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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

[ and Felly Paides omne 290,000,000 Severe Fahl-

#berling.............

·les

# 1,300,000 26,000,000

Duterte Ľaháky at Propelaburo man. 190.306,143

KRAD WIFION: HONG KONG.

WOAID OF DIREITORS (–

Mr. 0. 0. 8. Maskla

Cholewan,

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Deputy Chalem all.

Mr. W. E. Bell, T. PARTIO. Bring

£. I. Campica, Koq, 7. k. Plommar, Beg. Lanim Lowia, Esq. T. H, 1. that, Be

3. P. Farras. 1.

\, kaki, Mog.

AMOT

ПАНИКОВ

WATAVIA

KOMNAT

DELBUTTA

MAKONZO

KABRIN MORUKEW

ILOILO

тонова

Кова . KOWLOOK

Кладрит

NG. Gryburn, Set

ANDHR

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

.£3,000,000 .£4,000,000

Iosurve Liability of Pro-

prietor.

.£3,000,000

Agenclew and Branches:

ALOE STAR

KUDING

МАРКАЯ

MANILA

AMBITEAR BANOKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CAMOUITA CANTON CAWNPORE ORBO COLOMBO DAINEN

DELUI

HAIMIONG HAMBUBO

HANKOW

XOMM

HABBIN

MALADOR

DONG KONG

ILOILO

MANTLA

1903

MUAN (Jobare; "

KABACHI

Мекри

KLAG

NEW YORK

KUALA BANGBAN

PRIPING

PENANG MAXOOOX

SAISON

SAN FRANCISINI

ROTHABATA

SUNONI PATAME TERKTHIN

TOKYO

TRPNOTAD YOKOHAMA

Frias Attain opened la Loud OueraderS and a Depalle rovatrol for me vue W skation perioda in Local Ourrency and Birli se forme which will ha quried an appliankaa. Mong Kong, 015 February, 1901.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK,

མ་་་

The Business of the above Bank la vendavi-

By the TIONG KONG AND BITANGHAL

WARKING OORPORATION.

Raims may

led so application

THE HONGKONG AND HANGUL BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. DRATHBURN,

Rong Kong, 10th July, 1996,

Chief Mager.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Estabilahed 1912.

Head Office:-Hong KonK. Berland Ospital (TLK. Ourroway) $11,900,100

BRAMONES:--

1,100,00

Con Whangkat, Blaakow, Beshaw, Bangkok, New York and kin Trandasa

CORRESPONDENTS

LONDON BANKERS 1—

The Loyd's Book, Limited.

Eu oči principai diker of the Wodik.

Vorig

kang and banking buslarm of

e ion transacted.

Jule Dapsall Borow (various alvas) si a pourtýi

abel of from 30 940.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

FORE

KUALA LUMPUR

Foreign

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PKPINI (Poking) PENANO

HAKOOON

BAIGON

BEMABANG

BEREMBAN

SITANGHAL

SINGAPORE

SITIAWAN

SOURARAYA

TAIPING

TIRNIBIN

TOKYO

TONGKAH (buka!!

TNIHOTAD

YOKOHAMA

ZANDOA NOA

Exchange and Солега

Banking bustness transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fix-

ed Deposits received for one year or Abortor perioda at rates. be quoted on application.

THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.

(Established 1917.).

THE

CHINA MAIL.

Commerce

Finance

and

HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Bd. C.

Authorized Capital Straits $20,000,000 Innoed Capital.... Paid-up Capital

Reserve Liabilities

of Shareholders

Surplus

11

B,000,000 4,000,000

4,000,000 2,087,000

Branchen. Agencies and Correspon dents in the principal cities of the world.

Every dnscription of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

TAN ENG HOOL,

Manager.

BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

96, Boulevard Haussmann, PARIE.

Capital fully paid up .Frs. 120,000,000 Reserves (31.12.1980) Fra. 110,508,454 BRANCHRS:

Indo-Cblas. China. Other Places. Sairon

Canton

Bangkok Hanoi

Fort-Bayard Haiphong

Djibouti Battambang lankeou

Hongkong

Noumea Mongtze Peping Papeete

Pondicherry

which will

Cantho Thanh toa

Hue

Nam-Đinh

Prom-Peah Shanghai

Quinhon

Touranc

J. STUART,

Menager.

