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** $24,500,000
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Court of Directors:
Hon. Mr. A. O. LANG-Chairman,
D. G. M. Bernard, Esq.Deputy Chairman. J. A. Plummer, Esq.
Hon. Mr.P.H. Holyoak. W. L. Pattenden, Esq.
N. L. Watson, Eag
E. P. White, Faq,"
Chief Manager a
Fon. Mr. A. G. SITTEN.
Acting Manager: Hongkong
J. MCARTHUL, Eng. *Manager i Shanghai--G. H. Szrzs, Elqı
LONDON BANKIERE 2.
WESTMINSTER BANK, LTD. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and MIXED DEPOSITS rocalved for one year or shorter periods in 9:30 AM Local Currency and Sterling a term which
will be quoted on application.
Hongkong, 14th November, 1929,
0.45 10.30 - 2
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REGULAR AND FAST FREI
PASSENGER SERVICES
IT AND
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HE business of the above Hankis conducted by the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Eules may be obtained on application
INTEREST on deposits is slowed on the Minimum Monthly Balances at 33 per cent. per annum.
W.D. & H.O. WILLS. Bristol and London.
This advertisement is, isried by British-American Tobacco Co. (China), Ltd.
Homekose & SHANGHAI BANKING | DEZE KERCANTILE BAND OF INDIA,
CORPORATION,
LIMITED
A. G. STEPHEN,
Cinel Manager
HEAD OFF
G. I November, 1972.
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18, Gracechurch Str
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Bubscribed Capital
Paid-up Capital.. Beserve Fund
*BANKhine
TACARE TEK "Bang or EnGLAND,
THE
BANK OF EAST ASIA,
LIMITED
HEAD OFFICE :---
No. 10, Des Vour Road C., HONGKONG. Established 1919.
Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
$10,000,000.00 6,000,000.00 000,000.00
DIRECTORS:
Mr. PONG WAI TING, Chairman, Mr. Kan Ying Po,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTES, 1553TH LONDON JOIST CITY & MIDLAND BANK, Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Mr. Huynh Tai,
CHARTERS..
INDIA, BAIK. Or AUSTRAIN- AND, OFEITA.
HEAD OFFIC-LONDON..
Paid-up Capital Beserve Fund,
Beserve Liabilityof)
of Proprietors
£2,000,000 23,800,000 £2,000,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and 1ST JAN, Marseilles, Havre, Live pool & Glasgow.ED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or 2011 JAN. Genoa, Marseilles, Liverpool & Glasgow. shorter periods at rates which will be quoted
1ST FEB. Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow, on application,
A. EL FERGUSON, Hongkong, May 8th, 1912,
PACIFIC SERVICE
(VIA KOBE AND YOKOHAMA).
·ACHILLES " ~ ISTE DEO,
PHILUCTETES” SIH JAN, Victona, Seattle & Vancouver,
NEW
*« CALCHAS " "PELLUS"
YORK SERVICE
(YA SUEZ OF PANAMA),
23RD DEC.
15TH JAN,
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via Suez and Boston,
via Suez and Boston.
PASSENGER SERVICE
"SABPEDON" “PATROCLUS
· PATROULUS."
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11TH DEO.
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13TH DEO.
3TH JAN,
5TH FEB.
11TH MAR
for Bingapore, Marseilles & Londen tor Shanghai
for Singapore, Marseilles & London for Singapore & London. for Singapore & London.
FOR FREIGHT, PASSAGE RATES AND ALL INFORMATION APPLY TO
201
BUTTERFIELD & SWARE
(Joan BWIRE & Sons, Lam.),
AGENTS.
ANDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL
BAXE LTD,
HEAD OFFIORI.
York Building, Chater Bad, Hongkong
MAN BRANCHES ·
Bhanghai-51, Kianige Rosd,
Hapkow British Concession.
COLERAFONDENTE 'EN
London, New York, Chicago, San Francisco Vancouver, B.C., Honolulu, Singapore, Penang Tientsin, Swat Macao, Canton and all Com mercial centre of China and abroad,
PROMPT SERVICE,
THE OHINESE MERCHANTS BANK LTD.
