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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD

BANKING CORPORATION.

Autborimad Capital . . . §. ... ... $50,000,000 Imed and Fully Paid-up...

$2,000,000

· Basarve Funds

Sterling

seriona........ £6,000,000

BETST................................ $13,800,000

Reserve "Liability of¡Proprietor,.-.,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.

COURT OF DIRECTORS:--

Hon, Mr. B. G. M. Bernar

Chairman.

A. U. Compton, Esq. Deputy Utalrenom.

W. Il, Bell, 4.

N. 8, Brown Ba

W. 1. Pattander, Kaq.

AMUT

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

J

7. A. Plumande, Reŋ.

T, G, Woall, Hey.

EF. P. White, Esq.

Acting Olaf kanager. Hon. Mr. A. Q. llynes BRANCH:--

LONDON

LƯƠNG

HALAQUA

MANILA MOUEDEN

BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

CANTON

NAŬASAKI

CHEFOO

NEW YORK

COLOMBO

PREING

PAIKEN

TOOGKOW BAIPHONG

PENAKO

·BANGOON

HAIGON

BBANUKAI

SINGAPORE

SOULABAYA

BAMBURG

SAN FRANCIsco

HANKOW HARRIK

HONGIEW

ILOILO

IPO

JODORS

кови

KUALA

LUMPUR

BUNOKI PATANI

TIENTHIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

УОКОПАМА

Grrent_2000ants apartad ja Local Currency and Fixed Deposita received for one year of shorter perioda la Lock! Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted un'apphosGIJA,

Hong Kong, 7th Apr), 1927.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Bulgean of the ahora Bank le con ducted by thя HONGKONG AND HUANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on application.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:--

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMMERCE AND FINANCE.

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. {10, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong

Authorland Capital

Pald-Up Capital

Resorys

.$10,000,000 8,000,000 1,200,000

Batar's

Melbourne Ban Francisco

Bombay

Nagmaki

Beattle

CHINESE SCRIP.

Calcutta

New York

Semarang

Canton

Osaka

Binuspore

Haiphong

Parta

Bourabaya

Honolulu

Peking

Bydney

Kobe

Penang

Tulpeh

Kowloon

Rangoon

Tientaln

London

Bairon

Tokyo

Manila Shanghai

Correspondents in all principal cities: of the world.

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

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES ́ to let

KAN TONG PO,

Chlef Manager. Hong Kong, 21st March, 1927,

行銀商工法中,

BANQUE FRANCO-CHINCISE

pour le

Commerce et L'Industria

(Incorporated in France);

INCREASING CONFIDENCE AT HOME.

THE ANTI-RED: DRIVES.

Editor of the Liverpool “Journal of Commerce." Apart from the index provided by dealings in China Bonde, Lord Willingdon. an ac knowledged authority on Eastern affairs, hos assured the people of that sound opinion

Vancouver

TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1927.

INVADING ENGLAND. general prices in England are night's time and continue until tha

TOURISTS WHO WILL SPEND £60,000,000

A RECORD SEASON PROMISED,

to one rouble ten kopecks in the The arrival of the "Olympic" at case of a pool of flour, and 177 Southampton with 560 first-class roubles for a pood of wheat. (A passengers on board heralda the "pood is 36 English pounds.) In the opening of what promises to be a pre-war days of unregenerate Capi- record invasion of Great Britain tallam, the difference in the prices by visitors from America and the of a pood of rye grain and a pood Dominions, of rya flour was only 40 kopecks.

Huge Profts.

Between now and July over 300,000 visitors from the United An investigation of the situation South Africa are expected to make States. Canada, Australia and showed that the States trading or visita lasting from two or three ganisations have refused at least one of the familiar theoretical ob- days to six months. jections to Socialism. Far from be-

·

lower than they have been for tenend of June. South African vial=" years; and, second, for some time tors are particularly interested in past, the Continental resorts, have the English races. After the prin been exploiting the circumstances cipal racing events of the season of discomfort arising from indus- are over they usually visit the trial disputes, so that the Ameri- Continent. Two hundred pounds a cana went on to Paris. They were head is the average expenditure, told they would have no fires if equal to another £8,000,000.

