HON
ONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,"
Head Office: Hongkong.
AUTHORISED CAPITAL........... $50,000,000 LAGUED AND FULLY PAID US $20 000,000 RESERVE. FUNDE:---
STERLING... £4,500,000 SILVER.... 925, 3001000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF $20,000,000
PROPRIETORS.......
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
W. L. Pattanan, Haq-Chairman.
H. P.. White, Esq.---Deputy Chairman.
B., D. F. Beith, Esq.
WH Bell, Exq
|A. O. Lang, Bag
J. A. Plummer. "Esq
AHL Compich, Bag,
T. ft. W, Heq.
Hon.Mr.P.H. Holyosk. G. M. Young, Haq,
Chic! Manager:
A. H. BARLOW, Esq.
Manager: Shanghai-G.H. STITT, Esq.
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London Bankers: Westminster Bank, Ltd.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in- LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods in Local
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:-/ No. 10, Des Voix Bond, Casten!. Established 1919.
Adrianism CAPITAL, ....$10,000,000,00 PAUSUF CAPITAL $5,000,000.00 BMERYN FUND...some $750,000,00
DE ed.
Brary amoription of Banking and ExobangY LOKAR Kransed un ap- |proved-sanuriSİAN
Interest Mlowed on Current Depois do
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE.
LOCAL TRADE. ***
Chamber Of Commerce Report.
The Hongkong General Cham- ber of Commerce writes as follows
SILK.
The silk forwarded from here by "Empress of Australia" on December. 5, arrived in New York (St. John's Park) on December 29, having been 24 days in transit.
HOME TEA BATTLE.
All Ready For The Fray.
(Reuter's Servise.)
The Ching Yi Woollen Co., Nan- London, January 2.
in its usual fortnightly report: chang, Kiaugsi province, manufac The "Evening Standard" ways that with the resumption of sales Cotton Goods-Beranda per pillows etc. from duck and chicken Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy turibg blankets, rugs, cushions, AC Che Tate of Two Beans, and on, the ten market this week, a big small sales. of White and Grey trial Commissioner for registration. Loogants Four pay per os
leathers, is applying to the Indus effort will be made to defeat the Shirtings there is nothing of The promoter of the company is brokers whose operations are importance to report in the way Chow Chi-chai, a leading bida ax- alleged to have brought theof new business. Intervention of market into confusion.,,
Mincing Lane is preparing for the biggest battle the ten trade has ever witnessed.
· Deposits at the'following rates juil
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Hongkong, March 4th, 1997,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ,
(WwzzDERLANDE Trängrä Booter.)
BANK.
Heartzsind 1894. Homoxong Brinox Established 1906,
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The paper adds that the recent enormous speculative purchases of ten for re-sale by bidders who had been able to outbid com- petitors had the effect of steadily raising the market price by at least 6d. per lb.
In the event of effort being successful there is every prospect
prices,
Those her on terms which Curry Authorised Cepliai G. 150,000,000 £12,500,000 of a substantial reduction in retail
quoted on application.
Hongkong, 25th November, 1924.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
Та
18 busincer of the shove Bank is zonducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Rules may be obtained an application.
INTEREST deposits is allowed on the minimum monthly balances at
3 PER CENT: per annum.
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For the OCN:`♣ BILANDHA)
BAN E COMFOMATION,
..H. BARLOW,
Ohler Manager.
Bongkang, May 8, 1924
THE CHARTERED. BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1365
HEAD OFFICE LONDON,
Paid-up Capital
Bewerve Fund
Harry Ill D
Propriators
£3,000,000
£3,000,001 ---
£3,000,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE # General Banking business transached,
CURRENT ODOURTS opened and TIXED DEPOSITS solved for 1 year shariar periods at rains which will bu gmated an application.
A. H. FERGUSON, Maangar
Kangkong,¿May 8, 1990. –
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINI..
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Poulevard Hausumano, Pario. Subscribed Capital ... Frs. 72,000,000.00 Paul-Up Capital ... Fr. 68,400,000.00 Bonorve Funds Fra. 50,067,233.5
BRANCHES Bangkok Battambang
• Hongkong
Noumes
Mongisa
bouti Haiphong
Henkow
Paposte Poking
Pron Pent
Pondicherry BANKERS:.
