THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 15, 1937.
HUGE VOLUME OF BRITISH IMPORTS
London To-day.
Arrangements were completed yes terday for a £570,000 Sierra Leone 3% Loan at 101, redeemable 1958 to 1963. It is understood that the existing four per cent inscribed stock holders are offered part con- version into this stock-British Wireless.
SIERRA LEONE LOAN
London, To-day.
of
For the first eleven months the year, the United Kingdom im- ports totalled £935,412,236, an în- crease of £169,539,952 over the cor- responding period of last year and- of £251,856,353 over the same period. of 1935.
Exports at $477,979,846 repre sented an increase of 277,726,067 over last year and of £86,942,365 over 1935.
These figures are given in the Board of Trade monthly overseas trade returns, which show that last month
BANKS
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE =
£3,000,000) ,800,000)
13. Graonchurch Street, London, EXCH Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund & Rest ..
1,247,830
-The Bank of England. à. Midland Bank, Lid
BANKERSE
BANKS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Incorporated" by Bo HRAD OFFICE: LONDON pegate
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Gapital
$50,000,000.
Issued and Ful
20,000,000
Reserve Rmds.
Sterling
6500,000
1,050,000 Paid-up Capital
1,000,000
Eeserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie-
tors
000,000 Reserve Liability of Propr
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve
0,000,000
$20,000,000
$3,000,000
BRANGEES:
Ipoh Kandy
New York Penang
Calcutta Colombo
Port Louis
Manchester Branc 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.
Agencies and
anches:
Kota Bharu
Galle
Krisla Lumpur
Shanghai
Alor Star
Bangkok
Howrah
(Mauritius)
Kaala Trengga Siunta
Kuantan (Lahang) Singapore
Madian
HONG KONG. BRANCH
Every
description of Banning and ach
„business. “Srazzastedi.
Travellers Chagnas, issced...
Trustee and Essentorships undertaken... INTEREST allowed, on Currant. Ascounte, and Fixed Deposits: at. Bates, that may be ascerifond on application
D. BENSON,
7. Queen's Road, Central
Kage
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong. 26, Des Voeux Road, Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS:- Westminster Bank, Ltd.
Bombay Calentia. Canton Cawnpore
Cebu
Colombo
Bailo
Ipoh Karachi
Delhi
Haiphong
Poiping
Hamburg
(Peking)
Hankow
Faning
Barbi
Đang trong
Exchange and General Banking, business.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for cos yesz or, shortar perioda, at rales: which will be quoted on applicationzal
The Bank's End Orion in London undertakes
business, and Ezsontor and Trustee
Coverpaid, soR. Lrecovery" of Beitish” Inoring
terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies and Branch
·HEAD OFFICE - HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
G. Miskin, Esq.,
Hon Mr. M. I. Johnson,
Deputy - Chazzman.
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
EL Dodwell Esq.
Sir Vandeleur M
Chist Manage
AMOT
BANGKOR
BATAVIA
BOMBAST CALCUTTA CANTON
DE CHEFOO
COLOMBO DAIREN. FOOCHOW HATPEONG HAMBURG
BRANCHES —
-LONDON
LIONS MALACCA
MANILA MGAB
TORT
PERZING PENANG.
RANGOOK SAIGON
ROBERTS,
Manager.
HONGERY
SOGE
FLOKO
SUKURI PATANI
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
Foreign Exchange, and every des- THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. cription of banking business ixansacted. imports were valued Current Accounts and Savings Ac with counts opened.
at $97,251,216 compared £96,085,427 in October
and
$78,679,845 in November last year.
British Wireless.
'ONCOMING SLUMP'
NOT COMING
London, To-day.
*...
