THE CHINA MAIL.
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorized Capit
$30,000,000 Arsund and Pully Tabl-up... #20,000.560G Reserve Funda :--
fil vow...............
nervo Liability of Proprietors..... $20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
AID OF DIRECTORS:-
Han, Mr. C. 6. H. Miskir
Chairman,
Hon, bls. 3. J, Paterson,
Deputy Chairman,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
.£3,000,000 £4,000,000
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established 1917.)'
HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE. Hong Kong Branch: 13, Queen's Rd. C.
Heting......
. . . Bay.
K. Tf. Compton, lincy.
זי
€ 6,500,000 $10,000,000
E. Pare, Fuz
1. A. Pluminez,, Rug.
Commerce and Finance.
SHARE MARKET.
Paid-up Capital
Authorised Capital Straite $20,000,000 Issued Capital
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietora
Paid-up Capital ...
8,000,000 4,000,000
Reserve Liabilities
WEEKLY REPORTS BY BROKERS.
£3,000,000
of Shareholders
4,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Surplus
2,520,000
ALOR STAR
KUALA LUMPUR
(Males bate)
KUCHING
AMRITSAR
MADRAS
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PERINO
3. Landır. Lomių (ag, T. H. 1. Bhaw, Faq.
4. Miskin, Fag.
J. Warzan, Yaq,
Chin Manage,
V. M, timburn, Faq.
BRANCHES:-
LONDON
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
FATH BAY
CALLUITA CANTON CAWNIONE CEBU
CULON BO
DAIREN (Panj
Nouth Manchuzie)
DKLBI
NAIFONG
113£ELCH
AMOT
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
GANTON
CHEFOO COLOMBO
DAIREN PAKOCHOW
1.YOKK
MALACCA
MANILA
MUA Inhore
MURDEN
NEW YORX
NAGAHABI
PRIPING
FRNANG
HANGGON
BARION
SHANGHAL
HAIPHONG
HAMBURG
HANKOW
SAN FRANCISCO
JATOSIN
HONKEW
IRVIL
JOHURE
RODE
KOWLOON
MALA 12,2'
SINGAPORE
KOUMABAYA
SUSDEI PATANI TIESIMIN
TORYD
TRINITAU
YOKOHAMA
Current Ala cajorstand In Local Currency wad Find thjowls meuped for one you DT abortu poroda in Load Corey Morin
which will be queued on application. Hang hang, Day February, K...
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Busine of the auro Un le noudart d by the NG BONG AND SHANGHAI
bo
BARKING CORTOMATION, Tu may
fed on application, FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPURATION.
. M. GRAYBUMN,
Hang Hoy, in July, 1910.
Chiol Manager.
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE:
36, Itoulevard Haussmann, l'aria.
Subsribed Capital Fra. 72,000,000.00 Pald-Up Canila!...Frs. 68,400,000.00 Reserve Funds'....Fra.102,000,000.015
BRANCHES
Bangkok Hong Kong Quinhon
Saigon Battambang Rus
Lan cho Mengtze Shanghai Nami-Dinh Singapore Noumea Thanbes
Canton
Djibouti
Haiphong
Fort Bayard Papeete Tientsin-
Tourone Peking Pnom Penh Vinh Fondicherry Yunhantu. BANKERS:
Наркон
Elanoi
IN FRANCE: Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais; Banque de Paris et dos Pays-Bas; Credit Industrial et Commercial; So clete Gonerals.
IN LONDON: The National Pro- vincial & Union Bank of England, Ltd.; Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais.
IN NEW YORK; J. P. Morgan & Co.: French American Banking Cor- poration; Guaranty Trust Co. of New York.
HANKOW
BARAIN
1. Manchuri
HANA KONO
POSE
LOTA)
KALACHI
KLANO
KONK
KUALA KANGSAR
(PF.M.5.)
PENANO
HANGROUN
HAIDON
REMARANG
BEREMUAN
SHAKONAI
BINGAPORE
HOURADAYA
TAIPING (P.3.8.)
TAVOT
TIENT8IN
TOKYO
TONGKA!! (Bhuket))
TEINOTAO
YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANGA
(Philippine TN)
and
Foreign Exchange Banking bustness transacted.
General
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will he qanted on application.
A. H. FERGUSON,
Manager. Hong Kong, 8th January, 1929.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK
OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: $5, Wall Street, New York.
