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OTATIONS
December 2, 19315
Telegraphie Transfer:..: 1/43
Bank Bills, on-demand 1/4 13/14 Bank Bill 4 montha?-?
BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorized Capital Isauer de Fall Z Faid RdservankuTY CEM TRA
Sterling
Silver
right enviamosh 1/4 18/10 | Roserve, Liability of Pro- Credita de mantha Na
sight Documents, 4 months
Or Panit:--
1/8
Bank Bills, on demand 190 Oredita, 4 months' night 660 OF NEW YORK --
Bank Bills, on demand 281 Öredita, 60 days” sight. 147 ON BOMBAT NA
Telegraphic Transfer Banks on demand
Telegraphic Transfor Bank, on demand
·OF SHANGHAI:
--- Bank, at sight (...
ON TOXOHAMA :—
On demand
Jost
1922
prietors
$20,000,000
Hub Orries: HONG KONG,
Board of Directoras/ Hon. Mr. C. G. S.. MACKIE
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
Reservy Liability of Pro
£3,000,000 £4,000,000
prietore............ £3,000,000.
Chairman.. | BOMBAYA
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,"
Deputy ChairtonZ.
Hon. Mr. W. IL Ball. A. H. Compton, Esq. v B. Landor Lewis, Esq. O, Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Pearog, Eaq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. TH. R. Shaw, Esq. J. P. Warren, Esq. 21% dia. | Chiaf Manager:
VM. GRAYBURN, Esq.
{T16, 764.
ON MANIA-On demand..... +01
ON SINGAPORE ;--"
On demand
--:DHORJIVE RO·
BRANCA →→
Алоу
Iloilo
ON BATAVIA-On demand.. 67)
Bangkok Batavia
Ipoh
Feiping Penang
Johére
Bangoon
Bicmbay
Kobe
Saigon
On demand
creat OF SAIGON: On demand: 631
Calcutta
Kowloon
San Fran
Canton. Chefoo
Kuslai
disco
Lumpur Shanghai
Colombo Daireu
London
Or BANGKOK :-
On demand.......... 1981 Boversions, Bank's Baying
Bete....
1/8
BAR, SILVER, per os.
PANNA
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE
TRANS-PACIFIO" AND 'ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE
M.V.
via PANAMA,
NEXT SAILING
“TAI PING”
on DECEMBER 18th
for
192
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 Buildinga.
Agents.
THE
Singapore Lyons Sourabaya Boochow Malacca. Sungai Haiphong Manila- Patani Hamburg Muar Hankow Harbin
Tiantain (Johore) Tokyo Makdon Tsingtao Hongkow New York Yokohama
CUBRENT Accounts opened in LOCAL QURRENCY and FIXED DE POSITE received for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCE and STRELING on terms which will be quoted on application.
·Hong Kong, 18th May, 1981." [98
HONG KONG "SAVINGS BANK
THE Bunnset of by the HONG THE Business of the above Bank KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Bong Kong, 16th. July, 1920
KARACHI -KLANG
BANGOON.
BEKARANG.
AHANGHAT
Pågeneler İndi Branches Zone. VALOR STARSO ILOILO,
BANGKOK NATATIA CALCUTTA CARNPORN “ COLOMBO,« DAILES DEARI
KULLANA
LUMPUR
KUALA
- KUCHING...
MADRAS
HAIPHONG
HAMBURG
BABEN
MORDAN NEW YORK
HONG KONG VERWAND
A SINGAPORE
BITLAWAN BOUILAKATA TAIPING
TOKIO ZONGEAB
(Back
TSINGTAO "TOKOHAMA,
ZAMP
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOArts received for one Fear or aborter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion,
J STUART,
Manager... Hong Kong, August 17, 1993, (30.
A
BANQUE FRANCO-OHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE
(Incorporated in France)... Prince's Building, Chator Road, Victoria Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE:
14, Rue St, Lazare, Paris,
Fra. Capital, fully paid-up. 50,000,000 Special Working Capital. 650,000,000 Barres
... £2,319,000-
BRANCHES
Marsailles
Paris Saigon Haiphong Hanoi Tourane Quinton Hue
Vinh
From Panh Peiping Shanghai Tientsin
Hong Kong.
BANXERA: France: Société Générala, Banque Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paris et des Fays Ba London: Midland Bank, Ltd: New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com- meruiale Italiana.
