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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
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Dr. R. Veitch Clark, the Medi- hot an authontic tribute from cal Officer of Health for Man- | Moses to Pharaoh's daughter for chester," has been advocating | rosening him from the Nile. In sleeveless and collarless clothes the circumstances I have thought, for men, so that our bodies may receive the full benefit of the health-giving ultra-violet rays of the sun when any). I, for one, have always advocated collarlegs
clothes for mom, not for the line- fil of absorbing ultra-violet solar raya, but for the benefit of sup prossing the ultra-blub language which daily accompanies our Hoarch beneath the bed for our lusive collar-stud. But I am not so enthusiastic about the abandon- ment of sleeves. I foreste troulda should I ever want to marry. A girl would never take my pro- testations as sincere; for, many years ago, in a moment of catf. love idolatry, I had. the name "Evangeline, accompanied by two hearts on a skewer, talinoed on my forearm. Now I can't possibly explain that away as a birthmark, and no girl would be. lieve my statement that it merely" represented, the name of favourite poem.
POEMS ON PROMINËNT
PERSONAGES.
Mr. Lloyd George.
Dear David, for the time your
sun's obscured:
It shings not in the heavens
politic:
Yot in the god old days you'vn
often lured
Us all by your
rhétoriq.
unrivalled
Aye, Britain's fate was quiver-
ing in the seales.
Your own son heart, amid the
War's red maze,
Kept stout the heart of England,
Scotland, Walus!
From America, land ofere sentiment d
Jas POBRANCA, reached me the following poison- ant newspaper advertisement :
HE HAPPENED TO DIE, TO
SOON."
Tomorrow he said. and then again,-" to-morrow: But he died, and his widow, in ner grief had to choose his resting-place. Like you, he meant to do it-bai he happened to die a day to
Sem for Hook
SOU
Photographs, Prieos and Terms.”
Yes, and don't forget to write, your name on the difed line. But why not go tho, whale hog. Mr. Advertiser ? J'Sovery bit as" trying the the widow to elige at rulia as a rial-plist. So carry
on!
MONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
READ OFFICE; HONGKONG. Authorised Capital Loved and Fully Paid-up
Reserve Fund Sterling - Bliver .
$50,000 000 $20,000.00
£ 4.400.000
$26 600.000
Reserve Liability of Propristora
$20,000.00
COURT OF DIRECTORS:.
Q. M. Young, Esq. Chairmas.
"SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1928.
BANK S
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
: CORPORATION.
(Owned by the National City Bank of New York).
[Capital & Surpins U.S. $1,000,000 HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Streek, New York.
LONDON OFFICE:
36 Bishopsgate, E.C.
BRANCHES "
Madrid
Manila
Denka
Panama
Peking Rangoon
Catiton
Cobu Culon
San Francisco, Cal.
Dairen
Hankow Harbin lengkong Kuba
Shanghay Singapore
Tiontain
. Tokio
Yokohama
fit as well to write to that eminento.G.M. Bernard, Esq Hon. Mr. A.O, Lang
H. P. White, Bag. Deputy Chairman Barcelona
Batavia Egyptologist, my friend Professor. 11. Reil, Fan, W. L. Pattondon, Eng Bombay Fifilinger Rottenbleiter of Potzia-All. Compton, Esq. J.A. Plummer. Eaq. Calcutta
send, for his pronunciamento Hon. Mr.P.II.Holyonk T. G. Wesll, Eng. upon the matter. In his reply!
Chief Manager he states that by the courtesy of].
A. H. Barlow, Esq. Professor "Grimme he has ligon Manager: Shanghal-0. H. Btitt, Esq. aldes to examino, the origioul LONDON BANKERS: |tablet, and has cong to the con- WESTMINSTER DANK LTD.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- clusion that the inscription is either a testimonial written by Jed in LOCAL CURRENCY and Balaam to his ass, or else a letter FIXED DEPOSITS received for from Og. King of Bashati, to Mr.Fone year or shorter periods in Drage, ordering "
iron Local Currency and Sterling on belstead un tig Easy Payments terms which will be quoted on systém.
application.
