THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 17, 1931.
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorized Capital
Genel iná Pilly Pull-up woman.. 120,101.900
·Besarro Pend
(@birling area conta £ 8,990,000
Bits
mum $18,000,00
Kakarta Tlak Day Propelators 156,500,000 ENAD WFICE: HONG KONG
sam. Mr.
BOARD OF DIRECTOR:---
Hom. 0, 0, -8. – Mahia.
Chairman,
Tos, Mr. 1, 2, Patarida,
Deputy Chairma
29. Ball, Tur E., Paste,, Jou
4. K. Compino, Zag. J. A. Flame,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by, Royal Charter, 1858.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
£8,000,000 Reserve Fund .... £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro V12
prietors
£3,000,000
Agencles and. Branches:
ALOB STAR
KANORDE
KUCHINO
AMRITUAS
MADHAJ
BATAVIA
MANILA
NUMBAY
MEDAN
q
CALCUTTA
CANTON
NEW YORK
CAWNFORE
CKBU
#. Lander Lewis, Roq. T. H. &. Baw, Mag.
* Mulda, Bog vand. P.-Wana, Bee
- Shin?_ Manager,
", Graybarn, Bea
LONDON
AMOY
BANCHEN D
HANGIOA
MATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
DANTON
CHIO
COLOMBO DAIRON #DOGHO
ĐÀI PHONG
KANDURO
MANIOW
KABBIN
HONGLEW
Lonto
Iron
JOHOR
KOBE
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
LIONS
MALAOCA
MANILA
MUAB (İskend
MUXDEN
NEW YORK
PRIMINO
PENANG
MANGOON
RAIGON
GAN PRAVGINO
BHANGHA
COLOMBO DAIREN DELHI
HAIPHONG HAMBOBO HANKOW НАДВІК
HONG CONG
IPOS
KOBE
PEPIŅU (Pekingi
PENANO
BANDOOR
SATOON GEMARANG
• SERENDAM
SHANGHAI
BINGAPORE
SITIAWAN
TAIPING
THE
CHINA
MAIL.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established 1917.)
́ HEAD "OFFICE;—SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Rd. C.
Authorised Capital Strait: $20,000,000- Issued Capital Pald-up Capital
Reserve Liabilities
of Shareholders. Surplus
8,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
2,687,000
Branches, Agencies and Correspon- dents in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transmetod.
TAN ENG HOOI,
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
15, Boulevard Haussmann Parla.
www.B
WORLD BANK. Bulwark In Crisis.
..
and
Commerce
Finance
amount to more than 1,900,000,000 Swiss francs,
are
11
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
DRAWNWORK & EMBROIDERIES
SWATOW TRADING CO-
Established 1910. MANUFACTURERS OF Swatow Drawn Work
AND
Nations associated with the bark represented mainly through their central banks. The United States is represented by Gates W ART EMBROIDERIES McGarrah, who is president of the bank, but not yet by the Federal Reserve Bank.
The Bank for, International Settlements, which is arranging to renew the $100,000,000 loan to the Reichsbank, is strictly non-political.
The bank's investments, except Cur small percentage to Germany, No member of a government is on its board. Its statutes prevent are so far mainly In short-term its making any advances to govorn-loans; the first 10 months' .opera- tions have ahown the remarkable
Subscribed Capital, Fra: 72,000,000.00ents.
BRANCHES:
ANNOUNCE
"The opening of a branch store At Gloucester Building · Arcade
shortly,
"Watch this space for further Announcements.
profit of 11 per cent., 8 per cent of SWATOW TRADING CO. which has been placed to reserve.
Pald-Up Capital ...Frs. 68,403,000,00 But it can help needy nations by Reserve Funds Frs.102.000.000.00 backing either with funds. or even
The bank is tax free. It has with merely moral support-loans to their representative banke. It has, unique facilities for making ex- It has become a therefore, acquired enormous pre-changes easily.
convenient place for central banks atige as a stabilizing force.
to deposit their own or their Gov- ernment's funds.
"BOURADATA
morto
TIENISIN
KARACH
TOKYO
KLANG
TONOKAH (Bhukel)
TRING140
Carton
KUALA KANGSAR
YOKOHAMA
Djibouti
KUALA LUMPU
ZAMBOANOA
Paking
Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon `- Battambang Kue
Balgom cuntho Mengtse Shanghai -Nam-Dink Singapore
Names Tranha Fort-Bayard Papeete Tiantain Halphong
Tourans Bankow • Prom Penh Vinh Harol
Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and · Fiz.
ed Deposits received for one year or harter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
SINGAPORE
BOUBADATA
BUNGHI PATANI
+
ZIENTIN
TOKYO
·TAINGTAO
YOKUTANA
Orele opens in Local Curious and Fizel Deposite reoaired for shu your shorter period in Local Ourmoop and Merting norms which will be quoted on applivation Hong Kong, February, 11.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
·
The Business a tha shove 'Bank is sonduct. by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bulu tay be
sbleized of application,
FOR TUR, LONGONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORNURATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN.
