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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | THE CHARTERED BANK OF

BANKING CORPORATION.

Lukkerland Capital ... $50,005,11,0 mood and Fally Pold-99 - $30,000.00€ Gensere Fasads 1-0

kerling $ 100,000

Girar§ə,500,000

Goverre Linblitz of Progdetom ..... $99,906,106

KHAD OPTION: HONG KON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS) —

3. A. Komesar, Bin.

Chairman.

Hoa, Mr.0.0.5. Mackie,

Depsiy Ostrome.

*, R. Bell, Kor

4. H. Compton, Bag.

B. Lander Lewis, Eug

. Miskin, Kr.

AMOT

BANGKOK

MATAYZA

BOMBAY

-CALOUTTA

CARTON

200 COLOMBO DATEN SOOCHOW

MAJPHONO

JAMBURO

MANKOW KANN

ZOKGLEW

IPOK

JUL011

KO

KOWLOON

Hon. Mr. J.J. Puterson,

T. Parc, Mog.

*T. II. 1. Haw, Raj,

J. P. Warre. Lay.

Acting Chief Manager.

V. t. Graybar, Y.

BRANCHES:——

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON

LEONG

MALACOA

MANILA

'MUAR (Joheri

HURDEN

MAGABAKI

NEW YORK

PEIPINU

PENANO RANGDON

MAIOON

SAN FRANCIBOU

ВЕЛКОНА

BINDAPURM

SQUBADAYA

BUNGE PATANI

DIENTSIN

TUAIL

THINGTAO

YOKULAMA

D) 3. use opened a Local Überanaz wah Flasd Duponta rasaival, for "ose year of sporter ploda in Local Corrstacy sad Branting I be quoted in spylfeniton.

Hong Kong, 1st April, 1989),

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK,

The Beszame of the shore Back is conducr by the ONG RUNG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Kula may b abalued on uppisina.

FOR TER HOMO KONO SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

*Y.M. CHIAN BURN,

Acting Chief Manager.

Mang Kong, 17th Much, 1991.

MEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, - N.V. (EXTERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY) BAMLESS.

Established 18.

Long Dioni-1) Queen's Bead Cantraž Aikaria Capital ... Childers 20,000,000-

(0,00 Pul4-Up Capital um Gullam en pú,000- (28.566.867.) Basket Pond Guilder 40,000,000-

Hand Ođô=(AMS) KHOAM”), Boston sad moe:-BATAVIA, BRANCHING 1---Bandieran Bundoing 1 Bombay

Calulia, Charlboo, br, Djah (akarta) The Hogue“), Jeddah, Kobe, Kola-Badji, Makrost, Medan, Pada Paralon

Panang Panor. Pontt, Banjoen, zabordam

Bhanghai, Bibcīgs

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1868.

Paid-up Capital

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

.......$3,000,000 $4,000,000

..$3,000,000

Reserve Fund .......... Reserve Liability of Proprio-

tore

Agencies and Branchen:

ALOE STAH

[Malay Bidios'

ARBITUAR

BANGKOK

BATAVIA DUKERAT

JALOUTTA GANTON

DAWNEORD

ОКВП

COLOMBO DAINEN (DAY. *South Minskuris) DELHI

HAIPHONG

HAMDULLI

HANKOW

(N. Maskarla)

HARDIN

HÙNG 20MG

ILOILO

Pou

Khaon.

KLANO

KUALA KANGSAR

KUALA LUMPUR

UGHING

MADRAS

MANILA

MEDAH

NEW YORK

PEKING

PENAND

PESHAWAR BANDOON NLIGON

BEMARANG BEREMBAN BILANGRAI BINGAPORE BOUBABAYA TAIRING

(J.M.A.) TAVOY

TIENTSIN TOKYO

TONGKAH (Th

TBINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

SAMBOANGA

(Philspina Islands)

General

~Purak (P.M.8.) Foreign Exchange and Banking business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fix ed Deposita received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

Manager.

A. H. FERGUSON,

Bong Kong, St. Jancary, 1929,

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

CAPITAL.

Authorised Issued

Paid-up

Reserve Liabilities of Shareholders. Surplus

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMMERCE

|POMPEIAN COMPANY

AND

FINANCE

PIECE GOODS.

Bought by Well-Known Insurmountable Problem

Group.

of

of Exchange.

are

The reports and pricas published as supplied by Importers, and the General Chamber of Com- mence cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy thereof.

Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy Cotton Goods.

