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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI: THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. **BANKING CORPORATION.

and Wally Tuld-ny

Sterling...

те

$$,000,000 ....$1,600,000

Harry Lisblity of Proprietor. 30,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: ONGKONG.

CONET OF DIRECTORS—–—–

Ken, Mr. D. Q. M. Bernath,

Chairman,

A. E. Coupton, Key. Deputy Chairman,

b. 15. Hall. HM.

N. J. Brown Esq.

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

10, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong

Authorised Capital

Pald-Up Capital

Reserve

.$10,000,000

6,000,000

1,200,000

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Batavia Melbourne San Francisco

Bombay

Nagasaki Seattle

Calcutta

New York

Semarang

Canton

Onnis

Singapore

Haiphong

Parla

Sourabaya

Honolulu

Feking

Sydney

Kobe,

Penang

Tainok

Kowloon

Kangoon

Loadon Saigon

Tientsin Toky

Shangha!

W. 3. Patiendas, BManlia

T, (), Weall, Esq.

21., White, Boj.

A. Macgowan, Kol.

.0, i. Mackie, Maq,

AMUY

BANGEDE BATAVIA

Asting Chial Manager.

ion. Mr. A. Hysm.

BOMBAY

ALJUTTA

COLOMBO

KAMOTOR-

LONDON

ITORS

NEW TORM

PEEING PENANG

BANGOON

BAIGON ..

SHANGHAI

CANTON

GAMBURO.

Correspondents in all principal cities

of the world.

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMMERCE

AND

نماز...

FINANCE.

“WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1927.

DALBANK UNSEALED.

SHANGHAI COURTS CORDER. ⠀

Shanghai, Yesterday. The Dalbank has been unsealed by order of the Provisional Court

HONG KONG TIDE.

MR. C. SIMMONS.

PIONEER MANILA BUSINESS MAN SUÇCUMES.

Charles M. Simmons, long time resident of the Philippines, died at Los Angeles on June 80 after a long illness, according to word re- ceived in Manila. He went to the products, decreased generally. The United States about a year ago in after the Russian manager had Standard Off Company was able to search of health, and, stayed for been questioned by the Chinese resume its activities and to land about six months in San Francisco magistrate concerning payment some large consignments of kero before going to Los Angeles. Mr. sene oil, liquid fuel, and paraffin Simmons was engaged in the hemp of very large sight bearer drafts wax from Hong Kong. The situa and coconut business la the from Hankow paid out at Shang- Trade at Kongmoon was almost half of the year. The anti-British Philippines, and had a wide circle hai, the magistrate pointing out | being very small.

tion improved during the second

of acquaintances in the Manlia boycott was less strictly enforced business world.

Mr. Simmons was born March 8, and finally. It was lifted altogether. of trade. Foreign cotton plece

STAGNANT.

TRADE IN KONGMOON IN 1926.

Exchange business transacted. Loans year, 1926, and continued its dullThe result was a decided revival] 1878, at Cherokee, Iowa.

Every description of Banking -and | granted on approved securities.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to Jet.

KAN TONG PO.

Chief Manager.

The

the danger of such transactions. It is noteworthy that...!

the

The tide-table given below has been obtained by aid of the Tide- predicting Machine, which in- cludes 40 components for the bet.. result of the analysis of the tidal ter prediction of tides, from the

observations, taken at the

the direction of Dr. Doberck dur Kaulung tidal observatory under ing the years 1887, 1888, 1889.

The times and heights are given, for Kaulang: but they may be used for the Victoria Naval, yard | and ‹ Aberdeen, the differences

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

stagnant at the beginning of the

course throughout the June quar

Customs goods, metals, cigarettes, and kero- early part of his life was spent in Municipal Police, who carried out water and change of current, the ter (aays the Maritime report). Owing to at the request to arriva in remarkable quantities, listed and was in Cuba with the of the Chinese Authorities were climatic conditions the cocoon crops and at the same time greater acti-Roosevelt Rough Riders. proved a fallure, so that mulberry leaves were sold at 60 cents a picul,

MAKILA

Hong Kong, 21st March, 1927.

MOURDEN-

NADASAKI .

行銀商工法中

the usual price ranging from $2.50

PAIMEN

TOOUNGW

BAIPHONG

BAN FRANCENJO

SINGAPOBE

SOUMANATA

TIENTSIN

HANKOW

HARER

HOKEEW

ILOILO

под

JOHORA

KOSE

XUALA

LUMPUR

SUNGHI FATANI

TOKYO.

THINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Impoate received for one year or shorter perjoda la Local Corney and Sterling an terma wiles will be quoted on application.

