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CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
13
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
COMPREHENSIVE AND COM.
PLETE REPORT.
of the
"ON LONDON:
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June 18, 1031.
Telegraphio Transfer... 11. Bank Billa, on demand 111, Bank Bills," 4′′months"
Authorised Capital: .................... 850,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up... 20,000,000 Reserve Funds to share p
Starling Silver
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1931.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, V THE AMERICAN EXPRESS
“BANKING CORPORATION UNCAUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
...
COMPANY, INOU
Head Office:"
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER,
£6,500,000 ..810,000,000
Reserve Fund
1853
~HEAD OFFICE:"LONDON,
Paid-up Capital. £3,000,000 SurplusTM
24,000,000 Reserves
85, Broadwax, New Yong,"
Capital
1.Ś.$8,000,000
•UTS:81:72,345 U.5.81,009,200
10
sight
11 5/16)
Credita
months'
Resorve Liability of Pro-.
prietors ic
$20,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
BRANOTES:-
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST.
Bight
Documents, 4 months
sight
11 10/16
1/0 1/18
Agenta Antwer Athen
Consta
Lajeros
Palermo A tluopis Lagund Rotterdac Edinburgh Luxor
10
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Berlin
Barrils
That:ba
Homa Hormon Prakarnalilás, Stamboul | Genera Monte Carlo Shanghai
Mantis
18
19
20
Berbay
Glasgow
Manich
Heatsi
HRYADE
Montreux, Singapor
BOMBAY
SALOUTTA
PANTON
Brass Hamburg
81, Morits
`Bidetos Alena 'Harry.
Cairo
Oslozita
Dannee
Interlaken Jirtzaalam Lido
TOKYO
Venice Tokohama Zariah
20
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31
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HONG KONG WEEKLY
PRESS,
THE CHINA OVERLAND
-TRADE REPORT.”
ON. PARIS: ENT
Bank Bills, on demand 5827 Credits, 4 months' sight 8221. ON NEW YORK: PON
Bank Bills, on demand 92.13/18 Credits, 00 days' sight. 93, 18/16 ON BOMBAYARAN
Telegraphic Transfer. Bank, on demand
OR CALCUTTA T
Telegraphie Transfer, 1831 Bank, on, demand
ON SHANGHAI :----
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C. G. S. MACKIE,
•
Chairman. Hon. Mr. J. PATERSON,
Deputy Chairman. Hon. Mr. W. H. Belli, A. H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lewis, Esq.
G. Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Pearce, Esq. "
J. A Plummer, Esq.
T. H. R. Shaw, Esq.
J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Managu
V. M. GRAYJURN, Esq,
- Bank,~at sight
17in, 701
$74% dis
ON YOKOHAMA :—
On demand
ON MANILA-On demand.... 457.
DEANCHES-
ON SINGAPORE:—
Amoy
On demand ..............
Bangkok
Iloilo Ipch
ON BATAVIA:~On demand, 561. ON HAIPHONG:
Batavia
Johore;
Bombay
Kobe.
On demand................. ON SAIGON:On demand ÖN BANGKOK:
Calentta. Kowloon
Canton
Киліш
On demand BOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying
· 191§ '
117 12
& Cents per Copy.
Subscription, paid in advance--- per annum for delivery in Hong Kong $1; including Postage to any part of the world-318.
Rate..... BAR SILVER, per of
BARBER
WILHELMSEN LINE.
THE FREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK, and other U.8. Atlantic Ports in Panama.
All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
en route,
Passengers desiring to travel by this interesting route. will find the accommodation provided well up to their expectations, and at a cost most reasonable.
42 Days To New York
For Passengers and Freight information please apply --
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen's Buildings.
Agents.
THE
Telephone 28021.
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE. "
"AOHILLES ** 23rd June, For Port Bull; Mars!, Casablancs,
London, Rotterdam & Hamburg,
" PATROULUS" 8th July, For Port Said; Marsillen, London,
Rotterdamn, H'burg, & Glasgow,
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
"MEBIONES":
"ADRASTUS
1st June, For Port Said, Genos, Liverpool, IVEWAY Harra and Glasgow.
