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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Antibactand Onglini

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gen. 100,100,000 Led and Yelly Paldup dan (30,000,000

Kamera Punda :-

#berling

€ 1,591,405

Eilver moons... $20,001 2000 Beberry Landing at Proprietors ... 896,900,000

HEAD OFFOS) KOND, KORO.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS —

·Elod. Mr. O, G., Masha.

Obatzuen,

Bipul Charosa.

H. Bell, T. V Tauros, Bos. -

A. E. Campion, Esq., J, 4, flammar, Eve.

Leader Lawla, Baj. T. H. B. Show, Bay. “

10. Multi, Bo-

·AMON

BANGKO

LATAVIA

-BOMBAY

13. 2., Warren. Bot.

Manager.

* Graybarn, Mag

ANCHES:→→

LONDON

EYOND

MALAOCA

MANILA

KUAN (Fuka

DALOUTTA

BANTON SHEPOO

MORDEN.

*NEW YORK

COLOMBO

DAIREN FOOULLOW HAIPHONG HAMBONO HANKO STANDIN

MONGKEW

"UQILO

ПРОЦ JOHORE

KOMEN

KOWLOON

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ABAN PLUMPUR N

PRIPINO

FENANO BANGDON

SAN FRANCING

BANDON

BILANG D

BINGAPORE BODBABAYA

BUBOKI PATANY TIENT IN

TOKYO.

7SINOTAO YOKOHAMA

Current Anase apred tobom Curianej -end Find Deposite esired for and 'Tour"a" okaria: paenda in fional Chutesnor and clas terms which will be quoted on Aspiluation. itong Kong, 9th, Pabruary, 2100),

HONG KONG SAVINGS-BANK-

The Buster of the abhra Bank ja redzo

by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

led on application.

·Bulan may be FOR THE HONDZONO AND SHANGHAI

CORPORATION. BARKING

V. M. GRAYDOEN,

Chis- Manage. Hong Kong, This July, 15M

THE BANK OF CHINA. 3行銀國

Reorganised October 28, 1928, under special charter of "The National Gov

ernment as an

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE..

BANKAN

Subscribed Capital ·

Pald-Up Capitai

Boxeri Funda

$25,000,000.00

$24,710,200,00

.$·8,820,508.69

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI.

HONG KONG BEANCH

4, Queen's Road Central.

Owing to our numerous, branches in Chim and large connections in, the im- Į portant commercial centres of tha world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges.

We alan handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chin ese Government both-at-home and abroad.

SHOU J. CHEN,

Hong Kong, 5th March, 1881.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF *INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, issa.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON:

THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.

(Established 1917.)

HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 18, 1931.

THE

CHINA MAIL.

Commerce

Finance

and

(RCA)

Hong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Rd, C.

Authorised Capital Straits $20,000,000 Issued Capital

Paid-up Capital.

-8,000,000 4,000,000

Reserve Llabilities

of Shareholders,

Surplus ......

.. 4,000,000 2,687,000

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

Reserve Llability of

prietors

Pro

£3,000,000. 24,000,000

£3,000,000

Branches, Agencies and Correspon. dents in the principal cities of the world.

་

· Agencies and' Branchen: '

ALON STAR

AMBITUAR

BANGTOK BATAVIA BOMBAY DALOUTTA CANTUN

GAWNFOBEZ...

OXDU

COLOMBO

DAIREN-

DELHI

KAIPHONG HAMBUBU

KANIOW

ITARSIN

WONG RING

(POE

11.01L0

KARACHI

KLANG.

Коле

KUALA KANGSAB

KUALA LOMINE

·KUCHLING

MADHAN

MANILA

MEDAN

NEW YORK PEPING (Pok PENANG BANGOON SAIGON

SEMARANG

BEREMBAN

MITANDIAL

·BINGAPORE

SUTLAWAN

„SUURADATA

TAIPING

TIENIBIN

TORYO

TUNGKAH (Dhukos)

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

ZAMBOANOL

Foreign Exchange and General

Banking business transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fix-

ed Deposita received for one year or which will shorter periods at rates

be quoted on application.

J. STUART,

Manager. Hong Kong, 17th August, 1931.

-NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(HETHERIANDS TRADING 8001ZTY)

BANKBRU.

Ex Long Ofoè:-11, Quama's Road Central." Authorised Capital... Gulldem 150,000,000. (BLS,139,500.1 Paid-Up Capital. Ditilders 80,009,900- Swarte Fund....

