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HONG KONG AND. SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Anchorized Caplin

- 100,609,206,

Tossed and Fully Pild-op, zinom $35,000,000 Beerve Funde:-

.

6,000,000

#br#15,000,000

Bossevo (dability al Progrishore : 890,200,000

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKONG

COUNT. OF DIRECTORS --

R. Compton, Eng.

Chairman.

J. Brows. Eng.. Deputy Chairmas.

W. II. Bəli, Bəqə

W. L. Pultendan, Kag. You. Mr. D. D. F. Delik..........T. A. Plummer, Roy. Ma. Mt. 0.0.8. Mookie. T. G. Well, Esq.

B. P. White, Lag. Oklal Manager Bon, Ms, à. . žlynn.

P, W. Massey, KalĮ.

DNAKOHES w

MOT

LONDON

BANGKOK

EYD:8

BATAVIA

MALACOLI

BOMBAT

MANILA

CALOUTTA

MOULDEN

CANTON

NAGABAXI

CEEFOO

COLOMBO

DAIRY

FOOCHOW

HAIPHONG

HANDUBO BANKOW

HARBIN

BONGLEW

ILOILO

IPH

JUKURE

KOBB

KUALA LUMPUR

NEW YORK

PEKING PENANG BANGOON

.. SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

GLANGHAI

BINGAPORI

80URABAYA

HUNGRI PATANI TIENTSIN

тонте

THNOTAO YORDIANA

Curich Aromals opened in Loosi Comasy and and Deposila sebaved the one yo sharer periode in Local Currency and Heeling were which will be quoted on application. ilong Kung, 10th September, 1920,

16

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Buse of the shore las is canduck. ONOKUNG AND BLAKUHAL

BANKING GURPURATION. Hales may be

Diabet on sypumu.

HOMIKONG FULL TUR BANKINU DORPORATION.

*

SELA NUHAI

A. C. HYNE

Clist Mansgw

Bo Kong. 28th September, 15027.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SUCIETY)

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BANKERS,

Batablished init.

Bong Roxy Uthog:-)) Quses's Road Central Authored Ompilat Ouriders 190,000,000- 4829,800.00/ Face Up Capital 'men Quilders 80,000,000

(£6,086,879%) Bozares Fund

Quilders' su,,DUG

די

Feed Usion:--(AMSTERDAM”) Besser Head OŸia. BRANCHES--Handjormanta Bandung, Bombay,

Gay, Charitun, Siddah, UJJALDIES Brukjakarta), The Lagu Kobe, Kõla Bodja, Makassar, Medan, Pitang timbang

Foosk. Ha PANG

damarang'},

Shanghai,

Bibolg

(Hu), Bingapore, Boarabia, Horaris (Bożej. Tegu, Tjilatjap. and Weltevreden.')

.**(*) Than otoen hara sala depwis' bazen to lot.

London Banzura 1-Naticnel Provincial Bank Lad

Correspondanse all over the world Banking bakitman of ovary desciipilos sramasated.

O, STEKESTRA,

Manager,

MANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:"

26, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.

Subscribed Capital.. Fra. 72,000,000.00 Faid-Up Capital...., 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds'.....Frs.102,000,000.00)

BRANCHES: Hanoi

walikin

salma

Quinton

Bangk Dakandang Hong Kong "baigo

Alengtse Shanghai Nam Linh Singapre Nouries

Tientain tort-Bayard Pupeste Tourans

Paking Vinh Paom-Penh Yunnanta

LENZKOW

Pondicherry BANKERS!

行銀商工法中

BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE pour le

Commerce et l'Industrie

(Incorporated in France).

Prince's Building, Chater Road,

Hong Kong.

HEAD OFFICE:

74, Rue St Laxare, Paris,

THE CHINA MAIL,

COMMERCE

Capital fully paid up....Fra.50,000,000 HONG KONG INQUIRIES ABOUT Special working capital..Frs.60,000,000 Rosarves

BRANCHES:

Frs.22,819,000

WHITES.

MEAGRE DEMAND.

Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Saigon, Haiphong, Hinct Tourane, Quinhon Flas, Thanh-hoe, Vish, Fnom Penh.

Following is Messrs. James F. Poking, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hong Kong.

