1925-10-06 — Page 9

PAYING FOR TIME LOST

THE CRISIS AND NEED IN CHINA.

The following leading article appears in the Observer of Aug. 23rd:-

DIVER'S DEATH.'.

LOCAL TRAGEDY RECALLED AT MAGISTRACY.,

T

Medical Evidence.

Dr. J. Craig, officer in charge of the Victoria Mortuary, deposed that he performed a post mortem exami

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HONGKONG" AND SHANUNAH BANKING CORPORATION.

པསམཏམ

BEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.

$50,000,000 Authorised Capital - Reserve Fund Lased and Fully Paid-up- $20,000.00

Sterling. Silver- Reservé Ļiability of Proprietors

£4,600,000 $28 500.000

$20,000.00

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1925.

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION,

(Owned by the Nauonal City Bank of Now York).

Capital & Harplus.... $1,000,000 HEAD OFFICE

60, Wail Street, Nix Fire

Barahona Barcelona

COURT OF DIRECTORS: G. M. Young, Esq. Chairman H. P. Wilte, Esq. Deputy Chairman D.G.M. Bernard, Eaq Hon. Mr. A.O: Lang A.H. Compton, Esq. J.A. Plummer, Esq. WH. Bell, Esq. W. L. Pattonden, Esq Batavia Hon. Mr.P.E.Holyoak T. G. Well, Eaq.

Bombsy

Calcutta Canton Qobu

LONDON OFFICE

36 Bishopsgate, E.C.

BRANCHES

Uzska

PA

Poking

Euerto Plata.

Rangoon

Sau Francisco, On!.

Ban Francisco de Macoris

Colon

San Pedro de Macoris

Dairon

Sanchez

Hankow

Harbin Hongkong

Bantiago de los Caballeros anto Domingo

The death of a Chincse diver named Lam Ling, who lost his life The paymont for time lost in while engaged in operations at the China is growing more and more Hongkong Electric Company'a heavy. It is now very nearly Installations at North Point on Sep- three months since Chinese lives were lost in the original Shanghai tembor 12, had its sequel at the Central Magistracy yesterday after- rint, three months wasted in in- action. Yet it was evident when noon, in the form of a Coroner's the first news came that we had enquiry conducted by Mr. S. B. B. to handle events as grave as over McElderry who was nesisted by a dccurred in time of poaco. It jury composed of Messrs. E. J. should not have required all the Lacon (foreman), A" Mackenzie subsequent complications and the and A. H. da Silva, spreading fever of Chinese hostil ity to prove it. It is proper to acknowledge, as hasty critics do not, the difficulties of the Foreign nation on the body of the deceased ad in LOCAL QURRENCY and L.Veg Office. The relations between the following day. There was a China and Britain are part of an small incised cut on the centre of intenational system organised un- the deceased's forehead, but that dor treaties. While it is British wound alone could not have caused interests which are most urgently death. It might have stunned the threatened, the ultimate settlo- ment must be shared with others. deceased but would not have been very severe. It was superficial and At every step the Interests of other nations have to be consulted did not injure the bone. There and considered. Action for the was a marked congestion of the neck but most part cannot be swift, and in-blood in the face and dependent. But it would be dif- there was no mark of any pressure! cult to overstate the dangers to on the person. The congestion in which British interests are ex- the neck, might have been due to

Chief Manager A. H. Barlow, Esq. Manager: Shanghai-G. H, Etiti, Esq. LONDON BANKERS: WESTMINSTER BANK LTD. CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-Kobe FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year, or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.

Hongkong, 21st. Feb., 1924.

HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above. Bank is SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA conducted by the HONGKONG AND TION. Rules may be obtained on'

posed to-day in the most import- some constriction caused indirectly INTERRE on Deposita is calculated

treme

in

pleted Calendar Month at 34 per cent per stomach contained very little water. on the lowrat balance during each com In witness's opinion death was annam. Should there be no balance on day month no interest will he due to asphyxiation. The deceased.any from all appearances had probably allowed for that month,

Depositors may transfer at their option tiled before being drawn up..

