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HONG KONG AND SHANGWAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorized Capital

Ezenet ind Fully Fald-up numerem: 230,106,000 Reserve Funds 1-*

Berling Sheet

6,000,000

m§14, 000, 00S

Beserve Liability of Proprietors ...$36,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONOWONG

COURT OF DIRECTORA¡=;

A. Compton, E

Cheiros

N, B. Brown, Esq. Deputy Chairman.

Baith,

H. Mr. B. Di W. Fl. Hall, Mag. Han. Mr. O, G. 8. Mackin. P. W. Money. Eng.

W. L. Pallendam,. Roy. 2à. Plummer, Zagi

7. O. Well, Egg- II. P. White, Eag. Chief Masag"

Hon. Mr. A. . Iyu

ANOT

PANGKOK

FRATAYEA

MONDAY

CALOUTTA

CANTON CREPOO DILASEBO

DAIRE:

PONGIROW

SLIPRONG

*FAMBURO HANKOW HARMIN

ADROKEW

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хрод

MROBK

MOBE

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BRANCHES

.KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON LYONS MALACOL

MANILA

MOT EVEN 14019AXI NEW YORK PERINO

PENANG

BANGJUN BATOON

SAN FRANCIOOD BEANORAT

BENGALT

SOUJIANATA HUNGER PATANI TUINTAIN

TOKYO

TWINOTÃO

YOK HAMA

Cement Amounts oproed in, Tond Coreaney and Vized, Deposita zenéral for osa yaar ve ski perioda in bocal Currency and StateM wu karma which will be quabel on applicatum. Hong Kong, 10th Bếptember, 11253,

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Bank la conduct ed by the £4UNUKUNG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. chiained on agilentio

sluit may be

rok THE HUSKONU * ВНАКОПИ BANKING CORPORATION.

A. G. HYNES,

Chief Manager.

Bang Loopit Betomber, 17,

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL

MAATSCHAPPU.

(KTHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY)

DANKERS.

Established 1026.

Hong Kong Office:-21 Queen's Road Centre,

Amikaclasă. Capilaă zona. Guildeča 120,000,000- {1:1,500,00} Pall-Up Capital Qualida 80,000,000. (26,654,870.) Bomers and

Quilder 40,000,000

(2,08,236.)

Hand flor—(ANSTERDAM”). Kustom Head Of:-3A LA VIA. TRAŃCHES;—Handjarmasin Baudoung) Bombay,

Calute, Cheriboe, Jiadi, jambor, Djokjskarša“). · Thà · Lingua'),__ Isbe Koja Badia, Makwear, Medan, Patoms Palemba Pokaloupes, Penang. Pontianak, lianpou," Bottegan l Bamarsug), bhanghai,

Allis (Sumairaj, Blogapore. Scarabela: Boerakarta (Bolu Tegal, j

Windria.')

* These pôlose bara saia dupaus boss, se lon London Bakers-National Provinciel. Brak Lid

Dorresponde all ator the world.

Banking businena ol. mvary

description track.

O. STEENSTHA,

Hong Kong. 29th August, 192.

Manga.

行銀高工法中

BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE

pour la .*

Commerce et l'Industrie (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Rondj Hong Kon

HEAD OFFICE: 78, Das, St. Lazare, Paris. Capital fully paid up....Frs.50,000,000 Epecial working capital..Fra.50,000,000 Fra 22,319,000 [Reserves

THE CHINA MAIL

AMAZON RUBBER GOVERNMENT COMMISSION'S

REPORT

.... THE FORD ENTERPRISE

/

COMMERCE

AND

FINANCE.

jungle to make a thorough' Investi- gation of the land in view, which is situated on the right bank of the Tapajos, Rwer, between the small tributaries Cupary and Tapacura. The members travelled on foot

· BRANCHES:

several hukdred miles through the Paris, Lyon, Marseilles, Salgori

In 1923 a special commission was virgin forest, This region is a Haiphong, Hanoi, Touran, Quino sent to, Brazil by the United States high plateau, some two to six miles Eum. Thành

họa. Vinh, Pnom Penh. Pelding, Shanghai, Tientsia, Hong Government to investigate and re- back from the river, with an KODE.

port. on the possibilitles of develop altitude varying from a hundred to BANKERS: FRANCE: Societe Generale, Banqueing the rubber-plantation industry a thousand feet. These tablelands Nationale de Credit, Banque de in the Amazon Valley. The com- have a mild semi-tropical climate,

