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use tlie
DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
ON LONDON:-
March 23, 1931
Telegraphic Transfer... 14. Bank Bills, on demand 1/-4 Bank Bills, 4 months'
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ON PARIS
CHINA
STRAITS SIAM. SETTLEMENTS. MALAY STATES. NETHERLANDя ON INDIA, BORNEO, THE PHILIPPINES, Etc.
This Large Volume of approximate- 17 2,200 Pages gives, in addition to the Usual Lists of Firms, an Alphabetical Lists of Residents in the Far East containing the Names of nearly
20,000 FOREIGNERS. Arranged, with the witiate as well ns Surnames in strict alphabe. tical order.
CLASSIFIED LIST
MERCHANTS,
AND
MANUFACTURERS
for the whole of the Far East
arranged, with addresses,
in alphabetical order. Alphabetical lists of Cable
Addresses.
List of Agencies held by.
Ear Eastern firms.,
LARGE EDITION
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1931.
| HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI || OHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
BANKING CORPORATION,
Issued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000
Authorised Capital
Reserve Funda....
Sterling
Silver
prietors
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER,
1853:
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
...$50,000,000
£8,500,000
.$10,000,000
Paid-up Capital
of
Pro
Reserva Fund
*$20,000,000
Reservo Liability of Pro-
prietors
*
ALOR STAR
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INO.
Head Office:
05, BROADWAY, NEW YORK...
Capital
£3,000,000 Surplus £4,000,000 Reserves
£3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:-
HONG KONG TONGKAH (Malay Staten) ILOILO
AMBITHAR IPOIL L. BANGKÖN
BANGKOK KARACHII BAIGUN
U.S.$6,000,000
U.S.$1,572,543.
0.8.$1,008,200
BRANCHES :- Lyberne
Amsterdam Üssitao. Antwwp Lean: Haople Lagano
Palermo Rotterdam
Athana Binburgh Lice | Rome
Ploreboa
- Marvellies – Stambou? Genera
Southamp
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
Reserve Linbilly
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C. G. §. MACKIE,
Hon. Mr. J J. Paterson,
Chairman,
Deputy Chairman.
W. H. Bell, Esq. A. H. Compton, Esq.. B. Lander lewis, Esq.,
G. Miskin, sz.
T. E. Pearce, Esy.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
T. H. R.:Show, Esq. -
J. P. Warten, Esq
Chief Manager
V. K. GRAYBURN, Esq.
Zerusalem. Lida Colombo Looden
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Brussels
Iamburg
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Maples
Tintain
Interlaken
Nice,
Calonita
Strana
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COLUMBO
DAIRET
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Yokohama
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TSINGTAO
"YOKOHAMA
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Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESA COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and Canada.
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ON MANILA-On demand... 49j ON SINGAPORE:-
Amioy
On demand............... 431 ON BATAVIA: On demand. 01 ON HAIPHONG:
Bangkok Batavia Bombay
On demand
Bausches:- Ipoh Peiping Tohore Penang
Kobe Bangoon Kowloon Saigon Calcutta Karla
San Fran-
ON SAIGON:On demand ON BANGKOK-
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cisco
178
Londou Colombo Lyuris Dairen
Shanghai
Bingapore
Bourpbaya Malacca
Foochow Manila
Sungai
Haiphong Muar
Patáni Hamburg (Johore) Tiontain
Tokyo Hankow Mukden Harbin Nagasaki Tsingtao Hongker New York Yokohama Iloilo
On demand SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying'
Rate BAR SILVER, per ok 13 9/10
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HE HONG KONG DAILY
KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through Chair London, Office, at 53, Fizh
Bubsortbors and Visitors advies regarding nosom, odation available, motoring facilit, suitable shop- ping centres, staigi
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CURRENT ACCOUNTS oprned in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE POSITS. received for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL Cunnesty
and STEELING op terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 19th Feb; 1931.
DELHI
HAIPHONG
BAKEURO BANKOW
MANILA
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NEW YORK
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TAIPING *.(F.M.B.)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking. Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS. opened and FIXED DEPOSITS "roceived for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.
