1933-03-14 — Page 4

BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

Autherland Captial

--- $20. Tome and Pully Paid 9,800,000 Fanerva Punda --

Parking silver......

£500,000

tration #10,000 POS

Beserve Linḥity of Proprietors --- $30,000,000

BEAD OPTICE, BONG KONO.

BOARD OF DIRECTORA ......

W. B. Ball, Ho

T. & Parr, Tag.

Chairman.

T. H. B. Shaw, faq

Deputy Chairman,

Ilon, Mr. J. 3. Pulacion, Aft Complem, Faşi J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. U... Mackie, J. P. Warren, Esq.

21 Makia, Bing,

ANGKOK

AMOY

MAYA VIA

CALCUTTA CATON

V. M. Omyburn, Voje

Chief Kusage.

BRANCHES 1-

LOXDOW

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Paid-up Capital ........ ..£3,000,000

Reserva Fund Roserre Liability of Pro-

prietors

£3,000,000

.£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

AMRITSAR

ALOR STAN

BANATOL

BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA

CANTON CAWNFORE CEBO COLOMBO DELJI HAIPHONG KANDURI HARROW RABBIN

KONG KUN

LYONN

MALACOA

HAY

MANILA

MUAR (2chara)

ILOILO

WURDEN

POR

NEW YORK

COLONDO

РБІРТКО

KABACK!

KLANG

DAIBEN

POXCROW

HAIPHONG

RAMBO

MORN VIL

BARDIN

MONOKEM

IFUL

JOHORE

KORK

KULLA LUMPUR

KOWLOON

PENANG RANUDOK BALOUN

HAN FRANCISCO

KUANGHAI

SINGAPOR

BOUBABATA

SUNGE! PATANI

TIENTRIN

ΤΟΥΤΟ

TOINGTAO YOKOHAMA

Cerrut Arence woed in Local Currency and Fixed Deposit received for one your

hether prices in Lood Currency and earing mutch will be quoted on application. Hong Kong. 25th February, 1933.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Bestname of the above Rank in son dyrket by the HONG KONG AND KHANOMAT NAXK- THE CORPORATION. Bees may be obtained

FOR THR BONGKONG AND SHAROBAI ALEKIRS CORPORATIDE.

V. N. OBATNUME,

Hong Kong, 25th February, 1938.

OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING. CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated in the Siralts Settlement) “SUCCESSORS-TO-

The Ho Houg Bank, Lid.

The Chinese Commercial Bank, Eld, The Oversea-Chinces Bank, Lid

Head Office-Singapore.

Hong Kong Branch:--13, Queen's Ed. C.

Authorised Capital:-

Straits $40,000,000,00.

Paid-up Capital:-

Btraits $10,000,000.00.

Branches and Agencies in the princi-

elpal eilles of the world.

of Banking and Every description Exchange business transacted.

Chua Ke t

Manager.

KOER

KUALA LUMPUR

KUCHING

MADKAT

MARILE

MEDAN

NEW FORE

PEIPING (Peking)

PENANG BANGOON NAIGON SEMAKANO HEREMBAN BIANO HAI SINGAPURE LITIAWAN

ROHRABATA

TAIPING

TIENTSIK

TONGKAH (Phuket)

TRINOTRO

ZAMBOANGA

YOKODAKA

Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.

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

A. BREARLEY,

Bianager.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"Nine Till Six" A

"Better

Play"

Absence Of Male Parts Not Noticea

POST-WAR DRAMA

COMMERCE

Last dividend and 'when paid

AND FINANCE.

TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1933.

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE

Opening Daily Official Quotations, March 14, 1933.

Buy-Seli Sale V

Banka

Hong Kong Bank ...$1665

»,

(Lón, Reg.)---- L

Chartered Bank wh Mercantile Bk., AMB. ¿

Bank of East Axia ......$ Amer, O. Fin, Corp.MS Ch. Fin. Cor. Ond, Tia.

On London-

T.T.

On demand

4 months' sight

The Drama is coming on.led an idle and useless life they "Luv" is no longer the only com- have some sort of prescriptive modity purveyed across the foot-right to go on leading idle and On New York lights.

