-OMPREHENSIVE AND COM..
PLETE REPORT
of the
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST
given in the
HONG KONG
WEEKLY
PRESS
"THE CHINA OVERLAND
TRADE REPORT,"
www
30 Cents per Copy.
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
OF LONDON-
Docómaber 29, 1931.
Telegraphic Transfer... 1/54 Bank Bills, on demand 1/8 9/18 Bank Bills, 4 montha'
sight
Credits,
sight an Documents, 4 months'
wight
ON PARIN:---
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1931.
"HONG-KONG AND SHANGHAI - CHARTREND-BANT” OF INDIA,
BANKING CORPORATION..
Authorised Capital
Issued & Fully Paid-up:..@20;000; 000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,
COMPANY, INC.
06. BROADWAY, NEM TÖRE....
Capital .................................. U‚§. 88,000,000 £3,000,000 | Surplus ................................... U.S. $1,572,540 „£4,000,000 | Reserveų ti........... V. §. $1,908,200
Ammonium Craaaa.... Lugarna Palermo
$50,000,000-
1856
“Kuserve""Fand
Sterling
Silver
£8,500,000 $10,000,000
Reserve Fund
HRAD OPTION: LONDON.. Paid-up Capital
1/11/18
month
Reserve Liability of Bro-
priators.
........$20,000,000
Reserva Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
BRANCHES 5-
1/87
Agencies and Branches:---
Linople Lugan
ALOR STAM
ILOILO
HANGDON
AMBITHAS
LPOR
·SAIQUN
BANGKOK
KAILACKI
WATAVIA
KEANG
STALABANG BEREMBAN
Chairman.
Azheng, Hale Berllo Hurrica Bombay
Bdından Luxar,
Florenton
Genova.
denga
· Mardia. Murled
MOMBAT CALOUTTA CANTON
OFBL COLOMBO
BILANGHAI
Braz
KUALA
UINGAPORS
Bras
KANDIAN KUALA
LUMPUR KUCHING
Havana Hamborg
SITIAWAN
Buamos Aires Harry
SOURA BATA
Ostro
Interisken
TAIPING TIXTALY
Calcutta
JeramJo
DAIKIN
MADRAS
TOKTO
DELII
MANILY
TONGKAH
MXDAN****
(Phuket)
TSINGTAO
Bank Bille, on demand 625 Credits, months' sight sub
ON NEW YOR
Bank Bills, on demand 94 Credits, 80 days' sight. 200
ON BOMBAY :---
Telegraphic Transfor Bank, on demand" ...
ON CALCUTTA : ——
Telegraphic Transtore
Bank, on demand
+
1TB, 741
#% dis.
Ön demand .................................... 884 0om.
Board of Direatori; Hon. Mr. C. G. S. MACKIL,
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
Deputy Chairman. CAMPOSE
W. H. Bell, Esq.
A. B. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lewis, Esq.
G, Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Pesroc. Esq.
J. A. Plaminer, Esq.
T. H. R. Shaw, Esq.
3. P. Warren, Esq.. Chist Manager:
V. M. GRAYDurn. Esq.
Peiping,
San Fran-
cisco
ON SHANGHAI
Bank, at sight
ON YOKOHAMA
ON MANILA-On demand.... 49)
BRANCHEN
ON SINGAPORE ! -
Amoy
Iloilo
On demand".
Bangkok
Ipoh.
Penang
ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 82Į
Batavia
Johore
D.. Bangoou
On HilP020
Bombay
Kobe
Saigon.
On demand
Calcutta
ON SAIGON:-On demand J
Canton
Kowloon
Kual
|ON BANGKOK-
Cheloo
Lumpur
On demand SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying
Bate
180
Colombo flairon
London
Lyons
1/63
Feochow Malscen
20 7/10
Haiphong Manila
Hamburg Al'our
Shanghai Singapore Bourabaya Sungai
Patani. Tientsin (Johore) Tokyo Mukden Taington New York Yokohama
Subscription, paid in advance per annum for delivery in Hong Long #18 jaoluding Postage to Buy part of the world-g18.
BAY SILVER, per of
PERSEN
BATER
PANAMA
EXPRESS
LINE
.SERVICE
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE
THE FREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK and other U.S. Atlantie Porte via Panama."
All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
et route.
Passengers desiring to travel by his interesting route will and 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 Buildings
Agente
THE
Hantow Harbin
Hongkew
CURAKNT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE- POBITS received for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which will ba quoted on application.
Hong Kong, th Dec., 1931.
[28
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
IE Business of the above Bank THE
is conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGBAN BANKING CORPOBATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 18th July, 1930.
THE OHAJE BANK.
QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET",
NEW YORK.
HAIPITONO HAMBURG HANKOW HARBIN HOND 10
NEW YORK PKIPINO
(Paking)
FENANG
-
TOKOHAMA YAMEDANGA
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opined and, FIXED DEPOT received for one year or shorter perioda at ratos. which will be quoted on applica-
tion..
J. STUART,
Manager. Hong Kong, August 17, 1981, [30
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE
POUR LEVANTA -COMMERCE ET. L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Bond, Victoria, Hong Kong.
HEAD: OFFICE:
74, Rue St, Bazare, Paris.
Frs.
Capital, fully paid up... 50,000,000. Special Working Capital: 50,000,000. Roserves
22,310,000
Marsailles
BRANCHER Paria Saigon' Haiphong Hanoi
Hus Tourane Quinhon
Poom: Ponh
Tientsin
Vinb Poiping Shanghai
Hong Kong.
BANKERS: France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paris et des Pay Bas London Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchango
Irving Trust Co., Banca Com
Hasbordam Rome Shoul
Monia Carla Bhanchal
Benchm
Kontreux' Singapore
Nice
81. Mocite
Bustin Vienna
Naples
Piraeus
Venice
Para
Penang
"J Lido" Qolombo Lopdaa --Öspendären. Liverpost, - Pelping
Tokokaza Zariah
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America- and Couuda,
All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.
Parsonal investment count handled.
J
The Company offers to intending travellers tho use of its Travelers. Cheques" 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 Orrick: 15. Gracechurch Street, London,
E.C. 3.
Authorized Capital
Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital... Reservo Fund and Rest....£1,800,845
تلاف
BANKERS:
FOREIGN MAILS
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
On Friday, the 26th December and Saturday, the 6th December, ther General Post Otlus will be open from 8 am to noon, Kowloon Post Office: 8 am to 11am, and the other Branch Post Offices 8 am, to 0 a.m.
B There will be due collection from the pillar boxes and one delivery of ordinary porrespondence, as on Sundays and aap delivery of rogistered carrot pandəndḤ at flavin, m
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
PARCUL MAIL
The Public are hereby warned that in vine of the passing of the Abnormal Importations Customs Dution Act, no guarantee oan 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 ubtied except as regards parcels of silk of of under the value of £ 3-0-0 or its equivalent in dollars at the rate 68 the day. It will however be necessary in these cases to make a deposit. against duty equal in amount to the declared value of the Parcel.
Delinite information will be published in the Mail Notices directly it' is received.
POSTAL RATES.
Lettora
Local
China and Mach
Postcarde.
3 ota,1
4 ota per, o
12 etu.
Foreign Countries and.
1.20 óta. Orst oz
British Empiro (excaps via Siberia"
British Empire via Siberia į 10 ots, exck succeeding, oz, Looal, China and Macau...
All other places
The Registration fee is in onch ense 20 cônts.
S'ats, euch, 8 cts, each.
Loctors and postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded " eibens" if so supervorbei
Information Bua, beon received that the air Mail Service between. Shanghai, and Manchouli is suspended and the acceptance of letter for this cervico ia secordingly discontinued until furthor nunee,
Christmas and New Year cards enclosed in open envelopes address, ed to Hong Kong, China and Macao, are accepted at the special' rate for printed matter f, 0., 1 certs por 2 ounces.
The carts must not "bear more than five written words and the onvalopes must be entirely opan.
INWARD MAILS.
Рия
Dus
SHANGHAI
MRANGUÁI Bnd Swarow STRAITS
Somali Breakuen ...
#ari Deo.
'dord "Dio,
Van Heutas
23rd Doo.
Parthos
2ard Deo.
$4th Doc.
24th Lou
SAIGUN
Tawa Sura, Maru' Atura Maru
25th Deo...
AXOT
JAPAN and SHANUMAI
£3,000,000
JAPAN
£1,800,000 £1,050,000
DANAVA, 0.8A HOSOLUDU, JAPAN and Shanghai (Vancouvor. B.C) 5th December)
Amp of Japan
25th Deo.
Рема. Науза Pres. Cleveland
28th. Deo..
16 Dec.
Malacca Mara Eumaan...
Pren. Hoover
27th Deo.
27th Deo,
36th Deo.
La Plata Maru ....
29th Dec,
santoin
S0th Dec..
Talma
20th Dec.
Biye Maru
30th Dec.
THE BANK OF England sad MIDLAND, BANK, LTD
£2
marciale Italiană.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy."
Batavia
Every description of Baaking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the
World.
Bangkok
Bombay
Calcutta
¿
Colombo
A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Delhi Galle
An American Blank offering complete Foreign Basking Service in the principal Markets of the world, Interest Estos on Application.
