HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Audiorived Capital
------$50,000,000
Ivaned and Fully 'okup 20,000,000 Boverre Funds
Sterling Hilse:
£ 0,000,000 .$14,300,000
Reserse Llullity, of Croariolors 193,000,000
HEAÐ GOFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTONG-
N. S. Brown, Esq.
Chairman.
W. H. Bell, Kina. Deputy Chairɔmma.
Hon. Mr. D. D. F. Leith.
A. E. Compton, Paq.
H. V. Jenson, Esq.
H. Lender Lewis, Esq.
ANOT
BANDXOX
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
W. L. Pattendon, Esq.
7. E. Desco, Exy.
J. A. Puma, aq.
J. P. Warren, Bea
Chief ManageZ.
tion. Mr. A. C. Hlynes.
...
BRANCHES
LONDON
LFOYN
MALACCA
MANSLA
MOUKDEN
CANTON
NAGASAKLI
CHEFOO
NEW YORK
COM
PERINO
DAINEN FOUCHOW
PENANG
HANGOON
HAIPHONG
HAMBURG
SAN FRANCISCO
HANKOW
BARBIN
KONGREW
ILOILO
[FOU
Jolfot
KOSE
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMTUR
SALON
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
SOURABAYA
SONG KI PATANI TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TSISUTAO
YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened in Local Cournoy and Fixed Bopality received for our your of aber periode in Local Currensy and biterling on terms with will be quoted on application. Hog Roag, 21h May, 1999,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The urinal taak is connect by HONG KONG AND BHAMHAL BANKING CORPORATION. Rules way ba
tuned on application.
F THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAL HANKING COMPTIRATION
A. C. HYNES,
Chiot Manager.
Hang Aug. 18 September, 1977;
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY) BANKERS.
Matalino UN, gong ice-1 Queen's Road Central. Author into Guilders 159,0,300- 14:22, ...) Capital
Chella 20,000,00
tenerte Fund
(a) uildvent
{2,6}
Ilcat (AMSTERDAM"). Kasture Home Other:BATAVIA BRANCHES :-budjenni
Bando Bombay, Galen Cariben, Dumber, Djok The lingue'i, Jeddah, Kobe, Koin-fludis, Nakassar, Medan, Padang Faltuu bang.
feksioagon, Penang.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. HEAD OFFICE:, LONDON,
Paid-up Capita!
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Proprie
£3,000,000
.£4,000,000
tors
£3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
KUALA LUMPUR
KUCHING
ALOK STAR
(Malay Fitalou
AMRITSAR
BANOXDR HATAVIA HOM BAY
CALCUTTA GANTON
CAWNICBY CERU
COLOMBO
DAIREN (Dainy
Boult Manchuria) DELI
HAIPHUNG
HAMBURG
HANKOW
UABBIN
1ỒNG TONG
(H. Menchurie)
ILOILO
[rou
KARACHI
KLANG
KOBE
KUALA KAMISAK
MADRAS
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PERINO
PENANG PESHAWAR RANGOON SAIGON SEMARANG SHEMBAN
SHANQUAL
SINGAPORE SOULA HATA
TAIPING
UNI-SJ TAVOY TIENTAIN
TOKYO
CONOKATI (Bioknij
SISUTAO
VOKOHANA
ZAMBOANGA
Perak (F.35.8}
Foreign Exchange
(Philippine Islands)
and
Banking business transacted.
General
ed Deposits received for 1 year or which will shorter periods at rates be quoted on application.
THE CHINA MAIL,\
MENGLEMBU CO.
FUTURE OF COMPANY DISCUSSED
COMMERCE
Penang, August 17. The fifth annual general meeting Menglembu of shareholders Loce Mining Company, Limited, was helf at noon, on Saturday, at the re- gistered offices of the company, 87, Bishop-street, Penang.
(chairman) Mr D. A. M. Brown
AND
FINANCE.
In
of
This competi-
adapted for using oil. tion of other fuelr
a serious handi- cap to the coal-mining industry.
Strike and Reparations
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1929.
DAY AND NIGHT BANKING
The Midland Bank has recently The British coal strike of 1926; | introduced
at the following addi-
sington
High-street,
Coun-
Ten Children In This
·Canadian Home
Have Been Kept Bonny And Well By Means Of Baby's Own Tablets.
