BANK S
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION. -
Ahorn Capital $69,906,000. Lecued and Paily Paid-up........... 929,001,906 Bear Funda —
Bowling
fullver-
5,508,DEO $10,000,000
Besacea Láně, Kády et Propristare $36,800,900 REAL WIFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORA 1--
Hon. Mr. C. 0. 6. Muke. Chairmen,
Ifos, Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chairs an
Man. Kr. 1. K. Dell, T. E Pearna, Bog. 4. H. Copton, Esq. J. A, Plummet, Esq.
A. Ladder Lewis, Esq, T. H. B. Shaw, Mey.
Minklu, Z.
J. P. Warren, Beg
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. ↑ Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital
BATAVIA BOMBAY
DALOUTTA CANTON
CAWNYORE
CLOU
COLOMBO
PENANG
THE
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established 1917.)-
HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Rd. C.' Authorised Capital Straits $20,000,000 Issued Capital
8,000,000 4,000,000 Paid-up Capital
4,000,000 2,087,000
Branches, Agencies and Correspon dents in the principal cities of the world,
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOI,
Reservo Fund
..£3,000,000 £4,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
Reservo Liabilitier
..£3,000,000.
· Agencies and Branches:
of Stareholders. Surplus
11
ALOR STAR
KUALA LUMPUR
(Malay Mietenj
KUCHING
AMINTEAR
HANGKOK
MADHAY
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
T
PEKINO.
BANGOON
BATUON
BENAHANG
SEREMBAN
NHANGITAL
HUNGARIE
SITLAMAN
BUURABATA
(N. Manebura)
TAIPING. (P.M.3.).
MINU KONG
TAVOY
BOMBAY
ILOILO
CALOUTTA
MUAR (Johores
FOR
TONGKAR (Bhukah)
DANTON
MUKDEN
TRINGTAO.
CULPOO CULOMBO
NEW YOBE
KOBE
TORDHAMA
PEIPING
KUALA KANGSAR
ZAMBOANGA
DALEN PCONO
PENANG
['hilippine Islande)
and
Gozeral
HARPHONO
AMDT
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
VAMNURO
HANKOW GARDIN
HISOKEW
[00
дерл
HOKE
COLE
KOWLOON
Chiol Musi
V. M. Grayburn, Kay.
BRANCHES:-
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
BANGOON
SAIGON
HAN FRANCISO
NANCHI
"SINGAPORE
BOURABAYA
SUNGEL FATAN
HENTNIN
TOKYO
TRENUTAD
YOKOHAMA
Garent Accounts opased to Eson! Carrery
kad fized Dapodi estrad for as lo short periods in orat Currency and
38 as witch will be quoted on application.. Doug Kong. Dith February, 1981.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
~~Tico-Business_ot the abere Bank la conduct. ad by the HONG KONG AND BURNOITAT Hules may be BANKING CORPORATION.
outalced on application.
FOR THE LONGLONG AND BEANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. ORAYBURN,
Hong Koox. lb July, 2000.
Chiat Manager,
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussmann, Parls.
J
Subscribed Capital Frs. 12,000,000.00 Paki-Up CapitalFr. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds ....Fs.102,000,000.00
BRANCHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhen
Saigon Battambang Te
Shanghai Gnatho
Mengtze
Canton
Djibouti
Fort-Bayard Fapeste
Nam Dinh Singapore
Thanha Numa
Tientsin Tourane
Esiphong .Peking
Hankow PnomPenh Vinh
Hanoi
Pondichery Yunnanta DANKERS:
DATEEN (Dalay
Houth Manekuria)
DELHI
HAIPHONG
HAMBURO
HANKOW
HARBIN
(Patak...)
TINTAIN
TOR YO
Foreign Exchange
Ranking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix-
ed Deposits received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
-J..STUART,
Acting Manager.
Hong Kong, 28th May, 1931..
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK
OF NEW YORK.
HEAS OFFICE:65, Wall Street, New York.
