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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Akorivad Capital

..................... $50,000 BOS

inued and Polly Paid-up... $20,30),MG

Beerre Pands-

· Starling .....

...............6,000,00

dibrar

Born Jäsbility

-$14,000,000 Proprietar$20,50, DES

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:~~~

N. . Brown, Esq.

W. H. Ball, Esq. Deputy Chairma0.

Hoa, Mr. B. D. P. Beith.

. . Compras. Ene. M.I. Johuan, K.

3. Lander Lewin. Eng

HOT

SANGKUR

BATAVIA

BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

JASTON

VILEFTHE

COLON

W. L. Patinden. Es. T. K. Penna, Suq..

J. A. Flume, Eng.

... Warren, E.

khlef Manager. Ban Mr. A. Ö. Hyvet.

BRANCHES :-

LONG-S LYON MAKACSA

MARILA

MOURYN

NAGASAKI

NEV TURE

QRKING

PESANG

DAIREN

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RANUCON

SALOON

HAMBU

>AN FRANCISCO

BANEOW BABBIN

Uusual,

ILOILO

1Poli

المال لان لي

KOBL

AGV 1943

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

BAYA JUNOBI PATANI TENISIN

FOR YO

ININGTAO YOLOHAMA

Currans Account opened in Lood Currency and Pized Deporite reserved for one pour r shorter periods in Coal Curryday and Berling anton whink will be quoted spiliation, Hung Kong, 2011 May, 20

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Busness of the aboma Bank ir conduos ad by the HONGKONG AND BEATUBAL BANKING CORPORATION. Bay

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, Paris.

Capital fully paid up. Frs.50,000,000 Special working capital Fts.50,000,000 Frs.22,819.000 Reserver

BRANCHES:

Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Saigon, Haiphong, Hanoi Tourane, Quinhon Hue, Thanh hoài Vinh, Pnom Penh

Peking, Shanghai. Tientsin. Horg Kong.

BANKERS:

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

Exchang Javing Trust Co., Banca Commer ciale Italiana.

NEW YORK:-American

SAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy.

BETTER YEAR

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD., REPORT FAVOURABLY

HOPEFUL OUTLOOK

THE CHINA MAIL,

COMMERCE

The 70th yearly meeting of Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd., was held at Exchange-building at noon on Saturday.

"AND

FINANCE.

WM. POWELL, LTD.

-PAY DIVIDEND OF 25 CENTS PER SHARE

THE ANNUAL MEETING

011

The 29th yearly meeting of son for this is that a recent valua- Messrs. Wm. Powell, Ltd., was tion shows a satisfactory marginheld in Exchange-building between market value and book Saturday. value of this property.

Mr. M. Manuk presided, andj Bakery Plant and Cold Storage there were present Masara. S. J. Plant have been subjected to the Jordain (Director), A. C. Howell (Secretary), and E. M. Raymond, same depreciation as last year.

With regard to the depreciation E. J. Ainatey, H. Hampton. A. W. made in respect of Fixtures and Brown, H. J. Ribeiro, Leung Po- Kharas (share- Fittings, I must remind you of the shan and D. K. very heavy depreciation made last holders), year, and also the remarks I have! already made anent Repairs and Renewals.

Chairman's Review

Gentlemen,The

The chairman in addressing the meeting, said:

Report and Accounts having been in your. hands for the prescribed period,. I will with your permission, adopt the usual procedure and take them as read.

Since our last annual general

constructed in accordance with the proposals mentioned in my speech at that meeting.

Mr. M. Manuk was in the chair,

The depreciation of garage tools were the Hon. and equipment has been provided and those present Mr. W. E. L. Sherton, J. T. for in the Working Account.

Stocks, as valued by the manage- Haymond (Direc-ment. have been depreciated where Warren, E. M.

S. J. tore),

Jordain (Manager), necessary.

I think, Gentlemen, that the fore- A. W. Brown (Secretary), and W. Stevenson, E. J. Ainsley, C. Bernardoing should be a satisfactory ex-meeting the Company has been re- planation of the accounts before you.

