BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorized Capital
$50,000,000 Laced and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000
serve Funds:—
Sterling ................£ 8,500,000 Hong Kong Currency
Reserve $10,000,000
Besarve Liability of Pro-
prietors
KEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1553. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Agencies and Branches:
Baton
Baccarag
Sorocaban
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
£3,000,000 $,000,000
Eeserve Liability of Pro-
..$20,000,000
prietors
£3,000,000
Alt Game
Laila
Amber
Ipo
Bangkok
Karoli
Bo
Labe
Caloesse Canton
Kui Lauper
INDELING
Manila
Coombe
Medan
T
New York
Toagha
Lisabong
Peping
Hamburg
(Pacing)
Hanków
tartam
Long
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. J. J.. Paterson. Charines
G. Miskin Esq.
Deputy Chair
Hon. Mr. W.H. Bell, J.E. Masson Eq
Carspor
Compton Esq, T. E. Parte Esq. De
Jon Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
J. A. Plummer Esq.
T. Johnson Esq., AL Shields Ex
V. M. Graybura, Esq.
AMOX RANGIOR
CALCUTTA
Chial Mmanget.
BRANCHES
LONDOS
LYONN MALACCA
KANILA
MUAK (Johort)
KURDEN
NEW YORK
PEITING
PENANO
RANGOUN
SAIGON
SHANGHAI
DAFLEX
FOOCHOW
KAPHONG
HAMBURG
SAN FRANCISCO
FANKOW
NJUBA BAYA
TIENTSIN
TOKYO
FARMIN
HONGLIW
TUE
JJBUBE
BUBR
ROWLOON
YEAR LUMPCX
BINGAPORE
SUGE PATANI
TNING TAO
ZUBUBAKA
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Hong Kong, 4th February, 1938.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Bus of the obere Beză la condmas 94 by Lee BONG KONG AND SHANGHAI ZANKING CULPORATION. Bales may be
We on appication.
FOR THE HUNG LONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CULPORATION.
Y, GRAYBTES,
-Chul Hangat. Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
Bhangha Sungspar Satin wat
“Siqurabaya.
Espany
okocama
Zambodge
Frage kochage and Generai Banking
rezeced.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1936
Commerce and Finance
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
Silver Prices Fall
SHARE MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following was the list The local dollar is steady, open local share quotations issued jing on demand
fat 1/3-7/16d.
this morning day—
"Spot" silver fell to 1924. while "forward" declined 3/16 to 19-13/16.
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £U.S.54.983
London compared with -U.S.$4.977!
was quoted at S
with US$1.98% as compared Manager.-U.S.$4.98-1/16.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposite while the New York on
it for one year or abortee paroda si sims | cross-rate which wil be quoted on sppisostion.
A. BEKARLEY,
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1985.
THE
RAW RUBBER PRICES
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Latest Quotations From
INC.
Incorporated with Lucasted Liability is U.S.A.
Read Office:--65, Broadway. New York
Capital
Surplus
Reserves
Jumala
Berlia
Bombay
Singapore
Messrs. E. B. Joseph and Ca
received jhave
following the Straits currency .U.S.$8,000,000.00 quotations in
2,185,523.00 from Singapore for Raw Rubber.
870,781.00
Buyers.
Hambary HATTI Hardelberg
July/Sept lOct./Dec.
Jan./March
Market:-Quiet.
BRANCHES:-
Spot
Azomerdamm Antwerp
Очност Gigo
Masiraz Mila
Allema
The Begus
Assang
Janu
Beav
Brunei Caro
Calamba Copenhag Dublia
London Liverpool Lame Logico Lutor
Boturiam Bes Shanghai Soutimplan Singapore
Karvoine
Edinburgh Pornos Свота
Konte Carla
Yokohama
Manila
Munici
Calci
Came
Branches of American Express
.25% Unchanged 25 Unchanged „26 Unchanged .26% Unchanged
COMMODITY PRICES
The following quotations have been received by Reuter:
Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Company in Principal cities of United New York Cotton:-
www.m
mained Caplan with mor Pad-49 Capitál
States of America and Canada.
$16,000,000.00
July
October
All classes of Commercial Banking | December Fedora and Ladinded Problemmené 3,086,806.09 | gransactions undertaken
January
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG.
10, De Vaux Boad, Central
BOARD OF DIRECTORS-
bir bhow Chow, Clas.
LA Loon Chun Lage F.
