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HONGKONG AND" SHANGHAI THE BANK OF BAST /`5)

BANKING CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE: HONGEONG.

LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG,

AUTHORISED CAPITAL... $50,000,000 | (0, Des Vœux Road Central, Hongkong.

(UND AND FULLY PAID UT $20,000,000 8TH FUNDA :—

Authorised Capital ....$10,000,000 Paid-up Capitol

Reserve Fund ....

DIRECTORS:

5,000,000 .1,000,000

3:

BTELLING... 24,500,000 SILY.... $28,800,000

BERY LIABILITY OF

$20,000,000

LI Keon Chun

PROTRA TORS..esseverte

COURT OF DIRECTORS: G. M. Young, Esq.-Chairman. HLP. White, Esq.-Deputy Chairman. W. H. Ball, Kay, |Hon. Mr. A. Q. Lang:

AB. X. Bernard, Esq., Patten

EL Compton, Eq. 7. A. Flammer, Baş Hon. Mr. P.H. Holyoak T. G, Wal, Xaq.

CHIEF MANAGER; A. H. BARLOW, Esq.

Manager: Shanghai---G. H. STITT, Esq.

LONDON BANKERS.

Westminster Bank, Ltd.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in FIXED LOCAL CURRENCY and DEPOSITS received for and your or shorter periods fr Loen! Currency and Eterling on terms which w) be quoted on application.

Hongkong, 20th, May 1925.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE.

THE business of the abovo Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR. PORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deponite is calculated

on the lowest balanço during each com. -pleted Calendar Moath at 3 par cent. per annum. Should there be no bilanoo on any day in a month no interoat will be allowed for that month.

Depositors may transfer at their option Balunes of $100 or more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at CURRENT RATES.

For the Homenona & KISASA

BANKING CORONATION,

A. H, BARLOW, ...

Chief Manager. Zongkong 7th January, 1925,

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

00, Boulevard Haussman. Paris.

Subscribed Capital Fr. 72.0,000.00 Paid-Up Capials. 64,400,300.00

Reserve Fund....... Fra. 59,667,283.54

Lic Battamban

inton

BLOODL

Haiphong Shakow Hanci

BRANCHES.

Hoh. Mr. Chow Shon Son-Chairman. Fung Ping Shan Mok Ching Kong

P. K. Kwok Ng Ching Link Pong Wal Ting

Wong Yun Tong Hayuh Tai

Kan Ying Po Chan Ching Shok

Every description of Banklag and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted an approved securities.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to lot.

KAN TONG PO.

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 18th February, 1925.

司公理管業實法中

SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE. DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE. ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1925.

CHINA MAIL.

prices In the Manchester market there has been a considerable

OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY.

· COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

IRISH LINEN,

Fortnightly Trade Report.

Groep Value,

| volume of enquiry for both yarn

and cloth, and a fairly large turn-Mr. Vincent Craig, of High COTTON.

over has been arranged. Recent expectations of increased buying" Manchester Market Report. hays. In fact, been realised to some extent already, and there is good reason to believe there is August 12.

August 19.

more to come in the near future, Trading in the cotton markets provided no untoward occurrence Flax Courtral & Irish. - nothing fresh to report.

has not been active and prices disturba the apparent revival of Latvian. The position is un- altered. Buyers show no disposi- have been comparatively steady confidence. Prices are lower than tion to pay the big advance the with a firmer tendency towards they have boon for a very long Latvian Government are now the close of the week. Crop news time and, apart from qualities made of fine or Egyptian yarns,. holding for, although some busi-has been very conflicting, but the reduction from last year's ness might be possible at about

senson

were

have

been

|-

i

Close, Wokingham, Berks, a well-known yachtsman, elder bro ther of the Rt. Hon. Sic James Craig, Prime" Minister of Northern Ireland Mr. Henry Pendrill Charles of Westfield, Neath, Glam, solicitor. £80,384 Mr. James Lawson, of 26, Cowper Road, Worth- ing. Sussex

Mr. Joseph William Pock-

· £110,603

Hngton, of Boston West, Boston, Lincs, farmer *** Mr. Arthur Charles Quest, of 96, Trinity Road, Bridlington, Yorks., late Deputy Chief Con-.. stable for the West Riding, who rose to that post from police- Tran

£38,980

$22,893

£6,157

harbour and wharves in the Federated Malay States. It seems that years ago an able and zealous official conceived grandiose acheme for the development “of · Frai, Penang, as a port for big ocean-going steamers." The con- sulting engineers of the Govern ment approved of the scheme, work was begun in 1917, and }, about 21 million dollars have been ' expended on the dredging of the harbour and the construction of Ane and large wharves. Now it is discovered that the scheme is practically a failure owing to a silting difficulty which the experts ought to have foreseen, but did not.

