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THE HONGKONG
MERCANTILE BANK OF "INDIA," LIMITED,
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· Loudon, E,CA
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BANKERS.
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DECEMBER 31, 1987.
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* Bir' Bholson, Chow, Chairman.
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and
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Pari
Haiphong
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stangoon
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Belling
T.T. London Demand
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18, 21%
T.T. Shanghai
T.T. Singapore
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30 d/s India
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WAR RELIEF' WORK WILL BE DESCRIBED
Madame Sun Fo, General Wu Teh- chen, Governor of the Province of
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BANKS
LONGKONG ⋅ AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Corporation, Ltd. Authored Capital $54,000,00
(Incorporated in England, 1920).
Authorised Capital, Subscribed and-Paid-up Reserve Fundi, mekoseka
£5,000,000 £2,594,100
$ 180,000
HEAD OFFICE; 117-122, Lexdenhall Street,' London, E. C.5/ WEST END BRANCH: 14-16, Cockapur Street, London. 8.W.1.
BRANCHES-Bombay, Calcutta, – Call-| cut. Coimbatore, Colombo, tangkong, Madras, Shanghai, Singapore,
Agencias:in all the principal towns of the warld.
General Exchange and Banking bust
Loans and overdrafts nese transacted. granted on approved security. Current and Fixed Depoalt accounts opened.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUR RENCY:-Interest allowed at 2%
annum.
Issued and Fully Paid-Up ....... $30,000,000 Basseva Funday
THE CHANTERED ĮBANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA
Incorporated by
Së BishopeenM, ILI Paid-up Capital Visiškosio
Liability of Proprietose
Starling ............................... € 6,000,000 Hongkong Currency Reserve 810,000,000 meserve Fund outdate Irve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 | HEAD. OFFICE HONGKONG, BOARD OF DIRECTORS jus
07. Miskin, Ext. Chairman.
Hon. Mr. M. T. JohnsonL Deputy Chairman.
J, K. Housfield, Esq. K. S. Morrison, Esq. A. IL. Compton, Esq. Hon, Mr. J. J. Paterson B. IL Dodwell, Esq. T. E. Pearce, Esq. J. IL MAKSON, Esq.
AMOY
A. L. Shiekis, Esq. Bir Vandeleur 24. Grayburn, CHIES MANAGER. BRANCHES:-
per BANGKOK
BATAVIA BOMBAY
BAVINGS ACCOUNTS: STERLING Interest allowed at raios which may be CALCUTTA
on application. OLAFELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT
TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES AND PAS BENGER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for use on board P. & O, and ♬, J. Bleamers and at Porta pf Call) are issued at current rate of exchange and free of commission AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELLERS CHEQUES sold and cashed.
taketi.
British Income Tax Recovered. Executorships and Trusteeships under
W. J. WADDINGTON, Hongkong. 3rd April; 1837.
CANTON
HAMB HANKOW HARBIN KONGKIW 100
WOH
JOHORE
Manager,
KOBE
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
MUAR (JONORE)
MUKDEN
NEW YORK
PELLING PENANG TANGOON MAIGON
BAN FRANCISCO BHANGHAI BINGAPORE SOURABAYA SUNGEI PATANI TIENTSIN
TOKYO
THINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened in Local Cuts rency and Fixed Deposits received tor
ocnnection with the publication of the one year of shorter periods in Local China War Relief Album.
.
As a result of requests the date for the closing of entries has been ex- tended from December 31, to Janu- ary 10,
of
AMANCHESTER BRANCH:
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AGENCIES AND BRANCZIES).
Alor Blar
Amritsar
Thangkok Batavia Bombay Calcutts Canton Cawnpore Cebu Colombo Dallik Haiphong liamburg Henkow
Karbia".
Hongkong
Ipoh Botk Karachi
Kiany
Kobe Kuala
Lumpur
'Kuching!
Madras Manila Medars New York,
Paling 20
(Peking)'
-Penang- Rangoon
Reremban
Shanghai.
Singapore Bitiawan Bourabaya
Taiping
Bhuket) Thingtso Yokohezis
Kamboanga
Foreign Exchange and General, Zank- ing business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Depoklis received for one year or aborter periods at rates which will be quoted o application,
The Bank's Hea Ofice in London undertakes Executo & Trusted busines and claims recovery of. British Income Tax overpaid, on terms whints may be ascertained at any of, ita' Agencies à Branches
THE YOKOHAMA' SPECIE DANK, LIMITED,
7,100,000,000 A *** V334,800,000 HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMAN Branches and Agencies at
Hongkong
Capital (fully paid-up) ......... Reserve Fund
linking
Karachil
Koba
London
Rangoon
To de Janatro San Francisco Seattle
Semarang
· Khanghai
Currency and Sterling on terms will be quoted on application.