Hong Kong, 17th August, 1931.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

NETHERLANDS TRADING GO0IETY)

"

DANIERA

J

Kelabänkad· 1958.

Teng Keng Oon:~U, Qurn's Bond Osairs. Authorized Capital Bullders 183,000,00

(41330.000.) Fit-Up Ospital

Culidam 80,000,000 (ES.,17) Karte Funě

Quilders 48,813,000 (63,194,348;

*

Head Office-MSTERDAM* Kabar Bad Omog:-BATAVIA. UNANOHMS (– Bandiermaal, Bandoang", Bombay,

Calentia, Charbon, Djamber, Di Jakarta*, The Hague", Jodiak, Kőbe, Kom-Bedja, Wakamat, Medan, Padang Palembang, Pekalongan, Panans, Polisnak, Boon, Botterdam

Bibolgt Samalang*. (Humaira).

Flourabl Blagsport, Bosskarte (Bola), Tegai, Tjiinjay and Walla Trade:*

• Thom flow have safe deponis boxes to jok London Bankas (-National Provincial Bank Lad Correspondents all over the world

Banking business of gracz dription transstað.

A. STOLKINK.

Any Tong 19th Augusḥ, 1900.

THE

Chief Manager. AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

行銀國中

INC.

THE BANK OF CHINA..

Head Office: 65, Broadway. New York.

Capital

Reorganised October 26, 1928, under

Surplus

special charter of The National Gov-

·ernment as Ku

Reserves

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK.

Bubscribed Capital ...$25,000,000.00

Paid-Up Capital

Reserve Funde

Armatorkam

Ashwory Aškena

.$24,710.200.00

Bale

Berlia

..# 8,820,501.92

Bomba

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL

HONG KONG BRANCH:

4, Queen's Road Central.

Braman

Brutali

Buses Air

10

Galousve Садои Golem

Coustabople

Порвалися Edinburg Przenie Donava

.U.S.$0,000,000 U.A.$1,572,454 U.8.$1,008,200

BRANCHES:-

Genoa

Glangow Havana Hamburg Katr Interlakes Zasalam Lido London Liverpool LALOWS

Lazer Marseille Hools Cap

Vanila

Munlob Monurwax Milan

Kics Naples

Feria

Faking Falarde Rotterdam Bome Ktamboul Shanghai Beuthampton Singapor

Git, Morla Titlei Vienna Truks

Jokohama Surish

Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the im

of the portant commercial centres world, we are able to extend to our allent special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges.

We also handle the latus of Bonds

All classes of Commercial Banking and other Public Funds of the Chin-

both at home and Transactions undertaken ceo Gorerament abroad.

SHOU J. CHEN,

Hong Kong. 5th March, 1981.

Branches of American Express

Company in Principal eltica of Unit-!· ed States of America and Canada.

Personal handled.

Manager.

Investment

accounts

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travelers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services THE TOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, of ita thoroughly equipped, Travel Do

LIMITED.

partment.

Established 1880.

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Yen 116,200,000 Reserve Fund

-fload Office:-YOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencies at:

Aezendria

Batavia

Berila

Bombay

Calcutta

Centon Chungchou

Dairen (Dalny)

Nagasak! Nagoya Newchwang

New York Osaka Paris

Felping

Langoon

(Fengon (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg

Hunkow. Harbin

Koor

Eal Yuen Karachi

Manila

San Francisco

Seattle

Semaran

Shanghai ShimanDisk

Singapore

Soerabaya Sydney Tiantain

Tokyo Twingtan Inusenat allowed on. Current Ao-

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

HL. MORL

Manager, Bóng Bone, liik September, 183L.

Affiliated with

THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources ..Over G£2,500,000,000

E. W. DUGGAN,

Manager.

Vinh

Ticntain Yunnanfou Singapore

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted,

THE WORLD'S LARGEST TRADE

SHOW

British Industries Fair.

INNOVATIONS AND PROSPECTS

Already 'the

largest

FOR 1932.

