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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
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Lazed and Pully Paid-up $20,000,000 Reserve FunẨn tum
Harling
Maver
.....................£5,800,000
..........$300,000
Herve Llability of Proprietare $30,000,00
HEAD OFFICE, HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: --
J. A Plummer, Esq. Chaleman.
Hon. Mr. O, G, B, Mackie. Deputy Chairman.
W. H. Ball, Esq. Toa. Mr. J. J. Paterson.
B. Compton, Esq, T. E. Pearce, Esq.
1. Lander Lawle, Esq. T. II. 1. Bhaw, Esq.
Makin, Eng.
AMOT
BANGKOK
BATAVIA UGHBAY
CALCUTTA
J. P. Varva, Yay. Chief Manager.
V. M. Oragbun, Esq.
DRANCHES
LONDON
ZYONG
MALACOA
MANILA
MUAB (Johore)
CANTON
VUIDEN
CHEFOO
КАОДЗАКИ
COLONRO
NEW YORK
DAITEN
PEIPINO
VOOCLOW
PENANG
KAIPHONG
FIAMDUBO
HANKOW
SAN FRANCISÓU
HARBIN
DANODON
NAKION
HHANGHAI
BINGAPORE
HONGREW
YOU NARAYA
110110
XPON
白
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
AUNORI PATANI TIENTHIN
TOSTO
TSINGTAO YOXQUAMA
Current Arcola opened. In Local CuYAJY
and Food Deposita received for one year or „skorter perioda la Local Curmony and Beng on terms whlod will be quoted in appilation. Hong Kong. It April, 1930.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the above Denk is conduct.
ed by the HONG KONG AND BILANGNAT BANKING CORPORATION,
sbalzad on application.
Hules may be
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COMPONATION.
V. M. BAYBURN,
Bong Song, 18th July, 1080,
Chief Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY)
DANKERS.
Established IM.
Bim Kong Us:-11, Queen's Bond Osorrel Authorisać Capital Guilders 150,000,000- (13,500,000,1 Paid-ip Capital ... Quildare 80,000,00 (20,860.170) Beserve Fund
Childers 45,015.000 (23,194,680)
Hd D-AMSTERDAM* Ensler Head Ofori-BATAVIA, ARANCIES:-end;ormasin. Bendonas", Hombey. Calcutta, Cheriton, Blamber, Plok fakeria", The Hagua", Judiak, Make, Koka-Badja, Maksonar, Medan, Padang Palembang. Pekalonga Penang. Pontianak, Bangoon, Botterdam, Semarahanghai, Bibolga Blogspora.
Boutenbaía, (Banten) Bovenkarta (Solo). Togul, Tylinjap and
Weltevrodan These adoos have sala deponiá bom to la. London Banker:-National Provincial Bank Ltd. Corespondents all over the world-
Banking bussava ut every description framed.
A. STOXKINK
Acting Managh,
Hong Kong, th August, 1930,
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
90, Boulevard Hausmann, Park.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Liability of Pro-
Reserve Fund
prietors
Agencies and Branches:
ALON HEAD
(Malay bases)
AMRITSAR
BANGKOK BATAVIA
BOMBAY CALCUTTA САКТОН
CAWMPORE
СЕЛО
COLOMBO
DAIREN (Daisy
South Kachuria)
DELHI
HAIPHONG
HAMBURG
HANKOW
HABBIN
IN. Manobra
TÒNG IONO
£3,000,000 ..£4,000,000
-£3,000,000
KUALA LUMPTA
KUCHINO
MADHAR
MANILA
ЦИРАН
NEW YORK
PEKING
PESANO
PESHAWAR KAMUOGN
KEMARANG
HALGON
SEREMBAN
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
BOURADAYA
TAIPING (F.M.8.)
TAVOY
TIKNIMIN
TOKYO
TONOKAH (Bhukoi)
I
TRINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANOA
(Phippina Islands)
Foreign Exchange
ILOILO
IPON
KABACH1
KIA NO
KOSE
KUALA KANGSAR
(Perak P.M.8.]
Manager.
RAPHAEL TUCK
SONS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1930.
Commerce and how wow the stem that this will be of losing
Finance
& of the past year and mention some an important article on the Prince limited colour
Features of the Year's Business.
WORLD'S ART SERVICE.
