BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Authorised Capital ....$50,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1353.
nod and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000
Reserve Funds:-
Sterling £4,500,000 Hong Kong Currency
Eserve...$10,000,000
Beverve Liability of Pro-
priators
FRID OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF 1
DIRECTORS
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
متملك
secros Beng
DECLINES
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1936
and
Commerce
Finance
Silver Prices Rise
Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000
Reserve Fund à.
£3,000,000
LOCAL DOLLAR
Reserve Liability of Pro-
$20,000,000
prietars
£1,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Alar Bhar
Tampon
Amatper
ipok
Bangkok
Bombay
Kabe
Calcutta
Kuala Lumpu
Kucking
Úg
Madre
Соба
Manda
Imping
Moder
Tiana
D
New York
Tangika
Papie
{Shuker)
Hamburg
Bankow
Issand
ar
Hon Mr. J. J. Paterson.
Chair
G. Miskin 384-
Дереку С.
Jon. Mr. WE Bell, JR. Haszon Eag
Compton Esq., T. E. Parte Esq.
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
7. A. Plummer Esq. MT. Johnsen Esq., A.L. Shields Esq.
MOY
CANTOK
Y. M. Graybura, Esq.
ODLOMBI
DAREN
FOOCHO
KAPHONG
KAMBUS
JUMUIKOT
TARIX
HONGLY
ZAHLU
IPOU
JOHURI
XUB
HOWLINE
Clint Manager.
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KUALA LUXPER
WUNDIN
1025
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MURDEN
NEW TURT
PEIPING
PESIN
RESIOON
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SINGAPURE
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TUS
YUKURAMA
Chris opased in Lowl Currency And Directed far one your or shorter
El Currency and during of sect
beque BEPUSTE BOXES
15:00 up to date SAFE Battours TO LET
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Quaisons of the shore leak is nonduce HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
Bal may be ANKING CURFURATION. ad to appicting
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI RANENG CORPORATION.
V. M. QUAYSUEN.
Chin Kangar Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
$130,00
Laboral Capita:0.0000.00
divides Prodi 2,606
Tema Vadivdes
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
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Forage Schaago and Geomen) Banking businem out spread and Plaed Deponite can you be shorter periode an exten be quoted as application
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THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,
UNITED
(Incorporated in China)
Hoai Ofican-Shanghai
Capital
$7,500,000,00
$1,500,000.00
Leserve Braschall Emportant Cities
in
The local dollar has declined on demand this! 1/16. opening morning at 1/348.
"Spot" silver rose 1/16 to 19 15.16 while "forward" also rosel
16 to 19-15/16.
rate was
The London on New York cross- quoted at -U.S.$5.02, as compared with £—US$49978.! on London while the New York cross-rate was quoted at -US.-) $5.02, as compared with £-U.S.-; $997-
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
While the To-day. Berlin. share market opened firm yester-) day in the expectation that the buoyant tendency would continue, it was soon seen that the market lacked uniformity, some important! Chucho mad Baring Lemonate openal and Fad shares being quite neglected. The Depot ved fixed interest securities' market
China Forsiga Bestevige dial. Geveral Bezling Bond
Semanavad.
si mine which will it quoted on application.
BOU Z CHANG,
HONG KONG PRANCH: 2, De Vous Broad, Crowsh Маска Ово
For Exchange Dupa
Manager.
MÉTAL, HOSAN
*
Oscara). Offer insomniasta Cenbier's Offer
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.
Incorporated with Luashed Inability in 07.9km Head Office:65, Broadway. New York
Capital
Surplus Reserves
Anardan
Antwerp
Athana
40 Yog
Lig
Is Love them my P. 2. L Lea To Lay Chao Ching New Dog Lea Sacs Lung Can Jan E. 404 A. Enj
Ha Jung 25. Eryn Crist Manager.. Le Foug. 294., Kasmgur. BRANCHES AND QUENCIES:-
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Tokyo
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was quiet and the turnover smali. Call money stood at 6 per cent. --Trans-Ocean Service.
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
Berlin, To-day. The Reichs- mark was quoted yesterday with- out guarantee at:-New York, 40.26: Paris. 611; Amsterdam. 39.56; and London, 12.465 Paris, U.S.$6,000,000.00 quoted the Pound sterling at 76.- 2,240,344.38 10 to 76.15, and the US. dollar at 897,612.6315.1887 to 15.1913.-Trans-Ocean'
BRANCHES
Gende
The Hague
Kontowan Rilan Non
Hatena
Limburg
Jarre Heidelberg
interia.com Jerusalem
bos.com Liverpool
La C Lugo LUROT
جامعة
Taro Pasping Zouardam House shanghai
Bompon
Kagapor
Tuakes Verma
Xacte Carlo
Kuch
Lokohama Suso
Service.
