16
COMPREHENSIVE AND COM
PLETE REPORT
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
in given in the
HONG KONG
WEEKLY
PRESS,"
THE CHINA OVERLAND
TRADE REPORT."
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
June 5, 1931.
ON LONDON!-
Telegraphic Transfer... 11 Bank Billa, on demand 113. Bank Bill 4 months
night, 11-3/18 Credits, 4. months'
sight
********** 11 13/16 Documents 4 months"
sight...
11 15/16′′
ON PARIS
Bank Bille, on demand 275" Credits, 4 months' sight 610
ON NEW YORK:
Bank Bills, on demand 22 9/16 Credits, 60 days sight. 23 11/16 ON BOMBAY!
Telegraphio Transfer Bank, on demand
ON CALOUTTAR
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demand
ON SHANGHAI :~~~~
Bank, at sight
624
Jest
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | CHARTERED - BANK OF INDIA,
A BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorised Capital ......$50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000) Reserve Funds:—
Sterling... 20,500,000... Silver
$10,000,000 Bonorve Lanbility of Pro. i
prietors
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, -
1931.
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, IKU,
Head Office:
|_ 65, BROADWAY;«New Your. ^-
Capital.. £3,000,000 Surplus £4,000,000 Resorves
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
2
&
U.S.83,000,000)
to
U.S.$1,872,045ʻ
U.S.$1,908,200
11.
E
12
18
$20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund. Beservo Liability of Pro-
prietora
£3,000,000
Amsterdam Constan Looersa Faleron Antwerp
Happle Logang.
Rotterdam ***** Edta Bar-**** Luxor Home Balo ** stómaca Marseilles Stamboul
Genera
Heute Carlo Shanghai Maci
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Agenoles-and- Branches --- ALOR STAR HONG KONG SEMARANG
(Malay Blatus) TOILO
SERENDAN ANUITAR EL FPOIT DEM SHANGHAI DE
'KARAQLINE SINGAPORE
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C., G. 8. MACKIE,
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
BANGKOK
Chairman.
ATAVIA
-İN KLANG.
SITIAWAN.
· HOMBAT
KOLE
SOFRABAYA
CALCUTTA
KUALA MA
TAIPING
1
Doputy Chairman:
DATUK
Hon. Mr. W. H. Boll
B. Lander Lewis,
A, H. Compton, Esq.
G. Miskin,
T. E. Pearce, Esq.
JA. Plummer, Esq.
T. H. R. Shaw, EG, J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager:"
V. M. GRAYBURN, Esq.
Peiping.
Tla, 79 [86] % día.
ON YOKOHAMA ...
On demand..
ON MAKILA-On demand.... 46)
BRANCHIS:--
OR SINGAPORE:--
Amoy y
On demand
401
Bangkok
Iloilo Ipoh
Penang
ON BATAVIA:-On demand: 66)
Batavia
Johore
Bangoon
On Errnord:
Bombay
Kobe
Saigon
On demand
Calcutta
Kowloon
San Fran-
O SAIGON-On demand.
Canton
Kuala
cisco
Chefoo
Lumpur
Shanghai
On demand SOVEREIGNÝ, Bank's Buying
1891
Colombo
London
Dairen
Lyons Bourabaya
Bingapore
Ratamess
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Sungei
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12 5/18
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Patani
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TRANS-PACIFIO AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE
via PANAMA.
NEXT SAILING
M.V. “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
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FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER "SERVICES |
LONDON SERVICE.
"SARPEDON
10th June, For Port Baul, Marielles, London,
...
Botterdam, 'burg, & Glasgow, “ACHILLES”. 23rd June, For Port Baid, Mare., Casablanca, &
London, Rotterdam & Hamburg.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
*MERIONES*** 21st June, For. Port Said, Genoa, Liverpool, Havre and Glasgow. "ADRASTUS "
2nd July, For Port Said, Liverpool,
Bavro and Glasgow.
"
PACIFIC SERVICE (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "IXION"
27th June, For Victoris, Vancouver & teattle." "TYNDAREUS 25th July, For Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle.
