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LEIPZIG FAIR.

The Diamond Industry.

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ALPHABETICAL PROFANITY.

Park Employee Puzzled.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1925.

BANKS

HONGKONG AND BANORA NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK

BANKING CORPORATION,

HEAD OFFICE; HONGKONG. Authorised Capital -~$50,000,000

and Fully Paid-up $10,000.029

€ 4,500,000 126 800,000-

Reserva Fund Sterling... Gilver - Boserve Liability of Proprietors

$10,000.00

COURT OF DIRECTORS: G. M. Young, Esq. Chairman H. P. White, Esq. Deputy Chairman, D.G.M. Bernard, Esq Hon. Mr. 4.0. Lang W. H. Bell. Eng W. L. Fattenden, Esq A. Comptes, Esq. JA Plummer, Esq. Hon.Mr.P.H.Holyoak T. G. Weall, Esq.

The diamond syndicate in Lon- don is the controlling influence for the world trade in: white

An inquisition into some langu- jewels. For a long time the mines of the South African District of age used by an American parked Kimberley have supplied the raw employee demonstrated that it is material which both in quantity impracticable to carry on sich a and quality has absolutely domin proceeding in the prosonce of

Indies. ated the diamond market. It was only temporarily possible for tho The inquisition was conducted German Diamond State monopoly informally by Park Commissioner This Gallatin, on the complaint of to have effect upon prices. was due to the finds in the former Robert A. Parke, seventy-four, Gorman colony of South West that John O'Leary, a laborer in Africa. To-day the entire dia-Central Park New York had in mond but-put is in the hands of suited hira. the London, syndicato.

Mr. Parke attained the lime-

A H. Barlow, Esq. main efforts are devoted to regu- light when he captured Charles Manager: Shanghai-G. H. 8titi, Eng. lating the prices, 80 as to J. Guiteau, assassin of President

LONDON BANKERS: avoid serious finanictal crises Garfield in 1886.

WESTMINSTER BANK LTD. The hearing stopped without CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ensue which would otherwise if froo spoculation in brilliants conclusion, after more than two were allowed, for brilliants have hours of talk, partly because ed in LOCAL CURRENCY anıl become an international invost O'Leary couldn't understand his FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter perioda in ment of capital. Raw material is own alleged cuss words in code. delivered according to the capa- "Did you use this expression?" Local Currency and Sterling on city of the jewel industry, which Mr. Gallatin inquired. He then terms which will be quoted on in Germany flourishes specially uttored a string of initials that application.

Their

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in Hanau, Pforzheim and Swa-probably every one present cx- blan Gmund and which includes copt O'Leary must have re

Chief Manager

Hongkong, 21st. Feb., 1924.

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Established 1863

Paid-up Capital and Reserve Fund Gids..........78,200,000 -£6,317,333 HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM EASTERN HEAD OFFICEBATAVIA,

BRANCHES

Amoy, Ampenan, Bandoong, Bambay, Calenta, Cheribon, Gorontalo, Hongkong, Kobe, Makassar, Medan, Manado, Palembang, Pekalongan, Probolinggo, Rotterdam Semarang, Shanghai, Slugapore, Sourabaya, Bwatow, Tegal, The Hague, Telok, De fong Tiilatjap. Weltevreden.

LONDON REPRESENTATIVE → & Weight, 27, Old Broad Street; London, E. . 2.

CORRESPONDENTS:

LONDON-Midland Bank, Ltd., Overman Branch, Westminster Bank, "Ltd., Foreign Branch, N: M. Rothschild & Sons and Swiss Bank Corporation.

NEW YORK-Chase National Bank, Farmora Loan à Trust Co., irving Bank-Columbia Trust Co., Goldman, Basha & Co., New York Trust Co.

And in all the principal towns of the world.

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING & KXCHANGE BUSINESS TRANSACTED. CURRENT ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS, etc.

* P. MARKS,

Manager.

INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.

1

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE «

(BRANOH BANK.)

HEAD OFFICE

(Owned by the National City Bank of New York).

06, Boulevard Havesmann, Paris.

Capital Fald-op Capital Reserves

„Fra. 72,000,000.00

Br. 68,400,000.00

Fṛm. 50,667,283.64

HEAD OFFICE :"

60. Wall Street,, * Cre LONDON OFFICE: 26 Bishopsgate, B.C.. BRANCHES:

Barahona

Daaka

Fansw

a number of efficient diamond-cognized as precisely the line of outting works. The business re- awful words that almost put a HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. Capital & Sarplus U.S. $14,000,000 lations between the British dia-crimp in "What Price Glory."

The Business of the above Bank is mond trade and the German-This inference is justified because jew industry have always been even the stenographor blushed, conducted by the HONGKONG AND excellent and the whole Gorman as she scribbled away at the in- SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORA

TION, Bules may be obtained goldwara industry is just as close-itlals. But O'Leary looked blank. application.

INTEREST on Deposits in calculated Barcelona "What was that, now ?" he in- ly connected with Australia, In- dia, Ceylon, and New Zealand, quired. Mr. Gallatin tried again, on the lowest balance during sach com- Batavia pisted Calendar Month at 34 per cent per Bombay the sources of coloured precious

annum. Should there be no balance on Calcatte

ba stonos Indian rubies, Australian

Canton. any day in month no interest will allowed for that month. sapphires and opals, along with

Depositors may transfer at their option

places on FIXED DEPOSIT at CUR. KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be BBNT RATES.

to convey.

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MR. O'LEARY PUZZLED, "You know what treponting New Zealand jule irave their best the initials mens, don't you? market in Germany, for over 100 That's a common phrase around wellknown precious stone cutting-New York, I think, Don't you works prepare these to be sold, understand

"I don't know that I do just loose or mounted, in international; trade, The precious stone trade exactly," said O'Leary, looking is a confidential psinoss and extemely puzzled. It was clear naturally evokes lively personal that he hadn't the remotest notion relations, so that the representa- of what Mr. Gallatin was trying tivos of the firms involved meet regularly in the oversen mining centres at the German working

O'Leary continued blank." Tho up factories, at the English.placus

commissioner looked sorrowful. of transhipment, and recently ut the Leipzig-Fair. The clock trade Known as the mildest, most soft- is closely connected with the pre-spoken, polite official in the City cious stone and precious metal Administration, it pained him to branch. The English world mar- keep repeating, even through ket is to a large extent provided initials, vulgar words unfit for the for by the clock industry of the cars of a girl stenographer.

All this, tinie Mr. Parke, who Black Forest where there are large factories which only make has white sidewhiskers and wears,

thick tortolso shell spectacles, watches in English style.

"Did you call Mr. Parke a (ame initials)

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- Ing Corporation.

A. H. BARLOW,

Chief Manager, Hongkong, 7th. January 1925.

THE BANK OF CANTON LTD. Head Office Hongkong.

Authorised Capital..........

Paid Up Capital Silver Reserve Fund

Dairen

Paking

Puerto Plata

Rangoon

Salt Traticiano. Cai.

San Francisco de hacuris

San Pedro de Maceris

Sanchez

Colon

Harbin Hankow Hongkong

Santiago

into de los Caballeros Santo Domingo

Kobe

Tientsin

La Voga Madrid

Manila

Tokio Yokohama

Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Oredit, Bills of Exchange and Cabla Current Transfers bought and sold.

BRANCHES & AGENCIES ·

Bankol

Battambang Mangtie

Canton

Djibouti

Haiphong

Hankow

Напој

Salgon

Hongkong

Shanghai

Noumea

Sing iputo

Papects

Tientsin

Tourate

Poking

Pnom Penh : Tladivobook

Pondicherry Yuunanfu

BANKERS :

In FRANCE: Comptoir National

Paris; d'Escompte de

Credit Lyonuais; Banque de Paris et des Pays Bay Credit Industrial Commercial; Soclete (eneral.

