16
COMPREHENSIVE AND COM
PLETE REPORT
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
given in the
MONG KONG
WEEKLY PRESS"
"THE CHINA OVERLAND
TRADE REPORT."
3 Cents' por Copy.
Subscription, paid in advance- per annum for delivery in Hong Kong $13; including Postage to any part of the world—#18.--- --
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
Dovember 1, 1931.
Telegraphie Transfer..31/42. Bank Billa, on demand 1/4 6/10 Bank Bill, 4 months!
right............ 1/4 7/18 Credita, 4 month
sight.
1/5
Documents, 4 months' --- sight.
ON PARIN!-
1/58
Bank Billa, on demand 599 Credita, 4 months' sight 680 ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Bills, on demand 291 Credits, 60 days' sight, 94ỹ ON BOMBAT:-
Telegraphic Transfer Ves Baak, on demand ... ÜN--CALCUTTA
Telegraphie Transfer 120
Bank, on demand
ON SHANGHAI:-***
Bank, at sight
ON YOKOHAMA :---
On demand
#
Ja%dia.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1931.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI - OHARTERED BANK OF DEDIA,
BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorised Capital 960,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...#20,000,000 Beserva. Eunda—.
Starling ametsangan, £6,500,000 Silver 211049999997-1999$10,000,000
Reservo Liability of Pro-
pristera....
HEAD Orvice: HONG KONG,.
Board of Directora: Hob. Mr. C. G. 8. Mackil,
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATRON..
AUSTRALIA AND CHIȚA, INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER,
1883
-E·RAD-Orrion ---- LONDON----
TIK-AMERICAN EXPREJE COMPANY, ING.
Hand Office:
45, BROADWAY, Now Yoxx.
Capital
US$3,000,000 Paid-up Capital £3,000,000 | Surplus
.... U.S.$1,479,345- Reserve Fund........
........£4,000,000 | Roservos
U.S.$1,908,200
КАБЛОВ!
BKUKMEAN SHANGHAI
Lubarus Palermo
Rotterdam šinopis Lagano
Manila - BOULD
Konish
Blagspers
$20,000,000
Reservo Liability of Pro-
prietors
........... £3,000,000
BRANCHES
Agencies and Branchez -
Arte Qabet Astwerp
ALOZ STAR
110110
BANDOOX
Beale
AMELIHAR
IPONE
BAIGON
BANGKOK
SEMARANG,
Berlin
Ghizers
Corve ·Marseillan Stamboni
Monte Carlo Shangha
BIARTYRK
HATAVIA
KLANG
Chairman.
ebay
Chasgow
BOMBAT
KUME
CALOUTTA CANTON
SVALA
BINGAPORE
HETENA
SPLINTE
KANGBAB
KITIAWAN
Ham Wig
KUALA
KOUMABAYA
READ HATTA
Ostro
Interlaken
CEBU
LUMPUR
COLOMBO
KUORING
TAIPING TIENTSIM
Zida
DAIREN
KADILAS
DELHI
MANILA
HAIPHONG
KEDAX
HANNUBO
HANKOW
NEW YOLK PRIPING
Deputy Chairmao. CAWNPORE
Hon. Mr. W. E. Bell, A. H. Compton, Esq. B. Landor Lowis, Esq.
G. "Miskin, Esq. *
TE. PERT. Eq... 3. A. Plummer, Esq. T. H. f. Shaw, Esq... J. P. Warren, Esq. Chint Manager:
V. M. GRAYBURN, Esq.
*BRANCENE ---
·HARRIN ------—(Poklag) - BONG KONG. 'PÈNANG'
TOKTO TONGKAH
(Xhaket)
TSINGTAO TORDHAMA ZAMBOANGA"
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Busincas transacted.
Nombreux
8, risa
Kaplan
Tiental
Nige
Varda
Paria
་
Noubta Ferusalem v Plowsus Одды
Tokohama Osiomba Loudon Pasang Zurich Copenhagen Liverpool Piping
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRES COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and Canada,
All classe of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions, undertaken.
