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Court of Directors:
A. H. Compton, Enga“
Chairs
ARLEMBAN BRANGHAT
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POST OFFICE "NOTICE.
The Postal Service to Bwabus and neighbouring plassa has now hien resumed.
INWARD MAILS.
THE HONGA HAI
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY," MAY 9th, 1928.
HONG KONG AND
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital
Issued and Fully Paid-
Reserve Funde-
AUSTRALIA AND CHIKA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1858.
Esad Office: LordOr..
850,000,000
.$90,000,000.
Sterling
£0,000,000
201
P.xx
Silver,
$14,000,000
Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000
Reserve, Find
£4,000,000
AUSTRALIA' AND ŠÍ ANILA..
STRAITS
SLINGHAI &. SWATOW
EUROPE via Bus (letters di papers, Lon«, don, 12th April, & parcels, 8th April)] SHANGHAI Á ÁKVÏ 19
CANADA, USA, JAPAN & SHANGHAI
Idringnan Shantung...
9th Mar
9th May
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors m
Beserve Liability of¡ Pros
........$20,000,000
prietors
£3,000,000
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AGENCIES AND BRAKOZNI,
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Delis
10th May
ALOE STAT
ILOILO
KANGOON
Luch
10th May
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SAIGON
་་་
AMRITUAR
KARACHI
TEMARANG
Taiping
11th May
FANGION
KLANG
***
Novara ... Ampress of Aria
latb May
BATAVIA
ПОВЕ
BOMBAY
KUALA
15th May
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ЖАНОВАЯ XUALA
LUMPUR KUCHING
OUTWARD MAILS.
COLOMBO DELAY
MADRAS
MANILA
MEDAY
Fox
P**
DATI
TRKING
PENANG
IRRAWAR
Wednesday, 9th
Kiconging
Shanghai, Japao, Canada, 0.5A, 0.
& B. America and Europe via Van-{| Emp, of Kussia couver, BC-duo Vancouver, BC,
Beg
9.15, Løtters ·10.00 AM | Batavia -
Amoy Bangkok
Baila
POBAR
Ipoh
Rangoon
87th May, Europe via Siberia
Baada
--
Bombay
Jobore
Ввідод
Mauming...
D'Arlagnan
Seistan
Tilsbost
10.00
Talentia
Kobe
12.30. Canton
Koala
Shanghai
12.30
Obelco
Lampar
Singapore
2.30 Colombo
London
Bourabaya
2.33.FM
430 € +
Foochow
Lyons
Sung
Malacca
Haiphong Manila
Hamborg
"Moukden
Tientsin Tokyo Tangtao Yokohama
Swatow...
Shanghai and Japan
Straits
Jara via Sourabay
Bamshui and Wushow
Amöy
Straits one
Swatow....
Shanghai, Japan & EUROPE
Saigon ...
Hupeh
Tas King...
Tjisondari Ian Heutes Hydrangea
Bibers Dalla
Manila & parcels for Germany via Hamburg
H
Thursday, 10th,
8.30 & 10,30 AM
2310
3.3 FM
2.30
3.00 2.
Hein For Sing Adolf von Bayer...
LI
Friday,
17th,
HI
Mai Ching Shantung...
W
IM
Swalow, Anoy and Foochow Shanghai
Strait, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & B. Abrica, Egypt & Eumpo višjar- seilles due Marseilles, 9th June
Kashgar
5.00 PM Kowloon P.0, ** Parcela 4.30 r Beg.kath, 9:00. Letters 10.00 Ax
O.P.0
Par 11th,6.00
Reg. 12th, 9.45 A Letters 10.30 & 1
Saturday, 12th,
10.00 &
Novara
Anksi
8.30 5.00 -
Kichu Maru Kweyday...
Sunday, 13th. 9.00 A 9.00 A
Japan, Canada, *USA. *C. & "*8.
America a Europa via Victoria,; Talthybisa
BOdse Victoris, "B.C., 5th June.......) Shanghai, Japan and Europe via Siberia Amuy
Bwatow, Amoy & Formoes.. Bangkok
Stenita & Calcutt
***
IN
Yumsang
Buiyang
Amoy
Swatow, Amoy and Fooshow ghanghai
Elai Ning Yunnan
1
Patroclus
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, H. & 8.
Africa, Egypt & EUROPE vin "Mine»] meille Marssiles, 18th June......
Wei Hai Wei
Manils...
Helbow, Fakhri & Haiphong
Manila, Australia & New Zeland via i
Thursday Island-don Thursday land, 29th May..
*Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.
THE
***
***
Kurichers... Emprein of Asia
Tean
-
Taiping
Monday, 14th, Pec Noon Letters 100, 2 1⁄2 * 4,00 7 m
fuarday, 18th,
200PX 6.007
Wednesday, 18th, Kowloon P.0. Beg 9.00 a Lattern 10,00
G.P.O.
Blog 9.45 AM Gettori 10,30 1
2.80 7 M 3:30 2 ›
Thursday, 17th." 8.30A Parcela 5.00 ɛ » Friday, 18th, Heg. Lettare 10.50 A ≈
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
"PATROULES" 16th May Marn, L'don, B'dam, Hull & Glasgow, "MENELAUS” ~29th May, Mara,, Lidon, B’dam, & H'burg, "ANTENOR" ́ ́19th June, Mami, Lidoni, E'dam, &e Glasgow,
LIVERPOOL SERVICE. "ORESTES" ... 20th May, Genos, Harri, Liverpool & Glasgow MOANFA 20th June, Genos, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow,
PACIFIO SERVICE.
(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) **TALTHYBIUS". 12th May, Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle. **TEUCER"
N. B. Brown, Esq.
Deputy Chairman.
.C.
B. D. F. Baith, Ea, C. G. 8. Mackie, Esq. W. H. Bell, Beg W. L. Pattanden, Esq. A. Macgowan, Erg, T. 0. Weall, Esq.
H. P. White, Esq.
Chief Manager's Hon. Mr. A. O. HIER
Вклянка-
Hongkow Peking
Hankow Nagaonk
Harbin
New York
San Francisco
CURRENT Accounts opened_in LOCAL CURRENT and FD D PORITA received for one year or shorter periods in Locar CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 3rd April, 1929..
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HONG KONG SAVINGS BANE,
T
HE Business of the above. Bank. la conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION. —Rulen may be obtained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
A. 0. HYNES,
Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 13th Bept., 1927. [3
EQUITABLE EASTERN 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 Deposits. Rates on Application.
A Subsidiary of THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM.
"PANY OF NEW YORK. Total Resourses in excess of U.S. $587,000,000.00.
D. M. BIGGAR,
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Manager.
HEDERLANDSJET HANDEL-
DANKNES
|
HAIPHONG BAMIDEO KASKOW
HARDIN
NEW TORE
(North
Kaschuria) TONGKAH ДОКО КОГО
(Whaket)
B15 담 SOVREBATA ΤΑΙΡΙΚΟ
TATOT TIESTALA Torra MINGTAO TOKOHAM SAMBOANGA (P\Lippisa
FOREIGN EXCñaron and General Banking Business transacted.
CULLENT Accounts, opened and Fizzo · Depparys „received for one year or shorter perioda, at, rates which will be quoted on applica- tion.
AHL FERGUSON,
Manager. Hong Kong, 16th Mar, 1928. [30
BANQUE TEAN CO-CHINOISE FOUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE. (Incorporated in France).
Frinos's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong. HRAD OPPIORI
74, Bus St. Laxare, Paris,
Ospital, fully paid up. Fr. 50,000,000 Special Working Capital Frs. 50,000,000 Frx. 22,319,000 Reserves severe KESİRKA
Marseilles
Haiphong Handi
BRASCHIA: Lyona
Skizon Tourané Thank-boa Peking
Vinh
Shanghai
Quinhon Hne
Hong Kong
BANKERS:
From Ponh
Tentan
Hi
France: Bociété · Générala," Banque Nationale de Crédit, Banque de Paris et dos Pays Bas, London Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Commerciale Italian. San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Every description of "Banking and
Exchange Business traneusted. "Correspondents throughout the World
A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Hone Kear, 19th April, 1928.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE? 15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.Q. S...
Authorized Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Best£1,384,81598,
BANKERS!
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and
MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
HAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NITOMELANDE TRADING SOCIETY.)
Bangkok
TATABLISHED IML. ·
Baria
Bombay
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD,
Calcutta
CENTRAL,
Colombo
Delbi
BRANCHES
Kandy. Penkog Karobi Port Louis
Kota Bharu (Mauritius) Kania
Rangoon
Shanghe! Lumpar Kasutan. Simia
(Pahang) Singapore Authonsed CapitalGuilders 150,000,000 Galle
#.(£12,500,000.) Hong Kong Madras Bourabaya Paid-Up Ospital......Guilders 80,000,000 Howrah New York
(£6,666,670.) Reserve Fund................... Guilders 40,000,000-
(£9,833,933.)
