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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST
BANKING CORPORATION.
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG Authorized Cablan 800,000,000 Issued and Fully Pair up...$30,000,000 Basorro Funda:--
Storling....., 300,000. Silver826,500,000-
Bosorvs Liability of
Proprietors
$20,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS:
G.. M. Young, Beq-Chairman. EL P. White, Beq-Deputy Chairman.. W. H. Ball, Han
|Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang. DG. M. Bernardi. Hara, W... Pattenden, Kan. . F. Compton, Esq. 3. A. Plummer. Beqs. Bon. Mr.P.H.Holyoaki T, G. Waal Bag
CHEE MANAGER:"
A. H BARLOW, Esq.
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Manager: Shanghal-G: A STITT, Eq
LONDON BANKERS.
Westminster, Bank, Ltd.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in
ASIA, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE: KONGKONG.. 18, Den: Vox Road Central, Hongkong.
Authorized Capital ....$10,000,000 Paid-up Capital
1,000,000 Reserve Fund Ka 1,000,000 DIRECTORS: Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow-Chairman. Fung Ping Shan. Mok Ching Kong Li Koon Chun Wong Yun Tong P. K. Kwok
Purub Tal Ng Ching Lak Pong Wal Ting
Kan Ying Po Chan Ching Shek Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted Loans granted en approved securitien..
SAFE: DEPOSIT BOXES to lat
KAN TONG PO,
Chief ManagOT.
Hongkong, 10th February, 1925,
行銀商工法中
LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE
DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms: which will be quoted- ra application
Hongkong, 20th, May 1928.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
THE
E baalness of the above Bank condnoted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR
pour le
Commerce et L'Industrie (Incorporated in Franes).
6. Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE: 74; Rue St. Lazare, Paris.
{Capita}
... Fr. 20,000,000,--- Frs 11 100.000,-
COMMERCE
RUBBER.
"THE CHINA MAIL.
AND FINANCE.
Japanese Companies And Planta- tion Selling.
Rubber stocks are now the most
the fashionable
upon
Stock Exchange in Tokyo. On the London market rubber quotations: are very active and in this market most of the rubber company obligations are showing daily advances.
PORT OF DAIREN,
Export of South Manchurian Products.
The following is taken from the current issue of the "Chinese Economie Bulletin
On London
EXCHANGE.
Hongkong, 18th January, 1998..
Bank, Wire
30 day's sight.
4 months' algbt .24-1
Credita. 4 months' night ...2/5-B/IH
Documentary, 4 months sighs 1/8 11/18.
FJ
On demand!
***3/4-6/16-
On Paris,
On demand'
1 2540
Credits, month" right...
1630-
Do
Dom.
Эта
New York On demand- Oredita, 80 days sighs
Dairen as a commercial port is growing in importance from year to year mainly on account of its transportation facilities and the Da richness of tes hinterland. Dairen, being the southern terminus of
Jaloutta- the fine, is connected with practi- Wien cally all the important ports and
On demand cities in North and South Mana apore-- churia by the South Manchuria Un demand
On Manila- Railway and its feeders. The bulk On demand...
The representative stocks are those of Nan-a Koshi, the Nanyo Rubber Company and the Malay Rubber Company. The most firmly established of these is the first, which has nearly trebled its value in the last few months.
of the agricultural and mineralo Shanghal- The rise in the value of rubber products in South Manchuria is shares is ascribed to the inter-exported through Dairen. The national belief that demand for port is so adequately provided rubber will rise within the next with shipping facilities, few years.
Tokyo nancial circles believe that Japan is now in a most un fortunate position with respect to the rubber industry, due to what has been termed the short-sighted attitude of Japanese bankers, who consider the entire industry &
PORATION Bulon may be obtained Special Working Capital... Fra 60.000.000,- risky enterprise and refuse to
on application.
INTEREST on deposits is calculatod! on the lowest balanes during osob.com. plated Calendar Month at 3 per sent.. por annam.. Should there be no balance. on any day in a month no intorest will be allowed for that month.
Depositors may transfer at their cption Balanso. of $100 er more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at CURRENT RATES..
For the HowɑRONG. & SPANGLIAT BANKING CORPORATION;
A. H. BARLOW,
Chief ManaROT.
Hongkong, 7th January 1026.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
18. Boulevard Haussman, Paris.
Paris
Haigon
Poking Canton
BRANCHES
Lyon Mikey Hxishong Fanol
Tiontalo Shanghai Hongkong.
BANKERS:
Banque
finance, it Consequently many businesses in the industry have been severely handicapped for capital and have been obliged to sell their plantations regretfully in spite of the bright prospects for the future.
