HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BANKS
KONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION
INDIA, AUSTRALIA
AND CHINA
Authorised Capital... $50,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858 Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:
Sterling
.$20,000,000
...£3,000,000 £3,000,000
Paid-Up Capital £6,500,000 Reserve Fund H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro
prietors
£3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Propriators.......................
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgata E.C.2. Sub-Agencies In London: 117/192, Leadenhall Street, E.C.3. West End Branch: 14/18, Cockapur Street, S.W.1.. Manchester Branch:
Head Office:-HONG KONG
Board of Directora: A. L Shields, Esq.,
W. H. Lock, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. J. K. Bousfeld,
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman.
A. H. Compton, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
D. F. Landale, Esq.,.
G. Miskin, Esq.,
K. S. Morrison, Esq..
Hon Mr. T. E. Pearce.
P. V. Wilkinson, Esq.
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
52, Mosley Street, Manchester, 2
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
ALOR STAR HARBIN
PEKING AMRITBAL TONG CONG LAG00 ILOILO
IPON
CLIVE STREET KUALA
XUCHINO MADRAS
SALGON
BERKMFAN SHANGHAL SINGAPORE BITLAWAN BOUZABAYA
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
'KARACHI
KLANO
AGENCIES: HOBE
Chief Manager.
PATLIK PLAC
LUMPUR
TAIPING
CANTON
FIRSTBIN
Amoy Bangkok
Branches: Ipoh
CAWNPORE CBU
TONGKAH
Johore
Penang Rangoon
COLOMBO DELNI
-MANILA
(Bhuket)
MEDAN
THİNGTAO
Batavia
Kobe
Saigon
HAIPHONG
NEW YORK
YOKOHAMA
Kowloon
San
RAMBURG
PEIPING
Enala
Francisco
Lumpur, Shanghai
· London
Colombo
Lyons
Dairen
"Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Che foo
Singapore. Sourabaya Malacca Sungei
Patani Haiphong Muar Swatow Bamburg (Johore) Tientsip Bankow Mukden Tokyo Harbin New York Tsingtao
Yokohama Hongkew Peiping Iloilo
Foochow Manila.
CURRENT ACCOUNTE opened in LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED Darosits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and other Cur- rencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
ALO up to date SAFE DEPOBIT Boxes in various sizes To Lex
Hong Kong, 5th June, 1880.
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG
RANKOW
(Peking)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainabl on application..
The Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and Trustee business, and claims recovery 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
18, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL -
& SHANGHAI BANKING COR PORATION. Rules may be obtain-An ed on application.
For the HONGXUNG & Shanghai BANTING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager, Hong Kong, 28th Feb., 1939.
BANK OF EAST ASIA,
- LIMITED
Authorised Capital.....$10,000,000.00 Paid-Up Capital 5,588,800.00 Reserve and Undivided
Prosta
2,883,93201
Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central,
Board of Directors:
Sir Shonson Chow, Chairman
Li Koon Chan) Esq.
Li Lan Sang, Esq.
F. H. Kwok, Eng. Wong Chn Bon, faq.
Wong Tan Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Pa, Beg.
HEAD OFFICE:
18, PINE STREET,
NEW YORK. American Bank offering com plete Foreign Banking Service in the principal Markets of the world.
Interest Rates on Application..
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
This Bank is entirely owned by BANK, THE CHASE NATIONAL New Youx, with Resources over C.S.$2,500,000,000,
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D. M. BIGGAB,
Second Fice Pres
WEEKLY WHEAT REPORT
REYNOLDS AND GIBSON
1
(Per Payne & Co.)
Liverpool, July 4, 1939.
marked de- Liverpool. The
H. K. STOCK EXCHANGE
בס
Wednesday, July 19 Trading waS
a moderate Unionis. scale, HK Banks and
the again being
leaders. The former show a gain on yesterday's price of ten points, though Unions are no better than $405.
BUYERS
HK. Bank, $1320: Providents, $440.
HK Lands 4% Debentures par. HK Tramways, 918.40.
Yaumati Ferries, $37. ‹ Canton Ices, $1.
Watsons, $81.
Wing On (H.K.), $41. ELK. Govt. 4% Loan 4% Pm. H.K. Gort 3% Loan 981.
SELLEKS
Union Ina, $415. H.K. Wharves, $103. Providents, $4).
SALES
H.K. Bank, $1330. Union Ins.. -$405.
·Providents. $4.45. China Lights' (N), $5.
PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING QUOTATIONS
ALOKS
Big Wedge Coco Grove Demonstration
I. X. LA
Centavos.
