COMPREHENSIVE AND COM
PLETE REPORT
of the
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
HONG KONG WEEKLY
PRESS
THE CHINA OVERLAND.
TRADE REPORT:"!-
Cents par Cop:
Bubeoription, paid in advance per annum for delivery In Hong Kong #19; including Postage to
part of the world-$18,
EXPRESS
EXCHANGE
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
September $21931,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBE
HONG KONG, AN
BANKIN CE
Authorised Capít
*Imsied";& Pally Paid-up.
QuotationsReserve Funda:
Telegraphic Transfer. 1 Bank Bills, on demand res Bank Bills, 4 mon
sight Credite,
sight
Documents, 4 months"
ON PAZIST
63 BROADWAY NEW YORK.
908,900
Sterling Bilver
000
Paid-up
1/0 13/18
Beserve Liability of Pro
prietors
$20,000,000
Beserve Fund Reserve: Liability
pristore
[000,000) Hesari
,000,000
months
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Antwerp
ALOR STAR-
Board of Director: Hon. Mr C. GS. MACKIE
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
AVRITRAN
BANGKOK
DO
KARACHIM KLANG
BANGOON TEMARANG-
BAKA
Поми
Stamboul
Balla
•Monte Carlo Stanrbei
BIDITISH Bombay
OLLOUTIA KUTA CARTONA ARMANI KAMÜHAR GARFORE
Harass
:Slagspore
· Bassos Aires Hati:
DOLOMBO TV
DELHI
KUALA
«LUMPUR"
KADRAS -
TONTO TOXQKAH
Colombo
HAIPHONG
TURK
TOKOBANK „ZAMODANGA
Bank Bill on demand 650 Credits 4 months sight 665 y ON NEW YORnews/? Bank Bills, on demand 21) Crodite, 60 days' sight, 25! ON BOMBAY
Telographio Transfer Bank on demand
ON CALCUTTA
Telegraphic Transfer
Bank, on demand
ON SHANGHAI
On demand..............
Daputy Chairman. Hon. Mr. W. H. Ball AH, Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lowis, Esq. ⠀ G. Miskin, Esq. *
E. Pearce, Bag, JA Plummer, Esq. TIL R. Shaw, Esq. JP Warren, Esquer Chief Manageri
WM GRAYBURN, 15.
BRANCHES
Bank, at sight
1TB 75
21 día,
ON YOKOHAMA -
DAN
ON MANILA-On demand.... 44
Amoy
Iloilo
Peiping
ON SINGAPORE': ----
Bangkok
Ipoh
Penang
On demand.....
Batavia
Johore
Bangoon
•ON BATAVIA-On demand, 64
Bombay
Kobo
Saigon
Calcutta
Kowloon
Baa Fran-
Canton
Kuala
CiBOO
Chefoo
Lumpur
Bhanghai
Os Hairnond
On demand********
ON SALOO:-On demand 56 ON BANGIO
On demand SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buyin
BAR BILVER par of
PARIKA
FLEVE
SERVICE
BARBER WILHELMSEN
LINE.
THE PREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK and other U.S. Atlantic Ports vis Panama.
All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
en route.
Passengers desiring to travel by this interesting route will find the accommodation provided, well up to. expectations, and at a cost most renacnable.
42 Days To New York
For Passengers and Freight information please apply
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen's Buildrega.
་་་༔
THE
Colombo
London Singapore
Dairen Lyona Soprabaya
Toochow Malacca Bungef
Haiphong Manila
Hamburg Muare
Hankow (Johore)
Harbin
Patani
Tientsin
Tokyo huk
Mukden Tsingtas
Hongkow New York
Yokohama
HAMBURG: HANKOWAN HARTIMANAL RONG CÔNG
APORE
·SITIAWAN »
BOURABATA
London · Dopesbees Liverpool, Peiping
Viesn
Takohama
Branchon of "AXERICAN EXPRESS. COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and, Canada
FOREIGN EXCHANG and General, jangova Banking Bukid nas, trans
7 CURRENT" 4000UNTS" opened 3 and FIXED DIPÒBITI“ 1909 for one- year on shor
oda at rates which will be quoted on applica-
“J. STUART,
Manager.
