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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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WANTED.

XYANTED, by the MILITARY AUTHORITIES, for Occupation by a Semor Military Ucar (Marris), A HOUSE. Furnished or Unfurnished, in the Paix Disṛact, or not below BOWEN ROAD Level, for a Period of Two Years, Offers should be addressed to the O.C., RA.SC. Hendly artery, Victoria Barracks, stating Particulare and Huntal Required.

OFFICIAL NOTICE. PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME.

INTIMATONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH,

SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

SILVER LOAN 1924.

Lac OF DEBESTURES FOR SHANgital Tex

1,000,000 at 95 Pra CENT.

Hare" OF INTER PER CENT. PER ANNUM.

NDER the Authority of Renelation V. pass at the ANNUAL MEETING of APRIL 10, 1924, the HATEPAYERS

COUNCIL RHANGHAI MUNICIPAL Hereby Invites Applications for Debentures in the Silver Loan of 1924.

The Debentures in This Issue will bear In- terest from the Date of Purchase at the Hate of 6.per

T31st

per annum, payable on June 30th Interest will

be made on and December 31st in Each. Yeur, eroept that the First Pa

MINNIE VERA WITCHELL, Hong I, koop, Hfuryby fire Notes that in con- 1994. anquance of Change cf. hwnership, I bare applied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant

tennage 27.73 tan,

Shipping

40.75 tons,

Hongkong, for tootmi

bur

under

an

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTIC for 5 Shares, anuber Names of THOMAS KIRKMAN DEALY 71517/71691 issues on 1st March, 19), in the WILLIAM PEARCE REF. THOMAS and Ray. JOHN KIRK HACONACHIE, has been decland LOST and should the Samu not be produced before 24 JUNE, 1924, it shall be deerud Cancelled and of No Effect.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD..

It Hoagtoag. 9th June, 1924.

OFFICIAL NOTICE. PROPOSAL,TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME.

the Debentures will be issued at Shanghai The 95 per cent, and will be Bedermeil at Pa 1504, in that operation of a Sinkiner Fund on

T. H. G. BRAYFIELD, of Hobgkong. of the Steam Lanach "HAN" of racember Mat, 1954, bul may iy Redeemed af

1, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that in con Canton, of gross tonade owned by ALBEKT / the Council in whole or in part on. December

1801 Acte VIVIAN YOUNG-SAYS, of Hongkong, and Cuanus 31st. 1934, or on any Subsequent Date, subject.

in the Colony of be the Council giving Six Calendar Monthsequence of the present Name being unwaitable, the Municipal feeder and the public I have applied to the Hoard of Trale, under Notice in

Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping. Stros

COMMERCIAL Change to

Press of Shanghai,

Delaware, The Scrip will be issued in Denominations of that CRTAL

Scour of Wilmington Name to HENBI and to have her registered

202466 of prom tonnage: 1,632 in the New Name a the Port of Hongkonga Sh. Th. 5000, Sh. Tls. 1,000, Sa Tis. 500 Number

tonna

1015 tons, beretofore tocs, register wned by MINNIE VERA WITCHELL.

by THE COMMERCIAL SCOTT S.S. Co. Applicants

owned Any objections to the proposed Change of and Sh. T. 100 to suit the convenience of Nam

Lrn, for the permission to Change her Name must be sent to the Registrar of ship- ping at Harbour Office within Seven Days

in the New Name at the Port of Name to "HOK SUN and to have her from the appearance of This Adertisement.

Dated at Hongkong this Filth day of Jan,

Any objections to the proposed Change of (Signed) X, V. 'WITCHELL

Application Forms can be obtained from the Local Office of the HoNGKONG AND SHANGHAI Name must be sent to the Registrar of Ship: Baskere CORPORATION, or from the Treasures ping at Hongkong within Seven Days from the

MUNICIPAL *ppearance of This Advertisement. and Comptroller, SHANGHAI

at Hongkong, this 10th day Corsa, Administration Building, Shanghai, 1924. to whom all Enquiries should be addressed.

(Signed) TIL G. BRAYFIELD,

1924.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. ANDI CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION- CO., LTD.

