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THE

COMMERCE AND FINANCE

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION:

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. |

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG"}

Authorined' Capital. 10: Pa Vaux Road Central Hongkong

besed and Pully Pald-up....... Hoserto Punchi

190;1991 1

Authorised Capital

$10,000,000

„Starling mammaak 1,200,000

Paid-Up Capitai,

5,000,000

¿Reserve Fund

1,200,000

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-*

– Úperre. Lianity Dis

Balatja

Melbourne Sim. Pennnika -

Bombay Nagak

Seatin

OUT OF DATE.

ERAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

JOURT OF DIRECTORS |—

Iten. Mi, 1. M. Bernard

Calmulta

New Yor!!

Брит

Fanta

Canka

Shanghal

"Haiphong. Park

Slagspare

Meanin

Peki

Returabaya

Penank

Thirty...

tion. Sir, A.0. Lang,

Kowloon Linn.

Rangami Selgen

Fi

Polvo

urli

Correspondente

in

A.

Complen KMS

Dopacy Chairman,

•W. H. Boll, Baq?

W. L. Pattone, Kaq,

3. A. Mamur

T, O. Wesli, Kay,

11, P, White, RR,

M. Young, Kaq.

zhist Manager, ̧· 4. Barlow Roq

BRANOWES:-

LONDON LYONB

1MDY.

BANGKOK

BATAYLA

BOMBAY

7

cities of the world.

all principsi

Every description of Banking and; Exchange businesss transacted. "Loans granted on approved securities:

-SAFE. DEPOSIT BOXES. to let

IAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 22nd May, 1926:

MALACCA

QALUUTTA

CANTUNI UNRYOO. COLOMBO

MANILA MOUKBEN

.. NAGASAKI

PEKING

HONGERW

NK YOUX

PENANO

RANDOUN

行銀商工法中

BANQUE FRANCO-CHINCISE

pour le

ין

INDIA'S TARIFFS.

24 PER CENT.

IMPERIAL. TORAGEO COLS.

* DIVIDEND

London Jan. 18.

A final dividend of 9 per cent. plus, a bonus of 1s. Bd. on ordinary shares le announced by the Imperial Tobacdo Company, making a total INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS OF dividend for the year of 24 per cent

-Reuter.

ANOMALIES.

UNFAIR VOTING POWER.

Rugby, Jan. 18.

The London Chamber of Com

TARIFF BOARD ACCEPTED..

IMPORT DUTIES.

recommendations of

the

New Delhi, Jan. 18. The Government of India has merce has formulated a demand published a Bill enforcing the that the International Telegraph main Conference should be remodelled. Tariff Board, continuing the Pro and that regulations originally in-tection of the steel industry for tended to meat conditions when seven years, abolishing bounties on Fong-distance ocean telegraphy was production but instituting changes In its infancy should be reorganis in import duties.-Reute ed in the light of modern develop- mente..

It is stated that existing con- ventions tend to restrict instead of encourage advances in cable telegraphy, and radio transmission. Cable companies hitherto repre sented in an advisory capacity only, should," it 18 suggested, serve on the International conference, which now!

DAIHEN: YOOCHOW

HAIPHONO

MAJÚON",

HAMBURG

HAN FRANCISCU

HANKOW

BHANGHAI

HAHIN

NINGAPORE:

SOURABAYA

Commerce et L'Industrie (lacorporated in France).

BUNGWI PASANI

5. Chater Road Victoria, Hongkong, consists solely of representatives!

HEAD OFFICE: 74, Ruo St. Lazara.

Parke

110TIO

1701

золонт

KONK

MUALA

LUMPER

THUNTHIN

TOKYO

'ININGTAO: YOKOHAMA"

Current Acopala opened In Loon): Uurrency. and Fixed Dupusile tegulvet for one four or whunter Dusica in Local Curer ling on tation which will quoted appilask

Hongkog, itd. October, 1920.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Hurlume of the nire Hunk a con unsual by the HONGKONG AND HITANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION. alon may tw. abtained on appiloation,

FCH THE HUNGKANG & HRANOHA BANKING CORPORATION.

Hongkong 1874 347,11826:

H. Barlow,

Chiat hierasyWI

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE..

HEAD OFFICE:

Capital Boervo...

HOME TRADE.

