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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

行銀商工法中

authorized Capital mamme 200,000,000 Lavoid-and-Fully Paid-up mommum 820,008,366, Baservo. Pandas kon flag mm

1,800,000 16,000,000

Karstva Kishiĺlty al Proprietate inumin 890,006,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG

COURT OF DIRECTORA¡ma

A II. Campion, Zog. Chairman.

N. . Brown, Roq. Deputy Chalaman, ·

H. Mr. B.D. F. Balik.

W. M. Ball, Mag.

W. Is Futianden, Meg J. J. Phazzow, Boş. Mon. Mr. C. 0, 6. Mackis. T. G. Woall, Maq.

H. P. White, Esq. Ohlal Manage

E, N. Hamoy, Təq.

Hoo. Mr. & C. Hynes

BRANCHES » e

IMOX

1 ONDON

BANOKOK

LTONN

BATAVIA

MALADOA

MANILA

WOOKDEN

MAGABAZI

BOMBAY

CALOUTTA

CANTON

CHEFOO

SOLOMBO

BARIS VOOCHOW НАТРПОХО

TEASER WINNE

HANKOW

HADIN

MORGY W

KOHO

trol

FOKORE

CODE

KUALA LUMPUR

NEW TORK

· FEKING

PENANG BANDOON SAIGON

BAN FRANCISCO STANCEA BINGAPORE BOURABAYA · BUNGRI PATAME THENTAIN

TOSTO

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Corral koreunte opened in Leoni Qurrensy Wixed Deposita ravelred for one pour de bormer parida Local Curacy and Berting de ferma which will be quoted an applionilon. Hong Kong, th September, 1925,

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Bank is conduct d by the HONGKONG AND SHANOLIAJ BANKING CORPORATION. Hules any be eblained on applicasion.

+

FOR THE HONGKONG BANKING CORPORATION,

*

BĦANUWAI

4. O. HYNER.

Chist Manager.

Hong Kong, 1811 September, 1007.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.

<NETHERLANDS THADING BOCIETY)

BANKERS.

Extabithal 19,

www.

Hong Kong Office1-11 Queen's Brad Central, Autherland Capital Oulders 150.000.000-

(2.12.200,000. Paid- Capital

Quilders 80,000,000- (120,040,870.)

Reserve FREE pra om Gallders" 40,000,000

--(AMSTERDAM').

Ein Head Ofise 1--11ATAVIA. BRANCHES —Emadjammain Batidoeng) Bombay,

Calcutta, Charlson, Jidink, Viber, Djokjakarta"}, 'The Hagus"), Kabu, Rosa Badia, Makassar, Medan, Padaug Palaanbaa Pekalongan, Prosty. Puntlango, Botterdam'), Bacarang), Bhanghai, Bibolga Jumeira), Singapors, Boarabala, Hoerakarta (Bolz)," Tagal, Tjlažjep and Wellerrøden.')

*) These allow have sate deponik bozan ko bat.” Landen Bankers:-National Provinzial Bank; 144.

Carevependente ill ome; the world Banking buslaser of stay description seansacted.

O. STEENSTRA

Elong Kong: 29th August, 1996.

Manager.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE: 98, Boulevard Haussman,, Paris.

Subscribed Capital .... Fra. 72,000,000,00

Pald-Up Capital ....Fr. 68,600,000.00 Eeserve Funds......Fra.102,000,000.00 BRANCHES:

Bangkok Hanoi - Quinhon Battambang Hong Kong Saigon Gnitho Mengtze Shanghal Canton Nam Dinh Singapore Dijbouti Noumen Tientsin Fort-Bayard Papeete Tourans Haiphong

Peking

Улла Hankow Pnom-Penh Yunnanfe

Pondicherry BANKERS:

BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE pour la

Commerce et l'industrió (Incorporated in France).

Prince's Building, Chater Road, Hoa Tony.

HRAD OFFICE:

74, Bue St. Lazare, Paris, Capital fully paid up ....Fra.50,000,000 Spacial working capitalEr50,000,000 +371 28,319,001 Kabarren

BRANCHES Paris, Igons, Marsailles, Balgon, Ephooc. Hanoi Tourne, Gaihon Hus, Thank-bos, Vish, Pnom Penh,

Paking, Shanghai, Tiantain, Hong Kong.

