HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
motherfuad Capital
.. #40,000,000. Tired and Pully Vald-up care... $90,000,000 Honerro Funda 2-
tarling
£6,300,000 $1400,000
Reserva Liability of Proprietore...#90,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG
COURT OF DIRECTORA :~~
A. 11. Compton, Kaq,
Whairman,
M. 9. Brown, Faq.
行銀街工法中
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE pour le
Commerce et L'Industrie
(Incorporated in France).
1
5. Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong. HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rue BL. Lazare, Paris,
Capital fully paid up....Fre.50,000,000 Special working capital. Fra.50,000,000 ...Frs.15,804,065 Reserve Fund
BRANCHES.
Lyons
Depaly Chairman,**
W. 1). Hell Kaq.
1. G. B. Mackie, Est
Mr. B. D. F. Baltik
W. T. Pattondra, Ent
Paris
Marseilles
4. Kinoreman, Beq.
4. G. Well, Req.
Peking
Shanghal Tientsin
Saigon
Haphong Hanoi
Tourane . Vinh
Prom Penh
THE CHINA MAIL,
HOME TRADE.
MANCHESTER CHAMBER'S
REVIEW.
COMMERCE
AND
FINANCE.
AMUS
11, P. White, Boy,
Chlef Kanager
hion, Mr. A. O. flyre,
BRANCHES
BANGKOK
LONDON LYONS
MALACIA
MANILA
ΒΑΤΑΝΙΑ BOMBAY
CALOITTA CANTON OHEEDO (V)LOMBO
• DAIREN
FOOD TOW
HAIPHONO UAMERUNG BANKOW
QARRIN
ONGKXW
*CLOILO
"EPOSI
JONGHY
Konk
KUALA
LUMPUR
MOURDEN
NAGASAKI
KRY VORH
TAKING
PUNAND
HANTUON
HALOON
PAN FRANCISCO
MUANGHAI
SINGAPORE ROURABATA SUNGTI PATANI TIENTAIN
TOXYG
THINGTAU
YOKOHAMA
Current Account opened In Local Currency and in Deposlis recofeed for one year or harter parlors in Losal Cargacy and festing en terma which will be quated an application.
Bong itong, and Apeļi. 1979,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK:
The Basis of the above Bank is con dmetal by the 10NUKONG AND BUANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION. Itals may bi intained on application.
FOR THE UONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING COUPOULTIUN
A. D. Xynes.
titlef Hansker
Rangkong, 13th Heptember, 1947.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
SNETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)"
BANKERS
Establiskim" 15H. ·
1 Kong Dee :—11 Quena's Ron[Pautra
Knihovlod Capital........... Qallidere 160,000,000 1 £12,500,000 $ Paid-Up Caßialfons Gulldere 90.080,000- (24,606,076) Ma Fun1 Anliders $0,090,003-
(23.253 233)
Hand Omco-AMSTERDAM') Explora Head Guide:-BATAVIA, #HANCHES ;-Baidjarmaila, Fandoang) Bow-
bay, Calcuti, Cheribon, Jid dal, 3mber, Djokjakarta'g Tas Kolm, Kota-lindja, BACKDY Miam Padan Palembang, Pekalongan, Penang, Poetlanak Hangoon, Boilerdan"), karang). Shanghai, Bibelzā
Boersbeis, Boar (Samate).
karin (dois). Tegal, TINKURD } and Woltortrdan,')
Indre offcow are sale depoelt boxer to lol.
BANKERS:
FRANCE:-Societo Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris ot des Pays Bas. LONDON:-Midland Bank Ltd.
NEW YORK:-American Irving Trust Co.
Exchange
SAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy,
Every description of Banking and Cor. Exclunge Business Transacted. respondents throughout the worlil.
A. ROLLIN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1928.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital
COURTAULDS.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1928.
MONEY & SHARES.
£1,900,000 MADE IN THREE DAYS.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
On London Bank wire ..
