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BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Author and Capitul Parkas pakalp$56,000,000 Testing Pully Paid-up *... $30,000,000
fleur FoTÁN 3 --
zing..... 0,0),000 Livet.......... 101,300,000
Burr lability of Propeleia: $30,000,00
DEAD TICK: HONG KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1. Mr. C. 7. 8. Markin, Chaleman.
Bem. Mr. J. J. Paternon, Deputy Chairman,
1. Foll, Ener-
T. Pearce,
Ext.
3. A. Plummer. Esq.
A. 1. Centras, Eng. J.
B. Lander Lewis, Blog,
G
Mhkin, Pag
AMDT
PANOKOX
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
II. B. Rhaw, Eaq.
J. P. Warren. Pag-
Chint Manager.
V. M. Gray burst, E63.
CALCUTTA
BRANCHES:-
LONDON
FSHAT
MANILA
MALAGCA
MHAR (abura)
BURDEN
NASABARI
COLOMER
NEW YORK
PEANNO
CANTON
CHLEPOG
DAIRES TOUCHUN HAIPHONG 203425:2443
HANKOW
HABBIN
PONEREW
144.0
Jullune
ROBE
KOWLOON
14 SPOR
VESASU
HA SOODS
KABHIN
SAN FRANCISCU
SHANGILIAL
SINGAPORE
SOPHADATA
SEXUEL PATANI VIESIAN
7510
ASINGBAD
VUABLAMA
וריום
KIALA Current Acounte opened to Lonel Carratrs de opens feroid fur nom aburkar petenda kl. Sawal Creemany and Sterling te which will be quoted an appokratinia thom, 208 February. tut."
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The sad thin aluze bask in rundoet. by Alar HONG BONG AND SHANGHAI Rules may he BANKING CORPORATION,
bald application.
FOR THE ONGSONG AND SILANQIAL RANKING POTPORATION.
V. M. GRAYHIN.
ilona Bot. 16th July. 1930,
Chlef Muungeti
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96. Houlevard Haussmann. Paris.
Subscribed Capital Frs. 72.000,000.00 Pail-Up CapitalFrs. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Hunde.... Frs,102,000,000.00
Bangkok Battambang Blue
Canthe
Canton
Djibouti
Fart-Baya
Haiphong
Ilankow Hanoi
BRANCHES Hong Kong Quinhon
Saigon Shanghai Mengtzo Kam-Dinh Singapore Neume
Thanhen Tientsin Tourane Prom-Pent Vinh Pondicherry Yunnanfo 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.
IN LONDON: The National Provín- ! cial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French American Banking Cor- poration: Guaranty Trust Co. of New Tork.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements,
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transnyted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LECOT.
long Kong, lat May, 1929.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund .... Reserve Llability of
prietora
Pro-
3101 STAR
(Malay Mala
AMUTSAB
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE HO HONG BANK, L1D.
(Established 1917)
HEAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Rd, C.
"
Authorised Capital Straits $20,000,000 8,000,000 .£3,000,000 Issued Capital
4,000,000 ‚£4,000,000 | l'aid-up Capital
Reservo Liabilities .£3,000,000 of Shareholders
Surplus
Agencies and Branches:
BANO KUK
BATAVIA - BOMBAY CALCITTA CANTON CAWS POICE.
CENO
COLOMA
DAINEN (Bala
outh Manchulal
DELHI
HAIPHONG HAMBURG
BANKOW
HABRIN
(N. Manchup!
HONO KONA
TAHLO
KARACHI
BLASO
1415
Kun
KUALA HANORAR
(Perak F.M.S.) Foreign
KUALA LUMPUR KECHIKA
MADRAS
MA KILA
MEDAN NEW YORK
PERING YESASO HA SOOON
SAURUS SEMAHANC
SELEMDAN
SHANGHAI
AINHALORE
KOURA BAYA
TAIPING (P.M.8.)
