GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
BEST PORTLAND CEMENT
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Goueral Managers
HONGKONG,
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE.
RUBBER BOOM.
MUCH EXTRA WORK.
JAPAN'S SUCCESS.
INDIA'S COTTON GOODS SUPPLIER.
...
HC. L
Japan's June Increase,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1925.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE DANK OF BAST ASIA
BANKING CORPORATION:
"HRAD OFFICE: HONGKONG. LUTHORISED CAPITAL
$20,000,000
WIND-AID FULLY PAID Ur $20,000,000 CRSKEVE FUNDS:—
· STERLING....... & 4,800,000 SILVER.............. $26,500,000 LESERVE LIABILITY OF
PROPRIETORS.)
$20,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS: 8. M. Tong, Laq-Chairman.. IP. White, leg.-Deputy Chairman. #. H. Ball, Hag Hon. Mr. A. Q. Lang
3. f), M. Bernard, Eng W. 1. Paitonian, Req.
H. Compwa, Baq. ·Y. A Phammer, Beq. Candir.2.H.Helyork: T. Q, Wand), Xeq),
CHIEF MANAGHER : - A. EL BARLOW, Esq.
The high cost of living in Jugen which had been: alleviated tỏ nà un accending festent, again is on
tendency in the leading cities, London, July 22-Such a rush
A general review of India's tocording to an investigation mude of business has developed from imports of cotton yarn and cloth by the Pepartment of Commerc, sed the recent rubber boom that the in April was issued some little Trade. The gross average index stock exchange committee has time ago, but it was only early number in fairleon sitios of Japan found it necessary to keep its set-this month that the details Lanca-hring Fans was 102.5 ir contrast tling rooms open two hours shire wants were available. to 109 for May. longer than usual daily, in connec-Japan's trade in cotton cloth is Despite the prolonged cenomic tion with the semi-monthly settle-Still, of course, merely a fraction slump, no miligition is observed in ment beginning to-day. The of Britain, but in yarn she muin-high prices of exmmodities and this "Daily Mail" points out that some tained in, April her lately-won is traced mainly to high rice jurice Arms have been obliged to treble supremacy her supplies being and inflation of cumvenes einendation their staffs. Some staffs are more than twice as large as over the country. Out of 56 whole- aooooooor { working night and day, while Britain's, The official return sale articles selected by the Depart-]
there is a demand for extra assist- does not distinguish between the ment, 21 articles mee. 2a fall and ants at high remuneration.
sources of the various counts, but remained stationary, compared The rubber section of the some importance may attach to with the preceding mouth. These London Stock Exchange "was sur- the fact that out of a total of articles are divided into eight kinds. feited with hundreds of orders 2,980,907 lbs. of
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in The highest index number goes to. 3871 grey
and FIXED early in the week for shares, dae 859,000 lbs. were above 40s. anderende standing at 136.3. Fertilizer 10CAL CURRENCY
DEPOSITS received for one year or to a rising market. In the spring 1,296,000 lbs. were above 30's.it 108, foodstuffs at 103.8, cloth periods is Local Currency and of last year crude rubber sold for white in coloured yarns 503.800 ing at 103.8, meat at 95.8, fandoling on terms which will be quoted
⚫ application. about la, a pound on the London lbs. out of 598.000 lbs. were above al 00.4, and the lowest wae build- ing mutorials registering at 84.9. market. On July 11 it reached 30's.
Hongkong, May 90, 1328. 4a. 2d. (about $1) a pound for The eloth imports from the Compared with May, fertilizer ruse immediate delivery.
United Kingdom were 122,739,000 per cent. foodstuffs 4 per cent.
and meat 2.5 per cent. decline yards, representing
Cereals from 1924 of 19,841,000 yards. went down 2.6 per cent., fuela 1.7 Japan's total 11,842,000 per cent, and building materials 1.2 yards. This WAS legs
Fonducted by the HONGKONG | than per tent. The average gross index THE balassa of the sbora Bank is one-tenth of Britain's but, instead of 0:6 per cent. over the correspond-PORATION. Balas may be obtained bumber for Jane shows an increase AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR.
