1
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION.
Tuskartied Capital onoomsemise, $30,000,Ü.4. Joved and Fully Paldup amor (20,000,00 Beserve Funda ti
Seegry Liability of Proprietors - $30,000,000
HEAD OFFICE, HONG KONG
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :-
2. A. Mammer, Esq. Chairman
Hon, Bly, C. Mackio. Saputy Chairman,
W. H. Beli, Kas.
A. 13. Compton, Eng. B. Jander Lewin, Kerj›
D. Miskin, K.
AMOX
MAXOXOK
MATAVIA
BOMBAY
DALOUTTA
UANTON
LEYGO DOLOMIO BAREN РОССНОЙ TAIHONG
MEDRO KANIOW
MARKIN
MONOKEW
BOLO
POE
#ORCEL
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ZOWLOON
Man. He..J. Patorem.
T. E. Pearce, Zag.
... Shaw, Kuz.
I, P. Warren, Zag,
Keling Chief Manager, V. M. Graybar, Kan.
BEANCHES:
LONDON
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858, HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Pald-up Capital
Reses Liability of Proprie
Reserve Fund
tord
£1,000,000 *£1,000,000
29.000.000
.
Agencies and Branches:
ALOD STAR
{Malay Binta
AMRITSAR
NANOKOK DATAVIA BOMBAY
CALCUTTA CANTON DAWNYONE CZBU
COLOMBO
DATHEN (Delay
Booth MBackuria) DELH
BAIFIONO
DANBURG
HANIOW
LADDIN
LYONS
(N. Manchuria)
HÙNG TOYO
MALACCA
1Lon
MANILA
IPOU
MUAR (Johor)
КАШОН
MURDEN
KLANG
NAGASAKI
NEW YORK
PEITIKO
·PENANO
BANGOON
BATUOR
BAN FRANCISCO
CHANOMAL
SINGAPORE
BOURABAYA
GUNGEI PATANI TIENTSIN
TOKYO
THINOTAO
KUALA LUMPUR, YOKOHAMA
Da Angunte opeted la Local Currency und Fixed Deposits received for one year or Zaster pecode in Local Currency and Sterling ma larms which will de quoted on application. Hong Kong, lai Apeli, 1921.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the above bank is condust. by the HOND ROW AND SHANOMAL MANKINO CORPORATION. Hales may b Abisinaj pa spilation.
FOR THE HOND KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
·V. M. GRAVHURS,
Acting Calef Shanagar,
Hong Kong, 17th March, Juno,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL - MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(WETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETTI
DANKKES.
Established 1894.
Meng Kong Offse1–11. Quaen's Buad Coptral.
Adhested Capital Gulläure 184,000,000. (1,800,000.) ......................... Baillaz 0,000,000- (£6,668,067.) Guilders $9,000,000- (£3,858,888.)
Pall-Up Capital
Iserve Fund
Band Oos-(AMSTERDAM"), Estern led O-HATAVIA, BRANCHES 1-Eandjormasi Bandung) Bombay,
KOBB
KUALA KANGSAR
Park 17.M.B.)
KUALA LUMPUR
KUCHING
MADRAS
MANILA
MEDAN
KEW YORK
PERINO
NANO PESHAWAR BANDOOR FAMOS
BEMADANG
BERENDAN
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
SOCRABAYA TAIPING. (P.1.8.)
TAYOT
TIENTSIN
TOXYO
ZONORAR (Dhaka,
TSINGTAO
TORDRAMA
ZAMBOANGA
(Pallippias Islands)
Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.
A. H. FERGUSON,
Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929,
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. (Established 1917.)
CAPITAL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE CHARTERED BANK.
COMMERCE
AND
FINANCE
Ing for the past thirty years, the buik of which rentaina in the coun- try in the shape of boards, jewel- lery, &c. The British Raj has therefore fostered Indian trade for TRADE AND FINANCE IN THE the benefit of India, to a remarkable |
FAR EAST.
degree.. What India means to uя, and Great Britain means to India, ean he realised by a study of the special number issued by The Times on February 18 lust,
to the fall in values the buying power of Ceylon is greatly reduced, and with a somewhat over·large im-- part of piece goods the "holders of stocks are none too happy under pre- sent conditions.
