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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1930.

News of Inward and Outward Mails will be found on page 11.

Bigger & Better Than Ever

CHRONICLE

and

DIRECTORY

for

1930

Now In Preparation.

BEFORE YOU

FORGET

Send your Overseas Address to 11, Ice House Street, and order the Weekly Press to be sent to you for

Three Months

Six Months

Twelve Months

THE

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Capital ......50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...$90,000,000 Hoservo Funda:---

Sterling

£8,500,000

Silver ... $8,500,000

OHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED ST ROYAL CHARTER, 1653.

HEAD OFFICE: Lorno."

Paid-up Capital

£3,000,000

Reserve Fund .......

£4,000,000

prietors

£3,000,000

..890,000,000 | Rezerve Liability of Pre

Reserve Liability of Pro

prietors.....

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

Board of Directors: J. A. PLUMN, Esq., Chairman. C. G. S. MAÇKIB, Esq., Deputy

B. D. F. Beith, Esq. W. E. Bell, Esq.

A. H. Compton, Esq.

Chairman.

B. Lauder Lewis, Esq.

W. L. Pattenden, Esq.

T. E. Pearce, Esq.

T. H. R. Shaw, Esq.

J. P. Warren, Esq.

Amoy

Chief Manager:

Hon. Mr. A... O. HYsms.

Bangkok Batavia

Kobs

BRATCHES:- Ipoh

Peiping.

Johore

Penang

Hangoon

Bombay

Kowloon

Saigon

Calcutta

Kuzis

San Fran-

Canton Chefoo Colombo Dairon

Lumpur

disen/

London

Shanghai

Singapore Sourabaya

Lyon Malacca Foochow Manila Sungei

Patani Haiphong Muar Hamburg (Johore) Tientsin. Hankow Mukden. Tokyo Harbin Nagasaki Tsingtao Hongkow Now York Yokohama Iloilo

CURRENT Accounts opaned in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE- POSITS received for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY and STEILING on terms which will be quoted on application.

Hong Kong, 24th Feb. 1930. (20

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

HE Business of the above Bank

AGENCIES & BRANCHES: ALOG STAM HONG KONG TONGEAH

(Malay Slater) [LDILO

ANKITNAK 13H

BANGKOK

NARACHI

HATAVIA

KLANG

BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CAWNPORE CROU

KUBE KUALA

KANGSAR

COLOMBO DAIREN DELIH HAIPHONG НАМЕОНО HANHOW HALLEIN

(North

J

Manchuria)

KUALA

LUMPUR

KUCHLIS

MADRAS

MANILA

KEDAN

PKFINU

PENANG

NEW YORK

PESHAWAR

(Bhuket)

BANGDON MAIGON SEMARANG

SKREMBAN

BILANGHAI BING &PORK SUURABATA TAIPING

(P.M.8) TAVOT TIENTAIN

TOKYO THINGTAO TOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA

(Philippine

Dilanda)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted...

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIZI DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.

A. H. FERGUSON,

Manager. Hong Kong, 9th Jan, 1999. (30

BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France), Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.

HEAD OFFICE:

74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris.

Fri. Capital, fully paid-up. 50,000,000 Special Working Capital 50,000,000 Reservés.

99,319,000

BRANCHES: Paris Lyons Marseilles

Hanoi Seigor Haiphong

Quinbon Hue

Tourane

Thanh hoa Vinh

Tonducted by the HONG Peping KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.

For the Hong Kong & ShangHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

A. O. HYNES;

Chief Managar.

[3 Hong Kong, 13th Sept, 1887. SQUITABLE EASTERN BANK- ING CORPORATION.

CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS

U.8. $4,000,000.00

HEAD OFFICE:

37, WALL STREET,

NEW YORK.

1r

An American Bank offering cot. plete Foreign Banking Bertis in the principal Markets of the world.

Interest Allowed on all Deposits.

$ 3.75

Bates on Application.

.$ 7.50

$15.00

FUNNEL

BLUE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST

FREIGHT AND

PASSENGER SERVICES |

LONDON SERVICE.

"AENHAЯ"*

MENELAUS"

18th. Mar., Mios., L'don., R'dam, & Glasgow. 1st Apr., Mles., L'aon., B'dan, & H'brig.

LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

"KEEMON"

"DANFA"

20th Mar,, Ganos, Havre, låverpool & Glasgow.

20th Apr., Genos, Havre, Liverpool & Hangow

NEW YORK SERVICE

"NELEUB" 7th Apr For New York, Boston & Baltimore.

PACIFIC SERVICE. (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "TALTHYBIUS" 29th Mar., Victoria, Vanmaver & deattle. 10th Apr., Visterin, Vancouver & Gomitles "IXION"

INWARD SERVICE.

Dao "CALCHAS" 14th Mar., For S'hai, Moji, Kobu & Y'hama, "AJAX

21st Mar., For B'hai, Moji, Kobe & Y'hama, PASSENGER SERVICE (TO SHANGHAÏ) "SARPEDON" Saile 7 MARCH, at 5 'P.M.

Also cargo stosmera with limited passenger accommodation

at specially reduced fares.

For freight, pasange rates, and information apply to

Butterfield & Swire,

Agenta.

A Bubsidiary of

Shanghai

Hong Kong

BAXKERS:

qualities

Unrivalled in delicacy and cool smoking

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San Francisco: Bank of Italy.

Every deseription of Banking and

Exchange Business transacted Correspondents throughout the

World.

A. BOLLIN,

Manager. Hong Kong, 1st July, 1929.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

"HEAD OFFIC

18, Gracechurch Street, London, E.C. 3.

THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM-Authorized Capital

PAKY OF NEW YORK. Total Resources in excess of U.S. ZUC0,000,000.00.

261

D. M. BIGGAE,

Manager,

'NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-

MAATSCHAPPIJ, H.V

(METHKELANDS TRADING BOCIETI.)

BANKERS

Established 1824,"

Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital ......

Then sáros útvonnan mond by cher Ratinh-daeración Tamme Co.,

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE, Head Office:

96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. Subscribed Capital Fra.72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital. Fr.ca,400,000.00 Reserve Fund ..... Frs.102,000,000.00 ...23,000,000

BRANCHER: ...£1,800,000

Hong Kong Quinhon 21,050,000 Bangkok

Saigon Reserve Fuad and Best...£1,012,047 Battambang Hue

Shanghai Cantho

Mengtex Canton Nina Dinh Singapore

Thànhoa Nouates Djibouti Fort Bayard Papeete Tientsin Tourate Haiphong Peping

Puon-Penh Vịnh Pondicherry Yunnanfu

BANKERS:

THE BANK OF ENGLAND'

and

"BRANCHES.

MIDLAND BANK, LTD.

Bangkok

'Batavia

Rombay

Calcutta

Colombo

HONG KONG OFFIC: '11, QUEEN'S ROAD, Delhi

CENTRAL:

Authorised Capital

Galle

4

Hong Kong Howrah Gidra. 180,000,000 Tool

́(212,800,000.) | Kandy Paid-Up Capital...Gldra. 80,000,000- (£6,080,657.) Reserve Fund........ Gldrs. 40,000,000

Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang

(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) (Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai Lumpur Simla Kuantan Singapore

(Pahang) Soursboys

HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking (£3,233,333.) and Exchange Business transacted.

Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Executorshipe under- taken.

Head Office:-Amsterdam. Eastern Head Office:-Batavia. BRANCHES jasasin, "Bombay Calou Cheribson, bimber, Djekj karle, The Hagus, Zicklah, Kols. Kota-Hadja, Makasar, Medan, P

Hankow

Hanci

IN FRANCE:

BANKERS:

National Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnai: Banque de Paris et dea Pays-Bas, Crédit Indus- trial et Commercial; Société

Générale

IN LONDON: The National Provia-!

dal and Union Bank of Eng- land, Ltd.; Comptoir Nations! d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonenia

In New YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French-American Bank. ing Corporation; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York. Interest allowed on Current Ac INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts and Fixed Deposits accord counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates ing to arrangement.

dang. Palembang, Pralongan, Pa that may be ascertained on appli mang, Pontianak, Hagen, otarcation.

dam, Samarany, Shanghal, Blusta

(Sumitra), Bingor, Boerabad,

C. L. C. SANDES, Manager.

Boerakarta (Bole), Tegal. jajap 7, Queen's Road Central.

