POST OFFICE NOTICE.
*NEW YEAR. HOLIDAYS.
On Tuesday, the lat, and Wednesday, the 2nd January, the GEO Branch Fost Officer will be open as follows:-
2nd.
days.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER SIST,
COMMERCIAL.
OPENING QUOTATIONS.
the-
ON LONDON,-
The G.P.O-from 8 am to 9 am, on the 1st, and from 8 am to 9.30 am. on the
Kowloon Branoh-From 8am. to 9 a.m. on both days.
Sheungvan Branch From Sam to 9 am, and from 5.30 pm to 8 pm, on both
to
There will be one collection of letters from the pillar bores," "and one delivery of al registered ordinary correspondence each day as on Sundays, and cas delivery ecerespondence on Wednesday, the 2nd January, at 9 am.
Baitingpan, Wantrai, Yanmath, and Shum Shui Po Brancho-From 8 am, 9am, and from 5 p.m. to 6 pm. on both days.
*
There will be one delivery from the Branch Post Offices each day as soon. " The Money Order Office, will to entirely closed during the Holidays.
The public are reminded that all articles sent through the past which are closed against inspection are liable to letter rates of postage.
Xmas and New Year Cards posted in closed covers with the corners out and pra- paid at the rate for printed matter will be taxed at letter rates.
FROM
BRANOMAI
USA, JAPAN AND BUANGHAI
USA. JAPAN & SHANGHAI
· INWARD, MAILS,
Du
29th December, 1923.
....2/31
Telegraphia Transfor
Bank Fils, on damand
Bank Billa, at 30 days' sight
9/3 15/16
Bank Bills, at 4 months' sight 9/4
Credits, at 4 months night 3/411/18 Documentary Billa, 4 months
sight...
ON PARIS
Bank Bala, on demand.......... Credits, 4 months' sight
ON NEW YORK-
Bank Bills, on demand
,' at 30 days' sight
ON c Transfor
Orank budemand... Tales Transfer
Bank
on demand
2/4 13/16
975
... 1,033
1611
181
Private, 200
30
Pright
Ox
ON SHANGHAL sight
Bank Bills, st
daya OX On demand Cha demand....
ON SINGAPORE. On demand
ON BATATTA. On demstid
ONG-On demand
OA ELITEONG
ON SAICON.On demand
ON BINGTOR-On demand......... SOVEREIGN, Bank's Buying rate GOLD LEAF, 100 fine, per tiel BAR SILVER, per oz.
100
1004
99
гла
DOM.
...S 8.70
20.20
BCS
1923.
Golofina
THE
perfect condition" JAMAICA GIBAR.
PI
Seochow
Pres. Wilson
Pres. Madison
6th
OUTWARD
MAILS
FOR
Pri
DATH.
HONGKONG
AND
BANKING
Straits and Egypt
Danlanus..
Monday, 31st, 1030 LM
10.30 AM
Shanghai...
Amoy
Manila
Tjubedaa
9.00 PM
Pres. Grant
3.30 F K
*Swatow, Amoy and Fermesa
Amoy
Haiphong
Shanghai and Japan
Sabow and Bangkok
Saigon
-
Hoihow and Bangkok
Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritius, L. Marques, S. Africa, India via D'kodi. Egypt & EUROPE via Marseilles. doo Marseilles, 2nd Feb.
Parhoi and Haiphong
Bwstow, Amoy and Foochow...
Japan
Torilla
1:00 PM
New Mathilde,
4.00 PM
Fushimi Maru...Tues
JANUARY
1nty
Kwangehou
9.00 AM 9.00 AM
Lovesites..."
0,00 & M
Chunsang.....
Wolnesday, 2nd,
83) AM
Kaihima Maru
Registration Letter
8.45 AM
9.30 AM
Dosawenyse Baikong
9.00 A M
9.00 AM
Tikmi
9.00 M
Soshu Mari
Maula H
*Straits & Calcutta
Teen
Laisast
9.00 A M 100AM 9.30 AX
Hoihow and Pakhoi
Sandatan
Saigon and Bangkok.
Sratow
Saigon
Amoy
Swatow
Chenan
Thursday, 3rd,
8 30 AX
Noon
Mausang...