FRANOS Societe General,
A few years ago the Nitto Nationale de Credit, Banque de Rubber Company was forced by Paris et des Pays Bas
Tack of funds to sell its plantations LONDON Midland Bank Ltd.
to a British firm. These were the NEW YORK: Irving Bank Colhabi best rubber lands under Japanese
Trust Ch
ownership and are now said to be Every description of Banking and Worth: Y10,000,000. They were Exchange Business Transacted. Corrosok for Y2,700,000: spondents throughout the world.
A. ROLLIN, Manager.. Hongkong, 1st December 1926.
sbscribed Capital. Trs. 72,000,000.00 Pad-Up Capital... Frs. 68,400,000100 THE CHARTERED BANK OF Reserve Fundi Frs. 69,607,288.54 INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
BRANCHES: Fianai Hongkong
Ringkok
Pattambang.
!tton
Pesti
Bayard
[ horag
Mangtze Nonin
'PRIHL
Peking
En-Penh
BANKERS
Pondicherry Finigon Aline lad
Singapore "Timin Trames Yunnanfa
FRANCE: Comptoir National Example Credit Dronais Banque de Pariaet Ham Payne Bang Grill Industriel et Commercial Bagito Genprain,
IN LONDON: The National Provineisi: de Union Bank of England, Ltd; Camptoir National Esempio de Parisy Orodit Lyonnain
French
Banking Corporation; American Guaranty Trual. Co, of New York.
INCORPORATED FY ROYAL CHARTER, 1858.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
28,000,000. £4,000,000
..23,000,000:
Fald-up Capital Reserva Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS- oponed and IN NEW YORK: 1. P. Marna Co.; FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter period at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. E. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hongkong, 15th April, 1926.
Interest alineadon Current Acounts and Fixed Depot soromling to wrrragement.
Every decription of Banking and Exchange Basin transacted
A LECOT,
Manager. Hongkong: 11th December, 1925,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
Betalased 189. Boxazon Baton KezarliÆREND 1900',.
authorized Capital 7. 150,000,000-$11.600,00 Paid-Up Capital.... 80,000.00 E. 6:666.07 Besarve Fund, G. 20,696,881 € 1711,491. Special Beverim.... 22,600,000 £1,988,xar HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam. EASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia. BRANCHES -
Bandoeng Bombay Chorlton Djember The Hague. Kobe Kaday
Exodermal Calcatte Diokiakeria
Cota-Radja
Padang
Penang
Baltardım.
Ingapor Tagui
Media
Palembang Fecalongan
Pontianak Rangoo
Barang
Boerebrin
Tilmija
Shanghai Soerakarta (Bole
Waltevreden
LONDON BANKERS:-- National Provincial Bark, Ltd.. Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION..
M. J. HERBSCHLEB,
Agent. Hongkong, November 4, 1924.
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD.
Established 1880.
Capital (full paid-up).. Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Yan 88,500,000
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencies at; Batavia.
Bombay.
Видное Аутой
Calcutta.
Canton.
Changchun
Dairen (Dainy).
Newchwang
New York. Osaka. Peking.
.Rangoon.
Rio de Janeiro. Baigon Tenglion (Makdan), San Francisco.
Bamburg Jankow. Harble Honolulu
Kai Yuen
Karachi.
Los Angeles.
Kobe
London.
Lyons.
Manila.
Nagasaki.
Seattle
Bemarang.
Shangha
Shimono All
Singapore. Boerabaya.
Tokyo
Trinantu.
Tsingtam
Vladivostock.
Internas alloyyal ons Current Accounts,
THE BANK OF TAIWAN,
(Taiwan Ginko.)
The Nann Koshi recently sold a plantation to a British concern for Y2,000,000,
CAPITAL LEVY.
Three Taxes on One Income.
10
Shipping Devices. There are daily sailings between Duiren and such coastal ports as Tientsin, Chefoo, Tsingtau and Shanghai. Regular sailings scheduled between Japan, South China and the South Sea ports are also maintained by about dozen shipping companies. Most of these shipping firms Japanese, the exceptions being Butterfield & Swire; Cornabe, Eckford & Winning: and the Cheng Kee S. N. Co... Ltd., the last
imamed being Chinese owned:
Exports.
are
On demand
+
D
1157
:)
+ DOM.
30 days sight (privato paper)
On Yokoham
On
damend
THEYank's buying rate) 8.10
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10. pm. 8X.pm now." 10% die. par.
