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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Ademi. Cepital. Imed and Vully Pald-up
10 vo
--- $50,800.006 30,000,000
RB,500,000 0,590,300
Homero · Liability of Proprietor $30,000,001
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DINCOTORA:--
J. Plutomer, Esq. Chalimar
Hon. Mr. E. 0, B. Wackle. Deputy Chairman.
▼, H. Bell, F
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson
A. H. Compton, E14. T. E. Ferne, Reg.
B. Landur Lawla, Esq. T. 11. II. Shaw, E.
Q. Whkin, East.
AKOT
DANGKOR BATAVIA BOYBAY
CALCUTTA
CANTON,
СПЕРОО
COLOMBO
DAIBEN POOCHOW
DALPUONO
HAMBURG
MARKOW BARBIN
BORGKEW
ILOILO
SPOLE
JOUOER
KOWLOON
7. P. Warren, Yes.
Chiot Manager
. . mayburn, Esq.
BEANCHES:-
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
QUAR' {Jchore)
MURDEN.
NAGASAKI
NEW YORK
PEIPING
TENANG
RANGOON
BAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANOMAI
NISOAPORE
YOUHADAYA
· SUNGEI PATANI
TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TRINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Curnal Accounts opened in Local Carey and Fixed Depocita received for one your o akache parlads in Looul Curren and Earling un terade which will be quoted on syylileo Hong Kong, la ̧ April,' 1980.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Busloses at the above Bank ondu edy the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bale may b
whiled on plication.
POB THE HONGKONG AND BHANOWD BAPLING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Tang Kong, 19th Fuly, 1980,
Chist Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-
MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA, Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
prietors
Reserva Llability of Pro-
,£3,000,000
£4,000,000
..£3,000,000
Agcarles and Branches:
KUALA LUMPTO KUCHING
ALON STAR
(Malay Bision)
AVITSAR
BANOROB
MADRAS
BATAVIA DOMBAY
KANILA
MEDAN
CALCUTTA
CANTON
CAWNPOBE
NEW YORK PELING
CEDU
COLOURO DAIREN (Daly
South Hancburia)
DELIO
HALPHONG
HAMBURG
HANKOW
HABDIN
(N. Manchuria)
HÒNG XONG
ILOILO
IPOH
KARADITI
KLANG
KOBE
KIALA KANOBAR
(Perak P.M.9.)
PENANG PESHAWAR BANUCONA
SEMARANG
BAIGON
BERENJAN
SHANGHAI SINGAPORE BOURS BATA. TAIPING (P.M.B.) TAVOY
TIENTSIN TOKYO
TONORAH (Duet) THT NOTAB YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA
(Thilippios Islands)
and
General
Foreign Exchange Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix ed Deposits received for 1 year or which will aharter periods at rates be quoted on application.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Commerce and Finance
BRITISH HOLDERS OF of French bonds were deprived of
FRENCH RENTES.
Govt. Note on Question
of Claims.
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Breast
Soup
four-fifths of their capital and their income. Hitherto France has Bouf Sirloin refused to admit that there is any Prime Cut legal ground for compensation, and Cornod diamlased the moral claim on the ground that it is impossible to dis- tinguish between French holders of the rentes, whose losses have been as great, and British holders. The claims of these holders, however,
AB the Committee are not on all fours.
holders pointed out ago:-
of Bond- time some
1
Steak
Steak Sirloin
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1930.
KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
++
**
Nov. 14, June, June, 1930. 1918. 191.
Cis. Cts. Cua
38
28 30
each 35" 22
par dos
Nov. 14, June, June,
Butcher Meat.
1980, 1018. 1914-
Poultry.
Ctr. Cts. Cle.
4 BR
ib.
30 24 12
Chicken
1b.
80
28
11
Capona, Small
28 12
Capons, Large
Duck
83 24 22
11
Doves
28
20
18
25 20
18
Eura, Hen (cooking)..
25
B0
24 22
Eggs, Han (fresh)
46
80
33
Fowls, Canton
.. Sausages
38
26
20
Fowls, Hainan
H
per ket 15. 10
12
Coco ..
Tongue, fresh
each e
50 60
Pigeons, Canton
Tongue, corned
40
Head
$1.00
-$1,20
Heart
lb. 24
18 14
Komp. Salt ...
20 18
44
Fort
each 10
10 12
F
Kidneys
18
.
Tali
JA
10 25 20 22
12
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Bullock's Brains .....
