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10, Des Vorpe. Road: Central, Hongkong..
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BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
04, Boulevard Haussman, Paris. Subsoribed Capital. Fra. 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital ... Frs. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Fund rs. 50,007,293.54
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BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Melbourne Men, Framaio
Mala
Paan Raston
Correspondents in all principal gities of the world,
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. "Loans granted on approved securities.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to lot.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 22nd May, 1026.
行銀商工法中
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINCISE
pour le
Commerce el L'Industrie (incorporated in France)
5. Chater Road. Victoria. Hongkong.
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HEAD OFFICE: 76, Rue St. Lazare, Parla
Capital
Boervol
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11.180,000
Paris
Salgun
BRANCHES: Lyons Haiphong Shanghai
STUDEBAKER PRESIDENTS
VIEWS.
EUROPE AS A MARKET..
Significant changes in Euro- pean motoring conditions, which have presaged a new
era for American motor cars on the Continent, were outlined by Mr. Paul G. Hoffman, Vice-President of The Studebaker Corporation of America on his return to the United States from the Paris Salon.
"Europe has its eyes turned towards America, said Mr. "Continental drivers
Hoffman,
LATEST OFFICIAL CABLE NEWS.
INTERESTING. FIGURES,
The
LONDON INCIDENT.
MAN WHO BROKE. THE SILENCE.
SUMMARILY SACKED,"
MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1926.
"Dragsund 'escaped in the mid- dle of the afternoon..
#90 Thanded him his dismissal personally.
"There was another crowd out- side even then.
J
"When they left their work my mon ware subjected to ill-treat- hent and abuse because they hadWe fetched a policeman. He not held him for the mob.
escorted Dragaund from the "Last night. I left at the office a building Dragaund begged per- formal dismissal for Dragaund; mission to make a speech, but the but he turned up again to-day crowd yalled: We don't want diaThere are about 25 men working any of your-Communism
Summary punishment missal from his job was meted on the site and they threatened to here. The policeman advised out to A. Dragsund, & Swede, who leave in a body if Dragaund re-him to beat a hasty retreat-→→→
which he did!" disturbed the observance of the mained.
Great Silence on Armistice Day.
Dragsund was foreman in
charge of a number of men work- following commercial cable news has heen, received by ing on a "site" at the corner of the Japanese Consulate-General Whitecross Street and Banner In Hong Kong:
Street, EC.
demption of loans, öf Yokohama
city loans, and also on account of the abundance of available funds of the Bank of Japan.
Mr. 0. R. Dawes, architect and
are ex-” ›,
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WOMAN'S ATTRACTION. Lost If She Is Anaemic.
What
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throwing bricks on to a pile of "Dragsund, however, started planking, making a considerable The women who most readily win the f'your trouble in the right way. din, and using foul language. admiration of the opposite sex now-a- is required to remedy an annomic con- Trade is dull and prices of gen- "When the men remonstrated days are those who are full-blooded, ditior is correct tonic treatment for the eral merchandise rather weak. In with him he shouted. To with bright-eyed, anergetic and vivacious blood. And it is precisely this that in the raw silk market there is no all this nonsense: I live for the Men realise that such are the womon
given by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for uneasiness of an excess of the living; not for the dead.
Pala People. Those Filla purity and who make happy wives, cheery com- stocks, and the market is improv
healthy mothers, and they enrich the blood; by rapidly increasing parlong, "Immediately after the Silence choose their help-moots accordingly, the red corpuscles in the blood they ing. Cotton yarn has reached the the crowd outside demanded The corresponding attractiveness of actually make new blood. And in this cotton price owing to the settled an explanation. But they did not some man is due to the same cause. way, through the blood, they revitalise price of American raw cotton, also wait for it.
The thin, listlase, pallid woman, and the nerves, bivigorate the digestive They charged the emaciated man who seems to lack gans, restore the appetite, impart fro the reduction of working hours. through the hoarding which sur-mental alertness and physical strength strength and vigour to the whole.
