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A

COMPREHENSIVE AND COM

PLETE REPORT:

of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EASI

is given in the

HONG KONG

WEEKLY

PRESS,"

"THE CHINA OVERLAND

TRADE REPORT."

30 Cents per Copy.

Subscription, paid' in advance-- per annum for delivery in Bong Kong 12; including Postage to any part of the world-$18.

EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

May 20, 1931.

ON LONDON:

Telegraphie Transfor... 11 Bank Bills, on demand 11. Bank Bills,. 4 months"

night... Credits,

months' 4 wight Documents, 4 months'

.sight

ON PARIS:-

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, ́SATURDAY, MAY 30,

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Capital 850,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...820,000,000 Reatrvo Funds ---

·Sterling***** ..... £¤,500,000 ..$10,000,000.

· Silver Reserve Linbility of Pro- prietors nozīme

OHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. IXCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1833.

Agencles and Branches:-

1931.

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.

Head Offloc:

117/18

1/0 1/10

........................ 1/03/10

.$20,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Paid-up Capital Reserve. Fund ....... Reserve Linbility of Pro-

prietors wor

05, BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Capital

U.S.80,000,000 U.S.91,572,545 £3,000,000 Surplus............. .......£4,000,000 Reserves U.S.81,008,209

9

£3,000,000

BRANCHES :~

11

1

HEAD OFFICE: HONO Koxo.

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

Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,

ALOR STAM

(Malay Hate) Hote

ITIL

HONG KONG BEMARANO BERENBAN BHANGUAS

Ammira Antwerp Athani #fol Darlin

Cusstan. Lucerne Falermo

tinople Lagano

Rotterda

Hdisbarra Lavor

Flare

Stame Marseille Statebou

Monte Carlo Bheaghal

10

KARAOKI

KLANG

XONE KUALA

KANGSAR, KUALA

LUMPUR KUCHING

BINGAPORE HITIAWAS BOLRABAYA TAIPING

(F.B.)

Bombay

János Glasgow

Bromin

Натана

Manila SoulSiamp Munich Mehiroux

Bingapor

Beanie

Hamburg

มรด

MADRAS

TAVOT TIENZIN TOXYO TONDKALE

Kida

Buanes Alte Havre Cairo Calcita Jarumalous Timur Cenni Colorbo

Naples

Interlaken

Mintaly Vicos Vening "Yokohama

18

Zurich

Coperharen Liverpoot

MANILA

(ilhaksk)

MEDAN

PEIPING

PENANG

MANGOON

THINDIAO TOKOKAMA LAMBOANGA

(Paliippin

Lilandia).

Bank Bills, on demand 590 Credita, 4 months' sight 630 Ox New YORK:-

Bank Bills, on demand 23 1/18 Credits, 60 days! sight. 24. 3/16 ON BOMBAY

Telegraphic Transfer 1 Bank, on demand...

ON CALOUTTA : --

Telegraphie Transfer Bank, on demand...

ON SUANQUAL ne

Jons

} Tx. 70

Bank, at sight.... 90

ON YOKOHAMA :---

din.

G. 463

On demand ...... ON MANILA-On demand.... 481 ON SINGAPORE:-

On demand.............. ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 67 Ox HairHONG

Chairman

Deputy Chairman.

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

G. Miskin, Esq.

T. E. Pearce, Esq.

Ja A. Plummer, Esq.

T. H. R. Shaw,.Esq.

J. P. Warren, Esq. Chief Manager:

V: M. GRAYDUAx, Esq.

Peiping Penang Rangoon

41

BRANCHES:- 2) Amoy

Iloilo Bangkok Ipoh Batavia

Bombay

Johore "Koba

Saigon

Calcutta Kowloon Canton Choloo Colombo

Kuala

San Fran-

cisco

On demand.ne ON SALGUN:-On demand) 09 ON BANGKOK :~~

On demand

SOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying

Rate

BAN SILVER, per dz. 12 9/10

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 is possible by the proper co-ordination of type, "copy," and illustration.

THE

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE.

"SARPEDON" 10th June, For Port Sail, Marssities, Lonion,

“ACHILLES"

Botterdam, burg. & Glasgow. 23rd Juno, For Port Said, Mars., Casablanca,

Loudon, Rotterdam & Hamburg.

LIVERPOOL SERVICE. "THESEUY" 2nd June, For Fort Said, Havre,!!

Liverpool and Glugow. "MERIONES". Etat Jung, For Port Said, Genoa, Havre,

Elverpool and Glasgow.

PACIFIC SERVICE (via KOBE & YOKOHAMA) "IXION"

27th June, For Victoris, Vancouver & Neattle. "TYNDAREUS 25th July, For Victoria, Vancouver & Scattle.

INWARD SERVICE.

- "ADRASTUS"

Duc

31st May, For S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Y'hama. All cargu sleamers with limited passager accommodation

at specially reduced fares,

For freight, pasange, raton and information apply to the, natermentioned.

