OMPREHENSIVE AND COM-
PLETE REPORT
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
-in gisdi" in "the"
*HONG KONG WEEKLY
PRESS"
THE CHINA OVERLAND
TRADE REPORT:"
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS:
November 4, 1931. ON LONDON BAN
Telegraphic Transfer... 1/4 Bank Billa, on demand 1/4 1/10
· Bank Bill, 1 month
sight"
months'
Crodita,
night..
Documents 4 months'
aight
ON PANI-
1/4 8/18.
1/51
Bank Billa, on demand 640 Credits, 4 months' sight. 700 ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Bills, on demand 24f- Oredita, 60 days" sight. 201 ON BOMBAY
Telegraphie Transfor Bank, on demand ........... ON CALCUTTA -
Telegraphia Transfer Bank, on demand
"ON: SHANGHAI !---
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1931.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAT CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA"," A BANKEN O CORPORATION:
Authorised Capital C350,000,000 Issued & Fully. Paid-up. $20,000,000" Reserva Fundarg
Sterling Silver
£8,800,000. -$10,000,000",
Botorve Liability of Pro-
Pristors. 20,000,000
HEAD Ornia: HONG KONG
Board of Directora: Hon. Mr. C. d. §. Mackis,
Chairman.
Hon, Mr. J."J. PATERSON,
Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell A. H. Compton, Esq.
B. Lander Lewis, Esq.
G." Miskin, Esq.
&
T. E. Ponroe, Esq.
J. A, Plummer, Esq..
T. H. R. Shaw, Esq.
J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager
Y. MORAYBER, Eq.
CAUSTRALIA"AND"CHINA INCORPORATED BY BOTAL ŰRanten,
HEAD OFFICE: London.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro
· priotors
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS/7
"COMPANY":NU
Head Office
65, BROADWAY, NEW YORK Capital 23,000,000 Burplus £1,000,000 Hesrver.
Agencies 'and' Branches:
ILOILO
ALOR BAR
U.8.$6,000,000 -:6:81,572,045 U.8.11,009,900
BRANCHES :-
Decem Groposal
Palermo Rotterdam Remo Marmolila Starbon) Mombe Ouro hang hul Mandi Pontbash
Bombay A Chinagów SS Munich -
£3,000,000
JAMENTSAR.
ATGKOK
KAVACHI
...”. BAXDOGX
SAIGON BEMARANO
"Amsterdam" "Comalaka Laicena
Autwory
„Uibpis Laganos Albene... Mcan burger
Dakle
Floreson
Harlin Mareštu
RAMAYIA BOMBAY
KLANGUA
SEREHBAN
KOMB
BILANGHAI
CALCUTER
KUALA
BINGAPORE,
KANOBAR, SITIAWAN
KUALA
BOUBAJATA
ZUMPUR TAIPING
COLOMBO DAIR DELET
KUCHI200 DA ZIENTSIN
·MADRAS
TORED
MARILA JES
ТОНОКАП
MEDAM..
France Alres EAT,
Interlaken Üslötika Jarvision Caznew ** Lido" Coimba
Loodan Copenbaren Zerpent
Miou
Vienna Pizuota¦ ¦ Tension V radia (okolimasa
Zurich Perplok
dyAPORE
HAFHONG
TM KURD
HÄTKÖN
HARBIY
NEW YORK
"PRIPING
(Faking
HONG KONG • PISANG
TSINGTAO
TOKOHAMA SANBOANGA.”
Menteaux, Fingapore Vilar - 11. Moritz
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRES COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and Connda
All ulasech of Commercial Bank ing Transactions undertaken."
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Beaking Business transnoted. Patag CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS Teccived for one Tear or shorter periods at rater which will be quoted on applica-handled. tion,
JASTUART,
Manager.
[Tla, 754 ·
Bank, at sight
ON TOKOHAMÅTTOMOT
On demand
404
ON MANILA-On demand.... 49
ON SINGAPORE:
Amey'
30 Cents per Copy."
On demand
Bangkok
BRANCHES-
Iloilo Ipoh
Peiping Peasag
ON BATAVIA -On demand: 82
Batavia.
Johore
Baagoon
ON HAIPHONG
Bombay
Koba
Haigon
On demand ............çə
Calcutta
Canton
Kowloon Kuala
Ban Fran-
Hong Kong, August 17, 1971.
¡[30
ciaco
Cheloo
Lumpur
Shanghoi
180
Colombo
London
Singapore
Dairen
Lyon
Foochow halaren
Sourabaya Seagəl
Hazeburg Muar Hankow Harbin
Dubscription," paid in advance--- per annum for delivery in Hong Koag $18; including Postage to astý part of the world-$18.
