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CEMENT

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General Managers

HONGKONG

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN" & MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD.

Advances made on Landed Property,

Goods, etc.

Trustees of Estates, Executors of

Wills, etc.

Warehousing of ioods

Description.

For terms and particulars

Apply at the Head-Office,

Telephone C. 781.

of

all

"St. George's" Building.

Telegraphic address "RELYAT."

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THE HONGKONG TUG & LIGHTER Co., LTD. Single packages and small consignments received and delivered by Motor Lighter.

Lighterage of any description undertaken. Tugs and Lighters may be obtained at all hours.

Motor Boat and Launches available.

for Bathing Parties.

For terms and particulare apply at the.

READ

AD OFFICE ST. GEORGES BUILDING.

TELEPTONIST

Head Office Contra!, 781.

Chinese Branch Office-Contral 4835.

J

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HONGKONG & TERRITORIAL ESTATES, LTD,

(Property Owners, Estate Agents, Land Valuers, etc.)

WILL UNDERTAKE THE

Development and Improvement of Landed Property and attend to all Branches of

Real Estate Business.

Tel. C. 781.

For terms and particulars

Apply at the Head Office,

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Telegraphic address "ESTATES"

Fresh Air on Tap!

WHEN It is "set fair" with

the thermometer in the eighties you can always command a - refreshing breeze from your

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It will keep you fit until

holiday-time, and sustain you at concert-pitch after-

wards.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

RUBBER.

America And High Prices.

It has frequently been pointed

ments

|succeed "beyond the shorthand-

typist stage in secretarial work,

Starting Daughters in life.

Fathers told

out to opponents of the restric-1 Bauders should be taken into tion scheme that higher prices 1 their father's office. for rubber meant increased pay-her they had spent so much money from Amerien, which on their sons that they could not would serve to some extent as a alford the same for their daughters, "Pay for your counter-balance to the heavy who might marry. annual payments to that country, daughters what you pay for your but it was not until a few days so she had told them, and that ago that anyone had published an had made many futhers "sit up." estimate of what this amounted (Laughter.)

At the meeting of the to. Allagar Rubber Plantations, the chairman said:-

SATURDAY, AUGUST

VISITORS AT HOTELS. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,

HONGKONG HOTEL.

August 10.

| Mr & Mrs R. MoP.

Anasın

Mr and Mrs R. W.

Bateman

Mr OE. Bjuko Mr A. Becker Mr F. L. Batler Mr R. J. Birbook Mr H P. Baadison Mrs E R. Bellice Hr T. Bramold

rem B. W. G. Burzne & 9 obli... drea

3

Mr N. Beale Mr and Mrs 8. M.

Bander Mr E. G. Blo Mr B. W. Chol-

mondeley

J. de Comtells Mr R. H. Clawes Mr and Mrs B. N.

Collion

!*

She did not know why there were on the London only seven wonten Chamber of Commerce. At this din ter of the Chamber recently there The fact that America has were G men and four women, and had to pay a little more for its when she arrived they said. "What

(Laughter.) rubber need not concern pro- ja innovation." If the positions

sting is an occupation which ducers here.

were in fast be mised to the rank of were reversed and we using 70 per cent. of an article Profession," said Miss Gladys produced by America, the price utan, saking on salesmanship. Mr F. U. Crush

Mr A. Ditosheims There is only one law of sales-Mr V. W. Davis which would be demanded by them would probably be a great manelipe delove one's customers as Wm. Dixon

one's silf." deal higher than they are at present paying.

Again, from an economic point of view, the price of rubber has had a good dent to do with improving the value of sterling and assisting this country in the payment of the interest on the debt of 1,000 million pounds sterling which we have incurred. (Hear, hear.)

Skill in diagnosing the various pes of people was essential for A young man service. hervously entered a shop and said,

don't know whether I have to get a csible or a casserole.' "Welt. air, is the bird dead or bright young saleswoman replied,

live ld laughter.)

COTTON,

The

Mr and Mrs C.

Laaritoon

Mr and Mrs E.

Laffond

Mr M. Lyster Mr and Mrs D. J.

Lafferty & family. My T. O. LamOSTÜ Misa H. Lillie Mr D. HoCleary Mr and Mrs Mandino

Me A. MacGowan Misa D. Metcalf Mr H. G. MeNeary Mr and Mrs R.

MacGilloway

Me Madame Mudes

Mrs and Misa

McCauley

Mr. M. MaDonald Mr.O. Nilson Mrs F. Otter Me J. E Ollerton Mr & Mrs J. Olementar D. Pringle Mrs F. A. Crampton Mr K. Pappie Mr D. E. Capplamen Mr Isso Pappo

Mr J. D. Dickie Mr N. 8. Klie

Mr&Mrs Friedman Hr E. E. Ellie Mr E A. Friend 'Mr G. F. Fisher Mr & Mrs A. H. A.

