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ONGING SHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST

CORPORATION.

HRAD OVERCH: HONGKONG,- AUTHORISED CAPITAL..... $50,000,000 ISSUED AND FULLT Paid up $20 000,000 RESERVE FUNDE

STERLING... 4,500,000 SILVER...... 825,800,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF } PROPRIETORS...amf.

#20,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS W. La Pattanden, Fare-Ebelman, EL.P. White, aqee«Deputy Chairman, BD. P. Baithe EagTM" [T. A. Flammer. Eaq A. E. Compton, Beg. N. JA WILSON, Ker, Hon. Mr.P.H.Holyoak) T. G. Wonil, Esq. 4.0. Lang, Exc | G, H. Yoang, Kaq.

Okaste ManagKE:

A, H.BARLOW, Esq.,

Manager Shanghai-G. FL STITT; Eq.

London BanDNI. WMNCONOTER Bank, to

QURRENT A000¤NTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY FIXED DEPORTIS received for one year or shorter periods it Local Currency and Sterling on terms whic will be quoted on application.

Hongbing, th November, 1924.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE business of the above Baak is TH

conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Rules may be obtained Con application.

INTEREST on doposita is allowed on. the minimum monthly balantes at

3 PER CENT, per annum.

For. the ToxoxONG & BELNGKA:

BAY THE CORPORATION,

A. H. HARLOW, Auting Chief Manager

Hongkong, May, 5, 1927**

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTH

1963

HEAD OFFICE LONDON,

Paid-up Capital ... £3,000,001 Boserre Fund

LIMITED

HEAD OFFICE1-

No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Chatra

Established 1919,

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

B. OF T. RETURNS."

AUTES LES CAPITAL... 10,000.000,00 IMPROVEMENT 18 STILL GROWING. PAID-UF CAPITAL $6,000,000.0 Emerya Pord,$750,000,4 °

Arary description of Ranking and Frannaga

· Declasse traslaziod. Loans greased on sp. BUNGE UMBILEINSAN.

ateret allowed" on" Curesni Daposit Agga

(Reuter's Service.)

London, November 12.

MANCHESTER COTTON.

Under date of October 8, MeasTS. James F. Hutton & Co., of Man. -chester, write

The cotton markets Tave evinced An improvement in British, trude couiderable nervousness about the AELSCO Four per gal porn, and 99 Rad for Detour is shown in the Board forthcoming Bureau report on the

at the rese of Twa per seni, par Banka on Baring

* Deponite meine following falme z

For deaths at the ents of a par axunm For i medths at the rate of 1% per andem “Par it mantis at the rate of 32 par nay. KAN TONG. PO,

Chief Manges Dongkany, March #1 1999:

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NSTADELAND Tmazing BodTETT.),

BANK.

METAL MARKET.

DEALERS, AUS MAKING BACRIFICES.

EXCHANGE.

Hongkong. November 18, 1984.

Bank, Wires and min

*

On demand,11/16 w days' sight. ***

months sight $1-1 Credite, 4 months' klacht ...t/6-1 Documentary 4 months' si, he 1/2-4 Ou Paris-

“Un demand .......

Credits: 4 month

On demand..

On demand ac yn

New York

$140

signs... 1140

...num.

Credits, 60 days tight ... lef

Un deasad .. On Caloutta

Wire "On demand Jin Singapoen==

On demand..s

Mantle

On demand On Shadghai -

On demand...

1601

1091

100+

DOM.

1491

of Taidereturns. Imports America crop which will be ointed to £120,458,000 and oxied later to-day. It is expected porty to 88.580,000 increnses of that it will show much deteriora- 219.563,000 and $5,303,000 respec- tion of the crop and a largely re- tirely as compared with September, died yield. This has given a strong tendency to values especially as the crop news has continued to he on the whole unifavourable. At the same tinie, however, there has henn fear that the prospective | figures have already been dis counted and this has canned much certainty and sharp fluctuations. Trade interests have been more Bold Lest, 100 Ane (per real) 47 say beyond the factive and given some support to Sovereigon (Bank's buying rate) 8.18

Private vor (pez OK) .....

SUBSIDIARY COINE. that the market, as far as Hong the and movement. kong turnover was concerned. was estimates have generally

is colleagues would soon be looking ate differs much from this figure & that presumably if the vield estim- practically lifeless and that he and wound about 121 million bales, so Hongkong 50 crabs sub,... 3 % pu

for other employment.

