MIXED
ASHLEY, STERNE ·
GRILL
AUTHOR OF.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TWISTED TALES,
TILDEN BEATEN.
VICTORIES FOR BOROTRA AND LACOSTE.
New York, Feb. 19.
In the quarter finals of the National Indoor Lawn Tennis.tour- nament, Lacoste beat Vincent Richards 6/4, 6/2; and Borotra bent Tilden 18/11, 6/3-Reuter'a American Service.
Later.
Brugnon beat Francis Hunter
If anybody finds one-and- Have you heard a startling, sevonpence within the next few bug not altogether unlikely or days I shall be much obliged if unreasonable, rumour that the he will kindly forward it to me. New Year's Honours List will As my 'custom is, as each year contain "one name which is a draws to its close I do my house hold word in every house- 6/4, 6/4. accounts; not, doar ladies, as you hold that has occasion to use it ?{ do--tap your fingers on the table Innate modesty prevents my say- and count aloud, periodically, dis-ing anything more definite at the tracting your husbands with such present juncture, though I may add that the honour proposed to be bestowed is the C.M.G., and that these letters, in this instance, SURREYS "C" BEAT CLUB "A.” have nothing to do with the Com-) panionship of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, but signify a rarer dignity-"Chef of the Mixed Grill."-
problems in mental arithmetic as, How much is elevenpence-three farthings from one-and-fourpence- ha 'p'ny? No: my accounting is a terribly solemn affair, in which rally all my figures for the year, and with the help of a table of logarithms and a ready- reckoner seek to reconcile the amount of cash I ought to have with the amount I've got in my stocking.
This is technically known as "balancing" but being no Blond- in I've never yet accomplished the feat sutisfactorily, Last your my stocking owed, my necounts two-and-oightpence.. The year before that my accounts owed my stocking four-and-six. This year one or other of them -il'm not quite sure which) owes, the nther, one-and-sevonpence; and though I've looked under the) sofa and gone through the servants buxes twice. this elusive sum still evades mo.)
Don't
forget-one-and-seven-
pence i
or I will thankfully accept its equivalent in whisky? champagne, cigars.. jewelry, or coals.
What a lot of obscure occupa- tions there are! As I write news reaches me of a threatened strike of "puddlers" in Germany; but I wonder how many folks outside a foundry know thai apuddler." is a gentleman who' converts cast iron into wrought iron 7. It may be helpful, in view of possible future strikes in other unfamiliar branches of industry if I define a few of them. A boobler is one who bores the little holes in dog- biscuits. A whiffler glues the names on rocking-horses. globber.calibrates the lung holes on beer-barrels. A stipper per- forutes the bottoms of flower-path
A.
A VOTE OF THANKS. I
Goodbye, old "25! You haven't,
done so badly;
And I, for one, regret you've
got your ticket. For less'ning Income Tax
thank you gladly, As also for a generous spell of
cricket,
"You've given me days of joy by
sen and river
A thing your predecessor ne'er
conceded:
Ilis rains and winds played
havoc with my liver;
I let him pass away, unsung, unheeded),
your span goi
LOCAL HOCKEY.
Displaying good combination and proving themselves the better sic throughout the "C" Company, East Surreys, hockey XI defented the Club "A" side by two goals to nil yesterday.
The Club were handicapped in that they were one short through pui. Play was mostly in the Club half, the Surreys going down with quick sharp passes and giving the Club goalkeeper plenty to do.
Price on the Club left wing was the most dangerous forward but although he broke through several times nothing tangible resulted..
*ያ
GOLF.
MEN BEAT WOMEN IN AMERICA.
St. Augustine, Fla., Feb. 19..-
Service.
par.
International Match.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1926.
WAR PENSIONS.
BRITISH LEGION PLEAS FOR.
TIME EXTENSION.
Shortly after the Armistice, the Government fixed a seven years
HONGKONG - AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG,'
*
$10,000,000 $10,200.094
Authorised Capital time-limit for applications formed and Fully Paid-up
Reserve Fund Steeling -
* 4,600,000 Bilvar..
$25 500.000 war pensions, the seven years to date from the day of discharge. Reserva Liability of Proprietors
|
Sevon years having elapsed since the busy demobilisation period of early 1919, the time- limit for large numbers of men
-$20,000,00
COURT OF DIRECTORS: 9. H. Young, Esq. Chairmad
BANKS.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.
