POST OFFICE NOTICE.
GENERAL HOLIDAY.
On Thursday, 3rd inst., the G.P.O. will be open from 8 am to 10.30 am. and the Branch Post Offices from 8 am to 9 IL
There will be one collection from the pillar-boxes and one delivery of ordinary correspondance as on Sundays, and also one delivery of registered 6orrespondance at 9 am.
The Money Order Office will be satirely closed..
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THE
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY,
· HONGKONG' AND EHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital $50,000,000- Issued and Fully Fald
up ******
Reserve Funds:-
Reserve Liability of Pro-
COMMERCIAL. OPENING QUOTATIONS.
Credit, at 4 months sight 2/3 13/16
June 1st, 1926.
Sterling Silver
....
$20,000,000
£4,500,000 827,000,000
Telegraphie Translor
Bank Bills, on demand Bank Balls, at 30 days right Bank Bills, at 4 months"
9/13/18
...9/3
prietors rs499??**g”.
..$20,000,000
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Bille, *
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235/1
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1,630
1;790
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HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.
Court of Directors:
Hon. Mr. D. G. M. BERNARE, Chairman
Hon. Mr. A. O. LANG, Deputy Chairman.
IV. II. Bell, E-4 J.A. Plummet, Ex A... Comptas, Esq. T. G. Weall, Esq. W.L. Pattonden, Ea, H. P. Wulte, Esj.
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cribed in Siberia only).
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Wei Hai Wei...
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8.20 X
9.00 AX
9.00 X
9.00 AM
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Lampur
Lyons Maincoa Manis
Penang Rangoon Saigon
trag
Francisco Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya. Sungei
Pitari
Tientsin
Nagasik New Peking
Tokyo
York
Tsingtao
Yokehans
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CURRENT Accounts opened in Local CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS TO ceived for One year or shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hongkong, 7th May, 1996. [25
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
10.40X THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG- KONG & SHANGHAI BANE- ING CORPORATION. Rules moy be obtained on application,
Noos 2.45 M 9.30 PM
1.45 M
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Bank Bill, on demand
Uredits, 4 months sight .....
Telegraphic Trasfer
Back Bill on demand...] 149
ON CALC
Transfer
Bank • 1404
ON SHANGHAL
on
Bank Bille, at sighigh.... Privats,
nom.
Or YOLOBAL-On demand... 115
On Comand ON MANILA
ON SINGAPORE.-On'demand...
ON BATAVIA,-On demand ........
ON HAIPHONGO demand
Or Rugos-On demand
ON BANGKOK-On demand
109
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185
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SOVEANION, Bank's Buying rate $3.79 GOLD LEAF, 100 fan, per taal 24+
HAR SILVER, par ch.
30 1/16
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:
16, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3.
Authorised Capital ....£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital....£1,800,000 Paid-up Capital 1,050,000 ..£1,350,000 Reserve Fund
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND. and MIDLAND BANK, LID,
Howrah Bangkok
BRANCHES:
Penang
BABY
Kandy
Bombay
Karachi
Port Louis
(Mauritius)
Calcutta
Kota Bharu Rangoon
Colombo Koala
19
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Galle
A. H. BARLÓW,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 27th May, 1996.
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
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4th,
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10.30
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Parcels
Nocn
Letters
1.00 >
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5,003 V V
Amoy
Bhanghai, Japan, Honolulu,
'Canada
Saturday, th,
Parcele Bog.
Latters
Kams Maru
Beg.
Letters
9.30 x
Bueichow.....
9,307 M
Shantung ***
4.30
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
Sunday,
6th,
Haiphong
Swalow, ¿moy and Kurmosa...
Toan Horan Maru
6.3) M
Monday,
Pren. Garfield
Manila
Sinksang..
Amcy
D'Artagnan
Tuesday. Bcg. Lettore
Mingsang in Fooshing ...