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits..U.S.$284,554,298
Branches in
ARGENTINE
HELGIUM
BRAZIL
CHILE
LONDON
MEXICO PANAMA PERU
PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS
CHINA
COLOMBIA
GUBA
DOMINICAN
PORTO RICO STRAITS
REPUBLIC
INDIA ITALY JAPAN
VENEZUELA
SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY
Commercial and Travellers' Lotters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Bills of Exchange and Cable Transfers Cartont accounts ↑ bought and sold.
and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in local and for- at rates that eign currencies taken may be ascertained on application to the Bank.
TRE
Branches, Agencies and Correspon- dents in the principal cition of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL,
Manager.
* NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-
MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
INEA HERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY,
BANKEUN,
- Entallinbmo iwas.
Hong Kong Unice -LI, Quain's Road Central.
Authorized Caplial Quilders 150,000,000-
(213,500,000. Fall-Up Capital ....... Dulidare 80,003,000 (26.06,170) Becerre Pund.......... Guilders" 40,013,000 (40,594,387)
G. A. HARRIMAN.
little at the close, buyers offering
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931.
HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE
Opening Daily Official Quotations 20th March, 1931.
STOCK
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sales Nort
Last dividend and when paid
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Feb 08, 31 ·
Insurancos. Canton Ins...... Union las. .......
... $100 $625
Dez. Final on for 1028-45
Interiis $19 m/s 1ư3)
May 16, 9
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May 80, 30
Vi
$24.25. Hong Kong Electrics main-Hong Kong Back...... 2015 tained their strengtth and were en-Chartered Bank ....... quired for at $78 ex dividend. Tele- Mercantile Bk., A&B. phones (partly paid) improved to a buying rate of $91.75.
Miscellaneous-Cements opened. quiet, but were firmer at the close Hong Kong, March 21.
with buyers offering $16.35 ex divi- Messra, G. A. Harriman's Wook-dend. Hong Kong Ropes were ne- ly Report and Market Review gotiated at $13.95/14.20 and there China Underwritern.....$ 3.00 were further buyers at the former China Fire Ins........$ 35 Saturday (noon), March 21, says:—
The market during the past week rate. has been considerably more active were wanted at $24.50 und $12.50 H. K. Fire In.......$ 1940 than its predecessor and trading respectively ex the dividend just. eapecially during the latter part of paid. Lane Crawfords changed
Dairy Farms and Watsons
the week-end has been fairly in-hands at $4.25. Sinceres were Douglas ..............
Sterling counters were sought for at $14.
tenge.
Forward Settlement March 24, April 28 and May 28.
CARROLL BROS.
LIT
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Shipping.
125
Daya.
H. K, Steamboats .... tudo Chios (Pref.) "...# (Def.)....$ Shell Transports.... Union Waterboats ...1
Mining.
... 26
40
10.
67/6
1360.
Hong Kong, March 20. The market during the week has been under the influence of the coming March Settlement on Tues-
Bengue Kailen Mining Ad, ij
10
10
nominal market practically throughout the week owing chiefly to the very erratic condition of the exchange market, consequently rates remained the same with very little business
to report in this {section. The speculative section, (however, came into great promin- ence towards the close when large Head Wine:-AMSTERDAM” Eastern Head Omo:-BATAVIA. parcels of Cements, Hotels, Ropes, day next and the tone has general- Langket ... (la. BRANCHES : Bandermals, Dandong", Bombay, and China Lights changed hands forly been on the weak side. There'hai Exploration... Tha 2.10
Lansika, Cameltoe, Djember, Disk.
Loans ....Th. and corresponding forward has been an appreciable decline in karla", The Hagua, dadda, Rebe cash Botu-Badja. Makassar, Medan, Palan deliveries.
y China Lights but at the close they "Raub............ 38 Palembang. __Pikalongan. Penata. Pontianak, Jangoo Boflardam". Banks Hong Kong and Shang-are a little steadier. Banks and venezuela Gold Fields $9.00 Bumerang",
Hibolgi (Bumat). Singapore, Bourabais,
hai Banks were dealt in at $1,975/ Unions have again experienced Hoerakarta Bolo, Tegal, Kjšlajap and ₤2.026 and continued in demand at heavy ductuations whilst other
32,010. Bank of East Asias were good investment stocks have
mained qulet. buyers at $117.
Insurances-Canton Insurances very and Hong Kong. Fires. were firm and both improved to a buying rate of $1,370, Unions were done at $615/630 and closed slightly China easier with sellers at $620. Underwriters were in demand at $3.50.
Wallstreden.
• Thase offene bave safe deposit boxes to fak London Bazilars :--National Provincial Bank Ltd. Correspondents all cree the world Backing business of avery description truncled.
A. BTOKRINK,
Acting ManaKET,
(vt Kong. 19th August, 1980.