Foreign trade of Japan during rounds the skeleton building, are usually victims of that all too com systom.
last month,
throwing stones and other, mis mon malady, Anaemia, or
Innumerable poverty
anaemic, despondent, blood.
debilitated men and women throughout, siles at the unfortunate worknieh. Value of exports. 177,000,000
Watch yourself, and if your energy abundant health by the revivifying the 'world' have been restored to the joy "The foreman, Dragsund, in a and attraction are diminished Value of imports..165,000,000 state of terror, locked himself in find that you have other anaemic symp-powers of this famous blood and nerve
you will Excess of exports. 12,000,000 the office.
toma as well. Your lips are pale. Your tonic. Why not begin your own se- Trade with China during last "Meanwhile the crowd, having its exertion, such as running up-
Ackle. You gasily tira, appetito
storation without delay? Dr. Williams' @month,
Pink, Pills are obtainable from medi- identified the culprit, shouted:atais, makes your heart beat distress- cine vendors everywhere, or post free Yen "Fetch him out, or we will payingly hard.
at $1.50 per bättla,
$8 for
B. bottles, Value of exports. 42,000,000
you!!
All this can be sot right and you can Value of imports 21,000.000 The men managed to get the be as full of vitality and robustness as Excess of exports.. 21,000,000 hoarding door closed. Still the many of those you onvy if you deal with Rate of exchange quoted by Yokomo elamoured outside. The de huma Specie Bank, Tokyo, on monstration lasted until dusk, the 10th of this month,
when I reached the scene.
Japanese foreign trade re
ne compared with the same surveyor, acting for. Mr. Joseph period of last year shows that the Tichnievich, of Gray's Inn Road, excess of exports over imports the builder, told an "Evening has declined by 9 millon yen. News" representative the whole
The exchange market fa weak story of the incident.
He said: "When the maroon Owing to the exception of turn to the unfavourable balance of for-sounded for the silence the men are demanding American stangy and smooth on account of re- Service men stood to attention.
eign trade. The money market, the majority of whom dards of performance. They want economy, but they have been impressed with the superior smoothness, power and comfort of the American motor cars and to attain these standards, they are swinging from four to six cylinder cars in unmistakable fashion,
High Tariff Rates. "European manufacturers have Spesial Working Capliat...-- For 80,000,000; sensed this desire for better moter carS and are offering a wide variety of new six cylinder models. France alone in this Salon showed 33 şix-cylinder cars. Ballot. Delage, Donnet, Re- inault,
Talbot, Minerva and Fiat have all: added small six-cylinder
to their lines this year. The extent to which Américan manufacturers can sell their products in Europe is, of course, problematical American cars, entering France have to pay a total of 68 per cent. duty on landed cost, which is based on the American price plus freight, insurance and boxing. On New York, T.T..............$48. The result is, the American cars
On London, TT. 28. d. Amount of notes in circulation must be sold at very high prices. The Studebaker Big Six Pre-on the 10th of this month, 1,148 sident, which sells in America for million yen. « |$2,245, deļivers in Paria just un- der $6,000. Practically all of the foreign countries exact high duties and also some frame their laws so that American cars pay heavy operating taxes.
Peking Canton Hongkong
BANKERS:
Marzollos Hanoi Tientsin
FRANCE-Socits Gonernio, Bangar Nationale de Credit Banque da Paris et des l'ays Bas. LONDON-Midland Bank Ltd. NEW YORK:—Irving Bank Columbia
Trust Co.
Every description of Banking Exchange Business Transacted: Corre spondents..throughout the world, A. ROLLIN,
Manager. Hongkong, 1st Dicambar, 1926,
"THE CHARTERED BANK OF
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA..
Incorporated by Royal Chater, 1858.
£3,000,000 £4,000,000
£3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital
IN LONDON: The National Pro-Rosezve Fund hacial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Parla; Crodit Lyonnels.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French American Banking Corpors- lon; Guaranty Trusi Co. of New York.
Arrangement.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts Fized Deposits, according to and
Every description of Banking and Grobange Business transacted.
A LECOT,
Manager. Hongkong, 11th December, 1926.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ,
NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
Established. 1824.
Reserve Liability of Proprie-
tors.
Agencies and Branches/
ALUR FAR
Malay. Bu5/1]-
ANKITAR
BANGKOK BATAVIA, BOMBAY CALOUTTA CANTIN
GAWNPOUR OKBU
COLOMBO DKLU MAFPHONG HAMBERO HANROW 11ONGKONG 11.0730 TPON KARACHI
XILAND KODE
KUALA LUMPUR KUCHING
MADRAN
MANILA MILDAN NXW YORK PEKING PENANG PESHAWAR PUKET RANDYOK SAHOON
BGMAXANGU" SEREMBAN SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURABAYA TAILING
(F.M.8.) TAVOY TIENTRIN TOKYO
SINGTAO YOKOHAMA,
ZA MBOANGA
(Philippine Infantia)-
Foreign Exchange and General Bank ing "business transacted.
Current Accounts oponed and Fixed Hongkong Branch Established 1906. Deposits received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted Authorized Capital @ 119,000 060 212 500,000 application.
A. H. FERGUSON, Paid-Up Captial... 80,000,00£6,087 Beery Fund....... 11. 7340£ 1,150,778 Special Everro ..G. '92 10 088 530 Hongkong, 1st August, 1926
HEAD OFFICE.-Amsterdam. LASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia, BRANCHES:- Bandeminsin Bandr
cia Djejakarta
Kota-Badja
Padang
Peanog
Bolteniam
lokapare Toynt
Cherthon The Bingne
Va
Pembang
Bombay
jowher Koba
Modan
Formongin
Pontianak Ranvend
Manager.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
Incorporated by Special Imperial
⚫ Charter, 1899.
Ten 45,000,000 fiti Fornaria(dole) Capital (Paid-up) Yen 89,375,000
Baran ng Shanghai
Sorabin Sibolga (enairs) Capital Subscribed
WaltryTeden
LONDON BANKERS:- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. " BANKING BUSINESS OF VERY
DESCRIPTION.
J. C. MAASSEN,
Acting Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st November, 1923.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up). Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fand
Art
Yen 89,500,000
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies st:
Alexandria.
Batavia. Bombay.
Вовков Ауть.
Licutta, Canton
Dairer (Dalry).
Nowchwang New York Osaka. Peking Rangoon Itio de canaire. Balgun San Francisco.
1:30
Fangtien (Makden), Seattle.
mbarg
Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kong.
Honoluld. Kai Zvon Karachi
Londos.
Los Angeles.
yona.
Valle
Nagasaki. Nagoya
Semarang. Shanghai
Shimioned
Singapore. Boarabay Sydney. Tientsin Tokyo. Tainanfu Tsingtau. Vladivostok.
(Temporary
closed).
*Interest allowed on Current Acoinita. Deposits Zeceived for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application
H MORLA
Manager. Hong Kong, 16th December, 1928.
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeb, Formoss.
BRANCHES: " JAPAN: Tokyo,' Yokohama, Kobe,
Qanka. FORMOSA: Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Keelung, Makong, Nanto, Shin- chiku, Taicha. Tainan, Takao, Tambul, Toen, Helto, Taito.
CHINA-Shanghai, Hankow, Amuy,
Foochow, Swatow, Canton.
Cars
Sales Record.
Yen
. Amount of advances by thei Bank of Japan on the same date, 275 million ver
Interest rate of overnight call Ican in Tokyo market on the same date, 1 sen 4 rin 5 mo to 1) Ben 6 rin.
Proposed capital of industrial promotion and expansion during last month, 142 million yen..
Amount of bonds and stocks: issued during last month:-157 million yen.
"These handicaps lend added significance to the sales recore made by the Erskine Six, the new 2.1-8 litre Studebaker product, firat shown at the Paris Salon, During the progress of the show, more than 1,500 orders were
Quotation on the Tokyo Stock booked for, delivery as soon as Exchange of the new, shares in possible. While the Erskine Six, Kanegafuchi Spinning C.; future is anique in that it combines delivery on the 10th of this
American standards of perform-month-137.60 yen..
ance and the European standard of economy, this sales record is nevertheless an encouraging omen of a larger and better business
cars..
Quantities of raw silk exported from Yokohama and Kobe during last month, 42,877 bales.
Price
Quotation of raw silk for future for.. all" American
delivery on Yokohama Silk Ex- the world in the production month, 148.50 yen. American manufacturers lead change on the 10th of this
of quality cars at low prices. As
of Habutae, plain Europe becomes more prosperous, "Echizen" at Kobe on the same the demand for quality cars will date: 12.80 yen. increase, and it is probable that: in this field America can secure a large share of the business in spite of tariff barriers and high taxation."
יו .
Output of cotton yarn during last month-226,000 bales,
Quantities of cotton yarn ex- month:- ported during last 17,316 balea,
Quotation of cotton yarn stan- dard for future delivery on Osaka Merchandise, Exchange on November 10-178.80 bales.
Quantities of cotton piece goods exported" during last! month-80 million yards.
BANKER DELEGATE.
Tokyo, December 4. Mr. Junnesuke Inouye, formerly Finance Minister and President of the Bank of Japan, will be Quotation of standard rice of appointed as delegate to the In- future delivery on Tokyo Rice Ex- ternational Economic Conference.change on the 10th of this -Toho.
WHEAT FOR LONDON."
month-35.80 yen.
Index number of wholesale prices for last month according to the return by the 10th of this
Two Patterson Line steamer load-month -226.87.
ed with grain at Fort William will
"Amount of bills cleared
sail from the head of the Great throughout the country during
OTHERS: Hongkong, Singapore, Lakes direct for London with last month-7,690 million ven.
Batavia, cargoes of Manitoba. wheat.
Sorrabaya, Semaraew York, Bombay, London,
Calcutta
LONDON BANKERS:
London County Westminster and
Parr's Bank,
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
The Bark fiam Gorependwols in the Commercial (Specially Authorised by Presidential
Centres in the European Onlinent, Banda,_Anti-
charla, Tiglao, Japan,, indo-China, Siam, India, Philippine anda, Java, Alien, ko....
tion.
Intornat allowed on Carrest Accounts, and; Fixed Deposits at Yates which will be quoted on applies
T. TAKAGI,
Manager.
| HONGKONG BRANCH:
8. Den Vorax Road Central, Hongkong, 7th May, 1926,
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
dead Office-Hongkong.
ESTABLISHED TË
Authorised Capital.
Paid Up Capilki,
· Silver, Reserva Wund
BRANCHES -
$1,100,000
ELUBL
·$750,000.
Bangkok, New York and San Francisco,
4 Götterpondents in All Frissipal cities of faN, World LONDON BANKERS
The Llard's Bond V fullodi
Every, description of bankingo»: brudnosa)
from $40 36 10,05, Fa
LOOK POON SHAN,
Manager
Oktar
Mandate of the Republic of China
on the 22nd of November, 1917)., Authorised Capital... $60,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital
$18,278,800.00: Reserve Fund, ... *: D/GR9,425.24
HEAD OFFICE PEKING.
HONGKONG BRANCH: 4%, Queen's Rond, Castral.. Branches and Sub-branches all over China and Carrespondenta in Europe, America, and other parts of the work London Bankers?—The National Previn
ela and Union Bank of England, Ltd. The Guaranty Trust Company of New
York New York Bankers: The Irving
National Bank. The Equitable Trust Company of New
York
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on applica tion
Byery description of Banking Busi- nose transacted, ponede
Loans granted on approved securities. Fracial facilities for Hemd Brohange
TSUYEE PEL
Merchandise in stock through- out the country during last month-7,690 million yen "
Merchandise in stock through out the country
end of October, 478 mil- lion yen
end of November, million yen.
JAPANESE CUSTOMS.
Large Increase in. Revenue.
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Tokyo, December 5-Accord- ing to an announcement made by the Finance Department, the customs revenge of Japan for the past 9 mouths ending inst September amounted to Yen 79,100,000, which shows an in crease by Yen 27,500,000-as com- parad with the customs revenue during the corresponding period of the preceding year
The figures show also an in- crease by over Yen 20,000,000 as compared with Yan 7,500,000, the estimated increase in the customs revenue for this year
It la considered that the total amount of increase in the
toms revenue for this yeEXT reach Yen 85.000.000--- Toho
of
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from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co 60 Klangse Road, Shanghai, But re member nothing clao is just as good a DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS.
WHITEAWAY'S
FOR FOUR DAYS ONLY
SPECIAL SPECIAL SALE
OF
LADIES DRESSES & CLOAKS
TUESDAY, Dec. 28th to FRIDAY, Dec. 31st
25%
Discount.
All this Season's Models New and up-to-date Stylea,
CALL AND INSPECT.
TERMS CASH.
NO APPROVAL.
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
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