1929-08-28 — Page 2

2

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION:

Ausbprived Capital

Iesund and Fully Paid-up

Bowers Panda-

Bter.ing

Hilver...........$14,000,000

$50,000,000

$20,000.000

Reserve Liability of Proprietors.... $20,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:—

Doply Chairman.

Hon. Mr. 1. D.

. Beith,

A. H. Compion, Mag..

T. E. Pearce, E.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. READ OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital

THE CHINA MAIL,

COMMERCE

AND

FINANCE.

£3,000,000

Reserve Fund...

.£4,000,000

Reserve Liability of Proprie-

tars

£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

ALOR STAR

KUALA LUMPUR

(Malny States)

KUCHING

AMRITSAR

MADHAR

METAL MARKETS

Options: Double

15/-

CAST TIN OFFERED MORE FREELY

July

August

September October

MANILA

MEDAN

SEMARANG

SEREMBAN

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

N. 8. Brown, Eng.

Chairman,

W. L. Balt, Eaq.

M. T Jehason, Erg.

D. Lander Lewin, Bag.

AMOY

BANGKOR

DOM BAY

W. L. Patlenfan, Eva.

J. A. Plummer, Bug.

J. P. Warran, Esq.

Chief Managot,

Won. Mr. . C. llyusa.

CHANCHES:-

LONDON JYGNA

MALACCA

MANILA

DANOKOK

33 TAYIA BOX-BAY CALCUTTA CANTON CAWNPORE CEBU

COLOMBO

DAIREN (Dany

Sutth Manekurie) DELA!

HAIPHONG

(N. Manchuris}

ILOILO

NEW YORK

FERING

PINANG FESHAWAR RANGGON SAIGON

MATAVIA

CALGUITA

CANTON

CHEFOO

COLOMBO

DAIREN

HOCHOW

HAIPHONG

HAMBURG

JANKOW

HARBIN

HONGEEN

ILOILO

1P011

JOHORE

FODE

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

MOURDEN

NAGARAKI

NEW YORK

PEKING

PINANG

RANGOON

SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

SLANG BAI

TEAMBUNG

HANKOW

JARDIN

TÔNG LONG

KARACHI

KLANG

KOBE

KUALA KANGSAR

Perak (P.M.B)

SOURADAYA

TAIPING

(F.AS.

TAVOY

TIENTSIX

TORTO

TONGKAR (Bbakos)

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

SAMBOANGA

(Philippine falando)

Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fix: ed Deposits received for 1 year r shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

A. H. FERGUSON,

Manager. Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929.

SINGAPORE

$

SOURABAYA

BUNGE PATANI

TIENTSIN

FOKYD

TSINGTAO VOROLLAMA

Current Accounts opened to Low! Currenay and Fixed Japonta repeived fur one your or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling ou lazma which will be quoted an application. Hong Kong. 21th May, 1990,

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the store Bank is condunt- ed by the HONG KONG AND SHARONAL BANKING COMPURATION. Kules may be obtained p

KONG & BEANGHAI

FOR THE BANKING CORPONATION,

A: HYNES,

Chiol Manager. Hong Kong. 18th September, 1927.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

NETHERLANDS TRADING 20CIETY) BANKERS.

Raid 1924,

Пong Hong Cc:21 Queen's Howl Centra!.

Aurorised Capita

Apaid-Up Capital

Reserve Pun

Guilders 160,000,000-

(£12,500,000) vildan 80,000,000

(20,006,807.) Guilders 40,006,0

148,833,4)

cortice (AMSTERDAM'}, Lacier

Head OfLeo:-BATAVIA. DRANCHES -Baudjerra main Bandoeng) Bombay,

These

Falezatang,

THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. (Established 1917)

Authorised Issued Paid-up

CAPITAL.

Reserve Liabilities

Shareholders Surplus

HEAD OFFICES:-SINGAPORE. Branches, Agencies and Correspon- dents in the principal cities of the world.

SOME IRREGULARITY

London, July 26. Messrs. Rudolf, Wolff & Co. re- park-

to

some

Markets have been quiet, and, sub- irregularity, rather ject easier conditione have on the whole prevailed, prices at the close being flower as compared with last Fri-

day.