A. H. FERGUSON, Manager, Hong Kong, 18th March, 1931.
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BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE
FOUE LEGE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in Franco). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Hao St. Lazare, Paris.
Frs.
.... 50,000,000
All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken..
Personal handled.
investment
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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 NATIONAL BANK Resources Over G. 83,500,000,000
O. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
Epeolal Working Capital. 50,000,000 THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
Capital, fully paid-up
Roservos.
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FREIGHT AND
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LONDON SERVICE -AUTOLYOUS
"HECTOR"
31st Mar, For Marselllon, Casabianos, maar
London, R'dam.. Hamborg & Gilmagow. 18th Apr., For Marseilles, London, R'dam.
& Glasgow.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE, TEIREUIAS 20th Apr., For Gouss, Havre,l/pool.&G'gow. ELFENOE" 20th May, ForGenos, Herre, Li'pool & gow.
PACIFIC SERVICE (VA KOBBÁ YOKOŘAMÁ)- "IXION!"MAKA "TINDARKUS*
9th Apr,, For Victoria, Vancouver à Seattle. 264 May, For Victoria; Vancouver & disttle))
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Agents..
icondilitill by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION., Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the Hong Kong & ShanguA! BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 16th July, 1930,
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EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK- ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS— U.S. $1,800,000.
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK. j
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As American Henk offering compisto Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world, Interest Rates on Application. ::
This Bank is antirely owned by The CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, whose Total Resources are U.S. $2,800,000,000,
O. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
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NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDI TRADING BOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.
29,319,000
BRANCHES Paris Lyons Marseilles Baigon Haiphong Hanoi Tourgne Qathon Huo
Pnom Penh Thanh hoat nh
Tientsin Peiping anghai
ong Kong
BANKERS: France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale do 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.
the
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondenta throughout
World.
A. ROLLIN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st July, 1929.
Established 1917)
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14.-Anasty complaint.
5-William, or even Herbert, 15.Preliminary to being deliver-
ok Ebor might suggest this building.
8.-Chist from hendship, 9---Did the first discoveries of Amerita hail from here?"
10. This, and as a rule, is out to get what is usually left in his datter part. 19-Hear Without makes you un-
interested.
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Id-European currency.
ed to 18Describes the animal,
famous story...
17-An Trish county. 18.-May or may not be on the
hearth.
19-To do this may on occasion
be barratry
28-This to the grammarian. is
neller actis nor passive. 27. The Greeks' big 0.
20-What patients shonlik do may 28-4 gentleman with a famous
be, done to umbrella. 21-All, together in force. 49.-The unattaifjable," u
HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE, HONG KONG OFFICE :—-13, QUEEN' BD, C.
Authorcised Capital....Straits $20,000,000 $8,000,000 $4,000,000
$4,000,000 # " $2,520,000
**
Loaded Paid-up Reserve Liabilities of
Shareholders
Surplus
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Branches, Agencies and Corres- pondents in the principal cities of the world,
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. TAN ENG HOOI,
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE, Head Office: 96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Subscribed Capital Frs.72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital Fra.08,400,000.00 Reserve Fund.....Ffs. 102,000,000.00
INDIA, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE:-
18, Gracechurch: Street, London, E.C. 3 |294
Authorized Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capita! ...£1,800,000 Paid-up Capital
£1,050,000 Reservo Fund and Rest....£1,646,500
BANKELU
THE BANK OF ENGLAND
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD Calcutta
CENTRAL
Cololabo
Authorised Capital
and MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
BRANDLES: Batiria Karachi. Madras Bangkok Kota Bharu New York Bombay
Kuala Krai Penang (Kelantan) Port Lobis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) Delhi
(Pabang) Rangoon Gallo
Kuala Shanghai Gidrs 150,000,000 Hong Kong Lundur Simla
(£12,500,000.) Howrah Kunnian Singapore Paid-Up Capital...Gidrs. 80,030,000- Ipoh (Pahang) Bourabaya
(£8,000,170.)| Kandy Reserve Fund....Glors. 10,015.000- (£3,334,553.)
