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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.
Authorised Capital .........$50,000,000 Lasood and Fully Paid up...820,000,007 Bonorve Funda....
Starling......£4,500,000 Silver $16,500,000
Reserve Liability of: $20,000,000
Proprietors......n
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
G. M. Young, Esq.-Chairman. E. P. White, Esq-Deputy Chairman. W. H. Ball, Yaq. Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang. D. G. M. Bernard, Esq. W. L. Patiendas, A. H. Compton, Eq. 7. A. Flammer. L. HooMr. P.I.Holyoaki T. G, Wall, re
CHIEF MANAGER:
A. H. BARLOW, Esq.
Manager: Shanghal-Q, H. STITT. Esq.
LONDON BANKERS.
Westminster Bank, Ltd.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY 'und FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terma which will be quoted jen_application.
* Hongkong, 20th, May 1925.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Ruter may be obtajuud on application.
INTEREST on deposita is calculated on the lowest balance during asch com-. pleted Calendar Month at 9 per cent. personam. Should there be no balance on any day in a month no interest will be allowed for that month,
Depositor may transfer at their option Balance of $100 or more to the SONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK
$ ME DANK OF EAST ASAN
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG, 10, Des Vaux Road Central, Hongkong.
Authorized Capital ....$10,000,000 Pald-up Capital
8,000,000 Reserve Fund...
1,000,000 DIRECTORS:
Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son--Chairman.
Mok Ching Kong Wong Yun Tong Puyuh Tal
Fung Ping Shan Li Koon Chun
P. K. Kwok
Ng Ching Luk
Pong Wal Ting
Kan Ying Po Chan Ching Shek
Loans
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 16th February, 1926.
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE
ENGLAND'S BANKING.
SYSTEM.
By Henry Bell, (General Manager of Lloyds Bank),
strictness
fown capital" could "properly · so co-operate, I cannot conceive any more improper use of depositors'
money.
So far I have not mentioned the Capital and Reserves of the Banks, which are, second to good management, the main security of
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1925.
A CAP.
Eritish business man." Does the cap At?
2.
"British industry required no Columbus to set forward on voyage for the discovery of new markets. Within the Empire, Britain had the greatest emporium The markets were there waiting that the world had ever known.
I pm indebted to the Journal": of the British Chamber of Com because of the certainty that
merce of Turkey and the Balkan Bankers here are going to be able
States for the following quotation to pay them back "on demand,"
from "La Revue" (Lausanne) and that scraps of paper express-
says the "Manchester Guardian ed for large amounts, across
their clients. The figures vary, † Comunexciał :-ná which a Banker's acceptance is but are all substantial and, in
Great Britain appears to have written are as good as gold.” addition to the paid-up Capital, lived too long on its past, on the I am agked to write a few It is not so everywhere. I do there is a large sum of unpaid strength it, hus acquired, without to be organised, asking to be words on the English banking, not wish to say more on the point Capital as further security for noticing that all around are signs of developed. If these great tracts system and its relation to trade, of "dead straightness." That depositors. In the case of four of progress. Popular instruction and of country and continent were
savours of pharieaism. Every description of Banking and and as introduction I would like do I indicate
Rather the largest of the British Banks feclinical education are backward. fertilised by British credit, the Exchange business transacted.
harvest avduld be reaped by a (for the fifth has no unpaid The machinery used in many in- to clear away two strange mis- method. It is common property Capital) there is, in addition to dustries in inferior to that of foreign great increase in the export of granted on approved securities.
conceptions which I find widely that the system obtaining abroad Capital and Reserve (excluding competition, especially since the British products."-Sir Alfred prevalent. I often hear people are, of at least were, more sport amounts
devastation occasioned by the war | Mond, "carried forward"), speak of the great sums in the and distrust it in spanking totalling about 280.000.000, no reconstruct entirely their metallur THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
has forced France and Belgium to its place. I distrust it in less an amount than £140,000,000 gical factories and their spinning hands of the Banks as though A new hydro-electric rain installa- available in case of contingencies. mills and equip them with the last these hundreds of millions of tion plant was discovered (No such security le available for word in machinery.
