BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI - BANKING CORPORATION *
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000
Fagued and Fully-Paid-up : 20,000,000 Eeseng Funds:--
Sterling.....£ 6,500,000
Hong Kong Currency
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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA" & CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 18m.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Paid-up Capital
$20,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
-ES,000,000 £3,000,000
£3,000,000
Alor Star
Reserve......$10,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Hon: Mr. J. J. Paterson Chairma
G. Miskin Esq.,
Deputy Chairman..
Reserve Fund
Hangkok Hatavia "Bombay Calcutio Capac Carvatos
Coleozbo
Agencies and Branches: -
Ipak
Ки
Bangoon
ZADRUGE
THS CHINA-MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
Commerce and
Finance
SHARE MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following was the list of local share quotations issued today.
m
Hon. Mr. W.H. Beli, J.R. Masson Eag,
Caba
A. E. Compton Esq, T. E. Pearce E64, Dak
Hon. Mr. S. M. Daiwell,
J. A. Plummer Esq
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
An L. Shields Esq.,| V. M. Grayburn, Esq. Chist Mage
EMCT BANGLOR
CALCUTTA
CANTON CHEPOO COLOMBO
FOOCHOW HAMIONG
HAMBURG
HANIOW HARRİN HONGEW
KLOILO
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JOHORE
КОВЕ
KOWLOON
BRANCKES :-
KUALA LUMPER
LONDON LTODE
MALANGA
MANILA
MLAR (Jobes) MUZDEN
NEW YORK
PIPING PENANG RANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
SOURABAYA
SUNGEI PATAM
DIENTSIN
TOLTO
TSINGTAD
YOKOHAMA
Curriel Accessie opened là Lana? Dezzaacy anú Find Deposito rarerred dir con zone de vinerne marioda in Low Currency and Susting me wron Which Tử be passed on spačiossinc.
4050 19 M GATE DEPOSIT BOLEA la
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business at the story Bunk le modar *** HONG KONG AND KEANGRAT BANKING CORPORATION. Bales may 20 sbrukavč Os applicesion.
FOX TEZ BONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANEIRO, CORPORATION.
V. GRATSUAK,
Case Manage
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1935.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Capital
Author
3730,000,000.00
$ 5,00L300,00 Sandro and Cadivided Prosti mung 1,685,232
DEAD OFFICE:-BONO RONG.
-20, De Fauz Bond, Cuet.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS——
Bon Sir Shop-son Chow, Chairman.
L- Laga Cout; 20€ 2. &
Ton Tong Eag. Chên Ching S, E
Lang, Eat Wong Can bou, Fag. and Lan
Pa
LINY
Hetaria
Saa Zung Fu, Zoq, Chiat Masager, Li Tao Zong. Esq. Kanaga
BELICHES AND AGENCIES:-
Caleathe
Bombay
Сала Haiphong
Hankve
Handlein
Hobe
Klcom
London
bourbe
Nagund
Deals
Paci
Piping
Hangon
R
PEGASE
Seattle
Sing
Koushap Swatow Syday
Frecio
Tekibeina
Wome
Hurphans Hamburg
Markas Hong Img
Kunis Lumpur Dingapore Kashing Mart Manila Kodan Save Yock Priping
Рекор
*moga
Forsigs Enciangs sai Gusal Banking buiten
Current Locountă apanać `and Band Espozīta |reowned fer dos pour ce shorter pursoda, ni zaken
which will be quoted en spylimsion.
The Bank's Land Omos in London undertakes (Executor anÙ Traphon besimets, and mistcoa mouracy of Bestion Isoma Tax overpaid, o serta which may be scowlejnej mi any of i Agencies ind Bracnine.
A BREÄRLEY,
Manager. Hong Kons, 1st January, 1935.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED
~ (Incorporated in China)
Bead Office-Shanghai Capital
$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00
| Branches-All Important Cities is
China.
Foreign Exchange and General Banking Tulisan 120.Zacked.
Current and Ɛewing Accesate opened sod Fixed {Deposite required for one zver of shorter perioda {st_rules_vbich will be goited_to_application.
