HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST
BANKING CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG Anthorised Choital $50,000,000 (4 Iaised and Fully Pait up...820,000,000 Reserve Fund-
Sterling,500,000
Silvor.828,500,000
Kosorve: Linbility of 1
Proprietors...
$20,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
G. Young, Esq.-Chairman
EL. P. White, Beq. Deputy Chairman,
W. B. Bali, Esq.
A. EL. Compton Bay
DG. M. Bernard. Ea
Hon. Mr. &.0. Lang,
Pallenden
y
A. Plummer, q
Hoo, Mr. F.H. Helynak T. it. Well,
CHIEF MANAGER !
A. H. BARLOW, Esq.
Managor: Shanghai-G. EL STITT, Esq.
LONDON BANKERS.
Westminster Bank, Ltd.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL
and FIXED CURRENCY DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods in Local Currency and #torting on terms which will be quoted
application.
Hongkong, 20th, May 1925.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK "THE basiness of the above Bank L
Donducted by the: HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION Bales may be obtained: on: application
INTEREST on deposits la calculated on the lowest balance during each com- plated Calendar Month at 34 per cent. per sanam. Should there be no balance on any day to a month no interest will De allowed for that month,
Depositors may transfer at their option. Balance of $100 or more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK
to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at CURRENT RATES,
ASIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE: HONGEONG. Do You Hload Central, Hongkong.
Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital ....... Reserve Fund ........
DIRECTORS:
$10,000,000 6,000,000 1,000,000
·Hon. Mr. Chow-Shou Son Chairman Fang Plug Shan Mek Ching Kong Li Koon Chun Wong Yun Tong
P.
Kwok
Buyth Tal
Kan Ying Po
Chan Ching Shek
Ne Ching Lak Pong Wal Ting Every description of Banking and change business transacted Loans granted on approved securities.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let
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 CHINOIS.
(Incorporated in France).
COMMERCE
COTTON."
Manchester Market Report.
CHINA MAIT
AND FINANCE.
rack" buildings put up by earth quake sufferers are to be pulled down with the expiry of the three. year term. This is almost á suggestion that the owners will resort to arson):
findall rear: 192 1,480,000,000 1, 1924. against $1,200,000,000 and of semi-manufacturers 870,000,000 against $653,000,- 1000 in 1924.
EXCHANGE..
Honghong, th November, 1928
Bank Wirel
Chi demand)
· 30 days
↑
Clebdita, 4 months! sigh
October 21,
The three companies have been On Lood The price of American cotton has been fairly steady with slight able to withdraw from the field report with no stain on their names, says tendency downward Messrs. J. F. Hutton & Co. Ltd. the Tokyo paper, because they There have been reports of killing have the means to do so, but some frosts in some of the growing of those still operating would be areas, and predictions of frost for glad to follow their example if other parts together with heavy only their position justified such a rains in some districts sent pricca bold move. The crisis faced by will naturally up, but the improvement was soon re-insurers
Actual buy-create a serious situation for other lost in later trading. ing at New York and Liverpool companies in business; since it is has been at about the average to be reasonably expected that cotton they will find few re-insurers who The better grades of
On-demand
Documentary, 4-mosába On Park
1400
Oradita, 4 months, eight Do Berlin-
New York-
On decomadi
On demand a
Credits, 90 days" sight:
Bombag--,
al
Whe Duncanyad'
W
om1004
Un dugand ma
În deusod.
On demand se a On Shanghai C
30 daya alghi (petrato paper). On Yokohama
are in good demand and con-will share with them such risks as sequently becoming scarce and they do not care to meet among It is hoped themselves. difficult to obtain.
This is appreciated especially On Singapore that the market will maintain the present steady tone until after the by smaller establishments, which next Bureau Report due on Monses their chance to get over the day, the 26th inst. It is general-difficulty in the strict enforcement ly supposed that nothing unto-of a scale for premiums that will ward will be sprung upon us, on reasonably cover their risks. The account of the new method of official scale has been established arriving at the figures, published, several times with the consent of by so doing this will no doubt be all concerned, but it has never favourable to business. Egypt beef adhered to, the first to de cotton does not show a healthy viate from it being among these But now that they side, which is to some extent due companies.. to the Banks selling against the feel that they cannot disregard speculative section and actual cot such an agreement without ruin THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLEton, and this is reflected in spoting their own business, the ar-
K, Chater Road, Victoria Hongkong "HEAD OFFICE: 74, Eus Bt.. Lazaro, Parka
Sabeered Capital fully
Fr. 10,000,000 paid-up"..
