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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

Aiborized Capital....

lammed and Fully Pald-op),

Bora Tunda ş--

Sterling £6,000,000

Silver...........$11,000,000

行銀商工法中

$60,000,000

$20,000,000

BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE

Reserve Liability of Propriecom,',. «820,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.

COUNT OF DIRECTORS:-

Hon. Mr. 11, Q.M. Barnard,'

A. 1, Compton, Beg,

Deputy Chairman,

W. II. Bell, Haq,

N. B. Brown Raq.

A. Maogowan, Bog:

0. G. H. Mackle, Kaq.

AMUT

SANGEOR

ΒΑΤΑΥΣΑ

BOMBAY

W. L. Pattanden, B.

T., Well, Kes.

11. P. White, Kau.

Chiel Manage

Hon. Bir. A. Q. līgums,

BRANCES:--

LONDON

LYONN

MALACCA

MANILA

MOUKDEN

NAGASAKI

PRKING

CALOUTTA

CANTON

CHEFOO

- COLOKHO

DAIKEN

FOGOKOW

HAIPHON

RAMBULO

HANKOW

NEW YORK

PENANG

RANGDON

SALOON

SAN FRANCIьdu

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

HARBIN

HONOKEW

HAILO

ПРОМ

JUHOEK

KOBE

KUALA

LUMPUR

SOURABAYA

SUNGLI PATANI TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TINGTAO

YOHONAMA

Current Amounts opase! In Local Currency and Fixed Deposita técaired for one your or shorter periode in Local Userungy and incling

on Cerner which will be quoted on application

ong Kong, 13th Neptember, iser.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Hale of the above Bank, is cons dasted by the 11ONGKONG AND BUANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION. u MAY be obtained or application.

FOR THE HOKOKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

▲ C. Hynes,

Chief Maunger

Hongkong, 19th September, 1927.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris, -

+

Subscribed Capital...Frs,72,000,000,00

Paid-Up Capital ...

Pondicherry

Battambang Hong Kong Saigon

Fra.08,400,000.00

Reserve Fund ....

.Fra.89,384,619.10

BRANCHES: *

Bangkok

Ново

Cantho

Dijbanti

Haiphong

Canton Nam Dinh Singapore

Mengtze

Shanghai

Noumes

Tientsin Tourane Vinit Peking Pom-Peah Yunnanfa

Fort Bayard Papeete

Harkow

BANKERS:

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National 'd'Eacompte de l'aris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel et Commercial; Societe Generals,

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

Every description of Banking and Exchange Basiness transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let

CH. LEM,

Manager. Hong Kong, 25th February, 1927.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

IN ETUEBLANDS 1TKADINŮ SOCIETY)

BANKERS

Established 1834.

Heng Kong Océ ;--11 Queen's Rom? Costeni Authorised Capital

Pakl-Up Capital

Bessers Find

(2,500,000)

Guilder 180,600,000 Galiders 20,000,000

(£26,068,475) Gallders 40,000,000-

{£8,239,333.)

pour le

Commerce et L'Industrie

(Incorporated in France).

5, Chator Road, Victoria, Hong Kong:

HEAD. OFFICE: 74, Rue St. Lasare, Paris.

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

.Fra.18,270,000

BRANCHES:

Paria

Lyons Marseilles

Salgon Peking

Haiphong Hanot Shanghai Tientsia Hongkong Paon Penh

BANKERS:

+

FRANCE:-Societo Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et den Pays Bas. LONDON: Midland Bank Ltd.

NEW YORK: Irving Bank Columbla

Trust Co.

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

A. ROLLIN,

Manager. Hong Kong, 21st April, 1927.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Chater, 1853. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie-

Lora

Agencles and Branches:

ALOK STAR

"DRAKT States)

AMRITSAR

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

ВОМКАУ UALOUTTA UAHTON CAWNFORE ОКБО COLOMBO

DELHI

HAIPHONO HAMBURG

HANKOW

HONGKONt

LOO

ІРОЦ

KARACH

KLANG

KORE

KUALA KANDRAI

Perak, (LH)

KUALA LUMPUR, KUCHING

MADBAN MANILA

MEDAN NEW YORK PEKING PENANG FKULAWAR PUKKT BANGOON SAIGON

THE

STRAITS FINANCE.

CHOICE OF ALTERNÁTIVES

FOR PUBLIC.

At the meeting of the Straits

CHINA MAIL,

COMMERCE

AND

FINANCE.

LOCAL SHARES.