200
Saigon, Ceylon, Ladia, Mauritius, E & 8. Africa, Aden, Egypt & EUROPE via Marseil co-due Marseilles, 10th July
Haiphong Shanghai
164
Prai. Jackson
Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. &8. America & EUROPE vis. Victoria, B.C-due Victoria, B.C., 28th June, *Correspondence bearing rensel's name only.
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Wednesday, 9th,
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BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST | PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
ANTENOR” 2nd Jane Mara., L'don., R'dam. & Glasgow, "EUMALUS"
"PREMIOS"
21st June Mars, Udon,, R'dam. & Hamborg. 29th June Mars., fidon, B'dam. & Hamburg. 18th July Mars.. Udon, B'dam. & Hamburg LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
*DARDANU
"KEEMUN"
12th June Geaca, Marr., Havre, Liverp, & Gla BELLEBOPHON" 1st Jaly Geass, Mara, Havra, Livery, & Glar.
20th July Genos, Havre, Livery, G. "TYDEUS"
20th Aug. Oo, Havre, Livery.& Glas "DANFA
PACIFIC SERVICE.
{via KOBE & YOKOHAMA)
Victoris, Vancouver & Beattie "PROTESILAUS 11th June
23rd Jano Victoria, Vancouver & Boattle. "TALTEYBIUS."
NEW YORK SERVICE. *LYCAON" "LAOMEDON"
PASSENGER SERVICE
"ANTENOR" "HECTOR" "SARPEDON
PATROCLUS
"4th Jans Boston, New York & Baltimore. 18th July Bobio, New York & Baltimore.
2nd June Bingspara. Marsailles & Londo 28:6 July Singapoca, Mseweillas & London, 8th Sept Singapore, Marseilles & London. 20th Oct. Singapore, Marilles & London. 17th Nov. Singapore, Marseilles & London. Airs dated steamara with limited passenger accommodation st specially minced farsa.
"ANTENOB".
For freight and passage ratne and information apply to
Butterfield & Swire.
Agenta
Shangha Simla Lampar Madras Singapore,
Sourabaya
Hongkong "New York
HONGKONG BRANCHES : Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted
INTEREST allowed on Current Ac- courts to 9 per cent. per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed De-. Ea.000.000 posits at Rates that may be ascer- ! £4,000,000tained on application
C. L. C. SANDES,
Manager.
Reserve Liability of Pro-'
...£3,000,000 prietors
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS "opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods at rates. which will be quoted on applica- tion...
A. H. FERGUSON, Manager Hoogkong, April 13th, 1925. [30 BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE. Head Ofce: 06, Boulevard Haussmaun, Paris Subscribed Capital..Fre. 72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital...Fra.68,400,000.00 Reserve Fund Fre.59,637,283.54
Bangkok
BRANCHES: Hangi
Battambang rong ong
Canton
7. Queen's Road Central,
Hongkong, March 28th, 1928, [20
5,
BANQUE TRANCO-CHINOISE
POUE LE COMMERCE. ET L'INDUSTRIE. (Incorporated in France),
Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong.
HRAD OPTICE:
74, Aue St. Lazare, Paris.
.Fra. 20,000,000 Capital Reserves
Fra. 11,160,000 Special Working
..Fra. 50,000,000 Capital
Paris Baigon Pondicherry Peking +aigon
Canton Meng tez Shanghai Noumer
Singapore Tientazo fort Bayard Papeete
--Toarano Haiphong Peking Hankow Prom-Park YouNANTOR
Djibouti
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris ct des Pays-Bas; Crédit Industrial
BRANCHES : Lyon
Haiphong
Shanghai
Marseillea Hanci Tientsin
Hongkong
*BANKLES: France: Société Generalé, Banque Nationale de Crédit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas." London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: Irving Bank, Columbia
Trust Co...
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted.
throughout World.
et Commercial; Société Géné-Correspondents rale..
IN LONDON: The National Provincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Es de Paris; Crédit compte
Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French-American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York
JA
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposit according counts and Fixed Deposits accord- ing to arrangement.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted
A LECOT,
Managor: Hongkong, 20th March, 1994. (32 THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,.. AIMITED.
