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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER

EUROPEAN LETTER.

By Milion Bronner for the Telegraph.)

London, Aug. 27th-You see them on the streets of London these days, fair-haired young men, often hatices, with knapsacks on their shoulders, stout walking sticks

THE EISTEDDFOD.

BANKS

Better Musical Standard HONG KONG AND SHANGHA NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK

Needed.

We have reached the end of the Royal National Eisteddfod with Bonio regrete and some rojoicing, comments an Observer correspon-

BANKING CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE; HONGKONGWE Authorised Ospitali do $50,000,000

Reserve Fund fast and Bully Paid-up $35,000,00

Sterling Säver

£4,500,000,

000 $20,000.00

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

in their hands, and their legs en-don. There is an unmistakable Kenes Liability of Proprietors cased in puttees.

tendency to commercialise the proceeding, and, the townspeople have certainly done their share, as, in one-case two shillings was demanded for a pot of tea for one

of six weeks.

M. Young, Esq. Chairma H. P. Whits, Esq. Deputy Chairman D.G.M. Bernard, Esq Hon. Mr. A.O. Lang W.H. Bell, Esq. W: L. Pattanden, Esq AH. Compton, Esq. J.A. Plummer, E G. Weall, Esq. Hon. Mr.P.H.Holyoak T. G.

Hongkong, 21st. Feb., 1

1924.

Established 1863.

Paid-up Capital and Reserve Fund Gids..........78,200,000 £6,517,333

HEAD

"OFFICE÷AMSTERDAM

EASTERN HEAD OFFICE-BATAVIA.

BRANCHES:

Amoy, Ampera Bandoeng, Bombay, Calcutta, Cheribon, Gorontalo, Hongkong, | Robe, Makaasur, Medan, Menado, Palembang, Pekalongan, Probolinggo, Rotterdam Semarang, Shanghai, Singapore, Sourabaya, Swatow, Tegal; The Hagan, Tolek, Ba fong Tiltjap. Weltevreden.

LONDON REPRESENTATIVE-P. 8. Wright, 27, Old Broad Street, Londen, E. 0. 2

CORRESPONDENTS: 'LONDON':—Midland Bank, Ltd., Oversone Branch, Westminster. Bank, Ltd.. Foreign Branch, N. M. Rothschild & Sons and Swiss Bank Corporation.

NEW YORK Chase National Bank, Farmers' Loan" Trust Co, Arvisa Bank Columbia Trust Co., Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York Trust Co.

And in all the principal towns of the worldus ka EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING & EXCHANGE BUSINESS TRANSACTED. CURRENT ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS, etc.

INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION:

Owned by the National City Bank of

New York)

And you seem to remember see ing their, like in various places in Switzerland, Italy and Norway Then one addresses a remark to his companion and you are sure. They porson, are talking in German. They are

This, however, unfortunately, German aniversity students spend cannot be checked by the organi

Chlef Manager ing their summer vacation wonder-sers of the Eisteddfod. They can

A. H. Barlow, Esqua only control the artistic side of Manager: Bhanghal-G. H. Stitt, Esq. Ing afoot around England.

It's their first invasion since the the festival, and in the respect TONDON BANKERS:

4 low War. For a long time they were they attracted only

WESTMINSTER BANK LTD. shy about venturing upon British standard of entry in the musical

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- soll, but this year many of them section, which, of course, has al-ed in LOCAL CURRENCY and have broken the ice and have secur-ways been the backbone of past FIXED DEPOSITS, received for ed from the British Government Eisteddfods, though other sections one year or shorter periods in permits to visit here for a period have been encouraged and carried Local Currency and Sterling on

out on an anibitious scale.

1erms which will be quoted on They are very earnest. If divi- This year's Eisteddfod has been application. nity students, they specialize in very great success financially cathedrals. If they are taking which also means in attendance, bachelor of arts course, you see them but if popularity is to be main- puttering around all the shrines tained among the masses of connected with the great British Wales a much higher standard of If they intend to be busi-musical entrant must be attracted

The Business of the above Bank is writers. ness men, you see thent in the mills and the programme run to time conducted by the HONGEONG AND This morning for, instance, the SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORA be obtained on Rulon may proceedings were due to begin at TION.

Barahona" 9.30, but did not start until 10.15. application

PINTEREST on Deposita is calculated Barcelonis

Batavia And speaking of foreigners in This morning was given to a on the lowest balance during each com Britain, the United States le send-general straightening up. There pleted Calendar Month at 3 per cent per Bombay ing a larger contingent this year were violin solo, contralto solo, num. Should there be no balance on Calcutta

any day in a mouth no interest will be Dayton

Cobu than usual. And the pained com-and rural choir, competitions, allowed for that month.