Exchange is still the inaur- mountable obstacle to new business and failing appreciable rise in the value of silver and exchange it is futile to look for any expansion in the present meagre volume of orders for distant shipment:

"Spot" goods (for which exchange was fixed at rates considerably above to-day's levels) are, however, com- manding the attention they deserve.

Cotton values show a declining tendency-latest quotations to hand being those of 12th instant. Mid. Am. "Spot" 7.98d. Eg. Sakel. 12.76d.

Another report states:

· Definite -announcement has been made that the Pompalan. Company has been purchased from the Col- gute-Palmolive-Peet Company by a group of individuals well known to the drug, department store, and toilet goods trade. consisting of Messrs. F. M. Shoemaker, Guy S. Shoemaker, Clayton S. Shoemaker. and M. Holmes Shoemaker of El- mira, New York (executives of the Frostilla Company), and Mr Harold F. Ritchie of New York and Toronto, Canada (President of Harold F. Ritchio and Company Inc., New York, Harold F. Ritchie Lnd Co. Ltd., of Toronto, Canada, and the British Harold F. Ritchie and Co., Ltd., of London, England; Toronto, Canada: Sydney, Austra- Ka; and Wellington, New Zealand, and also President of International Proprietaries, Ltd., owners Straits $20,000,000 Eno's Fruit Salt and Thermogene.

8,000,000

Negotiations had been going on 4,000,000

steadily for several months and the 4,000,000 new owners took over the manage 2,526,000 ment of the company on March 1, 1930. The development of the Pompeian business on a greatly en- larged scale will be the immediate Further announcements will alm. shortly be made concerning the new moves and increased selling and advertising programune. History of the Pompelan Company

The Pompeian Company was or ginally Cleveland Company, [headed by Mr. Stecher, Mr. Otto F.

Leopold and Mr. W. W. Wheeler.ed Operations were carried on from Cleveland for a great many years, and the Pompeian Company be- came one of the largest in the tai- let goods field, with an outstanding reputation and an enviable follow- ing. The original iters on which the business received its great im-

HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE. Brasches, Agencies and Correspon dents in the principa cities of the

world.

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

TAN ENG HOOL,

Manager. Hong Kong, 16th May, 1030.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

(TAIWAN GINKO)

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

Charter, 1899.

ピ

Central Bana in Furmina Ben-Notas atnað Árangu amoen). Tam, 40,000,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES, JAPAN)—Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Omaka FORTOSA 1--Olisa, Kagi, Kamako, Katang Karong, Namas, Babakiku, Taishi, Tainan CHINAanchal, arow,

媳

petus was the famous Pom- peian Massage Cream. LULUT,

Bwatow, Canton, og dogs. Baxabays, OTHERS-Hoog

Hamarang BALATO Barbar London, New York Dairen.

LONDON BANKRESI

inated the entire field of mas-

uncer-

New business is hold up for the time being, in view of the tainty in exchange. Further en- quirica have been made for Spring cargo, but flo definite offers have re- sulted. The market has yet to settle, the usual orders for cotton fancies and a move will soon have to be made In order to effect end of the year shipments.

Some transactions in plain poplina and limbrics are reported to have been settled, but at prices which indicate support by favourable rate of exchange.

Clearances have been on a reduc- tone of the local

scale and the market ja quiet.

Woollens. There is nothing new to report beyond isolated sales of "spot" cargo.

The settlement of the Yorkshire wage dispute will ease the position regarding deliveries and autumn shipments should not be greatly

affected..

This item Foohor,

Mail advices indicate that wool developed to a point where it dom-sales in Australia and New Zealand are developing at firmer prices and the converters in Bradford have to follow in spite of poor trade and show advance from 1d. to 11⁄2d. per labour troubles. All grades of tops

(Burkin)," Bingapora, Forsbale The London Deanly Westlaster and Pa's Bank

Boerakarta (Holo), Tegal, Tilausy sad - Kaserriden."}

Them alone hava sala daginis bones to tak Ganden Bankers --Filosal Provincial Bank Tid.

Oversponders all over sha world

Banking business of story Lamoription transected.

A, STOKKINK.

Hong Kong, 152~Aştit, 1930)

Act. Manager,

BANQUE DE L'INDO - CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

98, Boulevard Haussman, Paris. Subscribed Capital Fr. 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital...Ers. 68,400,000,00 Beserve Funds ....Fra.102,000,000.00

BRANCHES:

Bangkok Hong Kong Quinbon Battambang ve

Gunthe Mengtze

Baigon

Shangha!

