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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER. SIST, 1912

THORNYCROFT

JOHN L THORNYCROFT ▲ 00., LIMITED.

SHIPXUILDERS AND ENGINEERS,

AND BASINGSTOEL,

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Road.

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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.

HANDSOME NEW BUILDING OPENED IN CANTON,

INTERESTING REFERENCES TO THE SITUATION IN CHINA.

The architects are Messrs. Palmer and The Shameen at Canton. with its air of seclusion and calin; its broad lawas Turner and Messrs. Little. Adams and Mr. Lam and shady\avenues, so different from the Wood. associated architects. crowdeil. Chineas alleyways round about, Woo, of Hongkong, who has carried out looked its best in the bright sunshine on many large contracts of this kind; was Saturday morning when almost the entire the builder, and he has supplied, for | population of the Shameen joined a cohere who like things expressed statisti-

tingent from Hongkong to take part in cally, the following particulars: the formal, opening of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation's new building in Central Avenue,

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though in theory such a view might be

AN "EFFICIENT START,

All constituents of banks, remarked Mr.

Sir BAILEY ALSTON, Says

I wish every success to the opening right, it did not work out that way in of the new Bank buildings in the oldest practice. He pointed to the help that I feel sure that they merchants derived in times of financial port in China, are commensurate with the progress crisis frotu being able to borrow but, he the tooth of usury be made by that porb and will further help stipulated, les to cement the excellent commercial rela grinded so is should not bite too deep."). tions which have existed between our two countries since the days of the Factories After all these years of friendly intercourse. Cantonese, who Jamieson, would be inclined to impress are enterprising and broad-minded that dietum on the managers of banks and who have brought back ideas from with which they came in contact. Baco foreign lands to make their city analy said, "gain is based on diligence example to Chin, must surely realise and a name for good and honest deal- That aptly applied to the case of that the British desire nothing but the ings. establishment of a strong and free this bank have been in contact," said Mr. Jamieson, with various bran democracy in China.

ches and agencies of the Bank for many I send my best wishes for a success-years and I will say that for diligence. and Sir EDWARD STUBBS, SAYS;—

ful-opening ceremony. I hope that the and by diligence I mean application. Canton branch of the Hongkong. An intelligence, and keen study of the situa- -- Shanghai Bank will continue to flourish ion-there are very few Banks which and promote the prosperty of the Can can boast of a staff so eficient and hard- tonese community, with which Hong working as that of the Hougkong and the kong has been for so many years closely Shanghai Bank-(applause.) associated in commerce and friendship.

course of my career in China it has been. my good fortune to have been brought Without going into the earlier history

Cubic feet of granite

These expressions of goodwill towards into contact,soaretimes very intimate of the Bank's connection with Canton,

Cubic feet of teakwood

the Cantonese and the rest of China' aptly contact, with all the chief aangers of Cubic yards of reinforced con- when it was represented by an Agency,

reflect the feelings of the Hongkong and the Bank from Sir Thomas Jackson, first, The to Mr. A. G. Stephen, the last, and in Shanghai Banking Corporation. it may be mentioned that n

"Dimensions: 65 feet high, 30 feet wide Bank has developed and grown up with keenness of intellect they "hayo amply manent office was established in 1000nd 115 feet deep.

Chinese trade, and the management has fulfilled their zote,(Applause.) Having no other wish than to see a prosperous said so much i do not think there i in a two-storey building-one of the

is not con- corner site. Mr.

and united China The Bank old Hongs-on

cerned with politics, but in the stress of very auck lett for me to say except to ask you here-present constituents of the these times the Directors and Management Bank-to spread abroad the fame of the have a strong feeling that it is only by Bauk, and to acid how very greatly i

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per.

