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Bight PARAS-
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BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIR (Incorporated in France), Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE:
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Frs.
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Personal bandled.
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Hong Kong, 1st May, 1931,
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Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 16th July, 1830,
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CAPITAL AND SURPLUSL U.S. $4,700,000.
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LIVERPOOL SERVION. "ELFENOR " · 20th May, For Port Said, Genos, Havre,
Liverpool and Glasgow. "THESEUS " 2nd June, For Port Sail, Hayre,
Liverpool and Glasgow.
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Sails
For
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For freight, passage rates and information apply to the
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All brokiaga era aubinct to the provisions of the Company's Billa of Lading.
1
Butterfield & Swire,
Aguatu.
This Hank is entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW Yous, with Resources over U.8. $2,000,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
28]
Manager,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, M.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.}
BANKERS
Established 1824.
22,310,000
BRANCHES: Paris Lyons Marseilles Saigon Haiphong Hanoi Tourano Quinhon Huo Thanh-hoaVink Pnom Penh Peiping Shanghai. Tientsin
Hồng Kông.
BANKERS: France: Société Générale, Banque
Nationale de Crédit Banque de: Parie et des Pays Bas London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banen Com- merciale Italiana.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the
World.
A. ROLLIN,
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Established 1917.)
HEAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE. HONG KONG OFFICE :—13, QUEEN'S RD. C.
Authoreisod Capital....Straits $20,000,000 Isauad
$8,000,000 $4,000,000
"
Paid-up Bosorva Liabilities "of
Shareholders Burplus
$4,000,000 $2,620,000
Branches, Agencies and Corres. pondents in the principal cities of the world, '
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. TAN ENG HOOL,
Manager,
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE. Head Office:
00, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Subsoribed Capital Fre.79,000,000.00
INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:-
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3.
Paid-up Capital... Fra.08,400,000.00 Reserve Fund. Fra. 302,000,000.00
BRANCHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon Battambang Huo Saigon Authorized Capital 23,000,000]Cantho Mengtaz Shanghai Subscribed Capital.£1,800,000 Canton Nam Định. Singapore Paid-up Capital, .....£1,030,000 Djibouti Noymen Thanhoa Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,600,815 Fort Bayard Papeete Tientsin Haiphong Peiping Tourane Hankow PnomPenh Vinh H&DGI Pondicherry Yunnanfu
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and
MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD Bangkok
Batavia
CENTRAL
Bombay
Authorised Capital
Calcutta Colombo
Glura. 150,000,000 Delhi (£12,500,000.) Gallo
Paid-Up Capital...Gldrs. 80,030,000 Hong Kong
(£6,069,170.) Howrah Reserve Fund........Gidrs. 40,015,000 | Ipph
(£3,334,553.) Kandy
Head Office:—Amsterdamf. Eastern Head Office:-Batavia. BANQUES:lland Jamal, Bandoang. Bombay,
Calcutta, Charbon, Djember, Dƒkj karta", "Toa Bagões, Jiddak, Kofe, Keta ladja, Makasar, Medan, Pa dang, Palembang, Pekalongan, Pv | ORDE. Pontianak, Fangoon, Retter. dam", Samarang", Shanghai, Blielga (Schiltrs), Singapore, Bob, Borrakira (Bala Tegal, Tep
and Weitarreden*** Jazkera aflora buss Bafi Deponit Boose To Lot,
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, 1930.
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THE BANK OF QANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL, ...... 8,685,000 RESERYE FUND .................... 1,100,000 Branches- CANTON, SHANGHAI, Hankow, Swarow, Bangkok, New YORK, and SAN FRANCISCO,
London Bankers:—' THE LLOYDS BANK, LTD.
------- Correspondents
BRANCHES :
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius)
(Pahang) Rangopu Kuala Shanghai Lumpur Simla Kuantan Bingapore (Pahang) Sourahnya
HONG KONG Branch; Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Chequrs issued. Trustee and Executorships under- taken.
· INTEREST allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be ascertained on appli
C. L. SANDES,
Manager.
cation.
