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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI' BANKING CORPORATION.

Authocked Capital

$50,000, 200

Imnued and Filly, Væld-up done; 399,000, DA6

Obourer Fondu : —

Aterling

Hilve

$9,500,000

Berre Libility at Eropriators $30,000,000*

HEAD OFFICE: HONO KONO.

BOARD OF RECTORA -

J. A. Plommer, Eng. Chairman.

Hon. Mr. 0. 'CI. 5. Machio, Deputy Chairman,

W

H. Dell. Yo

1. Mr. 3. J. Patamos.

4. I. Campton, Eng. T. E. Pestre, Egé

B. Lauder Lawn, Eng. T. II. Bộ Sher, Fig.

G. Miskia. Exq

AMOY

BANGKOK BATAVIA

LOMBAT

CALCATTA

J. Warton. Ext

Chiel anger.

Y. M. Graybare, Esq.

BRANCHES:➡

LONDON

LYONS

MALACCA

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,

Agencies and Branches:

ALOR STAR

THE CHINA MAIL.

Commerce and Finance

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

.£3,000,000 .£1,000,000

Réserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

.£3,000,000

"CIGARETTE TAX.

KUALA LUMPUR

KUCHING

MADRAS

HASILA

TIENTSIN CIGARETTE FACTORY

TO CLOSE.

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AMRITSAR BANGKOK *MATANIA BOMBAY

GALOUITA CANTON CAWNDORE

COLOMBO

DAINEN (Daley

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PENING

PENA NU

PESHAWAR

HANGBON

Heath Hanebula)

SAIGON

DHL.{LE

KEMARANO

HAIPHONG

SEREMBAN

HAMBURO

*

SHANGHAI

HANKOW

SINGAPORE

HARRIN

NOURABAYA

*(N.'Manchuria)

TAIPING (1.3.3.)

MANILA

HONG KONG

TAVOY

12011.0

TIENTSIN

M'A (Johore)

101

TOKYO

KARASITE

TONIXAS (Baket)

KLANG

TSINGTAO

NEW YORK

KORE

DAIRES

FOOCHOW

HAIPHONO

CANTON

CHEFOO

-UNMOREIG 32ANKOW HARBIS

HONG KEW

Traito

ETOIL

JOINE

KONE

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

MUKDON

NAGASAKI

PEIMINO

PENASO

HANGGON

SAN FRANCISCO

SHASOHAT

SINGAPORE

-DUBAHAYA SENGEL PATANI

TESTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA

Gurreal Armesis Opished in Coral Currency and Fix purits reveled for one year or urter prinde in Local Currency wad Burling one which will be quoted on application. April, 1950.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The unions of the above Back in conduct.

by the 11NG KONG AND BRANGIAL. Hale may be BANKING CORPORATION.

· aktujuaż "osi mppljenijoni

FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANQUAL

DANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. RATHERS.

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 164k July, 1930.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(SET HEALS SBS TRADINO ROCIETY)

BANKERS.

Established 1921.

Hong Kong face;-1), Queno's Road Contrat Authored Capital Guilders 150,000,000- (412,800,000.5 Paid-Up Uspital. Gailers 0,030,000 TAGH,170) Reserra Fund Gullbera 4,5,

Hel fice:-ANSTERDAY* Later

Head Tice:-BATAUTA.

KUALA KANGSAR

(Pemk K.)

YDEDRAMA

·ZAMBDANGA

WIDESPREAD PROTESTS.

Tientsin, August 12.

→ PIECE GOODS.

ACTIVITY ON RESTRICTED SCALE.

The reports and prices are. published as supplied by im porters, and the General Chamber

As reference has previously been of Commerce cannot accept re- made in the columns of this news-sponsibility for the accuracy paper to the new rate of, taxation thereof:- applied to cigarettes, the following (Phipping Islandu)

an article General views expressed in and

published in the Commercial Daily News on August 8 will be of interest as they indicate, in no uncertain terms, the strong resentment felt by Marked activity noted in our laat to its advlees has continued but on a

Foreign Exchange Banking business transacted.

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

A. 11. FERGUSON,

Manager. Hong Kong, 8th January, 1829.

Chinese

tobacco merchants

HONG KONG MARKET

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1930.

PRODUCE.

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

Aug. 28, Juno, June,

1030. 1918. 1914.

Aug, 28, June, June,

1930, 1018. 1914.

Ctu. Cia. Ole

Butcher Meat.

Boof Sirloin ......... Alb

Prime Gut

Corned

Roast

Breast

- Soup

Stank

Steak Sirloin Sausages

Bullock's Braina

Tongue, fresh .. 4 Tongue, corned

14

Head

Heart

+1

Hump, Balt

Cotton Goods.

