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-670
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1925.
BANKS.
BANKS.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK
BANKING CORPORATION,
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG, Authorlund Capital "--- $30.000 000 Issued and Fully Paid-up $20,000.000
Reserve Fund
Sterling Silver..
T
£4,500,000-
$26 800.000 Reservs Liability of Proprietors
$20,000.000
COURT OF DIRECTORS! G. M. Young, Esq. Chairman H. P. White, Laq. Deputy Chairman D.G.M. Bernard, Esq Hon. Mr. A.O. Lang W. H. Boll, Esq.
W. L. Fattonden, Es A.H. Compton, Esq. J.A. Plummer, Esq. Hon.MrP.H.Holyoak T. G. Waall, Eng.
Chief Manager.
A. H, Barlow, Esq. Managor: Shanghai-G. E. Stitt, Eng.
Established 1863
Pald-up Capital and Reserve Fund Gids...... 76,500,000 £6,375,000
HEAD OFFICE
AMSTERDAM.
EASTERN HEAD OFFICE-BATAVIA.
BRANCHES
Amoy, Amponab, Bandoong, Bombay, Calentta, Chasibon, Gorontalo, Hongkong, Kobe, Makassar, Modan, Manado, Palembang, Pekalongan, Probolinggo, Rotterdam Bemarang
Shanghai, Singapore, Soerabaya, Swalow, Tegal, The Hague, Tillatjap, Weltevreden.
LONDON REPRESENTATIVE F. 9. Wright, 27, Old Broad Street, London, E. O. 2..
CORRESPONDENTS:
LONDON-Midland Bank, Ltd. Oversons Branch, Postminster Bank, Ltd., Foreign Branch, N. M. Hothschild & Sons and Swiss Bank Corporation.
NEW YORK-Chao National Bank, Farmoors Loan & Trust Co., Irving Bank-Columbia Trust Co Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York Trust Co.
And in all the principal towns of the world.
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING & EXCHANGE BUSINESS. TRANSACTED, CURRENT ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS, etc.
LONDON BANKERS: WESTMINSTER BANK LTD. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opon- ed in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS "rocoived for THE one year or shorter perioda în Local Currency and Storling on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hongkong, 21st. Feb., 1924.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,
BANK OF BAST ASIA,
LIMITED
HEAD OFFICE-HONGKONG.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital
Rosorvo Fund-...
DIRECTORS -.
$10,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000
Hon. Mr. Chow, Bhou Sop-Chairman
Fung Ping Shan
LI Koon Chun
an
P.K. Kwok
The Business of the above. Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND HRANGHAI BANKING CORPORA TION.
Rules may be obtained application.
INTEREST on Deposits is calculated on the lowest balance during each com- plated Calendar Month at 3 por rent per annum. Should there be no balance on month no interest will Bo any day.in allowed for that month.
Malabon
Bonguel Consol.
Kailan
.b.
60/
31.
26/
S'hai Explor, New Issue
Raubs
;
Tronohs
b.
62/-
54/.
Cral Caspians
11.
Docks Wharves, Godowns &c.
H.K. Wharves
B.
1021
101
K. Docks
1.
114
114
Hongkow Wharves
26.
200
Now Engineering"
11.
93
9
Shanghai Docks
b.
136
136
H.. Hot
Lands, Hotels & Buildings.
Hoton (cum ri
by
13.70
133
Do, (Now) Prom.
H.K. Daveopments
H.K. Lands
B0cle. 08!
Cefa.
984
H.K. Realty
H.K. Territories
21
Humpbraya Estate
To
Princes Building
150
Cotton Mills.
10.10
Oriental
ing Corporation.
Shanghai Coliens Old
Shanghai Cottons New
Miscellaneous,
Canton Ices
Chief Manager, Hongkong, 7th. January 1925.
Coments (cum ris,
(Com)
271
司公理管業實法中
Old
» New
SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE GERANCE.
(Com.)
Now
Ewa Cottons
Do. (Now) Prem
Do.
Chma Buson
China Light
Do.
Do.
Do.
China Providents Old
Constructions
Dairy Farms
Dor A Wing (f.p.)
Do.
(p.p.)
Electrics H.K. Electrics Macao
Hongkong Ropes Ojd H.K. Ropes (New) From.
Ropos (Combined)
Hengkeng TromgoyS.
Lane Crawfords Mackintosh
Peak Trams Peak Tramb
Sinceres
ני
Old
►
Now
Taxis Watsons Ola
Wm. Powell
Now
Nanyang Tob.
