BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Autheran Capital $60,000,000 Esad and Fully Paid-up. 30,000,000 Herre Frinds-
Best
£1,400,000 $10,000,000
·Basers Timbilly at Fropriators. 850,000,000°
HEAD OFFICE, HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:—
Hon, Mr. J. J. Palucion.
Chairman.
T. E. earos, Esq.
Deputy Chairs.
Hon. Mr. W. 13. Bell,
1. Complo, Esq.
K. I. Johnson, Kagi Mukia, E.
AMOY
KROKOR
BATAVIA BONDAY CALCUTTA CANTON CHEFOO
1. A. Plumma
J. F. Warren, Esq.
V.M. Orayburn, Esq...
Chiat anger.
DRANCHES-
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
MUAR (Johanni
MURDER
NEW YORK
COLORNO
PEIPING
DAIREN
Foochow
HAIPHON
HAMBURG
HONDKEW
BLANKOW
SARDIN
CLOU
[POU
JORONE
KOBK
BOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
PESANO
HANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCIADO
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
KOUNABYA
SUNGE! PATANI
TIENTSIN
TORTO
TRINGTAO TOHOHANA
Current Accounts opened in Local Currenty and Fixed Deponita erived for one or borar perioda in Local Company and Bierllog a term which with he quoted on application. Hong Kong, 6th April, 1972.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the abors Bank is sonduvlad by the HONG KONG AND BUTANISHAT BANK O 008PORATION. Bu' may be obtained
pinion.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION,
7. M. GRAYBURN,
Olaf unge.
Hong Kong, 7th February, 1932.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Of Hong Kong.
authorised Capital (HE, Curency)....11,000,000 Pald Up Capital ...............
Her
Fond ........
BRANCHES:
1,100,000
Suslow,
Canton, hangbel. Hankow. Bangkok, New York and Han Francisco!
LONDON BANKERRY
The Kloyd's Bank, Limited.
CORRESPONDENTS
Ix ali principal nition of the World. Fariga Exchange and henking business of aracy. Legcription wanted
Bals Deposit Box (various sizes) si a guirly, vantaj, që tren 14 10 $44,
LOOK POONG SHAN,
The Mini
THE BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganised October 26, 1928, under #pecial charter of The National Gov- ernment as, an
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Subscribed Capital ..$25,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital ........... ..$24,710,200.00 -Reserve Funds
.$ 3,820,503.82
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 world, we are able to extend to our ellents special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges,
We also handle the issue of Bonda
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
THE CHINA
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
Pald-up Capital
Reserve Liabilities of
8,000,000
4,000,000
Share
Shareholders..
4,000,000
Surplus...、、
2,687,000
St
Branches, Agencies and Correspon dents in the principat cities of the
£3,000,000 world."
Every description of Banking and ,£3,000,000)
Exchange business transacted,
TAN ENG HOOI, .£3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
Agencies and Branches:
ALOR STAR
AMRITSAR
KUCHTING
DANGKOK DATAVIA DOMBAY JALOUTTA CANTON
DAWNPOKE
QBDU
COLOMBO
DELIL
BALPHONG
ITAMBURO
HANKOW
HARBIN
ILOILO
POI
·
МАРВАЯ
MANILA
MRDAN
TELPING (Peking)
NEW TORK
PERANG
RANGOON
SEMALANO
Manager.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: 65, Wall Street. NEW YORK.
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits U.S.$225,503,775.00
Branches in-
ARGENTINE
BELGIUM '.
BRAZIL PRAGU
CHILE
SAIGON
SEREMBAN.
SHANGTEAT
SINGAPORE
SITIAWAN.
HONG KONG:
SOTTRADAYA
TAIPINO
TIESTRIN
TONGXAH (Bhuket)
TSTHOTAO
CHINA
TORDHAMA
ZAMBOANDA
COLUMBIA
KUALA LUMPUR ·
CUBA DOMINICAN
INDIA
KADACHT
HLANG
Ковк
KUALA KANGSAR
Foreign
Exchange
and General REPUBLIC
Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix-ITALY ed Deposits received for one year or JAPAN shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
J. STUART,
Manager, Hong Kong, 11th April, 1982,
THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL
SAVINGS BANK, LTD.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS. Cheques Cashed in 15 minutes while you wait.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS We offer good rates of interest. TOTAL RESOURCES
LONDON
MEXICO
PANAMA
PERU
PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS
PORTO RICO
I
SETTLEMENTS
STRAITS
URUGUAY
YENEZUELA
Commerce and
Finance
LOCAL DOLLAR UNCHANGED.