Hongkong, 21st. Feb., 1924.
NW
A WELCOME TO A WORTHY
WINTER WORKMAN.
(Pusê: “Glorions Decan." Tinker, tailor, ploughboy, thief, May grouse they've nought to do; Serf and vassal, churl and tief, May all have their grumbles, too. But there's a class of happy chaps [Who thrive while others fail.
Who remely the dire mishaps Tlust come in winter's trail.
-
Sa lot the blaring brass hand
play
HONGKONG sayings BanK:
The Business of the above Bankin conductol by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA TION. Rules rony be obtained on
applica
INTEREST on Deposits in calculated on this lowest infance during each com plotail Calendar Month at 34 per cunt pur Augur. Should there be no balance on Any day in mouth no intersat will be allowed for that month.
Depositor may travalor at their option Balance of $100 or more to the HONG- KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be
RENT RATES.
To great the blithe newcomer; And hail with land "tip-hip-places of FIXED DEPOSIT at OUR.
howray!"
Butcher, baker, brawer, clerk
The plomber, Jacky plumber!
May moan the lack of trailer. As also may the Sheeny, shark, Seamstress and dairymaid. You we are ver glad ab think If øver timre should come one A mishup to the kitchen sink Mens six months'
someone!
work for
So let the trumpet-blast Fing
Your
()!
And ply
sticks. drummer! And welenine with a gladsome
shoul
For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation.
A. H. BARLOW,
Chief Manager, Hongkong. 7th. January 1925.
THE BANK OF CANTON LTD. Hand Office Hongkong. Established 1912. Authorized Capital....... Paid Up Capital
THE P. & 0. BANKING CORPORATION,. LTD.
(lucorporated in England 1820) With wauen in alllikkod THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD. INDIA.
Authorised Dapitul. Subscribed and Fald-up
£5,000,000 .....£2,594,160
Reserve Fund 160,00
HEAD OFFICE:
122, Leadenhall London E.O. WEST LONDON BRANCH: *14-16, Cockapur Street, London 8,W.I.
EASTERN BRANCHES 5
Bombay, Caleutta, Karachi, Madres, Calomba, Singapore, Hongkong.
Danton and Shanbal
CHINESE OPTICAL CO.
Refracting and Manufacturing.
Crookes Glasses
A
Kryptok (Invisible)
Bifocals,
Toric Lenses.
Sun Glasses.
The Corporation undertake General 87, Queen's Road, Central.
Banking and Exchange Business of every description and in addition to its Branches has Agencies in all the principal cities pl
L. B. HOPKINS,
Manager.
the world.
Commercial and Travellere' Lettors off Credit, Bills of Exchange and Cable 22, De Vaux Road Central, Hongkong.
Current Transfer bought and old.
ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deponite in local and foreign currencies taken at rates that may he ascertained on application to the Bank.
BANK, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE":
We are nis able to offer our Customer 80 Des Voeux Road Contral, Hongkong. the services of Branches of the Nationa City Bank'nt New York in the principal countries of South Amarica and in the West Indies.
G. nogu,
Alunagor,
1
9 Queen's Road Central. Hongkong.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
(Incorporated by Royal Charte 1263.}
£3,000,000 Paid-up Capital.... Reserva Funt
........£4,000,000
Beerve inhityof Proprietors £3,000,000 Foreign Exchange and General Banking business trauancled.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed, Deposits received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted en application,
A. H. FERGUSON,.
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
HEAD OFFICE";
86. Boulevard Bonathon, Paris, £1,200,000 1 £1,078.000| Subscribed Capital ......FF, 73.000.000.00 Siver Renerye Fund ...............$ 700,00) || Pad Capital
Fr. 60 400,000.00 GRANCHES- Canton, Shanghai, Begerves Fand... Fra. 50,667,203.54 Bankaw, Swatow, Bangkok, New York and San Francisco,
CORRESPONDENTS in all principal Bankok
The plumber, happy plumber!ies of the World.
