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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG...

Authorised' Capital

400,000,000

Jesued and fully Paid up...$50,000,000 Resorve Funds:--

Sterling....£1,500,000- Silver $20,500,000-

Rosaryo Bisbility of · $20,000,000

Proprietors...........

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

G. M. Young, Esq.-Chairman. H. P. White, Baq,Deputy Chairmun

For 4. Leng W. H. Ball, Han, " The M. Barnard, By-W. London.. Beq. 4. Comwing B. A. Ph. Eaq,"

Mr. P. H. Holtonki T. C. Well, Kay-

CHIEF MANAGER:

A. H. BARLOW, Esq.

Manager: Shangbai-G. E. STITT; Baq,

LONDON BANKERS,

Westminster Bank, Ltd:

CURRENT ACCOUNTS oponed in FIXED LOCAL CURRENCY and

DEPOSITS received for one your or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted *. Application.

Hongkong, 20th,, May 1925. HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

TER business of the above. Bank in conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Enim may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deporite is caloulated on the lowest balance during each 'oom- pleted Calendar Month at 3 per cent, per annum. Should there. be no balance on any day in s. month no interest, will be allowed for that month,

Depositors may transfer at their eption Balanes of $100 or mors to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at. CURRENT BATES

For the HoGKONG & SHANGHAI BANGING CORPORATION)

A. E. BARLOW,

Chief Manager. Hongkong. 7th January 1325.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

.90, Boulevard Haussman, París, Subscribed Capital. Frs. 72,019,008.00-

THE BANK OF EAST

ASIA, LIMITED.<

HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG 10, Den Vonx Road Central, Hongkong.. Authorized Capital...$10,000,000. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fond

5,000,000 1,000,000

DIRECTORS: Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son--Chairman, Fung Fing Shan Mek Ching Kong LI.Koon Chun Wong Yus Tong

P. K. Kwok Fuyuh Tal

Ng Ching Luk

Kan Ying Po

Chan Ching Shek

Fong Wal Ting Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loery granted, on approved «scurities.

SAFD 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.

DB LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE

ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO CHINOIS.

(Incorporated in France).

5, Chater Bond, Victoria, Hongkong.

Par

Subscribed Capital fully

paid-up Reserve Fund

THE CHINA MATU

COMMERCE AND FINANCE

UP-COUNTRY NEWS.

Food Prices: Very Low at Kongmpon.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

A GOOD PLACES

Britain's South American Possession.

COCONUTS.

The State of Ceylonia Trade.

recent drought which, was experienced practically through out the Island has severely affect

When Sir Walter Raleigh, seed next year's coconut crop. fout kong ago to discover hun. EI

There was a huge nutfall owing Pakkai, Kongmoon, Oct. $1. Dorado," he did not foresco in thi Premium on Hongkong bank of his quest a dourishing to the rain which has set in, and notes has risen to 30 per cent. (for itish xeny the cantur calculating roughly the fall of Canton subsidiary silver coins)..

xic: British Gulim today is nuts, it is estimated that next Food prices, are very low and of wonderful opportunities. | year's harvest of coconuts will be there is no export whatever owing to scenery, though unknown to short by nearly 25 per cent. to strict vigilance by the strikers most tourists, is, nevertheles and the war conditions."

Chickens fetch about 40 conts grand, and Britain has every reason par catty (sub coin) and fresh vegetables are sold at nominal prices.

There has been no rain for 45 days a factor not too favourable to the farmers..

FIRE INSURANCE.

Aurunce

Rates for Japan.

Naturally this would affect the to be proud of her only possesion in Inland's coconut trade, and it re- the South American continent.mains to be seen how prices will These remarks wore made by Mer. be affected: H. I. Selwyn Allom, of the Pacific. Cable Blosed, in an interview. Mas

During the month of September Mom, who was born in Charters Towers, has been in charge of the cost forwarded from mines to Pacific cable station as Georgetown, markets in Japan amounted to the capital of British Guiana, and 1806,660 tons. This brings the total is at present in Brisbane on fence January to 18,818,225 tons. tended leave. Hà de acdompanied This is 732,377 tona te than the Concluding an article on fire in-by his wife, a New Zealander by estimated amount During Septem- in Japan, with special birth. They really toured Engber, 1787,879 toes were for wanted reference to the disaster of Septemand and the Continent, and in from Chikugo district, 419,879 tone HEAD OFFICE: 74, Bue St. Lazara, ber 1, 1923, the "Review (Lon- tend vidling New Zealand next from Hokkaido, 200,721 tons from month. The sugar industry is Joban district, 102,997. tons from don) says:----

Finethquake insurance is a very essentially the staple industry of the Uto diariot, 63,724 tous from "One Kasuya district, 114,920 tons from difficult subject, but it can be colony," said Mr. Allam. "handled constructively

drawback in the past has been the Saga district, and 208,650 tons from though only partially and no difficulty, experienced in diamong other distriata...