I
"I have ten children, the baby being just six months old. have used Baby's Own Tablets for the past 20 years, and can
truthfully say that I knew of no
occupied the chair and the others for the year is the lowest in the his- in February of this year (according Kent; 47 and 47a. Alexa Toad the use of infants and little chil-
shire; YOU THE BRI...
Ex-
Sweeten
summer
while not the cause of the world coal crisis, certainly helped to unbalance tional branches the Night Safe bank- ing service which it inaugurated dar- general conditions. During that year, British production dropped by 119,-
ing August of last year: London 000,000 tons.
7, The Market, Exports of coal decreased by 64,000,- branches-6 and 000 tons. Other nations rushed in
Church End, Finchley, N.3; 92, Kon- chis "Conservative to take advantage of our former mar-
W.8; Fore- spite method of tapping, there was a large kets, and European countries alone decrease in the cost of production, and increased their output by 41,000,000 street, Lower Edmonton, N.; and we secured fox the year what may, tons. Not unnaturally, to-day, they 231, New Crossroad, S.E.14.
ry branches:-25, Deansgate, Bolton, better medicine for little ones. I under the adverse circumstances ob- are unwilling to fortfeit those new taining, be considered a satisfactory markets and cut down their produc- Lancashire; 14, King-street, Bridling always keep a vial of the Tablets
lb.
ton, Yorkshire; 38, Briggate, Brig- in the house and would advise all ⠀ tion of coal to its 1925 level. protit at the rate of 7.35 cts: per
Another great blow at mining in the house, Yorkshire; 68, Cariton-street, other mothers to do the same," Inclusive of the $5,034.05 made in the shape of interest on investments United Kingdom has been denit by the Castleford, Yorkshire; 226, Market-writes Mrs. Charles Hutt, of Tan-
the other revenues, deliveries of coal from Germany arder place, Dudley, Worcestershire; 18, and sundry
York- company's profit for the year works the reparations scheme. Wages form High-street, Guildford, Surrey; 68, cook island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Baby's Own Tablets are a plea- out at $22.39 per acre on the whole such a high proportion of total costs Market-place, Heckmondwika,
and absolutely harmless in coal mining that any depression af- shire; 162, Breek-road, Liverpool; 16 sant mature area of 1,404 acres.
17, High-street, Maidstone, medicine especially designed for Though our all-in-cost of production fects wages or employment fret of all. and present were: Mr. R. F. Brash (directory of the company, it has not been to figures supplied to the League of Moss Side, Manchester:
thus cleansing the Davis (acting brought about at the expense of the Nations by our Ministry of Labour), change, 22, Cross-street, Manchester dren. Their first effect is gently C. J. Y Mr. tor),
proper upkeep of the 170,000 British miners were without 48, High-street, Pwllheli, Carnarvon laxative. well-being and
bowels of impurities. Then they Mr. F. Duxbury (on director for
We spent during that year work.
the
cool stomach, leave. Mr. J. McLean, Mr. A. Vestates.
The experts are agreed that efforts 9 and 11, $5,378.97 on contour trenching and Tyack, Mr. A. E. Keymer, Mr. R. P.
feverishness, if any, relieve the Skipton: 1.184 High-street, late
1,20 consumption of coal must be made 61, Current Accounts opened and Fix-Phillips (representing the secretaries, bunding, the planting of cover crops to control world supply and to stimu- Essex: 35. College-street, Rotherham;
Messrs. Brown, Phillips and Stewart), and manurial experiments.
With regard to capital axpenditure on an international basis. Four lines Chester-road, Stretford, Manchester; pain and griping if the child has
Wath-on-Dearne, near indigestion,
complaint, High-street, and Mr. H. L. Armstrong (mine man.
we spent during the year altogether of action are referred to in the League
Rotherham; Station-road, Wellington, or colic, allay the irritation of ager).