New Departments

You will notice from the Profit During the year under review, WD-new-departments have been and Loss Account that we have added to the Company's Store, made a net loss of $44,289.57 on namely the Children's Department the working and on the sale of and the

Material Depart-stocks, etc., of the departments ment, and these show promise of now closed down. In view of this last year, your! satisfactory business. In order to anticipated. loss

a reserve of make room for these departments, Directors created several changes in the layout of $75,691.40, which 'reserve has now been transferred to the credit of Profit and Loss Account.

addressed the

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted.

Cer respondents throughout the world. L. BERNIS,

Manager.

Brown, W. Macfarlane,sand D. K. Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1926.

Kharas (shareholders),

The Chairman THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

meeting as follows:-

Gentlemen, - The Report and Incorporated by Royal Chater, 1853.

Accounts having been in your hands HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital

£3,000,000 £4,000,000 for the prescribed period, 1 will. Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie-

with your permission, take them as £5,000,000

tors

Agencies and Branches;

OB STAB

(Malay Sluto)

KUALA LUMPUR KUCHISO

be

AMRITSAR

MADRAS

BANGKOK

MANILA

FOR THE HONGKONG BANKING CORPORATION.

↓

BITANGHAL

HEDAN

BOMBAY

A. G. HYNEE,

Chist Manngar.

Elong Hong, 18th bapkantue, 1821.

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NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL -

MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.,

INSTHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY)

BANKERS

Established 18M.

Hong Kong Glo#2—4; Quemus toed Coatral. Kushaned Capital ......... Guilder 100,000,000- [31,500,000.) Guildar 10,000,006 Fad-Up Cabrini mar

(,,, Gilters 40,000,000

BWITH Pund

Fund AMSTERDAM”. Vaturn lived Odies: --BATAVIA. BRANCUES:—in Badeng') Hotabay.

Реда

Cali, Curciboa, jomir, Djak. Jakarta' in ilu), Jidis, kobo, Kobe-Hadje, Nakassar, Medan, Pada

Pakalongan, Palambang, Foutwork Bergson, Boilerdam), bara), Shanghai, Ell'volgi (Stmakts),

Doorabaiz Singapore, Boisarts (Solo), Ti Top and Weltevreden."

These offoes have mafa dagomis borse so la Landau_ Banker's-Nation Provinsdal Bank Ltd.

Correspondents all over the world.

Banking bustness of avery descripting tremoled..

P... ELBERG,

Mgr.

Hong Kong, 27th May, 1929.

BANQUE DE L'INDO - CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE: 96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.

BATAVIA

CALCUTTA

CANTON

ČAWNFORK QEBU

DELHI

COLOMBO

Soul Mansourial

HAIHUNG

HAMBURG

UANLOW

HARBIN

IN. Manchuri

HÙNG KONG

1LOID

1208

KABAOHI

KLAND

BOBE

KUALA KANGSAR

Funk (F.M.B.)

NEW YORK

PEKING PENANG PESHA WAR RANJOON BLIGON BEKARANG

BEREMSAN BUANGHAL HTSGAPORE BOUZABAYA TALPESO CF. B. TAVOY TIENTSIN TOKYO

TONGKAH (Brakes)

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

ZAMBOANGA

(Philippine Islands

Foreign Exchange Banking business transacted.

Manager.

read.

Dealing with the accounts, you will notice that the net result of our working -ahows

of a profit $23,102.85 as compared with a loss of $11,027.74 for the year previous This result, which I feel sure you will consider satisfactory, has been Fachieved in spite of reduced turn-

over.

•

Dress

PLEASE DON'T WASTE WATER

Judging by the result shown during the short time the Com- pany has been working on the new basis, your Directors feel that thei reduction of capital and the shut- ting down of the non-paying de- partments was a wise move, and the Store were made, and I have no the confidence placed by the share- doubt you will agree

with your holders in the proposals of the directors that an improvement in directors at the last ordinary and

Our investments, which produced the appearance of the Store has extraordinary meetings' will be

nothing last year, have given us 4 been effected.

