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PLETE REPORT
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is given in the
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WEEKLY
PRESS"
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TRADE REPORT."
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BARBER
FOREIGN MAILS
TONG KON
FRIDAY JA
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
KONG KONG AND SHANGHAT] UFIWTREND TAKE OF HSIA:
BANKING OORPORATION.
AUSTRALIA AND UHDIA,
·INOUXYDERTED ` ROYAL
COMPANY, ING.
.. Doöember 31, 1931","
ON LONDON :--
Authorised Capital 50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000- Reserve Fundā —
Starling Silver
£0,800,000 10,000,000
1/07/16
Credits,
month
Reserve Linbility of Pro-
prietors. **********
..$20,000,000.
ELD OFFICE: LONDON, Paid-up Capital £3,000,000 Surplus indi Besarvo Fund ..................... £4,000,000 Bonervo Reserve Liability of Pro- ---- 'prietors
£3,000,000:
Capita
New TORK..
U:8.88,000,000 U.S.$1,572,545 U. 8.31,5,200
General Post Offico
BRANCHIA
Kowloon Post Office
sight. Documents, 4 months'
sight
1/GR.
ALOM STAK AMRITSAR
Telegraphie Transfer... 1/57 Bank Bill, on demand 1/5 6/18 Bank Bills, 4 months!
might
ON PARIS
Bank Bills, on demand 820. Credits, 4 months' sight 690 ON NEW YORK:-
Bank Billa, on demand 944. Credits, 60 days' sight, sof
ON BOMBAY
Telegraphic Transfer Bank, on demand, a
ON CALCUTTA ---
Telegraphie Translor
Bank, on demand
ON SHANGHAI :—
·Bank, at sight...
ON YOKOHAMA : ——
On demand
1.06.
Į Tla, 744 J42% di
****t****c5a**
thit 99
ON MANILA-On demand.... 40
HEAD OFFICE: Hong Kong.
Board of Directors o Hon. Mr. C. G. S. MACKIE,
Chairman.
Hou. Mr. J. J. FATERSON,
Deputy Chairman.
W. H. Bell, Esq. A. H. Comptou, Esq. G. Miskin, Ea -T-E-Polroo,—Esge
J. A. Plummer, Esq. T. H. R. Shaw, Esq. J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager:
V. M, GRAYBURN, Eng.
י
Peiping Penang Rangoon
nm.
BRANCHEN:
ON SINGAPORE:--
Autor Bangkok
Iloilo Ipoh
On demand
Batavia
Johore
O BATAVIA:-On demand 2012
Bombay
Kube
Saigon
ON AIPHONG-
Calcutta
Kowloon
On demand
Cautoo
Kuala
San Fran
disco
Or
demand 82
Chefoo
Lampur
Shanghai
ON BANGKOK:-
Colombo
London
On demand Sovraniang, Bank's Buying
1842
Dairea "
Lyons
Singapore. Sourabaya
Bate ........
1/8
Baiphong Manila.........
BAR BILVES, per
20
MILNENIOR \; 14
LINE
EXPRESS
SERVICE
WILHELMSEN LINE.
THE FREMIER ALL WATER ROUTE TO NEW YORK -“ and other U., Atlantic Porta via Pazima.
All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES
en rate,
Passengers desiring to travel by this interesting route will find the accommodation provided well up to their expectations, and at a cost most reasonable.
42 Days To New York
For Passengers and Freight information pleass apply :-
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen's Buildings.
Agantą.
Fobshow Maison Sungei
Hamburg Nasr
Patani. Tiontaia
Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin
Mukden Tringto Hongtaw Now York Yokohama
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened lo LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DX- POSITS received for one year or shorter periods in LoUAL CURBRICX and STEALING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 30th Dec., 1981,
(20
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
T
HE Business of the above Bank fa conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING
| CORPORATION, Rules may be ob
tained on application.
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For the HONG KONG & SHANGRAÏ BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 18th July, 1930.
потовлени
THE CHASE BANK.
6, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
HEAD OFFICE:
"
18, PixE STREET.
NEW YORK.
the
An American Bank offering complete
Foreign Banking Service ja principal Markets of the world' Interest Ratos ou Application. ・・
IP
This Bank is entirely owned by Taz
CHAR
NEW NATIONAL BANK, YORK, with Rosources over. U.S. $2,500,000,000.
n. M. BIGOAR,
Telephone 23021.
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BLUE FUNNE
LINE
"REGULAR AND FAST
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES |
LONDON SERVICE. "DIOMED"
HECTOR
5th Jan, For Mars, London,
Rotterdam & Hamburg, 3th Jan., For Marseilles, London,
Rotterdam & Glasgow.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE. **AGAPENOB"
"DOLIUS"
18th Jan., For Port Eaid, Genoa,
Havre and Liverpool. 20th Fab., For Port Said, Ganos, Liverpool,
Harre and Glasgow..
