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INWARD MAILS,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1929.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | UHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
`BANKING" CORPORATION, S
AUSTRALTA' AND` CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER,
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SHANGHAI & BWATOW
SHANGHAI & ANOT
Court of Directors;
Y, S. BROWN, Esq., Chairman. W. H. Br, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
W. L. Pattenden,
Esq.
Hon. Mr. B. D.
AGENCIES & BRANCHES:
ALOR STAR HONG KONG TONGKA
(Malay Bratus) ILOILO
(Bruket)
BAXTION BAIGON SEMARANG
Authorised Capital 850,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...890,000,000, Reserve Funds:—
1833.
PIA
DUR
Sterling
£6,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
Silver.....
-$14,000,000
Paid-up Capital
Swiyang ..."
13th May
Reserve Liability of Pro
Reserve Fund
£3,000,000 £4,000,000
Yingchine...
16th May
Santos l'ar
16th May
prietors.
$20,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro
prietors
£3,000,000
JAPAN
ABSTRALIA & Maxita
JAPAN, BEANORAL & EUROPE via Sc SIA (London, 2nd-27th April) ... 0.8.A., Hoxotulu, Japan & Senat EDHOFE TIL NEGATATAM (Letters and
Papers London, 18th April)... 0.8. HONOLULU, JAPAN & SHANGHAI, SLARIGA
JAPAN
* BANDHAI
H.B.A, CANADA, JAPAN & SHANGHAI JAPAN & SHANOWA
MAKILA
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Tango Aferu
18th May
HEAD OFFICE: Hoyd Koso
Kamo Mar PL
17th May
Hayes
19th May
19th May
IPON
KARACHI
KLANG
Prei. Jefferson Free. MaKinley
20th May
KOBY KL'A
*20th May
D'Artagnan
flat May
Pro, Grant.
24th May
24th May
37th May
A. T. Johnson,
Esq.
AMRITSAR
BANGKOK
BATAVIA BOMBAY CALOUTTA CANDUN CANNPORE
MEREMBAN BRANOBAL
KANOSAB KUALA
LUMPUR KUCHINO 11 MAURAN
SINGAPORE
BOURABAYA TAIPING
MLANILA
TATOY TIENTHIN
TUK TO
€61570
Emp. of Francs ... Pro. Polk...
27th May
1st June
B. Lander Lewis,
VEDAN NEW YORK PERINA
Esq.
Chief Manager:
PENANG
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Formoe
** Ewstow and "Amoy
Jare via Batavia
Fort Bayard
***
Год
PER
F. Beith.
A. H. Compton,
Esq.
T. E. Pearce,
Esq.
J. A. Flummer,
EBQ
J. P. Warren,
Esq.
Hear Mr. A. C. HINES,
Penang Rangoon
Saigen
San Fran pisco
Shanghai
BRATCHES:n
Amor
Iloilo
Bangkok
Inch
Batavia
Johore
Bombay
Kobe
Calcutta
DAY & To
Canton Cheloo
Kowloon Kuala
Colombo
Wednesday, 15th.
Dairea
·
Sangei
Van Houtas Hapua Maru
10.30
Foochow Malacca
Patani
10.30
Haiphong Manila
Tientsin
Thandari
5.30
3.30
Hankow
Thursday.
15th
Telekam
9.30* 10.30 & 2.307 9.30 X 3.00 >
•Swatow & Wel Hoi Wei
Kurichino
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Amoy & Formosa via Swatom
Deli Maru
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Tango Mars
Friday, 17th
Parcels Noon
Flang
|isttars 1,03
ttai Ning
Kama Haru...
Bangkok vis Awatow...
Shanghai & EUROPE via Siboris
Japan
Straits & Calcutta
Bwalow, Amoy and Foodbow
*Strita, Ceylon, Indian,, Mauritius E. &. H. Africa, Egyph & EUROPE via} Marsailles-dun Marzoilies, Tita June,
Shanghai
Ninghai ...
Kowloon Reg.
1.00 FX 2.00*
.
4.30 T Let. 18th, 9.00 & M G.P.0. Seg 18th, 8.40 A`* Letters 9.30▲
Saturday, 18th.
300 5.00 M 5,00
Sunday, 19th,
9.80 A W 9.00 AX
Kingyuan.
Pres. Hayes
Roan Maria Kwangehou
Monday, 20th, Parce
Pru, McKinley Reg
3,00 7 = 4.152 6.00 2
Prus. McKinley
Swatow
Amoy
JA
Manila ...
Amoy and Formoan Tia Swatow
Swalow and Bangkok
Japan, Hondlalo, 'Canada, 178A, C. &
B. Americs, & EUROPE ria San Francisco-due San Francisco, 15th June
Changhai & EVROPE i Bib
Saigon, Strait, Carion, India, Mauri-”
Lian, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt & EUROPE vis Mas soilless Narsailles, 22nd June..
Swatow, Amay & Prochow Manila
SWALO
Correspondezes Lesting venkul's Lama orly,
THE
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Baigang Prix, Jefersom
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Tuesday, 1sb.
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Q.P.O.