R. H. Hynd was the first agent and was succeeded in turn by Mr. H. A. Melutyre, Mr. J, Seryingeour, Mr. W. C

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But for the war, the provision of more "commodious" premises for the Canton agency would probably have been made much earlier; at any rate, the Bank now has accommodation edumensurate with the importance of the ancient city of Canton and with the development of com- merce to be expected there in the next quarter of a century. Soon after hostili ties ceased the old building was razed to _the___ground business being conducted temporarily in the offices of the former

Number of concrete piles used

in preparing the site Number of bags of cement... Number of bricks.... Tous of steel used

crete ......

Approximate cost, $500.000.

3,000 15.000 2,000,000 200 10,000 15,000

5,000

THE OPENING CEREMONY." As we noted all the foregoing parti-

COALITION GOVERNMENT WANTED.

AN ESSENTIAL THING.

In

it will be convenient to give, at this stage, sent conflicting political parties underment have dispinged and on their behalf D. Tarner and by Mr. D. Forbes, the dulars while the visitors were assembling peaceful drawing together of the pre-esteem the capacity which the manage..

prosperity, generally, cau be assured. preseut agent, who has held the position the names of some of those who were there. som form of coalition Government that1 ask for your continued support. 1 I had the honour a few months ago of this connection would like to offer a the foresight The large gathering included H.B.M. the Consul-General For Canton (Mr. J. W. officiating at a similar ceremony to this posthumous testimony to

at Shanghai, and I then referred to the discrimination shown by the 12- Jamieson, C.M.G.), the Minister for wonderful financial strength of China dividual do not know who be was but Foreign Affairs in the Canton Govern and to the resiliency of its trade. Trail am quite certain he was not British,- China, have not abated since that time, horrible mouth-filing name, the Hong- nent (H.E. Dr. Wa. Ting-fang). the ing difficulties the world over, and in possibly Chinese, who translated that Chairman of Directors of the Bank (Mr and political strife in China has, if anyong and Shanghai Banking Corpora G. T. Edkins), and Mrs.. Edkins, the thing, beca more acute than before, and tion" into the two words," Way Foong." continued throughout this country, be

To those of you who are not Chinese - Bishop of Victoria, Archdeacon Barnett, yet a substantial volume of commerce has Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Lang, Mr. and Mrs tween the Treaty Ports; and with foreig

countries. This volume of trade, how-scholars and I regret there are so many J., A. Plummer. Mr. and Mrs. G. M.

instead of being on the progressive amongst Europeans because a knowledge Dodwell, Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Mrs scale warranted by the character und of Chinese is the one essential thing that Ross, Mr. H. P. White, Mr.. W. Lenergies of the people of China, combined wil bind the two nations together-i Pattenden, the Hon. Mr. A. Stephen with the natural resources of the country, should like to say that the character Chief Manager of the Bank). Hon Mr.is now in many respects or the downway with Chinese word which means

grade.

The reason of this is plain"transmitting money," The new building has occupied 21 H. W. Bird, Mr. Marshall Wood, Mr. and for all to sec, and when one considers the most things are far in advance of our we did and they had that word ready. months in construction, and is a very Mrs. Annett, Mr. and Mrs. Archangelsky, nasettled state of China since 1911 the selves. They started banking long before- at hand. Therefore, the man who evolved they are, but that they are no worse! handsome and imposing addition to the r. Enron, Mr. J. Baud. Mr. L. A. marvel is not that conditions, are" what architectural features of the Shameen. Bergholz and Mrs. Bergholz, Rev. C. All the same, it is becoming evident that the Chinese name for the Bank started The second character While the classical is the dominant note, and Mrs. Blanchett, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. the strain on the country's resources and with the word for " to remit and ex- and a united China arenis the only workfoong" means to prosper and flourish the building does not slavishly adhere to Bond, Mr. D. T. B. Boothby, Mr. G. H. endurance is reaching a critical stage change money." any.style; the architects have very success. Bowker, Mr. T. Bramold. Mr. S. able solution of the difficulty which pre-and nobody can say that that gentle man in the early days-66 years ago- fully designed a modern office structure Brown, Mr. H. F. Campbell, Dr. L. A. N.sents itself. Take Canton for example:

new roads and buillings." Progress" is not necurately forecast the future of the not only utilitarian bnt embodying the Casabianca, Mr. and Mrs. J. Casa, Mr. the port is steadily growing, with its when the Bank was first founded did modern conception of commerce as an and Mrs. B. Christiansen, Rev. W... W.

