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BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000 Isued and Fally-Paid-up 20,000,000/ Reserve Funds:-~-
Stealing....$ 6,500,000
Kong Kong "Currency
Reserve Liability of Pro-
Reserve
prietors
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25,
and
Commerce
Finance
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fend
$10,000,000
$3,000,000 .£9,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
$20,000,000.
prietors
£3,000,000
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Bangkok Itatavin
HELD OFFICE: BONG KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson. Chairma
C. Miskin Esq.,
Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. WH Bell, C.C. Knight Esq. A. H. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Esq. BH. Dodwell Esq.A. Plummer Baq, LT. Johnson Esq. AL Shields Eaq V. M. Grayburn, Esq.
E
AMOY
BANGKOK BATAYLA HOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CHEPOO COLONBO BALKEN YOOCHOW
HAIPHUNG
HAMHUR
HANKOW
Chiat Range
BRANCHES -
LOKI IN
LYOAK
MALAUCA
MANILA
MAE (Johors) MUXDEN
NEW TORE
PELPING PENANG BANGOOS
SAIGON
SHANGHAI-
SAN FRANCISCO
HABBIX
BINGAPORE
SCREW
MOURABAYA
المنا110
JOBORE
ZUBE
KOWLOON
“GUALA LUMPU?
SUNGE PATANI
TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Current Accole peard is Lecal Currency and $110 Depoule rected for one got or· wantine prods In Lood! Currency and Staring the fert who wil be ground on applecalde,
ALNO of to date FE DEPOSIT BOXES in Tour UM TO LET
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
by HONG SONG AND KHA
BANKING CURPURATION.
add spy.testión.
FOR THE LONG LONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
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Agencies and Branches:
Hulle
1pob
S
barchl
KINE
Kobe
Konin Lumpat
Zodiang Seremban Shangha Singapore Etimad bourabaya Triping
Kuching
Саядров
Madras
bu s
Calomn
Moder
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New York
Harg
on ow
Priping
(Pang)
Thingto
ΓΙΔΕΣ
Urbis
Hong Koog
(tkr)
Voknaama Zambonage
"Forward" Silver Up
SHARE MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
of
The following was the list The local dollar is steady, open-otal share quotations issued to
|day:- demand this morning
jing Un jat 1/3
"Spot" silver was steady at 19- 13/16, while forward" rose 1/16 to 19-13/16,"
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £-US$4.96.
For Exchange and Garreling business compared with S-U.S.$4.95%
Zected.
Curral Accounts opennt and Pized Deposit roved for us, year or shorter patioda al t whanh will be quoted on application.
A. BREARLEY.
Manager. Honig Kong, 1st January, 1956.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Office:--65, Broadway.
Capital
Surplus
Reserves
Achstgedam Antwerp
Allian
NALE
واسعة
Heri
New York
.U.S.$6,000,000.00
2,183,683.06
BRANCHES:-
<ilnayow
The Hague Hay Da Hamburg
Hnadaiberg Esterinkma
direccess
Urunnal
* Sertasalmi
London
Carunt.
سامته
Liverpool Laserbe Στεφανιά Lakor Xacies House Cach
idule a time
Co
Copelangan
Edinburgh
You
V. M. GRAYBURN,
CENT
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
Forwar Vuarn
هارتها
870,73103
Mostreux Milan No
Press
Pane Perpure Rotterda Малския Shanghai Douvium phon
humapore
TIMISMO Vien Venice Vokakaota Zunch
Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of United THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. States of America and Canada.
Authorised Capa
Paid-up Capital
Rose and Codivided
--------------$14,000,206,10 1
All clasaca of Commercial Banking 5.500.00 25 Transactions undertaken.
HEAD OFFICE:-BONG Buso.
1. Dus Jund, Cepirai.
BUARD OF DIRECTOR: Sur Showman Chow, Chairman L-Boon Chub, P. Kwok, Eng. Tons,
The Tong 534. Chan Chington, Le Lac Banz, Eng. Wong Chu Duy Eng, and Kwa Yine
Pa, Esq.
