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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

Astberland Capital

Kreek and Fully Paid-up

Bert Fund peer

Sterling mommmer

$60,000,000 $90,000,000

£5,000,000

Mister................ $13,508,000

Manoren Liability al!Proprietom... -$90,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG,

COURT OF DIRECTORS:~

D. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard. Chaltman.

À II. Compton, Eaq, Deputy Chairman

W. I. Ball, Kəq.

N, B. Brown Kaq.

A. Mnogoras, Kag.

C. G. B. Mickis, Esq.

ARUT

BANGKUR BATAVIA

EL. P. White, Kaq,

行纵商工法中

BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE pour le

Commerce et L'Industrie (Incorporated in France).

5. Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.

HEAD OFFICE: 74, Itue St. Lazare, Paris.

Capital fully paid up...Ft.40,000,000 Special working capital.. Fra.50,000,000 .Fra.19,276,000 Reserves

W. Pattonden, Rej

T. Q. Well, Kaq,

BRANCHFS:

Paris

Lyons Marseilles

Snigor

Peking

Calat Manager |

Hon. Mr. A. O. Ayurs.

BOKHAY CALOUTTA CANTON снятою COLOXBO

DAIKER TOOCHOWI

ΠΑΙ ΠΟΝΟ

HAMBUDO HANKOW

HAUBIN

BONOKEY

ILOILO

IPOF

70E0E

KODK

KUALA

LUMPUR

BEAKORNS -

LUNDON

LYONS

MALAOCA

MANILA

MOTHDEN

NAGASAKI

KET YORK

PKKING

PENAND BANGGON BAIGON

BAN VILANOILOR

SUANGHAL

SINGAPORE

SOURADATA

SUNGRI PATANI TIENTSIN

TOEYD

THINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposita sosired for our your at allottar periode in Local Currency and Starling on terms which will be quoted on application.

Hong Kong, 13th September, 1927.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Bank is on. ducted by the HONGKONG AND GUANOHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Bales may be obtained as application.

FOR THE HONGKONG & BILANGIAT BANKING CORPORATION.

A. C. Hymes,

Chief Manager

Hongkong, 13th Heptember, 1917.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

06, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.

Frs.72,000,000.00 Frs.68,400,000.00 Fra.89,384,519.10

Subscribed Capital

Paid-Up Capital

Reserve Fund

Bangkok

BRANCHES: Hanoi

Pondicherry

Caulo

Dibauti

Battambang Hong Kong Saigon

Mengtzo Shanghai

Canton Nam-Diah Singapore

Noumen

Fort-Bayard Papeete

Peking Haiphong Honkow Pnom-Ponh

BANKERS:

Tientsin Tourane

Haiphong Hanoi

Shanghai Tientsin Hongkong Paon Penk

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.

FILIPINO WOMAN.

SPECIALISES IN HIGH FINANCE.

.

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMMERCE

AND

FINANCE

TARIFF ON ROPE.

GETS LITTLE SUPPORT IN

Representations

RAILWAY LOSSES.

LOW FREIGHT TRAFFIC

A FIGURES

The disastrous effects of last

-་་་་་

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1927.

cublo yards of ballast were used for maintaining the permanent way. and 8,500,000 sleepers, 180,000 tons of rails, and 870 miles of fencing

Wwwe were also used."

Pereons employed was 688,264,

HONG KONG TIDE.

The tide table given below has been obtained by aid of the Tide predicting Machine, which In- cludes 40 components for the bet ter prediction of tides, from the result of the analysis of the tidal observations, taken at the Kaulung tidal observatory under the direction of Dr. Doberck dur ing the years 1887, 1888, & 1889.

DATE

Sept. 16 to 22, 1927, †,

HIGH WATER Lowan Waran

Standard

Et Times

The total length of road over year's industrial troubles on the which electric trains were run in- railways are reflected in the sum creased from 466 miles, in 1925 to

627 miles in 1920, mary of the annual returns for. Great Britain, Just Issued by the team, electric, and petrol lose

motives totalled 24,182, and the Ministry of Transport. Compared number of passenger-carrying with 1925, coal and coke traffic vehicles was 61,210, with a seating

The times and heights are given decreased by no less than 79,500,000 capacity of 2,769,681, an increase of tons, and the total loss of freight 4,444 Pullman cars in use dar for Kaulung; but they may be AMERICA.

