BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
-$50,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1855.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Issued and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000+
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve Funds:
Sterling
Eeserve
pristors
Reserve Liability of Pro-
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY,
NEW YORK SHARE MARKET
Inconclusive Action
NO IMPORTANT MOVE EXPECTED
*
Messrs. White, Weld and Com- £3,000,000 Pany, New York Correspondents for Messrs. SE Levy and Com £3,000,000′ pany, report:--
£6,500,000
.$10,000,000
$20,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Alor Star
Aborismar
moki
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson
CORA
G. Miskin Esq.,
Deputy Chairman.
ante
Hon. Mr. W.H. Bell, J.R. Masson Esq., Cebu A. H. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Est, De Hon. Mr. S. M. Dodwell,
مامة
Banguom
Dalarang Serb
Shambal
Kasia Lamput Suagpapana
bits Wom
1
(Calcutta Censon Cavapors
Xacking
Madena
Manila
[Colombe
Modes
Taiping PAKIKIN
New York Paiping
Tongkak
J. A. Plummer Esq,damburg
(Posing)
Babour
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
Harbin
3 okcomma Zbog
A.
Shields Esq. Hong Ime
430Y
V. M. Grayburn, Esq. Caint Manage
KATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
CANTON
CHEFOO COLOMBO
DAIKEN
HAIPHONG
FOOCHOW
HAMBURG
HANKOW
KARBIN
BRANCHES :-
LONDON
LIONS
MALACCA
MANILA
HUAR (dobóra)
MURDEN
NEW YORK
PELPING
PENANG
KANGOON
SLIGON
BAN FRANCISCO
SOCKABAYA
SHANGMA
SINGAPORE
HONG KEW
ILOILO
ANGEL PATANI
OHORE
TOKYO
KORE
KOWLOON
KCAZA LUMPUR.
TSINGTAD YOEDBAMA
Current Accounts opened in Local Carrancy and Pized Dupolte -received for one your or shorter periods Local Currency and Sterling on tapute which add be quoted on applicatio
ALSO Up 212 RATE SEPOSIT BOXES
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1938.
Vezice sizes 10 LEME
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Bosinone of the above' Bank is condo-1
Stocks: The action of the market is still inconclusive and no important move is expected until after Labour Day on Mon- day next. Traders, however, are still moderately bullish. Business done: 1,050,000 shares.
Wheat:-The average of pri- rate estimates of the Spring wheat crop is placed at 111,000.- 1000 bushels. Interest is still
Total sales: 19,280,000
Foreign Exchange now Ground Banking busilacking, though prices were well Current Accounts speed and Fixed Deposits, held. Prosored Soc one puer or shorter periods as batas bushels. which will be quite on appuntam
estimates of
The Bank's Head Office as London undertakes Cotton:-Private Exmouto and Trailer businem, and Klizna. Mooney of British Tacoma, Tax overpaid, on the cotton, crop, so far, average! Parma, which may be secunainas at any *f ** 11,615,000 bales. Sales of cotton- Agencian and Branchen-
goods are very large and Manager.would stay bullish on raw cotton
prices.
A BREARLEY.
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935. THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK LIMITED
Capital Reserve
(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai
.$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00 Branches-All Important Cities
Foreign Exchange and General Banking Bust
Chiz
Currues and Saving Account 'opatsed and Fixed
Deposite tred for one year or shorter
12 2000 Which will be quoted on applicstica.
BOU Z CHANG,
Matage
HONG KONG BRANCH: 24, De Vaux Band, Contends
Manager's Offon
Form Exchange Dept. -
O
General Offic
ed by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
colevan na mpolicskios-
FUB THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
V. I. GRAYBUEN.
CINC Manager. Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
-$10,000,000.00
-6.5.000 500.000
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capita) semm Beverns, and Kalivated Probite 2,685,326.32
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG.
1. De Vous Read, Centzni.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Cashier's Office -
23647
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong
26, Des Voeux Road Central
The
Cor:-The average of private estimates of the corn crop works out at 1,416,000,000 bushels and that of the oat crop at 786,000,000 bushels. There is a fair amount of support for the corn market at the (present level of prices.
Flash: The Brooklyn-Manhat- tan Transit Corporation showed earnings for the year ending June 130 of $5.59 per share, compared
with earnings of $5.72 per share: for the previous years.
The Gold Dust Corporation showed earnings of 71 cents per share for the year ending June 30 compared with 97 cents per share for the previous year.