Hong Kong, August 17, 1831. 30
BANQUE TRANGO-CHINOISY
COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong
HEAD OFFICE:
1 Rue St, Lazare, Paris.
Fri
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL, CURRENCY and FIXED DE POBITS received for one year or Capital, fully paid-up .... 50,000,000 | shorter periods in LociL CURRENCY |Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 and STERLING on terms which will Reserves................... 22,318,000 be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1991. [38
Paris Saigoo READERS Tourans THE abova Bank
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANE
This Business of the BONO
KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application, E
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Hoga Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 18th July, 1630 19
EQUITABLE BASTERN BANK. ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS- U.S. $4,700,000,
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE. STREET.
NEW YORK.
An American Bank: offering complete Foreign Banking Bervice in the principal; Markels of the world, Interest Hatos on)
Application.
This Hank is entiraly dwned by Tas CHASE NATIONAL BANK, Naw
| York, with Resources over 11.8.
- $2,600,000,000.****
·D. M. BIGGAR,
Telephone 28021.
29]
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES |
* FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE
AENBAS”
PERSKUS"
29th Sept, For Marsellies, London,
Rotterdam's Glasge 18th Oct For Mars., Casablanca. London,
By Rotterdam & Hamburg,
LIVERPOOL SERVICE, NINGCHOW
ASPHALION?
28th Sept., For Port Said, Havre, A Liverpool and Glasgow. 11th Oct. For Port Said, Havre,
Liverpool and Glasgow.
NEW YORK SERVICE “MENESTARUS "6th Octs For Boston, New York & Baltimore Podka Oria Philippines & Singapore,
PACIFIC SERVICE, KOBS & YOKOHAMA, "TYNDAREUR 17th Oct For Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle "PROTESILAU419th Nov., For Victoria, Vancouver & rattio
INWARD SERVICE.
BELPENOR** $7th Septy; For S'ha #PYRRHUS WE Suth Bapt. For 8'h
All sigʊ, Blow.nets with limited:
klagt sro sabject to the prorisians of.
Butterfield & Swire,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPIJ, H.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.
BRANCHEN :-(
Marscillos Eiphong Hanoi
Hub Quinhon
Prom Poah
Peiping Shanghai Tientsin
Hong Kong
BANKERS : France Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas London: Midland Bank, Ltd. W New York American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com merciale Italijasi
San Francisco; Bank of Italy.
1931
All classes of Commercial Bank Ing Transactions undertaken.
34
Personal investment accounti handled.
The Company offers to intending travallers the use of its Travelers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world wide services of its thoroughly equipped | Travol Department
Afiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources Over G.$2,500,000,000
O. H. BENSON
General Manager,
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE 15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.Q. 3.
Authorized Capital Subsoribed Capital 2. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Rest
BAKKERE'
CHS BANK OF ENGLAND
MIDLAND BANK LTD.
Batavia Every description of Banking and Bangkok Exchange Business transacted. Bombay Correspondents
the Calcutta throughout World.
A ROLLIN,"
Manager..
Hong Kong, 24th August, 1681,
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 28, 1928, under special charter of The Nations. Government na an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANKASAM AND
Colombo
BRANCHES
1,800,000 050,000) 888,845
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York. Kuala Krai Penang
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius)"
(Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Hong Kong Lumpur Simla Howrah Kuantan Singapore Ipoh
(Penang) Sourabaya Kandy
Delhi Galle
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every-description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Ezecutorships under. taken NEVE Bubscril_d Capital.............. $25,000,000,000 INTEREST allowed on Current Ac- Paid-up Capital $24,710,200.00 counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates Reserve Funds $3,820,503.88 that may be ascertained on" appli-
HEAD OFFICE:SBANDHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH VSA 4, Queen'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
CASTELAY
Authorised Capital
our clients special facilities for
cátion.
OL SANDES!
7, Queen's Boed Central,
Hong Kong, 29th April, 1931. [2]
domestic and foreign banking and THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANE, exchangén bentham Mat
2 Gidrs. 150,000,000 We also handle the issue of Bonds.
(£12,500,000) and other Publio Funds of the Capital (fully paid up) Paid-Up Capital. Gidrs 90,030,000 Chinese Government both
Yên 100,000,000 (£6,888,170.) and abroad. Reserve FundYen 110,200,000 Reserve Fund... Gldra. 40,015,000- -(£2,334,583,).