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MONDAY, MAY 5, 1930.
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL
Butcher Meat.
Beef Sirloin
Prime Cut
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Soup
Steak
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1
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Shoulder
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It Pig's Chitlings
The 76th ordinary, general meet- ing of the shinchoklers, of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China was held on Mar. 26, on;
Ceylon and Malaya. the bank's premises, 38, Bishopgate, Business in Ceylon has been fairly! London, E.C., Sir Montaga Cornish | active, in spite of the depreciated Turner (the chairman) presiding, values of tea and rubber, Owing
The chairman said: From the balance sheet and profit and loss ac- Current Accounts opened and Fix-[count statement you will notice that ed Deposits received for 1 year or in most cases the figures are slightly shorter periods at rates which will better than last year. I am glad be quoted on application.
to say that the results justify our Manager. Paying the same dividend and honus Malaya generally has suffered, and as in previous years, and we are is sufforing severely, from the able to place £50,000 to contigencies slump in prices, of tin and rubber, account with a carry-forward in with the result that the offtake of excess of last year, I trust this imported piece goods has been the may be considered satisfactory sec-lowest known for many years. ing the difficulties under which ex- is satisfactory to note that imports change banking is now conducted in of Britisk pieve and fancy goods in 1929 showed an Increase over the the East. Authorised
$20,000,000 Issued
8,000,000 Politically, India, or we should previous year, and are in excess of Paid-up
4,000,000 say a sbction of the 300,000,000 in-the same goods in Japan, although Reserve
habitants of India-is at the pre-Japanese imports show an increase Shareholders
4,000,000 sent moment in a cariously unrest. Surplus
In China the present position is HEAD OFFICES SINGAPORE. ful condition, requiring most careful Bracches, Agencies and Correspon handling and judicious treatment, slightly dianppointing to those who dents in the principal cities of the venture to any that only those on anticipated a more speedy return world.
the spot can
the really judge of Every description of Banking and prevailing conditions and to what Exchange business transacted.
extent firmness tempered by the ut- TAN ENG HOOL,
most consideration and goodwill is Manager.
required. It is only right that we Hong Kong, 16th May, 1920,"
should, as suggested by Sir John Hewett and Sir Claude Hill, trust the inan on the spot; in other words, Imck up the Viceroy, Lord Irwin, with all the moral support we can give. (Hear, hear.) Lord Irwin, as Viceroy and Governor-General, has a mast difficult task requiring great tact, great forbearance, and great
He courage.
commands our sympathy and our respect. Trade in India.
Liabilities
of
2.219.000
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO).
HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeb, Formosa,
Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899.
Central Dans la Formos
Bank-Notre bruid Average amount ...Yen. 43,000,000
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES JAPAN-Tokyo. Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka, FORMOSA Dia. Engl. Baronio, Keelung, koop, Nanto, blinchiku, Talobku, Tainan, Kakao," "Tamasi, Tora, Haito, Talio
-daanghal, lankow, Amer, Facebow, Balow, Canion. OTHE-Hong Kong. Bingapore, Bourabaya,
Bemann B
Bombay, Calentia, London, New York, Dairan.
LONDON BANKERB:
Caloutts, Charlben, Dimber, DipaGILINA jakarta') The Ilague"), Jeddah, Kobe, Koia Radio, Mettanz, indan, PadaD Palembang. Tekstongu
Pontinsk, Hangodu,
thaoykai,
Bibelga
over 1928.
