BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
-$50,000,003) Issued and Falls-Paid-up 20,000,000 Reserve Funds:
Sterling.£ 6,500,000
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve ...$10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro--
prietors
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1353 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
$20,000,000
*
Aloe Se
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fot. Mr. J. J. Paterson..
Chairmen
G. Miskin Exqu
Deputy Chairunt.
Fon. Mr. WE. Bell, C.C. Kaight Esq. A. E. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Esq.
S.H. Dodwell Esq., J.A. Plummer Esq. MT. Johnson Esq., Ali Shields Esq.
V. M. Grayburn, Esq.
Laich anger.
BLANCHES
LIONS
MALACCA
MAN
STAR (Johɔze MUADEN NEW YORK PEIPING PESANG BANGOON SUGOS SAN FRANCISCO
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ANOT BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCETTA CANTOX CHEFOO COLOMBO DAIREN FOOCHOW RALPHONG KAM BANKOW HARBIN BONGEET PUDELA 1P02 JCHURE AUBE
XOWLOOK
REALA LUMPUR
SINGAPOR
SUDRABAYA
UNGE PAAST
THENTNIN TOKYO ENERGETIKA YOKOHAMA
Current Acomunis eines un forat Cummary and Fixed Deponita permand for Que year or shorter pertoda Local Custery and Gudang, on serine whack will be quoted as eppile at100.
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES various sites TO LET.
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Eusions of the ab ani in mongurteni by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION. To be wasted
appli00).
FOR THE HONG KONG AND PITANGHAI DANKING CORPORATION.
V.M. GRAVHURN
Chad Manager. Hong Kong. 24th February, 1936.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA," LTD.
Authorium? Capital
Pad-up Captai
Rite and Undivided truly
Afte
THE CHUNA“MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1936
Commerce and Finance
H.K. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION £3,000,000
£3,000,000
£3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:...
Date
Bangkok
TIATIE
Bombay
Calebám
..
Cention Cawnpore Geby
Colorabe
Lob
Kayoon
bagon Secarnaz
Seben
Shangha
Sourabaya
5th Tammiput
Mogapors
Kooking
มร
Manila
Medan
Taiping Tit
Dasi Haiphong Harr Hankow
New York
Longlah
Priping
(Baker)
Pedag Terang
Tungo
Zamboangs
| Harbin,
Bong Long
Foreign Daaluga sad General Banking businem
LIZACI
Current Accounts opened sad' Fixed Deposits roved for on your or shorter perioda at sales which will be quoted of application.
A. BREARLEY,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1936.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Office:-65. Broadway, New York
--་
Capital Surplus Reserves
Amsterdam Antwerp Atheas
Danie Beris
bay
Lines Burçla I'Mito
Caleuita
CON Colombo
Copenhagen
Dubien
Lanburgh
#
.U.S.$6,000,000,00 2,183,633.06
870,73105
BRANCHES:
fienos
Luxor
+
Kaburux
Peping Bolte=62 Home Shanghai
Soap Ningapore Tirausia
The following report was issued y the Hong Kong Sharebrokers' Association yesterday afternoon.
Bank of E.-A. $73 b. Underwriters $1 b. Baguio Gold 19 cts. b.
Beng Exporation 12 cts. b.
Big Wedge 20 cts. b. Salcots 15 cts. b..
Goldfields $3.10 b.
Hotels $460 s.
H. K. Lands $34 CD 3. Land Dep. par. b. Providents old $1.50 6. H. K. $8.50 b. Peak Trams $7 b. Peak Trams new $3 b. Star Ferries $90 s.
C. Lights old $11 st
H. K. Ropes 35.10 8.
SHARE MARKET
Messrs. Harriman's Weekly Report
BUSINESS IN CANTON
Premium On H.K. Dollars
GOOD EXPORT TRADE BEING DONE
-
HK VOLUNTEERS
Annual Dinner Of No. 1 M.G. Co.
COL. HARRISON, G.5.0., AS
GUEST OF HONOUR E
the
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
HE Undersigned have received
Auction.
