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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
12shained Capital ............................. 100,000,000 Immed and Fully Puidus - 10,000.000 Benores. Panda 1--
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* $18,106.900 Hooerro Liability of Propriatoes... 081,900,108
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
MOLED OF DIRECTORS ——
Hon. Mr. 1, J. Paterson.
Balmes
2. 3. Pak Beg
Deputy Chairman.
Mr. W. E. Bail. J. A Plummer, Bag.
M. Talonaron, Esq.
Desplom, Esq.
T. H. L. Bow, Bou.
3. P. Warren, E44.
a. Miskin, Faq.
ΜΠΟΥ
BAXOXOX
BATAVIA
BOKRAT
BALOUTTA
CANTON
CHIPOO
COLOMBO
1. M. Ompburn, Big,
Phlet Manager.
BRANCHES an
FONDOS
LYONS
MALACOA
MANILA
MBAR (Jokaro
MUKDEN
NEW TOBI
PEIPING
PENANO
DATZEN
FOOCHOW
BARDOON
HAIPHONG
BAIGON
RAMBUNG RANKOW
FAN PRANO1400
BRANOHAI
HARDIN
HONGKEW
ILOILO
EPOX
7090
真心
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
BINGAPORE
BOURABYA
BUNGBT PATANI
TIENTUIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
TOKOHAMA
Current Ascounts spered to Love Oguny Fall Fixed Depodia repaired for one Thor skate periods la Lonal Currensy and fina sk wens widok will be quound in appiloating
Hong Kong. 5th April, 1932.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Dualtone of the above Bank onsdacted by the BONG KONG AND RETA NOHAY BANK INO CONFORATION. Rum may be chluiced
appitation.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKIND CORPORATION.
7. M. OBAYBURN,
Chlaf Manneer
Hong Kong, 27th February, 1933.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Office:-Hong Kong. LaMerised. Capin! (U.X. Qurroney) --$11,900_058° Pat-p Oapital OPASNOSTANET Seevi Fund women
1,100,00
ВЗАНОНЕЯ:
Casion, Shanghai. Kankow, 1. Bangkok, New York and Bas Procisco.
LONDON BANKERS
The Lloyd's Bark, Limited. CORRESPONDENTS
Is il principal někins of the Wall.
Paniga Bačkanen and banking batson of
every morĺpálos iransected.
Sale Deposit Boxas (various slans) at a posily
rental of from 16 to 148,
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行銀國中
Reorganised October 26, 1928, under
special charter of The National Gov-
szament na an
INTERNATIONAL. EXCHANGE
BANK.
Subscribed Capital
Pall-Up Capital
Reserve Funds
.$26,000,000.00
.$24,710,200.00
.$ 8,820,508.82
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4 Queen's Road Central
wing 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 exchanges,
We also handle the true of Bonds
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
Rosarve Liability of Pro-
prietors
.£8,000,000 .£8,000,000
£3,000,000
Agencies and Branch:
ALOH STAB
KUODING
AMRITSAR BANGKOK BATAVIA BONDAY
* OMLOUTTA
CANTON
CAWNPORE
CEBU DOLONBO DELET HAIPHONO HAMBURG HANKOW
MADRAS MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
BANGOON
BALOON
İPOR
THE
CHINA MAIL.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established 1917.)
HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPOLK. Hong Kong Branch: 13, Quoou's Ed. C.
8,000,000
Authorised Capital Straits #20,000,000 Tarood Capital .... Paid-up Capital
Reservs Liabilities
of Bhareholders.
Burplos
4,000,000 F.
4,000,000
3,687,000
Branches, Agencies and Corrapon- dente in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG BOOL
Mainger.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK,
MONDAY, MAY 30, 1932.
MANCHESTER WEEKLY HONG KONG DOLLAR
Commerce and MARKET REPORT
Finance
NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS
GENERAL DECLINE SHOWN IN UTILITIES.
Early Irregularity Felt.
Transamerica
Union Pacific
34
New York, May 18. After early irregularity in the Union Carbide & Carbon 17% New York Stock Ex-United Aircraft & Trans. 8% list on the change, selling was resumed to United Corp.
42
AGAIN DOWN
Market Idle on Saturday.
Undoubtedly one of the chief items of interest during the past week was the reduction of the Bank: rate to three per cent.. & move which should prove of a stimulus On Saturday the Hong Kong to trade. Cotton prices have Dollar declined to 14. 23⁄41⁄2d, and shown a tendency for firmness the local market was? practically
The inter-bank rate following upon the drop in starling, Į idle. · which remains a factor of impor- about 38. 3.5/16d. nominal.