ALSO up to date BATE DEPOSIT
1 BOXES in various sizes TO LET.
Hongkong, 18th May, 1937.
which
Alexandria Bangkok Batavia Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Los Angeles
Canton
Dairen
(Dalny)
Moji Nagsak!
Fengtien
Nagoya
(Mukden)
New York
Tokyo
Osaka
Yingkow
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Album, which will appear in January, will contain articles relating to the methods taken to alleviate the Chinese wounded sufferings
The Business of the above Bank le soldiers and war refugees. It will be conducted by the Hongkong and Shang illustrated with special war photo-hal Banking Corporation. Rules may be graphs hitherto unpublished, Ablained an aoplication,
FOR THE HONGKONG AND ÂHANGHAI special feature will tell of the part
BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN. played by the various relief associn-
Chief Mangat, tions in Hongkong and Canton.
Rongkong. 18th May, 1077.
Hamburg Hankow Harbin
Manila
Paria
Honolulu Pelping
Bingapore Kourabaya Sydney Tientsin Tsingtao
Interest allowed on Current "Accounts. Deposits received for fixed periods, að rates to be obtained on apollention.
Y. EANO,
NIADÁSOK. Hongkong, 11th September, 1937.4
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
M.S. "NIPPON" M.S. "NAGARA"
M.S. “SHANTUNG”
M.S. “NANKING"
.29th Jan.
26th Feb. 29th Mar, 28th Apr.
HONGKONG to ANTWERP or LONDON
£53
(Fares for "NIPPON" from £58.10.0.)
(Excellent accommodation still offering for a limited number of passengers.).
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San Francisco via Japan Ports & Honolulu.
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Taiyo Maru
Tatsuta Maru
Chichibu Maru
Mon., 10th Jan. (1938) Tues., 25th Jan. (1938) Tues., 22nd Feb. (1938
Seattle & Vancouver (Starts from Kobal.
Heian Mari
New York via Panama.
*Noto Maru
†Nako Maru
South America (West Coast)
Hilo, Los Angeles, Mexico &
Rakuyo Maru
.Sat., 22nd Jan (1938)
. Fri., 31st Dec. Mon., 24th Jan. (1938) via Japan, Honolulu, Panamá,
Wed., 12th Jan. (1938)
Londen, Marseillos, Antwerp & Rotterdam.
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Yasukuni Maru
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Thurs., 30th Dec.
.Fri., 14th Jan, (1988) .Sat., 29th Jan. (1938)
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Mon. 10th Jan. (1938)
Sydney & Melbourne vil Manila & Ports.
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Kitano Maru
Kamo Maru
Sun., 9th Jan. (1938) Wed., 22nd Jun. (1938) .Wed., 26th Jan. (1938)
Bombay via Singapore, Penang & Colombo,
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†Toyooka Maru
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Tottori Mart
. Mon., 10th Jan. (1988) Thurs., 27th Jan. (1938) & Rangoon
..Wed.. 26th Jan. (1938)
Kobe & Yokohama. (Omitting Shanghai)
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Kamo Maru
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MEN'S, WOMEN'S & CHILDREN'S ·
Winter
Clothing
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11 Ice House Street. MONDAY THURSDAY
10.a.m. to 12 Noon.
1 This
ACROSS
warship beheaded advice for tired eyes (11).
is
A peculiarity of language (5).
10 Eaves may suitably be, but it nakes birds too high (11).
11 In winter a room in the front of this building would seem to be desirable (5).
12 Even
King is below this (5). 15 This order is cited in another
order (5).
17 A bit of the regalla (3).
18 A constituent of 19 across (4).
19 Add copper to 18 ocross (5).
21 Many lose in a near result (5). 22 They always have this gibe on
in Somerset (5).
to And 23 A grim advice slaughter (5).
In
26 The musician will observe that it must be either a, b, c, d, f,
or # (4).
27 Singular arrangement of three-
quarters of 20 across (3).
28 A drop in the trade barometer
(5).
30 The boy starts burdened (5).
33 A bit of macabre news (5).
35 Making do somehow is in im-
proving (11).
16 The lot (5).
37 Handy deception (11).
DOWN
2 The further it travels the more it goes down in the world (5). 3 One of the feathered fliers (5). He certainly did know how to put two and two together (4). 5 Encouraged (5).
To-night will demonstrate the resuit of getting on in this (5). IR's dried but in another form
(11).
# Inference (11).
12 To do this
will strengthen a weak solution or a weak me- mory (11).
13 Favourable occasion to show
harbour (11).
-14-Only-one-book? We shall need.
a few in the coming festive sea- son (5).
15 Decline (3).
10 The mathematician's favourite
In the kitchen garden? (3).
20 This yard does
not
distance but weight (5).
incasure
24 Much the same as 36 across (3).
25 A spring plant? (3).
28 Food that does not make piga
the end of it (5):
29 The code of the taproom? (5). 31 Sambo's master is upset in the
East (5).
32 Lack of interest may indicate
it (5).
34 More than eager (4).
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