1928-09-21 — Page 11

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

THE...

KANAKY“ MUKDEK CASE

.S.YAN DINE AUTHOR THE BENSON MURDER CASE

CHARACTERS

PHILO VANCE

JOHN F.-X. MARKHAM, District Attorney of New York County MARGARET ODELL (THE

"CANARY")

was

sought it was the horizontal posi- "Silly, too, isn't it? And yet, Sor- tion of the bolt-handle. This geant dear, that's how the deceased Tony left these premises last Mon- meant that the door was bolted:

'But let's go into Heath was not merely naton- day night. ...

dumbfounded. the lady's apartment, and I'll tell ished-he Markham had halted abruptly, and you a story. I so that Mr. Spively stood staring down, the empty pas- has returned from his promenade; resume his telephonic a ghost.eo he can CHARLES CLEAVER, a massageway as if he saw

about-town..

After a momentary hesitation duties and leave us free' Heath walked rapidly to the door. causerie." But he did not open it at once. He

KENNETH SPOTSWOODE,

manufacturer

LOUIS MANNIX, an importer DR. AMBROISE LINDQUIST,

fashionable neurologist

TONY SKEEL, a professional bur

glar WILLIAM

JESSUT,

".

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1928.

SHARE PRICES!

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following le the list of local share quotations issued to-day:

Banks.

Hongkong Bank, $1310 b. Chartered Bank, E22 b. Mercantile A. & B., 434 P. and O. £9 East Asia $77 b.

b.

Insurances.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,

LIMITED........

HRAD OPPICHONGKONG.

· 30,· Des · Vorni' Road, Central," Hongbong, Authorized Capital 10,000.002 Paid-up Capital...

$5,000,000 Eleserra Fund (1926) ...................................... 1,200,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES

Бая Утанськос Melbourus NEW!

Parks

Talpsk Tientala

Tekro

Correspondents in all principal elties of the

Batavia

Bombay

Baartla

Calcutt

New York

Bemarang

Canton

Ceska

Haiphong Itonolulu

Singapore. Saurabaya

Peking

Redner

Kobe

г

l'epang

How looks

1. Ranson

Canton Ins., $690 b...

Landon

Saigon

Vanila

Shanghal

Union Ins., $379 b.

North China, Ins., Tls. 150

b.

world:

for a

Yangtze Ins., 850 n.

China Undorwriters, $2.55

B.-

proved securitize.

SAVE DEPOSIT BOXES to le

China Firos, $275 b.

H. E. Fire Ins., $800 s.

Shipping.

KAN TONG PO.

Manager,

"When did you think up that went down on his knees before the hocus pocus with the tweezers and lock and scrutinized the bolt care-string?" demanded Markham Irrl- fully. Then he took out his pocket-tably, when we were seated in the knife and inserted the blade into Odell Kving-room.

the crack between the door and "I didn't think it up at all, don't the Casing. The ELMER

point haltedy' know," Vance told him carelessly, telephone operator

against the inner molding, and the selecting a cigarette with annoying HARRY SPIVELY, telephine op edge of the blade scraped upon the deliberation. "It was Mr. Skeel's

circular bolt.

idea. Ingenious lad-ol, what?" crator

"Come, come!" Markham's ERNEST HEATH, Sergeant of the

There was no question that the

shaken. was at last Homicide Bureau

heavy oak casings and moldings equanimity

"How can you possibly know that of the door were solki and well THE STORY THUS FAR fitted, and that the bolt and been Skeel used this means of locking

securely thrown from the inside.himself out 7"

"I found the little apparatus in Margaret Odell is found stranHeath, however, was still SUB- gled. Skeel's finger prints are picious, and, grasping the door is evening clothes yesterday morn

ing." found in the apartment, but Vance knob, he tugged at it violently. "What!" cried Heath betigor- believes Skeel, had been lilding. In tut the door held firmly.

