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NEW YEAR HOLIDAY,"
Ousaday. It Jammary, 1959, the .P.Q. will be open from 8 am to Kowloon Branch Post Oflas tram 8 am to 11 am, and the other Branch Port Offices from 8 am to 9 mm,
There will be one collection from the pillar-boses, and one delivery ordine correspondamos as on Sundays, and one delivery of yogisto
crespuidence at 9.
The Moony Order Office will be entirely: alowed. -
Anshorind Capimi **.........$30,008,008 Iwwed and Fully Paid-
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31st, 1928.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
PLANKING OGRPORATION,
“AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incoronatem af BOTAL CHARTER, 1855
$30,000,000
Hab Ovic: Lofpost.
£6,000,000
$14,000,000
Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000
Reserve Fund
£4,000,000
Beserve Idability of Pro
priators
Boyd Liability of Fro-
........$30,000,000
prietors
£3,000,000
AGENCIES AND BRANCHER
INWARD' MAILS.
EBAD OFFICE: Hone Kora.
ALDZ STAB
ILOILO
FANBOOT
Taok
Pa
Dus
BRAVEMAS
STEARTS &
(London. Sad Nov.)
Eungen gis NeoAratam (Lettere and}} Kumsang
Papas) London, 19th Nov,
U.S. HONOLULU, JAPAN & SĦANDHAI 1 JATAN, BRAFERA & EUROPE VIL SIBERIA
& 10th 1-8th Dec. 1928)
BANGHAY
200
U.S.A, CANADA, Japan & Shanghai MANILA
CANADA, U.BA.. Jovan à. ŞuanguAY
Loxpost parool
8.A HONOLULU, Jaran & Brandert. 1.8.& HONOLULU, Japan & ShaNGUAL. MANILA
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Pres. Jackson Chenonceaum
Santhia
Mantua. Alipore
S1 Des.
1b Jan., 1999
B. Länder Lewis,
baq.
4th Jan.
Slas Dec.
Court of Directore:
A. H. COMPTON, Zup Chairmea
N. §. BROWN, Esq., Deputy Chairroso,
Hon. "Mr. B. D. P. C. G. 5, Mackie, Esq.
Beith.
W. X. Kell, Esq.
W. Pattendan, Eng.
J.
T. G. Well, Esq.
Chief Manager:
Hon. Mr. A. O." Hynes
AMEITBAN
KARACHI
BANGKOK
KLANG
BATAVIA
BALOUTTA
CASTOR
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DAWN PORN
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COLOSIO
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H. P. White, Raq-
BAXSUEG ΚΑΥΤΟΥ MARILY
NEW TOEF
TELLYO
РИЛАКА
Worth
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BALMORTS
TAR
Pres. Furt
7th. Jan..
Hongkow
Peking,
Persona
Sth Jan.
Emp, of France...
maill
Ningshow
Prm. Van Buren
1st Jan
Bangkok. Batavia Bombay Chiantin Canton
Doile Ipoh
Jobors Kobe Kuala
Pr. Jeferson
Fru. HaFinley
14th 10th
Jan
Shanghai
Lampar
Singapart
Calana bo
Loaden
Dairen
Lyoan
OUTWARD MAILS.
Foodbow
Sungl
Sourabaya
Haiphong
Manila
Hamberg
Moakden
Tos
PIR
DATE & T
Hankow Harbin
Nagasaki
Tsingtao
Yokohama
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Pres. Jackson
1939 Mon, 31st De, 1.30 W Parcels 5.00 Jan., 1999 Tuesday. They 1Beg.
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Canada, C. & §. America & "Europa) Tia. Ban Francisco-luc Ban Fran) cinco, 23rd Jan...1929, & Europe ris
·Biberia ***
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Baigon, *Straits, Ceylon, India; Mauritius,}
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Swatów, Amoy and Foockaw
Japan...
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Tuesday, 1st.
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Homba Lourenco Marter &
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South Africa, Aden, Egypt & Rurope via Marledae Marseilen, Ist Feb., 1080
Kamakura Mars..
Maniva
1.00 PW
8.30, r
5.00
Koroloon P.O.." Farcula 4.30 P Bag. 5th, 9.00AM Letters 10.00 AM G.2.0.
Par 4th 5.00 Bog. 5th, 9.40 à 1 Letters 10.30 &
Saturday,
Protealasu
Prus. Makinig
Japan Kanila
*Correspondance bearing vessel's name only.
THE
6th. 10,00
4.30 x
FUNNE
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES |
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVIOR®
8th Jan, Mars, L'don, R'dam, & Hamburg, "PERSEUS":
22nd Jan., Mar., L'den., B'den & Glasgow. *AENEAS"
PHILOCTETES" 6th Feb., Mars, Lidon. E'dam & Hamburg
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
"TYDEUS"
Soan, Genos, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow. *BELEROPHON" 20th Feb., Genos, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow,
PACIFIC SERVICE.
New York
CURRENT ACCOUNT
Penang
Rangoon
Saigon San Francisco
Tientsin
Tokyo
opened in LOCAL CURRmer: and FIXED D POSITE received for one yes! Or shorter" perioda in Locat QUENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 26th Dec, 1938.
