Authorised Capital
BANKS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
...$50,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853
Issued and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000 |
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
....$10,000,000
THE CHINA, MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 3,-1936 -
and
Commerce
Finance
Reserve Funds:-
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Sterling
..€ 6,300,000
Hong Kong Currency
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
$3,000,000 $3,000,000
NEW YORK STOCK
Reserve
Reserve Liability of Pro-"
prietors
0,300,000;
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
.£3,000,000
Aior Su
Amantar
Com
HEAD OFFICE HON. ONG
BOARD OF
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson
Charma
G. Miskin Esq. Deputy Chairbus.
Hon Mr. WH. Bell, C.C. Knight Esq. A. B. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Esq. S.H. Dodwell Esq., J.A. Plummer Esq. M.T. Johnson Ess. A.L. Shields Esq. 1. M. Grayburn, Esq.
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Agencies and Branches:
• Madras
Nic Naugapore Schouwaa Sourabaya
10
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Karichi
Seremban
Kobe
Koala Lumpur
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Manila
New York
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MARKET
Industrial Issues Leading
|HEAVY VOLUME OF BUSINESS
Messrs. White. Weld and Com- pany. New York Correspondents for Messra. S. E. Levy, and Com-)
change and Geneesi Banking kuipany state: doute opened and Fund Depos Stock: The market to-day was weed for our star or derer periods at eafirm, with industrial Issues lead- A. BREARLEY, ing the List. The volume of busi- Managerness transacted was on the heavy;
side. We would advise caution in purchases, as we anticipate irre- gular weakness before March 15.
Hong Kong. 1st January, 1935.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, when tax payments are due. We
INC.
Head Ofice:-65, Broadway. New York
Capital
Surplus
Reserves
.U.S.$6,000,000.00 2,153,633.06 970,731.05
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Vinsterdam
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HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Busines of the above or by any analy by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAT BANK
Invin Tum Laimid TNG CUNTOKATION,
o_apparat
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI,
·BANKING CORPORATION
GRAYBURN,
Chet Manage. Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
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Paid-up Capit
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4
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Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of United | 216.mStates of America and Canada.
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BRANCHES AND AGENCIES -
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New York
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bar periods in Lodel and Foreign Curmarira terk which will be grouted, as "appitano. Dude It Boxes To Let.
KAN TING PO,
Contentur.
Alt classes of Commercial Banking | Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment accounts hand- Ked.
would, however, bay steel stocks:
Business done: on any weakness. |1,980,000 shares.
Cotton: This market is dull.. with traders adopting a "wait and see" attitude until the Administra- tion's crop control measures are made known.
Wheat: There is no outstanding Feature. We would purchase old- crop wheat on declines and sell September wheat on good ad-
vances. bushels...
Total sales: 6,379,000
SHARE MARKET
Banks
H.K. Bank $1,555 sa
AMERICA'S FINANCES
:
Huge Public Loan Over Subscribed
TREASURY ANNOUNCEMENT
Reuter.
Washington. To-day.
PEOPLE WITH TAILS
Still Living Near Lanchow?
ROMANTIC-STORY FROM CORRESPONDENT
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THONG KONG HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY
THE ANNUAL SHOW
FLOWERS
ABLES
and VEGET- will be held at the VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS on THURSDAY, the 5th MARCH, China from $ pm to 6.30 pm and on FRIDAY. the 6th MARCH, from
Admission: 1st day, $1.00; 2nd'
J. T. BAGRAM,
Hon. Secretary,
Mr. Henry A. Morgenthau, Se TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
In far North-western cretary of the Treasury. an-there exists a strange land The following is the list of local cash loan of $1.250.000.000 has life is full of romance and free
nounced yesterday that the habited by strange people whose 10 am to 4 pm. share quotations issued to-day been heavily over-subscribed-dom. according to correspondence day, 50 cents.
