HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
行銀商工法中
authorized Capital mamme 200,000,000 Lavoid-and-Fully Paid-up mommum 820,008,366, Baservo. Pandas kon flag mm
1,800,000 16,000,000
Karstva Kishiĺlty al Proprietate inumin 890,006,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG
COURT OF DIRECTORA¡ma
A II. Campion, Zog. Chairman.
N. . Brown, Roq. Deputy Chalaman, ·
H. Mr. B.D. F. Balik.
W. M. Ball, Mag.
W. Is Futianden, Meg J. J. Phazzow, Boş. Mon. Mr. C. 0, 6. Mackis. T. G. Woall, Maq.
H. P. White, Esq. Ohlal Manage
E, N. Hamoy, Təq.
Hoo. Mr. & C. Hynes
BRANCHES » e
IMOX
1 ONDON
BANOKOK
LTONN
BATAVIA
MALADOA
MANILA
WOOKDEN
MAGABAZI
BOMBAY
CALOUTTA
CANTON
CHEFOO
SOLOMBO
BARIS VOOCHOW НАТРПОХО
TEASER WINNE
HANKOW
HADIN
MORGY W
KOHO
trol
FOKORE
CODE
KUALA LUMPUR
NEW TORK
· FEKING
PENANG BANDOON SAIGON
BAN FRANCISCO STANCEA BINGAPORE BOURABAYA · BUNGRI PATAME THENTAIN
TOSTO
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Corral koreunte opened in Leoni Qurrensy Wixed Deposita ravelred for one pour de bormer parida Local Curacy and Berting de ferma which will be quoted an applionilon. Hong Kong, th September, 1925,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the above Bank is conduct d by the HONGKONG AND SHANOLIAJ BANKING CORPORATION. Hules any be eblained on applicasion.
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FOR THE HONGKONG BANKING CORPORATION,
*
BĦANUWAI
4. O. HYNER.
Chist Manager.
Hong Kong, 1811 September, 1007.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
<NETHERLANDS THADING BOCIETY)
BANKERS.
Extabithal 19,
www.
Hong Kong Office1-11 Queen's Brad Central, Autherland Capital Oulders 150.000.000-
(2.12.200,000. Paid- Capital
Quilders 80,000,000- (120,040,870.)
Reserve FREE pra om Gallders" 40,000,000
--(AMSTERDAM').
Ein Head Ofise 1--11ATAVIA. BRANCHES —Emadjammain Batidoeng) Bombay,
Calcutta, Charlson, Jidink, Viber, Djokjakarta"}, 'The Hagus"), Kabu, Rosa Badia, Makassar, Medan, Padaug Palaanbaa Pekalongan, Prosty. Puntlango, Botterdam'), Bacarang), Bhanghai, Bibolga Jumeira), Singapors, Boarabala, Hoerakarta (Bolz)," Tagal, Tjlažjep and Wellerrøden.')
*) These allow have sate deponik bozan ko bat.” Landen Bankers:-National Provinzial Bank; 144.
Carevependente ill ome; the world Banking buslaser of stay description seansacted.
O. STEENSTRA
Elong Kong: 29th August, 1996.
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE: 98, Boulevard Haussman,, Paris.
Subscribed Capital .... Fra. 72,000,000,00
Pald-Up Capital ....Fr. 68,600,000.00 Eeserve Funds......Fra.102,000,000.00 BRANCHES:
Bangkok Hanoi - Quinhon Battambang Hong Kong Saigon Gnitho Mengtze Shanghal Canton Nam Dinh Singapore Dijbouti Noumen Tientsin Fort-Bayard Papeete Tourans Haiphong
Peking
Улла Hankow Pnom-Penh Yunnanfe
Pondicherry BANKERS:
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE pour la
Commerce et l'industrió (Incorporated in France).
Prince's Building, Chater Road, Hoa Tony.
HRAD OFFICE:
74, Bue St. Lazare, Paris, Capital fully paid up ....Fra.50,000,000 Spacial working capitalEr50,000,000 +371 28,319,001 Kabarren
BRANCHES Paris, Igons, Marsailles, Balgon, Ephooc. Hanoi Tourne, Gaihon Hus, Thank-bos, Vish, Pnom Penh,
Paking, Shanghai, Tiantain, Hong Kong.
TEAM WORK
FOREIGN TRADE & LOS
·ANGELES CONVENTION
THE CHINA MAIL,
PACIFIC COAST EXPANSION
COMMERCE
When business leaders of the Pacific coast, responding to call for BANKERS: FRANCE:Societe Generale, Banque the sixth annual convention of the Nationale de Credit, Banque de Pacific Foreign Trade Council, Paris et des Fayr. Bas.
gathered in Los Angeles, California, LONDON: Midland Bank Ltd. NEW YORK-American Exchange on September 18, 19 and 20, em-
BAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy.
