THE
CHINA
MAIL.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER. 29, 1931.
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Kaffeeched Captial memesnemma 105,000,000 forsed and Fully Paikas
Casarro Funda |----
Sterling mountin
* 4,400,000
Silas men. £10,000,000 Bosure Tub dip at Tregelators w* 106,000,000
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ! ----- Hon. Mr. O, (1, 1). Makia.
Hon. Mr. 3. J. Falcon,
Deputy Chairman.
Sun, WA ·M. · Doll, ".' I 'Pooras, Bas. J. M. Campion, “Kag, J. &. Plummer, Mog.
M Candor, Lewis, Esg, T. II. 2. Khoy, Hog
DĚ. Miskin, Zog. * 7. P. Warren, Sos.
*L. Greyburn, Meg
ANCHES:-
AMOF
+
NURO
NATATIA HIMBAT
CALOUTTA
CANTON
BAIRIN FUOCHOW
LONDON
LTON
MALACCA
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1859.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
- (Extablahed. 1917.) HEAD OFFICES-SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Rd. C.
4,000,000
Commerce and
Finance
2,687,000 WHY NOT BRITISH
Authorised Capital Straits $20,000,000 Issued Capital
8,000,000
Paid-up Capital
4,000,000
Reservo Liabilities.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
́of Shareholders .. Surplus
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
.£3,000,000 £4,000,000 .£3,000,000
Branches, Agencios and Correspon. dante in the principal cities of the world,
Agencies and Branchen:
KUCHING
MADRAB
MANILA
MEDAN
ALOE STAR
AMRITSAR BANGKOK BATAVIA DOMBAY CALCUITA DANTON CAWKPORN CEBU COLOMBO DAIREN
XEW YORK
PKPING (Paking) PENANG
BANDON
BAIGON SEMARANG BEREMBAN. BHANCIAL BINGAPORE KITIAWAN
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL,
'Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE: #6, Boulevard Haussmann, Parla. Subscribed Capital Fra. 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital...Frs, 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds Fr8.102,000,000.00 BRANCHES:
Hong Kong Quinhen
Balkon Shanghal
OKLEI
HAIPEONG
HAMBUDO
WANZOW
HARDIN
HƯNG TONG
HOURADATA
ILOILO
TAIPING
1P0H
TIENTBIN
MUAB (Jakara)
KARACHI
KLANG
TONUKAD (Bánkal)
MUIDEN
KOBE
TEINOT AO
NEW YORI
XVALA KANOKAR
YOKOHAMA
Casteb
FELPING
KUALA LUMPUR
ZAMBOAKDA
Djibouti
Foreign Exchange
and General
MANILA
PENANG BANDOOR
SAN FRANOLETN
BAIDON
FLYBING
BUANGHA
BINDAPORE
RONUKER
BONNAHETA
HUNGEI PATANI
APUM
JOMSORR
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
TIENTOIN
TOKYO
THINGTAO
TOKOHAMA
Accounla opened in Econ) Carraway Fined: Deponite receitað kor una 7967. W vache partedi in Local Currenty and Sincline on turma wijeh will be enobed on spaŭmilen.
Borg Wang, With February, 1881.
KONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Daviness of the above Bank is scadset- HONG KONG AND BIYANUWAI BANKIKO DORPORATION, Roles may be obtained on application.
FOR TUR HONGKONG AND BEANOVAÌ BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRATBURN,
Kong Kong, 18th July, 1990.
Chlad Mangst.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
Boorganised October 20, 1928, under
apecial charter of The National Gov- ernment as an
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGB
BANK,
Subscribed Capital
Pald-Up Capital
Reserve Funds
.$25,000,000.00 ...$24,710,200.00 ..$ 8,820,608.82
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
HONG KONG branch:
4, Queen's Road Central,
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the im portant commercial centres of the zworld, we are able to extend to our cliente special falities for domestle and foreign banking and exchanges.
We also handia the Ixus of Bonds and other Public Fands of the Chin- ase Gavurumont both at home and abroad.
