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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST

BANKING CORPORATION.

■ HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.

Authorised Choli a

Issued and Polly Pid up...220,090,000 Reserva Funda

Sterling...... € 500,000

Silver 26,000,000

Recurve Laluling ban

Propietro..

ASIA, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.

10, Des Voux Road Central, Hongkong

Authorized Capital...$10,000,000 Pull-up Capital Reserve Fund....

6,000,000 1,000,000

DIRECTORS: ' Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Sen-Chairmat. Pung Ping. Shan Mek Ching Kong

8:20,000,000

1 Koon Chun

Wong Yun Tone

F. K. Kwok

Huyện Thị

Ng, Ching Luk

Kan Ying Po

COURT OF DIRECTO

G. M. Youny, "Men, fpinapat

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MANAGMEA

A. H. BARU Bw. Esq.

Manager: Sunghal-ed. H. STITT, Esq.

LONDON BANKERS,

Westminster Bank, Ltd.

CURRENT AUCOUNTS, opened in LOCAL CURRENCY und FIXED DEPOSITS crceived tor one year, or shorter hen win in Loen! Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted

Application.

Hongkong, 20th, May 1995,

BONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE business of the abovu Bault in

camtucted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI JANKING COR PORATION. Kulas may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposita la calculated on the lowastibalance daring each com- ploted Calendar Month at 4 per cent. por annum. Should there bo no balance On any day in a month no interest will be allowed for that month.

Dapositors may transfer at their optian Balneo of 3100 or more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be phund uns FIXED DEPOSIT at CURRENT RATES.

For the Horazónu & REANGKAT HANKING POKPORATION,

A. E BARLOW,

Chief Manager. Hanging 7th Jasty 1925,

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

BEAD OFFICE:

Pong Wai Ting

Chan Ching Shak

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

CASH FROM RUSSIA.

[By Sir Charles W. Macara, Bart] With our markets in such an unsatisfactory statu, it might be| thought that the Russian" textile

BETTER COTTON.

Habibullah. member Executiva Viceroy's

Every description of Banking and delegation which has been touring Bazard in our methods when we advisory body, is how a perman- | cotter

Exchange businern transneted. granted on approved securities.

Loans

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let

KAN TONG PO.

Chief Manager, Hongkong, 18th February, 1925.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1925.

tailed information as to the spin- ning qanlilies of the new types of ΤΟ cotton, which they produce. this end, it has devised a scheme for technological research, with a spinning laboratory and a EC- search laboratory. The first hus completed and

committee has been responsible for much regress. The Cotton India's Great Aim.

Transport Ast, which is designed to eliminate or reduce the evil of have increased and our profit mar-|

adulteration in those tracts where gins have either vanished or been Bombay, July 21-The In- the practice has arisen of import Three Years Credit Ridiculous, cut down to close upon the vanish-dian Central Cotton Committeeing cotton waste, or cotton of an

ing point. Our China market, the held its annual meeting recently inferior quality, for mixing with already been second largest we have in the in Bombay, under the presidency estton trade, is practically dead at or Dr. Conston, Sir Mehomed superior grades, was passed at its equipped with a spinning plant

instance. The act has been re- and with an exhaustive range of ● of themarkably successful in its object, instruments for testing cotton the present time.

Council, and the growers of protected yarn. Losing £1,000.000, Week.'

| being present.

arens have benefited materially by In one other direction the com- We want something less hap

This committee, originally an the enhanced prices which their mitte is initiating a far-sighted now fetches, Another policy. One of the difficulties depend on overseas trade for four-lent one, incorporated by statute, branch of the committee's acti- connected with cotton improve Lancashire would have been welfths of our off-take and are at the and charged with the improve-vities is the encouragement of ment in India has been the short- comed with open arms, but after mercy of all kinds of contingencies ment of cotton growing and cotton research work directed to the in- the lean times the cotton trade has over which we have no control. marketing, embodying the whole provement of cotton and market

Not that we are desirous of field of operation from the planting. The committee works in had we have naturally to be more

keeping down our production for ing until the yarn is woven into co-operation with the provincial careful than ever of our custom-aay sinister purpose. We should cloth, and finally marketed to the ers. To add a number of Russian like to be working at our fullest actual consumer, a link in which departments of agriculture for the investigation of various defaulters to our misfortimes capacity only, of course, we the grower plays a part of para- technical problems relating to

could sell the full output of our mount importance. would indeed be a calamity.

spindles und looms at a reason- No one would welcome more able profit,

But the demand has not been! This year's meeting was an- than I should a renewal of trade with Russia, but naturally we are there since the slump in 1921, and other landmark in its history, for obliged to be cautious after what we very folishly have been scram-; not only had all the original re- has happened. Moreover, it is a Bling for the small amount of busi-search projects come into being, sheer impossibility for either theness available and getting very but it discussed new proposals to makers of cloth and yarn or the badly injured in the process, Agive effect to the decision arrived textile machinists to give long ene period not long ago it was at nt a previous meeting for HEAD OFFICE: 74, fiue St. Lazare,credits, seeing that we have practi- estimated that the Lancashire further extension of agricultural cally to pay cash for cur raw spinning trade was losing money research for the improvement of material and everything else at the rate of a million pounds nectton growing.

In the felt of legislation the which enters into the manufacture week.

司公理管業實法中

SOCIETE FRANCAISE DA GERANCE.

DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

DE CHINE.

CHINOIS,

· ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO .

(Incorporated in France).

5, Chater Rond, Victoria, Hongkong.

Paris.

