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ORCHID.

BY ELEANOR EARLY.

CHAPTER XVI

In the morning Mademoiselle had orange juice and coffee served In the stateroom. At 10 the stow- ardess drew ter bath. And at noon she appeared on deck,

"I never thought of it before," she confessed, "but I do believe I'm sensuous to my very finger tips."

Mademoiselle buffed her shining nails indolently.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1929.

FURTHER TRIBUTE FAILED TO NOTIFY

TO R. A. F.

HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT IN KABUL EVACUATION.

"Run along," admonished Made- MAGNIFICENT WORK. moiselle. "Meester Swinburne is better company for me than Meester Smythe. He is more profound."

Smythe emiled.

Jed.

"Oh come

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SMALL-POX.

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KOWLOON SUB-CONTRACTOR GETS INTO TROUBLE,

IN PHONE MATSHED.“

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THE BANK OF EAST ASİA, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG.

BANKS.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorland Capital ............................ U20,000,001 losed and Fully Palday......$23,000.00

Sterling........ 1,900,000 Bliver $16,000,000

Pabllits of Propele

HRAD OFFICE: RONGKONG. COURT OF DIREXITORA ;'

No. 10, Da Vox Road Central, Kangkung. Authorland Capital .......................................@10,000,00 Paid-Up Capital

******** £,000,000|Banerys Berve

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES -

-Malbourne Nagasaki

Calcutta

London

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New York

Osaks

Paria

Peking

Trains

Reagova

Exigos

ti E-khal

Ban Francisco * Bentila

Bemarang

Blogapore Bourban

Bydney

Talpel

Meninin Tokyo

Correspondania in al principal elties of the

world.

Every description of Bank and Kichunge Business transacted. Loans nied on ap- proved securities.

SAFE DEPOBIT DOXES to let

KIN TONG PO,

Chief Manage, kona, let Me^* NEXT.

ENGINE MOUNTS

PLATFORM, ·

DEBRIS PILED 20 FEET IN STATION CRASH.

London, Feb. 26.

A sub-contractor engaged on Batavia Earl Winterton, Under-Secretary work on the Hongkong Telephone Dobr Nathan Canton "You like profundity?" he taunt for India, stated in the House of Company's

Bionalaiu Commons to-day that he was glad. Road, Kowloon was tummoned Haiphong

this Kowloon "I prefer it," she retorted, "to to say the evacuation of the last before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith, at kobe

tho Kowloon Magistracy It took Mademoiselle exactly an

remaining members of the staff of morning, for failing to notify the hour to make up.. Hor perfumed banality,

now." Smythe ries were as elaborate as though sle prepared each day for mar-laughed uncomfortably, "You don't the British Legation at Kabul was outbreak of a case of small-pox in

the workmen's matshed. Ashtoreth really think I am banal, Mademoi- successfully achieved yesterday. rloge. Fascinated,

selle?"

Sir Francis Humphrys, British The defendant admitted that the watched hor.

"You make love so stupid," she Minister, in paying a warm trished was occupied by his work-

and returned, Mademoiselle insisted upon shar- told him,

uncon-bute to the remarkable smoothnessmen, but claimed that he was not ing her luscious cremes and scent-cernedly, to her book.

ho employed a Ashtoreth waited until they were and efficiency with which the Air responsible, as ed poudres. And not only her cos-

Force had carried out their ardu-foroman who had not told him of metice, but the services of the stew-out of hearing.

the caso, "So you've made love to Made-ous undertaking had.telegraphed: ardess, who had been a lady's maid.

The Royal Air Force performed Ashtoreth revelled in it all, fall-moiselle?" she remarked.

Sanitary Inspector Ecccshall, "I could not insult, Mademoi- Ing easily into the habits of her

historic achievement. They in evidence, said the foreman re- selle," he answered, "by not mak roommate,

have conveyed 586 persons in 82 ported to him, on February 18, love." ing

"Oh, so you think all woman ex- aeroplanes, without a single mis-that one of the fekle of the shed man had been a victim of small- pect you to make love to them?" hap to the passengers, since De- had died. Witness found that the His tone annoyed Ashtoreth cember 23rd, over a mountainous pox. From the fokis it was learn- "Mademoiselle doesn't scem "Beautiful women," she observed, have been exactly slain by your country in the depth of winter ated that the defendant had been

an average height of 10,000 feet, informed. "are made for luxury, ma cherie." technique."

