HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE BANK OF
KANKING CORPORATION..
HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.
anthorised Capim
ASIA LIMIT
HEAD OFFICE
300,000,000 FLB, Dee Faux Bond:Conten) B
Lasurd and Fully Paid up $90,000,000 Basarve Funds
Storling.....,500,000 Silver 837,000,000
Boserre Liability of y
Proprietors
"Authorised) Capital
·Paid-up Capitalei eveva Reserve Fund (1926).
·DIRECTORS:
$30,000,000, Sir Shon-son Chow
COURT OF DIRECTORS: D. M. Bernard, Bag-Chilrunn Hon. Mr. A. Q. Lang; Deguty Chairman
JJ. A.. Plummer, Kəqə. H.Cemplang Baq TP. Wall. Ken- F.H.Kolyoak. F. White, Em W. L. Pattendan, kaq. 19. M. Yoneg, Esq.
H. Belly Kaq
CHIEF MANAGER". A. EL. BARLOW, Esq.
Managers: Shanghai-G. H. STITT, ES4, LONDON BANKERS. Westminster Bank, Ltd.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY ́ ́and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or
shorter periods in Loon Carrency and Starling on terms which will be quoted on applfastlan
Hongkong, 27th February, 1025;
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK, THE business of the above Bank Is
conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANKING COR: PORATION Rules may be obtained on: application.
INTEREST on deposita la calculated: on the lowest-balance during each com pleted Calendar Month at 3 per cent, per annum. Should thore bano balance on any day in a month no interons will be allowed for that month...
Depoaltors may transfer at their eption Balance of $100 or more to the "HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at DURRENT RATES.
For the HoGEONDS No BRANDWAZ
BANKING CORPORATION;" "A. E. BARLOW.... Chief' Managati Hongkong, 7th January 1925.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
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HEAD OFFICE:
Fang Fing Shan Mok Ching Kong Ll Keon Chun Wong Yum-Tong P.E. Kwok Huyuh Tal Ng Ching
Pong Wal Ting Chan Ching Shak Every description Banking and Exchange business transacted Loans granted on approved recuritiene u SAFE. DEPOSIT BOXES to let
KAN TONG PO
2005 Chlať“ Manager.
Hongkong, 8th February, 19%
行銀商工法中
BANQUE, FRANCO CHINOISE
pour le hig Commerce et L'Industrio (Incorporated in Franco),
A MAIL
COMMERCE, AND FINANCE.
Little Improvement in 1923,
Trade Repor
“January 2012
During 1925 the Germanship- owners do longer had the nasist. The Irish Likan Society reports.
cer of inflation and were" com- RS:
pelled to adapt their business Flax There is no change toʻro closely to the international ship, port in the Irish Flax market. ping situation writes the Berlin Supplies have been more plentiful correspondent of the "Manchester and value has remained steady, On Guardian Commercial. Con the Continent there is also no sequently the year shows on the change to report, but in the case whole no improvement but rather of Courtrai flaxes business has the contrary The German ship bean interrupted' owing to the in- owners are suffering in common troduction of un expert tax on with their foreign competitors from Flax. the world surplus of tonnage and the comparatively small quantities of goods being transported by sea. They have still a large quantity to In addition they are, of course, cover in against sales, so will not. feeling the affects of the general consider any counter-offers mean- difficulties of German business, the time, but of course there are still high taxation, heavy social heldern of stock who are sellers at burdens and tightness of credit, 24 68. below the Government price.
Latvian Flax.The Government
maintain their official Flax prices
Mr. Ro
Druido Altar,: magee, Co. Antrim Ven. Georre LHGA
(72) of The Marlow Bucks years Vicar of All Cheltenham, .... and Hon. Canon of Gloucester afterwards Chancellor of Birmingham Cathedral and Archdeacon of Alton, co-editor of A Manual of English Church Music $9,888 M Harry Dawson Bates,
of Surbiton, Surrey, reba jat tired racehorse trainer 27,2781
Mr. John J. Proad, Whitley
Bay, Northumberland 25,590
Lady. "Will you send this rug
indeed
all of which have been felt acute-It has now been arranged that the on approval?"