Hutton's Manchester, market report BANKERS: FRANCE:Societe Generale, Banque dated August 8:-

The Liverpool market has been Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas.

closed two days during the past

Exchange

AND

FINANCE.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1928.

Me ket con- -

In this connection it is interesting local demand for fresh fruit and Owing to abnormal.

to note that the value of electrical vegetables cannot be met locally ditions the value of the exports of goods and apparatus imported in with adequate proft to the plant- white pepper increased by $587,000, the production only in- Creased by 337,000, though theer.

creasing by. 1,100 plouls Black INCREASED PROSPERITY. value of oil-lampa decreased by $10,000, pointing to an increased It may be taken therefore that, pepper also shows an increase of use of keroseno by motor launches except for considerable decreases some $31,000, In value" on a small and in coagulation of Jelutong be in the value of machinery and rise of 800 odd plculs in exports. It may therefore confidently be Ing offset by the decrease in its other manufactures of iron and use in Kuching, Sibu, Miri and steel and in oplum, and cloth, assumed that, though the drop of

MANCHESTER TRADE volume of reports and advisory other places now supplied with which are imports either depend five million dollars represents some letters on individual estate problems. electrical power stations for lighting largely on the spasmodic 7 per cent. of the total value of operations of individual companies the volume of our foreign trade, Throd Types.

ing purposes.

Imporis of motor ·Cars· and or the purchase of stocks during this is no cause for alarm, bat The Board has now decided upon the following three types of pub- lorries were valued at $186,000, favourable market conditions out that the past year has, for pro- dealers lication to serve as a permanent some $60,000 more than in the side the country, these returns reducers, consumers and record of the research work con- previous year while the value of fleet a year of increased prosper- alike been one of normal progress accessories for these vehicles fellity, for the State as a whole, owing in relation to the world's markets ducted by the Institute.

an approximate to an augmented population large which cannot but be regarded as (1) Bulletins. As any plece of in value by experimental work reaches suff amount Bantine imported more ly composed of peaceful and agri- satisfactory. ciently advanced stages to show re- than doubled the previous year's culturally employed immigrants Plantation rubber increased in sults of immediate economic im-figures-107,000 gallon's more, to a from China. portance to estates it will be pub-total of over 200,000 gallons, have LONDON:-Midland Bank Ltd. ange week owing to the intervention of lehed in the form of a special bul-ing been brought in than in 1926. volume of export by 46 Deus U.S.A. MAN INVENTS NEW YORK:-American

Irving Trust Co., Bancs Commer the August Bank holidays, but on letin. Naturally, bulletins will not This is used entirely in Kuching, to a total of 188,146 plculs, or ciale Italiana.

re-opening prices continued to de-appear at regular intervals as their Miri requirements being, of course, 11,200 tons. In spite of this in- SAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy. cling in consequence of the Ameri- lasue will depend upon the progress supplied locally, while there is crease, occasioned by further con- VAPOR PETROL SAVER. W. Critchlow, 1517-A St, Wheaton, The market of the investigations la hand. It practically no motor rond traffic siderable areas of native holdings Digita Every description of Banking and can cotton reports.

use crude oil or kerosens. The year, the production decreased in ture Petrol Saver for all antos and Exchange Business Transacted. Cor has been quite appreciably affected is hoped to publish two of those aleewhere, and motor vessels either coming into bearing during the ., U., has patented snow to respondents throughout the world. during the past week by the re- before the end of the year.

(2) A Quarterly Journal. This value of cycles and motor cycles value from $16,078,000 by $574,000, petrol engines that beats any ever got out Ford reports 75 miles on 1 "gal- L. BERNIS, ports of leas, favourable weather

All' maker 'show amazing in- conditions and weevil complaints will contain shorter articles, sum and accessories Imported have de- to approximately $16,500,000.

