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EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
August 4, 1931, 'On London
Telegraphio Transfer... 11} Bank Billa, on demand 11. Bank Bills, 4 months
"sight in
Documents, 4 months'
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1931.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | OHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, BOBANKING CORPORATION.
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY BOTAL CHANTER,
1853
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS:
COMPANY, INO. >
Head Office:
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C. G. S. MACKIE,
Agencies and Branches:--- ALOR SIM HONG KONG SEMARANG
(Malay State) HOILO
BEREMBAN
BRANCHES
Rotterdam
home Yama Harlied Stamboul
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
$
to
0
8
Authorised Capital
50,000,000
Credits
sight
1113/16 months
**** 1,0 7/18
Issued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 | Reserve Funda :--
Sterling
£0,300,000 Silver sincen $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
$20,000,000
65, BROADWAY, New York,
Capital Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000 Surplus...... Reserve Fund..................................£4,000,000 ReserYOR Reserve Liability of Pro-
TJ, S. #8,000,000
·U.S.#1,379,545 U.S.81,009,200
D
priators
£3,000,000
Amsterdam
Antwerp
Constr. Lucerne
strople Logan
Terma
19
sight
1/0 0/16
Athens
1. Edinburgh, Laxer
Blaste
14.15
16
Berlin
Селата
*Monte Carlo Chanchal
AMETULE
IPOLI KARACHI
B
Gano
Manila
Sonthap
Romky
Glam
Munich
17;
18
10
00
RAWATIA
KLANG
Bremen
Karana
Montreux
Bingapore
BOMBAY VALOUTTA
KUHE
Brandiz
Hamburg
Man
81. Moritz
KUALA
Bence Aire Haven
Kaplas
Tientzia
САНИРОВК OBIT COLOMBO
KANGSAR KUALA
**
TAYDY TIENTSIN TOKYO TUNGKAR
Interlake
Vienna
Oslenika
20
Castel
1450
Pada
S
Dalam ba Landoa
Japonksers Liverpool,
Palping
31.
TSINGTAO TOKOHAMA FAMBOANGA
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in. Principal Cities of United States of America and Canada..
28
27
28
20
RO
OR PARIS:-
Bank Bills, on demand 600 Credite, 4 months' sight 845 % ON NEW YORK:---
Bank Bills, on demand 23 13/16 Crodita, 60 days” sight, 24, 15/10
ON. BOMBAYA
Telegraphic Transfar
Bank; on demand
ON CALOUTTA APRONE
Jost
Telegraphic Transfer Jeet
Bank, on demand ...
OK, SHANGHAI:-
1 Tiv, 79
Bank, at sight..."7% die.
OR YOXOHAMAUS -.
On demand
On demand ON SAIGON: On demand ON: BANGKOK':—
Obairman.
Doputy Chairman. Tor
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,!
Hon. Mr. W. E. Boll. A. H. Compton, Esq.
B. Lander Lewis, Esq.
G. Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Pearée Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Eng.. T. H. R. Shaw, Esq. J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager:
V. M. GRAYBURN, Khq,"
BEANCHES-
Iloilo Poiping Ipah
ON. MANILA-On demand.... 473
ON SINGAPORE:--
Amoy
On demand
"Bangkok
Penang
ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 591 ĐÀ HAIPHONG-
Batavia
Bombay
Johore Kobe
Rangoon
Baigon :).
Calcutta
Kowloon
San Fran-
Canton
Kuala
ci800
Chafoo
Lumpur
Shanghai
Colombo
London
Dairan
Lyons
Foochow Malacca
Bingapore Bourabaya Sungei
Haiphong Manila
Hamburg Muar
Patani" Tientsin
On demand ....napa... 183. Bovezziast, Bank's Buying
Rate
1/01
-BAR SİLVER, për on socia
SPENCE
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE.
TRANS-PACIFIO AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVIOS
via PANAMA.
NEXT SAILING.
M.V. “TAI YANG"
on AUGUST 18th
for
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK & BOSTON
42 Days To New York'
For Passengers | and Freight information please apply -
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen's Buildings..
Agenta.
THE
Telephone 28021.
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
"PHILOOTETES" 18th Aug. For Port Said, Mars, Casablanca,
"HEOTOR"
London, Rotterdam de Hamburg. 3nd Sept., For Port Said, Harseilles, London, Rotterdam, 'burg, & Glasgow,
·LIVERPOOL SERVICE. "LAOMEDON
"EUMAEUS”
21st Aug, For Part Said, Liverpool,
Hevro and Gilango 1st Sept, For Fort Said, Liverpool,
Herre and Glasgow. NEW YORK SERVICEO # "RHEXENOR 7th Ang, For Boston, New York & Baltimore
via Philippines & Singapore.