Bag.. 28.85 ม ม Letters 1.30 x
Noon 4307
Wednesday, 22nd,
2,30 A
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR DYFAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES
LONDON SERVICE.
"DIOMED" 28th May, Mar., Casablanca, L'don,, R'dam, & Hbg. "AENEAS" 11th June, Mars.„, L’don, Eʼdam, & Glasgow.
25th June, Mars, L'don, R'dam, & Hamburg, "PERSEUS"
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
*GLAUOUS" 3rd Jans, Genos, Havre, Liverpool& Glasgow, "CYCLOPS" 20th Jane, Genos, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow...
PACIFIC SERVICE.
(via KOEE & YOKOBAMA) |
HTYNDAREUSTM 1st June, Victoria, Vancouver & Beattia. "PROTESILAUS" 20th June, Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle,
NEW YORK ́SERVICE,
„"'NELEUS" 5th June, New York, Borton & Baltimore. "MACHAON" 3rd July, New York, Borton & Baltimore,
INWARD SERVICE.
MEDON 20th May, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama," TYDEUS" 20th May, 8 hai, Moji, Kobe, Y'kaichi de Y'hama,
PASSENGER SERVICE.
'AENEAS” 11th Juan, Bingapore, Marseilles de London. BARPEDON 10th July, Bingapore, Marseilles & London.
Bade at Daylight,
Also cargo giesmers with limited passenger accommodation
at specially reduced fares,
For fight, pasange rates, and information apply to :-
Butterfeld & Swire,
Agata
Lumpur Singapore London Sourabaya Lyons
Hamburg Mukden Tokyo
Nagasaki Tsingtao
Harbin New York Yokohama Hongkow Peping
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE POSITA Teceived for one year or shorter periods in Locat CURRENCY and STERLING on terms on which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 17th Apr., 1929. [26
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
COLUMBO DAIREN DELHI
HAIPHONG HAMBURO HANKOW HARIUM
(North
PESHAWAR
ISINGTAO
YOKORAMA
LASTEGANGA
(Pippine
WiLDUS),
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITs received for one year or shorter perioda at ratés which, will be quoted on applica- tion.
AH. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hong Kong. II, Jan. 1990 80
BANQUE FRANJO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIJE (Incorporated in France).
Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoris, Hong Kong. HEAD OFFICE 2
74, Rue St. Lazare, Parisrs. Capital, fully paid-up... 50,000,000 Special Working Capital 50,000,000 Reserves
22,310,000
Paris
THE Bunducted by the EONG Touran THE Business of the above Bank Saigon RONG & SHANGHÃI BANKING Tranh hoa CORPORATION. Rules may be ob- Peping tained an application.
For the Hovd Kong & SHANGHAI |--
BANKING CORPORATION,
A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 13th Sept., 1997.
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK- ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS
U.S. 83,500,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:
37, WALL STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com
plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.
Interest Allowed on all Deposits Rates on Application.
A Subsidiary of THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM- PANY OF NEW YORK. Total Besources in excess of $337,000,000.00.
D. M. BIGGAE,
Manager,
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BRANCHES: Lyons
Marseilles
Haiphong Напої
Quinhoa Hue
Vinh
Shanghai Hong Kong
BANKERS:
Puom Penh Tientsin
France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas... London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com- merciale Italiana.
San Francisco: Bark of Italy.
"
Every description of Barking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout. the
World.
L. BERNIS,
Manager. Hong Kong, 6th Aug., 1928.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
"INDIA, LIMITED,
wwwwwww
HEAD OFFICE:---
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3
Authorized Capital U.S.Subscribed Capital .......
Paid-up Capital....... Reserve Fund and Rest
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.
RANTERS:
Three
ALSO PACKED IN REGULAR
20% AND 509
BANQUE DE L'INDO-OHINE. Head Office:
TI
Castles
· MARKUNS
The Castles
96, Boulevard Hatisamana, Paris.
Subscribed Capital Fr. 72,000,000.00.
Frs.68,400,000.00 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Fr.102,000,000.00
BEANCHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon £3,000,000 || Battambang Hue Saigon £1,800,000 Cathe Mengtaz Shanghai £1,050,000 Canton Nam-Diah Singapore. £1,819,047 Djibouti Noumes Thanhoa
THE BANK OF ENGLAND And
MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
BRANCHES: Ipoh
New York
Kandy Penang
Karachi Port Louis
Bangkok
Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta
Kota Bharu (Mauritius)
Euala Rangoon
Delki Galle
Kuantan Simla
Hong Kong Howrah
(Pahang) Singapore Madras
Scurabaya
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD, Colombo
CENTRAL
Anthorised Capital
Gidrs. 150,000,000- (£12,500,000.) Paid Up Capital...Gidra. 80,000,000- (£6,660,687.) Reserve Fund...Gidre. 40,000,000- (£3,333,333.)