Personal
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one Sear or shorter periods at raton which will be quoted on applicu-handled. tion.
J. STUART,
Manager.
On demand...
43
1
OR MANILA-On demand.... 161
ON SINGAPORE
Amoy
Iloilo
Beiping
On demand..
SH
ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 571
Bangkok Batavia
Ipoh
Penang
Johorn
Bangoon
On Harpyong:
Bombay Calcutta Canton Chafoc
Kobe Kowloon Kuala
Saigon
San Fran-
Hong Kong, August 17, 1991.
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ciaco
Lumpur
Shanghai
1931
-I/SA
Colombo Dairen
London
Lyons
Singapore Sourabaya
Haiphong Manil
Hamburg Muar Hankow
ON SAIGON: On demand 591 ON BANGIDE:—
On demand SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying
Bate
BAR SILVER, Der Of 18 13/16
MLAFUGER: 1. 14.
PAKAKA
EXPRESS
BARBER WILHELMSEN
LINE.
THE FREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK and other U.S.. Atlantic Ports via Panums.
All vonarls 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 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
Telephone 28027.
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
FREGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES |
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE,
"AJAX" 13th Dec,, For Amsterdam, London & Hamburg.". "ANTENOR 23rd Des., For Marssilles, London,
43
Botterdam & Glasgow.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE, ULYSSES! 16th Des., For Port Said, Genos, Havre,
Liverpool and Glasgow. "AGAPENOR “ 15th Jan For Port Baid, Genoa,
Havre and Liverpool.
NEW YORK SERVICE "ADRASTUS"
11th Dec., For Boston, New York & Baltimore via Philippines, Port Swettenham & Singapore:
PACIFIC SERVIQE (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA)
13th Dec., For Victoria, Vancouver & Scattle. "IXION" **TYNDARBUS 18th Jan., For Victoris, Vancouver & deattle.
יו
INWARD SERVICE.
Due
"AUTOLYCUS" 5th Dec., For B'hai., Koba & Yokohama.
HECTOR 12th Dec., For Shanghai & Dairen.
All cargu ates.mers with limited passenger wooommodation abspecially reduced fares.
Tor freight, passage rates and information apply to the wrddima kioned. for All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Company's
Bills of Lading.
Butterfield & Swire,
Agente
Focchiow Malacca Sungai
Patani Tientsin Jobore) Tokyo. Harbin Mukden Tringtao Hongkew Now York Yokohama
CURRENT Accounts opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE- PCBITS received for one year or shorter perioda in LOCAL CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1981. [28
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
HE Business of the above Bank THE Business of by the "HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules way be ob tained on application.
For the HoNG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 18th July, 1030.
THE CHASE BANK.
4, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
HEAD OFFICE:
19, PINK STREET. ~ NEW YORK.
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
ERAD OFFICE
יד
74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris.
Frs.
2:
-baland below Park
Capital, fully paid-up... 50,000,000 Special Working Capital. 30,000,000 Reserves..........
* 22,319,000.
BRANCHES :-
Paris
Marseilles Saigon Haiphong Handi Tourane Quinhon Huo
Vinh
Puom Penh
Tientain Shanghai Hong Kong
Peiping
BAKKIES:
France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paris et des Pays Bus.. London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com. merciale Italinga?
[2
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
An American liank offering complete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates an Appliastion.
CHASZ
This Hack is entirely owned by Tax NATIONAL BANK, New YORK, with Resources over U.9. $2,500,000,000.
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D. M. BIGGAR,
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout
World:
W
A. ROLLIN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 24th August, 1931.
BANK OF OFLIKA.
investment accounte
The Company offers to intending travellers the use of its "Traveleri Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Departraent,
Affiliated with
THE CHASE. NATIONAL BANK. Resources Over G.$2,500,000, qps |
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:--
15, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3.
