HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BE
BANKING CORPORATION.
quimurland Capital incomemo
* $10,000,000
fused and Fully Fold-up imanáms 830,000,000 Bocorra Funda şum menya
Biering, moms
SITE
6,000,0OD 14,000,000
Beer Glebility of Propriaters,830,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG
COURT OF DIRECTORA 1——
Domyion, Xeg,
Obaleman.
N. 8. Brown, Kat. Deputy Chalman.
"W, IL Bell, Big, www. Mr. B. D. T. Balik Tam. Mr. O, O. B. Maskin.
P. W. Marssy, Kan,
W. L. Patteoden, Bag.
J. A Flormar, Eng.
T. G. Wooll, Reg.
H. P. While,. Beg, Ciklal Manager Do Mr. Hynes,
BRANCHES -
AMOT
4.
BAROKOK
BATAVIA BOMBAT
ELLOUTTA
CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO DAIBS
WOCEED W
BAIPHONG
HAMBURG
BANKOW
ПАВЫЙ
HONGLEW
ILOILO
ПРОН
JOHORE
KOBR
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON' чтожа
KALLOCA
MANTLA
KONIDEN
NAGASAKI
NEW YORK
PERIKO
PENANG
KANOOOX
64100N
SAN FRANCISCO
-BRANOHAT
SINGAPORE
SOURABAYA
SUNGEI PATANI TIENTSIN
TOKYO
THINOTAO
YOKOHAMA
Osment Aale opened in Local Cutroney and Fixed Deposits received for one yes or Abarber perioda in Lonal Ourthacy and diseling terms wilch will be quoted an appilonsion. Hoogg, fath September, 190
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the store Bankonduct
ed by the JEONGEONO AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
obisland on applicatco.
FOR THE HONGKONG
PANKING CORPORATION.
行銀商工法中
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE
pour le bie
Commerce et l'Industrie
(Incorporated in France).
Prince's Building, Chater Bond,
Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE;
*
74, Bus St Lazaro, Paria.. Capital fully paid up....Frs.50,000,000 Epecial working capital .,Frs.50,000,000
#22,319,000| Reserves
་
BRANCHES:
LOCAL IMPORTS.
CHAMBER'S FORTNIGHTLY
REPORT.
THE CHINA MAIL,
COMMERCE
AND
FINANCE.
AGENTS WANTED.
COMMERCIAL INQUIRIES FOR HONG KONG..
FINANCE MERGER.
TWO BIG AMERICAN TRUST YA-COMPANIES..
VERY LARGE RESOURCES,
Chicago, Saturday. The boards of the Continental National Bank and Trust Co. and the Illinois Merchants' Trust Co. have approved of the merger of these two institutions whose com- bined resources are officially stat- ed to exceed G$1,000,000,000.
The consolidated institution will be known as the Continental Commercial inquiries, publish. Illinois Bank and Trust Co. In the fortnightly report of¦ the Hong Kong General Chambered by the Hong Kong General Reuter's American Service, FRANCE: Boclete Generals, Banque of Commerce the following re- Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 7,
Nationale de Credit, Banque "de
marks are taken from the section comprise the following: Paris et des Pays Bas.
Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Salzon, Haiphong, Hanet, Tourans, Quinhon, Hoa Thanh Hoa Vinh Prom Binh
Peking, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hong Kong.
BANKERS:
LONDON:-Midland Bank Ltd.
PIECE GOODS NOTES.
NEW YORK-American Exchange on importa
Irving Trust Co., Banca Commer ciale Italiana
SAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy.
Hong Kong, Sept. 7. Colton Plece Goods and Fancy
CHAMBER'S LIST.
Rat Poison-An agent for MR. JOHN COOLIDGE.
special China is sought for
TO ENGAGE IN THE U. S. make of rat poison.
RAILWAY BUSINESS.:
Marseilles firm desires to estab-
Every description of Banking and/Cotton Goods. Since our last lish relations with export houses |
respondents throughout the world.
Barlin
MONDAY SEPTEMBER
LONDON EXCHANGES.
Yesterday,
124.28
4.85 5/82
12.10%
$4.422
1928.
HONG KONG TIDE.
