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WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK,

Shanghai.

Hongkong.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SHANGHAI NURSES ON STRIKE.

FIRM ATTITUDE OF THE

· SUPERINTENDENT.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1928.

SENHOR BIANCHI.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMITED.

BANKERS:

£2,000,000 62.300.000 £1,000,000

The Bank of Bagiand and Midland.

Bank, Limbad.

TRANCE

Batavia

ghek

Ipak

New York

Kandy

Tenang

lat

embar

Karachi

Port Louis

Kain Bharu

Bangeon

Kuanian

Birala

Bingpere

Bourbon

all

Kuala Lumpur Shanahal

Kadria

WELCOMED AT THE CLUB DE RECREIO.

The Club de Recroid were hosts

16, Gracechurch' Bresat, 'Lénden, 3.0. & No fewer than .56 malo and yesterday afternoon to the For-Authern Caylial

Fald-Up Ompital vás female nurses of the Paulun Hos.tuguess Minister to China, Senhor Deverthed Capital Jono Blanchi. pital in Burkill Road, Shanghai,

The entertainment took the form, Bonorve Fund and rast do 41,184,61 left their duties on Tuesday of an informal tea party on the morning of last week, and, having Club's lawns followed by a dance ignored the ultimatum of the in the hall.

There was a large gathering of medical superintendent, have since been notified that their places Portuguese ladies and gentlemen have been filled and that they can to welcome the Minister, who remain away because the hospital showed a deep interest in the wants nurses to work and not to Club's various sporting activities and expressed his intention, of strike

The trouble, It appears, was due playing tennis on their lawns at

The Minister

occupied Was to the resignation of a foreign some future date. head nurse and the appointment during the whole of the time he red spells at Raise that may be aware of a successor from Germany. The was in the Club, and entered into talook an application. new nurse was most acceptable to conversation with all present. He the medical staff for she was conscientious worker, who cared for nothing other than caring for the sick, In the performance of her duties, she is said to have been very strict-in fact, too strict for the nurses who expressed their dissatisfaction with her.

A secrot meeting was held by the nurses on Monday evening and it was decided to strike on the following morning it four te manda which they presented were). not granted. This decision, how- ever, was not unanimous and when Tuesday morning came 14 remain- ed at their posts, the other 56- 20 male and 27 female workers- refusing to work.

Superintendent's Ultimatum.

Kangkung

Maurities

HONGKONG SEANCEL ·

Every deveria ton of Banking and ThchauTS Ensina trauráciad

Internet allowed on Current Accounts and

C. LG BANDES,

Bengkosz. 19th July, 1928.

proved himself an excellent con-, ' Road Central versationalist and those who spok: to him yesterday must have been both delighted and impressed by the claquence he displayed.

Manager.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA. LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE |--HONGKONG,

19. Das Voraz Road, Central, Hongkong.

The Portuguese Consul, Senlor Albuquerque, was present amongst the gathering, which included Mr. J. M. da Rocha, Mr, J. M. Alves, Mr. A. H. Basto, Dr. F. M. Graca Authorized Capital Ozorio and other prominent mem-pale-up Capital bers of the Portuguese community.sers Food (1921)

BANK OF CHINA.

'NEW NOTE SERIES.

Nanking, Oct. 30,

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES!..

Melbourn |Batavia

Bombay

Nazmaki Calcutta Canton

Haiphong Jonolata Kobe

Kowlo

Lender

Béla

Gyaka

Paris Paking Pentag

.$20,000,000 .$ 6,000,000

1,200,000;

Ban Franstece Setia

Bingapore

New York

By duer

Rangoon

Balzer

Metals Tokro

Shangha!

Correspondents in all principal cities of the

.

KAN TUNG PO

Manager,

world. The Ministry of Finance an- Every deserbation of hunkles and exchange

Loans granted on a nounces the formal opening of the transacted.

proved sentilies. Central Bank of China on Novem-

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let. A nótico was issued by the ber 1. Notes of one, five, ten, fifty, medical superintendent that the and a hundred dollar denominations hospital was not a factory and will be issued for circulation strikes must not take place at par value and will be acceptable as random. The sick had to be cared legal tender for the payment of all for, and so the nurses would be Government taxes.-Reuter, required to perform the duties

at

New Nurses Engaged. Then they said that this was insufficient, but they could not say exactly what they wanted. They simply wanted more concessions.

FAMINE AHEAD.