His Worship pointed out to the Ashtoreth alghed. She was be Smythe emptied his pipe against The conditions have always been

the rail.

difficult, and, during the last two defendant that he took the rink of ginning to think the same thing.

"But I can't afford it," she la

"You do not understand that days, almost insuperable, on ac-such prosecutions if he did not take more interest in his business mented. "This is a regular orgy woman," he informed her. "And count of a heavy fall of snow."

and did not visit the site more for me."

I told you before that you should

Earl Winterton paused to ob-

frequently. It was not fair to Mademoiselle shrugged cloquent-ask to have your stateroom changed. serve:-"I am sure the House will his workinen and to the public to

endorse this tribute.”

neglect the proper supervision es- ly and raised her penciled brows.

He continued to real the telegram,pecially in view of the prevalence "I mean," explained Ashtoreth,

which ran: In the early stages of small-pox. considerably

embarrassed.

of the operations the aircraft have to work for a living."

Ifs Worship held that the demolished, whilst "Qui?"

which first established touch with fendant was responsible and Im-

were repeatedly posed a fine of $50. the Legation under fire, and one machine was shot down over Kabul. The pilot, fortunately, was unhurt and has since rendered invaluable assis- tanco to Sir Francis Humphrys. have flown over the wild bordur country unharmed.

We'll be going ashore soon at St Thomas, and she's pretty well known down through the islands, I want to advise you very strongly against being seen with her."

The French woman surveyed neri Ashtoreth flushed uncomfortably, humorously. Her eyebrows had She was wearing, at the moment, pretty little mannerisms all their an ornament of Chinese jade on an own. Now the left one assumed a old gold chain about her neck. Mademoiselle's jade. She was speculative arch

"So I do," muid Mademoiselle. wearing, also, a lttle green hat They hnd not exclunged confi-that matched the jade. Mademoi- The Royal Air Force personnel dences. Ashtareth was consumed selle'a hat. And bracelets, that with curiosity about Jnek Smythe, jangled with small jade elephants but Mademoiselle had volunteered with ruby eyes. Mademoiselle's

bracelets., no further information.

RICH ENGLISH WOMAN SHOT.

MEETING WITH OLD FRIEND

AT NICE.

Mrs.

who - afterwards

WAS

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F

N. 8. Brown, Eat.

Chairman.

W. X. Bell, Esq.

Deputy Chairman.

$10,000.00

D. D. F. Balth, Esq. W. L.. Paitanden, Deg.

A. 11. Compton, Eng. J. Al Plummer, Ros

B. Lander Lewis, ENG. T. G, Want, Xas.

G, B. Mackis, Eeg. H. P. This,

CHIEF "MANAGER:

"AMOY

Hon. Mr. A. O. Tignes.

BANGKOK

BATAVIA BOMBAT

CALOUTTA CANTON CUETOO COLOMBO DAIREN FOOCHOW

FLAIPHONG

HAMBURG

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KODE

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BRANCHES z—

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON LYONS MALACCA -

MANILA MOUKDEN NAGASAKI NEW YORK PEPING PENANO BANGOON

BAIGON

BAN FRANCISCO

BILANDIAL

BINGAPORE

BOURABAYA BUNGEI PATANI TIENTS IN

ΤΟΚΤΟ TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

London, Feb. 1. Wreckago

piled up in a tangled heap 20ft. high in an ac cident of an unusual character at CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which Glasgow yesterday.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS received for ope year or shorter periods in LOCAL

will be quoted on application.

Hongkong, Zard February, 2020,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

A suburban passenger train was entering Bridgeton Cross station of the L. and N.E.R. station when it collided with a horse van at the end of the bay. The impact was 30 austed by the HONGKONG AND BILANGUA severe that the van was smashed to BANKING CORPOILATION, matchwood and the buffer stops de-obtained as appliation.

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THE CHARTERED BANK OF `INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Baral· Charter, 1878. HEAD OFFÍCH), LONDON, Pald-Up Capital

...............4 2,000,000 Hoserve Fund"...-4-*** . 4,000,000 Bævervo Liability of Proprietern ....€ 3,000,000

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NEW YORK

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BEMARANG

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SHANGHAI

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KONGKONG

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TRINOTÃO

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(Park B.M.) ZAMBOANGA

- (Philippiku la) Foreign Exchange and dental Banking kosiness transacted.

.

