BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI -BANKING CORPORATION
..$50,000,000
Authorised Capital Issued and Fully Paid-up. 20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-
Sterling...5 6,500,000
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve
Reserva Liability of Pro-
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA. & CHINA
-Incorporated by Bayal Charter, IKI. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
THE
NEW YORK SHARE NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
MARKET
Uncertain Sentiment
Prevails
PATCHY AND IRREGULAR
Messrs. White, Weld & Com-| £3,000,000 $3,000,000 pany, New York Correspondents for Messrs. S. E. Lery & Com- (£5,000,000) pany, reportzmi.
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
Serumbad
Lala Lumpur Singapore Xorking
$10,000,000-
prietars
$29,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
Alor Se
Agencies and Branches: Tangos
Bangkok
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Batavia
Koruaká Mang
Hon. Mr. J. 4. Paterson,
Boobay
„Cholzman."
Sebrate
G. Miskin Esq.
Centen
Corpora Coc Colombe
Madis
__siping
Karban New York
Hon. Mr. S. M. Dodwall,
Esiphons Emsbury 3. A. Plummer Esq., Haskow
Harbia
(Peking)
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
Kong Is
1. E. Masson Esq.,
A. H. Compton Esq; T, E. Pearce Bag. Beid
ANO
AL Shields Eaq... V. M. Grzybum, Esq.
BANGEDE BATAVIA
BOMBAT
GANTON
HAKKOW
HAZZIK
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JOHORE
ПРОН
LOEN
KOWLOOK
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BRANCHES, Judetu
LONDON LYOM
MANUA
MUAB (Sub) MCID
.NEW YORK
FETTING PRYING
BANGOON
641GOK
SAX FRANCHEX
KHAK RAI
KING FORE
BOUKALAT
SUKOZI FATANI
TLE STROK
TRILOTAO
TOKORAMA.
Current Acomsie opened to Lamel Carrancy and Fised Imposite mostved the con your armortar periode in Loud Currence and Shining on MORE wkick wil be cooked on mappilascion
5380 *, ***** BAFR DEPOSIT BOXES Hong Kong, 24th February, 1935.
HONG KONG SAVINGS, BANK
Foreign changs and Gamers) Banking dutino transoned.
The Bank's Hand Othan in Zondos undertakan
Stocks: To-day's market patchy and irregular and the pre-h vailing sentiment is still very in- certain. There was à minor rally late in the day, but profit-taking | was later resumed and most is-
Selection
bic Auctio
1995
Rooms Duddell Street.
Woollen-Dreeses and Contà, Evening Gowns, Hata and Military Accessories
Also
Hand Bags, Ornaments, Trimmings, Flowers, Dress
Jewellery, etc, etc. (Stock Ee-organization Sale)
On View from Tuesday, the 24th. November, 1936.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
sues declined. Professional trad LOCAL SHARE
lers are on the side-lines for the time being, awaiting clarification jof the outlook Business done:—
2,440,000 shares.
Wheat: Prices declined on a fair Curses Acobrim opened and Han). Deputajamount of liquidation due to the To do declines on the foreign markets
spplication.
and good crop reports from the Argentine and Australia. The un- dertone of the market, however, is still good and we do not look for [any marked set-backs. Total sales:
-32.519,000 bushels.
Rasher and Tract beaches, how daim morner of Scitias Trense. Iaz prepsil, 21 tenna which tong ba neoriginal så meg of the Lgsocies and Beinaha.
A BREARLEBY,
- Manager Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
Cotton: There was further E- quidation of December position by THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, a large Wall Street opérator. Good
LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai
Capital
-$7,500,000.00 Reserve
-$1,500,000.00 ==|Branches--- All Important Citles in
China
_The_Husinom of the shows bank de madura a by the 120NG KONG AND SHANGILAI BANKING CORPORATION..
MIONG AND SHANGHAI
FOR THE BANKING CORPORATION
T.K. GRAYBUKK,
Child Manager. Hong Kong, 24th February, 1988.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.]
katherland Capital, comm Puidup Capita
HEAD OFFICE BONG KONG.
