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BANKS

'HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authored Complial

$54,000,000

Tamund and Pully Paid-up women 20,500,000 Ilamerra Fundi jae

Marilag

Alle

£4.500.000. $15,000,000

Naservo Liability of Penpeistaru ...... #20,500,000

HEAD OFFICE: TIONG KONO.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS (—

Hon. Mr. C. G. 8., Mankin, Obairman

Hon. Mr. J. J. Patroun. Deputy Chairmen.

W. H. Dall, Faq.

A. 1. Compton, Eng

·E. Lander Losis, Key,

4. Miskin, Eeg.

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BANGKOK

BATAVIA

BOMBAY

1. B. Pearce, Eng.

J. A. Plummer, Beq.

T. H. H. Shaw, Bq.

2. 1. Warren, Yaq..

Chlef Bourger.

V. M. Crayksun, Evg..

BRANODES-

LONDON

LOKS

MALACCA

MANILA

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,

+

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON..

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

Reserve Liability of Pro

prietors

43,000,000 ....£4,000,000

£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

ALOR BIAR

AKCHITHAM

BANGKOK DATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CAWNPONE CROU COLOMBO DAIREN

KUCHING

MADRAS MANJKA

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PEPINO (ing} TERANG

RANGOON SAIGON

SEMARANG

DKLI

METLEMESAN

HAIPHONG

MHAKUBAL

TEANBUL

SINOPORE

HANKOW

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BITIAWAN

HARBIN

GOURANAYA

HOKA KONG

TAIPING

ILOILO

TIENTAIN

KARACHI

TONDRAH (Dhuka()

KLANG

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

KHALA KAMRAN

ZAMBOANDA

CALOUTT'A

CANTON

MAR Johnre]

Traz

OKEROO

COLOMBO

MURDER

NEW YORK

TEIPIRO

PENAKO

HANDON

SAIGON

DAIEN

POOCHOW

DAIPHONG

SAN FRANCISCO

MEANOTIAL

SINGAPORE

SOURARYA

KANDURO JANKOW

HARDIN

HONGKRW

ILA110

iPost

JOHONE

RODE

SUNDEI PATANI

TIENTSIN

TOKYO

KOWLOON

RUALA LUMPUR

THINGTAO YOKOHAMA

Current Arcanie opard in Local Currenty and Pised Bepovily received for or star et shorter periods in Teal Chinery zed testing on terms which will be quoted an applexion. Hong Kong, Terrenber 7, 1.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The unit of the abute Bank is madure) by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI HANK INO CORPORATION, Bule may be obtained the appication.

YOU THE BONGKORG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

V, N. GRAVIRAN,

Hong Keus 19h July, 19%.

Chief Mag.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Extablished 1912.

Head Office:Hong Kong.

Austarland Capital (H.K. Carrenc}}

Paid-Up Capital.....

Помарта Рима

$19,400,00G ... $4,000 1,000,000

BRANCHES :

Cantes, Shipkəl,

Manion. Swatom Bengkak, e Vol and San Francizen.

LONDON BANKERO

1.ayd's Bund, 1. feril, CORRESPONDENTS

In all principal rifics of the World.

Parian Burkaupe od banking kan du

Prory Cancription transactad,

Safe Deposit leurs patioita iman) 61 x pearly metal af from 8 to Bi

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Manneer.

NOBE

KUALA LUMPon

TOKYO

Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted,

Current Account opened and Fix

ed Deposita received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

J. STUART,

Manager. Hong Kong, August 17, 1991.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING ROOIETT)

BANKERS,

||

Extabushed 1934,

Hong Kong D1-11, Queen's Hand Central.

Autherland Capital Gullders 150,000,000. Pald-Up Capital. com. Ouliders - 80,000,000- Moteris Pand ............................. Civildām 40,018,000.

Toad (78 --AMSTERDAM”.

• Kestern Stand OB:--IMTAVIA. tech-Beadjermain. · Bendosag”, Bombay,

Calcutta Cheriton, Dirmber Djok Jakarta, The lingue, Judah, · Kobe, Makassar, Medau, Palembang, Poka longan, Twang. Ilangoon, Baltardam", Bemarang", Bhanghai, Singapore, Boera- Isia, Borrakasta (Bulo), Tegal, Tillaljap and Weltevrodes.

The office bare Bate-Deposit Beres to Let.

LONDON BAYERNO 2--- NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LTD.

THE

CHINA MAIL.

THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.

(Established 1917.)

HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 13, Quom's Bi, C.

