W.
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital
$53,000,000
Jasued and Fully Pallup $20,000,000 Beware Punde
titerling........... €900
Silver
............................... $14,000,00
HEAD OFFICE; HONG KONG.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA, Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853, HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established 1917.)
HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE, Hong Kong Branch: 18, Queen's Rd. C.
Authorized Capital Straits $20,000,000 8,000,000 Issued Capital
4,000,000
4,000,000 2,520,000
.£3,000,000
Reserve Fund
.£4,000,000
merte Slability of Proprietare... 20,000,000
Reserve Liability of Prom
prietors
Paid-up Capital
.£3,000,000
Reserva Liabilities
Agencies and Branches:
of Shareholders. Surplus
ALOR STAR
KUALA LUMPUR
(Malay Slates)
KUCHING
ASILITHAB
MADRAS
BANGKOK
ALANILA
MCDAN
NEW YORK
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
d. Mr. fl. 19, H. Mackie,
Chadema.
The Mr. J. J. Paterson,
Deputy Chaleman,
Bell, Esq. 1. Pence, Eny.
A. 11. Compton, Pay, J., A. Planner, Eng.
Lander Lewin, Res. 7. 20. I. Hhow, Esq.
4. Mük, Exq
MOT
BANGKOK
HATAVIA
MAY
CALCUTTA CASION CBEFOO
4. 3. Warren, Esq.
Chief Slanger.
V. M, Uzayburn, Eng.
BRANCHES:-
i LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
HUAN (Johorel
MUKDEN
NADASAKI
NEW YORK
DAIDEN
TCROW
FAIPHONG,
SAN FRANCISCO
SAMBUNG HANKOW HARDES HONOREW
32.011.0
Juok
KOBE
KOWLOON KUALA LUMPUR
PIPINO PENANO BANGOON SAIGON
HANGHAI
SINGAPURE
NOURABAYA SUNGRI PATANE TIENTSIN
TOKYO
YSENG LAU YOKOHAMA
Cures Accoat. apardia Local ray Rad Pines Depomite secured for can get
Mar 21 days Luvad Queronry and Sterling wy terms which will do quisted in applection.
Tong bone, Pelamars, Bat
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK,
In
urines of the abure link to conduct.
by the ROKU KANU AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Hules may be calateral pl wyplation.
FUR THE HONORING AND SHANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION,
VM. GHAYNUNS,
Hong Kong. 1914 July, 153,
Clef Kanget.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
READ OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris,
Subscribed Capital. Frs. 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital...Frs. G8,400,000,00 Reserve Funds ....Frn,102,000,000.00
Canton
BRANCHES: Bangkok. Hong Kong Quiahon Battambang Hue Saigon Cantho.
Mengtzo Shanghai Nam Dinh Singapore Neumes Thanhea
Tientsin Peking Tourans Pnom-Tinh Vinh Pondicherry Yunnanfo BANKERS:
Djibouti
Fort-Bayard Paperto
Haiphong Harkow Hanoi
IN FRANCE: Comptoir Nationat d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel of Commercial; So elete Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England, Lid; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnals,
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. Safe Deposit Boxes to let
A. LECOT,
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
UANTUK
CAWNPORE CEBU
COLDYBO
DAIREN ID ins
Bouth Manchuria) DELI
HAIPHONG HAMBURO HANKOW
BARDIN
(N. Machuurbat
LINEY KONO
Hous
וןהין:
KARACIT
KLANG
KONE
KUALA KANGSAR
(Persk FM.S.)
PEKING
PENANG
PESHAWAR
NA SODON
NALGON
BEMARANG
BEBEMBAN
BRANOMAI
SINGAPURE
ROURABAYA
TAIPING (P.M.R.)
TAVOY
TIENTSIN
TORYO
TOXUMAH (Bhut)
THING1A0
YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANGA
(Philippine Islands
General
Foreign Exchange and
Unnking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for 1 year or which will shorter periods at rates be qunted on application.
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager.
Hong Kong. 8th January, 1929.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK
OF NEW YORK.
READ OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York.
