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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1931.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

ATTRACTIVE TAILORING

The Latest In Gentlemen's Outficting

AT PRICES TO SUIT ANY PURSE.

PERFECT FIT

AND

RELIABLE

BUITINGS.

WING HING CO.

Gentlemen's

Outfitters

64, Quern's Ild. C.

Tel. 21417.

Very Nice Woollen Materials

For

Making Ladies' DRESSES

&

OVERCOATS

Alap FURS &

SILK HOSIERY Expert Tailoring

Department,

LEE MOWEL

Chinese Silk Hosiery Store No. 1, D'Agullar Street

DENTISTS,

HARRY FONG, Dentist,

1st floor. No. 74, Queen's ftond

Tel. 21255. Central.

TANG YUK, Dentist. Successors to

the late SIEN TING, 14, D'Aguilar Street.

TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,

Kuwloon Bay.

New Work & Repairs, Call Fag "L" Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.

FRUITS.

Now in season

CALIFORNIA PEARMAIN APPLES

Just Arrived $9.00 per box.

HAIR DRESSERS.

LEE YEE,

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers & Booksellers.

No. 12, D'Aguilar Street. (opposite Queen's Theatre).

LIANG YOU

LADIES & GENTS'

HAIRDRESSENS.

Aleo

THE CHINA

MAIL.

Commerce and Finance

WHOLESALE PRICES INDEX

HONG KONG - 1931

FIRST THREE QUARTERS.

BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

- BANKING CORPORATION.

Kakkerland Call-

word ask Padly Palk-ay Gomorra Zykly (man

Meeting on

6,370,000 $18,194,200

Honeren Liselig af Penpristers a 206,20), WI

KHAD WIFICM: HOJO TORS.

Board of NIMACTORS:—

Ex. 21, 0, 0, 3, Mietin Chairman.

1. Mr. X. 3). Palermont,

Deputy Chairman.

W. K. Dall, katta

2. Posers, `The

1. Lantio Lesta, Esq. T. IL. R. Ko, Bo

As measured at the Statistical Index number for foodstuffs feller, Ese. 3. A. Flummse, Mis Branch of the Imports & Exports from 136.1 to 130:1, while the in- articles other Department wholesale prices index number for

MR. ST. QUEN. Hong Kong during the first three than food increased from 116.9 to

quarters of 1931 showed, on bal-117.3. ance, #

The comparative index numbers general average index

the following given in number slightly more than double are the United Kingdom Index number, tables

1924 100,

PERMANENT WAVING

introductory Price $20. King's Theatre Bldg Tel. 20315.

Ground Floor.

ON LOK

HAIR DRESSING SALOON FOR LADIES' & GENTLEMEN is fitted with the latest devices for

in hair dressing. use

Expert Barbers.

CLEAN & COMFORTABLE 10, Wyndham Street, 1st Floor. Entrance On Lan St. Tel. 22317.

OPTICIANS.

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,

'Phone 22232,

53, Queen's Road Central.

SHOES.

Pair

Black or Brown Shoes from $6.00.

Black or Brown

bo- Articles

as measured at the Board of Trade, the respective figures ing: Hong Kong 129.1; United Kingdom 62.4.

For purposes of comparison the Hong Kong index numbers have been converted from the basis of 1922-100 to 1924-100. It should be understood, however, that the respective indexes are not strictly comparable.

Cereals Meat & Fish Other Foods

B.O.T. Index 1€

2nd 3rd

Qir. Qtr. Qtr. 54,6 56.3 59.1 80.0 75.3 75.0 70.1 74.9 01.0

07.4 08.0 65.2

Total food

1NL

Hong Kong Index

2nd 3rd

Articles

Cereals

Meat & Fish Other Foods

Total food

Articles

Iron & Steel Coal Other Metals, &

Minerals Cotton Wool

The general average for all ar ticles in the United Kingdom showed a steady quarterly decline throughout the whole period. whereas the Hong Kong figure rose slightly in the second quar. ter and fell comparatively heavily in the third quarter.

Great Britain abandoned the gold standard on September 20, jand it is Interesting to note that the index figure for all articles in- creased from 59.2 in the earlier part of the month to 60.2 in the latter part of the month. The principal proportionate increases joccurred in the cereals groups (6.6, All Articles

per cent.), cotton (6.5 per cent.),

Articles textiles other than cotton and wool (5.2 per cent.), and other

Other Textiles Miscellaneous

Qir. Qtr. Qir. .124.0 112,0 110.1 .3621 157.3 150.6- .126.0 136.0 127.6

.135.4 138.8.134.0)

I.O.T. Index 1st 2nd 3rd Qtr. Qtr. Qir.