Dramatists are finding useless lives. In the present out what novelists found out play there is none of this mis- years ago, that the "Eternal placed sympathy. Triangle" is eternal only by rea-i

son of their own stupidity. They

The First Scene.

On demand

The first scene is in Mrs. Pem- now realise the difficulty of writ- broke's Millinery and Dressmak- ing better love stories than "Ro-ing Shop in Regent Street. Mr. meo & Juliet" and are therefore Perbrike is shown managing On India-- beginning to use their brains to her shop. She is a capable and find out new material for them- kindly woman who has to do the selves and independently of tra- best she can with a tactless and On Shangha

wrongheaded daughter, Clare, dition.

Ar example of this fresher, who is also her partner in busi-On Kobe

On demand and better, play writing was ness. The two heads of depart-

The ments, Millinery and Dressmak-On Manila- found in "Journey's End."

On demand author took his courage in both ing are mutually jealous, violent- hands and fouted convention by ly so, even for heads of depart-On Singapore— Hong Kong, 17th November, 1832. writing his play for an "all male ments in the same concern. Wel On demand cast. Why did he do it? Not are given plenty of facts about On Batavia- On demand for fun surely. The risk he ran the shop and soon feel quite at THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD was obvious to anyone, but as he home in it. Shops are interest On Saigon

On demand had something real to say he had ing, as Mr. Wells persuaded us,

time available to introduce many years ago in "Kipps." Then On Bangkok— haracters who would only have enters in due course, Bridgit,| On demand hampered the development of his complete with mother and her Sovereigns Bank buy-

ing rate

1/4 which was the "chill penury" is explained to centraltheme,

The poor girl, Bar Silver per oz. 17% randeurs and miseries of war. Mrs. Pembroke. So far as time is concerned the wants a job. Her father a noble-Bar Silver in Hong

Kong. Bank Wehee Inued Avatars atouts Toramtiet is very severely ration-man, by the way, is suffering

ed and if the subject of his play from agricultural depression and Copper-Cash Tokyo, Tokohama, Kole, Osaka. inne is not the "Eternal Triangle" it tax collection.

is not only no objection that the

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

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

JAPAN

Charter, 1899.

Central Back in Formoen,

BRANCHER AND AGENCIES:

Tagi.

no

STOCK

ere

>

Mining

CL

er

** 22 *

• Fiza) 3a e 1/2-24 payabi. Feb. 17,

1 manking je for Test,

Dec

100

1

iut, 7)-Bab, to ITaxis

Interim 8X, 10«« The

for sa

98

Sept. -, 31.

Sept. -, 32

Mar. 6.33

Doc.

4.ON

---

14.00

TA

("B") China"Provident (old) $ 4.10 1.35 4.10

541 Led. 10 Luz 12

May 1945- May 27:3

May 17,

| Mar, yo

1 free stan

༢*

July 6, sa

Mar. 30, M

vec. La dividend for 134...

Dec. Last divideod for 1999 misnomes.

1pc.

(14) #2, #300 June 19,

for 1884 19

Last dividend for 19ti amena

0.11 Compen Nr. 19

Geo su cueix for 1091....

tee. Fant 10 ceslavs for 10%..... Dec. Ja 11/8 Jane (Frast 6% from Tha Crpus Dec. 3

{tor your M

OCT. 10 for year.£1·1{£l | Mat. 134 P

101

+

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

1/3

1/3

Pel....Th.

1/3%

И

Credits 4 months'

sight

Imaurantes

1/4%

Canton Las............$1350

Į Pin, 8 Ebon, Bonn Vinterum

15

Union Ine...............

22-

Credits 60 days'

aight

2314

On l'aria

On demand

570

China Underwrites...

China Fire In .......$

H. K. Fire Ing. ...... International Assoc. Th.

$1.85 | Dec.

one

kino

Dec.

Pinal busi

and for (a)

Talarin 91 alrardi

1580

1950 nad Goans A

unking #61 to 199

Dec

Credits 4 months'

sight

610-

Shipping Dongles...............

T.T.