Hong Kong, 18th July, 1912,"

HONGKONG SAVINGS, BANK.

The Buslom of the bore Bank is con doted by the HONGKONG AND SUANOBAL BANKING CORPORATION. Balm may be splained on application,

FOR THE HONGKONG • SHANGBÀI BANKING CORPORATION.

4. С. Душм Acting Chled Manager.

Hongkong, Sth March, 1927.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE: 96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris. Subcribed Capital ...Frs.72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital.....Fra.68,400,000.00 Reserve Fund Fr.89,884,510.10

Pondicherry Battambang Hong Kong Saigon

Mengtzo Shanghai Nam Dinh' Singapore Dijbout! Noumea Tientsin Fort Bayard Papeete

BRANCHES: Bangkok Hanol

Cantho

Canton

Peking

Haiphong Hankow Prom-Penh

BANKERS:

Tourane Yunnanfu

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris ot des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel et Commercial; Societe Generale.

IN LONDON: The National Fro- vincial & Urien Bank of England, Ltd; da Comptoir National d'Escompte Paris; Gredit Lyonnais

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

krrangements.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.

Bale Deposit Boxes to let.

CH. LEM,

Manager, Hong Kong, 26th February, 1927.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

́(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)

HAWKERA

Established 14

Beng Kong Omes:-11 Queen's Road Conten!

Authorised Capital

Paid Up Omplial

Bore Fund...........

Guldørs 150,000,000 (£12,500,000) Guildars 130.000,900.

(£26,006,070.) Guildan 1.000.000

(23.213,383.)

·Head Union:—AMSTERDAM),

Eastern Head Ofon!-BATAVIA.

BRANDLES Handjernando, Bandowns), Bom

BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE

'pour le

Commerce et L'Industrie' (Incorporated in France).

Paris

Saigon Peking

Fariu.

BRANCHES:

Lyons Marseilles Buphong Hanoi Shanghai Tientaln Hongkong Pon Penh

BANKERS:

· Samshul.

rearers

After

*

vity was shown in the exports of that he came to the Philippines as not called to give evidence. wood oil, manganese, ore, also of a soldier and served his enlistment Reuter, cattle, poultry, and softwood planks. there. He lived there for 18 years. He was 54 years old at the time of his death.

Nanning.

THEIR SECOND SUMMER THE

HARDEST.

distinct

August 17 to 23, 1927.

Dara| HIGH WATER | LOWER WATER ·

Standard Standard *August

Ht Times

Timson

Wad. 17 m 0,518 14.0] m2 B. 35 | 2,4 Thom 18`m" 0.767 | 5,8|in|

1 154 | 6.0 | | 23 = | 2.4 Fri. 19 m 1 44 5.4m 7 40.0

S

Toothing and hot weather make their second summer trying time Sat. 93 m. 341 6.7 for little ones. Summer disorder 'of stomach and bowel and infantile Bun., 21 m. chelers may be quickly controlled and suffering relieved by Chamberlain's Mon. 12-m4 68 8.1 Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. Easy to take in a little sweetened water. Tos 13m $56.0 Always relieves. For sale everywhere.

7 30 4.3

248 3.0 64 19 10.51 A 4.0

1'94 a

HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

to $3, and heavy losses were regis-

He is survived by his widow, and tered for silkworm

Nanning has enjoyed a compara- farmers. Some activity was shown tively peaceful year, free from poli- Mrs. Sadie Simmons, a brother and tical apheavals and piracy, but the four sisters. He was a member of In the September quarter when, boycott against Hong Kong and the the Presbyterian Church in Manila, thanks to the cancellation of the lack of transport facilities have and was a Mason.

The local agents of the Kallan oll monopoly, the Standard Oil Com-kreatly injured the port's trade. During the first nine months of the 5, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.

pany resumed in part its trade in year foreign imports were decided-Mining Administration report that HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rue St. Lazare, korosene off; but, generally speakly dull. What little could be im the total output of the Administra ing, the depression continued, and ported found its way by parcel post, tion's mines for the week ended direct from Hong Kong, or had to July 30, amounted to 96,994 tons, Capital fully paid up ....Fra 40,000,000 it was only after the resumption of take a roundabout route by way of and the sales during the period to Special working empita!..Fra.50,000,000 communications with Hong Kong, Tonkin and Lungehow, which..na-78,467 tous. Reservos Ar Fre.13,276,000 during the last quarter of the year turally contributed to increase un- successful, that signs of greater activity be- duly the price of commodities. Chi-

nese goods were more came manifest. Even then the im- and were able to make good, to a position of a surtax proved a seri- certain extent, the deficiences in ous obstacle to a normal expansion the importation of foreign articles. The export trade was also slack and the year closed almost as dully until the end of September, when it gave signs of reviving, encouraged as it had opened.

