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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST

BANKING CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.

Authorised Capibal... ***. .... 150,000,000- Ianuod nod Filly Paid up...$20,000,000 Reserve Funda

Starling £1,100,000-

Silver $26,500,000

Reserve ability of Proprietors......

$20,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS:. G. M. Young, Faq--Chairman. H. P. White. Esq-Doputy Chairman. WH. Hell, Kig 'Ston. Mr. 4. O, Jant.

M. Porn, Fog | W. 1. Pattonden. Fan 5. Comutu A. Plumizer, Buq. a.M... Halvonk T. 6. Waal, Eng

CHIEF MANAGER :: A. H. BARLOW, Esq.

Manager: Shanghai-G. E. STITT, Esq. LONDON BANKERS.

Westminster Bank, Ltd.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in FIXED LOCAL CURRENCY, anch

DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods in Local Cerroney and Sterling on terms which will be quoted

application.

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

THE business of the above. Bank in conducted by the EONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Rulon, may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on depbaits ir calculated on the lowest balance during osob. com. pleted Calendar Month at 3 por cont por annum. Should there bo no balance on any day in a mouth no intorest will na siluwed for that month.

Dopositor may transfor at their option Balance of 8100 or more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at CURRENT RATES.

For the HomeKONG & SHANGHA:

BANKING CORTONATION,.

A. H. BARLOW,

Chief Maneger. Hongkong, 70 January 1925.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris. Subscriber Capitai Frs. 72,000-500.00. Paid-Lp Capital Zezerve Fund.

ASIA, LIMITED.

·-HEAD· OFFICE: HONGEOMG.. 10%. Des-Vois. Boad: Central, Hongkong... Authorized Capital...$10,000,000: Paid-up Capital .. 5,000,000 Reserve Fund 1,000,000. DIRECTORS; Bor. Mr. Chow Shou Son-Chairman, Fung Ping Shan Mok Ching Kong Li Koon Chun Wong Yun Tong P. K. Kwok Fuyuh Tal

Ng Ching Lak Fong Wa The

Kan Ying Po Chan Ching Shak

Hongkong, 10th Fobruary, 1928.

司公理管業實法中

11

SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE.

THE CHINA MAIL

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

CEBU CEMENT,

Big Appropriation Recommended..

Heeding repeated pleas of the Cebu Portland Cement, Company managers for additional govern mental help and in pursuance of

MANCHESTER GOODS.

Articles of Export.

CROP RETURNS.

Ceylon Tea and Rubber,

Vincit Tes and Rubber-Crop secured to September 30, 1925, date 128,927

to Iba.; sold Messra, Robert Barbour & Bro.

in their musket.report.state including--1824 excess. 122,370, that actual transactions of the month of October have received net average, Re. 1.56, Standard a policy of continued Government very useful support from orders production as assessed November.. ownership of the company rati-booked for the Continent in which 1924, to October, 1925 292,628 Every description of Banking and fied by a legislative majority Germany has taken quite a ser-lbs. Estimate at 55 per cont. of Loan Caucus, the legislature will vote at vicenble share. West Africa, too, standard production, 160,300 lbs. Exchange business transmeted.

Sunderland (Ceylon) Rubber.— least P250,000 for the extension has made a good showing, Singa- granted on approved securities.

of the cement plant in Cebu, it was pore and Java have maintained a Crop secured to September 30, SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to lot.

learned. from 2 KAN TONG PO,

responsible fair-demand, and signs of recovery 1925, 99.742 lbs.: sold to date in- Chlof Manager.

source. The board of control and renewed interest from Egypt cluding 1924 excess. 77,965 net will be asked to defer action on the. furnish promising signs of average, Re. 1.51. Standard pro- Government option to the pur- development. South America hasduction as assessed November, chase the Uling-Naga coal lines for been moderately active only, and 1924 to October, 1925, 163,280 Iba, use of the Cebu Company. The the menace of renewed civil war Estimate, at 65 per cent. af purchase of the property is favour in China threatens, more trouble standard production, 89,800 Įbs,