4 mission consisted of Paris et des Pays Bas-

highly and being almost flat are favour | efficient technical staff, belonging able for mechanical cultivation. LONDON:-Midland Bank Ltd. NEW YORK: American Exchange to the Departments

of Commerce They are covered with virgin Irving Trust Co., Banca Commer and of Agriculture, besides geelo forests with much valuable timber. ciale Italiana.

gical, geographical, botanical and The trees are generally of immense other technical members who were size, those pot supplying timber sent by the Brazilian Government, often product other products, such as rubber lata, gutte percha,

BAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Businore Transacted. Cor {respondants throughout the world,

L. BERNIS,

Manager,

Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1928

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA, Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1859, HEAD OFFICE: LONDON, Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reservo Liability of Proprio-

turs

Agencies and Branches:

KUCHING

ALOR STAB

(Balay Biate).

AMRITDAN

BANGBOX

BATAVIA BOMBAY CALOUTTA CANTON GAWNPURE URDU. COLONDO UELA!

shown.

Pfiuts, gums, balaurus hal plants, vegetable Feat variety of other Rubber trees

were

The commission spent nearly a year in the Amazon Valley studying cocoa, all the conditions of soil, climate, druga, me population, labour, health, sanita-oils and a tion. transportation and com- products.

examined at munication. Besides rubber, other tested, the soil was industries and resources were taken various points of the chosen land, into consideration. The report and a full report was made to Mr. which was published in 1925 show-Ford..

Among all the tributaries of the ed that in the Amazon Valley there are more than 300,000,000 rubber Amazon, the Tapafos is by far the £3,000,009 bearing trees, and presumably this most healthy and accessible, being £4,000,000 refers to Heveas only. The reason navigable by secan-going steamers why they are not being exploited is for at least two hundred miles, or .£3,000,000

to the further limit of the Ford the lack of capital and labour..

After a thorough study of the estate, as careful soundings have whole Amazon basin, the report recommends the Lower Amazon, or the State of Para, and specially the A third commission arrived to region which comprises the rivers ask for ti concession of the land Tapajos, Xingú and Tocantins. The examined on the Tapajos River, and one of these rivers, the the Government of the Republic Tapajos, is most highly recom-and State granted almost complete I'mended because of its ae-exemption, of all taxes and duties cessibility to ocean going steamers. for fifty years. The concession of Labour is

plentiful and comprises $,500,000 acres quite in the State of Pura es (1,600,000 hectares), 150 miles pecially in those districts that south of the elty Suntarem, on the border the Amazon and the lower Tapajos River, between Cupary and reaches of its tributaries. As a Tapazura, where rubber plantations rule the labour of the Amazon is of will be developed on a large scale. good physique, inured to exposure and under proper incentive capable

MADRAS BASILA MEDAN NEW YORK

PESHAWAR BASODON BAIGUN MEMARANG SEREMBAN

HALPHONG

SHANDRA

HAYBURG

SINGAPORE

HANKOW

BOURANAYA

HARBIM (E. Manchuria)

TAIPING

HOND TONG

(P.3.5.

ILOILO

TAVOY

KARACHI

IPOH

KLAND

Конт

KUALA KAROSAN

Perak (P.M.8.1. KUALA LUMPUR

TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TONURAR (Bhukoi)

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

ZAMANDA

(Philippine islanda) Foreign Exchange and General Bank- ing business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for 1 year or shorter {porlóda at rates which will be quoted;

on application.

*

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

:

HEAD OFFICE:

95, Boulevard Haussmun, Paris.

A. E. FERGUSON,

Hong Kong, 3rd April, 1928.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

(TAIWAN GINKO).

HEAD OFFICE: Talpeb, Formosa

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1699,

Osaka

first

of long-continued effort.

tion

Exemption from Taxation

The Ford enterprise has a greater

advantage in knowing the way tu

success by not making the mistakes of others. i was verified that the Hevea Br

easts, in Rs natural Amazon high plateau,, earing earlier by one!

than under the best

duces three or

on the

rubber manufacturing plants in the State of Para. All Brazil is on- 'thusiastic over, this feature... A -new-era „opens, for the Amazon Valley. Ford's enterprise' will give employment to thousands. The population is relatively hard work- ing, honest and.sober. Foreignors are here considered as friends, and the population is still more friend ly to Americans. The hospitality of the Brazilians is well known.