CONSIGNERS

Payment will be acknowledged by Prosidiona

.of the Scrip Receipt pending issue.c

The Cost of Telegrams and all other Charges in connection with Applications for Debentures aro payable by the Applicant

erong as owned by me

(897

879)

GENERAL

June,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

POSITION VACANT, per Company StearOTITRAORDINARY

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An

ECRETARY-MANAGER WANTED for "ANCHISES" are hereby notifed that the Cargo will be die MEETING of S. WATSON & COM.& ECROTTax Czen in Japan, Appli charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, wherit PANY, LIMITED, will be held at the HONG cante must state Qualifications and Previous

Write K.O.LY will be at Cestigates risk and subject to KONG HotLL, Pedder Street, Victoria, in the Experience and give References. terms and conditions of storage at Hot Colony of Hongcong, on SATURDAY, THE Wharf, The Cargo will be ready for delivery 1st DAY OF JUNE, 1904, at 11.50 o'clock is the FORENOOK, when the Subjoined Resolation from Godown on and after 13th June.

unless potice will be proposed as Special Revolutions. Optional Carga will be has been gives prior to arrival.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on ang

Tuesdays and Fridays between Y. and Noos within the the hours of frey storage

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Summer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 10th June, will bu subjess to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be

or they will not be

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I. That the authorised capital of the Com- pany (which is now) $900,000 consisting of 30,000 Shares of the Nominal Value of $10 each of which the whole have been issued be increased $1,500,000 by the creation of 80,000 addi-

810 keminaliter such New Shares (subject tional shares of the Nominal Value of mentioned) to be issued at such time or timer and

on such terms and conditions in every respect the Company's Bard of Directors

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fit and to rank (subject as herein.

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P.O. Bor 154.

SASNOBITA, Kosz

TO LET AT WEIHAIWEI, OMFORTABLY Farished ROOMS with

Bosni. To. Let at present

Apply-

fns. NIVEN,

WETHAIWEL

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TO LET.

think it presented to the Badersigned on cognisere the after mestian) as from the date of all meat 66 UGINSLAND WEST, NO. X. PEAE for dividend and in all other respecta puri pu with the phares constituting the Company's present capital:

No Hire Larance will be 'efectel·

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Houguay, 13th Jane, 1991,

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE PÉSIASCEAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO'S STRAHER

80CDAN."

"That

BOLD. Eight-mazed ITOUSE with Tennis Court attached.

Apply to

Bot No. 781, c/o Hongkong Daily Prem

WANTED. SIXPERIENCED TYPIST. Knowledge of shorthand preferred. Apply in writing to

Box No. 359, eja Hongkong Daily Pres

259)

That there be offered at par in the first instance to the Members of the Company who on

804] the the 7th day of July, 1924, are registered in Compday

Register as bolders of the said 90,000 shares one new share for every complete nar- them respectively ber of three oft shares held by

810 due in and so that on acceptance of the offer the of each respect payable as to the shall be seminal amount of 810

Khan of study revo

ek Sum of

of S. part thereof, on the Fint day November, 1923, and no to the Sain of $5, the Esaiasure thereof on the the 1st day of May, 1925

offer That ch

berunde Notice specifying the number of shares which the Member is entitled and Emiting which the affer, if not accepted NSIGNEE3 of Cargo by the above-nam-

time within.

buhalf of himself, or his ei vessel are hereby informed that their

by the Member" an trends are being lauded and placed AT THE nominee, will be deemed to be declined of Directors be as in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and and that the Company's Lesnt Golown Company thdowns at Kowloon, liberty to fix to such time and fin case of will be sorted out shareholders whose place of address is not in where each Consignmenar be obtained as { Hongkong) to extend it such date or dates ZA

they may think it.

ARRIVED HONGEbre os 12th Jusz, 1924 FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBU & STRAITS.

Mark by Mark and the Goods are landed,

This Feel brings on Cargo from Persian Gulf x 8.1.8.N. and B. & P.S.N, Co. Steamers.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the contrary 6 hours before arrival of the Steamer.

Goods not cleared within 8 days, including date of arrival will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in my case whatever.

Damago packages must be left in the Golowas for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's surveyors, Mezira GouDARD & TULLY we 10 am, on Monday and Thorlaya

All Claine must be presented within en days of the beamer's arrival hore after which Jste they cannot be recognized.

That no shareholder shall be entitled to and offer of a fraction of an additional share in respect of any odd share or shares held by such shareholder.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE, PUBLIC AUCTION. VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY,

· Sitrate at AUSTIN ATEXTI KOWLOON and known as Nor! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 7 & 8; Aimai Villas

TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION

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MONDAY,

IN ONE 'LOT

5. That ant Auch time as the said new shares shall be fully paid up they shall cu- the TT DAY I JULY, 1924, at 12o'crocs Nous eie the said 90,000 old shares only rank for clividend in

in proportion to the ratio borne by the amount paid up thereon in respect of the ralar thereof to the full zominal value nominal valar ($10) thereof.

