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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central,
HONG KONG
CAPITAL-AND-SURPLUS.. TOTAL RESOURCES
OVER H. 88,000,000.00
***
... OVER H.$30,000,000.00
Every description of Banking Accounts and Exchange business
transacted."
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in "Local and Foreign Currencies opened for Uliente,
Savings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes. Branches and Agencies all over the world.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
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FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
"ANTENOR" 18th Mar For Marssitios, London, R'dam,
Hamburg & Glasgow, "AUTOLYOUS" 31st Mar, For Marseilles, Casablanca,
London, B'dam., Hamburg & Glasgow. :
LIVERPOOL SERVICH.. "EURYLOCHUB" 20th Mar,, For Genoa, Havre, Tripoli.
Lpool-&G'gow. "TEIREJIAS " 20th Apr., For Gonɔa, Havre;l/psol,&G'gow,
PACIFIC SERVIOK (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "IXION"
9th Apr., For Viatoria, Vancouver & Scattle. "TYNDARIOS" 2nd May, For Victoris, Vancouver & Seattle,
Due
INWARD SERVICE.
#ANCHISES” .. "CALCHAS"
24th Mar., For S'hai,, Mofi, Koba & Y'asms. 29th Mar., For B'hai, Kobe, Tokobana,
Otaru & Vladivostock.
PASSENGER SERVICE
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Tor freight, paurage ratos, and information apply tor-
Butterfield & Swire,
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1931.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorised Capital.........250,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...@20,000,000 Reserve Funda:-
AUSTRALIA AND OHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER,
1853.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.
Head Office:
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3
4
·08, BROADWAY, New Yonk.
£6,500,000
Capital
U.8.80,000,000
Silver
$10,000,000
Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000 Surplus
U.S.$1,672,548
Reserve Fund
£4,000,000 Reserves
U.S.21,008,200.
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
Rezerve Linbility of Pro-
..$20,000,000
£3,000,000
Sterling
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG..
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie,
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman.
W. H. Bell, Esq. A. H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lewis, Esy,
G. Miskio, Esq.
T. E. Pearce, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
T. H. R. Shaw, Esq.
J. P. Warren, Esq.
Chief Manager:
Batavia Bombay Calcutta
V. M. GRAYBURN, Esq.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
prietora.
Agencies and Branches:-- ALOB STAR HONG KONG TONGKAK
(Malay State) ILOILO
AMRITHAN Drott
BANGKOR
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
KANACUL
KLANG
KONE HUALA
BRANCHES-
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DANDOON BAIGON
GODDA
Maalis Bolümp
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Maniob
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BEMARANG
Brom
HAYAR
Mooireux
Blagapere
KANGSAR KUALA
LUMPUR KUCHING
BEREMBAN SHANGHA BINGAPORE
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PESHAWAR
(Philippia
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities, of United States of America, and Canada.
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cuario),
All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.
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JALOUTTA UANTON DANAPORE GREU COLUMBO
DAILEY DELHI HAIPHONG ПАМПОВО HANKOW ПАЦВІТ
forta
TAIPING
(P.M.0.)
TAVOY ZIENTSIN
ΤΟΚΤΟ
TSINGTAO
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSIT received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica. tion.
[30
Amoy Bangkok
Canton
.Lumpur
BRANCHER: Ipoh Peiping Johore Penang Kobe Rangoon Kowloon Saigon Kuala
San Fran
cisco
A. HI, FERGUSON, Manager. Hong Kong, 9th Jan., 1920.
Chefoo
London
Shanghai
Colombo
Dairen
Lyons Malacen
Singapore
Sourabaya
Hiphong Muar
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Patani (Johore) Tientsin' Mukden Tokyo... Nagasaki Tsingtao Hongkow New York Yokohama
Foochow Manila Sungei
Iloilo
CURRENT ACCOUNT opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE-
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.
Frs.
POSITS received for one year or Capital, fully paid-up .... 30,000,000
Copenbaren Liverpool
Personal .investment accounts handled.
The Company offers to intending travellers the use of its Travelers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world, wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department,
Affliated with
THE CHASE NATNONÁL BANK Resources Over G.82,5/3,000,000
E. W. DUGGAN, Mannger.
shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY Special Working Capital. 60,000,000 THE YO HONG BANK, LTD. and STERLING on terms which will Reserves
Le quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 29th Feb., 1031. [20
22,319,000
BRANCIOS:- Paris Lyons Marseilles Saigon - Haiphong Hanoi HONG KONG SAVINGS BANE.Touraue Quinhou Fue
Thanh hoa Vinh Peiping Shanghai
THE
HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tuined on application.
Established 1917.)
HEAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE, HONG KONG OFFICE~13, QUEEN'S RD. C.
Pnom Penh Tientsin Hong Kong .