Current Accounts opened and Fixed D posita recerad for one your or shorter periods [ài Trion which will be quatad an applicatića,

A.. IL. FERGUSON,

Manager. Hongkong, 15th March, 1912.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.

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Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits......... G$163,900,905

Commercial and Travellers' Lot- tera of Crodit, Travellers' Cheques, Billa of Exchange and Cable FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHA Transfers bought and gold, Cur

The Duale of the abors Bank is ea

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the engine mounted the platform, BANKING CORPORATION. its wheels digging deeply into the flagstones before it came to a stop.

AG HYNEB

Chief Manager. Hongong, 18th September, 1917.

The wreckage of the van and buffers was piled 20 feet high, The train carried fair comple- ment of passengers, but none of them was injured, though many had narrow escapes and suffered severe- ly from shock.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ. (Netherlands Trading Beçiatr.)

MANIKKA.

ESTABLISHED 1836.

A number of officials were stand- ing at the spot where the engine Hongkong Deer 11, Queen's Road, Canton

(18,000,000.)

120,446,470,0

{M1,151,319)

Emerve Fund ..............................Quiiders 40,000,000, Head Üles1AM2TERDAM“ Eastern Head Oficos-BATAVIA.

Bandown

"Recently, owing to the extreme severity of the weather conditions nd the very low temperature pre-

Nice, Jan. 25. Mademoiselle had given, her any He was always on deck when the

A young and wealthy English-mounted the platform. but they Authorised Capital.....Galidas 160,000,000. managed to spring clear in time or girls made their appearance, and number of gifts, Several of themvailing, necompanied by heavy

Ethel Dorothy he and Mademoiselle exchanged for were valuable. The scarlet even-squalls of snow, the task of all mal courtesies. It seemed to Ashing wrap, for instance, embroid-concerned has been rendered ex-Woman,

Porters jumped out of the way of toreth that the Englishman was deered with threads of gold. And all ceptionally difficult and dangerous Richardson, was shot and seriously they would have been involved in Fald-Up Capital Oulider 20,000,000.

in the air and on the ground. One wounded this morning at Nice by the wreckage of the smashed van. cidedly ill at ease in the presence the little French night gowns.

machine made a forced landing a Swiss hotel keeper named AuguBO the flying debris, and one dived And that She faced Smythe indignantly.

through a window, of the Frenchwoman,

tock his own life, "Mon has been very kind to through the engine actually freez Lichtenberger, Mademoiselle enjoyed his apparent

Mrs. Richardson was born in discomfort. She flirted with him me," she told him. "And every ing whilst in flight. Its two occu outrageously. But once, when he other woman on the boat has been pants for some days were in the hands of tribesmen, although sub- tried to capture her hand under simply wretched.".

sequently successfully evacuated cover of a steamer rug, Ashtoreth

"That's because you seem to pre-by aircraft-British Wireless saw her slap him smartly across

for Mademoiselle's society 10 the face.

theirs," he interrupted. "And ob viously you cannot have both. Smythe hud devoted himself to They'd have been decent, enough if Ash-you hadn't been intimate with her amoraus siege. And

the beginning. Naturally, Loreth, excitedly convinced that she from was playing with fire, lent herself they,outlaw De Musset." half-heartedly to his importunities.

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They danced beautifully together,

Once to Mademoiselle she said,

STABILISATION OF CURRENCY.

"Why?" demanded Ashtoreth...SZECHO-SLOVAKIA NEXT TO. "Because she's beautiful, of course

"I feel awfully mean being with and they're absolutely consumed with jealously. They're simply pet- Mr. Smythe sp much, because I know you don't like him. And, be-rified to have their husbands as

much as look at her!"

sides, we leave you quite alone."

The French woman sailed a daz-

zling smile.

יו

"I am used to being alone," she angrily. "She Baid. "But you must remember,"

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head

her Ashtoreth tossed

was good enough," she na cherie-Monsieur Smythe Is a pointed out, "for you to make love bad man."

fo."

"Well, naturally. Mademoiselle Then, curious beyond all repres

drew her chair is a delightful person to love. But sion, Ashtoreth .closer,

"Tell me,

begged. "Frankly,

FALL IN LINE.

all-

Prague, Feb. 26. The Governor of the National Bank of Szecho-Slovakia hus nounced the forthcoming stabilisa- is of currency at 33 crowns 76 hellars to the dollar.

This is equivalent to 44.58 milli- raninus gold to

-Reuter,

the craven---

ORIENT LINE.

