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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 16, 1931.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI UN
BANEDIG CORPORATIONJA,
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000-
Issued Fully Paid up $90,000,000 Reserve Funds --
Starling............ £4,500,000
Silver
...$10,000,000
1/0 1/16 - || Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
Bank Bills, on demand 690 Credits, 4 months' night. 690 On New YorK PA
Bank Bill, on demand 24h Credite, 60 days' sight, soj
ON BOMBAY :-
Telegraphie Transfer
Bank, on demand ...
Telegraphic Transfer
ON CALOUVITA !-----
11
Baak, on demand
ON SHANGHAI: --
"Bank, at sight
ON YOKOHAMA 2**** -
J048
1248
dis.
On demand ................57.com.
ON MANILA-On demand... 49
ON SINGAPORE:-
On demand........................
O BATAVIA:-On demand. st
Or Earnomoto
On demand
ON 84180N:On demand of ON BANGKOK:-
BZAD Örrich; Hong Kong,
BANK OF INDIA
AND OHINAY
INCORPORATED ET BOTAL OHLÁVIK,
................ U5,000,000; 8.1,672,845 K................. U.S.$1,008,209
Annerism Comadras Inceme Palerme
štnopla gaso AVERAGE Binburgi, .... Letzte : Deal
Моечное Berlin Bistrita
Marsilie Stamboul Meade Qarlo Bhanghai Manlle Воло
Paid-up Ospital- Reserve Fund
.$20,000,000:
Resorve Liability of Pro-
pristors
Capital 83,000,000 Surplus £4,000,000 Reserves
£3,000,000
Aganzise and Branches:- ALOR STAR ILOILO
[POR BANGKOK
KARACHI IZRAZAVIA
KLANG Chairman. BOMBAY
CALOUTTA
RANGOON JAIGON LEMARANG «
1. Genova: “ Go
BERAMBAN
SHANGNA!
KANDBAN
DAWRFORN
LUMPUS KUOHING KADRAS
SINGAPORE · SINLAWAN DBOUMARATA '
TAIPING
Bumps Aires Ba Catro
Glingen: Mu EXTRA Montreux Hamburg
Wil Napis Inteviakan be Calontie Fortsanieru Pinus
Tanion
Dannes Delent be
Taleh
MANILA
MEDAY
*(Rick).
Landon Dapenbaren Liverpool
Penang Sariola
Polylu
TSINGTAD TOKOILAMA
Board of Directors : Hon. Mr. C G S. MADKIK.
Hon Mr. J. J. PATRION.
Deputy Chairma.
W. H. Bell, Baq. A. H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lewin, Esq.
G. Miskin, E,
T. E. Peace Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
T. H. R. Shaw, Esq.
J. H. Warren, Esq.
Chief MaGRAYBURN, E.
C
BRANCHES:-
Amoy
Iloilo
feiping
Bangkok. Butavia
Ipob
Penang
Johorg
Bangoon
Bombay
Kobu
Saigon
Culoutta
Bit
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Canion Cheloo
Kowloon Kuzla
Lumpur
Colombo Daron
London Lyona
Ban Fran-
cisco Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya Sungei
I
Patani Tiontain Tokyo Tsingtao Yokohama
On demand................. 1841 Sovane, Bank's Buying
Rate................cimo 1/64.
BAY SILTER, per ca. einen 19 13/16
15000
РАМАМА
UPE
SERVICE
WILHELMSEN LINE.
TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE
via PANAMA.
AT SAILING
M.V.
on
"TAI PING'
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.
Quoon's Buildings.
Agents.
THE
Telephone 28021.
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND
FAST
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES |
LONDON SERVICE.
* ANTENOR” 23rd Deo., For Marseilles, London,
Botterdam & Glasgow. *DIOMED " 6th Jan., Fer Mars, Cassbianca, London,
Botterdam & Hamburg.
LIVRÉPOOL SERVICE."
1“ ULYSSES.”
* AGAPENOR"
18th Dec, For Port Said, Genoa, Hatro,
Liverpool and Glasgow, 10th Jan, For Port Sald, Genos,
Havns and Liverpool.
NEW YORK, SERVICE
"BHEXANOR
17th Jan., For. Boston, New York & Baltimora via Philippines, Port-Swattenham & Bingapore, ré PACIFIO SERVICE (11⁄2 KOMBA YOKOHAMAJ 'EXION"
19th Dec,, For Vistoria, Vaasoaver de Beatties INDARAUS 18th Jan, For Victoria, Vancouver & Hencule.