Amoy
Materia
*
Ex Tung Fo. Lng, Chind Mazagor... Fong, Esq., Manaçır.
La
Bomb63 Calculie
Cho
BRANCHES AND AGENCI
ها تاعه 12
Kolour
Sente
Sew York
Mang Somaghai Sungspor Hourbeye
İ
Hmela's
Qwica
Paris
Besping Penang
Bangoon
Sydney *albok
Traptein
Xevelcom London
Fakro
San Franciao
L'abourer Yokoham
Ewas description of Banking and Exchange Lonze grazied on approved
L CARTELL serier perioda an Lopal and Foreign Carruacion kan beraad which will be quoted on application,
Safe Deposit Boxes To L
KAN TONG PO
4000 spend in Look CurrŢ and Fixed Depouse rected for our
Chist Monger.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
while the New York on London cross-rate was quoted at £-US- $4.36%, as compared with —US- $4.957%.
REVENUES IN BRITAIN
Satisfactory Returns Issued
London. To-day. The exchequer returas show that the total ordinary revenue, items, excluding self-balancing Jamoints to £728,271,283, with only 10 days to run before the end of the financial year, compared with £700.711.137 at the corresponding date of 1935 and a Budget es- for the whole year of timate 2734,470,000. The Customs yield to date is £192,028,000, compared with £181,832,000 for the period of last year, and already exceeds the estmiate for the whole Fear by 3,458,000.
same
Receipts from income-tax last week were £4,778,000 and to date $2,299,000 behind they are only Personal investment accounts hand-the budget estimate for the whole rear. The total ordinary expen- Hed.
diture, exclusive of self-balancing The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers items, is 724.117.403, compared Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, with £837.351.238 at the corres- addition, the world-wide services ponding date of last year-Bri-
in
of its thoroughly equipped Traveltish Wireless Service.. Depar
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, tie, the public showing an
LIMITED
Banica
H.K. Bank $1,565/50 sa HK Bank (London) £101% a Chartered Bank £14% D. Mercantile Bank A. and
$304 Mercantile Bank C. 13% n. Bank of East Asia -$73 1
Insurances
Canton Ins. $270 11. Unions Ins. $5574/60 1. China Underwriters $1 'a. Chins Fire Ins $490-n- HK Fire Ins. $250 n. International Assce. $31⁄4 n
Shipping
Douglases $36 . "FK. Steamboats $54 n.
Indo-Chinas (Pref), $30 a. Indo-Chinas (Def) $20 n. Shells (Bearer) 89/4 Union Waterboats $15.
Mining
De
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Securities Slightly Lower
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.
NOTICE IS TURNTY-NINTH TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
of
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
THE Undersigned have received I" instructions to sell by PuSX#. Anction
Friday, the 27th March, 1936 commencing at 11.80 x.m. at their Sales Boom, Duddell Street
A Quantity of Sundry Goods and
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
- FURNITURE :: Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
THE Undersigned have received
VOLUME OF TRADING ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be
· RESTRICTED
held at the Company's Office, No. Messrs.: White, Weld and Com-2 Ice House Street, (St George's SATURDAY, "the pany, New York Correspondents Building), on for Messrs. S., E. Levy and Com-4th April, 1936. at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of receiving the pany, reporti
Report of the Directors, together Stocks: With the exception of with a Statement of Accounts for
were the year ended 31st December,, railroad issues, securities slightly lower to-day and the tone 1935.
the floods and THE TRANSFER BOOKS Tinstructions to sell by Publie was easier. Both the political situation in Europe the Company will be closed from ¡Auction
the the 28th March, 1936, to 4th April, are somewhat, restricting volume of trading. We anticipate 1936, both days inclusive. further irregularity, but we would By Order of the Board of utilitise periods of weakness to in- crease holdings in oil and motor stocks. Business done: 1,900,000 shares.
Wheat: Prices advanced on press reports that dust storms are sweeping from. Kansas and Mis- souri into Iowa. A better export: demand for Canadian wheat is
..
I needed in order to sustain the
strength
of the market. Total sales: 21,489,000 bushels.
Cotton: The "spot" situation is! becoming increasingly acute and tendemble.cotton is scarce. There
Antamoks $2.12 6., $2.15/.12 sa fare, it looks like further strength | Balatacs 21 m.
Baguio Gold 22 ets. sa. Benguet Consolidated $18.40 n. Benguet Exploration 18 ets. n. Big Wedge 26 cts. n. Demonstration 61 cts. s3. Gold Creek 15 cts. . Gold River 7 cts. E Itogons 65 cts. n. IXL $1.30 b.
Salacots 15 cts. . Kailan Mining Ad. 11/6 n. Langkats (Single) Sh.$10 XL Mashate 66 cts. b. S'hai Exploration Sh.34 n. Shanghai Loans Sh.34 n- Raabs $11.
San Mauricio 90 cts. b. United Paracale 61 cts. b. and
Providents (New) $20 cts, n. Hong Kew Sh$190 m.
in May and July options. New- crop cotton is depressed by the belief that soil conservation will not prevent a minimum of 15 per cent. increase in acreage.
Directors,
J. N. WONG,
Secretary.
Hong Kong. 25th March, 1936,
SHIPPING IN GERMANY
Drastic Plans Of Reorganisation
- CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.
Berlin, To-day.
The annual meeting of the shareholders of the two great } German shipping companies, the Hamburg America Line and the
COMMODITY PRICES North German Lloyd, have been
called for June 16 and 17 r The following quotations have spectively, and will be asked to been received by Reuter.
approve drastic plans for a finan- Prev. Yesterday cial reorganisation of the two Closing Closing companies.
It is understood that the plans of the provide for a reduction
од
Friday, the 27th March, 1936 commencing at 11.00 am.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street
11 Cases Dyes
4 Cases Tinsels
2. Cases Laces
-S Cartoons Sanitary Napkins
and
A Quantity of Antimony Ware, Electric Heaters and Motors etc. etc.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Publis
Auction
Wednesday, the 1st April, 1936. commencing at 10.30 am.
at No. 14. Tak Shing Street, (1st Floor) Kowloon
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
On View from Tuesday the 31st March, 1936.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 25th March, 1935.
Hamburg Line's capital, from PUBLIC AUCTIONS 54.57 millions to 12 millions, and
of Lloyd's capital from 54.5 mil-HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public lions to 11.53 millions.
46
0%
Friday, the 27th March, 1936 commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon A Quantity of VALUABLE. HOUSEHOLD
New York Cotton:- March
May
July
October
11.42 11.44 11.01 17.04 10.67 10.63 10.22 10.16
$2.
December
Venz; Goldfield $3% n
Docks, etc.
January
10.14 10.20 10.21 10.14
T
CEL BENSON,
General Manager.
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
share to-day. The Berlin, market yesterday was very 'erra-
H.K. and K. Wharves $92 n. HK and W. Docks $9 n. Providents
Spot
11.47
11.48
New York Rubber:—
(old) $140
March
16.04.
15.96
D.,
1
May
16.11a
16.01.
$1.45 sa.
July
16.16
16.08
for
September
16.27
New stock will be issned by Auction each
nominal to the company value of 34 millions, so that the new capital will amount to
each concern. millions 16.18a Trans-Ocean Service.