Authorised Capital Straits $20,000,000 Issued Capital

8,000,000 THE # 4,000,000

Paid-up Capital

Reservo Liabilities

of Shareholdern Surplus

M

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4,003,000 2,687,000

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

Brary description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

'TAN ENG HOOL

Manager

BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

96, Boulevard Haussmann, PARIS. Capital fully paid up .Fra. 120,000,000 Reserves (31.12.1980) Fr. 116,568,464

BRANCHES:

Indo-China. China. Saigon

Canton Battambang

Bangkok Cantho Fort-Bayard

Hankeou Djibouti Hongkong

Noumea Mongtze Peping l'apecte Prom-Penh Shanghai

Pondicheri

Haiphong

Hanoi Thanh Hos

Hue Nam-Diah

and

Commerce

Finance

RUBBER ON BRITISH RAILWAY CARS

608 LB. PER COACH.

“Quality of Ride."

Competition with highway trans- of rubber for auxiliary suspension portation has-orçated auch a do springe there is not much room for mand for Improved travel condi- increased usage at those points. tions that railway engineers have Breaking System. Now that the greatly improved the "quality of vacuum brake has been generally the ride." They are constantly adopted on British railways, and striving after greater travelling the rubber used in its construction comfort by insulation from vertical standardized to a considerable ax shocks, horizontal shock due to tent, there in Uttle likelihood of an

of speed and increased use of rubber on passen Other Places sudden change

elimination of irritating noises. ger stock. There is, however, room Finality, however, has by no means for development along new lines, been reached. While searching for eg. in bushes for brake-linkage ways and means to improve travel gear and in the brake blocks in facilities, railway engineers have combination with asbestos and continuously to consider the re- metal. A certain amount of in- [duction of maintenance charges, vestigatory work has been done but particularly on rolling stock. To apparently has not led to extensive Vacuum this end rubber has played an in-application of rubber. creasingly important part, states brake fittings amount to 9 lb per an article in "Rubber and Road coach. ways," written by Colin Macbeth and published by the Rubber) and Fixed Deposits according to ar Growers' Association, Inc., London. Some modern eight-wheeled pas senger coaches in Great Britain use over six hundred pounds of manufactured rubber, while a locomotive and tender unit вото- times makes use of nearly one hundred and fifty pounds.

Quiahon

Tourane Vinh

Tientsin Yunnanfou Singapore Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.

Interest allowed on Current Accounts

rangements.

Safe Deport Boxes to let. Travellers' cheques issued.

A. BONNAUD,

Manager.

5, Queen's Road Central, French Bank Building. Hong Kong, 1st November, 1931.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK

OF NEW YORK.

HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, NEW YORK,

Capital, Surplus and

Undivided Profits

Branches In-

LONDON

Carterpondents all over the world: Baking Besi. ARGENTINE

and ecary deanription tranaanted,

A. STOKKIKE.

Manager,

Hong Kong, 1 December, 1031,

BELGIUM BRAZIL CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CUBA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY. INDIA ITALY JAPAN

THE

INC.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中

Head Office:-65, Broadway, New York.

Reorganised October 26, 1928, under

Capital

special charter of The National Gov- ernment as an

Surplus

Reserves

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK.

Subscribed Capital .$25,000,000.00

Paid-Up Capital

Reserve Funds

Amsterdam Anwerp

.$24,710,200.00

.$ 3,820,503.82

Beato

Bella

Blurri

anley Bremen

Brutals

Fluvnom Airr

Calru

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI,

HONG KONG BRANCH:

4, Queen's Road Central.

Calcutta Chic

.U.S.$6,000,000

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

BRANCHES:-

denga

Hanger Haym Hamburg Haver Inerisken Jerusalegre 1.140 Landua Larrypool Lastur

I.uzor Marseliten

Constantinople. Monte Carlo

Marila

Culomlo

Copenhagen Edinburgh Feroner Ornora

Montreux

Milan

Muairb

Nice Naples Firmw Inte PEDALS Teklog Jderino

Bolterdum Home Stamboul

Suragilal Southampton Singapor

St. Moritz

Tientaln

Vient Venim

Yokolums Zurich

Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the important commercial contres of the world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges. Branches of American Express Com-

We also handle the issue of Bonda and other Public Funds of the Chia-pany in Principal cities of United

oso Government both at home and States of America and Canada. abroad.

SHOU J. CHEN,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 5th March, 1931.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

. LIMITED.

Established 1880.

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

Yen 110,200,000

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at:

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin Bombay Calcutta

Dairen (Dalny)

Canton

Changchun

Tamburg

Hankow

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

Personal handled.

