HONGKONG AND SHANGILM THE BANK OF EAST
BANE VG CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE; HONGEONG.
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000
Issued sad Fully Paid up... $20,000,003) Bosorra, Funda
Sterling...4,500,0005+ Silver....896,500,000- Bosorve' Liability of
Proprietors........
$20,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS? - G. M. Young, Esq.-Chairman.
EL P. White, Esq.-Deputy Chairman..
W.EL. Ball, Mag, | Hon. Mr. A. Q. Lang: DG. M. Bernard), Bas W. Là Pattenden, Baq.. a. E. Compton, Esq. TA. Plammar, Baq, Homx P.E. Holyoak! T; G, Wallį. Kaz
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CHIEF MANAGER:
A. H. BARLOW, Esq.
Manager: Shanghai-G. EL STITT, Esq.
LONDON BANKERS.
Westminster Bank, Ltd.
CUBRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or horter periods in Lecat Currency and Sterling on torma which will be quotedi In application
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Hongkong, 200h, May 1926.
BONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE boibos of the above › Back ́is:
conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Rulos may be obtained
applicationi
INTEREST co doposita la calonlated on the lowest balanco during each gum- plotod Calendar Month at 3 por cont. per annum. Should there be no balanco on any day in a month no interest will, Do allowed for that month,
Dopositora may transfer at thoir option · Balones of $100 or more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be plaset on FIXED DEPOSIT at CURRENT RATES,
For the How+xoxo &
BANKING FORVORATION).
A. H. BARLOW,
Chief ManagO Hongkong, 7th January 1025.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
FEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussman, Paria. #abscribed: Capital.. Fra. 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital .... Fra. 68,400,000.00- Reserve Fund. Fra. 60,687,283.64 BRANCHES.
HORS
Bangkok Padang Yege! * Cantare
Djibouti
Hulplank Hankey Hano!
N012112
Peklag Poom-Pens
Pondicherry BANKERS:
Paigon Mary had
win Tukin Torule Xunnanfu
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompia dearing Orift Lyonnais; Banque lo Paris of don Pays-Bas Credit Industriel et Commarcial Boclets Genomnia.
IN LONDON: The National Provincial & Union Bank of England, L.; Comptoir National Recompto de Paris; Crodit Lyonnais. IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French America Banking Corporation. Cuntancy. Trant Os, of New York.
Interns showed on: Gurrent. Account ned Fixed Depot acearding to morargament.
Brary disccision of Banking and Exchaugu Busies transnated.
A. LEGOT,
Manager. Hongkong, March 20, 1924.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
Establirken 1824. ·
Howsong Buasın YötanLXANDEN. 1906.
Authorised Capital G, 150,000,000 £12,800,000
· Pald-Up Capiini.... 80,000,000 ☎ 6,8e5j6 1 Reserva Band...-G. 20,658,861 £ 1,711,494
HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam, SASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia
· ASIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE; HONGKONG. 16, Da Yanux Host Control, Hongkong.
“Authorised. Gapital 010:900,000)
Paid-do-Capitalo Reserve Fund
DIRECTORS:
$,000,000 1,000,000
Hon, Mr. Chow. Show Son--Chairman. Fung Ping Shan Mok Ching Kang Jl. Koon, Otam Wong Yun-Tong P. Kwok Fuyah Ng Ting Chan?
Ching, Lazk
Kan Shak
Po Every description of Banking and Exchange bosinas transacted, Lords, granted on approved ascurities.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES. to lat.
EAN TONG PO,
Chiat Manager.
*
Hongkong, 14th February; 1925.
司公理管業實法中
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE.
DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELL DE CHINE ÉTABLISSEMENT FRANCO,
CHINOIS
(Incorporated in France).
5. Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong HRAD OFFICE): 74, Rus SL. Lasers,
Paris
Subscribed Capital fully
paid-up: Reserve Fund
Frs. 10,000,001
1)
Working fund provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.
Frs. 50,000,000,
BANKERS:
Paris:
Bang
Societe Generalo,
Nationale de. Credit, Banque
London: Milland Bank, Ltd. Paris et dox Pays. Bas."