Tom Toad Lag. Chen Chung Sek
Seas - Wong Cầu, ben bed, and Hat
Jo Eq.
Kao Tong Yo, Eng., Chial Manager..
The Fong, Esq. Managı.
BRANCHES AND JENCIES :-
Manzia
Banks
H.K. Bank $1.565. b.
H.K. Bank (London) 105 Chartered Bank £34% Mercantile Bank A. and
£30 1. Mercantile Bank C. £133⁄4 n. Bank of East Asia $73 n.
Insurances Canton Ina. $263 n. Union Ins. $504 b., $504 sz. " China Underwriters $1 a China Fire Ins. $462 n. HE. Fire Ins. $250 n- International Assce. Sh.$34
Shipping
Doaglases $36 n. H.K. Steamboats. $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Prež.), $30 Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 n. Shells (Bearer) 100/- n. Union Waterboats $12.20 n.
Mining
Kailan Mining AL 12/- 1. Langkats (Single) Sh.$8 n. S'hai Exploration Sh34 n. "Shanghai Loans Sh$4 n.
Raubs $10.55 n.
Venz: Goldfield $4 b.
'Docks, etc.
HK and K. Wharves $98 s3. H.K. and W. Docks $9 n. Providents (old) $1.10 s. Providents (New) 20 cts. 1. Hong Kew Sh$185 n.. New Engineering Sh.34 n. Shanghai Docks Sh.$100 M.
Lands, Hotels, etc. H.K. and S. Hotels $4.85
$4.90 s, $4.90 53.
cif
to-
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Profit-Taking Being Absorbed
ENCOURAGING"SIGN
Messrs. White, Weld and Com-
pany, New York Correspondents
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED
ALTERATION OF FARES
Commencing 1st June
1936,
for Messrs. S. E. Lery and Com-until further notice, FARES will pany, report:~~-~
n. believe that stocks may work high-
be as follows:-
"Stocks:-The ability of the market to absorb profit-taking is
1st
3rd
Class Class
encouraging. With excellent set Kennedy Town or |cond-quarter reports in sight, we
Whitty Street Cars
1,220,000 0.
6 ets.
Happy Valley Cars 6 cts.
Causeway Bay or Western Market and Shaukiwan Cars 10 ́cts. 5 eta.
Western Market and Quarry Bay Cars
3 ets
8 eta
4
Cars
er.
B. shares.
Business done:
between Causeway Bay and Western
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE Undersigned have received:
Auction
Tistractions to sell by Public
"
on
*
Thursday, the 4th. June, 1936- commencing at 10.30 am.
at Godown No. 23 Lower, The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co, Ltd.
A Quantity of MISCELLANEOUS GOODS
comprising:-
Iron Pipes; Round, square & flat ¦ Ears: Rivets; Nails, Iron Plates, Tubes L Sheets: Brass, Aluminium. Wire Ropes, Hoops, 10 cts. 5 ct Rails, Galvanised Sheets, Steel Angles. Zinc Plates, Hard Ware, Machinery, Metal Goods, Padlocks,
"Cotton: The weekdy weather on [report indicates less favourable
conditions than had been expected. On Shankiwan It is too dry in the East.
"Rubber:-The low tre inven- tories are likely to result in more]
Causeway active. baying by manufacturers' in
Bay and Quarry the next few months. A cautious
Bay or Shantiwan . 10 cts buying policy is advisable. Total Sailors and Soldiers in Uniform All n. sales: 30 tons.
routes
b,
HK. Lands $30% b, $31 s. H.K Lands 4% Debentures
100% b.
Shanghai Lands Sh$15 n. Metropolitan Lands Sb. $10 Humpareys $8.55 n.
ELK. Realties $44 n Chinese Estates $82 m.
China Beaities Sh4 n.
Manila Mining
Market or vice versa 10 cts. 5 cts.Old Scrap' Tin Plates, Paper, Old Between
5 cts
12
Newspapers, Tobacco. & Tobacco Leaf, Flour, Canned Goods, Malt- 5 cted Milk, Raisins, Medicine, Glass Bottles, Rubber Shoes, Earthern- ware, Glass Ware, Japanese Croc- ikery, Cotton Goods, Piece Goods, Perfumed Soap, Fertilizer, Fodder, Printing Ink. Paint, Sandalwood, Jute, Fish Oil, Sulphuric Acid, able on All Cars at All times--Ammonia. Acetic Acid, Chlorate of
Potash, Fire Crackers, etc., etc.
and
"Flash:-The Hercules Powder Company has declared a dividend Children under
years of age-All of $1.25 per share. The Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation has declared a dividend of 60
cents per share.