FLUCTUATIONS DURING THE

WEEK.

A

PIECE GOODS.

SHANGHAI MARKET REPORT.

Shanghai, Nov. 5. The position in the piece goods market, while not justifying any optimism, has not been quite so de- pressing as it was during the pre- vious week. Northern markets seem to be a trifle more confident;

river markets also, could they be assured of sufficient and safe means Messrs. Moxon & Taylor, share of communication, would undoubt Settioments Legislative Council on and general brokers, in their re-edly send down orders and some re- October 31, Mr. G. C. Clarke said port dated Thursday, November 10, [covery in prices then might be an- Clearances throughout ticipated. that His Excellency had placed be-state:-

To-morrow being "General the week have been poor. fore the public a choice of alterna- tives, either additional taxation or Holiday" we publish our weekly

The Auctions, the gradual relinquishment of the circular to-day though there is but

Kungping auction tended to show Colony of a degree of efficiency con- little change to report.

Our market ruled dull and fea- that blacks and fancies were the Bonant with the efficiency of ita near tureless during the week under re-most favoured goods offered. Or- neighbours. He thought the latter alternative should be definitely set view with very few transactions ders were extremely scarce, and there was insufficient competitive aside.

Shanghai market is quiet.. bidding to bring about any material The following are the principal improvement in prices. Greys and found that whereas the necessity for additional taxation was immin-alterations since last week:- ent the position was not so bad. Banke: A few shares changed whites were quite neglected.

He thought it would be

some

sure

recorded.

hands at $1,135/87%-

Unions: Came to business $2922

Canton Insurance & Hong Kong Fires:-Have buyers at quotations. dull and irregular,

Douglases: Are unchanged. Star Ferries:- Are also un- changed.

Electrics: Came in for a rise and changed hands at $54/544.

and Wharves:-Continued Arm came to business at $120.7

'Telephones: Were

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1927.

ACotton, Yarn, etc.

HONG KONG TIDE.

One of the most interesting fea-

The tide-table given below has tures of the week is the re-opening of the local cotton and yarn Ex- been obtained by aid of the Tide- change, which resumed its opera- predicting Machine, which in- tions on November 1, in spite of cludes 40 components for the bet the fact that all private, contracts-ter. prediction of tides, from the have not yet been liquidated. The result of the analysis of the tidal volume of business done on the Ex- observations, taken at the change appears much less than Kaulung tidal observatory under

before its the direction of Dr. Doberck dur usually. was transacted closure in June.

ing the years 1887, 1888, & 1889. The times and heights are given for Kaulung; but they may be used for the Victoria Naval yard and Aberdeen, the differences being very email.

American cotton stands approxim- ately at the same level it did a week ago, and operators appear to be waiting for the next Government crop estimate which will be publish ed from Washington on November: 8. Arrivals of local cotton are only moderate and dealers aró somewhat firmer in their attitude than they were some few days ago. Milla aro not enger buyers and most of them appear to have satisfied their re- quirements for some weeks ahead. Clearances have been fair and there has been a certain amount of in- quiry from Szechuan but until con- ditions of financing, conveyance, etc.,

become more normal trade with the extremo West must remain ex- all round,tremely risky.-N. C. Daily News.

TRUE TEST OF MERIT, You judgo a man not by: what ho

done. That is the only true test.

promises to do, but by what he has Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Judged by this standard has no superior. People everywhere speak of it in the For sale highest terms of praise." everywhere.

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

phenomena. being quite

distinct..

DATE

October

Nov. 11 to 17, 1927.

HIGH WATER Lowen WATER

Standard

Ht. Standard Ht. Times

Times

583.

Fri. 11 m 16 86 | 5.7 m 4 39 1.0

10'12 8.8 Bat. 12 4 100

Ann. 13

5.#

10 48,1

1 448 4.8

11 27 À

$ Ca

m0 29 1.0

4 28 2.8

6 23 1.

4 52 =

Mon, 14

m 7 381.5

5 16 a Tie 10

1.4 m 8 0 1.8 No Interfer

No infartor Wed. 18 m 0 $38.99 39 3.0

No laturiero inferler 'Thure 17 m 2 16 | 6,4 | m 10 44|2.2 710 5.4 10 1 6.2

HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.

