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Shanghai and Xarope via Siberia ... Parcals for Germany via Hamburg... Manila Shanghai
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Biraits, Ceylon, Tadia, Maaritin». L Marques, Kast & South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marcilles
-due Marseilles, 7th April...
Canada, U.S.A,, ' *0. & *3,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDA
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI Į DHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Beserva Fande
Sterling
Bilver)*********
£6,000,000 4,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro
prietors ...........$20,000,000
ESAD OFFICE: Hong Koro.
Court of Directors's, NS. Brown, Esq., Chairman.
W. E. Bizi, Esq., Deputy Chairman. B. D.. F. Beith, C. G.B. Mackie, Esq.
W. L. Patieuden, ES Esq. .H. Compton, Esq. J. A. Flammer. Esq. B. Lauder Lewis, T. G. Weall, Esq.
Ex.
Obief Manager:
Hon. Mr. A. 0. Hris
Poz
Dva
Fushimi Mars
9th Mar,
Gambada
8th Mar,
Taiping
9th Mar.
Talamba
9th Mar
Pra, Garfild
8th Mar
Khyber
9th Mar.
Nagpors
11th Mar.
Pres. Jof
11th Mar
Pras, MoKinley
11th Mar.
Andre Lebon
12th Mar.
·Portacs...
13th Max.
18th Mar
13th Mar.
. 19th Mar.
· BRANCHES : —
Amoy Bangkok Batavia Bambay
Iloilo
Ipoh
Johore
Kobe
Calcutta
Canton Ohefoa
Kowloos Kuala
Lumpur
Pis
PATE & TIRE
Criday,
Dorflinger
Empren of Aria. Gambada
Antenor...
Fushimi Maru:{
Americs & EUROPE via Victoria, Tyndareus B.C. due Victoria, BC, 2nd April };
Bandakan
Mbanghai
5th, 10.50 M 1.30 r 3.80 -> 6.00 Kowloon P.0.
Leg, 4.30 PM.
Let, 9th, 9.00
G.P.Q. Beg, 9th, 8.43 Leitir 9.30 AM Par, 8th, 8.00 » Reg., 8th, 9.45
Colombo London
Daireu Fooohow
Exiphory Hamburg
Hankow Harbla Hongtaw
Lyons
Manila Monkdes
Nagasaki New York
-Peping
Penang Rangoon Baigen
San Francisco Shanghal Singapore
Patani Tientsia
Tokyo Thingtao Yokohama
CURRENT Accounts opened in LOCAL UPRAWOT and FIXED DE POSITE recited for one year oz. shorter periods in: Local QULRENCY and STERLING on berths, which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 28th Feb., 1929,
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NAUSTRALIA AND OXINA. INCORPORATED ST HOTAL CHARTIR, 1859.
HEAD OFFICE: 'Eorpos. Paid-up Capital £3,000,000 Beserve Fund.£4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
pristors
£3,000,000
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AGENCIES AND BBANTCRCES: ALOK STAN HONG KONG. TONGKAR
. (Malay Kimbo) ILOILO AKCEIBAR
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ΞΕΧΘΙΟΥ
POIL KARACEL KLABO
BANGIOGİT
JARGONI
BOMBAY
KOBX
CAYOUTTA
KUALA
CARTON
CERY POR
CHBU
COLOMTO
DAIKIN
DEZEL
EANGUAR KUALA
LUMPER ITCHING MADYAS MANILA
ΙΣΑΧΘΗ SINDAN SOURA
KAIPHONG B&KEORG KANKOW
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FOREIGN EXchanes and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT. Acocus épanhd and FIXED Drosme received for ons year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applicz tion
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager. [30]
Hong Kong, 9th Jan., 1929..
