HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Osptial manne
$80,000,000
350,408,80%
Immed and "Fully hidep
Beserve Funde kom
Backing,000,000
.......§14,000,000
Hamere Liability of Propelators ------$30,086,800
SINAD OFFICH, VONGLONG.
COURT OF DIRECTⱭES 1— AH. Compton, Yeg-
Cheless.
N. Brown, Beg. Deputy Chairman,
B. D. P. Balth, Eng.
W. H. Bail, Beg. B. Imadee Lewis, Esq.
C. O. B. Mackle, Esq.
AMOX BANGROK
DATAYIA
-CALCUTTA
W. L.. Puttanden, Bag
3. A. Flammer, Baq.
T. 4. Vaall, Jeg ·
IL P. Whlie, Haq,
Chial Manager,
Hon. Mr. A. O. By
BEANGHES:-
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
PENANG
KANGOON
MAIOON
NOUKDEN
*CANTON CHEFOO -COLOMBO DAISEN TOOCHOW
NAGASAKI
NEW YORK
PERINO
HAIPHONG
НАМЕНТНАЯ
HANKOW
HARBIN
HONGKEW
ILOILO
ITOS
SUNGE PATANI TIENTSIN
JOHOUZ
TUK6
KONS
TSINUTAD
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPER
HAS PRANDIBOS
КИАКОНАЕ
KINDA PORK
SUURABATA
YOKOHAMA
Curata spated in Local Currency and Fixed Depoelie received for cok your or shorter periods in Ladd Currsey and Barling on terms which will be quoted on application. tanz Kung, b January, KPE.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Dula of the abors Bank Sandtuck ed by the BONOKONG AND SHANGILI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on application.
FOR THE HOROKONO- BANKING CURVONATION,
BHANUMAI
A. Q. YNES,
Chief Maker.
Hong Kong, 18th Beptember, 1977.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)
BANKERS,
Established 1234.
Hang Koag Olde:—11 Queen's Pred nairal
· Authorised Capital Quildere 160,200,000-
Pald-Up Capital
fleserve Food
(£22,500,000.)
Guilders $6,000,000
(0,006,010.)
Ouidien 10,000,000- (21,312,128.)
Hand-Gon:—AMSTERDAM').
Easier Road (toe:--BATAVIL
BHANCHES-Bendrasin and Discover
Bombay
Theilage') Kobe,
Calouila, Charbon,
Kowe Hadjay Makassar, Medan, Padang Palembang. Pekalongan,
行銀商工法中
BANQUE FRANCO - CHINOISE ́ pour le
Commerce et l'Industrie
(Incorporated in France).
Prince's Ballding, Chater Road..
Ban Long.
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Ene 8. Lasare, Paris.
THE CHINA MAIL,
BANK PROFITS
COMMERCE
Capital fully paid up. Fr.50.000,000 REPORT OF H. AND S. BANKING Special working capital .Fra.50,000,000 Beserves
.FT.29,319,000]
CORPORATION
AND
FINANCE.
LOCAL SHARESS
.i
mfes.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
no announcement, but there is no «sible that this will be repeated as foreshadowed In connection with at "reason to suppose that this group a final dividend, making 271⁄2 par last täres of the groups will not has been less successful than its cent. for the year. The present be welcomed by stockholders. contemporaries in making econo- price of the ebook is 54; the yield Fortunately, the future looks more offered would be just over 41⁄2 per promising the de-rating-pro- Thus it may be hoped that of the cont
posals in the Local Government Bill 28,489,000 loss in trasics sustained. The London and North Eastern should eventually benefit the rail- ̧ by the three larger groups, at least Railway Company paid nothing on ways by stimulating the heavy $4,200,000 has been recouped by Its Deferred Ordinary stock last trades on which they depend so savings in expenditure, while the year, and only 4 per cent. on its largely for revenue. The working 2695,000 traffic loss of the South Preferred Ordinary. The amount agreements which are being made er Group may all have been offset, required for this and the 4 per cent." all over the country with those re- BROKERS WEEKLY REVIEW On this basis it is possible to get Second Preference, which was paid sponsible for motor traffic indicate
OF MARKET
some idea of the probable dis- in full, was £2,840,640. Its traffic that any thought of cut-throat.com- tributions to be made by the four loss has totalled 22,752,000. Sup- petition, has been eliminated and CHINA NEW YEAR HOPE
posing half of this is accounted for should prove advantageous to both The Great Western paid 7 per by economies, the surplus avaliable | sides in the arrangements. Pas- The Court of Directors of the
Messrs. Moxon and Taylor, in cent, on its Ordinary stock last year, will apparently be no more than enger traffic is being dealt with on Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking their weekly share report under This absorbed $2,072,333. Its sufficient to pay about 2 per cent. broader lines, which should eventu- Poking, Shanghal, Tientsin, Hong Corporation in their hundred and date February 8 state
traffic decrease this year has been on the Second Preference stock ally produce larger and more pro- RANKERS:
thirteenth report, to be presented. Our market though quiet during 1,387,000. If half of this is net That stock is now changing hands fitable revenue. Throughout the FRANCE: Societe Generale, Banque to the annual meeting of share the week under review was steady loss it is equivalent to just over 11⁄2 at 50. The Preferred Ordinary is whole railway, service a far more Nationale de Credit Banque de holders on Saturday, Feb. 23, state having buyers for most of our local per cent. So far this year 1% per quoted at 24% and the Deferred enterprising spirit is making itself Paris et des Pays Bas.