EARLY FIGHT FOR FORTUNE.. Bank on demend ....... 2/- 8/16
The newa of
Courtaulds'
On Parla--
Bank 30 day'd sight Bank 4 months" eight... 2-1 Cradit 4 months' sight 2/1 that organised short-time working £12,000,000 bonus started the Stock Documentary 4 months' basic selling prices, cartels or ra- Exchange on the widest day' it has
aight tionalisation would not bring about bad for years.
Stockbrokera caught early trains On demand this result, and in another sen tence they stated that "the draw to town, and crowds wors dealing Credita,
4 months' sight backs of adopting a policy which in the shares before the House
Brokers fought.
On Berlin- has for its object the accuring of a officially opened. NOTES ON EACH BRANCH.
to approach the Jobbers. Wild On demand profit at all costs on a rapidly;
three, hours after the Exchange On demand. Manchester, Feb, 20,
be patent to everybody."
1closed.
Credits. 60 days' 'sight K03 The Joint Committee of Cotton The weakness of cotton early in
At one time the price was over On Bombay- a bad effect upon Trade Organisation (organised by 9, which means February had
that the market Wire ..... both the spinning and the weaving this Chamber) also issued a report placed a value of £108,000,000 on On demand
at the beginning of the month.
diminishing volume of trade must dealing continued in the street for On New York---
Engineering,
On Shanghai- On demand
THE SHARE MARKET,
Stock
T.T. on London ****
T.T. on Shangbal
Banks,
Hongkong Bank
-do Lon Reg.
'Hond. Hon Stock.
Exchange 2/+4
78
$1800 & 28
2184
Chartered Bank .... $21
Marcantile A. & B......... £94%
do.
P.&O. Bank
$4.45
2014
2/1/2
Bank of East Asia
$70
Insurances,
12471⁄2
Canton Insurance
$675.
1822
Union Insurance ... $382 North China Insurance F143
Yangtan, Insurance ......... M.$4836
China Underwriters
Chian Fire Insurance $215 HK. Fire Insurance .. $760
401
Shipping..
Douglaser
$40
ELK. Steamboats
$28 b 28 a
H.E. Togs & Lighters $2%
1841⁄4
Indo-Chinas (Pref)
$37
1844.
do. (Def.)
$74
Shell Transporta
£90/
$20%4
134
194
$24.n x Dix.
200/-
B7
984
781%
Water-boats
Mining.
Benguets Kaffen Mining Ad
Langkats (Combined). T16
do. (Single)... T7
Shanghai Explorations £2%
Shanghai Loans '............... 24% Ranba
Tronoh Mines...........
Docks, Wharve,
Godowne, &c. HL & K. Wharves
HK & W; Docks
102
| China Providenta
Hongkewa
the ordinary capital of £12,000,000. On Calcutta—- sections of the manufacturing in-
The market valuation rose Wire dustry, and especially upon those
£15,000,000 in ten minutes.
On demand A number of engineering firms using. American cotton. Middling
The excitement spread to other On Shigapore- have experienced an improvement art silk shares, and to talking On demand American on the spot at Liverpool in the demand for their specialities machine and oll shares, which | On Manila-- dropped to six points below 10d. but others have not been so for mounted under the influence of the On demand ..... per pound on the last day of Jan- tunate. Toxtile machinists are Courtauld stimulus. uary, and on February 8 the price getting a fair number of orders for
Family Beneat.
30 day's sight (private Members of the Courtauld family
paper) was only 9.79d. After that, how. looms but in some cases not, as many as they would like for spin-
benefit largoly by the rise. 'On Yokohama ever, values stiffened and buyers ning machinery. There are по were encouraged to place orders signs yet of a revival in home busi- Eighteen of them are registered at On demand
Somerset House ទម holding Gold Leaf, 100 fue which had been held back because ness, and it does not appear that 1.207,978 Ordinary shares and (per tael)
(Bank's £3,000,000 of the danger of operating in a de- much has been done for India or 687,409 Preference shares. These, Sovereigns
Japan, but a moderately good trade though nominally £1 each, had a buying rato) clining market. "Revival," how-
has been done for the Continent market value at night of more than Silver (per oz.)