874

H. E. Steamboats....$29

On demand

872

indo-China (Prof.) ...$|

**

(Del.)...$

On demand

761⁄4

Shells (Bearer) .../ Union -Waterboats ....

105

444

Benguetera Kailan Mining Ad. 1js

56%

| Langkate (Single).... The [S'hai_Exploracions....Th.

Loabe

Tb.

{14

2.10

19.80

Nove

56

Dec. in T. 0.23

Raube

10

***

.་་ Mar.

1 making 7, 400?

for. 110-

Feb. 6, 3

57

Venerucis Gold Fielda $

Forts Int. d year 21-2-59

Pending

Benguet Explorations & Soci».

Dec.

40

www

141

Docks, WharYER,

Godowns, &c.

H. L. & K. Wharves

[181

10. for Y

H, K. W. Dock.... South Ch. Motora (A) $

16

Dec., at dielåned for 1994

Mar. 9, 33

JHON

Nomla!

1

Nominal

(new) $ {14

Dec.

130 coute on NOW!

Copper Cents Mrs. Pembroke, being a sen- Rate of Native in- "ast should be composed of mem-sible woman, is not at all pleas- Factor

bers of one sex alone but it may ed with the prospect of this sprig Chinese Sub. Coin Kebe a practical necessity.

of nobility being let loose in her Hong Kong Sub. Coin par. ehop. In the end she is over-

LONDON EXCHANGES.

1% prem

{loogkews ..........................TI.

the

021

The

Ilaria T,X xde 19xi

terest

32% p.a. 29% dia.

{N. Engiseeriags ...Th

Shanghai Dada...Th. Lands, Hotels & Buildings.

xdly. (5.70

M

Mar. 1, za

Apr

6's your W-4

THE

July P

Bad

7.60 Dve

H, K. Lande 15

16

Shanghai Lands ...Tia.

London, Yesterday.

Paris

80%

Metropolitan Landı Th. Humphreys

10

Sep. T. your $1

joc, all, ga

$

ww

Deo.

(a cent bonus in centa

1 making DO Denta de ívás

1 Feb. 13, 33

New York

8.39.

ALA

De.

ita for tu.

Mar. 1, 33

Montreal

4.15

3140

协

Dra.

Brussels

24.45

Chinese Estates

196

Geneva

17.65%

"

China Resities .......

(11.40)

Amsterdam

Milan

8.46 674

China Debentures...Tls,

(021

14.374

Cotton Milia.

................Tia. 18 8C

Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo Vienu Prague Helsingfors Madrid

18.90

22 7/18 19

Shanghai Conoos ...Tis.

Lisbon Athens

110

0122

Bucharest Belgrade

585

265

Rlo

5% Nom.

Buenos Aires

40% Official 1/6

1/9 1/16

1/4%

..

1/3%

17

17 13/16 British Wireless Service

· FORMOSA 1--člena,

Mekong, Fanta, Shiphit, Taichu, Tina Tako, Tameul, Town, Irito, film, CHINA-bought, Bankow,

Bwater, ODLON.

$109,

OTHERS:-tong Koog. Ringapore, Noorahaya

Dalavis, Dombay, London.

Becharang York, Daires

LONDON BANKEÈS : Barclays Bank, Lid., Floyd Bark, tid. Midland Bank, Lid, Wrculosime Bank, 142.

Mr. Sheriff's Success. The ingenious, Mr. Sheriff suc-persuaded by her daughter and ceeded with his all male play. Bridgit becomes an apprentice.

The Bank has Correspondants to all the principe Have the present authors Aimee Another apprentice has been en-

| Commercial Centres ihroughout the old K. NAGURA

HONG KONG BRANCH:

De aus Bood Cecial. Boeg-Kong-Donor:love_26. Libk...