Head Office:-Amsterdam. Eastern Head Office-Batavia. BRANCHES:-1 and jermasin, Bandoeng, Bombay,
Calcutta, Charihan, Djember, Dinka Karta The Hague, Jildah, Kobe, Kota-Radja, Makasar, Medan, P dung, Palembang, Pekalongan, Pe-- Rg, Pontianak, Rangoon, Batter dam, Hamarr, Shenghai, Sibolga "(metrs) Singere, Seerabak
Boerakarta (Sola), Trial, Tlatjap and Writevreden"
*The fences Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
London Bankers:- National Provincial Book, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip-
tion transacted.
P. M. ELBERG, Manager. Hong Kong, 6th May, 1929. (34 THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $11,000,000 PAID UP CAPITAL .... 8,664,200 ESERVE FOND........
850,000 Branches:
CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO. London Bankers :- THE LLOYDS BANK, LTD. Correspondente.
In all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description transacted
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) at Yearly Bental of from $5 to $10.
LOOK POONG SHÁN, Manager.
Lumpur Shanghai
HONG KONG BRANCHES
Fort Bayard Papeete Tientsin Haiphong Peping Tourine Hankow Pnom Penh Vinh
Pondicherry Yunnanfa
Hanci
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National
Cigarettes
Bristol 1
CIGARETTES
Half a century of steadily increasing sales
"A record of which the manufacturers are justly proud.
P. & 0. BANKING CORPORA- TION, LIMITED.
PAID UP CAPITAL ***********. £2,394,186 RESERVE. FUND
£130,000 HEAD OFFICE: 129, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C. 3 The Corporation undertakes Gen- eral Banking and Exchange Busi ness of every description, and Savings Bank Business, and in ad- dition to its Branches has Agencies in all the principal towns of the World.
C. CHAMPKIN, Manager. Prince's Building Chater Road, 36] Hong Kong.
Lyonnais Banque de Paris et To the Publishers
d'Escompte de Paris; Credit
des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus-
trial et Commercial; Société
Générale
"HONG KONG WEEKLY
PRESS."
IN LONDON: The National Provin 11, Ice House STREET, HONG KONG
cial and Union Bank of Eng land, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit. Lyonnais.
Every description of Banking and L NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Exchange Business transacted.
INTEREST allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates.
Co.;
French-American Bank
jag Corporation; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York. Interest allowed on Current Ac
that may be ascertained on applica.counts and Fixed Deposits accord tion.
7,
C. L. C. SANDES, Manager, Queen's Road Central. Hong Kong, 12th April, 1929. [29
THE BANK OF CHINA.
(Special authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1917.) · AUTHORIZED CAPITAL... $60,000,000.00 PAID-UP CAPITAL RESELVE FUND RA
Head Office:-PEPING. Hong Kong Branch :—4, Qonaq'S
ROAD CENTRALL j
ing to arrangement.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Sale Deposit Boxes to let.
A LECOT,
Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May; 1999. (32
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANE;
LEMONTEIN,
19,780,200.00 Capital fully paid up.
Yen 100,000,000 9,564,398.60
Reserve Fand Yen 105,500,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: Branches and Sub-branches all over Alexandria Honolulu Rangoon
Kai Yuen Saigon China, and Correspondents in Bataria
Soerabaya Europe, America, and other Bombay Karachi
Вцедов Kobo San parts of the world.
Ayres
London Francisco London Bankers:—THE GOABANTY
Lyons Calcutta,
Seattle TRUSTY CO or NEW YORK, THE NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK, Canton Los Angeles Semarang
Shanghai... Changchun Manila Dairen Nagasaki Singapore
(Dainy) Nagoya Shimonoseki Fengtion Nowchwang Sydney.
(Mukden) New York Tientsin Hamburg Osaka Tokyo
Peping Tuinanfu Hankow Harbin Rio de Tsingtao Hong Kong Janeiro Vladivostock (Temporarily closed). Approved
Interest allowed on Current A counte
Deposits received domestic
for Fixed Periods at rates, to be obtained on application..
ABLE
New York Bankers-Tax EquiT
EASTERN BANKING COR- PORATION, THE IRVING BANK COLUMBIA TRUST Co. Interest allowed on Current As counts and Fixed Deposits Terms on application, mens
Every description Business transacted.
Loans granted on Securities.
especial facilities for exchange.
Banking
SHÓU J. CHEN, Manager. Hong Kong, 29th June, 1997. [38
H MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, 11th Mar., 1929.4 T as
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
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May 14, 1970
Telegraphic Transfer... 11 Bank Bilis, on demand 1/115/16 Bank Bills at 30 days'
sight
Bank Bills,2-at-
months sight
4
Credita, at 4 months'
sight
1/11
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Documentary Bills,
2/01.
months sight
OX PALIB.
Bank Bills, on demand 1902 Crodita, 4 months' sight "1277) OF NEW YORK-
Bank Bils, on demand 47 Credits, at 60 days
sight
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Telegraphic Transfer
Bank Bills, on de
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ON CALCUTTA
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Bank Bill, on de-> (1594
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Book Bills, at might
791
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On 'demand.
1042
ON YOKOHAMA—
ON MANILA-On demand... 14
OX SINGAPORE,—,
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CY BATAVIA.-On demand...
On ExrE0NG,
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ON SAIGON ----On demand, noni. OX BANGKOK.--
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rate....
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thel
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