TAYOY
TTENTRIS
TOKYO
TONGKAH (AŁuket)
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANGA
lippine Islands)
Exchange And General Banking business transacted,
Current Accounts opened and Fix-
Deposits received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application,
A. 11. FERGUSON,
Manager. long Kong, 8th January, 1929.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK
OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York.
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits..U.S.$224,554,298
Branches in:-
ARGENTINE
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CHILE
CHINA
LONDON
MEXICO
PANAMA
ISLANDS
PERU
PHILIPPINE
PORTO RICO
DOMINICAN
STRAITS
REPUBLIC
COLOMBIA CUBA
INDIA
ITALY JAPAN
SETTLEMENTS
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Bills of Exchange and Cable Transfers Current accounta bought and sold. and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed lepasits in local and for- at rates that eign currencies taken may be ascertained on application to the Bank.
We are also able to offer our Cus- towers the services of the Branches of the International Banking Corpora- tion in San Francisco and Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York (France), S.A., in Paris and Nico.
F. McD. COURTNEY,
Manager. liong Kong, 20th February, 1931.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York,
Manager.
Capital Surplus Keserves
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Дадов Ulsager
HAYADE Hamburg HATES
.U.8.$6,000,000 U.S.$1,672,454
U.S.$1,908,209
BRANCHES:--
Amsterdams Alwarp Athang
Filos
Barle
Naples Plius Puris
Berlia
Fening
Bimerita
Bombay
Interlaken Jerusalem
Paking Palerme
Braman
Lido
Gotterdam
Destandin
Loodus
Dance Air
Lirarpool
Stamboul
.Yen 115,000,000
Cafre
Luperat
Calcula
Lugane
Luxor
Marl
Monte Carlo
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 200,000,000 Reserve Fund
Head Office:~YOKOHAMA,
Alexandria
Branches and Agencies at:
Manila Nagasaki Nagoya
Batavin
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Changchun
Newchwang
New York Osakn
ngoon
Dairen (Dalny) Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kong Honolulu Kai Karachi
Kobe London
Val Yuen
Los Angeles Lyons
San Francisco Seattle
Singapore Soerabaya
Sydney Tientsin
Tokyo
Taingtau
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts.
Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
H. MORL
Manager.
Hong Kong, 11th April, 1981.
你好 Colombo
Constantinople
Copenhagen
Risburgh
ماجد 15
Kumch
Montras
Milan
Shanghai Beethampton
Bingspors Bt. Moriss Tiesula
Veron Yokohama Zurich
Flores Сидата
Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of Unit- ed States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Personal Investment accounts handled.
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 Da- partment
www
Affiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK
Resources ..Over G$2,500,000,000.
C. IL BENSON,
General Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Established 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Capital and Busplas
Total Resources
HONG KONG
over H.$ 8,000,000,00
over IL.$10,000,000,00
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transsoted.
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in local and for eign currezales opened for clients. de
Sayings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes Branches and Agencies all over the world,
KAN TONG PO,
נו
4,090,000 2,626,000 Branches, Agencies and Correspon- dents in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETYĮ BANKERS.
Established 1821. Hong Kong Osice:-1), Queen's Road Central Authored Capital ........ders 260,000,000- (219,500,000.) Pald-Up Capital ............. Guilders 80,000,000 (£8,069,170) Best Fund ......... Ouliter 40,018,000
(8,354,589)
and
Commerce
Finance
SHARE MARKET.
RENEWED ACTIVITY AFTER HOLIDAYS.
G. A. HARRIMAN'S REPORT!
two
·MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1931.
classes, "tut-workera" And "tributers"—the former employed In sinking shafts and driving levels, while the latter worked out the ore. The tributors became
specialised geologists, depending
for their sucCOYS on their know- ledge of ores and their capacity to judge the probable yield. Work
DEARER STOCKINGS? | underground
ARTIFICIAL SILK YARN TO. BE ELIMINATED.
GANDHI'S PLÁN.
CHINA REALTY DEBENTURES.
Underwritten by Local Brokers.
EIGHT PER CENT. ISSUE AT PAR.