Tin

а

Spelter

FINE PROPERTY

HIGH STANDARD OF TAPPING

3

the

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1929.

FERTILISERS

AUSTRALIAN GROUP AND IMPERIAL CHEMICAL

The new company will manufacture super-phosphates and other chemical fertilizers, and may possibly extend its

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.

NEW HIGH LEVEL OF PROFITS REACHED

month, delivery, godown Singapore, Some of the merger companies have at ad. under the average price for interests in fertiliser companies in the previous month with a net mini- Western Australia, South Australia, mum price of ï1⁄4d, and a net maxi- New South Wales,” and, indirectly, in mum price of is. id

Queensland, thus covering the whole of In regard to our new property, the Commonwealth. The ninth annat ordinary genera! Bakit Badak, we continue to get ex- meeting of the Federated (Selangor) cellent reports both in regard to its Rubber Company, Ltd., was held re- progress and its prospects. The visi- cently at the office of the company, tor, writing about the oldest clear-activities to other products through its 20, Eastcheap, E.C.

ing of 34 acres planted in January, association with Imperial Chemicals.

states the growth to be the The combined capital of the merger Sir Edward Rosting (chairman of 1926, £1.10.0: Single the company) said: The crop harvest-

hest he has seen anywhere and that companies was then estimated at from there is no better growth in the $4,000,000 to £5,000,000. ed amounted to 388,550 a. and this Closing Opening

country.

I think there can be no with 274,480 lb. in the pre- compares $22.10.3 $22.12.0

doubt that the property will prove vious year, when restriction was in £22.17.6 £22.12.6 fall force. The yield of 420 lb. per company.

to be a most valuable addition to the £22.17.6 $22,139

may tapping £22.16.0 acre from the acre in £22.17.8

be considered satisfactory, and the Turnover for the week 2,360 tons.

visitor, his report, states that the standard of tapping throughout the Spelter has been quiet and easier, state is high, the excision of bark the price showing a decline of 5-conservative and the renewal for the per ton as compared with last Fri. most part good, he goes on to say day. Demand on the part of cog- there is ample bark rezerve for

The visitor's report on the where the future. sumers in this country,

in particular buildings and machinery and the galvanising industry complains of lack of orders, remains estate generally is very disappointingly alow, whilst trade re- tory.

In a low-lying estate anch as this, ports from the Continent incat drainage is all-important and this that industrial conditions there con-

- work

receives constant attention. tinue inactive, buyers generally dis- playing an indifferent attitude.

have been fortunate in establish- In view of the above facts and with ing vigna over come 100 acres, and speculative interest on the London although we do not suffer much from

wash, this market at a low conditions should improve both the texture of the soil cover crop will tend to have prevailed, but the price, which and its nitrogen content.

Financial Resulta I now appreciably lower, should re-

factors favourable flect the less

in The profit for the year was £3,345 the situation and at least leaves room 166. 8d., as compared with £5,061 curtailment 178. 11d in the previous year, for, for some recovery when of output begins to take effect and although the crop wAS materially trade demand again

net price realised was assomes more larger. the normal proportions. The market in only 8-424, as against is. 2.19d.. in the United States of America is the previous year. We have a con- quiet and no material change in the tract running to December of this A year for 5 tons smoked sheet price has been effected.

£1.10.0; Single

prising that easier

Whilst fairly active conditions have obtained, the market has latterly de- veloped a rather easier tendency and much of the advance which was es- tablished carlier in the week, when up to £220 was paid for three months, at the been lost, prices has since close showing a decline of 20/- for Cash and 5 for three months as compared with last Friday. Cash tin has been offered more freely, and as the nearer positions have been rather neglected by buyers, who have con- more parti- $20,000,000 fined their attentions

fur- ta three 8,000,000 cularly

months,

the 4,000,000 ther

contango extension

£4 83 Options: Double being has resulted,

now

week. 15/- £3.5.0 lust with 4,000,000 compared 2,219,009 Sales in the East during the week

have amoanted to 1,375 tons; ship. July ments thence up to the end of last August week were 5,736 tons and for the September

at 3,000/8,500 October thonth are estimated

Premiums

Straits and tons.

