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SHANGHAI SHOOTING, SOUTH AMERICAN RUN.

SIR HENRY GOLLAN'S VIEWS.

A vory length summary of the

JAPANESE SHIPPING LINES

COMPETE.

The South American line is now findings of the Judges who con-expected to enter, a new stage for ducted the Judicial Enquiry into keener competition between the the Shanghai shooting affair of May 30th published in N. Y: K. and the O. S. K., say the

Osaka Mainichi.

Wos

Shanghai last week.

Considerable space is given to the findings of Sir Honry Gollan

The O. S. K's new South Ameri

(Chief Justice of Hongkong, the car liner Santos Maru left the port most important paragraph in on her maiden voyaga on Decem which reads as follows: "After ber 24. Her two sister boats, the full and careful consideration of all the evidence adduced by the La Plata Maru, and the Moste-

witnesses, of their domeanour, video Mard, will be put on the and of the inherent probabilities

of the respective stories told by same service in next March and them, I am clearly of opinion that May, respectively, as

soon

the evidence given by the police the ship-building is completed. witnesses, and supported by the Beside these the steamship" con- large body of independent testi- many, is substantially correct,pany will have two old boats, the and that Inspector Evorson was Manila Maru and the Hawaii Maru, justified in coming to the conclu- sion that, if the crowd had not on the Japan-South America run. been. fired upon, the lives of the Compared with before, however, police under his command would this is one boat less, as six boats have boon sacrificed, and the have been plying between Japan crowd would have gained posses- and South America. These five sion of the Louza Police Station, boats will leave Japan

once

with results that might have been month in order to contribute to the most sorious in view of the quan-Immigration business of this coun- titios of arms and ammunition {try. stored there."

The N.Y.K., which is the pioneer in the South American service, is How planning successfully to com- pete with the O. S. K. The N. Y. K.

"TUNGCHOW" PIRACY. has been alocating two boats, the

FINDINGS OF COURT

OF ENQUIRY.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Kamakita "Maru and the Awn Maru for South America sailing every other month. The speed of these boats is slower than the 0. S. K's Hiners and this has caused the N. Y. K. South Ameri- The Naval Court of Inquiry cay liners to take 10 days more or consisting of Mr J. F. Breapss longer than the Q. S. K.'s. (President), Liout. Commander C,

Passengers and freights for] M. Stack, R.N., and Capt. JS. Masson of the Str. Yatshing, con- N. Y. K.'s boats have been few as cluded in H. M. Supreme Court, a result, only receiving those left Shanghai, on the 30th ultimo, its by the O. S. K. liners. In addition. investigation into the circumhe Government subsidies have stances of the piracy of the been granted to the O. S. K. for China Navigation Co's str. Tung- the service, and the N. Y. K. in chow and the conduct of her competition for the South Ameri Master and officers on that oc-cah Service. casion.

The N. Y. K., however, is proud

of ita liners' return passage from South America, making a call at South African ports in order to of coffee. carry a big amount

The Court's Finding. The Court adjourned at noon to consider the evidence and return- ed a finding at 4 p.m. Following upon a summary of the evidence, whereas the O, S. K. linera corie The N. Y. K. the following conclusions were back via Hawail, announced:-

now thinks that it cannot beat the "Having carefully reviewed the. S. K. in the competition for ne outward passage and plans to cure evidence and the circumstances above stated, the Court sees to tre efforts on the return passage, ground for blaming the conduet which the company has practically

of the ship's officers or crew. In been monopolizing.

the light of the experience which

Sailing will most probably be

had been gained by this incident. made fortnightly as agreed upon it considers, however, that greater care should be exercised in future by the two steamship companies'

gers.

in the matter of Chinese passen- some time ago, and they will record aliceate their liners so as not to If possible some should be kept of Chinese pas- compete each other in taking pas- sengers to whom tickets are sold sengers and freights at the same and they should be searched for time. Equipment of both the com- urma, before the ship leaves the panies' liners is to be bettered in port. In the case of ships carry the future. ing bullion or specic, it might be

to the crew.

It was, recently reported that the advisable, at all events as a tom-Brazilian Government has decided) porary measure, either to take no to shut out immigrants when they Chinese passengers or else to carry an armed guard in addition each about 300,000. In this event Japan will be affected to a great "The Court is also of the extent, and the O.S.K., which has opinion that the provision of wire-been allocating its boats mostly "less, which it understands is for the purpose, will not have to shortly to be installed on the construct beata, accommodating China Navigation Company's ships 709 third class passengers each.. running between Shanghai and

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of local sha'ro quotations issued to-day ****

Banks.