and Mrs. Clayson, Mr. O. W. Darch, Rev.he watchword. but its full power of Bank. Nobody will disagree with me avocation having dignity and importance. H. and Mrs. Davies, Mr. and Mrs. M. with the ent asthe bolt. Gen Polar when i state that the basis of the pro- strength in consequence, the city and Bank at the present moment is exchange. It is evident, too, that the designers have Drevard, Mr. and Mrs. G. Duchakan, with the rest of the country, and financial sperity of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bymar, Mr. and Mrs. CM surrounding country are open to far more I am not a shareholder in the Bank, BEWARE of STRANGE HOTELS! been given an adequate, even a generous. Forrests, and Mrs. R.A.1. Fouten, wide-retching development, for the benefit therefore I am quite disinterested, and Forum, Dr. and Mrs. Fulton of the Province and China generally the Bank chooses to spend sharehold

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they have taken advantage of this to Miss G. Fülton, Mr-and--Mrs-A-Bailway systems are waiting on-construcers money in putting up magnificantTM adora the exterior with a wealth of Barris, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Harris, tion, mines awaiting opening, and indus

and Mrs. A. V. Hogg, Mr. G. Hoppeler, tries expansion. You all appreciate the buildings palaces of this description 1 have nothing to day. All that I woult beautiful detail which is very pleasing Mr. and Mrs. Hotson, Mr. M. Hotta, harvest of good things hat such develop like to say, on behalf of the sharehold to the eye. The principal corner of the P. and Mrs. Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. S. ments bring in their tron. It is interest. building culminates in a tower with broad Kavarana, M. and Madame Laffond, Bring to think that the full development, ers, is that the more money the manage- Loopholes north, south, east and west and Mrs. P. Landray, Capt. McKinnon industrially and agriculturally, of this ment make and the more money they typifying, one might say, the all-embrac Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Matheson, Mr. and Province, is likely, among other things: distribute, the more prosperous I think to recreate the great trade route which the shareholders will be. I will conclude ing survey which the Bank, these many Mrs. A. T. Mei, Mr. and Mrs. A. "A. years, has had, and will coatinue to have, Merie. Mr. E. R. MOTH, WE WEB formerly reached cut, toross the province by viving that. I hope that the waters Hutaan, through Siangton and of the auriferious stream will figurative- C. S. Paget, Mr. K. S. Pavri, Mr. C. E. into of the commercial activities of China.

The building is faced to the first floor Peacock, Mr. E. Pengria, Mr. Coat Changsha, and so to the Yangtze and speaking, flow through the west door

of the Bank, deposit on the ground floor, its golden sand and flow out by the East" level with granite, arches over the win. Mr. and Mrs. J. Proton, Dr. W. Gand the North. dows conveying the sense of strength Of Mrs. Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Rich

It was union that brought the Great to enrich the plains. (Applause) Ladies the upper floors the fenture is the fluted mond, Mr. and Mrs. H. Riggenbach, Mr.

War to a successful issue, union among and Gentlemen, I ask you to drink with to the prosperity of the Canton columns of Shanghai plaster-a mixture. and Mrs. W. S. B. Roope, Dr. and Mrs.

of the Alliedme appareatly, of cement and powdered R. M. Ross, Mr. A H. Sandeman, Mr. granite which looks like stone, keeps ita and Mrs. A. Silva, Mr. and Mrs. H. E, the political parties colour and resists the weather. Local Sly. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Smith, Mr. and Powers, and the union of the Allies ency of the Hongkong and Shanghai » greenstone is very effectively used for the Mrs. U. Spalinger, Mr. E. A. Stanton, under one man, that ultimately brought Eacking Corporation.