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits.U.S.$224,554,208 Branches in:--- · ARGENTINE LONDON
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CHINA
CHILE
COLOMBIA
CUBA
INDIA ITALY JAPAN
IC
MEXICO
PANAMA
PERU
PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS
PORTO RICO
STRAITS
SETTLEMENTS
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
Commercial and Travellers' Letters
of Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Bills of Exchange and Cablo Transfers Current accounts bought and sold, and Savings Bank accounts opened and
Fixed Deposits in local and for- at rates that eign currencies taken may be ascertained on application to the Bank.
Wo are also able to offer our Cus- tomers the services of the Branches
of the International Banking Corpora: tion in San Francisco and Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York (Franca), S.A, in Paris
F. McD. COURTNEY.
Hong Kong, 20th February, 1981.
and Nico.
THE
Manager.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York..
Manager.
Capital Surplus Reserves
Hong Kongi la day, 1928. THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yon 100,000,000 Reserve Fund .......Yen 118,500,000
Head Of~YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencies at: Alexandris
Nagoya Nowchwang New York
Batavia
Bombay
Buenos Aires
(Temporarily
closed).
Calcutta
Canton
Changchun
Osaka
Peking
Rangoon
Rio de Janeiro Salgon
Dairen (Dalny} Ban Francisco
Fongtien (Mukden) Seattle
Hemburg
Kankow
Harbin
Hong Kong Honolulu
Kai Yuen
Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Lyonn
Karila
Nagasaki
Semarang
Shanglal
Bhingononald
Singapore Boerabaya Bydney Tientala Tokyo Tamantu Tringtau
Vladivostock
(Temporarily closed)
Interest allowed or Current As- counts.
Deposits received for fixed perioda st rates to be obtained on applies- Koz.
II. MORI,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 10th September, "1980.
ماعية
.1.9.30,000,000 .U.S.$1,572,454 .U.S.$1,008,200
BRANCHES:-
Amsterdam
Antwerp
Asban
Cen
Hara Hamburg
Nice Kapla
Piraeus
Parla
Berlin Biarrita
Boobay
Врасна Brussel Bass is Livarpock Osire Calotta
BATTE Interlaken farmasiam Lido London
Lacorne Lupizo Ivior
Fooong
Faking
PASTOO
Botterda Eame
Cooper Oolomba Donninatioople
Oopenhagen Edinburgh Florence
Bader
- Marillon
Spate Darla Manila Munich. Monta Klan
Bimbool Ehanghal Southampton Dingapor St. Koelts Tisalain
Flanne
Senior
Zerfcb
-Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of Unit- ed States of America and Canada.
Branches, Agencies and Correspon dents in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY)
DANKERS.
Established 1824.
Hong Kong Emo:-11, Queen's Road Central Authorised Capai Gulder 100,000,000- (£12,500,000.) Pald-Up Capital Quilders 80,080,De
(28,569,Á70) Experts Pand
............................................ Guilders 43,015,000 {0,834,548)
and
Commerce
Finance
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE ARGENTINE.
Good Prospects for Increased Trade.
Port Facilitics
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1931.
gister. It was announced in Sep-stockbrokers, Messrs. Schwab and tember, 1930, that the company had Snelling for return of moneys on- Argentine owners. The fast mixed trusted to them for her use and, been sold by the Britlah to alternatively, damages for alleged services on the rivera Parana and breach of contract, Paraguay, Inaugurated with two The plaintiff said she was intro- motor vessels in 1929, have been duced by a woman friend to a Cap- augmented by the delivery of four tain Scoly, employed by the defend- further motor vessela of the samo ants to procure clients and advise
com-
Stockbrokers fear the result of thla decision as all toases to clients through share transactions under- taken on advice
of stockbrokers may be recoverable by law which, they contend, would make business impossible.
