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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Aarland Capital $50,000,000 facond and Fully Pald-up $30,000,000 Besar Banda:-

Atarling 8,000,000 $14,000,000 utva.....

Becerro Laablity of Proprietom 20,000,090, HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG,

COUET

DIRECTORS:--

B. B. Brown, Esq. Chairman

W, H. Hall, ag Deputy Charan,

Ton Mr. B. D. P. Beith.

4. B. Campion. Leg. M. T. Joluri, ENĮ,

B. Fauder Lewin, Eng.

ANOT BANGKOK

BATAVIA DOMBAY

W. L. Pattenden,

T. E. Pantes, Esq.

3. A. Plommer, Esq.

4. P. Warsun, »?. Chist Maosgat. Hon. Mr. & C. Bynes.

CALCUTTA CANTON CFEYCO COLOMBO DAIREN WOLCROW

ELIPHONG YAMBURO HANKOW

URANCHES :-

LONDON LYOKS MALACCA MANILA MOURDEN NAGABAKI NEW YORK PELING

n

HARBIN MONOKKA

ILOIL

Hou

JOHOR

FORE KOWLOON

BOALA LUMPna

PENANG RANGOOS BAIGON SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURABAYA SUNEI PATANI TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA

Current &counts opened in Local Curransy

-and-Biend--Deposits Mosired for a ling··

Porter periods in Loon Currency and-

en tance which will be quoted on application. Hong Kong, 29th April, 1829.1

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, Rue St. Lazare, París.

Frs.50,000,000 up Capital fully paid Special working capital .Frs.50,000,000! Reserves

Frs.22,319.000

..

BRANCHES:

Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Saigon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Tourane, Quinho, Hue, Thanh toa Vính, Phom Penh.

Kong.

BANKERS: FRANCE:--Societe Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas. LONDON-Midland Bank, Ltd.

YORK:-American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Commer- ciale Italiana.

NEW.

THE CHINA MAIL,

COMMERCE

CALIFORNIA WINES

PROPOSED TO SHIP GRAPES TO THE ORIENT

MANUFACTURE OF WINES

AND

FINANCE.

1928.

OUR EMPIRE

PAVING THE WAY TO A NEW ERA

PROGRESSIVE FEARS

1859

WORLD ARMAMENT

U.S. OFFICIAL'S VIEWS

LAND AND SEA 1

GENEVA RESOLUTION PASSED

MONDAY, MAY 6, 1929.

ITALIAN OPERA

LETTERS & RADIO

ADDRESSES WHICH CANNOT BE TRACED

VERDI'S "AIDA" AT STAR

THEATRE

GREAT PERFORMANCE

POST OFFICE LIST

Washington, Saturday." There was a splendid audience at A General Post Office notification the following unclaimed Officials of the administration the Star Theatre on Saturday night gives have made it clear that no abandon-when-- "Aida" was rendered by correspondence, etc, waiting at the ment of its views should be inferr- Signor Carpi's Italian Grand Opera Post Office, and also. unclaimed telegrams at the Radio ed from Mr. Gibson's statement at Co. in a manner which roused the radio

to great enthusiasm. Telegraph Office, Government build- Geneva in regard to the trained re- audience

The Company has given some ing- Berves of the U.S.A.

Grand It is explained that the United splendid renderings of States of America simply decided to Opera during the past week but

his characters

with

wonderful

anything

aria by

Poste Restante Correspondence

R. Atkinson, J. J. H. Aarsen, M.

With the object of giving some withdraw from the discussion in "Aida" gave the principal 'artistes R. Aytona, Batten & Co., Batt & San Francisco, April.28.

sold in the idea of what has been done during question in the League of Nations their big chance. Verdi has not Co. J., A. H. Beetham, Capt. J. F. California wines, once

Bird, R. Couch, Madame Clerget, markets of the Orienty may again find the last four years in paving the She is not concerned with land given their place there if an experiment way towards a new era in Colonial Peking, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hope being tried by the growers of juice į development, Mr. L. S. Amery, Secre- armaments as she has already. re more difficult and perhaps not more w. E. Carley, Mrs. C. J. Caldwell,

duced her own to a normal mini-beautiful than the scene and duet has tary of State for the Colonies,

Madame H. de Coral,, Mr. and H. E. grapes succeeds.