261⁄44 ever, would be too strong a word and South America. Leading elec- £11,000,000,
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong to apply to what occurred, as Cal- trical engineers continue to be well! It is interesting to see what an
9% prem. locomotive investor who secured £2,000 in Or-Chineso Copper Cash nom. cutta, the greatest single outlet, employed and some
bullders in Lancashire and York- dinary shares in 1913, when the Chinese Copper Cents 6% prem was doing little. Other parts of shire are well supplied with orders. 'company was floated, would find Rate of Native In-
terest
.7% p.a. India showed more intorest in cot- Motor-car, building firms have his holding worth to-day. He
Chinese Sub. Coin 30% día. ton cloth, but nothing phenomenal placed a good many orders for would have received a 100 per cent. Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par.
castings and gear, but construe- bonus in 1920, making it £4,000; a tional engineers' news is not quite 200 per cent. bonus in 1921, mak- ing it £12,000; and a bonus of as good as it has been.
£8,000 in Five per cent. Prefer- Coal Trade.
fence shares in 1924..
Reserve Fund ..... Reserve Liability of Proprie-
tars
.£4,000,000 „£3,000,000
Agencien and Branches:
ALOR STAR
(Malay Bale
ANKITIAL
BANGKOK BATAVIA BUMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CAWN POLE CRBU
COLOMBO
DELUI
HAIPHONG
TANKOW
HAMBURG
HARDININ. Manchuria)
HONG HÙNG
ILOILO
IPOU
KABACIL
KLANG
КОВЕ
KUALA KANGSAR,
Perak, (P.MB)
KUALA LUMPUR
KUCHING
MABRAS
MANILA
MEDAN NEW YORK PEKING PENANG PEHUAWAB LANGDON BAIGON HEMARANG SKRESBAN BHANGHAI SINGAPORK NOUBAHAYA g TAUING
(F.M.H.) TAVOY
TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TONUKAR(Bbaket CHINGTAU
YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANGA
(Philippine Islanda)
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
was noticed.
and
The Beginnings;
0.00
LONDON EXCHANGES.
Amsterdam
Milan Berlin
New Engineerings
| Shanghai -Docka ...
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cottansarie Oriental Cottons
$313
€17/0
$140. $48
$0.70 b & A T164
74.80
T100 b 105 sa
T8.00 b 8% s
T2.05
| Shal Cotton (Old).
Lands, Hotels & Blogs.
do. (new)
T58
T31
$9.16
Hongkong Lands
206
T138
H.K. & S. Hotely'
Estates
Shanghal Lands Humphrey Hongkong Realties, H.K. Territorials Prince's Balldings
Pabile Utilities. H.K. Tramways Peak Trame (old)
(now)
Star Ferries
China Lights (comb.)
$84 b 8
Paris
Lundon, Yesterday,
124 New York ........ 4.88 7/32 Brussels
84.97. Geneva
do..
(old) 512X
do,
(new). $12.60
(Fully Paid.
H.X. Electrica
$70%
25.38
70% & sa
12.11%
Macao Electrics
$2816
.92.40
HX. Telephones
$4.70.
20.40
China Bases Agen
TOX
Stockholm
18.18
Singapore Tractions.. 11/0
Big Industrials.
Copenhagen
18.20
China Sugars Ai
Oslo
18.28%
Vienna Prague
33.69
Masabon Sagara Canton Ico
825
34
811%
* 164
It was in this tiny mill, which;
Helsingfors Madrid
1984
29.02
H.K. Rover (old)
Lisbon Athens Bucharest
2%
do.
(new)
868/2
7722
Rio
5.59/64
Buenos Aires
47 27/82
Cementa (comb)
do. (old)
do. (new)
United Asbestos Stores, &c.
Dairy Farms Watsons
The China Trade. China trade was a little more promising, and it is expected to im-
The coal trade has continued Thus, by the mere purchase of prove still further as a result of duller than it should be at this 22,000, he secured 20,000 shares. the bleachers' price concessions time of the year, and, in order to which last month were worth more but it has a long way to go yet be keep stocks down, many collleries than £111,000. fore it can be considered satis- have resorted to short-time. Prices Forsign Exchange and General Bank- factory. The Continent has have undergone Httle, if any,
The old-fashioned oak-beamed ing business transacted.
ruling in Current Accounts oponed and Fixed bought more fine goods, and West change from those
mill which was once surrounded by South America January.