Depositors may transfer at their option Colon ments of the newspapers are very and, by way of diversion, there

KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to Hankow. funny to read. You see, nose of were slate-splitting competitions. Brinnce of $100 or more to the FONG. Dairep Harbin 1:ese Europeana make any bones The evening concerts have been sou FIXED DEPOSIT at CUR

Hongkong They welcome us for generally good, and the perform RENT RATES about it.

The more we spend, ance of "The Messiah last night our dollars.

was excellent under Sir Walfording Corporatioä. the heartier the welcome..

Davies. The Welsh Symphony But the grayamen of the com- plaint about the Americans who Orchestra gave the best perform- ance that I have heard them give. They are rapidly developing into a first-class combination, but need more practice together.

and factories.

have come this year is that the are not spenders, Hotel porter gravely assure you these "Yanks" are not as good a clase as they What used to get before the war. they really mean is that before the war the only Americans who came over were rich folk who had lots of money but no brains.

THE ORDER OF MUT.

Absurdities of the Age.

The people who come over now have lots of brains, but not much money. They have come over not; to splurge, not to impress hotel

While England and other.paris junkies, but to broaden their! education by getting the most they named societies, such as the of the Empire have some queerly can out of foreign travel. And the Druids, Oddfellows, and such like, average American can be prouder

our American cousins seem to do- of them than of the mere idle rich light in giving their associations who think their dollare cover the most bizarre titles they can multitude of sins including empty, think of with a result that is al- skulls.

ways amusing and sometimes: excruciatingly funny. Speaking of holidays-tens of There are orders of Bears, Blue thousands of workers in factories Geese, Bugs, Camels, Dogs, Elks, and mills in Lancashire and York-Moose, Muth, Goshawks, Larks, shire are

their Lions, Monkeys, Owls, 'Red Roos- enjoying now

ters. Serpents, Shrimps, White "wakes,"

For a whole year long the Rabbits, and White Rats. It is! wo titles workers in some town will contri-when one comes to

The Inflicted on the officers of these bute each week to a fund. whole purpose of the saying is to jordars that the risible faculties have money with which to go on are really tested.

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HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK, Capital & Barplus U.8, $1,000,000

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-

'A. H. BARLOW,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 7th. January 1026.

THE BANK OF CANTON LTD. Head Office Hongkong.

Authorised Capitali..... Paid Up Capital.......... Bilvor Reserve Fund........

HEAD OFFICE:

60, Wali Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE: 36 Bishopsgate, E.D. BRANCHES:

Okn

Panama!

Peking

Porto Plate Rangoon

San Francisco, Cal

San Francisco de Macoria

San Pedro de Macaris Sanchez

Santiago de los Caballero, Santo Domingo

Shangha

Kobe La Voga Madrid Muniis

Singapore

Tresilein

Tokio

Yokoham

Commercial and Travellers' Lotteri of Credit, Billa of Exchange and Cable Currant Transfers bought and sold:

P. MARKS, Manager

BANQUE DE LINDO CHINE (BRANCH BANK)

HEAD OFFICE!

96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris:

Capital' Paid-up Capital ............ Reserves

BRANCHES & AGENCIES.

Bankok

Conton

Fr. 72,000,000.00 Fra. 68,400,000.00 Fr. 89,667,283,54

Hongkong

Sulgon

Shanghai,

Noumea

Singapore

Pappats

Tientsin

Peking

"Tuurats

Pnom Penh Tladivestock

Battambang Menglis

Djibouti

Haiphong

Hankow Handi

Pondicherry Yunnanfu

3. BANKERS:

National Credit

In FRANCE: Comptoir

d'Escompte de Paris: Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et der Pays Bay Crédit Industrial et Commercial; Societe General.

In LONDON -The National Fre

vincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd: Comptoir National d'Escomple) de Paris, Credit Lyonnaie.

In NEW YORK :-J. P. Murgan & Co. Interest allowed on Current Accounts

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

"Every description of banking and We are also able to offor our Customers £1,200,000 the services of Branches of the Nations/exchange business transacted. £1,081,676 City Bank of New York in the principal 700,000 countries of South America and in the

West Indies.

Foreign Exchange &General Banking. buriness transacted.

Interest allowed on

CURRENT ACCOUNTS

2% per sana on daily credit balances of over $100.00:

SAVINGS

4% per annum DEPOSITS

for 12 month 6% per annum

&

19

*

4%

3

on Demand

2% per annum

BRANCHES: Canton, Bestow Shanghai. Hankow, Bangkok, New York LONDON BANKERS-The Lloyd and San Francisco. Rank Ltd.

LOOK POONG BHAN, Chief Manager.

G. ROGG,

Manager.

9 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong. THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.

་་

ين"

Ertablished 1830.