The American Power and Light Corporation, has doubled its pre-) vious dividend.
Toutes
........ 5 ets MONTHLY TICKETS-Avail-
per month.
CASH TICKETS -Books of (3) cent) and (5 cent) Tickets on Sale
Average daily petroleum product the Company's Office. tion during the past week is es- timated at 3,004,000 barrels against 3.008.000 barrela the pre- rious week.
as
The Edison Electric Institute- estimates electricity production for the past week at 1,955,000,000 kwh; an increase of 15.3 per cent from the corresponding per- iod of last year.
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
Berlin. to-day-The share market opened yesterday with a new upward movement, buyers de- manding above all electrical, rub- Fixed ber and linoleum shares. interest securities were, friendly, especially city loans. Call Money' stood at 2 to 24 per cent.-Trans- Ocean Service.
F. H. GLOVER, Acting General Manager. Hong Kong. 26th May, 1936,
THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONG KONG,
COMPANIES WINDING-UP
NO. 3 OF 1935
In the Matter of the HONG KONG AMUSEMENTS
LIMITED and
In the Matter of the Companies Ordinance 1932.
N°
L
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Contri- butories will be held at the office REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS of Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth &
11.49 11.49
10.47 10.45
TOUE
Personal investment secounts hand-March
[May (1937) led.
Spot
རྩྭ
10.36 10.34 10.36 10.35 10.42 10.40 10.45 10.40 11.73 11.74
Ting
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers New York Rubber:- Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, July
15.632 15.62
in addition, the world-wide services September
15.70
15.72a
of its thoroughly equipped Travel October Department.
15.73
15.73m
December
15.80
.15.80
C. H. BENSON,
January
15.83
.15.837
General Manager. March
15.93a
15.92a
China Debentures Sk.$60, m.
Chicago Wheat:
Antamoks $2.70 b.
84
8334
Atoks 50 cts. b.
LIMITED
September
84%
$3%
out
Baguio Gold 27 cts. a.
Chicago Corn:--
Balatoes $21
Current dad Deponite reosized for et
Artile opened in Lomi Catracy
pose d
Capital Reserve
(Incorporated in China) Head OfficShanghai
$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00
July
60%
September
57%
5734
Benguet Consolidated $18.60
Winnipeg Wheat:-
Benguet Exploration 27 cts.
27 cts. 52.
May
735%
74%
73%
74%
74%
75%
a. asked, b-bid, t-traded,
nominal
Sa
BRITISH TRADE INCREASES
1847
Melbourne
Dematag
bhanghai
Onlacta Canton Kamphang Maakon
New York
bagapore
bwałow
wydany
Ticket
Asigna
Tokyo
Francisc
Horizon
Para I'mping Pow Hangoon
ملحمة
boursinya
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, July
Vancouv
Yokadama
Every scription of Banking and Exchangy
Lost grassed on approva
San Danced
aborier periods to Coos ad Foreign C Branches-A Important Cities in July
Bolerose which will be quoted on applicaHOD.
Sale Depours Bowen To Lo
FAK TONG PO
Chant MassEW.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (fall paid-up) Yen.100,000,000! ...Yen 123,150,000) Beserve Fund
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Nagasaki
New York
Хагода
Bombay
ORION
Calcutta
Paris
Canton
Peiping
Dairen (Daizy)
Rangoon
Hamburg
Hankow
Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Harbin
Hong Kong
Hoaglala Brinking Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles Manis
Moji
San Francisco Seattle
Semarang Shanghai Singapore Souzabeys
Sydney Tientsin
Tokyo
Tringtau
Yingkow
Interest allowed for Current Ac Counts.
Deposita received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on applica
G. KISHINÄMT,
...Manager. Hong Kong, 10th March, 1936.
POPEYE
Chins Focales Bzolangs and -Swawal. Bankag Business (October
teamcit.
Current and Boring Accounts opened and Fized Deposita zamired for one year or shorter periode In
bou 2. CHNG.
Masague
· HONG KONG BRANCH: 34 De Vaux Bond. Control,
Manage' Colon
Foreign change Dept.