Dienssing the hetals trade, with a "Ching Mail reporter, hading hardware broker remarked HONGKONG BRANOM ENTARCIARE 190nlarly that there was hardly

anything to

ESTANLI 1934.

Authorised Capital 6. 155,000,000 13500,000 Paid-Up Dapitat... 80,000,000 £ 5.538,570 Special Reserves.... 23,600,000 £1,938,330 Reserve Food G. 20.045,032 £1.650,419

HEAD. OFFIÜR :—Amsterdam, EASTERN HEAD OFFIOR:Batavăn, BEANCHES-

Bombay Banjermin Bandeng Colette*****~~Cheribon -Deraber Djakjakarta The Hague Koba Kota-Badju

Madan Palumbang

Pelongan Padang

Pontiansk Rangoon

Shanghai Samarang

|

Penang

Rotterdam Hingepom Tagal

Makumar

LONDON BANEERS: — Nation Princimi Bank Ltd. Correspow, vede all over the world,

BANKING BUSINESS OP EVERY DESCRIPTION.

:

been

30 days' sight (pèlvata papur)

On Yokoba

On demand

·*ཎྜ 12

me

%% pin 10. % pa.

8% THE. 7 p. 96 % du.

il:

more

Bar Silver in Hongkong... To an endeavour to get rid of new readjustment of values will Canton coins" acerimulated stocks for which take place. It is, however, more Chinese Copper Osaka ample testimony could be found in than difficult to foresee what view Chinese Copper Cesta

the markets will take, whatever Rate of Native Interest... Walk araind the metals godown the figure may be 48 strong Jassa Sab. Coin at Kennedy Town-dealer had made sacrifices which brought speculative operations are always hongkong Suh. Côn their quotations below manufacible to belie expectations on the issue of these reports. In the Mari- Hersha Soemkarta (Bolo turers prices. On top of this most chester market the week opened with prices which continued strong, Tilatjap Waiterraden dealers were suffering losses as

nietly but it would almost appear Much business has had to be re- stocks were bought when prices that the strength of the raw ferred back at prices which could were appreciably higher.

Interruption to trade in Canton material has caused buyers. to have been-taken a short time ago.

realise that values ray continue to The immediate outlook is

Yan prices are and up-country, continued the move against them the longer buy hopeful provided cotton values re- speaker. had brought learances to a standstill hot there was even aing is deferted. The firmness of main steady. bigger cloud on the horizon Teries here may also have cond. fo 1d. per ib. higher. India instanced wire nails, a commodity tributed to some anxiety on this enquiry has expanded consider which constitutes one of the higgerre, especially as it is found that ably; greys, light whites and the delivery time has been moving cheaper styles generally being in lines of the local metals trade steadily forward and it is now dif good demand: From China there Hongkong dealers had heard that felt to obtain goods in us short a has also been a fair enquiry, chiefly stocks in Shanghai were sufficient at was only recently the rase for whites, but little business. For to meet the demands for two or

Whatever the cause however, Egypt, South America and the three years, n state of things demand has certainly grown steadi-United States a steady trade goes brought about, by the rush of onders, after the Tanese earthy and offers have increased but on. fave and the Straits enquiry quake, when it was felt that enar-even yet these have not kept pace is also shown some improvement. mon quantities would he required

W. H. GROSKAMP,

Hongkong, November 4, 1924,

Ayant

£3,900.901

Bewares Liability of

司公理管業實法中

SOCIETE_FRANCAISE DE GERANCE

Proprio. €3,900,00€

FOREIGN EXCHANGE *** Genaralı

Banking business traznogbed,

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opazed and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year

or shorter perioda aš ruim pilek will be quoted an application.

A. H, FERGUSON. Kanagar

Kangkong; May 8, 1928,

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE

HEAD OPPICE :

98, Boulevard summana, Paris, Subscribed Capital............ Frs. 75,000, 000 00

Fr. 68,400,000.00

- Paid-Up: Coplin]

Reservó Funda... ... Fra. 59,547,085,64

Bangkok

Fattambang

Canton

Bilbos!!

Haiphong

Hankow

Hanoi

BRANCHES

Hongkong

Monglie Noume

Papesta

Peking

Prom-Pent

Foodfcherry BANKERS:

Raigon Shanghai

Singapore Titul Tours YUDAMIN

IN FRANCE: Comptoir Nations Escomys de Paris; Credit Lyonnais, Bangna die Parisa ∙ilos Paya-Bes; Credit Industrial ét Commercial

Societe Generale.