Buildere 3.614,000

And 000:-AMSTERDAM“. Eastern Hand GMM-BATA VÍA. FIRA NOWES «– Bandjarmails, Bandong”, Bombay, Calcule, Chribon, Djembeż, Djoh. "Iniuria", The_Hague", Jaddak, Möbe

Kom-fladja, Maksiour, Medan, Padang Palambang. Paklong Botterdam Bamarang Shangkals albolg (Bumsita),'* Bingapore, Soursbala. Soseskarta (Bola), Tegal, Tilojap anẳ Waltevreden

Postanak, Bangdon,

• Taser offices hare safe deposit boxes in fl Leness Bankers-National Provincial' Bank Ltd.

·Correspondente si asue the worki

Binding business of avazy

description transacted.

A STOEKINI.

Hong Kong, 29th August, 1200,

THE

Manager.

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Head Office: 65,* Broadway, New York,

Capital *Surplus

Reserven

U.S.$6,000,000 U.S.$1,672,454 U.S.$1,908,209

BRANCHES:-

Glasgow Hamaca Hamburg. HAYO Interlaken Jerusalem Lid Looden Liverpool

Manager.

Armateria Antwerp

Cance

Athena

Bula

Dalla

Bisita

Boobay

Breas

Brussels

Banos L

Cairo

Calcutta

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Established: 1912.

Head Office:-Hong Kong.

Authorised Dali (E.X.' Quesnoy) $11,000,000

Paid-up Capital "imezone

Barve Fund niger

BRANCHES

8,301,800 - 1,500,000 S

Canion. Ahanghai. 'Bankow._Bwilow, Bangkok, New York and G-Frenal

CORRESPONDENTS

LONDON BANKIBA

The Lloyd's Dank, Limflod

In all principal oltise of the World.

Foreign arobangs and banking business pë every description transacted.

Cafe Deposit Boxen (Tyclown sinus) si a yearly

'mental of "from $5 to $10.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Manageť.

Cana

Colombe Copelantinople

Copenhaguli Edlabas

Floro.

Lurarna Lucapa

LATOR

- Sarvaillon

Moate Varle

Manila

Munich

Moatrud Miam

سمانه تو

Pa

Paking Eslatma + Botterdam

Bone

Bramboui -Shanghai,

Scathacapia."

papore

SL. Morits Tisatkin

Vianna

Yokabam Borisk

Branchse of American Express Company in Principal cities of Unit- ed States of America and Canada.

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

Personal investment handled.

accounts

The Company offere to intending Travellers the use of its “Travelers | Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, in addition, the world-wide services|

of its thoroughly equipped Travel De. partment-

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

Capital (fully paid-up) Yon 100,000,000;

.Yen 110,200,000

Reserve. Fund

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencies, mt:

Alexandria

Bataria

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Changchun

Dairon (Dalny)

Nagamak!

Nagoya

Newchwang

New York

-Omks Parts Peiping

Rangoon

San Francisco Seattle

Fengtion (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Hambuty

Hankow

Harbin k

Hopr Kony Honolulu Kal Yoen Karuchi

Kobe

Loudou":

Los Angeles

Manila

Shimanoid

Singapore Soerabaya

Sydney Tientsin

Tokyo

Tsingtan

Interest allowed on Current Ae.

Deposits received for Axed periods at rates to be obtained on application.

Hong Kong, 11th September, 1981

Affiliated with

THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources ..Over €$2,500,000,000

C. EL BENSON,

"General Manager.

Every description of. Banking and Exchange business transacted.

TAN ENG HOOL

Kazager.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

"HEAD OFFICE:

48, Boulevard Haussmann. Parla.

Subscribed Capital Fr. 72,000,000.00 Pald-Up Capital...Frs, 63,100,000.00 ..Fr.102,000,000.00 Reserve Funday. Fr

BRANCHES: Brogkǝk Hong Kong Quinhon

Battambang Hue

Canton Djibouti

Shanghai

Salgon

Mengtxe

Nam Dinh

Numes

Fort Bayard Papeete

Haiphong

Peking

Sinrpora Thinh Vi

Tientsin

Tourane

Hankow Paotn-Penh. Vịnh

Pondichery Yunnanfu BANKERS:

Hanoi

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National 'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et dos Pays-Bas Credit Industrial et Commercial: So siete Generale,

IN LONDON: The National Provin- Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Para; Credit Lyonnais.

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co., Franch American Banking Cor- poracion; Guaranty Trust Co. of New

York.

Interest allowed on Current Ac

co, arrangements.

counts and Fixed Depoalta according Every description of Banking and Exchange Buziness transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to-let

A. BONNAUD,

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1981. -

Hanager.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.

HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York.

¿

Capital, Surplus and

Undivided Profits..U.S.$226,037,832

Branches Ins------

ARGENTINE LONDON

BELGIUM

BRAZIL

CHILE

CHINA COLOMBIA CUBA DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC INDIA ITALY JAPAN

MEXICO

PANAMA

PERU

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PORTO RICO STRAITS

SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA

FRUSTRATING THE LUXURY TRADES NOT

COUNTERFEITER.