I

vindicated.

Company's Stocks. The stocks of the Company are absolutely clean, and have, where necessary, been depreciated to re- placement cost.

During the financial year under review, Mr. R. L. Bridger resign-

An increase in foor space has return of $8,065.50, and we have every hope that we shall continue also been obtained by an extension and General receiving similar returns in future of the Mezzanine. This extension does not entail extra rert, and the Current Accounts opened and Fixed years.

cost-when spread over the period Deposits received for 1 year or short-

The item of Repairs and Renewals of the Company's Lease-makes the er puricds at rates which will be quot-

shows an increase over last year of extra area very cheap indeed. ed on application.

During the year we have renteded from the directorate on leav A. H. FERGUSON,

$3,347.71. Your directors have

Your directors ing the Colony. Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929. considered it advisable to debit to from the Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd. their kiosk al

are indeed sorry to have lost Mr. this account all minor additions and Repulse Bay, where our customers Bridger's services, as his advice alterations to fixtures and furniture are served with cold meals, refresh- and council

was at all times of iristead of inflating the values of merts, and ice creams, and, judging great value to the Company,

by the support we are receiving, it I regret to state that your in-is evident that

we are meeting a Secretary, Mr. Howell, has resign-

by long felt ivant

those who ed his position, and patronise the Repulse Bay Beach.

Rent Reduction

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO)

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa. existing fixtures-hence the

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.

crease.

I am glad to say that our Bad Debts are considerably less than

leaves the

Colony to return to England, Mr. Howell has served the Company faithfully and well, and your Directors are sorry to lose his ser- vices.

A Dividend

Central Bank in Formosa

I am very pleased to be able to Bank-Notes issued

last year's, and the Reserve for Bad report that the Realty & Trust Co., Average amount Yen. 45,000,000;

Land Doubtful Debts created this Ld. have very kindly seen their way BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, year, viz: $3,000, is considered by to reduce our rent for a period of

Osaka.

one year as from September 1, 1928,

Your Directors propose to pay your Directors to be ample. FORMOSA:--Giran, Kagi, Karenko,

with an option to extend such re-a dividend of 25 cents per share Keelung, Makong. Nanto, Sbin-

Profit and Loss

duction for a further four months from the credit balance of Profit chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takno, The Profit and Loss Account does The year under review has had the and Loss Account, absorbing Tamsui, Toen, Heito, Taito. CHINA: Shanghai. Hankow, Awoy, not appear to call for further re- benefit of that reduction

$10,500, to place $10,000 to Gen- BRANCHES:

Foochow Swalow, Canton,

we are sure of this eral Reserve, and to carry for- OTHERS:--Hong Kong, Hong Kong Quinhon

Singapore, marks from me, except the items months, and

months of the ward to the credit of next year's Saigon

Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, under the heading of "Deprecis, reduction for ten

Your direc-account the balance, viz., M.ngtze Shanghai

Bombay Calcatta, London, New tion," which I propose to deal with present financial year. NamDinh Singapore

when considering the Balance Sheet. tors hope that the Realty & Trust $5,360.10. Neamen

As indicated in

the report sub-Co. will see their way to continue mitted by your directors, the this concession.

Subscribed Capital Frs. 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital ... Frs. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds ....Frs.102,000,000.00

Bangkok

Battambang Hue

Canton

Cantho

Dijbouti

Fort-Bayard Papeete

Haiphong

Thanhea

Tieatsin Tourille

Hankow Pnom Penh Vinh

Hansi

Pondicherry Yunnanfu BANKERS:

York, Dairen.

