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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS,

On Tuesday, the 8th insh, and Wednesday, the 18th inst., the GP.O. and the Branch Post Omom will be open each day from 8 am to 9 am,

There will be one collection from the pillar-boxes, and one delivery of ordinary correspondencens mak day as on Bandays, and one delivery of registered correspondenso each day at 9 nau

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the holidays,

FROM

INWARD MAILS.

AUSTRALIA & MANIKA BHANGHAI

USA, Canada, Japan & Shangmai" BRANOMAI & SVÄTOW

Eusors via Buss (letters à papers, Lan-' don, Sand Nov., & parcela, 15th Nov.),

STRANS

STRAITI

Foldera. Pra Jackso Binkierig Kalyan

MANILA

ཝོ

+

JAPAN

JAPAN & SHANGHAI

U.S.A. HONOLULU, Japan & SHANGHAL

USA, RONGLulu, Jazan & Braxonal ... MANILA

JAPAN & SHANGHAI

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 1928.

| HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI || OHARTERED BANK OF TEDIA,

BAXING CORPORATION.

Authorised Capital"......$50,000,008 Insoed" and "Faily Padd

Home Fund1—

$90,000,000

Sterling - £8,000,000 SØTET +1:2000$24,000,000 Baservs Liability of Pros

pristors

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL GEAXTER, 185

HEAD OPTICH: Lejtvom.

Paid-up Capital ********£3,000,000

Reserve Fund

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors Tra

£3,000,000

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES,

..... $30,000,000

Halo OFFICE: Hora Kara;

AZOR ITAX ILOILO (Mabry States) ĮPOIL

Cours of Directors: A. H. Comrean, Beq., Chairman.

N. S. BROWS, Esq. Deputy Chairman.

Hon. Mr. B. D.F.. C. G. §. Mackie, Eng.

Bwith.

W.I. Pattenden, Esq.

J. A Plummer. Eaq.

Chief Manager:

Hon. Mr. A. O, Etxes

PAR

Don

Aki Maru..

1. let Déa.

11st Dea

2nd Deo.

32nd. Dee

sard Dox

W. H. Ball, Eng.

Halena Mari

33rd Des.

B. Lander Lewis,

T. G. Well, Eng.

***Pras. Pierce

Sui Sang...

24th Dec.

H. P. White, Exq.

sith Dec.

81. Albame

16th Dec.

Aoshima Maru ...

29th Des

L4+

Pres. Wilson

9th The

BRANCHES Juan

Pr

Taf

041

91at Dec.

Amoy

Hongkow

Peking

Pess, Jackson J, Ben Chenonceane

Slit Dea

Bangkok

Heilo

Penang

1st Jan, 1879

Batavia

Ipoh

Fangoon

Bombay

Johore

Baigon

Kobe

Canton

Endla

Chefoo

Lumpar

Colombo

P11

DATE & TIME

Dairen

Toochow

500%

Friday,

*New Mathilde

Fort Boyard

...Sun Hong

8.30 A 11.30

Straits

Seistan

129) r

Swalow, Amoy and Poochow

Гол

Hoihow & Hiphung

Shanghai

Fripboog

OUTWARD MAILS.

Parcela for Germany via Hamburg- Гарва

Straits, Cuylon, ludia, Mauritins, Eurik South Africa, Aden, Egypt & Europe in Marillogize Marillas, 18th Jan., 1929

Amoy

Mhanghai

Manila...

L

Bangkok via Swatow......

Wei Hai Wei

***

Haiging

Ghinkiang Tonkin Sacharn

Aki Maru

Naldera

Kiuklang

Pru Jackion Kaying Buichow...

Bhanghai, Dainy & EUROPE via Siberia Fingencer...

Bwalow, Amoy & Formosa

Shanghai, Japan, & EUROPA is Biberin Kalyan

Shanghai and Japan ...

Straite, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, Eneb & Bouth Afriss, Egypt Europe via Marseille-Jae Marseilles, 3rd Ja 1929

Bhanghai, Japan, U.S.A., Canada, O. & S.- Amerios & Europe via Victoria, BC-doe Victoria, B.0 14th

January, 1929

Bhanghai & EUROPE via Siberia...

Amby

Brutow, Amoy mad, Foockow Japan

Shanghai and Europe via Biberia Hihow..

1.00 #

Haiphong Hamburg Hanków Harbin

Manila Moakden

Nagasaki

Now York

Shangbal Singapore Sourabaya Buzgai

Patani

Tientsin.

Tobyg

Tringtao Yokohama

CURRENT ACCOUNTя opened in 1.30 PLOCAL. OUAEINOY and Fixm Dr 1.30 P⭑ FOKITS SCRÈved" for one year or shorter periods in LoUAL CURRENCY and BTELLING on terms which will be quoted on application.

Hong Kong, 26th Dec., 1928.

2.30 *.30

Kowloon PO Pareola 4.30 PM teg, find. 9.00AM etters 10.00 à 10

G.P.O.

Par lab, 5.00

Beg. 3ind, 3,4

Letter

10.80 AM **A Saturday, 2nd,

10.00

10.00 AM

4.30 P

*5,00 F'A

5.00 2.

6,00 N

sunday, 23rd,

9.00 9.00 AM

Dunton Mars

Hakone Mar

#actor...

Monday, 24th.

10.80 M Kowloon P.O. Begi 1.00 x Letters 1.00

G.P.O. Hag. 1:45 PM Letters $.50

Pres. Pierce Pros. Piersa

Sinklang..

Hai Ching Bui Bang...

Yunnan.. Kwangtung

· *Corresponãsuos boaring vessel's name caly.

THE

[26

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANKS,

13

RANGYOK MATAFIL

CALOUTTA DÄNTOS DAWN POR

COLOMBO

| Detsk

HAIPHONG RAMIUIG MANTOW HASHIN

(Borth

•

LANGOOR

SAIGON.

XARACHI - KEKARANG

KDAJA

MANOSAR KUALA

KLUMPUR,

EUCHINO

MADELI

KIDAN

MANIGA

NEW YORK PARKING:

PWN ARG PESHAWAR

*

(Phuket)

* Manchuria) TONGKAH KONO TONG

STREMRAG

SINGAPOR.. HOTLAATT TAIPING

KEMAN

TUNTELE TOKYO

TINGTAO TOKOHAMA BAMBOANGA

(Philippine

Isinada).

FORSIGN EXCEANOR and General Banking Business transacted,

QURBENT AC0Gurra opened and Fram Darosna received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applies- tion...

A H. FERGUSON,

Manager Hong Kong, 16th Mar 1928.80

BANQUE FRANCO-CHIFOISE FOUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE, (Incorporated in France).

Prince's Building, Chater Boad,

Victoria, Hong Kong. HEAD GEFICK:

SALAAM

2

74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris.

Special Working Capital. Fr. 50,000,000 Capital, fully paid up.............. Fr. 50,000,000

FTB. 222,919,000

Reserves.12.13)__|

THE Business of the shore Bank conducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI "BANK- | Paris ING CORPORATION. Bules may Baigon be obtained on application.

For the Hong Kông & ĐĂNGEAI BAXTING CORPORATION,

▲ O. HYNES,

Chief Managent. Hong Kong, 18th Sept., 1997. [2]

EQUITABLE LASTERN BANK,

ING CORPORATION....

CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS

17.8. $3,500,000.00

HEAD OFFICE:

37, WALL STREET,''

NEW YORK.

An American Bank offering complete Parcels $.00 P

Foreign Banking Service in the 4157. Bag,

principal Markets of the world. Letter 5.00 Interest Allowed on all Deposita. Letters 6.00 Rates on Application. fuonday, 25th,

9.00 X

Wednesday, 26th,

9,00 &

9.00

9,00 AM

9.00 A

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST | PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE,

*** HECTOR ** 24th Des., Ma, Lidon,, B'dám & Glasgow,

"PERSEUS"

Bth Jan, Mask Lidon., R'dam. & Hamburg. 22nd Jan., Mars. L'don,, B'dam, & Glasgow. LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

"AENEAS

"TYDFUS"

** 20th Jan, Gezon, Haven, Tävarpool & Glasgow. **BELEROPHON" 20th Feb., Geroa, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow,

PACIFIC SERVICE,

(via KOBE & YOKOSAMAJO"

"PROTESILAGS" 3rd Jan, Victoria, Yaaconrer & Seattle, "TALTHYBIUS 24th Jan, Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle.

NEW YORK SERVICE.

“EUMASUS”.

11th Jan.; New York, Boston & Haltimore, "AUTOLYCUS" 8th Feb, New York, Boston & Baltimore.

INWARD SERVICE.!

ATREUS

Due

For

26th Dec, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama "THESEUS' 30th Deo.

PASSENGER SERVICE

*HEUTOR" 24th Doc Singaporn, Marvellles & London. "AENEAS" 22nd Jan Bingapore, Marsailles à London.

• Sails at 4 p.m.

at specially reduced faros

Also cargo steamers with limited passenger pccommodation

For freight, passage rates, and information apply to

Butterfield & Swire,

Agents.

A Subsidiary of THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM. PANY OF NEW YORK. Total Resources in excess of U.. $557,000,000.00 M. BIGGAR, 38]

Manager.

· NEDERLANDSOHT HANDEL-

MAATSCHAPPIJ. ·

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)

Joann

BANKERS

ין

BRANCHEST Lyons

Marseill

Haiphong Handi

Tourane

Quitton

Thanh Bao

Vinh

Foking

France:

Ние

Prom Park

Shangha Tientsin.

Hong Kong

BATTLES:

Société Générals, Banque

Nationale de Crédit, Banque "de

Paris et des Pays Bas

London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Commerciale Italiana, San Francisco: Bank of Italy

Every description of Esaking and

Excharge Business tremssated. Correspondente throughout the World.

BERNIS

Manager.

Hong Kong, fth Ang., 1928,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,

- HEAD OFFICE: 18, Gracechurch Street, London, F.C. &

Authorized Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital ........11,600,000 Paid-up Capita!"

£1,060,000 Reserve Fund and Best21,394,348

BATTIST

THE BANK OF ENGLAND and MIDLAND BANK, Lan.

ESTABLIERED 1894.

Bangkok

Batavia

KONG KONG OFWIɑLİ 11, QUIEN’I XOAD,

DENTRAL

Bombay

Karachi

BRANCH: Ipoh' Kandy

New York Penang

Port Louis

Calcutta

Columbo

Kota Bhar Kusha

Authorised Capital. Guilders 150,000,000 Delhi

(219,500,000) Galle

Paid-Up Capital...... Grailders 80,000,000 Hong Kong

(£6,666,670.) Howrah Beserve Fund......Guilder 40,000,000- (43,333,593.)

Head Offic▲NSTERDAM.* 'Kaaters Head OLon-BATAVIA”. RBANUKER |--Bond jermanin, Bandoerg". Bomber

Calcutta, Cheribou, Jddah, Elamber, Bjoijakarta The Hague Kobe, Kota Radja, Makamer Medan, Pae daar, Palembang. Pakalongan, P sang, Pontianak, Rangoon, Exter dan", Bamarang, Shanghal, Elbolga

Boerabaj (Bust), Bingapore. Boeraksack (Solo)," "Tegal, Tjilatjag and Welterradian":

*Thane sjam have Zafe Deposit Bevir Te Zet.

London Bankers-National Provincial Bank, Ltd.

Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every description

transacted.

0. STEENSTRA, Manager. Hong Kong, 80th Aug, 1928. [84-

If

you want him to appreciate the gift as well as the sentiment~~~

SEND HIM

Three Castles

BATQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

Head Office:

96, Boulevard Hansemann, Paris. Subscribed Capital.. Fra. 72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capita!...Fra.68,400,000,00 Reserve Fund.....Br.102,000,000.00

BLANCELA:

Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon Battambang Mengtes Raigon Cautho Nam-Din Shanghal Canton

Nonmen Singapore

Tiantai Papeete

Torraze Fort Bayard Fekiug

Djiboutil

(Hunritime) Haiphong From Penh vinh Rangoon Bankow Fondicherry Yunnanfon Lampar Shanghai Hanoi

Kuantan Simla

(Pahang) Singapore Bourabaya

Madras.

HONG KONG BRANCHES Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transact- $2.

Intrazer allowed on Current Account and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may ba &scertained on spplication.

O. L. C. BANDES, Manager. Queen's Road Central A Hong Kong, 1st Sept., 1928.

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THE BANK OF CHINA, 行銀國中

[29

(Special authorised by. Presidential

Mandate of the Republic of

Ching on the Kind of -

November," 1917.))

Authorized CAPITAL THE YOKOHAMA SPROLE BANK PAID-UP CAPITAL

Ramya FUND

LIMITED.

Capital fully paid up...Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fand.

Yen 102,500,000

HEAD OFFICE : YOKOHAMA,

Blancers and AGENCIES AT:[" Alexandria Houdinio Eangoon Batavia Kai Yuen

Baigon Bombay

Karachi -Apron Cairattal Canton Changahan Manil

Buenos

andoz cisco

Boerabaya San Fran Seattle Lyons Los Angeles Bemarang

Shanghai Nagarah Singapore Nagoya

Newahwang Branay (Mukilen) Osaka Tientain

Trixianta

Hambarg New York Tokyo Hankow Peking Harbing Rio de Tringtan Hong Kong,

Janeiro

Vladivostock (Temporarily closed) Interest,allowed on Current Accounts. Deposits received for Find Periods st rates to be obtained on application.

44

A. MORL, Manager. Hong Kong, 11th Sept, 1928; [23]

$80,000,000.00 19,788,900.00 9,964,398.89

Head Office:-PIKING Hong Kong Branch :—4, Quiser's

07or

ROAD. CHIRAL Branches and · Sub-branches, all China, and Correspon- dents in Europe, Americs, sad other parts of the world, London Bankers:-T GUARANTY

True Co. of New-Yonn, Ta NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK,

New York Bankers:-Tas EqUIT- "ABLE"""PARTNEY BANKING ~~~Con- "PORATION, "Tom. Inving BAYK-

COLUMBIA THU Co, te Interest allowed on Current :Ão- counts and Fixed Deposita. Terma on_application.