司公限有行銀華
HEAD OBTICLE
-Alexandra Buildings, Chäler Koad":
ENERAL Banking and Exchange Gusiness transacted.
Loana granted on approved securities. Currant Accounts opened. Und Fized Deposits received at rates which may be ascertained po application, an
The Bank also conducts & Exving
KO LAU, Chief Mange
Attractive rates for all kinds of Deposite Department
T. JE. MAI,"
891.
saquiries are welcome
Manager.
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"THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED.
*(TAIWAN GINEO.) Incorporated by Special Imperial: Charter, 1899,
.....
HEAD OFFICE-TAIPEI, FORMOSA,
BRANCHES:
Kaala Lampar Rangoon Bangrek Galle Batavia Hongkong Madras Shanghal
Simla Calcatta Kandy Penang, Singapore Bombay Howrah New York Colombe Karachi Port Louis (Mauritius) Delbi
Kota Bhara
HONGKONG BRANCH:
uf Banking and Exchange Every description Eusiness transacted.
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts to per coat” per sanum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at ratas that may be sscertained on application,
N. C. WILSON'
Manager. 7, Queen's Road Central,
Hongkong, September 28th, 1922.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CLINE, РАВІЯ.
130
"Head Office: 56, Boulevard HAMEEMELDI," Paris.
2
Tourane
Iz 60,000,000 Capital Subscribed
Subscribed Capital..Frx. 72,000,000.00 Capital (Paid-up). Yen 32,500,000 Paid-up Capital Fr. 69,400,000,00 Reserva Funda
„Fr6, 66, 687,283. 14 Ross yo Fund Yen, 12, 250,000
·BRANOLES: Bangkok Hongkong Saigon BRANCHES.
Shanghai Battambang Mengtso Noumea Wokohama, JAPAN :-Tokyo,
Bingapore Kobe Canton
Tientsin Diska, Moji.
Düboutil
Papeete Pefing FORMOSA --Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Haiphong
Keelung, Making, Nanto, Pinan, Herkow Bhinchina, Taichn, Tainan, T Hanoil kow, Tamsui, Tobyen, Ako...... CHINA -Ehanghai, Hankow, Kiukiang,
Amoy, Foochow, Swatow, Canton. IN OTHERS :-Hongkong, Bangkok, Bings Bamarade pore, Boerabaya, Batavia, Bombay, London, New Work
LONDON BANKERB:
LONDON COUNTERS ›W297MINSTER AKB Bow PAL'S BANFI ANDANGAN K
The Bank has Correspondenta in Commercial Centres in the European Continent, Basin, Manchuria, Tsingtao, pine Islande, Java and other Dutch Japan, Indo-China, Siam India, Philip
Ladies, Australia, Americe, dec
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits at rates which will be quoted on application.
8. KONDOH, Manager, s, Den Voux Body Hongkong, 15th September, Hay
HONGKONG BRANCH,
From Penh Yunnanfu Pondicherry i
BANKERS
Bon,
Mr. Li Koon Ohun, Mr. Mok Ching Kong, Mr. Fung Ping Shao, Mr. Wong Yun Tong Mr. P. K. Kwok, Mr. Chan Ching Bhek Mr. Kan Chin Nam, Mr. Ng Chang Lok
Chief
Manager Mr. Kan Tong Po, Asst. Manager... Mr. Li The Fong.
4.
BRANCHES & AGENCIES LONDON
PARIS
SHANGHAI
KOBE NAGASAKI
SINGAPORE
TIENTSIN MANILA
SAMARANG.
CALOUTTA
NEW YORK SAN FRANCISO0 YOKOHAMA SAIGON PENANG HANKOW BATAVIA SOURABAYA BOMBAY
** CANTON
London Banker-The Leodon Jolet City and land
Bank, Lid
Every description of Banking and Exchange businam trannacted. La granted on approved sogneses.