PESHAWAR
Hansbords) TOYOLAR
- che lo
(Brakes)
FORMIGN EXCHangs and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNT opened and FIXED DEPOSITS reesired for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica
tion.
H. FERGUSON,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 16th Mar., 1929.
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE. (Incorporated in France).
Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
HRAD OPTIC
74, Kas St. Lazare, Paris.
Capital, fully paid
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANIA, | Special Working Ca. 150,000,000
Fr. 50,000,000 Fr, 22,919,000
Bobertesa mala can
BRAXUEZA: Lyons
Marseilles
Quizhon
Shanghai
Business of the shove Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANK Paris ING CORPORATION. Hales may Saigon
Toursne be obtained on application.
For the Hong Kong & SHANGHAI Thanb-bos
Peking BANKING CORPORATION,
A C. HYNES,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 13th Sept., 1997. [S
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK- ING CORPORATION. CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS
1.5. $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 Deposita. Bates on Application.
A Subsidiary of
THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM. PANY OF NEW YORK. Total Resources in arcess of U.8. $597,000,000.00.
#8]
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. ·
MAATSCHAPPIT.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
BANKERA
ESTABLISHED 1914
HONG KONG OFFÍCH: 11, QUEEN'S BOLD,
CEITAI
France:
Haiphong Hanoi
Vinh
Hong Kong
BAXIS:
Fue
Prom Penh
Tientsin
Banque
Société Généralo,
Nationale de Crédit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas
London Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banes Commerciale Italiana. San Francisco: Bank of Italy
Every gescription of Banking and
Excharge Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the World:
L BERNIS,
Manager.
Hong Kong. Uth Aug 1928,
THE MERCANTIĜE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED, HEAD OrrIcH: is, Gracechurch Street, London, E.O. &
£3,000,000 Authorised Capital
£1,800,000 Bubscribed Capital
£1,050,000 Paid-up Capital ...... Reserve Fund and Eest£1,354,845
Barrens
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and MIDLAND BANK, LAD.
Packed in hermetically sealed tins of 50 and moisture proof packets of 10.
GOLES FIL
TRADE
MARK
'W. D. & H. O. WILLS
BRISTOL & LONDON
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
Head Office:
96, Boulevard Haussmann, Parla Subscribed Capital. Frs. 72,000,000.00 2: Paid-up CapitalFrE68,400,000.00 Reserve Fund. Fra.102,000,000.00
"
BRANCEZS: Hong Kong Quinhon Bangkok
Faigon Battambang Mengta
Nam Dinh Chinghai" Singapors Noumes
Tientsin
Bangkok
Estazio
BRANCHES Ipoh Kandy
Gantko
New York Papang
Canton
Djiboutil
Papeete
Bombay
Karachi
Port Louis
Calentia
Kota Bharu
• Colombo Authorised Capital. Guildera 150,000,000- Dalki (212,500,000.) Galle Paid-Up Capital.....Guilders 80,000,000- Hong Kong
(26,686,870.) Howrah Reserve Fund... Guilder 40,000,000- (£3,333,333.)
Head Dier-AMSTERDAM.” Eisler Bead Oficio--BATAVIA.
BRANOSKI-Bandjermasiz. Bandow", Tombay,
Fort Bayard Poking
Toorane
(Mauritius) Haiphong Prom-Penh Viub
Hankow Pondicherry Yunnanfor Krall. Rangoon
Hanoi. Lumpor Shanghai
Simla Singapore Bourabaya
Kuantan
(Fabang) Madras
Hoxo Kora "BRANCHES: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transact-
Intzat allowed on Current Accounta and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be
Calentia, Charbon, Jiddas, Djember, Dekakaria, Che amie, ob, "Lota Radja, lakes, Medan, Panacertained on application.
dang, Palembang, PakaloUT HOUET
DEAT, Tomleak, Rangoon,
O..L. C. SANDES, Manager.
dom Samarang, Bhangal, Bibolga 7, Queen's Road Central. (9hestra), Singapore.
Borrabala,
Bourakarta (Sold), Joga, T
and Weltevreden.
*Terre sflupa kars Hafs Deposit Boxes Tv Lat.
London Bankers: --National Provincial
Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every description
transacted
O. STEENSTRA, Mans ger. Hong Kong, 30th Ang., 1998. [34
THE YOKOHAMA SPROIE BANK
LIMITED.
Ospital fully paid up...Yen 100,000,000 Beserve Fund Yan 102,500,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND ÁSZECIES ATS Rangeon Alexandria Honolulu
Saigon Boerabaya
Ivin KOBE & YOKOHAMA)
"PROTESILAUS" 5th Jan., Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle, "TALTRYBIE8" 24th Jan, Victoria, Vancouver & Saattie.
NEW YORK SERVICE.
Batavia
Bombay
BUROL
Kai Yuen Karachi Kobe
Атто
London
DUMAEUS 14th Jan., New York, Boston & Baltimore, *AUTOLYCUS” 8th Feb., New York, Boston & Baltimore,
INWARD SERVICE,
THESEUS
2nd Jan.
