2
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorlood Capita
mamada daha kandati-2 $40,000,00 $10,000,000
Loosed and Fully Fuldup Burro Pan
Beting
—*******. §9,500,000
`Massive Lindlišty of Proprietors 833,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: DONG KONG
BOARD OF DIRECTORS-
7. à. Plummer, Est.
Chains
C, (1, M. Mackis, Koz.
Deputy Chairman.
J. D. P. Baka. Bet,
W. Bell, Esq.
a. 11. Caspiao, X.
m Leader Lewis, Bag.
*MOX
BANGROK
BATAVIA
COLOMBO DAIREN TOUCHOW
W. L. Pstionlet, Bag,
T. E. Parcs, Esq.
T. II. R. HAW, Raq.
J. P. Warren, Esq.
Chial Manager.
Hon. Mr. . . Hybes.
DRANCHES :-
NADARATI
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1859. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital
Reserva Fund ........
Reserve Liability of Proprie-
Agencies and Branches:
tora
ALUM KTAB
AMRITSAR
امعاهات وعلوان
BANDMOR
BATAVIA BOMBAY DALOUTTA CANTOW
САМУРОВЫ
COLOMBO
DARKY (Daisy
Houth Moberta)
DELKI
HANKOW
HAIPHONO
HANDURO
HARBIN
HÒNG TONG
(N. Manchuria)
11GHO
་
£3,000,000
£1,000,000
.£8,000,000
KUALA LUMPUR
KUCHLING
MADRAS
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PEXINO
MAKELA
PENAMO
PESHAWAR BANODON BAIUON HEMARANG REDEMBAN BHANUHAL BINGAPORE BOURADAYA
TAIPING
TONORAH [ekei)
TIENFRIN
TOKTO
TRINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANGA
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCE
AND
FINANCE
FUTURE OF THE OIL tion has not
*INDUSTRY
INCREASE IN DEMAND AND DIMINUTION IN SUPPLY
ATTITUDE OF REFINERS
many years
Constantly increasing growth for faces the petroleum industry, writes Roger W. Babson in a New York paper. Moreover, Foreign Exchange and General oil supplies are not unlimited, and
KUALA KANGSAR
Perak (F.M.B.)
(Philippine Islande)
Banking business transacted.
considerable success. Still the situation at Santa Fe Springs, Calif., remains trouble-
some.
At least one oil company re- fuses to enter the proration plan. The Lyon gas law, designed to cur- tall output of both natural gas and oil, is still being contestad in the courts and on finnt decision is ex- pected for aaveral weeks. In order localities conservation plans seem to be operating successfully and gradually being extended. All that can be said regarding the immediate la that reports crude oil situation
more favourable are considerably than they were last summer, but
are
Current Accounts opened and Fir.as they become scarcer they will be there are still some sore spots which i
LONDON
LYONS
1P01
MALACOA
KABACIT
BOMBAY
MANILA
KLANG
Loba
CALCUTTA
MUA Cohero)
CANTOR
MURDEN
CKWOO
NEW YORK
PELPING
PENANO
HAIPHONG
RANGOON
BAMBURG
BANKOW
AAN FRANCISCO
HABBIN
BHANGHA
HONGKER
IZOILU
NOURABAYA
IPOH
JOHORE
GUNOZI PATANI TIENTSIN
KOPE
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
BALOON
SINGAPORE
TEXTO
TSINGTAO
УШКОНАМА
Opret Accola posed in Local Currency and Pised Deposite ruraljad tor on year of akorlar periods in Leval Currency and Semeling
term which will be quoted on appillosion. Hong Kong, ith Yebruary, 19
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Buslans of the above Tank En "conduct by the 11ONG KONG AND SHANGHAL Bulae may be BANKING CORPORATION.
edialed an application,
FOR THE HONG KONG BHANGHAI BANKING COMPURATION.
A. C. HYNES,
Chiat Manager.
Hong Kong, 18k September, 1997,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY) BANKEDA.
