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'For reliable Information about
the whole of the Far East
Une the
DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE
Authorised Capital ......... 850,000,000. Issued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000- Reserve Funds
Sterling
.................... £6,500,000 Silver
$10,000,000
Credit, 4 mantha'
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
EXCHANGE.
UN LONDON:-
CLOSING QUOTATIONS. ·
April 10, 1031
Telegraphic Transfor... {1}`- Bank Dills, on demand t Bank Billa, 4 months'
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI || OHARTERED-HANK OF INDIA,
BANKING CORPORATION.
AUSTRALIA AND OKINA, INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTRE,
1853.
17, 1931.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
Paid-up Capital ...... Reserve Fund
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS
COMPANY, INC. |
Head Office: 65, BROADWAY, New Yong. Capital
U.S.88,000,000 £3,000,000 Surplus
U.S.$1,572,545 10 £4,000,000 Reserves................... U.S.81,008,209
1
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..$20,000,000
sight
Documents, 4 months'
ON
night PARIS-
17-7/10 4/9/20
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
BRANCHES :-
Amsterdam Coartani Lucerne Palermo Antwerp
STRAITS MALAY
Bank Billa, on demand 605 Credits, 4 months' sight 645
or
CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO.
CHINA, SIAM,
SETTLEMENTS.
STATES, NETHERLANDS ON NEW YORK:-- INDIA. BORNEO, THE PHILIPPINES, Etc.
This Largo Volume of approximate- 17 2,800 Pagod gives, in addition to the Usual Lists of Firmas, an Alphabetical Lists of Rosidents
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20,000 FOREIGNERS,
Arranged, with the initials as well
na Surnames in' strict alphabe 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.
Bank Bills, on demand 233) Credits, 00 days' sight. 247 ON BOMBAY
Telegraphic Transfer Bark, on demand...
ON CALCUTTA
Telegraphie Transfer Bank, un demand
ON SHANGHAI T
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On demand
481
ON MANILA-On demand.... 47% ON SINGAPORK:—
On demand
ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 801 ON HAIPHONG:--
On demand
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
Agencies and Branches-- ALON STÄN HONG KONG TONGKAR
Board of Directors: Ilon. Mr. C. G.S. MACKIE,
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERHON,
Deputy Chairman,
Chairman.TAVIA
W. II. Bell; Ean. A. II. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lowis, Esį. G. Miškin, Exq.
T. E. Pearce, Eng.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
T. H. R. Shaw, Esq. J. P. Warren, Esq. Chiel Manager:
V. M. GRAYBURN, Esq.
Amoy
BRANCHES:- Ipoh
Bangkok Batavia
Johore
Paiping Penang
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Kobe
Rangoon
Bombay Calcutta
Kowloon
Saigon
Kuala
San Fran.
Canion Chefoo London
Lumpur
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4
Shanghai
Colombo
Lyons
Singapore
Dairen . Malacca
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7/1 P
Foochow
Manila
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ON SAIGON: On demand 61
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On domand
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ZAMBOANGA (Philippine
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CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS teocivod for, one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica-' tion.
A. H. FERGUSON, Manager. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1031.
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BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Princes Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rus Ht, Lazare, Paris"
Capital, fully paid-up.... 50,000,000
Frs.
The Company offers to intending. travellers the use of its "Travelersi Cheques and Letters of Credit nud, in addition, the world wide asrvices of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department.
Afiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources Over G.$2,500,000,000
C. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
AGross
35
OLUES.
1-Not a nice thing to be in even on a very wet day. A duck's egg-
10" Curtay I pipe with
great clearness (anag).
11-Sue often has this beforà fen. 14.-Buy this and decrease unem
ployment.
18.-This may be taken so long as
it remains open.
18.-As Sam might say: This in
in Asia.
