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THE
HỒNG KONG AND SHANGHAI, CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital. 850,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...820,000,000 Reserve Fundi :--
Sterling.....
£6,500,000 Silver coprivredikers..... $2,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
..$20,000,000
HEAD Orict; Roxo Kond.
Board of Director: W. H. BILL, E., Chairman. J. A. PLUMMER, Esq., Deputy Chairman
B. D. F. Beith,
Esq.
A. H. Compton,
Евц.
W. L Pattanden,
Esq.
7. E. Pearce,
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Esq.
M. T. Johnson,
.Esq.
T. H, H. Shaw,
Esq.
Ex...
B. Lander Lewis, J. P. Warren,
Esq.
Chief Manager:
Hon. Mr. A. C. HYNES
Amoy Bangkok
BLANCHES:-- Ipoh
Peiping
Johore
L'oanng
Batavia "
Kobe
Bombay
Kowloon
Calcutta
Kuala
Rangoon Saigon San Fran.
Lumpur
cinco
London
Shanghai
Lyons
Singapore
Malacca
Sourabaya
Hamburg
Patani (Johore). Tientsin
Canton Cheloo Colombo
Dairen
Foochow Manila Sungei
Haiphong Muar
Hankow Mukdeu Tokyo
Harbin
Nagasaki Tsingtao
Hongkew New York Yokohama Iloilo
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED IT ROYAL CHARTER, 1933.
HBAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Frid-up Capital ....... £3,000,000 Reserve Fand
...£4,000,000 Reservs Liability of Pro-
prietors.....15914 ...................... £3,000,000
AGENCIES & BRANCHES: ALOK ATAN HONG KONG
(Malay State) ILOILO
AMRITSAR
HANDBOK
BATAVIA
BUM BAY CALLUTTA CANTON CAWNDORE CEBL. COLOMBO
DAIREY
DELI
SAIPHONG
HAMBURG.
BANKOW
HARRIN
(North
Mandharis
TIGE KARACHI KLANG
KODN KUALA
KANGSAR
RUA
LUMPUR.
KUCHING NADIAS
MANILA
MKIJAN
NEW YORK
PEPINO
PENANG
PESHAWAR
TONGKAR
(thukol)
BANGIOON SAKRON
KAMANO SEREMBAN "BUANGHAI
SINGAPORE SOURANAYA TAIPING
(1.369) TAVOY TIEN (SIN
TUYO TSINGTAO YOKOBAMA ZAMBOANGA
(Philippine
Islands),
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
Dac
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSIT received for year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.
A. B. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hong Kong, 9th Jan., 1999, [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. Lazaro," Paris.
Capital, fully paid-up
Fre.
50,000,000
Special Working Capital 50,000,000
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED D POSITS received for. one year of Reserves
Eorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY and STEALING on terms which will
quoted on application Hong Kong, lit Jan., 1930, [20
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
Toutou by the EONG
(THE Business of the above Bank
KONG & SHANGHÃI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be of tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
A. C. HYNES,
Chief Managar. Hong Kong, 13th Sept, 1927. [2
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK-
ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS
U.S. $4,000,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:
37, WALL STEIKT.
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com. plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.
.
$ 3.75
$ 7.50
$15.00
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULARD FAST
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER
LONDON SERVICE.
ERVICES
"ACHILLES" 4th Feb., Mles., L'don., R'dam. & R'berg. *"HECTOR" 10th Feb., 'les,, L'don, B'dam, & Glasgow.
*Sails at Daylight.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
BELLEEOPHON" 9th Feb., Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow. "MENTOR" 20th Feb., Gonos, Havre, Idverpool & Glasgow.
NEW YORK SERVICE with Transhipment at
SINGAPORE.
51 Days Hong Kong to New York.
"Leaves Singapore Leaves Hong Kong
Arrives N. Tork. "HECTOR** 19th Feb. TROILUS" 3rd Mar. 10th Apr.
PACIFIC SERVICE. (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "IXION***. 23rd Jan., Victoria, Vancouver Seattle. "TYNDAREUS" 15th Febi, Vistaria, Vancouver á Besttla.
INWARD SERVICE.
"KEEMUN" 3rd Feb, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & T'ha ma, "MENELAUS" · 4th Feb., S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Y'hama.......
PASSENGER SERVICE
HEOTOR" 10th Feb., Singapore, Miles, & London.
Sails at Daylight.
{
Also cargo steamers with limited passanger accommodation at specially reduced faros.
For freight, pastaga rates, and information apply to:---
Butterfield & Swire,
Agenta.
Interest Allowed on all Deposité. Rates on Application.
A Bubsidiary of THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM PANY OF NEW YORK. Total Resources in excess of UIS. $900,000,000.00.
t
D. M. BIGGAE,.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-
BRANOURS:
22,319,000
Fatig Lyons Marwalles Baigor Haiphong Hanoi Tourane Quinhon Aus Thanh hoa Vinh
Pnom Penh Peping Shanghai Tientsia
Hong Kong.
BANKS:
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: Bank of Italy.
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the
World.
A. BOLLIN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st July, 1929.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED..
HEAD OFFICE : ----
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3.
