16
COMPREHENSIVE AND COM-
PLETE REPORT
of the
NEWS OF THE FAR EAST.
given in the
HONG KONG
WEEKLY
PRESS,"
"THE CHINA OVERLAND
TRADE REPORT.”
50 Cents per Copy,
EXCHANGE.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
∙∙July 15, 1931,
Os Loydon ——
Telegraphic Transfor... 118 Bank Bills, on demand 11 Bank Bills, 4 months'
sight
11 10/16 Credita,
months' sight
******* 1/- 9/16 Documente, 4 months'
sight conômio 1/* 11/18
ON PARIS-o
"Bank Bills, on demand 6124
Credits, 4 months' sight 652). ON NEW YORK-
Bank Bills, on demand 34 Credits: 60 days' aight. 25 3/16 ON BOMBAY :-.
Telegraphio Transfer Bank, on demand ...
ON ! CALCUTTA S'-- MAS
Telegraphie Transfer 1681
Bank, on demand
ON SHANGHAI :---
Bank, at sight
On demand
ON BATAVIA:-On demand. 593
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1931.
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.M
Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-up.....$20,000,000 Reserve Funda:-..
Sterling ... Silver
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, INA AUSTRATTA AND ORINA,
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1955:
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
Paid-up Capital...... £3,000,000 Surplus
...£4,000,000 Reserves
£6,500,000 .810,000,000
Roserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro
prietors
1.320,000,000
Beierve Liability of Pro-
prietors.......
£3,000,000
Hub Offic: HONG KONG.
·Board of Directors: Hon. Mr. C. G. S. MACKIL,
Pajarmo Botterdam
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THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INO
Head Office:
65, BROADWAY, NEW YORK,
Capital
U.S.$0,000,000 U.S.$1,372,343 U.S.$1,909,200,
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BRANCHES :-
Airdam Conetan- Antwerp
Athe
tiaopis Legane Edlabary
Lesor Bome
BEREMBAN
OBHANGHAI
Hasle Berli
Pla
Marselite Beambouli
Genera
Monte Carlo Bhazıgħal
Smok
Mania Bouthamp
17
BINGAPOR
BITLAWAN
Bombay
Gingow
Bremen
FLAVIA
Bagspore
SOURABAYA
13
19
9:0
SALPING
Brus Kambary
Bt. Morita
91
Buenos Aires Harro
• Yantain,
KANGBAS
Cairs
Interislan
Not
Vidas
KUALA
LUMPUR
Oslovtka" - Jarsalars
Pleas
Lido
Peris
Yokohama
KUCHING
TOKYO
Colombo
London
DAIREN
· TONUKAH
Pran Telping
Zurich
DELHI
MANILA
FAIPBONG
FAKBURO
NEW YORK
HATTOM
PRIPING
HARBIS
FRANC
forth
BANGOON
Agencies and Branches ALOR STÄR HONG KONG HEMABANO
(Malný States) USILO AMRITSAR HANGKOT
BOKRAT DALOUTTA
Chairman.ATAVIA
Hon. Mr. J. J. PATERSON,
Deputy Chairman. CANTON
Hon. Mr. W. H. Ball. A H. Compton, Esq. B. Lander Lewis, Esq.
G. Miskin, Esq;"
T. E. Faroc, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
·T. H. R.. Shaw, Esq.
J. P. Warren, Eag.
Manager:
M. GRAYBURN, Esq.
Th, 78. }$7; % dia
Chief
ON YOKOHAMA 2-m.
481
ON MANILA-On demand... 48)
ON SINGAPORE:→
Amoy
On demand
Bangkok.
BRANCHES:• Iloil Ipoh
Batavia
Joboro
Peiping Panang Bangoon
Bombay
Kobo.
Calcutta
Canton
Kowloon Kuala
Chofoo
Lumpur
Balgon San Fran
disco Shanghai
Colombo
London
Dairen w
Lyona
1/
Foochow Malacca
Singapore Bourabaya Sungei
13 1/16
Haiphong Manila
Patani Tientain
ON HALPHONG:-
Subscription, paid in advan06--- per annum for delivery in Hong O Kong #13; including Postage to any part of the world-$18.
On demand SAIGON:-On demand
ON BANGKOK:—
On demand
SOVILLIONS, Bank's Buying
Rate
BAR SILVER, per oz.
E
the
EXPRESS
PARAYA
BARBER WILHELMSEN
LINE.
TRANS-PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC COAST SERVICE
M.V.
Q
via PANAMA.
NEXT SAILING
“TAI PING"
on JULY 18th
for
SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK & BOSTON
42 Days To New York
For Passengers and Freight information please apply
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen'e Buildings.
Agenta.
THE
Telephone 28031.
