COMPREHENSIVE AND COM.
PLETE REPORT
of the
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
la given in the
"HONG KONG
WEEKLY
PRESSTM"
"THE CHINA OVERLAND,
TRADE REPORT."""
30 Cents per Copy,
CLOSINÙ QUOTATIONS,
-ON-LONDON
December 17, 1931.
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ON PARIS:
Bank Bills, on demand 630 Credits, 4 months' sight 750 ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Bills, on demand 243 Crodita, 60 days' sight. 201
OR BOMBAY
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ON TOKOHAMA 1 →→→
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613
ON BATAVIA:On demand et
ON
AIPHONG :-
On demand
ON SAIGON: -On demand
Subscription, paid in advance-ON BANOXOX:
On demand
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1931.
BANKING CORPORATION/
Authorised 'Capital: $50,000,000. Issued & Fully Paid-up... 20,000,000 Resorys- Fündə----
Sterling Bilver
£8,500,000 ......$10,000,000)
Reserve Liability of Pro-
priators
.$20,000,000.
HEAD OFFICE: Hong Kong.
Board of Directora Hon. Mr. C. G. S. MACKIE,
Chairman.
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
INDORPORATED BY RÖYAL CHA
*185
HEAD UNION":""" LONDON."
Paid-up Capitai Reserve Fund
Capital
£3,000,000 Surphis ,,,£4,000,000 { Rosorve
Bessory Liability of Pro-
prietor KARAKAYOKSANAAN £8,000,000
"Agancies, and Branches: ALOR STABILONO AMPINSAN
Deputy Chairman. WAPORE
W. H. Bell, Esq.
A. H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lewis, Esq. G. Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Pearce, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. T.H. R. Shaw, Esq. J. P. Warren, Esq. Chint Manager
"I
Aboy Bangkok
Butavia Bombay
Caleutia
2
V. M. GRAYDUEN, Esq.
"BRANCHES ›
Iloilo
Ipoh
Johore
Peiping Penang
Rangoon
Cantón
Болю Kowloon Suaia
Saigon
San Fran-
cisco
Chufoc
Lumpur
Shanghai
1811
Colombo Dairen
Loudon
Singaporo
Lyons
Bourabaya
Foochow Malacca
Sungei
Haiphong Manila
Patan.
per annum for delivery in HongSOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying Kong $13; including Postage to Rate..............1/0
· any på à of the world-#18.- -*-* ·BAR-SILVME, Krtič - Cilla 901-
BARBER
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FAKARA
Express
LINE
SEMIGE
WILHELMSEN LINE.
THE FREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK and other U.S. Atlantic Porta vin. Panama..."
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 sest uicat remachable.
42 Days To New York
For Passengers and Freight information please apply:-----
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen's Buildinga.
Agents.
THE
CO.,LTD.
Telophone 29021.
FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
PREGULAR AND FAST
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES |
LONDON "ARRVIOR.
"ANTENOR" 23rd Des. For Marseillos, London,
Rotterdam & Glasgow, "DIOMED " 6th Jan, For Mars, Casablanca, London,
Rotterdam & Hamburg,
LIVERPOOL SERVICE. "AGAPENOR" 10th Jan., For Port Enid, Genoa,
Havre and Liverpool. "'"'ANTILOCHOS." 20th Jan For Port Said, Liverpool,
Havre and Glasgow.
NEW YORK SERVICES "RHEXENOR" 11th Jan For Boston, New York & Baltimore Tin Philippines, Port Swettenbam & Singapore, PACIFIC SERVICE (VIS ROBE & TOKOHAMA) 19th Deo, Bor Victoria, Venovaver & beattle. "IXION" "TYNDAREUS" 16th Jan, For Victoris, Vancouver & os tie-
INWARD SERVICE.
"AGAPENOR
RUMAEUS"
st.
Due
20th Des., For S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama.
27th Dec., For S'hai., Kobe & Yokohama
Alf diogu stemmers with limited pasangor accommodatok apedaly reduced faros.
For freight, paisage rates and information apply to the
zundermentioned
All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Bill of Lading. PORTRA
Company's
Butterfeld & Swire,
Арти
Hamburg Muar Tientsin
Tokyo
Hankow (Joboro) Harbia Mukden Tsingtao |Hongkew New York Yokohama
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CORRENCY and FIXED DE POSITS received for one year or shorter periods in LOVAL CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.. #
Hong Kong, 9th Dec., 1981. [24
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
HE Business of the above Bank THE
is conducted by the BONG KONG & SHANGHÀI BANKING
CORPORATION Rules may be ob tuined on application.