The plan is not one of violating had prepared a comprehensive memo um and did not want to be by "Amneris" and "Aida" in Act A. C. Cunnell, Dr. R. E. Chambers,

the wonderful and in acposition which might obstruct 11. and the progte

Case, Misa Mae Chapin, Mr. American prohibition laws but the randum showing

development in the Colonial Empire a basible agreement by interested "Aida": "Oh My Dear Country."Deofont, G. H. Davies, E. S. Ford, more simple one of shipping the

These, from November, 1924, to November, Eropean Powers,

chorus Miss M. K. Gatenood, (c/o V. W. grapes to the Orient and the bever-

Naval Formula

were work.

received rapturous-Davis), J. L. George, Capt. A. E. ages to be made there.

The idea was brought about by a The memorandum, which was pub-

On the naval side, the US. by a delighted audience.

Hodgins, Hang Cheong Co., Alfred method of packing and radically new

lished as a White Paper, deals first

They

But the other artistes were de- Hayenas, liatian Bank of China, reorganian- officials are very optimistic. Barrels for with the Colonial Office

which has freezing the grapes in

resulted the said that the tonnage formula had shipment developed by the General tion from

Verdi's wonderful genius.

Mrs. E. T. C. Jones, G. Kleinwort, Fru Packing Corporation. Every description of Banking and method was first tried last October the self-governing Dominions from jan agreement had to be sought.

Bodina the Signorina

chief P. Ketchum, T. J. Kewase, Messrs. Cor- Exchange Business Transacted.

des The American delegation accord- the grapes in the barrels were

boneurs of a great performance as Kong Tin Siong, II. R. Lydiatt, W. respondents throughout the world.

held in storage for six months. Colonies. This the L. BERNIS,

grapes

cribes as the "most important event ingly submitted a proposal for When opened recently the Manager.

of the counting the speed, age, armament, "Aida" were principally due, while H. Lawton, Luke Cummings & Co., domestic history in the

Signorina Benedelli as "Princess F. Lapin R. Light, Madame Master- were found as fresh as the day when

Colonial Office in recrut years."

Bori, Capt. E. Maples s.s. "Nam they were packed, according to off. cials of the packing company.

"Amonasro" was splendidly por Yang," E. Mackie, Mr. and Mrs. R.

SAN FRANCISCO Bank of Italy,

Hong Kong. 3rd August, 1928,

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK. Reserve Liability of Proprie

of the abora Bank is

The DuniNGRONG AND SHANGHAI

ad by the

BANKING CORPORATION. Kula

obrved on applfention.

AUTIS

and

This separation of business connected with failed and some other way towardsightful in items characteristic of Mrs. H. Johnson, Mrs. B. Jenkins,

Recent Shipments THE CHARTERED BANK OF

With the methods found to be suc INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

cessful large shipments of the frozen were recently shipped to Incorporated by Royal Chater, 1853. grapes

Manila, Soerabaya, Batavia, Singa HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

£3,000,000 pore, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Paid-up Capital

Importers in these cities will .£4,000,000 Keserve Fund...

the grapes with a vited to inspect £3,000,000 view to the possibility of buying a part of the huge California crop to use in the

of wines. manufacture Through this plan the California producers are hoping to again dis-

of робе

large part of their over- plentiful and again conipete

сгор direretly with Australia, which took the field in the Orient with the ad vent of American prohibition.

Agencies and Branches:

tors

ALOR STAR

b

May Stat

AMRITSAR

& SHANGHAI

BANGKOK

A. C. ITNES,

Chial Manager.

BONGKONG

FOR THE BANKING COBIOBATION,

Hong Kong, 18th September, 1971.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(KETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)

BANKERS

Hatablished 1824.

Hong-hong Office: -11 Queen's Boad Central.

Authorimā “Capital

Paid-up Capita

Route Fral....

Ouildare 150,000,000 (£12,500,000.)

Quilders 60,000,000-

420,000.00.1 Guides 40,200,000- (28,38,4)

Bead DB-AMSTERDAM'). Eastern Blood Gicu-BATAVIA.

Theer for hare sade depois bores tail. London Bankers-National Provincial Bank L Correspundente erat the world

Backing business of orary

description wasboisil

0. BTEENSTRA,

Hong Kong. With duzguni, 1928.

BANQUE DE L'INDO - CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.