Macagy

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-

MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V. }

(METIKKELANI:9 THADINO KOCIETY)

and Philip Stuart, succeeded in gaged earlier in the day, Gracie producing a lively and interesting, Abbot whose family suffers from piece with a cast which would real poverty,

gain the approval of Princess Ida From this point onward-we-sec- herself? There is a reason for, the effect of putting incongruous this comparison with the earlier elements together. Every per play beyond their common de-son in the shop, except Bridgit,: parture from theatrical conven-has worked and worked hard for! tion. The one play shows En- her living, and is used to it. elish manhood struggling with Bridgit has been corrupted by the War. The other English wo-idleness. She, is not, in many manhood struggling with the ways, a bad girl but in her new Establinked (53

Peace There is a strong element surroundings she can hardly fail do harm. The manner bi of tragedy in each, yet in both to Hong Kong Ußos :—11, Queen's Blood Central

In which this situation is developed there is much to relieve it. neither is the help of the oppo-will be seen by those that go to! .f. 150,000,000 Authorized Capital Paid-Up Capital .1. 80,030,000 site sex required and in neither the play. Reserves

1. 20,018,000 in its absence noticed once the

play has begun.

BAKKERS.

Hand Othon -AMSTERDAM".

Bassern and Uño»:-BATAVIA,

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Benkes: Betrarmanin,

Established 1912

Head Of-Hong Kong.

1+

Authorised Capital' (11.1. Currency) -11,000,000 645,000 Kamere Fuck 1,020,000

ВЛАРСКИЯ...

Canto, Shh, Hankow, Bangkok,

sad Sea Panalann,

LONDON BANKEES 1-

The Lloyd's Bank, Kimited,

CORRESPONDENTS

la all prind, al nitlas of the Werić.

Forni Exchange nal banking basin of

wwwy description ranched.

Bala Dapat Buzau (Various sļane)-ni-a pourly

enal of from 84 to 840.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Bandown Balmy

Calvile, Charlboa, Diber Broa Jakarta", The Hagua", "Jidduk. Kole Medan. Palembang, Pala

Longan, Perang. Rangood. Botirdam Bacarang", Heanghal. Singapore, Boer balt Corsaris, (Solo). Tag

* Thai otras. kamu Safe Deposit Boxas to Let.

LONDON DARKËKA:—

KATIONAL PROVINCIAL, BANK LTD.

Correspondents all over the world, Banking Busi como el ovary, kancription treenacted.

& STOXLINK, Hong Kong, 21st June, 1982.

THE.

Manager.

Post-War Poverty,

Wide Interests,

The authors have delivered the goods and, with their great tra- The main theme of the pre-ditions behind them, the A.D.C. sent play is the effect upon char-can be trusted to deliver theirs. acter of poverty, particularly They are not at all handicapped Dost-war poverty. We have put by having an "all female" cast, before us a contrast between as that is not the result of mere what are called "The New Poor" caprice or misguided cleverness. and the real poor. The authors One could no more imagine men show us the influence of a girl in this play than women in afflicted with "New Poverty" on "Journey's End." As Bridgit others who have to endure the says in the play, "The men who a dressmaker's are no real thing. The nature of Brid- come to get Penarth's "poverty" is shown use to anyone." by the fact that she is reduced "Nine Till Six" is a good play. to riding in the Park instead. It deals with wide interests presumably. of hunting three intimate and human problems. days a week in the shines. In

H.C.M. certain circles much sympathy

SCHNEIDER TRIO CONCERT.

Chief Manager AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY is lavished on such people. It is

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, ́LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 160,000,000 Reserve Fund

علومظ

INC.

Head Oße:65, Broadway. New York.

.U.S.$8,000,000.00 .1.8.$1,882-882.04 .U.8.$1,458,114.78

presumed that once they have

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong. No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central.

Established: 1018.

Berlin

Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama Silver Spot Silver Forward

The

¡H. K. & S. Hiɛ, (old) $

(New)$}

H. K. Realtionund 7.65

Asia Realtier "A"...M$

Ewa Coco

2

10

"

*நம்

81 Nominal

115/

2264

40 9/16

Zoong Singe........Ti, Wing On Textile S'hals

Public Utilities

ба

H. K. Trhaaways ................5 |21,60) Peak Trams told ................

Star Ferric

Ysumati Ferries (old) $

(new

China Light (old) ......

H. K. Electric

Macio

(new)... 9.30

Bandakan Lights .......$

H. K. Tels, (old) ...$ |

(W)...${7} Chloe Bases .......... S'poreTracdona(Ord:)/ (Prc.y/ Industriali Malabon Sugars Dol Cald: Macg, Ord...T.

