THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1932.
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorland Capital
Ived and Fully Paid-up. 11,000,000 Eserve Funds
Bloring
Elver
..................... $10.000.000
Emerve Elability of Proprislors... #2,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
DOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Hon. Mi, 0, G. B. Macklo,
Chi
Hon. Mr. J. J. Patarmen. Deputy ChairmAD.
W. H. Ball, Req.
A. H. Demplon, Eng.
, Villa, Esq.
T. Pouros, Esq.
Chin
.AMOT
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
MAY CALCUTTA CANTON
CHEFOO
COLOMBO
J. A. Plumber, Esq.
T. II. R. Shaw, Eaz.
J. P. Werten. Eng.
Manager,
V. M. Omyburn, Far.
BRANCHES --
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
..23,000,000 £4,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
ALOR STAB
AMRITRAN
IUCHING
HANOKOE BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTOR CAWNPORE CEBU
MADRAS
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PECING (Pkingi
PERANG
BANGDON
COLONDO DAINEN
NAKHON
NEMARANG
DELII
SEREMBAN
HAIPHONG
HAMBORG
ILANKOW
HONO TONG
SHANGHAI
SINGPORE MITIAWAN SOURABAYA
TAIPINU
HARBIN
IFOR
THE
CHINA MAIL.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established - 1917.3
HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE Hong Kong Branch: 15, Queen's Rd. C
Authorised Capital Struite $20,000,000 Issued Capital
Paid-up Capital
Reserve
Liabilities
of Shareholders. Surplus
21
8,000,000
4,000,00
4,000,004
2,487,000
Branches, Agencies and Correspon dents in the principal cities of ch warld.
Every description of Banking ! Exchange business transacted,
TAN ENG HOOI,
Manager
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE,
. HEAD OFFICE:
96, Boulevard Brossmann,
PARIS.
LONDON
LYOKS
MALACCA
MANILA
Lorto
FENTRIN
TOKYO
MUAR (Jobora)
XARACHI
TONOKAI (Dhukul)
HURDEN
KLAND
TSINGTAO
NEW YORK
KOUE
YOKOHAMA
KUALA KANGSAR
ZAMBOANGA
PEIPING
KUALA LUMPUR
General
Capital fully paid up .Fr. 120,000,000 Reserves (31.12.1980).Frs. 116,668,484 BRANCHES:
Indo-China. Chlua, Salgon
Centon Battambang Canthe
Fort-Bayard Haiphong Hankeon Handl Thanh-Hoa
Hue Nam-Dink
Pnom-Prah
Quinhon
Tourate
Vinh
PENANG
NANOOON
DAIKEN
POOCHOW
BAIPHONG
BAIGON
HAMBURG
SAN FRANCISCO
ILANKOW HARIN
BIJANOTLAR
HINGAPORE
HONGREW
BOURAETA
ILOILO
SUNERI PATANI
Iro
TIENTSIN
JOHORE
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
KODE
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
Our Accounts opened in Local Curuny and Fixed Deposita received for que ya 07 shorter periodi in Local Currency and Sterling to terms which will be quoted an application. Bong Kong, Deneraber 7, 1931,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the shore Bank la condustel by the TONG KONG AND MHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained va application.
FOR THE HONGKOND AND SHANGHAL BANKING CORPORATION.
V. H. GRAYBURN,
Chlot Manager.
Hong Kong, 13th July, 1990.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Ofen-Hong Kong. Authorized Caplial H.K. Currency...11.000.000 Fald-Up Capital
Beserta Pund
BRANCHES
1,300,000
Canter. Shanghai, Bastow, Swatow, Bangkok, New York and San Franco,
LONDON BANKERS :—
The Lloyd's Dank, Limited. CORRESPONDENTI
la all principal cives of the World.
Porsign Exchange and baking bakineta n
scary descripiton transated.
Safe Depot Boxes (various ston) at a yearly
rankel of from 0 to $50.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
THE BANK OF CHINA.