Was
was carried on in three eight-hour shifts or "cores,"
The China Realty Co., Fed. Inc., each eight-hour shift ranking as
U.S.A., announced the fasue of a "stem" for payment. Fines were imposed for breaches of the Tla. 4,500,000 eight per cont. de- regulations, small monthly deduc-bentures redeemable in ten years. This issue had been underwritten tions were made for medical at- tendance, and gratuities were paid by Messrs. Benjamin & Potts, and
available
sub- for public holiday, on the occasion of a The maximum pay of any indivi-scription at the office of the Hong dual appears to have been about Keng & Shanghai Bank between 10 a.m. and 3 pm on March 31, 10s. to 50s. a month. Women did Bombay, Saturday.
It is pointed out that the company The Millowners Association some of the work, such as buck- with a
are not investors in land, and the
of purchases properties Committee recently appointed tong or breaking the ore
Against the name of only regulate the nature and extent of hammer.
of a deller the use of artificial silk yarn, Ann Heather, for instance, is the which they make are in the case In passed a resolution endorsing an entry, "Bucking 319 Barrows of of a forced sale
between Gandhi Calcined work at 6d. per every 15 wishing to realise quickly. arrangement
cases purchases are only One of the Buch and certain millowners whereby Barrows, 10s. 7d." artificial silk yarn will gradually account books quoted from by Mr. made at prices which will permit In these cir. be eliminated, so as to cease Titley gives a list. of no fewer, of a quick re-sale in addition to a cumstances the company's assets altogether by August 15.-Reu- than 86 mines producing ore in reasonable profit.
1777-79, together with the assay ter
of the ore, the prices offered and realised and the purchasers.-En-first-class gineering.
Saturday, April 11. The market opened with renew- ed activity immediately after the Enater holidays And trading throughout the wock was mala- tained on a very generous scale, particularly in the more specula tive section where stocks like Cements and Ropes showed con- siderable improvement. Sterling Counters were rather quiet ewing to the uncertainty ruling in the exchange market, but prices in this section were well maintained The with a tendency to harden.
OLD CORNISH MINES. lisad :—AMSTERDAM*
investment section ruled very firm Eastern Head Office:-BATAVIA,
particularly in Hong Kong Lands
The Cornish mines formed one BRANCHES - Bandjermasin, Dandong", Bombay,
of the cradles of engineering in Calcutta, Charbon, Djember, Djokand Ferries where there was
The scar this country, jakaria, The Hagus, Jaddas, Keba, fairly brisk tarnover.
of and the names Kota-Badju, Maksasar, Medan, Fadaza
Pekalongan, Penang city of scrip was more noticeable Palembang.
some of the mines and of the en- Pontianak. Kangoo, Botterdama”, Hemarang.
Boltinn for sometime past, in fact in gineere connected with them are Shanghai, (Humaira), Singapor Boursbain,
orders had to be Boerekatie (Bola), Tegal, Tjilalap and
written large across the history of Walteredats”.
forward delivery metalliferous mining and mechani where cash shares were unobtain-cal engineering. Mining has been able, and right up to the close of carried on in Cornwall from times business to-day the firmness con-
immemorial, but with the applica-imately 898,000,000 barrels, a de- eline of 109,000,000 barrels, or tinues unabated in all sections.
tion of steam to pumping in the Banks. Small business in Hong eighteenth century an entirely new
about 11 per cent. on 1920. Kong & Shanghai Banks was done chapter was opened, at $2,035/50, and were still in de- mand at the former figure. Bank of East Asias were in request at $120.
* Thema offe bara sala deposli borse to tat. Goodna Bankara:—National Provipels! Bank Ltd. Correspondania all over the world Wanking busineen di pretz descriptios transacted.
A. ATOKKINK.
Acting Menght,
Hong Kong 10th August, 1985.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國小
manz cusses executed for
11
Insurances. Canton Insurances were steady with enquiries at $1,365. Unions had buyers at $630. Reorganized October 26, 1928, ander shares having changed hands at China Underwriters speelal charter of The National Gov-$630/35. ernment as an
ngain showed Improvement with buyers predominating at $4.40
effected sales having been
al
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Subscribed Capital Paid-Up Capital Reserve Funds
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI.
