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HONGKONG
SHANGHA1 THE BANK OF BAST ASIA,
BANKING CORPORATION,
D
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.
AUTHORISED 'CAPITAL............. $50,000,000 ISSUED AND BULLY PAID UP $20,000,000 RESERVE 'FUNDA
STERLING....... »Ë 4,500,000 SILVER...... $35,500,000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF
PROPRIETORS......................
$20,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS:.
W. L. Pattamion, Hinnip 'H.P. White, Ekg--Dopbly. Chairman
B. D. V. Beith, Esq.
W. E. Bell, E
A. D. Lane, Bay,
IPA, Plummer, Euq, A. H. Compion, Duy. T. G. Walt. Kas. Hon Mr.P.H.Hülyenki Ii, M. Young, Zaq.
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 it: Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted en application.
Hongkong, 25th November, 1924.
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE
No. 10, Dew Vorix Road, Central, Established 1919.
ÄITIDRIEND CAPITAL
PAID-OF CAPITAL, MOO
Bacary FOND...........
$10,000,000,0
85,000,000,00 $736,000,00
Dvory desoription of Banking and sohaar bquired tranne od, Gonna trasted on ap- DIDYAG. HORE: Kles.
Interat Allowed, on Carromb Deposit abonari At the use of Two par omo par undir of Having Acocuate Foar per cent per naam, and on Fad "Deponite at the loñowtar false p
For 1 montha nú thu mate of 12 per ama For month at the
Ipar Annum . For 15 montar as the rale și 9X for angulo. KAN TONG, PO,
Chis manner.
Hongkony, Karoti atb færl
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ. ⠀
(Nerkeslános Trading SoonTY.)
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* ESTABLISHCon: 1834. Howaxon BRANCH ESTABLISHED 1906,
Authorized Capita: 6.150,000,000 £19,500,000 Pald-Dy Capital... 88,000,000 £ 6,666,670 Reserve Fund...G, 20.045,093 1,670,418 Spealki Resorra.... 23,860,000 £ 1,888,330
HEAD OFFICE --Amlerdam, EASTERN HEAD OFFICE:--Esturià, BRANCHES :-
Bandeng Chorban
Calcutta
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. |-- THE business of the above Bank in conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR. PORATION.. Rulea may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposita is calculate on the lowest balone during rech, 'com- ploted Calendar Munth at 31 por cont. per annum. Should there bo no balanca on any day in a month no interest will be allowed for that month.
Depositors may transfer at their option Balance of $100 or moje. to the BONDKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at CURRENT RATES.
For the Festixona & Salinomai
BANKING CORTOMATION,
J. H. BARLOW,
Chief Mastur
Hongkong, 7th January, 1995.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL
CHARTER, 1863.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
Handjarmin
Djokicara Kota Radja Padang Penang Rotterisan Віндаром Tegal
The Hague
Bombay
lain ber Kobe
Makat
Palembang
Pontianak
Samarang
Boomba Tilaap
Medan Pecalongan. Rangoon
Shanghai Goorakarta (Bolo)
Waltevreden
LONDON BANKERS :- National Provincial Bank Ltd. Correspondents all over the worlds .
BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY. DESCRIPTION.
W. H. GROSKAMP,
Hongkong, November 4, 1994.
司公理營業實法中
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE
DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
· ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO
CHINOIS
(Incorporated in France).
5, Chater Road. Victoria, Hongkong,
HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris.
Paid-up Capita!
Reserve Fund
Reserve Libility of Pro-i
prietors
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
£3,000,000.
| Subarribed Capital fully
paid-up Reserve Fund
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General
Biking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened (and- FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter period at rates which will be quefed on application..
A» H. FERGUSON, Manager.
E! Hongkong, May 8, 1928.
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE.
COMPANY DIVIDEND.
।
The "Star" Ferry Co., Ltd.
The Star Ferry Co., Ltd.. advises that, subject to audit, the balance at profit and loss account ended for the eight months December 31, 1924, is $274.162.37. which, together with $37.252.71 Brought forward from the pre- vious year, makes a total of $311,416.08 available for appro- priation,
The Directors will, at the approaching meeting of share holders, recommend the following distribution:-
Pay a dividend of $1.50
per share
...$ bonus of $1.00 Carry forward to new
account
NETHERLANDS BANK.
DISCOUNT RATE REDUCED,
Amsterdam, January 15. The Netherlands Bank has re- duced the rate of discount by one- half por cent.-Reuter.