In LONDON :-The National · Pro-

• vincin, and Union Bank of England,

/ Ltd | Comptoir National 'd'Escompté

de Paris, Credit Lyonnais..

In NEW YORK :—3. P. Murgan & Co.

Interest allowed on Corrent Accounts

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accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposita in local and foreign currencies taken at rates that may and Fixed Deposits according to arrange- be ascertained on application to the Bank.ment.

We are also able to offer our Customers

Every description of banking and £1,200,000 the servicon of Branches of the Nations 700,000 countries of South America and in the

Went, Indien.

é, nogo,

£1,081,875, City Bank of New York in the principal exchange business transacted.

Foreign Exchange & General Banking business transacted.

Interest allowed on

CURRENT ACCOUNTS

2% per annum on daily credit balances

SAVINGS

4% per annum DEPOSITS

for 12 months 35% per annum

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4%

3%

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P

on Domand 2% per anuum

BRANCHES : Shanghai, lankow, Bangkok, New York and Sau Francisco.

LONDON BANKERS-The Lloyd Bank Ltd.,

LOOK POONG SHAN, Chief Manager.

Manager..

B Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.

Established 1830. Capital (fully paid up)... 100,000,000 Y. .80,500,000 Reserve fund

HEADOFFICE YOKOHAMA, Branches urid Agencies at

Semarang London Soorabaya

Bombay

Batavia Kobe

Buenos Ayron Lyons Calcutta

Canton Changchun Dairen

Ilangoon Canton, Swatow,

Los Angeles San Francisco

Beatile Manila Nagasaki Shanghai Nagoya

Bingk Nowchwang

Sydney New York Ticulain

Tokyo Peking

English style in jewellery pre-sat on the edge of his chair starf over $100.00: cious metal goods, and clocks ng grimly at the park employee.. He had also quoted O'Leary s has developed great individua-

addressing him and others as lity and the German industry

racetrack tomi's and bums," and has understood how to exactly satisfy the demands of English telling them to "get out," custoinors not only in style and because he thought they had quality but also in price. As the carried a bench back to a place English, customers buy large which he had just taken it,

CALLED HIM CRAFTER. quantities, it has been possible Tor the German industry to arrive, "You Hylan "grafter. I've been quickly at world-market prices watching you, and these men and with goods of high quality tought to knock your block off," win back the good old English was some language that O'Leary customers. Linder the new attributed to Parke. O'Leary said world, the words, as if they constituted arrangement of

dumping has been done away something worse than profanity, THE BANK OF CHINA. with, in the clock and, jowellery but Parke just sat there and grina- industry also. This practice did ed. He made no denial.

Spacially authorized by Providential special damage in the business of

There was also, between" Mr. Sandate of the Republic of China on the stapel goods. Now only the most Parke and Mrs. Florence. Scott a 22nd of November, 1817.) exact calculation and the most character witness for O'Leary, a rational methods of work can tilt about taking dogs to the park Authorized Capital

Paid-up Capital regain the confidence of the unmuzzled. Mr. Parke contended Reserve Funds... international market. This is Mrs. Scott felt friendly to the park the conviction of all influențini employee because he let her load circles of the branch who alsohor dog about unmuzzled. On the realize that it is abfolutely neces-other hand a policeman testified sary to supply only first class that Mr. Purke's dog was once goods.

un muzzled there.

the

The Gorman manufacturers are The hearing was adjourned, famed for their adaptability and their power of suiting theihsolves

to tastes and traditions of every

nation is still unimpaired.

A

$60,000,000.00 $18,278,600.00

3 9,679,426.24 HEAD OFFICE: PEKINO. HONGKONG BRANCHES :

4; Queen's Road Central. China and correspondants in Europe, Branches and Sub-branches all over America and other parts of the World.

