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BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Anthonsed Capital$50,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853 Issued and Fully-Paid-op 20,000,000
Reserve Funda que
Sterling
£8,500,000
Bong Kong Currency
Ecserve ....$20,000,000 Kanerve Lizbility of Pro-
priaterm
HEAD OFFICE; BONG SONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Agencies, and Branches:
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1936
Commerce and Finance
Silver Prices Fall
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
-$20,000,000
Beserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
$23,000,000 £3,000,000
$3,000
LOCAL DOLLAR
DECLINES
Alor Ga Amer Bangkok
Bog Unicula
Lake 1pon
Бемо
Зимов
Bottineang
Barnenhan
Shanghai
Kuala Langar Essgapore
Fucking
Cevagare
Debu
Mande
Bourabaya Тари
Colem
Kaden
This
peau
Hai
Baphong Hammers
New York Pruning
Harta
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson
Свид
G. Miskin Eng.
– Deputy Charm
Kom. Kr. W.H. Ball, J.K. Masson. Esq.,]
A. H. Compton Eng, T. E. Pearce Esq. Son. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
1. A. Plummer Eng. Mr. Johnson Esq., AL Shields Enq.,
V. M. Grayburn, Esq.
AMOT
ZANGIOK
BUMBAT
CALCUTTA CENTOR CERFOR DOZAMBUJ DAITIN
ZOOCIOW
KAPHONG HAMBURG KAYIOW
HONGUW
ДОН
JUXUA
HORTON
Chant Magne.
BRANCHES
XUAL LUMPUR
LONDON
KALACCA
KANIMA
KUAN (Jshores)
XUADEN
NEW YORK
PEITING
PEN
SAIGUS
SAN FRANCISCU
MANUKA
SINGAPORE
MURARAYA
SUNUHI PATANI
TENPLA
UKTO
SINOTAU HOKUMANA
Ouereen kommunte opaced in Lost Currency sud Band Depola toned for year or woITION served in Loop! Currency and Sterling on terms akim mi be quoted on sppucation,
Now she TO LET.
• SAFE DEPOSIT 2018 Hong Kong, 34th February, 1936,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The "Bus of the soura Bank is condues. by HONG KONG AND SHANGWE BANKING CORPORATION. Balms may be almained on appitostion.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI SANTING CORPOELTOK.
VAYACAN,
Chis songer. Hong Kong. 24th February, 1936.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Lubbariand Copula
all Capitai pa
Banners and Cadevised Pra
$10,000,000.0G 400,000.00 2,684,166.AZ
READ UFFICE-RONO EUse,
16. De aus Bont, C
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :-**
bie thou win Chen, Chuurman,
Li Ko Chaney, P. h. Kwok Eng., "Foo
Bug Fong Char com Eng, and San Xing
1003
Hath via
Bombe
Kan Tung Pa. Ung, Chief Mazinger,
The Fang. Enj, Manager.
BRANCHES AND 40ENCIES:-
Calcu
Canton
Baspars
Hookow
B
Kole
Kowloon Leotvo
alis #buri
Sing
Som Lark
Somminaz D-p Magar Soursbaya
S
Thibau
Thalein
Tokyo Yan
iskohama
Palamig
حمد او از
در منها
Bracy deurplaa beatzme want
BOUTIER
and
Baking sod Exoblige
Lemos gaited, ou approved
Curwal Accourse open! in Lacoal CarraticCY
Fized Depute received for
one Jer or
amorar para 1 Low sad For CarsGON
et serine which will on quoted on application.
badu Deponis Bowen I bou
SAN TONG PO,
Chusi KaonEM.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (fall paid-up) Yen.100,000,000
Reserve Fund ...
...Yes 129,150,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria
Batavia Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Nagasakci Nagoya New York
Osaka
Caris
Peiping
Dairen (Dalog) Bangoon
Fengtien (Makdea) Rio de Janeiro, Hamburg
Bankow Harbin
Hong Kong
допом Honolulu Erinking
wachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Manila
Kofi
San Francisco
Seattle Semarang
Shanghai
Singapore
Sourabaya
Sydney Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtau
Yingkow
Interest allowed for Current de-
COUR
Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on applica
tion
G. KISHINAMI,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 10th March, 1936.
Tingkah
(B)
مساحة
Yorubata
Zambongs
Loat Tony
Formen Grobags and Owosesi Banking business Current doesie sponad osi Fixed Deposite reduced for one yer or såvorter paroda si vydán
buca wala bu gunded an applicMEJOR.
