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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

HEAD OFFICE

Authorized Capital

ONGKONG

850,000,000

Iaued and Fully, Puid api..$20,000,000

THE BANK OF FAST ASIA, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE: HONGLONG. 1, Dom Tonx Road Central, Hongkong Authorised Capital: $10,000,000 Pald-up Capital

* 5,000,000 Boerro Fund

1,200,000

Reserve Funder-

Sterling......00,000

Silver...$28,500,000

220,000,000

Fung Ping Shaz

L Koon Chun

Wong Yun T

Baservo Liability of

Proprietors......**

COURT OF DIRECTORS: G...Young, Bag-Chaleman EL. P.. White, Esq. Deputy Chairman.

Lang.

W. FL Ball, Key... Hon. Mr. A. DG.M. Berner Haq W: Pastalden, Esq H. Compton, Baq. Ad Plummer. Be Ten Mr.PH. Holyoak! T.. G. Well, Beq

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

Hon. Six Shou-son Chow--Chairman..

PK. Kwok

Mok Ching Kong) -

Toor

Huyab Tal Ng Ching Lok Kan Ting Pow Pong Wal-Ming-Chan, Ching Shok Every description of Banking and Loane Exchange bdeincas transacted. granted on approved securities.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let.

EAN TONG PO

Chief Manager

Hongkong. 8th February, 1904,

Manager: Shanghai-G. H.. STITT, Esq

行銀商工法中

LONDON BANKERS,

Westminster Bank, Ltd.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in

LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periode in Local Currency and

Sterling on forms which will be quoted Ju appBeatlen....

Hongkong, 20th,, May 1925,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE. THE business of the above Hank.

oondusted: by the HON TRONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CAR PORATION. Rulos may be oktación. on: application..

*1

INTEREST on deposits is calculater! on the lowest balance during esab som pleted Calendar Month at 3 per cent. par sunum. Should there be no balance. on any day in a month no interest will Do 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: JURRENT RATES.

For the Horxonasi: Brennarian BANKING CORPORATION),

A. EL. BARLOW

Chief Manager.

Bengkong, 7th January 1925.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,

HEAD OFFICE:

14

H, Boulevard Haussman,, Paris.

pour l'a:

Commerce et L'Industrie (Incorporated in France)."

THE CHINA MAIL

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

STATE LAND POSITION IN NORTH BORNEO,

A Pleasing Feature:

biem oonined to any one but has been generel the State

EXCHANGE.

gkong). Efth February, 1986,

(On demand) mar 247/16 (30 days

4 mòn the right

Credits, & month

ght/ina.

Dostimentary, 4, mon that afgghi, 1,5 9/16 On Paris.

On demand..

Credit, months right

Be

• On demand vir ve (On New York. On demand

Credits. 60 days" sahi In Bombay-

The allenation of land does not, under the now Land- Terms; show any increase of revenue under. One of the eble subjects of inLand Sales nor does it show any terost in the State during the year immediate increase in the revenue 1925 was the great demand for derived from Quit Penta, but, it in land, in practically every part ofbvious that when the whole of this the country by amall holders and land becomes due to pay an annual Natives, says the "B. N. B. Hurald. vental of $5 per acre a very sub- At the end of 1925 generous stantial increase in revenue will terme for the alienation of Stato result. In the meantime the land up to 640 acres in area were double stimulus of a good rubber. Troposed by a Committee of Goy market and popular land terms has Chinese banofitted us by attracting a large crnment offfears and gentlemen and their recommendanumber of persons, back to the tlons were accepted by the Court land as small holders. This class of Directors Stated briefly, the is a valuable asset to the State, terms are premium alli rent for the and comprises not only our own first six years, nil; rent for the people of the small trader type, but next four years fifty cents per acre also a substantial number of im- per annum with an annual rent of migranta who arrived in 1924 three dollars per nere after the 1925 under the Government Schome tenth year. Small premium is pay of assisted passages, and a fair able on and near certain town-sprinkling of ex-estate labourers. ships and on land currying valuGive a rian a stake in the countryler (PHT) 06:))))) a

On demand Jalute Os dem

Mana

On Shang Ondon

On Tökok

On demand as a me

6, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.able stands of commercial timber and you have taken, the first step Chinese Copper Och

in the Sandakan and East Coast Residencies.

