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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11th,
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI OHARTERED RANK OF INDIA,
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital.......$50,000,000
AUSTRÁLIA AND CHINA.
1853.
INCORPORATED By BoyAL CHARTER,
HEAD OTTIC: Lorden.
1928.
Imued and Fully Paid-
FROU
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Das
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..............$90,000,000
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£8,000,000
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prietors
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Court of Directory:
A. H. COMPTON, Eng., Chairman.
N. S. Brown, Esq..
Deputy Chairiran.
Hon. Mr. B. D. F. P.W. Massey, E
Baith.
W. H. Bell, Erg.
W. Pattandon, Esq. DELET
AMRITSAR
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Chief Manager
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Tokyo
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Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. && Africa, Adan, Egypt & EUROPE Marneilldar Marcilles, 9th Nov.
-Amoy sol Foochow
Madila
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Bangkok via Swator... Swatow, Ainoy & Formos shanghai
Japan Canada, USA, C. &
America Europe ria Victoria, BO,das Victoria, B.O., 6th Nov.... Shanghai & EUROPE Siber... Manila, Australia & Now Zealand via Thursday island-due Thursday Is. land, 27th October
Hoi Ching Prea. Pierce Shantung...
Kwangchow Kisku Horu Kanchi...
S.
Pres. Madison
Pres. Hadison
Ohangta
Straits, Egypt & Europe via Marseille.
-due Marseilice, 16th Nov....
Bwalow, Amoy and Foochow
AMOT
641
Manila...
Swatow...
Shanghai
dwatow...
Straite and Calcutta
Kookon P.U. Parcela 4.30 7 1 Bag-13t5, 9,00 ▲ 5 Leitor 10.00 a a
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Paz., 12th, 6,00 r Beg. 13th, 9.45 M Latter 1030 AM. Saturday, 18th,
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LISTI Beg. Lotters -5.00
6.00 ⭑ Latters Parcels 5,00
1611, 9.45 1 Letters 10.30 ▲ K
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4.30 P
Thursday, 18th,
Friday. ...Parcels Lötters
BLUE FUNN
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REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES |
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
16th Oct., Mars, Cablanca, L'don,, B'dam. "CALOHAS"
&H'burg, **PATROCLUS" 31st Oct., Mar., L'don,, R'damn. & Glasgow..
13th Nov., Mar., L'don., B'dam, & Hamburg "MENELAUS"
LIVERPOOL SERVICE. "EURYLOCBUS", 20th Oct, Genom, Havre, Liverpool & Gasgow.
TITAN"
20th Nav., Genoa, Havre, Liverpool& Glasgow.
PACIFIO SERVICE.
(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) TALTHYBIUS" 27th Oct,
"IXION"
Victoria, Vancouver & Beattie.
17th Nov., Victoria, Vancouver Seattle, NEW YORK SERVICE. "AGAPENOR" 17th Oct., New York, Borton & Baltimora, 16th Nov., Boston, New York & Baltimore, "PYRRHUS"
INWARD SERVICE.
"QANFA"
Due
For
15th Oct., Sani, Moji Kobe & Yhama, "DIOKED" 20th Oct., Shai, Moji, Kobe & Y'hams.
PASSENGER SERVICE
*"PATROCLUB" 3let Oot, Singapore, Marseilles & London, "ANTENOR 28th Nov., Singapore, Marseilles & London.
Sails at Daylight
Also cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation
at specially reduced fares,
For fright, passage rates, and information apply to:-
Butterfield & Swire,
Agoats,
46
4.30 **
19th. Noon 1.00
New York
Tringtao, Yokohama
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY, and FIXED DE POSITS Feceived for one year - ør shorter periods in LocAL CURRENCY and SLING on terras which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 10th Sept., 1998. [26
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
T
Kancharia) TONGKAH
EONE Kous
FOREIGN EXCHAnds and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT AC000w opened ind FIXED DEPOSIT received for one shorter periods at rates year or which will be quoted on applies tion.
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager. [30 Hong Kong, 16th Mar., 1928,
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LI COMMERCE ÉT L'INDUSTRIE. (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road,
Victoris. Hong Kong...
EBAD OPTICE
74, Rue 81. Lazare, Paris. Capital, fully paid up...... Fr. 50,000,000 Special Working Capital Fra. 50,000,000 Reserve...
Fra 29,319,000
HE Busines of the above Bank is conducted by the EONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANK- | Paris ING CORPORATION. Res 7 Saigon be obtained on Application.
For the Hoxe KÔNG & BÉ NGHX BANKING CoarORATION,
A. C. EYNES,-
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 13th Sept, 1997. [9
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK- ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS
U.S. $3,500,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:
'87, WALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Allowed on all Deposits. Bates as Application.
www.
A Subsidiary of THE EQUITABLE, TRUST COM-
'PANY OF NEW YORK Total Resources in excess of U.S, $597,000,000.00.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-
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BANKERS
Quinbon
Marseilles
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BRASORES: LTODE Haiphong
TourEDE
Thanh hoa Paring
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Shanghai
Pnom Penh Tiestria
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RATA:
France: Société Générale, Banque
Nationale de Crédit
Banque de
Paris et dan Pays B London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Commerciale Italiana. San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Every description of Banking and
Excharge Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the World.
JL. BERNIS,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 6th Aug., 1928.
THE MERCANTIES BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE:
18, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. J.
Authorised Capital
.......£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital ...1,800,000 Paid-up Capital
..£1,050,000 Rearrve Fund and Rest £1,584846
BANKIRI:
AS SWEET
AS A NUT/
ARE
CAPSTAN
MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND
SOLD EVERYWHERE
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE. Head Office:
96. Boulevard Haussmann, Paria. Subscribed Capital.. Frs. 72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ...Frs. 63,400,000.00 Reserve Fund....Fra. 102,000,000:00
BRANCHES : Fazei Bangkok
Pondicherry Battambang Hong Kong Haigen
Shanghai Mengtaz Nam Dinh Baripore Noumes Thentsin
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCLETT.)
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and MIDLAND BARE, LTD.
ESTABLISHED .1824.
Bangkok
Estavis
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD,
Bombay
CINTELL
Calcutta
Kota Bharu
Colombo
Kuala
Authored Capital...Gilders 150,000,000
Delhi
BIANCHES:
New York Ipch
Penang Kandy Karschi Port Louis
(Mauritina) Kangoon Lumpur Shanghai
Cantho
Canton
Tjiboutil
(£12,500,000.) | Galle
Paid-Up Capital......Guilders 80,000,000- Hong Kong
(28,688,670.) Howrah Reserve Find.....Guilder 40,000,000
(£3,933,333,)
Head Often-ANSTERBLY," Tutera Hrad Office:mBATAVIA.
Bandoen, Bombay,
Kuantan Simla
(Pabang) Singapore Madras Boursbays
HONG KONG BRANCHEN: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transact- ød.
BRANCHIS:-Bandton, Iddah, Djember, and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be Inszazar allowed on Current Accounts
Dickjakarta. The Harus", Kobe,
Kota Radja, Maka Madan, Pascertained on application.
dang. Palembang, Pekalongas, Pa
GADE, Pontianak, Rangoot, Botter-
dam". Samarang, Shanghai, Sibolgsy, (Bamstra), Singapore. Soerabaía, Boerakarta (Belot, Tegai, Tjilatjag and Welverreden”.
-"Thovo vjave kovs Safe Deposit Basis Te Int. London Bankers: National Provincial Baat, Ltd.
Correspondenta, all over the world.
transacted.
Banking Baziness of every description
0. STEENSTRA, Manager. Hong Kong, 30th Ang., 1928.
[34
NE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED Capital fully paid up...Yen 100,000,000 Beserve Fund Ten 102,500,000
HEAD OFFICE: TOXORAMA.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIER,AT: Alexandria Honolulu
Batavil
Brenos
Kai Yuen
Karachi
Bangoon Saigon Soerabaya
Frán cisco
Seattle
Kobe
Bombay
Аутей Londor Calentia Lyons Canton
Los Angeles Sem
Shangha Changchun Manila Dairon
Nagasaki Singapore
Shinano li
الا
Beogtien
(Dalny) Nagoy
Newchwas
Mukden)
Hamburg Bankow Farbin Ema Kong
New York Tokya
Poking Trinaniu
Rio de Tongtan
Janairo Vladivostock Temporarily slowed) Interest allowed on Current Acconta, Deposits received for Fized Periods at ratos to be obtained on application.
EL MORI, Manager. Hong Kong 11th Sept, 1928. [35
C. L. C. SANDES, Manager. Queen's Road Central. Hong Kong, lat Sept., 1928.
THE BANK OF CHINA,
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(Special authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 2nd of November, 1917.)
AUTHORIEND CAPITAL $60,000,000.00 PAID-UP CAPITAL
10,760,200.00 9,981,398.80 RANI FUND
Head Ofice-PING Hong Kong Branch:-4, QUEEN'
ROAD CENTRAL.
Branches and Sub-branchee all over China, and Correspon- dents in Europe, America, and other parts of the world. London Bankers:-TGĦABANTY Tauer Co. of New York, Tui NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BARE, Lon.
New York Bunkeri:-Tap Equir- AN EASTERN BANKING Con- FORATION, T., InvinG BANK- COLUMBIA TRUST CO,
Interest allowed on Current A counts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application
Every description of Banking Busine transacted Loans granted Becurities.
Approved
Fort Bayard, Papeete Haiphong Peking Haskow Prom-Penh
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG, No. 10, DE VUX ROAD CENTRAL. HONG KONG.
"
AUTHORISED CAPITAL PAID-UP CAPITAL... RESERVI...
4.8
$10,000,000 5,000.000 1,200,000
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES -- Batavia Lordoa Penang Singapore Bombay Calcutta Canton
Manila Rangoon Bourabaya
Sydney Melbourne Saigon Nagasaki San Fran-Taipeh
ctaco Seattle Semarang
Enphong. Xem You
Tonrate Yuunanfou
Honolulu Oaks
Kabe Parit
BANTTRA: IN FRANCE
National Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais: Banque de Paris et den Pays-Bas: Crédit Indus trial et Commercial; Sociétá Générale.
IN
LONDON: The National Provin cial and Union Bank of Eng- land, Ltd.: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris: Crédit Lronz.dia
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-' inx to arrangement.
Every descrintion of Backing
and Exchange Business transact-
Safe Deposit Boxen to let
CH LEM
Manager. Hong Kong, 30th August, 1928, faż
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. HEAD Orica: HONG KONG.
Hong Kong Currency AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ..$11,000,000 PAID-TP CAPITAL ........* 8,534,200 REVE FUND ...
Branches:-
850,000
CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGIOL, Naw
YORK and BAX FRANCISCO.
London Ben Sira :** Tax LLOYDS Baxx, Lrd. 2
Correspondents
all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Busine of every description transacted.***.
Special facilities for domestic Bafe Deposit Boxes (various mÉROS) ats Yearly Hental of from 91 exchange.
to $40. SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager.~~ Hong Kong, 29th June, 1887. (38 - 272
LOOK POONG BHAN,
Viel Fanager.“
kowlon Peking Shanghai
. Tientsin
Tokyo
Correspondente, in all principal cities of the world,
Every description of Banking and Ex- change business transacted Loans granted on approved securities. SAFE DEPOSIT BOI TO LET.
KAN TONG Fo, Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 5th Sept., 1927.
HONG KONG WEEKLY. PRESS.
CONTAINING ALL THE WEEK'S LOCAL NEWB,...
The Paper to send Home
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
QF LODOR.
October 10th, 1928.
Telegraphic Transfer ...201 Bank Bills, an dammad 03/18 Bank Bills, at 30 days light Bank Bills, at 4 months'
night Credits, até months' nigha 2;42
Documentary Bills,
months' sight.
ON PARIS-
On New Yo
Bank Bill, on demand
...210
4
...2/1
Gredita, Amantna'sight ... 1,33
Bank Bills, on demand ...
Credits, at 80 days” sight...
ON BOKRAT
Telegraphic Tranter Back Bille, on demand...] ON CALCUTTA
Telegraphic Transfor... Bank Bills, or demand... UN SHANGHAL-
Bank Bills, at sight
Private, & days sight
134
1341
... 771
Ox Yukosa. Va demand... 107
Ox Maxita-Un nemand
981
ON SINGAPORx,--On demand.......
OM BATAYLA—On demand
129
OR HAIFUONG. On demand... O BAIGONOn demahả Ox Bangkok.--On demand... Sovazrigs, Bank's Buying rato $9,55 Gozo Zafar, 100 fine, per imel.es -BAN SILVER, Poď vá
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Hours in G510, 0320, G250, G$100, and £-5; and £-10 denominations-bosind in à mall, handy wallet-and-
only of 1 per cent.
Secure your steamship tickets, hotel reservations and itineraries, or plan your craies or tour through
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS Co., Inc.
1 Di Yaux ROAD, CENTRAL HONG KONG.
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