of the moliases. This difficulty, company or association of com- panies can cover the risk mors however, appears to have become than parti

In a known mounted to a great extent. Re active seismic area such as Japan;neries are now operating on the it is impossible to make rates on foolong, and the sugar is shipped the ordinary basis. It might be oversee for redning. Another pa better to say that there should minent industry is carried on in be an over-riding percentage on what is known as the Bulata coun- the rate charged for ordinary try This is the onltivation of Balate risk-the risk covered in any rubber trees, which yield the strong, contract of amirance) in all inresistible rubber used univerally sunces in a recognised son for the manufacture of machinery age, or as the whole of Jbelting, etc. Mosquitos, though such percentage of premiums to not numerous, are rather dangerous, by accumulated as a kind of trust account of their haing, cariere Malarinin funk, teid by, but not as the of the malaria gorın. dispoal of the company against rather prevalent inland, but cases,

in the town itself. earthquake catastrophe: to act as

Fr. 10,000,000) Bes7:30,490,000

Working and provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELL" || DE CHINE..

Para

!

ex. 60,000,000.

BANKERS:

Boalete

Generale, Banya Nationala de Credit, Banque "la Pariz et des Pays Eas London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: Irving Bank Columbia Trunf

Co.

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

AROLLIN Manager. Hongkong, tud August, 1926,

Fold-Up: Capital Frs: 08,400,000.00 THE CHARTERED BANK OF Reserve Fund Erd: 68,687 283.54 INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

"

Barkok

BRANCHES. Hongkong:

INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHAFTER, 1859.

!

Battambang “

Canton

Nouwe

Enigon Shanghai

Singapore

Djibouti

Farcole

in

Plaiphong

Paking

Hankow

From Pesk

Kinsafa

Hanoi

Pondicherry BANKERS

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

IN ERANCE Comptoir National d Escompta o Paris; Oredit Lyonnais Banque de Paria st dos Pay Ba; Credit. Industriel.ct Commercial Bociete Ganomale.

IN LONDON: The National Provincial & Union Bank of England; Ltd.; Comptoir Nationald Facompte de Parie: Orodit Lyonania IN NEW YORK: J.P. Morgan & Co. French American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.

Interal showed on Current Accounts auri Fland. Doponite pocording to arrangement.

Every desuription of Peaking and Exchange Busina tranneted,

"A LECOT

Manager. Hongkong, March 20, 1924

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)

BATABLISHED: 1394

Konexoso Branız EZTABLJINOS. 1504;

Authorised Capital, t. 150,000,000 £12,500,064° Pald-Up Caplinl.... 80,000,000 6,685,0

(

HEAD OFÍISE: LONDON.

£3,000,000

24,000.0000

...£3,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

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. H. FERGUSON,

Manager. Hongkong, 15th April, 1926.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (Taiwan Ginko.):

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.

Capital. Subscribed Capital (Paid-up) Reserve Funding

Yon 60,000,000 Yen. 62,500,000 Yen 12,980,000:

HEAD OFFICE: TAIPER, FORMOSA.

BRANCHES:

Beserve Fund 20 598,841 € 1711,188 JAPAN, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,

pecial Reserves., 22,880,000 £ 1,388,338 HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam. CASTORN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia, BRANCHES:-

Bindjarmin Bandeng Borabay

Dilopita Djodakar's

Ko Badja

Padang

Cheribon Djonsbe The Hague Kobe

Manzani Medan Palembang Peaslongan Pontianak Rangoon

Shanghil

Boerakarta (Eol!

Batterdum alagapore

Bemarang

Boera bain Tilatja

Welle vredan

LONDON BANKERS-

National Provincial Bank, Ltd: Correspondents all over the world.

BANKING BUSINESS OF

DESCRIPTION.

WHY

M. J. HERBSCHLEE,

Agent. Hongkong, November 4, 1924.

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE

BANK, LTD.

Established 1880.

Capital (full paid-up). Yen 100,000,000 deserve. Fund...... Yen 88,500,000

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencies at:

datavia.

Bombay.

Buenos Ayres,

Calcatta:

Cantor.

Changchun.

Dairen (Dalny), Vengtien (Mulden) Hamburg Annikow. Barbin Honolulu. Kal Yuen. Karachi Koba,

Newchwang. New York,

Osaka.

Poking. Rangoon, 14

Rio de Janeiro,, “+ Saigon.. San Franceco Seattle.

Semarang. Shanghai

porp.

Bourabay

E

even:

inze rare

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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10,

NOW I WONDER WHO THAT CAN BE !