BANKERA:

IN FRANC Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lycanada; Banque de Paris et da Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus trial at Commercial; Société Générale.

IN LONDON: The National Provin-

cial and Union Bank of Eng Iand, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais. In New Yox: J., P, Horgan & Co.; French-American Bank- ing Corporation; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York. Interest allowed on Current Ao counts and Fixed Deposits accord- ing to arrangement.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transact

Bale Deposit Boxes to let

A. LECOT,

Manager. Hong Kong, 26th November, 1938. [82,

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

ESMAN OVVION: Hong KoNG.

Hong Kong Currmey AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ..$11,000,000 PAZD-UP CAPITAL ................... 18,654,200,

850,000 ESERVE FUND

*t.

Bromchez:-

– CARTÖN, ENANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, · Naw York and BAT

FRANCISCO. London-Bankers:-

THE LLOYDS BAKE, LAD. Correspondents.

all Principal Cities of the World.

Every description of Banking Foreign Exchange and Banking Business traumseted.

Loans granted on Approved Becurities.

Special facilities for domenie

Business of every description transacted.

Bale Deposit Boxes (various sises) as a Yearly Rental of from &

ito

SHOU J CHEN,

Manager. Hong Kong, 20th June, 1927, 188 87]

LOOK POONG SHAN, Manager

CIGARETTES

"F. & 0. BANKING CORPORA.

TION, LIMITED.

PAID UP CAPITAL......................£3,594,100 REBABY FUND £180,000 HEAD OTTIC: 122, Leadenhall Street, London, E.O. &.

The Corporation undertakes Gen-On eral Banking and Exchange Busi- ness of every description and in addition to its Branches bsa Agen- cies in all the principal towns of the World.

··Ű. CHAMPKIN, Manager. Prince's Building, Chater Road, 38]. Hong Kong

H

To the Publishers "HONG KONG WEEKLY

PRESS”.

11, Iox Hour STEKT, Hore Koxe

Please send me the

"Hoxe Kore 'WEEKLY PLESS"

1928 to...... from

addressed as follows -

SUBSCRIPTION PAID IN ADVANCE. $13.00 per samum for delivery in Hong Kong.

$15.00 per annum to any part of ibe)

world (including postage), --

EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

December 20th, 1925.

Loon,-*-* Telegraphic Transfer

22/01 Bank Billa, oz demand....2/)`3/16' Bark Bill, at 80 days sight- Bank Bills, at 4 months"

(Lighn. 2/11

sight Credits, at 4 months

Documentary Bills,

months' sight

O PAZ

Bank Bills, on demand Credits, 4 months"right

2/13

1,2476 1,332

OX NEW-Yox,-“

12

Bank Bills, on'demand Credits, at 60 days' sight...

504

On Boa

Bank Bills, on demand...)

1334

193

Telegraphic Transfer

On Calcutta-

Telegraphic Transfer

Bank Bills, on demand...j

UN SHANGMAL---

Bank Bills, at sight

Private, 30 days" night

On Toxo-On demand.

Or Maxna-On demand

*** 78

On Singapozz--On demand...

ON BATAVIA,--On demand

Of Harmore.

16

981

127

---On demand ...* · -- Ox Binoon-On demand

1 BOZE

93

OX BANGKOK.---On demand ́... SOVEROM, Bank's Buying rate $9.00 GOLD Eway, 100 fine; per tal Bax Ázvax, per oz.

American Express Travelers Cheques

Definition of TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES--

26

5/16

"The system of Travellers' Cheques was originated in 1891 by the American Express Company with the object of creating a form of travel currency which would give the holder the security of a letter of credit and stithe same time the convenience of local currency. The Company regatered the

the cheques under

trade

of *AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELRES' CHEQUES" the word 'Traveller' being spelled - with one "". The advantage of the Choques was “banking institutions adopted the system.”

apparent that other

Quoted from Pitman's Dictionary of Banking by Wr., Thomson, ( —Furied-in G$10,0$30, G#50, G$100, and 2-5, and 2-10- denominations bound in a small, handy wallet—and- cost only of 1 per cent.

Beours your steamship tickets, hotel reservations and itinerarior, or plan your cruise or tour through

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS Co., Inc.

4. Dis Vævi Road, Central, Hoxe Koro,

Printed and Published by DAVID JOHN EVANS, for the Hong KONG DAILY Pass, LIMITED, at 11, Ice House Btreet, Victoria, Hong Kong London Office 21, Bride Lans, Fleet Street, E