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FROM
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THE HONG KỌNG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 17th, 1928.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA.
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHAUTER, 1858.
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital | ......$50,000,000
...$20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Sterling
£6,000,000
Silver
$14,000,000
Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000
Rakuyu Muru
17th May
Reserve Fund
£4,000,000
Tango Maru
17h May
Santhia
17th May
Reserve Liability of Pro-
pristors
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
.£3,000,000
.820,000,000
Kanchow
17th May
AGENCIES AND BRANOHES:
Halozaki Maru ..
1th May
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
ALOR STAM
ILOILO
BANGOON
(Malay Biator) [POH
Lohoro
19th May
Pres, Wileon
18th May
Court of Directors:
Sinkiang
19th May
Devanha ...
21st May
A. H. COMPTON, Esq., Chairman.
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
ELANG
Mirzapore
21st May
Pres. Lincoln
21st May
Athos TI
22nd May
Mishin's Muru
22nd May
W. II, Bell, Esq.
Taiyo Maru
22nd May
A, Macgowan. Erg. T. G. Weall, Eaq.
N. S. BLOWN, Esq. Deputy Chairman.
Hon, Mr. B. . F. Hon. Mr. C, G. S.
Beith.
Hackie
W. L. l'attenden, Ezq. HAIPHONG
Pres. Cleveland...
26th May
H. F. White, Esq.
25th May
Hakusen Murth ...
ist June
Chief Manager:
Hon. Mr. A. O. HINES.
KUALA
OAWNPORN
CERV
LUMPUR KUCHING
COLUMBO
MADRAB
DELHI
HANIGA
MEDAN
BAMNORG
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HANKOW
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(North
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AMRITSAR KARACHI
BONHAY
CALCUTTA CANTON
КОНЕ KUALA
HANOHAR
BAIGON SEMARANG BRHEMBAN SHANGHAI BINGAPORA
BOURABAYA
TAIPING
(3.M.9.)
TAVOY TIENTBIN
FORYO
TSINGTAO
TOKOHAMA
ANYWHERE!
OR ON THE WAY THERE
BBANCHER:
Amoy Bangkok
Bongkar
Iloilo
Poking Penang
Batavia
Ipoh
Teni
Per
Thursday, 17th
8.30 AM 8.30
Bombay
Johora
Rangoon Saigon
Caleatta
Kabe
Canton
Kuala
Lumpur London
Patani Tientsia
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FOR
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Amoy...
LTD.
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Friday, 18th,
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7th June
4th July ith July Ith August 7th Augest as Augus
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THE
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20th, 9.00 & 9.00 A
Monday, 21st.
8.30 a 4.30 PM
Tuesday, 22nd, Parcels Noon Lettera 1,00 P V Kowloom P.O. Rag.
1.00 PM Lettors 1.00 P
G.P.O. Reg. 1.45 P Letters 2.80 FP
--
Chefor Colombo Dairen Foochow Haiphong Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Lyon
Talacoa Manila
• Moakden
Nagasaki
New York
Shanghai
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE- POSITE received for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 15th May, 1928.
[26
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
T
THE Basiness of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 13th Sept., 1927. [2
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK- ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS
TT.Š. $3,500,000,00
HEAD OFFICE:
97, WALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world, Interest Allowed on a Deposite. Rates on Application.
A Subsidiary of
THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM- PANY OF NEW YORK. Total Resources in excess of. $537,000,000.00.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Managor.
Wednesday, 23rd Beg. 8.45 AM Latlere 9.30 A
10,30 AM 28]
2.30 M
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
*MENELAUS"
"ANTENOR" "DIOMED"
29th May, Mara, L'dom, R'dam, & H'bury,
13th June, Mare.,, L'don,, B'dam. & Glasgow. 26th June, Mars, L'don,, E'dam., & H'burg.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
"ORESTES" "OANFA
.. 20th May, Genoa, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow. ... 20th June, Genoa, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow,
PACIFIC SERVICE.
ROBE & YOKOHAMA)
*TEUCER" "TYNDAREUS
..
31at May, Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle, 23rd June, Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle,
NEW YORK SERVICE.