LONDON BANKERS-The National Provincial and sion Bank of England Ltd.

The Guaranty Trust Company of Now York.

NEW

YORK BRANCHES: The trying National Banks. The Equitable Trust Company of New York.

Interest allowed on Current Accounta

tion...

Every description of Banking business transscled.

Luane granted or approved securities. Special facilities for Home Exchange,

proof of this and of the new atti- Though Canada has but a small tude will be given by the jewellery percentage of the world's popula- and clock industry and by the tion, she produces: 88 per cent. precious metal and precious stone of its asbestos, 85 per cent of its and Fixed Deposits. Terms on applica trade of Germany at the Fair in nickel, 32 per cent. of its pulp- Leipzig from 30th August to 5th wood. 20 per cent. of its lumber, September 1925. This large sec-20 per cont. of its cured fish, 18 tion, the precious metal, clock, per cont of its outs, 15 per cent. óf watches and jewellery fair, offers its potatoes, 11 per cent, of its buyers from England and the wheat, 11 per cent, of its hurley. Dominione a very important in- ternational sample exhibition, where all the articles in any way connected with this differant bran- ches of the entire German in- dustry are completely represented.

BANKS

BANK OF EAST ASIA

LIMITED...

YEE PEI,' Manager

ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL.

"BANK, LTD.

SEAD

50 Das Voeux Road Central, Hongkong..

BRANCHES BANGKOK- SHANGHAL Correspondents:-London: West- minster Bank, Ltd; New York: National City Bank: San Francisco. Dulon Trust Co. of Buc Francisco Onaton Buuk. $ 0,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.

Authorized Capiti) Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund.

Owing to numerous complaints THE having been received that women had been insulted in the streets in Washington, police woman of the city police force were recent- ly instructed to arrest" mashers." Many arrests were made, but the cases were thrown out by the courts on the ground that the pollee wonion making the charge Were so boautifully, arrayod, and dolled up" for the occasion as actually to put temptation in the wayfarers' way. The Polico Com- missioner has, accordingly, assig- ned other duties to the police women, declaring that he did not wish to encourage violation of the law for the purpose of making an BTreat.

DIRECTORA Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Soo-Chairman Fang Ping Shan Mek Ching Kong Wong Yun Tong Li Koon Chua

Hayuls Tai P. K. Kwok Ng Ching Luk Ken Yar Po Pong Wal Thog Chan Ching Shok Every description of Banking and robange business transacted-Loans granted on approved sepurities.

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BAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let, " KANGTONG PO 'Chief Hanger.

Authorised Capital.....................$6 000 000' Paid Up

Capital..............

......31 500,000 Modern banking in all its branches Curront accounts savings accounta and fixed deposits solicited. Loa18 on approved secresty, Overseas banking a speciality. INTEREST-Current accounts 2 per

granted

den

Hamburg

Hankow Honolulu Harbin

Оваја

Rio de Janeiro

Karachi

Kai Yuou ...Saigon.

A. LECOT,

Banager.

-NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATCHAPPIJ. (Netherlands Trading Society), BANK.

Established 1824 '-" Hongkong Branch established 1904 Authorized Capital Guilders ...150,000,000 (£12,500,000) Paid-up Capital Guildera

...... B0,00,000 Reserve Fund Guilders Special Reserves Guilder...... 22,660,000

HEAD OFFICE-AMSTERDAM, Eastern HEAD OFFICE :-BATAVIA,

BRANCHES :-

(£ 6,666,670) 20,536,861 (1,711,405)

(€ 1,888,830)

Bandjarmasin Bota-Radja Rotterdam

Mastward Samarang

Palembang Soerabuis

"

Bandooog

Tainanto

Bombay

Modan

Shanghai

TeingLau

Calcutta

Pudong

Singapore

Vladivostock

Choribon

Djember

Kahe

The Hagu

--

Interest allowed on Current Accounts Deposite recolved for fixed periods, at rater to be obtained on application.

