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GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.

BEST PORTLAND CEMENT

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers

HONGKONG

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD.

Advances made on Landed Property, Goods, etc.

Trustees of Estates, Executors of

Wills, etc.

Warehousing of foods

Description.

For terms and particulars

Apply at the Head-Office,

Telephone C. 781.

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of al!

St. George's" Building.

Telegraphic address. “RELYAT."

THE HONGKONG TUG & LIGHTER Co., LTD. Single packages and small consignments received and delivered by Motor Lighter.

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Lighterage of any description undertaken. Tugs and Lighters may be obtained at all hours.

Motor Boat and Launches available.

for Bathing Parties.

For terms and particulars apply at the

TELEPHONES:

HEAD OFFICE-ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING.

Head Offico-Central 781.

Chinese Branch Office-Central 4895.

Night, Sunday or Holiday

King up Kowloon 622.

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COMMERCE

THE CHINA MAIL.

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AND FINANCE.

A BUYERS' GUIDE.

BRITISH INDUSTRIES TREMENDOUS

RANGE.

F.B.I. Activities.

Alphabetically arranged under, the two separate headings of and "Products and Services

"Firms and Associations," the xames and nature of activities of

RUSSIAN TRADE.

COST OF LIVING.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1925.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,

BANKING CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE: Hongrowa;

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The Increase in Manila.

Foodstuffs prices in Manila are America's Proportion Increasing-piled by inspectors of the Bureau

increasing, according to figures.com-ASTEGRISED CAPITAL.............. 980,000,000- JD AND FULLY PAID UP #20,000,000 of Labour, who obtained their facts ERVE FUNDY - Los Angeles, July 16-Herbert from vendors and buyers. The

STERLING........ £ 4,500,000- Hoover, Secretary of Commerce,statistics are for the period from

SILVER .............. $26,500,000 who is in Southern California in-July 14 to August 14.

ESERVE. LIABILITY OF secting harbour facilities, in eom- The price of the three classes of

PROPRIETORS.20,000,000 | mening ou statements on the Rua rico remains practically the same. sian trade situation attributed' to

him, hus given the Associated Press the following outline of ccditions

"The situation of our trade with Ruin is as follows:

AN AMERICAN TRADE UNION.

The most important articles of food registering increnace in prices were the following: Mongo, 18 per cent.; beef, first class, 4 per cent., and third class, 13 per cent.; parks, third class, 33 per cent.; hen, first class. 4 per cent, and second clasa, 19 per cent, rooster, first.class, 10

COURT OF DIRECTORS: 9. M. Young, Kay——-Chairman.. I. P. White, Eəq,--Deputy Chairman. *, H. Bally Baq Hon. Mr. A. Q. Lang.

G. M. Bernard, Ex L. Patiendan, Esq.

H. Compton, B. | F. A. Plummer, Eaq. "ni Mr. F.H. Holyoak| T. G. Well, Kec.

CHIEF MANAGER; A. H. BARLOW, Esq.

LONDON BANKERS. Westminster Bank, Ltd.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in CAL CURRENCY and FIXED EPOSITS received for one year or arter perioda la Local Currency and sarling on terms which will be quoted <application.

Tongkrong, May tu, 1315.

p, first class. 61 per cent, and HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. second class, 41 per cont.; shrimps, first class, 30 per cent.: sardines,THE business of the above Bank ls 54 per cent, sunog, 63 per cent. ;] I sugar (ko) 4 per cent,; amargoso,

conducted by the HONGKONG ND SHANGHAI BANKING COR

on application.

members of the Federation of British Industries appear in the Year Book and Register of British "Our exports to and importa from manufactures issued by the F.B.1. Russia are proceeding with no more The scope of the products Hist- difficulties than those of any other ed in it shows the tremendous country. There is no prohibition or per cent, and second class, 6 per cager: Ebanghai-G. H. SITTT, Kaq. range and power of British indus-mpediment on the part of the rent.: chicken, 11 per cent. ;