Authorized Capital £3,000,000 Subsoribed Capital £1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,088,843- Paid-up Capital
£1,050,000
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and MIDLAND BANK, LT
Batavin
Bangkok
the
Bombay Calcutta Colourbo Delbi Onllo
Hong Kong Howrsh Ipoh. Kandy
Reorganized October 28, 1928, under special charter of The National Government as Ba INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
BRANCHES :
"
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penoug
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius)
(Pabang) Rangoon Kunla Shanghai Lumpur Simla Kunnian Singapore (Pahang) Sourabaya
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted." Travellers Cheques issued.. Trustee and Executorships under. taken.
FOREIGN MAILS
PARCEL MAIL
The Publicare-hersby warmel-ist-in-niew of the passing of the Abnormal Importations Customs Duties Act, no guarantee a be given. that any parcel will not be subject to Customs duty on arrival in the United Kingdom. The system of prepayment of Customs duties in this office is cancelled until further noticu except as regards parcels of silk of or under the valuŋ of £ ̈0-0-0 or its equivalent in dollari at the rate "of the day. It will however, be necessary in those cases to make a deposit against duty equal in amount to the declared valus of the Parsal.
Definite information will be published in the Mail Notioes directly it
is received."
CHRISTMAS MAIL FOR CANADA AND V.SA.
Christinas mails for Canada and U.S.A., will be closed in the General Poab Office us follows:—"
Hour of closing
Forwarded by Date due at
20th Doc.
Farcal for Canadi.5 p.m., 4th Dec. Registered mail
Emp, of Canada
"Victoria B.C.,
for Canada & 5th USA.
Victoria B.C...
5th E
do.
Doo.
Beattle, 20th
Doc.
Ordinary mail
for Canada &9.30. stb)
U.S.A.
Doc.
- stb)
do.
Christmas and New Your cards bearing not more than five written words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post Office ac the rate for printed matter i,, 0, 4 ceptæ per 2 ounces.
Envelopes raust be entirely opan.
rl
Letters sad postésrds for Europe and South America are forwarded * Fiberia" it so superscribe
Letters for Europe via Siberia intended for transmission by Airmail from Shanghai to Manchouli must be posted over the counter of the 6.2.0. or Kowloon Branch Pows Office where full particulars of the Airmail service can be obtained..
-Times of alosing Shanghai-Mancheall Airmails are advertised on the Outward Mail list below.
From
JAPAN und' dHANGHAI Amor and SWAZOW. 19 SHANGHAL and Swarow DALOUTTA: End ØŠTRAITE.
INWARD MAILS,
Hikawa Mura
Pxx
DOL
2nd Dec
Van Houtm
End Dec,
Sisthuen ...
3rd Deo,
Tilawa
3rd Theo
thi
MANILA
***
Day of Canuda....
3rd Deo.
STEAITS
Khyber
3rd Dec,
40
Kunora via Swaz (Letters and Fapora)
London, 5th November and Parools, 29th October
Rawalpindi...
3rd Deo.
3rd Dec.
3rd Dec.
4th. Dos.
JAPAN, SHANDRAT Bnd EUBOTE via
SIBLEIA (London, 17th November) ... JAZAN
CALCUTTA, Pod Srana
**
UNA CANADa, Jaras and Shanguáti
Battle, 14th November; JAPAN and DH A NUHAT AUSTRALIA and Manila STRAITS
JAPAN and SHANGHAI
**
CANADA, U.S.A., Javan and SHANDBAL
(Vancouver, BC, 21at Nov) STRAITS
Japan and SuANONAT
Tamkuni Maru Montevideo Maru Yuenkang.....
Pres, addion. Rajputana
** Nankan
**
Mirzapore Felix Boussel Sphine
Emp. of Russia Hakoraki Muris.