TOXTO
Banking business transacted
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for one year or which will shorter periods at rator be quoted on application.
J. STUART,
Manager. Hong Kong, 17th August, 1931.
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NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOMETY) BANKEBS.
Established 2934.
Hong Kong Offos:-11, Quines's Bond Orenal. Authorial Capital Bullday 155,200,00
(13,800,000.) Pald-Up Duplied Side 90,010,00 Home Fund
................... Galldurs 30.01.200
Head AMSTERDAM' Color Toad DB0#1-BATAVIA, BRANCHES 1-Band)errarla, Dandowag". Bombay, Oniontia, Oberlian, Djember, Djok Jakaria", The Hague“, Yoädah, Kobe, Low-Bad, Makabour, Mudan, Padang
Palembang,
Poola Bangoon, Bo
Demarang Shinghal, Bibolga (Blue), Blogspors, Borabala Boerakarta (Boloh Togai, Tiidajny mak Wallowedan".
• Theo hays sale depouls boxes to let Landoa Baker---Waliouri Provincial Bank Lad
Correspondanta all over the world
Bandag bralnom of every
Inscription transacted.
A. STOKKINK,
Hong Kong, tốth Avguas. 19.
THE
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Manager
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.
ticad Office: 65, Broadway. New York.
Capital Surplus Reserver
Amsterdam
Just warp Albons
Manager.
- SHOU J. CHEN,
Hong Kong, 5th March, 1931.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Establisher 1912.
Hood Once-Hong Kong. Kelincised, Caplial (EIK. Gurzeney) $11,000,000
Be Fund 1,300,000
DRAMONES |--.
Canton, Buanghal, Esakow. - Heslem, Bangkok. Xar York and Nan Frindson.
CORRESPONDANTS
LONDON BLICK455 4-—–—–— TW X6 D, Dima,
És all principal citing at She World. Tonya szánnga and banking bučnom at
Mala Depot Hozan (variona slood) në v zveriy
COOK POONG BHAN,
Chlef Manager.
17.8.$0,000,000 U.S.31,572,454 U.8.$1,008,209
BRANCHES:-
Kaplan Mira Farle
Tailor Falerne Botterda Поста Blambok
Paala Barlin
Blartita Bombay
Con Gagos **MATARR
Hamburg, HAW Interlaken Jarmalem Lilo
London Giverpool Lucerna
Bread
Ervas
Busu Afr Cairo
Calibe
Cosme
Colomb Сопане Иорда
Copenhagen
Edberg
Vorsc
Esters
محددة
LAZOE
Marseilles
Shanghal Southampto Eangspons
EL. Korise
Monte Carlo
Thai
Viak.DA
Frien Tokohama
Manila
Munich
Monirous
of American
Expres Branches Company in Principal cities of Unit- ed States of America and Canada.
All cloasca of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken,
Personal
handled
investment accounts
The Company offer to intending Travellers the oss of its "Travelers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, in addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped, Travel. Do- partment.
LIMITED.
Established 1880,
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Beserve Band Yen 118,200,000
Mond Office:~~~YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies sti
Nagasaki
Nagoya Newchwang New York Drake
Pari
Poping
angoon
Dion (4Calafen) Rio de Janeiro
sa Francisco
Afiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources Over G£2,500,000,000
C. IL BENSON,
General Maunger,
Bangkok- Battambang Ilte Canthe
Mengtso Nam Dinh Sing por Numea Thành
Port-Bayard Papeete
Sankow
Baiphong
Чалов
Tientsin
Peking Tourane Paon-Panh Vinh
Pondichery Yunnanfu BANKERS:
•
BULBS ?
Too Many Imported From Abroad.
CHANCE TO AID HOME INDUSTRY
BANK MANAGER SENTENCED.
Pension of £330 A Year Lost.