(Owned by the National City Bank.uf New York).
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profila U. 6: $14,000,000, HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York. LONDO OFFICE:
H. P. White, Esq. Deputy Chairman D.G.M. Bernard, Esq Hon. Mr. A.O. Lang Barcelona w.H. Bell, Esq. W. L. Pattender, Bag Batavia has expired, find many ex-Service-AH. Compton, EJA. Plummer, Esq. Bombay
Hon Mr.P.B.Holyoak T. G. Wall, Esq.
men find themselves debarred from applying for a pension.
At the headquarters of the Bri- Eccleston-square, tish Legion, scores of such cases, are being dealt with, and there are many instances of great hardship.
Manager: Shanghai-G. H. Biltt, Esq.
Chlef Manager
A. H. Barlow, Baq.
LONDON BANKERS:
WESTMINSTER BANK LTD.
36 Bishopsgate, E.O. BRANCHES 1
Madrid Manila
Oraka
Calcutta
PROD
Canton
Poking
Cebu
Rangoon
Calon,
San Francisco, Cal.
Dairen
Shangbay
Hankow
Singapore
Harbin
Tiantain
Hongkong
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Kobe
Hongkong, 21st. Feb., 1924.
Tokio Yokohama
THE 'P. & 0. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.
(fucorporated' in England 1820p | |
With waroh is affiliated
THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD INDIA.
Authorised Capital............................... „£5,000,000 Subsoribed and Paid-up. $2,6945164
HEAD OFFICE:
122, Leadenhall London E.0. WEST LONDON BRANCH=" 14-16, Cookspur Bireet, London BWI)
EASTERN BRANCHES 17 Bombay, Caloutta, Karachi,, Mairang |
Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong. Canton and Shanghai.
The Corporation undertake` Gamen Banking and Exchange Businom of Stacy description and in addition to ite Bennoben |has Agencies in all the principal cities of
the world.
L. E. HOPKINS,
:- Manager.
29, Dm Your Boad Central, Hongkong
ed in LOCAL CURRENCY and Commercial and Travellers' Letters of FIXED DEPOSITS received for Credit, Bills of Exchange and Cable Taking the view that there one year or shorter periods in Transfers bought and sold. / Current should be no limit to the time Local Currency and Sterling on accounts and Bavings Bank accorate foreign currencies taken at rates that may may apply terms which will be quoted on paned and Fixed Deponita in local and within which a man
be ascertained on application to the Bank: 50 for a pension in respect of injury application.
We are also able to offer our Customers or ailment arising out of war ser-
the nervioss of Branches of the National vice, the British Legion last sum-
Olty Bank of New York in the principal countries of Bouib America and in the mer got up a petition in favour of
G. HOOG, abolishing this time-limit. There HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. West Indies. were more than 800,000 signa- tures, and the petition was pre-1 seated to Parliament by Major conducted by the HONGKONG AND J. B. Cohen, M.P. But nothing SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA
TION. Rales may be obtained application.
came of it.
Widows' Claims.
"We think the limit should be done away with, especially for widows' claims," said Major Cohen to a Daily Chronicle representa- tive: "If a pensioned ex-Service man dies his widow has the right to claim a pension, but she has no such right should her unpension- ed husband die from causes due to war service seven years after his discharge!
The Business of the shove Bank is
INTEREST on Dopozita in calonlated on the lowest balance during each com. pleted Calendar Month at 34 per cent per annum. Should there be no balance en any day in a month no interest will be allowed for that month.
option
Manager.
9 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, 'AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
(Incorporated by Royal Charter 1863.)
£3,000,000
Depositor may transfer at their Balance of $100 or more to the HONG: Paid-up Capital KONG AND BHANGHAI BANK to be Reserve Fund....£4,000,000 places on FIXED DEPOSIT CUR- Reserve Liability of Proprietor £3.000.000 RENT RATES.
Foreign Exchange and General Banking For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-basincse transacted. ing Corporation.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed A. II. BARLOW,
Deposits received for 1 year or shorter Chief Managor.periods at rates which will be quoted on
application.
A. H. FERGUSON, Hongkong, 7th. January 1825.
Manager."
