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YOKOHAMA
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Hong Kong, 101 April, 20
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the law Bauk is conduct
by the HONG. GEMG AND SHANGHAI
luirs rosy b BANKING CORPORATION.
.shaiged on applic
FOR THE HONO KONO & HABONIAL BANKINU CORINOMATION.
V. M. TERRA VAUDÍN,
Acting Chiri M «bazur,
Hong Kong, 17th March, Bank
Authorised Issued
Paid-up
CAPITAL,
Reserve Liabilities
Shareholders
Surplus
to $1,300,710,000, an increase of purchases of American electrical Calves' Hend & Fest.. $120,204,000 over the figure for appliances; while China bought 50 Mutton Chop 1929, unmely-$1,180,506,000. Thus percent. more." - Sales of over-issue the total merchandise trade between newspapers, extensively used in the the United States and the Far East- Far East as a substitute for wrap-
1929 aggregated ping paper in China, the Nether ern area during $2,117,368,000 against $2,001,463,-lands East Indies, Hong Kong, and 000 in 1928. In addition, the com- the Philippine Islands, amounted to [bined esports and imports of gold | $1,525,000, or 18 per cent. of the .$20,000,000
8,000,000 and silver increased the aggregate total value of America's exports of 4,000,000 by $86,835,006, making a total in paper products to the Orient, which 1029 of $2,198.193,000 compared aggregated $8,476,000. Sales of 4,000,000 with $2.100,000,000 for 1928. newsprint totalled a half million 2,210,000
dollars.
Sixteen important commodities and air-craft and their products, equipment just entering the field constituted 77.7 per cent, of total with 81.3 per cent. for exports to the Far East, compared Sheep's Head & Feet..
HEAD OFFICES SINGAPORE. Increased Trade With Java. Branches, Agencies and Correspon-
The outstanding features of the dents in the principal cities of the export trade were world.
an increase of Evory description of Banking and 32.2 per cent., in sale to the Nether Exchange buriñoss transacted. lant East Indies, which ranked that Country as sixth among the leading TAN ENG HO01,
Manager. Orient markets for American pro-loss being especially attributable to Hong Kong, 16th May, 1929. ducts in 1929; a decline of 13 per curtailments connected with trans-
cent. in exports to Japan, and 7 per
actions in raw cent. to China as a whole, including
and manufactured Bucking Pigs, to order | Hong Kong and Kuantung.
Suet, Beaf cotton, petrolem, and tobacco pro- ducts.
1928--the
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION,
** $58,000,0@ Nowed and Yully Pallop w... #30,000,DOL Macera Funda
$2,100,000
Mamazon Liability of. Popilatom. $30,000,000
HEAD OFFICE, HONG KONG
W. H. Bell, k
BUARD OF DISKOTONS:--
4. A. Murescer, Yag.
Chairman.
Bose. M. IL (4.8. Atachig, Ilegaly Chalzm4M..
Aş 11. Compplies, 1sp
B, Lanfar towtis, Baj.
CL REN, N.
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BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALOUTTA
CANTON
EXE700
DOLOMBO
DATEN BOOCHOW
HAIPHONG
HAMBURG
HANKOW
KABIN
HONGKLW
Hon. Mr. J. 3, Paterson.
Tere, Eng.
T. 11, B. Nhaw, Ray-
3. 1. Warren, Reg
Arling Chief Manager. Yal; dexybu, F.
BRANCHES -
LONDON
LYONS
MALACOA
MANIJA
DIVAR (Johurat
BURDEN
MAÐANAI
NEW YORK
PEIPINO
PENAKO
HANGGON
SAIGON
BAN YGANCIFICO
MHANGHAI
BINGAPORE
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1855, HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Propria-
tors
.£3,000,000
£4,000,000
.£3,000,000
KUALA GĦUPOR
KUCHING
Agencies and Branchens
ALOH STAR
AMITHAB
BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CALOUTTA JANTON DAWNPODK ORBE
COLOMBO DAIBHN (Dalay
Bouth Manchuria)
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НАТРИОНА
BAMBORO
HANKOW
HARDIN
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KARAON.
FLANO
ПРОП
MADRAS
MANILA MEDAN
NEW YOAK PRMINO PENANG РЕНЦАТАЛ RANGOON KATOOH
BEKADANG SEREMBAN BUANOHAI BINDATORE KODBABAYA
TAIPING
TIVOY
TIESTAIN
TOHTO
TONGZAK (Bhukers
THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCE
AND
FINANCE
U.S. TRADE WITH afforded markets for 18 per cent. of
FAR EAST.
the total American raw cotton suld to foreign markets; 41.1 per cent. of the canned fish; 69 por cent, of the canned milk; and 20 per cent. of
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1930.
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE.
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.
Butcher Meat.