ON SAIGON:On demand „ON BANGKOK 1
On demand SOVERSIONS, Bank's Buying
-Bate
BAR SILVER, per on 19 3/18
EXPRESS
PININA
LINE
SPRECE
BARBER WILHELMSEN
LINE.
THE FREMIER “ALL WATER BOUTE TO NEW YORK and other U.S. Atlantio Ports via Panania.
All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
en route.
Passengers desiring to travel by this interesting route will and the accommodation provided well up to their expectations, and at a cost most reasonable,
42 Days To New York
For Passengers and Freight information please apply
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen's Buildinga.
Agents,
THE
Haiphong Manila Patani Tientsin (Johore) Tokyo Mukden Tsingtao Hongkow Now York. Yokohama
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CORRIGY and FIXED DE POSITE received for one year or sharter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY and: STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 19th May, 1931. [20
·HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
BANQUE FRANCO-OHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rue St, Lazare, Paris"
Capital, fully paid-up 50,000,000 Special Working Capital. 00,000,000 Roserves
22,319,000
Paria Saigon
.
Vinh
BRANCHES
Marcilled
Haiphong Hanoi Tourane Quinhon . Hue
PROm Penh
Tientsia Poiping Shanghai
Hong Kong
BANKERB: France: Société Générale, Banque
Nationalo de Crédit Banquo de, Paris et des Pays Bas London Midland Bank, Ltd. [Now York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banda Com- merciale Italiana.
THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Bules may be ob tained. on application.
For the Hoxe KoNG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,··
Chief Matager. Hong Kong, 10th July, 1906.
THE CHASE BANK.
6; QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
HEAD OFFICE:
18 PINE STEKET,"
NEW YORK,
An 'American Bank offering complete Foreign Banking Service in the sprincipal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application..
This Bank is entirely owned by” THE
CHAR NATIONAL
NEW LANT, # TORE with Resources orer .8.
$9,500,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Telephone 28021.
28]
BLUE FUNNEL
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
"QALOHAS”; 10th Nov,, For Mars, Caisblanca, London,
Rotterdam is Hamburg. “PATROCLUB": 28th Not., For Marseilles, London,
Estteranm & Glasgow.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.* NELEUS".
ULYSSES -
20th Nov., For Fort Baid, Liverpool,
#
and Havre, 17th Dec, For Port Bald, Genos, Havre,
Liverpool and Glasgow
NEW YORK SERVICF-
* GLAUCUB” 9th Nov,, For Boston, New York &e Baltimore
via Philippines & Bingapore."
· PACIFIQ SERVICE (via KOBE & YOKOKAMAI "PROFESILAUS 19th Nor., For Victoris, Vancouver & Séattlə-
IXION
19th Dec, For Victoris, Vancouver à Seattla.
INWARD SERVICE..
*DIOMED**
AJAX
Dhe
6th Nov., For. Moji, Kobe & Yokohama 11th Nov, from New York.
All cargo stemmers with limited passesgar kosommodation
at specially reduced layne,
Date For freight, parage rates and information apply to the undamentioned. opere de
All bookings are a subject to the provisions of the Compa
Bils of Lading./
Butterfield & Swire,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPU, H.V.
(NTIKKELANDS TRADING 8001ETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD
CENTRAL
Personal investment accounte
The Company offers to intending! travellers the use of its "Travēleri Cheques" and Letters of Credit aad, in addition, the world wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department.
Afhiated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Besources Over G. $2,500,000,000
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF"
INDIA, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE : 15, Gracechurch Street, London,
·E.O. &.
Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital
.£3,000,000 ..$1,800,000 1,050,000
Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,096,845
BANKERS:
"THE BANK OF ENGLAND
and
BRANCHES
MIDLAND BANK, LTD,
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Batayin
Karachi Madras
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the
"World.
Bangkok
Kota Bharu New York
Bombay
Kuala Krai Penang
Calcutta
Kelantan) Port Louis
Colombo
A BOLLIN,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 24th August, 1931.
BANK OF CHINA
Reorganized October 28, 1928, under special charter of The Nationa}
Government as INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Kala Lipis (Mauritius) Delbi (Pahang) Rangoon, Galle Kuala Shanghai.. Hong Kong Lumpur Simla Howrah Keantan Singapore (Pahang) Bourabaya
Ipoh Kandy
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued."
Trustee and Baccutorships under. Subscribed Capital..............$25,000,000,00
taken.
INTEREAT allowed on Current Ac- Faid-up Capital $24,710,200.00 counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates Reserve Funde. $3,890,503.82 that may be ascertained on appli
ention. HLAD OFFICE:--SHANGRAJ.
