BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital "Issued and Fully-Paid
Reserve Funds:
Sterling
$50,000,000
20 000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
$8,500,000
£3,000,000
Hong Kong Currency
£3,000,000
Reserve
$10,000,000
Reserve E
Pro
£8,000,000
prietors
$20,000,000
Rangoon
Saigon
Klang
Bemarang, Seremban. Shanghai
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore Sitiawan
Madras Manils
Medan
1 New York
Tongkah
Feining
(Bhuket)
:(Paking)
Tsingtao
Yokohama
Zamboanga
Boba
Kuching
Penang
Foreign Exchange and General Banking business
transseted.
・nd Trustee business,
in commodities and of growing imports Mr. Oppus recalled the fact that the
sustain industrial revival. For judiciary department had ruled that all Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposita similar reasons, Bristol is well up the mining enterprises within the limits of received for one year or shorter periods at entại list with a gain of 22.7 per cent. on the city of Baguio violated an execu-
which will be quoted on application.
The Bark's Hoad Office in London undertakes last year: perhaps one of the most re-tive order of the President of the Con-Executor
and Blaime markable movements, however, is a monwealth. For this reason, he said, terms which may be ascertained at any of its recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, од rise of 20.9 per cent, for Manchester, the department of agriculture and Agencies and Branches. the best index of "cotton recovery" so commerce declared the Crown Mines
R. W. ROBERTS, far recorded.
operations in Baguio as contrary to the
Manager. executive order.
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
"Steel-Index" Buoyant
In view of the fundamental charac- ter of the issue raised and the The Newcastle figure is 21.1 per cent. fact that several mining enterprises THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. up on April, 1936, while Hull, Leicester had been allowed to go into exploration and Nottingham all register material and development work before their at- Authorised Capital gains. The Sheffield "steel index" con- tention was drawn to, the
-...$10,000,000.00 tinues remarkably buoyant, the gain in order a consultation with the depart- Reserve
executive Paid-up Capital
$ 5,598,600.00 and Undivided this case being no less than 24.2 per ment of justice was had. The depart Profits....
/$ 2,776,726.70 ment still is studying the question, it was stated.
cent.
Over the first four months of 1937, total provincial clearings at £520,670,- 000 compare with £458,718,000 in the corresponding period of 1986.
.
April Figures
The full April figures, published by the Bankers' Clearing House, are given below (in thousands):-
April
та
1937 $
1936 + or
£ 9,558
·
4,924.
4,445
6,121 4,986
Birmingham 10,383
Bradford
Bristol
Hull'
Leeds
Leicester
++ 8.6
+10.7
-+-22.7
3,978 3,467 +147
Liverpool 32,476 24,142
Manchester 49,358 ** 40,792
4,349 *3,297
3,647 2,969
+19.2 11.0 imp34.5 +-20.9
Newcastle
Nottingham Sheffield
Total
6,246 5,157 2,216 1,971 4,849 3,902
£128,197 £105,036
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :---
Bir Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Koon
Assemblyman Oppus expressed, the opinion that if the President should desire to solve the question he will do Hon. so with the national assembly, either Chun, Esq., P. K. Kwok, Esq. Wong Yun letting the assembly act of its own Tong Esq.
Chin Ching Sher. Lag. Li Lan initiative or suggesting a course
Sang Egg Wab, Esq.
Chu Son, Bag, and Kan Ying of Fo, Esq., Fang action to which he will invite legislative
concurrence.
CHINA RAILWAY
EQUIPMENT
Large Purchases To
Be Made
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tre Fong, Eaq-, Manager.
·BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Amoy Batavia Bombay
Haiphong Bankow Honolulu Kobe Kowloo
London
Manila
New York
-Seattle
Semerang Shanghai Eingspora Sourabaya Swatow Sydney Taiboku
Melbourne
Nagasaki
Osaka-
Paris
Palping
Felang
Rangoon
Balzon
Takyo
Bar Franciaco
Vancouver.
Yokohama
Tientain
Every description of Banking and Exchango business transacted. Loans granted on approved securities.
21.1 An expansion programme, aimed to 12.4 meet the pressure of mounting traffic, -24.2 is now being put into effect by the
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency
one authorities of the Shanghai-Nanking shortar periods in Local and Foreign Currencies
and Fixed Deposlis - received for
year or +-22.0 and Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo Rail-on terme which will be quoted on application,
Safe Deposit Boxes To. Lat.
KAN TUNG PO,
Chief- Manager.
TWO NEW MINING
COMPANIES
ways.
An official of the railways adminis- tration said that the first part of the programme will include the purchase of some 200 freight cars.
