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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Autor Captial $50,000,000 Jacurd and Yolly Wald-up Her Fun
Sterling
Miler
20,000,000
£4,500 | 24 3, 1946 a
Herre Liability bi Propristom.... $20,000,000
READ OFFICE: HONO KOKO.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :~~
W. H. Bell, Bag,
Chairman.
1. A. Flummer, Esq. Deputy Chairman,
3. D. F. Baish, Esq.
\. H. Compton. Eng.
1. T. Zehason, Bog.
3. Landar Lowia, Esq.
ANCE
PANOKOS
SATAVIA
JUKDAY
CALOGTTA
W. L. Putlander, Ere.
T. E. Ponzos, Zaq.
T. II. E. Shaw, Esq.
J. F. Warren, Esq.
Chial "Manage.
Bos. Mr. &. 0. Hysen.
BRANOKES:-
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
BOUKDEN
AAR (Lubaru)
NADAMAKI
PENANG
CANTOX
LEONA
TOLOMBO VATREN
NEW YORK
PRIPING
RAIFUORI HAMBURG
BANGDON
BAN PRANCISCU,
SHANGHAI
KONOKEW
ILOILO
NOURABAYA
RUNGE PATANI
BANKOW SARBIN
ПРОЕ
TORN
TORR
IOWIAUS
EGALA COMPUTA
SAIGON
HINGAPURE
TURNTAIN
CORYO
CSINOFAO
VOKOHTA MA
Current ons opsoal in Ecest Curvancy and Fixed Deposit id for one year or shorter period in Local Curray and Forlag anferma na will be quoted on application. Hong Kong, 414 January, tika
THE CHARTERED BANK OF
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charler, 1853.
**
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
..£3,000,000
Reserve Fund
.£4,000,000
Resorvo Liability of Proprie
tors
.£9,000,000
ALON STAN
|(Kikiny Stales}
ARITSAR
BANQROX
KEW YORK
Agencies and Branches:
KUALA LUMPUR
BATAVIA
DOMBAY
CALCUTTA CANTON PAWNPORE
CKBU
COLOMBO
DAIREN (Dalay
Sawth Maarħurta) DELIU
HAIPHONG
HABURO
HANKOW
BARDIN
...(N. Hunchorini
HND HUNG
114.12.0
JPOU
RABACIH
BLANG
RODK
KUALA KANGSAR
Pork (P.M.S
KUCHIING
MADHAR
MANILA
MEDAN
PEKING
PENAKO ZESHAWAR BANGOUN SALOON SEMARANG SEREMBAN SHANGHAL NINGAPORE
BOURABAYA
TAIPING
P...)
YAVOT TUENTSIN TURTO
TONORA (Duet) THINGTAD YOKOHAMA ZAMANDA
(Philippins Jelanda
General
Foreign Exchange
and
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established 1917.)
CAPITAL,
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCE
AND
FINANCE.
ELECTRIC FURNACES And Sudan; of the remainder alf
IN STEEL MAKING
BREAKING DOWN TRADITION COURAGE AND CASH
THE CHIEF NEED
over-
was
other sources were represented.
Yarn The American yarn markot la generally quiet, Most salesmen of i every description of twist and weft. cops had little good to report yea terday. Trade was chiefly confined to small lots, though there was a fair Inquiry, but the prices offered were much below spinners' ideas.
On the other hand a few spinners of Ring Twist had a fair day, and Bome good lines of velvet wefts were also booked for homo use, but Buyers at these were exceptions. the moment appear to be holding talk back, und is also common
TUESDAY JANUARY 28, 1930.
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
Beef Sirloin
Prime Cut Corned
Roast
Breast
#
+
Soup
Steak
Steak Sirlon Sadzages
*R*
33 tätett
Jan. 23, June, June,
Poultry.
RD.
fb.
Jan. 23, June, June,
1930. 1918. 1014.
Cta. Ctal Cta.
62
Capoña, Large
Eggs, Hen (cooking)..