LANE, FLEET STREET, E.O. 4, are pre-shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY Specini Working Capital. 50,000,000 THE HO HONG BANK, LTD., | ~~You can't be fired without it.
pared to give Subscribers and and STERLING on terms which will Roserves Visitors advice regarding accombe quoted on application. modation available, motoring faci Hong Kong, 29th Feb., 1931. litics, suitable shopping centres,
clc.
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London, Rotterdam and Hamburg.
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For the HoNO KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 10th July, 1930.
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK. ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS- U.S. 84,800,000.
HEAD OFFICE:
13, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complete Foreign Banking Service in tho principal Markola of the world. Interest Rates on Application.
This Bank is entirely owned by Tu
CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, whose Total Resources are 1.8. $2,800,000,000,
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Paris Lyons Saigon Tourane Quinhou, Thanh hoa Vinh Peiping Shanghai
Established 1017.)
HEAD OFFICE :~SINGAPORE. ilosa Kane OrrIER :—13, QUEEN's Ru. C.
BRANCHES:
Marseilles Halphong Hanoi
Huo Pnom Penh Tientsin
Authorised Capital....Straits $20,000,000 Issued
$8,000,000
Paid-up
Hong Kong
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 merciale Italiana,
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondente throughout the
World.
A. ROLLIN,
Manager. Hong Kong, at July, 1929.,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:-
Beservu Liabilities of
Bhareholders
Burplus
" $1,000,000
$4,000,000 $2,523,000
Branches, Agencies and Corres pondente in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transneted. TAN ENG HOOI,
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE. Head Office: 06, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. Subscribed Capital Fra.72,000,000.00 | Paid-up Capital Frs.68,400,000.00 | Reserve Fund Frs. 102,000,000.00 |
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3. Authorized Capital Manager.abscribed Capital
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,648,500 Fort Bayard Papecte
D. M. BIGGAR,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
-
BANKERS
BANKKIS:
BRANCHES : Bangkok. Hong Kong Quinhon Battambang Huo Saigon 55,000,000 | Cantho . Mengtsz Shanghai ...£1,800,000 Canton
£1,050,000 Djibouti
Nam Dinh Singapore Noumea Thanhon Tientsin Haiphong Peiping Tourane Hankow Pnom Penh Vinh Hanoi Pondicherry Yunnanfu
BB BANK OF ENGLAND
and
MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
Established 1891.
Batavia
Bangkok
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Bombay
Calcutta
Colombo
Authorised Capital
Delhi Gidra. 180,000,000- Gulle
(£12,500,000.) Hong Kong Paid-Up Capital...Gldra. 80,030,000 Howrah
(20,668,170) Ipoh Reserve Fund........Gidra. 40,015,000- Kandy
(£3,334,593.)
'BRANCHES:
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang (Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) (Palang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai. Lumpur Simio Kuantan Singapura (Pahang) Sourahinya
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted."
Travellers Cheques issued. taken.
Trustee and Executorships under-,
Head Office:-Amsterdam." Eastern Head Office:-Batavia. BRANOREX!--Band)simano, Dandoing", Bombay,
Calcutta, Caitan, Djember, Djok j karta, The Hagus, Just. Ko Ketalladja, Makaione, Modan, PM dang, Phlambang, Brkalongan, De INTEREST allowed on Current Ac bad, Pontianak, Rangoon, Heliar dam", Samaring, Shanghai, Bibolga
counts and Fixed Deposits at Hates (Onmatra), Bingapore Bomarsria (Solo), Tegal, Tjilatjap cation:
BOT that may be ascertained on appli
C-L SANDES,
Manager.
and Welleroden
−) Fier-oster-bardağı Deyust-Branc"Tx+Zat-----
London Bankers:— National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Businéas of every descrip-
tion transacted.
A. STOKKINK,
Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 18th May, 1930,
[30
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 12th Mar., 1931.