NEW YORK SERVICE
'? BHEXENOR" 7th Jan.. For Boston, New York & Baltimore
via Philippines, Port Swettenham & Bingaporó. PAUIFIO SERVICE ( KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "TYNDARBUS" 18th Jan., For Victoria, Vancouver à des tlu- "PROTESILAUS"13th Feb., For Victoria, Vancouver a l'estils.
INWARD SERVICE.
Due
.1
"MENELAUS" - 4th Jan., For S'hai., Hou, Kobe & Yokohama.
11th Jan., For Shanghai & Dairen.
"AENTAS" "PHEMIUS"
11th Jan., From New York.
All margu sten.now with limited passenger accommodation
at specially reduced fares,
For freight, passage rates and information apply to undermestianed,
**All bookings are zabjout to the provisions of the Company's Bills of fading.
Butterfeld & Swire,
Manager.
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NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NsTUERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
BANKERS
Established 1824.
Amsterdam Dcina.
Agencies: and Branches:-- Ap
BANCKOX MATAVIA BOMBAY
DALOUMA GANTUR
DAWNPORE
ILOILO IPOI
KARACHI KLANG КОНЕ KUALA
KANUBAX "EVALA
LUMPUR KVOUING MADHAN MANILA MEDAN
BANGOON BAIGON BEMALANG BEREMBAN BHANGHAI BINGAPORE BITLAWAN SOURABATA TAIPING TIENTSIN
12
DEBU COLOMBO DAIBEN DELKI
HAIPHONG
HAMBURG———HEW...TORE:
BANKOW
HARDIN HONG KONG
PELPING
(Poking) PENANG
►TOXTO
TONGKAT
(B) TSINGTAO. TOKOHAMA ZAMBOANDA
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSI's received for one year or shorter, periods at rates which will be quoted ou, applica- tion.
„J. STUART,
Manager. Hong Kong, August 17, 1981, [30
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE. POUR LE
·COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTELIA. (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Boad; Victoria, Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris.
Fra
Capital, fully paid-up .... 80,000,000 Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 Reservoa. ....................... 22,313,000
BLANCHES--
Marteilles
Faris Saigon Em phong Hanoi Tourane Quinhon
Vinh
Peiping
Hue From Penh Shanghai Tientsin Hong Kong
BANKERS: France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale, do Crédit Banque de Pazia.pt des Payk Baa London: Midland Bank; Ltd. New York: American Exchango Irving Trust Co., Banca Com- merciale Italiana..
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Badla
Berha Diversa
Lucerne tinople armLO. Busbart
Palermo
otterdam Hom
Markallion Mtamboul Monte Carlo Basi kami
Bontiaux
Bingspor
St. Mortis Tiental
Vistekas Geneva
Som
Manda Boutim
Baby
Glow
Bremen
Bromels
Дагава Hanbury
Buenos Aires Harre
Interlaken
Hapisa Misa
Vlonga
Caletta
Frans Lido
Pirque
To
Parla
Penang
Свяле
Colombo Loaded
Copenhagen Liverpool, Paigal
Tokobama *tarish
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRIDA. COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of Amerios; and Canada
All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken..
NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
On Friday the 185 January, and Saturday, the 2nd Jangkey, blis General Post Odioo and Branch Post Offices will be open as follows
Other Branch Post Officos
Friday
A s.m. tɔ noɑn
8 am, tollár,
8 a.m. to 9, 10..
Saturday
H... to 10.30 m. 8., to 10/11, 111, 8. B 2024,
There will be one collection from the plilar-ixxes and one delivery of ordinary correspondende asch day na on Sundays and one delivery of registered correspondence each day at 9.m.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holidays"
PARCEL MAIL
The Public are horoby warned that in view of the passing of the Abnormal Importations Castorns Duties Act, no guaranted can 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 farther notice except me regards parools of silk of --- or under the valas of £ 3-0. or its equivalent in dollars at the rate of 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
Definite information will be published in the Mail Notices diroutly. it" is received,
POSTAL RATES.
Lottora
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Local
China and Macau
British Empire (except via Siboria
1
414
'3 ota
4 ota per or 12 otsij
Personal investment sccounta handled
Foreign Countries and
20 ats. Arsh or
Postcards.
Local, China and Bacau ........
2 ctx. vach.
All other places
614 8 cts, each.
The Company offers to intending travellers the use of its "Travelers and Letters of Credit Cheques" and, in addition, the world wide. services of its thoroughly equipped' Travel Department.
E. W. DUGGAN,
"Manger.