SHARP DROP IN PRICE OF TIN
London.
SHARE MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following was the list local share quotations issued day:-
of
to-
Banks
HK. $1,580 b. H.K. Bank (London) £104 a. Chartered Bank £14% n. Mercantile
Bank A. and E
530 a. Mercantile Bank C. £13. Bank of East Asia $78 n.
Insurances
Canton In's $263 0. Union Ins. $310 b.
China Underwriters $1 De China Fire Ins. $462 n.
AUSTRALIAN TRADE JAPAN AND NEW TARIFFS
Melbourne, To-day- Sir Henry Gullett. chairman of the Tariffs Commission, dis- enssed with the Japanese Consul. Mr. Muri, new counter-proposals from Japan with regard to the new Australian tariff and also the basis of the new trade treaty.
After the interview Sir Henry, in a speech, stated that Jap- anese goods which had been manufactured at a price so low that it was impossible for other countries to compete could not be allowed to overwhelm the markets of Australia Australia looked to the mother country and the other Dominions for an outlet for her products and would give preference to these comtries. Japan was a poor customer in all Australian products except wool — Reuter's Bulletin Service.
COMMODITY PRICES
The following quotations have? been received by Reuter:--
Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing
New York Cotton:- July
11.63
11.65
H. Fire Ins.. $250 m. International Assce Sh$314.12.
October
10.84
10.78
December
10.79
10.75
Shipping
January
10.81
10.78
Douglases $3 n.
March
10.83
10.76
H.E. Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 E. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 n. Shells (Bearer) 399/41⁄2 n. Union Waterboats $12.20 n.
Mining
May
10.85
10.77
Spot
11.80
11.80
New York Rubber:-
July September October
15.63a
15.722
15.71
15.82a
15.740
15.83a
December
15.82a
35.91
January
15.831
15.940
-
March
15.93
16.03
Chicago Wheat:-
July
$4%
September
843
84% $44
December
86%
8675
Chicago Corn:-
July
591⁄4
601%
September
574
57
Winnipeg Wheat:- July
October,
76%
Kailan Mining Ad. 11/6 n. Langkats (Single) S.$8 S'hai Exploration Sh.$431⁄2 1. Shanghai Loans Sh.$4 Raubs $10.35 .
Venz; Goldfield $1 b.
Docks, etc. H.K. and K. Wharves $85 a H.K. and W. Docks $9 Provident (Old) 95 cts. b.. Providenta (New) 20 cts`. Hong Kew Sh$135 n. New Engineering Sh.$4 n. Shanghai Docks Sh.$100 n
Lands, Hotels, etc. H.K. and S. Hotels $4.65 s. H.K. Lands $30 b. H.K Lands 100% b.
4%
..
Debentures December
Shanghai Lands Sh.$13 n Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 Humphreys $8.35 B.
China Bealties Sh.$4 n.
HK Realties $4 -
the
Chinese Estates $82 n.
*
in fost
This is the
To-day. 0: metal exchange yesterday sharp decline Occurred
which the price of tin,
5 to £137 per ton. lowest quotation since May 1933. renewed was also some There Branches of American Express pressure against the frane on the Company in Principal cities of United Foreign Exchange Market, and States of America and Canada. sterling appreciated against the All classes of Commerdal Banking gold currencies.-British Wireless
Service. Cum Transactions undertaken.
Backing and Excimage Lid do approved
Cut seged in Loomi Bad Fand Legnato le erat for wom your or our Durand forwys Curtea big kit will the fused an appisom.com. " Dupont
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THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED
Established 1980 Capital (full paid-up) Ten.200,000,000 Beserve Fund ..
Yen129,150,000 |
Bead Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria..
Berlin
Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Nagasaki
Nagoya
New York
Osaka
Paris
Peiping
Dairen (Dairy) Ranguon Feaguien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro Banbury ankow
Бо
Esiaking Kachi Kobe Losdon Los Angeles Manila
San
Francisco
Seattle Semarang Shanghai Singapore
Sourabaya
Tokyo
Tsingtan
Yingkow,
Interest allowed for Current Ac
conate.
