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COMPREHENSIVE AND
COMPLETE REPORT
of the
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST }
is given in the
HONGKONG
WIE EKLY
PRESS
THE OHINA OVERLAND
TRADE REFORT."
80 Cents per Copy.
Subscription, paid in advance per annum or delivery in Hong Kong $18; including ostage o any
part of the world-$1 *
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1933,
HƏNG KÒNG AND SHANGHAL| OHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,
BANKING CORPORATION.
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1359.
NEDERLANDSCH · INDISCHE HANDELSBANE,' N.V, (METNÚRLANDS INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK) | Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000- Established 1883 at Amsterdam.
Reserve Funda
Sterling Silver
Authorised Capital
Gids, 100,000,000.00 Paid up Capita...Gids 68,00,000.00 Reserve Funda #9,000.00
Head Office:-AMSTERDAM. Head Office for Axia —-—-—BATAVIA. Branches in Dutch East Indies, India, Singapors China and Japan.
of Banking Every description and Exchange business transacted. Current Accounts, Dopositaete.
J. M. MORHAUS,'
Actg. Manager.
HRAD OFFICE: HOND Koxa.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
prietors vande
THE "AMERICAN EXPRESS ·· COMPANY, ING.
85, BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Capital
£3,000,000 | Surplus £3,000,000 Reserves
·U.S.$8,000,000.00 U.S.$1,832,339.04 U.S. $1,458, 116.73
BRANORMS :-
Palermo Amsterdam Edinburgh Imranol Answerp
Bottariam Luzor theca
Mermilis Rome Monte Carlo 84ambaul
£8,500,000 $10,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
Roserve Fund
.$20,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
£3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:-
Klorence
GOLSTA
ALON ITAK
ILOILO
AMRITSAR
ГРОН
BALDON BENARANG
Bsale
Отров
Berlin
Ülagov
BANGKOK
KARACHI'
Biarrits
BATAVIA
KLANG
IOBE
KUALA
BHANGHAI BLIGAPORE SITIAWAN
Boobay
Bremsen
LUMPUR
SOUBAHAYA TAIPING
Bessels
Bounos Aires Jarnealarn
TONGKAH
Ostra Qalomita
Lido London
Mania 2 kanghal M Hamburg / Montreux Havre Milan Interlaken Mapia
100 Pisess
Bookhamp
Alugapore Morita Tiantain
Yokohama
TEENGTAO
Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON, T. E. PEARCE, Esq..
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. W. E. Bell, A. H. Compton, Esq. M. T. Johnson. Esq.
i. Miskin, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq
T. H. R. Shaw, Esq. J. P. Warren, Esq.
VIEN TIEH COMMERCIAL Chin Manager
BANK.
Hongkong Branch:
236-238, Des Voeux Road, Central
Telephone No. 21922 & 21120
Head Office: TIENTEIN...
GRAUEN, Ex
BRANCHES:
Iloilo
Peiping
Amoy
Bangkok • Ipoh Batavia
Penoug
Authorized Capital .................
Bombay
‚$10,000,000.00
Paid-up Capital
Calcutta
7,800 000,00
Reserve Funda.....
8,094,763,79
Canton Chefoo
Johore
Kabe Kowloon Kuala
Rangoon
Saigon
San Fran.
Cisco
Lumpur Shanghai
Colombo
Daires Foochow
Every description of Banking & Exchange bu-inces transseted.
Safe Deposit Boxes to let at a yearly rental uf from $0.00 to $18.00,
Current and Savings Accounts opened and Fized Daponita received on termas which will be quoted on application.
Banking and Exchange Business all over the Country.
NGAI SZE TAN, Manager.
What do
you want?
If there I
anything you want to buy of cell,
sts.all
Cfied advertisement.
25 words $1.00 prepaid for 3 insertions.
London Singapore Lyona Sourabaya
Sungei--- Malacca
Patani Haiphong Manila Kamburg
Muar
Tiontain Hanków (Johore) Tokyo
Mukden Tsingtao Harbin Hongkow New York Yokohama
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened is LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXER DE FOBITS received for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL CORBINCT and STERLIFO on terms which will be quoted on application.
BOMBAY DALOUTTA CANTON
AWEFORE
OFFI COLOMBO BELEI HAITEONG HAMBURO
HANKOW
HARDIN
HONG KONG
DIRTIEDOT
MADBAS
MANZA
MADAN
NEW YORK
PEIPING
Paking)
FENANG RANGOOM
www.g
(Engket)
YOKOHAMA
· ZAMBOANGA
FORLIGN EXCHANGE Bud General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT. ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEFOBITS received for one Jear or shorter perioda at rates which will be quoted on applica tion
A BREATLEY/
Manager. Hong Kong, Nov. 17th, 1939 [30
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE- POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
BRAD OFF102:
74, Rus St, Lazare, Paris
Fre .... 50,000,000 Capital, fully paid-up Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 Beserves
- 33,337,000
BRANCHES :- Lyon
Marseilles Haiphong Hanoi
Hong Kong, 6th April, 1939.
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Paria Saigon
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
Tourans Peiping
Shanghai
Pnom Penh Hue
Tientsin
Hong Kong
HE Business of the above Bank Tonducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORFORATION. Rules may be ob- tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGs
BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
-Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 27th Feb., 1939.
THE CHASE BAIK.
BANKERS:
Liverpool) Passag Oslombo Loca Flying Sarish
Copenhagen
Branches of American RIPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America Canada.
and
All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.
Personal handled.
FOREIGN MAILS
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS
On Thursday, the 26th January, the General Post Office and Branch Post Offices will be entirely olosed and on Friday, the 27th January, the Goneral Post Office and Branch Post Offices will be open from 8 am to
On Thursday there will be no collection from the pillar-boxes and no delivery by Postman but ordinary correspondence may be obtained at the back counter of the General Post Oflee, ground floor."
On Friday there will be one collection from the pillar boxes and one delivery of ordinary correspondence as on Sundays and one delivery of registered correspondence at 9 am.
The Money Order Offles will be satirely closed during the Holidays.
SAIGON-MARSEILLES AIR-MAIL SERVICE.
Lotters (Ordinary and registered but no insured), Postcards, and "Autros objets" (Commercial papers, Printed papers and Samplos) will be accepted for transmission by this Service.
The rates specified below are inclusive of the regular postage rates The oz. letter rate is special. Letters exceeding toz, will be charg ed at the tor, rate for ench oz. or part taéroof.
Fostcards must be the standard Postcard on sale at the Post Offices at 2 conta per card with a surface printed stamp of 1 cent or d cents per, card with a surface printed stamp of 4 cents.
Destination
Inclusive ratO
C Lettors
A. 0. P. C.
Special
Paroz
1.oz.
Each
Siam (Bangkok); þes
$ 0.20]
"$ 0,35
0.0.18
30.19
investment
decount
Burma (Rangoon)
0.21
0.80;
0.20
0.26
India (Calcutta)
0.40
0.70
0.25
0.25
-Persia (Djack)
0.00
0.08
*0.80
0.30
Persia (Buahire)
0.86
1.00
0.30
0.35
0.73
1.90
0.40
0.40
0.85
1.40
0.45
0.45
The Company offers to intending travellers the 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
HRAD OTTIC:— 15, Gracechurch Street, London,
E.C. a
Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital
Reserve Fund and Rost....£1,217,987
France: Banque de Paris et des Paid-up Capital
Paya. Bas, Société Générale. London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: Irving Trant Co., Bana
Commerciale Italiana
San Francisco: Bank of America, National Trust and Savings Asso- ciation.
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF England.
Iraq (Bagdad)
Palestine (Boyrouth)
Greece (Athens)
Italy (Naples)
**
Franco (Marsoilica)....
Great Britain (London)
Europe other countries (Marseil
1.00
1.60
0.45. 1. 0,35
les for onward transmission by rail).
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The air mail for each country will bo landed at the place named in brackets.
THE AIR MAIL SERVICE troia SAIGON to EUROPE is weekly. The BONG KONG-BAIGON connection will be maintained by the regular fortnightly sailing of the FRENCH mail steamers and on alternate weeks by any available steamers tint can make the connection at SAIGON.
Latters for this route should be marked "Saigon Marseilles Air. Mail Service" and handed in at the G.P.O. or howloon Post OfficeJ
Letters and postcards for Europe and South America are forwarded "via Siberia" if so superscribed,
INWARD MAILS.
.....£3,000,000 £1,800,000 £1,000,000
FROM
Pr
Dvi
and MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
ANOI and HWATOW ... EUROPE via Buss (Letters and Papera)) London, 29th December and Parcels,
2nd December ..... *** 19 LONDON Parcels only London, 18th Dec.. Galoutta and STRAITS
Cromer
Rajputana
Somali Birdhana...