11
31
30
28
28
40 22
Acach 25
新鮮戰蛋
THE TH
18 per doz. 84
25
82 36
1980. 1018. 1914.
Gta. C. Ct.
lb.
28
24
12
80 28
11
Chicken Capons, Small
23 12
28
24 22
Duck
24 20
18
Doves
24
20
18
28 24
22
Eggs, Hen (fresh)
"
38
80 85
Powis, Canton
82
26 30
#
per set 15
10
12
Gece
each 65 60 60
Tongue, corned Hood
--
[CD]
72
$1.20
-$1.20
Heart
61
Ib. 21
JA
14
Hump. Salt
31
Feet
Beach 10
12
Kidneys
41
16
12
Tail
25
22
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1b.
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"
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Leg
"
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10
Saddle
半按
A paper by Me. N. Ryland Davis and Mr. C. R. Burch upon electric furnacea for steel melting, which was read to the Manchester Asso- ciation of Engineers, discussed in some detail early attempts upon the use of current for melting and the |Banking basiness. transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix-difculties, not altogether d Deposits, received for 1 year or come, which prevented its applica that spinners who sold heavily a shutter periods at rates which wltion. The authors concluded, how- be quoted on application.
ever. that the newest form of in- few weeks ago find great difficulty A. H. FERGUSON,
in obtaining delivery instructions. duction furnace had removed the Manager,
last argument in favour of the al-In Egyptian sorts salesmen for the Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929.
ternative crucible process, and that past week have had a quiet time. confined to present the two main stumbling-blocks left Purchases are were "courage on the one side and requirements; where larger weights on the other cash." One of the in- Are mentioned the prices are on too teresting process described low a basis for acceptance except Pig's Chitlings
by the most needy sellers.. that by which stainless steel was
Cloth It was originally made in $20,000,000 made.
8,000,000 very small quantities in the 4,000,000 crucible, its products made into fancy goods which sold at so high 4,000,000 2,210,000 4 price that melting costs of £20 1 HEAD OFFICES:-SINGAPORE. ton were not considered prohibitive. Brunches, Agencies and Correspon. When the engineering demand grew denta in the principal cities of the larger ingots were required, and any prospect of business, Kalos y be
Every description of Banking and the arc-furnace was found capable Manchester market is therefore in of making ingots on to twenty tons the doldrums, and is not improved Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOI, and to reduce melting costs by about £15 a ton. Even if it were Hong Kong, 15th May, 1929.
now possible to make stainless steel in the open hearth the saving would scarcely be more than 1 per cent.
There could be little doubt, how-of front a reaction in cotton may Suet, Beef
one never can tell what change Sucking Pigs, to order ever, that steel made in the crucible not bring at a moment's notice, for was better than the products of the stocks abroad cannot be heavy and Vas! arc-furnace and the open hearth. in many cases it must be only lack Sauenges During the last few years an olec- of confidence that is holding back
Inquiry.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The stain of the above Back in conduct-
by the ONO KONU AND BIJANOILAT BANKING CORPONATION.
2017 ca spplication.
YUK THE HONG KONG I BANKING CORPORATION,
BILANGHAI
J. O. HYNES,
Call Macuget,
bou Kong, likh September, 1971,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETT!
DANKEES,
*
Established 1934. Hong Kong 0:- Queva's Road Central. Authorised "Capital .......... Quidam 150,000,000- (212,500,000.)
10,000,000 Paid-Capkað
[£6,250,067.)
(23,083,833.)
XONICE
Authorised Issued
Paid-up Reserve
Shareholders Surplus
Liabilities
ot
world.
Manager.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipah, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899,
Kelung
Central Bank in Formone, Bank-Notes later Avant under 15,000.