"SARPEDONY, 7th Jan, Shanghai & Dalzy. PASSENGER SERVICE.
22nd Yan, Singapore, Marsailles & London, "AENEAS
SARPEDON 20th Feb. Bingapore, Marseilles & London.
Also Cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation at specially reduced fares.
For freight page rates, and information apply to-
Butterfield & Swire,
San Fran cisco Beattle
Calcutta Lyons.. Canton Low Angelos Bomarang
Shangha Changchun Ma
(Dalay)
Thi Fengtien
Tientsin
Mukden) Cance
New York. Tokyo Hamburg
Pering Hanbow
Tringtau Harbin Bio di
Janeiro Hoc Rong
Vladivostock (Temporarily closed) Interest,allowed on Current Accounts, Deposits received for Tid Peripds st Tates to be obtained on application
H.MOBI, Manager. Hong Kong, 11th Sept, 1928, [15.
Hong Kong, 1st Sept., 1929.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
[29
(Spesial authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of Chine on the ad of November, 1917.)
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $80,000,000.80 PAID-UP CAPITAL..... 19,760,900.00 RELY FUND.......... 9,964,398.89
Head Office:-FILING *. Hong Kong Branch:~, Quin't
BOLD CENTRAL. Branches and Bub-branches all over China, and Correspone denta in Europe, America, and other parts of the world. London Bankers:TH GUAMANTY Trust Co. or New York, Tas NATIONAL PROVINCIAL Bank,
New York Bankeri:-T Equi- ADEN EASTERN BANKING COR- POZATION, THr Inving BANK- COLUMBIA TRUET Co. - Interest allowed on Current. Ao- counts and Fixed Deposits. Terus ou_application.
Approved
Every description of Banking Busine transacted.
Loans granted" on Securities.
Special facilities for domestic exchange.
BANKERS:
IN FRANDEY Comptoir Nationa! d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas; Crédit Indur- bris et Commercial; Société Générale.
IN LONDON: The National Provia- ail and Union Bank of Eng- land, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Orédit Lyonnais
J. P. Morgan & I New YORK:
Co.; French American Bank- ing Corporation; Guaranty Brasty Co., of New York. *Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits accord- ing to arrangernent.
of Banking Every description and Exchange Business transact ed,'
8afe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LECOT,"
Manager. Hong Kong, 29th November, 1928. [32 THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. HEAD OFFICE: Hono Kora.
Hong Kong Currency AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ..$11,000,000 8,864,200 PAID-UP CAPITAL
850,000 -RESERVE FUND
Branches- CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGIƠI, NEW Yox and Bir FRANCISCO.
London Bankera:-- THE LLOYDA BANK, Lan. Correspondents
all Principal Cition of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Businem of every description transacboil.
Bale Deposit Boxes (various slabs) sa Yasrly Rental of from 85°
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager, Hong Kong, 29th June, 1927, (89757)
LOOK POOKG SHAN, Manager
P. & O. BANKING CORPORA TION, LIMITED.
£2,594,106 PAID UP CAPTEAD...... RESERVE FUND £180,000 HEAD OFFICE: 122, Leadenhall Street, London, Ea a
The Corporation undertaken Gen-O eral Banking and Exchange Busi- nees af every description and in addition to its Branches has Agen- cies in all the principal towns of the World.
381
O. CHAMPKIN, Manager. Frince's Building Chater Road, Hong Kong.
To the Publishers **HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS"
11, Ior Hout STEZI, Howa Kord Please send me the
"HONG KONG WELLY PAXES" from........... 1928
addressed as follows --
BUBSCRIPTION PAID IN ADVANCE, $13.00 per annum for delivery in Hong Kong.
$15.00 per annum to say part of the
world (including postage).
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
December 29th, 1998
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LADO Telegraphic Transfor
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Bank Billy, at 4 months'
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Bank Bills, on demand Credits, 4 months' right ON NEW YORK.-
Bank. Bills, on demand
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Credits, at 80 days' sight...
501
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Telegraphia Tinaster
Baur Bills, on demand...)
OX ÜALCETZŁ.--
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OF SHANGHAL--
ON
Bank Bills, at night
Private, 30 days' night
78
YOLOHAKA-Ondemand... 1087
OF MANILA.-O
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OF BIEGAPORE.-On demand...
ON BATATIA.-On demand
Ox
BAIZHONG
Oo demand...
Or SARON--On demand
125
OF BATOLOL-On demand... SOVERIGE, Bank's Buying rate 39.55
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the trade name of AMERICAN cheques under TRAVELERS CHEQUES the word 'Travellers being spelled with one "The advantage of the Choques was so apparent that other banking institutions adopted the system."
Quoted from Pitman's Dictionary of Banking by Wm. Thomson.
Tered in G$10, $20, 850, $200, and L-6, and £10 denominationsbound in a small, handy wallet-and
cost only 4 of 1 per cent
Boourt your steamship tickets, hotel reservations and itineraries; or plan your cruise or tour through
"
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4. Dza Vaux. BOAD, CENTRAL HONG KONG.
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