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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION. ZO
Authorised Capital #30,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Reserve Fundi :—.
Sterling
.Silvor
OHARTERED: BANK OF INDIA, IN (AUSTRALIA AND: CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHartzi, 1853.
¡PIÁD, OTTICr': Landow;
£8,500,000 89,500,000
Fald-up Capital,,
Reserve Fund
☎20,000,000
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: Hong Kong,
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000 000,000
£3,000,000
1930.
Bigger & Better Than Ever
CHRONICLE
and
DIRECTORY
for
1930
Now In Preparation.
BEFORE YOU
FORGET
Send your Overseas Address to 11, Ice House Street, and order the Weekly Press to be sent to you for
Three Months.
Six Months Twelve Months
THE
Board of Directors: 3. A. PLUMMER, Esq., Chairman. C. G. 8. MACKIE, E, Deputy
B.. D. F. Beith, Esq. V. H. Bell, Esq.
Chairman.
A H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lewis, Esq.
W. L Pattenden, Esq.
T: E. Pearce, Esq.
T. H. R. Shaw, “Eaq. · J. F. Warren, Esq. Acting Chief Manager:
Amoy
Bangkok
V. M. GRAYBURN, Esq.
BRANOKEA ka Ipah
Paiping
Jöbore
Penang
Batavia Bombay
Kobe
Hangoon
Kowloon
Saigon
Calcutta Kold
San Fran
Canton.
Lyons
Malaces
Lumpur London Shanghai
Singapore Sourabaya
eisen
Chafoo Colombo Dairon
Toochow Manila Sungei
Haiphong Muar
Patani Hamburg (Johore) Tientsia Hankow Mukden Tokyo Harbin Nagasaki Tsingtao": Hongkow New York Yokohama floilo
CURRENT Accours opened in LOCAL CUARKNOY and Fix Dr FOBITS received for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENOT and STEELING. on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 15th March, 1930 (36 HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK..
Tuted by the HONG THE Business of the above Bank
KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Búles may be ob tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, V. N. GRAYBURN,
Acting Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 15th March, 1930. EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK-
ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND..
UNDIVIDED PROFITS
U.S. $4,000,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:
87, WALL STREET,
NEW YORK..
An American Bank offering com
picta Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.
Interest Allowed on all Deposite
$ 3.75
Rates on Application.
$ 7.50 $15.00
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES
LONDON SERVICE.
MENELAUS" 1st Apr., Mos., L’dón., R'dam, & H'bergi,
16th Apr., 'los, Lidon, E'dant, & Glasgow. 'SAKPEDON
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
'CANFA 20th Apr., Genos, Havre, Liverpool & Gaszow. IDOMENEUS" 20th May., Ganos, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow,
NEW YORK SERVICE
"NELEUS” 7th Apr., For New York, Boston & Haltimore,
PACIFIC SERVICE (71⁄21⁄2 KOBR & YOKOHAMA). *TALTHYBIUB 29th Max., Victoria, Vancouver à Beattle,
19th Apr.. Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle, "IXION":
INWARD SERVICE.
For Due "PERSEUS" 2nd Apr., 8'hai, Moji, Kobe & T'hama. "PATROULUS" 3rd Apt., S'hai, Taku & Dairon,
PASSENGER SERVICE
"SARPEDON" 18th Apr., For Singapore, Marseilles & London. "PATROULUS" 14th May, For Singapors, Marsellies & London.
Also cargo steamers with limited passenger söcommodation
at specially reduced from.
For freight, passage rates, and information apply to
Butterfield & Swire,
Agents
A Subsidiary of
Roservo Liability of Pro-
́ÂGENÇLES & BRANCHES: ALOR STAN BONG KONG · TONGKAR
(Malay Stal) ILOILO
AMRITHAR
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAT
"DALCUTTA (4.
CANTON CAWN POBE CEDU COLOMBO DA UKIEN
DELKI 2 RAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW WARBIN (North
Manchuels)
(Bhuket)
DANGOON BAIGOX BEWARING
SKEEMIAN
KALABUANGHAI '
KANGSAR BINGAPORE
LUMPLE "TAIPING
£0EL
·KABALUI
SLANG
KORE
KUALA
KUCHING
MADRAS
MANILA
SIKDAN
PEPINO
NEW YORK
PENANG PESHAWAR
BOURARAYE
(...)