BRANCHES AND AORNOJES: JAPAN :--Totya, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka, FORMOS&Uiran, Paud ....... Guliders 40.000.000
Eagy Karako, Makong, Haule, Bhinekiky, Taleku, Talsi, Takao. Tame Town, Hito, Taite
Swatow, Canton. OTHERS-Hong Kong,
Band Oos :-(AMSTERDAM”). Zastor Bond DOM:-BATAVIA
Bandong') Dombey, Calcutta, Charlton, · Djambre, Djoli Jakarta) Tha Itagua'), Teddah, Kóba, Kola Radęs, Makasar, Madan, Padats Palombang, Pskalongan, Peny Pontiana
ghal,
- Botterdam'), damarang).
Soaraba (Bamates), Blogspore, Boskela (Bola)," Tagal, Tillaslap ́and Weltevreden.");
KANCHE—fiandjarmasin
Then afiona haya sala daposli kozas to lat.
Losing Bankerstellationi. Provincial Bank Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world
Winking bulan ul
description treated
'P, M. ELDEDO.
Hong Kong, M7th May, 1029.
Maang.
BANQUE DE L'INDO - CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
16, Boulevard Haussman, Paris,
Subscribed Capital Fra. 12,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital ...Fra. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds ....Fra.102,000,000,00
Saigon Shanghai Singapore Thanbes
BRANCHES: -Bangkok Hong Kong Quishon
Battambang
Mengtze Cantho Canton Nam-Dink Djibouti Neumes Fort-Bayard Papeete Tientsin
Peking Halphong
Hankow Liano!
Tourane
Phong-Panh Vinh Pondicherry YunBaafu DANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Basi Credit Industriel et Commercial; So- clete Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Pro-
tric furnace had been introduced. which would make atcel at least as. good as the crucible, if not better. This worked in accordance with the principle that when metal was
The cloth market is apathetic. Prices are steady, but where in- quiries for weight come forward,
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CHINA-hanghai, Hankni, mog, Foochow placed in an alternating magnetic CRASH AIDS CANADA Canton Fresh Water
Sonrabaya.
Binery.
Bombay, l'atais, London, New York, Dalen. The Landen County Westminster and Parts Back LONDON DANKERS:
The Bank has Correspondante in all the pris cipal Commercial Center throughout the world.
E. NAGURA,
Mazagar.
HONG KONG BILA FOR:
3. Vous Road Central. Hlavy Kong, 19th January, 1939,
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 10IR.
Head Office-Hong Kong.
Authorised Capital (II,% Currency) ...$11,000,500 Paid Up Capitals
• B,000 Su "BG0,000
DRANCHES -
wow,
Csatos, Shanghe, Kakow, Bangkok, How York at Bad Pead
LONDON DANKERS,
The Lloyd's Bank Limited. CORÉESPONDENTE
to all principal cliis of the World. Parely exchange and banking business of wry dription transected.
bafe Depot Boxes Jrariona Irra) at a yourly farm or rom 50 to $40,
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 19th Februsy, 1927.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
(Specially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.)
field it got hot. A photograph and
Carp
diagram showed the quarterton in- Money Leaves U.S.A. for Catást
River Don works of the duction furnace Installed at the
Steer Corporation. Experimenters
British
the North
Codfish Craba
The crash in security in New blessing to Canada, as over two billion dollars,
Cuttle Fist Dab Daco
following the researches of Dr. York will prove a Northrup found 4 number of obstacles in their way when they attracted to that money centre by Dog Fish attempted to make this sort of fur-high interest rates, has already Eels. Conger Aace. They were told that it was gravitated back to Canada and in
desirable and the crucible should lift out for pouring the metal, as only thus would it be possible to follow the practice of the skilled teemer which was regarded as im- portant. It was forbidden to pour through a funnel since this was supposed to chill the metal, and they were not allowed to superheat it on the mysterious ground that it [would "burn” the metal.
