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ENGLISH CUP.

SHARE PRICES.

DRAW FOR SEMI-FINAL.

London, March 8. The Association Cup draw for the semi-finals to be played en March 27th resulted as follows:

Manchester City versus Manches- ter United, at Bramall Lane, Shef- field.

a

Swansea versus Notte Forest or! Bolton, at Tottenham.-Reuter,

LEAGUE RESULT.

In the second division Clapton Örlent and Blackpool drew goals all-Reuter.

FANLING HUNT.

POINT-TO-POINT RACE

SUGGESTED.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS..

Banks..

Hongkong, $1,030 b.. Chartered, £21) n.

Mercantile A. and B., £30 Mercantile C., £1st b P. and O., £9 East Asia, $77 n.

1.

Marine Ins,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

LATE ITEMS."

unearthed

TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1926.

PICTURES THAT TALK.

HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

"HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG. Authorised Capital Issued and Fully Paid-r Reserve Fund. Sterling - Bliver --

$50,000,000 $20,000,890

£ 4,800.000 $87.000.000

$30,000,#

COURT, OF DIRECTORS: D.G.M. Bernard, Esq. Chairman

BANKS.

INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION."

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

Capitat, Surplus and Undivided

U, B. $14,000,000, HEAD OFFICE :.

50 Wall Bigpet, New York.

LONDON OFFICE :

Madrid

Profita

NEWS AHEAD OF THE MAIL. EASTERN RIGHTS SECURED. London, 12th February.-Tho Pictures that talk are the latest correspondent of the things in the cinema world, and The following is the list of local Cologne share quotations issued to-day:-Timea states that Dr. Zatz Freiburg there is a prospect that the Far of the Cologne University claims East, may have an opportunity of that he has discovered in the seeing and hearing them in the Witch's Valley in the Black Forest near future, as exclusive rights for the habitation of prehistoric man the whole of the Far East have! b. flourishing 25,000 to 30,000 years been secured by Mr. R. B. Salisbury, Reserve Liability of Propriston

ago. Researches In the same of "The Quaints." -

This wonderful invention is neighbourhood have bones dating from the ice age and being exploited in England by the De Forest company, large quantities of prehistoric flint British

Phonofilms. The perfect ayn-W. Implements.

chronisation of movements of the London, 19th February-Thelps with spoken words has been new Wisden's Almanac administere obtained by simultaneously photo a warning to the Engilah optimists graphing the picture and the who base the chances of England sound upon the same film. The in the forthcoming Tests on the sound record consists of a narrow misfortunes in the luck of the toss strip one-tenth of an and the small margins in the last width, running along the whole series of matches. Their optimism length of the film. The pictured may be rudely shocked, mainly is taken in the usual manner by cinema of an ordinary means owing to the Austrailan's batting Rolidity.

The three factors in camera in which is a further at- tachment for recording sound. favour of England will be that they The sounds are first picked up by terms which will be quoted on foreign currencies taken at rates that may a

Canton Ins., $600 b.

two

China Underwriters, $1.75

b.

North China, Tis. 145

п.

Unions, $280 b.

Yangtazo, $44 b..

It has been suggested that a Point-to-Point Race should be held on Sunday, starting from behind Mr. Pott's bungalow, it Fan Ling, at 11 a.m. The course would be over typical hunting country, and the distance about four or five miles. If sufficient two entries are forthcoming, courses will be run, a heavy weight (165 lbs), and a light- weight (150 lbs), but otherwise there will only be one ráce. A sweep of $2 each pony will be divided between the first heavy- weight, and the first lightweight pony. The object of Sunday'a race will be experimental, to work out courses for pukka Point-to- Point races, which it is hoped to hold in future during hunting seasons.

Are

Intending competitors asked to send their names Into Dr. Pierce Grove, Alexandra Buildings, before Friday, so that the joint masters can decide whether sufficient support is forthcoming to run 01: Sunday! .next..

LAWN TENNIS.

YESTERDAY'S TOURNAMENT

GAMES.

Several more matches in the Hongkong C. C. Club tournament were played off yesterday. In s Club singles match, A. H. Crook showed that advancing years do not affect his game much, and he played some delightful shots in beating T. D. E. Pendered by three sets to one.

The brothers Lo were seen in a doubles match, and won with ease in three straight sets.

G. W. Shwall and F. A. Redmond had a struggle in their open singles natch. Sowell took the first two sets for the loss of eight games, and then last the next after cieven i all had been called. However, he took the fourth and the match.