Co.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted Corre spondents throughout the world.
CHINA
COMMERCE AND FINANCE
THE TIN MARKET.
Mesars. Lean and Cx's Weekly Report.
In their report, dated Penang, November 13, Messrs. Lean and Co,
attate:--
FOREIGN LO.NE.
A Remarkable:
In the first nine months of 1929 there were raised, on the London Money, Market, loans to foreign borrowers to the extent of £48,000 Tim has been a fentiales market, 000. In the corresponding period fund, after narrow fluctuations of this year the total of similar louna closes 78. ful. below last week's has dropped to £5,000,000. In the prices at £279 78. Od, 3 months." September quarter not a single
The shago markos has been loan has becai issued. Such is the somewhat overshadowed by the anocóss of the Bank of England's nativity in the ruliber share markotomburgu on the export of British Fand hus not altogether escaped the capital
EXCHANGI
Hongkong, 29th November, 19 Du Londo
Ca demand
20 day's eight €monike night Cridita; 4 months” alaku Doomery, tướn. Abu night 1/3-1 On Par
On demand in Oredits, woasts eight On Beelin
On demand ...
New York- On demand
1500
1884.
Crocite, 80 days" ilight's lit2 'n Bombay-
Wire On demand On: Jaloutta→→→
Wire Ondard
agapore- Maail JI domand
Do demand Shangbad
M
On demand. HE
30 days aight (petrado paper); Du Yokohama
On demand
311 vor per
100%
114
1344
signa (Bank's buying rate) 3.34 ar Suver in Hongkong 94 943 Thistes Copper Cele Chinese Copper Chan 10% pa to of Nutim Interest nom Chinese Bub, Coin
longioni Suh, Colu
prevailing holiday-feeling, but, gen. When the history of these event-On endly speaking, prices are well ful years comes to be viewed in ite mindained in the local section the proper perspective, fow things; we Taiping group marks some une sure, will seem more remarkable provement will Taipinga in demand than this Rotatorship, over the ut 1.86, North, at 88 cols, Souths world's greateat money market, of 82 cents and, Batang Padanga the Governor of the Bank of Eng- 85 cents. Pattanis não aquist land. No legal sainctions have enɔn marked with sellers at 1.25 and forced it. The economic power be- practically no declared buyers and hind it is comparatively insigni- Tepahs contine a weak spot and ficant. The days are gone when offer no 70 cents. Hittums are avail the Bank of England was the Jablo at 1.524, Johans bayo buyer largest institution in the money fat-04 conts und Klang Rivers market If they so pleased, there 9:07. Kinia Dredgers are better is no doubt that the big joint stock with buyers just over par, Mambaus banks would rapidiate its leadership and Munis are enquired for at it at any moment. That in spite cent levels, but have very few this, and in spite of the fact that sollers and Enchus, after business the embargo has been the caves of Frs. 10,790,004nt 1.40, close, with Buyers over.
considerable losses, the guidance of Rahmane.continue & nomina the Bunk has been implicitly follow- market around 3. Petalings are the Fed throughout this diffimit time, is turn ensier with sellers at 2.50. a tribute to the personal ascendancy Tutam's were placed af 1.40, Teiol of those who have been entrusted Kruus a .60 did there with its direction, which history aited enquiry for Uhr Bibs will be compelled to recognize. which changed hands al 1,774. There can be no shadow of donbit. For Australian sharus, buyers moreover that the comparative ease nkiano to peckertinate, with 55%, with which the unsition, to the New York: Irving Bank Columbia Trost [bit for Awam Kumbangs cana 'the Es, gólfsondrð lus, be emrocomplished: dividend just declared. A parcel of at lean sy for as the money, Austral Malay made 68. also eur market is concerned--is in large le prently declared divident of measure due to the success of this Fairpot Kampongs, Knula Jaim guidance in partienhar ter this suc and Kaidangs remain an- now of the emburgo our foreign in: Legonged at previous levels, buk a frostment. "Bu, öseful as the en Edgelaration of a dividend of fid. bybargo may have:been for facilitating Ridants has led to a "recovery (with the Bansition, it is obvious that Bradstiebimas up to 168, Takuapsas are il cannot be inspostvi permanently. quiet makket and 35, 6d. I the gohl standard could only be middle, Ph Yans have buyers maintained at the expense of a s. 61, and are held. for 40s, 63.pemment curtailment of foreign but Tongkah Harbours are alightly invesment; we do not think that [lower ab 11.76--15.25 and Thibaw he could be any question that it Filts are distinctly easier with sollers would be too high a price to pay. Fat 15%. Gd.
