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BARBER
EXPRESS
* EXCHANGE. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
August 12, 1931.
Tolegraphic Transfor... 119 Bank Billa, on demand 111° Bank Bills, 4 monthstory
sight...........11 9/10 Orodits, * months
sight
#4 1/0 3/16" Documents, 4 months":
sight
1/0 5/18)
OK PARIS
Bank Bills; on demand 5924 Credits, 4 months'sight:63: ON NEW YORK
Bank Bills, on demand 251 Orodite, 60 days' "tight. 24)
ON BOMBAY
Telegraphic Transfor Bank, on domand
ON CALCUTTA
Bank, on demand
ON SHANGHAX :---
Jost 168
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1931.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAL
"BANKING" CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital WZW$50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Roserve Finds 24 d
Sterling
OKARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
AUSTRALIA AND OHITATS, INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1833.
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INOM
Hond Olon
›08, Bno4dwar, Now You. HEAD OFFICE LONDON.
Capital
U.8:80,000,000 Paid-up Capital ...................... £3,000,000 Surplus
.................................. U.S.$1,572,343 Reserve Fund
-£1,000,000 Reservca ******* U.S.$1,906,800 Hesorve Liability of Pro-
. priclora
BEANCHES- Amram Constan. - Lučene Palerms Autway
laapia LasZDO Botterdam
Home Mamilles Ptambou?
Agouoles and Brancher:-
·Silver. most
£8,500,000 $10,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors....
..$20,000,000
23,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: Hong Kong...
ALON STAR
HONG KONG, SEMARANG
(Malay Htates)'' ILOILO,
AMBITUAR
·TPORN
BANGKOK
KARADHI Y
KLANQU
HONBAY
KUST
CALOUTTA CARTON FAC DAWWTORE
COLOMBO VYA DAIBINA DELHI HALPHONG
KUALA SE
KANUBAR KUALA
BEREMBAN BHANGHAI SINGAPORE SITIAWAN "BOURABAYA
TAIPING
Board of Directors: Hoo. Mr. C. G. S: MACKIE,
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman,
Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell, A. H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lowis, Esq. d. Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Pearbe, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq..
T. H. R. Shaw, Esq
J. P. Warren, Esq.
Bank, at night }#74% die. | Chief Muniger:
ON YOKOHAMA H
On demand.
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ON MANILA-On demand.... 467 ON SINGAPORE:—
On demand........... 414. OF BATAVIA:-On demand. 577 ON HAIPHONG
On demand
Or SAIGON:-On demand- ON BANGKOK:---
On demand BoverKiara, Bank's Buying
Bato me
BAR SILVER, per os
PAUX
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SERVICE
WILHELMSEY LINE.
TRANS-PACIFIO AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE
M.V.
via PANAMA.
NEXT SAILING
"TAI YANG"
on AUGUST 18th
for
M. GRAYBURN, EŊq,-
Chotoo Lumpur Shanghai
BANKOW HARDIN
LUMPUR RUCKDO MADRAS MANILA ........
·MEDAN AND NEW YORK PEITING
PENANG RANGOON
Manoknak" MATOON.
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TAVOTU TIENYBIN TOKEO TOXIKAH
THINGTAO ·· · ..TOKOHAMA
SANDUANGA
Litanda),
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General
Banking Business transacted,
Atbra Kälpburgh
Ge
BailPiorunsa Berlin Genera
Barr Bombay GROW Breann HA Brazil' Battburg
· Baanvidicos Báro CHING Intarlaker
Jerusalem
Canada; "
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20
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Bt. Morita
Tantrik
VIDEDA
Priva
Venlos
Pari
22. Tokoham
20
Penang
Xarlok
Paplax
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Bank
ing Transactions undertaken.
CURRENT ACCOUNTA opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for ona Personal investment 1.000 unt your br shorter perioda, at rates | handled. which will be quoted on applion- tion.
The Company offers to intending travellers the use of its raveteri Acting Manager, ; Cheques" and "Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world wide servis of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department.
Amoy n
BRANCHE:
Iloilo Bangkok Ipoh
Peiping
Penang
Batavia Johore
Hangoon
Bombay
Robe Ciloutta Kowloon
Saigon
J. STUART,
San Fran
Canton
Kuala
CISCO, C
Hong Kong, 28th May, 1991,
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187
Colombo London
Bingapore
Dairen Lyons
Bourabaya
Foochow "Malacca.
Sungei
Haiphong Manila
Patani
Hamburg Muar
Tientsin
Hankow (Johors) Tokyo Harbin
Mukden Hongkow New York
!
Thingtao Yokohama
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.
Agouta
THE
Telephone 28031.
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REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND
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LONDON SERVICE.
