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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Ausanded Ospital

$40,000,000

rievid and Welly Paid-up mammen (90,900,100

Hasorta. Finds zym

Nitrom $14,000,00

}.

· Movettu Liability of Proprietors Commun. 630, 600,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG

COURT OF DIRECTORS :- A. II. Comon. Bag. Chairman.

N, B. Brown, Esq. Deputy Chairmama.

* Ms. B. D. Y, Dell, 113, Ball, Bag,

No Me. O, D. J. Msakia. P. W. Hoy, Esq.

W. L. Patendon, Meg. J. A. Plummer, Bog- T. O. Wiali, Esq. II. P. White, Esq. Chiat Meng) Man. Mr. A. Q. Hy

BRANCHES.

AMOY

ANGIO

SATAVIA POMBAY FALOUTTA

ANTON. -ERPOO

ONLAYRO

a

WSOCHOW

USDELAVIA,

AMBUNO

HARRIN AZONGKH

20120

10BARE

COPE

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON LYOXS

MALACCA

36ANILA

MOUXDEX

NAGASARI

• NEW TORX

PEKINA

PENING

KANOOUN

SAIGON

HAN FRASCIROO

SHANGHAI

KINGAPORE

HOWRAHATA

BUNGEI PATANI TIENTSIN

TOKYO

THINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current county opened in Local Ceressay weed Deposit read for one your o

Neler periode io. Local Carney and arting terms which will be quod on appülönálom. Hong Kong, 10th September. 19,9,

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

Tas Hation of the shore Baar se conduct. AND BANGITAL 1 by the HONGKONG HANKINU CORPORATION. Bules can be

bed on application.

Sub Tak HONGKONG • BARANGIAT. DANKING CORPORATION.

A. C. LINES,

Chief Manager.

Ben Roog is September, 19.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPU.

THERLANDS TRADING «VCIETY;

DANKRUS.

Established 1ÝM.

lung Nous Offs:-11 Queen's Road Ceara,

Ashurani Capital

Put Up Capital

Beneva Fund were m

... Budders 280,000,00F- (ZER,SOULIKE,)

Ouild.za 10,000,000-

146,040,670,) "Guilder 1,000,000- (£1,638,201.)

Head -AMSTERDAM'). Eastern Head Ucho-AJAVA.. HRANCHES 1-Bandjarmasin Bandung) Bombay,

1 X

Cakruie, Cheriton, Jiddah, Djembei, Djokjakaria), The Legit K Köle Hadje, Mikanser, Mudan, Paisug Palembang,ekalongan, FAMI Pontianak, Hazroon. Bouerdan 1 Jamarang), Bhanghal Buboigs

Boeraba Boar (Solo)," Tugal; Tyllakjog and Waterrein)

sifires bare sale deposit boxes to dete Ada Bankari-Naslous Provincial Bank Lekk

Correspondente al one: the world

packing business of story

dription ansacted

U. STEESSTRA,

Hong Kong. Wth August, 1930.

Млади.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

95, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.

Bubscribed Capital.. Frs. 12,000,000.00 Pald-Up Capital.....Fr. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds .....Frs.102,000,000.00

Quinhon

BRANCHES: Bangkok Fanol

Battambang Hong Kong Saigon

Canthe

Mengiz Shanghai

Canton Nam Dinh Bin por

Dijbout Nonmaa *

Fort-Bayard Papeste

Tienbin Топтал

Haiphong

Paring Vinh Налкот Fnom Penh Yunnanfu

Pondicherry BANKERS:

IN FRANCE: Comptoir. National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas;} Credit I

Industrial et Commercial; Bocista | Generala.

IN LONDON: The National Pro- vinsial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptote National d'Escompta Paria; Credit Lyonnais.

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan à Co., French, American Banking Cor poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.

$ Interest allowed on Current Accounăs and Fixed Deposita according arrangementa.

Every description, of Banking and Exchange Business transactad. Safe Deposit Boxes to let

CEL LEW

Manerer.

Hong Kong, 28th August, 1928.

行銀商工法中

BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE

pour le

Commerce et l'Industrie

(Incorporated in France).

Prince's Building, Chater Road, Hong Kong.

*** HEAD OFFICE: 74, Eus-Et, Lazare, Paris. Capital fully paid up....Fra.50,000,000 Special working capital..Fra 50,000,000 Essczys

Frs 22,910,00€

BRANCHES: Faria, Lyons, Marsellies, Balgo Haiphong, Hanoi, Tourare, Quinnon, Bui Thanh hos. Vinh, Prom Penh

Peking, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hong

Kong.

