SHIPPING NEWS
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY.
The following local shipping and mail intelligence has been, corrected to nean to-day ---
Vessel Yoo Ying Wa
Haihong
Radnorshire
Weer
Agente
Vessels Arrived.
Cheong Yo Douglas & Co.
JH & Co.
Dollar & Co.
Lapice & Ca
ad Lize
Твогинд
TKK
Song Bo
Cadarita
Kallas
Akibono M.
Kaljo M
08K
Bungthan M.
NYK
Eva Xun
Wingles
Tangie
Kwanglon
Тоок Наст
CMS S
From
Haiphong ris Hoihow Foochow via SWALLOW
Bremen via Spor
Saigon
Sebatik
Hito lalaad
Caston
Saigon via Rwatow
Moaring
041
BANKS.
P. & O. BANKING CORPORATION LTD.
(Thesrporated in England 1923.
ithm which is abilisted
THE ALLAHABAD BANK
Board of Directors
LTD., INDIA.
£5,000,000. £3,594,160.
£ 90,000,
The BL Hon. Lord Tochasps 0.0.1.0., K.0.5.1, Kale (Chairman).
The Rt Hax be Earl of Salerno (KO, &GMO.
Sir Frederick Eley. Bais,
The Ean Alexandar Shaw. P.
Sis Mastaga Caranh Turner.
Francia Alexander Johnston Fig. Walter Cabern Granbrook Esq.
Authorised Capita!
Co's Whi.
Hamburg via S'porn
Kow. Waf.
Hell' Whi
Subscribed & Paid up............... Reserve Fund
Haiphong
0 44
0 17
DÄ Stonecaliste
B 50
Co's Wh!
C: 19
C 16
Str Duncan Carmichael,
Daisen via Chatoo Shanghai Manila
C 45
Alamader Kemp Wright Ex
Co'l Whi.
Clearances.
Where Bound Saigon
Departure.
22nd Jan
Thora & Co.
Yokohama via S'hai
Swato
CMS N
Ceatan
Bas
OSK
Sungshan M.
XTE
London via 5 pore Kesinng via SwATOW Shanghai via Swałow
23rd Jan.
Loking
JMaCa.
Hathoog
Fossbow
Hamsan
Proiez Tenerifa
Hydrang Kwanglee Elenor Kaijo M.
Haibung
LOADE
Sardinia
Tjilaroe
Timancak
Agents
Larsen & Co.
Chiu On
Douglas & Co.
Impending Departures.
Compiled from our Shipping Advertisements.)
Destination
Foochow
SWALOW
Apents
Sailing Date
Ja Co.
23rd Fire
Jan
Antwerp
2411
A. Chi
24th
B
34:
Shangbai
Los Angeles
251)
Manila
Japan
Ad Line
Nanto Y K NYK
CM & Co.
B & S
CPS L. DLE Co P&O
Tips
Apua
P. McKinley Semarang M.
Mite M.
Corjules
VCEAUX
Xsema
Empress of a
Eiching
Feadan
Sibaria: St.
Fanang
Fooking Yu13 Amboise Tamb. M. Sailo M. More Rakeyo M.
PO
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JCJL
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T 5%
JW Ca. น ป
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Rotterdam
Amoy
Swalow Kelasgow
Ascover
Foocow
Bambay
San Francisco
Shangbai
JM Ca.
Calcutta
Manila
Maravill
Colombo
Zuazonu
Japan
America
离心
TEK
Impending Arrivals.
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Tasse!
Aroots
Sardian
PU
Kaga M.
XYX
Banan
B&S
Princs Ra
B&S
B.& 8
Turba M.
NYK
Takaoka 34
NIK
Taiyo M.
ТКА
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J Mackenzie Esq. (Mng Director): M.M. Cubby Esq. C.B.I.Q. L. E. (Oeneral Manager)
C.
HEAD OFFICE -123, Landouthall Street, London, West London Branch -14-16 Cockspur Street, Landon RW. 1. Eastern Branches :
Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombo. Singapore, Hongkong & Shanghai.
