Hon. Mr. B. D.
INWARD MAILS.
F. Keith.
14
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Its nolifled for general information that the Biberian mails dispatched from Hong Kong by the ss. Hakosnti Maru on 8th July and those dissatoh- ad by the Areas of drie" on 10th July wars retumed from Harbin to Moulds and reforwarded by the latter ofice to Jaras on 34th July for trans- miss on via the Pacific rante. The mails forwarded by the us. Aldington Court on 13th July were reforwarded Moukden to Japan on ni July transmission via the Facile route The mails forwarded by the a Prendent Taft of 15th July and the Chenonceau on 18th my were reforwarded from Shanghai on 20ts laly per es. Idomus via Saex. The mails for warded by the sa. Orestes on 11th July were rotorwarded from Shanghai via Japan and U.S.3. per us. Afrios Manu on tárd, July.”
All outstanding mail from London via Siberia hive now been received except that of 16th July. London ceased closing Siberian maila for mong Kong on that date.
No correspondence is being forwarded via Sihoria even if superscribed via Vladivostook" exept for distications in Russia.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1929,
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING ĐORPORATION.
Authorised Capital ....................$30,000,000 | Imued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000.
Reserve Funds:—
Sterling Silver
Reserve Liability of Pro-
pristors
HED Orice: "HONG KONG,
Board of Directors:
N. S. Brows, Esq., Chairman.
W. H. BELL, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
WL Pattonden,
Esq.
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINAY INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
AGENCIES & BEANOKES:
КОВУ KUALA
£6,000,000. ..$14,000,000
Faid-up Capital
£3,000,000
Reserva Fund
£4,000,000
..$25,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
ALOR STAN
"HONG KONG TONGKAH..
(talay states). ILOILO
(hukk
AMRITMAS
SPORT
HANGOON
BANGLOK
MARACHI
BAJOUS
b'zon
PIL
Dor
A. H. Compton,
Esq.
E. Pearce,
Esq.
BATAVIL BOMBAY CALCUTTA QANTON DAWNPOBE CEBU COLOMBO
KLANO
SEMARANG
MERENDAN
SHANGHAI
KASUGAR
BINGAPURE
KUALA
SOURABAYA
TAIPING
(FMS)
M. T. Johnson,
Esq,
J. A. Flummer,
DAIREN
DELHI
Esq
Shoof Mount
Pres. Cleland
19th Aug. 19th Ang.
Esq.
Esgi.
PIFINO
YENANG
SHANGELI & ANOT
STEAT & LONDON Parets duly (2)
don, 18th July)
Australia & Manila
CANADA (Victoria, B.C., 8th Aug.),
USA. JAPAN & SHANGHAI...
JAPAN & SHANGHAI
Bremer Kingyuan
C0th Aug,
Chief Manager:
(North
goth Aug,
Kaga Hori
Tuth Aug.
FRANCHIS
Hootor
Bad Aug.
Amoy
Hollo
Pensag
Tango Maru
Pod g
Bangkok Ipoh
BaDgood
Batavia
Jobore
Saigon
...
Empress of 3sia Kashmir
26th Aug
Bombay
Kobe
Sau Fran-
Soth, Aug.
Calcutta
Canton
Kowloon Kuala
Chefoo
Lumpur
cisco Shanghai Singapore
Colombo Dsiren
Yungoi
Patani Tientsia Tokyo Tsingtao » Yokohama
STRAITH
Manga
STRANI
JAPAN
OUTWARD MAILS.
REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 m. registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.".. "
Pos
Straits. Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East &
Fort Bayard
Swałow
*Japan, Canada, #U.S.A., *0. & §
America & EUROPE via Victoris, BO-due Victoria, B.C., 9th Sept
Shanghti
Swatow and AmOT
140
• Pr
DATE & TIME
Monday, 19th.
10.30 10.30 10.30 A •。
$,30 M 2.80 r
B. Länder Lewis, J. P." Warren,
Hon. Mr. A. C. Hrim.
London Sourabaya Lyons Foochow Malaces Haiphong Manils Hamburg Mukden Hankow Nagasaki Harbin New York Hongkow Peping
CURRENT ACCOUNT. opened in LOCAL CUREINOY and FireD DE- POSITE received for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY and STERLING on terme on which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 17th Apr., 1929. [26
HAIPHONO HANDERO HANKOW MARBIY
Hanedarie)
LUMPUR KUCHING .. MADRAS MANILA
MIDW
NEW YORK
PESHAWAR
TAVDY TIENISIN
TUKYD TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA
(Philipanda)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods at rateż which will be quoted on applies- tion.
