HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
BANKS
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION
Authorised Capital.850.000,000 Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:
Sterling y
£6,500,000
H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1838.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: ¦
38. Bishopsgate E.0.4.
HK, Docks, (Old), $18. Providenta (Old), 46) H. & S. Hotels, $6.70. H.K. Lands, $35).
H.K Realties, $5.
Head Office:-HONG KONG
...$20,000,000 | Paid-up Capital .....
Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors.
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
H.K. Tramways, $17.
£3,000,000
Star Ferries, $71).
Board of Directors.
T. E. Pearce, Esq., Chairman. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. S. II. Dodwell,
1. K. Bousfeld, Esq..
A. H. Compton, Esq,
W. H. Lock, Esq.,
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields."
G. Miskin, Esq.,
H. V. Wilkinson, Esq.,
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn.
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:" ALOE STAR HONG KONG PENANG AMBITBAR ILOILO RANGOON
IPOH
SAIGON KARACHI KLANG XOBE
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAT CALCUTTA CANTON
Chief Manager. CAWNPORE
K17ALA
LUMPUR KUCHING
MADRAS
Ckat
COLUM
Алину
Branches:- 1pah
DELHI
MANILA
Bangkok
Jchore
Benaus Rangoon
1 HAIPHONG
MEDAN
HAMBURG
Batavia
Kobe
Saigon
HANKOW
NEW YORK PEIPING
Bombay
Kowloon
Calcutta
Canton
Chefoo
Londou Singapore
Kuala
Saul
Francisco
Lumpor Shanghai
Colombo Lyons Sounbaya
Sungei Dairen Malacca
Manila Patani Foochow Haiphong Muar Swatow Hamburg (Johore) Tientsin Bankow Mukden Tokyu
Harbin Hongke Hoilo
New York Tsingtao Peiping Yokohama
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter | periods in Local and other Cur- rencles on terms which will be quoted on application.
Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes To Let.
Hong Kong, 7th October, 1938.
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Business of the above Bank
"ix conducted by the HONG KONG
HARBIN
A
SEREMBAN
SHAMOHAL
SINGAPORE
SITIAWAN BOURABAYA
· TAIPING TIENTSIN TONGLAM
(Bhukst)
(Peking)'
TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Busineen transacteil.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOstrs" received for Que Year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application. The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executer and Trustee business, and claims re- Luvery of. British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be ascertained at any of the Agencies and, Branches.
R. A. CAMIDGE,
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HEAD OFFICE: .
FINANCE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1938. -PAGE. 13
MOVEMENT OF GOLD AND SILVER
H. K. STOCK
EXCHANGE
Dec. 13.
Total Exports from the United Kingdom Including to:
GOLD
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES
VIA KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE " Sails Dec. 18th at D.CO P.M. PRESIDENT TAFT"
5.3. 8.5. "PRESIDENT CLEVELAND " 8.8. "PRESIDENT PIERCE **
י
London, December 12
30/11/38 7/12/38
£8,920,000
£8,237,000
The market continued steady with no changes of importance in prices.
The Netherlands. France.....
The United States...... Belgium....
8,369,000
406,000
7.996,000 131:000
95,000
€2,000
46,000
Buyers
H.K. Fire Insurance, $180. Douglases, 3003.
Total Imports into the United Kingdom Including from: Germany
2,679,000
093,000
438,000
The Netherlands.
1,839,000
182,000
SA
British India
410,000
165,000
British Africa
749,000
130,000
Australia
46,000
SILVER
Total Exports from the United Kingdom
The United States Including to:
672,000
617,000
1,230,000 1.199,000
Germany.....
28,000
Total Imports into the United Kingdom Including from: Hongkong
104.000
500,000
France
62,000
$51,000 26,000 --Reuter.
NEW YORK AND SS." PRESIDENT ADAMS" 8.8. "PRESIDENT VAN BUREN " S.S "PRESIDENT HARRISON " S.S." PRESIDENT HAYES · ·
Sails
79
11
MANILA
5.8. PRESIDENT ADAMS " 8.8.PRESIDENT TAFT" .S.B.PRESIDENT VAN BUREN " 6.3. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND "
Sails
Dec. 31st at 9.00 F.M.
Jan. 13th at Midnite.
Jan. 27th at 4,00 P.M.