.£1,200,000 .21,078,000
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
HEAD OFFICE :
96. Boulevard Haussmann, Paris,
Fr. 68,400,000.00
Fra. 72,000,000.00
Ft. 69,667,283.54
BRANCHES
Hanoi Bankok Battambang Bongkong Canton Djibouti Noumea Fortbayard. Pspecia Haiphong Hackow
Peking Pnom-Pent
"In certain conditions the Minis- In a four-ball golf match, Masayter of Pensions may allow conces- and Compston beat Miss Glenna sions, but that is largely a matter
THE BANK OF CANTON LTD. personal clemency. A Collett, the American lady cham-of his
Head Office Hongkong. pion, and, Miss Mary Brown, by hard Minister may do nothing,
while a 2 and 1.
kind-hearted Minister
Established 1912. The professionals, who conced-may do a great deal. This should Authorised Capital....... The ex-Paid Up Capital... And maids with mine their ed six blaques, went round in 65, not depend on elemency.
The Service mann should have statu-Saver Reserve Fund 700,000 Subscribed Capital
BRANCHES- Canton, Shanghai, Paid Capital mead of praise would mingle, eight strokes below
Hankow, Swalow, Bangkok, New York Beserves Fond Ere yet you let the balance of ladies took 76-Routers American tory rights."
At the Ministry of Pensions and San Francisco. Daily
CORRESPONDENTS in all principal Chronicle representative New York, Feb. 19.
LONDON BANKERB:-The Lloyds was informed that the time-limit cities of the World. Walter Hagen has been chosen of seven years was fixed in con- Bank Ltd. to nominate three other American junction with the Minister's me- professionals to represent America dical advisera, who thought it But, bent of all, you've given a
in the international match with sufficient to cover the period in
dish blement boon to Europe,
gonuinely And brought mens sunt in cur.British professionals, prior to which
the British open Championship caused by war service should be match contested in London dis-manifested.
Other countries had adopted Hagen hopes to interest Jimmy time limits, all of them less than In Canada the time Farrell, Gene Sarazen and Leo seven years. Diegel-Reuter's American Ser limit is three years, and in Aus- tralia and New Zealand six months.
To them you've given the Russian boot, the shingle, Besides another version of the
Tangu.
pore sono, **
Since row we live, imbued with
the secure hope,
That you have nailed War's
coffin at Locarno.
Following on the recent Cat Show at the Crystal Palace, 11 have been reading a newspaper
A murgler twists atraight shanke article on "How to Tella Perfect
of steel into cork-screws. A pod-cat." For instance to be perfect 5 11111. ger is one who inserts the taile of a short black-haired cat
And te jet black; he must have cop- whiting into their mouths. lastly a smudger la a man who per eyes, short, cobby legs, and runs round to the offices of the a short tail." newspapers on New Year's Eve and reminds the compositors to put Anno Domini on one.
I don't know what it is who
trict.
rior,
COURSING,
WATERLOO CUP FINAL
Liverpool, Feb. 19. Coursing for the Waterloo Cup
settles these points which define final, J. L. Jarvis's Jovial Judge the Perfect Cat; but I do know heat R. Ranks's Running Rein...
Betting was 7 to 4 against the hat some years ago, when the I hear that that delightful National Dromedary Club de- winner, which WON easily Alpine winter-resort, Zotos vided to hold a Show, nobody Renter. Platz, in the Upper Gungadin, is
know what constituted the simply crowded with English Perfect Dromedary, and 10 Society folk. Amongst others, for the purpose of judging the Ledy Blister and her daughter xhibits Professor Barmion the Hon. Iva Gumboyle, are Crumeti, F.Z.S., was asked to jot! staying at the Warthog; as also down a few particulars for the are dir Erleigh and Lady Byrde adjudicators' guidance.
Crashford Captain
Joystick. Perfect Dromedary", he wrote.] R.A.F is at the Bankhof, and
"must have mother-of-pearl öyes, Rear-Admiral Sir Lifebuoy Soper lop ears, and an erect tail. The at the Seidlitz. The semi-final fur must grow in patches in an heats of the Spow-balling Cham-anti-clockwise direction, and the plonship have already been hump must be in the middle, thrown off but the Epstein Belt slightly inclined to leg."
for the heat reproduction in ice
"The
hibit that turned up at the Show
of the Rime panel has not yet Unfortunately, the only ex- secured the necessary quorum of entries. I am pleased to be able
was disqualified. It proved, not to announce, however, that Lady to be a dromedary at all, perfect Tozer-Ticklish has won the or imperfect. The animal, in fact, ladies' Chilblain-Handicap, beat-had been sent in by a half-deaf. ing Miss Mina Braking by three gentleman who had understood
that it was a Cassowary Show, up and two to burst.
