COMPREHENSIVE AND COM
PLETE REPORT
of the
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
le given in the
“HONG KONG WEEKLY
PRESS"
THE CHINA, OVERLAND
TRADE REFORT."
30 Cents per Copy.
Bubscription, paid in advanos-- per annum for dalivary in Hong Kong $13; including Postage to any part of the world-$18.
BARBER
EXCHANGE.
"CLOSING ‘QUOTATIONS,
ON LONDON-
December 7, 1931.
Telegraphic Translor... 1/44 Bank Bills, on demand 1/1/18/18 Bank Billa, months"
sight
Credits,
months'
sight
1/6 1/18
1/81
Documents, 4 months"
sight
1/61
'ON PARIS:-
Bank Billa, on demand 695, Credits, 4 months' sight 685 ON NEW YORK:~
Bank Bills, on demand 281 Credita, 80 days' sight. 25
ON BOMBAY
Telegraphio Transfer Bank, on deviand....
ON CALOUTTA S
Telegraphio Transfor
Bank, on demand
ON SHANGHAI:--
Jea
Bank, at sight
A
}932 Tha. 70 $1% dia..
ON YOKOHAMA : ***
On demand.......... 47
ON MANILA-On demand.... 461 ON SINGAPORE:-
On demand.
Or BATAVIA:-Oa: demand. 584
On HaiPhong t
On demand
ON SA100N-On demand
ON BANGX©E:--
HÒNG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI OHARTERED ELTK OF DODIA,
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital 2011.150,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up... 20,000,000 Rozorve Funds :---
Sterling Silver...
Koserve Liability of Pro
prietors in
LA AUSTRALIA AND DETHA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER,
196
Emad Office: LONDON.
COMPANY, INC.
Head Office:
་་་་་་་་་་་་་་
1931
06, BROADWAY, New York.
Capital
1.5.387000,000 U.S. 1,572,845 £3,000,000 Surplus
U. 8: $1,008,209 £4,000,000 Borre
BRANCHES ::
Langres Palerna
Boybanda Lalor, Roms Marellies #tamboul Monte Carlo Shanghai
£8,500,000 $10,000,000
Paid-up Capital
4
Keserve Fund
. $20,000,000.
Besarve Liability of Pre-
prietora
£3,000,000
BANGOON. SAIGON
Britn
Avantgedaan. Cometans Antrop... Albana
Shahar Влада
Лево Gr
Amerika Gros
.!
Bomber
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C. G. S. MAOKIE,
Aganalae and Branches:-
·ALON WEAR'
AMBITSAS
ЛАНОКОК
BATAVIA
Chairman.oNDAY
Hoa. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
CALOUTTA CANTON
OZBU COLOMBO
Doputy ChairmAL, CANKFORE
W. H. Boll, Esq. AH. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lewis, Esq. G. "Miskin, Esq
T. E. Pearos, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
T. H. R Shaw, Kaz.
J. P. Warran, Esq. Chini Manager!
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V. M. GRAYBURN, Eaq.
DALEEN
DELHI
HAIPHONG
·ILOILO·
1POR
KLAND
CARACHI, BEMARANG
KUDA KUALA
KUALA
SKMEMBAX.
HUANGHAI
SINGAPORE FLAWAN BOURARATA WAFING
ו'
KANGSAR
LEMPUR KUCHLIG
MADRAS
ТОКТО
MANILAL
TONGHAM:
NEDAN
TUINÚTAO-
PRIPING
YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANGA
ILAMBUBO *** "NEW YORK
ILANKOW,
HARDIN
HONG KONG
(Poking) PANANG
FORSIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking. Business transacted.
· Bremen
Manoh Glasgow KAYAGA Brosess Haustory Buenos Aires Katra
Boutham
FOREIGN
MAILS
The Public are hereby warned, that in view of the passing of the Abnormal Importations Customs Duties Act, no guarantee can be given that any parcel will not be subject to Customs duty on arrival in the United Kingdom. The system of propayment of Customs duties in this office is cancelled until further notice except na regarcis parooly of allk or under the value of £ 5-0-0- or iar equivalent in dollars at the rate of the day. It will however be necessary in those cuses to make a deposit. against duty equal in amount to the declared value of the Parcel.
Definite information will be published in the Mail Notices directly it is received.
Montreux MELAY
Singapore
POSTAL RATES.
Bt. Morita
Bapled
Theate
Onjatta
Canne
Interlaken Jarundem Tada Colombo London
Now
VINAR
Lettors
Local
3 óta.1
MTMBE
Venlos
China and Macau
PAZIE
Tokoba
Penang
Farich
British Empire (except via Bibxeria
4 sta per oE,' 19 ots.