Capital Surplus and
Undivided-Profits LL.S.$226,037,392
Branches in:--
ARGENTINE LONDON.
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CHILE
CHINA
MEXICO
PANAMA
PERU
PHILIPPINE
PORTO RICO
DOMINICAN
STRAITS
REPUBLIC
COLOMBIA CUBA.
INDIA ITALY JAPAN
ISLANDS
SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA
Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Bilia Cable Transfers of Exchange and
Current accounts bought and sold. and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in local and for- at rates that eign curroneles taken
may be ascertained on application to the Bank.
We are also able to offer our Cus tomers the services of the Branches of the International Banking Corpora- IN FRANCE: Comptoir Nationation in San Francisco and Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York (France), S.A., in Paris and Nice.
4'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnain Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Credit Industriol et Commercial; So
late Generale,
IN LONDON: The National Provin cin & Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co., French American Banking Car- poration; Guaranly 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. BONNAUD,
:
Manager.
F. McD. COURTNEY,
Hong Kong, June 10, 1931.
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York
Manager.
Capital. Surplus Reserves
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1031.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 .Yen 115,000,000 Reserve Fund
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencies at:
Alexandria
Batavia
Barlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Changchan
Hamburg Hankow Harbin
Nagasakl Nagoya
Newchwang New York Osaka
Paris Peiping Dairen (Dalny) Rangoon Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
San Francisco Seattle Semarang Shanghai Shimonosali Singapore Soorabaya Sydney
Hong Kong Honolulu
Kal Yuen
Karachi.
London
Kobe
Los Angeles Manila
Tientsia
Tokyo Tsingtau
Abrientam Aniwarp
Brela Bella Birits Burabay Breme Brussels Busan Airs Calen
aloula Canna Calamba
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY)
DANKERS.
Established 1834. `` Hong Kong Doe:-15, Qusen's Bond Central. Authorized Capital Ouildare 160,000,000-
Fold-Up Capital Hogs Fund
119.600,000. Older 50,081,064 (0,862,791 Guildora 10,013,000
CHINA MAIL..
and
Commerce
Finance
SHARE MARKET. Weekly Reports by Brokers.
G. A. HARRIMAN."
Hong Kong, August 8.
week The market during the under review continued on the Active side and although the volume of business was
favour.
Insurances.-Union Insurances have buyers at $565. China Under- writers have had a fair amount of attention and buyers are now offer- ing $5.80. Canton Insurances and Hong Kong Fires are Inquired for at $1,500 and $1,400 respectively.
Shipping:--With the exception ofļ Waterboats which are wanted at! $28.60 there is little doing in this section.
Mining-This soction has been not particularly entirely neglected.
Lands, Hotels and Buildings.- large, there was a fair amount of
most stocks. animation in
The Hong Kong Hotels have been steady, enjoyed the business having been done for speculative serifon most activity with many parcels of August Settlement at $17.25 for the There are A few Hotels, Realties, Cements, Chino Old shares. Underwriters, and Ewos changing buyers at $17.10 cash. Hong Kong and forward de- Í Lands have changed hands at $91,75 hands for cash liveries at ruling quotations. Con with further buyers at $91.50 and structions also came in for renewed sellers at $92.00. Hong Kong Real The Investment section tys have advanced to $16.00 cash was exceptionally quiet with only with business done for September a few small dealings in Lands, and at $17 and October $17.15. Ham- were phreys after being quiet have a Trams. Sterling counters also very quiet with practically no few buyers at $22 for the business passing in this section shares. Banjarma, Dardoeng, Rombez: Unions in particular were being Cottons.-Ewo Cottons have been Calcutta, Cheribon, Djembat. Djok Alaris The Hagen, Fad, Kobs offered freely without attracting in good demand and business has Kota-Radja,Makanar, Medan, Padanz
been done up to Tla. 14.25 cash. Palembang. Pabalong. For bid anywhere near quotations. Pantlensk, Bangoo, Rotterdam, At the close of the market to-day. There are further buyers at this
trading continues to be fairly brisk rate for local delivery.