A BRHARLEY,
Manager Hong Kong, let Janiary, 1935.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,
LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai
Capital
$7,500,000.00 Reserve
.$1,500,000.00 Branches-All Important Cities
China
in
Foreign Lange and Chaovers: Banking Businana Leenacted.
Curias sad Saving Accounts spaced and. Find Del from Tae or shorte paevis si raion which will be quoted on applestion...
·Manager
BOC Z CHĂNGI,
HONG YONG TU NGA:
Manager's Off
36. De Faux Bond, Contral,
Foreign Exchange Deze ma
· Cankar's Of
12366
SHARE MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following was the list of
this/day
The local dollar has declined local share quotations issued to 1/16, opening on demand morning at 1/5-5/16d.
"Spot" silver rose 1/16 to 19-
while forward" also fell 1/16) to 19%.
The London on New York cross- rate was unchanged at £--U.S.-} $4.997%, while the New York Landon cross-rate was quoted at £—U.S.$4,99%, as compared with
U.S.$99-9/16d.
Banks
H.K. Bank $1,575 b.
H.K. Bank (London) £1054 n. Chartered Bank £14% n. Mercantile Bank A. and
* X-083
Mercantile Bank C. $13 11- Bank of East Asia $78 n.
Insurance
R
Canton Ins. $263 Union Ins. $510 b., $510/121⁄2 82. China Underwriters $1 1. China Fire Ins. $462 n. HK Fire Ias. $250 a.
RAW RUBBER PRICES International Asses. Sh.$3
Latest Quotations From Singapore
Co.
Messrs. H. B. Joseph and ave received the following quotations in Straits currency from Singapore for Raw Rubber.
Buyers
Spot
Tel. 05 July/Sept.
Oct/Dec. Jan./March
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
Grewiarch Street, Leados, &.CA Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital .. 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
.... 1,050,000
& Best 1,247,330 BANKERS:
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.
BRANCHES:
Bangkok
I pos
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Calcutta
Debi
alle
Llung Kong Howrah
Bandy
Karachi
Kota Bharu
Kui p
Kumi Lumpur
Madera
Swe Tors
I'day
Port Louis
(3) Ragou
Sometim
(bag) • Dinin
Singapore
HONG KONG BRANCH.
Every description of Baking and Exchange humiura trazanie.
Learnijnen Cheque issued.
Azualne and Eascutorships undertaken.
...25% Up K
.26 Up
.26% Up
.28% Up
Market:--Expect Improvement.
EXCHEQUER RETURNS
British Treasury Figures
The
London. To-day. Exchequer returns show that the total ordinary, revenue. items, excluding self-balancing amounts to £87,688.416, compared with £93,661,829 at the correspond- ing date of last year. The total or- dinary expenditure, exclusive
of
INTERENT slowed on Current Accounts and self-balancing items. is £118.039,- Brand Depois si Raims that way be neometaczać
RFENNEDY,
Stanger
Hong Kong, 24th July, 1209.
7. Quera'n Bood, Contrai.
MAKE YOUR
TRAVEL
842, compared with £135,587.149 at the corresponding date of 1935. — British Wireless Service.
ARRANGEMENTS
ACROSS
AMERICA
VIA
THE PACIFIC OCEAN
AND
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
Travel Department
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC.
Incorporated with Limited Liability in U.S.A.
No. 4, Des Voeux Road C.
Shipping
Douglases $36 .
H.E. Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Pret.), $30 a. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 a. Shells (Bearer) 100/- n. Union Waterboats $12.20 n.
Mining
Kailan Mining Ad. 12/- a. Langkats (Single) Sh.$8 n. Shal Exploration Sh$41⁄2 m. Shanghai Loans St.$4 a. Raubs $10.55 1. Venz; Goldfield $4 b.
Docks, etc.
H.K. and K. Wharves $83 n.. HK. and W. Docks $9 .. Provident (old) 95 cts b and sa. Provideats (New) 20 cts. De Hong Kew Sh.$135 ¤. New Engineering Sh84 m. Shanghai Docks Sh.8100 m.
Lands, Hotels, etc. HK and S. Eutels $4.70 a H.K. Lands $30 b.
H.K. Lands 4% Debentures
100% b.
Shanghai Lands Sh$13 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. 810 a. Humphreys $8.55 n.
H.K. Realties $4
Chinese Estates $32 m. China Realties Sh.Si m China Debentures Sh.$60 11 Manik Mining Antamoks $2.979% b. $3 st. Atoks 54 cts. b. Baguio Gold 27 cts. n. Balatocs $21. Benguet Consolidated $18.40 5. Benguet Exploration 26 ets. b. Big Wedge 23 cts: b. Consolidated Mines 11⁄2 ts. . Demonstration $1.06 b., $1/1.05
41.