Investment

MEXICO

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The successful development of new uses for any product entails much painstaking work. The om- ployment of rubber on British rail ways to-day may be taken as a typical example. It is the result of the combined experience of rall way engineers and the rubber manufacturers.

Heating System. In the heating nections, and rubber jointings are system flexible hose for the con- used. As these are closely stan dardized there does not appear to be much prospect of increasing the The weight of

usage per coach. rubber goods used in this section

amounts to 13. b.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1931.

Doors and Windows. The use of rubbor In door construction in- cludes door stops and window rests. Doors have of necessity to bo'rigid in order to retain their shapo, and for draught exclusion, so that prospects of increased rub- bor usage on conventional doors would seem to be confined to draught tubing. A pressed steel door having rubbered edges to pre- vont rattle and exclude draughts could possibly be supplied on commercial basis.

B.

SOVIET INDUSTRY.

Claims of Progress This Year.

Moscow, Dovember 16.. Interesting data regarding the progress of Soviet Russia's Indus trialisation were supplied to-day by the chairman of the State Plan- ning Commission, M. Rogov, at the opening session of the All-Russion Central Executive Committee,

Rubbor resta to prevent damage

Mogov opened with the statement. when the window is allowed to fall that there could now be no doubt are now universally adopted. Rub that the Five Year Plan would be, ber beading for windows also gives completed in less than four years, good results and is 'equally general-preparing the groundwork for the applied. It has been found that second plan which was, to be sot not fitted with rubber into motion on January 1, 1982) Re- coaches beading are appreciably dirtler duc viewing this year's developments, to grit penetrating through the the speaker stated that the produc window frame guides. Rubber tion of the industries under the window straps are also being used.direct control of the Supreme The approximate weight of rubber Economic Council has been in used in this section amounts to creased by 28 por cent, over last year. The food industry alone, he Aisles. The use of rubber is not declared, had increased its output standardized by a number of rail by sixty per cent. The socialised ways although a standard coach on section of agriculture, the State the L.M.

and collective farms had this year Tonders in Great Britain are fre- contributed 66 per cent, of the total

fitted with quently

auxiliary production, against thirty per cent. springs at each end of their half last year, a development which, he elliptical springs. S. ages two rub added had made it possible to fuldi ber mata waighing 141⁄2 lb.

the schedule of grain deliverios up mats offer a sure footing to the pasto 84.5 per cent,, seven cereal día- senger at a point whore much side tricts having already completely swaying often occurs, while acting fulfilled their programms. as a means of reducing noise and draught.

The

pounds of rubber goods are utilized Lavatories. Some nineteeri

in the lavatories; the great bulk of this usage for flooring.

This growth, M. Rogov further. more declared, had been Accom- in industrial employment, 2,500,000 panied by a corresponding increase new workers having been added to the industrial army this year. In Lighting System. Rubber sheet order to supply all workers with ing as a packing below accumula: proper housing accommodation at tors and in ebonite battery boxes as early a moment as possible, may be included in the lighting sys- 1.400,000 roubles had been Invest- Body Packing. This type of tem in which a surprisingly large ed this year in the building of packing which consists of a rubber quantity of rubber Insulated elec houses and tenements, and nearly pad interposed between the under- tric cables is also used.

a million workers had already been frame and the body is already con- three items account for 1251⁄2 lb. of provided with newly built accom siderably used and totals 05 Id per manufactured rubber.

modation, M. Rogov stated in con. It may be as well here again to clusion.-Transocean Kuomin, coach. The quantity absorbed on each railway is not the same, and remind the reader that the preced- there appears, therefore, to be ing Information, based on room for the more general adoption L.M.S. Railway Company's standard

These

the

The use of rubber in the rolling of these pads as well as for an in- begle coach, deca not necessarily do not. Some railway companies U.S.$220,037,392 stock of British and foreign rail-creased employment per coach for represent the practice of all British fit more body packings on sleeping ways has increased during this the reduction of noise and vibra- railway companies. Thus one com- coaches than on day coaches while century to such an extent as to

tion. Rubber enters into competi- pany which is not fitting, rubber others do not. The Great Western form a substantial outlet for the tion with other body packings and buffers and draw-bar spring is not Company does not use rubber for co-operative research work would averse to them, while another is either drawbar or buffer springs, product of the plantation.

