1918-09-19 — Page 10

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Foa

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Quinkon and Toarnos ...

STRATA, BANGKOK, CEYLON,

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Shanghai and North China

Saigon

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THE

Puz

DATE

Thursday, 18th,

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1.45 PM 2.30PM

COMMERCIAL.

CLOBING QUOTATIONS.“

Telegraphic Tranzier

September 18th

LONDON.

-3/8

Bank Bills, en dumand

Bank Big, at 30 days! sight

3/3+

Bank Bila, at 4 months' night ... 3/8 Credits, at 4 months sight

J/B

Documentary Bills 4 months' sight 3/5;

ON PARI

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490

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607

Ox Naw Taxx-

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67)

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OF BOMBAY

Talegraphic Transfer Bank Billa, on demand On Claloutt

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*Coa

BOM.

1501

178

158

* 181

1% p.m.

Z pm.

49.

340.

$43.20.

41.

BOMBAY, 1

Thursday,

19th.

Registration Letters.

Thursday," 19th, 300x

Thursday, 18th. 8.00P

Thursday, 10th, 5,00

SUBSIDIARY COINS

Friday,

Friday,

20th, 9,00 Fa

Friday, 20tb, 300 x

20th, 11:00 AM

per 1.

Hongkong...20 seam. pieces..... $0.00 Premiumm

Hongkong...10

8005

Canton.20

Canton...10 ng 123

$4.95 Discount. -50.00

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1918.

"

"Golofina"

Exquisite Cigars

for

Critical Smokers

Swatow, Amor, & Formosa Fis Krelang... Philippine Islands

Saigon

Formon via Realong. Shanghai ami

North China

Japan vi Nagasaki, Honolulu, Canada, United States, Central, and South Americus, n Europeis

Fraterno.

..

Shanghai and North China

Saigon

Swatom

↑ Scourday, 21,4

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10.00 & M

Saturday, 91st

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10. 9 AM

Sari

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Weihaiwai and Tient-ia

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Saturday, 21st, 3.00 am

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Saturday, 214, 5.00

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Monday! girl.

Registration 11.40 & Letters --

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TO-DAY. Noon-Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Extraordinary General Meeting.

Friday, 27th Sept.

6.30 p.m. Royal Hongkong Golf Club, Extraordinary General Meeting in the Board Roum of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson &Co., Ltd.

Tuesday, 1st Oct-

11.30 am.-China-Borneo Co., Ltd., Extra-

ordinary General Meeting.

12.30 p.m.-Hongkong Jockey Club, Half-

Yearly Mecting.

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&

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WILLIAM C. JACK & CO., LTD.,

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10,80 A..

10.00 A.M.

VISIT

7.30 A.M.

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9.30 PM.

Ping Shan and Santin...

Shataukok, Shating Sheuügshui, Auta,

.4.00. 1.M.

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4.30 EM..

11.30.M

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Canton and Sanshui

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4.00 P.M.

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¿

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FOR

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Shek Ki...

Kongmoon Kaukong...

Wachow...

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BANKS

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE

"CHINE.

27..

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the Minimum Monthly Balances at 34 per cent.

per annum.

THE Business of the above Bank is con- ducted by the HONGKONG AND SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL .............. Franca45,000,000 | SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. FAID UP

12,500,000 HIRT (1/3 of the Capital, C., France 15,000,000

#bscribed by the Government of the Chinese Republic)

Chairman of the Board André Berthalos

of Directors General Manager

A. J. Pernotte HEAD OFFICE: 74 Bus Saint-Lazare, PARIS. BRANCHES: Faking

Shanghal Theratedn Boogkong

יי.

Saigon Haiphong Yannaafu

~BANKEXS:

La FRANCE : Bociété Général pour favorlier le Development du Commerce et de

Industrio en France.

In LONDON: London County & Westminster

Bank, Ltd.

In NEW YORK: Redmond & Co.

Correspondents in the Chief Commercial

Centres of the World.

Talegraphic Address: CHIBANKIND. Interest on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits in Local Currency and in Gold. Terms on application.

Every description of Banking and Exchange business tranzacted.

Special facilities for French exchange.

H M. BOUET DE JOURNEL,

Manager.

HONGKONG Branox“

Qason's Building,

$ Chater Road. Hongkong, 11th Amil, 1918,

Tel: 2440.

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Depositors may transfer at their option balances of 8100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent per aND HEL

1.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI,

BANKING CORPORATION,

N. J. STABB.

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1914. [10

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

CHINA..

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

+

Paid-up Capital

£1,200,000 Reserve Fund...

£2,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

`T. C. DOWNING,....

Manager. Hongkong, 10th May, 1917.

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THE

BANKS

BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED.

(TAIWAN GIŃKO). INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER, 1899.

Capital Subscribed Capital (Paid-up)... Reserve Funds

Yen 30,000,000 22,500,000

27

***

n. 4,680,000

HEAD OFFICE:. TAIPEE, FORMOSA.

BRANCHES JAPAN-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka. FORMOSA-Giran, Kagi, Karenko, Keelung, Pinan, Shinchiku, Makung, Taichu, Tainan, Takow, Taisui, Tobyen,

Ako.

CHINA-Shanghai, Bankow, Kiukiang,

Amoy Foodhow, Swstow, Canton. OTHERS—Hongkong, Singapore, Soerabajs, Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, London, New York

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LONDON BANKERS: Carinal and Counties. Bank, LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN BANK; PALE'S BANK.

The Bank has Correspondents in the Commercial Centres in European Continent, Russia, Manchuria, Taiogtao, Chosen, Japan, Indo-China, Siam, India, Philippine Islands, Java, and other Dutch Indies, Australia, America, Africa, dc.

Intereat allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits at rates which will be quoted on application.

NAOKICHI YANAGITA, Manager.

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BANKS

AND

HONGKONG

BANKING CORPORATION.

Paid-up Capital Reserve Funds:-

Sterling

103

SHANGHAI

$13,000,000

"

$10,500,000

£1,500,000, at 2/---815,000,000 Silver

8:34,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 815,000,000

Court of Directors:

Hon Mr. P. H. HOLYOK-Chairman. G. T. M. EDx, Esq.-Deputy Chairman.

W. L. Pattenden, Esq Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. J. A Plummer, Esq.

8. B. Dodwell, Esq. Hon. Mr. D. Landale 19. Gubbay, Esq. E. V. D. Patr, Esq.

Chief Manager: Hongkong N. J. STABB, Esq.

Manager: Shanghai-A. G. STEPHES, Esq.

LONDON BANKERS: - LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER & PARE'S BANK, LIMITED,

HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED.

On Current Account at the rate of Two per cont. per annum on the Daily Balance.

ON FAD DEPOSITS For 3 months, 2 per cent. per annum.

K

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N."J. STABE.

Chict Manager

Hongkong, 28th August, 1918.

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TH

HE

HONGKONG BRANCH,

3. Des Vaux Road Hongkong, 30th August, 1918.

OF THE BANK

CHINA GOVERNMENT BANK.

1. (SPECIALLY AUTHORISED BY PRESIDENTIAL

MANDATE OF 16TH APRIL, 1913) *Authorised Capital

Paid-up Capital, .......

$80,000,000 $10,000,000

OF

MERCANTILE BANK

'INDIA, LIMITED.

HEAD Ornice: 10, Gracechurch. Bt., London.

Authorised Capital

£1,500,000

Subscribed.. 25

1,125,000

Paid-up

"Reserve Fund

$1

19

dre

·344

682,500

860,000

Bankers:

HEAD OFFICE:-PEKING. BRANCHES AND. SUB-BRANCHES, „ SHANGHAI: NANKING: "Chinkiang, Yangshow, Wusiek, Waha, Anshing, Tatung, Trin- kiangpo, Scochow. Harzów: Shashi, Ichang, Nanchang, TINTERN: Paoting, THE LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK, LIMITED. Tongshan, Luanhmen Tsannghsien, Hring

HANGCHOW: Weich

Shaphain,

Ten Bar or ENGLAND. sản

Singapore

Branches: Ningpo KATENG: Changtot, Sinyang, Lono, Calcutta Hongkong Kota Bhara Rangoon

Bombay Galle Karachi Perang Chowken. THAN: Chowtsun, Tunhrien, Linchi Lintaing, Trinien, Yibtuh, Colorabo Howrah Kuala Lumpur Bhanghai

Madras Dell Kandy Taingiso Huiming, Chefoo,

TATTUAN :

Port Louis (Mauritius), Yancheng FOOCHOW CHANGCHUN Kirin, Moukden, Newchwang, Dairen, Harbin, Taitaibar, Tieling, Chinchow, Antung. CANTON, KCRYING, PERING, Kusihu'a, Suiyuanchong, etc., etc.

!

CANTON BRANCH. Interest allowed on current accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application. Every description of Banking business transacted; loans granted 1 spproved securities. Special facilities for Home Exchange.

Hongkong, 13th October, 1914.

1168.

HONGKONG BRANCH. Exchange business transacted.

Every description of Banking and INTEREST allowed on Current Accounta at 2 per cent. per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates that may be ascertained on application.

C. CHAMPKIN,

Acting Manager. No 7, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 28th May, 1918.

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