BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
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READ OFFICE: HONG KONG,
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BOARD OF DIRECTORE 1-**
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Chairman.
Hon. Me. J. J. Fuderson, Deputy Chairman,
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BATAVIA
MOMBAY
MALCUTTA
BERPOO
COLONDO
2. P. Warren. The
Chial Manager.
4. Открытки Шор
LONDON
AKOT
MANOKON
LYOKE
MALAOGA
KANILA
MOAB (Jobs)
VORDER
NEW YORK
PWAN
RANGOON
BAUCHOM
WAMPEON
SHANGHA
JINGAPOR
KUNDERW
SOUNARAYA
(LOILO
SUMONI PATANI TIENTEIX
FROZE
CORN
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
KAN SKANGINOB
TOXIO
THINGTAO
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HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Bariases of the sbora Bank le suudlust. MÀ AN HONG KONG AHD THINGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
But may be
obiolask_ruppi AND SHANGHAI
FOR THE
BANKING CORPOBATION,
V. M. GRATBORN,
Kose Kong, 1964 July, Lobo,
Ukif Yangu.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Established 1912.
Head Offee-Hong Kong.
Alberto
Dopliai' [ELK. Oncroary) £11,000,000
1.000.000 1,500,000
Bonnes Fund wumuar
Üsales, hangbel, Haskov, Geniet, Bengkak, Now Tork und Has Broadizon.
DORRESPONDENTI
LONDON BANTOINDE 1-0-
The Lloyd's Back, Limited.
Ta săi pehelyné chalon of the World
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stal of
Dapat Bere (carious sinus) at a yon-ly
LOOK POONG SHAN.
Chief Hans7/T.
THE BANK OF CHINA, 行銀國中
Reorganized October 20, 1929, under
special charter of The National Gov ernment as an
►
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
Subscribed Capfial$25,000,000.00
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1958.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
.£3,000,000 24,000,000
#3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
ALOE STAR
KUUKINO
MADRAR
AMBITEAP
BANGKOK BATAVIA BORBAY GABOUTTA CANTON ПАМИРОДЕ
11 CEBU
COLOMBO DAIBAN DILEI HAIPHONG
HAMBURG
ГРОП
хови
MANILA
OMRDAN
NEW YORK
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established 1017.)
THE
CHINA
MAIL.
DEAD OFFICE SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 18, Queen's Rd. C.
Authorised Capital' Straits $20,000,000 fund Capital.... Paid-up Capital
Reserve Liabilities
of Bhareholders
Surplas .....
8,000.000
4,000,000
4,000,000
Commerce and
Finance
2,087,000 HONG KONG TRADE.
Branches, Agencies and Correspon.
dents in the principal cition of the Dull Business Reported
world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN. ENG HOOL
Manager
by Importers.
THORNYCROFT DIVIDEND
STATEMENT.
by John I It is announced Thornycroft and Co., the well-known The following reports by im-shipbuilders and engineers, that porters have been supplied to the the final dividend on the 6 p.c. Pro- General Chamber of Commerce:
Cotton piece goods and fancy ference shares for the year to July 81 last is to be met, and that £52,108 cotton goods.
In view Although enquiries are in the is to be carried forward, market for grey shirtings and of the depressed state of the Indus- occasional low qualities of white
the company is shirtings very little business has tries in which
engaged some reduction in earnings resulted up to the present.
Woollens. The market is ex-was only to be expected, but assum- Rosorves (31.12.1980) Frs. 110,608,464 tremely dull with poor clearing the absence of any Participating
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE,
PEPING (Peking)
PKEANO
HEAD OFFICE:
ПАНОСОН
BLIGON
SEMARANG
SKREMBAN
SHANGHAI
SIBOLPOR
HITIAWAN
08, Boulevard Havesmann, .-
PARIS.
Capital fully paid up .Frs, 120,000,000 |
BRANCHES:
ances mainly due to the un- seasonable weather and the ad. Preferred or
Indo-China. Chion. Other Places verse Canton exchange.
HALLOW
HARBIX
нохо кола
BOURABAYA
попо
TAIPING
TIEN BIN
XARAGHI
TUKTO
KLANO
TUNOZAK (Dhuket)
TBINO140
KUALA KANGSAR
YOKOHAMA
KUALA LUMPUR
ZAMBOANDA
Foreign Exchange
and
General
Hae
Canton Saigon Hanoi
Fort-Bayard Haiphong Battambang Hankeou Cantho which will
Hongkong Thanh Hoa
Mongtze
Bangkok
Djibouti
Noumea
Nam-Dinh Poping
Papeete
Quinhen Tourase
From-Penh Shanghai
Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Depoalte received for one year or shorter periods at rates
be quoted on application.
J. STUART,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 17th August, 1931.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(URTZERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)
BANKRES.
Estabiltbed 1983.