With spigot, cross-valve, snuri
and stake
A willing hand holl lend;. Brainl And though, a
all make.
lur river tubes he'll meni. No need the winter frostio dread; For when our pipes go plan, be Brigs tuon up with good red hadd And plasters Cum with ping!
So let the brazen fromdate]
Tour!
„And
twang your harp, O thirummer!
Then Cleeg with three times
flagowe tor fo
BRANCHES
Hanoi
Pondicherry Saigon Shanghai
Singapure Tientsin Toltane
Yunnanfou
LONDON BANKERS-The Lloyd Stora
Miengtao Bank Ltd.
Every degeription of Baubing burmess jilmati
Portbayard Papeet Peking Deposit Buses to let.
Hunkow" Pen-Penh
LOOK POONO SHAN, Chief Manage
THE BANK OF CHINA.
[Specially authorized by Presidential Minings of the Republic of Chann na the 22nd of November, 1917.1
Authorizei Capitat...................... Paid up Capital Reserve Firda..........
BANKERS:
National
In FRANCE: Comptoir
J'Exemple de PATIS; Credil
BRANCHES-BANGKOK-
SHANGHAI
Correspondents:- London; West- minster Bank, Ltd; New York: National City Bank; Sun Francfsoc: Union Trust Co. of San Francisco: Canton Bank. Authorised Capital Pald Up Capital
$8 000 000 $ 300,000 Modern banking. in all its brunchng Current accounts savings accounts and fixed depoasts wolisited. Leone granted on approved socraity."
Ovureen hanting ■ spookulity. INTEREST,-Current accounts 2 por gent sayings por cor, Vized Deposits 3 months 4 per cont, 6 months 414 por cent, one year 6 per art,
Bafe Deposits, Boxos for Bent, Chur Vaults safeguarded by time clooks and double combination Armur plate steel doors.
3. Y. LUAL,
Manager.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. (Established 1017.) CAPITAL:
Authorised Capital Issued
$20,000,0
8,000,000
4,000,000
Reserve abilities of
Shareholders
4,000,000
Surplus.......
HEAD OFFICE
SINGAPORE.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
CO., LTD.
PORTLAND CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbs, net.
In Bags of 250 lbs. 'net,
<HEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Manager». Hongkong,
METALS
at all kinds especially for ship-building and engineer- ing work, Complete stock. Bost,
Torme. Immediate dolivary,
SINGON & CO.,
(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1880) HING LUNG ST. Phone
-"Central, 5IG
The Empress Store
•
58, Nathan Road, Kowloon
Under English Management'
825,000 Orders for Wine, Liquors, Provisions Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, etc..
Branches, Agensive and Correspondents
in the principal cities of the world
Every description of Banking and | Exchange business transactod,
UL. HUANG
Manager,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK LTD.
Establishe 1830.
Lyonuri: Banque du Paris of de Capital (fully paid up)Y 100,000,000
Reserve fund
Y. 83,600,00 Paysay Credit 'Industrial Commercial Societe General.
HEADOFFICE-YOKOHAMA.. Branches and Agencies at
Semarang London Scarabuya
ush
la LONDON The Nationi Pro vincial and Union Bank of England,
Bombay
Ltd Comptoir National d'Escompte Batavia Kole "de Parin, Crécht Lyonnais.
Promptly executed at petitive prices.
com.
AUCTIONEERING & BROKERING CO., LTD.
Proprietors.
Mrs. SEKAI MASSAGE
Tel. No. C. 4483, 2nd. Eoor. Ja, Z, Duddell Street, Hongkon
RAND
TOUR
ARROW
De Luxe Soft COLLARS
Made of a durable fabric that will not, "shrink or wilt, and
that can be laun-1 dered easily at home These are made in " quarter sizes to insure perfect fit
· SOLD at the BEST SHOPS
THE NEW
PORTABLE
MODEL OF THE COLUMBIA
GRAFONOLA
AMAZING VOLUME AND TONE QUALITY, "NOTHING TO DO
BUT OPEN AND PLAY,
Los Angeler San Francisce By Special arrangement with the ANDERSON'S
$66,000,000.0 In NEW YORK --d, P. Murgan & Co. | Buenca Ayres Lyting Rangoon $18,278,600.00 |
Interest allowed in Current Accounts Calcutt (and Fixed Deposita according to arrange.