I want to draw your special at-either left bare or to the mercy oft Mr. Deamond Tuck's Speech. tention to the new "Book of Ad-the decorator's art. I do not think Mr. Desmond A. Tuck, in second- venture and Sport."
This new that this will be of lasting dura-Ing the resolution, said that they volume, which has been compiled tion, as the absence of art on the all, particularly at that moment, with great care and with the de-walls, whether landscapes, sen missed the genial presence of their sire to cover all fields of sport and scapes, or figures, la again balug co-director and friend, Sir Arthur adventure, will find a ready wal-telt. There are evidences of a re- Conan Doyle, who had been accus- come among girls and boys. It has turn to the picture, and our fine tomed to perform the task of many, notable features, including collection of original etchings with secondlug the adoption of the re- editions at moderate port and accounts. In his breesy of the salient facts that have of Wales as Scout, written by the prices,
prints, photo-speechea there was alwaya one out- affected the welfare of our com. Chief Scout, Lord Baden-Powoll gravures, and the thousands of our standing characteristic--the in- the other publications will again belp tense optimism which permeated pany,
In his own inimitable way, "The condition of world business Chief Scout recalls some Interest-to make every home a little world them. That optimism was torn of to-day is a subject upon every ing reminiscences of the Prince, of art in itself.
confidence and faith in the firm body's lips, and the greatest and his article is further enriched
Pictorial Advertising.
which he loved and which he had Pictorial Advertising. This de-served so long and so well. brains of the country are striving by a charming account of a visit to discover the means whereby paid by Princess Mary to a Jam- partment continues to make great As the chairman had said, the light may come out of darknesa, borce of Girl Guides.
headway, and is rapidly taking a foundations of the firm had been It is not one business alone, but; The introduction to this volume lead among the foremost producers well and truly laid and the struc- The Twenty-ninth Annual the general state of world com-has been written by that well-of high-class pictorial advertising ture which had arisen on those General Meeting of Raphael Tuck merce which has received such a known athlete Mr. H. M. In this
country. A highly foundations was fully capable of and Sons, Limited, was held on setback. Experts are not yet Abrahams, whose chat on "What specialized staff of artists, making withstanding any effects of trade October 21 at Raphael House, agreed as to the reason for the un-sport has done for England" gives a feature of up-to-date advertising depression or the buffeting of any Moorfields, London, E.C.
precedented state of affairs, us a very fascinating account of designs, under the guidance of Mr. adverse trade winds. Of course, u Mr. Gustave Tuck (chairman It is therefore hardly surprising the place of games in our national Desmond Tuck, is responsible for heavy storm sometimes resulted in and managing director) said:that our profits for the year are life."
the success of this side of our
a few tiles being shifted, in win- and General
This is the twenty-ninth annual somewhat lower.
Perhaps a word or two should be work.
dows being blown in, or in a water Banking business transacted.
When you remember that the said about our "Golden Treasury Paperware Department.-Prior Current Accounts opened and Fix-meeting of our company, and we
pipe not being able to resist the are happy to welcome you here ramifications of our business ex-Library." This has now grown to to our entry into this branch of sudden pressure, but those were ed Deposits received for 1 year or which will
few years ago, the again to-day in Raphael House, the tend to overy town and village of 15 volumes, three having been add-trade some shorter periods at rates
temporary discomforts, and the be quoted on application.
home wherein our manifold activi-this country, to the Dominione, and ed during the past year, namely, method of presenting paperware, plumber, the carpenter, the A. H. FERGUSON,
ties are carried on.
to the Continent, you will realize "Tales and Legends from India," or what was hitherto known as builder, and the painter soon put" We miss to-day from our de- that we are closely involved in "Legends of Animals Far and table stationery to the pubile, was, the place right again and it was Hong Kong. 8th January, 1929.
liberations the fine familiar figure every movement that affects com- Near," and "Old Time Fairy Tales to say the least, far from attrac-ready to stand up to another storm. and vigorous personality of our merce. This, of course, whilst ap- and Nursery Rhymes," illustrated tive. It was immediately obvious] He thought it would be agreed
to us that such dainty articles as that the balance-sheet showed THE HO HOKG BANK, LTD.friend Sir Arthur Conan Doyle parently a drawback, has its com- by Jennie Harbour.
He was, as you know, a director of pensations, because the moment These books include all that is lace paper, doylles, serviettes, &c. remarkably satisfactory stato of this company from its inception to the clouds lift and trade begins to mest pleasing and desirable in a were deserving of better attention affairs, and that it indicated, in the day when he passed from our approach it sormal dimensions we book. They are well written, in a in the way of packing, and we are fact that the company had a | midst. His influence. was very real immediately share in the general style admirably adapted to the consequently entirely responsible thoroughly clean bill of health. adolescent mind; they are beauti-for the great improvement which All that the company owed was a and very pronounced, and he was tendency to improve. 8,000,000 ever ready to place at the service
One great asset we have: The fully bound, printed on fine paper, has been made in this direction. matter of some £46,000, while their 4,000,000 of the directors the fruits of his foundations of our business have and tastefully illustrated.
We originated the idea of pro-assets represented a
very large vast experience and the value of been well and truly laid and the retail at 3a. 6d., which is a reducing tastefully arranged boxes figure. It was true that, so to 4,000,000
the markably low price for so fine a of this paperware, and I can quite speak, their temperature had fallen his keen and penetrating intel- passing of years intensiftes ligence.
confidence that exists between the production.
imagine the young husband trip-a bit during the year, but they had I shall not dwell here upon the public and ourselves.
I advise everybody to ask their ping gally home with one of these had rather bad luck in havlog an
show them the fascinating boxes under his arm, excessively personal loss which the home Development of Art Productions. booksellers to
cool draught from going of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Your business is ond of which various volumes of this library, and the surprised--but delighted Paris. They could actually have has brought to me. Our friendship you may well be proud, for its re- I cannot enumerate the various look on the face of his wife when paid the 8 per cent. dividend to dates from the beginning of the cord of attainments is a long and books, but it is sufflelent to say she discovers that the box contains which they had been accustomed century. I shall content myself continuous one. From its very in that our collection numbers over instead of chocolates an array of during recent years. They had' with saying that he was a man ception it has led the way in the 400, and every age is catered for these beautiful and useful house-earned the money, but the direc- strong in his friendships, loyal, to popularizing of art, and, to quote in the shape of gift books, toy hold necessities.
tore, in keeping with the conserva. his comrades, a great patriot, a the words of that eminent painter books, story books, and painting We had the honour, of receiving tive finance for which they had AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, great Englishman, and one whose the late Sir John Everett Millais, books.
her Majesty the Queen and Prin- always been known, thought it best loss is felt far and wide.
cess Mary at the British Industries not to pay out up to the hilt, but, Business Depression and Year's when he was judging one of our Calendars. To this branch of Fair held at Olympia carly this so to speak, to keep a bit up their
Results.
competitions, "Your firm has done our business I have given special year. Her Majesty and the Prin aleeve, which enabled them to show more than the Royal Academy it-attention. We have this year acess spent some time at our stand a very handsome carry-forward. self to improve the taste of the collection of 500 to 600 calendars, and were graciously pleased to ex-
(Continued on Page 10.) public."
infinite in their variety, charming press their appreciation of the To-day the tendency is to take in their attraction, and a strong publications of our company.
I am pleased to tell you that on THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. things for granted, but we remem-reason for their popularity is their
ber with pride the large part inexpensiveness. When it is re- January 1 we were honoured by which Raphael Tuck and Sons membered that these calendars of the Royal Warrant of Appointment have takon in the development of beauty and novelty can be pur-as fine art publishers to H.R.H. the the Christmas card, which has not chased from a few pence to a few Prince of Wales. only spread art but, with it, the shillings their popularity is not to message of fellowship and goodį be wondered at. Will to millions of homes at Christ- mastide; of the art calendar, which
(Established 1917.)
HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Rd. C. Authorised Capital Straits $20,000,000 Issued Capital... Paid-up Capitni Reserve Liabilities
of Shareholders. Surplaa
2,520,000
Branches, Agencies and Correspon. dents in the principal cltles of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL,'
Manager.
THE
INC.
Head Office: 65,- Broadway, New York.