PACIFIC SERVICE (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "PROTESILAUS" 22nd Aug, For Victoria, Vancouver Seattle-
IXION "MAIN TARNY
17th Sept, Tor Victoris, Vanconrer & Seattla.
INWARD SERVICE.
Das
"RUMAEUS " 10th Aug., For Shanghai & Hankow.- tot zoty "PERSEUS" 13th Aug. For S'hai, Kobo '&'Yokobana."
- All cargo sten mers with limited passenger sccommodation
at specially reduced fares
for freight, passage rates and information apply to the
andermentioned.
All bookings sro abject to the provisions of the Pompeu Bile of Lading
Butterfeld & Swire,
Bankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Tsingtao Hongkow Now York Yokohama.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE POSITS received for one year or sharter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY and STERLING on torms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1931. [26
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LUXPUB TUCHING MADRAS MANILA
MEDANK NEW YORK
DAIREN DELILI HAIPHONG KAMBURG BANKOW . IKIFING HARNIN
PENANG (forth
BANGOON Manokusia) 'SAIGON
* SHANGHAI
SINUAPORS SITIAWAN. ADURABAYA TAIPING
(bänkel)
' (railippine
Telandi
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one ar or aborter periods at rates which will be quoted on applies- tion.
J. STUART, Auting Manager, Hong Kong, 28th May, 1931. (30
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE 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 Special Working Capital. 30,000,000 Rosarres
22,319,000
www
KONG KONG SAVINGS BANK Saigon Haiphong Hano
Poom Penh
BRAKCHES:-- Paris Lyons Marseilles
Tourano Quiahon Huo THE Business of the above Bank Thanh-hoa Vinh : Tunisies of the HONG Peiping Shanghai Ticatsin KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob- tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chiol Manager.. Hong Kong, 10th July, 2030.
12
·EQUETABLE EASTERN "BANK.
ING CORPORATION, ¦
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS– U.S. $4,700,000.
HEAD OFFICE:
19, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Intereit Bates on Application.
This_Bank, in cotirely owzjed by Tan CHARI NATIONAL BANK NEW Your, with Resources over U.S. $2,800,000,000:
D. M. BIGGAR,
28]
Manager.
NEDERLANDICHT HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPIJ, E.V."
(XETHERLANDS TRADING BODITY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.
.....Hong Kong
BANKERS:
France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paris et des Pays Bus. London: Midland Buak, Ltd. " New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co Banca Coma- merciale Italiana,
40122
PUTLINE
Vario Yokohama Turich
All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment handled.
accounts
The Company offers to intending travellers tha usa of its Travelers Cheque" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world wid services of its thoroughly equipped i Travel Department.
...
Affiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources Over G.$2,500,000,000
C. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OTTICA;—. 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....£1,680,845
BANKERS:
FIB BANK OF ENGLAND and MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Batavia
BRANDRES: Karachi
Madras
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents C throughout the
World.
Bangkok
Kota Bharu New York
Bombay
Kuala Krai Penang
Calcutta
Colombo
'A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Delhi
Gallo
"Hong Kong, lat July, 1929,15
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 98, 1998, under special charter of The National Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Kelantan) Port Louis
Kuala Lipis (Mauritius)
(Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Bhanghai Hong Kong Lumpur Simla Howrah Kuantan Bingapore Ipoh (Pahang) Bourabaya Kandy
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued., Trustee and Executorships under- | taken. Subscribed Capital.....$25,000,000,00 INTEREST allowed on Current As- Paid-up Capital 824,710,800.00 counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates Reserve Funds
$3,820,503.82 that may be ascertained on appli-
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central..
wwwwwww.im
Owing to our numerous branches
in China and large connections in the important commercial centres of
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD the world, we are able to extend to
CENTRAL.
| Authorized Capital
cation.
O. L SANDES,
Manager.
7, Queen's Road"Central,
Hong Kong, 9th April, 1931.
our clients special facilities for domestic and foreiga banking and THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, exchange.
LIMITED,
We also handle the issue of Bonds
Gidra. 150,000,000-
and other Public Funds of the Capital (fully paid (£12,500,000.) Paid-Up Capital...Gidra. 80,030,000 Chinese Government both at home (£6,669,170) and abroad. Reserve Fund... Gidrs, 40,015,000- (£8,334,583.)
Head Office:----Amsterdam."