for the privilege." A free market in Amongst Sterling shores," Ipoh loans is no less essential to the [Pins word taken al 52s. 6d. This existence of a world's monethry [Company pays a 2nd interim of 9d.jcentre than a free innaket in gold. £3,000,000 and pr notice agnounces that To purchase the one at the expense.
its shareholders will be given the of the other would be a 'purposciess FOREIGN EXCHANCE and General,
opportunity of subscribing. for and fruitdess sacrifice. Banking business transacted:
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and shares, in Hingei Kinta Dredging. "Such considerationis, we are fully FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year Chenderings had several tunge ware," must aheady be known to or shorter period at rates which will be actions at trim 3. 8. to 24s., those who have the shiping of our· quoted on application.
Kamuntings changed hands at 625. Į finunciuł policy. But it is at least 6., Latents are enquired for at 255. questionable whether they realise and Pongitudin. offer at 18.75. Ja elearly the urgent dos cubility of Remengs muudo 628., and Pahangs.rdieving the striin on our export plave improved to buyers në 158.68., Findustries. It is these industries | no doubt helped by in Defober out which have borne the main conta THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. put of 285 tons.
of restoring the gold shundard.'. It (Taiwan. Ginko.)`
in these industries which would benefit most from a lifting of the enbargo, In the present state of employment, we do not think it ik Feasible for the Governors of the Bank of England to over-estimate
A ROLLIN, Manager. Hongkong, 2nd August, 1925.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up: Capital ........£3,000,000 Reserve Fund .......£4,000,000, Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
A. B. FERGUSON,
Manager, Kongkong, 15th April, 1926,
Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899:
Capital Subscribed
Yen 45,000,000
Yen 39,375,000
*
GIANT MOTOR SHIP:
Features of British Vessel.
The largest single-deck ship in HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa. "the work, and one of the largest he despability of this event when motor ships afloat, is the Bri-planning the next steps of their tish-built vessel "Silurian," which policy. Is it too much to ask that
Capital (Paid-up)·
BRANCHES:
Usaka.
Spacial Racervos... 29,600,000 & 18 JAPAN: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, has just completed her first year thall be made the first object of FORMOSA Girsa, Kagi, Karenko at sea. She is a most remarkable their future measures? A revival of Keelung, Bokoto, Nanto, Shin- ship, for though displacing 14,650 eur export trades would be a fitting chiku, Talchu, Tainan, Takao, tons and carrying 10,500 tons of consummation to their laboura Tamaui, Toyen, Haitoh, Taitoh.
cargo, she has a draught of less
BRANCHES:
Bandjerman Bundowng Bombay
Oalantia
Chribon Djember
Djoka karts The Eing 14 Kobe
Cosa-Badja
Padang
Macaren
Palembang
Meden Pecalongan, Pontianak Rangoon Amarang Shanghal Hngapore Scerabais Soekarts" (Bali)
Pidunt Batterdum
Walterredin
LONDON BANKERS:-- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION.
M. J. HERBSCHLEB,
Axent. 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 Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at:
Batavia
Bombay.
Buenos Ayre8.
Calcutta.
Canton,
Changchun
Dairen (Dalny).
Nowchwang. "New York
Oanka..... Poking. Rangoon Rio de Jareiro. Saigon, Battle Bemarang, Shangha
Fongties (Makden). San Franciscs.
iamburg.
fankow.
Honolulu.
Shimonoveld. Singapore,
darbin..
El Yuan. Barachi,
Sydney.