11
task of penetrating the markets of the world. But this factor by. itself would not count for much in the face of such overwhelming difficulties:"Engineering."
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, January 16, 1916:
On Logdan-
Badr Wire....
"
Oo demod
3 day's sight...
...2/4 ...8/4118
4 months sight-4- Cradite 4 months sieht /4-7 Documentary, 4 months sight 20 On Parin-
Un demand..
Crodita, 4 month sight.
On demand.
Da New York-
On demand
1040
1140 P
* BA
Credits. 80 days' algha 572 On Bombay
Wire
On demand.. Ou aloutt
GERMAN TRADE,
The markets of Central and South-Eastorn Europe are practi cally non-existent at preaent. Western Europe, which before the war absorbed 62 per cent. of Ger- man exports is under the necessity of economising in every country the Allies to balance budgets, and 60,000.00 pay their debts, the neutrals as 40,000.00, result of being involved in the general economic disorganisation. 211,415.08 In the Continent of America the United States takes refuge behind $311,415.08 a tariff barrier, while the Argen- tine and Brazil are unable to pur- chase extensively owing to their reduced sales of raw materials te impoverished Europe. There does not seem any likelihood the near future that Asia and other undeveloped countries will be able
On demand 198
41444 to provide extensive new marketa. Gold Loaf, 100) fine (portal) 48.60
The genius of German, Indus-overeigns (Bank's buying Tata) 8.1
Silver (per oz) ... trialists in the matter of commer:
SUBSIDIARY COINS. eial policy is notorious, and it wil
NAM PAK HONG PRICES.
This Morning's Quotations.
This morning's Nam Pak Hong quotations, basis usual guild terms, for "spot" goods, were as follow:-".
Java Sugar, per picul net: No. 24 rough white...$ 9.90 No. 24 fine white.... 10.50 No 18 rough brown... 9,90 Flour, per sack of 50 lbs. N "XXX"
"White Greens" "Kingfisher"
"APPLE KING.” .
$4.12
"3.50° 3,50
oa Singapore
*108
3
Wire **** On demand.*
4
1681
100
112
nom.
On demand... On Manila
On demand... Ou Shanghal-
On demande
10
30 days!alant (privata paper), On Yokobama-
no doubt be afforded scope by the Hongkong 50 cents sub,... following facts:-By Article 2801
"
of the Treaty of Versailles "one Canton colan
10. 5
yar.
pm,
20%dis.
4% pra ...584 dis. sided most favoured nation treat-Rar Silver in Hongkong...10 ment" from Germany to the Allies! Chinese Copper Cash ..... -10pm. was to cease five years after the Chinese Copper Cents... TM 6 jam. rectification of the Treaty unless Rate of Native Interest ... 7% ....
China Sab. Coin the Council of the League of Hongkong Suh Coin-4pm. Nutions gave Germany 12 months notice to the contrary effect. The period for giving notice expired on January 10, 1924, and the obligation will expire on January
"LINGERING COUGHS. Bronchitis leaves a bad cough
So
BIG SHIPMENTS FROM U.S.A.
10, 1925. The Germans are pre-coes influenza and in grippe, but these Hongkong trade in fresh applesparing an active commercial policy hard, lingering coughs yield easily to appears to be on the increase.to put into operation after that the healing and curative qualities of Good Chamberlain's Cough Remedy: Messrs. Koon Tai & Co. of 24, date, and it, will no doubt be of for troublesome night coughs too. For Des Voeux Road Central, Apart some assistance to them in the sale everywhere. froni their interests in various other lines, devote special atten- tion to the importation of apples.
In attaining to a premier posi- tion in the apple trade, the prin- cipal of this firm, Mr. Leung Koon-tai, has earned for himself Frs, 10,000,000 among the Chinese the name of Fr, 10,800,000"Apple King."
Working fund provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE
Paris:
Fra, 60,000,000.
K
BANKERS:
Societe Generale,
Banque
Nationale de Credit. Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas Landon: Midland Bank, Ltd.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE. New York: Irving Bank Columbia Trust
HEAD OFFICE:
96. Postersal Hausemann, Paris.
Buborihel Capital ... Fr. 72,000,000 491 Paid-up Capital ... Fr. 68,40N,POD DA ... Pr. 59,867,289.54 BRANCHES Hongkong
Reserve Fund
Bangkok
Battambang Mongtse
Canton
Djibouti
Finiphonk
Hanow
Handi
SALTOR Shanghal
Bingapore
Timotein"
Not
Papeete Pokick
Phim Panh
Tourang Husosatu
Pondicherry BANKERS:
Co.