The tide table given below has bean. obtained by aid of the Tide-predicting Machine, which includes 40 components for the better prediction of tides, "from the result of the analysis of the tidal observations, taken, at the Kaulung Hidal observatory under the direction |of Dr. Toberck during the years 1837,
1888 and 1889,
"A The times and heights 'are-given for Kaulung; but they may be used for the Victoria Naval Yard and Aber deen, the differences being very small,
· The times of high-and- low-water must not be considered to coincide with "- tha”... times of Black-water, and change of current, the two phenomena being quite distinct.
September 7 to 18, 1928.
HIGH WATKE |Lowen Water,
Standard Standar“
B Ht Times
Times
*m 116,5 | m│D...... 41 | 2.4
4. 584.0
New Brussels Geneva
84.90
25,19
Amsterdam. Milan
92.70
Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo
20.38 18.13 18.19 18:19
Vienna
Prague
100%
Helsingfors Madrid
1924 29.28%
*Lisbon
1075%
Athens
· 8743⁄41⁄2
Bucharest
800
Rio
5 29/82
DATU
Sept
Buenos Aires
47.11/32
Bombay
1/6 81/82
Fri.
7 67
4.2
Shanghai
2/7 %
Bat.
Hong Kong.
·2/0 /1⁄2
· No inferior 3gh
not Law
Sun
Shanghai
2/11/
9m 4.256.8
5 23 4.7
30 46.
4.6
Hong Kong
Mon: 10TMm '5°43′ [70]
124 B
857 4.R
1/10 21/32
Sliver Spot Silver Forward 26 11/18
-British Wireless Service,
26 9/16-
Now York, Friday. sales of white and grey shirtings have been made but as and tea.
Mr. John Coolidge, the son of the L. BERNIS, regards fancy cloths practically
Hamburg firm seeks an agent President, has decided to enter the Manager.no business has been booked and
for the sale of calcium carbide, rallway business. He will join the Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1928
the market generally is very caustic soda, sodium gulphide, freight department of the New quiet. Deliveries of new cargo
York, Newhaven, Hartford Eall-. Yokohama. Manchester etc.
Manchester firm offers to act as ad and will start from the bot THE CHARTERED BANK OF are satisfactory.
prices are a little casier where INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
forward shipments are required, buying agents in respect of ma-tom, working his way up without
Service. Another report states:-Buy-chinery and metal goods, electri-favouritism. Reuter'e American Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.
ing of spring season cotton goods cal accessories, motor specialities, HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
is now practically ended. Man- etc. Paid-up Capital
.£8,000,000 Reserve Fund
£4,000,000 chester prices do not tempt the Hamburg firm desires to estab- Reserve Liability of Proprie-
dealers and the decline in ex-ish connections with importers tora
£3,000,000 change rates has checked the of German goods of all kinds.
Agencies sad Branches: ALOS STAR
*(Maisy Sche}
Bules may be
AMRITHAB
HHANGHAI
BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAT CALOUTTA
A
A. NYNES,
Obiet Manager.
Hong Kong, 1k Beptember, 1917.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(HETHERLANDS TRADING SOCLETE)
BANKERS.
Established 1834,
Hong Kong Hostili. Queen's Road Central,
Asterias Ospital
Pud-Up Capital
Best Fund
Hd
Oglásce 160,000,000-
**(13,600,000
Galldses 66,000,000- (20,000 870.3 Gullders 10,000,000-
AMSTERDAM”).
Eastern Head Ofos :—BATAVIA. BRANCHES--Handjet assin Bandong') Bombay,
Calcutta, Cheribos, Jiddah, Djember Dickjakarta), The Elagos"), Robe Kila-Badia, Makuasus, Medan, Bidang Palembang, Fakslongst Pontianak, Bangoon, Fotierlaza). Bhanghai, Bibolga (Bumatran Blogai, Tjejer
Boarabar Boarkarie (Bala) and Weilereden.')
Į Thiss olloss kavy, safe deposit beses sa les. London Bookseviations! Provincial Bank Lt.
Correspondants sil over the world
Tanking business of stay
4.5. cription Kansacted.
