HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST
BANKING CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.
Authorised Capital
'ASIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG..
.....$50,000,000; } k®;› Den-Voeux Rood Central, Hongkong.
Issued and Fully Paid up...$20,000,000
Reserve Funda:---
Starling......£4,500,000)
·Silver ........... 27,000,000:
Reservo Liability of
Proprietora
$20,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS: Dale M. Burgandy. Rage Chairmat (Hou Mr A: 0) Lang,--Doputy Chileman: #E. Foll, Yoque RL.A. Plummer,. Ewo... AB. Compton, Eng Wall: Rom *an. My. Pif, Holtonk Hl. 1: White; Hiu, - W... Pastendes, Bac.. M.. Young, Eaqs.
"CHIMP MANÄGER? A. H. BARLOW, Esq. "
Manager: Shanghai-G. E, STITT, EKĮ..
LONDON BANKERS. Westminster Bank, Ltd.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened LOCAL. - CURRENCY and FIXED DIPOSTIS received for one" YOLF OF; shorter periods in Local Currency and: Berling on terme which will Be quoted: on applantion
Hongkong, 27th February, 1928,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE basison of the abovo Bank
Authorised Capitali sieni 0,000,000 Paid-up Capital vein 5,000,000 Reserve Fund (1920)
DIRECTORS:
200,000
Hon., Sir Shou-son Chow-Chairman.
Mok Ching Kong Wong Yun Tong Huyah Tal
Fung Ping Shan Li Koon Chun P. E. Kwok
Ng Ching: Luk
Pong Wai Ting
Kan Ying Po Chan Ching Shak,
Lorne
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE,
IRISH LINEN
Belfast Trade Report.
March 3
Flax-The Irish markets have been smaller during the past fort night. All the Flax has, however, been bought up at unchanged
prices.
Every "description of Banking and Courtrak The dispute about the export tax has held up business since the last report, with the ax ception of one or two houses; two had apparently arrived at un
Drchange bustser, transacted: granted an approved securities.
SATE DEPOSIT BOXES to let
KAN TONG PO.. Chief' Manage
Hongkong, 8th Februang: 1425.
行銀商工法中
BANQUE FRANCO CHINOISE
pour le .
Commerce et L'Industrio Incorporated in Franes)..
5. Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong,
HEAD OFFICH: 74,, Rue: 81. Lazare, Paris
abudneted by the HONGKONG Capital.......
Fr 20,000,000 AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORT F 11.160,000 -- PORATION Rule may be obtained. Sperial Working Capital... Fes: 50.000.000,-. on application
INTEREST on doppeltely calculated on the lowers balhace during each com- ploted Calendar Month at 3 par sont.. per annum. Should there be ng balance omany day, in a month no interent will be allowed for that month..
Depositore may transfer at their option Balence of $100 or more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT' ab DURRENT RATES
For the Elonaxona & SnaNOMAT
BANKING CORPORATION,.
A. B. BARLOW,
Chief Manager.. Hongkong;. 7th January 1925.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
BRANCHES
Lying
Haiphong Hanal
Tientala
Parla
Baigon
Peking
Shanghal Hongkong..
* Canton
4
BANKERS: FRANCE:— Sogiece "Gengrale, Bangng. Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas -LONDON:- Midland Bank Ltd.
NEW YORK ---- Irring. Bank Columbia
Trant Oo..
Evary description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Corre spondeate throughout the world.
A. ROLLEN, Manager.. Hongkong, 1. Doceraber, 1915.
#6, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.
-Esbscribed Capital! .... Frn: 72,000,000:00-
Paid-Up Capital TTS..68,400,000.00 THE CHARTERED BANK OF Reserve Fund'.......
Fr. 9,667,283:54. ||
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. BRANCHES: Flaunt!
Bangkok
Bullahang:
Hongkong.
Canton
Monuta
Dijbont
Frishning
Hankow
For-Bayard
Nouren
Papouts Peking
"
Pnom Penh
BANKERO:
Pondlaherry
Shigon
#hange!!
Hingeport
Tientaln
Toamne Yunnanfu
IN FRANCE Comptoir National d! Rasompte. dearl Credit Lyonnak Banque de Paris et dia Pays-Bas Credlu Industriellet Comterain!! Konista Cleorrela..
IN LONDON: The National Provinciali & Union Brak of Englandi, Bad: Comptoir National Excomuto de Paris; Ore:ft rosnais
IN NEW YORK: JP Morgan & French Aerican Banking Corporation Gramaty Trust Co. of New York...