LONDON RANKERS: The London County Westminster and Parr's Bank.

for six

We are gradually developing our The Bank heu Corpodnels to the Commercial balance at debit of Profit and Loss Centres the Europe Corriment, Rassis, an Account, after making the usual Motor business, and have at the oburia. Tsingtao, Japan, Indo-Chin, Sim. India. Philippine Trends, dove, Alnes, U.3.A. Awali, allowances, amounted to $13,886.97. moment the most up-to-date plant IN FRANCE: Comptoir National

and equipment certainly in South Interact allowed on Current Accounts, and Fized This has been eliminated by a Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; tion, Deposits in Yan can be soptad Credit Industriel et Commercial; So

ciete Generale,

K. NAGURA,

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1929,

Camelia

The

New Era

in

Feminine

Hygiene

“CAMELIA” solves a problem which has always been a cause of distress to womankind. No wonder that wherever “CAMELIA" is introduced it is permanently adopted! "CAMELIA" is a new idea which entirely supersedes all other forms of sanitary pads.

C

CAMELIA.

Sanitary Peds are sold by:

亞利美

金 布生衛女妹

BAKILLY & CO., LTE.; No. 153, Des Voeux Road C. BERLIN DISPENSARY, No. 163, Des Voeux Road C. CHINA DISPENSARY, No. 82, Queen's Road C. COLONIAL DISPENSARY, No. 13, Queen's Road C. EDWARD DISPENSARY, No. 62A, Queen's Road C. HONG NING, No. 312, Des Voeux Road C. KIN WAH, No. 57, Des Voeux Road C. LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD., Exchange Building. PARK-LING DRUG CO., No. 237-239, Des Voeux Road C. THE PHARMACY, Asiatic Bldg., Queen's Road C. QUEEN'S DISPENSARY, No. 22, Des Voeux Road C. THE SINCERE CO., LTD., No. 173, Des Voeux Road C. SOUTH CHINA DISPENSARY, No. 52, Wing Lok Street. SUI CHEONG DISPENSARY, No. 41, Wing Lok Street. THE SUN CO., LTD., No. 135, Des Voeux Road C. A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., Alexandra Eldg., Des Voeux

Road C.

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD., No. 20, Des

Voeux Road C. THE WING ON CO., LTD., No. 213, Des Voeux Road C.

CANADIAN NOTES

The agricultural department of I now beg to propose that the the Canadian National Railways that President Calles of Report and Accounts, as present-states ed, be adopted.

Mexico has placed an order for more than $5,000 worth of poultry with the British Columbia Poultry Asso

Report Adopted The adoption of the Report and d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Deposits at reter which will ha quoted on applios transfer from Reserve, which trans- China, if not throughout the Far Accounts, having been duly pro fer also allows the sum of $6,112.06 East. We are now making arrange posed and seconded, I shall be Manager to be carried forward to the credit ments to give motor service to our pleased to answer, to the best of

of Proft and Loss Account.

ellents in Kowloon, and, in conjunc- my ability, any question share- Turning to the Balance Sheet, it tion with our friends, the Dairy holders may wish to ask.

Mr. E. M. Raymond seconded, will be noticed that the Company's Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd. and the adoption of the Report

and Accounts was carried unanim ously.

Director Re-elected

IN LONDON: The National Pro-HONG KONG BRANCH: vincial & Union Bank of England, 3. Des Voeux Road Central

Hong Kong, 39th January, 1929. Ltd: Comptoir National d'Escompte

de Paris: Credit Lyonnais.

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

York.

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements.

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

A. LECOT,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1929.

LIMITED.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

(Specially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917). Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

$60,000,000.00 18,278,000:00 9,629,425.24

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.

Street at 17, Burrows property has not been depreciated. The res-

THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. (Established 1917.)

CAPITAL.

Authorised Issued Paid-up Reserve Liabilities

Shareholders

Surplus

$20,000,000 8,000,000 4,000,000

we shall shortly be taking over the Peak Garage.

Your directors feel that we have at last successfully tided over the worst period in the history of the Company, and we now can, without being over optimistic, look forward to a better future.

ciation.

The Canadian National Railways system operates 3,054 locomotives and 184,425 cars.

The McKee Trophy, awarded for the most meritorious Canadian

What Women Value Most.

