BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorised Capital ......$50,000,000 | Issued and Fully-Paid-up. 20,000,000
Reserve Funds:—
Sterling
Hong Kong Currency
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
-
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1875) HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
£ 6,500,000
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fand
Reserve
.$70,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
$20,000,000
Keserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
.................£3,000,000 ..£3,000,000
£3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Alor Star
Boile -
Bango balyon
Bangkok
Batavia
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOLED OF DIRECTORS,
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson
Chairma
G. Miskin Esq.
Deputy Chairman,
Hon. Mr. W.H. Bell, J.R. Masson E
A. H. Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Esq, Della
Zatiarung Surbe
Blomber
Shanghai
Caloutle -
Insa Lumpur
Singapor
Cates
Kuching
Sampore
Caba
Manila
Kniphong
Now Zuck Piping
Dalawan Bourelays Taiping Jangkaa
Hon. Mr. S. M. Dodwell
ios. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
Bamburg J. A. Plummer Esq., Hano Harbin
Posing
IntoGA Zamboanga
A. L. Shields Esq.,
V M. Graybum, Esq. Chiat Manager.
BANGKOK
BATANTA
BOMBAT
CANTON THEFON COLOMBO
PAIREN Foochow
KAIPEGNO
LAMBURG
JANKOW
BARBIN
toro
FOR
DнDIX
DALOON
BRANCERS:
CALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LIONS MALACCA MASIZA
MUAR (Johor)
MUIDEN
NEW YORK
PEIPING
TENANG
RANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
NKANGEALI
SINGAPORE
MICRABAYA
SUNGET PATANI
TIENTSIN
TORTO
TSINGTAO
TOKOELMA
İran kocouake spesied in Local Currenzy and
id Deposita caved in que, pour or shorter
Local Curmory and Burling on tema
in wil be quoted on apolleation.
# SETOR LISOCZE SAYT MR 94 48 OST
bus sime TO LET
►
Forsign Bunkangs and Osamtal Banking businem
Cureas decousin opened and Fized Deposita Pros/veď the còn your "ær skorvar partoća od dales which will be quoted en sppisention.
THE BACK LOed ones in Gooderi undeciskos wetpick and Drenino bumbam, and clauza moonies of Brisiah Iscoma. Zat everpaid. o terms which may be amourtained at any of the i Agencies and Brunebre.
A BREARLEY.
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
}THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Office Shanghai
Capital Reserve
.$7,500,000.00
$1,500,000.00
fong Kong, 24th February, 1936 Branches-All Important Cities in
China
Toniga Ezshange and General Kanting Business
and Seving accourse opened and Fized |
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANKs rosted for que year or super perso
The Bunn at the showa Bank in nondu ed by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
obtained en. application.
|64 tales which will be quoted on application.
SOC Z. CHANO,
Jager.
Bains 47 00 |
HONG KONG BRANCH: 3. De Vest Bowd, Uvasi. Hanage's Uhe Feria Exchange Dephones General Of Cashier's U
T&L 33303
FOR THE HONG KONG AND ERANGIAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRATBUEN,
Chief Manazor.
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
****$15,000,000.00
-8 3,521,000,00
Authorised Capital - -Paid-up Capital
Bmers and adivided Probia $ 2,655,206.30
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG.
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 des- Wong|cription of banking business transact-
Ying
10), Des Vorur Bad. CentraL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :— Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman.
EX I wak THE LOOK. Sang keq. Wong Chu Son, Esq. mod Fan Pag
Li Koom Chan Chine Shok. Eng. Li Imed
Kan Tua Po, Esq., Chief Managutan Li Im Foog. Esq., Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIE
Mandla
Malparte
Nagmanic
tientia Setang Shanghai Suppor
Sourabaya Swalew
Amoy
Bateria
Fambay
Calmuta
New York
Conten
Owaky
Haiphong
Parie
Kako
Peiping
Honolulu
Padang
Kobe
Denizin
Kowloon
-Tokyo
Loudon
San Francisco
Nancouver
Bydary
Yokohama
Current Accounts and Savings Ac cocuts opened. Fixed Deposits re- ceived at rates which will be quoted on application
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for kire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN, Chief Manager.
Erwy Longiption of Dealing and Exchat UNEMPLOYMENT
businessesssected. Los granted on approved
securities.
Current counts opened in Los ComeDKY and Found Deposita rupeved for our your se shorter periode in Local and Foreign Curranse on terma- which will be quoted on "application.
Safe Depomis Bom To Let
XAN TONG ro.
Chint Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (full paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 -Yen.130,900,000
Reserve Fund
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Moji Nagasaki Nagoya
Alexandria
Bangkok
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Dairen (Dairy)
New York Osaka
Peris
Peiping
Pangoon
Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kong
Honolulu
Asinking
Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Manila
San Francisco
Seattle
Semarang
Shanghai Singapore
Sourabaya Sydney
Tientsin
Tokyo
Txingtan
Yingkow
Interest allowed for Current Ac- counts.
Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on applica- tion.
G. KISHINAMI,
Manager. Hong Kong, 11th September," 1938.
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL &
SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up
Beserves
Capital Savings Dept.
$5,000,000,
$7,500,000. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Read-Office-Shanghai
A. Bank having as its mission the industrial development on Chins and the fostering of ber commercial relations abroad.
Hong Kong Dis
6, Queen's Road Central
Phone 21136.
IN GERMANY
Further Decrease In Figures
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Berlin. To-day. The number of unemployed in Germany decreased by 393,000 dur- ing the months of June, July and August, while the decrease during the corresponding three months of last year was only 313,000. This favourable situation of the unem- ployment question is, it is pointed out, due to the increased demand for labour by the heavy industries. -Trans-Ocean Service.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1936
COMMERCE AND FINANCE
LOCAL SHARE MARKET
The following was the list of local share quotations issued to- day
Banks
H.A. Bank $1600 b. 1600/1608
SI
HK. Bank (London) £102. Chartered Bank $15% a. Mercantile Bank A. and B.
£3111⁄2 1.
Mercantile Bank C. £143% n Bank of East Asia $76 b.
Insuraners
Canton Ins.” 5275 m. Union Ins. $575 b. 580 32. China Underwriters $1 n. China Fire Ins. $462 a. H.K. Fire Ins. $255 n. International Assce. S2$3 1..
Shipping
Douglases $30 m. H.K. Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Pre), $30 Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 . Shells (Bearer) 110/7 n. Union Waterboats #12 n.
Docks, etc. H.A. & K. Wharves $108 b. HK. & W. Docks $131⁄2 b. Providents (old) $2.05 a 1.35 sa. Providents (New) 20 ets- IL Hor Kew $185 m. New Engineering Sh.44 a. Shanghai Docks Sh.$81% n.
Mining
Kilan Mining Ad. 10. n. Langkats (Single) Sh.#31⁄2 n. Shai Exploration Sh.$2 1 Shanghai Loans Sh.2 a. Raubs $11.60 b. Venz: Goldfield $434 b. Antamoks $5.60 b. 54 sa. Atoks $108 n.
Baguio Gold 68 cts. b. Balatoes $24 n.
Benguet Consol. $24 n. Beguet Exploration 48 ets. b. Big Wedge 784 cts. b. 78 cts.
$2.
Consolidated Mines 9
10 cts. s. 93%/10 cts. sa. Demonstrations $1.60 b. 1.54-68
Gold Creeks 55 ets. n. Gold River 12 cts. n. Ipo Gold 38 cts. n. Itogons, $3.68 $2. LX.L. $3.60/70 sa.
Macao Electrics $20 in. Sandakan Lights $8.50 n.' Telephones (Old) $29 b. Telephones (New) $9 b. China Buses SŁȚII1⁄4 =^. Singapore Tractions 29/- z Singapore Pref. 237- n
Industrinia
Malabon Sugars $9% no Call, Macg. (Ord.) Sh$191⁄4% r. Cald, Macg. (Pret) Sh.$15 n. Canton Ices $2.20 b. Cements $11.40 b. 11.30/45 H.K. Ropes $4.10 n.
Stores, etc.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
· NOTICE
"MALLENDERS CABLE
CACONSTRUCTION COMPANY
LIMITED hereby give notice that the Power of Attorney given by them in favour of their Manager in China Mr. A. E GORDON has sa.(been revoked as from the 11th September 1936 and that INNIS AND RIDDLE (China) LIMITED are now their representative in China and Hong Kong.
Dairy Farms $2131⁄2 ex div. a. Watson $4.85
Lane, Crawfords $6 n. Mackintoshs $5 # Sinceres $3 a..
Wm. Foweils 40 cis. n. Wing On (HK).$50 n.
Cotton Mills Ewo Cottons Sh.$834 b. Shanghai Cottons (old). Sh.
$70 2.
Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh.-
$39 n.
Zoong Sings Sh$18 - Wing On Textiles Sh.$25 n.
Miscellaneous
Entertainments $3 n.
S. C. Enterprises $1.35 m. Maçao "Greyhounda” #2 n. Constructions (old) $134 Constructions (new) 60 ets. I Vibro Piling $3% b. Ch. Gort 5% 1925 G3Bda. —
92%-b.
HK Govt. 4% Loan 71⁄2% prem.
b.
HE. Gott. 34% Loan par. b. Wallace Harpers $4 *.
NEW YORK SHARE
MARKET
Bullish Undertone Continues
PRICES SOMEWHAT MORE IRREGULAR
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE
THE Undersigned have received
instructions to sell by Public.