30. Das Verz Bond, Contents BOARD OF DIRECTORS ---
Hon. Siz Shou-son Chow, Chairman. Li Koon Chan, Seç, P. L. Keck, Bos, Wats The Tong, Eng. Cita Chine Shik, Ragu Id Lan Maks. Eng., Wang Chs Son. Zay, and kan Za
Koo Tung 25. Bay, Chil Koung
kmer
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:----
B Kamila Malboron
Floy
Xaner Yook
Pasang
Semarang
Sydney
Para
Piping
Biomolada
Bas Palace
Vanover
Tories Ecoge and Gonart! Danking Busiasm
Om and Beeting Acecece opened and Fis Zapnea Tam je ve a al cosas, wirink will be mustČ_ON_
31. Do Your Bowd, Canden). Manager's Olhos w Premier Bushings Dept, we have
ODA Cashier's Off
mind
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
trade buying seems to have been completed. We expect steady mar- kets for the next few months, but, the outlook for next Spring is dubi-] jous owing to the expected increases | in acreage and possible releases of loan cotton.
Rubber: Buying on the part of dealers continues, but this is being off-set by commission-house profit- taking. Prices declined somewhat| en disappointing news from abroad | and on the possibility of some in-1 crease in the quota next year.
Flash: The Commercial Credit Corporation has declared an extra (dividend of $2. per share.
Loews, Incorporated, have declar- led an extra dividend of $1 per Ishare.
has
The Lorillard Corporation declared an extra dividend of 30 cents per share.
cription of banking business transact COMMODITY PRICES
Current Accounts and Savings Ác-
The following quotations have counts opened Fixed Deposita re-been received by Beater:**** ceived at rates which will be quoted
Prev. Testerday jon_application.
Closing Closing
Trusteeship & Executorship nader taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for Hire
PHILIP, GOCKCHIN, Chief Manager.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the information of visitors New York Rubber:
Every devoription of Banking and Babong, the following list of some of the December business transmetal. Lowen granted on apprend highest points on the Island and January
Gearsal Acomate opened in Lewel Camory Mainland is published:-
shorter patiocie la Local and Yasiga. Cursociet
sa sana which will be quoted on application.
Sale Dupont Be t
LUI TORG PO,
ISLAND
May
and Fixed Deposite resivad for was your ar
Chist Monio.
March
MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATION
The following was the list of
share quotations local to-day.
Banks
issued
HK. Bank $1685 b. HK (Lon. Reg.) £1071⁄2 n. Chartered Bank £15% n. Mercantile Bank A. and
$9214 m. Mercantile Bank C. E14% 1 Bank of Baxt Axia $83 n.
COLONY TRADE OUTLOOK
Imports And Exports For October
OFFICIAL STATISTICS
An interim report issued by the
NEX SAILING TO
MANILA
EMPRESS OF JAPAN.
DECEMBE
HONG KONG
TO
PACIFIC COAST
17 DAYS HONG KONG TO VANCOUVERS
via the Direct Express Boute
18 DAYS HONG KONG TO VANCOUVER
vis Honolulu, "the Paradise of the Pacific”
Statistical Office of the Imports | 29 DAYS HONG KONG TO UNITED KINGDOM. (viz direct.com
and Exports Department on the B.trade of the Colony for October, 1936, states that imports of mer- chandise amounted to a total of) $43.0 millions (£217 millions), 13 compared with $91.6 millions (£3.1) millions) in October, 1935: a dol-] |lar increase of 361% and a sterl- ing decream of 129%; whilst ex- ports totalled $327- millions (22.0 |millions), as compared with $92.8 International Assen. Sh. $31⁄44 millions (£2.3 millions): a dollar)
Insurances
Canton Ins. $265 b. Union Ins. $600 b: China Underwriters $1 m. H.K. Fire Ing. 1255 1.
Shipping
Douglases $30 1. H.K. Steamboats $5% n. Indo-Chinas (Pref) $35 1 Indo-Chinas (Def.) $88 Shells (Bearer) 118/12 1. Union Waterboats $10%
Docks, etc.
H.K. and K. Wharves $109 · 53. KK and W. Docks $13. Providents (Old) $1.90 1. Providents (New) 20 cts. 1. New Engineering Sh.$4 n. Shanghai Docks Sh$811⁄2
Mining
Kailan Mining Ad. 14/6 r. Raubs $13.70 1.
Venz. Goldfield 36% b.
Lands, Hotels, etc. H.K. and S. Hotels $5.60/.65 sa. H.K. Lands $382 5.
