POST OFFICE NOTICE.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22ND, 1993.
On Tuanda, the 25th inst, and Wednesday, the 38th inst, the G.P.O and tha Branch Fort Odicea will be open follows:-
The G.P.O sad Kowloon Branch from 8am to 9 am only. Sharagan Branch from 8 am to 9 am, and from 5.30 pm to 8 pm.
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Baiyingpan, Wantani, Yanmail, and Sham Shui Po Branches from 6 'à m. to 84.mand from S p.m. to 6 p.m..
There will be one collection of letters from the pillar bors, and one delivery of ordinary correspondence each day as on Sundays, and one delivery of registered correspondence at 9. o Weinesday, the 28th inst
There will be one delivery from the Branch Post Offices each day at noon. Tao Money Order Oos will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
The public are reminded that all articles seat through the past which are closed Again inspection are liable to letter rates of postage.
Xmas and New Year Carlo portal in closed arera with the corners cut and pre- paid at the rate for prinbol mine will be taxed ab letter rsios.
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COMMERCIAL.
OPENING QUOTATIONS.
21st December, 1933
ON LONDON.-
Telegraphio Transfor
Bank Bills, on demand Bank Hille
...9/31 -3/313/14
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930 1,040
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at 30 days' sight
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ON CALCUTTA
1611
sight
109
101
89
135
MANILA
Haibow, Pakhoi & *Haiphong
Bangkok..
Manila, Australia & New Zealand via
Thursday
Lalanri-da Thursday
laland, End Jan.
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Sandakan
Amoy Formos
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Cebu *Shangbai, *Japan, Bounlulu. Canada,
USA, *Central & South Americi! & EUROPE is San Francisco-dre San Francisco, 15th Jan, 1924.
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, USA. Contral &Bouth America & EUROPE vis Victoris, BU-due Victoria, B.C., 19th Jan, 1994:
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Japan
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India
via Dhanushkodi, Aden, Egypt and Europe la Marseillor-tas Mar-
weiller 24th Jan, 1924....
Straits and Egypt
Amoy
Shanghai...
Arabestors Banardhu Philochares
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14th.
Parcela
Registration Lettera Saturday, 22nd,
Parcela
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9.30 AM 10.30 ABC
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Noon
3.30 PM 5.00
8.00 PM
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5.00 PM
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Monday, 24th,
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ON SHANGHAL.-----
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HONGKONG
nom.
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$ 849
ve 50.20
* 33 1/16
AND SHANGHAY
BANKING CORPORATION.”
Head Office: Hongkong.
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000
Issued and Fully Paid-up.. $30,000,000 Reserve Fanda :--
Sterling
Silver
HI
£4,500,000 $14,500,000
Beserve Liability of Proprietors $50,000,099
Court of Directors : ·
Hon. Mr. A. O. Lare--Chairman....“. D. G. M. Bernard, Esq. Deputy Chairman." A. H. Compton, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. G. T. M. Eakins, BeqN. L. Watson, Esq. Hon. Mr.P. HL Holyoak, H. P. White, Req. W. L.. Pattenden, Esq. [
Chlef Manager i
Hon. Mr. A. G. ŠTEFIE,
Aoting Manager: Hongkong.
J. MOARTHUR, Eaq.
·Manager i Shangbal-Q. H. 87fr, Esq.
LONDON BANKRES :
WESTMINSTER BANK, LTD.
DURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FLET
DEPOSITS
received for one year or shorter periods ix Local Currency and Sterling on tärma which will be quoted on application.
Hongkong, 14th November, 1923. [17
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THE
Perfect Condition"
JAMAICA CIGAR
TOBACCON
GARS
015
THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER
SERVICES.
LONDON SERVICE
"AUTOLYCUS '
"DARDANUS":
"PATROOLUB?
-MENELAUS"
(DIRECT).
24H DEC. London, Rotterdam & Hamburg. $1ST DEG. London, Rotterdam & Hamburg. 8TH JAN, Marseilles, London & totterdam 11TH JAN, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg.
F
LIVERPOOL SERVICE (DIKECT OR V2L CONTINENTAL PORTS).
"DIOMED".
TITAN-
"CICLOPS"
KONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.
ELE busines of thosbors Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
INTEREST or deposits is allowed on the Minimam Monthly Balances at 3 per cent. per annum.
TRY THEM!
For the Bonexone & Bhangrai BamKING. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,,
CORPORATION,
A.G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manager
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Lagkcag, 14th November, 1912.
LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:
15 Gracechurch Street, London, EC. 3.
-Authorised Capital... £3,000,000
Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital.
BANKERS
104
£1,800,000 21,030,000
*** 21,200,000
THE BANE OF ENGLAND,
INDIA, BAIK or UHARTERED
AUSTRALIA AND UHINA. INCORPORATED BY BOTAL CHARTER, 1853- HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
Reserve Fund
10TH JAN. Marseilles, havre, Laverpool & Glasgow. Reserve Liability of Proprietors 20TH JAN. Genoa, Marseilles, Liverpool & Glasgow. 1st FEB. Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow.
