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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST

BANKING CORPORATION."

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG. Authorised Capital 850,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid up...$30,000,000: Bezerve Funds

Storling.2,500,000 Silvor.....$27,000,000-

Beserve Liability of $30,000,000

Proprietor

COURT OF DIRECTORS:

D: 0.. M.Birnard). Rag -Charman Hon. Mr. A. Di qug Popaty Chaleann

W. E. Boll

A. R.Compton F.H. Helo, k,. T

s. Small Mar

A. Piamma,.,

HP: White, Esq.

W. L. Faltonen, a. 168 M. Young, Hug

-CHIEF MANAGER:

A. H. BARLOW, Esq. .

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

LONDON BANKERS,

Westminster Bank, Ltd..

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in

LOCAL CURRENCY

FIXED DEPOSITS Percived for one year og shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on Serns which will be quoted on application

Hongkong, 8th April, 1996.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THO

so basiness of the above. Bank is condunted by the HONGKONG: AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION, Bules may be obtained- on application.

INTEREST on deposita is calculated! ourthe lowest balance during saob. com. pleted Calendar Month at 3 per cent. per annume Should there be no balance on any day in a month no intarest. will be allowed for that month.

Dapcelborn may transfer at their option Balance of $100 or more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAT BANK ko bo placed on PIXED DEPOSIT at CURRENT RATES..

For the HoreROKA & SEANOMAT

BANKING CONTORATION,

AH BARLOW

Chlef Managin

Hongkong, 7th January, 1926.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

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HEAD OFFICE:

96, Boulevard Haussman, Parisi.

ASIA, LIMITED.

FEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG, 10, Dan Voux. Honal Cantral, Hongkong. Authorized Capital $20,000,000: Paid-up Capital

,000,000 Fostro Fund (1026)

1,200,000

---4sit+414u: DIRECTOR31

on. Six Shou-son Chow-Chairma Fung Ping Ehan Mok Ching Kong Li Koon Chun Wong Yan Tong

Huyah Tal

PEEwok

Nr: Ching' Luk

Fang Wal Ting

Kan Ying Po Chan Chlag Shak

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted Loans granted on: approved securities.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let. "

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Managem

Hongkong, 8th February, 1321

行釵商工法中

BANQUE FRANCO CHINOISE

pour le

Commerce et L'Industrio (Incorporated in France),

4. Chater Road, Victoria, Bangkong, HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rus Bt. LazarO,

Caplial Reserren:.

14

Park

2. Fry 20,000,000 --

F21.160.000

posial Working Capital... Ers 56,009,000

Paria! Balyon Poking. Union

S

BRANCHER

Lyons Arailer Haiphong Hanal Shanghali Plentin Hongkong.

BANKERS!

FRANCE Societe Generale

Banque; Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et des: Pays Bas.. LONDON Midland Bank Ltd..

NEW YORK: Ivring: Bank Columbia

Frant C

A. ROLLIN, Manager. Hongkong, Lat. Docember, 1926,

THE CHINA MAIL

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

·NATIVE RUBBER.

DUTCH EAST INDIES PLANTING MORE TREES..

Outlook Good!

unrend

SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1926,

HONGKONG TIDE

observations, taken at the Kaulung tidal observatory 'under the direc tion of Dr. Doberat during the years 1887, 1888, and 1889ake

The times and heights are given for Kaulung; but they may be used. for the Victoria Naval yard and Aberdeen the forences being very small

to do, and it is unhappily what only sound remedy for that dia they are not doing

lense is to provide employment by

giving fair chances to Capital and The tide table given below has One of the main factors in sup- Why it hard to understand. Industry Let the Government been obtained by aid of the Tide port of this opinion is that the Apparently they are obsessed by make possible for our employers predicting Machine, which In- unakilful tapping by the native fear of the results, not to the na- and workmen to compete in the sludes 40 components for the better causes a destruction of trees which tion but to themselves and their world-markuts and unemployment prediction of tides, from the re- is excessive. Thus destruction of party. Mr. Churchill seems to be will automatically begin to curesult of the analysis of the tidal capital takes place on a large sente. haunted by the notion that there itself. This destruction would be accon

are immense and formidable in- tuated as long as the prevalent duoncos operating on the side of An important factor in the price high prices last. No perlod of rest extravagance. Ho foreshadows