Tuuuctions to sell by Fablis
ON
Monday, the 2nd., March, 1936:
commencing at 11 am
The annual dinner of the No. 1 Machine Gun Company of the From. Our Own Correspondent?· HX.VD.C. held last evening |at|
Canton, To-day.
the Volunteer Headquarters, was at The Dairy Farm Ice and Cold Shameen firms have been doing attended by some 30 people in all, Storage Ltd, Great George Street
East Point Messrs. G. A. Harriman and better export business during the including members and their
125 Boxes California Fancy: Co's weekly share report and mar-past four weeks owing to the friends.
Pearmain Apples Owen Hughes, Capt. H. ket review issued at noon to-day higher value of the Hong Kong
dollar. The Premium for this cur Company Commander, presided Terms: Cash on Delivery states:-
LAMMERT BROS,- The market during the week rency has remained at 47 cents at the function. Col. H. C. Harri-
Auctioneers: on the the dollar, and this rate is very son, G.S.O. 1, was guest of honour. under review has been
Hong Kong 9th. Feb., 1935. * and among those present quiet side due to the Annual Race favourable for export trade.
The high premium of the Hong Col. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Com- Meeting and Settlement Day on
the Hong Kong Friday and very few changes are Kong dollar means that local moneymandant of to be reported. In the investment is cheap, and in tarn Chinese goods Volunteer Defence Corps, Capt. section, Hong Kong Electrics were are becoming cheap. Thus with R. C. B. Anderson (Adjutant). Auction the medium of a fair turnover at eterling or American dollars an Capt. E. G. Stewart, Capt. H. $74 and there were further buyers exporter can buy more goods now Westlake, D.C.M. (Captain Quar- for small lots at this frure. Hong than before.
Most foreign firms here are do termaster). G. S. M. Harrison,
Kong Trams changed hands at
were
A.
the slightly reduced rate of $11.90 ing export business and are bene M.B.E C.S.M. Terry, Lieut. C. de (ex final dividend of 40 cents) fitted by the low value of Canton S. Robertson, M., Lieut. Y. Ferries $20.25 b. $20.50 sa: Telephones (old) were in demand currency. On the other hand, im-Urquhart, Lieut. J. R. Way and Capt. Owen Hughes proposed at $25.75 while Dairy Farms had porting merchants are hurt by the Lieut. V. C. Branson, M.C. sellers at $22. Minor issues were depreciation of the local dollar.
tribute to Cal China Lights Government newspapers express the loyal toast, after which he generally quiet. (old) changed hands at $11/11.05, gratification that the managed cur-paid the new shares continued in de-rency brings about more exports Harrison, the guest of honour, mand at $3. Hotels were on offer and less imports, but they do not who, he said, would always be re-
Construction new 30 cts. b.
B. I. Bonds 92 b.
Govt 4% Loans 414 b.
COMMODITY PRICES
Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing
done at
a warz
on to
THE undersigned have received
од
Tuesday, the 3rd., March, 1936" commencing at 10 am.
At No. 1, Minden Avenue;
Kowloon.
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
On view from Monday the 2nd,
March, 1936..
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 29th Feb., 1936.
CHURCHES
these shores, at $4.75 with buyers at $4.50. realise that Canton has to depend membered, when the time came for the energy and enthusiasm he Ropes were on offer at $5.10. Min-ja good deal on imports as neces for him to leave
on behalf of the The following quotations haveing issues continued to attract -saries in all walks of life.
It is likely that the premium on had expended
Volunteers. tention with Antamoks
The speaker then went $185, Big Wedge at 2114 cts., Gold the Hong Kong dollar will rise a
Government eulogise the work done by Col.l Rivers at cents and Raubs at few more points owing to the cir
behalf of the Vo- $1140. Sterling counters enjoyed calation of many
As soon as the new Dowbiggin on banknotes. Hong Kong popularity, Banks having been done at $1530/banknotes are issued to merchants lunteers. He would ask them, he 52% and Unions at $545/50. The and Government offices they are said, to pause and think how much
(A® Branch of the Mother" tone of the market at the close is exchanged for Hong Kong notes time the Commandant had gives needed for all kinds of business up in order to be with them, and
be would ask them to remember Church, The First Church o quietly steady.
transactions.
this whenever they were reluctant Christ, Scientist, in Boston: Mass). Business during the week has
Macdonnell Road, below Bowen been done at the following prices:
H.K. Banks $1530715521⁄44. Unions $545/550.--
Branches of American Express York Rubber:- Company in Principal cities of United $10,000 on States of America and Canada.