$ 9.9.475.24 HEAD OFFICE, PEKING. HONGKONG BRANGHES: 4. Queen's Kouri Central Branches and Sub-launches all over China and cofreepotulents in Furupe, 3 Aarts and older parts of the World. "TONDON BANKERS ---The National) Provincial and ion Bank of England) Ltil
The Guaranty Trail Compnay of Bow
NEW
YORK" BRANQUIES: The The Equishie fving National -Binks
interest allowed on Curriat Averents
The plumber, yes, the plumber! Trust Cergant of New York.
MARKET CLOSING. There is
BUY YOUR COFFIN NOW!' Dapï leave this dismal business
Quoted for what they are worth..
to your widow. Ordet one of our on ols
118
Patent Convertible Zine Coffins Fea per pat, per persona today. Till needed for internwento No; out:
34.
102!
it may be used as a (D) a shipper-Clinical thermometers, bath sentry-box see-saw: Steam-rollers per daz.! 14. dog-kennel.
984
885
Write once for our self measurement form.
All orders exerted post free: under plain, sealed wrapper.
Haricot benny per 5 Varicose veins (per leg Eggs on foast. 29 Trast on eggs (1),
1.31 ....ld.
N. B. The Mungenent does anal guarantee the appearance of any individual artiste, though
There still seems to be con-evi-ry effort will be made to re- siderable diversity of opinionirh unsuitable MSS. provided among the Egyptologists us to stamp d addressed envelope is whether the inveription upon enclosed. No busitus transact Professor Griman's tablet is or is with minors.) *
PLAIN ENGLISH
i Paved Rgpowita. Tovar a un appåten
f
Every dezeryflaim of Hanking businA OPĆE, Erranted.
Leons gramed an approved senzaties. Special facilities for Home Exchange,
JEA
Every deription of danking change busiu să fransacted.
Manila
Seattle' Nagamki Shanghai Nagova
Hingapore Nevchwang Shimonosek Cons
Canton
Chingehun Dairen
(Pasty)
A. LECOT,
„Manager.
Wengtien
Mukden 11aming
Hankow
dulu
Bio de
Janeen
Kara
THE BANK OF EAST
LIMITED.
Sydney Nux York Tiantain Peking
Tskyo
Tainautu Teington Vladivostock
Saigon. ASIA Kai Yuen
Interest allowed on Current Accounts. Deposită recuuved for fixed perioda 41 rate to be olitamed on application.
Mr. C. ARIMA, Manager. Hongkong. March 13th 1926.
HEAD OFFIUS--BONG KONIES
Authucier: Capita!
Pablony Caputai Reserve Kand-
BIRECTORS
$ am
322,00
Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Seu-Chairman
Pung Piag Nban
EL PEI. Bianager.
Li Koon Chuu
AT ON MIC NE BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE Pour le
Commerce e 'dustrie
ון
5. Chater de nok. Vertouts, Houpkuup
sputad
14, „Mon 21" Lance, Parts
in 19 th tongod Pag! Fulgor Espita. BasAECKEN,
Pechom, de, Thorson
P.B. Kwok An
Ng Ching Luk Pong Was Tig
Muk Ching Kong Wang You Tong
Huyub Tal
Kau Yan Pe
"
Cijan Chang Shak
Every, description of Barking and schungs Titiens, transacted--Loans granted on appramid securitona.
HAFE DEPOST) - ROXIES 26 let.
KAN OTONG PO Chief Maker.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPELJ. · (Netherlands Trading Society),"
BANK.
