BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Axiboriand Capita!___....................
Enced sad Fully Paid-opumu 30,000,000 Bosorry. Pazła ja
MEN # 6,800,800 3-$10,000.000
Hiver
Maserre Liability of Propeladors ........... 13,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: RONG LONG.
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BOARD OF DIRECTOR |--
Chalean
M. Mr. J. Y, Paleruoti.
Deputy Chairman.
W. H. Bal, Blog,
A. E. Coupon, Zaq.
0. Makia, Bog.
3. K. Parce, Eng.
AMOT
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOLDLY
CALDUTTA
CANTON
OHERO Cotovo
DAREN POXIAW
HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW
KYLBALN
HONGLEW
TANLA
$200
JOWAR
MOINS
KOWLOON
1. A. Planner, Bag,
7. E. B. Baw, Eng.
2. P. Warren, Bog.
Chist Manager.
V. M. Grazbura, Bag.
BRANGBRA-
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LYONS
MALACOA
MANILA
MUAR (Jobort
MUKDEN
NEW YORK
PRIPINO
PENING
RANGOON
SAN FRANCISCO
BALOON
SHANGHAI
BINGAPOR
BOURABYA
BUNGEI PATANI
TIENTEIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Dual Locals opened in Local Currency
God Find Deposits received for on your or akorlar perioda de Ourrency and Birlin
terms which will be quoted on application. Bang Yong. Deceber 7, 1981,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Duelnom of the above Bank la conduche
by the ROTO LONG AND BHANGHAI DAMK- TKO CORPORATION. Bules may be obtained en spylotion.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
V. M. GRAYDURN,
Chili Kacager.
Hong Hong, 13th July, 1980.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Ofce-Hong Kong. Authorland Caylia! {H.K. Currency} ...#11,000,000 Paid Up Capela 8,858,400
BRANCHES :-
1100,000
Canton, Shanghai. Hankew, Bwalow, Bangkok, New York and Ben Francisco.
LONDON DANKERS :***
The Lloyd's Dank, lived.
CORRESPONDENTS
žu að petanipal cities of the World.
Fools Exchanga and banking batsam of
wwwry daner) plon tenonsstað.
Sais Deponés Borm (variðun sinne) at a pusty
vandel of From $ to #18.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Beserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
.£3,000,000 ..£4,000,000 .£3,000,000
ALOE 81AB
AMBITUAR
Agencies and Branches:
DANGKOK HATAVIA DOMBAY
DALCUTTA CANTON DAWNPORE COMU DOLOMBO PUREN DILJI
HAIPHONG
BANDUNG
FLADAIN
ІРОН
KUCKING
MADBAN
MANILA
MEDAN
PEPING (Peking)
PENAND
NEW YORK
TANGOON
TOKTO
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE HO HOND BANK, LTD.
(Established 1917.)
HEAD OFFICE ----SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 13, Quam's Ed. C.
Authorized Capital Etraits $20,000,000 Isaund Capital
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Liabilities of Stareholders. Surplus.........
8,000,000
1.
4,900,000
4,000,000 2,687,000
Branches, Agencies and Correspon- dente in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange bustnem transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL
Manager.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, NEW YORK.
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits ..U.S.$226,037,892
Branches in
BAIGON
ЗЕМАВАНО
BRZDAN
BHABORAT
SINOPORK,
HANKOW
SITIAWAN
SOIRAUAYA
HONG TUNG
TAIPING
ILOILO
TIENTHIN
ARGENTINE
TONIKAR (Dhukali
THINOTAG
BELGIUM
LONDON MEXICO
J'OKOTLAMA
BRAZIL
LAMBOANGA
CHILE
PANAMA PERU
CHINA
PHILIPPINE
COLOMBIA
MINICAN REPUBLIC
KANACHI
KLANG
КОЛЕ
KUALA KANGSAR
KUALA LUMPUR
Foreign Exchange and General 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.
STUART,
Manager. Hong Kong, August 17, 1981.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(METITERLANDA TRADING SOCIETY)
BANKERS.
Batablished 184,
Hong Kove Gor−li, Queen's Bond Central.
Jumbotland Capital Calidere 158,000,000- Pull-Up Capital
Guliders 10,090,000. Rasera Pasă
........ Galidere 40,013,000.
Head Offlow:-AMSTERDAM",
Bestern Head Offos:—BATAVIA,
Besdoung Bescobes:---Bandjovimasin,
Botabay, Calcula Chatiboa,
Djok jakarsa", The Hague", "#kidiki,. Kobe, Makassar, Medan," Palembang Paku- Logan, Pasang, Bangoon, Rotterdams", Bamuning, Shanghai, "Singapore, Boork bile, Boerakarta (Božo), Taga), Tyllatjap and" Waliatredes".
* There offions bare Sala Deposit Boxes do Lat.
LONDON BANKERS :-----
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LTD.
Darespondants all over the world. Danking Budi- Dew of overy demoription tranzactež.
L. VOLKINE,
Bang Kong, 1st December, 1901.
THE
Manager.
Chief Manager AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.
.1
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行銀國 中
Reorganised October 20, 1928, under
special charter of The National Gov- ernment as 20
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
Subscribed Capital ..$25,000,000.00
Reserve Funds
Reserves
INC.
INDIA
ISLANDS PORTO RICO STRAITS
Commerce and Finance
THE LIGHTER SIDE OF
HIDDEN
GOLD
SOME QUEER "SAFES" IN AMERICA.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1932,
GAUL VERSUS
TEUTON.
The Use and Abuse of Purgatives for Children.
It was recently reported in an Eng lish newspaper that an eminent medi- The Stumbling Block to calman condemned the use of castor
Recovery.
of
oil for children. Castor oil imposes a kroat strain on their internal organs, It was stated, and in the experience of the writer, many children had been permanently harmed by the use "In both Germany and France this powerful purgative. Senna and men of goodwill are seeking to for the action of these crude laxatives salts are also not without drawbacks, find a solution of the problem the economic and financial crisis. Unless such a solution can be Modern science has given parents something far better in Baby's Own found the mechanism of Inter- Tablets which, besides having the ad-
of
is irritant "and often damaging to the delicate internal membranes of the child.
Bathing and
aplendid
ought to," snapped the old woman and took his promised half, leaving introduction to a series of articles constipation check diarrhoea, expel
An old woman recently approach, true love which did not run smooth. national trade many break down, vantage of being pleasant in taste and appearance, perform their laxative ed the savings deposit counter of A middle-aged woman confided to the world will remain in deadly function in
Bentia, western civilisation non-irritant manner. the post office in a country town of her sweetheart that her money, peril and
which some day would be shared stand in imminent danger of colchildren's health-regulator was special- South Carolina and presented 600 with him, was buried in the back lapse."
ly devised for the very young. The dollars in bills.
that of a yard. One evening, after a lovers'
qualified This warning is uttered by Sir Prescription is
medical. man, absolutely safe and "They smell like cabbages," said quarrel, Romeo, who saw his share William Dampler, the distinguish-guaranteed to contain no harmful the clerk, facetiously. "They fading away, stole into the yard ed scientist and economist, in an drugs, Haby's Own Tablets quickly earreet infantile stomach troubles,
allay colds, | "they've been buried in the cabbage Juliet's share in the earth. When by eminent writers on the subject
simple Lover, patch."
he had safely deposited it in the of Franco-German economic rela-worms. During teething they She was followed some time later Post Office, he explained what he tions, which appears in the Janu-specially useful, oraing pains and thus by another woman with 1,600 dol-[had done. The Post Office soon ary issue of Lloyds Bank Month-enabling baby to sleep.