6. STKENSTRA,
Hong Kong, 28th Auguit, 1929.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris, Bubscribed Capital.. Fr. 72,000,000,00 ....Fr. 68,400,000.00 Pall-Up Capital Beserve Funds ....Frs.102,000,000.00 BRANCHES: Hanoi
Quinhoa Bangkok Battambang Hong Kong Balgon
Mengtze Shanghai
Tientia
Canton Nam Dinh. Singapor
Neumes Dibouti Fart-Bayard Papocte Haiphong Peking Vina Bankow Prom-Penh Yunnanfu ·
Pondicherry BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Faris: Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel et Commercial; Bociatai Genarala.
IN LONDON: The National PD-
Union Bank of England, E46,;; vincial Comptoir National d'Escompta Parla; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan ā Co.; French American Banking Cor poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New fork.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits according arrangements.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Bafe Deposit Bores to let
OK. LEM,
Mazagat.
Hong Kong, 28th August, 1928.
LIMITED,
CANTON GEWAPORE ONBU
DOLONDO
DELIZ
KUORING MADRAS
MAXILA
MEDAY
NEW YORK
PEKING
PEKANO PESHAWAR BANODON
ΚΛΙΠΟΝ SENABANO SERENTAK
TAIFHORO
SHANGHAI
HAMBURG
BINGAPORE
HANKOW
SOURABAYA
HARRIN (H. Manchuria)
TAIPING
KONG KONG
(F.34.8.)
ILOILO
TAVOY
ΠΡΟΣ
TIENTSIN
KADLOHK
TOKYO
FLAYO
KUMA KANGBAR
בגווד
.(Dbuket)
cotton
small amount of business that Austrian merchant desires to was in progress in white shirt- act as purchasing agent for Hong ings. Predictions are heard of a Kong firms. heavy decline in raw
Paria firm desires to get in prices, but these prophecies may touch with local houses interested be intended to deter dealers from in raw or cut precious stones and purchasing British goods whilst pearls; also rough jade. the anti-Japanese, boycott pre- Vails.
:.
....
Tass, 11 x 1 1 730
\18 Pla | 5.0 | |,- 3 15 ■ † 1,3 Wed. 13 m2 63 75 m 111 40 9 494 6.1 1-41 6 | 1.3 inja 64 | 7.5
36 103 | 8.3
Thurs 13
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Rutcher Meat.
July, 20, June, June,
1988. 1918. 1914. Cte. Glu. Cts.
Chicken
#
BR
Prime Cut
Corned
Boart
Breast
"
4
» Boop
雕
Steak
Steak Birloin Sausages
English manufacturers of var- Beet. Sirióin nish and enamel seek represents- Woollens-A few repeat orders tion in Hong Kong. for wool venetians, union, cash- Sheffield firm desires to get in meres and gaberdines have been touch with exporters of wolfram booked, but it is too early for the ore, antimony regulus and white the regular buying for shipment antimony oxide. ΣΟΚΟΡΑΚΙΑ
July-August, 1929, to begin. The ZAMBOANGA Forth (1123) KUALA LUMPUR: (Philippine Islands)
woollen market has opened for Foreign Exchange and General Bank the new season very quietly. At Currant Accounts opened and Fixed present the demand is limited to Deposita received for 1 year or shorter Kwangai, other centres remain periods at rater which will be quoted ing.very quiet. on application.
& H. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hong Kong, Brd April, 1928.
+4
ing business transacted.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO).
'HEAD' OFFICE:~~Taipeh, Formosa.
Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899.
Cotton Yarn. Market con- tinues quiet and we have nothing fresh to report. Prices are un- changed.
Nominal quotations are.as follow: No. 10s, $170-188; No. 129. $180-193; No. 168. $195-200; No. 208. $200-205.
Arrivals nil; shipments nil sales nil; unsold stock 1,400 bales; bargains 3,900: bales.
Belgian firm desires to get in touch with importers of window
and other glass, iron wire, bolts Bullock's Brains and nuts, etc.
Karachi firm is interested in sundries and cotton and silk hosiery.
Bombay firm desires to import Chinese manufactured cotton undershirts and cotton socks; also sundry other articles of export
from China.
