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COMPREHENSIVE AND COM-

PLETE REPORT

of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST

is given in the

“HONG KONG

WEEKLY

PRESS,"

"THE CHINA OVERLAND

TRADE REPORT."

.

EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

ON LONDON:-

My 15, 1931.

Telegraphie Transfer... .. Hank Bills, on demand 12 Bank Bills, 4 months'

sight

Credita,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1931.

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

BANKING CORPORATION.

.......$50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...820,000,000

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL OBANTER,

1853.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, ING.

Head Office:

CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

5

0

1

J

Authorised Capital

Reserve Funds:-

Sterling

Silverne

£0,000,000 ..$10,000,000

Paid-up Capital

11 13/10

4

months

Reservo Liability of Pro-

prietors

....$20,000,000

Roserve Fund .......... Reserve Liability of Pro

prietors

65, BROADWAY, NEW YORK.

Capital £3,000,000 Surplus .........24,000,000 Reserves

U.S.$8,000,000

10

U.S.81,572,543

U.8.91,009,900

£3,000,000

BRANCHES :---

12

-13

1/07/10.

ม

(haha)

SALON GeneTA

Ammanian Quartan. Laserbe Palatin Antworp Albiza Baal Berlin

Unopis Lugano

Lotterdam

15

Edinburgh LuLEOT 12pm

Karellies Stambout

Mosta Oslo Shanghai

17

18

IPOW

BANGOON

Brits

Genos

Mauila Southamp

KARACHI

BAIGON

Hamha

Glagow

Harich

KLANG

BENARAND

Bromes Hava

Montreux

Singapore

KUME KUALA

KANGBAS

BILLENHAN

Brui

Kabu

Milan

di Motita

BLANDEAL

Buana Aires Har

Kayina

Tantal

SINGAPORE

Odro

Interlaken

Nlow

51

.22

23

21

Плесе

Venloo

О

Lido

Yokedama

Colombo

London

Penang

Zurich

sight... Documents, 4 months'

sight

ON PARTS:-

***** 1/0 9/16

Bank Bills, on demand 6074 Credits, 4 months' sight 6474 ON NEW YORK:-

Bank Bills, on demand 23 13/10 Credits, 60 days' sight. 24 15/16 OS BOMBAY:-

Telegraphia Transfer Bank, on demand...

ON CALCUTTA ?----

+ } 607

Telegraphie Transfer 1617"

HEAD OFFICE: Hong Kong.

Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C. G. S. MACKIE

Agencios and Branchos:- ALOX STAR KONG KONG TONGKAH

(Malay Stat) ILOILO

AMRITWAR BANGKOK

Chairman, BATAVIA

Hon, Mr. J. J. PATERSON,

Doputy Chairman.

W. H. Bell, Esq. A. H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lewis, Esq. G. Miskin, Esq

T. L. Peroe, Eng.

J. A. Plummer, Esq.

T. H. R. Shaw, Esq. J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager;

V.M. GRAYBURN, Esq.

**BRANCHE:~~

Bank, on demand

ON SHANGHAI ----

Bank, at sight...

Tls, 774 J$41% dis

ON YOKOHAMAD

On demand

49%

ON MANILA-On deinnd.... 477

ON SINGAPORE:-

Amoy

30 Cents per Copy.

On demand .....................

42%

Bangkok

ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 598 ON HAIPHONG:

Batavia

Bombay

On demand

Calcutta

Canton

... Kuala

Chefoo

Colombo.

Dairen

Lumpur London Lyons

Foochow

Malacca

Subscription, paid in advance- per annum for delivery in Hong Kong #13; including Postage to ́any part of the world-418.

ON SAIGON:-On demand ON BANGKOK:-

On demand........... 183 SOVEREIONS, Bank's Buying

Rate

BAR, SILVER, per oz.

APPROPRIATE

The choice of

appropriate type

and ornamentation

has much to do with the pulling power of an

advertisement.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

in setting up advertisements aims at making them as effective as possible by the proper co-ordination of type, "copy," and illustration.