A review of British railway seem to be necessary between rafl- definitely not in favour of them, and as it possesses about 10,000 practice reveals that many entire- way engineers and rubber manu- Some companies it as many as six-passenger coaches a simple calcu- ly satisfactory applications of rub- facturers in order to obtain the tean rubber bolster stops to their lation demonstrates what

while others, e.g. the would mean if rubber gear was ber are not generally adopted and best results. In this connection it coaches

Some it bolster adopted. that some railway companies use might be desirablo to carry out ex- L.M.S., fit none.

spring pads of rubber and others (Continued on Page 11.) about twice as much rubber per periments with sponge rubber. coach as others. This indicates

PERU PHILIPPINE

ISLANDS PORTO RICO STRAITS

SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA

Commercial and Travellers' Letters that full advantage is not being of Credits, Travellers' Cheques, Bills taken of the proven merits of rab- of Exchange and Cable Transfers ber, apart altogether from the de- bought and sold. Current accounts

and Savings Bank accounts opened velopment and introduction of new and Fixed Deposits in beal and for applications. eign currencies taken at rates that may be ascertained on application to the Bank.

Specific Applications.

Owing to the wide difference of

We are also able to offer our Cus-practice between ono, British rail- tomors the services of the Branches road and another it is instructive of the International Banking Corto analyze present rubber usage on poration in San Francisce and Spain standard passenger coaches and and also of The National City Bank)

of New York (France), S.A., in Paris examine the principal points of ap- pilcation. By way of explanation,

and Nice.

F. McD. COURTNEY,

Manager. Hong Kong, June 10, 1931.

It is pointed out that the weights given for rubber parts in the fol- lowing remarks, refer to the stan- dard coach of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. A total of THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. 308,pounds of rubber is used on

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formoss,

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899,

cach couch.

Rubber Draw-Bat and Buffer Spring Gear. The weight of rub- ber employed in the draw-bar and buffer spring gear amounts to 210 pounda, or one-third of the total rubber used on the coach.'

Auxiliary Suspension Springs. The almost universal practice of British railway companies is to use Poor metallic rings to take the load at three or more superimposed rubber-

Sononlapach end on the hangers of the half-elliptle springe. This ac- counts for 144 lb of rubber. In view of his extensive employment

Conal Bank in Fomore. Bank Notes issued Average mitouni .....Yan. 45,000,000

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES : · JAPAN:-Toykų, Yokobansa, Kole, Osaka, FORMOBA: O · Key!, Karenko, H

Makong, Nanto, Bhinchiku, Taleba, Tai Takao, Tamul, Toen. Hulfo, Tako, accounts CHINA-Blangial, Hankow, Amoy.

Buelow, Canton, OTICERS: Hootie Slumpore,

Hemarang. Batavi

Calcutta, Ilcony. London, New York, Dalen. LONDON BANKERS:

The, London Cousig Wonitor and PAT's Bank

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, In addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel commorofal Centre throughout the world.

The Bank Correspondents in all the petrips! Department.

X. NAGURA,

Naganak!

Nagoya

Newchwang

New York

Osaka

THE

Parle

Peiping

Rangoon

(Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Kong

Harbin Hong Hosolalu

Kai-Yupn

Los Angeles Manilatt, de nem

Shimonosek!

Singapore Boerabaya Bydney Tientsini

Tokyo

Teingtausende

Interest allowed on Current Ac

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

M...MORI,

“Manager,

Hong Kong its Reptember, 1981.

E. W. DUGGAN,

Manager.

BONA, HONG BRANCH:

A. Die Vow Boad Chetral. Hong Kong, 19th January, 1929,

Manager.

BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Established 1918.

HEAD OFFICE:

10, Des Voeux Road, Central.

HONG. TONG

Capital and Surplus Total Resources

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE:

13, Cracechurch. Street, kendon, KEN.

£9,000,000

Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital ....... 1,050,000 'Reserve Fund' and' Rest 1,666,845

HANKERK1

The Bank of England & Midland Bank, JAR-

BRANCHES

Jpaht

Kindy

New York

Penang

Just Loui

Bangkok

Batavia

Bombay

Ki

Calculia

Kota Bharu

M

over HL$ 8,000,000.00 Over I.$30,000,000.00

Colombo

Kuala Krai

TingRock

Prebid

Kuala Lipin

Akali li

Kuala Lumpur

.Kirala

Kuantan (Priang), Singapore

Sourimi

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted,

Current and Fired Dopal Accounts in local and for- eign currencies opened for clients,

Savings Account and Bafe Deposit Boxes, Branches and Agoneles út, óver the world."

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HONG KONG BRAKCIE,

Every dription of Banking and Fachange bul

Doss transacted,

Travolien Choquei TADA.

Trustee and Executorships under- taken?"

INTEREST allowed in Current Account Fed Depolis at Bates that may be and on applies.

C. L.SANDES,

Chief Manager..

Manager.

†, Quera's Bood Central,

Hong Kong 2013 Agali, 1081.

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