HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION, VO
Authorised Capital immuneční (06,400,000 Total and Pully Pudup manusia. (30,000,000 Becerra Funda
Blog
6,800,000 $14,000,000
Bmserva Idability në Propelatore mamm888,406,400
KHAM OFFION: HOYOLONO.
COURT OF DIRECTORS pomo
a. E. Compion, Hag Chairman.
K. 8. Brown, Bog Deputy Chairman,
“B. D 7. Batık. Bag. W. H. Bali, Bog, 1. Lander Løvik, Bot.
0. 0. 8. Mackie, Bes.
AMOT
BANGIOT
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
GALOUTTA CANTON CUKPOO COLOMBO
1.
"W. Is Patiendum, Hoy, 3. 5. Ptammer, Z+4.
T. 0. Well, E.
-H. 1. White, Eia.
Chiat Manager,
Han, Mr. A. C. Hysan.
BRANDTES |--
LONDON
LYOND CİSMALAOGA, -
MANILA KOUEDEN NAQABAKI NEW YORK PEKING
PENANG
DAIBEN YOOCHOW
JIANGOON
HAIPHONG
SAIGON
ПАМЬОПО
HAN FRANCI800
RANKOW
RINGUAL
SINGAPUKE
HARBIN HUNGKEW
Bolo
101
OLEE
KOBE
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
SOURABATA SUNGER PATANI TIENTBIN
TOKYO
THINGTRO
YOKOHAMA
Current que ayezed in Local Darray
and Yizel Deposits-200sired for one year de shorter period in Look Curray and Berling
on 147 which will be quoted on syyllisti
Hong Kong, 7th January, 1928,
行銀商工法中
BANQUE FRANCO - CHINOISE pour le
Commaren et l'Industria
(Incorporated in France).
Prince's Ballding, Chater Road,
Lan Hoa
20
HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rue St. Lazare, Paria. Capital fully paid up...Frs.50.000,000 Special working capital .Fra.50,000,000 Reserves
Fr.22,819,000
BRANCHES:
Paris, Lyons, Marseilles,' Saigon, Haiphong Hanoi Tourne Coinion Hua. Thánh hoa. Vinh Pnom Penh
Faking, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hong Kong.
PLANKERS1 FRANCE: Societe Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit Banque de
THE CHINA MAIL,
CANADA'S WEALTH
HER VAST UNTAPPED RESOURCES
COMMERCE
VISCOUNTS IMPRESSIONS
Viscount Peel, Secretary of State for India, who recently toured Canada as
a member of the Empire Parliamentary Asso- ciation delegation, gave some of his impressions of that great Pária o des Pays Bas..
Dominfon at a luncheon in London LONDON:-Midland Bank, Ltd. NEW YORK:-American Exchange
of the Canadian Chamber of Come Irving Trust Co., Banca Commer-merce in Great Britain. ciale Italiana.
Viscount Peel said that during the tour of six weeks the delega tion saw something of the im- mense resources of that country in wheat and other cereals, lam- ber and minerals,
SAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy,
Every description of Bankleg and Exchange Business Transacted. Cor respondents throughout the world.
I BERNIS,
Manager. Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1028,
AND
FINANCE.
FRIDAY, JANUARY- 11, 1929.
which lies to the south of Great construction in all parts of the city, and salaries will have to be ins Webern Boal. This district, which No matter where ons tooked, newsreased, or people will be unable to is both pleasant, and saally, scoes- buildings of all possible types were live. The landlord is no exception. dible, will provide quite comfortably going up." Given peace,, Shanghai- If his expenses élse, his income must for adveral hundred residences, begins to hum with industry," Apartments in the lity continue to Increase and show few, if any, vacancies. ** Etill more are under construction, and will be rented, no doubt, as soon as they are ready.
Financing
¿The Nanking Boom We have not yet cheerved the effects of the Nanking land boot in this city, but it will no doubt have
rise, too. Cost of construction will take a leap of account of both material and labour; perhaps ens would not expect to find that about 30 per cent, of the overall cost of a medium foreign residence consists a good effect. The advancement of of imported materials alone. Renta Nanking will fargely benefit Shang-
The People's Confidence All cald, 1928 was a prosperous
them.