Interest allowed in Current Account" andi Fixed Duporta noording to arrangement.
Everyalescription of Banking, and Exchange Brain transsetodi.
ALECOT,
Manager. "Hongkong, 11th December, 1925.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS. TRADING SOCIETY,)¡
MarAXLIERE: 1894). HARSKORN ERASER KRYARLIER, 1900..
Authorised: Daplial), 150,000,000 £1,600,09: Fald-Op Capital... 90,000,000 € 6,660,021 Barra Fund... 20,534,862 5 1,711,496 Special Emeryvas.....G.. 23,840,000 £ 1,989,111. HEAD OFFICE?-Amsterdam.. HASTERN HEAD OFFICE;-Batavia
BRANCHES
Bandjerman Baudoung Bombay Dalewits Cheribon Damber
The Bagos, Kobe Djokjakarta
Kota Badja
Maos-m
Medan:
Palembang Pacalengin
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1868. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
པ་་
28,000,000 Reserve Fund
£4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
pristor
58,000,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transected..
CURRENT ACCOUNTS: opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year for shorter period at rates which will be
AE. FERGUSON,
• Manager, Hongkong, 15th April, 1925,
quoted on application
7:
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (Taiwan Ginko.)
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1889,
་
Capital Bnbscribed:... Yon 45,000,000) Capital (Paid-up) Yen 89,875,000
HEAD OFFICE-Taipeh, Formosa.
BRANCHES:
JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,
Osaka..
arrangement with the dealers: These diforences have now been
settled by arbitration.
Dutch. There is nothing new to report..
BRITISH TEXTILES
Shipments to Far East.
NOTE, ISSUE
Hongkong, and Home Government.
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1926,
HONGKONG TIDE
DATE
AMI
It. fasadfactory to find that. It has already been found possible to re- fense this golck for the, rolosas;
The tideable given below has signifies that the Hongkong Bank's been obtained by ald of the Tide noto issue is now sufficiently cover pradicting Machine, which Yesterday, anys the "Times Cityed without this additional gold cludes 40 components for the better Editor (Feb 27), the Bank of Eng reserve. As a matter of fret, the prediction of tides, from the re land received a net addition of Chinese New Year, when contractsault of the analysis of the tidal Though the October shipments of $10,000 to its gold holding, fall due for settlement and the note observations, taken at the Kauinng
though, apart from the export of circulation usually roaches its tidal observatory under the direc British woollen and worsted tissues £28,000 in sovereigns to Singapore, maximum point, appears to have blon of Dr. Doberck during the to China showed a decline on Sep this large accretion was secured passed off more satisfactorily than years. 1887, 1888, and 1889. temben tty were better than might without moving any gold into or at one time seemed probable, and
The times and heights are given have been expected, says the out of the Bank. While £750,000 with the conclusion of such settle for Kaulung but they may be used "Textile Argus." Taking woollens was "earmarked for account of ments, the pressure has been relax for the Victoria Naval yard and for instance the principal item the South African Reserve Bank, ed. Its conclusion, would seem to Aberdeen, the differences being the decreases or increases in the $3,300,000 in sovereigns was re-have inspired as greater feeling of very small, shipments, compared with the cor leased for account of the Crown confidence in local business circles The times of high and low-water responding month of last year have Agents for the Colonies, the latter in Hongkong, for we understand must not be considered to coincide keen as follow:-May decrease 856,000 sq. yds. June, decrense having been set aside against the that most of the Chinese banks and with the times of slack-water, and 2,100,000 kq, yda.; July decrease note circulation of the Hongkong business houses there have now change of current, the two 3,186,000-8 yds.; August, decrease and Shanghai Banking Corporation, beon reopened. But, of course, phenomena being quite distinct.
amount released caused a the boycott is still being rigorously 4,534,000 8q, yds; Sentomber, in- The
April 3 to 0, 1926 crease 74,000 sq. yds.; October: in surprise, for only £1,200,000 had conducted, and the port's great crease 341,000 sq. yus. An improv been publicly announced to have entrepet business remains at a
been set aside against this bank's standstill... and tendency seems to be in circulation, 2800,000 on January 19 evidenes.
and a further £600,000 on February The Soviet authorities announce On the other hand, exports 10 15 The additional £800,000 now that the amount of trade between Sat Japan are very unsatisfactory. The have now advanced their rates, and artificial expansion of credit follow set free had therefore, originally Japan and Russia in 1925 aggre It looks ta if these faxes had de Ing the earthquake wave an undue come from a source other than the gated 16,876,000 Yen, of which Yen Sun. Onitely touched bottom.
