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at specially reduced fames.
The freight, passage ratos, and information apply to:--
Butterfield & Swire,
Agente
14"
HONG-KONG AND SHANGHAI Ț
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...$93,000,000 Beserve Fundi:-
Sterling
BilverUSERUM SONNE
£6,500,000
$9,500,000
UHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA, AND UNIMA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.
HEAD ÖFFICs : London.
Reserve Fand.... ...........£4,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
Faid-up Capital
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietor
20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG
Board of Directors: "
J. A. PLUM, Esq., Chairman. C. G. S. MACKIE, Esq., Deputy
Chairman.
B. D. F. Beith, Esq. W. H. Bell, Esq.
A: H. Compton, Esq.
B. Lander Lewis, Esq.
W. L. Pattendan, "Esq.
T. E. Pearce, Esq.
T. H. R Shaw, Esq.
J. P. Warren, Esq. Acting Chief Manager:
V. M.,GRATEURN, Esq.
BRANCHER :-- Ipoh
Peiping
Amoy
Bangkok
Johors
Pouang
Batavia
Kobe
Hangoon
Bombay
Kowloos
Baigon
Calcutta
Kuala
San Fran
Canton
Lumpur
cisco
London
Lyons
Chefoo Colombo Dairen
Shanghai Singapore" Malacca Sourabaya
Foochow Manila Sungei
Haiphong Muar
Patani
Hamburg (Johore) Tientsià
Hankow Makdon. Tokyo
Harbin
Nagasaki Tsingtao
Hongkew New York Yokohama Iloilo..
GULRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE
prietors ....
£3,000,000
3,000,000.
Smoke
(hum)
AGENCIES & BRANCHES: ALOR STAY HONG KONG TONGKAH
(Malay Stator) (LUCIO
iUH
BANGOON AMEITAR
KALACHI BAIGON
BEMARANG
BEREMBAN
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
KLANG
BOXBAT
ROSE
CALCUTTA KUAL
CANTON
CAWNPORE
KANGSAR KUALA
SINGAPU
BOUKADAYA
ČEBUN
**LUMPUR
CULOMDO
DAIREN DELI
HAIPHONG
HANDUNG HANKOW
MARBLY
(North
Mauchuria)
"KUCKING MADRAS MANILA
MXDAN
NEW YORK
PEPING
PESANG PESHAWAR
BHANGHAI
TAIPING
(F.3.8.) TAYUY TIENTSI
FOKTO
SINGTAO TOKOHAMA ZAMBOANOA (Philipplae
Talanda).
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CUZRINT ACCOUNT opened and FIED DEPOaire received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted -on applica- tion.
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hong Kong, 9th Jan., 1999: "[30
BANQUE TRANGO-ÓRINOISH PQUE LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE!
74, Rue St. Lazare, Paria.
Fri.
P
*****£9,319,000
POSITE received for one year or Capital, fully paid-up... 50,000,000 shorter periods in LOCAL-CURRENCY | Special Working Capital 50,000,000 and STEELING on terms which will Reserves be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 15th March, 1930. [26. HONG KONG SAVINGS HAÏK,
THE Bonducted by the HONG HE Business of the above Hank KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the Hose KoxG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Acting Chief Minager. Hong Kong, 15th March, 1930. [2 EQUITABLE. EASTERN BANK-
ING CORPORATION.
OAPITAL, BURPLUS AND. UNDIVIDED PROFITS
U.S. $4,000,000.00.
HEAD OFFICE:
27, 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
-BRANCHE: Paris Lyons, Marseilles Saigor
Kandi Haiphong Tourzne Quinbon
Huo Thanh hoa Vinh Pnom Penh Peping Shanghai Tientsia
Hong Kong
BANKS: France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit, Banque de Parii et des Pays Ba 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
World.
A. ROLLIN,
Manager,
Hong Kong, 1st July, 1929.
the
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,
HRAD OPTIC~ 18, Gracechurch Street, London, .E.O. J. THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM- Authorized Capital. £3,000,000
PANY OF NEW YORK.
Bubscribed Capital Total Resources in excess of U.S.Paid-up Capital ...... $500,000,000.00.-
281
D.-M. BIGGAR,
Manager,
NEDERLANDSOHE HÄNDEL-
MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
"(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIKTT.J
BANKERS
Established 1824.
CAPSTAN
CIGARETTES
HIGH
GRAD
THEY NEVER-VARY
BANQUE DE LAADO-CHINE,
Head Office:
20, Boulevard Hausmann, Paris. Subscribed Capital Fr.7,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ... Fra.68,400,000.00 Besarve Fund ..... Fr$.108,000,000.00 |
BRANCHES: Hong Kong Quinton
Reserve Fund and Rest...21,819,047 | Cantha
BANKZES:
£1,800,000 Bangkok £1,050,000 | Battambang Hue
Mengtex Canton Nam-Dink Djibouti Noumea Fort Bayard Paparte Haiphong Peping ̈*
THE BANK OF ENGLAND
BRANCHES :-N
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York
and Midland Baxx, LTD.