"ADRASTUS".... "HELENUS"
4th June, Boston, New York & Baltimore. 29th June, Boston, New York & Baltimore,
PASSENGER SERVICE.
"ANTENOR" "HECTOR
13th June, Singapore, Marseilles & London. 11th July, Bingapore, Marseilles à London
OUTWARD SERVICE, "BELENUS 15th May, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
PERSEUS 27th May, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama,
Lisa cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation
al specially reduced foreve
For freight, passage rates, and information apply to
Butterfield & Swire,
Agents
Manchuria) TONGKAH TONG YONG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Genora! Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITE received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will bo quoted on applica tion,
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager. f30 Hong Kong, 16th Mar., 1998.
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE. (Incorporated in Franco).
Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong. HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris,
Capital, fully paid up.... Fre. 50,000,000 Special Working Capital Fre. 50,000,000 Reserveste sempre a
Fra 22,319,000 2
BRANCHES:
Lyons Marseilles Haiphong Hanoi
Quinhon
Paris Saigon Tourane Thanks Peking
Vinh
Shanghai
Hong Kong
BANKERS:
Huc
Funna Panh Tientsin
France: Société Générale,
Nationale de Crédit,
Banque
Banque de
Paris et des Pays Bes London Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banen Commerciale Italiana. San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the World.
A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 19th April, 1928,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE ?
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3.
Authorised Capital ....£8,000,000 U.S.Subscribed Capital £1,800,000
Paid-up Capital
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NSTUERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY,)
BANKERS
ESTABLISHED (1594,
HONG KONG PRICE: 1, QUEEN’N HOAN,
CENTRAL,
YOU CAN BUY &
CAPSTAN
CIGARETTES
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE. Head Office: £1,050,000 96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. Reserve Fund and Best............ .......£1,584,846
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND
Kandy Penang Karachi Port Louis
Subscribed Capital.. Frs. 72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ...Fra.88,400,000.00 Reserve Fund Fra89,384,519.10
BRANOHES:
Bangkok Hangi
Battambang Hong Kong Saigon
and MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
Pondicherry
BRANCHES :
Bangkok
Batavia
Bombay
Kota Bhara
(Manriting)
Cantho Canton
Mongtsz Nam-Diah Singapore
Shanghai
Calcutta
Colomby
Kuala Rangoon Lumpar Shanghai
Djibouti
Delhi Gallu
Kuantan
Storla Pabang) Singapore
Authorised Capital...Guilder 150,000,000- Hong Kong Madras Sourabaya
(£12,500,000.) Howrah New York Paid-Up Capital.....Guilders 80,000,000- (£6,666,670.) Reserve Fund........, Guilderя 40,000,000- (£3,339,388.)
HONG KONG BRANDHES: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business bransact- ed.
Beat AMSTERDAM.. Eastern Head Of£ez-BATAVIA.
INTEREST allowed on Current Ac- SHANCHES-Bondjarmasin, Bandeng, Bomber, Counts to 2 per cent per annum on Dalcula, Cher bon, Jiddah, Djember, Daily Balance and on Fixed De- Diskjakarta, The Hague, Kob Kola Redfo, Bakamut, Meion, PL posits at Rates that may be ascer- dane, Palembang. Pekalongan, Fetained on application. pang, Pontiak, Rangoon, Botter dam Samarang, Shanghal, Sibalga (Sumatra), Bombal, Barakar (Solo) Tegal, Tilstjap and Wal-
berreden*,
**Then over have Nafe Deposit Barrs To Let. London Bankera:-National Provincial
transacted.
Back, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the worki Banking Businger of every description
O. STEENSTRÀ,
Maager. Hong Kong, 30th July, 1927. THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANE,
LIMITED.
[34
Capital fully paid up...Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund. Yen 99,500,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA,
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: Alexandria Honolul
Rangoon Batavia
Kai Yuen Saigon
Boerabaya San Fraa-
ciaco Seattle
Вреров
Bombay Karachi
Kobe London Lyour
Ayres
Calcutta Canton
Los Angeles Semarang
Shanghai Singapore Shimononal
Chaugehun.-Manila Deixen Nagnenki
(Dalny) Nagovs Fengtion
(Mukdes) Osaka
Hamburg
Nawohwang Sya
New York Tokyo Hankow Peking
Tianfu Harkin Rio de Tsingta Hong Kong
Janeiro
Vladivostook (Temporarily closed). Interest allowed on Current Accounts, Deposits received for Fired Perioda st rates to be obtained on application,
H. MORT, Manager, Hong Kong 12th March, 1929.) [35
C. L. C. SANDES, Manager.
7, Queen's Road Central.