IN LONDON: The National Provincial d Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir

DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DĚ CHINE

ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO

CHINOIS

(Inorporated in France)

3. Obster Roel Victoris, Hongkong.

HEAD OFFICE: 74 Rue St. fare, Paris

Subscribe Capirl folly

→ príd-up Baseren Fund

Pr. 10,000,000 Fr. 19,800,000

Working find provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIŽLLE

! "DE CHINE

Fra. 50,000,000:

BANKERS:

Park: Bociete Generale, Banque Nationale to Crod. Banque de Paris et des Payı-Bas. London: Midland Bank, Ltd.

New York: Irving Bank Columbia Trust Ca-

Every description of Banking & Exchange Business tracted. Correspondents through out the world.

M, FITZ-HENRY.

---Manager.

10th November 1994,

for the devastated reas

Rates of interest in the Colony, from native bankers at any rate: were prohibitive, Acordingly. dealers were willing to take a losa rather than pay theavy overhead. eharges: Another reason was that it was the Chinese business custom te, be able to show some business. even at a loss, merely as a sign that one was still in the funde.

Tinplates were being offered on the market at about 30 cents per case below importers' quófations but still there was little actua! business.

Bars, the broker caneluded, Ind reached a level which in pre-war days would be considered cheap.

SHANGHAI MARKET,

National d'omple de Paris Oralit Lyons THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. | 131PORTS DUGL BET YAUN IMPROVED,

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Manga de Co., French America Banking Corporation; Guaraply Trust Co. of New York,

Intarset allowed on Current Accoudte ans Fixed Deposits socording to arrangement.

Every description of Banking sat Exchsage ~Business transacted.

A. LECOT

Manager Hongkong, March 20, 1992-

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK LTD.

ESWANLIKED 1880,

Barman (taly paid up) ---- Zan 100,000,000 Boka PrD

Ye# 77,500,000

ESLD OFFICE (—YOKOHAMA-

Branden and ÁRSHINI AÐE

Batavia

BoobayTM

Boos Ay

Oaloutie

Changshun

Dutron (Dainy)

Fungsion (Mulden ↑

Hamburg

Bankow

Barbin

Bouchaka

Kat Inom

Kobe

London

Nowak wang

New Fork

Ousks

Poling

Rangoon

Rio de Jan Balgon

Cui Prətam

Shangha!

Shiroccol

Bingspos Sourabaya Briney

Los Angeles

Lydo

1

Tokyo

Manila

Magnani

Nagoya

Internet allowed on Unment Accounts

Deposite resolved for flasi periode në ras to abiained on appželdint

QARIMA,

Manager.

Hongkong, S7th Oct., 1994.

HONGKONG HEIGHTS.

1

For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest pointa on the Island and Mainland is published:

ISLAND.

Bignal Station

Mt. Farker

Mountain Lodge

The Bjate

Peak Hotel

Foot 1774 1784 1724. 1726 1308

Tailão Bamberíum

Mt. Paringo

Bowen Rd. (fillerbeda) 297

"Taimoshan".

Kowloon Posi

Customs Pan

*$124 1871

4

(Taiwan Ginko.)

Tamparated by Spasla. Imperial Charlar, 1999.

Opffel Baɓasribed ....Yan 60,000,000 Capital (Paid-up) ..... Yan 32,500,000 Kungry Fund sma In 13,980.000

HEAD OFFION:

I

WAIFRE, FORMOSA.

BRANCHES :

Shanghai. November 8-im- ports have of necessity been dull during the week under review, and only a drastic alteration in the political situation will revive the anguishing condition of the piece goods market. which at present drags on an uninteresting existence: A certain amount of interest is manifested in silk and tea. Under

JAPAN-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka the heading of produce, matters

Moji.

lopk altogether brighter, and in FORMOSA-Gran, Kagt, Karako, Esquiry is current from many quarters.

Imag Making Kanto, Pinen, for supphes:

Shinobiko, Taitho, Tainan, Takow, In local industries yarn shows a Talal, Tobyan, Ako. CHINA-Shanghal, Esokor, Klokang certain amount of betterment, but Amoy, Foochow, Bwalow, Cantos. this is not of very great moment. OTHERS--Bangkok, Hongkong, Bings xally manufactured cloth is

Sourabaya, port,

Semarang, not in demand.. Batavia, Bombay, London, How York.

LONDON BANKERS: Loaden Bounty Westminster sad Fair's Bank.

shuria Zalagtas, Japan, Indo-Uhis, Sim, India,

rad, Amica, Aftion, de

PIECE GOODB.