" PHILOCTETĖS” 18th Aug., For Port Said, Mara, Casablanca,
"KECTOR"
London, Rotterdam & Hamburg, 2nd Sept, For Port Said, Marssillen, London, Rotterdam, H'burg. & Glasgow,
LIVERPOOL SERVICE "TANTALUS"
*RUMAEUS"
25th Aug, For Port Said, Liverpool, p
Asers and slangów. 3rd Sept, For Port Said, Liverpool,
Here and Glasgow,
NEW YORK SERVICE "PHEMIUS" 7th Sept., For Boston, New York & Baltimore *- via Philippines' & Singapore.
PACIFIO SERVICE (+14 KOBÉ & YOKOHAMA) "PROTESILAUS" $2ad Aug. For Victoria, Vandozvark centile. "IXION
17th Sept, For Victoria, V′′
INWARD SERVICE,
PERSEUS
*ORESTES"
Due
16th Ang, For S'hal, Kobo; Tokaḥana,
& Vladivostook.. 20th Aug., For 8'bai, Kobé & Yokohama,
All ourġu stomers with limited passenger sood at specially reduced fares:
ying for freight, passage rates and information underrnentioned, M.
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Butterfield & Swire,
CURRENT Accounts opened in LOCAL QUERERcy and Fixed DB- POSITS Teived for one year, or aborter periods in Lost Custmer and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1021. [26
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK,
HE Buliness of the above Bank The Bonucce to the LONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the TONG KONG & SHANGRAY
BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 10th July, 1990.
EQUITABLE TASTIEN BANK- ING JORPORATION,
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS-
U.S. $4,700,000..
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK,
BANQUE FEANDO-CHINOISE
„POUR-LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIX (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building," Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFIOR:
14, Bus Bt. Lazare, Paris.
Fra. Capital, fully paid-up ..... 60,000,000 Special Working Capital. 60,000,000 Reserves
-- $2,319,000
BRANCHES Pària Lyons Marseille Saigon Hiphong Hanoi Tourans Quinhon Hud Thanh-hoa Vinh Piping Shanghai Tontain
.: Pnom Penh Hong Kong
BANIzas: France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas London: Midland Dank, Ltd.- New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com- merciale Italiana.
Affiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources Over 0.82,500,000,000
O. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
THI MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA; LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE:--
15, Gracechurah Street, London, ደ.ር 3.
Authorized Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital
......£1,800,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and E1,050,000
BANKERS:
TE BANK OF ENGLAND and
MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
[9
San Francisco; Bank of Italy.
Bataylo
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the
World
Bangkok
Botabay
Calcutta
Colombo
A BOLLIN,
Manager.
Delhi.
Gallo
An American Bank afering compléte Foreign Banking Service, in the
· principal Harkots of the world. Interest liste on Application.
This Bank is entirely owned by I
CHARM NATIONAL BANK, Now YORK, with Resources over, U.S. $2,000,000,000...
28]
D. . BIGGAR
Manager.
HEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- KAATICHAPEL, X.V.
(NSTITKALASĖS TRADING BODIST.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.
Hong Kong, 1st July, 1020,
BANK OF CHINA. Reorganized October 28, 1998, under special charter of The National Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
⠀ BANK. Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital
Reserve Funds
BRANCHES
Karachi Andras Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius): (Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Hong Kong Lumpur Simla Howrah Kuantan Bingapore. Ipoh
(Pahang) Sourabaya Kaudy
HONG KONG BUNOR Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.
Travellers Cheques issued... Trustee and Esécuterákipi under taken.
$25,000,000,00 $24,710,900.00 counts and Fixed Deposite at Rates INTREST allowed on Current Ac $3,820,603.82 that may be ascertained on appli
HEAD OFFICE:-SHANOVAL,
HONG KONG BRANCH::
4, Queca's Road Central.
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
Authorised Capital
cation.
C. L'SANDES,
Manager..
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 20th April, 1931.
our dlients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and THE YOKOHAMA SPZOIE BANK, axchange.
LIMITED,
Gidra 160,000,000-
We also handle the issue of Bonds (£12,500,000,) and other Publis Funds of the Capiti! (fully paid up). Paid-Up Capital... Gidrs. 80,050,000 Chinese Government both at home (26,689,170,) and abroad.
Reserve Fund Reserve Fund........Gldre. 40,010,000
(£3,334,583.)
Head Ofce:-Amsterdam, "Eastern" Head Offer:-Batavia, BRANCHES:--Pandjarmasin, Bandoing”, Bombay,
Onlautza, Cherikan, Djember, Dickja Karu", The Hegus“, Jiddah, Kois Keis-Radja,. Milkmar, Medan, Pa- dar, Palembang. Pekalongan, Per mang, Pontianak, Basgoón, Batist dan', Samarang, Shangħal, Biboles (Sumitra), Bissapora, Boeraben,
Borders Balo, Tegel,
SHOU J. CHEN, Manager.