SPECIAL
the production of a series of films on the story of the British Empire, Professors of Yale University SCOTCH WHISKE and the best producers of America have combined to produce a sories! of films of American history
to
bo
A new scheme for assisting the British film industry is unde: consideration by the Joint Com mittee representative of the film trade. Proposed by E. E. Lyons, the joint managing director of the Bio-Colour Circuit, this scheme which it would be difficult to suggests the creation of a "Film surpass. Now the Yale authori. Board" and voluntary levy on tips wish to send these films and used "in film exhibitors of £100,000, to be lectures
schools of the British used to help in financing ap the proved British productions Empire that British children may Beveral other schemes have also learn the wonderful story of been put forward and they have America. And there is no doubt all been referred to a rub.com that it will be done perhaps in the mittee, which is to report to Dominions, India, South Africa the main Joint Committee before the United Kingdom. "I Meanwhile Sir James Marcbant it not possible, Sir James Mar writes to The Timea a letter full chant asks, for the British and ́of his experience as secretary of Dominion Government to do for the ClamA Coramlesion. E the children of the Empire what
ys that for novel years he being dere innatambua ku
Don
ON
BONALD BROS.
KIRKCALDY
Although more than seven years have elapsed since the end of the war, claims for pensions are still pouring in. The latest figures show that-
258,000 pensions have made final.
4
194,000 pensions arc tional.
been
Every description of Barking businens transacted.
Deposit Boxes to let
LOOK POONG SHAN
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
Specially authorized by Presidential Mandale of the Republic of Chins on the 22nd of November, 1917.)
$61,000,000.00 Authorized Capital.... Paid-up Capital $18,278,600.00 Beserve Fund............. 9,699,475.24 HEAD OFFICE PEKING. HONGKONG BRANCHES :
Pondicherry. Saigon Mengtse Shanghai
Singapore
BANKERS:
Tientsin
Tomrade Yunnanfon
HEAD
ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL" BANK, LTD.
OFFICE: Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong
BRANCHES-BANG KOE—
SHANGHAE - Correspondents:-London: We>< minster Bank, Lid; New York: National City Bank; San Francisco: Union Trust Co. of San Francisco z Canton Bank.
| Authorised" Capital .....................$5-893 100 Paid Up Capital...........................................$1,533,00€ Modern banking in all its bewysxem Current accounts savings ac2 >11:4 and fixed deposits wolicited. granted on approved scornity,
Overamor banking a speciality. INTEREST.-Current account? per pant savings per cent, Fixed Dovati. 3 months 4 per cent, 6 months 16 por
Safe Deposita, Boxes for Rath cent, one year 6 per cent,
Our Vaulte safeguarded by las clocks and double comblastioas Artur plate. steel doors.
J, Y. LUK.
stankger,
THE HO HONG BAR
(Established 1917.)
CAPITAL:
Au.horised Capital
Issued
Pali-np.
Rezerve Ilabilities of
Shareholders
Burplus .............
$20,000,00*
8,000,000 4,000,00
4:000,000 825,000
HEAD OFFICE :-SINGAPORK. Branches, Agencies and Correspondents In the principal cities of the world. Every description of Banking Exchange business transacted.
In FRANCE: Comptoir National Credit Parir d'Escompte do Lyonuais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bay; Oredit Industrial Commercial; Societe General,
In LONDON:-The National Pro- vincial and Union Bank of England,
H.L. HUANG
Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD
*
Established 1830. Capital (fully paid up)....... 100,000,00% Reserve fund.
Y. 83,500,000 HEADOFFICE :-TOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies st
Lad: Comptoir National d'Escompte Batavia de Paris, Credit Lyonnais.
Bombay
Kobe London
Semarang
Soerabay
Bangoon
Angeles San Vrapcises
In NEW YORK-J. P. Murgan & Co. Buenos Ayres Lyons
Calentis Interest allowed on Current Accounts Canton and Fixed Deposits according to arrange. Changchun
ment.
Every description of banking and exchange business transacted.
