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sight
11 13/16
Credits,
month'
Silver.
Reservé Liability of Pro
priotors
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
September 17, 1931.
HONG KONG DAILY
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,”
Authorised Capital in 359,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Reserve Funds -
Sterling
PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1931.
UHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
"AUSTRALIA AND OHINA INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1833:
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS- COMPANY, INC.
..$20,000,000
26,600,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Capital $10,000,000.
Paid-up Capital £3,000,000 | Surplus Heserve Fund.....£4,000,000 | Reserves, Reserva Liability of Pro
Head Office BROADWAT, NEW YORK.
B
T.S.80,000,000
U.S.$1,872,845
U.S.$1,808,900
.10
11
light
1/07/18
prietors £3,000,000 -
BRANORES
12
-Amsterdams Condes:
Laterme Palves.
Documenta,
months'
1/0.9/18
Agencies and Branches
Antwerp
Husterdam
18.
ALOR_STAU ILOILO
ÚLANDOOM
Albena
Edinburgh Florence
14
18
Lapto
10
Morentilon Bamboul
AMRITSAR
IPOR
BALOON
Berlin
Deser
Monte Carlo Shanghai ?
BANGKOK
KARACHI
SEMARANG
BATAVIA HOMBAT GALOUTTA CANTON
KLANG
BEREMBAN
Biarrit
Macla Southamp
KOBX
BUANGHAI
Bombay
CHALLOW
Munich.
· KUALA
BINGAPOR
Barma. Montrest
Bingapors
17
18
"Elensesla:
Bamburg
XDAN
Buenos Aires Harre
Kapla
St. Korlis Valentin
∙10 20
2621
Interlaken
Ontoutta
Firmans
Chanen. Lêdo.
Faria
Yokoham
F
G. Miskin, Esq.
DAIREN
DELHI
HAIPHONG
FAMBURG
Golombo Lesden
Perang
Surich
14
21
25
20
$77
Dopenbarra Liverpool.
Palpinx
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Branchos of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANT in Principal Cities of United States of. Amorica Cannda.
and
40
81
ON PARIS
Bank Bills, on demand 6074 Credits, 4 months' sight 6474- On New Yox:-
Bank Bills, on demand 231. Credits, 60 days sight. 247. ON BOMBAY
Telegraphio Transfer Bank, on demandeep
OR, CALOUTTA Sim
Telegraphic Transfer
Tank, on demand
OX SHANGHAI, ¦---
TL. 781
Bank, at night . ]87%dia.
ON YOKOHAMA I P
On demand
ON MANILA-On demand... 47}.
ON SINGAPORE:—
On demand
and
OR BATAVIA:-On demand. 691 ÔN HAIPEÓNG:
On demand
BLAD OFFICE: Hoko Roxo,
Board of Directors 2 Hon. Mr. C. G. S. MAGKIL,
MALOhairman. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, ---
A KANGSAR
JAWAPORE Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell. A. H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander, Lewis, Esq.
T. E. Pearce, "Eigi
J. A. Plummer, Esq. T. H. R. Shaw, Esq.
J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager *:
V.M. GRAYBURN, Esq.
Ban Fran.
cisco
Amoy
BEANGRESS Iloilo
Peiping
售
Bangkok Ipoh
Penang
Batavia
Johore
Bangoon
Bombay
Kobe
Baigon
Calcutta
Kowloon
Canton
·Kualas "*.
Cheloo
Lumpur
Shanghai
Colombo
Dairea Lyons
Haiphong Manila
On SAIGON: On dumand:61) ON BANGKOK ANAK
On demand.....199 SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying
Bate imm
BAR BILVER, por of unusia-
MUFUICER
PANAMA
UNE
EXPRESS
SERVEZ
BARBER WILHELMSEN
LINE.
TRANS-PACIFIC AND · ATLANTIC COAST
M.V.
via, PANAMA,
NEXT SAILING
SERVICE
London Singapore
Bourabaya Malacca Bungei
Foochow 1/01
" TAI PING YANG”
on SEPTEMBER 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 Bulldings.
Agonte.
THE
Patani Tientsin
Hamburg Muar Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin... Mukden Tsingtao Hongkow New York Yokohama
CURRENT ACCOUNTY opened in LOCAL CERENOỶ and Fix80 DE- POSITS received for one year or shorter periods in Loo Conan and STERLING on terma which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 19th May, 1931.
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CÒNG SÔNG MVGS BAG
Business of the
This Bonducted by the HONG
KONG & SHANGHAI. BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHAMORA? BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 10th July, 1830, [3
EQUITABLE KASTEEN BANK. ING CORPORATION,
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS- -U:8; $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 Estes oz Application.
www.
This Bank is entirely owned by The CHASE NATIONAL BANK, Now YORK, with Rosources over .U.B. $2,600,000,000:
D. M. BIGGAR,
Telephone 28021.
29]
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR
AND FAST
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES |
LONDON SERVIOR.
"AENEAS".
* PERSEUS"
29th Sept, For Marssilles, London,
Rotterdam & Glasgow, 18th Oct., For Mars, Casablanca, London,
Rotterdam & Hamburg,
LIVERPOOL SERVICE. ***NINGÖHOW!
ASPHALION"
25th Bopt., For Port Said, Harro,
Liverpool and Glasgow. 11th Oot, For Port Said, Havre,
Liverpool and Glasgow.
NEW YORK SERVICE"
"MENESTHEDS" 5th Oct., For Boston, New York & Baltimore,
vis Filippiner & Singapore,
PACIFIO SERVICE (74 KOBE & YOKOHAMA) TYNDAREUS". 17th Oct., For Victoria. Vancouver & Beattle. "PROTESILAUS "19th Nov., For Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle-
INWARD" SERVICE.
"ELFENOR". "PYRRHUS"-
Dne
27th 8ept., For S'hal, Moji, Kobad Y’hans. 30th Sept, For S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama,
Cargus 'stan.nern with limited passenger wooom!
at perially red nood faros.
For freight, pasanga ̈rnien und Information apply to the undermentioned data de
All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Company's Bills of fading...ARA
Butterfeld & Swire,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE' HANDEL- MAATSUHLAPPLJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 182%.
Cau COLOMBO
HANKOW
TARDIN
KUALA
LUMPUR.. KUCHING MADILAB
MANILA
MEDAX
NEW YORK
PRIPING
(Faking)
KONO KONG PĚKANO”,
BITLAWAN BOURABAYA TAIPING... TIENTSEN ....... TOKYO
- TONGKAT
TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
· ZAMBOANG L
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS Oponed and FIXED DEPOSITE Teosived for one year or shortär pariods at Crates which will be quoted on applica tion.
J. STUART,
Manager. Hong Kong, August 17, 1991. [30
BANQUE, FRANGO-GILINOISE
FOUR LEA" COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong,
HEAD OFFIORS'
74, Buo 8k Lazars, Paris
"Fra
Capital, fully paid-up.... 50,000,000 Epecial Working Capital: 50,000,000 22,319,000
Reservee
!;
BRANONES
Paris 1.
Marseilles
Eager". Haiphong Hanoi Tourne Quinbon
Vinh
Hue Prom Paph
Paiping Shanghai Tientaia Hong Kong
BANKERS: France: Société Générale, Banque
Nationale de Crédit Banque 'ds. Paris et des Payı Ban London Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com- merciale Italiana.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy,
All classes of Commercial Bank-
Transactions undertaken. ing
Personal investment accounta handled.
?
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 CHABE NATIONAL BANK Resources Over G. $2,800,000,000
O. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF ́INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFIC 15, Gracechurch Street, London;
E.O. 3.
Authorized Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital"......£1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest...£1,000,845
ВАКЕКАВ:
TE BANK OF ENGLAND' and MIDLAND BANK, LID.
Butaria. Every description of Banking and Bangkok Exchange Business transacted... Bombay Correspondents throughout the Calcutta
World.
Colombo Delhi Galle
A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 24th August, 1931.
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 26, 1029, under special charter of The National Government as an' INTERNATIONAL' EXCHANGE
BANK..
BRANCHES:
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu Now York Kuala Krai Penang
Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) (Pahang) Rangoon
Skaughai Kuala Hong Kong Lumpur Simla. Howrah Kuantan Singapore Ipoh.
(Pahang) Bourabaya Kandy
HONG KONG BEANCH Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Executorships under- taken.
Subscribed Capital.............. $25,000,000,00 i INTEREST allowed on Current Ao Paid-up Capital $24,710,200.00 counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates
Reserve Funda.
$3,820,503.89 that may be ascertained on appli-
HEAD OFFICE:SHANGHAI.
HONG KONG BRANOU:
4, Queen's Road" Central.
Owing to our numerous branches
in China and large connections in the important commercial centres of
HONG KONG OFFICE: 1Ï, quesn'a BOAD the world, we are able to extend to
CLASTRAL
Authorised Capital
our clients special facilities for:
cation.
C. L. SANDES,
Manager..
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 20th April, 1931.
domestic and foreign banking and THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, exchange.
LIMITED,
Gldra. 150,000,000-
We also handle the issue of Bonds (£12,500,000.) and other Public Funds of the
Paid-Up Capital... Gldrs 80,030,000 Chinese Government both at home Capital (fully paid up}
(£6,000, 170.) and abroad.
Reservo Fund........Gildrs. 40,015,000- (£3,334,693.)
Head Ofce-Amsterdam.• •- Eastern Head Office:Batavja. BRANGUESS-Pandjarmasin, Bantoeng, Bombay,
Calcutta, Cheron, Djember, Djokja- karta, The Hague, Jiddan, Kobe Hata-adjammar, Medan, Pa dang, Perlang, Frkalongan, Pe. Bank, Pantina Rangoon, Rotar da, Bamarasty, baughal, Sibolga (Bumetro),
Blogapore, Boerabaja B001akarta (80%), Teral, TjustJap and Wellarredit", “Thess'ofices haet Saft Depaeli Bones To Lit,
London Bankers :--- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. Backing Business of every descrip.
tion transacted.
