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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Captiat nummen $90,500,000 Immad and Billy Paid-up a $80,000,000 Menores Fundas 7 ww

Bling 8,000,000

Habartı Liablity of Progriators |§30,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONO,

'COUNT OF DIRECTORS—

X. 8. Brown, Teg. Chairman,

W. 13. Bell, E

Deputy Chairman.

B. D, F, Belth, sq.

W. L. Patienden, Kag.

à. El. Compled, Begi

3. 4. Plummer, Esq.

B. Lander Lewis, Yaq.

£ 0. 5. Machio, Esq.

ANOT

T, G. Waull, Beg.

Chief Manager, Hon. Mr. G. Hysen.

LYOKOK.

BATAVIA

BONDAY

CALOUTTA

CANTON

CHEFOO

COLOMBO

DAIKEN

+UKAJ LEW

НАПРИОНО

HARBURG

BASKOW

FLARDIN

HONGLEW

IPULI

JUDONE

КОЛК

KOWLOON

BRANCHES :-

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDO:

LYONA

MALACOA

MANILA

MOUXDEN NADABAEL NEW YORK PERING PENANG HANGOON

BAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

BUANGHAL

SINGAPORE

BOURABAYA SUNORI PATANI TIENTEIN

TOKYD

'ESINOTAO YOKOHAMA

Current Acne opened in Leoni Currenay and Fized pode received bow one your shorter perioda" is Lecal Durrepay and Burling o terze which will be quoted on application. Hour Long, rd Yebruary, 18AL.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Beak in conduct ed by the HONGKONG AND BHANOBAI BANKING CORPORATION." Huins may be shinland on oppilnation.

FOR TUX HONGKONG BANKING CORPORATION.

BILANGHAI

A. C. BYNES,

Chist Manager.

Hong Koàn, lah Baptember: 1927.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL

MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)

BANKERS,

Established 14.

Hong Kong Oz-li quran's Road Central. · Authorized Capital

Paid-Up Capital

Chillers £50,000,000- [215.600.000.1 Quilters #100,000

(AG196,820.3

Beserve Fund. Oszilikon" 45,100,000-

行銀商工法中

BANQUE FRANCO - CHINOISE pour la

Commerce et l'industrie (Incorporated la France).

Prince's Ballding, Chater Rond,

Hong Ying.

HEAD OFFICE:

BRANCIES:

THE CHINA MAIL,

TRADE WARNING

Complaints From Consuming Centres

ADULTERATION POOR QUALITY

Views of General Chamber of Commerce

mittée are able to present a balance sheet showing a surplus of income over expenditure. OB this occasion the sum of $8,728 has been added to the general reserve, which now stands at $74,218.61. Our income from subscriptions is. practically stationary, But tul- usually large receipts from arbítra- tions and surveys assisted in swel- ting the total receipta. Ex- 74, Rue St. Lajare, Paris,

penditure under the respective At the annual general meeting of the Hong Kong General Cham-headinge is practically normal, the Capital fully paid up..Fru.50.000,000

will be Special working capital .Fra.50,000,000

...Fra.22,319.000 ber of Commerce yesterday afternoon, the Chairman (Mr. T. G. only appreciable increase ReservGE

"Secretarial found under

Ex- Weall) reviewed the trade activities of the year, and uttered a strong panses." Last year you were in- warning against certain alleged malpractices. This elicited a proteat formed that the services of an from Mr. J.. M, da Rocha, and a promise that the Committee would Assistant Secretary were necessary to cope with the work. After care. go into the matter.

ful selection, Mr. E. R. Price has been engaged and started his duties last November to relleve our hard- We are con- working Secretary. Adent that this addition to the Staff will enable the important work ac- complished by the Chamber to be

extended. maintained and extra expense, which has been saved since 1924, will absorb the greater part of the surplus we have shown in' recent years.

Patia, Lyons, Marseilles, Saigon, Halphong. Hanoi Tourane, Quinhon Huệ Thành hoa, Vinh, Prom Panh.

Peking, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hong Kong.

BANKERS: FRANCE --Societe Generale, Banque

Mr. T. G. Weall (Mesars. Dodwell Nationale du Credit, Banque de

& Co., Ltd.), Chairman Paris at des Pays Ban

of the LONDON:-Midland Bank, Ltd. Chamber, presided and the following NEW YORK:-American Exchange

Irving Trust Co. Banca Commer-members of the General Committee were present: Mr. C. Gordon cinte Italiana.