Ruanwella Toa. Tel. to Fably recommended by cement com- just us reports of satisfactory

pany officials, as it is believed that clearances. were beginning to September 30, 1926, 128,797 ibs.; it would contribute to the effi- arouse the hope of brighter pros sold to date including 1924 excess, ciency of the company and to the pects. The position of the wool 105,782; .net average. Re. 1.52: lowering of the cost of production market at present is one of much, Standard production assessed making possible competition with firmness, and prices continue to November, 1924 to October, 1925, Estimate at 53 per The show an upward tendency. In the 225,120 lbs. foreign cement interests.

ot woollens, cent. of standard production, cement company officials request-heaviest makes ed of the board of control and the especially cloths suitable for the 123,800. legislature at least P2,000,000 for Far East, inquiries have been

High Forests.-Tea, to Septem- extensions on the Cebu plant and limited in extent and actual busi-

(ber 30, 1925, 656,500 lbs..; sold. for the purchase of the Uling-ness of little importance. Naga mines. Legislative com- The cloth market has been quiet 602,002; net average, Re. 1.01; 10,000,000mittees in the charge of Govern- pn the whole, although here and 1924, 700,300; sold, 621,490; net Fré, 10,790,000

ment-owner corporations. are there transactions of fair import-average, Re, 1.11. Estimate, 1925, understood to have found that the ance have gone through, often 810,000 lbs. Working fund provided by

improvements to the pier near the only made possible by the urgent THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.

plant site and more machinery are necessity of makers to keep furged They recommended appro-machinery running. There is only priating P250,000-"Manila Bul-one active Eastern market, and Hetin, November 2.

DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELL》 DE CHINE. ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO CHINOIS. (Incorporated in France),

B, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong. HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rus St. Lazara, Paris

Subscribed Capital fully

paid-up... Reserve Fand

Pari

Fr.

Fr. 60,000,000,

BAŃKERS:

Boclate Genorals, Вкара Nationale de Credit, Banque "di Paris et des Pays Bas. London: Midland Bank, Ltd.

New York: Irving Bank Columbia Trust,

Co

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

A BOLLIN, Manager. Hongkong, 2nd August, 1926,"

Fr. 58,400 00.09 THE CHARTERED BANK OF Fe 69:567, 33.64 INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

BRANCHES

Hongkong

Bangkok

Battambang

Wake

Canton

Dibiti

Haiphong

Hurley

Harol

Noutaes PANDELE Peking Phun-Bình

Fondlaluny

BANKERH:

Frizon Hlumglui

Siny ora

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

•

· 2010

Yusif

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

£3,000,000 .44,000,000

Reserve Liability of. Pro-

prietors

IN FRANCE: Comptoir Nolanal d'Excompte- de Paris Credit Lyonnais; Flawqvo de Paris si dei Paya-B, Orifle Industrid L. Commercial Social Chanel.

IN LONDON The Nationd Provincial & Vaino Raak of England, L.; Comptair National Esccompta de Paris Credit Lyonnais

NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan &

reach American Banking, Corporations haranty Tri Ce af New York.

Internet aliowal on Ourrent Amounts and Fix Papasite according to arrangement.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Ravine Crassu?" val

A. LECOT."

Manager.

Hongkong, March 20, 1924.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)

ESTABLISHED 134. Hon. BRAMON Bataszukan: 1904, "

Authorised Ospital t), 260,000,000 £75,300,091 Paid-up Capital.... 80,000,000 4. 6.586,8; a Reserve Fund....G. PESH £ 1,711,48 pipial Every..... 22,880,000 1,988,590.

BEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam. CASTERN HEAD OFFICE:--Batavia.

"BRANCHES:-

Bendjermal Odelta Djokjakarta.

Padang

Penang

Botterda

Singapore

Togai

Bandowng Βατείτα Cherthog Djam ber The Hague Kobe

Macomar Medar

Palembang Pacalongan

Pertintak Rangot a

Jamarang Shanghet: Boerabais Boerakarta (Fola Tilatjer

COTTON MARKET.

Manchester Weekly Report.

Moors. James F. Hinten [ely. Mrdt) Macchester, write Ffollows under dake Wednesdding,

Palettes 7-

The Tature last week was the i son of the 'ralber bearish" Burena

quer

that is Calcutta. The China trade has been confined to a few small orders for lawns, the news that the Shanghai auctions had not re-opened as had been anticipated being taken as a definite set-back to the trade. A few oddments have been disposed of to Java, and there are signs of new activity for the Philippines.

