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CHINESE CUSTOMERS.

PROGRESS OF BANKING IN THE FAR EAST.

Iwealthy Chinees from this South China districts have been docking into Elengkong Ar security and gdaky they are learning the ad vantages of bulding in the European

BY PROF. MIDDLETON SMITH,"

M.Sc.

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TIX NEW GRADUATES,

Recently there appeared Deny Enatives ens perminent building in the mast contral part of Hongkong: Propet nagement. It was DOW The plane had been an hotel under

a thone bank, run more or less on

d. The asistans man. Piversity of Hongkong. ager wag wulane of the British gavering gaduite of the same cen tor of Karmine was on the stuC to , chim crawerning industrial under- talked about this bunk. He invited takinge: When next we met, me

me to a reption, and it transpired

tures of the present day, writes Pret Birker on Saobh, Hongkong, in

is the pet text

kying move in! mena ber" to Noth havis, mit Ng sbat Mish me legument we the stavuse which h mords 'porcus' years proves ingroas in ondas la dia grub den?) to do with the laureuse in the vehe

bunking husiness: bur, stôl, le s me that the newes British, that come of the directors gere old Bada Rede wash me much year.

Along the many shiron thist have sumed the during my silence in the Par Bhat test be counted the of Nich-win bunkades by the Cheese. To logbong we never se way metil sein above the value col dollar fast prower anlue and $ wge the vention eśn ~ 2 10.

a plesn 1 b whinesi Erv quently merry cutes of that shut, as the Americans pub owen Lines Bars. 3 loge msiwe should "lebrate." They

Mestar

hoge he well One of them tenis mice. who spoke my had a photograph showing the late hord Kitchener and bimself in con bustion; it, we taken when my briest was not a bank director, but

hoticial under the Manchus, we taked over indestral and Ch meso tufads, and, with the usual hos. pitufity of cha Chinese, the directors

pď mayments are, made with phe talked freely and they were a op- sirists about the trade boom coming ra. China

4 Man... Jon a young Chinese friend cure any fra tnswer to an c@purdi for a sheodiption. He offer! af sand dots, und v gizement book out will notes and caring seks greit van Bar the

bat expected a cheopte.

"The notis!

Cena u very intricate Mare winter berak jelle wem, 12

VISITORS AT THE HOTELA,

HONGKONG HOTEL..

jars 6. S. AlmenaMrsMcConnel Russe

and Family Mr. and Mr. M. 1. Mir and Mrs H. Q. Joblin

Anderson

of the live bonis larva bod te linMW. G. Anderson ad vippulation. It is geasurable tu! M-H. A. Astreda

e than th AutoTo Altre Mr. E. B. Baker British bank the far the

Boote pepelas then my of the ether,

W the basis atom surmah

out of the dia Sur match shot the Young fok

power devizni Mong mothed ska miskiing wendit, printed as mony ishes as possi and they be far and with the Subter peng gondok to their aamerkit unietis la Mortiste banks in Hongkong us, in time the notes of the Canton Governaamur heart Sporth less than 30 per eun, t hoe valine in the city na tara. The the Far East Bria sh bronkots ar worth the boy she only in the phice of issues Theme is nothing in China Eke a Bitish Bank of Eng- fand £5 nut, always worth its face value in any part of Bain in,

Bank-

Mr E R Beericke Mr and Mary R. Mrs E. E. Relilica

Fergeron

Mr and Mrs A

Bernal

Mr and Mrs. W.

Веднот

Mrs M. Jones Ma L. M. Jublin

Mr R. M. Joseph Balam G. Kouler Mr J.T. Kidd E.MA. H. Lings

MrJ B.P. Eoopwar

Mr and

0. Lauritsen

Hae. Leiria W. Mrs Liddell

Mrs" C

Capt. H. P. Longland. Mr G. Ladin

Mr G. Et Lynott

Mr. Digazzi Me, M. Bizgar Mr R. J. Birbeck Mr and Mrs TRE Afr & Mrs S. Risney McInnes Major and M; G. D.Dr. M. Paravicici MJ. M. Brady

Black and son. Mr H. H. Peterson

Mr SS. Perry Opt. & Mre Branch J. Pilgrim Miss Brogstrom Mr A.. Piogrin Me W. Browell MS. Pitt Me and Mes U FM C. R. Powrie MPEY Cameron Mr K. H. Bav

Brusb, Jr. Capt. Pritchardd Hr and Mrs M. H.Capt. J. W. Read

Miss. Resy Mr and Mrs E..

Carvalho

L'aron

Mr St. E. Cornish

晕

otos Reed by a Ph'p'sh book in thur J. Ef. Cosgrove alony of Hongloster meng, hein dar Mr. W. Cor ing the past six or seven youre at Mr N. Croucher about 10 per cent, Ennust nu 15MS. B. Davis per cent, prenfuer in Sleenghent Mr R. Dawson

Mr E. Demaretz

he, branch offer of the saree bank. Mra J. 4. Donne I as if the methant in masss . Enarson. might expect discounts or premiura Mr H. B: Gallop on his money when post a liening-Mr N. O. Galluzzi

kam or Manchester.