76.5 78.8 71.7 69.8 76.4 60.4

57.4 62.4 01.2

45.2 143.3 39.5

48.3 46.8 42.9

48.7 40.5 404.

09.8 07.4 65.0

Total no fund

62.2 60.2. 57.8

.04.0 02.8 60.4)

Boots from $8.00. metals and minerals (3.2 per Iron & Steel Children's Boots or cent.). The meat and fish group Coal Shoes from $2.00,

derlined 4.4 per cent.

Dent styles, most complete stock of all sizes. Repairing a speciality.

* WONG SIU WOON 21, Pottinger St. Phone 21474.

SPORTING GOODS.

ATHLETIC

GOODS

AT

70, Queen's Road Central.

-"

Hong Kong Index Int 2nd 3rd Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. .131,6 144.0 144.4 129.6 141.7 142.7

Other Metals

Minerals Colton

&

138.4 138.8 138.1

The provisional index figure of 1265 for Hong Kong for the Wool month of October (on a 1921 Other Textiles busis) is the lowest recorded this Miscellaneous year, the July figure being 125.6. August 126.9 and September 121.7.

Total not food

As compared with September the All Articles

BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR SALES,

INDEX.

07.1 108.2 96.3

.248,4 216.3 195.8 59.8 101.0 $0.5 .123.0 119.0 1113

.129.5 120.0 121.0)

.131.1 131.6 124.7

ORDERS FOR BRITISH FIRMS

Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Limit-¡ For the purpose of putting pro- cd, Govan, Glasgow, have been com- spective buyers in touch with manu- missioned by the London, Midland facturers who could satisfy their And Scottish Railway Company to requirements, the British dustries build a slater ship to the Clyde

aleamer Duchess Fair. Birmingham, authorities are pleasure

The compiling a "Sales Help Index," Montrose.

new vessel willl

* Ba

ANOT BANGXUA MATAVIL

POKRAT

BALAUTTA

FANTOX VK1200 VOLOMBO DAIREX FOOOHOW

ΕΑΥΤΟΥ MAXXIX коледни

(LOILO ЕРОП ZOEDER

KOEN

KOWLOON

J. P. Warton, Bas- Chini Man

* Drugbar, Rev.

ANCH

XPALA LUMPUR

Lostor

MANILA

4

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1888.

11

THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.

(Eatablished · 1917.) HEAD OFFICE SINGAPORE, Hong Kong Branch:"18, Queen's Rd. C.

Anthorised Capital Straits $20,000,000 Issued Capital' Paid-up Capital

Raservo Liabilities

8,000,000

" 4,000,000

4,000,000

2,087,000

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

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Paid-up Capital

of Staroboldors. Surplus

Beserve Fund

£3,000,000 £4,000,000

Reserv Liability of Pro-

priators

£8,000,000

ALGE STAN

Agencies and Branches

AMBITIAN BANGKOK BATAVIA

HAIPHONG

PEPING (Vaking)

IENAKO

BANGOON

SINGAPORE

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

TAN ENG HOOL

Manager.

BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

96. Boulevard Bangsmann,

PARIS.

Capital fully paid up .Frs. 120,000,000 Reserves (31.12.1930) Frs. 110,508,454 BRANCHES:

IUCHING

MADRAS

MANILA

BOMBAY CALCUTTA DANTON CAWITORE

.MEDAN

NEW YORK

CED! COLOMBO DAYDEN

BAIGON

DELE

BEMARAKO

SEJEMBAN

HAMBURG

BUANOMAL

HANIOW

Стода MALLUCA

HARBIN

BITIAWAN

HỒNG KONG

BOURABAYA

ILOILO

TAIPING

ΣΤΟΥ

TENISIN

MUAN, (Jakova)

KARU

Tuxto

KLAUG

MONOKAH (Bhulai)

MULDEE

XOBI

TRINGIAO

HEW TORK

KUALA KANGSAR

PRIFIKO

XUAL LUMPUR ZAMBOANDA

YOKOHAMA

Saigon

Genaral

Cantho. Haiphong Hanoi

Battambang

Canton Fort-Bayard Hankcou Djibout

Bangkok

Thanh Hoa

Hongkong

Koumea

Huc

Mongizo

Prom-Penh Малари

Nam Dinh

Peping

Papeste

Shangha!

