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PAID UP VALUE
OFFICIAL QUOTATION 10.80 M
CLOSING CTOZAZION,
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3 int. for 1916
10 Int, for 1916
182.10 for year ending
30416
812 for 1916
5 P. for 1916
84 and bonus of 82
for 1016
Hongkong and Shanghat
8125
$7124, sales
£4 16 for 1916
B.W F.M.
·6.00 PM
8503875
$25 for 1914
6.00 P.M.
6.00 PM
6.00 P
8.00 PM
6.00 P.M
6.00 PM
Chins Fires
$20 ||| #148, buyers
39 for 1916
Касерб Baturdays.
Hongkong Tires
850
8926, buyers.
$27 for 1915
North Chinse
25
T150
271% for 1915.
Unions
B100
8860, los
860 for 1915
Registration closes
Yangtsson
300
$217
921 for 1915
SHIPPING.
Douglas B.8. Co. ...
350
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Canton Steambosta
$15
817), buyers
Indo-Chinn Prof.
841
Do Defe
$1231,5 & 6.
8hr Ferry Co.
810
Bollers
B
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nhom Busin
3000
$113, buyers
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Doors, WHARVES AND GOD
Kowloon Wharf Coc
850
5790 bayers
Himad W. Dook Co.
850円
$120, buyers
Dooks
Tls 100 Tls. 90, buy
WRATES, AND BUILDINGS:-
Central Estates
$100
$100
27 for 1916
Hongkong Hotels
830 102
$3 for rear
8100 897 81086
87 for 1916
50
$30 3
250
$77
85.25 for 1916
610 T. 174, buy.
TL 1 for
107 SU
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HARING CORPORATION.
FONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
Paid-up Capital.
Reserve Funda -- Mal
Sterling
$13,000,000
$1,500,000, at 2/315,000,000 Bilver
*** $18,500,000
BANKS
AHE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED
(TATWAN GINKO),
INCORPORATED DT SPECIAL INTESIAL CHAETE, 1899.
Capital Subsoribed
399,500,000
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Beserve Liability of Proprietors $15,000,000
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8. H. DoxwaLL, Esq.--Chairman. J. A. PLUMMER, EqDeputy Chairman, Hon. Mr. O, E. Anton, | E. V. D. Páry, E80. GTM Edkins, Esq. W. L. Pattanden, Esq. C. 8. Gabbay, Esq. Hon. Mr. E, Shellim.
Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak......
CHIMP MANAGER : Hongkong M. J. STADB, Esq.
GE KHAONE 1 Shanghai--A., G. BIETHEN, EIG.
LONDON BAKERR - LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED.
HONGKONG INTREEST ALLOWED, On Current Account at the rate of Two per vent, per annum on the Daily Balance
On Frrad DEPOSITS, Ca months, 21 per cent. per anEERUDE,
N. J. STABB
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 26th February, 1917; 19.
THE JANE CHINA
GOVERNMENT BANK
SPECIALLY AUTHORISED BY PRESIDENTIAL MANDATE OF 13TH APRIL, 1915.)
Authorised Capital
Yan 20,000,000 16,000,000 5,080,000
HEAD OFFICE TALPEN, FORMOJA.
BRANCHES
JAPAN-KORS, OSAKA, TOKYO & YOKOHAMA, FORMOSA SANO, Giba) Kası, KABINKO KEBLING, MAYONG PINAN, BRIN CHIEU, TAISHU TAIWAN, TAKOW,
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HONGKONG BRANCH ~ 3. Des Voeux Road. Hongkong, 10th March, 1917,
TAHE MERCANTILE
Пос
BANK OF
INDIA LIMFTED
BEAD OFICI: 15, Grasschurch 8., London
Authorized Capital
$60,000,000 10,000,000
Paid-up
Beserve Fund
HEAD OFFICE PEKING.
BRANCHES AND SUB-BRANCHES,
6 for year ending
Paid-up Capital
Nil for 1915
812
72 cents for 1915
$41, bayers
Chies Providests
$10
Dairy Farme
4481, bavera
Green Island Cement
Hongkong Electrion
Hongkong Lee
Hongkong Rope
Hongkong. Steel
Hongkong Tram Pos Trans Old. Boat Laundries ---- Bleu
Waterbon Union Waten & Co.MAR Ww. Powell, LI-W
XUBBYIS (Bingapore Carrshey)
Alor Gajaha
Ayer Pansa
Κατέρας
Pinda
Malakoll Now Serendah Sendveroft Tapah
Plantation Bubber In Londen
$8.10 & b
$52, bayere
3151
$10
$10
5f86,80, sellera 19.80
$8.40, buy
881 bayers no
[7.1860 buy.
LATEST PAID UP YEAR VALUM ENDA. QUOTATION,
83 for par
31716
ending
80 cents for 1916
$2.25 for year ending
29-2-16
$11 for 1916
2 and bonus of $1,
for 1916 None for your ending
SAY
for year
sodnig
25 centsteryear ending
1.25 for 1916
70 cent for 1915 Now wince 19914/20
DIVIDEND
INZ DIY TO DATE,
20 p. c. 10 p. 0.
TORN JAAST YEAR.
Bapt
Oot
Apl.
$420 $818.80
84.35
30.0
30 p.
June
Ang
9,10- $2,70
Deo. 84.00
80p G
Doo
Jan.
35.20
$10. Dod $21.00 2/11
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Interent allowed en enzrent sesonnie and Fixed Depoelte Tarms on application, Every description of Basking buses fra amefed loans granted on approved securifles, Special- facilities for Home Brahmage.
Hongkong 18th October, 1914
1674
NERE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER
HEAD OFFION LONDON,
HONGKONG SEANCH..
Every description of Banking and Exchange businem tranmoted.
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts) 2 per cent, por sabem of Daily Briances and on Fixed Deposts at mutes that may be scoriaInok ea spplication,
O CHAMPKIN
Acting Manager: Hongkong, 28th May, 1916.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
199
1681BE Buszees of the thire Ferk is con * ducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORFORATION, Rules may be obtained on application.
81 200 Não 1,200,000
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Propristers #1,200,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE at Geners! Banking burizem transacted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periode at rates which will be quoted on spplication.
T. O. DOWNING,
Longkong, 15th June, 1815,
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the Minimum Monthly Balacoes at 31 per eat
per sunum.
Depositors may trafort hair optio Islamose of $100, or mere to the Hongkong. AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXES DEPOSIT 4rcent per unam,
For the SonoKONG AND SHANGRAT
PANKING CORPORATION, US MAN J, STABB
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