Fra 10,790,000 Reserve Fund
Working, fund provided by
DE CHINE.
Fra: 50,000,000..
BANKERS:
Paris: Societe Generals Bang
Nationale de Credit, Banque, da Paris et des Pays: Basi o
For the BorgzONG & SHANGMAILondon: Midland Bank, Ltd:
Bank CouFORATION,. New York: Irving Bank Columbia Trust Co.,
A. H BARLOW.
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 7th January 1925.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE!
EDAD OFFICE: 16. Boulevard. Haussman, Paris, Bubscribed Capital. Fr. 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital.... Frs. 68,100,000.00 Reserve Fund Fra. 58,687,283.54
BRANCHES
Bangkok Ballambang
What con Merya
Canton
Noume
Prote
Iibouti
Haiphong
Hankow
Banni
Pakie
Prom-Peni
Fondloberry BANK HES:
Anigo Shanghai
Singapore {{{i Timpune
Yuunsaf
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte dearin Bredit Lyonnais Banqueto Pari al des Paya Bas: Credit Industriel et Commercial Bociete Generala,
IS LONDON: The National Provincial & Union Bank of England, Lid; Comptoir National d'Broomste de Paris; Credit Lyonnais IN NEW YORK: . P. Margen & Co French American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trust Co, of New York.
Interad illlowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits rccording to arrangement.
Every desaription of Banking and Exchange Basin tranencied
'A LECOT
Manager.
Hongkong, March 20, 1924.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.));
BEZAALURKID: 164. Howsome Branum. Barantantes. 1998
Lathorised Umpital . 180,000,000 £12500;109 Paid-up Capital.... 80,000,000 4,605478. Bars Fund...-G. 20558361 1,711 Ipadial HeservM...G, 22,060,500 & 1,888,193 HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam. EASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Bateris. BRANCHES:- Bdjersin Bandeng Bombay Djember Calotitia
Obert.bon The Hagan Lobe Mon
Medan Palembang Preslongan Prational Barigoon Semarang Shanghai Boorabada
Djoka karta
Padang 4
Pemeg
Botterdam
Подкро
tagai
Soerakarta (Bois).
Weltevreden
LONDON BANKERS-
National Provincial Bank, Ltd,
Correspondents all over the world,
BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION.
M. J. HERBSCHLES,
Agent. Hongkong, November 4, 1924
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.
Established 1880..
Capital (full paid-up). Ten 100,000,000 Reserve Fund. Yen 38,500,000
Head Office:YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencies at:
Antavla.
Juanos „Ayres,
Bombay.
Calcutta.
Cantor:
Dairen (Dalny).
Changchun,
Newchwang New York.
Peking.
Rangoon Rio de Janebris Balgon Vengtien (Molden). San Francisco:
Hamburg
Hankow.
Hondiuin
Karachi," Kobe,
Condoms
· Los Angeles.
Seattle Semarang!
Evary, description of Banking Exchange Business transacted. Corrs Lapondants throughout the world
A ROLLIN, Manager. Hongkong, And Angust, 1925
5...
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1858. -HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
.£3,000,000 Paid-up Capita ..
£4,000,000 Reserve Fund Reserve, Liability of Pro-
£3,000,000 priators
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and Banking business transacted. FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 your or shorter period at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. EL FERGUSON,
Manager. Hongkong, 15th April, 1995,
(Taiwan Ginko.)
SMALL, SAVINGS.
44 Per Cent. Increase Despite Bad Trade.
price and futures: There has rangement. that may be made in ¡been a steady enquiry from the matter will work out, predicte India during the past week and the Tokyo paper, and with that some sections of the trade report fire insurance business will be moderate bookings, particularly placed on a firmer and sounder dhoofies, with the effect that de-foundation. livery has become rather more distant, although prices are gen- erally maintained. "The Con- Home trade and the tinent has been buying somewhat freely. Colonial markets have also done at fair share of business. The situation in China prevents that market from participating to any- thing like the extent it is possible: Enquiry has been frequent from) the Dutch Indies and Straits, with i
the a moderate amount of business ensuing. Yarn prices on whole do not reflect any special feature, if anything finer counts have done rather better and some spinners are difficult to deal with.
FIRE INSURANCE. Growing. Difficulties of the Business:
to
35% National Savings Certi- ficates issued this year..
44 per cent. increase in the number issued in the same. period last year.