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE
POUR LE G.-- COMIÉROE ET L'INDUSTRIP, (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chatar Boad, Vistoria, Hong Kong,
EXAD OFFIC 74, Hua St. Lazare, Faria,
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HONG KONG SAVINGS BANES, | Capital, fully paid up...... Fr. 60,000,000 Special Working Capital Emm. 50,000,000
Letters 10.50 a m
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Hang...
10.00 A
Menelaus...
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Fort Bayard
Tour ad...
Haiphong
Strait Maniin ***.
Shanghai & Earope via Biberia
Swalow, Anian sud Forms'
Bangkok via Bestow
Shanghai, Japan, Bozolulu,
Chung Kong,
Tontin
City of Pekin
Pres. Garfield, sa
Canada, C & B. America, &. *EUROPE via San Francisco-due Prai Ta San Franciao, 3rd April, & Europe vis Biberia
USA,
Khyber
Horan Kaksi Koniyang
Andre Laben
Baigon, Straits, Legion, India, Manriline,
La Marques, East & Bouth Africa, I Aden, Egypt & Europe via Harteüles
dne Marseilles, 19th April-
Hai Ching
Porthos thác ở ng
Bwatow, Amoy And Foochow
Shanghai & Japan
Bwatow...
Shanghai
Berschwang
Taiping
Manila, Australia & New Zealand via Thursday Island-dod Thursday in laad, 26th March
Bwalow, Amoy and Foods
Correspondance bearing vessel's name only.
THE
Hai Nino
•
..
16.30 AM 11.00 &
12.30
12.30 & 1
2.30
-5.00 F x
Sunday, 10th,
9.00
9.00 AM
Monday, 11th,"
Parcela 5,00
Reg. 5.00 Let. 12th, 9.30 AM
Today, 18th, Kowloon P.0. BOR. 10.00
Letten "100
Beg
Letters
G.P.O:
1245
1.30.M
- 1.00
THE Business of the shore
ia conducted by the EONG KONG & SHANGHAI: BANK. Rules may ING CORPORATION.
Parla Baigan
Fr. 22,819,000
BRANCHES:
Tweeter
Haiphong
Blanghai Trong Eve
Hanoi
Puod Panh Tientsin
be obtained:on' application.
Todrane > Crinhon Επό For the HONG KONG & BRANGHAIsh-hos Vinh
BANKING COLFOZATION,
A. C..HYNES,
Chief. Managér. Hong Kong, 13th Sept., 1927. [1]
EQUITABLE ZASTERN.BANK- ING CORPORATION, CAPITAL, SURPLUS, AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS
US. $3,500,000,00
READ OFFICE:
"87, WALL STRET
---NEW YORK:
An American Bank offering complete. Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world Interest Allowed on all Depozita. 1-6,00 rw | Estos on Application.
Wednesday, 18th,
1.30 ..
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A. Subsidiary of THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM. PANY OF NEW YORK
Poking
"BANKIER:
France: Société Générale. Bangge National de Crédit, Banque de Paris et des Fare Basi
London Midland Bank, btd.
New York. American Exhange Irving Trust Co, Banca Commersiale Italiana. San Francisco: Bank of Italy
Every dancription of Banking land
Excharge Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the World.
12 BERNIS,
Manager,
Hong Koak, nh Anh 1997,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,
-EAD OFFICES.
11, Gracechurch. Berest, London;
3.30 rx
Thursday, 14th, Pazzal 5.00 Total Resources in excer of U.8.20 Beg. 15th, 9:45 a $337,000,000.00. Letters 10.80 a * | ---
D. M. BIGGAR, --- *
Manager. Friday, 15th.
WEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL.
2.00 *
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES
LONDON SERVICE. *
*PATROCLUS" 9th Mar, Mare, I'don, B'dam, & Glasgow
"CALOHAS 2nd Apr., Mart, Lidon, R'dam, & Hamburg. **ANTENOR 17th Apr. Mars, L'don,, B'dam, & Glasgow.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
* KEEMUN ** 20th Mar,, Genoa, Havre, Idvarpsol & Glasgow, "EUETPYLUS 20th Apr,Genon, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow.