THE MERCANTILAR -BANK OF INDIA, LIMETED,
British Empire vin Siberia 10 ots, each succeeding oz...
The Registration fee is in each caso. 2 cents.
Latters and postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded *elgia. "Biberia ?" If so superscribed
Information has been received that the Air Mail] Jorvich, betwcon, Shanghai and Manohouli is suspended and the acceptance of letters for this servics is accordingly discontinued until further notice.
· Christmas and New Year cards enclosed in open envelopes addrem. edo Hong Kong. China and Maou, are accepted at the special rate for pri
inted matter I., 0., 2.conta per ounces.
The carda oss not bear more than five written words and, the. envelopes must be entirely open,
INWARD.MAILS,
Prx
Dux
4
FROM
HEAD OFF OF:- 10, Gracechurch Street, London,
E.C. 3
Authorized Capital £3,000,000. Subsoribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital
£1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,800,845
SIBERIA
AUROPE via Suiz (Latters and Papers)
London, 3rd December and Pacoels, Chitral 26th November... JATAR, SHANGHAI and EUROPE
BIBA (London, 12th December).... U.B.A., Canada, Japan and Sean Bat (Seattle, 18th December) and EUROPA
(London, 12th Dec)
'AJ
1st Jan
Rawalpindi
1st Jan.
Frei. Jaft
2nd Jan.
Nellore
2nd. Jan.
3rd
Batavia
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND
and MIDLAND BANK, LTD
Every description of Banking and Bangkok
Exchange Business transacted: Bombay Correspondenta throughout the Calcutta
World.
Colombo Delhi Galle
BRANCHES:
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York Khala Krai Penang
(Kelantan) Port Louis. Kuala Lipis (Mauritius)
(Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Hong Kong Lumpur Simla "Howrah Kuantan Singapore (Kahang) Sourabaya
A. ROLLIN,
Manager,
Hong Kong, 24th August, 1931.
Ipob Kandy
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 28, 1928, under" special charter of The National Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted, Travellers Cheques issuad. Trustee and Executorships under. taken. Subscribed Capital..... 825,000,000,00 INTEREST allowed on Current Ac Paid-up Capital 924,710,200.00 counts and Fixed Deposite at Rates Reserve Funds 83,820,503.82 that may be ascertained on appli
HEAD OFFICE:-SHANGHAI.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Koud 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 our cliente special facilities for
ention.
O. L SANDES,
Manager.
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 29th April, 1931. [2]
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN' BOAD domestic and foreign banking and THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BÁNK,
"
CENTRAL
exchange.
We also handle the issue of Boods and other Public Funds of the
IMITED
Authorised Capital
Gidr 150,000,000- Chinese Government both at home Capital (fully paid up) Paid-Up Capital. Gidrs. 80,050,000- Land abroad. Reserve Fund.....Gidrs. 40,015,000-
J
Head Office-Amsterdam.* --
Eastern Head Office:-Batavia.
SHOU J. CHEN, Manager.
BRANCHES:-Bandferd, Bandong By THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. Alexandria
Calcutta, Ubarbon, D'ember, Diana karta, The Hagna, Ziddah, Kebe,
Hodan, PA
Pekalonga, Pazaar, Ratroon, Botar- dam, Bamarsey, Bsanghal, Singapoer, Cosrabsia, sosraxart (sale), Tjiljap and Wwierzedan. These ofte have Baft Depot Dr I'm Int.
London Bankera:-- National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip-
tion transacted.
A STOKKINK, Hong Kong, lat Dec., 1931. [30
Retablished 1017.)
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HEAD CHICK-SINGAPORR.
JAPAK
Tia
AUSTRALIA BOJ MANİYADA
SMANOVA and Euxore via BRIA
(London, 14th Deo mber)
KNË BRANG MAL
MANILA
Tisnegara.
Tatsula Mars. ...
Pvda. Hoover Brisbane Mara
ope
Hakodate Marini...
Sphinm
4th Jan... 4th
4th Jan,
5th JB. SLA
26th Jan
JAR.
JAPAN and SHANGHAI
Japan and Shanghai AMUT.
AUSTRAžia and Mäšnja. STHAITH
JAPAN and BANDHAT
U.8.A HONOLULU, JäPAN and SHAHоBatı
(Ban Francisco, 11th December).
4x 1.5.A" HoroLUIU, ́ JAPÁNTM||
SHANGHAI (Vancouver, B.C., 19th Desember)
U.B.A HONOLULU, JAPAN and SĦANDHAI
(San Francisco, 18th December) U.B.A., CANADa, Japan and nuanghai
(Beattie, 26th December;
Santhia
Harusan Moru... Fushimi Mord
8th Jan.
8th Jan.
Pros, Pierce
Empress of
9th Jan.