Beef Sirloin ....
要
Prime Cut
13
Corned
Rosat
H
Grea
Breast
1
Soup
Steak
FALLING OFF OF FOUR MILLION the flour. In addition, this
'DOLLARS IN 1929. absorbed 19 per cent. of the value
of automobiles, parta and acces INCREASE IN IMPORTS.
sories approximately 26 per cent. of tol eco products, together with Washington. Apr. J.
20 per cent. of the petroleum; 212 Preliminary returns indicate that per cent, of Iron and steel; and 151 the total exports of the United per cent. of general machinery. States to the Far East during the Sales of electrical equipment to calendar year 1920 totalled $816,-the Orient expanded 23.5 per cent.. Foreign Exchange General 648,000, compared with $320,357,000 notwithstanding unfavourable con- for 1928, a loss of $4,200,000, says ditions in Japan and the keea com- Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix- the Division of Regional Informa-petition of European products in ed. Deposits received "for 1 year ortion, Department of Commerce. Australia and New Zealand. The shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
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Manager. Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929.
In contrast, Imports into the Unit- Netherlands East Indies and the ed States from the Orient amounted | Philippine Islands doubled its
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NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NKTHYELÁNUS TRADING BOCIETY)
BAPIENS.
Estoblaked 19226.
Seng og ufos :={' Queen's It Contra
Agskersand Capilað mann Builders 150,000,000- {£2,500,000.) Papil menamparano 17mittaes 000,000
(£0,004,007.)
· Emotic
-
Food ... Quilders' 10,000,000
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa,
Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899..
Central Bank in Vermon
BRANGUES AND AGEKOTER:
Bark Horse Laused avarage amount en 45.000,00
The decrease in commercial trans. actions with both Japan and China was greater during the latter half of the year, due to sustain adverse economic conditions in Japan and to China's efforts to escape the result of higher tariffs by placing heavy orders for the delivery of American Baranto,
goods early in 1929. The United Jahu, Nepto Bachiku, Talcha, Tai States merchandise entering China Taken Tenual, Teen, Hello, Taiko.
Haskow, CHINA-Bang
Amer, Fooskow, through Kuantung leased territory OTHERS-foot Kaur.
Swatow, Canion. Bungapore, Beshare, Bhowed a decided gain, but tranship- Bazaring Balatia
Caleatments at Hong Kong and direct ahip- London, New York Dure
LONDON BANKERS: Nosrakarta (Bolo Tegel, Tillis The London County Westminster and Farr's Bankments to the ports of China proper
Bad Oes (ANSAEBDAM'). Kataruoad fe --&TAVIA, BRANCHEN)—Podjwan Handong"). Bombay,
Calontis, heribas, Dunbar, Djok jakarta') The Elague'), Jeddah, 25, Kota-Stadju Meket, Medan, Padang Palace. J'akalongan, Penang Pasilan Hoogood, Betterdam'), Hamas').
„Bhanghai,. Bibolg
(Sumatza), Singapore,
and Waarredam,”)
Pourabil
„") Then, allow kayo sala dapšali bozma to lat, Légias Bunkers-National Prarḥania? Bank Ltd.
Correspondante all over the world
Dieting buslares' of every
dekoripsic
transached.
A. STIRKINK,
Ais, Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussman, Paris.
Subscribed Capital „Frs. 72,000,000.00 Pald-Up Capital ...Frs. 68,400,000,00 Reserve Funda....Prs.102,000,000,00 BRANCHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quishon Battambang Hue
Saigon Shanghai.
Cantho Canton Djibouti
Mangtze
New in Singapore
Fort-Bayar Paki
Haiphong
Hankow
Honol
Thanhea Tientsin Tarabe
Prom-Pouh Vinh Pondicherry Yunnanfa BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas Credit Industriel at Commercial; So- ciete Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincibl Union Bank of England, .Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte
de Paris; Credit Lyonnais.
} JAPAN 1-Tokyo, Yokoḥatam Hode, Caska.
FORMCHA —Oran
Bombay.
lung,
The Bank bas Correspondeate in all the prin- digal Commercial Contri Gurughout the world.
· LUNAQURA
| HONG KONG BRANOM,
1. Vous Bond Ckalent
Hoog Hook. 19th January, 1900.
Wacker.
fell off.
Exports to all the remaining countries of the Far East showed a gain of from 2 per cent. for Slam to 45.2 per cent. in the case of Indo-Chiña. The advance In the two countries mentioned was largely to heavier aales of refined mineral oils, automobiles, and machinery.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. attributable
Established 1912,
Head Office-Hong Kong.