American Government, try and justifies the claim made in

Batigua, first clase, 84 por cent. "It must not be overlooked that scentul elasa, 27 per cent, and third the survey of the activities of the Resin has a Communist Govern-las, 17 per cent.; dalag, 20 per Association which precedes the list of products and services that mynt; that the Government is the ent.. 36 "per cont. and 11 perf it is a most effective bayars' guide.commolities: that trading most bulasses, respectively; condole, first sde inerter and exporter of all cent, for first, second, and third As such prospective buyers or carried on with the Government class, 11 per cent. and second cines, sellers are by perusal of "such a self. list brought into touch with other

21 per cent. bis, first class, 26 The Soviet Government has British manufacturers, such a trade, representatives in the United cent.: hito, first class, 12 per cent.. per cent, and second élnas, 20 per publication has considerable value | States located in New York.

and second class, 24 per cent.; sap- as a means of improving the pro- "The total of Tussina trade is duction and distribution of British about one quarter or one-third of goods.

the re-war trade mensured in In the survey of the Federa- quantities. Of this the United tion's activities, already mention-States furnishes about one-quarter ed, is emphasised the need for of the total. A large proportion 25 per cent, white squash, 50 per pRATION Rules may be obtained industrial organisation in view of than befor, the war.

comb,; red squash, 26 per cent. ; the competition between nations

patola, & per cent.; potatoes, 81 per

INTEREST on deposita is calculated and instances are given of how

cont.; sweet potatoes, 27 per cent. on the lowest balance during each com the FBI has proved a channel

Momatoes, li par cent.; sweet potato plead Calender Month at 3 per cent. for the expression of views upon

leaves, 67 per cent, cougeong. 64 per annum. Should there bo no balance general questions affecting indus- A remarkable is ment has been per cent. : binatas (latundan) 6 per on my day in a month no lutarcst will trial interests as a whole and lay-issued by the Internátioni Frint-¦cent,; bananas (saba) 10 per cent. ; he allow for that month. ing those views before Govern- ng Pressmen and, Assistais native lemons, 35 per cent.: native 16po may transfer at their ment Departments, Parliament on of Son Arteries. It con hen's egg. & per cont. Chinese login dans of 8100 or mors to the and the public generally.

sists of two parts; the first a legitim-hen's egg, 20 per cent.: ducks egg,INGING & SHANGHAI BANK A special oversens organisationale boush of the success this great 20 per cent vinegar, 41 per cent to pind on FIXED DEPOSIT at

URRENT RATES. is run in connection with the trade union has achieved; the and toyo, 11 per cent.

However, decreases have been F.B.I. solely in the interests of ssd a definition of the principles producers, Its object is to give when it tas nefcit. 11 claims noted in the following articles.: have brok on nil records, numerical Coffes, B per cent.: pork, first assistance and information of

um frumeini, amt to be now every kind to all who desire tooth rich & Trade Union in the per cent.: shrimps, second class, class, 1 per cent,, and second class, export manufactured goods or There javalls a spirit of 44′ pēr cent, embu. first class. 14; products from the United King- dom.

appr ciation of our existance and per cent, and second class, 2 per | the mmerssiky of um sistence among cent. ; sugar (retail). 23 per cent. ; the employing printers,, piiblishers panocha, "15 per cent. ; eggplante, aud the publę such as we have per cent.: inativo benus, 20 per nover enige od belire... There cent.: onions (Bombay), 9-per is a keen understanding of the cent.: ginger. 24 per cent.: garlic. ligations that we owe to industry 12 per cent radish, 38 per cent.; Working men and women, as well 17 per cent, native sauce, 10 per than has ever previously existed. | papaya (ripe), 6 per cent,; coconut, ›

*7.4 employers,

more cent.: white salt. 16 per cent.:

sardine (can), 5 per cent and lard, 4 per cent.

HANKOW HARDWARE.

appreciate

Hardware deaders in Hunkow deu pripally in iron ware, but also in steel, in lead, and Copper wares,Large amounts of these metals are imported from abroad and distributed to Hupel. Huban, readily existent, of community Honan, Szechwa, Shens, and interest industrial activities to other provinces.