HEAD OFFICE: 74, Ras St. Lazare,

Paris

Frs 20,000,000 Fr 14.100.000,- HR Working Capital... 50.002.000,-

ม

17

Patie

Haigon

Peking

Changha

BRANCELES

Lyons:

Marolles Hiphong Hano

Tiontain

Conton

Hongkong.

a.

towards making him a good citizen. As stated above it is not to be ex-. We do not for a moment suppose pected that the whole of these new that these new terms are the only ventures will succeed, but with reason for the great demand of ordinary kick the bulk of the land land by small holders during 1925.now being opened will come under The high price of rubber was large-permanent cultivation, and wll} ly responsible for that. But we de ultimately produce a steady income! say that many small holders could not only to the owners but to the The welfare of thos0 not possibly have taken up land on State... the old terms which necessitated xettlers will be a matter of deep une payment of premium and of concern to Cavernment for It is rent from the date of alienation. recognised that their success can- U BANKERS:

Now

small not if to stimulate immigration person with a Banquo FRANCE Societe Gezernie,

Nationale de Credit, Banque de capital has the whole of his capitel and so assist towards that increase free to put into the cultivation ofuf population which is one of the Parie et des: PAYS: BAL

the land and the settler who takes crying needs of the country. LONDON: Midland Brok Elda NEW YORK: Irving: Bank Columbia up five or ten acres needa: practi- cully no capital, but only his own Trust Co.

labour, to plant up the land;, there Every description of Banking and is nothing at all to pay to Govern Exchange Business Transacted. Correment until the land should have reached the proft-earning stage; spondents throughout the world

A. ROLLIN

when the rents due should be met Maneger.

easily from profits from the land. The number of lots of "land alenated under Provisional Lease during the last ten years is as follows:4

Hongkong, 1st December 1825.

Badscribed Capital Frs: 72,000,000,00

F25 88,400,000.00 THE CHARTERED BANK OF Fr. 59,687 288 INDIA, "AUSTRALIA & CHINA... BRANCHES:

Hanoi

Paid-up Capital Rivarre Food ...

No. of Lots. Alienated:

Total Aren

A, E P

1016.

284

(not given)

Bangkok

Battambang

Hongkong

Centon

Mongise

Pondicherry Prizori Shanghai

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHAFTER, 1858.

· 1917

240

27.154 € 00:

1918

207

Bijout

Nomr

Hingapore

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,

1919

192

·5;332: 0.00 4,474-0 00

Rutt-Bayard

Batphong

Papeete Peking

1920

193

8,754 000

Bankow

Paid-up Capital

£9,000,000

1921

193

6:587 0.005;

Reserve Fund! Reserve Liability of Pro-

priatorspája a

1922: .£6,000,000

137

1,092 000

1923

234

2,416 0:00

28,000,000

1924

432

Tintain

·Tagrans

Pnus-Panh Jonuzofo

KANKERS:

#

IN FRANCE Comptoir National d'Escompte .de aris Oredit Lyonnais, Bogue de Paris of Paya-Bar Credit Industrial at. Commercial Bociete Generale..

IN LONDON: The National Provinciali & Enion Bank of England, Lidly Compiol National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais NEW YORK: 34 Moran & Co. French American Banking Corporation Guaraty Trast Qo of New York.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposite Bocording to arrangement.

Every doription of Banking and Exchange

·"Boeizwe transso(od:

Manager.

ALECOT,

Hongkong, 17th December, 1925...

1,711,490

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.

1925 +796

4,997 0: 00 12,169 0 00

In addition to the figure given for 1925, 49 applications compris

Apropos of this we hear from

that several unofficial sources: Northern Chinese who sold, their holdings and returned to China! some time ago have now come back to North Bornes attracted both by the high price of rubber, and the new land terms.

LOCAL SHARES.

Moxon's Weekly Report.

Taylor's

"Messrs. Moxon & weekly local share report issuedi on February 11, states-

1800

1860

小

Sovereigna (Bank's buying rate): 9,34 Bar Silver: In Hongkong.

Hier Copper Colle Bate of Nitre Interest. :noma.. Chinese BabCoin.

longkong Sub. Cola.

