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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorland Capliat norma

Lewed and Pully-Puld-up

Reserve Fonda-

Barling.........

Blir

Reserve Liability of Proprietors.

$30,000,000

£ 6,800,000 15,000,000

$20,000,000

READ OFFICE: HONG KONG.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORA :- flon. Mr. C. 0). 8. Markla. Chairman.

T.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital Roservo Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

ALOR BTAB

THE HO HONG BANK, LTO,

(Established 1917)

HEAD OFFICE:—SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 15, Queen's Rd. C. Authorised Capital Straits $20,000,000 £8,000,000 | Issued Capital .£4,000,000 Faid-up Capital

Liabilities Reserve

of Shareholders. Surplus ....

.£8,000,000

agencies and Branches:

KUALA LUMPUR

(Malay Blat)

KUCHINO

AURITSAD

MADBAN

BANGKOK

MANILA

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PEKINO

Jon. Hr. 1. 2. Peterson. Imputy Chairman,

W. I Tall, fing.

E. Pearce, Esq, 4. IX. Compton. Faq. J. A. Plunmar, Paq.

F. Lander Lawin, Esq. T. II. H. Shaw, Yaq.

-0. Mishla. Esq.

J. P. Wareva. Paq.

Chief Manager

V. M. Grayburn, Kag

BATAVIA

BOMBAY

CALOVITA CANTER

CAWNPOOR

CLOU

AMOTO

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

CANTON

CHEFOO

COLOMBO

DAMEN POOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG HASKOW HABUIN HONOKEW

ILOILO

FOLL

201081

ΚΟΛΕ

KUWLOON

BRANCHES:-

LONDUN

LYONS

MALACCA

KUALA LUMPUR

MANILA

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Man (Johor)

MURDEN

NAGABAKI NEW YORK

PEIFING

PENANO

JANBOON

BAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

SHAKUKAI

STEGAPURE

MOLHADAYA

SUNGIEL PATANI TIENTSIN

TOKYO

THESOTAU YUKLAMA

Ourreal Animate upened in Local Currsary and Vize Depralis received for a year or skorter period in Local Currency and Burling on sarma which will be quoted on application. Hong Kong, Wh Pbruary, 1931

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Dualno of the sbore flank is conduct-

ed by the ING KONO AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Huls may be ablalund no application.

FOR THE OSOKONG AND SHAKONAL BANKING COMINATION.

M. ORAYBURN,

Hong Kong, 18th July, 1980.

Chief Manager.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

96. Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.

Subscribed Capital .Fra. 72,000,000.00 Pald-Up Capital ....

.Frs. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds ....Frs.102,000,000,00

BRANCHES Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon

Saigon Battambang Jue

Shanghai Mongtze Cantho

Num-Dink Singapore

Thanhea Tientsin Tourane Pondicherry Yunnontu BANKERS:

Canton

Djibouti Neumea

Fort-Bayard Papecte

Haiphong Peking

Phom-renh Vịnh

Hankow Efanoi

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Paya-Has Credit Industriel et Commercial; So- ciete Generale.

IN LONDON: The National Provin- cial & Union Bank of England. Ltd.: Comptair National d'Escompte de Parii; 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,

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1929.

HỒNG KONG

PENANG RANGDON

BAJOUN

BEMARANG

SEREMBAN BHANGHA!

BINGAPORE

BOURABAYA

TAIIKU (2,M.8.)- TAVOY

TIENTSIN

➢**

8,000,000

4,000,000

4,000,000

THE CHINA MAIL.

Commerce and Finance

DUNLOPS, LOSE AN ACTION.

2,526,000 No Infringement of Gólf

Branches, Agencies and Correspon- dents in the principal cities of the world.

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

TAN ENG HOOL,

Manager.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(NETHEBLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)

COLOMBO

DAIREN (Daloy

-South Hanch (kría)

DELUI

JAIPHONG

HAMBURG

HANKOW

HABBIN

(H. Manaberta)

TOKYO

TONGKAT (Bhuksi)

YOKOHAMA

ZAMBOANDA

(Pippine Inlande)

Foreign Exchange

And

Goneral

Pall-Up Ospil Leerre Food

HUILO

БРОН

KARACHI

KLANG

KOBE

KUALA KANOBAN

(Tar 2...)

Banking business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fir ed Deposits received for 1 year or which will shorter periods at rates be quoted an application.

A. H. FERGUSON,

Manager.

Hong Kong. 8th January, 1929.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK

OF NEW YORK.

HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York.

Capital, Surplus and

Undivided Profita..U.S.$224,654,298

Branches in

ARGENTINE

BELGIUM

BRAZIL

CHILE

CHINA

COLOMBIA CURA CUMA

DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC

INDIA ITALY JAPAN

MEXICO

LONDON

PANAMA

PERU

PHILIPPINE

ISLANDS

PORTO RICO

STRAITS

SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA

Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Bills of Exchange and Cable Transfers bought and sold. Current accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in local and for- taken ciga

at rates that may be the Bank,

Currencied on application to

We are also able to offer our Cas-

tomers the services of the Branches

BANKERS

Established · 1924,

Hwag Long Offs:-11, Quwen's Road Choral. Authorized Capital, Ouilders 150.000.000.

(BLE.500,004.) Gulders 10,080,000

(8,6,170) Guilder 10,014,000 (23,364,688)

Head Ofori-AMSTERDAM“ Easter Band O-BATAVIA.

"BRANCHES - Bodjetusin, Bandung, Bombay,

Calcutta, Charison, Damber. Dink Jakuria”, The Hague*, Jaddah, Ephe. Kota-Redja, Makser, Medan, Padang Palembang, Pekalongan Fons

Pentiszat. Bangoon, Rotterdam",

Bamarang Shoghal, Bibola

Sumaira), Bingapore Bourbal. Foerakarta (Bola), Tegal, Tiliajap and Wollstrodes.

• Theus omen have enta deposit forms to bì. London Bankers :-National Peurlonial Bank Ltd. Correspondanta sil over the world Banking busben of very descripilon trackacied.

А. ЭТОЖКІМЕ,

Acting Manager.

Gong Kopr. 19th Auguri. 1900.

THE BANK OF CHINA..

Reorganised October 26, 1928, under special charter of The National Gov- ernment as an

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK.

Subscribed Capital....$28,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital Reserve Funds

.$24,710,200.00 ..$3,820,503.82

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI

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

Ball Design.

HOW TO REVIVE

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TRADE.

Industrial Leaders'

Policy.

The Federation of British Indus-i

forth the reforms which it holds to

These are summarised 'under two! headings:

(1). The establishment of fiscal system which will combine the protection of our industrial interests with the widest possible: extension of Inter-Empire. pre- ference.

Mr. Justice Farwell gave judg- ment in the High Court recently for tries has issued a pamphlet, setting the defendants in the action by be necessary for the revival of Bri- Dunlop Rubber Company, Limited, tish industry. the owners of a registered design for the markings on golf balls, claiming against Golf Ball Develop- an injunction to ments, Limited, restrain the alleged infringement by the defendants of such design.

The plaintiffs registered the de- It showed a algh on June 9, 1920. particular arrangement of the squares or indentations on

a golf ball. They alleged that the de-

On the first point the Federation fendants had put on the market golf balls which had markings similar to

urges "that action of an emergency the plaintiffs registered character should be taken, without those in design, especially those called "Pen-delay, as soon as a Government is fold" and "Bromford."

(2). The reduction in the burden of taxation and other charges which have to be borne by British industry.

in power which is prepared to adopti a policy of Protection." This would be a transitional period, pre- paratory to the establishment of a

permanent tariff.

Powers of the Board.

The construction

of this tariff,

The defendants alleged that the plaintiffs' golf balls as sold were not marked strictly according to the registered design; that the plain- tiffs' design did not in fact differ materially from other markings on golf balls in use before the regis tration of the plaintiffs' design the Foderation suggests, should be that the plaintiffs' golf balls as sold were not marked with the prescrib-assigned to ed words or figures denoting reter," composed of men whose "posi- gistration; and that the defendants'

tion and freedom from external in- golf balls did not in fact infringe

fluence should approximate the plaintiffs' design.

closely as possible to that of his Majesty's Judges."

Mr. Whitehead, K.C., Mr. Trevor Watson, K.C., and Mr. Reginald Jones appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. Kenneth Swan Burrell for the defendants.

Judgment.

and Mr.

R.

in-

Mr. Justice Farwell, in giving judgment, said that the defendants had raised various defences, but It! was plain that there was only one issue-namely, whether or not the defendants golf balls the "Penfold" and the "Bromford," in fact Owing to our numerous branches infringed the plaintiffs' registered de- China and large connections in the Im sign that was to say, whether they of the International Banking Corpora-portant commercial centres of the

were obvious or fraudulent imita tion in San Francisco and Spain and world, we are able to extend to our also of The National City Bank of clients special facilities for domestic, tion of the plaintiffs' design. New York (France), S.A., in Parin

and foreign banking and exchanges. It was not really disputed that and Nica.