Auction
on "
Tuesday, the 15th September, 1936 commencing at 10.30 am. at No. 60A, Nathan Road, Kowloon
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
BOOK
NOW FOR YOUR TRIP HOME
VIA CANADA
IN 1937
NEXT SAILING TO VANCOUVER EMPRESS OF CANADA AT NOON, FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 18th.
Корд
1937 SAILINGS
Бодр
Steemer
E/Canada
E/Russia
FURNITURE and
E/Japan
EJAsia
E/Canada
One Upright Piano by Rosen Kraus
E/Russia E/Japan E/Asia E/Canadia E/Russia E/Japan
On View from Monday, the 14th) September, 1936. ›
Terms: Cash on Delivery- LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 11th Sept, 1956.
INTIMATE STUDY OF
SIR S. HOARE
(Continued from Paga 4)
to mobilise that fleet at a mo ment's notice. Nobody will deny that Sir Samuel Hoare is the safest and soundest man for that past.
Messrs. White, Weld and Com- Happy In Whitehall cts. b.
pany, New York Correspondents He is a man with no particular for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Compolitical axe to grind. Government, pany report:-
is not a profession with him; it is Stocks: A bullish undertoneļa passion. Whereas other Cabinet continued to-day, although prices Ministers are apt to declare that were somewhat more "irregular, they find the burdens of office Steels were strong on good busi-wearisome and look forward to ness reports from the larger com- days on a golf course, bird- panies, but utilities and other is-watching, or half-awakening to tea sues were poorly supported. and muffins in a country-house, Business done: - 1,550,000 |Sir Samuel chafes in retirement shares.
and is only happy when in White- Wheat: The Government es-ball. timate of the wheat crop of over Foreign. observers are apt to be 600,000,000 bushels was about as disappointed in meeting him for had been expected; so that very the first time. They expect a poli- little change in prices resulted. tical genius with maybe a touch of Instead, they Total sales:-15,357,000 bushels. Machiavellianism.
Cotton:
a man whose thin lips and Summing up recent see factors, we can confidently recom-sharp nose suggest something of mend the building of a long posi-jan old maid. This is further em- tion in cotton, preferably using phasised by his precise gestures Decembers for profits when hedge and the mincing delivery of his pressure subsides. The "peak of words and phrases.
come to the Central Texas movement has And yet, when they
there is no passed. Consumption for Augustisrips with the man,
Mambulao 84/90 cts, sa Masbate $1.06 sa. Northern Mining 55 cts. b. Paracale Gumaus $1.17/19 sa. Sakicot Mining $194 San Mauricio $4.60 sa Santa Rosa 13 cts. sa. Suyoc Consol. $1.30 b. 1.34 sa. United Paracales $2.90 b. 2.96
Lands Hotels, etc. HK and S. Hotels $5.85 52. HK Lands $40 sa.. H.K. 4% Debentures 105% D. Shanghai Lands Sh.$13 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 a Humphreys $914 1
HK. Realties $5,60 n Chinese Estates $80 n.. China Realties Sh.$4 ́n.
China Debentures Sh.$60 n.
Public Utilities
Tramways
H.K.
12.30/ sa.
$12.40
Peak Trams (old) $61⁄2 m Peak Trams (new) $ m. Star Ferries 391 b...
Yasmati Ferries $21 b.
32.
CLights (New) $10
is estimated at $70,000 bales, as doubt of the power behind the
the brain mask,
beneath the against 408,000 bales for August
baldish dome. He is a man who 1935. Yesterday's sales of print cloth were equal to a full knows. b., week's production and advances
of
in price were paid freely through to the end of the year,
the
Gandhi's Impression
9 Feb: 14
Feb. 27
$ Mar. 13
Mar. 27
2 April 7
April 19
Vancouver Shanghai Kobe Yokohama Honolulu Victoria
Leave Arrive Leave Leare. Leate Arrive Jan. 26 Jan 28 Jan. 32 Feb. 2 Feb.
