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COMPREHENSIVE AND COM.

PLETE REPORT

of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST

in given in the

“HONG KONG

WEEKLY

PRESS,"

THE CHINA OVERLAND

"TRADE REPORT.”

30 Cents per Copy,

Subscription, paid in advanco- per, nunum for delivary in Hong Kong $12; including Postage to

EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

May 21, 1931. ON LONDON:

Telegraphie Transfer... 11 Bank Bills, on demand 111 Bank Bills, 4 months'

· night

months'

Credits,

4.

Bight

Documents, 4 months'

night

11 9/16

.....1/0.8/10

1/0 6/10

ON PARia:-

Bank Bills, on demand 195 Credits, 4 months' sight 036.. ON NEW YORK:-

Bank Bills, en demand $3\/10 Credits, 60 days' sight. 24 7/16 ON BOMBAY -

Telegraphic

Transfer "Bank, on demand...

ON CALCUTTA

Jan

Telegraphic Transfer 1841

Bank, on demand

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1931.

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Anthorised Capital 850,000,000 lued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000 Reserve Funds :----

Sterling Silver

£8,500,000 ...$10,000,000

Reservo Liability of Pro

prietors.....820,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

Board of Directors: llon. Mr. C. a. S. MACKIE,

Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,

Chairman.

Deputy Chairman.

Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell A. H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lewis, Esq.

G. Miskin, Esq.

T. E. Pearce, Esq.

J. A, Plumnier, Laq.

T. H. R. Shaw, Esq.

J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager:

V. M. GRAYBURN, Esq.

Peiping Penang Rangoon

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

'AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER,

1953..

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INO,

Head Ofoo:

65, BROADWAY, NEW YORK.

Capital

U, 580,000,000 £3,000,000 Surplus ... U.S.$1,372,546 ...£4,000,000 Reserves. U.8.$1,008,209

Agencies and Branches:- ALOR STAR HONG KONG TONGKA!!

(Malay States) IZCILO

CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

4

&

4.

10

17

20

21

HEAD OPPICE: LONDON.

Paid-up Capital Beserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors sket

0

10

11

P

£3,000,000

BRANCHES -

.12

13

-14

Amsterdam Constan SAFORTRA Palacio

Rotterdam Antwerp

Limapia Eugeno Athena Edinburgh Luxor Roma

15:

{u}

KARAOH

BANDDON BAIGON

BM -Doria

Genera Biarritz OBOR

Иствов Maree!ies Stansbol

Monte Carlo Shanghai Maglia Boothump

18

Bombay

YLANG

BEHARANG

Bresson

imgɔw Havana.

Manleb

Mastroof

Ringapor

KOEK

BEREMBAN

Brunnin Har

XUALA

BILANGHAI

Buanne Alpen MAVIY

MBAR Zazien

$1. Morita

Tiente:

KANGSAR

SINGAPORE

Daire Interlaken

Vlass

TRALA

LUKPUR KUCHING

BOURADATA TAIPING .(F.M.8.)

CANAL

Jerusalem Hranus

Talco

Ille

Party

London

Pentag Zurlad

VADHAS MANILA

Polping

TSIN

MKDAN

PALFING

PRTANG

ANBITSAR

RANGHOK

BATAVIA

BOMBAY DALOUTTA DANTON DAVAPORN VEBU COLOMBO DAMEN DELKI HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW

HARRIN

Worth

Xaporla

NEW YORK

TOKYO TRINGTAON. YOKOHAMA ZAMBOANGA (Philippine

Tatanbu

"FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Generat Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOTs received for year or shorter perioda 'at rates which will be quoted on applica- tion.

оде

OR SHANGILAI :-***

Bank, ‘at sight. ...

Tx. 79 901% dia.

ON YOKOHAMA →→→→

On demand

47A

ON MANILA-On demand.... 407

BRANCHES :-

ON SINGAPORE:-

Amoy

Iloilo

On demand

412

Bangkok

1poh

ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 58 ON HAPHONG:

Batavia

Johore

Bombay

Kobe

Saigon

On demand. ON SAIGON :-On demand ON BANGKOK-

Calcutta

801

Canton

Kowloon

Kuala

San Fran..

сієсо

A. H. FERGUSON, Manager. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1931.

Chefoo

Lumpur

Shanghai

On "domand SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying

Rate

Colombo

вігед

Lyons

1/01

Foochow

Malacca

129

Haiphong Manila

Hamburg Muar

London Singapore Sourabaya Sungei

Patani Tiontain

Hankow

Harbin

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

BLUE FUNNE

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST | "PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE.

"CALCHAS" 28th May, For Port Said, Mars., Casablanca,

London, Rotterdam, Hamburg & Hull, "SARPEDON" 10th June, For Port Sail, Marsoilles, London..