“CHINA" LADIES' HAIR DRESSING
SALOONAC
REAL ESTATE
REVIEW OF SHANGHÀI
The financing of real estate was had just as the position of Peking must go up and land, prices with Importers': are putting in easy throughout the year. Practi- benefited Tientsin, and we may SITUATION.
cally every mortgage that had a leg watch for that. Nanking has had large stocks in order to reap the to stand on was taken up. Chinese quite a time, its population incress benefit of rising prices." PROSPEROUS YEAR
houses and shops being the moet ing 15 per cent. in three months, Trading in road estate during the desirable security. Even construc- and real estate activities have risen month of December has been fairly on mortgages, not much in evi- from nothing to a boom. active, though more work has been dence some years ago were readily. done, as a result of heavy buying Popularity of Semi-Foreign Houses
accommodated. Inquiries, on preparations for future transactions. Most of the inquiries housed in terrace groups in practi- and we are grateful not so much The development of semi-foreign year for all real estate activities, cover investment properties, with residences ascond in line. A large cally all sections of French Town for its profits, but more so for the These are wonderful fact that confidence and is worthy of attention. Bubbling Well Road property becoming very popular with Chinese' faith in Shanghai have manifest- changed hands, and so also did an and foreigners of modest means and eat themselves in the minds of a 11 mow estate on Route Doumer. form an excellent investment. Or lange proportion of the people, Sassoons acquired the two corners all types of habitation these possess on Rue Bourgeat and Route Merofer, opposite the French Club.
Even
the widest range of prospective ten- Hungdao Road properties were the ants. Several more of such develop object of some inquiries for the ments are planned, particularly first time in two years, and that is
along, Avenue-Joffre. a definite Indication of confidence returned.. KA
He had never had any idea of the superb natural scenery of Canada, and the only' criticism he could offer was that there was too THE CHARTERED BANK OF much of it. They almost got lost
1928 Retrospect on the illimitable prairies, and INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
The beginning of the year mark- felt rather more comfortable ined the emergence of pubile con Incorporated by, Royal Chater, 1858. Small wonder that tens of thou-bulent sea of doubt and pessimism. the smaller maritime provinces.fidence in Shanghal from a tur HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. sands of American tourists made
£3,000,000 it. a holiday ground-not all of. This was clearly reflected in increas .£4,000,000
them for purely aesthetic reasons, ing sales of properties and increase £3,000,000 but for reasons more solid and in construction work. In January, liquid. He only wished that building permits increased 14 per visitors from Britain could' com- cent. over December, 1927, and the pare in numbers with those from business had not slackened around America.
last Chinese New Year in any re- spect.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK. Paid-up Capital
The Business of the above Isak la condess
sd by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Zul way be obtained an appucution.
*
4. О. ШУМБА,
FOR THE HOKIONG BANKING CORPORATION,
BHANGHAI
Ubis! Manager.
Hong Kong, 18th Heptember, ika,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETSKLLANDS TRADING BODIRTY)
BANKERS.
V
Hetablished 1804
Hong Kong Ofos 1-11 Queen's Bood Casual, Authorised Unpital monie Quildsen 180,000,000- LEIKKUUSO) Pald-Up Capital
Order 100,000,000-
Bessive Fund manage
Gullien (40,000,000-
sinad (or 1—{AMSTERDAM"). Eaten Hood Mom (—HATAYLA. BRANCHES 1—Dasjermania Bandong) Bombay, Casio, and Denbe:
Rusarve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie
tors
Agencies and Branches:
KUALA LUMPUR
ALDE STAE
Malay Blates) AMRITÉAN
ΙΑΝΟΧΟΣ BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA
DANTOX
CAWRPORE
CEBU
COLOMBO
DAMEN (Daley,
Heath Alancovija)
DELHI
(H, Kanahoria)
HAIPHONG
HAMBURG
HANKÓW
HARDIN
ЦОВО ХОНО
ILOILO
KARACHI
KLANG
KONE
IPOLL
KUALA KANGSAR
KUCHIKO
MADRAR
MANILA
MEDAN NEW YORK PELINU PEKANO PESHAWAR BANGOON
BAIGON
KEMARANG BEREMBAN SHANGHAI BINGAPORE'
SOURABAYA TAIPING (K.. TAVOY
TIENTSIN TOXYD
The delegation was still more amazed at the vast undiscovered resources that remained to be cultivated in that country. They saw the need of a large increase of population to cope with such immense possibilities, and realised that a little more capital would be valuable. He was anxious that the people of Britain should be able to take their part in building up the new Canada. The people over there seemed so joyous, ao General full of life, so vigorous in their activity, and so determined to cope with their opportunities. Melancholla seemed very rare in Canada.