The Ministry of Commerce at Bangkok has issued the following notice to the firms who recently tendered for motor vessels :-"In regard to the tenders for two motor vessels submitted to the Ministry of Commerce in response to the notification dated Septem- ber 14, 1924, this Ministry has to announce with much regret that * A MALAYAN MUDDLE.” -

owing to the general retrenchment of Government expenditure, no The waste of public money orders can be placed." In all some which we so often have occasion forty tenders were opened, from to deplore at home, goes on in the British firms at home and in same way, says "Truth" in a Hongkong, and from firms in Germany, Denmark, note under the above heading, in Holland, instance, the story of the Prai Belgium.

|

28-210 per ton from the bottoni. there does not appear to be any rates is very substantial. The The available stocks, however, marked change in the outlook. difference is very largely account- are now all small. In compass. Where rain is needed most, there ed for by the loss in Spinners' and Manufacturers' margins of course, Crop prospects are quite favour-has been little relief, but in the which is not likely to continue if able.

have larger part of the growing States trading does expand. Both Ameri- Esthonian, Supplies

can and Egyptian yarn prices are fairly dried up and it looks as if the conditions

unchanged. From India, reports Small favourable. finished.

Reports of Insect are improving, and enquiry bus balances are held at very firm damage have been numerous, but been much more active; greys, prices.

Soviet.-Quantities small and these are generally expected at light whites, prints, dyed and very firmly held at full rates. New this season, and they do not seem fancy styles have all been in to be anything more than normal. request, and the business arranged crop reports favourable.

the has been of fair dimensions. Yarns. The recently reported Consumption figures for improvement has been maintained. United States: for last month, at China enquiry has also been more varied, but is still on a small scale. A fair amount of new business has 484,000 bales were larger than For the Contient and Russia,

and compare with been put through. A number of expected, spindles that have been starting 494,000 bales in June, and 347,000 moderate lots have been sold. The United States has also bought for some time have been re-start in July last year: vd. At the same time Spinners bullish factor, and the fact that fine styles, and the Straits, South Subscribed Capital fully

pald-up

Fra. 10,000,000 still refrain from purchasing flax trade buying, appeared on all America, Egypt and Africa have distant parts of the Empire. For Italy, France, Sweden; Japan and Fra. 10,700,000 as prices obtainable for yarns are declines has also helped to steady been fairly active. Reserve Fund

in many cases under cost. Working fond provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE. Fra. 50,000,000.

BANKERS:

CHINOIS. (Incorporated in France).

5, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.

BEAD OFFICE: 74, Nuo St. Lazare, Paris.

Paris: Societe Generale,

Banque

Weavers. Steady conditions prevail in this sertion. Manufac- turers are very busy making prices for travellers going to the United States, and it is satis- factory that there is no reduction in the rates as compared with prices quoted some time ago. is being

Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bax, London: Midland Bank, Ltd: New York: Irving Bank Columbin Tea Sorting ap business

Co.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Corre spondents throughout the world.

A. ROLLIN, Manager. Hongkong, 2nd August, 1925.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1858.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

.£3,000,000 £4,000,000

Hengzong

Radgon

Hlengi

Angbal

Naga

Bingapore

Fayette

Tintain

Yunani

Paid-up Capitani Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

Poking

Pnom-Pea+ Pondicherry BANKERS:

IN FRANCE Comptoir National d'Escomple Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Faria at Pays-Ba; Credit Industrial as Commercini Jaciste Generals,

IN LONDON: The Nesional Provincial à Calon Bank of England, Ltd.; Gompholt National Hacompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co. /enab Acerican Banking Corporation;

Any Tal Co. of New York.

int

allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed impoarta nocording to arrange mani.