M

Foot

Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy Cotton goods :---

Kidneya

Tall

7

Liver

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th

Tripe

Calves' Head & Feet

sudden imposition under prevailing more restricted scale. Appreciable Mutton Chop conditions. The article shows that quantities of limbrics, Leno X

upwards of

100 members

of the

Cigarette Merchants' Association Overs and Indigo prints have, how- THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. protested vigorously against what is ever, been booked in addition to described as an exorbitant rate of various sorting up lines of other (Established 1917.)

taxation, but as the protest was un-descriptions of light cotton fancies. CAPITAL:

uvailing, it was decided to forward

There are fair quantities of black; .......Straits $20,000,000

a petition to the "Enlarged Kuomin- 8,000,000

striped 4,000,000 tang Plenary Conference" in Peking cambrics and coloured

with the object of obtaining redress shirtings, offering, but dealers and 4,000,000 for their wrongs, suffered at the importers have not yet been able 2,520,000

hands of the local Tax Authorities.

to come to terms in respect price.

Authorised Issued

Paid-up

Reserve

Liabilities

of Sinreholders Surplus

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

Evary description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

TAN ENG HOOL

THE

INC.

Furthermore, the Tax officials are denounced for the arbitrary manner in which they have arrested and imposed heavy fines upon a few cigarette dealers, who are described as the innocent victims of their Manager.unscrupulous methods. The article

when the adds that Merchants' Association

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10.35d. in Liverpool on 4th instant.yeal

Another report states:

There has been less activity in Spring fancies and the bulk of the business has now probably been Barbel settled on these lines. Some tran- Bream,

Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York.

Capital

Surplu's

20

Reserves

BRANCHES : --Mondjermanis, „Handong", Bombay, Amsinzdam

Pleatin, Cheriton, Djember, Djak jakarta”, “Tim itaque". Jeddah, Kate. Kota-Baja, Makassar, Medan, Palang

Palembang. I'ekalongan.

,U.S.$8,000,000 U.S.$1,672,454 U.S.$1,908,200

BRANCHES:-

Beyo4

Aut warp

Bungon

Nica Sapto

Atheas

[[Avata

Isle

Fanag

leslis

Hamburg HKTIO

Tireaus Гагія

Fring

Anerakarls (Salo

i), Sing

Ponitzank, Rangoon, Istiordam", Sermoneg", Shanghai, Sibolga

Jurite

Int

Bombay

Foursbain,

limp and

Breman

Jerusalem Lido

DraI

London

Buance Aires

iverpool

Cairo

Lucerna

Lugano

user

Wound.

- Thour offices have ante depoult boses to tel. Leinton Harkers:-National Provincial Bank Ltd.

Currespondents all over the worlat

Banking sinds of 'every

dearription treaclrd.

A. STOKKINK.

Arling ilonger.

Hong Kong: "19th August, 1930.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE

HEAD OFFICE:

96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.

Calcalle CALDO Colombo

Contentino pla Copenhagan Edinburgh

Marin Monte Carlo

Sinaia

Jeking Palermo Hotterdam Rumo Stamboul Strangbai Senthamplan Sangapore SI. Morita Tentul

to

sactions in coloured striped poplina Canton Fresh Water K

Carp

behalf of in

these intercede "vletimised merchants,""the desired interview with the Director was flatly refused, and no reason was given for the refusal. His attitude. coupled with the coercive measures employed by his subordinates, has aroused a great deal of ill-feeling among members of the Association, both here and in Peking In which place, similar representations have and other, miscellaneous fancies been. Irade the Provincial are reported and there is still a Catash

amount Authorities. The article ends by fair

of enquiry about. Codfish requesting that a thorough investi- Clearances have shown a slight Crabs gation be made by the higher improvement and can be considered Cuttle Fist authorities into the complaints sub- satisfactory for the time of the Dab Manchester prices remain Daco mitted in the Association's petition, year, for. It is observed, the ever-increas easy and slight concessions

can Dog Fish Manufac- ing burden of taxation is very Bsually be obtained.

Fels, Congar seriously affecting the livelihood of tarers, however, declare they are accepting orders below cost and the people and ruining business. Express The views expressed in the above they must come to a halt if con-Frogs Company in Principal cities of Unit-mentioned article cannot be lightly ditions do not improve. ed States of America and Canada.

ignored. They emphasise the strong

Wooliens. feeling of opposition that. has been Croated by the enforcement of a new The small demand for Union. rate of taxation with ita corollary gaberdines and Palm Beach cloths penalties, in total disregard of exist appears to have been satisfied and ing agreements made with all the there is no new business to report. foreign Clearances of woollens have been important Chinese and tobacco companies in various parts slightly better and this season's arriving: of the country, and under which, it Winter cargo is now may be noted, the Tientsin Tax Market prices for most woollens Authorities have been operating are fairly good and dealers anti- Oysters

Parrot Fiab since they assumed control in Hopei cipate satisfactory r turns on the

Perch on March 23, until July 21, when new goods.