$5,176, of which $3.255 was on ac-of Nations Coal Report: (a) an inter-
kets Shropshire;
Baxtergate, 4, Chairman's Speech
teething, destroy worms, and thus After preliminaries, the chairman, count of buitings and $1,022 was for national agreement on output, markets
the maintenance ard
improvement of and prices between producers; (b) an Whitby, Yorkshire.
in a natural way promote health- Facilities for day and night bank- in the course of his speech, said:-
bar-international committee representing the 40 acres of immature rubber. The accounts set out in detail the
for expenditure, all interests; (c) measures assimi- are now available at over 11 per giving sleep and repose. developmental This
the Midland receipts and outgoings for the year,
which averages $10.94 per acre per lating wages, hours of work and labour cent, of the offices of and the general manager's report
year seems high, but most of it, Le conditions; (d) the abolition of arti- Bank, the service being in operation gives all details regarding the work
$25.66 per acre was expended on soil feial restrictions which at present at no less than 226 branches of at the mine.
the mine cultivation and the planting of cover hamper the coal trade. The League which The actual working at
of Nations puts out these ideas to the shows a small loss for the year of crops.
world, leaving it to take its choice. $400 after providing for administra- Head $20,000,000 tion and overhead charges.
$6,725, 8,000,000 office expenditure amounted to 4,000,000 BC
our directors have provided for Line depreciation on the transmission 4,000,000 account and on the dewatering and 2,219,000 timbering account, which, in addition
to a transfer from development HEAD OFFICES: SINGAPORE.
of Bome $30,000, re- Branches, Agencies and Correspon-serve account dents in the principal cities of the quire together a further $9,498.
The net result is a loss of $16,561 world.
which has been carried to the bal goce sheet. As you will realise the larger part of the loss is due to the amounts written off in respect of de- preciation, and I propose later to put before you suggestions for your con- sideration as to how this position, which under present conditions is bound to recur each year, can be best dealt with:
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. (Established 1917.)
Authorised
Issued
Paid-up
CAPITAL.
Reserve Liabilities
Shareholders
Surplus
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL,
Manager. Hong Kong, 18th May, 1929.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Fermoan. Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899.
Cempel Bank in Formosa. Bank-Neten inued Avarugu mount Ten. 45,000,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: JAPAN-Tokyo, Yuhoaame Kobe, Osaka. FORMOSA-Giran, Kagi, Barenko,
Kedung
Fooctor,
Bouzabaya, Caloutte,
Makong, Nanto, Slunchiku, Tina, Tainan, Telmo, Tansui, Toon, Heito, Tai Amay. CHINA-Shanghai, Haskow,
walo, Catani TERB
Kong, Siopapere, Batavis, Bookay, Spinacat. London, New York, Daiesp.
LONDON BANKERS:
Funtanak, Kazoos, Kotterdam The London County Westminster and Parr's Bank.
Ebanghai, Sibales Біндерота,
Samsreng"),
Soerabai1, The Bank has Certospondents in all the prin (Suraceta Soczkaria (Boloj, Tegal, Tiletiap sipal Commendat Geniess throughout the ward.
K. NAGURA, and Weltevreden."
lat.
"These officer hara safe deposit box Leaden Banken-Netlonal Provincial Bank Ltd.
Pornpandents all over the world
Biking business of erozy
description transacted.
P
M. ELLERG
་
Μεταμός.
Long Xong, 27th May, 1829.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris..
Subscribed Capital .Frs. 72,000,000.00 | Paid-Up Capital...Frs. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds ....Frs.102,000,000.00
Bangkok Battambang Kue
Cartho
Cantou
BRANCHES:
Uong Kong Quinhon
Saigon Shanghai Mengtze Nam-Dinh Singapore
Djibouti Neumes
Fort-Bayard Papeete
Haiphong
Hankow Hanoi
Thanhea Tientsin Tourane Peking
Pnom Penh Vinh Pondicherry Yunnanfu DANKERS:
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 & Co.; French American Banking Car poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LECOT,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st May, 1929.
HONG KONG BRANCH;
8, Des Voeux Road Canal. Hong Kong. 19th Jacony, 1929.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD;
Established 1912.
Head Office:-Hong Kong,
Authorized Capital (HK. Currency)...$10,000,000 Paid Up Capital woman
Benerva Fund P
BRANCHES:-
9.861.200
650.000
Tim Lloyd's Bank Limited Correspondente in al prinsipal cities of the World.
Our financial position continues to be a strong one. After deducting the amount of sundry creditors (consist- ing of estate expenditure, directors' fees, etc., on account of the past year).