Gold Creek 9 cts. n.
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Ofee: Eong Kong 26. Der Foeux Rosé Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS;— Westminster' Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des- cripton of banking business transact-
ed.
Current Accounts and Savings. Ac-
REMOVED FROM GAOL TO HOSPITAL
Accused Widow's Operation
It has recently been disclosed that an ear operation has been performed on Mrs. Charlotte Bryant, aged 29, who is in Holo- way awaiting trial for the alleg ed murder by poisoning of her husband, a cowman, of Coombe. Dorset.
Ms. Bryant was taken from prison to the Royal Northern Hospital, Holloway, where the operation was performed. She was taken back to the prison two days later.
young
The woman's three children are being cared for in the Public Assistance Institution at Sturminster Newton, Dorches- tex.
Ipo Gold 31 cts. n. Itagons $1.25 1. LAL $1% - Masbate 80 ets... Northerns Mining 31 cts. b. Paracale Gumaus 48 cts. I Salacots 14 ets. a. San Mauricio $1.14 b. Suyoc Consol 34 cts, u. United Paracale 95 cts. a. Universal Explor 18 es
Public Utilities H.K. Tramways $9 s. and sa Peak Trams (old) 1 Peak Trams (new) 3 m Star Ferries $364 b. $57 sa. Yaumati Ferries $20 n.
C. Light (old) $10.80 sa C. Light (new) $7.70 b. H.K. Electrics $51 b. and sa. Macao Electrics $20 n. Sandakan Lights $8.30 . Telephones Cold) 525 b. Telephones (new) $9 n. China Bases Sh.4114 n. Singapore Tractions 27/- b. Singapore Tractions Pref. 23/-
This
Industriala
Malabon Sugar $914 b. Cald., Macg. (Ord.) Sh.$19. Cald., Macg. (Pref.) Sh$15 Canton lees $1. Cements $9.40 1.
E.K. Ropes $1.40 ±. Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms $191⁄2 b. Watsons 33-45 mL
Lane, Crawfords 36% a. Mackintoshs $5. Sinceres $1.70
.
W Powells 40 cts. 1. Wing On (H.K.). $50 n.
Cotton Milk Ewo Cottons Sh $3 n. Shanghai Cottons (old)
$70 n..
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Market Has Minor Setback
EXPECTATION OF HIGHER
PRICES SHORTLY
Messrs. White, Weld and Com-: pany. New York correspondents for Messrs. S. E: Levy and Com- pany, report:-
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
Anction.
ON
Friday, the 5th. June, 1936
commencing at 2.50 p
at their Sales Room, No. $5 Hankow Road, Kowloon A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Chesterfield Suites, Black Wood:
"Stocks: The market to-day [suffered a minor setback, but trad": ling was on the light side, which encourages the belief that prices) will again advance in the near fu-Ware, Teak. Bed & Dining Rooms Iture. We would purchase on any Furniture, Office Furniture, Ora-
further weakiess. Business done:!
760,000 shares.
jaments, Clocks Rugs, Carpet, "Wheat:-The fear of Sino-Ja-Linen, Gramaphones & Records, Electric Table Lamps. Pictures,
panese difficulties caused some!
celain Ware, etc. etc.
hurried short covering.There is Cutlery, Glass & Brass Ware, Por
We would pre-4th. June, 1996.
more talk of a lack of moisture in the North-West. fer sales on bulges. Total sales:- 19,042,000 bushels.
"Cotton:-The Trade is becom-) ling nervous over the scant sup-
plies. Public participation is de-l cidedly increasing. A continuation jof the upward trend is probable.
On View from Thursday, the
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, May 3rd, 1936.
but we would advise proft-taking EAT MEAT FOR
on bulges. There are no indica- tions of rains in the East, but rains could cause a sharp decline. Along the Atlantic Coast, weather conditions are clear and
warm and the drought. situation is be coming acute, but the crop in other centres is promising. Sentiment is bullish. but we think that sales are advisable on bulges.
BEAUTY
Butchers Decide To Search For Slogan
IMPORT QUOTAS ATTACKED
Butchers decided last month to seek pithy slogans to tell the health and beauty, can be obtained by eating more
COMMODITY PRICES country how
The following quotations have meat.
The conference of the National been received by Reuter
Prev. Yesterday Federation of Meat Trades' Ass Closing Closing clations, at Hastings, passed a rem solution instructing the Council to inaugurate an advertising pos- ter campaign for the whole of the country.
