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BANK S

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

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Capital

$3,000,000

*** $20,000,000

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Reserve my of Propriates ..... $20,900 100)

HEAD OFFICE: BUNO ANG

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Deputy Chairman

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3. 1. Warrat, find.

Hon. Mr.

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

THE HO HONG BANK, LTO.

(Established 1917)

THE CHINA MAIL.

HEAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 13. Queen's Rd. C.

Commerce and Finance

$3.000,000 Autherised Capital Straits $20,000,000 STORY OF COFFEE IN

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,

Paid-up Capital

JAVA.

2,626,000 The Industry Saved "Robusta Coffee."

Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of

prietora

.£1,000,000

Issued Capital

Pro-

Paid-up Capital

8,000,000 4,000,000

.£3,000,000

Reserve Liabilities

agencies and Branelva:

of Shareholders. Surplus

"

4,000,000

"

ALOR STAR

KUALA LUMP

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RUCHODNO

VARUÍSAR,

MADRAS

MANILA

MADAN

SEW YORK

PANGKOK BATAVIA

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LAWNPORE

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PERINO

PENA SO

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NANGKOK

MALAVIA

DUMHAY

CASTOS

BIANCHES:--

LONDON

LYONA

TS. Mathaca)

HAMARO

KANKOW

HAHEN

HANA KONO

FLOTER

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KABACHA

KLAND

MALACCA

STARILA

CALLUITA

CHATOU

CIDOMIJŲ

KURDEN

NEW YORK

DAINE.N

4073007

HARIZONA

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POALLAS

$30th

BAZA ALURKIN

WAPEN

PEPING

PENANG

BANOAKIN

SADDON

SAN FRANEANO

KOOP

KEALA KANOBAR

[rk P.M.S.)

Fartigu Excha

SEMARANG

FEREMBAN

SHANGHAL

SINGAPORE

SELLAWAN

SOUHABAYA

TAIPING (P.M.B.)

TAVOY

TIENT IN

TOKYO

TOSURAH (Albuħut}

FRINGTAO

ARIANA

ZAMBOANGA

(Philippine Islando)

Goneral

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king business transacted.

Accounts spinel and Fix-

ed Deposits received for year or starter perols at rates

quoted on application.

which will

NATURE AUDRAINA

13 ALIM

J. STUART.

Acting Manager, Hong Kong, 8th May, 1131.

TREATSEN CORY

ISING LAG

YOKOHAMA

You canin age and in Lawat Qurer 3 dila jambe town for us your in

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HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

4k me if the land wuk je cordluci. by the NG KONG AND SHANGHAI Itulas may be BANKING CORPORATION.

and applantar.

TO THE FISNORING AND SHANGRAT HANKING CORPORATION.

V.M. HAYMAS,

Hong Kong: at July, 1980.

Chief Manager.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

96. Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.

Subscribed Capital Frs. 74,000,000.00 Puid-Up Capital Frx. 68.100.000.00 Reserve ads ... Fra. 102,000,000.00 BRANCHES:

Canton

Djibouti

Fort-Bayard l'aprete

Bangkok Hong Kong Quinkon Kattambang

Saigon Shanghal Mengize Lando

Nau-Dinka Singapore Numea Thanhin

Ticatsin Itaipung Peking Tourany Hankow In-Penh Vinh

Pondichery Yunnanfu BANKERS:

Hanoi

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

IN LONDON: The National Provin- rial & Union tank of England, Lt Camploir Nation d'Escompte

Pana; Credit Lyonnais

de

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co., French American Banking Cor poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.

Interest allowed on

Current Ac Counts and Fixed Deponts according

to arrangements.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transneted,

Safe Deposit Boxes to let.

A. BONNAUD,

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK

OF NEW YORK.

HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York.

Capital, Surplus and

Undivided Profits..U.S.$224,554,298

Branches in-

ARGENTINE LONDON

SELGIUM

BRAZIL

CHILE

CHINA

COLOMBIA

CUBA

DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC

INDIA ITALY JAPAN

MEXICO

PANAMA

PERU

PHILIPPINE

ISLANDS

PORTO RICO

STRAITS

SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY

VENEZUELA

Commercial and Travellers' Lettors af Credit, Travellers Cheques, Bills of Exchange and Cable Transfers bought and sold. Current accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in locnt and for eign currencies taken

at rates that

may be ascertained on application to the Bank.

