BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
......$50,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853
Issued and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000 1 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Reserve Fonds:
Sterling.....£6,500,000
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve
Eeserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
FEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 16,
Commerce and Finance
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
$30,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
„£5,000,000 £3,000,000
„£3,000,000
SHARE MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
$20,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Alor Star
Rangoon
Auroritor
Salon
W
Bangkok
Klang hobe
Kuala Lumpur
Caston
Kuching
Seba Exercis Shanghai Singapore Setiawan
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:-
Banks
Cavapora Cebu
Caloade Del
Manila
Sourbag Taiping
H.K. Bank $1,645 b.
Medan
New York
Tongicals
Hapbong Ear
ankow
Purpling
¡Faking Tenang
Tsingtao
1-bi
Yokohama Zamboangs
Hon Me J. J. Paterson. Chairman.
G. Miskin E34
Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. W.E. Bell, C.G. Knight Esq. A. H. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Eaq. S.H. Dodwell Esq, J.A. Plummer Eng M.T. Johnson Esq., A.L. Shields Esq. V. M. Grayburn, Esq.
AXOE
BANGKOK
KAFATIA
BOMAY
CALCUTTA CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO
DAIXES POOCHOW
HAIPHONG
HAMBURO HANKOW
KARBIN
HONGKET
BRANCHES :-
ILOKO
FORORE
KODE
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
LFOSS
MALACCA
MANILA
MUAR (Johnco)
MUKDEN
NEW YORK
PEITING PENANG
RANGOON
SAIGON
SAN PRANCISCO
SHANGHAI
SINGAPUER
SOURABAYA
INGEI PATANI
TIENTSIK
TUKTO
THINGTAD
YOKUBAMA
业
CASTROL ACCURte-opened in, Local Currency sod
ized Deposits recited for one you or
Halavis
Hombay
·Calcursa
Foreign Exchange and Gaperai Banking busineo |
Transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposita received to one year or shorter perioda a raion whien will be quoted on application.
A. BERABLEY,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Office:-65, Broadway, New York
ter
Capital Surplus Reserves,
versods in Local Currency mod fisching on termE which will be quoted on application.
ALSO up to date BAPE DEPOSIT BOXES in parious slam TO LET
Hong Kong 24th February, 1936.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Buais of the 'sbor Bank in normaled By the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ENG CORPORATION. Tu say be obtained
applica
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGRAI BANKING - CORPORATION.
V. E. GRAYBURN.
Chel Manager.
Autoris Antwerp
Berba
Bombay
Sermon
Brunenja
Ľano
Cainta Cenan
Coimba
U.S.$6,000,000.00 2,183,533,06 $70,731.05
BRANCHES:----
Groos
The Hague Caro Hamburg HATTO Heidelberg Interlaken
Zeranaiken
London Irapuat
Lu vrbe
34
Nune Naples
Paramus'
I'm
Frison of
Roue
Shangh Southampto
TIMALELE Vinne
Duane
Marseille
Hong Kong. 24th February, 1238.
Ambush
Geerts
Sonte Carlo Austin
"Vere
L'on heme Zurich
Manich
Branches of American Express
States of America and Canada.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Company in Principal cities of United
Autored Capita$10,000.00 Pade Capital
$ 120,000,00
All classes of Commercial Banking
Bmarta and Ludituled Problį 2,060,323 32 Transactions undertaken.
HEAD OFFICE
Ju, De
Rond, Ventral.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS-
Sir Show-wou Chos, Churman.
Li Ko Chua, Faq. P. . &nk, Faq.. Woo
240 Jang, J. Chan Ching hook, ting.. Ist
Personal investment accounts hand- lied.
The Company offers to intending
by dog, Wong Chuk and an Ti Travellers the use of its "Travellers
Bombay
Ca.cutta
Kao_Text 1. kaj, Chael Manager..
