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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1931.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI CHARTERED. BANE OF INDIA,
BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorised Capital 360,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up... 20,000,000 Reserve Funda
Sterling Silver
.......... £8,500,000 $10,000,000
ON LONDON:
Telegraphie Transier... 11) Bank Billa, on demand.111 Bank Bills, 4 months'
sight
11 13/16Reserve Liability of Pro- months'
prietora sesamayı ekle ..:$20,000,000 minion 1/0 7/16 Documents, 4 months'
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG, aight
Credits, 4
sight
ON PARISI
1/0 0/16
Bank Bills, un demand '60S Credits, 4 months' sight 045. ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Bills, on demand 281 Credits, 60 days, night, 24} ON BOMBAY :-
Telegraphie Transfer Bank, "on demand...
OR CALOUTTA
601
Telegraphic Transfer Look
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C. G/ S. MACKIK,
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
'AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED #y Royal OHARTER,
1855.
THE AMERICAN EXPRZES COMPANY, INO..
Head Offoe:
65, BROADWAY, NEW YORK,
Capital £3,000,000 Surplus
84,000,000 Reserves
Agencies and Branches: ALOE STAR NOVO KONG BEMARANG
(Malay (Statas) ILOILO AMRITSAR BANGKOK
Chairman.TAZAVLA
Daputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. W. E Boll A. H. Compton,, Esq. B. Landar Lewis, Esq. G. Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Pearce, Esq...
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
H. R. Shaw, Esq.
J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager:
V. M GRAYBURN," Esq.
Peiping
Bank, on demand
ON SHANGHAI |---
1 TL, 79
Bank, at sight
J07% dis
ON. YOXDRAMA::——
On demand
ON MANILA-On demand.... 471
BRANCHES :-
ON SINGAPORE:
Amoy
Tioilo
On demand.
42
ON BATAVIA-On deinsad. Sp
Bangkok Batavia
Ipoh
Joboro
ProLog Bangoon
Ox HAIPHONG-
Bombay Kobo
On demand........
Calcutta
Kowloon :
O
SA100N:-On demand
61
Canton
Kuala
Saigon San Fran-
Ciaco
ON BANGKOK
Chafoo
Lurapur
Bhanghai
On: demand
183
Colombo
London
Bingapore
Saversions, Bank's Buying
Rate.
1/01
BAR SILVER, per o* ****
15 10/16
B
MRUFUCEI}, M., UNE
EXPRESS
PIANA
SERVICE
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE.
THE FREMIER ALL WATER. ROUTE TO NEW YORK and other U.8. Atlantie Ports via Panama.
All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
en route.
Passengers desiring to travel by this interesting route will find the jaccommodation provided wall 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
Aganta.
THE
Telephone 28031.
BLUE FUNN
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES |
LONDON SERVIOR.
"ANTENOR" 5th Aug., For Port Sail, Marseilles, London,
Botterdam, H'burg, & Glasgow.. "PHILOCTETES” 18th Aug., For Port Said, Mara., Casablanca, London, Rotterdam & Hamburg,
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
"LAOMEDON " 21st Aug. For Fort Said, Liverpool,
EUMAEUS
Herm and lasgow. 1st Sept., For Port Said, Liverpool,
farya and Glasgow.
NEW YORK SERVICE "RHEXENOR" 7th Aug., For Boston, New York
Baltimore via Philippines & Singapore.
PACIFIC SERVICE (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "PROTESILAUS" stad Aug., For Victoria, Vanoonward Beattle. "IXION" 17th Sept, For Vistoria, Vancouver & desitle..
INWARD SERVICE.
Dun
"AGAPENOR" Sad Aug., For S'hal, Kobe & Yokohamis '"EUMAEUS " 8th Aug For Bhanghai & Haakow.
All bargu stem nors with Huited passenger acomodation st specially reduced faros, ··
Dairen Lyons Sourabaya Foochow Malacca Sungei Haiphong Manila Patani Hamburg Muar
Tiantain Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Tsingtao Hongkew New York Yokohama
[2,
CURRENT ACCOUNTа opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE roзITs reocived for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL OCERENGT and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1931, [26
1
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
HE Business of the abova 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, 18th July, 1930,
(3
EQUIFABLE EASTERN, BANK- ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS-- U.S. $1,700,000.
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STELET,
NEW YORK.
A
A Amorless Bank offering completo Foreign Braking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application,
This Bank is entirely owned by Tak CHASS NATIONAL HANK, New
YORK, with Resources over 0.8. $2,600,000,000,
D. M. BIGGAR,"
Manager.