#

CHAPTER XLIV

ently.. "You took that out of

about it?"

a closet while the strangler did At length he threw the bolt-hun-Skeel's room yesterday during the his work. The thing, that bafileside to å vertical position and search, without saying anything the police in the side door to the alpened the door. Vanco WAR "ley, which had been bolted on the standing in the court, placidly "Oh, 'only after your ferrets had inside the night before and was making and inspecting the brick-pussed it by. In fact, I didn't even found the same way in the morn work of the alley wall.

look at the gentleman's, clothes un- ing. Mannix, Dr. Lindquist and

"say, Markham," he remarked, til your experienced searchers had Cleaver all lie about their where-

curious thing. This inspected them and relocked the abouts. the night of the murder."here's a

on wall, d' ye know, must be very old. wardrobe door. Y see, Sergeant, Speiswoode, who had called the girl, had rushed back to her It wasn't built in these latter days this little thingumbob was stuffed efficiency. The away in one of the pockets of breathless door at the sound of a scream, but of had been reassured that every-beautyloving mason who erected it Skeel's dress walalcost, under the thing was all right. Then Skeet laid the bricks in Flemish bond in-silver cigaretlo case.

"I admit I went over his eve is found strangled, after he had stead of the Running-or Stretcher

ning suit rather lovin'ly. Ha wore promised to tell who murdered the-bond of our own restless ago. girl. Heath arrests Jessup, but "And up there a bit"-he point-, y'know, on the night the lady Vance promises to demonstrated toward the rear yard is a departed this life, and I hoped to how Skeel could have entered and Rowlock and Checkerboard pattern find some light indication of his left through the side door and left Very neat and very pretty more collaboration in the event. When It bolted on the inside.

pleasing even than the popular found this little eyebrow-plucker, I hadn't the slightest inkling of its And the mor- English Cross bond.

significance. And the purple twine Lar joints are all V-tooled.

attached to it bothered me fright- Markham was fuming. "Damn it, Vance! I'm not build-fully, don't y'know. ing brick walls. What i want to kuw la how you got out here and left the door bolted on the inside." "You will be so good as to reat

"Oh, that!" Vance crushed out here until you hear me knock at his cigarette and re-entered the delicate little gold affair-just the side door. Then come and openbuilding. I merely made use of what the ravishin" Margaret might it for me." He went toward the bit of clever criminal mechanism. cave used; and last Tuesday morn- archway. "Once more I personate It's very simple, like all truly ef- I noticed a small lacquer tray the departed Mr. Skeel: oo picture fective appliances-ol, simple becontaining similar toilet accessories me again en grande tenue-karlo-yond words. I blush at ita simplic-jewel case. But that wasn't all."

her dressing-table neur rially radiant..... The curtain' us- Ity. cends."

lle pointed to the little vellum He took, from his pocket a tiny waste-basket beside the escritoire, He bowed and, stepping from their of tweezers to the end of which in which lay a large crumpled muss reception-room into the main hall, was tied a piece of purple twine of heavy paper. disappeared round the corner tato about four feet long. Placing the "I also noticed that piece of die- the rear passageway.

tweezers over the vertical bolt-han-carded wrapping-paper stamped name of a well-known Heath shifted his position rest-Idle, le turned them at a very slight | with the lessly and gave Markham a ques-nnyle to the left and then ran the Fifth Avenue novelty shop; and tioning, troubled look.

twine under the 'door so that about this morning, on my way down- "Will he pull it off, air, do you a foot of it projected over the sill, town, I dropped in at the shop and think?" All jocularity had gone Stepping into the court, he closed learned that they make a practice tying up their bundles with pur 'out of his tone.

ple twine.

Vance #hepherded us ceremoni- ously to claire, and cocked his eye at the sergeant.

1973

Observe!"

"I could see that Mr. Skeel didn't pluck his eyebrows; and even if he had been addicted to the practice, why the twine? The tweezers are

the

"Therefore, I concluded that Skeel had taken the tweezers and the twine from this apartment dur- visit here that eventful in his aight... Now, the question was: Why should he have spent his time sing strings to eyebrow-pluckers?

confess, with maldenly modesty, that I couldn't find an answer,

the door. "I can't see how." Markham was

The tweezers still held the bolt- scowling. "If he does, though, it handle as in a vice, and the string will, knock the chief underpinning extended straight to the floor and from your theory of Jessup's guilt."disappeared under, the door into I'm not worrying," declared the court. The three of us stood Heath. "Mr. Vance knows a lot; watching the bolt with fascinated he's got ideas. But how in hell-attention. Slowly the string be

