HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE. HONG KONG.." [10% Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong $10,000,000 **** - 5,000,000)
1,200,000
$50,000,000
Authorised Capital $20,000,000
Paid-Up Capital Rosorve
&tored Capital Iemand and Fully Pakisúp Zamarre: Funds por
Bling25,000}
Beaglecability of Propriston, BIG, 100,000.
KRAN OFFIDE: HONGKONG,
COUNT OF DIRECTORS—
Bon, Mr. D. G. Bd. 1lerand,
Chairman,
4. H. Compion, K-q, Deputy UnitTOLESİ
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N.. Braga Rp.
W, L. Patiendon, keqe
AMUY
BANGEOL BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CHEFOO
J. A, Plommer, SAU
7. 12. Mahil, Ka
H., Walla, Eq.
Asting Call Stanagus:
A, Ü. Hrnec, Baq.
BRANCHES-
LONDON
LYONS)
MALACOA
MANILA
MOURDEN
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES Balavia Melbourne Bin Franciaco
Nagnak! Battle
Bombay
Cloutie
New York Semarang.
Canton
Osaka
Fingspore
Esiphong
Paris
Ambay
Honolulu
Peking
Sydney
Kobe
Penang
Kowloon
·Rangoon.
Homebre Tokyo
London BANFI
Palaon Shing hai
Correspondents in all principal altior
of the world
THE CHINA MAIL
HOME EXPORT.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE.
$10,000 A YEAR.
MODERN MERCHANT PRINCESSES.
EVE RISING TO POWER.
London's Merchant Princesses
A NEW STEEL.
STAINLESS WITH REAL CUTTING EDGE.
ני
CHESTER CLOTH MARKET
REVIEW.
"WERE IT NOT FOR CHINA.”
London, March 8..
THURSDAY, APRIL
POWER STATIONS.
HONGKONG TIDES. <The" tide-table, given below bas
NATIONAL SCHEME TO START been obtained by aid of the Tids.
IN JUNE
predicting Machine, which ↳ prediction of tiden, from the oludes 40 components for the batta The work of making a great grid salt of the analysing of the tidal of the most efficient electrical observations, taken at the Kaulana stations. In Central Scotland will, it tidal observatory under the direc
In the cloth market the turnover is hoped, be started by Zune, tion of Dr. Doberak during the hae been on a smaller scale than following the deliberations of the years 1887, 1888, and 1889. last week, but the market continues. Central Electricity Board for Great The times and heights are gives for Kaulung; but they may be used m a healthy condition, and circum- Britain..
for the Victoria Naval yard and been have once more l'stances
The scheme for Scotland is oneAberdeen, the differences beina SURGICAL INSTRUMENT USE. favourable for trade.
¡of two prepared by the Electricity
very small," Business has naturally been Commissioners, the other scheme
The times of high-and-low-waŻE somewhat restricted by the higher Recent Improvements in con- prices that have been asked for vir-oing for Central England
Eventually, the efficient stations must not be considered to coinald rary description of Banking and are a chic and efficient band nection with a labour saving alloy tually all classes of goods, but the bentar-connected by main with the times of black-water and surrent, the two Exchange business transacted. Loan and the band is growing. The tool steel invented during the war volume of inquiry has been main transmission lines through the change of granted on approved securities.
£10.000-a-year woman is no long-promise to have great importance ained.
Were it not for the anxieties different areas. Thus, many of the phenomens being quite 2-tinot. SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let.
er a novelty. She is part of Lon-for the cutlery industry.
April 1 to 7, 1927. KAN TONG PO..
The steel known sa P.R.K.83 aroused by the situation in China, Scottish stations, including don's business life.
DATE | Hion Water Lowe,77 ATH "Well, look at these figures. Cobalt-crom, was produced during the immediata prospects, would be those at Glasgow. Edinburgh, and said an expert of the London the war by Mr. P. R. Kuehnrich singularly promising, and it would Raisley, are expected to be among
Standard April Chamber of Commerce. "Two who, although German born, was be possible to look forward with
Timor
Chiad Manager
Hong Kong, 21st March, 1927.
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BANQUE FRANCO-CHINCISE
CALOUTTA
CANTON
NAGANARY
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BANKOW DARAN
BONGKRW
LOILO
POH
JOHORE
MODE
KUALA
LEMPLE
PENANG
RANDON
SAJUUN
SHANGHAI
SEX FRANCESCO
SINGAPORE.
SOURAHAYA
HUNGRI PATANI
TIKTSIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened in 1,006) Onreeney and Final Deponie riasivel for one year. aborter perioda In Lock Durmy and ter O will be quoted in apposto.
Wong Kong, Zih April, 1997.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Buainen of the Abors. Brak la con drawal by Lin
AND BUANGHA
BANKING VORE WRATION, Bules on be
oblakandion application.