HEAD OYTICE: HoNaxosa. 10, Des Vaux Road Central
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL....$10,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL, RESELVE FUND
Matoz
Londen
Beattle
6,000,000 1,200,000
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.
Nagasaki Tientsin Manila
Omks
Fingapore
Melbourne Calcutta
Haiphong Batavia
Kowloon New York ***Saigon
kobe San Francisco Peking Bombay Taipeh Rangoon
Souca beyn Shanghal Tokyo
Semarang
Paria
Bonolulu
"Penang,
A ROLLIN, Manager: Hongkong, 2nd December, 1925.
the
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Capital Subscribed...Yen 45,000,000 Capital. (Paid-up)....Yen 33,375,000
HEAD OFFICE:TAIPER, FORMOSA
BRANCHES JAPAN:Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,
Osaka. FORMOSA:Girsa, Kagi, Karenko, Keelung, Makang, Nanto, Shinchiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takao, Tamsui, Toen, Heito, Taito
CHINA-Shanghai, Hankow, Amoy, "Feochow, watow, Canton, OTHERS: - Hongkong, Singapore, Socrabaya, Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, London, New York, Calcutta.
LONDON BANTERS: THE LONDON COUNTY WESTMINSTER
AND PAER'S BANK.
The Bank bas Correspondents in the Commercial Centres in the European Continent, Russia, Man- churia, Teingtao, Japan, Indo China, Siam, India, Philippine Correspondents in all principal Islands, Java, Africa, &c.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- Every description of Banking and counts, and Fixed Deposits at Exchange business transacted. Bates which will be quoted on ap Loans granted on approved securi-plication.
cities of the world.
ties.
SAFE DEPOSIT Boxes To Let
KAN TONG FO,"
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 22nd May, 1996.
T. TAKAGI, Manager,
HONGKONG BRAKOM,
3. Des Tax Road, Central. Hongkong, 11th May, 198. [T
JUNE 2ND, 1926
TRADE
MARK
Consider/
CAPSTAN ARE PROBABLY THE MOST `POPULAR CIGARETTES IN THE WORLD ---NOT BECAUSE OF THE MODERATE PRICE ---- IN “CAPSTANS” ECONOMY & QUALITY ARE HAPPILY COMBINED.
course
Of
they're
good, they're
Capstan
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行染國中
(Specially "authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.)
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$60,000,000.00
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
TAIMITED.
Capital fully paid-
up) Reserve Fund
Een 100,000,000 Ten 88,800,000.
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA.
BRANCHES AND AGENCILS AT:
FAID-UP CAPITAL... 19,750,200.00 Batavia RESERVE FUND
London
cisco
Kai Yuen
Bangoon
9,564,398.89 Bombay
? Karachi
Scersbaya
Buenge
Kobe
Ban Fran-
Head Office:-PEKING. Hongkong Branch: -4, Queen'
Ayres
Calcutta
Lyons
Canton
Dairen
· Seattle Los Angeles Semarang Ungasakei
Changchan Manila
(Dalny) Nagoya
(Mukden) Osaka
pure Shinnoseli
Newchwang Sydne
New York Tofu
Peking
ROAD CENTRAL Branches and Sub-branches all over China, and Correspondents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world. London Bankers:-THE GUARANTY
TRUST Co. or New YozE, Tax Hamborg
Haukow NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANE, LTD.
Harbin New York Bankeri:-THE EQUIT-
ADLE EASTERN BANKING COR- Honolulu PORATION, THE IRVING BANK-
"Interest COLUMBIA TRUST CO.
Accounts.
Deposits received for Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application.
Interest allowed on Current Ac counts and Fixed Deposita. Terms on application.
Every description of Banking Business transacted.
Loans
granted On Approved Securities.
Special facilities for domestic exchange.
4
TSUYEE PEI, Manager, Hongkong, January 18th, 1928. [39
KEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAFFLJ. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY). Established 1924. Hongkong Branch established 1908.