We are also able to offer our Cus- tomers the services of the Branches af the International Banking Corpora tion in San Francisco and Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York (France), 3.A., in Paris and Nice.

F. McD. COURTNEY,

Hong Kong, 20th February, 1931.

THE

Manager.

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

flead Olice: 65. Brandway, New York,

Capital

Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1931.

Surplus Reserves

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund ................ . . . Yen 116,000,000

Head Omer--YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies at:

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta Canton

Changchun

Dairen (Dalny)

Manila Nagasaki

Nagoys Newchwang New York

Danka

Usaka

Pelping

Rangoon

Fengilen (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro Hamburg

Hankew Harbin

Hong Kong Honolulu Kai Yuen

Karachi

Kobe

London

San Francisco Seattle

Semarang Shanghai Shimonoseki Singapore

Soerabaya Sydney Tientsin Tokyo Tsingtau Interest allowed on Current Ac-

Los Angeles

Lyons

counts.

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

H. MONI,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 11th April, 1931.

. U.S.$4,000.000 U.S.$1,672,454 .U.S.$1,908,209

BRANCHES--

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Naples

14 Puls

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liverpool Laenuv

l'armo Gallerdam BLUE Ab

Caleates

Canone

Catoo ho

Lugon Lakor Karmelita Continaple Monte Cerio

Copenhages

Edinburg Floreana

didars

Manila Vinich

Montreux

Mitan

لمناي دماء

Singapore 51. Mozika Tuutsin

Viul.ta

free

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Branches

Express of Anierican Company in Principal cities of Unit- ed States of America and Canada,

All classes of Commercial Banking Transaction padertaken.

Personal handled.

investmout

Branches, Agencies and Corrospan- dents in the principal cities of the world,

Evory description of Banklog and Exchange business transacted.

TAN ENG HOOI,

Manager.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY

BANKENS.

Katablished 1808.

Bong Kong Ofori-21, Queen's -Bond Central.

Rothornal Capital Umilder 180,000,000.

Paid-lip Capital ............... Guildar 20,080,0

(28.849.1701 Ser Fond Quilder 40,016,000 (23,234,603)

CULTIVATION METHODS,

lu this and in many other pro- blems much use has been derived from the co-operative efforta of the scientist and the practical planter. The scientific work is

by done by the staff of the Coffee

An interesting article on coffee cultivation in Java is reprinted in the Tropical Agriculturist from the International Review of Agri- culture as follows:-

WILA

and

#

Experiment Station, Malang, and

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1931.

or sixth years-the Balinese people cultivate their coffee under dense shade of the "dadap" ("Erythinn lithosperma"). They ate so convinced of the beneficial effect of the shade tree on the soil, that they plant the dadap on new land a few years before the coffee is planted, thus improving the soll beforehand.

When the coffee goes backward. the Balinese rejuvenate the fells by bending down the coffee trees and inducing them to make now water-shoots; some of these at the base of the tree are left for mak-

RAILWAY RATES.

the experiments on the plastationsing new stems and the old stem Are done in close collaboration is cut down, with the planter. Formerly it could be said that the planters merely followed in their fathers' footsteps but now they accept the advice of the scientists.

Owing to the practising of scientific methods in orchard work and on account of its cheap labour Netherlands Indies is, na regards coffee culture, in a strong posi tion and may regard Ita future.

In the eighteenth century in the first half of the nineteenth Century "Java coffee" ("Coffea

cultivated on arabica") large scale by the natives under with equanimity, the pressure of the Government. After 1870 this culture was also startet by private people and com- European panies working with capital, and East Java became the centre of coffee growing in the Dutch East Indies,

This

One of the important measures which have reduced the cost price by increasing the production has been the use of green manures.

By a judicial use of shade trees the damage caused by heary winds Houd —AMSTERDAM" Emtech Head Often:-BATAVIA.

and also that caused by long BRANCHES – Dandjartzwald, Bandsec, Bombay.

drought as often occur in East Laloutts, Charibon, Damber. Disk brought to an end by the leaf dis | Java-is avoided. ¿shuria”, The Rogue', Joddak. Köbe. Kota-lindja, Mukasan, Yedan, Pedang case ("Hemilein vastatrix" which

Improvement of the planting Palembang, Pekalongan, Prude its appearance in 1876 and material is obtained by using seed Contenak. Banquon, Rotterdam", Slanung,

Shanphu,

quickly spread over the whole Ar-of trees which excel in production (male),

Buursbale Licarakaria (Holo), Tegal, Tomaso sed, chipelago.