PACIFIC SERVICE.
(ris KOBE & YOKOHAMA)
TYNDAREUB-9th Mar,, Victoris, Vancouver & Seattle. PROTESILAUS 30th War, Victoria, Vancouver & Bonttle, i
NEW YORK SERVICE.
"LAOMEDON" 10th April, New York, Boston & Baltimore, "BHEXENOR" 8th May, New York, Boston & Baltimore.
INWARD SERVICE.
L
MERIONES" 12th Mar, Blanghai, Krbe & Tokabama. "AJAX"... 197th Har, S'hai, Nagasaki, Moji, Kobe & T'hama,
PASSENGER SERVICE.
**PATROCLUB" 20th Mar., Singapore, Marseilise & London. "ANTENOR 17th Apr., Singapore, Marseilles & London.
Baila at Daylight.
Also cargo steamers with limited passenger sood
at specially reduced fares.
For freight, passge rates, and information apply to
Butterfield & Swire,
Agents, ANTENOR 5th Mar Bhanghai, Taku i Dziren.
KAATSCHAPPLI
(KRTIBRLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
BANKERA
60-1
MARCH 8th 1929.
The
Lurce Castles
Cigarettes
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE, Hand Office:
Authorised Capital £3,000,000 90, Boulevard Hausmann, Paris. Subscribed Capital 1,800,000
Paid-up Capital .............................£1,050,000 | Subscribed Capital Frs. 72,000,000.00 Reserve Fund sad Best ........ ..£1,594,846 | Paid-up Capital Frs. €8,400,000.00 Reserve Fund Fra.102,000,000.00
BANTIES:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and MIDLAND BANK LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1824.
Bangkok
Batavia
LONG LONG OFFICE; LI, QUEEN'S BOAD,
Bombay
CENTRAL.
Calentía
Colombo
Authored Capital...Guilders 150,000,000 Delhi
Galle (212,500,000.) Paid-Up Okpital.....Guilders 80,000200 Hong Kong
(26,666,670) Howrah Reserye Fund... Guilders: +0,090,900. (£3,333,333.)
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BRATCHES: Ipoh
New York: Fenang Karachi.. Port Lonis
Kandy
BRANCH:
Bangkok Hong Kong Quinbons- Battambang Menghaz Haigon Cantbo Nam-Diah Shangha! Canton Noumes Bingapore Djibouti Papeete Quantain Fort Bayard Peking Haiphong Poom Panh Vinh
Pondicherry Vandaafon
Kota Bhara (Mauritius)nkow Kanle Rangoon
Lempar Bhanghai
Karnfan
Simla
(Pahang) Singapore Bourabaya Madras
Hora Koro BRANCHER : Every description of Banking and Exchange Business traDBBOT-
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts T and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be ascertained on application..
AGS: OMDELES MATERDAMO Eastern Bond OMAM-HATAYLA BRANCHES Banjarmasin, Bandong, Bunaber, Osloup Chariben, Jidda Diember Borjatacia The Hague Kobe, Kota Radja, Makamer, "Medan, P dang, Palembang. Pekalongan, fe DARK, Ponia, Rangoon, Rotter dam Bemarang Shanghai, Sibolga 7, [Bomatra), Bingapore,. Boerable, Bowskaria (Bain), Tegal, Tjažjap and Weltevreden". #Than alam di Safa Doparit Boxes To Let London Bankers:-National Provincial Bank Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every description
transacted,
O. STEENSTRA, Manager. Hong Kong, 20th Aug, 1918, (84
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BAKK
LIMITED,
Capital fully paid up...Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund Ten 102,200,000