Authorcised Capital....Biraits $20,000,000 Isaned
$8,000,000 Paid-up
$1,000,000 Reserve Liabilities of
Shareholders
$4,000,000 $2,556,000
BANKERS: France: Société Générale, Banque For the Hong Kong & SHANGHAI Nationale de Crédit Banque de
BANKING CORPORATION,
Paris et des Pays Bus V. M, GRAYBURN, London: Midland Bank, Ltd.
Olriel Manager.
New York: American Exchange Hong Kong, 18th July, 1930. [2 Irving Trust Co., Banca Com-
merciale Italiana.
EQUITABLE 'EASTERN BANK-
ING CORPORATION...
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS- U.S. $4,500,000.
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application,
This Bank is entirely, owurd by Tow CHAME NATIONAL-BANK, NEW YORK. whose Tolol Resources are U.S. $2,800,000,000,
O. M. BIGGAR,
Manuger.
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NEDERLANDSCHE 'HANDEL-.
MAATSCHAPPIJ, H.V..
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1821.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy, Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transicted. Correspondents throughout the
World,
A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st July, 1928.
THE MERCANTILE 'BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE:-
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3.
£3,000,000
Surplus
Branches, Agencies and Corres- pondents in the principal cities of the world,
Every description of Banking and Exchange business' transacted." TAN ENG HOOI,
Head Office:
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
98, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. Subscribed Capital Frs.72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital... Fra.68,400,000,00 Reserve Fund....Frs. 102,000,000.00
BRANOHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon
Saigon Battambang Huo Authorized Capital
Canthe Mengtsz Shanghai Subscribed Capital .£1,800,000 Canton Nam-Dish Singapore Paid-up Capital.... ..£1,050,000
Djibouti Noumea Thanhon Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,640,506
Fort Bayard Papecte Tientsin Haiphong Peiping Tourane Hankow PaoPuzu Vĩnh
Pondicherry Yunnanfu
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and
MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
Batavia Bangkok Bombay
**Colombo Delhi Gallo
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD Calcutta
CENTRAL
Authorised Capital
Gidra. 150,000,000 Hong Kong
(£12,500,000.) Howrah Paid-Up Capital...Gldrs. 80,030,000 Ipoh
(£8,000,170.) Kandy Reserve Fund........Oldra. 40,015,000- (£3,334,593.)
Head Office:-Amsterdam.* Eastern Head Office:-Batavia, BRANCHES:-Bendjarmada, Bandoeng, Bombay, Caloutta, Charbon, Djember, Dick- Karin The Hagua", Jiddah, Kobs, Kota Radija, Makiane, Modan, Pa dang, Palembang, Pekalongan, P BASE FORMA, Bangoon, Rotter den", Samarang, Shanghal, Sibolga Blog pore Boerakarta (alb), Town, Tjetjap and Weltevreden®. *Zkriseðlarz kome Dest Deposit Boom Zo Zei,
London Bankore:--- National. Provincial Bank, Ltd..
Bosgabala,
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Businesa of every descrip-
tion transacted.
A. STOKKINK,
Acting Manager. -Hong Kong, 18th May, 1930. [30
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
Hong Kong Currency, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...811,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL ...... Reserve Fund
Branches:
8,685,600 1,100,000
CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, New Yone and SAN FRANCISCO. London. Hankere:- THE LLOYDS BANK, LTD. Dorrespondente
all Principal Cities of the World, Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description transseted.
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) at a Yearly Rental of from 85 to
840.
LOOK POONG SHAN, -Manager,
BRANOTES:
Karachi Madras ·
Kota Bhara New York Kuala Krai Penang
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius)
(Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Lumpur. Simla Kuantan Singapore (Pahang) Sourabaya
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchango Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Esecutorshipt under, taken.
INTEREST allowed on Current As- counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be ascertained on appli- cation:
C. L. BANDES,
Manager. 7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 12th Mar,, 1931.
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BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 20, 1928, under special charter of The National Government në an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
Hanoi
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris 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 'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais
IN NEW YORK: J, P. Morgan & Co. French-American. Banking 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.
[32 Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1920.
38
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31
OLUES.
1. I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptions →→ them." -What the hero'in one of Gals. worthy's playa had done: hence its name.
6. If the city is Greck, this is a Latin epic; if Egyption, a district. 11.-Circles containing amall lan.
terns and chattering birds. 13. There is no shadow of doubt. 14-Short reference to December. 13.-What Cilend P. Beck "struck.
10. Dr. Johnson would have you
clear your mind of this. Sec also 34 down.
17.-" Though the --- waves
Confound and swallow unvi-
gation up... Answer me.
*
18-End of 3 across, 24.-Inquire in Scotland. 26. Young stranger. I've been a ranger and he still is though some football clubs. prefer wanderer." 30.The result of impinging on
anything. 31-A man of property who caused a royal mulk and worse by refusing
part with it. 32.-rev. Precedes stratus or sumulus if a frecy effect is also indicated."