Herbert Henry Warren, aged 54, whose address was given as High Garden lovers in Great Britain Street, Walton-on-Thames, was at rely chiefly on bulbs to provide Kingaton on August 19 sentenced masses of brilliant colour in flower to three months' imprisonment in beds and borders during the spring the second division for stealing months, and, within the next few £400 belonging to the Westminster weeks large quantities will be pur-Bank, by whom he was employed as manager of the Walton branch. chased for planting in autumn.
Mr. Eric O'Donnell," prosecuting.
It is a lamentable fact that most.
of those bulbs will be imported said that Warren had been in the from the Continent-lamentable service of the bank for thirty- He had got into
| because mony of them could be four years.
and Buc. grown equally well in Britain. financial difculties
the temptation to are Indeed, bulbs
by cumbed to grown
to ment his the
and It million.
needs use bank funds
about He was but the suport of British amateur own liablilties. IN FRANCE: Comptoir National
*municipal ди to go on holiday when another 'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; gardenera and Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; thorities who control the expendi- official, who went to relieve him, Credit Industriel et Commercials So-ture on public parks and gardens found a deiciency of £400. Sara Generale.
to ensure that this home industry shall increase by leaps and bounds.
IN LONDON: The Nations! Provin
& Union Bank of England, Ltd.. oraptoir National d'Escompte de
r; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & ., French American Banking Cor- poracion; Guaranty Trust Co. of Now
York.
Interest allowed on Current As ounts and Fixed Deposits according » arrangements.
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxos to lez.
A. BONNAUD,
Hong Kong, let May, 1981.
Manager.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.
i
HEAD OFFICE: 65, Wall Street, New York.
1
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profita ..U.S.$226,087,302
Branches in:- ARGENTINE LONDON BELGIUM KNXICO
PANAMA PERU PHILIPPINE
-ISLANDS. PORTO RICO STRAITS
BRAZIL
CHILE
CHINA
COLOMBIA CUBA DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
INDIA ITALY
JAPAN
♡
SETTLEMENTS CRUGUAY VENEZUELA
He was asked for an explana- tlon, and at first sald he knew no
When told that his
explanation
Last year 465 million bulbs were thing about it. imported from the Continent. Dur-refusal to give an ing the past six years, a period might cause other people to be during which the British bulb- suspected he made a full confes growing industry has made its alon
The bank had reason to believa greatest progress, the number of imported bulbs has increased by that the cause of Warren's down- He received a 200 millions. 1926 the Im-fall was drinking. portations amounted to 258 mil-salary of £900 a year, and had now lions; in 1926 to $10 millions; in sacrificed a pension of £330 a year. In He was married, and had two chil- 1927 to: 389 millions; 1928 to. 416 millions; in 1929 to dron. 375, milllona.
In
Sir Roginald Blaker, defending, It is thus apparent that bulle said that Warren had been a satis- are being
planted in annually factory servant of the bank for increasing quantities, and flower thirty-four years, and was due to lovers are afforded an op-retire in five and a quarter years. portunity of supporting and en- He was in the hands of moneylen-. couraging the development of an ders; and if that fact had become important minor industry which known he would have found dificult posi. may possibly grow into. a major, himself in a
tion with his employers. He took the money in the hope that some thing would turn up to enable him to replace it.
one.
**
Quality Just as Good. They can do this without Jeopardising the spring display of bloom, for the home-grown bulbs are just as good as, if not better than, imported ones, and without dipping more deeply into their pockets, for the prices of British bulba compare favourably with foreign ones of the same, quality.
Counsel suggeated that the case should be dealt with leniently an Warren had paid a heavy price for his folly.
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Queen's Bldg.