RIDAY FEBRUARY

THEATRE ROYAL

THE

HONGKONG A.D.C..

presents

LORD DUNSANY'S PLAY

IF

at 9.15 p.m. on

March 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Booking at Anderson's on Tuesday Prices $3.00, $2.00 and $1.00

HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.

Boot Sirloin:

Bullock's BrainA

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

Butcher Meat.

Poultry.

February 8, June, June,

1826. 1918 1914. Cia Cia. Cts. $1

80 28 30 -66 28 30- 48-29 21

esch 30

per

February 3, June, June,"

1926, 1918. 1814. Cla. Cte Cte

24, 128

Chicken Capens Small

Capons, Large

Duck..

Doves

Eggs, Hen (cooking)

Eggs, Hen (fresh)

Fowls, Hainan

Canton

Turkeys;. Cock Turkeys, Hea

本地

Ib. $1.00)

85 Bach 88 pair $1.80

Fowla, Canton

4 1 15

#2

Primo: Cut1ì

52 28 12

Corned!

M

89 23 12

Roast

燒牛肉

32 24 22

Breast

30

20 18

.tt.

Soup

28.

20 18.

Stock

牛肉排

32

24

Steak Sirloin

45

800-36

Sausages:

40

26 20

par set 16:

Goese

10 12

"Tongue, corned

Tongua, fresh

each 80

60 80

4,00

80

Head!

#

Heart

$1.50 lb. 24

-$1.20

18 14

Hump, Salt

izb.

*18

Feet

each 12

10 12

Sulpe Pheasant

Kidneys Tail A

10.

12

20 22:

› Qual

Partridges

Liver

1814

Fruits.

Our market has been fairly. steady during the past week, but the volume of business has been rather small owing to the Chinese New Year Holidays beginning this calves Head & Fest. 4 set $1.20 $1.00 31.00

week.

Shanghai market is steady but quiet.

The following are the principal

alterations since last week

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 yearing 771 acres were delayed in the

Banks-Have declined grad- or shorter period at rates which will be Survey Office owing to removal of

the Office. This brought thually during the week but buyers quoted on application.

actual number of lots approved to 785 and the total area to 12040 continue to take up any shares

offering.

A. H. FERGUSON, Manager. Hongkong, 15th April, 1925,

acrés. The large area alienated in 1937 is due to the fact that ten applications alone accounted for THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. 23,840 acres, the remaining 230 up-

rlications representing 5,314 (Taiwan Ginko.)

Incorporated by Special Imperial: Chartar, 1890. Capital Subscribed..... Yen 45,000,000 Capital (Paid-up): ..... Yen 88,875,000 HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa.

-BRANCEES;

Omaka.

only.

It is doubtful if all and now taken up will be retained per manently as some portions of it may be found unsuitable later and be surrendered..

There will be no objection to the surrender of land which, after a fair trial, is found to contain poor

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

INETHERLANDS TRADING, SOCIETY.)

BAFASZINTED. 1874 HONGKONG BRANDoe Hetamiseks 190," Authorised Capitals: 150,000,000 £12,500.00). Fald-Up Capital... 80.000.000 46866671 JAPAN Tokyo Yokohama, Kobe, soil but the new terms do admit of the possibility of a man picking, Reserve Fand...G. 20,436,861 3peciall Horan..., 22,660,000 £ 1,885.337FORMOSA: Giran, Kagi, Karenko,s it were, the eyes out of a block Kesinng. Bokoto, Nanto, Shin- and throwing back the remainder HEAD OFFICES:-Amsterdam.--

chiko, Taicha, Tainan, Takao, having held it free of all charge BASTEEN HEAD OFFICE-Bataria.

Tamsul Toyen, Heitoh, Taitoh CHINA: Shanghal, Hankirt, Amoy, for five or six years. This cannot Foochow, Swatow, Canton. of course be permitted and we have OTHERS: Hongkong, Singapore, been given to understand that, re Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, luctant as Government is to intro duce complications into the present simple and easily understood terms, it may be necessary to take steps to prevent abuse of them if abuse I found to become.common.