BOU Z. CHANG,
Macken-
HONG KONG BRANCH: 34 De Vaux Bond, Central- Maaspir's Office ve Tel. 33565 Foreign Exchangu Depi, aminvernat General Ofic
18567 Cambler's Dis
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- cription of banking business transact- (ed
counts opened.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- Fixed Deposits re- Tceived at rates which will be quoted
application.
Evity doption of Banking and Exchings businem Tiszasztal, Loum pesized en upproved
Cort Acamente opened in Lown! Curesticy and Aited Depozita zvonível Soe ona yur ar "sbarter periods in Lassi and Foreign Dumacias ou teema which will be quoted on applivation.
Sala Deposit Boxes To
KAS TONG 20,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100.000.000
Reserve Fund
....YeД130,900,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Bezuches and Agencies at
Alexandria
Bangkok
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Dairen (Dairy}
Moji
Nagasaki
Nagoya
New York
Osalca
Paris
Priping
Bangoon
Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Hapkow
Harbin
Hong Kong
Honalala Hosinking Karachi
Kobe
London
Los & Teles
Manila
San Francisco
Seattle
Semarang
Shanghai
Singapore
Sourabaya
Sydney Tientsin Tokyo Tsingtan Yingkow Interest allowed for Current Ac-|
counts.
Deposits received for fixed periods) at rates to be obtained on applica Bom
G. KISEINAMI,
a Mazzer. Hong Kong, 11th September, 1936.
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China);
| Capital paid up................ $5,000,000,
Reserver
---7,500,000:
| Capital Savings Dept.. $500,000.
| Eeserve Savings Dept.: $800,000.
Head-Office-Shanghai
A: Bank having "as“ its mision the industrial development on "China and the fostering of bee" -commercial relations abroad..
Hong Kong Ofcom
6. Queen's Food Central Phone 31116.
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire
PHILIP GOCE CHIN, Chief Manager.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Incorpointed with Limited Liability in Kubiku
Head Office: 65, Broadway,
New York
Capital Surplus Reserves
BRANCHES:--
Samsvordan Antwerp Athena
Genos Glu
Au
Bemia.
مناسة
Bombay Brussels
Cairo Calculia
Canoes
Colombe
Copening Dublin Edinburgh Korance Cenets
Moatrout
معقلا
Sice
Banke
H.K Bank $1610 b. ELK. (Lon. Red) £102 n. Chartered Bank. $15 Mercantile
£314 D.
Bank A.
n.
and
Mercantile Bank C. £14% D Bank of East Asia $30 b.
Insurances \
Canton Ing. $270 z Union Ins $58214.
550 32.
China Underwriters $1 n. China Fire Ins. $462 1. H.K. Fire Ins. $255 n. International Assce. Sh.38
Shipping
Douglases $30 n.
H.K. Steamboats 34 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $50 z. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 a Shells (Bearer) 110/-. Union Waterboats $12 n.
Docks, etc.
B.
NEW YORK SHARE
MARKET
Action Considered Encouraging
FORWARD MOVE COMING
IN NEAR FUTURE?
Messrs. White, Weld and Com- pany, New York Correspondents i
$29,-1336
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
HONG KONG CRICKET
"LEAGUE
THE ANNUAL MEETING will Tbe held at the Urban Coun-
cil Room, Post Office Building | (by kind permission), oz THURS-
DAY, 1st, Oct. 1956 at 5.15 p.m.
A. H. MADAR.
Hon. Secretary.
Hong Kong, 29th. Sept., 1956.
PUBLIC AUCTION
For Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com-instructions, to sell by Public Undersigned have received
pariy report:-
Stocks
Auction
Оп
Friday, the 2nd. October, 1936 commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room,
Duddell Street
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Comprising:-
We feel that the action of the. 385 s market to-day is encouraging and
that we are
approaching extra dividends on account of the new. tax law, which we believe will be an important factor in polities: and a possible influence on the market later. Unless there is! some sudden and unfavourable turn in the recent constructive Black Wood Ware, Teak Office currency developments, we anti-& Drawing Boom Furniture, Bed cipate a forward move in the very Room & Dining Room Furniture, near future.