21
0130
FINANCE
CHINA ONCE SMELTED TIN-ORE FROM MALAYA
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Tin, which playı sa greet a part in the development and progress of Malaya, has a history which dates back to 1613, when records were made of tin-ore being exported from Selangor mad Perak, according to the annual report on the Administration of the Mlace Department and on the mining industries of the Fe- derated Malay State
The report says that there were thods may be said to have become references in Portuguese and established.
Rate of Increase Dutch documents of the seven-
¿
teenth and eighteenth centuries to In 1912, the Chinese accounted the export of tin from the Malay for nearly 80 per cent, of, the States, and the first East Trdia output of the FMS; to-day - Company ships carried cargoes of ropean mining accounts for 67 per tin-ore from Penang to China for cent. smelting
Tin
The phenomenal rate of increase 300 Tons A Year
1 production of tin-ore can be from the Perak tin-felds gauged by fact that in 1800, pró- was taken to Penang and it is duction reached 3,200 tons and m claimed that by the end of the 1937, the output was 707,542 tons. eighteenth century, a total of as much as 300 tons a year was ex- ported in this way.
After 1850, there was * Kemerül influx of Chinese into Perak and Selangor, and the Kuala Lumpur and Larut tin-fields were opened up. Europeans were mining in the FMS. in 1887. but it was not until the beginning of the present, cen- tury that mining by scientific me-
CREDIT LOANS FOR 10.50 OVERSEAS CHINESE
FAMILIES ·
SHIUKWAN.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
EVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGEZIES MARITIMES
CONBIGNEE NOTICE.
88. MARECHAL JOFFRE " 18"A/99.
BRINGING CARGO FROM
MARSEILLES via SAIGON, etc. WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH JULY, 1929
ARRIVED HONG KONG on
CONSIGNEES are hereby informed KWANGTUNG, that their goods with the exception July 18 (Central)-To relleve the of Opium, Transure and Valuables are 0020❘ distress of families of Overseas being landed & stored into the Godowns Chinese in the Chaochow-Swatow of the Hong Kong, Kowloon Whart Provincial & Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, whence special delivery may be obtained immediately Hank has inaugurated a
after landing. kind of small credit loan that is already proving very popular.
Antamok
20
Bagulo Gold
21
Batong Buhay
Benguet Consol
20}
24
09
45
Consol Mines. Ipo Gold
161
Itagon Mining
24
area, the Kwangtung
Masbate Con901. Mine Operation
111
13
North Camarines
Paracale Gummalis
16
San Mauricio
84
Surigao Consol. Suyoc Consol,
22
13
.Sundicate Investment.
United Paracale ....... Mindarac Motherlode Mindanao Motherlode
43
09
09
The credit loan is extended
only to families of overseas Chi- nese abroad. The amount of the loan each time is fixed $50.
at
All claims must be sent in to me of or before the 19th July, 1939, or they will not be recognized.
Damaged Packages will be examined by the Company's Surveyor, Messrs. Goddard & Dongs in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 am on Tues-
0940 bearing interest at 6 рег cent day, the Sath July, 1939.
PHILIPPINE MINING QUOTATIONS Wednesday, July 19, 1939."
Centavos.
Atoks
Antamoks Baguio Gold
I, X: L
+60
per month, and repayable in three months.
overseas-Chinese to remit funds
Consignees must have a Bevenue
Officer in attendance when any dutiable
Surveyors
As another. measure to help goods are examined by the Company's No Fire insurance will be effected by to their families at home, thens în any case whatever. Kwangtung Provincial Bank
́ ́E. OHL
has
recently established a number of
new branches in interior places. Hong Kong, 19th July, 1989.
EXCHANGE
M.Y. TAI PING" From USA via MANILA.
Agent.
21
201
21
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BAREER-WILHELMAEN LINE
Batong Buhay
013
LONDON METALS
Benguel Consol.
10.60
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Big Wedge
201
Cocp Grove
24
London, July 18 (Reuter),'
Consol. Mines
002
Demonstrations
45
COPPER
buyers £
Ipo "Gold
161
Standard, Cash-43-1/16
sellers £ 43-1/8
Itogons
231
Standard,
Masbate Consol.
111
Mine Operations
131
3 months 43-3/8 Electrolytic
North Camarines
20
Paracale Gumimaus
161
49-1/8
TIN
43-7/16 49-1/2
San Mauricio
93
Standard, Cash 229-7/8
2:30
Surigao Consol.
24
"Standard,
Suyo Consol.