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British holders of French rentes Issued in the United Kingdom dur- Ing and Immediately after the War have been a little heartened to learn that a Note has been addressed by the British Government to the French Government on the subject
All steps taken or omitted to be of their claims, says The Times on
The facts of the taken by the French Government to September 28, case are fairly simple, and they control the value of the frane were not the taken or omitted solely in the inter- show that the moral, if
directly or in- therefore either legal, claims are very strong in- esta of the French nation, and deed.
Four French National Defence directly benefited the French bond.
directly in- Calves' Head & Foot loans were placed in London and holders. They were
a total sub-imical to the interests of the Bri-Mutton Chop Dublin, representing scription of about £54,000,000 and tish holders. If the French holders and & par value of £65,000,000. Instead of subscribing to the bonde These loans were lasued at rates of had kept their france in their THE HOTHONG BANK, LTD.exchange varying between 27.501. pockets they would still have, been Pig's Chillings
and 26f. per £, but each succes in the same position "as they are! The British holders (who to-day. sive issue was made at a rate of ex subscribed in sterling) in like case change more favourable to France.
At that time it was suggested would have been five times richer that the loans should have been than they are.
It is surely no answer issued as a sterling obligation of the French Government, but this great nation to make that it cannot suggestion was not adopted partly make compensation, where it is Park Chop because the franc stood in close due, to British holders of French proximity to par and partly be-bonds because native holders might When the Bill abolishing one then contemplated object.
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929.
Authorised
(Established 1917.)
CAPITAL:
Issued
Paid-up
Reserve
of Shareholders Surplus
Liabilities
,Straits $20,000,000 8,000,000 4,000,000
4,000,000 2,526,000
HEAD OFFICE:-BINGAPORE. Branches, Agencies and Correspon- dents in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOI,
Manager
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pursue a bud- the old and creating the new fran Sheep's Hond & Fres that France would getary policy which would make was drawn up it included a pro- a heavy depreciation of the franc vision that payments in gold france
denomination- inevitable. To protect the, bonda of the former against depreciation in the market there were in practice no the French Government undertook francs-which were to set aside 60,000,000 franca earlier agreements and contracts (WETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, monthly for the purchase of bonds, would not be affected by the fixing of the gold value of the new franc at the lower figure, and in view of the Inter- decisions given by national Court at The Hague the doubtless ba bondholder would Batisfied If the matter
were sub Barbel mitted to arbitration,
BANKERS.
Kablished 1824.
Tiang Long Offce--li, Queen's Road Decis Authorin Capla Guilders 163,009,000- (211.500,009) Pik-Up Capitalulders 80,080,000 (0,689,170) Bore Funduliders 40,018,000 (£3,231,043)
Esal Office—AKSTERDAM” Eastern Bead ofw:-BATAVIA.
RANGE281-Bendjarmasin, Bandowag", Borbay,
INC.
Head Ofice: 65. Broadway, New York
.U.S.$6,000,000. U.S.$1,572,454 U.S.11.908,209
Capital Surplus Reserves
BRANCHES —–
Ameticđam Автор Libros Beste Barila
Glock
Havin
Bamberg
Harre
Госп
Barrike
Intariaten
Bombay
Forvention
Sibolga
Faking Palermo Rotterdam
Droole
Boende Alre
Calovite, Charbon, Dish, Djos• carta", The Hagon", Juddsä. Kobe, Ecto-Radja, Kakumar, Medan, Padang Palembang
Fakalongs
Poiana Bangson,
Bemarang Bbanghel
(Sumatra) Blog pare
Boerakarta (isin)," Togai, Tylizing and Wallereden.
* The chione, karo sala deponis bone to it.
London Bankers 1—Mntional Provincia! Bank Ltd.
Carrependants all over the world
Banking buslarm of every decription transacted.
A. STOLKINK.
Anding Kasse.
Bong Kong, 15th Augual, 1540.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE: 96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. Subscribed. Capital Fra. 72,000,000.00 Paid Up Capital ...Fr. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds Fr.102,000,000.00
BRANCHES:
Hong Kong Quinhon
Salgon Mengtze Shangha! Nam Dinh Singapore
Bangkok Battambang Huo Catho Canton
Neumes Thanhea
Djibouti Fort-Bayard Papeeto Haiphong Hankow
Hanol
Peking
Tentsin
Tourana
Patt-Posh Vinh Pondicherry Yunnanfu BANKERS:
National
IN FRANCE: Comptoir d'Escompte de Parle; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel et Commercial; Bo elete Generals.
IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Faris; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.: French American Banking Cor poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Uniro Oulostim
Canda
Dolostbo
Conalepticeple
Copenhagen Edleburgh
Lide
Loodog Liverpool
Tuber
Lagiss
LAYOF
Marselon
Mouse Carlo
Manila
Kuntal
Mart
PELLAYS
Nice Haples Piridos Pezin
Suboul Skangbal Setibampisa Sungspor ..Ht. Morits Tientela Vlaena Vexion Yokohama
Floraños Gearrs
Express of American Branches Company in Principal cities of Unit- od States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking
below certain prices. The dangor, however, came not from that quar- ter but from the failure of France to take steps to protect the value of her currency.
The Two Francs. At the time the prospectuses were issued the French franc was a gold standard franc, its English équivalent being about 10d., and business was always transacted on that basis, There is obviously an Implied obligation resting upon all countries to maintain the value of their currency, and bellef In this obligation, which, of course, is gen- erally respected, forms the basis of all monetary contracts. Otherwiast there would be fulfilled assurance with the expectations of the parties thereto.
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29
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Bream
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SIAMESE FINANCE.Cap
SIR EDWARD COOK'S REPORT.
Slam inance
to
Dace
Financial Adviser (Sir Edward Frogs kikundi. Cook),
spite Garoups the country in lcss of a
favourable season, Gudgeon had
larger A
revenue and Herringe
The French Government, how- ever, allowed inflation after the War to reach such a point as
a emaller expenditure in 1928-29 Halibut to make the resteration of the than had been anticipated, with the Labrus Transactions undertaken.
old parity impossible, and it was
result that the Budget actually Loseb decided in 1928 to create investment
DOW wielded a surplus of 10,525,312 Lobsters Personal
franc with 蠱 sterling or gold ticals (56,847), OT 9,879,849 Mackerel equivalent of 28. Instead of 10d.
handled.
accounts
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travelers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped, Travel De partment.
Afiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources ..Over $2,500,000,000
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
Reorganised October 20, 1928, under
special charter of The National Gove
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
Interest allowed on Current Acernment as an counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements.
BANK.
Every description of Banking and Subscribed Capital $25,000,000.00 Exchange Business transacted.
Pald-Up Capital ......$24,710,200.00 Reserve Funds
Safe Deposit Boxes to let
Hong Kong, lat
A LECOT,
Manerer
21929
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880;" Capital (fully paid-up), Yen 200,000,000 Yen 118,500,000 Reserve Fund
Head Office-YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at: Alexandria
Nagoya Newchwar New York Qasku
Batavia
Bombay
Baanes Aires
Mempararily closed)
Calcutta
-Cantos
Changchun z
Peking
2
Rangoon
Rio de Janeiro Salgon Dairen (Dziny); Ban Franciscs Fonation (Mukdes) Seattle
Bamburg
Harkow
Hoa Lon
Semarang Bhanchal
Shimanosoki
ingapore.
flowst
Deposits required
be ditalsodan kopifc
..$ 8,820,503.82
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:-
Queen's Bend Central.
By this action the British helders ticals more than the estimate. The onk Fish
harvest was the smallest for five Mallet
exportable surplus Oysters years, and the
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.' Established 1912.
Head Office Hong Kong. Authorised Ospital (HB. Durruary) $11,000,000 Fald-Up Capliat at th
1,000,000
BRANCHES 1-
Gaston, Shanghai, Haskum, "Ewstoms Bangkok, New York sad Ben Frandon
CORRESPONDENTS
LONDON BANKERS-- The Lloyd's Bank, Limited.
In all principal edilen of the World. Forelange and banking busfason of every daripilan unmoted.
Bala Deposit Dom (vazione dom) si a yearly
ments of froin $5 to 8:40.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager Hong Kong, 14th May, 1980.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN CINKO.)
of rice was much lower than in the Parrot Fish previous two years. Very proper Porch
ly the Budget for 1929-30. was Pike
drawn up with due regard to the Place
poor harvest of the preceding year, Pomfret, White, the revenue being estimated at Pomfret, Black much less than ta the exceptional | Prawns year of 1927-23 and half a million Ray
less than in 1928-29; At the timu Rock Fish the report was written the outcome Bosch
of the year was not known, but almon the revenue estimates were likely Shark - to be approximately realized In Skate spite of another poor season, while shrimps the expenditure would be less, Snapper.