Dull Conditions in Local Market.
allver
with the
Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Credits, Travellers' Cheques, Bills of Exchange and Cable Transfers bought and sold. Current accounts and Savings Bunk accounts
count opened
24 and Fixed Deposits in local and foreign currencies taken at rates that may be rate was quoted £1-G$3.604. uscertained on application to the Bank.
| MANCHESTER WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.
No Great Activity.
London June 1. The past week has not seen any With the dollar unchanged, the great activity. Cotton prices have continued tended to case ali round and there local exchange market dall, with no special feature, yes has not been any outstanding deve- terday.
lopment to record. A certain In London,
declined amount of nervousness has been The Continent and India noticeable, as 11/16th.
most of the news sald, while China bought. There has not been too favourable. On was small business on a quiet mar-the other hand advices from the After the official axing, the States report that the erop gen- ket. market ruled quiet but steady.
erally is making steady progress. New York reported silver down On Monday's re-opening at Liver- 1/8th to 26.15/18ths,
|pool (New York being closed), there market dull.
was a certain amount of covering, The cross-rate declined to 3.60 but with demand insufficient to
LONDON SILVER PRICES.
support offers prices relapsed quiet- London, Yesterday.
ly under scattered selling, which Closing silver prices in London in ordinary circumstances would|
have been hardly noticeable. The to-day were:
June, 28. June 29.
volume of enquiry received, while Spot
16 16-11/16
on a fair scale, has not been so in- Forward 16-11/16 16%
tereating as the previous weeks, The London on New York cross while the turnover has naturally bcon smaller. Some of the smaller CANTON EXCHANGE.
markets have been particularly i Canton Central Bank notes were quiet and though India has been tomers the services of the Branches quoted at the Chinese Exchange less active, there have been signs & of the International Banking Corporal here last evening at 53.7 per cent that prices have been receiving City Bank of New York (France), while Hong Kong Dollar notes in more attention Enquiry from exchange for Kwangtung allver India has been chiefly from Cal- were at a premium of $400 for each cutts and several of the upcountry 31,000.
markets, transactions having taken place in dhooties, mulls, shirtings, lines and prints. A few small have been booked for Karachi but Bombay has remained inactive. There have been bids from China for bleaching and dyeing cloths, while a small business in fancies Irish Flax. There is nothing of has been done for Hong Kong. interest to report as the markets Very little has been heard from are now virtually closed for the sea-Java and Starapore, while the
also been Hak-Noted fourd Average emtant Yan. 45,000,000 son. Any small lots marketed fave Near East has
quiet. been bought at unchanged prices. Small lines of bleaching cloths
Courtrai-Reports to hand con-have been reported for both Egypt | firm that the sowing in Belgium, and Morocco, though nothing of France, and Holland is greatly re- any weight has been mentioned.
$19,000,000 EFFICIENT-TRUSTWORTHY- RELIABLE-COURTEOUS.
144-150, Dea Yoeur Rd. C.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)
SAUSE IN MIL....
Established 1834.
Hong Kong Office:-11, Queca's Road Central.
Authorized Capital Paid-Up Capital Reserves
L 150,000,000
..t. 80,030,000
..t. 20,015,000:
Land Office:—AMSTERDAM". Extra fead O-BATAVIA.
Branchen-Bandjormasin,
Dandong Hornby Caloutie Charibon, Djember. Djok jakarta", The Hague, Jiddeb. Kobe, Heller, Medea, Palembang, Paks longua, Pansag, Rangoon, Botterdam*, Semeng, Changkat, Singapore, Boera- bela. Ederakarta (Solo), Tegal, Tilkijap and Welterreden”.
*This Mess bare Safe Depoall Bases to Let.
LONDON BANKERS -- NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK L3D, Correspondente all over the world. Banking Buad. neas of every description transsoird.