"Berlis"
Marrita
Bombay
CB.$3,000,000 U.8.$1,679,545 0.8,81,806,200
Lucerna:
HAYMAN Habar
*Mouse Quelő árangkal
Bouba.c Mumbak,
MTG
Galoutta Jarmalam-
dorita 21entala Vienna Vetlos
Hortob
· Bonnos Aires Haren
Oslemba Loadoa Dopenhagen Liverpoor”.
Montreux-ingapore
Peploe
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESA COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of Americs and Canada
All classes of Commercial Bank-i ing Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment accounta handled.
The Company offers to intending. travellers the use of its Travelers Chequer and Letters of Credit: end, in addition, the world wich rvices of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department:
Affiliated with? THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Besources Over 0.$2,500,000,000!
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED..
HEAD OFFICE 15, Gracechurch Street, London, RO. 3. Authorized Capital £3,000,000 Subsoribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000 Beserve Fund and Rest....£1,606, 8:15
BANKEES ::
THE BANK OF EXÚLAND and
MIDLAND BANK, LTD----
[2.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Batavia
THE CHASE BANK,
8, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAD HEAD OFFICE:
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business, transacted. Correspondents throughout the
World.
Bangkok
Bombay
Calcutta
Colombo
A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Delhi
Gallo.
Hong Kong, 24th August, 1931.
18, Pins SunENT, -
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering complete Foroiga Banking Service in the principal Markets of the, world;. » Interest listes. on Application.
This Bank is entirely owned by THE
CEZAR NATIONAL BANK,
New YORK, with Resources over U.S. $2,500,000,000:
Telephone 28021.
25]
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND
FAST
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER: SERVICES
LONDON SERVIOR.
"AJAX"
1st Doo, For Dunkirk, Amsterdam,
· London & Hamburg;
Batterdam & Glasgow,
* ANTENOR" 23rd Doc., For Marsellias, London,
LIVERPOOL SERVICE,
"ULYSSES"
#AGAPENOE"
16th Dec, For Port Said, Genoa, Havre,
Liverpool and Glasgow. ||18th Jan." For Port Bajš, Genon,
My Havre and Liverpool.
NEW YORK SERVICE “ADRASTUS"" 11th Doc., For Boston, New York & Baltimore vis Philippines, Port-Swattenham & Singapore. PACIFIC SERVICE (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA)
19th Dec., For Victoria, Vancouver & Feattle. #TYNDARFUS*** 18th Jan, Tar Victoria, Vancouver & *m*tle.
INWARD SERVICE,
"EXION"
Due
* AUTOLTOUN" 7th Dea, For S'hal.; Kobe & Yokohama, "HECTOR" 12ik Dec., For Shanghai & Dairen.'.
at specially reduced fares.
"All cargo sien.ners with limited passenger mosominodation
For freight, passage rates and information apply to the
undermentioned.
“All booidags are subject to the provisions of the Compatiy Bill of Lading.
Butterfield
Swire,
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHEULANDS TRADING BOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 26, 1925; under special charter of The National Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
BRANCHEN:
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
(Pahang) Sourabaya, Kandy
HONG KONG BRANCH :- Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued.
Trustee and Executorshipa under. taken.
Subscribed Capital... $25,000,000,00 Paid-up Capital...824,710,200.00 counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates INTEREST allowed on Current Ac Beserve Funds $8,820,502.89 that may be ascertained on appli
HEAD OFFICE:-ŠTANQR41:
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Bord 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 clients special facilities for
out
cation.
FOREIG
MAILS
The Puolle are hereby warned that in view of the passing of Abnormal Importations Customs Duties Act, no guarantee can be given, that any paros will not be subject to Customs duty on arrival in United Kingdom. The system of prement of Customs duties office is canoniled until further.
or under the value of £ 5-00 or
På as regards' parcels of silk Harian, in dollars at the rate the day. It will however be nece against duty equal in amount to the declared value of the Parcál
•Bausgin bhane capën to make a deposi Deduits information will be published in the Mail Notioen direct Vis roosivedu
CHRISTMAS MAIL FOR CANADA AND USA Christmas mails for Canals and U.S.A., will be closed in the General Post Office as follows:-
Mall
Hour of closing Farcal for Canada 5 pm, 4th Dec. Registered mail.45 a.m., 6th
Forwarded by Dato due at Emp of Canada
Victoria BO
30th Deo. Victoria B.C. &
Deo,
Seattle, 20th
...
Drop
Ordinary mail]
9.30
Doc.