traffic of all kinds was over 100,000,- Ing the year numbered 189. Of the used for the Victoria Naval yard 000 tons, or approximately 31 per 1,556 passenger-carrying vehicles and Aberdeen, the differences rent. The aggregate quantity of which were built or purchased dur- being very small. Washington, August 26,

Washington, Sept. 5.

goods and minerale carried was ing 1926, 1,552 were fitted for elec- The times of high and low If in years to come the Philip-

The number of mer-water must not be considered to made by 215,500,000 tons, of which 114,000,- tric light. pines ship of state should. en-American rope manufacturers in 000 tons represented coal and coke chandise and mineral vehicles at coincide with the times of slack. counter thancial rocks and shoals, behalf of tariff protection against and 58,500,000 general merchandle the end of last year was 720,860, water and change of current, the such as were occasioned as an rope manufactured in the Philip Live stock conveyed numbered with a total capacity of 7,685,856 two phenomena being quite aftermath of the World War, it pines are likely to prove ineffec-78,000,000, or about 500,000 less tons. Passenger road motors num distinct.

bered 282. Train miles run during Including those of season ticket the year declined by 56,000,000 to will not be the fault of a young tual in the opinion of well-inform than in the previous year.

The total number of holders, the total number of pas 846,000,000. woman from the islands, Missed trade authorities consulted by Belen Enrile, now studying at the United Press. p Columbian University.

Such protection, it is pointed senger journeys during the year For Miss Enrile is taking the out, would conflict with the gen- was 1,641,000,000. The proportion most advanced and the most diffi-eral policy of free trade with the of tickets (excluding season tickets

Fri. 16 m 0 26,6 m 6 19 2.0 I lim 5:9 6'15 a 8,3 Every description of Banking and cult courses in finance and bank- Philippines on which the admin- but facluding workman's) issued at

Coring which the university has to istration

policy toward the reduced fares increased cent of the 49.92 per

Bat Exchange Business Transacted,

17 m 0 49.6^| m 7: 42|2. Bold number offer, and it may well be that islands now is promised. If tariff

Vayana | 60 | -8.37 x 3.0 respondents throughout the world.

A. ROLLIN, some day she will be in a posi-wall were raised against rope or 50.28 per cent. in 1928, while the

Sun. 19 m 31 | 6.0 m a 16. 2 Summer complaint makes little Manager.

tion to shed much light on what other Philippines manufacture proportion of tickets at full fares

headway with children whose careful

441 4.6 Hong Kong, 21st April, 1927.

ever insular financial problems the effect would be to diminish decreased from 50.08 per cent. of

mothers use Chamberlain's Colic and Mon. 18 m2 49 6,1 m 30 3

No interior. W No Interior One of her leading the force of political arguments the total in 1925 to 49.77 last year.

Diarrhoea Remedy for stomach, and may arise.

Tues 90 m

B.S bowel complaint, sovere and sudden professors incidentally is Dr. that the existing relations be- The total length of railroad open

1926 was 20,896 miles, Intestinal cramps and weakening diar-

10 20 Parker H. Willis, frat pre- tween the islands and continen- for traffic

Given in a little sweatened Wed. 91 m 6 38 EH sident of the Philippines Na-tal United States are politically and the total mileage of single rhoca

track, including sidings, was 52,832 water it is easy to take. For sale Itional Bank.

advantageous,

Approximately 1,250,000 averywhere. Miss Enrile followed the best This consideration, it is believ-miles. traditions of the House of Mor-ed," will cause the domestic rope concentrate gan by maintaining a dignified manufacturers to silence when the United Press their efforts upon securing legis- sought. information concerning lation which would require that her work and her aims.

governmental rope contracts be But elsewhere the correspon- entered only with domestic rope Extensive in- dent of the United Press learn-manufacturers.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,

Incorporated by Royal Chater, 1858. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON, Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Llubility of Proprie-

tors

.£3,000,000 £4,000,000 £3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

ALOR STAL

(Malay States)

"AMRITSA

BANGKOK. BATAYLA BOMBAY DALOUTTA

CAWNPOBE OKBU COLOMBO

DELKI

HAIPHONG SAMBURO

HANKOW

HỒNG HỎNG ILOILO IPUB

KARACHI

KLANG KOBE

KUALA KANGHAB

Perak (V.M.M.)