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Advances made on Landed Property, Goods, etc.
Trustees of Estates, Executors of
Warehousing
Wills,
of Goods
etc.
of
Description.
For terms and particulars
Apply at the Head-Office,
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"St. George's" Building.
Telophone C 781, Telegraphic address “RELYAT."
THE HONGKONG TUG & LIGHTER Co., Ltd. Single packages and small consignments received and delivered by Motor Lighter.
Lighterage of any description undertaken. Tugs and Lighters may be obtained at all hours.
Motor Boat and Launches available for Bathing Parties.
For terms and particulars apply at the
TELEPHONE:
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Head Office-Contral, 781.
Night Sunday or Holiday
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HONGKONG & TERRITORIAL ESTATES,LTD.
(Property Owners, Estate Agents, Land Valuers, etc.)
WILL UNDERTAKE THE
Development and Improvement of Landed Property and attend to all Branches of Real Estate Business.
For terms and particulars
Apply at the Head Office,
"St. George's" Building,
Tel. C. 781,
Telegraphic address " ESTATES"
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WHEN it is "sef fair" with
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eighties you can always
refreshing command a
breeze from your
Electric Fan
It will keep you fit until holiday-time, and sustain
you at concert-pitch after-
wards.
One unit of electricity will
drive a small fan for 20
hours.
THE CHINA LICHT & POWER CO. (1918)LTD.
Show
P.I. RUBBER.
THE CLIMATE SUITABLE.
was
ng period of last year.
The maximum and mirimum index
ara:-
Kanagar: ShanghaliG. EL BITTT, 204,
LONDON BANKERS. Westminster Bank, Ltd. -
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
on application..
INTEREST on deposits i calculated
plated Calendar Month at 3 per cent.
LIMITEDS
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG. ) Authorized Capital sens $10,000,0 Faid-up Capital 5,000 Reserve Fund ... 1,000,00
DIRECTÖRA:"
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Hon. Mr. Chow Shơn Son---Chalme Fung Plug Shan Mok Ching Kom- Li Koon 2. K. Kwok Ng Ching Lak Pong Wai. Ting
Wong Yun Toma" Hurua Tai
Kan Ting Po Chan Ching Shel Every description of Banking|| Exchange business transactat granted on approved securities.
BAFE DEPOSIT BOXES "to - lei,
HAN TONG PO,
Chief ManagVË.
Hongkong, 18th February, 1998,
司公理營業實法中:
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE
DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLI DE OHLINE.
ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO
CHINOIS.
(Incorporated in France)'..
I. Chatex Road, Victor, Hongkomm HEAD OFFICE: 74, Ros St. Landk Paris,
Subscribed Capital.fully
pald-up *** Reserve Fund www.
Trs. 10,000 Frs. 16,700
Working fand provided by
THE BANQUE INDUSTRINE |
DE CHINEE
number of articles in lending cities on the lowest balance during each com
per annum. Should there be no balanco | Parla!
ay day in a month no interest will
Maximum. Mirimuun.
of showing a heavy decline, as At least 700,000 hectare in Britain's did, it showed an Mindanao und neighbouring increase of 6,102.000 yards, the islands are available for rubber progress in coloured goods being remarkable, Japan's plantations, all or most of which specially have been found by U.S. Rubber total increase is more than 100 Commission experts to be suited per cent. This is not as import Cereals, 115, Niigata, 131, Hiro as to soll, climate and topography ant as it looks, seeing that the for rubber cultivation, according figures are comparatively small, Falstaff, 119, Kochi, 98, Kyoto. to data released by the bureau of but the trend of trade in prasentMont, 111. Kyoto, 81, Kanazawa. forestry. The five rubber estates circumstances, when Japan sells Clothing, 110, Kobe, 06 Fukuoka,
a cheap though inferior article, Building materials, 87, Sendai, 77 of the islands have a total area of approximately only 1,500 has to be noticed. hectars.
