BANK S
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorize Capital
$50,000,0 inued and Fully Pudup (3,000,000 Lavara Funde:-
clog. £,800,000
10,00,000
Meer Tilly Proplanes #29,000,000) BRAD OPPICE, HONG KONG.
Кол. М
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1-
Bow, M.' . . 8. Mackla.
Charman
1. 3. J. Paterann,
1'eputy Chairman.
H. Hall, T. Ya. Pourco, Eg
A. B. Complon, Esq. 1. A. Mumsner, Esq.
B-Lander Lawin. Eng. T. 1. N. Shaw, Eaq.
.. J. P. Warren, Eso.
0. Miskin,
43003
BANABOR KATAVIA,
JBAY
ALEPITA
CANTON
Pol
COFA/SEBE
DAMEN
VOUCITOY
HAITRUNG
HARDUNU
YANKOW
BAMMIN
NOMIKEW
HARLO
IMAT
FRYDRE
KOW LIAIS
Chief Menegat,
V. 1. Greykum. Esq.
BRANCHES:-
$4 LPUR
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
MUAR okami
MUKDEN
NEW YORK
PEITINO
PENANG BANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISO
SHASUHA
SINGAPORE
SOUHAHAYA
SUNGE! FATANS <TIRSISIN
110.
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TSI PAO YDROTAMA
surau Accuvinte opted to Local Guita mus Staed Depomile tried for o
in Lori Currency and Biosti
korte will be gusted on' application.
thank Kong. Mit Peliny, 1981.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
This the above Ilank la conduce 18 Os ROM AND SHANGRA Bules may be DANKING CORPORATION, chaled do pallatios.
FOR THE BONOKONG AND SHANGHAI RINKING CORPORATION.
V.M. ONAYRUNN,
Hong Kong. 18th July, 1900.
Chiri Mataster.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.
Subscribed Capital Frs. 72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital... Frs. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Fans Frs.102.000.000.00
Bangkok
BRANCHES:
Hattambang Blue Catho
Canton
·Djibouti
Haiphong
Hong Kong Quinhon
Saigon Shanghat Mengtre
Singapore Nam-Diah
Thanha
Tientsin Tournne
Nunion
Fort-Bayard Papeete
Hankow
Hanoi
Peking Pnom Penh Vinh Pondichery, Yuanuntu BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir Nateral d'Escompte de Paris:" Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriel of Commercial; So- else Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Provis cia & Union Bank of England, Ltd.: Comptoir Nationa d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnin.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgen
French American Banking Cor CW. poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New Tork.
Interest allowed on Current Ac. counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangentents.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxce to let.
A. BONNAUD,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON, Paid-up Capitol
+ (Sulay Slates)
ANKITSAB
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established 1917)
HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE. Itong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Rd. C. £3,000,000 Authorised Capital Straits $20,000,000 $4,000,000 Issued Capital
Paid-up Capital Reservo
Liabilities
of Shareholders.
8,000,000 4,000,000
4,000,000
Commerce and Finance
f
DEPRESSED TRADING, During the year under review
. .
CONDITIONS:
2,620,000 Whiteaway, Laidlaw &
Branchés, Agencies and Correspon in the principal cities of the dents work.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG 8001..
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Surplus
alon Strak
KUALA LUMPU
KUCHING
MADRAS
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PEKING
PHRANG
RANDOOK
SAJOUS
SLMARANG
SEREMBAN
SHANGHAL
SINGAPORE
SITIAWAN
KOURADAYA
BASTINGX BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON
GAWNPURE-.
HBD
COLOM
DALEN (Dalog
Baru Stenariat
-DELHI
HAPONO
IAMBUnd
BANKOW
MARDIN
18. Meoburlat
HUNG FONG
זויft
197133
KABAGHI
REANO
BUBB
KUALA KANGĦAR
"Tarek P.M.9.) ̧
Foreign
TAIPING M.8.) TAVOY
TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TSIN (Dbukel)
YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA
Exchange
(Philippies feladat
And General
Hanking business transacted.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V. NCIVEBLANDS THADING 800ILTT
BANKERS
Establiskan 1824, dong Kong Vidos:-il, Yusen's Hand Dessen. Authored Capils! Ouilders. $50,000,000
112,500,000.1 Ouliders 80,040,500 (26.069,370) Ouilders 10,819,000 (3.00)
Príd-Up Capital
Meserve Pund.
