BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION ·
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000
Isued and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000 Reserve Fands:-
Sterling..£ 6,500,000 Hong Kong Currency
Reserve....$10,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro
prietors
BRAD OFFICE: HONG KỪNG. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1953.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1936
ommerce and Finance
`SHARE MARKET TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following was the list of local share quotations issued to day:-
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
£3,000,000 .ES,000,000
Reserve Liability of "Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
$20,000,000)
Agencies and Branches:
Aloe B Ampeer Bangkok
Boile Ipok
Bangoon
Saigon
Karachi
Seeman
►
'Bombar
Kunin Impat
Canton Cawapre
Kuching
Madra
Masila
Shangha Ведрарот
Sourabaya I'm plag
H.K. Bank $1,570 b. $1,560/70]
Mada
TINGLOLA
Hapong
New York Poping
Trag
Bankow
Tenang
Eon. Mr. J. J. Paterson.
Char
G. Miskin Esq..
Deputy ChairGRAD,
Hon Mr. W.K. Bell, JR. Kasson Esq,
AB, Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Eaq.
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
J. A. Plummer Esq.
منو صلوت
Debe
Colomba
Dalki
Houg Long
Tongkak
L'okongan Lambosure
T. Johnson Esq., A Shields Esq. charge and General Banking busines
V. M. Grayburn, Esq.
AMOT
BANG IDE
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
CANTOS
DODO.30
Chunt Manager.
BRANCHES
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
MUAP (Johana)
MÜEDEN
NEW YORK
PEIFING
PENANG
BANGGOON
I
DACKEN POOCHOW HAIPHONG
SAN FRANCISCO
FANECRO RANTOK KARBIK
Boula
JOBORE
KOHE
IOWLOON
XUALA LUMPCE
SUGUN
BUANG BAI
SINGAPORE
HOURABAYA
SUNGEI PATANI
TIENTSN
TOKYO
TNINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Omerah serate opened in Losal Currency “nand:
Band Deposits zucnivad for one your
genda ur Lonal Currency and Farling
erkek við be posed on appismaticos.
ALBG up so dass BAFE DEPOSIT BOIZS ia Bazion mm TO LAYE
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
unched
Current Accoqutte opened and Fixed Depoz required for saa yuse of shoesat prevoda sa PN AL which will be quoted as appliosto
A. BREARLEY,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Incorporated with Lammed Zisbilių in 1.8.A.
Head Office:---55, Broadway,
New York
.U.S.$5,000,000.00 2,183,633.00 870,731.00
Capital Surplus Reserves
BRANCHES:-
Amsterdam Assary
Montrea Milan Hide
Sapi
Bocian
Bombny
Besada
Bagi er be
Calenta Се Col
Harre Fiberg
Jarmagioma
Lorryout
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Home
Song Lampadin
Lagha
Copenhage
dambutyl
Lost
Vanco
Cami Manager.
Monte Carle Marle
Inko
Zatoka
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
Genere
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Burson of the abers Bunk is cone such by the HONG LONG AND SHANGHAI
KING.CORPORATIUNK.
SİMLENÉ OS application.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATIOS.
V. M. GELTEJEN,
ре
►Mangspors
Гладыш
Vienne
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Company in Principal cities of United
$6,567,000,00
Labor Capila$10,000,000.50 Space and Uzdzridad Prufism 3 1,800,000.57
HEAD OFFICE:--HONG KONG.
24, De Vaux Brit Coral
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :-
by me-not Chaw, Chairman.
Li Ban Chan, Esq., P. X a king Thong
Branches of American Express
States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment accounts hand-
led.
The Company offers to intending
hong. My Wong Chu bon, Eng. and Lan Ying Travellers the use of its “Travellera
Pau S
Amor
Bocobay
Coatin
Kan Ture Po. Eng.. Chial Manager.
Te Foug. Eng Manage.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES: —
Slangbong.
Bab
Eliment
Ιονίας
Kadam
Maalis
Sela
b
Seinung
Nag
New York
Shangha bamgapore
Cheks.
Pula
Besping
Panaity Imagens
has frecu
My
**), Komáčk
Tykyo
Vancouver
Ž VANDEIRA
Ivery downplan of Deaking and Exchange bumi trauma ied.
LIL
Loman genezied on appeared
Audie opvoed la
Looal Currency
Bad Fermes rented for due year o But one sopuris in id and Foreign Currection
PNL
La dla weil be quoted on applanation. Sale Beguali Beams To
KAN TONG ro,
Chest Manager.
Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, addition, the world-wide services
in
of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department.
C. H. BENSON,
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,
LIMITED
$3
Banks
H.A. Bank (London) £103 n. Chartered Bank £14.
Mercantile
ܡ 30
Bank A. and
E
Mercantile Bank C. £133 a. Bank of East Asia $73 1
Insurance Canton Ins. $275 n. Union Ins. $520 b.
China Underwriters $1 - China Fire Ins $480. H... Fire Ins. $250 n. - International Assce. Sh$34 n. Shipping
Douglases $36 n. H.K. Steamboats $4 s. Indo-Chinas (Pret), $30 a Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 n. Shell (Bearer) 98/9 a. Union Waterboats $12.20 n.
Mining
Antamoks $2.40 b. Balatocs $21. Baguio Gold 27 cts. b.
Benguet Consolidated $18%
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Lacks Supporting Strength
PURCHASES SHOULD BE DELAYED
Messrs. White. Weld and Com-
pany. New York Correspondents
LOCAL DOLLAR
STEADY
Silver Prices Firm
The local dollar is steady. opening on demand this morning at 1/35%d.
LINERS TO BE RENEWED
Germany's Big Building Programme
Silver prices were steady, both "spot" and "forward" being quot-~ [ed at 2011.
The London on New York cross-
25,000-TON "NAZI TOURING SHIP"
Berlin-The Hamburg-Amerika
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE COSMOS CAVALIERS
An Aggregation of Talented Musicians under the direction of Tom Carpio
-Wishes To Announce To The
Public That They Are
Now Ready For Engagements Of Any Kind
Phone 59650
rate was quoted at £U.S.$4.96% line (Hapas), which with the as compared with £-US.$4.95 North German Lloyd of Bremen is For Further Particulars Please
London the greatest German shipping con- while the New York on cross-rate was quoted at £-US-cern, announces a $4.97, as compared with S-U.S.-programme. This $4.96-1/16.
for Messrs. 8. E Levy and Com- ATTACHE CASES
pany, report:—
Stocks: The markets lack sup- porting strength. Bad news in- dicates an eventual testing of the recent low levels. We would de- lay purchases for the present. Business done: 1,010,000 shares.
FOR SIXPENCE
Things That People Leave In Trains
RAILWAY AUCTION
new building follows fro.
quent statements in shipping circles that the time has come for ian
extensive renovation of the German mercantile marine.
Hamburg has received a con- tract to build a 13,000 ton twin- screw motor-ship to carry passen-j [gers and freight on the Hapaz
service to the West Coast of South! America. There will be first and tourist class accommodation for) 150 passengers.
or Apply To The Office, Cosmopolitan House
57-59 Nathan Road, Kowloon
JULIAN FRAMELA,
Manager.
SEASIDE PIER RESCUES
Man's Life For Two Girls
1
The beneficial results of the Rubber: Outside interests are
German trade agreement with Looe (Commwall).-Albert Pen bearishly interpreting the lower- ing of the Dutch native export
Some of the things that people Chile have, it is stated, made it
gelly, a young fisherman, lost his daty and have liquidiated their leave in trains were auctioned by necessary to strengthen this ser- ⚫ holdings. Buyers are scarce, the Southern Railway at Waterloo vice. The new liner is to be ready life at Looe last month after help
these by the end of next year. whilst manufacturers have defer-last month. Dealers go to
ing to save two girls who were Motor-Ship red replacement buying, which is sales to replenish the second-hand
Hamburg is also to construct swept off the pier by heavy sess. expected to prove to be a good shops of London. cushion against a fall in
about 200 buyers for the Hapag a 7,400-ton motor
Benguet Exploration 22 cts. n. Big Wedge 35 cts. a. Demonstration 75 cts..b. Gold Creek 15 cts. a. Gold River 31⁄2 cts. n. Itogons $120 a. IXL $1.
Salacots 11 cts. n. Kailing Mining Ad. 11/9 n. Langkats (Single) Sh.$10 2. Masbate 70 cts. n. S'hai Exploration Sh‡41⁄2 n. Shanghai Loans Sh.34 n. Raubs $1120 n. San Maurice $1
United Paracale 761⁄2 cts, a. Venz; Goldfield 31⁄2 n.
