Sterling
at
4 p.m.
Barómoter... 20.05.
30.12
30.0%
Temperature Rr
03.
Wisdom
Humidity... 96
78
76
Telegraphic Transfer... I. Bank Bilis, on demand 17. Bagk Bills, 4 months'
sight Gredits, 4 months'
Silver
Right
Direction ENE
+
E
Documents,
months'
Foror
4
sight
1/1/16
1/11/101 /18/10
Reservo Liability of Pro-
prietors
16
HONG KONG-METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hong Kong Observatory, March 19,
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
Provious On Date On Dale | ON LONDON
at Day
'at 4 pim. 10 ..
Blarch 19, 1931.
-HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1931.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
· BANKING 'CORPORATION,
Authorised Capital' ........#50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...880,000,000 Reservo, Funds:--
UHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND OHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL, CHARTER, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
03, BROADWAY, New York.
Capital. £3,000,000 Surplus £4,000,000 reserves
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS ► COMPANY, INC.
Head Office:1.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
1
1
4
6
10
£6,500,000 -
..$10,000,000
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
U.S. $3,000,000 U.S.81,579,545 U.S.81,008,209
11
,850,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
pristors .....
12
13
13
£3,000,000
BRANCHES :→→
HEAD OFFICE; HONG KONG.
Amsterdam Autwap Athens
Const
Lancas tinople Logano Bdinburgh Lazor Forw
Palirad Holterdam Bome Marseilles Stamboul
18
17
18
(buket)
PO
Barlin Mamita
Dear
Monte Carlo bangkai
Gene
Kanila
Boot lamp.
Bowlany
Glasgow
Muziah
ten
C
0.
KLANG
BYMAWANG
Bremen
Havana
Montreux
Blog pore
20.
91
P2
93
sark
0,04
0.00
3,12
KORE
SERKYBAN
Ensala Hamburg
Man
At. Korita
KUALA
BILANGHAT
KANGBAR
BINDATORK
KUALA
BOURADAYA
Buenos Aires živ Cairo
Interlaken Valoutta Jonions Pin
Mai"
Flestate
Vient
LUMPUR
KUORING
TAIPING (P.34.8)
Iida
MAINILAH
ΤΑΤΟΥ
DELIN
MANILA
TIENTSIN
MEDAN
TOKTO
London
Gelomba Copenhagen Liverpool Piping
Branches of AMERICAN EXrEss
Prin Fant
Yokohama Zurich
24
NEW YORK
TSINGTAO
PRIPING
YOKOHAMA
PERANG
ZAMBOANGA
COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and Canada.
20
28
99
Kandiaris)
...
All classes of Commercial Bank- 30 ing Transactions undertaken.
31
39
33
31
Bánk, at sight
ON YOKOHAMA :➡
On donand....
35
Persoap! investment accounta handled.
20
97
Westhor! OR Bain Highost open-air Tomperaturo, 1710 Lowest open-air Temperature 18G
B-Blue sky; O-Gloudy; D Drizzle; F-Fog; L-Lightning: M-Mist; O-Overcast; P-Fassing showers; Q-8qualls; B-Rain; T- Thunder.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE,
ON PARTS:
Bank Bills, B demand 0174 Credits, 4 months' sight:6274 ON NEW YORK:
Brak Billa, on demand 2 Oredits, 00 days' sight. 25 ON BOMBAY
Telegraphic Transfer Back, on demand ... ON CALCUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer t Bank, on demand
ON SHANGHA! :-***
IE
ON MANILA-On demand... 48$
ON SINGAPORE: ---
Ön demand ...................... 43) ON BATAVIA:Ou, demand. C. ON HAIPHONG;
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C. G. S. MADKIE,
Agencies and Branches:- ALOR STĀS HONG KONG TONGKAH-
(Malay Stave) ILOILO ANRITKAR
BANGOON ΕΙΚΟΝΟΣ
BAIGON НАПАСНА
Chairman.ATAVIA
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
Deputy Chairman.CANTON
W. H. Bell, Esq. A. H. Compton, Esq. D. Lander Lewis, E.
G. Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Pearce, Esq. J. A Plummer, Esq. T.HR. Show, Esq.
