French bank.

Source/reference: The Universal Dictionary of Foreign Business in Modern China, Sichuan People's Publishing House, 1995 (176-177)

法国银行. 1875 年法国社会实业银行(Banque de l' lndustrie Sociale de France) 、巴黎商业银行(Banque Cornmeriale de Paris) 及巴黎荷兰银行(Banque de Paris etdes Pays- Bas) 等发起开办，旨在促进法属印度支那的开发，资本800 万法郎，本部巴黎.嗣据1888年法政府令，业务范围扩展至中国、日本及太平洋各地.1899 年来华开业，首设分行子上海法界法兰西外滩，初称"法兰西银行气经理铃奥古斯坦 (F. Augustin). 嗣改东方汇理银行". 1900 年增资为2,400万法郎. 1902 年设汉口分行及广州代办处，其后云南府、天津、香港、北京、蒙自、湛江诸埠相继设分支机构.西贡、现港、马德望、海防、曼谷、河内、百囊奔〈金边〉、努美阿、帕皮提、新加坡、伦敦、本地治里、青布提等地设分行或代理处.除经营纸币发行,进出口押款、存款、放款、汇兑等一般银行业务外，华行代表法国势力，在争夺矿权、路权及其他特权方面，表现尤为突出. 1910 年代中核定资本为4.800 万法郎，实收仅1.200万法郎，准备金5.000 万法郎.至1933 年，实收资本已达12,000万法郎，准备金12.200万法郎F 资产负债总额为254 ， 667 万余法郎.太平祥战争爆发后，英美银行在华分行陆续撤退，"汇理"营业反趋发达，核定资本复增至15.000万法郎. 1940 年代末尚见于记载.朱云祖、朱忘尧、顾重庆、王蓉卿、王肇元及范竹斋、郭赞、刘入祥、曾质甫等尝充是行买办或华经理.其香港及广州等分行，华名习称"佛兰西银行"、"法兰西银行"或"法国银行"•

Rough translation

French bank. In 1875, the Banque de l'lndustrie Sociale de France, the Banque Commerciale de Paris and the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas were launched to promote the law Is the development of Indochina, the capital of 8 million francs, the Department of Paris. According to the 1888 government government orders, business scope extended to China, Japan and the Pacific .1899 years to China opened, the first branch of the Shanghai legal circles France Bund, French bank gas manager bells Augusta (F. Augustin). Si change the East Bank of the bank. "1900 capital increase of 24 million francs. 1902 Hankou Branch and Guangzhou agency, then Yunnan House, Tianjin, Hong Kong, Beijing Samui, Hong Kong, Battambang, Haiphong, Bangkok, Hanoi, Hundreds of Bibi <Phnom Penh>, Noumea, Papeete, Singapore, London, Pondicherry, Green cloth, and so on. In addition to operating banknotes, import and export loans, deposits, loans, foreign exchange and other general banking business, the Bank of China on behalf of the French forces, in the competition Rights, rights of way and other prerogatives, in particular. In 1910  in the approved capital of 48 million francs, only 12 million francs, reserves of 50 million francs to 1933, paid-up capital has reached 120 million francs, the reserve 12.2 million francs F total assets of 254,667 million After the outbreak of the Taiping War, the British and American banks in China branch gradually retreated, "Agents" business developed more and more, approved capital increased to 15,000 francs .1940 end of the year is still seen in. Zhu Yunzu, Zhu forget Yao, Gu Chongqing, Wang Rongqing, Wang Zhaoyuan and Fan Zhuzhai, Guo Zan, Liu Jinxiang, Zeng Cuifu and other tasting is the line of the comprador or manager of China, Hong Kong and Guangzhou and other branches, Huaxi Xi called "Frances Bank", "Bank of France" or " Bank of France "