For the Hong Kong & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager, Houg Kong, 10th July, 1830.
THE CHASE BANK,
8, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STEKET,
NEW YORK,
[2
An American Jauk, offering entoplote Furaigu Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world,
| lutorėsi. Ratos on Application.
This Bank "is entirely owned by Tar CHARY NATIONAL BANK New YORK, with Rosaurces over U.S. $2,500,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAE,
29].
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE. HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY.)"
BANKERS
Established 1824.
ות
لمدة
Head Office BROLOWAY, NEW YORK.
| 000'000*90'S 'A'
U.S.$1,378,545. U.S.$1,808,209
BRANCHES :-
Aastardata Onarmann L
Pulsmo. Antwerp
Hoopis LaganO- Kotterdam Athena Babarch, Lator, “Rəma.
Momnos Margallian Baboul Grava Monte Carlo Shanghai Chande
Boul, ham
Biprapore nets
PATAVIA BOMBAY
· GALANŞETA · DAYTON
Grat
ÖDLAMBO:
DAIN
KALAURI KLANG XOHL V KUALA
KANGBAR KUALA
LUMPUR KUCHING MADRAS
DELH
MANILA
BANDOOR SAIGON SEMARANG SEREMBAN. SHANGHAI BINDAPORE SITIAWAN
SQUILADATA TAINING TIENTSEN TOKTO ТОЛОКАН
Berita Marrita Bensbay Brow
Manila
GLIATOW
sumet
НАТАЛА
Hamburg
Buenos Aires Barre Ostro
Moawinx
Naples
Interlakea
No
Caloutka
Jarusalim
PLEME
Cannes: Lido
Рам
· Buzdola
MADAN
_ (Bhukei)
NEW YORK
MINGTAO
PRIPING
(Poking)
TOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA
· (LAIPHONG
SAMBURO
BANKOY KLARELY вона кона
PENANG
FORMION ENCHAwaz and General Banking Business transacted.
CULRINT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods. at rates which will be quoted on applios- tion.
J. STUART,
Manager. Hong Kong, August 17, 1991, 130
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISK POUR LE COMMERUÉ ET L'INDUSTRIE
· (Incorporated in France); ~--- Prince's Building, Chater Rond, Victoria, Hong Kong.
HRAD OFFICE:
74, Bue St. Lazare, Paris.
Frs. Capital, fully paid-up. 00,000,000 Special Working Capital: 50,000,000 Reserves
22,319,000
BRANCHES :-
Marscilles Paris Saigon Haiphong Hai Tourane Quần hơn Hue
Pnom Penh
Tientsin Peiping Shanghui
♪ Vinh
Hong Kong
BANKERS:
France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banen Com,
·merciale. Italiana.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Oslobe London Penang Copenhaven Liverpool, Pulpitine
Уедра Tanjor Yokoham
Branches af AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Oition of United States of America und Canada,
All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.
Ротвода! investment accounta handled.
The Company offers to intending travellers the use of its Travelers Cheques and Letters of Cradit and, in addition, the world wide i services-of-its thoroughly equipped- Travel Department.
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,
HEAD OFFICE:- 13, Graccehurch Street, London, E.C. 3.
£3,000,000 £1,800,000 .£1,050,000
Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital ...... Beserve Fund and Rest....£1,668,848
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND asd MIDLAND BANK, LTD
BRANCHES:
Batavia Karoobi Madras Every description of Banking and Bangkok Kota Bharu New York Exchange Business transacted. Bombny Kuala Krai Xenang' Correspondents! throughout the Calcutta (Kelantan) Port Louis
World.
Colombo Kuala Lipis (Minaricios) Delhi
(Pahang) Rangbon Galle Kuala Shanghai Hong Kong Lumpur Simla Howrah Kuantan Singaporn (Pahang) Sourabaya
A. ROLLIN,
Manager Hong Kong, 24th August, 1901.
Ipoh Kandy
BANK OF CHINA,
Reorganized October 26, 1928; under special charter of The Nationa!
Government as a INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE.
༄|
Horo KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Executorships under- taken.
BANK.
Subscribed Capital $25,000,000,00 INTEREST allowed on Current Aw↑ Paid-up Capital...
$24,710,200.00) | counts and Fixed Deposits at Bates Reserve Fund............ $4,890,503.8% that may be ascertained on appli-
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAL.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4. Queen's Kord Central..
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in: she important commercial centres of the world, wo are able to extend to our clients special facilities for
cation.
C. L. SANDES,
Manager.
7, Queen's Road, Central,
Kong Kong, 29th April, 1931.