The net profits for the year, to stocks with Hittle pressure to sell: cent. has been paid, and it seems at 11% LONDON: Midland Bank, Ltd.
manifest, which augurs well for the YORK, American Exchange gether with $9,411,480.00, balance this, in view of the approaching likely that the final dividend will be NEW
The Southern Railway last year future, although too much must not Irving Trust Co., Banca Commer- brought forward from last ac- Chinese New Year Holidays, seems at least 8% per cent, making 6 per paid 2 per cent. on Its Deferred be expected at once.
count, after paying all charges, to augur well for the future.
cent, for the year, offering at the Ordinary stock. deducting Interest paid and due,
yield of over 6 per cent. present price of the stock, 814 £629,805, Its and making provision for bad and doubtful accounts and contingen cles, amount to $16,841,492.51.
BRANCHES: Paris, Lyona, Marsailles, Salon, Haiphong, Hanol, Tourane, Quinion, Hue, Thanh ha, Vinh From Penh.
Kong.
clalo Italiana.
SAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy.
Every description of Banking and Cor Exchange Business Transacted. respondents throughout the world.
L BERNIS,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1928.
FINAL DIVIDEND AND BONUS
The Directors recommend writ-
ing off Bank Premises Account the sum of $750,000,
..
Shanghai market da quiet. The following are the principal alberations, since last week:
$1,345.
groups.
On Ordinary Stock Banks: Were again qulet but
The London Midland and Scot steady with business done at
tish paid 4% per cent. од Its Unions:-Opened with sales at Ordinary stock last year, absorbing After making this transfer, de-
Its traffic decrease has THE CHARTERED BANK OF ducting the Interim Dividend of $370/870% but gradually came in £4,522,116.
£3 per share, paid on August 7 last, for rather more enquiry and close been £4,300,000, half of which is INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
equivalent to about 21⁄44 per cent. viz.:-£480,000 @ 2/-%%$4,726,- with buyers at 8371
Other Insurances-Were steady An interim dividend of 14 per cent. Incorporated by Royal Chater, 1859. 168.85, and renumeration to Direc-with buyers at quotations. has been paid, and it seems pos-
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON, tors, there remains for appropria Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000 tion $11,315,338.66, out of which Reserve Fund
.£4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprie
the Directors recommend the pay. £3,000,000 ment of a Final Dividend of $3 per Share, viz., £480,000 and a Bonus of £2 per Share, viz., £320,000 amounting in all to £800,000 which, at 2/-, the rate of the day, will. absorb $7,917,625.77.
tors..
ALOR STAR
'Agencies and Branches:
KUALA LUMPUE
RUDLLING KADHAS MANILA MEDAN NEW YORK PEKINO
{Maler State) AMBITUAR BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON
CAWNPORN
GROU
COLOUBO
BAINEN (Daisy,
Bouth Hachuria)
DELIE
FLAIPHONG HAMBURG
HAR
(N. Manchuria)
HONU KONO
Lou
1201
KCHE
PENAND PESHAWAR BANDOON
SALOON
BEMAHANO
BEREMBAN
ЗНАМОНА
BINGAPORE BOURABAYA TAIPING
FREM ALL TAVOT TIENTEIN TOKYO
TONGHAI (Bhuket) TSINGTAO
УОКОВАНА
KARACHI
KLANG
ZAMBOANGA
KUALA KANGSA
(Philippine Islande)
Pork (P.MA)
Foreign
Exchange and
General
Banking business transacted.
The Balance $3,397,812.89 to be carried to New Profit and Loss
Account.
The Sterling equivalents of the Assets and Liabilities are shown at 2/-4, the rate ruling of the last day of the year.
Branches and Agencies
A Sub-Agency of the Bank was opened at Kowloon on January 2, 1929.