The various factors which are oftentimes advanced As being against the possibilities of rubber planting in the Philippines, such
As
REFORESTATION, PLANS.
UNDERPAID EUROPEAN
PLANTERS.
seems very extra.
shim.
Nagoya Fertilizer, 124, Fukuoka, 98. Olaru. Fuels, 107, Yokolumu, 82, Sontini. Miroellaneous 122 Yokohamu D8
The index number in 13 Lading (commercial centres follows :-
June May June, 1924
300 00 101
OR 98
Tokyo..... Osaka Kobe
Nagoya
אן
be allowed for that month.
Depoltors may transfer at their oplin Balance of $100 or more to the (ONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK he placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at CURRENT BATES
For the HoXONG & SHANGHAI BATO COPORATION,
A. EL BARLOW,
Chief Manager. Hongkong 7th January, 1925.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
HEAD OFFICE: 96, Boulevard Haussman, Pazia. rescribed Capital. Fr. 72,000,000.00 *ald-Up Capital... Fre. 68,400,000,00 Learys Fund... Frs. 59,667,283,54 BRANCHES: Hongtong Monste Nouri
105 104
103 109
103
“ጊታን
103 JO%
Nagoy
108
102
98
105
200
108
OR
14209
103
FOL
Abould
· Experst
IN PLANIN
Laking
1
funkow
100' OV
100
Pondicherry
105
100
BANKERS:
102
1.06
10:2
90.0
BANK FUSIONS.
Prom-Pens
Halgoo Shroghand
Fling spor
Lisain
Taarana
Younanfa
FRANCH Comptoir National d'Escompie
•]
Fr. 50,000,000.
BANKERS:
Boaleta Generala. Nationale de Credit Banque Paria at den Pays-Bas. London Mikland Bank, Ltd. New Tork: Irving Bank Columbia Hjem-
Every `dsscription of Banking L
spondenta throughout the world.
Exchange Business transacted
A. ROLLIN,
Manage
"Hongkong, Jad. August, 1926.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
BETASLJESSED 1894.
Hangmans Brazon BezantuEERD 1906,
Authorised (apital. 150,000,000 219,500,000 Paid-Up Capital, 80,000,000 £ 8.656,670 Beri Fond.... 29,436,361 35 1,717,406 Special Beserve...G. 22,880,000 33 79868,830 HEAD OFFICE:-- Amsterdam, EASTERN HEAD OFFICE (—IRLAYIR.
BRANCHES :— Baschereisin. Bandowng Bombay Calcntia -Oberibon Djember Dorarts The Hague Xche
· Paris; Credi Lyonnale; Banque de Paris Kota-Baja Pays-Bas; Credit Industrial et Commercial | Padang Perang
zateza Generale.
'Y LONDON The National Provincial & isija Bank of England, Lting Comptoir Culonal d' Recomana de Paris; Gralit Lyonosis ( 58W YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co
Amerions Banking Corporation; arty Trask Co. of New York.
recon
atareid allowed on Carrear Accomm and red Depoelia 4000rding to arrangement. Avary description of Banking und Exchangu Krisem irassolad
A. LECOT,
Manster. Hongkong, March 30, 1928.
T. H. Robinson writing from lack of suitable labour, pre-Sussex to the "Financial Times" valence of storms or typhoons and unfavourable climatic con- says: It dition, have proved to be pro-ordinary to nie that such a fuss in paganda by certain interests certain quarters should be made inimical to the extension of at the rise in the price of rubber. yote rubber planting in the Philip As is well known, the rubber pines, it is declared. "Rubber is industry has been going through
Yokohama... 104 being grown commercially in the very anxious time for several
Hiroshima 192 years, and the majority of com- Philippine Islands--selling at a
Kanazawa .... 10 profit in the same markets with panies only managed to carry on
Sendai
101 101 through not only cheap native the Middle East Plantations."
Otnen labour bút nderpaid European
10. Fukuoka staffs, especially the assistant Niigata 103 . Explaining the object of planters, who for the most part Kochi... 105 amendments recently proposed are ex-Public School boys. These ross average 105.5 109 for the land act, forestry officials young men, unable to find suitable say that such amendments are employment in Britain,
go out intended more to enable the to Malaya and other rubber- bureau to realise long-standing growing countries at a salary reforestation plans. than to commencing generally at about London, July 3.-That no more. liberalise the land act to en- £300 per annum, with a so-called fndons anong the big British banks |courage foreign rubber interests | furnished bungalow free and a will be countenanced by the Govern
to come in.
small allowance per month forment is indicated by a statement in The apparent hesitancy of our
two native servants; but the cost the House of Commons on Tuesday farmers to undertaking such ax
of living is so expensive that by the Chancellor of the Ex- the raising of cinchona, camphor when the domestic bills are paid chequer. and rubber is due to lack of know- there is very little left for per- The mujer portion of Britain's ledge as to its proper value, care, sonal comforts, much less for banking is now in the hands of five cultivation and utilization, it is pleasure. They live in very baks, generally known as the "big declared. Under the present trying climates, surrounded by five," leaving at a dozen small plans of allowing certain parts of natives, and in most cases many independent buke outside what is our land, properly reserved to miles from any white man's colloquially known as "the trust." parties desiring to develop it habitation, and it is a well-known The feling is widespread among under Government control, it will fact during these bad rubber business men that the "big educate the amall holders to em-years they work Sundays and all five" have grown so large there is bark in undertakings similar to holidays. Now, before people lang of their losing touch with cinchona and rubber plantations begin to agitate for cheaper rub-and becoming unsympathetic toward by the natives of the Middle East. ber. let the companies improve the needs of smaller enterprisen. Natives of Sumatra and Java the lot of their able European The statement that more fusions planted rubber as soon as they staffs, create a pension scheme, among the big banka will not be were shown its practicability forte, also create substantial re-permitted is therefore welcomed:
serve funds, which the majority] · small holdings. That is what is of companies were unable to do German private industry spends needed in the, Philippines. Have
in the past owing to the excess too much on advertising and the someone start it under Govern- ment control, that is, the Govern-profits duty and the low price of muniesities spend too much erect
rubber.
|ing "uthletic fields, “playgrounds, ment to remain ownership of the land, and offer those plantations
theatres and other social buildings, as laboratories for the people."
Sys.Dr. Albert Neuhaus, Minister of Fonomy and Commerce. He asserts that the capital borrowed from abroid is not being used to London-The ruce is on betweenbest advantage. The statement of the big America, Bnglish, French the Minister was made in connection and in oil concerns to be the with publication of the trade balance first to devoing the newly acquired figures for June, which show im Aba oil concessions that they ports to the value of 1,071,000,000 Capital (full paid-up), Zen 100,000,000
won from the Albumo govern-marks, while exports were meit after long negotiations.
ADVANTAGES SHOWN.
The advantages of the new rubber. legislation with the amendments suggested by the [bureau of forestry follow:
The land remains the property. of the Government. Only the use
is authorized.
Improvements within the area granted by the Government under this long term license agreement are under the supervision of the Government.
RACE FOR OIL.
dre
|6,877,000,000 marks.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
ندم
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
£3,000,000 .£4,000,000
£3,000,000
Paid-up Capital Reserve Liability of Pro-
perlators FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General:] baking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and LIED DEPOSITS received for 1 year. se shorter period at rates which will be noted an application
A. EL FERGUSON,
Manager. Mongkong, April 15, 1924
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK, LTD.