Interest allowed on Current Depoals Aoscosta_st_tha _of_Two per seat, per anuani, on Barings Acounts Four par bent, per anots, And, im Eixed Deportaxe use following"
the
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the ab the`rate at par cent. per
For 6 month at the rate of 4 per cent, per ama SER For 12 months at the rate of 8 per cent, DE ABRU
BARKAN TONG PO,
he Chief Manager. Hongkong, February 28th, 1923."
"THE" YOKOHAMA EPZOIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Capital (fully paid-up).....Yen (00,000,000 Reserve Fund
...Yen 73,000,000 ELED OFFION: YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencies at
Koba
Batavia
Bombay London
Buenos Ayres Lynor
Calcutta Los Angeles Changchan
Mapila
NEDERLANDSUHE HANDEL
"MAATSCHAPPIJ. (NETHERLANDS TRADING BOOTITLÁ
A. Capital
Established 1924.
........
.1.100,000,000 £9,333,333; Paid-up Capital ...F. 80,000,000 £0,688,888- Reservo Fund ...F. 19,709,180 £1,847,439- Special Reserve ... 32,600,000 £1,888,333 Head Office Amsterdam,
******
Branches at
The Hague: Rotterdam Head Agency:-Batavi
BRANCHES-P
Bandjermpaint Macassar. Shanghai
Singapore Bardoeng Median Bombay Padang Soers bais Calcutta Palembang Soerakarta Cheribon
Pesalongan Djember
Djokjakarta Ponti
Kobe
Kota-Radja Samurang
Tegal
(Solo)
Tilatjap Weltevreden
Correspondents at Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry, Bangkok, Saigon, Haiphong
Hanoi, Amoy, Yokohama, Melbourne, Sydney, New York, San Francisco, etc.
etc.
London Bankers:The National Pro vincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd. The Bank buys and sells and receives for collection Bills of Exchange, issues Jotters of credit on its Branches and cor respondents in the East, on the Contine ent, in Great Britain, America and Aus tralia, and transacts banking business of every description.
W. H. GROSKAMP,
Agent Hongkong, August 14th, 1923.
THE BAIK OF CHEA,
行銀國
[37:
(8pecially authorized by Presidential.
Mandate of the Republic of Chin on the 2nd of November, 1917.) Authorized Capital $60,000,000. Paid-up Capital
18,978,600.0 Reserve Funds 9,629,425,34-- HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.SURA HONGKONG BRANCH:-- Quena's, Boad Central Branches and sub-branch all over China, and Correspondents f Europe, America, and other parts of tis πολλά Francisco London Bankers The National Provis Feattle
cial and Union Bank of England, Ltd. The Guaranty Trust Co. of New York New York Banker -The Irring Nation
Bank A
Boersbayz
ROOD
تخط Shang.
FRANCE Comptoir National
compte de Pas; Crédit Lyonnais Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas Crédit Industrial et Commaxial Dairen (Dalay) Nagasak Singaporn Societe Générales de dag? Fangtien Nagoya
Hamden) Nowakwang.
IN LONDON: The National Provincia
and Union Bank of England, Ltd;;, Comptoir National d'Escompte de Hankow Parit; Crédit Lyonnais.
Honolala NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan and Co., Harbin
French-American Banking Corpora Kai Yuen:
IN
Osakork
New
Paking Rio de
Sydney
Tokyo
Tängtan Jangizo Vladivostock
tion; Guaranty Trusty Upy of New Interest allowed on Current Accounts. York.
MAN Deposits received for fixed periods at Interest allowed on Current Accounts rates to be obtained on application. T. NIBHEYAMA, and Fixed Deposits according to Errange-
Manager. Every description of banking and ex-
Hongkong, 178 Bept., 1923. mout ellange business transacted.
DO. EN GOT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, October 1st, 1923 (28
The Equitable Trust Co., New York Interest allowed on Current Account and Fixed Deita. Terms on applice tion.
Every descria of Banking Businem transacted.
Loan granted in approved securities, Special facili. for Home Exchan T3UYER PEL Manager: Hongkong. /«mber atii, 191L.
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