Eoxo KONG BRANCH' Every description of Banking and Head Ofce-Amsterdam.*
Exchange Business transacted. Eastern Head Office:-Batavia. Travellers Choques issued.
Trustee and Executorships under BRANCHES:--Bandjermala, Bandong", Bombay,
Calcutta, Oberbon, in, by taken.
Bjor
and Willerzelem”.
INTERZAT allowed on Current Ac counts and Fixed: Deposits at Rates that may be ascertained on, appli
CL SANDES,
Manager,
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 12th Mar., 1031.
karta, The Hagus"; - Kota-indja, Kakaomar, Medan, Pi dang, Rembang, Prinicogany 2 Dabg, Pontianak, Rangoon, Rotter dah, semarang, Shanghai, bags (Bami), Bingapore, Boeraba borstar (520) Tiscation. *The offers have beft Deprail Bones Is Est.
London Bankers:- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world.. Banking Business of every descrip.
tion transacted.
A STOKKINK,
Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 18th May, 1030. (30
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID UP CAPITAL 8,635,000" RESERVE FUND.......... 1,100,000. Branches:-
CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOY, BANGKOK, NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, iLondon Bankers :—- THE LLOYDS BANK, LTD. Correspondente
all Primaipal Cities of the World, Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of avery description
transacted.
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 28, 1923, under special charter of The National
.. Government as, an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
BRANCHES:
Bangkok Hong Kong Quinbon Battambang Hue Saigon" Gnatho Mengter Shanghai Canton Nam-Dink Singapore Djibouti Noumen Thanhoa
Fort Bayard Papesto Tientsin Haiphong Peiping i Tourane Hankow Phom Penh Vinh Hanoi Pondicherry Yunnanfu
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris ot des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus. trial, et Commercial; Société Générale. A
IN LONDON: The National Provin
cial and Union Bank of Eng- land,.Ltd: Comptoir National d'Escompto 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. Exchange Business transacted.
Every description of Banking and Safe. Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LECOT,
Manager Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1923. [32
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Capital (fully paid up). ...
Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund ...... Yen 116,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND ÂGENCIES AT: Subscribed Capital...$25,000,000.00 Aloxandria Ka! Yuen Tangoon
Batavia Karachi Baigon Paid-up Capital.....824,710,200,00
Bombay Kobe Boorabaya Reserve Funds 83,820,303.82 Celentis
London Canton Lyons (Francisco Changchun Los Angeles Bestüle Daired 2 Manila, Beiherang "Pay): Nagasaki Bhanghai Fengtien Nagoya Bingapore
(Mukdeu) Newchwang, Bhimonosek Hamburg Now York Byddey Hankow Osaka
Tintain
HEAD OFFICE:-SHANGHAI.
HONG KONG Bancu
4, Queen's Road Central. Owing to
By:
to our numerous branches
in China and large connections in Harbin Peiping Takyo
the important commercial centres of Hong, Hong, Biode ¿Tainanfis the world, we are able to extend to Honolulu
1.- Janeiro. Tsingtao.
our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchange added a blog lag of
We also handle the issue of Bonda
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) and other Public Funds of the at a Yearly Rental of from 5 to Chinra; Government both at home
and abroad.
$10
LOOK POONG SHAN,
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· Manager...
SHOU J. CHEN
Huevos Ayres (Temporarily closed), Vladivostock (Temporarily closed).
Interest allowed on Current Ao- counts."
Deposits received for Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application.
H. MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, March 11, 1831.
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New Zealand. 2d-Plan of bode will do hare. 39-Hero the lover meets his lass, 34-A material 35 gill the speaker oft de
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house at the top.
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joy.
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food.
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CAPITALI AND SURPLUS TOTAL ERSOURCES
Lorik H. 89,000,000,00 Or H.830,000,000.00 Every description of Banking Accounts and Exchange bandes transacted.'
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