Hong Kong, 20th April, 1928,
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀露中
[20
(Special authorised by Presidential
Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.)
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL 860,000,000.00 PAID-OF CAPITAL 19,760,800.00 RELEVE FUND
9,804,398.89
Head Office:-PEKING Hong Kong Branch:-4, QUEEN't
ROAD CENTRAL.
Branches and Bub-branches all over China, and Correspon- dents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world. London Bankers:-THE GUARANTE
TRUST Co. or NEW YORK, TH
BANE, NATIONAL PROVINCIAL. Lmi.
New York Bankers:-THE EQUIT ABLE EASTERN BANKING COR- FORATION, TH InviNG BANK- COLUMBIA TRUST Co.
Interest allowed on Current Ao- counts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application.
Every description of Banking Business transacted. Loungerunted 'Securities. Tr
Approved
Special facilities for domestic exchange.
Noumea
Fort Bayard Papeete Haiphong Poking Hankow Prom-Peah
BANKERS:
Thentein Toarane Yunnanfou
IN FRANCE? Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indis. 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. Interent allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits accord- ing to arrangement.
ed.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transact-
Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
CH. LEM,
·Manager. Hong Kong, 20th Feb., 1927. [32
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Hong Kong Currency AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL
8,604,200 RESERVE FUND.......... 850,000 Branches:~~
CARTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, New
YORK and SAN
FRANCISCO.
London Bankers:-- THE LLOYDS Bank, Læð. Correspondents.
all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description transacted,
Safe Deposit Boxes (various Kizes) at a Yearly Rental of from $5 to $40.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager. Hong Kong. 29th Jun, 1927. [89 87]
יין
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chiet Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG, No. 10, Drs Your ROAD CENTRAL HONG KONG.
AUTHORISED CAPITAL ... ...¡$10,000,000 PA-UP CAPITAL...
Ras EVE...
EXCHANGE.
OLOBING QUOTATIONS,
6,000,000 Ox Losnor,-- 1,200,000
BRANCERS AND AGBNOIEB Batavia London Penang Singapore Rangoon Bourabaya Bombay Manlis Calcutta Meiboarna Saigon Sydney Canton Nagasaki San Fran- Taipeh
cisco Tientsin Haiphong New York
Seattle
Honolula Osaka
Kobe
Tokyo
Stakeally Paris Kowloon Poking Shangha
Correspondents in all principal cities of the world,
Loans
Every description of Banking and Ex- change business transacted granted on approved securities. SATE DEPOSIT BOXES TO LET.
KAN TORG Po, Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 5th Sept., 1927.
HONG KONG WEEKLY
PRESS.
CONTAINING ALL THE WEEK'S LOCAL NEWS.
The Paner to send Home.
May 16th, 1928.
Telegraphic Transfer. ...2/01 Bank Bills, on demand ...2/0 13/16 Book Billa, at 30 days' sight
Bank Bills, at
right Credits, at 4 months'
mouths"
Documentary Bills, months sight ...
·ON PARIA.
...2/1
sight 2/13
Bank Bills, on demand
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1,983)
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ON NEW YORK.***
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50%
Credits, at 60 days' sight...
631
Į 137
.}
137
Telegraphia Transfer Bank Bille, un deriua....... Î
ON ÜLICUTTA.
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank Bills, ou demand,...)
ON SHANGHAI,-
Bank Bills, at aight
Private, 30 daya sight...
77
ON YOKOHAMA-On demand... 107
ON MANILA-OR demand
ON SINGAPORE,On demand... OH BATAVIA-On demand...
| OF HAPRose. --On demand ...
OR SAIGON-On demand
1241
BOID
ON BANGKOK-On demand SOVEREIGN, Bank's Buying mto $9.35 GOLD LEAF, 100 áns, per tusl... BAR HILTER, Þor 02:
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