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
Reserve
Reserve Liability of Pro-
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS..
Chairman
G. Misico Esq.
Deputy Chairman...
Hon. Mr. W.H. Bell, J.R. Masson Esq.,]
A. IL. Compton Esq, T. E. Pearce Esq., Del Hon. Mr. S. M. Dodwell.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
J. A. Plummer 2494|lissie Johnson,
prietors
Incorporated by Bocal Chutis, 1833. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
6,500,000
Paid-up Capital
$10,000,000
Beserve Fund .........
LES,000,000 £3,000,000
...$20,000,000
Reserve Liability, of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Al Shar
Rangon
Bangko
Karachi
Yang
DanKing Samban
Kabe
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson.
Bateria
Bombay
Kasa Lumpur Sispiparu
Calcu Canton Cavapoo Cabe Colombe
Inking
Sitivam
Mani
Malta
inphong
Haznimer
New Look Papi
Bading)
Taping
Tonglah
Hon Mr. M
Harbin
Zamboangs
AL Shields Esq.,
V. M. Graybum, Esq.
ANDY BANGFOR
Chief Mag
BEANCHES
LONDON LYONS MILLACCA
n
HANKOW HONGLEW
ILOILO
זרא
JOKORE KOBE KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPCE
MUAR (Johor) MUKDEN NEW YORK PEIPING PENANG
ANGOON
SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHA SINGAPORE SOURARATA SUNDEI PATANK TIENTS TOLTO
TSINGTAO TOEGE
Current Leone opened in Lonal Currency and Find Deposita recived Sur y de sizesse Berinde in Local Corrency and Siseling on terms which will be quoted on spection.
ALSO 15 to a BAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in Purina sinna 20 LART.
transacmed.
THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1936
and
Commerce
Finance
NEW YORK SHARE MARKET
Higher Prices In Future?
TRADING CONFINED TO ELECTIVE ISSUES
Messrs. White, Weld and Com pany. New York Correspondents for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com- pany report:
Stocks: Considering the some- Formiga Enchange and Genečal. Bealing belases (what inconclusive political results Current Morounds opened and Tied Depolis (at yesterday's Maine Elections, we reonlyna dor com que or shorter perioda as ̋rde
feel that the market has behaved (which will be quoted an appliostion.
Issoukr
and
bulanan and
claime
The Bank's Bad Oos Londer andertakes well and we would look for higher woowary of Belush Instsney 2nd verpak prices in the near future. - Trad-, berica which may be ascertained us any of Agencia and Benches.
ing, for the present is somewhat dull and is mainly confined to selec-
issues. Business done:- tive 1,180,000 shares.
▲ BREABLEY,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
Wheat! Good Canadian exports are reported and an improving ex-
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, port demand is indicated. We con-
LIMITED
(Incorpánted in China) Head Ofcom-Shanghai Capital
$7,500,000.00 Reserve
$1,500,000.00 Branches- All Important Cities in
China,
tinue to look for a gradual advance: in prices on account of the short- age of world supplies and their probable inability to meet the pro-ļ spective demand. Total sales 16,888,000 bushels.
Cotton: Torrential rains in Cen- Teraign bangs and Gecesi Bealing Busintral and South Texas are delaying Carter and Baving count opened and Had the movement of the crop. There Deposite motived for one year or shorter period have been practically no rains. HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK which will be quoted or spication.
BOD Z CHÀNG.
HONG KONG BRANCH: 26. Des Yeux Bond, Costał
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
The Bosime of the abers Bank ia condust.
* by the HONG KONG AND KELANGEAN BANKING CORPORATION,
Willosi an sgpiimiion.j
Eules may N
FOR THE LONG ZONG AND SEANCELI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. GRAYBURN,
Chief KaniSET.
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authored Capra Friday Capit
#20,000,000.00
Barve and Undivided Proble$ 2,185,206.57
HEAD OFFICE-BONG KONG.
19, Dee You Road, Central HOARD OF DIRECTOR:
Hoa. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman.
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Amay
Lanion
Li Tae Jang, Esq. Kazaga,
BRANCHES AND 192NCI1948 1---
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THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Toeux Roed Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS----- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des-
where they are actually needed. There has been some heavy price- fixing in near-by positions. Co- operatives were the principal hedge- sellers. selling for late 'monthis.
