STRAITS
BYLANGAL
Court of Directora 1
N. 8. BROWN, Esq., Chairman, W.EL BILL, Esq., Deputy Chairman B. D. F. Balth, C. G. 8. Macklë, Esq.
Ex
W.L. Pattenden, Esq.
A.E.Compton, Esq. T. E. Pearce, Esq.
AGENCIES AND BRANORES: ALOE STAK HONG KONG TONGKAR
{Mabay Staton) KLOTLO AMRITSAR POL
CANTON
CAWN FORZ
СПИС
KUALA
KANOBAX KUALA
LOPUN KUORING MADRAS A
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
DOURABATA ΤΑΙΡΙΚΟ
PER
Dus
Reserve Funds
14
POST OFFI CE NOTICE.
INWARD MAILS,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1929.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | OHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
-BANKING CORPORATION.
AuthorisedCapital
$50,000,000
Laaned and Fully Paid-ap ..$20,000,000
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTERS
1853,
Sterling......96.90||
£8,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Silver **********
$14,000,000
Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000
Van Houte
18th April
Antenor
16th April
8xAnonas & Swatow
EMANGNAL & FUNOPE TİB. 9133XTA, (TAM-
don, 3rd March)
SURATTR & LONDON parosla
(London, 14th March
AvezRALIA & MANIZA
BTRACE
44.
Australda and Manila...
LAXADA, USA, JAPAN & SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI
www
JAPAN & SHANGHAI
***
D
Bwip. of Russi
BuBor via N30APAZAK (Letters only)} Fogtland...
London, 91st March 11. UB.A., HONOLULU, Japan & Shanon...
MANTULA
U.S.A, HONOLULU, Jatan & Shanghai ... Pros. Pieris SHANGHAI
18+
350
144
OUTWARD MAILS.
REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS #7 closed 18 minate earlier than the time given bakre unless otherwis stated, and where mails are advertised to close as or before 9 a. registered and parcel mails are closed as & p.m. on the previous day.
Sinting
17th April
Beserve Liability of Pro-
pristors man
Eeserys Fund
£4,000,000
....$20,000,000
Reserve Liability of Fro-
prietors
£3,000,000
Mirsapore
17th Apri
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Glancua
17th April
Arafura ...
17th April
Nam San
14
17th April
Baga Maru
18th April
18th April
BANGKUK
EATATIA
BOMBAT
CALOUTTA
KARACHI
KLING
КОВІ
(Phakel)
BANGOCH BAIGUSI DIMAKANa
AXREMBAN
Karmala...
19th April
Kitano Maru
19th April
19th April
B. Lander Lawia,
Esq.
COLONDO
DAIRES
Free. Wilson
10th April
Pres. Madison
99nd April
22nd April
PERANG
Chenonceasta
23rd April
BRANCHES ---
Amoy
Tlotla
Peping
Bangkok
Ipoh
Batavia
Johora
Bombay
Kobe
Calcutta
Canton
Kowloon Kusla
Chefoo
Colombo
Londen
Dairet Foochow
Lyons Halscor
14
Haiphong
Manila
Pas
DATE & TIME
Changta
Tuomlay, 16th. Box
0.65 A - Letters 10.30 -
Hamburg Hankow Barbla Hongkow
Monkdon
Ticutaia
Tokyo
Nagacati
Hai Ning
2,00
Now Mathilde ....
Saigon
Jos
+44
Manila, Australia and New Zealand via;
Tharaday Island-dus Thursday Land, 27th Apri
8wstow, Amoy ami Wooshow
Hoihow & Haiphong -.
... Wei Hai Wei...
Swato...
Btraits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius. L Marques. East & South Africa,...
Egypt & EUROPE via Marseille-
Raishing
Kuichu... Chakning
die Marsoilles 15th May
Shanghai, Japan, Bonolulu,
UB.A
Canada, & £ America, &:
Antenor
*EUROPE is San Francisco-due | Korsa Maru
San Francisco, 10th May, & Europe
via Siberia
Baigon im
Fort Bayard
Straits and Valentin...
Swalow and Amay
Japan
* 1
Amoy & Formosa via Bwatow
Amoy
Тарима
Japan
H
Batow, Amor & Foochew,
Manila...
Straits, Ceylon. lcdia, Mauritius, L Marques, Fast & South Africa, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles-de Marseilles, 18th May .........
3traits, Ceylon,fuds, "Mauritius, *L Marques, Eart & South Africa,
Egypt and Europe via Marseilles ! -die Marseilles, 20th May
Changchow
Wing Wo...