BANKERS:

FRANCE:-Societe Generala, Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris at den Pays Bas LONDON: Midland Bank Ltd

NEW YORK: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Commer

ciale italiana.

SAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy.

Every description of Banking and Cape Exchange Business Transacted respondants throughout the world.

L. BERNIS,

Manager. Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1928

THE CHINA MAIL,

OFFICIAL REPLY

"Outstanding Importance f Water

CROSS-HARBOUR SUPPLIES

· Announcement of Local Salaries Commission

Water is to be brought from the mainland to the Island and the 'preparatory work for this object is in hand. Sanction for same has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies. But which of the two schemes will be adopted, or whether preference will be given to the one unanimously preferred by the Unofficial members of the Legislative Council, is not definite.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1928.

plications for meters of any kind!

Water for Dairies

Salaries Commission are most carefully Investigated by The honourable member repre The organisation of the Govern- the Water Worka Department; and senting the Chamber of Commercement Service does not lend itself to very many have to be refused. has amplified the reference made by rapid changes. It is more difficult Dolay in these elrumstances la the senior Unofficial member to the under the conditions of the service inevitable, but the Council may rest treatment of the Dairy Farm in the to reduce staff at any given moment assured, that every precaution is matter of water supply. An exam-than in commercial firms, and still taken to secure equal treatment formation of the facts will, I think, more difficult to recruit officers with lévery separato application.

show at once that no undue dis-the necessary training at short

Trade, supply meters are issued crimination has been shown in this notice when development becomes only to these trades to which water connection and equally that the rapid. It will perhaps satisfy the is an essential of the trade and the Government has been duly careful Council if they are assured that the withholding of the meter would be of the public health. The Dairy Government is fully aware of the Farma promises at Pokfulum are so dangers of extravagance and will detrimental to such trade.

To give domestic supply meters situated that it is not possible to spare no effort in the practice of within rider main districts would supply them with water from the economy.. We must, however, be in Government filtered water mains. a position to attract the desired

make restrictions of little value.

It

recom❤

There is no restriction on the There are records of correspondence standard of recruit; and the proper installation of meters in Kowicon, and discussions dealing with this road to travel between these dim- where the water supply, is adequate. question which go back to the early culties being hard to find, it is a years of the century and which show matter of satisfaction to the Govern. "Windfalls" An announcement embodying the foregoing was made at the The senior Unofficial-member has the difficulties and undertook to pro- now definitely approved of the ap that the Dairy Farm appreciated ment that the Secretary of State has meeting of the Council held yesterday when the Colonial Secretary asked for information on several vide their own supply through the pointment of a Commission to ad- (the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., C.B.E.), replied at length to items connected with revenue. construction of an extra intake vise on the salaries of the whole the criticisms of the Unofficials in the Budget debate which pre-miscellaneous receipts.

In the first place he deals with above the level of the reservoir. In Government Service from the top to This item this construction they were assisted, the bottom. eeded the second and third reading and the passing of the 1929 is in its nature one that It is Im-, by the Government, but the arrange- The composition of the Commis. possible to estimate with accuracy.ments required for filtering the alon should be, published in a few Supply Bill.

so happens that there have, water to comply with the require-days and the Government has no Another important statement by the Government spokes- been windfalls recently which can ments of the Sanitary authorities doubt that it will be of a nature to man was that it had positively been decided to appoint a Com-hardly be expected to recur, This became a matter for the Dalry inspire confidence in Ita mission to advise on salaries of all Civil Servants.

year for ihstance among miscel- Farm, and still remain so.

mendations. This announcement laneous receipts appears a totall "No Hope in Near Future" will also, I hope, make unnecessary of $97,088 made up of the sale of It would appear that the treat any more detailed reply to the junior Is there any commercial firm in had escaped attention in the office Hong Kong Government buildings ment meted out to the dairy farmers Chinese member's representation of THE CHARTERED BANK OF

the Colony, the Government asked, have been brought to my notice., in the Yamen at Canton, some on Diamond Hill is responsible for the case of the subordinate mom- INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

which can say that it will go

Water Supply ན་ "thus far and no

$27,000 unclaimed balances and the resurrection of this old ques-bers of the Service, The Commis- further" in the Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858, matter of establishment expense?

