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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1931.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI UHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, „BANKING CORPORATION,*** *AUSTRALIA AND OHIMA;
INCORPORATED BY: ROYAL CHANTER,
· 1953. ·
Authorized. Capital $80,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Rosorvo Funda; 200
Storling Silver
Agencies and Branchos ALOB STÄR HONG KONG - BEMABAKO ((Malay Blatos) ILOILO
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS
·COMPANY, IN OJ
Head Offs:
Amsterdam (Camsiahlin Lucerna Patarmo Artworp
tinople Lugano Rotterdam Edinborgir Lazor
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
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HRAD OFFICE: London.
£6,000,000 $10,000,000.
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
$20,000,000
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund ...... Reserve Liability of Fro
prietors
63, BROADWAY, New York. Capital £3,000,000 Surplus £4,000,000 Reserves.
U.S.B0,000,000
U.8.81,572,546
U.S.$1,908,200
£3,000,000
BRANDREY!--
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HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
14
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Board of Director::. Hon. Mr. C. Q. S. MACKIE,
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON, ..
(SEREMBAN
Athene Basi Barlin
Home
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20
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Usneya
Monte Carlo Shanghai
AMRITSAR IPOH
SHANGHAI
-Barrila
Guda
Hanila Bouthamp
21
BANGKOK KARACHI
Chairman;
ATAVIA KLAND
BINGAPORE BITIAWAN
Bombay
Ginkgow
Mittalet
Brotada
HAYABL
Montreux
Bingapore
39
21.
BOMBAY
BOUHARATA
Benacula Hubung
TAIPING
Buenos Aires Hatre
M Mapled
St. Morits
antal
MANGBAR
CATEFORE OLBU COLOMBO
KUALA
LUMPUR
(1.34.8) TÁTOT
Cairo
Enterikan
Vianna
25
Vinice
KUORUEG
TIENTJUN TOKYO
Yokohama
Colombe
London
DAIKEN
MADILAR
* TUNGKAN
DELI
MANILA
(Shukes)
Ocpenkseen jäverpoot
PURLRE Zurich Peiping
27
30
RALPHOKO
KEDAN
TRIKOTAO
HAMBURG
NEW YORK
TOKOUANA
LAMBOANGA
(Philippi
Talentos
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Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell A. H. Compton, Esqu B. Landor Lowia, Esq. G. Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Pearce, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
T. H. R. Shaw, Esq.
J. P. Warren, Esq.
Chief Managor:
QALOUTTA
CANSON
KUALA
HANKOWO PRIFING AN
HARDIN PERANO
(North
KANDUON
Manchuria) SAIGON
FOREIGN EXCHANGs and General. V.M. GRAYBURN, Eaq Banking Business transnoted..
BRANCHES :-
Amoy
Iloilo
1401
Bangkok Batavia Bombay
Ipoh
Peiping Penang..
Johore
Hangoon
Kobe
Saigon"
Calcutta
Canton
Kowloon Kuala
San Frau-
cisco
Chefoo
Lumpir
"Shanghai
On demand SOVEREINS, Bank's Buying
·Rate***
108
Colombo
Dairon
Lyons
Sourabaya
111.
Foochow Malacca
BAR SILVER, per of
12 6/16
Haiphong Manila
Hamburg Muar
On demand........ ON SAIGON :--On demand
·ON BANGKOK S
MUFINGER }; WTM LINE
FAZAKA
EXPRESS
SERVICE
WILHELMSEN LINE
TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIO COAST SERVICE
M.V.
via PANAMA.
NEXT SAILING
"TAI SHAN” on JUNE 18th
for
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO LOS. ANGELES, NEW YORK & BOSTON
42 Days To New York
For Passengers and Freight information please apply :-
DODWELL & CO., LTD,
Queen's Buildings.
Agents.
THE
London Singapore.
Sungei
Patani Tientsin Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Tsingtao Hongkow New York Yokohama
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENOY and FIXED DE Poarta received for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY
and STERLING on terms which will
be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1931 (26
|HONG KONG SAVINGS BAKE.
THE Business of the above Bank
THE Busted by the HONG
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, 16th July, 1930.
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EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK. *ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS-
U.B. 84,700,000. ..
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STELIT,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world, Interest Rates on Application.
Owned by: THE This Bank is, entir.
CHABE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, with Resources over L.8, $2,600,000,000,
D. M. BIGGAR, *
Telephone 28091.
