HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
33
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG..
THE BANK OF EASI ASIA, LIMITED,
READ OFFICE: HONGKONG,
Authorised Capital ***..... 850,000,000 || 48; Dow: Your Road Central, Hongkong
Issued and Fully Paid up... $20,000,000) Rosorve Funda
Storling......2,500,000:
Silver...$27,000,000
Baserve Liability of
Proprietors
#20,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
Hon Mr. D.Ch M. Bernard—Chalym) 633- Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang,Doputy Chairman, W. F. Bail, Maq
A. Fimmer, Hag A. H. Complan. Haq T 6, Wall, Kn PB, Holyork, Eaq" HL. P. White, Bay. Wo La Pattoncino, wag, 1 (7). M.. Young,. Ksq..
-CHIEF MANAGER",
A. H. BARLOW, Esq..
Manager: Shanghai-G. H. STITT, Esq.
LONDON BANKERS.
Westminster Bank, Ltd.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS oponed_in LOCAL CURRENCY
Authoriasd Capital Man $20,000,000 Paid-up Capital : 6,000,000 Reserys Find (1030) 1200;060 DIRECTORS: Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow-Chirzzammi Fung Plog Shan Mok Uhing Kong. Li Koon Chu Wong Toug P. EEwok Hayth
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE
ADVERSE BALANCE.
SIMPLEX PLASTER CO., LTD... MEETING.
2nd Year's Working
How an adverse balunce was chused by depressed trade con- andditions, in the concern's second
Ng Ching Lak Kan Ting Po Pong Wai Ting Chan Ching Shak Every description of Banking Exchange business transacted Loans granted on approved recurities.
SAFE, DEPOSIT BOXES to Yet,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manage..
Hongkong, 8th. February, 192)..
行銀商工法中
and FIXED BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE
DEPOSITS received for one your or shorter periods in Locul Currency and Sterling dh temns which will be quoted un application.
1/
%
pour l'a
Commerce et L'Industrie (Incorporated in. Franco)..
5, Chater Road, Victoria,, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICH: 74,, Rxa: St. Lazurs,
Pari
4
Hongkong, 21st April, 1926.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK THE "brainer of the above Bank in conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORROSSOS PORATION Rules may be obtainedSpealal Working Capital... Fre 50.009.000,- on application.
INTEREST on deposita in calculated on the lowest balanos during each com," pleted Calendar Month at 35 por ogat.. per annum. Should there be. ne balance on any day in a month no interest, will! be allowed for that month.
Depositors may transfer at their option: Balance of 8100 or more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at, CURRENT RATES
For the KomaroNG | ŠKANOMAT
RANKING CORPORATION).
A. E. BARLOW,
Chia ManagEZ.. Hongkong, 7th January, 1926),
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE..
'KBAD OFFICER'
H, Boulevard Haussman, Paris:
Inbscribed Capital, me Fra: 73,000,000:00:
23
Capitali
Parle Buigon Puking Canton
||
Fra 20,000,000 - Fra 11160.000,-
BRANCHES.
Lyonado Mavoilles
Tilphong Food Shanghai Tianit Hongkong.
"BANKIRCH
FRANCE: Societe Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit; Banque de
Paris et des Pays Bad.. LONDON:- Midland Bank Ltd. -
NEW YORK: Irving Bank Columb
Traft.Co...
Every descriptka of Banking and Exchange Business Transseted. Corre. spondenta throughout the world.
A. ROLLIN, Manager. Hongkong, 1st December, 1926..
Paid-Up Capital: 68,400,000.00 THE CHARTERED BANK OF Katarra. Fund: vrves. Fr. 50,887,388.14 INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Bangkok
Battambang Onion
BRANCHES Fano! Hongkong
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL,
-CHARTER, 1858,
Mengtze
Dijon
Noumea.
Pondicherry Patron! Singapore
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Fort-yard
Haiphong
Papeeto Peking
Tieniein: Tosatre
Hankow
Proin-Penk Yannafy
BANKERA!