Manufacturers'

national and Motor Cycle trade exhibition in the world, the and Traders' Union who will have) British Industries Fair, or the an Information bureau in the sec- "B.I.F." as it is becoming known in tion. The announcement of the is to be in 1932) completion of arrangements for this every language, still bigger and more representative section has been welcomed by all of British industry than ever be connected with the Fair who have been conscious in the past of the fore.

disappointment felt by many over- seas buyers at not being able to see in the Fair the products of one of Britain's most successful industries,

This unique display of the manu- factures of the home country and of the produce of the Empire countries will open in London and Birming ham on February 22, a date which is chosen because it is convenient for the principal buying season in a majority of the industries repre- sented and in order, to attract the trade buyers from other continents who are in the habit of paying their annual business visit to Europe at that time of year.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts In London the principal develop and Fixed Deposits according to arment will be a new section filling & rangements.

large part of the White City, Shep- herds Bush, for the first combined display of the great textile indus- tries of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Safo Deposit Boxes to let Travellers' cheques issued.

A. BONNAUD,

Manager.

5, Queen's Road. Central, French Bank Building. Hong Kong, 1st November, 1981.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK

OF NEW YORK,

HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York.

Capital, Surplus and

Undivided Profits ..U.S.1228,087,892

Branches in

ARGENTINE BELGIUM BRAZIL

LONDON

MEXICO

PANAMA

CHILE

PERU

COLOMBIA

GUBA DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC

CHINA

INDIA ITALY

JAPAN

PHILIPPINE

ISLANDS PORTO RICO STRAITS

SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA

Artificial Silk. Last February for the first time there was a new section at the White City for, the products of the cotton textile industry while the British Artificial Silk Exhibition became to all intents and purposes part of the Fair by being held dur- ing the first week of the Fair at the Royal Albert Hall.

Roadmaking.

Another new section at Castle

recent

Bromwich will be for quarrying and roadmaking plant and in the organ- nation of this the Fair will have the co-operation of the Institute of Quarrying which has in

organised an exhibition of rears this kind. Some of the exhibits in this section will be out-of-doors so that practical demonstrators will be possible with the largest mechanical excavators, cranes, stone crushers: and other machinery.

in 1930 a committee appointed by the President of the Board of Trade under the chairmanship of Cholmsford to consider the Lord future of the Fair called attention to the absence from the Fair of some of the most important indus-. tries and stated as its basic recom-! mendation that the Fair should be developed so as to become "a truly manifestation of the national quality and range of British pro- the new ducts." It is felt that sections in London and Birmingham are important announced for 1932 stepa towards carrying out that re-

These two exhibitions, the Cotton section organised by the Lancashire cotton trade organisations and the Artificial Silk show were such a suc-j cess that meetings were called of commendation.. representatives of these and the other textile industries and it was unanimously decided to make a joint display in 1982.

A Permanent Home?

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1931.

THE STANDARD OF THE BUSINESS WORLD.

The five point decimal tabulator greatly increases the speed of exacting work, such as ledger statistical writing, billing and

work where amounts must be writ. ten in columns.

The Crowning Achievement of the Typewriter

Leader of the World.

The five keys are just above the numeral keys, where they are eaal- est and quickest to reach. Carri age speed in tabulating is govern.

ed by an automatic brake.

.

THE NEW UNDERWOOD STANDARD TYPEWRITER, MODEL No. 6.

Sole Agents:—

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Queen's Bldg.

Tel. 28021.

business done are particularly eatin factory in view of the present com dition of world trade."

from

tlona within or at the same time as the Fair in order to share in the In other ways the findings of that benefits to be obtained by joint

In many minor ways the overseas Committee are being followed. A effort of this kind.”

