14*
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
FROM
INWARD MAILS,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28,
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
BANKING CORPORATION. Authorised Capital 850,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...$90,000,000)] Reserve Funds:-
--- AUSTRALIA AND OHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER,
1929.
1853.
PER
DUR
Sterling
£6,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Silver
$14,000,000
SHANGHAI &
EUROPE vis
SHANGILT & EWATOW Japan
usz (Letters & papira," London, iss Ang, & parcel: 25th July)
JAPAN & SHANGWAL
0.8.A. (Beattie 10th August), CANADA.]
JAPAN & SHANGHAI
MANILA
Kashini..
Chekiang
Panda
98th Aug.
Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000
12th Ans,
Kanchow
13th Aug,
Reserve. Liability of Pro
Reserve Fund
£4,000,000
prietors
..$20,000,000
Reservo Liability of Pro
prietors
.£3,000,000
Karmala:
20th Aug.
30th Ang
HEAD OFFICE: Hong Koxo..
AGENCIES & BRANCHES:
Pra, Jackson
50th Aug.
Emyrew of data.....
15 Sept.
MANILA
Prez, Pieros
2nd Bept.
BTMAN
Kamo Maru
#ad Sept.
Hon Mr. B. D.
0.8.A. (San Francisco, 9th August),
·Hongtul, JavaW & BHANGHAI
¡From Garfield,
7th Sept
U.S.A. (8 Francisco, 16th Aug.))
HONOLULU, JAPAN & SHANGRAI AUSTRALIA & Manila
OUTWARD MAILS.
REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 16 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
A. H. Compton,
Esq.
Board of Directors:
N. 6. Brown, Esq., Chairman.
W. H. BELL, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
F. Beith.
WL Pattenden,
Esq,
1. E. Peares,
Esq.
BOMBAY
ALOR STAN
HONG KONG TONOKAH
(Malay StatM) ILOILO
*(Bhuket)
AMRITSAR
IPOH
BANDOOM
BANGKOK
KARACH!!
BAIGON
BATAVIA
ALANG
SEMARANG
KODE
VALCUTTA GLASTON CAWNPORE CERU
KUALA
BHANGHAI
KANGSAR
KUALA
LUMPUR
TAIPING
Frea. Taft
9th Sept.
M. T. Johnson,
Bt. Albans
9th rept.
Esq.
J. A. Plummer,
EBQ.
COLUMINO DAIKIN
KUCHING
MADHAN
DELNI
B. Lander Lewis,
J. P. Warren,
PEPING
Esq.
Esq.
Chief Manager :
HAABIN..
Clorth
Kanchuria)
Foa
Рел
Hon. Mr. A. O. HYNES
Amoy
BRANÈTES 2---- Iloilo
Bangkok Ipola
Penang Rangoon
Dars & Track
Batavia Bombay
Calcutta Canton Cheloo
Johore Kobe Kowloon Kuala
Lumpur
Saigon
San Fran cisco Shanghai
Singapore
Colombo
Dairen
London Sourabaya Lyons
Sungai
Patani Tientsin
Tokyo
Yokohama
Jars via Batavia
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Mom-
bass, Lourenco Marques, E. & 8. Africa
Tikembang
Merico Maru Destunk. Lymoon Chenan
Gimshiel...
**A
Wadameday, 19th,
10.30 A
12.30 1,90
1
Straite...
Amoy
Shanghai
Amny and Formosa via watow
Btraite...
Bali Haru Crevier Tear
thangbai
Bwatow
Hydrangea
New)
Tanda
Karmala...
Manila, Sandakan, Australia &
Zealand vis Thoralar Island-due;
Shanghai & Japa
Tharaday Island. 14th dept....
+24
16.
dwatow, Amoy & Foochow ...
IN
Straite, Ceylon, India, Maaritine, E & S Africa Aden, Egypt & EUROPE via Marseilles-dne Maravilles, 25th Sept. J
Manila
Amoy
Hoihow, Pakboi & Haiphong
Straits and Calotta
Bangkok via Swatow...
shanghai
Swatow, Amoy & Formica"...
*Japan, Canada, U.S.A, C &*9)
America & "EUROPE via Victoria, BO-due Victoris, B.U., 3rd Sept
Shanghai
Amoy
Har ding...