The Lancashire and Deposits received for 1 year or shorter Africa
stotle rates which will be quoted have been moderately active, but Cheshire coalowners, after close waving corn still marks the birth- green pasture lands and fields of
un application.
Egypt and the Levant have done consideration, have passed resolu-place in Braintree of a little family A. H. FERGUSON,
little. Home and Colonial trade tions in favour of co-operation with industry that has grown into one Manager.
has continued steady,
the Yorkshire, Derbyshire Hong Kong, 3rd April, 1928.
and of the world's greatest commercial A conference of employers and Notts coalowners in their market-enterprises. employed in all sections of the ing and general regulation scheme, THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
manufacturing industry was held which involves a small levy on once had an old water-wheel, that (TAIWAN GINKO).
on February 3, with a view to the every ton of coal raised, in order the ancestors of the Courtaulds be HEAD OFFICE: Taipeh, Formosa. settlement, if that. was possible, of to assist the export section, by gan their silk-weaving business, the wages and hours questions and means of a subsidy, to recover lost which was destined to extend into to co-operation in securing the foreign trade. This, however, did; the greatest artificial silk under-
in other economies
directions not settle the matter; it only meant taking in the world. which the Federation of Master that the various companies should This relic of the past has been the be recommended to adopt the preserved for sentimental reasons, Spinners' Associations and Spinners' and Manufacturers' As- scheme. A possible amalgamation and the old mill now stands in the sociation are seeking.
of several important collieries in shadow of the towering brick wall the Manchester district has also of one of the many great modern been discussed by the conlowners factories that have risen up in the concerned. The latest Yorkshire wonderful development of the firm price ascertainment shows that of Courtaulds Ltd. December was the worst month of
Few Old Cottages.
HONG KONG TIDE. SIR HENRY OLIVER. last year.
The few old cottages where the
The tide-table given below has founder of the silk weaving indus- Chemicals.
NEW ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET. Orders for chemicals have most-try, once trained his apprentices been obtained by aid of the Tide- ly been small, but prices have gen- rm, and the works manager lives cludes 40 components for the bet now house old pensioners of the predicting Machine, which in- crally been steady, Caustic soda, in the pleasant house by the mill ter prediction of tides, from the acetic acid, exalic acid and sul-which was the home of the great result of the analysis of the tidal Admiral Sir Henry F. Oliver, phate of copper have sold freely grandfather of the present gen-observations, taken at the K.C.B., KCMG, MYO., LL.D.,
been promoted and there has been a fairly good cration of Courtaulde.
Kaulung tidal observatory under has demand for soda crystals, nitrate
A hundred years ago, when the the direction of Dr. Dobarck durmiral of the Fleet, in the vacancy. carbonate and caustic old mill was built, Courtaulds was ing the years 1887, 1888, 1889, created by the death of Admiral potash and some other products, only a struggling family concern The times and heights are given of the Fleet Sir John Made Robeck,
Central Bank in Formosa. issued Average amount
Lindon Banks-National Provincial Bank Ltd, Bank-Notes
Correspondente ali over the world
Wanking business of every
description transacted.
O. STEENSTRA
Hongkong, th July, 1997,
Yen 46,000,000
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
Necessity of Less Cost. Manager.JARAN:-Tokyo, Yokohamu, Kobe,
Osaka.
The operatives refused to dis- FORMOSA: Giran, Kagi, Karcako,
Keelung, Makong, Nanto, Shin-cuss the specific proposals of a re- chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takeo, duction of 121⁄2 per cent. in cur
the Tamaul, Toca, Helte, Taito. rent wages and increase In CHINA: Shanghai, lankow, Amos working hours from 48 to 52% per
Foochow, Swatow, Canton. OTHERS-Hang Kong, Singapore, week, but said they were willing to
Soeralnya, Semarang, Batavia, assist in the other matters.