Patping
20 ots, first be..
Copenhare Idverpool
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America, and Qoonda.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and All clasaca of Commercial Bank- FINED DEPOSITs."received for oneing Transactions undertaken.
Hong Kong, August 17, 1995. ลง
Amoy
60
BRANCHES :- Hivilo kangkok," Ipoh
Peiping
Penang
year or shorter periods at ratos which will be quoted on applion- tion.
Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta
.
Uunton
Jotors. Kobe Kowloon Kundal
Rangoon
5
Eaigon
STUART,
Managor.
Forsonal
investmona
accounta
handled
San Fran
CIBOO
Che foo
Lumpur
Shanghai'
Colombo Darren
London
Singapore
Foochow
"Malacon"
"Sanger"
Haiphong Mauila
Pataui Tientsin
On demand ....endingen... 194′ SOVEREIGNA, Bank Buying
Rato
BAX BILVER, per os mom 18}
MERE
PAKANA
EXPRESS
NE
SERVICE
WILHELMSEN LINE
TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE
M. V.
via PANAMA,
NEXT SAILING
"TAI PING
on DECEMBER · 17th
for
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
Lyons Sourabaya
Hamburg Muar... Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Tsingtao Honghew
New York Yokohama
QURAINT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE Posits received for one year or shorter periods in LOL CURRENCY and STERLING ou terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 8th Dec., 1981.
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HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
HE Business of the above Bank is conducted. by the HONG. KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained ou, application.
For the HoxG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chiet Manager. Hong Kong, 16th July, 1530, [2
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THE CHASE BANK. -
6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMEROF ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road,.
Vistoria, Hong Kong,
HEAD OFFICE? ;'. 74, Rue St. Laane, Paris.
Fra. Capital, fully paid-up.... 50,000,000 Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 Reserves
***** 22,319,000
BRANCHES -- Paris
Marseilles Saigon
Haiphong Hanoi Tourane Quinhen Hue
Puom Penh
Tientain Shanghai Hong Kong,
"
..
Vinh
Poiping
BANKERS: France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas. London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exebange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com- merciale Italiana.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the
World.
The Company offers to intending. travellera the use of its "Travelers Cheques and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world wide services of isa thoroughly equipped Travel Department.
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED.
r
HEAD OFFICE! *** 15, Gracechurch Street, London,
E.C.. 3
Authorized Capital .£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital
£1,050,000. Reserve Fund and Reat...£1,680,846.
BAKKENG:
THE BANK OF England And
MIDLAND BANK, LTD
BRANCHES:
Karachi Madrus Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius)
(Pabang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Hong Kong Lumpur. Simla Howrah Kuantan Bingapore (Pahang) Sourabaya
Entavin Bangkok
Bombay
13, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK."
A. BOLLIN,
Manager.
Cillcutta Colombo Délhi Gallo
Hong Kong, 24th August, 1931.
gibs
Ipoh Kandy
A
HEAD OFFICE:
An American Bank offering complete
Fursiga Baaking Service priauipal Markats of the world. Interest Rates on Applíestion.
This Bank is untirely owned by THE
Сназ NATIONAL
NEW BANK Toak, with Resources over U.S. $2,500,000,000.
Telephone 28021.
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FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST | PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
"AJAX13th Dec., For Amsterdam, London,
Hamburg & Dunkirk. Rotterdam & Glasgow,
* ANTENOB 23rd Dec., For Marsailles, London,
12
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
· ULYSSES."...... 16th Doo, For Port Said, Genoa, Havra,
Liverpool and Glasgow, "AGAPENOB" 16th Jan, For Port Said, Genos,
Havre and Liverpool.
A
NEW YORK SERVICE "ADRASTUS"
11th Dec,, For Boston, New York & Baltimore via Philippines, Port Swettenham & Singapore.
PACIFIC SERVICE (12 KOBE & YOKOHAMAŃ
19th Dro, For Vistoria, Vaoconveră Beatti
"IXION"
*TYNDALEUS" 16th Jan, For Victoris, Vancouver & estils..
INWARD SERVICE.
"HECTOR"
"EHTIENOR
Doa
12th Doc., Far Shanghai & Dairen.
14th Doo, from New York.
All cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation
at specially reduced fares:
For freight, paouage rates and information apply to the
trader Gestioned.
All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Company's Bill of Lading.
Butterfield & Swire,
D. M.. BIGGAE,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE 'HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
'(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established. 1324."
BANK OF CELȚA.