The matter of outstanding Im-over $12,000 representing profit on tlon, but the cases are essentially sion will include them also in its BEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

the War Loan! different. The Diamond Hill dairy purview. The question was given in answer been made in the speeches of the Sinking Fund.

portance to which reference has investments in ...£3,000,000

farmers were moved compulsorily

· Credit to C.S.O. £4,000,000 to the Unofficiala' comments (fully

These are senior Unofficial member and the

very exceptional re-by, the Government and are in an

It remains, Sir, only to express reported in yesterday's "China junior Chinese member is the water turns and can hardly be considered area which can be supplied with

in estimating for another year. reasonable ease; but even so the to the Unofficial members the Gov- This matter as you

well know The senior Unofficial member re farmers must in many cases instalrument's appreciation of their com-*- The Colonial Secretary also went has fer many years engaged the ferred also to the estimated decline pumps. On the other hand the Pimenta on the presentation of the Forfeitures again Dairy Farm chose its own site Budget. It must not be forgotten of then forfeiture.

department matter in which exact which, with all its water difficulties has had to do his share in the com-

that every head of a by the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow from the day of his arrival thraw estimates are impossible.

The (and they have always existed) has (leader of the Unofficials), who spoke for all his colleagues and

ages. To construct the works that I would like particularly to express for himself, and by the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G, LL.D., who has a finer appreciation

Colony's dimculties; for no one

Stationery

would be specially required toy own appreciation of the work of Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones and the staff comply with the Dairy Farm's roof the Colonial Secretary's office on voiced the Chinese views.

of the The possibility that the exquest at Pokfulum becomes such a hardships of the community to penditure on stationery is unduly large question that the Government whom all the work ultimately cen- which the junior Chinese member high has been referred to by the cannot hold out any hope of dealing handling the Budget for the first has referred, or a deeper sympathy senior Unofficial member. His with it in the near future. with the Chinese of any class in figures, however, need a little re- any trouble.

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund .......... Reservo Liability of Proprie-

torn

£3,000,000 Mall") of the increase in depart-

mental expenditure.

Agencies and Branches:

ALOR STAR

(Malay Stata)

AMRITSAR

HANOKOR BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA GANTOR CAWNPORE (EBU COLOMBO DELHI

MADRAS

LUCHING

MANILA

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PEXING PENANG

PESZŁA WAR

BANGOON

DALTON

SEMATANO,

SEBEMDAN

HAIPHONG

SHANUMAL

HAMBUNU

SIXUAPORE

HÄNKOW

SOUHANAYA

HALHIN 24, Heucheria)

TAIPING

HUNG CÔNG

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ILOILO.

TAYOY

POE

KARACHI

Ko

КОВИ

KUALA KANGSAR

TUAL LUMPUR

TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TONGKALI (Dhakes) TAIKOTA YDE HAMA ZAMBOANGA

(Philippina Islande)

Foreign Exchange and General Bask ing business transacted.

into detail on several other topics

supply.

to which attention had been drawn Government and Sir Cecil Clementi area

Anxious consideration

Hope and No Hope

Because revenue in the nature of windfalls was seldom recurrent was the reason given for the lower catimates under certain headings as compared with this year

That the mid-level motor road, Current Accounts opened and Fixed. Deposits received for 1 year or shorter asked for by the Residents' Asso- periods at rates which will be quoted ciation whose request was sup- on application.

ported by the Unofficials, will A. H. FERGUSON,

"recoive the most careful sideration" Hong Kong, 3rd April, 1928.

was assured; but it; was also stated that the Govern ment could not hold out any hope In the immediate future of giving the Dairy Farm Co. at Pokfulum water from the mains.

Manager.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

(TAIWAN GINKO)...

HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeh, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.