Mose Litter-Dutch firm seeks
28
Ib. 28 34′′12
2313 Capens, Small
123 - 24 128
24 2018
Doves
Eggs; Hen
Capons, Largs
Duck
· 25 · 2018
23 24
(cooking),
40
B0 25:
Eggs, Hon (fresh)
26 20
Fowls, Canton
per sot 15
10
Fowls, Hainan
Tongue, fresh..
each 65
-50
60
Tongue, corned
60
Geese Pigeons,
Canton
Hond
$1.20
Halhow
Heart
26 13
14
Kump, Balt
20
18
Turkeys; Cock ́ ́ Turkeys, Hen
8 10
.19%
Kidneys
15
10 12
Tall
灼
Liver
幛
24 18 14
Partridge
Trips
Feet
Ian outlet in China for exports of calves' Head & Feet
oss litter from the Continent of Mutton Chey Europe Enquifies are invited.
British firm seeks an agent for Raw Cotton-Nothing doing the sale of locks and hinges and Central Bank in Formosa. Bank-Notes issued
Metals. Our market has Average amount .. Yen 45,000,000 shown no improvement and de- small castings in China.
Firm in Colombia, mand all round is only moderate. Rice.
South America, desires to secure BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
Prices are a shade easier. JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,
Flour. Stock (in bags): the exclusive representation of a Osaka.
Canadian Hong Kong firm exporting rice. 230,000, FORMOSA Gran, Kagi. Karanko, American
Tuticorin firm désires to get in} Australian 60,000, Keelung, Makong, Nanto, Shin- 100,000, chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takao, Shanghai 20,000 total 410,000. touch with importers of senna Tament Toen, Helte, Taito,
Quotations (per sack): Ameri-leaves and other medical roots CHINA:-Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy,
can Patent $4.20-4.25, American and herbs, also palmyra fibre and Fork Foochow, Swatow, Canton. OTHERS:—Hong Kong, Singapore, Straight $2.75-3.25, American stalks..
Boerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, Calcutta, London, New
York, Dairen.
LONDON BANKERS: The London County Westminster and Parr's Bank.
The Beck ko Gurespondents in the Commercial
Centre in the European Condoast, Busala, Man cheria. Taingia, Japan, Indo-China, Slaas, India, Philippine Islands, Jars, Airlos, U.ß.d., Apell *Intersas allowed on Current Accounts, and Pied Deposit rates which will be quoted on applic sien. Depoelie la Fan can be scompted.
J. IHARA,
Manager.
BONG KONG BRANCH:
8, Des Voeux Road Central Hong Kong, 22nd September, 1927.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行銀國中
(Specially Authorised by Presidential. Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917).
Authorised Capital Fald-up Capital Beserva Fund
$40,000,000.00 18,278,600.00 0,629,425.24
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central. Branches and Sub-branches all over China and Correspondents in Europe,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, America, and other parts of the world.
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 200,000,000 Severes fund ... Yen 99,500,000
Head Office:YOKOHAMA. Branchou and Agencias ati Aforandria.
Newchwang
Batavia,
Bombay,
-Busnes Ayres.
Calcutta.
Canton,
Changchun,
'Daire (Daing},
Fenetien (Muzdan).
Hamburg
Hankow.
Honolulu
Kal Yuan, Karachle
Lenden Los Angeles.
Interest allowed on.
received
to be obtain
New York. Osaka.. Peki
Ваперов
Rio de Janel Salgs
San Francisco:: Seattle,
Semarang. *Shanghal
Binira pore Soerabaya.
daey:
·Tainanfu. Tringtau. Vladivostok
Landon Bankers: The National Pro- vincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd.
The Guaranty Trust Company of New York
New York Bankers: The Irving
| National. Bank, vaAVINI
The Equitable Trust Company of New York age
18
30
set $1.20 $1,00 $1,00 ́*;
· Ib.
48 28°
40428
تے
Snipe Pheasant
Almonds, Applex (California)
Bananas (bride's)
Carambola
Poultry.
July, 20, June, June,
1929, 1918. 1914 Cia. Cia. Cts,
lb. 45 80
40
80
#
.28-80
29 84
21
each 80
22. 21
per dos 80 18
35 26
EE SNAKE CESESSCO
###
班觞新本海售白海火火炉山熊森
Fruits.
lb. 60
[ ] ] [ គឌគ ដ៏គួត ៖វត
exch 60
༩ངངའི་ནམ དམ
ench
| នគđដ | }± | | |
ន ឌឌឌ នន គិន ! { } { }
Leg.......
