Court of Directors:
A.. H. COTTON, Esq;, Chairman,
N. A. BRO, E “ Deputy Chairmas.
C. Q. 8. Mackie, Eng W. L. Pattendan. Erg. J. A. Flammer. Esq.
1. G. Wall, Esq. F. P. White, Esq. Ohief Manager: Hon. Mr. A. O. He
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES
ALON FELKI HONG KONG. TONGKAR
(Malaysia) ILOILO
DODOMSO
DAIREY
DELET HAIPHONG HAMBUNG KANKOW KARBIN
North
Maschuria)
XLAND KOBE KUALA
KANGSAR
KUALA
LUMPUL KOODING KADRAS MANILA HEDAY
YEW TOLL
FIILG
FIRAND FEULAWAR
KANGOON MALOON: BEMARANG KEKEMBAR BANGHA SINGAPORE SOURABAYA TAIPING ((7,368)
- ZATOY
TIENTBLA
TOKYO TRENGTAO YOKOHAMA LAMBOANGA
FOLIGN EXCHANG and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT Accounts opened and FIXED DEPOSIT received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted, on applies tion, as w
AEL. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hong Kong, 9th Jan., 1929.
WILLS'S
Gold Flake
+ CIGARETTES →
Packed in hermetically sealed tins of 50 and moisture proof packets of 10.
PaxTM
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CANADA, USA, JAPAN, SHANGHA &
Eusot vis. 9 (London, 10th à slet December 1928)
Fan Overstraie Hosp. of France...
8th Jan.
9th Jan
$50,000,000 Authorized Capital Lamed and Fully Paid-up...820,000,000 Reserve Funds -----
Sterling
- sesterinke sense. £6,000,000 Sürer canvas maramin $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
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POST OFFICE NOTICE.
INWARD MAILS:
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9th, 1929.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
BANKING CORPORATION.
AUSTRALIA AND OXIKA, INGEFORATED BY BOYAL CHARTER," 1553.
HEAD OFFICE: Loltoode...
Paid-up Capital
1,000,000
Reserve Fund
6-4,000,000
$20,000,000
Beserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
SMARTHAL & SWATOW
· STRAITS
Seat & ANSY
9T3.472
BRAS & LONDON parcel mail (Loredan
don, 8th Dec.)
Fooksang...
9th Jan.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
(Bhabet)
9th Jan.
Brochurn
9th Jan.
Kidderpore
10th Jan
Kiukiang...
10th Jan
STRATE
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U.S.A., Hondopis. JAPAN & SHANGHAI... Essors vis Negaratam. (Letters -med
Papas) London, 13th Dec. 1928
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Herololo, Japan & SHAFORAI..
Ainda Maru
11th Jan
B. D. F. Beith,
Mr. Fox Buren
17th Jan.
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IPOR
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ZARACHI
BITATIA
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CALOUTTA
CANTON QAWK POZN
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W. E. Bell, Euq.
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18th Jan.
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& Lordon parcel
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14th Jan.
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15th Jan.
BRANOKES 2009
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17th Jan.
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90th Jan
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Jobore
Kobe
Basgoor 48aigon
Kowloon
OUTWARD MAILS.
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Pa
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Lyons
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REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE. "AENEAS”
22nd Jan., Mar. L'den, R'dam. & Glasgow. "PRILOCTETES" 5th Feb., Ma, Casablanca, L'con., B'dam. Hamburg, *" SARPEDON" · 20th Fab., Mars.; L'don, R'dam, & Glasgow.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
20th Jan, Genoa, Havre, fäverpool & Glasgow. "TYDEUS" "BELEROPHON" 20th Feb., Genos, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow,
PACIFIC SERVICE.
(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA)
"TALTEYBIUS" 24th Jan., Victoria, Vancouver Seattle.
"IXION"
14th Feb., Vistoria, Vancouver & Beattle, ''NEW YORK SERVICE.
"EUMAEUS."
12th Jan., New York, Boston & Baltimore,
INWARD SERVICE.
"AUTOLYCUS" 8th Feb., New York, Boston & Baltimore,
"SARPEDON" 9th Jan, Shanghai & Dalay.
"ACHILLES", 9th Jan, Moji, Koty & Yokohama
"LYCAON"
3th Jan.
PASSENGER SERVICE.