Balance of $100 or more to the HONG- KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be places on FIXED DEPOSIT at OUR

The enquiry was adjourned til Friday afternoon, and the court visited the scene of the tragedy.

ant area of overseas trade,outside by the diving suit. The lungs and the Empire. The ban placed by the Canton Government on ships touching at Hong Kong is an ex

challenge to British diplomacy with a crisis definite and acute. A protest against this open breach of treaty rights has been made at Peking. But Canton does not take its orders from Paking. To the difficulty of

action sucuring co-operative within reasonable time among the Powers is added that of deal- ing with a cediral government possessing only the phantom of authority.

THE CHINA STATION.

RECENT APPOINTMENTS.

We have urged, and, we shal!! Captain Hugh S. Shipway R.N., urge again, that the first thing to has been selected for appointment

RENT RATES.

Madrid

Shante

Tientsin Tokio Yokohama

Commercial and Travellers' Latters of Current Credit, Bille of Bachange and Cable Transfers bought and sold. accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposita in local and foreign currencies taken at rates that may be ascertained on application to the Bank.. We are also able to offer our Customers the services of Branches of the Nationa

countries of South America and in the

G. HOOG, West Indies.

Manager.

City Bank of New York in the principal

9 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.

Established 1830.

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

HEADOFFICE-YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at.

Koba

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank ing Corporation.

A. H. BARLOW,

Batavis Bombay Chief Manager.

Buenos Ayres Lyo Hongkong, 7th. January 1025,

London

Calcutta Los Angeles San Francisco

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE

(BRANCH BANK.)

HEAD OFFICE :

06, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.

Capital Paid-up Capital Reservos

Fr. 72,000,000.00

Fr. 68,400,000.00

...Fra. 60,567,283,84

BRANCHES & AGENCIES:

Bankok Hongkong. Beton.

Battambang "Mangtse

Canton

Djibouti

Haiphong

Hankow

Hanoi.

Noumes

Papoots

Shanghai.

Singapore

Tientsin

Peking Toursas

Pnom-Fanh Tladivostock

Pondicherry Yunnanta

BANKERS:

"

National In FRANCE-Comptoir

Paris; d'Escompte de

Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Paye-Bay Credit Industrial et Commercial; Societa (Jeneral.

In LONDON The National Pro- vincini and Unlon Bank of England, Ltd; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris, Credit Lyonnale..

Voigtländer

12 NEW YORK :-J. P. Morgan & Co. Interest allowed on Current Accounta↑ UDERZA}( and Fixed Deposita according to arrange,

cannt.

Every description of banking and exchange business transacted.

A. LECOT,

Manager

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATCHAPPIJ. (Netherlands Trading Society).

BANK.:

Established 1824

Hongkong Branch established 1906 Authorized Capital Quilders...150,000,000 (£12,500,000) Paid-up Capital Ouilders 00,000,000 (£.6,666,070) 20,636,861 ( 1,711,405) Reserve Fund Builders ....... Special Reserves Gailders...... 22,660,000 (£ 1,388,330) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. Eastern HEAD'OFFICE:-BATAVIA.

BRANCHES :-

Bandjarmasin Kota-Radja Sotterdam Bandoong"

Macassara Samarang Modan

Sumarang

Boerabays

Rangoon

Canton

Manila

Changchun

THE BANK OF CANTON LTD. -

Dairen

Nagoya

Nagasaki Shanghai

Seattle

Bombay

(Dasny)

Nawchwang

monosek

Oxlcutta

Fengtion

Ostva

Bydney

Choribon

Blukden

New York

Tantsin

Djombor

$1,200,000 Hamburg .£1,081,075 Hankow $700,000 Honolule

Hotbin

Paking

Tokyo

Bio

Tainanta

Kobe

Head Office Hongkong.

Foreign Exchange & Genera: Banking

businers transacted.

Interest allowed on

CURRENT ACCOUNTS - 2% per annum on daily credit balances

do is to send out a representative to the Hawkins, additional, for duty Authorised Capital.. of exceptional standing and abil-at Singapore, on the staff of Vice- Paid Up Capital.......... ity to handle affairs for us in Admiral Sir E. S. Alexander-Sin-Silver Reserve Fund ................. China.