-
Established 1916. Ime koos Cell Queen's Hood Central. ......... (holiday 18,000,000 Authored Capital
(1500,000) Tail. Capital Quillas 0,000,000- (20.666,047.3 Carmen Culidars 40,000,000- Reserve Pund"...
(28,825,258.)
Hol AMSTERDAM"). Eastern Head Office:-BATAVIA. GANOLIES—Bandjermane Bandong) Bombay. Calculta Obarlbon, Djiber, Djok Jakarta's The Harva'), Jaddaż, Kob
Hole-Radja Makinesi,
Podany
may result in temporary recurrence of over-production. almost as highy prized as a reser- The most definite signs of im-
ed Deposits received for 1 year or more valuable. The time may come which will when a producing oil well will be shorter periods at rates be quoted on application.
A. II. FERGUSON,
Hong Kong, 8th January, 1029.
Manager.
THE HO HONG BANK, LID.
Authorised
(Established 1917.)
CAPITAL
Issued Paid-up
Reserve Liabilities
of
that we have
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1930.
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
Steak Sirlon
„ Bausages ****** Ballock's Brains
APPROXIMATE RETAIL
נו
Mar. 7, June, June,
1930, 1918. 1014.
Eggs, Hen (cooking)..
Fowls, Hainan Geesa.*
Pigeons, Canton
fa
Salpe.. Pheasant
Quail Partridges
口味線
Mar. 7, June, June,
1980. 1018. 1916.
Cia. Cle. CLI
lb. 53.
10 . 81
each ---
cách đô
pair 2.00
each 20
80
28
22
21
24
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28
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PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
Gta. Cis. Cer.
Poultry.
Beef Sirloin
ib. 12
24 12
Chicken
Prime Cut
28
11
13
"
Capons, Small
48
Corned
36
23
12
1
Capons, Large
"
Roast
32 24 22
貔
65
11
#
Duck
38
"
Breast
28
20
18
Doves
Soup
28 20 18
P
per doz. 40
Steak
82
24 32
Eggs, Hen (fresh)
新鮮雞
46
25
20
$5
+
Fowls, Canton
12
93 26
20
#
Ib.
58
44
per set 15
2
10 12
36 24
"
Tongue, fresh .. Tongue, corned
each 70
60
60
80
80
60
2
Head
# $1.25
-$1.20
Hothow
45
+1
Turkeys, Cock
lb. 75
Heart
4
lb.
20
18 14
Homp, Salt
Turkey, Hen
58
Н
4
42
20
18
20
Feat
4
cách 1
10 12
M
Kidneys
15
10 12
4
#
Tail
28 20
22
*
H
Liver
J
4
1b. 26 13 14
Trips
10
4
6
7
"
Calves' Head & Fest .. Mutton Chop
set $1.20 $1.00 $1,00
lb, $6 26
*
Leg...
28 26
"
Almonds
1
Shoulder Saddio
86
24
43
www
21
80
27
Per set 8
12
Carambola
ib. 15 13
Coconata
28 15
18
18
20
Lemons, China
#
each 15
10 10
16 10 3
T
Lichees. Dried
lb. 46 80 24
17
36 25 23 36
12
60 40
70
22 21
per set 90
60 70
each 12
8 7
15 12 10 42 28
Persimmons, Iarge Plantain **
25
ib. 25 26 22
80 20
18
H
11
86 26 28
Weinats
Grapes
80 20 20
28
1:
32
Pig's Chitling
H
Brains Feat Fry
Head
M
Heart
Kidneys
拼
1
Liver
SE
Pork Chop
new
M
Leg
Loin
Fat or Lard
#
voir of molten gold. This may seem strange in the face of the aur-provement have occurred in the of refined products. manufacture plus production which has harassed the industry for the past three The refiners scent to be co-operating years. Such over-production does much more successfully. They saw not mean that there is too much clearly that the output was expand- oll in the ground, but it does mean Ing too rapidly and that an over- production of gasoline existed. They beon wastefully ex-
have taken effective steps to cur- -$20,000,000 | ploiting an invaluable natural re-
8,000,000 source. Competent geologists as tall output. As a result, the cs- 4,000,000 sure us that present petroleum timated production of gasoline for resources have an economic life of November is about 77,000 barrels 'a day below October, and the es- Shareholders
4,000,000
only about fifty years.
timated December production is 20,- 2,219,000 Surplus
Considering our dependence on
000 barrels lower than in November. HEAD OFFICES: SINGAPORE.