O. L. SANDES,
Manager.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
FOREIGN MAILS
XMAS PARUEL MAIL FOR GBEAT BRITAIN
The Christmas parco! mall for the United Kingdom will be olond in the General Poaf Office at & pm. on Friday, 8th instant and is dus in London on 11th December. The Postmaster Gouars would bo glad it pareolt intended for this mail wem posted as early as possible and not, a una), on the day of closing the mall: The rates of midrewst to the United Kingdom are as follows th
Postage on parola
3 lb.
1.80. $2.80
4.50
8.10
Letters and postcards for Europe and South Aderica are forwarded "wis Biberia "if so pancribed
Letters for Europe via Sibocla intended for transmission by Airmail from Shanghai to Manchouli must be posted over the counter of the G.P.0. or Kowloon Branch Post Office whara ful) particulars of the Airmail serviço can be oùtained."
DALOUTTA and Brains
INWARD MAILSE
Prz
Dos:
Takeda Y
BAI and Swarow
Sensing
5th Nor
JAVA and MANİLAYN
Thimarook
6th Nor
AUSTRALIA, and MANILA A
Tanda
Bib Nor
JAPANA MA
Melbourne Muse
SLA Nor
AUSTKIZIA and MANILA
Taiping
6th Nor.
EUROTA Tis Bulk (Latters and Papers)|| London, 8th October, and Parcels, 1st October
Rajputana
€th: Norh
Nov.
(London, 17th October)
„Nov.
BEARDBAT and FUROPE vin SıBEJA
U.S.A., Hosonorand BHARWAL Tatria Maru
(San Francisco, 1st October) a
JAPAN, Szandman and. EUROPE ·vis]
UAKADA, JAHR müd· Suangrai
LONLOX Farcels only (London, 24th Sept) Ki MANILA 161
SIBERIA (Londod 19th October
Waldera
U.B.A, CANADA, Japan and ShanghAI |
U.S.A
(Bottle, 17th October.....
afrek Taft
W
Beattle, 14th October)
Hain Mar
8th Nov,
8th Nar,
Pro. Grant
9th Nov.
JAPAN anil UManquil, SAIGUN
D'Artem
10th
Feliz Roussel
JANADA, U.S.A., Jaran and BHANGHAI
MA
12th Nov.
Polk
14th Nov.
Pres. Linoolw
18th Nov.
Vancouver, BC, Està October))] Ampress of Asid
0.8.A, HONOLULU, JAPAN, and BHARG HAI (San Francisco, 16th October) U.S.A, HONOLULU, JAPANI BRANIDAL)
(San Francisco, 23rd October)
OUTWARD MAILS.
REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 18 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and whers mails are advertised to close, at or before 9 am, registered and parcel mails are closed at 3 pm, on the previous day.
Fot
Amoy and Formosa vis í Fort Bayard
Straits
Baigos, Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Fast and South Africs and South American Portant
Swałow
PER
Dan and Tris.
Dali Mary
Wing To... Yan Hoties
Thursday, ath
Rio de Janeiro
Hydrangea
Manila, Australia and New Zealand via
Brisbane-doe Brisbane, 10th Nov, ...] Melbourne Höru Beg
Heibow, Pakhoi and Haiphong Shanghai, Japan and "EUROPE via Siberia). Tanda Bangkok vis Bwatowa
-10,00
12.0 S
800 m
Parcela
· 8,00
Letters 4:30.
Friday
10.30 P
Kiungshow
1.00PM
Anshur
1,80,2
dwtow, Amoy and Fochow Haiphong Manila
Hai Ning
2007
Canton
Tesis
4,8);')
Takada
Amor
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 29th April, 1931.
(20
Shanghai, Japan, Cabada, U.8.A., 0, and
Bonth America and “KUKUPE via";
B.0, 2nd November, and *EUROPE | vin Sibaria
4, Queen's Road Central.
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections 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... Gldra 150,000,000. We also handle the issue of Bonds. (£12,500,000.) and other Publio Funds of the Paid-Up Capitol...Gldrs. 80,050,000 Chinese Government both at home (P8,669,170) and abroad. Reserve Fund........Gidrs. 40,018,000 (£3,334,583.)
Authorised Capital
Head - Omos:—Amsterdam,” Eastern Head Ofice:--Batavia. -BRANÇUES:—slandsermasin, Bandeang", Rocably,
Calcotia, barber, Djember' D/phƒm2 Kurta ja The Hagus“. Fidlik, Kabul. Kota Radja. Maksasary. Medan, Pa dang. Prabang, Pekalongan, Pu hany, Pallik, Rangoon, dad "Bawat Isaacoghal, (Bumsten), Blogspot, B
Hotter
Corrakarta (Boleh Tegal, Tillating and Woltarredan
W
SHOU J. CHEN, Manager.