Bangkok
Hatavia"
Bombay
Calcutta
Colombo
Galle
Houg Kong.
HONG KONG OFFICE; 11, QUEEN'S ROAD, Delhi
CENTRAL
Authorised Capital
Kuala Krai Penang
(Kalantan)Port Louis Kuala Lipis(Mauritius) (Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Yhanghai Lumpur Simila Howrah Kuantan Singapore
(Pakang) Courabays
Gidrs. 150,000,000 Enoh
(£12,500,000.) Kandy Paid-Up Capital...Gidra. 50,000,000--
(£6,858,887.) Reserve Fund........ Gldre. 40,000,000-
יי
HONG KONG BEANOH: Every description of Banking (23,333,333.) and Exchange Business transacted.
Travellers Cheques issued., Trustee and Executorships under. taken.
Head Office:—Amsterdam.* : Eastern Head Ofca;-Batavia. BRANCHES
andersin, Handlung, Bombay, Calcutta, Cherbou, jember, Djokje
Hankow Hanoi
Baigor Shanghai
Singapore
Than hoa, Tientsin
Tourano
Pnom Penh Vinh Pondicherry Yanzsáfu
BANTERS:
IN FRANCE Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais Banque de Paris et. des Pays-Bas, Crédit Indas trial et Commercial; Société Générale.
IN LONDON: The Nationa; Provin- cial and Union Bank et Eng. "land, Ltd.; Comptoir Nations! d'Escompte. de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais.
New York: J. P. Morgan & Co French-American Bank.
Corporation; ing
Guaranty Trusty Co, of New York Interest allowed on Current Ac-
INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits accord. Karts. The Regum, Jiddah, Kobe, conuts and Fixed Deposits at Bates ing to arrangement. Koca-lade, Maar ee that may be ascertained on appli dang, Talembang, Pekalongan. Pe
Band Hostanak, surton, Bottemeation. dam, Nemarang, Khanghai,Sibolga
(Sumatra), slagre,
Boarabala
C. L. C. SANDES, Manager
Sorakarta (Salo), Tegal, illatjap 7, Queen's Road Central.
Hong Kong, lat Oct., 1929, 129
And WellardED"-
There has hune Baft Deposit Boxes Te Let.
London Bankers:--- National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondants all over the world. Banking Business of avery descrip-
tion transscted.
P. M. ELBERG, Manager. Hong Kong, 27th May, 1929. [34 THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Bai Onia: Hosa Kist.
Hong Kong Currency, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL..$11,000,000 PAID-UF CAPITAL RESERVE FUND......................... Plata Branches:-
8,684,200 950,000
CANTON, SHANGHAY, HARLOW, Swarow, BaxOXOK, NEW FORK And Sm
FRANCISCO.
...London Bankers:— THELLOIDS BANK, LTD. Correspondentz
transacted
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized.. October 20, 14-28, under special charter of The National Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK..
Subscribed Capital ... 825,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital $24,710,200 00 Reserve Funda para den
33,820,503 82
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4. Queen's Road Central
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the Important commercial centre of the
In all Principal Cities of the World.world, we are able to extend to our clients Foreign Exchange and Banking special facilities for domestic and foreign
banking and exchange, Damen, of STODY description We also handle the issue of Bonds and Safe Deposit Boxes (various lizes)other Fublic Funds of the Chinese
Yearly Reutel of from $5 to Government both at home and abroad. BHOU J. CHEN, "LOOK POONG SHAN,”
Manager.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.","
Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LECOT,
Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1829. (as
LIMITED.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
Capital (fully paid up) Reserve Fund
Yen 100,000,0CO Yen 111,500,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA.
BRANCHER AND AGENCIES #7: Alexandria Kai Yuen Rangoon, Batavia Karachi Baigon
Kobe Bombay
Boerabaya BAD Cafeurts London Canton ⚫-Lyons
Francisco Changebun Los Angeles Seattle Dairen (Manila
Semarang
Bingapore
(Dalay) Nagasaki Shanghai Fengtion Nagoya
(Mukden) Newchwang Shimonoseki Hamborg New York. Sydney Hanko Osaka Tientsin
Peping Tokyo
Tsianfu Harbin." Hong Kong Bio de
Janeiro Tsingtao Honolulu' Buenos Ayres (Temporarily closed), Vladivostock (Temporarily closed).
Interest allowed on Current AÐ- wants.
Depozita recaived for Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application.p PH. HORI, Manager, Hong Kong, March 10, 1930. [35
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sight
Beak
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Credits, at 4' months*
night Documentary Billa,
months' sight Parts.- 21
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Bank Billa, on" demand 302 Credits, 60. d/a. 381
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