2nd July, For Port Said, Liverpool,
mapy / Havre and (hlasgow,
PACIFIC SERVICE (sia KOBE & YOKOHAMA) 197th June, For Victoria, Vancouver de teattle "IXION" "TINDARBUS 25th July, For Victoria, Vancouver & Seatils.
INWARD SERVICE.
Dua.. "PAILOOTETE8" 20th June, For S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama “ÄNTENOR 25th June, For S'haf., Tsingtao, Waihaiwoi,
UNIA KATA Takn, Chipsangtao & Dalay,
All cargu atomers with limited passenger socommodation
at specially reduced faros..
For freight, pange rates and information apply to the undermentioned,-.
All bookings are suitject to the provisions of the Compe Bill of Lading
Butterfield & Swire,
Chefoo Colombo Dairea
Peiping Ponang Rangoon Saigon San Fran-
cisco
Lumpur, Shanghai London Singapore Lyons Bourabaya Foochow Malacca Sungei Haiphong Manila Patani Hamburg Muar Tientsin Haukow (Jobore) Tokyo " Harbin Mukden Tsingtao Hongkow New York Yokohama
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE POSITS received for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY
Agencies and 'Branches:—; ALOR STE HONG KONG SEMARANG {Mainy Blator) LLOILO ZARA BEREMBAN AMRITSARIGÜ
ΣΠΑΝΟΣΙΑΣ
| BANGKOKKU KARAOKI BINGAPORE HATAVIA KLANG SITIAWAN
CARNFORE UIBU OOLOMBO DAIREM DELAI
HAIPHONG." HAMBURO HANKÓW
HARBIY
·ENorth
KOME HAYA MOURA HAYA KUALA DANA ZAIPING
KANGHAB,- (X.8.) KUALAV τίνου και
LUMPUR TIENTSIN
KUCHING
MADRAS
TONGKAH
MANILA
MEDAN
ΜΑΣΚΟΥΛΟΥ
NEW YOGK
TOKOHAMA
PRIMING
PERAND
RANGOON
ZAMBOANGA
(Pallippine
iniando)
Manchuria) BAIGON
FOREIGN EXCHANga and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACcoustra opined and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter perioda at rates which will be quoted on applica tion...
7J STUART,
Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 28th May, 1931. [30
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated; in Franos). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong:
HEAD OFFICE:
74; Rue St. Lazare, Paris,
Fra. Capital, fully paid-up'.... 30,000,000
Reserves
22,319,000
No Pines Parle Colomba: London Pan
Copenhaven Edvarpool. Jedpleg
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and 'Canada.
All classes of Commercial Bank ing Transactions undertaket.
Personal, investment. sccounta haddled.
"The Company offers to intending. travellera the use of its “Travelers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world wide services of its thoroughly equipped] Travel Department.
dfiliated with THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Besources Over G.82,500,000,000
·
11
C. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
*
and STERLING on terms: which will Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 THE HO HONG BANK, LTD
be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1931. [26
BRANCHES: Paris Lyons Marseilles
TONG KONG SAVOGS BANK Suigon Haiphong Hanoi
THE
HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG, & SHANGHẢI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be ob tained on application
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORFORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 16th July, 1030,
12
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK- ING CORPORATION,
·CAPITAL AND SURPLUS→
U.S. $4,700,000,
HEAD OFFICE:
-18, PINE STREET,
H NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complote Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on
on Application.
This Bank in entirely owned by Toz.
Спіак NATIONAL BANE, New YORK, with Resources over. U.S. $2,000,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR.
283
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N‚V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.
Tourano Quinhon Hus Thanh-hoa Vinh Pnom Penh Peiping Shanghai Tientsin
Hong Kong..
BANKERS: France: "Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paria et des Pays Bas.. London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange
Irving Trust Co., Banca Com merciale Italiana.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy,
1
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the
World
A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st July, 1920,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA; LIMITED;
Established 1917.) -
HEAD OFFICE 2-SINGAPORE. Hana Kosa Orrica :—13, QUEEN'A RD, C..