Central Bank in Formusa. Bank-Notes issued

Average amount .. Yen 45,000,000

BRANCHES. AND AGENCIES:

Quake. FORMOSA:-Gran Kagi, Karenko,

JAPAN: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,

The Lighter Side

con-

task of finding a solution for the one. himself, wholeheartedly Into the estimate is admittedly a conservative perhaps other compensating advant-pilation of this book of figures, but

Home Govt.'s Sanction

i have within

Government Offices

tred. Mr. Wynne-Jones is also

time and he has carried through the

H.E.'s Thanks

Dr. Kotewall asked vision in the light of the reduction Reference was made by the senior duties energetically and efficiently. for the longest possible warning of in "Miscellaneous Papers," The Unofficial member to the question It is gratifying to find that the proposed restriction, which can be Government polley is to get as of Government office accommodation allocation of expenditure as pre- readily promised.

much as possible of the Govern and to the possibility that an intelli- sented has already received for the ment printing done in Victoria gent examination aight show that most part the approval of the Coun Gaol and the reduction in "Miscel- a re-arrangement of the existing cil, and it is hoped that the ex- Honourable members. will, I laneous Papers" represents a step accommodation would do all that 'planations now given have removed think, ba glad to learn that we in this direction, while the increase required. It has been suggested to any obstacle to the adoption of the the last few days under item 42 is accounted for me by an Unofficial member that if Estimates as a whole.(Applause). received sanction from the Secre- partly by the transfer but to a one or two of their number could, tary of State to proceed with the large degree by the necessity for when the time comes, be associated The Colonial Secretary had for- scheme for bringing water across purchasing stocks of paper against with the Government officers to mally moved the second reading of the harbour from the reservoirs on the work that is to be demanded whom the enquiry would be entrust the 1929 Supply Bill and the the mainland, and preparatory from the Gaol.

Honourable mem- ed, we should come to a conclusion Colonial Secretary (the Hon. Mr. C. work is already in progress to en- bers will remember that under which would be satisfactory to the Mel. Messer, O.B.E.) had seconded. All in all, Mr. Hallifax made a This, a Honourable members ordinary appeare

able the scheme to be carried out. head 31, Public Works Extra Council and to the Government ser After the debate, tlie second read- very creditable showing for the know, affords the quickest method $41,000 for the construction and modation provided.

an. Item of vants who have to use the accoming was carried unanimously.

The Govern- H. E. the Officer Administering Government in his reply to "the of providing a

substantial in- furnishing of a new printing shop ment welcomes the suggestion, and the Government then said: Opposition."

crease in the water supply of the in the Gaol. Proceedings

My thanks are due, gentlemen, to This is all part of readily accepts the offer of such were not without Island. their lighter side. When Sir

the same policy and I would ask valuable assistance. This, however, the Unofficial and Official members Shou-son Chow referred to the "in- referred to the different views experiment out before judgment is for a few months yet.

The senior Unofficial member has for sufficient latitude to try the is a matter that can well stand over of the Council for the very kind reception which this Budget has re- genuity of the Traffic Department," which ore held as to the con- passed on it,

Expenditure. It is not at the same, in commenting on the Police consideration which has been ac- colved and for the very grateful Keelung, Makong, Nanto, Shin the Captain Superlatendent of struction of the pipe-line. The time denied that there may be some chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takao, Folice (the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, matter is primarily

one for the waste of stationery in the Govern- Estimates, the senior member of corded to it and I very much appre C.M.G.) smiled percepitbly. When, engineers, and the CHINA: Shanghai, Hankow, Amor, in his next, sentence, Sir Shou-son while taking due note

Taman Toen, Heito, Taito.

Government, ment departments.

Attention of Legislative Council remarks on the clate the kindly references to the Foochow, Swatów, Canton.

of the all officers has been particularly fact that though the total estimate Government services and to myself. OTHERS--Hong Kong. Singapore, spoke of the ubiquitous white views of the Unofficials, feels that drawn to the possibility; and with of the department is reduced the In particular, my thanks are due to Boerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, lines" on the roads, every Coun- it must preserve an open mind the concentration of orders at the reduction is merely a matter of the Colonial Secretary for the very until both schemes have been ex- one centre of the Gaol it is hoped, special expenditure and that the hard work which he has devoted to The Budget was passed un-amined in detail and their relative that a check may be provided on how an increase; and that this for the very full reply which he has vital items of personal emoluments the preparation of the Budget and animously and H. E. the Officer advantages and disadvantages have

any department whose demands) Administering the Government been carefully weighed. Mean-

same Increase colours the whole ser made to the criticisms of the Un- work common to both tend to become excessive. "The Bank's Correspondents in the Commer (the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern, while

vice, with a tendency to continue official members. Cepure in the European Continent, Russia, C.M.G.) thanked ail concerned for schemes will be pushed on with

Kal Tack Aerodrome

through the years, and he asks in

Final Stage Failippina Tolanda, 347a, Africa, Odka kummia the part they had taken and ex- the utmost vigour,

