HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorianë spital niemi
******* $50,006,000
$31,000,000
fwand and Polly Paid
Kotarra. Panda 300
Keling mmmmmmně 3,006,200 Altretenimiz.m.414,000,000
Bouvera Liability of Proprietors are 836,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: KONGKONG,
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COURT OF DIRECTORS:—
A. II. Compin, Za
Chairman,
N, B, Brown, Zaq. Deputy Chairman.
Mon. Mr. B. D. J. B.-W. L. Patinadon, B
2. W. Katy, Eng.
W. H. Ball, Hog.
J. A. Plummer. Mog. Es. Mr. C. 0. S. Mackle. T. O. Well, “Wag- II. P. White, Esq. Chỉ Viet Mon Me. A. G. Hyom
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BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
VALOUTTA
BRANCHES 1+-
LONDON
LYONG
Will001.
KANILA
MOURDEN
NAGABAKL
NEW YORK
PEKINO
DANTON
DELJOO
COLOMBO
DAIREN
FOOCHOW
PENANG BANGOON
KALPHONO
KAMBURO
BAN FRANCI600
TANKOW MARDIN
KONGKIT
ILOILO
ZOHORE
KORI
KOALA LUMPUR
BALDON
BHANGHA
BINGAPORE
BOURADATA
BUNGEI PATANI TIENTSIN
TOKIC
THINGTAO
УОНОВАМА
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行銀商工法中
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE pour le
Commerce et l'industrie
(Incorporated in France).
Prince's Building, Chater. Road,
Your Coat.
́ ́ HEAD OFFICE:
74. Kue Bt. Lækare, Paris,
Fr■,50,000,000 | Capital fully paid op
Special working capital..Frs.50,000,000 Reserves
.Fr#,29,810,000
BRANCHES: Faria, Lyons, Marselllos, Saigon, Haiphong, Hanol, Tourane, Quinhen Ha Tinh hoa, Vinh, Pnom Penh.
Paking, Shanghai, Tientsia, Hong Kong
BANKERS;
LOCAL SHARES
MESSRS. MOXON & TAYLOR'S WEEKLY REPORT
THE CHINA MAIL,
COMMERCE
A. QUIET MARKET
Messrs. Moxon and Taylor, in their weekly share circular under date of yesterday, state:
AND
FINANCE,
ACIDITY CAUSES 90%
DIGESTIVE TROUBLE.
----
AVOID. FANCY TREATMENTS. AND REMOVE THIS CAUSE.
While many things, directly or in-i directly, may cause stomach" trouble, any medical man will tell you that) ever nine-tenths of all cases of in-
many operators are adopting a digestion are due to or accompanied wafting policy. It remains to be by acidity and food fermentation. seen whether this is the safest Excess
acid
accumulates In the attitude to adopt.
stomach and turns the food into a India gives indication that there touring, fermenting mass, which pre- ducos painful gases and still more is business to be done as soon acid, and is usually directly respon values adjust themselves somewhat. sible for indigestion, dyspepala, heart- At present offers from this quarter burn, acidity, flatulence, and gastritis, obviously being based on the lower take a little 'Bisurated' Magnesia atter are quite unworkable, many of them To rid yourself of this harmful neid quickly, anfely and surely, you should prices ruling a fortnight or 80 eating or when pain felt. This not back. As a result of this wide only gives quick relief by instantly We again experienced a quiet disparity existing between the two neutralising stomach acid, but soothes
and heals your peld-inflamed stomac market during the week undor resides very little business has been fining. Blaurated Magnesia (powder | LONDON:--Midland Bank Ltd.
NEW YORK: American Exchange view with business on a moderate done and the only ground for or tablets) is sold by all chemists at Irving Trust Co., Banca Commer scale and but little change. In optimism lles in the volume of en- little cost, and is prescribed by doctors
prices.
quiry received.
and used in hospitals because it is a Shanghai market was also quiet Calcatta has shown interest in genuine indigestion specific. Every description of Banking and but close with rather more enquiry dhooties with poor result and has Exchange Business Transactod. Corfor Cottona. respondents throughout the world.
