HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI THE LANK OF EAST
HANKING CORPORATION.
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HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG. Authorised Capital 250,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid np...$20,000,000) Reserve Funda:--
Starling......€4,500,000 Silvor...$27,000,000!
Reserva Liability of
Proprietors.......
$30,000,000
COURT, OF DIRECTORS:
Hon Mr. Di G. M. Bernard-Chair
Hon. MrA. O: Lang,Doputy Chalraman.
FA..Plummer, Eng..
G. & Young, Hay..
ASIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONGRE 10) Den Virkx Hand Contral;. Hongkong
Authorized Capital $10,000,000 Paid-up Capital venonne
***** 4,000,000) >Reserve Fund (1028)
1,200,000
DIRECTORS:. Hon. Six Shou-on: Chow
m.frma Feng Ping Shan Mor Ching Kong Li Koon Chun
Wong Yu Tong
F. L. Kwok Boyub Tal Ng Ching Lak Kan Ying Po Pong Ting Chan Ching Shor PORE, Warp Tanks and Exchange business transseted Loans granted on approved securities o
SAFE DEPOSH BO'S to let,
KAN TONG POL
Chief Manager,
Hongkong, 8th February, 172:36 -
W.. El Bell Fac
A. R. Compton
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F.H. Halyok, D.
T4 Weedil on H..P.. Whita, Faqi
WL Pattanden,
CHIEF MANAGER!!
A. H. BARLOW, Esq...
Manager: Shangha-G. H. STITT, Eng.
LONDON BANKERS.
Westminster Bank, Ltd.
行銀商工法中
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in
IL
LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE
DEPOSITS received for cho year or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on torms which, will be' quoted' on application.
Hongkong, 21st April 1920. HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
TE
NEE burtness of the above"Book
conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Rulas may be obtained on application,
INTEREST on deposits is calculated' on the lowest balanos) during saab com plated Calendar Mouth at 31 per cent, per annum. Should thore be no lo oo any day in a month no interest wil be allowed for that, month..
Depositora may transfer at their Option Balance of $100 or more to the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at CURRENT RATES..
For the HoraXONG ♣ SKANGMAS EAKTING CORTONATION,,
A. EL BARLOW,
Chief ManagUI:
Hongbook. 7th January 1920..
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE..
HEAD OFFICE:
$5, Boulevard Haussman, Parisi, “
Enbscribed Capital - Frs. 77,000,000:00/
BRANCHES4
Bangkok Hanol:
Pondicherry
Battambang Hongkong
Canton
Menstr
Prigon Shanbal
Dihenti
Noume
Angapore
Fort-Bayard
Proele
Tintain
Peking
Haiphong Hankow Pnor
Penh
"BANKERS
Thursne Yunnaaf
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'acompta de ari; Credit Lyonnais Banque de Paris at das Paya-Bar; Credit Industrielles Commerola) Booinio Generaln
pour l'e Commerce et L'Industrie (Incorporated in France).
, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong..
HEAD OFFICH: 74, Kuo SB1. Lazaro, Parlo
Capital ..........
Special Working Capital
Paris
Frs:20,000,000- ........... Fr II, 162.000,-
50,009,000
Balgon
Poking Danton
BRANCHES!
Lyons Haiphong Hauch
Tientaln
Shanghal Hongkong.
RANKUBI FRANCE Societe Generals Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas.. LONDON:- Michland-Bank Lidi. NEW YORK: Irving, Bank Columbia
Trist.
Every description of Banking and Bxchange Business Transscted. Corre spondents throughout the world.
THE CHINA MA
COMMERCE AND FINANCE
SOUTH AFRICA:
Prosperity From Agriculturo,
Ther
Dutlook
BRITISH DY
STUFFA
Contralling Interest Acquired.
