BANKS
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LONG KONG AND SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF FRANKING CORPORATION - ~~ INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Authorised. Capital
$50,000,000
Tarand and Fally-Paid-up 20,000,000
Reserye Funda
Steding
Hong Kong Currency
#Baserve
Reserve Lishility of Pro-
HEAD OFFICE: HONG. TONG
Zorgenged by. Beyal Charters, DR.
-HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Paid-co: Capital
Renerre Fund
Reserva Liability of Pro
prietors ...
£5,000,000 .:£5,000,000,
Commerce and
Finance
ROTTERDAM PORT
STATISTICS.
£2,000,000 -Evidence Of-German
£8,500,000
$10,000,000
$20,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Kine Blaz
Deila
Kayode
Bangk Batavis
Zpok Sch
Bomber
Sang Sobe
pais Lumpur
Lashing
Coupon Coinbo
Manie
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. J. 3. Paterson. Chiro
C. Miskin' Eag
Deputy Cas
A. H. Compton, Esq.
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
-M. T. Johnson,_Esq-
J. R. Mason, Esq.
E. S. Morrison, Esq... T. E. Pearce, Esq A. L. Shields, Esq.
V. M. Grayburn, EK,
ANGION
CANTON CHEFCO COLOMBO DAFELE POOCHOW BAZPHONG
HAMBURG
MASTOW
HARRIS
HONGFET
ILOILO
IFOR
JOHORT
IOSS
KOWLOOR
BRANCHES.-
KUALA LUMPUS
LONDON
LIONS
MALACCA
MAXIMA
MUIDEN NEW YORK
PEIPENG
FENAKO
BANGOOK
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHAI
SINGAPOR
SOURABAYA
STAGE PATANT
TIENTSIN
TOXYO
THINGZIO
TOKOHAMA
Durant. Loopshe opened in Genal Ousanay na Fund Depois moved de mar yone * *u** persoda in Local Currency sok blotting in, wenn
which will be APR DEPOSIT BOXES ta
ALSO, up to GENE
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1988.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Bins of the above Slank ja undated
by the HONG KONG AND SHANGRA BAE.
LAO CORPORATION.
Eules may be shaminad
HONG KONG AND SHANGEL
BANKING CORPORATION.
Child Marge-
V. M GRAYSUEN Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorized Capital -- Paid-up Capital
Herve and Codivided Prosta
$3,500,DOG.DO
| 8,508,000.000
HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG.
10. De Vuz Bond, Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :—
Bos. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Kam Chula, P. L. Iwok, Eng Wong I
Chan Ching Shak, "Xaq. Lá Lan Wong Chs doo, Zag, and a 7
Tung Ke
}
bang Li Pa, Esq.
· Kan_Tung Po._Enq, Chief Mazague.
Za Zar Foug, Esq. Mazagat.
REAKCESS AND AGENCIES |--
Caste Haiphong
Manila Melbourne
Antony
Batavia
Securing
Bocobay
Nagnosz
Stanghal
New Lock
Singapore
Qual
Sourabaya
Pacia
JLLOW
I'mping
bydway
Panang
Bangoon
Saigon
Tiacinia Toky
San Francisco
Kobe
Kowloon Zoados
Capton
Barbery Hapkow Barble Bong Img
Saw York
((İskog) Ресм
Saigon. Summering Ser
Shorthai
Siagore
Saman
Болабира Taiping The
Tempish
· [Piaskatë”
Things
Yokohama Zamboanga
Paraugs Exchange and General Banking Yesines Currwol coatte opened sad Pited Deposta (recurved for cos ymar de aborter ponoči vă vašem
which will be quoted on applicativa.
Trade Advance
LOCAL SHARE MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
.
The following was the list of share quotations inaced
Banks
5
HK Bank $1870
1872 a.
Amsterdam, Saturday. Striking indirect confirmation local fof the improvement of Germanto-day.
foreign trade last year, parti- cularly with overseas countries is furnished by statistics just pub- lished concerning the port traffic of Rotterdam, which, as is well known, handles a very large pro-| portion-in the case of coal ex-{ ported by sea from Gemmaty.
The Back's Bad Otton la Lamica washertubes roughly at about two thirds-of Executor and Trustee business, and, pinima roove of Brittal Reteta iz prethe German export and import Mda, chan may be seenland at 162 st in trade of the Rhineland and the in-{ Agracies, and Desachts.