The Corporation andartakım Ümeras Banking and Exchange Buainmen of every description and in addition to its "Branches bas" Agencies ali over the world
Q. CHAMPKIN, Manager.
-22. Des Voeux Road. Central, hongkong.
THE CHINA SPECIE BANK, THE BANK OF CHINA.
LIMITED.
CIOFFE HEAD
No. 6. Duddell Street, Hongkong.
Foreign exchange and general banking business transacted.
Current Savings and Fixed deposits bear interest at ratos
JANUARY 22, 1923.
BANKS
HONGKONG AND SHANUMA BANKING CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFIER HONGKONO. Pakl-up Capital $30,000,000
Rawers Funds
Starting... Silver
£1,500,001 $93,500,00{ Baskets Liskülty of Propzimnes 121,22 000
COURT OF DIRECTORES
A.O. Tang Xaq miro
DC, Barnard, Eng -Deputy Chairman
à 3. Powerâmith, Bhg. Bon. Kr. 2 V.D. Racy. 6. Dustwell. -
hu G.T.M. Eias, Big, 10. P. Whoe. Ext. Has Mr P. B. Halpähkl
Chial Manager 2-4
DAMASK.
ENVOYS' PASSPORTS..
The Designer's Art.
Ways of Obtaining Them, The term "damask" owes its The jargon of savoy's and their. origin to the silk fabrics of passports is an extensiva and so- Damascus. These were elaborate-casionally an entertaining-one, ly waren in colours, sometimes) There are various degrees in the with the addition of gold or other matter. ·Ân saroy may demand metallic threads. At the present his passports, he may threaten to day it denotes a linen texture demand his passports, he may ba figured in the weaving with floral given his passports, or he may be or other patterns.
threatened with that fate. In the Authorities state that it is extreme case an envoy is handəd probably correct to credit the his passports on the outbreak of Chinese with being the earliest) war, but it is by no means desen- inventors of looms for weaving|tial that things should go to that figured silks, and elaborate de-jextreme. In the present case of aigus were made as far back 25 Greece, the Minister goes, but the 206 BC. At that time Wastero Legation' stays' in a state of woven cloths were only ornament- Isuspended animation. Even when ed with . coloured threads or the whole staff loaves there is still embroidery. The date of the hope; things may not go beyond introduction of handloom damasts) a breaking off of diplomatic rela- into Ireland seems doubtful, but tions for a limited time, and it is the invention of the Jacquard then only a case of how relations machine by Joseph Jacquard, the may be resumed with as little (son of a silk weaver of Lyons, loss of dignity as may be for both
took place about 1801, and it was sides. Thep there is the case of exhibited at the National Ex- Minister who does not ask for |hibition in 1804. Subsequently it his passports but is given them. was introduced into Scotland Here the objection may be to the by the BURG, LONG AND THANGHAI LAKST) about the year 1824, and probably | Minister personally or to the
Hon. Mr. 2, 0. STEPHEN, Manager:Hongtosp--A. H. ĮBAXIDE, IM Esangih : Basaga)... 4. B. BIN. J
LONDON BASEYEŻY GORDON COUNTY VERIMISTO
* PARK'S MAXX, LIMITUS
Darren | konatziv opsaed in Loans Outrige and Fizad Deposile romstrad for me shorter perioda la Gogas Currenér and Marla, sa sarma which will be quoted an nyplientica
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Hangkang. 19th December, 1922
HONⱭKONO SAVINGS BANK,
The Busives at the sacro Bank le condusver CORPORATIO
Kalon may be obtained an appčiantiemi INTEKET an deposito la stewed an
found its way to the North of policy of which he is the mouth- Ireland in the forties of last piece. Palmerston's meddling in Minimum mowikły Minsan në 132 pie ananı century. Long before Jacquard's | the affairs of Spain led up to the
You the Hogglang and 'Shanghai Bakı
(Specially authorised by Pres- | Dorgorman, idential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of Novem- !ber, 1917.)
1
G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 14th. Nov. 1922.
Authorized Capital.$60,000,000.00 Paid at Capital...... 18,278,600.00 THB CHARTERED BANK OF Reserve Funds...... 9,629,423.24
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING Hoagkong Branch: 4 Queen's Road, Centrai.