CANADIAN COMPANY

FINAN

Carsadian bond Issues of Pall kinda from January-fatta Novam-

predi ber 18th 1926, amounted to 529 068,688 dollars, an arainst predictio 463,234,582 dollars and 663,054 279 ult of dollars for the corresponding observations, taken, at the Kau periods of 1925 and 1924 respec- tidal observatory under the "dirse tively The British share of this on at Dr. Debarck during the dollars, as compared with United The times and heights are given "year's issues was only 20,580,000 | Foara 1887, 1885, and 1889,*

States 204,814,457 dollars and Canada 259,701.211. dollars.

The French Government... has empowered the Finance Minister to float a five milliard Frane loan. The United States Government raising the short term treasury published the final report on the commitments to tan milliards.

season's US cotton crop. This Indicates a yield of 18,818,000 balea, which is over two million bales

larger than any previous growth.

for Eaulung, but they may be used for the Vlater! Naval yard and Aberdeen, the differences baina very smalk

The times of high-and low-wate must not be considered to coincide with the times of slack-water and.

change of current, the! phenomena being quite tinct.

twi

January 14 to 20, 1927. DATE on Warns Lowen WATIK

Jan

|Standard Standard

•Times

EL Time!

News from Klav atates that pr vate commerce is passing through a grave crisis. Of 22 shops, 17 are It is officially denied that the free closed, and many big wholesale city of Danzig le negotiating a loan dealers have liquidated their busf-with German Ananciers. No steps to secure a loan will be made until Che authorisation to do so has been Tri 14,794) secured from the

of

nesses....

League

i.

Bab 15m 8:44 m 14 | 15

69. Jan. 15 m 9

143] 1 3681.1 810741 317

Mr. William Green, president of the American, Labour Federation, Mon. If m10 34 45 a 34 0.8

To: 18 D declares that the five-day week fe

Although there has been a slow-Nations.. ing down of the stel, motor-car, and bulding industries, the "Daily Telegraph's New York Financial Correspondent writes, these factors are more than outweighed by the

credit situation and the evidence that ample funds still await, invest- ment throughout the country.

Manchester Market, Report.

Cotton prices continue fairly of national postal administrations steady with only small Buctuations also suggested.

slight advance over the week. The Reorganication, it is contended; American Bureau report of last Is overdue, even on the present week which was the last of the Fre 20.000.000-constitution, which gives one vote present season showed a further in- ..... Fr#: 11.160,000-alike to countries like Britain, increase in the anticipated propisbut on the market Spostal Working Capitm)... Fmm 50.000.000,-which, long-distance telegraphy is had no effect

of immense importance, and to generally. It is perhaps as well those such as Lobanon and Senegal, that these reports have finished for with relatively small interests in the present as they only act as a the subject-British Wireless Ber-disturbing Influence on business vice.

and would serve the same purpose If issued with less frequency, The past week has been uneventful) enough in that there has been very Httle going on to show whether; in. the near future, business will be easier or more difficult than in the past weeks. India perhaps la stil!" the most achive of our overseas out. Beef Sirloin

Representation for cable users is from day to day, there being a apparent soundness of the general bounds, states a New York message. Wed 19 m)3.

1

BRANCHEB:

Pazin

Lyons

Saigon

Marzullen Haiphong Hanoi

Peking

Shanghai Tientsin

Canton

Hongkong

BANKERS:

FRANCE-Scalete Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et des Paya: Bas

UNEMPLOYMENT

Rugby, Jan. 18. The Labour Ministry Gazette; reviewing the state of unemploy NEW YORK-Irving Bank Columbia ment in Britain during December,

LONDON:-Midland Bank Ltd.

Trust Co.

96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris, 'n subscribed Capital. Frs. 72,000,000,00

Every description of Banking and Fri. 88,400,000.00 Exchange Business Transacted. Corrs Paid-Up Capital Reserve Fund

Fra. 50,647,288.54 pondents throughout the world. A. ROLLIN,

Manager. Hongkong, 1st December, 1925.

Bangkok

BRANCHES. Hanoi

Pondicherry

Battambang

Hongkong

Usator

Houg

yaigou

hung Sich

Dibort

Noamer

Singapor

l'aposta

Pion

1

Durati

Fort-Bayard

Halpkony. Voking

Lankow

Prom-Penh Yurn int)។ BANKERS!

ot

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National: Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais;. Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas

Bociate Credit Industriel Commercial; Generale.

IN LONDON: The National Pro vincial & Union Bank of Engiand, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte rari; Credit Lyonnals.