The committee of the Stock Ex- change is holding a special meet- Ing to consider the situation. Already other actions have been started in consequence of this de- cision.
enced by the majority of shipping type, all built on the Clyde. A new them as regards assessments, and companies oporating in all ports motor passenger vessel for the acting on his advice she sent him Aires-Asuncion The reduction in Buenos
service cheques for £580 to invest in a cor- of the world.
was put into commission in May, † Lain undertaking. She complained meat shipments from the River Plate to United Kingdom has na- 1930, to be followed by a sister that defendants invested part of turally unfavourably affected the ship at the end of the year. Two this money in peculative shares. specialised tonnage which cators new motor passenger and cargo The defendants, who denied the
vessels for service for the particular trade in ques-
on the
river allegations, said Captain Soely was tion; this situation has been fur- Alto Parata and Alto Paraguay a "half commission" man who had. PORT FACILITIES.
aloo incorporated ther accentuated by a similar fall wore
by no authority to act for them. 1930. The end of
The special jury hold that Cap- In view of the forthcoming Bri-ing off in meat shipments to north the
Continental ports.
pany bas also added their tain Seely was agent for the firm tish Empire Trade Exhibition at
modern powerful tugs and two and awarded plaintiff £317 for loss Buenos Aires which is to be open-
In the port of Buenos Aires a high-powered port tugs equipped of investments. ed by the Prince of Wales, special considerable amount of increased with fire fighting appliances for interest attaches to the report wharfage accommodation has been work in the port of Buenos Aires.
Port Works and Dredging. which is issued by the Department made available for overseas ship-
During the year under review of Overseas Trade on "Economic ping during 1930 through the Conditions in the Argentine Re-completion of a further portion of work on the new port of Buenos public" by Mr. H. O. Chalkley, the now port extension. Similar Aires has continued. All the docks C.B.E., Commercial Counsellor, ly a substantial amount of addi- for loading and unloading have The British Embassy, Buenos Aires.
tlonal storage space has been pro-been brought into service.
for the accommodation of following works have been carried In his introduction the Commer- vided cial Counsellor observes that the inward cargo (general merchan-out-Reconstruction of 195 metres Argentine Republic has been dise) from ocean-going vessels of the wharf of the south side of largely free from the abnormal through placing in commission the Riachuelo; 263 metres in the economic conditions, which have further new deposits and transit dock of La Plata; constructions of flád Offen:—AMSTERDAM” Ellers Head Oños;—BATAVIA, prevailed in so many countries gheds.
800 metres of defence work to the BRANCHES.- Bandjarmasin, „Bandning", Bomber during the post-war period. As a result of this increase in inflammable dock and to the walls
Calitta, Cheriboa, Djember, Djok jalaria The Hague, Jeddah, Bobe. Manufacturing industries are not wharfage and storage facilities enclosing the submarine baso at Kota Badia, Makassar, Medan, Pader unduly developed and produce for the despatch obtained by liners Mar del Plata: 100 motres of
Pekalonga Penang. Pontianak, Bangoon, Rotterdam.home consumption only, thus bringing general cargo during breakwater viaduct and erection of Babarnog", Hhangal, Sibolga (Bumatra),
Borsa lessening the likelihood of over 1930 has shown a distinct Improve- a shed of 2,000 square metres at Boerakarta (Boin), Taga, Tüli od production or unemployment. It ment
compared with previous Comodoro Rivadavia; construction is also worthy of note that the years, both in respect of time oc- of a reinforced concrete wharf 190
"Mother," asked little Dora, value of Argentine exports per cupled in actual discharge opera- metres in length at the Puerto
wrinkling her baby brows, "If you head of the population, in a typi- tions and in the saving effected Nacional of Bahia Blanca. cal year, was nearly the same na through reduction in overtime and first section of Puerto Deseado has had married Uncle Tom and daddy that of the United Kingdom. lighterage charges. It is, however, been brought into service and a had married Aunt Sarah, who
Attention is drawn to the period necessary to take into account that shed of 405 square metres erected. I would I have been?" of prosperity enjoyed by the Ar- the tonnage movement of this port Private enterprise at Rosario pert There is only one thing to do gentine Republie during the first shows a substantial falling off in has carried out extension works when the little Doras of this world half of 1929. These prosperous volume compared with the preced-amountig to 400,000 dollars pesos start asking awkward questions conditions were not, however, con- ing year, which has necessarily paper. At Vitoria and Helvecia and that is to promise an answer tinued during the latter part of somewhat reduced the demand on the construction of floating docks at some sufficiently distant birth- the period under review. The port accommodation.