Inckla (Vice-Chairman), the Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes, Mr. B. D. F Every description of Banking and

Cor Belth, Mr. Nellige S. Brown, Mr. Exchange Business Transacted.

Paul Lauder, Mr. T. E. Pearce and respondents throughout the world.

L. BERNIS. Mr. F. A. Ferry. Co-opted mem- Manager. | bern: the Hor, W. B. L. Shenton. and Capt. R. I. Campbell, M.C., R.M.

SAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy.

Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1928.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Chater, 1863. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie-

tora

The following members were re- presented:-Mr, J. E. Joseph and Mr. M. P. Talal (Individual mom bers). Mesara. J. M. Alves & Co. Ltd. (Mr.. J. M. Alves), Mears. .....£3,000,000 Areulli Bros. (Mr. Omar el Arcul), £4,000,000 Messrs. W. S. Bailey & Co., Ltd. £3,000,000 (Mr. W. S. Balley), The Bank Line

Agencies and Branches: ALOB STAR

KUALA LUMPUR

(Malay Zitates)

AKRITJAR

BANGKOK

HATAVIA

HOMBAY

CALOUTTA VANTON

CAWNPORR

Скли

COLOMBO

DASEEN (Dalog,

South Manchuris)

DELHI

NAMSUBO

(K. Manokurla}

HALPHONO

HANKOW

HARMIN

TỪNG TÙNG

ILOILO

KARACHI

ELANG

UCHING

MADRAS

MANILA

MEDAN XEW YORK PEKING TENANG FERILL WAR ZANGOON BALDON

BENARANG SEREMBAN

BILANGHAI

INGAPORE SURABAYA SAIPING

(Y.MP

TIENTBLN

TAVOY

►

FOR YO

KUALA LANGRAR

Peak (F.M.5.)

TOYOKAH (Bhuket) ТВЕНОТО YOKOHAMA TAMBOANGA

(Philippine Islands)

Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.

Ltd. (Mr. W. G. Goggin), Mears. N. V. Carl Boediker & Co. (Mr. G. Boediker), Moss Bornemann & Co. (Mr. F. Ortlopp), Mears. Bradley & Co. Ltd. (Mr. J. A. Plummer), the British-American Tobacco Co. Ltd., (Mr. F. A. Parry), Messrs, Butterfield and Swire (Mr. Neilage 5. Brown). The Charter ed Bank (Mr. A. H. Ferguson), Messrs. Chau Yus-teng (Mr. Chau Yue-teng), Meurs. Connell Brothers Co. (Mr. A. Morley Horder and Mr. C. Martin), Mesars Deacons (the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton) the Fire Insurance Association of Hong (Mr. A. Ritchie), Messrs. Kong Fung Tang (Mr. Fung Kong-un), Current Accounts opened and Fixed Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co. C. Gordon Mackie and Deposits received for 1 year or short Ltd. Mr. (41,300,300)

er periods at rates which will be quot- Mr. L. J. Davies), Messrs. Gilman ed on application.

& Co. Ltd. (Mr. G. Miskin) A H. FERGUSON, Messrs. T. M. Gregory & Co. (Mr.

Manager.

H. M. Gregory), Mesars. T. E. Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929.

Griffith Ltd. (Mr. T; C. T. Beck), The Holland China Trading Co. (Mr. F. Lafleur), the Hong Kong Electric Co. Ltd (Mr. F. R. Marsh), the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (the Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes), Messrs. J. D. Hutchi- son & Co. (Mr. T. E. Pearce and Mr. P. S. Casaldy), the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. (Mr. R. Sutherland), Messrs. Ip Tak & Co. (Mr. Tam Wing-awong), Messrs. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

Lowe, Bingham & Matthews (Mr. JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,

Osaka.

A. Ritchie), Messrs. W. R. Lorley FORMOSA:-Giran, Kagl, Karenko, & Co. ((Mr. W. L. Pattenden), Keelung, Making, Nanto, Shin Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie & chiku, Talchu, Tainan, Takso, Co. (Mr.