Head Once Amsterdam
SHOU J, CHEN.
Manager
HEAD OFFICE; YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT!
Eastern Head Office: Batavia THE HO HONG BANK, LTD, Alexandria Honolulu
'BRANCHES-indjremain, Randong" Bomba7,
Calanta, Charbon, Djember, Djekjar karta The Hugos", Hidden, Epin Hata-adja Makamar,yMedan, · Par dang, Phler bang, Freskongan, Ey KADE Toallabak Rangoon, Botter: da Hamacang Bhanghai, Bibolgs (Bamstre) Bingapore, Boersbals, bosskarta (Sold)," Zegal,:-z]Unijapi. and Waltersden geven, avion *There"offru hari Hafe Deposit Monic ToʻLat,"
London Bankeraz→ National Provincial Bank, Ltd,
Established 1917)
Rio da
Janeiro Rangoon Sourabaya San Francisco) Boattle
Batavia
KaiYuen
Berlin
Karachi.__ Kobo London
on Angeles Munis
Shangha
HEAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE G Haxo Kong OICH :—18, QUEEN' HD. C. Canton
na Changchun
Authorised Ca Lesuad Paid-up Reserve: Liabiliiis
Shareholders Burplus
Correspondents all over the world."ND TA Babking Business of every descrip Branches
Nagoya, Shimonowak
"...@tznila 321,000,000 Dalrani Nagasaki' $8,000,000 (Dainy)
Towchwang Fengtian 1,000,000 Minidad}
14,000,000 Hamburg 2,687,000 How
Singapore York Sydneycut
Haible Peiping Le Hong Kong
Tientaln
Tokyo
Taingtao
and Corres | Interest allowed en Current Ac
tion transacted me pondenta the principal cities of
SOALAN STOKKINE the wo
Manager Every
Hong Kong, 12th May, 3831. [20 Exchange business transactad.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: Hono Kona
Hong Kong Our AUTHORIZED CAPITAL..$11,000,0 PÁID-UP CAPITAL (MI) 8,665,800 BEELEVE FUND 1,100,000
CANTON, BHAnnnar, HankoW,
Your And BAN FRANCI800, 250 London Bänkeri :
Jorn
ption of Bankir
EAN NG HOOT, DAN BAHAN Manager
Deposita received for
Fired
Periods at rates to be obtained on application
WWEL MORI, Manager. ! Hong Kong, Sept. 11, 1931,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918,
HEAD OFFICE:
Des Voeux Hoad, Central," 2. HONG KONG.
CAFITAL A SURPLUS TOTAL
anking Asconi
Deposit Boxe
[25
CROSSWORD
80
ACTOSE Acrare drug (anag) 9-Ton made a legion
10. These used to carry & fare
now they conduct affairs, -11-Excuse
12.-Conducta
14- study a spored picture. 15-Fabric Victorian women favoured, and, of course,
11-Bees may a
night
- sound prophet,... 17-Put the car in aftor five, and be lively about it, *10-Lost by a prot
20-Father gets all round the
soldier and crestés terror: 22-Watch this girl go up to
dine.
16 Brighter until beheaded 23-There is undoubtedly, some- when it might make a thing wise, in such a voyage.
25 Comparatively profound. basket
27.Tear after father-for
ther, perhaps.......... Tinge-
18. The little rascal finishes and
hangs over. 21-Often in a pickle, her family.
make the most of it, 24-Wear away. 26-Spirits of wine would be n
more suitable environment for the snake than jelly surely
30-American food. 31-Lady-killer.
39-A word beloved of the Welsh-
man, in truth.
33-Even mean ones give these
flowers
84-Just the thing for an Irish
traveller.
35.-A leader of men,
Admonish
Last.
20-Famous Roman who had something in common with Oliver Cromwell.
The solution will be
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
AT BOLAU¬8±Ð° LARRIAGA
T LIGETEK DU _MGEE A TA B.L PAD EE EWSKI B
a singer makes a sover F-158, LAN 08
Kinging through though
TLEXOYHANGI
(POETHOLE M
be sure, the finish is reach X BIROU ETU ok in the middle of the ring. Making a song about thing indefinite-hot ali
The gind eye neath the wimple may well deperve
'AENEA #UT_PO
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