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Authorised Capital 1,850,000,000: Issued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Reacrvo Funds:-
USTRALIA' AND CHINAMEN INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER,
1833
JUNE 17, 1931.
THE AMERICAN-EXPRESS®
COMPANY, INC.
Head Office:
U.S.86,000,000 W.S.81,672,545
|_ \ 05, BROADWAY, NEW YORK. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Capital Paid-up Capital £3,000,000 Surplus Reserve Fund
£4,000,000 Beserves... Reserva Liability of Prod
prietors..................................
Agenates and Branches:-- ALOR STAK HONG KONG BIMARANG
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Storling Silver
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prietors
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Board of Directora:¦: Hon. Mr. C. G. S. MACKIE,
SEREMBAN R
AMRITMAN
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SHANGHAI
BANGEDE
-KARACHI' '
Chairman.
ATAVIL
KLANG
·HOMBAY
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
KOSE-
CALCUTTA CANTON
KUALA
CAWNYORE OXBU COLOMBO
KANGSAR KUALA
LUMPUR
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DELHI
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Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. W., H. Bell. A. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lawis, "Esq.
G. Miskin, Esq.
. E. Pearce,. Eaq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
T. H. R. Shaw, Esq.
:
J. P. Warmo, Esq.
87%dis.Chief Manager:
V.M GRAYBURN, Esq.
'ON' YOKOHAMA : —--
On demand
401
ON MANILA-On demand.... 4
BRANCHES :-
ON SINGAPORE!---
Amoy
Iloilo
Feiping
On demand
40
Bangkok
Ipoh
Penang
ON BATAVIA-On demand. 56g i ON HAIPHONG:
Batavia
Johore"
Bangoon
Bombay
Koba
Saigon ".
On demand.....
Calcutta
Kowloon
San Fran
O SAIGONO demand ON BANGKOK-
50%
Canton Chefoo
Kunla
cisco
Lumpur
Shanghai
..
On demand
Colombo London
Dairon: ・・・Lyons
Singapore Sourabaya
Foochow Malacca
Haiphong Manila
Sungei
Patani
condo 1913 SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying
Bate...
... 118
BAR SILVER, per of 19 6/18
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Hong Kong, 18th May, 1931. [26
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HONG KONG SAVINGS BANE.
THE Business of the above Bank
Tis conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHẢI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be db. tained on application.
For the Hose KoND & SHANGHAI |
BANKING CORPORATION,
V. M. GRAYBURNET
Chief Madager. Hong Kong, 18th July, 1930.
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK- ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS- U.S. 84,700,000.
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET;
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markots of the world. Interest Rates on Application.
This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK, New York, with Resources Over: U.S. $2,000,000,000.
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D. M. BIGGAR,
...KUCHING
MADRAS
MANILA
HAIPHONG | - MEDAN
NEW YORK
FLAMBURG
HANKOW SA PELPING
HARBIK
#tortá
MANGOON Manchuria) BAIGON F;:་
................ U.S.81,008,200
BRANCHES
Amsterdam Cositasi. Locatie: . Palme
ولعدة
tinople Lmgano Rotterdam Edinburgh « Kaxor, Kome
KONDOS Qezera
Marseilles - Stambouli konte Carlowbangbal Manlia Southamp Muzlach
£3,000,000
Antwerp
Athent
Bariin Biarrits
Gang
Bombky
tiremen
Desola Hamburg.
Milan
Bt. Morita
Naples
Tetain
Interlaken
los mit
Viran
Pirsana
Taria
Fanag
[Earloh:
BINGAPORE SITIAWAN HOURABAYA TAIFING
(F.M.B)
TAVOY TIENTSIN TOKYO TONGLAHA
(Dduket) TRINOTÃO YOKONANA
LAMBOANGA
(Philippina
10 Talanda).
·HAVADA -LA-Mientraux · Singapore
Beanos Aires Harre N Paire Dalomita Focusalyps
Elda Colombo Kordon Ooppban terpool Priping
Ventos Yokohama
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and Canada
All classes of Commercial Bank
FOREIGN EXCHANOz and General Banking Business transacteding Transactions undertaken.