Hana Kong Usos:--the Seven's Bond Conten).
datherland Capital
Palil-Up Onglind
Rovers Fund
Culldnes 180,000,000-
(219,836,900.) Galidar 19,000,000 Guildaru 45,615,000
Head (os—AMSTERDAM” Masters Hood Dies:-BATAVIA BRANCHII - Bandjaruzala, Bundowag", Bombay,
Calcutta, Chori Damber, Diok Jakuran', The Engwa", Jaldah, Kol, Low-Madis, Wakaran, Kodan, Fudang Palembang
Forsleague. Pray Pontino Zangoos, siardem
Shangha Blagapore Bourbals, Borskare (Bola), Tegal, Tillajoy ané Waarden.
boles
•* These alone here mãe deposit boxes in lek. London Bankorns--National Provinciel Bank Ind.
Correspondale all over the world
Beaking business of vary
description transacted.
L. STOKKINK,
g Kong. 1943 Angaas, 1539.
THE
Vinh
Pondicherry Tientsin Yunnanfou Singapore Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits according to ar rangements.
Safe Deposit Boxes to let Travellers' cheques issued.
A. DONNAUD,
Manager,
5, Queen's Road Central, French Bank Building. Hong Kong, 1st November, 1981.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.
1
HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York.
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Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Prolita ..U.8.$220,087,892
Brunches Int
ARGENTINE BELGIUM BRAZIL
ISLANDS
LONDON
MEXICO
PANAMA
Konigst.
CHILE
PERU
CHINA
PHILIPPINE
COLOMBIA CUBA
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
ITALY
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.
Head Office: G5, Broadway. New York.
"Capital
Surplus
Reserves
Associom
BANE.
ACHER
Fald-Up Capital Reserve Funds
$24,710,300.00
Born
..$ 8,820,508.89
Blackbe
Bously
Besmon
Brussia
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:
& Queen's Road Central
Gwing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the im- portant commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our alents special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges.
We also handle the lane of Bonda and other Public Funds of the Chin Se Government both at home and abroad.
SHOU . CHEN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1931.
Beamna dim
Clos CARAN Gelomba Craniatangla
Copenhagen Blabergh Tomas Gara
Branches
U.S.$0,000,000 U.S.$1,672,454 U.S.$1,008,209
BRANCHES:-
Nice Naples Pisau
Ведов ebon Farson... Hamburg Hato Interlakee Farnesiana Li
London
Edverpool Irene Lugnoo LALLO
Marsellin Monte Urle
Munsol
Menstrua
MELAN
Penang Faking Palermo Potterdata Вань
Bishop
السنوسية
Southampton Gengspor Bi. Mochte Tisakiz Vinga
Traies Tokubacha Zarlok
of American Express Company in Principal elties of Unit- ad States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment accounts handled.
INDIA
JAPAN
PORTO RICO
STRAITS
SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Bill of Exchange and Cabin Transfers bought and sold. Currant accounta and Savings Bank accounts opened | and Fixed Deposits in local and for
at rates that} Sign curranales taken may be ascertained on application to the Bank.
We are also able to offer our Cu- 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 Now York (France), 8.A to Paris and Nico.
F. MED. COURTNEY,
Manager Hong Kong, June 16, 1981.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa.
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charler, 1899.
Canteri Bank is Formos. Dank-Water based årenge amouns Yan, 15,930,00% BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
The Company offers to intending JAPAN 1-Tayo, Yakobama, Xobs, Oaks, Travellers the ase of its "Travelers
FORMOSA Dire Lagi Kara la, THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, Choques" and Letters of Credit and,
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 .Yen 116,200,000 Reserve Fund
Head Off-TOKOHAMA, Branches and Ágančios at:
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Changchun
Dairen (Dalny)
Naramil
Nagoya Newchwang
New York
Osaka
Paris
Kangoon
Fongtion (Makden) Illa de Janeiro
Hamberg
Kansow Harbia
Bour Tone Honofala
Kai Yoen Karachi
Kobe Tanden
Los Angeles
San Francisco Seattle
Semarang
Shimonoseld Singapore Boerabaya Sydney
Tientsin
токто
Tsingtan
Interest allowed on Current A0-
Depselts received for fixed periodu
mi ratas to be obtained on application.
EL. 'MORI
Manager. Seng Kong, Lilk Beptember, 1XEL
in addition, the world-wide services
of its thoroughly equipped, Travel De...
partment
Affiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources ..Over G$2,500,000,000
E. W.-DUGGAN,
Manager.
Konung. Maks. Nacio, Bloklis, Talu, TREAL, Takao, Tament, Tom, letto, Tai CHINA:---Shanghal, Hanken, may, Toochaw,
Swatow, Canton.
OTHERS Long Sagapons,
Bereng Balara.
London, New York, Da
LONDON BANKERS:
bags, Calonin
The London Gomasy Wasiminster und Part'a Boak.
*The Book Cormependacia la sil the principal Commercial Clews throughout the world.