Boershaya
CHINA-Shanghai, Hankow. Amoy than 26 ft.
Bombay, Calcutta.
Singaporo,
Stevedores everywhere
have
Foochaw, Swatow, Canton. OTHERS: Hongkong,
Sourabaya, Semarang, Batavia, been loud in their praise of her Lendan, New York, design on account of the extreme ease with which her cargo can be handled. She has five immense holds and six hatches. One of the holds, is nearly half the length of
LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and
Parr's Bank.
The Bank has Correspondents in the Commerol churia ingtao, Japan TodrChins, Siam; India
Hterest allowed an Darrent Accounts, and. Fixed Depoalte at ralow, which wurbe quased an applies
T. TAKAGI
Manager.
Desire is the Eeropean Continent, Russia, a ¡Flipping Ilarda, Java, Kirina; &o,,“
HONGKONG BRANCH:
3, Des Voeux Road Central. Hongkong, 1st November, 1925.
THE BANK OF CHINA, 行銀國中
parg
HONGKONG
Steak Sirloin
NOW I WONDER WHO THAT CAN BE I
Very often this is your first thought when you receive a massage to call up such and such, a talophone number. You cair and out exally, from the Telephone Handbook which given the numbers in the numerical order. You simply turn the pages, and the number, and see who it is that has been calling you
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The Telephone Handbook can be obtained from the No. 5, Wyndham Street, price one dollar.
publishers,
MARKET PRODUCE.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
28
Poultry.
November 18, June, June,
1025, 1918, 1914. Ct. Cta. Ctr.
lb.
11 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 1 28 | 28*186
**2
Butcher Meat...
November 18. June, Juna,
1925. 1918, 1024
Otal Cle. Cta..
Beef Sirloin
牛尾把
1b.
82
: 24-180
Chicken
20. 31
It
Prime Cut
32.
28 12
Capons, Small
60 28 30
#
Corned
$2
28 12
Capons, Large
62.28 30
13
Roast
燒牛肉
Duck
82 24
£2
22
21
21
Breast
Doves
20
ench 28
21
18
Soun
30: 20 18
Eggs, Hen (cooking)...
per oz.
30.
18
Stenk
牛肉
82 4830
· 24
22.
Eggs, Hen (fresh)
新鮮業蛋
49 25
20
36-
Fowls, Canton
“* # *
ib.
96. 24
28
200
Fowls, Hainan
28
per set 15 20 (12)
Goond
+24 24
each 30
Tongue, corned #4
50 .60
Pigeons, Canton
80
B0
...
23
Hord
$1.50
Heart
24
-$1.20 13 1:4
52
45
Hump, Sait
20 18
Bach 10: 10 12
Kidneys Tall Liver Tripe
Batanges. F
Bullock's Brains
-1
Tongue, fresh.
Feet.
ཅ་ཟླ ཀ་མ བ ན
15 10 12
#30
2022"
24 1814
12
Calves Head & Feet.. sot $1.20 31.00 $1.00 Mutton Chop.
Pig's Chitlinga
RREZKERRESBOEREKEHRTEFRBURIBORECKISBABEESIRE
* B
*#*#
Hoihov
Turkeys; Cock Turkeys, Hen Snipe Pheasant Quail
i. Partridges
BEBEKKAR ETŐIGERA
班為本海白海火火山海
石课话
Fruits.
each
each
pair $1.75
$1.70
lb. 05 28
Log
G
28
Shoulder
58
24
Saddle
鞍肉
65
Almonds
lb. 58 35
40
-21
Apples California),
金山門票
22. "24
D
par set 5
12
Bananas (bride's)
4
Ib.
22:
15
Carambola
楊諾
12
40 15 18
Сосокпика
10
24
20
Lemons, China
b. 147
each 14 10 10
12 10 8.
Lichees, Dried ...
荔枝干
80: 25
fr
02 30 24
Oranges (Canton).
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"
Brains Feet
+
Bry
Head
ول
Heart J
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Kidneya
Liver
Pork Chop
Lag:
- Loin
Fat or Lard Sheep's Head & Fest..
