BANKS
HONG TONG AND SHANGHAI | THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION · INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. "Authorised Capital" -$50,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.
sand and Faily Paid up - 26,000,000
· Leserve Funda:
£8,500,000
1,000
Stealing.....
Reserve - Lisäßty of Pro
prietors
HEAD OSTACK: HONG KONG.
1. A. Dodwell. Ing.
Hon. Mz. W.EBell
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
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LONDON
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HOMES
NEW YORK
PEDIG
PENING
RANGOON
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BAX FRANCISCO
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
SOURIBAYA
-SENGE PAZANI
DENININ
TOKYO
TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
Comes Actments opened in Loni Cargocy and Find Doyenas received for com year or shachar parinda in Leon). Caurrency and Steeling
ma bazna whisk will be granted in applicamem. "A580 up to dam SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
vistas 20 LET.
Bong Kong, lai Xonsaber, 10%,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
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FOR THE LONG HƯNG AND SELGRA BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAIBTEN.
Kerbin
Peneng
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*Forsig Excinogs and Guemesi Banking business Cremes konduals oprost and Food Depods monived for año Jose de sharine Panoda at redes which will be quoted as sapăcation.
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A. BEFARLEY,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
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Head Offices-65, Broadway, New York
Capital
Suplus .... Beserves
U.S.$6,000,000.00 2,133,633.06 870,731.05
BRANCHES
Heidelber Ipanchakat 1.TUMB London
Mentis
Amatoria
Genos Gingow
B
Mariin
The Hague Intraco Kamin Hav
Bombay
Breezes
Brussels
-Cairo
Sapien Puma Para
Bestham Barna Shanghai
· Chal Manager,
Bong Kong. th Febenser, pas,
Cantos Colomby Copeningen Duple Edinburgh Parece Grays
Liscre
ZHARLE
Monia Carla Masila
:Brancizes of
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capaai
Paid-up Capitan
___$$0.000,500.00
$ 5,508,800.00
Singapore
Vistian Yedion Yokunams Zorica
THE CHIN MAIL WEDNESDAY
Commerce and Finance
HK. ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Dividend And Bonus
Recommended
At the ordinary yearly meeting of Shareholders of the Hong Kong Electric Company, Ltd. to be held on Wednesday, March 11, at 11
am, the Directors will, subject
to audit, recommend that the ba- lance available for distribution bei disposed of as follows-
To pay a final dividend of $1.50 per share mak- ing, with the interim dividend. ȘI per share paid on Septin- ber 22, 1935, a total of $2.50 per share 450,000 shares To pay a bonus * 50
cents per share -
120
.......$1,125,000.00
30
450,000 shares, Cal To place to Reserve To cazzy forward to sett
Account
Totals
225,000.00 200,000.00
-944,151.29
94,451.29
to:
Capital Bonus Messrs. Gibb. Livingston and Co. Ltd. the Agents of the Hong Kong Electric Company. Ltd, also inform us that, it a Meeting of the Board of Directors held this morning, it was decided recommend to Shareholders the. issae
of of a Capital: Dunes fully paid share for every cae three shares held by Shareholders joa the Register as on February 29, 1936, and at such Bonus should be effected by capitalising $1,500,- 1000 of the Compary's Reserve (Fund, and that such shares should
Esserva ace Ladivaded Prodes. Company in Principal cities of United rank for dividend as from the 1st
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BEELD OFFICE:—RONG'SONG.
21. Dus - Voux Bond, Conteni
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:—
bar Shoumon Chow, Churman.
Chen. Esq. P. K. Evos, __Inq... Woos Lane, Eng Wong Chu zou, Eng and Kao Ying ts. Eng.
Isa Tung 20._Deq. Chist Manager.
Là Ise Fong, Esq., Kuange.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES --
Mac
Melbourne
عسل
Amoy
Segie
Seberang
Boobay
Kingannic
Shangam
Caicurte Censo
-New York
zungspara Surabaya
Harphong
Ра
Sydam
Boostan
Packing
Rangove
1JO
Lawlone London.
Sum
Tokyo
Ses Fraoninop
HLADZOR
Papas
VanDoumar
Every description of making sad Emslange bem trasacied List of approved
Carpent
Account opened in Local Currency and Fixed Depata zvonimed for one | Janz or shorter periode in Locat and Forsigs Corvatscim
ece wasch will be quoted on appliemsSOUL... Bam Depouss· Born To Let
KIN TONG POL
Chill Managu.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (full paid-up) Tez, 100,000,000 | Beser Friend.