HANDLING MONEY.

It has long been felt that more this week, the tem most use might be made than at present O on has been the critic of the facilities possessed by the isuje upim the Bugean's Post Office for handling money. met hochs of eskendusing the indicated and there will he keen interest im yield of the crop by Mr. Arno Sthe scheme of postal banking Peurse. In previous years Mr. recently outlined by Mr. C. G. Pourse has jusen satisfied with the Ammon, M.P.

methods adopted and has done his Except in Great Britain, postal best for inspire confidence in others, cheques are no novelty. In Ger- [but this year he finds that the re-many, in 1915, a war year, the .£3,000,000-

onpostal banking business showed ports published are based more FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General demy guests made than the an aggregate turnover of 2,350- million pounds, the interest-earn- pil og statisticnf information wup Banking btwines transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and plint by the large number of doing benefit of these deposits being Fa valuable source of income to the FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year req date. or shorter period at rutes which will be want sosbones at the quoted on application.

Why should not Great Britain precord the criticisms now madhe

do likewise? The average work- Wilt audibly lessen what gonfiencing-man has ho banking account was bit in their value. The Bureau apart from the savings standing to Hejor"s are usually looked upon us his credit in the Post Office or in (gking a gonemliden of the progres the hooks of his Friendly Society. what, I seldom occurs to him to open acreage has been planted, and five an account with a joint-stock bank, | this point of view they are no doubt whose showy trappings

very, teful. Prices for the Scarcely calculated to encourage material-continne to ease somewhat humble custom. (and as present, sentiment continues

A. H, FERGUSON, Manager. Hongkong, 16th April, 1925.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. the crap is making ad

(Taiwan Ginko.)

́Incorporated by Special Imperisi

Charter, 1899.

·Capital Subscribed Capital (Pald-up). Renerve. Fund

· Yon 60,000,000

Yen 52,500,000

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1926

NOW I WONDER WHO THAT CAN BE !

Very often this is your first thought when you rocolvo a 1068age: 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 order. You simply tarn the pages, find the number, and see who it is. that has been calling you,

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

HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.

APPROXIMATE

RETAIL PRICES.

Poultry.

Butcher Meat.

Tongue, fresh.

November 8. June, June.

4

1925, 1918 1914,

30

45

40

Enives' Hand & Feet.net $1.20 $1.00 31.00 Mutton Chop

Eggs, Hen (cooking)..

Eggs. Hen (fresh)

Fowls, Canton

Fowls, Hainan

Geuro

Hoikow

Turkeys, Cock

Turkeys, Hen Snipe Phonsant

November 8, Juno, June.

1925. 1918 1914. Otan Ctel Cha

Lb. 40. 30. 31

38

28

45.

28

38.

"

euch 25 02

pes,

18

̇新鮮雞蛋

40 26

36

28

13 24

rach

30

23:

Jb.

60

G1

each

BATIKNER 87619A #E

海狼 班新本期乌海火火沙山辉

082

Fruits.

Con Cia. Ct.

Chickan

Beef Sirloin

牛尾靶

lb.. 30

24 12

Capons, Small

Prime Cut

30

12

144

Capons, Large

Tr

Corned

服牛肉

32

3.9

"1

Duck

Roast

燒牛肉

30

20

22

Dover

Breast

*

4 14

26

18

*

"

Soup

肉

15

Steak

Stoak Sirloin

牛肉排 牛柳

J

Sausages

牛腸

20

"

Bullock's. BrainLA

per set 15

12

Pigeons, Cunton

J

tích 10

60

+

})

Tongue, corned #

Head

t

BO

Keart

心

1b.

24

~$1.20

14.

20

Hump: Salt..

#

19

fo

Feet

esch

12

Quail

Kidneys:

牛腰

"

10 12

Partridges

Tail

"

Liver

# # Ib. 24

13 14

Tripe

6 7

羊排骨 lb 69

Leg

雜牌一

56. M

20

Shoulder

...

