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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Unpidi, a.. Imoned Aml Pally. Palouse
..Sterling £4,500,000.
Baserre Likidity of Proprietums 40,000.
HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG:
OURT OF DIRECTORS
.. Mr. B. G. M. Bersani,
Citriman.
.,
Bas, Mr. A. O, bang,
Deputy ChairmaD.
A. II. Cumpilan, Beqi
J. A. Klainber
T. Wonll, Enefi
W. 4. Pektendons Bay. 1., Wales, Kaşı
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HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
That 16 of them, mlacom, State's pai dusted be the DONGKONG AND S LANTUHAT BANKING RPORATION, Ruins my
oppiantion.
PCH THE OROKOND & HANDL BANKING CORPORATION.
eng Mag,-1908,
A Barlow,
Chef Masko!.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
Pondicherry Maixon
HEAD OFFICE:" 98,. Boulevard Haussman, Paris. Subscribed Capital. Fre. 72,000,000.00-1 Paid-Up Capital... Fr. 88,400,000.00 "Reverve Fund ...... Fra 60,607,283.54
BRANCHES. Hanj Hongkong Along ter Noumea Paporte oking Pon-Penh BANKERS!" IN FRANCE: Comptoir Natioral d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnale;.
Bangkok Battambang fraton
Dijbout!
Fort Bayard
Haiphong Hantow
Shinglesit Singapore Hent in
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Yanna.fs
Banque de Faris et des Pays-Bas
Industrial et. Commercial; Societe
Generals.
IN LONDON: The National Pro vincial
Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National" d'Escompte Paris; Credit Lyonnais.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.
10. Des Voux Rand, Central, Hongkong,
Authorised Capital
Resorve Fund
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE,
Pald-Up Capita).
$10,000,000:
5,000,000 1,200,000
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Batarla
Malheurns on Francisco.
Bombay
Naxonkl
Sentilu
Chloreti
Now York
Semerunt
Canton
Danke.
Shanghai
Haiphon
Harle
Singare
HOME TRADE.
MANCHESTER CONDITIONS
Hershyin
Peking
Surabaya
Kober
P-nak
Talperi
Kowloon
Rangoon
Tientaln
London
Haigon
Tokyo
Masl
WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.
n
&
Correspondents cities of the world.
ja all principal
Every dosoription of Banking and Exchange businesss transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Maasger.
Hongkong, 32nd May, 1980.
行 銀商工法中
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINGISE
pour le
Commerce, et L'Industrie (Incorporated in France),
5. Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong,
HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rue 81. Lazaro, Para..
|Capital"
F 20.000.000/--
11.160.00
Special Working Capital... 40.000.000
Faris Saigon
Pekbig Canton:
BRANCHED:
Marreblan Lyons Haiphong Hanoi
Shanghai Tientsin Hongkong
BANKERS:
FRANCH-Societe Generato, Banquet
REVIEWED.
Messrs. James F. 1 Co., Ltd. Manchester, raport as follows under date, Nov, 17
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U.S. PROSPERITY.
ACHIEVED IN SPITE OF FALLING PRICES,
2
OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK.
>> not include the whole consum
ing public. Farmers, who sell so largely in the international mar ket, ard especially feeling the pressure of the world-wide down- ward movement of prices,
A large volume of trade and continuation of industrial activity at its present level are in pros
KENYA MOTOR IMPORTS.
Rugby, Dec. 23. The annual report on Konya shows that owing to the rapid
the territories. development of and continued increase in and im- provement of road mileage, there was an abnormal importation of vehicles of all descriptions. The. number of motor-cars imported into Kenya and Uganda, which form one administrative unit for
There is..very little change in pect for the remainder of this customs purposes, increased from
year... This outlook persists in
945, valued at £137,000 in 1924, cotton values of prospect to re-spite of events of the month that! port during the week. Fluctua have not, certainly, tended to en-to 1,558 valued at £274.143 in the following year. In 1928 only 66. tions have been within narrow courage further business expan motor lorries were imported, and limits, and it would seem that slon, states the November reporthis was increased to 450, in the [ of the National Bank of Com-
Last year's following year. New York, which configure rose to 1,600 with a value
"
Simultaneously there was
of motor cycles and sidecars. British Wireless Service. great increase in the importation
interest-Reuter.