Fong Mr. H. Findlay

Mr J. W. Fifield Mr F. J. W. Focken

Dr. D. R. Gawler Mr William Gallo

WAY

Mr & Mrs 10. R.

J. Parsons

Mr R. H. Popa Mr&dra Rigge bach and child Mr A. H. Rowe M: Joseph A. Bato

sky Mr T. Birezo! Mrs M. Spedding Me and Mrs 8. Springburg

Mr & Mrs. A. D.

BANKING CORPORATION.

Hrad Oyrics; Hongkong,

LUTHORISED CAPITAL..... $50,000,000 SUND AND FULLT J'AID UP $20,000,000

REVE FUNDA STERLING... € 4,500,000 SILVER $26,500,000 LEŃKEYE LIABILITY OF } PROPRIETORS...............******)

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#20,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

9. H. Young, Laq-Chairman, E. P. White, q,--Deputy Chairman. #. H. Hall, Keq. Hoa An Ai L

6. M. Bernard, May, W. LA Pattenden, Esq.

J. A. Pluier, Hag. H. Compton, Buq,

Ton. Mr.P.H. Holyoak) T. G. Wull, Jšaq.

CHIEF MANAGE:

A. EL. BARLOW, Esq.

Kanager: Shanghai---G. EL. SIITT, Esq.

LONDON BANKERS.

Westminster Bank, Ltd.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or ortar periods in Local Currency and Gerling on tarms which will be quoted

application.

Hoogkong, May 20, 1935,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE business of the above Bank in conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING OOR Silas and fofantPORATION. Rulos may be obtained MrFL C. Sarplese on application. Miss F. M. S.,uggs Mr A. B. Sott Mr & Mrs Ed. T.

Sauggi

Mr&Mrs J. Gould Ur. E. 0. Gould Mr V. T. Smith Lt. Com. and Mrs. Mr and Mrs P.

A. H. Guthrie Berradio Capt. T. P. Eall Mr T. 9. W. Smith

And

Mrs Solomon Hansen Mr U. Hansen

Dr. H. F. Nominera Mr E 1 Schwo.

dager

Mra W.

Mr and Mrs E. P. Harris & 2 ohil- dren

Hamilton

Mrs 2. Sparke Mr R. C. wolwell Mr 6. Trimm Lt. Col. & Mrs G.

Take

Mr & Mrs L. A.

Tobias

Mr & Mrs M R.

Varn and calid

Dr. & Mrs Viser Miss M. Voe

Mr & Mrs Wilson

AMERICA'S REQUIREMENTS, Manchester Market Report. As an example. I would point out that in 1922. without re-

July 22. striction, America took 192,500

The raw material situation shews tons of rubber exported from very little change and values have British sources, to which we remained very steady with “nu have to add British controlled occasional endency to advance, ré- rubber from Java and Sumatra, ert Messis, J. F. Hatton & Co.. at the average price of the yeny | Li The outlook for the Texas Misses..A. and F. -namely. 8.8d. per pound.

TORÁNS the outstanding vra N. Hasblu This amounted to approximate-mare about which there is most Mr and Mrs W. A. by 16 millions sterling..

Hannibal concént and unfortunately there If we take it for granted that appears to lase been to relief in Mr A. Hoffmeister restriction will be automatical the way of the much needed rain. K. Jenson"

He D. E. Holmes ly removed in the near future, as yel Thers is on this account J. N. Josner then America would take for a general inclination to expect & M J. R.. Jones 1925 157,500 tons of the estim-reduction in the next condition Mr A. T. Jensen ated output of rubber from figure, bad as the same time the Mr J. R, Johnstone Mr V. Johanneson British sources, which at an outlook for the trop as a whole apro

Mr J. K. Joseph average of the pivotal price of pears to be regarded as fairly good. Mr H. L.

Judd is. 6d. per pound,, would Frivale estimates forecast a yield Mr & Mrs R. Jarro Mr B Watkins amount to over 26 millions ster-of slightly over 11,000,000 bales Mr & Mrs R. de Kat Mr E. C. Watron Mr J. H. Wallace In Manchester the H H. F. Key ling, to which again we have to generally. add British controlled rubber omewhat improved enquiry from Mrs Miss Lovell Mrs B. G. William in Java and Sumatra, which the larger buying markets has been would bring the total up to 40 maintained but offers continue to millions sterling

In other he extremely low and business is words, as a result of restric-only being booked where producers tion, America has paid this are is a position to give some ap country for rubber exported reciable accommodation in price. "from British sources alone, 10 Neither spinners nor manufacturers on Aug. 20-Mr D. Ambrosio, Mr nod

millions sterling per annum

→ more.

can, however, regard their bookings us satisfactory.. Many of the large weaving centres are now stopping for the annual holidays and to pre vent any yarn accumulation, with consequent further weakening in prices resulting from this fact, all

and family Mr and

G.