131
Sundicate Investment
034
3' months 225-1/8
LEAD
United Paracales
42
Foreign,
Mindanao Motherlode
09
Chan Ching Shok, Zay. Fung Ping Wal eq terioration in the European poll- HONGKONG
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Managar.
Li Ts Fong, Bag, Manager,
Branches and Agencion:---
Amoy Fataris Bombay Calestia
Haiphong
Hantow
Kowloom Prank
Bingapore Scarabeys В кафем Melbourne Ban Fran. Sydney Naguatka
also Monten
Vancouver New York Beattle Parks Semarang Polpler 534ngha
London Hangoon
Mania Selgon
tical situation brought about a good demand to cover and led to a better general enquiry. Manito- bas have attracted some attention in the US. and it is estimated that some 1,600,000 bushels have chàng- ed hands. Plate parcels were in demand both on the Continent and in this country. A pause in Every description of Banking and the demand and some liquidation Exchange business transacted. Loans of the current month, however, re- sulted in the subsequent loss of granted on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Loca! most of the improvement.
Further unwanted rains have Currency and Fixed Deposita re
Honainis Kobe
SHAREBROKERS'
ASSOCIATION
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Cormed that all Goods Bra being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and. Kow loon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd. st Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 "I hours prior to vessel's arrival, but car 225-1/4 tried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option ortends.
Official Price 14-15/16 15 Foreign, Omcial
3 months 15
SPELTER
Ordinary,
Official Price .14-5/16
Ordinary, Oficial
15-1/8
14-3/8
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No claims will be admitted after the Goods have, left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 25th inst, will be subject to rent. All claims against the vessel mast be presented to the undersigned on or before the 31st inst. or they will not be recognized.
All broken, shafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on the 94th inst., at 10 am. by our surveyors Messra. Goddard & Douglas
5 months 14-1/2 14-9/18 Volume of Business Transacted
Final Afternoon Transactions on Wednesday, July 19, 1939.
Tin, Standard, Cash. £230 paid
In the case of datiable cargo, con- 60 $405.00 and sellers.
signees are requested to inform the Union Ins.
8.25 1,000 Watson
Fin, Standard, 3 months 225- Imports & Exports Office that they 100 17.00 1/4 paid and buyers.
HK Docks
U. K. BONDHOLDERS CONSIGNEES' NOTICES
IN BRAZIL
LONDON, July 19 (BWS)—.
ceived for one year or shorter fallen in the US Winter wheat periods in Local and Foreign Curbelt delaying the harvest and pro- rencies on terms which will be pably resulting in some loss in Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir quated on application.
Field. A private estimate on Fri-John Simon, stated in the House SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES TO LET.
day put the Winter crop at 497 of Commons yesterday afternoon. KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. million, and one yesterday at 521 that on July 12, the Brazilian Gov- million bushels. The last oficial ernment informed His Majesty's "estimate as on June I was 523,431.- Government that they would wel-
000 bushels and the final outturn
come a representative from the last season 688,637,000 bushels
British Council of Bondholders in In the Spring belt the weather order that the position of Brazi- has favoured the crop and consis- lian loans issued in the United tent progress has been made. In
Kingdom might be examined by some districts, however, it is be the Minister of Finance. coming increasingly evident that much of the drought damage in PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 April and May will be irreparable (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) and indications generally point to Owing to our numerous Branches only a moderate yield. Grasshop- in China and connections in the pers are causing renewed appre- principal Commercial Centres of hension.
BANK OF CHINA
Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
Head Office:-SHANGHAI Hong Kong Branch
It was "understood that a simi lar Invitation had been extended to French and American bend- holders.
The matter was receiving the consideration of the Council of Foreign Bondholders.
the World, we are able to extend Canada has had another good to our Clients special facilities for week's weather and the crop is Domestic and Foreign Banking and making rapid progress. Vide Exchange.
areas have abundant moisture but warmth is now needed to promote provement in quotations. The up- turn was aided by the unsettle, growth. vagy
ment in Europe, and news of a large four demand. Later ex- pectations of heavy deliveries and some July liquidation turned values easier. PERALATAN
4. QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Offices: CANTON
KONGMOON TÕISHAN SWATOW SHIUCHOW KINGCHOW
We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at Home and Abroad.
The political situation or trop scares, or both, may bring sharp rallies and we therefore lean to conservative purchases on declines. Stocks of wheat in Liverpool: This week 675 loads, last week des loads, wee
Chicago News of heavy storing against loans, only light hedging and the persistent rains in the Tanager.Bouth-West, resulted in an im-
BHOU J, CHEN,
COMPAGNIA DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
CONSIGNEN NOTICE.