Directors
Mr. Nellage S. Brown has been Current Accounts opened and Fixed elected Chairman for the year Deposits received for 1 year or short 1929, and Mr. W. H. Bell has been er periods at rates which will be quot-elected Deputy Chairman. ed on application.
A. H. FERGUSON, Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Mr. A. Manager. MacGowan and Mr. P. W. Massey resigned their seats on leaving the Colony and Mr. J. A. Plummer, Mr. B. D. F. Beith and Mr. B. Lander Lewis were invited to join Board.
These appoinments require con- Armation at this Meeting.
Hong Kong, 8th January, 1920.
Pertine Bangoo, Bold THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
Bamarong'),
Shangha Bibol (Besar SingsORE, BOREA
Bossarta (Bola), Tegal, Tiliative and Wettevredeo.
* These office bare safe deposit besar la les. London Bankers-National Provinciai Haak Ltd.
Corresponde all over the world
Banking buien of every dscnptima transacted."
0. STEENSTRA
Hong Kong. th August, 1928.
LIMITED.
Масарик,
(TAIWAN GINKO)
HEAD OFFICE:--Talpeh, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Central Bank in Formosa. Bank-Notas issued
-
Average amount....Yen. 45,000,000
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
Yokohama, Osaka,
the
Mr. H. P. White, Mr. T. G. Weall and Mr. W. H. Bell retire in rota- tion, but being eligible for re-elec- tion, offer themselves accordingly.
Auditors
Hong Kong Hotels:-Slightly, ad- Vanced in price and were dealt in
at $9.30.
steady demand and shares were Hong Kong Trams:-Met with a taken off the market at $2034/.60.
Hong Kong Lands:-Were done at $83% ex div. of $2.
Humphreys Estates:-Stul have buyers at $15 without attracting
sellers.
Douglasss:-Would find buyers at 836 but shares are being held for rather more.
Star Ferries:--Are unchanged with sellers at $734.
Steamboats:Firmed up a little towards the close with some busi- ness done at $27/271⁄4.
China Lights:-Were steady with some business noted at $13; they close rather casler with sellers at $124.
China Providente:-A few sharee changed hands at $5.05. which price is still freely offered but sellers are holding out for rather more.
Electrics-Came in for rather more enquiry, a few of the old shares were placed at $58/54 and the now at $52
CementsWere enquired for at rising prices until the combined shares changed hands at $10.
.
has
This absorbed 1088 In traffle has totalled £695,000, but, we have shown, thers ia every hopa that this been recouped in savings. If this bope should prove to be justified a repetition of the 2 per cent, paid. last year may be looked for. This at the present market price of the stock, 82, gives a yield of just over 6 per cent.
The decreases in income "thus
Skin Troubles
Long Itching
A Real Antiseptia Gets Resulta
Konon, shafed skla, maaban, and other skits beebim quickly Ti60S to LAVOR. The pure coole bus Baul penetrates the skin, mething and ball- -- dg the kvitaled themoon. TYCHING BTOPE IN-
STANTLY, LAVOU to shar z and Matulate. TI ane Solile to malu a. blamlakad akta in V. & A. and sold be 15 aped druggiata. (D\8-
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
Beef Airloin
Feb. 1, June, June,
1929. 1918. 1914.
Capons, Small
Poultry.
Capóns, Large
Eggs, Hen (cooking)
Eggs, Hen (fresh)
C. Ct. Cir.
牛尾耙b ̇
25 234 12
Chicken
Prime Cut
28
28 11
Corned
34
23 12
*
Roast
L
#1
Breast
20 26
28 24 22 18
Duck
Dover
H
17
Soup
24 20 18
Steak
28 24 22
40 80
80
Fowls, Canton
40
26 20
Fowls, Hainan
per set 15
10
12
Goene
ench 85
50 60
60
Hoihow
$1.20
$1.20
Turkeys, Cock
IL. 24
18 14
Turkeys, Hen
34 20
18
H
D
Steak Sirlon
Sausages
Bullock's Brains
11
Tongue, fresh
Tongue, corned
4
Head
"
Heart
#
Hump, Salt
Fect
H
20
Kidneys
Tall
*
Liver
#
Tripe
Realties:---Which have been meet- Calves' Head.& Fret .. ing with increased demand during Mutton Chop.. the past few weeks now have buyers at $8.60 with some business done at this.
Telephones: Are again attract-
B
firmer with some business dong at $21 and more shares could "pro- bably be placed at this.
