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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1931.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, DBANKING CORPORATION,["
Authorised Capital 450,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...820,000,000 Reserve Funds:-
Sterling Silvar
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr C. G. 8. MACKIE,
Chairman.
CAUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER,
1833.
THE AMERICAN EXFRESS COMPANY, ING.
Head Office:
"CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
£6,500,000 10,000,000
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
65, BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Capital £3,000,000 Surplus £4,000,000 Reserves
1.
3.
3-**-*--*-4****-,
• U.S.90,000,000 U.S:81,672,545 U.B.81,908,300
B
.$90,000,000.
Beserve Liability of Pro
prietori
£2,000,000
BRANCHES:
Agencies and 'Branches:—' ALOR STER HONG KONG JEMAHANG BEREMUAN (Malay States) ILOILO. AMRITAR
BILANGHAI BANGKOKA, KARACHI BINGAPORE SAAVIA KLANG
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Geso
Amsterdam Cositan Lorn •Pelorma Antwerp Axbens
Дома Bartin Biarrita
sinople Lugano
Laxor
Rotterdam Kama
11
· 13.
Marseilles Glamboul
SITIAWAN
Bombay Brame"
Glasgow
Motte Carly Khanghai Hanifa Southamp Munish
Monzewaz
Biszapore
BOMBAT GALGUTTA
BUCK
7 BOUILABATA
10.
Re
KUALA
TAIPING
Hsburg
ASTON
Buenos Aires Harr
Marina
31. Morits Tientsin
KANGBAB
(EMB)
Interlaken
Xlow
KUALA
TAVOY
rate
LUMPUR KUCHING MADRAS
TIENTAIN
TOKYO
Colomb
Dilla Σκάσση
PAMI
Tocant
ТОМСКАК
Zurich
MANILA
(Bhuket)
MIDAN
TSINGTAO
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS
NEW YORK
YOKOHAMA
PRIPINO
ZAMBOANUR.
PENANG
COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America Canada
and
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All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.
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Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell. A. H. Comptou, Esq. B. Loader Lewis, Esq. G. Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Pearce, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. T. I, R. Shaw, Esq. JP. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager:
گر
V. M. GRAYBURN, Esq.
Peiping Penang Rangoon Saigon San Fran-
cisco
BEANCHES
ON SINGAPORE:--
Amoy
Iloilo
On demand mu 427
O BATAVIA:-On demand, 591 ON Hairmona : ----
Bangkok Batavia
Ipoh.
Jobora
Bombay
Kobe
Calcutta
Kowloon
Canton
Kuala
Chefoo
Lumpur
Shanghai
On demand SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying.
Bate
181
Colorabo,
London
Singapore
Dairen
Lyons
Sourabaya
1/0
Foochów Malacca
Sungei
Haiphong Manila ·
Hamburg Muar
Hankow
DREIXEN
BARBER
LINE
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EXPRESS
PADINA
SERVICE
BARBER WILHELMSEN
LINE.
THE FREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK and other U.S. Atlantic Porte via Panama.
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All vessels usll at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES en route.
Pasongers desiring to travel by this interesting route will and 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 →→→→
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Queen's Buildings.
Agents.
THE
Patani Tientsin (Jobore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Tsingtao. Hongkow New York Yokohama'
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LoL CURRENCY and FIXED Dr Poa..s 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. [28
HONG KONG BAVINGS BANK,
יני
HE Business of the above. Sank is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHÂI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application,
For the HONG KONG & Snaga BANKING CORPORATION; V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 16th July, 1930,
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UAW POBR OKBU COLOMBO BATIEN
DELAL
HAIPHONG
'HAMBURO
BLANKOW
HARBIN
(North BANGOON Mensbura) SAIGON
A
(Filippian
FansIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and'! FIXED DEPOSITS received for ons year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica
tion,
J. STUART, Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 28th May, 1931. fa
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France) Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong,
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Bus St. Lazare, Paris.
Frs. Capital, fully paid-up.... 50,000,000 Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 Reserves?
22,319,000
BRANCHES :- Paria Lyons Marseilles
Haiphong Hañoi Saigon Tourano. Quinhas Huo
Prom Penh Thanh-hoa Vinh
Tientsin Peiping Shanghai
Hong Kong
BANKERS: France; Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas. London: Midland Bank, Ltd.
Now York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com- merciale Italiana.
EQUITABLE ZASTERN BANK. San Francisco: Bank of Italy,
ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS.
U.S. $1,700,000.
HEAD OFFICE:
16, PINE. STAKET,
NEW YORK.
'An American Bank offering complete Forsiga Banking Borvica in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates..on Application.
This Bank is entirely owned by TRE
CHABL NATIONAL
NEW TOAK, with Resources over U.N. $2,000,000,000.
D. M, BIGGÅR,
Telephons 28091,
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BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES |
LONDON SERVICE.
"ANTENOR". 5th Aug., ForPort Said, Marseilles, London, Rotterdam, H'burg, & Glasgow. "PHILOOTETES" 18th Aug., For Fort Said, Mara, Carablanca, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE. "LAOMEDON
***FUMAEUS"-
21st Aug., For Port Said, Liverpool,
Hario and Glasgow. 1st Seph, For Port Said, Liverpool,
Havre and Glasgow,
NEW YORK SERVIORA "REEXENOR" 7th Aug., For Boston, New York & Baltimore ... via Philippines & Singapore,
PACIFIC-SERVICE (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "PROTESILAUS” 22nd Aug, For Victoria, Vancouver Coattle. "IXION" 17th Sept, For Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle.
INWARD SERVICE;~:
Dao
"AGAPENOR" Srd Aug., For S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama. * HUMAEUS”. 8th Aug, For Shanghai & Hankom. Asja. All engu steaners with limited passanger accommodation at specially reduced fares,
For freight, passage: rates and information apply to the undermentioned,A Tentat
All booking@areanty
Bill of Lading"!
rto the provisions-of-the-Co
Butterfield & Swire,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ; N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOC18TT.) -
BANKERS
Established 1894.
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S BOAD CENTRAL.
Authorised Capital
Caire Qalonita Jering
Vlanse
Venlos Tokohama
Qopanlarım Liverpool ... Pṣiping ng mga
Personal handled.
investment accounta
The Company offers to intending travellers the use of its "Traveleri 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
0. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK, OF
*INDIA, IDMÍTED,
HEAD OFFICE:-
16, Gracechurch Street, London.
# E.O. 3.
£3,000,000 £1,800,000 £1,050,000
Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital....... Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,688,945
BANKRIS: TE BANK OF ENGLAND and
BRANCHES:
Karachi Madres
MIDLAND BANE, Ltd.
Batavia
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the
World.
Bangkok
Kota Bharu New York
Bombay
Kuala Krail Penang
Caloutta
Colombo
A. BOLLIN,
Manager.
Delhi
Gallo
Hong Kong, tat July, 1999.
‚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
Hora Kona BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Esecutorships under- taken...
Subsoribed Capital......$23,000,000.00
INTEREST allowed on Current Ac-) Paid-up Capital... 24,710,200.00 counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates Reserve Funds ........... 83,850,803.88 that may be ascertained, on appli- |
HEAD OFFICE:--SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4; 'Queau's Road Central.
cation.
C. L. SANDES,
Manager.
7, Queen's Road Central,.
Hong Kong, 29th April, 1931.
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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, axchange.
LIMITED
We also handle the issue of Bonds | Glára 150,000,000 and other Public Funds of the Capital (fully paid up)
(£12,500,000.) Chiness Government both at home Paid-Up Capital...Gidrs. 80,030,000 and abroad.
(20,669,170.) Reserve Fund........Gidrs. 40,015.000-
(£3,334,593.)
Head Office-Amsterdam.* Eastern Head Office:Batavia, BRANCHES-Randlermann, Baadommy", Bombay,
Calenta, Cheribon, Djember, Bjskja karta" The Espoo", #kitib, Köbe Kola-Radja Nainer, Medir, P dang, Palembang, Prkalongan, Pe nady, Pontianak, Rangoon, Botter. 4am Bamarang, Shanghai, Sibolze (Sumatra), Biogapore, Bousbela, deerakarte (Belo), Tegal, and Welzevreden””.
•Thursʻogare kane Boft Deposit Bonus To Lal,
London Bankers !--- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip
tion transacted..