THE BANK OF CHINA,
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Docks, Wharvai, re- Godowns, &c.
H. K. & K. Wherves..$
Ewo Cottons have beon steady. X. W. Dock....$ with only slight fluctuations. South Ch. Motor ...$
China Providents (old)$ 5
P
(now) Hongkewo ..... Th. 274 N. Engineering ...Th. 53 Shanghai Docks ...Th. 110
Lands, Hotels & Building..
Banks: Hong Kong Banks on the rise in Exchange fell to $1,970 but have since recovered to $2,010 buyers with sellers at $2,020.
Insurances:-Union Insurances were done during the week from $605 to $625 and are now asked for at $620. China Underwriters have been quiet and shares can be had at $3.65.
Shipping:-Douglases have drop ped to $27 sellers. Steamboats have huyers at $25. Star Ferries H. K. Realues....$ have further depreciated to $88.50 Chinese Estes ....$87
done 'at nominal with business $88.26.
Cotton Mill..
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Union be paid to obtain shares. ernment as an
Waterboats were booked at $37.
Mining-Raubs were quiet at Venezuela Goldfields Subscribed. Capital....$25,000,000.00 1 quotations. Paid-Up Capital $24,710,200.00 showed slight improvement and Roserve Funds... 3,820,503.83 were booked at $32/76.
Lands, Hotels and Buildings:- Ducks, Wharves and Godowns.--- Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharves Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels changed hands at $171/2 and fur- have been in good demand and Shangbai Como... Th. 9 ther shares could be obtained at shares changed hands at $13.85
Zorog Sing........Th. $163 dividend. Hong Kong but at the close Buyers will not Docks opened with buyers at $81, pay more than $13.20. Hong Kong but closed rather easier. China Pro-Lands have 辑 great deal with buyers vidents receded
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Rond Central.
ex
were
now only offering Peak Trams (old)...$
(new)...
Public Utitima.
weakened
slightly
*H. E. Tramways... 17.70
Hong Realtys were done
3.
... 281
$21.15 243 $783 jou
79
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Industriais.
...
Owing to our numerous branches We are also able to offer our Gus- tomers the services of the Branches in China and large connections in the
important commercial centres of the and buyers were only offering 36.10 $84.50. of the International Banking Corpora-world, we are able to extend to our for the old shares-the new shares at $9.65 to $9.80 and more shares Star Ferric $68 tion in San Francisco and Spain and
could be placed at $9.60. Hum China Light also of The National City Bank of Cilents special facilities for domestic could be had at $2.50.5
and foreign banking and exchanges. New York (France), 8.A., in Paris
We also handle the issue of Bonds Hotels and Real Estate-Hong phreys are quiet at $16.60 nominal. H. K. Electric and Nico.
and other Publie Funds of the Chie Kong and Shanghai Hotels
Mining: Raubs have sellers at MacO F. McD. COURTNEY,
ese Governozent both Manager.
at home and transacted at $12.90/18.35 and there $88 Ex Dividend, Bengueta and Sandakan Lights abroad. Hong Kong, 20th February, 1981.
SHOU J. CHEN,
were further buyers at $13.25. Venezuela Goldfields are neglect- H.K. Tela. fully paid $13 part paid $81 Manager. Hong Kong Lands maintained their ed.
China Bus ........Th. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1930.
Cottons:-Ewos have fluctuated strength, business having been
S'poreTraction(Ord.jp/ effected at $84.75/85. Humphreys between Tls. 14.25 and Tla. 14.60
(Pref.]!> were on the easy side witth shares and at the time of writing have offering at $16.80: Realtys had buyers at Tle. 14.40 Ex Dividend.
Miscellaneous: China Lights Chios Sugars $ THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. buyers at $9.60 with business re-
after ruling at $25 in the early Malabon Suga...... ported at $9.70.
Cotton Mills-Ewes were quite part of the week gradually fell Cal: Macg. Ord....TH. firm and a considerable quantity of away to $24.00 at which rate con- shares changed hands at T4.25/siderable business was done. The Canton Ices
14.60 and there were quite a lot rate subsequently improved of further buyers at T14,45,
Public Utilities-Hong Kong RESPONDENTS FreTramways improved slightly with buyers at 317.75 at the close. Star Ferrica fetched $88. China Lights suffered a bit or a set-back, the market opened with sellers at $25, and fell away to $26, but rallied a { (Continued at foot of next Column
Interent allowed on Current Ac- AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
counts and Fixed Deposits according
to arrangements.
Every description of Banking and
Exchange Business transacted.
