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BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HMAD -OFFICE:
90, Boulevard Hausman, Paris..
THE CHINA MAIL
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. TARIFF CONFERENCE
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG
10. Des Vœux Road Central, Hoogkong: Authorised Capital........$10,000,000 Paid-Up Capital
Reserve Fund
5,000,000 | *. -1,200,000
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:- Batavia ∙Mandia" Saigon
Bombay
Melbourne San Franaleno
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Bingapore,
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Honolulu Paris
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Correspondents In all principal cities of the world
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transactod.. Loans granted approved securition,
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES' to let.. "KAN TONG PO, "
Chief Manager; Hongkong, 22nd May, 1926.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL..
CHARTER, 1858,
HEAD OFFIÓN: LONDON,
Paid-up Capital,000,000 Boserve Fund. ***£4,000,000 Heserva Llability of Pro- ...prietors RRLAND, 88,000,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business, transacted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter period at rates which will be quoted on application.
AEL FERGUSON,
Manager.******
Hongkong, 15th April, 1925
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BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE pour le Commerce e L'Industria
(Incorporated: ta Franco).
19
5, Chater Road; Victoria, Hongkong:
HIMAD OFFICH: 74, Ku« St. Lazara, Paris.
Frs 20.000.000,- Fri 1L100.000,-
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COMPLICATED COMMERCIAL
ETREATY.
STAGES TOWARD A
NATIONAL LAW, S
MONDAY, MAY 31, 1926.
IN BANKRUPTCY
OFFICIAL NOTICES IN THE
made for the abolition of internal the goods which are considered on trade, which they realise. to be able to bear the 5 per cant. Just as clearly as we door at surtax under the Washington any rate the more enlightened of Treaty are concerned, a very gon-
AWI, GAZETTE. them make trade so extremely erat measure of agreement has difficult in the intardor that China been reached betwse the Chinese is prevented from developing her and foreign delegates. Of course, PUBLIC EXAMINATION. great natural resources as she a good many lists have passed should do Secondly, to enable backwards and forward, but the Re Leung Kai-shul trading her to make some arrangement to final list which has met with as Leung Kon Tai, Stevedore, of consolidate her unsecured or in-general measure of agreement No. 21, Lee Yueen Street Dast.
Notice is given that the public adequately secured debts which at excludes most articles that arË present amount to a large sum, in common use, and is of such a examination of the above parted but a sun which if dealt with in nature that one may say with debtor will be held in the besome confidence that no serious Supreme Court on Saturday, the immediate future can handled, but which if allowed to detrufent to trade may be ex-June 6, at 10.30 a.m. mount up by compound interest,pected to result..
Dividend.
WOUND UP.
. YUEN MOW STEAMSHIP CO. LTD
Notice is given that at an extraordinary general mooting of. the above-named Company, held at No. 65, Connaught Road on May T. the following special re-
solution was duly passed, and at a subsequent extraordinary gen- eral meeting.also duly convened and held at the same place on May 22, the following special re- solution was duly confirmed:--
will soon become wholly un- The Question of Reciprocity. "A first and final dividend of "That the Company be wound
The Washington Surtaxes.
| Mr. K. D. Stewart, one of the British delegates the Tariff Conference, is now in Shanghal having come here from Peking on his way Home. Mr. Stewart is, of course, very well-known in the port says the "N. C. Daily News," having been associated with busi- ness here for many years, as a member of the firm of Messrs. Maitland, and Co., and since re-manageable. turning to Manchester, he has been connected with affairs in China through the organisation of which this firm is a unit. Mr. Stewart gave an interview with regard to the Conference to a re- presentative of the "North-China Daily News," and this gives a very good idea of the work that has been done, the difficulties that have had to be faced and the steps taken to safeguard undue prea sure on any section of business interests.
Agreement on Many Points.