20,000-TON ORONTES FOR THE AUSTRALIAN SERVICE.

that hardly alters her social status. FINE OIL-BURNER FOR

smiled-one In fact Smythe Mademoiselle," she might almost say that accounts

IL wouldn't for her social status."

Suddenly he became very serious. make any difference. I mean, I

"There is something," he said, know he's probably just dreadfully unmoral and all that. But it's sort "greatly pathetic about Mona dé of fun, you know, keeping him at Masset. For desire is a sad thing. so sure, be- and love in all we know to lighten arm's length. He's aides, that all American girls petit. Mademoiselle obsessed with de And that we simply languish for gire, Lurus, for gratification, to kisses and drinks and things., Ile love..... And love, strangely, is knows he looks like the Prince of said to be a wicked thing."

A heart Ashtpreth was some- Wales, and that's given him a re-i gular superiority complex. So that thing of a Puritan. Theoretically she was extremely broadminded. It's great, cramping his style."

Ashtoreth lowered her voice an Actually, she was as provincial as the Simpson sisters passed.

Muizle.

"You mean," she gasped, "that "He kissed me once," she confid: Mademoiselle. is notoriously im- ed. "The first night. Before I'd

moral?" talked to him five minutes. And I've been surt of getting back at him ever since."

Mademoiselle closed the book of verso she had been reading and slipped her finger between the pages.

He inclined his head gravely. "And that's why everybody has been so horrit to me?"

"Exactly."

London, Feb, 26. The just-completed 20,000-ton

Orient Liner, oil-burning Orantes, was launched at Barrow

10-day.

London in 1892; her maiden name was Salomons.

According to information given by the police after their inquiry, Mrs. Richardson came to Nice at the beginning of the season, and was staying at the hotel Beau Rivage.

She was leaving a shop this morning when she met Lichtenber- ger, with whom she had been pre- viously acquainted.

He told her that he had lost all his fortune and was in a very dif ficult financial situation, Could she help him?

Mrs. Richardson declined, and was walking away when Lichten- berger, pulling out a revolver, fired two shots at her; she fell injured in the chin.

Before anyone had time to inter- vene, the man turned the weapon on himself.

SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL

ELECTION.

BRITISH CANDIDATES GESTURE.

Shanghai, Feb. 27, Eight British candidates for the the forthcoming Municipal. Council election have written a letter to the Prese appealing to the voters to support the two American and two Japanese nominees, thereby not disturbing the proportion of nationalities.

The great vessel is designed for the Australian service. She will carry five hundred first-class pas- sengers and 1,000 third-class Reuter,

BRITISH INDUSTRIES

FAIR.

BROKEN.

The eight British candidates will thus be contesting for five Corriz- scats only. Our Own pondent.

[A reference to possible didates for the election found on Page 7.]

can- will be

SHANGHAI ELECTRIC

SUPPLY.

The Englishman was solemn now. "All the ladies on board," he ALL ATTENDANCE RECORDS said, "the fut ones and the lean Me--I punish him also," she ones and all the stupid, ugly ones said, "He is a very had min." --have been tearing you and Made- "But why?" demanded Ashtoreth, moiselle apart ever since you ap- "What did he ever, do to you? If peared the first evening at dinner

COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER he's treated you badly, Monn, together. They say he mimicked

THE SALE. shan't have a thing to do with him. the aerid tones of the Simpson sis Honestly, I wouldn't want to be lers-"they say, Miss Ashe, that

Shanghai, Feb. 27: nice to anyone who hadn't been nice birds of a feather Block together."

The Committee appointed re And you can tell a woman by the from all the Dominions, India cently to consider the sale of the to you."

company she keeps.'

London, Feb 26. 'The first week's attendance at the London section of the British industries Fair in the White City was 76,000, being an increase of 5,000 over last year's record figure.

There was an increase of buyers

The crash of the collision waR BRANCHES heard throughout the station and the neighbouring streets.

TOBACCO COMPANY

SHARES.

THE LATEST LONDON

QUOTATIONS.

The following Stock Exchange quotations were received by the British American Tobacco Co. from London to-day:

B.A.T. Co., Ltd., Ord. (£1 par) £6 10 0.