Yen 100,000,000
Vancouver, B.0due Vancouver, Emp, of Japan
Bits, Ceylon, India, blagritius. B..and is, Altios, Aden, Egypt and BUBUPE vis teraeilice-duo Marseilles, th December
LIMITED Capital (fully paid ur) Beserve Fund ...Yen 118,200,000
"Amoy
HEAD OFFICE: ZOZORANA.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:
Manila war
Arstung Pres. "Tuft
Bwatow, Amoy and Formosa.2
Canton Muru
- Rio da.
Kai Yuan: Karachi
Bombay Kobe
Cobu
Olarious
Kaming
THE HO HONG BANK LTD.Alexandria Honoluln
Established 1817.):
Batavia Berlin
Calcutta
HEAD OF SINGAPORE: Hong Kong Ora :—13, Quæ's En. C.Canton
London
Manil
Los Angela
Changchun Dairon
Nagasaki
$8,000,000)
Nagoy
$6,000,000
Authorised Capital ...Straits 320,000,000 Issued
Paid-up
| Resorvo Liabilitiss
Bhareholders
Janeiro Rangoon "Soorabaya
San Francisco Straits and Calontla Beatils Somtrang Bhangbai Shizonasaki.
Newchwang Singapore
Mukden) Now York Bydney
Ouka Hamburg - 14,006,000
$2,687,000rbin
Haskow Paris
Polping
Tientsin Tokyo
Tinglao
Internet allowed on Current Ac-
""Tins #Aero have Baft Report) Zenzi Ti Lot,':
London Haakera:— Nalional Provincial, Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Busines of every descrip..||||| Branches, Agencies and Corres
tion transactții
pondente In the principal cities of counta SARDA STOKKINK, the world. AGAR
**Depozita received for Fixed Manager.
Every description of Banking and Hong Kong, 19th May, 1931 (30 Exchange business, transacted. Periods at rates to be obtained on
application. TAN ENG HOOL,
H.MORI, Managar. Mainger. Hong Kong, Sept. 11, 1931. [as
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HRAD Orich: HONG KONG.
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000. PAID-UP CAPITAL... 8,665,800 HIKEVE FUND 1,100,000
Branches:N
CARTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, BWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW YORE and BIN FRANCIS
London Bankers:- THE LLOYDS Bank, Lad. Correspondenta
all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Busine of „erary: demeription: tranzacted
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes). ata Tourly Bental of from 85 to
-LOOK POONG SHAN,
ST)
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918,
HEAD OFFICE:
10 Des Voeux Road, Central,
HONG KONG LEMANS
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS TOTAL RESOURCES MA
övik HI, $8,000,000,00 OVER EL$80,000,000.00 vary, description of Banking Accounts and Azokange husiness:
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts | In Local- and, Yorsign sales opened for Client
Bavings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes. Branches fand Jágotojas all over, the world
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Hanager.
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, USA.
Canada, Cential
ip-and- South “Amanos "and "EUROPE \via". Ban Francisco-dus San Francisco, 1st December, and EUROPE TE Bibera Swatow, Alloy and Foo Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, India,
Mauri-
* tins, E. and D." Africa, *Egypt and *BUKOPE: vis Maravillas-dus Mer neilles, 11th December
Parcela 5.00. Seg, 7th, 9.184,30 Lestern UND
Koeloon P. 0.
Par 8th, 433 ? Bog. 7th, 8.10 · ||Letters 10:00 a
|| Par. 8th 5.00 zi ||Bog)-7th, 9.45 a m
Lettore 10,30 MG
Saturday,
8th, 9,0 AM
Monday, 9th,
10.30 Parcels Noon {Letters: 1.00 # N
Tuesday, 10th,
Paroola
9.00 A.
Fres Grant cont
Lotters 10.30 AN
1.00
Kowloon
PO
$2.00
D'Artagnan
G.P.O.
Letter 2,00 F 3
Kowloon P
Lettors
1,000
Calchas
Letters 2.301 M
Histow ...
Hanging
Wednesday, 11th,
Sandakan Shanghai and Japan
"Memang „Falid Konszel
Canils
Bpress of
5.00 M
Strale, Carlon, India, Mauritian, Fast ad Bouth Africa, Egypt and EUROPE via Marcilles-cine Mary wailips, 8th December
Swatow, Amoy and Footkow
Printed and Published by ROBERT
Howa Kona Dally Pums, Victoria, Hong Kong Lond