HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION*
INDIA, AUSTRALIA
AND CHINA
Authorized Capital. $60,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853 Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:
Sterling.
H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
..$20,000,000
Head Office:-HONG KONG
Paid-Up Capital
£3,000,000 £3,000,000 £8,500,000 Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-,
prietors
£3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate E.C.2 Sub-Agencies In London: 117/199, Leadenhall Street, E.0.3. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockapar Street, &.W.J.
Manchester Branch: · 52, Mosley Street, Manchester,- 2.
Board of Directors:
AL. Sholds, Eng.
W. H. Lock, Esq...
Chairman.
Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. J. K. Bousfeld,
D. F. Landals, Esq.,
AGENCIES AND BEANCHES:
BARMIN
PENANG HONG KONG KANGOON
BAIGON SEREMBAN ..
LLOS STAR AMITAAR
LANGKOK
BATAVIA
ILOILO 1P01
BOMBAY
KARACHI XLANO
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
A. B. Compton, Esq.,
Hon Mr. 8. E. Dodwell
G. Miskin, Esq.,
K. S. Morrison, Esq.,
Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,
A. V. Wilkinson, Esq.
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
CALAKUTTA.
AGENCIES: KDEN Clava dramaT
Chief Manager. FAIRLIN PLACE
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KUALA
LUMPUR
Branches:
CANTON DAWNFOR
KUCHING
MADRAS
Amoy
Ipob
Bangkok
Johore
Penang Rangoon
Batavia
Kobe
Bombay
Kowloon,
Calcutta
Kuala
Saigon San
"Francisco
CEBU COLOMBO
ΟΚΤΗΣ KAIPHONG HAMBURG RANKOW
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PRIPING
Canton
Lumpur Shanghai
Chsfoo
London
Singapore
Colombo
Lyona
Sourabaya
Dairen
Malacca
Sungei
Foochow
Manila
Swatow
Esiphong Muar,
Patani
Hamburg (Johore) Tientsin
Bankow Mukden Tokyo
Harbin
New York
Tsingtao
Hongke Heile
Peiping
Yokohama
25
(Peking)
SITIAWAN
." BOURABAYA
TAIPING
TIENTSIN
TONGKAH
(Bhuket)
TRINGTAO YOKOHAMA
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Generäl 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.
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FINANCE
STOCK EXCHANGE Grave Threat Of Shortage
Of Food In The Occupied
PRICES MARKED
DOWN
over
LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter). On the London Stock Br
the change, following night's newA regarding the international situation, prices were marked lower, with deal- direct ings possible only by
» negotiation......!
Commodities wer generally quiet. apart from fair activity in wheat and cotton and to a lesser extent in sugar.
a
Areas Of China
SHANGHAI, AUGUST 24 (INTL)—A SHORTAGE OF FOOD TO-DAY IS THREATENING HUNGER, RIOT AND FAMINE IN VARIOUS PARTS OF CHINA OCCUPIED BY THE JAPANESE IN- VADERS. THIS APPEARED TO BE THE LATEST BY-PRODUCT OF THE UNDECLARED WAR.
Shanghai's International Settlement was pictured as the scene of a looming rice shortege which is causing the authorities grave concern.
About noòn minimam prices were fixed for git-edged securi The Settlement is unable to Shanghai's food supplies in all
whole lat ties, giving the
aobtain needed supplies of the respects are increasingly falling steadier appearance.
cereal while existing stocks are into the control of the Japanese, fast dwindling and prices are who at will can halt incoming skyrocketing. There J10 *foodatur's or subject them 000,000 Chinese
this tiny monetary levies producing large neutral island within Japanese revenues, which they are doing in occupied territory and they are some instances. Bettlement comm- MONEY MARKET
solely dependent upon the Settle- mers pay these levies.
On the Foreign
ment government for rice and fur- Exchanges,
From Shantung reports reveal business was confined to the ad-thermore they are unable to pay similar problems nere. In the four Chefoo justment of positions; although the exhorbitant prices being asked neighbourhood of 'dollars were still demanded
No Succes
counties have been roasting be- against sales of gold.
Efforts 01 the Bettrement to neath an eight-month rain failure obtain domestic ru tom sur- and burning summer temperatures. rounding Japanese-occupied ter-The result is ruined crops with the ritory has met with little success, coming winter threatening the The invaders say "it is very dim greatest famine that ares has seen cult to transport the grain from in many years. Wuhu and other nearby rice con- centration points.
.
Sliver advanced a penny to 19 1/16d
on the lack of sellers in the face of moderate demand.
Wall Street was easy.
FOOD CONTROL IN MALAYA
ཡ
Accumulation Of Reserve Stocks
of
Simultaneously sources
of
· foreign_rice at Saigon, French Indo-China, and similar areas' also are closed to local foreign authorities due to "the slump in the value of the Chinese dollar. Because of the mone- tary situation "the Settlement is unable to finance foreign purchases.