Growest 060n va Cashur's Off
Tel. 88508
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
59%
London. to-ddy.-The value of retail trade in April was 5-per)
ago. cent greater than 1 year For the quarter February-April. the value was 6.7 per cent, greater than in the corresponding period, [of last year. The value of stocks: at the end of April was 13 per cent higher than the year earlier, and employment was 44 per cent. British Wireless Ser
Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road Centeni Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des-greater. cripton of banking business transact-vice. ed.
Current Accounts and Savings Ao- Fixed Deposits re- counts opened. ceived at rates which will be quoted; on_application.
Trusteeship & Executorship-under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN
Chief Manager.
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THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up....$5,000,000. Beserves
..$7,500,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000, Beserve Savings. Dept. $609,000. Head Office Shanghai
A Bank having as the mission the industrial
development on China and the fostering of her commercial relacions abroad. Hong Kong Office
6, Queen's Road Central
Phone Jills.
Big Wedge 35 cts. . Consolidated Mines 14 cts b. Demonstration 98 cts: s., 98 ctm.
Gold Creek 15 ets. a Ipo Gold 31 cts. Itogons $1.28 n. LXL $14 br
cts b..
Masbate 82 cts. 11- Northerns Mining 31
33 cts, s Paracale Gumaus 55 cts. sa. Salacots 14 cts. D.
San Mauricio $1.18 n. Suyoc Consol 38 cts. n. United Paracale $1 b., $1.06 a Universal Explor 18 ets. z.
Public Utilition
H.K. Tramways $9% b.. $9.15/-
9% 32..
Peak Trams (old) $7 m Peak Trams (new) $3 n. Star Ferries $90 & Yaumati Ferries $191⁄4 b. G. Light (old) $10.80 b. C. Light (new) $7.65 b. H.K. Electrica $50 b. Macan Electrics $23 m. Sandakan Lights $8.30 n. Telephones (old) $25 b., $25 sa Telephones (new) $9 n. China Buses Sh.$114 n. Singapore Tractions 24/- b. Singapore Tractions Pref. 23/
IL
Industrials
Malabon Sugars 391⁄2 b.
BANG
THA'S SWELL
HE DIDNT EVEN
MOVE
York
Fleming, 6 Des Voeux Road Cen- Berlin. To-day. The Reichs-tral on Friday the fifth day of mark was quoted yesterday with-June, 1936 at 4.30 o'clock in the
guarantee at: New
afternoon for the purpose nf ap- 40.26; Paris. 611; Amsterdam, pointing a Contributory to fill a 59.565; and London, 12375, Paris
vacancy in the Committee of Ins- quoted the Pound sterling at 75.65
pection. to 75.69, and the U.S. dollar 15.19
15.196-Trans-Ocean Service.
5 Cases Singlets.
2 Cases Electric Goods.
2 Radio Tubes.
4 Cases Tennis Rackets.
1 Case Cinema Parts.
4 Packages Neon Sign Equip-
ment.
Terms: Cash on Delivery LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers..
Hong Kong, 28th May, 1936.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the information of visitor the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published:-
ISLAND
Feet
Victoria Peak Signal Station
1,823
1,774 !
Mt. Parker
1,734
Mountain Lodge
1,725
The Eyrie
1,725
Peak Hotel
1,305
Mt. Davis
8777
Bowen Road (filterbeds) 297
D. BLACK,
Liquidator.
MAINLAND
Fest
Cald., Macg. (Ord.) Sh.$19 Cald, Macg (Fref) Sh$15 a. Canton lees $1% n
11.
Hong Kong, 28th May, 1936.
Taimoshan Kowloon Peak
3,124
1,971
to
Cements $9.60 1
H.K. Ropes $4.40
at
Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $19.50 b. Watsons $3.45 b. Lane, Crawfords 36% n Mackintoshs $5 a. Sinceres $1.70 n. Wm. Fowells 40 cts. 1. Wing On (HK) $50 1.
Cotton Mills Ewo Cottons Sh$81⁄2 s Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh
$721⁄2
Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh-
$41 I
Zoong Sings Sh$18 Wing On Textiles Sh.$25
Miscellaneous
Entertainments $2.90 n. S. C. Enterprises $1.35 a. Macao "Greyhounds" $2 n. Constructions (old) $13⁄4 m Constructions (new) 30 cts. B
.30 cts. sa.
Vibro Piling $4 n.
Ch. Gort. 5% 1925 G*Bds. ----
9334 I.
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 6% premj
-b.
HA Govt. 3% % Loan par. bi Wallace Harpers $4 n.
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