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EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
May 20, 1931.
ON LONDON:
Telegraphie Transfor... 11 Bank Bills, on demand 11. Bank Bills,. 4 months"
night... Credits,
months' 4 wight Documents, 4 months'
.sight
ON PARIS:-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, ́SATURDAY, MAY 30,
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital 850,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...820,000,000 Reatrvo Funds ---
·Sterling***** ..... £¤,500,000 ..$10,000,000.
· Silver Reserve Linbility of Pro- prietors nozīme
OHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. IXCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1833.
Agencles and Branches:-
1931.
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.
Head Offloc:
117/18
1/0 1/10
........................ 1/03/10
.$20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Paid-up Capital Reserve. Fund ....... Reserve Linbility of Pro-
prietors wor
05, BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Capital
U.S.80,000,000 U.S.91,572,545 £3,000,000 Surplus............. .......£4,000,000 Reserves U.S.81,008,209
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£3,000,000
BRANCHES :~
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HEAD OFFICE: HONO Koxo.
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C. G. S. MACKIE,
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
ALOR STAM
(Malay Hate) Hote
ITIL
HONG KONG BEMARANO BERENBAN BHANGUAS
Ammira Antwerp Athani #fol Darlin
Cusstan. Lucerne Falermo
tinople Lagano
Rotterda
Hdisbarra Lavor
Flare
Stame Marseille Statebou
Monte Carlo Bheaghal
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KARAOKI
KLANG
XONE KUALA
KANGSAR, KUALA
LUMPUR KUCHING
BINGAPORE HITIAWAS BOLRABAYA TAIPING
(F.B.)
Bombay
János Glasgow
Bromin
Натана
Manila SoulSiamp Munich Mehiroux
Bingapor
Beanie
Hamburg
มรด
MADRAS
TAVOT TIENZIN TOXYO TONDKALE
Kida
Buanes Alte Havre Cairo Calcita Jarumalous Timur Cenni Colorbo
Naples
Interlaken
Mintaly Vicos Vening "Yokohama
18
Zurich
Coperharen Liverpoot
MANILA
(ilhaksk)
MEDAN
PEIPING
PENANG
MANGOON
THINDIAO TOKOKAMA LAMBOANGA
(Paliippin
Lilandia).
Bank Bills, on demand 590 Credita, 4 months' sight 630 Ox New YORK:-
Bank Bills, on demand 23 1/18 Credits, 60 days! sight. 24. 3/16 ON BOMBAY
Telegraphic Transfer 1 Bank, on demand...
ON CALOUTTA : --
Telegraphie Transfer Bank, on demand...
ON SUANQUAL ne
Jons
} Tx. 70
Bank, at sight.... 90
ON YOKOHAMA :---
din.
G. 463
On demand ...... ON MANILA-On demand.... 481 ON SINGAPORE:-
On demand.............. ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 67 Ox HairHONG
Chairman
Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell A. H. Compton. Esq. B. Lander Lewis, Esq.
G. Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Pearce, Esq.
Ja A. Plummer, Esq.
T. H. R. Shaw,.Esq.
J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager:
V: M. GRAYDUAx, Esq.
Peiping Penang Rangoon
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BRANCHES:- 2) Amoy
Iloilo Bangkok Ipoh Batavia
Bombay
Johore "Koba
Saigon
Calcutta Kowloon Canton Choloo Colombo
Kuala
San Fran-
cisco
On demand.ne ON SALGUN:-On demand) 09 ON BANGKOK :~~
On demand
SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying
Rate
BAN SILVER, per dz. 12 9/10
APPROPRIATE
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FREIGHT AND
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"SARPEDON" 10th June, For Port Sail, Marssities, Lonion,
“ACHILLES"
Botterdam, burg. & Glasgow. 23rd Juno, For Port Said, Mars., Casablanca,
Loudon, Rotterdam & Hamburg.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE. "THESEUY" 2nd June, For Fort Said, Havre,!!
Liverpool and Glugow. "MERIONES". Etat Jung, For Port Said, Genoa, Havre,
Elverpool and Glasgow.