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co. French American Banking Corpora sion; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York..

and

Interest allowed on Current Accounts Fixed Deposits according to arrangement.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.

A. LECOT,

Manager.

Hongkong, 13th December, 1926.

NEDERLANDSCHE: HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ,

NETHERLANDS TRADING. SOCIETY.)

Established 1824. Hongkong Brinch Established 1906.

suthorisedpísalΜG′ 180,000 030, £12 500,000 Paid-Up Capital... CA 804 00,0 0 2 0,88-87

21, VINDEL60778 Herve Fund ......G loecial Reservo...G. 93 6000 £ 888 20

HEAD OFFICE:-Amsterdam, CASTERN HEAD OFFICE:--Batavia. BRANCHES:---

Sandermusin Bandeng Bombay

Intersta

Djodush

20kjakarta

Lota-Radja

indung

annng

Botterdam

Cheribon Njomber The Hague Kobe

KORELAT

Pourbeng

Pontiansk

Buna,aug Bornbala

Lingapore 'in

Mounn

i eckiangan

Reuvoon

||

Shanghai

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

tors

says that with the resumption at the coal mines there was an im- provement in employment in nearly all the principal Industries.

Among 12,000,000 workpeople Insured against unemployment the percentage: of unemployed at December 20 was 11.9 as compared with 13.6 one,"month earlier, and 10.4 on the corresponding date "of the previous year. British Wire- less Service.

J

UNITED STATES TRADE.

Incorporated by Royal Chater, 1858. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Washington, Jan. 18. 23,000,000 || Fald-up Capital

£4,000,000 The United States' favourable Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie

trade balance for last year amount- £8,000,000ed to G$378,000,000: the exports, to- talling G$4,810,000,000 and imports |G$4,432,000,000. The imports were G$200,000,000 above the previous the exports were but year) G$100,000,000 lower Beutor's American Service.

Agencies and Branches.

ALOR STAR

(Malay Stalon)

AMRITSAR

BANGKOK BATAYLA BONDAY CALCUTTA CANTON CAWNPORE CKBS COLONNO"

DELHI HAIPHONG HAMIURO

BANKOW HONGKONG ILUTIO IPUI

KARACH

KLANG

KUALA LUMPUR: KUCHING

MADLAS

MANILA MUDAN

NEW YORK

PEKING PENANG HESHAWAR PUKET RANIOON

SAIGON

SEMARANG

SKREMBAN

SHANGHAL

HINGAPORE

BOURABAYA

TAIPING

(PM-8.)

TAVUT TIENTBIN

TOKYO

THINGTAO S

YOKOHAMA`

ZAMBOANGA

(Philippine Island)

COST OF LIVING,

Rugby, Jan. 18..

The fall in price of domestic coat, following the return to work of miners in Britain, is reflected in the cost of living during December..

At January 1st it was approxi

Foreign Exchange and General Bank-mately 75 per cent, above the level ing business transacted.

of July 1914, compared with 79 per Current Accounts opened and Fixed cent one month earlier-British Daposite received for 1 year or shorter Wireless Service. periods at rates which will be quoted on application,

A. II. FERGUSON, Manager. Hongkong, Lat August, 1926.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charler, 1899,

Capital Subscribed Sigursale) Capital. (Paid-up!

Boemkarta (oh) Wolterreden

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

DESCRIPTION,

O. STEENSTRA,

Manager. Hong Kong, 30th December, 1928.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED,

Established 1880.

“Marital (fully, páld-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund. Yen, 89,500,000 Head Office:-YOKOHAMA,

Brancher and Agomeles at: Alexandrin

Newchwang. Batavia.

New York.

sombay.

9penos Ayres,

Calcutta,

Canton

Changchun,

Dairen. (Dainy).

Osaka.

Rangoon.

Peking,

Rio de Janeiro. Sele Salgón.

San Francisco. Bemarang Shanghai.

Shimonosekt.

Fengilen (Mukden), Beattle.

damburg.

Lankow

Harbin Bon Kong

Lathon.

Karachi

Kaba

London.

os Angeles.

YOUN

Canila.

gaiaki.

NAJOTA.

Singapore. Bourabaya. Bydney, Tientala Tokyo. Tamanin. Tsingtau. Vladivostok.

(Temporarily

elosed).

Internet allowed on Current Accommia. Deposits received for fixed periods at ratus to be obtained on application:2

EL MORI

Hong Kong," 18th December, 1996)

.Yen 45,000,000 Yen 89,875,000

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipob, Formosa.