Hongkong, $1,070 8. Chartered, £21 n.

Morcantile A. and B.; £201

n

Morcantile C., £13) n. P. and O., 291 II. East Asia, $85 n.

Marine Ins

Canton Ins., $590 b. China Underwriters, 82,25 North Chinn, The. 145 .. Unions, $253 b. Yangtṣze, $35 b

Fire Ins,

China Fires, $165 b. Hongkong Fire, 6600

Shipping.

Douglasss, $35 b Steamboats, $245. Tuga, $44 n.

.

Indo-Chinas, $38 12. Shell Trans., 98/. b. Star Ferries, 862) Waterboats, $16 b. Oriental Nav., $250 n.

Refineries.

China Sugars, $31. n. Malabons, 48 m. Mining.

Benguets, $1.90 n. Kallans, 45/- n.

n.

Langkats, Tle. 33 n. S'hai Explorations, Tls. 5:45 Shanghai Loans, Tls. 8 n. Raubs, $5.80 s. Tronohs, 58/- n. Ural Caspians, B/- n.

Docks, elc. Kowloon Wharves, $130 b. Whampoa Docks, $56 b. Hongkews, Tis. 165 b. New Engineerings, Tls, 7 b. Shanghai Docks, Tls, 114 n...

Lands, Hotels, etc.

a.

H. and S. Hotels, $81 SQ. H.K. Lands, $69 &. Realtys, $5 b. Territorials, $6 b. Humphreys, $13 Princes Bldge, $150 n.. Rural Lands, $78.

Cottona. Ewos, Tis. 10- Orientals, Tls. $3.25 n.

£.

. S'hai Cottons, Tls. 62 M.

Miscellaneous.

b

Canton Ices, $7 n. Cements, $15.25 b. China Buses, Tls. 10 China Lights, $15.10 n. China Prov., $84 n. Constructions, $2.25 b. Dairy Faria, 817_n. Der A. Wing, $10 n. Electrics, $55 n. Macao Electrics, $40. n. Developments, 30 cents, 'b. Ropes, $40 Tramways, 8241 sa. Lane Crawfords, $127 Mackintosh, $211. n. Peak Trams, 816 b Sinceres, 811 s, Taxis, $5 s.

S.

United Asbestos, $20 n. Watsons Old, $12 h. Watsons (New), $12) 1. Powells, $13 R Amusements, $10.50 b

11.

Fortunes are being made by Tientsin, will act as an additional "Taking this into consideration, people outside the House who are deferrent to pirates "contemplat-the O.S.K. has installed, or is in-dealing on the bull tack in rubber ing a seizure of this nature.

stalling, refrigerating equipment and rubber shares. According to Finally it desires to record its on its South American Eners in report, some of the jobbers in the conviction that the only satis-order to carry freights. Both the Rubber share market are becom factory way of dealing with the NYK, and the O.S.K..are thus ing rich niore quickly than their pirate menace is to destroy the doing their best to improve their wives deemed possible. The in- pirates bases on shore, without boats, to say nothing of the pro- exorable price has to be paid, which attacks such as that on the paganda by these companies in however, for the heavy strain of str. Tungehow would be impos-order to absorb passengers and the overwork. And what's the

freights.

use of being rich if your wife's a widow?

sible.

FRENCH SOCIALISTS.

VOTING ON GOVERNMENT PARTCIPATION,

Paris, Jan. 1.

At Socialist gatherings in the Department of the Seine, over twenty speeches were delivered; and voting on the various resolu- tions will take place on Friday. The probable result will be:-141 against and 79 for participation by Soeialists in the Ministery. About thirty are doubtful.

The Socialist Federations of the Department of Low and High Pyrenees, Herault, Allier, Var, Finistere, Oise, Saintes, Loir et Cher and Tarn favoured partic!- pation, whilst in the Departments. of Bouches du Rhone, Seine, an. Loire, Samme, Gard, Savoie, Loire and Rhone they voted against. Non-participation is an sured by a considerable majority,

Indopacif

Rubber puts are the reply of the men's fashion designers to FLAPPER FANNY says Russian boots for women. Foot-

DIISA BY WEA SERVICE, INC

Miss Fortune retains her maiden name after marriage.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1926.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION."

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG. Authorised Capital • • $50,000 000 Lasued and Fully Paid-up:

Beserve Pand Sterling

Bülver -

$30,000.000

2 4,500,000

$20 600.000

$20,000.00

Rezerva Liability of Propristers-

COURT OF DIRECTORS;

G. M. Young, Esq, Chairman...

BANKS

INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.