FRANCE:-Bociete Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque do Parts of des Pays Bas.
cizio Italiana.
SAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy.
L. BERNIS,
Manager Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1928
The following are the principal
enquired for mulls, nainsooks and jacconets. Bombay and Karachi were both inactive although the
alterations since last week:
Banks-Were steady with busi-former took some small lines of shirtings. Both Cawnpore and ineas done at $1,335.
Delhi are showing a certain amount of interest but little business is reported.
Insurances-Came in for but THE CHARTERED BANK OF
little attention on the part of buy INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
jers and close quiet at quotations.) · Several offers have come to hand Hong Kong Hotels:-Met with a from China for whites and fancies, Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
steady demand and were thebut at prohibitive rates. Both HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
£3,000,000 medium of considerable business Shanghai, and Hong Kong are en- Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund...$4,000,000 from $8.90/9.15 and more shares quiring but no purchases are re-
jare wanted at $9.10.
ported. HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK. Reservs Liability of Proprie
.£3,000,000 Hong Kong Lands:-Were done. nt $67, but close quieter with less demand.
The Business at the above Bană la conduak-
nd by the HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
abicized en spplication.
FOR THE
HONGKONG
BANKING CORPORATION.
Bulan may be
★ BHANGHAN
A. O. HINES,
Chiel Manager.
Hong Kong, 18th Baptemder, 1987.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETI)
DANKE18.-
Established 1994,
King King Oos:—lk Queen's Boad Cairai.
Antaneinad Onghal umuman Graildery 280,000,000- Fold-Up Dapibal ....... Guildes Wh, kad,000.
Hosarve Fund
+ Qulidarı 48,000,000-
Elsad Uform{AMSTERDAM”). Easter Hand OC0F1—BATAVIA BRANCHES (—Bandjarmasin Bandong')
Bombay, Celovite, Carbom, Jilách, Djebar Djakinktata"), The Hague'}, Lor Kõla Media, Makassar, Medan, Padang Falembang, Fekalongan,
Pontianak, Давков, Б
Barang"). Shanghai,
(Bemales), šlagsgore,
Gosessaria (Bels) Tigai, Tjilekjas sad Ważierretan.")
*) Those oflove kasa onde deposit, basas in, lak.. London_Baskare:-National Frovladist Beak. It
Derringendomis all over the techć Banking basian of grey
pilan tensacied.
O. STEENSTRA”-
Hoog Kang, Ma Auguri, 1938.
Manag
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boylevard Haussman, Paris.
Subscribed Capital Frx. 72,000,000.00 Fald-Up Capital.....Prs. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Fanda Frs.102,000,000.00
BRANCHES:
Quinhoa
Bangkok Hanoi Battambang Hong Kong Saigon
Menatze Shanghai Nam Dinh Singapore
Ticutain
Genton
Dijbouti Noumea
Fort-Bayard Faposte Haiphong Peking Vinh
Paon-Penh 1 màn
Pondicherry
Hankow
BANKERS;
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National
tors.
Agencies and Branches:
ALOL STAR
EUCHINO
MADRAS
1 (Malay 16610)
AMRITSAR
BANGKOK
BATAVIA BOMBAY JALOUSTA DANTON
OLWEFORE BEAU POLAKBO
MANILA
MEDAN NEW YORK PEKINO
PENANG PEBILLWAE RANGOON SAIGON REMARANG SEREMBAN
Humphreys Estates & Realties:- Were quiet and unchanged.
Hong Kong Trams:-Continued to meet with a steady demand and many shares changed hands from $22.10 to $21.96.
Steamboats: Only a few shares were dealt in at $26.
