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MANAGER.

Hongkong.

LITTLE FOLKS' CORNER.

ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS.

CUTIE COTTONTAIL'S SPOTS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CHUCKLES.

This is significant of the timer :- A city cafe.

Two Polish profiteers.

No. 1: Anything to sell? No. 2: Hm-yes. 3,000lb. phonacetin.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 18: 1921

back came out with:-"As no one

apers inclined to say anything about the corpse, I should like to offer some words about real estate prospects in Bouthern California."

BANKS.

This was one of Major Beith's ASIA BANKING CORPORATION

of concluding witticisms:

No. 1: Price? No. 2: 150 shillings per pound. No. 1: Too much. Ibid 100. No. 2: Can't sell under 100. No. 1: Done. They exchange a salo-note and have a cup of coffee.

pause:

After a

No. 1: Now that we have done the business, would you mind telling me what is phenacetin?

"Sud business this about old Smallwoed."

"Why. I heard nothing about it. What has happened?"

"Well you know Smallweed has a large family; nine sons and one daughter, and he has lost his only daughter."

"Lost her! How" "She's run away." "Dear ma! Ran

Where to?"

If an Englishman rescued a mam from drowning he would give as his excuse--on account of his hatred for self-advertisement -that he did so because the man owed him sixpence; some folks would say that if it were a Scots- man that would be his reason.

Perhaps the classic case of an error of mishearing on the part of reporters occurred in Ireland, the occasion being the address to the grand jury in a sitting of the Cork Assize by a celebrated Trish Commenting on "the judge. absence of serious crime his lordship quoted a famous couplet from Tennyson's Locksley Hall:

"Through the shadows of the globe we sweep into the younger day,

Better fifty years of Europe than away! cycle of Cathay."

"To Port Sunlight." "Port Sunlight What on earth did she run away there for? "To leave'er brothers."

Blogge met Jogg", and pro- pounded to him a conundrum.

Said Blogge: "A big fat Ger.

Imagine his horror whon ho found the following morning a Cork daily paper transmogrify his second line into "Better fifty years of Europe than a cireus in Bombay,

TIME TABLE.

man and a thin little German PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD. wore walking along the street together. The thin little German was the big fat German's son. What relationship did the big fat German bear to the thin little German ?"

'Say it over again," said Joggs. So Bloggs said it over again.

The big fat German was the other's father" Jogga enunciated, confidently.

Wrong, remarked Bloggs.

be right, snapped What was

"I must

Joggs Lestily.

thon?"

"His mother," said Bloggs calmly.

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(AN, AMERICAN BANK)

CAPITAL SURPLUS & UNDIVIDED PROFITS: HEAD OFFICE:

NEW YORK, U.S.A.

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U.S. $4,000,000,

U.S. $1,489,000. BRANCH:

SAN FRANCISCO

HEAD OFFICE FOR THE ORIENT':

CANTON

CHANGSHA HANKOW

SHANGHAL

BRANCHES;

PEKING

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American Bankers Association and Guaranty Trust Company of New York Travellers Cheques sold by us. Payable, throughout the world.

VERNE CLAIR,

Acting Manager.

THE BANK OF CHINA.

BANQUE

INDUSTRIELLE DE CMINE.

WRENCH BANK)

(Specially authorized by Pre-Rubezibed Ceplisl sidential Mandate of the Republic Paid-up Capital of China on the 22nd of Novems Densite..... ber, 1917.)

Authorized Capital..$60,000,000.00 Paid up Capital... 12,279,800.00 7,796,023,00, Reserve Funds .......

HEAD OFFICE PEKING

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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Funda:-

Sterling...

Bilver

$15,00 8000

*£1,500 000 $23,080.000

Rovervs Liability of Propp'ekare B1?,000,000

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Q.M. Rodwell, Bm. G.T.M. Edklar Tag.

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Hon. Mr. J. Jolasben A. O. Gang B.

W. 1. Pallenden, Brg . 4. Plummer, Bae J

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Acting MADMENT: #kanghai. E. STITI, MG-~-

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Carreal assunta opened in loes) purranag and Fixed Deponiis revalved for one you? shorter perioda la local surrenev and Norling an term which will in quibed ng appliantiok

A. G. STEPHEN,

Chief Managdi.