£1 to Banka Tir are quoted at

and £10 respectively. Demand £4.19.0 on

of consumers on the part

in thin Continent has country and on the continued

fairly good but rather quieter conditions are reported rom America, where the previous heavy buying would seem to have satisfied time being. requirements for the The market has developed latterly a condi. rather hesitant and nervous tion, being subjected from time to time to liquidation and selling pres- the buying power has sure, whilst been relaxed, due to the uncertainties surrounding the outlook; at the same time the

dearness of comparative money and the possibility of a fer- ther rise in the Bank Rate have con- tributed to

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

TAN ENG HOOI,

Manager. Hong Kong, 15th May, 1929.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

(TAIWAN GINKO)

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial

Charter, 1895.

Copiral Bank in Portases.

Dark-Nolor issued Average amount Yen. 48,500,000

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: JAPAN:-Takga, Yokohams, Kobe, Draka,

PORNOSA:-Dire Kogi, Erenzo, Kalung Kakong, Nanto, Bathchiku, Taichu, Talnar, Takao, Tani, Tren, Haito, Tuite.

Swatow, Canton.

month

оп

sur-

Opening

Closing

$25. 6.3

£25. 2.6

$25. 7.6

£25. 2.6

£20. 7.6

£25, 3.9

£25 7,6

£25. 5.0

Turnover for the week 1,300 tons.

GOODS TRAFFIC

The whole of the papers,

the scheme that and estimates for was described by Lord Elibank for an underground goods railways for stated, been London have, it was placed before Mr. J. H. Thomas. being are Lord Privy Sent, and examined by his advisers,

"The only request to the Govern-

the prevailing ment," it was explained. is that the

tainty. Moreover, the hesitancy

penditure

W

נו

satisfac-

An increase of £26,210 is announced in the profits of the General Electric Co. for the year ended March 31 last, the figure being £1,084,077, as com- pared with £1,057,867 the last time. The profit for the past year estab. lishes a new record, the previous highest having been the £1,076,808 for 1925-26.

Sydney, July 3. The merger recently announced of fertiliser companies, comprising Mount Lyell, Cuming Smith and Wicher, has liser business, thus bringing Imperial is recommended on the 2,253,646 £1 now absorbed Nobels Australian ferti A dividend of 10 par cent, less tax, Chemicals into the combination, which | Ordinary shares, to which rate it was is greatly strengthened by this addi- raised last year from 7 per cent.,

tax, for 1026-27. - tion. Sir W. Lennon Rava, represen-ill be recalled that in March fative in Australia of the of the Australian Association of Bri Chemical Industries and vice-president last

resolutions

to in- were passed the authorised capital to tish Manufacturers, represents Nobels £7,600,000 by the creation of 1,000,000 directorate:

new shares of £1 each, to be known as British Ordinary shares, but it was subsequently decided not to proceed with the issue of these shares.

The issued capital at present is £1,800,000

in 6 per cent. “A” Cumulative Preference shares, $1,800,- 000 in 74 per cent. "B" Cumulative Preference and £2,253,645 in Ordinary shares.

The new company is styled Common- wealth Fertilisers and Chemicals, and has a nominal capital of £7,000,000 and a subscribed capital of approximately £2,500,000, representing the assets transferred. The capacity of the plants embraced by the merger is 300,000 tons, and the working output has been about 250,000 tons annually.

HONG KONG MARKET

Tongue, corned

FI

Head

1:

Heart

*

Humy, Salt

Feet

非

be

CHINA-Shangha, Hanks, Anoy, Forchow,

the market shows at the present interest on the capital expenditure Sombay. Che Caloutta, Cheriton, jambor, Djak-OTHERRSLong Hong. Singapore, Kesoprang, Kalavis. Bombay inharto) The Sogno, Jeddah, Rob,

Cainatta level. also in view of the advance should be guaranteed. The estimated

is £40,000,000. Kota-nadje, Bokarur, Medan, Palang Indon, New York, Duisen-

which

has

recently taken place, sug-

It is not LONDON BANKENS

that the Government should Pekalongan, Fatig. Pontianak, Rangosa, Rotterdata, The Landon County Westminster and Parr's Bank.gests that the price reflects all the

Sibolga

more favourable features which have latterly overtaken the situation for the time being, and if further rise of at all a substantial character is to some fresh stimulus must be

Somerang")

Shanghai,

add_dom.com.com

(Sumatra) Gingapore, Bocrabau, The Rook has Correspondents in all the prin- Serakarta (Sale), Tegal, Tillaljepcipal Commercial Centres throughout the world.