TONGKAH (Bhuket)
TBINOTAQ
1
ZORGUANA ZAMBOANGA
(FRIUpplae Islanda)
Pucuk (7.M.B.) Foreign Exchange and Banking business transacted,
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deponits received, for 1 year, or short- er periods at rates which will be quot
A. H. FERGUSON,
Hjokjakarta") The Hawth Babe, ed on application. Kora-Badja. Magassar, Medan, Pedang
Pekalongan, Pay Palembang.
Botterdam
Boar
Вежение.
(Bumsirs), Singapore,
Bösesitaría (Bolog Tigal, Tylanjaj and Waltevreden.')
Thane affond kavo mís deposts basse so let.
London Beakers)- allansi Provinaisi Bank Ltd.
Correspondenta sil over the world
Emaking busie DÌ STMY daduspilen transtowed."
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Hoo Borg, Bia August, 190
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
93, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.
Subscribed Capital Fra. 72,000,000.00 Pald-Up Capital ....Fra. 88,400,000.00 Rezerva Funds ....Fra.102,000,000.00
BRANCHES:
Bangkok Hanoi Quinhon Battambang Hong Kong Saigon Cantho Mengtze Shanghal Nam-Đinh Singapore Noumea Tientain Fort-Bayard Papesto Tour ne
Canton.
Djibouti
Haiphong Peking
Hankow
Vinh Pnom Penh Yunnanfu
Pondicherry
BANKERS:
Manager.
Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行銀國中·
(Specially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China en the 22nd of November, 1917).
Authorised Capital Pald-up Capital Reserve Fand...
LIKIN TO GO
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Building
Expectation
1
The much discussed, expected, feared, hoped for, opposed and ad- vocated new Tariff has attained con-
crete form at last. ・・ It goes into effect on February 1. Unquestion- One of the most remarkable evi-ably the cost of Hving will go up. dences of the business of 1928 was Naturally Chine products wid rise With these, wagen the rapid resumption of building | in price, too.
$
A 29 3
Head Office:28, Des Voeux Rosd Central. Tel. C. 4284. First Branchs--
No. 8, D'Aguilar Street. (For Ladies mir) (Telephone No. G.. 8234)
Second Branchɔ—“
No. 22, Queen's Road Central. (For Ladies & Gents.) (Rear, Ground floor of Kayamaliy Building).
Your Visit In cordially, welcomed when you will see that our Train- od Female Hair Dressers giya you every satisfaction. Business Hours --
8 am to 7 pm, on weeks days. 12 noon to 6 p.m. on Sundaya,
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
February 17 is a day to be re- membered, because the Shanghai Property Owners' Association held | Best Sirloin its first public meeting on that date, and began its useful and construc- tive activities in the field of real | estate,
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Prime Cat Corned Roast Brenat
Soup Steak
Steak Sirloin ... Satzungen
March showed an increasing spirit of independence on the part of property owners, and prices be- gan to go up. Construction took a leap, and permits were issued in Bullock's amounts 50 per cent, higher than in February. Financing, eased up and plenty of money appeared for mortgages at lower interest rates
than before.
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Brains...... Tongue, fresh.... Tongue, corned
In April the business becama more brisk, and a large number of consummated. transactions Rentals were quite firm and evez office rentals showed a slight up-| ward tendency, Architectural offices: had their hands full and public Calves' Head & Feet.. utility companies showed additional Mutton Chop....
for their services. efforts to keep up with the demand
Shanghai, Yesterday. The Ministry of Finance has re- affirmed that its policy is com- Chekiang, Anhwei, Kiangal and plete abolition of likin in Kiangau, Fukien provinces in the course of
Then for a while business eased the next six months, adding that up, chiefly because sellers were not ....$60,000,000.00 the practice of farming out cereager; negotiations were done o
18,278,000,00 tain taxes will also be discon- behalf of buyers.
9,629,125.24 tinued altogether.-Reuter.
Building activi-
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
HONG KONG BRANCH: 4, Queen's Road Central. Branches and Sub-branches all over China and Correspondents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world. London Bankers: The National Provincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd.
The Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
New York Bankers: The Irving | National Bank,
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS,
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD., OF DENMARK.
The following unclaimed tale grams are lying at the office of the
The Equitable Trust Company of IN FRANCE: Comptoir National New York. d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Interest allowed on Current Ac-| Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas counts and Fixed Deposits. Termas on Great Northern Telegraph Coes- Credit Industrial et Commercial; application.