A. BREAPLEY,
dustrial territory, because of Rot- Manager.terdam's favourable position at
the mouth of the Rhine delta.
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1835.
In December of 1935 the num- ber of seagoing vessels that berth-
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK Jed in Rotterdam to discharge
LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai
<$7,500,000.00
$1,500,000.00
Capital Easerre Branches-All Important Cities in Chinm Farwigs Exchange and Gameal Bamidog Businem
Curral sad Saving Anoomote opsmed 'and Find Depolita semired for me puede jache patioda 166 cum vinh vìll be quònd-en'application.
SOU Z. CHING.
▼
Manage
HONG KONG BRANCE: 2. Das Faux Bond. Caciral. Muznent's Office man
Fal. 20065 Forge Buchetga Degli antara a 200 Game Cre Cashier's Offs
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road, Central Authorized Capital $10,000,000.
cargo-was 720, in November 1938 it was 791 while the number of vessels that left the Port charged] with cargo was 630 in December 1935, 616 in November, 19′′% andi
December, 1986--Trans
701 in
Ocean.
TRADE STATISTICS
London, Saturday. The League Secretariat has just issued as voluzze “Laternational Trade in certain raw materiak and foodstuffs by countries of origin and consumption 1936. This is the | first volume of the kind and gives) more suitable information regard ing the movement of trade between countries than has been hitherto available in the ordinary national ¦ statistics of foreign trade. The information relates to 42 countries representing about 85% of the trade.—British
LONDON BANKERS; Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des-total of world cription of banking business transact-Wireless. ed
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- counts opened. Fixed Deposits re- ceived at inter which will be quoted; on application.
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN, Chief Manager.
HONG KONG HEIGHTSTM For the information of visitors the following list of some of the bukiben tredected. Lance Based on highest points on the Island and
Every descripilos of Beaking sad Kolmoge
becruiti
Curreal Anseunte opened in
Lens Cosamty and Flied. Duponta monived for en que se saeter periods in Laval and Fatalpa Oszmolem un term which will be guocat on applomtions
Sala Deposit Boxes Le
XAN TUNG 70.
Caiet super.
Maitland is published:--
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Mountain Lodge
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 } Reserve Fund
Ten130,900,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
* Moji
Nagasaki
Alexandzia
Bangkok
Batavis
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Nagoys
New York
Otazu
Pelping
Rio de Jeteiza San Francisco
Seattle
Semarang
Dairen (Daing)
Fengtien (Mukden) Rangoon
Eamburg
Eankow
Harbin
Hong Kong
Honolulu Heinking
Kobe
Lendon
Manila
Los Angeles
Shanghai
Singapore
Sourabaya Sydney Thedam
Tokyo
Tringten
Kingkow
Interest allowed for Current Ac- counts.
Deposits received for Sized periods "at rates to be obtained
Kons
on applica-
T.KANO,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 13th November, 1985.
#THETI
·SHANGHAI-COMMERCIAL &
SAVINGS-BANK-LIISTED
<Endorporated.inɖCkins)
ALLEGED SOVIET LOAN TO OUTER MONGOLIA
Moscow, Saturday.
ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTION
NHE: Underakesed have, received
Tinstructions to sell by. Public
Auction onion, a (Thursday, the 21st. January, 1937. comanencing at 2.30 p.m.
At their Sales Boom, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon
A- Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD ·
„FURNITURE
|comprising:—
Black Wood Ware, Teak Office $1880/& Drawing Room Furniture, Bed
HK (Lon. Reg.) £116 n. Chartered Bank $16 n. Meresatile Bank A. and
#52% n Mercantile Bank - C. £14% D Bank of East Asia-$83 n.
Insurances
Canton Ins. $905 b.
Room & Dining Room Furniture, Ornaments, Glass & Porcelain {Ware, Brass & E. P. Ware, Alumi- Bnium & Enamel Ware, Electric Table Lamps & Fans, Ice Chests, Clocks, etc, etc.
Union Ina. $620 b... $620/622 sa. Chilma Underwriters $1.2. HA Fire Ins. $500 m. International Assce. Sh..$334 m. Shipping
Douglases $30 m. H.K. Steamboats $7.40 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.) $35 *. Indo-Chinas (Det.) $36.n. Shells (Bearer) 136/3 n. Union Waterbosts $10% .