Wo also handle the issue of Bonds the "Penfold" and "Bromford" F. McD. COURTNEY,

and other Public Funds of the Chin-

balls were, so far as design was Manager. ese Government both at home and Hong Kong, 20th February, 1991.

abroad.

concerned, substantially the same as SHOU J. CHEN, the "Max" ball, but there wero differences between the "Max" Hong Kong, 5th March, 1981.

bali and the registered design.

Section 98 of the Patents and

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Head Office: 65, Bronúway. New York,

Manager.

Capital Surplus Reserves

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED,

Established 1890.

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund ........Yen 115,000,000

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencies at:

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta Canion Changchun

Dairen (Dalny).

Manila Nagasaki Nagoya

Newchwang Now York Osaka Pelping Rangoon

Fanglen (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg

- Hankow

Harbin Hong Kong Honolulu Kai Yuen

Karachi

San Francisco Seattle

Semarang Shanghai Shimanoseki Blogapore Soerabaya Sydney Tientsin Tokyo Taingtau Interest allowed on Current Ac- countă.

Kobe

London

Los Angeles Lyons

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

H. MORI,

Manager,

Hong Kong, 11th April, 1981.

‚U,S.$6,000,000 U.S.$1,572,454 U.9.$1,908.209

BRANCHES:—

Abordam

Alvar

Albans

Besle

Berlio

Irrit

Bothay

Bramen

Bramale

Bus Air

Gra

HATAN Jiweburg Farra Interlaken Jarumista 1,160 London Liverpool

Hios Aupiec Pi Pario

Герод

faking

Paterpio

Fotlarda

Quiro

Calostia

Luoroe Legno

Marelli

Konte Carlo

Nabila

Munich

Mooireus

Mil

Golombe Constantinople

Laza boul kanghal Southampton Singapore BL, Modia

Cat

Viaza

Veron

Yukabam Zuriob

Copenhagen Vidlaborgs Forsbos Ganavi

Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of Unit ed States of America and Canada.

Established 1912.

Manager.

Head Office-Hong Kong.

Authorized Capital (ILE. „Currency) $11,000,000 Paid-Up Capital Resorts Fund

1,100,000

STALT,

1,688,800

a

a Tariff Board "of

executive charac-i permanent and

TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1931.

LEARN the one secret that

every successful man and every fascinating woman knows-Phosferine-the un- failing means of keeping vigor. OUB. and obedient nerves. Phosferine makes you well and FROSTERINE keeps you well, and is given EPHOSTERINE,

with equally good results to children.

PHOSFERINE

The Greatest of all Tonics for

Induen

Ments Exhaustion

-Indigestion

Maternity Weakness

Sleeplessne Exbaustion

Weak Digestion.

Debility

Loss of Appetite

Neuralgia

Lantude

Neuritis

Paintness

Brain-fag

Nerve Shock

Rheumarin

Maleria

Headache

Anaemia

Sclitica

Mada in Liquid and Tablets noch sold in three sloss, the larger sizes are more economical,

PROPHETORS: PHOSFERINE Autor & Parsons), LIMITED. Lubgare Hite London, ENGLAND.

Aasura: W. R. LOXLEY & CO, lioxa Kona, Tel 2531.

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow,and altho.)

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would be "to investigate the re- The principal duty of this Board

quirements of industry, preserving a due balance between industry and industry, and between the interests. of industry and of the country as a whole, and on this basis to con- struct a full and detailed tariff."

as may

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The Beard, It is urged, should appoint sub-committees to deal with deparate industries and groups of industries, and should ako have power to impose supplementary duties, or to take such other action be necessary to prevent dumping, within such limits Parliament may lay down.

Responsible representatives the usera or consumers of any commodity, and of the manufactur- ere, should have access

the Board, with a view to calling its attention to the need for tariff re-

to

of

vision where such is deemed neces- sary. Increased output and cheapen- Designs Act, 1907, as amended by ed production should be one of the THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. section 10 of the Act of 1919, profundamental objects of the tariff vided that "design" meant the which the Board should bear con- features of shape, configuration, stantly in mind.

ornament, applied pattern, or

to The Federation insists on the any article which, in the finished

need for the widest possible exten-) article, "appeal to and are judged sion of inter-Imperial trade, and solely by the eye." The "eye" re suggests the imposition of duties, Bangkok, New York and a ferred to was the eye of the Court where desirable, with this specific alone, and he (his Lordship) could end in view. Alternately, "In the not listen to the evidence of per case of commodities in which sons, however expert they were in system of quota, or of quota com- the game, regarding what they bined with duiles, may proye a would have thought or seen if they suitable means of extending inter- had been shown the golf balls,

BRANCHES --

ankow,

CORRESPONDENTA

LONDON BANKERS1—

The Lord's Beat, Limited.

In all principal chies of the World. Foreign exchangs and banking business of erary description fraassated,

BAA Deposit Boz (various dess) ak' a yearly rant of from $3 to $40.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Manager.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

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

Nothing Dishonest."

Section 60 of the Act of 1907 pro-

hibited the use of a fraudulent or

Empire trade, the United Kingdorn must be prepared to adopt such a plan."

Methods of Economy. jobvious imitation of a registered de-.

Turning to the question of costs aign. An "obvious" imitation was of production, the Federation em- an imitation which struck the ob-phasises the essential need for a server as to be like the registered reduction of the burden of taxation, design as to be almost unmistakable, which particularly affects our ability "Fraudulent" presupposed know-

to compete in the export markets. ledge of the registered design and deliberate basing of the imitation of expensive policies, the Federation In calling for the cutting down

FORMOSA |--Girsa, Kagi,... Karenko,

it. A fraudulent imitation Matour Manin, alimchiku, T. Talas might be more subtle than an ob-.

states that "it is inviting the elec Takao, Thanel, Town, Hako, Talta,

torate accounts ouIINA 1-Ebanghal, Hankow,

to surrender personal ad-} Amoy, Foochew,vious imitation, Swatów, Owaton.

vantages, which under the influence) Boosmanga, Batavia, Botabay, Calentia, Landon, New York, Daina

LONDON BANKERS,

Central Bask in Formosa.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES 1

Back-Noten used average amours sexvn. 18,00,000

All classes of Commercial. Banking | JAPAN:-Tolys, Yokohama, Koda, Osaka, Transactions undertaken.

Personal ⚫ investment kandled.

Esslang, on

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Tropelers The London Dously simlaster and Farr's Bank, Chequer and Letters of Credit and, The Seat Oncerportant to all the principe in addition, the world-wide services Coiarnial Croirse throughout the world of its thoroughly equipped, Travel Do- partiment,

Affiliated with'.

THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources...Over G$2,500,000,000

C. H. BENSON,

General Manager.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Established 1918.

HEAD OFFICE:

10, Des Voix Road, Central. HONG KONG

Capital and Surplus-

Total Resources

over $8,000,000.00

orer 8.420,000,000.65

Every description of Banking and Exchange business

Current and Fixed Deposit Accoânta În local: and for- eign "carrandies opened for ellents:00 MAN

Bavings Account and Safe; Deposit Boxes, des Branches and. Agancias-all over, the world.

KAN TONG PO,

USHERS:-Loog Mong. Siapapors, Bombays, In the pressut case Mr. Penfold, of these policies they may have who designed the "Penfold" and

come to regard as their right. did nothing "Bromford" balls,

"It recommends that all depart- which was in any way dishonest or ments should prepare their next fraudulent. The outstanding

estimates in a form which will show, feature of the registered design which of their present services and Was a four-pointed star in the activities will have to be abolished middle of it. The alleged. inor curtailed, In order to produce fringement contained no star, but a economies of up to 80 per cent. ¡cross which was not very conspicu-)

K. MADURA,

HONG KONG BRANOK 1

Hong Kong, 19th January,. 1996

COASTWISE

by.

'ALGIE"; BENNETT.

An interesting book

of Cartoons depicting "Happenings on the China Const

PRICE $1.00.

Now on sale,

BREWERS

TEAWAY, LAIDLAW EXCRISIOR BOOK STORE:

If a design contained à fea- ture which gripped and held the cys,' another design which might be like it but omitted the "striking feature could not be said to be an imitation lof it.

In those circumstances it was im possible to say that the "Penfold" and "Bromford" golf balls were sa

sign.

costa.

EXCLUSION OF IMPORTS.

Australia's Efforts to Rectify Trade Balance.

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62

166

HORIZONTAL

1-Vapor

5-Carry

9-A call to excita

attention.