E. NAGURA, and Weltevreden.")

Nensgar.

safe deposit boxes to let. Leon Brokers National Provincial Bank Fata

Correspiralents all over the world

Broking business of every description PRECIOS.

P. M. ELBERG

Long Kong, 27th May, 1829.

Kanogor

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.

Subscribed CapitalFra. 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital. Frs. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds ....Frs.102,000,000.00

BRANCHES:

Hong Kong Quinhon

Saigon Hue

Bangkok Battambang

Nam Dinh

Ganthe Mengtze Shanghai

Canton

Djibouti

Fort-Bayard

Haiphong

Hankow Hanoi

Singapore Thanhea Tientsin Tourane

Peking Prom-Penh Vinh

Pondicherry Yunnanfu BANKERS:

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel et Commercial; So- ciete Generale

IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de 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 Depositi : according to arrangements...........

Every description of Banking and

Exchange Business transacted.

Safe Deposit Boxes to let.

A. LECOT

Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1929.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED

Established 1880..

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

„Yen 105,500,000

Alexandria

Head Office-YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies at:

Newchwang New York Osaka Peking Rangoon

Batavia

Bombay

Buenos Ayres,

Calcutta

Dalar

Hamburg Hankow

Rio de Janeiro Saigon

Francisco

Semarang

(Dalny) Sau* Fengten (Mulden) Seattle

Shanghai Singapore

Harbin

Hong Kong

Honolulu

Kai Yuen Karachi Kobe London

Los Angeles

Lyons

Manila

Nagasakl Nagoya

Shimonoseki

Socrabaya Sydney Tientsin Tokyo

Tsinanfu

Tamgtig

Tiadivostok

Temporarily closed)

Interest allowed; on. Current Ac- counts.

Deposita received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.

|

HONG KONG BRANCH:

Des Voeux Road Central. Hong Kong, 9th January, 1END.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

Sided, pending which the pre-

sent reduction may be carried a little further.

Options:-Double $13; Single $7.

Opening Closing £213. 8.0 22315. 2.0 Three months...218.10.0 £217. 2.8 Turnover for the week 8,225 tons.

Cash

נו

Kidneys

Tail

11

Liver

**

Tripe earning Calves' Head & Fest

стеазе

PRODUCE.

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

1929. 1918. 1914.

Doves

Geese

Turkeys, Hen

Snipe Pheasant

Aug. 28, June, June,

1929. 1918. 1914.

Cle. Gta. Gta.

41

班

新鮮码蛋

18 per doz. 28

pair

sach

+3

28891328.9988 (|||||

****888888

45.

Aug. 23, June, June,

Butcher Meat.

Cle. Cis. Ct.

Poultry.

Beef Sirloin

PROPOSED LONDON UNDER- GROUND RAILWAY

-牛尾把

Ib.

28 24

12

Chicken

Ib. 50

91

Prime Cut

**

30 28 11

Capons, Small

鹗

50

"

Corned

30

28

12

外

Capons, Large

肥線鹗

60

30

Roast

#

28

24

22

plans.

糖

Duck....

"

40 22 21

Breact

24 20

18

鸠

esch

21

Soup

24 20 18

Eggs, Hen (cooking)..

Steak

28 24 22

Steak Sirkon

Eggs, Hen (fresh)

25

"

20

1

36 30 36

Fowls, Canton

+

Sausages

32 26 20

"

Fowls, Hainan

Bullock's Brains ...

本地雞 16. 海南

TO

24

45

2

24 35

Tongue, fresh

Per set 15

10

each 65

12

60 80

#

40 24

24

Pigeons, Canton

白鹅 each 55

60

Hothow

海口鸫

30

» $1.20

-$1.20-

Turkeys, Cock

火猫

lb.