རྒྱུ།
per the sum required to pay the cent, dividend Dos proposed and other reliabilities, the company had in Gov- and other ernment Securities, cash, liquid resources, at the end of the year $153,271 inclusive of $24,081 being the value of rubber in store and in transit at the close of the balanc> sheet,
Under the heading of permanent you will note a sale of buildings $2,000. This represents the value of a house built many years ago on our neighbour's land with his consent. The land was bought last year by a third party who took over the house at the figure stated
Our estimated crop for this year is 385,600 lb. and if the price of our commodity should advance to the re- gion of 1s. Bd. per lb. (as is confid- ently expected in some quarters it will do) Dur company could easity a profit of 20 per cent. on its paid up capital
soon earn
The report and accounts were adopt- ed, a dividend of 7 per cent. was de- clared. Messi's. Tan Suo-ghi and Chan Kang-swi were re-elected directors, and the auditors, Messrs. Evatt and Co., were re-appointed.
Vie have also sold the Chendai Mill with a certain amount or spare AIRMEN & SEAMEN parts for $10,000 as this mill is not required by the company under pre- The sum of $6,206 sent conditions.
and machinery is credited to plant account and the balance of the price credit of has been passed to the stores and spares.
The continued depression in the our last general price of tin since
has prevented any chance of tul negotiations either for the sale of the property or for the rais- ing of further capital
Company's Future
to the letter of
SICKNESS INSURANCE ENFORCED IN ITALY
An Act of January 10, 1929, intro- duces in Italy, compulsory sickness insurance for seamen and airman. Up Ministry of till the present, "The
Gazette" Lebour
gays, no general! health insurance system has been es- tablished in Italy, and seamen have.
40
and
are situated within the London postal area, and 186 are in various important provincial centres.
Your chemist sells Baby's Own Tablets, or post free, 60 cents per vial, from the Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co., 60, Kiangse Road, Shang- hal.
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
Beef Sirloin
לי
فار
Bullock's Brains
Heart
APPROXIMATE RETAIL
Aug. 15, June, June,
1929. 1918. 1914.
Cte Cts. Cl
lb. 28
Hofhow
Turkeys, Cock
Turkeys, Hen
Snipe Pheasant
Quall Partridges
新鮮
*
#
海南雞
Jb.
## ZEBRA
2868888#
**
DER
獅粖肥鸭班鸡新本海糖白海火火沙山橋路
#
pair
each
| | | | | | ឌឌធំ គឺ ៩ រ់ ៖ 8 គឺ គ.
នន៨៨ } និង ] } } | a |
PRICES.
Aug. 16, June, June,
Butcher Meat.
Poultry.
1929. 1918, 1814.
Cts. Cta. Cta.
·牛尾耙
24
12
Chicken
Va.
50 30 $1
Prime Cut
30 28
Corned
23 12
Capona, Small Capona,
55 28
30
Large
28 30
Roast
28
24 *2
77
Duck
40 22
21
Breast
20 21
18
Doves
#7
each -
22
21
Soup
24
20
13
*
Egga, Han (cooking)..
per doz. 28
18
Steak
28
24 22
Eggs, Hen (fresh)
25
D
Steak Sirkon
86 30 85
"
Fowls, Canton
36 24
17
Sausages ...
32
26
20
Fowls, Hainan
12-
35 24
Tongue, fresh
per set 15
10
14
Geese
24
24
each er
50.
60
Pigeons, Canton
each 65
80
17
Tongue, corned
4
BO
28
"
H
Hend ...
$1.20
$1.20
jb.
24 lb.
18
14
$1
Hamp, Salt
20 34
18
Feet
each 10
10
12
11
"
Kidneys Tail
15
10 12
25 20
22
Liver
12
b.
24
18 14
Tripe
8 6
7
J
set $1.20 $1.00 $1.00
Fruits.
lb.
46
26
16 26
Almonds
杏
64 8:5
#3
44 24
Apples (California)..
11
"
45
Bananas (bride's)
OF
24 $0 金山鄰藥. 蕉山香蕉
5
4
30
Carambola
14 12
Per act 3
12
"
18 15
Coconuts
# each 14
10
28
.18
13
Lemons, China ..............
$196.
10
25
30
20 18
Lemons (American)
each 15
10 10
金山機 (ach g
8
13
10
3
Lichees, Dried
**+ lb.
25
80
lb.