Thanhea

Canton Nhi linh kEDORE

Djibouti Namen

Tintain Haiphong Peking Journa Hankow Prots-P-ah Vinh

Fort-Bayard Papeete

Hanoi

Yunnanfu

Pondicherry BANKERS: IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et dos Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel et Commercial; Bo- ciete Generale.

IN LONDON: The National Pro-

rincial & Union Bank of England,

Ltd: Comptoir National d'Escompta

cipal Commercial Canteas aroughout the world."

NAGURA

sage creams and even to-day is considered to be alone in its class. The Bank Compundents in all the printo every corner of the world-and Pompeian massage cream spread carried with it the other Pompeian toiletries, among which are the Pompelan Beauty Powder, Pom- peian Bloom (a metal box rouge), Pompeian Day Cream, and Pom-

HONG LONG BLANCH

BETONx Bood Central. "Hong Kong 19th January, 1980.

Малари

་

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. |peian Night Cream.

Established 1912.

Head Office: Hong Kong.

Amstorland Capital (IX. Corriney) -811,100,000 8,065,000 Baserri Fold unarmoreumememmin. 1,00%URI

BRANCIN 1-

or

Onion Singhadow, Bazelik, Sire Zork and bes' Price

LONDON BANKURA 1--

The Lloyd's Bank Limited.

·OGRAMSPONDENTS

(In all principet nižim of the World.

Foreign

www and beadthe beacons of

Bha Deporti Bozos (ratious dana) si a poorly reum of HE to 360.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 14tth May, 1980.

THE BANK OF CHINA, 行銀國中

Early in 1927, the Pompeian business was purchased by Colgate and Company, and the factory moved to Jersey City. Later, after the merger of Colgate and Palm- olive Pest, this concern Was ap roached and negotiations started which finally were consumated ir the sale of the Pompeian Company to the mentioned group.

The line is well known to Mr. Harold F. Ritchie, as the Harold F. Ritchie and Company in Canada

acted as the sales agents for the

Canada

Pompelan Products in and several foreign countries, in cluding Hawaii, China, and the Philippine Islands up until the

purchased it.

time that Colgate and Company Modern Selling Facilities.' The Shoemaker, family have on- Keorganised October 26, 1928, underjoyed their reputation as expert IN NEW YORK: 2 P. Morgan & special charter of The National Gor manufacturers over a period of Co.; French American Banking Carernment as an poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE York.

de Paris;' Credit Lyonnais.

Interest allowed on Current Ac- santa and Fixed Deposits according

to mrangements.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Busiïczą transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to lot.

A. LECOT,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1929,"

BANK

Subscribed Capital Paid-Up Capital

Reserve Funds ....

fifty years. They have every facility to produce the highest quality merchandise in their fac- $25,000,000.00 torics and laboratories in Elmira, ..$24,710,200.00 | N.Y., and Toronto, Canada, where

be made.

ON SALE WEDNESDAY JUNE 18th.

THE

MONDAY, JUNE 16,

1930.

66 MASITAR, one misses have ling

when you go out, me

no savvee what name but me catchee number." He produces a dirty piece of paper an which is written 24641. Mr. Tupman was in an embarrassing position he knew so many ladies. He was not the man to spend hours perusing the Telephone Directory, so he spent an uneventful evening waiting for the second call. That was enough for him, he went out the next day and purchased the TELEPHONE handbook. Now he is able to tell in a few seconds who rang him

up.

Contentment shows on the face of Mr. Tupman after his pur- chase of the Handbook. His note book is the result of a survey of this book. He is genuinely satisfied, and does not regret buying this book of reference,

TELEPHONE HANDBOOK.

Giving the new automatic numbers in

NUMERICAL ORDER.

Published By

PRICE $1.00

THE HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO.

"CHINA MAIL" OFFICES, 3A, WYNDHAM STREET.

ORDER YOUR COPY NOW!

b. and according to quality and SHANGHAI 'PHONES.

English fleeces are up fully ld. per b. This means that following the recent drop in exchange, quotations

for woollens in general in this market have to be advanced further

15/26 per cent, bringing the total advance over last season's prices in the region of 40/50 per cent.

GERMAN FINANCE.

Extravagance in Public

Expenditure.

Berlin, Yesterday,

Proposed Sale Will Mean 35 Per Cent. on Tariff.

CHINA'S OFFER TO BUY.

Nanking, Thursday.