Tho Federal and State Govern-

MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1928.

FLYING BOATS

CREWS AROUSE INTEREST

OF NATIVES

TORRENTIAL RAIN

4

STRANGE BOX

FASTENED TO BED BY TWO"

LOCKS

WANCHAI GAMBLERS

A curious box made of fine teak"

London. The day-to-day log of the four flying boats between wood was exhibited at the Central Karachi and Singapore gives a good Magistracy on Saturday morning in idea of the splendid regularity case heard in which soventeen with which naval airmen have Chinese appeared before Mr. R. E. carried out this great flight. From Lindsell on the charge of

gam bling. The box was stated to have been constructed 'specially to con- tain the money gained at each game." Secured by means of two padlocks, the whole thing was made fast by means of another two padlocks to the bed of the one appointed to look. after its welfare. The proceeds in all, were to go towards the rent of the flat.

Lt. The Master of Napier and is Bride.-K. Fujiyama).

port from abroad.

were

The third and fourth defendants, who were in charge of the box at the time of the rald on Friday" night, pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of the keys, while the other fifteen, all pleaded guilty of gambling. Nineteen in all were ac- eused, but' two of thaf number did not appear la Court, their bail of $5 each being estreated.

As a result of the raid, $24:35 in alt was found in the flat which was at No. 7 Amoy-lane, Wanchal. Some twelve dollars was-found on the immble.

On fining the fifat four defendants $50 with the alternative of 4 weeks imprisonment, the Magistrate or dered the money and other para phernalia to be confiscated, while the other thirteen defendants were fined $3 each.

FOR MANILA PROMINENT PERSONS ON THE CLEVELAND Aboard the 9.8. "Pres. Cleve- land" when she left here Saturday for Mahila were:-

on

of

Mr. Julian A. Agati o Ithaca, New York, going to Mula, for the Bureau of Insularits. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Brent New York, en route to Manila, where Mr. Brent is coinected with the Pacific Commercial Company.

Rev. and Mrs. Paul Doltz of the Presbyterian Board, New York destined to Manila.

Dr. Olive Greer, Physician and Surgeon of Seattle, going to Manila.

Firestone Slogan “ Among those most interesting in the Firestone slogan that "Amer-habitat. ficans should produce their own Manager.

comes i rubber was Henry Ford, head of two the Ford Motor Co. At the invita-cenditi nywhere else in the ments showed their goodwill in the time when the craft

of Dr. Dionayio

scientifically cared helping along Ford's interests.moored out at Felixstowe on Oct. Bentes,world,

Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Kelly and Governor of Para, who realised the for vid luce much more latex, Notwithstanding the law, passed in 13, 1927, they were moored out, great advantages of attracting and so the cost of production the Federal Congress, abolishing when not in the air, until Feb. daughter, Alice, en route to American capital to this State. Mr. per nere A vary mportant factor, etempe.ons from duties on import 29, 1928, except for one day at Manila, where Mr. Kelly is repre- Ford sent a commission, which ar

also verified. is the natural im- ed goods, a special amendment was | Karachi, At Singapore they were sentative of Guaranty Trust Com rived in Para 'n March, 1926, to munity of the rubber trees in the maile to grant duty exemptions to:

ashore for thorough exam-pany of New York. study the conditions, not only of high lands from all rubber tree a great part of the material, ma-

ination, cleaning and repainting.

Bishop and Mrs. Edwin Loo, of the Amazon Valley, but of the discases. This characteristic is chinery and other articles which Needless to say, the flight arous-the Methodist Board of Missions, Central Bank in Formusa.

adenomous whole of Brazil, economically, In-probably the result of natural the Ford company will have to m Bank-Notes issuad

Interest among the en route to Manila, Yen 45,000,000 dustrially, financially, and commer-

selection through centuries. Average amount ..

natives on the line of flight round.

