BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
THE CHARTERED: BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
.......... $50,000,000 | Incasperated by Boyal Charter, 1853. |
Leened and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000
Beserve Funds:-
Starling ------£6,500,000
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve ----$10,000,000
Beserve Liability of Pro-
gristors
THE CHINA-MAIL SATURDAY, JULY 1936
Commerce and
Finance
Local Share Market
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Paid-up Capital Beserve Frind whe
Boservs Liability of Pro-
prietors
..£3,000,300 | £3,000,000
$3,000,000
...$20,000,000
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Messrs. Harriman's Weekly Report
FRAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
BOARD OF
DIRECTON
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson.
Chairman.
G. Mida EG
Deputy Chairsan.
ADRIAN
Bangkok
Agencies and Branches:
Bangoon
Loja
Прок
Karoli
Saari
Mang
Decemb
Bombay
shanghai
Calcetin Cantor
Luala Lumpur
Dingspore
Lucking
Cawagare
Bourabaya
Kastila
Xiadan
Tu
New York
Paiping
Hainburg
Haba
PRIC
Pouring
Tongan
Talago Tokenme Zamboanga
Hong Kong
Tàn Me WH Bell, J.R. Masson Esq. Undu H. Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Esq. Dail
M. & Dodwell,
Euph J. A. Plummer Eskow
Hon Mr. M T. Johnson,
A. L Shields Esq., V. 25 Graybars, Esq.
ANOT
BANGKOK
BATAYZA
CALCOMM.
GASTON
COLOMBO DAIREM
POOCHOW
KAIPHONG
HAM BUNG BANKOW HARBIN BONGLEW HALLO
IPUR
JURUEE
БОВА
KOWLOON
Chunt Manager.
BRANCHES ===
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LYONS
SPACCA
MANILA
MUAR (2pkarni
MÜEDEN
PENANG
RANGOON MARGON
BAN FHANGION
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
SUURABAYA
JUNGEL PATANI
TENISIN-
TUKIO
TINCTIO
YUSUHAMA '*-
Current Accounts spased in Love Currency west) xed Deporte nedavad Lar go you or isochar desh Local Currency nad steeling on terms,
will be quoted on application.
ARK D
dam NAFE DEPOSIT BOXES 15 apons B 10 LET.
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Bannem of the stons Bank • conduce-
by the EOBO CONG AND SHANGHAI
TASTING CORPORATION.
92 ZWEI WEIWEI -
Tok THI HONG TONG D sau Gi
BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. ORAYBURN,
Gasal Manage Bong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
E. K. Stock Exchange Weekly Report issued at 3.15 p.m. yester day.
Although business has been Messrs. G. A. Harriman & Co.'s somewhat restricted the market weekly share report and market for local, shares continued firm review issued at noon to-day throughout the week and prices
show very little change.
| states:---
The local market during the Manila Gold Mining shares week under review was rather have again been/very active and Formiga Exchange and Gestend Banking bouquieter than it has been for some further advances have been made Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposit time with rates generally a little notably cerived for the year or sidesse paroda at pala easier. Philippine Gold mining Wedge. winch will be quoted on application.
Exend Cation and under shares were also less active locally Farscale
Str
The Bank Executor TRUGAC
and
Trustee
and cluste
-A BRBARLEY,
Manager
Hong Kong. Lxt Jammary, 1936.
THE
INC. Incorporated with Limited Liability in CSA
Head Offices-65, Broadway, New York
Capital Surplus Reserves
was very
of British Into Zac oraepaid, ou but trading apparently berta which may be smartlined at ang nị kha
brisk in Manila. Local invest- {Agencies and Branched,
ment counters were rather steady : with Hong Kong Electries chang-i ing hands at $50/50%. Hong Kong Trams opened firm at $10.55. but closed a shade easier with sales reported at $1030. Hong AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Kong Telephone (old) were un-
changed at
Hong $25 buyers. Kong Lands came to business at $30. Among the minor issues. Cements were put through at the at $9.10/20, but closed opening U.S.$6,000,000.00 (much easier with shares on offer 2,240,344.38 at $8.60, Hotels after being dealt 897,61265 in at $4.55 were wanted at $4.50. Providents fold) continued in de- mand at $1 with sellers asking for China Lights re- 5 cts, more. ceded
after sales at to $10.50 $10.70. In the Philippine mining section the feature of the week was a spectacular rise in Itogons which improved over 50% in value since our last report rising from $1.25 to $1.90. The whole min- ing list continued very firm and still higher levels have been at- tained again this week. Antamoks on the announcement of a 5 centavos (50%) interim dividend
BRANCHES:-
Amzalayaca Autrey
Ch
Basin Burlin Bombay Bewo Brussels
Laure
Calcutta
C
E
Colomba Gopeng me Dublin Edinburgh
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
THE ĐI 90 ĐỘ 5.