281.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEAN'S ROAD
CRITEAL
Authorised Capital
KANAOK
KLANG
U.S.$6,000,000
· Marseilles Blamboul
CDATA... Mosta Carlo Nhangbai -
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
0
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund:
U.S.#1,072,545
10
U.9.81,008,200
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors.
£3,000,000
BRANCHES :-
Amsterdam Constad. Laserne
Palermo
13
13
14
Antwerp Athana
tinople Lagabo
Malabargā. Laide flora
Bot berdas Flotte
15
10
BRENNBAN ВНАХОНА!
Herlin
Harrito
GODA
Manil Bouthamp
BINGANMUE
Bombay
M
17
BITIAWAN
Bryman
Havana
Nosterox
Bingapore
BOURABAYA
Drusia
ZAIPING
Hamburg Min
Bamba Alyse Havre
raplen
Montain
18
10
20
21
(1,146.8.)
TAYOT
TUXTO TOKOKAH
Cairo Interlaken, Bloe Calcutta Jarunalaa Firwor DANAN... Kadang Faria Coiatabo London · Pasang Copenhüren Liverpool - Polping
Tokohama
23
(Bhukri)
TSINGTAO
_YOKOHAMA,
ZAMBOANDA
{Phillippine
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and Canada
26
20
27
30
30
31
32.
All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.
HOMBAY MA ·ROGE CALCUTTA KUALA Canon A KANGSAR CAWAPORE KUALA ČEMU KANG LUMPU DOLOMBO
BAILEY
DELET ПЛЕРДОМО
HAMBURG.
HANKOWO HARRIN Dforta
A
XUGHING.
KADRAS
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK PEIPING
PERANGA
RANGOON
Manoharia) BAIGON
* TIENTSIN
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNT opened and FIZED DEPOSIT8 recived for one year or shorter. periods at rates which will be quoted on applica" tion. „rat
J. STUART, Acting Manager Hong Kong, 28th May, 1931. (30
if
BANQUE 'FRANCO-CHINOIBE ›
POUR LE COMMEROR ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France)." Peinco'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 :- Paris Lyons Marseilles Saigon Haiphong Hang Tourano Quinhon Hue Thanh-boa Vinh Foom Peoh Peiping Shanghai Tiantain
Hong Kong
BANKERS: Frease: 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,
Personal investment accounta bundled.
The Company offers to intending travellers the use of its Travelers Uheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world wide Borvioes of its thoroughly equipped j Travel Department...”,
4filiated with THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Besources Over G.82,500,000,000
C. E. BENSON,
General Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Has Orria:—
15, Gravechurch Street, London, E.C. 3.
3,000,000 £1,800,000 £1,050,000
Authorized Capital Subscribed "Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,808,845
BANKERS
CES BANK OF ENGLAND and
MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
ВВАКОНКА:
Batavia Karachi Madras Every description of Banking and Bangkok Kota Bharu New York Exchange Business transacted. Bombay Kuala Krai Penang Correspondenta throughout the Calcutta Kelantan) Port Louis
World.
Colombo Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) Delhi (Pahang) Rangoon Galle Kuala Shanghai Hong Kong Lumpur Simla Howrah Kuantan Singapore Ipoh
(Pahang) Sourabaya Kandy
A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st July, 1929.
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 26, 1628, under special charter of The National Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
HONG KONG BRANCH : A Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Executorships under-| taken."
Subscribed 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
$3,890,503.62 that may be ascertained on appli-
HEAD OFFICE:-SHANGHAI
HONG KONG BRANCH:
·4, Queen'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, exchange.
LTMITED. AN
Capital (fully paid up)
Yen 100,000,000 Reserys Fand.... Yea 115,000,000
We also handle the issue of Bonds Gidra. 150,000,000-
(£12,500,000.) and other Public Funds of the Paid-Up Capital...Gidrs. 80,030,000 Chinesa Government both at home (28,889,170) and abroad.
Reserve Fund..................Gldrs, 40,016,000-
(£3,334,583.)
Head Office:—Amsterdam.®
SHOU J. CHEN, Manager.
"F
Eastern Head Omce:-Batavia. THE BOHONG BANK, LTD.Alexandria, Honolulu
BRANCHERS~DA?djimsein, Basdoang", Bombay,
Oskietta, Okaisbon, Djumbir, ÞEKJ katay The Hague, Jiddia, Kofe Kola-Hadja, Makamar, Medan, P dang, Palembang, Pekalongan, Pe
Dang, Portlansky Rangoon, Rother. das, Samarang, Shanghai, Kiboles (Roma), Bingapore, Sourabaía,
(Established 1917.)
HEAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE. HONG KONG OFFICE :—IS, QUEEN's RD. C. | Cantón
Janeiro Bongoon
Boerabaya Ban Francisco Boatile
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:
Rio de
Batavia
Kai Yuen
Borlin Bombay
Karachi
Kebe
Calcutta
London
Los Angeles
Changchun
Manila
Semarang
Inmund
Paid-up Reserva Liabilition of
Sharoboldere Surplus....
$8,000,000 Fongtion $4,000,000
$1,000,000
(Dalny)
Hankow
doerskaris (Bolo Tegal, Tate Authorized Capital ...Straits $20,000,000 Daire
and Weltaresden", "Zkusefeffori bass Safe Deposit Bran Ne Let,
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 Curréncy. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL 8,85,000 HISEEVE FUND 1,100,000
Branches: CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANÒKOE, NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, London Bankera :- THE LLOYDE-Bank, LædƐ :
Correspondenti godi, qadi
all Principal Cities of the World: Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of ovary, description transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxes (variona sizes).
at a Yearly Rental of from 85 to
For freight, passage rates and information apply
the
undermestioned,
-Billant Fading
All bookings are subject to the provisions of the t
Butterfield & Swire,
Agentals 50
1971.
LOQE POONG SHAN
Mazagorel
شمال
Nagasaki Shanghai
Nagoya Shimonoseki, Nowchwang Singapore
(Mukden) New York Lain
Dooka
Y
Tokyo ** Taingia
Hamburg
** Paris. $2,687,000 Harbla
Poiping Branches, Agencies and Corres Interest allowed on Current Aci
Hong Kong t pondents in the principal cities of counts on A HERMAN the world
Deposits, received for. Fixed Every description of Banking and Periods at rates to be obtained on Exchange business transacted...
application.ZATI
E. MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, July 10, 1931.
TAN ENG HOOL,
Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918.
HEAD OFFICE,
10 Des Voeux Road, Central, HONG KONG
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
TOTAL RESOURCES
LOVER, H. 88,000,000,00 OYER, EL830,000,000.00
Every description of Banking Accounts and Exchange business trailssted; NON DNA
Ourrent and Fixed Deposit Accounts In Loost and (Foreign Banyancies opened for Clianta,
Bavings Account and Bafs: Deposit Boxes. chos and Agazelor pall over the world,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manage
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*Across
OLUES.
1.A popular type of story that begins and ends with plunge 0.-Bird.
10-A okel about fifty is quite
delightful-sometimes. 11-This English river runs brown ⚫for most of its length.
12-Nasal occasion.
14.--Paper-with special reference
to the morning.
8.-Throw about the pastry, and
be, generally, alarming, 11.-Describing the voice of the
cornerako.
13.-Indian ox!!
17.-Worn out that's what they
are:
18-If you fill the space this, you'll be all the quicker.
22-Buckinghamshire village, now almost, a London suburb,
18.-This may be dealt at the 23.An emotion unknown to the
"mouth of a river.
strong, silent he-man, 18-Spring back in regard to the 23. It's to criticise than to
tangle.
18.-Mysteria
with-
do.
aneous 27.-Country with a
contemporaneous:
VENAK28,-Lentous gulf.
21.-The antithosis of a shingle. 29.-Not at all well in the fore 24. To do this, that which has part of the boat. Perhaps
been opened must first be closed.
23. Put out, but not necessarily
crestfallen.
30. In their faces
de.
fiance. In their hearts the feuds of " ("Song of Hiawatha").
31-Amorous."
this was too big. ・・
The Balution will be published
to-morrow.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
32-The action of an adversary."IP LATINUM 33-Sent incompetently, but
without thinking,
A ploughman who helps to direct the course of the boat. 35.-Just the dance for a railway.
gang,
d
Downl
FOR I EYESIGHT PANORAMA E8E
ITNUNGS NITROGEN THAG GA EDI_W_ 8 % THER ENGINE BR C_B■ PATEI OʻT DI OMEGA_H_C_EWELL UE CHATHAMNL PALATINE U DIEU
LIPSE MOTUARY***** MINOTAUR HINDER ADBL LI,RON 1 CLE] HUOLIGANER|EX_
2.-Join closely. 3.-Frightfully bucked." 4.-Brandens the mind and emp-
ties the pocket..
5. One of the boys associated
with a famous brigade, 6.Mass in a book.
-A cigar-end comes into the
world very obstinate,
NOOGA 8.0 L·ENE
WHEN
YOU REACH HOME
You will be wondering
how things are going
your
out here, what all friends are doing, who
won the tennis league.
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