In view of the above-mentioned facts, the Chinese Government emphatically declares it cannot

recognise the Shanghai Mutual Telephone Company's sale to any private concern. It is prepared to buy over the said company at a fair price. The co-operation of the parties concerned is invited that the present issue may find amicable solution-Canton News Agency,

RUSSIA DEFIED.

Finland Determined to

Fight Bolshevism,

REDS” ON WARPATH

Fire on Japanese Ship.

י.

TAYEH CAPTURED?

Hankow, Saturday. Two thousand communists carrying red banners on Thursday captured the walled city of Tayeh, and then pressed on to the iron mines where they drove off 600 Chinese regulars who were guard. Ing the mines. Yesterday even. ing they captured the shipping port, Hwang Shih-kang.

It is reported that the author ties of the International Settle ment and French Concession in Shanghai have invited tenders for the purchase of the Shanghai Mutual Telephone Company. Among the terms to be given to the successful tender are fran- Reparations have been fully chise for forty years and increase paid, to a total of nearly eight in telephone tariff. It is further milliards of gold marks for the five reported that an advisory com- annuity years, but certain extra-mittee appointed by the Shanghai vagance as regards public expendi- Mutual Telephone Company has ture has resulted in a long series of recommended to the Settlement

the authorities

acceptance Eudget deficits and has added a

of the International Telephone and

Helsingfors, Saturday. economy just when she most needs Telegraph Corporation's tender,

but It

Although situated on the bor, WAS decided to freedom to adjust herself to pre-await, the submission of the der of Soviet Russia, the intrepid

This sums up the final report, tender and recommendations to little Republic of Finland is replied the firing, thus silencing the which ia as long as the average the Telephone Company's generalsisting with might and main the novel, issued by Mr. Parker Gil-shareholders' meeting for final invasion of Bolshevist "Ideals." bert, the Agent General of Repara-decision. tions under the Dawes plan.

aerious

burden to

Germany'a

sent world financial depression.

.

Viewed with Concern. The Chinese Government views He says that with the Inaugura- .. 3,820,508-83 Pompeian products will hereafter problem of the

tion of the Young plan, the first the Shanghai Mutual Telephone German Govern- Company's sale with great con- The sales of Pompelan products ment and people is to reform the rern. In view of the fact that in the said Company the Chinese own public finances.-Reuter. in all countries will be handled by

over 60 per cent. of all the shares. the Ritchie organisations. The

the Company's sale to a foreign Ritchie representativa in the Far

corporation is tantamount to the East is Mr. F. H. Jewell and the

transfer of Chinese enterprise to foreigners.

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI,

HONG KONG BRANCH: 4. Queen's Road Central.

Owing to our numerous branches in

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, China and large connections in the sales agents in Hong Kong are

LIMITED,

Beta Haked. 1830.

Capital (fully páld-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund .................Ten 111,500,000

Branches and

*Nagoya

Newchwang New-York.

Osala

Pade

Rangoon Rio de Janeiro Salzon

(Dalny)... San Francisco tian (Mukden) Bsatile :

Bemarang

Xong

Singapore Boerabays Bydney *;

Tokyo

Tsingtan Vladivostock

Temporaril

abrord.

Manager

Hong Kong, 5th March, 1930.

U.S. TARIFF.

Protection to 48 Products.

DAUNTLESS CAMPAIGN.

To-day a reception was held by the President, Dr. Lauri Relander, of deputations from all parts of the country, which demanded: (1) The suppression of all Com

munist papers and, societies; (2) The arrest of leading Com

munists;

Three American and severel Belgian missionaries sought re- fuge on board the Kensan Maru.

Japanese residents were taken off to the Toba, a Japanese flag. ship.

The 8.8. Ataka on her way to Tayeh was heavily fired on early this morning in the vicinity of Hwang Shih Klang. The ship re-

attackers-Reuter.

LETTERS & RADIO

Addresses Which Cannot Be Traced

A General Post Office notifica- tion gives the following unclaim-

(8) The election of a new Dieled correspondence, etc., waiting at the Post Office, and also un- to pass the necessary anti-

claimed Communist legislation..

radio telegrams at the Radio Telegraph Ofce, Govern- ment Building:

A special session of Parliament

Poste Restante,

R. S. Antindale, J. C. Broughan.

C. H. Bond C. L. Bowers, A. Beilin,' '

important commercial centres of the Harry Wicking and Co. Pompeian

At the moment when the has been summoned for July 1. world, we are able to extend to our products already enjoy distribution

Chinese people are striving to re The Police have been Instruct- clients special facilities for domestic in over fifty countries, and the con

Washington, Yesterday.

gain their last privileges, such a led immediately to suppress pub and foreign banking and exchange.