York, Dairen.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris. Subscribed Capitai ...Frs.72,000,000.00 Fald-Up Capital ......Fre.88,400,000.00 Reserve Fund
Frs.80,384,519.10:
BRANCHES: Bangkok Hanoi
Pondicherry
Battambang Hong Kong Saigon Cantha Mengtze Shonghal Canton Nam-Dink Singapore " Djibouti Noumea Tientsin
Tourane
Fort-Bayard Papecte Haiphong Peking Vinh Hankow Pom-Penh Yunnanfu
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National) d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel et Commercial; So- ciete Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de
Paris; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan &
LONDON BANKERS:
The
Bombay, Calcutta, London, Now employers, however, were not satis
fied with this, and declared the The Landers County Westrainster and conference at an end, without any
progresa having been made.
Parr's Bank,
Centrow in the European Chinent, Russia. Man. charia, Twingtao, Japan, Indo-China, Blare, India
4
application, Deposite in Yen can be acceptedi
J. IHARA,
Manager.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
3, Des Voeux Road Central. Hong Kong, 22nd September, 1927.
It
has since, however, been resumed.
trade.
Bombay Shanghai Hang Kong Yokohama
Silver Spot
Silver Forward
1/6 81/82 2/6
2/0%
-1/11 9/15-
2014
-28%
-British Wireless Service
Der A. Wings Iane, Crawforda Mackintoshs Sinceres..
Wm. Powells
Miscellaneous.
HK. Amusements HAR, Constructions R. Ind. G. Bonds H. E. Govt. Loan"
$22 b 23 ta $184
$8
$22
210
·$4·
$134
62%
8% Prem, b
The Admiralty announced that
to
Ad-
*
The Bank has Correspondente In Lite Commercial About this time the Federation, Plippine Islands Java, Afrien, U.S.A., Australia in its annual report, dwelt upon of soda,
terest Allowat ga Current Account, and the necessity of Lancashire goods Fixed Depoulia && Pater who e que os being produced at less cost. In Bleaching powder, alkali and sul that gave employment to a few for Kaulung; but they may be Bt., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., C.C.V.O.. The
order to compete with foreign, pro- phur have been steady. Nitrite hands. Its growth to the under- used for the Victoria Naval yard appointment is dated Jan. 21. ducts and recapture the lost bulk of sodic for spot delivery, prus-taking that controls. 80 per cent. and Aberdeen, the differences In consequence of this promo- tion Vice Admiral Sir Richard states and copperas have been in of the artificial silk trade of the being very small..AS
C.B.; has been Special Attention.
limited supply but more acetic, world is one of the great romances The times of high-and low- Webb, KC.M.G., It must be obvious, the report acid has been available. Chloride of industrial developments.
water must not be considered to promoted to Admiral and Rear- coincide with the times of slack. Admiral Bertram S. Thesiger, C.B., sald, in a part of the report which of magnesíum, white powdered Old Huguenot Family. has attracted special attention, arsenic, chlorates, muriate of am- There are Braintree men who water and change of current, the C.M.G., promoted to Vice-Admiral,
monia and white acetate of lead have been. In
two phenomena being quite both to date Jau. 21. distinct.
On the retired list Vice-Admiral·. P. W. Dumas, CB, C.V.O., is pro- Commerce Monthly Record."
moted to be Admira), and Rear- Admiral H. R. Veale to Vice-Ad- miral.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀 中
Co.; French American Banking Cor-Specially authorised by Presidential THE MERCANTILE BANK OF have been quiet."Chamber of the firm for fifty and sixty years,
poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of Now York.
Mandate of the Republic of China
on the 22nd of November, 1917).
to
Authorised Capital...$60,000,000,00 Paid-up Capital ..... 18,278,000.00 9,020,425.24 Reserve Fund
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Depozita according arrangementa,
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let
CH. LEM,
READ OFFICE; PEKING.
INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
18. Gra church Street, London, E. 0.3. Authorized Capital ....£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and rest.. 1,545,887 BANKERS! The Bank of Kogumi& Midland Bask, Lidl, HONG KONG BRANCH:
BILANGHES: 4, Queen's Road Central.
Brokok Galla Kuala Lumpur Rangoon Branches and Sub-branches all over Bali Hongkong Kuantan Pahang) Shaoghai
Tambay Howrah Madras
Iola China and Correspondents in Europe, Calcutta Kandy New York
Hingapore Porang THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, America, and other parts of the world. Colombe Karsabl
Kota Bhara Port Couls (Mamitius) LIMITED.
Manager.
Hong Kong, 26th February, 1927.
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund
Yen 99,500,000
Head Office:YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencies at:
Alexandria.
Batavia.
Bombay..
Buenos Ayres.
Calcutta.
Canton.
Changchun.
Dairen (Dalny).
Newchwang.
New York.
Osaka.
Peking.
Rangoon,
Rio de Janeiro.. Saigon.
Fangtien (Mukden). Seattle.
Hamburg. Bankow Harbin
Hong Kong. Ronolulu, Bai, Yuen Karachi.
Los Angelos.
Kobe.
· Londen,
Lyons
Manila,
Nagaunkt Nagoya
San Francisco.
Semarang Shanghai, Shimonoreki.
Singapore.
Soerabaya. Sydney. Tientsin.
Tokyo..
Tainanfu.
-Tsingtau.
Vladivostok.
(Temporarily
-'closed).
Interest allowed on Current Accounts. Deposits received. for ixed periods at rates to be obtained on application
H. MORI
Manager. Hong Kong 18th Marco, 1998.
the employment of
who, must have called up some con- trasting memories of the past when they read of the $12,000,000 share bonus to ordinary subscribers and.
March 30 to April 5, 1928.
HION WATER Lowin WazuƐ
Standard Star dard
Times
Times
DATE
March
The 21st annual meeting of of the frantle scramble for shares Gande; Price & Co., Ltd. will be on the Stock Exchange. held. In the company's office, St. The Courtaulds belong to an old George's Building, et 12 noon on Huguenot family. Generation April 12. Transfer books will be after generation have carried on But. closed from April 6 to 12'inclusive. the silk industry that began in the
old mill, but the phenomenal EDD.
Mon. The number of unemployed in growth of the firm dates back only Bourenys
Belgium on Dec. 81 was 22,867 ten years, during which time its out of 608,570 workers register- ramifications have spread to every Taes Every dansription of Banking and ashenge borted, or 3.7 per cent,, against 1.4 per part on the globe.
tasted
The New Material.
London Bankers:The National Pro-Delhi vincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd.
The Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
New York Banker:--The Irving National Bank.
The Equitable Trust Company of New York.
Intorent allowed on Current Accounts
and Fixed Deposita.. Terms on applica-
tion,
HONGKONG BRANŢE, -
cent, per aandee on Bally Baianos and on Fixed
INTRIEST llawed on Current Accounts at 1per cent in November and 2.6 per Depot at rates that may be ascertained on cent. in December, 1926. application.
O. L.G. SANOES,
Manager.
7, Queen's Bod Chantral, Hongkong, Jues 4,116
It was the realisation of the wonderful, potentialities of arti Over 1,000 wine-growers from ficial silk that brought wealth to North Portugal have arrived in the Courtaulds. The firm were the Lisbon to ask the Government to first to grasp its wonderful com
H
Water
*
STANDARD TIME.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG KONG
nor Lew Fri, 20 No inferior. High
51 0.8.RES 31 m, 8 34 4,5 m 0 58 1.4.
6.4 m 11 B84.4 18 45, 4.7 m 36 1.3
* 19m 8.5 0 416 |79 Sunrise and Sunset in Hong Kong
4,9 m2 900 | 13. 2mP0
during April, 1928, standard time 20: 1418 for the 120th meridian, East of 2 m 3 10-5,1
918.5 2-18 1.9 Greenwich, is as follows:- 4m 9°3] 54 m 3-10 | 1,5°
··9.40m 8.4 38-25 50 48 5,8 m 319
Wed,
Thore
10 14% 8.1
1.4
Every description of Banking Bud- THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. maintain the decree recently mercial possibilities, but it was they had just received a machine
ness transacted.