"Hongkong, March 1st. 1990,

F. 150,000.008 HONGKONG SAYINGS BANK:

F. 7.000.001)

P. 60,000,000

Reverse Fonde

F. 886,000,000 The Chines Government owns one-third of the Capital

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KT AHRENSET AT THE COMPANY'S OPICK, ALKANGRA BUILDINGS, DES VOTI HOLD

the 10 Apropos references

of the blunders of devotees "winged art," a ludicrous mistake was made many years ago by reporter who attended a meeting.

by addressed

John Bright. "What do the Italians want?" asked the famous orator. They The want to be a nation." auswer was given in a morning

want to be: paper as "They in Asia"} speaker represented as having declared that "Britain was farther and getting further

of the Land from Promise," when he had only deplored her retrogression from

the

of progrees "! witness betoré a Select Com- mittee of the House of Cóm- Inons was asked if his father: was a partner in the Low Moor Works." In one report of the ovidence he was stated to have

"For the Blood is the Life"

Another political Sufferers

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Mr. Boribble Scratch couldn't imagine what was the matter answered in the afirmative a with everybody, when lessons dragged and nobody seemed to know question inquiring whether his pauper in the anything at all. When he asked Cutie Cottontail what the head of parent wan x

Low Moor Workhouse." Short-) a country was called, Cutie answered absently, "Cabbage."

Autumn fever had got into the last mother's son of them and hand had nothing to do with the nearly everyone bad had his turn in the corner wearing the dunceflight of the Irish reporter who, in describing a storm, wrote: cap Nancy made.

But Scamper Squirrel's brain was working overtine for a good "The heavy raindrops varied in

from Bad Legs, Abacosses. Ulcers, Piles. Glandator Swellings. Eczema. Bails. Phnples and Eruptions, Gout, Rheumatiam, must rule ft the only way is complète and lasting relief is to free the blood of the poucous waste matter. The one cause of such troubles.. Clarke's Binod Mixture contains ingredients

which soon aver come and l the impurities, that's why so many Justing core stand tim credit.

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Clarke's Blood Mixture

"Everybody's

Blood Purifier."

excuse to get out of school without having the fairy schoolmaster size from a shilling to tighten SAVARESSES

serid Nick, the truant officer, after him.

pence."

He wrote his name in all his books with flourishes, and his ad-

With that inimitable touch of dress, tou, just to help kim think. Then he wrote poems about re- turning the books to him if they were lost. Every time he wrote a humour with which readers of his ) word he shook his pen without watching where the ink was flying.books are acquainted. "Ian Hay," But happening to glance up in the midst of this absorbing busi- who in real life is Major Beith,

CD Micung

"Look at Cutie Cottontail. He's got the measles!" Markie Mink screamed wildly.

ness, something queer on Cutie Cottontail's back caught his eye. Then be grinned. Spota-big black ones were all over Cutie's soft brown coati

Suddenly the plan he had been searching for all the morning popped into his head. He got very busy then, dipping his pen into his ink-well and shaking off the ink before every word.

After awhile he whispered to the little rabbit toy to sit sideways, and later on, he asked him to turn the other way round, all the while writing and then shaking his pen for all he was worth.

Pretty soon Markie Mink soross the aisle looked up from his speller and his eye fell on Cutis--a wonderful Cutie, peppered all ayor with apots like the top of a ralein-cake.

Taucher, toad) ent” he soremad), wildly, shaking his paw in the air: "Look at Cutie Chitoniwili. Epla got the massies!"

Of course Scribble Sumtak dismissed the school: et 'ones, and told them all to take a bwa;digy vasudlam, till the place WAS fumigated.

Such a scurrying in forty directions you never knew.

(To be continued to-inorroio.)

M.C.. recently told many good stories, and was responsible for many clever witticisms, in a leature on Ourselves as others see us." to Edinburgh Philosophi cal Institution.

For the truth of the following. tale the lecturer would not vouch; he told it as illustrating the American love of self-advertise- ment.

The clergyman had failed to turn up at a Los Angeles funeral at the appointed hour.

During the wait the chief mourner suggested that 50 Drone might like to say something about "the late lamented."