Hongkong June 16, 1925.
NOT OF AGE?
$140
13
AA.
BANKS
13
ខ្ជិលកន៩ នីតិក888. ផ្លូន គឺE៩៩៨-
3
THE CHARTERED BANK OF" INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
(Incorporated by Royal Charter 1863.),
Paid-up Capital.£3,000,000 Reserve Fund.......
..£4,000,000
A GUARANTEE DISPUTE.
The most interesting feature of a claim made by the Industrial and Commercial Bank, Ltd., against a Chineng named Chan Ping-sham, the hearing of which commenced in the Supreme Court this morning, was that tho
Current Accounts opened and Fized defendant had not attained his Deposits received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application
A. H. FERGUSON,·
Manager.
majority on the date he signed the guarantee and was, therefore, not liable under it.
Depositors may transfer at their option Balance of $1.00 or more to the HONG- KONG AND SILANGHAI BANK to be places on FIXED DEPOSIT at CUR RENT RATES.
For the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-
A. H. BARLow,
Ng Obing Luk Pong Wal Ting
Mok Ching Kong
Chan Ching Shok
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted-Loans granted on approved securition.
F. MARKS, Manager.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.
HONGKONG STORM SIGNAL CODE (Local).
Revised on 1st June, 1920.
SIGNAL. SYMBOL,
(Red) (A
DAY SIGNALS.
MEANING.
runs within 24 hours. A'typhoon exista which may possibly cause a gola et
Gols expected from the North (N.W. tó N.E)
South (8.E. to. 8.W.)
East (N.E. to S.Ė)
West (N.W. to 8.W.J
Gale expected to increase.
Wind of typhoon forco expected (any direction).
Signal No. 7 will be abcarpanied by three explosive bomba, Brod as intervals of 10 sosonda'ni the Water Police Station and repeated at the Harbour for
The viganis will be lowered when it is punsidered that all danger lå overs The Day Signzip will be displayed on the Radio most at the Royal Observatory, at the Harbour Ooo, H.M.5. Tamar, Green Island signet mant, the Angated on the prosites of the llongkong HÀ Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company At Kowloon, the Ragstaff in the premises of the Blandard 00 Company $1 al-chi-kök, and the forefast near the Field Oficer's Quartern at Lysmun.
NIGHT SIGNALS (LAMPS).
3.
5:
WHITE WHITE GREEN GREEN WHITE GREEN GREEN WHITE. GREEN WHITE GREEN
4.
RED: GREEN
GREEN WHITE WHITE GREEN GREEN RED The Wigh: Signals will be diapfevilyat sunset, on the Radlo urmat at the Royal Übeervakney, the tower of the way, Btation, on II M. Tumar, and on the Harbour Ofise dagetaff. They will have the sane elquification as the dny alpini
Bizrat No. 7 will be accompanied by expitsita bombe an above. In 170 event of the informasiem nonvaynd by thie'slonal poing Arai published' at night.
(Owned by the National City Bank of Edin
New York).
'Capital & Surplus ........U.8. $1,000,000) HEAD OFFICE L
Wall Street, New York."
LONDON OFFICE:
Bishopagito, E.O.
BRANCHES :
Fanama
Poking
San Francisco de Macoris
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS.
When local signals arn displayed in the Harbour a QONE wijt le sahibijod at the following
!..
GAP ROCK
WAGLAN STANLEY ABERDEEN
to notify the lock to mailea ninft and cassing ocean ventola,,
Wong Yun Tong
Huyuh Tail
Barahonn
Kan Yan Po
Calcutta Cauton
Barcelonu Batavia Bombay
Puerto Plata
Rangoon
San
Francisco, Oal.
Cobr
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let." KANG TONG PO
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 16th. February 1826.
San Pedro de Macoris
Coton
Sanches
Dairen
Hankow
Santiago de los Caballeros,
Santo Domingo
Harbin
Shangha
Hongkong Кобо
Singapore
NEDERLANDSCHE "HANDEL MAATCHAPPIJ. (Netherlands Trading Society). BANK.
+ LG Voga
Madrid
Manilo
Sourabaya
Tienlain "Tokio
Yokohama
Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Credit, Billa of Exchange and Cable Current Transfers bought and sold. Established 1824.
accounts and Bavings Bank accounts! opened and Fixed Deposits in local and Hongkong Branch established 1905.
foreign currencies taken at rates that may Authorized Capital umilder...160,000,000 be sacortained on application to the Bank. (£12,500,000) We are also able to offer our Customers Paid-up Capitel Guilders E0,000,000 the services of Branches of the Nations (6,666,670 City Bank of New York in the principal Reserve Fund Guilders 20,045,032 countries of South America and in the ( 1,670,419), West Indies,, Special Reserves Guilders...... 22,660,000 (1,880,330) HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. - Esatera HEAD OFFICE-BATAVIA.