Public Interest;

buyers will find the B.I.F. of 1932 committee, for instance, is consider-

Surprise at the amount of busi- more convenient and, attractive than The joint textila section, which is ing the practical possibilities of

and it is hoped being organised by a Committee of carrying out a recommendation that ness done considering the general in previous years which Lord Derby is president, will a permanent home for the Fair trade situation was a feature of the for the first time to mako arrange- be representative of the cotton, should be established in London in Olympia section where many firms ments for civic and ether forms of moro business than in hospitality which are likely to ap woollen and worsted, silk and arti- order to provide permanent build-reported

whether from A Bri- Commercial and Travellers' Letters ficial slik, linen and other industries inga for the Fair.on its present 1980 and some, including the Empeal to the business man

or a foreign country. of Credit, Travellers' Choques, Bills connected with textiles and cloth-scale and to allow for expansion of pire Marketing Board exhibitors, abroad

and Cable Transfers of Exchange

Here. again the Chelmsford Current accounts ing. The section, like the other the various trade sections without even said that it was the best Fair tish bought and sold,

Admission of the public was said Report is being followed and Strings Bank accounts opened sections of the Fair in London, will unnecessary cost to the exhibitors they had taken part in. and Fixed Deposits in local and for be under the control of the Depart- or inconvenience to buyera.

The Fair's ability to flourish in by exhibitors In several sections at a special committee has been eign currencies taken at rates that ment of Overseas Trade and it will may be ascertained on application to include the miscellaneous textile years of trade depression has been Olympia to have led to immediate formed to consider the practical the Bank

We are also able to offer our Cas-and clothing section which has been one of its most marked characteris- Inquiries for the goods in the shops ways and means of extending real tomers the services of the Hranches held in recent years at Olympia, tics. In size and importance it has and consequent increased demands hospitality to all who are likely to The advance edition of the Lon- of the International Banking Corpora London, where last February there continued to grow steadily since from retailers. New uses for cor-appreciate it.. tlon in San Francisco and Spain and were displays by leading manufac- 1926 and the holding of it has re-tain articles were also suggested to

as men's gularly created each Spring a spirit manufacturers through direct con- don catalogue will again be ready, niso of The National City Bank of turers of such articles

with Index in nine languages; for New York (France), BA in Paris hats, corsets, smallwares, gloves, of optimism which must quite tact with the public and some ex-

able to interest despatch overseas six weeks before homespun tweeds and linen goods of apart from hard orders--have had hibitors were

a considerable psychological effect technical men from firms, whose the opening of the Fair and the Manager, every kind.

on trade. With prices exceptionally buyers had not hitherto taken notice Birmingham Fair organisers have Lighter Industries.

other plans for making it easy for The lighter Industries other than low there is every reason to believe of the products shown.

The total attendances of home overseas buyers to ascertain in ad- textiles will continue to be housed that the Fair of 1982 will be a suс-

and Nica

F. McD, COURTNEY,

Hong Kong, June 18, 1931.

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

Incorporated by Special Imperial

Charter, 1899.

the ing

across

full

LAND SALES.

Big Area Knocked Down for $326,000.

and

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. at Olympia where also the Empire cess, for although trade conditions buyers for all sections of the Fair vance what the Fair has to offer

Marketing Board will have ita dis-early in 1981 were as bad generally in 1931 showed an increase of about them. play of the products of the British as they had been since the war, the 30,000 over the previous year's actual number of Dominions and Colonies. This Em- Fair of last February was thought @gures and the HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeb, Formosapire section is the most prominent by many quite Impartial observers overseas buyers, not counting re- era in its peat visits, was up by over 25 per feature at Olympia where it is given to be beginning a new

cent.. placé of honour extend history.

Overseas Buyera. the

Growing Popularity. width

An analysis of the overseas buy- In a statement made to the Press of the Grand Hall (the main

Two lots of Crown land in Kow- Central Bank in Formoss.

immediately

en- at the immediately after the close of the crs' cards for the London sections Bank-Wola sarand Average amount Jan: 66,009,060 hal!)

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES »

trance. For the last Fair an Fair of 1931, the President of the of the Fair showed that 75 coun- loon were sold by public-auction at of Trade, Mr. William trics were represented as compared the offices of the P.W.D. yesterday JAYAN To, Yokohama, Kabe, Oka, PORNOSA 1-ulletin, Eng Karaskolos entirely new setting was designed Board

with 70 in 1980. Out of 26 Euro-afternoon. Makong, Manto, Blinchika, Tuloku, Tainan,

by Mr. Charles Holden, architect of Graham, M.P.,, said: Takao. Tamoul Toan, Helia, Tallo,

"There is evidence that an in-pean countries, 21 sent more buyers! CHINA chat, Hankow, Amoy, Toushow the now famous Underground build-

Krstow, Denton, Blogsport Reabags,ing in Westminster, who has since creasing number of the trade buy- than in the previous year, three situated at the junction of Argyle

Calcite, been entrusted with the colossal' ers from 70 countries come

QYLEES; —Haag Kong,

Bearing Betaria, Boobay.