Very often this is your firan thought when you recol s'message

to call up, such and such a telephone number. You can find out easily from the Telephone Handbook which gives the numbers in the numerical prder. You simply turn the pagen, find the number, and see who it is that has been calling you.

i

The Telephone Handbook can be obtained from the pablishery,. No. 5. Wyndham Street, prica one dollar.

HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.

Beef Sirloin

Prime Cut

Comed

Roast

Breast

A

Soup

Steak

A

it were as a buffer between the tropical disease which has a mome companies funds and an earth-rious effect than malaria is quae ex gratia payment; or, in elephanbasis, or filaria, but modern its ultimate accumulation, pos-report has minimised sufferings sibly as an offset to the amounts from theis dread diseasen. paid by the companies under the seaplane now leaves Georgetown for M'Kenzie City in the interior, Government loan in respout, oft

when a patient to pugnitat, to he the 1923 disaster.

brought to hospital. Electric tram- ways and a telegraph system are also to be found in the colony, and wireless apparatus has been in- atlal.. Practically all the house Itare built of green heart a very

urable wood, much harder tha bak. British China is altogether

We make the enggestion as Yutable in that it avoids doing nothing. Nothing is so impru tiebie in the circumstances a doing thing. The earthquake risk su most difficult one.

is net ordinary terms an in surance risk, but the risk of demands outside the terms of the contract in a time of national and cataclysmic disaster has been de monstrate and; a certain reserve should be areurnulled against it.

CHINA'S TRADE.

Exports to America.

;

most delightful place, and its people, mostly coloured, are very,

"Bris loyal to the British Flag. bane Courier."

2

PHILIPPINE TRADE.

Large Exports Anticipated.

The volume of foreign trade of Tables have been compiled by the the Philippine Islands in the first IFS. Consulate-General at Slang nine months of 1925 totalled had showing the returns of the de-F418,357,106, as compared to clared exporta from China to the P363,099,150 during the corre United Blates for the first une sponding perion in 1924, or an months of 1925, A Hammary of increase of P55,257,956, according thein shows the following totals to customs figures compiled by the Osaka.

1 Group ̈0--Animals and animal bureau of commerce and industry.. FORMOSA. - Giran, Kagi, Karenko, products excepto wool and hair Exports from January to

Keelung Makung. Nanto, Plian, Shinchiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takow, (Cines 101-9939)- 0.$38,184,000. September, 1925, amounted to Tamsul, Tobyen, Akó,

Group Vegetable food pro-P232,367,590; as compared to CHINA. Shanghai, Hanko, Amoy, duce, al seeds, expressed oila and P205,647,475 during the same

Foochow, Swatow, Canton. OTHERS Bangkok, Hongkong, Singa. bevenges (Class 10311-17801)-period in 1924 Imports in the first nine months of 1925 amount- pore, Soerdbuys, Samarang, G.$18,110,025. Batavia Bombay: London, New

Group Other vegetable pro-ed to P185,989,516, as against Yerk, Calcutta,

ducts except files and wood (Class P157,495,675 in 1924. 20011--29616)- $476.662.

Group 3-Textiles (Class 30011 39593)-G.$60.447,511.

Lon

LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and Parra Bank..

The Bank Sma Klasrengusuolistate in the Con mpcola) Contras in the Karupo Umident Itumn, ahuria, Taizstad, Japan, India, Him, Indie, Philippine Jalandi,

Java, and union Aura Amerlou, Afrlow, dus

Interest allowed on Current Accounts, and Piked Deporte tratou which will be quoted on applica

Z YAMAMOTO,

Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH:

3, Den Vooux Road Central, Hongkong, 6th June, 1924.

The balance of trade last year was P54,667,535 in favour of the islands; exporta amounted

and imports, P216,021,790. The balance of trade in favour of the Philippines this year, is P46,378,074, which nearly equalled that for the same period last year...

Group Wool and paper (ClassP270.689.325 40181-38724)-G.$343,217.

Group Non-metallic minerals (Class 50011-69500) G. $79,402 Group 6-Ores, metals and man factures, except machinery and vehicles (Class 60011-69909)- G.$1,835,001.

Steak Sirloin Saunages

Bullock's Braind

Hoad

Heart

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

Butcher Meat.

November 6, June, June,,

1925, 1918 1914.

Gta. Gts. Oto.

30 24 13:

30 23 12

30

24

30 24 2

45 30

Poultry.

November 6, June, June.

32 38 +12

26 30. .18

24 20 18

20

Chicken Capons, Small Capone, Large

Duck

Dovanos

Eggs. Hen. (cooking)...

Eggs, Hen (fersk):.

Fowls, Canton

Fowls, Hainan

"Geesé

Pigeons, Canton

Hoihow

Turkeys, Cack

Turkeys, Hon

Snipe

Pheasant Quail Partridges

尖麵

50

40

理

Bor not 18

10

· 12.

