BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI- BANKING CORPORATION .
Authorised" Capital
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
$50,000,000 Incorporated by. Royal Charter, 1851.
Imood and Fully Paid-up. 20,000,000! Esserts Funds
Steen Ho
$6,500,000
$10,000,000
Easzere. Liability of Pre-
priators
VAN OPTICE, RONG TONG.
· BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
■"H. Dod-së. Eng.
C. C. Knight, Eng.
Hon. Mr. W. B. Bell
Hon. Mr.
A.E. Campton Esq., TE. Pearen Esc
Mr. Johnson Esq. JA. Plummer Bac
G. Miskin E
À L. Shields Ex.
T. X. Gesybura. Esg
Chist Manager
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LYONS
MALACCA
MAR Johorsà
MDIDEN
NEW YORK
PERANG
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BUTEDON
MENGHA!
SING FORK
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Paid-up Capital Reserva Fund
Beserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
$3,000,000 £3,000,000
£3,000,000
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Paiping
(B) Cobotecas
Foreign Exchange and General · Banking buizen Current Andante openal and Phat DeposiN mcgrad for noe vie de viorise piest, it which will be quomd an application.
THE CHINA-MAIL: SATURDAY FERRITARY 1, 1936
ommerce and Finance
SHARE MARKET
Messrs. Harriman's
Weekly Report....
Messrs.--G. A. Harriman" and Co's weekly share report and market review issued at
on Saturday states:----
SEVEN PER CENT DIVIDEND
Humphreys Estate And Finance Co., Ltd.
The Directors of Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ltd. will The market daring the week tion of profits for the year end- recommend the following alloca under review was, somewhat eased December 31, 1935 at the forth- ier all round due to pront-taking coming annual meeting of coupled with Equidation of Set holders:
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tlement accounts consequently Pay a dividend of "î per rates in many sections were cext on 200,000 shares $140,000,00 marked down slightly. Invest-Transfer to Special Bey forese ment issues were generally quiet pairs & Renewals A/c.. SERPADLRY- er. Hong Kong Trams
Transfer to Building In- were provement Afe: Manager sold down to $13.65 on account Carry forward.
of the declaration of the final di- vidend of 40 cts, as compared with 75 cents last year. Hong
COMPANY, Kong Electrics receded a line Baguio Gold 18 cta.
Besadway,
Hong Kong, let-Jenna-,
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
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AMERICAN
SOKWEI PALÁNY
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Head Office
New
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Bombay
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London*** Liverpool
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Copenhag
Balabergs
Lector alacooles Monte Carlo
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
ZACION
Zorica
Munich
Amorian Capitai
...$30.00% CORDO
JOROKE
KOWLOON.
KUALA LUMPUR
TENSITAO
TOKOHAMA
Carsons: Acomanie opweet an Loval CurreOCY and Pinoć, Dupenila zeceived for one year or shache paciado in Laust Currency and Samling DA MERA Which will de quačně or application.
A780 up to date SAPE. DIROS BOXES A. varione sisse TO LET
Ime Imɛ `las November, IM
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Buskanne of the shore Bank a conducS- and by the HONG KONG AND GUANGNY ZANKING CORPORATIS
Balma may: b FOR THE HUM; SUNG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATIUS.
Y, K. GRAYBUES,
thuet
Hong Kong, Ich Fabrary Manage
cash
Baubs $11/1140. Proridents (old) $2.15/225 HK Lands $36. Providents (new) 50 cts.
H K Lands 4. Debenturess
$100
NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANCE
Eatest Quotations
otors
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OLD CIVIL SERVANT
CHURCHES
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST.
SCIENTIST
Interment Of Late Mr.A. J Reed
MANY TOKENS OF RESPECT CA Branch
The interment took place yester day afternoon of the late Mr. A. L
of the Mother- Church The First Church Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mas Macdonnell Road, below Bơn
Beed. ISO. whose death occurred Road Tram Station. * in the morning at his residence,
No S Broadwood Road.