Foreign Exchange and Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
J. STUART,
Manager. Hong Kong, August 17, 1981.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING 800IETY)
BANKERS.
Established 1825,
Hong Kong 03 :—11, Queen's Road Central.
Authorized Capital ............... Quilder 150,000,000 Puid-Up Capitulider 80,000,000. Boxarve Food........... Guildors 40,0 24,000-
Djember,
Boobay.
Head Off-AMSTERDAM". Eastern Head DMoe :--BATAVIA. Uranches:- Bandjemalc, Bandsang Calbulta Chart Jakars. The laque, stb, R Nakamar Kod, Faimbang, Poin Longan, Paning, Rangoon, Rotterdam", Semarang, Shanghal, Singapor, Fon base, Norskerte (Solo). Tegal, Titkejap and Weltevreden.
* Thess ofore bara Safe Deposit Ders to Let.
LONDON BANKERS:-
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LTD.
Correspondents i ores the world, Banking Bud
De of very dearription transsoa.
A. STOKKINK,
lang Hoog, at December, 1981.
Manager.
.U.S.$6,000,000 .U.S.$1,572,454 .U.S.$1,308,209
and
Commerce
Finance
WHERE. THE
GOES
MONEY
At the meeting of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Counell to be held this afternoon, the following supplementary votes will be presented and sanction for expenditure sought:-
Post Office & Wireless (A): sequence of Great Britain going Other. Charges. 3-Cleansing off the Gold Standard. Materials, Utensils & Washing:-| The above is to be met from $170.
savings under Uniform & Equip Provision made in Estimates:- ment, $1,200.
Post Office & Wireless) (B): The conversion of the southern Other Charges. Incidental Ex- portion of the basement G.P.O. penses:-$570. Building into a parcel office has Provision made in Estimates:- Other Places necessitated the provision of more $500.
cleansing and washing materialu A sum of $570 is required' to Bangkok and utenails than had been anti-supplement this vote in order to cipated. A vote to cover the ex-meet the cost of Documents relat- Djibouti
tra expenditure is requested. ing to the Radio-telegraph Service Hongkong
Noumos
The above is to be met from which were supplied for use of Mongtze
savinga under Uniforms & Equip-this Department by the General Peping Papeete ment.
Post Office, London, during the Shanghai
Post Office & Wireless (A): years 1929 and 1930. Pondicherl
The 1929 Tientsin
Other Charges. 10-Télegrams: account arrived only in February, Yunnanfou Singapore
$180.
1931. This service is specially $400.
Provision made in Estimates:provided for in the 1932 Estim
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current Account and Fixed Deposite according to ar rangements.
Safe Deposit Boxes to let Travellers' cheques issued.
A. BONNAUD,
Manager.
3, Queen's Road Central, French Bank Building, Hong Kong, 1st November, 1981.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: 65, Wall Street, NEW YORK,
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profts..U.S.$225,037,392
Branches in comm
ARGENTINE RELGIUM BRAZIL CHILE CHINA
LONDON
MEXICO PANAMA PERU PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS
ates.
Charges. 9-Stampa: Provision made in Estimates:-
The sum provided has proved in- Post Office & Wireless (A):-) sufficient owing to increase of Other cable charges due to lower ex- $10,115. change, and to the necessity of exchanging talagrams with other $9,000. administrations in connection withi
In consequence of the lower rate the Money Order Service in con- of exchange and of the necessity of obtaining special supplies of postage Stamps to meet the changes in postal rates the vote provided will need supplementing to the extent of $10,115.
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,
On London- Bank, wire
1/4 % Bank, on demand... 1/4 13/16 Bank, 4 months' sight 1/4 15/16 Credits, 4 months'
SETTLEMENTS Credits. 4 months'
of Credits, Travellers Cheques, Billa Un New York- of Exchange and Cable Transfers On demand bought and sold.
be ascertained on application to On demand
may the Bank.
We
COLOMBIA
sight
1/6 Documentary, 4
months' sight 1/6 %
On Pari
THE
CUBA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
PORTO RICO
STRAITS
On demand
615
Chief Manager.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY. INDIA
URUGUAY
INC.