THE

Iloilo Peiping Penang Ipoh Johore Rangoon Kobc Saigon Kowloon Ban Fran-

cisco Shanghai Singapore. Bourabaya Sungei

Patani

13 3/16 Haiphong Manila

Hamburg Muar

BLUE FUNNEL

REGULAR AND FAST | PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE.

"CALCHAS" 25th May, For Port Said, Mars, Casablanes,

London, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Hull. "BARPEDON" 10th Jans, For Port Bail, Marsailles, London, Rotterdam, H'burg, & Glasgow,

LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

" ELPENOR"

"THESEUS"

20th May, For Port Said, Genoa, Havre,

Käverpool and Glasgow. Zad Jens, For Port Said,' Haven,

Liverpool and Glaszów.

PACIFIC SERVICE (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "FROTESILAUS" 29th May, For Vitória, Vancouver & Beattle. 27th Jans, For Victoria, Vancouver & fosttio, "IXION"

INWARD SERVICE.

Due

·"DIOMED"... ... -17th May, For B'bai; Moji, Kobe & Y'bama. "MERIONES" 22nd May, For 'hai, Moji, Kobe & T'hans.

All cargo steamers with limited passanger accommodation

at apoially reduced faros.

For freight, passage rates and Information apply to the undermentioned.

~All-bookings are subjsot in tha procínionqol the Bills of Lading. W

Butterfield & Swire,

Tientsin

Hankow (Jobare) Tokyo Harbia Mukden Tsingtao Hongkow New York Yokohama

CUBLENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL Ounnevor and FIXED DE POSITS received for one year or

DOMDAT GALOUTTA CANTON CANNTORE OXBU

DAILEY ΣΕΜΗΣ HAIPHONG ITAN BUNG HANKOW

HARBIN

(North

Manchuria)

- KUALA

LUMPUR SUCHING МАРНАЯ MANILA

NEW TOLK

MEDAN

PEIPINO

PENANG

BOURABAYA TAIPING

(7.x.9.)

TAVOY TIENTS IN

ZOKTU

TSINGTAO

TOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA (Philippine

Izlanda).

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Genors! 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. H. FERGUSON, Manager. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1931. [30

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

HEAD OFFICE:

74, Ruo St. Lazare, Paris.

Fra."

shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY Capital, fully paid-up... 50,000,000

Dalentta Jerusale

Capenbauen Liverpoot Paiping

Branches of AMERICAN Expassa COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America Canada.

६भ

and

30

32

All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.

Personal investment handled.

accounte

36

The Company offers to intending travellers the use of its "Travelers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department.

Affiliated with

THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources Over G.82,500,000,000

C. H. BENSON,

General Manager.

and STEALING on terms which will Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.S

be quoted on application.

Hong Kong, 1st May, 1931.

Reserves

[20

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE Businted by the HONG

HE Busiacs of tho above Bank KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rulea may be ob tained on application.

For the Hoxo KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, V. M, GRAYBURN,

Chiot Manager. Hong Kong, 10th July, 1930, [2

EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK. ING CORPORATION.

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS- U.S. $4,700,000.

HEAD OFFICE;

18, PINE STERKT,

NEW YORK.

Aa American Bank offering complete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application.

This Bank is entirely owned by T

CHIBE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, with Resources over U.S. $2,000,000,000.

D. M. BIGGAR,

28]

22,319,000

Marseilles

BRANCHES Paris Lyons Saigon Haiphong Hanoi Tourano Quinhon Hue. Peiping, Shanghai Thanh hon Vinh

Hong Kong

Prom Penh Tientsin

BANKERS: 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 the

World.

A. ROLLIN,

Manager.

Hong Kong, lat July, 1920.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,

HEAD OFFICE: →→→

15, Gracechurch Street, London,

E.C. 3.

Established 1917.)