The building, Mr. and Mrs. V. Steemsby, Mr. and Mrs. peace. And so our sympathies lie with DR WU TING FANG'S SPEECH... Bullions of windows.

H.E. Dr. We "TING-FANG (Minister of " technically known as reinforced concrete W. M. Stratton, Mr. and Mrs. H. Sut the ides and principle of a united Chine, top. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Swensen, Mr but the fruition thereof rests with the

Foreign Affairs in the Canton Govern- framed, is of four storeys and is taken to the full height allowed by the Shameen and Mis. G. Tudhope, Mr. F. P. Vaeania, leaders and people of China herself.

Let ne renew, on behalf of the Hong. ment) said: Ladies and Gentlemen,-It two Mr. A. C. J. Vermeulen, Mr. F. A. Wal- Aru Municipal Council. entrances on the Central Avenue and lace. Mr. D. Waters. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation, gives me great pleasure to be present on various side entrances give access to the Watson. Mr. E. M. Wood, Lieut. Commdr. its Directors, management, and share this occasion. If you will allow me

Clacke, R.N., D.S.O., and Lieut. Humholders, their good wishes for the pros will refer to ancient history; I remember Doors. -

perity of this city and this province and the time when this Bank was formed in arranged as a bank, the principal hall

then orefed the principal dear with" a

I remember when half a dozen of the well preserving that sense of ample room

Peking and Hongkong. which is a feature of the Bank's offices golden kry and declared the building from His Majesty's representatives in Perhaps many of you were not then born I will now ask Mr. Jamieson to declare most enterprising Britishers in Horg- kong were disenssing and promoting the everywhere There are handsome suites open. At that moment the bouse flag was

rus up at the flagstaff and Chinese this building open.

present Bank. One of them I remember of offices, solidly furnished, for the agent,

The trea crackers exploded with a continuous des b

H.B.M. CONSUL-GENERAL'S

well, was Mr. Sutherland, afterwards Sir compradore and accountant.

tonation. The company followed Mr. sury bas been specially shelved with a

Thomas Sutherland, who was at that time superintendent of the P. & O. Co.. view to dealing conveniently with the Jamieson into the banking hall where local currency; Chubb's doors are fitted champagne was served and the toasts.

appropriate to the occasion were

dom HB.M. CONSTL-GENERAL (Mr. J. W.At that time Hongkong was a small

JAMIESON, C.M.G.) said: Mr. Edkins, Colony. throughout

oured.

This Bank was CHAIRMAN OF DIRECTORS: SPEECH. Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have already had the privilege of

hall L century ago and The CHAIRMAN OF DIRECTORS (3r. G. T. opening this building but, in case you EDKINS) said: Your Excellencies, Ladies should not have heard what I said when wonderful change it has undergone. How and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Hong.I turned the key and opened the door, Iit has progressed and developed. kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation wish to reiterate my strong desire for was called the Hongkong and Shanghai I have very much pleasure in wal of 118 the eternal flourishing of the local agency Bank, omitting Canton the light you here to-day on the occasion of the of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking city was not named, not that any slight After thank to Canton was intended-it was thought opening of this building, Director: & id Management and in Corporation (Applause.)

whole of the ground door is phreys, R.N., H.M.S. Jamieson) the whole of China, united with messages Hongkong many years ago.-(Applause.)

The first floor is available for office use and contains a handsome half which can The two be conveniently sub-divided. upper flcars are arranged as residential flats for the agent and staff; these are all spacious and handsome rooms; the dining room of the agent's Bat. parti. cularly is a beautiful apartment beavily wainscotted in dark stained teakwood.