and trumpery. of rubber will be the amount of would be allowed to the tress, and some Įrubber produced by the natives In thus still more troos would be wast attempt at rutranchraert and! koud- the Dutch East Indies, and theraedt Another factor which adds to exclaims that he knows his the virtuous efforts will meet with for it may be of interest to sum-the cost of production is marise the expert oßinions on this Government tax which now-a-days depreciation and misrepresenta subject recently published, says the claims one-eighth of the profit, thustion and will encounter a flood of Hague correspondent of therafing the cost of production opposition which will probably

materially. Christian Science Monitor" -

bring them to, nought.. Since the rubber, boom the ex The native rubber Broduction has pert of adve rubber has been become an important economie Why is Mr. Churchill so timid? grently stimulated It amounted to factor for the Dutch East Indies. Of what or whom is he afraid? Is 1921 to not more than 6,000 tons. In the Arab place there is the imit the vested interests, the Labour representing a value in Americanprovement in the trade balance of vole in the constituencies, or the While the export passive resistance - på « in · over- money of $2.000.000; in 1926 it was the country. about 120,000 tons at a value of value of rubber has,much increased, nourished officialdoma? $100,000,000; One-fourth of the a comparatively small increase of the wrong Eine if he shrinks be no need to waste yours, for it you saver 18 C 281 80i) m 6. 19 13:0 total expors came from the Bjambi imports takes place. The 250,000,- fore district.. in Sumatra.

Buth

*

MANY A GOOD DINNER He is ou

in wastod on a poor appetite. There's

real or imaginary poorly,

The times of high-and low-water must not be considered to coincide i with the "times of slack-water and change of current, the two phanomena being quite distinct.

April 16 to 22, 1926. DATE HIGH WATER LOWER WATER

Standard Standard

Times

臼出,

April

',

H

Tim001

m1 165, 4:26 1

m1 486723 17 228 4.5 6. 843 Sun. 18 m 140 4.1m 542.7 023 8:18.911.9 Mon. 13 No interior high sor Law walor 29b86.9810 7 12.0

son how [wator 14819 0

rater 45.6 Thuram 8 1440 m 0141.8

Pinkettos, the dainty little 000 florins or $100,000,000 worth of obstacles. He ought to know that bio fool billous, liverish,, headachy,) Dr. A. A. L. Rutgers. Director exported native rubber during 1925 if he is bent on economies of the laxatives and liver regulators, are just Sat,

perfection to sat matters right... of Agriculture, Trade and Industry owes nothing to foreign capital largest kind-not mere sham and Try Pinkettes to-night, you'll feel in the Dutch East Indies, considers while European rubber estates have pottering-he will have the over- better in the morning. They also that it will be a long time before required more than $100,000,000 whelming waight of public opinion relieve Piles; by keeping the system age, 20 other sh

purify the breath, clear the skin, In the second with him. The country is begin-clean and wholesome they keep you native rubber growing will reach foreign capital.

He place this extensive native culture ning to understand its perth and well. Of chemists; or post free, 80 the Hmit of its development.

pmes to this candhision by com- provides greater opportunity for will support leaders who show it cents the vial from Dr. Williams Medi Wed.

cine Co., 60 Klangse Road,, Shanghai, paring the area of productive plan-employment and Increases pros- the way out. tations (over six years old) with perity in the rubber districts.

And, as: for unemployment, the PINKETTES KEEP YOU WELL. || that of young plantations with the

nte at which planting is proceed. ing at present, and by comparing

* ·LATEST WILLS..

h

·Gross.

the older productive areas with those in which rabber growing is Mr. Kenneth Mathieson, stik either in its infancy or in course of development.

Unprocedented Planting.

Since the end of 1022, planting Has been proceeding everywhere o an unprecedented acade..

In

Heary descriptilla of Banking and general, it may be said that the Exchange Business Transacted. Corre-young plantations exceed in nuen- ber of trees those in course of pro- spondents throughout the world.

duction. In the Djambé district, [for instance, which from a predilu. tive standpoint is the most impor tint it is estimated that in 1924 there were twice as many produc Live trees, as could be tapped by the available labour. As the vast majority of young trees were plant- ed its 1022-1035, the greht increase in production may be expected after 1928 unless high prices, such as have been attained since the middle (of 1925, stimulate the population to overlapping, which would ramainy temporarily unproductive.

sbscribed Capital F13.71,000,000.00 THE CHARTERED BANK OF Fald-Up Capital Fr.68,400.000.00 Kaarra) Fund . F: 69.687:288154 INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

BRANCHES:

Finnoli

f

Bangkok Batinang

Clon

Dijhontti

Nonmen

Pondicherry Hongkong #nikon

kunnaii Mengtze

Shigpore:

Haiphong

Paprito Brking

Part-Brazi

Hankaw

Tient-in Tearanc Trotz-Penh Formanfu

BANKERS!