Every deseription of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Corres- pondents throughout the world.
M, FITZ-HENRY,
Manager. 10th November, 1924.
Their last three shipments from America amounted to the abnormal total of 2,200 cases, viz.-"President. Jefferson" 800 and eases, President Grant" "Rresident Madison" 800 cases each.
GOLD STANDARD,
FARLA BRUITSH RETURA,
LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
Names
QUOTATIONS.
OFFICIAL
II. A.M.
Stock Exchange.
ANUARY 16...
ank H.S.B.C. T.T. on selling rate
London
and on Shanghai Hongkong Banks $195,12
Charter od Brak
P. & Pan Ex
Avia Rink
Marcantile Bank A B £1
db.
Marjucandurances
Canton Ingurune
North Chios Insurance
2/4 ... #73.144
Landon-8139 b. £21.b.
JANUARY 16. Sharebrokers' Association.
2/4 $:3-14
b. 1900
220-19
D. £11
100
b: "0" 13
b. 756
i
"FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1925..
OUEDADOSUNUNDANADOL anonNurdindenrigstingII.
Green Island Cement Co., Ltd.
BEST PORTLAND
CEMENT
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., .
General Managers
HONGKONG.
MOTOR TRUCKING
Our Fleet of Fast, New and Up-to-date. Lorries assure you a rapid and efficient service at Minimum Rates.
1-ton Speed Wagons - 8-ton Lorries
-
2+
© 84.50 per hour, @ $8.50 Waiting at Half Rates.
ESTIMATES GIVEN
WE SOLICIT YOUR ENQUIRIES
THE HONGKONG MOTOR TRANSPORTATION CO., LTD.
28, Des Voeux Road. Cantral.
Phone Central 1919
P. O. Box 845.
IF
18th Anniversary
SALE
VALUABLE COUPONS GIVEN AWAY.
.
For every dollar purchase or several purchases totalling & dollar (after deduct- ing the discount) a five-cent coupon will be given.
THE WING ON CO., LTD, HONGKONG.
11n.
$:00 b
£19. /8 b.
715 a.
140 n.
140
Union Insurance
$250 b. 251 s.
b. 101
}
Insurance Yangtazo
M'447 di 47-1/41 a.
b. 10
14
Chool Urdice
2:30 b.
b. 2.20
Far Eastern ...
Fire Insurances
China Fire Insuranco ..
#180 b
Hanghong Fire Insurance
713 n.
$68 b.
281 b.
$.
"F
$ 180.
114
19 D.
81.
London, January 16.
An outline of the arrangengt | between Mr. Montagu "Normain. who has departed for Britain, and
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. 'Mr. Penjanin Suong; Governor of
(Taiwan Ginko.)
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
I..
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Ercompt Capital Subscribed. Yen 60,000,000
de Paris: Credit Lyonnais, Banque de Parb at Capital (Paid-up) Yen 52,500,000 des Payn-Baa; Credit Industriel et Commercial | Reserve Fund Societá Ganersla
IN LONDON: The National Provincial Union Bank of England. Lily Comptoh National d'Escompte de Paris: Grolis Lyaunise IN NEW YORK : J. P. Morgan'a, Co.. Famal American Banking Corporations: Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Tatsient allowed on Current Accounts and Fire Deposits according to arrangement.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Bacteri
A LECOT,
Manager
Hongkong, March 20, 1994.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK LTD.
Batablished 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Rosorve Fund
................ Yen „77,500,000
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA.
www.
Branches and Agencies ät:,
Batavia.
Bombay.
Buenos Ayros.
Calcutta.
Changchun.
Dairen (Duiny). Fongtion (Mulden).
Hamburg. Hankow, Harbin.
Honolulu. Kai Yuen,
Kobe,
London.
Los Angeles.
Lyone.
Manila.
Nagasaki Nagoya,
Newchwang.
New York.
Osaka.
Peking.
Rangoon.
Rio de Janeiro.
Saigon.
San Francisco,
Seattle.
Yen 2.080,000
HEAD OFFICE:
TAIPEH, FORMOSA.
BRANCHES:
JAPAN-Tokyo. Yokohama,
Draka, Maji.
