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A Residence Hotel of the better class, catering to a discriminating public. Perfect service and every convenience known to the highest-class Hotels.

is" a Every room cool outside room, with private bathand modern plumbing.

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"AXZCAN FLAN Single Mex, $7.00 to $1000 Double $12.00 to $18.00 Monthly Rates from $160.00 uy

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Excellent Grill and Ball Room in" connection with the Hatal

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JACQUES KLASS. 'TELEGRAMS "PLAZA" SHANGHAI FLAZA "Perters meet all Steamers and Traits.

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PARIS FASHION NOTES. [FROM OUR SPECIAL CORNTIPONDENT, ISABEL RAILSAY.}.

THE PETROLEUM TRADE.

SHELL-MEX AND ITS NATIONAL IMPORTANCE.

The following appears in the Petroleum Times of September 19th:--

The ever-growing importance of the petroleum trade in this country, coupled with the natural desire of consumers to support really British enterprise, renders the present moment particularly oppor tune to refer at some length to Shell. Mex and its organisation

The name of the company-Shell-Mex Ltd., is comparatively new, "for it was only formed less than five years ago, but its foundations were laid siderably over a quarter of a century ago, when the Right Hon. Lord Bearsted (then Mr. Marcus Samael, and later Sir" Marcus Sanuel) formed the Shell Transport and Trading Company, Ltd., with the modest capital of under £2,000.00, Shell-Mex, Ltd. represents an amalgamation of the Shell Marketing Company. Ltd., and the Auglo Mexican Petroleum Company. Ltd., and throughout the length and breadth of the United Kingdom distributes those petroleum products under the name of Shell" which have ever since their troduction to the British market, attained

front rank of importance.

sourcce to meet the world-wide and ever- IN COURSE OF COMPILATION increasing damand. Yet today that matur spirit fulfils the same perfect. service as it did in the earliest lays of motoring, for every gallon distributed

contains a certain percentage of those THE DIRECTORY aromatic hydrocarbons, generally from the Far Eastern spirit, which have anya been recognised as essential in a high, grade motor spirit.

Despite the enormous consumption of petrol in this country and the vast in- terests which this country possessis in oil producing territories, it is known that FOR the vast hulk of motor spirit marketed is regiona derived from crude produced outside the British Empire. but as thow ing the national character and desires of the Shell organisation, it is import ant to record the official statement of the company that it distributes more petrol obtained from crude oil produced within the British Empire than all other petrol distributors combined.

AND CHRONICLE

1926.

CHINA. JAPAN, YORKE

INDO-CHINA, SIAM,

BEXTLEMENTS, MAHAI MATIN, NETHERLANDS INDIA, BRIELF-

PINES, BORNEO, I

SIXTY-FOURTH ANNUAL

Paris. September 99th. To suit the changeable weather which the Clerk has been inflicting on us of late, ambrella makers have created models which can adapt themselves to any weather or say social energoney. In- stead of being in sobre black that only really looks well when the sun is pouring down, the dew models are in nigger, raven blue, sleep green, fuschia and beige shades in silk, of course. Some have horders of discreet plaid and, striped patternings, others have just plain borders of self colour. Some makers cling to the old long, slim shapes, others believe so firmly that the short Tom Thumb variety has come to stay, that they are making models that are shorter than ever, many being no longer that eighteen inches from the tip of the ferrule to the handle. These come under the headings of what the French aptly call “En tout cas,” as they are equally suitable for warding of the sua as for shielding one's hat from the rain. They are so uncumbersome to carry that one does not mind tucking, one under the ann along with the new "envelope poich purse. Handles Bre elaborate affairs of silver, ivory, tortoise-shell or carved wood, & new note being that the ferrule which caps the stubby point must great national service no less important by the by, is adopted by all the large ing of hundred interesting articles, pwakach

be of the same composition as the handle. As this is never likely, on artigt of the shortness of length of the unbrella, to be

But whether produced from fields insida or without the British Enipiro, the enor mous quantities of motor spirit, as well as lubricating and other oils required for the markets of this country, bave to be the Shell Rest of pil-tankers is em transported overseas, for which purposes played. The extent to which this over- seas transport service has developed ainee the first few units were built, nearly thirty years ago, may be gathereil when it is stated that these tankers, which continuously engaged in transporting the various oil pronets for the Shell" have a total, tonnage of considerably more than 500,000 tons, while no loss-than cent of the ships have been built in British shipyards.