Personal investment secourts hand- led.
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department
C. EL BENSON,
General Manager.
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 de cripton of banking business transact- ed.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac Fixed Deposits re counts opened. ceived at rates which will be quoted; on application
Trusteeship & Executorship under. tako. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCK CHIN
Chief Manager.")
QUAUTY PRINTING
Deposits received for Sxed periods with Quick Service
at rates to be obtained
tion.
on
G. KISHINAMI,
Manager.
THE NEWSPAPER EXTKAPRIBE LTD.
GRICA MAZ, ALDI.
Hong Kong, 10th March, 1926,
POPEYE.
"Me And My Shadow."
WHY, THE IDEA! YOU OUT) HERE PLAYIN’ON THE BATTLEFIELD-1'SUSPOSE YA THINK IT'S THE
FORT OF JULY,
BOOMB
YA AIN'T GOT A BIT OF' SENSE: NOW GET ON
INSIDE AN' STAY I
THERE!
DUTCH BANK RATE AGAIN RAISED
-After-1 Amsterdam, To-day. raising the bank rate from 2 to last
the Friday, 3 per cent. Bank of the Netherlands has now announced a rise to 46 per cent. -Trans-Ocean Service.
£50 CHEQUE FOR PORTER
A cheque for £50, subscribed by to passengers. was presented
commorate Thomas Wretham, to This 50 years' service as a porter at
Chislehurst Station. Kent.
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up $5,000,000. .$7,500,000. Reserves Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Head-Office--Shanghai A. Bank having as its mission development on the industrial China and the fostering of ber commercial relations abroad. Hong Song Office
6, Queen's Road Central- Phone: 31116.
China Debentures Sh.S60 ¤.
Manila Mining
Antamoks $3.10 b., SX10 sa
Atoks 56 cts. b. Baguio Gold 27 cts. n. Balators $12.
Benguet Consolidated $18 b. Benguet Exploration 27 cts. b.
and sa.
Big Wedge 37 cts. b. Consolidated Mines 1
cts. b.
Demonstration $109 b.. $1.05/-
1.10 sa.
Gold Creek 9 cts. n. Ipo Gold 31 cts. n. Itogons $1.29 . IX.L. $13. Masbate S cts. n.
Northerns Mining 34 cts: b. Paracale Gamaus 48 ets n Salacots 14 cta: n. San Mauricio $1.14 n Suyoc Convol 34 cts. n. United Pacale 96 cts. b. and
N3.
Universal Explor 18 cts
Public Utilities
H.K. Tramways $9.10 b. and sa. Peak, Trame (old) $7 n Peak Trams (new) $3 1. Star Ferries $861⁄2 b. Yaumati Ferries $20 n. C. Light gld) $10% ..
$10.80
C. Light (new) $72 b. H.K. Electrica $51 b. Macao Electrics $20 n. Sandakan Lights $830 Telephones (old) $25 b. Telephones(new) $9. China Buses Sh.$11 a Singapore Tractions 277- b. Singapore Tractions Pref. 28/-
Industriala
Malabon Sagar 991⁄2 4.
Cald., Macg. (Ord) Sh‡191⁄2 n2..
BOON
BOOM
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Continual Dullness Expected
FRANC DEVALUATION OF MINOR IMPORTANCE
Messra White, Weld and Com- pany, New York correspondents for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com pany, report:~
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTIONS THE Undersigned have received: instructions to sell by Public
Auction
0%
Friday, the 5th. June, 1936 commencing at 10.00 am "at their Sales Room,
Duddell Street
400 Doz. Brass Belts
Buckdes.
200 Doz. Shoe Buckles, - 1500 Yards Elastic Bands.
and:
3
160 Do. Nail Polish Powder. 640 Pieces Corda and Sockets
for Electric Iron.
«
33500 Packets Cigarette Paper.
12 Cases Brass and Nickel
Handles for Furniture.
2 Cases Ornaments for Hate-
and Dresses
2 Cases Straw Braids.
2 Cases Doll Heads.
and
A Quantity of MISCELLANEOUS GOODS Terms: Cash on Delivery LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers
Hong Kong, 4th. May 1936.
THE Undersigned have received
Tauctions to sell by Public
Freach Stocks:-Though the monetary difficulties are likely to have a bearish efect on traders, we believe that the possibility of devaluation of the French Franc Auction is of no great importance other- wise in this market. We expect| continued dullness. Business done: -640,000 shares.