ITALY JABAN APAN
Commercial and Travellers' Letters
aight
670
VENEZUELA
On Berlin-
On demand
Nom.
行
銀國中
Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York.
Reorganised October 20, 1928, under
Capital
taken at rates that Wire
24% Current accounts Credits, 60 days' eight 25% and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in local and for- eign currencies
Un Bombay-
9212
special charter of The National Gov-
Surplus
922
ernment as an
Un Calcutta-
Reserves
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
924
BANK.
BRANCHES
921
Subscribed Capital
.$25,000,000.00
Pald-Up Capital
.324,710,200.00
Atalardan Antworp Lihapa
Reserva Funds
[valu
Ueace
langow lavama Hamburg
Nios Naples
On Singapore- demand
... 60%
Tires Prin
Paris
On Manila-
..$ 3,820,503.82
Berlin
Biarrit
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL
Homley
Brims
Brconels
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Elatre Interlaken Jaunators Lido London Liverpool
On demand
48
On Shanghai-
On demand ¡Dollar
775 3% dia.
On Yokohams—
On demand
66
Sovereigns
(Bank'a
buying rate)
1/6
Silver (per oz.)
19%
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Nom.
Copper Cash
Nem,
Copper Cents
1% prem.
4, Queen's Road Central.
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the important commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges.
We also handle the issue of Bonda
Dutton Ale Cairo
Incertie Calouda Lugano Cannes
Lugor Calambo Marsalles Coustunlumple Monte Cacio
Copenhagen
Manita Edinburgh Muzich More
Montrou GEBOTE
Milan
Penang Pricing Palertha Heltordar flom
Blamboul Shanghai Southampton Singapore St. Morits
Ticatsin
Vienna
Venice Yokohama Zurich
Branches of American Express Com- pany in Principal cities of United
and other Public Funds of the Chin- States of America and Canada. ese Government bath at home and abroad.
are also able to offer our Cus-Wire tomers the services of the Branches On demand of the International Banking Cor- poration in San Francisco and Spain and also of The National City Bank On of New York (France), S.A., and Nice.
F. McD. COURTNEY,
Manager.
Hong Kong, June 18, 1981.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.).
HEAD OFFICE-Taipeh, Formosa.
terest
Costent Bank in Formosa, Bank-Notes laquod Average amount .... 45,000.00 Rate of Native In-
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES JAPAN--Toyko, Yakabares, Eobe, Osaka,
82% p.a. Xarenko, Keluar. Chinese Sub. Cola...28% dis Making Manto, Shinchiku, Tains. Hong Kong Sub. Coin 4% prem. Takao, Tamsul, Teen, Hatto, Tallo, CHINA-Shanghal, Hankow Amey, Boschow
Bwalow, Casten.
SHOU J, CHEN,. All classes of Commercial Banking FORMOSA:-Giran, Kag.
Manager. Transactions undertakon.
Hong Kong, 5th March, 1981.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserva Fund
.Yen 118,200,000
Head Office:YOKOHAMA. Branches and Agencies, at:
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Changchun
Nagasaki
Nagoya
Newchwang
New York
Osaka Paris
Peiping
Dairen (Dalny) Rangoon
Fangtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin Hong Long Honolulu
Kai-Yuen
Karachi
Kobe
San Francisco
Beattie Seznate
Personal investment accounte handled.
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 Department.
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
OTHERS Hong, Gingapore Bourabaya, Sabaran, Balarix, Bonbay, London, New York, Dairon.
LONDON DANKEES:
Barclays Back, Ltd., Lloyds Bank, Ind.. Midland Bank, Lid, Westminster Bank, Lid.
The Bank or Correspondents in all the principal. Commercial Cectree throughout the world. K. NAOUIA,
HONG KONG BRANCH
8. Des Voux Load Central Hong Kong. December 3, 1951
Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Established 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central, HONG KONG
over. EL$ 8,000,000.00 Over H.$30,000,000.00 Every description of Banking and. Exchange burliesu transacted.
Capital and Surplus. Total Resources
Hoerabaya
Bydney
London
Los Angeles
Manila
Tientsin Tokyo Tsingtan
Interest allowed on Current AR
Deposit received for fred periods tates to be obtained on application:
LONDON EXCHANGES
Paris New York
Montreal
Brussels
Geneva
Rugby, Yesterday," 88 3.464 ****... 8.991⁄2
24 18/16 17% 8:59
69% 14 11/16 17% 18%
18%
Amsterdam Milan Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo "Vienna
District Office, North:-No: 8 Uniform:-$30.
Provision made in Estimates:- $350.
The 1991 vote
was exceeded
owing to the increase in the price of uniforms. It is necessary to supplement the 1931 vote by $29.54 to meet this increased expenditure.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
· ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
The Latest in Gentlemen's Outâtting
AT PRICES TO SUIT ANY PURSE.
PERFECT FIT
AND RELIABLE BUITINGA
WING HING CO.
Gentlemen's
Ontatters
HAIR DRESSERS.
LEE YEE,
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Hair Dressers & Booksellers. No. 12, D'Agullar Street, (opposite Queen's Theatre).
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
64, Queen's Rd. Có preja es por kundeldise 22232.
Tel. 21417."
Very Nice Woollen, Materials '
For Making Ladies' DRESSES
& OVERCOATS
Ales FURS &
SILK HOSIERY Expert Tailoring Department.
LEE MOWE
Chinese Silk Hosiery Store No. 1, D'Agulla?" Street
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
1st floor, No. 74, Queen's Road
Central. Tel. 21255.
TANG YUK, Dentist. Successars to
the late SIEN TING. 14. D'Aguilar Street.
TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation Free.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.
Kowloon Bay.
New Work & Repairs. Call Flag"
Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.
The above is to be met from tere being "available for savings under Afforestation.
Hend No. 6, Secretary for Chin- ese Affairs:-Item 3 Incidental Expenses:-$20.
Provision made in Estimates: $1,000.
that
period.
Public Works Extraordinary,"
Works. Head 37:-Water provements to Talpo Waterworks:
$10,000.
INTI-
The present distribution system
The Vote was exceeded by 320 has become inadequate as a result due to the high dollar cost, result of development in the Taipo dia- ing from low exchange, of ten trict. It is therefore necessary, it pairs of boots supplied by the this development is not to be Police Department for the messen-checked, to replace a considerable gera and coolies of the S.C.A. De-length of pipe line with pipes of partment.
larger diameter and to construct a The above is to be met from email balance tank. savings under H No. 6 S.II. No. 4.
The work, the total cost of which Police Force:-2, Ammunition: is estimated at $10,000, was con- aidered with the draft Estimates ~~~$6,636.
for 1982, but was deleted owing to the financial position then obtain-
Provision made in Estimates $19,000.
Owing to lower rate of Exing. change the vote has proved inauff- cient. A supplementary vote of $6,686 is therefore requested.
Miscellaneous Services:---Grant
53, Queen's Road Central.
SHOES.
Pair
Black or Brown Shose from $4.00. Black or Brown Boots from $8.00. Children's Boots Shoes from $2.00. Best styles, most completa stock of all sizes. Eepairing a speciality. WONG SIU WOON
+
21, Pottinger St..
Phone 21474.
SPORTING GOODS.
ATHLETIC GOODS
AT :
THE LIANG YOU CO.
THPAPELERA
70, Queen's Road Central.
TYPEWRITER DEALERS
A
HOP SING & CO.
Tel. 21430 CANTON-110, Ban Kee Sal Rd.
28, Pattinger Bt..
FOR SALE.
COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS.
Mounted in Books containing Both Mint and Used Stamps.
1,000 Stamps. All Different for $8 1,500
2.000
3,000
4,000 5,000
If approval is given it is anti- cipated that the work can be com- 19,000 pleted by the end of the year.
The cost will be partly offset by
in aid of Institutions. Overseas the increase in revenue that will Mechanical Transport Council: result from the improved service. $480,
Miscellaneous Services:-28, New
This aum represents contribu-Territories Agricultural Show:-- tions of £15 p.a. for the years 1931 $1,000. and 1982 towards the expenses of
Provision made in Estimates:--- certain experiments being carried $1,000. out under the direction of the With a view to supporting the Overseas Mechanical Council. The New Territories Agricultural Aa- Finance Committee
agreed in soclation the Government recom-
do,
do.
do.
do.
do.
do
FULL SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
GRACA & CO.,
18
S
· 15:00:
Dealers in Philatelic Goods, Pictorial Postcards, Garden Booday Toys, &c.
10 WYNDHAM STREET,
No. 620, " HONG KONG
No.
POB
March, 1990, to the Colony making mends that this grant be increas- ALEXANDER 4 annual contributions of £15 on ed to $2,000 subject to an equiva- INSTITUT. this account commencing with the lent amount being raised by sub vertently omitted from the Estimable not merely for the Annual year 1930. This item was inad- scriptions, such sum to be avail- DE BEAUTE
ates.
Show but also for the general pur- Harbour Dept. & Air Services: poses of the Association. -1,Personal
Phone 13169. Pedder Ballding (1st Floor). Opposite Entrance to Hong Kong Hotel
Emoluments: The association now reports that $1,834,
this condition has been fulfilled Provision made in Estimates and a supplementary vote for $566,881.
$1,000 is therefore requested.. Salary at the rate of $2,000 per Public Works Extraordinary, of a temporary Assistant Head 37. Waterworks. Improve Inspector of Junks for Harbour ments to Fanling Waterworka ere for Ladies and Gentlemen Con Master's Cheung Chau Station for $5,000,
| annum
the period from February 1 to De- The total cost of the above cember 12, 1982, no provision for works is estimated at $20,000, and which was made in 1982 Estim- a sum of $5,000 was voted as the ates...
first instalment in 1981. Owing
The Revenue at Cheung Chau is to a misunderstanding this item collected by the Police Depart was omitted. from the draft Estim- ment. It is estimated that the ap-ates of 1982. It is important that 30 Nominal pointment of a full time Junk in the work be continued and this spactor will effact a considerable special vote is therefore applied increase in receipts from Junk for. The work is revenue earning Licences.,
try and when the Improvements: ara
* Fire Brigade:-8 Rent of Sta- completed it is estimated that an tions-$375.
increase of the revenue from the Provision made in Estimates water supply will amount to about $8,708.
$400 per annum.emer
District Office, North-Local Public Works:-$910.
It is requested that a Supple 81 Nominal mentary Vote for $375 be approv-
Prague
Helsingfors
Madrid
100 280 -41%
Lisbon
109
Athens
270
Bucharest
-580
Rio
Buenos Aires
40%
Montevideo
Shanghaf
Savings Account and Bafe Deposit Boxes Branches and Agencies uit over the world
Bombay Body Kour
1/0 1/80
1/5/1/16
KAN TONG PO.
Yokohama. Silver Spot Silver For
Chist ManagET.
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in local and for eign currencies opened for clients
110 11/16 ed to pay rent (at $125 per month). Provision made in Estimates
for a Flat at Happy Valley, for $2,000, three months from January
March 1, 1982.352
The Flatdis rad
This is a revote of the unex- pended balance of the 1831 vote, which lapsed because the work for.
fried Amsistant. En: [which it is to pay was not entire- {'gineer, and) tation Off
the lyfinished in the financial year, Wirelem Service: R981
Lustrous Oll Permanent Hair Wave which are Large, Soft and Natural, Treatment, Shampooing, Henna Pack Artistle Finger and Marcel Waves, Oil (any colour), Hair Cutting and Mank
scientious, Artistle Work by Earopen CHARGES MODERATE. Expert, Mr. Alexander, H
A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU
PHOTO SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras.
Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Bongo Enlarging
ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES
Price Moderate.
A Trial Order is Solicited.
A SEK & CO.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.