The scores were as follow: Open Singles, G. W. Sovell bent F. A. Redmond 6-4, 6-4, 11-13, and 6-1; W. B. Stevenson beat S. .A. Hussain 6-1, 6-3 and 6-3.

Club singles: A H. Crook beat T. D. E. Fendered 5-7, 6-0 6-3 and .6-2.

Open Doubles; M. K. and M. W. Lp beat G. and J. Rodger 6-3, 6-14 and-6-3..

CRICKET.

UNIVERSITY MATCH.

Į

Fire Ins..

China Fires, $165 b. Hongkong Fire, 8544 su..

Shipping.

Douglasos, $30 n. Steamboats, $23 b. Tugs, $21 b... Indo-Chinas, $38 n.. Shell Trans., 90/3 b. Star Ferries, #621 b. Waterboats, $15 b. Oriental Nav., $250. n.

Refineries.

China Sugars, $27 b. Malabons,, $39 n.

Mining.

Bonguets, $1.50.

Kailans, 42/6 h.

Langkats, Tis. 23 b.

S'hai Explorations, Tle. 5.00

s.

Shanghai Loans, Tis. 7 n. Rauhs, $5.00 b. Tronoha, 55/- b. Ural Caspians, 8/- ̧n.

Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $126 b. Whampoa Docks, $60 b.. Hongkewe, Tls. 165 b. New Engineeringa, Tis. 5. Shanghai Docks, Tls. 941 b.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, 89.75 b. H.K. Lands, 8631 b. Realtys, $5 s. Territorials, $51. Humphreys, $14 b. Princes Bldgs, $120-a, Rural Lands, $78..

Cottons.

Ewos, Tis, 9.25 b. Orientals, Tis. 3 n. S'hai Cottons, Tis, 54 b

Miscellaneouc. Amusements, $12 sa. Canton Ices, $74 n. Cements, $16) b.

China Buses, Tls, 10 b, China Lights, $21 b.

b. China Prov., $8.25 Constructions, $3 s. Dairy Farms, $18 b. Der A. Wing, $10 Electrics, $Gib

n.

Macao Electrics, $40 a. Developments, 25 cents, n. Ropes, $35 s.

Tramways, $25 sa. Lane Crawfords, $11 Mackintosh, $1

S

n.

Peak Trams, 816. b. Sinceres, $118. Taxis, $4

H.

United Asbestos, $20, n. Watsons (Old!, $12 s. Watsons (New), $12 Powells, $10 n. Telephones, $34 b.

HOURS OF LABOUR.

FIVE-POWER CONFERENCE IN)

LONDON.

Rugby, March 8. The Ministry of Labour in Lon- don has now received answers from Germany, Belgium, France and Italy abode the meeting of the Con- ference to which they have been invited by the British Government. They all accept the dute suggested and the Conference will therefore

THE TEST MATCHES.

inch in

I Pattanden, Esq. G . Young, Esq.

36 Blahopagate, E.C.

BRANCHED

Hon. Mr. A. C. Lang, Dapty Chairman

A,

H. Compton, Eng. T., Weall, Eng

Mr.P..Holyoak, H. P. Whits, Eng.

H. Bell, Esq.A.J. Plommer, EqBarcelona

Batavia

Maila

Bombay

Üsaks

Dalouila

Panama

autop

Peking

Cabu

Rangoon

Qolon

Ban Francisco, Cal

Dairan

Shanghai

Hankow

Bingapore

Harbin Hongkong

Tientsin

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Chief Manager

A. H. Barlow, Esq. Manager: Shanghal-G. E. Stitt, Eng.

Tokio Yokoham's

THE P. & D." BANKING, CORPORATION, LTD.

(Incorporated in England 1900) With worth is affilated

THE 'ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD.

INDIA...

Authorised Ospital................................................., £5,000,000 Bodenribed and Puid-ap£2,604,160. Enerva Fund..............

HEAD OFFICE:

160,00

182, Lasdenhall London E.G. WEST LONDON BRANCH 1 14-16, Cockspar Street, London &W.L

EASTERN BRANCHES ĮỦA Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madrak, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong, Canton and Shanghai,

Thi Corporation, undertake, Gebere Banking and Exchange Business of ovary: description and is addition to its Branches as Agencies in all the principal cities of the world.

