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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. ·
Lushedood Dupitai sum meron: $50,000,000 Ismet and Fully Paid-up
Beserve Funds |--
Sing£600,000
PEL,500,000
$30,000,00
Moore Liability at Proprietors 30,000,000 HEAD OFFICE, KONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS;—
1. A. Flummer. Xaq. Chairman,
Hon. Mr. C. 0. 8. Haskia, Deputy Chairmas.
W. H. Bell, Baş. Lion. Mr. J. J. Paterson.
ploa, Faq. T. E. Pearce, Esj.
1. Landar Lamlı, Esq. T. II. B. Shaw, Esq.
ih. Miskin, Zer.
AMOT
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
CANTON
CREFOO
COLOMBO
DAIREH
HAIPHONO
MARDUHO HANKOW HALBEN •
DONOREW
ILOILO
IPOH
JOHURE
KUGE
KOWLOON
1. P. Wacres, Las,
Cilat Minger.
Y. M. Graybun, Eng.
BRANCHE:--
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LTONS
MALACCA
*HANILA
M-TAB (Johor)
NORDAL NAJADAKI
NEW YORK
FEITING
PENANG
RANGOON
SAIGON
BAN FRANCIS
ЛЕГАМОНА
BINO AFOBE
SUUDADAYA
SUNORI PATANI TIENTSIN
10KYO
THINUTAO
YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened in Lobel Carmer Rod Stand Depoella mostred for de stor shoriae periode in Local Currency and Build outer which will be quoted in application. Hong Kong, Gal April, 100.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the aberre Back is conduct. by the HONG KONG AND HEANGUAL BANKING CORPORATION.
abisined on application...
Balee may be
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. CHATRUDN
Hong Kong, 16th Juls; 1980.
Chat Masaur.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, NY. (NETHERLANDS TRADING BOULETT)
DANKERA. Ballished 192.
Cloog Boog Oos-11, Queen's Bond Cutral. Ausbcried Capital Quilders 130,000,000- Fold-Up Capital *** Quilders. 30,000,000
Bore Fund
..
1212,500,000.)
(£5,500,170) Ouders 40,018,000 (40,394.509)
Bland Oos-AMSTERDAM® Eastern Head OŠ00:-BATAVIA.
estiNQUES-Dendermana, Dandoras, Bombay.
Calcutta, Charlona, Disbar, Djoker jakaria, The Lingua, Jeddah, Kob Hosa-ladja, lisasear, Mulan, Fedesa Palombang Zaklog Pang. Pontiak, Dangson, Butterdam", Bibolga Bhangha Samsung*.
Bourbain, (Bumales) Bingapore,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA, Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
.£3,000,000
.44,000,000
.£3,000,000
Agencies – and Branches:
KUALA LUMPUR
(Malay States)
ΤΡΟΠΙΚΟ
AMBITUAR
ALOR STAR
DANGKOK BATAVIA DOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON
DAWNPORE
OEBU
COLOMBO
DAINEN (Dalar
Bouth Manchuria)
DELFI
HAIPHONO
HAXBULO
HANKOW
HARDIN
(X. Manchuria)
TÙNG TỔNG
ILOILO
IPON
FODE
KUALA KANGBAB
MADBAH'
HANILA
MEDAN
NEW TORE PELINO PENANG PESHAWAR BANDOON
BINGAPORE
BEMARANO
SEREMBAN
BHANGRAI
BOURABAYA
TAIPING (V.M.E.)
TOKYO
TONORAH (Bhuket)
THINGTAD
YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANGA
TAVOY
TIENTSIN
(Forsk .M.B.) (Philippius Islanda)
and Exchange
General Foreign Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for 1 year or rates which will shorter periods be quoted on application.
A. I. FERGUSON, Hong Kong, 8th January, 1029.
Manager.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Eatablished 1917.)
HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Rd. C. Authorised Capital Straits $20,000,000
Issued Capital a Paid-up Capital Reserve Liabilities of Shareholders Surplus
#
Branches, Agencies and Correspon dents in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchango, business transacted.