"Pind Jan., Bingapore, Mazanilles & London. AENEAS" "SARFEDON 20th Feb., Singapore, Marseilles & London.
Bail at Daylight.
Also cargo steamers with limited passenger socommodation
at specially reduced fares.
For freight, passage rates, and information syply to
Butterfield & Swire,
Agents,
OUTERAT Áccounts opened __fa LOCAL CULLENGE and Fix D POI received for me JEAT OT shorter periods in Local CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.. Hong Kong, 8th Jan., 1919.
HONG KONG BAVINGS BANKS,
THE Busine of the above Bank THE Busine of the abo
AO. HYNES,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 18th Sept. 1997. [
EQUITABLE FÄSTERN BANK- ING CORPORATION. CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND ":
UNDIVIDED PROFITS
U.S. $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 en all Deposita. - Bates on Application.
A Subidiary of THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM- PANY OF NEW YORK Total Resources in excess of U.S. $587,000,000.00.
D. M. BIGGAR
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Manager.
XEDIRLANDSCHE HANDEL.
MAATSCHAPPIJ,
(MITHNZLANDS TEADING SOCIETY.)
BANKERS
- EXTABLISHED 1524,
LONG LONG EPTICS: 12, QUAN HOA,
CENTRAL
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE, (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria. Hong Kong
EXAD OFFICE-
"74, Rhe St. Lazare, Paris.'
dup. Fr. 50,000,000 Ospital, fully paid Special Working Capital Fr. 50,000,000 Fra 22,819,000 Boserves si ma
BRANCHES: Lyons
Marseilles
Haiphong Hanoi
Quizhen Ene Vinh Paon Poh
Shanghai
Tontein
Hong Kong.
BATTIES:
Francer Société Générale
Banque
Nationale de Crédit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Ba
London: Midland Bank, Ltd.
New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Commerciale Italiast. San Francisco: Bank of Italy
Every aescription of "Banking and
Excharge Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the World.
L BERNIS,
Manager
Hong Kong, stå Ang., 1928.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA - LIMITED,
ELKAD OFFICE:
1, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. &
Authorised Capital .£3,000,000 £1,600,000 Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital .81,060,000 Reserve Fund and Best.....£1,584,316 BATTERIT
HEN Bank of ENGLAND and MIDLAND BANK, LAD. ·
Bangkok
Bataris
TRADE
MARK
"W. D. & H.O. WILLS
BRISTOL & LONDON
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
Head Office's
96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. Subscribed Capital..Frs. 79,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital Fra.68,400,000.00 Reserve Fund....Fra.102,000,000.00
Canton Djibon.fil
BRANCHEA:
Bangkok Hong Kong Quinbou
Saigon Battambang Menter
Nara Dinh Chinrui BLATUM:
Nommer Ringspore New York! Inch
Papeete Tetitais Kandy POLADE
Toarse.. Bombay
Port Louis Karschi
Fort Bayard Feking
Prom-Pent Vinb Kota Bhar Calcutta
(Mauritian Haiphong Knal Colombo Delhi
Authorised Capital... Guilder 150,000,000-lle
(£12,000,000.)
Rangoon Hankow Pondicherry Yunnanfou Lampar Shanghai Banci Kesplan Simla Hour Kont (Fabang) Singapore Paid-Up Capital... Guikler 90,000,000- Howrah Madras Bourabaya
(28,666,670.)
Reserve Fund.....Guilders 40,000,000- (£9,333,333)
可
Head Offres-—AMSTERDAM.*
Taster Bad Ofoes--BATAVIA.
12AKONIS-Band)ermiato, Bandung, Bazabay,
This off
Calontis, Cherfbos, Jiddah, Djember Dick akses The Hum Koot, Koca-Raja, Wakamer, Medan, P dang, Palembang. Pekalongan, Per EME, Pontianak, Rangom, Hote dam Bamarang, Bhaghal, Biboirs (Sumatra), Blagom, Вонгаки Boerakarta (Balo)," Tegal, Tylintjaji
· and Weltevraden**
here Bufo Droponit, Bacos To L
Londen Bankers-National Provincial Bank, Ltd,
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every description
transacted.
O. STEENSTRA, Maniger. Hong Kong, 80th Aug., 1929... [84
THE YOKOHAMA SPHOLE BANK
LIMITED.