Butho Ma u
9.30 PM
Hydran jea Buichew...
Kweiyang
2.30 PM
5.00 PM
5.00 PM
Soochow
Friday, 4th, 8,30
SHATCHAN
CORPORATION.
Head Ofoa: Hongkong.
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000.
Issued and Fully Paid-up.. $20,009,G&Q Reserve Funda -
Sterling
Bilver
T
£4,500,000 $24,500,000
· Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,009
Court of Directors:
Hon. Mr. A. O, Lawn--Chairman.
D. G. M. Bernard, Esq.-Deputy Chairman.
J. A. Pammer Exq. A. H. Compton, E.
G. T. M. Edkins, Erg. N. L. Watson, Eaq. Hor, Mr.P. H. Holyoak. | E. P. White, Esq. W. L. Fattanden, Esq.
Chief Manager
Hon. Kr. A. G. Starxxs,"
Acting Manager: Hongkong-
J. MCARTHUR, Esq.
Manager: Shanghal-G. E, Surt, Esq.
Lognos Bankara: " WESTMINSTER BANE, LTD.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCALİ CURRENCY and "FIXED
DEPOSITS
received for one year or shorter periods in Local Currency and. Sterling on terms which
will be quoted on application.
Hongtong, 14th November, 1933,
GOLOFIKA →
Clairs PACKS
ALATIONS?
HUMIDORS.
*Correspondence bearing venel's rame only.
THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
REGULAR AND
PASSE
LONDON SERVICE
"DARDANUS" "PATROCLUB "MENELAUS”. "LAOMEDON"
(DIBECT).
S1ST Dzo. London, Rotterdam & Hamburg. 8TH JAN. Marseilles, London & Botterdam. 11TH JAN. London, Rotterdam & Hamburg, 22ND JAN. Amsterdam, London & Antwerp.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE (DIRECT OR TIA. CONTINENTAL PORTS).
"DIOMED" *TITAN "CYCLOPS'
10TH JAN. Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow. 2015 JAN. Genoa, Marseilles, Liverpool & Glasgow. 1ST FEB. Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow.
PACIFIC
"PHILOOTETES
TYNDAREUS'
SERVICE
(YIA KOBE AR¤ YOKOHAMA).·'
4KB JAN,
"
28TH JAN, Victoria, Seattle & Vancouver,
NEW YORK
SERVICE
(VIA SUEZ, OF PANAMA).
151 JAN, via Suez and Boston.
5TH FEB.
via Suez and Boston.
PASSENGER SERVICE
#PELLUS
HISON
"MENTOR", "PATROOLUS "
MENTOR" #TEIRESIAS.”
TIH JAN STE JAN 4TH FEB 18TH MAR,
BÄRPEDON "
22ND APRIL
for Shanghai.
for Singapore, Marseilles & London for Singapore & London. for Singapore & London.
for Bingapore, Marseilles & Londo
FOR FREIGHT, PASHAGE BATES AND ALL INFORMATION APELY TO
BUTTERFIELD & SWIBE
(Jögn Swins & Sons, Lzo.),
AGENTS.
ASIA BANKING CORPORATION
· UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY.
CAPITAL
HEAD OFFICE-NEW YORK
U.S. 84.000.000
Owned and controlled by a prong of leading "American Banks under sentral of Federal Estares Bank and thà 2ện York State Banking Department,
"Henarai Ranking Businses;
BRANCHES
SHANGHAI, PEEING "FIRSTSIN, HANKOW, CANTON, ZANILA, YOKOHAMA,
BAS” FRAMONTO AND KORGLONG,
M. BIGGAR.
MAWAORE,
KONGKONG SAVINGS. BANK,
HE business of thoabove Bank is conducted
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bales may be obtained on spplication.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the Minimum Monthly Baianoes at # per cent. per annum.
TRIED AND RECOMMENDIGO
Ruth-American Tobacco Co. (China) Ltd.-Distributors.