With respect to the Aerodrome effect for, a limit to be set. The Tatlowed an Current Accounts, and pressed his gratitude to the Un-

the Government confesses to a sense Government also would be happy to Depot as wish will be gustad on applice officials. Lan. Deposits in You can be accepted.

of disappointment at the Imperial see their way to end any increase gentlemen, that I feel there is no J. IHARA,

The Reply

The Government notes with in- subsidy as finally voted. The views of expenditure but in these days reed for me to detain you with fur- When the Unofficial members had terest the vory definitely express of the Unofficial members of Coun- when money values have fallen and ther words. I therefore put the sopkon, H. E. the Officer Ad-ed views of the Unofficial members cil will be fully represented to the there has been a steady increase in motion, standing in the name of the ministering the Government called with regard to the Aberdeen water authorities in England and If, as the standard of Hving, it would be Colonial Secretary, which has been upon the Colonial Secretary to re-scheme and their decided prefer seems not unlikely, more work is to interesting to know whether any duly proposed and seconded “That ply. The reply was as follows:-ence for what is known as the be undertaken in the near future prominent commercial concern has a BI Intituled an Ordinance to The tone of helpful critielam that second section of the Shing Mun and more expense involved, the Im; been able to set a limit to its ex apply a sum not exceeding $19,478,- pervades the speeches of the Un- scheme. It must not be over perfal Government will be pressed penditure on personal emoluments 964, to the Public Service of the year official members shows that the looked that, while it would be to shoulder a fair part of the and to say "thus far and no fur 1929, be read a second time.”

ther." It must not be forgotten The motion was unanimously car- Budget proposals as a broad whole possible to make an early start on burden.

so that the increase of emolu- 'rfed.

Bombay, Calcutta, London, New cillor joined in the laugh. Tork, Dairan,

LONDON BANKERS:

Parr's Bank,

The London County Westminster and

chris, Tanto Japan, Indo-Ukiai Sea, India

[HONG KONG' BRANCH:

Manager.

B, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hong Kong, 22nd September, 1927.

THE BANK OF CHINA.

行銀國中,

(Specially Authorised by Presidential

Mandate of the Republic of China

10

on the 22nd of November, 1917).

Authorised Capital

Paid-up Capital

Heders Fand

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.

HONG KONG BRANCH: Queen's Road Central.

"Further Action”

have received the stamp of their the Aberdeen scheme, a good deal

Motor Roads -

-;

So complete has been his reply,

ments is partly at least accounted Council then went, Into Committee $10,000,000.00 approval; and the value of those remains to be done before the Shing With regard to the road to for by an increased number of ap and approved clause by clause, with-

18,278,000.00 criticisms is greatly enhanced by Mun second section can be put Mountain Lodge, I notice that the 8,020,425.24 the evidence of their profound before the Secretary of State for chief objection appears to be the

pointments.

out amendment. Trade Not à Reflex

Courcil résumed, the Bill was knowledge of local conditions and sanction.

the road. I might, ex-, 'design of of their careful examination of the

The Government here, perhaps, read a third time and the third The Secretary of State is not plain to the honourable members more than elsewhere is in such a reading was also carried unanim draft Estimates. Resting on this unaware of the Unofficial view of that the road is to be widened as position that depressed trade and ously. sound foundation they breathe this matter, and the views av well as graded. I suggest that troubles in China (which go hand Finance Committee Branches and Sub-branches all over a spirit of co-operation for the clearly set forth to-day will be re honourable members might be will in hand) -tend only to increase offi- The Finance Committee, presided THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, China and Correspondents In Exp good of the Colony and it is in that presented to im by telegram being to pass the vote for this read cial work in the Colony, We get over by the Colonial Secretary, then

Ameries, and other parts of the world.

Lender Bankers: The National Pro- spirit that the Government desires fore any further action is taken subject to an undertaking by the large numbers of refugees with all sat and approved of seven votes riicial and Uniqu Bank of England, to examine the anggestions put regarding the Aberdeen scheme. Government that the details of the the extra duties involved for the totalling $147,746 to supplement the Lute Guaranty Trust Company of forward..... It is, I think, fair to

Pokfulum

proposals will be submitted to the Folice, Medical and Sanitary De-expenditure for this year. The "assume that no point has been York.