Capital
Surplus
Rosorvca
.U.S.$8,000,000 .U.S.$1,572,454 U.S.$1,008,209
BRANCHES
Gaspa Glugor J
Hin
Naple
Петьов
Amsterdam Antwerp Albana
ساعدي
Hamburg
Interlaken
Berlin
HATTO
Biarrit
Bombay
Димед
Janule Lide
Brannala
Buenos Aires
Calzo Celovite
Cannм
Colombo
Constantloopla
Сервавана Edinburgh Florenc Gmera
Loodoo Liverpool. Luceros Συμον Laror Marallar
Monte Carla Manila
.Muntob
Mottux Milan
Piraeu
Paris
Forang
Feklo Pelena
Rotterdam
Booss Stamboul Skaughai Southampton
Bingspare
BL. Morita Tanlin
Vienna Vajon Yokohama Zurich
Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of Unit- ed States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken,
Personal investment
Subscribed Capital Frs. 72,000,000.00 Pald-Up Capital...Fr. 08,400,000.00 handled. Reserve Funds ....Fra.102,000,000.00
BRANCHES:
Bangkok Hong Kong Qulabon Battambang Huo
Salgon Bancho Mengtze Shanghai Canton Nam-Dinh Hingapore
:Djibouti Neumes *Thanhos
Tientain Fort-Bayard Pspecto
Halphong Harkow
#nho}
Peking Tourane Prom-Peab Vinh Pondicherry Yunnanfa BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompto de Paris; Credit Lyonnala; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas Credit Industriel et Commercial; Bo- ciete Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompta
de Paria; Credit Lyonnais,
IN NEW YORK: J. F. Morgan & Co.; French Americas Banking Cor- poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
accounts
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travelers Cheques" and Lotters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel De- partment
Affiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources ..Over G$2,500,000,000
E. W. DUGGAN,
"
At the annual meetings it is our custom briefly to survey, the work
Established 1912.
Head OfficeHong Kong.
Authorised Copital (H.E., Currency) $11,000,000 Fold-Up Ceplul moti
D,565,600 Reserve Fund
1000.000
BRANCHES.-
Canton, Shanghal, Hankew, Badow, Bangkok, New York and San Francisco
CORRESPONDENTS
LONDON BANKENS
The Lord's Bank, Limited.
In all principal cities of the World, " Forty zhango and banking bualnom
every description transaciod.
Bala egual Bozou (various slave) as a posily mnal of Troms $5 to $10,
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 14th May, 1930.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
15. Gracechurch Street, London, E‚ON, Authorised Capital .£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital.. 1,060,000 Reserve Fund and Eest 1,846,506
BANKERS The Bank of Bagtud & Midland Bosk, Zid. DRANCTIES: Bangkok
Ipoll
Kandy
March) Kota Bharu
Kuala Kral
Bombay
Calcula
Colam ba Delhi
Kuala Lipl
0x3
Kasks Lumper
Manager. Howrah
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行跟國中
Reorganised October 20, 1928, under
Interest allowed on Current Acerament as aa
counts and Fixed Deposits according
to arrangements.
Safe Deposit Boxes to let
special charter of The National Gov-
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Every description of Banking and Subscribed Capital...$25,000,000.00 Exchange Business transacted.
Pald-Up Capital ......$24,710,200,00 Reserve Funds ....... 8,820,503.82
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGĦAL
A. LECOT.
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1929.
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THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED. Established 1880. Capital (fully paid-on) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund
....... Yen 118,500,000 Head Office:-YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencies at Alexandria
*Nagoya ( Batavia
Nawchwang New York Orako
Bombay
Βασσου Λίτες
(Temporarily
closed).
Calcutta
Changchun
Peking Rengoon Rio de Janeiro Baigon
Canton
Dairen (Delay) San Francisco
Bongtion (Mukden), Seattle
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kont Honolulu
Ka! Yuen Karachi
Kobe London Los Angeles Lyop
USA
Semarang
Shanghal Shimonasekt Singapore Boerabaya Bydney Tientsin Tokyo Trinanfu Tsingtau Vladivostock
(Temporarily
Manita Nagasaki
Interest allowed or Current Ar-1
• Deposita revnired for fixed; periode
at rates to be obtained on applica dion.
MORI
- Manager. Hong Kong, 10th September, 1980.)
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Queen's Road Central
New York Paning Fors Louis
(Mauritius) Tangoon Shanghai Bimi
Kusulan (Pahang) Blogspers Fourabaya
HONG KONG BRANCH. Every dription of Danking and Exchange bus po transacted.
Travellers Chequee Izcund.
President of the Royal Academy,
Artistic Calendars.
