BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION-
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Authorised Capital ......$50,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1953. Insond and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000 |
Leserve Funda:—
Starling £ 5,590,000
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve ....$10,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
IHAD OFFICE; HONG KONG.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Paid-up Capital .... Reserve Fund
.£3,000,000 „£3,000,000
-$20,000,000
Eeserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
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Ametoa
Segon
Bago
Baruchi Xlang
Betrag
Servakan
Bessbet
Shanghai
Celtic Cadios
Kunia League
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Han. Mr. J. J. Paterson.
G. Miskis EQ-
·Deputy Charm.
Coloube
Hon. Mr. W.E. Bell, JR. Sasson E, Ca AH Compton Esq., T. E. Pastos Esq. Das
tephens Eon. Mr. S. E. Dodweli,
J. A. Plummer Eag.!
Harbin
LT Johnson Esq., AL. Shields Eeg Hong Kong
V. M. Grayburn, Esq.
AMOT
MANGKOK
BATAVIA
BUNALT
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DANTOM CHEFOO
Chief Mengat
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NEW YORK
PRIPISG PLANU
BANON
BANGUN
BAREN
KLEPHON
FEW BORA
SAN FRANCISCO
SINDAPOGE
ANEOW HARRIN KUNGLIW
HUILA
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AVER
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Soulabaka
SU GEL PATANI
TLESININ
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TSINGTAO
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Our Aceasta opazna ve Locks Currency wod Kized · Depoad 10: G# F or aborter periodo va Lamis Carmacy and murung ON MENE
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A up to date tiFE DERUDIT, WJIES in IZHAM GUM 230 LET.
Hong Kong 24th February, 1996.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
In Boone of the muse Back in condite=" pay the HUNG KONU AND SHANGRAI PANKING CORPORATION, But may be pracová og appiðstion.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPUSATION.
V. M. GRABUEN,
Chat Masague.
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1935,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Lemurians/Capita
$10,000,000.00
Manila
Imping
(Basket) Taking
Yokona Zamboanga
Forsgn fizchange and General Banking busine
Current Accounts opened and Fund Deposita escuted 'for' ons joue de skorset parada at thin whack wil be quoted on appùcasion.
Bank's Road Offer" in den Expoador
clas INTEC of Bestik Indma Taz omezpaid, di sem which may be ascertained on applica
A. BRKARLEY,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st Janzziy, 1935.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Inmorporated with Lumised Liability in USA.
Bead Office-65, Broadway, New Yock
Capital Surpine Reserves
U.S.$6,000,000.00 2,240,344.28
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1936
Commerce and Finance
HK. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION
The following report was issued by the Hong Kong Sharebrokej Association.
Providents Old 90 cts. b. Hotels $4.65 b.
Trams $9.85 d.
Electrics $50 b. $50% s Lights Old $10.55 b., $10.60 Cements $8 sa. Atoks 50 cts. b. Beag. Ecpl. 24 cts. b. Demonstrations $1.05 b., $1.07 s Paracale Gumaus 54 ets. b. 55
cas, s. 54 cts. sa. Salacots 12 ets. b.
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BANK BOOKS TO BE INSPECTED
Sequel To Raid On Salisbury Club
SUMMONS AGAINST PROPRIETRESS
SHARE MARKET
HK Stock Exchange Summary issued at 3.75 p. terday.
China
DR. HENRY
DREYFUS
Applying For British Citizenship
Dr. Henry Dreyfus, chairman and managing director of British; Celanese, is applying for British Official naturalisation: He is of Swiss
origin. yes-
пяте dates
BIG ANGLO-US.
FILM DEAL British National And
Fox, Co-operate
STARS AND WRITERS FOR ENGLAND
A long-term agreement of the greatest importance to British
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE Undersigned have received.
instructions to sell by Publis
Auction
од
Friday, the 26th June, 1936 commencing at 2.50 p.m..
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
The British Cellulose and Che-films in the world market has been Lights, Hotels
and mical Manufacturing Company was signed between British National Cements were dealt in at $10.60, formed in 1916 to acquire patent Films Ltd., and the twentieth Cen- $452 and $3.70/8% respectively. rights owned by the brothers Dr.tury Fox Film Corporation, by Trams appreciated to $10.30 buy-Henry and Mr. Camille Dreyfus, which the British company is to ers, sellers asking for $10.00. who became directors.
receive the full co-operation and comprising:- Manila quotations displayed saonly a few minor alterations, the
support of the American concern. This business was acquired by
Chesterfield Suites, Black Wood The agreement was signed by Ware, Teak Bed Room and Dining British Cellulose and market closing steady,
Chemical Mr. Sidney R. Kent, of Twentieth Room Manufacturing (Parent) in 1918-Century Fox, and Mr. John Cor-Office
Furniture Rattan Ware, Hong Kong Banks-$1670-b.
