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HONGKONG CORPORATION,
NGKONG & SHANGHAI THE BANK OP-EAST ÄŠIA,
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG. AUTHORISED CAPITAL... $50,000,000 1SSUED AND FULLY PAID UP $20 000,000 RESERVE FUND-
STERLING... £4,500,000 SILVER...... $35,300,000 BESERVE LIABILITY OF Į 820,000,000
PROPRIETORS.................................. }
COURT OF DIRECTORS-
W. L. Palienden, Chairma
H. P, White, By-Deputy Chairman.
B. F. Raith, Bay.
W. H. Boll, Esq.
A.. Lary, Eng.
I, A..Plammer, Fay
A. H. Compton, Raq. T. G. Well, Bay. HMr.P.H. Holyoak! (, M. Young, Baq.
Chlef Manager:
A. H. BARLOW, Esq. Manager: Shanghai-G.H. STITT, Esq.
London Bankers: Westminster Bank, Ltd. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS received.for one year or aborter periods la Lotal Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hongkong, 25th November, 1924.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. THE business of the above Bank is abudusted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR- PORATION. Rules may be obtained on application:
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on
the minimum monthly balancos at 3. PER CENT, por aunum.
For the HoxONG & SHANGHA
BAN THE CORPORATION,
་
. H. BARLOW.
Chief Manager,
Hongkong, May 5, 1924.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTES 1963
HEAD OFFICE LONDON.
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:—
No. 10, Dee Voeux Road; Ontial, Established 1919. AUTRERTEND CAPITÁNY Dorezo $10,090,600.00 PAJPUT CAPITAÏgust. $5,000,000.00 BETE FOND
$750,000.00
Every descriptias of parking and trahango
budnem transacted, Loans avaited on 1** proved seedYİRİK.
Esleeset allowed in CATRE pont Account at the rate of Two per cent, par atam on Saving Motounia Feur par oext, per unnies, and on Vland
poate the following tatau S
For
For Fat
masthe at the rate of 1% per aanÇA months at the rade of 4% per sanam, month at the rate of 32 par Ashum
KANTONG PO,
Chist Manager!
Hongkong, March Ab 1972
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BROKER.)
BANK.
ESTABLIND 1821, Howear BANCH ESTABLIzmxo 1906, Anthorised Capital 0.150,000,000 £12,800,000 Paid-Up Capital.... 80,000,000 26,666,670 Four Fund G. 30,045,032 €1,670419 Special Reserves.... 22,660,000 £1,328,330
HEAD OFFICE: Amat EASTERN HEAD OFFICE 1-staria
Bandarmin Caloutta Dokjakarta
BRANCHES :-
Bandeng Cherlbon
Bowxy
Djember
The Hague
Kobe
Kola Rache
Padang
Mekur
Palembang
Medin
Peculongan
P
Problema
Rotterdam
Hemarang
Rangoon Shanghal
Ringapopt
Tegul
TILE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE.
METAL MARKET:
FROSPECTS YEGY GLOOMY FOR YEAR-END.
NAM PAK HONG MARKETS:
TOTATIONS.
THIS MORNING'S QUOTATI This morning's Nam Pak Hong quotations, basis usual -ġuild terms, for "spot" goods, were as follows:-
Java sugar per picul net:- No. 24 rough white...$ 9.80 10.00 No, 24 fine white...
9.85
two seasons ago-were the ange for the fair sex. Now the kilies use blue serge of which there are hundreds of qualities. Most of the pieces displayed so far have beent About this tile of the year, attructive, but complaints lave Chinese merchants hegin to take already been made against the dyes
No. 18 rough brown... what has gone before,ned in the cheaper pale blue Block of
A very slight interinix- review prospects as to their in grades,
Annncial position when ture of silk, or what appears to the dividual New Year comes, and make the laymat as silk because of a rich. necessary dispositions to unet the glossy finish, has been well received
evon luxury prices.
case.
Of all the post-war slump years,- Conservative Barriers Ignored.