HX 4% Debentures 103% 1. Shanghai Ladda Sh. $13 n. Metropolitan Landa Sh.510 m. Humphreys $94 b..
|increase of 43.4% and a sterling"]
decrease of 13.0%.
Total imports during the first! ten
months of the year 1936) amounted to $382.0 millions (473.0 (millions), as compared with $3023; millions (£310 milNona); in the corresponding period of 1935; |whilst exports amounted to-52TAT millions (£17.6 milions), as com- pared with $222.1 millions (£227 (millions).
In terms of local currency im- ports increased by 19.7% in the first ten months of 1936, as com- pared with the corresponding period of 1995, and exports in creased. by 25.0%; whilst sterling! value showed decreases of 25.8% in the case of imports, and 22.5% in the case of exports.
The following table shows com- parative figures of importa and exports of Merchandise and Trea- sure during the months of Octo:j ber, 1936 and October, 1935:—
IMPORTS Oct. 1936 Oct. 1035 Merchandise $43,000,188 $31,564,844 Treasure $43,862,969 $ 2,984,905
$86,863,177 $34,549,749
EXPORTS Oct. 1936 Oct. 1935 Merchandise $32,726,905 $22,782,098 Treasure $ 3,877,617 $12,753,480
New York Cotton: December
1176
11.79
January
11.65
11.65
{March
11.65
11.64
May
11.61
11.61
July
11.52
11.51
October
11.16
11.47
Spot
12.20
12.23
HK. Realties $571⁄2 1. Chinese Estates $18 n. China Realties Sh.34 n. China Debentures Sh.$60
Total
18.18.
18.22
PHILIPPINE MINING
18.190 18.231
18.23
18.25
Closing Rates Sales
18.27
18.2′′
10 am. Local
Fest July
18.28
18.27n
Total
in Pesos Currency
Victoria Peak
1,823.(September
18.30
18.25
Antamolts
3.90
Signal Station
1,774
October
18.271 18.021
Mt. Parker 1...
1,724
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Mountain Lodge
1,725
Chicago Wheat: December
Atoks Baguio, Gold
.55
$4
26
1172%
110%
LIMITED
The Eyrie
1,725
May
115%
114
Balatoc Mining Benguet Consol Benguet Explor
154
14/
Peak Hotel
1,305 Haly A.
*10234
Established ́1380
Mt. Davis
Bowen Road (Alterbeds)
STY 237
Chicago Corn: December
.18 301/2 447514 .03%
105
Capital (full paid-up) Yr2.100,000,000 | Reserve Fund
May
3178
„Yen 150,900,000
91X L
1043 Demonstrations
Ipa Gold
$4
1.60
MAINLAND
July
24
94% Itogons
155
Fost
Winnipeg Wheat:
Masbate Consol
Taimoshan Kowloon Pesk
3,124
November
19
1087%
1,971
December
106
105%
Paracale Gumaus Salacot Mining ·
5
05
May
108
2.45 448
Suyoc Consol
50
United Paracales
1.40
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Koji
Nagasaki
Nagoya
New York
Osaics
Alexandria
Bangkok
Офта
Paris
Peiping
1027% Big Wedge...
Consolidated Mines.
107% Northern Mining
Public Utilities
HK Tramways $12.10 b. Peak Trams (old) $61⁄2 n Peak Trams (new) $22% n Star Ferries 29211⁄2 b. Yaumati Ferries: $25 n.
Batavis
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Cantom
Dairen (Dainy)
Penstien (Makden) Rangoon
Hasburg
Hankow
Harbio
Honelain
Asinking Karachi
Kobe
Rio de Janeiro San Francisco
Seattle
Semarang
Shanghai
Singapore Sourabaya
HOME LEAVE TO
ENGLAND
107 San Maurício
London
Los Angeles
Manila
Tokyo Tringtan Yingkow
Interest allowed for Current e-
COUPLE
Deposits received for fored periods at rates to be obtained on applica- tion.