BRANCHES:

and

Reminder: Extraordinary meeting of the China Provident Loan Mortgage Co., Ltd., at 2.30 p.m. to- morrow, St. George's Building.

THE

MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE:

14, Grasschurch Birent, London, X. C.'s.

Authorised Capital

Subscribed Capital

Pald-up Capital ....

"Reserve Fund ....

DANKEDS:

£8,000,000

1,300,000

1,050,000

1,850,000

The Bank of Englandt de Mülaasi-Band. Ltd;;

・Bangkok Galla

BRANQUES:

Kanda Lampur

JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,

Osaka. FORMOSA: Giran, Kagi, Karenko, ataria Hongkong Kur)?

Keelung, Makong, Nanto, Shin Hombay Howm

Cajouta Handy New York ·

CHINA

Ebon

+tm Kingapoia Sour

chiku, Tatchu. Tainan, Takao, Colombo Karachi Penang. Tamaul, Toon, Halto, Taito. Deili Kota Bbura Port Louis (fanziźles).

Shanghal, Hankow, Amoy, Foochow, Swatow, Canton. OTHERS: Hongkong, Singapore,

Socrabaya, Somarang, Batavia Bombay, London, New York Calcutta..

LONDON BANKERS: London County Westminster and Parr's Bank.

The Banh la Corewaponydemte in the Losemeredal Center in Wie European Continent, Russia, Mar charia Tsingtan Japon," Indo-China, Kinz Jedir, Philippias lalands, Java, Afrina, decy

labernet

Pas allowed us Darrent Autoria, and Fixed Depupica a rater which will be apoted us apples

T. TAKAGI,

HONGKONG BRANCH:

Manager.

$, Des Voeux Road Central. Hongkong, 7th May, 1928.

THE BANK OF CANTON,

· LIMITED.

lead Office Hongkong

BATABLISHED '12-

Authorized Capital

Paid Up Capil Silvar, Deserve Fund

ERANCE SY

[,300,000)

700,000

Da Lonfihanghai, Hankowi) Kwałow Bangkok, New York, and NÁS JʻTANCINGO, Correspondente in all Principsi,cities of the

LONDON HANKKEESS

BEST DATEN, Llayda Hark i İsalad,

Weary, datoriplica of haulding, bradioni transacted. bitale Depoelt/Bosna in razione alone to baš lah from. 15,00 10.$40,00, yearly.

„POON SHANŢ

RONGHDNG BHA YO

Kvary description of manking and Exchange baal-

transactad

This sketch shows how the Book tower, eighty storeys high,' will look when completed in Detrol It will be the tallest building. In the world, dwarfing the

Woolworth building.

INTEREST Allowed on Curren§ Accounts at £ për Deposits at rates that many be ascertained on cant per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed lets. application...

"7, Queen's Road Central, -Konkang, Jun 180mə

* Manager."

THE BANK OF CHINA:

行紙咖

gaining ground by leaps and it is an inevitable measure, he says, as soon as industry can adapt it-Thurs 30 Beir to the new conditions..

10: 28% 7.31

HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.

APPROXIMATE RETAIL · PRICES."

Butcher Meat.

Jan. 14, June, June,

1927. 1918, 1914,

Steak Birloin,

„.. 'Sabsagen -

Bullock's Brainata.

Tongue, fresh. Tongas, corned.

Hoad

lb.

Cla.. Ch. Ct..

8%

28 29 12

Duck

Doves

Hofhow

Poultry.

Jan. 14;3

1927

June,

Ctr. Ct.

"B$ 80 81

50

28 80

65

28 · 30.

21

amchi 15

24 12

Chicken

Prime Cut

Corned

Roast

be # 4

Erenst

Soup

Steak.....

08

par: zet 15.

32 23: 12 28 24 22 24. 20 18 24. 20 18 24. 29. 45% 30: 85 401 28 -10

Capons, Smail Capone, Large-

20 22

ench

29 21

Eggs, Hen (cooking).

per doz. 30

187

Eggs, Hon (fresh).

85 26

20

Fowls, Canton,

68 36

20

Fowls, Hainan.

45. 86

12

Gese

nach.

60 50 60

#

80% 24.

Pigeons; Canton

80

60

4

$1.20 -$1.20

Turkeys, Cock

Heart

24-

12 14

Hump, Salt

Ibi

*340 20

Feet

each 12

10

12.