Docks, etc..
prices.
uncer-
There were
Many traders consider that rub-present, several women being keen ship for carrying Treight to Aus- Miss Phyllis Pote and Miss Iria tralia and the Dutch East Indies. Priddis, both living in the village, ber prices are largely discounting bidders. the possible influence of
Bags of all kinds seem to be a This ship will have a speed of 14 were on the pier when heavy sear tain foreign exchange. We think drug on the market. Nearly 700 knots and will be delivered in were breaking over it. that an attractive
"A huge wave swept over us," buying range came under the hammer within a November. is near. Total sales: 301 lots.
The Hamburg-Amerika line is Miss Pote said, "and I was dung quarter of an hour, and they did Wheat:
few further supervising the construc-into the water with Miss Priddią. of
realise further not Reports
more than a
ation by the Howaldt yard at Ham-(who could not swim. rains in the drought area had an pounds. Sixpence each
of a berg
25,000-ton touring unfavourable effect on wheat average price for attache cases.
steamer for the Nazi organisation, prices. We favour purchases on any further decline. Total sales:! 120.572,000 bushels.
Was
Jumped Into Water Strange Lots
"Strength through Joy." This will “A young
man ran along the The composition of the lots dis- have room for 1,500 passengers, pier, jumped into the water and . courages private buyers. No one and is to be launched at the end swam out to me. He swam back but a dealer wants 40 attache of this month.
part of the way with me until his
cases or 17 odd gloves, or 235 It is pointed out that 67 per father jumped over and brought COMMODITY PRICES pipes, or 80 military hairbrushes, cent of the German mercantile me ashore.
or 72 tins of lavender brilliantine. marine has now been in service The following quotations hav# Things may be lost singly, but they for over 10 years, as compared been received by Reuter.
are sold by the score,
H.K. and K Wharves $90 b.July
$90/91 xa.
Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing
New York Cotton:-- May
11.53
11.55
11.15
11.24
October
10.25
10.35
General Manager.
H.K. and W. Docks $9 a Providents (old) $14 * Providents (new) 20 cts. ni Hong Kew Sh.$185 m. New Engineering Sh$4 n. Shanghai Docks Sh.3100 n.
Cotton Mills
December
10.27
10.38
January
10.28n
March
Spot
10.39 14.30 10.40 11.63
11.65
New York Rubber:-
May July
15.553
15.30a
15.64
· 15.36
Ewo Cottons Sh.$3 b.
September.
15.74a
15.46
15.84
15.57
15.96
15.67b
$3914 b.
May
*964%
Zoong Sings Sh.$12 a. Wing On Textiles Sh.$25 a
Lands, Hotels, etc.
July
8S
96 37
September Chigago Corn:~~
S6%
H.K. and S. Hotel 344 s. H.K. Lands $314 b.
July
61
1. September
59
60
100% b.
May
781%
773%
Shanghai Linda Sh$13
July
23505
Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 m. October
79%4 784 803%
7914
13367 35500
Humphreys $8.80 n.
FOREIGN ISSUES
(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai
$7,500,000.00
Capital Reserve
$1,500,000.00 Branches-All Important. Cities in
China Formigo, Ecobange and Owneral Banking Business
ursunacted
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Current and Saving route opened and Fixed
ཀ་
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (full paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Yea 129,150,000 |
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Dairen (Dainy)
Nagasaki Nagoya
New York.
Osaka
Paris Peiping Rangoon
Fenn (Mukden) Rio de Jeseirs
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Jane Kong
Hong
Honolulu Hsinking
Karachi
Kobe
London
Manila
Los Angeles
Moji
San Francisco
Seattle
Semarang Spankeaj Singapore Sourabaya,
Sydney
Tientsin Tokyo
Yingkow
Tsingtan
Interest allowed for Current Ac- counts.
Deposits received for fixed periods. at rates to be obtained 6 applica tion.
G. KISHINAMI,
Hong Kong, 10th March, 1938.
Manager.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published:-
Duponta zesired for one year or abarter perioda at Tales which will be quoted an application.
SOG 2. CHANO.
Manager,
HONG KONG TRANCE? 34. Do The Head, Comral. Foreign Exchange Dept.
Mager's Off
General Union" Ranter's 0
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 baziness transact
ed.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- (enunts opened. Fixed Deposits re- ceived at rates which will be quoted on application.
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN
Chief Manager.
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China) Capital paid up $5,000,000. Reserves
$7,300,000.. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Beserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Head-Office-Shanghai
A Bank beving as its mission the industrial development on Chins and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Office
6, Queen's Boad Central Phone 31116,
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
ISLAND
Fect
Victoria Peak
1,823
Signal Station ...