ΚΑΤΑΚΙΑ BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CAWEFORE

LEBU

COLOMBO

DAIKEN (Delay,

Bouth

DELHE

HAPRONG

KUALA LUMPUR RUCHING

MADRAS

NEW YORK

PERING

PENANG PESHAWAR RANGOON BAIGOS

neturia)

BEMARANG BERIMBAN

SHANGHAI

BINGAPORE BUUKABAYA

TAIMING

HAMBURG

HANKOW

HARBIN

(N. Msechuria

DONG KONG

ILOLO

IPUH

ZARACHI

KLANG

КОНЕ

KHALA BANGSAR

Pam 15.5.8.j

(PMB.:

TAVOY

TIENTBIN FORYO

TONGKAH (sukai)

T8IXOTAO

YOKOHAMA

ZAMBDARDA

(Philippine Inisnās:

A. H. FERGUSON,

Managor. Heug Kong, 8th January, 1929.

(TAIWAN GINKO)

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

Central Bank in Formosa. Bank Notes issued

Average amount .... Yen. 45,000,000)

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: JAPAN:-Tokyo,

Osakin.

Yokohama,

a

CANADA'S BUDGET

INTER-EMPIRE TRADE DEVELOPMENT

THE AMERICAN TARIFF

the affairs of the And

-

armour, fuel as well as tonnage.

A further important innovation has This proposal is to be considered Amneris" was excellent also. teen the appointment of a Chief Medical Adviser to the Secretary of in due course but, owing to the State for the Calcnics, among whose highly technical equations involved, trayed by Signor Casarosa, this G. Mather, M. S. Magot, Mr. and diutics is included the introduction of it is expected that a considerable artiste showing rare expression and Mrs. Martin, H. E. McGowan, Mrs. new ideas-in-the-work-of-the-Colonial time-will-have elapsed before a con- giving a really high class perform C. R. McKenzie, J. N. Morris (West medical services

In

anc

River), W.-M.- Peach, W. R.-Pearce. Signor A. Giovanoni was very fine A. V. Pinson, Mr. Przelowski, Mrs. as "Radames," and his powerful A. K. Rhoden, Mra. W. H. Smith, voice and splendid stage presence Shing Tack Bros., Win. Woods (W. E. Woods & Co.), Dr. W. Wendt, "Ramphis," the high priest, was R. M. Wilson, C. D. Wardle, Wong

ia clusion

reached. Reuter's ance. a general review of the progress

the in development

various American Service.

"Indirect Limitation" groups of. Dependencies, it is stated."

Geneva, Saturday that in Nigeria the outstanding work had been the completion and opening The Disarmament Committee of was a feature. to the public service of 330 miles of the League of Nations, by 22 votes

total of new, railway, making

DON'T WASTE

WATER!

can

4

Unpaid Correspondence

C. D. Adams, H. W. Dunning, H.

to 2, passed the resolution aub-finely produced by Signor Mauceri, Peng Swee, mitted by the French and Ameri-Signor Belletti as "The King" and delegations, declaring that Signor Barentin as "The Herald" the Committee rejected the sys-constituted a cast such as Hong J. Huang, H. R. Lydiett, S. L. Sands.

Registered Articles tem of direct limitation of war Kong audiences. rarely have the

Wm. Basker & Co., James Henry the pleasure of seeing. It is noted that material.

The Italian Opera Company is Clay. Mias Mae, Chapin, Miss K. system of indirect limitation of expenditure on material has not one of the finest collection of high Ellison, (c/o H.K. Hotel), Kwok 1,600 miles. The roads had also been met with general assent. It was class opera singers that has eve Hung-kau (Chinese Gunboat "Hai developed, and in 1927 no fewer than decided that limitation and redue-visited the Colony, the chorus work Yung"), Luke Cumming & Co., II. 1,869 cars and lorries and 3,268,000tion of material must be sought being exceptionally fine and quite. MeGowan, Mons. Prezelowski, A.

impurted by means of publicity of expen- equal to the excellence of the prin- gallons of patrol Various electric lighting schemes were under construction.

Cotton of a new type had been in- troduced.

were

diture.

China and Russia

The Chinese and Soviet delega- j Great advances had been made in tions voted against the resolution. medical research.

In the Gold Coast it is stated that

Alues

of first-class read had been

first

The German delegation abstain-

Reuter.

cipal artistes.