Bazillermadio, Bombay. Caletta, Charbon Jeddah, Djember, Dioniakarta The Hague, Kota, Kota Radis MEKAN IT, Madan, *Fadang Palembang, Pekalongan, Penang Pontianak, Bangons, Hotter dam', Bemarang, Bhankhal Bibol (matza), HingaDOTS Bosrabala, Boerakarta (Bola) Thani, Tilletiky and Walter day..

• These ofBen kava safe deposit botes to 1 London Banker-National Provincial Bank

Ltd.

Correspondent all over the world.

BANKING' BUSINESS OF RYKAT DESCRIPTION TRANSACTED.

O, ATKENSTHA,

Maong Hongkong. Both July, 1997,

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK LIMITED. ·

(Metablished 2040.)

.X. 102,440,40

IT. Co. of G.B. & 1. Ord. (£1 par) Capital (fully paid up).... 169,000.IF £6 5 6,

I.T. Co. of Canada Ord. (£1 par) | £2_5..

Pastila Bemarang Bhanghai Shimonose Bingapore

Reserve Fund

Tobacco Securities Ord, (21 par)

Alexandria £3 15.

Bietaris Tobacco Securities Def. (5,'-- Bombay par) £1 7 6.

HEAD OFFICE:—YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agoncim at

Karachi

Balgon Bax Franz Kobe

London

Los Angeles

1gons.

Manila

Ubangshun NagraaX! itairen (Valur) Nagoya F'engtian

Sydney Nowchwang

(Mukden)

New York

Teatrin

Hamburg

Quaka

Tokya

Peking FanFooD

Talianfu Telogu

liongkosz Hio A (onalulu

Janeiro

Uuenos Art Calcutta United Tobacco (South) Ord. Cantes (£1 par) £4 8 9.

Harbin

HUNAN ISSUE MAY BE Hankow

SETTLED.

LU TI-PING'S ARRIVAL IN

NANKING,

Shanghai, Feb. 27. Lu Ti-ping, the former head of the Hunan Government, who was recently deposed by General to Chien and his supporters, has arrived in Nanking and reported on the Hunan situation to the Central Government.

It is persistently rumoured that a settlement of the Issue will be effected shortly-Renter.

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THE KING PASSES A GOOD DAY.

DULL AND COLD WEATHER REPORTED.

..

Ки! Удия

Bourabaya

Vladivostok (Temporarily closed) Joteres allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periods ta be obtained on application.

***. MORI,

MALE.

Hongkong. ifth March, 1028.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1912. Head Office:-Hongkong. Authorised Capital Pald-Up Fund.... Bar Food BRANCHES:-

...112,000,000 2,644,104

Caston, Shanrts), Hankew, Bustow Bangkok, New York and Ban Fran cla.co.

LONDON BANKERÐ 19

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·

The Lord's Bank, Limited,, Correspondents in all Prinsipet sitims of the orary description transacted.

Hafa Depoelt oxen (variona alem) at remely rental of from £5 to 40.

LOOK. POONG BHAN,

Chiar ManagST. Hongkong 18th-Fahraary, 1927.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

London: Feb. 20. It is officially stated at Bognor sent twice as many buyers as last Electricity Department of the that II. M. the King passed a good They walked for a minute in year. The total number of coun-Municipal Council to private in day. The weather remained dull **I

tries represented so far la Afty-terests, met for the first time this and cold throughout the day, and Authorised Capital six-British Wireless

The French woman patted her hand.

"Eh, bien!" she exclaimed. can take care of myscif, ma cherie. Have a good time with Meester Smythe."

Lo

silence. Ashtoreth was completely bewildered. She had realized, of course, that Mademoiselic's morals might have been more or less du- blous. But to learn that the girl He joined them just then. And was actually notorious! That so- Ma-called decent women had drawn bowing ceremoniously demoiselle, held out his hands to their virtuous skirts aaide, lest she -who roamed with Mademoiselle Ashtoreth.

Come have a drink," he invited.-she' pollute the sanctity of their "Mademoiselle had rather read her presence!

That she-Ashtoreth Ashe-had póctry uninterrupted."

But Ashtoreth shook her head. accepted the benevolences of a wo "You know I don't care about man beyond the pale!

Mademoiselle's inde orilament drinks," she, affirmed.

"A lime squash then," he aug-clicked against the buttons on her:

gested. We'll be at St. Thomas aweather. Mona's jewellery!

in a few hours, and I want to talk

to you before you go ashore."

What should she do?

(To Be Continued.)

NEW SUBMARINE LAUNCHED.