– Hond¬QUAANSTERDAM,*: Kunlarn Head Onen-BATAVIA. BRANCHES-Bodjamas, Bandown, Baby, Chicotta, Charbon, Jiddab, Djamber, Djorjakerta The Hague Kobe, Kota Radja, Maksamar, Medan, Pa- daar, Palembang, Pekalongan, Pa ning, Fanusaak, Rangoon, Hatter dam", "bamarsag", Shanghai, Molga (Bunstra); _Commbala, domira (Solo) Tegal, T]latjap and Was Lovrede. **These oftare kann Safe Deposit Burns To Ĺol,
•
London Bankers: National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every description
teammated.
0. STEENSTRA,
Mager. Hong Kong, 30th July, 1927. rss
HONG KONG BHANCHES; Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transact- od.
** Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts to 2 per cent, per annum en Daily Balance and on Fixed De posita at Rates that may be sacer. tained on application ma
0. L. C. SANDES, Manager.
7, Queen's Road Central. ⠀ Hong Kong, 20th April, 1928.
THE BANK OF CHINA, 行媒顾中
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(Special authorised by Prezidential
Handaté of the Republia of ....
China, on the 22nd of November, 19173)
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $80,000,000.00. CHE YOKOHAMA SPROZE BANK PAID-UP CAPITAL... 16,780,200.00
LIMETED.
Ospital fully paid up ...Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fundame Ton - 99,500,000
HEAD OFFION: TOKOHAMA,
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES ATT Alexandria Honolulu Bangoon
Baigon Batavis Kai Yu Bombay
Karachi
Bouralays Ban
cisco
81st May, Victoria, Vancouver & Sentile, NEW YORK SERVICE, "ADRASTUS"... **HELENUS"
Brenda
Kobe
Дутм
London
Lyons
4th June, Boston, New York & Baltimore," 29th June, Boston, New Yorká Baltimore, PASSENGER SERVICE. A *PATROULUJ": 16th May, Bingapore, Marseilles & London. * ANTENOE” ..... 18th June, Bingapore, Marssilios à London,
OUTWARD SERVICE. SA
“ADRASTUS" 15th May, Shanghai & Hankow,
*HELENUS " 16th May, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,
Álso owego skammare with limited passanger stoommo
at specially reduced larse
For freight, passage, retos, and information apply tor
Butterfield & Swire,
Agents,
Shimono t
Carton
Los Angeles Semarang
Shanghai Changchun Hamle Dairen
Hagnaski Newchwang (Mukden) Osaka Teatern Hamburg New York Tokyo Hankow Foking Fishing Ris de Tefugtau
Janeiro Vladivostock (Temporarily slowed) Interest allowed on Current Account Deposita' received for Fired Periods at rates to be obtained on application.
H. MORI, Mager ong Kong 12th March, 1928♬: [25
Reserva FORD FILLE
.9,884,398.80
Head Once-PIRING Hong Kong Branch:-4, QuiiKI'N
ROAD CENTRAL
Branches and Sub-branches; all
over China, and Correspon denta in Europe; America, and other parts of the world, London Bankers: THE GUARANTE
Trust Co. of New York NATIONAL PROVINCIAL“ · BATI,
New York Bankers¿-Tan / EQUIZ-
ABLE EASTERN BANKING Con PORATION, THE Izvira Bar COLUMBIA TRUST COM BAS
· Interest allowed an Current As [counts and Fixed Deponitä. Terus
on application, abe
Every description" of Bamine treunsated.. Loans granted. Securities.
Special facilities for dom exchange.
Time and Change.
TIME HAS AN INEVITABLE EFFECT ON MOST THINGS
IT HAS NOT, HOWEVER. SEEN ANY CHANGE IN THE QUALITY OF Three Castles CIGARETTES DURING THE LAST FIFTY YEARS.———MAD
Three Castles
Cigarettes
VAUCHOWE Bristol & Londo
ALSO PACKEDSE BAKKAR 200 AND 501
Three
Castles
The Doyen of the Cigarette World.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE, Head Office: Boulevard Haussmann, Paris
Subscribed Capital.. Fri. 72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ........Fra.68,400,000.00. Reserve Fand ..............Frá.89,234,519.10
BRANCHES!