15th Jan
10th Jan.
goth - Jan.
25th Ja
**r
SHANGHAI and &walow
Jusning...
20th Jan.
***
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted Correspondents throughout
World.
Batavia
Bangkok
BRANORYS: Kandy Karachi
Madras
New York
the
Bombay
Kota Bharu Penang
Calcutta
Kuala Lipis Port Louis
AL BRUSSET,
Acting Manager Hong Kong, 12th Oct., 1938.
Colombo
(Pahang) (Mauritius)
Delhi Galle
Kuala
Rangoon
Hong Kong Kuantan Howrah Ipoh
Lumpur Shangbai
Simla
JAPAN
NHANGHAI Sud à mor Ruanokal, JAPAN and Epore via
Sinuria (Londo yetu 'January) · JAPAN...
1
0.8.A., CANADA, Japan and gUANGBAI)
Beattle, 7th January)
STRAITE
Pri Taft Culchas
Tokissa Maru
Taming
26th Jan.
Carthags Arizona Maru
27th Ju g7Lh
27th Jan.
25th Jan
281h Jan.
JAPAN
Galoutta Muri Dj
28th Jan.
MANILA
JAPAN...
SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI
Fres, Avopar "
Nellore
Alemnon
ka
Audre Laben
80th Jan.
Suth Jan,
31st Jan,
31: Jan.
Felix Rouses!
1 Fab.
Gange
£nd Fab,
'Emp. of Japan
3rd Feb.
Prez. Polk
3rd Feb,
Burdwan ...
Brd Feb.
Hakone Maru
3rd Feb.
Hakosaki Maru
Brd Feb.
Tanda
***
4th Fob.
BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE
MONTHLY SERVICE
To
PACIFIU-PANAMA—ATLANTIC COAST PORTS, CANAL ZONE. COAST PORTS. Agents:
DODWELL & CO., LTD. Queen's Buildings.
THE
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
“MEMNON"
"ANTENOR"
lat Fab., For Marsil, London,
Botterdam & Hamburg. 15th Feb., For Marssilios, London.
Hotterdam & Glasgow.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE. 'PERSEUS "
& Glasgow.
14th Feb., For Liverpool, Havre
NEW. YORK SERVICE 'GLAUQUB " 11th Mar.; For Boston, New York & Baltimore via Philippines and Straits.
PACIFIO SERVIOK (via KOBE & YOKOHAMIS "PROTESILAUS" 20th Jan., For Vitlaris, Seattle & Vancouver 16th Feb., Far Victoria, Beattle & Vancouver IXION!!!
INWARD SERVICE.
CALOHAS"
Doe
30th Jan., For S'hai, Hoji, Kob",
Thama. & Vladivostek. 4th Feb., For Shanghai & Daires
and Information,
Butterfeld & Swira.
8, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
HEAD OFFICE;
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
the
An American Nauk offering complete Forsign Banking Berrics İn principal Markets cf. the world. Interest Rates" on Application.
This Bank is entirely owned by Tam
CHASE
NEW NATIONAL BANE,
U.9. YORK, with Rosources Over $1,700,000,000,
--D. M. 'BIGGÅR,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, K.V. ·
(WrKEALAND TRADING SOCIETE.)
BANKERS
Established 1921..
BANK OF CHINA.
Beorganized October 23, 1928, under special charter of The Nations! Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
(Pahang) Singapors Sourabaya
Hoso KonG BRANCH: Every description of Banking sna Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Executorships under- taken.
INTEREST allowed on Current Aó- counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates Paid-up Capital...$24,710,200.00 that may be ascertained on appli
Bubscribed Capital:.....$25,000,000.00 |
Reserve Funds ....................... $3,890,503.83
Hrad Orrick:-SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central.
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in
the important commercial centres of
cation.
J. B. ROSS
Manager.
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, 7th April, 1938.
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the world, we are able to extend to THE YOKOHAMA SPEGIE BANK, our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and
HONG LUNG OFFICE: 11, quzan's ROAD | Sxchangs.
CENTRAL
LIMITED.
We also handle the jeste of Bonds Capital (fully paid up)
Yen 100,000,000. and other Public Funds of the Authorised Capital.....150,000,000 Chinese Government both at home Reserve Fund. Yen 118,450,000 Paid-Up Capital..... f. 80,030,000-and abroad. Reserve Fund 20,018,000.
Head Omce:-Amsterdam."