Hong Kong, ist Oct.,, 1929. [29

and Weltevreden

*Khere" affann kaos Safe Dejorík Boxes To L

London Bankers:- Rational Provincial Bank, Ltd.

Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip

tion transacted.

P. M. ELBERG, Mabogor. Hong Kong, 27th May, 1999. [34 THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL..$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL 8,664,200 850,000 Baszzys Fun an

Branches :- CANTON, BHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW York and BAM

FSZAMOT BOO

London Bankers:-

THE LLOYDS BANE, LTD.

Correspondents ....

BANK OF CHINA.

Reorganized October 20, 128, ander pecial charter of The National Government as sa

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK.

Subscribed Capital Paid-Up Capital ........... Reserve Funds

25,000,000.00 £24,710,200 00 83,820,503 82

HZAD OIC-SHANGHAL

"

HONG KONG BRANCH:

4, Queen's Road Central

Owing to our numerous branches in Chins and large connections in the important commercial centres of the

In all Principal Cities of the World.world, we are able to extend to our clients Foreign Exchange and Banking "pecial facilities for domestic and foreign

banking and exchange. business" of every description transacted

Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) at a Yearly Rental of from 85 to

LOOK POONG SHAN, Manager.

We also handia the issue of Bands and ther Pablo Funds of the Ubina Government both at home and abroad.

SHOU J, CHEN,

.

Every description al Banking and Exchange Business transacted.

·Safe Deposit Boxes to let.

A. LECOT,

Manager. Hong Kong, tad May, 1929. (29

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Capital fully paid up

Beserve Fund

Ten 100,000,000! .Ten 108,500,000

HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA,

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES. AT: Alexandria Kai Yuan Rangoon Batavia Karachi Baigon Bombay Kobe

Boerabaya Calcutta

London.. San Contón Lyons

Francisco Changchun Los Angeles Seattle Dairen Manila!

Semarang (Dalay) Nagasaki Shanghai Fengtion Nagoya Bingapore

(Mukden) Newchwang Shimonoseki Hamburg New York Sydney Hankow Osaka Tientsin

Peping Tokyo

Tsinanfu Harbin Hong Kong Rio de

Teingtao Honolulu Janeiro Buenos Ayres (Temporarily closed). Vladivostock (Temporarily closed). Interest allowed on Current Ao- counts.

Fixed Deposits received for Perioda at rates to be obtained on application.

H. MOBI, Manager. Hong Kong, Bept, 11, 1969,

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EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

March 6, 1830

ON LONDON.--

Telegraphic Transier... 1/4 Bank Bills, on demand 1/56)16 Bank Billa, at 30 days'.

sight

Baak

Bille at.. months sight

Credits, at 4 months'

sight

1/61

Documentary Bille, 4 ..........

months' sight

1/69

ON PARIB.-

Bank Bills, on demand 895 Credits, 4 months' sight 897) ON NEW YORK-

Bank Bille, on demand 35). Credits, at 60 d/ 37 ON BOMBAY,.-—-—-

Telegraphic Transfer Bank Billa, on de

Dand

ON CALUUTE-

Telegraphic Transfer Bank Bills, on de-

mands

ON SHANGHAL.--

Bank Bills, at night ...781 Private, 30 days' sight

OF YOKOHAMA,———

On demand

71

On Maxita---On demand... 701

ON SINGAPOILE.~~-

On demand

BATAVIA-On demand... 87

ON HAIPHONG-

On demand vi

.71% disct,

OF SAXOON.--On demand...71%disct, -Un BangxoL-.

On demand 129 ROVEREGIN, Bank's Buying

Fato

**** 12.88 GOLD L, 10, fus, per

tacir

BAR SILVER, pero 18 15/16

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Deinition of TRAVELLERS' CHEQUES-

The system of Travellers' Cheques was originated in 1801 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 at the same time the convenience of local currency. The Company registered the cheques under the trade name of AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUES' the word "Travellers' being spelled with one "1". The advantage ..of the Cheques was so apparent that other banking institutions

adopted the system?!**

Quoted from Pitman's Dictionary of Banking by Wm. Thomson.

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