SATURDAY, APRIL
The magnitude of the task of manu facturing these complicated pro duota under the difficult conditions then prevailing in Great Britainy can be fully apprecia only by
It is announced that the British those familiar with the diment Dysstuffs Corporation have acquire The firm of Scottish Dyes, Ltd.
technique of dyestuff manufacture. ed a controlling interest in the was founded in Carllale to manu Scottish Dres, Ltd. of Grange facture these dyes and in 1920 a mouth The latter firm was new factory was erected on a large founded during the war under cirocco argemouths los on
The range of products was rapidly cumstances of exceptional interest extended and now includes a wide by the enterprise of Mr. James selection of the fastest dyes for Morton, of Morton Bundour Fabrics cotton, wool, silk and artificial all
Amongst important pioneer work Etal
carried out by the Scottish Dyes Ltd. may be mentioned the dia covery of a very fast jade green and the production of vat dye soluble in water. The fact that
A bare announcement a few days. Interviewed before his departure ngo to the effect that the South from Kuala Lumpur for England African Government has placed an Mr. Eric Macfadyen, who has order in this counter for ten of the been making an extensive tour fa Intest and most powerfull type of the Dutch Indies and Malays freight engines is fraught with made some very interesting obank significanes (aays F. C. Langfield in the "Daily Chronicls," It indi-vations on the prospects of the
rubber industry. He said cates, perhaps, even more clearly Stocks of rubber no doubt in than rows of trade statistics would
crossed during 1925 though not I do, the importance of the industrial believe to the extent shown in In the first decade of the present developments that are taking place
some of the published estimates, century a range of exceedingly fast in the sub-continent,
1025 production, according to the dyes was developed in Germany, South Africa has been the scene.
CEMENT INDUSTRY
Cebu Portland Co Record
Manila, April 201
A record output and a record sale both far in excess of normal monthly figures, earned in March for the Cebu Portland Coment Company the biggest proat since its foundation, according to Infor- mation from Alberto Barratto president and general manager on the company,
!..
while the monthly output of the company has hitherto run from 15,000 to 20,000 barrels, the output for March reached a total of 95,000 barrels all of which was entirely
absorbed by the Manila market.
of two military upheavals within best authority I know, was pro and thege dyes had been adopted on fast vat dyes are also manufactured. Inter-island, shipping facilities: bo- the last quarter of a century. The ably 826,000 tons against 610,000
first brought her to the verge of tons absorbed. The surplus of large scale for the production of by the British Dyestuffs Corporatweon Manila and Cebu proved in-s economic ruin, but the great World 15,000 tons if that is the right the fadeless Sundour fabrics. tion and other makers does not adequate to move the petri, y War, part of which, was waged figura) unavoidably passed into With the outbreak of war the detract from the merit of the March products to the Manlio within her own confines, has proved the hands of users. Six weeks ago supply of these dyes was naturally achievement of Scottish Dyes Ltd. market so that ocean-going steamers
London stocks were limited to cut off, and the dyestuff factories Mr. James Morton, the Chairman visiting Cebu brought cement to.. anything but an unmixed evil'
Agriculture in its various 9,000 tons and extraordinary as it branches is and will always be the may appear only 3,000 tons of that. mainstay of the Union, and now was No. 1 rubber. that vast areas are being utilised for fruit production there is ever increasing scope for the energies and capital of the right kind of as far as they can for the present Morton had the courage and enter chemists, joins the Board of In the city..
suttler.
".
Great Britain were too fully occupied in other directions to turn their attention to them immediately Being determined to maintain the reputation of Sundour fabrics Mr
The figures for London stocks are rising somewhat and buyers will probably hold off the market At this weason of the year they Industry on the manufacturing generally can afford to and they prise to undertake the manufacture side is an aspect of South African will be basing extravagant as of these dyes, firstly for the use of Hife which is little known over here, pectations on the 100 per cent fand it is an aspect which is win-release in Malaya. Besides there own firm and later for sale.
nature In ning for itself a growing impor- is a deal of human tance in the economy of the buyers as well as sellers and they country...
generally hold off on a decline. Factories and works are spring-So I expect to see a certain amount ing up in great numbers for the of accumulation in April and pós- conversion of South Africa's raw sibly in May. products into manufactured arti- cles. In 1921 there were over 7,000 factories, an increase of nearly 60 per cent five years previously..
South Africa, having established her home industrien on a found foundation. is now taking her place among the exporting nations of the world,. A ROLLIN, Manager.
Hongkong, 1st December, 1928,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1858.