BLUE FUNNE
LINE
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
"DIOMED"
21st July, For Port Baid, Mara, Casablanca,
London, Botterdam & Hamberg. "ANTENOL" 5th Ang., FarPort Said, Marssiller, London, Botterdam, H'burg, & Glasgow,"
LIVERPOOL SERVICE. "ANTILOCHUB" 22nd July, For Port Said, Grenos, Herre,
Liverpool and Gisagow. "LAOMEDON " 21st Aug., For Port Said, Liverpool,
"Havre and Glasgow,
PACIFIC SERVICE (a KOBE & YOKOHAMAYTM 'TYNDAREUS 25th July, Fez Victoria, Vancouver & Scattle. "PROTESILAUS" 22nd Aug,,For Victoria, Vangonveră Beatils.
Due
INWARD SERVICE.
"MENELAUS"
HECTUR
20th July. For S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Thana. 24th July. For S'hai., Tsingtao, Wolthaiwel,
Taka, Chinwangtas & Dairen."
All cargu steamers with limited passenger sooommmodation,
at specially reduced fares. -
For freight, pasenga, rates and information apply in the undermentioned.
All bookings are subject
Bill of Lading
Butterfield & Swire,
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Hamburg Muar Hankow (Johore) Tokyo Harbin Makden Tsingtao Hongkow New York Yokohama
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened" in LOCAL CURRENCY and FixED DI- POSITS received for one year aborter periods in LOCAL CURRENCY and STERLING on terms which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1931. [28
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANT.
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THE above
CAW FORE CEBU COLOMBO
IPOH
KARACHI
KLANG
RUHE KUALA
MADRAS
VEDAT
Manchuria) BAIGON
(PALS) TAYOT TIENTSIN
VTSINGTAO.
TOECILAMA ZAMBOANGA (Tailspine
Islands)
FOREIGN EXOHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNT opened and FIXED DEPOSIT 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,
Copenbaren Liverpool.
Malah Montreux
MAN
Naples
Branches of AMERICAN EXPRESS. COMPANY in Principal Cities of United States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Bank- ing Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment handled.
accounta
The Company offers to intending travellers the use of its "Travelers Cheques" and Letters of Credit (30) and, in addition, the world wide services of its thoroughly equipped
· Travel · Department.
BANQUE FRANÇO-CHINOISE
DR POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE (Incorporated in France). Prince's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Bne St. Lazare, Paris
Fra. Capital, fully paid-up 50,000,000 Special Working Capital. 50,000,000 £2,319,000
Leserves
..
BLANCHES- Paris Lyons
Marseilles Haiphong Hanci Saigon
Tourane Quinhon Hue Thanh hoa Vinh Pnom Penh
This Business of the AONG Peiping Shanghai Tientsin
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, 16th July, 1930.
EQUITABLE FASTERN BANK- ING CORPORATION.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
U.S. $4,700,000.
HEAD OFFICE:
Hong Kong.
BANKELS:
France: Société Générale, Banque Nationale de Crédit Banque de Paris et des Pays Baa London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Com- merciale Italiana."
Afiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources Over G. $2,500,000,000
Q. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
THE MERÜANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE:-
15, Gracechurch Street, London, £.0, 3.
£3,000,000 £1,800,000
£1,050,000
Authorized Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Food and Rest....£1,606,845
BANKERS:
THE BANK OF England
and
MIDLAND BANK, LTD."
San Francisco: Bank of Italy.
Batavin
18, PINE STREET, `·
NEW YORK,
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted. Correspondents throughout the
World.
·A. ROLLIN,
Manager.
Bangkok
Bombay
· BLANCHES: V. Karachi Madras Kota Bharu, New York Kuala KrailPenang
Calcutta
Colombo
Delhi
Hong Kong, 1st July, 1929,
An American Bank offering completo Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world. Interest Ratos on Application
This Bank is entirely owned by THE
CRABB NATIONAL BANK,
NEW YORK, with Resources over U.S. $2,000,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
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Manager.
NEDERLANDSOME HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, H.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING ROCIETY,)
"BANKERS
Established 1894.
HONG KONG OFFICE: 11, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL
Authorised Capital
Gidra 150,000,000- (£12,500,000.) Paid-Up Capital, Gldra. 80,030,000- (£8,688,170.) Reserve Fund........Gidrs. 40,015,000 (£3,334,583.)
Head Office:—Amsterdam.“ --- Eastern Head Ofica:-Batavia, BRANCHES!——Bandjarmada, Bandong", Bombay, Calcutta, Oboribon, Djember, Djokja- kets The Hague, Jiddah, Kobe Kata-Kadīja, - Manoma, Medan, Ph dang. Pumbang, Pekalongan, Pr RADI
Pontianak, Hangon Bottar dad, Bamarang, Shanghai, Siboles
Bourbali (Urmátra), Bingapore.
Boerakarta (Sale) Teget, listja
and Weltevreden"." *Thandaflen kavo Baft Dapodi Bonds To List,“
London Bankers: National Provincial Bank, Ltd. Correspondents all over the world. Banking Business of every descrip
tion, transacted.