The late Mr. Reed, who wES VI years of age, retired in 1958, after
Sunday Service: 11:15 am Sunday School: 10 am. Sulfject STÖVER
Testimonial Meetings Wednes
more than 40 years in the Govern-days, 6 pm.
meat service. He began his con- - Reading Boom is located nection with the Government, as above address and is opente – clerk, in 1888, being appointed Monday and Thursday: 5.30 accountant in 1899 He attained 7. pm
- Tuesday and Friday 10-to
Class I in the senior. clerical, and accounting staff in 1927, and be now. came chief accountant at the Post:
ce. He is survived by
interred at the Boman
Catholic
All authorised Christ
Read
The Publie is "cord
Service and
sman Cemetery, Happy Valley, last exen- NEW YORK STOCK
6/57
COMMODITY PRICES their last respects were
at the
14
MARKET
Bull Movement
-Confirmed
NEW PURCHASES SHOULD
BE CONFINED HE
The following quotations from Lan-widow and seven sons. don were received lase mght between 10,344,005.30 pm. and 10.30 paz
The Funeral Silver Sport 19-9/35 (last close), Following a service at St. Mar 4,556.3719-11/16 (last recd.), in (change), garet's Church; the remains were $3,036.35 Silver-Forward unquoted.
Silver Report: india was a small $188,096.56 beer. Offerings
Market stead
ing The Bev, F: Page officiated Liverpool Catton-May 5.88 Cast (at both services, assisted-by-the close), 5S+ (last reed). „04 down Ber. Fr. G. T. Byrne. (change).
Liverpool Wheat-March
The chief mourners (last close), 6/4% (last recd.), up funeral were. the sons, Bobert, (change).
Edgar, Wilfred Arthur, Stephen, 7-1/16 (last close), 7-1/16 (last Sava (sister) and Mr. A. ỵ đạ London Rabber-April-June (by Francis and Beggie, Mrs. A. M. da recd.), unchanged.
Silva brother-in-ky).
Amongst those present to par
Sisters Messrs White, Weld and Com from the French Convent and pans. New York Correspondents Talian Conrent, the Rev. Fr. for Messra S. E. Levy and Com
Macdonald, the Bev. Fr. Joy, pany, report Messrs. H. Allen, C.-M. S. Alves, Stocks: The current bull move- EL A. „Akes, F.-P. Barros, H. Ament received definite confrma de B. Botelho, W. J. Carrie, Mrtion today as Dow Jones" aver- and Mrs. A E Coster, Masses ages closed in-new high ground. Leo Chos, Bobert Choa, J. A. Such action is usually followed D'Almeida, A. F. Delgado, Uby a considerable extension of the Gonella, F. M P. Graca, Mr. and rally before the exhaustion of new Mrs. Grimmiti, the Misses Grim- buying, bus, in view of the present: mitt, Mesars. A. V. Gozzo, E level of prices, we would conne Gosano, M. Fernandez, A. B. Ham-new purchases to issues which son, T.. Tynes, FH Kemp, I have not already advanced specta÷ Las, A. O. Madar, J. D. Marshall, cularly. Business done: 3,800,000 H. V. Mills, J. H. Noronha, J. E shares. Noronha, D. Remedios, A I C Rocha, A. M. Souza, E. Souza, AHrom mis is expected to carry Wheat: The improving demand Vannini, J. A. Victor, G Fmrices to a higher level Total Victor, C. M. C. Victor, and axles: 12,604,000 bushels.
The following quotations been received by Benter.
with business' done at $74 at the opening, closing with shares of-j ffering at Sr. Telephones (old) remained in steady demand with ahxres-wanted-to $264-Dairy Farms and Hong Kong Lands showed improvement with the former $2210 after but done at $22.60 March, the latter changing hands at 5 Star Ferries firm- ed with business done and en-1 quiries around $96. Minor is- sues were slightly easier Hotels declined to a selling rate at $5.70. Providents (old) came to
tobusi- ness at 32.15 to 220: China Lights opened with sales at $IL- 80 but latterly eased off what with, shares obtainable at Branches of American Express $11.60. Cements also eased of Semeve and Ladivided Proots. Company in Principal cities of United and were on offer at $9.1 Ropes Report issued at 3.15 p.m. yester New York Hobber:
States of America and Canada.