L.E. HOPKINS,

Managar,

LONDON BANKERS: · WESTMINSTER BANK LTD. CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Kobe

Commercial and Travellers' Letters of 22, Dee Vœux Boad Central, Hongkong. in LOCAL CURRENCY and

Carrost FIXED DEPOSITS received for Credit, Bills of Exchange and Chible one year or shorter periods in Transfers bought and old.

opened and. Fixed Deposits in local and Local Currency and Sterling on one and Bavinge Bank accounts

application.

· Hongkong, 27th Feb., 1926

ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL

BANK. LTD.

HEAD OFFICE :

be secariained on application to the Bank. | 50 Des Vosur Road Central, Hongkong

We are also able to offer our Customers the services of Branches of the National & City Bank of New York in the principal countries of South America and in the West Indies. -

*G. HOGG,

Manager.

9 Queen's Bond Central, Hongkong,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

(Incorporated by Boysi Charter 1853.) Paid-up Oxgital...93,000,000

are playing their natural three-day

means of a sensitive microphone, game, using the six-ball over and which transforme them into small Tate will be better supported. electric currents, which are in- Mischief may result unless the creased in strength in order that selectors use sound judgment with they may effect the light given out HONOKONO SAVINGS BANK. courage, and stick to their opinions, by a small lamp filled with a

The Business of the above Bank is even if any of the men momen-metallic conducting vapour. This

conducted by the HONGKONG AND tarily fall. The team must be lamp is placed in the camera at BANGHAY BANKING CORPORA

be obtained on Bulos may better managed than in 1921, when! a point where the film is moving TION.

professional player wandered the continuously, and isao arranged application.

INTEREST OD Deposite is calculated streets of Nottingham late at night that the light must pass through on the eve of a match, seeking a

aalit as harrow as the edge of or the lowest balance during sach com- pleted Calendar Month at 34 par ceni par hed. The suggestion to suspend

a sheet of India paper. The vari-nam. Should there be no balance on county cricket makes the Tests too ations of light are recorded upon any day in a month no interest will be much of a fetish.

the sensitised celluloid film in allowed for that month.

Depositors ay wafer at their option the form of fine horizontal lines Baice of $100 as more to the HONG- in various shades of black and KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be Reserve Fund

Foreign Exchange and General Banking white. The picture and the sound places on FIXED DEPOSIT OUR-Bearva Liability of Proprietary B8,000,000

business transacted. having thus been recorded simul- RENT RATES. taneously, and upon the same film, must be perfectly synchronised The De Forest Phonofilms' gave- a private display at the Holborn Empire the other day, which created a great impression.

'BULGARIA'S GOODWILL

London, 16th February-The Times Berlin correspondent' says the League has been informed that Bulgaria as a proof of goodwill has agreed to accept half the Greek in demnity due under the League's decision of the 15th December The remainder is promised on the 15th March,

The following will be the team open in London on March 15th. in the match between Dr. Ponson-The agenda is to be restricted to by Fane's Educational XI against consideration of a Convention. for the University" "Phoenixes" to the adoption of standard hours of morrow, at 2 p.m., on the Uni-labour in the five-countries. versity ground:

Washington Convention, providing!

1

The

Dr. Ponsonby Fane's XI.-Dr. for a forty-eight hour week, has not of those F. Ponsonby Fane (Cap), een ratified by any

Gitting,

A. D. Wood, A. S. Hett, Powers except Italy, and Italy's "F. J. de ftome, Prof. F. A. Red ratification was made contingent There Rev. on ratification by others. mond, W. M. WAT. Featherstone, T. J. Price, Tis therefore, in effect, no Italian One of the reasons ratification. for the general refusal to ratify the Washington Convention is that its provisions are in some impor

E. Yeah, Dr. D. K. Samy and J. L, Youngsaye.

University "Phoenixes".-A. A Rumjahn (Capt.); H. N. Balhet-tant respects so vague that widely chet, B. P. Ng, C. W. Lam, S. 0: Shahabudin, D. Laing, S. Hachiu-given to them. inn, E. Zimmern, B. N. Sudan, FL. Y When the London Conference

Leong and S. 'V. Gittins.

HOCKEY.