Pret...Tl...

SHARE MARKET.

official summary of the Stock Exchange issued yesterday.

"

N

Canton Ices .......

Cements (com.)

TH

(ald)....

There is very little of note to H. L. Ropa .............. report in our market to-day, ́al-China Agriculturale .....5 though rates are being fairly well

Stores, Sco maintained, and the undertone re- mains firm. The volume of trad

Wations (old) ****

(new) the extreme.

Harpsichord Heard Ating, however, continues limited in

Hong Kong Hotel.

The Schneider Trio played to a large audience at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden last night.

Fifteenth and sixteenth century $10,000,000.00) music was played with a harpsichord 5,698,600.00 accompanying the violin and cello. This harpsichord was played for the 2,812,000.00 first time in the Colony and most ears were unsocustomed to its tone. Baron Vietinghoff-Scheel, playing the harpsichord, was supported by Herr Remja Waschitz (violin), and Schneider Professor Wolfgang

Capital Surplus Reserves

BRANCHES

Yen. 119,750,000.

Lasaterdam

Lagom Havana

L

Head Offlot-YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencion at:

Merlin

Bombay

Alexandria

Batavia

Nagors

Bromela Bos Aire

Interiskan

Laho Ladon

ML Kapire Pinout Parla Ponosa Polping

Authorised Capital

Paid-up Capital

Reserve and Undivided

Profite

Beserta

Lávarpod

BLACK bo Bhangh

Amoy

Peiping

Geire

Bourse

Batavia

New York

Calmbia

Bombay

Rangoon

Odika

Marvellas

B. Marti

Tintin

Paris Pelping

Vienna

Calcutta Canton

Saigon

San Francisco

{ (violoncelio).

Rio de Janeiro Ben Franciano Seattle

С

Variom Yokoha Kurios

Haiphong

Hankow

Bertin

Nawchwang

Tengtien (Mukden) Rangoon

Bombay

Calcutta

Castor

Dairen (Dalny)

Hamburg

Hankow

Harble

Honolula

Blaicking Eal-Yuen

*

Losdog Los Angeles Manila

Semarang

Shanghal Shimonosed.

Bingapore

Hoarabaya

Bydney Tientsin

Tokyo

Поранлари Maalia

Mwakas Montcons

་་་

Branches and Agencies:-

Branches of American Express Com. Honolulu pany in Principal cities of United Kobe States of America and Canada.

AB classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

Kowloon London Manila Melbourne Nagmaaki New York

Personal forestment sccounts Osaka handled.

Paris

The Company offers to intending| Interest allowed Gerrent Ad: Travelers the use of lia Travelers of the World

[Cherrer") and Letters of Crédit and,

Penang

Seattle

Semarang Shangha Singapore

Sourabaya

Talhoku Tientaln Tokyo Vancouver Yokohama.

Correspondenta in all principal cities

Dadenitur received: fos fized periods (17 dddition, the world-wide services Exchange business: transacted: Loans Every description of Banking and ...at Tries to be obtained on application of Its thoroughly equipped Travel De-grated on approved securities.

IL MORT

Manager.

Hong Kong, 11th March, 1938,

|partment.

DUGGAN,

£40 FOR KISS.

Indianapolis, Indiane.

A jury has decided that Mrs.

Sales. Providenta (Old) $4.10. Hong Kong Lands $75.

Buyers. Hong Kong Banks $1,645. Canton Insurances $1,350. JL.K. Steamboats $22, . Benguet Explorations 20 cents. Providenta (Old) $4.10., Providents (New) $1%1⁄2) Shanghai Docks Tls, 921⁄2. Hotels (Old) $7,80. `Hotels (New) $7.60.

Hong Kong Lands $75. Realties $7.55. Chinese Estates $95. Hong Kong Trams #211⁄2 Star Ferries $89, China Lights (Old). $12.15, Electrics $75,

Govt. Loans 44% Prem.

Sellers.

Winiger is entitled to collect £40. Ind. G. $ Bonds 641⁄2%. from a detective agency, because her husband kissed her as they stood in the doorway of an office building.