Heart Kidneys Liver
Sucking Pigs, to order.
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Jb.
Beach 14 10
Lemons (America) ... & each
42. 25 23
4828276
21.
60% 70
15 12 10
Oranges
Fears (Canton)
Peanuta
Persimmons, Large
Pumelo, Siam Walnuts
46
30
per sot 85
oach 15
.8.
Plantain
55 20 25
Grapes
24
25 02:
20
66
28
36
Long
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- CAVE-ERR
12
»
1
14 12
5 3
each 17. 12
Alb.
17
25
8
Vegetables, &c.
#asch 12
5 --
3
&
12
1
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10
5
5. 5 12
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12
ench, 48
30 25
Suct, Beef ...
Veal
Muttón
Sausages
No.: 1.
Fish.
224
20. 10.
18.
16.
16 27
201
25
29: 26
Case Shoots, bunch
16:
**2 23:16
·16-
18
10
"The Outlook:**
CROP STATISTICS.
Expert Distrusis American Method,
Barbel Bream Canton Fresh
Water Fish.
Serious complaint against the
Carpet
Catfish Codfish
Craba
Cattle Fish
·Dòb Dace: Dog Fish Bela, Conger
Eresh Water Yellow-
froga
the vessel (which is 430 ft.) methods of compilation of cotton Another is reached through a crop reports in the United States gigantic hatch measuring no less is made by Arno S. Pearse, secre than 56 ft. by 24 ft, which is very tary of the International Federa useful for outsize cargo such as tioni of the Master Cotton locomotives, bulky machinery, &c. Spinners and Manufacturers As- Another hold is in the form of sociation, in a report to that body. a tank, so that a proportion of Mr. Pearse declares when he at the cargo can be oil or other tended the crop bureau sitting: liquid. when required.'
"I was shown a tabulation of Although this enormous ship cutimates made by all the various does 10% knots on service, her agencies, cotton merchants and engines are comparatively small. other bodies a stor der Beardmore-Toal Disael unite, primary importance to the board They are two 1,250 b.h.p. 6-cylin-guesses certainly regarded as of made and installed by William while, a pile of statistical informa Beardmore & Co Ltd., the tion supplied by 20,000 or 80,000 $80,000,000.00 famous shipbuilders and ea correspondents was considered of $18,278,600.00 19,680,425.24 8ineers, of Glasgow. loss value. When the calculators Beardmore-Tos engines have announced the final figure proved among the most eloquent there were several attempts to re- missionaries in the cause of the oil duce it, but they couldn't very well engine for marine propulsion, and do it in my presence nowhere more so than in the case The "Manchester Guardian Branches and Sub-Branches all over of the Burian. Her oil con commenting on the Pearse repor Chias and Correspondents, in Europe, sumption is 10 tons per day for 8876 it will create surprise" on America, and other parts of the world. all purposes; under similar con both sides of the Atlantic
(Specially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Rapublic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917)... Authorized Capital Paid-up Capital Reserva Fund
HEAD OFFICH PEKING.
HONGKONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central. -
London Bankers:The National Provin
cial and Union Bank of England, Ltd. itions a steamer would consume The Guaranty Trash Company of New 45 tons of coal. Add to this the
Fork
sonnel and engine room expenses, saving in machinery space, per
New York Bankers: The Irving
National Bank.
The Equitable Trust Company of New and it is easily seen which system
York
Inter
nd Fixed Deposit
is the more profitable.
previous years Mr. Pearse been satisfied with done als best to itse methods of calcu
Garoupa Gudgeon Herring
Halibet
Labrus
尾肚水:
EKEZPENERAK
Artichokes Beanes, Sprout
Bact Root ..
Bitter Squash
Brinjala, Green
Red Cabbage, Chineas
(Shanghai),
Cauliflower (Large)
(Medtron
(Small) E
Celery, Chinead
Carrots.
Led
Chillies, Dried
· 辣椒干
23
紅花瓶
10
Gree
Curry Staff, En Cucumbers
Garlic
Ginger, Young
Horseradish, Indian Corn
Water: Chestnuts
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