by the prospects of a resumption of direct trade with Hong Kong, which The boycott of Hong Kong affect- Induced exporters to rush their goods to Canton for shipment. The ed Samshul in a similar manner, lifting of the boycott during the The absence of direct steamer con- December quarter, as well as plen- Beat Sirloin nections with seaports and the de-tiful crops and reasonable prices, resulted in a more brisk and pros preciation of Kwangsi currency perous trade, and the year closed serious impedi- with a much brighter outlook for were, moreover, ments to the export trade, through the near future. Samshuí, from Nanning and Wu- chow. These unsatisfactory con-

The occupation of the island of ditions lasted until the December Hainan by the Nationalists in Jan- immediate adverse THE CHARTERED BANK OF

quarter, when the resumption of re-uary had an INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

lations with Hong Kong permitted effect on the trade of Kiungchow. British shipping and British goods a certain amount of activity in both were boycotted. An embargo was Incorporated by Royal Chater, 1853.

imports and exports, although the declared not only against Hong HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

.£8,000,000 greater part of the cargo still found Kong, but also against Macao and Kwangchowan, in order to pre- £4,000,000 its way through Canton, and it vent all possible transactions with

seemed as if the dislocated trade of the British Colony, and in conse £3,000,000 Samshui would require a long time quence the port's trade came almost before it could revert to its proper to a standstill, being dependent for channel.

what little could be effected on the

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.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Coz- respondents throughout the world.

A. ROLLIN,

Manager. Hong Kong, 21st April, 1927.

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie-

tors

Agencies and Branches:

ALOR STALL

(Malay State)

AMRITSAH

BANGKOK

BATAVIA ROMBAY CALCUTTA GANTON GAWKPGER CKBU COLUMBO DALHI HAIPHONG HAMBURO

HANKOW

HOG TỘNG

ILDILO

IPOB

KANACHI

KLANG

KOBK

KUALA KANGSAR

Parsk, (PM.M.) KUALA LUMPUL KUOKING

МАГВАЯ MANILA

HKDAN

NEW YORK PEKING -PENANG

PESHAWAR PUKET BANGOON BAIGON

SEMARANG. .SEREMBAN

BUANGHAI BINGAPOREČ

HOURABAYA TAIPING

(TAALS TAVOY. TIENTSIN

TOKYO TUINGTAO YOKOLLAMA ZAMBOANGA

(Phlippine Islands)

Foreign Exchange and General Bank ing business transacted.

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

J. R. GEORGE, Hong Kong, 7th March, 1927.

Manager.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

(TAIWAN GINKO). \ Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.

bay. Calcutta Gharibu, lid. Capital Subscribed

ink, Bamber, Djajar Capital (Paid-up) ........

The

MAEMALE Medan Padang

Hague

Ponta Kangoon,

Yan 45,000,000 .Yen 39,576,000

Penang HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeb, Formosa.

Palembang, Fokalon Botterdam) Hang). Binghal, Hibales (B) Koerabar, Boerar karta (Holo), Tegal, Tjūnijap and Wellcom *) Thase offices HAYO BAÏS

Boxes to let London Buskers-National Provincial Bank Lul. Carreondante all over the world Banking business of every

description transsted.”►

0. STEENSTRA

Kongkong, Nth July, 1917.

Manager,

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

Established 1880.

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

Yen 92,500,000!

Head Offer>YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencian at:

Alexandria.

Batavia. Bombay,

'Buenos Ayres.

Calcutta.

Canton

Newchwang New York, Osaka.. Peking Rangoon, Eio de Janeiro. Saigon. San Francisco,

Changchun. Dairen (Dalny) Fangtian (Mukden). Sea

Hamburg. Hankow.

Harbin Hồng Koma

Honolulu, Kai Yus Karachi. Kobeä London.

Los Angeles,

Lyoba

Felinterest alloy

¿Deposita.

Osaka.

BRANCHES:

Wuchow.

Klungchow.

Bullock's Brains

#

OM

Chicken Capona, Small

Poultry.

Aug. 5, June, June, 1927. 1918 1914.

Ota: Ola, Cia.

Ib.

65 30 81

55

80

60

28

80

40

22 21

-sach-

per doz. 80

18

88

25

Ib.