HEAD OFFICE-SINGAPORE, HONG KONG OFFICE :—13, QUEEN'S RD, C.

**

|

Authorcised Capita)....Straits $20,000,000 Issued

$8,000,000 Paid-up

i $4,000,000 Reserve Liabilities of

Bhareholders.

$4,000,000 $2,620,000

Surplus

Branches, Agencies and Corres pondente in the principal cities of the world.

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

TAN ENG HOOI,

Manager.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,

Head Office:

96, Boulevard Haussmana, Paris.

Subscribed Capital Frs.72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ... Fra.88,400,000.00 | Reserve Fund... Fan. 102,000,000.00

BRANCHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon Battambang Huo

Saigon Authorized Capital £3,000,000 Manager.

Dantho Mengtez

Shanghai Subscribed Capital ...... £1,800,000

Canton Nam Dinh Singapore Paid-up Capital ....... ...£1,050,000

Noumen Djibouti Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,606,815 Fort Bayard Papoots

NEDERLANDSOHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)

BANKERS

Established 1824.

Bateria

BANKERS:

and

Tas BANK OF ENGLAND

MIDLAND BANK, LTD.

HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD Bangkok

CENTRAL

Authorised Capital

Bombay

Calcutta Colombo

Gidra. 150,000,000- Delhi (212,500,000) Galle

Paid-Up Capital...Gldrs. 90,030,000 Hong Kong

(£0,680,170.) Howrah Reserve Fund... ...Gldra. 40,015,000 Ipoh

(£3,334,533.) Kandy

Head Office:-Amsterdam, Eastern Head Once:--Batavia, BRANOUES-Randjarmasin, Bandong, Borbay,

Calcutta Charbon, Djember, Djakja- karta", The Hague, Jiddah, kabe. Kote Hadja, Makamer, Medan, Fa dang, Palang, Pekalongan, mang. Pontianak, Banguos, Rotter dam', Bamazing, Shanghai, Sibols (Sumatra)

Boersbala

Bingapore

Soerstaris (Solo),. Tegal, Taladap mad Wallarreden**** *Time offeur bass Bafe Deposit Bonus Tu Zak,

London Bankers:- National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip.

tion transacted

A. STOKKINK,

Manager. Hong Kong, 12th May, 1931. [30

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

HEAD Office: HONG KONG,

Hong Kong Currency, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL RESERVE FUND

Branches:-

8,835,000 1,100,000

CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW,

SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO.

London Bankers;~~ Tas LLOYDS BANK, LTD. Correspondenta.ne

all Principal Cities of the World, Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every description transacted.

Safe Deposit Boxes (various eíses) At & Yearly Rental of from 85 to

LOOK FOONG SHAN. Manager.

840,

0}}

BEANCIES:

Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang

(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) (Pahang) Rangoon Kuala Shanghai..

Lumpur Simla Kuantan Singapore (Pahang) Sourabaya

Thanhoa

Tientsin

Touranc

Haiphong Peiping Hankow Pnom Penh Vinh Hanoi Pondicherry Yunnanfu

:

BANKERS:

IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompté de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et dea Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus. trial et Commercial; Société Générale.

IN LONDON: The National Provin- cial and Union Bank of Eng- land, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais.

In New Your J. P. Morgan & Co.; French-American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York.

HONG KONG BRANCH; Every description of Banking and

Interest allowed on Current Ao- Exchange Business transacted.

counts and Fixed Deposits accord- Travellers Cheques issued. Trutice and Executorships under.ing to arrangement.

Every description of Banking and taken.

Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.

A. BONNAUD,

Manager. Hong Kong, 1st May, 1931. [32

5

INTEREST allowed on Current Ac counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be ascertained on appli- cation.

C.-L. SANDES,

“Manager.

7, Queen's Road Central,

Hong Kong, 20th April, 1931.

(20

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED,

BANK OF CHINA,

Reorganized October 26, 1928, under

special charter of The National Capital (fully paid up)

Government as an

Yan 100,000,000 INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE Reserve Fund. Yen 116,000,000

BANK.