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hong Kong Gia Jan, 1929, (30
BANQUE FRANCO-CHING19% FOUE LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIZ (incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris.
Eri. Capital, fully paid-up... 50,000,000 Special Working Capital 50,000,000 Reserves
22,318,000
BRANCHES: Lyons Haiphong Hanoi
Margilles
S. Afrios
}]: Kidderport
Japan
Shanghai
Bokuyo Maru Haruna Maru Wing Les Hydranj
Pres. Cleveland
Prei. Clèveland Antusg
|| Letters
THE
Changte...
Parcels 5.00 Rag
415 Letters 5.60% Hog. 8.00
THE Business of the above Bank 6.00 I N is condusted by the EONG BBY ]KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING Parceli 6.00 CORPORATION. Rules may be ob- ...Reg. 30th, 9.45 Atained on application.
Letters 10.30 AM
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
Paris
Saigor
Tourane Thanh hoa
Quinhen
Vinh
Paping
4
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
.BANKING CORPORATION,
Tuesday,
20th
Kingchota
8.30
Huichous
1.00
Yuensang
1.00
Kowloon P.O.
Beg.
Manila, Australia and New Zealand vis Thursday Island-due Thursday Island, S1st August...
Eloibow
* śwatow, "Foochow & Wei Hai Wai Calcutta via Straits
***
Strmits, Caylon, Irelia, Mauritius, East &
South Africa. Heypt & EUROPE is Achiller Maneillendon Mareilles, 20th Sept.)
Swatów, Amoy & Feceber... Shanghai, Japan, Onnada, USA, C. 18. America & EUROPE vis VancoRVIT, BC-due Yuccaver, B., 7th Sept)
* Shanghai, Japan, Hotziala & San・ Franciscoda San Franólico, 19th September
Hai Ning...
Eesp. of Russia
Tengo Mara
Manila, Australia & New Zealand vis
Thanday Jaland due Thursday¦¦ Kaqa Atau Island, 2nd Sept
1960
Chinhua
Krongsang
Oremer
Tjikini Lungchow
1.00 PM Letter 1.00
G.P.O.
1:45 M || Latten" 2.90 a
1.00 > Parcels 6,00 F Beg. 21st, 9.15 Y Letter 10.00 A ≥
Wednesday, 21st,
A. O. HYNES,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 13th Sept., 1997.
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK- ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS"AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS
U.S. $4,000,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:
37, WALL STREET,
NEW YORK..
An American Bank offering com- 8,3▲plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.
8.45
Beg.
fáterest Allowed on all Deposits. Lettin 9.30 Rates on Application.
9 30 AM
-10.00 A
A Subsidiary of 11.30 AM THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM
PANY OF NEW YORK,
Hollow, Pathoi a Haiphong
Sextos...
Swatow
Java via Bataria Amoy
12:30 a
3:30
Friday,
Japan
Tango Mara
e3rd, 9.3 A
28].
-:* Superscribed correspondence only;
THE
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR
DFAST
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES
LONDON SERVICE
"ACHILLES" zlat Aug., M'les., Casablanca, Lidan, E'dam,
& Hamburg.." ANTENOR 4th Sent., M'Is. L'ann,, R'dam, & GlasROW, "PHILOOTETES" 17th Sept, Men, Casablanca, doo, B'an. &H'burg.. LIVERPOOL SERVICE. "AGAPENOR”- 20th Aug., Tripoll, Genos, Harrs, Iärerpool &
Glasgow.
#PROTESILAUS" 14th Sepz. Genos, Havre, Liverponi & Glasgow.
PACIFIC SERVICE.
(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA
"TYNDAREUS 24th Aug. Visteris, Vancouver & Boattle, "TRUODE" 11th Sopt, Victoria, Vancouver & Beattie,
NEW YORK SERVICE,
"PYREHUS" 30th Sept, New York, Boston & Baltimore.
INWARD SERVICE, A
"HEUTOR" 20th Aug., For S'ha, Ttao, Weihairsi, Taku &
Vatan di Dalny "MENTOR" 3rd Sept, For Bhai, Kobe & Yokohama.
