BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital ..............$50,000,000| lawed and Fly-Paid-up 20,000,000 Laservs Fatada pe
Sterling ......€ 4,500,000 Hong Kong Currency
...$10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
EAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Hon Mr. J. J. Paterson.
ChNETH
G. Miskin Esq.
Deputy Chairman
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Paid-Capital Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1936
Commerce and Finance
000000 BRITISH TRADE
FIGURES
£3,000,000
ديوهات
Satisfactory Increases
Shown
£5,000,000
.$20,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Alor Star
A
Jaile 1prod
Bangyon
Belgon
Bangkok
bularie
Bombay
Kobe
Shangha
Calatio
Kasia Lampor
Singapore
Conlon
Lucking
Cavapore
Hakma
Boura
Cabo
IRON AND STEEL SHOW NEW RECORD
Madan
New York
Haiphong
15. brang
**Posing)
Things
London, To-day.
'Harber
song
Con. Mr. W. Boll, J.B. Masson ECC AH. Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Esq. Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
J. A. Plummer Esg.kor
MT. Johnson Esq., AL Shields Esq. V. M. Graybarn, Esq.
AKCI
BASUKOZ
baLAVIA
MUSAY
CALCUTTA
CANTON
+
CHAYDO
COLOMBO FAIRES FUCHOW KAIPHONG
HAMBUBO
HANKUW BARBIA BONGRES
العناية
เเบม
TEOPCI
امية
-:W LOUN
Chad Manager.
BRANCHES
LUMPUR
LUINDON
LAUNA
NALACCA
KAZILA
NLAH (E!
RUNDEN
NEW JUS
PEIFINU PENANT HANGIN
SAJOUR
SAN FRANCISCO
HHANGHAI
BINGAPUKS
SUNGER PATANI
DULBAHSYA
TIENTSIN
10210
TiNGia
YURUHANA
Xania
Priping
Гороск
Taping
مصممنوX
Zamboanga
The figures of the distribution]
Foreign Lachangs and General Banking kosim juf overseas trade in the Srst quar- Current Accounts opened and Fixed Depouseter of the year between British received for one year or shorter perioda si cales and other countries shows an in-i
back will be quoted on application.
A. BREAKLEY,
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
THE
¡crease in percentage of imports Managar. from the former from 39.38 per cent, in the corresponding period of last year to 40.72 per cent this year. Exports to British
coun-
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, tries accounted in the March quar- ter for 48.4 per cent. of the value lot the total shipmente against
INC.
Lucorporated with Limited Lambisty in D.Så
Head Office: 63, Broadway, New York
Capital
Locale opward sa Local Curacy and Surplus
Cheat Deported for on year or sugetar pens to Loo surency so burung da" wro
DAFE SIT BOXED 12
sim up to Clothes in TU LEE.
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1935.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
Reserves
62 per cent. a year ago.
The Board of Trade index of industrial activity in the United .U.S.$6,000,000.00 Kingdom was 19 per ceat, greater 2,183,633.00 in the first quarter of 1936 than $70,731.00 in the preceding quarter, and 8.9
per cert greater than in the first) quarter of 1935-the index num- bers for the three periods being' 123.1, 120.8 and 113.0 respectively.
BRANCHES:
HAUTE Barre Heidelberg Interiskes
Abordada ADIWIC)
Gebos
Glengow
Albem
The Hague
Harne
Perim
Baby Breco Bengha Laino
Huien zom? be
Calcutta
Colombu Copenhagra Dublin Edinburgh
Твен
Maroniline Monte Carlo Manila Kuzich
The Bezons of the above Betel se cxcces
of the HUNG KUNG AND SANGEtas SISU CORPORATION.
and all appliomina
FOR THE HUNG NING AND SHANGHAI, ASKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRATZUK,
Cami Kangur.
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1336.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Lathored Capita$,000,000,00 Booty Cap
te and Undivided Probi
for cheangry
Chargeme
derumines Lesson Liverpool
Luceras Lugano
Montre.cx
معلدار
مادية
Pr
Papug
Botuessan Bona Siberchai
bietkaopte Singapor
VALOR Johabatan Zuneb
Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of Unized
States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking 1,045.01 Transactions undertaken.
READ OFFICE-HONG KONG. 10, De Virus Hood Centras.
BUARD OF DIRECTORS,
bur boys Chem. Chem.
Le Live Chuc, Lag. 1. he awon kay Im long ng Chan Ching bank Ling Many beg Yong Chu Hall, E. and 26. 204.
Amar
Kaz Tung Po, Ling Chist Manager Le T' FOUL Lagu Maungu.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Mequa Msibaura
Dese
Angraki
Changha
Casulla
New York
Unake
Sucking
brows
Baping
Haun
J
Pakist
Labe
Hans
We
1ukya
YouJÖRI
Landata
Personal investment accounts hand- Ded.