More than an average number of they went to London and only a is the increase in the cost of living South America. Bookings have bath once a week. Another factor visitors are expected, too, from. on the Continent."

been capecially heavy, both for The invasion from the Domin-passages and hotel accommodation ions, though not so strong numeri- from wealthy residents in the eally as that from America, is Argentine and Brazil. bringing over an equally profitable number of visitors. Exceptionally heavy bookings are reported from available first-class berth has been Australia and New Zealand. Every taken on the Aberdeen Hine bosts until the end of May.

Fat Purses

+

5, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong among the Chinese is severely ant!-cotton, and other products which any that the average spent by each each visitor in -England itself—|

Paris

Saigon Peking

Marseilles

BRANCHES: Lyons Haiphong Напов Shanghai Tientsin Hongkong Phan Penh

ex-

In

CHINA SUGAR.

NETT LOSS ON YEAR'S WORKING.

HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE. APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

Holders of Chinese scrip of all. realise that Lord Boris will now Birkenhead's hopeful remarks about the position in China which he

It is computed that £60,000,000 recently made are in the way of ing indifferent to profits, they have at least will be spent by them in

their almost mono- England in transport, hotel ex- By the end of June It is anti- being realised, writes the Citylistic position on the market to pensas, entertainments, clothing cipated that between 12,000 and

pile up huge profits at the expense and other tourist purchases.

16.000 Australian visitors will have The accounts of the China' arrived. Most of them will be over Sugar Reining Co., Ltd., for the of the peasant seller of the grain,

Why They Come, on the one hand, and the workman

here for four tó six months, mak-year ended December 31, 1926, or State employee who buys the "Between 260,000 and 280,000 ing England their headquarters (for presentation at the 49th flour, on the other.

Americans and Canadians will be with short trips on the Continent, annual meeting on June 10 at The high profits extorted by the coming into England, this year," £600 is, the lowest figure on which noon) have been closed, and show State trading organisations serious predicted the manager of the an Australian vleitor, plans a tripa nett loss on the year's working ly interfered with the realisation of Savoy Hotel in discussing the ex- "home" whilst many spend £1,500 of $29,832.19 after providing for the Government's policy of en- tent of the invasion. "The length to £2,000. couraging the cultivation of flax, of their stay varies, but I should

depreciation on the usual scale Supposing only £300 is spent by and payment of interest and all Bolshevik, and that the Chinese, as are needed as Industrial raw mate- American touriat

charges. HEAD OFFICE: 74, Eue St. Lazare,. a race, wish for peace in order to rial. With a view to encouraging amounts to £200,

England and, really, the figure is much more

this means a total of four and a and loss account will thus stand. The balance at debit, of profit. Paris.

develop their trade, which actually ducts, the

the peasants to plant these pro- "There are two reasons why such | half million pounds.

Government issued Capital fully paid up...Fra.40,000,000 and potentially is still in the tod-orders to the effect that grain lets wish to come to Britain this pected from South Africa.

a large number of American tour- Another 15,000, visitors are ex- at $1,633,788.05 after bringing in Special working capital..Fra.50,000,000 aling stage,

The the debit of $1,608,955.88 brought and that North should be sold at lower prices in Reserves