Pondicheri

Tientsin

PRSANG BANDOOM

BAGON

BAN FRANCIEDO

ВЛАХОВАН

BINDAPORE

PODRABAYA HUNOMI PATAMA TJEKTSIN

TOKYO

TVINGTAO TOKOHAMA

Sperand Almunia nyamuk is Loval Outrikt Find Dapualla connivek laruna, YON N structor portali ka Local Curray and Mharika Norman which will be quried in tyylianos. Hong Kong, bacésober 7, 1031-

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

T Bedson of the whore Bank le nominii- if by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Kala Thialaad an application.

FOR THE KONGKONG AND. SHANGHA BANKING COMPORATION,

T.K. GRATEDRE,

Chial Manager.

Kong Kong, Mih July, 1000,

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Established 1912.

Kead Office:-Hong Kong.

and Opini (B.M. Cursney) #33,00L,MO 0.005000 con 1,100,000

Fest

BRANCHES-

Foreign Exchango ́apd Banking business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Pix

ed Depoalta received for one year or shorter periods at rates

be quoted on appstation.

which will

J. STUART,

Hong Kong, 17th August, 1981.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY) BANIERS,

Established 1923.

Jong Img Dace :—11, Queen's Road Caniral.

Authoriti Capital . Qulders 100,000000-

£12,500,000. Paid-Up, Capital

Gulders 60,000,000- (£0.800,173.) Reserve Furd....................... Guilders 40,018200- (3,4,6) Head Office :—¡NSTERDA}}"," Bestern Hand ÖFG41-BATAVIA. Branches-Bandjormsain, Bandeng*, Darby, Deloutle Oterben, Djember, Dok• jakarta", The Hagus", "Diddah, Kõbu, Makassar. Medan, Palombang, Poksi longan Poon. Rangoon, Eofladan, Bemarang, Shanghai,|| Bingspore, Boors bala, Boerakaria (Bolo), Tugal; Tuljap and Weltevred

• These offer hava Bali Deponis Bares to Int.

LONDON BANKERS —

NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LTD,

Correspondents all over the world. Danking Busl. Ossion, Changhai, Elsakov, Event, ↑ nais of every description franketed. Bengkok, Bow-Tork und Bas Bennison.

CORRESPONDERTE

LONDON BANKEES :---

The Ley's Bank, Limited.

In all principal cition of ska World. Foreign thange and basking bračnom st way Esseriasion trenase

Bol Depedi Barse (various times) kò « podły controm 29-30 349,

LOOK POONG BHAN,

Chief Manager,

a:

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

DANE.

This is the most famous apple in the Orient. Quality: 'Crisp, juicy, Bweet

highly

Reorganized October 20, 1928, under and

aromatic THE LIANG YOU CO. This is being formed on a card ays have triple strewe, driven by direct Excellent keeping quality. Try a

tem, comprising from 8,000 to turbines taking steam from Scotch special charter of The National Gov- 10,000 items, which, will be added boilera. The machinery .box.

will be ernment as au With each item in built at the firm's Belfast works, INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE to continually. the Index will be the name of the Messrs. Harland and Wolff are also manufacturing exhibitor. The index supplying the Diesel engines for Subscribed Capital...$28,000,000.00 has been undertaken because com- the complete generating equipment Paid-Up Capital $24,710,200.00 Beserta Funds ........ 3,820,501.8M plete information concerning every of the Bank of England. praduct manufactured by exhibitors at the Fair cannot possibly be given

'WING COFFEE CO.

Tel. 25809 139, Des Voeux Road, C

TYPEWRITER DEALERS

T

C

DRAWN-THREAD WORK AND

Y

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EMBROIDERY

P

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A

Make Worthy

N

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Your Buying'!

BIG SELECTION OF BEAUTIFUL LINEN NAPERY SILK COATS & PYJAMAS, BELOW COST

CHRISTMAS SALE

at

FOOK WENG & CO.

(One Price Store) CHINA BUILDINGS.

PHOTO-SUPPLIES

Kodaks and Cameras, Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Frinting and Enlarging.

ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES

Price: Moderate,

A Trial Order is Bolicited.