December
16.34b
16.251
Chicago Wheat:-
May
9734
9754
July
86%
September
85
86%
Chicago Corn:---
Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh.$40 |
May
583%
58%
July
58%
58%
1
Winnipeg Wheel:----
May July
225/
8214
634
83%
October
83%*
83
have
New York Silk:
March
1.70%
4% Debentures
May July
1.732 1.67 170a
1.64
1.63
(Incorporated in China) Head Offer Shanghai
Capital
.$7,500,000.00 Reserve
.$1,500,000.00 Branches-All Important Cities in
Chins
Forsies Exchange and Grovesl Banking Business
Current and Baring Loosende spesed and Pized Deposita recul for use your of shorter periods strains which' with be questad_en_mapīšoELIOS.
BƠI 2 CHƯNG,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
ent Fixed interest ceas of caution.
Call securities were also dull. Money stood at 2 to 241⁄2 per cent.
Trans-Ocean Service.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
KBAD OFFICE:
15. Graechurch Street, London, E.C.A. Authorised Capital £8,000,000 Subscribed Capital.. 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital **** 1,050,000 Reserve Fund & Rest 1,247,830 BAKEERS:
The Bank of England 2 Xidland Bank. Id. BRANCHES:
Hansge
.
M. De Vox Esel. Central Manager's Öss
+
Foreign Emohanga Dayt
General 150
Cashier's Quince
Established 1880
Bangkok
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Calesita
Karachi
Colombe
Kota Bharu
Yen 129,150,000
Delhi
Kanha Lyl
Zagoo
Kuala Lu
Shanghai
Hong
Kuania (Fang) Simla
Suppor
Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies st
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Dairen (Dainy)
Nagasaki Nagoya New York Osaka
Bangpon
Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Hong
Honolulu
Hsinking
Karachi
Kobe London
Los Angeles
Manila
Mo
counts.
San Francisco.
Sattle
Shanghai
Singapore
Sourabaya
Sydney
Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtau
Yingkow
·
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-
Current Accounts and Savings Ac counts opened. Fixed Deposits re- ceived at rates which will be quoted on application.
Trusteeship & Executorskip under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN
Chief Manager.
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
Berlin, to-day-The Reicha mark was quoted yesterday with- New York, out guarantee at:
Interest allowed for Current A-4037; Paris, 610; Amsterdam, Deposits received for fixed periods159.15; and London, 12.295. Paris at rates to be obtained an applica-quoted the Pound sterling at 74.94 to 74:98, and the U.S. dollar at 15.1163-Trans-Ocean 13.115 to Service.
tion.
Manager.
G. KISHINAMI,
Hong Kong, 10th March, 1938...
POPEYE.
POPEYE, DO YOU MEAN TO SAY YOUR
MEN ARE DRESSING
UP LIKE KIDS SO
"THEY WON'T HAVE.
ARMY?
| TO. JOIN THE
"Babes In Toyland."
YEAH, THA'S JUS WHAT THEY'RE DOIN' - THEY-
ADET. GOT ABSOLUKELY
NO PATRICISM!
New York Pronay
Port Loui
(Mauritius)
--
HONG KONG EXANCH Every dumption of Bending and Exchange business transactać.
·Travels Chatuse 'leskind, to my Tretes and Etvostorskipt undertaken. INTEREST allowed as Curvres Ascounts and Fixed Deposits at Zaims that may be mourioland De applicati
7, Guane's Bowd. Central.
Bing Boop Mik July, 1936.
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED- (Incorporated in China) Capital paid up $8,000,000. $7,300,000. Reserves Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000, |--Head-Offence Shanghgion CRA
A Bank having as its mission the industrial development... on.. China and the fostering of ber Commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Office--
6. Queen's Road Central
Phone 31116, 14
NOW LISTEN, MEN – YA-GOT TO CUI OUT THIS MONKEY BIZNESS AFT JOIN THE ARMY
New Engineering Sh.4 Shanghai Docks. $79 1.
Cotton Mills
Ewo Cottons Sh.$84 sa. Shanghai. Cottons (old) Sh$70
-
Zoong Sings Sh.312 m. Wing On Textiles Sh$25 a
Lands, Hotels, etc. HK and S.- Hotel-$4.40 b. HX Lands $2934 b. Lands HK
100% b.