CURRENT ACCOUrra opened and
Personal investment accounta FIXED DEPOSITS, received for one
bandled year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica
tion.
The Company offers to intending STUART,travellers the use of its "Travelers Acting Manager Cheques" and Letters of Credit Hong Kong, 28th May, 1931. 30 and, in addition, the world wide sorvices of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department,
· BANQUE FRANCO-ORINOISE POUR LE 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
Afiliated with t THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources....... Over G.88,300,000,000
Q. H. BENSON, ⠀
General Manager!
Special Working Capital 50,000,000 THE HO HONG BANK, LTD
BRANCHES--
22,319,000
Marseilles
.Hue
Pnom Fonh Tientsin
Paris Lyons Saigon Haiphong Hanoi Touran Quinhon Thanh-hoa Vinh Peiping Shanghai
Hong Kong
BANKERS: 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.,. 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.
Authorized Capital Manager.Subscribed Capital
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAFFIJ, 'N.V.
(SETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
BANKERS
"Established 1821..
Established 1917.)-
HEAD OFFICE :—SINGAPORE.' HONG KONG OFFICE :--13, QUEEN's Rd. C.
Authorcised Capital....Straits $20,000,000 Issued
$8,000,000 $4,000,000
$4,000,000 $4,526,000
"
Paid-up
Reserve Liabilities of
Shareholders
Surplus
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:
96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. Subscribed Capital Frs.72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital Fr8.38,400,000.00 Reserve Fund... Fre. 102,000,000.00,
BRANCHES : Bangkok Hong Kong Quinton Battambang Hus Saigon 12,000,000. Cantho Mengtsz Shanghai £1,800,000
Canton .Nan Dinh Singapore £1,050,000 Djibouti Noumea Thanhos
Paid-up Capital..... Reserve Fand and Rest....£1,000,845
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and MIDLAND BANK LTD. :
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD Bangkok
CENTRAL
Authorised Capital
Batavia
Bombay Calcutta Colombo
Gidrs 150,000,000 Delhi (£12,500,000.) | Galle
(20,669,170.) Howrah
*BRANCHES :
Paid-Up Capital...Gldre 60,030,000 Hong Kong Reservo Fund........Gldra. 40,013,000 Ipoh
(3,334,593.) Kandy
Head Offica:-Amsterdam." Eastern Head Office:Batavia, BRANCHES Bandjemati Bardoeng, Botoisy,
Caloutts, Cheribon, Djember, Djok kara, The Hagua1, JKkdka, Kobe Kota-Hadja, Wacamur, Medan, Pa dang, Falembang, Pekalongan, nang, Pontianak, Babydon, Rotter dam Bamarang, Shanghel, Bibelge (8amatra) Bingapore, Boeraba
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang
Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) (Pabang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Lainpur Siwoln Kuantan
Singapore (Pahang) Sourabaya
Fort Bayard Papeete Tientsin Haiphong Peiping Tourane Hankow Prom Foah Vinh Hanoi Pondicherry Yunnanfu
BANKERS:
IN 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- «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.
Hoxo KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and
Interest allowed on Current Ac Exchango Business transacted.
counts and Fixed Deposits accord- Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Executorships undering to arrangement. taken, gah bang
INTEREST allowed. on Current Ac counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates sowskarta (Bolo Tegal, that may be ascertained on appli
and Weltevreden”.
•Thusoofless have Safe Deposit Banai Ta Xak,
London Bankers:-- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the worlde Banking Business of every descrip-
tion transacted.
A. STOKKINE,
Hong Kong 19th May, 1831. [30
Manager.