Flash: The Standard Gas & Elec- tric Company has earned $3,480,- 114 for the rear ending July 31st. compared with $2,454,143 for last
rear.
The Continental Oil Company of Delaware has declared an extra dividend of 25 cents per share.
cription of banking business transact COMMODITY PRICES
ed.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- counts opened.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF July
INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing
LOCAL SHARE MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
MALAYA'S OPIUM
*REVENUE
Slight Fall Over Previous Year
ENCOURAGING-EFFECTS OF CONTROL
Sales of chandu (prepared) opinam) for consumption in the Straits Settlements totalled 673,618)- of tahills, and the gross revenue deriv- issued ed from these sales amounted to
The following was the list
quotations
local (to-day.
share
Banks
H.K. Bank $1600 b. 1610 sa. H.K. (Lon. Reg.) £1021⁄41⁄2 n. Chartered Bank $153 m. Mercantile Bark A. and
£31. ปี Mercantile Bank C. £141⁄2 n. Bank of East Asia $76 h
Insurances
Canton Ins. $270 n. Union Ins. $57774 b. 580 sa. China Underwriters $1 n. China Fire Ina. $462 x. HK Fire Ins. $255 1. International Assce. Sh.334
Shipping
Douglases $30 n. F.K Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Pre£), $30 m Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20-a. Shells (Bearer) 110/71⁄21⁄2 x. Union Waterboats $12 n.
Docks, etc.
B.
|$$.742,695, compared with 697,836
tahils and $9,051,894 in 1934
In addition the sum of $2726.162 was received from other adminis- trations for chandu supplied from the Factory and Packing Plant.
..
Registration Of Smokers
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VIA CANADA
IN 1937
NEXT SAILING TO VANCOUVER EMPRESS OF CANADA AT NOON, FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 18th
The revised system of registra- tion inangurated in 1933 was de veloped further during the year (under review with results that are Įdescribed as very satisfactory, The Steamer
registers were closed finally on
E/Canada December 31, 1934.
E/Russia On January 1, 1935 the number
E/Japan of smokers registered was 54,232 E/Asia n. including 2,304 females. Many of ExCanada
these, however, were no longer ac- E/Russia tive consumers: some had died and Japan
E/Asia others had removed from the
E/Canada Colony, but the large majority of E/Russ those who had ceased to purchase | E/Japan had voluntarily given up the habit. The report comments:
The smoking of opium is no (longer regarded as a means of HE. and K. Wharves $112 b.social intercourse and the chief H.K. and W. Docks $134 breason to-day for taking to opium Providents. (old) 220 b. 220/-is to obtain relief from pain.
30 să
Even this inducement is, however, Providente (New) 20 cts. L losing its power s
the Chinese Hong Kew $185 m.
turn more to the wide variety of medicinal articles readily obtain- able at all chemista' shops.
New Engineering Sh.34 n. Shanghai Docks Sh.581 n.
Mining
Kilan Mining Ad. 10/- n. Langkats (Single) Sh$3% 0. S'hai Exploration Sh.$2 m. Shanghai Loans Sh.$2 n. Baubs $1135 h ex div. Venz: Goldfield $44 b. Antamoks $5.50 n. Atoks $1.24 n. Baguio Gold 65 ets. s. Balatoes $24 r. Benguet Consol. $24 n. Benguet Exploration 52/53
$2.
Casual Smokers
to
Casual opium smokers seem find little difficulty in giving up the practice and some of those more heavily addicted are seeking this department's assistance to rid themselves of the habit by means of gradual reduction in the supply. Considerable progress was made in 1935 in rationing consumers closely to their individual daily re- ets.quirements.
As the effectiveness of the con- trol increased the few hundred Consolidated Mines 104 cts. b. smokers who had evaded registra-
Big Wedge 81 ets. b.
Ition found it more difficult to ob-
Demonstrations $1.53 . 1.60 s.tain supplies through friends or
ed
illicit retailers, and many present- themselves for registration. They were admitted after under- going a medical examination.
The effect of control
од
con-
Mambulao 92 cts. s. 92/88 cts. sumption is shown by the follow-
The following quotations have Fixed Deposits rebeen received by Renter:- ceived at rates which will be quoted on application.
Trusteeship & Executorship under-
taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire. New York Cotton:
PHILIP GOCKCHIN,
October
12.04
12.00
Chief Manager.
December
12.06
12.03
11 cts. s. 1134 sa
January
12.03
12.02
March
+12.02
11.96
Gold Creeks 55 ett. n.
May
12.01
11.9€
Gold River 12. cts. .
11.91
11.89
Ipo Gold 40 còs. 1.
Spot
12.45
12.40
Itogons $3.20 b.
New York Rubber:
LXL $38.
Chief Maangst.
Every dayiption of Banking and Exchangy bulness, traninsted. Lowm grated ve appenved
Current Acumula opened in Loos) Curacy and Fixed Deposits received for use your or shorter periods in Local and Fowign Currencies od term which will be quoted as "appliculanti.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Lal
ZIN TONG PO,
W. Gracechurch Buert, Losea, F.COL.
Authorised Capital £3,000,00
· Subscribed Capital
... 1,800,000 1,050,000
Reserve Fund & Rest 1,247,830
BANKERS:
The Bank of England & Meland Bank, Lid
September
16.350
16.430
October.
16.40
16.45a
sa
December
16.50
16.548
Masbate $1.12 s
ing table of gross retail sales each mouth in the Colony:-
Paid-up Capital
January March
16.53n
-16.55n
16.612
16.643
Northern Mining 58 cts. n. Paracale Gumans $1.19 n.
Tahils
January
61.929
May
16.69
16.70m
Basziok
Bombay
Calcula
Colombo
Delbi
BRANCHES
Ipoh
July.
16.77
16.81
Salacot Mining $18 b. San Mauricio $4.40 8.
Sew York
ولادت
Yen.130,900,000||
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED
Established 1880.
Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria.
Hoji
Nagasaki
Ένας δωσεις Howrah
Kala Lumpur Sangha
Emasan (Fabang) vindi
HONG KONG BRANCH. Ery description of Banking and Exchange kaariduse, 17mas
Fited Deponita al Rates that may be ascertained Winnipeg Wheat: on application.
Kandy
Katechá
Xola Bhara
Chicago Wheat:
Santa Rosa 17 cts. s.
February
March
April
59,970
58,816
56,883
(Mastrius)
September
1127%
1134
Suyoc Consol $1.35 sa.
May
61,265
June
57,103
Kala Lipis
Rasipoon
December
111
1112
United Paracales. $2.81 n.
July.
57,582
May
11078
130
Landa Hatzis, etc.
Anzust
57,244
هورتولا
Singapore
Chicago Corn: September
न.:
113
1132
H.K. & S. Hotels $5 b. 6/6.10 sz H.K. Lands $401⁄2 sa.
September
50,740
October
51,920
November
49,222
December
9574
95%
Travellers Cheg is. Imoed.
47,982
·Trusler and Executorships underuken, INTEREST allowed on Current Adcounts and
May
9038
91
A XESTEDT,
Manager.
7.. Queen's Bond. Central
Hong Kong. Jik July, 15%.
October December May
1033
.. 104%
102%
1032
104%
1054
Houz
Kong
1937 SAILINGS
Vancouver
*Arrite
9
Feb. 14
Feb. 2T
$ Mar. 13
Mar 27
Shanghai Kobe Yokohama Honolula Victoria
Leave Arrive Leave Leave Leave Jan. 26 Jan. 28. Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb.
Feb. 12 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 Feb. 28 Mar. 2 Mar.
Mar. 10 Mar. 12 Mar. 16 Max. 18. Mar. 19 Mar. 21 Mar. 24 Mar. 26 April 2 April 7 April 2 April 4 April 8 April 10
April 19 April 16 April 18 April 21 April 23 April 29 May April 39 May 2 May 6 May 8
May 17 May 14 May 16 May 19 May 21 May 28 June 2 May 28 May June 3 June 5 June 12 June 18 June 11 June 18 June 26 June 18 June 24 June 9
For Information Apply To Your Own Agent Or
Canadian
Cadian Pacific
Tel. 20752
Bankok
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Caletta
Cantors.
Dairen (Dainy)
Nagoya
New York
Osaka
Pezís
Peiping
Rangoon
San Francisco
Seattle
Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Hamkow
Harbin
Fonolulu
Hsinking
Karachi
Kobe
Lobden
Los Angeles
Mazila
Semarang
Shanghai
Singapore
Sourabaya
Sydney
Tokyo
Tientsin
Taingiau 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, 1928.
·THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED fincorporated in^China) - Capital paid up
$5,000,000. | Reserves me,500,000. Capital Savings Dept: $500,000. Beserve Savings Dept: $800,000. Head-Drace---Shanghai
A Bank having as, its mission the industrial development, en China and the fostering of her commercial relations-abund. Hong Kong Offer --
6. Qnom Road Central Phone 11118.
AMERICAN EXPRESS
COMPANY
TRAVELERS CHEQUES
IN US. DOLLARS
AND STERLING
CAN BE CASHED
THE WORLD OVER
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC.
Incorporated with Limited Liability in USA.
No. 4, Des Voeux Road, Central.
EK. 4% Debentures 105% n. Shanghai Lands Sh.$13 m Metropolitan Lands Sh. #10 a. Humphreys $91⁄4 b. 91⁄2 s2.
HK Realties, $5.50 n. Chinese Estates $80 n. China Realties. Sh.24 u. China Debentures Sh.360 n.
Public Utilities
E.K. Tramways $1274. sa. Peak Trams (old) $61⁄2 m Peak Trams' (new) $2% n. Star Ferries $93 b.
Yaumati Ferries $22 b.
C. Lights (Oid) 14.90/15 sa.
C. Light (New) $11.40 sa. HK Electrice $54 b. 55
Macao Electrics: $20 n. Sandakan Lights $8.20 n. Telephones (Old). $293% b...
Telephones.(New) $10.10.
10
China Bones Sh$11 Singapore Tractions 29/- n.. Singapore Pret. 28/- n.
Industrials
Malabon Sugars 194. n.
December
A
Satisfactory Feature
very satisfactory feature says the report, is that the decline in sales of Government chandu has not apparently been offset by an increase in the quantity of illicit opiuma. All indications "are that the quantities of contraband opium in the Colony at the close of the year were less than at any period for which records are available.
On December 31, 1935, there were 1,270 Straits-born registered smokers, practically all of long sa. standing.
The census of 1931 shows there were 249,495 Straits- born Chinese in the Straits Settle- 30 ments. These figures in themselves
1.
b.
are regarded as almost a complete Janswer to those who believe that the Chinese and opium arc in- separable.
Over 90 per cent of the regis tered consumers are China-born. Among alien Chinese the average addiction is (high, the majority falling into the
age-group of 43-47 years
Zoong Sings Sh.$18 n. Wing On Textiles Sh $25 n
Miscellaneous
Entertainments $3 n.
Cald, Macg. (Ord.) Sh$1935 and length of Cald., Macg. (Pref.) Sh$15 n. Canton Ices $2.20 h.- Cements $12.10 b. 121⁄4 sa": H.K. Ropes $110 1.
Stares, etc. Dairy Farms $21. Watson $4.85 INSTA Lane, Crawfords 361⁄2 n.
Mäcicintoshs $5 n Sinceres $3 Wm. Fowells 40-eta-n. Wing On (HK) $50 n.
Cotton MIAMI Ewa Cottons Sh.$84′′ 3. Shanghai Cottons, (old) Sh
$70 b..
Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh❘
$39 b.
S. C. Enterprises $1.35 n. Macao “Greyhounds" $2 ̧x. Constructions (old) $1 n. Constructions. (new) 60 cts. n. Vibro Piling $4 b.
Ch. Gay 5% 1925-G$34x.,
92% bu
H&K Govt 4% Loan 8% prem
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Latest Quotations From Singapore
local dollar is steady, this demand..
.on
The opening morning at 1/2d
Messrs. HUB. Joseph "Spot" silver was steady at 19 Co have received the following 7/16, while "forward” also remain ed steady at 19 7/16.
quotations in Straits
The London on New York cross from Singapore for Raw Rubber. rate was quoted at £-U.S.15.,["2
063%, as compared with $-US$57 Spot 26% b. Unchanged. 06, while the New York on Oct-Dec. 20% b. Up London cross rate was quoted at Jan-March 27 5. Up HK Govt 32% Loan-par. b £-US$5.067/16, - 23- compared. April-June-27% b-Up-%
Market:-Quiet. Wallace Harpers $4.♬
with £-U.S.$5,00