All parenta ly Review.
should keep Baby's Own Tablets lars to deposit. They had a musty bad a second new client.
croup and
small, something like burned wood. Some Ingenious hiding places Sir William says that the chief handy. Obtainable everywhere, The clerk inquired, and was told] have been used for savings. One cause of the fall in the gold prices SETTLEMENTS that the money had been buried in man, to keep his savings out of his of wholesale commodities, which URUGUAY VENEZUELA
Wad buried had
A
INSTITUT
the yard, but that the house had wife's hands, hid his money in a is the fundamental and predomin- ALEXANDER burned down and the spot where the stove all Summer. A sudden coldjant factor in the economic and fin- rcial and Travellers' Letters money
been spell led his wife to light a fire, and ancial crisis, is the mal-distribution of Credits, Travellers' Choques, BIL of Exchange and Cable Transfers smothered with cinders.
the money went up in smokef An of the world's stock of gold. bought and sold. Current accounts A postmaster in the Far West old woman living in the East sewed continuing charge for war debts DE BEAUTE; and Savings Bank accounts opened reports that he was visited by an her money into her corsets. The and reparations, like any other and Fixed Deposits in local and for elderly man, who placed on the garment became shabby and was large international payment, can eign currencies taken at rates that may be ascertained on application to counter a sack full of silver dollars thrown away by a servant, and col-only be satisfied by the transfer the Bank.
and half-dollars amounting to 1,000 lected in the usual way by the dust-of goods and services or promises We are also able to offer our Cus dollars in all. Speaking with a man. Detectives, however, man-to pay. tomers the services of the Branches foreign accent, be explained that aged to trace the article. of the International Banking Cor-
and Nice.
F. McD. COURTNEY,
Hong Kong, June 18, 1931.
Manager,
"With growing financial dif- colties," he goes on, "both Amori ca and France became lors inclin
poration in San Francisco and Spain he had kept his savings in the sack A salesman in South Dakota hadi and also of The National City Bank under his mattress, but that they made a 2,000 dollar deal with a fared to write down their debtors of New York (France), 9.A, in Paris had become so bulky that he was mer, who seemed reluctant to make liabilities, though the difficulties
unable to sleep properly.
any payment down. The salesman are chiefy due to the debts and A New York iceman entered a suggested a cheque, but the farmer their effects
on world trade. Brooklyn Post Office and spread out insisted on paying cash, saying that Again, owing to the general fall his money for deposit. The smell he would have to go some distance in prices all nations find their in- was so overpowering that the notes for the money. The salesman offer-dustry depressed, and refer THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD: had to be "aired" before they were ed to drive him to the bank, but in-, trouble to foreign competition.
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
jhandled. It was discovered that stead the farmer directed him to the They accuse each other of dump- the iceman had hidden the money open country. He finally ordered ing': an irresistible demand for in an old horse collar in the stable a halt, made deductions from vari-protection arises, and we see every where he kept his horse and de-ous trees and posts, dug into the country in a mad world trying to livery ván. On opening the stable ground and drew out a bag offaell and not to buy. the day he made his deposit he money from which be made the
"Moreover, France holds that
HEAD OFFICE: Taipeh, Formosa
Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1898.
==
Central Bank in Formsen,
OBANCHES AND AGENOTES: JAPAN:-Toyku, Yokolama, Eobe, Osaka. PODMOBA-Oko, Kagl,
Karako, Esclung.
Takao, Tammu, Town, Helo, Tallo,
York, Dairen.
the
Bank-Notes issued Average amount an. 45,000,000 found that the horse was chewing payment. He then replaced the bag reparations are a moral debt by
up the collar and within a few mo- and covered the spot up again.
Germany, and regards their pay- mients would have swallowed the The saddest tale of all, perhaps, ment. as bound up with the pro Makong, Nanio, Balacalou, Talou, Tatzen, money. He decided that the Posti comes from Missouri. A trusting blem of future military security, OBINA Shanghai, Hankor, Amor, Foxbor, Office was a safer place.
woman decided that no wickedly while the United States will not Ratow, Calan. 07HERS-Hong Kong, Blogspots, Boerabaya,
Another depositor in the same sposed person, would be likely to even consider a cancellation or Semarang Batavia, Bombay, Londen, New office produced 500 dollars (£100 read the Scriptures, so she hid her diminution of their claims so long at par) of notes so black that their savings between the pages of the as Europe will not disarm and may denominations could not be read. family Bible. When she returned use the money in preparation for The man was a conl Neaver, and had from a long visit to relatives, how-war. We are thus brought face to hidden the money beneath the coal ever, the money had disappeared. face with the age-long antagon-1 in his cellar.
Now she is wondering whether theism between Gaul and Teuton as Ingenious Hiding Places. robbery is proof that the ungodly a fatal block in the way of world From the State of Washington are becoming more Christian or the appeasement and economic re- comes a sad tale of the course of Christian more ungodly.
LONDON BANKERS:
Barclays Bank, Ltd., Lloyds Bank, Lid Midland Bank, Lid.. Waimlaster Baak. Ltd.
The Blank bre Correspondents in all the princip Commercial Centres throughout the world),
X. NAGURA,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
15. Orasechurah Street, London, E.C.3.
Authorised Capital
Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York.
Maneger.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
B. Das Vaz Road Cantral. Hong Kong, December 3, 1951,
Capital
.U.S.$6,000,000
Surplus
.U.S.51,572,454 .U.S.$1,008,200
BRANCHES
Hio Napl Piracus Harla
PARK
Paking
Palarie Rotterda Насты
DBANCULES:
Blambous
Bangkok
Ipoȧ
Shanghai Soupi Blogapore
Kaudy
Bombay
Ermel
Calcutta
Kota Bharu
St. Morita
Colonia
Planida
Dalbi
GaRe
Euala Lumpur
Soul Loes Hawish
Madr
BANK
Pald-Up Capita! ....
.........$24,710,200.00
Amatoriam Antwerp
.$ 3,820,503.82
Backin
Biarrita Bombay
Bruce
Bromela
Buenos Aire Cairo
Calouste
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4. Queen's Road Central
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 dients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges.
We also handle the fame of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chin ohe Government both at home and abroad.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1981
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up), Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Yen 116,200,000
Head Office:-TOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agenclen att Alexandria
Bombar
Newcźwing
Narsiali Nagoya
New York Draka Paris Relping Rangoon
San Francisco
Szhangchun
Dairen (Dalny) Bwydion (Mukden) Ele de Janstro
Desse
Gebo Changw Harka Hamburg BLIN Interlaken Jurumdem Lido Laudon Liverpool Lucerna Lugano
Luze Karmien
Colombo Console Monte Carla Copabagen Editorsh Munich
MORALE Полити
Milan
Vinds
Tanks Yokoham Zurich
Branches of American Express Com- pany to Principal cities of United States of America and Canada.
Magg
....£3,000,000 .... 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital ....... 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,666,845
Subscribed Capital
BANKERB:
The Dark of England & Midland Bank, Lid.
Kuala Krai
Kuala Lipis
New York
Today
Fort Louis
(Mauritius)
is. Rangoon Binaghal Btusla Blogspor Bourabaya
Kuantan (Pahang)
HONG KONG BEANCH.
Every description of Banking and Kashanga bual- nominated.
Travellers Choques inaund.
taken
an appilatton.
WOOD OUSTS COAL.
Sequel to War Time Embargo.
The serious effect on the British!
covery."
WORLD CURRENCY
STERLING AS A BOND OF NATIONS.
Soma atriking remarks on the "The ideal to be aimed at is a world
Phone 25169. Fedder Building (1st Floor) Opposite Entrance to
Hong Kong Hotel.
arc
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CHARGES MODERATE.
A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU.
PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras. Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging.
..
ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES.
Price Moderate.
A Trial Order is Solicited,
A. SEK & CO.
Tel No. 23459, 26A. Des Voeux Road, C. Hong Kong.
AMERICAN CHEMICAL
DIAMONDS.