MATCH CANCELLED,

conflicting

interpretations

are

meets on March 15th, an attemp

will be made, first of all, to agree

on a common interpretation of the Washington Convention. If such

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FIGHTING CANCER London, 16th February. The Times Berlin correspondent says

Hongkong hus declared quaran that Josef Schumacher claims that time restrictions against Amoy by using new staining methods he on account of small-poz. has isolated the cancer bacillus,

present in enormous quantities. The number of vessels posted making one-tenth of the cancerous | tissues. It is never present in a missing" by, the Committee of Lloyd's last year was very healthy tissue but the great mass: found in the dividing line between much smaller than any other the diseased and the normal tissue recent year, the total being only ten, as against seventeen in 1924 the healthy tissue and twenty-one in-both 1923 and advances into like a wall. He has not yet madend 1922. Last year's missing cultures

vessels comprised nine steamers" London. Feb. 11. The crying of which soven were British, and need for working class houses one Icelandic steam trawler. Scotland and the most acceptable

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. Established 1912.

Authorised Capital.. Paid Up Capital Buver Reserve Fond

£1,200,000 £1,078,000

700,000 BRANCHES Canton, Shanghai Haukow, Bwatow, Bangkok, New York and San Francisco.

CORRESPONDENTS in all principal LONDON BANKERS:-The Lloyds cities of the World.

LONDO

PA, M

..£4,000,000

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for 1 year or sborlar | periods as rates which will be quoted op

application.

A. H. FERGUSON, Manager.

Barque de L'INDO-CHINE

HEAD OFFICE: 86, Boulevard Hansamann, Paris.

BRANCHES--DANGKOK- SHANGHAI Correspondents-London: Warez

minster Bank, Ltd; New York: National Oly Bank; San Francisco: Union Trust Co. of San Francisco Union Bank.

Authorised Capital ................................85 600 960 Paid Up Capitalism $1,800,000- Modern banking in all its fransbon Current accounts wavings'' aDOGMRİM and fixed deposita solicited. Libana granted an approved sacralty,

Overseas banking a'speciality. INTEREST.-Current accounts à par cent savings

14. per cs, Fixed Deposita, 4 months 4 per cent, & months 411 per- cent, one year 6 per deart,

Safe Deposita, Boxes for Bank," Our waith unfeguarded by than clocks and double combinations. Armour, plate stesi doors, ta

J, Y. LUM,

Manager.

THE HO HONG BARK, LTD. (Established 1917.) CAPITAL:

Authorised-Capital ......$20,000,0%..

Issued

Paid-up.

Rezerve Habilities of

Shareholders

Subscribed Capital. Frs. 78,000,000.00 Surplus..... Paid Capital........... Fra. 68,400,000.00 Reserves Fund....... Frs. 69,667,283.64

Bankok

Danton

LOOK POONG SHAN, Chief Manager,

BRANCHIS

Handi Battambang Hongkong Djibouti Forthayard Haiphong Hankow

Every description of Banking business transpeted.

Deposit Boxes to let.

THE BANK OF CHINA.

Specially authorized by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.)

method of coping with the problem The story of u girl found was discussed in the House of Com-drawing a ricksha in Peking is nions when the supplementary esti- told in the native press. The mates for the erection of two report states that a member of thousand steel sections came up the Ministry of War hired D Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, although ricksha at the Tek Sheng Men Authorized Capital.........164,000,000.00 Eu ariticised them, said his party Gato and when half way to his Paid-up Capital had come to the conclusion that it office, the "figure in the shafts Reserve Fonds mast vote in favour of the erection stopped and asked for payment. of the houses on economical Discovering "ho' was a girl grounds. The Secretary of Scot-under twenty years of age, the land estimated that there was a passenger gave her fifty coppers shortage of 150,000 houses and he and took another ricksha, says declared that it had been indis- the story, putably proved that the occupants

of these steel houses found them!

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$18,278,600.00 9,579,426.24 HEAD OFFICE PEKING, HONGKONG BRANCHES :. 4, Queen's Road Central. Branches and Sub-brancher all over China anal correspondenta in Europe, Amories and other parts of the World.

Mangtee Noume Papeeta.... Peking "Pnom-Forb

BANKERS

Pondicherry Saigon Shanghs! Singapore Tien Lin Toutana Yunnanfou

In FRANCE:--Comptoir National

8,000,000

4,000,000

4,000,000 828,009

HEAD OFFICE :-SINGAPORE. Branches, Agencies and Correspóndente in the principal cities of the warfa.

Every description "of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

E.L, HUANG

Manager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.

Established 1830.

d'Escompte do Pario Credit Capital (fully paid up) .............. Y. 100,000,000 Lyonnais Banque de Paris et des Reserve fund................. Y. 83,600,000 Paya Bay Credit Industrial Commercial; Societe General.

ot

HEADOFFICE, :—YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencler at

Kobe

in LONDON The National Pro vincial and Union Back of England, Lid; Domptoir National d'Escompte Bombay de Paris, Credit Lyonnais

In NEW YORK:-JP. Murgan & Co.