Egypt made hids for bleaching cloths at rates which are mostly un- workable, while trade for the Near East generally has been of a very limited nature. There is little im- shown by South provement America, which is very quiet, only a few lines of printers having been put down. Several enquiries have been received from West Africa for standard cloths, but Home trade and Continental sections were Star Ferries:-Wore again en- very quiet. In the yarn section quired for at $67% but, meeting American spinners were commen- with no response from sellers,ting on the low offers received. buyers have retired for the present. Waterboats:--Could have been placed at $231⁄4 or, perhaps, rather were no sollers Current Accounts opened and Fixed more but there Deposits received for year or shorter forthcoming. i perioda at rates which will be quoted
on application.
DELET
HALFHONG
BETINGEL
HAMBURG
BINGAPORE
HANKOW
BOURABAYA
HARBIN (M. Manchuria)
TAIPINO
RONG TỔNG
(F.M.B.)
ILOILO
TAVOY
JPOE
TIENTSIN
KARACHI
XLANG
KOBA
KUALA KANOBAN
Fusk (7.1.8)
KUALA LUMPUR
TOKYO
TONGKAH (Bauksi)
THINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANGA
(Pallippine Islanda)
Foreign Exchange and General Bank ing business transacted.
A H. FERGUSON,
Manager.
Hong Kong, Brd April, 1928.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO).
HEAD OFFICE:-Talpah, Formosa. Ineseporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899,
Central Bank in Formosa Bank-Notes Issued
Average amount Yen 45,000,000
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: JAPAN :---Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,
Qrake
China Lights-Were steady with buyers for both old and new at quotations but there was not much disposition to sell.
Electrice-Were dealt in to a moderate extent from $51 to $52 |oid and $50%/1⁄41⁄2 new and probably more stares could be placed at about these prices.
China Providents:-Were taken off the market at $5.40/45, and are atill meeting with demand though buyers are now only offering $5.30.
Ropes Were unchanged. Watsons:Still have buyers but not sellers at $14.
Dairy Farms:-Experienced
considerable firm market and a business was done at varying
| FORMOSA:~~~~Gİran, Kagi, Karenko, prices from $224/23.35; they close
Keelung, Makong, Nanto, Shin steady at quotations. chiku, Taichu, Tainan,
Tamsul, Toen, Heito, Talto.
Takso,
WharvesCame in for rather
CHINA: Shanghai, Hankow, Amug,more enquiry and changed hands at
Foochow, Swatow, Canton,
$138.
OTHERS-Hong Kong, Singapore, London Quotations of the 1st Sourabaya, Semarang, Batavia, inst.:-Banks £140.10/- Indos De- Bombay, Calcutta, London, New ferred £7.17.0; Shells £6.15/- al! York, Dairen.
middle prices,
LONDON BANKERS: The London County Westminster and Part's Bank.
The Bank has Dorrespondasta la the Commercial Centre in the Extropan Conilaasi, Busin. Mas- skuria, Taingia, Jepen, Indo-China, Sam, India, Philippine Enande, Jara, Africa, 0.8.A., Autent
Ensarees Alowed en Currant, Anconate, and Fixad
Exchange: The demand selling rute on London is 2/-5/16 and the T./T. on Shanghal is Tls. 77%.
'Escompte de Paris: Credit Lyonnals; Depp a wild will be quoted MANCHESTER TRADE Banque de Paris et des Pays-Ba; pontia In You can be accepted. Credis Industrial et Commercial; Boclate
Generals.
J. IHARA,
IN LONDON: The National Pro-HONG KONG BRANCH: vincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd;
Comptoir National d'Escompte
Farla; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK; J. P. Morgan & Co.; Frezen American Banidag Cor- poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Interest allowed on Current Accuride, Bad Fixed Deposita according to
· arrangements.
Livery description of Banking and Lxchange Business transacted. Male Deposit Boxes to lat.
CEL LEM
Manager.
Hong Kong, 28th August, 1928.
Manager.
8, Des Voeux Road Central
Hong Kong, 22nd September, 1927.
THE BANK OF CHINA, 行銀國中
(8pecially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 2nd of November, 1917).