Physical Difference
terior banks of the United States,
"
Fresh Water
Yellow
Herrings
according to the Vancouver corres Frogs pondent of the Financial Times. Garoupa The process is not yet completed Gudgeon according to Canadian observers,
This means that morchants, Halibut manufacturers, builders, prospective Labrus home owners and the various classes Looch interested in real estates, municipal Lobsters and Government projects, or in the Mackerel development of Industries and n Monk Fish tural resources, will witness a period Mallet of more plentiful and lower priced Oysters money for their operations.
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Testa, however, showed that the traditions of the crucible could be disregarded. The only one which
Mr. Roger W. Babson, the Boston Parch remained, as a lingering memory, was that of the "killing fire." It economist, told Mr. G. L.. Fraser, Pike was held essential to keep the metal barrister, of Vancouver, that he Plaice molten for an hour to free it from saw a great benefit ahead for Pomfret, White Canada as a result of the Stock Pomfret, Black gas bubbles and slag. This proved
Prawns untrue; actually the dirt formed a Exchange crash. ring of molten slag on the sides and
"Your mines, oil fields, natural Roy the metal was poured clean. The resources and sound industrial un. Rock Fish outstanding physical difference was dertakings," he said, "will now bo Roach that the electric furnace worked in logical and fruitful fields for this Salmon $60,000,000.00 free air with the addition of a de- great wealth which has been re Shark
18,278,600.00
9,029,426.24 oxidiser to produce the same pro-leased." Mr. Babson added that be Skate
knew of no more promising field for Shrimps There might have been some ex- young men than Western Canada. Snapper cuse for fearing for the safety and Mr. Edward A. Filenc, a wall- Bolez reliability of a device in which a known international
economist, Tench quarter-ton of molten steel was sur- echoed the same views, stating Turbot Branches and Bub-branches all over rounded by a water-cooled metal that, with America belifnd Canada Turtles, amaji, fr. water China and Correspondents in Europe coll, the whole in a wooden box. and Asia in front of her, the future Every description of Banking and America and other parts of the world. providence provided the conditions of Canada, and particularly of Exchange Business transacted.
London Bankers: The National Provincial and Union Bank of Eng. which we ourselves had not Western Canada, is assured. land, Ltd.
the nerve to simulate," the on-
vincial & Union Bank of England, Authorised Capital Ltd: Comptoir National d'Escompte Paid-up Capital de Parla: Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French American Banking Cor- peration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York,
S
Interest allowe on Current Ac- counts and Fixed norits according to arrangements.
Safe Deposit Boxes to lat.
A. LECOT,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st May, 1929.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Reserve Fund
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4. Queen's Road Central
duct as the closed crucible.
The Guaranty Trust Company of gineers reported. A crucible crack- New York.
New York Tankers:-The Irving National Bank.
ed bag thirty or forty pounds of
metal replaced the sand backing
CANE SUGAR
The Equitable Trust Company of which had run out, but solidified New York.
against the coil and no damage was
Empire
Interest allowed on Current Ac-dons. To-day it was possible to de. Federation of the British counts and Fixed Deposits. Terma on sign with confidence a five-ton or application. Established 1880.
Every description of Banking Bust ten-ton furnace which would com- ness transacted.
pete with the arc és a melting unit.. Capital (fully paid-up) Yea 100,000,000 Lonas granted on approved secur Reserve Fund. ..... .Yan 108,500,000 | Itles,
Special facilities for Home Ex-MANCHESTER TRADE change.
Mangor. Sir Jacob Behrens and
Sons Report
Hand OfficeYOKOHAMA, Brescher and Agencies' at: Alexandria* Pre
Nagoya Batavia masik
Newchwang Bombay holde
Now York Buenos-Ayres, (Temporarily
Osaka
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San Francisco
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Hankow
Harbin
Hot Bo
Honolulu
Karschi
Kobe London
Angelas
Semarang Shanghai
Shimanoseld Bings Bourabaya
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Cane Shorts, bunch..
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Cucumbers
Garlic..
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old
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NEW CUSTOMS DUES Arst, beginning on February 1 and The amount of duty to be paid on
EXPLAINED
INCREASE IN PAYMENT FROM ONE TO THREE PER CENT....