TÄYDY
TLANTIN
ТОКТО TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
ZAMDOANUA
Z{Philippino,
Islanda)
FORRIUM EXCHANGs and General Banking Business' transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNT" opened. sad FIXED DEPOSITS received for one "year" or "shorter periode atratos which will be quoted on applica- tion.
AH. FERGUSON,
Manager, Hong Kong, Đình Jez, 1958. (30
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE Clacorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
HRAD CYPION
Frs.
74, Rus 6t. Lazare, Paris, Capital, fully paid-up... 50,000,000 Special Working Capital 50,000,000 Reserves
$8,319,000
BRANCHES! Paris Lyons Marseilles Saigor Haiphong Handi Tourane Qua hoa Hee Thanh has Vinh Prom Penh Péping
Tientsin
Shanghai Hong Kong
BANKENS: France: Bociété Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas London Midland Bank, Ltd. Now York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca. Com merciale Italians.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy..
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the
World.
A. ROLLIN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st July, 1929.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:- 15, Gracechurch Street, London,"
..E.C. 3,
THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM-Authorized Capital
PANY OF NEW YORK. Total Resources in excess of U.. $100,000,000.00,
281.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V..
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOULETT.)
BANKERS
Established 1834.
Bubscribed Capital Paid-up Capital
BANKERS:
Smoke
CAPSTAN
CIGARETTES
THEY NEVER VARY
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE... Head. Office:
98, Boulevard Hausmann, Paris.
Subscribed Capital Fra.71,000,000.00 Faid-up Capital ... Frs.68,400,000,00 Reserve Fund
Frs.109,000,000.001
£3,000,000
BRANCEZA: £1,800,000|| Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon £1,060,000 Battambang Ene Saigon
Beserve Fund and Rest...21,619.047 Cantho Mengter Shanghai
Canton Nam-Dish Singapore Djibouti Noumea Thanhoa Tientsin Fort Bayard Papeete Haiphong Peping Tourane Hankow Pnom Penh Vinh Hanoi Pondicherry Tancanfu
TH BANK or Exgland
and...
MIDLAND BANK, Lis.
Bangkok
Batavia
Pombay Calcutta Colombo
Bona KORG OFFICE; 11, QUEEN'S OLD,Delhi
CESTEAL
Authorised Capital
Galle Hong Kong Howrah
Üldra, 150,000,000- | Inch 20
(£12,500,000) Kandy Paid-Up Capital...Gides 80,000,000- (£8,556,087.) Reserve Fund........Gidrs. 40,000,000- (£3,333,323.)
Head Onco-Amsterdam, Eastern Head Office:--Batavia.. BLASCHEN@rmada, tandong", Ponting, Cala La, Chentron, jenter, Djakja Larta The Hoyurdusa, kos, Keta-lad,Makasar, Medan, Pa deng. Palembang, Pekalongan, Pe any, Pontianak, Kanoon, Hutter desi' Semarang, Shanghai, Elb
Boerahsia,
BRANCHES
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York' Kuala Krai Pedang
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipia Mauritius) (Pahaug) Bangoon Kaala Shanghai ! Lumpur Simia... Kuantan Singapore
(Pahang) Bourabaya
HONG KONd BRANCH:" Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.
Travellers Cheques issued, Trustee and Esecutorship under- |·· taken.
BANFIES:
1 FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais Banque de Paris ́es des Pays-Bas Crédit Indus trial et Commercial; Société Générale
IN LONDON The, National Provin eial and Union Bank of Eng land. Ltd. Comptoir Nationa d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyounais;
IN NEW YORK: J.".P. Morgan" &
Co.; French-American Bank ing. Corporatica; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York Interest allowed on Current Ac-
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits accord counts and Fixed Deposits at Bates to arrangement.
Every description of Banking and that may be ascertained on. appli-
Exchange Business transacted. `cation.
Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LECOT,
Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1929. [3.
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.C. L. C. BANDES, Manager Dumaira), real, Tilaren 7; Queen's Road Central.
Hong Kong, 1st Oct, 1929. 19
·Bonzakarts (Solo),
↑ Zhou Born ko. But
Al Wert Joans To Late,
London Bankere: National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip-
tion transacted
P. M. ELBERG, Manager. Hong Kong, 7th May, 1999. [34] THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Haan Option: Hoxo Kona.?
