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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,

BANKING CORPORATION..

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG. AUTHORISED CAPITAL.............. 850,000,000 ISSUED AND FULLY PAID UP $20,000,000. RESERVE FUNDA

STERLING... £ 1,300,000 SILVER.... #25,500,000

RESERVE LIABILITY OF

$20,000,000

PROPRIETORS

باب

COURT OF DIRECTORS

W. LP'attenden, Haj---Chairman,

F. P. Wille, B.-Deputy Chairman,

LIMITED.

HEAD OFFIO5:-

No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central

Established 1919.” AVEÓRRIKED CLFITAIN PAID-UP CAPITAL Baatava Puso...

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

EXCHANGE.

Hongkong, December 11, 1914.

****

17/10

Un demand, sar "days" sight.

punthe eight-4-| Oredita 4 months' sight .......U/b-i Doommentary 4 months' sight 26-1

XMAS TURKEYS.

$18,000,000.00. PRICES LIKELY TO BE HIGH THIS

$5,000,000.00

YEAR. $750,000,00

DAIREN INDUSTRY.

JAPAN'S DIG HOLD ON MINING.

2

› Lowton

Baik, W[reat

one

this

Every_description of Banktar end kushange Iraziness transacted.. Loana granted on ap- protað seturikian

Interest, allowed on decrent Depot Account

-a-Lis-als-of-Two-weeper

Loosant Four persant par Asus, and on ad

Deposite at the following rates Ju

8. D. P. Balk, Raj,

|ALD. Tang, BaQL,

W. H. Ball, Esq.

1. A. Plummer, Bag T.G. Wall, Ear

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4. B. Compton,

Hon Mr.P.H. Holyoak G. M. Yoàng, Esq.

Chief Manager:

A. H. BARLOW, Esq. Manager: Shanghai-G.H, STITT, Esq. London Bankers:

Westminster Bank, Ltd,

"CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods in Local Currency ind Sterling on terms which will be Juoted on application.

Hongkong, 25th November, 1924.

For Emathe at the rate of 1% per marmura 'Per. I months at the rate of 3% per annum

For Emantha at the rate tf SX DAY ABBAKİ

KAN TONG PO, -

Chlal Manag.

Baker, March 2th'79EL.

(NPTIONÁLLANDe Tramuro Bodmer)

BANK.

With practically all bar source of supply cut off year, Hongkong residents may have to pay fancy prices for market turkeys.

On demand.m Oredita.monthı' sight... 7130

On demand....

On New York

On demand

... 1030.

-DOS.

***

Crodita, 30 days' light in 57° on Bombay

Wire

On Jaloutta

Oo deny in

1824

1571

101)

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1113

Wicom On defound in -On Singapore- On Manila-

Un demand voo On Shanghai-

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AM

1441

According to latest investigations. made by Japanese authorities in Dairen, there are 350 factories in On Parla the port, each employing more than five operatives. Of these, 102 me owned by Chinese, 168 by Japanese and five Sino-Japanese joint con In the native poultry market, cen. Any workshop or sinular turkeys are classed under "Hal-tablishment baving less than five phong "Heungshan," "Shang-hands is not included in the figure. hai" and "Tientsin!". At present of the 168 Japanese owned. fae. only the first-mentioned, category tories, 21 are mining companies. Lis reaching the Colony in 'num-In all these establishments_14,913 NEDERLANDSCHE_HANDEL bere approaching the usual quota. Clunces male" hands and 943 fan Od demand...

MAATSCHAPPIJ.

The best market turkeys came ales, and 520 Japanese males, are from Heungshan where the poul-employed. The operatives gen- try farmers pay great care to emily work about 10 hours a day their birds. War clouds, insuf- though the employén of “thus brick ficient protection from marauders and tile factories sometimes work, and transport obstacles have 15 hours a day. This is, howover, combined to discourage the dome of their own free will; because farmers to such an extent that the brick and the factory employds the supply has been greatly are paid on a piece work bussis and diminished.".

the longer they work the more That month or so of genuine wages they get. Most of the in- warfare in Shanghai's immediate dustrial works in Dairen are closed hinterland is blamed for the ab- at night. Only the oil mills have normally small parcels brought night shifts. The employes of the Canton ooing down just when they were Oneda Cement works and some Bar Silver in Hongkong... % pm.

other Japanese establishments are Chinese Copper Cash... required.

