Prov., 30 s, Constructions, $1.85 b. Dairy Farms, $19 s. Der A. Wing, $10 Electrics, $55 n.
1.
Macno Electries, $40. Developments, 30 cents, Ropes, $40
b.
$30,000.00
BANK S
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION,
(Owced by the National Dity Bank of New York.
www.an
Oxpfial & Borplan .....................U.B. $15,000,000 HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York LONDON OFFICE:
Barcelona
COURT OF DIRECTORS: G. M. Young, Esq. Chairman D.M. Bernard, Esq Hon. Mr. A.. La Batavia
H. P. White, Kea. Deputy Chairman Baraboza
W. H. Bell, Esq. W. L. Pattonden, Haq' Hod. Mr.P.H.Halycak T. G. Weall, Esq. A.H. Compton, Eaq. J.A. Flummer, Esq. Bombay Caloutta
Chief Manager
A. E. Bartow, Esq. Manager: Shanghai-G. H. Stitt, Esq.
Canton Debu
Oolon
Daizon
Bankow
Harbin
Hongkong
LONDON BANKERS: WESTMINSTER BANK LTD. CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Kobe ed. in LOCAL CURRENCY and La Vega
Madrid FIXED DEPOSITS received for fanile one year or aborter periods in Local Curronoy and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hongkong, 21st. Feb., 1924,
36 Bishopsgate, E.C.
BRANCHES :
Osaka
Panama
Poking
Puerto Plata
Rangoon
San Francisco, Cal.
San Francisco de Macoris San Pedro de Macaris Sanchez
Santiago de 101 Caballero Santo Domingo Shangha
Singapore
Tiontain
Tokio Yokohama
Currant
THE P. & 0. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.
(Incorporated in England 1020) With was is alliated THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD. INDIA. Authorised Capita)........... £8,000,000 Subscribed and Paid-up...£2,594,160 Berve Fund £160,000 READ OFFICE:
122; Lexdenbalt London E., WEST LONDON BRANCH: 14-16, Cooks Street, London 8.W.I.
EASTERN BRANCHES Bombay, Caloutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombe, Singapore, Hongkong, Canton and Shanghai,
The Corporation undertake General Banking and Exchange Business of ovary description and in addition to the Branches has Agencies in all the principal cities of
the world.
L. E. HOPELNS,
Manager.
22. Das Voux Road Central. Hongkong,
OBIENTAL COMMERCIAL BANK LTD.
Commercial and Travellere' Lottors of Credit, Bills of Fachange and Cable Transfers bought and sold. accounts and Savings Bank accounta opened and Fixed Deposits in local and 10 Des Voeur Boud Contral, Hongkong.
foreign currencies taken at rates that may be ascertained on application to the Bank.
We are ning abin to offer our Cunsomer
City Bank of New York in the principal The Buana of the abóra Bank is countries of South America and in the conducted by the HONGKONG AND West Indies. SBANGBAT BANKING CORPORA. TION Rates many he obtained on application.
HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK, the services of Branches of the Nationa
INTEREST on Doppalta in calculated or the lowest balance during each com pleted Calendar Month at 3 par cent for annam. Should there be no balance on any day in a month no interest will bo
allowed for that month.
Depositors may transfer at their option Balance of $100 or mars so the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be' places on FIXED DEPOSIT at CUR. RENT RATER.
For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank ing Corporatica.
A. H. BARLOW,
Ühtel Manager, Hongkong, 7th, January 1925.
THE BAND OF CANTON LTD. Head Office Hongkong.
Authorised Capital... Paid Up Capital Silver Reserve Fand.$700,000
£1,200,000 £1,081,875
Foreign Exchange & Goneral Banking business transacted.
Interest allowed on
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
2% per annum on daily credit balancer of over $100,00:
SAVINGS
4% per anali DEPOSITS
for 12 months 5% per annum
Ꮒ
4%
г
"
5
on Demand
2% per annum
BRANCHES :
Capton, Hwasow. Shanghai, Healow, Bangkok, New York aud San Franciaco.
LONDON BANKERS-The Lloyda Book Ltd.
LOOK POONG SHAN, Chief Manager.
THE FANK CF CHINA.
(Specially authorized of residential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.)
Tramways, $25 b.
m
Lane Crawlords, $123
i.
Mackintosh, $214
Authorized Capitul.. Paid-up Capital ...
Peak Trams, $15! b. Sinceres, $1!
5.
Taxis, $5 8. United Asbestos, $20 n. Watsons Old, $16 Watsons (New), $15 Powells, $14 s. Amusements, $10 b.