$2,776,726.36
Fixed Deposits re-Authorised Capital $10,000,000.00 ceived at rates which will be quoted on Paid-up Capital ....$ 5,598,600.00
Undivided Reserve and application
Trusteeship & Executorship under- Profits taken Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
"PHILIP GOCKCHIN,
Chief Manager
TREASURY FIGURES
London, To-day. Treasury-returns show total or
The Prime Minister, replying in the Commons, to a request for a statement of the Government's policy dinary revenue to date at $446,- to meet the unemployment problems 970,746 as compared with $424,148,- that threaten the country in view 493 at the corresponding date of of the oncoming slump said: "I do last year.
not accept the implication in the Total ordinary expenditure to date question I consider any talk of is $606,440,405 against £559;971,206 the oncoming slump not only ex- at the corresponding date of 1986; aggerated but dangerous. This The total floating debt outstand- country is in a far better positioning is £974,120,000 as compared to meet any temporary decline in with £850,035,000 a year ago. The trade than at any time since the net increase since March 31 is war"-British Wireless.
£275,990,000.-British Wireless.
· HEAD OFFICE, HONG KON 10, Des. Your Road, Central. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ecu. Siz Shou-son. Chest, Ca Chum Bag, EEK Teng Eag Chan Ching
Sanz, Esq. Wong Chu Bon,^ Faq” and
5. Eng. Fung Ping Wah, Bog.
Kan Tang Poy Zag., Chief Masager...-
Manager. IES AND AGENCIES:
Amay
Batavia
Bamber
Calcutta Canion
Haiphong Teachin Bobe Kowloon London
coer
Every
nscription of Banking and Exchange Loans granded on approved
Current Ancestris, opened – in Lonal Currency and - Fixed Deposita znosited for com year or shorter periods in Icoal and Presign Curren on terms, which will be quoted on applican
Safe Deposit Boxes To Lat.
KAN TUNG PO,
XOBE
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
FOKOHAMA
Current Acocamis opened in Loosi-Charency and
Fixed Deposits received for
periods in Local Currency and
which will be quoted
ALSO up to date BAF)
VAZDOR. SİSSE: TO
Hoay Eoa
là
BONES
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
~The Business, of the abova, Bank in, conducted by the HONG KONG AND BELANGHT BANK. ING CORPORATION. - Bales may be obtained
zovčestio
POE THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING ... -CORFORATION.
Song Long, ist Marsh,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITEDS
Established 1880
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Reserve Fund
34,400,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandris Bangkok *Batavia
Berlin
Chief Manager.
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Mon
Nagasaki Nagoya
New York.
Osaka
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONG KONG, LIMITED
BUILDERS OF ALL CLASSES OF SHIPS.
BUILDERS OF RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINES. BUILDERS OF MARINE AND LAND BOILERS.
BUILDERS OF TURBINE MACHINERY.
Under License From Messrs. Parsons.
BUILDERS OF DIESEL ENGINES
Under Special License From Messrs. Sulzer Bros.
Licensed To Manufacture Lanz Perlit Iron, Specially Suitable
For Internal Combustion Engine Working Parts.
DOCK & SLIPWAYS
FOR DOCKING VERY LARGE AS WELL AS SMALLER VESSELS, ON ANY TIDE
-ALL CLASSES OF SHIP ENGINE AND BOILER REPAIRS AND EXTENSIVE.
WELDING, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND OXY-ACETYLENE, SKILFULLY AND
PROMPTLY CARRIED OUT
Dairen (Dainy)
Eengtien (Mukden)
Hamburg Hankow
Harbin Hong Kong
Honolulu Hsinking Karachi
Kobe
London
Manila
Los Angeles
Otzin
Paris
Peiping
Rangoon
Rio de Janeiro San Francisco. Seattle
Semarang Shanghai
Sou
Syd
Tientsin
Tokyo
Tungian
Interest allowed for Current counts.
Deposits. received for fired periods
at rates to be obtained our app
Hong Kong, 11th
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL
– SAVINGS BANK LIMITED
Inco
Trikoodock, Hong Kong.
3024
neral One,” over Penna
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents