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BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Bushbed Capital
Tagad and Fully Paid-up
Movers Punda:-
Berlings
$50,000,000
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853,
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
20,000,000
------- 2 1.500,DIA
Pald-up Capital
Reserve Fund
*** $18,000,000
Smarve Lubility of Propristaca $90,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: TIONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:--
Bon. Mr. O. . B. sokli. Chairman.
Bon. Mr. J. Palaton. Deputy Chairman,
W. H. Doll, Esq.
A. H. Compton, Esq.
·G. Klin, Fay.
4. D. Penton, Eaj,
ΑΚΟΥ
DANGKOK
HATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
J. A. Plumper, Faq,
T. H. K. BAY, EN,
J. P. Warren, Esq.
Chlot Manager.
V. M. Gryluni, Pag.
DRANCHER :-
LANDON
MUKLER
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
MUAR (Johors!
CANTON
СЦЕРСО
NEW YORK
EBLOMIK
PRIPING
DAIREN
ECHOCIW
HAIPHONO
KAMBURG
BANKOW
FLATBIN
HONGREW
ILOILO
IPOR
JOJONE
KOBE
ROWLOON
RCALA LUMPUR
PINASO
RANGUIN
NAROIN
SAN FRASOIRCO
SHANGHAI
RINGAPORE
NOURA NYA
HUNGKI PATANI TINTAIN
TOKYO
TSINOLAO YOKOHAMA
Cerrous Accounts opened is Local Outranay and Fixed Depomis rescived the one graz de shortor periods in Lonal Currency and Berling esterma which will be quoted an sppication. Hong Kong, December 7, 1081.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Huencer of the shere Bank in conduskes by shạ HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- DING CORPORATION.” Rules may be obtained
application.
POR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGTIAL BANKIBO CORPORATION,
V. M. MIRAYDUAN,
Bong Kong, 19th July, 1980. *
Chic! Margot.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Office: Hong Kong. Author Capital (H.K. Guracey) .....$11,000,00 Puid-Up Capital ......
8,000,000 1,100,000
Beserve Yund...............
DRANCHER.-
Colon Shanghai, Rankow, Awatow. Daugkok, New York and Bad Praco
LONDON BANKERS:
The Lloyd's Bank, Elaited,
CORRESPONDENTA
An all principal cition of the World.
Ferg Exchange and banking bufnew of
every Shaription ratioled.
Bain Deposit Bocre (various mirce) at a barly
of tra $5 to $13
LOOK POONG SHAN.
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行
銀國中
Reorganised October 28, 1928, under
specin! 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
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
THE CHINA
MAIL.
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
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Liabilities
of Shareholders Surplus.............
او
8,000,000
4,000.001
4,000,000 2.087.000
Branches. Agencies and Correspon .£3,000,000 | denta lu` the principal cities of” thì .24,000,000 world.
Every description of Banking and .£3,000,000 | Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL.
Agencies and Branches:
ALOR 67AR
AKIUTBAR
BANG MOX
BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON DAWNPORE CEAU
COLOMDO DAIREN DELI
HAIPHONG
HAMBURO BANKOW BLARIN
HONG KONG
HILD
Tron
KARACHI
KLASU
RODE
KUALA KANGƑAR
KUCNIKO
MADRAS MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PEPINO (Paking)
PENANG RANGDON HAMON
SEMARANG BEREM DAN
SHANGHAI
MINDPORY HITIAWAN SOURADAYA TAIPING
TIENTHIN TOKYO
Manager
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:.
96, Boulevard Havesmann, PARIS.
TONOKAU (Bbuket)
TSIXOTAQ
YOKOHAMA ZAYDOANDA
KUALA LUMPUR
Foreign Exchange and
General
Hanoi
Thanh Hoa
日pe
Nam-Dinh
Paom-Penh
Capital fully paid up .Frs. 120,000,000 Reserves (31.12.1930) Frs. 116,508,454 BRANCHES:
Indo-China. Chion. Saigon
Cantos Battambang
Bangkok Cartha Fort-Bayard Haiphong Hankeou Djibouti
Hongkong
Noumea Mongtze Peping Papeete
Shanghai
Tientsin
Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix-
ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
J. STUART,
Manager. Hong Kong, August 17, 1931,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY)
DANKERS.
Established 1824.