All bookinge aro nabjsot to the provisions of the Company's Bill of Lading.

Butterfield & Swire,

ågouta,“

Lumpur Shanghai- London Singapore Dairon Lyons

Sourabaya Foochow Malacca Sungei

Patani Haiphong Manila ·

Tientsin Hamburg MuarTM Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Tsingtao Hongkow New York Yokohama

CURRENT ACCOUNT opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DE FOAITA received for one year or

AMRITSAR

BANGKOK

ATAVIA

LOMBAY CALCUTTA

CANTON САМХРОДК CKBU COLUMBO

DAIREN

DELI!

HAIPHONG HANDURO FLANKOW HARDIN

North

NEW YORK

Manobars) BAIOON

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.

CURBERT ACCOUNTа opened and FIXED DEPOSITA received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on applica- tion.

J. STUART, Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 28th May, 1931,

(30

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

.

HEAD OFFICE: 74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris,

Fra.

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

Parla London Mnang

Felping

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

All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken,

*

Personal investment accounta 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.

",,,,

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

C. H. BENSON,

General Manager.

and STERLING on terms which will Special Working Capital. 60,000,000 THE HO HONG BANK, LTD$|

be quoted on application.

Hong Kong, 18th May, 1971. (20

Reserves

Hong Kong

22,319,000

Pnom Penh Tientsin

4

BRANCHES :- Paris Lyons

Marseilles HONG KONG SAVWGB BANK | Saigon Eaiphong Han Tourana Quinhou Huo HE Business of the above Bank Thanh-hoa Vinh Tin conducted by the IIDNG Peiping, Shanglini KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.

For the HONG 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. 84,700,000.

HEAD OFFICE:

1

18, PINE STILKET,

NEW YORK.

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

This Beak is entirely owned by THE CITABL NATIONAL BANK. NEW YORK, with Resources over 1.8. $2,600,000,000.

D. M. BIGGAR,

Mannger.

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NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL

MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY.)

BANKERS

Established 1924.

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

San Francisco: Bank of Italy. Every description of Banking and

Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the

World.

A. ROLLIN,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st July, 199

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE: 15, Gracechurch Street, London,

E.C. 3.

Authorized Capital

Subscribed Capital

Paid-up Capital....

..£3,000,000 ..£1,800,000 £1,050,000

Established 1917.)

HÍRAD Oric:-SINGAPORE. Howa Kong Orrict :—13, Queen's RD. C.

Loszed Paid-up

Reserve Liabilities of

Shareholders

Burplus

Authorcised Capital....Straits $20,000,000 $8,000,000 $1,000,000

- $4,000,000 $2,536,000

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:

M, Boulevard Haussmans, Paris.

Subscribed Capital Frs.72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ... Frs.08,400,000.00 Reserve Fund..... Fre. 102,000,000.00

BRANCHES : Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon Battambang Hue

Saigon Cantho Mengtaz Shanghai Canton Nam-Din Bingapore Djibouti Noumea Thanhoa Tientsin

Reserve Fund and Rest... 1,008,645 Fort Bayard Papeete

Batavia

BANEERS':

THE BANK OF ENGLAND

and

MIDLAND BANK, Ltd.,

HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD Bangkok

CENTRAL

Authorised Capital

Bombay Calcutin

BRANCHES :

Karachi Madras Kota Bharu, New York Kuala Krai Penang

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

Haiphong Peiping Tourane Hankow Prom-Penh Viob Hanoi Pondicherry Yunhaafu.

BANKERS:

Iy FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais Banque de Paris ét des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus- trial et Commercial; Société

Générale. Colombo

Gidrs. 150,000,000- Delhi (£12,500,000.) Gallo

Paid-Up Capital.. aldrs. 80,030,000 Hong Kong

(£6,009,170.) Howrah Beserve Fund........Gldra. 40,015,000 Ipoh

(£3,331,583.) Kandy

Head Office:-Amsterdam.* Eastern Head Once-Batavia. BRANOUS-Band Jerms Bandoeng, Bambey, Caloutta, Charbon, Djember, Dioja karta', The Higue, Jindah, Kobe Kala-adja Makar, Medan, Pa dany, Fairlang, Pekalongan, Pa ung. Pollant, Rangoes, Rotar dam Hamarang, Shanghai, Bibolge (Sumitra), Singapore,

Scerslaa

Kuantan

•

Alugapore (Pahang) Sourabayn

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

taken.

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

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & Co.; French-American Banking Corporation; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York. 'Interest allowed on Carrent Ac-i counts and Fixed Deposits accord.

Trustee and Exccutorships under.ing to arrangement.

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

A. BONNAUD,

Manager. Hong Kong, 1st May, 1031. [32

INTEREST allowed on Current Ao counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates hormikarze (Solo), Tegal, that may be ascertained on appli- and Wallarredin". he's hars Bafs Depseit Zamos T's Let.

