THE CHINA MAIL
THURSD
DECEMBER
KONG
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Aubbort! Capital
· Thoued=nád:P^%ly Padding
Reserve Fande Jan
Working
$24,000, Dog
+107,000,000
Beeerre Liability of Propriet gre... $20,000,poh
ZNAD OFFICE, HONGKONG.
JOUET OF DIRECTORA :-
Hom, Mr.:. . M. Bernard
Chairman,
Hon. Mr. A. O, Lang, Deputy Chairman.
W. It. Hall, Esq.
A, EL.Compton, Xaq,
W. L. Pettonder, Esq.
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AMUY
BANUKOH
BATAYLA
CANTON
J. A. MammaT
T... Waall, Eaq
11. r. White, E4,
M. Young, Esq.,
andad Manager,
A. T. Barlow, EM
KRANŲSK |--
LONDON
LYONE
MALACOA
MANIGA
MOURDEN
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD
-HEAD OFFICE: BONGION. 10. Das Vora Boad Central Hongkonge
Authorlaadi Capital an Faid-Up Capital orienteri Reserve Fund w...
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES 2000 Batavia Melbourne Ban Francisco
Nagmunki Beatle
Bombay
Calcutta
New York
Semarang.
Canton
Osaka
Shanghai:
Balphons
Frit
Singapore
Honolulu
Peking
Bourabaya
Robe
Prank
Calpak
Rangoon
Tintin
Kowloon London Man
Tokyo Batron
Correspondents in all principai alties of the world.
Dvary description of Banking and Exchange businesss transacted. Loans
granted on approved securities.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager, Hongkong. 22nd May, 1920).
BOMBAT
CALOUTTA
NADASAKI
СДЕРОС
KEY YORK
15
COLOMBO
PRKING
行银商工法中
DAIBEN. FOOCHCW
BANDUON
HAIPHONG
RAIGON
HAMBURG
SAN FRANCISCU
HANKOW HABBIN
HONGEEW
ILOILO
IPOI!:
TOHORE
HOME.
KUALA
LUMPUR
PENANG
BUANGHAL
BINGAPORE
SOUBABAYA
· BUNGKI PATANI
TIENTHIN
TOKYU
THINGTAO
YOKOBAMA
8. Curreal,, Accounts, opereb in dosad Qurrans
and Fixed Deponite inceived: for any your or shorter periods in ochi Jurtenoj, d'Atarling
quotivion appl on tartan whir's will
Hego, 18th Dotober, 1920
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The sinema y te ature But I un duoted by the HONGKONG AND HUANGHAI BANKING CURPORATION, Lol may thes sbtained.en Application.
POR TRE HONGKONG & WHANDIA BANKING CORPORATION.
A. I, Bartow
Chief Manager
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE. HEAD OFFICE: 96, Boulevard lauasman, Paris. Bubscribed Capital. Frs. 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capita.... Fra. 68,400.000.00 ...... Fr. 50,687 288,54 2crve Fund
BRANCHES Hanoi Hongk mig
Bangkok"
Battambang
Castop
Dilboat!
Euphony
Mengazo
Noumen
Fort-Bayard Po
Bankow
Pondicherry" -bang hini Kingapore Tientin
ก เตช oking Proueren Mannsfe BANKERS. IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel et Commercial; Societa Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Pro rincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte Paria; Credit Lyonnais..
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IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French American Banking Corpors- don; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Interest Rilowed on Current Accounts sad Fixed Deposits according to arrangement,
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.
A. LECOT,
Manager.
Hongkong, 11th December, 1925.
11
NEDERLANDSCHE' HANDEL
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
"Established 1824).
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINCISE pour le
Commerce et L'Industrie
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COMMERCE AND FINANCE
BANKING CHANGE
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
NDUSTRY UNIONISM".
DISCUSSED BY SWEDISH" CONFEDERATION.
сол
sued the
Petroleum Instituta
dowment of 2100,000 establlahod by
Mr. John D. Rockefeller. The ax-
NEW MINING PLANT.
frec
Deo.