Bank Notes and Travellers' Cheques.

SCIENCE' AS AID.

SO DEPRESSED.

Anomaly of the Slump.

In spite of the amount of unem ployment and the present alump. The selence of protection as ap many of the trades which have plied to safeguarding media of ex suffered least are those connected change from falsification or altera with luxuries; for example, motor-

apparatus, tion has made notable advances in cars, wireless

And the past decade. Numerous tech-gramophones, tobacco, chocolates; nical improvements in the manufacland beer.

This fact in mentioned in the an ture of bank nutes and other pro-; tected paper have been accom- nual report issued, by Sir Gerald plished during this 'period. Bellhouse, Chief Inspector of Fac Against the counterfeiter--who has tories and Workshops.

Sir Gerald points out that in near-| at his disposal, methods greatly superior to those employed 'ten orly all the depressed industries In twenty years ago-have been mar-1930 individual works seem to have shalled highly specialised groups of jbeen able to obtain more business chemists, experts in paper manu- than they were able facture, engravers, printers and within the ordinary hours of work. technicians in colour photography There was also a surprising amount to provide, governments and banks of illegal employment. In one with media of exchange which are case, in connection with a figh- proof against alteration or repro- curing works, young persons, incat- ly between 14 and 16 years of age, duction.

Of greatest. importance among worked so many hours that they the achievements of specialists in collapsed:

In Greater London industries ara the printing of bank notes has been the perfection of sensitized papers steadily, and in some districts even and Intricate combinations of sen-rapidly, developing. Improved road sitive coloured inks.

transport, new arterial roads, and

..

to executa

"..

Hvis now possible to produce many other factors, saya Sir special paper for bank notes and Gerald, contribute to this tendency travellers cheques which retains its apart from the proximity of worke sensitive properties indefinitely to large population, and from, the and in undiminished strength, facilities for importing materials climatic conditions. and exporting finished articles. When, alterations are attempted, Thus London has not suffered so this paper instantly changes colour severely from industrial depres- and cannot be returned to its sion. original appearance by any known mothod.""

under ali

The ceaseless search for economy.

in production is shown by many 'Special machines have been con-examples of labour-saving ap trived to create protective bank pliances, fuel economy, and the pie note designs in a wide variety of of new materials.

An examination of the accidsut

• colour-combinations. Once a dé- sign is created it is impossible, to returns shows what a large pro

of accidents are due to reproduce fit accurately, as the portion machines employed are controlled human fallings, and makes it clear by mechanical devices as complicat that the majority of accidents will ed as those which control the locks be prevented only by educating of moderry bank vaults.

thole concerned to see that the Study of photographic processes work is carried on with due regard has resulted in the development of to safety. There is much improve- coloured, inks, so infricately inter-ment in this respect.

Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Bills of Exchange and Cable Transfers bought and sold. Current accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in local and for- sign currencies taken

at rates that may be ascertained on-application to the Bank.

We are also able to offer our Gue tomers the services of the Branches of the International Banking Corpora- tion in San Francisco and Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York (France), SA, in Paris and Nica

F. McD. COURTNEY,

Hong Kong, June. 16, 1981..

Manager.

woven that even thé laboratories of

the bank note manufacturers have

been utterly unable to reproduce GAUMONT BRITISH PROSPERITY::

them.

The National City Bank of New Other business enterprises max York travellers' cheques, now being be languishing, but the popularity issued, represent the latest word or the cinema shows no signs of in scientifically, protected media of abuting. The directora of the Im- exchange. They embody the newest portant Gaumont-British Picture discoveries, in-protective science Corporation, which has an issued and are considered by authorities capital of 48,750,000, announce that to be unsurpassed in protective although the final audit of the at- features, even by the bank notes counts has not yet been completed, which are insued by leading they are satisfied from the results of the main constituent companies nations.

The main elements in the design laid before them that profits for of National City Bank cheques are the twelve-month ended March 31 engraved by hand on steel plates, Inst "will abow a substantial ad- each line being cut separately. vance

of the previous on those Steel engraving is recognized as year." The improvement is all the the only method of printing which more remarkable in view of the cannot be accurately reproduced. depression in many of the in- This method is known as "intaglio" dustrial centres in which the con- printing, and the thousands of in- trolled theatres are situated. tricate-engraved-lines-which make The gross profit for the year- up the design vary not only in ended March 31, 1939, was £387,- width, but also in depth. Print- 584, and the net profit £219,323, ing from engraved steel plates la after provision for interest and readily recognizable. not only by other charges. A dividend of 6 fine beauty of the shading.' p.c. was paid the Ordinary JAPAN-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Danka.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES

made possible by the lines of varied ähores, and the carry-forward was, Lord Macuto miss depth, but the process may easily maintained at slightly over £27,000. PORNDSA 1-dima,