There was a small increase in

creases. It aaven petrol, and automa

He Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1928

aimllar the volume of sago flour exported, tically decarbonizes the engine. but experts do not consider those maries of current information, and creased by $21,000,

Fresh vegetables of a It may

He also bullish reports materially detri notes on estate practice.

fresh fruit were still which amounted to 265,600- plculs offers, 1 free to introduce, During also serve as a medium for the pub value to THE CHARTERED BANK OF mental to crop progress.

was a de- or 15,800 tons, but the total value wants Agencies and Distributors to INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. the last few days business haslication of progress reports of in-brought in, but this

him to-day. W. Critchlow, 1517-A St been rather quieter pending the vestigations in hand and of the ac-crease of nearly $16,000 on the of this export, our largest in make $375 to $1,250 a month. Write Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858, publication of the Bureau report, tivities of the Institute. The first value for 1926. It seems strange volume, also decreased by over Wheaton IL, USA

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. and It is generally felt that once quarterly is now in course of pre- that a greater proportion of the $48,000 to $1,549,000. --

are disclosed .£3,000,000 these figures

a paration and will appear before the Faid-up Capital Reserve Fund

24,000,000 steadier basla of trading should be end of the year. It will probably Reserve Liability of Proprio-

maintained. There has been contain articles of general impor- tors

£3,000,000 plenty of evidence of this timidity tance upon Manuring of Rubber, Agencies and Branches:

on the part of traders in the na- Cover Crops, Methods of Diseases KUCHINO ALOX STAB

Siste)

ture of the enquiry which has Control, Factory Practice, and Bud- AMRITBAH

ding. been put forward. BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CALGUSTA CANTON DAWNPOBE CEBU COLOMBO

DHARY

ICALPRONO

KAMPUNG

HANKOW

HỒNG TÙNG

ILAILA

IPOX

MADRAB

MANILA

MEDAN

Manager.

NEW YORK PEKINO PENANO PESHAWAH RANDOON 81008

BEMARANG BEREMPAN BHANDAL BINGAPORE

BOURABAYA

HARRIN (R. Manchuria)

TAIPING

(F.M.B.).

TAVOY

KARACHI

KLANG

KOBE

KUALL KINGBAD

Parak (P.M.)

XUAL LETIPUR

TIENTSIN

Ta Yu

TONKAI (Bhuket).

THINGTAO

TOKOHANA

ZAHIUANGA

(Philippine Islands)

Regarding the circulation of the] Overseas buyers have certainly provided a good volume of enquiry bulletins and quarterlies it is in- far as practicable to but the prices offered have been tended as

-

fon.

HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.

Birlein

Prime Cut

too low to hold much hope of acmake a free issue of both to per ceptance. The recent labour trou-sons having an active planting in-Beat bles in the Oldham district have.terest in the Peninsula, The issue, now been amicably eattled and the will be made according to a list in threatened general mill operatives' the preparation of which it is hop ed to enlist the co-operation of Gov strike averted.

ernment Officials, Agency Houses, Whites and Shirtings,

and the Planters'. Associations of Dealing with the actual business Malaya. Already District Officers Foreign Exchange and General Bank-which has been put forward, China and Restriction Officers have given

has offered for whites and shirt the Institute valuable assistance Bullock's Brains |ing business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fixed ings for the Shanghai and Hong with the preliminary work. In the Deposita received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted, Kong districts, whilst Java and the case of other persons who express amalier Eastern markets have also a desire to receive the above pub- on application.

been interested, although only: inlications a small inclusive annual A. H. FERGUSON,

Manager. a minor degree.

charge will be made for both. Hong Kong, 3rd April, 1928.

(3) Planting Manuals. These As regarda Indis, the principal market has been Calcutta, which will be of the nature of text books has taken good quantities of and will form authoritative guides

practice, dhootles and lighter fabrica. Bom-on plantation

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

HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeh, Formosa, Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899,

Central Bank in Formosa. Bank-Notes Issued

Average amount Yen 45,000,000

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: JAPAN: Takyo, Yokohama, Kobe,

Kead

Heart

APPROXIMATE

RETAIL

PRICES.

Rufcher Meat.

Poultry.

July, 20, June, Jane,

1928, 1918. 1014

GIÁ. CH. CH

45 80 31

-40

28

20

BO

84 29 21

"

sach 80

22

per doz, 80

18

Ib.

July, 20, June, June, 1988, 1918 1914. :

"Ole Ola Cia.

* 234,19 23 18 28:24 22 2018

Chicken Capons, Small Capons, Large

Duck

Doven

Egg Hen (cooking).

10 14 19

-15% 10

28. 20. 23

Two bay, Madras and the upcountry out-manuals, the first by B. J. Eaton on lets have enquired for white goods "The Preparation of Plantation and prints in general, but little Rubber" and the second on "The Calves' Head & Feet.. 411BR at $1.20$1.00 $1,00 business has resulted.