$ 1.6650.5;
HEAD FIRE-HONG KONG, 10. De Vom End, Central,
- WARD OF DIRECTORS -
thebo Chos, Carmat
Loo Chua, E.
All classes of Commercial Barking July Transactions undertaken.
H.K. Trams $11.90 (d.). China Lights (old) $11/11.05. China Lights (Dew) $8.- H.K. Electrics $74-
NEW YORK STOCK to attend drills.
EXCHANGE
Latest Quotations
Mina
been received by Reuter.
Barca Hamburg Bav Endelberg interalien Jeuzaleat Leudoa
Nice Suplem
Preus
New York Cotton:-
March
Liverpool
May
11.12 10.78.
11.18 10.78
some
Lucero Lugano
Naruti
Yunna Nering
Monte Cario
Memila
Yokohama Zunch
ко
ifuly
October December January Spot
10.39 10.41
10.05 10.05 10.06 10.03 10.05 10.08 11.27 11.33
March
May
15.693
15.63 15.70 15.73
15.77 15.83
September
15.91a
15.93a
Kong
Personal investment accounts hand-December led.
16.03
16.09
Chicago Wheat:- May
1004
1004
Ying
The Company offers to intending July Travellers the use of its "Travellers September Cheques" and Letters of Credit and Chicago Corn:- in addition, the world-wide services! of its thoroughly equipped Travel | Mar Department
9124
91
90%
Raubs $11.40.
60%
60%
Antamoks $1.85.
May
¡July
61
Big Wedge 211⁄2 cts.
N.Y. Rubber
Winnipeg Wheat:-
Gold Rivers 7 cts.
C. EL BENSON,
General Manager.
May July
8514
341
Benguet Explorations 14 cts.
86
855%
October
$5.3/4
85%
(Continued in next Colmin)
H. K. Stock Exchange Weekly Report issued at 3.15 p.. yester-1 day-
10.75
10.72 10.78
15.70 15.706 15.70b May Chicago Wheat
100% May Chicago Corn
60 May STOCKS:
602
35
33
35/
184
19
18
50%
59%
41%
41%
404
394
29%
394
63% 632 63%
J'un Tear. Ext.. Chao Ching Hirk, Esq., Li Lan) SuDr. Fag.. Thong Chu son, L. and Emo Po. Eng.
Amay
bastia Hey
Celestia
Has Tune Po, E., Cord Manager.. 17 FunK. L. Nezer.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:--
Seattle.
Pangitos
Hmphong
Honolulu
Kobe
komioon
Lunduti
Menzie
Savekt
Dr Jor
Bar
Dyn
.
hursdaya
Jyary Iuboku
124
Pat Frain Yo
TA
Jusulm
Exchang and Lonce and ur approved!
livery dew. piva of Bmw
kumpatan,
Current Accounts and 10 Lacal Currency
Deyin marwed for one year or|- mentor periode to Lost and Foreign Currencies y terms which will be quoted on applarstion.
Date Degous Tours To Init,"
KÁN TONG PU.
Chart Manager.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,
LIMITED
(Incorporated in China)
Head OfficeShanghai
$7,500,000.00
Capital
$1,500,000.00 Reserve BranchesA Important Cities in
China Voreign Exchange and Geteral Banking Business tranacted.
Current and Saving Loounts opened and Fized Deposite end for one year or shorlar Seriods
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK who will be quoted on application
......
LIMITED.
Established 1880
Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100,000,000
Reserve Fund
Yen.127,450,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria
Batavia Berlin
Bombay
Cricurta
Canton
Dairen (Dainy)
Nagasaki
New York
Nagoya
Osaka Paris Peiping Rangoon
San Francisco
Seattle
Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Hankow Harbin -
Har Kon
Hoog
Honolulu Hainking Karachi
London
Los Angeles
Mania
Moji
Semarang
Shanghai
Singapore
Sourabaya
Sydney
Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtay
Yingkow
Interest allowed for Current Ac-
counts.
Deposits received for fixed periods
HONG KONG BRANCH:
21. Den our Boad. Central.
Manager's Office --...
Foreign Exchange Dept.
Licarral Office
Caster's Ofice p
INDIA, LTD.
$406
6014
Yaumiati Ferries $204, Wharves (old) $97. Telephones (old) $254.
February 25.
The following quotations from Lon- dos were received last night between 11.00 p.m. and 12.30 pm N.Y. Cotton
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,"
SCIENTIST.
Capt. Owen Hughes also paid 2 Road Tram Station. tribute to the work already done by Capt. Anderson, the new.ad- jutant of the Corps, whom he de- scribed as
a bappy asset to the
Volunteers.. (Ap-days, 6 p.21. Hồng Kong plause).
Sunday Service: 11.15 am. Sunday School: 10 s. Subject:-"CHRIST JESUS." Testimonial Meeting: Wednes--
Reading Room is located Speaking on behalf of himself above address and is open: (and the other guests, Col Harri-
Monday and Thursday: 5.30 to-
son first of all thanked the Com-7pm.
pany for asking him to be present! Tuesday and Friday: 10 to 12:
at the gathering. He said he noon. would like to make it clear to the Company that he had an interest Literature is available at 100%
Anaconda Copper With only two full working days Electric Bond &
Share THE MERCANTILE BANK OF during the week under review and
with all attention focussed on the General Motors 59%
Montgomery of Races, only a small amount
Ward business was done, at prices which NY. Central show little variation from those U.S. Steel prevailing during the
The following quotation from Los week, excepting Unions which don were received last night between
5.30 p.m. and 10.30 pm. gave way a little. The only feature
Silver Spot 19% (last close), 19%
HEAD OFFICE:
15. Grachurch Stert, London, FCK.
Authorised Capital 3,000,000 .. 1,800,000 Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital.... 1,050,000 Reserve Fund & Rest 1,247,830 BANKERS: The Bank of England Midland Bank. 14. BARA SORES:
karachi
Enn Bhar
Bangkok Bombay
I pu
23366
Colombo Delhi
Limit
Hong Koog Howrah
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS:
Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des- cripton of banking business transact- ed
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- Fixed Deposits rev counts opened. ceived at rates which will be quoted an application.
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCK CHIN
Chief Manager.
QUALITY
PRINTING
at rates to be obtained on applica Prices Reasonable -
tion.
C. KISHINAMI
Manager.
Hong Kong, 12th September, 1935.
POPEYE.
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD.
4 JA VETRINAM ML-
"So This Is Love."
{THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
ME SHOT AT SUNRISE?
{1 GOT TO DO IT YERA
BRUTIAN SPYL AN'
∙DUTY COMES
BEFORE
TO BE SHOT
AT SUNRISE!
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80000
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New York Praves' Port-Lou
{maritus) Rangoon Kus! Lumpur - Shanghai Hustad (Pahang: ima Madras
Kuala Lipis
• Singapore
HONG KONG BRANCH Every description of Banking and Exchange” business trasNAČIVÉ.
a
Travelers Cheque, fusted. Trustee and Exnouterships undertaken. INTEREST allowed on Current Accounis Fixed Deposits at Eaton that may be securtained on application.
E. KENNEDY,
Queen's Bowd. Central Hong Kong. th. July, 2555.
THE
Manager.
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
.$5,000,000. Capital paid up Reserves
.$7,300,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Head-Office Shanghai
A Bank having as its zuission»| the, indiestrisi development on China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Ofice-
6, Queen's Road Central Phone 31116.