38
CLUES, AL
1.-Bound to take risks. 9.-This major sports more than the regulation, number of stars. 10.-Holy. 11.-Peer
13-There is bound to be a spot of bother in connection with a sailor. MAMM 15.-Nothing imaginary about this, sufferers will tell you, although Maria and littlo Albert made it up.
33
30
5.-The calling of 0.-This planet.
-A marriage feast that sounds as though it might exercise
restraining influence,
8The prido, say, of Lucifer.
Change its bead and it but- feebly describen Lucifer's con- duct.
12-Number by tons. 14.-There is a very ordinary set 1-A tiny tick sounds as though
in this English county
it perhaps would
18.-Hore & celebrated classical 18-Blame.
poot emerges from the void. 10.Scottish town.
17.-Girl or flower. Shrinking-An article in constant daily
and modest-if the latter..
180 all over the Kingdom.
19. Till the Devil whispered 23-Vegetable growth much
behind the leaves: It's
affected by sporting men."
pretty, but is it 25.-Defends.
Kipling, The Conundrum of 97.-The engineer reports, Vein the Workshop." 21.-More likely to be enjoyed bygg. Here the various clans are
bikers than by motorists-
must be seen to be appreciat ed.
Authorcised. Capital....Straits $20,000,000 Issued
$8,000,000
Pald-up
$4,000,000
$4,000,000 $2,520,000
24-Bo sorry.
Reserve Liabilities of
Shareholders. N
Burplus
Branches, Agencies and Corres pondents in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange basiness transacted. TAN 'ENG HOOL,
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,
Head Office:
90, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. Subscribed Capital Fra.72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital Frs. 88,400,000,00 Reserve Fund. Fra. 102,000,000.00
BRANCHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quinbon Battambang Hue Sajgor £3,000,000 Cantho Mengtsz $1,800,000 Canton
Shanghai Nam-Diab Singapore
HEAD OFFICE:- '15, Graecchurch Street, London,
'E.C. 3.
Authorized Capital ... Subscribed Capital
Paid-up Capital ...
Reserve Fond, and Rest....£1,609,845 Fort Bayard Papeete
£1,050,000 Djibouti Noumea
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and
MIDLAND BANK, Ltd. .
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD Bangkok
Batavia
CENTRAL
Bombay
Authorised Capital
Calcutta Colombo
BRANCHES
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu, New York Kuala Krai Penang
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) Gidra 150,000,000-Delhi (Pabang) Rangoon
Kuain (£12,500,000.) Galle
Shanghai Pald-Up Capital...Gidrs. 80,030,000 Hong Kong Lumpur Simla
Singapore (£6,069,170.) Howrah Kuantan Beserve Fund........Gldra. 40,015,000- Ipoh } (Pahang) Sourabaya
(£3,334,883.) Kandy
Head Office:--Amsterdam.. Eastern Head Office:-Batavia. ELANOMES:-Bandermain, Bandong", Borbay,
Calosita, Obersbon, Djember, Djokje karta", Tan Silagas", Jidah, Kabe Kote-adju," Makumar,, Madan, · Par dasy, Palembang, Fekkiongan, Pa.. bang, Pontianak Eangoon, Bottar dam, Ramsarang, Shanghai, Kibolga
(Bancstra), Bingapore, - Boersbal
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Thanhos Tientsin
Haiphong Peiping Tourate Hankow Pnom-Penh Vinh Напоі Pondicherry Yunnaniu.
BANKERS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris;· Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et dea Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus trial et Commercial; Société Générale.
✓.
+
22.-Buck up.
29
20-A cherished possession with many, whose one idea is to destroy it. Eyes-very suitable for roll, Ing. 30.-An officer of the Crown who
Bounds like a noted play wright
O.K." so let us implore as- sistance to work it (anag.).",
gathered about a bongg
29--Mr. Ramsay MacDonald is in
this at present. 32-Identical..
33-Here Enoch has lost all as-
piration. The solution will be published to...
MOTTOW.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION. OVKED BAWIAM DI
RUBEOBLIGA VO LAGER'ATE_B_LA in■■VO FRA SXIBLE
8:22 EU ̄_N__N_I- YOU SPELLING BEE
DETROIT PACIFIC
31. What the kestrel does before striking, and it's nearly all od over. 34.He may be reat or 11. 35.-Climbing plant common
English hedgerows 30-Might I call this the most
toothsome part of a drake and got away with it? 37.-Quality displayed by fly in
presence of bald head.