FOR THE HONGKONG & HANDEX" BANKING CORPORATION,
A. U. Eynță Acting Oiler Manager-vi
Hongkong, L. March, 1927."
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINË,
HEAD OFFICE:
Parin.
years ago there were only avenaturalised more than 80 years ago almost complete confidence to women members of the Chamber and is one of the leading steel long period of active trade.
P.R.K.33 the outcome of his A year ago there were 50: Tomakers in Sheffield. day there are 110." The 110 most recent Investigations, is now Merchant Princesses hold con- produced in such a ferm that it trolling positions in every con makes absolutely stainless ceivable sort of business,
The making of marine ap 5, Chater Road, Victoria Hong Kong paratus hardly sounds a woman's occupation, does it? Yet Mlse HEAD OFFICE: 74. Roe St. Lazare.. A. Austin, controls it. And Miss E. M. Wood is a bookbinder, $20,000,000-land Miss E. Auzony is a hardware 11.180.000merchant, and Miss A. J. Crossley Special Working Capital... 50.090.000 is a papermill agent, and--but
the list is endless..
Capital
Paris
Saigon
Peking
Cauton
BRANCHES: Lyons
Marseilles Haiphong Kanoi
Tientsin Shanghai Hongkong
BANKERS
TRANCE:-Bociate Generale, Banque Nationale da Credit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas LONDON:-Midland Bank Ltd. «NEW YORK:—Irving Bank Columbia
Trust Co.
96, Boulevard Hausman, Paris.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business. Transacted. Carre Fra.172.000,006,08: Subscribed Capital Paid-Up Capital...F. 88,400,000.00 *pondents throughout the world,
Reserve Fund Fra. 39,384,519.10. BRANCHES: Kunof Pondicherry Battambang Hong Kong Saigon
Bangkok
Canthe
Dijbouti
Mongtza
Shanghat
Canton Nam-Din Singapore
Noumes
Port-Bayard Papente Haiphong
Hankow
~MERS:
Tientsin Tourune Yunnanfu
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnals: Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas: Credit Industriel et Commercial; Societe -Generale.
IN LONDON: The Nationa! Pro- vincial
Union Bank of England, Lidi:. Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French American Banking Cor- paration; Cuaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Interest allowed on Current Accounta Fixed Deposits according to and arrangements.
El
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
CH. LEM.
Kanager. Bong Kong, 28th February, 1927.
"The 100 are as sound as any man of business-and better than lots of them" declared the man head of a City firm. Look at Viscountess Rhondda, a director of at least 30 companies. Could any man outwit her!
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The variety of firms controlled by the Merchant Princesses is really extraordinary: They are concerned in Motors, Accumulators.. Restaurants.
Theatre-tickets,
Pencils,
A. ROLLIN
Manager, Hong Kong, 1st December, 1925.
Jam,"
Chocolate,
Portraits,
Advertising,
Sports outfits,' Cider,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Chater, 1958; HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital
$8,000,000 £4,000,000 Reserve Fund
$8,000,000
Reserve Liability of Proprio-
- tormik
Areneles and Branches.
ALCH STAB
(MILILY BLATON).
AMRITSAR
BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CAWNPORE. UKEU COLOMBO DELHI HAIPHONG UAMBURG HANKOW HONG KONG
ILOILO
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KARACHI KLANG
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MADIAS
MANILA MEDAN
NEW YORK
PERING PENANG
PESHAWAR
PUKET
BANGOON
BAIGON SEMARANG BEUEMBAN.
SHANGHA
HINGAPOLIS SQUILARAYA
TAIMING
(PMB) TAVOY TENISIN
TOKYO TSINGTAO
УСКОВАМА ZAMBOANGA
KOBE KUALA KANGBA!
Pork, (F...
(Philippine Islands) KUALA LUMPUR. KUCHING Foreign Exchange and General Bank NEDERLANDSCHE HÄNDELing business transacted..
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application
J. R. GEORGE
Manager. Hong Kong, 7th March, 1927.
MAATSCHAPPIJ
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)
'BANZIŻS
Established 1824.
(£15,
Bang King (11-11 Queon's Bonel' Cond Aatherived. Capital Cedithm v»-1, 850,000,000- Pak-Up Grullah.............nders Blood
(27) Banarya Hund .....
Guil 201.112.
(1478) Special flexor
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Head omos--AMSTERDAM). Eastern Hord OM06:-BATAVLA.
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THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO.F
Importing.. Wharfingers; Printers,
Perfumes,
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Textiles and scores of other things.
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Surgical Instruments, Cutlery, and
Razor blades,
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the first, to be linked up in this way, forming the "grid" To en. able this to be done, however, the frequency for rate at which eur Oddments for Hong Kong.
rent impulses pass along the wires) Latest advices from China are must be standardised. England is dat rather
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more reassuring. The great distance behind other coun Shanghai auctions were resumed on tries In this direction, there being sun. March 1 and there have been odd-more than a dozen variations of ments of business about for Hong frequencies to contend with in cer. Mon. 4 Kong in white shirtings and fan-tain areas, including London.