APPROXIMATE RETAIL

At the Yuenfong sale there was There were, he continued,

at a slightly better tone items in which he felt

Italians showed the small improve- economies were possible, if not in

ment of a mace but Venetians were 1928, at a later date. There was a

Greys were a small vote for Co-operative Societies

fraction lower while whites remain and he hoped that when these thrift

ed steady. There was evidence of organisations were on their feet they would pay. their own operating Hong Kong Lands: Are wanted a few orders. from Northern mar- costs. He also thought that they at $56 without attracting sellers. kets, and speculations have return- Hong Kong Trams: Have buy-ed to take their part in operations must watch the expenditure on the

on the market. £3,000,000 Fisheries experimental vessel "Tong-ers at $20. ..$4,000,000 kol" to see that they did not go on!

Hong Kong Realiles:-Firmed: to business £8,000,000 after their usefulness or otherwise up again and came

had been definitely proved.

at $7. Post

Humphreys Estates:-Met with Office returna had been a disaprather more demand and $12.60 pointment to him, as they showed. would now be paid. In trading Ipss. He had always hop- ed that co-ordination of the posts! services of the Colony and the Federated Malay States would show a reduction in cost, but the opposite was the fact. A matter of grave

London Quotations of November Importance for the Colony was the Banks £119.10: Indos Deferred enormous increase for 1928 in the £5.; Shella £4.19/- all middle Beef Sirloin vote for Defence Contribution, an prices. Increase of roughly 1 millions, and he felt that the state of their finances placed upon them the duty of seeing that, they paid no more He was than their strict due.

Government had the aware that

he felt that matter in hand and they should not rest until the large increase of over 30 per cent. had been completely explained. Refer ring to votes amounting to prác tically $1 millions for Govern- ment

BEMABANG УКУЕМПАН SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SUURABAYA TAIPING

(...) TAVOY TIENTSIN

TOKYO

THINUTAU

YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA

(Philippiaa Islands) 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).

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa.

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.

Central Bank in Formosa. Bank-Notes issued

Average amount Yen 45,000,000

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,

Osaka.

quarters, excluding police quarters, the hon'ble member said

sary.

$3.70.

done at

Bell- Exchange: The demand ing rate on London is 2/-; and

Shanghai the T/T. on

Is T18. 782

Next Settlement Day is Tuesday, November 29, 1927.

[

P. & O. CAPITAL.

STOCKHOLDERS' VIEWS TO BE SUBMITTED TO BOARD,

London, Nov. 10.

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Prime Cut Corned #

.n

Roast

th

Breast

#

Soup

Steak

#

Steak Sirloin Saurages

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Nov. 4, June, Juno,

PRICES.

Poultry.

Nov. 4, June, June, 1927. 1918. 1816.

Cis. Cle. Ct.

ib.

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Doves

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stated: Eminent Counsel, includ- ing Sir John Simon, have unaní- mously agreed that, the Directors

The P. and O. meeting has he could not believe that such angreed that the proposal shall be

submitted to the board.-Reuter. large vote was ordinarily neces- A message dated November 1,

He believed that economies could show a small saving and that adjustment of the Defence. Con- tribution and a return to normal building of quarters could show a large one, and he put these savings at $2 millions.

Fresh Taxation.

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of the P. and O. Company put the Calves' Head & Foet.. Het $1.20 $1.00 $1.00 true construction on the Company's Mutton Chop charter at the meeting held on Sep-

* Log tember 14, and that the resolution

Sharder will consequently have to be re- submitted. It will be recalled that at Pig's Chitlinge Although the need for taxation the September meeting, opposition was not so pressing that they need- was offered by atockholders to the FORMOSA-Giron, Kagi, Karenke, ed to rush into it he suggested that Inchcape, presiding aald that the proposed increase of capital. Lord Keelung, Makong, Nanto, Ship-

a start should be made in giving company's charter had not left chiku, Taichu,__Tainan," Takao,

consideration to it. There should, them any option in the matter. Tamaul Teen, Heito, Taita." CHINA: Shanghat, Hankow, Amoy, he thought, be ever present to their An amendment was carried by 44

Foochow, Swatow, Canton.

minds the healthy hatred with to 38 in favour of an adjournment, OTHERS:-long Kong, Singapore, which income tax was viewed dur- to enable the board to consider the

Soerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, Calcutta-London, Newing its short habitation with us. deferred stockholders' views. Lord Pork Chop York, Dairen

It proved to be thoroughly unpopu- Inchcape called for a poll, but sub- announced that the lar and, in the peculiar conditions sequently. The London County Westminster and of the Colony, most unjust in its meeting would be adjourned]

incident. He failed to see how It

LONDON BANKERS:

PART's Bank.

HONG KONG BRANCH:

3, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, 22nd September, 1927.