Ib.

24 18 14

**

31 20

18

each 10

10

12

16 10 12

25 20

22

Quail Partridges

24

18

14

8

6

7

set $1.20 $1.00 $1.00

Fruits,

#

lb.

45 26

45

26

44 24

45

80

27

Carambola

Per set 3

12

18

15

Coconuts

28

15 18

Lemons, China

18

20

each 15

10

10

Lemons (American)

13 10

8

Lichees, Dried

lb.

48 90 24

Oranges (Canton)

36

25 23

Oranges

38

40

60

70

Pears (Canton)

21

.21

per set 92

ED 70

each 11

8

抑

16

12

10

40

.26 25

20

25

80

20 18

43

26 2

80 20 20

82

28

"

*

"

Shoulder

put up any part of this sum; but it is necessary, if the scheme is to carried through, that

they should guarantee the interest on it.

"There will

to wait be no need till the whole scheme is completed before it becomes revenue It will be completed in stages, and

traffic when Mutton Chop. each stage will carry

Leg complete.

scheme, in brief, is to convey great deal of the

Saddle underground a

in merchandise between heavy traffic the docks, the goods

stations, and Pig's Chithags

Brains various centres in London,

It pro-

Feet vides for five railways: (1) from Copper has been irregular, The Hammersmith, circling the West-End market opened higher, but values re stores and touching Paddington and Bangkok, New York and San Francis ceded and although recovering a little Marylebone goods stations, Victoria, again at the end of the week, prices Charing Cross, and Covent Garden still show a decline of 10/- for Cash market; (2) from the northern goods and 5- for three months as compar stations, circling central London; (8) ed with last Friday. With so much from Stratford

zooda station to

Moor Pork Chop uncertainty surrounding the future Bishopsgate goods, circling

Electrolytic and the ability or

Fleet-street, Cannon tate-street, of the Export Association street otherwise

station. and Billingsgate to maintain the price, buyers show and Leadenhall markets; (4) ↑ from

Head Office: Hong Kong.

Authorised Capitel (H‚K, Currency) ...$11,000,000 Paid Up Capitol .................... Kanerva Fund

8,664,209 850,000

BRANCHES--- Canton, Shanghai, Henzow,Bweiow,

LONDON DANKERS :— The Lloyd's Book Limiter Correspondents in all priccipol cities of the

World

Foreign exchange and banking basizom of avory doneription transacted.

Safe Deposit Bozue (various sizes) at a yearly rutal of from 65 to $40

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 19th February, 1927.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

of

Copper

recent improvement was based more particularly on sentiment rather than

ti

"

J

Fry

Head

Heart

71

Kidneys

Livar

Log. Loin

Fat or Lard

Heart

Kidneys Liver

little disposition to follow an advanc Bricklayers Arms, circling South ing market and prices therefore, after London, to Nine Elms

and Bat Sheep's Head & Feet having risen earlier in the week, re tersea

and station;

(5) Boeds acted on liquidation and bear selling. running round the area of the docks There would seem to be insufficient

to the Borough Market and London confidence in the market. to occasion Bridge. In all the railway would very sustained advance,

as the and as provide over 50 public stations with Sucking Pigs, to order

branch lines under the great stores. Suet, Beef

"One example of a

of a railway of this character." was pointed out, "is vesi

it the Post Office tubo for conveying maila to the different railway sta- tions; and the great example is to be found in Chicago, where a rall- way for gooda is successful in itself sud has made a great difference to the congestion on the streets."

any broadening of trade demand, the reaction, under the circumstances, can only be described as normal.

Options:-Double £5; Single £2.10.0.

(Specially Authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.)

$60,000,000.00 18,278,600,00

9,629,42521 Cash

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.

Ocening Closing £72.15.0 - £72, 6.3 Three months $78.15.0 £73. 3.9 Turnover for the week 3,220 tons.