Capital fully paid up...Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fand Yen 102,500,000
KIAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA,
BRANCHES AND--ÅSESOIES AT 2-
Rangoon Alexandria "Honolulu Batavia Kai Tren Saigon
Karachi Boerabaya Bombay BUZDOL
Kobe
Ban Fran London Дуте
siace. Calcutta Lyons Canton Los Angeles Semarang Changchun Manila Shangha
agneaki Singapore Valny) gränsy
Shadowl
Jiren
Tontain
Tengtion
Mukden) Hamborg
New York Tokyo Hankow "Peking . Trinenfa Herbindi Rio de Tringtan Home Kon Janeiro
Vladivostock (Temporarily closed) Interests allowed on Current Acoounts, Deposite received for Fixed Perioda at rabes to be obtained on spplication
E. MORI, Manager, Hong Kong 11th Sept, 1928,
非
HONG KONG BRANCHES:
Every description of Banting
and Exchange Business transact
G
BAKERS:
National
IN FRANCE Comptoir
d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et de Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus tris) at Comnazial; Société Générale.
Intenzit allowed on Current Accounts | IN LONDON: The National Provin-
and Fixed Deposita at Rater that may be sscertained on application.
C. L. O. SANDES, Manager.
7. Queen's Road Central.
Hong Kong, 1st Sept., 1928.
THE BANK OF SERIA, 行銀國中
129
(Special authorised by Fresidential Mandate of the Republic of .. China, on the Wind of
November;-1917.)
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL <650,000,000.80 PAID-UP CAPITAL 19,780,300.00 RESERTA FUND 9,964,276. 67
Head Office:-PAKING. Hong Kong Branch: Quavior's
ROAD CENTRAL. Branches and Bub-branches all
over China, and Correspon dents in Europe, America, sod other parts of the world. London Bankers:-Tas GUARANTY TRDAT Co. or. New York, Tr NATIONAL
BANK PROVINCIAL Lares,
New York Bankers-T EQUIT ABLE EASTERN BANKING Cos PORATION, Ta·Invia · BiÏx- Columbia Trust Co.
Interest allowed on Current As
sial and Union Bank of Eng- land, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris: Crédit Lyonnais.
In NaW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French-American Bank- ing Corporation; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York. Interest sllowed at Current Ae- counts and Fixed Deposits scoord- ing to arrangement:
ed.
Every description of - Banking and Exchange Business transact
Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A LECOT,
Manager. Hong Kong, 29th November, 1928. [32
THE BANK OF SANTON, LTD. HEAD OFFICE: Hora Kora.
Hong Kong Currency AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ..$11,000,000 PAID-ET CAPITAL 8,664,200 650,000 RESERVE FUND
Branches: CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANDTOK, - Nuw
Tork and 8x
FRANDINODA
London Bankers:— TILOTDR BANK, LTD. Correspondente
counts and Fixed Deposits. Torill Principal Cities of the World. on application.
Every description of Banking Fordgn Exchange and Banking Busine tresenated.
Loans granted on Approved Beaurities.
Special facilities for domestic wechanga.
Bunne of every description krázasodni.
Bale Deporis Boxes (various sizes) at Yearly Bental of from E
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 29th Jane. 1927, [387]
LOOK POONG SHAN, Manager
P. & 0. BANKING CORPORA. TION, LIMITED.
PAID UP CAPITAL RESERVE FUND
EXCHANGE.
£3,594,106
£120,000
CLOSING QUOTATIONS. -
HEAD OFFICE: 122, Leadenhall Street, London, E.O. 3.
The Corporation undertakes Gen- eral Banking and Exchange Buri- OR LONDON. ness of every description and in addition to its Eranches has Agen cies in all the principal towns of the World.
C. CHAMPKIN, Manager. Prince's Building, Chater Road, 38] Hong Kong.
To the Publishers **HONG KONG WEEKLY "PRESS"
11, Lox Hove STAIT, HONG KONG
Please send me the
"Hosa Kose WEEKLY FREKS”
from 1929 to.
addressed as fclions -
SUBSCRIPTION Paid in AdvanCK. $13.00 per asam for delivery in Hong Kong,
$15.00 per annum to any part of the
word (including postage).
January 8th, 1993.
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Bank Bills, at 4' months" -
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OF BATATIA-On demand
OF FAIFZONE-On demand .....
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