Tientsin has also been a rather occasionally required to work in Chinese Copper Cents ... fruitful source of supply but this night shifts when work is pressing. Rate of Native Interest

No legislation says the "Economic Chinees Beb. Goin year it has also been affected by political changes."

Bulletin, has yet been put in forts Hoogong Sah Colo Wholesale, the better class in Duiren to limit the working Boerabaia Goerakarta (Bole) birds, almost ready for the table, hours or to proset workmen from Tillatjap Waltrenden

were sold this morning at the dunger or juryansed by

few! Very depots at 85 and 90 cents per chinery, catty. Retail, these figures would tories work out, in the market stalls, at about 75 or 80 cents a pound.

ESTARINSHED 1824. Horarono Baron EstablinUCHS 1905,

Authorised Capital G. 150,000,000 £12,500,000 Paid-Up Capital.... 20,000,000 £8,656,870 Reserve Fund...Ct. 2045,088 £1,870,419 Special Roserra.... 22,650,000 £ 1,878,30

HEAD OFFICE:—Amulardea,

BRANCHES :-

Bandoeng

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

EASTERN HEAD OFFICE--Batavia, THE-business of the above Bank is

Bombay oopdusted by the HONGKONG Bandjermaain

Deloitte

Deber AND SHANGHAI "BANKING CORD Akarta

Kabe PORATION. Rules may be obtained Ke-Radje on appilestioas

INTEREST on deposits is allowed or

the minimum monthly balances at

3 PER CENT. per annum

For the oxoxoku & SHANGHAI B. TO CORPORATION,

JH. BARLOW,

Chlof, Manager.

Hongkong, May 5, 1924

THE CHARTERED BANK, OP INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL Charts

1-69

i.

HEAD OFFICE LONDON,

„Þald-up Capital £3,000,00

Perve Ford

Kanarya' 18shdišky ol

Proprisione

11 £9,900,000 £3000,000

POREIGN DICHANGE 154 General Banking bulases iraosaciej.

CUBEENT ACCOUNTS opased and FIXED DEPOSITS received for your

or aborter periode #1 rates which will be

gooted on application.

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41

A. H. FERGUSON, Малариг

Kongkong, May 8, 192E,

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINI.

HEAD OFFICHA

96, Forloverd Element, Park Babecribed, Capital ... Fra. 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Caplin ... Fr. 88,4,(OKC) OLI Ravarro Funds... ... Pra 69,667,283,54

BRANCHES "

Bangkisk

Hongkong Balticabang Montse

Canton

Djibouti

Haiphong

Hankow Hanoi

+

Nom

1:

Papools

Pakiz Pnom-Pank

-Pondicherry. BANKERS:

Saigon

Padang Peinng

Rotterdam

Hingapore Tegal

Charlbon

The Farme

Makamar

Palembang

Pontianak

Milan"

Pelong

Rangoon

Bemarang Shanghai

- LONDON BANEERS:—. Nations Provincial Bank Ltd.. Correspon all over the world,

BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY A DEBRIPTION, ...

W. H. GROSKAMP

Aguat.

Hongkong, November 4, 1924,

司公理管業實法中

SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE

DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLA DE CHINE.

"

"ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO

CHINOIS.

(Incorporated in France)

6, Chater Road Victoria, Hoogkong,

HEAD OFFICE : 74 Rue St. Latare, 'Para

Subscribed Capital fully

paid up

Torre Fund

Ps. 10,000,000 10,800,000

Working food prarkied by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

» DE CHINE

Fra, 50,000,000.

|

BANKERS:

Paria: Boolete Generalà, Banque Nationale de Credit Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas London: Midland Bank, Ltd.

NAM PAK HONG PRICES.

FLOUR AND SUGAR MARKETS.

This morning's quotations in Num-Pak Hong, for "spot" goods, basis usual guild terms, were as follows:

IL

fac

FLY *

On demand i 241 30 days' sight (privata paper) On Yokohama On demand... Gold Loaf, 100 fise (par teel) 48.90 Sovereigns (Banks buying rats) 8:34 Silver (per os.) ...

SUBSIDIARY COINS.. Hongkong 50 conte sab,... 4 % przi.

.169 dia.

10 17

a

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1924."