Every dawariation of Banking and Exchange Busintus įranga.ed

A. LECOT,

Mannger.

Hongkong, March 20, 1924.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL

MAATSCHAPPIJ.

ཡ་

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)

BEZAKREKED 1821, Howson BRANUD KATABVIEM #7 1908

Authorized Capital . 180,000,000 £12,500,08 Paid-Up Capital... 80,600,000 £ 6,888,271 Basers Fund. 20,636,341 111,4 Special Restrva...G. 22,860,000 # 1988,50 HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam. EASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia. BRANCHES:- Bandjermanin Bandeng Bombay Caloutta

Cheribon Dhenber Djokkerts The Hague Kobe

Hanoscat

Medan Peding

Palembang Perales gan Perang

Pentlamak Rangoon Rotterdam Handwrang Shanghel Singapore Boerabasa Boersicaria (Fols)

Weltevredin Tegal

Kota-Kadja

LONDON BANKERS:- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondenta all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY

DESCRIPTION.

M. J. HERBSCHLEE, Agent. Hongkong, November 4, 1924.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK. LTD.

Established 1880.

Capital (full paid-up).. Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund

Yen 88,500,000

Head OfcoYOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencies at:

Batavia.

·Bombay.

Buchos Ayres. Calcutta,

Carton:

Changchun.

Dairen (Dainy).

Nowchwang.

New York

Osaka,

Poking.

Rangoon. Rio de Janeiro. Saigon.

Bio Mangtion (Mukden). San Francisco...

Kamburg

Eankow. Herbin

A. Koselalu.

Senttia. Beraurang, Shangha

Shlomo all

Singapore.

Sourabaya

£3,000,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter period at rates which will be quoted on application.

A. II. FERGUSON, Manuger. Hongkong, 15th April, 1925.

placed, and considerable quantities

This was &

are being talked about, altogether Beef Sirloin-Ngau Mei Pa there is a more confident tone in the market.

Merchants, — There is little change in market conditions. Orders fox moderatë quantities of Household Linens have been re- 'ceived aid" embroidery Linens of Various kinds are in fair demand. now reached the lowest point, and any improve-

Prices have

ment in demand would cause an upward tendency,

Dress Linen, Early orders from U.S.A. for next season are alow in coming forward, but a moderate business is being arranged for

uther Various markets.

Linen Suitings for Men's Wear continue in demand, and prices for these goods are distinctly firmer

WAGES IN OSAKA FACTORIES.

The Bureau of Works of the Prefectural Government has been j making investigations regarding)

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. the wages of labourers working in

(Taiwan Ginko.)

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1699.

Capital Subscribed Capital (Paid-up) Reserve Fund

Yen 60,000,000 Yen 62,500,000 Yen 12,980,000

HEAD OFFICE: TAIPER, FORMOSA,

BRANCHES:

JAPAN. Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,

Osaka. FORMOSA. - Giran, Kagi, Karenko,

Koeling, Makung, Nanto, Pman, Shinchiku, Taieku, Tainan, Takow, Tamsui, Tohgan, Aku. CHINA. Shanghal, Hankow, Amoy.

Foochow, Swatow, Canton, OTHERS Bangkok, Hongkong, Singa

pore, Soerabaya, Samarang, Balavia, Bombay, London, New York, Calcutta.

LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and

Parr's Bank.

Thu fuck his Onrrespondents in the Commercial Castres to the European. Continent, Husain, Man chotin, Taingine, Japan, lado-Cishi, Bia, India, | Philippens islands, Java, And Dutchludios, Australia,

America. Afrion, c.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts, and Fixed Deposita at roles which will be quoted on applica- tion.

Z. YAMAMOTO, Manager.

HONGKONG BRANCH:

3. Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong, 6th June, 1924.

THE BANK OF CHINA.

行銀國中

100 factories in Osaka-fu.

HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.

Chicken-Kal

ید

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

Butcher Ment.

Poultry.

Sept. 18, June, June.

Sept. 18, June, Junu.

1928. 1018., 1914.

1925.

Cte.

1018. 1914 Cla. Cla

牛尾巴

lb.