S.S.ANADYR
8*AED/19.
`BRINGING CARGO "FROM
· DUNKIRK vją HAIPHONG etc. AKRIVED HONG KONG OF SATURDAY, 15TH JULY, 1938.
have such goods for examination.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned DODWELL & CO, LTD.
Agenta,
by
Hong Kong, 16th July, 1989,
SILVER LINE,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1989. —PAGE 13
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
TO
MANILA
&.8. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"
SUNDAY, July 23rd, at 1.00 A.M.
IMPORTANT
All passengers must possess cholera inocula. tion certificates issued by the Hongkong Govern. ment authorities at least five days prior to arrival at Manila.
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
"ROUND-WORLD SERVICE"
12, PEDDER ST.
Lloyd
TEL. 28171.
FORTNIGHTLY
EXPRESS SERVICE
FAR KAST-INDIA-ITALY
Hongkong-London 3 dayı Hongkong-Italy 21 days
SCHEDULE OF SAILING FROM HONGKONG
TO MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, EGYPT
*& ITALY
TO SHANGHAI
5th Aug- m.. "VICTORIA” 19th Aug, v. "VICTORIA”
“GIULIO CESARE 1st Sept. 8. "GIULIO CESARE” 15th 40g 1 "C. BIANCAMANO 18th Sept. | za, "C. BIANCAMANO" 10th Sept. 8.8. "CONTE VERDE 29th Sept... "CONTE VERDE" 92nd Sept.
14th Oct. m., VICTORIA” m.v. "VICTORIA”
LLOYD TRIESTINO
"Telepbanee PO Box 143. Tel. Address "Lloydiano"-"
7th Oct.
32968 Passenger 22963 Freight
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
S.S. "BENRINNES
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH on or about the 9th August, 1939.
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
For Freight and l'assage äpply
to the Agents:
W. R. LOXLEY & GO., (CHINA) LTD.
Tel. 84168
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FROM 'NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO,
THE Motor Vessel
T "SILVERWALNUT“.
having arrived from the shore Porta on 14th instant, Consigness of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Go ONSIGNEES are hereby informed downs of the Hong Kong and Kowloon that their goods with the exception Whet and Godown Company, Limited, of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are Kowloon, and stored at Consignees rial being landed & stored into the godowns and expense. of the Hong Kong Kowloon What and All broken, chated, and damaged floodi Godown Co., Ltd Kowloon, whmcs are to be left in the Godowns, here delivery may be obtained immediately they will be examined on Thursday, after landing.
20th instant, ab 10 mm, 1:
All Claims must be sent in to me on For before the 28th July, 1939, or they
will not be recognized,
All Claims must be presented within 15 Days of the vessel's arrival here, after which date they cannot be re cognized.
Danaged Packages will be examined by the Company Burroyors, Mesars, No Claims will be admitted after the Goddard & Douglas in the protonoo of Goods have left the Godowns, and all the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Goods remaining undelivered after the Wednesday, the 21st July, 1989. 21at inst., 1930, will be subject to Officer in attendance, when any dotiable
Consignees it have Berent Beat. goods are examined by the Company's will be effected by
Winnipeg. The unfavourable Surveyors. European news and the good exo fire Insuranos will be port business in Manitobas brought in say case whatery,
E. OHL, Arm markets. Advances, however, appear difficult to maintain oving Hong Kong, 16th Joly, Tasa to the excellent crop prospects.
Agent.
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No Fire Insurance has been affected, Bill of Lading will be countersigned
FURNESS (FAB FAST), LTD, 2nd Floor, Hongkong.& Shanghai Bank Building: Diale 28165 & 18109. Hong Kong, Leth July, 1989.
CHINA
LIJN
iding.
VISIT BALL AND JAVA
"Most Favourable Months".
JULY & AUGUST. Special Excursion Fares On Application SAILINGS
TO MANILA, BALI, MAKASSAR AND SOERABAIA :- IS. TJITJALENGKA 18th July
(MAIDEN VOYAGE) TO: BATAVIA (DIRECT)
8.8. ** TJISALAK" 1st Aug:
TO AMOY & SHANGHAI *** ms. “TJINECARA - 28th July
For Freight & Passage Rates Auply::
JAVA-CHINA-TAPAN LIJN NY (The Java China Japan Line La) (Incorporated in the Netherlands) HONGKONG CANTON SWATOW--AMOYA
Macao Agent
IL NOLASCO DA SILVA.
MODERN
EXPRESS SERVICE