THE
NOTICE
HONGKONG SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
BANKS.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1933,
BANKS.
'BANKS.
BANKS.
- P. 2 D. BANKING CORPORATIK, LTS. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI INTERNATRIJE, KAKKING CORPORATNI THE` MERCANTILE RANK OF
{corporated in England 1978. ) With which it suttaled.
BANKING CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONGO.
NOTICE.
AND
THE IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT
Authorised Capital...... £5,000,000 Subscribed and Pull up................ £2,594,164 Reserve Fund
£115,000
Starling
Silver
£4,500,000 $24,500,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
$20,000,000
Proposed issue at Par në Beloxhires payable to Beurer for the 2001)-xan of $5,000,000.00.
1st January 1924-31st. Sec.
1933.
NUTICE is hereby given that
the above named Company intends shortly filing and lasuing a Prospectus inviting subscrip- tions at par for a Debenture Issue
of
$5,000,000.00..
tuta!
Sum
of
The Debentures in question will bear interest at Seven per- cent per annum payable half yearly. The whole of the issue will be underwritten.
to be
The Debentures are secured by a specific mortgage to Trustees of part of the landed properties owned by the Company in Hongkong and Shanghai.
The purpose of this Debenture issue is to enable the Company to extinguish the existing mort- cages of the Company both in respect of the liabilities taken over by the Company under the recent amalgamation with the Shanghai Hotels Limited, and those incurred by the Company
THE NEW
itself. The financial require COLUMBIA
ments of the Company both in Shanghai and Hongkong will thus be covered by one mortgage. whereby a fixed amount of inter- est will be payable at regalar} intervals instead of as hitherto at various rates and at irregular
times.
This Notices unit to be pepipled | as an mueslatmer to the pullu ta subscribe Joe Deleztires and application- therefor will be received by the Company's Bankers oals as and when the said Prospectus has been duly filed with the Registrar of Com panies and on the footing of such Prospects and on the form to be issued therewith.
THE
AND
For and on behalf of HONGKONG SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
WALTER J HAWKES. Secretary. Hongkong, 6th. December, 1923.
THE INDUSTRIAL & COMMER- CIAL BANK, LTD.
NOTICE OF ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING,
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NOTICE is hereby given that the Seven Ordinary Gen- eral Meeting of the Company will be held at the Head Office of the
PORTABLE
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AT
ANDERSON'S
C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD.
Sanitary EBgineers Modumentalists, etc.
Offices &
34A, Wanchai Read, Godowns.
Hastkond
Tel. No. 269
Just Received a new supply of "S" & "P TRAP CLOSETS.
All kind of Builders Re-
Company. York Building. Hongquisites in stock for immediate
kong, on Saturday, December 15th, 1923, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. for the purpose of passing the Reports of the Board and of the Auditors, the Balance Sheet and the Prost and Loss) Account, to elect Directors and] Auditors, and to déclare Dirid-1 ends:
That the Transfer Book in respect of Shares will be clused from December 2nd. to December 15th, 1993. both days inclusive.
By Onder of the Board,
TIENMU K. LIN.
General Secretary.
Hongkong. Nov, 15th, 1923.
EXQUISITE
CONTINENTAL
PERFUMERY
In Handsome Cut Glass Bottles. Suitable for XMAS
Presents.
We have received this Shipment! on Consignmert and are sacri-› ficing at Manufacturer's Cost.!
From $1.30 to $3.00 per bottle.
Rosemontag
Marie Charlotte
Myosotis
This opportunity will occur
Once only
Delivery.
Estimates free for all kinds of
"Sanitary work-Monumental work in Italian Marble Hongkong Granite.
A new Stock of Artificial Wreaths Jest Arrived-fram" to 18" diameter.
GENERAL REPAIRS
THE ALLAHABAD BANK LTD.
DEDIA
HEAD OFFICE:
133 Landenhall Streek, Inston E. 0.
Authorised Capital ...$50,000,000 Issued & fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds
COURT OF DIRECTORS
** Kab. Er. A. Q. Lang -ÜBAIZDAR
D.O.M. Heraard, 290 –Depair Chairman
WEST LONDON BRANCH:- [16–16, Cockspur Siri, London 3. W. 1, A, B. Compton, kana *W. 1. Pastandra, Esqu
EASTERN BRANCHES: Bombay, Caleutia, Karuahi, Mačrvi, Colombo, Singapore. Houstong and Shanphal.