HEAD: OFFICE: LONDON,
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-
.£8,000,000 84,000,000
pristers) $8,000,000
This weak alone the company is of the Scottish Dyes Ltd has Manila been elected to the Board of the British Dyestuffs Corporation, and shipping to Manila over 6,000-bar- Sir William Pope, Professor of role of cement, which is more than Chemistry at Cambridge and one of the ordinary weekly shipment, yet the most distinguished of living still failing short of the demand,
Ordinarily the
these two firms is an important Fernandez Hermanos, earring Apo Scottish Dyes, Ltd. The fusion of steamers "Panay" and "Bohol D vent in the history of the British cement bring in about 4,000 barrels.
leach wuôn Dyestuffa Industry,
HONGKONG MARKET PRODUCE.
1
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
牛鬼
Prime Cut
Corned
Boast Breast
Soup Steak
Steak Sirloin.
Sausages ******
Bullock's Brains
Tongue, fresh Tangus.cornedő *Head'
April 22, June, June,
1928: 1918 1914).
Cem. Cla. Cli
-37 24
37:29
Chicken:
Capons Small
Саропа, Катра
Dack ...
Doves
*Figeons,, Canton
Hothow
Turkags, Cock ..Turkeys, Han
12:
87 28 12
37 24 29"
30
RO
18
30: 20 18"
Eggs, Ken (cooking)..
牛肉
37
24
20
Egge, Hen (Fresh)
80
85
Fowls, Canton
40
20
20:
Fowls, Huinan.
per set. 15
10
12
Gease
Bach: 90
50 80
$1.00
$1.20
Beart
24
13
14
4
Hump, Salt Feet
38 20 18
Snipe
each 15 10
12
Pheasant
Klänsyn
15, 1012
Tall
25
*200 22:
27
Ltver Tripe Calves' Head & Feet Mattan Chop
lb.
27 18 14
10.
set' 1.20 $1.00:$1.00
lbe
28
Leg
26 28:
Shoulder Saddle
This will not, however, I think, go very far. Only a serious col- lapse in world trading activity could fundamentally weaken the strength of the rubber position, which Hes in the fact that we are every day getting nearer to u time Beef Birlein when the world will be elamouring: for more rubber than it can get. Gold and Diamonde.
It seems to me very doubtful if As is well known, gold diamonds there will be a surplus of produc- and coal are her principal exports, tion in 1926 although the brunt of accounting for 50 per cent. of the the demand is likely to be felt in whole. Then come farm products second and nob in the first
the Paid-Up Capital! Kr. 58,400,000.00 THE CHARTERED BANK OF and manufactures... Conspicuous half of the year. And producers Larry Fund vrees FT 30,587,383,64 INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA, among the exports of manufactured are now in a stronger position than articles are sugar, corn products they ever have been. Instead of ofa, dried fish, tinned fruits, wines being in debt they are in funds. spirits and tobacco, butter and Formerly local selling has been a cheese, some of which have increas ed händreds per cent. during rescurce of weakness to the resist-
ance put up by London against a.i cent years.
Experts rose from 256,570,881 in decline in force. I do not anti- 1922 to £30,207,673, in 1924, andi cipate that poing the case now." After all if buyers hold" stacks there was a correspondingly marked upward movement in imports, which it costs them a dollar a pound- nos consist largely of luxury or whatever the market price is articles and the most modern to do so. If producers hold, it So. It machinery and plant for industrial costs them only 25 cents, to 85 use South Africa was a generous cents of their estate cost. customer of British goods at the re-ie reasonable we should do our cent British Industries Fair, and leenare of the holding, and in view
kely to add to the 50 per cent.of the prospects of price recovery, Pig's Chiflings which now represents this country's and the fact that we are no longer under the same pressure to sell. I share of the Union's imports.
South Africa's most pressing believe it is likely to be done.
The ultimate prospects of the problem is that of population. THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. There are fewer than
one and industry seem to me so good that #Taiwan Ginko.)
three-quarter million whites in only a very short-sighted estate: country with a black population of owner will press his trees for crop at present. Estatea have never, in Eve and a half millions.
