POST OFFICE NOTICE
NOTICE..
THE HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, JANUARY 14TH,
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH SERVICES, which offer spoody and efficient means of communication, ara established between HUNGKONG and SHIPS at SEA, FRENCH INDO-CHINA, the FROVINCE of YUNNAN, and MACÃO.
Fall particulars may be obtained on application to the RADIO COUNTER in the MAIN HALL of the G.P.O.. and at the RADIO TELEGRAPH OFFICE, 3rd Boor, GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
The RADIO TELEGRAPH OFFICE is always open for the reception and trans- mission of the Radio Telegrams and for reporting vessels passing WAGLAN and GAP ROOK LIGHTHOUSES.
Firas or persna, who have placed standing orders with the Radio Telegraph Office for advices of vessels paasing the WAGLAN and GAP ROOK LIGHTHOUSES, are requested to send revised lists of vessels of which they are the owners, or agents, to the Oficer-in-Charge as early se possibia
RADIO TELEGRAPE CODE ADDRESSES FOR THE YEAR 1925 should be registered at the Baho Telegraph Office, 9rd, Floor, Government Building without delay. Forms may be obtained on application.
Badio Traffic with Canton and Swatow is suspended until farther nature, Interport Radio Telegrams are subject to delay.
Messages in Code mast bave name of Code used included in text.
Datiable articles forwarded by letter post to Great Britain are liable to con- fiscation by the Customs. Such articles should be forwarded, by parcel post only.
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Pembrokeshire
15th Jan.
JAPAN
MANILA
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London, 17th Dec, 1925)
SHANGHAI
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U.3.A., HONOLULU, JAPAN & SEARCH... U.S.A., CANADA, JAPAN & SHANGHAI JAPAN
U.S.A. HONOLULU, JAPAN & SHASCHAL STALITS
AUSTRALIA & MANILA
Kulang
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15th Jac
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15th Jan.
Bop, of Australia
16th Jan.
Awang Tung
Free Polk
Pres, Madison
17th Jan 18th Jan. 19th Jan.
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19th Jan.
Pres. Clemsland
21st Jaz.
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goth Jac.
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JAPAN
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09th Jan
COMMERCIAL.
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January 13th, 1926,
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... 9/41;
2/5 9/16
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Bank Bills, on demand Credits, at 30 days" night" ON BOMBAT.---
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Bank
ON CALCUTTA
on demand....
Telegraphic Transfer Bark
Bills.
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ON SHANGULL
Bank Bille, atsight Private, 30 days” sight
ON YOKOHAMA-On demand
ON MANILA-On demand
Or SINGAPORE.On demand ON BATAVIA. On demand ON HAIPHONG-On demand... ON SAIGON.-On demand OS BANGKOK-On demand... SOVERIGE, Bank's Buying rate Gold L, 100 fine, per tal BAR SILVER, per 02.
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Liberaton....
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Friday,
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Shanghai
Bangkok.... Wei Hai Wei
Aloy
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, ELS,
Africa, Egypt & EUROPE va Mari seille due Marseiller, 14th Feb.
Haiphong
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada,
•UBA, C. & S. America de EUROPE via San Francisco-dus "San Francisco. 10th Feb. Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C.&S America & EUROPE via Victoris, B.C. due Victoria, B.O., 4th Feb, & EUROPE via Siberia (letters &
•postcards specially superscribed "ria Siberia only) --- *Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.
Saturday, 16th.
Reg. dapters
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Pres. Lincol
Farcels Beg. Letters
Pres."Grant
Parcels Reg. Letters
THE
BLUE FUNN
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
"DARDANUS" 26th Jan. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg. *BUMAEUS.“ 9th Feb. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg. "AUTOMEDUN 23rd Feb. Marseilles, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg. "HECTOR". Erd Max. Marsailles, London, Rotterdam & Glasgow,
LIVERPOOL' SERVICE.
*BELLEROPHON 18th Jan. Gazos, Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow.
4th Feb. Genoa, Harze, Liverpool & Glasgow, "LAOMEDON"
"ANTILOCHUS 20th Feb. Genos, Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow. "PELEU3"
6th Mar. Genoa, Havre, liverpool & Gliego.
PACIFIC SERVICE.
(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA).
"PHILOOTETEB" 27th Jan. "TYNDAKEUS" 17th Feb.
Victoria, Vancouver & Soaktie.
Victoria, Vancouver & battle..