They
It will be interesting for you
to know that since 1893, when we' Pictures For The Home.
were first honoured by the Queen Vic- Picture Department. The ener- Royal Warrant to has transformed a mere tabulation mous increase in the number of torla, wo have been similarly of dates into a beautiful adorn-new houses which have been and honoured by each succeeding ment for the walls of the home; are being built has, I am sorry to Sovereign and Heir Apparent. of the children's book, which by say, not resulted in a correspond- I have pleasure in moving the reason of Its beautiful and correct- ing increase in the purchase of adoption of the report and de- ly drawn illustrations engraves pictures for the home. There has claration of the dividend recom upon young and receptive minds crept in a certain vogue for walls, mended. (Cheers.) true and lasting impressions of fables and bedtime stories, and | with its A.B.C.s provides the stap- ping-stones to the education of countless children; of the picture postcard, to all intents and pur- poses unknown In this country until we, with characteristic fore- sight and enterprise, put our strength and energy into it: and the other achievements in the world of art too numerous to men- tion.
Quality has ever been our key- note, and that is why the name of Raphael Tuck and Sons and its world-known trade mark-the cagel and palette-are to-day regarded, | wherever you go, as the hall-mark of excellence in all appertaining to
Trustee and Executorships under-art productions.
taken.
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposite si Rates that may be seoorialued Topplication.
A firm with a reputation such as ours is not only an asset to share- holders but is also a national asset, Manager. and I strongly advise that all our
F. THOROUGOOD,
7, Queen's Boad Contra!.
Hong Kong, 1015 April, 1900.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE: Taipeh, Formosa Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Central Dark in FortsORA.
BRANCHIPS AND AGENCIES JAPAN Tokyo, Yokohama, Jobe, Crai
Bank-Holes lamed Average amount Yen. £5,000,000
to our numerous branches FOMO Banks,
shareholders and the general public when purchasing publica- tions such as we produce ask for and insist upon the productions which emanate from the house of Tuck.
Work of the Various Departments. .. I will now give you a short ro- sume of the work of our various departments.
Christmas and New Year Cards. Estong.This long-established and im- Makong, Manto, Bhinekik. Taich, alan, portant branch of our activities, in China and large connections in the Takso, Tarnau, Town, Helio, Talo, Important commercial pentres of the CHINA-Shanglul, Hankow, Andy, Fooches, which devotes itself to the demand
Stow, Denton world, we are able to extend to our ormen Hoang, Bags, Babars, of the time-honoured custom of allents special facilities, far domestica Semering, a Palavik, Bombay, Calcutie, sending greetings to one's friends and foreign banking and exchanges.
Lordos, New Tak, Dura.
LONDON BANKERS1
We also handle the issue of Bonds The London Oquals Westminster and Part's Dank
and other "Publie Funds of the Chin- ese Government, both at home and abroad.
SHOU J, CHEN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1980.
The Hank han Correepondaniu In all the principai, Comercial Centree throughout the world.
I. NAGURA.
Manager.
HONG KOKO BRANCH
18. Den Voon Road Oestesli Hong Kong, 10th January, 125,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Established -1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central, HONG KONG
Capital and Surplus Total Resources
over ILS 8,000,000.00 over H.$80,000,000.40
Every description of Banking and Exchange business" transacted.
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in focal And-for- eign currenales opened for clients,
Bavings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes, Franches and Agencies all over the world. By
KAN TONG PO
Chfor Manager.
all over the world, has again shown good progress..
Book Department-We have not relaxed our efforts to produce booke that appeal to all stages of youth from the nursery to the school study, MS
*
As you know, I have devoted a great deal of my life to the pro- duction of our books, and I fie- quently meet men and women who tell me that they have been brought up on Tuck's books. I am sure that the present generation. will continue that refreshing diet.
To mark the thirty-third an niversary of "Father Tuck's An- nus),” we have added 16 pages and are using heavier paper. It is full of thrilling reading matter and contains a host of novel - attrac-| tlona. It is a great favourite than ever:
“Little People's Annus!” hos also blossomed out into a larger- volume. It is replete with delight- ful stories and, charming picturesfi
venture, and Enert.
AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY by
A. II. CROOK, 0.8.E., H.A. W. KAY, H.A.
W. L. HANDYSIDE, M.A, B.Sc., PRICE $2.00. NOW ON SALE AT THE
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