from Lanchow. Kansu, appearing A message receivid yesterday in a recent issue of the China said that the Treasury was ask-Times. fing the nation for a loan of B $1,809.000.000. of
The story given by the Lanchow. which $1.250.-correspondent about this land of 000,000 would
be in cash $559.000.000 in notes maturing on stranger than fiction for, he says, April 15. for which new, securities in this, land. there live people with would be affered. The cash would talls, though they are otherwise
H.K. Bank (London) £101. Chartered Bank £14 a Mercantile Bank A and
£291⁄2 1. Mercantile Bank C. 13 a Bank of East Asia $75 a
Insurances
Canton Ins. $270 . Ucions Ins. $550 L., $54772 53 China Underwriters $105 b. · China Fire Ins. $480 n. EK Fire Ins. $260 n. International Assce. $34 - Shipping
Douglases $36 .. HK. Steamboats $54 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 m. Shells (Bearer) $8/9 . Union Waterboats $14 1
Mining
Antamoks $2 b. Balatoes 214 ets. b. Baguio Gold 22 cts. Benguet Consolidated $18.40 Benguet Exploration 14 cts. n. Big Wedge 214 cta. a.
Gold Creek 15 cts. .
Flash: Steel mill activity during Gold River 7 cts. n.
the past week is estimated at 515-Ipo Mining $241⁄2 n.
per cent of capacity, against 52.9
per cent. the previous week.
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
Silver Prices Drop
The local dollar is steady, open- demand this morning
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its Travellers 1914, while "forward" also drop- Cheques" and Letters of Credit and in addition, the world-wide services Ped to 19%-
of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department.
C. EL BENSON,
General Manager.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,
· LIMITED
(Incorporated in China)" Head Office-Shanghai
Capital Reserve
$1,500,000,00
.$1,500,000.00
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £U.S.$4.994, us carnpared with £-US$4.99, while the New York on London | cross-rate
steady at £ U.S.$4.391
was
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
Berlin, To-day, The Reichs- mark was quoted yesterday with- out guarantee at: New York, Branches-Al Important Cities in 40.67: Amsterdam. 59.17; Paris, 509; and London. 12276. Faris Furvigo Exchange and General Banking Business quoted the Pound sterling at 74.- www.led.
Gurmeet and Saving Accents opened" und "Fired to 74.76 and the US. Dollar at Deposit recited for non gear or aborter perioda
14.9612% to 14,955.—Trans-Ocean Service.
Itogons 65 cts. n.
Salscots 15 cts. n. Kailan Mining Ad. 14/- n Langkats (Single) $11 n. S'hai Exploration Sh.34% n. Shanghai Loans Sh.$4 ́n. Raubs $11.30 b." Venz; Goldfield $3 b.
Docks, etc.
TH
Wharve (old)
.
and romance and freedom Soutes RAW RUBBER PRICES
Singapore
be raised by means of two issues, entirely similar to ordinary people. Latest Quotations From namely, $650,000,000 worth of 234 The land is, therefore, known as per cent. bonds, 1951, redeemable The Tailed-People's Country." [at the Government's option in The place. in Chinese geography. March 1948, and also $600,000,000 is called Twokuzetapan, situated worth of 1% per cent. notes near the Kan Lan Mountain. to) maturing in March 1941.
Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co.
the north of Leng Ling Mountain (yesterday received the following About $450,000,000 of the cash and south of Juo Chiang. The quotations in Straits Currency would be used to repay the short-total area of the land is about 500 from Singapore for Raw Rubber. term loans due on March 16. Thus quare li, surrounded by-long snow- the amount of the new borrowing capped
was deforests." signed to supplement the Trea- surgis cash reserves for relief and also for the farm and bonus payments.
was $800,000,000, which
veterans'
mountain
ranges and
Cut Off
The tailed human beings in this
The net proceeds, combined with strange land have followed their the heavy income-tax payments, free and romantic life without
the
Into
ayo,
Spot 25% Down 25 s. April-June 26 b.. Down % 26%
S.
July-Sept 26% b. Down
263% 5.
Oct-Dec. 26% 5., Down % 26%
8.
Market:-Idle.
Messrs. Benjamin
and Potts Straits
were expected to give the Trea-knowledge of the outside world
until seven or eight years sury a working cash balance in ex- cess of $2,000.000,000.
when a woman, following) a quar- The national debt would be in-rel with her husband, left her received the following creased
home to $31.300,000,000.
and wandered
the currcacy quotations (buyers) from mountains. largest in history.
Unable to find her Singapore to-day for Raw Rub
ber:- way home, she met a barbarous man who took her to his CAVE home. There the woman remained
but for several years,
finally
COMMODITY PRICES
The following quotations hav been received by Router.
Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing
HK and K Wharves (new) New York Cotton:-
Hong Kew Sh.$190 New Engineering Sb. Shanghai Docks. $79 n.
Cotton Mills
Ewo Cottons Sh. n. Shanghai Cottons (old)
Shanghai Cottons (new)
Zoong Sings Sh$12 m. Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 ¤, Lands, Hotels, etc. HE, and S. Hotels $4.90 s. HE. Lands $3574 -
11.18
· 10.76 10.42
managed to escape and ran back
to her home.
Despite the vivid story about the land that the woman brought back to her fellow-countrymen upon her return and reunion with her family after several years' captivity, people still laughed and thought it was all imagination. Three years ago, however, a flood from the mountains following heavy rains brought to the village the bodles of several strange ha- beings closely answering the description that had been 16.622given by the woman. ATI these bodies carried tails of about four or five inches. long.
and K.
$100
60
at 1/3d.
"Spot" silver declined 14
to
$970- H.K. and W. Docks $9 Th Providents Told) $1.60 s. Providents (new) 50 cts. z.
March May
11.20
10.81
July
10.45
¡October
10.03
10.06
December
10.02
10.07
January Spot
10.05
10.05
11.30
11-28
New York Robber: March
16.581
Sh.$70 May
*
15.70
Sh.41
July September December Chicago Wheat:
15.71 15.80 15.81
15.91 16.08
15.93a 16-10a
May July
100 1004 90%
September
90%
9034 89%
Chicago Com:-
HK. Lands, 4% Debentures May .. 100% n.
61
July
6114
603%
Shanghai Lands Sh.18 Metropolitan Landa Sh. $10 m.May
Winnipeg Wheat:-
841/4
Humphreys $9.70 x
July October
85%xx
84%
9354 84/2 84%
Chinese Estates $84 r.
New York Silk:-
26. Des Voeux Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS
Messrs. Benjamin and Potts re- ceived the following buying and selling
from quotations
their |Manila Agents this morning:—
PESOS Benguet Consolidateds 11.60 11.90)
1.20 1.25 Antamoks
58 60 26. 262
China Realties Sh.$4 n China Debentures Sh.$60 7.
March
May
Public Utilition
July
1.623 1.602a 1.58a 1.561 1.57t 1.5434a
HK Tramways $11.90 a Peak Trame (ald) $7 n. Peak Trams (new) $3. Star Ferries $87 n. Yaumati Ferrics-$20
n.
China
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK at rates which will be quoted on applicative
LIMITED
Established 1860
Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100,000,000! Reserve Fund....Yea.127,450,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
"Calcutta
Canton
Dairen (Dainy)
Nagasaki
Nagoya
New York
Osaka
Paris
Peiping Rangoon
Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
#amb
Hamburg
Hankow
Hurbin
Hong Kong Honolulu -
Esinking
Karachi
Tencon
Los
Angeles
Manila
Moji
San Francisco Seattle
Semarang Shanghai
Singapore
Sourabaya Sydney Tokyo
Tientsin
Tsingtar Yingkow
Interest allowed for Current Ac-
Deposits received for fixed periods
counts..
at rates to be obtained on applice
- tion
C. KISHINAMI,"
Manager. Hong Kong, 12th September, 1935.
POPEYE.
SOU & GIẢNG
HONG KONG BRANCH: 4. Den Vaux Road. Central. Xanger's Off
A change Deat
0500 E' ce
Manager.
„Tai, 39505 Ostse
15502
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong
Westminster Bank, Ltd.
BUYING AND SELLING
IN MANILA
Foreign Exchange and every des-San Mauricios cripton of banking business transact-United Paracales
ed.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac-| counts opened. Fized. Deposits re- ceived at rates which will be quoted on application.
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCK CHIN
Chief Manager.
QUALITY
PRINTING
Prices Reasonable
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"The Lady Killer."
BUT YOU'RE (I GOT TO 001 NOT REALLY (AME DUTY- GOING TO HAVE) DUTY COMES ME SHOT! BEFORE LOVE?
[TOAR, KEEP YERİ JEYE ON ZEXA PEAL,
SHE'S A SPY"-
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THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK "LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up $5,000,000. Reserves
$7,300,000; Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Head-Office Shanghai
A Bank having as its mission the industrial development on China and the fostering of her cominercial relations abroad Hong Kong Office-
6, Queen's Road Central Phone 31116
| DONT LET'ER "EXCARE.