IN FRANGE: Comptoir National«lRaṇompta de ari Grod. Leonnals; Haine de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industrial et Commercini Bociete Gener'in,

IN LONDON: The Nailona) Provincial & Union Bank of England : Comptoir Nations Ewompte de Paris; frodit Lyonnais IN NEW YORK: J. Pi Marzan & Gas French Amarionn Banking Corporation; Guamnty Trant Ob, of New York,

Internt alloweddion-Cirerant. Accounts; and Mized Dupanita neuording to arrangammt.

·Evary description of Banking and Exchange Business Iranowalində,

A. LECOT,

Naragar. Hongkong, 11th December, 1925.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

+ (NETHERLANDS: TRADING: SOCIETY,)

HAYANGANO. 1894,

Horexone Beamon Berantanımı: 1906).

Authorized Capital,150,000;500 £12,500,00 Paid-Up Capital 89.000.000 6.360.411

Epecial Betervm...G. 22,600,000 & 1,998,ma

4

HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam, BASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia. BRANGEES':-

Handjarmasin Bratovag Bombay

Calcutta

Djekjekurta

Kota-Bas

Padang

Cheribon The Hagna Kobe

Macar

Palembang

Damber

Modan Pecalangan Rangoon Shaoghal

INCORPORATED BY BOYAL CHARTER, 1858,

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Pald-up Capital Roserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-

priators

.22,000,000 $4,000,000

+£8,000,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business: transacted,,

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

AE. FERGUSON,

Manager. Hongkong, 15th April, 1926.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. "Talwan Ginko.)

Incorporated: by Special Imperial

Charter, 1889. *.

“.

Capital Subscribed Ten 45,000,000 Ten 39,375,000 Capital (Paid-up),

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh; Formosa.

BRANCHEE:

...

JAPAN: Tokyo, Yokohama,

Osaka

Dr. Rutgers considers that in the next five years the production of native rubber will rise to 240,000 tons."unless special preventive far- tors make their influence felt. These factors may take the form of shortage of land or labour, prema- ture exhaustion of the land, or Lunremunerative prices. As a rule there is no lack of land among the population of the Outer Possessions that is, the islands of the Dutch East Indian Archipelago outside Java and Madura

4.

merchant, of Balfour, Wiliamson and · Col Gracechurch-street, EC., a director of Lloyds Bank, Ltd. Captain William Thomp

ach (48) of Giggles.. wick Yorks. Inte and Durham "Light" in- fantry, for some years. Master of Wharfedale (Malton and Kendall Otter Hounds

Mr. Hedley Feckett (66), of Huddersfield, wool

$162.748

len cloth manufacturer 52;303 Mr. Rees: Hamies

(86) of Pondardutais, Glam retired tin plate manu- facturer...

Mr. John Dodson (73), of Norwich, Norfolk, gro-

cor

Mr.

Bail, James

of Workington, Cumber

נו

No interior high war Low

6 €ls 6,5 m P. 40: 4:3

HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

Butcher Meat.

April 7,,June, Juna,.

Tangue, corned

ם

1926, 1818 1914. s.

Clas, Cte Ctr.

37*26 12:

Chicken

Holbow

Poultry.

April June, Juno, 3028 1018 13244.

Cto. Cts. Cts.

18:

60 30

อย

06.

30

09

10 28: 30)

esch 30 22

21

21.

Beer. Sirloin

Prime Gutmanin

377 28 12:

Capone, Small

*

Corned

877

23' "12

Capons, Large),

1

Roast

...57

24. 22.

Duck

76,875

21

Breast

30.

20

18

DOYER

#

Soup

$0 20 18:

Egga, Han (cooking)..

per oz. 83

18.

22

Steak.

IR

97 24

22

Eggs, Hen: (frash).

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H

#40 25 20

Steak. Sloin

$7

"

80 85

Fowis, Canton

*# D..

80

36

24:

M

Sausages

40. 26

20:

„Fowls, Bainan

21

85 24 24

Bullock's Brains....

per set 1510

13:

Geeze

50

24

H

Tongue, fresh.

each 901

60

Pigeons, Canton,

白糖

Bach: 50

301

35,000

80). " ---..

