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Capital
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US$1,379,845 ULS. EX,908, 900
Authorised Capital
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Reserve Liability of Pro-
prioters, MN
000 Reserve
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pristora
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V, STUART,
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Hong Kong, Angust 17, 1991, (30
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR" LE COMMERCE IT L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
ELAD OFFICE.
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LOCAL CURRENCY. and Fixxo `DE- §® POSITE received for one year or Capital, fully paid-up.... 50,000,000 shorter perioda in LOCAL CURRENCY Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 and STERLING on terms which will Bogorvos be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1931. [28
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For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI | BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Hong
Chief Manager. 16th July, 1930.
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·22,319,000
BRANCHES
·Paris Lyons Marseilles Bigon.. Haiphong Hanoi Tourane Quinhon Hus
Vinh - Pnom Penh Peiping Bhaghai Tientsin Hong Kong
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SASTERN
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ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS—
U.S. $4,700,000,
HEAD OFFICE
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world, Interest Rates on Application,
[28]
This Bank is entirely owned by Tas CHAEL NATIONAL BANK, NOW TORE, with Resources over U.B. $2,600,000,000
HAND. M. BIGGÁR,
Manager.
NEDERLAŃDSCHE HANDEL-
·MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDE TRADING SOCIETY.)
· BANKEES
Established 1924.
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HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEIN'S HOÀD CEVİTRAL..
Authorised Capital:
Gidra. 150,000,000-
"The Company" offers to intending | travellers the use of its “Trancleri
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
C. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
[THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OPTION : -- 15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3.
£3,000,000 || £1,800,000 £1,030,000
Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital..... Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Best....£1,668,845
BANKKAS:
fum BANK OF ENGLAND.
and
MIDLAND BANK, Ltd.
BRANCHES
Batavia
Karachi Madras
Bangkok
Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted Bombay Correspondents throughout the Calcutta Kelantan) Port Louis
World
Colombo Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) A ROLLIN
Dolhi
(Pabang) Rangoon Manager.
Galle
Кив Shanghai Hong Kong Lumpur Simla Howrah Kuantan Bingapore Ipoh (Pahang) Sourabaya Kandy
Hong Kong, 24th August, 1931
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 28, 1928, under
special charter of The National/
Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
MAAND BEANE.
HONG KONG BRANOH Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers. Cheques issued.. Trustee and Executorships under taken, te whaka VOANS Subscribed Capital $25,000,000.00 INTEREST allowed on Current As Paid-up Capital.....$94,710,200.00 counts and Fixed Deposite at Rates Reserve Funds $3,820,503.83; that may be asocrtained on appli
Ho Orrick:-SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central.
ostion.
O. L. SANDES,
Manager.
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 29th April, 1931.
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the important commercial centres of the world, we are able to attend to our clienta special facilities for domastic, and foreign banking and THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BAXE, exchange.
LATKOITED
We also handle the issue of Bonds (212,800,000) 4 other Public Funds of the home Paid-Up Capital...Gldrs. 90,030,000 Chinese Government both at
(£8,880,170,) and abroad. Reserve Fund..................Gldrs. 40,013,000-
SHOU J. CHEN, Manager.
(£3,334,583.)
Head Office-Amsterdam.*"
Capital (fully paid upl
Yan 100,000,000 Beserve Fund
..........Yen 116,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND 'AGENCIES' ATA
Eastern Head Office: Batavia THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.Alerandrin Honolulu Rio de
BRANCHES ——Bandjarmasin, Bandowg”. Bombazi
Calenta, Charbon, Djember, Diakia
• karta", The - Hagus*, Jiddah, Sobe KolarRadja, Makamery Modan, Per dang, Palembang,: Fekalongan, P.
Hangoon, Better
sey, you thangbal, Sibolgs
data
(MALE), Singapore,
Seurataria (Sold), figa, Tjukajap and Waterzaden *Thustagasi kose Haft Depaalt Bras Da Lat,
Established 1917.)
HHAN OPTICK —SINGAPORE.
HONG KONG OFFICE-13, QUEEN'S RD. C. Canton
Batavia
·Berlin
Kai Yvon
Karachi
Bombay Calcutta
Kobe
Janeiro Rangoon Sourabaya
Los Angels
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Authorised Capital "Straits" $50,000,000 Issued
-$8,000,000 Paid-up
$4,000,000 Raserye.. Liabilities Lofote
-Khareholders'
$4,000,000 Hankow PATIE Barplás
$2,687,000 Harbin
London Los Changchun Manila Dairen
(Dalny)
Nagoya Shimonoseki Fenglion
Newchwang Makden) New York
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for.
40-
Fixed
London. Bankers:- 20 National Provincial Bank, Ltd..
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business në every descripė
tion transacted. Frage
A STOKKINK,
Manager Hong Kong, 12th May, 1981. [30
THE BANK OF GANTOM, ITD.
Huan Orzica: Hong Kosa-
Hong Kong Currency, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL 8,665,000 EZERY FUND 1,100,000
Branches CINTON, SHANGHAI, HANZOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK,, Naw YORK and SAN FRANCISCO.
ky London Bankers zum Tas LLOYDA Bank, Lád. Correspondents
Masull Principal Oltins of the World Foreign Exchange and Bank
Business of every description transmetod
Bafe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) at a Yearly Rental:of-from-25 to
LOOK POONG SHAN,
#Manager,
Branches, Agencies and Correi Interest Allowed, pondente in the principal cities of counts. tha world.
по
.
Every description of Banking and Periods at rates to be obtained on
Deposits received Exchango business transacted. application.
E MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, July 16, 1931, [35
TAN ENG HOO1,
Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD
ESTABLISHED 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10 Des Voeux Boad, Central,
HONG KONG
CAPITAL-ARD SURPLUS
TOTAL RESOURCES.
**** HL. 88,000,000.00
* OT** E:830,000,000.00
Esary description of Banking Accounts and Exchange business
Current, and Pized Depos Acoownia
for Olle be
and Safe Deposit Boxes.
18%
18
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vinces.
Follow the pleasures of "Home, "Sweet Home.
9. This will give you a lot of qat halpa quay AN
10. There is quite an air about
the son monarch. 11.-Sacred ball of the Egyp
on 19-Suspect this"look. 4 13-You'll have to give this a
canny lock
16-Como down behind the pro
peller in this part Europe
17-Drive back Thore is a thrill. 18 The largest planet. 21.-Crushed.
24-Decidedly."
25-Don't let this go off in your
hand.
26-Helps to keep the Laplandor warm in his hutan mute 20%---This may boa convenient
25
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Here a municipal body en- counters a set-back,
8.A cablom of power that
may be but a shadow e 14-Famous Italian poet, 15-Larke punte 18-Liseful to make a cast but not to a senlptor or an anglor... 19-Factions.
20Royalty's laa.command. 21-This will give you a bitter
experience.
29.-Tolerant.
23. Looks like an entreaty to the
noble lady to take up hot ting, w
98.
This is undefiled, and will
be found
this country..
The solution will be published on Monday
opportunity, and is more or YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION, less certain.
"30.-"Beg rice (ansg.).
COB BOBORATED.
31-You will get a rise out of _U_Y_X_X
this. It is beginning to
grow..
INSTATE GRANULE
32-Here you quickly get warm, TELEGN BE give you is VEILEDE GIBE B
though the
purely imaginary.
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ware of the knock-out
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Fierce and feline. -Often meet in conjunction
with others,
WHEN
YOU REACH HOME:
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how things are going
out here, what
friends are doing
won the tennis league.
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