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BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 28, 1925, under special charter of The National Government as an
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paria; 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. F. 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. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1920 (32
THE YOKOHAMA SPEDIZ BAXK, LAMITED,
Capital. (fully paid 100,000,000
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. | INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE Reserve Fund.........Ven 115,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL ... 9,065,000- REVE FUND..........
1,100,000
CANTON,
Branches:- SHAMOHAL, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW YORK and BAN FRANCISCO. London Bankers:- THE LLOYDS BANK,, LTD.. Correspondents
all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) at a Yearly Rental of from 85 to $40,
£7]
LOOK POONG SHAN,
---Manager..
BANK.
Subscribed Capital25,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital 24,710,200.00 Alexandris Honolul Reserve Funds $3,820,503.82
HRAD OPRICH: YOKOHAMA, BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:
Río do
Baturin
Berlin
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI.
Botabay
Kal Yuen Karwelt Kobe Calcutta London
Janeire
Rangoon Boersbays
San Francisco
Maalia
Nagoya Bisgapore (Mukden) Newchwang Sydney New York
Tientain Unaku
Tokyo Tsingtao
Besttio Bemarang Shanghai
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central-
Catton Lypas Changchun Angelo Dairer:
play)- Nagasaki Shimondseks
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in. the important commercial contres of Hamburg the world, wo are able to extend to Hankow our cliente special facilities for Harbin domestic and foreign banking and Hong Kong exchange.
Felping Interest allowed on Current Ac
We also handle the issue of landscountsman and other Public Funds of the Deposits received for Fixed Chinese Government both at kome Periods at rates to be obtained on and abroad
application.
H. MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, April 117193170
SHOU J. CHEN,
•Managar:
21. Useful to the carpenter, com-
ing back.
"Be to her virtuen very kind;
be to her faults a. little
Matthew Prior....
-
6. Sometimes those are diplo matic, but the ordinary nian is content to go with the cur-' rtát.
7.-Sheltered. 8-Meditate on.
12-This may have reference to a
motor-cycle and yet be safe. 14.-When a horse has been this 14.-Well and truly,
it may be easily the last part.
15.
This camat he made rihso
ably warin.
16.
Representing
une of the
British Isles, in short.
17.- kneeling nid.
25.-Exactly three-quarters of a
pint.
20.-Absorbed with açandal.
23. The hardened thief does not 31.-Fashions.
30.-Put your name down.
sound of it.
need to this himself to the 32--Indinu lady of high degree.
31-The right to hold the pro-
'perty of mother. 35.-Beverages accured from
21.-Cut off. 20.-Though this may sound more than though, it may be quite good company.
sale.
The solution will be published to-
27.-Distracting to the nervy. 28-A curious thing about this cut morrow.
is that the right side of it is the left.
-European country.
33.-Much can be conveyed by
this, in a note...
11
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
30. So long as these are, other ALDERMAN ANNER wine, good, the dent does no IUDAET hurin,
BAFFLED. BANDIED 37-In his lexicon Lyra was illus-ELMANEM THI
trated (hidden).
BHUN SECTS WHO A SPDOR■UMENT
38. A single state-nccording to
Shakespeare.
Down.
2.-Stagger.
3. This must be taken-except,
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SEDANN EMBRYO
BSUCCUMBE ALIGHT ME URGES
NAARM A DEB H&CK DATES LIMA of course, when sound asleep. E OPERA■■EN 4.-Oh, yes, a baby generally is. LUMBAGOGOADING 5.-With what part of the land- scape should a picture-framer
ONE IN BLOND be familiar.
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918.
HEAD OFFICE
10, Des Voeux Road, Central,
HONG KONG
CAPITAL AND SUEPLUS{{ * O* H. 88,000,000.00 TOTAL RESOURCES .....
**** 1.830.000,000.00 Every description of Banking Accôukts and Biohänge business tradicted.
Durrent and Fried Deposit Aolourts in Local and Foreign Uarencita opened for Oliena
Savings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes.. Bradilifs and Agenties all over the World.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
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