A, LECOT,
Mukden
Dairen
Fangtion Manager. Kumburg
(Daing)
Hankow Honolulu
4, Queen's Road Central. Branches and Bob-branches all over China and corresponderla in Europe, condi- &morica and other parts of the World."
LONDON BANKERS-The National
sion Bank of England THE BANK OF EAST ASIA Harbin Provincial and
The Guaranty Trust Company of New Tork.
There are also 42,000 final week-Ltd. ly payments to men of less than 20 per cent. disability, which does not entitle them to a permanent pension.
DON THE OLD TIME
FAVOURITE!
All whisky is not GOOD whisky, "The test of time has proved to the connoisseurs of whisky that DON is uniformly good.
Don gives the desired. stima- Jant effect without the unpleasant after-effects of unknown brands,
Ask your club or store.
N. S. MOSES & Co., Ltd.
Agents.
NEW YORK BRANCHES-The
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE-BONGKONG.
Manta Battle
Nagasaki Shanghai
.
Nagoy Singapore Nowchwang Shimosanik, Gays Sydney New York Tiantais
Peking
Bio de Janeiro
Tokya
Tringtaw Karachi Vladivostoci Saigon.
Kai Yuen
Interest allowed on Current Accounta Deposits received for fized periods, all
irving National Banks. The Equitable 10, Des Voeux Road Ceutral, Hongkong rates to be obtained on application
Trust Company of New York,
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on applica
tion.
Every description of Banking businem transected.
Loans granted an approved securities
Special facilities for Home Exchange,"
TSU YEE PEI, Manager
行銀商工法中
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE pour le
Commerce et L'Industrio (Incorporated in France).
5, Chater Hood, Victoris, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE ››
74, Bus St. Lazare, Paris,
'spital Zeeves
.........Fre 20.000,000. **************Fra,71*160,000, Special Working Capital Fre.50,000.000.
BRANCHES
Paris, Lyon, Marseilles Saigon, Haiphong Hoa. Peking, Ebanghai, Tiontein Canton, Hongkong
BANEBER.
Authorized Capital Paid-up Capital- Reserve Fund (1826) -
DIRECTORS
Mr. C. ARE AN
Mus
$10,000,000 5,000,000
1,200 000
Hongkong, March 11, 1955.
Hon. Sir Shou-Son Chow-Chairman
Fang Ping Shan
Li Koon Chua
P.K. Kwok
Ng Obing Luk
Pong Wai Ting
Hok Uhing Kong Wong You Tong
Huyah Taiw
Kan Yan Fo
Chan Ching Shek
Every description of Banking and
fxchange business transacted-Loansi
granted on approved senurities.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to lat,
KAN TONG PO
Chief Napagar Hongkong, 8th February, 1926.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ. (Netherlands Trading Society)., BANK:
Established 1834 Pongkong Branch established 1906
Authorised Capital Quilders 2150,000,000 (£18,500,000) Paid-up Capital Guilders...... 80,200,000 - LB-6,666,070) Reserve Fund Guilders
********* 20,536,861 (@ 1,711,406)
(1,688,330)
| Apecial Reserves Quilders...... 22,660,000
FRANCE:-Bociste. General Banque HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM, N'ationale de Credit, Banque de Easiera HEAD OFFICE-BATAVIA.
· Paris- ot dee Pays Baa.
LONDON-Midland Bank Ltd.
BRANCHES S
NEW YORK ——Irving Bank, Columbia | Bandjarmasin Kota-Radio Rotterdam fruas,00.
Bandoeng.
Basaarade Bombay Medan - Bbanghaf Every description of Banking and Calentia, Padeng Bingapúry * Kohange Business Transacted. Corre Cheribon Palembang Borabala pondents throughout the world.
Djembar Paolongan Barakarta, Bo Djokjakarta, Penang Kole
A. BOLLIN
* J. CRAWFORD,
Maraage: Häll No.14 Zelland Krist,
Pontiacak olaje The Hague Bangoon Walzavrelse
London Bankers National Provincia rank, Ltd."
Correspondkaka all over the world. BANKING BEHINESS OF EVERY
DESCRIP
T. NARAO Japanese Bhos Expert. TORTOISE SHELL BOXES and CASES A SPECIALITY.
Astor House Hotel Building, 'Queen's Road Central,
MANUFACTURERS LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY, Toronto, Canadi.
- Lunarison in. Sorbe
7218 53,800.00
HOLD & COMPANY. LTH