*T

Messa. LAMMERT BROS, Auctioneers, At their Auction Rooms in Daddell Streety

AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO, GIVEN that & farther EXTRAORDINARY

The Property consists of:--- GENERAL MEETING of the Company will

ALL THOSE pices or parcels of Ground be held at the los Rose HOTEL, Pedder Street storyal, MONDAY, the 7th day JULY, situatent Kowloon in the Colony of Hongkong 1924, at 11 Locs in the Fuxrsoon, for the and respectively registered in the Land Office a. Report uf the Proceedings KOWLOON INLAND LOTS No 1171 at the above nationed. if thought it as Special solutions the above tenements erections and buildings thereon.

Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be mentioned solutions

obtained either from

MES DEACONS,

Use

INTIMATIONS

MOSCATINE

(Regd.)

and you will be immune from &

the irritating bites and buzzing of

MOSQUITOES

AND SANDFLIES

A few drops sprinkled on exposed parts will effectually repel these noisome pests. Per- fectly harmless to the most- delicate skin.

Remember the Anopheles mosquite carries the malaria microbe.

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Government's Port Engineer and it will be done under his direct control. It may, in fact, be regarded as part of a comprehensive ache ac which has been outlined for the improvement of the

Harbour.

The police on Thursday night raided the office of Messra Ribeira & Sons and discovered the office bay and a few of his friends organising, lotters show. On a long board placed over the corapradore's desk they discovered 1,000% lottery tickets neatly arranged in order.

The two families of No I'k village, who, as described hat week, came to hlows over the cutting down" of, a tree, ennis up again before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at

"

At the Marine Magistracy, yesterday, the son of the master of a junk'wa's fined, sed for dumping building material into the harbour. Defendant was taking rub" bish from the Sailors' Home to Laichi- kok, it was stated, and he was seen to.

it be Jeft entirely to the Goveru. ment to carry out the scheme, it is probable that developments at North Foint would have been indefinitely de- layed, for other, sections of the harbour are considered to have priof claims to Any money available for barbour, ih- provement. When Mr. FLETCHER address. the Kowloon lagistracy yesterday, when ed the Chamber of Commerce, the Chair-his Worship bound all the parties over in 330 each to keep the peace for six man (then, Mr. EDINs) while saying' that there was much to be said in favour months.. of getting quay walls built, expressed the opinion that there was not an urgent need of the frontage at North Point He doubted within the next ten or twenty years, so important business quarter as West Point was likely to be moved because quay walls and godowns were developed at North Point Mr. he throwing it overboard between Stones FLETCHER had mentioned that a Chinese cutters and the Central Fairway, business, man had assured the Gavera- On Tuesday next 26 Japanese hoy scouts : ment that he could attract the flour and will arrive in Hongkong by the s.5. rice and general trade from West Point Hukone Marn. The contingent is an its to North Point and had offered to put way to the International Boy Scouts Jami up $10,000,000 if the Government would allow him "to develope the whole of the area: but Mr. FLETCHER merely mention ed this for the information of the meet ing, adding that the Government had no intention of handing over the whole work in this way. We do not know whether this nllusion was to anybody now associated with Mr. KWIK DIOES ENG and the company which is to be registered as the Cheong Siong Land fnvestment Company, who are about to

bouree which is to he held this year at During their Copenhagen, Denmark. brief stay in the Colony the boys will be guests of the Japanese Young Men's Association and they are to lie enter- tained by the Hongkong Bog, Scouts."

Private Wilfred Arnold of the ist Br East Surrey Regiment was charged before District Court Martial yesterday with breaking out of barracks

Prices: 40 cts.. 75 ets. & $1.50" make such a substantial beginning with with absenting himself without leave from

A. S. WATSON

CO, LTD.,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

ESTAHLISUED 81 YEARS.

DEATHS. GIUDICE-At Shangbai, Jess sth

Filtrer Lo Gunics, aged 31 years, HILBOANE-At Shanghai, on June 2h,

Pinup Heey HiNE, aged 40. -

Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Odice: 131, Fleet Street, EC.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, Jest 147, 1924.

THE NORTH POINT QUAY PROJECT.

Tax information we published yesterday that a contract had been signed with Dutch Company-the Netherlands far bour Works Co.-for the construction of a quay at North Point on behalf of, a group of Chinese who are interented in the Java, sugar trade is manifestly of tho sinens

No Chium will be admitted after the Goods purpose-al reserving * Meeting and confirming and 1112 together with the messages or considerable interest to

have left the Godown.