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 20th April, 1931.
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BANK OF CHIKA.
Reorganized October 28, 1928, under special charter of The National Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
- BANK.
Subscribed Capital.....$25,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital 24,710,200.00 Reserve Funds $3,890,503.82
HRAD OPTICZ:—SHANGHAI.
4, Queen's Road Central.
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Pazia et des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus- trial et Commercial; Société Générale.
IN LONDON: The National Provin-
eial 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 accord- ing to arrangement.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LECOT,
Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1929. [3%
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANE, LIMITED. Capital (fully paid up)
Yan 100,000,000 .........Yen 118,000,000 Reserve Fund
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA,
BRANCHER AND AGENCIES AT: Alexandria Honolulu Balavin
Kal Yuan
Karachi Kobo Loader
Lyons'
Rio do
Janeiro
Rangoon
Boerabaya
San Francisco Besitle
Shangha
Los Angeles Semarang Manila
Berlin
Bombay
HONG KONG BRANCH: '
Calcutia Canton Changchun
Dairen
(Dainy) Fengtica
(Mukden)
Newchwang Sydney, New York Thesisin
Danka
Tokyo Tainglas
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the important commercial centres of Hamburg the world, we are able to extend to Hankow our clients special facilities for Harbin domestic and foreign banking and Hong Kong
all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking
Budineas of every description exchange. transacted.
Nagasaki Buiminorski
Nagoya Bingapore
Feiping
Interest allowed on Current Ae-
We also handle the issue of Bonds counts.
and abroad
"Bale Deposit Boxes (various sizes) sad other Publio Funds of the Deposits” recived for Fixed at a Yearly Rental of from 85 to Chinese Government both at home Periods at rates to be obtained on $10.
application.
H. MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, April 11, 1931 (35)
LOOK: POONG 'SHAN,
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Maneger.
SHOU J. CHEN,.....
·Manager.
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OLUEB,
Астова, 2-A lady of old who painted
her face.
9. Such a prank requires an
animal for completion. The living section of 8 across helps you here to the pia
nacio
10.-A. Victorian novelist. 1-This is low and of no ac-
.count.
12. Not the main issue, 15. Musicians usually produce
these abbreviations. 17.-The anatomical part of the
engine,
18.-Order.
20. This gentleman is of age. 22.-A rather tasty article of
food.
26. This is often bird-shaped, and'
contains one. 28.-Iero and heroine do this in
Many a novel. 30.-A colour, 31.-Promenading
41
13. An imperial lady. 14.-Gono altogether and finally. 10.--Term (in the plural) familiar
to the woaver or the allot- ment holder.
17-The politician or generat 19.-Here place all the rest.
must study this. 21.-A moslem religious leader. 23.-Down here find Australia.
4-Mrs: Wodington. 25.-Draw out not in the bank.
ing senso.
27. This sort of clue gives you
Away. 29.Secures the invention to one-
self.
32.-The theme that is often
heavy,
35.-Two in the Zodiac. 30.-Titus's is famous. 38.-This animal would seem a
gay fellow, even a 1 down... The solution will be published on Monday,
33.-One cross is required here. 34.-A less colloquial but similar 37.--One modern way of transit. YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
act to 17 across.
́30-An operatic heroino.
40.-A mineral. 41.-Undesirable small creatures. 42.The opposite, in definition,
of 12 across.
Down.
1. As an instrument this is more
use than as a man.
2-A Biblical character who rent
'Israel in twain.
SKEDADDLE TACIT
U■YLWINNENBOR
SHELF AGGRAVATE INODA ON MA EXPENSE GAOLERS
SUMMERS
B KALOMMA OYSTER AMEN MARCHAE 3-Such a person is often too CA 8 8 10 CPURSE E
keen.
4. In the Bermön many groups'
are this.
KANTHEY S
OLUMSY TAUTENS
b. This sort of thing ought to UABRH_RLP
get praise.
6.-Worshipped of old.
A scholastic authority sportsman.
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