AND
FINANCE.
substantial contribution to the Nation's trans-Atlantic foreign trade. The westward movement of population to the Pacific: Coast, the seeking of trans-continental gate- ways of travel and commerce with the Orleat,, and finally the opening but little more than a decade ago of the Fanama Canal, are factors that patently have afforded added advantages to the Pacific Coast for further development of its re- sources. The turning of these re- sources into an exchange of trade is reflected in a waterborne com-
Irving Trust Co., Banes Commerphasis was given to a wide range of merce, coastal, intercoastal and ciale Italiana.
business problems related to for- foreign, of products on the Pacific eign trade and its growing import-Coast reaching a combined total of 70,000,000 tous, with ance to the prosperity of the entire around
12,000,000 tons going into the im- Pacific Coast territory.
port and export of the nation's trade-a figure representing over 12 per cent. 3-the nation's foreign trade.
Every description of Hanking and Exchange Business Transacted Cor respondants throughout the world.
L. BERNIS.
Manager. Hong Kong, 3rd. August, 1923
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
incorporated by Royal Charter, 1869. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital Reserva Fund ... Reserve Liability of Proprie
tore
A great deal has been written emphasising the vast potentialities of trade in the Pacific area. It is to be borne in mind, however, that these potentialities are the heritage
Up to recent years a large part of no particular section of the of this development of Pacific Coast world except as each section exer- trade was dua largely to the enter cises Its initiative in the develop- prise of one port on the Pacific ment of its trade possibilities. The Coast. Our lumber, wheat and potentialities of the Pacific area lle flour, it is true, moved through the ..£3,000,000 open to the trading enterprise of gateways of the Columbia River 4,000,000 any section of the world that cares and Puget Sound, but the movement
to participate therein.
was largely due to the account of We are witnessing a transfer of San Francisco exporting firms. The ..£8,000,000
the theatre of world commerce from San Francisco business man would the Atlantic to the Pacific, as signi- say to the producer of the North- fied by a constantly increasing pro-west-"We are developing a for- cession of carriers bearing the eign market for your wheat and fags of countries many of which flour, thereby adding to your pro- are remote geographically from sperity and purchasing power; you Pacific trade lanes.
should in turn buy your coffee and other importable merchandise through San Francisco houses which are serving you on your ex- port market? »
Agencies and Branches:
ALOR STAK
Malay Sale)
AMBITŠKE
PANOKOK RATAVIA BIMBAY CALOUTTA CANTON LAWNPOBE
ILUMBU
KUCHINO
MADRAS
MANILA
NEDAN
REW YORK
PEKING PENANO
PESHAWAR
HANDOON
BAIGON
SENALANG
REDEMDAN
HAIPHONG
BRANCHAL
KAMBONG
HANKOW
HARIAN (Manchurisi
KINGAPORE SOUDARA YA TAIPING
HUẬT RONG
(P.M.8.)
HOLLO
TROL
KANACHI
SLANG
IUSM
XUALA KANGBAD
Peak (F.M.B.) KUALA LUMPUR
Those countries of the Old World which have carried their colonial expansion into the Pacific area have naturally followed up with lines of communication and other
trading facilities necessary to the fullest possible exploitation of their economic advantages. It is to be witnessed, however, that even countries as Norway such remote and Sweden are to be found repre- sented among the carriers which are to-day bridging the Pacific, and participating in the exchange of trade between the eastern and western hemispheres, Manager,
TAVOY TIENTSIN TOKYO TONGRAH (Bbuket) TSIHUTAO YOKZHAMA ZAMBOANGA
(Philippine Islands) Foreign Exchange and General Bank ing business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application,
A. H. FERGUSON,
Hong Kong, 3rd April, 1928.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO).
·HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Importal Charter, 1890,
Central Bank in Formosa. Bank-Noton issued
Average. amount
It is intended by the foregoing to convey the fact that, as much as the advantage may lie with us, the Pacific Coast of the United States has no particular "corner" by which it may profit from interna- tional trade in the Pacific area, except as it exerts its initiative to match the enterprise of. other world regions.
Much has also been written of
25 д
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
Beef Birinim
#
1
#
Corned
Prime Cut
Roast...
Breast
Soup
Steak
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Rutcher Meat.
Sept. 26, Joos, Jane, -1928, 1918. 1914.
Steak, Sirloin Sausages
Bullock's Brains
#
-
28
Chicken
Cia. Cía. Cta.