J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager:
V. M. GRATOURs, Esq.
1 Tla, 761 1842, du
481
BRANCHES
Auroy
Ipoh
Peiping
Bangkok
Johore
Peuang
Batavia
Kobe
Bengoat
Bombay
Kowloon
Baigon
Calcutta Kuala
San Frau-
Canton Chelon
Lumpur
cisco
*Landon
Shanghai
LOW WATER.
ON BANGKOK:-
On demand ................. 14 ↓ SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying
Colombo Dairen
Lyons Malacca
Hale
Haiphong Muar
Hamburg
Hankow
Singapore Sourabaya
Patani (Johore) Tientsin Mukden Tokyo.
Harbin Hongkow Iloilo
From March 1 to 95, 1931,
BIGH WATER,
Month
Datoont
Thar 1
Fri.
Bat,
ང་མཥ
Sun. 1 21
Hong
Koog
Standard
Time.
Height.
h. m. 10255 2
48
1045
32 18
22 49
Horg
Kong
standard
Time.
Fleight.
0341 1337 28
15.31
04 04
妈
1631
11 20
1448
93 256 3
17 12
Mon. 23
1187 5 G
05 OB
1738
Took 24
000445
1954
Wod. 25
47 40
05 28
123 15 9
20.06
5857
On demand........... ON SAIGON: On demand Je
BAR SILVER,, per uz.
141-
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. AT THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH Co., LM |
ADDRESSED
Vendor Hoi Ship
++
FROM Shanghai Bromen
DON'T LEAVE HONG KONG
Foochow Manila Sungei
Nagasaki Tsingtao New York Yokohama
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE rostra received for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 29th Feb., 1031.
[20
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANE THE
Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
„without giving as Order for the Weekly Pren to be sent to your Address for
TWELVE MONTES
.816.04
iX MONTHS
$8.00
4
Victoria,
THREŻ MONTEB ..............
34.00
1:
New Territories.
LOCAL MAPS
Peak District,
Kowloon,
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. 11. Ie House Street.
THE
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVIOR.
"AUTOLYODS
"HECTOR"
31st Mar, For Marseilles, Coenblanos.
London, B'dam, Hamburg & Glaserv 15th Apr, For Marseilles, London, R'dam.
& Glasgow
LIVERPOOL SERVICE, "KURYLOCHUS" 20th Mar,, For Genoa, Harra, Tripoli,
L'pool, de 'gow. ***TRISEYIAS". 20th Apr., ForGenos, Harra,i/pool.u'gow.
PACIFIC SERVICE (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) ** IXION"
9th Apr., For Vistoria, Vannonverà dasftio. *TYNDAREUS". 2nd May, for Vistoria, Vansourer k domstie.
INWARD SERVICE.
**ANCHISES" CALOLLAR
Das 9th Mar,, For Shi, Maji, Kobe & Than 23th Mar., For S'hai, Koba, Yokoha.naj
Olaru & Vladivostock,
PASSENGER SERVICE
For
Baila AENEAS" 70h Apr., Shanghai, Taiugies, Taka & Dalay HECTOR" 15th Apr., at Noon, J'paro, Marseilles & London.
Alan carguntoamaze with limited passsugor accommodation specially redwood Laros,
For Creight, passage rates, and information apply.
Butterfield & Swire,
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 16th July, 1930.
[2
EQUITABLE EASTERN BÁNK- ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS- U.S. 84,500,000.
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE Street,
NEW YORK.
Au American Bank offering complete Foreign Banking Service In the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application..
This Bank is entirely owned by: Tue CHASE NATIONAL BANK, New Yonx, whoso Total Resources are U.S. $2,800,000,000,
O. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
93]
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1884,
BOMBAY JÄLGUZTA
CAWNFORE ORNU COLOMBO DAIREN
HAIPHONG
HAMBURG MANHOW
TARMIN
Qforth
(Uppina
Talandi). FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITs roooived for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica
tion.
MIFERGUSON, Manager. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1931.
[30
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIZ (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris.
Frs.