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. LTD.

BEST PORTLAND CEMENT

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Manageri

HONGKONG,

MOTOR TRUCKING

Our Fleet of Fast, New and Up-to-date Lorries assure you a rapid and efficient service at Minimum Kates.

-

1-ton Speed Wagons @ 64.50 per hour. &-ton Lorries.

@ $8.50 Waiting at Half Bates, ESTIMATES GIVEN

WE SOLICIT YOUR ENQUIRIES THE HONGKONG MOTOR TRANSPORTATION CO., LTD.

10% pm.

- 6pm.

7

...27% dte.

par.

·Phone Central: 1918

The output of French Coal

for "

1924, October, uny device for mines

the safely of the labourers amounted to 4,103,518 tons as except that against fire. Sanitary against 3,857,578 in September: conditions in the factories are gen- Pully Batisfactory. Most of the factories provide pensions for death or injury by nevident and for super- annuation retirement.

An Antiséptio Liniment. Thore la no danger whatever from lock- jaw or blood poison resulting from a paid wound when Chamberlain's Pain Balm is promptly applied.. It is antiseptic and destroys the garms which cause these diseases. It also.caused wounds to beal without maturation and in one- third the time required by the usual treatment. For sale everywhere.

other

'As

Dairen workmen 'ore mostly in ven. The sale of pay varies with the skit and qualities of each workiraan. rule, Japanese workmen eamman

much higher pay than the Chinese. $9.94

Java Sugar, per picul net- No. 24 rough white

No. 24 fine white-

No. 18 rough brown...

Flour, per sack of 50 lbs.;- "XXX"

White Greens"

"kingfisher"

TRADE WITH WUCHOW.

SHIPMENTS TO HONGKONG UNAFFECTED BY FIRE.

LOCAL SHARE MARKET,

11

OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.

H.S.B.Q. T.T. solling rata..

28. Des Voeux Road, Contral..

.P. O. Box 645.

Standard of the World

CARBO-LASTIC

Semi-Liquid Asbestos Roofing

STOPS LEAKS IN ANY ROOF. PRESERVES NEW ROOFS. REBUILDS OLDTMTMTM WORN-OUT ROOFS."

WATERPROOFS «FOUNDATIONS.

ADEQUATELY GUARANTEED.

AGENTS:-

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

DECEMBER 11. Sharebrokers' Association.

MACHINERY DEPARTMENT,

2/4-3/0 $72-1/2

b. 1175

E

Hongkong Backe 1170 b. 1175 ea. London-£133 n.

. 10,50

9.00

.$4.10

3:54

2.52

→→→▼ DECEMBER 11.

Names.

II A.M.

Stock Exchange.

Banke

on London

2/4-38

and on Shanghai

$723

Chartered Bank

£ 20 bi

£ 11 n.

100 b

Elt) b.

14

780 b.

·8 140 n..

1. 140

$956 d.

256

$424

D. 42"

IM

1.80

* 1.05/1

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180

. 690

Hongkong's importa from Wuchow, comprising mainly live- stock poultry, firewood and other produce, have not been affected to any extent by the recent de

New York: Irving Bank Columbia Trust Co. Shogiza Every desorption of Banking & Exchange Singapor Bulce transacted. Correpontlents through-vastating fire at the latter port Tiostala out the world.

when about a third of the area TOET

was burnt down. Yunnato

IN PRANCE Comptoir National d'Exedy de Paris; Crailt Lyonnais, Baruque de Paris den Pays-E; Credit Industriel et Commercial Focisté Omerals,

IN LONDON: The National Fmvincial à. Union Bank of England, Lid,; Comptoir Natipual d'Rexonte de Paris; Credit Lyonnim

IN NEW YORK: J..P. Morgan Co. French American Banking Corporation: Guaranty Trust Co. of New York,

Intonat stowed on Current Accounts and Fire Deposits necesiling to arrangement,

Erary demaription of Banking adil Exchang Business trance!

A. LECOT

----Manager -----

Hongking, March 20, 1924,

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

10th November 1924.

M, FITZ-HENRY,

Manager.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN,

(Taiwan Ginko.)

That the conflagration has not affected exports to Hongkong is LTD.,point much higher up the river, due to all lots being assembled at

from whence they are brought down to Wuchow for tranship- ment and not necessitating re landing at Wuchow..