A. STOKKINK,
Manager. Hong Kong, 12th May, 1081. [30
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
BRAD Crrica: Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Currency, Authorized Capital...$11,000,000 PAID-OF CAPITAL V 8,003,600 RESERVE FUND 1,100,000
Branches :--
·CANTON, ----SHANgnai, ---Hankow, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW YORK and SAN PRANÓI800; -
Landon Bankers (— THE LLOYDS BANK, LAD,
Correiandeass
all Principal Cities of the World.. Foreign Exchange and Banking Basioce of every description transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) sta Tearly Rental of-from-$5 to
"LOOK" POONG SHAN,
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·OLUES:**
3-Died about a hundred, cut into cubes, Sounds fearful, doesn't it?
6.The thing to do in one's
own canoo,
D.-Is partly, and in altogether, lost purse, though 10-Not
found in Paris. 11-Quite inaccurate
description of a modern young woman. 18.-Has altered after the fire.
13-This anime) is not likely
to be up to scratch likely to go down. 14.-Air to the bird and
to the fish. " 17.-Accompanie 18-This will break, and when
mure ---
water".
broken threats may be made. 23.-Create ill-feeling, 47.-Each of the syllables of this
13.—A' novellit whom we have all
four-fifths," 15.-This bird no longer fills the
bill.
い
18-"Far from the madding. crowd's ignoble strife, Thoir sober wishes never learn' to"-Gray's “Elegy.” 18-In one way it is heavy, and
in another not.
--Another "chap and I' play
ed a round-but not lovel m(amag,),
g1.—Motorista, avoid this sort of
thoroughfare... Hard linea. v 2.-Frail and lissom to a de-
groo
24.Sweet and low-in part, at
any rate,
25.-The part of brown coal that
is sure to take light... 26-Two this and one will make one that may be seen on all railways, 8-Industriously.
word mean the same thing as the whole of it, and you'll And it close. gs-Implies more. 30-Sloping is slang about tomorrow
money.
31.-Invasion, in violent move.
ment. 32.-Monts are correctly treated thus only by the miller. 33. Turns to Ivantage, a 34.These stakes may indicate a
care-free future.
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Down.
The solution will be published
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
MATER·L_L·LP.T· 10°AL!
■D PA■■0■T "L JAMA 3.0 A V ORO EP B I.There is only one god in.
this Buddhist temple:EADAPT There is something clever
about the girl, that makes MAHOKYB ̧‚TE BEIER hor. lovable,
iment indeed,
AMAMP NITNOMO-MA,
3.Though beaten, an's nchieve INSPIRATION LAP ac HE WO■EVANS
4. She is involved in flying
cidenta. 5.-Want.
Sam 8. 8. SITTE
-A connected series, the out-
come of 'which is patent 7-A way they have in all
towns.
NCE APEEBHYNESS NUNTI DICDONOR 9 B ALLIGATOES AGAB
NOW
IS THE TIME TO INVEST
IN
Yen 100,000,000 | Yen 118,200,000 HEAD OFFICE: TOROHAKA,
H
SHOU J. CHEN,Reserve Fund
Madazer.
THE HO HONG BANK LTD, Alexandria Honolulu
Established 1017.)
· BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:
Río de
Janeiro Kangoon Soerabaja San Francisco
Batavia Berlin
Kai Yuen
Bombay Calentía
Karachi Koho
London
HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE, Hoxo Koxo OrFiĊK :—13, QUEEN'S HD. C. Canton
H
ناة المحترم
Los Angeles Scattle.
Semarang
Changchun Marin Dairen Nagasak! Shanghai
Shimonosek
Authorised Capital ...Etraits $20,000,000 Insuod
$8,000,000 (Dalby) Nagors Fengtian Paid-up
$4,000,000 Reserve Liabilities of
Shareholder
$4,000,000 Hamburg Surplus.....
Osaka Hankow Paris
Newahwang Singapore
Sydney (Mukden) Now York
Tiontain
$2,087,000
Harbin Poiplog Hong Kong
Tokyo
Txingtso
counts
"Branches, Agencies and Corres Interest allowed on Current Ae- pondents in the principal cities of the world.tuta d
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOI,
-Manager.
Deposita
Fixed received for Periods at rales to be obtained on application.
H.. MORI, Mapager. Hong Kong, Sept. 11, 1931.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918. "
HEAD OFFICE:
"
10 Des Voeux Road, Central, HONG KONG
·CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
TOTAL RESOURCES
OVES H. 88,000,000,00 OVER H.830,000,000.00;
very description of Banking Accounts and Exchange busines
tesacted.
o Cariant and Fixed Deposit Account In Local and Foreign Jarancios oponed for Clisabu.“
Bavings Account and Sale Depot Boxes, Branches and Agencise all over, the world,
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager,
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