Maloog, Xunta, Ekluskika, Tilkku, Tilmibe Identified by the touch, aa the Since then, apart from an issue of CHINA

Takso, Tamani, Ton, Halo Talis Naghal Easkow, Amoy, Wow, surface of the paper is raised $200,000 of 6 pc. First Mortgage ATHENS Long Aingapon, Barbara, where the lines are printed. Debentures made in January last Bemarang Batavia, Bombay. Calcutta The National City Bank travel to provide further working capital,"

lera cheques are engraved from there has been no increase in prior The London County Westminster and Par's Baksteel plates on sensitised paper charges,

The Bank has Correspondente in all the princips-which-resista Commersial Cerinte: throughout the world.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.). HEAD OFFICE:-Talpen, Formoss,

Incorporated by Special Imperial Churter, 1899:

Central Bank in Vormona. Bank Hotes and Avaesgo umozas...Ten, 44,000,000.

-Landon, "Saw Zork, Dairen.

LONDON BANKERS 1

.

I. MAGURL.

HONG KONG BRANCH:

3. De Your Bood Center). Hong Kong. ke Tanzary,. 1920.

Макаог.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Established 1918.

'HEAD OFFICE:

10, Des Voeux Road, Central. HONG KONG.

·Capital and Surplus: Total Resources

over H$ 8,000,000.00 over HI.$30,000,000.00:

Every description" of Banking and Exchange businesa transacted.

* Currant and Fixed Deposit Accounts in local and for-

eign currencies opened for clients. ME

Savings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes.

Branches and Agencies all over the world.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief:Manager.

the

оп

efforts at The chairman stated at the meet- alteration, A printed designing in 'September last that the pro- delicate combinations of fit to that date showed: a consider- several distinct colours 18able increase over that for the cor- thrown over the background, and responding period of 1929-30, so that i "planchettes," which

resemble the gratifying announcement now amall spota of various colours, aroj made of “a substantial advance" distributed through the paper by- will hardly be in the nature of f | means of a secret process. These surprise for the shareholders. The planchettes cannot be successfully company's 10s. Ordinary shares reproduced either by printing, or were quoted recently at 88. 6d. by water colour processes. They add to, the protective features of the_checks_and_ashlet cashing agents to verify them an genuine.the Pacific Foreign Trade Council) TEAM

which le to meet in Honolulu on -PACIFIC TRADE COUNCIL May 4, 5 and 6, 1952 It is hoped to include in this meeting, repro- sentatives from all the important

Honolulu epresentative Arriving On Hoover,"

Mr. John A Hamilton, Manager of the Honolulu Chamber of Com

cities bordering on the Pacific. Mr. Hamilton is specially interested in recuring a delegation from Hong Kong and Manila,

P

If any of the business 'men of the merce is arriving in Hong Kong on Colony are interested in meeting the President Hoover on Monday, Mr. Hamilton, an appointment may

| September 21 He is making a trip be made through the office of the

to the Far East in the interests of American Trade Commissioner.

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Overland China Mail

A WHOLE WEEK'S NEWSPAPERS IN ONE.

Conditional leave to appeal to the Privy Counc!! was granted by the Full Court in the case of an alleged com “volutionary held in Hong Kong under a Deportation Order. The case has been before the Court for a, considerable period, and immediately prior to the appeal, judgment had been handed down holding that the last Deportation Order *. was a legally valid one, and that the prisoner was in lawfui- custody. The OVERLAND CHINA MAIL contains compre- hensive reports of the judgment and appeal hearing. --

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Tributes were paid to the splendid work of the Rev. J. C. Knight Anstey, for Servicemen (in connection "with the Soldiers and Sailors' Home); and for the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Wanchai, at a gathering of friends during the week. ' Mr. Anstey, was the recipient of perling gifts from the Chinese staff of the Home, and the church. The gathering is reported in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

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The OVERLAND CHINA MAIL also contains details of a sensational running amok by a Filipino passenger on the Empress of Japan, which occurred just prior to docking In Manila. Four Filipino steerage passengers were removed to hospital, two being gravely, injured. Upon arrival of the ship in Hong Kong, another sieeruge passenger, 2 Chinese, who had caused trouble aboard, was remoyed to the Mental Hospital undef guard,

́Allegations ¡against the American Banknote Company and the American Express Company, together with a threat of boycott, which arose out of the alloged non-delivery of banknotes ordered by the Kwangsi Provincial Government, are contained in a message reproduced in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL, which, in addition, gives an exclusive state- ment-of-the-position of the American Express Company-in the matter.

In the world of sport, the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL contains full details of Hong Kong's victory in the Swim- ming Interport at Shanghai, and other seasonable sports.

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