HUALA LUMPUR

KUCHING

MADRAS

MANILA

MEDAN

NEW YORK PEKING PENANO PESHAWAR PUKKT BANGIOON BATUON BEMARANG HEREMBAN BHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURABAYA ΤΕΡΙΝΟ

(P.M.B.) TAVOY TIENTS IN

TOKYO

THIRUTAO YOKOLLAMA

ZAMBOANGA

(Philippine Islands)

Manager.

ed that she is preparing a thesis vestigations doubtless would pre- on "Credit and that the natural cede any congressional action in and logical consequence of auch such matter. The preliminary an action would be the receipt reaction apparently is a desire to of doctorate of philosophy, which might transpire some time next After that she will return to the Philipines to teach.

year.

ascertain whether the Philippines

*

from

total 1925 to

HELPS CHILDREN OVER HOT WEATHER.

Fept.

Times

ster dard

181 1,8

Thurat m 8 44 0.8 m 0 1.14.8

HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.

rope production is in the hands Beef Sirloin of American and Filipino capital- ists or other foreigners who are He ascertained also that Miss taking advantage of cheap labour Enrile is from the city of Bali-to the alleged disadvantage of United wag, in the province Bulacan; and manufacturers in the that after education at States...

Manila high schools she won de- Manila hemp, or abaca, is con-

APPROXIMATE RETAIL

Butcher Meat.

牛愿把

Prime Cut

n

Corned

Roast

H

Breast

Soup

Steak

++

Steak Sirloin

H

Satzanged ......

Sept. 9, June, June,

1927. 1918. 1914.

Cia. Cis. Cts.

28 24 12

Capons, Smail

PRICES.

Poultry.

Sept. 9, June, June, 1827. 1818. 1914.

Cts. Cta. Ct.

50:30

28

ཐྲང་བ་ན་ ལ་མ་་

30

20

Chicken

81

23 23 12

45

29 12

Japons, Large

B5 28

.30

28

24

2.2

Duck

40

$2 21

24 20

18

Doves

-

22 21

28 20

18

Eggs, Hen (cooking)

per doz. 30

18

28 24 29

Eggs, Hen (fresh)

25

40 80

85

Fowls, Canton

60 26

26 20

por set 15.

10

12

Fowls, Hainan Goero

50 86

40

24

"

Tongue, fresh.. Tongue, corned Head

each 'Co

80

40

$1.20

Heart

1

Ib. 24

18. 14

Hamp, Salt

*

Feet

EF

Bach.

8. 10

Kidrisys

H

Tall. Liver Tripe

Foreign Exchange and General Bank-grees of Bachelor of Arts and sidered to be in a sound position ing business transacted.

Master of Science in the Univer-in the American market, with Current Accounts opahed and Fixed) Deposits received for 1 year or shorter sity of the Philippines. Her fine little prospect of new competition Bullock's Brains ..... periods at rates which will be quoted scholarship, which has continued in sufficient amount to cause

at Columbia, won for her an ap-alarm. There is, however, pros on application. Yunnanfu

J. R. GEORGE. pointment of government pen-pect for a growing importation sionado from the University of of Java and Sumatra sisal, of Hong Kong, 7th March, 1927.

the Philippines.

which the longer fibre is now be Miss, Enrile came to Washing ing used to a considerable extent ton to take part in a "Philippines in rope manufacture. Night" programme broadcast The East Indles sisal, while from WRC. She sang Filipino likely to be extensively used, is songs. While here she was a guest not likely to displace the use of

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

IN LONDON: The National Pro vincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National, d'Escompte Paris; Credit Lyonnala.

de

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

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.

#

of Madame Vicente Bunuan, a Ma la hemp, which because of Calver' Head & Feet.. 4F IN NEW YORK. P. Morgan & Capital Subscribed..... Yen 46,000,000 friend of her Manila school days. the ength of the fibre, toughness Mutton Chop

-United Press.

Co.; French American Banking Cor- Capital (Pald-up) ......Yen 39,375,000 poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits according to

arrangements.

Every description of Banking Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let,

CH. LEM,

Manager. Hong Kong, 26th February, 1927.

and

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDE TRAŠINO 9001ETY) --

BANTEN

Established 13H

Hong Kong Office :—11 Queen's Road Ostral Authorised Uspital............... Gailders 253,000,000 (913,600,000) Fald-Up Capital Guilders 80,000,000

1,000,070.) Herre Fund

Guilders 40,000,000- (ELEIN, KII.)

Hond (Men:—AJSTERDAN")" Eastern Head OM09:—BATAVIA, BRANCHES :—Bandjarmasin, Bandong), Bon

bay, Calcutta, úheribon, 214- das, Djember, Djokjakarta), The Kota-ladia Hage' Kebr.