Bank of England's gold stock, and 1,534,000 was the value of articles Mon. 8 m2 4440m Bethonian. Moderate business
flip to rade, The aftermath has
In this connection it may be recall-imported from Japan, and Yen still going on
been a depreciation of the yened that, as was painted out in this 16,841,000 that of goods exported Tess 68 39 40 m 711 at last prices which has seriously affected the Sitaation very Armąj
When the figures are paper on January 20, the operation to Japan Lithuarian. Good business has capacity to import Nor does the is to be associated with the loan compared with the trade in 1924, Wid. 7 2 8 45 12 bear concluded recently in Courish immediate future hold out pros- ing for about £2 per ton advance Spinners are using the low marke for Jew purposes.
Soviet. A further bulk sale of 4,000 tons reported this week, but
The following table, giving the it stilk lacks confirmation..
Yarns-A better all round mared tissues, to China, Japan, and total exports of woollen and worst- ket sinès ou laat report. In some instances more could have been done, but prices are still unsatis- factory and consequently offers have been turned down. Tow yarns Continue to be the leading. Frection, with a stiffer tendency in
prices
Latvian. During the past ten days fully 7.000 tons of Latvian Flux have been sold for delivery March to May. The Government
JJ.
Government Inst autumn by certain seen in the total Exports increas
A
Et
HIGH WATER LOWE WA
Standard itscdard
Times
Times
1.68 8.3
80 318 6:12 20 19
* 484
U 0.46.8.3
148,3 10:14:
38 6:4
Fluxes: and dealers are now holt. pects of return to the big trade of £9,000,000 made to the Hongkong an increase of Yon 744,000 will be Thurs & m 7 26 4:3 0:37 11.30
of 1924. Because Japan will pro interests, as a result of an arranged by Yen 1,110,000, and imports Fri.. bably follow the fashion and endeavour to bring back the renment reached by the Colonial Office, decreased by Yon 305,000.
to a gold parity, which, in other words means deßation.
other destinations, shows the trend of Far Eastern trade and its "Im- Portance in relation to the ship- ments to other destinations
Weavers-There le no new fea-. 1024 bure in the market. The steadier January conditions already recorded con-"February blaue to prevall, and there is a more Murch cheerful outlook. There are many April enquiries, and business is being May placed in the ordinary lines, buyers | Jana are not now apprehensive of lower July values as the yarn market is firmer, August and should encourage larger con- September tracts. being placedi
October..
Mere Aanta There is no change || November since kust report. Orders are com- | December
1926. ing in more or less freely and con- Odence in present prices is well January established.
February Orders for mo- | March
Press Linens. derate quantities of Coloured Dress April. Linens have been placed for | May, various markets, including some June: White and Coloured goods for July U.S.A." Linen Suitings for Season: August 1927 are enquired for and important October business is expected to be arranged duling March and Apri
SAIGON RICE.
A Very Firm Market.
The Compagnie de Commerce et de Navigation D'Extreme-Orient of Saigon, in their last market report dated March 23, say:
Our market is still very firm withi an upward tendency owing to u (continual active demand from Shanghai and to the great. firmness in the prices of paddy
-,
Allother
DM88 m 11 363.9' 0.0 71.848 || m2 = 2)
174 187
.0:'40
HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.
Beef Brolin
*
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
March 25, June, Juno,
Cts. Cta. Ct.
1928. 1918, 1914.
480
1b. 97 24 19
Chicken
Prime Out
10
23 12:
Capons, Smail
H
Cornedra
皮牛肉
37 28
12.
Capons, Larga...
37 24
22
Breast
90 20
18:
20 20 13.
87 24 22
China Japan. Dest'ns. 1,000 1,000% 1,000 aq, yding, vila: ydg
2334 4,787 24,760 2303 2,017 15,502 1,085 231 19,453- 756 877 10,205. .1,266 3,167. 11,639
3,446 14,882, 10:786- 6,295,661 14,691 4,045 2,544" 14,952) 2,566 883 12,320 Bullock's Brains
962: · 2247 · 12;049|
» Soup:
to
Steak
Steak Sirloin Sausages
Tongue, fresh,
Tengue, corned Hond
Heart... Hump,,Selt
880 5,108 11.838.