TEAM WORK

FOREIGN TRADE & LOS

·ANGELES CONVENTION

THE CHINA MAIL,

PACIFIC COAST EXPANSION

COMMERCE

When business leaders of the Pacific coast, responding to call for BANKERS: FRANCE:Societe Generale, Banque the sixth annual convention of the Nationale de Credit, Banque de Pacific Foreign Trade Council, Paris et des Fayr. Bas.

gathered in Los Angeles, California, LONDON: Midland Bank Ltd. NEW YORK-American Exchange on September 18, 19 and 20, em-

BAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy.

AND

FINANCE.

substantial contribution to the Nation's trans-Atlantic foreign trade. The westward movement of population to the Pacific: Coast, the seeking of trans-continental gate- ways of travel and commerce with the Orleat,, and finally the opening but little more than a decade ago of the Fanama Canal, are factors that patently have afforded added advantages to the Pacific Coast for further development of its re- sources. The turning of these re- sources into an exchange of trade is reflected in a waterborne com-

Irving Trust Co., Banes Commerphasis was given to a wide range of merce, coastal, intercoastal and ciale Italiana.

business problems related to for- foreign, of products on the Pacific eign trade and its growing import-Coast reaching a combined total of 70,000,000 tous, with ance to the prosperity of the entire around

12,000,000 tons going into the im- Pacific Coast territory.

port and export of the nation's trade-a figure representing over 12 per cent. 3-the nation's foreign trade.

Every description of Hanking and Exchange Business Transacted Cor respondants throughout the world.

L. BERNIS.

Manager. Hong Kong, 3rd. August, 1923

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

incorporated by Royal Charter, 1869. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital Reserva Fund ... Reserve Liability of Proprie

tore

A great deal has been written emphasising the vast potentialities of trade in the Pacific area. It is to be borne in mind, however, that these potentialities are the heritage

Up to recent years a large part of no particular section of the of this development of Pacific Coast world except as each section exer- trade was dua largely to the enter cises Its initiative in the develop- prise of one port on the Pacific ment of its trade possibilities. The Coast. Our lumber, wheat and potentialities of the Pacific area lle flour, it is true, moved through the ..£3,000,000 open to the trading enterprise of gateways of the Columbia River 4,000,000 any section of the world that cares and Puget Sound, but the movement

to participate therein.

was largely due to the account of We are witnessing a transfer of San Francisco exporting firms. The ..£8,000,000

the theatre of world commerce from San Francisco business man would the Atlantic to the Pacific, as signi- say to the producer of the North- fied by a constantly increasing pro-west-"We are developing a for- cession of carriers bearing the eign market for your wheat and fags of countries many of which flour, thereby adding to your pro- are remote geographically from sperity and purchasing power; you Pacific trade lanes.

should in turn buy your coffee and other importable merchandise through San Francisco houses which are serving you on your ex- port market? »

Agencies and Branches:

ALOR STAK

Malay Sale)

AMBITŠKE

PANOKOK RATAVIA BIMBAY CALOUTTA CANTON LAWNPOBE

ILUMBU

KUCHINO

MADRAS

MANILA

NEDAN

REW YORK

PEKING PENANO

PESHAWAR

HANDOON

BAIGON

SENALANG

REDEMDAN

HAIPHONG

BRANCHAL

KAMBONG

HANKOW

HARIAN (Manchurisi

KINGAPORE SOUDARA YA TAIPING

HUẬT RONG

(P.M.8.)

HOLLO

TROL

KANACHI

SLANG

IUSM

XUALA KANGBAD

Peak (F.M.B.) KUALA LUMPUR

Those countries of the Old World which have carried their colonial expansion into the Pacific area have naturally followed up with lines of communication and other

trading facilities necessary to the fullest possible exploitation of their economic advantages. It is to be witnessed, however, that even countries as Norway such remote and Sweden are to be found repre- sented among the carriers which are to-day bridging the Pacific, and participating in the exchange of trade between the eastern and western hemispheres, Manager,

TAVOY TIENTSIN TOKYO TONGRAH (Bbuket) TSIHUTAO YOKZHAMA ZAMBOANGA

(Philippine 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,

A. H. FERGUSON,

Hong Kong, 3rd April, 1928.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

(TAIWAN GINKO).

·HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Importal Charter, 1890,

Central Bank in Formosa. Bank-Noton issued

Average. amount

It is intended by the foregoing to convey the fact that, as much as the advantage may lie with us, the Pacific Coast of the United States has no particular "corner" by which it may profit from interna- tional trade in the Pacific area, except as it exerts its initiative to match the enterprise of. other world regions.

Much has also been written of

25 д

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER

HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.

Beef Birinim

#

1

#

Corned

Prime Cut

Roast...

Breast

Soup

Steak

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

Rutcher Meat.

Sept. 26, Joos, Jane, -1928, 1918. 1914.

Steak, Sirloin Sausages

Bullock's Brains

#

-

28

Chicken

Cia. Cía. Cta.

13 2412

.18 11

84 23 12

24 20 18

28 24 12

Capone. Small Capons, Large

Duck

Doves

Eggs. Hen (cooking),

Eiggs, Hen (troah)

18

#

28 20

18

Geeze

Pigeons, Canton

Hofhow

45

80

85

11

#0 26 20

Fowls, Canton

per set 15

10

18

Fowls, Hainan.

Tongue, fresh.. Tongue, corned!

sch 65

60

4

60

W

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+ $1.30

- $1,10

Heart

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18

· 14

Hump, Salt

**

20 18

Feet

#

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.3

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Liver

"

Trips

Calves' Head & Fast.. Mutton Chop

"

Leg.. Shocider

Saddle

#

#

Pig's Chillings

Brains Feet

#

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.

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Log

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Catfish

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There was logic along with bus! ness acumen in this character of appeal and San Francisco thereby attained a commanding position in the foreign trade of the Pacific coast. It was a form of co-opera- tion and team work which un- doubtedly served its ends well and contributed largely to the develop ment of San Francisco as a dis- Barbe! tributing and package-breaking Bream point, but also to the development Canton Fresh of Pacific Coast resources whole. Population movement to Carp

Water Fish. the Pacific slope of the United States in more recent years has Codfab served, however, to bring into play Crabs new factors which have called Cattle Fish forth a more widespread and direct Dab interest in the foreign market. Dace With population has come the in-Dog Fish 'dustrialisation of the Pacific Coast. Tela, Conger

Where a decade or more ago the

Fresh Water Yen 46,000,000 the significance of the Panama chief commodity movements in

Canal as a factor in the expansion Paeffic export trade were the cargo- Frogs of trade-in the Pacific area. While lot shipments of petroleum, lumber, the opening of this artery has grain and flour, to-day its commerce Garoupa meant much to the Pacific Coast in is made up of a constantly increRB- Gudgeon World more retete of the Diding range of varied package goods Haltong World more readily accessible, it is representing the output of pre- to be borne in mind that this artery pared foodstuffs and manufactured Labrus CHINA: Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy, has at the same time afforded a articles of every character. Along. Foochow, Swatow, Canton, greater facility for countries of the with this development has come the OTHERS: Hong Kong, Singapore, Old World and for the eastern sea- necessity for raw material importa

Boerabaya, Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, Calcutta, London, New board of the American continent to as well as many finished products. Monk Fish

participate in trade development The major metropolitan regions to The Pacific Coast of the United become attracted are coming to re-

which population and industry have Oysters

Parrot Fish States, even in the remoteness from cognise more and more the advant- Perch the Atlantic trade lanes that pre-ages which netrue individually. Pike ceded the opening of the Panama through direct import and export Plaice Canal, sent its cargoes of wheat, facilities. As such facilities serve Pomfret, Black flour, lumber and hides around the to create new business without Pomfret, white Horn and across the Isthmus as a detracting from business which Prawns

may have been previously establish- Ray ed at rival porta, there is taking Rock Fish place a development of all of our

Rosch* trade gateways more nearly in pro- portion to their respective economic resources than ever before.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

JAPAN: Tokyo, Yokohama, Hobe,

Osaka. FORMOSA:-Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Koelume, Makong, Nanto, Shin- chiku, Taichu, Talaan Taman, Toon, Heito, Taito.

York, Dairen.