The Government needs clair, to date October 20, and as authoritative information and ad- Captain-in-Charge, Singapore, as vice from China.." It cannot evolve from the date of beginning duty. a prudent and effective, polley Captain Shipway is the third officer without the suggestions which are for his rank to be sent to Singapore. the business of the man on the since it was decided to extend the spot. It is imperative that a man base there in the summer of 1921, of over $100.00 : . outstanding incapacity and know- the others being Captain C, V. ledge of Chinese affairs should be Robinson, now commanding the dispatched to Peking. The next cruiser Constance, and Captain P. condition is that the United States R. Stevens, D.S.O., whose two-year Lenn expires in October. Captain.

and Japan should give us the sup Shipway, who formerly commanded port which we should be ready to. give them were they placed as we the Dublin at the Cape, will leave for the East in time to begin duty How are. The Bolshevist plan is

about December 1. of transparent simplicity. They suppose, upon information as mis

The following appointments were made by the Admiralty on Septem-

SAVINGS

.4% per annum DEPOSITS

fo: 12 months 5% per annum

6

4% " ་་་་

3% on Demand 2% per annum

BRANCHES. Canton, Ewatow, Shanghal. Hankow, Bangkok, New York and San Francisco.

LONDON BANKERS-The Lloyds

loading as their information usual ber 7.--Ljeuts. (E.): A. J. Norris, Bank Ltd. LOOK POONG BHAN,

ly is, that Britain is the weak link to Carlisle (September. 17), and P.

in the Western chain. Their hope E. F. Walker, to Hawkins (on is to isolate us first and take Am-relief).

Chief Mausget.

THE BANK OF CHINA.

$64,000,000.00 $18,278,600.00

erica and Japan in isolation sub- H.M.S. Donae, Captain B. H. sequently. We do not think that Ramsay, M.V.0., is ordered to re- their reckoning will work out true. commission with a full Chatham,

(Specially anthorized uy Presidential We are not pessimistic about the crew, as an independent command, future, nor do we regard it for a for service on the Mediterranean. 3fandate of the Republic of China on the Biomens as likely that the faction Captain Ramsay joined her in 2nd of November, 1917.) Jemporarily in ascendancy at March last, after commanding the

trooping service. Authorized Capital.. Canton will maintain itself. Com- Weymouth on munism is becoming an annoy Lieutenant-Commander. G. W. Hill, Paid-up Capital ........ ance to the Chinese themselves, who navigated the vessel through-Reserve Funds... That does not mean that things out the Empire cruise, is now being will come automatically right in succeeded by Lleutenant-Comman-

4, Queen's Road Central, time. It moans that we have an der D. C.. G. Neish, late of the

Branches and Sub-branches all over excellent prospect of ending the Navigation School Staff, and navi trouble as soon as we succeed in gator, in 1921-23 of the Titania, China sad correspondants in Europe, LONDON BANKERS:-The National convincing the Chinese that wo submarine depot-ship on the China America and other parts of the World.

Provincial and Union Bank of England are not the enemies of change in

Engineer-Commander S. G. Mis- Ltd. the Treaty system, and in Ellay.

The Guaranty Trust Company of New ing the belief that they are liable selbrook, lately serving at Hong-

York

Station,

... 8,629,475,24 HEAD OFFICE; PEKING.... HONGKONG BRANCHES :

to be shot at pleasure by foreign on Dockyard, is taking the in-NEW YORK BRANCHES-The ternal combustion course at Ports-Irving National Banks The Equitable

Trust Company of New York.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts

rifles on their own soil, or to re- ceive one kind of justice while the white man receives another. Up to the present. since the trau-' bles began, we have been at no, pains to make these things clear in any official way,

At the Capitol Cinema and the Marble, Arch Pavilion, in addition to the ordinary programme, s film dealing with the carcer and characteristics of Hobbs, which

mouth.

THE SHANGHAI ENQUIRY.

CHINA ANNOUNCES NON-PARTICIPATION.,

(Our Own Correspondent.)

Shanghai, October 5. The Chinese Commissioner of announces that

synchronized with the attain- Foreign Affairs

ments of his 127th century in first China will not participate in the

and Fixed Deposits. Terms on applica

tion:

Every description of, Banking business tranerctos.

Loans granted on approved securities." Special facilities for Home Exchange. EL PEI, Manager.

ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE:

Tsingtan

Janeiro Karachi Vladivostock Kai Yuen Baigon.

Interest silawed on Current Accounts. Deposite received for 5xed periods at raton to be obtained on application.

Mr. O. ARIMA, Manager.

Hongkong, March 11th 1025.

司公理管業實法中

SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE

GERANCE. Y

DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE

ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO CHINOIS,

(Incorporated in France).