36

b. 70

80

Prime Cut

86

45 28

"

Corned-Ham Ngau Yuk

成牛肉

34

*

55 28

#2

Roast Shin Ngau Yuk

燒牛肉

36

35 22

#

Breast--Ngau Hung

32

each 38

22

Soup Tong Yuk,

per oz. 40

18

31

Steak--Ngau Yek Pa

新鮮雞蛋®

.55

25

36

·Sausages--Nyuu Cheung

28

40

24

each

30

23

$1

ench

Stenk Skin Ngau Lau

Bullock's Braino -Nguu No

龊

I

P

假

1

Tongue, fresh--Ngau Li

牛腩

##

4 0.

牛肉排

36

60

牛腸

40

牛腦

per set 15

牛脷

Tongue, corned-Hapa Ngau Li. + Head-Ngau Tau ....

Heart-Ngau Sum

Hump, SultNgau Chun

Feet-Ngau Keuk

Kidneys-Ngau Yiu

Tall-Nzau Mei

Livor-Ngau Kon

Calves' Head and Feet--Ngau-tasi-tau-

keuk ...

Tripe (undressed)-Ngan To..

Mutton Chep-Young Pal Kwat

Leg-Yeung Fel

Shoaldór-Young Kin

Saddle-Yeung On Yuk

Pig's Chilinga-Chu Chong

"

Pork

IF

Brains-Chu No Feet-Chu Keuk Fry-Chu Chap

HeadChu Tau Heart Chu Sam

Kidneys-Chu Yiu

Liver-Chu Kon

Chop-Chu Pai Kwat

Leg-Chu Pei

Loin--Chu Hau Tun

In May, the wages of men and women were Y2,74 and Y1.21 on an average, but in the following month they declined to Y2.70 and 11.18. The wages for boys and girls under 16 years of age in May stood at Y1.05 and 87-sen respec- Sheep's tively, but this increased in June to Y1.1 and 90 sen. This is attributed to the business depres-

*

Fat or Lard-Chu Yan

Head & Feet-Yeung Tau-Kouk

Heart-Young Sim

Kidneys Yeung Yiu Liver-Yeung Kon

sion, which requires cheaper Sucking Pigs, to order-Cha Teal labour,

Suet, Beef Shang Ngau Yau Mechanical and tool workers are Mutton-Shang Yeung Yau best paid. Their wages are Y3.62 Vent-Ngau Taa! Yuk for men and Y1.75 for women. The recipients of the lowest wages are those who work at odd jobs. They receive 64 sen a day on an average.. Men engaged in knitting earn Y2 and girls Y1.02 per day.

JOINT...

IF YOU DON'T ENJOY YOUR MEALS

each 20

80

رو

b.. 24

30

19

ench 12

30 20

Ct#

Capons, Small-Sio Kai

Capons, Large-Sin Kat Duck-Ap.... Doves Pan Kau

Eggs, Hen-Kal Tan (cooking)

Ergs, Hen-Kai Tan (freek)

Fowls, Canton-Ka!

Fowls, Hainan-Hol Nam Lai · Geese Ngo........

Pigeons, Canton-Pak Kap.

Bothow-Hol Hav Pak Kap.. Turkeys, Cock-Fe Kal Kung Turkeys, Hon--Fo Kai Na Ship Sha Tsui

Pheasant--Shan Kai Qual-Om Chun Partridges-Che Ku

本地竊

海南海口

60

$1.20

13

lb.

24 13. 14

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18382983"

83898 RAJONSPREEKU

# Het $1.20 $1.00 $1.00

Almonds-Hang Yan

Apples (California), Kam Shan Ping to

Bananas (bride's), Macao-San. Heong

Chiu

Carambola-Yeung To

****

lb. 56

* P

66

52

羊肉

56

36

27

per set 3

油脚心腰肝毒油油再那

牛皮牛牛牛牛牛牛牛牛 牛羊羊羊猪猪猪褛猪猪猪猪猪猪瀟猪羊羊羊羊乳龄牛牛 牛羊仔任

lb. 18

SUUSARTAS

Lemons(America) Kam Shon Ning Mung

DER

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Fruits.

*

55

35

24

24,

燕(山香车

10 4.

韬

#

14 · 12

30

Cocoanuts-Yo Tao

each. 14

10

10

24

Lemons, China-Ning Mung

Ib.

