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NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
given in the
HONG KONG
WEEKLY :
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THE CHINA OVERLAND
TRADE REPORT."
30 Cents per Copy.
Bubscription, paid in advance- per annum for delivery in Hong Kong $18; including Postage to any part of the world-$18.
EXCHANGE.
ON LONDON
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
August 6, 1931. Telegraphic Transfer... 111. Bank Billa, on demand 117 Bank Bills, 4 months"
sight
1113/16
Oredita, 4 months
night.
1/07/18.
Documents, 4 months'
night 1/09/16 ON PARIS: TAKO SIN *Bank Bills, on demand Got
Credits, 4 months' sight sis ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Bills, on demand 221 Credits, 60 days' night. 244 ON BOMBATY
Tolographic Transfer Bank, on demand ...
ON CALOUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer est Bank, on demand
ON SHANGHAL ¦---
Bank, at night
ON YOKOHAMA Z1000
On demand
4.
1 TL.70 5871% dia
481
ON MANILA--On demand.... 473
ON SINGAPORE:--
On demandin 481 ON BATAVIA:-On domand. LOĮ ON BA PHONG:
On demand
Oh SAIGON:-On ON BANGKOK:-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1931,
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI OHARTERED RANK OF INDÍA, BANKING CORPORATION. A MAUSTRALIA AND UHINA.
Authorised Capital .............#50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up..$20,000,000 Reserve Fundi—
Sterling
£6,500,000
Silver......10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro
prietors
$20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: Boxa Kora.
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C G. S. MAOKIE,
Mr Chairman.
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
Deputy Chairman,
Hon. Mr. W. E. Bell. A. H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lowis, Esq..
G. Miskin, Esq. ·
T. E. Pearce, Esq.. J.A. Plummer, Esq. T. H. R. Shaw, Esq. J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager:
.: H. GRAYBURN, Esq.
BRANCHES
Peiping Penang Bangoos Saigon San Fran-
Amoy
Iloilo
Bangkok
Ipoh
Batavia
Joboro
Bombay
Kobe
Calcutta
G1!'
Canton Chafoo
Kowloon Kuala
claco
Lumpur
Shanghai
Colombo Dairon
London Lyons
Singapore
Sourabaya
Haiphong Manila
Hamburg Muar
Patani Tientsia
(Johore),Tokyo
Mukden
On demand ............... 183 SOVERSIGNS, Bank's Buying
Bate
BAR SILVER, per os. .................... (3)
MERLIGER
РАХАХА
LOVE
EXPRESS
SERVICE
BARBER WILHELMSEN
LINE
TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE
M.V..
via PANAMA.
NEXT SAILING
"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
Agents.
THE
Foochow Malacca Sungei
Hankow Harbin
Hongkow
Taingtoo New York, Yokohama
CURRENT ACCOvxrs opened in: LOCAL CURRENOY and FixED D- Posts received for one yes? ÙÇ shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY and STERLING on terma which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1931., [28
· INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHETER,
1883
ŽALE, AMERIDAN EXPEZAS
COMPANY, ING.
1 Head Ofond 85," BROADWAY, NEW YORK, HEAD OFFICE, LONDON,
Capitalïing. U.9.88,000,000 Paid-up Capital £3,000,000 Surplus...................... V.5.1,572,845 Beserve Fund.....................1,000,000 | Reservea |Bëserve: Liability of Pro-
ALOR STAR HONG KONG SEKALING
((Malay Blatm) KLOILO
AKRIZBAR
ŽANGIOK.
BOMBAY
CALOUTTA
BRATAVIA"
BHANDIA
SINGAPORE
.............U.S.$1,008,200
BEANCHES :-
Brasmia Kambary
Buenos Aires Herra
CROSSWORD PUZZLE,
xô
0
10.
:11
18
14
Tis
17
pristora
Aganales and Branches:- Antworp
£9,000,000
Ametardim Constane? Lucerna
Athens
12
· Edinburgh
kinople Engano. Totiesdam
Luxor Home
Vorance
"Marosillas, Brembopl
Omara.
Waste Carlo thang bai
EPOSE KARACHI
YANG
HITIAWAN
Miarrit Bombay
Getoa GIRON
Bontimp
·Munich (
10.
LAVA
· Monteram
XUALL
BOULADATA TAIKING
Bir kapoto.
*8. Morite
Tiantada
KANGBAR
KUALA
TATOR
Calzo
Jutarlaken
VID
Calcutta
Jerusalem
Piraeus
Vanica
Cida
Faria
Yokohama
21
KUOHIKU ODTOKTU.
MADRAS
TONCKLE
Colombe London
POROZ
Moriok
MANILA,
Copashaem Tverpool (Blinks6)
Triplex
24
MEDAN.
TRINGTRO
Titanda).
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities of 'United States of America and
Canada.
28. 28
$7
28
CANTON CAWAPOBE DEBU OOLONDO
DAIRES DELHI
HAIPHONG
HAMBURG
MANKOW. PARRIN
(Horsh
A LUMPUR TIENTAIN
· NEW YORK TOKOHAMA
PKIPINGA KAMOJANGA
(Philipp
PINANG BANOVON Manchuria) BAIGON
FORMION EXCHavos and General Banking Businem transacted.min.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opined and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shortor periods at rates which will be quoted on applies tion.
J. STUART, Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 28th May, 1931.
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BANQUE FRANCO-CHIKOISE POUE LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris.
Fro.
Capital, fully paid-up.... 50,000,000 Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 Reserves
22,319,000
BRANCHES
Paria Lyons
HONG KON BAVINGH BANK. Saigon
• Hong Kong
Marseilles
Pnoir Penh Tientsin
Haiphong Hanoi Tourane Quinhon Hue THE Business of the above Bank Thanh-hoa Vinh
is conducted by the HONG Peiping Shanghai KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, VM. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 18th July, 1930.
a
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK. ING CORPORATION,
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS— U.S. $4,700,000,
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK...
An American Bank offering compiste Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application.
This Bank is cutirely owned by To
CHASH NATIONAL HANK NEW YORK, with Resources' over U.S... $2,800,000,000:
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
Telephone 28021.
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NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-" MAATSCHAPPIJ, M.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824,
BONG KONG OFTICE: 11, QUEEN'S HOAD CENTRAL
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST. FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES
LONDON SERVICE. ·
*PHILOCTETE9" 18th Ang. For Port Said, Mars,, Casablanca,
MHEOTOR"
London, Botterdam & Hamburg. 2ad Bept, For Port Sail, Marseilles, London,
Rotterdam, 'burg, & Glasgow..
LIVERPOOL SERVICE, "LAOMEDON"
"EUMAEUS.
21st Aug, For Port Said, Liverpool,
Havre and Glasgow, 1st Seph, For Port Said, Liverpool, an
Havre and Glasgow.
NEW YORK SERVICE REEXENOR" 7th Aug. For Boston, New York & Baltimore via Philippines & Bingapore.
PACIFIC SERVICE (♥ KOBE & YOKOHAMAY "PROTESILAUS" 22nd Aug. For Victoris Vancouver Seattle." "IXION" 17th Sept, For Victoris, Vancouver & Seattle.
INWARD SERVIUE.
"KUMAEUS."
· **PERSEUS"
AL
Due
10th Aug., For Shanghal & Hankow, 13th Ang., For S'hai, Kobe, Yokohama
&Vladivostok.
All cargu steamers with limited panger accommodation
a apocinily reduced fares
for hairby, passage rates and Information apply to the andarmentioned,
Venky All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Compan Bill of Lading:
Butterfeld & swire,
| Authorised Capital
BANKERB
France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paris et dos Pays Bas London: Midland Bank, Ltd Now York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com- merciale Italians,
San Francisco: Bank of Italy. -
the
15א'
-All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment accounta handled.
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The Company offers to intending travellers the use of its Travelers 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
O. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
THE MERGANTIAE HAKE OF
INDIA, LIMITED. D
HEAD OFFICE *** 16, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3
Authorized Capital.£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital
£1,080,000 Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,088,845
BANKBES :
Batavia
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
Every description of Banking and Bangkok Exchange Business transacted. Bombay Correspondents throughout Caloutta
World.
Colombo Delki Galle
ÓŁA. ROLLIN,
Manager. Hong Kong, dat July, 1929,
BANK OF CHINA.
Beorganized October 28, 1923, under special charter of The National Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
BRANCHES:
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang
Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) (Pabang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Hong Kong Lumpur Simla Howrah Kuantan Singapore Ipoh (Pahang) Sourabaya" Kandy
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Esecutorshipa under- taken.
Subscribed" Capital.....$26,000,000.00 INTEREST allowed on Current Ao- Paid-up Capital...$24,710,200.00 counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates Reserve Funds
$3,590,503.82 that may be ascertained on appli
HEAD OFFICE:-SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central.
cation.
D. L. SANDES,.
Manager.
17, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 29th April, 1931.
Owing to our numerous branobes 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 SPZOIE BANK, exchange.
LIMITED, “ Capital (fully paid up)
Yan 100,000,000 Reserve Fund. Yen 115,000,000
We also handle the issue of Bonds Gidra. 150,000,000-
and other Publis Funds of the (£12,500,000.) Paid-Up Capital...Gidrs. 80,030,000 Chinese Government both at home
and abroad. (£8,660,170.) Reserve Fund........Gldre.. 40,018,000-
(£3,334,693,)·
Head Off---Amsterdam.*
SHOU J. CHEN, Manager.