Loews, Incorported, have de- clared an extra dividend of 50 cents per share.
Authorised Capital $10,000,000 COMMODITY PRICES
LONDON BANKERS:— Westminster Bank, Ltd.
The following quotations have! Foreign Exchange and every des been received by Reuter: cription of banking business transact- ed.
Hon Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman.counts opened.
1. Moon Chus, Esq. P. I. Kwak, E. Wourceived at rates which will be quoted October Tun Tang, Ege Chan Ching Shak, Esq. Li Lan on, application.
Mag. Eng. Wong Chu son, Eaq, sad lam Zing Trusteeship & Executorship under-
Po, Eng.
Amor
Batavi
Tan Tung Fo. Zaq., Chaal ManagerC..
1 Ton Fong, Faq... Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Boobay
Calcusas Lansod Haiphong Tecko Hool
Kobe
Kewloda
London
Manila Melbourne
Мест New York
Pazia
Piping
Pazers
Techpoon
Francisco
December
taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire. January-
SHARE MARKET
"TODAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following was the Hist of local share quotations. Isued to day
Panks
"HK Bank $1595′ b.
H.K. Bank (London) 103 n. Chartered Bank $15% n. Mercantile Bank A. and
€14 D Mercantile Bank C. £144 m. Bank of East Asia 576 b.
Insurances
Canton Ins. $270 b. Union Ins. $575 b. China Underwriters $1 n. China Fire Ins, $462 n. H.K. Fire Ins. $240 b. International Assce. Sh.$3
Shipping
Douglases 30 n. H.K. Steamboats Sí Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 ne Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 x. Shells (Bearer) $109/4% Union Waterboats $12 n
Docks, etc.
1336
*NEW* “ADVERTISEMENTS
BANK HOLIDAY.:
TN Accordance with Government Accordance with Governance
Banks will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on MONDAY, the 7th. September, 1936 (The First Monday in Sep- Btember).
n.
Hong Kong, 3rd Sept., 1956.
LLOYD TRIESTINO
(Flotte Riunite Lloyd Triestino, Marittima Italiana E "Sitmar"}
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Motor Vessel
*FUSIJAMA "
From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI PORT SAID, MASSAUA, ADEN, KARACHI BOMBAY, COLOMBO & SINGAPORE
HA. & K Wharves $1044 b. CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being 103/10448.
ianded at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whart & Godown Company, Ltd, ai Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained
Optional cargo will not be landed] here, unless notice has been given 48 hour prior to veasel's arrival, but {sarried on from port to part to the [inal port of call to which the option:
extends.
HK & W. Docks 1334- Providents (Old) $1.95 b. 1.85/-
1.95 sa Providents (New) 20 cts. Da Hons Kew $185 a New Engineering. Sh.$4. Shanghai Docks Sh.81 1.
Mintag Kailan Mining Ad. 10/- 1. Langkats (Single) Sh.$5 n. S'hai Exploration Sh.$$ Shanghai Loans Sh.33 n. Raubs $11.60 1. Venz: Goldfield $4% b. Antamoks $5 b. Atoks $1.02 n. Baguio Gold 59 cts. m. Balatoes $24 n. Benguet Consol $24 n. Benguet Exploration 44/45
Big Wedge 75 cts."sa. Consolidated Mines 12/124
Sa
Demonstrations $1.34 sa. Gold Creeks 55 ets. n.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowa, and all Goods remaining undelivered aftár the 9th inst. will be subject to rent.
All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on jor before the 18th inst, or they will
not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the 9th inst. at 10 a.m. by Dur· EXTVCYOTS cts Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in the
presence of Consigness concerned.
In the case of dutiable cargo, can- signees are requested to inform the cts. Imports and Exports Office that they
have such goods for examination.
Gold River 12 cts. b. 131⁄2 ets. sa
Masbate 95 cts. n.
No Fire Insurance has been effected Bill of Lading will be countersiga- led by
LLOYD TRIESTINO
Queen's Building.
Hong Kong, 3rd September, 1936.
Northern Mining 54 cts. PUBLIC AUCTIONS
52/53% cts. aa.
Paracale Gumans $1.05 n.
Salacot Mining 2211⁄2 cts. a.
THE Undersigned have received
Sam tarining 2016 23.68 sa instructions to sell by Public
Mambulao 80 cts. b., 78/85 cts.
Anction
On
Tuesday, the 8th. September, 1936 commencing at 1100 a.m.
at their Sales Room,
Duddell Street:
Current Accounts and Savings Ac-
Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing
Ipo Gold 38 cts. D...