HEAD OFFICER-HUNG KUNG.
20. Das gut Bunch Cocurai.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS-
LA Inca Chun, Eag. P.-K. Imok tags Fong} in Trong Đà. Cao trong Shoe Bang hội họa shag, Eaque Wong Ban too. Bag and Man Ting
Amoj
JURDAY
Cate
CARLOW
HOTE
Lundon
Lan Tung Fo. Zaq., Chist Xangu. Limoog Eaq.. MASHER.
XRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Kanita Apoda Saga
Jawock
I'mping
Lessing-
Sezgot
CA TERMOD
buscadang
Zogbi
DUNYO
·Dydney
LED AIR
"By
Vag
Every deception of Hasking and Lashango banizave Kalaning. Loser grazed on appromis
Watani Account opted in Local Currency see fixed bepada usted for con your of
· Mačka“ petions in Loos nog komen Carey
Winch with to goed. OF CO Jato Depois Joses 10
145-TONG PO.
Chiel Haragaz.
hapin Piezo Pacis Purping Botan Ratna Stronghol Doctispec
SODIE-
yaumati Ferries $192. Star Ferries $96-
Lights (old) $11.35/1180. Lights (new) $3.20.2 Telephones (old) $261⁄4/25%. Telephones (new) $10.28.— Entertainments $4.70/4.80. E. K. Trains $15/1/14- EE Electrics $74.√741⁄4- Ropes $5,65/5.70- Watsons $4.95/5.10. H. K. Wing On $57/60),--- Antamoks $150/1.65. Shanghai Wing On $80.- HK Stock Exchange Weekly
Prev, Yesterday Closing Closing: New York Cotton:- March
1.1.37
May
11.09
11.07 10.87
Jus
10.82-
10.61
October
10.38
December (1936) 10.34 January Spot
10-3311 11.25
10.30 10.29 10.21-
11.60
improved however with buyers at day.
All classes of Commercial Banking $5.75. Mining issues maintained The market ruled rather quiet) Transactions undertaken.
their firmness, Raubs having been throughout the week ander review,
May Personal investment accounts hand done at $11.40, Antamoks at $1.60 only a small business being led
July and Baguio Gold at 18 ets. Ster transacted, st..slightly reduced September The Company offers to
ing counters showed Yery little rates in some cases- Intending
December Travellers the use of its “Traveller change. Hong Kong Banks being The Famary settlement was Chicago Wheat. Cheques" and Letters of Credit and wanted around $1585. with Unlarger than has been the case for May
March
14.85
14942
14.97t
15.08
15.06 15.18 15.23a 15.31a 15.495
15.43
99%
100
The a long time and close satisfactorily.
went
through July
September Business done during the week Chicago Com:-- Hong Kong Banks $1580, $1585. May Union Insurances $570.
88
ST2
8734
5934
-60%
July
603%
60%
Providents (Old) $214, 52:20, Winnipeg Wheat:
$2.15, $2.17
May
86%
STU
Providents (New) 50 ct.
July
Lands 335.
October
851
877 $5
Tramways: $14, $13%, $1314 Star Ferries $96.
New York Sik:-
March
May
1824 1822
130
an addition, the world-wide services ions put through at $570. of it thoroughly equipped Travel tone of the market at the Department.
is quiet but very healthy with the: all important. Chinese element continuing their buying
оп аду decline.