BRANCHES. Bandjermanin Kota-Radja Rotterdam! Bandoeng
Macassaray Samoorapg Bombay $10,000,000.00 Calcutta
DE LA BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE. ETABLISSEMENT FRANCO CHINOIS.
(Incorporated in France).
S, Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong. HEAD OFFICE:
74, Bus St. Lazaro, Pariz.
Capital Francs.
Reserves Francs ................
$10,790,000.00 Cheribon
Working fand provided by THE BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE
DE CHINE
Francs 50,000,000
BANKERS.
FRANCE-Societe General Banque and Nationale de Crodit, Banque de Paris et des Pay En
LONDON-Midland Bank Ltd. NEW YORK-Irving Bank, Columbia Trust Co.
Every description of Banking and Erobenge Busincos Transacted. Cerro- "pondents throughout the world.
M. M. FITZ-HENRY,
Manager.
ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.
HRAD OFFICE:
Djember
Kobe
Modau Shanghai Padang. Bingapore Palembang Sourabola Pecalonan
Pontianak Tjilatjap and
Weltevreden
SAU KI WAN
FAI KUNG
SHA TAU KOE TAI PO
Farther detalla en always be given to ocean'vimasis, en demand, by ignal from lighthouses.
CHINA SEAS STORM SIGNAL CODE.
(Operative in Flongkong from the 1st June, 1926,)
1. The iguals are made by moans of certain Synstols, each correspundred, for certain purposes,
number
2
LT+AVOX
5
.0 78"
A
1. The Signals are hojated at the parc-arma and masthead of the Storm Signal Anab on Bignal Cowles and have the following roueral characteristica
Typhoon and Continental Depression Bignala z
(a).4 symbol at one yardearm showing the position of the centre,
(3.) 3 ayzabuis Al the other ard-arm, showing the sizession of maiton andļos certain
characteristica (see Tables Nos, 1, 2 and 31
60.) i symbol at the masthead showing the time the warning was found by the Royal
Observatory faca Tabia No. 47-
Gale Signalat
(d.) i symbol al one yard arm showing the ragion thrantonai (ars Table No. Si. ()symbols at the other yard-ara showing the venerat direction of the wind (am
Table No. 1.
'' The two upper symbols of group (a) indiente by their corresponding numbers the latitude, und the two lower symbols, the Inngitude of the centre of a circle of specified it his which the centra the trphoun or deprasalon 1les, The symbol for longitude give the units and tene only: the indicatos langllade 1st,
.) symbol at the masthead showing its tinte'the warning was found by the Road
Observatory (aca Tobin No. 4).
The two upper symbols of group (6) Indicate the direction which the typhoon is travelling (as Tabis No. 17 or, alternately, certain conditions of the trulan (see Table No. 3. The third and laweel sprabol of group (6) Indicates the radius of the cirole when castre is aliówn by the falltid und ongitude. This symbol more the car-csponding latitude and longitude in the esatra of an fixiedinite may also indicato ringres of intelly, In the sofa conerisi depressiomie indicate that 12 in
ros feeled (res Table No. 52,0
Caution.-It bould be clearly understood that the position indicated by the lalikide sol
Ind lost longitude signalled dose not purport to be the posites of the centre of the 17 phon merely the centre of a circle of a spoolfied radios within which the centre of the typhuca bi ballared to lim
Table No. 1.-Direction Signals.
G. HOGG,
Manager Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
may be noted
THE BANK OF CANTON LTD. Head Office Hongkong.
Two upper Symbols of huist,
Thess indiaste the direction in which a typhoon in travelling or the direction bois, which a gadu
XXXIII
TAOX-TAOX-TAOX
+
S.IN. EN..NÍK Table No. 2.--Condition Signals..
Two upper Symbols of häst.
#
跟踪食
LE LIA
Authorised Capital..
£1,200,000
Djokjakarta Penang
Sole)
Paid Up Capitol......
£1,091,876
Silver Reserve Fund .....
$700,000
Foreign Exchange & General Banking
business trapanoted.
Intercat allowed on
Perming.
Twa contros,
The Hague Rangoon
London Bankers-National Provincial Bank, Ltd.
Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
M. J. HERBSCHLEB,
Agent.