972 millions invested, apart. from accrued interest.
1004
or
| (Bank's buying ) 5.34
at Bliver in Hongkong Chinees Cogne Ele Jhines Comper Cherie of dive) Calavée Baby Bola for Sah. Ocka....
These were some of the figures given at the annual conference of .i the National Savings Committee for Greater London, at its confer- ence at the Connaught Rooms, Kingsway."
Mr. Evan Hughes, Director... of Organisation, said that out of 22,000 savings associations 12,000 were connected with schools.
Sir Robert Kindersley, Pre- sident of the National Savings movement, who presided, express- ed amazement at the vitality Competition for business is which the organisation continued carried among fire insurance com- to show, especially in view of the Lieutenant-Colonel Hone, Com- panies to such a pitch that the prevailing depression and unrest. agreed rate is utterly disregarded and their position is growing more missioner for the Greater London difficult. Those most affected by region, said in order to save 'we' the competition are the re-insur- must work, and in work we should He ance companies. Since the earth-find our greatest happiness.
1923 insurance com-thought it was a most fortunate quake in panies have adopted a plan of slip on the part of Adam when he THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. sharing risks among themselves, took the apple. (Laughter).
leaving those which they do not share to companies care specialising in re-insurance. The result is that there is small
Colonel W. Guinness, M.P., chance for these companies unless they are affiliated with larger Financial Secretary to the Trea- establishments doing businesssury, said, when one considered with the public, or backed other the appalling conditions through which the trade of the country wise by strong interests.
Such is the picture drawn by the had been going it was marvellous JAPAN-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, "Chugal Shogyo," which cites in that the movement should have FORMOSA: Giran, Kag, Karenko, support of this statement the case been able to increase its results.
Keelung Bokoto, Nanto, Shin- of the Yachiyo Marine and Fire by 44 per cent. A
New Investing Class Taichu, Tainan, Takao, Insurance Company. Tandai, Toyen, Heitoli, Taitoh.
In the last 10 years there had CHINA: Shanghai, Hunko, Amoy pany has notified its clients that
o fresh contracts will be accept been a surprising redistribution of OTHERS: Hongkong.
Singapore,ed after the end of this year, as national income. The old invest- Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, it is closing down its Tokyo office. ing classes, and especially those Bombay, London, New York,
Another case reported is the with fixed incomes, had had their Calcutta
Nisshin Fire Insurance Company, margin for investing enormously which closed its business on the curtailed.
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Incorporated by Spedal Imperial Charter, 1999.
Capital Subscribed.... Yen 45,000,000 Capital (Paid-up)...... Yen 30,375,000
HEAD OFFICE-Taipeh, Formosa.
BRANCHES:
Osaka.
Foochow Swatow, Canton.
LONDON BANKERS: · London County Westminster and
Parr's Bank.
►
The com-
par
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 192
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Very often this is your first thought when you receive a massage to call up such and such a telephone number. You can find out saaliy from the Telephone Handbook which gives the numbers in the numeral order. You simply turn the pagos, find the number, and see who it is that has been calling you.
The Telephone Handbook can be obtained from the publishers, No. Wyndham Street, price one dollar
HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.
i. Steak
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
November 18, June, June,
Dover
Eggs, Hen (cooking).
1925. 1918. 1914.
Cts. Cis. Cta.!
Chicken
Beef Sirloin
lb.
.24
12.
Prime Cut
$2
..23 12
Capons, Small
Corned
32 23
12
Capons, Large
Duck...?.
Bbast
32. 24
22
12:
Broset.
28 20. 18
"
Soup
30. 20: 18.
Eggs, Hen Cresh):
82 24 22:
Fowls, Canton
43 30 35
Fowls, Hairan
40:
26
20
Geese
per set 15
10 12:
each 80-
50
60
60
» $1.50
-$1.20
lb.
24 13
Hump, Salt
20
Feet
Kidneyä
ני
Steak Sirloin „Sausages. Bullock's Brains.
N
Tongue, fresh. Tongue, corned Нека
Heart
Tail
Liver
Trips.
Calves' Head & Fest. Mutton Chop
H
Leg
Shoulder Jaddle
Pig's Chitlings
Braina
H
. Feet
Fry
Head
Ft
Heart
Kidneys
Liver
11.
Pork Chap
A
排
Leg.
Loin
Fat or Lard
Sheep's Head & Feet..
Ecart......
Kidneys...