Hour! La Let Fing
The Company offers to intending Travellers. the use of its "Travellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services!
Every description of Banking mod Exchange LONGE Lund of approved MINDA LEBLOM: Woch
wie: £ccouble opsied in Local Currency Band Fixed Layouts reserved so one year of erior periods in boo and Foreign Currenc de Leia which will be moved on eppamation.
bely Depot Bosse To Lou
KAN TONG 20,
Chat Manget.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1884 Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 .Yen 129,150,000 Beserve Fund
Head Office: YOKOHAMA Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria Batavia
Berlin Bombay
Calcutta
Center Canton
Dairen (Dainy)
Fengtien (Mukden)
Barbin
Hong Fonolulu
Reinking
Karachi Zobe
London
Los Angeles Kariiz
Nagasaki Nagoya New York
Osaka
Paris Peiping
Kangoon
of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department.
C. H. BENSON,
General Manager.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Offer Shanghai
.$7,500,000.00 Capital
$1,500,000.00 Reserve Branches-All Important Cities in
Chire
Foreign Exchange and Geomni Bucking Business tracted
Current and Earing Scouts opened and Ms Ad Deposited for own year of shoever parkos at males which will be ground on appication.
-S002 CLANG.
Masager's Of
HONG KONG BRANCH: 24. De l'aux Bond, Coaseni. Foreign Exchange Dept. General U Cantine's Offi
Pragat
22608
*£5500
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong 26. Des Foeas Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:- Westminster Back, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des- jesipton of banking business transact-
ed de Jeneiro San Francisco Seattle Semarang
Shanghai
Singapore
Sourabaya
Sydney Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtau Yingbow Мої
Interest allowed for Current Ac counts.
Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on applica- tion
G. KISHINAMI, Hong Kong, 10th March, 1936.
POPEYE.
Manager.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- Fixed Deposita re- counts opened. ceived at rates which will be quoted op_application
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP COCK CHIN
Chief Manager.
PEDABLE PRINTING
no order too small
THE NEWSPAPER. ENTERPRISE LITL. ERDIA MAIL, OLAN
"Remote Control.”
COME AN GET IT, YA SWABS, OR ILL CRAM IT-DOWN- YER NECKS
WHILE POPEYE IS CRAMMING SPINACH. INTO SOME OF HIS SOLDIERS GENERAL WIMPY ∙IS LEADING A
LARGE BODY OF FIGHTERS TO THE RELD OF BATTLE---
The index numbers for thel March quarter, both for the manu- and for all; facturing industries groups together. represent the greatest volume of roduction since the inception of the index.j The production of iron and steel goods constitutes a record. production of textiles was the highest since the first quarter of
The
1928, and of coal since the first quarter of, 1930.-British Wireless Service.
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
Silver Prices Fall
steady, dollar is The local opening on demand this morning jat 1/3-9/10d.
"Spot" silver fell 3/16 to 20- 5/16, while "forward" fell 1/8 to 12038.
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £-U.S.$497.| as compared with £-U.S.$4.9746. while the New York on London cross-rate was quoted at £-US- $497, as compared with S-US- $4.97-1, 15.
RAW RUBBER PRICES
Latest Quotations From
Singapore :
Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co. have received the following que tations in Straits currency from Singapore for Raw Rubber.
Buyers. Spot 25% b. Up 4.
July-Sept. 26% b. Up Oct.-Dec. 26% b. Up *. Jan.-March 269% b. Up 1.
Market: Steadier.
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
$5,000,000. Capital paid up
.$7,500,000. Reserves Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Beserve Savings Dept. $500,000. Head-Office Shanghai
A Bank having as its mission the industrial development our Chins and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Office~~~
6. Queen's Road Central Phone 31116.
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The following was the list issued local share quotations day-
Bankı
H.K. Bank $1,565 -
HK Bank (Lorden) £105 n. Chartered Bank £14% 0. Mercantile Bank A. and
ESÛ1·1.
Mercantile Bank C. £13. Bank of East Asia $73 n.
Insurancés
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Good Advance Staged
TRADING REMAINS ON LIGHT SIDE
Messrs. White, Weld and Com- of to-pany, New York Correspondents for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com- pany, report-
Canton Ins. $275 1. Union Ins. $527. China Underwriters $1 D. China Fire Ins $450 n. H.K. Fire Ins. $250 n Interrational Assce. Sh$3% ¤. Shipping
Douglases 336 1.
H.K. Steamboats $4 a Indo Chinas (Pref.). $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 a Sells (Bearer) 99/41% n.. Union Waterboats $12.20 1.
Mining
Antamoks $2/268 sa Balatoes $21. Baguio Gold ets. u. Benguet Consolidated $18.60 Benguet Exploration 22 ets.