Eastern Head Ofles:-Batavia, BRANCH ES—Bandĵurysanta, Bandoing.. Bambay,
Chietta, Charbon, Disember, Djaki,
SHOU I. CHEN, Manager.
HEAD OFFION: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: Alexandria' "donolulu Elo da Batavia Hainking Janairo Berlin
laugoca
Ente ne Howe, Judah, Rob THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. Bombe
MALT Močanj
Manbaar,
Pekalongan, Pmang, Rangoon, Rottar- dams, Jamazing, Shanghal BlogADORS, Soersbals, erakarta (Bolo), Tagare Tydaajap and Waltevreden. **
"
Theon « Male in fare. Dopioid Domu Kota.
London Bankers:- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip.
tion transacted.
A. STOKKINK,
Manager. Hong Kong, that June, 1938. [39
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HRAD Orria: HONG KONG
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL..$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL 8,665,600 HERY FUND 1,100,000
Branches: CANTON, BHANGHAI, HANKOW, Bwarow, Bangkok, Naw Youn and Ban. FRANCISCO.
-Londca Bankers— Tam LLords' Bank, LID. Corecepondente
all Principal Cities of the World. ForeignKachnogen and Braking Business of every description transacted.
Bafe Deposit Boxes (varions (sissa) Fiat a Yearly Eental of from 88 to
· 840%.
LOOR-POONG SHAH,
(Established 1917.)
Head Office:SINGAPORE ·
Calcutta Салкод
Kai Yuen Karachi
Kobs
| Local Branch':-13, Queon's Bd. C.)
Boerabaya
Francisco
Bestila London Dairen Los Augata Semarang Shanghai Munila
Shimonoseid Nagasaki Płukden) Nagoya Bigspore Authorised Capital...Straits $20,000,000 Hamburg Newshwang Bydney.
$8,000,000 11ankow Iessed
New York
Tionlain Osaka Paid-up
Tokyo (agram? $1,000,000 | Harbin Reserve Liabilition of
Tsingtao Hong Kong Karis Shareholders
$1,000,000
Peiping Internet allowed on Current Ac Branches and Agencies in the counte
Fized Deposita received, for principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Periods at rates co be obtained on Exchange business transacted.
application.
H. MORI, Managor. Hong Kong, Dec. 30, 1939.
༄*་་་**",
.
OHUA KEH HAI,
Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD
1918.
HEAD OFFICE
10, Des Your Road, Central,
HONG KONG
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS " TOTAL RESOURCES
*** OYE H. 88,000,000.00. ... OTBE HL.840.000.0 Every decription of Banking Ascounts and Exchange business. transacted. R
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts In Lool and Foreign
Savings Account and Bale Deposit Boxes Branokes and Agencies all over the world.
"EAN TONG FO,
SAIGON STRAITS.
UANADA, U.S.A., HONOLULU, JAPAN and】 BHAMRELI (Vancouver B.U., 14th Jan.)] 18.A. Toxolved, divu sud PLC
HAI (San Francisco, 6th January) JAPAN and SHANGHAI, *** JAPAN and SVAKONAL DA STRÁTS
ཐཱ** AUSTRALIA and MANILA
OUTWARD MAILS.
REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to closed at or before 9 a.in. registered and parcel mails are closed at 3 p.m. on the previous day,
Straits and Calcutta
agon
Amoy
#
Boughok
For
Shanghai, Japan and Europe via Siberia Ship Bails on Chinese New Year's Day, 26th January at Noon *Japan and Canada-due Victoria B.C., 90th Feb. (Ship sails on Chinese New Year's Day, 26th Jan, at Noon) dwatov, Amoy and formoss
PIE
Kumuang Halcari
Tai-Yuan...
Kusiyang....
Rajputana
Prolesilaus
Dali Mars
Kiungchore Somali
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius,
and Bouth Africa, Aden, Egypt and EUROPE via Marseilles de Mar -sailles, 26th February
Cartha
Haihon, Pakhoi and Bt phong Bhanghai and Japan. ...
DATE and Tika.
Wednesday, Sɔth ¡Parcals: 1.00 Em
| Letters -- RUOPP
8.30 PM 850 r
*3.30 €*
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Friday, 27th,
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G.P.OR
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Saturday, 1815,
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Asiacma Haru
Tres Taft
9:30 AM
1.10 M
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Bwatow, Amoy and Formosa
Canton Mars
9,00am.
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