·

Subscribed Capital fully 2

paid-up

Fr. 18,000,004 Reserve Fund

Frs. 10,790,004

Working fund provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

DE CHINE. Frs. 50,000,000.

BANKERS:

Paris: Societe Generale,

of cotton goods. To talk about two or three years' credits is ridi- eulous. We could not do it with our best customers, let alone our doubtful ones. So far as the pur- chase of cotton cloth by the Russians is concerned, I have no doubt that cash payments will be made. for. I understand that Russia just now is in dire extre- Traamily to clothe her people.

Bango Nationale de Credit, Banque di Paris et des Pays Bän, London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: Irving Bank Columbias

Co.

Every description of Banking an Exchange Business transacted. Co spondents throughout the world.

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

But, at all events, 1 can vouch for it that the people who are supplying such goods as have been bought already are taking no risks with the Soviet Government, auxi, whatever bankers or shippers may be doing, spinners and manufac- inrers are insisting on cash payments.

Aut very properly so. The

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and ISION The Natimal. Provincial & FIXED DEPOSITS revived for 1 year Bukhla Ind daptor or shorter period at rates which will be Sarjanand Mae sapoterrbe Paris; Krmilj: byatinis quoted on application.

IN NEW Yaar K A. Nwgw a thes

A. H. FERGUSON, Hongkong, 15th April, 1925.

de Bags Bas, Cod? Idenle Corial | Banking business tarinaacted, Feel Copper Ta

Papel Guperior Baking Cary mentione

Fog tranny Weast Co. of New York.

Magna Currant Mendents and

$ opting to vermag tarta

Mangalian nan Band oper

A. LECOT,

Manager.

gong. March 20, 1924.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEĽ MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDS TRÄNING SOCIETY,}

XETALIAZZE 1824. Hozszona CRANGE RETAILINI 1904.

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M. J. HERBSCHLEE, Agent. Hongkong. Kovember 4, 1994.

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THE BANK OF TAIWAN,

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berkeley, Here Shang to establish enfchnee after the manner in which they have repudiated their malenal obligations. They can. an: the circumstances, hardly Colleet to the closest, scrutiny and!

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LANDMARK IN PROGRESS,'

cotton.

MAKE SPINNING TESTS.

Of equal importance is the unique work which the committee has commenced on the technologi- cal side. It la of vital import- ance that before the cultivation of a variety of cotton is popularised,

age of qualified workers with knowledge of exact methods as applied to costen investigations. The committee is dealing with the problem by the grant of six re- search studentships annually to distinguished graduates of Indian universities to enable them to undertake research work on couton problems, under the direc- tion of experienced investigators.

In the year 1024-5, Singapore ok. 11 per cent. of Siam's rice erop. 5,808,447 pikuls. Hongs it should be put through a spin- kong and China ports took 15.5 ning test. This the committee is pur cunt, a marked falling off now doing and it has arranged to from the previous year. Other ex- supply the various departments poris were affected by the unsettled of agriculture in India with de- position in China.

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LTD.ty at the machinery des would sex would na ne comparabl in any way with that which Ehp- law could supply.

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the rest of the machinery is little! Better than scrap-izon. "

HEAD OFFICE: TAIPEN, FORMOSA.

Qunka.

"BRANCHES:

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Keelung, Mukung, Nauto, Pinan, mill has meant the robbing of a Alution-Shang Yeung Yau Shinchiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takow, number of others of their machin-Veal-Ngan Tsai Yuk Tamsui. Tohyen, Ako. CHINA-Shanghai, Hanko, Amoy

Foochow, Swatów, Canton. OTHERS,Bangkok, Hongkong, Singa Fore, Seerabaya, Samarang, Batavia, Bombay, London, Now York, Calcutta.

LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and

Parr's Bank.

Centros in the Earp Cantinent, RussÏr, Mar-

material available in Russia, too, ery. The meagre amount of raw

makes it impossible for many mills to be at work.

Mengre Profits. Russia may possibly come to

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terms with some of our home tex- Canton Fresh Water Fish--Hol Sin tile machinists, but, should she do

Tas Kank has Currenponboats in the Comizarrial so, she can put her good fortune Carp-L. Ya hein, Taingian, pen. End Labs, Ham, down to circumstances which do Catfish-Chik Yu. Philippine Lands, Jasa, aut Butoh Taties, Australe, not reflect very creditably upon Cadfeb-Mun Yu

Interpellow on Current Accounts, and Phethe Lancashire cotton trade. Supetim në tutan which will be qualed in appisen

America, Afrio,

on,

Z YAMAMOTO, Manager.

BONGKONG BRANCH:

3, Des Vaux Read Central Hongkong, 6th June, 1924.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

Crabs-Kai ........

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Capital (full paid-up).. Yen 100,000,000 (Spocially Authorised by Presidential needs supplied.

Beserve Fund........ Yen 88,500,000

Head Oflea-YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies at:

Botavis.

Bombay.

Buenos Ayres.

Calcutta

Canton. Chapgcbun.

Daizan (Daloy),

Hamburg. Bankow.

Harbin

Newchwang. New York

Üzaka

Peking.

Rangoon. Rio de Janeiro, Exigon

Fengties (Mukden). San Francisco.

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allowed on Current Actorita.

Mandate of the Republic of China

on the 22nd of November, 1917). Since we began a few months Authorised Capital $60,000,000.00 ago to work 19 hours, our stocks Paid-up Capitāl

$18,278,800.00 1. Reserve Fund

..... 9,629,485.24

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING,

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