PACIFIC SERVICE (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "IXION"
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURBERT ACCOUNTа opened and FIXED DEPOSITA received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica- tion.
J. STUART, Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 28th May, 1931,
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BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victafio, Hong Kong.
.
HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris,
Fra.
shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY Capital, fully paid-up .... 50,000,000
Parla London Mnang
Felping
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cition of United States of America and Canada
All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken,
*
Personal investment accounta handled."
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.
",,,,
Affliated with THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources ...... Over G.82,500,000,000
C. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
and STERLING on terms which will Special Working Capital. 60,000,000 THE HO HONG BANK, LTD$|
be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1971. (20
Reserves
Hong Kong
22,319,000
Pnom Penh Tientsin
4
BRANCHES :- Paris Lyons
Marseilles HONG KONG SAVWGB BANK | Saigon Eaiphong Han Tourana Quinhou Huo HE Business of the above Bank Thanh-hoa Vinh Tin conducted by the IIDNG Peiping, Shanglini KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 10th July, 1930,
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EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK. ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS-
U.S. 84,700,000.
HEAD OFFICE:
1
18, PINE STILKET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering compile Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Estes on Application.
This Beak is entirely owned by THE CITABL NATIONAL BANK. NEW YORK, with Resources over 1.8. $2,600,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Mannger.
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NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL
MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1924.
BANKERS: France; Société Générale, Bunque Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas," London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com- mercials Italiana.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy. Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the
World.
A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st July, 199
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE: 15, Gracechurch Street, London,
E.C. 3.
Authorized Capital
Subscribed Capital
Paid-up Capital....
..£3,000,000 ..£1,800,000 £1,050,000
Established 1917.)
HÍRAD Oric:-SINGAPORE. Howa Kong Orrict :—13, Queen's RD. C.
Loszed Paid-up
Reserve Liabilities of
Shareholders
Burplus
Authorcised Capital....Straits $20,000,000 $8,000,000 $1,000,000
- $4,000,000 $2,536,000
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:
M, Boulevard Haussmans, Paris.
Subscribed Capital Frs.72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ... Frs.08,400,000.00 Reserve Fund..... Fre. 102,000,000.00
BRANCHES : Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon Battambang Hue
Saigon Cantho Mengtaz Shanghai Canton Nam-Din Bingapore Djibouti Noumea Thanhoa Tientsin
Reserve Fund and Rest... 1,008,645 Fort Bayard Papeete
Batavia
BANEERS':
THE BANK OF ENGLAND
and
MIDLAND BANK, Ltd.,
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD Bangkok
CENTRAL
Authorised Capital
Bombay Calcutin
BRANCHES :
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu, New York Kuala Krai Penang
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) (Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Lumpur Simla
Haiphong Peiping Tourane Hankow Prom-Penh Viob Hanoi Pondicherry Yunhaafu.
BANKERS:
Iy FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais Banque de Paris ét des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus- trial et Commercial; Société
Générale. Colombo
Gidrs. 150,000,000- Delhi (£12,500,000.) Gallo
Paid-Up Capital.. aldrs. 80,030,000 Hong Kong
(£6,009,170.) Howrah Beserve Fund........Gldra. 40,015,000 Ipoh
(£3,331,583.) Kandy
Head Office:-Amsterdam.* Eastern Head Once-Batavia. BRANOUS-Band Jerms Bandoeng, Bambey, Caloutta, Charbon, Djember, Dioja karta', The Higue, Jindah, Kobe Kala-adja Makar, Medan, Pa dany, Fairlang, Pekalongan, Pa ung. Pollant, Rangoes, Rotar dam Hamarang, Shanghai, Bibolge (Sumitra), Singapore,
Scerslaa
Kuantan
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Alugapore (Pahang) Sourabayn
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transteted. Travellers Cheques issued.
taken.
IN LONDON: The National Provin- cial and Union Bank of Eng- land. Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte do Paris; Crédit Lyonnais
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French-American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York. 'Interest allowed on Carrent Ac-i counts and Fixed Deposits accord.