*
which will
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for 1 year shorter periods at rates
be quoted on application.
J. STUART,
Acting Manager.
Hong Kong, 28th May, 1931.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK,
OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: 55. Wall Street, New York.
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits..U.S.3226,037,192
Branches in:
ARGENTINE LONDON
ISLANDS
BELGIUM
MEXICO
BRAZIL
PANAMA
CHILE
PERU
CHINA
PHILIPPINE
COLOMBIA
CUBA
PORTO RICO
DOMINICAN
STRAITS
REPUBLIC
INDIA ITALY JAPAN
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
SETTLEMENTS
Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Bills of Exchange and Cable Transfera Current accounts Lought 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.
We are also abla to offer our Cus tomers the services of the Branches
Co., Ltd.
Mr. Thomson and Mr. Forward visited the East and were some months at the branches in India, Burns, and Ceylon. Their reports to the board wore very informative, and the conclusion drawn from them is that our managers were making strenuous efforts to cope with the present difficult situation, that an excellent condi- stocks wore in tion, and that all possible economies in working were being effected.
is
The twenty-third annual general Manager.meeting of Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Co., Limited, was held on May 12
In acknowledging the services of at the offices of the company, 5, Cripplegate Buildings, London, EC. the company's staff, both abroad and Mr. Mence Wilkinson (the chair in London, must make special man and managing director) pre- mention of the loyal services of the aided. The chairman said:-The managers in charge of our numer
branches: When trade accounts we are asking you to adopt us to-day cover a period of serious de- normal they can anticipate receiving pression and difficulty. None of the at the end of each financial year a countries in which our business is substantial percentage of the profits carried on has escaped, and, in made at their branches, and are common with practically every other thus compensated for their arduous business operating in the Near and duties and the responsibilities they Far East, the results of the year's have to carry.
When profits are small, or non- trading are unsatisfactory,
The depressed trading conditions existent, their management allow- Calcutie, Chariben, Djember, Djok all over the world are well known, ances are their sole remuneration jakarta. The Elegua, Jadda. Kobe. but I may be permitted to remind for a year's work under trying con- Kotn-Hadju, kaksanar, Hadası, Fadens
the peculiar difficulties ditions in a tropical climate. I am, Penang, you Palembang. Pasalongen, Poulinsk Baugos, Botterdamwhich affect the countries in which as a matter of course, in close touch Blogapore. thirably we are established. In India tho with all the managers, and I wish political situation sufficiently ac-ehareholders to know that they are counts for a substantially reduced doing their best in the interests of turnover. The boycott, which the the company.
I now beg to move: "That, the was to remove, Delhi Agreement
the directors and the shows no sign of abatement, and report of the statements which have been statement of accounts as at Febru made that there is an improved ary 28, 1931, be and are hereby demand for British. goods have no approved and adopted." Mr. J. Thomson seconded the resolution, foundation in fact,
wad Oos-AMSTERDAM Easter Hand OM-BATAVIA. BRANCHES 1- Bardfarmasin, Bendwog. Bomber.
Bagh
Soerakaris (Bolo), „Jugal, Tillujap ow! Waltevreden,
• These offices bare safe deposit botar to Jet. Lendas-Bankers-National Provizual Bank Led. Corpoeduse all over the merid Banking business of every description trasnačsad.
A. STOKKINK.
Hong Kong. Ith August, 1280.
Manager.
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-THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
of
A telegram from Bombay 'which which was unanimously carried. then proposed the in The Times stated The chairman appeared that the Bombay Congress re-election of the retiring director new (Mr. A. Forward), which was proposed
ita start-
Reorganisel October 28, 1928, under picketing campaign throughout the seconded by Mr. J. H. Lewes and
carried unanimously.
special charter of The National Gov-city, which was to include the Euro- ernment as an
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK,
Subscribed Bapital
Paid-Up Capitai Reserve. Funds
pean shops on Hornby Road and
elsewhere the Fort. Picketing was in operation during the greater' $25,000,000.00 part of last year, and is said to be
2
BRITISH COTTON,
WORLD.