Y. KANO,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 13th November, 1938.
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Encorporated in Chim)
Capital paid
£$6,000,000. Reserves
$7,500,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000 Reserve Savings Deat$600,000
Head-Office Sianghai
A Back having as the suission the industrial Päevalopment en China and the fostering of her commercial relaticos abroad
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C. Light (Qld) $13
$36,604,522 $35,635,578 Monthly Fluctuations
Since
October, 1935 monthly values of imports of merchandise into Hong Kong fluctuated from a low Hong Kong dollar value (284) millions) in November, 1935 to at high of 43.0 millions în October: 1936;* whilst export values fluctuated from a low of $22.8) millions in October, 1935 to a higħi of $32.7 millions in October, 1936,
LOCAL DOLLAR
* STEADY-
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ST. PATRICK'S BALL
TO BE REVIVED
NEXT YEAR
MR. E. H. WILLIAMS PRESIDENT
Many suggestions regarding the The local dollar is steady, open-revival of St. Patrick's Ball were ing on demand this morning 27 made by members at the 27nual 1/2 1/32
"Spot" alver fell
to 21, meeting of the St. Patrick's So ciety of Hong Kong last night, when it discussed the holding of
b. $13.45 while “forward" also fell to
C Lights (New) $101⁄2-n.
By $13.10 sa.
HK Electrica 351
b.
Macao Electrics $20 (n. Sandakan Lights $8.30-n.
Telephones (Old) $281⁄4 b. Telephones (New) 1934 b.,
20/10 27
21.
RAW RUBBER
Latest Quotations From Singapore
Messrs, H. B. Joseph and Co. [have received the following quotations from Singapore in Straits Currency for Raw Rubber:
Spot 30% b. Unchanged Jan-March 311⁄2 b. Unchanged. April-June 31% b. Unchanged. December 31, b. Unchanged. Market Irregular.
An, amendment to the rules was the ball It will not, however, take sanctioned, making it constitutions The London on New York cross-) place on St. Patrick's Day, March al for 15 members to form a quOS TU rate was quoted at US$4.894 17, to prevent its clashing with the
as compared with £-US$4.8854
while the New York on London
cross-rate was quoted at £
cbrations of the Royal U
$-U.S.$4.89-1/16, as compared with the meeting last
China Buses Sh#12% ng t Singapore. Tractions 27/= n.3 Singapore Pref. 27/in na Save Industriais Cald, Macg (Ordy Sh$19 Cald, Marg. (Pre£) Sh$15. Canton Ices $220 t
Cements $10.80 b., $10.80 sa H.K. Papes 13,40 3.
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farma 233 b. Watsons: $4.85 1. Lane, Crawfords 361⁄2 u Sinceres $8
Wing On (HE): 350 115
Cotton Mills
Ewo Cottons STLL60 h. Shanghal Cottons (Old) Sh.382)
Shanghai Cotton (New) SE $45 Zoong Sings 85% $210 Wing Op Textiles Sh. 225
£ US$488-15/16.
M. C: G. Pérdue: "
| CHRISTIAN FRONT AND SPAIN who referred to the redus
2
membership, largely the resnāt. said, of many departures and Christianments Among those who'l
The following cicers were elect-
MrEE WiDflaten. SOPOTAMENT J Beb-
tary: Mr. B. EG
Committee: Mr. K. Begdon, Capt. A. Crookshank. Th. Col. W.
A Frost, Dr L M Gray, HZJ
Over 40,000 people attended a meeting of the Irish Front in Dublia last mouth, when left were two life member be said. C. M. Grenham, Mr. F. F. 3. James, resolutions supporting the Spanish py, w. 3. A Moore and Mr. M. Nationalists were passed.,
Miscellaneont
Entertainments: $3/12
structions (Old) $1% 1.
J. Breen.
12. Comdr. M. V. Keogh EN. Mr.
C. G. Perdið Dr. G. W. Pope, Mr.
Mr. Perdue explained that a 3. D. McClatchie, Mr. T. Murphy.
though the accotizia
excess of expenditure
(this was "resly: "not"
{*186 had been paid out
Constructions (New) 42/1⁄2 eta, shle grant during the ye
Vibro-Piling 15.30 n.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G⭑Bds.
92% 1
of in 1985
Sound Pine
“Our financial
HK. Gort 4% Loan 8% prem sound Taclared
we hope to see 18% prefl membership, and
HK Go
Wallace Harpers $4 mi
large our se
form, one
Charity Sub-Committee: DE G. W. Pope, MJC. M. Grenkam, Kr. T. Murphy
Anditors: Messrs W. B. Fin- gan and F. G. Hamider,
ong" thone preaut the Donovan,