The Accounts have been audited THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, JAPAN Tokyo,
Kobe, by Mr. C. Bernard Brown, A.GA.ing the attention of buyers who are
Dairy Farms:-Were FORMOSA-Giran, Kagi, Karenko, and Mr. John Fleming, C.A., who offering $8.90 old and $6.80 new.
Keelung, Makong, Nante, Shin- offer themselves for re-election.
Takso, chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Tamsul, Toen, Haito, Talto. CHINA:-Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy,
Foochow, Swatow, Canton. OTHERS-Hong Kong, Singapore, Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, Calcutta, London, New York, Dairen.
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Yen 102,500,000 Reserve fund
Head Ofce-YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies at:
Newchwang Alexandria
New York
Batavia
Bombay
Buenos Ayres
Calcutta
Canton
Changchun
Dairen (Daloy) Fengtien (Mukden)
Hamburg.
Hankow
Harbin Hong Kong Bonclulu
Kai Tuan Karachi Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Lyons
Manila
Nagasaki
Nagoya
Osaka
Peking
Rangoon
Rio de Janeiro Saigon
San Francisco
Seattle
Semarang Shanghai Shimonoseki
Singapore Soerabaya Sydney Tientsin
Tokyo
Telnanfu Tsingtau Vladivostok
(Temporarily
closed)
Interest allowed on Current
counte.
Deposits received for fixed periods
LONDON BANKERS: The London County Westminster and
*Parr's Bank,
tion. Depoise in Xes can be accepted.
4
Manager.
SPANISH TAXES
TRIBUTE TO THE COLLECTORS
Wharves: Are meeting with some demand though at the rathar lower price of $181.
Watsons:Hardened, changing
from a selling rate of $18.80 to a
נו
Pigeons, Canton
lb.
31
Feb. 1, June, Juas, 1829. 1918. 1914.
Ct. Cts. Cts.
椒雞
A each
45 22
per dor. 82
新鲜鸡蛋
Ib.
ឌន
་ ་ ཝ
鄉線肥樹鄉析本海精白海火火沙山樓約
each 10 10 12
15 10 12 22
Snipe
Pheasant
Quail Partridges
Fruits.
29 20
19
Ib. 24
18 14
8 6" 7
set $1.20 $1.00 $1.00
26 46
排骨 Ib.
把 肉肉胞肉排挤脚腦開開頭心有脚底尾肝肚脚骨醉手由股腦脚什心肝骨瞭團油脚心於肝豬油油肉驚
牛羊仔仔
*
#
36. 24
-* * * * * * * * * *88 | 3 | | | |
៩ឌ៩៨៩ ! នÅគឺ | | | | | |-
ឌ
គឺ ! ! !:
each 55
海口
*
13.
火雞
"
追wach
Fair
1.80 each
30
each
90
ឌី
Almonds
杏仁b
65
Apples (California) ̧..
20
24
B
Bananas (bride's)
̇金山莕菜 "
泰山香孩
##
Đô cách 14
แ
4
•Leg. Shoulder
40 28
44 24
"
*
Saddle
46
и
Pig's Chitlings
30
"P
Brains
Per set 5
12
Carambola
IN
"
Feet
lb.
15
15
Cocoanati
Fry
#r
28
15.18
Lemons, China
跌
Head
18
20
#
糖款 10
"
27
Heart
each 15
10
10
Lemon (America)
13
Kidneys
猪臘
15
10
8
#
Lichees, Dried
Liver
10
猪肝b..
.48
80
24
Oranges (Canton)
Pork Chop
排骨
34
25
28
"
13
*Leg
Loin
-85
Oranges
金山檸業 éách. 荔枝干15 新會刮機: #
B
12
28
#
42 60 70
Peats (Canton)
沙梨
Fat or Lard ...
28 21
"
Peanuts
花生
each 12
6070
8
7
紅梅
lb. 25
15 12 10. 46 20 26 25 22
Plantain
ench 17
Walnuts
80 20 46... 28
合作
18
26
Grapes
50
・
Madrid. Expressing sincere sa- tisfaction with the results of the buying one of $18.40 while as Sheep's Head & Feet.. per set 00 financial year just ended, which much as $13% was actually paid
hows a surplus of 188,000,000 for a few shares. pesetas, Government have publish-
H
London Quotations of the 7th.