Salesman:
E, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkongly by the shipowners, Consequent pensant will receive alightly higher
ly any substantial expansion has prices for his lower sorts, and sup-madam"! been out of the question. There plies of these have increased In have virtually been no orders given consequence."
HEAD OFFICE) 745 Rus: St. Lazaro,, Pariks
Fra: 25,000,000,-
11.100.000
Opita} Rewery Special Working Capital.. 50.000.000,
Parin Balzon Poking. Canton
BRANCHES
Lyon Marsellus: Haiphong In Shanghel Tientsin' Hongkong..
BANKERS: FRANCE: Societe Generale Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque Paris et des Pays Ba LONDON: Midland Back Ltd. NEW YORK: Irving Bank Columbia
Trust: Oo.
out, for new construction and It Estonian Flax-Prices show has been impossible to extend the little or no change, perhaps if any shipping services; these remained thing a shade in bayers favour very much the same as in the pre-Quality le pleasing: ceding year The German tonnage Soviet Elax-Little business of amounts to three-fifths of pre-war, consequence passing to any market.. and is unlikely to increase beyond Buyers and sellers ideas of value this in any substantial degree for do not coincide. the present. The financial situa- tion of the shipping companies is, however, comparatively good, and debetter than that of many other branches of German industry. At the conversion to goldmark accounting the shipping companies set their share capital at 66.8 per cent below 1913 This has more than covered the reduction of ton
ago. There is moreover, some prospect that the German shipping companies will be generously dealt with by America in the matter of compenantion for the plant and possible also for some of the ships which they lost in America through the war. ・・
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Corre spondents throughout the world!:
A. ROLLIN, Manager. Hongkong, 1st December, 1925.
15;, Boulevard Hausuman, Paris,
Subscribed Capital... Fra..72,000,000.00 Fald-Up Capital Fr. 63,400,000.00 THE CHARTERED BANK OF Laserver Food Fr 59,687,288,54 INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY: ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.
Bangkok
BRANCHES
Flanch
Exitambang
Hongkong
Canton
Mongtso
Pondicherry Pagan Fhanglint
Dijbentl
Noamen
Firt-Bayard:
Paponta
Hingapore Thenlan
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
Aniphong. Peking
Tharane
Bankow • Pnom Penh Tonnenfu
ANKERS:
IN FRANGE Comptoir National d'Easomple¦¦, de Kris Croslit Lyonnais Banque de Paris de Paya-Bas; Croált. Industriele Commercial Bopiete Generale.
"IN LONDON: The National Provincial de Union Bank of England, Idd; Comptoir Nacionalidi Esonmpte de Paris, Oradit Lyonnais IN NEW YORK, JP Morgan & Co., Finali
American Banking Corporation, Guaranty Trust Co. of New York,
Interest, allowed on Carrent Kamants and Fixed Deposita nebording to arrangement.
Every description of Banking sad Exchange Businnes izanaated
'A... LEGOT;
Manager.
Hongkong, 11th: Docomobor, 1928
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.-
(NETHERLANDS. TRADING SOCIETY)});
·HSTABLISHED: 1694) Howexons Brann. BeTÄMLIEND· 1004:
Authorised Capital 1. 150,000,000 £11.500,001 Paid Up Capital... 80,000,000 $5,500,000 Raw Fund G. 20,536 861 € 171148 Spacial Kenaryo...G.. 22,060,000; 6: 1,888,880 HEAD OFFICER—Amsterdam. EASTERN HEAD OFFICE:--Batavia. BRANCHES- Bandjermsain Bandwag Bombay Calenita
Charlbon Djumber:
Bloldalra Kola Badja
Padang
Pausag
Rotterdam Aingapore
The Hague: Kobe?
Macamar Media
Palembang Fenlongan Pontianak Bangoon Samarang Shanghal Boerabula Boerakarta (Bale. Tilakjap Weltevreden.
LONDON BANKUPS:- National Provincial Bank Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERT
DESCRIPTION
M.. J. HERRSCELEB,
Agent Hongkong, November 4, 1924
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.
Established 1880,
Capital (full pakku
Hand Offset-
# en 200,000,000 Yes 88,500,000
OKOHAMA.
£3,000,000 £4,000,000
Paid-up CapitalTM Reserve Fundis Reserve Liability of Pro
prietors ****** *28,000,000. FOREIGN EXCHANGE' and' General Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received, for 1 year or aborter period at rates which will be quoted on application
A. H. FERGUSON, A Manager. Hongkong, 16th April, 1926.
The shipping linea to the United States have had a good year, with
Yarns-There la not much to re- port in this department. A moder ate amount of day to day business turns up. With the still largely re duced production this suffices to Deliveries keep stock in bounds.. continue to be rather, in excess of production with a consequent re duction of stocks. Prices un changed
Weavers-There appears to be more Iffe Im-business.
The pre- sent low basis has stimulated the confidence of operators. Looma are busy on Checks, and orders have been placed for these in quita respectable quantities Interest has also been shown in Crashes.
Knicker chacks for wide, Jooma are being enquired for, but the de-
Little Daughter (who had held her peace until now) "Mother, hadn't your better tell him to be sure to get it there on time? Turning to the salesman) We give the pary to-morrow night,, you know.
Beat: Sirloin
KING EDWARD HOTEL KING
TEA DANCES
WILL BE HELD EVERY
TUESDAY
THURSDAY
DINNER DANCES
WILL BE HELD EVERY
SATURDAY
CHY LOONG.
New Season Preserved Ginger.
Best quality Prompt attention to Exporters. 281, Queen's Road Central, 2nd floor. Tel. Central 2530,
500-304, Canton Road, Yaumati Tel K809,
HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.
Prims Cut: Corned Roast
Brasst
Soup
Staak.. Steak Stripin Sausages
Bullock's Brains
Thegas,
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
Head Heart Hump, Balt
Fort
Kidneys Tall
Liver
Tripe
a notable increase "Im passenger livery question. Is always a vital traffic freight traffic suffered un-one for this description of goods. der the freight policy of the U.S. Excepting Cambrics--Looma on South American plain cloth are slack, and improve- Shipping Board. traffle was normal, outward trafficment here is urgently needed. showed a satisfactory quantity ofWhilst the whole level of prices for cargo-offers, though at closely cutplain material is uneconomic, bitter rates, while homegoing business complaints are heard about the suffered from unprofitable Laprices at which Cambrics have As there is Hittle Plate freightings. The outward been entered. Journeys to the west coast were competition outside Northern Calves Head & Fe satisfactory, but not the homeward, Ireland for Cambric and Sheers, as the saltpetre freights brought no Manufacturers should not have to profit. In the African routes, the take such unremunerative rates. understanding between the British, Damasks and napkine show an Dutch, and German lines trading improvement especially in the to Africa began gradually to bear coarser makes. T fruit. German exports fluctuated, Merchants-There is a small but however, heavily from mouth to quite distinct improvement in de month. In business to the Farmand which is fairly distributed
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. East German shipping suffered over all classes of goods in the
(Talwan Ginko.)
Incorporated by Special Imperial: Charter, 1899,
Yon 45,000,000 Ten 39,875,000
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formons:
Capital Subscribed Capital (Paid-up),
equally with its foreign competi Merchant end of the trade. A tors from the effects of the political good many enquiries are in the disturbances in China German-market for Created Damasks, and Australian shipping did not come some substantial orders have near the volume of 1913; German already been placed, export to Australia especially con Dress Linens. Quiet conditions tinues to be very small, and there prevail so far as Dress Linens and can hardly be any question of its Suitings are concerned. A moder- revival until the conclusion of a ate amount of business fan being German-Australian trade agree done and shipments of Sultings JAPAN!--Tokyo, Yokohama, Habe, ment. Despite the Treaty of continue to be made. The latter
Osaka,
Locarno, German ships are still goods are likely to come into pro- FORMOSA: Giran Bagi, Karenko, prohibited from trading to ports inminence again during February.