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED. CAPITAL, $11,000,000 - PAID-UP CAPITAL MAR 8,664,200 RESERYE FUNDA
Branches 1-
850,000
BANK OF CHINA,
Reorganized October 20, 198, under rpecial sharter of The National
Government as ni :) INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE:
BANK
Subsoribed Capital 825,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital ...... 824,71 0,200 00 Reserve Funds ......................... 82,820,603 82
JAIMITED.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
Capital (fully paid up)
Yen 100,000,000 Beserve Fund.........Yen 111,500,000 HRID OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
*BRANCHES "AND AGENCIES AT: Alexandria Kai Yuon Rangoon Batavia Karachi Saigoa. Bombay Kobe Boerabaya Calcutta. London
San Canton
...Francisco Changchun Los Angeles Seattle Dairen Manila Semarang
(Dalny) Nagasaki Shanghai Fengtien Nagoya Singapore
(Mukden)Newchwang Shimonoseki Hamburg New York Sydney. Hänkow Osaka Tientain
Poping Tokyo Owing to one namerous branches in Harbin China and large connections in le Hong Kong Rio de Tuinanfa Tsingtao Important commercial centres of the Honolulu Janeiro In all Principal Cities of the World, world, ara sble to extend to our clients Buenos Ayres (Temporarily closed). Foreign Exchange and Banking special facilities for domestlo and foreign Vladivostock (Temporarily closed).
banking and etchings,
Interest allowed on Current Ao DARRÉS of every description
We also handle the issue of Bonds and counts. transacted.
received for Fixed Bate Deposit Boxes (varion sizes) other Public Funds of the Cbinne Déposita
Periods at rates to be obtained on 166 Rental of from s to Government both at home and abroad."
application at SHOU J. CHEN,
HANEL, MOBI, Manager. Manager:
Hong Kong, March 10, 1930. [35
CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, BWLTOW, BAKOKOL, NEW
YORK and 8
FRANCISCO.
London Bankers;—
THE LAOTOS BANK, LAD Correspondents
EDOK POONG BILAN;
HEAD Orrick-SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Queen's Road Central.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE: Hora Kosa No. 10, Des VZUX ROAD Central, Hồng Komo.
AUTHORISED CAPITAL PAID-UP CAPITAL RESELYE
EXCHANGE
CLOSING, QUOTATIONS.
O Lordon.
March 24, 1930.
Telegraphic Transfer... 1/63
Bank Hills, va demand 1/6 -5/16"
Bank Billa, at 30 days!
$10,000,000 5,000,000
tight
1,700,000
Bank. Bills, At
months sight - .....................
416 7/16
1/31
Credits, at 4 months
sight Documentary Bills; 4
months'
sight
O FARIA.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:- Batavia. Luodon Penang Bingapore Bombay Masila Bangoon Sourabaya
Sydony Calcutta Melbourne Saigon. Canton
Nagasaki San Fran- Taipe
lostrid Haiphong New York - clase
Tokso Honolulu Osaka Beattle -Kobo Paris `-- Kowlcon Peping
Correspondents in all principal... citien of the world....
Semarang Shanghai
Every description of Banking and Exchange buisiness transacted. Loans granted on approved secur ities
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES To L.
KAN TONG FO, Chief Manage.
HONG KONG WEEKLY
PRESS.
DONTAINING ALL THE WEEK'S LOCAL NEWS.
The Paper to send Home
Bank Bills, on demand 942 Credits, 4 months' sight 1017) ON NEW YORK-R
Bank Bills, on demand 37. Credita, at 60 d/a, 387 ON RUMBAT
Telegraphic. Transfer, Bank Bills, Đà
mand
ON CALCUTTA.**
102
Telegraphic Transfer Bank Bills, on de 1028
And........
ON SHANGHA
Bank Bills, at tight
Private 30 days" sight
ON YOKOHAMA
On, demand
ON MANILA:-On demand... 743 OS SINGAPORE,
On demand-
BATAVIA On démand........ 92
O HAIPHONG.
- On Demand
OM SARGON-On demand...som. ON BANGKOK —-
On demand. .........................122) FovaREGIS, Bank's Buying
esto......
.-12.03. GOLD LEAF, 10 fine, per
Bax SILVER, per oz 197
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Quoted from Pitrina's Dictionary of Banking by Wre. Thomson.
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