$24,710,200.00 in accordance with the terms of the DECLARED THE BEST IN THE
very $1,820,503.82 Delhi Agreement. It is n
serious hindrance to carrying on our legitimate business.
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI..
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central.
Uneconomie Prices.
The. uneconomic prices realised for rice rubber, tin, sugar, and other Burma, Owing to our numerous branches in commodities produced in China and large connections in the im-Ceylon, the Federated Malay States,
Mr. T. W. Bastin, chairman of Bastin Merryfield and Cracknell, Loudon, has returned from a tour of Continental markets, and what he
has convinced him that! has seen British cotton goods are the best. "My knowledge of textile markets," he said, "extends over many years, and my recent visit has shown me two things.
of the International Banking Corpora-portant commercial centres of the the Straits Settlements, Java, and world, we are able to extend to our Sumatra have curtailed the purches ellents special facilities for domestic
customers in ing powers of our We also handle the issue of Bords those countries to a serious extent. and foreign banking and exchanges. and other Public Funds of the Chin- This, has resulted in reduced trade made in Britain In the printing, ese Government both at home and and loss of profits. Manager. abroad.gam
tlon in San Francisco and Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York (France), S.A., in Faris and. Nice.
F. McD. COURTNEY,
Hong Kong, June 16, 1931.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Office: 65, Broadway. New York.
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1931.
Capital Surplus Reserves
LIMITED.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
Established 1980.
Capital (fully pald-up) Yen 100,000,000 ..Yen 115,000,000 Reserve Fund
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencies at:
Alexandria
Batavia Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Changchun
Manila Nagasaki
Nagoya
Newchwang
New York Ozaka
Pelping Rangoon Pengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Dairen (Dalny)
Hamburg
Hankow Harbin Hong Kong Honolulu Kai Yust Karachi
Kobo
London
Los Angeles Lyons
San Francisco
- Seattle
Semarang Shanghai Shimonosek!
Singapore Scerabaya
Bydney Tientsin Tokyo
Taingtan
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts.
Deposlis, received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
H. MORI,
Manager. Hong Kong, 11th April, 1981.
SHOUJ. CHEN,
Hong Kong, 6th March, 1931,
"One is the progress we have
colour and design of cotton. Even Conditions were slightly better in those in the trade would hardly Manager.Siam, the profits of our Bangkok have expected not long ago that so an advance would be so branch being fairly satisfactory. dolinite In China the fall in the value of quickly made. The other thing I
is that goods to equal) silver resulted in a corresponding have seen depreciation in exchange. Our yours, whether in cotton or rayon are average remitting rate for the year not being produced by any other from Shanghai was 1s. 134d. to the country in the world.”
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Office:-Hong Kong.
Authorised Ampila? (H.K= Cummy) $13,000,000 18,685,000 Pali-Up Capita]omanti Reserve Fund
1,400,000
U.8.$6,000,000 U.S.$1,572,454 U.S.$1,008,200.
BRANCHES--
Aktardam ANIARD
Albans
3 WHOL Glasgow HATAOS
Berlin
Niew Sapine Pizha Paris l'enong
in a
Dimeriza
Bombay
fukin Palermo
Прав Brusela
Bounce Alm
Calco Calonite Cannes Coloraba
Constantinopla
Copophagun Edinburgh
Plorado
Elsburg
www
Lak
Jutusiom Lide Londat Literponi
Lugod LUROF
Jusallion Moats Carto
عالموعد
Munte
Rotterdam Note Stamboul Shaugh
deaths pton Singapore Si, Mori
Tintain
We
Viri-ba Yokohama Zurick
Monirega ...Miłam Qandya
Branches
Express of American Company in Principal cltles of init. ed States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment
decounts
bandled
BRANCHES:-
Canton Yanghai, Biokov, Azzam,
Bangkok, New York and Baci
CORRESPONDENTS
LONDON BANKERS
The Lord's Bark. Liid
principal nitira of the
Foreign lange and banking business of >ry decalpainiz Sentracted.
haf Dapeut Borne (vazivan land as a zeurly' Dental al from 15 to $40,
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager.
dollar, as compared with 1s. 7%d. Mr. Bastin, who is vice-president| in 1929-30 and 1s. 11d. in 1928-29, of the London Employera Associa Higher rates of Customs duty also tion, added that he was glad the cotton trade was determined to fol help to curtail trade.
the con-
I regret to report that a serious low up the success achieved by the fire occurred at our premises in White City Exhibition in February. Shanghai in November, last. Al-National Cotton Week, was an though the loss was covered by in- opportunity to continue surance, trade waa interfered with curted effort on which so much de- the for some time.. In Kenya Colony pended. The industry and the settlers depend entirely on the large-scale buyers had begun the prices they obtain for their crops, movement at the exhibition. Now which throughout the year have the retailers and the public would been very low. As a consequence continue it. our customers have had less money to spend, and our five branches in
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. this territory have contributed only a small amount to the general result.