**A. STOKKINK,
Manager. Hong Kong, 18th May, 1931. [30
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: Hong Kono.
Hong Kong Currency. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL...$11,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL 8,665,600 BESERVE FUND 1,100,000
Branches: CANTON,~~ SHANGHAI, HANKOW, SWATOW, BANGKOK, NEW Yong (and Sax FRANCISCO,
London Bankern:- THE LLOYDS BANK, LAD
Correspondents
all Principal Cities of the World, Foreign Exchange and Banking Business or every description transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxes (variousɛɛaizen). at a Yearly Bental of from 5 to $40.
"LOOK" POONG SHAN,
Jelani Mamagut."
BANK OF CHINA.
Reorganized October 26, 1923, under #speelal charter of The National
Government as an INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK:
(Kelantan) Port Louis Kuala Lipia (Mauritius) (Palang) Rangoon ** Gallej *Kuala Shanghai Hong Kong Lumpur Bimla Howrah Kuantan Singapore Ipoh (Pahang) Sourabaya Kandy
-
HONG KONG BRANCH; Every description of Beaking and Exchange Business transacted..
Travellers Cheques issued. Trustee and Ezecutorships under! taken.
cation.
Subscribed Capital..... 825,000,000,00 1 INTEREST allowed on Current Ao Paid-up Capital........24,710,200.00 counts and Fixed Deposits at Rates Reserve Funds ... 83,890,303.89 that may be ascertained on appli-
O. L. SANDES,
Manager. 7, Queen's Road Central,
Bong Kong, 29th April, 1831."
HEAD OFFICE:-SHANGHAI.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central.
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Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the important commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, exchange.
LIMETED. Capital (fully paid up)
Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Yen 115,000,000
We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at home and abroad
SHOU J. CHEN, Mansqer.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD
Established 1917.)-***
HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE.
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA,
·BRANOUES AND AGENCIES AT:
Alaxandria Balarin
Herlin
Honotalu Kai Yuen Karachi
Bombay Calcutta
Eoba
London
Kona Kosa Orrick:-13, QUEEN'a Ro. C. Canton Lyou
Angeles Changchun Los
Authorsisod Capital. Straits $20,000,000 Daires
Issued Paid-up
Reserve Liabilities,
Shareholder
Surplus
Manda
Nagasaki
Rio de
Janeiro
Rangoon Boerabaya
Ban Francisco Beattle
Bemarang
Shimonasea
$8,000,000 $4,000,000
(Mukden)
Now S New York, Tientsin $4,000,000 Hamburg
Hankow Osaka
Tokyo $2,520,000
Harbia Pipings Tsingtao Hong Kong
Interest allowed on. Current Bo counts, curs
Branches, Agencies and Corres pondente in the principel cities of the world, igne
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted TAN ENG HOOL,
Manager,
·Fixed
received for Deposits Periods at rates to be obtained on application:
H. MORI, Manager. Hong Kong, April 11, 1831.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10 Des Voeux Road, Central, HONG KONG
CAPITAL "AND SURPLUST * OTEL H. 88,000,000.00 TOTAL RESOURCES
OVIE EL830,000,000.00
Every desorption of Banking Accounts and Exchange business transacted.
Current and Fixed Deponit: Accounts In Local and Foreign Currencies opened. For Cilen ta
Bore
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KAN TONG PO,
Ühist Manager;
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1-Cattle on the hoof surround
a garment. 9.-Church this for charity. 10. This is not serious.. 11.-English of a sort 12- Anger's my meat I up upon myself, And so shall with feeding," Corio, Janus."
11.-A contraction by which almost anyone may be sound- ly wrung
13-A non-meteoroligies deprca.
sion:
17-A mere matter of a shilling lics between the edge and the shada It lies thickly on
Vozuvius. 10-Hore one who makes a de-
position is dependent on an other one to do so, 90-If Abraham had been
14-Two interjections, which, read backwards, are still two interjections.c 15.-Oac of the two common lates
of an egg is to be this 13-Levied on goods entering a 22.-Prophet.
French town:
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Yankee, doubtless he would have called his wife this
22-This is what gives its flavour
19.When the colour runs into " to gin.
the garment all is set right.25.-Escapes. 21.-Rob, 24-Planned.
97.-Opinion 23-French stocks.
28-Brown in an English river.. 9.-You've stayed it. 30-Please ask Bill. I only know
The solution will be published the road as far as Honiton to-morrow. (hidden).
31.-Before this time (two
words)."
32-Ham's companion on many
Voccasions.
33.—Men of letters.
34-An intrepid Arctic explorer.
35.-Might describa master marin-
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Down,
2-Places of ingress which may
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REGRETS SPINNER
Dominion describes. "this NHMA▬▬▬--ENHA wholly or partly. 4-An island in South-cast Eng
land.
5-Resembling cotton. 6.-Madman.
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