1,610 5,290 12,826
2.114 020 · 13,680- 7,869 1.132 15,616
850- 157 13,828: 250 526 12,324
b
Fect
Kidneys
3.
Tail
248 1,802 9,608.
Liver
978 8,497 11,234
Tripe
2.676 2,810 13,679 Calveat Head & Feat...
2,988 787.12,249 Mutton Chap
H
Loz
Shoulder Saddle
Pig's Chitlings
Braing
#
-- Feet ...***
4, 1,310 064 10,447 The ter months" Agures show. very clearly how much of the de- pression, in export trade has been due to the Tar Brati. ⠀ Total ship- ments of woollens and worsteds
· together are roughly $1 million sq. "yday down, of which China accountą; for 10 million sq. yds. and Japan for over 11 million sq. yds., leaving less than nine million sq. yde decline for all other detina-Pork Chop tions.
CHINA TRADE
ZEZZA ERVEI
心满脚黑尾肝肚 肉骨脾手肉痛 心肝脾
Ducit..
Dovos....
Poultry.
March 25, June, June,
1926. 1918 1914
Cts. Cim.." Cl
49 80 81
43. 285 30
GO 28 30
40 32 21
Bach 80 22
27
per oz. 36
18.
H.
40:
26.
80.90
24.
23
00:
24
34.
60 24
Beach 50 30
EXA
Hollow
Turkeys, Cock.......... Turkeys, Hen
60 A21 $1.10 85
26
63
each pair
37 30 35
Egga, Hen (cooking)
Bggs, Hen (fresh).
Fowls, Canton.. Fowls, Hainan Geose. ***
Pigeons, Canton
新鮮類蛋
T
الات
per set 15 each.90%
40· 26: 20
-10 12:
.80;
*GD
$1,000 $1,20
ib.
38
each 15
16 10
12'
F
Jb.
24 13 14
20 18
10, 12:
Snipe Pheasant
Quall Partridges
27/18:
14
25 20 22:
10 8.
Bet: $1.20 $1.00 $1.00-
b. 50 28
50 28
54 24"
50
Per set. 8
12
15. 2018-
40% 16 18: 24 20
Almonde
Apples California)
"Hananes (bride's)....
Carambols
Cocoanuts
Lemona, China
1210 8 24 25. 28
Lemont (America)
Lichoes, Dried
Fruits.
IT
Fry
藤山香蕉
Head
ench 14
Heart
#
esch 15 10.
10
Ib.
Kidneys Liver
cach
豬
82 - 201
35
豬排骨
42
Oranges (Canton)
45
Orangest
36
猪排国
60 28 27
Pears (Canton)
12
28 21
Peanuts
14 10
per set 00:
60 70)
Persimmons, Large
each 12
Flextain:
Pumelo, Slat
60,
26 25
"Walnuta
28
P
Leg.
Loin Fator Lard...
Sheep's Head & Feet 1
Heart....
Kidneys
Livar.
Sucking Pigs, to order. Suet, Beef....
•Mattone.
Japan's Excess of Experis.
Nothing to report in Broken February resulted in an excess of Japan's trade with China during however, prices are still very
exports over imports to the amount high ||FORMOSA: Giran, Kagi, Karenko,
Keelung, Bokoto, Nanto, Shin- Business with France is difficult of Y25.887.000. says, an official res chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takso,and the Java market remains at a
port of the Department of Finance. Tamsul, Toyen, Heitoh, Taitoh.
Exportar totalled Y48,218,000 and standstill. CHINAhanghal, Hankow, Amoy,
Foochew, Swatow, Canton.
"The total amount of rice export-imports Y22,831,000. The exceRR OTHERS: Hongkong,
ed from January lat to March 15, of exports from January 1 to the Soerabaya, Bemarang, Batavia, 1926, fs 216,969,055 tons against und of February amounted to York,243,290,331 in 1925.44,668,000, an increase of 186,283,-
We quote to-day White Saigon 000 over the same period of last Barbel rlee No. 1 25 per cent. brokens year. Details follow
Exports Imports Canton Fresh round grains Hongkong $7.25 per sanchuria...Y. 7,294,000 Y397,000 Water Fish. picul of 134 lbs. fo.b. Salgen; 314
Singapore,
LONDON BANKERS:
Padang
Bombay, London, New Calentte.