A private detective was em»] ployed to shadow another man'

and trailed Mr. Wilger inster but made a mistake in Identity Ho reported the Winigers' kiss to] the wife of the mên be was sup- posed to be "shadowing.”

Safe Deposit Boxes, To Let

KAN TONG. PO;

Chief Manager.

tor

Reu-

Union Insurances $641. „Rauba $103..

Providents (Old) $4.15.

Shanghai Cottons Tis, 69. Malabon Bugare $18, Dairy Farmin $271⁄4. Watsons (Old) $12. Watsons (New) $11.40. Lane, Crawfords $5. United Thantrata Tle,

Dairy Fa

•

|Der A. Wings

Lane Crawfords Mackintosh

Wan. Powella Wing On (LK. .....$ Miscellaneou

[H, K. Amasetnents........S Ch. Entertainpoint ...$ 6. C. Enterprises ...............$ United Thestrat ...Tle. Macho ""Greyhounda"" # Constructions | (old) ...$: (new) ...$

8. : : :

H

1: * !

கரி

1

g

14 cents un vid) for

10tch, 34, 33

Sept. 30, 32

Dec. T.05 for 185).

Ponding

relatoid)et.can) for (Feb. 14, 33

Dep. Marl #2 making $5 for 10:2

Dec. teri Tare truly 30, 30

Fab. Interim $3 ale pea› 15-12a....jan, at 33

Deo,† Final T. 0,8% for 12........

Pending

| Afri

T. 2-6) for half year -

Nov. 28, 33

TOEL

lobe T. for year DESSI,

10th 0, #

LOS

་་་

Fana, ?Cota, mak, §1.TOfor IRE

Feb, 16, 33

16.90

181 on old for you!

Apere on new-ke 4145

Fck. 9. 33 Apr. 27, 35

·༄:ལྦ༴teg`p+ཝོ་

[1160. } @5-ku for jazz.

Dec. 1.7 fos 1988...........

| Sopa,} 550 cte, for ya 20-an. 30, 35

for luit.

Dee

4.30 | Liec

Jane Nune

Horton

Pending

Iv

Doc. shares king

{Ct, Big OR DEW! 1.1.0 For

7% vo praderance sharım

Sept 1 for pee 11

Pending

Feb. 25, 31

Dec Pa. 6-60 for 1990 -...

MAT. 4, 32

18

[July |

11.40)

8. Ind, G‡ Bonde ...$ %€£% H. K. Govt, Lunch ......${18% }/mm Wallace Harpers & Co. $ | China Spurs Lai, ...$

J

4

[Apr. 29, 33

23 sonia for your 11-7-87. OCL 19, 31 (45 chota on old De Vai Mar. 31, 43

Dec.

$1,76 for 1933 areas.

Пес

Feading

|Apr. 19, 31

;

on old for TeRS XI-IKHL

cla bombe in sta} for you June. 8, 37

mkin bu im.

t bossa 50 eta, for yanɛeg sæ: Apr, 15, 3

($1 nouuuý cta ( for your

making 81,10 May 17, tesonna filets, for ye

kinga | 12-D-as [Apr, 21, 31

| @t-ta'tur puas mi-set |Bept, "il, yr 1. Fcb, 27, 13

1.AD Dec.1 for 199

Fab

11

Fob

Fob

10.85 Fal 1929

1.

12) Mar

Jane!

Dec.

bo

Deo.

14.80

| jaf omits an old 1

Qúcia, Dec. 114 conta um new) for 19t

POWELL'S BUILDING

REPLACEMENT.

No Plans For Modern

F

Internet half year!gimeswaram.

(Apr. 5. P

May 11, 32 4

*xed by fire on Saturday night, were officially denied by Mr. L. 8, Greenhill, the Secretary of the Hong |Kong Land Investment. Company

and owners of Powell's Building.

The Manager of The Bank of {East Asin, whose premises, adjoin those of Powell's, said the latter building and his promises were due, Rumours that a large modern for reconstruction, and that he had buliding was to be erected on the hoped to move into Powalla, until alto now occupied by Powell's his part of the premises had been Building, which was severely dam'completed.

Structure,