More white settlers with a little my experience, been in such good capital are needed to exploit the condition as they are to-day and enormous natural resources of the we owe that to the conservation of country, and they should be forth-bark forced on us by restriction coming in plenty when it is realised I believe planters of all races have what opportunities lie before them learnt that lesson and will not. in Africa south of the tropic of readily forget it. The long-sighted Capricorn.
policy is going to pay us both in the immediate and the more dis- fant future.
IN LONDON: The National Provincial & Union Bank of England, Eld: Gasptoir National Fomple de Parla;, Oredit Lyonnnir:
IN NEW YORK: JP Morgan & for French American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
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Interect allowed in Current Account and Fixed Deposits according to arrangement.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Bucium transnoted,
'A LECOT,
- Manageri Hongkong, 11th December, 1923...
NEDERLANDSCHE, HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
2
(NETHERLANDS TRADING: SOCIETY,});
Kerámianten 1894). Hansons Biaron Entaxianten 190f',
Authorised Capital 0.150,000,000 £12,500,001 Fald-Up Capital...G. 80,000,000 5,000,071 Reserve Fund G. 23,588 Bar & 1711 Special Evervet 60,000 ☎: 1,858,830) HEAD OFFICEF---Amsterdam.. HASTERN HEAD OFFICE:-Batavia. BRANCHES:— Bandjarnanala: Bandoung. Bɔmbay Calenita
Oberibon Djember The Hague Kobe
Medan Macamar
Djakjarta
Kota-Bada
Padang
Perang Botterda
Palembang Pucalongam Pentlarak Rangoon Bamaradg Shanghai
Mogapore Boarabala. Sonralarm (Pola,
Auditin Weltevreden
Legal
LONDON BANKER9:--- National Provincial Bank, Ltd: Correspondents all over the world. KANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION.
J. C. MAASSEN,
Hongkong, 19th March, 1926.
THE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE, and General Banking business transacted. -
quoted on application.
QURRENT ACCOUNIS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter period at rates which will be
A. EL FERGUSON, Manager. Hongkong, 15th April, 1923.
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899,
Capital Subscribed..... Ten 45,000,000 Capital (Paid-up)... Ten 89,875,000 HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa,
BRANCHES:
||JAPAN:--Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,
Osaka..
FORMOSA:Giran, Kagh Karonko, Keelung, Bokoto, Nanto, Shin- chika, Talchu, Tainan, Takao, Tamsul Toyen, Heitoh, Taitoli, CHINA:-Shanghai Hankow, Amay,
Foochow Swatow, Canton, OTHERS: — Hongkong, Singapore,
Bemba, London,
Semarang, Batavia, Calcutta.
IMPORT DUTIES.
Some Fighting Resolutions.
Bratar
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Fest
Fry
Head
Heart
Kidneys
Н
: Liver Pork Chop
Loin
Fator Lard
Bheep's Head & Font.
Heart For
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62 24
Qumil Partridges
Almonds
Lichees, Driod
Oranges:
Poultry.
~RE – DAR
Fruits
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1828, 1919. 1974
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60 80 81.
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24
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40 28
lb. 80%
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15
85
22 24
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4
#
12
13
each 14
10
lb..
14
7
each.
B
25
麻會栽種
22
36.
12:
10
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PULSBEJNE ARZKOEN
招牌
1625 26 23
26 50
Apples California)
Bananas" (bride's)-
Carambola
Cocoanuta
Lemons, Chiraga
Lemons (America),
Oranges (Canton)
Pairs) (Canton)",««
Peanuts
Persimmons, Large'.
Plantain
Pumalo, Stam
Walnuts
Grapes
三枝干
60
1.
40.
27
Per set 8 lb, 20
15
40 15
18
24 20.
each 15
10 10
12 10 8
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1b.
52 80 24
42
25
23:
46
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50 28.
27
per sot. 90
60 70
each 18-
**
Kidneys. Liver
12 10
#
50 28 25
Sucking Pigs, to order. Sust, Beed
20
Mutton
Veal
30.
Sausaged
Fish.
Bream
Canton Freek
DUTY ON CLOTHES.
Water Fish.
Сатр
Appeal For Protection.