24 cts. sa Big Wedge 35 cts. n. Demonstration ST ets..8a. Gold Creek 15 cts. a. Northerns 33 cts, sa. Itogons $1.28 n. IX.L. $LTTn.
Salacots 14 cts. n. Kailan Mining Ad. 12/- n.
Masbate $5 ets. n. Langkats (Single) Sh.$10 n. Shai Exploration Sh.$44. Shanghai Loans Sh.$4 ... Raubs $11 n. San Maurico $1.22 sa United Paracale $1 sa Venz: Goldfield $4 b.
Dock, etc.
H.K. and K Wharres $91 3. H.K. and W. Docks $9. Providents (old) $1.10 s. Providents (New) 20 cts. n.. Hong Kew Sh.$185 . New Engineering Sh.$4 n. Shanghai Docks Sh.$100 a
Colton Milla
QUADRUPLETS
PRESENTED TO
RAIL WORKER
All Likely To Live MAYOR OF TOWN PROMISES
MONETARY AID
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
LLOYD TRIESTINO (Flotte Riunite Lloyd Triestino, Marittims Italiana E "Sitmar"). NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Motor Vessel
“VICTORIA" Papa Emil Kaspar of Passaic, New Jersey, was reported to be From TRIESTE, VENICE, NAPLES, doing well, two days after his GENOA, PORT SAID, MASSAUA,
ADEN, BOMBAY, COLOMBO Stocks: After irregularity
& SINGAPORE early in the session, the market wife, who was expecting twins, staged a good advance under the gave birth to quadruplets, three
CONSIGNEES of Caryo are hereby However, the quartet-Frances, informed that all Goods are being Bleadership of industrial issues. boys and a girl.
Quarterly earnings of leading cor
Felix, Frank and Ferdinand-who landed at their risk into the Godown porations remain good and
Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd., s. Kowloon, whence and/or from, the wharees delivery may be obtained.
we
of
think that it would be advisable were squalling lustily in an in-of the Hong Kong and Kowloon He was feeding them at fre to buy for trading purchases. Incubator, had him worried. spite of the rise, the volume
on the light quent intervals, including whis- trading remained
690,000 key and sugar, administered from side. Business done:
Jan eye dropper.
Emil said he was worried to shares.
however,
аге
not
Optional cargo will not be landed hours prior to vessel's arrival, bas here, unless notice has been given 43 carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option Wheat:-The free covering of
No claims will be admitted after- May wheat caused the strength of feed his family of eight on his extends.
take pay of $20 a week, distant options. We would
Mayor Benjamin Turner said the Goods have left the Godown, and. all Goods remaining undelivased after some profits on further advances.
that the city was honoured to have the 26th inst. will be subject to reat All claims against the vessel must Total sales: 14,993,000 basheis.
Cotton:-The crop is making quadruplets, and would see, to it
Mis that the city or state assumed ex-be presented to the undersigned on or before the 4th prox. or they will excellent progress in the
not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged sissippi Valley and the West Belt. penses, at least for a time.
The Caspar quadruplets had a Conditions, favourable in the North-West bad sinking spell shortly after Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Showers are insufficient to relieve birth, but quickly recovered and where they will be examined on the attending doctors said their con-25th inst. at 10 am, by our surveyors Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of Consignees concerned. the serious drought situation
Consular Invoices, or other proofs.. The largest of the quadruplets, the Eastern Belt. Sales of mules dition was "encouraging.”
with Gover Dare 55 per cent above those of
There was a decided who born in a hospital, weighed a required in connection last year. increase in offering at the new fraction of an ounce over three ment Notification No. 887 of 1935 ident of Imports and Exports through pounds at birth. Two weighed should be filed with the Superinten crop basis
In the case of dutiable cargo, con- Flash: Average daily petro-two pounds fourteen ounces each. his office without delay.
The doctor who attended the signees are requested to inform the um production during the past They were put into an incubator.
estimated at 3,008,000 week is
No Fire Insurance has been effected barrels, against 2,962.000 barrels three-hour delivery, Dr. P. F.Imports and Exports Office that they
Jani, said the mother was a robust have such goods for examination.
Bill of Lading will be countersign- the previous week.
The Edison Electric Institute woman and that he had hopes that estimates electricity production for she and the four babies would ed by.
at 1.962,000,000 live. the past week
The father is a $20 a week rail- kw.h an increase of 154 per cent.) from the corresponding period of way labourer. last year.
Ewo Cottons Sh.$8 sa. Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh.$74
11
Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh-
$39. Zoong Sings Sh$12 n. Wing On Textiles Sh.$25 a
Lands, Hotels, etc. H.K. and S. Hotels $4.85 n. HK Lands $31.
4% H.K. Lands
"
COMMODITY PRICES The following quotations have
been received by Renter.
Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing
New York Cotton:- May July
11.42
11.62 11.62 11.34
October
10.48
10.36
December
10.44
10.33
January March
10.45
10.30
10.47
10,34
¡Spot
11.72
11.72
New York Rubber:---- May July
September October December
MYSTERY EPIDEMIC IN DESERT
Road Construction In
Egypt Held Up
A mysterious epidemic is hold- ing-up work on the new Cairo- Alexandria motor road.
Many
deaths
are reported among the Bedouin of the wes tern desert, chiefly in the district south of Amriya, at present a Bri- tish E.A.F. base.
On one day four Bedouin died;
LLOYD TRIESTINO
Queen's Building. Hong Kong, 21st May, 1935.
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE Undersigned have received:
Auction
Tinstractions to sell by Public
on
Monday, the 25th. May, 1936 commencing at 230 a.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:--
Black Wood Ware, Chesterfield
Furniture, Office Furniture, 15.530
15.58 next day seven died; the follow. Suites, Teak Bed & Dining Room Gramaphones & Records, Type- 15.64a 15.68
ing day 14 died. 15.71n 15.792 The road construction camp is
writers, Sewing Machines, Clocks, 15.74 15.78 20 miles from Amriya,
Electric Ceiling & Table Fans,
The workers are so alarmed by 15.90n the epidemic that the contractor Table Lamps, Linen, Curtains has an increasingly difficult task Carpets, Rugs, Cutlery, Porcelain & Glass Ware, Brass & E. P. Ice Pictures. Ware, Curios. in keeping them at work.
January March Debentures Chicago Wheat:--
15.82 15.840 13.91b -15.99
15.86
May
95% 9234
July
85%
864
September
845%
$5%
Chicago Corn:-
July
60%
609%
September
583%
58
Winnipeg Wheat:-
May
76%
76%
July
76%
774
October
783%
783%
100% b. Shanghai Lands Sh.$15 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh 310 Humphreys $8.55 n. H.K. Realties $414 b. Chinese Estates $82 n. China Realties Sh.S4 n. China Debeatures Sh.$60.
Public Utilities
H.K. Tramways $11. Peak Trams (old) $7 n. Peak Trams (new) $3. n. Star Ferries $90 s Yaumati-Ferries $19 n. C. Light fold) $10.85 s. C. Lights (new) $7.40 b. H.K. Electrics $50% sa. Macao Electrics $20 a Sandakan Lights $8.30 . Telephones (old) $25.20 ni Telephones (new) 39 n China Bases Sh.$114 n. Singapore Tractions 23/- b. Singapore Tractions Pref. 281-
*.
Industrials
Malabon Sugars $8.40.n. Cald., Macg. (Ord.) Sh.$191⁄2 n Cald., Macg. (Pref) Sh$15 n Canton Ices $14. Cements $9.80 8. ELK. Ropes $4.40 m.
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms $19. Watsons $3.45 u. Lane, Crawfords $634 a. Mackintoshs $5 . Sinceres $1.70 ·n.
W Powells 60 cta. n. Wing On (FK.) 350 n.
Miscellaneous Entertainments.$2.90 n. S. C. Enterprises $135 a. Macao "Greyhounds” $2 z. Constructions (old) $14 D Constructions. (new) 30 cts. A Vibro Piting $4 ̄n.
Ch. Gort. 5% 1925 GSBās.
93% 1.
ARLINE JUDGE TO Chests, etc., etc.
DIVORCE
Finest Man I Have Ever Met".
Miss Arline Judge, the star whose recent
film
films include "George White's 1935 Scandals", and "Million Dollar Baby." has announced that she and her hus band, Mr. Wesley Euggles, are to separate shortly.
But she says that her husband
is a director for who Keith-Orpheum, is
"the
Radio- Sinest man I have ever met," and that her next direct her in he will picture
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
The Reichs- Berlin, To-day. mark was quoted yesterday with-1 out guarantee. at: New York 40.-1 25; Paris. 611; Amsterdam, 69.-1 55; and London, 12.34. Paris quot ed the pound sterling at 75.37/75.-1 HK Govt. 3% % Loan par. b-50, and the US. dollar at 15.18/-
15.19.-Trans-Ocean Service. Wallace Harpers $41.-
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 6%% prem.
b.
To-morrow. -"Twelve Miles Of A Gallop."
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6 Refrigerators.
2 Radio Gramaphones.
2 Upright Pianos.
1 Radio Set.
On View Saturday, the 23rd,
May, 1936.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 21, May, 1936.
Just Received New Supply of SILVER JUBILEE STAMPS
Few Complete Sets of BRITISH COLONIES
and
DOMINIONS.
GRACA & CO.
Dealers in Postage Stam 98, No. 16, Wyndham Street,
Hong Kong Established 1896
HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY
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