Industrial all our Branches, Agencies and Correspon-petroleum for dente in the principal cities of the activity and for our national de- Including imports, the total world.
fence we may rest assured that of daily supply of gasoline is now run- conservation will be rigidly enforcedning about 1,148,000 barrels, where- Exchange business transacted.
as the total estimated demand is TAN ENG HOOL in future years. If voluntary co-
operation fails legislative edict will 1,230,000 barrels. Instead of operat- Hong Kong, 16th May, 1929. be invoked. The problem is too im-ing at 80 per cent, of capacity, as portant to be left to the whims of they were in September, gasoline this refiners are operating at only about All individual producers.
73 per cent, of capacity. means that ruinous over-production with a profitless price level, must soon be a thing of the past.
Every description of Banking and
Manager.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899.
Bank-Noise issued Average autounian. 41,000,000
Edlung,
Central Bank in Formosa,
BRANCHES AND AUSHOLES, JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Danka, FORN06-tran.
Aug. Karako, Kelong Necte, Rhinebis, Tacha, Tilas Takao Tamsul, Ton, Ilalia, Taito
Pooshow, CHINA Mughal, Hankow, say,
Ewslow, Canion.
Beerbare OTHERS-Houg KOGE
Відрарот,
Bombay, New York Dairen. LONDON BANKERS;
Demand Should Increase This country must produce about. 4,000,000 new automobiles annually to take care of the demand for new cars and replacements of old ones. Our present automotive plants are gauged to this production, which must be maintained to keep them employed. The use of oil will con- stantly increase in connection with the automobile industry, and will Falembang, Pekalonga, Fana The London County Westminster and Pat's Dank, also find a rapid growth in use for The Bank has Correspondsala in at the petnaeroplanes for heating purposes, for alpal Commercial Cant aroughout the world.
shipa, and in a hundred other differ- ent ways.
At the beginning of 1924 we were using only 2,000,000 barrels of pe troleum a day. Consumption has steadily advanced from year to year THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. until at the end of 1929 we were
Fontana Bangoon, Masterdam'), Bamanagh
Shanghai, Sibolg Ringapors, Bourabala (Bamale), Cobart (Bolol. Tegal, Tilalap and Welleriden.")
3 Tavon abose hare safe deposit boxes to lek. Legden Bandar-Nusional Provincial Bank
Corrspondente all over the world
Banking belume of sterz Lotion transected.
P. M. ELBEBO
Manager.
How Long 17th May, 1729.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
11, Boulevard Hausman, Paris. Subscribed Capital Fra. 72,000,000,00 Padd-Up Capital...Fre. 68,400,000.00 Reserva Fanda....Frs.302,000,000.00 BRANCHES:
Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon Battambang Hua
Cho
Canton
<Djibouti
Mangtse
Saigon
Shanghai
Nam Dinh Singapore Neumen Thanhan
Fort-Bayard Papeeta Tientaln
Haiphong Hankow
Hanoi
Torrang
Pakiog Poon-Penh Vinh Pondicherry Yunnanta BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National
d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais;
Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; |
Credit Industriel et Commercial; So
ciete Generale.
NAGURA
Manager.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
# Vox Road Genial. Hong Kong. 19th January, 1900.
Established 1912.
Head Ulice:-Hong Kong. Autorend Caslial (H.E. Currency) #1,000,000
Paid U- Capha} meansımın Ramrys Fund
.