In London silver went. down tance. With regard to the future) outlook, there can hardly be said with China, as a small seller, but to have been any material change. there was poor support. There has been no maintained-in-i
was
The New York market was dull
crease in demand, consumption with silver showing a decline of figures for last week-showing only 3221,000 balen, against 265,000 bales
17
for
Colony's Credit. for the same period last year,
The financial 41%
statement 7% though this was partly accounted January shows that the Colony's 5 for by a falling away in the tak-credit balance at the end of that 15% ings of the Orient. Coupled with month was $12,318,986, as compar-
the Exchange, in determining the ed with $11,847,629 at the end of trend of values, must now be re- December. 1koned the weather factor, which is
January revenue totalled $3,293,- 224 gradually becoming more important. 023,
as compared with $8,061,955 At the present conditions are most for January, 1981;
PEPINO (Peking! PENANG
HEAD OFFICE: 65, Wall Street, NEW YORK.
BENARANG
BEREMBAN
SHANGHAI
Capital, Surplus and
SINGPORE
HARBIN
HITIAWAN
BONG KONO
SOURABAYA
Undivided Proßta U.S.$225,603,775:
Branchen In-
ILOILO
TAIPING
5% day and the majority of issues United Gas Improvement 16% closed lower, says the Dow Jones U.S. Rubber News Agency review for the Wall US Steel Street Journal.
3
3
28
27%
Vanadiure
Warner Bros. Pictures-
144
TIENTSIN
ARGENTINE
LONDON
KARAOHI
TUSOKAH (Pakul)
KLANO
TRINITAD
YOKOHAMA
BELGIUM BRAZIL
:
29
MEXICO
PANAMA
28
28
KUALA KANGSAR
ZAMBOANOL
CHILE
PERU
38%
37
KUALA LUMPUR
CHINA
PHILIPPINE
Foreign
Exchange
and
General
COLUMBIA CUBA
REPUBLIC
ISLANDS
NG%
16 324
17%
ly favourable, although it is re-
31%% ported that lack of rain is holding; $2,321,666,
ture for
PORTO, RICO
STRAITS
URUGUAY
ITALY JAPAN
VENEZUELA
KOBE
Banking business transacted.
Carrent Accounts opened and Fix-DOMINICAN
ed Deposits received for one year INDIA shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
J. STUART,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 11th April, 1932,
THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL
SAVINGS BANK, LTD.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS. Cheques Cashed in 15 minutes
while you wait.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
We offer good rates of interest.
TOTAL RESOURCES $19,000,000
EFFICIENT TRUSTWORTHY—
RELIABLE-COURTEOUS.
144-150, Des Voeux Rd. "C.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY)
BANKEES
Retabllabad 1894,
Hong Kong Office:-11, Queen's Bond Cantral.
Authorised Capital
Pald-Up Capital
Rose Fund
„Head O-METERDAM”. Eastern Head Office:-BATAVIA.
Branches:---Bandjarmasin,
The list rallied somewhat after Westinghouse E. & M. American Tel. Tel. announced Woolworth
Air Reduction ita regular quarterly dividend of
Amer. Sugar Refining C$2.25, but selling was again re-Auburn aumed. American Tel, & Tel. at Bendix Aviation the close of trading, had slumped Canada Dry Ginger Ale
Caterpillar Tractor
There haa 84 generally been a fair amount of enquiry to hand but it has been 21noticeable that uncertainly pending
2%
$%up growth in Texas.
5%
6
224
2
12%
13
114
B
2
12
SETTLEMENTS again and closed off 1 to 94%. Cater
Continental Can Utilities generally declined as a result of the weekly report which Doty, Inc.,
Diamond Match showed that the electric output Elee, Auto Lita Co. Commercial and Traveliers Letters had declined 13.1 per cent. from Elec. Power & Light of Credits, Travellers' Cheques, Bil of Exchange and Cable Transfers the previous figure for a corres- Find. Trust Series "A" Fund. Trust Series "B" bought and sold. Current accounts ponding period. The Dow Jones General Amer. Tank Car 13 and Savings Bank accounts opened average for 20 utilities was off Int. Printing Ink and Fixed Deposits in local and for- 63 to 22.08. eign currencies taken at rates that:
the Bank
Mack Trucks
& may be ascertained on application to U.S. Steel was firm most of the Nat'l Biscuit
Cash Register day with the report that steel pro- Nat'l Dairy Products We are also able to offer our Caduction was estimated at 25 per Otis Elevator tomers the services of the Branches
Besdoung". Bombey, Calou Chribon, Djember Dick- js" The Hague", Jad, Kobe, Maksoner. Meden. Palambang. Faka longan, Penang. Bangoon, Botterdam". Semarang, Bhang, Biospors, Sotes bale, Borsharta (Solo), Tegić, Tjšinijap) and Waltavroden**
• These offices bars Sale Depoeli Boza to Le
LONDON BANKERB:~~
NATIONAL PROVENOTAL BANK LTD.
| the readjustment of prices of raw 10 material, has curtailed buying ex- 54cept for actual necessities. Dis- 24 appointment has been expressed in some cases owing to the poor re- 4sponse to prices cabled out. In 13dian demand has been on a fair
and expendi- the month totalled
compared As
with $2,040,633 in January last year.