This Bank is entirely owned by Tuz CHANK NATIONAL BANK. NEW You, with Resourons over $2,500,000,000.
Telephone 28021,
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FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST ́PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
"DIOMED"
"HECTOR
5th Jan., For Muru, Casablanca, London,
Botterdam & Hamburg. 20th Jan, For Marseilles, London,
Botterdam & Glasgow.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE, "AGAPENOB"
1
10th Jan., For Port Sald, Genoa,
Havre and Liverpool. "ANTILOCHIS" 20th Jan., For Port Said, Liverpool,
Havre and Glasgow,
NEW YORK SERVICE "KHEXENOR" 11th Jan, For Boston, New York & Baltimore vid Philippines, Port Bwettenham & Singapore. PACIFIO SERVICE (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "TYNDAREUS" 16th Jan., Vor Victoris, Vancouver & Feattle, "PROTESILAUS"13th Fab, For Victoris, Vancouver de Eestile?
INWARD SERVICE.
"BUMAEUS."
TITAN
Dae
17th Doc., For S'hal., Kobe & Yokohsna. 31st. Des., For S'hai., Kobe & Yokohama,
All cargu stommers with limited passenger socominodation at specially reduned fares.
For freight, passage rates and information apply to the andermentioned.
E
All booking are subject to the provisions of the Company's
Bill of Lading.
Butterfield & Swire,
די
D. M. BIGGAR,
.8.
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, X.V.
(NETHERLANDA TRADING BỌCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1894.
Hong Kong, 24th August, 1931,
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 28, 1993, under special charter of The National Government 23 AU INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
BRANCHES!
Kanchi Mndras
Kota Bharn New York Kuala Krai Penang
(Kelautan) 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 Executorships under: taken.
U.S.A., HONOLULU: Japanand "BaxonAIĮ
Ban Francisco, 27th Navember)
EUROPE IS NEGAFATAN (Lgiters and
Papers) London, 28th November LONDON Parcels only Londom, 19th Nov. L.B.A.
Honolulu, JAPAN AUD ÜHANGHAI, (Bau Francisco, 4th. De ember) JAPAN...
JAPAN...
"
DALOUTTA and STRAITI
JAPAN and BHANDRAI
OUTWARD MAMS.
BEGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are slowed: 15 minutes earlier than the time given below uniom otherwise stated, "and" where mails are advertised to clown at or before Ba.m. registered and parcel maila sro alosed at 5 p.m. on the previous day,
Bubscribed Capital......$25,000,000,00 Paid-up Capital 24,710,200.00 counts and Fixed Deposita at Rates
INTEREST allowed on Current Ac-Shanghai and Japan Reserve Funds..........
$3,890,508.89 that may be ascertained on appli
O. L. SANDES,
Manager.
HEAD OPTION: SKANUBAI,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central..
Owing to our' numerous branches in China and large connections in the important commercial centres of | the world, wo ere able to extend to OUT alienta special facilities for
cation.
7, Queen's Road Contral,
Hong Kong, 29th April, 1931.
For
Риё
Wednesday, 28rd,
10.00 a Koricum P. U. Beg 9.00 A Latem – 10.00 a MA
G,P.0.
DAZ And Tim
Terukuni Karu
Strait, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Egypt and EUROPE via Marseilles-dpa Mari || Antone seilles, 21st January...
....
Baiphong
Bamahni and Wackow
Saigon...
Cunion (Shanghai, Japan and FEUROPE via Siborim Porthos
Amoy
HONG KOND OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S BOAD domèstic and foreign baniring and THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
CENTRAL.
exchange.
We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Publio Funds of the
LIMITED
Authorised Capital
Gidra 150,000,000-
Chiness Government both at home Capital (fully paid up) Paid-Up Capital...Gldra. 30,030,000-|and abroad. Reserve Fund........Gldrs. 40,015.000-
Head Ofcs-Amsterdam." Eastern Head Office:-Batavia.
SHOU J. CHEN, Manager,
Reserve Fund
BRANDUES:-Bandjermuin, Bandosi, Bombay, THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. Alexandria
Calcutta, Cheriton, Djember, Dickjk,- ente, The Hague, Jadeh, Kobe, Madam, Palembang. Pekalongan, Padang, Hangmon, Bottay- dap, "Bamarang, "Bhanghai Blimpore, Boersbach, sourarsita (Boio), Tegal, Tilaa and Weltevreden,
The offiei have Bafe Deposit. Bean De Lat.
London Bankers:mi National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world.. Banking Business of every deseorip
tion transacted.