C. H. BENSON,
General Manages
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai
$7,500,000.00
$1,500,000.00
Capital Easerve Branches--All Important Cities in
China
Foreign Exchange and Cheer: Banking Business Besenacted,
Cutrons and Saving Accounds opened and Fixed
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK pod for one year or shorter periods
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (full paid-up) Yen. 100,000,000
Reserve Fund
..... Yen 127,450,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA"
Branches and Agencies at
Alemandís
Batavia
Besl
Bombay
Calentza
Canton
Dairen (Dalny)
Nagasaki Nagoya
Fengtien (Makden) Bis de Jeazivo
New York
Osaka
Pazia
Peiping
Rangoon
Hamburg
San Francisco
Hankow
Seattle
Harbin
Semarang
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Homeinin
Hainking
Robe
London
Los Angeles
Manila
Moji
Singapore
Sourabaya Sydney Tentain
Tokyo
Tsingtan
Yingkow
Interest allowed for Current
Deposits received for fired periods
at zater to be obtained on applic
C. KISHINAMI
Manager.
Bong Fong, 12th September, 1935,
at rates which will be quoted on application.
¥
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Business during the week has been done ar the following prices: Union Insurances $560/570.—
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
14. Gracechurch Street, London, EC.A. Authorised Capital ...£3,000,000,
Subscribed Capital
Paid-up Capital... Reserve Find & Rest
BANKERS
1,800.000
1,050,000
1,247,830
The Bank of England & Kiland Bank, Ind
24. Das Vaux Boad, Cent...
Manager's Office
Fel, 'asses
Fogn Exchange Dept.
General One ma
Cashier's 06
Bengkor Bombay Calcutt Colombe Delhi
Call
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Rods Fons Bowa
Read Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Foen Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BAÄNKEES PA Westminster Bank, Ltd.
Spok
BRANCHES:
Knesty
Karachi
Lisa Bharu
Sala Lipis
New Forne Penang
Port Ecaria ♫
(Mauritius) Fangoon
Zuala Lumper Shanghai
Suzten (Fabang Simla Madras
Singapore
HONG KONG BRANCH. Every description of Banking and Exchange busine seracted.
Travellers Chaques issued.
Froster and Excutorships podertaken. ASTEREST allowed on Carrvat courts and Pized Deponite at Yale that may headed on, application ...
E. EENSEDT
Foreign Exchange and every des- [7. Quem ́s. Boad Centra çripton of banking business transact- Hong Kong. Atk July, 2005. ed.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac« counts opened. Fixed Deposits re- (ceived at rates which wat be quoted) an application
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken Sefe Deposit Pores for hire, PHILIP GOCK CELIN Chief Manager,
QUALITY PRINTING
Service
POP-EYE "Not Even Horse Sense?
ANCY, YA SWABS. "I COMMANDS,
YA TO CUT OUT YER
FOOLISHNESS AN GET
BOSY PLOWN YER
FIELDS AN PLANT
YER SPINACH.
YA GOT TO
WORK!
PI, CHATSA
WORK MAKES
US
光明
ESSZOL
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL &
SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China) Capital paid up $5,000,000. Reserves
Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. $7500,000 Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Head-Office--Shanghai
A Bank having as ta mSÁCH the industrial development oz Chine and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad Hong Kong Office
6, Queen's Boad Central Phone: 31116.
FILL TAKE
A WALK
COUNTRY
(AN SEE IF K-ME SHEEPS
SZHOW TO
DO
FARM
Yaumati Ferries $19
China Lights (Old)
$11.80. Jaly
- $1135, $11.60. China Lights (New) $8.20. Electrics $144
Telephones (Old) $264," Telephones (New) $10-20. HK. Ropes $5.65. Watsons $5.10. Entertainments $4.70.
Baguio. Gold 18 ets.
Raube $114. $11.40.
HK Land 4 Debentures 100.
391
180 1782
PRAGUE
others.