The imported day. One marvels at the slow- metals most extensively consumed

nes in the approach mid the are on plate cuttings, nails, and acceptanow of this conclusion." galvanised" wird. Other metallic articles handled number about a Fundred, including on burs, plutes,

Its Principles of Action, The Chlon attributes its success

HONGKONG & TERRITORIAL ESTATES, LTD. wel bars, Dambox, to the principles upon which it has

(Property Owners, Estate Agents,

Land Valuers, etc.)

WILL UNDERTAKE THE

Development and Improvement of Landed Property and attend to all Branches of Real Estate Business.

For terms and particulars.

Apply at the Head Office,

Tel. C. 781. "St. George's" Building,

Telegraphic address " ESTATES”.

Electric

For the HoxKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORTOMATION,

A. E. BARLOW,

Chief ManagUT. Rongkong 7th January, 1925.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE

HEAD OFFICE:

$6, Boulevard Haussman, Paris. "bscribed" Capital .. Fra. 73,000,000.00 *wid-Up Capital .... Fra. 68,400,000.00

arra Fund

Frs. 69,667,289.54 BRANCHES: Hongkong

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- LIMITED,

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG

Authorised Capital ......$10,000,00 Paid-up Capital ... 8,000 Reserve Fund 1,000,

DIRECTORS:

Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son-Chatrali. Fang Ping Shan Mok Ching Kong

Wong Yun Tow Huyab Tai

Li Xoom Coun

P. E. Kwok

Ng Calog Lok Fong Wal Ting:

Kan Ying Po Chan Ching Shall

Every description of Banking Exchange bustness transacted. Be***** granted on approved securities.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to el HAN TONG PS,

Chist Managin

Hongkong, 18th February, 1911,

司公理管耋實法中

SOCIETE FRANCAISE DI GERANCE

DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELL

DE UHINE.

STABLISSEMENT FRANÇO

UHINOIB. (Incorporated in Franes),

, Chater Road, Victoria, Honghaja. HEAD OFFICE: 74, Bus Bt. Lasabte Paris.

Subscribed Capital fully

· paid-up rives Fr. 10,000,000 Basurve Fund

Frs. 10,700,

Working fand provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIĀLU DE CHINE. Fra: 50,000,000,

Paris:

BANKERS:

Societe Generale, Nationale de Credit Banque Paris et des Pays-Bas, London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: Irving Bank Columbia West Every description of Banking Exchange Business transacted. Če*** spondents throughout the world.

Co.

A. RULLIN,

Manager

Hongkong, 2nd August, 197,

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)

Establingen 1874.

Home Bou Setablered 1908

Authorized Capital, 150,000,000 £1,500,0 Paid-Cr Capital...G. 80,000,000 £ 8.886,87 Reserve Fan:....G. 20,138,861 £ 1,711,000 Special Everres.... 22,060,000 £ 1,986,220 FEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam EASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Fatavia,

EBANCHES:

Book

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Moagtse

Satgon Ebroghai

Noumra

Bingapor

Aboati

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Turans

From Peni

Tuznana

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BANKERS:

Bandjeri Calcutta

From the foregoing, it will be seen that more inerenses have been registered but the price of most of the same decreased last month, thus returning to their former level.ar; Credit Industriel et Comercial Padang Pensug LONDON The Nesional Provincial & Rotterdam The prin of rice was practically

a. Bink England. Ltd. Comptol

5 Exomate de Paris: Credit Lyonnais Tegal FRW YORK J. P. Morgan & 00, Amerinan Banking Corporationį

FRANCE Comptoir NationalBacompte Djokalaria Park; Cre: Lyounala; Hanque de Paris et Kota Bata

same as that of last month.

articles the cost of living as reflect- advance as compared with the same! period of May and Juno.

ty Tent Co New York.

عات مواليد

Linmal allowed on Current Accounts and red Deposits according to arrangeme every ilmoription of Banking and Krehange

A. LECOT.

Manager Lengkong, March 30, 1934.

tramated

THE CHARTERED BANK OF NDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

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INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1858.

Bingapore

Bandwag Barshay.

Überibon

Dizaber

The Hague Kobe

Mackerr

Medan

Palembang Pocaloi gan

Pratlank Bamarang

3rmhuis

Tillatjap

Rangoon

Alangbal

Hoerakarts (Hole)

Weltevreden

LONDON BANKERS:— National Provincial, Bank, Ltd Correspondents all over the work. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERE DESCRIPTION.