5.1., 5th
do
for Cannila & U.S.A.
for Canada & USA.
Christmas and New Year cards besting not more than Ave written words and enclosed in open envelopes are scoopted by the Post Office.st the rate for printed matter i, 4 cents par 2 ounces,
Envelopes must be entirely opent
Letters and postcards for Europe and South Americs are forwarded. #via, Biberin, it so superscribed
Lotters for Europe viu Siberis intended for transmission by Airmail trom Shanghai to Manohouli must be posted over the counter of the GP,0. os Kowloon Branch Post Office where fall particulars of the Airmail service can be obtained.
Times of losing shanghai-Manchouli Airmails are advertised on the Outward Mail list below.
FRON
SHANGHAI and Swarow
ÚklQUTTA and STRAITE
MANILA
BTKAITH
INWARD MAILS.
KUBOTN via Buz (Letters and Papera) Lendon, 6th November and Parcels,
October
1
JAPAN
BHANDWAI and EUROPE VIAT SIERRE (Eondon, 19th. Norambar)
CALCUTTA and 87 118
UB.A., CARADA, JAPAN and Shang HAI ||
Seattle, 14th November). JAPAN and SHANGHAI Bhangrai and Swarow -Australia Änd Manila JAFAR *MANILA
14%
JAPAN and SHANGHAI DAIGON
UASADA, U.S.A. JAPAN Bud
(Vancouver, B.O., aist Nov) STRAITE
JAPAN. and SHANGHAI
V.BAY HONOLULU, Jaranand Savonal San Francisco, 1st November) by ***) USA, HOYGLUZU, Japan and SHANDRAI
(sma Franciaco, 20th November)
Tilausa
Don
ant Dec. 3rd nie.
ard Deo.
" and Deo.
3rd
3rd Deo.
Stochuen
Bmp. of Canada..... Khyber
Rawalpindi."
Farukuni Mars
Montevideo Maru
Brd. "Dec.
4th Dao.
4th Dec,
4th Dec.
Seochow.......
5th Deo,
Bankin
BELL Des
Bydney Maru
5th Dec
From Goodge
7th Deo.
7th Dec
Doo
Turnsang...
Prus, Madison Rajputana
Missapora Faltz Rousse Sphine
Buvo, of Russia Haberali Maru Hábona Moru
10th Deo.
lith Deo. 11th Dea
Fres, Harrison
Pros Wilson
12th Dear
14th Den.
OUTWARD MAILS.
REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 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 slosed at 3 p.m. on the previous day.”
Pr..
Fos
Date and Tima-
Amor and Formosa via awasow Babaul.. C, L. SANDES, + Swatow .... Manager. Daing
Thursday, 3rd,
th
Dot's Maria Bremerhaven Hydrangea Uhenan
[29
,7, Queen's Road Contrai,
Hong Kong, 29th April, 1931.
traits, Ceylon, India, Maariini, Wast and south Africa, Adeo, Bgypt and EUROPE ran Mársailles-dis Mar- sailles, 80th December..
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'a 4D domestic and foreign banking and THE YOKOHAMA SPROIE BANK, On, Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,
(CENTRAL
exchange.
We also handle the issue of Bóndi. and other Public Funds of the
Chinese Government both at home
| Authorised Capital
Gidra. 150,000,000 (£12,500,000:) Paid-Up Capital... Gidrs. 80,030,000 and abroad.
(£8,880,170.)
| Reserve Fund........Gidrs. 40,015,000-
(23,334,583.)
Head Ofoe-Amsterdam. Eastern Head Office:-Batavia....... DRANCHES —— Bandjarmasin, Bandowng," Bombay).
Calcutta, Charbon, Djember, DipKJA, Marin," "The Ifagus,* Jidh, Kobs, Maksam · Melso,_|---Painnbang, Pekalongan, Penang, Rangoon, Bottazi data, *Bamarang, Shanghai, Singapork, Bowrabala,, dosrakarta (Bain), Legal":
Estiap and weitereados.*"
** Thare often havi Bafe Deposit Down To Lei,,
London Bankers: National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of ovory descrip fention transacted.
A STOKKINK,
Manager. Hong Kong, Ist Dec., 1931. "30
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong,
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL..... 2,685,800 HRAKVE FUND..
1,100,000 Branches:-
CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, Swirow, Bangkok, New Youx and SAN FRANCISCO. London Bankers :---
THE LLOYDS BANK, LTD.