10-Human race

12-Pastry

12-Conjunction

14-To steep, au fax 15-Boy's name 17-Mother

19-Heavenly body 20-Assists 22-Electrical Engi

neers (abbr.) 23-Paradies 25-0wift motion 27-To stop 29-God of war

(Norse Myth.) 31-Affirmative reply 32-Elephant's tooth 33-To extend over 25-Small river islands 36-Discoverer of

diphtherla antitoxin 37-A bullet 39-A puli-like bird 42-To pierce 43-A high explosive

(abbr.)

| HORIZONTAL. (Cont.) (48-Sweat substanco [33-Smallest particle |52_Right (abbr.) Jos-Black

55-Erect

67-Depart

|68-Metal in raw atute 159-A metal |60-Pronoun

62-Goddess of mischief]

(Gr. Myth.) 83-Point of compass

(abbr.) 65-Arab (abbr.) 166-Campase point

67-Reconcite

VERTICAL

1-Dlegrace

2-Towards

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3

22

VERTICAL (Cont.) 18-Bustle 19-Clip

21~To close 2-A doer 24-Editors (abbr.) 26-Gazing with an

man

effort to see 28-Bonet of burden 30-Any toxurious rich

'|32-Wild animat

34-Ensnare 35-Inuoct 37-Female exint

(Fr. abbr.) 38-A rodent 40-How! 41-in no manner

42-A sorles

43-A malady

49-A small plo

3-Part of verb “To be” 48-To dress" 4-Market

5-Tie

6-Musical nota

7-Negative reply S--Accost

11-Close to 12-Remunerated

18-A flat shallow

utenall with raised educa 47-Alcoholic beverage |15-Pistforen

45-Part of plant

147-A color

40-Touchy

49-Restrain 81-A watered alik 54-The pair

66-Feminine name

61-Prefix indicating

the dawn 62-Nosr

64-And (Latin) 65-Indefinite article

(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue clong with a new cross-toord puzzle.)

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

EGO

quarter exports were 46.1 per cent. below the 1929 level, but in the following quarters only. 17.7 per cent, 15.5 per cent, and 9.2 per cent. In other respectively below it. words, at the beginning of the year the value of imports was slightly below that in the same period of the previous year, and the value of ex- At the end ports greatly below it. of the year Imports were greatly

In the whole

infringement of the registered da. The results of efforts to rectify and exports slightly lower than in

The action, therefore, fall- the Australian trade balance in the previous year. ed and must be dismissed with 1980 are clearly measured in the year 1929 exports had been of leas Board of Trade Journal. In the value and imports of more value first quarter of 1980 Australian Im than in 1928. ports were 8.9 per cent, lower than of sixteen countries for which During the year 1980 the Cans in the first quarter of 1929. It figures are given in the Board of dian' Silver Fox Breeders Associa was at the end at that quarter that Trade Journal, Australia alone is tion fur marketing department: the Australian Government an shown as exporting at the end of handled over 11,500 pelts and the nounced large tariff: Increases, and 1980 a larger proportion of the expectation la that this figure will in some cases import prohibitions, values for 1920 than at the begin be exceeded in the present year, and in the following quarter the ning of the year The Journal The organisation, which Isten years, decline of imports against 1929 was quotes the agures in pounds stereo old, has a membership of 6,552 re 82 der cont. In the third, and ling, since the Australian pound

the year depreciated to presenting all the provinces, is con- fourth quarters it was as much as during the

11/2015 4500 rancher 488 par cet and 51.2 ber cent, re discount of 80 on sterling Im

Laxes under spectively, VE

vi porta ware correspondingly repelled, On the other hand, in the firet and exports stimulated

PROMOTED

Two appointments of consider- abla interest to Canadian hotel mon and to the travelling public in gen- eral, have Just been margune- ed by H. F. Mathews, gen- eral

MEESTer

of hotels, Wext- ern Lines, Can- adian Pacific Railway, A. H Devenish, well known as Man-

ager of the

A. II. Devenich

Bad Eprings Hotel, becomes assistant general · mazapor. of hotels, Western Linbi, with keid- quarters in Winnipeg, while AE; Robertson, formerly anŽI -- 'tant to Mr. Mathews, i promoted to čbe manager". ship of the Band Springs

Hotal. Both of

the promoted.

Inez are well known' and

po pula.TK/R. Ribution throughout the West, and are recognized autherf Hai lá the hotel bit hit

ada

For the year 1980; 1,184 shipe entered the Port of Halifax with gross tonisge of 16,792,207, as compared with 1,179, ships & gro tonnage of 18 381 682 in 1929,