HONG KONG BRANCH: 4, Queen's Road Central.
On
As captains of mines or other wise there were the Trevithicke, the Woolfs, Harvey, Bull and Vivian,
CRUDE OIL OUTPUT.
Sharp Decline in U.S. Last Year.
or
.
are always in cash, mortgages on
real estate, and pro- perties valued at a cheap rate.
Recent Profits Earned. During 1930 the capitalisation
consisted of the company
of a share capital of Tis. 2,000,000 and a debenture issue of Tls. 3,000,000, and against this the accounts of the company showed, a total of eredit in ensh of Tis. 109,892, in property of Tls. 1,742,320, and of mortgages of Tls. 3,519,380, mak-
The 1930 final figures for crude ail production will show approx-ing
KAILAN MINES.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending March 28, 1931, amounted to 127,074 tons, and the sales during the period to 76,641 tons.
A total fo Tls. 5,471,592.. Acting as agents for landownera, rents the company collected in during that year the amount of Tla. 1,776,000.
In the course of the past 20 years the China Realty Co. has negotiated more than Tla. 60,000.. 000 of mortgages, on which total all the interest, and principal kan been repaid. The total business has been well over Tls, 100,000,000, while between October 1, 1925, and December 31, 1930, dividends have been distributed to the amount of Tis. 931,425.
contemporarles of Boulton and Watt, and it in i around their lives that much of the interest in Cornish mining centres. In writing the life of Richard
Trevithick (1771-1833), Francis Trevithick, in 1872. used some of the old mine account
Object of Present Flotation. books, which go back as far as special sub-committee of the of the committee
The object of the present flota- $25,000,000.00 $4.30/.60.
1765. These have, fortunately, agricultural
tion of debentures is to extend the .$24,710,200.00 Shipping Douglases were
been preserved, and through a Winnipeg Board of Trade is ar
business of the company.
The $3.820,503.82 the downward trend with sellers further examination of them, Mr. ranging for the sowing of 20 acres
jat $24. Hong Kong Steamboats A. Titley, in a paper on "Cornish
of land with the soy bean, as a prospectus peints out-that the were alightly firmer with enquiries Mining" read to the Newcomen experiment. The olls and fats de- company has a staff of realty ex- at $26. Union Waterboats remain Society on December 17, was able rived from the soy bean are used perts intimately cognisant of local ed in demand at $36.
to give many interesting parti- extensively in industry, while the conditions, and goes on to say:- Decks, Wharves and Godowns.culars of the organisation of the residue makes a valuable feed for "There now appears to be a vital Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharves mines during the latter half of cattle. Hence the effort to pro-uced for the further extension of
netivities,
the duce the bean locally,
particularly in Owing to our numerous branches in were booked at $158.50/.76 and the eighteen century.
creation of an efficient real estate China and large connections in the im-there were further buyers at $150 portant commercial centres of the with sellers asking $160. China
trust service, with simple and eff work, we are able to extend to clients special facilities for domestic Providents were steady with buy
they are not given a lien on speci- cient methods of the handling of and foreign banking and exchanger. era at $5.35 for the old shares
the mortgage business." The de- fic property, though their clalm We also handle the issue of Bonds and $2.45 for the new.
on the assets of the company willbentures now offered to the public and other Publie Funds of the Chin-
be prior to that of the stock-hold- will be a direct obligation on the and ese Government both at home
Debenture interest is erg.
company, but in order to give the abroad.
SHOU J. CHEN,
company entire freedom in mort. first charge in the earnings.
for China Recent quotations Manager.
gaging, selling or otherwise doal- Hong Kong, 5th March, 1931.
Realty debentures on the Shang- ing with its various holdings, (Continued at foot of preceeding hai Stock Exchange have been as
Column.) high as 102.
our
Hotels, and Real Estate-A fair volume of business in Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotele was put through at $14.20/.50, and they were still firm with buyers at $14.30. Hong Kong Lands remain- ed in demand with bayers at $85, THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. business having been put through
Established 1912,
Pan
Head Office-Hong Kong, Authorised Capital (H.H. Carner) 17,000,000
-Up Capital ....................