Catfish Codfish
Grabs
Should restriction continue? To my thinking it would be, criminal: folly to abandon the system which Merchants interested in the imhas done so much for us and which port and export trade who met inmay again be sa serviceable to a Cannon Street unanimously passed the industry-manufacturers and
resolutions declaring that it is planters alike as it has been in Barbel desirable.i
recent years,
LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and
Parr's Bank,
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The Bank has Correspondents in the Commercial- Centres in the. Sarojuan Cortinast, Russin, Mas cheria, Tingine, Japan, Indo-China, Siam, India, Philippine Islands, Java, Afrion, korr
Infernen allowed on- Current Accounts, and. Fixed!i | Deporte ab ratne which will be quoted on appilsa,
tion
T. TAKAGI,
Manager.
Acting Manager. | HONGKONG BRANCH:
8. Des Vaur Road Central.. Hongkong, 1st November, 1985.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LTD.
Established 1880,
Capital (full paid-up) Yan 100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Yex: 86,500,000
Head Offen: YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies at Batavia.
Bombay,
Buenos Arred
Calcutta.
Canton.
Chingohuni
Dairen (Dalny)
Newchwang. New York,
Peking.
Kangoon. Rio de Janeiro. Selgon Fangtion (Mukden). San Francisco,
Seattle Semarang. Shanghal
Hamburg
Hank
bydney.
Low An
Mania)
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行銀國
To form an organisation, for the promotion of import and ex- port trade and for the removal of all impediments to such trade, and
That a temporary committee of ten be appointed to make the necessary arrangements.
A Board of Trade Inquiry into Cattle Fish an import duty on hosiery and Da
Referring to the silk duty, Mr. knitwear of cotton and wool was Daca
D. Kiley sald exports of Nottingham opened at the Board of Trade lace had decreased by nearly 25 per cent. He instanced a case of 10s. being spent in the collection of a duty of 2d.
Mr. A. Stern said he would rather have a Communist Govorn ment with security than a Conser- vative Administration with such uncertainty as at present.
(Specially Authorised by Prouidentia Mandate of the Republic of China
on the 22nd of November, 1917). */
Mr D Greenhill said the Authorized Capital $60,000,000.00 Government were introducing Pro Paid-up Captial 318,373,500.00 tection in an unscrupulous, under Reserve Fund was $9,839 425.34 hand way
HEAD OFFICE" PEKING".
HONGKONG BRANCH:"
4. Qasm's Boad Emtral. Branches and Sub-branches all OVE China" And Correspondents in Europe, Amurics, and other parts of the workdi London Bankers the National: Prorin- cikl and Union Bank of England, Ltd Front Company of New
New York
National BankORMEER The Equitable Trust Company of New.
Interset allowed on Chumenk
land, Fixed Depozita. Tärmda on myy
Hon
Dog Füh
building.
Eels, Conger.
The duty would apply to
Fresh Water
Children's stockings of cotton and wool,
Tallow
#
Ladies cotton, wool, lisle and cashmere stockings.
Proge
Garoupa
Cardigans, waistcoats and pull-
Gudgeon Herrings Halibut
Sports coats, knitted dresses, Mr Bernard Faraday for the National Joint Industrial Council
of the Hosfery Trade (who sought to have the duty imposed) mention- Monk
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF ad that Queen Elizabeth had mark Mulle
INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICES)
* 16, Graovchurch Book, London, E. DK
Buba
Reserva
The Bank of
ed an era in home comfort by re Dys ceiving as a gift the first pair of Parrot
Parch silk stockings ever made.
hostery Pike
Mr Arthur Kempy a
facturer was cross-e
mined Plaice
Comyns Car KO. (repre import and export mer He agreed that there was
atition at Bay
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each 15
Ib. 16
Vegetables, &c.
Beans, Sprouts..
Long
Best Boot? Bitter Squash Brinjals, Green
Red
Cabbage, Chinese
(Shanghai)
20
17
28
Cane Sdnota, bunch
10
28
20"
Caulidower (Large)
Carrots.
(Medium
(Small)
Celery, Chinese
Chillies, Dried
Rod Grean
Curry Stuff, Cucumbers Garlia
Ginge
each
each
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