Woessner & child Mr D. R. Wood DWFood M: RE

Mr E. A. Larsen Mr H 8. Zamvati.

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

For O.P.S., R. M.8. "Empress of Aula” Mra T. Adriano, Mr B. 1. B. Boothby, Mr R. N. Bjuke, Mrs P. M. Bourne, Mr and Mrs L. Batom, Me and Mrs G. 'J. Bott, Mra. C. Bergquist Mr B. Chang King, Mr and Mrs Cheong un-fat, Mira 3. B. de Costs. Miss L. Clarke, aliter U. Calman, Mes 8 Colton, Mis L. B. Cornelius, Mr and Mrs Hoy, and Master

Mi M.

1.

INTEREST on deposits is calculated

LIMITED

HEAD OFFICE, HONSKONE.

Authorised Capital ....$10,000,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund ....

5,000****** 1,000,00

DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. Chow Shop Son-Chaẫy is

Fung Ping Shan Mok Ching Tog

Li Koon Chan

P. K. Kwok

Ng Ching Lok

Pong Wal Ting

Wong Yu Tong Huych Tat

Kan Ylog Po

Chan Obing: Shell

|| Every description of Banking: 29

Exchange business transacted. granted on approved sucurition.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to hel KAN TONG POL

Chiat ManagUS

Hongkong, 16th February, 1986,

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SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE

DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.

RTABLISSEMENT FRANOD

CHINOIS.

(Incorporated in France),

6. Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkat

HEAD OFFICE: 74, Ras St. Lazást, París.

paid-ug Subscribed Capital fully Reserve Fund

Fr. 10,000. Fra: 10,799,5

Working fond provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRILLIT DE CHINE Fes:-60,000,050

ca the lowest balanod during osshTM com- ploted Calandar Month at 3 por cont. per annum. Should there be no balanon | Paring on any day in a month no interest will be allowed for that month.

Daposi may transfer at thoir optim ar noo of $100 or more to the ONERNE & SHANGHAI BANK to bs plan to FIXED DEPOSIT at.

JURRENT RATES.

For the HoraxosÚ & SHANGHAJ

BANKING CORPORATION,

A. E. BARLOW,

Chief Manager. Hongkong 7th January, 1925.

A

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE: 16, Boulevard Haussman, Paris, Jubscribed Capital Frs: 72,000,000.00 faid-Up Capital"... Fra, 88,400,000.00 Leserve Fund... Fr. 59,687,288.54 BRANCHES: Hongkong

nagkok

3

Mongo

1 stor

Noume

hou

Faporta

Taphong

Peking

(nakow

From-Penh

Laned

Pondicherry

BANKKES:

Balgon Bhaoghal

Hingapore Tintala Tourna

Yunmit

BANKERS: Sociste". Generais,

- Nationsinchi Credit. "Bangwe

Paris et dérRays-Bas, London: Midant, L

Ca.

New York: MASTER Columbia |

Every description of Banking Krchange Business transacted, Cor #pondents throughout the world.

A. ROLLIN, Manager

Hongkong, End August, 1935,

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY,)

Erfartments. 1834. Howarown. Braxton Heraminom 1998

P

Authorised Capital G. 186,00,900 £13 509,8 Faid-Up Capital...G. 80,000,000 £ 6,668,73 Bearve Fand G. 20030,861 £ 1,711, Special Beserves...G. 22,880,000 £ 1ALIN

HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam KASTERN HEAD OFFICE :---Batavia BRANCHES an

Bombay Cheribon Diember

Banjarmasin Bandung Calcutta

IN FRANOS: Comptoir National d'Escompte | Djoldakaria

The Hague Kobe

Parlay Credit Lyonnais Banque de Paris et Kota-Balja. - Manuary

a Pays-Bas Credit Industriel êt Commercial | Palang maints Generale.

JN LONDON: The Nations! Provincial & Jsion Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptaly Anipaal d'Escompte de Paris; Oredit Lyonnaie IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Cojí American Banking Corporation; waranty Trust Co, of New York..

intent allowed on Current Adocunts stúd Vrid Depozita noodrding to serku pamant.

Every dription of Banking and Exchange

A. LECOT,

Hongkong, March 20, 1924,

Manager.

Another speaker at the same meeting pointed out that America is at the present time obtaining double the pre-war price for the cotton we have to buy, whereas spinners of American yarns have P. Cooks on, Mr and Mrs Max.