Takao,

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

Castrar la ako „Merepein_Donllevas, Bossia, Mko-

The Bank has Compondente is the Commercial csuria, Kalagian, Jayan, Indo-Chins, Biata, India, Philippine Zalende, Java, Africa, U.B.A., Australia IN FRANCE: Comptoir National: d'Escompte de Paris; Gredit Lyonnas; Depot at rates which will be quoted on applice Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas us, Degodia in Tea ca be accepted.

J. IHARA,

Credit Industriel et Commercial; Sociste Generale.

IN

450.

"Intaroos allowed on Current Accounts, and Fixed

Meg Manager.

3, Des Voeux Road Central Boog Hoog, 22nd September, 1927.

HONG KONG BRANCHA LONDON: The National, Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd., Comptoir National d'Escompte

Paria; Credit Lyonnais.

de

IN NEW YORK: J. F. Morgan a Co.; French American Banking Cor- poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York

Interest allowed on Current Accounta and Fixed Deposita according to arrangements.

THE BANK OF CHINA.

行`銀國 ̇中

(Specially Authorised by Presidential

Meridata of the Republic of China

on the 22nd of November, 1917).

Authorised Capital .$60,000,000,00 18,278,800.00 0,020,426.24

Every description of Banking and Paid-up Capital Exchange Business transacted.

Reserve Fund

Safe Deposit Boxps to 16t

CH. LEX,

- Manager,

Hong Kong, 28th August, 1928.

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.

HONG KONG BRANCH;

-4, Queen's Road Central,

with the Orient.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE

15, Gracechurch Street, London, E. 0.3,

Authorlaed Capital

Subscribed Capital

£3,000,000 1,800,000 $1,050,000

Peld-up Capital Reserve Fund and rest. 1,584,648* DANKENB:

The Bank of England & Midland Bank. Lid.

BRANCHEN: 2

Koela.Lumpur Kussian (Pabang)

Dangkok Kankhong

Bombay pou

Datavis Hovrch

Kanga Shanghai Eine

Caloutis Koudy Now York Colombo Hanchi Fenang

Stagapen

Sourys

Dall Fola Bhara Part Louie (Mauritium)

Branches and Sub-branches all over Galia,

LIONGRONO BIANCH.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, Chian and Correspondents in Europe, Every desépion of Banking sad· Exchange basi-

LIMITED.

Established 1880. Capital folly paid-ap) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund

Yen 102,500,000 Head Office-YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencias atz

Newchwang.

Batayin.

Bombay,

Веров Аутен.

Cantor

Changchun.

Datres (Dalny),"

engti (Mukden)

Hambur

Hankow, 'Hurbia. Hon our Houofuina

Kobe

New York. Usaka.

Peking Rangoon, Hio, de Janeiro.

San

Singapore, Boerabaya. Sydney. Tientsin

Amerion, and other parts of the world. nested.

London Bankers:—The National Pro- | INTEREST, allowed so Current Ascount and vincial and Union Bank of England, Fixed Depolis Itates that may be ascertained

on application.. Lid

C. L. D. SANDES,

Mangur. 7, Queen's Road · Cantrái,

Hong Kong, vi Geptember, „15:25,

The Guaranty Trust Company of New York

New York Bankers: The Irving National Bank.

The Equitable, Trust Company of New York

Interant allowed on Currant Accounts

and Fixed Deposits. Terms on applica- THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Every description of Banking Busl-

noes transacted. MAKE MY HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG, M *Loans granted on approved securitien. 10, Des Vam Road Central, Hong Kong -Speels) :facilities for: Hömą, «Exí change.

Authorised Capital

$10,000,000 *** 5,000,000 Pald-Up Capital Reserve 1,200,000

SHOU J, CHEN,

GetManager.

..:

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

JA

Established 1912.. Head Office:-Hong Kong

DLANCHES AND AGENCI Batavia. Melbourne, San Franci

Bombay Nagasaki Seattle S

Calcutta New York

emarang

Canton Osaka Singapore Haiphong Paris Sourzbaya Ewan Honolulu

Felding Sydney

· Ancheriană. Capibal (153) Ouminal): 1811,800,000. Kobe Penang Taineh

1,064,206 ***** | 680,000 - Kowloon

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48

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We have reached a point now. where the chief interest at each of Shrimps our major ports on the Pacific Coast Snapper Soles.. lies in the development of the re sources immediately at hand rather Tench

Turbot Tarties, small, fr.

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