Panang
Betterdata
Pontianak Samarang
Rangoon
Slangbals
* Tjilaniem.
Boerakeris (2018.
Wolleyreden
London County Westminster and ... “
Parr's 'Bank.
Ringapore Boernbais Tigal
LONDON BANKERS:--
National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
*Correspondents all over the world.
A
Veal
Szukages
No.1..
Fish.
Breama....
The Bank hos Gorzeponent in the Commeren 13. per cwt. Lo.b. Saigon. Yens 9.17 North China 8887,000 4,631,000 Carp
Coutro in the European Continent, Ruin, M
churia, Tainpiso, Japan, Inila-China, Blam, Tadin Philippine Iinants, Java, Africa, ka
Interavi allowed un Darrant Acomb, xod; Fland
per pleut of 134 Tbs. f.o.b. Saigon.
White Saigon rice. No.: 2 difted.
82
Grapes
#
Vegetables, &c.
(Shanghai)
Fresh Water
Tellow
Artichokes.. Boazes, Sprout
Long
Best Root Bitter Squash Brinjals, Graen
Rod
Cabbage, Chinese
Cane Sho
Cauliflower (Large
Carrots.
(Medfum
(Small)
Celery, Chinese
Central China 18,789,000 8,264,000 Catinh South
1,689,000 $,£52,000 Codásh Kwangtung Hongkong
BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY Dypoxit stratos: which will be quoted an appilen Japan quality's Hongkong ́36.0 Total 86,549,000 14,367,000 Crabs.
DESCRIPTION.
J. C. MAASSEN,.
Acting Manager.
HONGKONG BRANCH:
Hongkong, 19th March, 1926.
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE
·BANK, LTD.
Established 1880.
Capital (full paid-up) Ten 100,000,000 Reserve Fund,
Teu 88,500,000
Head Omer-YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies at?
Batavia.
Bombay.
Basnos Ayres,
Calcutta
Canton
Changchun.
Ourke
Nawchwang
New York.
Feking. Rangton,
Rio de Janeiro.
"Dairen (Dalny)....... "Baigon."""""
Tungtion: (Mundan), San Francisco;
Tembarg
fankow.
Kurbin,
Honolulu
Karachi,
London.
Los Angeles
Semarang Shanghai
noseki
T. TAKAGI
Manager.
8, Dos Vaux Road Central. Hongkong, 1st November, 1925.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行銀國
per picul of 137 lbs. fob. Saigon; £18.78. per cwt. fo.b. Saigon, Yeng 8.80 per picul of 134 lbs, I.o.b. Salgon.
For March/April shipment.
COPRA
Copra has been missing from the liat of exports from Manila for the last six weeks, according to the (Specially Authorised by Prezidential
weekly reports of the Bureau of. Mandate of the Repable of China
on the 22nd of November; 1917).. Commerce and Industry. The last Authorized Capital 1.72% $60,000,000.001) shipment to leave Manila was 522 Faid-up Capital Reserve Fund
318,278,600.00 plculs during the week ending
8,244,000 8,252,000 Cattle Fish 3,125,000 212,000 Dab Grand Total 48,218,000 22,881,000
LATEST WILLS.
Dica: Dog Fish Belk, Conger
Grose.
Frog
Mr John Finlayson (74), of Eglinton crescent Edinburgh, formerly of Johnstone, Renfrew- amire, Intely a director of the Linen Thread Company, Limited (per sonal estate In Creat "Britain).......................£178,288
9,629,485.24 February 6 Since then there Mr Peter Wheaton (84)
HEAD OFFICE). FERING.
HONGKONG BRANCH
has not been a single picul export ed Several things are responsible. One is the slender, coconut crop, due to the early onset of the dry season, Then there is the increas-
of Tetherdown. Muswell, Hill, N, and of Oxford Street, Jewoller and sil yeramith and china ware/ merchant
4, Queen's Road Central Branches And Bab-branches all over ed demand for raw nuts by the local Mr. John China and Correspondents in Europe, America," and other parts of the world, companies" "manufacturing desic London Bankarie-The National Provincated codct
UP.
The export of the
Hall manuf
dial and Union Bank of England Ltd latter product for the week ending The Guaranty Trust Company of New March 20 amounted to 302,456 Mrs New
Irvin picula The Equitable Truss Copy
68,488
47.482
.
"Chilles, Dried"
Rod
Green
Curry Stuf Cucumbers
Garlic
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and bond
lowed en Di seafred for
$114