Every description of Banking Burl-pany (Limited) of Denmark:
Societe Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Provin-ness transacted. cial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.; "Loans granted' on approved seCILI Comptoir National d'Escompte de itles.
Paris; Credit Lyonnais.
Special facilities
for Home E.
SHOU J, CHEN,
Manager.
IN NEW YORK; J. P. Morgan & change. Co; French American Banking Cor-
poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Interest allowed on Current Ae-
counts and Fixed, Deposits according THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
to arrangements.
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Businem transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxes to let
་
A. LECOT,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 28th Nov., 1928.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund
Yen 102,500,000
Head Ofico-YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies at:
Newchwang Alexandria
Batavia
Botabay
Buenos Ayres
Calcutta
Canton
Changchun
Dairen (Dalny)
*New York
Osaka
Paking
Rangoon
Bio de Janeiro- Balgon
San Francisco
Fengtleri (Mukden) BeattleBig
· Hamburg UMN
Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kong Honolulu Kal Iden Karachi Kobe
London
Los Angeles Lyon
Semerang Shanghai
Shimanosed Singapore Soerabaya Sydney ukr Tientsin
Established 1912. Head Office-Hong Kong-
Authorised Ospiti (B.E. Cursko) ...$1,000,000 Fold Up Caplet
564, 300 *** 190,000. DEAXORES Canton, Blianghly" Hasker, Bieklow, Bangkok New Blak and Ba Tiszalate.
LONDOY BANKARS 2-**** The Lloyd's Bank Limited, CORRESPONDENTS
In all príncipal siles of the Work. Forsiga stobangs and beaking · baslaser, of anay Lasaiption fraseolade,
Bata Deposit Boxes (yuzioni nimme) at a yously rental of from 53 to 200,
LOOK ́POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 19th February, 1827.
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
|
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
10, Des Voeux Road Central
Authorised Capital $10,000,000 Pald-Up Capital
5,000,000 −1,200,000
Reserve
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
Bazario, from Amoy,. Captain Abercromby, Peninsula Hotel, from Shanghai,
Mr. V. W. Kao, Peninsula Hotel, from Dairen.
Hamocom, from Shanghai, Ship Broker, from Tientsin. Field, P. and O. S. N. Co., from Shanghai.
Denrochi,
Shanghai.
"Macedonia," from
E. V. JESSEN,
Superintendent. Hong Kong, 10th Jan, 1929.
THE EASTERN EXTENSION - AUSTRALASIA♪ &: CHINAŁ TELEGRAPH CO., LTD,
The following unclaimed tele- grams are lying in the E. E Telegraph Co. office, Hong Kong
Charlton, Bowen Road, from South Shielda.
Eelsjoe, from Bangkok. Celim, "President Taft," from Manila:
S. LACK,
Superlatendant Hong Kong, 10th Jan. 1929)
Betavia-95: Melbourne San-Francisco201...
Bombay.
Calcutta Danfon
Haiphong
Nagasaki Seat
New York Ser
Oinka Bingapore
Paris Hotplulu Peking
Koba
awloon London,
Manila
Sourabaya Bydney
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TROJAN TOURERS.
tles were held up for several weeks on account of heavy rains.
Heavy trading started again in August with a steady upward trend in prices, while the rental situation became acute, all kinds of proper- tics being in strong demand.
September was still quite strong
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in trading, with purchases · con= |... » summated, mainly in the French Sheep'a Hond & Fost Concession and Eastern District. In every instance of the sales of properties prices have been well above any prices previously paid in simlar localities.
Sucking Pigs, to order, Bust, Best .**
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The value of properties sold in October greatly exceeded that of Vaal Ma any previous month of the year, though the deals were less mumerous than in September. Bigger buyers appeared in the market and large- properties, capable of re-develop-Barbel ment for Chinese and `semi-foreign ||gz| houses were in good demand, Bream.
Canton Frock In November both trading and rentals were slow and December, of Water Fish.
Carp coùree, brought along the holiday spirit.
Several large construction Cata Jobs were projected towards the and Collab of the year and a cheerful spirit Crabe prevailed in real estate circles
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There is no question. but that prices have risan "eqnsiderably. The rise was spectacular in the French and also in the Northern Districts of the International Settlement and along Bubbling Well Road,
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Yellow
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Guégion Rentals present a good balance HTMES shoot for the year, while down- Halibut town space was etesdly proving Labras and, godown space in good demand Bosch towards the end of the year.
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