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A

COMPREHENSIVE AND COM

PLETE REPORT

of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST

in given in the

“HONG KONG

WEEKLY

PRESS,"

**THE CHINA ÖVERLAND

TRADE REPORT.”

30 Centa per Copy.

Subscription, paid in advance- por ausum for delivery in Hong Kong #13; including Postage to any part of the 'world-$18...

EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

My 27, 1931.

ON LONDON:

Telegraphic Transfer... 114 Bank Bills, on demand 114 Bank Bills, 4 months'

sight Credits,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1931.

| HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

BANKING CORPORATION,

Authorised Capitul

| Issued & Fully Paid-up...820,000,000

Reservo Fundaș

Sterling Silver

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER,

1933.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDOS.

.830,000,000

£6,500,000 ........810,000,000

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Liability of Pro-

...$20,000,000

11 3/16Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors......

4 montha

sight Documents, 4 months'

11.13/14

/sight

11 1/10

ON PAR18:

Bank Bill, on demand 575 Credita, 4 months' sight 613 ON New Youк;-

Bank Hills, on demand 29 0/to “ Credits, 60 days' sight. 23 11/16 ON BOMBAY

Telegraphio Transfer Bank, on demand ..

ON CALCUTTA:--

Telegraphie Transfer

Bank, on demand

ON SHANGHAI

Bank, at sight ...

ON YOKOHAMA :—

On demand

}022

...

17. 70

86% dis

452

ON MANILA-On demand.... 45%

ON SINGAPOR

On demand............................... 403. '..

ON BATAVIA: -On demand. 581. ON IIIFIKON

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

Board of Directora : Hon. Mr. C.G. 8. Mackig,

Hou, Mr. J.J. PATERSON,

Head Office:

65, BROADWAY, New York.

...... U.S.80,000,000

Capital

£3,000,000 Surpina

... U.S.81,579,5-15 U.5.81,009,200

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, ING.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

4

6

7

B

11

19

14

10

17

18

10

20:22

Вои бакар.

Kealoh

Montreux

10 Alngspers

1. Morits

Reserva Fund........... £1,000,000 Reserves

prietors man £3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:- ALOH STAK HONG HONG TOROKA!!

(Malay.) ILOILO

Chairman.ATAVIA

Deputy Chairman.' Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell· A. H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lewis, Esq. G. Miskin, Esq.

T. E. Pearce, Esq.

J. A. Pluminer, Esq.

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

V. M. GRAYBURN, E

Peining Penang

Amoy

BRANCHES :- Iloilo

Bangkok Ipoh

Batavia.. Johore

Rangoon

Bombay

Kobe

Saigon

Calcutta

Canton

Kowloon Kuala

San Fran-

cisco

Chefoo

Lunpur

Shanghai

.190}

| SOVEREIONS, Bark's Buying

Rate

Colombo Dairen

London

Lrons

Singapore Sourabaya

111

Foochow Malucen

Sungei

BAR SILVER, per oz

12

Haiphong Manila

Patani

On demand. ON SAIGON:-On demand 68

ON BANGKOK :-

.. On demand

APPROPRIATI

The choice of

appropriate type

and ornamentation

has much to do with the pulling power of an advertisement.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

'as

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

THE

BLUE FUNN

LINE

REGULAR_AND FAST /PASSENGER SERVICES |

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE.

"SARPEDON" 10th Jane, For Port Said, Marseille, London, Rotterdam, H'burg. & Glasgow. "ACHILLES" 92nd Juno, For Pori Eaid, Mare,, Camblanca,

London, Rotterdam & Hamburg.