were day, Children who ask this typo was terminated, and these Reorganised October 26, 1928, under economic situation became un. A large number of the discharg- brought into service. During 1930 of question are revealing normal, ing berths for coal, lumber and purchases effected by means of 80 healthy, mantal development. altuated public calls for tenders and 2,072 Children who are dull and unin- rough general cargo are on the banks of the Riachuelo; the private ones amounted to 11,761,- teresting are usually somewhat course of this river is fortuous, 997.82 dollars pesos paper.
below par in their health. Phy- and in consequence there have
sical and mental fitness are 90 been not infrequent cases
closely inter-dependent that if a
other small craft by ocean-going vessels through navigation, dim- culties experienced by the latter in these narrow and. aomewhat dim-
Palembang.
Bluga pors,
• These often hava sala daposli bozee to 144. Candan Bashiro:-National Provincial Bank £58. Components all over the world Binking hvalness of staty Jescription razscled."
A. ETORRINK.
Anting Kasger.
fig Kong, 18th August, 1950.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
ernment as an
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Subscribed Capital....$25,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital .$24,710,200.00 Reserve Funds
.$ 3,820,503.82
1929,
of i
The
A CHILD'S POSER.
How Would You Answer It?
special charter of The National Gov-favourable towards the close of
as compared with corres ponding periods in previous years, and this depressed situation, which was unfortunately carried on into 1950, was probably a con-
quent political events."
The
Commercial Counsellor judges from existing conditions that there are good prospects for increased British exports to Ar-
scheme. has existed for the Owing to our numerous branches gentinn in 1981, which year will in China and large connections in the be noteworthy for the holding of straightening of the most awkward important commercial centres of the the British Empire Trade Exhibi- bend in the river by means of ex- world, we are able to extend to our tion in March. This is the first propriation of certain londs on the
tributory cause as regards subse damage caused to lighters and AN IMPORTANT LAW child la- backward mentally, steps
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH: 4. Queen's Road Central.
DECISION.
4
should be taken at once to die- cover what is wrong with the child's physical condition.
Sluggishness of the internal
cult waters. For some years past Relations of Broker and organs makes a child lethargic
a
clients special facilition for domestic national industrial exhibition to north bank, and there is
esa Government both abroad.
reason
Client.
mentally as well as physically. Your child will be much brighter for an occasional dose of Baby's Own Tablets, the health-regulator Another law court decision in specially for babes and young and foreign banking and exchanges,
We also handle the issue of Bonds be organised by any country into believe that the scheme in ques-mail, week caused much perturba- children. These pleasant-to-take and other Public Funds of the Chia- South America, and has the auption is now about to be carried out. tion In the Stock Exchange whose tablets quickly correct indiges- at home ano port of the British Government This, when completed, will prove chairman was besieged by a queue tion, and stomach and bowel trou- and of leading firms in the major of very material advantage to of alarmed stockbrokers asking ad- bles generally. They check SHOU J. CHEN,
ity of British Industries.
those occan-going vessels which re-vice as regards their position to-diarrhoea, cxpel worms, alloy Hong Kong, 5th March, 1930.
After a close review of the fan-quire to proceed to any of the wards clients. ancial situation the Commercial berths referred to above. Counsellor deals with the foreign
River Services. trade of the Argentine Republic. The Argentine Navigation Com- This careful analysis, occupying pany (Mihanovich), Ltd, owns a 45 pages of the report, when read fleet of over 200 units aggregating
Manager.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Established 1912.
Head Office:-Hong Kong. Authorised Capital (1X.X. Currency) $11,000,006 Pald-Up Capital Bentrs Fund
1,000,000-
BRANCHES Canton, Shanghai.
Haskow, Bwntow Bangkok, New York and San Franciam
CORRESPONDENTS
LONDON DANKERS :--
The lord's Bank, Lionlied.
loat principi dities of the World
Forsi congs and banking business of wvery description, transsoted.