A. STOERINT, Hong Kong, 21st June, 1932.
THE
Manager
and ather Public Funds of the Chin-AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
ese Government both at home and abroad.
Hong Kong, 5th March, 1931.
INC.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager.
Head Office:-65, Broadway. New York.
Capital
.U.S.$6,000,000,00
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Burgha
. U.S.$1,882,882,04
Reserves
..U.S.$1,458,118.73
Established 1880.
BRANCHES :---
Amsterdam Antwerp
Chinon
Glangor
Head Ofee-YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at:
Berlin Bigcia
Bombay
Boden Alan
Alexandria
Calce Calopita
HATADA Hamborg Ham Intertekan.. Zoe Lida Looden. Liverpool Laur
Southampion Imper
Blagapor Marsalisaya +15L Merits
Mice Mapled Piraeus Paris Prac
Faking
Palarme Bosser Boma Stamboul
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 .Yen 117,800,000 Beserve Fund...................
Batavia Bazlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton Changchun
Dairen (Dalny)
brat. Nagasaki
Nagoya Newchwang
- Osaka- Peiping Rangoon
New York
Foortion (Mukden Francisco
Harbin
Hong Kong
Honolulu
Ben
Karschi
Robe
*London.
de Janeiro San
Shan-għal. Shimonssski Singapore.
Los Angeles Manila
Interest silqwesom
Consinasimogle Momin Cario
Copenhague (Mo
Floradon -Monitor Goog
"Yo
Branches of American Express Com- pany In Principal cities of United States of America and Canada..
[A}" classes of Commercial Banking Traactions undertaken
Personal investment accounts handled.
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its Travellerm Cheque and Letters of Credit and, addition, the world-wide. "wrican of its thoroughly equipped Travel Des
“W DUGGAN,
We are also able to offer our Cus
tion in Spain and also of The National!
S.A. in Paris and Nice.
Manager.
R. M. MCLAY, Hong Kong, May 13, 1932.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE-Taipeh, Formosa, Incorporated by Special Imperial,
Charter, 1899.
Central Bank in Formora
BRANONES AND AGENCIES:
·JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Koba, Osaka. FORMOSA-in, Bagi, Karenko,
Boein
Akong Nanto, Shinchiru, Talcha, Tan, Takaa. Teraui, Toen, Hello, Talto.
Amoy, Foochow CHINA-hanghel, Hankow,
Swatow, Caston. OTHERS-Hong Kong. Bingport, Sorabaya, Semarang, Bateris, Boisbay, London, Now York, Dairen.
LONDON BANKERS:
Barelaze Bank, Ltd., Lloyde Hank, Ltd. Kidland Bank, Ltd., Workminster Bank, Ltd.
The Bank has Dorespondents in all the principal
Commercial Centres throughout the world..
E. NAQURA. 3
Roger
HONG KONG DRANCH
1. Des Vaux Road Central. King Kong. December 21, 1981.
FOR SALE.
POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUES FOR 1932
from
STANLEY GIBBONS
Part I. Part II
$5.25 .$8.00 .$6.00
Yvert & Tellier Scott Stamp & Coin Co. $8.00
GRACA & CO Dealers in Postage Stampa, Garden Seeds, Philatelic Goods, etc.
No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, P.O. Box No. 620. HONG KONG
ALEXANDER INSTITUT
DE BEAUTE
Phone 25169. Pedder Building (1st Floor)
Opposite Entrance to
Hour Kang Hotel.
BELFAST LINEN.
Report for Fortnight
Ending May 25.
duced owing to the uneconomic West Africa has bought odd lots of prices for flax. Supplies are ex-prints and specialities, while drills ceptionally small, due to the poor are under negotiation for South demand for all classes of abre, and Africa. South American business
also to the fact that the workers has consisted almost solely of oc- are now working in the felda and casional lots of specialities though retting the new crop.
La few plain cloths have been taken. Latvian. Supplies are very The Home Trade section have had small now. Business is restricted a quieter week, although there to small lots. Weather is mild and have been indications of better suitable, so that sowings should be clearances, while rather more has completed by the end of this month. been offering from the Continent.-
Esthonian-Supplies are small. Markets are quiet, but the peasants siderable orders have been placed in many cases have resolved to hold recently, both in houskeeping goods their flax rather than take a lower and handkerchiefs, but many cus- price. There seems to be little tomers are still delaying before doubt that the acreage will be de- actually committing themselves to creased.
quantities.