For the HoraKoNG & SHÀNGHÁI BANZING TIK MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,
CORPORATION
A. G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manager Pagkag, 14th November, 1921.
UHARTZEES ·"BAIK ̃ ̄ ̄ ̄OFÏÈDIA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853 Hair Omer-LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
ZAMITIND,
HEAD OFFICI
15, Gracechurch Street, Londen, IEC, a"
Authorised Capital
£3,000,000
Paid-up Capital
Subscribed Capital
£1,800,000
£1,050,000
Reservo Fund
£1,200,000
BANKERS
THE BANK OF Essland,
THE LONDON JONE CITY & MIDLAND BANK,
BRANCHES :
£3,000,000 Beserve Fund
£2,800,000
Bangkok Galle Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,000,000 Balavia Hongkong
Bombay Howrah FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Calentia Kandy Banking business transacted
Colombo Karachi CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and Delbi Kuta Bhara FIXED DEPOSITA received fer 1 year or shorter perioda strates which will be quoted on appliation. Th
A. H. FERGUSON,
Hongkong, May 8th, 1923.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, ...LIMITED.“
(TAIWAN GINKÁ) Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Capital Subscribed ........ Yen 80,000,000′′ Capital (Paid-up) ....... Yen 52,500,000 Reserve Finds
* Yen 12,950,000
HEAD OFFICE --TAIPEH, FORMOSA,
Lumpur
Bangoon Shanghai Simia New York ¡Penang
Singapore. I Port Louls (Mauritius)
HONGKONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange basiness transacted.
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts to 2 per cent per annum on Daily. Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates that may be ascertained on application,
N. C. WILSON
130
Manager. 7, Onver's Road Central,
Honykony, September 28th, 1922
BANQUE DE - L'INDO-CHINE, PARIS.
Head Office: 96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paria. Subscribed Capital...Frx. 79,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital....Fr. 69,400,000.00 ..Fra. 69,667,288.4 Eese re Fund
BRANCHES: Bangkok "Hongkong Saigon BRANOBLES:
Battambang Mengtzo Shanghai
Noumes. JAPAN :-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Canton
Bings pors Osskay Mojl
Djibouti
Tientain FORMOSA Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Haiphong
Eselang, Makung, Nanto, Pinan, Hankow Shinchien, Taichu, Taman, Ta Hanoil kow, Tamani, Tobyan, Axo. CHINA-hanghai, Hankow, Kiukiang, Amey Foochow, Swatow, Canton
pore,
OTHERS :—Hongkong, Bangkok, Bings. IN
Boerabaya, Bamarang, Hataris, Bombay, London, New Jock
LONDON BANKERS:
LONDON COURTIES WARZMINSTER AND
Papeete
Peking
Tourspe
Pnom Penh
Yannanfa
Pondicherry
BANKERS:
-THE BANK OF KAST ASIA,
TAIMITED
HEAD OFFICE-
No. 10, Des Vœux Road O
HONGKONG: Established 1010. Authorised Capital ..... $10,000,000.00" Paid-up Capital ........ 5,000,000.00 Beserve Fund, a 800,000.00
DIRECTORS
Mr. PONG War Trya. Chairman," Hs.
B. Chow Chon 34. Huynh Tr
Mr. Kan Ying Po,
Boo
NEDERLANDSCHE – HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ. (NETHERLANDS TRADING
tablished 1924
A. Capital 100,000,000 £9,333,33 Paid-up Capital F. 50,000,000 £8,606,660 Reserve Fund... 19,769,180 £1,647,43 Special Reserve...F. 22,660,000 £1,888,333 Head Office:--Amsterdam, Branches at The Hague: Rotterdam. Head Agency-Batavia
BRANCHES
Bandjermasi
Mr. Li Koon Chun, Mr. Mok Ching Kong, Bandoeng Mr. Fung Ping Shan, Mr. Wong Yun Tong Bombay Mr. P. K. Kwok, Mr. Chan Ching Shek Calcatta Mr. Kan Chin Nam, Mr. Ng Chang Lok
Chief Manager ... Mr. Kan Toug Po, Asst. Manager... Mr. Li Tse Fong.
SHANGHAI KOBE NAGASAKI
BRANCHES ♣ AGENCIES :-- LONDON
NEW YORK PARIS
SAN FRANCIS001 YOKOHAMA BAIGON PENANG HANKOW BATAVIA SOURABAYA BOMBAY
SINGAPORE TIENTSIN MANILA RAMARANG
CALOUITA
CANTON
London Bankers The London Joins City and Midland Bank, Ld.
Every deauription of asking and Buskenge busloase traumcted. Loans granted ou approved securities.
Tomtrent allowed on “Oureat Deports dosounts At the rate of Two per cent, per annuma, on Savings Asante Four per cent, par anunn, and on Mead Denosti ka the following
abbe
Vor - 8 months at the rats of I per tant, per anRVEN For 6 months at the rate of i per cent, per sestra For 11 months at the rate of å per vente per mENTA
KAN TONG FU, "..
Chiat Manager. 124 Hongkong, February 20th, 1923,
THE YOKOHAMA" SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Capital (fully paid-op) .....Yan 100,000,000 Reserva Fund
Ian 73,000,000 HEAD OFFIC 2. TOKURAKA+
Branches and Agencies at Bataria Koba Bombay London FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Es Buenos Ayres Lyoni
compte de Pr.; Crédit Lyonnais; Calenite Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas Changchan
Vrancisco
Scera bays Bangoon
Ban
Shanghal
Sydney
Hamburg
Tientsin
New York Feking
Trinania
Crédit Industrial et Commercial; Daire Dainy) Nagasaki
Fengtien Nagoya
Bociete Générale,
IN LONDON: The National Provincial
PAXY' BATE, MARMA The Bank has Correspondents in Commercial Centres in the European IN Continans, Bussia, Manchuria, Taingtao, Japan, Indo-Chins, Siam, India, Philip. pina Islands, Java and other Dutch Indios, Australia, Amerioz, B
Interest allowed, on Current Anconats and Fixed Deposits at raten which will „be quoted on application.
HONGKONG BRAXON,
KONDOR, Manager,
Des Your Boka, Hongkong, 15th September,
and Union Bank of England, Leistukim) Newchwang Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnkin. NEW YORK: J. F. Morgan and Co., French-American Banking Corpora Hon; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York
Interest allowed on Current Accounts End Fixed Deposits socording to arrange ment, atrodas
Every description of banking and ex- change business transacted.
Q. ̈ ̈E.. GOY,
Manager. Hongkong, December 18th, 1923.
Bio de Tsingtau Harbin
Janadro Vladivostock" Hat Taen
Interest allowed on Current, Accounta -Deposits received for Exed periods at ratas to be obtained on application. 'T. NISHIYAMA,
Home Mangger." Hongkong, 17th Sept, 1929. [2
Cheribon
Bember
jakarta
Macassar
dan Padang
Palembang
Fecalongan
Penang
ontianak
Shanghai
Singapore Boera baia
Soerakarta
(Bola
Tillatisp
Weltevreden
Kota-Radia Samarang.
Correspondents at Colombo, Madz Pondicherry, Bangkok, Baigos, Haiphong Hanoi, Amoy, Yokohama, Melbourney Sydney, New York, San Francisco, ete
etc.
London Bankers: The National Pro -incial and Union Bank of England, L
The Bank boys and sells and receives for collection Bills of Exchange, issues, letters of credit on its Branobes and con respondents in the East, on the Contin ent, in Great Britain, America and Ah tralia, and transacts banking business of every description.
WH GROSKAMP
Agent Hongkong, August 14th, 1923.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
[37;
(Specially suthorized by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.) Authorized Capital ................
..$60,000,000.#3- Paid-up Capital 18,275,600.0 Reserve Funds
0,028,425.34
*****HEAD OFFICEPEKING.
HONGKONG BRANCH 4, Qusan Y Road Central. Branches and sub-branchw all over Chine, and Correspondents is Europe, America, and other parts of the world.
London Bankers The National Prori cial and Union. Bank of England, Ltd The Guaranty Trust Co. of ew York The Irving Nation New York Bankers -
Bank
The Equitable Trust Co., Ne Tork Interest allowed on Current Account and Fixed Deposits Terms on spplies tion, "a
very description of Banking Business transacted.
Loans granted on approved -ecuritien Bpecial facilities for Home xchio
TSUYE) PEL * Hansker. W
Hongkong, Beptember stb. 11 1.
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