The Company offers to intending: travellers the use of its "Travelers Chequer" and Lettera of Credit and, in addition, the world wide services of its thoroughly equipped „Travel Department.
Affiliated with
THE CHASE NATNONAL BANK Resources Over G.$2,500,000,000
E. W. DUGGAN,
Maangor.
38
CLUEB. *
* Across. 1-From here.one goes to Kan-
dabar.
0-A sister slope. 10-A. Mrs. of theatrical famo 11. They break this in out West. 13-The Morris" or "Daimler"
of the future
13-This sort of disease may be
described as local,
10. This awful. upset has, weight
in sport.
17.--Hence the dentistt." 20,--Reenli, with him, "It's
Never Too Late to Mend."
Capital, fully paid-up .... 50,000,000 Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. 92-A modernised old Roman Reserves
22,319,000
Marseillos
BRANCHER :- Paris Lyons Saigon Haiphong .Hanoi Tourane Quinhon Hue
Thanh hoa Vinh Peiping Shanghai
Hong Kong
BANKERS:
Pnom Penh. Tientsin
Franco: Société Généralo, 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, Jet July, 1229.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, IMITED, HEAD OFFICz:-
15, Gracechurch Street, London,
E.C. 3
Authorized Capital. Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital
Established 1017.).
HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE. HONG KONG Orvice :—13, QUEEN'» Rp. C.
Reserve Liabilities of
Shareholders
"
"
town of Yorkshire.
24. You could scarcely travel
much farther away on earth. 25.-You are deceived when you
are this in,
8-The opposing part
across.
14-Pour off gently. 15.-If you do not make
10
this
you cover. make anything. 17.---A member of a heretic aect. 18-You stop in doing this, dij 19~~A gift of a Inmous General;
1.-This, with an accent, is an
explanation to you." 23-Just played about. 28-Don't let yourself be this with
mero trifles. 27.Make restitution-or take
punishment.l.
The Prince is now their Lord. 1-A man of this is certainly n
stout follow,
3.-Such a break is generally as si
sociated with an instrument. 33-A useful addition to many
liquids.
The solation will be published to-
28.-This is, after 25 across, 29-A Shakespearean Princess, 30-In seeking this animal, you morrow,
almost wander from your subs ject.
know
Authorcized Capital....Straits $50,000,000 Issand
$8,000,000 Paid-up
$4,000,000
$4,000,000 $2,530,000 34.-Lovers of the "Ring
him as "Wotan,!! 35.-This belongs to the kitchen
garden,
Surplus
Branches, Agencies and Corres- pondents in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HO001,
Maunger.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE. Head Office:
08, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.
Subscribed, Capital Frs. 72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital... Fra.68,400,000:00 Reserve Fund..... Fra 102,000,000,00
BRANCHES : Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon Battambang Huo Saigon £3,000,000 Cantbo Mengtaz Shanghai £1,800,000 Canton Non-Dinh Singapore
Thanion £1,050,000 Djibouti Noumea
Reservo Fund and Rest....£1,648,506 Eort Bayard Papeete Tientsin
BANKERS:
TS BANK OF England
as and MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
Batavin Bangkok Bombay
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEZ'8 ROAD Calcutta
CENTRAL
Colombo Delhi Gallo
Authorised "Capital
Gidrs. 150,000,000- Hong Kong
(£12,500,000.) Howrah Paid Up Capital...Gldra: 80,030,000 Ipoh
(£8,609,170.) Kandy Reserve Fund....... Gidrs. 40,015,000 (£3,334,583.) Head Office Amsterdam.* Eastern Head Office:-Batavia. BRANCHES-Bandjeroads, Bradong", Bombay, Calcutta, Oberibon, Djember, Djokjar karia The Hague, Jain, Rols, Bois Endje, Naikams, -Mulan, Pa dany. Palembang, Frkalongan, F nang, Pontianak""' Rangoon," Boar dan, Bemarang, Shanghai, bolga mira) Begspor, Boarabala, howakarta (Solo) Tore, Talap and Walleyendan”.
*These afstre kate Bafi Depist. Been To Zat,
London Bankers:-- National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip
tion transacted.