70

86. 24

輝湘農

IP

50

50

Beach -55 80

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

Eggs, Hen (fresh) ....... #MME

Fowls, Hainan

Geere...

Pigeons, Canton..

#

Hoihow

Turkeys, Cock Turkeys, Hen Snipe ....

Pheasant

Quail Partridges

# GERNES CESENARE

b.

esch

-pair

each

ផន ន ៥៥ | ន ដ | | | = | | ° }

នឥត ន គ ង ន នននន | ៩

|| ||

28

Butcher Meat.

Aug. 6, June, June,

1927. 1918, 1914.

Cia. Cle. Ca.

Ib.

28 24 12

*

Prime Cut

n

28 28 12/

Corned

23 12

"

H

Roast

28 24 22

Capona, Large

*

Duck

Breast

+

24. 20

18

Doves

#

Soup

1+

26 20 18

Steak

H

Steak Sirloin

17

28 24 2+2

40 30 86

» Sausages

Fowls, Canton

H

40 24 20

per sat 15

*

Tongue, fresh. Tongue, corned

10 12 each 65 50 60

80

Head

$1.20

-$1.20

Heart

1b.

24

19 14

1

Hump, Salt

34 20 18

#

Feet

1

exch B 10 12

#

Kidneys

15 19 12

Tall

28 20

Liver

#

- lb.

24 18 14

Trips.

€

N

set $1.20 $1.00 $1.00

lb.

48

26

49

26

48

17

24

#

46

lb.

60

85

34

24

Brains

"

饅

Feat

Fer set 3

6

*

Fry

Ib.

18 16

12

15

18

Cocoabuls

each: 14

10 10

#

Head Heart

20. 20

Lemons, China

14

.0

each 15

10

10

Lemons (America)

each

8

8

Kidneys

15 10

Lickees, Dried

荔枝干:

Ib.

85 25 80

1b, 60

80

24

Oranges (Canton).

86* 25

23

"

Oranges

16

19

Leg

.. 89

N

Loin

#

"

49

60

70

#

Fat or Land...

24

21.

Head & Feet.. Heart Kidneys

per set 85

40

70

nach 12 B

15

12 10

μ

Liver

Ħ

4B

I

20:25

Grapes

b.

20

25 22

*

24

Log

*

Shoulder Saddle

#

occasional visits of steamers direct Calvos' Head & Feet.. In spite of boycotts, strikes, from Canton or Bangkok. Even the Mutton Chep labour troubles, and brigandage, trade with Haiphong had to be the trade of Wuchow was less de- suspended for some time, steamers pressed than that of Kongmoon and calling at Kiungchow only for pas Samshul. During the March quar-sengers and mails. As in the case; ter rumours of a possible renewal of of the other southern ports, the in- Pla's Chitling a Japanese boycott induced mer-stitution of the kerosene oil mono- chants to increase their stocks of poly not only caused the price of Japanese cotton goods, particularly that commodity to rise from $5 to jeans, for fear of a lack of supply $11.50 per case, but practically stop- in the near future, and a certain ped all importations until the month amount of kerosene ol! and liquid of July, when it was abolished and fuel found its way into the port replaced by from the Yangtse by inland water one considers that 90 per cent. of the port's trade is effected through ways. A brisk trade in native grey Hong Kong, it is not difficult to cotton yarn, drills and jeans,, wheat

realise how much it must have flour, and medicines was noticeable during the June quarter, but foreign suffered from the boycott, againet To make matters Imports, with the exception of all worse, lack of shipping facilities Sheep's

put a stop also to the coolle emi-i gration to Singapore and Bangkok, thereby jeopardising the financial

that colony,

tax of $2 per case. If

H

Liver Pork Chop

#

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF prosperity of the island, as it is sucking Pigs, to order.

INDIÄ, LTD.

· HEAD OFFICE:

Authorised Capital

Subscribed Capital

Paid-up Capital

15. Graceurch Street, London, E. 0.3.

£3,000,000 1,800,000 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and rest... 1,645,667

BANKE35;

calculated that the money which these emigrants pour into the dis- Suet, Beef

Mutton trict every year amounts to some) 2 million dollars. In the second Veal

» Sausages half of the year, however, thanks to: the activities of Norwegian steam- ers, coolie emigration was again' possible and a certain amount of trade could be effected. But even The Bank of England Milland Bank, Eldh then the export of cattle, pigs, and Barbel

BRANCHEN:

poultry to Hong Kong-a very im-Bream Kuala Lumpur Rangoon Bangkok Galla

portant trade of the port could not Canton Fresh Batavis Hongkong XuanianiPahang) Shanghai. Bombay Howrah Madras

be resumed. The lifting of the Bimi

Water Fish. New York ... Onleutia Handy

Ringapore-baycott in the last quarter of the Bourabaya Colombo Karaco!" Delhi Hot Bhars Port Louis (Mauritius) year helped to improve conditions, Carp

although difficulties with strike Catch BONGKONG DRÁNON.