0,004,800 Hasara Fund for th 1,100,000.
at $85%. Hong Kong Realties were dealt in at $11.30, and clos ed with buyera at $11.40.
Cotton Mills-Ewos were nego- tiated at Tls. 14.85/15.15, closing with buyers at the former figure. Centon, Shanghai, Hankow, Brasov, Shanghai Caftons could be placed
HRANCHEN-
Bangkok. New York and San Franciods.
CORRESPONDENT
LONDON BANKERS: --
The Lloyd's Bank, Limited.
Is all pracipe! allies of the World. Poreign stefango and banking minions of Svary acription transacted.
Bala Depot Boses tvarka siasa) si a yearly ranial of from 15 to $10.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager,
at Tls. 110.
Public Utilities. Hong Kong Trama continued in. demand at $17.70 with business reported at :$174. Star Ferries were naked for at $91, without attracting sell- ers. China Lights improved to a buying rate of $25.20, but sellers were scarce, business having been done at $25.30. Hong Kong Elec- tries remained steady with sales effected at $782/%4. Hong Kong HEAD OFFICE Talpeb, Borraosa. Telephones (partly pald) advanced
Incorporated by Special imperial
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
Charter, 1899.
Cautral Bank in Feriposa,
to a buying rate of $40 without at- tracting sellers.
Miscellaneous-Cements opaned
Bank Notes dated Axarage amount with buyers at $16.70, but were in
DLANCITES AND AGENOTES: JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Danke. POBMOSA |--Gina,
Kadi
strong demand at $17.25 at the
Karako, Lung, akong, Rui, Slabilu, laich, nian, clone. Ropos were very strong Takeo, Tama, Ice, wio, Tella.
Dairy CHINA --hauphal, Banker, Amoy Poodle. With buyers at $14.25.
Ewatow, CanIDA.
Farms were sold at $24.60 at the OTHERS- Hong Singapore, Boerhaye.
Semarang, Elevia, Bay, Catania outset, but the market closed very Lendo, Now York, Daire.
LORDON BANKERS,
The London County Westminster and Perr's Bank
Commaralal Centres throughout the world.
The Bank has Correspondante du all the prismp
K. KADURA,
HONG KONG DEL NOW:
A. Deemax Road Cestr Hong Kong, 1912 January, 1929
strong with buyers offering $2514, Lane Crawfords experienced a sharp rise and were done up to 85. but closed much easier. Sinceres were enquired for a $14.25. Hong Kong Amusements jumped up to $234 buyers for the old shares and. $21 for-the new.
|_|| _|_16_¶¶ (1⠀⠀⠀ ||||||||||||¶ China Entertainments stood at at
COASTWISE
by
"ALGIE" BENNETT.
An interesting book of Cartoons depicting "Happenings on the China Coast
PRICE $1.00.
{"Now on sale at
BREWZRSONEE
WHITEAWAY, SAIDLAW. EXCELSIOR BOOK STORE.
and at the Publishers
The
Chief Manager.
China'Mall
buying rate of $19,50,
Forward Settlement Days.- April 28, May 28, and June 20.
NEW SOUTH WALES,
£700,000 CLAIM AGAINST
STATE GOVERNMENT.
Bydney, Saturday. The Commonwealth Crown Land Office, on behalf of the Federal Government, is Issuing a writ:") on Monday, claiming £700,000 from the Government of New South Wales, represent- ing commitments to British bond- holders which were paid on be half, of New South Wales -- Rout
Under the old law it required six shareholders or adventurers to form a Cost Book Company, and it was into the Cost Book all im- portant transactions had to be entered. Under the captain or manager of a mine would be pit and shaft men, engine and fire- men, kibbal lauders, whim driv
ers, burning-house men, carpen- ters, amiths, masons, and others. The real miners were divided into
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