Santhia ... Pan Houten Arafura ...
Deli Maru Nam Sang
Kazı alarn
3.30 Y 5.00 * 5.00 P
5.00 P
Kowloon F.O. Beg. 8.00 x Lattery 4.50
G.P.0.
Beg. 4.7578 Letters 8:00 r
Reg.,16th, 5.00)
Let, 17th, 8.30 ▲ »
Wednesday, 17th
BAZ Noon Parcels 11.80 Lettore 12.30 .
12,30 F 5,0)
Friday,
Rakuyo Maru Baiyanı
Rep. of Ruaria....
Karmala
Kilano Maru f
*Correspondezon beasing vessel's name only.
THE
Thoraday, 18th,
16.30 a
6.00 x
19th. 9.30 A 10.30 AM Noon 9.30 F "Kowloon P,0. Par. 19th 4.307 ry Beg. 20th, 200 Lot 20th, 10.00
G.P.O.
Par., 19th, 6.00 r M Box. 20th, 9.45 a M Let 20th,10,30
Kowloon P.O.
Reg. 19th,130 P Let. 20th 9.00 a m
G.P.0.
J. A. Plummer. Engi 3. P. Warren, Esq.” Chief Manager 1
Hon. Mr. A. C. H1x15..
Lumpar
New York
Peaang Rangoon
Saigon San Francisco Shanghal Singapore Sonrabaya Bangei
Pazani
Tsingtao Yokohama
CURLINT ACCOUNTS opened_in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE POSITS received for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY and STERLING on terms on which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 18th Mar., 1929. [26]
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANKS.
T
HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION. Rulse may be obtained on application.
For the Hong Kosa & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
A CHYNES,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 13th Sept, 1997. [3.
EQUITABLE EASTERN BAHÈ.
ING CORPORATION,
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS
U.B. $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 on all Deposita. Rates on Application.
A Subsidiary of
THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM. PANY OF NEW YORK Total Resources in excess of U.8. $597,000,000,00.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Reg. 20th 8.40) Letters 9.30 a 10
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
FREIGHT
AND
REGULAR DIFAST PASSENGER SERVICES
LONDON SERVICE.
*" ANTENOR" 17th Apr., Mar., L'don,, R'dam, & Glasgow. "MENELAUS" 30th Apr, Mars, Casablanca, Lidor., B'dam. [& Hamburg. 15th May, Mara, L'don, R'dam, & Glasgow. HECTOR"
LIVERPOOL SERVICE. "EURYADES" 20th Apr., Havre, Liverpoot & Glasgow.
ASPHALION and June, Genoa, Havre, Jäverpool & Glasgow.
PACIFIC SERVICE.
(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA)
"TION"
TALTHYBIUS" 20th Apr., Victoria, Vancouver & Bextile. 11th May, Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle, NEW YORK SERVICE.
"RHEXENOR" 8th May, New York, Boston & Baltimore.
Gth June, New York, Boston & Baltimore, 'NELEUS
INWARD SERVICE..
"GLAUCUS" 17th Apr. Shanghai & Hankow, “**
24th Apr., Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. "PELEUS"
PASSENGER SERVICE.
•" ANTENOR”17th Apr., Singapore, Marseilles & London. 15th May, Singapore, Marseille & London. *"HECTOR"
Bails at Daylight, Also cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation "at specially reduced faraz.
Tor Freight passage rates, and information apply to
Butterfield & Swire,
Agents. Maa
-Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-
MAATSCHAPPIJAN
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
J
BANKEES
|
DELHI KAIPHONG BAMRONG HANLOW HARBIN
(North
Kanchuria)
MANILA XIDAN NEW YORK PEXING
FEJHAWAR
PATOT TIENYALA TOKYO -TSINGTAO
TOKOHAMA SANBOANGA (kiippine
{{dlands).
FOREIGN EXCuras and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNT opened and FIXED DEPOSITs received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager. [30 Hong Kong, 9th Jan, 1929,
BANQUE "TRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LI COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIK. (Incorporated in France).
Prines's Building, Chater Road, Victoria Hong Kong, HEAD OFICER..
74, Rue St. Lazars, Paris.