Padang Medan, Pambang, Pekalongan, Penang, Pontianak Bangoes, Botterdam je Hamara Bhanghai, Bibol (Sumatra) Boerkbaik, Bonin Karta (Bolo

and Weltevreden,“)

Those affo have safe deposit boxes to let Lawdon Bankerasudational Provincial Bank Lid

Corespondents all over the world

Banking business of every

description tranunotąda

O, STEENSTRA

Hongkong, Both July, 1927,

Mansgar

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIKATTED..

Established 1880. Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund

Yan 06,500,000

Head Offices YOKOHAMA,

Brancher and Agencies at: Alexandria.

Batavia,

Bombay,

Buenos Ayres.

Calcutta.

Newchwang. New York Osaka. Polding. Rangoon.. Rio de Janeiro, Balgon, San Francisca.. Fangtion (Mukden). Seattle. B

Canton.

Changchun,

Dairen (Dalny),

Hamburg,

Hankow.

Harbin,"

Hong Kon

Honolulu."

Kai Yuana.

Karachi.

Kobe

-Los Angeles.

emarang.

Shanghai

Pienta

HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeh, Formenn.

BRANCHES:

JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,

Osaka. FORMOSA:-Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Koelung, Bakong, Nanto, Shin- chiku, Taichu, Talaan, Takao, Tamaui, Toen, Heito, Talto.

EUROPEAN TRADE.

and adaptability to salt water is superior to all other fibres for the manufacture of heavy rope.

Brains

each 65

-

$1.20

#

60

84 20 18

18+

16 18 12

28 +20 29

B. 24 18 14

H

7 6

set $1.20 $1.00 $1.00

Pigeons, Canton

Holhow

Turkeys, Cock Turkeys, Hen

Snipe Pheasant

- Quail

Portridges

Almonds

Apples (California)

Bananas (bride's) Carambole

"Leg

16. 48: 26

AN AMERICAN VISITOR'S IMPRESSIONS.

Experts' point out that the co-Pig's Chitlings operative effort of the de-1 partment of Agriculture and Fect the Philippine Government to maintain the high stan- dard of the Philippines

t

Shoulder Saddle

48 26

m. 40

24

46

85

Per set 8

H

Fry

ib.

18

15

Head

28 15 18

pro-

21

Heart

18

20

Kidneys

cach

Cocoanuta Lemons, China

15

Liver

15

10

52 80

85 25

28

נ

"

Back from a six-weeks' visit to duct has been an important fac- CHINA: Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy, Europe, where he went as a dele-tor in stabilising the Manila hemp

Foochow, Swatow, Canten gate to represent the Newark trade, and assuring its permanent Fork Chop OTHERS: Hong Kong, Singapore, Chamber of Commerce to attend the market in this country.-United

Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, annual meeting of the International Press,

Bombay, London,

Calcutta.

New York, Chamber of Commerce at Stock-

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

The Bank has Correspondents in the Commercia, Centres in the European Contiamat, Russia, Mas churis, lands, Java, Africa, 20.

pan, Indo-Chins, Blam, Ind Philippine

Interest alisweden Current Accounts, as Fixed Deponite at tales which will be quoted on Application.

T. TAKAGI,

Maager.

HONG KONG BRANCH:

3, Des Voeux Road Central Hong Kong, 7th May, 1926.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

Head Offices-Hong Kong.

Authorland Capital (ILK, Currency)... £1,000,000 Paid Up Gapital sizes

***** 2004 200

Reserve Fund.......

BRANCHES :-

holm, Mr. Frank D. Waterman, pre- aldent of the L. E. Waterman Co., spoke enthusiastically of the out- look for trade abroad." He found things greatly improved since his last trip, especially in England, where, he said, he was surprised to find the remarkable progress that has been made. Things are uni- formly good there, he stated, and in some respects more steady than in this country. The effects of the general strike were gradually being wipd out, he held..

:

H

Leg

Loin

Fät er Lard

Sheep's Head & Feet..

豬排骨

85

26 21

per set 85 00 70

12:00 70

each 12

7

15 12 10

46 26 Zu 25 22

Lemons (America)

Lichoes, Dried

Oranges (Canton).

Oranges

Pears (Canton) Peanuts

Persimmons, Large

· Plantain

Pumelo, Siam

Walnuts

Heart....

#

CHEAPER CABLES.

Kidneys

Liver

#

INDO-EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH

COMPANY.

London, Aug. 31. The Indo-European Telegraph Co., announces a reduction in cable rates.