[8]
BLUE FUNN
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVIOR.
"SARPEDON" 10th June, For Fort Sail, Marsailles, London, Rotterdam, Eburg, & Glasgow, ACHILLES" 23rd June, For Port Said, Marn, Casablanca,
London, Rotterdam & Hamburg.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
:"MERIONES" 21st June, For Port Said, Genon Liverpool, Elevré and Glasgow. ADRASTUS " 2nd July, For Port Said, Liverpool, “
Havre and Glasgow.
PACIFIC SERVICE (via ROBE & YOKOHAMAY NO "IXION MAM 27th June, Vor Victoria, Vangoavor de Montilalar *TYNDAREU8" soth July, For Victoria, Vancouver & Beatt's.
1
INWARD SERVICE.
Due
AUTOMEDON" 8th Jans, For S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Y'bams. DARDANUS9th June, From New York.
All cargo steamer with limited passsager accommodation st.specially-red used farem,
Tor freight, passage rates and information apply to the enfermentioned.
**All bookings árs subj set to the provisions of the Company's
Bilia of Lading.
Butterfield & Swire,
|
CUMBENT ACCOUNTS oponed and FIXED DEPOstrs received, for one year or shorter-periods at rates which will be quoted on applies tion.
J. STUART,
Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 28th May, 1931.
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BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE
POUR LE PA COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France), Prince's Building, Chater Road,
Victoria, Hong Kong...
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris.
Fra.
{
Capital, fully paid-up.....50,000,000
Reserves
Calcutta Marussiato P
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESI COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and Canada
36
37
38
80
investment Accounta
All eluases of Commercial Bank ing Transactions undertaken.
Personal bandled
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 Resources ..... Over G. $2,500,000,000
C. H. BENSON;
General Manager.
Across
CLUES.
3.A good man to precede you.
through a throng. 8.You can't hold it up, though.
it's so amall,
0.-There's a hands off!" tone
about this French isle. 10.-Snake,
11-Holds water, though full of
holes.
12. As an artist's medium, it is
staple material. -
13.-Rustic.
14. The sort of spirit that does not suggest a vegetable ori- gin, age
33
15-A relish that can get into, a
state.
Batt. Bash të t 16.-You won't find an old. Soot
18.
'tish air about the man who began with a pound and end-
ed with a ponny, but you'll
find otie in him.
:
Two things for which we are. never prepared
19.-There's no love lost between
him and somebody. 20.- Fear. 21.-Constituent of pewter,
Nevertheless,
20. A blissful spot that owes its paname to Greece.ring
17.-Give this an extra bead and 28. You frequently hold it but touch it comparatively sel- dom.
it will be brought.
Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.Called Paul by people who
BRANCHES :~~ Lyons
22,318,000
Paris
Marseillea Saigon · Haiphong Hanoi Tourano Quiahon Huo Thanh-hoa Vinh -ƒ Prom Penh
Tientsin
Peiping Shanghai
'Hong Kong
BANKERS: France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Orédit Banque "de Paris et des Pays Bak. 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.
A: ROLLIN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st July, 1929,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA," LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:-- 15, Gracechurch Street, London,, E.C. 3.
Manager.
Subscribed Capital Authorized Capital
Paid-up Capital
HEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, K.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.
Established 1917.).
HEAD OFFICE :--SINGAPORE. HONG Kosa Oines-13, QUEEN'S RD. C.
•
mind their own business,
23. Mr. Ive's eldest daughter is
the maidon for you. 24.-Lettor.
25. One gets it after depression
from Iceland,
Authorised Capital...Siraise $30,000,000 97.-Injunction to keep your hair
Issued
Paid-up Reserve Liabilities of ** Shareholders Surpina
14
$4,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,596,000
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:
98, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. Subscribed. Capital Frs.72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital Fra, 68,400,000.00 Reserve Fund....Fra.102,000,000.00
Va
BRANCHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon Battambang Hua Saigon £1,800,000 £3,000,000 Gantho Mengtss Shanghai
Canton ....£1,050,000 Djibouti
Neo-Dinh Singapore Nournea Thanhoa
Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,080,845 Fort Bayard Papeete Tientsin
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and
MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
HONG KONG OFFICE; 11, QUEEN'S Eoin Bangkok
CENTRAL
Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta Colombo
Authorised Capital
Glårs, 150,000,000-
Delhi
--(£12,500,000.) Galle
(£6,869,170.) Howrah
;
Paid-Up Capital... Gidra. 80,030,000 Hong Kong
Beserve Fund........Gidrs. 40,018,000 pok
(23,334,393.) Kandy
BRANCHES Karachi:
Madras
Kota Bharu, New York Kuala Krai Penang
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius)
(Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Lumpur Simla "Kuantan Singapore (Pahang) Bourabaya
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Head Office:-Amsterdam.* Eastern Hand Office:-Batavia. Every description of Banking and ERANCHES-Bandjarmasin, Bandoeng, Bombay,Exchange Business transacted.
