16
For reliable Information about
the whole of the Far East
use the
DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE
OF
CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO.
CHINA,
SIAM, STRAITS MALAY
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
ON LONDON: ~~.
April 16, 1931
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1931.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | UHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up... 20,000,000 Roaorvo Funds:-
Sterling
Silver..........$10,000,000
"Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. O. G. §. Mackie,' »
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
“THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, ING
£3,000,000 Surplus. U.S.81,579,545 £4,000,000 Reserves ............ U.S.$1,008,200
Agonoles and Branches:— ALOE STAR HONG KONG TONGKAI
(Malay State) Kone
HANGOON BAIGON
(The)
Baria Barri La
Brezion
Marlia Kumih Hontreek
Bomp
*
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
9
11
1
7
A
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL QUARTER, 1853.
Head Office:
:1
Telegraphic Transfer... 11. Bank Billa, on demand 117 Bank Dills, 4 months'
£6,500,000
night
Credits, 4 months'
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietore
.......$20,000,000
sight
Documents, 4 month■*
night
1/- 7/10
17. 0/16
Reserve Fund........ Reserve Liability of Pro-
prictara
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
Paid-up Capital
05, BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Capital
U.S.86,000,000
10
C
£3,000,000
BRANCHES
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG
Amsterdama Constan», Ixo ADLTWP
Palermo
19
13
14
10
Edinburgh
tinople Lagano Hotterdam
Laxar
naro
Mareilles Hambeni
10
17
18
ON PARIB
Ü
Monte Carlo Bhanghai
AMBITHAR
IPOI
Gran
DANAZOR
KARACHI
Glasrow
kon
BATAVIA
KLAND
KEMARANG
Bingapore
10
20
21
BOMBAY
KOBE
BREEMDAN
Erwin
Hamburg
Milan
St. Morit
CALOUTTA - CARTON DAWNPORN GKILT COLOMBO
KUALA
KANGBAR
SHANGBAI HINDAPORK
Napi
Tien Lata,
Massa
22
23
KUALA
BOURABAYA
LUMPUR
KUORING
DAIKIN
MADHAB
MANILA
TAIPING
(.M.G.) TAYOT TIENTSIN
Firmas Parla
Yokohama Kurioh
24
25
20
27
MEDAN
TOLYO
TSINGTAO
PEIPINO
YGIOHAMA
KAMBOANGA
(Updai
lelands
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities of: United States of America and Canada.
28
20
30.
31
37
33
All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.
34
35
38
37
Personal investment accounts? bandied.
Bank Bills, on demand 001 Credits, 4 months' sight 845
Bank Bille, on demand 231 Credits, co daya” sight. 243 ON BouBar:-
SETTLEMENTS, STATES, NETHERLANDS ON NEW YORK:- INDIA, BORNEO, THE PHILIPPINES, Etc.
This Large Volume of approximate. ly 2,200 Pages gives, in addition to the Usual Lists of Firma, Alphabetical Lists of Residents in the Far East containing the Names of nearly
I
20,000 FOREIGNERS. Arranged, with the initials as well!
as, Burnames in strict alphabo-Į tical order.
CLASSIFIED LIST
OF
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
Far Eastern firms.
LARGE ÉDITION
$12
SMALL EDITION
200
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, Ltd.,
11. Ice House Street, Hong Kong.
THE
ON
Talographio Transfor Bank, on demand... CALCUTTA:-
Tolegraphic Transfer
Bank, on demand
ON SHANGHAI:→→→
Bank, at sight...
ON YOXORAMA:-
On demand
***
35
Tio. 77}"
....................... $8
ON MANILA-On demand.... 471 ON SINGAPONK:----
On demand................ $21 BATAVIA:-On demand. 801
ON
ON THÁIPHONG:
On demand......... ON SAIGON:-On demand 14
On Banogde:—
On demand
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman.
W. II, Bell, Esq.
A. H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lewis, Esq. G. Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Poarce, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
T. H. R. Shaw, Esq.-
J. P. Warren, Esq.
Chief Manager:
V. M. GRAYBURN, Esq.
BRANCHES
Ipoh J: Polping
Johore
Ban, Fran-
ci300
Amoy
Bangkok
Penang
Batavia
Kobo
Rangoon
"
Bombay
Kowloon
Baigon
Calcutta
Kuala
Canton
* 183.
