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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital ... $50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...220,000,000 Roserve Funds:-
Sterling
· £6,500,000 - Silver
..$10,000,000
-HEAD-OFFICE÷-Hoxo Koxɑ,
Board of Directors: Ilon-Mr-0. G.-S. MAGKIL,--
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Deputy Chairman, ANTON
W. H. Bell, Esq.
THE AMERIJÄN EXPRESS COMPANY, IMO.
Head Ollie:
65, BROADWAY, New York,
Capital
£3,000,000 Surplus £4,000,000 Bearves
Flarrita
Cairo
U.S.$6,000,000
U.8.81,879,545
U.S.81,008,900
BRANCHES !
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timosia Lugano Ndiabarghe Antar
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prietore ....
Reserve Fund
..$20,000,000
Reservo Liability of Pro-
. priatora
£3,000,000
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Agencies and-Branchos. HONG KONG, TONGKAH
(Malay Bratwu) ILOILO '
(Thokus)
And
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CAWAPORE OKBU
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KhaNa KOBE KUALA
KANGBAR KUALA
LUKFUR KUCHING
SEMARANG
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Monieh
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Bingapore
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Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and Canada,
All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment handled.
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accounts
A. H. Compton, Est B. Lander Lewis, Esq.
G. Miskin, Ex
T, E. Donroe, Eng.
J. A Plummer, Meg
T. H. R. Shaw, Esq.
J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager:
Amoy Bangkok
Batavia
V. M. GRAYBURN, Esq.
Peiping Penang Bangoon' Kowloon Saigon Kuslar . Bna Fran-
BRANCHES- Ipoh Johore
Kobe
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton.
Lumpur
cisco
Choloo
Loadun
Shanghai
Colombo
Lyons.
Dairen
Malacca
Haiphong Mu
Singapore Sourabaya Foochow Manila Sungci
Patani (Johore) Tientsin Hankow Mukden Tokyo Harbin Nagasaki Tsingtao Hongkow New York Yokohama Iloilo
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CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for ons year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica- tion.
KH FERGUSON,
Manager. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1931, [30
BANQUE FRANCO-UHINOISE POUR LE
·COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong,
HEAD OFFICE 74, Rua St, Lazare, Paris.
Fra Capital, fully paid-up... 50,000,000
...... 29,319,000 Reserves
· Copenhagen Liverpool
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.
Affiliated with THE CHASE NATNONAL BANK Resources. Over G.$2,300,000,000
E. W. DUGGAN, Maanger.
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necessarily
5. He is not-nreessarily a “kill-
joy.
D-Rearrange his name to de-
scribe his gifts. 10.--One of Europe's miles,
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8. Be yourself here. 13.-This Tudor coclesiastic is
closely related to 30 neross. 15-Such things as ate this rouse
little interest,
10.-You expect wickedness from
such a card. 17Each book demanda ond
work.
11-A distressful land of Asia,. ' - 18.-Those are worn out with hard 12, --Snid to be advantageous
whop applied to rising. 14.--Such a vessel is useful to the
actor.
10. He recalls a “smaller“ vessel
than the foregoing.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE POSITs received for one year or shorter perioda in LOCAL CURRENCY Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 THE HO HONG BANK, LTD | 10-A London place of many and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 29th Feb., 1931, :[26
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
BRANCHES--
Huo Pnom Pent
Marseilles Paris Saigon Haiphong Hanoi Tournno... Quinhon Thanh hoa Vinh Peiping Shanghai Tientsin
Hong Kong
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· ́ ́ HEAD OFFICE :—-SINGAPORE, HONG KONG OFFICE :—13, QUEEN'S 'No, C.
famed $16.00
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Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 16th July, 1930.
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EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK.
·ING CORPORATION,
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS-
.B. 84,800,000.
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET
NEW YORK.
An American Bask offering complete Foreign Banking Service is the principal Markets of the world. Interest listos on Application. :
This Bank is ontirely owned by The CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, whose Total Resources are U.S. 32,800,000,000.
O. M. BIGGAR,
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BANKERS: 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- arerciale Italiana
San Francisco : Bank of Italy.
Every description of Banking, and
Exchange Business transacted, Correspondenta throughout the
World.
A. ROLLIN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st July, 1929.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE:-- 18, Gracechurch Street, London,
E.C. 3.
Surplus
Branches, Agencies and Corres pondents in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. TAN'ENG HOO1,
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDÓ-CHINE; Head Office:
90, Boulevard Haussmann, Paria.
Bubscribed Capital Fra.72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital . Fre-88,400,000.00 | Resory Fund ...... Fri.102,000,000,000
BRANCHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quinton Battambang Hus
Saigon Shanghai
£3,000,000 Cantho £1,800,000 Canton Nam-Dinh Singapore
Manager.
Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital
£1,050,000 Djibouti
NEDERLANDSOHE. HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, H.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
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BANKERS
Established 1824.
Mongtas
Noumea Thanhon
Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,840,500 Fort Bayard Papeete Tiontsin
Balanin
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF England
and
MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
Bangkok
Bombay Colombo
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD Calcutta
CENTRAL.
