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Board of Directors; 1. H. BELL, Esq. Chairman. J. A. PLUMMER, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
W. L. Pattonden,
B. Lander Lewis, J. P. Warren,
Esq.
Chief Manager: Fon. Mr. A. O. HYNES.
Poiping Penang Rangoon Baigon
Amoy
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Sandakan
:
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Cheliang. Hinang..
• Superscrited correspondence only.
THE
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Tuseday, 7th,
Kowloon P. O. Reg. 1.00 Leiter 1.00 O.P.O.
Beg 1.45 P Loitere 2.30 z
5.00 Wednesday, 8th,
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(26 Hong Kong, 1st Jan., 1930, HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
HE Business of the above Bank Tonducted by the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob- tained on application.
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For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION, ..
A. C. HYNES,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 13th Sept., 1927. EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK- ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS
"U.S. $4,000,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:
37, WALL STRETT
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com
plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.
Interest Allowed on all Deposits."
Rates on Application.
AGENCIES & BRANCHES : ALOR STAN BONO KONG TONGKAH
-(Malay Staton). ILOILO
BOMBAY CALCUTTA UANTON DAWNPORE CXBU COLOMBO DAIREN DELHI
KAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW RABBIN
(Namh
Manoburia)
BANILA NEDAN NEW.TORK PYTING PENANG PESHAWAR
DANGOON SAIDON
BEMARANG BERTH BAN SHANGHAI SINGAPORE
BOULLA BAYA TAIPING *(PMS) TAVOT TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
• YOKOILAMA ZAMBOANGA (Philippine
Lalandia)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transactad.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIND DEPOSITS received for оде year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.
A H. FERGUSON,
Manager.
Hong Kong. Bùi Jan, 2020, 20
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE:
Frs.
74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris. Capital, fully paid-up ... 50,000,000 Special Working Capital 50,000,000 Reserves
22,319,000
Paris
BRANCHES : I yous Saigor haiphong Hanoi Touris Quinton Thanh-hos Vich Peping
Marseilles
Ние Prom Peab Tientsia
Shanghai Hong Kong
BAYKERS:
France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit, Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas
London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange. Irving Trust Co., Banca Com- merciale Italiana.
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Every description of Banking and
Exchange. Business transacted Correspondents throughout
World.
the
A. BOLLIN,
Manager,
Hong Kong, 1st July, 1929. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:-
3, 1930.
1930
There Castles"
Cigarettes
Brielol
THE YEAR
START
WELL
SMOKE
THREE CASTLES
CIGARETTES
FAVOURITE SINCE 1878
Tale pévering meat in revued by the Britkäkatorius Tabove Ca. "Chengkel
EA-451
"BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE." Head Office:
15, Gracechurch Street, London,
96, Boulevard Hausmann, Paris. E.C. 3. Authorized Capital .........£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital Frs.72,000,000.00 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital Fr.68,400,000.00 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000 Reserve Fund... Fra.109,000,000.00 THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM-Reserve Fund and Rest...£1,612,047
PANY OF NEW YORK.
A Bubsidiary of
Total Besources in excess of U.S. $900,000,000.00.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager,
BRAKCHES:
BRANCHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon
Saigen Mengtaz Shanghai Nam Dinh
Noumes
Fort Bayard Papeete
Liangchow
· 1.80 M
Thursday, 9th,
BANIERS:
8.80 10.30 AN
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THE BANK OF ENGLAND. and MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
Battambang Hue
Cantho
Canton
Djibouti
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
Bangkok
Batavia
(NETHERLANDO TRADING sodiETE.)"
Bombsy
Calcutta
BANKERS
Colombo
Delhi
Established 1874.
Galle
Hong Kong
Howrsh
Ipol Kandy
BLUE FUNN
LINE
REGULARA DIFAST
FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER
LONDON SERVICE.
ERVICES
"DIOMED" 7th Jan., Mles.. Casablanca, L'don, E'dam. & H.bg.
ANTENOB 22nd Jan., Mlex, L'ión, B'dam, & Glasgow.
*Bails at Daylight.
LIVERPOOL · SERVICE.
"ASTILOCHU6" 20th Jan, Genoa, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow.
BELLEROPHON" 9th Feb., Havre & Liverpool.
PACIFIC SERVICE. (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA).
23rd Jan., Victoris, Vancouver &¡Seattle,
"IXION"
INWARD SERVICE.
"DOLIUS"
*PHILOOTETES"
"HECTOR"
3rd Jan, Kobo & Yokohama.
5th Jan., Shai, Moji, Kobey&Y'hams.
10th Jan, Shanghai & Dalay..