Lushmir
Bog. fattare
Foochow Malacca
Haiphong Manila
Hamburg Mukden
2.30
9.30 x
5.00
6,00 P
Harbin
hursday, 99th,
10 30 AM 1030 AM 1,30 =>
1.30 Friday, 30th,
Parceir
Noon Beg, 1.45 xx Lotters 1.30
5.00 F
9.00 F
2.0.
Kaloon Parcels 4397% day, 31st, 9.00 Fetters 10.00
H.P.O.
Far,30rb, 8.00
Rost 31st, 8.45 & * Lefters 10.30 *
Saturday, Bist
.9.20
4.30PM. 5,00 Parcola 6.00 PM Sunday, Sept. 1a Letters 8.30'A N
Cheki ng...
Pres Jackson,
....
Kingyuan
Sui Sang
*
Ranchers...
Kaying
Qonida Maru
Pris, fierce
Free. Fiores
+4
Rosang Kams Maru Haiyang
Shanghai & *Japan
Bwatów, Amoy and Foochow
Superscribed correspondence only.
THE
SEPTEMBER Sunday,
Int 9.00 ▲ 9,00 ▲
9.00 AM
Rnd, 8.00PM 4.15 T 5.00 Y
Monday, Parcels Bog. le tere Beg 5.00 **1.Letters
Cuesday.
6.00
3rd,
10.30 10.30 AM 1,60 x 1
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR
DIFAST
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES
LONDON SERVIOR
ANTENOR", 4th Sent.. Mies., Cash, I'don,, E'dam, &Glasgow. "PHILOOTETES" 17th Sept Miles., Cash, t'don B'dam.&H'bg. 2nd Oct., M'los., L'don, B'dam, & Giangow, -HECTOR"
LIVERPOOL SERVICE. 'PROTESILAUS" 14th Sept., Genos, Harre, Taterpeal & Glasgow.
18th Sept. Liverpool & Glasgow. "MEMNON "OANFA" 20th Oct, Genoa, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow,
NEW YORK SERVICE.
Leaves Hong Kong
"ANTENOB
*Hzczen*
"ASKAS
Leaves Singapore Arrives N. York 4th Sept. "PREMIUS" 16th Sept. 24th Oct. 21st Kor. 2ad Ost. "PYRETUS" 14th Oct. 29th Oct. "DARDANUS" 11th Nov. Hong Kong to New York 51 Days..
19th Doc.
PACIFIO SERVICE. KOBE & YOKOHAMA)
1th Sept, Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle, "TEUCER
6th Oct., Victoria, Vazounver à Beattie, "TALTHYBIUS -
·INWARD SERVICE.
"MENTOR"
"OANFA"
3rd Sept, For S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama,
6th Sept., For S'hal, Kobe & Yokohama
PASSENGER SERVICE.
* ANTENOR 4th Sept, Singapore, Marssillas de Lontan. HROTOR 2nd Oct, Singapore, Maransfer & London.
Sails at Daylight.
at specially reduced fares..
Also cargo steamers with limited passunger accommodation For freight, passage rates, and informatina apply to
Butterfeld & Swire,
Agenta.
Hankow Nagasaki Tsingtao
New York
Hongkow Peping
CURRENT ACCOUNT opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and Fix D# POSIT received for one year or shorter periods in LoCAL CURRENCY and STERLING on terms on which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 17th Apr., 1929. [20
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
HE Business of the above Bank
THE
HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW
MATILA
MEDAK NEW YORK
PENANG PRESHAWAR
BEREMBAN
SINGAPORE SOURABAYA
(V.36.00) TAVO TIENTSIN
TOKYO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANGA (Philippine
Yalende
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and "General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIIND DIPOSirs received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.
A. H FERGUSON..
Manager. Hong Kong, 9th Jan., 1929. (30.
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
..HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris, Capital, fully paid-up
Fr. 50,000,000
Special Working Capital 50,000,000 Reserves ....
BRANCESE:
2,319,000
Marsailles
Hanoi
Haiphong Quinhon Hue
Paris Lyons Baigor Tourane Thanh hoa Vinh Peping"
Cigarettes are cigarettes
that
MAGNU
CEC CAPSTAN
is conducted by the EONG KONG & SHANGHẢI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob-
tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
[8
A. 0. HYNES,
Chiel Manager. Hong Kong, 13th Sept., 1927. EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS
U.S. 8,000,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:
37, WALL STEMAT,
NEW YORK,
An American Bank offering com- plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.