PRODUCTION
COTTON.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Commerce and
Finance.
OF
Independent Supplies Needed by France.
PROSPECTS IN AFRICA.
the three colonles is only a drop in the bucket compared to France's actual needs.
The encouragement of cotton planting has been rendered dim- cult by the steadily decreasing market prices which makes plant-
Gra
wary of possible financial losses. In spite of the over-pro- duction of cotton elsewhere in the world. France intends to con- tinue encouraging cotton produc- tion in her African colonies.- United Press.
S.N. RAILWAY,
ARRIVAL OF FOUR BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1930.
LAMMERT BROS. Hotel Strathcona
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS.
- Public Auctions -
THE
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
MONDAY, December 29, 1930,
commencing at 11 am at the Timber Yard of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, Kowluon near Godown No. 80) (for account of the concerned). 514 BALES GUNNIES all more or less damaged by sea-water. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, December 24, 1990.
Paris, Nov. 6. After 12 years' vigorous encour- agement of the growth of cotton In her colonies in order that France can free herself of an an- nual tribute of more than $97,000,- DOD to the United States, Govern-
of Railwaya, Nanking, that four out THE Undersigned have received the officials admitted to ment
of six new "Pacific" type locomo-instructions to sell by Public United Press to-day that thefrtives ordered from Great Britain efforts had not been very success-by the Shanghai-Nanking Railway arrived at the Woosung railway ful.
The size of the locomo- wharf.
of cotton
in
It is reported at the Ministry
Auction.
ON!
TUESDAY, December 30, 1930, .
commencing at 10.30 am..
at No. 40, Humphrey's Building, Комдоол.
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
On View from Monday, Decem- ber 29, 1930.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, December 24, 1930,
Latest estimates reveal that the tives is much larger than the ones total production
They will now in use on the line. French colonica is only 0.70 per be used for the express service as
locomotives, The new
it is cent. of France's total annual soon as they are assembled.
understood, will have a maximum 8,000,000 needs. In spite of this poor show- 4,000,000
ing, however, the Government in-speed of 60 kilometres per hour 4,000,000 tends to continue its encourage during the first three months, 2,528,000 ment of cotton planting through which will be increased to 80 donating seed and fertiliser to the kilometres per hour later. Kuo natives, while instructing them Min.
France In 1929 how to raise a good crop.
imported
Another hundred miles or more $97,258,880 worth of raw cotton
of high voltage transmission lines and waste from the United States, radiating out of Moose Jaw, were leading the list of all commodities energised with electric.current from purchased from America. represents 35 per cent. of France's the National Light and Power Com- day, when the lines west to Mort- AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, annual purchases from the Unit-pany's plant at Moose Jaw the other POSTAGE
France's peacetime lach and north ed States.
to Loreburn were cotton requirements are much less charged. These lines ware built by than her wartime demanda, for the Saskatchewan Power Commis Stanley Gibbon's Part L ́...$5.25 cotton is used as the base of ion during the Summer and the west gunpowders and high explo-north line had been completed as far as Lareburn. It will be extend- ed as far as Rosetown during the coming spring.
TAN ENG HOOL,
THE
Manager.
INC.
Head Ofco: 65, Broadway,. New York.
Capital Surplus Reserves
..U.S.$0,000,000 ..U.S.$1,672,454 ..U.S.$1,008,200
BRANCHES:----
Oxpos
Now Haplos Pitkess Parla
Amateria Antwerp Attace
Hamburg
Interlaken Jertzalem
ملحمة
Bella
Blas Досту
Bramen
Bramale
Buena Alte /
London Liverpool
d
Cairo Caloutta Севере
Lucare
Luguna
Soarakarta (Bolo Toqui, Tillajay and Walterrodeu
*The flow have safe deposla boxes to la Zonder Bankers-Nalimoni Provincia: Bank
Correspondenta all over the world
Danking businee of every description transected.
A. STOKLINE,
Long HansaM.
Hong Kong, 18th Augues, 1980.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE: 96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.