A. STOKKINK,
Apting Manager, Hong Kong, 18th May, 1930 (30
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFIER: "Hoso Kosa
-BRANCHED:
Karachi Madroa Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius)
(Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Lumpur Simla Kuantno Singapore. (Pahang) Bourabaya
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Executorships under- taken,
INTEREST allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposite at Rates that may be ascertained on appli- cation
C. L. BANDES,
Manager. 7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 15th Mar., 1931.
[29
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 28, 1928, under special charter of The Nations] Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Haiphong Peiping Tourane
Hankow
Напоі
Prom-Penh Vinh Pondicherry Yunnanfu
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. d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French-American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trusty Co, of Now York,.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits Record-; ing to arrangement.
Every description of Banking and Exchango Business tranencted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LECOT,
Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1920. [32
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
IMITED
Capital (fully paid up)." Reserve Fund
|
30. It is risky to do this in a
total stranger.
37. Another letter would make
this artist of little account, 38.A remark in an undertone.
Down.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
UP PRES 8ESCAPED HEI
THE BALD TA EGET S ES CLEARLTEN P |T=B_ULTI, L.E_A_0 CANT YESTY ATES
1.-A modern poet might here be HTTP E
of this.
Thrutched "the Lancas- trinn could say
4. Commented visibly.
TSPEER NOMADEW IMPACT INABOTH
B.-An important person at many NO ERIC AFRIC_I
functions,
TINTIN‹NA BU LATES
d. Any great figure reduced to, E SATURSTY LOT
or raised to, a quadruped.... |E OTETIT
-This instrument almost puts
yon in a whirl.
NORWARD ODY KSRE
WHEN YOU ARE DUE FOR LEAVE
Send a Chit to 11. Ice House Street.
and order the Hongkong Weekly Press
to be sent to you for--
Three months
Six months Twelve months
$ 4.00
$8.00
$16.00
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918,
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voux, Road, Central,
TONG TONG.
Yen 100,000,000 ..Yen 115,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:
Raugoon Saigon Boorabaya
CAPITAL AND BURPLUS TOTAL RESOURCES.
Ban
Francisco
Subscribed Capital.....$25,000,000,00 Alexandria Ka Yuen
Karachi 824,710,200.00 Batavia Hong Kong Currency. Paid-up Capital.
Bombay *Kobe Calcutta London Canton
Lyons Changchun Los Angelbe Seattle
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000
PAID-UP CAPITAL RESERVE FUND..............
Branches:-
Reserve Funde
8,643,600 1,100,000
CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW. YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, London Bankers: - THE LLOYDS BANK, LTD. Correspondente
transacted.
$3,820,503.82
HEAD OFFICE:-SHANGHAI
HONG KONG BRANCH;
4 Queen's Road Central.
Dairen
Manila Bemarang (Dalny) Nagasaki Shanghai Fengtian Nagoya Bingapore.
Owing to our numerous branches (ukdan), Nowchwang Shimonoseki:
Hankow
Harbin
New York Bydnay Oukh Polping
in China and farge connections in the important commercial contree of Hong Kong Rio de
Tientsin Tokyo
insofu
the world, we are able to extend to Honolulu : Janeiro Tsingtao In all Principal Cities of the World, our clients special facilities for Buenos Ayras (Temporarily closed).. Foreign Exchange and Booking domestic and foreign banking and Vladivostook (Temporarily closed).
Interest allowed on Current Ar Business of exors description We also handle the surf Bonds count
excliange. N
Deposits received for Fixed Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) and other Public Funds of the
Rental of from 85 to Chinese Government both at home Periods at rates to be obtained on and abroad.^ GA GC: application.
OPEN SHOU-J., CHEN,
Manager
at a
POONG SHAN,A
Maunger,
H. MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, March 11, 1031.
OTER H. 88,000,000,00 ...OTER H.830,000,000,00 Every description of Banking Accounts and Exchange business transactod.
Current and Fixed Depolit Accounts" in "Local and "Fördiga Currencies opened for Clients
Barings Acontat and date Deposit Boxes.
Branches and Agencies all over the world.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Ma
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