Interest Allowed on all Deposita Rates on Application.
A Subsidiary of
Prom Penh
Shanghai Tientsin Hong Kong
BANKERS:
"France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit, Banque de Faris et des Pays Bas
London: Midland Bank, Ltd.
New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com. merciale Italiana
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Every description of Banking" and
Exchange Businces transacted.
throughout Correspondents
World.
the
A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st July,"1929.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:- 15, Gracechurch Street, London, "
E.C. 3.
Authorized Capital U.S.Subscribed Capital
THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM- PANY OF NEW YORK. Total Resources in excess of $900,000,000.00.
98]
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Best
BANKERS:
:£1,050,000 ...21,612,047
-SOLD-EVERYWHERE-
This advertisement in bound by sha Dolisi-Amarica Tolops Co. (China) Luk
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE. Head Office:
96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. Subsenbed Capita! Frs.72,000,000.00 Frs.68,400,000.00 Paid-up Capital ... Reserve Fund. Fr.103,000,000.00
BLANCHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quichon
Saigon £3,000,000 Battambang Hue
Shanghai Mengtaz £1,800,000 Cantho
Canton Namn-Dinh Singapore Djibouti Noumea Thanhoz Fort Bayard Papeete Haiphong Peping . Teumase Hankow Prom Penh Vinh
Pondicherry Yunninfu
THE BANK or ESGLAND and
(NETHERLANDS TRADINO BOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Bangkok
Batavia
Established 1874.
Bombay
Calcutta
RONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD, Colombo
CESTRAL
Authorised Capital
Gidrs. 150,000,000- (£19,600,000.) Paid-Up Capital... Glar. 80,000,000 (£6,666,667.) Reserve Fund........ Gidrs. 40,000,000
(£3,333,333.)
Head Office-Amsterdam. Eastern Head Office:-Batavia. BEANCIES:-Balmain Bandeng, Boobay, Djokja- Cherinen, Djember, loja, Caletta, karta, The Hague“, - Kote Marija Makumar, Medan, Pa dang, Palembang, Pekalongan, P. san Pontianak, Hangoou, Ratter. dani, Samarar". Shanghai, ibolya Bomtrs), Kingapore, Boerabais, Boezkaria (Holz), Tegal, Tilati and Watercoden".
!
thens flats has bafe Deposit Doza Te Lot
London 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, 1999. [34. THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD,
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL ... 8,084,200 RESERVE FUND
850,000
Branches:-". CANTON, SHANghai, Hanxow, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW Your and SAN FRANCI800. London Bankers:-- THE LLOYDS BANK, L. Correspondents
In all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description transacted..
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) at a Yearly Rental of from $5 to $40.
LOOK POONG SHAN, Manager.
Delhi
MIDLAND BANK, ĽAD.
Galle Hong Kong Howrah
BRANCHES:
Ipoh New York, Kandy Perang Karachi Port Louis Kota Bharu (Mauritius) Kuala Rangoon Lumpur Shanghai Kuantan Simla
(Pahang) Singapore Madras Sourabaya
HONG KONG BRANCHES: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted
INTEREST allowed on Current As counts and Fixed Deposits at Hates that may be ascertained on applica
tion.
C. L. C. SANDES, Manager, 7, Queen's Road Central.
Hong Kong, 19th April, 1929. [29
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行裂國中
(Special authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of
November, 1917.):
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL... $80,000,000.00
Надо
Tientsin
BANKERS: IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Basque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus- trial et Commercial; Société
Générale
IN LONDON: The National Provin
dial and Union Bank of Eng- land, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais.
P.&O. BANKING CORPORA::
£2,594,166.
£180,000 Dt
TION, LIMITED.
PAID UP CAPITAL ****** RESERVE FUND...*****
HEAD OSTICH 192, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C. 3
The Corporation undertakes Gas- aral 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.
W. J. WADDINGTON,
Acting Manager. Prince's Building, Chater Road, 38]
Hong Kong.
To the Publishers.
"HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS"
11, Ics HOUSE STREET, HONG Koss
Please send me the.
"HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS "
&
from.......... 1920 to
In NEW YORK: J. 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. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LECOT,.. Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1929. [32
THE YOKOHAMA SPÉCIE BANK,
LIMITED.
PAID-UP CAPITAL 18,760,200.00 Capital fully paid up
RESERVE FUND
יי.
Reserve Fund
Yen 100,000,000 Yen 105,500,000
9,564,398.00
Head Office:-PIPING. : ",
HEAD OFFICE: YOXORAKA Hong Kong Branch:-4, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: Branches and Sub-branches all over Alexandria Honolulu Bangoon
Kai Yuen Saigon China, and Correspondents in Batavia
Karachi Boerabaya Bombay Europe, America, and other
810 Kobo Buenos parts of the world.
Ayres London Francisco London Bankers:-T GUARANTY
Seattle Lyons TRUSTY CO. OF NEW YORK, T Calcutta
Canton Los Angeles Semarang NATIONAL
BANE, PROVINCIAL
Shanghai Changchun Manila LTD.
Nagasaki Singapore New York Bankeri:-Tux Endir Dairen
(Dalny) Nagoya Shimonoveli AULE EASTERN BANKING COL-
Newchwang Bydney PORATION, THE IRVING BANK Fongtion COLUMBIA TRUST CO. . (Mukden)New York Tientsin Intercat allowed on Current Ac Hamburg Osaka counts and Fixed Deposits Terms ou application:
Every description of Banking Business transacted...
Loans granted on Approved Securities;
Special facilities for domestic exchange.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Tokyo
Tainanfu Tsingtao
Peping Hankow
Bio de Harbin Hong Kong acire Vladivostock (omporarily closed). Interest allowed on Current &o-
counts...
Deposits received for Fixed Periódi at rates to be obtained on application.
H. MORI, Manager. Manager, Borg Kong, 29th Jane, 1997. (38 Hong Kong, 11th Mar.,1928 (35.
addressed as follows:-
SUBSCRIPTION PAID IN ADVANCE. $13.00 per annum for delivery, in Hong Kong
615.00 per annum to any part of the world (including postage).
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,' ›
LONDON,-
-Augu-t 27, 1829.
Telegraphic Transfer. 1/11 Bank Bills, on demand1/11 3/18 Bank Bills, at 30 days'
right
Bank Bille, at
months sight........
Credits, at 4 months'
sight......... Documentary Billa, 4
months' sight
O'S PARIS.-
1/112
2
Bank Bills, on demand 1107 Credits, 4 months' night 1272) Os New YORK-
Bank Bills, on demand 482 Credita, at 60 days
night.......
O BGMEAY.
Talographic Transfer Bank Bülls, on
mand
ON CALCUTTA
-
de-
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank Bills, on de1293
mand
OS SHANGHAI.-
Bank Billa, at sight
Private, 30 days' sight
OK YOKOHAMA. ——
On demand
82
193
ON MANILA.-On demand... 94.
O SINGAPORE.--
On demand
umuman 834
BATAVIA. On demand... 118
Ôn HaiPro
On demand
ON BAIGON.-On demand... "noma, ON BANGKOK-
On demand .......................... 80.
BoveREGIE, Bank's Buying
rate ......
10,00 GOLD LE, 100 fine, per
thel
BAR SILVER, per os... 24 5/16
Amertean - Express Travelers Cheques
Definition of TRAVELLERY CHEQU” 8–
“The system of Travelles Cheques was originated in 1991 by the American Express Company with the object of creating à form of travel currency which would give the holder the security of & letter of credit and at the same time the convenience of local currency, The Company registered the cheques under the trade. name of AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS' CHEQUES! the word "Travellers being spelled with one "1". The advantage of the Cheques was to apparent that other banking institutions. adopted the system."
Quoted from Pitman's Dictionary of Banking by W Thomson.
Imed in G810, G820, G85), and G8100, and 2-5, and 8-10 denominations--bound in a small, handy wallet and cost only ‡ of 1 per cent. Secure your steamship tickets, hotel reservations and itineraries; or plan your cruise or tour through” “
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS Co., Inc.
DVORO ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG,
Printed sad Published by DAVID Joux EVANS, for the Hore Zona DAILY PES, LIMITED, at 11, Lee House Street, Victoris, Hong Kong London Offes: 11, Bride Leas, Flees Strast, ·E.C