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(purchasers),
combustion engines, power Daws Gyndum (purchasera), Internal and pumpá (purchasere
A.T.C.-Signboards Taroney),. Eléctric iron (agency) . Airplane The following requests for con- Tall skida (agency), Gas Electric Daffodils and tulips, particularly the May-lowering tulips which are nections, distributors, etc., in Hong Truck (agency), Amusement Park (purchasers), Expand- Commercial and Travellers' Letters the most popular of all, are grown Kong, have been received from Devices of. Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Bill
Further informa-ed Metal Lath (agency), Can- of Exchange and Cable Transfers to perfection in the British Isles | American firma, bought and sold. Current accounts and so far as these kinds are con- tion concerning them may be ob- ning Equipment (agency), Amuse and Savings Bank accounts opened cerned there is no reason why Bri-tained at the offices of the American mont Park Devices (purchasers), and Fixed Deposits in local and for-tish gardens should not be planted Consulate General (A.C.G.) or the Automotive Cable (agency), Ser- (agency), "Adhesives Commissioner vice Lifts at rates that with British bulbe. eign currencies taken
The chief American may be ascertained on application to
centres of the industry are in (A.T.C.) as indicated by the (agency), Printing Inks (agency), the Bank.
Sporting goods (distributors), Fibro closer Cambridge-Initials. Lincolnshire,
A.C.G. Shark fins and shark Boards (distributors) Safety shire, Cornwall," Devon and North
products (purchasers), Flashlights Equipment for mines, etc, and first Wales.
(agency), Well drilling machinery aid sets (purchasers), Cranes and (purchasers), Horse Hair (pur Hoista (purchasers), Targets and chasera), Athletic goods (pur-traps (purchasers), Cer Movie chasers), Paints, enamels, lacquers (agency), Home and varnishes (purchasers), Block (agency), Radio Engineers interest
We 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 (France), B., in Paris
F. MED. COURTNEY,
Manager. Hong Kong, Jane 16, 1981.
snd Nica.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:—Taipeh, Formosa.
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Dantes! Bank in Formosa, Back-Notre soused Average smocad „Žan, US100,606
BEAMOHES' AND AGENCIES; 2; JAPAN (Tokyo, Youzhima, Kobe, Dates, Famosa stran, Kagi, Karako KNIGE
Kakong. Esato, Bhochiku, Talika, “Tuźno, Takko, Zamely Town, Halio,, Thiše.
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LORDON BANKERS:
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The Bank has Correspondante in all tău vrânalza! Commercial Centree throughout the world.
E. NAGUNA.
JOKO KOKO BAXOR,
B-Day Varga Bond Control, Long Loo 19th, Zanomy; 2308
Manager
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Established 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central. HONG KONG
Capital and Surplus Tatal Resources
Singapor
Зоставиул
Sydney Tientals Tokyo
Tsingtan
on Current Ad
for fixed period
be ghiained on appllartie)
EL MAYEL
Coma, 11th September, 1981.
over FL$ 8,000,000.00 over L$30,000,000,00 Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted..
Currant and Fixed Depoft Accounts in local and for- eign currencies opened for clients and
Savings Account and Safe Deposit Boxea. Branches and Agencies all over the world,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
Owing to the unsuitability of our. climate or soil for the cultivation of hyacinth, crocus. iris and a few others, merchants are obliged to Import bulbs of these.
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A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU.
The market in Shanghai is in aber 18, and on September 19 ax The mechanics of a functioning state of suspended animation read tended this high at 28.66. Prices market are continuing, but it has were forging ahead "aggressively been announced from the rostrum ing the outcome of the unusual and it looked as if another gen that no foolish prices will be re- situation in England and other eral advance was under way. Cognised. As a consequence, quo countries, that has temporarily The announcement: from Eng tations are mostly nominal and closed practically all the major tand that the sold standard and trulers: Bust these are some de
been abandoned temporarily, rais business until stock exchanges except New Yorked hopes for a material improve faite developments to work on. Stbeka in Shanghai wore acting ment in the status of silver. But The statistical record of the ed in design and construction, very well prior to Monday when the suspension of trading on the AO.F.C. Averago follows: Motion Picturs Screens. (agency). January 6 2410 Locks (agency), Sport baga... (pur- trading activities In stock were Stock Exchange in London and the
subsequent closing of other major High for year September 19 23.66chasers), Radio Broadcasting Re. The 4.0.FC, climabed up to a exchanges served to discourage Recent low point, August 6 20.54 cords (agency), Cated Kerosene
September 22 28.55 (purchasers). new high for the year on Septem-trading in Shanghai.