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Show Hongkong anfr Sjjangjjat Ranking Corporation, TIENTSIN. =3^ RULES FOR CURRENT ACCOUNTS. I.-No Account opened for a less sum than Tls. ioo or $ ioo, and no Cheques paid or Cash received under Tls. 10 or $ 10. II.-The Corporation furnishes Blank Cheques and Pass Books, free of charge. HI.-When cheques are sent to the Bank to be cashed, they should be handed to the person authorised to receive the money, and not enclosed in an envelope addressed to the Bank. IV.-Cheques should not be drawn payable to the order of a native individual or firm, as the Bank cannot accept a native endorsement as a legal discharge. V.-" Crossed cheques " are payable only through a Banker, and cannot be cashed across the counter. VI.-The Corporation does not allow any Account to be overdrawn without the Agent's sanction having been previously obtained. VII.-The Corporation collects Bills, Drafts, Cheques, &c, payable in Tientsin, free of charge. VIII.-Current Accounts will be balanced half-yearly, viz :- on the 31st May and the 30th November. IX.-Constituents are requested not to make entries in their Pass Books ; but to send them to the Bank, at least once a month, for the purpose of being written up. X.-Interest is allowed half-yearly on daily Credit balances of Tls. 100 and upwards, at the rate of two per cent, per annum ; no interest is allowed on balances under Tls. 100. No Interest is allowed on accounts kept in Dollars Office Hours, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to Noon. TIENTSIN, 1st September, 1904. D. H. Mackintosh, Agent. . |