A. SEK & CO.

Tel No. 29459, - 26A, Des Voeux Road, Ci

R

HOP SING & CO. 28, Pottinger St. Tel 21420 CANTON-116, Sun Kes Sal Rd.

Messrs. The Visco Engineering Company, Limited, 162, Grosvenor

in the catalogue. To all the ex- Road, London, S.W.1, have received hibitors, at the Fair, which is to an order for 29 of their Visco air take place from February 22 to filters with a total capacity of over March 4, 1932, a book has been ad-350,000 cub. ft. of air per minute! dressed. This contains lists of to be installed in a large building articles manufactured, divided up in London.

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL

HONG KONG BRANCH:

4. Queen's Road Central

Owing to our numerons branche in China and large connections in the im portant commercial centres of the

Into various groups, such 08 Messra. British Insulated Cables, world, we are able to extend to our

Prescot, Lancs, metals, mining and quarrying, en- Limited, gineering, and electricity. The ex-secured a contract from the Central hibitor is naked to make a tick Blectricity Board for some 230 miles against the articles which he manu- of 132,000-volt transmission line for factures and to write in any sup-the South Scotland Electricity plementary articles not included. Scheme.

A. STOKKINK,

Hong Hony, let December, 1981.

THE

Indo-China. China. Other Places,

Quinhon Tourano Vinh

Yunnanfou Singapore

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits according to ar rangements.

Safe Deposit Boxes to let, Travellers' cheques issued.

A. BONNAUD,

-Manager.

5, Queen's Road Central, French Bank Building Hong Kong, 1st November, 1931.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.

HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York

Capital, Surplus and

Undivided Profits ..U.S.$226,087,59%

Branches in:-'

ARGENTINE

BELGIUM

Manager

BRAZIL

CHILE

CHINA

COLOMBIA

CUBA

DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC

INDIA ITALY

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

"

ING.

Head Office: 65. Broadway, New York.

Capital Surplus

..............U.S.$6,000,000 ...U.S.$1,572,45€ Rosties ..........U.8.$1,308,209

Acautelam

A1

BRANCHES:-

Jence Glasgo

Nayla Pied

Back

Hambar

Baelis

Hayre

Finang

Diaris

Bowley

Branson

Interlaksa Jarnasian Lådo Londos

FANTAS Rotterdam

Boun

Bamas Almon

Léverpool

Caire

Dalestin Свал

Bingapor

Murnalla

G. Kalit

Commissŭfangle Copenha

Babe Carle Manila

Tania's

Vlocisa

Munia

Man

Sokoksen

Milan

Express

Parent

Lagana LO

Barnbout Bhanghel Scribam packe

Alienta special facilities for domestic

Branches of American have and foreign banking and exchanges.

We also handle the issue of Bonds Company in Principal cities of Unite and other Public Funds of the Clin- ed States of America and Canada.

both at home and 6 Goverment

SHOU J. CHEN, Hong Kong, 5th March, 1981.

abroad.

He la also asked to give particulars Messrs. Henry Simón, Limited, of his trade names and processes. Cheadle Heath, Stockport, have re To facilitate the completion of theceived an order from the Leith Har various forms contained some bour and Dock Commissioners, for THE RELIABLE PRINTING examples are given. The firms the machinery and equipment for

- no orders too small

THE `NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD. ZHINA TRAIL OLDO, 4 SA WYNDHAM ST.

Do Not Wait! Buy Your Presents Now!!

TOYS, DOLLS Christmas Cards and Children's

Picture Books also LARGE SELECTION OF

STAMPS

which will be a delight to any Stamp Collector to receive.

GRACA & COn "No."10, WyndKam ́Bireet,

P. O. Box 520. Hoà Kons

concerned are asked to return the new 25,000-ton granary which book complete to the general to be bullt at the Imperial Dock, manager of The British Industries Leith, to replace the graft ware Fair, 96, New Street, Birmingham, house destroyed by fire in January, |as soon as possible.--Engineering.

The order comprises 1930. whole of the conveying, elevating| and weighing machinery, the noces- sary eléctrical equipment, electri

EUROPEAN HARD-ROCK TUNNELLING RECORD.

the

Manager.

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

· LIMITED.

Established 1889,

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Yen 116,200,000 Beserve Fund

Head Offen:—YOKOHAMA..

cal grain-temperature Indicating) Branches and Agenelas atr apparatus, and a complete dust- Alexandria collecting plant.