Zacorporated by Spacial Imperial Charter, 1999.

Ompfiel Padinoribed .... T 60,000,000 Capital (Fald-up)..... Yen 69,500,009 Rudern Fund Ta 19,990,000

HEAD OFFICE: WAIFRE, FORMOJA.

Shipments of cattle (for Hongkong's fresh meat supply) { And poultry are coming through freely, without molestation from either military or banditry and, as a result, prices are at normal | -level

BRANCHES JAPAN~Tokyo, Yokobama, Kobil, Orsks,

On the other hand, there have Woj!.

been slight delay in getting manu- FORMOSA-Giran, Kagt, Karanko, Efactured goods to Wuchow bur

Makong, long,

Nanto, Pian, the business houses up there are Shinchika. Talabo, Tainan, Take meeting the emergency and the Esmiral, Tohyan, Ako. CHINA-Shanghai, Baukow, Kluksoy, trade is now resuming its proper Amoy Fooshow, Bwalow, Danton, course. A period of comparative Sarmas (fully pals apie 100,000,000 OTHERS Bangkok Hongkong, Bings quiet further up-country has Bagacted as a useful stimulant to exports from. Hongkong to Wuchow. River steamers on this line are being kept very busy.

BANK LTD.

Betania 1880,

K

-Y77,500,000

Born Fer

KMAN ÖZET) -YOKOHAMA -

Brannen ant, ADENDYNE AR İ

Batavia

Bombay

Baston Ayr

Colentin

Ebangebun

Daloo (Dalby)

Hangulon (Muleden)

Hamburg

Newmbwang

New Yor

Ouka

Peking

Rangoon

Rio de Ja

Brigan

Ban Venez

Fankow

Fortkie

Shanghal

Benoni

Hammond

Kal Xuee

Bingapore

London

Los Angel

Boerabays Sydney Dontain PH Tiant Tagian

Lyone

Minila

-Binganid

Internet all wed-on Ourrezt

Deposita esived for fand periods a chi ja sikdimidian applimton -

O ARIMA,

Manager.. ong, 27th Oct., 1934.

باره این فر

HONGKONG HEIGHTS

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

IELAND.

Bignal Station

Mt. Parker

Mountain Lodge

Foot 1774 1784 1726

“The Eyrie

1725

Peak Hotel

1905

Taikoo Sanatoriumt · · 1000

Mt. Davis.

·977

Bowen Rd, (alterbeds), 20%

·MAINLARDA', cards

Taimoshan

8124

Kowloon Pank.

1971

Bourabaya, pors, 11- Batavia, Bombay," London, Bww

York.

LONDON BANKERS?. London County Westminster and Parr's Bask.

•

The Bank has Correspondents in the Commerels Centres in the European Omlinent, Bouila, Mya- churia Tangiao, Japan, Indo-China, Bląg, India, Philippino falande, dara, and Dutch Initisa, Bante Tall, Amarlen, Afrion, da,

Zaleraet allowed on Current Account, and Fred Deposits at sales which will be quated, on applies

YAMAMOTO,

Msong!

|HÔNGKONG BRANCH,

Du Var Boad Central Hongkong, 6th June, 1924, .

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

[(Bpoolally Authorised by Fredential Manduig of`sha Egpablia of Chiza

on the 2nd of November, 19171 ... Authorised Capitel.....#60,000,000.00 Paid-up Ospital.........$16,278,500.00 Mam Find somas) 0,629,435.34 ·

MRAD

OFFION TEXING,

TRADE MARKS.

In the course of his address to the China Association at the annual meeting of that body In London, Sir John Jordan said:-During thé year this Association has had to deal with several important ques Hons, none of which can be said to have attained any great measure of success. The promulgation, by the Chinese Government of a Trade Mark law, called forth early in the year an energetic protest front all the leading firms in Shanghal against a measure which they re garded not only as “á mèrace to | trade, but as calculated to under" | mine the whole basis on which | foreign. intercourse with China

reated. (Heur, Hear). There' 'fl| not time to review the tortuous course of the negotiations which followed, but the upshot seema to have been that instead of being given a clear lead as to what line of action they should pursue, British traders were virtually told

HONGKONG BRANCH;- 'QUEEN'B' BOAD CENTRALZA Brazoles.ood Sub-branches all over China sed Correspondants in Borup, Americe, sad other parts of the world. London Banke Nonal Proria dial and Union Bank of England, Ltd. The Gosranty - Frost Company K that they should exercise their own, discretion, and, register thefr Nazi, Tork. Bankgas ---- Chg · Irving | niards or pot as they pleased. The

Hallowed Bank.