The first question one woman asks about another concerns her appearance. 'Is she pretty?" she says, which shows what great importance woman place upon good.

looks. Yet numbers of women al- low themselves to depreciate, to feel old and look old when they ought to be at their 'very best. simply through neglect of one of the most essential factors of beau- ty-the condition of their blood.

Nothing robs a woman cf per- sonal attractiveness quicker than anaemia, or blood poverty. It is the root cause not only of most of

On the proposal of Mr. Ainsley, seconded by Mr. Hampton, Mr.ying record during the year, has their periodical sufferings, but also or figure, complexion, Manuk was unanimously re-elect- been won for 1928 by Lieut. C. H. of loss

Dickens, Edmonton, Alberta. Most spirit, appetite, happiness. There- ed a

the ensuing Director for

of Lieut. Dickens' flying was done fore every woman who is conscious year.

Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and in the undeveloped country north of of anaemic symptoms should lose unanimously re- the most northerly lines of the no time in setting matters right, Fleming were

which in the vast majority of in- for the ensuing Canadian National Railways. elected auditors

stances can quite easily be done by means of a short course of Dr. year, at a remuneration of $250, On the proposal of Mr. Brown

Williams' Pink Pills. Read the seconded by Mr. Ribeiro.

experience of this lady in Ceylon: "For several years I suffered from anaemia," states Mrs. Clarice Raymond, who resides at Ela Cot- tage. Karatta Road, Colombo. was pale and weak and had no energy to do anything. My appe.. tite was bad and I could not sleep husband became My properly,

Ontario, with 10,870 miles in the greatest railway

Your directors have been pleased to appoint Mr. S. J. Jordain as the Company's Manager, and Mr. A, W. Brown as the Secretary. I should HONG KONG BRANCH: 4, Queen's Road Central.

4,000,000 like to take this opportunity of 2,219,000

expressing the thanks and apprecia- Branches and Sub-branches all over

HEAD OFFICES-SINGAPORE THE YOHANA SPECIE BANK, China and Correspondents in Europe,

The meeting terminated with 1926, has Americs, and other parts of the world. Branches, Agencies and Correspon- tion of your directors and the

Landon

Bankers: The National dents in the principal cities of the shareholders for the excellent work the announcement by the chair-mileage in Canada. Prince Edward 276 miles, has the Provincial and Union Bank of England, world.

done by the Manager and his Staff. man that Dividend Warrants were Island, with Ltd.

Every description of Banking and

I now beg to propose that the ready for issue. The Guaranty Trust Company of Exchange business transseted.

Report and Accounts, for the year. TAN ENG HOOI, New York.

ending February 28, 1929. as pre- Manager. Now York Bankers:-The Irving!

sented, be adopted, and shall be glad National Bank.

Hong Kong, 15th May, 1929.

if some shareholder. will second this proposal. When this has been done I shall be glad to answer, to the best of my ability, any question shareholders may wish to ask.

Extablished 1880, Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 ....Yen 105,500,000 Reserve fund

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencies at: Alexandria

Newchwang New York Osaka

Batavia Pombay Buenos Ayros

Calcutta

Canton

Peking Rangoon Kio de Janeiro Saigon

Changchun Dairen (Dalny) Fengtien (Linden) Seattle

Hambur

Hankow Harbin

Hong Kong Honolulu Kai Yuen Karachi

Kobe Lendon

Los Angeles

Lyons

Manlin

San Francisco

Semarang Shanghai Shimonoseki Singapore Soerabaya Sydney Tientsin

Tokyo

Teinantu Tsingtau Vladivostok

(Temporarily

closed) Interest allowed on Current As counts.

speak!

Nagoya

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

H. MORL

Manager. Hong Kong, 11th March, 1929.

The Equitable Trust Company of New York.

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits. Terios ca application.

Greater Achievements

EGYPTIAN RAILWAYS COAL ORDER

least.