Butnorised Capital (EI.K. Carrenor) ...$21,000,000 Paid Up Caglial 5,804,300 1,000,000
TRANORES:-
Centon, Bangkal, Bankas,
Buslow
Australasia And India. __In_spite̱__of_some_restriction evident in Australia, it absorbed 6.1 American products
per cent. more
than during the previous year, while
Requirements of Raw Products,
An expense of more than 10 per cent. in return purchases of Oriental products reflected the activity of, American manufacturing Industries, especially, in their requirements for raw silk, jutė, turs, skins,.. tin, |
+4
Barbel
Bream
Mutton
Sausages... 牛仔服
cocoanut products and crude rubber. Canton Fresh Water M Some price changes were evident.) Average prices for raw silk, wood Carp oil, tea and coffee evidenced little Catfish change. An advance of 46,3 per
Codfish cent. in the quantity of crude rubber Crabs
Fresh Water Yellow
purchased, however, represented a Cuttle Fisk gain of only 11.3 per cent, in, value, Dab while an increase of 9.4 per cont. Dace in the amount of tin-imports was Dog Fish accompanied by abgin of only 3 Eats, Conger per cent. In value,
The Far Eastern countrie
countries sup-| plied the United States with practi-Frogs rally all of the sago, tapioca, cocoa-Garoupa nut oil, raw jule, copra, and desic- Gudgeon cated cocoanut, and the bulk of the Herrings wood oil, employed by American Halibut -manufacturers, besides 99 per cent. Labrus of the raw silk. During 1929, the Loach United States obtained from this Lobsters
source approximately 97 per cent. Mackerel
Bangkok, New York and dan Frands New Zealand and India each increase of its imports of crude rubber; 85 Monk Fish
LONDON BANKERS |--
The Lord's Back Limited.
0038ESPONDENTS
In all principal citim of the World.
For plan inkomsted.
sichangs and bank'ne balnem ol
Bats Dspoals Beton {Varlito kasi) si a yearly monial of drain $4 to $40.
LOOK POONG SHAN.
Chief Manager Hong Kong, 8th April, 1030.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行跟國中
Reorganledd October 28, 1928, under special charter of The National Gov-
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan &crament as an Co: Freach American Banking Cor poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
York.
BANK Subscribed Capital Interest allowed on Current Ac- Paid-Up Capital counts and Fixed Deposits according Reservo Funds
to arrangementa.
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxes to lat.
A. LECOT,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1929.
ed. Its share by 3 per cent, and Malayn by 23.8 per cent,
per cent, of the burlap; 44 per cent. Mullet of the tea; 14 per cent. of the cane Oysters
The Philippine Islands doubled
American elec-sugar; 34 per cent. of the wool; 26 Parrot Fish their purchases of trical equipment and fertilisera and per cent. of the goat skins and 70 Pike
per cent, of the Oriental rugs: 60 Perch bought more Iron and steel, automo- biles and foodstuffs. These increases quantities of undressed furs, pea- Pomfret, Whits
per cent of the tin, besides large Plaico more than outbalanced losses in nuts and vegetable oils. cotton goods and general machinery.
Pomfret, Black Prawns and raised the total share of the Islands in United States exports by 7.2 per cent. In 1929 for the first time, exports of aircraft equipment to the Orient began to attract at- tention as offering possibilities for future development.
Cotton And Other Exports. During the period surveyed, the .$25,000,000,00 -$24,710,200.00 countries of the Far Eastern area ...$ 0,820,503.82
HEAD OFFICE; SHANCHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4. Queen's Road Central
Owing to our numerous branches in BANK,important commercial centres of the China and large connections in the
world, we are able to extend to our ellents special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchange.
We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chin
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE
LIMITED.
Eatablished 1880. Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Beserve Fund ... Yon 111,500,000
Head Office:-TOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at:
· Nagoya Newchwang New York Osaka:
Batavia Bombay Вретов Лут Cemporarily
Calcotts
Canton
Changchun
Daired (Dainy)
Peking
Rangoon Kio de Janeiro Balgon
Han Francisco.
Tangilan (Mukdań) Santila :
Hamburg
Baskow
Shanghai)
Harbin Hong Kong Bingay
Honolulu
Kai Yuen
Karachi
∙Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Lyone
THE INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL BANK, LIMITED.
·HEAD OFFICE:
12-14, Queen's Road, Central,.
Hong Kong.
BRANCHES: Shanghel, Hankow, Canton, Kongmoon. CORRESPONDENTS
ese Government both at home and to all principal elties of the world.
abroad.
SHOU J., CHEN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1920.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE
15. Get,chask Buwel, London, X, 08. Authorised Capital...£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital.... 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital 264 1,050,000 Beserve Fund and Rest 1,640,500 JA PAMPERS DRANKENST
The Bank hự The glng & Midland Bank, Lil.
