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OHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
The Q.P.O. and Brauch Port Olloss will be entirely closed on Saturday, the 19th inet, and will be open from 8 am to 9 am, on Monday the 15th inst
On Monday, the 15th inst, there will be one collection from the pillar.bores and one delivery of orduary correspondence an on Sunday, and also one delivery of registered » correspondence from the G.P.0. at 9 am.
The Monday Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays.
Badio Traffic with Canton and Swatow is suspended, until further notios. Interport Badio Telograms are subject to delay.
Massages in Code must have nama of Code used included in text.
`Datiable articlòs forwarded by latter post to Great Britain are. Hable" to con- fiscation by the Customs. Nush articles should be forwarded by pareal post only,
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COMMERCIAL
OPENING QUOTATIONS.
ON LONDON,
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February 12th, 1926,
Telegraphic Transfer
Banz Bills, on demand
Bank Bills, at 30 days sight
Bank Bills, at 4 months" sight Credits, at 4 months' night Documentary Bills, & months'
sight
ON PARIS.-
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QF NEW YO
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at 30 days" sight
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OK SINGAPORE.-On demand
ON BATAVIA-On demand
ON HAIPHONG.On demand.
O Saroor.On demand
OF BANGIOF-On demand
SortaziGN, Bank's Buying rate
Goln Imar, 100 fine, per tef BAR SILVER, per oz. ****
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AND
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SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Head Office: Hongkong."
Authorised Capital
..$50,000,000
Issued and Fully" Paid-up ...........$20,000,000 Reserve Funds :--
Sterling ....
Silver
tors
£4,500,000
$28,500,000
..$20,000,000
Reserve "Liability of Proprie
·Court of Directori:
3. M. Youso, Esq., Chairman.
E. P. White, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
D. GM. Bernard Hot For H. A. O. Lang. W. H. Bell, Eng. W. L. Fattenden, Esq.
A. E. Compton, Esq. J. A Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr.PH.Holyoak | T. G. Weall, Esq.
Chief_Manager:
A. H. BARLOW, Esq...
Manager Shanghai-G. H. STITT, Esq.
LONDON BANKERA : WESTMINSTER BANK. LTD.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Locar CURRENCY and FIX DEPOBrts received for one year or shorter periods in Locat CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application. Hongkong, 10th May, 1925.
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- HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
THE Business of the above Bank is
THE Busted by the HONGKONG &
SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA TION, Bules may be obtained on ap- plication.
INTERNET on Deposits is calculated on the lowest balance during each..completed Calendar Month at 3 per cenk per Should there be no balance on any, day in a month no interest will be allowed for that month..
analim.
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 BENT HATES.
"
For the HonGIONG & SHANGHAI BINKING CORPORATION,
AH. BARLOW,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 7th January," 1993. 5
UHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND OHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHATER, 1853.
HRAD OFFICE: LONDON.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18TH,' 1926
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Capstan
THE MERUANTILE BANK OF INDIA,
LIMITED..
HRAD OTTIOR T
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E., a
Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital£1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000 Reserve Fund........ ....£1,300,000
BANKERS':
THE BANK OF ENGLAND
*and
MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
Shanghai
BRANCHLA: Bangkok Galle Kuala Lumpur Rangoon Batavia Hongkong Madras Bombay Howrah. New York Calantta Kandy Pensag Colombo Karachi
• £3,000,000
Port Louis Beserve Fund
£4,000,000
Delhi Kota Bharu (Mauritius) Reserve Liability of Proprietor.£3,000,000
Paid-up Capital
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Bank- ing Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXID 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:
s6, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.
Subscribed Capital...Fr. 79,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital Fr. 68,400,000.00° Reserve Fund ..Frs. 52,607,283.54
Bangkok
Battambang Canton
BRANCHES: Hanoi
Hongkong
Mengtas
Djibouti
Nonme
Fort Bayard
Papeete
Haiphong Hankow
Peking
From-Penh
BANXIRS
Pondicherry Saigon- Shanghai
Singapore Tientrin
Tannsafon
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Es compte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas Crédit Industrial et Commercial; Société Générale;
Simla Singapore Sonrabaya
HONGKONG BRANCHEA : Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.
INTEREST allowed, on Current Accounts to 9 per cent. per annum on Daily Bal sace and on Fixed Deposits at Bates that may be ascertained on application.
J. B. ROSS,.
Acting Manager.
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hongkong, April 17th, 1925.
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QUANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE
POUR LE COMMERUE ET L'INDUSTRIE, (Incorporated in "France)...
Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong
Made of the finest Virginia tobacco & put up in moisture -proof packings: CAPSTAN cigarettes are popular all over the world.
TRACK
MARK
IZDIUM STRENGH
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CAPSTAN
Navy Cigarettes W.D. & H.O. WILLS Bristol & London
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)-
Incorporated by Special Imperial -Charter, 1809.