"
T. NAKAO Japanose, Shos Export. PORTOISE SHELL, BOXES and DASER A SPECIALITY
Astor House Hotel Building,
Queen's Road Central,
Bonghong Brand established 1900.
Mathorised Capitol ciuijpers ... 150.000LAK themselves in plain aerupale
PYR ATTENTION OF MASTER Pain up Cupita' tuilders a
1040 |English, and of recognising that'
vat suomentaja? NORTH-BOUND STEAMNIF sincerity of perpost was tot quito!
The derive Find Cheilders .. 20-SUSA
" 17145. LANGUAGES AND TRUTIL 4ough. No one who possessed:
dipersal lieners'es thaliers... ENTRE thoring Knowledge of Greek!
MANAPAS On the accusión of the Sporch and Latin prose could deceive his' PALANCE Me vjete legerat BankAD OFFICKI-ANNULAUA51,
*ality, Banque Day and prizegiving as the Persnightout exempt wilfully, said
de Eastern HEAD OFFICE :— DATAVIA;
BRANCHES !oom School at Cambridge, recently, the Dean, amid laughter,
LONDON ---Miliard Bank Lat. Dean Inge, who presented themphasis laid upon truthfahuss!" SPW YOUR Trying Hunk, Chiuusta. Bandjermoon: Kotu-kauja, limitergan prizes, said that he could not do was very valuable. Truth is From O hotter than follow the example of part of the ideal of an English] Kvery destun að the Prime Minister at Edinburgh gentlemen, and is the work day Karings Buster framessted.
frapradatite-Thrungiant the world. the other day, when he told the religion of all English people."
The
students that British oducation Without wishing to overpraise) was based on two things and his follow countrymon, the Dean directed towards two objects: ono thought that in comparison with| was the acquisition of knowledge, 'other nutions the British showed and the other was the habit of up fairly well in loving justice, truthfulness.
truthfulness, and fairplay. "This Dean Inge laid stress upon the we owo in a large measure to our importance of learning to express public schools and universities."
Bansdowng MACHEES Sarang Bombay Medan Shangh Haakmp and Calentia Padang Singapur
Carre Chri]+€395
Palembang Seopskri
A. HOLLIN.
Alger
Mrs. J. CRAWFORD, Massage Hall No. 14. Zetland, Straat.
pember Pecalogau Siscartar
Regal Djokjakta Penang habe
Fortisink Tuntjoy and The Hague Hangoon
Weltevredeti Londonu Bankara-National Provincia Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF, EVERY DESCRIPTION.
paring the North-Bam Mabsoon there is alway pors.aty of North-bound stean jer poniné dort OF BUNKEF CAL, this is to inform you the TAIT & CO., AMOY, (a well- protected port with gopi anchor gal have stocks of GOOL JAPANESE JUNKER COAT VF. REASONABLE PRICES.
Wirelos messages via Houg Kong or Formoen are re-trans mitted by the Great Norther Tolograph Co. and a wire te TAIT or "COALBUNKER: AMOY, will receive their prom ⠀attention
M. J. HERBSCHLEB,
Code, Bentleyle · · Complete- Phrase Condensed.
Committee of the Royal Hong
song Gol Cah, we have been on. abled to publish an excollont 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 2nd. Branch: Main Corridor of
longkong Hotel.''. Official Photographers to the “Hongkong Telegraph "
MASSAGE HALL Mrs. S, UZUNOYÉ, Expert Masseuse,
31, Queens Road. Central.
2nd. Floor...
Mrs. MOTONO
Hondend Electric
MASSAGE
No 310, 2nd Floor Wyndham
Hongkong.
USAGE HALL
3 WYNDHAM STREET
MRS. H. MORITA.
MASSAGE
Mr. N. AKAJI;
Mrs. E, AKAJI Gradaste of Tokyo, hosanaga Ai h10). No. 26, 2nd Floor, WYNDHAM ST.
HONGKONG, TEL. 0,4305;
LOST Discomfort, dampnese and a million leaks.
Genasco
ROOFING
took them all away. You can lose your roof troubles, too. Let us show you how.
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