BRANCHES

Bandlerma, Bandoong

Djaklakarla

Kota Rad

Peaank

Padang

Bombay Okeribox Djeca ber The Hague Kobe

Meda MAOMWAY Palembang

Prolongan

Pontianak

Samarang

Bangoon Rotterdam

Shanghai, Еддаром Boorabais Soerakarte (Bol Tagili

Taj

Waitarredan

LONDON BANKDRS- National Provincial Bank, Ltd! Correspondents all over the world BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY

DESCRIPTION.

M. J. HERBBOILED,

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 OfficeYOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencies at;

Belavia.

Bansbay. Buenos ÄFTSS. Calcutta.

Obangebun

Dakrain: (Da

Newchwang New York Osaka:

Peking

Rangoon

Bombay, London, New York, Calcutta.....

LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and

Farr's Bank

The Commodents in the Commerall Centros in the Zyrtepens Continuu, uwla, Kan Philippino naschi, Java, Africa, 40%.

shush, Tingloo, Japan, red-hina, Hiera, Tudin D tea will wil be yeabor on appliss Enterent allowed up. Current Accounts, aut Fixed

ATTAKAGI,

Manager.

FONGKONG BRANCH:

8. Der Voax Road Central Hongkong, 1st November, 1925

Unions:Remain steady with buyers prevailing but few if any sellers!

Insurances-Cantons. could be placed at $800, and Hongkong Fires have come to business at $520

Hotels: A Considerable num- ber of shares have changed hands, at $7:10 and $7% closing with buyers at $7.40

Tripe g

Pig's Chitlings

Mutton Chep

Log

lb.. 55

Shoulder Saddle

羊城肉

55

40

Per set 3

lb. 20

15

40.

15

20

10

10

12

-10

Il 52

42

25

29.

21

Brains Fest

Fry

Head

Heart

H

Kidneys

Liver

Pork Chop

#

Log

Loin

#

Fat or Lard

Sheep's Head & Fest.

Heart

Kidneys Liver.

Sucking Pigs, to order Buet, Beef

Electrics-Are wanted at $49 without attracting sellers.

Trams: Are steady and have come to business at $19

China Sugars: Continue Yeal neglected.

China Providents and China LightsAre quiet with buyers at quotations.TS.

Antto

Fresh

Steamboats:Have been more Barber Bresn or less neglected during the week. Hongkong Lands: Have been

Water Fish. the medium of a considerable busi- nesa at $57% and 858 and closed

Catfish firm with buyers at $571

Cary Humphreys Are wanted, at The figures given above refer to $13% without attracting sellers. Codfish

Cattle land alienated on Provisional Lease Cements Are nominal and Craba

Dsb nosa figures showing the total bands... chly. We have not yet at our dis- few, if any shares have changed ares of land alienated under Na- tive Title. From returns which we have seen it will amount to several thousand acres as may be judged from returns already to hand which show, Monggatal End Ferriess Are steady and Inanam 1,208 dcrea; Papar 1,817 wanted at $50, but no sellers under

$52

THE BANK OF CHINA, res Kotabelud 836 acres,

行銀國中

(Spacially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China

on the 22nd of November 1917 Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund.

*9,689)

HEAD OFFICE: EEKING

HONGE

BRANCH:

Tuaran S60 acres Penampang and Putatan 1970 acres,

A pleasing feature has been the fact that demand for innd has not

THE MERCA

Wharves Are frm with Race buyers at $120% but few if any Dog Fish sellers.

Docks-Buyers at $62 but no sellers under 54

London Quotations of the 10th inst Banks 128 Indos De-

hells 24-168.-30 ferred

handon Lon dona 2/4.7/16 and T/Tun Shanghai is Tle 78

Exchan

The Ewo 2 Cotton tille, BANK OF declared a dividend

0.288UE

payable on March 12, the year

1926 amou

Almonds

Apples California)

Bananas (bride'k)

Carambola ..

Cocoanuts,

Lemons, Chin

Lemon (America)

Lichees, Dried

Oranges

Pearuts

Oranges (Canton)

Péarn (Canton);

Persimmons, Large:

Plantain

Pamelo, Stam

Walnuta Granon

Fish.

"Best"

Bri

Cabbag

Care Shoots, Cauliflower.

Carrots

Celery Chin Chilies Dr

Curry Stoff,

Garlic

152.

Gack 48

82

Vegetables, &c

815 $2.50

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