King Kong. 1bik Jaly, ismo.
Chief Manage
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Established 1912,
Head Office: Hong Kong.
Akkarton Capital (HE, Corroney) $11,800,006 Paid-Up Capital .........
Beserve Fund eine
BRANCHES.-
Canton, Shanghal, Hankew,
8,865.606
1,100,000
Ewabaw,
BORERSPONDENTS
New York and San FrancisON:
LONDON BANKERS:
The Lloyd's Bank, Zimisel.
in all principal ofiles of the World.
Farely hangs and banking burluan, of
svery description imacted.
Safe Deposis Beta (Tarloom zlew) ph-i poncİy
Tak of fram to 5.
LOOK POONG BHAN,
„Chief_ManagaL.
THE YOKOHAMA, SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund.
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencles at:
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Changchun
Dairen (Dalay)
1. STUART,
Manager. Hung Koag, 17th August, 1931.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
NETHERLANDS TRADING MOIETTI
DANKLES.
Established 1994.
czy Kong Dios-11, Queen's Boud Contral
Authorised Capital Cullera 150,000,008- (13,800,000.) Pull-Up Capital imenomen Bulideen 10,000,000 (48,685,170) Bacarya Fani şımarum Duklara || 10,016,000 (£2,024.688)
Mad Olows-MSTERDAM- Esusers End Office:—BATAVIA, BRANCHES Bandarmasin, Bodong". · Bombay,
Caloutta, Charlton, Djember, Djak. jakarta" The Hagus”, Jeddah, Kibe, Kata Badia, Makassar, Medan, Padang Palembang, Peinlangan,Fanang Poslansk, Bangton." "Botterdam”, Sumarsag", Bhangkat, Kibales (B).
Blagupore Bouzabala, Bosniarta (Bolo), Togai, Tilkisp and Weltarredan",
• Tasse alios karo saže da posfi bazen to let. London Bankers:-Natious) Proriamat Bant LSE. Correspondania ali over the world
Banking business of every
decoration transacted.
4. STOKKINE;
Hong Kong, 1944 Angust. "VER,
THE
Managi
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC
Head Ofice: 65, Broadway, New York:
Capital Surplus Reserves
عامها
U.S.$6,000,000 U.9.$1,672, 454 U.S.$1,908,209
BRANCHES:-
Pondichery Yianamfu BANKERS:
The bank was insttuted at Basle, May 30, 1930, as part of the Young Plan. But its trustee work in the reparations dealings now covers.
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National less than 20 per cent. of its Its other operations d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais, activities. Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas include stabilizing exchanges, so Cilt Industriel et Commercial; 90-that capital can flow wherever it is diete Generale.
IN LONDON: The National Provin & Union Bank of England, Ltd; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris;-Credit Lyonnais, -
i
con-
It has some claim to be Bidered the greatest international. co-operative effort of the age.
C. AND B.'S SALE POLICY.
controlling gold 'move- Consolation for shareholders of needed, ments, advising heads of national Crosse and Blackwell in the dis- treasuries, and developing new appointing results now notified is facilities for operations in world forthcoming in the intimation that, IN NEW YORK: 3. P. Morgan finance, while it has become an Co., French American Bankding Cor
as a result of the change in sales meeting geration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New Indispensable
place for policy introduced to meet altered directors of central banks, who conditions, the home trade turnover come together every month, and of the combine began to improve in interest allowed on. Current Ac-30 keep in touch with world the second half of 1980. More suunta and Fixed Deposita according financial movements.
b_arrangements,
York.
!
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. BONNAUD,
Hong Kong, 1st May. 1931.
Manager
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK
OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York.