Electric Refrigerators, Table Business done: - 1,450,000 Fans & Lamps, Typewriters, Sew- ing Machines, Gramaphones & shares.
Records, Carpets & Rugs, Porte-İ A temporary Iull in the export fian & Glass Wars, Pictures, Glass demand and rains in the Southern & E. P. Ware, Cutlery, Brass & hemisphere were the principal in- Aluminium Ware, Ice Chests, Om- Auences on to-day'i market. We aments, Radio Sets, Enamelled continue to favour accumulation Baths, Upright Pianos, Curios,
Wardrobe Trumics, etc., etc. on declines.
also One Telescope & Stand in Cases One Slot Machine
HK., and K. Wharves $115 b.
117 82.
HK. and W. Docks $13M M Providents (Old) $2.35 b. 2401
Providents (New) 20 cts. b. Hong Kew $160 New Engineering Sh.44 3. Shanghai Docks Sh.48114 2.
Mining Kilan Mining Ad. 10/6. m. Langkats (Single) Sh.$341⁄2 1. S'hai Exploration Sh.$2 a Shanghai Loans Sh.$2 n. Raubs $11.35 b. Vezz: Goldfield $4 p. Antamoks $53% 0. Atoks $1.17 1. Balatocs Gold 62/64 cts. ú. Balatoes $234. n.
Benguet Consol $2344 m. Benguet Exploration 45 cts. 2. Big Wedge 80 cts, sa Consolidated Mines 11 cts. &
10/11 ets. ga. Demonstration $1.45 b. 11⁄2 S.
1.49 32.
Gold Creeks 50 cts. Gold River 12 cts. n.
Ipo Gold 40 cts.
IXL. $3.05. Itogons $3.15- n.
Whest
...
On View from Thursday, the
Total sales: 18,549,000 bushels.
Cotton Torrential rains in the South- West have caused decreased hedge) selling. We expect an increas-1st October, 1935. ling scarcity of contracts as this hedge-selling subsides and the trade covers hedges. There! was some good foreign buying in the course of the day.
Rubber
The Restriction Committee's work has proved eficient and wel expect that the market will soon! overcome. any obstacles due to the devaluation of the Guilder. We recommend purchases on any weakness.
Terms: Cash on Delivery LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers Hong Kong, 29th Sept., 1936.
LOCAL DOLLAR
STEADY
Silver Prices Rise
COMMODITY PRICES at 1/2 13/16.
On
your way to North America
...Europe SEE CANADA
Go via Canada to North America -Europe. Fast, through trains direct from ship's side at Van-- couver in Canada's Evergreen w Playground. See the majes-
tic Canadian Rockies Lake Louise, Banff ... Connect with Canadian Pacific trans-Atlantic linens at Montreal or Quebec. No extra rail fare în Canada for drawing room.or compartment oc- cupied by one person. Stopovers if you wish In Summer, the scenic Great Lakes route is an op- tional inland-sea trip for trans- continental passengers.
information and tickets from your own agent
10.
Canadian Pacific
WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM
Telephones: Passenger 20152.
GACANPAC: Passenger Dept. NAUTILUS: Freight Dept.
Freight 20042. Canton Agents: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
HONG KONG
MARKET PRODUCE
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES
The local dollar is steady, opening on demand this morning Chicken
"Spot" silver rose 5/16 to The following quotations have 20 1/16, while "Forward" also rose been received by Reuters
5/15 to 20 1/16.
The London on New York cross-]
was quoted at £-US$4.- 9334, while the New York on London cross rate was quoted at
Mambulao 70 cts. a. Masbate $1.02′′E, 1.05 "sa. Northern Mining 53 cts. Paracale Gomaus $1.10 b, 113 January
sa
..
Salacet 20 cts. n.
March May
San Mauricio $5.10 5. $1.89/90 July
82.
Santa Rosa 171⁄2 cts sa
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H.K. and S. Hotels $6.15 b.. H.E. Lands $41 n.
| £—US34.9433. as compared with |£—U.S.$4.95.
FAMOUS “BLIND
HOUSE"
Sept 25, Sept.