IN FRANCE Comptoir NationalExon:opte: dearing Grodit Lyonnale; Fanque dio. Parisut de Pay-Ban Credit Industriel et Commerciali Bocinte Generals,
IN LONDON: The National Portnois Union Bank of England, Btd.; Cocaptals National Excompte da Parla; Credit Lyon
IN NEW YORK: JP Morgan & Co.; Frenah American Banking Corporation, Guaranty. Trust Co. of Now. York,
Interest allowed Current Aconnie and Fixed Deposita socording to arrangement.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Busin transacted":
A LECOT.
Manager.
Hobronz, 11th December; 1925,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS: TRADING: SOCIETY,)
"Paid-up Capital ....................£8,000,000
Reserve Fund
£4,000,000 Rezerve Liability of Pro-
prietors
.....£3,000,000
1
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Bauking business transacted;
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter period at rates which will be quoted on application..
A EL FERGUSON,
Manager. Hongkong, 15th April, 1926.
year's working, was reviewad at. the annual meeting of the Simplex Plaster Co., Ltd., held at Powell's Building (office of the Itongkong Excavation, Pile Driving and Con- struction Co., Ltd., the gerieral managers) yesterday afternoon.
Mr. C E. H. Beavis. presided. Fle was supported by Messrs. Chan Pek-chun, Chau Yue-teng, C. B. Shank and E. D: Shark (directors) and Mrs. Backette Shareholders pre- | (secretary), sent were Messrs. :-B. Montague Ede, A. R. F. Raven,, Chung Chi- nam and Yik Tat..
Chairman's Speech; Addressing the meeting, the chairman said:-
SIR ERK GEDDES!
Sir Erie Geddos, the famous Bri tish statesman and economie, expert. went to the United States for a visit. He derded that his trip hud any official significance.
gi
SHIPPING COLD
FRIDAY,
1 the yen value restore to the
parit before the amount la exhaust-
APRIL 28, 1926.
HONGKONG TIDE.
The Japanese Government has ed all will be well but, if the value The tide table given below bas now availabla Y72,000,000 in specie remains unchanged or falls, the been obtained by aid of the Tides for shipment to America, says the Government will have to adopt predicting Machine, which I Japan Advertiser Specie, hither other mensures to meet the situas
to forwarded to that country was plon. An farestigation la befur ludes 40 components for the better paid out of the "Government made by the Finance Department Prediction of tides, from the res special cash in the Bank of Japan authorities. The encouragement of sult of the analysis of the tidal necounts..
This special cash export trades encouragement of tidal observatory under the direc
observations, taken at the Kaulung amounted to Y145,744,000 on June buying expert bills, flotation of
years 1887, 1888, and 1890,
20, 1926, but with the first forward foreign loans by the Governmention of Dr. Doberck during the ing of specie to the United States and encouragement of private loans on September 2 of the same year with foreign capitalists are among
at
LATEST WILLS.
it decreased. to Y143,826,000 but the steps being considered." was. Inevensed to Y144,587,000 ón: September 10. "On January 16 this. |your 1 was registered
Y126,008,000. decreasing to Y122- 766,000 by February 20 when the Government temporarily suspended the
forwarding of specie to 13 America. The amount, on March 20 was Y105,538,000, showing w decrease of Y39,000,000 from the
amount before the commencement ot forwarding. This decrease was caused mostly by the apacio for warding which amounted to |¥26,000,000 in five full months.
from September 20 to February 20..|| The average amount. forwarded each month is roughly Y5,000,000. It will therefore take about a year to complete the forwarding of the remaining amount of Y75,000;000; - Gentlemen,-Before proceeding
The Government is rendy to for- to the business of the meeting.. able to inform you that the gen-ward specie for the next fiscal year should like to recall the great loss eral managers have just secured but it is problematical whether the the company has suffered since the contract for the internall work Government will continue specie the last annual meeting in the in the Peninsula Hotel, which forwarding from this specie reserve. death of Mr. C: Montague Ede means that the company will sup- Mr. Ede was well known to us all ply all the plaster and plaster and, as you are aware, took a board used in connection with this great interest and an active part building. This order, with the in this Company's operationa, and existing local orders on which the we were greatly indebted to him company is now engaged, together for his advice and ready assist-with an increasing export busi- ance at all times in the numerousness, justify me in taking an matters requiring attention and optimistic view of the present experience fr connection with the prospects of the company [early development of the com
pany.
The report of the directors and statement of accounts for the year 1925 have been in your pos- session for the stipulated time and I shall, with your permission, take them as read,
"Satisfactory Progress." It must, of course be borne in mind that "thie company is the pioneer in the manufacture of Gypsum products in this part of the world, and in the case of all pioneering projects a lean period Your directors regret that the must be expected during the last results of the year's working stages of development until the adverse balance has been caused Ands its various markets. have not been favourable. The manufacture" gets known and.
We principally by the depressed trade have been passing through such a conditions prevailing im the period, and have an addition had Colony during the period under to face the generall dislocation of review, which Eave interrupted business, to which the Colony has the company's operations for an been subject during the year extensive period of time. With under review. However, in view continued operations, it is possible of the business which is coming, for the plant to produce at econo-forward, and the enquiries which mical costs, but when the plant is are being made for the company's closed down for any period, as products, there is good reason to happened during last year, it is believe that the company is now only natural that the cost of pro-making quite satisfactory pro duction should largely increase, gress.
Mrs. Helene H., Hardy
(82), of Palace-gate, Konsington, W., widow of Paul Hardy Mr. James Harris (88), of Tor-gardens, Camp- den HIH, W. Mr. Alfred Tabor (75), at Eastbourne, Sussex,. son of Inte Rovi. R. S. Tabor; of Cheam, Surrey Mr. Llewellyn W. Martin, of Neston, Cheshire,. and of Liverpool Mr. Daniel S. Elliott. (87),.
of Horahara, Sussex Mrs., Amy F. Ingram, of Withington, Manchester
Mr. J. H. Hill, of Staver-
ton, Dovon, rotired farmer
for Kaulung; but they may be used The times and heights are given
for the Victoria Naval yard, and Aberdeen, the differences being very small
The times of high-and low-water Gross.must not be considered to coincide with the times of slack-water and change of
current. the two phenomena being quite distinct..
April 25 to 29, 1926.
DAWA HIGH WATERCOWER WATER'
Standard April
Et
£164.624
69,084
50;620-
TUDEN
Standard Times
Fri 23 m 8 94.5 0 16 | 17 8 39.5 04 3:8 BAL 14 m 8 83.0m 1 29 ||17
7 Bla. 6.7 128 Jan. 25m 8 14 3.8 1 53 41,539
-7: 58 8.8
1:8. Mon.. 188 175.6m 8:29, 17 26,113
8 38 6.5 9:47 3:3 Too $7 m 8 48 80 81.8. 9-275-8231718 22,939 Wed 35m 9 146.4m 3 15 2.0 10 Ca. 5.0 366 4 Thurs 1993 87 m 3 53 2.3
10 485.8438 a
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HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
Beed Bizloln ....
Prime Catrasi
» Soup
April 22, June, June,
1926. 19181. 1974.
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Capone, Small
4. 15.
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200
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50
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Tongue, fresh.
Tengue, corned!
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Hump, Salt
Feet
Kidneys....
TAX
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each 16. 10: 12
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Ducks
Eggs, Hen (cooking)...
Eggs, Hon (fresh) ...
Fowls, Bainan...
Pigeons, Canton
Hollow
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During a certain, portion of the In view of the state of the period under consideration, pro- balance sheet your directors have duction costs mounted up to a waived their fees for last year. figure higher than the market Furthermore, the general mana-Pig's Chitiluge price of the product and, as the gers have agreed to defer the market prices were definitely payment of a proportion of thre established, same could not be fees due to them as general THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. adjusted to meet increased pro- managers until the company is in
Taiwan Ginko.)
duction costs.
la position to declare a dividend. This action on the part of the directors and general managers will, I feel sure, be appreciated by you.
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Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Ten 45,000,000
Capital Subscribed
Capital (Paid-up), Ten: 89,375,000
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Tormosa.
BRANCHES: JAPAN-Tokyo, Yokohama,
Qeake
Kobe,
What Has Been Done. Experience has now shown thas the company's plant is not established on as economical "a I think I have now touched basis in regard to production as upon all the matters on which you may be,desired, and achieved, and may require information. "I now
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your directors have recently been beg to propose that the report and Sheep's Head & Feet..! KOMIKOR BRANın Kızartınkın: 1900).
considering and have approved of accounts as presented be adopted. Antherland Capital: 150,000,000 £1,500,00
suggestions made by the general and passed... When this has been Pald-Up Capital ......8, 30,000,000 € 6,685,570.
managers for increasing the capa-seconded, I shall be pleased to Reserva Fund.... 20,538,861 6 1,711,688 Bymelli Eeserves. B. 12,880,000 £ 1,888 HORMOSA: Giran, Kagi, Karenko, 8 x 8 calciner in addition to the any questions you may wish to Sust, Busf
city of the mill by installing an answer to the best of my ability Kalung Bokoto, Nanto, Shin existing calciner, also by increas- ask.. chiku, Taichu Tainan, Takao, Tamsui, Toyen, Haltob, Taitoh ing the power, and by adding cer- CHINA-Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy,tain other units which will be and the resolution was carried.].
[Mr. Chau Yue-teng seconded Vaal
HEAD OFFIC3)—Amsterdam, LASTERN EFAD OFFICE:-Batavia,
BRANCHES:-
Bandjarmasin Bandoeng Bombay
Djakjakarta
Kota-Basta!
Oberiban: Djember The Hague Robe Macamar Mudaz Padang
Falembang Pecalongan Penan
Patina Rangoon Botterdata Samarang Shanghai Нодирога Boerakals Sourataria (Bole, Tegal
Waija
Weltevreden
LONDON BANKERS:- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTIONG,
J. C. MAASSEN,
Acting Manager: Hongkong, 10th March, 1926.
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK, LTD.
Established 1880,
Capital (full paid-up) Ten 100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Yon 81,500,000 Head Office: YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies at¦¦
Batavia,
Bombay,
Newchwang New York
Buenor Ayres.
Calcutta!
π
Clanton. Changchun.
Osaka. Peking. Rangoon Rio de Janeiro. Daf (Dalny). Saigon. Fangen (Maiden). San Francisco.
Hamburg.
Hankow
Honolulu,
Seattle.
Semarang Shanghai Bhimonoseki Singapore.
Hartin.
Kai Yuen,
Karachi.
Kobe,
Sderabayı Bydney..
TAM Angeles.
Mandia
Tiental Tokyo, Tainanin Tsingtan
Londos
· Enturest allowed en Currant Boodata. Deposita received for fixed perioda në
Manigy
ong, 11th March, 1924.
Foochow Swatow, Canton OTHERS Hongkong, Singapore, Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, London, New Calcutta.
necessary for achieving the ob- ject in view. Your directors feeli York, justified in making these additions as the increase in demands for Gypsum products by the com-
LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and
Farr's Bank
Za Bank in Dorrespondents in the Commercial Centres in the European Continent, Burin MA charia, Zingtas, spam Indo-China, Hats, india, Phinea Java, Africa, Ko.
Interest allowed on Current Accounta, and Mod
Hor
.
T. TAKAGI,
Manager.
HONGKONG BRANCH:
$, Des Voeux Road Central. Hongkong, 1st November, 1925.
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THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
CBpecially Authorised by Presidential
Mandate of the Republic of China.
Other Business, ·
the meeting comprised
Other business put through by
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Kidneys
Liver
Sucking Pigs, to order.
Mutton
Sausages
No.
Fish.
lb.'
25
19
24
20
糖魚(省滨
30
20: 16
18 16
Re-election of Mr. Wong Kwok-Barbel ahuen and Mr. Chau Yue-teng as Bronm pany's agents makes it difficult at directors proposed by Mr. C. B. Canton Frash times for the company to fill ex-Shank seconded by Mr. Chan port orders promptly. At the
present time, the mill is working Pek-chun.
'
Water Fish.
Carp Election of Messrs. Lowe, Catfish that have recently been placed.. night and day to cope with orders Bingham and Matthews as audi- Coddah
tors-proposed by Mr. C. E. H Crabs Prospective Business.
Beavis, seconded by Mr. E. D. Cuttle Fish Shank.
In addition, increased produc- tion will greatly reduce the cost. of the finished product as the en- larged plant can be operated with Very little additional overhead. expense.
PAPER SALES.
Prduction Outshipping Demand.
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Carambola
Coconuts
Lemons; China
Lemons (Amorica)
Lichees, Dried
Oranges (Canton) ....
Orangesneriana
Teach 14,
金山棉標: each.
Pears (Canton):
Ponnuta.
Persimmons, Large.
Plantain
Pumelo, Siam
Walnuts
Grapes
荔枝
Vegetables,
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Artichokes
Bears, Sprout
Long" Beat Root Bitter: Squash Brinjals, GreeD
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(Medium E
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Eels, Conger
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淡水低
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(Small) 2927
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84-22 18
$22, 24
Ginger, Toung
Old Horseradish,
10
each 26
21
· Indian Corn
Lettuce:
Since the latest general meeting, equipment has been installed in in Japan for the past three years Garoupa
Demand for foreign style paper Frogs: the mill for the manufacture of has increased 10 per cent, while Gudgeon plaster board, which is becoming production during the same period Herrings more and more popular in this has gone up 15 per cent. accord Ballbut
on the 22nd of November, 1917). market. The present capacity of ing to a report of the Japan Labrus Authorised Capital $50,000,000.00 5,000 square feet per day which is Figures for the past four years Lobsters
the plaster board machinery is Paper Manufacturing Association. Leach Paid-up Capital
$18,278,600.05 Reservs Fund
$9,529/125.264 suficient to supply" existing de-
mands at the present time. 1 ¦are:-
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
HONGKONG BRANCH:
Mackeral
might state that a large propor tion of the adverse balance shown on the balance sheet has been occasioned by such improvements. and alterations to the machinery as have been found necessary in
Increase in pro-
duction over Ratio of
previous sales to
year production per cent. per cent.
1922
1928
27.7 101.3. $15.99 97.8
Monk F Mallet Oysters. Parrot Bish Perch ∙Pike we
Plaice
1924
12.0 1926 18.9.
4, Queen's Road Central Branches and" Sub-branches all over Chica and Correspondents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world order to increase the efficiency of London Bankers: The National Provin
cial and Union Bank of England, Led the plant. The Guaranty Trust Company of New
Tork New York Bankwry:
of prospective business which the National Bank J
The Erring company may hope to obtain in The Equitable Trust Company of New the Colony and I am happy to be Production Enfes
York
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Depoalia, permis on appllong
beeste Every dawałykion of Banking Bank zana, tranunciadas TERM
Zonda szakbed on agimovid securities, Byada, Joalition for Home Hanbangs,
There is a considerable amount
BRONCHIAL COUGHSS BONCHIAL coughs are not trising.
They are even manacing if allow
ed to hang on and weaken the system. Chamabariain's Cough Remedy, just what you ought to taks for bronchial induenza and a gripp Fough
aina'no oplates and a pis caling of warmth and comfort foll
98.4"
Pomfret, Black 98.4
Pomfret, Whit Production and sales during 1924 Prawdz and 1925 wore
19242081,772,000 (2879,602,000
1925... 817,888,000.804,809,000 The production and sales for and February · combined
Increase
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Rod
·Green
Curry Stuff, English
Water
Mushrooms, Fres
Okroes
Onions, Bombay.
- Green
29
Parsley
Potato, Sweet
14