Subscribed Capital Fr... 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital...Fra. 68,400,000.00 Reserto Funds Frs. 102,000,000.00 BRANCHES Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon Battambang Hue Saigon
Mongtze Shanghai Nam Dinh Singapore . Nopmen Thanhes.
Tientsin Tourane
Cantho
Canton
Djibouti
Fort-Bayard Papeste Haiphong
Hankow
Hanoi
Peking Pnom-Penh Vịnh Pondicherry Yunnanfu BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais;; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel et Commercial; Bo- ciete Generals.
IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.: Comptoir National d'Eseampte do Paris; Credit Lyonnais
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co. French American Banking Cor paration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Interest allowed on Current Ac counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.
Baf. Doposit Boxes to let
ALECÓT, Hong Kong, 1st May, 1929.
Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Eatablished 1889.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund..... Yen 118,500,000
Head Office:YOKOJAMA. Branchen and Ageneles ati Alexandria,
Nagoya Mawehwang. New York Denta
Batavia:
Bombay
Bunnos Aires
(Temporarily
"clóndi);
Calcutta
Canton
Changchun
Peking Bangoon
Rio de Janeiro Baigon
Dairen (Delay) Ban Franclich Fongtien (Madon), Beattie
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kong.
Honoluin
Kal Tued
n? Semarang:
Shimoresek!
"Singapura Sourabay
Bydney
Colombe Constantloop!
Copenhagen Edinburgh. Floridos Gusare
Jaior
Swit Wants Carlo Manila
Mualaa
oles Milan
Tsutur
Treking
Palariño Botterdam
Rome Samboyl
baughal Borthampton Singapor
AL. Morila Tientela.
Vie
Vriese Yukohama 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 handled.
accounts
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travelers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, In addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped, Travel Do- partment.
Afliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources ..Över. G$2,500,000,000
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行銀國中
Reorganised October 20, 1928, under
special charter of The National Gov- ernment as, an
BANK.
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE Subscribed Capital....$25,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital
...$24,710,260.00
sives.
Cottor.
Next World War. Without mincing words, Govern- ment offciala state that France must have an independent source
The Southern Albert honey crop
of cotton and oil if she wishes to this year will reach at least 750,000 win the next world war. To her pounds, or almost double what it colonies she is turning for her was a year ago, according to the cotton and to Mosul for her all. latest advices. The quality this The Government is actively back-year la said to be very high.. ing the Colonial Cotton Associn- tion which is carrying on wide- spread propaganda for increased cotton culture in the colonies.
French Africa pos- Oriental Beszoe the greatest possibilities for cotton production, last year producing approximately 15,000 of raw cotton of excellent tons quality. New plantations are be- ing added each year. In Equa- torial Africa, where cotton culturo, was started only three years ago, France last year obtained 10.000 New tons of the finest fibre, Caledonia produces amall quan- titles but the total production of
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Established 1912.
-Head Ofeet-Hong Kong. Authorised Ceplis (B.K. Curemmoy) $11,000,000 8,063,000 Pald-Up Capital Berre Fund man kaka kan det har 1,000,000 BRANCHES -
Canton, Shanghai, Hackow, Burakow, Bangkok, New York and Ben Francisco
CORRESPONDENTS
LONDON DANKERS
The Lloyd's Bank, Limited.
In all principal clin, of the World.
Foreign axaangs and basking baden ol very description iransacted,
BASA Thapoal Boxes (variona sinar) 23 a pourİy
restal of from #5 to 1943.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 14th May, 1930.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.) -
Reserve Funds 1.13 3,820,503.82 | HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeh, Formosa,
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL
:: HONG KONG BRANCH:.
4, Queen's Road, Central
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the Important commercial, centres of the world we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges,
We also handle the lasue of Bonds and other Pabllo Finds of the Chin ese Government both at home and abroad.
SEOU J. CHEN,
Manager, Hong Kong, 8th March, 1930.
Incorporated by Special Imperial,
Charter, 1899...
