BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Captai
dated and Fully Pullip
Heaver Huds
Starling 1,500,000 Sitrer. 10,000,00
$50,000.006 $0,000,000
Reserve ity of Troprietars$20,000,NOU
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chairman.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE HO HONG BANK; LTO.
(Established 1917.)
HEAD OFFICE SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH:-
13, Queen's Road Central
Authorised: Capital Straits $20,000,000 | Issued Capital*** Paid-up Capital .... Reserve Liabilities of
Shareholders
8,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
BRANCHES and AGENCIES in the principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and £3,000,000 Exchange business transacted. .*£3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE ONORONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :—
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
45,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
ALOR STAB
AMRITSAR
XUGHING
MADRAS
MANILA
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T. E. Feros, Esq. Deputy ChairmaD.
Bell,
Phammer, Eng,
1. Com Fa" F. II. H. Shaw,
Jobson,
MOY' BANGKOK MATAVIA,
BAY
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WALPIKONG
GAMB
MASKOW
ISAKIUN
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KLALA
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KURE
KOWEGON
J. P. Warren, Kiq,
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Chis! Manger
BRANCHES:-
REALA 11 PUR
LONDUR
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
MEXR Jokes
MORDEN
5KW YUSZ
PELPING
PENASO
KANGOUN
SAPREN
SAN FRANCISCU
SEASONAL
AINGAPORE
SIR HAHAYA..
HONORI PATANI
TIESTHIS
TOKYO
TNING AD
YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts spried In Local Currency
od Piel Drpusits rendivel for ane your OF slator de la Lord gerency and Sterliga which will be greated on appliesitué.
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HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
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HONG KONG AND BHANGHAI DANK iko CORPORATION. Ra'ee' many be qumkin
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FOR THE HONGKONG, AND AHAYAR BANEZES CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
BANDYOE BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA
CANDIN CAWNPORE CKBU
COLOMBO
DELHI
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→ HAMBURG
HANKOW HARBIN HONG KONG
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KARACHE
KLANG
KOBR
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PENANG
KO, LEONG HOE, Managing Director.
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF
NEW YORK.
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HEAD OFFICE: 55., Wall Street, NEW YORK.
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits U.S.$205,444,512
Branches ing
ARGENTINE
PEIPING (Paking).
RAXOOOM
SAIGON
BEMANANO
SEREMBAN
HHANGHAL
LONDON
SINGAPORE
SITIAWAN
BELGIUM
MEXICO
NOURABAYA
BRAZIL
PANAMA
TAIPING
CHILE
TIENTSIN
PERU
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TONGRA (2)
CHINA
PHILIPPINE
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
and
COLUMBIA'· CUBA DOMINICAN General REPUBLIC
ISLANDS
PORTO RICO
"INDIA
KUALA LUMPUR ZAMBOANGA
Föreign Exchange Banking business transacted!
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URUGUAY
VENEZUELA
Commerce and
Finance
SHARE MARKET.
Weekly Reports by Brokers.
G. A. HARRIMAN.
SHARE MARKET.
The official summary of the Stock Exchange issued yester day:
The bear movement referred to in the previous week's Summary would seem to have exhausted itself early in the current week, and rates became more stabilised and less subject to violent fluctuations. Latterly, an upward trend is mak weekly
ing itself felt, and China Lights. review Cements and Hotels close higher on
the week.
Hong Kong, September 9. Mr. G. A. Harriman's share report and market issued at noon, states -
Again there is very little of note
In the investment section, Unions
to report on during the week under have moved up substantially, clos- review except that more confidenceing with buyers bidding $435, and in the Mining section Benguet was apparent and the end of the Consolidated advanced to $17. week's trading shows a slight im-
balance. provement on
Cements were wanted at $13.60 cash and
Commercial and Travellers' Lettera $13.85 October, Hotels improved to
Current Accounts opened and "T-ITALY ed Deposits received for one year or JAPAN shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. II. FERGUSON,
Manager.
lang Kong. 8th July, 1932.
THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL
4
Oblat Korner
Hong Kong, 27th February, 1932.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Office:-Hong Kong.
Authorized Capital (H.K. Carrung)
Paid-up Capital
Rawrre Pund...........
BBANCHES-
Canton, Shanghal,
$11,000,000
1,100,00
14,000
Hankow, Swatem,
Bengkak, New York and San Franci
LONDON BANKERS-
Too Lord's fan, Limited.
CORRESPONDENTS
La il principal oilies of the World.
Poroig change and banking business of
ription "tranwashed.
Sala Deposit Bausa (vastons sixa) at
rental of from 15 to $40.
• ptly
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA
.Reorganised October 26, 1928, under special cliarter of The National Gov. ernment as an
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Subscribed Capital
.$25,000,000.00 .$24.7 !00.00 .$ 3,820,603.82
Paid-Up Capital .. Reserve Funds
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4. Queen's Road Central.
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections' in the imi portant 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 issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chin- one Government both at home and abroad.