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD domestic and foreign banking and THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
CENTRAL
exchange.
Authorised Capital
LIMITED
We also handle the issue of Bonds. Gidra. 150,000,000- and other Publio Funds of the
Up) Chinese Government both at home Capital (fully paid up) (£12,500,000.) Paid-Up Capital... Gldra. 80,020,000. and abroad.
(£8,888,170.) Rezerva Fund........Gldri. 40,016,000- (£3,334,583.)
Road Office :--Amsterdam," Eastern Head Office:-Batavia, BRANQUES;—Bandfarmsals, Bandoang," Bombay, Calcutta Charlben, Djember, Djokja, karta, The Hague,' zladin, Xoba, Palembang,
Medan
SHOU J. CHEN, Manager.
FOREIGN MAILS
PARCEL MATE:
The Public are bernby warned that in view of the paing of tile Abnormal Importations Customs Duties det, no guarantee can be given. that any parcel will not be subject to Customs duty on arrival in the United Kingdom. The system of prepayment of Uustoms duties in this oleo la bancelled until further notion exnapt as regards parools of silk of or under the valus of £.8-0-6 or its equivalent in dollars at the rate of tha day. It will. howover be necessary in these cises to make a depositi against duty equal in amount to the declared value of the Parool.
Danie information will be published in the Mail Notices dirootly it is received.
POSTAL RATES.
144
Letters
Local
Uhina and Macau........
Foreign Countries and
Postcards.
British Empire (axcopt via Siburia
sey
·∙g otsi) 12 obs.
4 ota, per or
20 uis. Arst oz
% ots, each. "8"ota. ́each.
British Empire via diberia † 10 ots, sich succeeding, oz. Local, China and Maonu....
SAN
44
All other places The Registration teo is in each case 20 conta..
Letters and postcards for kinrupe and Bonth America are forwarded "via Biberia" if so superscribe
Information, has been received that the Air Mall Service between Shanghai and Atanabouti is suspended and the acceptance of letters for this servico is accordingly discontinued until further notice.
Christmas and New Year cards enclosed in open envelopes addrem-" ed to Hong Kong, China and Manus, are accepted at the special rato for printed mattor i, e., 3 conta per 2 ounces.
The cards ut pot bear more than five written words and the onvelopes must be entirely open.
Jiva and ManiL
CALCUTTA Kod dom4128
ÁUSTKALIA Edd Manila
INWARD MAILS.
FIE
Tjikampek... Santhia
18th Dec, 18th
Kamo Marw
Пlad. 18th Deu
19th Dea.
Pres. Cleveland
18th Peo,
19th Dea.
Japan, Suanomat and EUROE
SIBERIA (London, 2sti. November). ...]| Corfu B.B.A..
CANADA, JAPAN and BANGRAI (Seattle, th November, and Eonors. vin Saan (Loadou, 28th November). Aunors via Buzz (Letters ́änd; Papora) London, 19th November and Paroela, 19th November... "BUANGHAI and ANOT
SHANGHAI Roď AMOT ́
Jaran and onANGHAI MANILA
Japan and SHANGHAI OLIGUN
車
106
STL 78 JAPAN and Dhanumal JAPAN
CANADA, 0.8.A., HOMOLUDU, JAPAN and HILANGHAI (Vaneduvor, 2.0, 5th December
·USA, HONOLUlu, Japan and iHANGHAI (San Francisco, 27th November), "r USA, HONOLULU, Jaran and BHANGHAI -
(San Francisco, 4th December).......
Karmala
Trinan
lieudand Ulichibu Mara Prea. Wilson Jemi Motainger Purtho
20th Dec,
Toth
ZUZI
Dea.
Dec.
2 st Deo.
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2nd Dec..
Stru
Deo.
Terukins Maru, ........
93rd Deo,
Suva Maru dina Maru
24th
Deo.
S6th
Emp of Japan.
96th. Des.
Prei, Hayes
Proo, Hoop
26th Dec,
25th Doc.
OUTWARD MAILS.
REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are alosed is minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to oices at or before: 9 a.m. registered and paropl mails are closed at 3, hầm, on the previous day.
Fox
Pr
DATE AND TIM
Friday,
196
ส ม
Beg, 9.45 AM
Kama Maru
-Wing: Wo
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Lettera 10.30 a *
11:30 & 20
3,00 #X
Bangkok
Hiram
Manila, Australia and New Zealand. vis Thursday Laland-due Thursday Island, 29th December Hoihow, Fakhoi and Haiphong Japan Fort Bayard Swaton, Amoy and Foochow Hollow, Pukhoi and Haiphong Amoy
Changts
Solvikon
**
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2.00 r
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**
Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central and South Amerlow and “EUburg, na Vancouver, B.0.—due Vancouver, 2]. Emp; of Huina,,,|Hagi, B.Q., 4th January
Shanghai and "EUROPE »l» Sibaria.
