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PLETE REPORT
of the
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
in given in the
HONG KONG
"HONG
WEEKLY
PRESS,"
"THE CHINA OVERLAND
TRADE REPORT."
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Subscription, paid in advance-- per annum for delivery in Hong Kong $13; including Postage to say part of the world-$18.
BARBER
EXPRESS
EXCHANGE.
ON LONDON:
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
July 21, 1931.
Telegraphic Transfor... 11%) Bank Billa on demand 117 Bank Billa, 4 months”,
sight
Reserve Funds:-
Sterling
Credits,
4 month
sight ******
11 15/16
1/. 9/10
1/ 11/16.
Silver ****** Reservo Liability of Pro
priators
£6,500,000 $10,000,000
Paid-up Capital Beserve Fund
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1931.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI UHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorised Capital 850,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000
NA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED OT ROYAL CHANTEE,
1935.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
مبسطة
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.
Head Office?
65, BROADWAY, New Yona.
Capital
£3,000,000 Surplus £4,000,000 Reserves
U.S.$8,000,000
U.S.$1,572,545
U.S.$1,909,900
(820,000,000.
Reservo Liability of Pro
prietors
£3,000,000
BRANCHES!
HONG KONG SEMALANG
(Malay State) HLOILO
IPOH
KARACHI
KLANG
XONE
BEREMBAN BHANGHAI BINGAPOKE BITLAWANG BOUBABAKA.
Amererdata. Constrai Antwerp athens Hal Berlin
Palermo
sinople Ingon
Tatlerdam
12
Bilobah Luxor
Roma
Fiorepce
Marselies
Stamboul
Cezars
Monte Carlo Shanghai
Blerrlie
MOURE
Manila
Bostkamp
Bombay D. Ginsgow Bremat ПАРКОВ
Manioti Mostrar
Bingapore
14
Brusela
Mila
11. Morita
KUALA
KANGBAR
KUALA
LUMPUR
TAIPING
___ {P,MB)
TÁTOY
TIESTSIN
Buenos Aires Havra Catro
Waplas
Tientals
Juteriaken Calcutta Jerusalem
Nica
Pinus*
KVORING
DAIREK
DEM
MADRAS
TOXIO TONDEAR
MANILA
(Bhokes)
Colombo
Londoa Üspeähkæru, Läverpool ·
*
Paris Perang Palping
Vienna Venice... Tokohama
Zurlob
NEDAN
TRINGTAD
TOKOHAMA
PELFING
PENAMO
001
BANGOON
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and Canada.
Documents, 4 months'
sight *********
ON PARIS:-
Bank Bills, on demand 611). Credits, 4 months' sight 6521 ON NEW YORK ---
Bank Bille, on demand 24 Credits, 60 days' sight. 26) ON BOMBAY
Telegraphio Transfer Bank, on demand...
ON CALCUTTA:
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank, on demand.....
O SHANGHAI :—
ON YOKOHAMA S..
On demand
Jasi
1 Tb. 79
On demandeme ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 592: ON HAIPHONG
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackin,
Hos. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
Agencies sad Branches:- ALOR STAR
AMRITUAR BANGKOK MOKBAT DALOUTTA
OAWOR齡: OKBU COLOMBO
Chairman.NATAVIA
Deputy Chairman. CANTON
Hon. Mr. W. E. Boll. A. H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lewis, Esq.. G. Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Pearce, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
T. H. H. Shaw, Esq. J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager:
V. M. GRAYBURN, Esq.
Peiping Penang Bangoon Saigon Ban Fran-
Cisco
Bank, at sight .. j 97% dia.
ON MANILA-On demand.... 481 ON SINGAPORE:-
Amoy
BRANCHLA : -
Iloilo
43%
Bangkok Ipoh
"Batavia, Bombay
Johore
Kobe
Calcutta
Canton
Kowloon Kunia
Chefoo
Lumpur
Shanghai
On demand.............. 181 SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying
Rate
Colombo
London
Dairon
Lyons
Singapore Bourabaya
1/0
Hoochow Malacca
Sungoi
Baiphong · Manila
Patani
On demand......
ON BIG08:-On demand ON BAKOKOI:---
BAR SILVER, për çf
PARNA
LINE
SERVIC
WILHELMSEN LINE
THE PREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK and other U.S. Atlantic Ports via Panama
All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES en ronto.