Liver
Sucking Tiga, to order Suet, Beel
Mutton Veal
Saulagen-
Barbel **Bream
Canton Fresh Water Fish
Carp
Coifah
豐
牛羊仔仔
each TO
14
20 18
10 12.
12
15 10
30 20
lb. 24
J
92
18. 14
12 6.
ast £1.20 $1.00 $1,00
40
Pigeons, Canton
Haihow
Turkeys, Cock
Turkeys, Hen Snipe Pheasant Quall
Partridges
Poultry.
November 18, Juno, June,
1925. 1918: 1014
- Cts. Ct. Cts.
lb. 08
30: 31
60
28 30
82
28, CO
50 22 21
each 26
23
21
par oz, 30.
18
新鮮蛋
DEB
班高新本渝辨白降火式極重糖薦
Fruits.
Apples' California)
Bananas (bride's)
Carambola
Cocoanuts
Lemons, China.
查
Ib.
55
35. 26
53
24
55
Almonds
.40.
per set 5
lb.
22
15
15
И
224
"
each 14
10
Lemons (America)
12 10.
2
63
-30m-24.
4225 23
15.
21
48. 28 27
30 21
per set 85
60
70
Plantain
each
16 8 7
Pumolo, Slam
15
12
10.
Walnuts
36 24 25.
Grapes.
25
25 22 3220 18.
56 25 24
86 20: 19
40
20
20
Lichees, Dried
Oranges (Canton). Oranges
Paars (Canton) ......"
Peanuts.
Fersimmona, Large
Artichokes Beanse, Sprout:
Long
LUDERE DEH-MÊMEER CHECÉES
46. 25 20
8B 24
64 28
#
88 24 24
30
cach
$4
23
66.
43
51
each
pair $1.75
3o
"
声
$1.70.
Ib, 65 36
22 24
7
篇
12
each 14
10 10
1b. 14
7
ench 8
8
30
20
新勿甜程
T
12
15
10
14
3
each 17
12
b.
17
15
26
Vegetables, &c.
each 12
Brinfals, Green
Red Cabbage, Chinese
(Shanghai)
each
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Fish.
1b,
a0
19 24
2014
Best Root
Bitter Squashi
18 18
16 27
128
20 25
. 12
T
Craba
23 20
Cattle Fish
-10 2
Dab
29
.16
Cane Shoots, banch Cauliflower (Large)
(Medium
each 40
Daca
10 9%
(Small)
Dog
10:
108
Carrots
Zel
A HIGH RECORD.
10
68 26
While abstract figures, do not in
Froga. Gary
Sixt ultimo, while the Shinkoku If they were to relieve the The Back bar Corivepondent in the CommsreMarine and Fire Insurance Com-economic difficulties of the pre- Cantrae in the European Continent, Russ, pany has informally decided to sent day, when more capital was Papa, da si lodis suspend business. The Yachiyo needed, we had got to spread the Interes slowed on Current Accounts, Lad Fixed Company is under the control of habit of saving among those who Deposits at male which wil be quoted on neyllor Mr. Yoshida Chokel and the know for the first time found a Nisshin and Shinkoku are support- margin between their wages and
Philippine Afrom-Met
tlos
T. TAKAGI,
HONGKONG BRANCH:
Manager.
3, Dos Youx Boad Central. Hongkong, 1st November, 1925
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
(8pecially Authorised by Prudential Mandate of the Repubile of China
ed by the Kishimoto interest in the necessities of life, Osaka, each enjoying confidence as
sub-insureza,
The fact that they were obliged
to suspend operations eloquently
tells to what extent fire insurance general exercise a great appeal as bustiess is depressed. It also re- proving anything much to the Rects the fears entertained by in-ordinary Judividual; a statement, put Surers of the greater risks they which necessarily included some may be called upon to face next figures, such as was rece
out by the National City Bank, must interest the average Ameri can This statement indicated that the manufacture of the United States are appar
4 on the 22nd of November, 1917). year in Tokyo, where
Authorised Capital
Eid-up Capital
Reserve Fund-
$60,000,000.00
$18,278,800.00 $9,829,425,24
HEAD OFFICE PEKING.
HONGKONG BRANCH: 424, Queen's Road Central
Branches and Sub-branches all grer China and Correspondenta in Europe, America, and other parts of the world. London Bankers The National Provit
cial and Undut Bank of England, Ltd. Prust Company of New
«Nations] Bank NPA
The Equitable Trust Company of Ben
and Fixed-Dep
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Ling a new high
INDIA, LTD.
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Red
Greem
Carry Stuff, Englis
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