INWARD SERVICE.
Due
"AGAPENOR” 18th Dec, For S'hai., Kobe di Tokohama, "FUMAZUB" 27th Dec., For B'hui., Kobe & Yokoha.na.
All enegu abonnery with Huilted passenger mocommodatián Why Tadugnd incon,
For freight, pamage rates and information apply to the Ga. All bookings den subject to the
Butterfield & Swire,
Foochow Malacca
Haiphong Manila Hamburg
Muar Hankow (Johore) Barbin Mukden Bonghow. New York
.
ROZKYO
OIBL. T COLOMBO DAIKEN
DELHI HAIPHONG HAMBURG " HAXED BARDIN TRONG LONG
NEW YORK PAIPING
(Peking) Pin
TOEYO TONGKAH
LAMBOANGA
FontiGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUmre opened and FIXED DEPOSITe received for one your or shorter periods at raton which will be quoted on applica tion.
J. STUART,
Мадарот. Hong Kong, August 17, 1981. · [30-
BANQUE FRANCO-OMANOISK POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE
Capital, fully paid-up
74, Rué St. Lazare, Paris. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE
Fri. Posts received for one year or shorter periods in LOUAL CURRENCY Epecial Working Capital. 50,000,000 *** 50,000,000 and STERLING on terms which will serves be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 8th Dec., 1931:
22,310,000
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Peiping
BRANCHES :- Paris
Marseilles Saigon Haiphong Hung Tourane Quinhon
Hue Vink Prora Renh
Tientsin
HONG KONG SAVINGS BAIE
TEE Business of the above Bank
Shanghai Trong Kong
BANKERS:
is conducted by the HONG. KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obFrance: Bociété Générale, Banque tained on application.
For the HoxG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager, Boug Kong, 10th July, 1930.[2
THE CHAIZ BANK,
Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas London Midland Bank, Léd. New York: American Exchange. Irving Trust Co, Banca Com- merciale Italiana..
Bingapore
24, Morte
Naetaln
Tiepna
Branchos, of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America Canada.
FOREIGN MAILS
PARCEL
MATE
The Public are hereby warned that in view of the passing of the Abnormaal Importations Customs Duties Act no guarantee can' be given that any parool will att be subject to Customs duty on arrival in the United of propesymist of PREDE office is cancelled botil further noties except as regards parodis ör or under the value of £ 5-0.0 or its equivalano in dollars at the rate of the day. It will however be neosary in these cases be 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 t is received:
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"FOSTAL RATES.
Letters
Local
3.otm
China and Macau
ota per ús
British Empire (except via Biberia
Foreign Countries and
20 ot. Brebas.
Local China and Msonu ...
All other pinces
fa
and
Postcards,
All classes of Commercial Bank ing Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment accounta handled.
The Company offers to intending travollers the use of its "Travelers Cheques 37 and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world wide services of its thoroughly equipped. Travel Department.
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:** 16, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3.
Authorized Capital.3,000,000 Subscribed Capital 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,836,945 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000)
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND and MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Batavia
6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
Every description of Banking and
Exchange. Business transacted: Correspondent throughout
World.
Bangkok
the
Bombay Calcutta Colombe
- HEAD OFFICE:
13, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
American Bank offering completa Foreign Banking Service in tha principal Markets of the world. lateront Éates on Application."
An
This Bank is entirely owned by THE СКАЛЬ NATIONAL JANE, NEW Yoak, with Insourosa over .S. 32,300,000,000.
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D. L. BIGGAR,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPELI, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.).
BANKERS
Established 1824.
BRANCHES
Karachi Madras" Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang.
Kelautan) Port Louis Kuala Lipia (Mauritius) A. ROLLIN, Delhi
(Pahang) Rangoon Manager. Galle Kuala Shanghai
Hong Kong Lumpur Bila Howrah Kuantan Singapore Ipoh (Pahang) Sourabaya Kandy
Hong Kong, 24th August, 1931.
BANK OF CHITA.
Reorganized October 28, 1988, under special charter of The National Government "as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Bubscribed Capital... $25,000,000,00 Paid-up Capital.....24,710,200.00 Reserve Funds $3,820,503.89
ELAD OFFICE :-SHANGHAI..
EONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Hord Central
Owing to our numerous branches ia China and large connections in the important commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities. for
Fore KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and. Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued: Trustee and Executorships under. taken.
British Empire via Siberia 10 dts, oach succeeding oz.
The Registration fee is in each case 20 cents.
9:ata, oach. S'ota. each.
Lethors and postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded is Siberis "if so superscribact
Information has been received that the Air Mail: Servios between Shanghai and tinchouli is suspended and the acceptance of letters for this sorvios is accordingly discontinued until farther notice.
Christmas and New Year cards enclosed in open envelopes address. od to Hong Kong, Chins and Macso, are accepted at the apacial rate for printed matter 1, 0, 2 conta por 2 ounces.
The cards mas not bear morn than Ave written words and the anvelopes must be entirely open..
SHANGHAI and Swazow. AMOY and SWATOW UN AJALCUTTA BUD "STKAPTA
GBA, and; Swarow MANILA CALOUTTA and SE
Kukora vin Suns (Letters and Papers) London, 19th November and Parcels, 1th No ember...
INWARD MAILS,
FROM
PER
Dus
Kingyuan Grimer Ачевыват
18th Dic..
M
inth Dec.
16th Dea.
Sunning
17th Dec.
Hop, of Buenic
17th Doo.
Balla and MANLA Bam Mar
Santhia
Kama
17th Doo
Karmala
18th Dec..
18th Dio.
-18th Doo.
2rat. Dec.
Doni. Meininger PUPLO
2nd. Deo.
Jard Des,
Terukuni Marp
23rds Den.
Sutoa Maru
34th Dea
Emp, of Japan
26th Dec.
Pran Boyu
Press Hoover
28th" Des.
JAPAN, SHANGHAI and EUROPE visi
Biarnia (London, 26th November) ...)| Corfi U.S.A., Canada, Japan and unanu#älj
(Beattle, 28th November; MANILA
JAPAN, and SRANGVAI BADGUN
**Sematio
.
JAPAN and SHANGHAI
Hanada, OIB:A, HOYOLUDU, JAPA
and Shanghai (Vandoutor, December)
U.S.A., HONOLULU, JAPAN kod JRAKOWANI
(Baz Franciano, 27th November) USA, HosoLULU, JAPAN sud BnasGHAI
(San Francisco, Sth: Desember)
Prea, Oleveland Prea Wilson
OUTWARD MAILSA
BEGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, "and whare mails are advertised to alom at or before 9 a.m; registered. and parcel, mails are alowed a sp., on the previous day."
For
counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates caigon INTEREST allowed on Current Ac Amoy that may be ascertained on applipstow
O. L. SANDES,
Manager.
cation.
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 29th April, 1631.
♫
Straite and Caloutta.
[Amoy and Formosa vin Swato
Pri
Losters 1,00
Date and Tims
Wednesday, 16th,
Tjsondari
Пулбар Binyang
Bong
{Parocla
10.30 AM 12.30
Моод
Th
Y, 17th,
Deli Afura
8,80
Straits.
Oremar,
10.80
water
114
Hydrangea
3.00 M
Japan Chonda, UB.A., Central and 1
bouth Amerion and ‘EUKUPE-vu Vancouver, 8.0.-dus Vancouver, }). Konp at BoumŠLA VAN B.C., 4th January ,,,,
Parools 3:00 ì
Bog. Hutters
4.15 F.N
5,00
Be
5.00PM-
King, of Baasio
Lettera 8.00
Manila, Australia and New Zealand via
Thursday Island —due. Thursday}} Olangle Jaland, 29th December
Parola 6.03 PM
Yan 100,000,000
Beserve Fund Yea 116,200,000
"HELD OTTION: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT ;.
Japax
[
swatow, Amoy and Fowhow Da by
Batavia Harlin
Bombay Calcutta
Kai Yuen
Kobe London
Janeiro
Karachi...
Rangoon
Soerabaya San Francisco
Semerang
HÒNG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUIES'S BOAD domestic and foreign banking and THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, Bhanghai and EUROPE via Siberia
CENTRAL
Authorised. Capital
די
exchange.