BOSTON VIA SUEZ
Dec. 23rd at 13-NOON Jan. 9th at 18-NOON Jan, 20th at 15-Noor Feb. 3rd at 19-NOON
Sandakan Lights, $114. Cements. $15.80. Watsons, $7Ł,
Entertainmenta, $8.30.
HK Govt. 4 per cent Loan, 6
per cent pm.
HK Govt. 34 per cent Loan, par.
Sellers
H.K. Fire Insurance, $182.
Humphreys, $9.
ILK. Ropes, $4.65.
Lane, Crawfords, 38. Constructions, $13.
Sales
Hongkong Bank, $1365. FK, Docks, (Old), $181. HK. Docks (New), $17. Raubs, $9.70.
HK. Lands, $35.
H.K. Tramways; $17.10/20. China Lights (Old), $104. Sandakan Lights. $11. Cements, $15.80. Lane, Crawfords, $8, (Prices below in Phil. Currency)
Antamoks, 49 Atoks, .25
Bagulo Gold, 23
Benguet Consol.. 13.00 Coco Grove, .45
Consolidated Mines., .0035
Demonstrations, .27 ex. Div.
I. X. L. 65
San Mauriela, 1.72* Buyoc, Consol.. 19. United Paracales, .47
ASSOCIATION
Buyers
U.S. TO EXTEND TRADE TO SOUTH
AMERICA
Washington, Dec. 13
INCREASED AIR SUBSIDY
21
London, Dec. 13. Reference to the recent Govern- ment announcement that it was
A plan to expand the Govern-intended that part of the in- ment-owned Export and Import creased subsidy authorised, by the Bank with the object of assisting Air Navigation Financial Provisions manufacturers to Increase their Act, 1938, should be earmarked for exports to Latin America is under a period of five years for the consideration by Government ex- purpose of subsidising internal air pents, declared Mr. Henry Morgen thau, Secretary of the Treasury, yesterday.
Mr. Morgenthau said the plan had the full knowledge and ap proval of the, State Department. The chief problem was how to make dollar exchange available to those countries to enable them to ay for imports from the United States.--Reuter.
STATE OF CHINESE TEA EXPORTS
Dec. 93rd at 19-NooN. Dec. 5th at 3.00 P.M. 6th at 12-Noon
Jan 7th at 5.00 PM.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES, LTD.
ROUND THE WORLD SERVICE- FORMERLY DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES
TBL. 28171. 12, PEDDER ST.
lines, a White Paper Issued yes- berday states that it now pro- posed to make available a Bum CONSIGNEES' NOTICES CONSIGNEES' NOTICES not exceeding £100,000 in any one year of the period for payment of the subsidy under uniform agree- ments to be entered into with certain
companies.- operating
British Wireless.
LONDON METALS
EXCHANGE
London. Dec. 12
COPPER
HONGKONG SHAREBROKERS'
Though Canton and Hankow
18, PINE STRAIT,
NEW YORK.
H.K. Docks (Old), $181. Realties, $5.
have fallen, for the moment China's Standard. Cash 43-1/16 tea exporting business may be not Standard, seriously affected for the time
"
being.
17
3 months 43-5/26
...... 48-3/4 The exporting bureaux in Electrolytic the Hankow and Shanghai foreign concessions are sald at present to have in stock quite a large quan- Standard, Cash 213-7/8 214-1/8
Standard. lity of tea exportable to Europe
3 months 214-3/4 215
LEAD
buyers sellers
£
£
43-1/8
43-3/8 49-1/2
TIN
Foreign,
& SHANGHAI BANKING COR- An American Bank offering con-
PORATION. Rules may be ob tained on application.
For the HoxG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 7th October, 1938.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital $10,000,000.00) Paid-up Capital 5,808,800.00 Reserve and Undivided
Profits
2,776,726.76
Head Office-HONG KONG No. 16. Des Voeux Road, Central.
Board of Directors:
Sir Stasi Choy, Chain
Li Roon Chun, Esq. Li Lan Sung, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. WongChuson, Exq Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Kau Ying P, Bag. ChaChingShek Esq. FungPingWah Feq
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager. Li Tre Fong, Esq., Manager.
Kowloon
Branches and Agencias 2----
Pesan Bourabaya
Bwan Bangoon Bajron Bydney Onlentin Melbourne Ban Fran. Tashokn
Amoy Batavia Bombay
London
Hanla
Okatre
Kaiphong
Zankow
Honolulu
Tobe
"
Yagnanka
New York
Deska
Parin
cisco Tientsin Seattle
Takja Vancouver
Пешагалд
Shangha Tokohama
Paiping Bingapore
Every description of Banking
plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.