Is The Fong, Bag Almonger.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Haiphong
Honolulu
Ко
Kowloon
هذه الانبار
M-Thom
Sam
New York La Para PA
LUG
Loodon
Data Prenda
Every dimription
Be traced
Burm.
آهن
beati
bangba
Yourbeyw
PAPRA
dary
Tuhan 71009~175
Vancouver
kokubarna
Baking sod Exchange Im granted on approvad
Current Sunda opeland in Local COPECT
Fland Deposit Pernered fo
surer periods in Local and Farmign Currencie va trup inch will be quand on application.
Sapna Bars To Lat.
SAN JONG TO,
Churl Manager,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (fall paid-up) Yen,100,000,000
Reserve Fund
ven,129,150,000
Head Office: YOK ›HAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Nagasaki
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Carton
Dairen (Dainy) Fengtien (Mukden) Hamburg Hankow Harbin
Heng Kong Honolulu
Hsinking
Karachi Kobe
Lordon
Los Angeles
Manila
Moji
Nagoya
New York
Oxska
Reaping
Bangoon
de Jeneiro San Francisco Seattle
rang
Singapore
Saurabaya
Sydney
Tientsin
Tokyo
Tincto
Yiurkow
Interest allowed, for Current Ac- counts.
- Deposits received for fired periods
at rates to be obtained an applica- tion.
G. KISPINAMI,
Manager.
Hong Kong. 10th . 1936.
Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services of it thoroughly equipped Travel Department.
C. H. BENSON;
General Manager.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK.
LIMITED
(Incorporated, in China) Head Offer Shanghai
Capital
.$7,500,000.00 Reserve
..$1,500,000.00 Branches-A Important Cities in
China
Foreign Exchange sud General Banking Butiama transloc
Current and Saving Accounts opened and Fixed Deponice received for one year of shorter periods anton which will be quound on application,
SOU CILANG,
Manager.
HONG KONG BRANCH: 2. Das Your Road, Cestrei.
Hampers Oft
- Tel 24345 Foren Exrbasse Dugt motor and high st +33556 GRINTA? O Cashier's Other
*
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:-in Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des- cripton of banking business transact- ed.
Current Accomats and Savings Ac- counts opened. Fixed Deposits re- ceived 21 rates which will be quoted on_application
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN
Chief Manager.
PLASONABLI
PRICES
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LYD.
CHINA BAIL. BLDG.
Mercantile Bark A. and
R
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
BIG FORGERY CLEAN-UP"
Detective Goes On Other Work
TWO WOMEN AND MAN CHARGED
WAR FILMS FOR CINEMAS
Hired From Museum At 6s. A Foot
FORMER AIR OFFICER'S SEARCH REWARDED.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCE
CO., LTD.
4% DEBENTURES
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.
OF
"This is the last big forgery to Oficial war films are being months ending 31ST MARCH, Silver Prices Rise
be brought to book," said Mr. hired for use in ordinary films 1956, on the above DEBENTURES Christmas Humphreys, for the land new-reels. The price, says will be payable at the OFFICES. The local dollar is steady, open- Bank of England. at Billericay, the annual report of the Imperial of the COMPANY ON THẬT ling од demand. this morning Essex. Folice-court last month. War Museum, is 68 a foot:
DATE. at 1/3
La court were Gerhardus Jchan- "Before these old silent dims! THE REGISTER OF DEBEN- "Spot" silver rose 1/16 to 19-nes Boddeus, age 49, a photo-lcán be injected into modern (TURES will be closed from HK. Bank (London) £100%, while "forward" also advanced grapher; his daughter, Grace May sound productions," the report MONDAY, the 23RD MARCH, to Mercantile Bank C. 14
1/16 to 1934.