48
80 24
Oranges (Canton)
新會甜橙
86
25
23
Oranges
#
17
38
40
60 70
Pears (Canton)
19
80
21
21
Peanuts
#
37
14
10
12
per set 92
60
70
Persimmons, Large
--
#I
16
11
11
8 each
Plantain
*
5
B
#T
12 15
10
46
26
25
Pamelo, Siam ........................
each 12
12
25
25
92
Walnuts
# 1b.
18
30
20 18
Grapes
48
26 26
**+
90
26 20
82
been protected by those sections of Calves' Head & Feet the Commercial Code which provide Mutton Chop that, in the event of sickness or in- jury during a voyag-, & seaman is medical entitled this wages and attention gt the expense the ship. ness
of
"
Leg
Shoulder Saddle
Brains
P
"
ser-
Fry
£4
41
Head
Heart Kidneys
at
are
to
Liver
The suggestion made last year by a section of preference shareholders that the company should be wound up has received the consideration of
The new Act makes siek- Pig's Chitiings the board, who are of opinion that
insurance compulsory for all per- the decision in this matter must rest
sons employed in civil, maritime, and Feet a large extent with the ordinary aerial undertakings (exclusive of those shareholders, who own the controllin employed
the administrative in interest in the company, with 319,211
the approximate vices of such undertakings), and re- votes
against as
Faseist National Emalon, UK
efer presented by the Canton, Sangini, Haakow,
the 60,000 prefer Bangkok, New York and Ben France voting power of
Confederation of Seamen and Airmen. ence shares, with one vote each, held Persons of foreign nationality LONDON BANKERE:
by the signatories
covered by the scheme, in so far as the September 7, 1928, and their friends, cover of the States to which they Pork Chop
continued dissatisfaction
of legislation are belong guarantees equivalent protec this substantial minority of share-
The insured tion to Italian workers. holders, which has been evident in
gince our last meeting person is entitled either to free medi- many ways
it is opined might be cal treatment and to his wages in ac and which again voiced to-day, is, and I think cordance with the relevant sections of Sheep's Head & Feet..
Heart every one will agree with me, mani- the Commercial Code (which are now
Kidneys extended to cover airmen), or to fre festly detrimental to the interests of
medical treatment and a daily allow-
Liver the company, and more especially so if the policy of the company is the ance in all cases of illness not involv sale of the property or the raising of further capital.
Foreign exchange and banking business of atory daseripton trested.
Jafo Deposit Boxes (various sizce) at a yearly renta of Imu $5 to $40,
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 19th February, 1927.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
(Specially Authorised by Presidential
THE
However much the present mem-
the preference ters of the board may wish to assist
נו
17
Leg
Loin Fat or Lard
ing the application of the provisions Sucking Pigs, to order of the Code.
Suet, Beet Maternity Benefit
In the event of the insured person's
Mutton
W
Sausages
No. 1
11
Fish.
death, a month's wages is paid to his Yeal ence shareholders, nothing Mandate of the Republic of China
widow or children. Maternity benefit can really be done to improve their on the 22nd of November, 1917.)
position without the consent
shall $60,000,000.00 ordinary shareholders, and I
have more to say about this later. Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital
18,278,600.00
-Straits Times. 9,629,425.24 Reserve Fund
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central Branches and Sub-branches all over China and Correspondents in Europe, America and other parts of the world. National Bankers: The London Provincial and Union Bank of Eng land, Ltd.
Trust Company of The Guaranty New York.
New York Bankers: The Irving National Bank.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, New York.
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 ....Yen 105,500,000 Reserve fund
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencles at: Alexandria
Newchwang
Batavia Bombay
Buenos Ayres Calcutts
Canton
Changchun
Dairen (Dainy)
New York Qɛakя Peking
Rangoon
Rio de Janeiro Saigon
San Francisco
Fengtien (Mulden) Seattle
amburg
nkow
Semarang Shanghai Shimonosekl
Singapore
Soerabaya
Sydney. Tientsin
Tokyb
Tsingtau Vladivostok
Temporarily (Closed)
The Equitable Trust Company of Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits. Terme on application.
LOW PRODUCTION COSTS IN -PAST YEAR
ed
of the is payable in respect of women cover. The de. Act. by the new
nder under pendants of persons insured the Act will be entitled to medical and maternity benefits either gratuitously
contribu Barbel ... or subject to an increased
Voluntary Bream “UNITED MALACCAS" tion by the insured person.
insurance is permitted under certain Canton Fresh conditions for persons for whom the Water Fish,
The obligation to insure has ceased.
provided by com-Carp insurance funds are
uver Catfist tributions paid by employers, The nineteenth annual general
the cost of the fulfilment of their ob- Coffish meeting of the United Malacca Ruh-ligations under the relevant sections
1618 Crabs held was
པདྨ་ OR
of the Commercial Code, and by con- ber Estates, Ltd., August 3, at Malacca, the Hon. Mr.
tributions, paid
paid jointly by employers Cuttle Fish and
to cover the Deb employed Tan Cheng-lock (chairman), presid-
persons ing.
new benefits provided by the Act; the DACE latter contributions must not exceed 4
The chairman, in the course of his address, said: It is very satisfactory to be able to report that, in spite of the difficult year under review and the low prices ruling for our com- modity, the year's working shows a profit
of over 9 per cent. upon the issned capital.