A. STOKKINK,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st Dec., 1921. (20
THE BANK OF DANTON, LTD.
HZAD Orics: HONG KONG..
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL ...... 8,305,800 KERTEVE FUND...... 1,100,000,
Branches:**
CARTON SHANghai, HanroW,., 8WATOW, BANGKOK, NEW.. YORK and BAN FRANCISCO, London Bankers Li
THE LLOYDI Bank, Lan Correspondente
all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Busine of every description transacted.
Bafe Deposit Boxes (various sixes) at a Yearly Rental of from 35 to
LOOK POONG SHAN,2.
(Established 1917.)
EXAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE.
Batavia
Herlia Bombay Caloutia
Land | HONG KONG ÚTRICE (--15, QUEEN's BD. C. Canton.
WALOW...
*ས
Hoihow and Haiphong. Amoy
brator... Swatow
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Straits," Ceylon, India, Mauritias, E, and Africa, Egypt and BUROPE Via Marseilles das Marseilios, 29nd January
Yen 100,000,000 ...Yen 116,200,000
HEAD OFFICH: YOKOBAMA,
BRANDIES AND AGENCIES AT:
Honolula Riu de Kai Yuso Janeiro Karachi
Rangoon Kobe
Soersbays London. San Francisco Los Angele Boats Changchun Manila Bemarang Dairen Nugarant
Bmonomaks Authorised" "Capital ...Ștraits $20,000,000
Nagoya (Dalby Inamed
$8,000,000
Nowolwang Singapore Paid-up
Foden) New York $4,000,000
Sydney Roservo. Liabilities of
Hamburg Osaka
Tientsit Shareholders
$4,000,000 Hankow
Part $3,087,000 Harbin
Tokyo
Manila, Australia an New Zealand vin Thursday Island das Thursday Hong Kong
Island, 7th January Interest allowed on Current. As | counta
Shanghai, Japan,
Surplus
12
BranchesAgegoies and Corres- pondents in the principal cities of the world."
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
! Foiping
Taingto
Deposits received for Fixed Perioda at rates to be obtained on application. TAN ENG HOOL,
HL MOBI, Maungor. Manager. 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...
OVER H. 88,000,000,00 OVER H.830,000,000.00
Every description of Banking Accounts and Exchang, business transmuted."
Ourrent and Fixed Deposit Accounts In Loos! and Foreign „Jurrencies opened for Clienti,"
Savings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes. Branches and Agencies all over the world.
KAN TONG PO,
Chiel Manner
(36
Btraits, Ceylon, India, Maurita, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and EUROPE via Marsilles-mduo Mar- soilles, 24th January ...
Bar:gkok
M
Tinan
Aong Ning Haleard ... Yun Heutaz
Monado Maru
Tinegaru Hydrangea Yaraling...
Beg. 8.45 A Letters 10.89A
5.80 x
2.8
3.30 M
4:30 P 4.80 P M
Thursday, 24th,
8.80 ** 10.30AM
3,00 5.00 x
Bowloon P.Q.
Parcels 4,80 r.M
430
Hog. Letters
4,30
Somali...
G.P.O.
Pardala
5.00
Beg.
8.00 M
Lot. 25th, 8.80' x
Friday,
· 25th,
fr Kowloon P. ().
Bag, 10,00 AM Letters 11.00 A≥ G.P.0.
-71.15-AM-
Suwa Maru
Reg.-
Letters
Noon
Bintang...
Noon
Saturday, 28th,
Starla Muri
Bag. Lai.
8.45 AM
9:80 A
Farcals 10.00AM
Prea: Oleveland
11.16 M
C. and U.B.A. 8. America and EUROPE vía Vir toria, B.C. due Victoria, B.C., 1212 January, and EUROPE via Biberia, Straita, Ceylon," India, Mauriting, East
and South Afrion, Aden, Fgypt wad.. Oracovia Italy Manila... 9
dwatów, Amoy and Fooskow Manila
Bangkok vir Swałow
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Swato
Saigon, Straits, Ceylon, Indis, Mauritius, East and South Africa and "outh American Forta....
+
Broa, Haypa Halching.. Emp, of Japan
Kwangshow Horan Maru
Uai. Ning - Ohipshing...
La Plata MarH..
#Supermerlied correspondents only,
Beg, Letters
Noon
Noon
Подв
NOOR
Noon
Sunday, 27th,
8,304
1.00
Tuesday 29th,
6.00-1:30
Wednesday, 30th,
10:80
Printed and. Published by Bʊmur”, Tytan” Bikaner:
Hong Kong Daily Fama, LIMITns, as 11, Low Visa Strem, Victoria, Hong Kong. London Offos: $2. Fluve. Bitane