Deputy Chairman,
CALCUTTA
CANTO
KLANG
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
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June 25, 1931, ON LONDON
Telegraphic Transfor... 1/01 Bank Bills, on demand 1/01. Bank Bills 4 months':
sight
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 26,
HONG KONG. AND'SHANGHAI UHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, BABALIKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital....600,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up...$20,000,000. Reservo Funds- Sterling......
* AUSTRALIA AND CHINA, INCORPORATED BY: ROYAL, OHARTER;
1883.
1931.
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS
COMPANY, INO, ES
Head Office
65, BROADWAY, NEw York.
Capital £3,000,000 Surplus. £4,000,000 Reserves:
HEAD OFFICE LONDON,
Taid-ap Capital
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
Agencies and Branches →→ ALOE STAR HONG KONG HRMARANG |(Malay States) ILOILO AMRITHAN TROB
ونجولا
Conta
, Silver
£6,500,000 .....$10,000,000
U.S.$8,000,000
U.S.81,572,545
10
Keservo Fund
US.$1,908,200
1/03/18
Credita, 4 months'
Bight
Reservo. Liability of Pro-
prietora
Reserve Liability of Pro
11"
12
13
.820,000,000
prietors
£3,000,000
BRANCIES:
14
15
1/0 13/10
Documents, 4 months'
Bight...
1/0 15/16
Amsterdam Ankwiy Atena
tinople IraganD Edinburg's LOT Неде
Palumo Rotterdam
....
16
17
10
Board of Directors: on, Mr. C. G. S. MACKIE,
SKREMBAN
Berila
SHANGHAI
BANGKOK
Chairman.
ATATIA
BOMBAY
BINGAPORE SITIAWAN. ROURABAYA
Biarritz Genon" Bombay"
Marseilles Bihou) Monte Carloshanghai Mazils Bouthamp
40
21
Glasgow
Moolch
39
Brazad
HATADA.
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
TAIPING
Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell, A. H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lewis, Esq.
97
ON PARIB:—
Bank Bills, on demand 0271
Credits, 4 months' sight (87)
ON NEW YORK —
Bank Bills, on demand 24 9/16 Credita, 60 days, sight, 23-11/18 OS BOMBAY
Telegraphie Transfer Bank, on demand ...
On Calcutta S-KANA
Telegraphic Transfer Book, ou demand
ON SHANGHAL
Bank, at sight
08
تم میر
Tis, 79 18% dia
ON YOKOHAMA 1-9--
On demand...................
402
ON MANILA-On demand. 49
ON SINGAPORE :--
Amoy
On demand
433
Bangkok
ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 61j ON HAIPHONG:
Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta Canton Chotoo
On demand.............. 1771 BOVEREIGNS, Bank's Buying
Rato ..
1/03 BAR SILVER, per of 13)
On domaad On SAIGON: On demand | 63)
ON BANGEDI:-
Lumpur
Shanghai
Singapore
CAWNTORS
KARACHI
PRIPING PENAND BANGOON
ZAMBOANGA
Naples Nie
Brusamis Hamburg
Essenos Aires Eliza
Montreux
Fateriakin Calcutta Jerusalem. Firsens Смеси Lido
Bingapore
Bt, Morits Plantain,... TIADA
• Venlos
24
Paris
Tokohama
奶
(Bhuket)
Colomba London Penang Copenhagen Liverpoot Palping
Zario
Branchics of AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY in Principal" Cities of United States of America and Canada
20
32
38
34
36
80
37
All classes of Commercial Baok- | "; ing Transactions undertaken,
32
investment recounta
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BARBER
EXPRESS
PAXAMA
LINE
SERVICE
WILHELMSEN LINE.
THE FREMIER ALL WATER BOUTE TO NEW YORK and other U.S. Atlantio Ports via Panama.
All vessels call at SAN FRANCISCO and. LOS ANGELES
ea route..
2
Passengers desiring to travel by this interesting route. will find the accommodation provided well up to their expectations, and at a cost most reasonable.
42 Days To New York
For Passengers and Freight information please apply
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen's Buildings.