..Frs.13,276,000 Americans (the "white Chinese," as such as Penza, Pakov, and Vladi

certain fax-producing provinces, year. First, because hotel and rush will begin in about a fort-forward from the previous year. Lord Northeliffe so aptly termed mir.But the trading organisations them) would benefit tremendously with the same cunning that private contrived to evade these regulations by the accession of peace in China merchants might have been fands. The Foreign Office Memor- pected to display. They avoided | andum opportunely bears out the these provinces "as if they were truth of these statements. Mr. cursed with the plague," to use the Consul Pratt (who is able to give picturesque comparison of a Rus- Mr. Tom Shaw, ex-Labour Minister, sian newspaper. As a result of this, In support of his verdicts) showing an accute shortage of bread ensued, that so-called trades unionism in prices soared higher and higher; China, is movement of quasi- and the discouraged pensants de- Anarchist tendency, really of no cided that it was scarcely worth Beet Sirloin permanent importance, and natur

while to take the trouble to plant

Prime Cut Every description of Banking and ally easily amenable to the propa

flax when they could buy so little Corned Subscribed Capital.. Frs. 72,000,000.00 Exchange Business Transacted. Corre-ganda of Bolshevik agents, who are grain with the proceeds. The Mbast Fald-Up Capital ...

......Fra. 68,400,000.00 zpondents throughout the world.

agents provocateurs solely and Moscow "Workers' Gazette" offers Resorve Fund

A. ROLLIN, ......Frs. 80,384,619.10

simply,

the following gloomy comment on encouraged in their BRANCHES:

nefarious work by the failure of the situation Надо Bangkok

Pondicherry

Hong Kong, 21st April, 1927.

British officialdom to supply coun- Battambang Hong Kong Saigon

teractive propagando-of-a-practical Cantho Mengtze Shanghai Canton

sort. The riotous student element Nam Dinh Singapore Dijbouti

is shown to correspond closely to Noumea

Tientsia

the "Nihilist" or Anarchist Russian Fort-Bayard Papeete

Touring Haiphong Peking Yunnanfu

type of Tsarist days. The larger Hankow

Incorporated by Royal Chater, 1858.percentage of the students is, how Pnom Penh

BANKERS:

ever, a peace-loving body, and by £3,000,000 no

means under Bolshevik in $4,000,000 fluencca.

Aa Lord Willingdon says. the agitation is "artificial." 20,000,000

Even South Chinn-the,, home of Chinese Radicalism-has foresworn Moscow, and, to back it all, comes a message from Mexico City, on the

FOR THE HONAKONG & SHANGHA BANKING CORPORATION.

A. C. Hyper. Aeling Culer Малодет

Hongkong. 19th March,11997,"

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.

BANKERS: FRANCE: Societe Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas LONDON:-Midland Bank Ltd. NEW YORK:-Irving Bank Columbia

Trust Co.

Маладая.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National Paid-up Capital d'Escompte do Paris; Credit Lyonnala; Reserve Fund Banque de Paris ctadea Pays-Bas; Reserve Liability of Proprie-

tors Credit Industriel et Commercial; Sociate Gerersle.

MADRAS

Agencies and Branches.

ALOR STALL

(hining Blatant

AMRITSAR

do

IN LONDON: The National Pró- vincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte Paris; Gredit Lyonımis.

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French American Banking Cor- poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangementa,

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.

Safe Deposit Boxes to lat

CH, LEM,

Manager. Hong Kong, 26th February, 1927.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY

BANKERS

Extablished 1351.

Hong Kong Uffio:—11 quoou'« Road Central

Authorised Capital Guilders 150,000,000 (212,300,000} Pall-Up Capital i............................. Gukittaen 100,000,000-

Reserve Fund Special Resorts

(£4,000, £70.) Quilders 21,117,KO- (£1.760,778.) Gulders 22.000.000 (£1,889,5)

Hand Omog:-AMSTERDAM). Kastern Head UT00:-BATAVIA,

BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY

DALOUTTA CANTOS DAWNPORK URSU COLOMBO DELHI HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW HONG KONG

ILOILO

ПРОГ

KARACHI

KLANG KOBK

KUALA KANGSAJ

Purak, (F.31.8. KUALA LUMPUR KUCHING

MANILA

MEDAN

* NEW YORK

PRKING PENANG PESHAWAR POKET RANGOON HALGON BEMALANG SEREMBAN SHANGHAI SINGAPOLLE SQUILABATA TAIPING

TIENTSIX TOKYO

THINGTAO YOKOHAMA

ZAMBOANUA

(Philippias felande)

Foreign Exchange and General Bank. ing business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted | on application.

J. R. GEORGE,

Manager. Hong Kong, 7th March, 1927.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1999.

Ten 45,000,000

Capital Subscribed

BRANCHEH-Bandfermada, Handoong), lem. Capital (Paid-op) .....Yen 89,875,000

bay, Uniculla. Uheribon," Ujod. dali, Djaniber, Dļokjakarta”), Tho Hame

Hobe, Kota-kladja, Modan, Padang Palomalang. Pekalongaz. Penang,

Pontianak, Rangoon, Rotterdam"),

BAMAIA), Shanghai, Sibulga

HEAD OFFICE:-Talpah, Formosa.

BRANCHES:

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other side of the Pacife, in which the Central Labour Union of Mexico demands the expulsion by Presi- dent Calles of all Russian Bolshe vik agents in the country,

RUSSIA'S STATE TRADE.

HIGHER PROFITS THAN -

CAPITALISM.

PROFITEERING RAMPANT.

The idea that the elimination of the private middleman would bring with it the automatic elimination of excessive trade profits has received a wholesome corrective in the re- cent experiences of Soviet Sinte and co-operative trading organisa- tions.

Butcher Meat:

*

H

70

» Breast

"

Soup

1

Steak

Steak Sirloin Sausages...

May 12, June, June,

1927, 1918 1914.

"20"

Poultry.

May 12, June, Junt,

1927. 1918., 1814.

·Ct. Gts. Gea

55 30 31

45 28 30. 55" 28

Eggs, Hen (cooking).... M.

*. 蟹膨

:គត ន ព គ អឌ ឌន

យំ | | | |-

Cta. Ots. Cre.

+ C

[b. 30

24

12

Chicken

80

29 12

Capons, Small

$2 28

12

Capons, Large

80 24 22

Duck.

45

22 -21

20 20 IB

Dover

#

each

-22.

21

26

80. 24

20 18

22

per doz, 3018

Egga, Hen (fresh) 新鮮

32

25 20

45 30 95

Fawls, Canton

70

36 24

Fowls, Hainan

40

36 24

per set 15

10

Geese

45

24.

21

H

Tongue, fresh.. Tongue, corned sk Head

cach

GO

60

Pigeons, Canton

白鹤 each 55 80

50

Follow

**

30

.. $1.20

$1.20

Turkeys, Coek

2th-

Heart

lb.

18

Turkeys, Hen

Hump, Salt

20

**B

*

Snipe.

Feet

each 12

each

10

Kidneys

1518

12

Tail

20

Pheasant Quall Partridges

- pair

"each

Liver

ib.

26 18: 14

20

Tripe

6

Fruits.

The decisions of the Government are violated as a result of the op- position of the trading organisa- tions. The desire for super-profits Bullock's Brains ... turns the heads of our "Red traders." This can undermine the raw material, basis of our indus- try. With this system, instead of using our own cotton, we buy it broad, exporting there Soviet currency (gold).

84 Per Cent,

17 muat

Precisely the same tendency to- wards reckless profiteering has re- cently begh noted in the co-opera-

Leg...

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Shot der Saddle

***

lb.

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tives, which are the favoured form Calves' Head & Feet.. HB at $1.20 $1.00 $1.00 of trading under the Soviet regime, Mutton Chop At a time when the State was bend- ing all its energies to a campaign for the reduction of prices on in- dustrial products many co-opera- tives were rolling up such fantastic Pig's Chitlings gains as the 84 per cent. yearly profit achieved by the Ivanovo- Vosnessensk Co-operative and the 300 per cent, which the Tula Co- operative earned on its capital.

It would seem that the Soviet! Government, after it has succeeded

in eliminating the private trader as

Bralna

Foot

+

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Fry

**

Hend

"

Heart

»

Kidneys

Liver

猪排

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a major factor in the Russian com-Pork Chop mercial deld, will be faced with an- other problem in attempting to eli minate speculative profiteering ten- dencies from its own "Red traders," Sheep's Head & Fest..