Sucking Pigs, to order. Sust, Beef.

ib.

25

Grapes

80 20 18

24

Mutton

-46

*$8

28

Val

88 20

#5

Sausages

40

20

20

No. 1.

32

Fish.

Barbel

an-Bream

Canton Fresh

The full rate has been reduced The only pessimistic note that to 1s. 5d. per word. ⠀ Mr. Waterman had to sound was in For other classes of traffic, pro- respect to France. There, he said, portionate

the outlook was not so good, asnounced.

reductions are

Catfish

that country did not seem in a poși- [An earlier message stated:- Water Fish. tion to buy largely here at present, The Eastern Telegraph Company, Car... or even elsewhere, because of the Limited, announce a reduction in financial situation and the non- their cable rate for ordinary tele- stabilisation of the franc. But he grame between Great Britain and Coddsh thought that time would bring India, Burma and Ceylon, to 1s. 6d. Crabs about a recovery in this respect, per word, from September 1 next, Cuttia Fish, especially when the coming elec with proportionate reductions for Dab Yorsigo exchange and banking berases at:tions in France, in Great Britain, for cheaper classes of trafic. They Dace

Cantes, Bhanghai, Bankow, Sato, Bangkok, New York and Bat Francisco,

LONDON BARE KES:-

The Leyd's Bank Limited.

COLHESPONDENTS

Inisii principal cities of the Wortā.

avery description transacted.

Male Deposit Boxes (Jvarious sīSON) 15.6 yaariy rental of frem 5 to $43, mp3

LOOK POONG SHAN, The Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 19th February, 1927.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

(Specially Authorised by Presidential Afandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917). Authorised Capital $60,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital Recip Reserve Fimid,

18,278,600.00

and next year in the United States, will also introduce, on the same Dog Fish....... Eels, Conger have helped to clear up a ploitical day, week-end telegrams with the cloud which hovers around when came countries, at the rao of 3d. economic questions are under dis- Der word, subject to a minimum

charge of 5s. 6d. for 20 words.].. cussion, a

Mr. Waterman said that the In- ternational Chamber of Commerce, if it did nothing else, was to be commended for the feeling of good- will that it created among the re- presentatives of all nations,

9,629,425.24 THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING..

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG 10. Des Voeux Road Central Hongkong By Authorized" Capital $10,000,000 Paid-up Capital Sw 5,000,000 1200,000 Reserverer BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

boarne

:: HONG KONG BRANCH: 4, Queen's Road Central, Branches and Sub-branches all over Chton and Correspondents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world. Batavia London Bankers:The National Pro Bombay vincial and Union Bank of England, Calcutta

The Guaranty Trust Company of

New York dem

New York Bankers: The Irving National Bank,

50 The 7-Equiltable «Trust

New York

Interest allowed on Current Ac

and Fixed Deposits, Terms on

hong

rancisco

PLZ Fresh Watei Yellow

Frogs Garospa

Gudgeon

C.N.C. STRIKE EFFECTS.

Herr!

Hlibut

Labrus

GROUND LOST FOR BANGKOK Loach

TRADE.

Lobsters Mack

The effect of the C.N.C. strike on Monk the shipping of the port is made clear in the shipping returns for July and August. In June the last month CN.C boats were trad to the port, British chipping: led 24,479 tons as compared 36,583 tons flying the Norwegian flag. In July British tonnage falle ed to reached 18,000 tons and Nor wegian ships stopped 89,000 and in August the position little better15,681 tors

188,630, tong 5

now on his way pare the tonnag service, and

EROBIKERSKÉRDEKKCEGVER

B肚水

20

Fruits.

山山

each

88 | " [

35

35

24

6

4

20, 12,

10

0

0

Each 14-10,

1b.. each

Vegetables, &c.

Artichokes... Beans, Sprout

..Long Best. Root

Bitter Squash

Brinjala, Green

Red. Cabbage, Chinese

(Shanghai)

Cane Shoots, bunch Cauliflower (Large).

(Mediam

(Small)

Carrots Celery, Chinese

20 25.

28 26

162

52

23--16

28 10 0

10

16

-10 18

28

90

Chillies, Dried.

Red

82

25

Green

70 40 30

18 15

Carry Staff, Engli Cucumbers Carlle

៩២ ២.៦.១ ន គ ២ ១. ១ ៥៨៧,៧៩៨ គឺទន់

Ginger, Young

Shanghai.

Hors

Mushroom

each

10

Hope Koury 12th