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MAIL NOTICES.
News of Inward and Outward Mails will be
"found on page 11.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
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Horisontal 1-Otherwise called. 6.-Stallow. ..-10. despise. 12-Separated. 14.-Sea eagles.
15. French rivet.
17-Boxing match.
18.-Devoured.
19. To elude:
20.-Crude.
$1.-Father
*.-Quiet.
$3.-Companion.
24-Capable of being qut.
96.-Kind of heer.
27.-Healthy.
25.-To sit for portrait.
29.-To begin.
31.-Goeg over.
34.--Stockings,
35.-Flat fragment
26-Behold.
27-Margin.
39.-Flogs
29.-To poke.
40-Spanish article.
41.-To sow.
42---Silent,
43.-Reverential,
43. To linget.
-47.-Goes horseback. 48.-Finished.
1.-Arteries.
Vertical.
2.-Narrow read.
3.Pronoun.
4.Exclamation.' 5.-Abject.
6. To ruin.
T-Part of bods. 8-Metalliferous rock.
9.-By..
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10.--Envoy. 11.-Jumps.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1930.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital
50,000,000
Issued & Fully Paid-up...$90,000,000
Reserve Funds :-
Sterling
£0,300,000
Silvertetur s
$9,500,000
Reserve Liability of Pro
prietors
HEAD OFFION: Hoxa Kora
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1953.
HRAD OFFICE: LONDON..
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Find
prietor
.$20,000,000 | Reserve Liability of Pro-
AGENCIES & BRANCHES;
£3,000,000
£4,000,000
£3,000,000
Board of Directors:
J. A. PLUMMER, Esq., Chairman. C. G. S. MACKIE, Esq., Deputy.
A. H. Compton, Esq.
W. H. Bell, Esq.
B. Lander Lewis, Esq.
G. Miskin, Esq.
ACOR STA
MONO KONO TONOKAIL
(Malay Szaces) ILOILO
(huket)
ANKITAK
DMIT
DANGOON,
BANGKOK
KALACHI
SAIGON
Chairman.
BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCETTA. DANTON CAWNTORE CEB
KLANG
SEMARANG
KUBE KUALA ***KANGSAR KUALA
LUMPUR
HEREMBAN
KECHING MADRAS
J. J. Paterson, Esq.
T. E. Pearce, Esq.
T. H. R. Shaw, Esq.
J. P. Warren, Esq.
Acting Chief Manager:
7. M. GRAYBURN, Esq.
BRANCHES.: Ipoh.
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Aшuy
Peiptrg
Bangkok Batavia
Johore
Penang.
Kobe
Rangona
Bombay
Kowloon
Saigen
Calcutta
Kuala
Sau Frat-
Canton
-Lumpur
cisco
Chefoo
London
Colombo
Lyons
Dairan
Malaces
Sourabaya
Sungei
13-Widow's portion. .16.-Pit.
19.-Stanting. 20.-Rants.
2. To gaze.
23. Billiard shot.
23. Great gulf. 26.-Sees.
23-To talk childishly.
99.--A piece.
30.-Worker.
31.-Trite.
32-Cheered up.
33,-Sedate.
33.-Deeds.
35.-Colloquial: Sad. 39-Fibre used for bags. 41-Seed container. 42-Central.
44.-Six. 46.-Upon.
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
To. 1625
BAISE REBUS AVERTS HADWEE GOWIDPTUEZ NI SHE PAZ02- IT SAHTARIT “RATÓ
SHARES SA
R038 XOKI) ACT DIRE ABETVORB RIDATOTAL ODSERBAJIG
ESSAY
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND "PASSENGER SERVICES
LONDON SERVICE.
CALUHAS" 29th Apr., M'Iss., L'don. R'dam. & H'burg. PATROCLUS 14th May, Mies, L'don, A'dam, & Glasgow,
* vin Casablanca,
LIVERPOOL: SERVICE.
*IDOMEN LUS" 23rd May, For Genos, Havre, Ipaal & Glasgow. TEIRESIAS Zuth Jane, ForGenos, Havre, l'pool & Gasgow. PACIFIC SERVICE (vis KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "TYNDABEUS" 10th May, For Victoria, Vadouaver Seattle "PROTESILAUS 29th May, For Victoria Vacover.de Seattle.
INWARD SERVICE.
For Das **DIOMED " 28th Apr., Moji, Kobe & Y'asna,
"ANTENOR" 30th Apr., S'ni, Taingia,Taka & Duizen.
PASSENGER SERVICE
5.1
For
-" PATROCLUS" 14th May at Daylight, pare, 11th Jans at Daylight, S'pore,
24 ANTINOR"
Alao cargo steamers with limited passenger ade
at specially reduced fares.
arthri lg, & Lonion.
Ter freight, passage rates, and information apply to
Butterfeld & Swire,
Agenta,
Foochow Manila
Shanghai
Singapore"
Pai
Haiphong Muar Hamburg (Johoro) Tiền dịu, Hankow Mukden Tokyo Harbin" Nagasaki Hongkow "New York iloilo
Tsingtao Yokotams
CURRENT ACCOUNTA- opened in; LOCAL CURRENCY And Fix Dr FOBITE received for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENGT and STERLING on terms which will. be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 1st April, 1930. [20
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
I Business of the above Bank THE
ia conducted, by the HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING. CORFORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, V. M. GRAYBURN,
Acting Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 15th March, 1930. [2
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK-
ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS
U.S. $1,000,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:
87, WALL STREET –
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.
A Subsidiary of
THE EQUITABLE TRUST COM- PANY OF NEW YORK. Total Resources in excess of U.8. 000,000,000.00.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager, NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
291
Established 1824.