Fat or Lard i.e., the managers of State and co- operative trading organisations. "Observers."

NEW ZEALAND'S WEALTH.

Assets Estimated at £9,000,000 Over Debt.

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Carambola

Coooannte.

Oranges (Canton) Oranges

Pears (Canton).

1988 LITEN

Beach 13 10 10

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Almonda

16.60

35

Apples (California)

24

24

Per set 3,

Bananas, (bride's).

15

蔥山香蕉

·ཀྭ

4

12

15

20

Lemans, China

esch

10

Lemons (America)

10

Lichacs, Dried

30 24

· 16. 金山等線: each #BT b.

18 7

7

8

85 25

30

22

25

30

15

14.

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14

10

21

12

por aat 85

60

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each 18

8

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12

12

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50 26

Sucking Pigs, to order. . 15. Suet, Beal

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20

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26

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20

Sausages

No.

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Formerly any excessive difference between the price which the pro- ducer received for his goods and the price which the consumer paid. for them was laid to the account of the Nepman, or private trader, who still leads a somewhat harassed It is well known to students of existence under the Soviet regime. New Zealand economics that the Barbel In accordance with this theory, average of wealth in New Zealand | Breams strenuous efforts were made. last is very high. The population of the Canton Fresh autumia to eliminate private cap- Dominion at the end of September Water Fish. pital as far as possible from the last was 1,417,000! which is equall-carp

(Bumaten), Boeralela, Huer JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokeha, Kobs, grain-buying business. These efed or excelled by many cities,

forts seem to have been quite suc-

London Banket-National Provincini Bank Lti/FORMOSA: --- Gizan, Kagi, Karenko cessful; and by far the lion's share | ever, is enormous, In the Year]

karta (Holo), Tegal, Tilatjap

and Walterroen.')

* These philom hare info dapodik byzan du let.

Correspondants all over the world

description transaciód,

Banking, baszens of orary

Q. STERNSTEA

BABAKOF.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED..

Established 1880.

Capital (fully paid-up) Ten 100,000,000 Reserve fund

Yen 92,500,000

Head Ques:-TOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at: Alexandria,

Newchwang, Batavia.. Bombay. Buenos Ayres.

Calcutta.

Canton,

Changchim. Dairen (Defny}.

·Fengtlen (Mukden).

Hamburg.

Hanow Harbin,

Honolulu

Kal Igen. Karachi, Жоре London Los Angeles.

Manila Nagmaid

New York.

Osaka.

Peking. Rangoon. Elo de Janeiro. Saigon. San Francisco, Beattle.

Shinsonoseki. Singapore. Boersbays. Bydney. Tientsin. Tokyo. Trinami,

Vladivostok.

(Temporarily closed).

Interest allowed on Current Account Deposite received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.

Hong Kong 11th March; 1927.

Keelung Makong Nanto, Skin, Taichu, Tainan, Takao, Tamui, Toon, Helo, Taito. CHINA:---Shanghal, Hanzow, Amay, However, an extraordinary dis

Foochaw, Swatow, Canton. parity between the prices of grain OTHERS: Hongkong, Singapore, and of flour soon made itself evi

Catfish Codfish Crabs

The wealth of the country, how-

bought on

Book for 1927, which has just been bought up by Stato and co-operative published, the government' statisti-Cattle Fish trading organisations.

cian gives a detailed analysis of Dab the public and private wealth,

DECO bodies he set down as approximately Eels, Conger

The assets of State and of local Dog Fish Soarabaya, Semarang, Batavia, dent, and has continued down to the £282,000,000. Of this total, rail- Bombay, London, New York, present time. According to the lat Calcutta ASEANN

est reports, this difference amounts ways account for £63,716,000, crown

LONDON BANKERS,

Londen County Westminster and Parr's Bank

· The Bank has Domwpondents is the_Onsamerial Centres in the European Continent, Basing fan.

| charía, Exaguo, Japan, Indo-China, Siam," India

internet, Allowed on Durrant Accounts, and Fixed Deposita at rutas which will be quoted 'on appli

KAST. TAKAGIT

THE BANK OF CHINA.

