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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG Authoritad Capital .................$50,000,000 Lauad and Fully Paid up...$30,000,000 Boierz Fundu

Sterling......1,500,000 Bliver 37,000,000

Bourre Liability of

Propriators LEARNING

$10,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

D. Ct. M. Borsari, Eag-Chairman

Hoa MAO. Lang,

#. EL. Bell, Eq

E. Compton, Esq.

TP.H. Holyask

Deputy Charman

TA. Plummet. Haqi

14. Wall; Ra

..P. White, Req."

W.L. Pattendra, Ex. 10. M. Young, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER:

A. H. BARLOW, Esq.

Manager: Shanghai--G. E. STIT), Esq.

LONDON: BANKERS, Westminster Bank, Ltd..

FIXED

QUERENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and DEPOSITS received for oDE, YGRF OF shorter periods in Local Currency And Sterling on terms which will be quoted: on application,

Hongkong, 7th February,, 1928,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK THE bustness of the above Bank is: sandustod by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION Bulbs may be obtained on application:

INTEREST on deposita in calculated on the lowest balanos during each com- plotod: Calendar Month at 3 per peut per annum. Should there be no balanco on any day in a month no intereat will bo allowed for that month..

Dapoadtors may transfor at thair option Balanss of 8100 or more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK. to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT: st JURRENT RATES.

Chlor ManagUT);

For the HowaĦONG & BRANDMA'T

BANKING CORPORATIONĮ, A. H. BARLOW, Eongkong, 7th January 1925. BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

›

HEAD OFFICE:

THE BANK OF EAST ASEA. LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICET HONGKONG, 10, Den Vowux Road Central, Honghong.

Authorised Capital ...$20,600,000?||

5,000,000: Paid-up Capital „destein Heserve Fund (1026) 1,200,000%,

- DIRECTORS: Hon.. Sir Shou-won: Chow Chairma

Dung Ping Shan Mok Ching Leng

Li Koon Chun

P. K. Ewok

Ng: Ching Lak

Pong, Wal The

Wong Yun Tong

Huyuh Tai

Kan Ying Po

Chan Ching Shak

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. "Loans rranted on approved securities.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to leta

KAN TONG PO,

Chlef ManagUE,

Flongkong, Bib Tobruary, 172)

行跟商工法

BANQUE FRANCO CHINOISE pour le

1

Commerce et D'Industrie (Incorporated in France).

5 Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong. HEAD OFFICE: 74,. Rxe 81. 'Lazare, Paris

Capitali

Fre: 20,000,000; ....F13:160,000 Reserves........................ Special Working Capital. Fr. 50.000)990-

CHINA MAIL

COMMERCE AND FINANCE

RUBBER MARKET.

Cabled Quotations From Singapore

By-Courtery of Messrs.

Carroll Bros.)

Singapore, March 4. The rubber market is; firmer. Raw rubber is now quoted at cents per pound.

SKIPPER'S TICKLE

Singapore Collision Echo

LM.SG. TAKES BASE UPL

On October 24 fast year at serious collision took place in Singapore harbour between the steamers 96"Conus" and "Marella, the latter

ship Being Inward bound..

The Balgownie Rubber Estates. Ltd. and. Ulu Benut. Consolidated Rubber Co, Ltd have both declared an interim dividend of, 15 per cent,

Quotations are:-

Bassetts...