Chloule 2:1 Kola Ebano Tangoon Kuala Kraikan Ebanghel
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. We offer prompt and personal sarvien,
TIENMU K. LIN,
General Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. 10, Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong. Authorized Capital Fald-Up Capital Reserve
.$10,000,000 ... 5,000,000 1,750,000
The Trade Balance. During 1929 the Orient supplied Bay an outlet for 15.5 per cent. of the Rock Fish total United States exports and re- Roach turned 30 per cent of the imports. Balmos The ratios for 1928 were respective. Shark ly 16 and 26 per cent. :
During 1929, Japan, the whole of Shrimps China, Australia, the Philippine anappar Islands, New Zealand and the Soles Netherlands East Indies bought 95 Tonch per cent. of the total exports of Turbot
Skate
American goods to the Orient, and Turtles, quall, fr. water supplied in return 80 per cent. of
the imports. Malaya's outstanding
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importance in the import trade re THE STABILIZATION Moxico requesting a formal confor- box of tea weighing approximately
mained unchanged, but it bought acarly 24 per cent. more American commodities than in 1928.
- OF SILVER.
HOPES OF INTERNATIONAL
· CONFERENCE ON SUBJECT..
ATTITUDE OF CHINA.
During 199, approximately 8.4 per cent. of the value of sales of American merchandise to the Orient consisted of animal gesduote; 6 per cent. of vegetable food products; 8 por cont. of vegetable non-food producta: 22 per cent of textiles and materials; 6.4 per cent. of wood Mr. Mont Ferry, president of the and paper; 15 per cent) of petroleum American Silver Producers Asso and other non-metallic products; 9.5 ciation, predicted to-day that an per cent of ores and metals; 28.2 International conference will be per cent. of machinery and vehicles called to study the relation of silver and. 3.6 per cent. for chemicals,
TEA RESTRICTION.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: Large Drop Expected For Batavia Melbourne San Francisco
1930 Production. Bombay Nagasaki Beath
Poet Locks (Maurit) Calcutta New York Beninrang Canton Osaka Singapore Haiphour-Paris --- dirabaya Honolulu Palping
Hang Long Kantan (Tabang) Bouranaya Howrah.... Į Kpērni ·
SONG: BRANIOT.
Executorships
Kobe Penalg
Howloon
Loudon Mallie Shan i
world
CEYLON TO FOLLOW SUIT.
**
Salt Lake City, April 20.
ence.
Mr. Ferry said he had been 30 catties. the cost price of which given to understand that such a is only $14 to $15, the Chinese Im- request will be forthcoming.
porter has to pay about $10 duty. He understands also that high.The effect of such a high tariff is United States Government officials seen in the closing up of one-third view the silver situation most of the Chinese import firms, the seriously, China and Mexico are majority of whom are teamer- expected, he said, to approach the chants. Government soon, seeking its at - A-law has also been passed which ✨ titude upon the question of bring-compels all Chinese merchants to ing about the stabilisation of silver use bookkeeping in the French on a higher level.-United Press.
language, in which each daily trans-, action must be recorded. In view of the majority of the Chinesa merchants' ignorance of the French
to international trade, especially as CHINESE IN ANNAM. language, not to say the French regards China and Mexico, as re
accounting, a protest was made by the Chinese, Chamber of Commerce
sult in the decline in allver prices. General Depression in there, but with no favourable result..
Mr. Ferry said that European and American trade with the "silver countries" is bound to be
Trade.
standardisation of the silver price is being felt by all South Sens affected adversely unless there is A general depression in business to end present uncertainty and Chinese, reports the Canton News trouble.
KAILAN MINING.
Agency, which adds that this is The total output of the Adminis- A committee of the association particularly so in the case of the tration's mines for the woek. ended bas how embarked upon study of Chinese merchants in Annam, where April 12, amounted to 112,089 tons. Amsterdam, Yesterday the problem. It consists of Mr. the French have imposed an in-and the sales during the period to Handelsbid Taarns from a F. H. Brownelly, president of the usually high tariff on all Chinese 97,682 tons. etent source that the result of American Smelting Co., Mr. G. F. Imports. For instance, tea, irres
operation of Dutch Indian Kelly, president of the Anaconda pective of quantity, a classified as Ten years ago the capital invest las producers who wake protabing Copper Mining Co. and Mr. Ya luxury. For every 100 kiloment in the electric power industry In 1929, will be that the 1930 ore Robertson vice president of the grammes of tea, a tar of 800 In Canada totalled about $400,000,- United States Mining Co. plastres. Is Imposed, an increase of 000. Now it is over one billion Bituation Regarded As Serious more than 1,000 percent in the dollars. The total power available duty. (A kilogramms is the equival from present installation is nearly ent of 150 cattles, and a dollar (big) 6,000,000 1.51: This is about one- "eqhala" plastres 9,50). For every Afth of the possible development.
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