BRANCHES
,684,300
using over 3,000,000 barrels a day. In the past year the rate of con- aumption has increased 7.3 per cent. over 1928. Consumption. of gaso- cine increased about 14 per cent. With known petroleum resources de- Canton, Shanghai, *** Kaskow, Bwater, Bangkok, New York nad Ban Francis, finitely limited, in spite of flush out-
LONDON BANKERS |- -
put in recent years, it does not take much imagination to see the time when the oil companies will cease worrying about maintaining a pro- fitable price level, and lastead will be worrying as to where they are going to get enough oll to supply the overwhelming demand.
The Lloyd's Bank Limited. CORRESPONDENTA
In all principsi olikes of the World.
For arabangs and banking best of vy description transacted.
Bala Deporit Dose rarione dame) ai u pourly escial of hora 38 ko 340.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 10th February, 1927.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
Sheep's Head & Feet
H
Heart Kidney■ Liver
Sucking Pigs, to order
Saat, Beef
Refiners Halt Supply Refiners are determined to keep the supply of gasoline from flood- ing the market and seem likely to be successful in maintaining the level of output elightly below, or Barbel ... close to, the 1930 demand. Of Bream
an
质心府即墨洺肝肚脚打肿手由座八舞什如心腾肝骨势图沩脚心屡肝猪油泐
#
内船
牛羊仔仔
1
Voni
Matton
Sausages
No. 1.
*
Fish.
雄
15.
愆
I
Fish DJ
course, it should be pointed out that Canton Fresh Water Abk the consumption of gasoline in 1929
Increase, Carp abnormal showed amounting to nearly fourteen per Catish cent. over 1928. A normal increase Codesh would be about 10 per cent. Even Crabs if
妇
Eole, Conger
Fresh Water Yellow
general business conditions Cuttie Fist should result in some decline in the Dab rate of increase in gasoline demand Dace.... this year, that demand should still
Dog Fish experience normal expansion. From the statistical standpoint of supply and demand, the gasolino situation is improved. If refiners would hold to their present policy of restriction, and refrain from over- building their refinding capacity, better times for that phase of the Horrings
Halibut industry are visible.
Labrus
Frogs Garoupa Gudgeon
There is no occasion to rush in and load up on stocks, ovan though Laach some bargains now exist. The dis- Lobsters criminating investor will pick and Mackerel
$4 opportunities become Monk Fish choose manifest. A few good of stocks, Mullet however, can be accumulated for Oysters long-growth holding. The same is Perrot Fish true of certain sound pipe line Perch
Improvement may ba Pika securities.
slow, and there may be some false Plaice
•Facts mentioned above refer to starts, followed by reactions. How. Pomfret, White
the long-pull outlook for the indus-ever, the better grade oils and pipe Pomfret, Black try. The immediate situation is line issues seem to meet the tests
Prawns
not so clear. However, both Octo- of a sound long-pull investment. Ray
ber and November show a decline These tests are: (1) that the out-Rock Fish
in crude oil production, the Novem-look for the industry is one of con- Roach
Reorganised October 26, 1928, under ber figures indicating a drop of 865,- tinued growth; (2) that the busi-Salmon
IN LONDON: The National Pro- special charter of The National Gov-000 barrels dally below vincial & Union Bank of England, ernment as an
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
Ltd; Comptoir National d'Escompte
de Paris; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan' &
BANK
Shark..
the peak ness, is a "repeat" business, Le., month of last August. Crude oil turnover is very rapid; (3) that Skate Imports are running about 80,000 prices of the commodity and the Shrimps stocks are well deflated; (4) that Snapper year. This would indicate that cur- measured by the yardstick of earn tallment through voluntary prora ings and prospects the stocks re-
present sound values.
Co.; French American Banking Cor. Subscribed Caplinl ....$25,000,000.00 barrels lower than at this time last
poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New Paid-Up Capital York.