For the Solen thanks to economies. current year 1980-31 the revenue fench la estimated at 106,593,135 ticals, Tarbot
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20
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27 18
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27
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46
32
52
62
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81
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94
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84
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28
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15
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10 14
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18
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35
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25
30
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letely expired—with a general review of Beration Siamese finances. His views have within adviser...
and expenditure at 106,534,837 Parties, OLE ticals, leaving the small surplus of 68,798 ticals. There. figures re present increases of 158,189 and HEAD OFFICE:-Talpon, Formosa.266,845 ticals respectively. In compiling these estimates allow Incorporated by Special Imperial
ance has been made for the effect Charter, 1899.
on the country's purchasing power of
an especial value, for he leaves the Financid prices has, country in a much stronger finan
buld be
smoking
tinguis
Th
Jap In se,
trade
affected cial position, that he found it when
as a con he took office. But he warns the
Dank-Hotes imamei trange amount-Yox. $5,000,00 of the two disappointing harvests SB the wahang has. turned Government, that, although the of the fall in tin and the graduated the country, we revenue present financial position is satis
Central Deck in 'Formom. BRANCHES AND AGENCIESI JAPAN Toyo, Yokahaka, Kobe, Osaka,
- Town, Hello,
Qa
Owing to our numerosa branches PORNOSA breg Karenka, Kalang. restriction of opium smoking.
kong Nazio, Chlachia Tales Talaga, the other hand, the State is begin affered a sathack ortunate factory, there are certain elements
the fruit of its price and guarded against The Times. UNIX Abanghal amboy Amey Foosbow, ning to feel the benefit of the country is it prtion to of weakness which have to be
Bator storaire, Saibar,gradual opening up of the North-1
and large-connections
important commercial centres of the
world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic. and foreign banking and exchanges.
H
*London, Kew Yorke, Bairro.
Tamara ears We also handle the izene: of Borida The London County Watzloster, and Pitt's Bank improved communicatión de Government has bu
and other Public Funds of the Chin
· LONDON,BANERES +
which has enabled the inhabitanturge debt redemption fun
•The Bank has Consepondents fa all the principet to find a wider market for the total of which exceeds, £4,0
ése Government both at home and Cennental Certem: Fhroughout the world.-- abroad.
SHOU J. CHEN,
KAManager, HONG KONG BRANCH Hong Kong, 5th March, 1930, 5
- Des: Varut Bond Cantril Hong Kong, 175K Tomasry, TIME
"Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Total
Established 1918.
HEAD OFFICE: Des Voeur Road, Central
HONG TONG
over H 8,000,000.0
over H-$80,000,000.00 and Exchange business
local and for.
produce. Cultivation has efderably extended."
and out of this fund the G
a
CHINA LIGHT AND POWER. The Board of Directors of
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15
1
8
SPEEDIER MAILS.
'PLANES TO BE CATAPULTED
FROM DECKS OF LINERS.
BIG US. PROJECT.
New York, Saturday
In an effort to establish a thi.
and New York, the United Sta day mail service between th
Lines had submitted plans to f Navy Department for two 50,000-ton Uners, equipped wi the to be launched from them so
catapults, to enable mail, plan
ment will be able to repay the China Light and-Fower Co. (1918), 600 to 1,000 miles at sea... Best or interest bearing loans at Ltd., have resolved to recommend now linera are expected to
earliest option date of repaym at the annual meeting of the Com-speedier than the Europa or 1 Oplum Restrictions.
Megaps After the repayment of the Beany to be held on December 15, Bremen (now holding the Ath. The report explains the trict per cent Loan in 1981-82 davidend in respect of the tie blue riband) and will e which are being taken to the Six per cent Loan two year ncial year ended September 80; about £6,000,000 each. oplum smoking, which batamese fater, the amount of the National of 50 cents per share on the
It is reported that the Nor portant bearing upon Gov- But will be only £5,830,892, or less Bhares, GA cents per share German Lloyd Line, which 1980-issue shares allotted on operating a ship-to-shore m finance. The policy of this than even months revenue. The ernment is now to
formerly very import source of country's foreign exchange hold a 7, 1980, and proportion service, intends mext Spring | Nevartus as a wind Ten years gs should be fully adequate to bunts on the 1980-isane cut. 24 hours in the same w pro oplom yielded Auarter of the meet any call upon them, and the Fallotted subsequent to from the present mall schedu
total nationalbue, now the revende contains a margin in the proportion has inte 10 per cent shape of various appropriations for It wo
runk more but for capital expenditure, debt res
1980,
Reuter's American, Service,
It is hoped to demption, and other items which Comp, val Light and PowerThe Saskatchewan, Wheat
comforable shock vide and to ration ad should prove
which the Cover-absorber, in case of nee
Biam, badly needs a more pro- agriculture, espe depen
has country elevators in 1929 had w gun-atorage capacity, alm 18 times A. Parastas in 1925, according
Burland, de Agures compiled
the Banksto
In 1981 wen Co.opera artons to Limited." Country elevators
$440,000 Province had Kidapa ure, ac000 bushels, in 1925 and
binida In 192