Interest Rates on Application.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES"
This Bank is entirely owned by
THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK, NEW YORK, with Resources over 11.8. $2,500,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Manager.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA)
Owing to our numerous Branches in China and connections in the principal Comercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange.
Head Office: BHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch:
4. QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Office:
and Exchange business transacted. CANTON
Loans granted
securities.
KONGMOON TÖISHAN KINGCHOW
approved
SWATOW SHIUCHOW
We also handle the issue of
Current Accounts opened in Local
Currency and Fixed Deposits re- Bonds and other Public Funds of ceived for one year or shorter the Chinese Government both at periods in Local and Foreign Cur- Home and Abroad.
rencies terme which will be
Cu
quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO.
Wheel Manager.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED
Head omco:-15, Gracechurch Street,
London, EC3,
Authorized Capital
inbaribel Capital
Paid-up Capital
Romerre Fond and Be
BANKERS:
£3,000 £1,94,000
£1,080,000
1,247,830
The Bank of England and Midland
Bangkok
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Colombo Dela!... Oslia Hongkong Howarh
Bank. Ltd.
BRANCHES:
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HONGKONG BRANCH." Every!! decription of Banking and Krebsage Janrim teematod. -
Travellers Choque ined, TRUSTEE AND EXECUTÖRSHIP UNDERTAKEN.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS spanać in Lowl Cur my and PXED DEPOSITS reorived in Local Currency, STERLING #U, 8, DOLLARS on term that may sowiałund on application,
D. BENSON,
SHOU J. CHEN,"
Manug
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THAT WHEN You are at Home you can get the HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
at SELFRIDGES.
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Entertainments, $8.30. Constructions. $1.40.
Sellers
Hotels, $6.80. China Lights (Old), 310.60,
Sales
Antamoks, 48 ctvs.,
JAPAN ISSUES MORE BONDS
The Japanese Department or Finance issued on December 1 300 million yen's worth of 34 per cent. bonds under the China Affair Ac- count. Some 50 million yen wi
be
absorbed by the Deposits Bureau, but the balance will be underwritten and taken over by the Bank of Japan.
and America. "The stock in Hong- kong may serve to meet, the de- mand in the South Seas markets for the coming half year. at
Oncial Price 14-7/8 Hence, the market price of tea | Foreign, Official in Hongkong is now fairly farm. Only small supplies from Foochow and Wenchow are coming to the. Colony.
SUEZ CANAL DUES
London, Dec. 13, Asked what percentage of dues levied in the Suez Canal last year was paid for British ships and- Known as the "ro" Issue, the what percentage by Italian ships, new bonds were issued at 98.50 yen Capt. Evan Wallace. Financial against 100 yen face value and Secretary to the Treasury replied will be arranged for redemption in that 46 per cent. was paid for 11 years and two months. They British ships and about 17 per for Italian ships. British will yield 3.86 per cent, compound cent. and 3.88 per cent, simple.
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SINO JAPANESE WAR 1937
BY PERCY CHEN
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3 months 15-1/8
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HAMBURG-AMKRIKA LINIE
THE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
1 HE XV.
DUISBURG" haring arrived from Hamburg and Ports of call. Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods ara being landed and placed at their rigk into the Hong Kong Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's godowni at Kowloon, where delivery rasy ba obtained as soon as the goods are landed.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STRAMERS, LTD."
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS
Tux S.S. BENMACDBUL"
CONSIGNEES of Cargo sro hereby informed that all Goods are being Optional cargo will not be landed landed at their risk into the basardows here, unless notice has been given 48 and/or astra hasardens Glodowns of the. hours prior to vessel's arrival, but Bore Kors amp Euwador Whare anD carried on from port to port to the GODOW BOTANY, LTD, whence and/or final port of call in which the option from the wharves Delivery may be
obtained.
extenda
No clainis will be admitted after tod No Clairns will be ademitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods have left the Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after the Goods remaining undelivered after the 15th Dec., 1938. will be subject to 15th Dec, 1938, will be subject to rest. rent
All Claims against the Steamer muri All broken, chafed, and damaged be presented to the Undersigned on or Goods are to be left in the Godowns, before the 29th Dee, 1938, or they will where they will be examined on 14th not be recognised.