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ISSUE

PRICE Abridged Edition

***. $12

THE DIRECTORY covers the potables aventa, porta and cities of the Far Euri, from. Netherlands India to Siberia, in - which Europeans reside.

Not only in the Directory sa fall and complete per | in each case as it can be made, but each Colony,

Part or Settlement is prefaced by DESCRIP TION, carefully revised each year, the majority of which will serve as an accurate GUIDE FOR TAX TOURIST, giving every detai Topography, sts.

The Information in these Descriptions, consiste connection with the places, their History

It is interesting to record the fact that as far back as 1906, when motoring Britain was in its infancy.Shell" motor spirit from Borneo and Sumatra #AS responsible for no less than $3 per cent. of the entire quantities of spirit landed in the nited Kingdom. The interests

While is has always been the policy of therefore responsible for the organisation of the enterprise which assured as of the the "Shell" to carry out its refining bulk of our motor spirit over twenty years operations as near the centres al crude ago, rendered in those far-off days al production as possible (a policy which, oil-pruncing and refining companies, than that furnished to-tay, and it is well with but one notable exception), it has to place on record the fact that the

anisation bath in the producing fields, in during late years carried on certain the ocean transport, and no less through special refining processes in this country dapital and brains, and was indeed British on the estuary of the Thames.

plant certain refining operations can be throughout.

carried out much more economically than near the centres of crude oil production.

Besides the usual Alphabetical List of Firms. The finishing of various grades of lubri cating oil, and the production of Mex.the Directory gives the GLASSIFIED LISTS phaite and Spramer for read-making, of TRADES and PROFESSIONS at the larger are but two phases of the daily activity Commercial Centres, at Shell Haven, where a large quantity. of British labour is employed.

or.

statistics of the Trans of each Comtry

fasts concisely set out, and containing port, would alone enfies to fill a large volume.

The Book is printed from New Typs specially"

| scraped along the ground, composition Gut Britain, was possible only by British at its great refining plant at Shell Have reserved for the purpose, and uniformity in

of the utmost fragility, can be used with out fear.

TRAVELLING TRUNKS

As the Shell" organisation grew, it became necessary, for defensive and not offensive purposes, to closely associate By their trunks shall they be known" with other important interests in the Far is n wise adage for the expectant traveller East, and the association of the "Shell

with the Royal Dutch Company was the to remember. And how nice it is to be result. At the annual meeting of the known as the lovely cream-coloured pig. Shell" Company in 1907 the chairman this merg. made a very clear statement skin type of traveller. A complete arraying of interests, and in the light of the of luggage which I saw in a smart leather shop the other day showed trunks and bags of every size from the monumental wardrobe trunk down to a large crush able type of thing for soiled clothes. For

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world-wide success, which has been achier ed during the intervening years, the state ment is clothed with a peculiar signifie ance. "The result of the amalgamation (said the chairman) had been that in- stead of being dependent upon only refinery, their company had under the

At that

every rangement greatly facilitates reference.

The

20,000 FOREIGNERS,

arranged, with the Initials as well as the Bar- names, in strictly Aphabetical Order, so that any name can be found instantly,

THE MAPS AND PLANS

of the principal ports of the Far East have boo engraved by one of the most uninent Firme in Great Britain and are annually corrected mad brought up to date.

scattered ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS in“ Smaller refining units are over the fare of the country, while in the Far East contains the names of over every town and city of any importance there are the necessary facilities for the marketing and distribution of "Shell" producti These installations, without exception, bear the stamp of British in every direction, and must have called, for the expenditure immense sums on their construction, equipment and general up- amalgamation, 'a series of refineries with

keep. While the coastal depots draw the student or writer, there was an adorm their own working area.