Andres Capit Savers and Godivided. Prodias 1.5% #3 HEAD OFFICE:-BUNG KONG. 14 De Faux Hood. Central BOARD OF DIRECTORS-
Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman. I Love Chat, Eng., P. K. Kwok End Hong In Tong Leg Chao Chine Shea, Erie In In
La Tung Po. Ing. Chat MacageF
The Fong, Eng. Manog.
BLANCHES AND AGENCIES --
Albomme
Segment
Na York: Jedica
Athay
Heterog
Bunny
Changhai
Censon
Sankow
Pac
Hello
bagagem Siourabaya.
Sydney
about
Timeli
ma Francisca
Vanodu
Yokoasuss
Peaing Fangood
Peague HAVIOR Hamborg
Montreux
Milan
Sapie
Picason
Farie
Heidelbers
Paping
Border
Jeramiaza Logica Eitmapool
Buoncon Lugano
Kome Carlo Monach
عليهما
bhanghai Southampton Singapor „Precisio
Yokoban
Zurich
Branches of American Exprea Company in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Payable July 15th appreciated to $5.20 cum. but some profit taking Transactions undertaken.
brought out. sellers from $5.15
Sj
They closed Personal investment socoteta hand-down to $5.05 cura.
Srm at $5.10. Big Wedge firmed The Company offers to intending up to 54 cts. with shares stil Travellers the use of its "Travellers wanted at this rate. Consolidated Choques" and Letters of Credit and, Mines came into the limelight here in addition, the world-wide services and large parcels of this low par of its thoroughly equipped Travel valve saare (1 centavo) were dealt Department
in from 3 up to 44 cents. De- monstrations were quieter between and $1.09. Explorations $1.07 were taken at 28/29 cts. and Gold Creek came into prominence, after buyers.
C. EL BENSON,
General Manager.
Every decepcion of Banking and THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK long neglect at 19. cts.
bundena koauched.
purita
Loans granted un esproved
Carrak Account Dead in Local Currency and Fixed Depoalie rozmed for congue or share period in Love and; Farage Currenciam
LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Office--Shanghai
Chal Mannen
Capital Reserve
$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00
Paracale-Gumans were quietly steady at 67 ets. and Masbate San were sought for at 80 cts. Mauricio have ("see-sawed" from $1.04 to $1.05. closing in good United enquiry around $1.14.
on seeing which will be grusted og opplas
Sai Depoul Base To Loh
FAN TONG PO,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Branches-All Important Cities in Paracale have very keen enquiries
China
buyers bidding as high as $1.23 Foreign Emhange and General Banking for scrip which is the highest Curreal and Bering Ansible opted and Flaadprice reached as yet for this stock Depouse ronivel de uma quar or shorter perioda al rate which will be quoted ou, applications.
was The sterling section BOU Z CENG.
Kaches. steady with Hong Kong Banks, in Established 1880
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Des Tour Boad, Central.
request at $1,582% after sales at $1.585. Unions were sold at $525 Capital (full paid-up) "Yen.100,000,000 Magic Genios
Forwigs Exchange Dept, amma Esserve Fund
“Greatest Othon Yen 129,150,000
and more shares could be placed
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Moji
Nagasaki
Nagoya
New York
Alexandria
Bangkok
Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta.
Canton
Paris Peiping
Berlin
Daizen (Dainy) Rangoon Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro San Francisco Seattle
Hamburg
Bankow Harbin
Kong
Hong Fonolulu
ding
Kazachi Kobe London
Los Angeles Mania
Semarang
Shangha Singapore
Samabaya
Sydney Tientsin Takyo
Tsingtan Yingkow Interest allowed for Current AD-
counts.
Deposits received for £zed periods at rates to be obtained on applica tion.
G. KISHINAMI,
Hong Kong, 3rd July, 1926.
THE
Manager.
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up $5,000,000. Reserves
Capital Savings Dept.
Reserve Savings Dept. $800,000; Bead-Ofice-Shanghai
A Bank having as its mission
the industrial development on China and the fostering of her commercial relatiom abroad. Hong Kong Office-----
6. Queen's Boad Central Phone 21.116.
Culiari Offer
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
18, Goku Street, London, EC Authorised Capital ⠀⠀ £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital .. 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital 1,050,000 Eeserve Fund & Best 1,247,880 BANZEES The Bank of England & Madinod Bank, Intestin
BRANCHES:
Ipab
Landy
Bangkok
Bosshar
Calmatla
SXarachi
Golobe Delhi
- Kata Blues Kula Képte
2005 Jo Howsk
Karla Lustnat
Sex York Pabang
Pork Li
(Mauritas) Rangim
Estate (Penang) Simla
HONG KONG BRANCH.
