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BANQUE TRANGO-CHINOIS
MUR POUR LA COMMEROT ET L'INDUSTRIE
(lacorporated in France).... Prince's Building,, Chater Road," Victoris, Hong Kong.
"HEAD OFFIOR:
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Fre Capital, fully paid-up 50,000,000 Special Working Capital, 50,000,000 Reserves
29,310,000
Paria
BRANCHES
Marseilles
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THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG | KONG & SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 16th July, 1830.
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HEAD OFFICE:
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NEW YORK.
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(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy,
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Travel Department.
is of its thoroughly equipped
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E. W. DUGGAN,"
Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK: OY. INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE: 18, Gracechurch Street, London, FL.C. a
Authorized Capital
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BANKEES:
fan BANK OF ENGLAND
and N MIDLAND BANK, LTD:
Batavia
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Bombay Correspondents throughout the
World.
Bangkok
A. ROLLIN,
Manager,
Calcutta Colombo Delhi Galle
Hong Kong, 24th August, 1931.
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 20, 1028, under special charter of The National Government ns an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK,
Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital... Reserve Funds
BRANCHES.
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang
Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipia (Mauritius) (Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Hong Kong Lumpur Simla.F Howrah Kuantan Singapore Inch
(Pahang) Sourabaya "Kandy
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business. transacted, Travellers Cheques issued. " Trustee and Executorships under- taken, akk
$25,000,000,00 $24,710,200.00 counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates.
· INTERker allowed on Current Ao- $20,603.83 that may be ascertained on appli
HEAD OFICE:SHANGHAI.
HONG KONG Brasch;
4. Queen's Road Central..
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the important commercial centres of
BONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD the world, we are able to extend to.
CENTRAL.
Authorised Capital
cation,
CL SANDES
Manager.
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 29th April, 1931,
LIMITED
our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchange. Le radi THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, Gldrs: 150,000,000 We also handle the ijue of Bonda (12,800,000.) and other Publin Funds of the Paid-Up Capital...Gidre. 80,030,000 Chinese Government both at home (£6,689,170.) and abroad, Reserve Fund.... Gidrs. 40,015,000 (£3,334,583.)
Head Ofco-Amsterdam. Eastern Head Office:-Batavia, BRANCHEN: -Bandfrenuan, Bandoeng", Bomber,
Calcutta, Cheriton, Djember, Djokin karta, The Harss". Jiddah, Ke -Kota-Hadja, Milamar, Medan, Pa dang Palambang, Pekalongan, P. Dang: Pontianak, Banguos," Batter dam Ramarang, Shanghai, aboles (Bumatra),...... Bingapore, Soeṛabala, "Boerakarta (Solo), Tegak," TjilatjaĎ
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London Bankers:--| National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip tion transacted, not
A., STOKKINK,
Manager. Hong Kong, 19th May, 1931. [30
THE BANK OF CANTOH,, LTD,"
Hap Orrick: HONG Koxo.
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL 8,605,600 BESERVE FUND 1,100,000 Branches:---
CANTON, BRAN GHAI, HAWKOW, BWATOW, BANGIOK, NEW. TOE and BAN! FRAMDI500, London, Bankers :— THE LLOYD Barx, Im Correspondents
all Principal Cities of the World.. Foreign Exchange and Banking Bukinom of every **description transacted a
Safe Deposit Bones (various sinos) 6 a Yearly Bental of from 3 to
LOCK POONG SHAN,
BHOU J. CHEN, Manager."
Capital (fully paid up)
Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund, Yen 110,500,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA..
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD, Alexandria Annalala
(Eatablished 1917.).
Bub Omu:—BINGAPORE,
Rio de
Janeiro
Rangoon Boarabeys
Kai Yuen Karachi Kobe London Ban Francis00
́Batavia'
Berlin
Bombay Calcutta
Changalian Manila
Hong Koxa Orri 13, QUIN'S BD. C. Canton Los Angeles Beatle
Authorised Capital Brita: $20,000,000 Dairen; Iarned Paid-up Reserve Liabilities-of-a
Shareholders,
Nagasaki
Shimonoseki ((Dalny);-;. Najoya ‚ $8,000,000 $4,000,000 Fanglion Newchwang Bingapore
(Mukdon) New York Sydney $4,000,000- Hamburg
Tienisin 2,687,000 Hankow Paris
Tokyo
Branches, Agencies and Corres pondents in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL,
-Manager.
Harbin Mas Palplog Taingtoo Hong Kong
Interest allowed on Current, Ac- counted NEAR
Periods at rates to be obtained on Deposits received for Fixed:
application.
H MORI. Manager, "Hong Kong, Bøpt. 11, 1931.02 (35
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918.
HEAD OFFICE.
10 Des. Your Road, Central,
HONG KONG, ORKES
CAPITAL AND SURPLUSH TOTAL RESOURCES.
672 H. 88,000,00 00 **** OT** HL830'000 Every description of Banking Accounts and Exchange business tzunaoted,Ben
Ourrent and Fixed Deposit Accounts in: Local and Foreign vaneles opened for Olientap tabletke
Bavings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes,
kun med. Agencies mill over the world.
KAN TONG PO,
“Chief Bianag
"Annihilating
OZUEL
10. A bird that will hold water...
that's 11-What would be contributors mado To a green--in a, often find that an editor green shade,
Only 8. Lauca and the West Riding hold these meetings in spring as well as in the other seasons. 9.Docs (the tenth transmitter:
of a foolish face" pride him- self on his this 11-Wars and of war. 112-Bamboozled.
13 Harris accompaning mc. 14.
God bless the King, God hluss the Defender." 15. Their peculiar gait is here shown in winter they hiss, according to a Shakespear san' song,
22. Thus you get distinctions, 23-Poppy, perhaps, or, one of the drowsy Ryrupa, of, the world.
16-Dig in, Joan (anng.) 17-Addition.
18-If partridges knew their
French history they wouldn't bo surprised at the first of
-Four in a ladies' man pro
duces frivolous procedure, 20.-Chorestie (when canonized. 21-Shoer in (anag.), whe 25-Greenland's mountains may
beley, but is India'e strand really this?? 20-Wrong, but you mustn't
give it in bita.
to-morrow.
The solution will be püblished
24-Better that your hat should, YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
be this than your walk. 27.-Authority'e bugbear. 28.-Sweeping results of a want
of 22
Down.
CONFLAGRATION **
▲ 9 H‚E 9 ■*■N_NE‹ATH B*8 N°A•K•E°D_TER L ́ED 8. T....Y & IDE DILEMMA
“He nothin yen were ABAYE⠀ with his heart, and that was L-UNCE far away
LAGA AED 3.A snake needs no sailor's
nid to do it! K 4.That which is said to rock
and rule.
6. The will-o'-the-wisp of the
hasty dresser. Detect Pressure may be great on this line, but 8.-Fine-feathered
down.
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