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THE BANK OF CHINA, GOVERN-
MENT BANK
HONGKONG
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Funds
AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
THE
$15,000,000
Bierling
£1,500,000 at 2/-$15.000,000 Silvered. ...$18,000,000
$33,000,000
Reserve Liability of Proprietors $15,000,000
COUNT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE-Chairman. W. L. PATTENDEN, Esq.-Deputy Chairman.
P. H. Holyoak, Erg. J. A. Flammer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim.
8. I. Dodwell, Esq.
G. T. M. Elkins, Esq.
C. S. Gabbay, Esq,
CHIES MANAGER: Hongkong-N, J. STABE.
MANAGER
Bhanghai-A, G. STEPHEN.
LONDON BANKERS:
LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER
A BANK, LIMITED.
Hongkong Is'IBREST ALLOWED,
On Current Account at the rate of Two per conit. per annum on the Laily Balanco,
ON FILED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months, 2 per cent, per Annum..
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THE
(SFEOLALLY AUTHORISED BY PARSIDENTIAL
MANDATE OF 1STE APRIL, 1913): Authorised Capital ... $60,000,008. Paid-up Capitai $10,000,000.
HEAD OFFICE! PEKING.
BRANCHES AND SUB-BRANCHES 1 BRANDRAI NANKING; Chinkieng, Yang clow, Wuzish, Wuhu, Anching, Tatung, Tsinkiangpo, Soodor. Hanka w; Shashi, Johang, Nanchang TTAINA Pabting, Tongshan, Lasahsien, Tsang Asien, Elsingtai. HANOL How Wonchow, Shachain, Chinhsie, Lonchi, Huchow, Ningpo. KiNG: Changteh, Binyang Lobo, Chowkes Taman Chowton, Tumheler, Linchi, Lintsing, Tsinian, Yihtoh, Haiming, Chofuo, Teingtao. Taiyuan: Yuncheng. Foconaw, CHẲNG. OHON: Kirin, Moukden, Newahwang, Dairen, Harbin, Taitsihar Tieling, Chinohow, Antung. Canton, Kemiring. PAKING: Kueihus, Gniyuanchong, etc., sts.
2
CANTON BRANCH; Interest allowed on current sonunt and Fixed Deposits. Terme on application, Every description of Banking business trans Boted; loans granted on approved securities, Special facilities for Home exchange,
Hongkong, 18th October, 1914.
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
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1152
OF THE
Dr.
и
10,000 1,126,000 662,300 500,000
HE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED.
... (INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL
CHARTER),
Capital Subscribed
***
Capital Paid-up
Yen 10,000,000 8,760,000
Reserve Funds
8,790,000
Втоска.
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS.
Hongkong & S'hat. Hant, Corporation China Borneo Company, Limited... Oldus light and Power Company, Ed, ... China Provident, Loss & Mortgage Co, Ld CorrON MILLS.
Hongkong Cotton Spinning Co., L. Ewo Cotton Spin'g. & Weaving Co.,Ld.
(in Liquidation) Daley Farm Company, Umited Docks AND WEARVER, ATANGA
VF'kong.&Kowloon Wharf & G. Co.,Ld. - H'kong, and Whammes Dook Co. L...
Now Amey Dook Co. Limited.... 8724), and Hirakaw Wharf Co. L.. S'ha, Dock and Engineering Co. Ld,
Hongkong Electric Co., Limited --- Green Island Cement Co., Limited...
Hongkong Hotel Company Limited Hongkong Ice Company, Limited. Hongkere Rope Manufacturing Co., Isd.... Bengkong Steel Foundry Co. Ld. Hrong &South ChinnSteam Fisherz,Co.,Ld Hongkong Tramway Co, Ld. INSURANCES
Canton Insurance Offee Co., Limited China Fire Insurance Co., Limited... Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. Id, North Chins Insurance Co., Limited Union Insurance Society, Idmited Yangtze Insurance Association Ld... LANDS AND BUILDINGS.—
200,000
12.400
0000 560 $235
3100 all $110
HonoKong, 232D MARCH, 1915,
NO. OF SEARES.
UP,
ZETURN VALUE PAID CLOSING QUOTA ON BASIS TIONS CASH. OPLAST
DIV'D.
120,000
60000!
8125 all 280, enlea
L'dan 812 all $10, buyera
50,000
50,000
81: all 837, ellers
6 p.s.
11 p.o. 71p.o.