...! Hakona Moru
8.A. HENOlulu, Japan Bud" Vaxomai ( faan Franciaon,-13th November) USA, HONOLULU, JAPAN and SHANGHAI
(San Francisco, 20th November)
Pesa. Harrison
Proi, Wison
OUTWARD MAILS.
די
4th Doo.
Deo, Stu. Den
7th Desi
8th Dea..
9th Dec.
10th Dec.
Mith Doo. lith Deo...
Dec.
11th
14th Dec.
„REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 18 minutes earlier than the time "given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 am, registered and parcel mails are”nlosed, at 5. p.z, on the previous day,
FOR
Subscribed, Capital $25,000,000,00 INTEREST allowed on Current Ac Manager. Paid-up Capital.894,710,200.00 counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates Batavia
Reserve Funds ....... $3,890,503.88 that may be ascertained on appli-Str.is Bad l'arcels only for Germany vin
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDİL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIKFT.)
BANKEES
Established 1824.
HEAD OFFICE:-SHANGHAI,
HONG KONG "BRANCH;
4, Queen's Road Ceniral."
Owing to our numerous branches in China and largo connections in the important commercial centres of the world, wo are able to extend to our clients special facilities for
eation.
C. L SANDES,
Manager. 7. Queen's Road Central.
Hong Kong, 29th April, 1931.
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Hamburg
Manile, fiabaul, Australia and New Zon- land via Brisbane-due Brielane, 19th December
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Amoy
Amoy and Formosa via Bwatow B.. glo.
SWALOW...
PER.
Date and Tim
Wednesday, 2nd,
Tjimanoak.
Main
8.00 1
10,30 & M
Parcela
Turcia
Fingchow..
Reg. Letters
2.45 7 3,30
3.00 7X
Thursday, Srd,
Boli Mars
8.80 *
Bintang
1.30 #
Hedringsa tinan
3.00 F V
$ 30
M
120
Solviken ...
5.00
Loroloon P.U.
aut
4,307.M
Yan 100,000,000
and south Africa, Ades, Egypt and { EUROPE a Marseilles-dua Mar. seilles, 30th December...
Yasukuni Maru 4*
Lettora
Bex.
4,80 P M
G.P.U.
5.00 r
Lettóra 6,00
Yen 116,200,000
Friday
10.30
Bontovides Maru.
10,30 A
Hailing Kiungchow
1.00 PM
.
8.30 %
5.00 7 W
RONG. LONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD domestic and foreign, banking and THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED
CENTRÁL
exchange.
We also bundle the issue of Bonds Authorised Capital
Gidra. 156,000,000 and other Fublio Funds of the Capital (fully paid up) -
Chinese Government both at home (£12,000,000.) Paid-Up Capital... Gidrs. 80,030,000 and abroad.
Reserve Fund `SHOU. J. CHEN. -- (£8,609,170.)
>Manager, Reserve Fund........Gildrs. 40,018,000-
Head Office: YOKOHAMA, (£3.324,880.)
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES. AT
Head Office:--Amsterdam, * Eastern Head Office: Batavia. BRANCHES:-Bandjermasin, Bandness.* Bombay, Caloutta, Choribon, Djember, Djokje, karta," The Bagus,* Jádah, Kobe,
HEAD OFFICE :—SINGAPORE. Medan, Priekobang, Prislengan, Penmar, Bapgoon, Rotter | Hong KonG OFFICE-13, Queen's Ro ̈°C. [Canton " ‚dam,"Samarang, *Bhaopbai, Singapore// Boerbal, Surakarta (Solo). Forat Tatap and Waitarreca*,**
THE BO HONG BANK, LTD.Alexandris Honolu Bio de
Makmur,
Thari attori hate Bufo Deposit Demos. To Lai,
ה
London Bankers:→ National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world.". Banking Business of every descrip
tion transacted.
A STOKKINE,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st Dec., 1931. [30
THE BANK OF CANTON, LID.