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

tion transacted.

A. STOKKINK, Hong Kong, 12th May, 1031. (30

Manager.

THE BANK OF JANTON, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KON

Hong Kong Currency. Authorized CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL 8,000,000 KRSELVE FOND

1,100,000

Branches:--

CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANKOW, BWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW Yonk and BAN FRANCISCO. London Bankere:- Tam LLOYDA BANK, LTD. Correspondents

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

transacted.

Safe Deposit, Boxes (various sizes) at Yearly Hental of froin $5 to

LOOK POONG BHAN,

Maneger:

$40.

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cation.

C. L. SANDES,

Manager. 7, Queen's Rond Central,

Hong Kong, 9th April, 1931.

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BANK OF CHINA.

Reorganized October 28, 1929, under special charter of The National Government as ́în INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED,

Capital (fully paid up)

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

HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:

Rio do Alexandria Honolulu $3,820,503.82 Batavia

Kal Yuan Karachi Bombay Kobe

BANK.

Bubscribed Capital. 55,000,000.00 Pald-up Capital.84,710,200.00 Reserve Funda

IIPAD OFFICE:-SIKANGHAI,

HONG KONG BRANCH:

Bertin

Janeiro

Rangoon Boorabsys

Lyonn

Han Francisco Bottin

Calcutta London Caulon

4, Queen's Road Central. Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the important commercial contres of Hamburg the world, we are able to extend to Hankow our clients special facilities for Harbie domestic and foreign banking and Hong Kong exchange.

We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chinem Government beth at home and abroad.

SHOU J. CHEN, Manager.

Changchun Los Angeles Somarang Dairon

Manila Shanghai (Delay). Nagunaki Bhimonoseki Fengtion Nagova Bingapara (Mekdon) Newchwang Bydney

Tiantain New York Osaka

Tokyo Poiplag Tsingtao Interezt allowed on Current Ac- counts.

Deposita received for Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application.

H. MORI, Manager; Hong Kong, April 11, 1931.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

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20

Across,

10

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21

OLUES,

1.—An object of terror turns out

to be an animal in the end. -Sh! walk very slowly, in

fact, shuffle.

30

13

*

8-Keep your eye on the ball, 14-In regard to thin you will thus. This will be necessary,

15-Sharp's the word.

need a couple of dozen sheets..

18-A highly efficient and power-

ful air force.

10. They make chairs in this Buckinghamshire town, 20.-Please.

-When you sing about a car

pardon my bluntness-it is. truly frightening. 10-Sister of Lady Lyonors, of Castle Perilous, in the "Idylla of the King." 11-A famous little. god tem

porarily in exile. 12-Take it in your ten, and you

may come back to chaff us if you like.

13-Girl's name popular in India. 16.Are you in the right spots

to make these shoots? 17.-Trenting of duty. 18-With a tendency to, a change

of head makes cravens of it. 21-A wizard makes war in front

of the river gates.

21.

Flew? Rid." me of him as-A South American river that

(naue anag.).

has an alternative start, and winds up in very reduced company.

23-Your family, and what they might think after a run of fuck at the tables on rouge.. 27.-This tone may be sharp or.

'Bat

98.-The resposibility Certainly

comes down on us,

The resolution will be published

24. Take care for, destruction on Monday.

by sound.

25.-I hear this in 'n mode often

met with in the field

20-In looks, anyway, mine is re- YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.

constructed.

20-Without arms.

M-Virulence.

31. Sit, o Bey," and may your

shadow never grow

(anag.). 32-Despair that

watery end,

Down.

comes

to

PERPENDICULARE *ĢEOLAN P

CAB EMFLORE BUENCE "B PULL IBAELSK 1,0 LONEC BACKS R B■DACIA LETETEUNDLE TU INURKME ̈MARAT

AEM BARU OTM IN

1.-Becomes (but old-fashioned), 2-Charm.

•

3. The girl goes up to dine, and

hna'---

4-These stews quite frequently, 3. Something saved at any rate. 6.—Jan't it vulgar ? 7-Pertaining to the science of

plants.

A STELL■L NECHO N-PEPYS HIN TRON RONUMPA PA 8NEUOTIATIONER

PERAMBULATORS

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.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

11, Ice House Street.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

ESTABLISHED 1918,

HEAD OEFICE; 10, Des Voeux Road, Central,

HONG KONG

CAPITALI AND SURPLUS; ***. TOTAL RESOURCES

... ovзx H. 88,000,000.00.

- 05 .830,000,000.00 Every description of Banking Accounts and Erchange business transoted.

Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts- in Loval and Foreign Currencies opened for Clients,

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

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

Printed and Published by ROBERT TYLEE BARRETT, for the HONG KONG DAILY PREAS, LIMITED, at 11, loc. House Stroet, Victoria, Hong Kong. London Office 69. Floot Stresh.. P.C.4