Mr. O. ARIMA, Manager

Hongkong, March 11th 1925.

司公埋深哭實中

SOCIETE FRA CAISE DE GERANCE.

DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE. ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO.

CHINOIS,

(Incorporated in France).

5. Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong. HEAD OFFICE:

74; Rao St. Lazaro, Paris. Capital France.............. Ers.10,000,000.00 Frs.10,780,000.00 Rosarves France

Working fund provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

DE CHINE --- France 50,000,000

BANKERS.

FRANCE:--Societe General Banque Nationale de Credit, Banggo de Paris et des Paya Ban.

LONDON.Midland Bank Ltd. NEW YORK-Irving Bank, Columbis Trust Co.

Pocalonan Boerakarta

Diskjakarta Penang Tagal (Hole)

Pontianak Tillating and

Bangoon Weltovreden

Landua Bankers- National Provincial

Bánk, Ltd.

Correspondents all over the world.

BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

M. J. HERBSCHLEB,

Agent:

THE P. &0. BANKING .CORPORATION, LTD.

LTD.

(Incorporated in England 1020) With wach is aliliated THE ALLAHABAD BANK,

INDIA, Authorized Capital.......... £5,000,000 Subscribed and Paid-up£2,594,160 Reserve Fund ........

£160,000

HEAD OFFICE-:- 122, Leadenhall London E.C.. WEST LONDON BRANCH: 14-16, Cock par Street, London B.W.7. EASTERN BRANCHES Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong, Canton and Shanghai,

The Corporation undertake General Banking and Exchange Business of every. description and is addition to its Branches bas Agencies in sil the principal cities of the world.

L. E. HOPKINS,

Manager.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Corro ga, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong. *pondents throughout the world.

A. ROLLIN Manager.

THE HO HONG BANE, LTD. (Established 1917.)

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHIÑA.

Inebriorated by Royal Charter 1852.) Paid up Captai.... .................£3,000,000, Reserve 11s bilities of

Reserve Pand

CAPITAL:

Authorised Capital Isaved....... Pald-up

Shareholders

.$20,000,000 8,000,000 4,000,000

4,000,000 825,000

.......£4,000,000 Surplus.....

cent savings 4.per cent, Fiend Depraits. Reserve Lisbility of Proprietors £3,000,000 3 months 4 por cont, 6 months, 414 por i coat, one year

per sont,

Safe Deposits, Boxes for Rent. Our Vaults safeguarded by time alooks and double combinations. Armour plate stent doors a

¡Y. LUM,

Manager,

Foreign Exchange and Geners! Banking

-business tracted.

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Desionite recessed for 1 year or shorter periode at rates which will be gupted an application."

H. FERGUSON,

HEAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE, Brauches, Agencies and Correspondents in the principal cities of the world..

Voigtländer

CAMERAS, BINOCULARS,

TELESCOPES, MAGNIFIERS.

NEW SHIPMENT

JUST ARRIVED!!

SANDE, WIELER & CO.

Telephone C.4411.

HONGKONG.

1st. Floar, Powell, Building

For your floor-fúrniture-and every domestic article requiring a stained and varnished finish

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IN

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Radio service on route-Observation. Cars. Dining Car service of highest standard with moderate charges.

Bookings arranged on all Steamship Lines, Descriptive booklets and complete information gladly supplied.

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PRICKLY HEAT

This is the time of year when Prickly Host is most provalent, Speedy relief can be fobtained however, by the application of our

PRICKLY HEAT LOTION which is delicately perfumed

In conjunction with the lotion, we strongly recommend the use of an antiseptic soap, which frees the paras from germs, and ensures a healthy skin. This is known as

ASEPSO SOAP

and is recommended by the highest medical authorities.

Every description of Banking and THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY

Exchange business transacted,

H.L. HUANG

Manager.

Telephone C.1877. 14, Queen's Road, Central.

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