Safe Deposit Boxes (various aimes) at a poorly metal of Tom $5 to $40,
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 14th May, 1930.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO,)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formoss, Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899,
Central Bank in Form
All classes of Commercial Banking Bank Note vrage amoun) Yas, 45,000, Transactions undertaken.
Personal investmont necounts handled.
BANCHES AND KORNOTES: JAPAN 1-Tokyo, Tokohama, Kobe, Osaka POREDBA -
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in conjunction with the very de-more than 150,000 tons gross re- Horridge, the well-known firm of talled import and export statistics given in the appondices, forms of a most valuable contribution to the study of the Argentine market, which is especially, relevant in view of the forthcoming exhib'tion A notable feature of this chapter is the section on "marketing or- ganisation and local representa- tion."
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Shipping.
The report proceeds: The fall- ing off la export,and import move- ment during the current year caused by the comparative failure of the last wheat crop and by the generally unsatisfactory trading conditions which have prevailed in the country, has led naturally to a diminution in the volume of overseas tonnage operating in Ar gentine ports. Under these cir
cumstances it was not to be ex pected that any increase in ton- nage would be made by the lines Kanto Eling already operating with the River Matong, Nants, Thiachika, Talous, Tales, Plate. The contrary has been the CELINA:-banghen Helto, Tatlo,,
Takso,
ilankow, Amer, Fombow, case, three Lamport and Holt pas- Ewator, Canton, OTHERS-Dang Long, Slegs pare, Babaya, tenger vessels, and the two new
Bomatog The Company offers to intending
Be
Bombay, Clout motor vessels, which had been run- London, New Jock, Dairen. Travellers the use of its "Travelers
LONDON BANSERS. Cheques and Letters of Credit and, The Louis County Westminster and Parr's Banking under the Norwegian flag between New York and River
in addition, the world-wide services The Bank has Correspondatia in all the principal Plate, having been withdrawn. of Its thoroughly equipped Travel De-Commeraal Centre Aroughout the world. partment.
Affliated with THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK
Resources
Over £$2,500,000,000
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Established 1018.
10. Des Voeux Road, Central.
L. MAGURA.
HOXO XOXO BRANCH:
Des Your Bond Central. Kong Kong, 19h Jomary, 1985.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD,
HEAD OFFICE
18, Orsonobarah Blaw). Leodom, E.6.3.
Authorized Capital"
Bubscribed Capital
Pak-up Capital
HABERES;
£3,000,000 1,800,000 1,050,000
Reserve Fund and Rest 1,648,506 The Bank of England à Midland Bank, Lid.
-DRANCHES Įpak
New York Lands
Penang Port Louis
HEAD OFFICE:
- TRONG TONG
Capital and Surplus
over II. 8,000,000.00
*,, over H.$80,000,000.00
Baleri Bomber
Columbo.
Galle
Total Resources
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
Carnt and Fixed Deposit Accounts in toon! and for- eign currenoles opened for clients.
Savings Account and Bate Deposit Boxes.
Branches and Agencies all over the world.
-Chief: Managne,
KAN TONG PO,
Hoai. Trong Hostiahn
Karachi Kota Bharu Kona Kru
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Kenia (akang) Bagapore Boursbags
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THOROUGOOD,
One of the few lines which has brought new tonnage into opera tion in this trade during the cur- rent year is that of Ybarra and Co., whose new vessel (mixed pas: senger and cargo) Cabo Ban An- tonlo is now operating in the Mediterranean-River Plate trade; this firm has two other similar vessels under construction. The Japanese line, Osaka Shosen Kal- sha, has also put some large new, motorvessels on to their all-the- world-round route in course of which they call at Monta Video and Buenos Aires. Two large new British carriers of refriger- ated produce, Le, Tuscan Star and Sultan Star, have recently been placed in the River Plate-Braall- United Kingdom trade The Bri- tfah. Cambrian Line, which for a considerable time had been operat ing from north Continental ports. to the River Plate, has been sus-
Shipping companies in generat have suffered in many Instances. severe, losses throughout 1980 In River Plate trading, sharing in Manager, this respect the extremely un- he favourable trading results expert-
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