Rangoon Saigon Boerabaya San Fran
HEAD OFFICE: TOKOHAMA BRANCHES AND ABERGIES AT:). Alexandria Honolul
Kai Yuen Batavia Bombay Karachi Brenda Kobe
Дутов
London Calcatta Lyon Canton
* Angeles Changchun
Dairen
Nagasaki
(Dalny) Nagoya
feinso
Seattle
ཐོག་པ་ས
Newchwang Bydney Feugtica
(Murden) Caska Hamburg New York Hankow Peking
Harbin
Bio de
Hong Kong Janeiro
Tontain
Tainasta Tsingtao
# Vladivostock (Temporarily closed)
Interestsallowed on Current Accounta
O. L. O. SANDES, Manager, Queen's Road Central. Hong Kong, let Sept 1823.
THE BANK OP VHINA.
*T29
(Special authorised by Prezidentini Mandate of the Republic of Chine on the 9ind of. November, 1917.) -
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $60,000,000.06 Paid-up - Capital... 19,768,900.00 Reserve Fund kanna 9,564, 398, KI
Head Offer:-PRKING Hong Kong Branch:-4, QomE'S
all
Road Gorman. Branches and: Sab-branches
over China, and; Correspon- denta in Europe, Amaries, and other parts of the world. London Bankers:-T GUARANTY * Tacer Co. or New Yoxx, To
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK,
New York Bankers:-Tam Equiz ABLE EASTERN BANKING COR PORATION, THs InviNG BANK- COLUMBIA" Tron Cold Interest allowed on Current As counts and Fixed Deposita. Terros on application.
Every description of Banking Business transisted.
Loans granted on Approved Becurities.
Hazail
BABKERS!"
ToursBe
National Ix FriNow?: Comptoir
d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais Bsaque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus trial at Commercial; Société Générale.
LONDON: The National Provin bial and Union Bank of Eng Isod, Ltd; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais.
I NEW YORK J. P. Morgan & Co.; French-American Bank- ing Corporation; Guszanty Arusty Colp of New York. Interest allowed on Current As- counts and Fixed Deposits accord ing to arrangement.
Every description Banking and Exchange Business transact-
Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
ed.
of
A. LECOT,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 29th November, 1928. [32
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Had Office: Hong Kond
Hong Kong Currency Authorized CAPITAL”.811,000,qpa PAID-UF, CAPITAL in '8,664,200 HASKAVE FUND ........ 150,000 Brancher:-
Cairon," SmaxGHAT, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW YOLE and BAR: FRANCISCO,
London Bankers THE ILorus Bark,
Correspondents
-- L
ali Principal Cities of the World. Foreign change and Banking Bremners of every description krazianobod.
Special facilities for domestic Bale Depois Boxes (various sizes) sè a Yearly Rental of from $5
- Deposits reserved for Fixed Periode at gizlings. zater tožbe obtained on application! A
HL, MOBI, Manager, Hong Kong 11th Sept 1828, (3
SHOU J. CHEN,
Pro-Manager:
Hong Kong, 29th June, 1957; (327)
LOOK POONG SHAN, Kaneger,
CIGARETTES
Quality
Qduction
ALSO PACKED IN REGULAR 120 AND 503
F. & Ó BANKING CORPORA. TION, LIMITED,
PAID UP CAPITAL 2,594,106 Resmi Ford£180,000
HEAD ÜSTION: ARA 122, Leadenhall Street, London,
..E.Q. L The Corporation undertakes General Basking and Exchange Basiness of every description, and Bavings Bank Business and in addition to its Branches bas Agencies in all the principal towns of the World.
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C. CHAMPKIN, Manager. Prince's Building, Chater Road, Hong Kong.
To the Publishers · "HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS"
11, Iox Hour Szaz, Hoxe Kox
Please send me the
"HONG KONG WEEKLY PRES"
from
1929 to..
addressed as follows
SUBSCRIPTION PAID IN ADVANCE, $13.00 per annum for delivery in HongKong,
$15.00 per annum to any part of the
world (including postage).
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Ox Loxox.
March 7th, 1929.
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