Furniture, Steel The present
Filing: Canton Insurances $255 sa.
from Geld, director of British National Cabinet, Typewriters, Sewing October, 1923. Union Insurances $5174 b.
the day before Mr. Kent sailed for Machine, Gramaphones and Re HK and W. Docks $9. Mr. Alfred Lowenstein financed the United States last week, with cords, Rugs, Carpets, Porcelain Providents (Old) 95 cts. b. the company when it was requir-Mr. Joseph M. Schenck, the chair-Cigar Safe. Oil
Paintings, Pic- Venz, Godfelds $434 - b
ing working capital
man of Fox. All the vast tech-tures, Ornaments, Electric Table Antamoks $4:40 b., $4.49 sa.
mical and star resources of Later Mr. Lowenstein came in American company will be avail-and E. P. Ware, Bronze and Brass the Fans and Lamps, Cutlery, Silver Atoks 60 cts. b...
riolent conflict with the directors able for British National Consolidated Mines 1 cts of Celanese. As a result the bro- Benguet Explorations 23 cts. b. thers Dreyfus, joint managing Demonstrations $1.07 b. $1.08 directors of
British s., $1.08/1.07 sa.
Company, brought of I. X. L. $1.95 b. Masbate 76 cts. b.. 79 cts. sa. Northern Mixing 36 cts. 5. San Mauricio $1 b. Hotels $4 b. and sa.
Salisbury-It was stated at the 89%,612.65 city police-court here last month that a summons had been served on Mr Fox-Pitt. proprietresa of the Old Mill Salisbury, to show cause why the club should not be struck off the register.
BRANCHES:
Серде
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Ching
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The Hagu
Asking
Here
Simplen
Kamey
Bartin
Bombay
Heidelberg
Braces
Bei
Во
Landam
Calouste Cannes
Lucerna
Copenhagen Dobies Edinburgh
Lazok
Monte Carlo Manila Mamon
ويسنا
winog
Southampton Singapore Гамол Yona
Yokohama
Branches of American Express a Undivided Pro 2,0,0.13 Company in Principal cities of United
States of America and:Canada.
BELD OFFICE:-MONG BUNU
3. Das Vaur Hund, Greate
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
bic hou-sos Chow, Chatan,
WYLA
The police raided the club on April 18 when a cabaret enter tainment
in
A progress. number of well-known people were among the guests.
Mr. E. G... Broad, on behalf of the Chief Constable. applied to be; allowed to inspect and take copies of entries in the books of the Westminster Bank at the Salisbury branch or elsewhere relating the account of Mrs. Fox-Pitt, the club's wine and spirit committee, Personal investment accounts hand-that in the name of C. E. Fox-Pitti and that in the name of E. Fox-| Pitt
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Song in Wong Chub, Em, wad ned
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on Jung Pw Emp, Chunt MaunS OF
36 Tan Yong Zoj, Manager.
BRASCETİS AND`AGENCIES :-
Manda
Maib Sain
Away
Bombay Salouzna
New Lore
Xaptong
Ecomplain
Linh Puca
H
Law
Sigm
Publi
So Fa
-
cosaghe Augapore boursówye So
سهامج:
Floats
Tuyu Vanda Var Yokosms
Kesey: Amarpuva' of Banking and Exchange Basturen Aracated, Jonas galé, ao approved
Current apcoučia opeant in Low Currency and Fized. Degowda foured for one year or skorter persoça "us. Lannt wead Formg Ca
GA SARIDA, which will be quoted on apparstaihi
Чай Витрата Внальная о том
SAN TONG 20,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (full paid-up) Yen,100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Yen 129,150,000)
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies st
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Genton
Nagasaki Nagoya
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its' “Travellers Chegues" and Letters of Credit and, Fia addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department.
CH. BENSON,
General Manager.
:
"Unusual Procedure"
to
Mr. Broad said the bank had been notified of the application but Mrs. Fox-Pitt had Bot. It was not necessary.