M. J. HERASCHLIE.

Agent. Hongkong, November 4, 1994.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIB (Taiwan Ginko.)

Incorporated by Special Imparinė Charter, 1899.

Capital Bubscribed Capital (Paid-up) Reserve Fund

Ya 60,000,000 Yen 59,500 DÉ

Yen 12,98% NE

HEAD OFFICE: TAIPEH, FORMOSA.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Fald-up Capital

£3,000,000 Ramarys Fund

.....£4,000,000 Weserva Liability of Pro-

-prietors

.£8,000,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General

skorter period at rates which will be CHINA-Shanghai, Hankow, EJE, CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year moted on application.

tools and castings, copper sheets, ucted. These deserve to be record which was higher by 8.6 per cent. as compared with June 18. It may wire, tin and lead ware. The fron) ed in the orig nad words :-- imported from abroad is chiefly cast

be stated that coupled with the "First. The ownership of progeneral increase in several other iron in tits of pients (100 entides).perty is a principle unescapable. The product of the Hunyang Iron "Second Savings accrning from Works is pig iron in units of tous, thrift should be compensated by therein has undergone a slight with some cast iron plates and bars adeguate interest in order that thrift and steel, Iron is also imported may be encouraged and industry from Shuasi, Honnu, ani. Human | melutained in a healthy state.

THE TRADE OUTLOOK. province, Be Tanan imports con! "Third. Replacements, covering sisting chiefly of cooking pans, jars, depreciation and enlargement d and cakes, in units of elm of 50 business are essential to the well-

There was an interesting though to 130 catties. The Kwang Ch ag being of the employees as well as conclusive debate in the Tonse of trude Ho Iron Works, Tienpohsiang, the employers and must be taken Commons on July & on our

outlook, in which most of the Haukow, is specialising in the into consideration;

The foregoing are three things he President of the Board of

spookers strove to avoid pessimisni. İ. mapnfuetune of cooking pans, which are widely consumed, There are upon which there can be 30 great Trade gave figures showing the in Hunyang about ten foundries in division of opinion.. . and obvious- which steelvard weights, coolongly the first druft upon the profits of alarming decline of our exports, and jars, bird-shots for fowlire pieces, business should be used to safeguard ged that we must trust to a and other articles are manufactured there principles. With that development of imperial trade. Sir Sted is produced in anyung or established, there should be no great haste to return to the gold standard Alfred Mond suggested that our imported from America, Tin is difference in the equitable division} 000000000" imported from Hu, Ronan, and of that which is left, by and through a part of the cause of our diffiend-anking business transacted.

Shanghai. Tin slabs and manufac- the process of conciliation and ought to do everything in our power sies. He cordially agreed that we tures are also imported from foreign arbitration. countries, but in comparatively small

to develop Empire trade, and urged In other words, this thriving quantities. Load on the Hankow Union asserts that it owes its proe that public credit should be boldly used to encourage and accelerate market is of three kinds. Hunan perity fat to a recognition of the load, British lead and American ecessity of a fair reward for Empire development: this, in truth, load. Considerable quantities of capital, and (b) to the organisation would be a far more effective method copper were formerly supplied to of a fair system of profit-sharing by

thun niggling preferential duties the Government Mint by Japanese agreement.

on a fove unimportant commodities, merchants, but the import from.

which can only have minute effecta. Japan has decreased, owing to the

Mr. Runcima took the cheery lipoi reduced oiriput.

that one or two good harvests, by The important source of this metal is now America.

giving ingreased spending-power to

·Copper abeets and wire are also im Messrs. Carroll Bros. are in our customers in all parts of the ported from other countries,

Hankow hardware dealers are advising that there is no change capitalised at $50,000 to $200,000, in the price of Rubber shares and and mostly wholesalers. They order that raw rubber has advanced to goods from foreign firms in Shang $1.28 per Singapore also hai against payment by cheque, one advises the following dividends: or two weeks' sight after delivery. The time limit of payment from

Pajams. 10% Interim. buyers is generally one month. The Teluk Ansone -5% Hardware Dealers Association, Hankow, was established in 1912 with beadquartersnt. Wanshow kungehien. 1

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THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK LTD.