Authorized Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
CHINA RATES TOO HIGH
HONG KONG INQUIRIES
Hutton's report dated October 3 reads:-
Pending the publication of the Bureau figures from Washington $60,000,000.00 next Monday, the market has adopt- 18,278,800.00 ed a firm attitude. It is felt that 9,620,425.24 September deterioration has been above the average and consequently a bullish forecast is anticipated. HONG KONG BRANCH:
As a result of the bad weather ex- 4, Queen's Road Central
porienced during last month it is Branches..and Sub-branches all over estimated that the probable figures THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, China and Correspondents in will be round about 14,500,000 bales, America, and other parts of the world.
London Bankers:The National Pro-jor roughly half a million bales less vindal and Union Bank of England, than was forecasted a month ago. Ltd.
It is felt that prices will remain The Guaranty Trust Company of!
on the Increase, finally reaching. New York
New York Bankers: The Irving their climax Just prior to the National Bank.
publication of the Report, and on The Equitable Trust Company of the strength of this assumption
Alexandria Batavia. Bombay.
Buenos Ayres.
Calcatta.
Canton.
Changchun
LIMITED.
Daire (Dalny).- Fengtien (Mukden).
Establinked 1880. Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund ....... Yen 102,500,000] Head Office:~~~YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencias nt:
Newchwang. New York Oraka. Peking Rangoon, Rio de Janeiro. Saigon. San Francisco. Seattle. Semarang. Shanghal Shimonozaki. Singapore. Soerabaya. Sydney. Tientsin. Tokyo. Tainaniu. Tsingtau; Vladivostok.
(Temporarily
clowed).7 Entarent allowed on Current AccommNE. Deposits received the dude perio
rates to be obtained on application
H.FIORE
Hamberg Hankow Elerbla Hongtron.. Homelaka. Kai You. Karachi.
Kobe,
Londen
Los Angeles. Lyons.
Long, 11th September 1928
New York.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts
and Fixed Deposits. Terms on applica-
tion,
Every description of Banking Buri- THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
ness transacted.
Loans granted on approved securities. Special facilities for Home Ex- change.
BBOU J, CHEN,
Manager.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Office:-Hong Kong
Anikariaed Capital (IL.K. Currenal)
P Up Capbak
$11.000.604 LACEYE
BIO.ODE
Theoghal, Hankow, Bwakow, Bangkok, Kre Jack and Ban Frandana
LONDON ZAAKKABI —
The Lloyds Bank Finišot.
(CORRESPONDENTS IN
Fatiga" szalángu' and' bunking, business of
Die Depotti Bezos ({various a
LOOK POONG BHAN
Hong Kong, 19th February, 1927.
INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
18, Groschurch Street, London, E. 0,0,
Authorised Capital
Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital ...
£8,000,000 1,800,000 1,050,000
Reserve Fund and rest, 1,584,848
BANKERS.
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd. DRAKOURS:
Bangkok Kwogkong
Dainvia · Kowish
Bombay Ink
Daloutta Kandyja Haw
Colombo Karachi “
Proang
Rangoon Kuala Lumpur Huantan (Pabang) ́ ́Bhanghai
ELLI Singapore Bourabaja
Delhi, Kota Bharu Port Louis (Maceltics)
| Gallaghegy 101 Teletal
TARZAN HONGKONG BRANOİL.
Every description of Banking and Bachange bust- zama 'Ceszimbolod, -/-
MANYRRENT Seyid on Dumas" "kotmais, and Pland Depetiti. 43: Zahan khan, may be seriLONI
GANCIA.
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LAZARUS
Hong Kong's Only European Opticians Established
years.
(new store, just across the street from old one)
13, Queen's Rd., Central
40
Under Personal Supervision of the Manager.
RALPH A. COOPER, Regia- tered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exmaru
Fellow of the Inst Ophthalmic Opticians (Engl.);
Member of the American √ Optical "Associa
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CHURCH NOTICES.