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

74, Rue. St. Lazare, Paris.

Fr. 10,000,000.00 Capital Francs....... Reserves Francs ..... ...Fr.10,790,000.00 Working fund provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE

Francs 50,000,000 BANKERS.

...FRANCE:-Societe General Banque de, Credit, Banque de Nationale Pari et des Payi Bas.

LONDON-Midland Bank Ltd.

Shanghai

Padong Bingspora

Palembang Boorabais

Pecalonan Soerakarta

Djokjakarta Penang Tegal Hole)

Pontianak listing and

The Hague Bargoon

Weltevreden

London Bankors-National Provincial Bank, Ltd.

Correspondents ail over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY

DESCRIPTION.1

M. J. HERBSCHLEB,

Agent.

THE P. & O. BANKING

CORPORATION, LTD, (-1

(Incorperated In-Eugland 1020)

With wasen is aflliated

THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD. INDIA.

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

.£5,000,000

02,554,160

.... 160,000

HEAD OFFICE: 132, Leadenhall London 2.0. WEST LONDON BRANCH: 14-16, Cockspur, Stresi, London 8.W.I. EASTERN BRANCHES: Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madras, Oolombo, Singapore, Hongkong,. Canton and Shanghai.

The Corporation andertake General Banking and Exchange Business of every description and in addition to ite Branches has Agencies in all the principal cities of the world.

L. E. HOPKINS,

Manager.

NEW YORK-Irving Bank, Columbis 72, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong, Tries Co.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Corre- spondents throughout the world.

A. ROLLIN Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OFB INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

-

(Incorporated by Royal Ubartar 1853.)

A

Paid-up Capital £3,000,000 £4,000,000 Reserve Fund..... Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.

Current Accounts opened And Fixed. Deposits received for 1 year or aborter" periods at enter which will be quoted op Application

A. H. FERGUSON,

LIMITED

anager.

class cricket, was shown. This judical enquiry which la to open 50 Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkor THE DANK OF EAST ASIA production is being distributed by on Wednesday, but that it will not! "Now Era Filme, Limited." A discourage. Chinese witnesses: similar production, made by wishing to appear. Patho, was shown at the Tivoli Cinema.

The King Edward's Hospital Fund for London has issued a. roport for 1924 on 118 London hospitals. It is evident from the

THREATENED CUSTOMS.

STRIKE.

CHINESE MARITIME

statistics it contains that there EMPLOYEES MAKE THREATS

(Our Own Correspondent)

has been a continued Increase in the number of beds, in mainten- ance expenditure, and in the amount of income. The report

Shungħal October 5. also shows a zomakable improve

The Chinese-Maritime Customs ment in the financial position since the crisis in 1920 and, in Junior employees are organizing a fact, the surplus of income over union and threaten to strike unless expenditure amounts to as much their demande for increases, are

granted.

recent

BRANCHES-BANGKOK-

SHANGHAI... Correspondents London: Wost- mlaster Bank, Ltd; Now York: National Olty Bank; San Francisco; Union Trust do, of San Francisco; Canton Bank,

.....SE ODD 005 Authorised Capital Paul Up Capital.......

...:81 500,000 Modern banking in all its branches Current accounts savings accounts... and fixed deposita solicited. Loans granted en approved socroity,

Ocarzens banking a speciality, INTEREST Current accounts S ̈per cent savings per cent, Fized Dopoalta, 3 months 4 per cent, 6 months 434-per cucit, one year 6 per cent,co Enter Bufo Daponite, Boxes for!

Saltors and doubly complaint Comm

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG,

Authorised Capital

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund-

DIRECTORS

$10,000,000

5,000,000

1,000,000

Hon. Mr. Chow Shon Son-Chairman Fang Fing Bhan Mok Ching Hong Li Koon Chim Wong Yun Tong

Hayuh Tal P.K. Kwok

Kan Yan Fo Ng Ching Luk Pong Wal Ting Chan Ching Shok Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted---Loans granted on spproved nouritian,

BAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to lat.

KAN GTONG PO "Chiot Manager.

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

CAPITAL:

Issued w Authorized Capital Paid-up. Reserve Habilities of

Shareholders

Surplus....

$20,000,000

8,000,000

4,000,000

$,000,000 825,000 HEAD OFFICE SINGAPORE. Branches, Agencies and Correspondents in the principal cities of the world.”

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

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