Docks, Wharves & Gudowne, in Hotels, Cements, Realties, China Underwriters, and Ewos, but for Kowloon Wharves are inquired for the most part the rest of the market
China Providents were at $163. is rather quiet.
done at $6.10/15 but they Banks-Hong Kong & Shanghai slightly easier now with buyers at Banks-were-in-demand at $2,075,
36:05-and-probable-sellera-at-$610, Banks of East Asia improved for the Old shares. New shares slightly to a buying rate of $180.
Bad O-AMSTEDDAM” Eaters and Office:7AVIA,
BRANCHES
bolgi
Bourbal
Samarang*, (Sumai), Blagaper Sorakazi (Bola), Tegni, Fjänisp andļ Wallauraden*.
• Thoio acos karo sale, deposit dozne to let. Loudan Banker :-National Provincial Bank Ltd. Correspondente all over the world Banking business of every description transacted.
A. STOKKINE.
Hong Kong, 18th August, 1998,
Неперев
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國小
old
are
Hisurance-Canton Fires showed changed hands at $2.70/.75 and thero sro further sellers at 52.80.
In slight improvement, shares being Whampoa Docks continue in de-1
in demand at $1,510.
Unions were
booked at $566, and there were pos-mand at $30.00,
Public
Utilities.-Hong
Kong
sibly further buyers of small par- Trams have buyers at $21.60. Star Hong Kong Fires Ferries. are quiet at $98.75
enquiries nt
Reorganised October 26, 1928, under cels at $560. special charlor of The National Gov-were better with
China ernment as an
$2,520. 'INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE strengthened a great
BANK.
having changed hands Subscribed Capital....$25,000,000.00 | rates between $5.65 and $6.20. Paid-Up Capital
Douginses Shipping --
P
$24,710,200.00
Underwriters nominal. China Lights are wanted deal, shares at $26.25, business was done at $26.15/.25. Hong Kong Electrics ut rising
have buyers at $81.26 with sellers were asking 25 cents mere. Hong Kong! Reserve Funds - 3,820,609.82 neglected. Heng Kong Steamboats, Telephones have been done at after having been negotiated at $34.75/$35.00 Ex Dividend with $28/28%, eased off slightly to a further buyers at $34.50 and sellers buying rate of $28. Union Water at $35.00. boats had buyers at $28.
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central
at
Ices Miscellaneous. - Canton in re- could be placed at $6.60. Cementai Mining. Benguets were quest at $9.80. Raube improved a remain steady at $19.50 buyers, Owing to our numerous branches in hit and could be placed at $361% sellers asking 15 cents over. Hong easier at $21.90 China and large connections in the im Venezuela Goldfields remained un- Kong Ropes are
sellers. Dairy Farms have buyers portant commercial centres of the
Docke, Wharves, and Godowns.- at $32.50 and sellers al --$38.09. world, we are able to extend to our changed at $234 buyers. clients special facilities for domestic
Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharves Hong Kong Amusements A & B We also handle the issue of Bonds change hands and foreign banking and exchanges.
$163, buyers Shares could be placed at $22:00 and other Public Funds of the Chin-
$162. Providents and $21.75 respectively. Construc prevailing at and cso Government both at home abroad.
(old) were very firm, a fair hasi-tions continue to creep up and now SHOU J. CHEN, ness having been transacted at "have buyers at $13.10. Lane Craw-
Manager. $6.05/.10.
fords have improved to a buying Hong Kong, 5th March, 1981.
Ilafels, and Ren! Estate.-There rate of $8.20 for Old and $8.00 for was a fairly large turnover in New shares. Watsons are wanted Hong Kong
at at $16.30. Powells have sellers at THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. 317.00/.25, the market closing with $8.80.
Established 1912.
Head Office:-Hong Kong.