INDIA, LTD. money were their own property. invent the example) and the in- Bank depositors in any other of the old weights and measures They are, in fact, debts owing by terested parties flew to their country in the world.
Bankers. A company was form- the Banka to tens of thousands of ed, the Bahk gave loans, took people who, for convenience or shares, secured a bonus holding profit or both, entrust their "for services rendered," appoint-
ed some of their Board as Direc-· surplus cash with their Bankers tors of the new company and, if to keep safely and return prompt- the venture was successful, "pull- ly if and when required.
ed out" at a nice profit. If June 30 last. . This is the great central fact successful-if not, not
This sort of thing is sometimes of banking, and no banker worthy recommended for English bank- to he so called fails to have thisers' imitation. I can only say consideration as first and fore-that though there are financial Fra 10,790,000 most in his mind. He is greatly organisations formed or which might be formed who, with their
司公理管業實法中
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE.
DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELL
DE. CHINE. ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO
CHINOIS. (Incorporated in France).
$, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong
HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rue St. Lazara Paris,
Subscribed Capital fully
paid-up Reserve Fund
Frs. 18,000,000
Working fund provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE. Frs. 50,000,000.
Furia:
BANKERS: Societe Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et des "Pays Bas. London: Midland Bank, Ltd.
]
to be plased on FIXED DEPOSIT Now York: Irring Bank Columbia Trat
CURRENT BATES.
For Las HoroNG & KBARSHA!
BASKING SOHIDRATICA.O
A. E. BARLOW,
Catet Manager. Jongkong 7th Jatrary, 1925.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
B8, Boulevard Haussman, P
Co.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted, » Corre aponderia throughout the world.
A. ROLLIN, Manager, Hongkong, 2nd August, 1925.
trusted and he must worthily respond. When he gives loan's. when he invests, when he guar antees, and when be discounts bills, he must ever have in view that it is other people's money, not his own, which he is using. And as those other people will must so use their money that he some day require to be repaid, he
in turn may be sure of his own punctual repayment, in view of his liabilities. So "bricks and mortar." except very temporarily Seat Sirloin-Ngau Mei Pa and to a very small amount, are no fit security for the Banker.
The second strange miscon- ception of banking practice is to suppose that Bankers lend money
THE CHARTERED BANK OF to traders and individuals. That
Subscribed Capital. Frs. 72,000,000.00 INDIA, AUSTRALIA CHINA,
Paid-Up Capital Frs. 68.400,000.00 Reserve Fu. Pra, 59,067,283,54
BRANCHES.
Ingest Katambang
Hongkong
Adangte
.Soton ♪ithout]" Bong Endkow
Balgon⚫
Stanghal
Hingapor
Tientsin
Pom-Pen
Yunnanfa
Pondicherry
Nomura Fapsele Pazing
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE:Comptoir National d'acomple
ie Paris; Crella Lyonnais, Banque de Paris t
Fnya; Credit Industriales Commercial
Aniele Generals.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
........23,000,000 Reserve Funi£4,000,003 Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
..£3,000,000
sounds startling, but in fact it is traders and individuals who bor- row from Bankers-and there is No a very obvious difference: Banker goes to a timber merchant and suggests that he, the mer- chant, should buy a cargo of pitch pine and that the Bank will be glad to lend him the money to buy it. It is the timber mer chant, if he be so inclined, who makes the proposal and is so accommodated. I stress what may seem paradoxical but there is a fundamental principle involved.
"
Prime Cut
JIMAH RUBBER.
The retention
T
BLAD OFFIUR
15. Gracechurch Steves, Loudan, M., a
Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital.
·Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
DANKERS
.£3,000,000
1,800,000 1,050,000
1,800,000
The Bank of Kogland à Midinad Bank, Lid,
ARANCHES
Munia Lasper Kingsta
Bangkok Dalia
Hongkon Bombs Howrah
binders business with countries having the decimal system. Ignors ance of foreign languages, coupled sometimes, with a certain pride in nsing nothing but, English for cor-"
Batavia A dividend of 10 per cent. has respondence, prevents an increase been declared for the year ended of payment in advance, or cash of customers. Antiquated methods
down, the lack of commercial t- vellers, the ineptitude of English industry to adapt itself to the tastes of foreign buyere, all these are of
$58,005 was avail- able for distribution. Ten per cent. has been declared, absorbing $82,000, and $20.005 is being carried forward..