Leca, New York, Dalruti.

LONDON BANKERS :

Commercial Cusiana thioughout the world

E. BAGUBA.

Manager.

HONG KONG BRANOM:-

K, De You Blood Central. '' Hong Kong. 19th January, IDR.

1

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2057,

not out of the remaining five sending Street and Waterloo Road, adjacent

The Lendon County Waiminster and Parr's Bank task of planning the new buildings merely to see the Fair and perhaps the same number as before. Den to the grounds of the Diocesan as many Boys' School, Homuntin, comprising and Czecho- an area of about 1,880,000 square in 1980 LLA Morcover, im- buyers The Bank her Comespondecle to all the principal for the University of London on a to buy, but to use it as a inatter of mark sent three times

huge alte in Bloomsbury. It is pro- business routine.

дв many. Other feat, with an annual Crown rent of bable that the same effective: set-portant buyers and controllers of Slovakia twice ting will be used in 1982 when it is buying in this country who have not good Increases were for Germany, $16,266, was knocked down to the Finland and Hong Kong Engineering and Con- expected that all the Dominions and hitherto volunteered opinions on the Italy, Switzerland,

struction Co., Ltd., for $326,000. most of the Colonies will again Fair, have, said that this one was, Spain.

The upset price was $266,000 and make the B.I.F. the occasion for a great advance on any previous Near and Far East represents- their most important display of the Fair in this country. They found tion was up by 50 per cent., Arabia there was briak bidding between in it a greater number of their and Afghanistan being new coun- the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga, managing on the list. Of the Latin- director of the Construction Com- At ́Birmingham,

suppliers than hitherto; they found tries

in ar-American states, 16 were represent- pany, and some Chinese syndicates, convenient industries, The

more once it heavier

dis-ed as compared with 12 in 1980, the and $60,000 was added to the upset again, will have their display in the rangement and better in

than the great contin- only one sending fever buyers being price before the Chinese bidders mammoth permanent Fair buildings, play at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, ental fairs, and it is evident the Argentine where the British dropped out.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Established 1918

HEAD OFFICE:

10, Des Voeux Road, Central HONG FONG.

Capital and Surplus

Total Resources

********* over HL.$.8,000,000.00 Over HL.$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.

Savings Account and Bafe Deposit Boxes... Branches and Agencies all over the world. ̧.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

year.

:

and there no less than in London from exhibitora statements that Trade Exhibition was about to be one of the conditions of the sale the lot any important developments are pro- these buyers backed up their words held. There was a slight decrease of this lot was that "the purchaser mised. One of the most important, by placing orders and making in- In the number of buyers from the shall not erect on Involving still further extensions of quiries which will result in substan-United States, Canada, Australie, buildings other than detached or

semi-detached residential premises, the buildings, is a new section for tial business in the months to Now Zealand and South Africa.

More Attractive.

of European type," and the num-. cycles and motor cycles, their.com-come."

"The manfacturers' at home, the In answer to a question in Par-ber of houses to be erected on the ponent parte tyres and other rub- ber equipment, and accessories of Empire producers and the world's llament, Mr. G. M. Gillett, M.F, lot "shall not be Itss than 85."

Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1664, every kind. This section, which bryers have adopted the Fair as Minister of Overseas Trade, said: will be the first representative dis- part of their commercial organisa-So far as can be ascertained situated at the junction of Talpo play in the Fal of the British tion and as such It should continue from Inquiries among exhibitors at Road and Felbo Street, comprising cycle and motor cycle industry, is to prosper in good times and had the Fair, the business done in an area of about 18,400 square feet, being organised by the Fair Board 'It will not be surprising if other practically all sections has been with annual Crown rent, of $883, of Management in Birmingham in Industries follow the lead of cotton thoroughly satisfactory. The was sold to Mr. Lo-Tam for: 860,900, co-operation with the British Cycle and artificial silk and hold exhibi- increased attendance and volume of the upset price being $86,800,