行銀國中

TEKE

20

32 19

24

20 2016

Peanuts

Persimmons, Large

Plantai

Pumelo, Slam

Walnuts

Grapes

Vegetables, &c.

Artichokes

芝竹

cach

Beans, Sprout

Ib.

Long

Beat Root

Bitter Squash

18

·18 16

28 16 27 20 12. 9 25

34 20.

32 23 20 20 10: 2 5223 10. 22 10 $ 10. 10 B+ 381 18

Brinjais, Green

Red

Cabbage, Chinese

" (Shanghai) Cane Shoots, bunch.

Cauliflower (Large).

Carrots.

(Medium

(Small)

鮮椰棗

Celery, Chinese

Chillies, Dried

Red

Green'

Fresh Water

28 10

18

30

32

26

80

Cucumbers

Garlic

Yellow Jande £81,552,000, and state forcats Frogs |237,560,000. It is moze,dißcult to

Garoupa estimate the private wealth

The statisticlan puts it at Gudgeon' $774.500.000 making, a grand total Herings Pallippine Trade, Ave, Africa, homepage (Specially Authorised by Presidential deducts public, and local body debt Labrus of $1,056,500,000. From this, he Halibut Mandate of the Republic of China domiciled in the Dominion, and Losch

on the 22nd of November, 1017),*; Authorised Capital ..... $80,000,000.00 arrives at a final total of £20,000,- | Lobsters Paid-up Capital y

PRA PRADAWARAM Mackerel $18,378,600.00 600,00 Reserve Fund

2,829,425.24

Private Wealth Hook Fish The estimated private wealth per Mullet. head of population le £558, and Oyaters per head of persons 20 years and Parrot Fish over, 5909,

Perch

HONGKONG BRANCH:

8, Dos Vartz Road Central Hong Kong, 7th May, 1926,

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1812, 1 Head Office-Hong Kong,

Authorised Ospital (11.2. Qurrawy)..... 31,500,000

· Paid Up Capital”);

Canton, : Bhanghel,: (ffaakuw, wwktów, Bangkok, New York aud Ban Francisco,

„25e Lloyd's Bank Limited," BEST CORRESPONDENTH:

BA

(Bæmii principal titles of the Workkinen

orale vychazirs and banking "imelaani at

LOOK POONG SHAN.

HEAD OFFICE: PEEING.

HONGKONG BRANCH: BALASE, Quem's Road Central; **

Branches and, Sub-branches all ever China and Correspondents: In Europe, America, and other parts of the world Lori lon Bankers - The National Proving Srcial and Union Bank of England, Ltd The Guaranty Trust Company of New York bakal bramy gallon de la New York Bankers: The Irving

National Bankijk mee The Equitable Trust Company of New

|Interest allowed on Current

and Fixed DepositsonTerms on

He points out; however, that the pe greater part of the increase in re cent years has been due to inflation Placa of values. Taking the 1909-18 Pomfret, wholesale prices as a basis, the 1925 Pomfret, averages are 2826 and 2536, com- Prawns pared with 1242 and 5402 in 1914.

The gross state dubt on March 31 Rock Fla last was £238,855,000, of which go more than £75,000,000 was for the gat Great War. A

#TA,large proportion of the debt, "however, is represented, by produc, tive works, such as railways, invests ments, such as advances, to settlers, and money sunk in land purchases,

assets exceeds ƒks total; of, gross debt by: £9,000,000%

Curry Stuff, Engish

Ginger, Young

Old Horseradish, Shat

·Indian Corn

Lettuce Water Chestnuts,

Mushrooms, Fresh Okren Onions; Bombay

lb., 12

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