Correspondents
all Principal Cities of the World, Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every » description transacted.**
Safa Deposit Boxes (various sizes). at a Yearly Bental of frem ŝs to
LOOK POONG SHAN,
4.
SHOUJ CHEN, Magazer,
S LIMITED, Capital (fully paid up)
Yan 100,000,000 Reserve Fund ........Yen 114,900,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES, AT!
Honolula Rio de Kai Yuen Janeiro Karachi
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.Alexandria
(Established 1917.).
Batavia Barlin Bombay
Rangoon
Kobe
Soerabaya
Caloutta
HEAD OFFICE SINGAPORE. HONG KONG OFFICE, QUEEN'S. ED., C. Canton
Authorland Capital Biralte $20,000,000 Insuad Paid-up Reserve Liabilities of
Shareholders.
Sarplan
++
London San Francisco Los Angeles Seattle Changchun Manila * Semarang. Dairen Nagasaki
Shanghai: $8,000,000 (Dalny} Nagoya Shimonosek
Fangtien Nowchwang Singapore $4,000,000
(Mukden) Now York Bydney Hamburg $4,000,000
Tientsin Hankow Paris B 32,687,000
Tokyo Harbin Paiping Taingia Hong Kong
Interest allowed on Current A counte
- Branches, Agencies and Corres pondents in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted
TAN ENG HOOL,
Manager.
Shanghai, Japan and HUROPE Serie
East and South Africa and Soulh American Ports...
Pakhol
and Haiphong
Bother, Bogkok
W, Amoy and Foodhow Hotbow, Pukan and Huphong Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.J.A., O. and
Month America and "EUROPE.: vin
Yasukuni Maru
Bowalpindi
Montevideo Maru
Soleiken Bintang
"Marching...
Kiungshow
88A 10.80 A M
3,00
8:30
Kowloon PO
Letters 4.80 1. G.P.O.
Beg 5.00 P Letters 6.00
Friday
13,80 A
10.30.A
11:30 AM
12.30 PM
Parools 800*
Vancouver, BC-due Vancouver, Emp: of Canada Rog. 5th 8.45 4
B.Oth Decent er and *EUROPE via Biberia
Bizaits, Unylon, India, Mauritius, E. and
B. Africa, Aden, Egypt and EUROPE (
vis Marecilles-dua Maramilies, Lot Rajputana Janz ty
Manila
"Manila, Australia and New Zealand Brisbane-dan Brisbane, 10th Deg
Bowloon F.0. Par, 4thy 4,80 x ||thug, Bth, 3000 a M
Letter 10.00
Party 8.00 Beg. 6b, 9:45 AM
Letters 10.80 a
Bth
3.00**
8.00.3K
Paroola Bog: Letters
Amoy
Shen, hat, Japan and #EUROPE via Siberia Hay
5,00 5.00PM
[as
Bangkok via Swałow.... Swatow, Amoy and L'ompas.......
Anshun
Canton Mars
Periods at rates to be obtained on Deposits recived for Fixed application.
H. MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, Bopt. 11, 1981,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, India Maurit
ESTABLISHED 1918,"
HEAD OFFICE:
10 Des Voeux Road, Central,
HONG KONG
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
TOTAL RESOURCES...
**OYER H. 88,000,000,00 **** 0733 H.830.000.000,
Every deciphion of Banking Accounts and Embange business
Ourrent and Fixed Deposit Accounts in Losal and Torsågs rranules opened for Cilen b
Berings. Accenas and Bale Deponit Bazos.
Jorer the world.
"KAN TONG PO
"Link, E. and 9, Africa, Egypt and EUROPE via Marseillesrdne Mar reiller, 8th January
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Shanghai Japar, Honolule, USA. Canada, · Central and South America" and ""EUROPE +ĨA. Ban Francisco-dné : Ban Francisco, 28th
6th 8.30AM
9.00) & M
Tüneday, 6th,
Löweloon P: 0. B1.00 *
1.15 M 280
Letters 1.00 F
GPO
Reg Letters
Hai Ning
2.00 r
3,00 M
Pres. Coolspa
Letter
- Desembor, and @EUROPE via Biberia Shanghai Japan, Honolulu, USA...
*Canada, Ut and Bi Amarios, 194 diama Marn *EUROPE In Ban.... Freadma
dne Ban Francisco, 20th December
*Superscribed correspondano
Printed and Pablished by Rossz,
doris, Hong Kong.