INWARD SERVICE.
"AUTOMEDON" 8th June, For S'hai,, Moji, Kobs & T’hama, "DARDANUS" 9th June, From New York.
All orgu atomers with limited passenger socomiñodation
at specially reduced farok, dette to any
For freight, passage rates and information apply to the undermentioned,
Varde All bookings kes subject to the provisions of the Company' - Baia of fading.
Butterfield & Swire,
Agents.
Hamburg Muar Tientsin
Hankow
(Johore) Tokyo Harbin -Mukden Thingtao Hongkow New York Yokohama
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and Fixin Di POSITS received for one year.) 07: shorter perioda in LOCAL CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which will
be quoted on 'application.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1931. [26
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HONG KONG, SAVINGS BANE.
HE Business of the above Bank THE
is conducted 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,
KANGBAK (F.M.S.)
ČAWAPORE: V KUALA KA TÁVOTA
CKBU
-E LUMPUR :.:. TIENTSIN
KUGHING TOKYO
COLOMBO
DAIKEN
·MADHAḤ
DIARIES
MANILA
HAIPHONG
MEDÁN
НАМОИНА
BANKOW
North
HARRIN
NEW YORK
PRIPING
PENANG.
RANGOON
RiManokaria) BAIGON
TONGHAH
bo Pra (Bhuket)
TRIKOTAO
TOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANGA
(Philippiam
alanda)
FOREIGN ETCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted:
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITs received for one year or shorter perioda at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.
J. STUART, Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 28th May, 1931.
[30.
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France), Princo's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong,
HELD OTTICA:
74, Rus St. Lazare, Paris,
Fra Capital, fully paid-up.... 50,000,000
Roserves
....... 22,319,000
Blacrits G
Bombay
BRANCHES
Glasgow, Brotzon HAYADA Brussels Kamburg Baanos Álres Klavra Cara-Interiakan Calentša "Jaylen Cannas
Zido
Colombo London
Õupatharen Liverpool
Mantely,
Bouthamp
Montresia Singapore
Milan
St. Moriiz
Explor Mentely No. Tinn
Pirkaus Vanion")
Tokobama
Penang Korfah Pelplux
ל
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and Canada?
All classes of Commercial "Bank- ing Transnotions undertaken; ·!
Personal investment sccounta 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 ita thoroughly equipped Travel Department.
Afiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources....... Ovoz G.$2,500,000,000
C. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
Special Working Capital. 30,000,000 THE HO HONG BANK, LTD
BRANCHER Paris Lyons ... Marscillos Saigon Haiphong Hanoi Tourano Quinhon Huo Thanh-hoa Vinh Phom Penh Peiping Shanghai Tientsin. Hong Kong
BANKIRA: 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., Banen Com- merciale Italiana,
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK,San
∙ING CORPORATION,
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS-
U.S. $4,700,000. HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STEEXT,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complete. Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application
This Bank is entirely owned by Tan CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW Yon, with Resources over US. -- $2,600,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR, [28]
Manager.
NEDERLANDSOHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPLI, M.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BODIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.`
Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the
World.
A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, lat July, 1920
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:- 15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3
Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital ..... Paid-up Capital£1,050,000 Reserve Fond and Rest,...£1,666,815
Batavia
BANKERS:
£3,000,000 £1,800,000
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and MIDLAND, BANE, LTD.
HÙNG XUNG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD Bangkok
CENTRAL
Authorised. Capital
Bombay
Calcutta
Colombo
Gldra. 180,000,000, Delhi (£12,500,000.) Galle
Paid-Up Capital...Gidrs 80,630,000 Hong Kong
(£6,889,170.) Howrah Reserve Fund...Gldrs. 40,015,000 Ipoh
(£3,334,853.) Kandy
Head Office:—Amsterdam,” Eastern Head Once:-EstavİL. BRAKOHES Bandjarmasin, Bandoen, Dambay,
Calcutta, Charbon, Djember, Djkja" karta) The Haguar, Jždai, Kobe Kota Endja, Makamiz, Media, Tar dang, Palembang, Pékalongan, Pe nang, Pontianak Bangoon, Rotter dam, Bamarang, Ahangbal, Elbolgs (Somatrs), Singapore orable Sommarta (Solo), Teply
and Waltevreden."