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa,
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Central Bank in Formoen,
Year's Trading Profit. After dealing with the balance- sheet figures the chairman said:~~ The profit and loss account shows a
"In this way," said Mr. Bastin, "much can be done to restore the cotton trade to the position which it ought to occupy.".
BRITISH TRADE.
MORE EMPIRE - EXHIBITIONS
SUGGESTED...
Bank Noise waved Average about Ys, .000.000 trading profit of £75,288. From this we have to deduct £16,923 for
Mr. Gilbert Rich, founder of the BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: JAPAN Tokyo, Yokohama, Hobe, Dnaka. FORMOSA la Eagarako lang income-tax and £22,834 for depre- British Export Society, auggested, Hakow Nanto, Bhimesiku, Tabhu, Talaan,ciation on buildings, plant, furni at the annual conference of the The Company offers to intending CHINA, Tankow. Amor, Foothow,ture, and fittings. As on the stock, Incorporated Sales Managers' Asso- Travallers the use of its Travelers on Sapors, Barbare, we have made full provision for ciation at Cheltenham recently that Cheques" and Letters of Credit and,
Oleate, depreciation on buildings, ote., and, similar to that held in Buenos Aires,: premises have British Empire. trade exhibitions, moreover, all our of its thoroughly equipped Travel De- The Looden County Waimina and Pair Bank been kept in a thorough state of should be arranged in other foreign partment.
in addition, the world-wide services
Affiliated with
Takno, Tamui, Toen, Halla, Talla
Swatow, Canton
Bou Semarang, BalaTE, Leudon, New York, Dares.
LONDON BANKERS:
The Bank has Correspondants is all the principal Commerial Cenirne throughout the world,
X. NAGURA.
mar, Stanager,
B. Des Vaux Bond Cal
•Hong Kong, 19th January, 192
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK HONG KONG. BRANCH;"
Resources Over U$2,500,000,000.
C. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Established 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central. HONG CÙNG
and Surplus
Total Resources
over H. 8,000,000,00 over H.$30,000,000.00
**Every description of Banking and Exchange, business-
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in local and fors
currencies? opened for clients in
Savings Account and Bafe Deposit: Boxste Branchen; sad. Agencies all over the world.
TONG PO
YOU
repair out of revenue.
and Dominion markats, where there! The balance carried to balance were sufficient opportunities for the is £30,669, which, together sale of British goods in quantities alcet with £26,102, balance brought for to justify the expense Incurred. ward from the previous year's Mr. Rich mentioned as countries accounts, makes a total of £57,071, worth considering for exhibitions From this has to be deducted the South Africa, Brazil, India, China, dividend paid on preference shares, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Holland, $41,500, leaving. a balance of end Spain. He Included India, ho £15,571, which the directos recom said, because we badly needed some- mend should be carried forward to thing to help us to regain on lost
ARE INVITED TO INSPECT OUR next year's accounts.
STOCK OF ASIATIC FOREIGN AND COLONIAL
POSTAGE STAMPS
IN SETS, SINGLE PACKETS, BAGS AND IN APPROVAL SHEETS.
GRACA&CO. Doklerstin Postage Stamp
STREET TONG RỪNG
YESTER AY'S SOLUTION.
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trade in that country, even if we had to do it by introducing new
He also suggested that it might be in the interest of our export trade to manufacture a second line of goods of a lower quality than our standard ranges to be sold, in addi- tion to the best quality goods, at cut prices.
NO
The demand for cheaper goods would be met by others whether we fall into line or not. The question affected many tish manufac turers at the pres time when Practically all sean countrica uties-on
were putt NG most importa. comba
this was t
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