York

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Our

P&O. Bank wat East Asia Bank

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Canton Instranco........ North China Insurance Union Insurance

Ingaroce Yangt#20, -China Undirs

Far Eastern ...

Fire Insurances

China Firo Inshreące ...

*

Hongkong Fire Insuranco... 085 b. shipping

Donglares...

H.K. Steamboats...

Tudo-Chinas (Pref.

do. (Dot.))

da. (H.. Reg.)

Shell Transporta

Star Ferries

China Sugar... Malabon Sugar Mining',

$ 508.

6.

88.n..

111 p.

11.

8414 b..

n. 211

b. 100

b. "A" £81

b. "C" 19

b. 740

111 b. 84/0

$117. n. 1

Hongkong Tugs And Idgåter Oriental Nav. Co. Retinories

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8085 3.

a. 245

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New Share 93 8

b. 87

$ 41 m.

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***

Bhanghai Loans

S'hat Exploration.... ) $54 n.

Single Langkata Raubs

Tronoh Minge

Ural Casp

MI

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Benguet Con Dooks Wharves, Godowns,

39 53.

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b. 10. 212

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1/50 b.

b. 181

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New Engineerings...

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b. '7081

b 1.60

B. K. Engineoriage.

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H. & K. Wharfe ̈...

H. & W Dook

Shanghai Hongkowa

$195 b.

Landa Botels & Buildings,

·ELL. & Fbai Hotels $18 b. Now 1-1 b.

HK, Developmenta China Busen

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Hongkong Lands.... Humphroys Estates Kowloon Lands Land Reclamations Princas Building ... ALE. Ferritorials,. Rural Landu Cotton MiiIS..

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$150 b

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Bo Cotton Mills, LE ... Kang Yike Lagu Kung Mows. ; un Orientalsk Shanghai Cotton... Yangtezapood...” '«+» Miscellaneous,

Cement.1

17. New 8 b. Cementa "Combinod" $:4; b. China-Borneo

China: Lighta (Ola):

1.

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the whole altuation. (Hear, hear). The trade-marks regulations, as Eros on applica originally lasued, certainly seemNann

to Impinge serious uponesextra, í Blucernar Buklog Bolzano (Tercftorial rights, and any benefit Mackintoab

that their acceptance may confer Belty appeavad, sumurtalash individual cicer would, da me for Monse Brabanga opinloo, be far outweighed by the fo

TSUYEL PEL sabrifice of important principles.

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b. 24, 244

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#

12-13 Now 11 n.

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$18,90

D. 18 Bre

$ (1-1/2, mu

b. 131

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Now ..19

$21.00 per ton $21.00 H

$19.00

KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL

In Lots of not less than -ton :-

Delivered to Post District (above Bowen Road)

Bowen Road and Lower Levels Kowloon

Orders should be sent in writing at least 24 hours, before the Onal is required." All orders must be accompanied by cash, Cheque, or Vompradore Order

payable to Ens KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,”

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION

HEAD OFFICE; TIENTEIN.

DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Hongkong.

400000000000000000000000000000000000

Phone Gerrard 5176 Tel "Jamaco" London.

A. C. DISS

(Late of Diss Bros, & MACKINTOSH, LTD.)

·HONGKONG -

C/o CAMPBELL LATHAM & Co.

TAILORS

59, Conduit Straet, LONDON, W1.. 0000000000000000

For over ten years we have been engaged in the manufacture

Que braade, the "Cuoconut Tree," cocoanut oil in Singapore,

Elephant." and "Star" are renowned for their excellent standard, test results, and clarity, and are free from impurity or adulteration. These products are already known in Chins sad abroad.and, it is to facilitate Hour esteemed patroon that we take pleasure in anacuncing that

Mostra. GOH GUAN HIN of No. 64, Bonham Strand West Hongkong,

hava bean appointed our solo sgents"in · Hongkonga

THE HO HONG OIL MILLS, LTD., SINGAPORE

C. FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD

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