*Thor" vleis how đất Depsoil' Boon. Ir Žal,
London Bankere: National Provincial Bank, Ltik ̈.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip
tion transacted. JOVOM
STOKKINK,
-Manager:
Hong Kong, 12th May, 1931130
THE BANK OF CANTON, ITD.
́Hrad Office:· Hong Konɑ
Hong Kong,Chereney. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL............... 8,605,000 ILESERVE FUND .............................3,100,000.
Branches: WAL CANTON, SHANGEAL, HANKOW, BWATOW, BANGKOK, New Ton and BA FRANCISCO, London Bankeram THE LLOYDS BANK, LID Correspondents »
all Principal Cities of the World:
BIANCHES:
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu, New York Kuala Krai Penang
Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) (Pabang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Lumpur Simla Kuantan Singapore (Pahang) - Bourabaya
HONG KONG BRAÑON :00 Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Executorshipe under taken:
INTEREST allowed on Current Ao counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates. that may be ascertained on appli cation......
QL SANDES,
Manager.
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 29th April, 193). ...{29
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 28, 1928, under :special charter of The National Government na 85 INTERNATIONAL” EXCHANGE
BANK."
Subscribed Capital... 25,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital... $24,710,200.00 Eeserve Funds ... $3,320,503.82
HEAD OFFICE SHANGHAI.
HONG KONG BEANCE:
4 Queen's Road Central.
Owing to our numerous branches
in China and large connections in
Established 1917.) :
HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE. HONG KONG OFFICE :~~13, QUIN'S RD. C.
Authorcised Capital....Straits $20,000,000
Issued
Paid-up Beserve Liabilities of
Shareholders Surplus.
$8,000,000 $4,000,000
$4,000,000 $2,523,000
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:
96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paria. Subscribed Capital Frs.72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ... Fra.68,400,000,00 Reserve Fund...Frs.102,000,000,00
BRANCHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quinbon Battambang Hus Saigon Casthe Men gtez Shanghai Canton
Nam Dinh Bingapore Djibouti Noumes Fort Bayard Papote
Thanhoa Tientsin
Haiphong Peiping Bankow . Hanoi
Tourane
Pnom Penh Vinh
Pondicherry Yunnanfu
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte, de Paris; Credit Lyonnaia, Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus- trial et Commercial; Société Générale.
IN LONDON: The National Provip- cial and Union Bank of Eng- land, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit : Lyonnais.
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36
37
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Acros 1.---Writers and elderly, folk may
be thus depreciated.
4. From a contemplation of this life the preacher: might deduce that we are lent" the present
8. Still the stream, and
shall for ever —," 9.-Though with 23 down added
•
it in proverbially dull, death. in the last one is exciting enough, 11.-I. look like a decapitated Roman magistrate, but I'm a dabbler with 10 across added, 13.-Caluminate Fido and treat
him thus,
14-This traveller is a human
Bort of 26.
18-Seo 11 across
Asboiated with the sailor." and the tinker, and to orig The Beggar's Opała was said to have made Gay this, and this, his manager, gay, g 7-Torquemada would not be allowed to put me on the rack if bulky, B-Exult malignantly
10.
Our modern Dinas do not teo 17 across this) as much as formerly though it is custom.
12A festivo occasion that with
23 down swells the Tweed. 14.-There's & want of furture.
here.
15-You can see through these
screens
18Associated with Tre and Pol in helping to identify Trans-Devonians,
23.
often found and 12 down.
17. Of the the four points of the 19-It's no use,
compass south alone is over 22-Blondin's stock-in-trade. Been with me.