Singapors
Ery scriptiça at Beulting and Exshangé bovinous transacted.
Dravalaze. Chorum-itonal.co
'Trustan and „Eisoutomaisipe" andarialom.”
INTEREST Allowed on Camisi decounts and Fixed Deposite në Ratan skat, may, besaterosinad on appicatio
R. KENNEDY,
7. Queen's Food, Central
Hong Kong, à July-1901,
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Read Central. Authoriset Capital: $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:—–—– Westminster Bank Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every da cripton of banking business transact
ad
Current Accounts and Savings. Ao
very
Antamois. Atoks, Big Itogons and United
BUSINESS DONE DURING
THE WEEK Hong Kong Banks $1.580, $1,585,
$1.58244, $1,580.
Union Insurances $525. Providents (Old) SL. $1.05. Hotels $4.53.
Lands $30, $30.
HK SHAREBROKERS FRANCE'S LEFT-WING CHURCHES!
ASSOCIATION
Stock Report
The following report was issued by the Hong Kong Sharebrokers' Association."
Providents Old 95 cts. b. Hotels $4.55 3. Land Debentures par. b. Lands $30 b. Trams $10.30 sa. Lights Old $10 b., $10.60 s. Electrics $50 b, $50%-a. Ropes $3.30 3.
Constructions New 30 ets. b. Watsons $3.10 8. Ataks 70% cts, sa.
Baguio Gold 29 cts. b. Beng. Consol $18 ¿.
LEADER
(Continued from Page 6)
FIRST CHURCH
SCIENTIST
Road Train Station.
CHRIST,
A few months later Blum entered Parliament. He was (A Branch of the Mother elected in Paris and was chosen Church, The First Church of almost immediately as leader of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass). His influence has Macdonnell Road, below Bowen his party. been growing ever since."
Remarkable Speeches Although his voice is not strong, M. Blum can always make and generally carry his audience with him. Efs speeches-on any question- Reading Room are always remarkable and are above address and is open: listened to by a silent chamber. He has a biting tongue, but although there is a great pas-
Big Wedge 53 cts. b.. 55 cts. asion in his speeches, he always Gold Creek 17 cts. b.
Gold Rivers 3 ets. b. Northern Mining 374 cts, b Paracale Gumaus 66 cts. b.,
cts. s.
*
San Mauricio $111 b. United Paracales $119 d.
Sunday Service: 11.15 am. Sunday School: 10 am. Subject:
- "GOD" Testimony Meeting: Wednes- days, 6.p
is located
at
Monday and Thursday: 5.30 to-
Tuesday and Friday: 10 to 12:
All authorised Christian Science
remains calm and moderate in
he ¡tone. Only once, as
wras being haited by the Right Literature is available at the 68jbenches, he lost his temper,j
Reading Room.
The Public is cordially invited and dried out, turning to his
tormentors. "How I detest you."to attend the Service and visit the
He has an advanced outlook Reading Room Jon economic and political life.
Capital Levy, Free Trade,|
COMMODITY PRICES Nationalisation of the Bank of even Socialist, but who
gave France and of insurance, the them their votes just to try the the total The following quotations have creation of big State monopolies extreme Left after Tramways $10.80, $10.85; $10.65, been received by Reuter:-
are among the articles of his failure of the Right and Centre
parties in recent years. Prev. Yesterday faith.
France is now for the first Nobody Closing Closing
e Prime Minister who is of Jewish race, and also
$10, $10.40, $10.35.
Star Ferries $854. Yaumati Ferries $20.
China Lights (Old) $10.80,
$10, $10.65, $10.55. China Lights (New) $12. Telephones (Old) $25, $20. Electrics $5034, 350, Cements 39.30, $9.20, $9.10. Dairy Farms $192.
July September Benguet Exploration 27 cts, October -28 cts..
December Big Wedge 52 ets. 53 cts, 52 January ets., 48 cts: 50 cts., 534 cts. March Consolidated Mines 21⁄2 cta, 3% May
cts, 4 cts.. 44 cts. Demonstrations
New York Cotton: July October
December
January
March
M
Antamaks $4.46. $4.55, $4.80
$4.90. $5, $5.15, $5.10. Atoks 65 cbs..
Spot
12-41 12.40 11.70 11.71 11.70 11.74 11.71 11.72 11.75 11.79 11.75 11.83 12.51 12.49
New York Rubber:
16.25 16.358 16.35 16.48 16.39u 16.50 1647 16.59
16.51n
16.60m
16.59
· 16.68
16.57%
16.77
$1.07.