.

28

Head

15. $1.00

~$1.20)

Turkeys, Cock

$1.10

Heart

lb.

24

Turkeys, Han

85.

51

"

M

31,658

降

Hump, Salt...

38

187

Snipe

each-

each 15

17

Pheasant themover pig

pair

15

મ

Qual

26

17

Partridges

Ib.. 27 18

牛仔頭雞

Bot 11:20 $1.00-$1.00:

55

腰

25

521

* 24:

30

40:

land, theatre proprietor. 26,867

NOT REALISED.

Winston's Sham:

Axe.

Feet...

Kidneys 4

Til

#

#

Liver

Tripe

Calves" Head' & Foot..

Mutton Chop

Leg

Shoulder

Saddle

Pig's Chitlings

Braina

1,

M

Feet

*

Fry

Head

H

2

7

Heart Kidneys

Liver

As Chance for of the Exchequer, Mr. Churchill has been a sad dis-| appointment, says the "Weeitly Dispatch. When he came to the Treasury we were all aware that he did not know much about finance. But we hoped his courage and energy would supply the de Little Lack of Labour.

Aciency and that he would set him. With regard to a shortage of self in earnest to grapple with the labour, this certainly exists in the overmastering, question of releas- Pork Chop. Province, of Djambi. However, it ing British Industry from the coils

Leg: is nowhere else prevalent, as the which are, throttling it to death...

Lota native rubber grower is able to pay It was the hour for a statesman

Fat, or Laida.

Heart.

H

Kidneys Liver

牛羊仔仔

小羊猪猪猪猪猪猪猪猪羊羊羊羊乳牛牛

higher wages than other employers, who would reduce, public expendi-sheep's Head & Feet... Although premature exhaustion isture by tens and scores of millions, factor of some importance, it is and that was what was expected not nearly so great--according to from Mr. Churchill The expecta- Dr Rutgers as various writers on tion has not been realised.

Sucking Pigs, to order. H Kobe, the subject would have us believe. Barve and G. 10.838,361 AL48 FORMOSA:- Giran, Kagh, Karenko, No land has ever yet been per the Cabinet, has professed a great

Mr. Churchill like his leader in Suet. Best.

"Mutton Keelung, Bokoto, Nanto, Shinmanently lost for production by chiku

Talchu, Tainan, Takao, overtapping.

regard for economy.. Neither has | Veal Tamsui, Toyan, Heltoh, Taitali.

Saniagar As far as the price is concerned, done anything effectual to promote CHINA-Changhal, Hankow, Amoy, the data published on the subjector is there a likelihood that

Foochow, Swatow, Canton. OTHERS: - Hongkong, Singapore, show that native rubber growers substantial results will be in- dicated' in the forthcoming Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, can profitably produce at prices. Bombay, London, New York, which mean a loss to the European Economy Bill. We know already Barbel Calcutta.

planter. Production at a cost of that the Budget will be a big one 18 cents to 24 cente a pound-Lon- and a bad one; for the national don standard quotations--is normal burden will be no less than that for the native producer. None or of last year, and probably heavier. the four factors mentioned above The Government's few retrench. Carp ean, in the near future, concludes ments, chiefy in the active Dot Catfish Dr. Rutgers, reduce to any great the administrative-departments of Codfish extent the production of native the fighting Services, are offact Crabs. rubber..

elsewhere. There is no drastic Cuttle Fish Quite different is the opinion of curtailment of our swollen Civil Dab..

Our taxa. Dace another expert. Mr. J. N. Burger, Service establishments. managing director of various rub-tior per head will still remain Dog Fish ber companies in the Dutch East [higher than that of wealthy Eala, Conger Indies. At a dinner in commemora America, and out of all proportion tion of the foundation, 1215 years beyond that of Continental na-

Pamang

Botterda

Singapore Tagui

Pozlianak

Boera batz Boerskaria (Bak Tlinting Welterredim

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

DESCRIPTION...

J. C. MAASSEN, '

Acting Manager. Hongkong, 19th March, 1028.

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD.

Established 1880..

Capital (full paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund

Ton 86,500,000

Head Offes:-YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies at

Newchwang New York

Estaría.

Bombay.

Buenos Ayred.

Calcutta

Canton.

Changchun

32.

Osaka.

Peking. Rangoon Rio de Jansbro, Saigon. Fangtian (Mukden), San Francípec.