$10 all $79
81 p.o
20,000 Tis. 50 all Tls. 135, buyere
125,000
$10 all 662
40,000
$7 al 233, begars
41p.o.
60,000)
$50 a $65
Spo.
50,000
$50 all $57
bfp.o.
100
36,0
400,000
351, sal, & buy.
60,000
841, allere
4 p.0.
20,000
850 all $118, sallers
4 DG
5,000
$25 all $190,
5) po
60,000
$10 all $27, boyars
8.pa
16,000
96 81 82
15,000
310 816
325,0
5/ all $5.10, buyers
10,000
$250 250 $360
6 p.o:
20,000
8100 820 8143
720.
8,000
$250 $50 8373, bay, x. div... 7 p.o.
10,000
£15 £5 Tia. 175, duyars 82509100 $845, aler
6 pa.
President: KAZUYOSHI YAGIU, Esq. Vice-President; Koruso Nakagawa, Esq.
F'kong. Land Invest. Agency Co., Id Hongkong Central Estate, Ld. Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., I, * Humphreys Estate and FinanceCo., L Kowloon Land and Building Co. LL Shanghal Land Investment Co., Ld... West Paint Building Co., Limited... Maatschappij tot Mija Bosoli-en
Landbouw exploitatie in
Langkat MINING
50,000
61 po
10,000
810011595, buyers
25,000
6100 $75 $200
160,000
60
910 all 864, buyers 850 230 $42, cellere
6 p.J.
7) pe
78,000 Th, 50 all Tla. 97: 12,500 850 all 9694, buyers 250,000 Gas, 10 aff Tix, 39:
6 p.o.
DIRECTORS.
TYETOSHI SADA, Esq.
KTOROKU YAMASARI, Esq.
SHINGO MIXAME, Esq, HEAD OFFICE: TAIPER, FORMOSA (TAIWAN), BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.
ChineseParizearing and M.-Com Tal.. Heawood Tin and Bubber Estate. Li Raub Australian Gold Mining Cod Tronoh Mines, Limited
1,000,000
E1 All 32-
21. all
©200
Peak Tramways Co., Limited
160,000 25,000
*21| alt | | 84.40; valer
21 all 32/6, sellers.
310all 1 8104, sallers
8po..
50,000
31001 1181
Pulpes of Pepetorien da Tonkin Rodiste des REFINERIES --
13,200
850 all
Azon
Making Amoy Karenko Osakay Canton Foockor Klakinng Giran
Taishu
China Sugar Hefining Co., Limited Levon Sugar Rafning Co., Limited
20,000
$100|#1 | 9110
7,000
$100 all 928
Shanghai
Tainan Taito +
STEAMSHIP CONFANINS, ****
Singapore Takow
30.000
15, buyera
Shinchiku Taman
20.000
Hengkong, 11th November, 1914.
MERCANTILE BANK
INDIA, LIMITED,
Authorised Capital
Bubscribed
Paid-up
Reserve Fund
BANKERS:
and
BANK OF ENGLAND,
LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED.
Every description of Exchange business transacted.
INTEREST allowed on Current Ac count at 2 per cent, per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposite at rates which may be ascertained on application.
A. R.. LINTON, Manager.
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Hongkong, 10th July, 1913.
N
EDERLANDSCH-INDIACH
HANDELSBANK (NETHERLANDS INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK)
ESTABLISHED 1863.
Authorised Capital FL 30.000 000 (£500,000) Paid-up Capital FL 19,907,800 (£1,659,000) Reserve Fund. Fl. 7,765,500 (£647,185)
HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM, HEAD AGENCY: BATAVIA,
LONDON BANKERS,
THE WILLIAME DEACONS BANK: SWISS BANKVEREIN,"
The Bank transacts every description of Banking and Exchange business, receiver money on Current Account and on Fixed Deposit at rates which may be ascertained on application.
G. A DUNLOP, Manager, No. 8, Les Voeux Read Central Hongkong, 17th November, 1914. 112
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853, HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
£1,200,000 £1,800,000
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Froprietora £1,200,000
TOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Bauking breintes transasted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and
FIXED DEPOSIT'S received for 1 year or shorter periode at rates which will be quoted an application.
WM DICKSON,
Manager, Hongkong, 8th June, 1914
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Keelung
Kobe
Hongkong London" Swatow Tokyo
LONDON BAFHERS
PAKR'S BANK): YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, AN Correspondants at Cheribon, Cheshur, Dairen, Fusan, Iloilo, Jolo, Macasar, Makdon, Moji, Nagagaki, Nagoya, Semarang, Stop, Shimorosoki, Soersbaya, Tientsin, Yokohama, Zamboanga..