Tongue, fresh Tongue, corned

each.00

60

60

80 -$1.90

24

19 14

Hump, Salt Feet

20 .18

each 10 10: 12

Kidneys

Tail

16 10 12 30 20 22

Liver

Tripe

Calves' Head &. Feet Mutton Chop

Ib.. 24 13 14

8. 26. 7

FLE $65 $1.20 $1.00 $1.007

20

79.

Deg

51 非

11

Shoulder

.55 24

羊載肉

55

40

·per set 5"

12.

1 239

15

Saddle Pig'a Chitlings

VË SË BË SË MUNDË A SEGEAR AT DE

Fruits.

1926. 1918 1914. Cts. Cor. Cts.

40:

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30 31

3838

4528

J

38 222 21

arch: 25: 22

per oz. 30

18

40

20

Ib.

28

39

28

48

24

90

35

23

80

80

61

each

26

$1.00

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ib. 40 35

24

24

? 13

15

Almonds

Apples California).

Banana (bride'a).

Carambola

Mench" 14

Cocoanuts

Lentong, China

Lemons (America)"

路 心

40 15 18 24 20

dach 10 10 10 10 19 A

Lichees, Dried ...

Oranges (Canton)

Oranges

Brains

*

Feat

Fry

Head

Heart

Kidneys

Liver

5o 30 24.

Fork Chap

猪排骨

39 26 23

Leg

40

Pears (Canton) Peanuta

Loin

23

".

Fat or Lard

26

21

Shoop's Head & Fest.## per set:85 80 70

Heart

Kidneys

Liver

Sucking Pigs, to order.

Persimmons, Largo

Plantain

Pumplo, Siam

Bach 15 is 8 +7

Walnuts

15

Grapex

羊

55 26 26

15

Suet, Bent

"Vesl

30.

Mutton

***

牛仔肉

Sauvaged

牛仔橋

Fish

Artichokes Baanas, Sprout

Long

Beat. Ft...

Bitter Squash':

HR & BS HT8-65_R

10

Ib.

16

7

enck.

8

荔枝干

28

#

30

新會甜機

30

12

1:5

10.

12

5

each 18

ib.

18.

Vegetables, &c.

„Cabbage, Chinese tra

Barbel Bread

to

Canton Fresh

Water Fish..

Brinjale, Green

Carp

16

27.

·Red

Catfish.

Codisli

25

(Shangha

Crabs

60

23:

28

Cane Shoots Bunch

Cuttle Fish Dab Dace: Dog Fish Eels, Congar

26.

10 2

16"

10 B

Fresh Water Yoll

It is estimated that the favour able balance of trade during the year will amount to P50,500,000, Group 7--Machinery and vehicles and the total foreign trade, (Chuas 70011-79861)-Nika.

P520,500,000. The year 1925 is Group, Chemicals (Class 80021 expected to return a large trade proge

than any of the years since Ameri- Group Miscellaneous Articles can occupation, with the excep (Class 00101-99009) ($5,361,-tion of 1920 when the total trade of the Philippines exceeded

THE BANK OF CHINA,—87519)--0-$418,035.

行銀國 中

(8pecially Authorised by Presidential 812

Bureau of Commerce and Indus try

Mandate of the Republic of China. The grand total amounts to Gold P600,000,000, according to the

on the 22nd of November, 1817) $126.707,362 Authorised Capital ............. $50,000,000.00; Paid-up Capital ... 19,318,278,600.00 Reserve Fundi

$9,620,425.24

HEAD OFFICE:"PEKING.

HONGKONG. BRANCH!- A, Queen's -Road Central. Branches and Sub-branches, all over China and Correspondents in Europe) America, and other parts of the world, London Bankers: The National Provin *cial and Union Bank of England, Ltd. The Guaranty Trust Company of

New York. New York Bankęza: -- The Irring

National Bank”.

The Equitable Trust Company of Naw

WHY CHILDREN'S COLDS ARE DANGEROUS. Colds are dangerous because they often lay the seeds of consumption and other forms of lung trouble.

SOVIET TRADE

Rusala's Large Importa

When the first, symptoms of a cold are noticed give the child a hot bath and dry carefully. Put it to bod. Reduce

viet, Russia's- trude with the the quantity of food a mio and giva Baby's Own Tablets to move the bowels, United States during the last six Grease the nose, tuside and gut with mom Was several lion dollars pure vaseline,

·wanthor is bad;

hote keep the child indoors in a well greater than for the

-1924, totalling 9631775 736; ventilated room, until better.

Famou

Not only do Baby's Own Tab rellevo colds and Sfever cure indiges

1000

#

Cauliflower (Large)

Carrota

(Medium

(Small)

Celery, Chinose

Chillies, Dried

Red

Green

Curry Stury Eng

Cucumbers

Ginger, Young

辣撇干

each. 14.

елей

3

York

Interest allowi

ód: Fizód Dapo

tian.