A GALA NIGHT

Selections From All the Operas

V. Pinson, Satoor de. Rootas, Shing

Tack Bros., S. Shoripoff (c/o Isako Circus), E. W. G. Wesson, B. Zipper. Unclaimed Radio Telegrams Address Haratakuichi

......s. "Aki Maru? Hing Lee Des Voeux Rd. Tungshan Kang Pai-surm

From

Tcheekam Swatow

Namdinh

Macao

Medan Soerabaya

Street

Modjokerto

Canton

very "hungry" house. Demands for Hawpar

Manila

encores were likewise backed by Suitable pretty floral tributes; but, even so, Sang Mow

Tandafongredb

Haiphong

AFGHANISTAN

Solos

it is long since a local audience Bowainung Jindoyuen Desvoux Rd. became so demonstrative.

Seattle

HEAVY CASUALTIES IN RECENT FIGHTING

EX-KING'S DEFEAT

and choruses and dances were all Carmico

Canton

one to the "house," which outrival- 0006 3883 3141 0171 5894 0063 0577

(862 5714 0006 2896 4882 5231 led Oliver Twist in asking for more and still more it was, indeed, a

and General The chief feature of the annual Foreign Exchange

Budget statement, which was made by Banking business transacted.

Current Accounts opened und Fixed the Minister of Finance, Mr. J. A. Deposits received for 1 year or short-Robh, in the Dominion House of Com the construction and opening of the ed from voting. Count Bernstorf Prince of Wales's College probably declared that the Committee had er periods at rates which will be quot mons at Ottawa, was the announce-

the represented most far-reaching!

A feast of entertainment was Yowth.. ment of a surplus of $69.782,080 rep BRANCHES :-Bandermasis Bendosug Boxed on application.

Calautts, Cheribon. Jeddah, Djember,

penditures for the fiscal year ending in the world in modern times. It had for the reduction of armaments. provided by the members of the Smidtoo (£13,956,400) of revenues over all ex-education experiment in any part of suppressed all essential elements) Dick akeris) The Hague. Eobe,

In view of the gravity of the Kota-lija, Makanase, Medan, Padang

March, and the reduction of the net cost $600,000.

232, Third Street Pasang Palembang,

last night, the large audience being Bettentem

The development of Sierra Leone situation, Count Bernstorff said, Grand Opera in the Star Theatre Sam Koo e/o Yee Cheung Loong delt by that amount. Pontianak, Bang100,

Ribolga Bunkat,

The taxation reductions for the car had heer hampered in recent years by he drew the attention of Governregaled with musical fare of a 4100 Barn (Bueu) Bäugapore, Boerebels, Bosnakarta (Bala), Tegas Tilakjop

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. Ing fiscal year are estimated at 25, the need for the strictest ecuments and the public to the neces- standard that is all too rare in the 6025

000 dollars (£5,000,000) the main re- Within the past four years sonie 200ty of practical reduction of Colony. The artistes were in splen- Mrs Cheng Pai 11-Yad-Hong and Weltevreden.

ductions being a decrease of one per cent in the sales tax and and were available for armaments before the meeting of did form, and time and again they tion tax

on railway and steamship motor traffic. In Gambia an electric the. Disarmament Conference were called back to give more to a 6785 tickets; a comparatively few tariff lighting scheme had Leen completed and the changes, with an intimation that the for the town of Buthuret, Government is pursuing a policy of

town is now lit in the most modern watchful waiting as to the proposed

style. changes in the United States tariff Kenya and Uganda have a direct Tan- under the new administration.

wireless service with Britain. "Pioneer of British Preference" ganyika Territory had been devastat- Mr. Robb emphasised the steady deed by war, famine, and pestilence, and Kohe, vclopment of inter-Empire trade and needed generous assistance from the

Imperial Exchequer when it

Canton said "Canada, the pioneer of British

came under British administration.

splendid compliment to a really first Moinadeau Bord Porthos

Kwang Chow Wan Subscribed Capital ..Frs. 72,000,000.00 FORMOSA:-Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Preference, looks to Empire trade as

Keelung, Makong Nanto, Shin- the keynote of its external trade policy Strikerg development had been shown

In all directions. ..Frs. 68,400,000.00)

Tainan, Takao

class company of artistes. Paid-Up Capital

Peking, Saturday. any desires in every way to foster chika, Taicha, ....Frs.102,000,000.00

The progress of Nyasaland had Reserve Funds

Individually their singers and 0613 0451 Wuchow 8541 4848 7193 Tamsui, Toen. Heito, Taito,

closer trading relations throughout the

After four days' incessant fight been seriously hampered up to the

6567 CEINA: Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy British commonwealth of nations."

and irregular

6,000 of Bacha-i-Saquao's dancers require no special word of

Balikpapan Foochow, Swatow, Canton.