Capital, fully paid up..... Fr. 50,000,000 Special Working Capital Frs. 80,000,000 Fra. 22,819,000 Reserver......,
Paris Baigoa Tourane
Thanh hoa Peking
BRANCHES: Lyons
Marseilles
Qniahqn
Faci
Vinh
Haiphong Hanoi
Pnom Penh
Shanghai Tontain Hong Kong
Baxxas
Banque
Banque do
France: Société Générals,
Nationale de Crédit, Fariz et des Pays Bas. London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Commerciale Italiana. San Francisco: Bank of Italy
Every description of Banking Jand
Excharge Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the World.
L. BERNIE,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 8th Aug. 1928.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:-
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3.
V
POPULAR
WITH
ALL CLASSES OF SMOKERS
CAPSTAN
MADE IN ENGLAND
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE. Head Office:
by the American Tikmoon Câ, ilmad b
ED-793
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
BRAD OFFICE: Hoxe Koxo. 56, Boulevard Hausmann, Paris
No. 10, Drs Vaux Boin CRJL. HowaKate. Authorized Capital..... £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital Frs.7%,000,000.00 Sabacribed Carital...
AFTHORISED CAPITAL ....... £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital Frs.68,400,000.00 Paid-up Capital ........................................
£1,050,000
PAID-UP CANTAD..... Reserve Fand... Fra.102,000,000.00 Reserve Fund and Best.... £1.812,047
RESERVE
BAXELES:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and MIDLAND BANK, LID.
ISTABLISHED 1524.
Bangkok
ZONG LOKE OFFICE: 11, QURIN'I ROAD, CESTRAL.
Batavia
Bombay
Calentta
Authorised Capital... Guilders 150,000,000
Colombo
Kasia
||
(£12,500,000.) Deibi Fail-Up Capital...... Grailders 80,000,000 Galle
{£6,66.670.} | Hong Kong Becerro Fund... Guilders 40.000,000- Howrah
(£3,338,333.)
Best Onee-AENTERDIS," Eastern Head Glaces-RATAYIE.”
· BRANCHES,—Bandjermarta, Bandoeng", Bombay Calpatta, Charbon, Jiddah, Djember, Takjakarta, The Hague, Kobe,
BRANCHZS:
New York Ipoh
Penang Kendy Karachi Port Louis Kota Bharg (Mauritius)
Rangoon Lampar Shanghai Kuantan Bimla
(Fabang) Singapore
Boursbaya Madras
KONG BRANCHES
*
C. L. C. SANDES, Manager.
BRANCHES. Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon
Baigon Battambang Mengta Panthe Kam-Dinh Shanghal Canton Noumas Singapore Djiboutil
Fapeste Tientain
Fort Bayard Peking Haiphong From Penh Vinh
Yunnanfon
Fondicherry Hankow Hanoi!
BANKERS:
IN For Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas; Crédit Indus- trial of Commercial; Booleté
IN LONDON: The National Provi
cial and Union Bank of Eng- land, Ltd.; Comptoir Nationa! d'Esccepte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais.
Ford Kov Every description of Banking and Exchange BANTHOUT Ténérale
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounta and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be" Yote-Radia, Maximar, Kedan, Pascertained on application. dang, Palembang, Pekalongan, Pa gang, Pontianak, Bangvon, Better fum, Saniarang, Bhangal, Hibolga (Sumatra), Singapore, Boerabais, Boerakarta (Bole), Tegal, fiatio and Weltevreden". "Thess oflow hour Bafe Deposit Barve To Eat, London Bankers:-National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world, Banking Business of every description
transacted.
0. STEENSTRA, Manager. Hong Kong, 30th Aug, 1928. [34
7, Queen's Road Central
Hong Kong, 12th April, 1929 [29
THE BANK OR JHINA..
#E+
(Special authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the led of. November, 1917.)
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $60,000,000.86 THE YOKOHAMA SPZGIE BANK PAID-UP CAPITAL... 19,768, 300.88
BEBERY FUND
LIMITED.
Capital fully paid up .... Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fundame Yen 105,500,000
Batavis
Bombay
Brenos
Аутві
Calcutta Canton Changchun Manila
Dairen
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: Rangoon Alexandria Honolulu
Bagon Kai Ynen KArchi Boorabaya Ban Fran- Kole
disco Lordon
Seattle Kyona Los Angeles Bemarang
Shangha Nagasaki Bingapore
Shinonorabi Newchwang Sydney Oakden) Osaka Tientsin
New York Tokyo Hamburg Bankow Rio de
Paking Tenanto Barbin
Tringtau Hong Kong Janeiro
Vladivostock (Temporarily sinsed) Interest allowed on Current Accounts, Deporita received for Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application.