The Corporation undertake Canaca) Banking and Exahangs BusjmALK OF STAFY - description and in addition to its (Branskes kas Agancias in all tha priacTM-
sat cities of the world.
C. CHAMPKIN,
Kanagar
10. T. X, TOM, Eig. 2. A. Prummat, En
NL YAKO. Eng. H. P. Wh. Exi
Boar P. R. Hetƒoak,
Chiał Manager:—
BJ Mr. 4. Q. ÈTESEEN. Asig. Manager: Hongkong-1 Makrtbær, Esq., Manger: Äääaşbai O H. Brit, kaj -
LONDON BANKERS = WESTMINSTER BANK, LOITED.
Purtat Kadornta opened in Local Darrenay (and Fraud Depoartă received for say 1967 DE shorter perioda sa Lowal Currency and hiring on terasă măich will be quoted en application.
(Owned by the National City Bank of New York)
Capital & Korytan
U 2, $ 19,008,064 HEAD OFFICE. so, Walt Birwek 'N«» Vark. LANDAN OPPICK
Bebopagate, EC.
BRANCHES
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA
LIMITED..
HEAD OFFICE:
12. 15. Des Faux Road Central, Hoogkong ESTABLISHED 1919
Authorized Capital Paid-up Capitul
... 27,000,000.00 - §. 1,800,000. 16 $ 500,000
DIRECTORS
Ramya Puad...
He Pone Was Ting, Chai YMCA.
Hoa Xr Chow Shop
Sea
Me. Pune Fing kang.
Mr. Kao Chiu Xia
Mr. Ragnh Tai.
Mr. Can Ying Po
Mr Yok Ching Kong.
M+ Wang Yan Toug Xe. Chan Thing INL Mr. Ng Chair Luk
Chies Manager: Mr Kaa Tong Pa Am Massger: Kr La Twe Fong-
BRANCHES • AGESOIES.
LONDON
PARIN
SHAKCHAI
IPBZ
NAGASAKI
SINGAPORE
TIRSTRIN
MANILA
BAMARANO
CALCUTTA
NIE TORK
JAS PRANCISCO
TOKOHAMA
BAIGOS FENACZ HAKKAW
BATAVIA
BOURABAYA
SOMBAT
CASTOS
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HONGKONO SAVING BANK.
The Kasznem at the above Bank is cukituoted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION
Buler may be abta: med na applicating. INTEREST na deposis sewed on the
GRO, ROGO
Manager
3. Gamea's Road Central, Hangasag
司公限有行銀豐和 mizimum Doably besace as in per cens per THE HO HONG BANK, LTD
KJELLER.
For the Hongkong and Shangbai Seaking Corporation.
A. G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, láth. Nor., 1922,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1854.
Paid-up Capital....
.£3,500,000
Reserve Fund
£3,800,000
Reserve Liability of......
Proprietars
£3,000,000
(Incorporated in the Straits Settlements)
Authorised Isausd
Capital:
Нахакока ВАКСЯ
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Kupry description of fishing and being
Durimson Srenacted.
INTELMAT Bowed on Current dabeunte aa Jon Fixed Deponite s razon that way
somertalked on application,
twe par seni per arkum na Daily balances, an
R. C. WILSON, Queen's Road, Central, Manager.
Hongkong, 24th October, 1902.
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EAST RIVER' CAMPAIGN,
CHAY'S DEFEAT ·
`EXPLAINED,
INTERVIEW WITH MÀ, COUCU WEL
In an interview with Mr. C.°C.. Wu. Commissioner of Foreign. Affairs, during the week-end, a Telegraph representative WBS informad That the military position for the Canton Govern- ment was about as good as, could
be expected. The invasion from: the North had beat stenimed. and field guns and ammunition which were abandoned by the enemy in their light had proved most useful acquisitions for the Canton Army. The campaign on the East River had remained un- changed for a week, but latest reports were to the effect that Prikle had been recaptured by Sup's forces Waichow was still, in General Chan's hands.
LUCKY PAKHOI.
PEACEFUL AND HAPPY.