Bar 80ver in Hongkong 8%.pm. Chinese Copper Cash Chinos Copper Certe Chinees. Bab. Cola
tongkong Jah, Coln
Rate of Native Intereat
Mr. Henpeck-Now, look here; I refuse to do. as you say in this matter. I'll have you know that no woman ever made a fool of me: His Wife-Who did it then?
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1928.
NOW I WONDER WHO THAT CAN BE
Very often this is your first thought when you receive a messaÇI 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 turn the pages, find the number, and' ses, who it. in- that has been calling you.
The Telephone Handbook can be obtained from the publishers;. No. 5, Wyndham Street, price one dollar.
HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.
Dairen's chief exports consist of agricultural and mineral pro- duets from the hinterland of Manchuria. Among the agricul tural products are soya beans, rancake, kaoliang and bears oil. According to the estimate of the Japanese authorities, the daily Boot Sirloin tonnage of cargo exported from the port amounts to more than 100,000 tons, of which coul from the Fushun and Pengchiha mines forms from 30 to 40 per cent, the remainder being agricultural pro- | ducts.
Wharves,
The port is also well provided with
wharf facilities. The Japanese have constructed four wharves in the port designated as Wharf No. 1, Wharf No. 2, etc.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
Bi
牛肉操
December 18, June, Junė,
1925. 1918 1924).
Capone, Small!
Poultry.
Eggs, Hen (cooking)....
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Chicken
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Jb. 30 24 12
Primo Cat
19
30 23 12
Corned
+
30 23
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Caponia, Large
Duck
Roast
焼牛
90- 24 22
1
Doves
*
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17
24 20. 18
Soup.
22
20
18
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Stenk
30: 24 22.
Eggs, Hon. (fresh)
>
Steak Sirloin Sausages
Fowle,,Canton
46.
30:
36.
牛榮
40.
28 20
Fowls, Eainan,,
17
Geose
per set 15.
10
12
Pigeons, Canton
Caca 90
50 60.
深南韃
白: each
80
11. $1.50
----$1.20
Tarkoys, Cock
火樂
lb. $1.00
lb. 24
DO $1
15 14
Snipe
Beach
—
20
18
JJ
Pheasant
each 0: 10. 12
"
15 10 12
30 20 22
Quall Partridges
pa:$1.60 40
$1.10
lb.
24 18 14
12.
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Tengue, corned
Fead
Heart
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4
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Fact
11
Kidneys
Tail
Livor Tripe
and vice versa by trolleys. Close Calves' Head & Fact.. 4 sot $1.20 $2.00 $1.00
to each of the wharves are built Matter Chop A number of godowns or ware- heuses.
Coolie Labour.
The Japanese capital levy, when established, will: reduce the charges on interest on Govern- ment bonds and company deben- tures paid to corporations by 3 per cent. Under the present system such income is taxable at 15 per cent, under Schedule "B."On each of the wharves a lighti and again at a certain rate under railway is built leading to the the Schedule "A The capital South Manchuria railway station, levy, when imposed with
heavy cargo being brought from adjustment in the existing system,
ühe railway station to the ships would mean a threefold charge om a single item of income. To this security brokers take strong ex- ception, and they urged that this class of income should be entirely eliminated from Schedule "A"! A large number of coolies are The Finance Department, how-working on these wharves; most ever, could largely reduce its of them being immigrants from revenue by following the sugges- the coastal districts of Shantung LTD.tion, but will arrange, a compro- province. Their number varies mise, says the 'Osaka Jiji" by from 14.000 to 20,000 according remitting the levy on such income to the seasons of the year. under Schedule "B" when it is winter time, when the farm pro- dealt with under Schedule "Aduce of Manchuria comes on the Pork Chop In other words, the 5 per cent. market, the export, business in charged on bonds, debentures and Dairen becomes unusually brisk.. deposits due to corporations will In this season particularly, the be eliminated from Schedule "A," largest number of wharf coolies and 2 per cent. will be charged as are employed. In spring and sum- capital levy, redueing the burden mer, when the import, and export by 2 per cent. The adjustment business becomes sluggish, many! will naturally add to the net re- turn from such securities owned
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Capital Subscribed..... Yen 45,000,000 Capital (Paid-up) .... Yen 39,375,000
HEAD OFFICE-Taipeh, Formosa.
BRANCHES: [JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,
Osaks. FORMOSA: — Giran, Kag, Karenko, Keelung. Bokote, Nanto, Shin- Chiku, Taichu, Tainan. Takao, by corporations. Tamsul, Toyen, Haitoh, Taitok. CHINA: Changhal, Hankow, Amoy,
Foochow, Swatow, Canton.