Lead HONG KONG BRANCH:

Lead has been quiet and easier, 4, Queen's Road Central

the price showing a small decline of Branches and Sub-branches all over China and Correspondents in Europe, per ton as compared with cur last report. Demand on the part of America and other parts of the world. consumers is only moderate, buyers

London

Bankers: The National displaying little confidence and adopt- Provincial and Union Bank of Eng-ing hand to mouth policy in effect. land, Ebd

ing their purchases: at the same time The Guaranty Trust Company of business..on the Continent remains NewYork.

dull. The comparatively low price, New York Bankers: The Irving however, offers little attraction to National Bank,

selling on an important scale and The Equitable Trust Company of should preclude the possibility of Price New York.

further appreciable decline.. Interest allowed on Current Ac-movements are therefore likely to be counts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on | confined within narrow limits pend application.

ing a general broadening in trade Every description of Banking Busi- demand, which should arise with the ness transacted,

advent of the Autumn months.

Loans granted on approved "secur- ities.

Special facilities for Home Ex- change.

SHOP J. CHEN,

Manager.

THE MERCANTILE, BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE

test, London, E18

15, Groschursk

Authorised, Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital... 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital 1,050,000: Reserve Fund and Rest-1,612,047

BANKERS

The Book of Bealand & Kid and Bank Ind.

Dar grök: Howa

Datavia

Ipoh

Bombay

Bandy

Caleuita

Karachi

Collombo Bota Bha

Detalusia. Lumpur

New York

Prek Lou's (Mama Dian), Ilangoan Shanghal

"

Barbel

Mutton

Sausages

No. 1

Fish.

"General Madocks is amongst Bream

Elibank in the scheme. Everything Water Fish. is ready in detail and work could

Catfist begin in the late autuma. A Parlia

and is in mentary Bill is essential draft."-From "Observer" of Codfish

the July 14, 1929.

Crabs

those who are associated with Lord Canton Fresh

KWANGTUNG SILK

Carp

Cuttle Fish

PLANS FOR REVIVING THE INDUSTRY

Dab Dace Dog Fish Eels, Conger

Fresh Water Yellow

Canton, Yesterday. Froge As a result of the special tour of Garoups the silk industry at Shuntak by Chair-

Gudgeou man Chan Ming-ahu and

of a party officials, the following scheme for the Herrings improvement of the industry will be Halibut considered both by the Governmat Labrus

To

Loach

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. and the silk merchants:

machinery replace the present by up-to-date machinery in the differ. Lobsters ent factories; to abolish the likin Mackerel duty on cocoons; to establish a bank

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

Authorised Capital Pald-Up Capital Reservo

to finance the silk industries; to deal Monk Fish direct with foreign

countries in ra-Mullet $10,000,000 | gard to the silk trade Canton News Oysters

5,000,000 Agency. 1,600,000

BRANCHES, AND AGENCIES: Batavia Melbourne San Francisco Bombay

Seattle Nagasaki Calcutts

New York Semarang Canton Osaka Singapore

Sourabaya Haiphong Paris Honolula

Sydney Taipeh Tientsin

Kobe

Kowloon Rangoon

London Saigon Tokyo Manila⠀⠀⠀⠀・ Shanghai Gallo Euantón (Falsag), Singapore

Correspondents in all principal. Hong Kong Madre Boney

rities of the world,

Every description of Banking and "HONG KONG. BRAFCH, AS Every description Bacling and Ezohange Exchange. business transacted. Loans

Menengan granted on approved, securitícat INTRRENT Allowed yn Gazans – Accolate bod SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let

Chapõskie Zak: Balem Abah may be attained

KAN TONG PO -Q. LE CREANDRS.

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

H. MORGANS

Manager. Queen Boad Catal

Hong Kong, 11th March, 1929.

ITALIAN COAL TAX

Parrot Fish

Perch

Piké Plaice

Pomfret, White

It is announced that the Italian Pomfret, Black Government has imposed a tax of one Prawns Lire per ton on all imported coal ex-Ray

coal, it ca

cannot make

to the

much

cept that received for Government Rock Fish account, mainly for the State Rail ways. If this tax is Imposed uni-Roach formly on

epal imported for other Hjalmen on all than Government use, and includes Shark réparation difference

coal export trade. Skate The prices will go up by a lire a ton Shrimps มิส Italy, and the consumer will pay Snapper leaving the competition between the soles exporting countries as before,bi estimated that some five million tons will be subjected to this tax in the course of the year.