Jerams

Straits,

3.40%

Long Arm Frauds The next com-

mouest type. A man obtains: goods on credit, sells them to sources which cannot be traced and then decamps, Refusal to a. Accept Delivery-A common type of foreign fraud.. Ordering goods to be sent to a foreign market and then refusing to accept them, afterwards buy- ing them in at "knock-down! prices at public auctions. Sample Frauds Expensive sam- ples are obtained and sóla without any attempt to get orders. Default on Large Orders,-A ärm puts through two or three small orders, for which payment is made promptly. A large order is then sent, but default, follows. Doubled Orders. The agent re- calves commission on the double order, but: 12, when the goods are delivered, he finds he is unable to sell the extra quantity ordered The Imperial Merchant Service.

on his own account, he repudiates Guild of which Society the Captain

the transaction and defaults. of the "Conus" la a member, came Over 800 names of undesirable to the conclusion, on receipt of full traders have already been circulat- reports on the case from their localed to participants in the scheme, [solicitors and agent, that this dect who themselves number 1,500. The sion was harsh and unconscionable "black Hat 19, increasing at the having regard to all the circum-rate of 80 a week.

As a result, of the Marine Court of Inquiry subsequently held at Singapore the "Marella" was held alone to blame for the collision and the master') = cortificate was suspended for nine months. The certificate of the captain of the Conus was also suspended, for three months ne the Cours hold that he had not rendered assistance to the "Marella after the collision fr accordance with the provisions of Section 422 of the Merchant Ship- ping Act,, 1894

stances, and strong, representations.

Allenbys

Alor Gajahs

250

Ayer Moleks

270

Ayer Panas

1275

Balgownies

400

1.40

Brogas.....

··1.75

Bukit Jelotongs

∙1.10

Bukit Katila

1.25

Changkat. Serdangs.

8.00

Connemaras

2:65

Glenealles

2:35

Indragiris

9:35

*1.65

Jimahs

22000

Kedaha

4,00

Paris:

BRANGERS

Lyons

Kempas

8,60

Mare Nos

Kuala Sidims:

*4:00

Balgon

Hilphong Hanoi

Peking Chciton

Shangha Tientaln

Lunas

were at once made to the Board of Trade on the matter."

17:90

Hongkong

Mälaka Pindas

2:80:

Malakoffa

450

Mandai Tekonga

.85

Mayfields

13:50

Uhi Benuts

New Serendaha

.80 4.30

Nyalas

13.25

Pajama ....

12:75

Funggorsi".

n.35

Sandycrofts

425.

Scudais...

2:05

Sungei Bagans:

450

vice, more especially in the Far

East where, the case has exélted'

Tapahs

28,00

Tambalaks. squis

great comment ashore and afloat.

1.30

Teluk Ansons ....

17.00:

United Malaccas

2.65

BANK'S DEBTS.

Utan Simpang

4:20

SOYA BEAN TRADE

BANKERS:

FRANCE:- Booiste Gennala,

Banque

Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas LONDON Midland Bank Ltdi. NEW YORK: Irving Boat Columbi

Trost. Col.

Evory description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Corre- spondents throughout the world,

A. ROLLEN, Manager.

Hongkong, Jat December, 1995.

#6, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.

Habscribed Capital Frs: 72,000,000,00 Fra. 63,400.000.00 Fre: 59,66728854 THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Pald-Up Capital

Reserve Fund

BRANCHES:

Binz kok

**Hanni

Bad to maling?

Hongkong

Pondicherry Paigon

Mongize

Rannalini

Dijont

Nommen

Singapore:

Port-Bayard

Papoote

Timiru

Haiphong, Hankow

Peking

Tograna

Pham Phan

BANKERS":

Yannandi

Canton

* IN FRANCE: Comptoir National'd'Escompte.

de arik; Grodit, Lyonusik; Banque do Paria et das Paya-Bay Credit Infantrioles. Commercial Metal Generaln

IN LONDON: The National Provincia): à Union Bank of England! : Comptoir National Recompte de Paris; Oroit Lyonnels IN NEW YORK: J. P. Marzan "&. Chip Franch American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trial Co. of New York.

Internet aliooon Current Acmants and Fizel Deposits according to arrangement.

Evory deaaription of Banking and Exchange Busiranoted.