43 7 16 14
11 854 60
0256967-10-
eighta, are gives As on two previous occasions,periments will consist in reproduc
they may do 166 the foreign cable companier the ing as nearly as possible the gece for Kanlu Great Northern, Bastern Hztah, kesical conditions believed to be for the Vistert. Naval yards and rasponsible for the production of Aberdeen," the differences belos NOW "NATIONAL CITY BRANCH POWERS AND DUTIES.
sion and Commercial Pacific petroleum. Mast geologists believe very amal Of great interest to local bank- Industrial Unionism was one of have, owing to the Chinese Tale that petroleum la produced by go- The times of high and low-wate Ing circles and business generally the principal subjects discussed at graph Administration having fall logical forces, noting through long mast not be considered to coincid is the impending change in the the recent Congress in Stockholm ed to settle their daily accounts periode, on the debris of buried with the times of black-water and name and constitution of one of of the Swedish Confederation of a arranged, again bean reluctant aquatic organams. By the use of change of carbon the the leading banks here. Trade Unions; In 1982, it may ly compelled, as from 5 o'clock on great pressure, and varying tem- phenomena being quite distinot.
December 24 to 80, 1926, It has been decided by the Na-be recalled, it was decided that the afternoon of December 28, to peratures, the scientista hope to tional City Bank of New York reorganisation on the basis of in refuse to accept from the Admin hasten the natural process brought
DAM HIGH WATER Lowes WAT (who have owned the Internation dustial uniontar should be com-istration telegrams other than about by rock pressure, and the
Standard Standard al Banking Corporation for the plated by December 31, 1928. In Government telegrams, unless ac- changing temperatures of the earth,
Tiren last twelve years) that they will view of the opposition encounter companied by cash, Hitherto the take over all the branches of the ed, especially from the older craft Administration has failed to com latter bank (including the Hong unions, it was impossible to carry ply with the companies request Kong office) with the exception of this decision into effect. In 1923 for cash payments, and telegrams those in the Philippine Islands, the representative body of the from all inland places via Shang- San Francisco and Spain and Confederation carried out an in-hat have been withheld since the Mr. L. H. Tiamins, the million- operate them in the name of the vestigation, which showed that above-mentioned hour. The com are president of the Hollinger Con National City Bank of New York there were no fewer than 60 panies, whilst regretting any the solidated Goldmines, Ltd-reputed Mod. 11 23 1:6 m 145 43
This will involve no change in organisations more or less convenience which may be caused one of the richest mines in the the personnel or mode of operation national in scope, and on the by this measure, again feel sure world-has, purchased 30 claims in 28 36 5.1 m 10 13 14 of the branches affected but will basis of this investigation it the public will agree that in the the Central Manitoba mining area Wed, 02 07 miru give clients, it is believed, the ad drafted a new scheme according circumstances they have no alter-north-east of Winnipeg. Ha in
there. vantages of the greater strength to which the number of unions native but to insist on cash pay-tends to erect a smelting plant Thare 30m 6.37 46m0 $73.5 conferred by the largest resources would be reduced to 84, the ments."-Reuter. ... 20.000.000 of the National City Bank of New majority becoming.typical indus
trial unions. The Congress ap-! Fes-11,160.000,-York.
Start With the New Year. proved this scheme as a minimum The Hong Kong office of the programme.. The executivés, International Banking Corpora- branches, and members of the tion will accordingly be operated unions were urged to carry, the from Jan. 1, 1927; as a branch of reorganisation into effect without the National City Bank of New delay. The unions which were to be dissolved in accordance with York.
the scheme were instructed to open immediate negotiations with the competent. industrial unions, with a view to carrying the Beef Sirioln' amalgamation into effect.
(Incorporated in France).
6, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rue St. Lazare,
Ospital Benaryo
Paris.
Special Working Capital... 20.090.DON,--
Paris
Saigon
Peking Canton
"BRANCHES:
Marzellies Lyons.
Hanoi Haiphong Shanghai Tientam Hongkong
BANKERS:
Accounts will be transferred to the latter bank unless instruc- FRANCE: Societe Generale, Banquetions are given to the contrary, Nationale de Credit, Bunque do Cheques drawn on the forms of Paris et des Pays Bas
the International Bank will be LONDON:-Midland Bank Ltd. NEW YORK: Irving Bank Columbia honoured until such time as those at present in possession of the bank's clients are exhausted or exchanged.
Trust Co..
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted: Corre spondents throughout the world. A. ROLLIN,
Hongkong, ist December, 1925.
Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Chator, 1863, HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
£3,000,000 Paid-up Capital
..... 24,000,000 Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Propria-
£3,000,000
tors......
Agencies and Branches..
ALCU STAR
Miny Blat). AMRITSAR
BANGRDIE BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTUN CAWNPORE CRBC COLOMBO
DELEI
HAIPHONG
BAMBUBU
HANKOW HONGKONG 110110
HARACEJ
KLANG Конк
KUALA LUMPUR KUCHING
MAINAS MANILA MEDAN NEW YORK
VINAN
PESHAWAR PERKT BANGDON SAIGON SEMARANG SKREMBAN MHANGHAL NINHAPORK HOURABAYA TAIPING
.34.8.) TAYOY TIENTSIN "
YOKOHAMA ·|- LANDGANGA
(Pallippine, Launche).
41
JORSO AU
Foreign Exchange and General Bank
1:
ing business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Hodgkong Branch Established 1806 Deposits received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A.H. FERGUSON,
Hongkong, 1st August, 1925.
Aatborized aptal G 150,000 00 £12500,000 Paid-Up Capital... 80,00 £ 6,887 Serve Fund......G. 21, 1040 £1,750,718 pecial Roger 2 10 £ 838 J00 HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam, CASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia BRANCHES:- Bendjesin Bang
Talousta Djokjakarta
Kota-Rajn
Jadang Penang Lotteris
ingap
agai
Cherit The Rakuo
|| KONT Pembang
Pam euk
Sub aug. within
الأجازة
Bebay. Lauber Kho Median
eassongan Ibuncon Shanghal
Spongs umat
soerakarta (Bola) Weltevreden
LONDON BANKERS National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION.
J. C. MAASSEN, 0 Acting Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st November, 1926,"
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund
Yan 89,500,000
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies al: Alexandria.
Nowchwang Batavia
New York. OBAKA.
Bombay. Ramos, AyrOS, "alintia...
{Dalny),
Tangtion (Makdun)«
Tamborg. Tankow
Hong Kong
Honolulu.
Peking:
Rangoon
Rio de Janeiro.
Fransisco. Seattle. Semarang,
Shangbal Ghimonoser
Singapore.
Sperabaya. Sydney,
Tientsing
Vladivost
(Tadiporarily
(closed),
Fillowed our Current Accounts.
portia received for fixed periods at
be obtained on appli
Manager.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
Incorporated. by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Capital Subscribed..
Yen 45,000,000-
Capital (Paid-up) .Yon 39,876,000
HEAD OFFICE:Taipeh, Formosa,
DRANCIES:
Figures at a Glance.
"A condensed statement of con! dition as of June 30, 1926, of the National City Bank of New York
shows:-
HONG
... Corned!.J
Roast
22
Brenst
Soup
Stoak
12
KONG MARKET PRODUCE. APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
Stenk Sirloin Sausages
Chicken Capone, Shall
4.1
Poultry,
Dec, 22, June, June,
· 1929: 1918, 1914.
Cia. Ota Cla
Doc. 22, June, June,
1920, 1918 1914.-
Cts. Ct. Cle.
1b.
30: 241, 12
65 80 81
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Prime Cate
80.529 12:
80 28 80
肉
28. 29 12
Capons, Large
65 28 80
80 24 12
Duck
45
22 21
23 20 18:
Dow
Meach
2221
20
23
20
18
Eggs, Hen (cooking).....
per doz. 80
18
20
24
22
Byga, Han (fresh)
36
25-20
... 45
80
85
"Fowls, Canton
1b. 78
38) 24"
40 26 20
Fowls, Hainan
50 .86.
per sot-15
+10) 13
Gosse
55
24, 24
esch: 60
50.
Tongue, corned
60
#
Head..
12.31.10.
$1.20
Heart
n
24
19. 14
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34 20
18
each 12. 10 12
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15 10
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The powers and duties of the Confederation were also discussed fat some length. Ever since the Confederation was formed it has been ("Industrial and Labou Information" says) a defensiva organisation; it has granted bene. it, that is to say, only in cases of Bullock's Brains lock-out, disputes on the right of Total assets $1,281,494,453.09.association, and stoppages of work intended to prevent unfair Capital $50,000,000; surplus.
wages reductions. That being so, undivided profits $50,000,000;
the Executive of the Confedera- $13,133,488.64.
tion has strictly speaking, no Deposits $963,554,075.40.
power to interfere in the affairs Reserves $15,103,185.51.
of the unions as regards so-called (All in U.S. Gold dollars.)]
aggressive action. As at previous congresses, motions were put for.
H
STEEL TRADE.
BRITISH INDUSTRY'S GREAT REVIVAL.
Rugby, Dec. 29. The heavy iron and steel trades are reported to have more orders in hand than at any time since 1920, and at Teesside works, where only four blast furnaces were worked during the coat stop page, twenty-six are now operat- ing.
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'Leg
Shoulder Saddle
Pig's Chitlings
+
Braina
Feet.
Fry
•"Blood": Heart
Pork Chop
***
35
28
80 Pigeons, Canton.
Holbow
Turkeys, Cock
Turkeys, Hen Satpo
· Pheasant
· Partridges
Beach 55 30
b 80
* 75 51 48.
pair $2,40 each 30
93
14
Quatl
b; 50
26
60 28
45
24.
Almonds
401
27
Per net 8
12
Apples (California).. Bananas (bride's)
ib. 18
15
20 16' 18.
Carambola
Cooonnuts.
Lomona, China.
ward at this one urging the Concalves' Head & Feet 4 set $1.20 $1.00 $1.00 federation to undertake to sup Mutton Chop port such action: Their intendüd | effect was to bring about greater centralisation, and transfer the centre of gravity from the union "executives to the Confederation. A new argument was put forward in support of them in the form of a claim that the wage policy of the Confederation should pay more attention to the demands for assistance of the lowest paid groups of workers especially those engaged in export indus- tries in such a way that the wage policy of the more favoured workers those in the building and food industries was not Sheep's Head & Fest # carried out at the expense of the real wage standard of the rest. The Secretariat urged the rejec tion of the motions, maintaining Sucking Pigs, to order. that the Swedish trade union Suet, Beat movement would gain little by further centralisation. The Con- Veat It is anticipated that the steel- gress, however; decided by 181 producing capacity of the Cleve votes to 127 that an "unbiased" land district, exceeding one mil-Investigation should be carried" lion tons annually, will be fully out before next year's meeting.--- taken during the coming year."Engineering." British Wireless Service.
Steel works in Middlesborough which have been closed for three years have resumed operations, and in other areas, a revival has also set in.
Two Barrow blast furnaces were relighted yesterday for the first time since the stoppage, and In Cleveland five more blast fur- naces, and two more steel works have been restarted.
COMPANY FAILURES. According to "Stubba"" Weekly Gazette," the failures in the United
de
JAPAN: Tokyo, Yokoham, Kobe, Kingdom for the week ended Nov-
Osaka. FORMOSA - Giran, Kayl, Karenko, ember 18, 1926, were 162,
Keelung, Makong, Nanto, Shin-crease of 82. Bills of sale register chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takas, ed and re-registered numbered 278, Tamral, Toen, Helto, Talto.
a decrease of 41. Mortgages and CHINA-Shanghal, Hankow, Amey,
charges registered by limited com- Foochow Swatow, Canton OTHERS: Hongkong, Singapore, panies amounted to £492,250, the Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, amount authorised (where stated) Bombay, Loudon, New York being £2,891,250.
Calcutta.
LONDON BANKERS:
London County Westminster and
Parr's Bank
The Bank has ondas is the Commercial Centre in the Enyopean Continent, Anasia, MAN- Japan, Indo«Jhina, Bina, India, Taboris, Lande Java: Aleton, K
Philippine
Interset allowed on Current Annorate, and Fixed Deposits at rates which will be qbuisci "on Apple=
T TAKAGI
- Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH:"24
8, Den Voetty Road Central.. Hongkong, 7th May, 1926.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
lead Oßen-Hongkong.
Anthorised Capital
Paid Up CapŘád vis Kliver Rosirie Tradizisi,
Hankom,
....." Corsonondería ja s3 Principsi olitas of thi "LONDON DANIELE SALE
(Bata Depoel |
$LOOK POON
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行銀國中
BEAM RADIO.
EXTENSION OF IMPERIAL
CHAIN.
Leg
Loin
Fat or Lard
Persimmons, Large
Plantain
Fruit
EF
sach
2224
## + lb. $1.82
18. 20.
each 18
10
10
Lemons (America) ̧.
Kidneys. Liver
12 10.
Lickees, Dried
Ib..
50
30
24
Oranges (Canton)
35
25
29
新會甜程
Oranges
88:
29
42
60 70
Pears (Canton)
Peanuts
24
21.
per sat 90
50-70.
each 12
7
15
12
10:
Pumelo, Siam
50 26
26
Walnuts
Grapés
1b.
25 25 22
80 20 18
50 26. 26
20
19
#
Sausages
40 20
No. 1..
32
Fish.
Heart Kidneys.... Livar
Button
Barbel
Bream
Canton Fresh
-Water Fish.
Carp
Catfish Codfish
Fresh Wat
Rugby, Dec. 29, Telegraphic message by beam | Craba wireless are being exchanged ex- Cattle Fish perimentally between beam sta-Dab tions in England and Australia, Dace and the service will be officially Dog Fib tested next week by the Post Eals, Conger Office. It is anticipated that the beam will then be available to the public almost immediately. Frogs
Simultaneously, a beam service Garoupa Between Australia and Vancouver, Gudgeon Canada, will be opened, a further Herrin link in the Empire chain between - Halbut Canada and Britain being already in commissions
Yellow
(Specially Authorised by Prezidential Mandate of the Republa of China
on the 22nd of November 1917). In February, communication by 2 Authorised Capital . $60,000,000,00
bear wireless between Britain Paid-up Capital
$18,278,600,00 Reserve Fund 40419,823,126.24 and South Africa will be Mon publicly operated, and arrange. The HEAD OFFICE: PEKING. ・・・ "ments for a similar service with oysters
and India, are approaching completion Parrot Fish
The Post Office requirement in pa each case is that the ser should carry one hundred five. letter words per minute during seven hours daily-Britis Less Service
HONGKONG BRANCHE
4, Queen's Road Central Branches and Sub-branches all over China and Correspondents in Europe, ♬ merica, and other parts of the world Lonton Bankers The National Provin elal and Union Bank of England Ltd The Quarsity Trust Company of New New York Bankers: The Irving
"National Bank The Equitable Trust Co
Interest allowed on. Current
and Fixed Deposits. Terme on app
Every Anscription of Banking Bus ness-kransso
•Loans rtanted on
Snocial facilitie? for
THE COSTLY DOLE
The Minister for Labour (80 Arthur Steel Maitland) inform the House of Commons that the Armistice":
82 448,000 had been
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Artichokes
Mong
Bed
Vegetables,
Beans, Sprout....
Beat Root
Bitter Squash
Brinjals, Green
Cabbage, Chinesa
(Shanghai) Cane Shoot, bunch Cauliflower (EN
(Small)
Carrots Celery Chiness Chillies, Dr
each 14
12 10
lb. * 10
each
8
25 90.
12
16.
14
18
10.
12:
'each
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