July Supplement to the North-China Desk Hong List 1927, Crown Quarto 367 pages. Price' $5 without Map; $6 with Map.
The July Supplement of the} Hong List, now on sale, supplies one of the necessary adjuncts to the desk of the business man of, Shanghai, providing, as it does, record of the many' changes which occur in a few months in the bus ness community here. Brought: well up to date, the Hong List contains the names of something: ike 4,500 foreign banks, hongs, Hospitals, clubs "and associations, with many of the prominent Chinese banks and business houses. Vollowing the list of hongs and associations, which oveupies 203] pages, are 73 pages devoted 10 ax alphabetical list' of the foreign stalls, giving " total of about! 11,900 names. As indicating the chay gee which occur within she brief period of six month: ay be noted that whil 1,600 new names have—been' brought in, the list shows an actual net' gain of about 130, which, oven in these days of tem porary business depression, is son what surprising. Every effort has been made to bring the information well up to date, and to maintain for the familiar red book that standard of accuracy which has made it indispensable to every business house, Tue Shanghai District Magistrate] has issued a notice urging the people to clean their homes and to eat and drink only wholesome things so. to prevent the spread of disease during the summer months. Pre-Vention, he says, is better than cure, Attention is directed to the following extract from the Municipal Bulletin of the French Municipal Council of July 22: "To preclude all misunderstanding, the Administ torso the French Concession deem it necessary to state definitely that the rates have been fixed at 12 per cent, plus an additional and pro. visional 2 per cent., as from July 1, 1927. Provided the general finanei situation and the cost of living war-ant, the question of the rates be reviewed by the Administrative yuneil during January, 1928,
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