In reply to Mr. Broad. Insp. Jef
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H.K. Land 45% Debentures 100%
b.
H.K. Trams $10.10 b $934/9.80
$3.
China Lights (Old) $10.55 b..
$10.65 s.. $10.60 sa.
China Lights (New) $7.70 b. Electrics 3504 b. Telephones (New) $84 s. Singapore Tractions 29/- b. Malabon Sugars 394 b. Cements $8.50 b.. $84 x, $8.70/
8 sa
Watsons $3.45 sa. Constructions (New) 30 cts. b. Govt. 4% Loan 7 Prem, b. Govt. 34% Loan 134% Prem MANILA CLOSING SALES Antamoks P.2.90.
Baguio Gold 17 cvos. Benguet Consolidated P.1L80. Benguet Exploration 17 evoS. Big Wedge 25 evos. Demonstrations 59 eros. Itogons 80 cros. Masbate 48
cvos. Northern Mining 221⁄2 evos. Paracale Gumaus 361⁄2 evos. San Mauricio 68 cvos. United Paracale 68 cvos.
feris, who was called as a witness, FIVE OFFENCES
said it was essential to
inspect
jcertain books to complete the
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, chain of evidence. He added that|
LEITED
(Incorporated in China) Hood Ofice.Shanghai
Capital
$7,500,000.00 Reserve
$1,500,000.00 Branches-All- Important Cities
Chins
it was a most unusual procedure, but the object of the Banks Books Evidence Act was to facilitate en- quiries into accounts and to
viate attendance at court of bank officials.
ALLEGED
Harley-St. Doctor For Trial
Celanese 2000,000
deal which gave them control of the company.
The present issued share capital is £3,961,333.
DISPUTE OVER SERVICES
Clergyman Declines A Living
near
Among the provisions are:
Ware, Cloisonne and Aluminiums: Ware, Porcelain and Glass Ware,
The production of a series of Washing Machine, Geysers, Cook- pictures for world distributioning Stoves, Curios, Ice Chests, by Twentieth Century Fox at Filters. Curtains. Linen, Billiard the new Pinewood Studios at Cues and Balis, etc., etc. Iver, Bucks.
On View from Thursday, ther 25th June, 1936.
Production is to start in the early autumn. First film to be delivered by the end of the year. British National to receive full co-operation from Twentieth Century Fox.
Provision made for the train- ing of British National person- nel in Hollywood.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 23rd June, 1936.
under the new agreement will be
The lending to British Nation-selected from several important al of first-rank Twentieth Cen-[stories owned by the two tury stars and writers.
Famous StarS
com panies.
The British National picture,
A difficulty has arisen over the living of Temple Balsall
Among the famous players un-"The Turn of the Tide" was held Walsall, because the Rev. P. A. E. der contract to Fox are stare of by many critics to be one of the Birley, vicar of Eardisland, near world importance such as 'Shirley finest British pictures made last Leominster, who had accepted it, Temple.
states that he is unable to agree "This will tremendously enhance
b.
with the conditions laid down by the the Bishop of Birmingham, Barnes.
prestige of. British films Dr.throughout the world. It will be
London,"
other Mr. Corfield said recently.
Dr. Laura Winifred Sanders Bliss, of Bayfield House, Little.
The bench granted the applica-Bookham, and Nancy Melina Her-
Farmiga Exatangy and General Banking Busition.
Cubrat and Garing Accountan opened' and Fized. Deposit montred for ma post ofʻshorter perioda AS HUME which will be quoted am moglientiem.
300 2 CEANG, S
Manager.
HONG KONG · BRANCH;
Dan Tac Boad: Central
Manager's Odes mesmas Fomiga Exchange Dopl General Ofis Cashier's Office
INDEZ
New York
Osaka
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Peiping
Dairen (Dairy) Rangoon
Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Haskow
Hashin
Log Kong Hondatu
Leadón
Los Angeles
Manila
Moji
San Francisco Seattle
Semin
Singapore Sourabaya Sydney
Tienti
Taingiau
Yingkow
Interest allowed for Current do- Counts.
Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on applica- Hon
G. KISHINAMI,
jed.
Head Office: Hong Kong
PERTHSHIRE RAIL MISHAP
Derailed Engine Saved From 30 Ft. Drop
com-
mitage Bickell a nurse-receptionist, of the same address, were mitted at Epsom Police-court last five
month to the Old Bailey on
charges.
