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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST

BANKING CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG..

Authorised. Ca pita! **..............$50,000,000- Issued and Fully Paid up.830,000,000 Beserve Funds

Starling,5 30,000

Silver928,500,000-

Rosarvo Liability of

Proprietors......

$20,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

G. M. Young, Esq.--Chairman,

E. P. White, Bag-Deputy Chairman.

. EL Ball, Haq.

9.G. Mrnard. E

Hon. Mr. A. Q.. Lang

| W. L. Paitonden. "Erq. FT. Compton, Finn, A. Plummer, Sq. Hon. Mr.P.H. Holynsk T. G. Well,, faq

CHIEF MANAGER:

A. H. BARLOW; Esq.

Manager: Shanghai-G. EL STITT, Baq.

LONDON BANKERS.

Westminster Bank, Ltd.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in

ASIA, LIMITED,

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG

19, Don Vœux Hoad Central, Hongkong.

Authorised Capital....$10,000,000, Paid-up Capitni

Reserve Fund...

15,000,000 1,000,000

DIRECTORS: Een. Mr. Chow Shou Son--Chairman, Fung Ping Shan Mok Ching Hong Li Koon Chun P. K. Kwok

Wong Yun Tong Bayuh Tal Kan Ying Po Ng Ching Buk Poug War Ting Chan Ching Shek Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to jet"

KAN TONG PO,

Chlof Manigor.. Hongkong, 8th February, 1925

行銀商工法中

LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED BANQUE FRANCO.CHINOISE

DEPOSITS. rocoived for one year of shorter periode in Local Currency and Starling on terms which will be qucted

application,

Hongkong, 201h, May 1925,

THE

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

business of the abova Bank is oondunted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL BANKING COR PORATION. Ruler may be obtained: on application.

INTEREST on deposits la calculated: on the lowest balance during saab. com. plated Calendar Month at 34 per cent. per annum. Should there bo o balanc on any day to a month no interest will so allowed for that month,

Dopositora may translor at their eption: Balance of $100 or more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT st CURRENT RATES.

For the foznKOND: &. ŠIAMAUMAT

BANKING CORPORATION,,

A. H. BARLOW,

Chlef Manager. Bungkung. Th: January 1925..

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

# Boulevard Haussman, Paris.

abscribed Capital Fra. 72.000.000,00 Paid-Up Capital Frs, 68,400;060:00

pour le

Commerce et L'Industrio (Incorporated in France).

5, Chater Road, Victoris, Hongkong.

HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rue St. Lazars,, Parts:

Capital .........

Fra 20,000,000. Pew 3180.000, re Special Working Capital... Br. 50,000,000-

PUTIN Saigon

Peking Canton

BRANGITES

Millon Lyon: Haiphong Honol Shanghal Tientsia Hongkong

BANKERS: FRANCL:- Soning Gunarató, Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas. LONDON - Midland Bank Luck

NEW YORK-Irving Bank Dalamb

Trust Ch.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted: Corre- apondents throughout the world.

A. ROLLIN, Manager. Hongkong, ist Disember, 1036.

F1

Reserve Fund..... Frs. 89,887,283.54 THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Jangkok

Attinilas

山

inten

wi

Kanei pon kenn

BRANCHES:

Pondicherry Paigam Phare dal Sjugg

Yuananty

Mengta Some

t-Baymak PapENTA

hote

Peking Pom-Peny

KANKERA

FRANEE Comptoir National'düßscomple

rist Credit Lyonnsis Banque ela Paris st

Paya-Bus Credit Industriction Commercial

Baclite Ganezzle,

IN LONDON The National Provincial &

Calon Bank of England di Capolr Nodonaldi Feromptede Paris; Grudit Lyonnais.

"

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1253.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Paid-up Capital

Raservo Fund.....

.£8,000,000

-- 24,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

, £3,000,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Generali Banking business transacted,

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and IN NEW YORK: AP Morgan & FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year

American Banking Forporation;

or shorter period at rates which will be Guaranty Jat Co. of New York.

quoted on application,

French

Interact aliowai nà Current Accounts and Find Deposite according sa Arrangement.

Every description of Banking and Erchyam Business transacted?