'A. LECOT,

Manager.. Hongkong, 11th December, 1926.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDS. TRADING: SOCIETY.):

HETARLIGHED 1824, HONGKONG BRANCH ESTABLIKED 1906,

Authoriundi Capits. 150,000,000 £1,500,00): Paid-Up Capital... 80, 000 000 € 66,676 Bouve Fand G. 20,538,851 £ 1,711,48) 3poial ReservŘI...3: 22,660,000 £1,988,201 HEAD OFFICE:----Amsterdam, LASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia BRANCHES:- Bandjormaals Bandung: Bombay Oslotta Oberibon Djember

The Hague Kobe Macarar Madau

Pocsiengan

Djokicaria

Fota-Radja

Padang.

Patang

Palembang

Pontianak

Rangoon Rotterdam Bemarang Shanghai alagaporn Boerabala Scorakarta (Slo Legal

Weltevreden

LONDON BANKERS:---- National Frovincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. RANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY

DESCRIPTION.

M. J. HERBSCHLEB,

Agent. Hongkong, November 4, 1924,

THE

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Paid-up Capital! Rogerve Fund

.£8,000,000). 24,000,000

Reserve. Blability of Pro- e3,000,000

prietors *** FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted!:..

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year er shorter period at rates which will be quoted on application.

A. EL FERGUSON, Manager. Hongkong, 15th April, 1926,

A Remarkable Expansion,-

It was in November, 1908, ac- cording to the "Bulletin Deendaire," that the first shipment of soya beans: to Europe passed through the Suez Canal This was by, way

NOW I WONDER WHO THAT CAN BE

Very often this in your first thought when you receive a message to call up such and such a telephone number. You can find out, onally from the Telephone Handbook which gives the numbers in the nuisarion! order. You simply turn the pagas and the number, and son who i 3. that has been calling you..

The Telephone Handbook can be obtained from, the yab No., Wyndham Street, price) one dollar,"

HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE

The Board have now wired to the Guild informing that body that. It has been decided to return" the cer-" bificate of the captain of the "Conus"" forthwith. The case is looked upon by masters and officers As one of the greatest importance..! and the, décision of the Board will undoubtedly be. Aufled with satis- faction by the whole of the certif- cated officers of the Merchant Ser-Boat Sloin

Collecting, Asia Corporation's Old Accounts.

Hongkong residents who remem- ber the local branch of the Asia- Banking Corporation will read the following with interest.

Manila, Feb. 25.

of an experiment, as before then Mr. N. E. Mullen anid that the the product was practically unfact, that old outstanding accounts known on this side of the world. of the Asin Banking Corporation of A few months later, a steamer this city could be liquidated at traversed the canu with 5,200 tons time when the commerce of the ef beans, shipped from Vladi-country is supposed to be at a stand- vestock to Hall Quite suddenly still is a good proof that the people the traffic assumed very large are on financially well off.

Mr. Mullen, who is representing dimensiona, the quantity shipped

vin Suez in 1909 being 442,000 tons, the. Asle Banking, Corporation of Dov the course of the next few New York, following the decision of years, however, the trade slacken-the board of directors of the bank led appreeiubly, until in 1913, the to close its branch office in this city shipments did not amount to more about two years ago, said that in LTD.than 298,000 tons..

his opinion the commerce of the country would be revolutionized. this year.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN,

(Taiwan Ginko.)

Incorporated by Special Imperial

Charter, 1999. .

Capital Subscribed Capital (Paid-up):

Yen 45,000,000

Ten 89,575,000 HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formoss..

||

BRANCHES:

The trade revised, at firat rather slowly, after the war (124,000 tons in 1920); then became. more accentuated in 1923 (409.000 tons); and in the last two years has reach ed levels which it had never pres viously attained, namely, 565,000 tona in 1924 and $89,000 tons in

1926.

27

Bullock's BrainNİ

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

Butcher Meat.

February 8 June, June,

1929 1918 1914.

Cta Ct Cts.

Poultry.

February 3, June, June,,

1926 1018. 1914.