-Cotton-Buying, mostly of al speculative nature, to-day absorb-| led some considerable profit-tak- ing Weather conditions are dry in the East
"Wheat:-Messrs. J. E. Bennett and Company estimate the Win-
Monday, the 8th. June, 19356 commencing at 10.00 a.m.
at Nos. 111 and 113 Austin Road, Kowloon
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
also
One Electric Water Cooler. On View from Sunday the 7th.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
ter wheat crop at 527,000,000 bus-June 1936. 77hels, the Spring crop at 232,000,- 77% 000 bushels, the oat yield at 11 77
78% 165,000,000 bushels and the crop *6%
Other pri- asked bid, -traded.. at 39,000,000 bushels.
rate estimates are somewhat low- nominal.
The average private estim-
er.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 4th May, 1936
ates indicate a winter wheat crop ACTRESS FALLS
RAW RUBBER PRICES 501.000.000
of
bushels and a Spring crop of 236.000.000 bus- Latest Quotations From hels, which are about as had been
Singapore
expected.
FROM PLANE
Tragedy Near Biarritz
The publication Standard Sta-| Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Catistics report:— have received the following. "Cotton:-Tentative indications currency give the new crop at, at least, 12,- in Straits quotations
The substantial Paris. Mlle. Germaine Recart, from Singapore for Raw Rubber. 1000,000 bales.
discount in distant months pointsfa Parisian film actress under the to lower spot" prices in the Au-name of Nadia Cortes, was killed last month when she fell out of s "Wheat:The threat of drought two-seater touring aeroplane rear. is not yet removed and the tread Biarritz. The plane was piloted of the market depends upon wea-by Senor de la Gandara, a Spanish ther conditions.
resident of Biarritz.
Spet 25 b. Up 4. July-Sept. 26 b. Up 1. Oct.-Dec. 264 b. Up 44. Jan.-March 26% b. Up Market: Steadier.
Cald. Maeg (Pref.) Sh$15. Canton Ices $14 n. Cements $9.48 n. H.K. Ropes $4.40 m. Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $19 b.. $19.70 Watsons $3.45 1. Lane, Crawfords $6% n. Mackintoshs $5 n. Sinceres $1.70 - Wm. Fowells 40 cts. n. Wing On (H.K) $50 Cotton Mills Ewo Cottons Sh.$84 n. Shanghai Cottons
$70 n.
tumn.
generous crop.
E
"Corn:-We are against pur- The plane was flying at a height the substantial of nearly 1,000ft. The gendarmerie chases owing farm stocks and indications of a who were investigating the cir- cumstances were unable to deter- "Rubber: Although further re-mine whether the tragedy was an ductions in world stocks, are like-laccident or a case of suicide. sjly, we would confine purchases of Mile. Recart was, strapped in
the commodity
future her seat when the 'plane took off needs.
and when her body was found she “Flash :--Average daily petro-was grasping in one hand a-lace leum production during the past handkerchief and in the other a week is estimated at 2,944,000 bar-glove.
to near
rels as compared with 3,004,000) barrels the previous week
The Edison Electric Institutes: production Sb.jestimates electricity
(old)
(new)
Sh-
Shanghai Cottons
$392 1. Zoong Sings Sh.$18 n. Wing On Textiles Sh.$25 a
Miscellaneous Entertainments '$2.90 ́n.
S. C. Enterprises $1.35 a. Macao "Greyhounds” $2 n. Constructions (old) ' - $1%' n Constructions: (new) 30 eta, b. Vibro Piling $4 m.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 GSBds.
93*%% 0.
for the past week at 1,922,000,000| .w.h., an increase of 18.6 per cent from the corresponding period of last year.
P. C. GIVES BLOOD FOR INSPECTOR
A police" constable gave blood
for transfusion in an attempt to save the life of Inspector Alfred
H.K. Govt. 4% Lean 6% prem. Marsham, aged 42, of Potters Bar,
who Middlesex,
died
b.
in
St.
H.K. Govt. 31⁄2 Loan par. b.. Thomas's Hospital after an opera-
Ition Wallace Harpers 34 n-
Just Received
New Supply of SILVER JUBILEE
STAMPS
Few Complete Sets of BRITISH COLONIES.
and DOMINIONS.
GRACA & CO..
Dealers in Postage Stamps,
Na. 10. Wyndham Street, Established 1896 Hong Kong
The End.
HONG KONG
$ DIRECTORY 1936 ISSUE
NOW!
ON SALE
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