Kesiung Bokoto, Nanto, Shin-French Morocco or in ex-German chiku, Taicha, Tulana Takao, colonies under French administra- Tamsul, Tayen, Heitch, Taitoh CHINA: Shangan Hankow, Amoy, tion,
Forchow, Swatow, Canton, OTHERS: Hongkong,
"BRANCHES:
HEMP MARKET.
London's Contiguous Complaints. Singapore,importance in the traffic in the There has been no change of any Soerabaya, Semarang, Bataria,
Lax Jupervision by the govern Tork German seaports as compared with ment in passing bales for shipment. London, mia Bombay
New Calcutta, Pijat pa
1924. Only one or two Baltic portsiniproper care in handling Abres in LONDON BANKERS;
have been able to report some im-warehouses and from the field to London County Westminster and
provement, mainly due to the the factory and careless strippin Pazza Bank..
gradual return to normal: AX- change of goods with Russia the nativ
and dr Lubeck, has especially profited, re- porting an increase in freights nearly 40 per cent over 1924
The Bank Ham Carvaspondente in Ho Camsinrelat Cestras is the European Continent, Rusin, ohuria, Tulagtao; Indan, Indo-ChainsɔWam;, India. Philippine #aande, Jues, Afrios, hanuz TANA
Intoret allowed on Oarrel Accents, and Fixed Daponta ab raise which will be quoted on: applic
T: TAKAGIN
„Mannger.
HONGKONG BRANGE:'
B. Des Vorur Road Central. Hongkong, 1st November, 1995.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
Mandate of the Repub 4% on the xând of.No Authorized Capital Paid-up Capital - Beegrra Fund
Building societies. steady and all-round improv in position last year
showed
have caused; of the abaca and consequen tinuing compla hemp dealers damaged andṣ Comprehens study déte chipped brok
esses employed b per and farme
Mutton Chep
Leg
Shoulder
add Pig's Caitlings
Brains
Fast
Fry
Eesd
重!
Kidneys
Pork Chop
Sheep's
Lég
Fat
Heart
Kidneys
Liver
order
Sucking Firs, Noet, Ber
February 3 June, Junej.
Fowls, Esinan
Goose
Poultry.
February 8, June, June,
1920. 19181, 1014. Cik Cia. “Cia
1b 65 80 81
60 29 30
65 28 30
48
Bach 80
2881
22.21
20 7286 24
6328
1920 1913 1914
Ceat Ct. Cla
32 24 12
Chicken
32 28 13
Capone, Small
82 28 12
Capone, Large
32-24-22
Duck
20
18
Doves
2820
18
Begy, Han (cooking).
perrez, 80 1B
324
Eggs, Hen (fresh)
40925
85
Fowls, Canton..
20
per ast: 15
120
sach 80
80
$1.50
24
$1.20 18.1
20: 18
10.12.
1011203
28
set $1.201
Pigeons, Canton
Turkeys, Dock
Turkeys, Hen
Snipe
Pheasant
Quail. Partridges
火
五味
Fruits.
甜穫
each 43:
Almonds
Apples Californía), Bananae (bride's}\ Carambola
Cocoanuts*
Lemona, China
Lemons Americ
Licheen, Dried
Oranges (Cant
Oranges
Panžs (Canton).
Pars
Puricio;
Grapes:
Beach
Vegetables,
Beet Bitter
Brinje
Cabbage
Cane
Cauli
$1.80
85 $1.50
THE MERCANTILE BANK