Hong Kong Oes-11, Queen's Boat Central. Authorised Capitat Guliders 150,000,000. Paid-Up Capital Guilla 80,085,500. Iserve Pund. Quilders 40,018,000-
Head D-AMBTEDDAM”. Enavern and O-BATAVIA,
Branches Bandjarmasin, *Bando*. Bombay.
Calcutta Cherito Djember Djok jakarta The Hagu, Jiddah, Kobe, Kakusar, Kedso, l'alambang, Pak longso, Pasag, Rangoon Rotterdam", Semarang, Shanghai, Singapoes, Boers bala, Bossharts (Solo), Togai, Tatja and Writevendon
* Three afkoen laro Safe Deposit Boxsa to Let.
LONDON BANKERS :-
NATIONAL PODVINCIAL BANK LTD.
Quickon
Tourane Vinh
and
Commerce
Finance
FAIR PLAY FOR BRITISH TRADE
MEASURE FOR MEASURE UNDER NEW COMMERCIAL TREATIES.
By J. B. Firth in the Daily Telegraph.
It would almost seem from the Britain will also have to buy first foreign commenta on the anti-tish goods.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1932.
polley of this country is decided H
upon.
It is easy to foresce à stiff pro- tracted controversy. The French) are keen negotiators where their financial interests are directly con- cerned, and French industrialists already scent danger. It will be like upsetting a hive..
BROADCASTING COMMITTEE.
Report for December
1931.
HOURS OF TRANSMISSION.
Actual hours of transmission
My idea of reciprocal Fair Trade with a country like France la Fifty- Fifty, and it ought not to be un- attainable. This would entail very totalled 276.75 of which 164.25 largo readjustments, which the were devoted to European pre- French will declare to be quite out grammes and 112.50 to Chinese of the question until they are met Programmes, as follows:-
by the blunt declaration that the only alternative will be to bar the Morning Transmis Bri-chief articles of Franch import to
Great Britain-brandies, wines, under luxury foods, silks, and what used
sions including Commercial News a.nd Relays...
European Chinese
Church
Trans-
missions
110%
1644
781%
1124
Monthly Percentagea 69.35 40.65
*
the British
dumping orders issued by the Board Protectionist countries of Trade that there is a radical stand very well what they mean by to be called "articles de Paris." Evening misconception abroad as to the real a square deal when they are deal. The mere threat to close the Bri- mind and firm intent of the British ing with one another. They now tish market to these goods should nation.
have to admit Great Britain to the induce a more reasonable spirit of It is not yet realised how deci-general company. Why? Because negotiation, sively Great Britain has turned her when she has her general tariff)
Costly Luxuries. back upon the old fiscal system with next year she will be in a position
During the month the Europeza The deprivation to Other Places. an irrevocable "Good-bye to
all to insist. She is no humble suitor consumer might be serious in some tended on several occasions for hours of transmission were ex- that!"
for admittance to the League of cases, but mortal in none. There She will take her place not are alternatives however inade- It sulted our trade rivals to per- Trade.
relays of the Philharmonie Society fection that Great Britain should in the Assembly, but in the Council.
Performance and Dance quate--even to French champagnes,
Fro- cling so tenaciously to free imports. Consider, for example, the exist and many find it possible to do rammes over the Christmas Holt- They resent the change, not only as ing trade relationship between
without an injury to themselves, which it Great Britain and her nearest modistes of Mayfair might be may well be, but as an injustice, neighbour, France.
dissolved in tears at the loss of items were broadcast:~
During the month the following which it most certainly is not.
France's Free Imports. their costly models, but still the Dance Programmes When a good-tempered, easy-go- Free Traders always used to say women of Great Britain would Ranning Commentaries ing, and free-spending companion that these two countries were made contrive to dress, and possibly at European Studio Concerts who has been a steady source of to exhibit the perfect illustration a lower outlay. income and profit to the friends for of the working of a free exchange reduced to tinned green peas at Chinese Studio Concerts
Apicius might be European Relays whom he has kept open house sud- of commoditics. An eminent Vic-Christmas and still survive. This European Lectures
Chinese Relays country does not import the necas Chinese Lectures
Pondicheri Yunnanfou Singapore
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.
them.
days.