Passengers desiring to travel by this interesting routa 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 Buildmgs.
Agenta.
THE
Hamburg Muar Tientsia Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Tsingtao Hongkow New York Yokchum's
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE Poairs received for one year shorter periods in Local CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1931. [28
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANE.
THE Business of the above Bank THE
KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the Hose KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 10th July, 1930.
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EQUITABLE XASTERN BANX-
* ENG CORPORATION,
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS-
U.S. $4,700,000. HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complete. Foreign Banking Service ja" the principal Markets of the world, Interest Rates on Application.
This 'Bank is entirely owned by TEE
CHABE
NATIONAL BANX. New Yox, with Resources over U.S. $2,600,000,000.
D..M. BIGGAR,
Telephone 28021.
281
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
"DIOMED"
22nd July, For Port Said, Mam., Casablanca,
London, Rotterdam & Hamburg. "'ANTENOR" 5th Aug., ForPort Sail, Marseillen, London, Rotterdam, H'burg, & Glasgow.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE. "ANTILOCHUB"- 2tad July, For Port Said, Genoa, Havre,
Liverpool and Glasgow, "LAOMEDON 21st Aug. For Port Said, Liverpool,
Havre and Glasgow,
PACIFIC SERVICE (ris KONE & YOKOHAMA) "TYNDAREUS 25th July, For Victoria, Vancouver & denttis "PROTESILAUS" stad Ang., For Vistoria, Vansonveră Reattle.
INWARD SERVICE.
"HECTOR".
"AGAPENOR"
Due
23rd July, For S'hai., Taingtao, Weihaiwol,
Taku, Chiawapatao & Dairon. 3rd Aug., For S'hai, Kobo & Yokohama,
́All owrgu stos.ners with limited passenger socommodation
at specially reduced fares.
para For trotskit, pamage rates and information apply to the undermentioned
All hooldags son enfant ta tha provisions of the Company' Bill of Lading..
Butterfield & Swire,
Aguata
14
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE. HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, E.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1994.
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUZEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
Authorised Capital
HAIPHONG HAMBURG KANKOW |HARMI
North
NEW TOOK
Manchuria) NAIDON
ZAMBOANGA
(Plippin
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transected.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS ·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. (30
HANQUE TRANGO-OHIKOISE POUR LE COMMEROF ET L'INDUSTRIT (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong,
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Ruo St. Lazare, Paris.
Capital, fully paid-up
Fra .... 50,000,000 Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 Beserves
22,319,000
•
Marseillen
BRANCHES Paris Lyons Saigon Haiphong Hanoi Tourano Quiahon Hus Thanh-hoa Vinh Peiping Shanghai. To
Hong Kong
17
Poom Peah
BANKERS: France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit Banque, de Paris et des Fays' Boa. London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com- merciale Italiana.
All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.
20
Personal investment accounta handled
28
The Company offers to intending travellers the use of its "Travelers Chequer" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department.
Affiliated with THE CHABE NATIONAL BANK Resources .... Over G.$2,300,000,000
O. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
LEAD OFFICE:-
15, Gracechurch Street, London,
E.C. 3.
Authorized Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,686,845
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
BRANCHES
Batavia
Karachi Madros
Every desoription of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the
World:
Bangkok
Kota Bharu, New York
Bombay
Kuala Krai Penang
Calcutta
Colombo
A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Delhi Galle
Hong Kong, 1st July, 1929.
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 28, 1929, under special charter of The National Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) (Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Hong Kong Lumpur Simla Howrah Kuantan Singapore Ipoh
(Pahang) Sourabaya Kandy
HONG KONG BRANDS: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Executorship under. | taken.
Bubscribed Capital... 825,000,000.00 INTEREST allowed on Current Ac- Paid-up Capital...824,710,200.00 counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates Reserve Funds $3,820,603.82 that may be ascertained on appli.
I
HEAD OFFICE:--SHANGHAL..
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central,
cation.
C. L. SANDES,
Manager. 7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 29th April, 1031.
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Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the important commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, exchange.
LIMITED. Capital (fully paid up)
Gidrs. 180,000,000 and other Public Funds of the We also handle the issue of Bonds (£12,500,000.) Chinese Government both at home Paid-Up Capital...Gidra 80,030,000 and abroad.