Gordon Mackie, Mr. Tamsul, Toen, Heito, Taito.

Hosé Glow:-(AMSTERDAM") Easter Hand Omon:-BATAVIA, DMANCHES :-Bandjermania bandang Bombay.

Caleus, Ohereon, Jeddah, Djember,

Palembang,

Ščukamar, Medan, Padang

Pekalongan, Pamung Bargoon, Rotterdam is Bemarang'}, #Shanghai, albal (bumatra), Blagagors

Sorakar (Sol Togel, THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

*) These olen have sadə deposit boxes to la Londa Baker-ssional Provincial Bank Ind

Conde all groc, the weld

Shaking busions of amey tekniptan keuzetoved.

O. STRENSTAL

Boar Hearth August, 1500.

Manager.

BANQUE DE L'IND^'- CHINE,

HEAD OFFICE:

96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris. Subscribed Capital..Frs. 72,000,000.00) Paid-Up Capital ....Fr. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds ....FT.102,000,000.00

BRANCHES:

Bangkok Hanoi 'Quinhoa Battambang Hong Kong Saigon Cantho Maugtze Shanghai Canton Nam Dinh 'Singapore Dijbouti Noumen Tientain Fort-Bayard Papeete Tourane Haiphong Hankow

Peking Vinh

Prom-Penh Yunnanfu

Pondicherry BANKERS:

(TAIWAN GINKO)

HEAD OFFICE-Talpeb, Formoss. Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.

Central Bank in Formosa, Bank-Notes rued

Average amount ....Yen. 46,000,000

A. E. CHINA: Shanghi, Bankow, Amoy; M. T. Johnson and Mr.

Foochow, Swatow, Canton.

Martin), the Marine. Inhumance

OTHERS:-Hong Kong, Singapore, Association of Hong Kong and

Soerabaya, Bemarang, Batavia, Bombay, Calcutta, London, New Canton (Mr. A. Ritchie), Messrs. York, Dairan

Maxim & Co (Mr. J. Ribeiro),

LONDON BANKERS:

The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha Ltd.

The London County Westminster and] (Mr. R. Inouye), Mesars. N. 5.

Parr's Bank,

The Bank has Corregadante in the Comatal Cesires a Lhe Europeia Continent, Romela, WA churis. Talagian, Japan, Indo-China, Siam, India.

Moses & Co. (Mr. W. Goldenberg), Messrs. A. B, Moulder & Co. Ltd. (Mr. Wong Okut), The National

IN FRANCE: Comptoir Nation=7/ Pallippine Inlandu, -Jan, Ables, USA. Artesia City Bank of New York (Mr.

d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; insecus allowed Duress Accouple, and Fad Deporte at rutas which rit be quoted an appliow Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas;| tim." "Deposita in. Tas ar be accepted Credit Industriel et Commercial; Societe Generale,

K. NAGURÁ,

Manager.

IN LONDON: The National Provin- HONG KONG BRANCH: cial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.;| 3. Des Voeux Road Central. Comptoir National d'Escompte de

Hong Kong, 19th January, 1929. 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 Ae- counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxas to let.

A. LECOT,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 28th Nov., 1928.

THE BANK OF CHINA.

行銀國中

O. D. Brown), the Netherlands-India Commercial Bank (Mr. G. N. de Man), the Netherlands Trading Society (Mr. O. Steenstra), The Nippoh Yusen Kalsha (Mr. Y. Uchida), Messrs. Pentreath & Co. (Mr. C. P. Marcel), The P. & O. Banking Corporation (Mr. C.

(Specially Authorised by Presidential THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

Mandato of the Republic of China

on the 22nd of November, 1917).

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

.$60.000,000.00

18,278,000.00 9,029,425.24

HEAD OFFICE: PRKING.

HONG KONG BRANCH:

4. Queen's Road Central.

INDIA, LTD.

BEAD OFFICE

10. Graceskah Btreet, Landon, E. (

.£3,000,000 Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital..... 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and rest. 1,684,840 HANKERS 1

Branches and Sub-branches all over Bangkok Harken Kuala Lumpur

Buraria Howik

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, China and Correspondents in Front Bembly pol

I

LIMITED.