Safe Deposit Boxes to let
A. LECOT,
Hong Kong, let May, 1929.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
.U.S.$0,000,000
. U,9.$1,572,454 .U.9.$1,308,209
INC.
Head Office: 65, Broadway,
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New York.
Manager.
Capital Surplus Reservea
BRANCHES ;---
Amsterdam Antwerp
Oenos
Nic
Дабли
Olasgow HAVADE
Explos
Bartia
Barrita Bombay
Reserve Fund
Bestan
(lamburg HATTE Interlake Jerusalem 1440
Paris Госкор
Bromela
Head Offices YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies st:
Busco Altad Dairy Cloutie Серд Colamba Constantinopla
London Liverpool Luonta Lusso
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 ........Yen 110,000,000
مايا
Established 1912.
Head Office Hong Kong
Authorlack Capital (HK, Currency} $11,000,000 Paid-up Capita
8,665,500. Reserve Pud
1,106,000 BRANULES- Calon Baustal, Hankow. Bestow,
LONDON BANKERS :---
The Lloyd's Bank, Limited.
i ali principal etilss of the World. Foreign" azobangs and banking business of every description iraasarried,
Bade Deposit Boxes (rarios alase) as a yearly route of Croat” #5 to #48,
LOOK POONG SEAN,
Chief Mannger.
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$24.35 but has eased off again to $24.20. Hong Kong Electrics have dropped from $81.00 to $79.00 H. K. Ropes 12.50 bayers. Dairy Farms were done at
Stores, &c. $24.75 Ex Dividend with further sellers at this price but buyers will Day Farm (all) ...$ (24) not pay more than $24.50 Ex
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Juan AD, M
Alexandria
Batavia
Bombay Buenos Aires
(Temporarily clored). Calcutta
Croton
Changchun
Dairen (Dalny)
Nagoya Newchwang
New York Osaka
Peking Rangoon
Rio de Janeiro Saigon
San Francisco
Pongtien (Mukden) Seattle
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin Hong Kong Honolulu Kai Yuen Karachi
Kobo Loudon
Los Angeles
Lyons
Manila
Nagasaki
Semarang
ShangLai Shimonoseki Singapore Soerabaya Sydney Tientsin Tokyo
Teinanfo
Tsingtau
(Temporarily
Vladivostock
closed)
Interest allowed or Current At- CONNTE.
Deposits meaived for Ozed perioda at rates to be obtained on applies-
H. MORI,
Manager.
Hong Kong, March 11, 1931.
Copenhagen Edinburgh Flores
Gebe
Luxor
Harsilios Monte Carlo
Munich
Manita
Feking Palermo Bolterdent Bonsa
Hamboul Shanghai Buthamploo Bingapore St. Morits Tuoteta Viana
Ickobama Xurich
M Milaa Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of Unit- ed States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment handled.
accounta
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travelers
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeh, Farmosa. Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899,
Central Bank la Formose. Bank-Nodos razed. Average steunt ...Yen. 15,200,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: JAPAN--Toyo, Yokohama, Koby, Osaka, FORMOSA-biran, Eagl Karako, Воеводе Slakong, Hanto, Shiholdku, Talcha, Talonu, Takno, Tamsol, Towa, Esto, Taito..
Amoy CHINA ---Shanghai," Hankow,
Fosebow, Swatow, Exaton VIDERS-Eng Kong, Bingapors, Boerabaja,
Forsarang, Raiavie Borbay, London, New York, Osiren,
LONDON BANKERS:
Onloutta
Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, The London County Westminster and Par's Beak.
in addition, the world-wide services
The Bank has Correspondents in all the principal
of its thoroughly equipped Travel De-Commercial Centres throughout the world. partment.
Afiliated with
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK Resources ..Over Q$£800,000,000
E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Established 1918.
HEAD OFFICE:
10, Des Voeux Boad, Central.
TONG TONG
Capital did' Surplus .............................. over II.$ 8,000,000.00 Total Resources
********** OTCr II.$30,000,000.00
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transarted.
Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in local and for- sign currencies opened for clients.
Savings Account and Safé Deposit Boxes, Branches and Agencien all over the world,
KAN TONG PO,
L. NAQURA
Hunger.
KONG HONO BRANCH: '
1. Das Vous Boad Castral. Bong Kong 10th January, 1929.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD..
HEAD OFFICE:
DARKERE
15, Orcechurch Street, London, E4A
Authorised Capital....£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital
.... 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital .............. 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,648,506
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Lid. BRANORES:
Now, Xor Pabang
(Main) Bhangha Blen
·Boursings
Bankok
Ipoh Kandy Karwand
Bateria
Bocany
· Caloutis
Kota Dbarz
| Colombo
Kuala Krai
Della
Kuala Epis
Galle
Kuala Lumpur
Howrah
Made
“Kuihin (abing "Bingapore","
HONG KONG BRANCH.