The annual meeting of the Company is being held to-day at Singapore.
If
الطليق
Kandy
Kota Bhar
Madra
New Yor
Blogapore
Fort Leak (Maurit(a)
Bourabaya
HONGKONG KRATON, Every description of Banking and Exchange bund 1994 tonnsacted.
INTEREST SÄLOWeć on Current Accounts at 2 per ant par mam on Delly Ralance and on Man De
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little assistance in the commercial battle against rivals whose profesie at rate has may be orinard on applis alier, sional education and publicity methods are superior to those of the
HONGKONG MARKET
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Heart-Ngau Sam
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Doves-Pan Kau
Eggs, Hen-Kai Tan (cooking)
Pigeons, Canton-Pak Kap
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Turkeys, Cock-Fo Kal Kung
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Pheasant-Shan Kai Qual-Om Chun
Partridges-Che Ku
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RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat
Poultry.
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Cte. Cta. Ctu.
12
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84
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$1.20
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Turkeys, Ken-Fo Kai Na
18
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12
12
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set $1.20 $1.00 $1.00
Fruits.
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A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hongkong, 15th April, 1925.
plaint that Bankers won't do this or that which in fact they are quite prepared to do, but for which there is no demand.
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Lemons, China-Ning Mung
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Banking business transacted.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and of Engined, Lid. Comptoir FIXED DEPOSITS received. for 1 year
IN LONDON: The Nations: Provincial à OLIJA Bask
Tripa (Endresssed)-Ngan To.... Calves' Head and Feet--Ngau-tsai-tau-"
keat":
or shorter period at rates which will be How often have I heard the com- 1 Mutton Chép-Yeung Pel Kwat
Saunal d'Broompie de Paris; Credit Lyonnals
NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.quoted on application.
American Banking Corporation;
by Trait Co, of New York.
Later allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangement.
y disnption of Ranking and Exchang
A. LECOT,
Manager.
Hongkong, March 20, 1924.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)"
EKARZE 1994. KONFIDEN BRANON AWARIKemin 19:06. Authorized Capitalet. 150,000,000 £1,500,00 Pald-Up Cmpltalt. 80,000,000 £6,6812 Bowers Fund... 20438,861 1,711, Special Reservos...G. 22,000,000 £1,988,
HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam. EASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia, BRANCHES:-
Bandar
Caloutta
Diokarta
Ecto-Badja
Padang
Botterdam
Megapar
2
Bandoung Bombay Oberibos D'ember The Hague Kobe MACAWAT Medi Palembang Palongan Pontiana Bangoon
Samarang Bhanghai
Boerakaria (Baic)
Weltevreden
Boerabais
Tilintar
LONDON BANKERS:-
National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world.
The Banker, be sure, wishes to endit pays him. Only three
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. considerations restrain him. The
(Taiwan Ginko.)
Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899.
Capital Subscribed Capital (Paid-up) Reserve Fund
Yen 60,000,000 Yen 62,600,000 Yen 12,980,000
HEAD OFFICE: ZAIFEH, FORMOSA.
BRANCHES:
JAPAN. Tokyo, Yokohama, Xobs,
Овака.
FORMOSA. Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Keelung, Makung, Nanto, Finan, Shinshiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takow, Tamoni, Tolyer, đảo CHINA. Shanghai, Hanków, Amoy,
Foochow, Swatow, Canton. OTHERS Bangkok, Hongkong, 'Singa pore, Soerabaya, Samarang, Batavia, Bombay, London, New York, Calcutta.
LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and
Parr's Bank.
The Bank has Correspondents in the Commercial
first, that there-is no demand, the second, that the proposed loan is perilous; the third, that he has already lent as great a proportion of his depositors' moneys as he prudently should do.
by
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Pork Chop-Chu Pai Kwat
Leg-Chu Pei
Loin-Chi Eau Tun
Fat or Lard-Chu Yau
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Sucking Pigs, to orderCha Toal Suet, Beef--Shang Ngan Yau
Mutton---Shang Yeung Yau Veal-Ngan Taaj Yak ...................