Boddeus, aged 21; and Florence states, "producers must go to MONDAY, the SOTH MARCH The London on New York cross-ĮMargaret Güby, aged 30, all of the expense of 'stretching them both days inclusive, during which rate was quoted at £—US-$4.97%. Norsey-road. Billericay, All were printing every second picture-period no transfer of DEBEN- as compared with £-US$4.96% charged with being concerned toge frame twice to run at the sound TURES can be registered. while the New York on London ther in forging Bank of England Im rate of 24 pictures per second cross-rate was quoted at £-US.Snotes with intent to defraud. 4.98, as compared with £-US- Mr. Humphreys said that $4.967x.
charges came as the climax to pro-
The report sayk a fying officer longed investigation by Divl Det-who was brought down in No-1 Inspr. Spash. He added: "Div Man's Land during the war has
530
'L
Bank of East Asia $73 z
Insurances Canton Ins. $270 n. Unions Ins. $555 b. China Underwriters $1 n. China Fire Ins. $480 H.K. Fire Ins. $260 n.
•International Assce $34 a.
Shipping
Douglases $36 n. H. Steamboats $5 a. Indo-Chinas (Pre). $30 IL Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 m Shells (Bearer) 86/3 n Union Waterboats $14 IL
Mining
Antamoks $1.86 b.. $1.96 sa. Balatoes 211 -
Baguio Gold 13 cts. Benguet Consolidated $18.40. Benguet Exploration 14 cts. n. Big Wedge 27 cts. b. Gold Creek 15 cts. n.
ཇཱ་
Gold River 7 cts. # Ipo Mining $21⁄2 n. Itogons 65 cts. n. Salacots 15 cts. n. Kailan Mining Ad. 11/- a. Langkats (Single) Sh.$10 e S'hai Exploration Sh-$4. Shanghai Loans Sh.84 n. Raube $114 n Venz; Goldfield $3 n.
Docks, etc.
HK and K Wharves $91 b. E.K. and W. Docks $9. Providents (oid) $115 b., $1.15
52.
Providents (new) 50 cts. Hong Kew Sh$190
New Engineering Sh.34 Shanghai Docks. $79 n.
Cotton Mills
Ewo Cottons Sh.$8 n. Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh.$70 Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh$40
Zoong Sings Sh$12 Wing On Textiles Sh.$25 a
Landa, Hotels, etc. H.K. and S. Hotels $4 b HK Lands $30% o HK Lands 4%
100% 1
Debentures
Shanghai Lands Sh.$18, n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. 310 a Humphreys $9.70 s
HF Rexities $5.85 m. Chinese Estates $84 n. China Realties Shin. China Debentures Sh-$60 n. Public Utilities
1.
HK. Tramways $10% sa Peak Trams (old) $7 n. Peak Trams. (new) $3 n.
(Continued in Next Column)
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED
* (Incorporated in China)
Capital paid, ap ....$5,000,000.
..$7,300,000. Reserves Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $500,000. Read-Office Shanghai
A Bank having as its mission the industrial development co China and "the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. - Hong Kong Office--
6, Queen's Road Central Phone 31116.
RAW RUBBER PRICES
Latest Quotations From Singapore
instead of at the silent film rate Directors. the of 16 pictures per second."
Inspr. Spash has so cleaned up the found an air photograph of his
forgery of Bank of England notes wrecked machine in the museum
ant that this is the last big for-
0
The officer was anxious to deter-
in this country that he is confid- Position Determined gery to be brought to book. He mine the exact position where he is actually being taken off this Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co. work and put upon something else." was traced for him on the map. The place was brought down.
"Clever And Intricate"
By Order of the Board of
O. EAGER.
Secretary..
Hong Kong 13th March, 1936.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
BAFT PROGRAMMES and FORMS for the
DENTRY
have received the following quotations in Straits currency from Singapore for Raw Rubber. Epor 2014 b. Up 14 263% s. April-June 26% b. Up 3 26%
a woman who has now, in terms, saw represented by a small and House, Happy Valley; the Hong July-Sept. 26% b. Up 3 2778
really pleaded guilty to uttering-unmistakable spot the aeroplane Konx Club; the Sports Club; and b.. Up & 27% Wilson, or Gilby, as her real name in which he crashed. Oct.-Dec. 27ER
and a search was then made for Segond Extra Race Meeting to be Speaking of "clever and intrian air photograph of the exact held on SATURDAY, 29th March, cate" inquiries by the police, Mr. date of the incident.