Saigon Shanghal- Singapore Then de "Tourne
Pald-Up Capltas.....GQ. 80,000,000 € 6,666,571 Reservs Fund. G. 20,045,029 £ 1,870,479 Special Reserves.... 22680,000 £ 1,888,38
"HEAD OFFICE :-Amsterdam, EASTERN HEAD OFFICE :--Batavia,
BRANCHES :-
Enloeng Bombay -Charibon
Bandjezzaula
Djezaber
Data Kota-Rad Padang
The Hagds
Koba
Makasar
Medan
Palembang
Pecsiangan
Релак
Botterdam
Pontianak "Samaring
Rangoon
Bingapore
Tegal
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Boeraba
Shanghai Boerakaria (Bolo
Thilatjop Weltevreden LONDON BANKERS:- Nations Provincial Bank Ltd. Correspon all over the world.
BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
W. H. GROSKAMP,
Agent.
Bongkang, Noromber 4, 1924.
司公理營業實法中
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE
DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
DE CHINE
ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO CHINOIS.
(Incorporated in France)
6, Chater Rond Victoria, Hongkong, HEAD OFFICE: 74 Rua Ai. Lazare, Paris
Bubscribed Capital fully
Paid-up. Fr. 10,000,000 Beorro Fund ... Fr. 10,800,000
—
Working fund provided by. THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE Frs. 50,000,000.
wwwww... BANKERS: Farh: Societe Generale, Banque Nationale de "Credit. Braque del Parle ei, des Pays-Bas London: Midland Bank, Ltd.
New York: Irving Bank Calambis Trut Co Every description of Banking & Exchange Business transated. Correspondents through out the world
M, FITZ-HENRY,
Manager.
YunDan's 10th November 1924.
The Royal Commission" on food prices has had its attention drawn to the position.
RUBBER RESULTS.
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COMPANY REPORTS, DIVIDENDS
AND NOTICKS.
. Tandjong. Divid: to June 30 rop.c.
Teaom.-Int. divd. 2.p.c. Last year 2 p.c.
..
Djasinga Rubber.-Divd. 4 P.C. Last year same.
Langton N. Borneo.-Int divd. 2p.c. Last year no divd.
Changkat Salak.-Int. divd. 12 p.c. on Pref Ord, and 21⁄2 p.c. on Def. Ord, shares,
Seletar-Profit June 30, £727;
losa forward, £825: com. tax, £50, leaving debit £147,
has interfered with clearances, Christmas and New Year Holidays Porter in Shanghai. Latest Cotton quotations to hand are those of 31st ultimo.
Cotton Yurn.We have to re- port a dull and. lifeless, market. No important sale has taken place, and prices show a downward tendency.
Quotations are:-No. 10s. $925 to $240. No. 12s. $280 to $240, No. 16s. $240 to $244. No. 20s. $230 to $240. Arrivals 2,800. Shipments nil. Sales nil. Unsold stock 5,900 bales, Bargains 2,200 | bates.
Raw Cottons.o business to report.
Metals. Marlet quiet and steady.
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, December 31, 1974, On London
Bank Wire... *.
2/3-2 On demand... ....8/1.13/18 30 day's sight... and
IN
4 months eight 4 Crodita 4 month sight 4- Documentary, 4 moniks sight 2/4-4-- Oo Faris-
On demand...
1010
Credits, mouth' sight. 1110
On demand...
Dn New York-
On demand
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Credito, 80 days' right
On Bombay--
On Jaloutta-
Wiro
On demand... On Singapore-
thom.
100
... 08.
www.
185
Wire.....
On demand...
sai 1592
On demands
*100**
DOM.
Flour Market Report-Stock: About 850,000. "Market: steady, Quotations-American Patent, $4.35 per sack; American Straight, | On Manta $3.70 per sack; American Cut-off, $3.35 per sack; Australian No. 1. $8.70 per sack; Shanghai Flour,
$3.45 per hack. $3.70 per sack; Canadian Cut-off,
Sundries.-Market steadier. Philippine Sugar-Market dull at reduced rates. Good demands for 10 per cent. Saltpetre. Stock (0,000) bags.
Refraction.
On demand... On Shanghai
On demand.
Ja
30 days' aight (private paper) On Yokobama- On demand...
... THES Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per taal) 40.80 silver (per ox.)... Sovereigns (Bank'sbuying mis) 8.49
31 9/16- SUBSIDIARY COLNE.”
Hongkong 50 cents aub
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A carpet factory of Lantionchang, Bar Bilrer in Hongkong Keony-Balance at June 30, western suburb of Peking, organ-Chinese Copper Cash ... £6,011; divd. 2 p.; 1.316ised by Chiness and American mer-Chinese Copper Cents
F.ob." cost 5.570d., chants, is reported to have begun Chinees Sub. Coin
operations.
forward. realising 15.0 Brd.
Rembau Jelei Rubber-It is now announced that warrants" for the interior divd. z1⁄2 pc. will be paid] November 17, not December 17, as first announced.
Camarvon. Proposed issue 15,154 ord. shares £t each at par, one new for every. 3 shares held. Repayment £10,000 Debs. post- poned till 1929.
Tanjong Malim.-Profit to June 30, £20,556, plus £20,784 brought in divd. $p.c, tax free; £16,346 forward; exportable allowance 1.254,387 lbs., realisng Is. 1.56d, at all-in cost 9.670.
Preanger (Java).-Crop to June 30, 389,398.lb.; cost of production, 5.13d. per pound; average per price, 12.47 profit, £6,725, making 122 p.: £2.370 forward.
Klanang-Offer made to share holders of 124,424 sharest '2s. prem, capital being required for completing development of Gallo- way estate and for general pur
IN FRANCE Comptoir National Facom THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD, poses: issued capital then £87,096 de Paris; Credit Lyonnais, Baugne de Paris
des Payk-Bas; Credit Industrial & Commercial Mociate Generale.
IN LONDON: The Netional Provincial & mion Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir
·National d'Kecompte de Paris: Grelt Lyonise
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co French American Banking Corporation Sumanty Trust Co. of New York.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts amé Pond Deposits nenording to arrangement.
Every deseription of Banking and Exchange Basic transacted.
A. LECOT,
Manager
Hongkong, March 20, 1924.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OP INDIA, LTD.
HRAD OFFICE
11, Grocchurch Street, London, E. C, 3,
Authorised Onta
begribed Capital
Fald-up Capital
Besare Fund
2 kok Gol
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£3,000,000 1,800,000 1,050,000 1,250,000
ZANKERS: The Bank of Englanti & Midland Bank, Ltd.
BRANCHES
Kugan Lempar Kanjɛoa. Bindaa
Shangha New York Sumia
Pasing
Slagapore Port Louis (Mar)
Bourabaya
WONDER HOWsh Chloubia, Kandy Galatsid Karachi
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(Taiwan Ginko.)
Incorporated by Spacial Imparad Charber, 1009.
12"
Opful terbaʊ 0,800,00 Capital (Fald-up), ... You 53,500,000 Iz Hand „Yận 11,980,000.
HEAD OFFICE: HAIFLE, FORMOSA.
BRANCHE S?.
JAPAN—Tokyo, Yokohama, Koby, Osaka,
equal £27 gs. 6d. per acre for 2,584 acres rubber and $86 acres coconuts. Kuala Kubu Rubber-On re- stricted allowance, crop 136,903 lb.. realising is. Id., profit, to June 30 was £174. t. receipts £100 and £2,739 brought in, less £277 înt. on deb., and £557 in-tax, credit £2,278 forward.
IRON AND STEEL.
Position Of Industry In Britain.
www.www.m
Lloyd's Bank Monthly for Octo- ber reports with reference to Middlesbrough as follows:-
Mojt. FORMORA—GI, Kagi, Kuršako, Kur Marang, Kanto, Fina, Shinshiku, Talabu, Tainan, Takow, Matent, Tobyan, Ako.
There are no signs of any sub- ORINA Shanghai, Fachow, Katlang,
Ancy, Focebow, Bow, Canton stantial recovery. in the iron and OTAMME---Bangkok, Hongkong, Bings steel trade this month. Confidence por Bourabaya Bamarang, is still lacking, and prices are not Batavia, Bombay, London, New sufficiently stabilized to encourage Jork.
buyers to operate for forward business.
LUNDON BANKERS? -- London County Westminster and Parr's Bank.