RESPECT AND PERSIDEN W Tine Feeling of suspicion which legs the mutive mind and the porn. neral machine of Chine can be

A. Mi J. Roger

Mr J. S. Gardiner

Mr F. J. Gellion

Mr W. W. Ferlach MF E. F. Gordon, Mr A, O. Graeme Mr J. H. Green Mr J. M. Grief

Mir W. Rogers

Mr J. J. Ansell

M1. G. Bussell

Mr J. E. Russel.

Mr P. E. Bha

Captain and Ke«.

Sigirilard

Mr F. A. Sindoband 3r J. N. Sipser Mr. Smith Mr H. A Solomon Mr Y. Stoomaly Mr B.Stephens Mr W.Swann

Mr C. P. Templeton Mrs E. Templeton Mr JP. Thornton MrLE TownŻNY MrThos Vint Mr A. Waterboase M. C. G. Webrod H. G. Weisbrod Mr and Mrs J. H.

Wiliano Honigsberger Mir D. J. Van Wyn- MA. Shelton Hooper gaarder.

troker down: and the fact is notice. Capt. T: P. Hall able tim: the British are the people Mr G Harper whom the Chinese trust mest all Mr H. H. Hart - in trude onATTYTS. *Plan are nang Mr R. A. Horton things about us, car arserve a Mr W. P. Holzteicr pride, which they do not ; in many ways, especially socially, the Berzars were more popule in Chi- |.

ess truding circles. But the thi jose dil not respect the Germans us

hey do the British. They probably eared the Germans; they certainly i gastrusted then.

Thus it has come about that the Chinese deposites are dilly ating British banks in the Far East: and, in the course of time, they si ose the more and mom.

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H1

ALACE HOTEL.

Mr and Mrs A. J. Mr and Mrs A. Mr. Dobinson

Bagley

Basmussen Mr and Mrs L 0.

Mr P. Y. Halvarsen Ristan Mr T. W. Fartley Mr W. Robinson Mr and Mrs G. S.Mr H. J. Rowe

Kirk

Mr and Mrs. B

Shiptough Mr WL. Wetherall Mr W. d de Wija B.Mfr L. A Willemse

Mr and Mrs Of D

Wilks

In ponMrs E. Lemaitre

Mrs N. Michinloff Mr P.Q. Meya Mr and Mrs J.

Ox erry

sequeno these British banks flour ish, as they deserve to Hourish. They have earned the good will ed their Chinese customers. But effects should be made by all of

pammude the Chinese use threar ole banks and banking methods more and more. It is remarkable that, in a country where natives puy

A

KING EDWARD HOTEL

Majhi_Alamudi

ch other 12 percent. us a cornenon Mr G. L. Allen rule of interest for a loan that is on good security, large sums of money Dr M E. Anger

re kept on business premises.

Mr J. J. Barry

In

Mr A. E Patt

Miss F. Hammes Master

Hamme

Mr A Barrison Mr J. P. Hughes Mr B. James

Mra J. Jubmaton

Mr T. Kennedy

the sales of Chinese firms in Hong: Mr S, Bawden Song thousands, of pounds' worth of Mr R.. Reavsa motes and silvest is stored because Mr Becku the owners will net truss the banks; Mr E Brown aad, struge stay rend, the G Chadwick Mr H. G. Lewis

ifling cost of a cheque secros

3

Ms Kiliee & child Can K. Larsson

Mr boy Eing andMr L MacLaren

200

waste to the wealthy Chinese mer Mr. Cortes cbant. Fer among the curious traits Mr T. Bulbane

Me Baby Mr R C. Inglas

of this woulërful, commercial people

Mr J Meta lane

Mr J B Meikle

Mr B F. MeBrow

Mr & Mrs Molino M. F. A. Pries

31. Passmore Mrs L. M. Prace Ba&is Richardson FestherMa Rbert on

Mr Resor Mr R K. Spencer

chilet.

the passion for economy. They Mr. Email eem to low all sense of proportion PT. Fr in the matter. In order to test the Misa Farrell Grath of this statement the writer Mrand s haggled with a westby old Chinese "stusbaugh shopkeer in Hongheng about a bar-

ME. Fielding gin. The Chinese merchant cheer. fully argued for two hours over a Ste W. Cal car chilling: he was qu'te pierd when H. Good at long last I reed to pay. let us my, £5 10s. 6d. instond of the 45 M. Ad Mrs T. M

Mr J Forest *rd Face t

win "

Berkary

3 Stewart

M. 7.

Taylor

end

. H. Tuiner Me and Hrs Code:-

Mr J Welch Mr G. Eetton

10. which was my offer o" bwo hours shoes erior. The would rot Ines that six- Mr 3 C JMr. Williama

Ammer

pence profit for two hours of its

time. Yet he quite cheerfully pro- mised, next day, a subscription of

CRAMP COLIC.

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the moot

there will

€10 for a good couse: Fer. para dosial as it appear, the Chinese wo genemus. But two there oper- abe against deprate in freien banks. One is the decine for economy; the other in pompiefon.

Not only suR-

picion of the bank, bút mung zion of te pa

Ch

the cheque itself. But, revoially alice, the Revolution, in 1011 the

lie di Re-

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after the Hy AD

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