Chefoo Colombo Dairon Malacca Foochow Masila
Lumpur Leadon
Shanghai
Lyons
Singapore
Sourabaya
Sungei
Patani
SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying
Hate
BAR SILVER,, por oz..........18 1/10 Haiphong Muar
SERVICE TO READERS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY THE
PRESS, LTD., and the HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through their London Office, at 21, Buids LANE, FLEET STREET, E.0.4, are pre pared to give Subscribers and Visitors advice regarding accom- modation available, motoring faci lities, suitable shopping centres, etc.
•
Hamburg (Johore). Tientsin Hankow Mukden Tokyo Harbin Nagasaki Tsingtao Hongkow Now York Yokohama Iloilo
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE POSITE received for one year of shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 29th Fab., 1901, [20
If, when at home, they will call HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK, or telephone to the above address,
they will receive the utmost assist.HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
ance and the intost available infor- mation on all subjects of enquiry will be placed at their disposni.
For the Hong Kong & ShanGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, V. M, GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
DON'T LEAVE HONG KONG Hong Kong, 16th July, 1930. [2
without giving'an Order for the Weekly Press to
be sent to your Address for
THREE MONTHS
six MONTHS
TWELVE MONTHS'
$4.50 $9.00 $18.00
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK. ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS- U.8. $4,800,000.
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complete Forviga Banking Borvice fo the principal Markets of the world. Interest Bates an Application.
11. Ice House Street. This Bank is outirely owned by T
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES |
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
"ANCHISES”.......- £1st Apr., For Port Bald, Marseilles, London,
Botterdam and Hamburg. "PERSEUS 28th Apr., For Fort Said, Mara., Canenblanen,
London, Rotterdam and Hamburg.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
* TSIRESIAB " ·· 20th Apr., For Port Ball, Ganon, Harms,
Liverpool and Glasgow, *KLPENOB" 20th May, For Port Bald, Genos, Esers,
Liverpool and Glasgow. PACIFIC SERVICE (11⁄2 KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "TINDARRU9" 2nd May, Wor Vistoria, Vancouver de Seattle. *PROTESILAUS" 19th May, For Victoria, Vanoonvar& Bentile.
INWARD SERVIOR.
"MEMNON" *ELFENOR"..
Duo
18th Apr., For S'hai, Moji, Kobe & X'haxía. 10th Apr., For B'bal, Mejl, Kobe & Yabans. PASSENGER SERVICE
For
Saila *ANCHISES" 21st Apr., Bingapore, Marseilles & London. "SARPEDON” 2nd May, Shanghai, Taingtao, Taka & Dalas,
**** All eargu steamers with limited passasgar accommodation, at specially reduced faros.
For freight, pamigo zuice and information apply to the
undermentioned. -
All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Company's
Bills of Lading.
Butterfield & Swire,
28]
CHABE NAZIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, whops Total Besources are U.B. $2,800,000,000.
(D..M. BIGGAR,
"
DILE! ILIPPHONE
HAMBURG
HANKON
HARBIN
NEW YORK
(NorthEMANG
Manchuria)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITs received for one year or aborter perioda, at, rates which will be quoted on applica- !tion.
A H. FERGUSON, Manager, Hong Kong, 18th March, 1931. [30
BANQUE FRANÇÓ-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong,
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rua St, Laxare, Paris.
Fra. Capital, fully paid-up.... 50,000,000 Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 Reserves
**** 22,319,000 |
BEANORES Paris Lyona . Marecilles Saigon Haiphong Hanoi Tourane Quinhon Huo Thanh Hoa Vinh Papa Ponh. Peiping Shanghai Tientsin
Hong Kong
BANKERS! France: Société Générale, Bangyo 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.
ROLLIN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st July, 1929.
Calro
Interlaken No Calcutta
Janazal.com Unita
ido Colesbe London Copenhagen Liverpool Paiples
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 Besources ...... Over G.82,500,000,000
C. H. BENSON,
General Manager,
THE HO HONG-BANK, LTD.
Established 1917.).
HEAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE.. HONG KONG OFFICE:-13, QUEEN' RD. C.
**
+4
P
Authorcised Capital....Straits $20,000,000 Isuod
$8,000,000 Paid-up
$4,900,000 Reserve Liabilitics of
Shareholders Barplus
"
$4,000,000 $9,628,000
Branches, Agencies and Corres pondente 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:
90, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Subscribed Capital Fr■.79,000,000.00
INDIA, LIMITED,
HEAD OICK:-
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3.
Manager.
Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.
Paid-up Capital ... Fra.08,400,000.00 Reserve Fund Frs. 102,000,000.00
BRANDIES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon Battambang Hue Saigon £3,000,000 Cantho Mongtez Shanghai
1,600,000 Canton Nem-Dinh Singapore £1,050,000 Djibouti " Noumea Thanhon
Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,640,500 Fort Bayard Papocte Tientsin
BANKERS:
Tas BANK OF ENGLAND and
MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD Calcutta
CENTRAL
Authorised Capital
Batavia
Bangkok
Bombay
Colombo
Delhi Galle
BRANCHEN: Karachi
Madras Kota Bharu New York (Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Krai Penang
Kuala Lipis (Mauritius)
(Pahang) Rangoon Gldra. 150,000,000"
Kuala Shanghai (£12,500,000.) Hong Kong Lumpur Simla
Howrah Kuantan Bingapore Paid-Up Capital...Gidrs. 80,030,000-
Ipoh (£6,089,170.)
(Pahang) Sourabaya Beserve Fund.....Gidrs. 40,015,000 Kandy..
(23,394,593.) |
'Hand Ofen:-Amsterdam,” Eastern Head Office:—Bataria. ZHANUKKU:~-Dandjarmasin, Bandorog”, Bombay The Bagus, Jidash, Kotw Kota Badja, Malamar, Medan, Pe Gang, Purebant, readers, Pe Bang Pontianak, Rangoon, Roto-
kartakribon, Djembr, Djokja
slam Semarang, Bhanghaliboga
(8amatra), Singapors, Boersbalk Boerakarta (Solůh, Tegal, TjBazja "ADD"W ARLEYPAGES" BUTT
*Tim flora kanı Hafe Dipset Haves 2% Zal,
London Bankers:--- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. ·
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every 'doscrip
tion transacted.
A. STOKKINK,
Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 18th May, 1930. [30
HONG KONG BRANCH Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Choques issued. Trustee and Executorships under. taken.
Intzuzat allowed on Current Ao- unta and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be ascertained on appli. cation...
O. L. SANDES,
Manager. 7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 12th Mar., 1931,
E%0
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 20, 1998, under special charter of The National Government, as an
Haiphong Paiping Tourane
Bankow Напої
Pro-Penh Vinh Pondicherry Yunnanfu
BANEERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus trial et Commercial; Bociété, 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 New York. Interest allowed on Current Ac counts and Fixed Deposits record- ing to arrangement.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let. -
A. LECOT,
Manager.
- Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1929, [39-
THE YOKOHAMA SPRQIE BANE, LIMITED. Capital (fully paid up)
Yen 100,000,000 Yen 115,000,000
THE BANK OF SANTÓN, LTD. INTERNATIONAL. EXCHANGE BEvo Fund
HEAD OTION: HONG KONG.
BANK.
Bubscribed Capital..............$25,000,000,00
Reserve Funds A
Hong Kong Currency. Paid-up Capita824,210,200.00 18exandria Hooldu
-AUTHORIZED CAPITAL$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL ...... 8,065,800 RESEVE FUND .......... 1,100,000 Branches:-
CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWITOW, BANGKOK, NEW York and BAN-FRANGISOO, London Bankers:- THE LLOYDS BANK, Ltd. Correspondents
all Principal Citios of the World, Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description transected.
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) at a Yearly Rental of from 85 to 240.
LOOK POONG SHAN..
Manager.