POTASH PACT.
لوم
there is now some approach to merce, steadiness. The cornued offer-tinues:-
Such happenings have included of $264,000." ing from the market. overseas at auch absurdly low limits causes the destructive violence of the mid-west from flood and storm, some surprise here, but no doubt Florida hurricane, losses in the Bayers see from the daily market and--of greater economic import-
ARMSTRONG WHITWORTHS, cotton, quotations, that cotton hag ance--the recent debacle of cot- fallen from 2d. to 3d. per 13ton prices under the weight of a during the last couple of months, prospective record crop.
London, Dec. 23. This year's prosperity, achiev-
Meetings of all classes of de- which is a drop of from 25 pered in the face of a declining price cent. to 30 per cent., and they trend, has been based on the Denture shareholders of Armi- expect a similar proportionate effective working together of all strong Whitworths have agreed economie on a scheme of arrangement ease in the price of finished Piece the elements of our
system. A heavy turnover of drawn up by the advisory com- Gooday There has been no re
The scheme provides for a five- duction in either spinning or goods with a minimum tie-up ofmittee. weaving costs, nor in bleaching, materials and capital has been dyeing, fishing or in the many made possible by widespread con-year moratorium for debenture processes through which the cot suming power, excellent transport ton goes before it becomes a piece service, ample and liquid and of cloth made-up and packed efficient production and distribu
Paris, Dec. 23. ready for shipping. The ease intion. The weight of the new cot-
The newspaper "Excelsior" Nationale de Credit Banque de price is only 2d. or 3d per b ton outturn added to a largel on the weight of cotton in each carryover will necessarily Involve Paris et des Pays Ba
piece, and taking a standard line both low prices and the tying up announces the imminent signing ment concerning the distribution of dyed goods such as Red Shirt-of credit necessary to handle the cf a new Franco-German agree ings, the drop is only equal to crop in orderly fashion.
This situation in the cotton of potash exports.-Havas. something between five and eight per cent. Spinners and Manu-growing states must be taken ac-
The total output of the Kailan facturers have been losing money count of and it is in a degree de-
no Mining Administration's mines for some time and will have topressive, but is need cause increase their margins as scon extraordinary apprehension. The fo. the week ending December as an opportunity presents itsel crop is unusually well distributed 11 amounted to 70,988: tons, and and it does not seem there can A few months ago, the cutlook the sales during the period to
appreciable reduction was for a poor yield in the east-165,062 tons. however much worse their postern part of the belt at a moderate Their prospect tion becomes. It is only a big laver of prices. demand which would put them now is for a good yield of "cotton The second on full time again that would with low prices. cheapen production. Should this state is not much worse than the come about it is probable that first, and in many localities it is At all events, and probably better. whatever Manufacturers Spinners saved by a heavy de- the weight of the new crop falls mand would go into their pockets evenly on the whole South, and and not to either the merchant not as at times in the past on or the buyer. Of course the presome part of it.
LONDON:-Midland Bank Ltd. NEW YORK:-Irving Bank Coinmble
Trust Co.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted Corre spondents throughout the world.
A. ROLLIN
Hongkong, 1st December, 1925.
Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA..
Incorporated by Royal Chater, 1855,
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund.. Raaarve Liability of Proprie.
£3,000,000 £4,000,000!
£8,000,000
de
tors
Agencies and Branchen.
ALUR STAR
MAPBAY
IN NEW YORK; J. P. Morgan & Co; French American Banking Corpora tion; Gonranty Trust Co. of New York.
Interest allowed on Current Accounta and Fixed Deposits according arrangement
ACM y Bit)
AMRITSAR
BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTIN CAWN PORR
to
X
COLOMBO
DK1.11
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business tratracted.
A. LECOT,
Manager.
Hongkong, 11th December, 1926.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ,
"
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
Established. 1824. "Hongkong Branch Established 1906.
Authorized ajital G 150,000 00D £12500,000 Polit-Up Capital... → 80,000,00£6,66 67 Recurve Fond....G.
NCC 560,778. 3pecial Reserve ..G.
:
£ · 888:30-
HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam. CASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia, BRANCHES:-
Bombay Banfermin Bandog
alentta Cherilan Djamour Djakjakarta The Hague Koba Kola-Baja пондент Merina Pailang.
Puembang Pengas Pennink
Ponzionuk RITE DOL
Singapore Fant
HAIPHON HAMBURG HANKOM HONGXDNO HONO TPU H KARACHI
KUBK KUALA LUMPUR KUCHING
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PEKING S
PENANU PESHAWAR PUKET KANGOON SAIGON. SKNARANG BEEKMBAN SHANGHAI SINGAPORE YOURABAYA PAIPING (P.M.B.) TATOY TIENTUIN. TOKTO THINATAU
↑
YOKOBAMA ZAMBOANGA
(Philippo Jalunda)
Foreign Exchange and General Bank ing business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted
on application.
A. H. FERGUSON, | Manager. Hongkong, lat August, 1926.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1399.
Botterdam Na Ang Bhanghai
...Yen 45,000,000 Korall in Siborg, Sumate) Capital Subscribed
jljep
Noerakarta(ok) Capital (Paid-up).....Yen 59,375,000 Weiteyreden
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa,
BRANCHES:
LONDON BANKERS:- National Provincial Bank, Ltd.. Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION.
J. C. MAASSEN,
Acting Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st November, 1928,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund
ber
any
sent drop has been more than most people anticipated and con- Bequently has eased cloth prices
The South has probably never before been better osition to take care of such a crop in order-
to an appreciable extent, but to fashion. The region has en- borrowings! joyed prosperity;: nothing like the extent many ex-
Whether or not the in-have been reduced and there has pect, creased demand, which so many been a substantial accumulation of working capital throughout! people expect, comes along rėm the South. In some instances' mains to be seen, but if it does cloth prices will certainly be hardship will be involved because loans advanced for the production higher than they are to-day. The of the crop cannot easily, be re- Coal Strike fortunately appears now to be drawing to a close, but paid. But there is every reason to believe that the freezing of this will not affect prices, credit will not nearly approxim makers who attempted to include the high price of coal in their late past experiences. Domestic calculations got no business and consumption promises to be large, and exports are already going out soon gave up the idea.
in heavy volume.
THE MERCANTILE BANK
INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
16. amechurch Street, Loades, E. ́C, B.
Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
.£3,000,000
1,800,000 1,050,000 1,350,000 SANKHIM; The Bank of Bangla Milan Bank, Ltd, BRANCHHM1
Tunin Campur
Mudro
Rangoor
imu
On
Agriculture outside of cotton is the whole in a satisfactory OF position. It is characterised gen- erally by good outturn albeit!
In with relatively low prices. some localities unsatisfactory conditions occur. Parts of the spring-wheat .region had a very ppor crep, and sections of the Corn Belt are suffering the same experience. The corn crop is smaller than last year's good out- turn by several hundred million bushels, but. with the much heavier carryover in farmers' hands the supply for the season is expected to be adequate. Live- stock prices promise to hold up well. The wheat trade has been slowed down by scarcity of ocean shipping and consequent high rates engendered by British im- ports of coal which the miners' strike has made necessary. Wheat prices are around 15 per cent. lower than at this date last year.
Bangkok Gells Batavia Hongkong Huston Plug) harga Barba
lowrat
New York Singapore nicutta Kandy
BUTA embo Karachi Penang lhi: Kuta hay Lort Losh (Mauritiu):
HONGKONG BRA VOH,
Auking and arcange bu
JAPAN:-Tokyo.. Yokoham.. Kobe,
Osaka. FORMOSA: — Giran, Kagi, Karenko,
Keelung. Maitong. Nanto, Shin- Kvors description of
Membránatod, chiku. Taichu, Tainan, Takao, INTEREST allowed on Current Acquale at 2 per
Toen, Helto, Taito. peut, per aim of Daily Babes and Fix
Depuals at rates that may be nerurteaud on Hankow, Amoy, application, Swatow, Canton,
O, EC, BANIES,
Manager.... OTHERS: Hongkong, Singapore, Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, London, New York, Calcutta.
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LONDON. BANKERS:
London County Westminster and
Parr's Bank.
7. Queen's Road Central.. Hankook, Juna 36) -
THE BANK OF CHINA,
t
行銀國中
Yen 89,800,000 Tile Bath has Consenpondents in uns Coremercial (Specially Authorised by Presidential
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agonefem. at:
Alexandria.
Batavia:
" Bombay.
Buenos Ayres,
Calcutta,
Canton
Changchun
Newchwang
New York.
Dsaka,
Hangoon.
Rio de Janeiro. Salgen. Dairen (Dalny).
Francisco. Fangtien (Mukden). Seattle.
Hamborg
Hankow.
Harbin
MarEm
HOAK Kong. Bong Honolulu Kai Zuen.
Caracal London,
·Zobe
Los Angeles. -Lyons.
Nagasaki.
Nagoya
San
Shimonosekl Singapore. Soorabaya. Sydney. Tigntsin. Tokyo,
Tainantu. Tsingtao. Vladivostok
(Temporailly
closed).
Interent allowed on Current Accounts.
•Deponita received for fixed periods at rate to be obtained on application.
-H. MORIAze Manager.
Hong Kong, 18th Decembar, 1928.
Conlaw, the European Grailuent, Tun, Man
churia, Tenglao, Japan, indeklina, Minm, Todi, Philippine Planan, Jata, Afiten,do.
Interest aliować on CorreNÍ ÁOCDENTA, End Fixed Deponita si ixtes which will be quiet on applian Won,
T. TAKAGI,
Manager.
HONGKONG BRANCH:
8, Den Voux Road Central, Hongkong, 7th May, 1925.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
Head Office---Hongkong, "
ERTA BLIBUED 12
Authorised_Capital.
£1,200,000
700,000
Eston, Bhanghai, Hankow, Bwatow, Bangkok New York sad San Predejo, Compusdente in all Principal cities of the
Paid Up Capital .::. -Allvar Emaria Fund.
BHANGOES
Word
LONDON BANKERS~~~
The Hoyd's Rank 1,Imiisa. Every description of banking business trabastad,
Bam Deposit Boxes in various sizes to Dietām. 'from. (550 to 040.00, yak2)71/
LOOK POON SHAN,
• Kangkona, Kas Apali: 1996.
„püler Manager..
Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917).
Paid-up Capitai Reserve Fand
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
HONGKONG BRANCH:
In the price decline of the past
year, agricultural products have suffered more than the general list. The decline as a whole
Authorised Capital ..... $60,000,000.00 seems to be part of a world move ...$18,278,600.00 ment. It is observable in almost $9,829,425.24 every country that is either on or returning to a gold or stable cur- rency hasis, and reflects in part, the increasing demand for gold In monetary and credit uses. It would be difficult to find any real 4, Queen's Road Central, Branches and Sub-branches all over China and Correspondents in Europe, reason within the United States America, and other parts of the world for the year's downward trend. been active and Lonion Bankers:-The National Provin- Business has
cial and Union Bank of England, Ltd. prosperous, production and con- The Guaranty Trust Company of New sumption have been extraordin-
York New York Bankers: The Irving arily well balanced, and there has been absolutely no pinch of National Bank The Equitable Trust Company of New credit. None the less we have
York
not escaped, and cannot escape, Interest allowed on Current Acerunts the general world trend, and Fixed Deposits, Terms applica-
tien.
Every description of Banking Busi- nose, transactać.
Loant franted on approved escurities. Sex dal facilities for Home Exchange
TSUYEE PEI, Manager.
A good deal has been said about the Impor ance to continued prosperity of the maintenance of consunting power by high wage payments. This is true as far as it goes Butt must be remem- bered that industrial workers do
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1926.
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