13 2412
.18 11
84 23 12
24 20 18
28 24 12
Capone. Small Capons, Large
Duck
Doves
Eggs. Hen (cooking),
Eiggs, Hen (troah)
18
#
28 20
18
Geeze
Pigeons, Canton
Hofhow
45
80
85
11
#0 26 20
Fowls, Canton
per set 15
10
18
Fowls, Hainan.
Tongue, fresh.. Tongue, corned!
sch 65
60
4
60
W
Head
+ $1.30
- $1,10
Heart
..
要查
18
· 14
Hump, Salt
**
20 18
Feet
#
.each '10
10 12
.3
Kidneys
Tali
Liver
"
Trips
Calves' Head & Fast.. Mutton Chop
"
Leg.. Shocider
Saddle
#
#
Pig's Chillings
Brains Feet
#
Fry
Head
Heart
J
Kidneys
.
Liver
Peak Chop
Log
11
Loin
H
Fat or Lardin Sheep's Head & Fest, Heart Kidueys Liver
W
Fucking Pigs, to order Suet, Beef
Vend
M
Catfish
4
Follow
There was logic along with bus! ness acumen in this character of appeal and San Francisco thereby attained a commanding position in the foreign trade of the Pacific coast. It was a form of co-opera- tion and team work which un- doubtedly served its ends well and contributed largely to the develop ment of San Francisco as a dis- Barbe! tributing and package-breaking Bream point, but also to the development Canton Fresh of Pacific Coast resources whole. Population movement to Carp
Water Fish. the Pacific slope of the United States in more recent years has Codfab served, however, to bring into play Crabs new factors which have called Cattle Fish forth a more widespread and direct Dab interest in the foreign market. Dace With population has come the in-Dog Fish 'dustrialisation of the Pacific Coast. Tela, Conger
Where a decade or more ago the
Fresh Water Yen 46,000,000 the significance of the Panama chief commodity movements in
Canal as a factor in the expansion Paeffic export trade were the cargo- Frogs of trade-in the Pacific area. While lot shipments of petroleum, lumber, the opening of this artery has grain and flour, to-day its commerce Garoupa meant much to the Pacific Coast in is made up of a constantly increRB- Gudgeon World more retete of the Diding range of varied package goods Haltong World more readily accessible, it is representing the output of pre- to be borne in mind that this artery pared foodstuffs and manufactured Labrus CHINA: Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy, has at the same time afforded a articles of every character. Along. Foochow, Swatow, Canton, greater facility for countries of the with this development has come the OTHERS: Hong Kong, Singapore, Old World and for the eastern sea- necessity for raw material importa
Boerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, Calcutta, London, New board of the American continent to as well as many finished products. Monk Fish
participate in trade development The major metropolitan regions to The Pacific Coast of the United become attracted are coming to re-
which population and industry have Oysters
Parrot Fish States, even in the remoteness from cognise more and more the advant- Perch the Atlantic trade lanes that pre-ages which netrue individually. Pike ceded the opening of the Panama through direct import and export Plaice Canal, sent its cargoes of wheat, facilities. As such facilities serve Pomfret, Black flour, lumber and hides around the to create new business without Pomfret, white Horn and across the Isthmus as a detracting from business which Prawns
may have been previously establish- Ray ed at rival porta, there is taking Rock Fish place a development of all of our
Rosch* trade gateways more nearly in pro- portion to their respective economic resources than ever before.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
JAPAN: Tokyo, Yokohama, Hobe,
Osaka. FORMOSA:-Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Koelume, Makong, Nanto, Shin- chiku, Taichu, Talaan Taman, Toon, Heito, Taito.
York, Dairen.
Takao,
LONDON BANKERS: The London County Westminster and Parr's Bank,
Castrar la ako „Merepein_Donllevas, Bossia, Mko-
The Bank has Compondente is the Commercial csuria, Kalagian, Jayan, Indo-Chins, Biata, India, Philippine Zalende, Java, Africa, U.B.A., Australia IN FRANCE: Comptoir National: d'Escompte de Paris; Gredit Lyonnas; Depot at rates which will be quoted on applice Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas us, Degodia in Tea ca be accepted.
J. IHARA,
Credit Industriel et Commercial; Sociste Generale.
IN
450.
"Intaroos allowed on Current Accounts, and Fixed
Meg Manager.
3, Des Voeux Road Central Boog Hoog, 22nd September, 1927.
HONG KONG BRANCHA LONDON: The National, Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd., Comptoir National d'Escompte
Paria; Credit Lyonnais.
de
IN NEW YORK: J. F. Morgan a Co.; French American Banking Cor- poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York
Interest allowed on Current Accounta and Fixed Deposita according to arrangements.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行`銀國 ̇中
(Specially Authorised by Presidential
Meridata of the Republic of China
on the 22nd of November, 1917).