HONGKONG OFFICE: ~8, Des Vœux ROAD,“
The Bank Tranets Every Description of General Banking and Exchange Busines, “
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits, an
KTSUDZURABARA
Manager, Hongkong, 7th January, 1915,
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
China and Manila Steamship Co.,Ld... Doughs Steamship Co., Limited, H'kong., Canton & Mosso 2.B. Co,Lt. Inde China Steam Navigation Co. Ld "Shell Transport & Trading Co., Ld Reath China Morning Pest, Limited
Star Ferry Company, Limited Steam Laundry Company, Limited STORES AND DISPENSARIES
Fowell, Wm., Limited Watron & Co. A, S., Limited Union Waterboat Co., Limited,
Loans.
Chinese Imperial 1886
BANKS
Amozni.
Tk. 767,200.
HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.
B0,000 50,000 prof. 60,000 del. 2,500,000
$50 835, mieszal 10 pe $223, buy,/823,
4p.o
al 880, Bellera
all 88/9,
8pc
¥40,000
810 all | 236, sellera
€6,000)
$25 all $28.
20,000
15 all: $31, sellers
8p.o
15,000
$7 all 66, eller
- 90,000) 50,000
73 p.o. $10 Bil$7, sal 867, buy. 10 po. $10 at 818, Bellara.
6 p..
Quotation.
Valus, Interest.
TI. 250; 7% p. sanam For
VERNON & SMTTH, Share Broker.
FOR EUROPE AND AMERICA,
INDIA, AUSTRALIA, NO.,
and for
PRIVATE ELSIDENCE AT THE OUTPORTS,
Tinted by the HONGKONG AND A Comprehensive and Complete Record
THE Business of the above Bank is con
SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION. Bulos may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the Minimum Monthly Balances at 34 për cont.
Fino Orrios : Wall Street, New York. LONDON: OFFIC: Bishopsgate, E.0. CAPITAL PAID-UP (U.S. Gold) 65,250,000 RESERVE BUNDS ...
4,060,000 (Gold) #7,$10,000 per annum,
All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANK ASINO BUSINESS transacted. OVERENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS Zocoiyed at rates to be ascertained on application..
N. 8. MARSHALL, Manegar 16, Queen's Read,
Hongkong, and October, 1915,
balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG Depositors may transfer at their option AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent, per annum,
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
N. J. STADB,
Chief Manager Hongkong, 2nd November, 1914.
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ONGKONG WEEKUA
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$12 per annum. Postage
# to any part of
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WM. C. JACK & CO., LTD.,
14, DES VŒUX ROAD, HONGKONG.
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE PETTER
PATENT SEMI-DIESEL CRUDE OIL
ENGINES
AND
KEROSINE
ENGINES.
We carry large stocks at-
Ship and Engine Stores, Cotton Waste, Oil, Packing,
Bio.
Electrical Repairs such Installations
Undertaken,
Electro-Plating in all it Branches
THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO.,.
LIMITED.
Telegraphio Address :---" DOCK," Tokohama.
Coden ned-A.B.C. 4th and 5th Editions, Lieber's, Scott's, A. and Watkin'a,} DRY DOCK DEPARTMENT:Telephone No. 876, 506, 681, 2050, 8470,
NO. 1 DOCK. Docking Length 615 ti
NO. 2 DOCK. Docking Length 578 #.
NO. 3 DOCK, Docking Length 491
Every description of rapair work undertaken. A large assortment of matorial including tail thatta ara keps in took. Two powerful tow beats, floating derrier to 114 45 tone, puenmatio, electric, hydraullo plants, ele. Manufacturers of engines, bollers, bugs, Highters, constructional steal work, eto, Tendew on short notice by letter or able.
WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT ---
99 balldings, principally of brick and risol, containing private bonded warehouses and sugar consumption tax covered warehouses, Floor area 67.917 square yards, or 14 acres. Every description of warehousing, Custom-bcase brokerage and insuraz.co andar- taken. Rates moderate.
Mooring Busin, 500 feet by 180 feet by 25 foot deep, adicining the docks and warehoztes.
DIRECTORY CHRONICLE
CHINA, JAPAN,- STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, INDO-CHINA, PHILIPPINES & 1016
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LONDON OFFICE
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