A
Anid...
11th Jun
11th Jan.
Frea. Jeferson
15th Jan.
Pres. Jackson
CUTWARD MAILS.
REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are slösad 15 minutsë. earlier than the time given below unlaw otharwin istabad, and where mails are advertised to close at or before • a.m. registered and parcel mails are closed at 6 pm, on the previous day.
For
Swatow and Bangkok... Bhangbai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. and Fouth Americs and EURPB Vancouver, B.0.-due Vancouver, B.O., 17th January, and *EUEOPH rin Siberia
Saigon
PEX
Parsels. 10.00 A
Dars and TraN
Muinam ...
Friday, Ist,
10.80 M
Exp, of Japan
Bog Letters
11:15 A
Noon
Linaria
Noon
Kiungshow
Noon
***
Mankin
1
---
NA
New Mathilda
Fusang Michael Jabren Susang
Hothow, fakhni and Esiphorg
Manila, falaul, Australia and Now Zor- and via Brisbane-ino Brisbane, 19th January
**
Beserve Fund
Yon 100,000,000 Yen 110,200,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA.
BRANCHLE AND AGENCIES AT:
Elaiphong
Sandakan
Honolul
- Rio de
Bugkok
Batavia
Kai Yuen
Janeiro
Amoy
Berlin
Karachi
Rangoon
Bombay Calcutta
Kqbe
Soersbaya
Los Angeles Boattla
Changchun
Authorised Capital...Strait $20,000,000 Issued
$8,000,000 Paid-up
$4,000,000
Dairaz
Nogasaki Shanghai (Dairy) Nagoya KHI THỐI CHO A Fanglian Nawchwang Singapors (Mukdea) New York Sydney Hamburg
Tientsin $4,000,000 Hankow
Токус $2,687,000 Harbin
Peiping Tsingtao
Manil
Alana
Bemarang
Manii
>
Danica
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa
A
Hong. Kod OFFICES, QUEIN'S RD. C. Canton
Beservo Liabilities of
Shareholder. Surplus,
Branches, Agencies and CorrES- pondents in the principal cities of Manager.the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted
TAN ENG HOOL,
Manager.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED Capizal...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL ...... 8,685,600
·REBELYK FUND «onen
1,100,000 Branches:- CANTON, SHANGHAI,
HAKKOW,
SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW Your and BAN FRANCISCU. London Bankers --
Ten Lloyds Barx, Lan. Correspondents
ail Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Businom of 'overy. description, transacted.
Bafe Deposit Boxes, (various sixes) at a Tearly Bantal of from #5 tó $40.
"LOCK-POONG SHAN,
Manager.
Hong Kong
London San Francisco
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritian, East and South Africa, Aden, Egypt and EUROPE Tia Marseilles-dus Mar- seilles, 19th January
Interest allowed on Current Ao counts.
Deposita received for Fixed Periode at rates to be obtained on application.
H. MORI, Manager, Hong Kong, Sept. 11, 1931,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918,
HEAD OFFICE:
10 Des Voeux Rosil, Central,
HONG KONG.
CAPITAL airs SURPLUS TOTAL RESOURCES ...
OVER H. $8,000,000.00 ov H.830,000,000,00 Brary description of Banking Accounts and Exchange busines
transacted.
Cartont and Fixed Deposit Accounts in "Local and Foreign Jurrencies opened for Clients
Berings Ascount and Cafe Deposit Boxes. BenachmLand Aganeiss all over the world.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
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GP.O. Par. lat,, Noon Reg. End, B43 I Letter 10.80 a m
10.80 A
3rd,
Bawalpindi
...Pres.. Tuft
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Baoday,
Canton Marn
9,00 AM
Monday, 4th,
1,30 120 M
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Fort Bayard, Boikow, Pakkoi sed Haiphong Tonkin Barvar Bangkok Shanghai, Japan and *HUROPE via Siberia Nellore Swatow... 4.
Eshingt Yingehow... Amoy 136 Foodhow...
"Australia and New Zealand via Brisbane) -due Brisbons, 18th Janúary....
3,80 7 3.00 * *
3.80 r
·Farbda : “8,00. m
Brisbane Maru
Letters 4.30 PM
Swałow, Amoy and Focchow
Hawjang
Saigon, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Faut and Bouth Africa, and *SUBOPE vis Karscilice-dna, Marseillow, 5th February
Sphina
diraite, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, East y
and Bouth Africa, Egypt and EUROPE via Marseillas-dine (Mar- Beilla, sht February
"Eupermribed sorrespos
Diamed.
$1,00.. M Kowloon P.D.
Beg.
$1.00 Letters 1,00 Im G.P.O.
Beg. 1.15.7 M
Kowloon P. O. 8x100 M
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