Bangkok Hanoi Pondicherry Battambang Hong Kong Saigon" Catho Monster Shanghai Canton Nam Dinh Hurazord Djibouti! Noumen Tentan Fort Bayard Fapeeta
Toarne Haiphong Poling Exaufa Prom-Peah
Haukow
BANKERE A IN FRANCE: Comptoir Nations) d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas, Crédit Indus trial et Commercial; Société Générale.
In Lospon: The National Provin- eial and Union Bank of Eng- land, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Jah 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 Deposits accord- ing to arrangement.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business trauSAČË-
Bale Deposit Boxes to let
OH LEM
Manager. Hong Kong, 29th Feb., 1927. [39
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG Edna.
8,004,200 660,000
Hong Kong Currency AUTHORISED CAPITAL..$11,000,000. PAID-UP CAPITAL ****** RESERVE FUND ..........
Branches:- CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, BWATOW, BANGIOE; NTW
Torx and SAR FRANCIADO.
London Bankers:--- THE LLOYDS BANK, Ltd. Correspondents
alf Frincipal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking 3: Business vof: avery description
transacted, pr
Bafe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) Home 2 Tourly Rental of Irown, 85
to $40
SHOU J. CHEN
“Manager. Hong Kong, 29th June, 1987:- [25 ÷ 87] -
LOOK POONG BHAN,
Chief Manager.
P. & O. BANKING CORPORA, TIŐÜ, ÜÄZITED.
PAID UF CAPITAL Baskave FUND
HELD OFFICE:
1,394,168
£160,000
199, Leadenhall Street, London, E.O &
The Corporation undertakes Gen- eral Banking and Exchange Busi nens of every description and in addition to its Branches has Agan- cies in all the principal towns of the World.
303
G. B. BELL.
Acting Manager, Prince's Building, Chater Road, Hong Kong.
HONG KONG WEEKLY
PRESS.
CONTAINING ALL THE WEEK'S ́LOCAL" NEWE.
The Paper to sind Home.
90
EXCHANGE.
DLOSING QUOTATIONS.
CH LONDON,
ON
May 8th, 1929.
Talegraphis Transfer
isi2/09 Bank Bills, on demand 1.120. 7:16 Bank Bills; at 30 days'night Bank Billa, at 4 months"
sight
Credita, at 4 months ago 2/1 Documentary Hill, CÀ”
montán' sight.
}} PARIL
Bank Bills, on decal.. Uredits, 4 montha'night.
On New YoAL/T
Bank Bills, on demand
Bredita, at 50 days' right.
"OF BOMBAK
Talographin Transfer
Bank Bills, on demand,F
185)
Telegraphic Transfer 1262
Baak Hills, on demand,J.
ON SHANGHAL.
Bank Bilr, at sight
Private, 30 days night...
OF YOKOHAMA Un demand... 1057 OF
demand
• BJ
Of Susiroxi-On demand... On Bataviasm On danand ... 123 UN HALTERS'domsad
OF NAIGÜE="On demand w
'On BangkoL ---Un' diemand j
911
Borzalios, Bank's Huying rate $9.50 Gold' Lean; 100 fine, per 100l... BAR JILVER, poď 176.
Express
American Travelers Cheques
Definition of TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES
4 The system of Travellers' Cheques was originated inf1891 by the AmeriJE Express Company with the object of creating a form of tarul currency which would give the holder the security of s latter of credit and at the same time the convenience of local currency. The Company registered “the cheques under the trade name of AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS", CHEQUES" the word "Traveller being spelled "with one 1 The advantage of the Obeques was so apparent that other banking institutions adopted the system,
Quoted from Pitman's Dictionary of Banking by Win. Thomson,
Issued in G$10, G$20 GE50, G$100, and L-5, and R.10: denominations-bound in a small, handy wallet-and
~ocit only 4 of I per cent
Bacure your stomship tickets, hotel reservations and itinerariia; or plan, your cruise or tour through GAMALK
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS Co., Inc.
Das Vœux Boar, Central, Hose, Kova,
Printed, and Published by Oliver Thomas Breakspear, for the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, LTD, st 11, los Hoses Street, Victoris, Hong Kong. London Offiça: 21, Bride Lan Stres, E.C.E