7

eech 15

each

9

8

10

12 15

43

Lichees, Dried (small stone) Lai Chi Kon T Orangos (Canton), Sweet-Shap-sheng

b.

22

25

30

10

猪排骨

42

Tim Chang

(新會甜)

猪・脾

48

Oranges-Tim Chang

48

猪後國

45

"

27

Fears (Canton), Cooking—Shp Li

12.

30

Peanuts Fa Shang

14 10

12

"

Het 75

70

Persimmons, Large-Hung Tse

each 15

7

Ptentala Tul Châu ...

15

10

55.

25

Walcote-Hop To Grapes-Po Tai Tax

22

36

55

30

40

Sausages-Ngau Tani Cheung

No. 1

Fish.

28

36

塘魚(名城淡)

Barbel-Kn Yu Bream-Pin Yu

Canton Fresh Water FishBol Sin

Carp Li Yu

Catfish-Chic Yo

Codfish-Mun Yu

Crabs-Hal

Cattle Fish-Mok Ya Dab-Sha Mang Yu Dace-Wong Mel Lap Dog Fish-Tit To Sha, Eels, Conger-Hol Man

Fresh water-Tum Shad Yu Yellow-Wong Bio. Frogs-Tin Kate

44

Tone Up Your Stomach Right Garoupa-Shek Panda

Gudgeon-Pak Kap:Yu Away So It Will Do Its Own Proper Work:

Herrings-Teo Fak": Halibut Cheung Kwan Kap Nothing takes the joy out of life like Labra-Wong Fa Tu (Specially Authorised by Presidential a weak stomach. Enjoy the good things Loach Wu To

Mandate of the Republic of China:

that others enjoy. Take'"Dr. Williams! on the 22nd of November, 1917). Pink Pills and notice how soon you will

Lobsters-Lung..Ex Authorised, Capital .. 180,000,000.00 do so, ".

Mackeral-Chi Tá Paid-up Caplint

$18,278,800.00 When you have no appetite and even Monk FishMong Yu Reserve Fund'...

$0,020,425.24 the sight of food is nauseating, no Mallet Til Ya

amount of dieting, stimulating drugs or

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING. any treatment that overlooks the bloodster-Shang Ho

will help you for any length of time. Farrot Fish-Kat King. HONGKONG" BRANCH:

Dr. Williams' Pink Pills go deeper Parch-Tau Lo - 4, Queen's Road Central.

than a remedy that acta simply a Pike Pad Toog Branches and Bub-branches all over temporary spur to the digestion.

They Ching and - Correspondente in Europe, got at the real cause, which in watery

Plaice-Fan Ya America, and other parts of the world or kepure blood. They make it red and Pomfret, Baab... London Bankers: The National Provin healthy. The whole digestive system is Pumfest, White

blal and Union Bank of England, Ltd. toned up, and where once the sight of Prawn The Guaranty Trust Company, of New, food was nauseating, you will have a

the 'good appetite and be able to eat without Hap

distress

Tork.

Now York Bankes; - The Living Do not put off Anding reijet a single

National Bánk ·

Tke, Equitable Trust Company of Nair

York

Gat a bottle of

_ _Dr__ WILLIAMS PINK PILI

the treatment af once.

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Pamelo,. Slam-Taim Lo Yan.

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KEREST

14

each 15

Ib. 22

Vegetables, &c.

each

lb.

80

each

4

10

8

80%

Red-Hang Kee...

32 10

8

Artichores. Ah Chi Chanh

Beans, Sprout-Nga Tso

Long-Tao Ko

Best Root-Hang Tacă Tauị,,N

Bitter Squash--Fu Kwa;

Brinjala, Green-Ching Yun Kwa

Cabbage, Chinena (common)-Kai Tuoi..

(Shanghai)-Ye Tool

Cauliflower (Large)—Yo Tri Fa

(Medium)

· (Small);}}

Carrots--Xam Sams

Celery, Chlause--Tong Kan Trot - Chillies, Dried) Chin Kon

24

16

16

27

9

Cane Shoots, bunch-Kau Shun

25

32 28 26.

·48. 23 · 16

47

10 13

28.30

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70 32

40

18.

28

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