Dealing with the financial year of present by expensive

communications with the rest of thing, OTHERS:-Hong Kong,

troops overcame 3,000 of Shah praise in print. Each scored his Salesian Singapore, the Canadian National Railways, Mr.

Empire. Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavis, Robb emphasised that the railways

Northern Rhodesia seemed likely to Mohamud's forces near, Lobgarh or triumph on the stage in a per-Camiong

onformance that will be remembered Yau Cheong Bombay, Calcutta, London, New D

be able to meet all interest pay- would

become one of the most important with very heavy casualties York, Dairen.

ments to the public, and in addition to

of the Empire, e-both sides. Bacha-i-Sagao used long after the Carpi Company leave 3059 LONDON BANKERS:

pecially as

source of The Loudon County Westminster and pay $7,000,000 (£1,400,000) in interest mining centres

to the Government

admitted, a temptation to dwell on 1847 Parr's Bank.

For the coming

fiscal year the There had also been considerable de aeroplanes, one of which erashed the Colony. There is, it must be 6894

down in flames. Growth of Tea Industry

Cheong It is reported that Nadir Khan some features of an entertainment Yeong Yau Cheong Care Meng Minister estimated that the national "elopment in the tobacco industry. revenues, in spite of the taxation re-

Comment is made on the remark has collected an array and march-that was worth going a long way

of tha able growth ductions, would at least be equal to the

tea industry ined on Ghazno, but he is hamper-to hear, but the lengthy programme Bohne revenues of the year now closing.

Ceylon. No fishing for pearls, how Steady Increase in Trade

the very best in the way of music 1860 ever, had taken place since 1925, and ed by the treachery of the Ghilzai was so crowded with everything of Wingolf there appeared to be no prospect of tribe. Touching on trade and tariff ques-

1684 2639 2052 It is also reported that ex-King that a detailed description is simply (7397 suffelent oysters being available in tions. Mr. Robb declared there had been

Amanullah's advance forces were out of the question. a steady increase in trade, especially the immediate future.

To-night the Company bring a Yim Sui-ting 134 Queen's Road Bacha-i- The persistent disorders in China heavily defeated by with countrice with which Canada had The concluded commercial treaties. had reacted unfavourably

when they will produce "Tales of 16894 Fiji had been able to wipe Sagao's supporters between Chazní most successful season to a close policy of the Government, he said, was Kong. to favour these countries which fa-out a deficit of £243,000, and at the and Karabagh.-Reuler.

Hoffman." end of 1927 was again able to record vour our products."

BRANCHES:

Hong Kong Quinhon

Bangkok

Hattambang Hue

Cantho Mengtze

Canton

Dijboati

Noumer

Saigon Shanghai

Pnboa

Tientsin

Nam-Dinh Singapore

Fort-Bayard Papeete

Haiphong

Hankow Hanci

Peking

Toarane Poom-Penh Vinh Pondicherry Yunnanfu

BANKERS:

The Bank has Correspondents in the Commera Centre in the European Continent, Burla, Man IN FRANCE: Comptoir National churis Tengtes, Jupes, Indo-Chias, Sism, India, d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnals; Philippine Telas, Java, Arion, U., Bastells, Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas;

Industriel Credit Societe Generale.

et

Interest allound on Current Ascounts, and Fixed i

be quoted on applica. Depoel at rate wło Commercial; dt. Deposita Ten as bo acoplad

K. NAGURA,

HONG KONG BRANCH:

IN LONDON: The National Provin-

Union Bank of England, Ltd cial Comptoir National d'Escompte

Paris; Credit Lyonnais.

de

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French American Banking Cor- oration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New ork.

Maunger.

3. Des Voeux Road Central Ilong Kang, 19th January, 1929.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

Interest allowed on Current Ac-(Specially Authorised by Presidential

counts and Fixed Deposits according

to arrangements.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.

Sale Deposit Roxes to let.

A. LECOT,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1929.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880: Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund

Yen 105.500,000

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencies at:

Alexandria

Batavia

Bombay

Buenos Ayres

Calcatta

Canton

Changchun

Dairen (Dalny)

Newchwang New York

Osaka'

Peking Rangoon

Rio de Janeiro Saigon

San Franciscu

Fangtiea (Mukden) Seattle

- Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin

Hong Kong Honolula Kai Yuen *

Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles

Lyons

Manila

Nagasaki

Nagoya

Semarang

Shanghat Shimonoseki

Singapore Scersbaya Sydney Tientsia Tokyo

Tainantu

Tsingtau

·

Vladivostok

(Temporarily

closed) Interest Allowed on Current Ac counte

Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application,

H. MORL

Manager.