PACIFIC SERVICE
(VIA KOBE AND TOKOHAMA). PHILOCTETÉS 4TH JAN.
28TH JAN, Victoria, Seattle & Vancouver. TYNDAREU,
NEW YORK
SERVICE
(VIA SUEZ OR PANAMA)...... 23RD DEC.
CALOHAS "PELLUS
#
15TH JAN
* PASSENGER
MENTOR"
7TH JAN.
PATKOCLUS"
MENTOR"
BTB JAN. 4TH FEB.
"TEIRESIAS "
18TH. MAR..
SARPEDON "* 22ND APRIL
via Suez and Boston.
via Suez and Boston."
SERVICE
for Shanghai
for Singapore,Marseilles & London for Singapore & London. for Singapore & London,
for Singapore, Marseilles & Londen,
FOR FREIGHT, PASSAGE RATES AND ALL, INFORMATION APPLY TO
· BUTTERFIELD & SWIRË (Jon Swri & Sons, Lan.),
AGENTS.
· INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL
*BANI, LTD.
·HEAD OPPICH '1
York Building, Obster Road, Hongkong
Shanghai-61, Kianges Bond.
Hankow British Concession,
CORRESPONDENTA IS
"THE OHINESE. MERCHANTS
TEA BANK, LTD.
司公限有行銀商華
HEAD OFFICES
London, New York, Chicago, San Francisco Giness transacted.
Vancouver, B.C. Honolulu, Singapore, Penang Tisalain, Swat w, Macao, Canton and all Com
ersial centres of Cains and abroad,
PROMPT SERVICE. Attractive rates for all kinds of Deposite squiries are welcome.
TH. MAI, 433
Alexandra Buildings, Chafer Mösl. VENERAL Banking and Exchange Loans granted on approved securities. Current Accounts opened and Fized Depoaits received at rates which may be ascertained on application
The Bank also coodgota Bäringa Department
Manager,
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K. O. LAU,
Chief Manager..
THE LONDON JOINT CITY & KIDLANDIBANK, LTD.
BRANCHES :
Kesla Lumpur Rangoon Shanghai Simla New York
Singapore ¡Penang
£3,000,000 21,800,000 | Bangkok Galle
42,000,000 Batavia Hongkong Madras
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened, and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. H. FERGUBON;
Manager. Hongkong, May 8th, 1912.
181
THE BANK OF TAIWAN., LIMITED.........
· (Taiwan GixKO.) Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1897,
Capital Bubscribed Capital (Paid-up) Reserve Funds
• pan
Ten 50,000,000 Yan 32,300,000 Yan. 12,980,000 HEAD OFFICE TAIPER, FORMOSA.
BRANCHES:
JAPAN-Tokyo, Yokohama,
Bombay Howrah Calcutta Kandy Colombo Karachi Port Louis (Mauritius) Delhi Kota Bhara
HONGKONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounta to 2 per cent. per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates that may be ascertained on application,
N. G. WILSON Manager.
189
7, Queen's Flood Central,
Bonekone, September 28th, 1923.
L'INDO.CFIIE, BAEQUE" DE
PARIS.
Head Office: 90, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. Subscribed Capital...Fra. 72,000,000,00 Paid-up Capital Fra. 68,400,000.00 Fra. 69 687,922.44 Kete To Fund'.......................E
BRANQUES:- Bangkok
Saigon Hongkong Battambang Mengtse Shanghai
Singapore Kobe, Canton
Noumea
Tientin Caska Moji
Djibouti
Tourane FORMOSA: Gira, Kagi, Karenko, Haiphong
Yunnanfu Keelung, Makang, Nanto, Pins, Hanko Shinchian, Taichu, Tainan, T Harol kow, Tamui, Tobyen, Ako.
CHINA :-Shanghai, Hankow, Kiukiang, Amoy, Foochow, Bwatow, Canton. OTHERS-Hongkong, Bangkok, Singa IN
Écerabsys, Semarang, pore, Batavia, Bombay, London, New York.
LONDON BANKEES; ̈ LONDON COUNTIES WESTMINSTER "AND)
Papeete
Poking
Prom Ferh
Pondicherry
BANKERS:
FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Es- compte de Pe■; Crédit Lyonnsis; Banque de Pans et des Pays-Bas; Orédit Industrial et Commercial Baciete Générale."
IN LONDON: The National Provincia] and Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris Crédit Lyonnais The Bank has Correspondents--in Commercial Centres in the European IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan and Co., Continent, Russia, Manctiuria, Tsingtao,
French-American Banking Corpora- tion; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New Japan, Indo-China, Siam, Indis, Philip-
York pine Islands, Javs and other Dutch Indisa, Australia, America, '&o,
Interest allowed on Currant Accounts Interest allowed on Current Accounts And Fixed Deposits according to arrange- and Fixed Deposits at rates which will ment
Every description of banking and 87- be quoted on application.
8. KONDOH,
change business transacted.