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to peaceful-conditions, and had look- ed for a settled and powerful central| Government, which could effective
y control the greater part of China and
with repress firm band the aystem of banditry on land and piracy on the water with all its attendant hor- rurs.
at present, but the Government at Nanking has Vcal increased its power. The war lords seem to be once more on the move,! and the future is difficult to fore- cast, Nanking practically controls the parse, and is backed up by solid | Barbel financial and business intorests in Bream Shanghai. The relations between Canton Fresh Water As regards trade in Indin, there the Chinese Government and the has been a comparative absence of British agitation seems to have died Carp .. activity in nearly every class of ex-out, and we can with all sincerity Catfish ports, mainly owing to the restrict express our goodwill for the con- Codfish ad demand in Western markets. 'solidation and continuance of the Crabs
present Government at Nanking.. Japan and the Gold Standard,
(dmiral geport, Forsbal, The London County Watmalaster and Parts Beak. In Bombay the cotton mills have Nowakarta (Bolos, Tegn, Tilistjer and Weltevreden.")
† Those salon baza safa diporit boses to lat
Linden Blakorte-Ballonal Provincial Heak Ltd. || vipal Commarolal Contras throughout the world.
Worrespondente al over the world
description transacted.
Manager.
Art. Manger
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Le Voux Boad Central Hong Kong, 10th January, 1920.
Bealing buainme of 11619
Hong Kong Apell,
A. STOKKINK.
BANQUE DE L'INDO - CHINE,
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris. Subscribed Capital .Frs. 72,000,000.00) Pald-Up Capital...Fra. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds Frs 102,000,000,00 BRANCHES:
Hong Kong Quinhon
Suizo Shanghai
Bangkok Battambang Hue
Gantho
Canton
Djibouti
Mengtze
Nam Dinh Singpore
Neumca
Fort-Bayard Papeete
Haiphong
Hankow
Hañol
Thankca Tientsia Tourant Pondicherry Yunnanfu BANKERS:
Soon-Penh Vinh
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais: Banque de Paris et des Faya-Bas Credit Industriel at Commercial; So-
IN
clete The National Pro-
vincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais.
been and are suffering badly from
3
Cuttle Fish Dab
4
4
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Fresh Water Yellow
田
The Bank has Correspondenta la wil the printhe effect of Japanese competition, As regards Japan, the chief Dace
E. NAQURA
added to which the industry has features has been the return to the Dog Fish been hampered and harassed with gold standard as from January 11 of Eels, Conger constant strikes fomenteil by this year. During the past year agitators, who seem determined to the exchanges have been cleverly do their best to ruin the staple in and effectively worked up by slow Frogs THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.dustry of Bombay. The mills obstages, the Japanese Government Garoopa tain some relief if the increased working in conjunction with the Gudgeon duties on imported cloth goods are leading bunks. The yen was work-
Herringa approved by the Loglalative As-ed up to 2s., and with credits opened sembly in India, but more good will in London and elsewhere, the return Halibut probably result from the reorganisa- to the gold standard was finally con- Labrus
Established 1912.
Head Office:-Hong Kong.
Autorisać Capital (H.K. Cartency)...11,000,000 Fald Up Capliada Are Frad 1,000 cu
DRANCHES :-
2,364,300
Canton, Bangkal, Baskow, Bwałow, Bangkok, New York and ban Francis
LONDON BANKEAS 1- -
The Lloyd's Bank: Zestad, BURGESPONDENTS
In all pelncipal villas of the World. Foral change and bachay baleena of every description and
robial of from 5 to $40.
tion which has already been taken in hand.
cluded and the par value of the yen made good. Japan deserves great credit for this most effective piece of finance.
When we seek to explain the cause
The resulting depression of those untoward losses may to some extent account for the depreciation of Indian Government securities. But apart from this there is the fact its premier, position in the Eastern Deponik Boxes (turicum duse) at a yearly
that India in recent years has bor rowed too cheaply. During the past three years the fall in India Government accurities has averaged about 8 per cent. The recent fall also has perhaps been accentuated by the hint of repudiation made by Mr Gandhi at Lahero in January last.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 8th April, 1930,
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Ferch... markets, we have to remember that
Piko apart from. cheaper labour and per-Plaice haps longer hours, Japan is bene-Pomfret, White fiting by greatly improved organlan Pomfret, Black tion, resulting in mass production and mass distribution.