THE BANK OF DANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL ...... 8,605,800- RESERVE FUND
1,100,000
Brancher
CANTON, SHANGHAL, HANKOW,
SWATOW, BANGKOK, New YORK and SAN FRANCISCO. London: Bankers:-
THE LLOYDS BANK, LID, Correspondents
all Principal Cities of the World, Foreign Exchange and Banking SuBusiness of "avery""description
transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes), fata Yearly Bental of from 5 to
1840. B
LOOK POONG SHAN,"
cation.
C.L SANDES,
Manager. 7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 29th April, 1931,
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxes to let
AA. BONNAUD,
1 Manager. Hong Kong, Jet May, 1931,
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 26, 1928, under special charter of The National *Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE AUD BANKA AUS Subscribed Capital $25,000,000.00 |Paid-up Capital...4...824,710,200.00 Reserve Funde 83,820,503.52 Baldvin Krachi
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK. MAGNAALIMITED, AKAN
Capital (fully paid, up).
Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund ....Yen 118,000,000
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAT.
HONG KONG BRAND:
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA,
BRANURES AND ÅGENCIES AT:
Bio de Alexandria. Honolula
Kai Yuon Janeiro Verlin
Rangoon Bombay
Kobe
Boerabays Calentia London San Francisco Canton
Boattia Changchun Los Angeles. Dairen Semarang
Shanghai Salmonoidia (Dalay) Nagasaki j''' in China and large connections inanation Nagore the important commercial centres of Hamburg New York ;
(Mukden) Newchwanger Tentrin the world, we are able to extend to Hankow Osaka Tokyo
Taingino our clients special facilities for Harbin Peiping domestic and foreign banking and Hong Kong exchange.
4, Queen's Road. Central.
Owing to our numerous branches
We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at home and abroad,
SHOU JOHEN,
Mans
Interest allowed on Current Ac counts.
Deposits received for Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application.
SH MORI; Manager. Hong Kong, April 11, 1931, sy [35]!
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up this-peaking, colloquial. ly that never comes down. 16.-English county full of mean..., people-male or female... 18-A class matter, generally dealt with quite officiently by the
19. This
in concerned, yet this may ba15-Thero's many a thing goes very outting 8.—He set. 1 "asoroas on her feet.
again. 10.-What-wild animal sounds
Jiko an Eastern river 11-Every one. 12In an instant the best, part
of the pudding is cold 13-Much coremony about a great
honour. 10Established on a firm foun- dation throughout the world. 17.--You want to know these, to
solve these clues." 18A statement of account 20.-What part of a grocer's shop.
is in opposition? 22-Extremes that meet 23-After the battio, mother;
let's see the old school. A 24.—The yield of the field musi always be cut-even if it is potatoes.
28. This gives rest.
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Have mustard with it. 21.-Occurring overy, third: day... 25.-The end of a bloater. 96.-Low fish. 27-Surely the nobleman must be
near-sighted. The solution will be published to-
morrow.
YESTERDAY'S ́ SOLUTION.
BREAKS, & WA TE E R._L EXCLUDE, IME 20.-Kind, but not necessarily 0 DTTHEUSILY-D1′′2
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gentie. 30.-Discovered by Rontgen IB
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would-be employer must be DIRE_USE_A_BAST careful
Da Down,
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1. Fruit associated with Paris
Shows probably quita un interesting.
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3.-Finished.
4.-There'a little boding the
car. True, its upside down.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918,
HEAD OFFICE
10, Des Voeux Road, Central,
: HONG KONG
CAPITAL AND SURPLUBI PALOV H. 88,000,000,00 -
OVER TOTAL RESOURCES VA MAVEN
H.830,000,000,00
Every desorption of Banking Accounts and Exchange business transacted.
Current and Fized Deposit Accounts In Local and Foreign Orrencies opened for Ulienbe,
de Savings Account and Bafe Deposit Boxes IFCAT
Branches and Agencies all over the world.
KAN TONG PO,
davit Chiel Manager,
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