Dairen (Dalny),

Hamburg

Hankow Harbin

Honolulu.

Kal. Ynen, Tarachi.

Boattle. Semarang. Shanghal

rabaya. Sydney, Tiental

Los Angeles

Tokyo

Lgens,

Iobe. London.

Tsingtan” Viadroatoe

Enderuth allowed in. Derrant Accoubk Deposita received for fixed periodu að saban de be obtained on application.

mgkang, 11th March, 1996,

LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and Parra Bank.

Centres in the appear Continent. Rassin, n

The Bank has Corregendenta in the Commercial shuria, Tsingtao, Japan, Indo-China, Blam, indin Philippine Tail Jara, Atrics, &C

Interest rulowed un Current Acconta, and Fixed Pepulte at to which will be gaoted on applios

T. TAKAGI

Manager. HONGKONG BRANCH:

tion

T

2. Des Your Road Central, Hongkong, at November, 1926.

THE BANK OF CHINA, ago, of the Netherlands Associationtions.

行銀國

(Specially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917).... Authorised Capital : $60,000,000.00, Paid-up Capital um. $18,278,600,00 Reserve Fundinnen $9,629,425.24

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.

HONGKONG BRANCHI 16) Queen's Road Central. Branches and Bub-branches all over China and Correspondents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world. London Bankara:The National Provin ̈cial arid Union Bank of England, Ltd. The Guaranty Trost Company of New New York Bankara: The Irring

National Bank PO

The Equitable Trari Company of New.

Interest, allowed on Current, Accounta

Hon

Bream

10

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Almonds

Apples California).

Fruits.

Bananas. (bride's).

Carambola

Coccanute

Lemons, China"

韫機

66.

th

20 24

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4

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13 7

Lemons (America),

Lichees, Dried

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Oranges (Canton).

·新會甜證

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22

Orangos.

生

10 12

紅雜誌

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6.

each 17

Ib. 14.

Feara. (Canton)

Persimmons, Largs.

Peanute

Plantain

Pamelo, Siam

Walnuts

Grapes

Artichokes

Bears, Sprout

Long

Best Rooted

Vegetables, &c.

Brinjals, Green

Red Cabbage, Chiness

(Shanghai)

Cane Sloota, bunch

Cauliflower (Large) sa

(Medium (Small)

oach 12

15

12:

50 26

1b.. 25.

320020

60.

86

40% 20

No. 1..

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Fish.

19 24

Canton Fresh

(省

Water Fish.

20 20

28

18 16

23 18 ·27

16.

Bitter Squash,

29 12 9

42

20

25

461 29 20

10: 16.

08

23

16:

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26 10.

22 10. 18

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Carrots. Celery, Chinese Chillies, Dried

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75

25

80

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Lettuce

82 28

Water Chestnuts

18

14 22

"Mushrooms, Fresh

Okrões

15

Onions, Bombay.

Стоед

Shanghai

26

Parsley

Potato, Sweet

Fresh Water

Yellow

„STOKU

Garoupa Gudgeon

Horrings Halibut

Labrua

of Rubber Dealers, he discussed the

Those States, though they' have present rubber situation and the opinion put forward by Dr. Rutgers. their own troubles, are recovery He estimated the production of ing from the depression of the war native rubber in the next five years much faster than ourselven: to much less than double of the Against Improvement in one or Lonch 1925 production

Lobsters

two branches we have to set. this. painful fact that our heavy manu Mecker facturing trades-shipbuilding, Monk THE MERCANTILE BANK OF fron and steel, machinery, mining: Mallet

INDIA LTD.

HEAD OFFICE:!!

15, Granchioda Benet, London, E. C Authorlión Capital

$3,000,000 Capital 1,800,000 1,050,000 1,850,000

Subscri Paid-up Reserve

textiles are still stagnant. And Oyster it is those industries by which Parrot We pay for the food and raw Perch material which we draw, and must, Pike) draw, from abroad it is those Place which are in direct competition Fomtre with, foreign rivals whose burden Pomfret of taxation is lighter than oun Praw own.

Unless we can lessen the load carried by our producers the great

export, Indu

collap

be ma

rles

will sink Gov ment.

Cone

Rock

“尾肚 水.

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EIIHI KIESKETOI

Cucumbers

At Green

Carry Stuff, English

Garlic

Gingor, Young ·

Old

Horseradish,

Indian Corn

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