Ten. 127,450,000,
Head Office: TOKOHAMA“
Branches and Agences at
Aleranda
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Naganiki Nagoya
New York
Osaka
Pazi
Peiping
Dairen (Dalty) Fangoon
Fengtien (Malden). Pão de Janeiro
San Francisco Seattle
Hambur
Bankow
Harbin
Semtring
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Honairin
Brinking
Sydney
Tokyo
Tringtan
Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Manila
Mon
Singapore Souzabeys
Yingkow
Interest: allowed for Current · Ac- counte
Deposits received for fixed periods;
rates to be obtained on spplication.
CË KISHDAMI,
Manager. Hong Kong, 12th September, 1985,
POPEYE.
American Express
States of America and Canada,
Transactions undertaken.
day of Jamiary 1936; farther, that
SHARE MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day
dît.
Fanks
Chartered Bank £15
Mercantile Bank A. and
2972 1
NEW YORK STOCK NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
MARKET
Selling Test Seems Likely
MODERATE COMMITMENTS
ADVISED
Messes White, Weld and Com for Messrs. S. E. Lery and Con pany, New York Correspondents pary, reports—
NOTICE
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
·DURING THE RACES.
L. It is hereby notified that on the days fixed for the Annual Race
HONG KONG CRICKET CLUE.
REMINDER
E
NERIES for the Annual Toumament will CLOSE at 6
THURSDAY 20th
February
A.K. MACKENZIE,
Hon. Secretary.
CO., ETD:
TOTICE IS HEREBY NIVEN.
Nt the FORTY-EVENTH
Stocks: That the market was Meeting at Wong Nei Chong THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC HK Bank $1,550 $1,550 82 not more upset by yesterday's (February 22nd, 24th, 25th, 26th HA Bank (London) 102 1 x break in utility prices is ample and 29th), the following Regula
(evidence of the strength of the tions, under Ordinance No. 2 of fcurrent. :bal movement.
strength is particularly manifest 1 All vehicles going to the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING
Such 1869, will be in force:-
in emerently most-favoured groups;)
•Races at Wong Nei Cheng will be held at the Company's Of such as steels, raïroads and the
will proceed, clockwise round fices, P. and 0. Building, om herry constructionTM industries
Happy Valley via Wong Wei WEDNESDAY, 11th March, 1956, Nevertheless, many groups show
Chong Road to the entrance at 11 am for the purpose of pre- frcressing negative action and gates
Motorists from town are tors together with a Statement of senting the Report of the Direc- advised
proceed
Accounts to 31st December 1935. Arsenal Street, Hennessy
and electing Directors and Audi“- Road. Percival Street and
|tors.. Leighton Hill Road
Mercantile Bank C. 4181⁄4á n
·Bank of East. Asia. $75 1.
Insurances
Canton Ins.. $270 m. Unions Ins $55214 s. China Underwriters $1 b.. China Fire, Ins. $480 m. HK Fire Ins $260 m. duternational Assce. $34.
Shipping
Douglases. $36 1..
HK Steamboats $54. Indo-Chinas (Pre£), $30 z. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $20-n Shells (Bearer) 90/- Union Waterboats $14% L
Mining
Antamoks $1.80 b. $1.85 s Balatoes 18 cts. b. 22141⁄2 cts. sa- Baguio Gold 20 ets. b. Benguet Consolidated $1834
$18.60 sa.
Benguet Exploration 13 ets. b Big Wedge 12 cts. I Gold Creek 30 cts. Gold River Z. cts, Ipo Mining 90 cts. A. Itogons 2642 cts. The Salacots 15 ets. I Kailan Mining Ad: 13/9 n. Langkats (Single) $11 n. Shai Exploration Sh.8434 n. Shanghai: Loans Sh.$4 n.. Raubs $11.40 1.
the necessary Extraordinary Gen-Venz
All classes of Commercial Banking eral Meeting to consider and if (thought it to approve the abovej Personal investment accounts hand-]proposal would be held inmediate- ly after the Ordinary Annual)
led.
The Company offers to intending Meeting, Travellers the use of its “zaraketa In making this acouncement Cheques" and Letters of Credit and the Board wish it to be under-
addition, the world-wide services
there is every} prospect, if conditions remain as they are to-day, that the present dividend can be maintained on the Manager-increased Capital, continuance of the cash bonus which has been
of its thoroughly equipped Travel stood that, while Department.
C. EL BENSON,
General
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, paid for the last four years must
LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai
Capital
$7,500,000.00 Reserve
$1,500,000.00 Branches-All Important Cities in
Foreign Exchatige and General Banking Busloma transacted.
Current and Saving Acccents opened and Fixed Deponit med far con que a shorter pacice | tat mam whicis will, he 'quoad -es-application,
300 2 GIẢNG
HONG KONG BRANCH” 5. Ja Tomas Rowdy Central
- Fa
Manager's Offen
Yoneer Exchange Dept.
Genoni OS+#
Cashier's Off
not be expected.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE: Authorised Capital...£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital
15. Gracechurch Street, London, ECA
1,800,000 1,050,000
Reserve Fund & Best 1,247,830
• BANTARS:
The Back d England a. Sičné Bank. Láč. BRANCHES:
Xacoger.
TAL TRAS
Bangkok
Bombay
Calicutza
Colombo
-
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road Central Authorised Capita $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS:— Vestminster Bank, Ltd.
Trong Kroos Howish
Jpan
Kaniy
Kota Bharu
Karachi
Banka Lipia
Financ
Port Lo
(arities) Bangoon Kuala Langar Bhanghai Kuantan (Fabusesi Finala.. Madras
Singapore
HONG KONG BEACH, Every description of Zadiční and Mechange bestemt transacted.
Zaralios. Chegou insonć.
---Krustne med Executorshipe moderakusi
INTEREST allowed on Cormat Accounts and Fixed Deposita en Entes, that may be amourssined on application.
Foreign Exchange and every des- Queen's Bood Central cripton of banking business transacte Eng Kong, 2418, July, "1905
ed
Current Accounts and Savings. Aoi counts opened. Fixed Deposits re- ceived at zates which will be quoted on application.*
Trusteeship & Exerstarship under taken Se Deposit Baries for hire.
- PHILIP COCKCHIN
Chief Mosager.)
QUALITY
PRINTING
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"Love Is Blind.”
HAS THERE BEEN ANY WORD, FROM ZEXA PERIZJATY SUPE
"GLOMANZ
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LEATED Encorporated in China)
Capital paid uy
$5,000,000. Reserves
$7,500,000. Capital Savings Dept. $600,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $800,000. Head-Office-Shangha
A Bank having xa is animation The Industrial development Ou China and the fostering at her cotonerdal zel tions abroad, Hong Long Office
6, Queen's Road: Central Phone 31115
HEARD THING FROM
I FEELS SO
COSH DARN].
Goldfield $3 b.
..Docks, etc.
FK and K Wharves (old)
$101, 3
HK and K Wharves (new) $971
HK. and W. Docks $9 ́n. Providents (old) $134. Providents (new) 50 cts. a. Hong Kex Sh$190 New Engineering Sh Shanghai Docks. $79 1.
Cotten Millis Ewo Cottons Sh.$8 n. Shanghai... Cottons (old)
when the current buying move-
ment is spent, another selling test) seems to be likely. We prefer to avoid any temptation and only moderate commitments for the time being.
Carry
Business done: 3,530,000 shares Wheat: Prices movements to- day were marrow. It is possible that apprehensions regarding the crop as a result of the cold wea- ther conditions may cause a sport In the buying movement. Total: |sales: 13,576,000 bushels,
Cotton: A very quiet market [with traders “inclined to hold on
and await developments. We do not think that sales by the Pro-
ducers' Fool will have
ay - orderly effect on the market.
Flash: The Kennecott Copper Corporation has declared a divi- dend of 25 cents per share.
New York Stock Exchange and Commodity Prices will be found on page
LOCAL DOLLAR
STEADY
Silver Prices Rise
The local dollar is steady, open- ing
this morning on demand at 1/31⁄2d.
"Spot"-silver advanced 1/6 to 19-15/16, while “forward”. rose to 19-13/16
/
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at USSI- 98%, as compared with S-US- Sh$70499, while the New York on London cross-rate was quoted at Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh$415-US$4.989%, as compared with
US $4.982.
Zoong Sings Sh.$12 m Wing On Textiles Sh. $25
Lands, Hotels, etc. HK and S. Hotals $5% .. ELK. Lands $372 HK Lands 4%
100%
Debentures
Shanghai Lands Sh$18. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 m Humphreys $9.70 a. ex div. FK Realties $5.85 Chinese Estates $84 a. China Realties $41. China Debentures: Sh$60 I
Public Utilities
HK Tramways $13 £ Peak Trams (aid) - $7. b. Peak Trams (new):$3 b. Star Ferries $87 n Yaumati Ferries $191⁄2 1. C. Lights (old) $11,35⋅ n C. Lights (new) 38 b. EK Electrics $73 sa Macao Electrics $20 a Sandakan Lights $434 Telephones (old) $2674 The Telephones (new) $10:20 The "China Buses Sh$114 n...
Singapore Iractions 17/- Singapore-Tractions Pref 26/-
th
Industriais
Malabon Sugarz $8.40 n. -Cald, Mang. (Ozd) Sh.$1934 m. "Cald::Maeg.: (Pref); Sh-$15 n.
Canton Fees $1%-2 Cements $3:90. 11. HK Ropes $5,55 m.
US. TIN SUPPLY
Special Conservation Of Stocks
Washington, To-day.
President Roosevelt has signed
ja bill, which will be effective
to
viaj
of
2. At the Race Course, pass the Company will be closed from
The Register of Members
gers will alight from and board Tramcars and Bases 29th February to 11th March 1936, both days inclusive, during at: (1) the main public ex-
which period trance gate and (2) the mem-Shares can be registered. bers entrance gate only.
3 Pedestrians walk on the foot- paths, and not on the road- way. Tehicles must proceed at a
no Transfer of
And notice is hereby also given Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the same place immediate-
that an
slow speed in the vicinity ofly after the termination of the above mentioned Ordinary Gen-
the Race Course:
5. Vehicles will be parked in the eral Meeting for the purpose of vicinity of the Race Course considering and, if thought fit, as directed by the Police on passing the following resolutions,
namely:- duty. 6. Dogs are not allowed on or (1) That it is desirable to capi-
near the Race Course. Any talize the sum of $1,500,000, be dog found straying on or nearing part of the undivided profits. the Race Course is liable to of the Company standing to the be destroyed.
credit of the Reserve Fund, and Note Kennedy Road will be accordingly that a bonus of $1- open to light motor trafe from 11 500,000 be declared and that such B-2 to 7 pm.
bonus be applied on behalf of the IF Extra Race Meetings dur persons who on the 29th day of ing the year 1936-On days £xed February 1936 are the registered for Extra Race Meetings,
holders of the 450,000 issued.
One way traffic will be en-shares of the Company in pay- forced in Wong Nei Chong Road ment in fult for 150,000 shares of Kennedy Road will not be open the Company of $10 each and that
such 150,000 shares credited as- fully paid be accordingly allotted. to such persons respectively in
to motor trafic. PARKING OF CARS AT THE
RACE COURSE:
1. The Stand at the public en- the proportion of one of such
trance is reserved for Jockey shares for every three of the said. Club Stewards and Officials 450,000 shares then held by such only.
persons respectively and that
2. Morrison Hill parking ground such shares shall rank for divi- opposite Civil Service Club dead as from the lat day of Jan- and Village Road reserved ary 1936, for Private cars.
(2) That if, on such distribu-
3. Ventris Road reserved for tion as aforesaid, any person
Public cars.
.T. H. KING,
would be entitled to a fraction of a share, the Directors shall, in jlieu of issuing fractional certif- Inspector General of Police.cates, cause the whole share, to be 19th February, 1936.
allotted to a person or persons to be named by the Directors and suck share shall at such time as the Directors thin fit, be sold and the nett proceeds distributed amongst the persons entitled to such frac- tions making up the share.
within six days, prohibiting the PUBLIC AUCTION
THE
THE undersigned, have received ~ínstructions to sell by PabНc
export of tinplate and scrap, ex- |cept, under special Presidential licence, for the purpose of the conservation of the tin supply. -- Auction Peter
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms $2136/22 sa Watsons $4.85 D Lane, Crawfords $6 n. Mackintoshs $5 n Sinceres $270 33 Wm. Powells 70 ets. m. Wing On (HK) $55 Miscellaneous Entertainments $4.10. n. S. C. Enterprises $1.35 m Macao "Greyhounds" $2 n. Constructions (old) $1% E Constructions (new) 50 cts. n. Vibro, Piling $4 3.
CEN GOTL 57% 1925 – GB3n.
94%
HK Govt. 4% Loan 4% prem
HK Govt 82% Loan par. De Wallace Harpers.
OK Thursday, the 20th Feb, 1936
commencing at 250 pinITA at their Sales Room, No. 35% Hankow Road, Kowloon
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD.
compri
FURNITURE
Teak Dining Room and Bed Boom Furniture, Office Furniture,
By Order of the Board of Directors,
GIEB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents. Hong Kong, 19th February, 1936
Two Hand Sewing Machi One Radio Set.
One Essex Tourer, 5 Seate
Chesterfeld Suites, Carpet and Motor Car.. Rug. Gramaphone and Records Glass and Brass Ware, Pictures,
-On View from. Wednesday
maments, Clocks, Porcelain and 19th February 1936. E. PA Ware, etc., etc...
A Few -Pieces of Black Wood: Furniture
and
One "Singer" Sewing Machine.
HOLLOW.
The Handwriting On The
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
Hong Kon
LAMI
HONG KONG S-DIRECTORY 1936 ISSUE
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