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits ..U.S.$226,087,392
Branches In
ARGENTINE HELGIUM
BRAZIL CHILE
CHINA
MEXICO
7.
than one factor contributed to the. severe contraction in the net pro fits, which amounted to only £82,134 for last year, against £211,204 for 1929, "
The prestige of the bank enables it to work with relatively smal funds, only 25 per cent. of the shares of the 23 fiatlonalities who were shareholders at the time of Primarily, the unprecedented the last meeting being paid up. falling-off in overseas trade, in- Beginning with seven shareholders volving the necessity of a reduction and with total assets of 300,000,000 in prices,.was responsible, the pur- Swiss
francs (the franç being chasing power of the company's worth 19.3 cents), its assets, now customers being restricted by the.
unsettled rates of exchange, and the low price level of prime.com- modities. To a lesser extent, the profit total was affected. by the charge of £30,000 more on this op ension for Debenture interest, con-
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行銀國
Reorganised October 28, 1928, under
special charter of The National Gov- grament as su
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
LONDON
PANAMA
PERU
PHILIPPINE
1SLANDS
PORTO RICO
DOMINICAN
STRAITS
REPUBLIC
SETTLEMENTS
Paid-up Capital Reserve Funds.'
COLOMBIA CUBA
INDIA ITALY JAPAN
URUGUAY VENEZUELA
Commercial and Travellon' Letters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Billa of Exchange and Cable Tramfors bought and sold. Current accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in local and for- aign currencies taken at rates that may be ascertained on application to the Bank.
BANK.
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL
HONG KONG BRANCH:
|
sequent upon the fasue of £1,500,- 000: First
61⁄2 p.C. Debentures.
Only, #3,426 remains to be carried
HEAD OFFICE:--6 Pedder St. Opposite Hong Kong Hotel *Phone' 2830$.
ATTRACTIVÉ TAILORING
The Latest in Gentlemen's Quifitting
AT PRICES TO SUIT ANY PURSE. PERFECT FIT AND RELIABLE SUITINGS.
WING HING CO.
Gentleman's
Outåtters
64. Queen's Ed. C.
Tel. 21417.
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
lat floor, No 74. Queen's Road]
Central. Tel. 21255.
TANG YUK, DENTIST
Successor to
the late SIEN TING, 14, D'Agullar Street.
TERMS VERY MODERATE Conanitation Free.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES,
THE GLOBE FOOK CHEONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., LTD.
LITERATURE
BOOKS
for All
Bibles, Pocket Testaments, Prayer Books and Stationery.
General Literature Presentation Books Children's Books a 'Speciality. THE BOOK & BIBLE DEPOT Wyndham Street.
Next to King's Theatre. Apente for
British & Foreiga Bible Society The Religious Tract Society and The League of Nations' Society.
HAIR DRESSERS
LEE YEE,
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers & Booksellers. No. 12, D'Aguilar Street. "(opposite Queen's Theatre).
LIANG 'YOU Gentlemen's & Ladies". HAIR DRESSERS.
King's Theatre Building, (D'Aguilar St, Side). TeL 20315.
MEE DICK
BARBER SHOP
с томорка
forward of the balance of £52,524 72, Queen's Road C. Tel. 29270. Ladies & Gentlemen's Hairdressers.
́ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
brought into the accounts, after Subscribed Capital $26,000,000.00 meeting the Preference dividend ....$24,710,200.00 for 1930, and, as already announc- ...$ 8,820,503.32 ed, the board is unable to recom-
mend payment of the dividend. W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
-Special advertising has been
Kowloon Bay. rendered necessary in connection New Work & Repairs. Call Fing "L". with the altered sales policy, the
Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors. cost of which-£82,388-has been povided out of reserve. The fund has also been reduced by a sum of £175,000, which has been placed to
of meeting losses in France and a specific reserve for the purpose
Canada, losses on special advances
4, Queen's Road Central:
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the im portant commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend · to
We are also able to offer our Cullents special facilities for domestic tomers the services of the Branches and foreign banking and exchanges, of the International Banking Corpora- We also handle the issue of Bonds tion in San Francisco and Spain and and other Public Funds of the Chin also of The National City Bank of as-Government both at home and Now York (France), S.A., in Paris abroad.
Amsterdam ADSEMP
Harlin
Starrita
Bombay
Yen 116,200,000
Bra
Beast
Gabo Cicer Kavina Hamburg HATTE Istatinkan Jermaniquu
Loader
Krause Alive
Entre Calouran Садо Colembe
Liverpool Lussens Lugano
Kic Naples Piraeus Parla Fotog Faking Folsema Botterdam Los Samboul Hbaaghat
And Nico.
Brogapor
Masalla
EL. Morita
Concasinogle
Mouse Carla
Тадмін
F.. MeD. COURTNEY.
Manager. Hong Kong, June 16, 1981.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Hong Kong, 6th March, 1981,
Manager.