Capital (fully paid up)....Y. 100,000,000 Reserve fund. 83,500,000

HEADOFFICE YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencies at

Kobe

Semarang London Boerübaye

Batavia Bomboy

Buenos Ayres Lyoni Calcutta

Rangoon

Los Angeles Ban Francisco

Seattle Manila Nagasaki

Shanghai.

NAE AD im

OBAY Sydney Now York Tientsin Peking

Tokyo

"

A. LECOT,

Manager.

·NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATCHAPPIJ. (Netherlands Trading Society). BANK.

Established 1824 Hongkong Branch" etablished 1906. Authorized Capital: Quilders...150,000,000 (£12,500,000) Paid-up Capital Guilders ...... 80,000,000 (36,665,670) Reserve Fond Guilder...... 20.536,861 (1,711,405) Special Reserves Guilders...... 22,650,000 (£1,888,530) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM," · Eastern HEAD OFFICE BATAVIA,. BRANCHES :-

Handjermasin Kota-Radja Botterdam

Macassara Samarang

Canton

Changshun Dairen

Dainy)

Fangtien

Mukden

Bandoerg

Hamburg

Hankow

Rio de

Tainantu

Bombay

Medan Shanghai

THE BANK OF CHINA.

Honolulo Harbin

Jandira

Karachi Pladivostock.

Trington

Calcutta

Padang- Singapore

Choribon

Palembang Boerabaja

Djember

Pecalonan Soerakaria

Djokjakarta Pasang Tegal (Solej

Kaba

BOL

(8pecially authorized by Presidential holiday. That's the "wakes." The Among the most fur-fetched Mandate of the Republic of China on the huge sums accumulated for the are the Sapient Screecher of the 22nd of November, 1917.) purpose may be, gathered from the Owls, the Grand High Cur of the fact that in 14 Lancashire towns the Qellow" Dogs, the Deputy Head Authorized Capital....... total amount tas saved ran up to Choose of the Cheese Club of tho Paid-up Capital $18,278,600.00 the very respectable figure-Knights of Columbus, the. In-

perial Chief Mut, the Hiero,] £1,000,000.

Hence all during August trains Glyph of the Ancient Order of Muts, the Senior Hoo-Hoo the

Reserva Funds.

$60,000,000.00

.$ 8,670,425,24 HEAD OFFICE PERING. HONGKONG BRANCHÈS :-

•4, Queen's Road Central.

Branches and Sub-branches all over going to the seashore, boats going Supreme Gu-Gu, and last, if not chins and correspondents in our to the Isle of Man and to Ireland

least, the Most Loyal Ganger, who America and other parts of the World. have been crammed with workers may have for company, if he LONDON BANKERS-The National Jion Bank of England wishes, the Supremo Thrice In- Provincial and.

and their families,

Economists may gravely discuss famous Inferior Ga-Gu, but hehe Guaranty Trust Company of New whether Britain is on the downward would do well not to choose a fork. path commercially, but the average dark night if names go for any- NEW YORK BRANCHES :-The Lancashireman or Yorkshireman thing.

will have his holidays just the same.

There pre Frenchmen who sayi

that the middle name of their a lover. He was jealous and one Minister-Paul Prudent evening he beat her up and then Prime Painleve will have to be changed drew a knife as if he were going Somehow, to to "Imprudent." He has taken to finish the job. more risks than any premier within anglate the French literally, "a revolver found itself in her band." recent momery.

Not long ago, desiring to get Alao it went off and the lover bit Arsthand knowledge of the serious the dust. So poor little Zizi, was military situation in Marocco, up for murder. And then she sat Painleve flew the long and some in the prisoner's, dock while the jurors studied her oval face, in what dangerous distance."

Irving National Banks. The Equitable Trust Company of New York,

.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Tormis un applica- tion.

Every description of Banking business trannycted,

Loans granted on approved securities, Special facilition for Home Exchange, LE PEI, Manager.

ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL BANK. LTD.

KAD

OFFICE A

BRANCHES BANGKOK-

And at once upon his return, which there gleamed the saddest of 50 Das Vaeux Road Central, Hongkong. having to review the French naval sad black eyes, shaded by lang, When those feet, he was not satisfied until he silky, black lashes. went aboard a submarine and had eyes filmed with tears, the French And they promptly the, officers submerze it and go for jurors wept.

brought in a verdict acquitting her.

a cruise underneath the waters.

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The "new-rich" are an old story. The most soft-hearted jarles in the world up to now, have been The "new-poor" is a newer tale. those of France and America. It's the term people like to apply Especially when it comes to women to themselves because of the high taxation they endure and because, defendants.

Lately in the United States, how-of the high cost of living. But just ever, there has been a healthy the same this new poorlshness reaction against "ladies" who kill doesn't seem to prevent them, buy and some prison sentences have ng what they take a fancy to. For instance, the other day in, Flest resulted. Not so in France.