He was interrupted by a loud knocking on the site dour. The Cane Laut, as Vance gently pulled the loose end outside," and three of us sprang up simultan- then the downword Lng began slow eously and hurried round the cor- ty but surdly to turn the boll-handle, "But this morning when you told ner of the main hall. The rear pasWhen the bolt had been thrown arresting Jessup, and ensphasized sageway was empty. There was no and the handle was in a horizontal he rebolting of the side done after door or aperture of any kind on position, there came a slight jerk Steel's departure, the fog, lifted, either-side of it. It consisted offen the string. The tweezers were he sun shone, the birds began to two blank walls; and at the end, cedisengaged from the bolt-handle. ing. I became suddenly medium- cupying almost its entire width, and fell notaclessly to the earpeted tie: I had a psychic seizure. was the oak door which led to them. Then as the string was pull- The whole modus operandi came to court.

ed from without, the tweezers disape-as they say-in' a flash. Vance could have disappeared peared under the crack between the toki you, Markham, old thing, it would take spiritualism to solve only through that oak door. And bottom of the door and the sill,

"Childish, what?" the thing we all noticed at once--

commented his case."

for

had immediately Vance, when Heath had let him in. our cycs

MOTOR ACCIDENT.

PUBLIC CAR AND MOTOR

CYCLE COLLIDE.

At 6.30 yesterday evening a Berious motor crash occurred near the Monument at Happy Valley, when public car No. 170 collided

with motor eyele No, 148.

Ilonument on the right side of the| road. The damaged car after the Incident was facing West and the cycle was lying at right angle to it,

The motor car, which was a Fiat, had its left mudguard badly dented and its windscreen broken fato many pieces. The front bumper

(To be Continued.)

JUDGE'S GIFT TO KENT SPORTSMEN,

NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR DEAL ROWING CLUB,

use of the Deal, Walmer and

Douglases, $38) `n.

H. K. Steamboats, $274 b. H. K. Tugs, $2. n. Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $721b. Shell Trans., 107/6 n Union Waterboats, 6211

Mining.

Bongueta, $2.15 b. Kailans, 65- n. Langkats, Tis. 101 6. S'hal Exploration, Tis. 2-45 n Raubs, $4.75 8. Tronohe, 17/0 n.

Docks, etc.

11.

Kowloon Wharves, $137 b. Whampoa Dooks, $37 China Providents $5.65 b. Hongkews, Tis. 156 n. New Engineerings, Tls, 5 n. Shanghai Docks, Tls. 105 b. Cottons,

Ewo Cottons, Tie. 10.40 b. Orientals, Tis. 2.458.

S'hai Cottons, Tis. 544 (old) b Lands, Hotels, etc.

E. and S. Hotels, $8.65 b. H. K. Lands, $561 b. 8'hai Lande Tls. 138 b. Humphroys; $15.10 b. Realtios, $8 35 b.

Public Utilities. Tramways, 124 b. Poak Trams, (old) $13 b Star Forries, $67) b. China Lights, (Old) $12,40 b. H. K. Electrics, $52.75 n. Macao Electrica, $261, b. Telephonos $6.70 b

China Buses, Tis. 11 b. Singapore Tractions, 12/-b. Industrials.

11.

China Bugars, $1 the Malabona, $17 Canton Icos, $3.50s. Cemonts (Comb.) $9.90, b Ropes (Old) $6.85 b, United Asbestos $5 n.

Stores &c. Dairy Farms, $22.80 Watsons, $148 Der A. Wing, .50 n. Lane Crawfords, #21 ́n. Mackintosh, $20 n. Sinceres, $9,50 Wm. Powells, $4

Miscellaneous.

b.

b.

b.

Amusements, $281 b. Constructions $1.35, b. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 64% H. K. Loan, 0%

21 YEARS AGO,

Every description of banking and exchange business transacted. Louna granted on ap-

BRITISH COMBINE FOR

CHINA.

(Continued from Pago 1:). Approached by Nationalists, Professor John Smith was then requested by Chinese Nationalists to concentrate on the creation of a British group that would be pre- pared to reorganize the roads, rail- ways, and transport,

In this he received the cordial assistance of one of young China's great men-Dr. Wang Chung-hul.

The British Government were approached by Dr. Wang na far back as two years ago.

He offered through the British Government to British contractors the construction of 2,000 miles of railway, 6,000 miles of ronds, and orders for moter and mechanical transport running into more than | £1,000,000.

Motor Car Factories. Further; Dr. Wang suggested that British motor car manufac- turers would be granted facilities

BANKS.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI -BANKING CORPORATION,

Authorised Capital Jurned and Fully Fald-ap RESERVE FUNDS.

3986,900.000

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

**$20,000,000 | 10 (Incorporated ful" Mayil?Chheter (1883)

ANHEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

'Bliver

asarvo ·

Sterling..............€ 6,900,000 $2,000,000 Proprie

1,300,000,000

#f

HEAD OFFICE: TONG KONG,

COURT OF DIRECTORS: A. IL Compma, Mag. Ohairman.

N, B. Brown, Bet. Dapoty Chaleman.

Họs, Mr. B. D. F.

Beth

W. L. Bal, Bru

Hon Mr &

Mackle

B

P. W. Mamer, 'Man, W. L. Parlauchan," Mang.

. G. Wasil, 204 ILF. WHICH, Ed.

Ofist MassTRES D Hon. Mr. A. Q. Hynas.

AMOY

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

BOMBAY DALOUTTA

CANTON

COLOMBO DAIREN

FOOCHOW

HAIPHONG KAKDUNG HANKOW HARBIN

BRANCHES T

LONDON

LYONS

MALAOGA MANILA YOUKDEN NAGABAKI NEW YORK PEKING PENANG KANGOON

SAIGON BAN FRANCIBOO SHANGHAI BINGAPORE · SOURABAYA BUNGEI PATANI TIENTS IN TUKYO KONE

TBINGTAO ZUALA LUMPUR YOKOHAMA

HONGKIW ILOILO ХРОН FOHORE

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL

CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS ratsived for one year or aborter perioda la 200AL CURRENCY AND STERLING on terms which will be quoted on molestias. Hongkong, 18th February, 1928,

.HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK."

Pald up-Capital «.............

Reservo 'Llability of Proprietary “...88, |10N Azansim and Brassban.

ALORSTAR

· Malay State)

AFRUITÂN B BANGKOK

BATAVIA DOXDAY CALCUTTA UANTON CAWNPORE CEBU COLONBO

·DELAHIRA "BAIPHONG ILAMBURG HANKOW -HONGKONG

IPON

KARACHI

KLANG

IODE

KULUTING

MADRAS

MANILA MEDAN NEW YORK FEKING FENANG PESHAWAR BANGDON BAICON SEMARANG BERAMBAN BHANGHAI BINGAPORE BOURANATA

· TAIPING ·

TAVOYA TEENTEIN

·TOKYO. 22 TONGKAH (Banlarla:

KUALA KANGHAR' TRINGTAD

(Perak FM.B.) YOKOHAMA KUALA LUMPUR ZAMBOANGA

Philippias 6.) Foreign Exchange and General Drakhig business transmojed,

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Depoiler. received for 1 yær or shorter periode mà rais which 11 be quoted on sopilastion.

AEL VERGUSON..

Hongkong, 1th February, 1917.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK

Capital, Burplus and Undivided Profits

U.S.$161,000,000 Commercial and Travellers' Let ters of Gredit, Trävellers' Chaques, dosted by the HONGKONG AND BILANGHAI Bills of Exchange and Cable BANKING CORPORATION, Bala may be Transfers bought and sold. Our obtained on application

HONGKONG SHANGHAI, BANKING CORPORATION:

The Busines of the above Bank is not.

FOR TUX

A. G. ITNES,

Chief Managat..

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-

MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(Netherlanda Trudleg Bodlets.)-" BANKERS.

ESTABLISHED 1824

CENTRAL

to erect 'their own factories in HONGKONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD, China and to employ Chinese la- Authorised Capital ****Guildare 169,000,000.-- bour in the assemblage of their pro- ducts.

{MG,606,970.)

(45,119.121)

(13.800,009.) Pald-Up Capital Guilders $0,000,000. Sir Austen Chamberlain gave | Amares Fund ... Gallen 40,000,000 Dr. Wang to understand that no- thing could be done in the matter so far as the Britlah Government was concerned, and the Foreign Secretary's opinion was reinforced (of the by Sir Edward Crowe

Board of Trado), who stated that Great Britain could not accept euch a contract above the heads of the United States and Japan.

Head OS2001-AMSTERDAM” Master Mond Ofca1---ELATAVIA, -

Bandong" BRANCHES-Dandiermata,

Bombay. Calcutta, Charbon, Jiddah, Denher, Djokjakar.

rent accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed De posita in local and foreign curreo- cles taken at rates that may be să- certained on application to the Bank

HEAD OFFICE: 85, Wall Street

New York, Branches int

ITALT

ARGENTINE

BELGIUM

DRAZIL CHILE

CHINA

REPUBLIO

CUBA

DOMINICAN

LONDON

TRANCE

INDIA

JAPAN

JAVA

PANAYA PERU

PORTO RICO STRAITS

BETTLAMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA

We are also able to offer ons

Customers the services of the

** The Hague”, Kobe, Kota Branches of the Internationel Radia Kakamer

Medan,

Pedant. Talumbang Fake Banking Corporation in San Frar-

lostno.

Rangoon

PEDALE, Pontianak,

Fosterdam Bams-claco, Spain and the Philippine - PARK*, Bhanghal

Bibal

(Bumatza), Bingapore, Boer bala, Sourakreta (Solo), Twen), Tiliajan and Weltevreden.

and Weltevreden?, Thasa culcas have safe deposit boxes to

London Bankers:--National Providéial Dank,

This maller appeared to have reached a deadlock until Professor Smith entered the negotiations. let He believed that Dr. Wang's offer meant not only the economic re- construction of China, but that it would help considerably towards the economic restoration of Great Britain, and in addition make a more important step towards world peace than any possible variety of trans-Atlantic pact.

Correspodent all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TRANBACTED.

Q. ETTENBTRA:

Капатат.

Hongkong, B01M Juls, 1987.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, 'LIMITED.

(latabilaked 1920.) -

7

He succeeded in forming a powerful syndicate, who were im-Capital (fully paid up)........ 106.000.000 pressed with the great importance Reserve Fund Y. 102,500.000 of the contracts Involved.

Finishing Touches.

HRAJ OFFICE-YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencles at.

Alexandria

Many meetings between the Bri- Davi

Bomber

tish industrialists and an official Are Chinese economic and financial Calcutta delegation, which included Profes- Chachos

Carlon

Hankow

Tonghong Honolulu

41

Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angele Lyoni

Nagmaaki

New York

Peking Rangoon

lo da

Janeiro

sor Smith, Mr. Sun Fo-son of Dr. Balren (Delay) Naraya

Yenguin Wang | (Mukden) Sun Yat-sen-and. Dr.

Hamborg Chung-hul, have been place in London, to put the finishing urba touches to these contracts.

At the time of writing, however, Ku Ton the contracts with the engineering firm are in abeyance, although the experts are on their way to China to survey and to estimate cost of the contracts offered.

Balon Bas Francisco Bestie

Bemareng shanghai Uhimonosef Blagapore Boersbaya Syday Tientaln

Tokyo Calzanto

Telagten

Vladivostock (Temporarily slowed)' Interest allowed on Current Accounta Deposits received for Axed paclods at rate to be obtained on application.

H. MORL Ilongkong, 11th September, 1918.

THE BANK OF CANTON, .-

'LIMITED.