Docks, etc.
H.K. and K. Wharves-31061⁄2 z HK. and W. Docks $1434 b. Proviients (O2)=$1.80 1. Providents (New) 20 ctx. Die New Engineering Sh.$4 n. Shanghai Docks Sh.190 n.
Mining
Kailan Mining Ad. 15/9 a.
Bachs $1285
Vezz. Goldfeld $8 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc. H. and S. Hotels $6 n. HE Lands $34% n
HR. 4% Debentures $105 2. Shanghai Lands Sh-$16 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 n. Humphreys 1⁄4 1. HK Realties $4.50 1. Chinese Estates $76 n. China Realties Sh.14 m. China Debentures Sa.$60 3
PHILIPPINE MINING
Antamoks
In connection with Moscow's en- Atoks ergetic preparations to meet the Baguio Gold warlike complications in the Far Balatoe Mining East, the Soviet Union has grant-] Bell
Benguet Consul Benguet Expics ed a loan of 11,000,000 roubles to Big Wedge Outer Mongolia.
Consolidated Mines Demonstrations ipo
The loan will be given in the
Gold form af road building material for
Min. Besc Santa Rosa the construction of a.rategic com mamications between Soviet Rus-II.
LIL xis and Outer Mongolia-Trans-Itogons ...
Masbate. Consel Ocern.
Northern Mining Paracale Gumaus
Berlin, Saturday.
Cleeing
Rates Sales
10 am. Local
*also
pus
1 Radio Gramaphone & Pick-up
1.5-EL P. Petter Kerosene En- rine
1 Dynamo
1. Switch Board
27 Glass Battery Jars
On View from Wednesday, the 20th. Januszy? 1937.
Terms: Cash on Delivery LAMMSET BROS.
Auctioneers. Fong Fouz, 18th January, 1337.
LOCAL DOLLAR į
STEADY Silver Prices Rise
The local dollar is steady, open-i fing on demand to-day at-1/27%-
"Spot" silver fell to 20-7/16 was down to while "forward” 20%.
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at U.S.3491, while the New York on London! cross-rate Was quoted at $ U.S.$4.91%-
CRADLE OF
CHINESE CULTURE
in Prax Currency LOYANG HISTORY RECALLED
BY SIAN TROUBLE
.044
314/2
06%
ISLAND
Feet
Victoria Peak
1,823
Signal Station
1,774
GERMAN RED CROSS GRANTS HONOURS TO DIPLOMATS"
Salaeot Mining"
.07
San Mauricio
Mt. Parker
1,734
Suyoc Consol
1,725
United Paracales
150
Coco Grove
The Eyrie
1.728
Peak Hotel
1,305
ML Davis
877"
Bowen Boad (filterbeds) 237
MAINLAND
Tsimoshen Kowloon Petk
Fast 3,124 1971
The Foreign Minister, Baron G. G'Selds von Neurath, yesterday presented E. Mindanao to the Argentine Ambassador. Mr. Labougle and the Chilean Am bassador, Mr. Porto Sequiro the Star of Germany and the Red Cross Medal, which, as recently reported, had been conferred on them the President of the German Red Cross Organisation-Trans-Ocean.
A World-Wide Organization of Offices
by
the Reason why American Express
TRAVEL SERVICE & TRAVELERS CHEQUES
have become the twin necessities of every international journey. The Travel Service includes issue of tickets by rail, sea, sír and road, reservation of hotel accommodation, arrangement af tours by rail and private car, bookings for cruises, courier.
and interpreter service, mail service and visitors' reading and writing rooms. The Travelers Cheques provides ready money in a form safe to carry, being issued in convenient amounts and accepted everywhere-
vaine
if refunded
lost uncountersigned. BANKING & SHIPPING These services are offered by the principal offices, including foreign exchange, transfer of funds by mail and telegraph, opening of deposit and curent accounts, issne of Travelers' Letters of Credit and other international banking trans- actions; shipment of merchan- dise, baggage, securities d valgbiez (rough zates quoted through hills of
lading issued)
hold removals,..
storage and wizen. Choosing." "Custamis
clearances.