***

LOCAL

Janki.

Names.

SHARE MARKET.

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS,

B.S.B.C. TT. selling rate

NOVEMBER 13.

II AM

Stock Exchange.

2/48 $71-1/8

·Obartered Bank

即馬 *

JOE

£ 20 b.

£ 11 D.

-$98 b.

on, London

And on. Shanghai

Hongkong Bauke 11671/79-1/2 ss. London-£138

P. & O. Bask

Fast Aris Bank

Mercantile Bank 4 B £98) b.

do.

Marine Insurances

Canton Insurance... North Chins Insurnet Union InsuranO8994 - 19

China Unstra

Fire Insurances

H.K. Ramboats...

Indo-Chinas (Pref.

NOVEMBER 13. Sharebrokers' Association.

9/4 $71-98

D. 1171

b.

200

H., £il

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1924.

NO BWOONING !

THETHER. it was that the sun was too bold or the

curate too bashful, the Early Victorian young lady had one resource. She swooned away! Always someone fainting or something fading. But it's not so now. Beauty has got to bear up. If your winter clothes have faded and solled, why not try our dry cleaning Dept. You will be surprised at the beauty and finish.

THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO

HEAD OFFICE & WORKS: YAUMATI, Tel. K. a. HONGKONG DEPOT: 16 Stanley Street, Tel. C. 179. KOWLOON HOTEL DEPOT.

KOWLOON DEPOT: 19 Canton Road, CANTON: 19, Shark Central, Hast.

AT THE

BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION

-PRESERVED CHOICE SELECTED BEST YOUNG STEN VINGLE THIS SIDY IN WITH SAN MY.SAN & CE

NABE IN HOND NONG

b. "Asi

b. 740

140

267

ROYALTY

Tasted, Approved and Ordered Ginger, Manufactured by

M. Y. SAN & CO., LTD.

THIS FAMOUS "BEE” BRAND GINGER IS MOST RELIABLE FOR BOLD-GOOD COLOUR, AND FUR- THERMORE IS MELLOW. AND WELL PRESERVED.

PUN

YICK

"LAND & ESTATE AGENTS Telephone Central No. 911-1987, 35, Queen's Road Central.

□□□□□

b. 1-1/2

190

896

►

£18) b.

210

740 n. $140. $880 b.

Insuranco Yangtëzo

31 h.

h. 30

1.30 b.

Far Easterna ***

China Fire Insurance ....

#.180 b

Fongkong Fire Tnsurance... Shipping

655 b.

Donglases***

...

$ 80.

38 .

b. 36

38 n.

u. 38

(Del.))

#111 n.

1.

848 b.

$119 b.

b. 11, 114

-

Oriental May, Co.

...

$255 b.

China Sugar..

Now Share $35 n. $ .41 b

70/-11

b. 92 Now Shars n. 15

#. 88/-

b. 19 x. ris

2-133

b. 48

do... Reg.)111 n

Sholl Transporta

Star Ferries... Wongkong Toge sad Lighter

Refinertes

Malabon Sugar

Mining

Karin Mining Adia:

Langkatu....

Shaoghai Losar

***

mb. $191 b.

Shat Explorations.n

Blugle Langkate

Raube

Tronoh Mines Ural Casp.

***

244

Benguet Con... Docks Wharves, Godawns,

H. & K. Wharfs Apart from the auctions, the#. & W. Dock piere goods trade calls for little Since our last report no- notice. thing has occurred politically to

b. 9,10 m. 21

n. 265

31

12 m.

P. 8 o.

www.

-

S'hai Dooks...

New Enginerings...

H. E. Engineeringe. Bbangbat Hongkews

#407 h. 510 8, 208

188-1/2 b. T 99 b. ...T860 b.

$194 b

¤, 206-

1

981

Hotele & Buildings.

HE.

• (a 21 Now- a. 201

$1.10 A

b. 90 Cents

***

$10

$110 b. Opp.

5. 110/1

23

... 8 -

$150 6.

¤. 150

$1.40 &

The 11 d.

b. 11-1/1

Th

64 Now 29 b.

The Bank has Correspondants in the 17ɔmmercial induce any sentiment towards a tad ha! Hotely $31. New 19-1/2. Centro it the Bursche Gastinent. Basis, Man resumption of business on a normal Paripplas Candy Ave, and Dates Indies, Auk footing, nor is anything of the kind In fact Intered lowed on Correst Roscant, and Finlooked for immediately. Deposite al zatos salah will be quoted on applies the possibility of an outbreak of disturbances in the Yangtze Valley is to-day having the reverse effect on the outlook.