Mr. Vedastro Munoz, connected The best rubber tree cially. On its first trip this com-

The new company known ng th the coasts of India, Ceylon, Burma with the Bureau of Insular BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: mission spent more than three Amazon is what is called the "black Companhia Ford Industrial do and the Malay States. At Mangalore, Affairs, going to Manila. JAPAN: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, months investigating conditions,

hevea," on account of the very | Brasil (in English, Ford Industria,

ays the log, the whole shore and Major General McIntyre, Chief dark green colour of the leaves and Co. of Brazil), with headquarters quay, were packed with natives of the Bureau of Insular Affairs FORMOSA: 3an, Kagi, Karenko, and among the many places exam-

Keelung, Blakong, Nanto, Shin-ined the lands on the Tapajos River bark. Besides being perfectly im- at Belem, capital of the State o

who remained watching the aircraft at Washington, DC., accompanied mune, it is said this variety pro- Para, was formed on Oct. 10, 1927, at their moorings till long after his daughter, Miss Marie, chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takao, drew its attention. Bubscribed Capital .. Frs. 72,000,000.00 -

Tamui, Toen, Helto, Taito.

Some time later a second com- later than the other

four times more with a capital of about $1,000,001 ark and were there again by bound for Manila, where he will Paid-up Capital ....FEL 68,400,000.00 CHINA: Shanghal, Hankow, Amor, mission representing Ford inter- and red. This type of Hevea ap- is divided into 8,000 shares. The From Mangalore to Cochin the the Philippine Islands.

two-white in American currency. The capital daylight on the following morning. conduct an official inspection of Beserve Funds ....Fra.102,000,000.00 | Foochow, Swatow, Canton.

OTHERS: Hong Kong, Singapore,

esta arrived at-Para. It comprised Boerabaya,

Major General MacArthur, who Bombay, Calcutta, London, New agriculture, and Inbour organise the Acre. Madeira and Purus. ment or from private parties, to were crowded, and this was the the American Olympic Games at

else except in the upper regions of to acquire land from the Govern- and the beaches in the vicinity York, Dairen.

tions. This party went into the There are already over half a plant and harvest rubber, erect, and same everywhere. LONDON BANKERS:

Amsterdam, returning to Manila The London County Westminster and

million seedlings of this black exploit factories for finishing rub Parr's Bank

When flying from Colombo to where he is Commanding General, variety in nurseries, ready to be ber and manufacturing rubber Trinomall the clouds were so low of the Philippine Islands. There were selected and collected of products and articles as skins, down within 20 feet of the sea. and Mrs. Wm Pitt Trimble of planted out in the..Tapajos estate. goods; create and exploit all means tha the flying boats had to come Lt. Ford Trimble, son of Mr. by the director of the Munaos Ex- hides, seeds, woods, foodstuffs, etc., Then they passed through tor-Seattle, en route to Manila araide perimental Station, in the Upper cultivate and exploit other pro- rential rain, which covered the sea to Major General MacArthur. Madeira, and brought down nearly ducts, undertake various commer- with swirling foam, and the bumps .$10,000,000 a thousand miles and planted near cial and financial transactions, in the air made the craft almost

5,000,000 Santarem. In less than ten years build schools, hospitals, etc.

uncontrollable. Other rain storms 1,200,000 eighty thousand acrea can be

To Begin at Once

in time to avoid planted in the Ford estate with:

It is understood that the. com them. is bour now available in the sur-pany will begin work at once, the cided to clean the boats" hulls from end in Birmingham and examined rounding region, and a few years placing of settlements and an ex- barnacles. The boats were taxled equipment and precautions against later production should average teasive campaign against jungle into about four feet of water near fire in the chief places of amuse forty million pounds of rubber, at fever occupying probably first place the shore. The officers, airmen, ment.

on the programme of activities to three seamen, and six coolies re- be commenced.

moved the weed and barnacles. And so it seems that the old idea Most of the cleaning had to be

BRANCHES:

Bangkok Hanoi Quinhon Battambang Hong Kong Saigon

Cho

Mengtze Shanghai

Canton Niu

Dinh Singapore Dibouti Noumea Tientsin Vort Bayard Papeete Tourate Haiphong Peking Vinh Hankow Prom-Pooh Yunnanta

Pondicherry BANKERS: IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crodit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris, et des Pays Bas: Credit Industriel et Commercial; Bociate Generale.

IN LONDON: The Nationa? Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd; Comptoir National d'Escompta de Parla; Credit Lyonnais.

JN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Ca; French American Banking Co- paration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York

.

Interest allowed on Current Accounta and Fixed Deposits according t arrangements.

pery description of. Banking and change Business transacted. Bada Deposit Boxes to let

CH, LEM,

Manager,

Hong Kong, 28th August, 1928.