"SHOU, J. CHEN,
Manager.
up)
Reserve Fund
Yan 100,000,000 Yen. 115,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
th
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES 47:
Eastern Head Ofice Batavia, THE HO HONG BANK. LTD. Alexandria
KRANCEY" -Bandjarmasin, Bandong", Bombay,
Calcutta, Cheribon, Djember, Dalszom karta The Hagus', Jidden, Moba Kota Badi, Makassar, Madan, Pe
dang, Palembang, Pekalongan,
Pontianak, Basson, Botter dan, Karang", Shanghai, Bilboles (Sumatrs), Bingapore, Boera.be/Ay
(Established 1917.)
HEAD OFFICE:SINGAPORE.
Hong Koso Orağı :—-13, Quisa's Bp. C. | Canton Los Angeles
Boga atje Authorised Capit
and Waltevreden°2)
Paid-up
Besorro. Liabilities of
Shareholders
*12mm eflise Jars Bifa Deposit Bonn 24 Z. Issued ....
London Bankers National. Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world." Banking Business of every descrip
tion transacted.
A. STOKKINE;'
Manager. Hong Kong, 12th May, 1831. [30
THE BANK OF CANTON, LID.
HRD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Hong Kong Currency, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$13,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL. ..... +8,665,600 HEALIVE FUND : 1,100,000 ...
Branches:
CANTON,
STAnghai, HankoW, Swarów, BANGKOK, NEW YORK and BAN FRANCISCO, London Bankers :-
THE LLOYDS Bire, Lan: "
Correspondente, angle viche
· Batavis
Honolulu Dude Kal Yuon Herlin.....
Karachi Bombay Kobe Calentin Leadon
Janaire
Rangoon
Boerabaya
Ban Francisco Bentils
88,000,000 $4,000,000
((Dator)..
Nagasaki Nagoya Shimono ch Nowchwang Singaporo
Hamburg
Tienteis
Changchun Manila:
Straits 20,000,000 Dairen
$4,000,000 $2,687,000
Branches, Agencias and Corres pondents in, the principal cities of the world. Fo
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. TAN ENG HOOI,
Manager.
all Principal Cities of the World. | Foreign Exchange and Banking
Business--of- everys descríptión (43 vag *transacted.
Eafe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) at a Yearly Rental of from, #5 to
LOOK POONG SHAN
Manager.
(Mukden) New York Sydney
Osaka Hankow Paris Tokyo
Harbin Peiping Hong Kong;:
“Interest' allowed on.
Tsingtao.
counts in Current Ac
Periods at rates to be obtained on Deposits received for Fixed
application.
H. MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, July 16, 1931.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918, -
HEAD OFFICE:
10 Des Voeux Road, Central, HONG KONG
CAPITAL, AND SURPLUS TOTAL RESOURCES'
OVER H. 88,000,000.00 OVER H.830.000,000.00 Every description of Banking Accounts and Exchange business transated.
Garreht and Fixed Deposit Accounta... In post and Foreign male opened for Clarita,
Savings Account, and dafe Deposit Bores.
and. Aganales Jall oven, tha usaldi faizi,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Mana
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CLUES.
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8.-Can take down the most con. 1.-The Nation's Trial "'is only ceited of ment et fé spod
temporary,
hope 9-Thỏ chief, cook's companion fets
(hyphen)" (anag.).
14.--Over modest yet course to
9. Part of Germany, 10-Starting with self, this in degree.
dividual never geta any fur. 15-Sounds like the measure
bad tooth. ther.
fair
11-In short, a force to be reckon 10-Go round after this, at the 12-A large night-light.
ed with.
13-Biblical city.
14.-Snored song.
17. More willingly introduced by
a lio.
10. Hot drink, of eggs, beer, &c
18.—It is proper to be in good
condition,
20. Tog up for this, and you'll
have it
-Not so heavy on the Thames.
and other tidal rivers.
$1.-Calling of Dr. Johnson at one 23-In painting, the thick laying
time.
22-The humour about fifty even 3-Sanctuary. tually became rather limp. 29-A soldier, 24-A tear in the eye gives a 30-A fascinator.
strong hint, anyway. 26. The expressed preference in
21on of pigments.
i
31-Ses cher after a copper to
frighton.
to-morrow.
nomenclature of the queen of "The solution will be published the May. en-Sounds like glub-rather de
pressing.
31.This charge causes a big stis
39-Can this, as the Yankees say YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION."-
over there, for a deep-cut," k 33.Hold spellbound.
A MARMALADER YRUP 34.This vessel, dear sir, is its UME ■U@_X_X_T_
own reply to the qucation, LIM NBSAPIENTLY
who works it.
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That Downer fel -Set-back, Je
3. Look for a thorn
direction.
4-An early flying-man. 8.Rosentful,
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one week,
7.-Place in Essex.
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