Feb. 12 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 23 Mar. 2 Maz
Mar. 10 Mar. 19 Mar. 16 Mar. 18 Mar. 19 Mar. 21 Mar 24 Mar. 26 April April 2 April 4 April 8 April 10 April 16 April 18 April 21 April 23 April 29 May April 30 May 2 Mar 6 May 8
May, 17 May 14 May 16 May 19 May 21 May 28 Jane May 28 May 30 June 3 Jane 5 June 12 June 18 June, 11 June 13 June 16 June 18 June 24 Jane 23 For Information Apply To Your Own Agent Or
Canadian Pacific
SPANS TRE WORLD
Tel. 20752
HARBOUR VIEW
PRIVATE HOTEL
ON
THE SEA FRONT
Chatham Road, Kowloon,
Phone: 56734
Proprietress
Mrs. M. Gardiner,
THE ARLINGTON
PRIVATE HOTEL
Mody Road, Kowloon,
Phone: 50126
Proprietress Mrs. M. Gardiner
"Which, of all the. Englishmen you have met, do you respect the ww asked Flash: We would prefer Demost?" Mr. Gandhi cember cotton, as the near posi-lafter the Round Table Conference tions are reflecting the short crop,jín London was finished. C. Lights (Old) $13.60 h. 13.30 the strength of "spots", and
"Sir Samuel Hoare," he replied And he went. planters holding policy. Hedging without hesitation. is now mostly going into distant on to explain: "When Mr. Macmunications are in danger. There, COMMODITY PRICES Donald tries to say No,' he makes is the Suez Canal Shall it bel H.K. Electrica $541⁄2 b. 55 s. 55/- positions.
5465 XD. Sar
The Edison Electic Institute a speech and tells me that his abandoned, or rather shall Cape
The following quotations have estimates electricity production at heart beats for India's aspirations. Town be made a big naval base been received by Reater:
When Sir Samuel Hoare has to for further war in the Indian
Prev. Yesterday 2,100,000,000 kw.h. for the cur- rent week, which is an increase of "No," he says “No!"
Closing Closing Certainly Sir Samuel had mas- 20 per cent over the same week of
These are the problems which Last year.
tered the subject of India and re-the thin lips of Sir Samuel Hoare New York Cotton: forms in thorough. fashion when now purse over in his room at the
December.... 12.13 he was at the India Office. De-Admiralty. And as he decides, so fending his India B. Sir Samuel the powerful radio stretching over January Hoare in the House of Commons the roof of that building fishes March filled 4,000 pages of Hansard. He instructions to a waiting feet as May answered 15,000 questions, made it did in the great dramatic July 600 speeches and, in all, spoke moments of the war. close on 16,000,000 words.
AMERICAN EXPRESS
COMPANY
TRAVEL ERS CHEQUES
IN US. DOLLARS
AND STERLING
CAN BE CASHED
THE WORLD OVER
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC.
Incorporated with Limited Liability in U.S.A.
No. 4, Des Voeux Road, Central,
In his public life he has never been seen to lose his temper. Yet his critics have been fierce ones,} including Mr. Winston Churchill. These two opponents in debate will now, confront each other again on naval matters. Where Sir Samuel now sits at the Admiralty, Mr.
Ocean?
LOCAL DOLLAR
STEADY
Silver Prices Fall
October
January March
12.11
12.72
12.15
12.08
12.08.
12.06
11.99
12.03
1100
12.00. 1191
Spot
12.50 New York Rubber:
12.50
September 16.172 October December
16.190
16.21 16.32
16.243
16.34
16.34m- 16.36
May July
16.43
16.44 16.50b 16.53a
16:58n.
16.580
It's No Use Waiting
New Naval Problems
"Spot" silver fell 1/16 to 19- For The Smash!
Naval strategy is being revised 1/2, while "forward" also declin- When you see trouble coming take There is a new mentality in the ed 1/16 to 19 1/2. the quickest route to safety. When British Fleet. There is to be a The London on New York cross- you feel trouble coming the same new and better Mediterranean rate was quoted at -US$5.- advice applies. ·
Fleet. Once again the eyes of the 5%, as compared with US- The discomforts of constipation, Admiralty are turned towards the 5.06, while the New
Winnipeg Wheat; York On fiverishness, sické, headaches, ́ ́bilious
October attacks, impaired digestion, are wa North Sea. Germany is fortify London cross-rate was quoted at
December ings that worse troubles are heading Heligoland once more.
compared
May
opening on demand this morning at-1/23/d
September
111
111%
December May
110
110%
109
109%
Chicago Corn: September December
110%
11T
944
94%
May
90%
90%
93
997
France
974
98%
£-U.S.23.05. as
9932
100%
Winston Churchill once sat.
The local dollar is steady Chicago Wheat's
if you neglect them. Pinkettes, the has provided herself with the big with US$6.05%. little iniative and liver pille, provide gest submarine fotilla ever known
* quick way back to comfort and Italy possesses the fastest surface
health Usually they bring relief in craft in the world Hitler is de- REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS. Paris, 610.63; Amsterdam, 59.385;
ja...single night, and after that their
cocasional use is all that is needed veloping the naval arm of Ger- to ensure that all important daily many and there is a tense feeling (regularity. In brief, Pinkettes keep in the Baltic.
you, well
and London, 12.57. Paris quoted
Berlin, To-day-The Reichsmark the Found sterling at 76.75 to 76.78, was quoted yesterday without and the US dollar at 16:188 to
Above all, the Empire com-guarantee at: New York, 40.23
19-Trans-Ocean. -Service.