Every doccription of Banking Busi-
Though some ancertainty still ness transacted.
Loans granted on approved secur- exista in the rubber market, yet, on the whole, the immediate prospects itiea.
Special facilities for Home Ex- of the industry seem to be good, and this, combined with the company's change.
strong financial position, justifies the CHEN,
recommending the pay Manager. directors in
ment of a dividend of 7 per cent. on aerount of the past year. I hope you will approve of it.
SBOU
3...
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Canton
to
cover
per cent. of the insured person's Dog Fish
The administration of the Act Eels, Conger wage. is entrusted to an incorporated insti- tution known as the Sickness Insur- ance and Social Welfare Fund for
Froga
Fresh Water
Yellow
Seamen and Airmen Enginearing. Garoupa
ALL ABOUT COAL
(By Leslie R. Aldous]
-
Gudgeon
Herrings
Halibut
Labrus
world's production of coal aver-Loach ages 1,200,000,000 metric tons a year, Lobsters of which the United Kingdom is res- ponsible for about quarter or a Bfth.
at
that
Mackerel
World Oysters
What is the cause of the depression Frawn
Present weighing pur-Rock Fish
This is not a quotation from the new Monk Fish The average price obtained for our of the "Encyclopaedia Britan crop for the year under review, of the of the bare facts which Mullet nica, which was sold in Singapore, was HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
only 9.380 or 09.41 ets. per b. emerges from the Report on the
published by the Parrot Fish Cual Crisis, just 10, Des Voeux Road Central,
decidedly poor,
and This price was
Two meetings Ferch League of Nations. Hong Kong Đ
$10,000,000 we were enabled to earn a net profit
were held at Geneva, at which the Authorised Capital
Pike 6,000,000 of $31,357 through our having auc leading coal experts from many coun- Paid-Up Capital
1,500,000 ceeded in reducing the all-in-cost of Reserva
tries were consulted. So comprehen- Plaice production from 32.99 ets per lb for sive is the League's survey that it is Pomfret, White BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
1927-28 to 26.06 cts. for the past
no cxaggeration to
it tells us Pomfret, Black Batavis Melbourne San Francisco
Fo year, ie, by 6.93 cts. per b
"all about coal Nagasaki Scattle Bombay
the
was 85 year 1928-27 our cost New York Semarang Cale, éta
high as 38.56 cls. per lb. This con-
on the Bay Osaka Singapore
alderable reduction in cost was effect- Sourabaya Paris Haiphong
of Am Sydney
ed in spite of the fact that we har coal industry? For
America Roach Bonolulu Feking ·
the United States. DOBC9 vested a crap of 808,243 lb. for the Taipeb
be left out of the problem. “Al- Kobe Penang
Pear as compared with 411,817 1 Kowloon Rangoon Tientsin
Was though they produce almost as mach Saimon for 1827-28 The lower crop was coal as Europe, their industry is nor- Sherk London Balgon Tokyo.
partly the result of restriction, which Mani Shanghai
mally almost self-contained. Our coa! Skate Correspondents, is all principal cities did not cease till November, and problem is mainly a European one ** partly due to our having adopte
That problem can be stated in a nut Every description of Banking and throughout the whole of last year the shell Most countries have increased Sna Exchange business transacted Loans A.3.0 periodic system of alternate their capacity for production; but the Sale granted on approved securitien daily tapping whereby 1/3 of the
SATE DEPOSIT BOXES to let bearing, area was rested while 2/8 demand or coal is almost stationary, KANKTONG PO was tapped on a Vicharrards indeed in some directions it has fallen off to an alarming extent. Of mer gan Ohler Manager, the young, areas and 1/3 cut in
antile marine, 88 per cant, have been Hong Kong 21 March, 1977/0 respect of the old areas.
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