Cta. Cia. Ola

1b. 65 80 81

6028 80

65

+48

Pigeons, Canton

Holhow

* 16.

lb 82, 24.12.

Chicken

Prime Cut

Corned

8229 12 23 12

Capons, Small

Capons, Large

28 30

Roast

82 24 22

Duck

22:21

Breast

80-20

13:

Doves

sach 80

22" 21

H

Soup

28 20

-18

Egga, Hen (cooking)...

par oz..80

18

Steak

92%...24

22

„Eggs, Hen (fresh)

新鮮熱愛

40 25

ກ

Steak Sirlyin...

4580

85

Fowls, Canton

T2 88

40 20

20

Fowls, Hairian:

68

per set. 16 10 12

Geass:

12

$247-24

Tongue, fres Tengue, cor Head

anch 80 60

801

白

Bach, 48

80

$1.00 60

32

15:$1.00-

ib.

Hump, Salt Feed: Kidney's

»

24 18 14′′ 2018

85

51

Snipe

each 88

each 12. 10)

14 20 12:

Tall

*Partridges

Liver

Trips:

Heart

Calves Head & Fest. Mutton Chep

(0, $1,500 $1.20

15: 25 20 22

22 18 14

12 B.. 7

net $1.20 37.00 $1.00-

lb.. 23 ·15

15..

55. 26

Leg

ያኔ.

55-26

Shoulder

53 24

P

Saddle

乾肉

56

n

Pig's Chitlings

40

n

Brains

Fer set 3 timma

12

Foet.

Fry 21

* 40

10.

18

Head

24 20

H

Keart.

each 15

10.10

"

#

Kidneys

12 10.

Liver

18.

H

Chop

猪排骨

J

Leg:

Loin

Fat. or Lard

·3).

Heart ...an

22:

Kidneys...

Liver A

Sucking Pigs, to order.

52 80 24

412 25 23

45

'48.28 "27"

2821

por sat 90 10 60% 1,70

Turkeys, Cook

Turkoya, Hen

Pheasant

Quail..

Almonds.... Apples California)

Bananas (bride's).

Fruits.

Carambola opä Corvanute

Lemons, China

Lemons (America)

Lichees, Dried Oranges (Canton) Oranges

Pears (Canton).

Peanuts

Persimmons, Large. Plantainy..

Pumelo, Slam

Walnuts

B

16

12: 10

65

28" 25

25 25 22

Grapes

20 18

羊

28

20 -18

H

Bandages

2020-

No.

Fig

Another indication that the peo-Pork (ple have "money to burn this year, according to Mr. Mullen, is the fact that the Phillippine Motors Corpo- ration, of which the Asia Banking Sheep's Hand & Fest.. Corporation is the controlling stocks holder, started the year with the When the trade firat began, the largest sale has ever experienced. JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, shipments consisted almost exaince it was taken over by the bank

Osaka,

clusively of the boans themselves. Further mare Mr. Mullen said, Suet Beef

Mutton FORMOSA: —— Giran, Kagi, Karenko, the oil being extracted in Europe.when high-priced cars are in great

Keelung, Bokoto, Nanto, Shin- But gradually the producing die demand, it je u sign that the people Veal chiku, Talohu, Tolstricts (Manchuria and China) be are prosperous. The Philippine Tamaui, Toyen; Heitah, OBINA-Shanghai, Hankow, Amáy, gan to export the soya oll, so that Motors Corporation is the sole dis Foochow Swatow, Canton, - this, which in 1913 figured in the tributor of the Studebaker and Au OTHERS: Hongkong, Singapore, canal traffic to the extent of only burn eara in this country.

Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, London, New York, 1.000 tons, is represented in the 3t is not believed likely that the Calcutta.

