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AUSTRALIA AND OHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER,
1833.
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.
Head Office:
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HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
............ £6,500,000
63, BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Capital
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U.S.$0,000,000 U.S.81,872,348
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13 14
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CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO.
CHINA, SIAM. SETTLEMENTS,
STRAITS MALAY
........ 11. 13/16 | Reserve Liability of Pro- months'
prietors......
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ON YOKOHAMA :~~~
On demand
-
VÉlu. 774 )80% dia.
491
ON MANIA-On demand.... 471 ON SINGAPORE)---
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C G. S. MACKIE.
Chairman.
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
Deputy Chairman. CANTON
A. H. Compton, Esq.
On demand
498
Amoy Bangkok
Ipoh
ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 60j
Batavia
Johore
| ON HAIPHONG:-
Bombay
as Surnames in strict alphabo- Lical order.
f
On demand
Calcutta
ON SAIGON:-On demand ON BANGKOK :—
61
Canton Chefoo
Kobe Kowloon Kuala
Peiping Penang Rangoon Saigon San Fran
cisco
Lurapur
Shanghai
On demand. 183 SOVERSIGNA, Bank's Buying
Rate
1/01
Colombo
London
Dairen
Lyons
Foochow Malacca Sungei
BAR SILVER, por oz.
134
Haiphong Manila
Bingapore Sourabaya
Patani Tientsin
DAWNFORT CKU DOLOMBO
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.820,000,000
1/07/10
1/09/10
prietors ............
£3,000,000
BLANCHES:
10
10
Amútardam Constan.
ALON STAR
(Antwerp Agoncles and Branches:—
TIONG KONG TONGHAH
Aibous
Bola
(Malay Brakes) ILOILO
(Mukat)
itarin
AMRITSAR
Lucerne Interme tinople Lagoo flotterdam Edinburgh Lusor Ros normoo Genera
17
18
Margolies Bambout
Mirate Carlo Bhangbal
(Pon
DANGOGN 1:
20
Biarrit
Geno
Maulla
BANGKOK
KARACHI
SALOON
Bouthamp.
Bombay
Garso
Munich
toa
ЧАТЛУТА SOMBAY DALOUTTA
KLANG
SEBARANG
Broma Havana
Montreux
Blagapore
KOUK KUALA
BELEK DAN
SHANDBAL
KANGFAR
SINGAPORE ·
W. H. Bell, Esq.
B. Lander Lewis, Esy.
G. Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Pearce, Esq.
KUALA
SOURABAYA
DATHEN
LUMPUR KUCHING HADKAS
TAINING
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Pannee
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DELI
MANILA
TAVOY TIENTSIN
Drake Hamburg
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Interlaken Calcetta Jerusa
Lida London Copenhseen Liverpool
Milas
Bt. Slotts
Kapla
Tlantel
Nio Pizzer
21
Vastco
Paria
Tokohama
Рордад Palping
Zarich
HAIPHONG
-MRDAN
TOKYO
HAMBURO HANKOW
.... NEW YORK
TSINGTAO
PEIPING
PENANG
YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities ot United States of America and Canada,
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Hong Kong, 1st May, 1031. [26
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A. H. FERGUSON, Manager." Hong Kong, 18th March, 1031.
investment, Account
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22,319,000 THE HO HONG BANK, LTD
Established 1917.)
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СДАНЕ
NATIONAL BANK, NEW York, with Resources over U.S. $2,000,000,000,
281
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING JOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.
Hong Kong
BANKERS: France: Société Générale, Bangne 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
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A. ROLLIN.
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Hong Kong, ist July, 1990,
HEAD OPrice :-SINGAPORE. HONG KONG OFFICE:-13, QUEEN'S RD. C.