LIVERPOOL SERVICE. **THESEUS " 2nd June, For Port Said, Havre,

Liverpool and Glasgow. "MERIONES" 21st Jun; For Port Said, 'Geron, Elevre,

Liverpool and Glasgow,

· PACIFIC SERVICE (via KOBE A YOKOHAMA) "PROTESILAUS" 25th May, For Victoria, Vancouver & Beattle, 37th Juno, For Victoria, Vansonver & Neattle, "IXION"

INWARD SERVÍCE,

Due "PATROCLUS" 29th May, For S'hai, Tsingtao, Weihaiwai,

Taku, Chiswangtao & Dalny.. "ADRASTUS" 30th May, For 'hai, Maji, Kobo & X'bams. All cargo steamers with limited passenger accommodation

at specially reduced fares.

For freight, pasange rates and information apply to tho unlermontioned.*.

i

All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Company's. Bill of Lading.

Butterfeld & Swire,

Agents,

[4

Hamburg Muar Tientsin

Mukden

Hankow (Johore) Tokyo. Harbin Hongkow New York

Tsingtao

Yokohama

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and Fixed De POSITS received for

one year or

SOURAUAYA TAIPING (7.3.6. TAVOY TIENTSIN

THINGTAO

BRANCHES:

Pirmo

lotlardam Home Morace Kurssille Stambou) Besara Konte Carlo Shanghai Canva Glasgow

Havana

المميز.

Hinsbury Min

Naples No

Tientsin VieDak

14

41

20

*27

34

no

30

41

32

Amitanii

Constan INTRO

(uk)

AMRITSAR

BANGKOK

KARAOH

DANGOON BAIGUN

Antsearp Athnos Elmafa Parlia Biarrits

tinople Lagand

Edinburgh, Lukor,

Bombay

KLAXO

SKMARANO

Brea

BOMBAY JALOUTTA CANTON QAWNPODK JEDU COLOUSO DATHLEN

KOLE

HEREMBAN

Bran

KUALA

"KANESAIK

BRANQUA BINGAPORK

Buenos Aires Harri

Calro

Interlaken

KUALA

Caloutta

Jerusalam

BLUNTUR

Conti

'Lito

Parle

KUCHING-

Colombo London

Fenang

Venku Takchama Zurich

KADRAS

Copeskiren Liverpool Peiping

MANHA

MEDAN

"TUKTU

NEW YORK

PKIPING

TOKOHAMA

PENANG

Mburis)

ZAMBOANGA (Pallippise

Talauda),

Branches of AMERICAN COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and Chunda

EXPRESA

33

23

30

*07

38

All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.

39

www

Personal investment accounte handled.

-10

41

CLUES.

HAIPHONG

HANBULO HANKOW HARMIN (North

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPоairs received for one year or shorter perioda at rates which will be quoted on applies. Lion.

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

.

[30

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

HEAD OFFICE:

74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris.

Frs.

shorter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY Capital, fully paid-up......... 50,000, 000 and STERLING on terms which will | Special Working Capital, 50,000,000 be quoted on application.

Hong Kong, 18th May, 1971. [ 20

Reserves

*BRANCIES:-- Lyons Paris HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK. | Saigon Haiphong Hano

Tourano Quinbou

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.$2,500,000,000

C. H. BENSON,

General Manager.

22,319,000 THE HO HONG BANK, LTD,

Marseilles

Hue

Pnom Penh

Hung Rong

THE Business of the above Bank | Thanh-honVinh

THE

is conducted by the HONG Peiping Shanghai Tientsiu KONG & SHANGHẢI BANKING

| CORPORATION. Rules may be ob-

tained on application.

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

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 10th July, 1930.

[2

EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK- ING CORPORATION,

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS— U.S. $4,700,000.

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 in entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK. NEWY YORK, with Resources"over U.S. $2,600,000,000.

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D. M. BIGGAR,

Maunger.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(NETHERLANDI TRADING SOCIETY)

BANKERS

Establinbed 1924.

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 Italians.

San Francisco: Bank of Italy.

Every description of Banking atid

Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the

World.

A. ROLLIN,

Manager..

Hong Kong, 1st July, 1929.

THE MERCANTILE BANK of INDIA, LIMITED,

HEAD OFFICE — 15, Gracechurch Street, London,

E.C. 3.