APPLYING THE SYSTEM.
ending March 15 takes as the this commodity, between February 1 exchange rate 2/24 which was the and March 15, would be about average rate for the last quarter Shanghai Tle. 12. Thus, the total of 1929. "The second, beginning on cost of the article, value and duty March 16 takes 2/7, which was the would be increased from Shanghat average rate for January 1929, as Tis. 111.14 to about Shanghai Tis. the rate of conversion.
112, or less than one per cent. This new system will be applied From March 16, the Kaikuan tael only to specific duties on imports will be given a value equivalent to The Sugar Federation" of " the From an authoritative source. it from abroad. It will not affect 1.75 of the new unit, that is, to British Empire, a body which com was learned In Shanghal recently inter-port duties nor exports It G.40.70 or about 35d. The same Prises the associations of cane sugar that the purpose of the conversion does not affect ad valorem duties, commodity would be taxed about producers throughout the Empire, of the basis for collection of which are expressed in percentages Shanghai Tis. 14 and the increase (namely, Australia, South Africa, Custome duties on imports from Based on gold Invoice values. would be, for value and duty,-from- Mauritius," India, British Guiana abroad from Halkuan taels to a new The following explanation in Shangbal Tle. 111.14 to about. 114 ated the West Indian Lalande), the gold unit was to protect the position detall of the working of the new or a Hitle under three per cent British Refiners Association, the of Customs-sectired debts and to system may be accepted as These illustrations are based upon In their report dated December 4, Canadian Rafinéries and the British avoid serious loss of revenues by authoritatives
the assumption that silver will res HONG KONG HEIGHTS 1919. Sir Jacob Behrens and Sons Empire Sugar Machinery Manufac reason of the higher cost of gold The Haikuan tael is an hypotheti-main as it la. If the value of silver
turers Association, at its December, remittances. | utatód :—
cal unit for Customs purposes only. rises to approach 2/7, the amount The American cotten market bas meeting unanimously elected the The Government remits abroad The ratio, at present is Halkman of the Increase will be proportion- For the Information of visitors passed through quiet week. Rt. Hon. L. S. Andery, M.P. as its each year approximately £9,000,000 Tla 100 equals Shanghai Tis ately less. So that if 2/7 should be the following lat of some of the Prices had a slightly easier tendency Chairman for 1980, /
to meet. Its obligations. In February 111.403
reached, there will be no increase highest points on the Island and except on Saturday, when there The Federation, which
was 1999, whon tariff autonomy became The new unit has a gold value of at all, Mainland. is published:
was a few rolata advance. New originally the Sugar, Section of the effective, one Shanghai teel could Gold 40:40 or about 20d.
At present, the average of Cus- York yesterday - developed a firmer British Empire Producers: Organ- buy 2/7; now, one Shanghal tael On February 1, the Halkuan tael toms duty is about 12 per cent. The tone, closing 16 to 27 polits dearer, Isation, has played a large part in can only buy 2/02 which nets the will be taken to be equal to 1.50 of above illustratione amply Indicate and Liverpool this morning opens maintaining the interests of Empire Government a loss of 26 per cent. the now unit. At current exchange, that the average increase in cost of 9 to 12 boints up. Egyptians have producers and it was largely due to To correct this situation, a plan the Haikuan wel is worth about goods laid down in Shanghat, at the also eased a little. Spot demand its efforts that the preferences were has been devised which was made Gold $0.56 or about 281. Thus, on present rates of exchange, will be has been but moderater the week obtained and subsequently, stabilia-effective in accordance with the February 1, when the first phase of approximately one per cent after sales only reached 82.000 bales. It ed. The main desideratum for out-fnstructions of the Minister of the new system becomes effective: February 1 and three per cent, after ls, however, very noticeable that a cessful sugar production, which re- Finance to the Chinees: Maritime the Haikuan tael will be valued at March 15.---
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