The unite their supplies from the regular arrivals able low square trunk fitted with book companies were on absolute rock botter, of units of the Shell" tanker flest, those baing their own producers, and producing installations in the interior of the country shelves and files and desk-like pigeon-os cheaply as it could be produced are fed by the familiar cylindrica! "Shell" holes. For the company director or steel in any part of the world, whilst their ant tank the fall is construction, "business" geographical position gave them ani and we believe that upwards of 2,000 of magnate, there was a huge

disputable command of the areas in which these railway tank-wagons are continn trunk with Sttings for everything but a they traded. They were their own car.

products in a never-ending chain of ser- live secretary in it-typewriter, indexes, tiers, passing the oil through their ownously engaged in carrying the company's installations and distributing it through vice, so that in the most remote hamlet, files, most awe-inspiring array." Flat their own agencies.""

18 in the largest city of the country, squarish suitcases are the latest shape

"Shell" oils are equally accessible whilst hand-bags are inclined to pouch rather than to Bat effects. But all, all are of pigskin

STOCKINGS.

The somewhat extraordinary success.

From the depots the Shell spirit is which had attended the "Shell" in the initial years of its existence, not only can despatched by lorries and tankwagons tinued hut was intensified, and from the to the innumerable garages which to-day time when it became directly linked up

cover all corners of the kingdom, and with the Royal Dutch until the present this work is performed by a vast fleet of moment its career has been one of the several thousands of such vehicles, rang- outstanding successes, in the world's ing from the small 300-gallor light tank- petroleum industry. As corroborating this wagon to the great six-wheeled Scammell statement, it should be recorded that at vehicle holding 2.000 galions, many of that time its total capital was £3,500,000; which make deliveries to the garges of to-day it is £43,000,000, with the present the London Omnibus Company. In this day investment value of considerably over aspect of the "Shell" organization we 100,000,000 the issued capital being taken see more work for motor engineers, tank up by almost 100,000 investors, the great riveters, coach painters and a host of others. And the work never censes. for majority of whom are British.

replacement and expansion is the order of the day and necessitate a stream of orders for more depois more rail-cars, and still more road vehicles.

constant

Supervising this closely-woven network of delivery service which covers the count try is an army of superintendents and divisional officers each with his British- made motor var, most of them being the familiar red Morris-Cowley.

The plaid effect which has been intro duced into dresses this season is now finding its way into stockings, and num bers of the latest models show plaid and stripe effects carried out, of course, in subdued tones of beige, grey, white and brown. When the plaid effect is applied to thin silk mesh stockings, iridescent colouring is the result and it is most

Its ramifications to-day cover both hemi- original and attractive. Except for these novelties, stockings continue to be the spheres, and wherever petroleum is pro- Shell" organisation, through flimsy gaoze things we have known them duced the for long past, and flesh is a myriad dif- quite an army of subsidiary comparies, is ferent fifits, the favourite shade. Mushan important factor "Shell" motor spirit room and mother of pearl are among the is a household word, not only throughout Jatest tints in the gamut of flesh colour, Europe and America, but in every con that have been brought out. For das suming centre of the world. But import- wear, opes work or embroidered clox are ant though this branch of the "Shell the only ornament allowed; for evening activities is, it is not the only channel of

The capital value of all the foregoing wear, medallions of exquisite lace are let its national and international service, for into the front of the stocking just over it produces and distributes every classi-immense organization which caters for the the instep, or, in the case of very, elabor fication of petroleum, e iluminating oil, British motorist runs into many millions It is not dead capital, but ato hose, clox made of brilliants stitched lubricating oil, gas oil, Diesel engine oil of sterling

and ordinary fuel oil, as well as residual represents a store of living quergy ac products known as Mexphalte and cumulated through a couple of decades of Spramex for the making and surfacing British enterprise and commercial genius - might instrament of national service The anklet strap is among the novelties of our modera highways.