A. STOKKINK,...
Manager. Hong Kong, 12th May, 1931. (30
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
"Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL... 8,835,000 BIJKOVE FUND 1,100,000
Branches: CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGkde, New Yoak and SAN, Francisco, London Bankerstin
Tu LLOYDS, BANK, Lad.” Correspondents
all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Busine of every description -tradasotod»
Safe Deposit Boxes (various "BİTEN) Yearly Rental of from $5 to
at
$40,
LODE POONG SHAŃ,.
(973 ·
Manager.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD, Alexandría
(Established 1917.)
Honolula
SHOU J. CHEŃ, Manazor.
Reserve Fund
"
Yen 100,000,000 Yen 115,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:
Rio de
Batsvin
Kai Yoo
Janeiro
Berlin Bombay Calcutta
Karachi
Kobe London
Changshan Maails Dairen
$8,000,000
Los Angeles Seattle Nagasakl coya
Heb orrice:-SINGAPORE.
Hona Kosa Orrien :--13, Queus'a Ro. C. | Canton
Authorised Capital Straits, $20,000,000
*
Paid-up Reserve, Liabilities of
Shareholder
Surplus
4
Rangoon
Boerabaya
San Francisco
Shimonosell
Sydney
Nowchwang Singapore
$1,000,000 Fengi
(Makdon), New York
Osaka $4,000,000 Hamburg
Hankow Paria Harbin Polping Taingiao.Com Body Wong
$2,687,000
Tiemsin Tokyo
pondente in the principal cities of counts,
Branches, Agencies and Corres Interest allowed on Current. As-
the world, CA A
Deposits received for Fized Every description of Banking and Periods at rates to be obtained on Exchange business transacted.
application. LATER
H. MORI, Manager, Hong Kong, July 18, 1931.
TAN ENG HOOI,
"Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED: 1918..
HEAD OFFICE: Des Voeux Road, Central,
HONG KONG
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS....
TOTAL-RESOURCES
OVER 11. 88,000,000.00
OVER H.830,000,000.00
Every description of Banking Accounts and Exchange business
Limassoted
· · Carrent and Fixed Deposit Accounts In Local' and ]Foreign,
Untangles opened for Clients,
„Savings Account, and Safe Depo
Branches and Agenölar fall over the world,
KAN TONG FO,"
Ohief Manager.
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Астова,
SI
ØLUTS.
1.-The daughter of Brabantio 5.A gardon flower. Change its head and turn it into a wild flower.
8.-Tho. home of rustic simplicity. 10.Found in all market towns.
Queens start on their own. 11.-So much as.
12. Over a hundred face à Bed
reverse-and have a drink. 13.-It is no reflection on a bear.
to say that it is up it,
17
6-" Sun over?" - Nos yot,
us hope. Don't be afraid (anag). Tuesday..
There is a falsehood in the article supplied by the for. cigabr
14.-A debt acknowledgment, even
in a postscript, may be ac tuated by religious feeling. 10-Stuck in the gum-let us
hope. 16.-Captivate this. Ita 3 are
fate
16.-In Scotland they take trouble 18-Bécoming tremendously popu
to get this style started.
17.-Attempts.
16. The beast makes a noise, Bo
we hear.
20-Drop a penny tin into this storehouse to turn it into an island of Africa 29-Describes an age. 23.-Expect to And this in 20
across
24. The legislator comes in Inck-
ing in energy, 28-Friendly, with distinct evi-"
dence of ability.
29Fushes after 23 that may pass
lár. 19-Sincero.. 20Gloam.
31. He wrote "Orlando Furioso," 25.-Placed.
20. To encourage may be to boat. 27.Very French.
The solution will be published to-morrow.
SATURDAY'S SOLUTION.
between good-humoured de- FO OTELDECUADOR baters.
HITMUSLYNUM
30. Just the right number, aPN PREDICAMENT ■0 parently anyway, ono more LEEKB3100 L would be too many,
31.-Entrance,
DOWA.
ANUSPELICAN MU NEABLY BLAME AS
DE219.EX_V_YE
1. When this bird follows AAGEN DAGO LOTE"
man look out for the plan. -"But that I am forbid to tell the of my prison-
U. OD MAT_O_DTM 8 HUNGE HUMUS QUASTI
house. I could a tale unfold." A ■ TRETREAT E K SV GOUT_CHINEN ESLR
-"Hamlet"
3.--Heads or tails.
4.Rejoinders.
3. Form fours and get on with
the game..
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out here, what all your
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