Budding of Hevea in Modern Plan-

AT CE SE IN IN BEI USLUGE KE ME SE

Comed

Boast

Breast

.24

Н

Hopp

30 18

Steak

M

28 24

**

Steak Sirloin Banangen

10

80

$6

Eggo, Hen (fresh)

40

28

20

Fowls, Canton

per set 15

10 1

Fowls, Hainan

Tongue, fresh.

each 65

50

60

Tongue, corned

60

Pigeons, Canton

-$1.29

-$1.20

N

Holbow

Ib.

26

18

·14

Hump, Salt

84 20 18

#

Foot

esch 8

Kidneys

Turkeys, Cock Turkeys, Hen- Snipe ... Pheasant

Liver

#

1b.

24 18 14 -

Quail Partridges

Tripė

70

Mutton Chop...

10 20

Fruits

Egypt and African centres re-tation Practice by F. Summers, main quiet, whilst from the small are already in the press and will volume of enquiry received from sppear during the next few weeks South America it seeme that that but, in future, it is improbable that Pig's Chitings market is merely keeping in touch more than one will appear in any with prices for the present. Dur given year. ing the week some lots have been

Log.....

46

28

Shortder

N

14

24

Saddle

"

48

Almondr

80

Brains

#

Per set A

Feet

1

Ib. 18

15

28 15

Head

15 20

+

Park_Chop

SARAWAK TRADE.

Heart Kidneys Liver

Leg

each 25

10

15

10

48

B0

24

86

2523

86

#

40

60

#

Business on the yarn side is also

FAVOURABLE BALANCE

Fat or Land

24

Sheep's Head & Feet..

per set 90

60

Heart Kidneys

'each 19 15

12 10

* Liver

48 25 #3

Walnuts

18.

20

25 22

Grapes

80

.20

The Board has decided to make Osaka. FORMOSA:-Giran, Kagi, Karenko,

Keelung, Makong, Nanto, Shin booked for shipping in the grey a suitable charge for the manuals, chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takao, by the Continental markets: In which will be advertised in due

the main the Colonies have only course. Tamaul, Toen, Heito, Talto." CHINA: Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy, put forward a meagre demand for

Foochow, Bwatow, Canton.

Singapore, specialities, whilst the Home trade Soorabaya, Bemarang, Batavia, position remains practically unal- Bombay, Calcutta, London, Newtered.

OTHERS: Hong Kong,

York, Dairen..

LONDON BANKERS:

The London County Westminster and quiet, quotations of American bav

Parr's Bank.

ing been reduced about three-

The Bazk' kas Correspondents in the Goramasat farthings. per pound during the Castres is the European Contok Buds, week, but this does not seem to Philippine Inanda, Sara, Airim, Ulla, Austes have had the effect of stimulating

•Interwes allowed on Current Accounts, and is demand.

Talogies,

Indo-China, Hism, India,

J. IHARA,

MAINTAINED..

AUGMENTED POPULATION,

حامل

The total value of Sarawak for- Sucking Pigs, to order.

Buet, Beef. eign trade during⠀⠀⠀ 1927: was $72,415,000, and the balance In value of exports over imports was

Manager RUBBER RESEARCH. $27,045,000, reports the State Com

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National Depodle si rates which will be quoted on applics. d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Has Deposits in Yen can be accepted. Darque d Paris et des Pays-Bas, Crean Inuinatrial et Commercial; Bociate | HỎNG KONG BRANCH:

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

Gozerale.

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

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan à Co. Fronch American Banking Gor poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New

York,

Interest allowed on Current Acestamin and Fixed Deposits according 10 arrangements.

Every description of Banking sad Exchange Bualñess transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let

CH, LEM.

Manager. Hong Kong, 28th August, 1928.

THE BANK OF CHINA.

行銀國中

Specially Authorised by Presidential

Mandate of the Republic of Chine

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING. HONG KONG BRANCH:

4, Queen's Road Central.

Branches and Sub-branches all over China and Correspondents in Europe,

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, America, and other parts of the world

LIMITED.

Established: 1889. Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund

MALAYA INSTITUTE ISSUES

COMMUNIQUE.