Rotterdam, R'burg. & Glasgow. :

LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

"THESEUS" 2nd June, For Port Said, Havre,

Liverpool and Glasgow. "MERIONES" 21st June, For Fort tjaid, Genoa, Hevro,

Liverpool and Glasgow,

PACIFIC SERVICE (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "PROTESILAUS" 29th May, For Victoria, Vacoouver & Scattle.

"IXION"

27th June, For Victoria, Vancouver & Seattle.

Duo

INWARD SERVICE. "PATROULUS 19th May, For S'bai., Tsingtao, Weihaiwej,

Taku, Chinwangtao & Dalny.

All cargu steamers wit's limited passenger nooommodation

at specially redwood fares.

For freight, pasage rates mad information apply to the. undermentioned,

All bookinge are subject to the provisions of the Company""' Bills of Lading.

Butterfield & Swire,

Agents,

Hongkow

(Johore) Tokyo Mukdea Tsingtao

Now York Yokohama

CURRENT ACCOUNTA opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE POSITS received for one year or shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.

Hong Kong, 18th May, 1991. [26

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

HE Business of the above Bank THE

is conducted by the HONG KONG & BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may bo ob tained on application.

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

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 16th July, 1930.

[30

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

HELD OFFICE:

74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris.

Fra.

Capital, fully paid-up... 50,000,000 Special Working Capital, 60,000,000 Reserves

Dolambo

Copenhien, Lærerposi

Yokohama

Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal Cities United States of America and Canada

of

80

.រ

All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.

Personal investment accounts handled.

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.

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

C. H. BENSON,

General Manager.

22,310,000 THE HO HONG BANK, LTD

BRASCHES:- Paria Lyons

Marseilles Baigon Haiphong Hanoi Tourane.Quichen Hun

Pnom Pinh Thanh-hoa Vinh Peiping Shanghai Tientsin Hong Kong

BANKERS: France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas. London: Midland Bank, Ltd. [2New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com- merciale Italiana.

EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK.

ING CORPORATION.................. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS

U.S. 84,700,000.

HEAD OFFICE:

18, PINE STREET,

NEW YORK.

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

This Bank, is entirely owned by TH

CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, with Resources over U.S. $2,600,000,000.

28]

D. M. BIGGAR,

Manager.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAFFIJ, N.V.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING ADDIETY.)

BANKERS

Established 1824.

Ban 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.

£3,000,000 £1,800,000 £1,050,000

Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,030,945

BANKERS:

THE BANK OF ENGLAND

and

MIDLAND BANK, LTD.

BHANCHES: Batavis Karachi Madras

HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD Bangkek Kota Bharu New York

CENTRAL

Authorised Capital

Bombay Calcutta Colombo

Gidrs, 180,000,000-Delhi (£12,500,000.) Galle

Kuala Krai Penang

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

Shanghai

Kuantan

•

Bingapore (Pahang) Sourabaya

Paid-Up Capital... Gldrs. 80,030,000 Hong Kong Lumpur Simla

(20,000, 170.) Howrah (£3,234,583.) Kandy,

Reserve Fund........Gldrs. 40,015,000 Ipoh

Head Office-Amsterdam.** Eastern Head Office:-Batavia. BRANCHES Bandierasts, Dandong"; Dombay,

P

Caloutts, Cheribon, Djember, Djok karta, The Hagus, Jiddab, Keb Roadja, Makser, Moda dang, Palembang, Pekalongan, P. nang, Pontianak, Rangoon, hotter.

dam, Samarang, Shanghe

Bingapore,

Sorakard (Balo), Tegal, just

and Weltevreden”,

*These oftest kavo Baft Depoolt Brass To Lot.

London Bankere:- 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 OFFIER: HONG KONG.

1.

Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL....... 8,605,000 Regve FUND.......... 1,100,000

Branches!-- CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, London Bankers:- THE LLOYDS. BANK, LTD.. Correspondents

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

Balo Deposit Boxes (various sizes) at a Yearly Dental of from $5 to

∙LOOK

BHAN

07]

Manager.

HONG KONG BLANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travallers Cheques issued. Trustee and Executorships under taken.

cation.

counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates INTEREST allowed on Current Ac that may be ascertained on oppli

C. L. SANDES,

Manager. 7 Queen's Rond Central,

Hong Kong, 29th April, 1931.

Established 1917.)

HEAD OFFICE :-SINGAPORE. Hand KONG OFFICE :~13, QUEEN'a Rd. C.

+

Authoréisad Capital...Straits $20,000,000 Lazued

$8,000,000 Paid-up

$4,000,000 Besorve Liabilities of

Shareholders

$4,000,000 $2,526,000 Surplus

Branches, Agencies and Corres- pondents 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:

16, Boulevard Hausmann, Paris

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

BRANCHES : Bangkok Hong Kong Quinbon Battambang Huo Saigon Cantho Mengta Shangbai Canton Nam Tinh Singapore Djibouti Noumea Thanhoa Fort Bayard Papseto

Tientsin Haiphong Peiping Tourane Hankow Pnom-Penh Vinh Hanoi

Pondicherry Yunnanfu

:ས་

BANKERS:

'IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et. des 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 Lyonania

IN NEW Your: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French-American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York. Interest allowed on Current Ac counts and Fixed Deposits accord- ing to arrangement.