· Shozlder Saddle
#
Pig's. Chitlinga
Brains Feet
Per set '8
b. 15 15
"
Fry
28 15
18
Cocoanuts
Kend
-15
20
cách : 14
Heart
cách 18
Lomone, China
10. 10
Kidneys
#
-15. 10
48
Lemons (America)
esch
80. 24
Lichoes, Dried
Liver
Chop
362
25
28
Oranges (Canton);
00. 24
80
86.
Oranges ...
15
H
Ler
360 70
Pears (Canton).
̈Loin
24 21
Pranota
14,10
*Fat of Lard
.20
Persimmons, Large
Plantain
Panels, Slam
44
די
Cat off $2.85-8.50, Shanghai Los Angeles import and export Flour $2.75-2.85, Australian No. house desires to establish rela- 133.05-3.35, Canadian Cut off tions with a similar firm here. sheep's Head & Fort. per set 90 60 $2.65-3.00, Canadian Straight Details available. $2.60-2.70, Canadian
Mixture
Meat-An enquiry is to hand $2.50, Canadian 2nd Clear $2.40. of interest to importers of dried
Market: Practically no change meat from India.
Prices of since last report.. American flour have dropped a little. Shanghai, Australian and Canadian prices remain the
same.
Sundries-Market quiet. Sugar.-Market steady.
LOCAL EXPORTS.
CHAMBER'S FORTNIGHTLY
REPORT.
In the fortnightly report of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the following re- marks are taken from the section on exports:
Cassia: market quiet, Feathers: market; strong. Matting: market quiet, Mata: market steady. Wolfram:-market steady. Tobacco: market quiet.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
and 1 Fized Deposits. Terms on applica-
tion
description of Hanking Bual-HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG,
ness transacted
--- Loans granted on appeared securities. + Special facilities for Home Ex-
BHOUẠI, CHEN,
Manager
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD
Takibished 1912,9
>Head Office:--Hong Kong
Amikerel Cholini (XL.M. Guztion) '2.811,000,000 -
BYLA BRAKOZÉS
Chinhos:?, Bhanghai,
Bankow, Besham,
QUELONDON BANKERJAS
SThe Lady" Banir: Lizsitad UNLAMLAR OORRESPONDEITS-
16, Des Voeur Road Central, Hongkong Authorised Capital $10,000,000. Paid-up Capital: 555,000,000 Reserve
2,200,000
BRANCHES AND; "AGEN
·Batavia Bombay
Calertta
York
Canton
Juska Haiphong
Pari Honolulu Peking Kobe 7 Perang Kowloon Rangoon London
ndents to all principals
Heart
Kidneys.
Javer
Bucking Pigs, to order Suet, Beef
**Mutton
BANK NOTES.
Sauvages
Fish
LOCAL CIRCULATION AND RESERVE.
Barbel
Returns of the average amount Bream
of Bank Notes. in circulation and Canton" Frosh of specie in reserve in Hong Kong, Water Fish, during the month ended Aug. Carp 31, 1928, as certified by the Catish Managers of the respective Banks Codfish
Czaba are as follow:
Specia Cattle Fish Average Banks Amount. In Reserve. Dab
Dace Chartered Bank
Dog Fi
of India, Australia and
China ..... $15,198,472,45,900,000* Fels, Com Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor poration Mercantile
Bank of In-R dis, Ltd.
Frogs 45,014,181 34,000,000+ Garoupa Gudgeon
860,000$ Hallbut
1,880,542 $62,093,175 40,560,000 addition Starling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents, valued at $1,279,000. In addition Securities deposit ed with the Crown Agents and Straits Government valued at $£2,998,2021 12
In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at 180,000
The following statement of the securities lodged with the Crown Agents by the Mercantile Bank of India Limited, against their notes la circulation, is published for gen- eral Information under Section 5 of the Mercantile Bank Note Issue Or
Ordinance No 86 LORD 191
Mar
Pere!
中羊仔仔。
each 13.
lb.
1512 26 45
25 20
20 18-
Walnuts
Grapes
Artichokes Beane, Sprout
Long
Beet Root.. Bitter Squash Brinjala, Green.
Bed
Vegetables, &c.
Cabbage, Chinese
(Bhangbal) Cane Shoota, bunch Canidower (Kargo)
(Medium 17(Small)
Carrots
Celery,
Chillies, Dried
Curry
Ginge
BREE
1991
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