Shanghai Lands Sh.$18. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 a Humphreys $9
H.K. Realties $5 m Chinese Estates $84. China Realties Sh.34 m China Debentures Sh360 n. Public Utilities
HK Tramways $10.70 62. Peak Trams · (old)7 'n. Peak Trams (new) $3 n. Star Ferries $84-a.
Yanmati Ferries $19 n'
C. Lights (old) $10.60 b, $104
$3
C. Lights (new) $7% b. HK. Electrics $5234 b. Mano Electrics $20 a Sandakan Lights $6 b Telephones (old) $25.15 2. Telephones (new) $9 `n -Chins Buses Sh.$11 m
Singapore Tractions 21/- bi Singapore Tractions Pref. 257-
Th
Industriais
Malabon Sugars $8.40 n. Caid, Macg. (Ord.) Sh$191⁄2 x.
BUT, SIR, WE CANT
WERE JOIN THE ARM
ONLY TWELVE YEARS OLD:
To-morrow.
Cald, Marg. (Pref.) Sh.15 2. Canton Ices $13⁄41⁄2 1⁄2” Cements $8.2015. HK. Ropes $0% 1.
·Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $154 12. Watson's $4
Lane, Crawfords 363⁄41⁄2 ¤. Mackintoshs $5 a 10 Sinceres $2.10 6" Wm. Powells 70 ets. n. Wing On (HE) 355 1
Miscellaneous
Entertainments $4.70-a. S. C. Enterprises $1.85 z Macao "Greyhounds” $2 n. Constructions (old) $13⁄41⁄2 ́n Contractions. (new) ·50 cts. A Vibro Piling-34 1. ja
Ch. Govt 5% 1925 GIBJ2--
94%.
H.K. Govt 4% Loan 4% prem
b.
HK-Govt 334% Loan par. I Wallace Harpera ($4. 2. 2
RAW RUBBER PRICES
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Teak Bed Room and Dining
Room Furniture, Chesterfeld- Latest Quotations From Suites, Office Furniture, Carpet,
Singapore
and Shanghai Rugs, Enamel Baths, Ornaments. Pictures, Elec-
and - Fans," tric Table Lamps
Glass Ware,. following E. P. and Aluminium · Ware,.
Messrs. H. 3. Joseph and Co. Cutlery, Brass and
the
¿
2150
received notations in Straits currency Porcelain Ware, etc, etc. From Singapore for Raw Rubber.
A Few Pieces of Black Wood Spot 26% b., Down 3 264 Furniture. April-June-26% b... Down /
·267/1's
July-Sept. 263 b., Down /
26%
Oct-Dec. 27 t Down 4 27%
Ba
Market:Quiet.
FOR SALE,
SPECIAL PRINTED ENVELOPE Commemorating the inauguration
of the Air Mail Service”. by Pan American Airways from Macau to Americs. at 20 cis. per Envelope
GRACA & CO.
"Hiding Behind The Bush."
/TWELVE YEARS OLD, EH? HAH!!DON'T. FLATTER YERSELVES-POOEY!! UNDER YER HATS YER ONLY SIX
YER JUSA FLOCK OF MAROONS! YAM DISGUSTIPATED
On View from Thursday the 26th March; 1936.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
*** LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers:
Hong Kong, 24th March, 1936) -
THE Undersigned have received:
Thunderstory publie
Anction
on
Saturday, the 28th. March, 1935-
commencing at 10:00:22, 12-
at No. 211 Prince Edward Road,
Kowloon A
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
*** FURNITURE- * also *-* 77
One 6 Cylinders" "Fiat" Tourer (excellent running order).
On View from Friday the 27th. March 19367".-
No. 10, Wyndham St.||!. Hong Kong.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th March, 1936.
HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY
1936 ISSUE
NOW
ON SALE
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD.
SA, Wyndham St
Tel. *20022