Hong Kong, 11th March, 1929.

Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917).

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.

HONG KONG BRANCH:

With an obvious reference to a prospective increase of the United

copper,

on Hong

to the

[Of the personalities mentioned, General Nadir Khan, Shah Mahmud (or Mohamad) and two others are the four brothers who have set themselves the task of saving Af- ghanistan from herself."

"JIGGS'

Wuchow

Haiphong Yunnanfu

Pangkalanbrandan Haiphong Canton

Sandakan "Pros, Wilson"

... Hue

Swatow Canton

Amoy

Thoion Haiphong

Juemao

Taito

6008

Canton

Shing Pak 5630

Tchekam

Unchi Kojima Akimaru "Aki Maru"

Pakhol Santodomingo Tchekam Kee. Lang

Kee Lang

a surplus of assets over liabilities.

The elevation of Cyprus.

Manila Slates tariff against Canadian goods, status of a British Colony had been Mr. Robb said, "It is our desire to paralleled in the economic sphere by

1838 1017 6670 0063 0063 5714 096G a definite effort to develop the vari trade freely with any and all who ate

Their scheme of action was to

"CHINA MAIL'S" FAVOURITE

0007 0124 0772 1133 .... Canton What may willing to trade with us.

ous sources of wealth which the is-

The rearing of silk- consolidate the tribes in two aress

ON THE SCREEN

0112 4409 6602 5894 0580 7085 0580 not be possible in this neces land contains. or may

-the Shinwaris, Mohmands, and $00.000,000.00 sarily depends, in some measure on the worms and the output of asbestos and

0001 5714 7800 0068 .... Canton 18,278,600.00

Kughlanis-and, when an agreement

to 9,629,426,24 purchasing power and fiscal policies of pyrites had all increased substantial-

with negotiate

1795 6534 6670 1795 0448 7127 QUEEN'S THEATRE PACKED was reached, ly The policy of the other countries.

Bacha-i-Sakso, the de-facto Amir It is claimed that "Palestine, which administration is. not a high tariff

That the "Chind Mail's" one and Morlech at Kabul, concerning the appoint- policy: it is a low tariff policy.

in 1920 was in a disturbed and im-

ment of a successor.

many friends in Ah Hing poverisher condition, with few good

only Jiggs has "I applying this policy, domestic as

Those responsible for ex-King" well as international factors must be means of communication, and which 4, Queen's Road Central.

Amanullah's propaganda stated that Hong Kong was evident yesterday General Branches and Sub-branches all over considered. The tariff changes submit provided practically no services for

the brothers gave an assurance that when the Queen's Theatre was Simply China and Correspondents in Europe, ted to-day are designed to reduce the benefit of its inhabitants, to-day is

country where order prevails, where they intended to support the ex-packed at every performance. The America, and ether parts of the world, taxation and lessen the coat of predne-

tema? main

King, Doubtless the object of this London Bankers:-The National tion. While the Tariff Advisory Board there is an excellent system

assertion was to impress the other occasion was the appearance on the HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS Provincial and Union Bank of England, is continuing its inquiries, oppportunity roads, and where large, sums are an-

Ghilzais, screen of George Mellanus's erea- tribes, particularly the will be afforded for considering the pos.qually spent for the direc: benefit of Ltd.

hearted "Jiggs," its inhabitants on educational, public

feeling for lions - big the growing The Guaranty Trust Company of sible effort or trade of the changes

Amanullah. But the statement is "Maggie" with her rolling pin, being proposed in the tariff, schedules health, and other social services.

misleading For while it may be Dinty Moore" and "Mrs. Moore" New York,

In trans-Jordan the record of the New York Bankers: The Irving in other countries should they be im-

assumed that it was past few years had been one of

agreed that National Bank.

plemented by legislation."

of none the four

(Jiggs's sister), and last, but. not would oppose steady progress within the limited

Brese Jiggs's pretty daughter Messrs. A. financial resources

Amanullah's claim to the throne, east, of that Govern-

yet there is no reason to suppose "Ellen."

Birchall, Thos. F that any agreement was made to The story deals with the arrival and C. W. T. Barker. press his cause.]