Kobe,
J
the Federal Reserve Bank in New York for de British-retion to the "gold" 'stawiał, was green to, the
"Mormug Ports" Washington bors, respondemn.
The American authorities were rsd with the British financial policy and think that when the pound ruchés parity it will remai there, and it will then be safe for Fonday again to be the free gold market
$
Shipping
Dönglares... H.K. Steamboata ... Indo China raf, à ... do. (Dof.))
to.
(H.E. Reg.) Shell Transports Star Furries
#137-19.b. 139 an
Hongkong Tag and Lighter #4 h.. 4.15/12 %. Oriental Nav. Co. Refineries
China Sugar...
Mining
Langkata ..... tab. 3:2 b.
b. 180
b. 56
710
6.38) 8 38)
STORE
b. 198 sa 1380-1,3-
h.43 am 41
EASTERN
GENERAL STORE-KEEPERS EAST VIEW BUILDING
No. 6, Nathan Road.. KOWLOON.
TELEPHONE K. 25.
PASS
BOOKS ISSUED.
38
120
10: 09/-
D. 91
212.90
b. 154
#tb a
n. 205
#891. b.
sa 80 1-1,
Malabon Suger
0.42
Kailan Mining Adm.
. 13
Shanghai, LoaDA
....
S'h.
S'bai Explorations... 08 n.
n. 5-1/3
Angle Langkata
$13.1/2 D.
use.
Ratha
+ 1 n
Tronoh Mines
Ural Cong Benguet Con
101
&W.
1. & K. Wharfs
Dock
F
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If P. stb. Godowns, &3.
#211b 13'58. $181. 100/1 sa. T 108'
b 911
911
b. 150-1/28 162 es 1801
b. My
#810 b.
In antor po guard against re-sus- FORMOSA-Giran, Kagi, Karenko, pension of the gold standard, "the Keelung, Makung, Nanto, Pisan. Reserve Bank has offered, in Shinchiku. Taichu, Tainan, Takow, the unlikely orension arises, topfært Transui. Tohyun. Ako, CHINA-Shanghai, Hankow, Kiukiang, Aserien "gold, up to an agreed Amoy, Foodhow, Swataw, Canton. aust, at the disposal of the Butk OTHERS.Bangkok, Hongkong, Singa of England in the form of gold pore, Sobrabaya, Samarang, credits or actual shipments from Batavia, Bombay, London, New New York to London. York.
LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and Parre Bank,
་་
Books Wharven,
B. &
S'hal Docks
New Engineerings...
*H. K. Engineerings. Shangbai Hongkowa Lands, Rotels & Buildinga.
Tutation will be guarded against. American and British discount rates will be maintained at about purity, It is pulitipated that when Britain returns to the gold standard Swit-) The Bank by Carrapantenta in the Bommercial Centres in the European Continent, Bei zerkand and Sweden, among other choria Talantno, Japan, Indo-Chick, Blatu, Indl,"Continental countries, will officially ¦. Philippine Islands, Jara, mul Dawk lles, Au ialia, America, Afilan, de,
do so.-Bruter. Interest allowed on Cachant Account, and Pirad Depowita al rains which wilt he casted on applies.
Z. YAMAMOTO, Manager,
| ផស៦,
HONGKONG BRANCH,
3, Des Voeux Road Central,
Hongkong, 5th Juno, 1924.
AMERICAN WEALTH.
RISE IN A DECADE.
Washington-January 15.
The Census Bureau estimates
THE BANK OF CHINA.that the wealth of the United
行銀中
States on December 31, 1922, was $320,803,862,000, which repre-
(Spocially Authorised by Presidential,sented an increase of 72.2 per
Shanghai.
Shimanosoki.
Singapore.
Sourabaya.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
Sydney.
Tientsin,
Tokyo. Tsinanfo.
Tsingtau Vladivostock.
Interest allowed on Current Accounito. Depoalta received for fixed poriods at rates to be obtained on application.
CARIMA,
Manager.
Hongkong, 27th October, 1924.
Everything Now! NewBháp New Stock New Prices. Baitable for your pocket.
All kinds of Indian and Uhinese Silks, Gharia, Embroideries, eta
siwaju in stock. -
SIND SILK STORE,
Guna BuitZENA, Onsen's Boad Central,
Mandate of the Republic of China icent. compared with 1912, The on the 22nd of Novetuber, 1017). estimate is based upon the best- Authorised Capital..... $60,000,000.00 data available, of all the proper-
$18,278,600.00 $9,629,426,24 ties which the Bureau classifies,"
including real estate, railroads, machinery, telephones, telegraph, public utilities, personal property, etc-Router's American Service.