Batavin

London

Buator Ayres Lyons Calcutta

Interest allowed on Current Accounts Canton and Fixed Deposits socording to arrange- Changchoo

Dairen

.ment.

Every description of banking and aachange business transacted.

A. LECOT,

Manager.

LONDON BANKERS -Tьo National Provincial and Union Bank of England THE BANK OF EAST

Ltd.

The Guaranty Traat Company of Naw

in every way satisfactory.. Alous Labour dissent, while Mr. striking speech in favour of the Maxton emphasised the Labour York. proposals. try the labour member, difference, declaring his intention Mr. Rasalyn Mitchell, evoked vigor-to vote against the estimates.

SPECIAL

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The flavour and excellence of DON is the secret of many generations of distilling. You have missed DON since the war, but now it is back to you again- quality да exactly the same before. You will not be dis-

ON appointed!

DON

KIRKCALDY

an agreement is reached, the Con-DONALD BROS. ferenco will then discuss whether. the five nations are now prepared to put into effect the forty-eight hour week. It is understood that British Government is in

The match arranged between the the

Hongkong Hockey Club 2nd XI favour of that policy-British

and Submarine, .Flotilin "A" for Wireless.

this afternoon has been cancelled.

SCOTIALS

NEW YORK BRANCHER -The 10. Irving National Banks. The Equitable Trust Company of New York.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposite. Terms on applica tion.

Every description of Banking business transected.

Loans granted on approved securities.

Special facilities for Home Exchange.

TSU YEE PEI, Manager

行銀商工法中

BANQUE FRANCO-CBINDISE

pour le

Commerce et L'Industrie (Incorporated in France).

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

74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris.

Fri 20,000,000. Capital

Fra 1,160,000. Reserver Special Working Capital Frs.50,000,000,

BRANCHES

Paris. Lyons, laraeilles Saigon, Haiphong, Hanor Peking, Shanghai, Tientsin Canton, Hongkong.

BANKERS,'

FRANCE-Societo General· Banque Nationals de Credit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas.

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

LIMITED.

(Dairy)

Semarang,

Soorabaya

Rangoon

Los Angeler San Francines Manila

Samitia

Nagasaki Shanghai Nagoya Bingapore Newchwang Shimonosek

New York Tientsin

Опаза Fengtion

Mukden

Hamburg Hankow

Honolulu

ASIA Harbin

Kai Yusa.

HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG. Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong Authorized Capital -* $10,000,000 Paid-up Capital

5,000,000 Reserve Fund (1926) - 1,200 000 DIRECTORS

Hon. Sir Shou-Bon Chow-Chairman Fung Ping Shan

Li Koon Chua

P.K. Kwok

Ng Ching Luk

Pong Wai Ting

Mok Ching Kong

Wong Yan Tong

Huruh Tol

Kan Yan Po Chan Ching Bbek

Every description of Banking and

Exchange business transkoted-Loane

granted on approved securities. "

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let.

KAN TONG PO

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 8th February, 1826, NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(Netherlands Trading Society), BANK.

(£12,500,000) 80,000,000

($ 6,666,670) 20,636,861

Peking.

Janeiro

Rio de

Karachi

Saigon

Bydney

Tokyo

Tsingtan

Tainanta

Vladivostock

Interest allowed on Ourrent Accounts. Deposits received for fixed periods as rates to be obtained on application.

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

T. NARAO Japanese Shoe Expert. CORTOISE SHELL BOXE nd CASES A SPECIALITY

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Established 1824. Hongkong Branch established 1905. Authorized Capital Guilders ..-150,000, VOD Paid-up Capital Quilder Reserve Fund Guilders.

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(€ 1,868,330)

Tel. No. C.4433, 2nd. floor HRAD OFFICH :—ÁMSTERDAM. Eastern HEAD OFFICE-BATAVIA No. 2, Duddell Street Hongkong'

BRANCHES 1- Bandjermanin Kota-Radja Rotterdam Bandoeng

Macassar Exmarang Madan Shanghai Padeng Bingapore Palembang Bograbal Pocalongen SoszakariaĘSo Djokjaknit Panang Tagal Kobe

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London BakersNational Provincial Bank, Ltd.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. "Corre spondente throughout the world.

Bombay

Calcutta

At your club or store

Choribon

A. ROLLIN,

Djember

· Manager

Ltd.

N. S. MOSES & Co.,

Agents,

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