No one responded, but, after a pause, one of the mourners at the

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For 3 months 3% per annum For 6 months 4% per annum For 12 months 5% per annum

TSUYER PEJ

Manager

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

." HEAD"OFFICE:-

*So, 2, Queen's Road Central, Horexeru. Established 1919.

PAIR-UP CAPITAL... RESERVE VUND

DIRECTORS:

$3,000,000,00 590,000.00

Mr. Pane Wal Tine, Chairman,

Mr. Chai Shan Sen,

312. 1. Kont: Chu

Mr. Han Yine Po.

K. Knife,

Mr. Wong Yun Teng Mr. Chizz Shek,

Mr. Fong Pine Shan, Mr.

Mr. Ng Chang Lub, Mr. Kan Chin Sam

Chiel Manager. Mr. Krn Tong Pa

At Manager. Mr. Li Ter Pas

BRANCHES & AGENCIES:-

LONDOK

SHANGHAI.

КОВЕ

NAGASAKI SINGAPORE

TICHTSIN MANILA

SAMARANG

NEW YORK

SAN FRANCISCO

YOKOHAMA

SAIGON PENANG

HANKOW

BATAVIA

SOURABAYA

Lendeu Banker: ---The fundes Joint City an Mandok, I.td.

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loobs granted an approved securifice.

Interres nitswed on Current Deposit Account at the tale of Twa pet nest. per anunu op Kay ings Accon Four jerment. per annum, and on Flat Deposits at the downfig rates:-

Par 3 months at the rate of 3% per sannu Fur 6 at the entot 5% per nanu For 12 months as the rate of 5% per annu

KAN TONG PO,

Chirt Mapagot. Flongkong, October Læt* 1920.

THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK, LIMITED.

DE L'INDO-CHINE.

PRENOR BANK.)

fload Uten; 16 bis Hus La Bite, Parial

Capital ...

... Frano 48,000,0 Rewerven

Jangkok

TER Business of the aboze Bank jo nondusted

by the HONGKONG AND SHANURAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Ruka may be obtained on appilention. INTEREST on deposite je sllowed on the Minimum monthly balances at 134 per annum. ' For the Hongkong and Thanchal Banking Oorporation.

A. G. STEPHEN,

Chiet Manager.

|THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA ANI CHINA.

lavorporated by Royal Obat 1858.

PAID-UP CAPITAL ALBERT PUND..................

TE3, 309

REBRAVE LIABILITI - £3,000,00

PROPRIET ĀRE£3.003.400 PORRIGN EXCHANGE and General Dark, ing business tradoted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DRS178 zeceived for you or shotbed period at rates which will be quoted on pression.

J. L. CROOKATT

Manager, Hongkong, 1st January, 1914.

BANK OF CANTON LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

General Banking Business. 60,000,000 Transacted,

BRANCHES AND LOZECIES.

Frattambang

Canton Djibouti

Haiphong

Rankow

Ffanvi

Hongkong

Hopty to

Noume

Haigon

Shangha

Klagepore

Tientela Thurene Vladivostock

Pondichery

Faprete Peking Flom-tha

DANEERB.

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'acomple de Par Credit Fanoannie: Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas Criti Industriel et Commercial Baleeir Generale

IN LONDON: The National Provincis And Colon Rant of England Ltd., Com- proke Nation d'Excumple de Paris: Credit Lyan,JİM.

Co

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Mozgáz &

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Pized Dengte soooeding to arrangement,

Every denoziption of banking sad szobange bunipere trapanted.

L. BERINDOAGUR. Maunger.

Hungtong, utebær 21st, 1918.

INTEREST ON FIXED

DEPOSITS.

For 3 Months 3% per annum.

For 6 Months 4% per annum. For 12 Months 44% per annum.

LOOK POON SHAN,

Chief Manager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTB. ESTABLISHED 1880.

tel

ka

F.100.000,00

Capital (fully paid up)........ Reserve Pund

T. 02,000,CA

HEAD OFFICE, PORLAMA..

Branches and Agencies sit

Baldvin

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Bombay

INDIA, LIMITED.

Head on 26, Grenoburab Street, London, B. C.. 3.

Authorised Capital Subscriber Capitul Paid Up Captial Herra Fund

BASÀERS.