Tench

bot

Turtles em

猪猪猪 羊 羊羊 牛乳牛牛

****

頭

++

U KREISEBZEESOKERWEHRTELKABITSORE/46#RONES⠀⠀IB མ ཉྩི ན མ ཎྜ རི སྐྱེ བ བ ན ན བ g ༅ སྐ པའི་སg ལ ཅ ༤༠༠ ཙྩེ ཆ འཕྲུ

*

牛羊仔仔

魚魚水 魚魚魚 魚 沙業鷄班魚白甲花魚魚魚魚魚魚蝦 鯊魚鮪魚魚魚魚 **S*** ***CEEQO REKREA VELES2HOKE ROUESELHORIE

BE

· རྗ ོ ཉ ོ ཇ ོ རྟ

རྫ རྞ རྟ ཀྵ ཆ རྟརྟ

Almenda

杏

Apples (California).. 金山萍藥

Bananas (brida's)

B.

Fr

葱山香蕉

"

桃

}

橱

Beach

**

金山機版 each

̇荔枝干 1b.

# lb.

60

24

5

14 12

14

10

10

10

30

&

ཋ ཋ ཋ ཝ ཝ ཞ

ཨེ

།

༑ |

ཀླུ

ག

ལ ཡ ར

འ ུ་སཋརྒྱ ལ

།

།

|

༅

སྲ

ཆ ལུ | །

30

14

14

10

新會甜機

#

13

#

梨

17

# 4

1

#I 柿

.J

* *

H

* each 14

合楷5. 18

Peanuts

Persimmone, Large

Plantain

·

Pumelo, Siam.................. Walnuts

Grapes

*#7

Vegetables, &c.

Artichokes

Beans, Sprout

Long

is

Beet Root.

Bitter Squash

Brinjals, Green

鴉芝竹 each

ib.

菜菜菜

ིི བླ ༤ ཟ ཋ ་ མ ་འ མ

10

10

24

5

10

each

|

30

16

18

|༄༅|

lb.

50 16 24

88

20

16

40

40

44

13 18

48

16 27.

40

12

9

Red Cabbage, Chinese

48

16

(Shanghai)

38 28

28

Cane Sheets, bunch

**

"

86

16

27

56

23 18

2

25 20

Cauliflower (Large)

(Small)

(Medium)

手機榮花

84 10

+4

水您

20

16 38

38

10

18

77

Carrots Celery, Chinese Chillies, Dried

Jb.

6

·塘與

10

30

25

48 26

10

14

812

10 8

B

2

10

6

14

7

13

10

32

尾肚 水

Red

Green

竹 菜頭瓜瓜瓜茶業 花花花笋茶千椒椒料安·米茶雅·茲來好杼瓜仔

SKHUDIHKRAKEBOEKWERCK+R KHEER #HICKING

78 32 25

212 18

Curry Stuff, English. Cucumbers Garlic

Ginger, Young

Horseradish, Shanghai

辣椒

GG

鮮草

10

白鸽雄

86 40

20

X6

將軍

48

:13 23

42

18 15

52

32

18

Old

52 22 24

52 32 21

Indian Corn

48.20

23

Lettuce

46

13

2

Water Chestnuts

36

12

2

Mandarin.

34 16

Muzbrooms, Fresh

86: 14

Okroes

14

10

88 20

15

Ontons, Bombay

8

44

·100

Green

46

50 26

68

36

29 .00

86 45

Parsley Potato, Sweet

26.

78 10 14.

W

Japanese 日本興仔

25

10

American

金山薯仔 T

32

49 22

13 -18 10

Pumpkin Radiah

黑鏡

Shanghai

上海意

干葱頭

86 :80

४ 10

10 10.

50 3280

66 26 35

48 28-23

9822 18

Rhubarb (Fresh) Shallots

Spinach

Tomatoes

Taros

Tarmps, Punti (Long)

Vegetable Marrow

Water Lilly Boot

紅豆銀仔