THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1931.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DRAWNWORK & EMBROIDERIES
SWATOW TRADING CO.
Established 1910.
MANUFACTURERS OF Swatow Drawn Work
AND
Art Embroideries
ANNOUNCE
GRAND
OPENING SALE
NOW ON
AT NEW BRANCH STORE GLOUCESTER BUILDING
ARCADE.
SWATOW TRADING CO.
HEAD OFFICE:-6 Pedder St. Opposite Hong Kong Hotel 'Phone 23303.
ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
The Latent in Gentlemen's Outfitting
AT PROCES TO SUIT ANY PURSE. PERFECT FIT
AND
RELIABLE
SUITINGS.
WING HING CO.
Gentlemen's Quiliters
64, Queen'e Rd. C.
Tel. 21417.
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
1st floor. No 74, Queen's Road!
Contral. Tel. 21255.
TANG YUK, DENTIST Successor to
the late SIEN TING, 14, D'Aguilar Street TERMS VERY MODERATE Cenzaliation Free.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay. New Work & Repairs. Call Flag "L". Sole Agents for Kelvin Motora.
FRUITS.
AMERICAN FRESH FRUITS
Emperor Grapes
Pearmain Apples
Sunkist Oranges Sunkist Grapefruits Phillip Cling. Peaches EX S.S. PRESIDENT HOOVER Arrived here, September 21.
WING COFFEE CO.
Tel. 25869 139 Des Voeux Rd. C., Hong Kong.
SPORTING GOODS-.
ATHLETIC GOODS
AT
THE LIANG YOU CO.
70, Queen's Road C.,
LITERATURE
BOOKS for f All
Bibles, Pocket Testaments, Prayer Books and Stationery.
General Literature Presentation Books Children's Books a Speciality, THE BOOK & BIBLE DEPOT Wyndham Street.
Next to King's Theatre.
Agents for
British & Foreign Bible Society The Religious Tract Society and The League of Nations' Society.
GENERAL PROVIDERS.
Juni
arrived
A Fine
Selection
of
THE CHINA
MAIL.
Commerce and Finance
ORIGIN OF WORD "DOLLAR." | POOR WHEAT CROP IN FRANCE.
A render writes to ask if I can explain to him the derivation of the word dollar, writes a gossip in a Home poper. I can.
Owing to the bad weather ex- perienced during the Summer the French wheat crop this year is ex- pected to be very poor in both quality and quantity,
Although, no
.
It is an Americanisation of the German word taler. In Jonchimathni
statistics have' yoi | (where the radium comes from-in | been issued by the Ministry of Czecho-Slovakia) there were once Agriculture," the General Associa-
famous silver mines."
The coins struck there were call ed Joachimsthaler, and then simply thaler. Hence dollar. The Scandi- navian rixdak is mrely a corruption of Reichs dollar.
Derivations but money
tion of Wheat Producers has made known its disappointment. The average yield of wheat in France is over 190,000,000, bushels, but for this year it is expected to be not more than 168,500,000 bushels. The quality, so far na can at present be danger traps, estimated, will be very poor, for a being to-day an all-loss of about one-quarter of the absorbing topic, I give some further normal weight per bushel is anti- explanations.
cipated:
are
Last year's harvest was the poor. est for many years, and France had to Import 17,000,000cwis, of wheat. During the coming year she will to import about probably have 15,000,000cwts.
THE HOOGHLY TUNNEL.
Frane and Florin. The French frane owes its name to the Latin inscription "Francorum Rex" which appeared on the first gold coins truck by the Franks.
The florin came from Florence, as livre, the Lira is the same. French pound. Rouble is taken from a Slav word meaning indented, the first coins issued in Russia having borne a peculiar indentation. For more than a year the work of The Portuguese escudo and the tunnelling under the River Hooghly from the Latin at Calcutta Electric Supply Corpora- French ect come GENTLEMEN'S AUTUMN HATS.xcitum, a shield. Finally, rupestion has been in progress, but in comes from a Sanskrit word mean-spite of the difficult nature of the ing cattle, these animals being the task, the tunnel hae now been com- original means of exchange in pleted. Owing to the kind of strata India.
encountered, great care was needed to keep the water out of the work- ings, and all work had to be done in compressed air. Only Indian la- bourers could be employed, as these were able quickly to adapt them- selves to the necessary atmospheric conditions.
We have also a very fine range of TIES in all the latest new Autumn colourn and patteros.
WE SOLICIT A TRIAL. THE CENTRAL CO. 193, Des Voeux Road C. Tel. 27623.
HAIR DRESSERS
LEE YEE,
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers & Booksellers. No. 12, D'Aguilar Street. (opposite Queen's Theatre).
LIANG YOU
"Gentlemen's & Ladies' HAIR DRESSERS. King's Theatre Building, (D'Aguilar St. Side), Tel. 20316.
903
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S HAIR DRESSING SALOON. ON LOK (AK HING)
10, Wyndham Street, 1st Floor. Entrance On Lan St. Tel. 22317.
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232.
53, Queen's Road Central.
SHOES.
or
Pair Black
Brown Shoes from $6.00. Black
Brows
Boots from $8.99.