Agents.
THE
G. Miskin, Esq.
T. E. Porro, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq. *T. H. R:: Shaw, Esq.
J. P. Warren, Esq Chief Managers.
V. M. GRAYSON, Esq.
BRANCHES:
Iloilo, Peiping Ipoh Penang Jahore Bangoon Koba Saigon Kowloon San Fran- Kudla ciacó
Colombo London Dairon
Lyons Sourabaya Foochow Malacca Sungei Haiphong Manila Patani Hamburg Muar Tientsin' Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin Mukden Tsingtao Hongkow New York Yokohama.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS, opened in LOCAL CUBRENGT and FIXED DE POSITE received. for one year or shorter periods in LooAL CURRENCY
COLOMBO DAIKEN. DELRI HAIFRONG HAMBURG HAKKOW HALBIN
Morth
ROME KUALA
KANDBAR KUA
LUMPUR EVOHINO MADRAS MANILA MEDAN NEW YORK
Manoiuria)+ZAKON
(P.M.8.) TAVOY TIENTAIX TOHTO TONGKAT
TSINGTAO TOKOBAKA..
<* (Philippine
Telands)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for ode year or shorter perioda at rates which will be quoted on applica
J. STUART, Acting Manager. Hong Kong, 28th May, 1931. [30
tion..
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINOISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIZ (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Bord, Victoria, Hong Kong.
EKAD OFFICE:
* .74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris
Fra. Capital, fully paid-up .... 50,000,000
Reserves
Poriozal 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.
Affiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources,
Over G.$2,500,000,000
O 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, 1931. [20
Marseilles
BRANCHES: Paris Lyons HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK. | Saigon Haiphong Hanoi
Tourane Quinhon - Hue Thanh-hoa Vinh Poom Penh. Peiping Shanghai Tientsin
THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the "HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bules may be ob tained on application.
For the HONG KONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION, “ „V. M. GRAYBURN,'
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 16th July, 1930.
[2
EQUITABLE EASTERN BANK ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS- U.S. $4,700,000.
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK.
י
An American Bank offering complete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Rates on Application.
This Book is entirely owned by Taz
BANK, CHASE NATIONAL
NEW YORK, with Resources over U.S. $2,600,000,000.
Telephone 28021.
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FUNNEL
BLUE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES |
·· LONDON SERVICE.
“PATROULUS" 6th July, For Port Said, Marsailles, London, Rotterdam, 'burg, & Glasgow. "DIOMED" 21st July, For Port Said, Mars., Casablanca,
London, Rotterdam & Hamburg.
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
"ADRASTUS" and July, For Fort Said, Liverpool,,
Hørre and Glasgow. “ANTILOCHUS "*" 20th July, For Port Said, Genos, Herre,
Liverpool and Glasgow.
PACIFIC SERVICE (No4 KOBE & YOKOHAMA) » "IXION
27th June, For Victoria, Vancouver & Heattle. "TYNDARBUS" 25th July, For Victoria, Vancouver & Beattis.
INWARD SERVICE":
'BHEXENOE"
5th July, For 8 hal, Moji, Kobe & Y'hams, MACHAON" 9th July, For Maji, Kobe & Yokohama HELENUS" 9th July, From New York
All orgu atomers with limited passenger accommodation :
at specially reduced Euros".
For freight, passage rates sad information apply to the
undermen honed
All bookings are subjoas to the pr irions of the Company
· Bills of Lading...
Butterfield & Swire,
Agonte
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.)
Hong Kong
BANKERS: France: Société Généralo, Banque Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paris at des Pays' Hos. 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, 1st July, 1999.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:—
28, Gracechurch Street, London.1
E.C. 3.
Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital
Established 1017.)
HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE. HONG KONG OFFICE:-13, QUEEN'S RD. C.
Authorised Capital....Straite $20,000,000 Issued
$8,000,000 $4,000,000
$4,000,000 $2,520,000
J
1 Paid-up Bosurve Liabilities of
Shoreboldora
Burplus...........