Piko Plaice

Ficear.ce Lesers

Branches

Munich

Montrec

American

Bilen

of

Vi Ynics Yokohama Zurich

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

Personal investment

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

BRANCHES:

Hong Kong Quinhon

Saigon Shanghai Mengtze Nom-Dinh Singapore Neumea Thanhea Fort-Bayard Papeete Tientsin

Bangkok

Battambang Hue

Cantho

Canton

Djibouti

Haiphong

Peking

Tourane

Hankow Pnon-Penh Vinh

Hanoi

Pondicherry BANKERS:

Yunnanfu

IN FRANCE Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnala; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel et Commercial; So- clete Generale.

accounts

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travelers Choquca" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped, Travel De

partment.

سینمت

Afiliated with

THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK the new tax was announced. They

Resources Over G$2,500,000,000

E. W. DUGGAN, ... Manager.

have cynically repudiated an agrée- ment which is in force and being

Fish

Fresh Water .. Yellow

Garoupa Gudgeon

Herrlags Halibut Fabrus Losch Lobsters Mackerel

Monk Fish Mullet

Pomfret, White

Pomfret, Black

Prawna

strictly observed not only in Man-forces and being independently ad- churla, Kwongsi, Kwangtung and ministered la respect of the tobacco the areas under the control of the tax by a Tax Director recently Ray

Rock Fish National Government, but also in appointed to Tsinanfu. The attitude

Rozch Lid: Comptoir National d'Escompte THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. partially occupied by the Shansi one of, "pay the tax or go out an

Shantung, which, incidentally. Is of the local Tax Administration is Imo

IN LONDON: The National Pro. vincial & Union Bank of England,

de Paria; Crodit Lyonnais,

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan &

Co.; French American Banking Cor.

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New HEAD OFFICE: Taipoh, Formosa.

York.

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits according

to arrangements.

Charter, 1899.

Incorporated by Special Imperial

Central Bank In

Bank Notre insed Avant ADOR

1) .......101. 45,000,00 TRANGUES AND AGENCIES!

FORMORA

Every description of Banking and APLE Tokens, Eobs OMER-

Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let

A. LECOT,

Habing, Hania, Biolin, Trichy, Telan

Karenko, Kastung, * Takso, I OKINA Hangbak,

Apatow, Confo

Towhow.

Managor. 1 OTHERS-House

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1920.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

Established 1880. Capital (fully paid-up) Yon 100,000,000. Reserve Fund .Yen 111,500,000;

Head Office:YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencies at:

Alexandria

Fatevin

Bombay

Buenos Aires

(Temporarily closed).

Calcutta Cantón... Changchun Dairen (Dalny) Fongtion (Mulden). Hamburg. "Hankow *Harbin

Hong Kong Honoluin Kai Yuon Karachi

Back Kobe..

we London

Los Angeles

Lyona

Manila

Nagasak!

Nagoya Newchwang

New York

Graka

Poking

Rangoon

· Salgoa (

San Francisco.

Biosport, Borabaya. Female Daleria, London, New York Dalambay, Calimaton

LONDGY BAYERN

The London County Westminster and Part'o Bank,

The Baska Correspondante in all the priz pal Osenmetal Owntown throughout the world.

EN NAGURA,

Manager. HONG KONG BRANDH, _*_

Voeux Band Central Hong Kong, 19th Janwars, 1929.

(Continued on next Column.)

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Established 1912.

Head Office:Hong Kong, Authorised Cuplat (II.K. Currency) $11,000,000 Paid-up Capital...

B.M.ADS starre Fund

1,000,000

DILANCHES-

Canten, hal. Hankow.Swalow, Bangkok, New York and San Francisc

LONDON BANKERS:

The Lloyd's, Bank, Limited.

CORRESPONDEX79

In all prizelps cleve

The World.

Farrian hang and banking

very description fransacted,

Bala Deposit Boxes (various sisea) al Junct

rontal of from 10-$30.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

of

THE BANK OF CHINA.

Chief Manager Hong Kong, 14th May, 1930.