Thanks to a vast improvement in the in what is today a national necessity- of the day. This consists in a narrow strip of hand painted er embroidered rib highways, of our country during recent petrol It gives well-paid employment, abundred bon worn round the ankle and caught years, the automobile, beth, for business directly and indirectly, in together with a tiny strip of elastic so and pleasure purposes, has become far diverse capacities, to over 100,000 people that it slips on and clings tightly to the more popular than would in other eirin the British Isles.

And now a word respecting the most. abape of the ankle. The anklet of pre cupistances have beer the ease. This im cious metals and gens was considered too 'provement has been largely contributed recent movement for the bulk distribution. df motor spirit to the British motorist. theatrical for popular taste, so this new to by the activities of the Shell-Mex and comparatively simple version has organisation, and to-day immense quanti In common with large distributing in- been introduced to take the place of the ties of this refined bituinen are produce terests, the Shell-llex organization haa more costly bauble. It yet remains to be at the great Shell Haven refinery and whole-heartedly gone in for the distribu- seon whether it will become popular..

employed, not only in the United King- tion of motor spirit hy kerbside pumps. dom, but largely in other countries, in The system, which came to this country ATTRACTIVE. BUGER

making modern roads. In this regard from the United States, was essentially England has of late years given points to foreign, and so when the Shell-Mex in decorative and attractive as those which all other countries in modern road-making, terests decided to adopt the new method,

and every parties of

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ANKLET, STBAR

Shoes for tiny tots are every bit as

from other countries visit England to

✓

them. Jostead of being in ordinary study our methods of making bitamento British. The "Shell" pump is manu-

faotured by Blessrs. Vickers, Ltd.. and black or tan leather, they are now roads. The use of this bitumen for roads other British firms, and is strictly accur being xhde in jolly colours, royal has been stimulated and developed by the ate in operation. It gives visible filling. blue, violet, cherry, jade green and so on. The straps are usually made of Shell furnishing as it does work for is aficially stamped as to its accuracy of lighter shade of leather and a band of many thousands of men throughout the measurement, and delivers at the rate of this is run round the top of the shoe country, and benefiting not only the ten gallons per minute. It may he men- Anotber, extremely quaint novelty is the motoring community but the nation at tioned that an order, was recently given amall shoe that is an exact replica of the large. Readers will be interested to learn to Messrs: Vickory, Ltd., for 3,20 of these grown up shoe made from narrow thongs that the Mexphalte is to-day used on most pumps by Shell-lex, Ltd., which order is of leather plaited together. These look of the large new arterial roads of the keeping several hundred men now fully employed at the Erith works of this great ever so ganint, and are usually made of country.

During recent months there has been an national firm. z thonga of some bright shade- mixed with white. So as to prevent the heel part insistence on the part of some of our large. We could say more upon a subject which

KEATING'Sing at the back, this is stiffened with trading concerns to urgs the buying of is of intense interest to all who follow

BRITISH

HADE

an extra lining of stiff leather. More Eritish goods, and therefore it is from the British enterprise and appreciate it, decorative models for "party wear are this point of view that we would deal with but the exigencies of space, forbid. We finished with a little mobil painted or em- the present-day activities of the Shell however, have the satisfaction of having broidered on the vamp. Animals flowers Mex." As is known, its chief organisa-brought out several points which hitherto or nursery rhyme scends often figure in fion is directed to the production, trans- may not have been clear even to those this way as a decoration to some tiny tot's port and distribution of "Shell" motor with whom for years Shell" has been shoc.

spirit, which is derived from a variety of a household word.

THE THRONICLE covers the notable evente

ank Treaties concinded with the countries of together with the Texts of all the most import Basters Asia, the various Custom Tarif Trade Begulations, Chambers of Commarts, Tess, Hongkong Stamps Duties, Signal Scales of Commissions, Consular and Codes, Chinese festivals, Tables of Money Weights and Measures and other Come mercial Information.

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