LONDON SILVER PRICES.
London, Yesterday. Closing silver prices in London to-day were:
Spot ........ Forward
May 27 May 28 162 *16-19/16 184 16-13/16
At two o'clock this afternoon the London on New York Cross rate
32 scale, with Calcutta and Karachi was quoted £1-G$3.69%-Reuter.
being most prominent, with en-
13
394.
8
9
2014
19%
1114
11
44%
quiries for the lighter bleaching stylea, prints and fancies,
China
161⁄2 3%
LL.D. CERTIFICATES.
15% has also shown renewed interest, Messrs. A. Goeke & Co., local 8% requests for prices having come to agents for the Societe Internation- hand for greya, whites and fancies. ale de Placements, Basle, advise
of the International Banking Cor cent. of capacity. Opening un- Safeway Stores poration in Spain and also of The changed at 2894, It dropped to 28 United Fruit
U.S. Realty & Imp. National City Bank of New York but moved up to a quarter and (France), S.A., in Paris and Nice. then to the 4 mark, standing at
28% at noon but closing off to BIG GOLD SHIPMENT 27. Bethlehem closed off to FROM AMERICA 12, with Ludlum unchanged at 3.
Covering Foreign Withdrawals.
Manager.
R. M. MCLAY,
Hong Kong, May 13, 1932.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
¿TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa.
New York, Saturday,
Offers have as yet been very low. as that yesterday's official quotation
AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY
'by
Egypt and the Near East have been in Basle was: £2.8. Od. bidding for bleaching and dyeing styles, whilst finishing cloths "have The Dow Jones average for 30
been in request for South America. industrials was off 1.20 to 52.84,
The Continent has enquired for with Westinghouse down a point
bleaching, dyeing and printing: to close at 22%. Chrysler off an
cloths, while the Colonies have eighth to 7%, American Can off a
taken a few drilla. The Home haff to 87, Allied Chemical off
In spite of the fact that Trade Section, although not brisk to 51% and General Electric off $72,000,000 worth of gold was has done a small business in fan-
4 to 13.
shipped from the United States cies and specialities. Central Bank in Fœmso. Back-Nole zjed Avarsga sumgat ...Yan. $4,000,000 Other of the Dow Jones aver- last week, the record for this
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
were also off, that for 20 year, a further $30,000,000 rages JAPAN: Toyko, Tokohama, Kobe, Desks,
and is being forwarded to Europe to-plenish its stacks of free gold. FORMOSA OÜIran. Kazi, Kariako Klug rails declining 48 to 17.57
It is estimated that over Makong, Nants, Shinshiro, Telebu, Tainan that for 40 bonds being off .23 to day and to-morrow, chiefly in-
tended for France.
$1,000,000,000 worth of gold can CHINA:9Amaghe
Amby Poorhow, 71,39. swaww, union.
During the past few weeks the still be released owing to this Act, OTHERS —H=0# Kong, Blogspar, Bousbaya,
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
Takao, Tamoil. Toms, Helio, Telka,
Haskow,
·
Sales for the day were 700,000
A. H. CROOK, O.B.E, M.Á. W. KAY, M.A
W. L. HANDYSIDE, M.A., B.Sc PRICE $1.00.
NOW ON SALE AT THE PUBLISHERS
Semering, "Bateria, Bombay, London, New shares. Call money held at 2% Federal Reserve has been utilis and this amount should be ample The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd.
York, Dairen,
LONDON BANKERS
Barclays Bank, Laad., Lloyda Book,, Lady Midland Bank, Ltd., Westminster Bank, Ltd.
The Bank has Correspondanse in all the principal Commercial Contese throughout the world. E. NAGURA.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
diamonds.
per cent.
Adams Express
Warr.
American Smelting
These diamonda are Anaconda Copper *** equal to real diamonds Auburn Automobiles
respecta Baltimore & Ohio
Steel
Specially in brillilanoy Bethlehem
of
hardness, lustre,
etc. Borden Company Can cut glass like real Borg Warner
174 9% 84
Proof against fire, file, Canadian Pacific Railway 10% said, water, oll, etc. These diamond Case, J. 1. can be washed with soap and water Chase
and can be used for more
Chase Bank
Quotations.