Aa cles.
the electrical generating A cartain amount of inquiry has system of the country becomes Wed. am 0.435.9 transpired for Singapore and Java, more efficient, it is expected that but the aggregate of actual transac-the cost to the consumer for cur-Thurs 7 1 5 8 A stainless steel which mainions is not important.
20.23 kaina its cutting edge is quite new,tions said Mr. Kuehnrich," and that is
addition to all kinds of high- speed tools for which such a steel
yenerally used.
what we claim for our Darwin steel, as wo'now call it. I feel that: in this cobalt steel we have some-
·TOKYO FIRM'S TROUBLES,
Tokyo, April G..
Suzuki's have been obliged to suspend all new business trans actions, as well as payment. cf billa-Reuter..
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trant wilt diminish:
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HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE. APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Ronst
Poultry
April, June, June, 1927. 1918 1914,
Butcher Meat.
April 1, June, June,
1927, 1918. 1814."
Ct Ctal Gta.
Beef Sirloin
15.
80
24
12
Chicken
Prime Cut
80. 28 18
Capons, Small
50 29
Corned
32 - 23
12
Capons, Large:
58-28
80 24 22
Duck
50 28
Breast.
28. 20
18:
Doves
each
Soup Steak
26
20
18:
Eggs, Hen (cookchug) -
par dos.. 30
30:
22
Eggs, Ben (frash)
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Stank Sirloin v Sausages.
30
85
Fowls, Canton
40) 20% 20:
Fowls, Hainan
per 1st. 18
10
12:
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60%
50. 60!
Pigeons, Canton
Tongue, corned:
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exits of our steel. CaTY
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enable thing which is going to Sheffield to get on its feet again.j For instance, it has enabled my own firm to challenge the safety razor blade makers of the United States: One American firm alone makes Bullock's Braina
·700,000,000 of these blades: a. year, providing employment for, some thousands of men and women and gaining huge profits for the manu facturera..
solely on
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"British makers have never been able to compete with this gigantic concern before, but my firm, Dar- "And most of the women must win's Ltd., have thrown down & be earning at least £2,000 a challenge and are attacking the year," said the Chamber of Com-Americans in their home market merce expert:
Eve is rising to power every. Already we have absorbed some Mutton, Chop: where. Her rise in the insurance thing like 8,000 of Sheffield's unem world is already famous. Theployed in our works, and there is every indication that before the end' hotel world has Lady Honywood of the year we shall be able to Pig's Chitings the world of travel has Mise double that number."
Sheffield: Lunn, the chocolate industry has Miss D. A. Cadbury, the jam in-watching the progress at the Fitz- william Works of Durwin's Ltd., dustry Miss Emily Chivers...
with the keenest interest.
There are three women chiefs
in one big watchmaking firm-
Steelmakers
In
are
"I believe," said one of the oldest.
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Les
Sheylder
Saddle
26. 20 22
24, 18
14.
8 $ 7
ast (£.20 $1.00-$1,00....
Hollow Turkeys, Cock Turkeye, Hen Salpo Pheasant
• Quait
#
1b..
Partridges:
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·80
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85
51
each
·pair $2.50°
each
Fruits:
48: 20
48. 28
"
48.
24
65
Almonds
15. 55
11
35.
Apples (California)
·24
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24..
Brains
Por sot 8
Bananas (bride's)›
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7
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15,
Carambola
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32
15
18
Coooantits
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each 12
10
Head
20 18.
Lemons, China
lb,
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10 10-
Lemons (America) ...
Bach' 8'
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Kidneys
15
10
Lichaos, Dried '...
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30.
Liver
lb.
15
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Oranges" (Canton)
18
Chop
$0:
.26 23.
20-
15
Leg
32.
18-
Lain
38 8070-
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12
Fat or Lard!
24
12
Sheep's Hand & Fest. E D-
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60
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Mrs. Rica Saunders; Miss Enid steelmakers, "that this tobult steel Saunders, and Miss Iris Ellaline is a very great discovery; and some Saunders. The Stock exchange of us will not have to be ao conser-Pork itself still bars its doors to vative as we have been in the past. Women, in spite of Viscountess Rhondda's protest. But there are several outside women brokers. Misa Doria Mortimer is a stock- broker.
REDUCING WHISKY DUTIES.