HEAD OFFICE; YOXORAMA.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:
Eastern Head Office: Batavia, THE HO HONG BANK, LTD." Alexandris Honoluin Rio de
RRANQUES:-Fazdlermesin, Bandoeng", Bombay,
Caloutis, Oberibon, Djember, Diakjá karta, The Hagus", Jiddah, Kabe Kota Badja, Makamır, Moden, Pa dang, Palembang, Prkalungue, Ps. Pontianak, Bangoon," Bosäure Busan, Shengas, Sibolga (Sam), Blagapore," Boorabeli, soarakarta (Boit), Tesla and Weerreden"."); *Time"%ffven hamı Hafa Depresi Hoon To Late
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 DANTOK,-LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Hong Kong Currency: AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000. PAID-UP CAPITAL. 8,665,000 RAHVE FUND 1,100,000 Branches-
CANTON,
SHANGHAI, - Hanzow, BWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW Yona and Sam FRANCISCO,
"London Bankeri:—. THE ELOYDS BANI; LTD
Janeiro Rangoon Boerabaja London San Francisco
Batavia
Koi Yuen
Established 1917.)
Berlin. Bombay
Karachi Kobe
HEAR. OFFICE:--SINGAPORE, Hong Kong Orrion:——13, QUEEN'T RD, C. Cauton
Calcatta Changchan
Dairen
Dalny)
Angeles Santile
Semarang
Shimonoseks
Bhanghai
Nowchwang Singapore
(Makdon) New York Sydnay
Authorised Capital...Straits $20,000,000 Issued
38,000,000 Paid-up
$4,000,000 Beserve Liabilities.
Osaka Bhareholder***
$4,000,000 Hamburg $2,687,000 Hankow Paris
Harbin Poiping
0g Kong
Interest allowed on Current AG-
Surplus
Branches, Agencies and Corres pondente in the principal Correo the world
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. TAN INE HOL
Oorrispondenti di va all Principal Cities of the World, Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) -at-a-Pearly Bantal af from. 25.ka
MAINLOCK POONG SHAN-
97].
Manager.
Manager.
Tientsin. Tokyo Tsingtao
Deposita reonived for Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application.
I MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, July 16," 1931,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918,
HEAD OFFICE:
10 Des Voeux Road, Central,
HONG KONGABAYING
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
TOTAL RESOURCES -
MOVEL, H. 88,000,000.00 ...OVIR H.830,000,000.00
Every description of Banking Accounts and Exchange buxinoes
Ourrent and Fized Deposit Accounts, in Local and Foreign Oprrencies opened for Clienti,
Bavings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes, Brangle and fàgancipa fall over the world
KAN TONG PO,
Ohlet
OLUES.
10
Across
BA sect among the ancient 1.—A groat writer would appear
Jows. to be leather and heather. 13,-Underdono twice over, suggeste
an instruction to an incont 9-Anights, many run over' maay
between London and Edin- potent artist.. burgh,
14-Suparmen. 10.-"Palo none" 'a anagram was 18.-Meinber of another wekt,
born in this island.
19.-Liable to be dropped by the
coster...
11. Name of a lady who apparent
ly constructed a railway,, - 12-Fore-runner,
13.--Musical part of a fish.. 18-Won tho Oaks.
17. Stick to it!
20 Chastise..
91-Character from "The Tom-
post,"
22.-Loyal
26. Your abode might be made -You can throw it into the from this-evon in England:
wator, without its getting wet. 28.-A book that states to whom 23.I hear Nora has put &
it belenga.
hundred on" (hiddou)."
24.-There's something cunning The solution will be published
about this ship
25.--Modern French genetal. 27-Royal Engineers should ex-
hibit this evidence of dual peracnality to judge from their badges.AMA 29.-Foreign palace of vessels and
mother. 30-"A coal mug" (anag) and ........aya-trouble.
31.-Went to the dogs thrown
thers, in fact.
Down.
to-morrow.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
TEANBITION.ALID
WHENONCE MOR BA VA BLAE GOT 18T OWL■TWA AKINI NUE TORCH UNUHI DON THEY BALMWOO 3.-Character from A Mid-L1E FERMO EGGNO.G Summer Night's Dream.? SENINUS HEROE 4-There's often a bust up there, WI.LT EDERETI:N'A 5A Russian girl is five off a
2-Sarcastic.
Russian river.
ADINEARLY IN EA
6.Comes at the end of aeen SLOHN AND ERTE
tence, usually,
H_K_LYON AS A ME '7.--The Into Lord Randolph ENTHRAL OBUISER Churchill never could under-E_N_T__ stand these: "condemned" points.
RENUMERATION
WHEN
YOU REACH HOME
You will be wondering
how things are going out here, what all your
friends are doing who
won the tennis league.
THE HONG KONG WEEKLY PRESS
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with
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