矩

Almonts

21

Saddle

#

羊肉

56

Apples California)

Pig's. Chitlinga

# #

40

Bananas bride's)

Braina

D

猪腦

per set

12

Carambola

Feet

豬豬 lb.

22.

Coconuts

J Fry

40

18

Lemons, China

Head

24 FI

Lemons (America)

are

Heart

猪心

each

10

10

Kidneys

10

3.

Liver

猪肝 lb. 您

Pork Chop

猪排骨

Oranges (Canton) Orangea

39

2521

Leg

40

Pesra (Canton) Peanuts

Loin

·猪後響

45

27

Fat or Lard **

雄

per set 85

70

Heart......

羊

7

Plantain Pamelo, Siam. Walnuts

Kidneys

10

Grapes

Liver

25

Sudang Piga, to order. Suet, Beef

Mutton

鲜牛

鲜羊

Veal

Sausages

No. 1..

Fish.

The Post Office is his familiar

be in the dissection of lower territory, and there is little doubt Yon 12,980,000 prices. We time to have another that if proper facilities, existed Barean report on Thursday and if thousands of "little people" would

HEAD OFFICE! TAIPER, FORMOSA.

BRANCHA9:

JAPAN, — Tokyo, Yokohams, Kobe,

Usuka. FORMOSA. Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Keelung. Makung, Nante, Pinan, Shinchiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takow, Tameui, Tohyen, Ako, CHINA. - Shanghai, Hankow, Amny,

ין

für happens to be bullish may be only too glad to have a postal Sheep's Head & Fest

will think that there is mething banking account and pay their wrong and will kack upon it with bills by cheque..

The benefits of such a system suspicion. In the Manchester gloth

Apart from ita market there is certainly more husjare easily seen. ness offering but most of the offers importance as a source of revenue, as d mpon the assumption that comprehensive system of postal iti snd yarus hate come down, in banking would save an immense. price very much more than getton amount of money and time to busi- OTHERS Bangkok, Hongkong, Singa- has done The reverse is the new people, encourage thrift and

рого. Sporahaya,.

xperiener, yams, and doth method in the handling of money, and place a much-needed conveni- have not come down with cuttunence at the disposal of the most Indilimuugh it wonklude absurd to sing numerous class of the community. gest that prices are not newbut The plan is ripe for practical adop easier. Tudian demand has broaden- tion.

Weltevreden

41

1.

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

DESCRIPTION.

M. J. HERBSCHLSE, Agunt. Bongkong, November 4, 1924.

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD.

Established 1880.

Capitul (full paid-up).. Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund....... Yen 88,500,000

Head, OfficeYOKOHAMA,

Branches and-Agendes at:

Butavic.

Bombay. Bunhos Ayres.

Calcutta.

Canton.

Changchun

Tutaburg Hankow.

Newchwang,

New York.

Dalca.

Paking.

Rangoon Rio de Janeiro. Dairen (Dalny). Salzon Vengtion (Mukden), San Francisco.

Seattle. Somarang.. Shangha Shiroposed. Singapore Boerabuze Sydney.

Harbin. Honolulu.

Kai Yuen Karschi

Kobe, London

Nagasaki.

Vladivostook

terest allowed on Current

Deposita rácstvad for

to baźobtained 20

|

Foochow Swatow, Canton.

Batavia, Bombay, London, -› Now.). York, Calcutta.

LONDON, BANKERS:

London County Westminster sad

Part's Bank.

The Bank has Correspondents in the Commara

Centres in: the Kuropian Comminent, Russia, Buk

Le very mitch and both dhooties and

|

Bhirtings continue to be booked.

hurie, Trinelap, Jan; at Chin, Blam, Indinitates and fancy cloths are in de- |

Pilipino Jara, and Putch idling, Adrtraha,

bion

++

#1

America, Afrio.

taler allowed on Current Accurate, and Fiad Depo'ile at ralow which will be quited on applies

•2. YAMAMOTO,

Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH:

3, Dea Vioux Road Central, Hongkong, 5th June, 1924.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