"Java and in other favourable charac- At present Coffee" ("Coffea arabica") is only teristics. such 18 large-sized

Weltevreden.

These officer har ante dapoult bus to lat. Sender Bankore-National Provincial Bank Ltd.,

Correspondents all over the world Banking breinions of every devription Transacted.

A. STOKKINK.

Hong Kong. 17th August, 1900.

Manager.

THE RANK OF CHINA.

17

Reorganise October 20, 1928, under special charter of The National Gov- ernment as an

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK.

Subscribed Capita! Pald-Up Capital Reserve Funds

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI,

HONG KONG HRANCH: 4. Queen's Road Central,

flourishing industry was

At

NO ALTERATION FOR THE PRESENT.

The railway companies in Great Britain have decided, for the pre- sent not to increase their rates, although the revenues have fallon heavily.

The companies will re- serve the right to ask for increases later. Mr. Coledeacon, secretary of the Rates and Charges Committee and secretary of the Railway Com- Panies' Association, stated at the Railway Rates Tribunal at the Law Courts.

The President of the Tribunal,

Sir Walter Clode, K.C., asked whe

Coledeacon could give

ther Mr.

any information

as to what was

to be found on some estates high berries, and by this measure the taking place with regard to the up the mountains and is cultivat present robusta trees are, taken annual review of railway rates ed by the natives in some parts as a whole, superior to those oriunder Section 60, sub-section 4, of of the other islands (Bali. Suma-ginally imported.

the Railways Act. There was, he tra. Celebes, Flores, Timor).

Robusta coffee is exported pri-id, a certain amount of interest that time newly-imported Liberianmarily to Holland-for more than among traders to know whether coffee ("Coffen liberica") seemed pre-fourth of the total while at the companies were going to make any proposal in the way of altern- less susceptible to the leaf disease, mbst

much is shipped to

tion or amendment of rates,

A8

or

and was planted to a certain ex- France. The United States, Singa- tent, but after a few years it here, and Spain are also import-nything of that sort, at the re- gan to be more and more attack-ant purchasers.

ed and at last it was also great- ty devastated.

On many estates where arabica

We also handle the issue of Bonds "f the "robusta coffee."

"Coffee Arabica,"

view.

Mr. Coledeacon replied: "Hav- ing regard to the fact that none of the companies has earned its standard revenue in the past year, have been the general managers giving this question very careful consideration.

that it is I think I may say

not their intention to propose to the Tribunal any general increase

sions of Section 59, sub-section 4, of the Railways Act will require in order that the matter may be properly carried out,

Of the native coffee industries and liberica were cultivated next in the Dutch East Indies, that of to each other, cross fertilisation the island of Bali is very interest

"Coffee arabien" is mostly look place and in the nurseries ing. .$25,000,000.00

hybrids appeared among the seed. cultivated; a small area is devot $24,710,200.00 hinges.

One of these, originated ated to robusta coffee. The arabica $ 3,820,503.92 the plantation "Kawisari" was es culture began to get important in pecially considered worth eultivat. the middle of the nineteenth cen.

At present the exports in the level of railway charges at ing and at present this hybrid is tury. cultivated on a fairly large scale amount to a yearly average of the forthcoming review, but to

It is on different estates.

a re- 2,000 tons.

In consecutive years, leave the Tribunal to decide what Ls is al modifications. if any, the provi- markable fact that this hybrid, the yield varies much. Owing to our numerous branches in originated from parents both very ways the case with arabica coffee; China and large connections in the ime listile to leaf disease, is resistit varies from 1,400 to 2,800 tons. The native farms vary in size from portant commercial centres of the ant. world, we are able to extend to our The salvation of the coffee in-1 acre to 20 acres, a few have a clients special facilities for domestic lustry was the importation in 1900 larger aren in coffee. One re- "In making the statement I must and foreign banking and exchanges.

This markable feature of this native add that if the railway companies and ethur Public Funds of the Chia species proved to be very suitable caffee industry is the judicious at subsequent times eve Government both at home

in the Dutch use of shade trees. and for the conditions abroad.

East Indies and it is at present other parts of that Netherlands of the most important crop Indies and in fact in many other plants, both for the estates and coffee-growing countries natives with shade for the natives. In 1927 and 1928 generally dispense each of these two groups produc- trees a system which gives in el about 60,000 tons of coffee. good, zoils, high yields during but a quick THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. The following figures show the ex-three or four years

part of the three kinds of coffee decline of the coffee after its fifth from the Netherlanda Indies grown on estates and by natives. Coffee Exports from the Nether- lands Indies, in Tons of 1,000 kg.