++
Branches, Agencies and Corres- pondents in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and' Exchange business transacted
TAN ENG HOOL,. ⠀
Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-OHÍKE,
Head Office:
96, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.. Subscribed Capital Fra72,000,000.00 Paid-up Capital ... Fra 68,400,000.00 Reserve Fund Fra.102,000,000,00
BRANCHES! Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon Battambang Hue
Saigon 23,000,000 Ganthe
Mengtsz Shanghai £1,800,000 Canton
Nam-Dinh Singapore £1,050,000 Djibouti Noumea Thanhos
Reserve Fund and Rest....£1,000,845
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF ENGLAND
and
MIDLAND BANK, LTD.
BANKERS
"}
Established 1824,.
Batavia
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD Bangkok
CENTRAL
Bombay
|Authorised Capital
Calcutta Colombo
Gidra 180,000,000- Delhi Galle (£12,500,000.)
Paid-Up Capital...Gldra 80,030,000 Hong Kong Reserve Fund...
(£6,000,170.) Howrah Gldra. 40,015,000 Ipoh
(£8,334,583.) Kandy
Head Ofes-Amsterdam.*; Eastern Head Office:-Batavia. BRAYOTES:-Bandirman; Bandang, Bombay,
Calcutta, Chersbon, Djember, Djokfa karta", The Hagan, Jidesh, Kobe Koland, Makamar, Modna, Pai dang, Palembang, Pekalongan, P. Bar Postianak, Bangoon, Bostar dam, Bansar, Shanghal Bibolga (Sumatra) Bingapore, Serabela, Nosraksta (Solo), Tega Tiap and Walterradan"," "Thudeğeri kavi defe Deposit Down To Lola
London Bankero: National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip i
tion transacted.
A. STOKKINK,
Manager. Hong Kong, 12th May, 1931. [30
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD,
HRAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
Hong Kong Ourrency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL ..... 8,665,000 RESERVE FUND 1,100,000
Branches- CANTON, SHANGHAI, HANIOW, BWATOW, BANGKOT, NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO..
London Bankers;
Tam LaorDA BANE, LTD. Oorrespondents
BRANCHED:
Karachi Madras Kota Bharu New York Kuala Krai Penang
Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipis (Mauritius) (Pahang) Rangoon Kuala
Shanghai
Lumpur Simin Kuantan Singapore (Pahang) Souroboya
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Executorships ander.
taken.
INTEREST allowed on Current Ac counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be ascertained on appli- cation.
C. L. SANDES,
Manager." 7, Queim's Road Central,.
Hong Kong, 28th April, 1931.
(20
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 20, 1928, under special charter of The National Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Tientsin
Fort Bayard Papeote Haiphong Peiping Tourane. Hankow Faom-Ponh Vinh, Hanoi Pondicherry Yunnanfu
BANKENS:
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris, Crodit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas; Crédit Indus trial et Commercial; Société Générale.
IN LONDON: The National Provia-
cial and Union Bank of Eng land, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Crédit Lyonnais
IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan &
[Co.; French-American Banking' Corporation; Guaranty Trusty Co., of New York.
Interest allowed on Current Ao- counts and Fixed Deposits accord-
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
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK.
* LIMITED.
Capital (fully paid up)
Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund...Yen 115,000,000
Subscribed Capital:.....$25,000,000,00 Paid-up Capital... $24,710,200.00 Alexandria Honolulu Reserve Funds ***
$3,620,603.89 Batavis
HEAD OFFICE:-SHANGHAI,
HONG KONG Branch:
4, Queen's Road Contral,
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in
Kai Yuen Berlin
Karachi Bombay Koba
Calcutta
London
8
OLUES.
Across. 2-Trifles that might annoy Q.;
B. S. among others.
and D allowances. 10.-There's a heavenly 'drink in
this fruit. 11-Adherence to this is incum-
beat on cobblers. 13.-Custody..
aoross-Mercantilo
16-Once the headquarters of piracy in the Mediterranean. 20-Pope called him "the wisest,
brightest, meanest of man- kind."