!
Capital Subscribed. Yen 1,000,000 Capital (Paid-up) ......Yen 39,375,000
HEAD OFFICE-TAIFER, FORMOSA
BRANCHES JAPAN:-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kabe, Osaka.. FORMOSA:-Giran. Kagi, Karenko, Kee lang, Makang, Nantos,Shincbiko, Paichu, Tainan Pakao, Tamani, Toyen, Ako, Finan. CHINA-Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy, Foo-
chow, Swatow, Canton,
Oraens: Hongkong Biogapore Soerahaya Semarang, Batarin, Bombay, London, New York Calcutta
LONDON BANKLES: LONDON COUNTY WESTMINSTER AND PARE'S BANT.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行保國中
(Specially authorised by Presidentia) Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1817.).
AUTHORISED CAPITAL.....860,000,000.00 FAID OF CAPITAL
RESERVE FUND
19,760,200.00 9,564,398.60
Head Office:-PERING. Hongkong Branch;-4, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
over
Branches and Sub-branches all
China, and Correspondents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world.
London Bankers:TE GUARANTY Tater.
Co. or New YORK, THE NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK, LTD.
New York Bankeri:-T EQUITABLE EASTERN BANKING CORPORATION, THE TRYING BANK-COLUMBIA TRUST Co. The Bank has Correspondents in the Interest allowed on Current Accounts Commercial Centres on the Buproean and Fixed Deposits Terms on ap Continent, Russia, Manchuris, Tsingtao, plication. Japan, Indo-Chins, Siam, India, Philip- pina Islanda Java, Africa, &e.
Interest allowed on Current Accounts. and Fixed Deposits at Rates which will be quoted on application.
T. TAKAGI.. Manager, HONGKONG BRANCH,
8, Des Tax Bond, Central, 1925.
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Hongrong. 1st Decemb
THE BANK OF CANTON, ZID, HED OG: HONGKONG. Established 1919
Every description of Banking Business transacted..
Loans granted on Approved Securities Special facilities for domestic exchange. TSUYEE PEI, '
Manager. HONGKONG, January 18th, 1998. [38
HEDERLANDSOHR HANDEL
MAATSCHAPPIJAMA (NSTERELANDS TRADING SOCIETY).
Established 1324. Hongkong Branch established 1906. Authorized Capital
Guilders 150,000,000-
Paid-up Capital -
AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £1,200,000 PAID UP CAPITAL £1,078,000. SILVER RESERVE FUND 700,000 Branches:-CANTON, SHANGHAL, HANZOW, Reserve Fund
SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW Your and SAN FRANOI800.
Correspondents in all principal cities of
the World.
London Bankers-T LLOYDS BANT,
LIMITED.
Special Reserves
**** (£12,500,000)
80,000,000
(£8,668,670)
20,530,881
(£1,711,405)
22,660,000
(£1,888,330)
Head Office:AMSTERDAM.. Eastern Head Office:-BATAVIA.
Every description of banking business BRANCHES Bandjermasin, Bandoeng, transacted.
Deposit Boxes to let.
HEAD OFFICE:"4 74, Rua St. Lazare, Paris.
Capital...
Frs. 20,400,000 Beserves
Fr. 11,160,000 Special Working Capital 50,000,000
IN LONDON: The National Provincial
and Union Bank of England, Id. Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnain
Paris
Lyons
Saigoni
Haiphong
Peking
Shangha
Marseillon Hanoi Tientsin
871
Canton
Hongkong
Hankins:
In Naw YORK: J. F. Morgan & Co.; French-American Barking Corpora tion; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York
Interest allowed on Current Accounts
and Fixed Depozita according to arrange ment-b
Every description of Banking and Ex- chango Business, transacted.
NA LECOT,
Hongkong, 20th March, 1994.
France: Bociété Generálé, Banque Nationala de Crédit, Banque de Faris et des Pays Bu London: Midland Bank, Ltd.
New York: Irving Bank, Columbia Trust Co.
1925.
LOOK POONG SHAN, Chiet Manager.
ON SALE
OUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS, January to June,
With Iron Price-$7.50,
Every description of Banking and. Ez- Ongals (at the Elenukono Dusly Preu Ößs
change Business transacted," Correspondants throughout the World.
A BOLLIN
Manager.
Hongkong, fað December, 1925,
Pontianak,
Bombay, Calcutta, Cheribon, Djember, Djokjakarta, The Hague, Kobe, Kota- Hadja, Makassar, Medan, Padang, Palembang, Pecalongan, Fenang, Rangoon Rotterdam, Samarang, Shanghai, Singapore, Scerabais, Boerakarta (Solo), Tegui, Tjilatjap and Weltevreden, LONDON BANKERS: NATIONÁL, PEOGA STARTINGIAL BANK LTDA Correspondents all over the World BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY
DESCRIPTIONABADWA SMAJATTERBSCHLEB,
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