Tariff Bill which the step is apparently opposed to the lication of all Communist news We also handle the issue of Bonds contrated efforts, of these two The

C. S: Beat, H. L. Carnegie, J. and other Public Funds of the Chin groups should greatly increase dis- House of Representatives will ap tide of time. The proposed in papers here. ese Government both at home and tribution, and result in increased prove this afternoon, and Presid-crease on tariff will affect Chinese It is reported that the Pro Drewry, Miss Day, A. Evans, 8,8. | volume throughout the world. ent Hoover, will probably receive more than foreigners, inasmuch vinces of Viipuri (Wiborg), Oulu: Golden Sea, J. S. Henderson, (Int: SHOU J. CHEN, Pompeian products have been on Monday, carries 887 Increases as the number of Chinese anh (Uleaborg), and Vasa also intend Export Co), Mrs. F. E. Hansen, known to the public for over thirty and 235 decreases in duties, and scribers far outweighs that of to strengthen the laws against G. G. Johnston, (Collier and years, as high-grade, quality transfers 75 products at present foreigners. On the basis of the sedition and revise the Press Stephenson), D. J. Lopes, Miss A. toiletries at popular prices. Their subject to duty to the free list.

Telephone and Laws-Router. position in the industry and their reputation with the public have been maintained through consist ont advertising of a dominant na- ture with copy appeals that have kept pace with the times and have $10,000,000

8,000,000 been in keeping with the worthiness 1,750,000 of the products.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LID, HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG 10, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kon Authorised Capital; Pald-Up Capital Reservo

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BRANCHES AND Batavia Melbourne

AGENCIES

Ban Francisco THE INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL Nagasaki Beattle vist

BANK LIMITED.

CONTENTVALaw York: Bemarang¦¦

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Kowloon London

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HEAD OFFICE: 13-14, Queen's Road, Citral,

Hong Kat..

SILVER SLUMP

China Not Asking Powers Help.

International

MacDonald, Dr. A. D. Maxwell, R.

It gives protection to 48 pro- Telegraph Corporation's estimate [Finland is a Republic accord W. Norman, (Engineer), Madame ducts at present on the free list, of profit on investment, hamely Ing to the Constitutional Law of C. North, H. L. F. Stubbs, Miss A. including long staple cotton, hides ten and half per cent, the present July 17, 1910, From 1809 Flu D. Sikes, J. R. Thompson. leathers and shoes Reuter's tariff will be increased by thirty land was united to the Russian Registered Articles.

*.M. Beraba,' S. R. Bowdler, M., R. American Service.

five per cent. At Empire as an autonomous Grand

This extra burden will have to Duchy. On December 6, 1918, the Bakalelnikoff, Simphonic Orches be borne mainly by the Chiness House of Representatives unanim tra, Gulam Mohayad Din, c/o community. Finally, the grant of qualy proclaimed Finland an in Gulam Mustafa, Najput, Fee Sing a forty-year franchise, is without dependent and sovereign State, Radio Co., Madame C. North, Roberts, Portraits Co., Antonio legal ground. The spirit of such and she has been recognised as measure is evidently contrary to such by the Foware. For ad the polley of government owner- ministrative purposes Finland is A spokesman of the Foreign Min-ship and public utilities, sol divided into nie Departments or report Welfare Versus Profit Provincen- The total area of the latry for

is aski the PowersThe acquisition of the tele country is 132,08 square miles. phone enterprise in Tientsin and with population of 8,558,059, Hankow concessions is clear ex. The National Church is Evan Maru, presalon of this, principle. Such gelical Lutheran religion, but en policy must be carried out, bere liberty of conscience is 7127, from Yamchow, a enterprise guaranteed to the members of all

that hợp

ilver

Canton,

Canton, Caturday.-

oment

For religions and confessions. There

ere. 8,452,989 professed Lutherans,” 80,089 Greek-Catholics, and 655 Roman Cat

Timenez, Wang Chin-wel.

Unpaid Correspondence. Wainage, from Cholon. 7854, from Canton/" Kwong Yuen, from Macau. Kwong Yick Loong, from Tatsuta

2450, 5894, 1579, 6894, 6281, 7811,

5516, from Macao

glen Hos-yez, from Baigon.

TM Ping Boarding House £87, Des Voeux Road, Portland, Org.

6480, from Wuchow. 5254, from Canton.com