Authorized Capital ..... Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Rest
BANKERS:
SMOKE
WILLS'S
Gold Flake
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE, Head Office:
08, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital Frs.72,000,000.00 £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital Frs.68,400,000.00 £1,050,000 Reserve Fund... Frt.102,000,000.00 £1,019,047
THE BANK OF ERGLAND and MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
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Manager;
-- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS. TRADING SOCIETY.)
Bangkok
Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta
BANKERS
Colombo
Delhi
Galle
Hong Kong
Ipoh Kandy
Established 1824.
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUKEN'S ROAD, Howrah
CELET BALL.
Authorized Capital
Gidrs. 150,000,000- (£12,500,000.) Paid-Up Capital...Gidrs. 80,000,000 (£6,068,607.) Reserve. Fund........ Gidra. 40,000,000
(8,333,333.)
Head Office:-Amsterdam.* Eastern Head Office:-Batavia. BUANGPES:-Bandjermani, Bandoeng", Burnley,
Camila, Cheriton, Djember, Djokja- karta, The flagna, Jatah, Kobe, Kola-jakumar, Medan, Pa dang lebars, kalangan. Pe fang, Pontianak, Haugen," Hunter- dan, Sumarang", Shanghai, Shulga (Purnėtrai, Hingajore, koera bata Boerakara (Holo), Trgal, T Harjuj and Weltevreilen". 4′′zker aflara kuva Nafe Deposit Bazen To Let.
London Bankers:— National Provincial Bank, Ltd:
Correspondents all over the world: Banking Business of every descrip-
taon transacted.
P. M. ELBERG, Manager. Hong Kong, 27th May, 1999. [34
THE BANK OF DANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Currency, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL.. $11,900,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL 8,664,200 REVE FUND........ 850,000 Branches- Carton, Shanghai, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW You and Sam
·FZANCISCO..... London Bankers:— Ta LLOYDA BANK, LTD. Correspondents
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In all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Busines of Every description transacted.
BRANCHES :
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) (Pahang) Rangoon Kuala
Shanghai Lumpur Simla Kuantan Singapore (Pahang) Surabays
HONG KONG' BEANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Busincas transacted.
Travellers Cheques issued.
Trustee and Executorships under- taken.
INTEREST allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be ascertained on appli- cation.
C. L. C. SANDES, Manager
7, Queen's Road Central.
Hong Kong, 1st Oct., 1829. [29]
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行级國中
(Special authorized by Presidential } Mandate of the Republic of China on the wind of
November, 1917.)
LE
BRANCEES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhoz Battambang Hue
Saigen Mengtez Shanghai Nam Dish Singapore Djibouti Noumea Thanhoa
Csatho Canton
Tiestain
Fort Bayard Papeete Haiphong Peping Tourane Hankow Poor.Penh Vinh
Pondicherry Yunnaniu
Hanoi
aj
BANKERS: IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyoannis Banque de Faria et 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 Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan &
Co.; French-American "Bank
ing Corporation; "Guaraaty" Trusty Co., of New York. Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposita accord.
ng to arrangement,
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Bale Deposit Boxes to let,"
A. LECOT,
Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1929. [32
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Yen 100,000,000
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL... $80,000,000.00 Capital fully paid up PAID UP CAPITAL
19,700,200.00 RESERVE FUND.......... 9,864,308.00 Beserve Fund.........Yen 108,500,000
Head Office:-PEPING.
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA Hong Kong Branch:-4, Quien'a BLOAD CENTRAL,
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: Alexandria Kai Yuen Rangoon Branches and Sub-branches all over Batavia Karachi Saigon
China, and Correspondents in Bombay Kabe
Boerabaya Europe, America, and other Calcutta London Ban parts of the world.
Chaton
Francisco Lyons London Blankers:TBE GUARANTY Changchun Los Angeles Seattle
TRUETY CO. OF NEW YORK, Tax Dairen Manila Semarang NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BARK,
(Delay) Nagasaki Shangbai Irs...
Fongtien Nagoya Hingapore Hamburg New York Sydney
(Mukden) Newchwang Shimonoseki Bankow Osaka Trentain Hong Kong Rio de Harbin l'eping Tokyo
Tainanfu Bonolulu Janeiro Taingtoo Buenos Ayres (Temporarily closed), Vladivostock (Temporarily closed). Interest allowed on Current Ao- counts.
Periods at rates fg. CHE Application.
New York Bankers:-Tue Eqvir- ABLE-EASTERN BANKING CON FORATION, THIVING-BANK COLUMBIA TRUST CO. Interest allowed on Current A counte and Fixed Deposits. Terus |on äpplication.
Every description of Banking Business transacted.
Loani granted LX. Approved Securities,
Sale Deposit Boxes (várións úton) Special facilities for domeatio
at a Yearly Rental of from 35 to szchange
LOOK POONG BHAN,
Manager,
Manager. Borg Koza tath June, 1887. [38
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LONDON.- Telegraphic Transler..17 Bank Bilis, ca demand 1/7 1/15 Bank Bills, at 30 days'
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Bank Bills, at
months sight
Credits. at 4 months'
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Documentary Billa, 4
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Telegraphic Transfer Bank Bills, on do
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1007
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78
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On demand......
C8
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ON HAIPHONG
On demand
ON SAIGON-On dem-id... pom. ON BANGEOL.-
On demand
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