Yen 100,000,000 Yen 118,000,000 HEAD OFFICE; YorÒBAMA, BUNCHES AND AGENCIES AT:
Rio de
Baterie Berlia
Bombsy
Calcutie
Kai Yuen Karschl Kobe London
San Francisco
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.Alexandri Honolulu
Established 1917.)
HEAD OFFICES-SINGAPORE, V HONG KONG OFFICE13, QUEEN'S RU. C.
Authorised CapitalStraits $20,000,000
Issued Paid-up
Reserve Liabilities, af-,
Shareholders Barplus
Jansiro Rangoon Boersbays
Canton Los Angeles Seattle Changchun Manila Osiren
Nagasaki $8,000,000 (Dainy) Nagova Shimonosek $1,000,000 Fengtied Newebwang Singapore
(Makdon) New York Sydney
Tientsin Tokyo Taingto Hong Kong SAR
Interest allowed on Current 40
.$1,000,000
*12,697,000
Hamburg
OMEG Hankoy Harbin Peiping
_aivi Weltevreden*).
•Thereafter ki Bafi Dopinit Bruno Te Kit,
London Bankers--- National Provincial Bank, Ltd,
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Bualness of overy descrip
tion tramacted.
A. STOKKINE,`to the world,"
Fixed Manager. Every description of Banking and Dapite received for
Periods at rates to be obtained o Hong Kong, 12th May, 1831. (30 Exchange, business transacted:
application.
HL. MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, July 10, 1931
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HR Office: HONG KONG,
Hong Kong Curranty, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL..$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL 8,605,500 HISEEVE FUND 1,100,000
Branches:
CANTON, BRANGHAI, HANKOW)" Bwarow, BANGKOK, NEW YORK and BAN FRANCISCO.
London Bankers
THE LUYDS BANK, LTD.
Correspondente:
all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description transacted any that ma
Safe Deposit Boxes (various size),
entis-Yearly-Pantalini-from 15 to:
LOOK POONG SHAN
pondente in the principal, cilica of counte
Branchet, Agencies and Corres-
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 L
TM H, 88,000,000,00 ...om H.830,000,000.00 Brary description of Banking Adcouts and Exchange business
Current and Fixed Deposit Account in Local and Foreign Currencies opened for Clients
Savings Account Lad Bale Depot. Bezes. Branches and #Agancias fall over the world,
"KAN TONG PO
21
31
OLUIS.
"Across, 1.-Faith receives his hearty em
brace, though he has no pootry in his head.
8.-A county.
27
6.Advertising epithet for
expensive super-Alm words), -Medical work 9.-Midriff.
10French holiday and dance spell a very svelte fish. (two. words)
utterly 12 Tossal..
11. The maid left very enzly one ovening she chose to go, leaving us men stranded" (idden). 12-Hidden in 11 Across 13.-You wouldn't expect a riot to be produced by three
14.-Hidden in 11 Across.
15-Hidden in 11 Abross
17-If it flowed the other way,
18
you'd live comblance? of an Arctic land
There'i thell as well as shot.
in this English town.
16. You wouldn't expect seeds to. 22-It would be a novel idea to
hold up an entrance, but they
do 1,
start this implement west. ward.
19.A noise you might nak if its 26.-English, pont.
first four-ftha RTO Kao 28-Dutch colony.
**Loud "(1) -
20.-High hopes rest on this win
20. The noises in this Paris The solation will be published
station can be heard in the to-morrow.
next parish...
$1.-Here verojget a distnetolul.
this dinner table chopped into. bits as we might a choque.
23.-Hidden in 11 Across
***4.----You may do its reverse – to
the bowling, but not in this
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
"MONMOUTH SRIREL
game, but in * ! EB MOMO MONG
31.-Thrashing of your corn, At
onco Oriental and punitive,
28. Boer might change into BAT 1 ATE WROUGHT
this, N 27.-South Conat resort.
GLUED EL VE YIS P 30.-Tackle.
*_*__60 REABEJ BÓ AD. HQ 6
ORPHEUS ALGEBRA U ON N■R■U_P SO PUNT NTH KITI 3-May be quite OK, but the D'UN ĐỀ G _ * _ > __ •E cause requires some altera-YEL-PING CHAPTER tion. (No political allusion 1). 4." A Boer, slar" (anag.): 5.-Fifty is the this of a this.
Down
A dissoluto implement."
MAGYARUL TWO T TUBRET BIE VAALEI
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
will give you all the news and keep you in touch
with things out East
forget before you sail to
to be sent to you.
Six Months
Printed and Published. by BOBET TYLE BAZE
Victoria, Hong Kong London Oilos1:53,
Chiel Manager.