The Bank of England

Huenda Agre

Sninsko

Changchun

| Deiten (Dain*)

Rai Tuen

Robe

London

бусда

Los Angeles

Manila

Fengelen Mondeo Nagasak!

tankow

Henebal

Tokyo

23.004,600

Harben

1,800,000

LC50, ME

1.050.000

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Brisba l'alentin

Karachi

Kota Bhar

Catunbe

Ruala Lumpur ·

Berthi

Madras

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New York

15

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Kandy

Shangha

Part Laals (Haustiert Bingapore

HONGBONG BRANCH.

Ramona

Berbaya

Sulkoa SES PRADE:PIZ

Seattle

Shangbai Singapore Bhamoooner.

"Reichwány

Okako

Sydowy

New York

Tientsi

Peking

Tonkatu

Vladontock Tringtáv

Jaterest allowed on Current Aannante.net Deporite received for fixed period al ramia

be obtained on application.

G. HABRIDZUME,

Manager.

"Bongbong, 13th, September, 1820

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS: UNDIVIDED PROFITS:

11. . #10,000,00

D. . #3.200,000.

Every description of Banking and Brebanse gened by the Nations: City Bank of New York.

builares traunnoted.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts at 2 per HEAD OFFICE cent per sonum on Daily Balances, and Fixed Deposits at rates oblob may be ascertained on application.

N. C. WILSON,

Acting Mans er

f, Queen's Road Central:

Head Office: 6, Bos Voeux Road, Central. Hongkoon, 12th December, 1920

Hankow Branch; Iussion Concession.

Q, Wall Street, NEW YORK: BRANCHER:

LONDON: J& Bishopsgate, 1. C.

LYONS: 27

Ban Tolosan SAN FRANCISCO 282 Montgomery Ntremti OHINA: Canton, lepkow, Harbin, Hongker,

Peking, Shanghai, Tientsin, Tinging. DOMINICAN REPÚRLIV: Puazio Plata, Hon

Pedro de Macoria, Besobes Banitags Banto Domingo, Barshore, INDIA Bombay, Calensis, H JAPAN: Gobe, Yoxobams.

DOMESTIC & FOREIGN BANKING, THE CHINA SPECIE BANK LTD. Bateys, Bourabaya,

SERVICE PROMPT. Current, Savings, and Fixed Deposits bear Interest at Rates 2%, 4%, 5%, respectively.

J. USING LY. Hongkong, 7th July, 1919.

Menager.

THE CHINESE MERCHANTS BANK, LTD.,

HUAD OFFIDE

Alerindia Buildings, Chater Road, General Banking nek: Kukangs: bilatze

Loans grandes um upptrerad seveİLİNİ

on application:

HEAD OFFICE:

St. George's Building, Hongkong.

PANAMA Colon, Panama. PHILIPPINE 181.ANDS Cabu, Manila. BIKAITS BETTLEMENTS « Singapore.

BRANCHES OF THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.

ARGENTINA: Buenos Airey,

BELGIUM: Antwerp, bruseals.

BRAZIL: Bakla, Pernambuco, Porto Alegre.

Rio de Janeiro, Bantos, Ben Paulo, CHILE: Brotingo, Valparaíso.

Chairman of Board of Directors COLOMBIA Branquila, Bogota, Media)

QUBA: HAV43a and 21 olties in Duke ITALY: Uspo Mr. Wong Shiu Ham" Chief Manager... Mr. LB: Holum FORTO RICO: Pones, Ban Juni

TERU: LIK Asst. Manager... Mr. K. T. Wong BUBBLA: Modow, trograd. SOUTH AFRICA: Ope Town, Hongkong Manager

BBATosions, Madrid,

Port of Basin. URUGUAY: Montevide Calls

(Montevideo ), VENEZUELA i

Dindad

Mr. I. P. Alles Foreign exchange and general banking business transacted;

Current, Bavings. and Fixed: deposits Bear interests at ratos 2% 4% and 5% por aumum re-

UCITE Fed Deposita motive pen tooth may beɛnseensand spectively..

The Dah cửa, fondnšte i dovlage Depart-

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Chic MapNY..

Sinisgalbo.

Bondisu

TELIER

AM Mouniqi Soilk: að tamthargy Tendons, tak

L. S. HOLUM,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 2ud October, 1820,

GIONEM Moda,

Bongbong: In May, 2000