Bickets and with cargo-boatmen in- Codfish terfered with the landing of cargo Crabs and caused steamers to overcarry Cattle Fish their British goods. Only at the

Dab very end of the year was it possible for trade to present a more normal Aspect.

Kontrimaanted.

JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, FORMOSA:-Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Eroxy description of Anking and Ezchange buis Keelung, Makong Nanto, Shin-ENTERES allowed on Uarrest Accounts at a per chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takao, et par sasan on Daily Reacon and on fixed Depedita" at rates that may be ascertained on Tamsul, Toen, Heito, Taito.

appilextion. CHINA; Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy

C. L. U. BANDES, Foochew, Swatow, Canton. OTHERS: Hong Kong, Singapore, Sourabaya, Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, London, New York, Calcutta.

LONDON BANKERS:RA London County Westminster and Parr's Bank,

*****, Quaen's Boad Centri, Howzkway, June 16, 1928

THE BANK OF CHINA

行銀、國

(Specially Authorised by Presidential

Pakhol

KEKLERKEN BROB+BOB***HAROBLESSE K $ BETEC

操

80 20 16

48 26 26

36

20: 19

40

20

20

.82

Almonda

Apples (California).

Bananas (bride's)

Carambola

Peanuts

Pears (Canton)

Bersimmons, Large

| Plantain

Pamelo, Slam

Walnuts

No.

Fish.

24

32 20 16

Beet Boot :

16

27

92

25

28

32 18

2

Fruits.

金山撣案

LE ARE ARE 222 13- MRE KE 14-E BURERS

·3*བྲབྷསR||།ཋ|ལམ།[

each 16-12

4

Vegetables, &c.

85 23 16...

Artichokes Beans, Sprout

Lang...

Bitter Squash

Brinjals, Green,

H

Red

Cabbage, Chinese

(Shanghai)

Cane Shoots, bunch. Cauliflower (Large)

*** (Medium)

(Small)

Carrots Celery, Chiness,

Chillies, Dried

Red

DACS ... Dog Fib Eels, Conger.

8

10 18

Fresh Wat Yellow

20+ 80

32

25

Pakhoi has undergone very much the same experience. The interrup-Frogs tion of traffic with Hong Kong Garoupa affected some 75 per cent, of the Gudgeon port's, trade while it lasted. Im

Herrings portations of foreign goods from Haiphong were small, boycotts and Heilbut heavy taxation discouraging mor- Labras: $80,000,000.00 chants. Thanks to a direct trade Lasch

18,278,600.00 with Canton, Chinese Imports fared Lobsters 9,629,425.24 better, especially in the cane, of Mackerel vegetable products, textiles, paper, Monk Fi and sundries. A slight improve Mollet HEAD OFFICE PEKING.

ment in foreign importa» occurred

Oysters HONG KONG BRANCH: during the second half of the year,

The Bank has Correspondente in the Ousepsects, |-- Mandate of the Republic of China. | Centrar in the European Continent; Enada, MAS

Japas, Indo-Chins, alam, India on the 22nd of November, 1917), Philippines

Entered allowed an Cursat Accounts, and rized Deposdia as ratas watch will be quoted on Authorised Capital Application

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

TTAKAGI

HONG KONG BRANCH:

8, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, 7th May, 1928.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912,

Head Offen-Ho

AS

|

4 Queen's Road Central, when greater activity was notice Parrot Fish Branches and Sub-branches all over able in the importation of cotton China and Correspondents in Europe, lastings, printed cotton unions, America, and other parts of the world aniline dyes, matches, and one or London Bankers: The National Pro- two other articles. The karosene vincial and Union Bank of England, oll trade suffered from the same Ltd

* CAUSES which interfered with its de- velopment at other southern porta, Exports, were similarly affec Shipments of cattle and pou Hong Kong had to bej altogether, while", cassi Hould indigo, and man

The Guaranty Trust Company of New York lid New York Bankars:--

Bankers: The Irvin

National BWAREN

The Equitable Trust Company

Account

Interest allowed on

Deposita;

Green

Curry Stuff, Engil

Cucumbers

Garlic..

Ginger Young

ola Horseradish, Indian Corn Lettuce Water Ches

J

Kong, 11th March, 1937.