$60,000,000,00
. $19,278,500.00 Reserve Funda$ 9,629,426.24
HEAD OFFICE: PERING. HONGKONG BRANCHES
4, Queen's Bond Central. Branches and Sub-branches all over: Chine and correspondents in Europo, America and other parts of the World.
LONDON BANKERS-The National Provincial and aion Bank of England
Led.
"Hi! not so loud, not balf so York.
loud"
Yelled the Producer's voice The Baton-waver pursed his
lips
And said "I have no choice The ere has forte plainly
marked."
"But dama it Manalive
We'll never hear a single word. Play it at thirty five !"
FLAPPER FANNY says-
'Q@
Musio used to soothe the soul now it makes the
The Guaranty Trust Company of Now) NEW YORK BRANCHES -The Irving National Banku. The Equitable Trust Company of New York.
Intercat allowed on Currant Accounts: and Fixed Deposits. Terms on applica
tion.
transected.
Every description of Dauking busines
Loans granted on approved securities, Special facilities for Home Exchange. TSU YEE PEI,
Макаког.
司公垜管養實法中
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE
pour le
Commerce et L'Industrio
(Incorporated in France).
5, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris.
Capits: ......
Roserves
Fra 20,000,000,
Special Working Capital Fre.50,000.000.
BRANCHES.
Paris. Lyon, Marseilla
Saigon, faiphong, Hano
Peking, Shanghai Fiantern
Danton, Hongkong.
BANKERS..
G. 1000,
Manager.
Queen's Road Contral, Hongkong.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.}
£3,000,000
Paid-up Capital. Reserva Fund.....£4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors£3,000,000 Foreign Exchango and General Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for 1 your or aborter periods at etes which will be quoted or application.
A. K. FERGUSON) | Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE (BRANCH BANK)
---བསཡས ཐ
HEAD OFFICE :
96, Boulevard Haumann, l'aria. Capital
Fra. 72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital Reserves
Fr. 68,400,000.00 Fre. 68,667,283.64
BRANCHES & AGENCIES:
Saigon
Shanghai
Singapore
Bankok
Hongkong
Battambang Mengtso
Canton
Noumoa
Djibouti
Гароста
Tientsia
Haiphong
Peking
Tourans
Hankow Honol
PnomPenh
Tladivostock
Pondichery Yunnanfu,
BANKERS:
HEAD
OFFICE:
BRANCHES BANGKOK-
SHANGHAL Correspondents: London: West- minator Bank, Ltd; Now York: National City Bank; San Francisco: Union Trust Co. of San Francisco; Canton Hunk, Authorised Capital
35 000 000 Paid Up Capital .................$1 200,000 Modern banking in all its beanchos Current accounts savings accounts and fixed deposits solicited. Lans granted en approved necrcity.
Overseas banking a speciality. INTEREST, Current accounts & par cont ravings 4 per cent, Fizoć Deposits. 3 months 4 per cent, & months 4 por cont, one year 6 por cent,
1
Bufe Deposits, Hoxes for Rent, Our Vaults safeguarded by timo clocke and double combinations. Armeur plat atual deors.
J, Y. LUM,
Manager,
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. (Established 1917,)
CAPITAL:
Authorised Capital
Isaued
Paid-up.
Reserve liabilities of
Shareholders
Surplus
ITALIT
Gold Medal Asbestos Corrugated and Flat Sheets.
The only manufacture of its kind which has secured a gold medal.
STOCKS CARRIED.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
Import Department;
Sole Agents.
UNDERWOOD.
TYPEWRITERS
PORTABLE MODEL Weight 8 lbs. in travelling case.
MINIMUM WEIGHT. MAXIMUM SERVICE.
Price Mex. $112,50 Nett.
DODWELL & Co., Ltd.
Office Equipment Dept.
.$20,000,0.... | Queon's Building, Ground Floor
8,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
825,000
HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE. Branchos, Agencies and Correspondente in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transmetod.
HZ. KUANG
Manager,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK LTD.
Established 1830.
In FRANCE:- Comptoir National Capital (fully paid up)... 100,000,000
d'Escorupte de, Paris; Credit Reserve fund. Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bay Credit Industrial st Commercial; Socioto General.
Y. 83,600,000 HEADOFFICE-YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencies at
Kobo London
Semarang
Scernbaya
Rangoon
(Opposite Forry Wharf.)
Tol, C.1030.
MANUFACTURERS
LIFE
· INSURANCE COMPANY,
Toronto, Canada.
Insurance in force
azcoocia
Assets exceed.........