Established 1880. Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve fund

Yen 106,500,000

Land Offes-YOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencies at: Alexandria

Newchwang

Batavia

New York

Bombay

Osaka

Buenos Ayres

Peking

Calcotta

Rangoon

Canton

Rio de Janeiro

Changchen

Baigon

San Francisco

Semarang Shangbal

Shimono ch Singapore Boerabaya Sydney Tlantain

Dairen (Dalny)

Fengtien (Mukden) Seattle

Hamburg

Hankow Harbin

Hong Kong

Honolulu

Kal Your Karachi

Kobe

LondonTM

Lyons

Manila

Tokyo Tsinanfa Tsingtan Vladivostok

(Temporarily

(closed).

Interest allowed on Current As Depoata received for fas

Los Angeles

Nagasaki

Nagoya

The Bank of England & Midland Back, Ltd.

BRANCHES.

Ekon Kungla (Pabang) harga Madras

Hinta Kandy

New York

Bidpare Bourabaya PANDOE Kota Bhin Port Leslá (Macrillus)

HONGKONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking and Exchange bud-

America, and other parts of the world.

London Bankers: The National Gotemba Karachi Provincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd.

The Guaranty Trust Company of New York.

New York Bankers: The Irving INTEREST Wlored on Carter Aceste and Fixed Depoela aj Beteo that may be sourialped National Bank,

on application.

d. L. O. BANDES,

The Equitabh Trust Company of New York.

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application.

sem rannacted.

T: Queen's Bond Cutsal,

Hong Kong, September, - 12285.

Maps,

Every description of Banking Busi-THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

ness transacted..

Loans granted on approved secur- itles.

Special facilities for Home Ex- change.

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. 10, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.

SHOU J, CHEN,

Authorined Capital

Manager.

Paid-Up Capital

$10,000,000 3000,000 1,500,000

Reservo

BRANCHES AND AGENCES:

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Batavia

Established 1912.

Hand Off-Hong Kong.

Autherland Capital (1.X. Durvaar) -..$11,000,000,

Kerave, Fund, w

Chatan, Tanghal - Hackwir,

Fork and send Trik “LOWEN BANKERS |--NOG SU Dy Dash, Limited.

She-World.

Melbourne San Francisco

Bombay Nagasaki

Seattle

Calcutta New York Semnarsög

Caka Singapore, Haiphong Fariz Sourabaya

Canton

Honolulu Piking.

Kobe

Penang Kowloon Eangroom

London

Sydney'

Talpel

Tiental Safron Tokyo

Manila Shanghat

Correspondets in all principal cition of the world,

|

Loans

Every description of Banking" and Exchange blness, transacte Pablo je david granted on approved secu

MERE PAIR ÁHLIAN SAPE DEPOSIT BOXES

SHAN,

Hong Kon Mat

|

Champkin), Messrs. Reles, Massey & Co. Ltd. (Mr. J. Ormiston), Messrs. Robertson, Wilson & Co. Ltd. (Mr. G. W. Sewell), Messrs J. M. da Rocha & Co. (Mr. J. M. da Rocha), Messrs. Silva-Netto & Co. (Mr. A. F. B. Silva-Netto), Messrs. Sing Hing & Co. (Mr. N. C. Horne), The South British Insur ance Co. Ltd. (Mr. F. S. Harrison), Meaars. Thoresen' & Co. (Mr. B. 0. Anderseni and Mr. P. Kristofer sen), the Union' Trading Co., Ltd. (Mr. S. M. Churn), Messrs. Harry Wicking & Co. (Mr. H. Owen Hughes), Mesars. Wilkinson and Grist (Mr. D. R. Blake), with the Secretary (Mr. M. F. Key).

The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting.

The Chairman said:-Before we begin the business before the meeting this afternoon, I am sure you will desire that I should ex- press on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce our deep regret al the tragic disaster which has just occurred at the King Edward Hotel, our sympathy with the relatives of those who have lost their lives, and with those who have been injured In escaping from the fire.

The

Your Committee have in mind' the possibility of effecting a few economies, but you will realise that

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We have endeavoured this year to hold the annual meeting earlier than has been customary in the past but find that the number of holidays in the early part. of the year and the amount of work entailed in compiling a comprehensive report of the Chamber's activities make it impossible to hold the meeting before the middle of March.

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