HEAD OFFION: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGINDIES AT:
Aio da
·Juaraiso
Rangoon
Bourabaya
San Francisco Beattle
83.020.503.82
Berlin
HEAD OFFICE:--SHANGHAI,
HONG KONG Branou ;-
Kai-Toen
Karachi Bombay
Kobe Calcutta London
Lyons,
CATION Changchun Los Angalas Semarang ... Dairon
Martia Shanghai
4, Queen's Road. Contral,
(Dainy) Owing to our numerous branches
Nagasaki Shimoncsok Fenglion Nagoya Singapore in China and large connections in
(Mukden) Newchwang Bydney the important commercial centres of Hamburg New York Tientsin the world, ws are able to extend to Hankow
Osaka
Tokyo our clients special facilities for Harbin Polping Talogtao domestic and foreign banking and Hong Koos allowed on. Current Ac
Hort Kong
creange.
We also handle the issue of Bonds counts,
and other Public Funds of the Deposits received for Fixed Chineso Government both at home Periods at rates to be obtained on and abroad."
application,
H. MORI, Manager. -Hong Kong, April 11; 1931:
SHOU J. CHEN, Manager.
-Eas
38
30
ULUES."
Across L-Why was ho "mad? Learn: "
because the turtle soup was, cold (anag.).
5.-Mect Anne draped in a fag. 10-Do not be disturbed if you are bewildered by this cine. You'll be all right 11.-Tossed about, 12-Avoid this, 13-Bees are in this. 15.-A term used when backing
hūraes.
17.-Docs this littlo animal? If
more than one, sertainly.
יי,
9.-Sounds attractive to a fish, but put it down to mitigate." 14.--A number, working in this
may produce quito a sound entertainment.
10.-Turkish official, 18.-The Earth's shadow, for ex
aimple.
20. Give this a turn with a span. ner and find it in a brewery. 21.-What a solver recently de
scribed to me as," that har doned old donizen of the cross-word zoo,"
man.
22-He may have an ache in his 10-Do not offer this chair to any heart but so may a married
old pile. It would not be tactful..
23. These are heavily taxed, 21.-You must make a beginning" alas,
samowhere. Try here. 23-You must take this lying
.. down...
24.-Descend for this clue it is,
indeed; a clue.
20.--Presses,
27.St. Paul's Cathedral, for in-
stance.
28. He of the rod. 20-This clue is pretty poor, but we're getting near the end of the puzzle.
28-Of great importance to an 30-This is perfectly round, but"
Army.
31-Horse, writer, or chop. 32-Fruits of history. 33-Mail comes at any time from
this foreign city.
36. The usual basis of the story. that every picture tells 37.--Going round a small adver
tisement becomes quito п pressing matter.. 38-Botake yourself to a seaside"
que, if no inclined.
39.-Respite.
DOWNL
novertheless angle.
contains an
34.—It takes two to make this," 38-Very fine-except in the
soup.
The solution will be published to-
morrow.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
VALENTINE BIKE S ARANT
1.Into this abbey, whither we TIGHTEN REPTILE
pursued 'thom: and here the
PENTA LOOP IVIEDS TEM
ahuts the gates an us." "Comedy of Errora."
2-Send out in all directions,
one,
MAEMB
1.-Do unto others as you would' CENTAUR_TAPEEO be done by, is quite a good TITAA 4-Put to, and take away-in LORINA0OCKPIT probably the best thing to do ENC NC ND NE NE NE with this sort of egg.
BILL THIEF LENT 6.--The composer
of Rule, BT_T_1_88′′L S ABUSIVE HUN BUEN
Britannia.
7.~~Nor yet.
8.-Lots of offices have one in usc TRY__NO_DE
when the weather is cold,
ENEMY ENDOWMENT
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
$ 4.50
$.9.00 $18.00
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTARLISHED 1918,
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central,
HONG KONG.
CAPITAL, AND BURPLUS) ................ ¢¥**_ H. 88,000,000.00. TOTAL RESOURCES AN
... ¤¥** H.830,000,000.00 "Every-description of Banking Acogunta and Exchange loudness
trazactod.
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in · Local and Foreign Currencies opened for Ülients..
– Savings Account and Bafe Deposit Boxes, Branches and Agencies all over the world,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager,
Printed and Published by Boszar Tylan Barumit, for the HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, LIMITED, at 11, Ice House Etreet, Victoria, Hong Kong. London: Offlios?, 65, Fleet Street, -3.0.4