Sausages-Ngan Tsai Cheung
This "conservatism" of bank- ing therefore is basic. It is founded on a vivid sense of re- sponsibility to depositors, but it no meana implies undue caution or lack of the fullest liberality in lending within well defined limits. When I have seen the stricken faces of men women outside the closed doors of broken 'Banks whose managers have employed their moneys in ventures" I have wondered if among them were some who themselves had been critics of the Barbal-Ha Yo safer and honester methods.
and
Bream-Pin Yu
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油脚心要肝甜柚肉岛
No. 1
Fish.
糖魚(省捷淡)
But over-caution, if not equally, Canton Fresh Water Fish-Hot Sin
is also wrong. It is the duty of
Centres in the European Continent. Fumin, Banks to give accommodation to Carp-Li Yu
churia, Taingtan, Japus, InChina Glam, Jadi
Philippine Tebarile, Java, and Dutch Indies, Australia,
BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY America, Afrion, &
DESCRIPTION.
M. J. HERBSCHLEE, Agent. Hongkong, November 4, 1924.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK. LTD.
Established 1880,
เรียน
the full extent of their power. Cata-Chik In What is this full extent? Cases
Codfah-Mun Yo Craba-Hal Cattle FishMut Yo Dabha Máng Yn Dace-Wong Mel Lap Dog Fish-Th To Sha Ele, Cong-Hoi Man
̧ ̧„^, Fresh water-Tâm Shul Tu
Yellow Wong Bi Frogs-Tin Kat Garoup-Shak Paz
Interest allowed ut Current Accounts, and Fixed Deponita at rates which will be groted on applivary, but 60 per cent. of their de 2. YAMAMOTO, positors' money is at least liberal.
Manager.
If space permitted, it would be HONGKONG BRANCH:
useful and interesting to state 3. Don Vaux Road Central,
shortly how a Banker employs the Hongkong, 6th June, 1024.
2100 left with him by the parson, the dressmaker, the farmer, the merchant, and the rentier. To lend £60 of it to business seems a big proportion and would be, indeed, if the loan were not secur- Gudgeon-Fak. Kan: In
THE BANK OF CHINA
行銀國中
Capital (full paid-up). Ten 100,000,000 (Specially Authorised by Presidential
Reserve Fund
Yen 88,300,000 Mandate of the Repabile of China
on the 22nd of November, 1917).
Head Ofices-YOKOḤAMA.
Branches and Agencies at:
Osaka
Katarin,
Nowchwang
Bombay.
New York
Buenos Ayres.
Calcutta.
Peking
Canton.
Rangoon
Changchun
Rio de Janeiro.
Daireo (Dakiy). Eaigon. Jangtiem (Mukden), San Francisco. Hamburg.
Seattle
Semarang
Shanghai
Shimotoselt, Bingapore
maining £40, there must be cash Halibut Cheung Kwan Kap in the tills in the Bank of Eng Labra-Wong Fa Yu Authorised Capital $00,000,000.00 land, and investments, and bills, Losch--Wu Ya Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
ed or mostly so. For, of the re- Herings-Tec Fak,
$18,278,600.00 and moneys in the "money Labsters--Long Ha $9,629, 425.24 market.”
Mackerel
HEAD OFFICE. PEKING.
HONGKONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central.
I recall being in Russia before. Mpak Tish- the war. We were being "dined" | Maint-Tr In St. Petersburg by the Bankers Oystars-h and I was asked to speak I Parrot Fia
Brancher and Sub-branches all over sought to emphasise the common: Parche
China and Correspondents in Europe,
tie between Bankers the world Pe
America, and other parts of the world over. We were, I said, trusted by Plas London Bankera:Tao National Provin cial and Union Bank of England, Tad, The Guaranty Trust Company of New
People. They gave us their Pomora
money to keep, and to keep safely, Pomira Br York
and our metier and our pride was Fran New York Banku The Irring to be honest first last and all the
National Bande en van de benef The Equitable Trust Company of Newtime. Upon which (as I heard,
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Vegetables, &c.
Brinjals, Green-Ching Yun Kwa
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