"
Heart Kidneys
Liver
Mutton
The Bank has Correspondents in the Commend Centre in the Europa Coullost, Basan shuria, Talagtas, Japan, Inds Chen, Ham, India, ed a resume of the figures covering Inst:-Banks $145;' Indos Dafer- Phlypiss lande, Isva, Airton, 0.8.4., Amirulla,
£4.17.6 all Sucking Pigs, to order . Internal stowed on Current decomle, and the period from January to Novem- red £8.10/-; Shells Deposits at tales which will be quoted on appice ber, showing an increase in revenue middle prices. Sugt, Beef
of 299,000,000 pesetas and 556,- Exchange The demand selling K. NAGURA,
Veal 600,000 pesetas respectively, as rate on London is 2/-1/16 and the HONG KONG BRANCH: ·
compared with the corresponding T/T. on Shanghai is Tis. 78. periods of the years 1927 and 1926.
According to the communique of: the Government this increase fa not due to any particular reform in the
Barbel The Raub Australian Gold Min-Bream | methods of taxation, but reflects the
peaceful and prosperous conditioning Co., one of 1/4"..
Canton Fresh- Water Fish.. Carp v
3. Des Voeux Road Central... Hong Kong, 19th January, 1029.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行银國中
(Specially Authorised by Presidential Mandala of the Republic of China. on the 22nd of November, 1917). Authorised Capital
at rates to be obtained on application, Paid-up Capital
H. MORI, Reserve Fund ....
Manager,
Hong Kong, 11th September, 1928.
BANQUE DE L'INDO - CHINE.
*HEAD OFFICE:
of Spain. One-third of the increase is due to the petroleum monopoly, which paid 95,000,000 pesetas to the $80,000,000.00 Treasury, The Customs revenue 18,278,600.00 shows 55,000,000 pesetas above the 9,829,426.24 receipta for the previous year, and lotteries show an increase of 14," 000,000 pesetas.
HEAD OFFICE: PRKING.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central.
96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.” Subscribed Capital. Frs. 72,000,000.00 Pald-Up Capital ....Frs, 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds ....Fr.102,000,000.00 New York.
BRANCHES: Bangkok Hanol Quinhon Battambang Hong Kong Salgon tribo Mengtss Shanghal Canton Năm Dinh Giature
·Tientaln Dijbout Noumea Fort-Bayard Papeete Haiphong
Tourans
Peking Vinh Hankow Prom-Penh Yunnanfu
Pondicherry BANKERS:.
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris: Credit Lyonnais; Banque de · Parin et des Pays-1 Credit Industrialet Commercials Bociate Cenérale
.
Devidends The Hong Kong Telephone Co., have declared a dividend of 4% payable 28.2.29.
1/. on the preference shares.
The Singapore Traction Co., also
Next Bettlement Day is Friday, February 22, 1929.
Catfish
Codfish
Craba
HOME RAILWAYS
Cuttle Fish
Dab
DIVIDEND PROSPECTS OF THE Dace
Fish.
Dog Fish Eals, Congar. Home Fresh Water.
"The zeal which they have shown, In carrying out their duties, 'com.
FOUR GROUPS - Branches and Sub-branches all over pating with each other, as they do, China anil Correspondents in Europe, id the arduous task of combining
"EARNINGS. REVIEWED America, and other parts of the world. severity with equity, and fiscal
London Bankers: The National Provincial and Union Bank of England, Justice with genial manners to During the year just closed Bri-Frogs wards the taxpayer," says the off.tish Railway revende decreased by Garou The Guaranty Trust Company of cial nota, "has decided the Gover $9,184,000. One or days. Gudgeon
ment to acknowledge the efforts turns have still to be included in New York Bankers: The Irving made by the tax collectors by means the total figure but National Bank.: K
The Equitable Trust Company of of a contribution of 500,000 pesetas the total is likely, [New York, ...
to a school for the orphans of Trea of Interest "allowed on Current AG
Bury officials." counts and Fixed Deposits. Térma on application and
Every description of Banking Bus
ness, transacted.
*Loin" granted on approved secur- THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Itles: 25
Special facilities for Home --Ex-
change.
DON SHOU CHEN,
Manager,
IN LONDONE The National Provin THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
cial & Union Bank of England, Ledy
Comptoir National scompte
Paris Credit? Lyoznala,
IN NEW YORK) JPA Morganyà
Co. French American Banking Cor- poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New
•Established: 1912-
INDIA, LTD.
How working
has, yet to be
rečtipta.
Persimmons, Large
Pumelc, Siam
Vegetables, &c.
Artichoken
Beans, Sprout
16
21
Long
16.
Beet Root
Bitter Squash.
18
16
16
27
9
27
Bed
Brinjale, Green
Cabbage, Chinese
(Shanghai)
Cane Shoots, bunch Cauliflower (Large)
*(Medium) (Small)
Cale Chinèse
сы
Red
竹楽角媛瓜瓜瓜菜花
4
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ཙྩུ
ཝཱ ཐཱ སྨཱ ཝ སྨྲ
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