Mutton
It is stated in the whisky, trade Mrs. Anne Greaves owns and manages sand quarries; Miss that the corollary of the anticipated Sucking Pigs, tó ord Margaret Partridge is construct increase in the wine duties in the Suet Beef
a power station in the Exe Budget will be a reduction in the alcoholle Valley: Miss Florence Swann spirit duty, in order to equalise the Veal
duties, according to runs a wheelwright's business.***
Mr. Churchill has been strength. Mr. Harper, who began during studying the question for months the war as an ordinary clerk in past, and it is believed that he the office of the Mutual Property proposes to reduce the spirit duty Insurance Co., Ltd, has organised in the first instance from 128. 1. Barbal Capital Subscribed Yen 99,875,000 the firm's advance department, to 60s. per proof gallon, this to be Braam
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1809.
tall Dimber, jokinkana Ti Capital (Paid-up)
' Rebu, Kuta ulja,
Mokamai, Moin, Pilong !
Yen 45,000,000.
Prenabg, Pakuangan, Fenna, HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formoza Pontian Hangon, Koueniam
Blum, lign
Murals T
BRANCHES:
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Samares
Fish.
and now manages it. "In the last followed later by a further reduc-Centon Fresh 11 months £296,000 was lent tion. By this means the risk of any Water Fikk under her direction," said the serious. Initial loss in revenue managing director of the com- karia Bela Togal. FiJAPAN:-Tokyo. Yokoham, Kobo.pany. She is, I think, the only Lamden Hankovs-National Bank, FORMOSA: Giran. Hagi, Karenko, woman so employed."
Altogether there are to-day 250 women company directors.
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and Welfartsdling")
Toffler buen sido degniu-sexes La Ja
Corror be all over the worl
Brookda bindwa of every deseriples trugoto "
6. STRENSTHA
Alatnger.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
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Established 1880. Capijal (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund
Yen 92,600,000
Head Office-YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at:
Alexandrie Batavia, Bombay, Husnos Ayres.
utta.
Dairen (Dalny). Fangen (Mukden).
Hamburg. Finnkow. Harbin
Newchwang (New York:
Onake
Peking. Ran zoude g Rio de Janeiro. -Sajgosi,
San Francisco. Best
Osaka.. Keelung, Matong. Nanto, Shin Taicha, Tainan, Takeo
Koen Hofte, Taito.
would be obviated, the trade bring Carp confident that the reduction in the Cata daty would be followed immediately Codi by n increase in the consumption. Craba
As a result, largely of the un-Cattle Fab fairly low taxation of foreign Dab wires as compared with spirits, the Dace.. CIFINA: Shanghai, Hankow, Amey,
I would rather have the ecrsumption of the former increas-Dog Fat Fooshow, Swatow, Canton.
Esis, OTHERS: Hongkong Singapore, honest, stupidity of the heredi-ed from 9,982,000 gallons in 1976 Soarabaya, Semarang, Batavia tary peer than the enlightened to 16,880,000 gallons in 1926 in Bombay London, New York cunning of the ennobled Indus-the same period, the consumption of Wa Calcutta
LONDON BANKERS:"A London County Westminster and..
Parr's Bank
The Bank has Corvergoedenti is the Conservás. Mentres in the Etropsss Concinext; Rana, May cinta, Zalogtan, Japsa, Inda Chies, sian Inus, Pallippine Tanda, Java, Kiries, AudiFRONT
Latex slowed up Gero, and a Dapon LE VALOs walch will’be quoted-on sppilione
Member T. TAKAGI E
HONGKONG BRANCHES QUE
8, Dan Von Road. Central Hong Kong, 7th May, 1928.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
trialist Mr. Thurtle, M.P
THE BANK OF CHINA...
(Specially Authorised by Presidential Macdate of the Republic of China
on the 22nd of November, ID Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital:
Zoterra Fund comment
home-made spirits fell from 29,000
000 to 11,250,000 gallons The Toge Chancellor of the Exchequer is be Garo Ing. Impelled to take action by the Gud fact that with the spirit duty at Ta ad per gallon, he is getting 812,000,000 less revenue per annum that he was getting with the duty
The distilling industry is in dire *$60,00000000
$22,278,800.00 straits, mainly owing to unemploy 9,429,423.24 ment. The output this season will
HEAD OFFICE:"PEKING.
be the smallest on record, many of the distillerfes not operations at all.
Conger
Yellow
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Oranges
Bears (Canton)
Peanuts
Persimmons, Large
Pumelo, Slam
Walnuti
Grapes
Long
Artichokes Beans, Sprout
Boet. Root
Bitter Squasé
Brinfals, Green
Vegetables,
18
39 24
20
20
22.
18
20
18 27
28 12.
30
25
Endbago, Chinese
(Shanghai)
55
23
20.
16
10
7023
16
14
9
Cane Shoots, bunch Coulldower (Large)
(Medium) (Small)
20
12108
16
Carrots Celery, Chinese
22 10 18
40
20 80
Red
25
80
Corry Stuff English
15
Cucumbers
Garlo
Ginger, You
Hor
Indi
Chillies, Dried
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