NEW YORK SERVICE:
**YANGTSZE" 19th Jan. Boston, Now York & Baltimore
"OANTA"
7th Feb. Bostan, New York & Editiore
*Calling New York before Boston...... PASSENGER SERVICE,
"HECTOR "BARPEDON
ANTENOR
3rd Mar.Bingapore, Marseilles & London. 7th April Singapore, Marseilles és London.
"PATROCLUB 5th May, Bingapore, Marseilles & Londyn. 2nd June Singapors, Marseilles & London. 14th July Singapore, Marseilles & London.
"HECTOR"
Also margo steamers with limited passenger accommodation at spocially. redmond faros,
For freight and passage raios and information apply to sim
Butterfield & Swire,
10.30 &
1.30 PM
2,00 F. DE
4.00
M
9,30 AM 10.30 AM 11.30 X 2.00 rx 4.00PM 2,00 px $.00 PM
BATAX 9.30 AX 10.30 A X
·11.00 Ax 2.15 PM 3:00 FK
Noon
445 PM 3.30 P M
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BANKING CORPORATION.
Head Office: Hongkong.
Authorised Capital
Issued and Fully Paid-up.....$20,000,000
Reserve Funde:---
Sterling
Silver
.$60,000,000
....................... £4,500,000. .$26,500,000
$90,000,0001
Reserve Liability of Proprie pa
tora
Court of Directors:
3. M. Youse, Esq., Chairman.
H. P. White, Esq., Deputy Chairmas.
D. G. M. Bernard, Esq. Eon. Mr. A. O. Lang.
W. H. Bell, Esq.
"A. EL.. Compton, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
Hon. Mr.P.H.Holyoak T. G. Weall, Esq.
Chief Manager:
A. E. BARLOW, Esq.
Manager: Shanghai-G. H. STITT, Esq.
• LONDON BANKERS: WESTMINSTER BANK. LTD.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Local CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods in Loca CORRENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application. Hongkong, 19th May, 1993.
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HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE
Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG & CORPORA- SHANGHAI BANKING. TION. Rules may be obtained on ap plication
INTEREST on Deposits is calculated-on- the lowest balance during each completed Calendar Month at 3 per cent per annum Should there be no balance on any day in a month no interest will be allowed for that month.
Depositors may transfer at their option. Balance of $100 or more to the HONG- KONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSITS at CUR RENT RATES.
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION, |-
A. H. BARLOW,-
Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 7th January, 1825. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND OHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHATZE, 1853.
شهب
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON."
Paid-up Capital Reservo Fund
...£3,000,000 £4,000,000
Reserve Liability of Froprietor.£3,000,000,
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Bank- ing Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCours opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hongkong, "April 15th, 1925. [30
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
Head Office:
96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paria. Subscribed Capital...Frs. 72,000,000.00 Faid-up Capital Fra. 69,400,000.0) Reserve Fund....Fre. 59,667,283.547
BLANCHES:
Bangkok Hanei
Battambang Canton
Fondicherry Hongkong Faigoo Mengtaz
fr
Shanghai
Djibouti
Fort Bayard
Haiphong Hankow
Noumes L'aperto Peking
Singapore
Tientsin
Tourne ".
From-fegh Yannanfoo
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir. National d'Es
compte de. Paris; Crédit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas Crédit Industrial et Commercial; Bociété Générale.
IN LONDON: The National Provincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd:; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais.
STAN
Thise micronssident in imenu by t
8-262 8-265
5-201
THE MERCANTILE BANE OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:
15, Gracechurch Street, London, EC. 3.
Authorised Capital Subscribed Capitol Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
IF
BANKEES:
£3,000,000
£1,800,000
£1,050,000
£7,300,000
THE BANK OF ENGLAND
and MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
BRANCHES: Bangkok Galle Kuala Lumpur Rangoon Batavia Hongkong Madras Bombay Howrah New York Calcutta Kandy Panang Colombo Karachi Delbi
Shanghai Simla Singapore Port Louis Sourstays Kota Bharu (Mauritius)
HONGKONG BRANCHES : Every description of Banking" and Exchange Business transacted.
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts to 9 per cent, per annum on Daily Bal auce and on Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be ascertained on application.
J: B. ROSS,
Acting Manager. 7, Queen's Road Central,
Hongkong, April 17th, 1925.
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERUE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France).
5, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rue 8. Earan, Paris:
Capital
Yrs. 20,000,000 Reserves
Fre. 11,100,000- Special Working Capital. Fr. 50,000,000
Shanghai
Hangkong
Tientsin
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GÌxxo.)
corporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Capital Bucscribed......Yen 45,000,000 Capital (Paid-ap} ...Yen 39,375,0 0.
HEAD OFFICE:-TAÏTEH, FORMOSA.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
(Specially authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.)
Authorized Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund.
$60,000,000.00 18,278,800.00 9,629,425.24
HEAD OFFICE:-PEKING HONGKONG BLANCH:4, Queen's Road Central. Branches and Sub-branches all ovar China, and Correspondents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world
BRANCHES JAPAN:Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaks. FORMOSA-Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Kes. lang, Makung, Nantow Shinchike, Falcho, Tainan Pakao, Tamsui, Toyen, Afo, Pinan, CHINA-Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy, Foo
chow, Swatow, "Canton, *OTHERS. Hongkong Singapore Roeralaya LONDON BANKERS-The National Pro Semarang, Batavis, Bombay, London, New York | vincial "and Union Bank of England, Calent is
"Ltd. The Guaranty Trust Co. of New
York
"LONDON BANKER: LONDON COUNTY WESTMINSTER AND' PARK'E BANK
NEW YORK BANKERS: The Irving Na
tional Bank The, Equitable Trust Co., New York.
Interest allowed on Current Accounta The Bank has Correspondents in the and Fixed Deposits. Terms on
150 Euprotantion. Commercial Contres on Continent, Russia, Manchuria, Tsingtao, Japan, Indo-China, Siam, India, Philip pina Islands Java, Africa, do,
Interest allowed on Current Accounts, and Fixed Deposits at Rates which will be quoted on application.".
T. TAKAGI.
Manager, HONGKONG BRANCH,
3. Des Voor Bord, Central. Hongkong, 1st Decembe 1925.
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· THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD; HEAD OFFICE: HONGING. Established: 1912.: AUTHORISED CAPITAL £1,200,000 PAID. UP CAPITAL £1,078,000: SILYRE RESERVE FUND 8 700,000 Branches:CANTON," SHANGHAL, HANKOW, SWATDW, BANCEOK, NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO. Correspondent in all principal cities of
the World.
London Bankers-THE LLOYDS HAKE,.
LIMITED...
Every description of banking business transacted
Deposit Boxes to let."
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chiet Manager.
”
RASCHZS!
Paris
Lyons
Saigon
Marseilles Hatphong Hanoi
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Peking Canton
ON SALE.
A
1925
Is New Yong: J. P. Morgan & Oo+j
French-American Banking Corpora tion; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposita according to arrange. ment N
Every description of Banking and Ex- change Business transacted
A LECOT
Manager. Hongkong, 20th March, 1924.
Bankers;
France: Société Generalé, Binque Nationals.
Le Crédit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas
London: Midland Bank, Lid
New York: Irving Bank, Columbia Trust Co.
BOUND VOLUMES of the BONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS January to June,
With INDEL. Price-$750.
Every description of Banking and Ex- Ongale stithe Henokona Dadu Prens Ofle
change Business transacted, name Correspondents throughout the World.
A. RULLIN,
Manager.
Hongkong, fad December 1925,
Every description of Banking
transacted.
Loans granted on Approved Securities. Special facilities for Home Exchange.
TRUYEE PEI, Manager, Hongkong, September 8th, 1921 [39
NEDERLANDSCHE -HANDEL
MAATSCHAPPLIE (NETHKELANDE TRADING SOCIETT).
Established 1894. Hongkong Branch established 1900. Authorized Capital swee
Guilders 150,000,000
Paid-up Capital
Beserve Fund
Special Bobrves
(£12,500,000)
$0,000,000.
(£8,838,670)
20,838,881
(£1,711,405)
22,860,000
(£1,899,350)
-Head Office:-AMSTERDAM. Eastern Head Office BATAVIA. BRANCHES Bandjormasin, Bandoeng," Bombay, Calcutta, Cheribon, Djember, Diokjakarta, The Hague, Kobe, Kota- Badja, Makassar, Medan, Padang, Palembang, Pecalongan, Penang, -Pontianak, Rangoon Rotterdam, Samarang, Shanghai, Singapore, Soerabais, Soerakarta (Solo), Tegal, Tjilatjap and Weltevreden. LONDON BANKEES: NATIONAL PEG-
VINCIAL BANE, LIDAS Correspondents all over the World. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY
"DESCRIPTION, SPOZN
M.J. 1EBBSCHLEB,
Agent,
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Frined and "Publibed by OuLITER THOMAS BREAKIZIAL, for the Elenerosa Dared
Pazin, La., at 14: Chater Bond, Victoris, Hongkong Landon Office: 131 Fine Street 4.0.