PASSENGER SERVICE HEUTOR** 23rd Aug. S'hai, Tiao, Weiliniwei, Taku & Dalny." ANTENOR 4th Sept, Singapore, Marseille Loada. 2nd Oct. Singapore, Marseille & Landoa. HECTOR"
• Bails at Daylight,.
Also cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation
Wat specially reduced fares,
Yor freight passage rates, and information apply
Butterfield &
Total Resources in excess of U.S. $900,000,000.00.
D. M. BIGGAR,"
Manager,
NEDERLANDSCHE`HANDEL-
MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
Shanghai Hong Kong
Hae
Pzom Penh Tientsin
BANKERA: France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit, Banque de Paris et des Paya Baa, --- London Midland Bank, Ltd.: New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banes Com. merciale Italiana.
San Francisco Bank of Italy.
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business tranzacted. Correspondents throughout the
World
A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st July, 1929,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
15, Gracech
HEAD OFFICE:-
Street, London, 20. 3.
Authorized Capital..... Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capitāl
Cigarettes are cigarettes
that
CAPSTAN
-SOLD-EVERYWHERE
*le advertisedeas in immund by the British-
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE."
Head Office:
$6, Boulevard Haussmann,- Paris.
Subsribed Capital Fra.72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ... Fra 68,400,000.00 Reserve Fund Frs.102,000,000.00
BRANCHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quishen £3,000,000 Battambang Hus.
Saigon $1,300,000. Canthe Menglaz Shanghai £1,050,000 Canton Nam Dinh Singapore
Djibouti Noumes Thankos
Beserve Fund and Rest...£1,619,047
BANKLES
THE BASE OF ENGLAND
and
MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY.)
BRANCHES :
BANKERS
Bangkok
Batavia
Established 1824.
Bombay
Calcutta
Delhi
HONG KONG OTTICE; 11, QUEEN'S ROAD, Colombe
CENTRAL.
Authorised Capital
Galle Hong Kong
Ipoh New York Kandy
Perang Karachi Port Louis Kota Bharu (Mauritias) Kual Rangoon Lumpur Shanghai Kuratan Sims
(Pahang) Singapore Madras Sourabaya
HONG KONG BRANCHES!
Gidrs. 160,000,000- || Howrah
(£12,500,000.) Paid-Up Capital...Gidra 80,000,000- (£8,688,587.) Eeserve Fund.....Gidrs. 10,000,000
(£3,333,823.).
Head Office-Amsterdam." Eastern Head Office:-Batavia. BRANCHES:-Handformerin, Bandoeng, Bombay,
Caletta, Cheribon, Tyember, Djokja karta The Hague, Jidah, Kobe, Kate Badja, Makassar, Medan, Pr dang, Palembang, Perlongan, Pe- Bany, Fostianak, Barson, Lotter das Bamarang, Samghai, Bihotza Singapore, Bortable, ((solo), Tegal, Tjilatjap and Weltevrilen". Lore often hare Beft Depuit Borti Ta Let,
Londen Bankers:- National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip-
tion transacted.
P. M. ELBERG, Manager. Hong Kong, 27th May, 1829. [34]
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG..
Hong Kong Currency. Authorized. OAPITAL..$11,000,000
· PAID-UP CAPITAL
5,664,200
·RIBERYX FOND
860,000 Branches; de CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, New -Yox and SAN FRANCISCO.
London Bankers The Lords BANK, LTD. Correspondenti
In all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Businzes of every description transacted
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted,
INTEREST allowed on Current Ac- cocuta and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be ascertained on applica
tiaa..
C. L. C. SANDES, Manager,
7, Queen's Road Central
Hong Kong, 19th 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 RESERVE FUND
Fort Bayard Papecto Tientsin Haiphong Peping Tourane Hazkow Prom Pent Vinh Hanci Pondicherry Yunnaalu
BANITZA:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais Banque de Paris eo des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus trial et Commercial; Société Générale
IN LONDON: The National Provin- cial and Union Bank of Eng- land, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonzain.
IN NEW YORK: I. P. Morgan & Co.; French-American Bank. ing Corporation;. Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York. Interest allowed on Current Ac-
counts and Fixed Deposits accord ing to arrangement.