Semarang, Batavia, Specialists in chemistry, botany.parently does not exist anywhere objects and aims of the concern are towns on the route had been warned his, just served as President of

Lown as European Conloom, Bussis, as THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

The Bank Gorrigandeals in the Commercial

okusia, #Tologies, Japan, Indo-China, diam. Ludia, Philippine lakade, Jaen, Airton, 0.5.4. Australia.

Isserss's allowed on. Current Accounts, and Flat s. Deposits in Yan can be accepted. "Daporita al rains wkleia will be quoted on applica

J. IHARA,

Manager.

HONG KONG BRANCH:

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

THE BANK OF CHINA.

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

10, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong

Authorised Capital Paid-Up Capital Beservo

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:- Batavia.. Melbourne San Francisco Bombay Nagasaki Seattle

Semarang

Calcutta, New York Canton

行銀國中 Haiphong Paris

Osaka

Honolulu

Singapore Sourabaya Sydney Tainch

Peking (@pecially Authorised by Presidential Kobo

Penang Mandate of the Republic of China Kowloon

Tientsin Rangoon on the 22nd of November, 1917),' London Saigon Tokyo

Manfia Shanghai Authorised Capital ........$60,000,000,00

Correspondents in all principal cities Paid-up Capital

18,278,600.00 | of the world. Reserve Fund

9,629,425.24 Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let

KAN TONG PO,

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

HEAD OFFICE; PEKING.

HONG KONG BRANCH:

'

4, Queen's Road Central Branches and Sub-brunches all over

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, China and Correspondents in Europe,

LIMITED,

Established 1850.

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

Ten 102,500,000 Band. Ofce-YOKORAMA Branchen and Agencias alte

Alexandria.

Bombay,"

Huenda Ayres.

Calcutta,

Canton

Changchun.

Dairy (Daily). Fengtion (Mukdan).

Hamburg.

Hankow.

Harbin

ffonplafo

Kai Yoga Karachi L'obe Lond

Angeles.

長

Newchweig.

•New York

Osaka.

Peking.

Rio de Saigon.

Janeiro.

Rangoon,

San Francisco..

Seattle. Semarang. :Shungbal

Shimonpieki, Eingapore. Soerabaya. Bydney. Tirotsin. Tokyo

Teinaafu.

Teinstan Marlia

Vindivosto Nagarakt

(Temporarily Nagori

elasedici Interest allowed on Current Accounts Deposita received for fred periods at rater to be obtained on 'application

SELAMORLE Manka 11th September, 1928.

Hong

America, and other parts of the world. London Bankers: The National Pro- Fincisi and Union Bank of England,

ista

The Guaranty Trust Company of New York, National Bank

New York, Bankers: The Irving

The Eqalibio Trást Company.or New York,

Interest allowed on Current Account and Fixed Deposits., Terme on applica tion,

Every dakcription of Banking Buil noas transacted.

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

SHOU J. CHEN;

Manager.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

• Established 19124. Head Office Hong Kong,

Anikerland Capital (H.. Carne) 1,000,00 Paid Up Cipt.

BEANCHES!

on, Bangbal, Hankow

Awal

Bangkok, New York sad San Frandbog,

LONDON BAKTER

-Lloyd's That Limited.

CORGIFORBRYTA

In all petanije slijed of the Word,

Verolen szakkame and poking business of

Bats Deport) Bozie (various Kiss) så à padły.

LOOR FOUND SHAN,

Chief Handgen

Hong Konz 10th Esbranty: 12-

least.

"Conservative Calculation"

If half of the area owned by the Ford company be planted, the pro- duction can be estimated about 375,000 tons of rabber per year, taking as average 600. pounds per acre, which is considered conserva tive.

It is said that the Ford company contemplates the establishment of

were soon

#

Three members of the Shanghai

At Trincomali it was de- Fire Brigade spent a recent week-

were

of "American imperialism" has done with the head under water-rajahs and special trains passed away. The people now real- a laborious process. The clean run for the residents of distant

se thut for the improvement of ing of each hull, testing and re- this vast country, though rich in mooring took about 2 hours per that floated on the sea or flew ins areas to see the wonderful bonta natural products, capital is needed. bort and it was found The Ford concession constitutes cleaning made a difference of 20 from Karachi to Singapore is 4,600 that the the air at will. The total distance one more link welded in the chain seconds in taking off, of friendship which unites the

nautical miles, the average ground United States and Bazil

At some places the crews were speed being 66 kpots. "Christian: hospitably entertained by the looal (Selance Monitor."

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