Trustee and Exccutorships under.ing to arrangement.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. BONNAUD,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st May, 1031. [32
INTEREST allowed on Current Ao counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates hormikarze (Solo), Tegal, that may be ascertained on appli- and Wallarredin". he's hars Bafs Depseit Zamos T's Let.
London Bankers: -- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip
tion transacted.
A. STOKKINK, Hong Kong, 12th May, 1031. (30
Manager.
THE BANK OF JANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KON
Hong Kong Currency. Authorized CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL 8,000,000 KRSELVE FOND
1,100,000
Branches:--
CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, BWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW Yonk and BAN FRANCISCO. London Bankere:- Tam LLOYDA BANK, LTD. Correspondents
all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description
transacted.
Safe Deposit, Boxes (various sizes) at Yearly Hental of froin $5 to
LOOK POONG BHAN,
Maneger:
$40.
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cation.
C. L. SANDES,
Manager. 7, Queen's Rond Central,
Hong Kong, 9th April, 1931.
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BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 28, 1929, under special charter of The National Government as ́în INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED,
Capital (fully paid up)
Yon 100,000,000 Reserve Fund..........Yen 115,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:
Rio do Alexandria Honolulu $3,820,503.82 Batavia
Kal Yuan Karachi Bombay Kobe
BANK.
Bubscribed Capital. 55,000,000.00 Pald-up Capital.84,710,200.00 Reserve Funda
IIPAD OFFICE:-SIKANGHAI,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Bertin
Janeiro
Rangoon Boorabsys
Lyonn
Han Francisco Bottin
Calcutta London Caulon
4, Queen's Road Central. Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the important commercial contres of Hamburg the world, we are able to extend to Hankow our clients special facilities for Harbie domestic and foreign banking and Hong Kong exchange.
We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chinem Government beth at home and abroad.
SHOU J. CHEN, Manager.
Changchun Los Angeles Somarang Dairon
Manila Shanghai (Delay). Nagunaki Bhimonoseki Fengtion Nagova Bingapara (Mekdon) Newchwang Bydney
Tiantain New York Osaka
Tokyo Poiplag Tsingtao Interezt allowed on Current Ac- counts.
Deposita received for Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application.
H. MORI, Manager; Hong Kong, April 11, 1931.
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1.—An object of terror turns out
to be an animal in the end. -Sh! walk very slowly, in
fact, shuffle.
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8-Keep your eye on the ball, 14-In regard to thin you will thus. This will be necessary,
15-Sharp's the word.
need a couple of dozen sheets..
18-A highly efficient and power-
ful air force.
10. They make chairs in this Buckinghamshire town, 20.-Please.
-When you sing about a car
pardon my bluntness-it is. truly frightening. 10-Sister of Lady Lyonors, of Castle Perilous, in the "Idylla of the King." 11-A famous little. god tem
porarily in exile. 12-Take it in your ten, and you
may come back to chaff us if you like.
13-Girl's name popular in India. 16.Are you in the right spots
to make these shoots? 17.-Trenting of duty. 18-With a tendency to, a change
of head makes cravens of it. 21-A wizard makes war in front
of the river gates.
21.
Flew? Rid." me of him as-A South American river that
(naue anag.).
has an alternative start, and winds up in very reduced company.
23-Your family, and what they might think after a run of fuck at the tables on rouge.. 27.-This tone may be sharp or.
'Bat
98.-The resposibility Certainly
comes down on us,
The resolution will be published
24. Take care for, destruction on Monday.
by sound.
25.-I hear this in 'n mode often
met with in the field
20-In looks, anyway, mine is re- YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
constructed.
20-Without arms.
M-Virulence.
31. Sit, o Bey," and may your
shadow never grow
(anag.). 32-Despair that
watery end,
Down.
comes
to
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1.-Becomes (but old-fashioned), 2-Charm.
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3. The girl goes up to dine, and
hna'---
4-These stews quite frequently, 3. Something saved at any rate. 6.—Jan't it vulgar ? 7-Pertaining to the science of
plants.
A STELL■L NECHO N-PEPYS HIN TRON RONUMPA PA 8NEUOTIATIONER
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