A. H. COMPTON, Esq.
Chairman.
N. B. Brown, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
TAVOT TIENTSIN TOKTO
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Busora via NEGATATAN (letters and
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POST OFFICE NOTICE.
FROM
INWARD MAILS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 3rd, 1928.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
BANKING CORPORATION. Authorised Capital 850,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-
..890,000,000
Sterling oven. £6,000,000
AUSTRALIA" AND 'CHINA. Incorporated SY ROYAL CHARTER, 1959.
$14,000,000
HRAD OFFICE: LANDON. Paid-up Capital .... £3,000,000 Reserve Fund
£4,000,000
4th Ap
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6th
Pros, Pierce
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Apr. 7th Apr. Apt. 10th Apt.
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
...$20,000,000
prietors
Reserve Liability of Pro-
*ABÈNCIES "AND BRANORMES
£3,000,000
TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
HEAD OFFICE: Hong Kong.
ALOR SCAR
ILOILO.
RANGGON
(May Benton) IPUEL
BAIGION
Court of Directors:
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MANGIOR
SLANG
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BOMBAY,
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KO
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HALPHONG
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Shangbai, Japan, Honolulu &
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Saigon
Canton
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Hamborg
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Parcels
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W.LA Hoa, Mr. D. G. M. W. L. Pattanden, Esq.
Bernard
T. G. Well, Esq.
A. Macgowan, Big, H. P. White, E22.
Hon. Mr. A. C. HINES.
San Francisco
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REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES
LONDON SERVICE. AENEAS "SARPEDON"
"OALOHAS
Brd Apr. Mar, L'don, Adam, & Glasgow, 18th Apr., Mar, Lidon, B'dam. & Glasgow. 1st May, Mars, I'don, R'dam & H*burg. LIVERPOOL SERVICE. "POLYPHEMUS 7th Apr., Gebom, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow. "BELLEROPHON" 20th Apr., Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow,
PACIFIC SERVICE.
"FROTESILAUS" 19: Apr. Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE Business of the above Bank TH conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application,
For the HosÓ KONG & SHANGHAT
BANKING.CORPORATION, ·*.
"A. QHYNES,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong. 13th Sept., 1927. [2
EQUITAHLE ZASTERN BANK-
ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS. AND ..UNDIVIDED PROFITS.
US. $3,500,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:"
37, WALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complets Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world Interest Allowed on all Doppaita." Rates on Application.
A Subsidiary of
THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM. PANY OF NEW YORK. Total Resources' in excess of U.8. $3$7,000,000.00.
D. M. BIGGAR,
28]
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL.
MEDAN 41
Xanctoria) TONGKAH HONG LONG
(D&akst)
TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
KIMBOANGA
Chilippine
dlanda),
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSIrs received, for one year or shorter perioda ad, rates which will be quoted on applica- tion.
AH. FERGUSON,
-Manager. Hong Kong, 16th Mar., 1998; [30
"BANQUE": FRANGO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'’'INDUSTRIE, (Incorporated in France).
5. Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong,
HEAD OFFICE:
dr
74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris. Capital, fully paid up.... Frs, 40,000,000 Special Working Capital Fra. 50,000,000 Bohomes.co ¡Frm. 15,304,955
BRANCHES:
Lyona Marseilles Hiphong Hanoi
Pnom Penh... Bhanghat Tientsin
Paria Saigon Tourne Vin Peking
BANKERS:
France: Société Generale, Banque Nationale de Crédit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas.
London Midland Bank, Ltd.
New York: American Etchange Irving
Trust Co.
San Francisco: "Bank of Italy.|
Every decription of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the World. A. ROLLIN, Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1929,
THE - MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE : 15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. &
Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Rest
BANKERS:
£3,000,000 1,800,000 ..£1,050,000
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BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
Head Office:
1,545,667 96, Boulevard Hausmann, Paria.
THE BANK OF EXOLAND and
Subscribed Capital..Frs 72,000,000,0 Paid-up Capital...Fr. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Fund.....F.88,384,519.10.
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY:)
BRANCHEN:
BANKERS
Bangkok
ESTABLISHED 21814.
Batavi
Kandy Karachi
-Penang
Port Louis
Bombay
Kota
Bhara
(Mauritius)
·HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'E BOLD, CENTRAL
Calcutta
Koala ...Hangoon
Colombo
Kuantan Biml
Lumper, Shangnai
Dibouti
(Fahang) Singapore
Madras.
Delhi Galle Authorised Capital. Guilders|150,000,000
(£12,500,000.) Hong Kong aid-Up Capital......Guilders 80,000,000- Howrah
(£6,668,670,) Rosacre Fund....... Guilders 40,000,000
(£3,338,533.)
Head Offers-AMSTERDAM,“ ** Eastern Bad "Once--BATATIA: BRANCHES...Bendjarmann, Bandoneg”, Bomber, Calzetta, Cheribon, Jadah, Djember Djok akarta, The Herde'," Kobe, Kota Badia, Malamar, Mulian, darg, Pembarg. Fakalongan, Fa BASE Pontas Rangoon, Routes dam, Bancarang, Shanghai, Bibelgs (Bus),Boersbala, Boerakarta (Sale) Tegal, Tjistiap and Wai- *Those aPlans kant Safe Deposit Beres T'e Lot. London Bankeres-National Provincial Bark, Ltd.
Derredzo
Correspondents all over the world, Banking Business of every description
transacted.
·O. STEENSTRA,
Haegerne Hong Kong, 30th July, 1927.
[S4
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BAXE,
LIMITED.
Capital fully paid up...Yen 100,000,000 Beserve Findermere. Yen 99,500,000
HEAD OFFICE: TOKOHAMA.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES ATS Alexandria Honolulu Rangoom Batavia Kai Yuan -- Saigon Bombay Karachi Boerabaya
Kobe
San Fran
cfica Lonton Ayres
Beattle Calcutta Lyon
Los Angeles Manils
Singapore Blumoncseki
(vis KOBE & YOKOHAMA)
NEW YORK SERVICE.
Buenos
Steameri
A. 29th June, Boston, New York & Baltimore.. PASSENGER SERVICE. *&ENEAS": 3rd Apr, Singapore, Marcilios & London. "SARREDON", 18th Apr. Bibgapore, Marseilles & London,
OUTWARD SERVICE.
Canton
PATROGLUS" 6th Apr., Shanghai, Chefoo, Taka & Dairen.
Alza okryn' (temanere with limited passenger accommodation specially reduced fatia.
For freight, paarage rate, and information apply to:
Butterfield & Swire,
·égezte.
Dairen
-
Oak
Changchun Nagaral
Newchwang Hamburg New York Tokyo- Hankow Peking Temanfa Harbin Rio de Tringtan Hong Kong Janeiro
Vladivostook (Temporarily noted) Interest allowed on Current Accommia, Deposits received for Fixed Periods at tates to be obtained on application.
H MORI, Manager. Hong Kong 12th March,[1928,,|| [25
New York
Sourabaya
HONG KONG BRANCHEN: Every description of Banking and Exchange." Business transact- od.
INTEREST allowed on Current Ac- counts to 3 per cent, per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed De posits at Bates that may be nacer. talied on application.
O. L. C. SANDES, Manager.
7, Queen's Road Central
Hong Kong, 19th April, 1927. [28
THE BANK OF CHINA...
行銀舊中
(Special authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of Chins on the 22nd of November 1917.).
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $60,000,000,00 PAID-UP CAPITAL 19,760,200.00 BESERVE FUND
9,864,399.09
Head Office:-PEKING. Hong Kong Branch:—s, Quems'e
all
ROAD CENTRAL Branches and Sub-branches
Cover China, and Correspon
dents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world. London Bankers:THE GUARANTY TRUET CO. or New Year, Tax NATIONAL
FROVINOLAL BANK,
New York Bankers: The Equer- AELE EASTERN BANKING Con PORATION, THE IRVING BANK COLUMBIA TZUET CONTRA Interest allowed on Current As- counts and Fixed Depozita. Terms on application.
Every description of Banking Business transacted
BRANCHES
Pondichery Bangkok Hanci Battambang Hong Kong Haigon Catho
Shanghai -Mongter Canton Nam-DinhSingapore
Thentas Fort Bayard Papeete Tourano
Yunnanfou Eiphong Poking
Noame
Hankow Prom-Penh
IN FRANCE!"
BANEKES:
Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus trial et Commercial; Société Générale.
IN LONDON: The National Provin cial and Union Bank of Eng land, Ltd: Comptoir National- d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais
IN NEW YORK J. P. Morgan &
Co.; French-American Bank ing Corporation; Guaranty" Trusty Co. of New York Interest allowed on Current Ac. counts and Fixed Deposita accord ing to arrangement..
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transact ed.
Sale Deposit Bozes to let..
CH. LEM,
Manager. Hong Kong, 20th Feb., 1997. [3
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Hong Kong Currency AUTHORIZED CÄPITAL ..$11,000,000
· PAID-UP CAPITAL 8,864,200 RESERVE FUSD
850,000
Brancher- CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW
Yox and Bix
FRANCISCO.
London Bankers
TER LACTON BANK, LAD Correspondents
all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description
*Loans granted on Approved --transacted
Securities.
Special facilities for domestic Bale Deposit Boxes (variova sózgs) at a Yearly Beptal of from 85 exchange.
to $40 SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 29th June, 1987. [38, 37]
LOOT FOONG BHAN
Chief Manager,"
THE BANK OF EAST ASTA, TEMIZED.
BLAD OFFICE Hoxe Kane. No. 10, Dr Vavi BoaÐ GENIUS L. Hone Koore.
AUTHORISED Carital PAM-UP CAPITASAGUNTZEKO BEREZVE...
***
$30,000,000
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
5,000,000 On London.-- 1,200,000
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES -- Batarin London Penang Singapore Rangoon Boulaya Bombay Mari Calcutta. Malbourne Saigon Sydney Canton Nagasaki, tan Fran-Talpen
cisco Tientsin Haiphong New York.
Beattle Tokyo
Honolula Osaka
Kobe Parla Bomarang Bowlan Peking Shanghai
Correspondenta In all principal cities
of the world.
Every description of Banking and Er. LOAKS change business transacted granted on approved securities. BATE DEPOSIT BOXES TO LAT
KAY TONO Po, Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 5th Sept 1927
HONG KONG WEEKLY
PRESS.
CONT NING ALL THE WERK'S LOCAL NEWE
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