THE P. & 0. BANKING CORPORATION, LTD.
(Incorporated in England 1920) With which is silliated THE ALLAHABAD BANE, LTD.
- INDIA. Authorized Capital. Subscribed and Paid-up
Herve Liability of Proprietors£3,000,000 60 Des Voeur Road Central, Hongkong. Reserve Fand
Foreign Exchange and General Banking
business transacted.
The Bank originally sued Chan LOCAL ANSESSMENTS. Ping-sham, Fook Choong and
Chan Lin-chia, merchants of 50. .NINETY-ONE PER CENT. Des Voeur Road Central, for INCREASE IN TEN YEARS. $17,324.83, being principal and interest due on an overdraft on
BRANCHES-BANGKOK- SHANGHAL Correspondents:- London: Wast- minater Bank, Ltd: New York: National City Bank; San Francisco: Union Trust Co. of Ban Francisco; Canton Bank. Authorised Capital.
Limurun.$5 000 000 Paid Up Cepitel... $1 800,000 Modern banking in all its branches Ourront accounts savings accounts and Brod deposits solicited. Loanis -granted on approving a speciality,
security. Ovorsoda INTEREST.Current accounts 2 por
cont savinge 4 per cent, Fized Deposita,
The rateable value of this
3
their joint current account which Colony has increased by 91.06 per the ten years from had been opened in June, Cont. in 1921. Judgment by consent 1916-17 to 1925-26; that is, by
Fook. entered Cheong and Chan Liu-chia, but Chan Ping-sham contended the
Was
against
$13,005,676.
This is shown in the report on assessment for the year
that he was only employed as 1925-26, which was laid on the manager (in which capacity he table
at to-day's Legislative
8.7t
It
£5,000,000 2,504,160
...
135,000
HEAD OFFICE: 122, Leadenhall London E.O.. WEST LONDON BRANCH 14:16, Cockapur Street, London 8.W.1. EASTERN BRANCHES: Bombay, Calentta, Karachi, Madras, Colombo, Singapore, Hongkong, Canton and Shanghai.
The Corporation undertake "Ganaral Banking and Exchange Business of every description and is addition to its Branabes has Agencies in all the principal cities of the world.
L. E. HOPKINS,
Manager.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS
2% per annum ou dally credit balances of over $100.00:
SAVINGS
4% per annum DEPOSITS
for 12 months 5% per annum
J
"
4%
39
3
3% - 35
on Demand 2% per annum
BRANOHES:
Canton, Swatow,
Shanghat Bankow, Bangkok, New York
ad Ban Francisca.
LONDON BANKERS:-The Lloyds Bank Ltd.
LOOK POONG SHAN, Chief Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.
Batavia
Established 1830. Capital (fully paid up)....... 100,000,000 Beserve fund... Y. 80,500,000 HEADOFFICE TOKORAKA. Branches and Agencies at
Kobe Bosrabaya Bombay Lendon Rangoon:
Ban Francisco Cnteutta Los Angeles Seattle
Shanghai Magils Nagasaki Bingapore
Nhimonosek Newchwang Sydney:
months 4 per cent, 6 months 434 per22, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong Buenos Ayres Lyers cont, one year 6 per cent.
Bafe Deposit Boxes for Rent. Our Vaults safeguarded by time olnaks and double combinations. Armour, plato steel doors.
J. Y. LUM,
Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
(BRANCH BANK)
Frs. 72,000,000.00 Kai Yuen Frs. 63,400,000.CO * 59,667,283.64
Changchun
Dairen
(Dainy)
Fenglion
Makdon
HEAD OFFICE :·
Hamburg
96, Boulevard Hausmano, Paris.
Capital Paid-up Capital Reserver
Hankow
Honolulu Harbin
Bankok
Tapcots
BRANCHES & AGENCIES: Hongkong Saigon
Shanghai Singapore Tinatoin
Poking Prom-Puuh Tladivestock Pondicherry Yunnantu
Tourand
Noumen
was authorised to sign choques) Council meeting. It is stated and was not a partner or in any therein that, by order of His Ex-1.
(Specially authorized by Providential | way liable. The Bank then sued cellency the Governor in Council Chen Ping sam, alternatively, for a now valuation of the whole Mandate of the Republic of China on the $10,000 under a letter of guarantee Colony has been made and the 22nd of November, 1017.) which he had signed when the rateable value has thereby been account was opened in October, increased from $22,147,951 to Authorized Capital... $60,000,000.00 Battambang Mengles
addition
of Paid-up Capital $18,278,600.00, Canton
Reserve Fund... 3 9,628,475.24 Djibouti 1921. Dofendant denied that he $27.287,862,
Haiphong. was indebted, and ploaded that $5,139,911 or 23,20 per cent over the plaintiffs already had a judg. the provious year.