Fixed Deposits re-New York Cotton:
Itogons $2.87 32.
11.68
IX.L. $2.95 n.
11.55
11.66
11-57
11:69
11.59
PHILIP GOCKCHIN, Chief Manager
March
11.76
11.63
May
11.80
11.67
Beattie
Shangha Singapor Scarabera
Aydney
July
11.80-
11.65
KAT LOCAL DOLLAR
pot
12.05
11.95
STEADY
New York Rubber:.
Suyoc Consol 15 cts. a
Silver Prices Fall
December January
September 16.39a October
16.40b
16.520 16.52
16.40a 16.411
United Paracales $2.37 n.
Santa Rosa 15 cta a
16.55n 16.63
16.5in
16.62 16.70 16.700 16.770 16.771
December
Chiel Manage.
The London on New York cross-May rate was quoted ́at £--U.S.$5 Chicago Corn: 03%, as compared with US-September
108 -107%
106
110 1083
107%
105
On December London cross-rate was quoted at May E-U.S.$5.03% as compared with winnipeg Wheat: £-U.S.$5.03.
106%
Chinese Estates $80 n.
91%
933%
Chinx Realties Sh$4 n.
88%
89%
China Debentures Sh.360 n.
Public Utilities
Wave Machine and Accessories,} Linen, Cutlery, Glass & Porcelain Ware, E. P. & Silver Ware, etc.,)
'October
94%
9034
HK.
Tramways $13.60
b
etc.
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
December May
934
953%
134/13.70 £2.
954
9734
Peak Trams (old) $61⁄2 n.
securities.
Tendan Tokyo
Vancouver
Yokohama
The local dollar is steady, open-March
demand this morning May July
Every description of Banking and Zanhange:
Lowes granted on proving on buniemen 1265MMOLAR.
Currecs Lccounts opened in Iccal Carney at 1/2-13/16d. wind Fixed Deposita zeceived for onA_PART_OF aberiar periods in Local and Foreign Currencies
on farms which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boom To Let
AIN TOSG PO.
"Spot". silver fell
1:16 to Chicago Wheat: 19%, while "forward" also drop-September ped 1/16 to 13%.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK |$5.03%, while the New York
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Eeserve Fund ... Yen129,150,000|
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria
Bangkok
Batavia
Berlin
Nagasaki
Moji
Nagoya
New York
Osaka
Paris
Peiping
Rangoon
San Francisco
Seattle
Semarang
Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Dairen (Dainy)
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Rom tron
Honolulu
Singapore
Sourabaya
Sydney
Tientsin
Hsinking
Karachi
Kobe
London
Shanghai
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Tsingtau
Manila
Yingkow
Interest allowed for Current Ac-i counts.
Deposits received for fixed periods. at rates to be obtained on applica- tion.
G: KISHINAMI··
Manager.
Hong Kong, 3rd July, 1936.
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK SIBLITER (Incorporated. In China)
Capital paid up
Beserves
$5,000,000* $7,500,000.
Capital Savings Dent. #500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Bead-Office-Shangéni
*A Bank having as its mission the industrial development on China, and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad.” Hong King Office
6, Queer's: Ensd Central"
"Phone" 21115.
Berlin. To-day: The Reichsmarkland London, 12.515, París quoted
without the Pound sterling at WAS quoted yesterday.
76.46 to
guarantee at: New York. 40.23; 76.49 and the U.S. dollar at 15.187 Paris, 610.5; Amsterdam, 59.22; to 15-189.-Trans-Ocean Service.
$6.05 b.
Landa. Hotels, etc HR and S. Hotels
5.90/6.10.sa.
H.K. Lands $40 b. and sa. H.K. 4% Debentures 105% n Shanghai Lands Sh.$13 x. Metropolitan Lands Sh. 310 n. Humphreys $9 ̧sa. ·
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Comprising:-
Teak Dressing Table, Chairs, Mirrors, Revolving Armchairs,
H.K. Realties $5.60 b., $5 sa Vibrator, Hair Dryers, Permanent
Peak Trams (new) $23⁄41⁄2 n Star Ferries $91 b. Yaumati Ferries $214 b.
C. Lights (Old) $13.10 b. 13/
13.10 sa
C. Lights (New) $9.85 d. 93⁄41⁄44/-
10 sa.
HK. Electric $55 b. 54/55 22. Macao Electrics $20 m.