Braneben and tub-dzaneden all over China 253 Correspondense in Rurope, Amarian, Kad pher pacha of the world.
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1834,
|PAID-UP CAPITAL ...... £3,000,000 £3,700,000
3. 4 & 5 per annum re- London Bestur: The Fational Frottiniai RESERVE TUND. spectively.
S. NG QUINN, Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong. 20th. Ja, 1923.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL
Bae Hongkong
23rd J
265
25th
25th
24th
26th
A. C
30th
30th
Consignees Diary.
(Compiled from our Advertisements.)
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· P. 1302, 0001,
7. 10.3
#1:53,443.200 £1,425,433 Fi : 23, 160, 000 MELLI
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Agente
Goods Stored
Wo Penu
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AL
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to be Storage Expires In by
Jul. 23 Fib. 15
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Kowloon Kowloon
Jan 25 Jan 27 Jun J
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Jan. 20 Jas, 20 Jac. I
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Steamers' Movements. fongola - London on the 19th inst.
TO-DAY'S SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Stock Exchange,
Bharybrokera" Association
Banks.
STO
1:5
104
Manse tasarances
تر این شود
5133
BRAS Baca IL.A. £35 padl Bank of E A
Cantous North Chad I'mins Yangtze
China 7 tes
H.K. Fires
· Douglase
H. K. Steamboats
Indos ¡Pref.
Indon Det. Ln Beg
Inda Dei. K R
Tare lavaraser,
Shelle
Ferries
Paube
F
Refaerie.
151
58
Mining
326
י
Sugar
Malabo:.
Kailan
Langeats
Shanghai Loans
Shanghai Exploration>
Trenons
Ural Caspiana Benguet Con.
H.K. Wharve
A. Docke Shanghai Dock N. Engineering Shanghai Hoakes
Centrals
H.A. Hotels
H.K. Hotels
b. 14. 153/4 b..
phreys Est.
JJ
5-
4. 223
22
U RE
10.6
F. 2.10
Docks Whares, Godowns &c,
b. 15. 163
161;3
188
99 $3.60
195
b.
Lands, Hotels & Buildings.
012 #.
ola n.
280
294
Now II.
24]
H.K. Lands
11.
287
1.
194
Kowloon Landa
8.
81
Π
1. Peclamations
b.
250
Cotton MA,
b. 12,
3,66
22
115
115
Exte
Orientals
Shanghai
Cements
China Providenta
Miscellaneous,
Electrics E.K. Old b. 244 New a. 234
01 b. 24 New b. 23)
21; sa. 2:1
China Light Dla
b. 10.70 Nam. 2.10
1.
1010
19 t. 21
Dairy Farms
b.
213 22
20
Electrics Macao
37
Hongkong Ropée
323
Peak Trams
Peak Trams
11.
Hongkong Tramways b. 17.30 sɔ, 17,45
Old b Now
Steel Foundries
Water-bout
Watsons
Wm. Powella Lane Crawforda
Canton Ices
Nanyang Tob.
Singeres
11.K: Constructions
D.
Hongkong January 22, 1923.
104
4.10
171 a.
17.4
Djukakarta Kabe
Koi&ad!
Hamersag
sad Valon Bush of Zogland, Ltd.
| The Guarnaty Trans Compaar of You Tuk
How Toth_Baskere:-The Irving Balions) Backs The Squiisais Trum Compsky of New Tart lasers allowed on Carrera ànevents and Food
Depcella Terms en avgilumálom.
Black
Loana granted sa approvså sovarition, Dyneisi fosiles for Home Frohanga.
|
RESERVE LIABILITY OF
PROPRIETORS
£3,000,00 .PORNTON BICHANON sad jösserni, Kual 16g basic vs Traasseiod.
Brazy kamription of Basking Business Trans DEPOSITS vad for STIRES SONT PTE
CURRINT ACCOUNTS 1994 and FILas at Union Vhigh v 12 de quitad nu apglianiida”
J. L. CROCKATI
Manager, Hongkong, 1st January, 1914,
TSUYEE FEI
Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE →→→→
Ku. 19 Dm Torax Hood Ouxirak
Established 1915.