Established 1917.)

Han Orrics :-SINGAPORE. HONG KONG Orrier:-13, QUEEN's RD. C.

Inqued Paid-up Reserva Liabilities of

Sharobottlers

Across

--Will never stand to your

credit. 3.-Adam neither had, nor ever anw them, but proivded iwa for his children. --How many peas are there in

pint?

10-

saving grace-might one call it?

11. A more frequent recurrence

of this would make cryptic puzzles easier,"

7.--A double refusal cane before

this lady, 8.-Digest with total before an

ather lady.

13.-The general's galloper upset?.

What a notion ! 15.-Trape, in a sense. 10-This cigar is enough to finke

a man ill.,

19.-A poet's anger.

20.-You may, but I shan't tell

you.

21.-A salmon river. 22.-Usually in guineas.

12-What the Compons do-but 23-The drawing is indistinct

not always...

around Agra.

14 help. to revolutione that go.-Authoritative in Navy and

appears comparatively in The Old Curiosity Shop. 10.-Italian town.

17-How 9. Across may appear, 18.-laltic port.

21.-Challenge.

3.The starters' padding. 21-No this is a beginner. 25.-Adorn.

AuthorcisedCapital.....,Straits $20,000,000

28. This tide comes late. $8,000,000 $4,000,000 31. Far from the madding

erowd's strife. $4,000,000 33. To aim higher, emulate part $2,623,000

of a church. 34-A, famous Goth.

Surplus

"

Branches, Agencies and Corres-35. 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:

90, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.

Subscribed Capital Frs.72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital... Fra.68,400,000,00 Reserve Fund....Frs. 102,000,000.00

BRANCHES: Bangkok Hong Kong Quinkon

Huo Battambang

Saigon £3,000,000 Authorized Capital

Cantho Subscribed Capital ..£1,800,000

Mengtsz Shanghai Nam Dinh Singapore Paid-up Capital.......

£1,000,000 Canton

Noumen Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,008,845 Djibouti

Thanhoa

BANKERB:

!

THE BANK OF ENGLAND and MIDLAND BINK, LTD.

Balaria

KONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD Bangkok

CENTRAL.

Bombay Caleutia Colombo Gldrs. 150,009,000- Delhi Galle (£12,000,000.)

Authorised Capital

['

BRANCHES:

Karachi Madrus Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang

Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) **(Palang) Rangoon Kunla Shanghai Lumpur Simle Kuantan Singapore (Pahang) Bourabaya

Paid-Up Capital...Gidrs 80,030,000 ong Kong

(£6,680,170.) lowrah, Reserva Fund........Glurs. 40,015.000- Ipoh

(£3,334,393.) Kandy

Head Office:-Amsterdam. Eastern Head Office:-Batavia, BRANCUES:~Handjermanin, Eandoen; Bombay,

Caloutta, Cheriton, Djember, Dick ju karta, The Esgue", iddah, Kośm Kota Radja, Meisaar, Medan, Pa dang, Peletabang, Tekalongan, Pa nang, Pontianak, Rangoon," Rower dam Borangʻ, Shanghal, Sibolga (Buma), Bijaspore, Bonitaf

HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued.

Fort Bayard Papeete Tientsin Haiphong Peiping Touranc

Pnom Penh Vinh IIu noi Pondicherry Yunnanfu

Hankow

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 Nasional d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit ) Lyonnais

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

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts and Fixed Deposits accord-

to arrangement.

Trustee and Erectorship under-Every description of Banking and

taken,

INTEREST allowed on Current Ac counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates

soeratura (Holo), Tegal. That may be ascertained on appli

and Welievreden","

There ofera kas! Baff Diparit Bomes To Lat,

London Bankers:-- National Provincial Bank, Ltd.

Correspondents all over the world. Banking Busineas of every descrip

tion transacted.