The fashionable
*
*
Interest alipwed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits according to ardenty discovers that he is on the torian economist put it thus: rangements.
high road to bankruptcy, and that "In the physical diversities which aries of life from France, and that European Children's Programmes he must radically transform his Nature has established between the will be a great bargaining asset in Chinese Children's Programmes scheme of life, the more selfish of soil, climate and characteristics of the hands of the British negotia- A. BONNAUD, his associates are apt to take it as France and Britain we should rend
Manager.a personal grievance.
the designs of a generous Provide The French
Safe Deposit Boxes to let Travellers' cheques issued.
5, Queen's Road Central, French Bank Building, Hong Kong, 1st November, 1831.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK
OF NEW YORK..
HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, NEW YORK.
www.
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profts..U.S.$226,037,892|
Branches in:-
ARGENTINE BELGIUM
Correspondauls all over the world. Baking Bul. BRAZIL nes of every description transacted.
CHILE
CHINA
A. STOKKINE,
Manager.
Itong Kong, les December, 1931.
COLOMBIA CUBA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
THE
LONDON
MEXICO PANAMA PERU PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
PORTO RICO STRAITS
torg.
** * *
That is the idea which needs to ence that we should become mutual- dinarily self-sufficient people, and
are an extraor-cember, 1931 were 46.
be knocked on the head without de- ly helpful in providing for lay. The British Government should necessities and comforts."
New Licences lesued during De
Total number of Licences Issu our their robust patriotism dictatea aed during 1981 were 1,788.
strong preference for their native But since trade, after all,
(Chiness).. a barter of goods-
from
inform all and sundry that they I fear that Providence must be goods. are no longer trading on the old deeply grieved at the human per- is in essence
Relays Daring December, 1931. one-side basis, and that their motto versity which thwarts her grand it is opportune to remind them
1st-Ko Shing Theatre-8 hours now rube, "Damus Petimusque design. For there was perversity that while we shall gladly continue Hotel of H.E. the Governor's and Bir Vicissim." Reciprocity to wit, at work seventy years ago, when to buy from them, it will only be on Robert Ho Tung's Speeches on the
2nd-Relay
the Peninsula Open port for open port. The door those words were written, to re- condition that they buy from us. ajar for a half-shut gate. Pad, strict the import and export trade
occasion of the latter's Golden Wed. So I say again, "Let it be Fifty-ding Anniversary Reception-hour lock-if need befor padlock. of Great Britain with France to a Fifty.".
Free Trade Fallacy.
That will satisfy Fair (European). beggarly £20,000,000, and there is Play, and the Balance of Trade, 5th-Running Commentary from the Let Mr. Runciman get the pro human perversity at work to-day in and
F.C. ground that
on the match verb, "Fair play is a jewel," trans- the wholly unnatural balance of the Victorian Providence
hurt but forgiving between the Kowloon Football Club lated into the appropriated idiom rauch larger volume to which the have grieved too long.
which we and the Argyll & Sutherland High-
landers-1 hours (European). of all foreign languages and send trade between the two countries has, it round with the compliment of the grown. Doard of Trade.
Importa
Exports
from France to France
£40,810,000 £ 26,933,000
MUSIC.
One short table of statistics is, INNERMA Moreover, the Foreign Office fear, necessary; might also notify all interested; parties that Great Britain now! formally abjures and rejects and halds in abhorrence the fallacy to which she once pinned her faith- Commercial and Travellers' Letters though latterly only believing quia of Credits, Travellers' Cheques, Bis
INDIA
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY. ITALY
INC.
Head Oflice-65, Broadway, New York.
Capital
Surplus
Reserves
.U.S.$8,000,000 .U.S.$1,572,454 .U.S.$1,008,203
BRANCHES:--
Aunt
Autwory
Athena Beal Belin
Elurrie
Bombay
Brotsen
Brussels
Glasgow Lavano llabor Fivro Jusartaken Jaruacion Lido Sonion
Buenos Aires Cairo Caloulte Cannes Colomba
Liverpool
Saples Piraeus Part
Foking Paro Rotterdam Lama Blambout
Liderue JASADO
Zuxor *
Bingapore
Bt. Aloritz
Tientalz
Ylaons
Vouloo
Yokohang Barich
Marsalis Coustenople Monte Carlo
Caponka goa Edinburgh Plomber Geneva
Manila Murich Retrou Wa
Rhanghal
Southampton
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the Important, commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our ellents special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges.