Before I leave the question of Public Works Committee for partments Money may be short votes were as follow New York Bankers: The Irving overlooked in the unofficial scrutiny water, two comparatively minor scrutiny, and that no expenditure for the expensive luxury of cases in National Bank

Miscellaneous Services, refund of for even small clerical errors which matters remain to be dealt with will be incurred without obtaining the Law Courts, but breaches of China Companies fees $54,825, The Equitable Trust Company of New York

Dredging of Pokfulum. It is the further approval of the Council. building covenants, fallures to com- Audit Department, to provide for Interest allowed on Current Accommia.

essential that a supply of water. The question of the mid-level plate contracts add to the work of incidental expenses $185.

LIMITED.

Established 1890.

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund

Yen 102,500,000 Head Office:YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Aginciòn nt:

Alexandria.

Batavia.

Bombay.

Buenos Aprsa.

· Calcutta.

Canton,

Changchan.

Daire (Dalny).

Hamburg.

Newchwang.

New York.

Osaka.

Peking, Rangoon, Rio de Janeiro.

Saigon. Sen Franciaco. Bangtian (Mukden). - Santile,

Semarang. Shanghal

·Shimonoseki,İ Singapore. Boerabays. Sydney. Tientain,

Unakow. garbin Hoar Kor

Honolulu.

· Kai Yuan.

Karachi,

Kobe.

Londen.

Los Angeles. Lyons

Manila...

Nagunaki

Tokyo;

-Tritanfa

Tsingtan. Vladivostok

(Temporárily (and cloned),2% Interest allowed in Current Accounts; Deposits recefyed for fixed› parlods mi rate to be obtained on Application

Nagora:

Hong Kong, 11th September 1928.

The

Not

and Fixed Deposits. Tormis on applica- THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. however small should be main motor road, to which the center the Public Works Department which Fire Brigade, repairs to floating

Every description of Banking Busi-er duna transacted.

Loans granted on approved securities. 10, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong

Special facilities for Home Ex-W change.

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG...

SHOU J. CHEN,

Manager.

:、· ; Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

“Established 1912.

Head Offer:Hong Kong.

AnMorland Ospital (ILM, Charone): $1,000,000

Pull Up Captial communi

8,0643300

Canton, Shanghai, Hankow - Bwadow

Banking, New York, un Ban Fre

A LONDON BANERES

Bộ The Lord's Bank Llalled. ›

MOORPAFOND ENTERT

ZEN ME; petaalpal alza of the World, Pra

Merolah di melampa yande bunkhta bustani

LOOK-POONG SHAN,

Hong Kong, 19th February, 192?

Incinerator

Hong Kong being used as a cloak for Home on Stubhs-road $7,886.

tained in Fokfolum reservoir for Unofficial member refers, will be is already seriously increased by engines $7,000. certain outlying districts, and the made the subject of a special in the difficulties of providing water Kowloon-Canton Railway, locomo difficulties Involved in any at vestigation by the Government, and for the Increased population. The tive off 13,400, tempt to dredge the reservoir, while views of the Unofficial members will Imports and Exports office is buster Public Works extraordinary, ac- .$10,000,000 maintaining the required supply receive the most careful considera- than ever. In its work of preventing ceas road to War Memorial Nursing

:6,000,000

are very considerable and would tion. 1,200,000

probably outweigh any advántago

a breach of International agree- Public Works extraordinary, Another question dealing with ments, and the Secretary for Chin- training stream course in new ceme- which might be secured. The matter is one of which the roads on the higher levels was ask-ese Affairs office becomes overloaded tery area at Homuntin $25,000, engineers" have already given con-ed in the speech of the scalor with troubles connected with La- Public Works extraordinary, Kow. sideration.

Unofficial member and it concerns bour, Emigration, and all the loon, roads, kerbing, channelling and the question of motor traffe. This smaller worries which unsettled other small works to keep, pace with question is already engaging the at-conditions naturally occasion in the development $50,000. ⠀⠀ Undte discrimination in Issuing tention of the Government and the life of the people. There is in meters: "and" policy. In the matter of views put forward will be given fact no reflex In the Government Mr. James meters A definite polley is follow due, weight in any conclusions that departn

well; od tegarding the lasue of meters may be reached,

perfence

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES Batevia

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Meters

fr Every{description of Banking and In Hong Kong on instruction from There is also the question of the Further the Exchange busin {trans

Shore

Manila

of the world ge

Correspondents, in all principali

cities

Loans

granted on appr

BAFE DEPOSty

THINGS KANTONG FOR

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