SHOU J. CHEN,
-Manager. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1981.. -.-.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
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·LIMITED,
Established 1889.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 1,00,000,000 Reserve Fund
Fend Office:~~YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at:
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcatta
Canton
Changchun
Dairen (Dalny)
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.
(SETHENLANDS TRADING SOCIETY;
BANKERS..
&
of Credits, Travellers' Cheques, Bills $10.50 cash and $10.80 October, of Exchange and Cable Transfers Lights recovered at one time to bought and sold.
Current accounts
was
and Savings Bank accounts opened and $16.15 cash, and $16.45 October. Fixed Deposits in local and foreign
a big turnover in currencies taken at rates that may be There ascertained on application to the Bank Renities at the improved rates of
We are also able to offer our Cus
tomer the services of the Branches $9.00 cash and $9.20 October, of the International Banking Corpora: Constructions also held 'enquiries tion in Spain and also of The National
City Bank of New York (France), at $6.70. In the Investment section S.A., in Paris and Nice,
R. M. MCLAY,
Manager. Hong Kong, August 12, 1932.
THE BANK OF KWANGSI. (Hong Kong Branch.) Opening on September 6, 1932.
i
Trams were easier at $21.75, but Lands were in strong demand at $74. Star Ferries could be ob tained at $91.00 and Telephones (P.P.) at $21.85. Electrics were. done at $74.00. The sterling sec- tion was rather, firmer on a slight. ly easier exchange Banks being in strong demand at $1,575 with busi- Authorised Capital ..$10,000,000 [ness done at this rate up to Paid-up Capital $ 3,500,000 $1,585.00. Unions were strong at $475, with business done at $475/478. "The tone of the marketi Has been somewhat better through. Branches and Agencies in the out the week and trading general- principal cities of the Kwangsily speaking has taken on a more Province and Correspondents all cheerful air chiefly on account of
the curtailment of over the world.
"bearish" operations together with the en- couragement of a steadier market.
HEAD OFFICE: Nanning, Kwangsi.
BRANCHES:
is
HONG KONG BRANCH: Gloucester Building, ist floor. Des Voeux Road, Central.
Banking Business of every cription transacted.
Cable and Radio Address
Banka.-A fair business was desdone in Hong Kong Banka at $1,575/85, and more shares were No. wanted at the former rate. Bank of East Asize were rather quiet, lephones: Manager 30112, but there were some buyers at Hong Kong-Oos-11, Queen Stoad Ceara Business 30113, Enquiry 30114.
Etabilubed 1821.
f80,030,000
Authorized Capital .£. 150,000,000 Paid-Up Capital keserves
.L. 20,015,000
2306.
PAK TSE-KUN,
Manager. CHANG CHAO-TANG,
Sub-Manager. Hong Kong, September 1, 1932.
Baodong Baby THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
Head Ofce-AMSTERDAM. Eastern Head QB-BATAVIA,
Branokee :-Bundjermeln,
Caloutta Charbon, Djember, Diak Habe jakarta, The Hague, Fiddab
Medan, Paleta Poke longan, Penang. Rangoon, Batardarn", Semarang, Shanghai, Singapore, bona+ hair Corakaria (Sold),. Tugai, Tjšaljap and Weltevredan".
*The offices have Enfa Deposit Boxer is Lat
LONDON BANKERA :— NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LAID. Correspondents wil over the world. Banking Busi ness al erary decriptica, trancsoted,
▲ STOKZINE,
Manage Hong Kong, 2tat June, 1832,
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Ulead Ofies65, Broadway. New York.
Capital
Surplus
Reserves
U.S.$6,000,000.00 .U.S.$1.832,882.04 U.S.$1,458,116.73
BRANCHES.
Yen 117,800,000
Antwer Albana Besle
Biarri
Boenbay
Breg
Secon Glangos Berita Hamburg
Interlaken Jerusalem
London
Min
Boscos Arme
Liverpoot
Parks
Paking Palerme
Roma Bamboust
Cales Calon
Lucerne
Ingine
Colombo
Copenhage Harlia Mainburgh More
- Munich
Maplepas
Nagasaki Nagori Newchwang
New York
Osaka
Paris
Paiping
Kangoon
Fangtion (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Bankow
Harbin
Home Kor
Honolulu Tai-Xnew Karacat Robe
San Francisco Beattle Semarang
Shanghai....
Shimonosek
am aport Boer bays Sydney Tientsin
Luzon Marsellen Constantinagle Monia, Carlo
Bharathad Southampton Stagspors
·8%.. Martha' Thanlal's
Verdon
Zurich Branches of American Express Com- pany in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada...
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment handled:
pany Kore
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa.“ Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.
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$108.
Insurances-Unions were trans- acted at $475/78. China Under- writers had enquiries at $2.80.
Shipping-Hong Kong Steam- boats remained in demand at $22.
Was
Docks, Wharves and Godowns. Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharves were quiet, though some business"
Providents done at $140. (old) were in demand at $4.80, sales having been effected at $4.85. Hotels and Real Estate.-Hong.