·
May 17
18
2%
24
Allied Chemical & Dye
621
61%
Manager.
Allis Chalmers
5%
American Can
87
31
Quilders 150,000,000-
1,-Des Vaux Bond Central. Hong Kong. Deowmber 3, 1991,
Guilders 20,080,000-
Amer. & For. Power. American & For. Power
3A 3
Chalidere £9,0185,000-
1%
LATEST INVENTION American Chemical Diamonds.
American
Am Tel.
Tel.
American Tobacco "B"
95% 94
632 83
American
Waterworks
1614
15%
44
**
2222
324 311
815
B
k
19%
12% 12
1214
28% 28
4%
44
104
19%
1834
27
26
8
ALL
Cities Service
Service Co. Columbia
8
7%
3%
272
Gas & Electric
8
24
254
24
Com. & So. Warr.
就
%
5/16
45%
Continental Ou
6
Corn Products
84%
Curtiss Wright Com.
35%
1
Drug Ind
Inc.
36
81%
De Font de Nemours
28%
2814
Eastman Kodak
424
41%
Electric Bond & Share
11%
9%
Electric Power & Light
6
RIA
5%
Fox Film
HAP
ភ
214
2.
General
18%
General Foods
28%
General Motors
10%
10%
General Railway Signal
12
12
Unq.
Gillette Safety Razor .. 14 Gold Dust
-18%
12
11/2
Goodrich Rubber ....... Unq.
Ung.
8%
FORTH. Price per carat
Correspondents all over the world. Basking Bus! Terms Cash or C.O.D. nawe of avery description transacted.
Manager.
-A. STOTKINK, Hong Tang, at December, 1981.
THE
and other Pabile Funds of the Chin- AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, ese Government both at home and abroad.
Hong Kong, 5th March, 1981,
INC.
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager.
Head Office:-65, "Broadway, New York.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Capital Surplus
Reservas
Yen 117,300,000
Established 1880.
-Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000
Essere Fund
Hood Offen-YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencies at:
Nagasaki
Alemandria
Batavia
Bombay
Nagoya
Nowchwang
York
Qaxka
Paris
Felping
Hangoon
Ban Francisco. Seattle
Changchun Dairen (Dalay) Fourtien (Mukden) Bio de Janeiro
·Depo
Shanghai
Bingapore Sorabays
Sydney
Tokyo
allowed on Current
rates to be obtained on applic
ملبية
U.S.$6,000,000 „U.S.$1,572,454 .U.S.$1,908,209
BRANCHES-
Amsterda Lainny
Gecce
Now
Glasgow
BATSAN
Nanian Pirsu
Berita
Blacrita Boobay
Hamburg EASTER Interiokam Forseslen
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Bennon res Lávarpool
Panang Fuklag
Rokturisas
BAT
Inverne Inanna Mawlam
Bat
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Munich
· Yokohama
Therence
Branches of American Express Com- pany in Principal eftion of United States of America and Canada,
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions, undertaken.
Personal Investment : unsounti handled.
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of ita: May Cheques and Letters of Credit and, In addition, the: world-wide"@nervions | Its thoroughly 5 equipped Travel
DUGGAN
Topeake Corp.
100 who
purchase diamonds to the valse
H.K.$80 or more will get 20% da- Comm count. Bend your orders direct to the Commonwealth & So..
American Chemical Diamond Co., Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 47% P.O. Box No. 240, Penang, 8.8.
When ordering mention "China Mall
FOR
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British Composers
British Publishers
British Pianos
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Electric
| Goodyear Tyre & Rubber 自痛 International Cement... Ung. Int. Combustion Engine.
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International Harvester 17% 16% International Nickel
6%
International Tel. & Tel. 4% 4%
Johns Manville
Lorillard P. Co. (Com.) 18% 123
Kemecott
114 6
11%
Kreuger & Tall
Liggett & Myers ""
4814
Loew's Ine.
22. 214
$47
Ladiam, Steel
8
Montgomery Ward
Nat City Bk. (bid price), 30%
33.
Nevada Copper
8%
8%
New York Central%
11%
North American Co.
22
20%
Pacific Gas & Electric
86
2374
24
9%
1
8%
42%
Packard Motors
Paramount Publix Pennsylvania Railroad Pennroad
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MOTO
COMPANY
B, Des Voeux Road, Central.
ntrance Ice House Street)
Patroleum Service of NJ. Corporation'
Reynolds Tobacco "
10 Leith-Orp
Shon
Union
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Souther
ing the provisions of the recent to cover all possible withdrawals Act for releasing gold above the of foreign short-term credits. - minimum of legal coverage to re- Reuter's American Service.
China Mali Oflösa.
75 cents
per tin
64
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