Children's Boots or Skoon from $3.00.
Beat styles, most complete stock of all sizes. Repairing a specialty. WONG SIU WOON
Phone 21474,
21. Pottinger St.
D. GESTETNER'S CHECK.
Though a comparative newcomer as a public joint stock company, D. Gestetner, makers of duplicators and other labour-saving office op- pliances, have been in existence fifty years. The jubilee is not so happy an event as it might have been, az American · subsidiary, which
an
atarted to work in December, 1929, encountered the full force of the de pression in the United States.
So the first care of the directora of the British company has been to set aside £75,000 of the profit of the year to August,, 1931, as provision against the American subsidiary's losses. The profit had suffered from business depression at home, receding from £151,871 to £110,445, of which Preference dívidend re- quires £24,500, The Ordinary divi- dend is reduced from 25 to 5 p.c., or from £81,250 to £16,250, while the only special appropriation is £10,000 to income-tax reserve, against £46,000 allocated to varique funds a year ago, and the carry forward comes down from £30,240 to
£14,985,
Subsidiaries other than the Amer- ican earned profits, for which no credit is taken in the accounts of the parent company, so that considering world-wide conditions the results were passably satisfactory,
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
Reorganized October 28, 1928, under spectal charter of The National Gov..
ernment as an
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK. Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Funds ...
$25,000,000.00 .$24,710,200.00
.$ 3,820,503.82
BEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4. Queen's Road Central
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the Im- portant corumercial centres of the world, wo are able to extend to car
clients special facilities for domestlo and foreign banking and exchanges.
We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chin-
Government both at bome
SHOU J. CHEN.
Manager. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1981.
abroad.
and
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION. ·
Ansbetina Capital .....
ferved pad Pally Pallup me. $36,000,000 Bonocre Funds com
Sterling.................... it 1,300,000
Beat .......... $18,900,000 Manarre Liah Why of Tropulsion m. 536,000,000
RHAD WIPIOR: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (—
Chairinta
Hon. Mr. J. X. Paterson, Depoty Okslum.
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J. F. Warren, Big,
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TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
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HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the sboru Bank le souðus
by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be salad on application.
701 THE HONGKONG AND BEANGITAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. ORAYBURN, Hong Kong, 18th July, 1000.
Chlet Manag
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Fatablished 1912.
Head Office-Hong Kong,
Authorised Captial (IX. Ourroney) $11,000,000 Pald Up Capital Serve Fund
BRANCHE-
3,000,000
1,100,000
Canton, Shangil, Hankow, Ewažem, Bangkok, New Trek and San Fransson,
CORRESPONDENTS
LONDON BANKERS 1---.
The Lloyd's Bank, Halled,
In all principal sillae of the World. Ferelga zange and banking business vi rary serpion trannies.
Safe Deposit, Borse (vazione alano) ni a zonely rental of tram '$5 to $40.
LOOK PRONG SHAN,'
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHIŅA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1868.
HRAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
.£3,000,000
£4,000,000
...£8,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
Agencies and Branches:
ALOE STIE
AMRITHAR
BANOXOX BATAVIA BOMBAY
DALGUITA DANTON CAWNPORE OKAU COLOMBO DAIREN DELHI
HAIPHONG
НАМПОВО HANKOW
HARRIN
HONG KONG
ILOILO
Troll
KOBE
BUCHING
KADRIE MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PKPIN() {P#king) PENANG
RANGOON
SAIGON
SEMARANG
SEREMBAN
BILANGHAI
SINGAPORE
MITIAWAN
KOUBABAYA
TAIPING
TIENT BIN
TORTO
TONGKAH (bukas)
KABACHI
KLANO
TSINGTAO
KUALA KANGSAR
YOKOHAMA
KUALA LUMPUR
ZAMBOANGA
Foreign Exchange
and
Banking business transacted.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established 1817)
HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE, Hong Kong Branch: 18, Queen's Fʊd. C.
Authorised Capital: Straits $20,000,000 Issued Capital Pald-up Capital
Reservo Liabilities
of Shareholders. Surplus
Fr
8,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000 [ 2,487,000
Brachos, Agencies and Correspon-
dents in the principal cities of the
world:
Every description of Barking and Exebango business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.
Subscribed. Capital Fes. 72,000,000,00 Paid-Up Capital ...Fra. 68,400,000,00 Reserve Funds ....Fr.102,000,000.00
BRANCHES:
Bangkok Hong Kong Quishon Battambang Hue
Catho
Canton
Dilboat!
Fort-Bayard
General Haiphong
Hankow
Current Accounts opened and Fix-] Hanoi ed Deposits récelved for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
Manager.
J. STUART,
Hong Kong, 17th August, 193i.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(HRTZERİANDS TRADING SOULETY)
DANKERS.
Established 1836.
Hong Kong Offon:—11, Queen's' Road Central.
Auśkorland. Oupital - Fold-Up Capital ........