15.533
New York Cotton:- July
October
11.59
11.63
10.65
10.54
December
10.55
10.79
January
10.54
10.81
March
10.52
10.83
May
10.54
10.85
Spot
11.79
11.80
New York Rubber:- July
15.62A
September :.. 15.72a
15.71
October
15.73a
15.74n
December
15.82a
15.823
January
15.81
15.33m
Sh.
March
15.89h
15.93a
Chicago Wheat:--
July September
8414
845%
3432
8434
December
861⁄4
86%
Chicago Corn:-
July
59%
594
September
5714
5T
Winnipeg Wheat:-
(July
75%%%
76%
76%
77 78%
Shanghai Cortona (new) Sh-
$391.3.
Zoong. Sings Sh.$18 a. Wing On Textiles Sh.$25 -
Miscellaneou Entertainments $2.90 n.
S. C Enterprises $1.35 z. Macao "Greyhounds” $2 2. Constructions (old) $1% 2 Constructions (new) 30 ets. b. Vibro Piling $4 n. Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G$Bds.
9334.2.
H.K. Govt 4 Loan 6% prem.
b.
H.K. Govt. 3% Loan par. b. Wallace Harpers $4 n
counts opened. Fixed Deposits PORCUPINE PLAGUE
ceived at rates which will be quoted, on application.
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Bams for hire
PHILIP GOCKCHIN
THE
Chist Manager.
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
Head-Office Shanghai
IN S. AFRICA
Potato Crops Ruined
October December
a-asked, b-bid, t-traded
Im nominal
FUNERAL WAS POSTPONED
No Truth In Allegation
To Police
An advertising scheme had been. started with success in Leeds and jother parts of Yorkshire, said Mr. D. Henson, moving the resolution Jon behalf of Leeds retail butchers. He suggested that a small com- petition could be organised among butchers for suitable slogans.
Necessary For Health
Mr. J. Armstrong, Leeds, said that milk, beer, fruit, and fish had their national advertising schemes. He thought it was time that there was a similar scheme for meat. He added that meat was necessary for health and beauty as well
as for life itself. The time had come when Britons should be taught how to have a balanced ration.
02
A resolution emphasising the necessity for removing all quotas. meat was proposed by the London Association and passed
Mr. A. Johnson said that since ļa quota was imposed on Danish bacon'a housewife could obtain only two-thirds of the bacon
which she normally obtained for the same money. Restricted sup- plies meant a higher price and
A detective-sergeant stated at smaller turnover. the inquest at St. Pancras last month on George Mansi, aged 17,
Decrease in Livestock The decrease in livestock in the
of Halton-road, Islington, that a country was pointed out by Mr. E. A mysterious plague of porcu-letter sent to the police suggested Mitchell, Eury. He was not op ipines
at Fouriesburg, Orange that the boy met with an injury posed to the importation of meat Free State, has caused extensive just before his death. He died from the Argentine, he said, but Įdamage to the potato crops. from heart failure.
he thought that if we had quotas
The animals visit potato patches In consequence the funeral was they should be placed on low-
grade meat. during the night and when morn-postponed for one day. Capital paid up $5,000,000.
Enquiries had been made, add- Such meat, he stated, was being Reserves
jing comes they have gore, leaving $7,500,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. desolation behind them.
led the officer, but the police could foisted on to the open market at Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Farmers, who have suffered discover no one who had injured prices with which it was impos- heavy losses from the porcupine Mansi. There was no reason to jsible for the general butcher to plague, have organised hunting suspect violence,
compete. parties. but they seldom find a Becording a verdict of death The autumn meeting of the porcupine.
from natural causes the coroner,}Federation will be held in Mar- Nobody can discover where the Mr. Bentley Purchase, said that he gate in September, and the annual animals come from in such ener-was satisfied that death was not meeting in 1937 will take place at. įmous numbers.
Idue to injury.
Bournemouth.
Ox
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POPEYE.
"Holding Down The Fort."
| ATTENTION, NATIONAL PRESERVES. THE FATE OF
THIS NATION DEPENDS ON YOU – THAT'S WHY.
1 YAM SAVIN YA FOR A EMERGENSNEE.
I YAM NOW GO'NER PENETRATE THE
EMENY'S LINES
L'AN USE SOME
STRAGETY
DON'T FORGET
TO EAT YER
SPINACH
LUHILE I YAM
GONE
IT SURE TAKES A BRAVE MAN TO COME, OUT HERE
To-morrow.
"Me And My Shadow.”
IT TAKES
NERVE - I MAY 3
BAM
GET ME HEAD
WELL FOR-
HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY 1936 ISSUE
BLOW'D OFF
ANY MINUTĘ,
NOW
ON SALE
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