@ $285,000,000
$ 53,000,000-
ARNBOLD & COMPANY, LTD.
Agouts.
GEO, H, LYNOTT,
Special Representative.
Los Angeles San Francisco The Empresa Storo Manila Seattle
Nagasaki
In LONDON-The National Pro Batavia vinciar and Baion Bank of Eagload, Bombay Ltd: Comptoir National d'Encompte Bocos Ayres Lyons de Paris, Credit Lyonnais.
Calcutta In NEW YORK-J. P. Murgah & Co. Cantor Interest allowed on Current Accoaute Changchun
Dairan and Fixed Deposita according to arrange-
(Dainy) Evory coacription of banking and Fongtion exchange business transacted.
A. LECOT.
Manager:
meni.
THE BANK OF EAST
LIMITED.
ཀ
Mukden
Hamburg. Hankow Honolula Harbin ASIA Kaj Yuon
HEAD OFFICE-BONGKONG.
Anthorisad Ospital - Paid-up Capital - Reserve Fund-
→ $10,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000
DIRECTORS
Mok Ching Kong
Wong Yun Tong Huyub Taiz
Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Bon-Chairman Fung Ping Shen Li Koon Chu P.K. Kwok Ng Ching Luk Pong Wal Ting
Ka Yan Po
Chas Ching Bbok
Every description of Banking and Exobunge business transacted-Loube granted on approved socurities.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to lot,
IKAN (TONG PO
Chief Manager. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPHIJ.
(Netherlands Trading Society), BANK.
Established 1824
Hongkong Branch established 1906.
Authorized Capital Quilders...150,000,000
(£12,500,000)
Shanghai
Nagoya Bingapore Nowchwang Shimonosek Guaya Sydney
New York Tientia Fuking
Rio de
Талого
Karachi
Tokyo
Trinantu Toingiau Vladivostock Saigon. Intoreel allowed on Current Accounts. Deposits received for fixed periods t rates to be obtained on application.
Mr. C. ARINA, Managor Hongkong, March 11th 1925.
T.
NAKAO Japanoso BhoolExport. TORTOISE SHELL BOXES and CASES A SPECIALITY
Aator House Hotel Building, Queen's Road Control,
58, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
"Under English Management"
Orders for Wines, Liquors, Provisions, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, etc.
Promptly executed at, com petitive prices.
4DCTIONEERING & BROKERING CO., LTD.
Proprietors.
By Spesial arrangement with tho Committee of the Royal Hong- Long Gol Club, we have boon on- ablod to publish an excellent. book of views of
HONGKONG'S
GOLF COURSES
Call and inspect these at the MEE CHEUNG ESTABLISHMENTS
Studio:-Ice House Street Ist Branch-Beaconsfield Arcade
Paid-up Capital Quildera 80.300,000 FOR ATTENTION OF MASTERS 2nd. Branch: Main Corridor of
(6,666,670 02 NORTH-BOUND STRAMEES, Reserve Fund Guilders 20,536,061 ( 1,711,406) Spousal Reserves Guilders...... 22,560,000 (£1,008,330)
HEAD OFFICE :-AMSTERDAM. Eastern HEAD OFFICE :~BATAVIA
BRANCHES,—
Bandjermanin Kola-Radja Sotterdam Bandoeng Macassar Samarang Bombay Meden
Shanghai Onleutta
Choribon
FRANCE: Societe General Banqua Djember
Perleng Bingapore Palembang Boerabaia Pocalongan Surakarta Solo
Nationala do Credit, Banque do Djokjakarta: Penang Tozn Paris et des Pays Bas.
LONDON-Midland Bank Ltd." NEW YORK-Irving Bank, Colombia Trust Co.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. · Carra
pondents throughout the world."
Kobe Pontianak Tatjap and The Haguc Rangoon Weltevreden
London Bankers --National Provincial
Bank, Ltd,
Correspondants all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
8, during the North-Eas Monsoon, thero is always ers running sot UT BUNKER poes bity of North-bound steam
CUAL, this to inform you tha TAIT & CO., AMOY, (woll protected port with good anchor. age, have stocks of GOOI JAPANESE BUNKER COA AT REASONABLE PRICES.
Wireless massagen via Hong kong or Formona are re-trmus- itted by the Great Northern Telegraph Co. and a wire te "TAÏT" or "COALBUNKER' AMOY, will receive their promp aftantior A
Hongkong Hotel Official Photographers to the "Hongkong Telegraph"
METALS
at all kinds especially for ship-buikling and engineer- ing work, Complete stock. Bost, Terms. Immediate dolivory,
SINGON & CO...
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1880]