ASSIDENTLY OR ONE PURPLEOUS-IF YA DOES PLL: BUST EVERY BONE AN YER PREAISKORIC
HEAD!
NO NEESA DOREL
H.K. Realties $5.85 n.
C Lights (old)- $11.05 n. C. Lights (new) $8 'n. HK Electrics $74. n. Macao Electrics $20 m Sandakan Lights $4%. Telephones (old) $261⁄44 3. Telephones (new) $10.20 ̊ s. China Buses Sh.$111⁄4 b. Singapore Tractions 17/-' n.. Singapore Tractions Pref. 267-
11.
Industrials
Malabon Sugars $8.40..
Cald, Macg. (Ord.) Sh$1934 a Cald: Macy (Pref), Sh.$15 n° Canton Ices $17 1. Cements $8.35
H.K. Ropes $5.40 s
1UNSHT I WASNT KIND-HEARTED- SMIGHTY HARD TO HAVE THAT GAL
Stores, etc. Dairy Farmis $21% 8. Watsons $485. Lane, Crawfords $6%1⁄2 n. Mackintoshs $5 m. Sinceres $2.20
-
Wm. Powells 30 cta. n... Wing On (HK) $55 -
Miscellaneous Entertainments $4.70
60%
News Spreads
Spot 25% cts. unchanged. April/June 26 ets. down cent July/September 26 cts down
3% cert
262
October/December down cent Market:-Dull.
PLANES LENT FOR TRADE TOUR
Propaganda Flight In Algiers
Paris.
The French Air Force is being used for "commercial travelling."
Ten army machines have been Thus the news about the strangellent to the Chambers of Commerce nca-by of Algeria for a propaganda tour land began to spread to cities.
A young explorer named in French Western Africa. Mo La Na in the city of Kumacha Leading officials from the Cham- at once organised an expeditionary bers of Commerce of Algiers, Oran group and. carrying food supplies and other cities are heading the and weapons for self-defense, they tour, which is to stimulate trade set out for the mountains during between Algeria and the French. the summer of last year.
territories to the south.
Somme 9,300 miles of territory through the mountains and forests, will be covered in 45 days.
Following
three days trek!
the party, attracted by the bark- ing of dogs from the distance, finally came to a beautiful village. Their appearance at once-drew z ¦erewd of more than 100 natives who were all equipped with shields land sveaTS. The explorers raised their hands as a friendly gesture, with the result they were finally welcomed and invited to the home of the chieftain.
Ruled By King
STARHEMBERG TO VISIT MUSSOLINI
Prince von”
Vienna, To-day. Starhemberg, it is understood, is: going to Rome to-morrow to macet Signor Mussolini, presumably to reassure the latter regarding his recent talks in Paris on the Haps- burg and Danubiam questions, Reuter's Bulletin Service..
The explorers learned from the chieftain that the land is "ruled by a ling. People there do not know how to farm but live by hunting and grazing. They be lieve in no religion. "The common 2 people all have tails, while those
who have their tails cut may be Mr. and Mrs. J., Lamport, both G$Bds—franked as of a higher class.
aged 84. of Tilford, Surrey, re-
S. C. Enterprises $1.35 p Macao "Greyhounds” $2 n.. Constructions (ok) $14. Constructions (new) 50 cts. Vibro Piling $4 n. Ch. Govt 5% 1925
94%
MARRIED ON 135 A WEEK
During their stay, the explorers ceived a telegram of congratula- H.K. Govt 4% Loan 4% prem. taught the chieftain how to make tion from the King and Queen on
B.
K. Govt 3% Loan par. n. Wallace Harpers $4 n.
wine and cigarettes Upon leav-celebrating their diamond wed-- ling, they were presented with gifts ding. They married on 15% 3
of various kinds made in the area week.
To-morrow "Advice To The Lovelorn”
TAKE ME AWAY FROM HERE YOU BIGHANDSOME MAN-1 LOVE YOU — GO KILL POPEYE, THEN TAKE ME TO BRUTIA,;"MY
“YOU THINK TOER PERTY, HAR? CH,700 6000: OH, YOU LITTLE PATSUEET PAZDOTIE! SURE-
POPEYE
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