Z. YAMAMOTO,

HONGKONG BRANCH,

#Des For Boad Central, Hongkong, 5th June, 1984.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

Specially Authorised by Femidantial Mandal of Nan Republic of China on the Stad of Rovember, 1917)}, Authorised Capite .....$50,000,000.00 Pald-op Capital $18.278,000.00

Fard patt

HEAD OFFION: PRŽENO.

BRANCH HONGKONG QUEEN'S BOAD GENTEAL Branches and Bob-branche: ell va China and Correspondante! In Europs Amerios, and okiter parka of slim world,

As far as the auctions are .con- carned, two of the hongs aguin confined themselves to minimum quantities, while in one case there was an increase offered.. Last week an improvement in Italians was noted, but it now transpires that this had been more or less mani- pulated by the dealers to allow

HK

Developmenta China Bus Hongkong Lande... -Humphrey Estates ...

Kowloon Lands ... Land Reclamations Princes Building.... H.K. Territorials, Cotton Mills.

Ewa Cotton Mills, Ltd. ... Kong Yiks Laoa Kung Mowa... Orientals. Shanghal Cotton and Yangtsrapoos. * VENČOLIRUODIS.

nants

146

-

T 57 b. Now #17 b.

$17.85 b. New 5.1% b. (b 17) New 5:40 b. Comb, 23.90 6. Comenta "Combined' ....... $134 b. China Romeos

#191 0. do (New) 913-19. Comb. 26.1. Chips Pridents 181 n New 6.30% Providente Combined Dairy Farme 4 me H.K. Electrion

them to clear of their old purchins Lights (Old) chases. Having in the meantime done so, at apparently nice profita to themselves, they had no further occasion for supporting prices, and as no new demand developed, tho market became depressed. Vene- tinns and dyed Jeans were slightly steadier and Velvets

attained a

Macno do

Hongkong and Canton Icon

1. 21 (Sew p. 13-1/3-Comh 16 sa

(b. 10, 17 s. 10-1/2 Now b. 8 (Comb. b. 3112 b. 241

1. 63.30 1. 43) na. 43)-

$491.

D. H

Hongkong tape...

3. Now it a.

a. 19, Now 11 z

Rapes Combined...

Heugkook Tramways...

b. 24

Steam Laundries

Bhool Foundry, me Water-bosts ...

#17-1/9 %2

174

28 New

Book Tramwayswföld). 3..+

London Barksen's The Halonai Proving higher level. Heavy Greys werd of sod Union Bank of England, Lad again depresscit, but there was a The Goursaly Cross Company of New noticeable effort on the part of

York.

Ningpa to maintain lite values of Tork Baskaraz - Corringe of the light weights. For Rakoni Bagis The Aquilajia,Tops Company of New Whites there was a much brighter: market, spraubeton showing the Įkreunest andi meno activity being day

me allowed fax Gurrucou diaplayers fram, rote While the Kama on applies) undertone two be no means, bedi

met bada. Setud.

11

сно.

> $21.00 per DEM,

KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL

In Lots of not less than 4-tam :---

Delivered to Pask District (above Bowen Road)

Bowen Boad säd Lower Levals "Kowloon ...

*** $20.90

$12,00 Orders should be sent is sriting at loss 24 hours, before the Coal is required. All ordare must be accompealed by cath, Cheque, or Compradore Order

payable to The KAILAN MEING ADMINISTRATION,*

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION

HEAD OFFICE: TIENTSIN.

'DODWILL & 00., LTD., Agante. Hongkong.

For over ten years we have been engaged in the manufactars o

Our brands

anut Tree." coconut oil in Singapore. "Elephant and "Star" are renowned their excel standard, test reanita clarity, and are free from rity or adultetion. These products are dy known in China and add it is to facilitate or celectrons that we take phare is announcing this GOH GUAN HEN of No. 64, Bonham Strand West, have bees appointed our sole genta in Hongkong.

THE HO HONG DIL MILLS, 'LTD., SINGAPORE

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD |

WATCHMAKERS, & JEWELLERS DIAMOND MEROHANTS)

UNION BUILDING (OPPOSITE GPO).

Agents for --ADEIRALTY

MEROSS'S BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES,

KELVIN'S NAUTRA

ENGLISH BILVIL WARE, direct