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HONGKONG BRANCH, Every dowerpion et saking and Exchâage budže mom Lesnsacted. DEMONEST allowed en Current Accounts at a par «Qont par anxium on Dalig Balance and on Mixed De
Z. YAMAMOTO,
Cleveland Pig Iron-The home demand at present is very limited. The slackness at the shipyards is affecting the foundries, and they,
The Bank has Carrespondente in the Commercial Centres in the Barpent Continent, Hustin, Man carta Tinglao, Japan, Info-Dalur, Siam, Indi Pallippiha felanda, Java, and Datch Tadio, in turn, having little work, are
ala, America, aliis,c,
Internet Lilowed on Guirat Account, and Fixed using less iron. There is still Deposit at rates which will be quoted en splits cheap foreign iron ore on offer, and more iron is coming into the Tees from abroad, but, on the other hand, there are more Euro- pean inquiries this month for local iron. The resent prices are No. 1 Cleveland, 87; No. 3 G.M.B., 82s.. No. 4 Foundry, 81s.; and No. 4 Forge, 80s. per ton.
quita SË TALON Shat may be apertained on Application, XONGKONG BRANCH,
7. Com Boed Dental, Honghong, October 1, 1928.
K, D. WILSON, Марм
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIF
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NOVARASEED 1880;
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77,100,000
Hap Orria ( TOKOHAMA,
ÜBLEREN ANC AREROTIE AVE
Newb Now, York Opsk
Faking Rangoon Rio de Jane Balgoa San Fran
Shanghai
•, De Your Road Candral, Hongkong, 6th June, 1984.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀 國中
Pensially Authorised by Presidential Pendag of the Repunts of Chios am kha, Rind of Novatobar, 1917). Anhortsid. Ospital .....880,000,000,00 Fald-up Capital $18,278,000.00 Zap Zand m-9944.84
HEAD OFFICE, PEKING.
HONGKONG BRANCH, QUIEN 'B BOAD CENTRAL Branches and Bab-branches all Chine and Cortenpondants. In Barop America, and other part of the world.”“ London Hebiger The Xamond Prov
sek, and Union Bank of Ragland, Lad The Gusty Trust Company of
York,
York Buskport Thi
Hematite Pig Iron. There has been a slightly improved demand for East Coast hematite this month which is welcome after the long depression in the trade, The makers are, keeping the price for mixed numbers, fairly steady at 90, with No. 1 at 90s. 6d. per ton.
Manufactured Iron and Steel- The position is much the same as in the previous month-there is no general buying movement, and sales are within restricted limits. There is, however, no sign of easier prices, and the following are the official quotations:-Com- mon iron bars, £12 10s; iron Irving rivets, £14 58.; steel billets (soft),. £310s steel billets-(medium)"," 49: steel billets (hard), 29 108: nteel boiled plates 513 108.; steel ship, bridge and tank plates, £10 on applies 58.; steel angles, £10; steel joists, 40; heavy steel rails, £; fish plates, £13; galvanized corrugated sheets, 818 68.; the above prices include cost of delivery except in the caso of rails and fish pistes, which are fot makers' works.
The Mealhable Ernst, Company" of Ne
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Rate of Native Intereet
Hongkong Suh. Coin
6 % pm. par.
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11% pm.
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P. & O. Bank East Asia Bank Marcantile Bank A B 228 b. do. 0 £18 b.
Marine InsuraECËN
Canton Ingurspoo...... North China Insurance. Union Tcadrances Insuranco Tapatazė" -in Stins
Eastern
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Douglases
H.K. Steamboata... Indo-Chinas (Prol.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1925.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
BEST PORTLAND CEMENT
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managora.
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 » 8-ton Lorries
@ $4.50 per hour. @88,50
Waiting at Half Rates. ESTIMATES GIVEN
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28, Des Voeux Road, Contrai.
Phone Central 1913
P. O. Box 695.
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.
AGENTS:
JANUARY 3. Bbsrebrokers' Association.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
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HEAD OFFICE : SCIENZ 3.
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China Fire Insurance ... Hongkong Fire Insurance... shipping.
$180
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Kaitan Mining Adm. ...
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ELK, &bal Hotels 8181 b. „New 18)' HK. Developmenta
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