MY GORSH THIS
IS ARFUL" IMAGINE
ME SHOOTIN
ME SWEETHEART
AT SUNRISE:
BOO Boo
previous
Silver Forward
in the market was a slightly in-(last received), unchanged creased interest taken in the Philippine Mining Stocks
BUSINESS DONE DURING
THE WEEK
Hong Kong Banks ex Div. **$1,529, $1,534, $1,530, $1,550,
$1,5524
Bank of East Asia $73. Union Insurances $545, $550. Tramways $124, $12.30. Tramways ex Div. $11.90. China Lights (Old) $11.05. Yazmati Ferries $20. China Lights (New) $8. Electrics $74%, $74 Raubs $11.40. Antamoks $1.84, $1.85. Baguio Gold 22 ́ets.
Benguet Exploration 14 cts. Big Wedge 20 cr., 23 ets., 211⁄2
Gold Rivers 7`cts. CHANGES (3.15 p.m.) CLOSING QUOTATIONS
NO CHANGES
New York Silk:- March
May
July
1.60%
160 1.60% 158% 1.53 1.57t
To-morrow.
(I CANT: I CAN'T HAVE
THE GAL I LOVES
SHOT AT SONRISE:
/close). 19%
(last received),
19-11/16 (last 1/16 down (change).
Silver Report-Speculators sold. Market quiet. It is anticipated that be fully India buying will not materialised
Liverpool Cotton-May 5.69 (last
(last received), close), 5.69
changed.
Liverpool
up-
Wheat-March 6/0
(laat received),
(last close), 5/11%
down (change).
All authorised Christian Science-
the-
in the Volunteers not because it Reading Bocu
The Public is cordially invited"
was part of his duty, but that he personally regarded it as a privi-to attend the Service and visit the- lege whenever he was with them, Beading Boom.
He had always felt like that since
he had got to know them. He did (not take an interest in them from jany sense of duty but for the
great pleasure it afforded him.
Other speakers were Col. Dow- biggin, Capt. Anderson and Capt.
E G. Stewart.
TRAWLER IN-
DISTRESS
Listeners Hear S.O.S. Drama
50-MILE RESCUE TOW
Radio listeners in the Shetland London Rubber-April-June- (boy-Isles Late one night last month ers) 7-7/16 (last close), 7-7/16 (last heard a dramatic series of S.OS. received), unchanged.
"THE CAT” ON CURE
Man Undeterred By Whipping
messages from a trawler in dis- tress and the answers of vessels
FOR SALE.
Commemorating the inauguration> SPECIAL PRINTED ENVELOPE
of the Air Mail Service by Pan American Airways from Macau to America. at 20 cts. per Envelope
¿ GRACA & CO.,
No. 10, Wyndham St..
Hong Kong.
Cheers Of Welcome
The trawler Paul Rykens, also- on the way to her assistance.
of Aberdeen, reached the Strathrye- The Aberdeen trawler Strathryerst and took her in tow. The sprang a leak during a storm' and
asked by radio for help while the listeners on shore heard the other
the- crew took to the pumps. Traw-vessels told the news, and all but lers from a wide area and the Ler the Lerwick Hfeboat ceased
search wick and Stromness lifeboats set
The Paul Bykens towed the dis- Jabled trawler 50 miles through "Whipping does not seem to de-out to find her.
moratainous seas, and reachedTM ter you," said the Recorder (Sir!
Lerwick the following day, accom-- [Holman Gregory, K. C.), at the Old Bailey recently, to Randolph
It was stated that Jones had panied by, the lifeboat. Jones, aged 30, a coloured man, beca previously convicted of, simi- found guilty of living on the im-
(Continued in Next Column)
bour.
Those who had listened to the-
lar offences, and in one instance search ran down to the piers, and ̈ moral earnings of his wife, and of had received 18 strokes of the gave cheers of welcome, and ves a common apault on her. He was "cat". He had been under sentenced to two years hard la- stant police supervision,
.
"A Musician In One Lesson.”
OH, I KNEW
YOU WOULDNT,
| YOU DARLING",
TLL HAVE YA SHOT WHEN THE MOON COMES OVER THE MOUNTING ITIL BE
· MORE ROMANIC
(UGH!)
Con-
ses in port added the 'their syтens.
roar of
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1936 ISSUE
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