1]
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PALD-UP CAPITAL **** 8,085,000 HEAERVE FUND ......... 1,100,000
Branche:- CINTON, BHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW Yox and SAN FRANCISOL; London: Bankeri ¦---
Tun Lloyds Bank, Ltd. Correspondente
all Principal Cities of the World. Forsign Exchange and Banking.
Business of every description transacted.
Bafe Deposit Boxen (various sizes) at a Yearly Bental of" from $5 to
LOOK POONG SHAN,
(Established 1917.)
"}
Belavis Kai Yuen Janer
Berlia
Karachi
Bombay Calcutta
Kobe
London.
lad Paid-up Reserve Liabilities of
Shareholders
Authorised.Capital...Straits $20,000,000 $8,000,000 $1,000,000
Changchun Dairen
Munda
(Daily)
$4,000,000
13-
$2,887,000
(Mukden) New York Hamburg Deska Ho
Paris
Harbin Paiping Hosg Bang
Rangoon Sperabaya San Francisco Los Angeles Souttle
Nagasaki Bhanghai
dhimonosek Nagoya Fangtion Nowchwang Singapore
Bydney Tientsin Tokyo
Taingtao
Interest: allowed on Current Ac counts,
Nomarong
Surplus
Branches, Agencies and Corros pondents in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transseted.
*
TAN ENG HOOI,
Managery
Deposits received for Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application. NAKO
Dara Pakhoi and Haiphong
Boihow,
Stratte, Cegion, India, Mauritius,
Bhangbai, Japan and*EUROPE via Síbería) Rawalpindi
| Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauriting, East and South Africa and South American Porta...
Swatow, Ainoy and Foochow Hoihow,
***
how, Pakhni and Haiphong Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.A., G. and bouth America and EUROPH via Vancouver, B.0-due Vancouver, B.C., 20th December and EUROPE vis Biberis
***
*42
Straits, Cryici, India, Mauritius, E. and B. Africa, Aden, Egypt and EUROPE vis Mersailles--due Marseilles, 1gt January
4th,
Paroela Enp. of Canada ||Kog. 5th, 8:45 a M
Bojputana
Fuensang,
Shanghai, Japan and EUROPE via Siberis Khyber
Amoy
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H. MORI, Manager. 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..
OVER H. 88,000,000.00 *... 0712 H.$30,000,000.00 Every description of Banking Acssanti and Exchange business transacted.
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in Local and Farsign Carrenales opened for Clients.
Savings doconut and Safe Deposit, Boxes. Braunhos and: Agencies)jali forer theffworld.
KAN TONG" PO,
Ohief Manager,
Bangkok via 8wntow Bwatow, Amoy and Formos...
Baigon, *Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauri true, E. and 8." Africa, Egypt and EUROPE vis Marscilleskine Mary seilles, 8th January ...
Letters 9,301A, M-
J
&oroloon P.Q. Par. 41b, 430 P M Beg. 5th.9.00 AM Letters 10,00
G.PO. Par. 4th, 5.00 Beg. 5th, 9.45 M || Lasters (10,80 A W
Saturday, 5th,
5.00 7
-6.00
6th,
*6.30 À M
Anshum Canton Mari
0.00 AM
Tuesday, 8th,
Kosticon P. Ü. Rex.
1.00 Letters 1,00
Tobias Roussel G.P.Q
3.45 7.30 Blog. Letters 2.80 rú
Hai Ning
Bwstow, Amoy and Foochow Shanghai, Japan, Honoiala, USA,)
Canada, C. and B. America, and *EUROPE via Ban Francisco- Asaina Main du Ban Francison, 30th December and "EUROPE via Siberia ...'
*Superscribed correspondenou only,
Bog. 5th, 5,00 2 Lok Bth, 8.30
Printed and Published by Bossar Trian Barrett, for the Hong Kong Daily Pains, Lamirin, as 11, Los Bouar taco. Victoria, Hong Kong. London Office: 18. „Zimsk. Harjazz KC.