LIMITED,
We also handle the issus of Bonda and other Public Funds of the Capital (fully paid up) Gildra. 150,000,000 Chiness Government both at home
(£12,500,000) and abroad. Faid-Up Capital...Gidra 80,030,000- (£6,669,170.) Reserve Fund........Gldre. 40,015,000- (£3,384,598.).
||
Head Ohen ;---Amsterdam. " Eastern Head Omce:-Batavia, REANONES:—Bandjarnanła, Bandoung," Bombay, Caloutta, Überibon, Djamber, Djaja, karia,• The Bagua, Jidiah, Kobe,
Palembang Fekalongan, Penang, Bangoon, Butter dam, "Samaring, "Esanghal, MingaDORI, Borsbala, Boerakarta" (Bolos, "Togalé Tilleijap and Walterradau." *Theus oglese kanë Kafe Dipaola Boase. To Lati
London Bankers;~-~ National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip
tion, transacted,
A STOKKINK,
Manager. Hong Kong, ist Dec., 1931. [30
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
21
HAD Ovrice: "Hong Kong,"
Hong Kong Currency. Authorized CapitaĻ...$11,000,000" PAID-UP CAPITAL ......
REVE FUND
Branches
8,665,000
1,100,000
Camrong BidOYAL, HANKOW,
Swarow, Bangkok, New Your and SAM FEANCISCU, Londow Bankers:-
· Tan Ekoyde: Bank, Ian. Correspondents
Vail Principal Oition of the World. | Foreign Examage and Banking Business of every description transacted.
Safe Deposit Bozos (various sizes) at á Yourly Rental of from se to
LOOK BOONG-SHAN,
SHOU J. CHEN, Manager.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.Aldria Honolulu
Established 1917.)
HEAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Orrion:¦—18, Queen's ED. C. Canton
Rio de
Changchungeles Seattle
(Dalny) Nagoya Shinonosuka
Dairen
Nagasaki Authorised" Capital ........Straits: $20,000,000.
Shanghet Iesuad
$8,000,000 Paid-up
$4,000,000 Fangtian Nowellwang Singapore Reserve Liabilities of
Mukden) New York Bydary Sharaboidery
Osaka Hankow Paris
in Palping Hong Kong
Saeplas
$4,000,000 Hamburg $2,687,000
Branches, Agencies and Corres- pondents in the principal cities of the world. *...
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. TAN ENG HO01,
"Mazinger,
Tieulein Tokyo
Telogio
9.80
Helbow, Pakhof and Haiphory
Amoy
Kamo Mary Hur Ning Hangang Krajyaath...
Kumeang an
Straite, Ceylon, India, Man 10, E. and
is. Africa, Adon, Egypt and EUROPE, via Maragilles-dus Marseilles, 15th || Corfu. -January...
Boy, 18th, 8.55 AM Leston 10:30
Friday,
18th
3.80 F
Kowsicon P.O.. Par, 18th, 4,30 p M Beg:19th 1.0 N Lettera 10.00
GEONS Par. 18ta 5,00 Blog 19th, 9:45 AM [Letters: 10,80'K, W
[daturigy, 19th..
10.00 AM
Japan and #Canada, via Vistoria, BC, dne Victoria, B.C., 12th January
Interest allowed on Current As Swalow, Amoy and Formos...
Deposits received for Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application.
H. MORI, Manager.j Hong Kong, Sept. 11, 1981.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918,
HEAD OFFICE:
10 Des Voeux Road, Central, HONG KONG
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS TOTAL RESOURCES
OTER FL. 88,000,000.00
../ OVIS IL830,000,000,00 Hvery description of Banking Accounts and Exchange business transested.
Currant and Tired Deposit Aceomia
Loos, and Foreign
opensă, for Ollamba,“
Agponat and Bafe Depo
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Mansg»,'
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Japan and South American Ports
...
Batarin Swalow, Amoy and Fooobow
Baigon,
*Btraits, Ceylon, India, Mad time, E. and 8% Africk "Egypt and { **EUROPE via Marseillessedino Mari
milles, 32nd January
Shanghai, Japan,
**Vatada, Cestand and South Amuros" and "KUKOPE „via" "Ban Francimo-doe Han Franclasó, 19th January, and RKUROPE vis fiberia :
Shanghai Japan
Shanghai and EUROPE Sike
10,30 AM 10,30
Canton Maru
9.40 11
Tuesday, and,
Hiyo Maru Tebook
$1.00⋅ M
Kowloon P.D.
tags 1.00
Goni. Molvinge
Beg
2.30
6,00,