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

Capital & Surpli... 0.8. $10,000,000 HEAD OFFICE:

60, Wall Stroot, New Kirk LONDON OFFICE':

H. P. White, Eng. Deputy Chairman Barahona D.G.M. Barnard, Esq Hon. Mr. A.O. Lang Barcelona W. H. Bell Esq. W. L. Pattendes, Eq A.H. Compton, Esq. J. Plummer, Re Hon.Mr.P.H.Holyoak T. G. Weall, q

Chief Managor

Batavis Bombay

Deloutts Canton Cobn Oolon

Dairen

Hankow

Harbin

A. H; Barlow, Eag Manager: Bhanghai-G. E. Stitt, Esq. LONDON BANKERS: WESTMINSTER BANK LTD. Hongkong CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Kaba ed in LOCAL CURRENCY and La Vaga

Madrid FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periode in Local. Currency and Sterling on terms which will bo quoted on application.

36 Bishopsgate, E.D.

BRANCHES:

Orako

Fanama

Paking

Paarto Plats Bangoon

San Francisco, Usl.

Ban Francisco de Macuria Ban Pedro de Macorie Banches

Santiago de los Caballaron Santo Domingo Shangha

• бірдероги

THE P. & O. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.

(lucorporated in England 1920) With which in mißiated THE ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD. INDIA.

Authorized Capital.. Subscribed and Paid-up£2,694,160 Barve Fond..........................

HEAD OFFICE

.....£15,000,000

160,00

127, Leadenhall London E.0. WEST LONDON BRANCH :“ 14-16, Cockspar Street, London 8.W.I. EASTERN BRANCHES : Bombay, Daloutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong, Canton and Shanghai.

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

L.E. HOPKINS, Manager.

Pa, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong.

·ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL BANK LTD.

Tiontela Tokio Yokohams Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Credit, Bills of Exchange and Cablo Current Transfers bought, and sold. accounta and Savings Bank accounta opened

and Fixed Deposits in local and 60 foreign currencies taken ät rates that may bo ascertained an application to the Bank. We are also able to offer our Customers the services of Branches of the Nationa HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. City Bank of New York, in the principal countries of Bouth America and in the West Indies.

O. HOGO,

Manager.

Hongkong, 21st, Feb., 1924.

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

INTEREST on Deposits in caloplated. or the lowest balance during each com- pleted Calendar Month at 34 per cent per num. Should there be no balance on any day in a month no interest will be allowed for that month.

Doponitors may transfer at their option Balance of $100 or more to the HONG- KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be places on FIXED DEPOSIT at CUB. RENT RATES.

For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. ing Corporation.

A. H. BABLOW,

Chief Manngar. Hongkong, th, January 1925.

1

THE BANK OF CANTON LTD. Head Office Hongkong. Established 1912.

Authorised Capital...... Paid Up Capital............. Saver Rosarve Fund

Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

(Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.)

Paid-up Capital....£3,000,000 Berve Fond

£4,000,000

Reserve Liability of Proprietors£3,000,000 Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and, Fixed Depoalta" received for "1 year" or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted qu application.

A. H. FERGUSON, Msonger.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE

HEAD OFFICE:

HEAD

OFFICE:

Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong.

BRANCHES-BANGKOK-.

SHANGHAL

Dorrespondents:- London: Weit- minster Bank, Ltd; New York: National City Bank; San Fernclico: Union Trust Co. of San Francisco; Danton Bank."

Authorised Chpital...$5 000 000 Paid Up Ospital..........$1 500,000 Modern banking in all its branches Current accounts savings accounts and fixed deposits solicited. Loans granted an approved secrelty.

Overseas banking a speciality, INTEREST-Onfreni nooounts 2 por sent savinge 4 por cint, Fized Deposits, 3 months per cent, 6 months 44 por cent, one year 6 per cent,

Bafe Deports, Boxes for Rent, Our Vaults safeguarded by time olooks and double combinations. Armour-plats utsel doors.

J, Y. LUM,

Manager.

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

CAPITAL:

Authorised Capital.

..$20,000,0

Issued

8,000,000

Pald-up Reserve liabilities of

Shareholders

4,000,000

4,000,000 825,000

HEAD OFFICE":-BINGAPORE. Branches, Agencies and Correspondants

CHINESE OPTICAL CO.

Refracting and Manufacturing:

Crookes Glasses

ال

Kryptok (Invisible)

Bifocals.

Toric Lenses.