1,774
Mt. Parker
1.734
Mountain Lodge
1,725
The Eyrie
Peak Hotel
1,725 1,305
Mt. Davis
877
Berlin, To-day, The Reichs (bank was quoted yesterday with jout guarantee at:-New York 40.33; Paria, G12; Amsterdam,
Bowen Road (filterbeds)
297
(59.45; and London, 12.305. Paris
MAINLAND
Taimoshan Kowloon Peak ....... 1,971
Fest 3,124
137 to 75.4063, and the US dollar
at 15.1887 to 15.18125, Trans- (Ocean Service.
b.
March
Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh.$74 December
Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh-Chicago Wheat:—
H.K Lands 400 Debentures Winnipeg Wheat:-
HK Realties $5 n- Chinese Estates 382 a. China Realties Sh.$4 . China Debentures Sh.$60
Public Utilities
HK Tramway's $11 b, $11.10 32. Peak Trams (old) $7 z. Peak Trams (new) $3 Star Ferries $88% 1. Yaumati Ferries $19 n. C. Light Vold) $10.65 b.
C. Light (new) $7.35 b. H.K. Electrics $51 b. Macao Electries $20 n. Sandakan Lights $3.30 n. Telephones (old) $25 b. Telephones (new) 39 n. China Buses Sb.$114 Singapore Tractions 22/6 b. Singapore Tractions Pref.
11.
Industrials
Malabon Sugars $8.49 n.
IN ENGLAND
Official Restriction
To Stand
"Meanwhile the younger mai with 48 per cent. in 1914. Only 0.7 had gone to assist Miss Priddis. Sports equipment was plentiful per cent. as less than one year old, He reached her with a lifeline sand
she was rescued.” One lot consisted of "18 tennis Whereas this figure was 5.5 per rackets. 36 balls. 16 cases and cent, when the war broken out. quantity part presses, six cricket
Some minutes elapsed before the younger man was missed. Then he
bats six stumps, two balls, six paddle car, quantity shin-guards was seen floating a few yards
footballs, two polo sticks, one pair and other articles."
Indian clubs, one double-bladed! They were all sold for 38s.
London, To-day.
Exche The Chancellor of the quer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, was questioned in the House of Commons yesterday regarding the committee appointed to advise him un restrictions and his foreign bor-j rowing, and in the course of his reply stated: "I have.not at pre- sent in mind any radical alteration of the restrictions on foreign is- 28/-sues."-British Wireless Service. :
RAW RUBBER PRICES
Cald., Macg. (Ord.) Sh.s19 Latest Quotations From
Cald, Mecg. (Pref) Sh.$15 . Canton Ices 313% . Cements $10.15 b. H.K. Ropes $4.40 n. Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $194 sa Watsons $3 b.
Lane, Crawfords $63⁄41⁄2 2
Mackintoshs $5 Sinceres $1.80 n. Wm. Powells 50 cts. p. Wing On (HK) 850 n.
MiscellaneoNE
Entertainments $2.90 n. S. C. Enterprises, $1.35 m. -Macao "Greyhounds" $2 ne Constructions (old) $1% n Constructions (new) 30 eta, b. Vibro Piling $4 n.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G$Bde.
98%,
Singapore
Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co. have received the following" quo-j tations in Straits, carrency from Singapore for Raw Rubber..
Buyers.
Spot
July/Sept. [Oct/Dec.
Jan./March
Market: Easier.
.24% Down
.25% Down %
25% Down .25% Down
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
Berlin, To-day-The share mar- ket recovered somewhat yester- day, the holders that had sold out m Jon Wednesday buying back, this) {applying both to private investors Aw
were quiet and un-að)
per cent.-Trans-Ocean Service:
quoted the pound sterling at 75.-H.K. Gort. 4% Loan 5%% prem. and to operators. Fixed interest
b.
securities
H.K. Govt. 32 % Loan par. b. changed. Call money stood at 3
Wallace Harpera și n
from the shore. He was brought
in unconscious but died later.
1936
HONG KONG
DOLLAR
DIRECTORY
NOW ON SALE
HONG KONG'S BEST
DOLLAR VALUE!
PRICE $1.00
OBTAINABLE AT
THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD.
CHINA MAIL BLDG.
TELEPHONE, 20022 ·
AND ALL BOOKSTALLS.