· Every dasorļcklow of Busking and Exokangs bust.
Travellars Cheques lamed.
Trustee and Executorships · under- takes.
· INTEREST: allowed on Current Amounts rad Fixed Deposits at Baton that many be ascertained on appleton.
C. L. SANDES,
Chief Manager,
1, Queen's Blood Central,
Hong Kong, 10th Aped, 1000.
Manager.
33,117,314 Pieces is Long Laundry List
Fan' you imagina a bewildered the various departments, and, In Chinaman trying to total n the botola, a "cortala amount of laundry list of 33,127,314 ploces ↑ laundry, dons for guests. In the Bat there is one like that. It is i hotels, too, blankets, bod-spreads, the total of washing done
rugs, and so forth must be considered. Every ploce of laundry handled becomes a laundry-place each time it appears in. the-wash. Thus a single table-napkin may, be` a laundry-ploco uver and over again, according () the supply of linen need- ed and available.
by and for the Canadian Pacific Railway Com- pany in 1930,' in Canada, Including hotels and bun- galow - camps; aleeping and dining car service, (which also operates uta- tion restaurants), Rnd the British Columbla Coast boat service. K one stopped 'sit down and figure out the gal- lons of water and bars of soap required for those operations, the results might be even, more aë- tounding.
The hotel, departulant owns 169,821, pisces of lines; the dining, and slooping
service
Thare
soma 1,800,000 and the British Columbia steam- ships. another, 247,000, making, a grand total of, 2,530,821 places. include all "flat-pieces", such..., as.......table'=cloths, abosti, napkins, towela, pułów - ossos, etc; the "white costs worn by tha' ‚company's “aervants in
The picture shows a battery of washing ma- chines in the laundry of the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, the largest ho tel in the British Empire. Similar equipment in the great chain of Canadian- -Pacific Railway-hotsis" throughout Canada han - vdles the great laundry Int. in various centres, with the assistance, in certain districts; of laten- drios outside the com- pany's service. But the Bandard: máîntamed' is toa” ame everywhere, Immaculate cleanliness being the motto - trom, coast to coast, ""both"
Sinceres
Wm. Powella
Miscellaneous.
HI.K. Amusement (old)S
(new)
IH
Ch. Entertainment ...5 414
4. K. Constructions...$
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Mar. for poi met Sept. 27, 20
....
21
181
118
5.45
Deg. Nous
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+
B. B. G. Bonds... Kiti...
H. K. Gon. Coani...S
*Speculativo shares. *Sales to Shanghai.
Dividend. Cements have remained steady and shares have changed handa at $16.30 to $16.45 and have. Hong further buyers at $16.40. Kong Amusements are sellers at $20 for the old shares. China En- tertainments have improved to a
Interest half yearly
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.
The following unclaimed' tele
buying rate of $19.00 but shares grams are lying at the E.E. Tele- are difficult to obtain. Lane Craw graph Co. Office, Hong Kong:- fords can be placed at $4.10. Wat- 8038 are $12.50
Evans, Kowloon, from Bexley
buyers Ex Now. Dividend. Constructions are quiet)
Godson Gacanpac, from Winn!- at $5.40. Hong Kong Ropes were peg, Man.
Dr. Mati, 11, Spring Garden, done at $14.20 but have dropped to $18.90. Hong Kong Trams have from Macao. buyers at $17.75 after having been done at $17.50. Telephones con- tinue to advance and are now $30.75 buyers.
Exchange:The Rate on London [T.T. 18 ~~~/11% and on Shanghai 1702.
Fora ud Settlement Days:--24th March, 29th. April and 28th May, 1981
KAILAN MINES.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week, ended March 7 1981, amounted to 72,792 tons, and the salo, during the period to 108,400 tons...
Henry, 8, Lee Yuen St. East, 2nd floor, from Calcutta.
Ngu Yen Van Hion, Wah Yan College, from Thudaamot.
8. LACK
Superintendent. Hong Kong, March 19, 1981.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO, LTD.
-OF-DENMARK:
The following unclaimed tele grams are lying at the office of Telegraph the Great Northern Company
of Den- mark:-
(Limited)
Vendor, from Shanghai. Holships, from Eremen.
F. V. JENSEN.
Superintendent Hong Kong, March 18, 1981: