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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAJ BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Ceplíal mona

$50,000,0 Loomad and Willy Pald-og mimom. §12,100,000

$1,000,000

cling 6,000,000

Kasers Liability of Prepilators 30,000,000

HEAD OFFIC2, BONOKOKO

+

COUNT OF DIRECTORS:--

A. 11. Compton, Beg,

Obairman

N. 8. Brown, Baq. Deputy ChairmaD,

W. H. Bell, BAG.

W. L. Paltonian, Reg. +Kom. Mr. D. D. P. Belth. 2. A. Plummat, Zeq.

Hon. Mr. O, G, 8. Mackle, “. G. Weill, Roq.

IL. P. While, Eny.

Chief M

· Klasi, Mr. A. C. Hyam.

BRANCHES :-.

AMOY

LONDON

BANGKON

LYONO

-IATAVIA

MALAGOA

.DOMBAT

MANILA

CALCUTTA

DANTON OKEFOO COLOMBO

DAIERU FOOCHOW

HAIPHON

HAMBUBO

BANKOW

BARSIN

HONGLEW

ILOID

Iron

JC808萬

KOBL

KUALA LUMPUR

HOURDEN

NAGABAZI

NEW YORK

PEXING

PENANO BANUDOS

-BAIGOS

SAN FRANCISCO BHANGHAI

BINUAPORE

BOURABAYA BUNURI PATANI TIENTGIN

TOKYO

THINGTAŬ YOKOHAMA

Our Areale opened in Local Currency and land Deposita sind for one roo akorset periods in Los Curgency and keling ea sarma which will be quoted in application

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK,

The Buslans of the boys Blank is bondgat by sap HONGKONG AND BHANGBAL BANKING CORPORATION. Hals may be obtained on application.

FOR THE HONOKONI ▲ BANKING COMPORATION.

BHANGRAI

A. Q. HYNES,

Calal Manager..

Hong Kong, 136 Holember, 1777.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL

MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY;

BANKERS,

Established ill,

Kong Cong Diles:-1) Queen's Bond Central,

'Authorival Capital

Paid-Op Capital

Konsers Fund

Oelders 160,000,000- (215,00,000.)

Child 80,000,000

128,005,970,3 Guilders $0,000,000

(23,569,983.)

Ised vice-{AMSTERDAM'), Basten load OG BATAVIA,. BRANCHES :—Bandjermanin · Hudoeng) Bombay,

Calovite, Chariben, Jiddal, Djembél Djakjakne, The Hague'), Kobe, Kaia-Madje, Makasar, Medan, Padang Palembang, Pekalongan, Peng Poliak, Bangoon, Botterdam), Ramazang), Bbangbal, Bikol gi (data). Sorbal, Bocaria (Solo),

TyRatisp Tegal Weltevreden.")

*The fides hare sale deposit bosen 40' jak, Landia Bankost-Nisional Provincial Bank LAN.

Correspondante, si qer the world Banking benons of every ipcription transmolada

O. STEENSTAA,

Hong Kong, 10th July, 1977,

Manager.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

90, Boulevard Haussman, Faris. Subscribed Capital.. Fra. 72,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capitai ........... Frs. 68,400,000.00 ......Fra. 89,384,519.10 Reserve Fund

BRANCHES: Bangkok Honol

Quinhon Battambang Hong Kong Saigon

Mengtze Shanghai Canton Nam-Blah Singapore

Catho

Dijbouti

Noumon

Tiantain

Vinh

Fort-Bayard Papects Tourans Haiphong Enkow

Peking Paom Penh Yunaanta

Pondicherry BANKERS:

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National

'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas;!

Credit Industriel at Commercial; Societe

Generale.

IN LONDON: The National Pra rincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Gredit Lyonnais.

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French American Banking Cor-

行銀商工法中

BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE pour le

Commerce et l'Industrie

(Incorporated in France):

Prince's Buliding, Chater Road,

* Hong Kong

HEAD OFFICE:

י

74, Rao St. Lazare, Paris. Capital fully paid up....Fra.50,000,000 Bpecial working capital..Frs.50,000,000

Frs.22,819,00

Reserves

BRANCHES: Paris, Lyons, Marsailles, Salgor, Halphons, Hanol, Tourane, Quinhon Huê. Thành hoa. Vinh Pnom Penh.

Peking, Shanghal, Tiestain, Hong

Kong.

BANKERS: FRANCE: Societe Generale, Banque Nationale de Credit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Baa. LONDON:-Midland Bank Ltd.

NEW YORK:-American

Exchange

THE CHINA MAIL,

COMMERCE

EASTERN EXTENSION

TELEGRAPH CO.'S SATISFAC- TORY PROGRESS.

POSITION IN CHINA,

The ninety-fourth ordinary general meeting of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company, Ltd., was held at Electra House. Moorgate, E.C.

Sir John Denison-Pender, G.B.E., K.C.M.G., (the Chair- ring Trust Co, Banca Cermer man), said that the net result of the year's working, before charg ing income-tax payable in Eng land and interest on the four per tent. Mortgage Debenture stock, was a profit of £1,068,144, against £1,115,974 for 1926, the revenue being decreased by £68,624 and the working expenses by £20,794.

ciale Italiana, SAN FRANCISCO:-Bank of Italy.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business Transacted. Cor respondents throughout the world.

L. BERNIS,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 3rd August, 1928,

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie.

tori

Agencies and Branches:

ALDE STAR

(Malay Elle)

AMRITSAR

BANGKOK BATAVIA

BOMBAY DALCUTTA OANZON

JAWAPORE GEAU COLOMBO DELKI

KUOLING

MADRAS

MANILA MEDAN NEW YORK PEKING PENANG PESHAWAR RANDOON BAIGON HEMAHANO SERENBAN BOARDWAL

48

The item "ncome-tax payable in England" was £65,974 in excess of the amount figuring in the 1926 accounts, which was mainly due to the fact that interest on

VAND

FINANCE.

BANK FRAUD.-

EUROPE' SEARCHED FOR SWINDLERS.

£150,000 INVOLVED.

BRITISH N. BORNEO.

CHANGE OF NAME APPROVED.

RUBBER INVESTMENTS.

•

The 19th ordinary general meeting of British Nortn Borneo Rubber Trust, Ltd., was hed at Winchester House, Old Broad- street, E.C., Sir Ivor Philipps. K.C.B. (the Chairman) presided.

The Chairman, In moving the adoption of the report and ac- counts, said that although for the year just ended the profit of

interests in rubber had decreas-

It is now believed that the £32,043 did not come up to that Sang of swindlers who obtained for the two previous years, he £80,000 from banks in London could point to various encourag- and Brussels by means of forged ing items which went far to letters of credit, have within the counteract the considerable drop last few months made at least in revenue from rubber-produc

Their income ing companies. $150,000.

No such colossal frauda have from investments other than been committed in England since rubber amounted to £20,826 and the famous Bidwell gang came to the highest amount received in London from America sixty-five any one year, it compared with years ago and received more than £12,273 for the previous year. £100,000 in gold from the Bank of Their rubber investments had, England in return for forged bills however, thanks to the extra- of exchange.

ordinary methods adopted by the The four members of that gang Government when they decided were caught because when they to put an end to restriction, yield-

net as

against¡ went to cash the last bill for ed £13,670 £25,000 it was noticed that the £27,857. Receipts from under- document was not dated. That writing showed a considerable slight error led to their arrest. improvement from those of last

Narrow. Escape.

year, the figures being £3,677 as The principals in the present compared with £1,046. Progress HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. reserve fund investments was crime narrowly escaped capture was also shown in trusteeship £3,000,000 now shown in the accounts gross The astutencas of the manager fees, the Trust having been ap- £4,000,000 and not net. The amount appear of one of the London Banks all pointed in January last Trustees It is for the 7 per cent. First Mort- £3,000,000 ing in the balance-sheet under the but led to their undoing..

heading "Loan to the Chinese most unusual for letters of credit gage Convertible Debenture Stock Board of Communications," £74,412, had been reduced dur. to be issued for large amounts, of Anglo-Java Rubber and Pro- and when the swindlers presented duce Co., Ltd. They proposed final ing the year by £13,990 through their letter of credit with a re-dividends of 24 per cent. on the exercise of the lien referred to last year.

The continuance of quest for £10.000 the manager. Preferred stock, and 5 per cent. such exercise would, in all prob- although he could detect nothing on the Deferred stock, making. wrong, decided to have further with the interim dividends paid ability, fully liquidate the amount still outstanding by the confirmation, and asked his call- total dividends of 5 per cent, and date fixed in the agreement of ers to come for the money on the 10 per cent. respectively. Their

following day. 1911 with the tien Imperial Chin- ese Board of Communications- namely, December 31, 1980,

The balance to be dealt with, including the carry-forward of £415.430, was £1,253,621, from which sum £200,000 had been placed to the general reserve ing business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fixed fund, £400,000 paid in dividends. Deposita received for 1 year or shorter and £653,621 had been carried pariods at rates which will be quoted forward. The directors consider- on application,

ed the carrying forward of the A. H. FERGUSON, '.

large amount specified as being advisable in view of possible con. Hong Kong, Brd April, 1928.

tingencies in connection with the proposed merging of radio and cable interests. When the facts were taken into consideration that cable tariffs to Australla were reduced in February, 1927, and beam wireless to Australia was commenced in April, 1927, he thought it would be agreed that the result of the past year's work Yen 45,000,000 had been satisfactory, and he might add that the result of BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: their working covering the period JAPAN:--Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, subsequent to that dealt with in

Osaka.

the accounts now presented had FORMOSA:-Glean, Kagi, Karenko,also been satisfactory.

Keslang, Makong, Nanta, Shin-

Position in China. chiku, Taichu, Tainan, Takao,

The shareholders were, of Jammu Toon, Heito, Talto.

with the CHINA: Shanghal, Hankow, Amay, course, conversant

Foochow, Swatow, Canton.

events which had happened in OTHERS: Hong Kong. Singapore,

Batavia, China. One could only hope that, Soerabaya, Semarang, Bombay, Calcutta, London, Now with the cessation of hostilities

The London detectives, who are. York, Dairan.

and the fusion of the parties de- sirous of forming a Nationalist working under Chief Constable The London County Westminster and Government, China would enter Wensley, are convinced that one

HAIPHONG

HAMBURG

SINGAPORE

HANKOW

SOURABAYA

HARRIN (N. Machuria)

TAIPINU

HONG KONG

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ILOILO

TAYOY

IPOйl

TIENTSIN

BABACHI

KLANG

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KUALA KANUBAR

Perak (...) KUALA LUMPOB

TUKYU

TUNGKAI (Phuket)

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

ZAMBOANGA

Philippine islande)

Foreign Exchange and General Bank

Manager.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

(TAIWAN GINKO).

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa

Incorporated by Special-Imperial Charter, 1899.

Central Bank in Formosa.. Bank-Notes issued Average amount

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LONDON BANKERS:

Parr's Bank.

Internet allowed on Current Accounts, and Fixed

Deposit is Ton can be accepted.

J. IHARA,

HONG KONG BRANCH:

B, Des Voeux Rond Central,

THE BANK OF CHINA.

and

They did not do so. They went ed during the year from 45.66 to other banks in West London, per cent. of the whole to 42 per fleeced them of about £60,000 in cent., with a corresponding in- all, and flew to Brussels in an crease spread over other invest- aeroplane which they chartered at ments.

They visited other Sir J. West Ridgeway, G.C.B.. Croydon. banks in Brussels, which they seconded the motion, which was At an extraordinary general swindled to the extent of at least carried unanimously. another £20,000.

There is little doubt that this meeting which followed; the fol- was unani- is the same gang that has been lowing resolution

"That the responsible for passing forged mously agreed to. cheques one

no less name of the Company be changed than £60,000-in various Contin- to 'British Industries and Gen- tal cities during the last eighteen eral Investments Trust Ltd.'" months, and the Scotland Yard detectives who are investigating the frauds have no illusion about the clever type of inen responsible was granted to Mrs. Edna for them.

was for

An interlocutory order for divorce

not represented

Brush in the U. S. Court for Chino, against George W. "It is obvious," said a bank Shanghai, manager "that this gang has not Brush, who was only an intimate knowledge of in court, Mr. C. S. Franklin ap banking business, but includes peared on behalf of petitioner. extremely clever forgers.

£1,000 Forgery. "A cheque for more than £1,000 was cashed only a few weeks ago at a bank in London.

It was afterwards proved to be a for- gery. It was a marvel of in- genuity, and the forgery was so cleverly done that it would not be in the public interest to detail the actual methods employed."

DON'T BE HELD DOWN

BY ILL-HEALTH.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1928.

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MOUNTAIN DEW WHISKY. LONDON DRY GIN.

Stocked. By

Messrs. CHAN YUEN,

5. Cochrane Street, Hong Kong

Messrs. HUNG CHEONG, 66, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Sole Agents:

WAI ON TSEUNG, LTD.

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THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

Head Office:-TIENTSIN.

Agents:-DODWELL & CO., LTD., Hong Kong.

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(This cross-word puzzle has bean made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic, spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho,)

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112

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113

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poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of Ne~ \ (Specially Authorised by Presidential ment covering the whole of dark complexion. He is believed root of the trouble lles. For when!

York.

Interest allowed on Current Accsunte and Fixed Deposits according to arrangements,

Many people struggle along daily The Bank kes Commspondente in the Commercial on a period of more peaceful and of the gang is employed in an Cantese in the European Conslasas, Russie, steady progress than had existed Italian bank, where the letters of

Tsinguse, Japan, Indo-Chins, Biem, Ladle for several years past. On pre-credit were supposed to be issued under a load of misgiving as to Philippine Iolanda, Java, Africa, U., Artesiavions occasions he had mentioned on the banks in London. Every how much longer they can manage Dept the whlot will be quosed opp that negotiations had for some thing in the documents was in to keep going. They are conscious years past been in progress be order, and before they were pre-of failing powers, that brain and tween the Chinese Telegraph Ad- sented the banks themselves had body do not respond to the will as Manager.ministration

the Great received a specimen signature of readily as in times past; they are troubled with aches and ills which Northern and their own telegraph the holder.