Reorganized October 28, 1929, under special charter of The National Government As AD INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
|
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellera "Cheques issued. Trustee and Executorships under taken. Bubscribed Capital............$28,000,000,00 "INTEREST allowed on Current Ac- Paid-up Capital... -$24,710,200.00 | counts and Fixed Deponito at Rates Reserve Funds "... $3,890,503.89 that may be ascertained on appli-
HEAD OFFICE:-SHANGHAI,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central,
estion.
di L. SANDES,
Manager.
:7; Queen's Road Central,.
Hong Kong, ath April, 1931. [2
Foreign Countries and British Empire via Siberia. Į:10 ots, osch succeeding oz..
2rata, each.
Postcards. Local, China and Masau ...
All other pinces
The Registration fee is in each onso 20 cents.
***
Letters and postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded. ***via tuberia" it so superbribed
Letters for Europe via Siberia intended for transmission by Airmail- from Shanghai to Manchouli must be posted over the countor of the G.P.O. or Kowloon Branch Post Office where full particulars' of "the Airmail service can ba obtained..
Times of sloping shanghai-Monohouli Airmails are advertised on the Outward Mail list below.
INWARD MAILS.
JAPAN, SHAROxat and BÜROTE via
SIBERIA (London, 16th November). SHANGHAI
BATAVIA
STHAITH.
*
SHANGHAI and, BWATOW
SHANGHAI
RAIGUN
ЕМ
***
Fxx
Dun
Silvarpalin
isadana
Üremer
Shantung...
Fix Roussel
8th Doo
8th Dra.:
8th Deo.
8th Tino.
Uth Dor.
Su Chungking Sphina
9th Deo.
9th Dec.
...
Hakasaki Maru.
11th Dea..
Chiangta
Shingo Muru
Emp. of Russia
Hakopa Maru”
Lumors via NxdarATAM (Letters andĮ
Paper) Loudon, 19th November
AUSTRALIA and Manna
Japan and Handbal
Lak
་་་
A
UANADA, U.S.A, JAPAN and BandHai |
(Vancouver, 5.0, sist. Nov)
• Japan and SMAKOMAL MAHILA
LONDON Parcels only London, 5th Nov,
Fru. Madison Hector
11th Dis.
11th Dec
11th. Dec.
11th Loo,
12th Dec.
ixth Dec.
U.BA, HONOLULU, JAPAN and
(San Francisco, 13th November) U.S.A., HONOLULU, Japan and SHANGHAI (!
(San Francisco, 24th November}
MOBILĮ,
Fri. Harrison..
12th Dec,
Prae, Wilson
14th Deo.
AUSTRALIĄ Bod- Masita
Kamo Mara
17th Do
Heyo Maru
17th Doo
JAPAN!
**
JAPAN and SHANTO WAJ
Corfu
18th Deo.
18th Deo,
U.BIA, CARADA, JAPAN and Shaga Pres. Cleveland
(Seattle, 28th November;
OUTWARD MAILS.
"REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are alwad 15 minute sariter than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to alose" at or before?# *m: registered and parool mails are alombit at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
For
Manila, Makasser and Bourabaya. Straits and Calcutta De
Baigan, "Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauri
cius, E. and 3. Africa Bgypt and f BURUPH vẫn Marssilles-ine Mari seilles, 8th January
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Shanghai, apar, Honolulu, USA.. and South Canada, Central Amerion and EUBOPK» vis ban Francisco-due dan Francisco, 29th December, and EUROPE via Siberia Haiphong
Thiladak Bengal Mame"
Feliz Roussil
DATE AND TIM
Tuesday, 8th,
10:30 AM Kovaldom P: 0. Reg. 1.00 a Letters La G.P.Q.
Reg. 1.45 * Letters 2,80
2,00 EN
Hdi Ning
Parcele Pren. Cooladys...{ |Reg.
3,00 T
Leitora
3.45
4,30 P =
News Mathilde
5.00 A M
6.00.g
Daviken.
5.00 M
Asame Mar
Fort Bayard, Hoihow, Fakhoi and Haiphong Timkin Swatow
shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.S.A..
Uunado, C. and 6. America, and *EUROPE Sen Franc
dae San Francisco, auth Dacotaber,
Owing to our numerous branches: in China and large connections in the important commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to. élients special facilities for HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD domestic and foreign banking and THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, pur
gchange.
CENTRAL
Authorised Capital
#
our
"
LIMITED
"
Alamang...
Sandakan Ordinary Lotters only for BUZOFE su
perscribed Vis Siberia; Air Mail Sphine... Shanghai-Manchouli"
**
A
...
We also handle the issue of. Bonds Gidra 150,000,000 and other Public Funds of the Capital (fully paid up)
Shanghai, Japan and EUROPE via Siberia Sphina Yan 100,000,000; Swatow (£19,500,000.) Chinese Government both at home
Reserve Fund ...........Yen 116,200,000 Dalny Paid-Up Capital...Üldra. 80,030,000 and abroad.