COLOMEO. DAIREN. DELIK
HAIPHONG BAMBURO
HANKOW
LLARDIN
(North
Manchuria)
"
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YOUK
PEPING.
PEMANG
PESHAWAR
SHANGILAI
MINDAPORE -BOUHADAYA
TAIPING
(F.M.8) TAVOY TIEN ISIN
TUNTO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA
(Philippipa
Zalando
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica tion.
A. E. 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:
Fri.
74, Bue St. Lazare, Pariz.
Capital, fully paid-up ... 80,000,000 Special Working Capital 50,000,000 Reserves
22,319,000
r་
Marseilles Hanoi
Hue
4
Pnom Penh
BRANCHES : Paris Lyons Saigor Haiphong Tourane Quinhon Thanh-hoa Vinh Peping
Shanghai Tientsin Hong Kong
BANKERS: France: Bociété Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit, Eanqua' 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 Busidees transacted Correspondents throughout the
·World.
A. BOLLIN,
Manager. Hong Kong, Lot uly, 1229.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE :--- 15. Gracechurch Street, London, E.O. 3.
Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital .....................
Three CastlesTM
Cigarettes
Bristol &
There are many points in favour of
ALSO PACKER IN 10' AND
Three Castles
VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
W.D.& H.O.WILLS
BRISTOL & LONDON
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
. Head Office:
28, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris. Subscribed Capital Frs.72,000,000.00 Frs.68,400,000.00 Faid-up Capital Reserve Fund... Fr. 102,000,000.00
BRANCHES * Hong Kong, Quianon
Saigon Mengtsz Shanghai Canton Lam Dinh Singapero Djibouti Noumea
Thanhoa Fort Bayard Papeete Tientsin Tourane Haiphong Peping
£3,000,000 ..£1,800,000 Bangkok
£1,050,000 Battambang Hue Reserve Fund and Best...£1,648,500 Cantho
BANTIES:
Tax BANK OF ENGLAND and MIDLAND BAKx,“ Lan.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
Bangkok
BANKERS
Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta
Colombo Delhi
Authorised Capital
Hong Kong Howrah
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN 8 RUAD, CENTRAL.
Galle
Gidrs. 150,000,000 Loob
($12,500,000.) Kandy Paid-Up Capital...Gldra. 80,000,000 (£8,868,807.)
BRANCHES
Karachi
Madras Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang
(Kelantan)Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) (Pahang) Kangoon Kala Shanghai Lumpur Sims Kuantan Singapore
(Pahang) Sourabaya
EONG KONG BRANCH:
Reserve Fund.......Eldrs. 40,000,000- Every description of Banking (23,333,333.) and Exchange Business transacted.
Travellers Cheques issued
Head Office:—Amsterdam." Eastern Head Office:--Batavia... DRANGUES-infertaste, Landoen,
ny Calent, Cheriton, Djenter. Djokja karta, The Hague, Jedah, Kobe,
Hankow Hanot
Pnom Penh Vịnh Pondicherry Tunzanfu
BANTIES:
:.41
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IN LONDON: The Nations! Provia cial and Union Bank of Eng land, Ltd.; Comptoir Nations. d'Escompte de Paris; Odit
Lyonnais.
AGENCIES.
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Bank Bila, on demand 3CZ Credits, at 80 8/1.384
ON BOMBAY
Telegraphic Transfer 7
do Back Bills, oa
maad......
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101
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IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan &
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Interest, ailowed on Current Ac taken.
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Kota-Kadja, Makassar, Medan, P dang, Painting, Pekalongan, Pr Gang, Paulianak, amoon, Bettercation." „ddin”, kamarane", Shanghai, Sibaya (Sumars Sinunyare Sourate Somrakarta (Solo), Tegal, IjUALJOP ...and Weilevidden".
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A. STOKKINK,
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HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG..
Hong Kong Currency. Auzinaizen CAPITAL 311,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL 8,604,200. RESERVE FUND
1,000,000
H Branches;-
CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, BWATOW, BANGKOK, New
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FRANCISCO.
London' Bankers :—-—---
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LOOK FOONG SHAN,
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071
F. THOROUGOOD,
Acting Manager. 7, Queen's Road Central:
Hong Kong, 10th Apr., 1830. [29
BANK OF CHINA,
Reorganized October 28, 1928, noder special charter of The National Government as an
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE.
BANK
Subscribed Capital Pais-Up Capital. Reserve Funds .........·
Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.
A. LECOT,
-Manager, Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1829. (as
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED,
Capital (fully paid-up) Reserve Fund
Yen 100,000,000 Yen 111,800,000.
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agenoira AT: Alexandria Kai Yuen Rangoon
.828,000,000,00 824,710,200 00 $2,820, 3:03 82
Batavia Bombay Kobo
Karachi
Saigon Soerabaya San
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAL
HONG KONG Branch:
Queen's Bosé Central.
Lyons
London Calcutta Canton
Francisco. Changchun Los Angeles Seattle Dairan Manila Semarang (Dalny) Nagasaki Shanghai
Singapore Fengtion Nagoya
(Mukden) Newchwang Shimonoseki Hamburg New York Bydney
Tientsin Hankow Osaka
Peping Tokyo Owing to our numerous branches in Harbin
-Tainenfu Chins and large connections in the Hong Kong Rio de
Tajngtao important commercial centres of the Honolulu Janeiro world we are shia in getuni te our abinis
poenails closed) pedal facilities for domestic and foreige Vladivostock (Temporarily closed), special barking and exchange.
counts.
laterest allowed on Current As
We also handle the issue of Bonds and ather Poblin Funds of the Chines Government both at home and abroad.
SHOU J. CHEN, Manager.
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