A pleasing feature is the lack of 1021 is likely to prove the most disastrous for usfive metal dealers. loudness in designs; pleasant Evidence of the magnitude of this because Europeans Kometinies trude will be forthcoming in pub-think that Chinese ure attracted by shed statistics, stocks at Kennedy faney colours. Also the sterner sox Town und Kowloon and the for- has ignored conservative barriers fies wissed in the recent boom by donning a better quality woollen gown for festivities in place of silk years
and the women are using suitings Prohibitive Charges. Experts in the business actimate for their type of long coat which that the current Chinese year will by the way was an innovation (in cost native metal dealers as dis-Hongkong) only two seasons back. Chocks have not proved to be tinet from importing hongs--be- tween $1,200,000 and $1,500,000. very popular but others with de Not the whole of this huge sumsigns (not printed) similar to the represents loss through a decline of latest on Hangehow silks have Yulmes. A considerable part covers pleased the critical feminine eve." interest at prohibitive thanks to keen demand for loans on property aud shares-and godown charges. According to a broker whose views were sought by tho "China Mail," charges for two months' storage and coolie hire in
rates
•
To date, little use has been made. of overcoatings for long gowns as the Chinese still prefer the retton- padded and, light fur garments for the colder daya.
·9.15* Java brown Dealers are quoting betweerr $9.40 and 39.50 for smaller lots of No. 24 rough white.
Flour per "quarter" sack.of 50lbs.:-
"XXX"
"White Greens"
EXCHANGE.
$4.20 3.60
Hongkong, November 27, 1984.
On Loado
Rank, Wite.ee; ki, ma
带节
11
...R/4-
On decemat,.../Y/16
4 days' night...ex
months sight 3/4- Credits, 4 months' sight 3/0- Documentary 4 months' aight 3/5-1
On Parla
Da demand...
*** 1040 Orsdits, mouth sight... 1140 On demand.
On New York-
0
On demand
On demand
On Calcutta
Wire
W
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1924.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. LTD.
BEST PORTLAND CEMENT
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managen.
HONGKONG.
MOTOR
TRUCKING
Our Fleet of Fast, New and Up-to-date Lorries assure you a rapid and efficient service at Minimum Rates
1-ton Speed. Wagons - $4.50 per hour. 8-ton Lorries
@ $8.50
Waiting at Half Rates. ESTIMATES GIVEN
WE SOLICIT YOUR ENQUIRIES THE HONGKONG MOTOR TRANSPORTATION CO., LTD.
29. De Vosax Road, Contral.
14
дот.
Cridite, 80 days' sight
... 54% ... Det
Wife
Bombe y-
b
157
AR
... 157.
Phone Central 1913
101
Os demand...
20.87
On demand...
... DOM.
141
On Bématic
On Bingapore-
On demand... On Manila
On Shanghai-
Keep It Up! It can be confidently expected. Soerabais Soerakaria (Solo) the interval, amounts, cn an aver-that except for the very big oc- Tylatiep Weltevredea- age, to over 10 per cent. of thecasions like New Year. British LONDON BANKERS :--- vale. Tast year, before the latest woollens will supersede Chinese Finerense in warehousing rater, silk s the material for winter- Nation Provinolal Bank Lià
30 days' aight (private paper) Įsimilar expenditure worked out at wear by the middle and higher
On Yokohama Corresponsali ayer the world.
On domand abott 5 per cent.
classes. If local hongs continue to BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION,
War Clouds Come Here. study the fashions, aided by appro-Gold Loat, 100 fine (por faal) 46.80 Sovereigns (Banks buying rate) 8.21 W. EL GROSKAMP,
Shanghai's. war-clouds have priate forecasts from Shanghai, as silver (par o Agent.
drifted to Hongkong. With trade well as they are doing at present,
BUBSIDIARY COINS held up in the North for upwards the demand should certainly in Hongkong 50 cents sab... of a month, Hongkong prices crease.
So soon as a fancy design is dropped in sympathy after they had already declined on "necount of law-found to fit the requirements and
iti Kwangtang Tesmess
and
glamour of the Cantonese stage. | Kwangsi,
Then woollens for Chinese clothing To-day the local, metais market will sell like the proverbial hot is depressed to such an extent that cakes. booking, ales and clearances are few and far between. Official our transactions quotations, hasent actually recorded, are almost in- possible to obtain
Hongkong, November 4, 1924.