1925 traffic by no less than 110,000 Asia Banking Corporation will re- tona..

the head office of the bank in New unita branch office in the city. York being still, allant about the matter Almost all of the assets Carp and liabilities of the Manila branch Catfish of the bank, with the exception of Codfish, a good number of outstanding Crabs, Faccounts and the stocks of the Cattle Fish

Philippine Motors Corporation, Dab were turned over to the Inter- Dace national Banking Corporation when Dog Fish the branch was closed in 1924.

Eels, Com As it is a pected that the re- 229maining outstanding accounts of 878 the bank will be liquidated this 620year, it is believed that the offices 667

LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and

Parr's Bank.

The Bapk how Correspondante in, the Commoralal Cantram án, Ulfs. European Continent, Russia, Man- cheria, Taingtas, Jepna.. Indo-China, Mara, India, Philpping Teland, Java, Afrion, de..

Interest allowed un durrant Accorinte, and Flind Deposite aŭ rates, which will be quoted on applion

T. TAKAGI,

Lion

Under these two forms, beans and oil, the aoya trafic through the Suez Canal is shown in the append editable.

Beans. O Total

(In thousands of tons)

1909

442.

8

445.

A

1910

450.

12

462

Manager. HONGKONG BRANCË; *

1911

285

19

404

8. Des Voeux Road Central.

1912

306

-53:

449

Hongkong, 1st November, 1925.

1913

298

31

829

1920

124 81

205

YOKOHAMA SPECIE

1921

157 72

BANK LTD..

1922

281 -92

Established 1880.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

1923

400 111

1824

556

112

1925

·Reserve Fund mannka Yes 88,540,000

of the bank here will be closed be

639 119, 1758) |fore the approach of 1927; unless

How the total traffe, in oleagin the 1923 board of directars of the

ous products of all descriptions corporation decides «ta, embark

Capital (full paid-up).. Yen 100,000,000 (Specially Authorised by Presidential

Mandate of the Republic of China;

on the Land of November, 1917), passing through the cans has again on banking in this country, $60,000,000.00 Varied between 1918 and 1925 to The charter of the branch still $18,278,500,00 indicated below

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA":

Branches and Agencies att

Bufarik.

∙Bomber...

Changchun

Etenos Ayres.

Calcutta.

Canton

Dairan (Dalny).

Hamburg.

Harblú.

Newchwang

New York.

Osaka,

Peking:

Rangoon.

-Rio de Janeiro.

Salgon

Wangtian (Mukden). San

Hanow

Honolulu.

Kal Yout Karschi

Beatt

Authorised Capital ....

Paid-up Capital

Reserra Fundi

HEAD OFFICET PRKING.

HONGKONG BRANCHI

Feeds, (cotton,

linseed, rape sesame, etc; Soya beans Ground nuts,

4, Queen's Bond Central Branches and Sub-branches all over | Copra China and Correspondents in Europe, America and other parts of the "world, London Bankara: The National Provin. unelal and Union Bank of England, Evd The Guaranty Trust Company of New:

Newbolork Bachers; ime Fall von

National Behka

holds good." Philippines Herald:

FLACK SHEEP

decrease 887,000

7841,000

·268,000 (384,000:

Defauiting and Eldw-paying

Nat incre

Barbel Bream

Canton Fresh Water Fish

"LIVE BE DË HOME ME 17E ZUÜRERH

رو

85

pair $1.80

$1.50

W

each 14-

The

15

8

30

15

.36.

12

14

Vegetables, &c.

Artichokes

Barnes, Sprouts.

1924

19

Long

20

Beet Booto

18

16

26

1627-

20

12

9

20 25

-50). 1928 - 261

20

Bitter Squash

Brinjale, Gréen

J21

Red

Cabbage, Chinese

(Shanghai) Cane Skoote, bunch Cauliflower (Large)

(Medlam 富榮花 (Small)

Carrots Celery, Chinese-

10 18

Chillies, Dried

30

Red

80

Curry Stuf

15

Cucumbers

Garl

Ginger,

Borsare

Indian Com

Lettuce, Water Che

Mush

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