PASSENGER SERVICE
**ANTENOB" 22nd Jan, Singapore, M'les. & London. RECTOR" 19th Feb., Singapore, M’les. & London,
Sails at Daylight.
Also cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation
at specially redwood fares.
Butterfield & Swire,
Agenta
HONG KONG OFFICE; 11, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.
Authorised Capital
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York' Kuala Krai Penang
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius)
(Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Lumpur Simia Kuantan Singapore
(Pahang) Sourabaya
Singapore
Thunboa
Ticatsin
Touraze
Haiphong Peping Hankow Pnom Penh Vinh
Pondicherry Yunnanfu
Hanoi
BANKERS: IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris eb des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus trial et Commercial; Société Générale
I LONDON: The National Provin
cial and Union Bank of Eng- land, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lycnusia.
HONG KONG BRANCH: Gldra. 150,000,000-
"Every description of Banking (£12,500,000.) Paid-Up Capital...Gidra. 80,000,000 and Exchange Business transacted.
(£8,668,687.) Travellers Cheques issued.
Trustee and Executorships under-IN Reserve Fund........ Gldra. 40,000,000-
(£3,333,333.) taken.
Head Office:—Amsterdam.* Eastern Head Office:-Batavia. DRAM:-barvtjermasin, Landoeng, Bombay,
Caloutta, Cheribon, Djember, Djak karta, The Hague, Jiddah, Kobe, Kala Kalamar, Medan, PL dang, Palembang, Pekalongan, Pa. DAD Pazuanak, Bazusom, utter dam, Samarang, Shanghal, Bibolga (Sumaa)
Singapore, Bourabl Boerakarta (Solo), Tegal, Tilaajap and Weltevreden","
*The fiets katy Safe Depot Boxes To Let London Bankers:- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world.
tion transacted.
INTEREST allowed on Current Ac ecunts and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be ascertained on appli- cation.
C. L. C. SANDES, Manager
7, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong, Let Oct., 1928. [29
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
(Special authorised by Presidential Mandate of the Republic of China on the 22nd of November, 1817.).
NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan &. Co.; French-American Back ing Corporation;
Guaranty
Trusty Co., of New York. Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits accord. ing to arrangement.
Every description of Banking and Exchange Busincer transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to jet.
A LECOT,
Manager. Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1929. [32
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Banking Busincas of every descrip-AUTHORIZED CAPITAL... $60,000,000,00 Capital fully paid up
PAID-UP CAPITAL ............... 18,760,200.00 RESERVE FUND
P. M. ELBERG, Managar 'Eong Kong, 27th May, 1929. [34 THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: Hana Kono.
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $11,000,000 6,664,200 PAID-UP CAPITAL: ................
850,000 RESERVE FUND ·..........
Branches: CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, BWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW YORK and SAN FRANCIBOO.
London Bankers:-
TE LLOYDS`BANE, LTD. Correspondents
In all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description
.."Yen,100,000,000 9,864,298.67 Reserve Fund .........Zen 108,500,000
HRED OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND ÁGENCIES AT: Alexandria Kai Yuen Bangoon
Karachi Saigon Kobe
Sourabsys Saa London
Head Office:-PEPING. Hong Kong Branch:-4, QUEEN'S LOAD CENTRAL..
Branches and Sub-branches all over Batavia China, and Correspondents in Bombay
and other Calcutta Europe, America,
Francisco Lyons "parts of the world.
Canton London Bankers:-THE GUARANTY Changchun Los Angeles Beattle
Semarang Mapila TRUSTY Co. or New Yoak, Tex Dairen NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BASK
(Dalny) Nagasaki Shanghai
Singapore Fengtion Nagoya New York Bankers:-THY EQUIT
(Mukden) Newchwang Shimonoseki 4ULI EASTERN BANKING Con Hamburg New York Sydney
Tientsin Oaska PORATION, THE IRVING BARK Hankow
Harbin Peping Tokyo COLUMBIA TRUST Co. Interest allowed on. Current Ao Hong Kong Rio de sounts and Fixed Deposits Terms Honolulu Janeiro Tsingtao on application.
Every description of Banking Business transacted,
pa Approved Loans granted Special facilities lor Tames to
Bato Deposit Boxes (various sizes)
at a Yearly Rental of from 85 to erchange.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
SHOU J. CHEN, By Manager. Hore Kons. 29th June, 1997. {38}
Teinenfu
Buenos Ayres (Temporarily closed). Vladivostock (Temporarily closed). Interest allowed on Current Ac
counts.
opporsiendhandon Hixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application.
H. MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, Bept. 11, 1929.
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