Interest allowed on Current As- counts and Fixed soosits according
to arrangements.
Every "description, of Banking and Kechange Business' transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxes to Irt.
A. LECOT,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1029.
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund
„Yen 111,600,000-
Reserve Fande
.$24,710,200.00 $8,820,503.82
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central.
Owing to our numerous branches in
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. REICHSBANK HEAD
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
10, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.
China and large connections in the Authorised Capital important commercial centres of the Pald-Up Capital world, we are able to extend to our Réserve
.$10,000,000 6,000,000 1,750,000
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, and foreign banking and exchange.
clients special facilities for domestic: BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:—
We also handle the issue of Bonds Batavia Melbourne San Francisco
Nagasaki Seattle and other Public Funds of the Chin Bombay
Calcutta New York Bemarang ase Government both at home and labroad.
Canton Osaka Singapore Sourabaya Haiphong Parl SHOU J. CHEN,
Honolulu Manager.
Falping Bydney Hong Kong, 6th March, 1830.
Kobe
Taipeh Penang Kowloon Rangoon
Tientsin: London Saigon Tokyo Mani Shanghai
Correspondents In all princips!
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencies at: Alexandria
Nagoya ... Newchwang
Batavia
Bombay
SALLY BOKORE
Temporarily
Changchun Dairen (Dalny)
New York Osaka Peking
Bio de Janeiro Balgon
Rangoon
Ban Francisco
Kengtian (Makóan) Seattle
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin Gu
HoaLong:
Hometal
Earnohi Kabe
Los Angulas
Semarang
Shimonosekil Singapore Sourabay
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF ·
INDIA, LTD.
ATMAN OFTIONI 502, Guovokuwa Buset, London, X. OR
Anthorized Capitai £9,000,000 Bubscribed. Capital ... 1,800,000 Paid-up, Capital
1,050,000 Readye Fad and Best 1,812,047
DABERRI *The Bath oë Magland » 16dlaat dink, Lil.
·How York". -- Fasang
Bartok [pab-
Balkvin
Landy
Bocubay Karachi
Dollamba Kunis Kral
Foes Loud (Mauritian) Hangum
..., Bangfal Dr
Debt Kuala LépiskoÝ BUNTOSA
Kuala Lumpur Bingspors
Hong Kong Kuantan (Faking) Boursbeya.
BONO. KONO KRÅKOZL
"Weary - desertpiken: of.. Banking (and ́ Bishanga balans incusobel.
Travellers Cheques issued. "Trustes and · Executorskij
Flat November,
cities of the
world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let
BAN TỔNG P
Chief-Manager:
THE INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE: 12-11, Queen's Road, Central, Hoar Four.
BRANCHES Shanghai: Hankow, Canton,
CORF moon.
PONDENTS
"all" principal; cities of the world Every description of: Banking and Exchange, business, transactada. We
prompt and personal service.
TIENMUELIN
Général, Kénig
Ex-Chancellor Replaces Dr. Schacht
Soles Tench Turbot
Tuities, small, fe, water
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Raw Materials in Australia?
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16
15
10
12
15
12
Apples (California)
Bananas (bride's)
Lemons. (American)
Oranges (Canton) ...
Oranges
Pears (Canton)
Peanuta
Pumelo, Slam ........................
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Vegetables, &c.
Artichokes
Bean., Sprout
Beet Rost Bitter Squanh
Brinjala, Grean
Red
Cabbage, Chinese
Н
18
24
4
12
10 10
12
80
18
Long
**
BATE
Carrota
Celery, Chinese ......無菜
Chillies, Dried
Red
Green
Curry Staff, English.. #E**
- Cucumbers
Garlle
Ginger, Young
Horseradish, Shanghai
Water Chestnuts
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12
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13
18
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16
27
11
12
0
"
(Shanghai)
10 17
P
Cane Shoots, bunch
23
26
18 277
Cauliflower (Large) ..
each 20
號
23
16
"
(Medium) PRÆTE
16
(Small) 韌和榮花
12 €
20
ib. 8
5
10
B
12 10 6
16
辣椒干
30
25 6
10 18
* M
15
10
10
It
20 30
#
背花椒
10
8
12
32
25
10
8
40 30
10
2
22 18
*
13
24
10
7
#
18 15
12
10
32
13
80 8
P
22
24
Indian Corn ....
H
8 45
32 21
Lettuce
10
1
"
20
20
8
13
2
Mandarin.
10
*
12 2
Mushrooms, Fresh ...
H
14 £
Okroes ...
20
16
16
0
Green
生
23 29
#
Shanghai
上海
38
30
36
46
Peraley Potato, Sweet
10 14
2
Japanese
28. 10
14
»
American
13
18
32 22 10
Pumpkin Radish
86
30
8
10
· Shallots
10
10
Spinach
82
.80
28 28
22
28
Turnips, Punti (Long)
26
85
Vegetable MerTOW ....
18
12
Water Cress
" 1.10
40
+
+
#
+
#
44
Onions, Bombay
解放
洋葱
Rhubarb (Fresh)
金山湖
紅磡
Tomatoes
Taroa....
Water Lily Book
CIGAR TAXES
£72,000,000 for the U.S. Budget in 1928
Berlin, Yesterday.
Sydney, Yesterday. Cigarette smoking in the United The ex-Chancellor, Dr. Luther,
The possibility of an all-round States increased 18 per cent, last year
over 1928, and yielded the Government (the Government nomines) was unanimously elected President of increase of from ten to fifteen £72,000,000 in taxes, or £8,000,000 mara the Reichsbank in succession to per cent.
of all than 1928. Tax receipts from all In the dutian
tobacco manufacturers, cigars, etc., Dr. Schacht
items of the tariff schedule, which totalled $90,000,000. the Government is reported at North Carolina, which led all the present to be considering with a other States in cigarette manufacture, vlew to reducing the adveres produced 60 per cent. of the nation's trade balance, has led merchants total. The cigarette Increase is attri and traders to rush to clear goods buted largely to women, who now smoko In trains and other public places, and even on the streets.
The Reichstag passed the second reading of the Young Plan Bill by 251 votes to 174-Reuter.
TARIFF TRUCE
Appeal to Ministers of yesterday.
Commerce
from bond.
Petrol was extensively cleared Today's clearances were. more general, ranging from general merchandise to machinery. Duty paid, on goods London, Yesterday. Imported to Sydney yesterday Mr. William Graham, the President amounted to £75,518, a consider- of the Board of Trade, who has pre-able increase over normal. sided over the Tarif Trace Conference, It is reported from Melbourne
la expected at Gene on Thursday that importers are stampeding to An appeal has born addressed to clear goods, and it is expected other. Ministers of Commerce, who awhen the duties are levied that being sent to reassemble for a final hardly & pound's worth will be discussion of the conference-British Wireless Service
left in bond. It is feared the duties will Include raw materials, Coal output at the mines In this increasing the prices of Great Britain for the week ended many locally-manufactured - com+ February 1′was 6,446,700 tons, | modities, Con compared with 5,5
A Brisba Sprevious "weelt and was earners Porters. -numbered 956,400; compared with cedented
954,800
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UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.
The following unclaimed tele- grams are lying at the E. E Telegraph Co. office, Hong Kong:-
Chan Kim Eeng Hong Kong University, from Singapore:
Daswani, from Taiping, Perak. Unionist, from London. Yintu, from Bombay.
8. LACK,
Superintendent,
Hong Kong, March 6, 1990.
THE GREAT. NORTHEEN
TELEGRAPH CO., LTD," OF DENMARK
The following unclaimed tale- grams are lying at the office, of tha Great Northern Telegraph Com pany (Limited) of Danmarks-
Cement, from Koba. Makerin, Seamen's Institute, from Shanghai,
EV. JESSEN,
Superintendent.
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