Authorised Capital (B.E. Cormusy) $13,000,000 Pald-Up Capital assess
Basert Fund .U.S.$6,000,000 U.S.$1,572,454 .U.S.$1,908,200
BRANCHES:-
NIAS
Suplar
Vineus
Parts
Cong
Tablog Palerma
Basterdsm Bors BLUEboul
Genom Glasgow Katana Hamburg ELAYTO istorisken Jerusalem Lido Lordaa
Liverpool Luo Lugaro
Marcello
Kaute Carto
→⚫itanila
Munich
Yontreux Vis
Shaoghai dosthampto Bingapore 56. Moris Teenisla
Vienna
Vaioa
Constantinople Copenhagen Edtaborgh
-` Yokohama Florence
Zurich Перета
Branches
American Express Company in Principal cities of Unit ed States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Personel investment handled.
9,665,640 1,200,000
Hotels (old)
sellers at $17.10.. Hong Kong Dividends.-Hong Kong Realty & Lands changed hands.at $91% and Trust Co., Ltd. have declared an furher shares were wanted at this interim dividend of 80 cents per price Humphreys-(old)-fetched share.payable on the 1st September, $22/22.10 with buyere offering the 1931.
climbed
former rate. Hong Kong Realties Exchange-To-day's rate of Ex- to $18.75 for cash and change on London is -/114 and Bangkok, New York and Haa Frances. $17.10 for October Settlement, but on Shanghai 79.
BRANGILES -- Canton, Shanghai, Bastow
CORRESPONDENTA
LONDON DANIELS :—
The Lloyd's Bank, Limited
prisulpal olties of the World,
Rusios,
Pal exchange and bexting Serinear of prary description franzsoted.
Safe Dapoel Box (various alasti si a yearly mated of from to $40..
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formoss. Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
rcheted a little at the close, shares being on offer, at $16,45.
Forward Settlement Days.--25th August, 28th September and 27th Cotton Mills-Ewo Cottons open- October, 1981.
ed with buyers at 314 at the out- set, but suddenly jumped to 14.75 at the close, buyers in evidence at | 314.50.
Public Utilities. Hong Kong Tramways improved to a buying rate of $21.80, the undertone being Star Ferrics were quite Arm..
China neglected at quotations, Lights were negotiated from $26.16 to $26.35 with further buyers at
$264. Electrics remained steady at $81. with sellers asking 50 centa more. Telephone (partly Central Bank in Formosa Bank-Notes wasted Avaiage amount ...Xen. 43,006,000 paid) rose from $39 to $85, but
DHANCHES AND AGENCIES:
closed weaker with sellers at $84. accounts | JAPAN :—Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Deka
→ FORMOSA |--Čilean,
Kajerko
Miscellaneous Cements (comb) Kakong Neats, Chinchaku, Talchu, Tala, continued steady at $10%, business Takko, Tamrul, Town, Hsita, 'Trito."
Amoy Foocków, having been done at $20.10 for Oc- ONIHanghai, lankow
„Swelow, Canton,
JOHN GILBERT-Is he still the Бора OTHERS OOK
Bingapore, Bourbsys, tober. Hong Kong Ropes were
See him in his first Calcutie Bemarang Baisle, Bombay.
quiet at $214. Dairy Farins ad-screen's Ido!? London, New York, Barn
LONDON BANKERS
The Company offere 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 De. partment,
Affiliated with
Blue
The Loudon Chesty Westmicalar and Parr's Backvanced alightly to $32.90, shares talking picture "Redsmption" which having charged hands at $93. Wat featured as the attraction at the Star Theatre from Thursday to sons were in demand at $16.10. Saturday, Eleanor Boardman
wera Conrad Nagel have important roles in Crawfords (old)
The Bank has Correspondents in the Commercial Castres troughout the world." K. NAGURA
Manager. Des Your Boad 'Carol Boog Kong, kl January, 1999
Interest allowed on Current A- THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK HONG KONG BO
counts.
Deposits received for fixed periods
at rates to be obtained on application.