Dec, 1938, at 10 am, by our Bür To comply with the General Bonded veyors Messrs. Goddard and Douglas. Warehouse Regslations, consignses. To comply with the General Bonded most have a Revenue Officer in atten Warehouse Regulations consignees arce when damaged dutisble goods
Revenue Officer in are examined, must have 15-3/16
attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined
13-11/16
3 months 13-13/1613-7/8
Final Afternoon Transactions
All claims must reach us before the 15th Jan. 1939 rr they will not be recognized.
No Insurance will be effecten. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JEESEN & CO.. Agents.
TU. Standard, Cash, £214-1/2 Hong Kong, 9th Dec, 1938.
value.
.-
Tin. Standard, 3 months, £215- 1/2 paid and value,
BULLION
Reuter.
SHIPMENT
London, Dec. 12. The P. & O. Liner Strathaird carries £5,000 worth of Gold for Bombay-Reuter.
CONSIGNEES NOTICES
NOTICE TO CONSIGNE
AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE
FROM
BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, NEWPORT NEWS' AND SAVANNAH,
THE S.S.
MAN W
THE "CITY OF MANDALAY"
having arrived, consignees of cargo by her are informed that all goods are being landed at their risks into the bazardous and/or extra-hazardone godowns of Mesure. Halt's Wharf, whence delivery may be obtained.
Optional cargo will be carried on, Dlear notice to the contrary be given prior to arrival of steamer.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the grdowns and all goods remaining undelivered after 19th Doc., 1988, will be subject to rent.
All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or before 28th Dec., 1998, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged goods. must be left in the godowns, where they ill be examined by the steamer's surveyor on any Tuesday or Friday, between the hours of 10,45 am. & Noon, within the Free Storage Period of One Week.c
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by THE BANK LINE (CHINA) LTD.,
Agents. Hong Kong, 12th Dec., 1938.
(2028
[9022)+
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERTES MARITIMYS
CONSIGNEE NOTICE
S.B.MARECHAL JOFFRE".
2*A/38,
BRINGING CARGO Fxox MARSEILLES via SAIGON, ARRIVED HONG KONG ON THURSDAY, THE 8TH DEC, 1938.
ONSIGNEES are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Tressure and Valuables are being landed & stored into the Godown of the Hong Korg, Kowloon Whart & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowicon, whence delivery be obtained immediately after landing.
All broken, chufed and damaged Gooda are to be left in the Gedowns, where they will be examined on the 13th Dec, 1938, at 9am., by Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke.
No Fire Insuranos has been effected Bill of Lading will be countersigned by W.R. LOXLEŸ & Co. (CHINA) LTD.
Agents. Bong Kong, 8th Dec., 1938,
CONSIGNIES XOTICA
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THE BURNS PHILP LINE.
F MELBOURNE, SYDNEY.
SALAMADA, BABAUL
MANILA.
THE M.V.
T
AND
*NIFEENA.“ NONSIGNEES of Cargo are heraby
CON
informed that all Goods are being landed at their vikk into the hazardous and/or extra hasardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Gode, fie Idds whence and/or from
the
whares Delivery may be obtained. Be Claims will be admitted, after the Goods has left the Godowns, and Goods remaining andalivered after the 12th Dec, 1988, will be abject to Benk. All Crime against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 20th Dec., 1838, or they All claims must be sent in 10 me 02 will not be recognised. or before the 19th Dec, 438, úr they will not be recognized.
To comply with the General Bended Damaged Packages will be examined Warehouse Regulations, consignees must. by the Company's Surveyor, Messrs have a Revenue Officer in attendance Goddard & Douglas in the presence then, dawnged datiable goods sem the Consignees st. 10.00am. on Wednesxamined
"All brókap, chafed and damaged Goodm day, the 14th Dec., 1938.
Consigners must have a Revenue Ard to be left in the Godowns, where Officer in attendance when any datiable they will be examined on the 8th
Goddard and, Douglas. goods are examined by the Company's Dep. 1939, at 10. by by Moarm. Surveyors
No Fire Insurance has been effected. No Fire insurance will be effected by
Bill of Lading will be countersigned. in any case whatever.
B. OHL,
-
by
Agent,
Hong Kong, 8th Dec., 1958.
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Flask Flask
PINTS | $2.95
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