Cat Owatral Bank in FormOLA, Bank-Boten sesed average snowY,800,000, AND BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: JAPAN --Tokyo, Tokobaza, Kobe, Osaka, PURMOSA +-blan Engl, Barsko, • Keelung," Mekong, Kaste, Bhinchike, Taichu, Tainan, Takao, Tamsul, Zorn, Halto. Zalto. CHERA Shanghai, antor, Amsey, Fomber
* Swalow, Cantoni vahen
Calmatia
Tansang Kong, Kingsport, Houshers,
Bombay. Bears Bein via, Looders," Kev
New Lock, Dura LONDON BANKERS,
The Logo County Walter and Farr's Bank. The Tiệnk háu Compondasie In all the "vrincipal Commercial Centers throughout the world.
|HONG KONG BBANULI Y
· Hong Kong, 19th- Juuary, 182
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA LTD.
Established 1918,
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeur Road, Central,
HONG KONGAGEMAS
rer HS 8,000,000.00
*horts ver 1.830,000,000.00
description of Banking and
kchange business
cal and for
FOR SALE
STAMP CATALOGUES
FOR 1931.
Yvert Et Tellier's Scott's
II.
GRACA & CO.,
Each
.$8.00
.$5.00 $6.00
Dealera in Postage Stamps, Philatelic Accessories, Religious Goods, Garden Seeds, Toys, etc., etc. No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, P.0. Box No. 620. HONG KONG.
DANIEL CRAWFORD'S
OLD MATURED
SCOTCH WHISKY GUARANTEED 24 U.P.
$ 4.00 per Bottle. Duty Paid.
$47.00 per case.
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA Make this Hotel your headquar tore while visiting Victoria, B.C. Ideally situated and within easy access to all the famous Beauty Spots in and around. Canada's Island Resort.
The Hotel where personal service makes your stay enjoyable.
RATES MODERATE. ADGRAD: 234|||593356110361159335
CLAREMONT
PRIVATE HOTEL Austin Road, Kowloon, (Facing the Kowloon Cricket Club. Four minutes from ferry by bus.)
Saites of rooms (single, and double), hot and cold water system, all modern sanitation, private bathrooms attached.
EXCLUSIVE TABLE antirely under Ecropean management.
Hotel has a splendid aspect in one of the finest locations in Kowloon, away from noise, yet easily accessible.
Terms very moderata Resor vations by letter or cable.
CLAREMONT
Tola.: 57889 57385 (Private). Telographic Add.: "Fern" ..
Our motto is. "SERVICE.
QUALITY PRINTING With Quick Service
Brawlords
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD.
CHINA KAIL BLDG.
SA WYNDHAM ST..
Estb 1890:
Daniel Crawfords
OLD MATURED
Scotch Whisky
CITILLED BLENDED AND B01JLEN MECOTLAND
Danset frawford
GLASCOW
Phone 20022
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TO LET To prospective visitors to England ideal accommodation in the West End of London, Centre of theatro land, etc. Good English fare. Moderate charges. 81, Clarendon Rond, Holland Park, London, W.11, G. B. Colson.
TUITION GIVEN
LESSONS FOR CHILDREN given in Modern Ball Room Dancing by the Expert
Toacher, the MISSES
ALLEEN and DORIS WOOD9,-23, Kowloop. Humphrey's Dallding,
Thone, 58851,
ST. GEORGE'S BALL The latest BALL ROOM DANCING taught by AILEEN and DORIS WOODS, recent ly returned from HOLLYWOOD, California. Perfect and rapid tuition assured. 23, Humphreys' "Buildings, Kowloon, Tel 56851.
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Tele-
ALEKANDER'S INSTITUT DE BEAUTE
For the best Permanent Finger and Marcel Waves. Hair Cutting and Manicure for Ladies and
Gentlemen.'
Pedder
Bldg. 1at foor. Room 5.
Tel. 25169.
Opposite entrance H.K. Hotel
Sole Agenta:
LANE, CRAWFORD. LTD.
Tel. 28153.