ADMIRALTY ORDERS FIVE MORE.

although the King was able to Subscribed Captial

Pald-Up Capital

1.

rent accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Do- posits in local and foreign curren- cios taken at rates that may be as- certained on application to the Bank.

HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York. Branches in: ----

ARGENTINE

DELGIUM

DILA ZIL

CHILE

GKINA

CUBA

DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC LONDON FRANCE

INDIA

+

ITALY

JAPAN JAVA PANAMA PERU

PORTO RICO STRATE

BETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA

We are also abla to offer ons Customers the services of the Branches of the Internaitonal Banking Corporation i San FraR- ciaco, Spain and the Philippine Island,

F. McD. COURTNEY,

Manager, Hongkong, 7th January, 1927.

中法工商业行

BANQUE

FRANCO-CHINESE.

pour le

Commerce et l'Industrie.

(Incorporated in 'France.)

Prine's Building, Chater Road. Hoar Kong.

Head Ofca:

74, Ron St. Lazaro, Paris, Captial fully paid up Fra. 50,000,000 Special working

Capital Reserves

Frs. 50,000,000 ........ Fra. 29,819,000 Branches:

Paris, Lyons, Marseillès, Balgos, Haiphong, Hanoi, Tourano, Quinhas, Hue, Thanh hoa Vinh Pao Penh Poking, Shanghai, Tientaln, Hongkong..........

Bankers,

"Franco:--Societe Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Das.

London:-Midland Bank Ltd.

New York:-American Exchange Irving. Trust Co., Banca Commerciale Italiana,

San Francisco:-Bank of Italy. Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Cozzee- pondents throughout the world.

L. Berala, Manage, Hongkong, Brd August, 1928.,

THE BANK OF CHINA.

SPECIALLY AUTHORÍZED`HÌ PREKIDEN- TIAL MANDATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF

CHINA ON THE 22ND OF " NOVEMBER, 1917. -

10,378,000.00

Authorbid Capita! .............................$50,000.002.00 Paid-Up Capital Beserve Funds

............ · 0,629,425.84. HEAD OFFICE; PEKING, DONGKONG BRANCHL

4, Queen's Rond Central Branches and Bub-branches all over Chiné and Correspondents in Europe, America and (viber parts, of the world.

J

LONDON, BANKERS)—~The National Pro- vincial-and-Union Bank; of... England, HAG. ..... The Guéranty Trust Company of Hum York. NEW YORK BRANCHES:~The Living Ne tional Bank.

The Equitable Trust Company at New York: Interes allowed us Ourai Accounts and Head Office 16, Gracechurch Street. Fixed Deponija. Tarma on Applestion.

London, EC., à.

Every Arieties of Dröking Losisene 2.8,000.000 transacted.

2,400,000 Load granted on approved 'novasilien, £1,000,000 Bracial facilities for Home Exchange & 14

KROF 1, CD, DANKERS. The Bank of England Midland Bank, Ltd

DRANCHES

IDOL

New York Howrah ... Penang

Rangoon Shanghai

morning.

The Committee consists of sit up, His Majesty's windows Reserys Fans and Boek .... Messrs, Burkill, Matthews, Bassett, had to remain cloned.-British Steen and Salto,

Wireless,

The threo financial groups in- forested in the project were not present at the meeting-Our Own Correspondent.

LOCAL HOCKEY-

Kandy

Bangkok

Bataria

Doming

Calcutta

Karach

Oolombo

Kota Bharu ·

Dekli

| Qalle.

Hongkong

Silmia "Kusla Lumpur Singapore

XLADIAN Bourabaya

Madras

"

In a return hockey match at

Port Loula (Maoricus) The P, and O. s...Macedonia is King's Park yesterday afternoon,

HONGKONG BRANCIL due bere from Shanghai on Friday the K.B.S.F.P.A. drow with the Every description of Banking and Exchange morning at six o'clock.

Kowloon Indian Tennis Club, the basis transmetod.

Interest allowed on Current Ascounts and score being 8 all: The game was Pizad Deposits at Ilates that zone be super- The F. and O. s.a. Malwa, from fast and interesting, Davies was led application.

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MOOREST. end and had to leave the field,

London, Feb. 27, The new British submarine Orphous was launched to-day at Glasgow. The Admiralty has placed orders for five new sub- Singapore, is due here at noon-to-injured by a vising bull towards the

marines and two new sloops.- Reutor.

morrow.

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