Loans granted on approved securities. Special facilities for Hom Exchange.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1919.
Boad Olog-Hong Kong.
Authorland Capital (II.K, Qurtqney).. 11,100,000 Fald Up Caplink pump 1,014,200 #50,000 BRANCHEEyer •* Canton Shawhai Hankow," Bwntow Bangkok New York and Bad Franulado
TONDON BANKERĄ – The Lloyd's Bank Limited.:
QORBESPONDENTS - -
Inial principal cities of, the Worl
Fordligs aschanga and banking duzinam of.
"Sale Depons Deras (various siasa) ni a yearly
· LOOK-POONG BHAN,
Ohlat Manager. Hong Kong, 19th February, 1997,
'HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
Bombay
Sunrise. Sunset.
18
a.m. D.EL.
4th
6.13 6.89
5th
6.13
6.40
6th
6.12
6.41
7th
6.11 6:41-
8th
6.10.
6.41
9th-
6.09 661
10th
6.08
6.42
T1th
6.07 3.42
12th
6.08 6.42
18th
6.05
6:48
14th
6.04 6.48
15th
6.03 6.43
16th.
6,02
6.44
17th
8.02
44
18th
6.00
6.46
19th
6.00
6.46
6:00
8.46
21st
-5.59
6.464
22nd
$6,68 6.46
KANTIE 23rd
5.57
6.47
24th
5.57
25th
5.56
8.47
26th
5.55 6.48
Bermondsey Council report a
27th
6.5475648
28th
6,58*! 6.48
29th.
5.62
80th
5.58
issued creating official warehouses only after a hard struggle and that was admirable for the purpose. at Gala, opposite Oporto, for the many financial vicissitudes that That was the start of the artificial silk-stocking industry, San Beda 10, Des Voeux Road Contral, Hong Kong protection of the port wine export they won through to succese.
Prosperity has come to Braintree by preventing traders from adul.! Millions of women all over the Authorised Capital $10,000,000 terating the port with wines from world new wear artificial silk since the boom in artificial silk.⠀⠀ The fine modern town hall was Paid-Up Capital
6,000,000
'stockings; but Courtaulde had a Reserve ANTIPARA
1,200,000 regions outside Douro.
desperate fight to convince British built by Mr. W. J. Courtauld and BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:—–
Melbourne San Francisco
manufacturers of the fortune that endowed by him so that it would Batayin
Serious damage has been done was in their grasp from this not cost the rate-payers one penny- Nagasaki Seattle Calcutta.. New York Semarang
to the vines in the Mosele district source The Braintree hospital was also Canton Osaka Singapore by recent severe frosta, which, Numerous manufacturers were bulit by the Courtaulds, and has Haiphong Paris Sourabaya
coming almost without warning, invited to take up the project, but likewise been endowed, and the 20th Honolulu
Sydney Peking
Tainoh Kobe Penang,
gripped the ground before full not he would listen, even though town also owe to the generosity o Kowloon Rangoon Tientsin precautions could be taken The Courtaulds were willing to provide the family fine playing fields tha
Saigon Landon
Tokyo
frost penetrated to an extraordin- the yarn, for experimental pur- cover many acres, a public garden Manila Shanghal
ary depth owing to the loose na poses. As a last resort a Leicester and a workers' club, Correspondents in nil principal, cities
ture of the soil, and in many arm of hosiery machine builders of the world.
places the shallowness of the was approached.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved 'securities.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to:lat/
KAN TONG PO, My Chief. Manager. Flong Kong, 21st March, 1927.
earth on the rocky hillsides, Even
the deep-rooted Portuguese and Curious Coincidence.
Austrian vines and stocks haveThis firm decided to embark on loss of $10,566 on their electricity been severely frost-bitten in the the venture because it so happen undertaking for the past twelve
ed that by a curious, coincidence months.