K. Donaldson, Dr. R.A. Friend an Mraz Lammoted they are obtaining our rubber at been recommended to stop an addi-M. E. Featherston, Mr J. W, Fiusd. Mr about half the pre-war pricesimal 18 hours during next month. E. George, Major M. Garibaldi, Miss Faradoxical as it sounds, the

The prospects are therefore that the Boledad Mr. J. Candelaan, Miss Mr American rubber consuming con-

present basis of quotations, apart Groor. Mr and Mrs A. V. Hogg, from

the fluctuations in cerns-e.g. tyre manufacturing material, will be maintained.

On Dr. and "dre J. L Hollingsworth - (HE CHARTERED BANK OF companies, have risen smartly on the week there has been little one-hung. Mr Legend, Mr INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Lam A. A. Hoffmeistur the increased cost of the material change in yarn quotations, which Hansen, Lt. Comdr. R. Book, they consume. The reason is that are not so irregular for American they hold large stocks of tyres counts as they have been recently. and manufactured goods, the sell-From India there has been air ing price of which they will be enquiry for prices for many styles Giflavry, e Pedro Martines, Mr and

able to increase.

CAREER FOR WOMEN. Why a Girl Should Go Into Her Father's Office.

dis Hung Bon san, Dr. O. Holtzsia

Mr Lush Mr M J. Harris, inter Mr. B. Morton, ME B. G. Mo

U. Jonskerrin, Hue F. Kelloz, Mr Neary, Mr B Mogra, Mr and Mrs R

*INCORPORATED BY ROYAL

·CHAFTER, 1859,

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Fald-up Capital Reserve Fund'-.

#8,000,000 2,84,000,000

8,000,000

Business careers for women were ¿And the Near East. Business has fintos, Mira A. H. O. Pereira, FIXED DEPOSITS received Zaz 1 703:

and business has been arranged in May. G. K Munro, Mi and Kra-M dhooties, prints and light whites in Mantees, Mr Bin Ting, Mr Chit M

Reserre Liability of Pro- Chin is also r A Leveth Mr Chi Bang-ies MN limited quantities,

Tauder,

prietors keeping in touch with prices but L. F. Lopes, disses M. and L

essra u J. Los, Hon Choi-lee, Sog Yea virtually nothing has been sold.n, T. Namikawa, Mrs Jos C. Odall, ... FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General | For Java and Singapore there has Miss Louise: Odell, Howrs D. Pingle. 1: Banking business tramarcted

· CURRENT ACCOUNT opened and been some enquiry for whites, and Premsing, A. J. Pilgrim Mrs F. Fiatos. they have also been sold for Egypt

H. Prather. Mrs C. L. Rocht. I shorter period at rates which will be Mrs

F. O. Robertson, Mrs B. Basallasted en application.

HL. FERGUSON, been done in fancy oloths for the Mosers Leon Roberta, Thai Sul. Ho

Manage American markete and a modern to Chd ace. Dr. Wellardo, Me and

Hongkong, April 18, 1925. trade is offered in better class greys Mrs F. E. Stave 38, Mr Chi Ming is re Mrs. Haster, F...S., who pre-re doing little, et present

for the Contineut. Other markets Spedding Mr E. M. Terry, Mr F.E Vasania, Mrs M. E. Vanders esa, Col. G. sided, said:

T. Woodlaw, Mr and Mrs T. Mdi. Vil.. Hamas, Mr J. B: Wallace, Mr A/P, Javier, Mt L. Ysterand Mr. X. Yoabloks.

discussed by the International Com ference of Women in Beauce and Industry at Wembley.

"I started over 32 years ago in the City, and when I told my friends and relations that I was going into the City they held up their hands with holy, horror that

SUGAR CONSUMPTION.

America Breaks All Records,

M

This milk of yours has not been particularly good lately," said Mrs.

I should so descend in the AOC Consumption of sugar in the Fratchie, one morning.

scale,

The Milkman looked hurt. "I can. Basure you, madam," he

water

"I have never regretted for one first half of the year exceeded moment being in that very fine 8,000,000 tons, breaking all avail- spot, and I do not think I hope able records, according to figures said,ins is milk of the first

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not, at least that I have descend-compiled by Willet and Gray: ed in the social scale by doing so!". If the Indicated consumption

She "Oh, I do hope the play Batavi When she first went into the City for the second six months of 1925 will be a success." there were not many educated keeps close to the record-breaking He Success, why, of course if Chest women there, but now she advised figure of the first six months, will. Every fellow in the cat beca that the matriculation standard was which, however, is hardly accord-

the lowest for anyone wishing to ing to precedent, the Apparent to make love to some other woman Changchun

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carry the stocks, and as feiners Los Angeles. The figure of 3,009,256 tons as were, incl to kee meltinga 1,900,000. the inditated consump

city, for the insmany cas

3,000,000

1,300,000

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first six months of

largest figure show period'

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there was the off

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