Hotels (old) Kong
were the Central Bank in Pormon. Bank-Notes surd Avenge amount Tan. 45,000,000
medium of fair turnover at BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
$10.30/.50, closing in demand at Karenko, Keelung. FORMOSAO. Kegi JAPAN Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka.
Makang Nanio, Shinchiku. Taichu, T, $10.50. Hong Kong Lands eased Takan, Tammel, Town Holte, Tallo CHINAghai, Hankow, Amcy, Foodbow, off slightly and were in demand at
A
Avalon, Canton Ringspoes, Soaratays, $74/2. Hong Kong Realties were
OTHERS;—Hong
Semarang, Balaria, Bombay. London, Newa ahade easier and were on offer York, Deiren.
at $9.10, although a fair business was done at $9.20 October,
LONDON BANKERS:
Barclays Bask, Ltd., Lloyds Bank, Lid. Midland Bank, Lid, Westminster Bank, Lild.
The Bank has dorrespondsat in alt, the principal
Commercial Cauten throughout the world. K. NAGURA.
Manager HONG KONG DRANCE:
& Des Vouz: Rond Chatral Rang Loog, December 14. 1381.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE :
15. Gracechurch Bimat, London, ECJ...
Authorised Capital,
BANKEES :
£8,000,000 1,800,000
Subscribed Capital
1,050,000 Paid-up Capital ... "Reserve Fund & Rest. 1,217,927 She Bank of England & Midland Bank, Li
Bangbok Batavia ** Bombay
Galatia Colombo Delhi
Ipok Kandy Karoli
Kolm Bbern
Egala Lipis
Kasala Luzcaper
Penang Fort Izzis [(Mauritius) Rangoon
... Shanghai Blanda Tanada (P) và Eletron Mudran Howrsh: Maa Tark
Challe
Hong Kong
HONG KONG BRANCH.
Cotton Milla-Ewes were rather steady at 13.80 at which rate some shares changed hands.
Public Utilities. Tramways showed some weakness and could be had at $21.75. Star Ferries were obtainable at $91. China
Lights after having been dealt in
The general tone of the market is steady at the close.—
Business Done During The Week
Hong Kong Bank, $1580, $1585,
$1575, $1580.
Union Insurances, $470, $479,
8475, 8478.
Benguet Consolidated, $16.80. Venz: Goldfields, $1.95.
H. K. & K. Wharves, $140. H. K. & W. Docks, $25. Providents (old), $4.85.
-H. K. Hotela (old), $10.30, $102,
$10.45, $10.40.
Hong Kong Lands, $75%. $75. Humphreys, $16..
Chinese Estates, $100. Hong Kong Tramways, $21.80. China Lights (old), $16, $18.20. Hong Kong Electrica, $744." Telephones (F.P.) $22.20. Cements (Combined), $13.30. Ropes, $12.05.
Dairy Farms, $27.70, $274. H. K. Amusements, $194, $19.85,
$19.90, $20.10. Constructions, $6.40.
Ewo Cottons ex. Div. Tla. 18.80,
..Tia.13,90.
Changes (3.15 p.m.)-Closing. Quotations.
Buyers.
Benguet Consolidated, $16.80. Hong Kong Lands, $75. Hong Kong Tramways, $211⁄2-· China Lights (old), $15.85. Hong Kong Electrics, $74. Cements (Combined), $13. Lane, Crawfords, $5.40.
Sellers.
Providents (new); $2.30. Hong Kong Landa, #754. Hong Kong Tramways, $21.80. Caina Lights. (old), $16.10, H. K. Electric, $741⁄4
Sales.. Benguet Consolidated, $17. H. K. & W. Docks, $25. ̧. HK. Tramways, 821.80. " Hong Kong Electrica, $74. Dairy Farms, $273⁄41⁄2.
H. K. Amusements, $20.10.
Nominal. China Lights (new), $15.60.
CHURCHES
CHARGE
OF ONE
DOLLAR.... 18 MADE FOR ALL NOTICES UNDER THIS HEADINO
WESLEYAN METHODIST
CHURCH, WANCHAL Opposite Royal Naval Hospital, Queen's Road E.
Sunday, September 11, 1932. Morning Service, 10.15 a.m.
Evening Service, 8,15 pm, Preacher for both services: The Rev. E. G. Powell of the Union Church, Hong Kong,
as low as $15.40 were in better de mand towards the close with gbares
changing hands at $15.80/16.40. Hong Kong Electrica were enquired for at $78 with sellers asking $74. Telephones (P.P.) were on the easy side and could be had at $21.85. Cements (comb.) were firmer with buyers pravailing at $13.60 at the close."
Miscellaneous-Dairy Farms changed hands at $27.75 and more shares could be placed at $27.60. Constructions(old) were wanted Tuesday, (18th), 8 pm, Fellow- at $8.70 and the new shares were ship Meeting. done at $1.50. Lane Crawfords Thursday (15)
Club Meet,
Erecy description of Banking and Exchange bod could fetch buyers at $51⁄2
Forward Settlement Days--Sep-
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INTERET Allowed on Current Account and ber 29. Fixed Depozita në Bains that may be arosešalnað í
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