RICE CROPS FAIL FROM DROUGHT.

Hankow, Oct. 30.

rise in prices here is expected.- | Reuter.

NATIVE PRODUCTS.

CHIANG KAI-SHEK GOES TO ATTEND EXHIBITION.

BANKS.

- HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK” 09

BANKING CORPORATION.

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Authorised Capțial '..........................................$450,000,000 lawood and Fully Paid-ap 5.20,000,000

·RESKKVE YUNDS

Sterling van

Lability

.8 4,500,000 ..$16,099,000 Frontie

«$20,255,000

XREAD: OFFICE: HONG KONG.

OGUET OF DIRECTORÍA -

A. IL_Compton, Red, Chairman.

N. K. Brown, Eng. Deputy Chairman.

Hon Mr. R. D. Z.

Balth

! W. H. Ball, ENG

Hon. Mr. O, G. &

AMOT

F. W. Maser, Desa

J. A. Flammer, Zag

1. G. Well, Ki

EL. P. White, Bag. Dalal Manager. »

Hon. Mr. A. O. Hyum. •,

DANGKOR BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO

AIREN

ГРОСПОТ MAITHGNG HAMBURG HANKOW HARRIN

RONGEEW ILOILO

Iron

JOHORB

BRANCHES —

LONDON

LYONB MALACCA MANILA MOUEDEN NADABAK NEW YORK PEKINO PENANG BANGOON

BAICON

BAN FRANCISCO

BHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

BOURABAYA BUNGLI PATANI TIENTSIN

TUKTO IODE

TSINOTAU KUALA LUMPUR YOKOKAKA

(Incorporated by Royal Charter 1088)! HRAD DYPICH¡—LONDON. Paid Capitu? - pyn ennas

Rossers Liability of Proprialazi na

Arynola sad Ērsuche.

ALOR STAR

AMBITBAN BANGKOK. BATAVIA BOMBAY CALOUTTA DANTON DAWNFORE CREU COLOMBO DELHI HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW

HONGKONG ILOILO ХРОН KARACHI

TUNING MADRAS MANULA MEDAN

NEW YORK FXKING PENANG PESHAWAR BANGOON

-BAICON

SEMARANG BERAMBAY BHANDRAI

BINGATORI

HOURABAYA TALFING

*(7.34.8.)

TAVOT TIENTSIN

ELANG

TOXYO

KOBE

TONULAM (Bhaha!}

KUALA KANGSAR TSINGTAO

(Petak FMA)

KUALA LUMPUR

YOKOHAMA

ZAMBOANGA

Philippine In.)

Foreign Exchange and General Banki busigma transacted.

Untreat accounts opened and Fixed Deponlay recalved for I'vvat or shorter periods at enter which will be quoted on application.

A. EL YERGUSON,

Hongkong, stik Yebruary, 10NT.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANH OF NEW YORK,

QDA Capital, Barplus

CURRENT ACCOUNTS «pened to LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periode la LOCAL QUERENCI AND STERLING OB which will be quoted on application. Hongkong, 13th February, 2016,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

and Undivided Profits........

tr.3.$168,968,203

Commercial and Travellers' Lab. tors of Credit, Travellers' Cheques,

The Dosloss of the shove Bank Billa of Exchange, and Cabla dacted by the KONGKONG and shangĦAL Bula may be BANKING CORPORATION. oblained in application, -

SHANGHAI ron TUB HONGKONG BANKING CORPORATION,

A. C. ETNÉE,

Chief Manager.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-

MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(Netherlands Trading Bocisty.) BANKERS.

ESTABLISHED 1834.

CENTRAL

(13,600,000.) <1,486,570.)

Golder 20,000,000 Guilder 10.000.000

-AMSTENDAM”

• Mastery Duní Odci—BATAVIA BRANCHES -Bandjermanis,

Bandong

Bombay, Calenta, Charbon. Jiddah, Diamber, Djokjakar * The Har Kobe, Kota Radja. Mahaser, Madas,

Transfers bought and sold. Cur- rent accounts and Bavings Bank accounts opened and Fixed De posita in local and foreign curren- clos taken at rates that may be ma- certained on application to the Bank.

·

HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street New York,

Branches in:-

ARGENTINIA

DELGIUM

DRAZIL

CHILD CHINA

CUBA

DOMINICAN

REPUBLIO · LONDON FRANCE

INDIA

ITALY JAPAN JAVA PANAMA

PENU FORTO RICO STRAITS

BETTLEMENTS. DRUGUAY VENEZUELA

We are also able to offer ou

Customers the services of the Branches of the Internatione

Padans. Tambang. Fa Banking Corporation in San Fra

longan. Prosas Teutiana

Rangoon, Bacterdam, Bama cisco, Spain and the Philippinš

expected of them in a conscien-hend nurse were suspended, which, tious manner. As to their de naturally, the medical superinten- mands for better treatment, is dent refused.

It is reported locally that the HONGKONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S HOAD, would be considered. Meanwhile, They then demanded that the autumn rice crops in Hupeh and Authorised Capital Gallery 160,000,000.- the nurses would be expected to head nurse should be suspended Hunun have almost completely continue with their work.

for a short while and this request falled owing to the dryness of the Paid-up Capital There was a noisy gathering was acceded to, the head nurse season. The position of the coun-less Food present when this notice was put being asked to stop work for half dryfolk is very serious, and a rapid up and the medical superintendent a day. Informed the nurses that they must return to work immediately, This they refused to do and an other ultimatum was given them that, if they were not back at their posts within two hours, they would

The Kuomintang 'delegato and have to leave the building.

During this time, the Shanghaithe Health Bureau's representative were by this time getting impati- District Kuomintang was notified and a representative of that orent and so they informed the ganization and a representative of strikers that they must return to the Bureau of Public Health for work unconditionally and talk Greater Shanghai arrived on the terma later. This was refused sgene. On hearing both sides of and the delegates left, disgusted,

It was then that the medical the case, the delegates realized

informed superintendent

them that the nurses' demands were un that they would have to leave 8 reasonable. They exhorted the

the hospital could no longer make atrikers to resume work pending a

use of their services. They could nettlement, which the inter re-

remain away because their places. fused to do.

would be filled.

After much talk the nurses' A corpa of experienced Russian delegates promised to resume duty and Chinese nurses was then If they were allowed some "face." engaged and they are now carry

Asked what they meant, they Ing on in a most satisfactory | aaid that they would return if the manner,

Nanking, Oct. 30.

PETE", Dhangbai Bibor Islands.

(Bain), Bingapore, BOITA

bala, Boerakrela (Belę), Tegal,

Tap and Walieraden". and Wellertadan*.

* These clean hara'safe deposit boxes to

It is understood that Chiang Kai- hek and other leading government attend the National Native Products oficials are going to Shanghai to London linnkara:-National Provincial Bank, Exhibition which is to be held on November 1-Rouler.

L

AUSTRALIAN STRIKE.

ITALIANS AND GREEKS USE KNIVES IN RETALIATION. Melbourne, Oct. 30,

situation continues unsettled. Italian and Greek volun- teer dock workers are beginning to use knives in retaliation for assaults and bomb outrages, which are direct ed principally against them.-Reuter.

Tho

strike

"Vacation's "Velvet"

and colore &

It's nice to get up

ins the morning

~ and brakfact

when you pleach

~ and low !

Lii Correrper Canta all over the world.. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERT DESCRIPTION THANBACTED.

Q. ATKENSTRA

Manut.

Kongkong, Both July, 1927.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANE, LIMITED.

(Matabilabad 2080) Oplial (fully paid up} ....

ve Fand ....

200,000,000 ......... 101,600.000 BEA) OFFICE:—YOKOHAMA.

'Branches and Agvasios ni. Alexandria......... Karmeli -Betaria---

Bomber

HADO ATIM

Calcutta

Cation

London Los Angeles

Leons

Manila

Changchox Nagmaak!

Dairan (Dalny) Nagoya

Newchwang

Fazile

(Muides) New York

Hamburg

Hankow

Karbin

Honocula

Kai Xuan

Chaka

Teking

Hangoon

Rio de

Jansirs

Baigon

„Ban Besaziacs.

Bende

Gamarang fbanrhei Hhimoncesif

Blatscore Boerabaya Bydney

Then Lain Tokro Tuinanfa Txinstan

Vladivostock (Temporarily slowed) Interest allowed on Current Accounta Incalta received for drad periods at rete to be obtained on application.

H. MORL Hongkong, 11th September, 1921.

THE BANK OF CANTON,

LIMITED..

Established 1911. HRAD OFFICE: HONGKONG. Authorised Capital (Mons Kong

Currency)............................................ $11,000,000. Faid-up Capital (Hong Kong Currenty)........* Reserve Fund (Hong Kong Cor

rency) ......... BRANCHES --

2,846,208,

264,009.

Canton, Shanghal, Hankow, Swaiow, Bangkok, New York and Ban Fran claro.

LONDON BANKERS)-——'

„The Lloyd's. Hezk med Correspondanta in all principal Cline of the

Worl

Foreign exchange and Banking bastions of vary Emeription trad

Bafe Deposit Boxes (vazione alous) [ve`k - yearly rynfal of from 25 to $40.

LOOK POUN XHAN,

Kiongkong, 18ik February, 1427.

HANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINEL

HEAD OFFICE)

99. Boulevard Haussmann; Parts Paid Capital

Enbscribed Captial

Reserva Fund '........

BANDKOX

BATTAMBANG

CANTRO CANTON DHEQDTI PORT-BAYAH JAIPHONG ΠΑΝΤΟΥ

HANGI

HONGKONG

MENUTZE

BI” DuÊ

BRANCHER

R. M. McLAX,

Manager.

Hongkong, 7th January, 1927.

宁法工染行

BANQUE /FRÂNCO-CHINESE

pour la

Commores et l'Industria... (Incorporated in Franca) Prince's Buliding, Chater Road, Hoar Hong.

HEAD OFFICE:

74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris, Capital fully paid up Fr. 50,000,DTS Spoelal working

Capital

Fr. 50,000,00 -Reservas vristrerere-X3s. 58,3BIRISE BRANCHES,

Paris, Lyons, Marseillas, Salgss. Haiphong, Hazai, Tourana, Qubalion Hue, Thanh hoa, Vinh, Pnom Ph Peking, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hongkong BANKERS:

France:-Bediata Generale, Bang Nationale de Credit, Banque de Pari et des Pays Bas.

London:-Midland Bank Ltd.

New York:-American Erohängt Irving Trust Co., Banca Commereladi Italiana.

San Francisco:Bank of Italy.

Every description of banking al Exchange business transacted. Corres pondents throughout, the world.

L BERNIS, Manager, Hongkong, 3rd August, 1928,

THE BANK OF CHINA.

SPECIALLY AUTHORIZED ET PERSIDIES TIAL MANDATE OF THE REPUBLIO SU CHUNA ON TAR UND OF NOVEMBER, 1917, Authorised Capital ...................... Paid-up Capital Reserve Funde

.$18,118,400.00

HEAD OFFICES FRKING. HONGKONG BEANCHEL

** 4, Queen's Road Central,

Branches and Stab-branches all ever ́OMA

and erreprodents is Muropa, Amerias BAČ other parts ed world.

LONDON BANKERAJAA

The National Provincial and Wason Manl

of England Limited

The Guaranty Treat Company of New Tai NEW YORK BANKERS ---

«PIN.' 64,450,000.00 The Levins National Banks, „Fr. 11,008,900,00 ʻable Trust Company of New York

Fr.191,900,000.00 ·Internat· allowed on Curteak Ansonska and,

Fixed Depot Terms on application.,

Pracy dmcription of Banking botig transacted.

NOUMEA PAPETTE. PEKING PNOM-PENJE FONDIONEREY QUINION › SAIGON BHANGRAT BINGAPOR TIENTMIN TOUBAI.

VINH

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RANKIEJ.

In FRANCE:--Comptoir National Tacorupti

da Paris Credit Lyonnais Banque, de, Paris si des Pays-Day: Bosiais Deneral.. In LONDON-The National Provinsial and Union Bank of England, 144: Comstols National d'Escocepta da Parte, Gredit

Lyonnais.

In NEW YORK:-J. P. Mory # 00.

Interest allowed on Garrens Amtownie and Fixed Deporte woording to arrangment.

- Every description af Braking and Kesbange Soglom transaetud.

Safe Deposit Bokal to let

Loans' granted un spproved, pacttrition, -Epecial facilities for Home Ecchumen

HOU L CHER

$12

THE HỌ HONG BANE, UTE

Established 19ĒT.)'

CAPITAL.

Authorised Capital Levad

-Paid-10

arra

holders

purpl***

Zablikian

NAN NEAD OFFICE1-BINGÁFOER.

Branehan, agencies and Correspondents in ali the principal alike of the world.

Every Cascription of Barking and Machang business transacted. ;'

EO LLUNG' BON

11M, DI NA DANINCE, INC.