Authorized Capital
J
Eio de Tsingtan
☎-08
RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK,
Roubles.
CAPITAL (FULLY-PAID) RESERVE FOND
....55,000,000
26,960,000 Kup. The
¿CAPITAL CONTRIBUTED BY
THE CHINESE GOVT.......3,500,000 RESERVE FUND
1,750,000
HEAD OFFICE ! Paris: 9, Rue Boudreau. LONDON OTTICE:
04, Old Broad Street, E.C.2.
BANKERS: LONDON: Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie & Co.; Societe Generale pour Favoriser le Development du Com merce et de l'Industrie en France. PARIS: Societe Generale pour Favoriser Development du Commerce et, de l'Industrie en France; Banque de Paris et des LTONS: Societe Generale pour Favoriter le Development du Commerce et de l'Industrie en France.
Poyi-Baa. Janoro Vladivostock
allowed On Current
C. ARIMA, Manager, Hongkong, 11th March, 1923. (35 THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG. Established 1919,
AUTHORISED CAPITAL...£1,200,000 PAID UP CAPITAL.....£1,082,925 SILVER RESERVE FUND $ 100,000 Branches:-CANTON, SHANGHAI, HAN- KOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, Correspondents" in all Principal
Cities of the World. London Bankers:-To" LLOYDS
BANE, LIMITED.
Every description of banking basi- ness transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes to be let from $5.00 to $40.00
Guilders 150,000,000
(£12,500,000) yearly,
80,000,000
Paid-up Capital,
Reserve Fund
Special Reserves
(£6,686,070) 37] 20,638,881
LOOK POON SHAN,
Chief Manager.
(£1,711,405) EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK.
ING CORPORATION. 92,660,000 (£1,888,330) AN AMERICAN BANK.
Head Office:-AMSTERDAM, Eastern Head Office:-BATAVIA, BRANCHES :-- Bandjermaain, Baa- doeng, Bombay, Calcutta, Cheri- bon, Djember, Djakjakarta, The Hague, Kobe, Kota-Radja, Makassar, Medan, Padang, Palembang, Pecalongan, Penang, Pontianak, Rangoon, Botter- dam, Bamarang, Shanghai, Singapore, Soerabain, Boera karta (Bole), Tegal, Tilstjap and Weltevreden. LONDON BANKERS: NATIONAL FRO-
VINCIAL BANK, LTD. Correspondents all over the
World. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DEACRIPTION,
JO. MAASSEN, Acting Manager.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
U.S. $3,000,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:
37, WALL STREST,
NEW YORK.
BRANCHES :
SHANGHAL
General Banking and Exchange
Business
Interest Allowed on all Deposita. Bates on Application
LONDON AND PARIE AGENTE: EQUITABLE TRUST Co., or N.Y, 391 D. M. BIGGAR, Manager,
New York: The "Irving Bank;
Columbia Trust Company.
The SAN FRANCISCO:
Crocker National Bank of San Francisco.
BRANCHES IN ABIL
Changchan Barbin
Peking
Chefoo Hongkong Shanghai
Kaabgar Tienta Manchouli Urumtabi
Dairen Hailar
Hankow
Newchwang Yokohams
HONGKONG BRANCH: Interest allowed on Current Ac-
counts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application. Local Bills dis counted
Foreign Exchange on the Principal Cities of the World bought and sold.
L. BAINES,
Manager.
P. & O. BANKING CORPORA TION, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND, 1920).
AUTHORISED CAPITAL.£8,000,000 SUBSCRIBED AND PAID UP...£2,594,160 RESERVE FUND. £160,000
HEAD OFFICE: 122, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C. 3. WEST LONDON BRANCH: 14-16, Cockspar Street, London, 8.W.L
-EASTERN BRANCHES : Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Madras, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong, Canton and Shanghai.
The Corporation undertakes Geo- eral Banking and Exchange Busi ness of every description zad "in addition to its Branches has Agen cies in all the principal cities of the World.
L. E. HOPKINS, -
* Manager,
38] P. & O. Building, Hongkong.
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