Kidneys

15

19 12

Qua

Tail

25

20

Lifver

Ib. 24

18:14

Tripo

Calves Head đi Park,

not $1.20 $1.00: $1.00%

Mutton Chop

lbi

· 50 25

Leg

80.

28

Shoulder

45

24

Saddle

JP 14

52

اری به

Pig's Chitlings

**

Brains

Feet

17

Fry

Head

"

Heart

Kidneys

#

Liver

Pork Chop

Z+É£*$*WEKBSEREREZICE-ZBEREKORDKERZIQELBS356

8 67

40 իր.

S|| ||NATATES BET|259*7*898 |

火烧

Turkeys, Hen

Snipe Pheasant

Partridges

Fruits

Almonda

Apples (California) Bananas (bride's)

Carambola Cocoanuti Lemans, China

Pears (Canton) Peanuts

:

H 60 51

each

pair $3.00

sach 30

20

32 25

Per sdt 3

lb..

15 15.

2015 18.

each 14

16 20

..

15.

each 14 10: · 10

Lemons (America)

18

108

Lichess, Dried...

.48. 8024

85 26 28:

Oranges (Canton) Orangoin

Leg

88

"Loin

60

Н

Fat or Lard

23 21.

"Persimmons, Larre

Sheep's Head & Feet

per set 90 1.60 20

Plantain

Heart

8:

Pumalo, Slam

Kidneys

15

H

12.

Walnuts

Livar

80 26

23:

25 25 22:

80 20 18

50 26

80

: 20.

40

Sucking Pigs, to order.

29 20

Sust, Beef

Mutton

Veil

F. Sausages

Fish.

20: 18

18 16

Barbol

Bream Canton Fresh

Water Fish,

Carp

Cattiah Codfish

Craba

Cuttle Fish

Dab

Dace Dog Fish Eds. Conger

* Frosh Water

Yellow

Frogs

A. large volume of enquiry has been received from this market, and although the buyers and sel lors ideas of value at present greatly differ, some business has Garoupa been done. Price however, in Gudgeon most cases is not the only obstacle, Herrings for there has been a general desire Halibut to buy only for quick delivery. Labras (Spodially Authorised by Presidential which in most cases is difficult to ch

Mandate of the Republic of Chius arrange. There is of course every Tohaters

on the 22nd of November, 1917) Authorised. Capital... $60,000,000.00 reason for the Indian dealers cau- Fald-up Capital $18,278,600.00 tour attitude. Many of them have Beserye Fund

9,828125.24 still to liquidate their high priced Monk Fish

stocks, which means pretty, sub. Mullet stantial losses in most instances, Oyat and it must also not be forgotten that generally they have suffered Perd trading losses for the past four or pa ve years, while awaiting the sop long hoped for improvement which p

HEAD OFFICE PEKING.

HONGKONG' BRANCH:

4) Qious Mänd Central B Branches and Sub-Branches all over Chice and Correspondentas in, ParupG. America, and other parts of the world, Lon lon Bankara TE NASonal: Pravin has yet to materialled There Is

trial and Unim Bank of England, Ltd.

very little fresh news from China The Guaranty Trust Company of New where the situation remaină” “un- |ka Torky

2 changed, although it is reported New York Bankara) — The ring that there has been some little

National Bank: The Equitable Trust Company of New business doing for that market: The depreciation of the Trel secina slao to berah obatació^2-Errypt, des- pite the

York

allowed.

and Fixed Deporte

Havelbes

Loank granted on:

Macke:

第肚 水

Vegetables, &c.

Artichokes i

10 27 129.

201...

Beans, Sprout

Long

Beet Rout

Bitter Squash Brinjale, Green

Red.. Cabbage, Chinens

(Shanghai) Cane Shoots, bunch Cauliflower (Large)

Carrotx

(Medium). (Small)

Galery, Chinesa. Chillies, Dried

Red,

16

24

40 28 26

22.

16 2

70

28 18

1610

D

18

.10

120-16 1

28

:10 18:

24 26

32 25

-40

Green

Curry Stuff, English

Qucumbers

32 22 18

Garlie

18

Ginger, Young

Horseradish, Shan

Indian Corn

Lettuce

Water Chestnuta

Mandar

Mushrooms, Fre

Okroce Onions, Bombay

Green. Shanghai

Parsley Potato, Sweet

10