Although there was a request short October straddle is report
Cotton: Large long March and that no wreaths be sent, a named to be liquidated. We expect ber were laid on the grave, includ-
little pressure in "spot cotton Jing those from, "His Sorrowing-
Wife," "Arthur, Fic and familyThe present level of prices may (both of which were buried with cause next and distant options: the comm), "Esther and Charlie again to widen:
Flash: [(cousins), "Emilia
The American Railway and Jose" (cousins). "Jerry and Ethel Association estimates carloadings "Evy and Charlie,” "Sonny and at 585,000 cars, an increase of Baby" Miss Celeste Botelho, Mr. 29,000 cars from the correspond 7.-A. Goldenberg Messrs. G. B. ing period of last year. {Gurevitch, S. A. Hussain, A 0.
Madar and Lening Mousin, Mr. BRUTAL MURDER AT and Mrs. M. F. Houghton, Mr. and Mrs. A. Evan Langenberg, Mrs.
FAIRS. Murray Mr. and Mrs. J. A
Many Exhibitors To Participate
"IMPORTANT FOR BUSINESS
SHAMSHUIPO
Woman Stabbed In
The Throat
Marshall and family, Mr. and Mr W. F. O'Sullivan and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. L' da Rosa, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Bocha and family, Mr. and fry P. Ensario, Mrs. Victor and sons, Mr. and Mrs. HM night at Shamshuipo, when a 52- A brutal murder occurred last
Xavier and family, the Nomads
Cheungshawan after 6.30 pli
The revival of Czechoslovakia's Hockey Club, Members of Ricci Fax-old widow named Ng Sit Changes (3.15 pm) closing export trade in 1935 has influenced Hall, A. Fannini and Co., On Lee was stabbed to death at No. 302 quotations.
most favourably the preparation and Co, and others. Sellers Baubs $11.
work for the next Prague Fair.
Entries have been received in largely increased
Sales Providents (Old) $217A, Tramways $131⁄2, Ranbs, $11.40.
Road, shortly
The woman's 14-year-old ne
numbers for many of the groups, and the phew, who was the only person on bibits will cover the whole field the premises at the time, saw the of Czechoslovakia's industrial out-murder committed. Three mek put For this reason a record entered the premises, apparently number of more than 3,000 exhi-lintent on robbery, and attempted: bitors is expected
to gag the woman and, when she
Wholesale Prices Decline
The alarm was raised by the
An official report issued by the cent, as compared with 1933, and According to the great impor- resisted and shouted for help, Imports and Exports Department 14.5 per cent as compared with tance of the Spring Session for one of them stabbed her in the | states that according to an index 1922: Textiles by 136 per cent doing export business the opening throat. Then, after tying up the
figure constructed by the Statis as compared with 1924 23.5 per date has been set abead this year, boy, they tical Office Wholesale prices in the cent. as compared with 1933, and in order to enable buyers to visit frightened and decamped without apparently "became"" Colony of Hong Kong declined by 25.3 per cent as compared with the Prague Fair immediately after taking anything y 14.9 per cent. in 1935 as compared 1922: Metals and Minerals by 18.1 the closing of the Leipzig Fair. with 1934. 247 per cent. as com- per cent as compared with 1934, The new date is March 6 to March man's sister, who had gone to pared with 1933, and 22.1 per cent. 26.0 per cent as compared with 15, 19Prague Fair has developed afterwards. as compared with the base year 1933, and 20.2 per cent as com
buy food and returned shortly The 1922
pared with 1922 Miscellaneous in recent years to one of the most The descriptions of all the Articles by 18.3 per cent as com-important centres of overses trade, three zoen were circulated to all, The index number of Foodstuffs pazed with 1824, 245 per cent, as in which also American buyers the police stations and a sharp 1935 declined by 94 per cent compared with 1932, 2nd 27.7 per are regularly putting large or look out is being kept on the compared with 1934, 247 per cent, as compared with 1922.
ders for Czechoslovak specialities: frontier.
WELL BLOW. ME DOWN!
Next Monday A Cure For Laziness.
HORSEL
YOU MUST
MY GOSH! DON'T YOU KNOW HOW
VSTAND UP
THERE!
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