Subscribed Capital.....$25,000,000,00 Paid-up Capital... $24,710,200.00

Reserve Funda

Berlin Bombay

HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:

Rio de Alexandria, Honolulu $3,820,503.82 Batavia

Janeiro Kai Yuan

Karachi Rangoon KobeBoerabaya

San Francisco Scattle Changchon Los Angeles Semarang Dairen

Manila Shanghai Nagaanki

Shimonoseks {Dalny) Fengtion Nagoya Singapore

HEAD OFFICE:-SHANGHAI

HONG KONG BRANCH:

4, Queen's Road Central..

Owing to our numerous branches

Calcutta

London Cauton Lyonn

New York Tientsin Osaka

Tokyo Poiping Tringiss allowed on Current Ac

in China and large connections in (Mukden) Newehwang Sydnor the important commercial centres of Hamburg the world, we are able to extend to Hankow our clients special facilities for Harbin domestic and foreign banking and Honors Interest exchange

Deposits received" for Fixed Periods at Enter to be obtained on application. condong

H. MORI, Mánager. Hong Kong, April 11, 1931, [33]

We also handle the issue of Bonds counts. and other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at home and abroad.

SHOUJI CHEN, Manager.

10

$10

20

23

34

30

CLUES.

Across, 1-Multiply by seven for recom- mended times of pardon.. 5.-A

wrestler singe overthrew mare than his enemics."

11

..who

D. Rare kin; twice back, 10. Glib one (anag). 11-Royal missile once dodged by

a harper.

12. Clapsed like a missal where

swart paynims --" 13-This may do to get a brand

from tho burning.

14. Thin skinned, but often re- vealing tough customers. 17.-Knots or jackets.

10. This roveller in Matthew Arnold was neither lost. nor the victim of thieves. 21.-After a bargain someone,

must do this to the goods. 24.-Courteously, 27.--Proverbially no euro for an

earthquake

28. To do this to their face some people operate upon their

nose,

29.---Added to 27 down produces a

devastating person. 32-Hardly fair, when the sides

are thus unequal. 33.-This Duncan's life was "in-

deed a Stful fever. 34.-Sen 8 down.

35. A brief scene of young Pyramus and his love Thisbe, very tragical mirth." 30.--Twickenham, as spelt by the

port who had a villa there.

Down.

7.-Invalidate.

39

8-Prodx 34 across and you get most of a Wost Indian island (rev.)

15" They also

who only

V

Atand and wait." 18.-The opposite of acute, 18.-A river; thrics more and it's

a city. 20-May be grabbed for an inch. 21.-This account is not current. 22-Follower of Wycliff: 23--It may be difficult to do this

to a yawn or a smile. 24.-Its end furnishes sauce for a different animal from that which begins it. 25.-Give me help up and for my shoe, and I'm on the Italian coast.

highly

20.-Rosting-place for strung pirates, 30.-Suspected of arson on a huge

scale, he treated it as an affair of fiddlesticks. 31.-What Casar said he did be- tiveo arrival and victory, The solution will be published on Monday.

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.

BANDITTEN ODES ATM UNREVEREDIT A GPEDESTRIAN V

GALLIA AFLUKE AMUNG UNSHINEBL

1. A hasty reader, but his word' G. A M MNS FEIS CO FARMAMPLE STAY in law.

2. With this in or out it mayĒNENXHINIE

bo the deuce to follow.

3. Bummit of Moses's career.

4.Of these medieval ladies the

DO SI M G L⋅O NU.E. IM UNITËD LTWE ENT

one from Ireland supplanted BLCP G ■ 11 ■ G || 8 the one from Brittany.

TAKEN E IIIDT 0.T

5. These may be governed or ASHADE OOBESE

aimed at.

6. The remainder over

which

Burns would have us whistle. [D V B DU ETIDD J, Y

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