Lithuanian.-Few
Dress Linens.-A moderate for coloured amount of business dress linens has been placed for prompt delivery. Demand is well maintained, and there la no change
transactions of any consequences are reported. The growers are now preparing for the new crop sowing.
Soviet.Little has been done re- [cently, although a sale of 750 tons in prices.
was reported. this week. Latest quotations show no change. Large shipments continue to arrive here. mostly from Murmansk and Leningrad.
to
Yarns.
There is no appreciable change chronicle since last report. The reduction in import duties on linen from 50 per cent. to 20 per cent. has checked potential buyers, and demand is likely to drag until the market conforms to the new conditions arising therefrom
Weavers.
Qulet conditions are still being experienced in the weaving end of the trade, due principally to the continued depression in our prin- Lestrom Oll Permanent Hair Wares Cips! markets. There is, however, which are Large, Soft and Natural, & fair amount of enquiry, about for Artistle Finger and Marcel Wave, Oll embroidery and dress linens, and Treatment, Shampooing, Henan Pack it is hoped that business will re- (any, colour), Hair Cutting and Mand sult. Small sorting-up'orders ́ara. eure far Ladies and Gentlemen. Com being booked from day to day, but scientious, Arti te Work by European unless things speedily improve Expert, Mr. AizEMBRE,
looms will have to be put out of commiasieu for some time.
Merchants. www
CHARGES MODERATE.
A VISIT WILL, CONVINCE YOU.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION, FUAY CNG BROKO] ANTELLATEL
NEFACRADCA RCOS JUN FOGA
OT
BERMA
The exports recently published for the month of April, both In handkerchiefs and housekeeping goods, show moderate increases over a year ago, and while the amount of forward business actual- ly placed is less than expected, there is no cause for undue de pression in the business outlook. Under present conditions all buy- ing is more cautiously done than has been the 'custom in past years, but definite requirements have stiil to be provider for These Con- sidarations, backed up by the fact of monetary conditions in allɛpi For therm
basis on ths coming
NEXT CHANGE - AT THE
CENTRAL
THE GREATEST. RKO SUPER SPECIAL FEATURE YOU'VE LONG BEEN WAITING FOR.
CUICIDE FLEET
HAYY'S
PIC PARACE
THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1932,
THE
HONG: HONG
PENINSULA HOTEL
HONG KONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL;
PEAK HOTEL:
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL; HOTELS,
LIMITED
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lita, Peking.
MARBLE HALL
31, Nathan Ed, Kowloon.
Tel. 87989.
A Select Private Hotel furnished with an eye to the comfort of Its Tenants. Single and double mites of rooma with privata bathrooms attached.
THE HARBOUR VIEW PRIVATE HOTEL
9-13, Chatham Road, Kowloon
Finest position on the Peninsula. Large Alry Rooms with Fall Benest of the Cool Ben Bredsen. Unequalled Calsina, 2)
Phone
Cable Add. Tel. 58734
Proprietress ----Mrs' Gardiner,
·RECLAMATION GROUNDO, WANGMAI.
"Harview."
GARDEN
-OPEN-AIR CINEMA
IT
WON'T
BE LONG NOW BEFORE
THE NEW
SUMMER THEATRE OPENS
THEATRE
ARŞIN ZALKING PICTURES WE ARE NOW PUTTING ON THE FINISHING TOUCHES Beautifying the place with thousands of lights, Big palms, trees, flags, bunting, awnings, etc,
OVER 2,000 SEATS ——— Every comfort will be provided, polite service, big roomy chairs, wide isles, 10 exits, plenty of parking space for autos. Dress Circle and Box Seats on ele- vated platforms. Everything first-class and High- class.
DON'T MISS THE OPENING NIGHT, A PARAMOUNT BIG SUPER-SPECIAL
PRODUCTION.
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
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42. Obesity.
46. Prescribed quantity.
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quality
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Animal hair.