BANK OF CANTOF
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HEAD OFFICE, HONGKON
FOREIGN EXCHANGE an
FAUTHORISED CAPITAL-MALA,330,006,006 16 | Gozaral Banting Busines
PAID-UP CARAT AL 18,000 RESERVE FÜID — $ 198,108.30
Chrispondenza at Colombo, Hadrie Pomáí #herry, Basskoz. Brigoa. Haiphong. Hanoi, * Amer, Telobama. Kebourne, Sy2017, Haw Tork, Ban Franciven, ste, the.
Leados Bakers:—The Tasional Puzvik416), and Calon Bark of Esçinm:s, Limited.
The Band happ and svila sad roevious far- solletion B of Exchange, Imaes letters al
redito Brazaba sui corrsagost
the Contirat, la Grish Britain. Antries and kapitalis and lendula 192ZER Barla vie of every desorption.
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PERSAT
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IN LONDON: The Nasional Provincia sad Cain Best of England Lid, Comp soir Matienal d'Enzonym de Paris; Cradis Lyenšais.
IN NEW YORK: 1. F. Margna & Co.
isters allowed on Current Annotais Fized Deposita sosording to arrangement.
very deuription of hesking nad trahange buslass framma100.
V, HÁRSOT.
Asking Masogeni
Hoogkang, Oescher Dial, 1928
ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL
BANK LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
15. Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong.
DIRECTORS;
Mr. Fung Wat Tlay, ConiZWANI Bon. Mr. Chen Chen los, Kễ. Kan Thng F4.
Kr. Li Koos COLE.
Mr. Yang Pag Ibna,
Kr. P. L. Kask,
MT. NE Chang Lak,
Kr. Reyna Til
Mt. Wong Yun Zung. Mr. Chan Ching shek. Xr. Xan This Exmo
+
Kilat Kansgir. Kt, £an Tong 76 Asm. Manager, Mr. Li Tan Pangi
BRANCHES & AGENCIES-
LONDON
PARIS
SHANGHAI
KOBE NAGASAKI SINGAPORE TIENTSIN MANILA
SAMARANG
CALCUTTA
..
NEW YORK
SAN FRANCISCO
KOKOHAMA
SAIGON
PENANG
KAKKOT
BATAYIA
SOURABATA
BOMBAY
CANTONE
Transacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 12 Months 5% per annaL For 6 Months 4% per ar 11 D For 3 Months 3% per ann in On Demand % per annuz
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
2% per annum on the dal credit balances of over, $100,00
LOOK POON SHAN,
Chief Manage3
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LT
BATABLISHED 1189.
ZIMME
London Badkars: The London Jolat 0197 and Capital (fully paid ng} - Midland Bank, Lid.
invention, damasks and other banding of passports to Sir Henry figured fabrica were wores in. Bulwer with a peremptory order Patterns of a simple style wore that he must leave the Kingdom first produced by the operation within 48 hours. On one occasion of treadles raising the warp as in recent years a British Ambas- required by the weaver's feet, butfsador has been given his passports ater the draw-boy system was: Washington after falling into instituted. and these boys a trap laid for him and making an ware taught to read the more incautions comment on American elaborate designs, and operate politics which could not be over- the warp threads through the looked. madium of pulleys in conjunction There was a Prossian Ambas- with the wearer, who gave hissador once who had reason to be- attention to his weaving, thus lieve that bis master was dis- greatly expediting his work. pleased with him. So he went off With the general introduction of to the Foreign Office and got up. power-driven looms in the forties tremendous dispute with our and fifties of last century, the Foreign Secretary, arguing that, Was enormously increased, and ports, this evidence of bis activity trade in both plain and damaskjeran if he were given bis pasa-
handlooms proportionately de-in his country's interests would croased.
ensure him the gratitude of his The possession of fine old lines Eing. And the event suggested handloom damask napery of that he had calculated · vrsti." ilvery whiteness and lustrous | Finally there is a certain risk in sheen was always a source of jos värsstening to ask for passporta,. and pleasure to the housewife of If the offending Government takes those good old days when it no notice, goes on its way, and passed from generation to genera-blandly gets the passports ready, tion as a family heirloom. The threatening Governmeat may day, while not prized just in the be left looking a little ridiculous. same way or entirely by the same. class of society, it has a special place in every household of refinement.
ROVERING.
A Great Pastime,
"
ROMANCE OF ISLANDS,.
How They Come and Go..
Our geographies tell fost an island is a body of Tand sur rounded by water," but they should It is a strange, tromblous in-dd "and by romance and stinct, this wanderlus: that made mystery," for what would an is the "British Empire. It makes and be if it did not possess these? mea very unhappy. yet some-
So writer Mr. A. Hyatt Verrill, times very happy, writes L. G. and in “Islands and their Mys- Green in the Daily Chronicle.
teries," just published by Andrew Fenchurch- Walking down
Melrose, he makes good the street one day with a world-rover, claim.
I halted in front of shipping History and fable alike are fill- office to look at a model finer-ed with famous islands. Per- The yellow funnel and white-haps the most famous island of painted hall aroused in him a fable was Atlantis, and yet there wealth of memories.
is a great question if Atlantis was He saw once more the palms fabulous, for many scientists of many a South American back believe that there was Rangoo
Every description planting and Exchange Sants Fund ■ ■ MELEY, MUJHAP benness transacted. Loun gructed os approved secartiles.
HEAD OFFICE, YOZOZĀKS
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For 1 monika ái tão paM of 1% MY NEED 773 was the as the rain of 5% per sanam Pa 1 osha në tha zxar of 12 per kRREN
KAI TONG PO
Chiat Manngti.
Kangkang. Marsh 9th, 1881,
THE FUTIEN BANK,
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Interest of Fixed Deposits);—
Far 13 morib
Zər 3 months.
For Jan.
On Dad
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24 12.
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avings Depart
GRORGH HOSE). KERGESTI
K. C. LAU,
Bonghong, January 10th 1925.
chid Kiser
and
a mid. the water:
curving. yellow
even Atlantic island," beaches: the cabarets
Floating islands have an air of Spanish orchestras.
about and adventure romance A bus rumbled by. He awoke them. "There are floating is- from his samitrance. His day lands (esps Mr. Verrill) scores or was spoiled.
even hundreds of acres in extent, That is the way the wanderlust and bearing large forests and Krips you. When a man has been even houses and villages." to the ends of the earth, queer
A few Islands come and go, places hare an awkward habit of
years ago good-sized island rising ghost like in the memory sadderis rose above the ves with a mysterious call that is not off the coast of Trinidad. The to be denied.
authorities visited it--took posses- Impressions photographed in ion of it as a dependency of the mind are indelible. Yet they Trinidad, and set up the British Assume grotesque proportions at dag: but a few days later it dis- times. The
appeared as suddenly as it had appeared, and ships now sail over the spot.
vilest
mangrove abode the
of Beerns swamp
to adventure and Tomance the man who has left it.
Even a wreck may form an The wanderer does not, as island, like Dauntless Island, rale, stay at home long. Usually near the mouth of the Essequibo be returns with the fixed inten-River in British Guiana. It is tion of settling down for good. A ten miles long, and was formed fortnight passes, and be is longing by a ship named the Dauntless, forcely for hot, tropic suasets, which was wrecked in the river. the throb of a steamer's propeller. The wreckage obstructed the cur the hiss of the water overside, and rent, sand accumulated round it, a romantic Eastern city rising floating logs and other debris from the sea.
on lodged
the sand and A more improvident class than caused greater obstruction and the world rover would be difficult the sccumulation of more sand. to find. This is apparently comThe came the mangroves—the pensated by proverbial good luck; marvellous land-building trees of the victims of the wanderlust tropic waters then larger trees. and in a few goara a forest-clad
seldom starve,
It is, a splendid instinct after irland rose where the ill-fated all, one that has impelled men to Dauntless had gonedown.”.
set out on high adventure since the beginning of time. But there is no cure for the bite of the wanderlust."
The city-dweller cannot but
MADAME PAVLOYÄ.IN
BURHA
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