$1.09,
Chicago Wheat:
July
100%
101
September
102b
101%
December
103
10221⁄2
Chicago Corn:
September December
713
67
7144 6614
Winnipeg Wheat: July October December
33b
87%
84b 8434
87
872
$1.10.
Gold Creek 19 cts.
Itogons $1.26, $1.43, $1.95.
LIL. $2.10, $2.17.
Northern Mining 381⁄2 cts. Paracale Gumans €9 cts., 71 cts,
66 cts,
San Mauricio $1.04, $1.12, $1.21,
$1.16. United Paracale $1.08, $112, $1.13, $1.15. $1.13, $1.142. $1.15 $119.
CHANGES (9.15 p.m.) CLOSING QUOTATIONS
SALES
Tramways $10.35. Gold Creek 19 ́cts. · LX. L. $2.17.
Paracale Gumaus 66 cts.
MANILA CLOSING SALES Benguet, Consolidated P. 12. Baguio Gold 19 cvos.
Antamoks P. 3.35.
Benguet Explorations 18 cvoS. Big Wedge 34 cros Demonstrations 69 evos.
Itogons P. 1.25. Masbate 51 cvos. Northern Mining 241⁄2 evos. United Paracale 77 cvos- Paracale Gumaus 43 cTOS. San Mauricio 73×cros.
at $5227%. The local market CZECH DEFENCE
closes on the quiet side but mining) issues continue to be active.
Business during the week has been done at the following prices:
H.K. Banks $1580/15822. Unions $525,—— "-- Lights (old) $1065/1034. Lights (new) $72_ *\\/ Providents (old) $1.-/105. H.K. Docks $10.70.
HE. Landy $30-304- HK. Electrics $50/502- Dairy Farms $19.
HK Trams. $10.30/10.65. Telephones (old) $25.20. Hotels $4.55,
Star Ferries 3852.
Cements $9.10/9:20.
Antamoks $4.80/5.15. Atoks 71/72 cta.
cts.
Benguet Exploration 28/29 cts. Consolidated Mines 2/4 Demonstrations $1.09/1.10. Northern Mines $0.38/381⁄2 cts. Santa Rossi 4/4/1⁄2 cts. · Suyoc 44 cts. Benguet Consolidated $18.30. Salacots 121⁄2 cts.
San Mauricio $1.04/121.' Big Wedge 48/531⁄2 cte: Paracale Gimsus 67/71 cts. Itogons $1.43/190.**
United Paracale : $1.12/1.19. LXL. $2.10.
SCHEME
Chains Of Forts To
Be Built
£50,000,000 LOAN PENDING
Vienna-Details of Czecho- plans slovakia's fortifications were given last month by the Vienna newspaper Telegraf, in a from Prague. The report scheme, which will be financed: [by a £50,000,000 defence loan, (includes the:
Strengthening of the
de-
fences of the mountainous, partį of Bohemia bordering. Ger- {many;
Securing the lines of com- munication to Rumania and Russia;
Building of forts on the Car- pathian mountains against pas- sible Polish attack;
Reconstruction of the old for- tresses along the Hungarian frontier, which were built against the Turks and abandon- ed 300 years ago.
Basin Of Tesin According to this report the Czechoslovakian Government has dropped its original inten tion to abandon in case of war
(Continued from Next Column the border districts. The basin
counts opened. Fixed Deposita ze fortifications will be constructed of Tesin, important for its coal cotved at rates which will be quoted as a reserve line southward of mines, "will be specially safe- on applications &
the area inhabited by the Ger-guarded against Poland M Trusteesip & Ericutorship picder takım. Sata Deposit Boxes for hire man minority, An extensive In Bohemia a second line of PHILIP GOCKCHIN“ met of strategic roads will be (Continued at foot of Preceding
Chief Manager also constructed.
Column)
expects
him
to
tolerate the various Fascist time under
Leagues.
How does he look at Europe? for the first time, I think, under In foreign politics he has an avowed teetotaller.
Curiously enough, he is a always been a League man. In Frenchman who drinks nothing
but water.
the days of Chancellor Bruning
When the Paris he vainly endeavoured to bring the French
constituency rejected him in Government
1928 he went to Narbonne.. make concessions to Germany, There in a district of wine
to
in view of a Franco-German rapprochement and he is not now growers, he found acceptance. with The scandal of his water-drink- hostile to negotiations
jing has been exploited to the Hitler, but his conditions are that any agreement should be full by his opponents. He would made at Geneva and within the not even drink a symbolical glass of wine during his elec- framework of the League.
tion, but the good citizens of to the Italo-arbonne re-elected him all the
In regard
Ethiopian conflict, he has been urging the reinforcement of sanctions against Italy,
Great Hopes
The victory to which he has led the Popular Front has given rise to great hopes in democra- There are in that tic France. country millions of people who are neither Communist
-TOT
same.
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