On the matter of reciprocity 2.74 cents in the dollar has been up voluntarily under the provi To make a complicated treaty agreements Mr. Stewart gave his declared in the matter of Ssions of the Companias, Ordin- between so many countries and the as follows: According to Greenfield, adjudicated bankrupt, ance 1911, and that Mr. Loung
the arrangements discussed in on February 3, 1923, and the Yew-nam, of No., Wood Road," China to enable the programme Peking with the Chinese at an same may be received at the be hereby appointed Nquidator outlined to be put into effect will earlier stage, there is plenty of offices of Messrs. Fercy Smith, for the purposes of such winding- naturally take some time, so that ΓΟΥΣΤ for the consideration of Seth and-Fleming, No. 6, Des up." while these negotiations are in commercial treaties with China, Veux Road Central, on June 7, course of progress, it is the desire and there is no doubt that it is or on any other subsequent day not only of the Chinese Govern- ment but of the various negotiat- open to any country to take up between the hours of 10 am and
the matter. There is no reason to 1 p.m. ing parties to put the Washington think that the Chinese will be re- Creditors applying for payment surtaxes into operation with the luctant to meet any idea of a re- must produce any bills of ex- idea of leg up to the major ciproent commercial treaty but change.or other securities held by treaty. Finally, as a last measure will do, so in a perfectly friendly them, and must sign a receipt in China will get her opportunity to put her national tariff law Into Spirit, I understand that the the prescribed, form.
Japanese have had this matter operation, and
under consideration, but the ab. We in Scotland have,uffered titude which the British Govern- very much by offices bal y filled ment will take up is a matter for by men from England, the future.
M'Gillivray (Edinburgh).
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BATHING FATALITY,
The first bathing fatality of the season occurred on Saturday. afternoon.
A Chinese boy from Tai Hang was drowned at five o'clock whilst
bathing at the public beach at North Point.
Mr. The body was ultimately
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PRODUCE.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Cta. Cha Cis.
Butcher Meat,
April 28, June, June,
1928. 1918. 1914.
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37 23
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The whole conference, Mr. Stewart said, is in the nature
Course.of the Tariffs. of a highly complicated commer. cial treaty, and when it is noted Asked with reference to the how long it has taken in the past effect that decisions which might to get commercial treaties ar be cothe ta by the Conference ranged between two countries, would have on British trade, Mr... one must not despair, in such a Stewart said:-The actual course case as this, where a treaty is of the tariff is likely to be that being made between about 12 dif- for a period the surtaxes which ferent countries on one side, and were arranged at Washington of China on the other, if it cannot 5 per cent on a proportion of the be done in the course of six imports and 21 per cent. on months. At the same time it must others will come into force first not be thought that consider of all. No actual arrangements able progress has not been made. so far as I know have en made, There are many points on which as when I left Peking no steps. one may say that everybody is in had been taken in regard to the agreement, even though there re-establishment of u recognised main quite a number of other de. Chinese Government. At that tails which will take a further period the whole thatter period to work out..
under discussion, and we Naturally the extremely dif-awaiting the opportunity to nego- ficult political situation which the tiate with the Chinese as soon as Chinese delegates in Peking have they were prepared to meet us. had to face, has made their work So far as what are known as the extraordinarily difficul, but at the interim surtaxes, at the time when same time I think every possible the Chinese Government broke up we were in close negotiation - 98 credit should be given to the reï maining Chinese delegates, Dr. to the goods which could stand W. W. Yen and Admiral Tsal the increase of duty which had Ting-kan, for the great efforts been proposed as likely to produce they have made to continue the the necessary revenue without negotiations on behalf of China doing sefious damage to trade. under almost staggering difficulProposals and counter-proposals had been made, but no conclusion ties.
Principles of the Conference. has yet been reached, and judg- "In order to give a rough sketching from what, one could see, the of the course of the Conference, position when I left Peking stood Calves' Head the following facts must be kept as follows at whereas the Mutton Chopa in view, and may possibly be of foreign delegates, ware perfectly use in understanding the ready at any time to meet the principles on which the Confer. Chinese delegates for that dis- ence has been based. The final cussion, the Chinese delegates Pla's Chitlings
Braine object of the Chinese is to attain owing to their political difficulties "tariff autonomy," or, as may be were not ready for us. put more clearly, the right tos im- pose their national tariff law It is of course extremely dif- simultaneously with the abolition | ficult to conjecture whether the of likin. The stages leading to new rates which we eventually this are three. First, the impoaibe decided upon will seriously tion of the surtaxes arranged for damage British trade, but I think Pork Chop at Washington: second, larger in-that, if the plans which are being serim surtaxes; and, thirdly, im-made for the alleviation of in- Yea-45,000,000 position of the national tariff law.ternal taxes on imported goods Capital (Paid-up)... Yen 39,875,000 To take the interim surtaxes first are effective, importers of British Sheep's Hand & Fort,
of all. The general arrangements goods will have very little to
Heart HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formos that are being made in negotia fear
tion with the Chinese are to in-
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BRANCHES:
Flamal Hongkong
Mongtze Homes
Pendluberry Paigon Abang hal
Paris
BRANCHES
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Baigon
Eniphong
Peking
Shanghai
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Hongkong
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BANKERS:
Hingapore Tientsin Toorate Yunnanfo
IN FRANCE: Comptoir Nationel d' Escompte dy aria; Oradit Lyonnis Banque de Paris at das Pays-Ba; Credit ladastriel et Dommercial Nociete Generale.
IN LONDON: The National 2rovincial a Unton Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National dompte de Paris; Oredit Lyonnais IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co. #remob American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trail Do. of New York.
Interest allowed Current Aosonate and Fixed Deposits socording to arrangement.
Every description of Banking sod Exchange Baslows transacted..
A. LECOT,
Hongkong, 11th December, 1925.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
INTANANIRO 1994. Hosaxons Branom ZetantiRMAN 1908,
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"authorized Capital (3.156,000,000 £32,800,00 Fald-Up CapitaiG 80,000,000 $6,000,321
Special Bovery...G. 2,300,000 1,893,131 HEAD OFFICE:—Amsterdam. WASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia.
BRANCHES
·BANIZES:--
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Trust Co.
· Every descriptka of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Corre spondents throughout the world.
A. BOLLIN, Manager. Hougkang, ut December, 1925.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO):
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Capital Subscribed
BRANCHES:
Ray Fund... G. 20.596 361 & 11 JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Lobo, FORMOSA:— Giraa, Kngi, Karenko,
Keelung, Makong, Nanto, Shin chiku, Talchu, Tainan, Takao, Tamani, Toen, Hoito, Taito, CHINA: Shanghai Hankow, Amoy
Foockow, Switow, Canton.
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Medan MacAr
Djodjakarta
Kota Bach
Padang
Perang
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Palembang Pecalongan
Pontianak Bangoba
Samarang Shanghai
Singapore Boerabaik Gonzalcarin (Bola Cagal
Tilstja Walleredes
LONDON BANKERS— National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondants all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION.
J. C. MAASSEN,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 19th March, 1926.
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Mr. Stewart's attention was drawn to the fact that a list of Booking Pigs, to orde
luxuries" produced several Sust, Beef, months ago by the Chinese dele-
crease import duties to such ar extent as will enable China to meet, or at any rate to go some way to meet, two very important gates had included a very large verl objects which they have in mind.proportion of the necessaries of The first of these objects is their daily life. Mr. Stewart replied real anxiety and very real belief that a great deal had happened OTHERS: Hongkong, Singapore, that some arrangement can be since then, adding:So far as
Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavis, Bombay, London, New York, Calcutta.
LONDON BANKGES;
London County Westminster and
Parr's Bank
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Manager.
| HONGKONG BRANCH:
8. Des Var Road Central,"
Hongkong, 7th May, 1926.
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