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO..

Agents. Hongkong, 12th June, 1924.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE:

Foи NEW YORK,"

THE Steamship

"CITY OF NAPLES"

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godown of

of Hipit's Wharf, whence delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the lodown, and aft Goods remain ing undelivered after 19th June, 1924, will A subject to rent

دیرا

1 TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will CLOSED from Saturday, the 8th day of June, 1924, to Monday, the 7th day of July, 1924 (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered,

Dat the 17th day of June, 1924

* JOBS D. HUMPHREYS & SON, 8881

General Managers.

DE

5.S. "ANGERS." SERVICES CONTRACTUELS. DES. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

Kút]

ve Steamer must be pre- "weated to the

Jure, 1924, or they will not be recognized.

All Claims Mg on or before 25th at $OGA

Alt brakes, chafed and danged Goods ar to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined go any slays or Fridays tween the hours of 10:15 am and Noon within the fire storage period of one week

No Fire Instruce has been eflector. Hill of Lading will be countersigned by

THE BANK LINE, LTD.,, General Agents.

Hongkong, 12th June, 1924,

PUBLISHED TO-DAY.

XOTICE.

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1. Des Venus Road Central, Hongkong, the Vendor's Solicitors,

ar from

M

LAMMERT BROS. the AuctionOTEN.

ON SALE.

BOUND VOLUMER of the HONGKONG

3761

WEEKLY PRESS, July to December,

Price $7.50. With Ixuar.

On sale at the Hongkong Daily Press Office:

NONSIGNEES of Car frou MARSEIL ES dise, no Cargo ex. VILLE MEINAM & STRASBOURG,"

ST. LOUBERT BIE". LIEUTENANT

BORDEAUX LISBON, HAVRE TO-DAY, AT 230, 515, 7.15 & 9,15

with πέστε COGNAO inconnection

TO-MORROW, AT 6, 7.30 & 9.15. Stramer are hereby informed that their Goody with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risk into the Godown of the Hongkong and howloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd. Kowloom whence delivery may be obtained

mediatly after landing.-

Optional Cargo will be forwardst on unless jotination" ja "received from the "Consigures before Nous, To-no, requesting it to be landed

Tile of Laling will be countersigned by the fuligued. Good remain unclaimed after the al instant, 1921, at Non, will be subject to rent word landing charge,

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before

20th

HONGKONG WEEKLY tant, 19124, or they will not le

PRESS.

DONTAINING ALL THE WEEK &

* LOCAL NEWB. The Paner to send Home.

the

All damaged parkage will be examined on Monday the 1th instant, at 10

$

Ty

Merry, Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Luxuranes has born effosted."

1. RODENFUSER,

Acting Agend Hongkong, with June, 1924.

THE KING AT THE BRITISH EMPIRE

EXHIBITION.

GEORGE ARLISS

"THE SILENT VOICE."

THE CORONET.

on May 4th and

receille May 24th to 12.45 p.m. on May The evidenre showed that the accused had absented hiniself while under- going punishment. The accused's record showed that he had not previously been before i Court Martial but had absented himself on six occasions since enlistment, the last two being within the last twelve months. Accused was found guilty, and Bentenge will he duly promulgated. BL- Major T. C. Greenwood, R.G.A., presid ed over the Court.

this development at North Point They at all events, give very practical proof 27th of their cenfidence in the future import ance of this section of the harbour. When ocean-going vessels are able to berth in thirty feet at low water in ordinary Spring tides alongside a quay wall, and cargo can be shipped or ware housed hy moving it across thirty-five fect of quay, it is evident that there must be a great saving in the cost of handling cargo.

There is, of course, the view to be

Dr. Sun Yat Sen has ordered the cut- considered that West Point is the printing down of administrative expenses. cipal consuming district and that North The Canton Gazette sayer: "Sinas civil Point is somewhat remote from it. The war broke out in this province last year, Government, however, is able to bolil the Government Treasury has always oat fitile hope of harbour development been hard up. although new taxer bare westward as the district is so enngested been imposed from time to time. Realis and resumptions terribly expensive. It ing that the people are being burdened looks for the solution of the question of too heavily wth new taxes, the Cavero- easy transport of merchandise from Northment authorities recently cancelled a Point to the consuming districts in the number of the more superfluous ones. western part of the town by the develop Thus the income of the Government bas ment of motor transport, "coupled with been much reduced. The authorities be- the widening, to 100 feet, of the whole lieve that the administrative expenditures of the road from the City Hall to North should be cut down in order to make ends nicet." It is hoped to save by this Point. Thus this sebeme for a quay at means $100,000 a month. North Point seems distined to play an important part in the progressive developers in a recent piracy case heard in ment of the part

