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VALUE.
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87125
$350
8146, buyers $325, buyers Tix. 150 66674/870, 8217
884, sellers
$15 $18
2411
25 $122, buy.
8311, bayers
$1131
$30, buyers
$80, sellers
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77, buyers
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31/6, buyers
$2.50
27/6, sellers
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TONGKONG
HON
BANKS
AND
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Funds:
Sterling
SHANGHAI THE
BANKING CORPORATION.
£1,500,000, a42/——816,000,000
BANKS
HE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED
(TAIWAN GINZO),
INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER, 1999.
$15,000,000
$18,500,000
$33,500,000
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S. H. DODWEL, Esq.-Chairman.
J. A. PLOMMES, Esq-Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. C. E. Anton, E. V. D. Parr, Esq.
Yên 20,000.000 15,000,000 5,080,000
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HONGKONG INTEBEST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of Two per cont. per annum on the Daily Balance,
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months, 23 per cent por sunum,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 26th February, 1917.99 VEE BANK OF CHINA
GOVERNMENT BANK.
TL, 1 for year endingT
31-10-16
12/. int. account 1918
9% for 1915/16
f-int, net, year ending
306 16 None since 1910
-int, secount 1916
Tis, 9 for year ending 0531-10-16
T.0,90 for rear ending
80-11-16
Tis. 6 for rear ending
1 30-6:16
Nil for 1915
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Nons since 1908
70 cents for 1816
3 for year ending
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2017 $11 for 1916 #2 and bound of $1
for 1916
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31-5-18 80% for
243, buyers
8234, buyers
$3, buyers
1249, s. div.
Layers
281
($6.70,buyers
186.80, 1. &
10 89.80
$3.40, buy.
$10 $6.3, bay.
$6,60, sellers
PAID UP YEAR | LATIT
LIP, Div.
VALUR ENDS QUOTATION. LAST YEAR.
TO DATE.
4.25
20p.
12.60
FREESEENE
21:00
2111
72 for year endig 30476 25 cents for year ending
$1.26 for 1918 170 com for 1918
menlace 1914
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Subscribed
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Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital
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ho
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CANTON BRANGIL Infarest allowed on current account and Find Deposits Terms on apphostion, Every desorption of Banking business tra¬moted tomas granted on approved securition Special soilikim for Home Frohmage.
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CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
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Paid-up Capital ***** Bearve Fund Reserva-Limbálity of Propriet
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking basine trasacied,
OURBENT ACCOUNTS opened FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 your OF Maerter periods al raton which will be quoted on
HONGKONG BRANCH
Penang
Every description of Banking and Frakang" business transacted.
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts at I per meat, per annum dr. Daily Balances and on Fixed Depoalts at rated that may be scoria fuo
O. CHAMPKIN, on application.
WwActing. Manages Hongkong, 28th May, 1916,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE.
bove Bank is com THE Buses of the
the LONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bales may be obtained on applicatium. Corne
INTEREST on depovie is allowed on the Minimum Monthly Balanser at 31 på sent
Deponitors may transfer of their optios $100 or more to the HosGIONS AND BHANGHAI BARK to be phood on FIXE? DEPOSIT 314% Fuant. per annum
For the HOUSTONG AND BRAFORAY RANKING CORPORATION,
Chief Minisgore Hongkong And Movember, 1814AN FIR
tags, for Tas Hongkong Containerla. Hongkon
T. C. DOWNING, Hongkong, Bib. May, 1917 (141
Printed, and Published by Hansy ADOLTEUR
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