Prawns Ray The report and account were Rock Fish unanimously adopted.
Roach An extraordinary general meeting Salmon was subsequently held, at which re- Shark As regards repudiallon by India solutions were passed for the Skate of its obligations, the possibility is adoption of new bylaws and regula Shrimpa quite unthinkable, and the letter tions in substitution for the provi: Snapper from Sir Arthur Hirizel is Thesions of the bank's existing deeds of Soles ...$25,000,000.00 Time of January 23 last should settlement, and authorising the Tench ..$24,710,200.00 | give complete confidence to all in court of directors to apply for, and. Turbot ..$ 3,320,503.82 tending investors in or actual if granted, accept a supplemental Turtles, small, fr. water
holders of, Government securities and consolidating- charter in place HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL
(and of course we are bound to of the bank's existing charters. have them in India). We have had to face the depreciation for the last
PIECE GOODS. three years, which has made a serious inroad into the profits we have earned in India, but the de- Clearances of Cargo
Improve.
Reorganised October 26, 1928, under special charter of The National Gov-
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan &ernment as an Co; French American Banking Cor- poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
BANK
Subscribed Capital Interest allowed on Current Ac- Paid-Up Capital counts and Fixed Deposita according Reserve Funds 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: 4, Queen's Road Central. Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the
Repudiation Unthinkable.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, important commercial centres of the preciation has been met fully, and world, we are able to extend to our our Government securities are clients special facilities for domestic written down to market value as at and foreign banking and exchange."
At the moment We also handle the issue of Bonds December 31' last.
LIMITED.
Established -1880,
Capital (fully paid-up) Yan 109,000,000 and other Public Funds of the Chin at the price at which these securl- Reservo Fund... Yen 111,500,000 abroad.
ase Goverment both at home and ties atand they are a perfectly
SHOU J. CHEN.
Head Ofice: YOKOHANA. Branches and Agencies at:
Manager.
Hong Kong, 6th March, 1939.
New York
Alexandria Batavia jota Bombay „Buenos-Ayres'
Temporarily
alosed)
Calcutta
Carton
Changebun
Dabran (Dalny)
Nagoya Newchwang
: Osaka
Peking
Rangoon
Rio de Janeiro
Fangtien (Mukden) Seattle
Hamburg
Harkow
Harbin
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
10, Des Voeux Road Central,
Hong Kong.
Authorised Capital ....
Pald-Up Capital Reserve
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES
sound and safe investment.
Benefits of the British "Raj." The balance of trade in favour of India for the financial year 1927-28 amounted to 51,000,000 sterling, and zoems likely to be rather
ending. Since 1864 the value of
scription.
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Some sales, of old lots A further study of soybeans, a it is believed that the largest future of "apot" cargo are reported in the crop that has developed so swiftly development of the crop in the local market, but the prices ob- in this country during the past few United States will be in the tained are very low. Manchester years that the production here is utilization of the oil and meal in prices are inclined to be firmer, but comparable with that of Japan and industry. there is little to support them for China, is being made in Japan by Morse stated in recent. reperto the China market. There has been the United States Department of that he had collected more a slight improvement in clearances, Agriculture. with the offtake spread over a variety of cargo.
стор
The reports and prices are pub
than 5,000, lots of new need varieties, re- and the coupplied by emporters, and the General Chamber of Com-
W.. J. Morse, foreign
presenting every type of soybeans merce cannot accept responsibility
specialist of the department's į Krowa in Japan. Samples of every for the accuracy thereof
Woollens-Apart from a small Bureau of Plant Industry, is spend lot will be planted at the United trade in miscellaneous lines, the ing the winter in Tokyo, studying States experiment farm at Arling- Cotton piece goods and fancy market has been very quiet. What the Japanese methods of utilizing ton, Va., near here, and when the cotton goods.