Alberta produced 77 per cent. of the 630,405 barrels of oil produced The tenders for the Egyptian State throughout Canada in 1928, says Railways order reflect the rise in coal prices, but, all the same, indicate keen the natural resources department of competition for the business. The ten-the Canadian National Railways. ders range from 295. Gd. a ton to 29s. 9%d. cif. Alexandria for best Welsh

:

about the state of my health. THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

greatly concerned, as I was 'myself,

"Eventually, after several phy Every description of Banking Bust- ness transacted.

sicians had been consulted and HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Loans granted on approved secur- 10, Des Voeux Road Central,

Canada is planning to send one various medicines tried, but in vain, ities.

In seconding the adoption of the steam coal, which, it will be admitted, Hong Kong.

thousand

to the World's a doctor friend of ours recommend- birds Special facilities for Home Ex-Authorised Capital

$10,000,000 Report and Accounts, Mr. Steven-is very close tendering. Assuring that the lowest tenders get the business,

I chenge.

Paid-Up Capitāl

5,000,000 son said that shareholders would 294.. 6d. and 298. d. a ton c.i.f. Alex Poultry Congress taking place in ed Dr. Williams' Pink Pills.

observes the acted on this advice and am grate- Reserve

1,500,000 agree that there had been an in-andris will compare with 28s. 5% and London, in 1930,

of the ful that I did, for soon I felt my BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:- provement over the working of the 28s. 6d. at which the last contract was agricultural department

closed for February-May delivery, so

health and strength improving. "My Batavia Melbourne San Francisco previous year, and they could safely that there is an i.crease of 18. éd to Canadian National Railways.

appetite returned and so did sound Bombay Nagasaki Seattle

look forward to greater achieve-1s. 9d. A ton in the delivered price to Calc. tta New York Semarang

sleep. Before long I was restored Canton Osaka Singapore

to perfect health and I have kept Haiphong Paris

Sourabaya Peking Bonolulu

well ever since," Sydney Penang Taipeh

SHOW J. CHEN,

Manager

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

Head Office:-Hong Kong.

Authorised Capital (EX. Cummy) $11,000,000 Paid Up Capţial comma 104,200 Haser-Bund

BRANCELES:-

Kobe

850,000

Kawioon London

Rangoon

Tientsin Salgon Tokyo Correspondents in all principal cities of the world.

Cena Shaghai, Hanbow, Bwalow. Manils Shanghai Hangkur. Now Book and San Franelson.

LONDON BANKERS :——

The Lloyds Bank Limited. CORRESPONDENTS

Is all principal chipt the World

Foreign, eakage and banking beau overy description.

Safe Deposit Boxes (various slipun) at a poszty rental of from $5 to $4

LOOK TOONG' SHAN,

... Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 19th February, 1827.

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let

KAN TONG PO,

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

ments next year.

Carried unanimously.

The Auditors 1

a

cover the cost of dearer coal.

The

FO

freight is no higher to-day than it was The second largest telescope and for the previous contract, and it may the second largest, drydock in the Mr. Manuk vas re-alected

turn out to be slightly less, so that the world are bath in Victoria, B.C., For men, as well as women," Dr. Director of the Company, on the whole of the increase may

Williams' Pink Pills are a perfect pay

for proposal of Mr. Bernard Brown to

higher priced cosi, capital of British Columbia.

blood and nerve tonic, their formula be estimated Roughly it may seconded by Mr. Ainsley.

that the 1.0.b.

at the prices

consisting of ingredients of the nt- The carrier current system of most restorative value to both cif. figures named will be about 19s, Messrs. Linstead and Davis, the 6d. to 19s. 9d. a ton, which compares wire communication recently in- sexes. Your chemist can supply Auditors, were re-elected for the with a present quotation of about 218.

$1.50 bottle, ensuing year at a remuneration of Gd. a ton. There is a certain amount stalled on the Canadian National them, or post- free $1,000, on the proposal of Mr. af discounting here which suggests Telegraphs from Halifax to Van- $8.00 for 6 bottles, from The Dr. that the current fo.b. prices will not be couver is the fastest known service Williams Medicine Co. 60 Kiangeo Macfarlane,

asconded

by Mr. long maintained in full-“Journal of

in the world."

Road, Shanghai., Kharas.

Commerce.”

T