Messrs. The Francois Cementa-

Bateria tion Company,. Limited, the CON-

Messrs. The Parsons Oil Engine Berlin tractors of contract B. Hawes Company, Limited, Town Quay Calcula water Scheme, Manchester Cor Works, Southampton, have received Canton poration Waterworks, carried a number of orders from this coun Changchun out a fine piece of work by try and abroad for their 100-h.j. Dairen (Dalay) advancing the Yonbarrow Tunnel

Hamburg 181 ft. In one week in June laat. and 42-h.p. petrol engines, 80-kw. Pengilan (Mukden) This, it is claimed, broke the exist and 4-kw, haramin. Board of Trade O emergency sets for new ships, and Harbin ing European hard-rock tunnelling |

a 10-h.p. petrol, standby set-En- Hong Ja

Koar record by 12 ft We are informed

gineering. that this record has again been

Fat Tuen broken by the firm, who have suc-

Karachi

Nagasaki

Nagora!! Newchwang New York

· Danka

Felping Raspoon Ban Francisco Elo de Janeiro.

Seattle Semarang Shangha

Sinas pore

Shimasonab

Boerabaya

Tokyo

coeded in driving the tunnel 220 ft. pressors, supplied by Hessrs. Robey Sobe

Landem into solid rock in a work during and Company Limited, Lincoln, who Lo Angulas September. The Yewbarrow tunnel, also provided forced-lubrication, Manila which Is of horse-shoe rection, is 9 horizontal, totally-enclosed Diesel Interest allowed on Current ho- ft, 8 in. high, and 9 ft. 3 in. wide to engines for generating electric light so

Deposits received for fixsă perioade

ام

BL. MORL

the arch haunch, and the achieve and power. For all drilling opera a za to be obtained on sunilentio ment involved the extraction of 200 tons, :: "*S.L.16" <drifters) : manu- tens of rock a day. We understand factured by Messrs. Kolman Bro- that the compressed-air plant em- thers, Limited, Camborne, Cornel ployed conalsted; of Diesel air.com- wall, were employed-Engineering.

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions underlakon..

Personal investment bandled

JAPAN

LONDON

MEXICO PANAMA PERU PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PORTO RICO STRAITS

SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY

VENEZUELA

Commercial and Travellers' Lätters of Credit, Travellers Cheques, Bille of Exchange and Cable Transfers bought and sold,

Current accounta

and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in local and for- sign currencies taken at rate this may be ascertained on application to the Bank.

We are also able to offer our Cus 'tomers the services of the Branches of the International Banking Corpora- tion in San Francisco and Spain and ales of The National City Bank of New York (France), B.A4, in Paris and Nico.

F. McD. COURTNEY,

Manager. Hong Kong, June 16, 1981.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa.

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.

Central Bankia Formone. Bank-Nisse vattad Avarags amoună m.I«n, 18,000,000

·ARAKOIEN 'AND AGENCIES JAPAN-Tokyo Yokobasa, Kobe, Osaka, Recent FORDO

High Karsko, Koolung Kalang; Nanto, - Bälmekiku, Tricks, Exlena, Zaken, Tement, Town Hallo, Tale CHINA :--Changluni,

Hambo

Amor, F'cooker, Swalow, Canton. TREK:-g

Шатарска, Вовать Верагод

Bombay, London, New York, DainaR,

__LONDON BANKENO 1 The London County Westminster and Pa's Bank.

The Bank has Correspondenba ža nï3. the prinsipaž Commarail Caztrue throughous Aka wartź,

X. NAGUR

Manager.

The Company ofere to interding Travellers the use of its "Trawlors Chequer" and "Letter of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide aarices of its thoroughly equipped, Travel Do- partment.

E. W. DUGGAN,

Maniger.

4my

TONG KGO BY HOM

8, Des Yarra Boall Center), Hong Kong, 19% -Jakmay, 2020.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD,

Established 1918.

HEAD OFFICE: -

10, Des Voeur Road, Central, TƯNG TRONG

.....................

Capital and Surplus Total Resources .......

over $ 8,000,000.00

over H480,000,000.00

Every:description of Banking and Exchange' basinais

transacted

Current and Fixed Depoalt Accounts la local and for-

eign currencies opened for clients.

'Savings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes.

Branches and Agencies all over the world.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.