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Battambang Hue ...£3,000,000
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Centho Mengtaz £1,800,000
Shanghai Paid-up Capital
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Batavia
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Calcutta
Colombo
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AV STOKKINK,
Manager. Hong Kong, 12th May, 1031. [30
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CapiȚal.....$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL 6,805,000 RESERVE FUND 1,100,000 Branches:-
1
CANTON, SHANGHAI, HARLOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO. London Bunkers —
THE LLOYDS-BANK, LTD. Correspondents
1
BRANCHES:
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius)
(Pahang) Rangoon Kuala
Shanghai Lumpur Simla Kuantan
Singapore (Pabang) Sourabaya
Hankow Engoi
IN
CLUES,
Across 1.--Before being taken a thing
may require this. 5.-Wordsworth wrote of a tower
that "could not even
Some casuni shout that broke
the silent air,
Or the imaginable touch of
time.
9. There is a good dent of this running between St. Pierre and the mainland. 11.-2 across and 33 down with
31 across are." 12.-19 the jury are not this there
is trouble. 13-Jacques, probably prafers it in the form of caporal.
15-A Baconian fallacy or (pub.
lic) darling
10.-A grim outline. 17.-Eight furlongs are no worse
than this.
10.-A. reactionary in an appro››
priate posture.
21-Joking this is seriously. 29.-A sen exptain with a Scrip
tural name whose bête noire was white, 21.-A Derbyshire valley Don
6-Thin stuff in thieves' jug. 7-Not exactly.
8.This old blessing began with
little Benjamin (rev.).
10
and 20 down. It's no good
14.
18.
trying to attack this sort of thing.
What ho! yo pampered. jades of --
Can yo not drive but thirty
miles a day?"
Hence mushrooms, etc. 21-If liard, a mass of eggs; if
human, a legal fiction. 23.-The animals that do so have
by now ceased to do so. 21-A vehicle now seldom see-
heard would be more appro- priate.
95.-These falls are in Caernar
von,
20.-See 10 down. 28.-Hero." we are seven," is the
little girl said. 30-As jolly as Jupiter. 32.-The-
swims around him; he is gone, Ero ceased the inhuman shout which hailed the wretch, who won.'
to be partially submerged. 34-Assume wrongfully. Strangers mny substitute 35.-A small person; but it may Spanish painter.
be an important missive. 23.Just in front of Taurus 38 (with 31 across) An indica tion of ill-health in a univer. sity trial.
though not in Asia Minor. 97-Charun's fee. Half of it,
spent on bread, appears in Falstaff's tavern bili. 29.-Fifty off the tag. 31-See 38 down.
33-0. W. H. depicts him at the
breakfast table.
33.-Caught, inay lose a
biting cause wry face.
37,-Old doctor; a real sticker. 18.-Clarify.
The solution will be published to
morrow.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
30.-Once surved East Angling DO DUMMY RBT
now merged in farger LETHE NAMERCY group (inits.)..
EBILGEYE- 40-Deplorable American term BUZZ■■THO MURNS
for one who deals in other than personal property.
ANIB.G0TH SE
41.-Visitors of holy places. Read-BEGONIA THEATEE
ing knows them well.
Down. 1-Alter this vegetable's head bo acting may
And you Nar-Dinh Singapore.
BANKERS:
FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus- trial et Commercial; Société Générale.
IN LONDON: The National Provin
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A. BONNAUD,
Manager, Hong Kong, 1st May, 1001.. [39
taken.
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}
C. L. SANDES,
Manager. 7, Queen's Road Central.
Hong Kong, 9th April, 1931. (20
BANK OF CHINA..
Reorganized October 20, 1998, 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
$3,820,603,82
HEAD OFFICE:-SHANGHAL.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
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I
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ia China and large connections in
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE HANK,
LIMITED Capital (fully, paid up)
Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund....Yen 115,000,000
Honolulu
Rin de
HEAD OFFICE: YOXONAMA.
BRANORES AND AGENCIES AT: Alexandria Bataria Berlin Bombay Calcutta Cauton
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BRIGGS 16 LAY TI ENSIGNB T OEMINI ANIBEED JA LUNTDEACONI
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ain't.
4. Sneak; food; insect.
5.-There's a nautical favour about this manual action.
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