A
'CHARGE
OF ONE DOLLAR IS MADE FOR ALL NOTICES UNDER
THIS.
HEADING
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HONG KONG.
November 4, 1928. 22nd Sunday after Trinity. Choral Eucharist, 8 a.m. Children's Service, 10 a.m. Peak Sunday School, 10 a.m. Matins, 11 a.m.
Preacher: The Rev. H. V. Koop. Holy Communion, 12 Noon. Evensong, 6 p.m. Preacher: The Dean.
Social Evening in Cathedral Hall! after Evensong.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, KOWLOON
November 4, 1928. 22nd Sunday after Trinity. 8.15 a.m., Holy Communion. 10.30. a.m., Young People's Ser-
vice.
11 a.m., Morning Prayer & Sar- mon; Preacher: Mr. J. H. Hunt, O.B.E.
12 Noon, Holy Communion. 2.45 p.m., Sunday Schools,
6 p.m., Evening Prayer & Ser-
mon; Preacher: The Vicar. Wednesday, Nov. 7.
Evening: Prayer & Address.
WESLEYAN METHODIST
*CHURCH.
Queen's Road East.
Sunday Services: Morning, 10.15
3.m.
Preacher: Supply.
Evening, 6 p.in., Preacher: Rev.
J. C. Knight. Anstey.
Subject: "Prepare to meet thy God."
I
3 p.m., Sunday School. Holy Communion after the Even- ing Service.
Saflors and Soldiers' Home, Arsenal Street,
3 p.m., Men's Bible Class. 8.16 p.m., Service Men's Hour. Wednesday, 8.15 p.m., Gospel Meeting. for Service Men.
Monday, 3 p.m., Meeting of the Ladies' Church Ald.
Tuesday, 8 p.m., The Study Circle will meet at Wesley" Ventris Rd.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.
(Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Selent. lat, in Boston, Mass. U.S.A.}
Macdonnell Road, below Bowen Road Tram Station. Sunday Service, 11.15 a.m. Subject: "Everlasting Punish- ment."
The Sunday School in held on Sunday mornings at 10 o'clock.
Wednesday Evening Meeting at 5.80 o'clock.
Reading Room at above address, open. R. QUA
Tuesday and Friday 10 am to 12 Noon
Monday and Thursday 5 to 7 pm. The Public is cordially invited to attend the service and visit the Reading BooBÍLAS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1928.
REPULSE
BAY HOTEL
SPECIAL TIFFIN
SUNDAY, 11th NOVEMBER, 1928,
Orchestra in attendance 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.
Tables may now be booked at the Hong Kong or Repulse Bay Hotels.
Telephone C2581 and C776.
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.
KEROSENE LIGHTING
SET
Power 100 Lamps running cost about
20 cents per hour.
Sole Agents for
Hong Hồng & S. China.
Deuts
HELIOS
2 KW
115 VOLY
CHIEN HSIN ENGINEERING CO.,
Asiatic Building, Queen's Road C.
Messrs. KOMOR & KOMOR'S
AUTUMN
EXHIBITION
OF
Water Colours, Oil Paintings and Colour Prints
PICTURES
by the foremost artists of Japan will be open from 9 am to 5 pm.
FOR
10 DAYS ONLY
Prices ranging from $1 upwards.
The most suitable WEDDING or XMAS presents.
KOMOR & KOMOR
Art and Curio Experts.
St. George's Buildings.
Cassis-Rouvière
THE OLDEST EXPORT TRADE MARK - DIJON
CHY LOONG.
NEW SEASON PRESERVED GINGER.
Best quality-Prompt attention to Exporters.
Office:-231, Queen's Road Central, 2nd floor. Tel. Central 2530. - Factory:-500-504, Canton Road, Yaumati. Tel. K. 869.
Emas 1928.
Private
Christmas Cards.
BEAUTIFUL SELECTION
of
CHOICE DESIGNS.
Cur selection of artistic and choice cards, exclusively designed, will- convey just that little message of,
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