Authorized Capital (Hong Kong

SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE Professor Smith, with the full sanction of the Chinese economie * “TELEGRAPH” FILES.

and financial delegation, also pre-

Established 1913. The following Items are

frompared before leaving England the

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG, the Hongkong Telegraph for the skeleton of the Anglo-Chinese

Currency).............................................. $11,000,000, week ended September 21st, 1007. Trading Alliance, with the most

8,414.209. comprehensive plans and the full-aid-up Capital (Bong Kong

850,CCS. The rate of the dollar on demandest powers to undertake the co serve Fund (Hong Kong Der waa 28. 2.11/160.

ordination of every conceivable BRANCHES

Canton, Shanghai, Hankot, Awatow, phase of industry and commerce...

Bangkok, New York and San Fran China's Needs.

LONDON EANKKEIN

# •

The death occurred at the Vic- toria Hospital of Mrs. G. A. Wood- cock..

work

Qurrency) ki.........MORTAL

حضرات

early rental of from 14 to 160,

The Lloyd's Bank Limited. Gorrepondenta in all prinsipal Citim of the Farelan change and Banking business of Bafe Deposit Boxen · (variosa 'nino) në n

LOOK POOK BHAN, S

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 18th February, 1957. BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINEL HEAD OFFICE. $*, Boulevard Haussmann, Parta. Paló Capital' aayagavon

********* 68,400,000,00

At the moment China needs, and The Budget, Introduced. by Sir 1s demanding immediately, brid-World Earl Beauchamp, Lord Warden Frederick Lugard, provided for regos, dock-yards; public utilities, seription transarted, was put out of position and there of the Cinque Ports, recently venue of $6,227,890 and expendi-iron and steel work, harbours, and was also damage, to the bonnet. opened a splendidly equipped club- ture, apart from Military Contribu-all types of heavy constructional The damage to the cycle, which house which has been provided by tion, of $4,092, 903, The motor cycle in question was was a Douglas sporta model; was Mr. Justice Charles at Deal for the

The more robuilding operations The Harbour Swit was won by will be stupendous, exceeding by being driven at the time by Re- comparatively small.

far any of those in the long hia- venus Officer Pierce with Mr. F.

The injuries to Mr. Arculli were Kingsdown Amateur Rowing Club. A. E. Thomas, of H.M.S. Tamar M. el Arculli, the well-known probably due to his being thrown

tory of our industries. It means; With the development of the

The Wharf and Godown Com-in short, the partial rebuilding bowler of the Indian Recreation against the broken windscreen. coal mines in the area behind the Club, riding on the million. Both His right arm from the shoulder town, said Earl Beauchamp, there any increased its capital from two and the partial creation of a new were injured, the former being downward was severely cut, the was every reason why Deal, with to three million dollaro. ¿

world which is destined to take slightly cut on the right knee, bone showing in certain parts. It such facilities for sport na the

The Douglas Steamship Com-its place among the leaders of whilst the latter was so badly cut In the right arm, that he had to be was a lucky circumstance that both clubhouse, should make a place pany reported a profit of 8117,488 humanity... removed at once to the French Dr. Sir Eric Stuart Taylor and where the Kent workers could and recommended a dividend of 8

Bunje happened to be at hand and come for their amusement:

per cent, Hospital for medical attention. medical attention was rendered on The clubhouse was decribed, as

•

-་▪

...

bribed Capital 1. 73,000,000.00 R. Fund 103,000,000.00

Before he left England Profes- sor Smith said: "I am going to China to bring my mission to ita From the position of the two the spot to Mr. Arculf. The in- the finest along the coast by Major

H. E. Chow Fu, Ciceroy of the conclusion. For three years' I machines after the accident, it juries were of such a character, Beddington, president of the Coast Two Kwange, made an official land- have worked under the most an appeared that the motor car, which however, that Mr. Arculil'e Instant Amateur Rowing Association. ing and called at Government palling and heart-breaking condi- was proceeding along Morrison removal to hospital was посеа- Sir Ernest Charles eaid that he House.

tions to cement Anglo-Chinese re-la Hill Road, intended to turn into sary,

lations, which alone, I am con- Morrison Gap Road from the Monu- The light at the time of the had received a letter, from the

The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham was vinced can bring prosperity to le ment. Apparently the motor accident was quite good but when Marquis of Reading, who had been cycle, which was proceeding atong traffic officere arrived later to take a generous contributor to the club, invested with the C.M.G. decora both nations." Wong Net Chong Road from the in measurements and other detalls regretting his inability to be tion at Government House.

present.. direction of the Jockey Club of the damaged machine there was

At the end of the ceremony Lard atables toward the Monument, did practically no daylight left. The not sure on the car cutting across car and the cycle were later ro- Beauchamp christened wis The crash occurred on moved to the compound jutelde the racing regatta four in the

the side channel in line with the No. 2 Police Station,

house the "Ernest Charles.”