O. E. GOT, Manager, HONGLING BRANCH,
Manager. De Vanz Road,
Hongkong, December 13th, 1923. [82] Hoogkong, 10th September, Jex
This advertisement is ined by the Briïsh-Amefimo
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE- "No. 10, Des Veux Boad O.,
HONGKONG. Established 1919. Authorised Capitul... $10,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ........................ 5,000,000.00 Reserve Frad
500,000.00
DIRECTORS,
Mr. ForG WAT TING, Chairman, Ha Mr. Chow Shou Mr. Huynh Tại Mr. Kan Ying Po.
NEDERLANDSCHE HAXDIL
MAATSCHAPPIJ. (NITHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY,J
Established 1824.
A. CapitalF.100,000,000 £9,333,834 Paid-up Capital ... 50,000,000 £6,868,888 Reserve Fund F. 18,769,180 £1,647,439 Special Reserve F. 22,600,000 £1,888,33 Head Office:-Amsterdam. Branches at
The Hague-Rotterdam. Read Agency-Batavia.
BRANCHES
Bon, Mr. Li Koon Chun, Mr. Mok Ching Kong, Bandoeng..
Mr. Fung Ping Shan, Mr. Wong Yun Tong Mr. P. K. Kwok, Mr. Chaa Uhing Shek Calcutta Mr. Kan Chía Nam, Mr. Ng Chang Lok
Chief Manager ... Mr. Kan Tong Po, Asst Manager Mr. Li Tre Fong.
BRANCHES LONDON PARIS SHANGHAI KOBE NAGASAKI SINGAPORE TIENTSIN
- MANILA
BAHARANG
CALCUTTA
Baak, Ltd.
AGENCIES:- NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO YOKOHAMA SAIGON PENANG
HANKOW BATAVIA
SOURABAYA BOMBAY
CANTON
London Backer-The London Joint Ofty and Midland Every description of Banking and Exchange, Dürnem transacted. Loses granted on approved sourites.
Luperset allowed on Duras Deposit Accounts at the Tale of Two per cent, per aanman, va Bastoga Accounts You per cent, per annum, and on Mized Demodle at the following For. 3 montés at the rate of 5 per cent, per sundim For months at the rate of 4 per nent, per samum
For 18 months at the rate of 8 per sent,, par saatm
KAN TONG PO
Chief Manager. Hongkong, February 28th, 1923.
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THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BAIK,
LIMITED.
Capital (fully paid-up) .....Ken 100,000,000 Reserve Fund..............Yen 73,000,000 READ OFFION:" YOKOHAMA.
at
Rangoon Ban Francisco.
Lo Marila
Angoles
Seattle Shanghai
Sydney!
Branches and Agbays Batavia Koba Bombay
Landon Buenos Ayres Lyons | Calcutta
Changchan Dairen(Daddy) Fengtien Nagor
(Makilen) Newchwang Hankor New York Honolulu Peking Rio de Harbin
Janeiro Vladivostock Kal Toen
Interest allowed on Current Accounts. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application. Z NISHIYAMA,
Hongkong, 17th Sept., 1923.
ار
Manager.
Bandjermanin Macassar
Bombay
Medan Padang
Shanghai Bingapore
Palembang
Boera bais Boerakarta
Cheribon
(Solo)
Damber Diokjakarta Kobe
Fontianak
Rangoon Kota-Radja Samarang.
etc.
Correspondents at Colombo, Madras, Pondicherry, Bangkok, Baigon, Haiphong. Hanoi, Amoy, Yokohama, Melbourne, Sydney, New York, San Francisco, etc., The National Fro- London Bankers:-The rincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd, The Bank buys and sells and receives. for collection Hills of Exchange, issues; letters of credit.on its Branches and cor. respondenta in the East, on the Contin eat, in Great Britain, Aldea and Aus- tralia, and transacts banking, business, of every description.
W. H. GROSKAMP,
Agent. Hongkong, August 14th, 1923.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行銀國中
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(Specially authorized by Presidentía: Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.) Authorized Ospital.....260,000,000.00. Paid-up Capital 18,278,600. Beserys. Funds s
9,629,428.11
HEAD OFFICE-PEKING. HONGKONG BRANCH-4, Queen'> Boad Central. Branches and sub-branch all-over China, and Correspondents in Europe, America, and other parts of täs world
London Bankers: The National Provis cial and Union Bank of England, Ltd The Gasranty Trust Co. of New York. "New York Bankers-The Trying Nationss
Bank
The Equitable Trust Co., New York. Intereat allowed on Current Account and Fixed Deposits." Tarms, on applies tion
Every description of Banking Busines transacted.
Loans granted on approved scaritine, Special facilities for Home Exchan TSUYEE PEL Manager.
Hongkong, September 8th, 1911.
Printed and Published by HawRY ADOLPHUS CARTWRIGHT for the HONGKONG
DAILY PAZ, LTD, at 14, Chater Road Victoria, Hongkon
Office: 181, Finet Streek, E.:
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