Calcutta, Oberiben, Djember, Djokļu karta, The Hagta", alddah, Mode Rote Hadja Waksmar, Madony Pa dang, Palembang, Frkalongan, Pe|| ARD Pontianak, Rangoon, Better. dan, Bamarang, Shanghai, Esbolga (Bumstrs), Bingapore, Bous zoerakarta (Bolo), Tegal, And Wellarredam
"These effens kwon Bafe Deposit Bonus To Eat..
London Bankers:- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip
tion transacted.
A STOKKINK,
Hong Kong, 12th May, 1931 (30
Manager.
THE BANK OF. CANTON, LTD..
HEAD OFFICE:" Howa Kose.
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL.811,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL..... 8,685,600 RESERVE FUND......... 1,100,000
BIG,
Branches
CANTON, SHANGHAL, HANKOW,
SWATOW, BANGKOK, New Ton and BAN FRANCISCO,
London Bankers:—
Tu Izoyds Bank, Ltd.""
Correspondents
all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description transacted
Safe Deposit Boxes (various aires) at a Yearly Rental of from 45 to
LOOK POONG SHAN, Manager.
$40.
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Haiphong Peiping Tourane Hadkow Pnom Panh Vinh Hanoi Pondicherry Yunnanfu
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. P. Morgan & Co.; French-American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York:
Interest allowed on Current Ac counts and Fixed Deposits accord-
Travellers, Cheques issued. Trustee and Baccutorships undering to arrangement. taken,;
- INTEREST allowed on Current Ao counts nod Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be ascertained on appli | Cation.::
C. L SANDÉS,
Manager. 7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 20th April, 1921......... [29
BANK OF CHINA,
Reorganized October 28, 1928, under special charter of The National
. Government ‘as an
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let..
A. BONNAUD,
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1031,
Manager:
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANE, JANETTED
Capital (fully paid up)
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE Reserve Fund
BANK
Yan-100,000,000 Yen 118,000,000
ΟΥΡΙΟΣ: ΥΟΚΟΗΑΜΑ,
Subscribed Capital. 825,000,000,00 "BRANCHES AND. AGENCIES AT: Paid-up Capital..... 324,710,200.00 Reserve Funds
*#3,820,603,82
HEAD Orricz:- SHANGHAI,
HONG KONG BRANCH: 4. Queen's Road Central,
Owing to our numerous brancher
Aloxandria Honolulu 1. Rio do Bataviada Kai Yuen Jangiro Barlin
Karachi.... Rangoon Koha Bombay
Boarabaya Calestin London - Sao Francisco Cauton
Lyópa
Beattle Changelion Los Angeles Semarang "Dalcons andalanilo
Shangha Nagasaki Shimanoso
Singapore
Nagoya
in China and large connections in Bangan) Nowchwang Bydoay
O
the important commercial centres of Hamburg Now York: Tientsin the world, we are able to extend-to- Hankow~~-~~
Tokyo our clients special facilities for Harbin Felping Teinglad domestic and foreign banking and Hong Kong exchange
Interest allowed or Current Ac counts,
We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at home and abroad GAAP
SHOUT. CHEN”
“Daposits received for Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application: BARA BAN FRUTEH MORI, Manager.
Hong Kong, April 11, 1931 [35
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31.-A Scandinavian princess., 34.This is unfathomable. 35.-Can you this a this of melody
from chants so transcribed? 30.-Source of edible delight, 37.-There's a leathery touch
about this chemical, 38.-European lake.
29.-People who go thus appropri
ately want someone as salver. 30.-A Gulliver population 31.-Scarcely forward. 32A bird.
as
33.-You can make rani ladies of
The solution will be published to
the your highest sims,
morrow.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
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PLEBWIAN WETHER
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this 31 Down, and get cut. 4.Ruler and,
5.What he wore.
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who looks at your 28 Down.
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14.--Complaint.
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