YOUR BANK AND YOUR TRAVEL FUNDS Sandakan Lights $8.30 a
You can safeguard the funds you carry when:
traveling by purchasing a neat wallet of
AMERICAN EXPRESS
TRAVELERS CHEQUES
You need these cheques whether you go by rail, steamer, motor or air. You sign them when you bury them. When spending them you sign
second time in the presence of the person accepting them. They are spendable every- where and no identification is re- quired other than your signature.
If lost or stolen before you have
signed them a second time, the
amount involved in refunded to
you. We issue these Choques in
denominations of $10, $20, $50
and $100, also 22, 55 and £10.
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., LTD.
Incorporated with, Limited Liability in U.S.A.
No. 4, Des Voeux Road, Central.
(Old) $2812 b Telephones
2871237 sửa Telephones (New) $9.25 b. 92
1. 9. B2... China Buses Sh.#111⁄4 n. Singapore Tractions 29/- Singapore Pref. 23/- n
Industrials
Malabon Sugars, $91⁄2 n. Caid, Marg, Ord)-Sh.$191⁄2 B Cald, Macg. (Pre) Sh$15 Canton-Ices $2.20 b. $2.20 sav. Cements $111⁄2 h. $111⁄2 sa. H.K. Rope $4 b. $4 82.
Stores etc. Dairy Farms $22 b. Watson $44 b., 343⁄41⁄2 sa Lane, Crawfords $6% r. Mackintoshs 55 m. Sinceres 43 1 WEL Fowells 40 ctz-27. Wing On (HK) 450 n.
Cotton Willia Ewo Cotton Sh.$734 b. Shanghai Cottons (old) SLI
$70
Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh
$39/2 "Zoone Sings Sh$18 Wing On Tezilles Sh.425 2.
Entertainments #8 b.
8. C. Enterprises $1.35 . Macso “Greyhounds” #2 2. Constructions. (old) $15% on
On View from Saturday, the 5th,| September, 1936.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 4th. September, 1936.
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell bar. Public
03
Auction.
Tuesday, the 8th, September, 1936)
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room, No. 85 Hankow Road, Kowloon A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Black Wood Ware, Teak Dining Room & Drawing Room Furniture, Bed Room & Office Furniture, Glass & Porcelain Ware. Alamin- ium & Brass Ware, Cutlery, Ozna- ments, Linen, Electric Table Fans: & Lamps, etc. etc.
also
One Refrigerator (Kelvinator). On View from Saturday, the 5th September 1936.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong. September 4, 1336.
Constructions (new) 50 eta fa Vibro Piling $2.40 5. $2.30 ɛɛ. Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G$Bđa. —
92% b
EAK: Govt., 4% Loan 1%% prem
EK. Govt. 34% Loan par. §. Wallace Harpers $4 ne
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Feb. 12 Feb. 14 Feb. 16 Feb. 18
E/Japan Feb. 23 Feb. 25 E/Asia Mar. 10 Mar. 12 - Max, E/Canada Mar. 19 Mar. 21 E/Emsia Apr.-2° Apr. 4 Apt. E/Japan Apz. 16 Apr. 18 E/Asia
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Jan 31 Feb. 2 Feb; 9 Feb. 14
Feb. Feb. 28 Mar. 2 Mar. 8. Mar. 19 14 Mar. 16 Mar 18
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Mar. 24 Mar, 28. Apr. 2 Apr. Apr. 8 Apr. 10
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Apr. 21 Apr. 23 Apr. 29 May 4 May 17 May 19 May 21 May 28 June 2
4 May 6 May 8
1 June 3 June 5 June 12 June 18 June 16 June 18 Juma 24 June 29
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PASSENGER & FREIGHT SERVICE TO
AUSTRALIA
Next Sailing 8th Sept.
for Saigon, Manila, Sandakan, Salamaua, Rabaul,
Sydney & Melbourne.
First Class Fare to Sydney: .
Single: $47.10.0d. Return: £76.-
Passenger & Freight Agents:---
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* P. & O. Building
Joint Fassengers Agents:
NIPPON YUSEN
King's Building.
KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION
HOUSEHOLD COAL
ANNOUNCING REDUCED PRICES
Peak District.
$18.00
Bowen Road & lower level
$17.00
Pokfulam
$18.00
Repulse Bay
$23.00
Kowloon
$15.09
Shek-0 & Stanley
$23.00
THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION
Head Offen: TIENTREN
DOUWELL & CO., LTD, Agents, Hong