Established 1880.

BRANCHES: JAFAN-Tokyo, Yokohama,

Osaka FORMOSA-Gfran, Kagi, Kara

Keelung, Kakang, Nanto, PLE Skinchika, Trichu, Tainan, Takes Tamaui, Tobyen, Ako.

Foochow, Swatow, Canton. OTHERS. Bangkok, Hongkong, Blugli

pore, Boerabaya,

Bataria, Bombay, London, York, Orleckta

LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster anl

} Parr's Bank...

Ta Bank has Correspondente in the Comment Corfe the European Conduent, Buda, Ka churia Taingiao, Japan, Indo China, Blat, Philippine Islanda, Java, and Dutch India, An raži, Amics, Afelen, de

Enter allowed on trimet Accesnis, and Flus

receipt of a cable from Singaporel world, would do more than anything Capital (full pald-up). Yen 100,000,000 Depoe at rates which will be quoted an applies:

France shows that daily labour

An inquiry into wages in')

for men is rémunerated, for the most part, at the rate of nineteen to twenty-four francs. Thirty francs a day is regarded as high.

we could devise; he would rather, Reserve Fund he said, put his trust in God thion in the Board of Trade. :

Yen 80,500,000

Head Office:YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at:

Hugh: "I do wish you'd tell me Batavia. your age, Gertio."

Bombay,

Calcutta,

Gertie: 'I will if you can guess Buenos Ayres.

บ it right in three guenesa.

Hugh: "Twenty-three?"! Gertid: "No."

Hugh Twenty-five?! Gertie

Taxi Driver (slowing down "Sixty-nine, I think you said, with

The growth of Germany's mer-For unskilled labour it is as low THE

chant flest since the World War is i as sixteen francs. The average reflected in the usually reliable wages for women is from ten to Danish statistics on the proportion twelve france. In a few depart- ate merchant tommagé of various menta, such as the Seine, Seine et maritime countries to their popala Oise, Ardennes, Rhône, Seine et tion. In the liat Clermany is near Marie, wages average twenty- the bottom with 80 British register seven: franes; dut against this, in

tons for each 1,000 inhabitants, the Ardeche La Vendée, Tarn et

but gets some consolation out of its Garonno, and other departments,

kow standing from the fact that wages are below sevente

what thers le of Chernian shipping. These statistics are

78 of furst-alues order floving lost else and leave

so much of its shipping ses résu]

of war settlements Cheap Wee

obliged to make up theso lower with niew Vossals; so thût nearly '60 ner: fount of the present mer

cousine of ships

ranos.

Canton

Changchun,

Dairen (Dalny).

Hamburg.

Newchwang. Now York Osaka...

Peking.

Rangoon

Rio de Janeiro. Saigon.

Fangtion (Mukden), San Francisco,

Hankow. Harbin,

Honolulu.

Kuf Yuen. Karachl

London. LowAngeles, Lyona ManBa

Seattle

Semarang

Shanghai

Singapore

MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LTD.

"Soorabaya,

Sydney.

Tientsin

BIZADORNTURE 1*

Tokyo:

Teinenfu

Author Subscribe

Capital

1,400,000. 1,800,000

Nagakl

Tringtau.

adivostock.

Magoys.

Interest allowed on. Car Deponita received for zates to be obtainad on

1,050,000:

Hongkong, 20th Augurt

Z. YAMAMOTO, Manager.

HONGKONG-BRANCH:

2, Das Vaux Boad Central. Hongkong, th June, 1924,

THE BANK OF CHINA

行銀國 中

(Bpecially Authorised by Presidential

- Maridals of the Republic of Chine . on the 22nd of November, 19173, Authored Capital: woli. $60,000 ÁM Paklen Capital

BEAD OFFICES PEKINIL

HONGKONG BRANCET": QUEEN'S BOAD CENTRATO Bashobes and Sub-ranchas nil, 'evil China and Correspondenta in Eurey „Amarlens did totåer, parte of the

Londgh Beakerry="The National Pus

“ela and Un'on Bank of England. I „The Gonzanty, Trust Company of