(£8,609,170.) Beserve Fund....................Oldra. 40,016,000-
(£3,334,693.)
Head Office:—Amsterdam.* Eastern Head Olics:-Batavia, BRANORMA:---Barddjarmasin, Bandowng“, Bombay, Calcutta, Charbon, Dambar, DJOKIA karta, The Hague, Jikah, Kobe Kota-Kadja, MIŠANA, MATAN, Pa dang, Palabang - Pekalongan, Pe Touklanak Benavon, Better dam Bamarang, Bhanghal, Bibelg (Bumátra), Singapore, ·Bouzabala,
SHOU J, CHEN, Manager.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established 1917.)
Yen, 100,000,000 Reserva Fund Yen 115,000,000
HEAD OFFICE; YOKOHAMA (
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: Alexandria Honolulu Batavia Kai Yuen Berlin
HEAD OFFICE÷SINGAPORE. HONG KONG OFFICE -13, QUEEN's RD, C. Canton
Nosrakarta (Holo), Tegal, THAY Authorised Capital ...Straits $20,000,000 Dairen
and Weltevraina","
*Tinifefices have Bifa Dejanit. Homme To Lut,
London Bankera:— National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Busines of every descrip
tion transacted.
A. STOKKINK,
Manager. Hong Kong, 12th May, 1931. (30
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: Hora Kona.
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...@11,000,000 PAID-OF CAPITAL...... 8,405,000 RESERVE FUND 1,100,000
Branches:- CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW,..
BWATOW, BANGggok, New YORK and, SAN FRANCISCO. London Bankerri-
THE LLOYDS BANK, LTD., Correspondente
all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description i-transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxen (various sixes) at a Yearly Bental of from 83 to $40.
LOCK POONG SHAN,
Hanager.
Istod
Karachi
Koke
London
Rio de
Janeiro Rangoon Boorabay San Francisco Beattle Bemareng Shangha Shimononola
Bombay
Paid-up. Basarva. Liabilities of
Shareholders
J
#1
Strigl38,---Pws-
TAN ENG HOOL,
Manager.
Los Angeles Changchun
+ Manila Nagnanki Nagoya (Dalny) $8,000,000 $4,600,000 Fongtien Newchwang
Singapore (Makdon) New York Bydney $4,000,000 Hamburg
Osaka Tientsin Haukow
Paris
Tokyo $2,687,000 Harbin
Poiplog : Talngtao ........ Hong Kong Branches, Agencies and Corres-
Interest allowed on Current; As- pondents in the principal cities of counts. ANY the world.
Deposits Every description of Banking and Periods at rates to be obtained on received for Fixed Exchange business transacted.
application.
H. MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, July 10, 1931.
Calcutia
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918,
HEAD OFFICE:
10 Des Voeux Road, Central, BONG KONG
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS TOTAL RESOURCES
** OVER H. 88,000,000.00, OTH$30.000.000.00
Every description of Banking Accounts and Exchange business
• temasseted.ð prentað v
Currant and Fixed Deposit Accounts in Local and Foreign Currencies opened for Cliente.
Harings Acco
Branches and Agencies all over the workl
KAN TONG PO;
Chief Manag
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1-A drop in the ocean or else where may be nicely graduat ed them.
6.-It sounds even uglier than
blacklog.
10.-Disentangle.
11.-Northern parsonage. 12-Our Norman kings used this
seal.
13.-Involve.
14. My rule is rough-and ready. 15-Vessels for the ocean or the
kitchen.
17-Avuncular place of business.
1.Dante's friend. 24:-A metal, 95.-When
the deck is this, hatches must be battoned down (rev.). 20.—In this with half & quorum
is unchanged. 27.-Disfigured about the throat. 28-Repeat.
29-You begin again herd,
Down. 1.-Sponging attendant.. 2-Cylindrical packet. 3.-A roundabout way...
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7-Amythological
Derby winner. 3.-Hia trade may displease the U.KA. but bis dictionary is most useful. A 9-Here's a queer mixture (two
words).
18-By this you go by-thus
across the water. 18-The new Horry assured his subject, that it was arose of this after this.. 19-What 12 across, 21 aeross, and 26 across are not (rov.). 20-A S.W. district of London. 22-Here you see Amiens and ono
of the Henleya (two words), 23-A fire-worshipper.
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