Bosorts Fund
Guličses 180,600,308. ($1,120,004.) m. Dallčan. 10,000, 066 (08.000,193)
- Guilders 10,814,006
Hood Office1—AMSTERDAM” Ladies Hood Bos:-BATAVIA, DUANCIES (« Bandurmasla, Bandeng”, Bombay,
Caloria, Oribon, Djambar, Djok [kkarin", The Hague', Jeddak, Kobe, Koia-Badia, Mazaamor, Hodan, Tulang Palembang, Pekalongan, Penang, Footlanak Bangoo Botterdam Bemarang Bhanghai, Alboles (Baznica) Singapore Bourabata Bowska (Solo), Tagzi, Tillajap szá Walletreden.
* Them actions have sale dagous bonos to lat. Lendon Bankers-National Provinciaí Boak 144.
Correspondente all
the world Banking builaaS
description transacted.
THE
4. STOKKINE, ^-
Manager.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Ofice: 65, Broadway, ·
New York.
Chief Manager.
Capital Surplus
Kenaryos
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880,
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 .Yen 110,200,000 Reserve Fund
Head Oce—YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencies at:
Nagasaki
Alexandria Batavia Berlin
Bombay
THE BANK
OF EAST
ASIA, LTD.
Calcutta
Canton
Established 1918. HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central. HONG KONG
Capital and Surplus Total Resources
over H.$ 8,000,000.00 ..... over H.$30,000,000.00 Every description ́of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in local and for- eign currencies opened for clients.
Savings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes,; -;- Branches and Agencies all over the world.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
Changchun Dairen (Dalny) Fengtion (Mukden) Hamburg Hankow
Harbin
Kong Honolulu
Yuen Karachi
Kobe
London
Nagoya
Newebwang
New York Osaka
Bruches
U.S.$6,000,000 U.S.$1,572,454 .U.S.$1,908,209
Paklog Palertne
Rotterdam
BRANCHES:-
Amalalam
Gazos
Antwerp
Athone
Bago ESTRIA
Bala
Hambray
-Niow
Hapima Pirmana Parla
Barlin
Earr
Penang
Har
Interiakan
Bombay
Jarosl
Loadoa
Buenos Aires
Id verpool
Catro Calcutta
Excers
Lago
Da
Copenhagen Edinburgh
Plo
Benssela
Benelaseople
Gears
Marelling
Monte Carlo
Maella
Manich
Montamin Milan
Home Bamboul
Shanghal scuihampio Singapore $1, Korite
Tianlata
Vienne
Palos
Tokohama Zurich
Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of Unit ed States of America and Canada.
Paris Pelping
All classes of Commercial Banking Rangoon
Transactions undertaken. de Janeiro San Francisco
Personal Seattle
investment accounts handled.
Rio
SL ghai
Singapore Soorabaya Sydney Tientsin Tokyo Manila
Tsingtan Interest allowed on Current Ao- counts.
Los Angeles
Deposits received for fixed periods it rates to be obtained on application
H. MORI,
Manager. Hong Kong. 11th September, 1931
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travelers Chequer" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped, Travel Do- partment.
Apliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources ..Over G$2,500,000,000
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
Meurtze
Balgon
Shanghai
Nam Dinh Blogspora Numoa Thanks Papeete
Tientsin
Peking Тонкие Foom-Penh Vinh Pondichery Yunnanfa BANKERS:
IN FRANCE:- Comptoir National Escompte de Paria; Crodit Lyennala; Banque de Paris of dos Pays-Bas; Credit Industrial et Commercial; 36- clate Generale,
IN LONDON: The National Provin- cia & Union Bank of England, Ltd; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan flo French American Hanking Cor poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
Interest allowed on Current As- counts and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxos to let
A. BONNAUD,
Manager.
Hong Kong, lat May, 1981.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: 86, Wall Street, New York,
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Proûts ..U.S.$220,087,592
Branches In-
ARGENTINE
BELGIUM
BRAZIL CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CUBA
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
INDIA
ITALY JAPAN
LONDON
MEXICO PANAMA PERU PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PORTO RICO STRAITS
SETTLEMENTS. URUGUAY VENEZUELA
Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Billi of Exchange and Cable Transfors bought and sold. Current accounta and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in local and for eign currencies taken at rates that may be ascertained on any ication to the Bank.
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), BA, in Paris and Nico.
F. McD. COUETNEY,
Manager,
ધ
Hong Kong, June 16, 1981.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE-Talpeb, Formosa.
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Costal Back in Forosose. Bank-Notes með Ávarsge amount ...žan, $1,000,008 JAPAN-Z, Yokohama, Leba, waka,
·BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: FORMOSA 10 Ing. Kanka Losing Making Mauto, Shinokike, Talchu, Tainan, Tarmo Tament, Tosa, Hella, Takto CHINA *---Bhanghai, Hankow, Amor, Fochow,
Beatov, Canion OTHRES—Ang Kong, Bagapore, Kowalnya, Cloudy Semarang Balesia, Kombay. London, Haw York, Dalmon.
LONDON KIRKENS ;
The London County Westminster hód Parr'a „Bank, The Bank has sersspondanis in all the principsă Communal Omniane skroughout the world,
K. HAQIRA.
Manage.
HONG KONG BRANCH)
11, Day Your Road Conical, Hong Kong, 195h Jaonary, 1996.
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