Authorised Capital
Dolki Gallo Gldra. 150,000,000 Hong Kong (218,500,000.) | Hora Paid-Up Capital...Gldrs. 80,030,000 Ipoh
(£8,000,170.) Kandy Beserve Fand........Gldrs. 40,015,000 (£3,334,583.)
Head Office:-Amsterdam." Eastern Head Office:-Batavia. BRANCHE:|---Bandjarmasin, Bandung, Bombay, Calcutta, herben, Djember, Djok{a- karta, The Barur, iddah, Kōde, Kota Makaume, Medan, Pa
dang, Falebang, Frkalouzun, P
BRANCHES:
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu Now York Kunia Krai Penang
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) (Pahang) Rangoon
Shanghai Kuala
Lumpur Birla Kuantan Singapore
(Pahang) Sourabaya
HONG KONG Branch: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Choques issued, Trustee and Executorships under-
taken,
INTEREST allowed on Current As
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. London Bankers: National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip-
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A. STOKKINK,
Acting Manager, Hong Kong, 18th May, 1030, (30
THE BANK OF GANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Hong Kong Currency. Aoronin OAPITAL. . . 811,000,000 3,605,300 PAID-UP CAPITAL. ..... BESERVE FUND... 1,100,000 Branches:-- CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, BWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO. London Bankers:— THE LLOYDE BANE, LTE, Correspondents
In all Principal Cities of the World Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of ovory description transacted.
C. L. SANDES,
Manager. 7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 12th Mar, 1931.
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BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 20, 1923, undor special charter of The National Government as 80 INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Haiphong Peiping Tourane
Hankow Hanoi
•
Pnôn-Penh Vịnh Pondicherry Yunnanfu
BANKETS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte do Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris ct des Pays-Base; Crédit Indus. trial ct Commercial; Société Générale.
IN INDON: The National Provín.
cial and Union Bank of Eng land, Ltd.; Comptoir National Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK: J.. P. Morgan & Co'; Franch-American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York, Interest allowed-on-Current-A- counts and Fixed Deposits accord- ing to arrangement."
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LEOOT,
Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1929. [32
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Capital (fully paid up) -
Ten 100,000,000 ,Yon 116,000,000 Bonerve Fund ..........
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:
Kai Yuon Rangoon Karachi Kobo
Bubscribed Capital......$25,000,000.00 Alexandris Paid-up Capital 824,710,900.00 Reserve Funds
Bataria Bombay
$3,690,503.82 Calcatia -London
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Centrál."
Bigoa Soorabaya Ban
Cauton Changchun
Lyons Los Angeles Seattle
Manils - Semarang
Francisco :
Dairon
(Delay) Nagaiak Bhanghai
Nagya Fengtion
Singapore (Mukden) Nowchwang. Shimonoseks Hamburg Now: York Sydney Osaks
Tiantain Pelping Tokyo
Owing to our numerous branches Hankow in China and large connections in Harbin
the important commercial centres of Hong Kong His de........... the world, we are able to extend to Honolulu
Janpiro
Talianfu
Tningteo
our clients special facilities for Buenos Ayres (Temporarily closed). domestic and foreign banking and Vladivostock (Temporarily closed).
Interest allowed on Current Ac- exchange..
counts,
Doponits received for Fixed Periods at rales to be obtained on application.FM
-H. MORI,-Manager, Hong Kong, March 11, 1981.
We also handle the issue of Bonds Balo. Deposit Boxes (various sizes) and other Public Funds of the sta Yearly Rental of trem 15 to Chinese Government both at home $40
and abroad, LOOK POONG SHAN, Manager,
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Manager.
goings and cominga.
22.-Here many" find advantageous
compulsory training 24.-Withdraw.
20,-A bird of prowrbial fime, 28,-Though inndible, this sub-
stance is often in "men's" months
20-He went to look for asses and 20.-The sportsman's mêlée,
found a kingdom.
21-An ancient civilisation. 12-Prosperity in noisy array, 23-A tasty sea-product. 25.A Shakespearean inther, .97.--One gets on one's hindlega
hore. 30.--Drerve.
30--2 girl namo. 31.-Architectural, order, 33-If this is on you you must
shoulder responsibility, The salation will ha published to morrow.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
32-Describes a nineteenth-cen-
tury prince. 34-Antountain with musical
and historical associations." E KA DULLATM A 35.-A colourful growth... 36,-His stock-in trade was lea
ther. 37.--Beg.
1.-Yield.
Down.
-Here go to the root of gar-
doning.
FELLENS ID DOʻNS
ROBEONCHOZE AYRO O ENDEMIC MINWELTEREOID
AUHEA■■■ ♥__ÕNG REA DETADOAST BR 143EDIUNDALA
3-May be a race, or a form of ANTIPODES
communication.
TAKEN SEPI NEXT --NBS-IMOGENE
4-The schoolboy might like it
even shorter than this. -Excursion, not of the alarim T I G-2 ES S RODIN
type
BRINOLITURY A 6.a the plural such a person CONPIDE KITTY
becomes a play.
7-A former European capital. LN TABIDE DE
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