Equal to real diamonde bi brilliancy of luster and hardness. Guta glass like real dla- monds. Proof against fire, steel flé, nitria seld, etc. The bril- Price per carat ten shillings.
Terms: Cash or C.O.D.
coal industry of the substitution of world crisis and methods by, which in, which local currencies everyancy of lustre will never become oil for coal in marchant ships feit could be overcome were made where have a stable purchasing dull. widely appreciated, but it may come by Sir Basil Blackett, a director of power locally and at the same time as a surprise to many to learn that the Bank of England and a num- can always be exchanged into other con-currencies at a stable rate of ex- on one important trade route wood ber of important industrial
of
on. international trade. "Great Britain, in particular, would
for steam raising has ousted cerns, in a speech at Brighton on change.". both coal and oil. The trade route Jan. 22. He attributed the world's Modern civilisation, he said, de- Trustee and Executorships under in question is the vast expanse of troubles chiefly to mismanagement pends
of the gold standard.. INTEREST allowed on Currans Accounts the Amazon, upon the waters
not merely become impoverished if All clauses of Commercial Banking Pad Deposits at Bates that may be certained which the Amazon River Steamį
Sir Baall put forward suggestions it cannot exchange its services and Transactions undertaken.
C. L. SANDES,
for an international currency based its manufactures for foodstuffs and Navigation Co. operates. Manager.
on sterling, to be used not raw materials from abroad; it In pre-War days the British only by the Empire, but by South would simply starve, and that in a steamship companies carried large America, Scandinavian, and other very few months." cargoes of coal for the Amazon countries which are already linked
An Internatinal Currency. with sterling.
Unless the world returns to an Speaking of the world's return to
Personal investment accounts, gen's Bond Central, handled
Hong Kong, 2b April, 1931.
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, In addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department.
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
RELIABLE PRINTING hips, making the return voyage on
fio order
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ZEMR MRWSPAPER - ENTERPRISE "LPD). BA`MITIÉGLAS IT.
THE BANK OF FAST ASIA, LTD.
Established 1918,
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Dos Voeux Rotid, Central.
HONG TRONG
Capital and Surplu
[Total: ResourDON
description of Banking and Ekela
Current and, Fized
avings Account as
he
08.00: 04,000.00
Akodunta In local and
A portion of the British coal that the gold standard, Sir Basil said: International currency system it they had carried as freight to "If the return to gold was inevit- cannot escape the dilemma be Brazil. During the War, however,jable and the return to the old par tween unstable exchanges and on- the export of coal to Brazil was at least defensible, subsequent stable internal prices. Since there stopped, and, as a consequence, action in regard to the gold stan appears to be no Immediate hope of Brazil awoke to the fact that she dard has been a long series of na-securing an international currency posscared millions upon millions of tional and international failures, system, Sir Basil suggested that acres of wood suitable for fring Had the gold standard been propor-there might be a half-way house be- boffèra discovery which has worked, had the creditors been tween a world-wide international grantly benefitted the country by more bendible, had gold not become standard and a chaos of Independ- making it to some extent, self-immobilised, the world price layel ent local currencies, supporting in the most important would have remained reasonably Sterling, he pointed out, 18 al- need of modern civilisation fuel. stable and we should all have been ready in use by a considerable, pos
The wood is stacked on the Fern Prices Needed
the gainers," bank in staves a metre long, biled
a metre high, and In Yold paź 1000 stayes or
or: per cubic metre. Gang ways are placed from the ship
the shore and the
dled by the ship's
| importation.
corresponding
time in
In
tion of the world, including parts
of Bouth America, Scandinavia, Fortugal, Egypt, And Japán. **(3 The first need of the world, con-it ngratulat tould be Riživil at
is a recovery" dit
teen the various national-unite
and.
onstitute
THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL DIAMOND CO, P.O. Box No. 240. Penang.
FOR SALE.
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Postage Stamps Catalogues
for: 1932
Whole World British Empire Foreign Countries
.$12.00
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