Sun Glasses,'

67, Queen's Road, Central:

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

CO., LTD.

PORTLAND CEMENT

In Casks of 375 181, net. In Bags of 250 lbs. het.

(HEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Manager ×, Hongkong.

METALS

́at all kinds especially for ship-building and engineer- ing work; Complete stook. Immediata Best, Terme, delivery,

SINGON & CO..

[ESTABLISHED A.D, 1880) · HING LUNG ST. Phone----

Central 515

The Empresa Storo

38, Nathan Road, Kowloon,

£1,200,000

95, Boulevard Hausmann, Paris.

* Under English Management” 1,078,000

700,000 Subscribed Capital....Frs. 72,000,000.00 BRANCHES Caston, Shanghai, Faid Capits! Fr. 68,400,000.00 Surplus

Orders for Wines, Liquors, Hankow, Swatow, Bangkok, New York Beserves Fund Fr. 59,667,293.54

Provisions. Fresh Fruit and and San Francisco.

CORRESPONDENTS in il

BRANCHES

| in the principal ofties of the world Vegetables, etc. cities of the World,

Hanoi Pondicherry Bvary description of Banking and LONDON BANKEKS-The Lloyds Battambang Hongkong Saigon | Exchange business transacted.

Promptly executed at Canton

Mengtso

Bhanghai

petitive prices. H.L. HUANG Djibouti Noumea Bingapore

Tientsin Fortbayard Papseta

Paking Haiphong

Tourane Hankow

Yummanfou Prom-Penh

Bank Ltd.

all principal

Benkok

Every description of Banking business transaciod.

Deposit Boxes to let.

LOOK FOONG SHAN, Chief Manger,

THE FANK CF (HÌNA.

(Spacially authorized by Presidential Afandate of the Republic of Chins on the 22nd of November, 1917.)

Authorized Capital... Paid-up Capital ............. Reserve Funds

$66,000,000.00

Manager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.

BANKERS..

National In FRANCE:-Comptoir

Paris; d'Escompte de

Credit Capital (fully paid up) ..............Y. 100,000,000 Lyonnais Banque de Paris et des Reserve tand......

Y. 83,500,000 |

Established 1830.

Pay-Bay; Credit Industrial at HEADOFFICE :—YOKOHAMA,

Commercial; Bociete General.

Pro

Branches and Agenoten at

Semarang London Soorabaya

In LONDON--The National

vincial and Union Bank of England, Batavia Kobe Ltd, Comptoir National d'Escompte Bombay de Paris, Credit Lyonnais,

Buenos Ayres Lyons Rangoon La NEW YORK:-J. P. Murgan & Co. Calcutta .$18,278,600.00

com-

AUCTIONEERING & BROKERING CO., LTD.

Proprietors..

Mrs. SEKAI MASSAGE

Tel. No. C. 4483, 2nd floor. No. 2, Duddell Street, Hongkong

Los Angeles San Francisco By Special arrangement with the Manila Seattle Nagasaki Shanghai

Singapore

Newchwang Shimonosek

ment.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts Canton and Fixed Deposits according to arrange Changchun

Dairen

Nagoya

Every aescription of banking and exchange business transacted.

(Dainy)

Fengtian

Ондул

A. LEGOT.. Manager

Mukden

New York

Hamburg

Peking

Bydney Tenttin Tokyo

Hackow

Rio de

Honolulu

Janeiro

ASIA Horbin

Karachi

Tsingtan Vladivostock

9,679,425.24 HEAD OFFICE PEKING. HONGKONG BRANCHES : 4, Queen's Road Central. Branches and Sub-branchen all over China and corespondente in Europa, America and other parts of the World.

LONDON BANKERS-The National Provincial and aion Bank of England THE BANK OF EAST

Led.

The Guaranty Trust Company of Now York.

NEW YORK BRANCHES -The Trying National Banks. The Equitablo Trust Company of New York.

Intercat allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposite. Terms on applica

tion.

transected.

Every description of Banking business Loans granted on approved securities, Special facilities for Home Exchange,

LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE-BONGKONG.

Authorised Capital" Paid-up Capital - Reserve Fund-

DIRROTORE

$*0,000,000..

5,000,000 1,000,000

Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son-Chairman

Fung Ping Shan

Li Koon Chua

ISUEL PEI; Manager.

P.K. Kwok

行銀商工法屮

BANQUE FRANCO-COINOISE pour te

Commerce et L'industrie (Incorporated in France).