司公理管業實法中
Fald-up Capital
£9,000,000
Rare Fund
£8,900,001
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE
Besarta Litlity of
Proprigio
£2,000,000
'DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE # General Backing boscess transzoked.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS reosivad for 1 year or shorter perioda st rate which will be quoted an appliosifon.
A. H. FERGUSON,
Massgar
Kongkong, May 9, 1900, BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINI
HEAD OFFICE:"
96, Foulevard Haussmans, Paris, Subscribal Capital. Fr. 72,000,000.00 ...F. 58,400,000.00 Pald-Up Capital
Roverve Funds .... Fra. 69,567,285.64
BRANCHES Hongkong
Battambang Hongtao
Bangkok
Canton
Djibouti
Hankow Hanoi
Noume Papeete
"
Peking
"Pnom-fenk
Pondicherry BANKERS:
Salgon Shanghai Hingapor Tientsin
Tow De
Чиликова
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National & Escomet Paris; Credit Lyonnais, Basque de Paris
ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO
CHINOIS...
(Incorporated in France)
5, Chater Road Victoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE : 74 Rue St. Lazare, Pariz.
Bubmerfbed Oxplial fully
paid-up
Fes. 13,000,000 Beserve Fund
Fr. 10,800,000
Working fand provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
DE CHINE Fr. 50,000,000.
BANK FES
Pach: Boulete Genwala, Bangas Nationale de Credit Bangge de Paris et des Pays-Bas London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: Irving Bank Columbia Trast Co.
Every description of Banking & Exchange Business transacted. Correspondants through out the world.
M. FITZ-HENEY,
Manager.
10th November 1984.
den Pars Bar Credis Industrialet Commarda THE DANK OF TAIWAN, LTD,
Bocinte Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Provincial à Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Compto National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyannise IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgen"& Co. French American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Interwet allowed on Current Açepijnta and Fixed Data according to arrangement.
Every description of Banking and Exchangi Equine transacted
A. LECOT,
Manager Hongkong, March 20, 1924.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.
KORAUTHEND 1880,
RAFIAR (faby path mp) --Tam 100,000,001 # 77,500,000
BW from
J.
HELD ON—YOKOHAMA,
BRAMKI ATC ANDREIMS ATI
Babaria
New York
D
Pakku
Rangoon
Rio de Jan Balkon Ben Frazadone Basila
Battonces le #ingspor Boy
Log Alaska
Tobro
Tunafa
Tingine
Bombay Венов Дут
Valentia
Changebun Dairen (Dany)
› Pengilari (Maludem)
Hamburg
Harbi
Bonotala
London.
Elankow
Internet allowed on Gazach AssÓNSURE
Depostil senatved for land patioda na zain.
„to vinained on syplination,
GARIMA,
Kongkong, 17th Oct., 1994.
NOTICE.
HIGH-CLASS PRINTING
מזג־
BOOK BINDING
DONE AT
THE CHINA MAIL, OFFIUE
BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS & SPECIALTY,
(Talwan Ginko.)
Incorporated by Special Imperial
Cherier, 2009.
Capfiel Rufserfbed ........Y#80,000,000 Omplial (Paid-up)...Yan 52, 500.000 Bøger Find ................. 19,980,000
HEAD OFFICE: BALER, FORMOJA.
BRANCELES : JAPAN-Tokyo, Yokohama, Koby, Osaka,
Mofl.
POZMOBA-Gian, Eng!, Karenko, Kés Tang, Malong, Nanto. Finsa,
Pig-lead has been the only re- loving feature of the metals" Practically starop this year. everybody who has bought this line has innde a profit.
Local Quotations. Dealers are selling "spot" pig. lead at $18 per picul and "indent" orders might be placed at $16.80. It is thought that a few small con- tracts have been booked at the latter quotation,
Sales of No. 14 guage galvanised wire have been effected at $11.80. Demand for this size contimes.
is that peculiarity about it tonge is now quoted at the same leval as 18 gunge and upwards." which invariable has fetched more Litherto,
10
Canton cons
Dar
TH
4 % pra
DX pro. ...289 % dis
.11% pm.
Bar Silver in Hongkong Chinese Copper Cach *** .10 pm. 6% poa. Chinese Copper Caste... Rate of Native Interest...... Cinema Sub. Dola ...27.% dis." hongkong Suh. Qoin' ..
LOCAL SHARE
Banks.
OFFICIAL
NOVEMBER 27.
Kames.
par.
MARKET.
QUOTATIONS.
II AM
Black Brohauge
9/4-88
£ 10 b.
E.S.B.C. T.T. lling rate
on London
NOVEMBER 27. Sharebrokers' Association.
and on Basarha! Hongkong, Banks 1270 h. 1176 London-2128 n. Obartered Bank
8·11 n. P&O, Bant *** *** TH East Asia Bank +
**** $95 b. Mercantils Back AB. £H} } do. 0. Bib
Marine Insuranoes
Conton InsurancB........... *** North Chius Insurance Union Insurance *** Insurance Yanztere Chins Und/te
3/4-5/8
#73
.b. 1170
210
£11
98
735b.
b. 740
8.140 m.
n. 140
260 b.
b. $60
A
244
...38 b.
14
***
IM
1.80 b.
b. 1:80
Kar Basterng ....
TH
China Fire Insurance ...
# 180 b.
Rongkong Fire Insurancs... Shipping
# 650 b.
180 960
$.60 5.
B-300 tons, hase size.
$4. have been indented for further lot of "second quality**---- 100 tons-was booked at $3.50..
Plate Cutting-100 tons, big size, booked for indent at $1.
Wire Nails-market lifeless. A quotation of $6 for 380 assortment, indent, has failed to attract buyers, Tinplates-market dull. Nominal quotations vary and it seems as if stock-holders are willing to sell at sacrifice rates to induce business.
BRITISH WOOLLENS..
FAST FINDING FAVOUR WITH
CHINESE.
Fire Insurances
Banglanes M H.K. Steamboate Indo-Chinss (Pref.
do. (Def.))
*
do. (ELK. Reg.) Shell Transports... Star Ferries
147
Hongkong Tags and Lighter
Oriental Nav. Co. Refineries
Cains Sugar Malabon Sugar timing
· 836) n. $88.
8.111 n..
n. 111
n. 88
111 n.
848 b.
b. 84/8
$115 B.
9-1/3 n.
to st
$105 b.
New Share #95 m.
b. 88
3. 41
www
-M
10/-. Comt. $18 b.. #stb.
D. 68/.
1. 19
Kailan Mining Adm., ***
Langkats... ***
Shanghai Loa
Baal Explorations...). Single Langkaba
Raube
*
Benguet Con ***
Shinobike. Talohu, Tainan, Takow, Kas, Tobypa, Ako. CHINA-Shanghal, Hacker, Klakang, Fooshow, Bwaków, Orzion. go. Hongkong, Sing
Gradually, the Chinese are for Bour bays,
H&W.Dock is me. Bamarang, saking their soft silks for the more Bateria, Bombay, London, New serviceable woollen suitings of Bri-|
pori
LONDON BANKLEST London County Westminster and Parr's Bank,
tish manufacture, This change can be said to be due to the law
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b. 48/
Ural Caspi
P. 180 1, 3,
Docks, Wharven, Goedowns, do.
H.K. Wharf
• $100 b.
$ 159 n. T 100 b. Tol b.
$195 b.
S'bai Docks »
IM
Now Engineerings...
H. K. Engiaperings. Bhanghai Hongkows
of economies, the influence of 'enghai Hongkon vironment and the slow but steady
-The Bank hu Cerrespodents is the Commurokst trend towards the adoption of Centres in the European Continent, Brats, Moccidental methods. charis Twinxto, Japan, Indo-Chin, aim, Indin, Philippine Idants AT, and Datch Indies, Aut By walking through Chinatown!
ralia, America, Afilon, deo,
Interes
Z. YAMAMOTO,
41
HONGTÓNG BRANCH,
Manager.