One of the wanted men was des-formerly were unknown to them. Hong Kong, 22nd September, 1927. companies. It had not been pos

The digestion, too, is not what sible to arrive at an understand-cribed by Scotland Yard as being ing owing to the Peking Tele- a native of Brazil or some other is used to be, in fact, in most of

He is with part of South America.

these cases it is just here that the Administration, graph whom the companies had agree tall, smartly dressed, and has a

the digestive organs are not doing China, not having jurisdiction to be an International criminal their work properly the blood be comes impoverished, the nerves on the 22nd of November, 1917).

over the various other telegraph who has been convicted of simi administrations which had come lar frauds in France and America fall, the whole system gets into an

His name and description were enfeebled, poisoned condition. $60,000,000.00 Authorised Capital

18,278,800.00 into being during the past years

Are you one of those thus afflict- Now that there telegraphed to the Belgian police 9,629,425.24 of turmoil.

would appear to be some prospect of the telegraph affairs of the country coming under a more unified control, he was hoping Branches and Sub-branches all over that headway would be made in China and Correspondents in Europe, the matter..

London Bankers: The National Pro vincial and Union Bank of England, Lid

行銀國中

Mandate of the Republic of China

Every description of Banking and Paid-up Capital Kxchange Businesa transacted.

.. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.

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Reserve Fund

CH. LEM

Manager.

..

Hong Kong, lot May, 1928.

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.

HONG KONG BRANCH:

4, Queen's Road Central.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, America, and other parts of the world.

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Maseree fund kainais Ten 99,500,000

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA,

Branchen and Agencies utz

Newchwang. New York Osaka.

Batavia.

Bombay.

Blumós Ayres.

Calcutta.

Cesto

Dalran_(Dalny).

Peking. Rangoon.

Rio de Janeiro. Saigon.

San Francisco.

Wengtien (Mukdem).seattl

Hamburg.

Mankow,

Harbi

Elamofula.

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Landen. Los Angeles

Semarang. Shanghal Shinecond

Singapore. Soermanym. Sydney. Tientsin. Tokyo.

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Tsingtau. Vladivostoke:

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by Scotland Yard, and a reply was ed? If so you will be glad to received that this man was seen know that it is in meeting and in Brussels, soon after the arrival overcoming just such conditions of the Croydon aeroplane, by that Dr. Williams: Pink Pills do which two of the gang travelled. their best work.

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A strict watch is now being kept Builder and Nerve Tonic of unsur- by the police in all Continental passed merit they rapidly restore cities and at seaports and aero-health and power to the digestiva CZECHO-SLOVAKIA TRADE.

The general dromes in Britain.

tem. A typical example is the case Supplementary figures to the re-opinion, however, is that all the organe and revivify the whole sys The Guaranty Trust Company of

turns of Czecho-Slovakia's foreign members of the gang will make of Mr. J. Hall, of 14 Uxbridge New York.

New York Bankers:-The, Irving trade for, May are now issued. The their way to America. National Bank

trade balance was favourable to the

TRADE MARKS.

BRITISH REGISTRATION AT

Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Eng- land, who states:-

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The Equitable Trust Company of

extent of 21,000,000 crowns, the

"Some time ago I began to suffer New York

aavere stomach paina after every Interest allowed on Current Accounts value of the exporta having been

meal. These grow worse, until the and Fixed Deposits. Terms on applica-1,584,000,000 as compared with Im tion.

smell of food became loathsome.. All energy and strength seemed to Every description of Banking Burl ports of 1,609,000,000, Leather ex- ports continue to advance, amount. naas transacted.

NANKING.

leave my body, Loans granted on approved securities. ing to 50,000,000 more than in May,

"One day a friend recommended Special facilities for Home Ex last year, and in the first five

Shanghai, Yesterday, Dr. Williams Pink Pills. Before I change.

months of this year, to 262,CC0 000 SHOU J. CHEN,

It has been learned that the had taken many of the Pills I more than in the corresponding British Consul-General has notified noticed an Improvement. I per- Manager.

period of 1927. Textile exports THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. again failed, as in April, to main-British owners of trade marks that severed, and was soon able to eat a there is no objection to their re-solid meal without a suspicion of gistering them at Nanking (with the pain I began to feel like a new Nationalist Government) provided man. My "nerves" grew streng they are not already registered in again, may appetite came back, and

Established 1912:

Head Office:dHong Kong,

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Canton, -- Shanghai Honkong, Buslow,

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LOOK POONG SHAN,,

tain the level for the corresponding"

month of last year, but for this year to date these exports still show an advance of. 249,000,000 on, the China Reuter. figure for January-May, 1927. For the first five months all export Items show increase, except timber, coal,

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