1936 (weather permitting) may be from A photograph taken Humphreys said: "They were mak
jobtained at the Secretary's. Office ing inquiries in particular to trace height was found, and the officer Exchange Building;
the Club
3-
$.
Market:-Firm.
is.
the Stables, Shan Kwong Road. The year's attendance at the Entries
o'clock. close at 12 "The male defendant. Boddeus,” |
museum Wax said M. Humphreys, "lives with with 295,865 in the previous year 1936.
307,983, compared NOON on Thursday, 19th March..
his wife at Thundersley, and has another house. the one mentioned in these charges, at Norsey-road, where he lives as Wilson and where he had this forging plant.
THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO. LTD.
We are officially informed that
"Gibby lives at the address, that Mrs. the General Managers, and Con- is, the forging address, as
lived sulting Committee of The Hong Wilson, and with her Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. daughter of the male defendant.". will recommend at the forthcom- ing Meeting of Shareholders, to
the
With Artist's Brush Mr. Humphreys said that when
ERMINE EXPECTED
TO BOOM
Coronation Already Affecting Prices
Tacoma (Washington). Ermine prices
art
already
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary
·PUBLIC. AUCTION
{/TIHE undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction
Friday, the 20th: March, 1936. commencing at 230 pm.
at their Sales Room
Daddell Street
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
** FURNITURE
be held on March 27, the payment the police visited Norsey-road the booming in the fur markets of the on account of the year 1934 of a man Boddeus was sitting at a table north-west of America. in antici Dividend of $11 per
share, with a jeweller's eyeglass in his pation of the Coronation of King absorbing $440,000; to pass $100.-ere and an artist's brush in front Edward VIII. next year
Far traders have bought up all 900 to credit of Investment and of him. He was touching up Exchange Fluctuation Account negative and re-arranging a num-available ermine pelts at the Ta- was coma fur market at prices be His daughter. and $122,910.32 to credit of Re-ber upon it.
50 per cent above) insurance Fund; caring for-standing with 14 forged notes in tween 25 and ward $753,116.76 in respect of the one hand and a paint-brush in the normal
other.
American ermine is obtained comprising:- year 1935.
Gilby was standing beside the from an animal known as the Chesterfield Suites, Teak Din- man's chair watching the work he North-west Weasel, which is said ing Room and Bed Room Furni→ was doing. She had some knitting to be closely related to the Bus-ture, Office. Furniture, Gas Stove.. and in one band.
It takes about 150 Cooking Stove, Porcelain When the officers read out the skins to make an ordinary-sized Glass Ware, Carpets, Rugs, E. P.
mantermine cape. nature of the charges the
Star Ferries $84 ♫
Yaumati Ferries $201⁄2 n.
G. Lights (old) $10.15 b.
C. Lights (new) $7 a HE. Electrics 353.b. $53% sa Boddens made a statement which,
said Mr. Humphreys, one might almost put forward as a
sion of guilt. He said:
confes-
"All three are connected with it..
I have never changed any. That
sian ermine.
LANDSLIDE AT DEVON BEAUTY SPOT
and Brass Ware, Gramaphones and Records, Clocks, Ornaments, Table Lamps, Typewriters, Pic tures, Forks and Knives, etc, etc. also
A Quantity of Black Wood Furniture
and.
Macao Electrics $20 n. Sandakan Lights 84% Telephones (old) $24.70 b. Telephones (new) $8.80
Part of Feak Hill, a Devon China Buses Sh.$11 n.
has been done by Mrs. Wilson. Ibeauty spot near Sidmouth, where Singapore Tractions 20/- b. Singapore Tractions Pref. 26/-made the notes and gave them to picnic parties used to enjoy magni- her to change. The young girl ficent sea views, has collapsed on. helped me to make the notes and to the shore. The landslide in- the Malabon Sugars $8.40 n.
touch them up. I have been at it volved a stretch of land on Cald., Macg. (Ord.) Sh.$194 n.for approximately a year and a ledge of the 300ft. cliff, part of an Cald: Macg. (Pret), Sh$15 a half.”