Sept
1938 1918 Cts. Cts
POULTRY.
BUTCHER MEAT.
lb.
Best Shiel
Prime Cut
Corned
Boart
Ereas
Soup
Large
Capons, Small
Duck Doves Eggs, Hen (cook-
ing). Eggs, Hen (fresh) Fowls, Hainan
Canton
Ceese Pigeons, Canton
Kaikow
9998
8888 8
per doz. 30
18
32
25
3.
40
85
23
each
Stesk
Steak Sklo Sausages
Bullock's Brains
» Tongue, fresh
Head
Heart
corned
Bamp, Salt
Fee:
Kidneys
Tall
Liver Tripe Chives Head
Leg Shoulder
Saddle
ཅ ར མཡུཾ་ བྷུཏྟཾར
Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing rate
New York Cotton: October
1194
12.08
December
11.89
12.00
11.86
12.00
11.84
11.99
11.81
17.95
11.74
1183
Turkeys Cock
.U.S.$6,000,000.00 2248.344.38
Spot New York Rubber:
12.34
12.47
Hea
897,612.65
Suyoc Consol $1.22 b. 1.21 sa United Paracales $3.05 sz
September 16.40a October
December January March
deleted 16.37n 16.18a 16.47 16.29 16.51. 16.$20
16.59
To Be Preserved As
Snipe Pheasant Qai
pair each
Feet
An Ancient Monument Partridge
P
Matton Chip
FRUITS
16.39**
Salisbury.
Almonds
1b.
P
May
16.693
16.49a
July
16.770
16:56
Brains Pig's Chitlings
per
Chicago Whreat:
September
1174
December
115
May
114
July
Chicago Corn: September
116
deleted
95%
May
·903%
Winnipeg Wheat:
October
1104
December
108%
May
∙1103%
Karaca Bamberg
Heidelberg Interlakes Jermain
Liverpool addentiae
Id
LAKON
More Cario
Manila
Munich
Pirmen
Peeping Bacterist Lame Shanghal
Palasyon Dingapore
Тудра Ar Sokoksen. Zuzich
Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of United States of Americs and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment accounts hand-
led.
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services of its thorougidly equipped "Travel; Department.
L
C. H. BENSON..
Genersi Manager.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the information of visitors: the following list of some of the "[highest points on the Island and
Mainland is published:-
ISLAND
Victoria Peak
H.K. 4% Debentures 105% I. Shanghai Lands Sh$13 m Metropolitan Lands Sh.$10
Humphreys $954 sa.
HK. Realties $5.80 sa Chinese Estates $78 n.
China Realties Sh.54 m.
China Debentures Sh.$60 n.
Public Utilition
H.K. Tramways $12.3 b 12 December
Peak Trams (old) $81⁄2 n. Peak Trams (new) $23⁄4 n. Star Ferries $95 sa
Yaumati Ferries $2231⁄2 n.
C. Lights (Old) $15.40 5., 18.30-
.60.88.
C. Lights (New) $12,10 12.10 sa. HK. Electrics $5414 b. 543⁄44/55
****
Macao Electrics $20. n. Sandakan. Lights $5.30 m. Telephones (Old) $81 m. Telephones (New) $12.10 z. China Banes Sh$113⁄41⁄4n. Singapore Tractions 29/- Singapore Pref. 27/- ni
Industrials
Malabon Sugara 291⁄2” 1.
Feet
Cocounts Apples (California) Lemons, American Lichees, Brzed
Head
each
jb.
Porks Chups
Kidneys
Liver Loin Leg
cuch
Sheep's Head &
Feet
The Blind House, or the Round] Lemons, China Honse, as it is sometimes called, Bananas (bride's) which has stood for over
three Carambola deleted centuries in the centre of the vil- 113 lage of Shrewton, Wilts, has beer 1124 scheduled as an ancient monument. 100
It was formerly used as a prison Oranges (Canton) for persons found guilty of steal- Ozanges (Sweet)
Pears (Canton) ing and other offences. After-
Oranges (American) each 944wards they were led in procession
Persimmons, Large 89% to a place still called the Gibbet, Pamelo, Siam thehalf a mile away, for execution. Wainuts 107%
The Blind House is built of Grapes 105% stone and is 16ft. high It is 107% shaped like a beehive. The only Artichokes
RAW RUBBER
feet in
Latest Quotations From diameter. The only furniture is a
Singapore
Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co. have received the following quotations from Singapore in Straits Cur- rency for Raw Bubber:
Buyers.
26% up 2
(Spot
Cald, Macg. (Ord.) Sh. 191⁄2 n.Jan./Mirch
Cald, Macg. (Pref) Sh.$15 Canton Ices $2.20 b.
Cement $12.66 b. 12. 65 31.
* H.K. Ropes $3.90 n.
Stores, etc
Mackintosha $5 m.
Feet
Dairy Farms $23 m.
1,828
Watson $4.85:1
Signal Station
1,774
Lane, Crawfords $551⁄2 n.
Mt. Parker
*1,724
Mountain Lodge
1,725
The Eyrie
1725
Pesk Hotel
1,835
1.877
ML Davin
Bowen Boad (filterbeds) (297
MAINLAND
Taimozhan
Fest 3,124
Kowloon - Peak
1,971
Sinceres $3 21.---
WE. Fowells 40 cta. n. Wing On (HK) $50 nű
Cotton Mills
Ewe Cottons Sh$10 b.-9.30/30
Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh.
$74 b. Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh.-
$42 h.
April/June Oct./Dec.
Market:-Firmer,
27% up 1⁄2 26% up
Zoong Sings Sh. Wing On Textiles Sh$25
-Miscellaneous
Entertainments $3 n.
$. C. Enterprises, $1.35 1. Macso "Greyhounds” #2 n.. Constractions (old)" $1%_n. Constructions (new) 50 cts. n. Vibro Piling $44 1. Ch. Govt. 5% 1926 G$Bds.
97% b.
HK. Govt. 4% Loen 8% peem.
b.
HK Govt. 34% Loan par, Wallace Harper 14 2.
·1 14
Fet or Lard
Heart Kidneys
Liver ... Sucking Pigs to
Order
Suet, Beef Snet, Beef
VEGETABLES
entrance is so narrow and low that there is barely room for a normal
to pass through. The cir-i cular interior is seven
Doetzoot
Long Brinjals, Green
Red Cabbage, Chinese
(Shanghai) Caniflower Large). sach
Mution
No.
(Madinen) (Smokil) Carrots Celery, Chinese Chillies, Dzied
Red Gresa.
FISH
Barbel
Canton Presb
Water Fish
Cuttle Fish
Carry Star, English -Cucumbers Garlic. Ginger, Young
3
Dace
FTORE
*
7
Els Fresh Water
Old
wooden bench against the wall.
CHEMIST'S DEATH MYSTERY
Inquest Adjourned
examination A post-mortem having failed to reveal the cause
*መ
of his death, the inquest last Horseradish, Shaf month on Charles George Mat- Indian Corn thews Down, a 25-year-old Mid Lettuce
Okens hurst, Sussex, chemist, was ad-
Onions, Bombay
Green order that the Home Office might journed until September 18 in
Shanghai make a pathological examination Parsley
Potato, sweet | and analysis.
Japanese Americon
The Chichester Coroner, Mr. F. Blayden Tompkins, was told when The opened the inquest at Midhurst that Down had no worries and did not conduct experiments.
He went to bed in good health one night, sad early next morn
- ing was discovered unconscious by his wife, dying shortly after- {warda.
wy
(Long)
Pumpkin Radish Elmbar (French) Turnips Punti
Waterer Vegetable Marrow Water Lily Root.
Spinach Tomatoes
Codásh
Crabs
Eala Conger
Eels Yellow Garoupa Herrings
Gudgeon
Ib.
Halibut
8 Lobster
Mackerel
6
Mollet
1.00
60 Oysters
霉 Perch
*Pake
3 Plaice
4Promfret, White
Fromfret, Black
· 4 | Pawan
7
Bondz
Salmon
15
Sharic
Turtles Tench
Small Fresh wakur
Solos
Sept
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