Hetablished 1880.
Reserve Fund,
Massa
Palembang
- Pintinsk
Botterdam
Singapor Tegal
Bacoarang
Boera bais
Tylatja
Median
Pecalor grat Rangoon
Shanghai
Boerakarta (Bala)
Waltevreden
LONDON BANKERE:-- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents 'all, over the worl BANKING BUSINESS OF EVREN
DESCRIPTION. F.
M. J. HERBSGEILE -
Agent Hongkong, November 4, 1924.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LYR (Taiwan Ginko,)
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Capital Subscribed: Capital. (Paid-up) Bears Fand
Ten 89,008,86 Yen 550** Yen 110**
READ. OFFICE: · · TAIFEX, FORMOSA.
BRANCHES: JAPAN-Tokyo, Yokohama, Isl
Osaka
FORMOSA,--Giran, ~ Kagi,
Hosiung, Makung, Nanto Pia Shinchiku, Taichu, Tainan, Tak Tamui, Tohyan, Ako..... CHINA, Shanghai, Hankow
Foochow, Swatow, Canton. OTHERS--Bangkok, Hongkong,81
pors, Bosbaya, 2. Samaret, Batarla, Bombay, London, Terk, Calcesta.
LONDON-BANKERB:"" „London County -Westministes
-Patra. Bahia:
The Bank has Correos indiola- Centre in the European Condiment, okuris Tefurinn, Fagan, Ende-d
Intevert Allawed on Garrest Asce
Yen 80,500,000|||||
Head OffenYOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencies at-
Newchwang. New York. Osaka,
MERCANTILE BANK OF Batavia
INDIA, LTD.
CORN
BLÅD, OFFICE;
Ih, Georgiazole Street, London, 1, (3, 5
Authorised Capital£3,000,000
Up to the present England is in the lead. The rebent landing of two stauner loads of drilling equip ment, destined for the Anti-Persina THE Oil company “gives her a momentary It will relieve the Government edge in the race Engineers of all
other companies, however, from the expenditures of huge nirendy in the field and equipment sum of money to reforest the for them 13 mid to be en route. other unproductive land, of ap-
Tharland to be developed is said proximately 29 per cent. of the to be virgin territory so far as drill. total area of the Philippines, ing operations are concerned and requiring considerable expensese first on the field is no guarantee for a long period of years.
of being the first to strike oli, e Help protect the soil from
Under the terms of the conces erosion due to proper care and influence of the plants or trees planted thereon.
** Bubscribed Ospital: 255
Paid-up Capital 2040 Esservi Fand inconve
is the Anglo-Persian company (England) Teceives approximately 79,000-acren to work in, the Sz
BANKERS
Bombay) Xuonos Ayren/-
Changchun Paired (Daby w
Fengtion (Mileden
Hamburg:
Kaskov,
Farbin
Honolul
1,800,000
*2.050.000
1,300,000
Bad Yuan
Karach
Kobe
Los Angeles, Lyons
annipadon of mankles and Broking a bun
Create revenue for the Govern-Standard Oil Company, 45,000 ment, provide labour to ourneres, two Italian companies joint labourers and will establish in-ly 198,000 neres, and a Trepeli, pred os meus tons may be dustries so far unknown,
* Educate the agricultural popu-
lation of the islands to form these
complay 37,000 acres,
new industries--aimilar to those London, September small holders' of land in countries futures market for where the cinchona, rubber and and make
camphor are
Give considerab
young,
sell their
London,
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Rangoon
Río de Janeiro
HONGKONG: BLANCHE;
38, Don Varin Rond Cartesi A Hongkong, 6th Jung, 1994;
THE BANK OF CHINA,
行鎮國中
(8pecially Authorised by Presidential
Mandate of the Republie of Union
-on the sand at November, 1917).
inthorised: Cápital:
HEAD OFFICE: PEEING
HONG
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