We also handle the issue of Bonds Branches of American Express Com- and other Public Funds of the Chin- ese Government both at home and pany In Principal cities of United abroad.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 5th March, 1981,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Betabllied 188.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Beserve Fund
You 110,200,000
Head Office) YOKOHAMA:
Branches and Agencies at: Hixandria
Nagasakl
Newchwang
New York
Paris
Rangion
· Rio de Janeiro'
San Francisco'
Bqarabaya
States of America and Canada.
Personal Investment accounta handled.
JAPAN
SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA
of Exchange and Cable Transfers impossible-that other countries, an bought and sold,
66,267,000 185,030,000 47,231,000
42,745,000 48,598,000
*1913
1920
1021
44,259,000
1922
1923
52,307,000 49,258,000
1924
and
Current accounts soon as their eyes are open will fol- Savings Bank accounts opened low a Free Trade lead. and Fixed Deposits in local and for cign
taken at rates that currencies may be ascertained on application to recommending Mr. Cobden's French Treaty to the acceptance of the House of Commons, he used these; words:
58,994,000
41,724,000
1925
59,289,000
81,026,000
1926
65,182,000
20,384,000
When Mr. Gladstone, in 1800, was
1027
59,312,000
23,038,000
1088
25,166 000
18,560,000
1920
31,603,000
1930
29,692,000
14,532,000
1981 ...
For nine months
30,177,000
16,080,000
the Bank.
We are also able to offer our Cus- tomers the services of the Braehen of the International Banking Cor- poration in San Francisco and Spain and also of The National City Bank) of New York (Franco), S.A., in Paris and Nice.
F. McD. COURTNEY,
Manager.
Hong Kong, June 16, 1031.
GRIEG'S LYRICS.
་
17.612,000 BEETHOVEN SONATAS.
"Nothing will be able to with- stand the moral contagion of the example of England and France The year 1920, like 1919, was! acting together on the principles quite abnormal, for France was of Free Trade. It will extend far buying heavily to repair her de- beyond the limits of the two, vastated provinces. The years
countries,"
1924-7 show the effect of the de- So grandly unquestioning a falth preciated frane upon our imports as his ought to have moved moun- from France, and the fall in our ex- THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. tains. Instead, the mountains have ports for 1926 was largely due to the
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
grown bigher. They may be moun- long coal stoppage. Normality be tains of prejudice, Parmosa.obacurantism, or what you will. But quent heavy relative decline in our selfishness, gan again in 1928, and the subse
they are stil mountains, and they exports has been due mainly to are still there.
[direct tariff
action taken in one Buying From Us.
ahape or another by the French .Practically it comes to this, I Government think, that the nations which desire Expostulation has been useless.
HEAD OFFICE: Talpeh,
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899,
Central Bank in Formosa.
Bank Notes round Average amount...Yen, 45,000,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES JAPAN-Toyku, Yolkama, Kobe, Oaks,
+
(Ricordi Edit.)
MOZART SONATAS
(Ricordi Edit.)
JEAN MARAT GRADED PIECES.
DILLER QUAIL
THE Joseph's Church Morning
hour (European); St. Paul's Church Morning Service-1 hour (Chinese).
8th-Ko Shing Theatre-8 hours (Chinese).
10th-Relay
from
the
King's
Theatre of "The Smiling Lieutenant"
-1
hours (European). 18th-Union Church Morning Ber- vice hour (European): Organ He cital from the Union Church by Mr. G. E. Longyear
bour
(European). 15th-Rotary Club Speech by Mr.
ong-yap on "The Ch of Huwall"
hour
W
Shing Theatre--3%ropean);
(Chinese). 17th-Relay from the Theatre Royal tho 1st Act of "Miss Hook of Hol land"-1 hours (European),
18th-Relay from the Theatre Royal of the 2nd Act of "Miss Hook of Holland"1 hours (European)..
20th-St. Joseph's Church Morning Service 1 hour (European).
22nd-Ko Shing Theatro 8% hourN (Chinese)
the
23rd-Running Commentary from City Hall on the Boxing Match between Signal Man Morris (H.M.S. Suffolk) and A.B. Warnes
(H.M.S.
Herman)-1 hour (European),
25th-St. John's Cathedral Morning Service--1 hours
27th-St. John's
uropean). thedral Morning Service Hours (European); Rally
of
The Messiah Service from the Union Church--14 hours (European).