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Shark

business." It is tantamount to au Skata ultimatum which provides no chan

Shrimps nel for a discussion of the issue with

Snapper the purpose of finding a mutually

Bolos satisfactory way out of the press at Tench Impasse. In consequence of this the Turbot

principal foreign tobacco companies Turtles, small, fr. water

have been reluctantly constrained to

cense deliveries of their cigarettes,

and the British Cigarette Company

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Water Lily 'Root

has been placed in such a position LLOYD'S NEW HOME, than the, artistic decoration of the

that it has been compelled to sus pend its manufacturing operationa in Tientsin. This Company employs about 4,000 hands upon whom very many more are dependent for their rxistence, and it remains to be seen what will eventually emerge from a situation which has been precipitat- ed by an unreasonable and considered action....

August 18.

A MASTERPIECE OF BANK ARCHITECTURE.

4

A' reception was held on July 28, at the new head offices of Lloyds Bank. The two fine fronts of the

The hope for an early resumption building in Lombard Street and af work at the British Cigarette Cornhill have for some time boen Company completely dropped when open to the admiration of passers

interior is the care devoted to the wolfare of the staff. The top floor is given entirely to staff luncheon rooms and recreation room. A special section is re- served to women clerks, whose num- ber la constantly increasing, so that the plan had to be altered in order to be able to accommodate a

number. larger

Building gulations have prevented the es tablishment aquash racquet courts on the roof, which, however,

of

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special charter of The National Gov. THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. we learned that the factory is by, but it is the first time that aungvides al

provides an opportunity for breath-

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

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Rib da Janeiro

BANK,

Subscribed Capital

Fald-Up Capital

Reserve Funds)

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAT-

· Shanghai Shimonprekl Singapore Boerabaya Sydney

· Tientsin”

Tokyo- Tshianfu Tsingtau Vladivostock

(Temporarily closed) Interest allowed or Current Ac Depoilta resolved" for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on appllen.

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UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.

The following unclaimed tele gram is lying at the EE. Tole graph Co. Office, Hong Kong:

Cradles, from Hanol.

S. LACK,

Superintendent Hong Kong, Soptember 4, 1980.

"THE GREAT NORTHERN

- TELEGRAPH CO, LTD,

OF DENMARK.

not to be re-opened to-day, as we opportunity has been provided to from the roof over the City. All expected during the week-end. The British-American Tobacco Company People, other than those associated windows are of vita glaas, securing ||| at Shanghal is apparently not in a with the bank or with the building the maximum benefit of the little $25,000,000.00

The following unclaimed tele- $10,000,000 position to agree to the temporary operations to view, the Interior of sunshine the City occasionally. 24,710,200.00 Authorised Capitol

Pald-Up Capital

5,000,000 means proposed by the Mayor of the building.

grams are lying, at the office of 9,820,503.B2 ReserveEH 1,750,000 Tientsin Mr. Tsui Ting-halen.

Every modern efficiency, device the Great Northern Telegraph BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:- Mr. F. A. Perry, Deparmental

It may be sold without hesitation has been introduced. There Company

Den- (Limited) of are Batavia Malbourne San Francisco Manger of the B.A.T., stated in an that the work has been accomplished lewriters connecting the Bombay Nagasaki Seattleya Interview with a representative of with masterly skill in planning and the ledger clerks in other rooms. Cashiers in the banking-hall with

Yamaguchi, from Osaka, this paper yesterday that the attl execution, and, what is more, with There are a number of other time-

Daidogunny, from Kobe

E. V. JESSEN, tude of the Head Office at Shanghai

Superintendent.

HONG KONG BRANCH)

4 Queen's Bond Central. *

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Hong Kong, September 3, 1980.

Is that unless the tax is fixed again a perfect taste in every detall. The saving and labour-saving devices. at the normal rate of 82.5 per cent, goneral hall, the board room, the The deaks are made of steel. There as stipulated in the agreement, directors luncheon room and the 18 rubber flooring everywhere, and there is no possibility of reopening directors offices situated

the building is heated centrally from the ceiling of every room, aonlight Seventeen massive doors floor avoid a utilitarian without valuable space being wasted desp king: and

of 15 tons each, guard the entrance. plainness without achieving the op- and the rooms disfigured by the the strong-rooms, Without Installation of radiators. There exaggeration, the new head offices posite fault of an ornate display of

are three basement floors contain of Lloyds Bank may be regarded wealth and luxury.

oing the Impressive strong-rooms as the last word In modern banking What is even more impressive and general offices with artificial architecture and equipment

in China and large connections in the Kobe Fonang? Important commercial centres, of the Kowloon Rangson world, wo are able to extend to our London Balgon ellents special facilities or domestic Manila Shanghai. and foreign banking and exchanges. Correspondents in all principal the factory and that the

We, niso: handle, the Icade of Bonds cities of the world... and other Public Funds, of the Chin: ere. Government both at home and

L SHOU I CHÉN,

Manager Hong Kong, 5th March 1930.

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