PROPERTY SALE.

́SHAMSHUIPO-LOT-ATTRACTS- POOR BIDDING.

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H

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+

Loin

Fat or Lard

Sheep's Bend & Fast,

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Kidneys

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T Bank has Correspondents in the Commercial could ever be just in its incidence Centres in the European Costibent, Kussia, Mahere and although its ghost walked charia, Taingiao, Japan, Indo-China, Ham, India

allppine Idlands, Java, Africa, U.B.A., Australls, before us whenever additional taxa- Internet allowed on Cament Accounts, and tion was mooted he sincerely hop- Fized Deptalia at rates which will be quoted oned that any steps taken to obtain application, Depaalta in You can be accepted

At the Chinn Auction RooMA more revenue would completely and J. IHARA,

finally lay the ghost of that parti-yesterday Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa Manager.

disposed of a lot at Shamshuipo cular tax. Mr. Clarke also point-there being few bidders present ed out the undesirability of any and only two raises were made general tariffa, remarking that the above the opening price. geographical position of the Colony The lot in question was New favoured Jarge transhipment | Kowloon Inland Lot "No. 101 trade and made of the various set-together with the measuages there- tlements corridors' leading to the on known as No. 92 Apliu Street, Bream Palembang, Pekalongan, Punang (Specially Authorised by Presidential more gilded apartments of the rich 733 square feet at an annual Crown Canton Fresh

hinterland which lay beyond. Such Rent of $4.00. Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917).

Imposts, therefore, would be collect- ed upon but a small proportion of Authorised Capital .$50,000,000.00

18,278,000.00 the total landed here and would be an in- 1,020,425.24 expensive of collection, as

tricate system of bonded houses would

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Opening at $3,500, two bids of Cattle Fish be required, whilst $100 each were registered and the Dab platoons of Customs officials and lot was knocked down to Mr. Pun Dace HONG KONG BRANCH: armies of annoyance would gradual- Kum-sing, care of Mesars. Lee and Dog Fish 4, Queen's Road Central. Branches and Sub-branches all overly drive out our large transhipment Russ at $3,700 without further

Zela, Conger China and Correspondents in Europe, trade. He suggested that a 'repre opposition. THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, America, and other parts of the world. sentative commission be appointed

LIMITED.

Established 1980.

London Bankers: The National Pro-to examine in great detail all pos- vincial and Union Bank of England, Bible sources of future taxation and Ltd.

Yon 96,530,000

that their report be published for The Guaranty Trust Company of Now York.

general, discussion throughout the New York Bankara:-The Irving Colony.. National Bank.

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

Head Office:YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies at:

Alexandria..

Batavia. Bombay. Buenos Ayres, Calcutta.

Canton.

Changchun.

Dairen (Dalny). Fengtion (Mukden). Hamburg. Hankow. Harbin

Hong Kong. Honolulu, Kal Yuon. Karachi,

Kobe

-London,

Los Angeles.

Nagasaki

Nagoya,

Newchwang

New York. Osaka,

Peking.

Rangoon, Rio de Janeiro. Saigon. San Francisco. Seattle. Semarang. Shanghai Shimonosek!.

Singapore.. Boerabaya. Sydney.

Tientsin. Tokyo. Tsinaniu. Tsingtam. Vladivostok.

(Temporarily

closed)..

Interest allowed on Current Accounts. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on applleation.

H MORL

* Manager." Hong Kong, 12 September, 1927.

The Equitable Trust Company of New York.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts

ALCOHOL.

...Fresh Water

Yellow

Frogs

Garoups

Gudgeon

Herrings

Halibut

and Fixed Deposits. Terme en applica- THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. kinda, all having their source from Mackerel

tion.

Every description of Banking Busi. ness transacted.

Loans granted on approved securities.

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.

Special facilities for Home Exchange, 18. Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong

Manager.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Authorized Capital....$10,000,000 Paid-up Capital ...... 5,800,000 1,200,000 Reserve

.:

INEXPENSIVE SUBSTITUTE FOR PETROL.

Addressing the Rotary Club, Calcutta, on the manufacture of Labrus alcohol, Mr. H. K. Sen discussed Loach the problem of fuels of different [Lobsters

energy of the sun and gave facts Monk Fish and figures in support of his con- Mullet tention, that alcohol manufactured Oysters from sawdust and other most in-

Parrot Fish expensive ingredients could be a SHOU J. CHEN,

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Tench Bengal and from the large 'quanti-}

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