POST OFFICE NOTICE
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11TH
The G.F.O. and Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed on Saturday, the 19th inst and will be open from 8am, to 9 am. on Monday, the 13th inst
On Monday, the 15th inst, there will be one collection from the pillar boxes and one delivery of ordinary correspondente a on Sunday, and also one delivery of registered. correspondence from the G.P.O. at 9 am.
The Monday Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
NOTICE.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH SERVICES, which offer spoody and ancient meals of communication, so established between HUNGKONG and 'SHIPS af SEA, FRENCH INDO-CHINA, the PROVINCE of YUNNAN, and MACAO.
Full particulars may be obtained an application to the BADIO COUNTER in the MAIN HALL of the G.P.D., and at the BADIO TELEGRAPH OFFICE, 3rd floor, GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
The RADIO TELEGRAPH OFFICE is always open for the reception and trans- Lission
of the Rodic Telegrams and for reporting vessel passing WAGLAN and GAP ROCK LIGHTHOUSES,
Firms or persons, who have placed standing orders with the Radio Telegraph Office for advices of vessels passing the WAGLAN and GAP BOCK LIGHTHOUSES, are requested to sand revised lists of vessels of which they are the owners, or agents, to the Othcer-in-Charge as early as possible.
RADIO TELEGRAPH CODE ADDRESSES FOR THE YEAR 1934 should be registered at the Badio Telegraph Ofis, 3rd Floor, Government Building without delay. Forms may be obtained on application.
Badic Trafe with Canton and Swatow is suspended until farther notice. Intarport Radio Telegrams are subject to delay.
Massages in Code must have name of Code need isolated in tex.
are able to Datiable articles forwarded by letter post to Great Brisaic fiscation by the Customs. ¡Sush artistes shouldj.br forwanial by parcel post only.
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OPENING QUOTATIONS,
ON LORDON.
February 10th, 19267
Telegraphia, Transfer
Bank Bills, on domand
Bank Bills, at 30 days' night Bank Bills, at 4 months' night Credits, at 4 months' sight Documentary Bills, 4 months'
sight
OK PARIS.
Bank Bills, on demand
Credits, 4 months' right
YOBE.
Bills, on demand
Credits, at 30 days" eight" ON BOMBAY.-
Telegraphic Tranfer Bank Bills, on demand ON CALCUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer Bank Bills, on demand
ON SHANGHAL
Bank Bills, at sight Privato, 30 days sight OF YOKOHAMA-On demand ON MANILA-On demand
Ox BINGAPORE,-On demand
OR BATAVIA -On demand
ON HAIFHONG. On demand.. ON BAIGON-On demand ON BANGKOK-On demand.. SOVEREIGN, Bank's Buying rate GOLD Laar, 100 fine, per thei BAR SILVER, per oz.
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London, 14th Jan. EUROPE VIA NEGATATAM (Papers only,"
London, 14th Jan.
USA, BONOLULU, JAPAN & SHANGHAI SHANGHAI..
AUSTRALIA AND MANILA...
U.S.A., HONOLULU, JAPAN & SHANGHAI Pros. Taft -JAYAN...
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19th Fab.
Sintiang
12th Feb.
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12th Feb.
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14th Fet.
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15th Fab.
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17th Feb.
18th Feb.
23rd Feb.
OUTWARD MAILS.
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DATE
Hoibow and Haiphong
Mingsang
Thursday, 11th,
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9.30 x
Shanghai
Tingsany
5.00 PM
Haiphong
Straits and Calcutta
Borneo Santhia.
Shantung.. Tear
r'riday,
12th. 9.30 ▲ M
Parcels
10.00 AM
Lettera
11.00 AM
Shanghai
Bangkok
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, Canada, USA. C. & B. America *EUROPE is San Francisco-due San Francisco, 10th March, and EUROPE via Siberia (letters &
specially superscribed.
Chinese New Y90) (Ship salle on
Year Day, the 13th inst
at 5 pm) Straite, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & B Africa, Egypt & EUROPE vis Mar- Bailles due Marsailles, 14th March- Ship nila nn Chinese New Year Day, the 19th inst, at 11 am. Manila ...
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa
Prae. Peirce
*Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.
Manila
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-9:30 Px 2,30 px
Parcela Beg. Letters
3.00 F 4.15 PM 5.00 PX
Kashima Yaru...
Pres. McKinlay..
Hozan Mars
Prea. Garfield
Reg. Lettera
Sunday,
Monday.
THE
4.15 PM 5.00 M
5,00 PM
14th, 9.00 AM
15th, 5.00 F
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE. “AUTOMEDON "23rd Fab." Marseilles, Londan, Botterdam & Hamburg. " HECTOR" 3rd Mar. Marseilles, Londan, Rotterdam & Glasgow, :"PERSEUS": 9th Mar Marseilles, London, Botter Iam & Hamburg.
"HELENUS” · 23rd Mar." Marscillas, London, Rotterdam, & Hamburg.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
** ANTILOCHUS 20th Feb. Genoa, Marseilles, Harre, Liverpool & Glasgow.
"FELED8"
5th Mar, Gonca, Havre, Jáverpool & Glasgow, **TKLEMÄCHUS" 20th Mar. Genos, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow.
1st Apr. Genom, Marseilles, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow. PACIFIC SERVICE.
"EXION".
(VI KOBE & YOKOHAMA).
*TYNDAREUS“ 17th Feb., Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle. ** PROTESILAUS” 17th Mar. Victoria, Vancouver & Scattle,
NEW YORK SERVICE.
* ET. COMPANION "5th Mar: New York, Boston de Baltimore "JASON "A 19th Mar. Boston, New York & Baltimore
· PASSENGER SERVICE.
- " HLOTOR "
"SARPEDON"
"FATBOOLUS"
* ANTENOR"
**HECTOR"
Brd Mar, Bingapore, Marsailles de London. 7th April Bingsport, Marseilles ds London, 5th May, Bingapore, Marsailles & Loadus. 2nd Jana Singapurs, Marmilles de Londos. 14th July Singapore, Marsmiles & London.
Alag cargo stanraers with Himited passenger accommodation si specially
rednged fares...
For freight and passage rates and information apply to
Butterfield & Swire,
·Agents.
AND SHANGHAI
„BANKING CORPORATION,
Head Office: Hongkong.
Authorised Capital ...$50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-ups.....$90,000,000 Reserva Funds:-
Sterling
Silver *****
£4,500,000 $28,500,000
.820,000,000
Reserve Liability of Proprie-
LOTA
Court of Directors:
3. M. Youro, Esq., Chairman,
EL P. White, Esq., Deputy Chairman."
D. 6. M. Bernard, Esq. Hon. Mir. A. Q. Lang.
W. E. Bell, Esq.
A. H. Compton, Esq.
Hoa. Mr. P. H.Holyoak
W.I.Pattanden, Esq.
J. A. Flummer, Esq.
T. G. Weall, Baq
Chief Manager: AH. BARLOW, Esq.
Manager: Shanghai-0. H. STITT, Esq.
LONDON BANKERS:
WESTMINSTER BANK. IKTD.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Locat CURRENCY and. FIXED DEPOSIT received for one year or shorter periods in Locar CERRENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application. Hongkong, 19th May, 1925.
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HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
HE Business of the above Bank is
THE conducted by the HONGKONG &
SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA TION. Rules may be obtained on ap plication.
INTEREST Of Deposits is calculated on the lowest balance during each completed Calendar Month at 3 per cent per Should there be no balance on any day in a month no interest will be allowed for that month;
адим.
Depositors may transfer at their option Balance of $100 or more to the HỎNG- KONG & SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSITS at CUR- RENT RATES."
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For the HoxOKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
A. H. BARLOW,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 7th January, 19.
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHATZE, 1853.
HEAD OTTICE: LONDON***
Paid-up Capital
..£3,000,000 Reserve Fund
***** £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor.£3,000,000
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Bank- ing Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and Fixan DEPOSIT received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be-quoted on application
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hongkong, April 15th, 1925 Lão
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
Head Office:...
B6, Boulevard Hausmann, Paris.. Subscribed. Capital...Frs. 78,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital Fr. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Fund....................Frs. 59,667,283.54
BRANCHER : Bangkok Hanoi Bataalong Ho tong
Canton
Djibouti
Fort Bayard
Esiphong
Hankow
Mengtaz
Noumes
Pondicherry Saigon Shanghai Singapore
Tientain
Prom-Penh Yunnanfon
*BANKERS: -
In FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Es compte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas Crédit Industrial. et -Commercial; Société Générale, USA
Ix LouDox: The Nations! Provincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais.
In New Yoar: J. P. Morgan & Co.;
French-American Banking Corpora tion Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York
Interest allowed on Current Account
and Fixed Deposita according to arrange
ment.
Every description of Banking and Ex change. Business" transacted,
A LECOT,
Hongkong. 20th March, 1924,
Tis
THE MERUANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
"HEAD OFFÍCH:
ib, Gracechurch Street, London, È.C. a
Authorized Capital ... £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital .......£1,800,000 Paid-up Capital ....................£1,050,000 Reserve Fund
£1,300,000
BANKERS:
TE BANK OF ENGLAND and
MIDLAND BARX,
BRANORES:
Kuala Lumpur Rangoon Fangkok Galle Batavia Hongkong Madras Bombay Howrah New
York Calcutta Handy Colombo Karachi Port Louis Delhi Kota Bharu, (Mauriting).
"Penang
Shangha Simla Singapore Bourabaya
HONGKONG BRANCHES : Every description of Banking" and Exchange Business transacted.
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts to 2 per cent per annum on Daily Bal ance and on Fixed Deposits at Kates that may be ascertained on application.
J. B. ROSS,
Acting Manager. 7, Queen's Road Central,
Hongkong, April 17th, 1926.
al
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“BANQUE --FRANCO-CHIKOBE POUR LE “COMMERUE" ET L'INDUSTRIE. (Incorporated in France).
5, Chater Boad, Victoria, Hongkong.
HEAD OFFICE
74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris,
Capital..
.FT. 20,000,000 Reserved ph
11,260,000 Special Working Capital ...Tre. 50,000,000
MEDIUM STRINGTH
CAPSTAN Navy Cut Cigarettes W.D. & H.O. WILLS.
stol & Londo
"THE BANK OF TAIWAN, Ltd.
(TAIWAN GINKO.), Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Capital Baescribed.... ...Yen 45,000,000. Capital (Paid-up) ...Ten 39,375,000
HEAD OFFICE-TAIFEE, FORMOSA
BRANCHES:" JAPAN:➡Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka. "Formosa: Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Kee
lang, Makung, Nantow, Shinchilu, Paichu, Tainan Pakao, Tammi, Teyca, Ako, Pinon. CHINA:-Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy, Foo-
chow, Swatow, Canton.
OTHERS, Hongkong Singapore Soerabaya Semarang, Bataris, Bombay, London, New York Calcutta
LONDON BANTERS: LONDON COUNTY WESTMINSTER. AND PARK'S HANT,"
ca.
The Bank has Correspondents in the Commercial Centres the Euproes Continent, Russia, Manchuria, Tsingtao, Japan Indo-China, Siam, India, Philip. pina Islands Java, Africa, koj
Interest allowed on Current Accounts, and Fixed Deposits at Bsteś which will be quoted on application.
T. TAKAGI.
Manager, HONGKONG BRANCH,
3; Den Voeux Road, Central. 127
Hongkong, 1st Decemb 1925.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG. Established 1912.
AUTHORISED. CAPITALLEN £1,200,000 PALD UP CAPITAL
£1,078,000
THE BANK OF CHINA.
̇行銀國中
(Specially authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.)
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL
PALD-UP CAPITAL RESERVE FUND
860,000,000.00. 39,760,200.00 9,864,398.69
Head Office:-PEKING. "Hongkong Branch 1-4, Queen's Roin
A CENTRAL
Branches and Sub-branches all over China, and Correspondents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world.
London Bankera:—THE Guaranty Trust,
Co. or New YORK, THE NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BASE, LTD.
New York Bankers:-THE EQUITABLE EASTERN BANKING CORPORATION, THE IRVING BANK-COLUMBIA TRUST Co.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on sp- plication.
Every description of Banking Busines
transacted,
Loans granted on Approved Securities. Special facilities for domestic exchange.
TSUYEE PEI; Mariager. HONGKONG, January 16th, 1926."
HEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL
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AMAAR MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(Netherlands Trading Society). -
Established 1824. Hongkong Branch established 1908. Authorized Capital
Guilders. 150,000,000
Paid-up Capital SILVER RESERVE FUND... 8 700,000 Branches:-CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, Reserve Fund
BWATOW, BANGIOE, NEW YORK and BAN FRANCI800.--
Special Reserves Correspondents in all principal cities of
the World.".
Landon Bankers THB LOTDS BANK,
LIMITED...
Every description of banking busineen transacted.
-Deposit Boxes to let,
RANCIES:
Paris
Lyons
Saigon
Haiphong Hanoi
Peking Canton
Shangbar
Marseilles
Tientsin
871
Hongbong
BINIERS:
France: Bociété Generalé, Banque Nationale
de Crédit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas.
· London: Midland Bank, Ltd.⠀⠀ New York: Irving Bank, Columbia Trust Co.
LOOK POONG SHAN;" Chief Manager.
ON SALE.
BEKLY PRESS, January to Junj OUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG
1925,
With ID, Price-$7.50,
Every description of Banking and Ex-On sale at the Hongkong Daily Press Offic
change Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the World.
A. HOELIN.
Manager.
Manager
Hengkong, 2nd December, 1928,
(£12,500,000)
80,000,000
(26,666,870)
20,536,861
(£1,711,408)
29,680,000.
(21,888,330)
Head Office:-AMSTERDAM. Eastem. Head Office:—BATAVIA. BRANCHES Bandjermasin, Bandoeng, Bombay Calcutta, Cheribon, Djember, Djokjakarta, The Hague, Kobe, Kota- Radja, “Makassar, Medan, Padang, Palembang, Recalongan, Penang, Pontianak, Rangoon, Botterdam, Samarang, Shanghai, Bingapore, Boerabais, Boerakarta (Solo), Tegal, Tilatjap and Weltevreden. LONDON BANKERS: NATIONAL PRO PAMPAS VINDIAL. BAxx, Ltd.
Correspondents all over, the World. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVEST".
DESCRIPTION, AGUS
M. J. TIERBSCHLEB,
Agent
Printed and Published by OLIVER THOMAN BRZAXAZA, for the Henorme DanX
Pass, Lab, at 1a, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong, London Offer: 181 Fire Fireet, 40,