A LUCOT,

Manager. Hongth December, 1925,

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

INETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY,)

pington

Beremese. 1924, Haxezone Branom Ketallien 1906,

Authorised. Capital. 160,000,000 £15:500,00

Besarts Fund... 20,688,863 $1,711,49

· Apecial Beaurren G.– 29,660,000 € 1,989,** HEAD OFFICE:---Amsterdam. EASTERN HEAD OFFICE:—Bataris.

BRANCHES--

Bandjarmasin Bandowng Bombay Cheriboa Ejernber The Hagan Kobe

Madan Pecalongan

Caloutta

Djokkarta

Kota Badis

Padung

Batterda

Macaroni

Palembang

Pautinosk

Samarang

A. H. FERGUSON, “

Manager. Hongkong. 15th April, 1925.

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|

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMMERCE AND

ADVERTISING..

Australia's Publicity Campaign:

Melbourne, Vic... October 28:-- Acting on the advice of E. Lee Neil, the Prime Minister recently decided to begin an intensive i publicity campaign with the cbject of bringing the merits of Australian goods before British

'conwamers.

Mr. Lee Neil is the managing director of the largest depart- ment store in the Commonwealth For about six months of this year he acted as Australian Commis-

sioner at the Empire Exhibi-

FINANCE

CIGAR TRADE,

FUTURE OF MANILA..

Product Assured,

-་་

EXCHANGE

www.

Hongkong 8th January, 1928. Dn. London--

Bank, Winders won ou26).

On demand 3/4 9/18

Os

11

**

30 day sightin

4 months' right

Credits 4 months' dahi 3/6-

Boonmentary, & months right w/3–).

On demand

***.2480

• 4 monthy' sight ..... 1830-

a Parlam

Credi

On demandi

Bom

New York

574

"dayı' sight: 2 091

+

P

1884

20

Da demand Credits. On Bombay-

Wire

The future of Manila cigars in the United States market will be more assured; provided factories continue their low quotations and high quality and can carbat

Ondemand forces working against expansiona alatta of the trade, namely, the inability of even larger factories to meet any sudden big demand and then ineffective propaganda to arouse the interest of good jobbers and distributors, according to a supple.

tion at Wembley in an honorary mentary special report on the capucity. While in England he cigar industry made by Philippine made study of advertising Commercial Attache Abdon methods as they affected the pro- blem of selling Australia's pro- ducts. His conclusions have been embodied in a report prepared for Mr. Bruce.

ני

Llorente.

Following a lengthy discussion between Philippine Tobacco Agent Morris and himself on the possi- Mr. Lee Neil recommends that the Commonwealth provide a

bilities of Manila cigars in San definite sum, in the annual est- Francisco and Los Angeles, Com- mates for oversens advertising.mercial Attache Llorente reported One-tenth of 1 per cent. on the that in view of the inadequacy of amount of the Australian export

trade would provide £140,000, Manila cigar advertising, he con- That amount would rise or fall ferred with the Associated Adver- with variations in trade, but it tising Co. should be the minimum outlay for any general publicity scheme.

"During the six months ended in October, no information has come to my knowledge which that inferior would indicate

Te follow up effectively the fine impression made by the Austen lian display a Wembley and the propaganda carried on by leagues Manila cigars have been marketed and organisations it was essential in this country," states Liorente's that a sustained publicity cam-

Wire

gapers- On domad.

Manila

Un demand

Oo demand Jn Shanghal

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It

s. 1911

tet. 1:15

On

++. 100.

30 days sight (private paper)

On Tokoham

От

demand...

"--

lgns (Bank's buying rate), 8:10 Jiver

31, 13/16 Bar Silver in Hoarkong 11 pm. Oblase Copper Cast 10% pu Thiness Copper Cenk - #% pm Rate of Nativedaterest nom. Chinees Bab. Cola 974. dis

Hongkon But Colur. par

Apprentice: "Was that picture you just sold a genuine work of art, sir?""

the story I told about it was "

His Master: "No, my boy, but

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1926.

NOW I WONDER WHO THAT CAN BE

Very often this is your first thought when you receive a message to call up such and such a talephone number.. You can find out sasily from the Telephone Handbook which gives the numbers in the numerical order. You simply turn the pages, and the number, and see who is fa that has been calling you.

The Telephone Handbook can be obtained from the publishers, No. 3, Wyndham Street, price one dollar.

HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.

Primo Cut

Corned Roast

paiga should be undertaken im-report. This is a happy symptom mediately. The economic position due to the fact that our factories, Beef Sirloin of England was leading to inquiry including those supposed to be into its causes, and this in turn unscrupulous, have finally realised was resulting in a growing feeling the advantage to be derived froin that one remedy jay in the greater consumption of Empire goods. Organisations with this object: were being formed all over Eng-a hund.

good quality-eigar export.

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES,

Butcher Meat.

December 18, June, Juės,

Poultry.

Cupons, Smail'

Capons, Large

Duck

DOVOL

Eggs, Hen (cooking).. Eggs, Hen (fresh) Fowls, Canton Fowls, Hainan Gooze Pigeone,

新鮮

1925. 1928. 1924:

Cto. Ct. Cta.

牛尾耙

lb. 30: 24

Chicken

30

29

H

30.

28

17

30:

1

24

24 20

19

>

22 80.

20.

24

12

45

80

40

26

10

each go

50

60

... $1.50

-$1.20

lb. 24.

10

20

each. 9 10

25 10

++

30

20

ib. 24 18

Tripe

Calvos! Hand & Fost.... Af

set $1.20 $1.00 $1.00

Breast

H

Soup

"In almost every state there are few cigar Jobbers who will

Steak

M

Steak Sirloin

Sausages

Bullock's Braina

M

Tongue, fresh..

Tongue, corned

+

Head

Heart

"

Feet

However, the report continued, handle Manila cigars. To obtain expert preparation and marketing their patronage; personal contact organisation should precede pub-is a vital necessity." Heity. Stil. if Australia, waited

until she could comply with all requirements' she would lose valu- | able time and permit competitors to guin much ground. The direc tion and control of publicity should be placed in the hands of ar. Australian expert, who should have headquarters in London, and should operate in conjunction with some well-established British acivertising house.

Last year Australia House, the Commonwealth headquarter in London, was allotted only £15,000 for advertising, and only half of that amount was used. Any

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. extensive or, adequate publicity

(Taiwan Ginko.)

was impossible on such an appro- priation.

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899, ..

Capital Subscribed..... Yen 45,000,000 Capital (Paid-up)... Yen 39,875,000

HEAD OFFICE-Taipeh, Formoen.

BRANCHES:

COCONUT TRADE,

The Philippine Industry..

The Philippine coconut industry is largely in the hands of Filipinos.

Paid-Us Capital.... 80,000,000 £6.885,411JAPAN: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, who own and control many small

Osaka, FORMOSA: — Giran, Kagi, Karenko, coconut estates throughout the Keelung Bokoto, Nanto, Shin- islands, according to a recent chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takao, survey of the industry by the Tamaui, Toyen, Heitoh, Taitoh, CHINA-Shanghai Hankow, Amoy, Bureau of commerce and industry. Foochaw, Swatow, Cantos. + Large coconut plantations, how- OTHERS: Hongkong, Singapore, ever, are owned by Americans and Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, a few Japanese and European Bombay, London, Now York, ⚫ Calcutta.

planters are to be. found. The LONDON BANKERS:

centre of operation of American London County Westminster and and Japanese planters is in

Parr's Bank.

Mindanao where there are several coconut estates owned by corpora tions or controlled by them. Masbate some are owned by i Spaniards. Americans also have plantations in Samar and Bicol. Japanese-owned plantations are in Daveo.

Peng

Rangoon Shanghai

Fingapors Boera bain Boerakarta (Fals Tagal

TUJA Wolterreden

LONDON BANKERS:- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

M. J. HERBSCHLEB, Agent. Hongkong, November 4, 1024

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD.

Established 1880..

Capital (full paid-up).. Yen 100,000,000 Resorre Faud.

.......... Yen 88,500,000

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies atź ~ Batavia.

Bombay.

Вченов Аутом...

Calcutta.

Centon,

Changchun

Dairen (Dalny).

Newchwang New York. Osaka, Peking. Rangoon

Rio de Janeiro,

Baigon.

Tengtion (Muiden). San Francisco.

Tamburg

Iankow. Harbin

Honolulu

Karmelit Kobe

Los-Anguiss'. Lycon..

Seattle.

Semarang.

Shangha Shinonon Bình Singapore. Боегабата

* Aydney.

•Ploutains!

Tokyo. Tainanfu. Tsingtan Nagasaki

Vladivostock ∙Haroys

Latturant allowed on Current Accounta Deposits geosys for Aksi perioda si babas to be obtained en application, U

· 11th -Baptaucher, 19260

J

The Brak na Correspotulente in the Commercial

Cantos in the European Contizat, Rusi, n. harin, wingtan, Japan, Ende-in, dia, Infermit allend an Currant, Adals, and Fixed Depuin at rate which will be quoted on applies

Pappila inadi, Jam, Afrion, Ma.

tloo

T. TAKAGI,

Manager.

HONGKONG BRANCH:

8, Des Voeux Road Central. Hongkong, 1st November, 1925.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

(Specially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917).

In

GEORGE H.JONES,

Mr. George Jonen left school to work in a factory. He has just been elected chairman of the board of the

Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, one of the world's groutest industrial. enterprises. It took him 35 years to do this.

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Kidneys

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Water Fish.

Сатр

Catfish

Codfish

people outside the House who are

Fortunes are being made by Crabs

Cattle Fish dealing on the bull tack in rubber Dab and rubber shares. According to Daco The survey further shows that report, some of the jobbers in the Dog Fish 155 coconut corporations or Rubber share market are becom-Eels, Conger plantations, each having at least ing rich more quickly than their 10,000 trees, excluding those in wives deemed possible. The in- Laguna, Romblon, unreported, and exorable price has to be paid. Frogs those having below 10,000 trees however, for the heavy strain of are found in the archipelago, Of the overwork.

And what's the Gudgeon

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Fresh Water Yellow

*

Garoups

those, 22 corporations are" con use.of being rich if your wife's a Herringa trolled by Americans, of whom widow?

Halibut

Carl M. Hamilton, former oil

Labrus magnate in the islands, occupies

Lorch Authorised Capital..... $60,000,000.00 first place with 150,000 trees. Paid-up Capital

The three small islands off $18,278,800.00

Lobsters Reserve Fund

9,029,128.24 Simeon Perez of Tayabas, a Jamaica, known as the Cayman Mackerel

Filipino, has 150,000 trees in his Islands, have the honour of a re- Monk Fish plantations, while Palacios and port all to themselves this year. Mailat Saez, believed third, has 100,000 Their greatest previous honour Oysters trees.

was their discovery by Columbus Parrot Fish on May 10; 1503. Exports and Perch

total. only imports

£60,000. Pike

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 chil and Union Bank of England, Ltd. The Guaranty Trust Company of Now

York New • York · Bankers; - The Irving

National Bank."

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An announcement by the Com-Catching green turtles for Key Plaics mercial Union, London, and Royal West and seafaring, are the two Pomfret, Back Exchange Assurance Offices that chief industries, though prospect- Pomfret, White they propose to increase their ing for oil is now being carried insurance rates on fleets of ships on

by 10 per cent. has been taken to portend general-stiffening oka marine insurance rates. There is.

Prawns ...

•Ray .... -Rock-Fish"

Salmon

Shark.

extreme dissatisfaction felt CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM Interest allowed on Current Accounts among underwriters with the and Fixed Deposits. Terms on applice prevailing rates of premium, both of necritis, whatever the trouble Shrimps

A touch of zheumatism or a twinge | Skate tion

Every description of Banking Bad the insurance of ships and Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieves the B nase transacted for samsung Cargoen, Business is held to be pain. Barns and scalds are promptly 2.Byscial facilities for Home Ebochange to be maintained on a healthy act no household should be without it. Turbot

Zoane pranted on approved securities, too unprofitable at current rates relieved, ents and bruises quickly healed

and waliinga. promptly reduced.

In Tench ISUTEM PEL basis.

Putler

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Hon

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Partridges

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口糖糖

Fruits.

December 18, June, June,

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Old

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