YOKOHAMA - PEIFING TENTSIN SEANGHAI
MANILA
0,000
Depa
Aft
Public Utilities HK. Tramways $123⁄41⁄4 1. Peak Trams (old) $61⁄2 n. Peak Tram (new) $2% z Star Ferries $93 n. Yaumati Ferries $25 n. China Lights (Old) $1345
$13 sa
C. Lights (New) $10.30 . HK. Electrics $56 n. Macro Electricx: 20 1. Sandakan Lights $10 n. Telephones (Old), $30% (n. Telephones (New) $10% n. China Buses Sh.$1134 n. Singapore Tractions 27/— n. Singapore Pref. 21/- n.
Industrials
Cald, Macg. (Ord) Sh.#191⁄2 Call, Marg (Pref) Sh415 Canton Ices $2.06 n.
Cements $112.
KR Ropes The
Stores, etc.
· Dairy Farms 127% 0. Watsons 441⁄2 2
Lane, Crawfords $63⁄41⁄2 n. Sinceres 44 mehn Wing On (HK) $50
Cotton; Mig
CANADIAN PACIFIC
RLD'S GREATEST · TRAVEL SYSTEM
EXPRESS JAPAN.
SEASIA
EMPRESS of CANADA
EMPRESS of- RUSSIA
¿Maintain a regular murvice' to" Vancouver Emprum of Japan and Empress of Canada suit via. Honolulu and Empress of "Asia"and Empress of Russia vía the direct express reste. “• *
Air Conditioned sleeping cars and observation<ears on al Trans-Continental Traiss.
COOL QUIET – COMFORTABLE Air is cleaned, dehumidified, constantly freshened and -kept at a uniform temperature.
EMPRESS OF -CANADA
SAILS FOR VANCOUVER viz SHANGHAI JAPAN
& HONOLULU
AT NOON
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26th.
For Information Apply To Your Own Agent De
Canadian Pacific
EMPLOYMENT IN POLAND Shipbuilding To Begin As A Cure
Warsaw, Yesterday.
SPANS THE WORLD
Tel.:20752
POLICE RESERVE Orders For The Current Week
Policemand note book to be car zied. The Equipment ( Odder will make
point of being pract
INDIAN COMPANY-
Cousse **
Part. I. The un
Police Reserve orders by the Han Mz. T. E. King, Inspector General of [Police, stat
CHINESE COMPANY The development of the Polish
Inspection Parade. All ranks of merchant feet is provided for by the Chinese Company will pazade at the Government's four years' anti-Central Police Stations on Thursday, unemployment plan.
Janoszy 21st at 17:30 hours “under The project includes the build-Sub Inspector 3. Hunt for a gen- ing of two 10,000-ton freightera eral inspection of equipment etc., by
the Company Commander. Dress
p with White Cover UnMar Loyang, the first city to learn of for the South American Line, two e Gen. Chiang Kai-shek's release for the Levante Line, two for the Belf with Bs, Truncheon, Pocket from the Siga rebels en Christmas Baltic Line and one for the West- Day, was formerly the capital of ern European line.
In addition 40 trawlers for three dynasties in ancient China and also for a short period in 1932 coastal and Baltic fishing, 20 Ing- during the Sino-Japanese crisis.gers for high sea fishing and two Keown as "Esi Ching," or Wes-coastguard vessels will be con- tern Capital, Loyang was the lead-structed-Trass-Ocean ing metropolis of the country dur- ing the Late Han, Wei and 'Chin Dynasties (25-265). Situated in the heart of what is termed the "cradle of Chinese culture and civilisation," this Hocan City was a prosperous business centre and a grest gathering place for Chin- lese scholars.
PARTY FOR POOR CHILDREN
:
Training
dermentioned members of the Indian Company will attend Indian Com pany Headquarter on Tuesday, Jan Dary 19th 1837 21
1537 at 17.30 hours for Part II of Training Course
Constables E201 S. I Box, 2210 Abdullah Shah, R213 - 8. B: Humala, 6216 Lat Khan, E236 M 6. Dion. R207 Fazai Ilahi Oppal, R206 Moisam ed Ali Oppal, 8225 Kasim Ali, R2286 A. E. Razack and B233 Jafer Mo- hated.
Training Course Part III The ENTERTAINMENT AND TEA AT ST. ANDREW'S
undermentioned members of the In-
Company
attend Indian Chinese from Company Headquarte
bers About 100 poor
an Wednes day, January 20th
20th-1997-at-17.30 hours for Part II of Training Course
dian
Following the subsequent dynas- ties and various intemal wars, the city was pillaged and gradually various districts of Kowloon were lost its former prestige. Further given a party on Saturday after- more, the political centre was noon at St. Andrew's Church Hall. R Latif Khan, R229 Abdul Sam
Constables #208 Mokamed-kun,
12:268-M.
