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COMPREHENSIVE AND COM-
PLETE REPORT
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
în given in thạ
"HONG KONG.
WEEKLY
PRESS,
D
"THE UNINA OVERLAND
TRADE REPORT."--
-30 Cents per Copy.
Babeoription, paid in advance- per annum for delivery in Hong Kong #13; including Postage te say' part of the world—$18.
BARBER
MOHELISED
EXPRESS
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
August 18, 1931.
ON LONDON:-
Telegraphia Transfor... 111 Bank Bills, on demand 111 Bank Billa, 4 months'
sight Credits,
Sterling
sight Documents, 4 months'
sight
. 11-3/16 4 months'
11 10/18
1/0 1/16
- £9,500,000 Silver cars! $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro
prietors
.320,000,000
Reservo Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors.
* U.S.88,000,000 ↑ Paid-up Capital ......... £3,000,000 | Surplus ............................. U.S.$1,572,845
.......£4,000,000 | Reservde
U:6.$1,008,200
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1931.
HONG KONG AND BHANGHAI | CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
·BANKING CORPORATION,"
Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000
Reserve Funda:~~~
"AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY, ROYAL CHANTEE 1833.
SEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS-
COMPANY, ING.
Houd Olion:
65, BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Capital
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
A
8
£3,000,000
***********
BEANCHES:---
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
LALOST Aumariace Constán. Antwerp
Palerma
11
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Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C. G. §. MackiE,
Hon. Mr. J. PATERSON,
ALOR TRK
AMBITBAL
Atbesi Edinburgh
Maople LANO - Rotterdam
LKOP
Rome
141000
BRAJA Darlin
SEMARANG BEKENBAN BHANGGA
Vlorade Denara
MagsaliJno diambout
14
Monte Carlo Shanghai
BESTTĒLA Bombay
CHAN
Hanlis
Bouthamp
Kangow
Napich
10
17.
SINGAILE
Brows
KEVADI
Kontreux. Singapor
SITIAWAN
Drucke Hambury
Mila
St. Morits
KUALA
BOULABATA
Nisance Alewo Kavre
Simple
Tientsin
Cairo
Tuberiam
Flos
Vlaena
Calcatta Jorcmalam
KUCHING
TIENTJIN
DAIRES
DELI
MADRAS
TOKTO
Cantse Lido
Preetis Faria
Venice TOKOHAMA
18
[10
30
MANDA
TONGKAR
Columbo London
Zurich
ПАРДОКА TEAMBULO
MKDAY
(Bhuket)
Copecharon Liverpool
Petpla
NEW YORK
ZANKOW
PRIFING
(Pakion
TRINGTAO TOKOHAMA LAMBOANGA
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cition of United States of America and Canada.
D
21
OR PARIS-
Bank Bills, on demand 580 Credits, 4 months' sight-Bru ON NEW YORK:-----
Bank Bills, on demand 221 Crodita, 60 days' sight. 231 ON BOMBAT:
Telegraphie Transfor Bank, on demand
| On Calcutta San
Telegraphie Transfer
Bank, on demand
ON SHANGHAI:—
Bank, at sight
ON YOKOHAMA:—
"}621
1 Tl. 78Ł jans.
On demand............ 46)
ON SINGAPONI !----
On demand
ON BATAVIA:On demand. 16
Chairman.
Deputy ChairmLD.
Hon. Mr., W. H. Ball, A. H. Compton, Esq.
B. Lander Lewis, Esq.
G. Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Pearce, Eng.
*
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
T. H. R. Shaw, Esq. J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager:
V. M. GRAYBURN, Esq.
BRANCELA
Iloilo
ON MANILA--On demand.... 45
Amoy
Bangkok Batavia
Ipoh.
Bombay Calcutta Canton Chefoo
Johore Kobe
a
Peiping Penang Rangoon. Baigon.
ΟΝ ΠΑΙΡΠΟΠΟ
On demand
ON SAIGON:-Op demand OK BANGKOK ;~~~
On demand
***.......... 191 BOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying
Hate
BAR SILVER, per off, semakin t
RADIKA
LOVE
SERVICE
WILHELMSEN
TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIO 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 *---
1
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen's Buildings
Agents.
THE
Kowloon San Fran Kuala
1
Lumpur
London
Lyons
Haiphong Manila
ciaco Shanghai Colorbo
Bingapore Dairon
Bourabaya Foochow Malacca Sungei
Patani Hamburg Muar Tientsin Hankow
(Johore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Tringtee Hongkow New York Yokohama
CURRENT ACCOUxrs opened_in
Agancies and Branches:-
BANG DE
BATAVIA | BONBAY
DALOUTTA CANTON
DAWEFORE
CIBU COLOMBO
BARBIN HONG KONG
ILOILU.. trou KARAOKI KLANG
KURK KUALA
KANGSAR
LUNTUR – TAIPING A
PEMAND
- All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.
FOREIGN EXCHANGs and General Banking Business transacted,
GUERENT ACCOUNTS -opened, and FIXED DEPOSIT received, for one year or shorter periodą at rates which will be quoted on applica-handled. tion.
J. STUART,
Maunger.
Hong Kong, August 17, 1981, [30
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoris, Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Bue St. Lazaré, Paris,
· Frs.
*LOCAL" CUBEINOY and Fixo · De- POSITE received for one year or Capital, fully paid-up. 50,000,000 shorter periods in LOCAL CURENCE Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1931. (20
W
HONG KONG BAVINGS BANK
i
HE Business of the above 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, 10th July, 1930, · [$
EQUITABLE - KASTERN BANK- ING CORPORATION,
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS— U.S. $4,700,000.
www
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PIN STREITĮ
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complate Foreign Booking Bervice in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Batea on Application.
This Bank is entirely owned by Tan СТАВИ NATIONAL BANK... NEW Tour, with Resources over U.S. $2,800,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Telephone 29031.
28]
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST "PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVIOR...
" HECTOR"
2nd Sept., For Port Baid, Marselles, Louddu, Rotterdam, H'burg, & Glasgow,
LIVERPOOL SERVICE. *TANTALUS"
#EUMAKUS
25th Aug., For Port Said, Genos, Liverpool,
Havre and Glasgow, 3rd Sept, For Port Said, Liverpool.
Havre and Glasgow.
15:
NEW YORK SERVICE, "PHEKIUS"? 7th Sept., For Boston, New York & Baltimore vin Philippines & Bingspora PACIFIC SERVIOR (No2 KOBE A YOKOHAMA) "PROTESILAUS 2nd Aug., For Victoria, Vancouvezdi Seattle. *EXION," 17th Sept, For Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle.
INWARD SERVICE,
ORESTES
AENELAS"
Deo.. 21st Aug., For S'hai, Kobe de Yomhams: 25th Aug, For B'hai, Taingtao, Weihaiwai,
Take, Chiawangtao & Dalny.
·All pargu stommers with limited passenger accommodation
st specially reduced faros...
trade For fridght, passage rates and information apply to the endarmentioned. ATA
all bookings are subject to the provisions of the Company's Bill of Lading.
Butterfield & Swire,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDIL-
- MAATSCHAPPIJ, 'N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCINTY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824,
-HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEIN'S DOAY CENTRAL.
Authorised Capital
Reserves
BRANCHER :- Paris Lyons
29,319,000
Marseilles
Hus From Penh Tiontain
Tourine Quinhon Saigon Haiphong Hano Thanh hoavinh Peiping Bhanghai
Hong Kong
BANKERS: France Société Générale, Banque Nationale do Crédit Banque "de Paria et des Pays Bas London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com- merciale Italiana.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Every description of Banking and Exchange. Business transacted. Correspondents throughout
World
Personal investment accounta
The Company offers to intending travellers the uno of its "Traveleri Chequee" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department. ·
Afiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources...... Over G.$2,500,000,000 |
Q. H. BENSON,
General Manager,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:-
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3.
80
Across, I-When théao exceed lookout for frouble.
"
& car..
OLUKA.
25
6.-The Bishop's move.
income 10.-"Demain at door" Rubbish,
mere bluster (anag),
15-A tell-tale who is also a thiof, spilt milk. 10.The heart of this year's Bud get (two words).
*
B. Sometimes they are seen in 14-Boar
the company of tailcra 0.-One who cries over 11. There isn't auch a word. 12-Four meet in a point Al 20-Propriety that displays a re-
ways replace it.
ally proper spirit. 13.-Hore you ose the river in 21.-This sounds A hard one
(hyphen). 16.Hold on! We are taken 29.-The rent's up, and bother
aback by the blot
follows, but it's an ill wind. 17.-May be animal or vegetable, es-Sounds like the bay of a dog. 18.-Everyone is led into the trap, 97,-An insect of taste-from the
and we wind up seeing, red, right angle. 21.-The kind of thing one is apt The solution will be published
to do at Westminster at ten to-morrow. o'clock-to encourage.
23-The boginning and end of an
innings.
24-Make your mark with twenty. YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital ... Reserve Fund and Rest...£1,006,645
...£3,000,000
£1,800,000 £1,050,000
25.—Air. 28.-Nesler.
20-Berkshire town,
Week
Dows.
BANKERS:
"THE BANK OF ENGLAND
and
MIDLAND BANK, LAD.
BRANCHES:
Kuala Krai Penang
Batavia
Bangkok Bombay the Calcutta
Karachi .. Madras Kota Bharu New York
Colombo
▲ BOLLIN,
Manager.
Delhi Galle
Hong Kong, lat July, 1929.
BANK OF CHINA,
Reorganized October 28, 1928, under special charter of The National Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Subscribed Capital.....$25,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital $24,710,500.00 Heserve Funds $3,830,603.89
BRAD OFFICE-SHANGRĻI.
: HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central.
Ti
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) (Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Bhanghai Lumpur · Simla Howrah Kuantan Singapore Ipoh (Pahang) Sourabaya Kandy
Hong Kong
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every deseription of Banking and Exchange Business transacted." Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Baccutorships under- taken.
counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates INTEREST allowed on Current Ac that may be ascertained on appli cation.
O. L. SANDES,
Manager.
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 29th April, 1831... [2]
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connectionis 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.
LIMITED Capital (fully paid up)
Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund ..........Yen 118,000,000
HRLD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: 0
We also handle the issue of Bonda Gldra. 150,000,000 and other Publib Funds of the
(£12,500,000.)
Chinese Government both at home Paid-Up Capital...Gldre. 80,030,000 and abroad,
(£8,889,170.) Reserve Fund........dra. 40,015,000- (£3,334,683.)
Head Office—Amsterdam.* Eastern Hond Office:—Batavia. BRANQUES-Dandjesnasio, Bandcang", Bombay,
Calcutta, Oberibon, Djember, Djak ši karta, The lingue, Ficidas, Robe Kota-Radja, Makassar, Medan, Pa dang, Palambing, Pekalongan, F Dan Pouliansky Rangoon, Boer dam, Bamazing", shanghai, Biboles (Bamstra), Singapers, Boazabal,
Soerakarta (Solo) Tegal, Si
and Waltayastant, *That'sßen har Bift Dezsolt Brom To Zal,
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, 1931. [30
THE BANK OF JANTON, LTD,
HEAD OFFICE; HONG KONG,
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL ....... 8,085,600 RESERVE FUND
1,100,000
Branches: CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, EWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, London Bankers :---
Tri Izords Bank, Lei,
the Correspondents
all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxes (various aizes) at a Yearly Bental of from 35 to $40
» Lour POONG KHAN,
Manager.
BHOU J. CHEN, Manager.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. Alexandria Honolulu
Established 1917.)
HELD OFFICE:---SINGAPORE, Hoxo KOND OFFICE:—13, QUEEN's RD. C. Canton
Authorised CapitalStraits $20,000,000 Dairen
Issued Paid-up Reservs Liabilities of
Shareholders.
Surplus..
Kal Yusn Karachi Kobe
London
Ilo de
Janeiro
Rangoon Boorabaya
San Francisco
Los Angeles Seattle
Batavin Berlia
Bombay
Calcutta
Changchun
H
Semarang
$8,000,000
(Dalny)
Bhimonoseks Naxchwang Singapore Fangtion $4,000,000
(Mukden) New York'
Sydney OSAL's $4,000,000 Hamburg
Tientsin. 32,087,000 Hanko Paris
Tokya Pelping Talagles
Harbin
counts
Hong Kong Branches, Agencies and: Correa- pondente in the principal cities of nterest allowed on Current As the world.
Every description of Banking and Periods at rates to be obtained on -Deposits received for Fixed Exchange business transacted. application..
H. MORI, Manager. Manager, Hong Kong, July 16, 1931,
TAN ENG HOOI,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918,
HEAD OFFICE:
10 Des Voeux Road, Central,
HONG KONG
CAPITAL-AND SURPLUS TOTAL RESOURCES
OVER EL. 88,000,000.00
* ÖVER H:830,000,000.00 Every desciption of Banking Accounts and Exchange bakinnas dennilaoted," ffNEN LAUN
Onerent and Fixed Deposit Accounté In Local and Foreign. Currencies opened for Ollenberg bay para M SEA
ROMIUM Bale Deposit Boxes. Sayings Apponnt and Branches fand fágszeiss all over the_world,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
BACKLITEES A
30.-Unattainable full aim of Ra!¦¤ ■• ■*=*=*¢UIULI
WB-LB-HPC LP K TITITE BATE
|8:0,0,7 77% = $UB•*»LDE HE
5. In this we try to play the
game.
3-Sounds like a popular nose PA BUFANYENTALIEN shade when the wind did it ________ on a very end day,
PB81PX BETWEEN 4-To say that this foreigner ran
round us is wrong.
OBITELDIETA
B.-Aprominent feature of FARADES — N-4-D "N Disraeli's coiffure, (hyphen) LA I TRANSPORT 6.See, a Scottish river if you ATTACH LEVY
look closely enough; 454
7.-Wrap up in ten times AT BOYALISTS
much.
YOU
WHEN
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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give you all the news and keep you in touch things out East
rget before
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