Gopechag
Edlaburg
Fistence Qanata
Nagasaki
Nagoya
Newchwang New York Osaka
Paris. Peiping
Rangoon Fengtien (Mulden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
KA
Kong
DAL Yuen
Karachi
San Francisco
Beatle
Semarang Shangha Shimongaki Singapore Soerabaya. Sydney Tientala Tokyo ~ Los Angeles—.
Manila
Tsingtau Interest allowed on Current Ac. counts.
Eabe
London
Deposits received for fixed periods et rates to be obtained on application.
H. MONI,
Hanager. Hong Kong, 11th September, 1931.
WHY ARE
فالصولة
Kunloa
Xatr
Mian
douthamp
Уеске
Fraios Yokohame Zurich
Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of Unit- ed States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken,
Persone! investment handled.
.accounts
The Company offers
intending Travellers the use of its Trauslers Cheques" and Lettern of Gredit and, le addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel De- partment.
Afiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources ..Over G$2,500,000,000
YOU SO
BLUE-
·MOTHER"
OH. YOUR FATHER NEVER GÍVES ME A THOUGHT ALL HE THINKS OF 15 GOING OUT AND STAYING OUT WITH HIS LOW-| BROWED FRIENDS:
C. IL BENBON,
General Manager.
THIS
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
T
HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeh, Formosa..
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Central Bank in Formone Bank-Xote Led Avimas, amount'...Yın. 15,000,000 JAPAN-Tokys. Toscams, Kobe, Duka, BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: FORNDS&:-Olean, Kag Karenko, Festung Makong, Manso, Brinchiku, Taksko. Zaisan,
Tamed, Ton, Bato, Tu CHINA-Shanghai, Keakow, Amer, Fachow,
Beslow, Danlo OTHERS-Ég Bang. Blagon
Bombaya, Sarang
Belavia, Borba, Debout London, New Tork, Dalan.
LONDON BANKERS,
The London County Westminster and Farr's, Bank.
The Bank has Gorsepondanie in all ike beincipal Commerla Catziras: throughout the waid,
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HONG KONG BRANCH:
K. MAGURA.
- Manager.
De Voux Red Central Has Kong. 19th January, -1398,
BRINGING UP FATHER
TS/FROM THE COUNT, DE NATURED TO MISS JIGGS: THE CAROIS ATTACHED-
to overseas suppliers, and the cost
of disposing of surplus factories. Aa
a result, the reserve accounti now stands in the balance-sheet at £28,107.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA,
Established 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central. ·
HONG KONG
Capital and Surplus Total Resources
LTD.
over. H.S. 8,000,000.00 over H.$30,000,000.00'.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in local and for- eign currencies opened for clients.
ĮLBY GOLLY. THIS
Savings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes. Branches and Agencies all over the world.
KAN TONG PO,
IS THE FIRST TIME A COUNT HAS BEẾN; OF ANY ACCOUNT.
TO ME
Chief Manager.
OH HOW DID YOU EVER COME TO THINK OF IT TO
·SEND ME THESE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS?
I'M ALWAYS THINKIN' OF YOU, EVERY
MINUTE THAT jÍM OUT KIN ......-{
GO OUT?
FRUITS.
AMERICAN FRESH FRUITS
Just Arrived
KELSY PLUMS YELLOW CLING PEACHES BARTLETT PEARS SUNKIST ORANGES SUNKIST GRAPEFRUITS
Wholesale and Retail.
No. 76, Queen's Rd. C., 1st floor. Tel. No. 26497.
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL
COMPANY.
'Phone 22232.
53, Queen's Road. Central.
SHOES.
Black
Pair Brow
Shoes from $6.00, Black 02 Brown *Boots from $8.00.
Children's. Boots ar Shoes from $2,00. Best styles, most complete stock of all sizes. Repairing a specialty. WONG BIU WOON
#1, Pottinger. St. Phone 81476
SPORTING GOODS
WING COFFEE CO. ATHLETIC
139, Des Voeux Rd. C. Tel. 26869,
Bring Your PRINTING Problems to US
THE NEWSPAPER. ENTERENIER LTO, “RMINA MAIL, ELDE.
НА БУКОМА ну,
GOODS
REDUCTION SALE NOW ON Inrection Cordially Invited. THE LIANG YOU CO.
70. Queen's Road C.
YEAR GUARANTEE
AND
2 YEAR EASY PAYMENT
GENERAL ELECTRIC
ALL-STEEL REFRIGERATOI
Call or write for full particulare:
on view at :-
The Hong Kong Electric Co., Lt. Wm. C.'Jack & ̈Co. Ltd. The General Electric Co. Ltd.
and
Meyer & Co., Ltd.
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