Down
CRESTFALLEN EAS
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2.This brief examination finish- FLIRTING_X_N_S
ed in the morning, 3.-Clue. Don't lóne it. 4-Coming from
contre.
1
common
SERVICE TO READERS.
THE HONG KONG DAILY
PRESS, ITD., and the HONG IN LONDON: The National Provin KONG WEEKLY PRESS, through cial and Union Bank of Eng their London Office, at 53, FLEET. land, Ltd.; Comptoir National STREET, E.C. 4, Tel: 3137, are pre- d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit pared to give Subscribers and Lyonnais.
Visitors advice regarding accom. IN NEW YONE: J. P. Morgan & modation available, motoring faci Co.; French-American Banking lities, suitable shopping centres,
·Corporation; Guaranty Trustý sto Co., of New York. Interest allowed on Current Ac counts and Fixed Deposits secord
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transaeted. Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Executorships under-ng to arrangement taken st
INTEREST allowed on Current Ac-, Counta and Fixed Deposits at Rates
Soerakar's (Balol, Tegal, that may be ascertained on appli-
and Weltevredan". *These 2016 291 Deyidli Boove TV Ent.
London Bankers;- National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world:: Banking Business of every descrip
tion transacted.***-**
SANA MAZSTOKKINK, ; Manager, Hong Kong, 12th May, 1931. [32]
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
Hong Kong Currency AUTHORIZED CAPITAL.......§11,000,000
· Paid-up CapitaL 2........15 8,601,000 RESERVS FUND 1,100,000-
:!
CANTON,
cation.
C. L. SANDES, 7, Queen's Road Central, f
A Manager.
Hong Kong, 20th April, 1931, 129
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 26, 1928, under special charter of The National Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANKAN
Bubscribed Capital. Reserve Funds Prid-up Capital.
HEAD Orvice:SHANGHAI.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. BONNAUD,
Manager! Hong Kong, 1st May, 1931.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED...
Capital (fully paid up)
----- Yep, 100,000,000 Reserve Fund Ten 115,000,000
HEAD OFFICE; YOKOHAMA.. $25,000,000,00 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT;
83,820,603.82 Balaria Hai Yuen 824,710,200.00 Andri Honolulu
Alexandria
Rio de
Janeiro Berlin Kärschlagosa Bombay
Koba
Soorabaya Calcutie Lendon
Francisco Battle Los Angeles Bemarang Mantle Shanghai
(inkden) Newchwang Sydney.
(Nagora "A Bingapore Ta LLOYDS BANK, IAD. the important commercial centres of Hamburg New York Tientaln Correspondental dating the world, wo are able to extend to. Hankowo Osaka Tokyo, all Principal Cities of the World our clients special facilities for Harbin Pelping - Tul
Tsingtao Foreign Exchange and Banking domestic and foreign banking and Hong Kong
exchange interess allowed on Current
SHANGHAT HANKOW,' SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW TORE and SAN FRANCISOD.
London Bankers;
Busines of every desiription
transacted.
ata Yearly Hental of from $5 to
4. Queen's Road Central,"
Priren
Owing to our numerous branches) Nariseldi Shimonoseki
in China and large connections in
-We also hinadle the issue of Bonds. countera
Safe Deposit Boxes (various-alues) and other Public Funds of the Depoelts received for, Fixed Chinese Government both at home Periode at-rates-to-be obt ned-on and abroad BAR
PROTATED application. #12540
H. MOBI, Manager. Hong Kong, April 11, 1931-35
LOOK POONG SHAN
SHOU J. CHEN,
If, when at home, they will call, or telephone to the above address," they will receive the utmost assist ance and the latest available infor mation on all subjects of enquiry will be placed at their disposal,
IIG BLUEBELL
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PEOPLE WHO
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HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central,
HONG KONG MASS
A CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
or H. 88,000,000 OPER H.830
TOTAL RESOURCES Valur Brary description of Banking Accounts and Exchange business
phalt Current and Fized Deposit Accounté in Local and Foreign
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