There is Zizi, for instance. She Street an auctioneer sold a book of has another namo, but the jurors Syrian stamps. And in these hard knew her mainly as Zizi. She bad times all it fetched was £1,500.

SHANGHAL. Correspondents: London: West- minator Back, Lt; Now York: National City Bank; San Francisco: Union Trust Co. of San Francisco; Canton Bank. Authorised Capital ........................................

......35 000 BOO ........$2 500,000 Pald Up Capital

Modern banklag in all its branches Current accounts savings accounta and fixed deposita paliestad... 201 granted en approved secreity,

Heerecos banking a speciality, cent savings 4 per cent, Fized Deposits, INTEREST-Current accounts 2 per 3 months 4 per cent, 5 months 414 per cent, one year o per cent,

Safe Deposits, Boxes for Rent. Our Vaulis safeguarded by time clooks and double combinations. Armour plate sinal doors.

J, Y. LUM,

↑Manager,

Kai Yuan Baigon.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts, Deposits received for fixed periods rates to be obtained on application."

Mr. CARIMA,' *Manager,

Hongkong, March 11th 1925."

司公理營業實法中

SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE

GERANCE.

DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE. ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO CHINOIS.

(Incorporated in France).

6. Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong...

- HEAD OFFICE:

74, Rue St. Lazare," "Paris.

.Fr£12,000,000.00 Capital Franes..

Fra10,790,000.00 Reserves France .............k

Working fund provided hy THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE

Francs 50,000,000 BANKERS. FRANOR Societe Genera! Banque Credit, Banque de Nationale lo Patio et des Pays Ba

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

Pontiansk Tjilat and

The Hague Rangoon

Weltevreden

London Bankers-National Provincial,

Bank, Ltd.

Correspondents all over the world.

BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY

DESCRIPTION.;;

M. J. HERBSCHLEB,

Arent.

THE P. & D. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.

(Incorporated in England 1920) With wasch in afflated

THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTDE

INDIA.

Authorized Capital. Subscribed and Paid-up Reserve Fund...

£5,000,000

£2,694,160

£160,000

HEAD OFFICE: 122, Leadenhall London E.C. WEST LONDON BRANCH: 14-16; Cockapur Street, London BW.I EASTERN BRANCHES ; Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong," Canton and Bhanghai...

The Corporation undertake, General Banking and Exchange Business of every description and l'addition to its Branches has Agencies in all the principal cition of the world,

L.E, HOPKINS,

Manager.

Voigtländer

CAMERAS, BINOCULARS, TELESCOPES, MAGNIFIERS.

NEW SHIPMENT

JUST ARRIVED 11

SANDER,

Telephone 0.4411)

WIELER & CO,

HONGKONG.

lot. Floor, Powell Building.

FIRE PROTECTION

Is your house provided for in case FIRE?

If not, you should lose no time in installing the simple, economical and SURE safe guard:

FOAMITE-FIREFOAM

Full Particulars

from

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY LTD.

2, Queen's Bldgs. Tel. 236

HOME LEAVE

If you are going on Home Leave next year register for accommodations now in order to secure the best space. Bookings made on all Steamship Lines tariff rates. Through tickets to Europe via United States and Canada, Complete information given as to Radways, Hotels, sight-seeing, etc., en route.· Baggage and Accident Insurance. Shipments of all kinds handled to all parts of the World. Carry American Express Travellers Cheques.

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BANKS

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Corre 22, Des Your Boad Central. Hongkong. THE BANK OF EAST ASIA spondents throughout the world.

A. BOLLIN, Manager.

THE RG BONG FANE, LTD.

(Established 1917.) '

CAPITAL:

THE CHARTERED BANK OF

Authorised Capital INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Isqued 1865. Paid-up... (Incorporated by Royal Chap Paid up Capital:

£3,000,000 Reserve 11 bilties of

Shareholders .........£4,000,000 Sarplus Reserve Liability of Proprietors£3,000,000 -- Reserve Fund

Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transseted.

$20,000,000 8,000,000

LIMITED:

HEAD OFFICE-BONOKUNG,

Authored Capital

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund-Reg

DIRECTORS

$10,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000

4,000,000 Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son-Chairman

Fung Ping Shan

4,000,000 625,000

Li Koon Chu

P.K. Kwok

Ng Ching Luk

HEAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE Branches, Agencies and Correspondeuts Current Accounts opened and Fixed in the principal cities of the world.

Every description of Banking and „Deposits received for 1 year or shorter perioda ai tetes which will be quoted on Exchange business transacted.[] *pplication,

A. E. FERGUSON, spageti

H.L. HUANG Minager":"

Pong Wal Ting

Mot Ching Kong “ Wong Yu Tong Huşub Tat

Kan Yan Pa Chan Ching Blick

Every description of Banking and Exchange, business. transacted Loans. granted on approved securitie

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to lot.

KAN GTONG PO D Objst Manager.

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