Every 'description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Sale Deposit Boxes to let
A LECOT,
Manager. Hong Kong, and May, 1999. [32
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED. 19,760,200.00 Capital fully paid up
9,804,398.69
Reserve Fund
Yen 100,000,000 Yen 106,500,000 Head Office:-PEFING. Hong Kong Branch :—4, QUEEN'N
OFFICE: YOKOHAMA, ROAD CENTRAL,”
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: :: Branches and Sub-branches all, over Alexandria Honolulu Rangoon
China, and Correspondents in Batavia Kai Yuan Saigon Europe, America, and other Bombay.
Karachi Soerabaya Buenos parts of the world.
Kobe Вап Ayres London London Bankers:—THE GUARANTY
Francisco TEUSTE Co. of New Yotz, Tas Caloutts rous Seattle NATIONAL
NAL PROVINCIAL
PROVINCIAL BANK, Canton Los Angeles Semarang
·LTD.
Changchun Manila. Shanghai New York Bankera:-Tax EQUIT. Dairen Nagasaki Singapore
ABLE EASTERN BANKING CO- (Dalny), Nagoya, - Shimonoseki PORATION, THE IRVING BANK Fongtien Newchwang Sydney COLUMBIA TRUST CO.
(Makden)New York Tientsin Interest allowed on Current A Hamburg Oaks Tokyo counts and Fixed Deposits Terms Hankow Peping Tainanfu on application.
Harbin Rio de Tsingtao Hong Kong Janeiro Vladivostock (Temporarily closed). Interest allowed on Current Ao-
Every description of Banking Business transacted.
Loans granted oa Approved Securities
Safe Deposit Boxes (various mixes) Special facilities for domestão
at a Yearly Rental of from #5 to | exchange.
$401
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Manager."
SHOUJ. CHEN,
Manager Hong Kong 29th June, 1997. [38
Deposits received for Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application.
WAH MORI, Manager Hong Kong, 11th Mar.,1999. (35
F. & 0. BANKING CORPORA. TION, LIMITED.
PAID UP CAPITAL ........ RESERVE FUND...
HEAD OTTOB
£2,394,108:
£180,000 On
129, Leadenhall Street, London, E.O. 2-
meas
The Corporation undertakes Gen- eral Banking and Exchange Busi- of every description, and Savings Bank Business, and in ad- dition to its Branches has Agencies in all the principal towns of the World.
WM. J. WADDINGTON,
Acting Manager. Prince's Building, Chater. Road, 36] Hong Kong.
1
To the Publishers.
"HONG KỐNG WEEKLY
*PRESS "
11, ICE HOUSE. STREZI,
Please send me the
...
oka Kona.
Hoxo Kose WEEKLY PRESE
1999
addressed as follows:-
from
SCESCRIPTION PAID IN ADVANCES 813.00 per adnum for delivery in Hong Kong.
$15.00 per annum to any part of the world (including postage),
EB-914
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS."
London.--
August 17, 1929,
Telegraphic Transfer... 1/11) Bank Bills, on demand1/11 3/18 Bank Bills, at-30 days'
-sight
Bank Bills, at
1/112
months sight-... Credits, at-4 months'
tight... Documentary„Bill, 4
months sight, w 2/- ON PARIS. ;;.
Bank Bills, on demand 1197) Credits, 4 months' sight 1272f ON NEW YORK
Bank Bills, on demand 48 Credits, at 60 days
ON BOMELY.
Telegraphic Transfer Bank Bills, on de 1204
mand
ON CALCUVIA.
Telegraphic Transfer Bank Bills, on de 1992
mand
ON SHANGHAI.-
Book Bills, fat sight
Private, 20 days' sight
ON YOKOHAMA, SIT
On demand
99
ON MANILA-Ou demand... 94
ON SINGAPORE-
On demand
831
BATAVIA:-On demand... 1182)
ON RALPHOND.-
On demand
Ox Satcox. On demand... nom. ON BANGKOK-
On demand". |BOTEREGIN, Bank's "Buying'
rate
GOLD LEAS, 100 fine, per
tsel
10.00
BAE BILTER, per că iuumi. 24 5/18
American · Express Travelers Cheques
Deinition of TRAVELLERS CHEQUES-
"The system of Texveller Cheques was originated in 1891 57 the American Express Company with the object of creating a form of travel currency which would give the holder the security of s letter of credit and at the same time the convenience of local currency. The Company registered the cheques ander the trade. name of.. AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS' CHEQUES?. the word Travellers being spelled with one 1”. The advantage of the Cheques was so apparent that other banking institutions adopted the system.
Quated from Pitman's Dictionary of Banking by Wm. Thomson.
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