34. Now his huge bulk o'er ---'s ands careened." 35-A neologism for tinkles," offspring of a rather pedantic
noun.
30. With 18 across. Streps. 37.-This abbreviation of JE
writer's aid is apparently. falling out of use.
ting the nail on the hend penetration ensues thresh the help of men. 10.-Influene against. 1-A wmark of this sort does not enliven the conversation. 12-Its house was known through
plot, but there was no need for tears in passing through it 19.-"Some talk .. of Lysan- der this was his city. 20 (reversed).-To be this is pleasant after long separa- tion.
21-1f your opponent has been this you have got the best of the argument.
22-A type of letter which coo-. Lains an instance of itself. 23-An abbey which had notable
lines written above it. 24,-Guarantor.
of
Written in French, but you'il spot it in a trice. 27.-Suburb to the W. of Paris, somewhat -reminiscent Scroogu.. 28.- Who shall decide when
disagreet."
20-Goneril told her husband she
had once been worth the
33-Add the vowels of 7 down to
this, and it describes my re- lation to 35 across.
34.-Little opposite of 2 down.
Readers of the "Grante will appear if you add it to 10 Cross, Tho solution will appear to mor-
row.
33.-A direction which in speceb YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
often loses two letters,
bere.
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39. The account of Ulysses' wan
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DESPOTIC DRIVEE
derings among the whites of SNATCH TRAMLINE Algiers.
Down. 1-Jack Cade threatened to make
— 8 PIMAGE CON
a no ent iron like this crea-ATHEINMARKEST-S ture.
- TEA
2. Men do this to plays, players, PALADIN ASPER : E
arms, and prizes.
3 and 5.-Vacillate.
BOVINE ROEFUL
6.The emigrants to the Ber. VAT 1 CANELLI MAN TWA STINT_W_D" mudns rejoined in being "safe from the storms and 8 7 × TO ME E AO HING
■■■■1 N8A | DIVORCES APIKCE KN HD 8 FE
-'a rage."
Arrange as you will
2.-Touching a thing with this was the Roman way of hit-
EXCHANGE.
. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
March 17, 1931. Ox LONDON!--
Telegraphic Transfer... 1-4 Bank Bills, on demand t Bank Bills, 4 months'
sight Credito,
FILL YOUR FOUNTAIN PEŇ
and write a Chit to 11. Tos Homes Skrast
months'.
sight Documents, 4 months'
sight ON PARIS-
1/- 9/16
1/13/10
1/12/16
BEFORE YOU SAIL
and order the Weekly
Bank Bills, on demand 645 Credita, 4 months' sight 635
Bank Bille, on demand 281 Credits, 60 days' sight, 20 ON BOMBAY :----
Telegraphio Transfer Bank, on demand ... ON CALCUTTA¦---
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, ON NEW YORK:-
LIMITED
Capital (fully paid up)
Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund ..........Yen 115,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND ÂGENCIES AT:
Kai Yuen Subscribed Capital..... 825,000,000.00 Alexandria
Rangoon Karachi
Saigon Paid-up Capital...824,710,300.00
Bombay Koba Boerabaja Reserve Funds
$3,820,503.82
Calcutta
Вад Canton
Francisco
BANK.
HEAD OFFICE:-SHANGHAL,''
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central.
Owing to our numerous branches
Tintavin
Manila
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London Lyoan Changchun Los Angeles Seattle Dairen
Somerang Nagasak! Blaughi (Dainy) Fongtien Nagoya Bingapore
(Bukdon) Nowotwang Bhimonoseki Hamburg New York Bydney
Tientsin
Hankow
Peiping
Tokyo Rio de Tiukafu
Janeiro
Teinging
in China and large connections in Harbin the important commercial centres of Hong Kong the world, we are able to extend to Honelalu our clients special facilities for Buenos Ayras (Temporarily closed). domestic and foreign banking and Vladivostock (Temporarily closed).
Interest allowed on Current A exchange.
We also handle the issue of Bands courts,"
received for Deposits and other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at home Periods at ratos to be obtained-on- and abroad.
application,
Fixed
SHOU J. CHEN, Manager.
H. MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, March 11, 1931,
135
Jeur
Telegraphic Transfer ook
Bank, on demand
ON. SHANGHAI -
Baak, at sight...
ON YOKOHAMA
...
Tlx. 701
On demanã................ 51}... ON MANILA-On demand... tog 'ON SINGAPORE-
On demand
45
ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 63j ⠀ ON HAIPHONG
ON SALOON:-On demand ON BANGKOK-
On demand
On demand. VEREIGNS, Bank's Buying.
Rate BAR BILVER, per oz .....................
173
1/11
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