(Specially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China

HANDLING GRAIN,

In 1900, the total wheat crop

need and while very little has been done so far, it is only reasonable to expect that some proportion of the of the three Prairie Provinces business now in course of negotia amounted to 17,058,546 bushela, tion may find its way on to the to move' which then taxed the books. We should be careful not facilities of the railways for to attach too much importance to several months. this revival of enquiry but there ca

In 1925, from September 1 to 26 ba nợ đoubt that substantial buying inclusive, there were marketed on on the port of India must very soon the Canadian Pacific Ry. alone a [become a niecousity. It had been total of 45,553,051 bushels of hoped that the China anctions wheat and 10,282,503 bushels of would have been resumed this weck, other grain, and during the same but cable advices tell us that this is period a total of 31,181 cars, re

on the 22nd of November, 1917). Authorised Capital ... $60,000,000.00 | not to be. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

$18,278,600.00

$ 9,620,425,24

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.

HONGKONG BRANCH:

4. 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

dial and Union Bank of England, Ltd. The Quaranty Trust Company of Now

York

New York Bankers: The Irving

National Bank. The Equitable Trust Company-of-New-

York

Interest

allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Depoalta) Terma on applicas

cate. El Erary discription: af "Banking Bird-

Azem transacted, was

presenting 45,524,260 bushels of grain, were loaded and moved by the Company,

Again, from September 1 to 28, there were moved east from

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Winnipeg 28,650 carloads: being.

INDIA, LTD.

11, Groschurch Borg, Londo

Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capitāl Reserve Fund

The Bank of England &

£5,000,000 1,800,000 1,030,000 1,200,000

Dank, Lon

an average of 1,061 carloads per. diem and approximately 2,250,000 bushels of grain left Winnipeg every twenty-four hours during the seven day period ending September 26.· Eleven miles of cars loxided with grain were sent east from Winnipeg during the week, whAA

Since September

+mately 25,000 ear

approxi”.

delivered at the Head of the Lakes sels:

and since Septemb

sailing from Fort William and Port 000

u have carried out

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猪頭

# #

猪牌

脚心肝猪油油肉

牛羊仔仔

Barbel

Bream.

Canton Fresh

唐魚(省城淡

Wator Fish.

水魚

Carp

Catfish Codfish, *Cabs.

Cutile Fish

Dab Dace Dog Fish Beli, Conger

黉

Frosh Water

11.

+1

Yellow

Frogs

Garoups Gudgeon Borrings Halibut

Labrus

Loach

· Lobsters Mackerel Monk Fish Mullet Oysters

Farrot Fish Porch Piko Plaice

Pomfret, Black Pomfret, White: Prawns -Ray "Rock Fish

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$1.00

40

3

24

Lichees, Dried ...

金山啤菜 鹬山香蕉 ****

# #

H

24

15 12

cuch - 24 10

lb. 15 7

金山檸欉 Huth

# # T

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Persimmons, Large

12

1

#

30 20-18

24

30

20, 19

40 20

20

Artichokes

b.

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99

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Beans, Sprout

Long

#

F

25

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12

10

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17

5

+

1 #

ench 18 12

Ib.

15

Vegetables, &c.

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#

(Medium

中轉榮花

(Small) . ALTE

金錢

# #=

###.

架餸材料

2.4

#

10

Beet Root Bitter Squash

18

18

Brijals; Green

27

9

Red Cabbage, Chinese

T 201

25

(Shanghai)

Cane Shoots, hunek

26

2

Cauliflower (Large) ..

16

0

Carrots

8

14

Celery, Chinese-

13

Chillies, Dried.

20 .30

Red

M

Green

25

30

Curry Stuff, English

Cucumbers.

15

18

Garlic,

38

23

Ginger, Young

18

20

Old

24

$2.32 21

32: 20 20

32

32 28

18 2

16

22

2015.

Onion, Bombay

Green

11

'Shangha

29

Paralay

Potato, Sweet

日本

Arierican

Pumpk

80

10

Lettuce

Horseradish, Shanghai. Indian Corn.

Water Chestnuts

Mandarin: Mushrooms, Frosh/ Okroes W

ench 11

b.

ench

15

12

cack

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10 10 10

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30

25

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35 10.

16

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12

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2.

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8.

12 7

10 10

25 45

each

15

18

炸蜂

40

+1