Mr. B. J. Carmichael. of the "Jiggses" and "Moore" in America as poor immigrants from Gomdr. and Mrs. T. H. Docksey, Iraland. Then "Jiggs" makes a Mr. and Mrs. H. Dorsey, Mr. J. M. fortune at contracting and Dalgarno, Mrs. H. M. Dalton "Maggie" gets it into her head to

Mr. H. J. Eddo... Mrs, and Miss E Foster, Mr. "break into society," and the fun begins, and continues fast and and Mrs. G. Foreman. furious to the end.

Mr. M. F. D. Graham. There

Mr. E. M. Harvey.

The Equitable Trust Company of New York.

Interest allowed on Current Ac-1

uts and Fixed Deposits. Tormis on THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. application

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. 10, Des Vnenx Road Central Hong Kong, Authorised Capital Paid-Up Capital

ment

with

PRESSMAN KILLED

RIOTING

are

May 4, 1929

Messrs. I. C. Admiraal and Arniot.

A. M. Bagshaw,

Apart from the recent change in its constitution there had been an anprecedented effort during the last. Every, description of Banking Busi

four years to develop the resources ness transacted.

Loms granted on approved secur

af British Guiana. The planting in- ities.

dustries of Jamaica were now, almost Special facilities for Home Ex

$10,000,000 without exception, decidedly Trosper- chungs.

5,000,000 cus. During 1927 21,000,000 bunches SHOU J. CHEN, Reserve

1.500,000 of bananas and 32,000,000 coconuts WALKED IN BERLIN STREET Manager

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:- were the latter being a re-

had now

recovered Melbourne San Francisco cord. Batavia

from the severe economic depression Bombay Nagasaki Seattle

experienced since 1921. Caletta New York Semarang

Osaka Canton

Singapore Haiphong

Paris

Sourabaya Honolula

Peking Bydney Kobe

Penang Tainah Kowloon Rangoon Tientsia

Messrs. Loong Kwaj-lum, and E. London Saigon "Tokyo Manila Shanghet

The Goverment He disregarded the warning of sented with the German's cazd Lund, Miss H. Lillie. Correspondents in all principal cities had recently acquired a large group the Police and unconcernedly stroll which read: "Manufacturer of Mr. O. Meister.

take of islands for the establishment of a ed through the streets of Neukselin, rolling pins." Every description of Banking and sponge industry, which, produble being found dead in Hermann-

it is hoped,

The enjoyable screen version of Exchange haяiness transacted. Loans will become commercian strasse where firing continued till "Bringing Up: Father," which is Shay M

Head Office: Hong Kong.

Authorized Capital (H.K. Currency) ..$11,900,000 Paid Up Capita)

8,664, 2001 850,000 BRANCHES :- h Canton, Shanghai. Hankow, Bwalow," Bangkok, New York azıd Ban Franson

LONDON BANKERS ;--- The Lloyd's Bank Edmiled. CORRESPONDENTS

· In-all proclpil sitios of the World, Forsiga lungs and banking, businem, of 6757Celtion trazaoted.

Bite Deposit Barse (various sizes) ik nɛyvacy ranial of 15 to 340.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 19th February, 1927.

of the world.

Mr. J. E. Joseph.. Mr. H. Habgi.

Mesars. F. Kulka, and W. Kreiger.

some typical Me- Oil was now IGNORED POLICE WARNING Manus humour in the film partí- the most valuable exporty of the

a “Jiggs" saves cularly when Colony, and Trinidad took second

Berlin, Saturday. place among British territories pro-

Mr. Charlee Mackay, correspond- German named Fritz Schwatt who ducing petroleum.

Active steps had been taken to eut for a New Zealand newspaper, had fallen into a manhole and then throws him back again, being pre- pave the way for the development of was killed in last night's rioting. British Honduras.

Mr. J. E. Nixon.

Mr. S. Schofield, Miss E, W.

granted on approved securitien, elles in the course of a

Messra. A. G. Waller, Wong SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let

export trade in grape frait had been two in the morning well worth seeing, will be shown started and promised well. The two The streets were cleared by five at the Queen's for the last time Chuen-tak, Wong Fook-sang, and outstanding needs were improved in the morning-Reuter. transport and increased population.

BANTU EAN TONG PO,"

My Chief Manager Hong Kong, 21st March, 1927,

to-day.

Thos. A Winbigler.