23-Seó D across, in which it is.. 18.--Tenuous-thoughtad, writers do it: riders avoid doing it to the hoof. 20.-Hamlet was hardly respect
ful when he called the Ghost old this (It's a blind spot.) 21. Wo have a vision of our
24
It would have taken off deal of his fame if his great landmark had been called a
9. across Found him? 26.-You may miss this if the
sun's in your eyes:cja?"
Hardy's Wessex.
own; ah! why should we 27.-You'll find this carrier it" by visiting Yarrow! What Homer has been known to do at times.
20. The one at King Arthur's Yo We Court was a bit before, his
time, why d
28 There's a want of fooling *is here.
30-A atiff upper lip indicates
the upkeep of this 31-A green woodpecker will de
here. 32-An acs that is two aces and
Duckworth's southern čom
peer.
30.Used in clue to 36 nerosa, 33. Only moderate. 34-An old weapon or a fish can be found in this French cap,
The solution will be published on Monday.
34.—Lament of Erin.: 5 36.-Is not Macbeth's the crow
makes wing to the the wood suggestive of sending owls to Athens? 38.This gentle, simple-mind.
ed person was given leave by a Gilbertian judge to visit Rusafa 37-What every cantatrice likes
to be 38-Tis aport to see the m
hoist with his own petard- aa Shakespeare spelled him.
Down.
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YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
SWEEPPIN
MINUTE MUSHANT
VIPER■Y_H SPONGE E PASTEL
LENBUE' AL· IE) ETTLE O ETCHED UMAAPEY W AE MISSIVE EP,I 8.TLE
1.-One who does this, to an PTB WETIN E A
angler's story should enlist in H. M. Jollies 2-Drowning noted that last ■08■A BY SUHDE
month round this part of an elm there were, tiny, leaven 3-An ingredient of. & salad that, skilfully treated, may become an object, of jealousy.
NBTEADY LASTELD
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan &T
Co.; French-American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York Interest allowed on Current Ae counts and Fixed Deposits accord ing to arrangement.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.
“Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. BONNAUD,
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1931.
Manager, 132
THE YOKOHAMA SPECTE BANK, BRAND DELIMITED.
Capital (fully paid up) Reserve Fund
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA.
BRANCHES AND 'HOLMOIES' af: Alaxandria, Honolulu Kio de
Kai Yuen Batavia
Janeiro Berlin" Karachi Bombay Kobe
Yen 100,000,000 ..........Yen 115,000,000
London, Lyons
Canton Changchun. Dairen · Alonila
Rangoon
Boerabaya San Francisco Seattle s
Angeles Bemarang
Bhanghai
Magasaki Shimonoseki
Nagoya
Bingapore
Nawetiwang Bydney
the important commercial centres of Hamburg Now York
the world, wo are able to extend to Hankow
our clients special facilities for | Harblag:
Tientsin
Osaka Tokyo Peiping 5 Taingiao
Foreign Exchange and Banking domestic and foreign banking and Hong Kong pad to man
Business - ¿of avery description exchange.
Interest allowed on Current As-
transacted or too momento de We also handle, the insp
issue of Bonds | counts and Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) and other Publie Funds of the Deposite received for Fixed
at a Yearly Rental of from #5 to Chinese Government both at home Periods at rates to be obtained on
$40
LOOK POONG "SHAN,
Manager.
| and abroad. ··
4) applicationzi ya Alqurani na Ali SHOU CHEN,
· H., MOBI, Menagor: Manigor... Hong Kong, April 11, 1931. ER (35)
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HE HONG KONG DAILY
KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through their London Office, at 53, FLEET. STREET, EO. 4, Tel: 3137, are pre- pared to give Subscribera and Visitors advice regarding accom modation available, motoring faci lities, suitable shopping centres,
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If, when at home, they will cáll or telephons to the above address; they will receive the utmost assist anoe and the latest available infor mation on all subjects of enquiry will be placed at their disposal,
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918.
HEAD OFFICE
10, Des Voeux Road, Central, HONG KONG
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS! Forks H. 88,000,000.00 TOTAL RESOURCES H
OTRE H.830,000,000,00 Every description of Banking Accounts and Exchange bäningss transacted.
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hom? Chief Managér,
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