L MAGURA
HONG KONG BRANCH:
I, Das Face Bood Costrui Hong Kong (9) January, 19
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,
Established 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Rosil, Central HONG KONG.
Capital and Burplos Total Resources
LTD.
over HL.$ 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 clienta.
Bavings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes, Branches' and Agencies all over the world.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
Metals. Market dull.. Flour Market very weak. Sundries-Market dull.
GORDON HOTELS' DECISION.
',
Gordon
Ordinary dividends and of any allocations to reservés→ no mention is made of any in the! directors' statement-it would ap- pear that net profits almost reach- ed vanishing point.
To pay the year's Preference: dividend requires £12,000 groBS, BO The directors of the Hotels intimate that no interim Pre that, as the forward balance is re- ference dividend will be paid on ac-duced by £7,150 to £52,108, a net count of 1991. Although it is gen-profit of only £4,850 is indicated, an erally known that the business of the assumption that nothing is plac- hotel undertakings is suffering fromed to reserves. For the previous year the effects of economic depression, net profits were. £95,876, and, be- shareholders, no doubt, would have aides paying 9 pc. on the Preferred
13 p.e. appreciated some information as to Ordinary and how the company was faring in Ordinary shares, the board placed these uncertain times. It may be £20,000 to reserve. that the passing of the dividend is due not so much to decreased earn- ings as to the desirability of con- serving resources.
The company has a valuable asset in the May Fair Hotel, while the new Dorchester Hotel, which was opened last April, should have help-) ed to swell earninge. Though con- ditions in 1930 were far from satis- factory, the company did very well, the turnover being merely about 5 p.c. down. Net profits were only £17,061 lower at £102,271, and, after paying a dividend of 5 pc. on the the forward Ordinary capital, balance was raised from £7,787 to £23,112.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1931.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
The Latest in Gentlemen's
Quilting
AT PRICES TO
- SUIT ANY PURSE,
PERFECT FIT
AND RELIABLE SUITINGS.
WING HING CO.
Gentlemen's Outfitters
64. Queen's Rd. C. Tel. 21417.
Very Nice Woollen Materials
For Making Ladies' DRESSES
& OVERCOATS Alas FURS &
SILE HOSIERY Expert Tailoring Department.
LEE MOWE
Chinese Bilk Hosiery Store No. 1, D'Agaller Street
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
1st floor, No. 74, Queen's Road
Central. Tel. 21255.
TANG YUE, Dentist. Successors to
the late SIEN TING, 14, D'Agullar Street.
TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTE,
Kowloon Bay,
Now Work & Repairs. Call Fing "L" Solo Agents for Kelvin Motors,
FRUITS.
Now, in season CALIFORNIA PEARMAIN APPLES| Just Arrived $9.00 per box. This is the most famous apple in the Orient. Quality: Crisp, juicy, aweet and
aromatic. highly Excellent keeping quality. Try a
box.
WING COFFEE CO.
Tel. 25869 139, Des Voeux Road, C
DRAWN-THREAD WORK AND EMBROIDERY
CHRISTMAS
SALER
FOOK
NOW ON
AT
WENG & CO.
(One Price Store)
CHINA BUILDINGS.
A Sensational Price Cut
10% Discount Offered
to all Customers during Sale Season, Over 600 Articles will be sold at HALF PRICE.
PHOTO - SUPPLIES
Kódals and Camerai.
Filmis, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging.
ZIESS and BUSCH' FIELD GLASSES.
Price Moderata.
A Trial Order is Solicited.
A. SEK & CO.
Tel No. 28459. 26A, Des Voeux Road, C.
LITERATURE.
BOOKS
for All
Bibles, Pocket Testaments, Prayer Books and Stationery. General Literatura 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.
HAIR DRESSERS.
LEE YEE,
Ladles and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers & Booksellers, No. 12, D'Aguilar Street. (opposite Queen's Theatre).
LIANG YOU
'LADIES' & GENTS HAIRDRESSERS.
Also
MR. ST. OUEN,
PERMANENT WAVING introductory Price $20.
King's Theatre Bldg.,
Ground Floor,
Tel. 20315.
ON LOK HAIR. DRESSING SALOON FOR LADIES & GENTLEMEN Is fifted with the latest devices for uso in hair dressing. Expert Barbera.
CLEAN & COMFORTABLE 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.
Polr
Black or Brown Shoes from $6.00, Black or Brown Boots from $8.00. Children's Boots or Shoes from $2.00. Best styles, most complete stock of all sizes. Repairing a speciality. WONG SIU WOON 21, Pottinger St
Phone 21474.
SPORTING GOODS.
ATHLETIC
GOODS
AT
THE LIANG YOU CO.
70, Queen's Road Central.
FOR SALE.
Flower and Vegetable SEEDS
Indication points to a HEAVY DEMAND
for keeda
THIS SEASON.
To be sure of getting every variety -you wish we suggest that you ORDER TO-DAY.
GRACA & CO., No. 10. Wyndham Street. P. O. Box $20.