H. MORI,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 16th July, 1981.
Resources ..Over G$2,500,000,000
C. II. BENSON,
General Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Established 1918,
HEAD OFFICE:"
10, Des Voeux Road, Central, HONG KONG
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
· INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
15, Gracechurch. Gireet, London, E.0.4"
...£3,000,000
Authorised Capital
Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital
1,800,000 1,050,000 Reserve Find and Rest 1,666,815 The Bank of England & Midland Bank, TAA. BRANORES
Bangkok
Hatarin
Calcutta
ما عمامت
Capital and Surplul .....................***
over H.$ 8,000,000.00
Del
over IL$30,000,000.00
Galla
Howrah
Total ResourCORPORATION
-trans
description of Banking and Exchange business
Current and Fired Deposit Accounts in local and for
currencies opened for ellente,
vings Account anë 'Safe Deposit Boxes. Enches and Agenelas all over the world.
KAN TONG PO,
DANKENAI
Jpab Kandy Karachi
Kuala Kral
Kuila Ziyla
Kuala Lumpur
New York
(Mar) Bangcom Bhan bei
Kussian (Pahang Bingspoes
Бортибига
•HONG KONG BILANCE.
Lane, sought for at $8.20 without the picture, attracting sellers under $8.40. Sincer'es could be placed at Amusements (old) were
$17.75.
asked for at 327. Hong Kong Con- structions were done at $18.20 cash and $19.75. fbr October. Bettlement. Forward Settlement Days-Aug- ust 25, September 28, October 27.
CARROLL BROS.:
Hong Kong, Friday, August 7. The market for the week under review has continued on the quiat side but in spite of these rates have remained very steady in both the apeculation and investment sec- tions. Banks and Unions have steady inquiries.
Ewo Cottons. have had more in- Every Serpilon of Beaking and Exonus boquiries and rate shows an improve-
ness transscled.
Travellers Cheguen Licuad,
and
ANITA PAGE acclaimed one of the ment as compared to the previous screen's most attractive blondes.. She and Trustee and Executorships under week. has appeared in "Our Dancing Daugh
"Our Modern Maidens" |ters," taken.
Banka. Hong Kong Banks have "Our Blushing Brides with outstand INTEREST allowed "on: Carreek' 'Ascounts, and
Miss Page also had a Tized Deposita Zales" ibai may be sorted changed hands at $2.080/85 and ing sucCRES
VC L. BANDES,
there are further small buyers at part in "Gentleman's Fale," and she Manager. $2,075. Bank of East Asia are has been chosen to play the load op posite Kentan in "Sidewalks of New wanted at $129,
York."
Chief Manager.
7. O's Bond Centesi,"
Hong Kong, 20th April, 1981;".
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1931.
Quality Fells
45
Whisky in a class by itself, A which has been in the hands of the same family ever since its inception, and which through long years of popula ity has steadily maintained its unique sulard of excellence."
"Over Dolly Mall"
Win.Sanderson & Son L
Distillers
Estd. 1803.
LEITH
LIQUEUR SCOTCH WHISKY
VAT 69
Landerso
LEITH,
Agents :-W. R. LOXLEY & COMPANY."
NORTON SCORES
AT HONG KONG
In the Hong Kong Motor Cycle Reliability Trial.
Mr. E. H. Marriott riding on a NORTON machine secured the
SECOND PRIZE
AND ALSO
Sincere's Cup
A further achievement of the "UNAPPROACHABLE" NORTON
THE SINCERE CO., LTD.
SOLE AGENTS.
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THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO.
Sanitary Laundrymen, Dyers and Dry Cleaners, Head Offee & Worket Mongkok. Tel 57082. Kowloon Hotel Dopot. Hong Kong Depot: 60, Queen's Road Central, Tel. 21279, Peak Hotel Depot Poninsula Hotel (Visitors only) Hong Kong Hotel Visitors only).
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304, Nathan Road (Next to Majestle Theatre), Tel. 58905.
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