Kumaang ...
6.1.0
****
Par
-3.00
Letters
-6.00 -
Beg 3,00 %
Knep. of Russia - Letters
6,00 F
Saturday, 18th,
Hoibow...
Dorry
feien
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Japan and Canada, via Victoria, B.C.- dus Victoris, E.0., 12th January,
Reserve Fund
Yan 100,000,000. Yen 118,200,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA,
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:
Straits, Ueylon, Ludis, Mauritius, E. and "S. Africs, Aden, Egypt and EUROPE vin Marseilles due Marseilton, 18th January
Corta
Amoy ... Manita
Rio de
Jengiro
Rangoon
Bwalow, Amoy and h'ormos...
San Francisco
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THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.Alexsudria Ilonolula
Established 1917.)
Batavis Ket Yuan
Berlin Bombay
HEAD OF ——BINGAPORE." Cricutin Frkilangan Penang, Bayroon, Boxer- | Hanu Koyo Ozzies i—13, Quæx's Ro. C. | Canton
- daw,@Ramséing,” Bhanghai, SIRRADON, Borbala, perakarta (Solo), Taga, Tiliatjap and Weltevreden,*!
Then offers havi Bufe Deporti Downs. Ta ‘Let
London Bankora : --- National Provincial Bank, Ltd,
L
Paid-up
Authorised" Capital ...Streita 120,000,000 Issued
Bosorvo Lin flitler'
Shareholders
Surplus
Karachi
Kabe
Londin
Boerabaya
Los Angeles Santile Changchun Moaile Somarang Daires Nagasaki $8,000,000 (Dalny)
Nagoya Shimonoseks Fangtion Nowonyang $4,000,000 Mukden) New York
Bydore Hamburg Ovaka
Henisin $4,000,000 Hankow Paris
Tokyo $2,687,000 Harbin
Palplax
Tingimo Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip
Hong Kon Branches, Agenzies and Corres tion transacted,
Interest allowed on Current AG pondents the principal cities of counts A. STOKKINK,
the worl
masived Deposits
Fixed for Manager.
Every seription of Banking and Periods at rates to be obtained op Hong Kong, 1st Dec., 1831. [30
Excha business transacted.
application. TAN ENG HOOL,.
H. MORI, Manager. Manager. Hong Kong, Sept. 11, 1931
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THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
→ HRAD Onrich: Hong KonG,
"Hong Kong Currency, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL........$11,000,000, FAID-UP CAPITAL 8,085,000 RESERVE FUND..........
1,100,000 Branches:-
CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, EWATOW, Bangzór, New YORK and SAN FRANOIBOO London Bankóra: ~~* TE LLOYDS Bank, LTD. Correspondenta
all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Busines of every description transscted.
Bafe Deposit Boxes (varioun: simon)
at á Yourly Bentel of from 85 to,
"LOOK POONG SHAN,
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Masazer:
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Shanghai, Japan and EUROPE is Biberia Karmala
Bangkok via Swatow....
Japan and South American Perta
•Bateria ...
Far
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Saigon, "Strelts, Ceylan, India, Mauri
tion, E and P. Africa, *Egypt and *HUROPE' via Marseillés-dňa Mar seilles, 22nd January
Shanghai, Japan, flonoluin, USA
Canada, Contral and Benth Amerion and. *EUROPE via Nan Fransimo-dee San Francisco, 12th. January, and EUROPE vis Siberia J
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Straite, Coylon, India, Mauriting, East
ESTABLISHED 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10 Des Voeux Road, Central,
HONG KONG
GAPITAL AND SURPLUS TOTAL RESOURCES .....
... 07** H. 88,000,000.00 *** OVIE H.$30,000,000,00
Every description of Banking Accounts and Exchange business transacted." MAS
Carmant and Fixed Deposit Accounts in Local and Foreign Jurrenclas opened for Client
Havinga Asconint and Safe Deposit Boxes. Branches and Agencies)jali fover the world,
HAN TONG-PO,
Ohief Maus
and South Africa, Egypt and KUROPE via Marasilica-dus Mari bellow, Slab January (1)
Bhanghai Japan
Shanghai and "EUROPE vin Siberi
Manila, Anstralia and New Zealand via Thettenday Island - dus This day Island, 7th JanURTY, DA JE pa Balow, Amoy And Foookow.
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*Superscribed correspondance only, a
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