+
Landa, Hotels & Bulldlegs,
K., & G'bai Hoteli 318) *, New – 188 H.K. Developroente China Bused Hongkong Lande in Humphrey Estates Kowloon Landa
1 allowed on Carmes 4000ust and Fixed and bouring the department stores, Deposite at ratan which will be quoted an abplica- them
¡a European can easily see to what
Imad Beclamations extent woollen fabrics are supplant- Princes Building .. ing silks in the present cold season. ELE Forritorial+
Hitherto, it was the striped Getten "ils design of suiting which was first adopted for the Chinese gentle man's long gown and the cream
, De Vaux Bosé Garraf.
Hongkong, Mih June, 1994.
THE BANK OF CHINA hades of flannel, with iwld stripes,
Authorlund by Prisliste "of the Megabila of Chlam
elvid Chokhell ..$30,000,000,00
Opal #18 #78600
GRUPA YANG
KERAD OFFIÇUŞ
for the two-piece suit. This year! serge has found most favour, the shades ranging from a very light blue to almost black. Not only are the men abandoning, silk, but| womenfolk are following in their
| meses) 9,090;4934, steps, resorting only to silke for
ceremonia pocasions
Ten Day Fashions, Woollens are more practical from the wear-and-tear point of
·HONGKONG · BRANDE, 1.
BAD CENTRATS T view and a considerable mving is
sary effected by their use.
Chinees
the world fashions are very bord taskmasters: Trolls In silks there is a different quality sagland.Lid for each period of ten days in the Spring and Autumn, necessitating An extensive wardrobe. In wool- lens one is guided by the tem ofperature; there being no fixed
assons for, the various weights of cloth. 2
Shanghai in China's centre of fashion and degasemanate from the Model Bettlement to be copied in Hongkong a few months later
Disyor, light weight and light hades with printed designerst ed with succéus" on "native" milki
105” b. & s
3150 b
Ewo Cotton Milis, Ltd... The 11,60/b. Kung Yiks
Leon Kang Mowe Orientálcán ennen
Sanghal Cotton... Yangterspoo
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b. 101-1/11/. 103
(b: 13-1/2-New-b. 181 b.
m. 90 Canto
b. 108
22.60
160
17 h
T 57-1/2 b. New $37-1/3 b (m. 57 Nov 19 n.
Coment REALJE BIVA 6. Bmw 5,890 b. Comments Combined" 884 b. & sa. Uhina-Borneos
@151.
China Fights (01)
do(New) {\/818-1/%/n.. Ohio Providents @10=1}£}}; “ Providents Combined
Macso, do, Enakkong and How Hope
Peak Trag
Down Steam Lam
H.K. Stool] Wabecibonis
· Kingsport
Canton
New '580
(15/dw m. 13-11⁄2 Comb b 14.20
[(1+ 152 Mb 1 BE Gömb, f. i m. 3)
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AT THE
P. D. Box 645.
BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION
PRESERVED CODIDE SELECTED BEST YOUNG STEN SINGER THIR SIDE UP WITH CARE M.Y.SAN&CES
HALE IN HONGKONG
CIEM
ROYALTY
Tasted, Approved and Ordered Ginger, Manufactured by
M. Y. SAN & CO., LTD.
THIS FAMOUS "BEE" BRAND GINGER IS MOST RELIABLE FOR BOLD GOOD COLOUR, AND FUR- THERMORE IS MELLOW AND WELL PRESERVED.
Standard of the World
CARBO-LASTIC
Semi-Liquid Asbestos Roofing
STOPS LEAKS IN ANY ROOF.
PRESERVES NEW ROOFS, REBUILDS OLD WORN-OUT - ROOFS.
WATERPROOFS FOUNDATIONS.
ADEQUATELY GUARANTEED.
DODWELL &00., LTD.
MACHINERY DEPARTMENT.
AGENTS
For over ten years we haralboan gaged in the manufacture coconut oil in Bingapore. Dar buds, the Cocoanut. Tree,
Elephant" and "Blur," sto renowned flor, their tempellent, standsed, tostreamits, and clarity and are free fromimpurity or adulteration. The products are already kuya in China and abroad and it is to facili our esteemed patrons that take pleasure in announcing that
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