These alleged that they were concerned together with unlawfully]
in an instrument with intent
to procure miscarriage Ο women on different dates.
fre
Dr. Bliss was stated at a pre-
A passenger train left the rails vous hearing to have a consult- half a mile from Crieff Stationing-room in Harley-street. The
26, Das Focer, Road Central Perthshire.. Three carriages fell alleged offences are said to have
Authorized Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS:—
Westminster Bank, Ltd.
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on the opposite side to the engine, taken place at the house at Little and saved it from falling 30ft. to Bookham.
the river below. None of the 10 passengers in the train was in-
the
DUKE OF KENT ENTERS FOR AIR RACE
Foreign Exchange and eyery, des-jured, but the driver and cripton of banking business transact-fireman were suffering from shock,
Current, accounts and Savings de-known.
The cause of the accident is un-| counts opened.
The permanent way was Fixed Deposita ze-- crived, at patas which will be quoted twisted for a }on_application.
Among distance of · 100)
the entrants for thei yards, and the carriages were [King's Cap Air Race on July 10-11 Trusteeship & Executorship under- badly damaged.
is the Duke of Kent.. taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN -
Chief Manager.
Manager CUSTOMS DUTIES
Hong Kong, 10th March, 1936.
TRE.
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED ..."(Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up $5,000,000
Reserves
-----$7,500,000
Capital Savings Dept. $500,000, Reserva Savings Dept. $800,000. Head Ofton-Shanghai-
mission
A Bank having as its the industrial development on Chins, and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad.
Hong Kong Office---
6, Queen's Road Central Phone 31116.
EVADED
Heavy Fine To Be Paid By US. Woman
Sharepusher Sentenced
Sentence of 13 months' hardi The private tator parted with labour was passed at the Old Bailey £1,400 of securities on the repre last montă on Dore Isidore Banm-sentation that Percy Bennett, and art, aged 41, traveller, a former Co. had acquired a block of shares associate of Clarence Young, the in Colmans, Ltd. the mustard notorious sharepusher.
company.
the
He was convicted on a charge Mrs. Marcia Túcker Draper, an of conspiring with Young. Charles was stated to have parted with Miss Amy Crocker, of Bristol, American with an address at Pad-White and others unknown, to £1,800 in securities dington, London, was at South- defraud, Baumgart toured empton Police-court inst month country for Percy Bennett and of London Police, said Baumgart Det.-Insp. Hallows, of the City ordered to pay double value and Co, which, according to the pro- had one previous conviction, at duty, amounting to £477, for being secution, Was a. "bucket-shop" the Old Bailey in July, 1923." He concerned int "an attempted eva- affair.
was sentenced to 12 months' ́hard sion of Customs duties on linen,
silk and other articles.
It was stated that he called on labour for conspiracy to defraud a private tutor and two women, in similar case.
It was stated that when Mr. Jone a widow, all of whom were
The Recorder
(Sir Holman
Draper arrived in the liner Europa induced to part with share-certi-Gregory, K.C.), in passing sen-
on April 20 Customs officers found ficates representing thé articles in some of her trunks amounts, and they She denied any intention of con-money.
substantial tence, told Bamingart that he had lost their been found guilty of ́s serious
offence.
a really genuine.co-operation be-
The conditions related to the tween Hollywood and conduct of services, and matters
the matter.
year.
LEGAL DIGNITARY FINED
Writing from the Royal Courts "The facilities for training our of Justice, Mr. William V. Ball, of The Bishop of Birmingham de personnel in Hollywood, and access Holland-street, Kensington, asked jclined to make any statement on to the best American story-the Mortlake, magistrates to EX- writers, will be of the greatest case his non-appearance to answer The Rev. F. A. H. Birley,
an value.
2 summons for “speeding,” as be MA of Lincoln College, Oxford, "We can now borrow well-known had duty at the Courts as a Mas- Was ordained in 1893. After players, buy stories hitherto notter of the King's Bench. curacies at Oswestry and Leam-available, and take advantage of His speed was stated to have ington, he was vicar of Amblecote, the unique production. organisa-been 43 to 43 miles an hour i 1905-8, Fillongley 1908-11, Ola-tion and distribution facilities of Lonsdaleroad, Barnes. He was bury 1911-17; and went to. Eardia-Twentieth Century Fox.".
fined £3, and his licence was en- land in 1917.
The first subject to be produced dorsed.
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