Authorised Capital .$60,000,000,00 18,278,800.00 0,020,426.24
Every description of Banking and Paid-up Capital Exchange Business transacted.
Reserve Fund
Safe Deposit Boxps to 16t
CH. LEX,
- Manager,
Hong Kong, 28th August, 1928.
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
HONG KONG BRANCH;
-4, Queen's Road Central,
with the Orient.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E. 0.3,
Authorlaed Capital
Subscribed Capital
£3,000,000 1,800,000 $1,050,000
Peld-up Capital Reserve Fund and rest. 1,584,648* DANKENB:
The Bank of England & Midland Bank. Lid.
BRANCHEN: 2
Koela.Lumpur Kussian (Pabang)
Dangkok Kankhong
Bombay pou
Datavis Hovrch
Kanga Shanghai Eine
Caloutis Koudy Now York Colombo Hanchi Fenang
Stagapen
Sourys
Dall Fola Bhara Part Louie (Mauritium)
Branches and Sub-branches all over Galia,
LIONGRONO BIANCH.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, Chian and Correspondents in Europe, Every desépion of Banking sad· Exchange basi-
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Capital folly paid-ap) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund
Yen 102,500,000 Head Office-YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencias atz
Newchwang.
Batayin.
Bombay,
Веров Аутен.
Cantor
Changchun.
Datres (Dalny),"
engti (Mukden)
Hambur
Hankow, 'Hurbia. Hon our Houofuina
Kobe
New York. Usaka.
Peking Rangoon, Hio, de Janeiro.
San
Singapore, Boerabaya. Sydney. Tientsin
Amerion, and other parts of the world. nested.
London Bankers:—The National Pro- | INTEREST, allowed so Current Ascount and vincial and Union Bank of England, Fixed Depolis Itates that may be ascertained
on application.. Lid
C. L. D. SANDES,
Mangur. 7, Queen's Road · Cantrái,
Hong Kong, vi Geptember, „15:25,
The Guaranty Trust Company of New York
New York Bankers: The Irving National Bank.
The Equitable, Trust Company of New York
Interant allowed on Currant Accounts
and Fixed Deposits. Terms on applica- THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Every description of Banking Busl-
noes transacted. MAKE MY HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG, M *Loans granted on approved securitien. 10, Des Vam Road Central, Hong Kong -Speels) :facilities for: Hömą, «Exí change.
Authorised Capital
$10,000,000 *** 5,000,000 Pald-Up Capital Reserve 1,200,000
SHOU J, CHEN,
GetManager.
..:
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
JA
Established 1912.. Head Office:-Hong Kong
DLANCHES AND AGENCI Batavia. Melbourne, San Franci
Bombay Nagasaki Seattle S
Calcutta New York
emarang
Canton Osaka Singapore Haiphong Paris Sourzbaya Ewan Honolulu
Felding Sydney
· Ancheriană. Capibal (153) Ouminal): 1811,800,000. Kobe Penang Taineh
1,064,206 ***** | 680,000 - Kowloon
London Drunk
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Turkeys, Cock Turkeys, Ho Snipe... Pheasant
Qorti Partridgen
Almonds.
Carambola
Poultry.
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60
55
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Bananas (bride's) ..........
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35
#
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16
Cocoazuta
Beach- 10
Lemons, Chins
12.
Licbees, Dried
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each
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25.
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48
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30
2018
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Celery, China
Chillies, Dried
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Vegetables, &c.
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24
Bitter Squab
12
32
16
搶勿省城说
#
Briojais, Green
27
28. 18
16
Bod
20
27
Cabbage, Chinese
"
24 12
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Cane Shoots, bunch.
H
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23
20
22
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25
28
#
21
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8
60. 32 25
Curry Stuff, English:
無飄材質
77540 30
'Cucumbers
80 22 13
Garc
20 18 23
28
15
24
18
45
24
Indian Corn
40
21
86 20 24
Lettuce
48
18 2
2018
2
55
18
Mushrooms, Freak
82
149
Okross
25
16
Onions, Bombay
35' 16
9
Green
35 26
29
Shanghai
30
42 80 45
80
-10
10
14 14
Parslay I'otato, 'Sweet
Japanese
42 13 18
·Pumpkin 4.
.35
16
Radish
65
30
Rhubarb (Fresh)
10
10
Shallots
12 10
10
Spinach
50' 82
48
32
86
85
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1.15 40
Losch Lobsters Mackorel
Mullot
Salubon
Skate
We have reached a point now. where the chief interest at each of Shrimps our major ports on the Pacific Coast Snapper Soles.. lies in the development of the re sources immediately at hand rather Tench
Turbot Tarties, small, fr.
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