A ter

It is intended to erect pithead A beauty contest and an "ankde batha at Llay Main Colllery, near competition" were among the fen- Wrexham, the largest and nowcat boat-tures of the Southend Hospitals mine la North Wales, at a cost of

Carnival Weck.

about £20,000,

BANGKOK BATTAMBAND DANH LÀ

CANTON PHBOUT

BRANCHES FAKES

NOUMA PAPETTE

FORT-BAYARD HAIPHONG HANKOW

HANDY

HONGKONG MENFIZE

PEKING PNOMPA

PONDICHERRY

*BAIGON.

BILANORAI BINGAPORE

TIENTSINK

TOUBANE

YUNNANYO

AM DE BANKKESÍ

Islande.

R. M. McLAY,

Manager.

Hongkong, 7th January, 1827.

中法工商冠

BANQUE FRANCO-CHINESE pour le

Commerce et industria, (Incorporated in Franca.) Prinos's Building, Chater Road, Hong Kong

HEAD OFFICE:

74, Rus 8t. Lazars, Paris,

Capital fully paid up Fr. 50,000,000 Spocin working

Capital

Reserves

Fr. 50,000,000-

Fra. 22,819,000

BRANCHES↑

Parii, Lyons, Marzolla, Salgs Haiphong, Hazot, Taurano, Quin Huế, Thanh hoa, Vinh, Phan R Peking, Shanghai, Tientala, Hongkong. BANKERS:

Franco: Societe Generalé, Banging Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris ot des Pays Bas.

London:--Midland Bank Ltd.

New York-American Exchange Irving Trast Co., Banca Commsereća. Italiana.

San Francisco:-Bank of Italy. Every description of banking and Exchange business transacted. Curren pondenta throughout the world.

·

L BERNIA, Manager, Hongkong, &rd August, 1928,"

THE BANK OF CHINA. EPECIALLY AUTHORIZED. BY PREZIDEN TIAL MANDATE OF THE REPUBLIQ O

CHINA ON THE UND OF NOVIKEER. – 1917, Authorised Capital ............$50,000,000LIŲ Fald-up Capital ELE, STI PRA Reserve Funda ...........................oh 9,639,433H HHAD OFFICE PERING, BONGKONG BRANCHES.

Branch

1. Quem's Road Central,

and Sub-branche all over. Chlo and currepondente in Europa, America other parts of world.

LONDON BANKEZŐ |--

The National Provincial 'and 'Union', Bodh of England Limited, Nat

The Guaranty Trust Company of How Tagès - NEW YORK BANKERS1

The Irving National Banks. The Bando able Trust Company of Diew Teck

Interni allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terras on kaplleatios..

Every desertetios of Danking - beslaand transacted.

Loans granted on approved sestreiten. Special facilitia, fey, Home Kashango.

BHOU J. CHEN,

THE HO HONG BANE, LTD.

(Mainkilabod· 1915) GAFTAL

FRANCE-Complete National d'isompta de Paris: Gredit Leonas Banque de Antboriend Capital insie Parla ut des Page-Bay | Boolaka Gusarai LONDON The National Provincial and Pair O Union Bank of England, Indi Comptoir | tmerrs. Lärbiliti National d'Escompta de Paris, Credit Ironnais,

In NEW YORK!--J, P. Morgan & Os,

Internet allowed 'on' Current Aboranta and Fixed Depot according to arrangement.

Every description of Banking, and Exchange business transated.

Bate Deports Boras to lot,

bolders ever Farpins'............

- HEAD OFFICE 100SINGAPORN.

·Branchée, sæencios and Opiruspèndents in' the principal cliías of the waride pub

Erary description of Banking and Beskaras Spalnew transacted.`)

NO LECKO MOR,