A. STOKKINK,

Manager. Hong Kong, 12th May. 1031. [30]

+

THE BANK OF OANTON, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000... PAID-UP CAPITAL ...... 6,805,600 RESERVE FUND.......... 1,100,000 Branches :--- CANTON, BIANCHIAL, Haykow, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW Yonk and SAN FRANCISCO, London Bankers:- THE LLOYD BANK, LTD. Gorrespondents

all Principal Cities of the World. Foreign Exchange and Banking

Business

of every description transacted.

Safe Deposit Boxes (various sites) nt a Yearly Rental of from 15 to $40.

LOOK POONG SHAN, Manager.

cation.

-

We did some nice work to win this honour " (hidden abbreviation).

37.-Without making a fuas

♫1

Army.

27-A great discoverer. 20.-Poetically green.

20. Original contre.

31.-Great actor.

32. A womaA'B NAMO. 33.--The hero of Amritaar. 36.-Parta of his dyke are still

existing.

The solution will be published to-

morrow.

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION,

LIGHTHEADEDMC

38-Far within the temple is the LOW SPIRITED NON

sound of trumpets.

30-Spirit produced in Delft. 40.-" A "German" (anag), 41.-Makes water more lively.

Down.

1.--Useful in kitchen and thontre. 2.-Off Cowes, the water is; be

headed, cow's are. 3-Split this, and find love do

veloping into an oven, 4. Trifios for kiddies, 5.-Nuisance.

.G.—The house's value.

SEAPOMP

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The Woman's Page

The Woman's Page,

a special two page supplement published every Friday, is written locally for the women of Hong Kong. It is read by all women who wish to learn what can be found in the local shops, and offers an unique advertising prospect.

Particulars, rates and specimen copy on request..

C. L SANDES,

Manager 7, Queen's Road Central..

Hong Kong, 29th April, 1931..

Exchange. Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to Int.

A. BONNAUD,

Manager. Hong Kong, 18 May, 1931. [32

THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.

[20

BANK OF CHINA.“

Reorganized October 28, 1928, under special charter of The National Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK.

J

Subscribed Capita!...... 25,000,000.00

THE YOKOHAMA SPEQIE BANE,

LIMITED

Capital (fully paid up)

Yon 100,000,000 Reserve Fuad ......Yen 115,000,000

HEAD OFFICE; YOKOHAMA,

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT: Paid-up Capital 891,710,200.00 Aloxamiria flonolulu Rio de Reservs Funds. $3,890,503.83 Batavis Kai Yuen

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI, -

HONG KONG BRANCH:

Karnoll

Kobo

Lumier Lyons

11, Ice House Street.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

ESTABLISHED 1918.

HEAD OFFICE:

10, Des Vœux Road, Central, HONG KONG

Jancito Rangoo Bourabaya “San Fransisch

Seattle

QAPITALĄ AND SURPLUS; TOTAL RESOURCES .......

Berlia Bombay [Calentia"?

Canton Chungchun Los Angeles Semarang Dairen Manila Bhanghai

(Dalay) Nagasak! Shimonasakt Fangtien Nagoya Singapore (Mukden) towchwang Sydney

Tleniais. Now York Oraks Tokyo Peiping Tsingtao

4, Queen's Rond Central Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the important commercial centres of Hamburg the warld, we are able to extend to Hankow our cliente special facilities for Harbin domestic and foreign banking and Hong Kong

Interest allowed on Current Ao- exchange.

counts,

We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funda of the Chiarse Government both at home

SHOU J, CHEN, Manager.

J

Deposits received for Fired Periods at rates to be obtained on

Page 1: MORI; Manager.

Hong Kong, April 11, 1931. [as

...OTER H. 88,000,000,00 OVER H.$30,000,000,00 Every description of Banking Accounts and Erolisoge busines transacted

Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts"in", Local, and #Foreiga Currencies opened for Clients,

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

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

Printed and Published by BonZAT TYZER BARBET, for the Bass kunt DAILY PRESS, LIminko, at 11, Ice House Street, Victoria, Hong-Kong London Officer 13 Fint. Strek... E.C. 4