20th-Rotary Club Speech by the Rev. Mr. G. T. Waldegrave on "Scout-
TEACHING SERIES.ng Hong Kong hour. (Exo-
pean); Ko Shing Theatre 3 hours (Chinese).
Studio Transmissions During December, 1931. 2nd-Chinese Children's Programme London Letters hour (European),
3rd-European Children's Pro-
CHIWA banghal. Hanko, Foodbow, cal trade arrangements and agree requesting a 25 per cent reduction HARPSICHORD MUSIC. tour (Chinese) Board of Trade
All classes of Commercial Banking Forosa:-Oirao. Kay
to trade with Great Britain will Lost February the British Govern- Transactions undertaken.
Xarenko, Emai Makong, Hao, Binbiku, Taiche, Tainan have to make the necessary recipro- ment addressed a Note to France Takao, Tamaul, Talib. Batow, Canted. OTHERS-Hoc Kong.
inents de novo. It is not a question in certain duties. Singapore, Sosendaya,
The answer was Semarang Batavia, Bombay, Loudon, Now 01 adjustments of existing duties in the negative, and the general Tork, Dairen.
hore and there. This change is French comment was that Great radical for us, and therefore for all Britain had forgotten to mention other countries which desire to end what concessions she offered in The Best bas Gorgende is all the principal sziah to sell their goods in Great but sold?
ter the British market. Those who return, Favours were not given,
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its Travellers Cheques", and Letters of Credit and in addition, the world-wide services 'of
It's thoroughly equipped Travel Department.
W. DUGGAN,
Manager,
THE
BANK OF
LONDON BANKERU: Barclays Bank, 144, Lloyde, Bank, Ltd., Midland Bank, Lid, Wasiminster. Bank, Ltd,
Commercial Centre Lusoghout the world.
· X, NAGURA, :···
**** Mounger.
HONG KONG BEANCHET
; Des Your Road Central Hong Kong December 2, 1925,
EAST ASIA, LTD.
Established" 1918. ⠀⠀
HEAD OFFICE:
Des Voeux Boud Central
TONG TONG
Capital and Surplus
Total Besources
Every description of Banking and
transacted,
I do not blame the French. They
EARLY ENGLISH
(Revived by Alec Rowley)
Obtainable at
gramme 4 hour (European); Chin- ese, Concert 24 hours (Chinese).
Sth Chinese
-hour for Childrent
30th-Chinete: Guscort-
Frogramme
hours
MePaul Hodgson
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF for cold steely disregard for
There gitemus only what we “asked * SANGE-FOOKEPIAN,e by Mr
INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE
1, Coach Blewet, London, 1.0.R
4.£3,000,000 Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,866,845 BANKERS 2 The Bank of England äijälkid Bank, Rid NARUBRANCHES,
Ipali
Kaw Tork
any trade interests but their own sad: they have alowed ds by their DWA successful.protests against cur tain injurious changes in the U.S., Indian, and Canadian Tariffs that a fenced vineyard is a better protes tion against intruders than an un- fenced one.
Great Britain is by far the most valuable, foreign customer of „France. when the French car
she had imposed
with the
British
Bangko Batavia Dom
Handy
Colorado
0:00
Port Loula
Rangoon Shanghal
Zency
HOGE Kong
Bingapor
French
Bouracnys
Freni
ould.
ied...
anklagrand:Exchases"buil
marlar.
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in local, and for
currencies opened for clients, y
Savings Account and Bale Deposit Boxes.
Brancher and Agencies, all over the world.
KAN TONG
this coun
COMPANY.
Ice House Street.
Telephone 24848.
AMERICAN CHEMICAL
DIAMONDSKA
Equal: to real diamonida Fin brilliancy of lustre Outs
dis
Years Motoring in the minutes (Baropean), *1.
·Children's Programme
16th-Chinese
-hour (Chinese);
cert 15 hours pean. Con-
17th-Chinese (hours
our (Chinese). Contest-2 18th Board of Trada London Let- ters hour (Europa). 28d-Ohiome Children's
Programme
hour (Chinese) 24th- Chinare (Chine
Concer
hours
Pro A Talk
29th Europeah Children's P
-1⁄2 hour (Europ
gram
on "The OutbreakƐ of... Dr. D.
htherin? "by Valentine hour: (Euro-
Children's Programme
(Chliess)
Concert
Hours.
the
the poal
tion