Tmpti Nagoya
"H. MOEL, Manager, Hong Kong, 11th March, 1929, [
9,864,296.89
Head Office:-PRKING Hong Kong Branch:—4, QuexK'L
ROAD CENTRAL - Branches and Bub-branches Ki over China, and Correspon- dente in Europe, Americs, and other parts of the world. London Bankers:-T GUARANTI TRUET Co. of New York; To NATIONAL
BANK, PROVINCIAL New York Bankèrt:-T EQUIT- ABLE EASTERN BANKING. Con- FORATION, THE IRVING BANK- -COLUMIZA Taur. Co.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application.
Every description of Banking Business trazmacbod."
Loans granted on Approved Securities.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Horgan & Co.; French-American Bank- ing Corporation; Guaranty Frusty Co., of New York Interest allowed on Current Ac counts and Fixed Deposits accord- ing to arrangement.
ed.
Every description of Bauking and Exchange Business transact-
Bale Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LECOT,"
Manager. Hong Kong, 29th November, 1998. [32
THE BANK OF CANTOX, LTD. HEAD OFFICE: Hora KONG.
Hong Kong Currency AUTHORIZED CAVITAL .. #11,000,000 PAID-UY CAPITAL 5,584,300 850,000 BASKAVE FUND
· Branches:---- CANTOR, SHANGHAL, HANKOW, EWATOW, BANGIOS, New
Yeni and Ba
FRANCISOD.
London Bankers Lim
* Lord Bank, Lad, Oorrespondents
។
all Principal Cities of the World. Fordgn Exchange and Banking Business of every description trazumachen.
Special facilities for domestic Balls Deposit Box (various mixes) at Yearly Eental of from 85 bangs.
bo $4.
LOOK POONG SHAN, Manager
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 20th June, 1987. (2017) ....
-
... $10,000,000 5,000,000 1,500,000 "O
cisco
Tiantain
BRANCHES MALENCIES 20 Hatavis London Poung Singapore Rangoon Bourabaya Bombay Manila
Bydney Calcutta Melbourne Saigon Canton Nagasaki San Fran- Taipeh Haigbong New Yo Bonella Cak Beattie Tokyo Kobe Paris Semarang
Shanghai Kowloom Pering
Correspondents in all principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Es. Icans change business transacted granted on approved securities, SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES To Laz..
KAN TONG PO, Chief Manager, Hong Kong, at Mar, 1929...
HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS.
CONTAINING ALL THE WEEK'S LOCAL NEWB.
The Paper to send Home
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
April 16, 1929
LONDON. Telegraphis Transfer Bank Bills, on demand 1/11 9/16- Bank Bills, at 50 days'sight - Bank Bille, at 4 months"
right
Credits, at 4 months' wight 2 (0) Documentary
Büla, months' sight...
Ox-PA-
·Bank Bills, on ormand
O* New York-
Bant Bills, on demand
4
... 2/01
1,217
Credita, munthe eight... 1,292
471
Credits, at 60 days' night.....
-491
_Ox_Bombat.—
Telegraphie Trauster. -Bank Bills, on demand.......§.
1al
Telegraphic Transfer
· 181 |
Bank Bills, on dehiend.....)
781
UN SHANGHAI,-
Bank Bills, at night"
Privats, 30 days' right
ON YOEGBAMA. On demand... 106
OF MANTIA-On demand.
OF SINGAPORE,On demand...
OR BATATIA,On demand Ox
On demand!...
ON SAIGON-On demand
Ox Baxon demanë “*** Bavaria, Bank's Buying rate GOLD Izar, 100 fine, per fæel... Bas BEÁTER, per oz.
American Express Travelers Cheques
Definition of TRAVELLERS" UNEQUES—A
1181
вод
951 $9.75
23 13/15
"The system of Travellers' Cheques was originated an 1881, by the Americas Express Company with the object of creating a form of travel currency. which would give the bolder the security of a letter of credit and stitke sams time the convenience of local currency. The Company registered the bame of AMERICAN EXPRESS cheques under TRAVELERS CHEQUES the word "Travellers' being spolled with one "i", The advantage of the Cheques was so apparent that other banking institutions adopted the system."
the trade
Quoted from Pitman's Dictionary of Banking by Wm. Thomson,
Imed in G$10, G$20; ($30, G$100, and 2-5, and £-10 denominationsbound in a small, handy wallet-and
cost only of 1 per cent.
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