(£6,668,170;)
Amoy Reserve Fund........Oldre. 40,018,000 (£3,334,883.)
"Head Office:-Amsterdam.* Eastern Head Office:-Batavia, "BRANCHES:-Bandformalu, Bandosing,* BorabaY, Calenta, Charbon, Djember, DPKM carta, The Hague," Jiddaż, Kobe, Media Palombang, Pekalongan, Penang, Rangoon, Botzeńs dam, Bacarang, Shanghal, Singapur, Boszabad, doerakarta (Belo), "Zegal, Tilatjap and Weltevreden
· Theme agless have Bud Deport house. To Leh
London Bankera
National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world.. Banking Businem of every descrip
tion transacted, ・・
A STOKKINK,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st Dec., 1031 (30
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD,
HEAD OFFICE: Hong Kong....
43
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED Capital...$11,000,000 FAID-UP CAPITAL ... 8,605,600 RESERVE FUND.......... 1,100,000
|--Branches:-
CINTON, SHANGHAI, HARROW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW. YOEK, and SAN FRANCISCO, London Bankers'?— THE LLOYDS BANK, LTD. Oorrespondenta
all Principal Cities of the World, Foreign Exchange and Banking Businem öf every dosription transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sites) sta Yearly Rental of from 35 to
LOOK.POONG SHẲN,
SHOU J. CHEN, Manager.
Honolulu THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. aloxandria
(Established 1917.)
Baldivia Herliä Bombay Calcutta
Kai Yuen Karachi
Köbe
BRAD Office: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHER AND AGENCIES AT:
Rio de Jane
**
Hoibow and Esiphong Amoy
Londen
Angeloe
Changshua
Dairen
Seinarang Bhanghai
Hian OfriCK :---BINGAPORE.. HONG KONG OPTION :~18; QU«En's Ed. C. | Cantonese
Rangoon
Boorabaya
144
Swatow, Amoy and Fooshow Ban Francisco Manila Bositio
Shanghai,
ai, Japan and "EUROPE vis Bibers Strait, Caylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africs, Aden, Egypt and BUBOPE via Marselile due Marc maillos, 9th January
“Authorised" Capital 1.Straits $20,000,000 (Dalny) Nagoya Shimonaseka
$8,000,000 Fongtien" Newchwang Singapore $4,000,000 Mukden) New York Bydasy
Hamburg *Denka
Issued Paid-up Homervo Liabilition.
$1,587,000
"
Shareholders
Surplus
$4,000,000 ¡Haskow Parla
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
2tuntils
Tokyo,
Tsingtao Paiping interest allowed on Current A
Hong Kong
Deposita received for Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application.
H. MOBI, Manager. Hong Kong, Sept. 11, 1931.
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Straits and Ualoutta Amoy
Reg. 8th, 5.00 P▸
| Let. 8th, 8.30 a x
1.30 P
Wednesday, 9th, Kowloon F.O..
G.P.O.
4.80 H.
3:30 PM
8.30 -
Cremor"... 'Fasts
Trinan
8,30
Thursday, 10th,
Manado Maru tiinciana
6:30
Friday
10,80 **
tith,
1.00 7 W 3,90 M
Kowloor P. U
how, of Buario .....) Hakozaki Mare
Hukone Maru...
Kulang... Kwangtung
Shanghai, Japan, UB.A., Canada, G. and
S. Americs and EUROPE Vio toris, BO-due Victoria, B.C. 9th | Pres. Madison December, and *EUMUPE vîn Siberia ) { //
Pres, Harrison
Bangkok via Swsłow...
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Swatow, Amoy and Formicas...
ESTABLISHED 10
1018,
HEAD OFFICE:
10 Des Voeux Road, Central,
MAPA POHONG KONG,«
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
TOTAL RESOURCES...
OVER HL 88.000.000.00
BY EL.830,000,000.00
wtf Elvery description of Banking Accounts and Exchange business transeated.
Quera and Fixed Deposit Accounts in: Local and Foreign Jurrencies opened for Client Kat Malatest addedede
Savings Account and Bale Deposit Boxes. Branakand
over the world.
KAN TONG PO, S
Chief Manseer.
Japan and "Canada, vía Vanonuyez, B.C.---` due Vancouver, 11.04, 4th January ..., Shanghai and EUROPE vin Siberis
Swatow, "Amoy and Formosa
Гаран
Kalgan Horan Maru
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4.15 PM. Letters 5.00 E 3.00PM
Sunday, 13th,
8,80 9.00 AM-
Monday, 14th,
Hikowa Maru ... 1' Letter 5:00 ►**
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