A 1914 NCDN advertisement stated: "HEAD OFFICE: TOKYO. KURYU & CO. Share Brokers. Members of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Dealers in Japanese Bonds and Shares for investment. Time bargains carried on margin by arrangement. Expert advice given, and personal interviews solicited. No. 1A KIUKIANG ROAD. Where quotations of all principal Japanese Securities can be seen daily. Chinese Dept. Manager: CHU PAO SUN. T. KAWAGISHI (Manager)"