The fittings,

H.B., Consul-General

the

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than formed more

what a

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But now

and handsome workmanship are of solid down to the last detail-even the home boya hedroom windows cannot rattle. All the fiftings have been specially in ported from England, Messre Malkin the design was chosen by Mr. Marshall last on leave. For the passages and stairways mosaic tiles are used; the walls to have discovered the secret of perpetual very handsome key presented to him. In started as a small bank and now has be His Dame has been world-wide casting about for a theme be had been come ong of the largest Banks in are tiled for some feet, having a skirting youth. of black tiles, the remainder of dull for the past quarter of a century and be in great difficulty because, as some of the world-(Applause) Who does not parchment finish and a dado of tiles of continues to figure in the circle of high them might know, though others might know the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank t We are cot, he had been extremely overworked of Wherever you go its agencies are there. gold Greek key pattern. This design is politics as vigorously sa ever. carried out on staircases and everywhere also glad to ace among you so many of the late and had not been able to devote oven in foreign countries. If you go the business men of Canton, representing much thought to the matter. He had to any foreign country you can get you that tiles are used.

The whole of the woodwork is of teak-as they do that great commercial com-been struck with the remarkable analogy money there, or, if it is some remote wood, Iccully made All the furniture munity whose trading ability and probity which existed between the evolution of part of China, you can have it sect and fittings for the banking hall have have been known and recognized by for- kinga and the evolution of banks. In Now, this Bank has done great things been specially designed for the building eign merchants for the last hundred years. developing this thought Mr. Jamieson not only from a financial point of view. and made by the Hongkong Furnishing I wish to express, too, the thanks of the traced the evolution of leaders in the but also in the interests of the two-coup Co. The bronze metal ironmongery is Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor primitive tribe often by a process of tries, England and China, not to speale supplied by Messrs Gibbons, the sanitary poration to Mr. J. W. Jamieson, His duping the weaker brethren with the aid of other foreign countries. The Burk fittings by Messra Shanks (London) the Britannic Majesty's representative, for of magic. Then he considered the intro with its various branches and agencies. open fireplaces by Messis, Matthews and opening the new building. He is known duction of money and the growth of draws all the people of China to com Messrs. Bratt, Colbran & Co., and the throughout China for his progressive.

merchant in the Canterbury Tales. spires the confidence of other countries leaded lights by Messrs. Henry T. Hope, policy and the furtherance of British rado, quoting Chaucer's description of a and deal with it, and so this Bank in- Birmingham The Hongkong Electric Co. commerce and interests in China along Montaigne developed the theory, (which who acknowledge the Bank's reputation wired the building and Messis, Onler, of the lines of Anglo Chinese co-operation the speaker considered a very rash one) for honest dealings. New Oxford Street, supplied the electric and we are happy in having him for this that there could be no profit without Dr. Wo said that, in China, the light fittings-notably some magnificent opening ceremony. lamp shades of delicately tinted alabaster, We have had the honour of receiving loss to somebody: olen therefore, de favourite "investment was landy it was Bacon, in his high return. But now, instead of buying suspended by means of solid brand chains, messages from their Excellencies theclared Montaigne, il gain should be regarded as giving a sale, it not a very many of his countrymen hela essay on usury, Bowever, argued that, and, for the banking hall. Waygood-Otis lifts British Minister at Peking and the condemned-(laughter.) Governor of Hongkong. "Kerto all'HOSTE

very high distinction conferred upon him be too unbitious and that Hongkong and sense of the honour accorded them by this ing the Chairman and Directors for the at the time that the Bank must not gathering of leading, ohcinis and chants, both Chinese and foreign. We asking him to decine the building Shanghai was "quite enough." are honoured with the presence of His open, Mr. Jamieson aid he supposed that we have not only Hongkong, the head Excellency Dr Wu Ting Fang and other like Tommy Tucker, who had to sing Dee, and Shanghai and other ports in distinguished members of the Canten for his supper, he must deliver some suit. China as its branches, but in other tour

supplied the tiling F.R.L.B.A.. when Government Dr. "Wu Ting Fang seems ablo or suitable remarks to justify the tries, there are agencies. The Bank was