Held under the auspices of Stoor, 280 M. Sherif, R771 H. Beres,
R2255 H Singh, E263 R. Salim, 224 a, shifted to Peking and later to Nan-
king. The city passed into the Andrew's Church, the arrange Omar Roosen, R201 S. L. Bus, 1233 background until the Lung Haiments were in the hands of Pastor Jaffer Mohamed and Line was constructed, but that it Tsang of the All Saints' Church, merely remained as a railway city Hountin and nothing more.
3
-
Following
Inspection Parade. All ranios of
Indian Company Central Pals
Police
Station.onDE PAPRASTA
01 programme
January 27th at 17.30 hours under were enter- Sab" Inspector EJ. Hort for a gen
Bloe
Ret
Company Commanden Dame
with Brace
Policeman" and note book to be rES- ried The Equipment Officer make a point of being wresent.
Loyang sprang into prominence games, the visitors again in 1932 when it became the tained at tes and thoroughly en-eral tapection of equipment etc, by "emergency capital" during the joyed themselves. Sino-Japanese hostilities in Shang- hai and when Japanese warskips were threatening Nanking. At that time, all high officials migrated to archives and documents were re this city and government Ales. moved to Loyang for exfe-keeping. During Marshal Wa Pei-far's stay here, he took the imperial buildings and converted them into military barracks, which are re
Shanghai Cottor= (New) £h460 there.
PARIS-TOKYO TRIP DELAYED
Weather Holds Up
Flight
condi-
PLING SQUAD ~Instructional-Patrol--The "Instruc» tional patrol for members of the Phy ing Squad, will take pisse on Pride
„1937. - -- Kembers prill, Jummary 29th-193 parade at Central Polios Station at 17.16 bousDress --- Bios Unidos! and Cap with White Core
SANTZES PRACY UNIT KESERVE.
Constable 2444 N.- Vazgas-
absence, as from 1st June:
puted to be the largest and most! Unfavourable weather modern in the country. One report)tions have delayed the commencer soff has been grashed · ex months state that the barracks can accomment of the Paris-Tokyo fight leave of a modate some 300,000 soldiers. The contemplated by M. Marcel Doret,
All members will stand grounds surrounding the buildings the noted French stunt fiere No. 2 Police Station on Friday, Ewo Cotton Sh$151⁄2 b.:
area veritable forest and it is and his co-pilot will not be able uary 2nd at 17:36 hours for Shanghai Cotton (Old) Sh$85 stated that more than 400,000,000 to start, it is new said, before 11 eral meetingNo members may b
absent from "this"-"Mosting” wikitest willow trees have been planted p.m. Monday at the earliest.
Leave from the Company Command M. Daret, accompanied by Fran, All members will bring their cois Michellett, is flying a Cathy and Amma License.
C. CHAMPKIN, SINGAPORE RAW RUBBER dron-Renault-Simoun plans, and hopes to make a record "dash, ar- Messra. E. B. Joseph & Co, re-ziving in Tokyo within (100 hou {ceived the following quotations after taking of from La Bouzgat Constructions (New) 4251⁄2 ets from Singapore in Straits Car
rency for Raw Robber: Vibra Piling 2534 m2
SINGAPORE COLOMBO
Zoeng Bings S5 $31°m. Wing On Textiles Sh. $44 b
Entertainments $4% n."
#3" CALCIETA
BOMBAY
THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC.
Incorporated with Limited Liability in U.S.A.
4. Des Voeux Road, Centra
HONG KONG
Foreign Agents for the New York Central Railorad System
Ch. Gort. 5% 182% G#Bds
33% 1.
HK. Goyt 34% Loan 4% n.. Wallace Harpytzs $4 2.
||Feb./Mar. June July/Sept.
Market
downwards.
Buyers
#7 Down:$ ́A`umal "fre broke out in 17 Down1⁄2 cubicle of No. 8 Tin Lak Lema, 32% Down 2 first foor, on Saturday evening. Down Little damage was done, and the Tendency fames were extinguished before
the arrival of the Fire Brigade.
QUALITY PRINTING