5, Chster Road, Victoris, Hongkong..

wear dealors predict a great demand as soon as the difficulty of inducing men to accept a new idea in dress is overcome. The Capital

Retorvos

HEAD OFFICE :

74, Bag Bt. Lazare, Paris.

Fra 20,000,000. Fra 1.160,000.

BRANCHES

new spats hug the ankles and Special Working Capital Frs.50,000,000. shoes, are almost indistinguish- able from cloth and can easily be cleaned with a damp cloth. Varying shades of fawn and grey ara employed, and there are flutings to give the effect of ribbed material.

Paris, Lyons, Marasitles Saigon, Haiphong, Hanoi Paking, Shangbai, Tientsin Canton, Hongkong.

The spread of nationalistic feeling in Roumania, even in matters of art, was manifested in Trust Co.

unusual

at the

£211

'manner

BANKERS."

Ng Ching Luk

Pong Wai Ting

Mok Ching Kong

Weng Yun Tong

Huyuh Tal

Kan Yan Po

Chen Ching Sbek

Every description of Banking and

Exchange business, transacted-Loans

granted on approved securities.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to int.

KAN GTONG PO Chief Manager.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL" MAATSCHAPPIJ. (Netherlands Trading (Society), BANK.

Established 1824. Hongkong Branch established 1956... Authorized Capital Guilders...150,000,000 {E13,500,000)

Esi Yaon Saigon.

Tainanta

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

Mr. C. ARIMA, Manager. Hongkong, March 11th 1925.

T. NARAO

Japanese Shoe. Expert. TORTOISE SHELL BOXES and CASES A SPECIALITY

Astor House Hotel Bullding. Queen's Road Central,

ין

Committee of the Royal Hong- Long Gol Club, we have boen en-. abled to publish an excellent book of views of

HONGKONG'S

GOLF COURSES

Call and inspect these at the

MEE CHEUNG- ESTABLISHMENTS

Studio:-Ice House Street 1st. Branch: Beaconsfield Arcade 2nd. Branch: Main Corridor of Hongkong Hotel. Official Photographers to the "Hongkong Telegraph "

MASSAGE HALL Mrs. S, UZUNOYE, Expert Masseuse,

37, Queens Road. Central. 2nd Floor,

Mrs. MOTONO

Paid-up Capital Guilders (000,000 POR ATTENTION OF MASTERS Hand and Electric

20.536,861 OF NORTH-BOUND STEAMBES.

(86,606,670)

Reserve Fund Guilders

Special Reserves Quilders

£ 1,711,405) 22,660,000

MASSAGE

(2008, during the North-Ea No. 318, 2nd. Floor Wyndham

| HEAD OFFICE —AMSTERDAM.....

Monsoon there is always a

are running short OF BUNKER ODAL, this is to inform you thai

TAIT & CO. AMOY

FRANCE-Bocista General Banque Eastern HEAD OFFICEBATAVIA; DOssiblity of North-bound steam Nationale do Credit, Banque de Paris-at des Poya Has.

BRANCHES — LONDON Midland Bank Ltd.

Bandjormasju Koia-Radja Rotterdam NEW YOUKIrving Bank, Columbia Bandosag Macassar Batarang Bombay Medan Shanghai.. Padang Every description of Banking and Caiculta

Bingapore Bucharest Opera House a few Exchange Business Transeled. Corre Con

Palembang Boerabaía- wooks ago during a performance spandocia throughout the world.

Djomber Fecalongan Soerakarta 60 Djokjakatta Ponang - Tegal S Kobe

Pontianak illatja, and

Weltevreden The Hague Razgoon

London Bankers National Provincial Bank, Ltd. (

.of

Carmen." call at the end of the third act, Mr. Emil Marinescu, a young tenor singing the role of Don Jose, thought the moment op portune to express to the audi- ence his views on the policy-of the management in the matter of engaging foreign artists,

Taking a curtain

A. BOLLIN

Manager.

Mrs. J. CRAWFORD,

Massage Hall

No. 14. Zotland Street.

Correspondents all over the world, HANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY

DEBORIPTIONMASINA M. J. HERBSCALEB

protected port with good anchor agel have stock of GOOT JAPANESE BUNKER COAL AT REASONABLE PRICES - **Wireless messages vin Hong kong or Formosa are re-traDE- mitted by the Great Norther Telegraph Co. and in- wire to "TAIT" or "COALBUNKER" AMOY, will receive their promy attention,PORANE Code, Bantlar 8. Complate" Phrase Condensed:

Hongkong.

MASSAGE HALL 23 WYNDHAM STREET

MRS. H. MORITA..

MASSAGE Mr. NAKAJI