Estates Arabica Liberion Robusta 1,000 800 62,000 900 600 $2,000 Native Farms.

SHOU J. CHEN,

Manager. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1931.

Established 1912.

Head Omer-Hong Kong.

Authorised Capital (II.K. Currey) $11.000.000 Pair Up Capital

8,681,000 Herty Fund

3,100,000

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BRANCHES-

Shanghal, Bankow, waNOW, Hangkok, New York and usa Francisco

CORRESPONDENTS

LONDON BANKERS:-

the floyd's Bank, Walisé

ta principal cities at the World.

change and bankingwalness D

every deciplina uwnaacled.

tief Unposts Buzas (varria mismo) at a you rabiad of fram $3 to $10,

LOOK POONG SHAN,

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)

Duc

1027 1928

Arabica Liberica Robusta Total

1027. 5,000

1029, 0,000

61,000 121,000

65,000 126,000

No figures are available as tu

01

Chief Manager. the area of native coffee planted;!

the the area under coffee on estates amounted in 1926, 1926, and 1927, respectively, to 116,530, 117,351, and 118,445 hectares. the area planted in 1927-693,111 hectares were not interplanted and With other 49.134 interplanted. crop trees Java had 95,042 hee- tares (the greater part, viz. 77,136 hectares in East Java) and Sumon-

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa.

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1891,

"

Central Bank ia Formosa

dank Noise waved Average aunt Yan, i5,000, tra 21,082 hectares; only a couple

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES,

of thousand hectares in the other JAPAN-Togo, Yokohama, Kobe, Jaka FORMOSA Olies,

Islands. As regards the areas Kagi, Karasko, Avslang.

of the differ Makong, Rants, Balschiku, Takas, planted with each accounts

fabao, Tamaul, Tomo, Haito, Tailo

*moy. Foochov, ent kinds of coffee, 107,992 hec. 4,812 tares were under robusta, Calca arabica and 4,164 under liberica and a small area under other kinds

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travelera

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Bemarang,

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LONDON BANKERS;

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in addition, the world-wide servicos

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Affiliated with

THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK

Resources

Over $2,500,000,000

C. IL. BENSON,

General Manager,

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Established 1918.

HEAD OFFICE:

10, Des Voeux Road, Central. HONG KONG

Capital and Burples

over H.$ 8,000,000.00 Total Resources ..................ion over E.$30,000,000.00 Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

Current and Fixed Depaalt Accounts in local and for- sign currencies opened for: clients.

Savings Account and Safe Deposit Boxas. Braschen and Agencies aff over, the world.

KAN TONG PO.

- Chiot Manager.

E. NADURA.

Manger.

HONG KONG BEANOR.

4, De Vaux Bond Card Bong Kong, 19th January, 100

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE

15, Grasschurch Birasi, London, 2.0.3.

Authorized Capital

Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital

£4,000,000 1,800,000 1,050,000

Resorve Fund and Reat 1,600,845 DANKERS, The Bank of England & Midland Back, Ltd. BRANDZES Bangkok

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As regards disease and pests, robusta is not immune against leaf disease, but it suffers little from it and its predisposition has

not become greater in the course of the years as was the case with the liberica. More trouble is ex- perlenced from A small beetle, and that bores into the berries destroys the contents (Stephano deres hampel). It has been intro- duced with coffee. seeds from Afri- ca. This post is combated by har vesting at short intervals in order to remove the breeding places na agon as possible, and by keeping the soil cloar of fallen coffee berries. In East Java where the crop is limited to a certain num ber of months and picking does not take place the whole yearį through, a further effective means of combating the borer is the re- moval after the crop of all berries still left over from blossomings of the year previous to the crop year. Besides the Government Institute Trustee and Executorships under for Plant Diseases imported from Laken.

INTEREST allowed on Camió Ascous and Africa a parasite, wasp. This has Feed Depolis Bates that may be tied been bred and distributed to the on application. 7.

C. L.. SANDES, plantations but up till now the. Manager. wasp has not proved to be of much ||7, Queen's Bend Distent.

Hong Kong, 29th April 1981.

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it would be appropriate to in- crease all of the charges, or any of them, and that by so doing they would merely approach their standard revenues, they would de- are to bring forward such pro- posals as they consider proper."

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