A comparison of the present mert against the firm, and, further, that he had not attained and last year's valuations shows his majority until July, 1922, and that he was a junior when he signed the guarantee.
HEAD OFFICE; PEKING." Hankow
HONGKONG BRANCHES : 4, Quect's Road Central. Branches and Sub-branches all over
Ltd,
an increase of $2,884,639, or 17.42 Chinn and correspondents in Europe, per cont., in the City of Victoria, America and other parts of the World. an increase of $465,255 (30.81 per LONDON BANKERS :-The National! cont.) in the Hongkong villages, Provincial and Union Bank of England Mr. C. G. Alabaster K. C., (la- and an increase of $1,790,017
The Guaranty Trust Company of Now structed by Messrs. Wilkinson (45.80 por cont) in the Now Ter-York.
All other areas also NEW YORK BRANCHES The and Grist appeared for the ritorios. plaintiff Bank and Mr. F. O show, increases, but the compar- Irving National Banks. The Equitable
Trust
Company of New York
Jenkin (instructed by Messrs. ative figures for the current year Deacons) appeared for defendant, are not given..
Tho case is proceeding.
Interes allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on applica
Every description of Banking business transected.
Loane granted on approved securities. Bpecial facilities for Home Exchange. YEE PEI, Manager.
It is monitioned in the raporttion. that the number of tenementa ro- ported to bo vacant in 1925-26 The French gunboat Altair, averaged about 185 monthly, AS camo into port yesterday. She is compared with 101 the previous going up to Canton.
Your.
Hanoi
BANKERS:
Nagoya
Oasys
Tientsin
New York Tokyo
Peking Taluantu
Rio de Tsingtau
Janeiro Vladivostock
Saigon.
Interral allowed on Currant Accounts. Deposits received for fixed perinda at rates to be obtained on application.
Mr. C. ARIMA, Manager Hongkong, March 11th 1025.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD." (Established 1917.)
In FRANCE:Comptoir National d'Excompto do Paris; Credit Lyoniai; Banque de Parisot des Pays-Day; Credit Industrialet Authorised Capital Commercial; Societe General,
In LONDON -The National Pro
vincial and Union Bank of England, Ltd: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris, Credit Lyonnais. ·
In NEW YORK:J. P. Morgan & Co. Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits according to arrange.
ment.
Every description of banking and orchange business transacted.
A,: LECOT,
Manager.
Tasued
80
Direction
W
120
Radios
ot
POSITION
Ctraits
foten.
·Severe.
Savere
Yesterday
teralog
1. 'KLE KY. · LET.
Stationary or very low.
Recurring
Table No. 3.-Radlas and Intensity Signats..
The lowest of three Symbols
LT+AVODX
Severo,
Table No. 4.-Time Signals, Single Symbol at masthead.
This mortiza
This
aflam.ocs.
Position
Yesterday
aftercoon.
Table No. 5.-Cale Signals.
One Symbol at yard-arm.
LT+AVODX;
Formesis
Свантей
01 #10min
TYPHOON SIGNAL,
Time
Yangies to
Shrutaug
Promontory.
Japa
DEPRESSION SIGNAL
Time
Latitude
Direction
Latitude
Direction
gitude) Radius, etc.
A severe typhoon within 30 miles of lat. 20. H., lood 120 E, travelling 8. IL. Werates leaned this morning, 'TYPHOON SIGNAL,
Time
Longitude Radius, etc.
A centipedia depression le int. 56° N..
Long 109 travelling E. S. 1 Warming issued yesterday morning.
GALE SIGNAL.
Time
CAPITAL:
$20,000,000 8,000,000 4,000,000
4,000,000 825,000
Latitude
Condition
Region
Direction
Longitust
Radius, etc.
Paid-up Reserve Funds of Shareholders Surplus
HEAD OFFICE SINGAPORE. Branches, Agencies and Correspondents in the principal cities of the world.
Evory description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
H. L. HUANG, Manager.
A phoon within 60 miles of tal, 200 g, Long. 117 H,, two centros. WATCHES fasada ibis Etterson
The north coast of flokkaléo threatened
uy a dalo from 8.W. Waruleg
Issued yesterday altersoon
T. F. CLAXTON, Director,
Acval Observatory. Eongbong