The following reports have been business has been done is account soybeans and collecting seeds of the seed is harvested tests will be made received?
ed for by dealers settling small various types of the plant which are for oil content, In this way it is There is enquiry for white shirt before it is too late, rather than,
orders for July-August shipment grown in Japan,
hoped that selection may be made which will ultimately develop into
In fancy cot-
"The soybean can be put to so many
content.
according to the department. The CANADIAN LUMBER. production in this country last year
was valued at $70,000,000, M
In Japan the soybean is principal-British Columbia Market
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.{higher for the twelve months now Ings but dealers are not yet pre as the result of renewed demand. diversified uses that its production. Varieties with a wide range of oil foreign trade has jumped from pared to pay current values requir Wool prices in Bradford are dis-is expected to steadily increasd both- 60,000,000 sterling to 420,000,000 ton goods fair Bales have been tinctly firmer and the lowest point in the Orient and the United States,
ed by importers. annually. Imports of -$10,000,000 sterling
5,000,000 specle, silver and gold have averaged made of standard Venetians and seems to have been reached.
Cotton Yarn: Nothing doing. 1,760,000 from 28,000,000 to 80,000,000 stari-quirements for other dyed goods
Nominal quotations, are as fol- have also received attention from
lows: cargo show alight improvement and dealers. Clearances of geasonable
It is, to be hoped that better off- take in this direction will be main- tained. Thare le no evidence as yet of any serious enquiry for styles usually bought for Novem ber-December shipment. Latest cotton quotations to hand are thoas
Balgon
San Francisco
Semarang
Singapore
Honolulu Твал Karachi Kobe
Поетибау Sydney
Canton Osaka
Honolulu Peiping
Tientsin
Токто Teinamfu Tsingtan Vladivostock
(Temporarily closed) interest allowed on Current Le- Depatta received for fixed periods së zatom to be obtained on application,
EMORIA
Manager Hong Kong, 10th March, 1980,
Batavia Melbourns San Francisco THE INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL Bombay Nagasaki Beattle
··BANK. LIMITED.
Calcutta New York Semarang
Bingapore Haiphong Paris Bourabaya
Sydney B Kobe Penang Talpoh Kowloon Rangoon Tientsin London Balgon Tokyo Manila Shanghai
principal
Correspondents in all cities of the world, s
Every description of Banking and Exchange business, transacted. Loans granted on approved securities, po BAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let.
RAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
·HEAD OFFICE: * -12-14, Queen's. Road, Central, Hony for
BRANCHES:
Shanghel Hankow, Canton,
· Kongmoon. CORRESPONDENTS
in all principal ellles of the world, Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. We affer prompt and personal service,
TIENMUK LIN,
General Manager.
No., 108, $170-$100, No. 128. $180-2105. No. 168 $195-$200. No. 200. $200-$210.
SOY BEAN,
of lat instant, Mid. Am. "Spot Interests the American 8.786. Ex. Sakel, 14.400
Another report states:
Buying of apting fancies for De
Farmers.
comber January shipment stlliR. H. Stewart, special correspon delayed and there la very little en-dent United Press writes from quiry for cotton goods of any de- Washington, on April 20:
ly used for human foodstuff, being
Threatened.
mado into various kinds of foods and beveragea. It ja niso used in this Measures to find new lumber manner in China, but is also utilized markets, if the threatened action by there in the manufacture of soap, the United States Congreas to Im varnish, printing Ink, paints, pose a duty on British Columbia candles, waterproof goods, and for soft woods finally materialises, lighting and lubrication, p
ware discussed at a special meeting Soybean oil is fast becoming an of the British Columbia-Lumber and
important Itenz in the manufactura Bhingle Manufacturers' Association of soap paints, linoleum, rubber sub-in convention at Vancouver." country. It is also grow menaces a large section of the pre- atitutes and glycerine in this The new tariff proposal seriously. Ing in favour as a food for sent British Columbia lumber animals and for people, but market.