THE WING ON BANK. LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:- Foreign Exchange and every des-
Westminster Bank, Ltd. cription of banking business transact-
The order for the cars, which was One mining company and one busi-approved recently by the Ministry of ness firm have filed their papers of Railways, has been forwarded to the incorporation with the bureau of com- Purchasing Commission of the Ministry. merce in Manila. They are the East-
At the present time, the S.N.R. and Surigao Goldfields, Inc. and the United the S.H.N.R. Administration plans to Sales Corporation.
spend in the neighbourhood of $2,000,- The East-Surigao Goldfields is 000 for the first portion of its expan- ed. capitalised at P450,000 divided into sion schemes.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac--- 45,000,000 shares at a par value of P.01 a share. Of the authorised capital,
While no definite date for the deli-counts opened. Mixed Deposits re- P90,000 is subscribed and P22,000 paid very of the cars was revealed, it was ceived at rates which will be quoted
indicated that the new rolling stock will on application. up. The incorporators are Isauro Ga-be placed in service by the end of this!
baldon, Jose J. Roy, Jose D. Cortes, Hernando J. C. Corvera, Exequiel S. year on the two lines. Zaballero, Socorro M. Zaballero and Consolacion R. Dmingo.
sta
The United Sales Corporation has a
Also planned as part of the pro- gramme is the purchase of additional locomotives and passenger cars. AL- capital stock of P40,000 divided into though this part of the programme will 400 shares at a par value of P100 &ed that the present plan calls for 50 be put into effect later, if was indicat- share. Capital subscribed amounts to P20,000 and capital paid up to P6,000. new passenger cara and 22 new locomo- The company will establish main bust- tives. 'ness establishments
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN, Chief Manager.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the information of visitors the following list of some › of the Manila and branches throughout the is made necessary by the huge increase Mainland" is; published:
in the city of The present expansion: programme highest points on the Island and Philippines as well as abroad. The in- in passenger and freight traffic on the corporators are Galicano ~ A. Dionisio, two lines during recent years. The Lorenzo A. Dinisi, Asuncion R. Dioni-present facilities, it was felt, are not sio, Nieves Reyes' and Cipriano Gabia, adequate to handle the rapidly mount-
OIL BORING IN DORSET
ing traffic, which is expected to take another upward turn with the opening of the Chientang River Bridge and the extension of the S.H.N.R. line to Ning- po this autumn. ·
ป
Oil boring has restarted at Poxwell, near Weymouth, within half a mile of A burial "mistake was revealed - at informed where drilling was carried out only a Leek wherr relatives were few months ago. Engineers of the that the woman behind whose coffin D'Arcy Exploration Co. Ltd., London, they walked through the snow to the intend to drill to a depth of 3,000ft, graveside was a complete stranger, coil was found in this district on the and that the body of the woman whom last occasion, but not in commercial they imagined had been interred was
still in Leek Hospital mortuary." quantities.
G. Miskin, Esq.,
Chairman.
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
Deputy Chairman.
Bonsfield, Esq.,
A. H. Compton, Eaq..
H. Dodwell, Esq.,
B. Masson, Eig.,
K. 8. Morrison, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. J.J. Pator T. E. Pearos, Eng..
A. L. Shields, Esq.
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburti, Chief Manager.
ΑΜΟΣ BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO. DAIREN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW HARBIN HONGKEW. ILOILO
IPOH
JOHORE
KORD
KOWLOON
- BRANCHES
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON LYONS
MALACCA MANILA
- MUAR (Jobare)
ORDEN NEW YORK FELPING PENANG BANGOON BALCON
SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURABATA TIENTSIN TOKYO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
- SUNGEI PATANI
Current Accounts opened in Local Curranty and Fixed Deposite received for one year or shorter periode in Local Currency and Sterling on terms. which will be quoted on application.
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES is various sizes TO LET.
- Hong Kong, let-: March, 1287.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Businesa of the above Bank ja condusted, by the HONG KONG AND BHANGHAI BANK- ING CORFORATION. Rulas may be obtained on application.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAJ BANKING CORPORATION.
V. H. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager,
Hong Kong, -lat March, 1997.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1880.
· Capital (fully paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Reserve Fund ..... Yen 182,650,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA Branches and Agencies a
Alexandria
Bangkok
Batavia Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Dairen (Dainy)
Fengtien (Mukden)
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kong Honolulu
Hsinking Karachi
Kobe
London
Manila
Los Angeles-
Moji
Nagasaki
Nagoya
New York Osaka
Oturu
Paris
Peiping
Rangoon
Rio de Janeire San Francisco Seattle
Semarang Shanghar Singapore Sourabaya Sydney Tientsin
Tokyo Tsingtau
Yingkow
Interest allowed for Current AG- counts.
Deposits - received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on applica- tions.
"Y. KANO,
Manager. Hong Kong, 10th March, 1987.
THE
SHANGHAT COMMERCIAL & 'SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
$5,000,000,
$7,500,000.
Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Head-Office-Shanghai
ISLAND
Feet
Victoria Peak
1,823
Signal Station
1,774
Capital paid up
Mt. Parker
1,734
Reserves
Mountain Lodge
1,725
The Eyrie
1,726
Mt. Davis
877
Bowen Road (filterbeds)
297
MAINLAND
Feet
Taimoshan Kowloon Poak
3,124
1,971
A Bank having as its mission (the industrial development on China and the fostering of her commercial 'ralations abroad. Hong Kong Office →→
6, Queen's Road, Central Phone 81116.