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
HONGKONG BRANCH. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Branches and Sub-branches all over China and Correspondents in Europe, ✨ America, and other parts of the world.
London Bankere:-The National Provin
cial and Union Bank of England, Ltd. The Guaranty Trust Company of New
York
New York Borkers: The Irving
National Bank, The Equitable Trust Company of New
York
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terma on applica tion.
#15
SHIPPING COMBINE.
CANADIAN FIRMNESS.
Ottawa, January 15,
The Premier, the Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, has an¬ nounced the Government's inten- tion to take early steps to curb the North Atlantic Shipping Com- bine operations. The announce- ment la based on a réport of an
Every description of Banking Business enquiry into ocean freight rates transacted.
Loans granted on approved securities. under the Combine's control and Special facilities for Home Exchange, the reason of discrimination
TSUYEE PEI, against Canadian in favour of,
Manager. United States porta.--Reuter.
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68. 8. D.
H.E. &'bai Hotels #18 1/1 . Now- 17.35 n. HK. Developmaata
...90 cta a China Buse!
$10.
31584 6,100/0) saj Hongkong Lands Humphreys Estates
#98-1/8 b. 123 in. Kowlton Lande Land Beclamations Princes Building ...
H.K. Forritorial....
Rural Land... Cotton Milla.
***
Ewo Cotton Mill, Ltd. Kang Yiks
Laan Kung Mows...
Orionteld.
Shanghai Cotton....
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$150 π.
..." X 6.
$10 z.
n. 7.80
(b 18) Now- (b.17 8. 90 Centa
b. 108 109-19
n. 22.40
a. 180
5. 34
&.. 121
...!! 74.90 b. 4.20-30 sa.
T 61 b. Now #33-b.
Tls 12.60 b.
Tang tazepoos... Miscellaneous, v
Coman
918-3/4. Now 6! 8. ... Comenta "Combined" $281 mes China-Borneos China Lights (018)
$19.15 b. do (Now) #19) 5. 121 sa. Comb. $5§ 4. China Providenta $18,60 "b. Now 83 bl. Providents Combined...
Dairy Farma ELK Electrics Macas ilo
$18.40 5
... b.
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Hongkong and Canton, Ioos
Hongkong Repo... 19. Nov 10-1/1 n.
hopee Domined.
$65 m
b 3.90 mi 4.20 a. 60 New 23 d.
(bi 101 Now us a (Comb, b 28 28-1/%
a. 18.90 (Now n.112.Comb, n. 24-1
(h. 16-1/2, Now ħ, 8-3/4° Comb. b. 39,18
Hongkong TramWAYS... ** 868) b. 19§ 4.53)/2} an Pook Tramwayn (Old)... on #3 L
Do.
(New) $ 11-13 m.
Steam Laundries.
H.E. Steel Foundry ....
Water-bost
Watson's -Bingspore-Trama.
Wm. Powella... Lane Crawforda......... Canton Joos
H. E. Construction in Nanyang Tobood, Aincere... Mackintosh.
H.K. Realty
H.
Taxis
: 28-1 %
b. 44
a. 81
18 New II'.
k. 13; = 132 nm. 531
+
181 b
19
n. 23°Naw b. 18-1/3
(3 16 m. [$1860'5" $8 a
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Der 4. Wing fully paid
United Abertör
Phone Gerrard 5476
Tel: "Jamaco" London.
A. C. DISS
...(Late_of__Diss BROS. & MACKINTOSH, LTD.)
HONGKONG
Clo CAMPBELL LATHAM & CO.
TAILORS
59, Conduit Street, LONDON, W 1.
For over ten years we have been engaged in the manufacture of Our brands, the "Coconut Tree,” coconut oil in Singapore, *Elephant" and "Star" are renowned for their expellant standard, best results, and clarity, and are free from imperity or adulteration. Thom producta are already known in Chins mad abroad and is je to facilitate our esteemed pains that we take pleasure in announcing that Masura. GOH GUAN HIN of No. 64, Bonham Strand West, Hongkong,
have been appointed our sole agents in Hoogkong.
THE HỌ HONG OIL HILLS, ID
SINGAPORE.
G. FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD
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