21. Stage direction. 22.-Elisha called Elijah 'the this
of Israel, when
one had separated them. 23.-Destination of erratic golfers
when articled. 24.-If it belongs to you you may propel this vehicle (rov.). 25.-The Lotus-eaters saw how.
40
-Family name of some famous
statesmen.
4.He comes from. 16 naross and..
serves France. By 5.-Fronch metal used by 4 down.. 6.A fish in one is not warried:
as a human being is. 7-Permeates' Durham, 11.-You won't get out of this
engily.
18.-It experiences some dif-
ficulty in shaking off its at tondant bivalve. 14.-Before you were born, you'll
find. 13.Governed France for four
years: useful for reference. 16. This blue flower closes in the
States when cut short. 17.-Modern reformers might get some tips from these Roman brothers
18.--Abstract;
containing
volume, however. 10.--Subject of much speculation by Caliban in a later poet than Shakespeare. 20.-A celebrated Park, formerly
dew'd with showery drops,
the shadowy pine above. the woven eopse." 20-Happy the man whose these in Nigeria.
are few, 27.-Surpass
31,-Alast thought the old sailor,
how fast the skeleton ship: this and this. 33-Among..
34.Among the children's teeth are sob o vicariously in Jeremiah.
28 and 30 across-Here is
French city constructed by one of its friends and a metaphysical being. 32-Active dislike. 38.-The batsman can't do this on 37-You destroy a thing if you
when he has done so. 38-Hairy appendaga from 5
7 stage swell.
39.--A commandor of this sort
. was
35.-A new this of the service
is alluded to in 39 across. 33.-Dido's last resting-pince
do this with it,
The solution will be published to-morrow..
unknown before this YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
century. 40-Anaval commander is two
steps off this admirál...
-late. 42-Leader of the
BANANNNW WM
DUNS ANY PELICAN
41.--Signature of a western pre-C P. NAURE_N_R_
BUONI FEE■OD DNES 8
BURETIRUBY OT WILES NOON CURLEW DEAGON"
of Grace."
Down,
Pilgrimage
1.The Romans would have been surprised to And Batavia in auch a distant land,
JIBBED
DOCK E K
JUDETA E HADES NEBEAT LE G SINGLET OD DXENT
Assuming the name of Caius, ■ P■ 8 ■ V KNUE BU■A_ he tripped up a' bass foot- DEPOS.RDLES IND ball player" in-a' play..
NLBERPRIMTE
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED. 1918,
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Road, Central,
TRONG RONG.
****OYER H, 88,000,000,00 *** OVRE H:830,000,000.00 Every description of Banking Accounts and Erahange businças transacted.
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in Local, and Foreign Uarrencies opened for Cliente, LATIN
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES AT:
Rio de
"QAPITAL AND SURPLUS]
TOTAL RESOURCES
Janeiro
Rangoon Boerabaya
San Francisco Seitlo
Mapila (Dalay) Nagasakl
Nagoya "FORFC Nowchwang
New York ...Oraks
Changchun Los Angeles Semarang Dairan
Shanghai
Singapore Bydney Tientsin Tokyo Talogtao
Cauton Lyons
the important commercial centres of Hamburg the world, we are able to extend to Hankow all Principal Cities of the World. our clients special facilities for Harbin Peiping Foreign Exchange and Banking domestic and foreign banking and Hong Kong vị th
Businem..... of every decription, exchange transacted.
We also handle the issue of Bonds
Bats. Deposit Boxes (various sizes) and other Public Funds of the at a Yearly Rental of from 15 to Chinesa Government both at home
DE ARABA and abroad. LOOK POONG SHAN,
071
Manager.
SHOU I OHEN,
Manszer
Interent allowed on Current Ao
counte
Deposita received for Fixed Periods at rates to be obtained on application, tak
HMORI, Manager. Hong Kong, April 11, 1931. [35]
Savings Account and Safe Deposit Bozas. Branches and Agencies, all over the world.
KAN TONG PO,
Printed and Published by Robert“- Tyler
Hoxa Lovo Daily Press, LIKI7ID, Af 11, Victoria, Hong Kong London Office E.O
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