1

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.

A. BONNAUD,,.

Manager, [32 Hong Kong, at May, 1031.

(24

THE YOKOHAMA SPEDIE BANK, LIMITED

Capital (fully paid up)

Yen 100,000,000 Descrve Tund .....Yen 115,000,000

HEAD OFFICE; YOKOHAMA.

BANK OF CHINA.

Reorganized October 28, 1998, under. special charter of The National Government as an INTERNATIONAL' EXCHANGE

BANK:

Rio de

Janeiro

Subscribel Capital......$28,000,000.00 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: Paid-up Capital......

......824,710,200.00

Alexandria Honolulu **********83,890,503.82 Batavia Reserve Funds.

Kai Yuen Karachi Bombay Kobe

London Lyons

HEAD OFFICE:-SHANGHAI,

HONG KONG BRANCH:

Berlin

Calcutta

Canton Chengehun Dairen

Los Angeles Manlia

Rangoon Boorabaya

San Franciaco Boxitle Bang Shimonoso Nogaraki (Dalny)

Nagoya Bingapore Newchwang Bydney Now York Tiontain

Tokyo Danka Poiping Taingiao

4 Queen's Road Central, Owing to our numerous branches Fongtian in China and large connections in (ukdon) the important commercial centres of Hamburg the world, wo are able to extend to Hsakow our clients special facilities for Harbin domestic and foreign banking and Hong Kong exchange..

Interest allowed on Current As

We also handle the issue of Bonds counts.

Deposits received for Fized and other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at home Periods at rates to be obtained on and abroad CIA application.

HOCHEN MORI, Manager

Manager.Hong Kong, April 11, 1931.

[38

Across

1.-Found in the wash.

23

ØLUES.

3-Different features of a shop

aro motionless.

0. Not an English nurso, 10. "Some mute.

Milton

here may rest "** (Gray). 19-Peer,

13-Household in which the

males grow older. -18.-A. Cinque port.

14.--The cigarette's end. 18 Two parts of an animal con-

stituto an indoor game.

17-A famous comedian forbade

the striking of matches on thia edible.

20.The old railway to Norwich heads this sporting bird, "Golf whose anagram is

crane 21.-Chest.

"

18-Shake, and get unwell at the 23-Put an article before this

end. 1-Our ancestors' bed-wear is

not far off the track. 29" Rosie rang" (anng.), 24-Made à long-living tree, 25.-Possibly just outside the in-

firmary, though in it. 20-U.S.A. territory. 20.--Rouso ng!

32. The part of a lawyer's work which suggests that he is a beast of burden. 33.The last word in tempera-

ment.

opers, and get another of a nore serious character. 27.-A Delginn town that is both

lord and vasant,

28- pest that might always be

Blain.

30-Part of Holy Writ. 31.-Comprises quite a number of

self-effacing authors.

The solution will be published to- morraw."

14.--Straits do, but this is in Dar YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.

ham.

35.-Wears its enp indoors.

Down.

MAGNIFICENT 8 MLBUM FLUX STAMEN YULE F 1-Sounds like Bucks folk, DDS ESPIAL

though it's "dend-and- alive" condition. 2.-Let it down and cross the

mont.

C. PELLETS■90 MA LAR DE A SEVERN EMOMA MALENA 4.-Dwellings that contain men AUDITOE ACCOUNT

immersed in doctrines. 5.-Stop.

NOCH STARMEM PI G-You can get to grips with LOCKET I P■S AGO

this shoot.

WWII.■ A RR E-S T. SN 7-An image the Sovicle don't NEWESTMPORIUMAN

like.

9-Roll may provide this.

11. A jolly capital, to judge

from what it's on.

EP THOT SECOND STEP ALUMI MONTI

FB TKP HA NOTIH

SMALL SPACE

CAN HAVE

strong attention value by the proper use of white space and an

eye-arresting spot. Effective lay out and intelligent

use of space will sell your goods better than three times the amount of indiscriminate advertising. This service is given to all clients by the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

ESTABLISHED 1918.

HEAD OFFICE

10, Des Voeux Road, Central,

. HONG KONG

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS TOTAL RESOURCES

*** 0923 II. 88,000,000.00 VIA H.$30,000,000,00 Every description of Banking Accounis and Exchange businais transacted.

Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in Local and Foreign Darrencies opened for Clients.

Bavings Account and Safe Deposit Boxes. Branches and, Agencies all over the world.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

Printed and Published by RoBERT TYLNE BARRETT, for the HONG KONG Daily Press, LIMITED, at 11, Ice House Street, Victoria, Hong Kong London Office: 13 El Strat E.C. L