Jadjoining field, and the cliff road-19th March 1936. Canton Ices $14.
Industrials
Cements $7.90 i.
H.K. Ropes $44. Stores, etc
Dairy Farms $20 m. Watsons $4.85 3. Lase, Crawfords $6% n.
Mackintoshs $5 Sinceres $2.20 z. Wm. Powella 70 cts. n. Wing On (H.K.) $55 21.
MiscellaneoUS
Entertainments $4.70 n. S. C. Enterprises $1.35 n. Macao "Greyhounds" "$2 n. Constructions (old) $13⁄4 n. Constructions (new) 50 cts. 8. Vibro Piling 34 n.
Ch. Govt 5% 1925 G3Bd«---
94% n.
H.K. Govt 4% Loan 42% prem
b.
FLK. Gort. 34% Loan par. n. Wallace Harpers $4 a.
"I
way.
for a time at any rate, seemed to
"Uttered Them” Gilby said: "I have not made any notes, but I have uttered them.”
The girl Boddeus replied: "Here Pay- it all is What can I say?**
Mr. Humphreys said that the police found 14 forged Bank of England notes on a sideboard.
33 in a box on the drawing-room table.
103 genuine £1 notes. 58 genuine 10s notes
Post Office savings book ing a credit of over £700,
"Very Good, Indeed" The police discovered a complete forger's plant-
Mr. Humphreys said that a fur- ther charge of uttering would be preferred against Gilby.
After police evidence of the visit [to the house in Norsey-road, Gilby
"One Radio Set.
One Singer Sewing Machine. One Hand Sewing Machine.
On View from Thursday the-
Terms: Cash on Delivery
·LAMMERT BROS.,
~ Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 16th March, 1936.
POST OFFICE THIEVES TAKE SAFE AND $250
#
Two safes were reported stolen-
show-denied that she told the police that one day recently in the London ares. A man living over á sub- she had uttered forged notes.
Albert George Marshall, overseer post office in Eton-parade, Finch- Fost Office savings book in the name of F. M. Smith," who was of the Bank of England printing icy, awakened by noises, saw from [his window a number of men believed to be Gilby, showing a section, gave evidence. credit of £21.
Examining a note, which, be driving away in a car. They had ́ ́ Paying-in book for a bank ac-said, was forged. Mr. Marshal ad-with them the safe, in which was: count showing $125 deposited and ded: "In my opinion it is very 2250 in cash and postal orders. good indeed and very danger-The other safe, containing £15 in nothing drawn out.
cheques and stampe, was stolen- Valuable insurance policies.
tous,"
Defendants were remanded for a from an estate office in Delamere-- Those finds seem to show, said |
road, Hayes, Middlesex that Mr. Humphreys,
crime, week.
Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier."
POPEYE.
"Anybody Got A Bean Shooter."
CH, IT'S HORRIBLE! THE
S ARE EXECUTING
LEXA, THE SPY-THEY'VE
BEEN SHOOTING
HER ALL
MORNING
LISTEN,BOYS.
I CAN'T STAND HERE ALL DAY I'M GETTING
TIRED
QUIT
KICKING! AIN'T YOU (GOT NO
PATIENCE
-BOOM:
BAM
WHAM
BANG
LET'S SNEAK UP.ON
HER
POOEY TO YOU FROM ME
To-morrow.
GUNNER NUMBER" THREE, YOU AIN'T DOIN SO GOOD-
WHAT'S WRONG?
BOOP
LAINT-
GETTIN' NO
DISTANCE
XX!!
BLOOP
AVAST, YA SWABS!
HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY 1936 ISSUE
NOW
ON SALE
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISES
34, Wyndham