An explanation was forthcom- (Our Own Correspondent)
ing of the unexpected defeat Dec. 5, 1923.
which the enemy sustained when It has been said "Happy is the within only five miles of their country that has no history," as objective some three weeks ago. history is mostly concerned with They were out-manoeuvred and warfare. To these days, any part out-numbered," said the Com- of Chins which has no tale of missioner., "They came within be said to be is a similarly happy were taken on the flank by our warfare and woe to record, may five miles of Canton, but they condition. Since the fall of Lim- centre, comprising Yunnanese chow, at the end of September, troops which came from Lung this district has been so peaceful Ngan Tung. Being in advance of that there is almost nothing to their other troops and out of $10,000,000 record about it. The soldiers touch, Chan's forces naturally
$,000,000
here now seem to be well under had to fall back.” Mr. Wu added $,000,000
control and very little is seen that the scene of the active 4,000,000 of them. Business is steadily operations had now been trans- 600,000 picking up again and averyone ferred some thirty-five miles from
is feeling more or less happy. Canton. The only unhappy people
Speaking of the recent de- are the ones who were im- parture of General Hsu Sung-chi prisoned and fined for having for Shanghai. Mr. Wu discredited assisted "ibe other side" in the report that this was due to the recent confict.
The for any quarrel with their chief." It mer chief magistrate of Limchow is a fact that he has not been was kept in prison for two months. very well lately. He had been od fined $20.000, because be did engaged during the East River not surrender the city sooner. A campaign for some time, and he farmer living just outside the lit thought, now that success had tle city of Lingshan has also been been achieved, and the enemy trans kept in prison and fined $5.000 for driven off, that he would take at
a similar offence. It will be rest in Shanghai. We expect him Savings Department paying 4% difficult to find anyone willing to to return in a couple of weeks. per annum on deposits of $1 or act as a local official if there is on his return he will act as Come always such a chance of having mander-in-Chief of the Cantonese
Paid up ... *Reserve Hakllities of
shareholders ||Reserve Funds
Head Office-Singapore, Branches:
Batu Paka!
Hourlong Huar
Malacca Possaz
Palembang Agencies and correspondents Forign Exchats and General Bank-in the principal cities of the
world. ing business transaztad.
Currcal Accounts opened and Fixed | London Panier: The London fois Cly Deposits ressived for 1 year or shorter Every description of Banking and exonatge | periods at ratas which will be quoted on
and Midland Bank, Lit
barizma tremeñoted.
ApproveŃ KOUEMLER
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Correas
application.
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Tatreens showed Asemunts at the rain of Ten per orat, `pr KARUE, ON Karing larvukit. Four per vent per susum, and to Find Depoeste as the following faten com
For 1 monthso at the rate of 3% per manua Par i manika as the rate of 1% per annum For 17 months as theftate et 5% per aRMAN
KAN TONⱭ po,
A. H. FERGUSON.
Manager
Hongkong, Sth. May, 1923.
司公理管業實法中
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE
Chie! Kunsz92. • Hongkong. September 24th, 2733.
DE LA
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
NIDERLANDS TRADING ROCUTT.
Bocazon isENGT.
A Capial 15. 13.300,000 £3,333, 311 Paid-up Captial
pesind. Baserver. 3. 22,860,500 £2,388.3
Bead Offer:-kmetests.
Rratches ac
The Hague à Rotterdam.
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BRANČNIC
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BOSTELS
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Pres
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Frank - Tozai Powojskih, 7yilasjas Ban B
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BANQUE INDUSTRIELLI
DE CHINE ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO CHINOIS.
(Incorporated in France) 5 Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74 Rue St. Lazare. Paris. Subscribed Capital Frs. 10,000,000 Paid up Capital ... Frs. 2,500,000 Working fund provided by
THE
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
DE CHINE.
Frs. 50.000.000.
BANKERS
FRANCE: Societe Generale, | Banque Nationale de Credit. Banque de Paris et des Pays- Bas. London: The London Joint) City and Midland Bank. Lid} New York: Irving Bank Columbia Trust Co. Every description of Banking celinction Brief Exchange, jeres lesen for & Exchange Business transacted! ered.Dua ise Branches and esrvespondenta vai
Porrespondente at Calmede. Madras, Pond- Beberry, Benpkok · Razgra, Halobraz Fano
kuma, Melbourne, Bydney, New
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO, Tera Feracion, Me, Ha
PEPS
The wonderful potency of ¿Peps is due to the ingenious idea of condensing into the form of a little tablet, volatile pire balsams and other valu- able medicinal ingredients.
As Peps dissolve in the mouth,their powerfulhealing and germicidal vapours are breatheid straight into throat, bronchial tubes and lungs.
The Peps method is thus
Direct & Effective
whilst swallowing liquid cough- cars and mixtures into the stamach for throat and chest aliments is the Indirect and obsolete method.
Cough, colds, night chills, sore throat, laryngitis, early morning cough, wheeziness, bronchial sath- ma and bronchitis are all success- tally treated by Peps. They are? unequalled
for THROAT
General Commercial Co: & CHEST
10, Des Vœux Road Central-
Top Floor.
AGENTS, Wakefield & Co.,
60, Kiangse Road, Shanghai..
Logaloo Bankery (the pARINDAŤ ŽIDVIDOlai and Cargo Bakk n
ent Lariand, Luted
The Bast birye and sells and receives o!
the Ears, the Can't of 18. Grand Relisi Correspondents throughout the katrist, and Ametratua, inftriasaris Biking bueranse of every demaeipt/s.
W. H. GEOSKAMI.
Agat
THE INDUSTRIAL & COM- MERCIAL BANK, LYD.
HEAD OFFICE: York Building Chater Road, Hongkang. BRANCHES :~~ Shanghai and Maakow, Correspondenta in zil zommercial conicea
of China sad abeund.
·PROMPT ELEVICE: Attractive rates for for all kinds Las Deposits
Inquiries are Welcome,
T. H. MAJ.
Manager.
ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL BANK. LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
36 Des Forum Bood Cratral, Bengkong.
BRANCHES-BANG&K-BHANGHAI Cowpandemia ;-Luddon : Westminster Back, Led: New Tut: Xxtional City Bang; San Francime Fassa Tron Că. at San Francisco; Carlos Bleak.
| Authweliad Capital ................................$5,000,000 {Fold Up Capital ... $1,300,000 |
Modern banking in all its branches Current secondte sariage sooduste à kard deposite solisted loans granted an spproved security.
| Overseas banking a speciality. INTEREST.—Current soenagre 2 ́per aast [savinge 6 per vent. Fixed Deporist, 3 mɑnta 14 per cent, 6 months tỷ per cent, can your
51 pár cent.
Safe Deposit Botes for Rent, Oz Vaulis sniegusidad. Žy time clocks and doubli zombisafios, armour plate stril Noors
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„Kssiger.
World.
M. M. FITZ-HENRY. Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
LFRISCH BANK
Best Ofeed. Boglevard Bapresso. Pers.
Capital
Fran 48.000.000
Resesses in bo
BRASCHES AND AGENCIES.
Bangkok
Battambang
Dinat Haiphong Hanro
Fourtoaz
Soames
Inte Peking PAN-PA Fond:aberit
BASKERS:
Bagon Marbs!
:gapore FirstSta To'rabe YESİ TURKenin
IX FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Easomptu de Parini Credit Legnanie: Banque de Pariz de Paya-Bar; Credit Industrial et Commernia olete Graeval
IN LONDON: The National Provincial sad
Can Bach of Zagland. Lid; Compo National d'Esvomýts de Pario: Credis Lysanki.
IN NEW YORE: ♬ P. Korgan and Ca., „Interest allowed on Current Assoura and Fixed Depousty scoarding 10 asrangtineDT.
Irary description at barking and exabånge { Darione transdeled.
.C. E. GOY
Arling Manager.
Brastany, Cetoder Mrt, 1816-
THE CHINESE MERCHANTS BANK, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: Alexandra Building. Chater Road.
General Banking suŐ Fredarga barissas kzkarseted.
"Disk eramučio approved sepvritise. Current consis opened and F3110 1 posia received at rsion which may basert piäed, an ipplication.
be
The aux also exénero a madingo'
KC.. ZAV, Chief Manager Hongkon, 15th Sept. 1915%
MONGKONG BRANCH: 15. Quass's Road, Central
.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business acted.
more.
Local Board: Mr. Ka Leong How (Chairman) Mr. 5om Pak Ming
Mr. Ng Chang Luh
Manager:- Mr. Han Liang Huang,
Telephons Non. C. 1856 & 4587.
!
to pay a ruinous fine after about forces."
six months of office, when the
'Outs" come "In” again.
•
General Shan Po-faan kasleen L. Besseli, from Hongkong, and uredited by some people with the he has already entered upon bis fidea of making a separate pro- new duties
vince of this little isulated corner
The Harbour Master. Capt. H.
of Kwangtung and taking in a Tjomsland. has gone home on small part of Kwangsi too, bu furlough, and his place has been THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD. this seems rather an unlikely taken by Mr. C. H. Hardy, from
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Saga Interest allowed in Current Accounts, Deposits received for fixed periode as Tazee to be obtained on samlication.
T. NIBHITAMA.
Manager. Hangton, 1:51 84ptember, 1823.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
The French Consul, Reynaud,
M.
proposition. It would make the Wuchow. A member of the tintest province in China if it Customs engineering staff. Mr. were brought about. So far as is W. Vail, has also come here to known, Gen. Shan Po-faan is still superintend the repairing of the supporting Chao King-ming.
house property, Some attempt has been made by the new officials to deal with the problems of slave traffic and opium, but it may be more with view to increasing the revenue than from any desire to curb these evils. There is a special Revenue Office for dealing with opium.
has just left for furlough, and Dr. P. Gouillon, of the French Hospital, is acting as Consul for the present.
The premises formerly belong- ing to the New Testament Miss- ion have been bought by the-- Pentecostal Holiness Church Quite a number of changes have Mission, and Rev. W. H. Tarmer, taken place in the foreign com- of Hongkong, has come to take munity lately. Mr. H. J. Shar-'over the work. ples. the Commissjoner of
The C. M. 5. Hospital staff Customs, had to go to hospital has been strengthened by the in Hongkong t the end of arrival of Dr. Mary Griffiths, September and was so seriously M. B., B.S. Dur., D.T.M. and Il that the doctora ordered bim another doctor is expected Home, and, as he is very near shortly, upon whose arrival the (Specially authorized' by Pres the retiring age, he will not be male side of the Hospital, closer idential Mandate of the Republic coming back again. This is very for the last two or three years, of China on the 22nd of Novemch regretted by all who know will be re-opened. ber. 1917.)
him, whose good wishes will The Limchow-Pakhoi ((" go with him into his retirement. Church Council Authorized Capital..$50,000,000.00 At present he has to stay a few their annual meeti
t had Paid up Capital..... 15,278,500.00 months looger in Hongkong to Memorial Hall - the Reserve Funds 9.629.425.24 pick up strength for the journey. Luke's Church. And had a very
alining St. * The new Commissinger is Mr. P. successful time,
HEAD OFFICE: FEKING Hongkong Branch, 4, Queen's Rd. C. Broocher sad Bab-brancher wi user China and entrespondente is larope, Americe and osher parts of the world.
LOXDUS BANKERS:-The National Pro metal and Cases Bash of Ruglsad. Ltd. The Guarany Trum Company of New York. New Tork Bankere:-The Tring National Kanke. The Equitable Trust Company of New Tork.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deportie. Terme on application.
Every description of Busking business tra26- Los granted ́sa approved securities, Spaetaliilities for Home Ezobazza.
TSU YEE PEI,
Manager,
BANK #1 CANTON LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE andļ General Beaking Business Transacted.
INTEREST ON FIXED
DEPOSITE
For 12 Months 5% per annum For 6 Months 4% per annum For 3 Months 3% per annufa On Demand 2% per annum "CURRENT ACCOUNTS. 2% per annum on cred | balanoss of over $100.00
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"Telegraph" Football Competition.
We will give a prize of $50 to the reader who sends in the correct half-time and full-time scores of the South Chins v. Rest of the Colony match to be played on Saturday next, December 15th.
The prize will only be awarded to competitors giving the correct scores for both half-time and full-time. In the event of no competitor succeeding, the prize of $50 will be added to next week's prize, making $100 in all.
Entries close at noon on Saturday, December 15th.
Mark envelope
FOOTBALL"
CUT HERE
HALF-TIME
SCORE.
Goals
SOUTH CHINA
FULL-TIME
SOUTH CHINA
Goals.
v. REST OF COLONY
SCORED
REST OF COLONY
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