OTHERS: Hongkong, Singapore, Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, London, New Calcutta,
York,
LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and
Parr's Bank.
The ink has Correspondente in the Commerol?
Java, Afrina,
Centres in the European Continunt, Russia, Kan piping nails, JA, Afro. Chi Siam, India, Shipraat alimwade Current Announts, and Fixed Deponite at mtoa which will be quoted an applica ting.
T. TAKAGI,
Manager.
HONGKONG BRANCH:
8. Des Vœux Road Central. Hongkong, 1st November, 1925.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國 中
(Specially Authored by Presidential fandate of the Republic of China
on the 22nd of November, 1917).
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BRITISH FILMS.
Stoll Companies Compelled to Amalgamate.
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Foreign competition, chiefly American, has prevented successful establishment of
British Alm industry, and the Stoll Film Co., which has made a pruise. worthy effort to overcome the difficulties, is unable to carry on as a separate undertaking.
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of the coolies, return to their Sucking Pigs, to order. native homes in Shantung and Suet, Beef work on their own farms.
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Fish.
he receives one copper. The weight of each package varies
Water Fish.
with different kinds of cargo. A Barbel package of beans, for instance, Bream the weighs 160 catties; a package of Canton Fresh
akaoliang is much lighter. Exch
coolie can load or unload over 100 Carp packages a day; hence, his daily Catfish earnings amount on the average Codfish to over 100 coppers or $0.50 big Crabs money, the current local exchange Cuttle Fish It is hoped that the Govern- rate in Dairen being 240 .coppers Dab ment, which is understood to re- to the dollar. After meeting Dace cognise the political unwisdom of expenses for daily necessities, Dog Fish having British pictures excluded each coolie can save about 20 cents Bels, Conger from cinema screens all over the a day or $6 a month. But most world, and even throughout the of the coolies squander their British Empire, will come to the
rescue in some effectual way.
As the Stoll Film Co. is accumu- lating losses, it is considered desirable to amalgamate. with the Stoll Picture Productions, Ltd., on
Authorised. Capital $60,000,000.00 terms which will preserve to
Paid-up Capital Reserva Fund »
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING,
HONGKONG BRANCH:
surplus money on dissipation.
SILK EXPORTS.
Highest On Record.
Fresh Water
Yellow
frog Garoupa Gudgeon
Herrings
Halibut Labrus
Perch Pike
Plaice
Pomfret, Black
$18,278,600.00 shareholders an interest in the 20 Japan exported 425,161 bales Labatera.
From January 1st to December Loach $ 9,629,425.24 industry.
of raw silk valued at Y848,779,000. Mackerel. To effect this Sir Oswald Stoll of this Yokohama contributed Monk Fish and others are making a substan- 357,008 bales in volume and Mallot... tial financial sacrifice. If the pro- 1705,556,000 in value and Kobe Oysters posals are accepted, Preference 68,166 and Y188,223,000. In com- Parrot Flab 4, Queen's Road Central
shareholders of the Film Co. will Branches and Bob-branches or receive 58,393 8 per cent. ""parison with the corresponding China and Correspondents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world. Preference shares of the Produc period of last year, this shows a gain in value of Y158,454,000, con- London Bankers: The National Provin- tions Co., ranking after the exist-prising Y100,697,000, for Yoko Lil and Union Bank of England, Liding Preference shares of the hama and Y49,757,000 for Koba. Pomfret, White The Guaranty Trust Company of New
latter, in the proportion of three York York Benkert: The ring shares for every four now held, was mainly due to the active
The satisfactory result achieved Bay but in priority to the ordinary,
buying maintained on American account, so that exports were made at an average rate of 40,000 mom *** WHOOPING COUGH. bales a month. The comparatively Shark Whooping cough is hard on the child low price that ruled during the and hard on the parenti Control the period stimulated the demand dreadful whooping and coughing with abroad. It is quite within the doses gaiss, sisep pat contains ovalne will reach 500 million yen Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It in-range of possibility that the total
before the year expires.
New
National Bank.
Ngaitable Trunk Company of New. York
Interest allowed on Current Accounte and Fixed Deposits. Terma on applies- Мотота
||tion. :
Every description of Banking Bank Deposita recstred for fred perioda wi i nene tičan metadata seken te bu obtained on appl
Loans granted on approve Special Leslie for Home Exchange
ziarcotica for other harmful substances. Bold and recoíímém DKE,
Pravas
Rock Fish
Bicuta
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Long
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Brinjala, Green
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Cane Shoots, burch
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70
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Horseradish, Shanghat.
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Mushrooms, Freth
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