PUBLICATIONS.

missioner of Trade and Customs. There was a decrease of $5,247,000 in the total value of foreign im ports and exports, as compared with 1926. Extracts from the re- port are given below:

Mutton

F

Veal

Barbel

Bream

Carp

Catfth Codiza

Rice, the largest imports, shows Canton Fresh

Water Fish. a further increase this year of on the 22nd of November, 1917).

The following communique has been issued by the Rubber Re-81,000 plculs valued at $559,000, Authorised Capital ............. $60,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital

18,278,600.00 search Institute of Malaya the total imported, now being prac

ticaly 485,000 pleuls of 26,000 tons. Crabe Reserve Fund

9,629,425.24

The Board of the Rubber Re- So much has been written on the

Cattle Fish search Institute has had under con- obvious danger of the situation. be

-Dab: sideration for some time the ques- ing allowed to continue without pace tion of the publications which means being explored to deal with Dog Fish should be issued by the Institute the dificulties which would arise Eels, Com and the manner in which these in the event of a shortage from should be circulated. During the the present sources of supply, that London Bankers: The National Pro-Arst year of its active function it is hardly necessary to add any prog vincial and Union Bank of England, ing, the Institute has endeavoured thing further on this occasion ex- daronpa Ltd,

by means of lectures to local capt to mention that the matter Gudgeon The Guaranty Trust Company branches of the P.A.M. and 18.P. has again. been the subject of fur-Herri New York

New York Bankers: The Irving to give authoritative statements on ther Investigation between the U Yen 102,500,000 | National Bank,

the present position of research Department of Agriculture, the upon the more important planting Board of Trade and the Officers In Lasch problems. In the second half of charge of rice-producing districts ter 1927 18 such lectures were deliver within the State Certain recom ed, while 26 have already been mendations have been made for given in 1928. The subjects dealt the importation of rice planters with have included The Work of from other countries to demon the Rubber Research Institute, Prostrate improved methods of culti paretion of Rubber,- Budding,. Im-|vation in suitable outstations. provement of Yields, Boil Improve for the Increased - planting ment, Manuring of Rubber, Rubber cassava throughout the State Diseases, Seed" Saléction: Factory an additional foodstuff THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Operations, and Cover Crops, stit

Many of these átures:

Head OficeYOKOHAMA.

Branchen and Agenciái atı

Alemandria.

Batavia,

Bombay. Buenos Ayres, Calcutta

Canton

Changchun.

Dairan: (Daing).

·Fezztien (Mukden),

'Hamburg,"

Hankow.

Harbin, Hong Kong Honolulu,

KaiYua

Euracht,

Kobe

Newchwang. New York, Osaka.

Peking. Razzoon.

Rio de Janeiro.

Franciaoo.

of

The Equitable Trust CompaAY New York,

Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on applica. **Every description of Banking Busi- ness transacted.

Loans granted on approved securities, Special facilities for Home Ex change.

SHOU J. CHEN,

Managent

Established $181.5") Head Offes-Hong Kong.

ready been, re

the Pross

atill

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Fish.

肚

Apples (California)

Bananas (bride'a)

Carambola

Coconuts

Lemons, China

80 *8

22

36 26 20

80 86 24. 45 86

40 bach 00 80

ZA 24

28

51

each

`pair

70

24

山香您

12

each 14 -10 10

10′ 25

zach47

8

枝干

60

24

18

花生

Lemons (America)

Licheen, Dried

Oranges (Canton)

Orange

Pears (Canton)

66 Pranuts

WHER

Persimmons, Large 紅柿 *Plantain

Pamelo, Blam

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Artichokes Besne, Spront

#

Long

##

Vegetables, &c.

13:18

1627**

Beet Root

Bitter Squash

fals, Green

Rad

Cabbage, Chinese

(Shanghai) Cane Shoots, bunch Canlifower. (Large)

(Medium

Carrota

(Small)

Celery, Chinese - Chillies, Dried

Red

„Green.

Curry Stud, Englab Cucumbera

Gare

Ginger, Young

Horseradish, Indian Corn

Lettuce

Water Char

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London

Los Angelesaj

Lyona

Manila.

Interest allowed on ChirTOSŤ

-Deposits) received for

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Hong Kong, 11th

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