"C. J. A." writes in the London Daily

the Hongkong Courts, Chinese pia dealer complained of thefts made from. his person while a passenger on a ship which had been visited by the pirates Opium worth $500,000 was recently He explained, that some of the money of man-with-a-pole-in-his- brought under escort of Chinese soldiers hand. coins. For the enlightenment of from the province of Kweichow, across the puzzled judge, counsel éxplained;

lunan, to Kanchow in Kiangsi.

of

Yew" malos are being constructed at Wuchow despite the protests of mer chants who ohjeet to the demolition community of the Colony. When Mr.! FLEICHTE addressed the Committee of the their premises along the five of route. Chamber of Commerce some months ago on the subject of suggested improvements

Mr Liao Chung-kai has been appoint of the Harbour he remarked that at ed. Governor of Kwangtung Mr. Ling North Point, where the land is undere- has filled the post before, and there loped, there is every opportunity of open-fore kuqws something of its duties and ing it up properly for wharf and glown | responsibilities, purposes. Mr. FLETCHER quoted a Minute by MT. L. Praxis, late Director of Public Works, who wrote t

Sir Beilby Alston, ex-Minister to Peking' and now is Majesty's Envoy Extraordi- Dary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Buenos Aires, had au- audicace of the King at Buckingham Palace on May 13th.

consisted

Ife means Britannia, thy Lord. Th description may not be very soothing to our national pride, but, after all, what is the trident it comes; to us from Greece, where it was the attribute of Poseidon, the god of the sea. That ex plains why we adopted it, but not what it is. It was perhaps a fish spear, or, if we go back still further, it may have been a pronged stick with which the first navigator punted his log-raft over the shallow mud flats"

BIG PROPERTY DEAL.

SITE "VICTORIA BUILDING " CHANGES HANDS. NEW HOME OF THE BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE

"The Government is practically com- mittel to develop the North Point Foreshore, and filling from the new 100 foot road is already being deposited on the western end thereof for that pur "pose; and I venture to assert that in

the future possession of such a magni- authorities are no longer permitted to $870,000 by its owners, a Chinese xy- ficent stretch of deep water frontage collect" military surtaxon freight dicate to the Banque de l'Indo-Chine with whariage alongside and stacking

860 a square foot. area extending back to the main road charges and passenger fares out the The gure works out at approximately The building is at present in course of -nod for great portion of its length Chinese section of the Canton-Kowloon

lemolition, and plan for a fine new 500 feet in depth-the Government railway.

building in place of the old one are bolds a Beld. for future Harbour devel

now being prepared. Yesterday lopment second only in value, to that proposed to be created at Hunghom,

TIndo-Chine that the sale of agreement and one which on no account should be arriving by the Nagasaki Marie at Yoko were informed at the Banque de alienated for any purpost unconnected hama recently was incautious enough to includes the taking over of the archi with shipping

The site of Victoria Building, Queen's Road Central, adjoining the. Lor We read that the Chinese Military Chartered Bank, has been sold

An English second class

passenger

take photographs in the neighbourhood tect's plans for the new building. These It was further stated by Mr. FLSTCBER of the Kurushima Channel He accord plans will be altered to suit the require that the Government propose to reserve ingly underwent the usual police catements of the new owners, who intend to the North Point area absolutely for chisis and had his plates confiscated. Port use"; residential ure of the ares

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be permitted. This scherne of

Among the passengers by the Empress

ochotnud Inventament Com of dejarulice which salied yesterday morn

pany represents as important beginning ing were Mr. and Mrs. NI Watson, this development. Though the quay Mr. and Mr. G. P. Laumert, Mr. and is being constructed by private enter Mrs. J. H. M. Mody, Lieut. and Mrs, prise, the work is to be undertaken in R. Beauchamp, Mr. E. M. Hazeland, nad accordance with plans prepared by the Mr. J. E. Joseph.

crect on the site a new bank building which will be the future home of the well-known French Bank in. Hongkong. The site is an admirable one for a bank,

accupsing, as it does a central position among the most important foreign hanke

the Colony

It is estimated that the new bulkling will take some twenty-two months to tion in the Spring of 1926, erect and it should be ready for occupan