The following communique SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in regarding the accumulation
Meanwhile rice supplies on hand Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable reserve stocks has been issued by in the Settlement will last but a
the Food Controller, Malayà:
few more weeks. A solution has not CURRENT ACCOUNT opened in on application. LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS The Bank's Head Office in London At a meeting of the Legislative yet been found by the authorities received for one year or shorter undertakes Executor and Trustee Council. "Straits Bettlements, in who recall the brief real shortage periods in Local and other Cur-business, and claims recovery of April, His Excellency the Governor here in 1937, during the Shanghai hungry mobs rencies on terms which will be British Income Tax overpaid, on advised householders and large bostilities, when quoted on application.
terms which may be ascertained at employers of labour to lay in an stormed rice trucks and grain Atso up to date BATE DEPOSIY any of the Agencies and Branches adequate supply of foodstuffs. He warehouses the moment their own Born in various sizes To LET
R. A. CAMIDGE, gave an assurance that stocks sofice supplies disappeared.
laid in before the occurrence of an emergency would" be regarded as Dart of the Errangements for Defence and would not be com- mandeered provided that in the case of stocks laid in by employers due notification of the stocks so laid in was given before ав emergency arose:
Hong Kong, s5th June, 1939,
HONGKONG SAVINGS
BANK
The Busincas of the above Bank
Manager.
THE CHASE BANK
is conducted by the HONGKONG 18, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL
& SHANGHAI BANKING COR
PORATION. Rules may be obtain-
ed on application.
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1980.
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
Authorised Capital: $10,000,000.00 5,598,800,00 Paid-Up Capital Reserve and Undivided
Profits
2,883,922.01
"Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central,
,4 Board of Directora:
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman
Li Koon Chan, Esq.
P. K. Kuk, Faq.
Li Lan Bang, Eag.
Wong Chu Bon, Eng Wong Tan Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. Chan Ching Ebck, Esq. Fang Ping Wah Eaq.
Kan Tong, Po, Esq., Chief Manager.
Lễ The Fong, Eq-2, Manager,
Amoy Estarla Bombay
Haiphong
Bankow
Ronclatu Kobe
Branches and Agonobar 2000 “
Kowloon Pensne Bingapore London Rangoon
Kourabaya Balgon Beaton Melbourne Ban Fran- Sydney
cinco eisin
New York Beattle- VANCOCTIT Paris
Pelping
Shangha
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Lorns granted on, approved securities
Current Accounts opened in Loes! Currency and Fixed Deposits re- ceived for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Cur rencies on terms which will be quoted on application.
SATE DEPOSIT Boxes To IT.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief 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 Brancha in China and connections in the principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking ́and Exchange.
Head Office SHANGHAI
Hong Kong Branch:
QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Offer:
CANTON" SWATOW
KONGMOON TOISHAN SHILCHOW KINGCHOW.
We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at Home and Abroad.
SHOU J. CHEN, DE
Manager.
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HEAD OFFICE:
18, FINA STREST
NEW YORK.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
As High Commissioner for the
An American Bank offering com-Malay States. His Excellency re plete Foreign Banking Service peated this assurance at a meeting in the principal Markets of the, of the Federal Council in Jane. world.
MISUNDERSTANDING OVER - Interest Rates on Application.
Since there appears to be some misunderstanding 2.3
to the method of giving notification, employers of labour who have Laid in emergency supplies of food- Informed istuffs are
that they should notify the Food Supply Officer of the State or Settlement, in which the place of employment is situated of the nature and
This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL BARS, New Yox, with Resources over U.S. $2,500,000,000.
D. M. BIGGAR,
Second Flee Prea
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED Head Office:-15, Gracechurch Street,
London, EC.3
Authorised Capital Sharrihed Capital Paid-op Capital
Reserve Fund and Hant.""
21,100,000
amount of the emergency stocks so laid in and of where they are stored.
It is to be clearly understood that this notification must be in respect of physical stocks actually laid in 21,500,000 supplies under forward orders or $1,060,000 contracts which at the time of an 21,352,770
emergency are not in the posses- son, or held at the immediate dis- posal, of the employer would not be freed from the" operation of Food Control
BANKERS: * The Bank of England and Midiand.. Bank, Ltd. BRANCHES:
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Koala Treogg600 Madres
Bangkok. Bonitay
Calentia
ipob Jantun Kantas
New York
Colombo
Galle
Kandy
Penang
Karachi
Hangour
Koos 'Bharu
Нама
Sinla
الطابق
Hongkong
Howra
Kral Lipie
Stopsport Kala Limpar
HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange
businem transacted.
Travellers Cheŋses Inord,
UNDERTAKEN
In cases where such emergency stocks have been purchased and paid for but are for convenience held on the premises of the supplier and not on the place of employment, this fact must be making the clearly stated
in
TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP notification to the Supply Officer.
In cases where employers. of CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Lood Car labour have already notified some
Currency,
U. 8, that may be ascertained on application.
R. BENSON.
CENCY SERVING & OL, DOLLARS or for other authorities than the Supply Cacer, they should renew the notification to the proper quarter without delay.
vangur
WEEKLY RETURNS
Public Deposits Other Deposita:----
AND REPORTS BANK OF ENGLAND
Bankers Other Accounts TOL
Governiment „Beourtiles
Aug. 17
milom,, August 34 (Rekater).
Aug, 10.
27,460
23,370
$2,139
35,729
26,230
130,480
128,360
111,640
99,670
Semnities
"5,910
3,720
· Discount & Advance
23,560
24,330
"
Notes and Coins
34,950
Total Bullion
30,040 29,309 247,380
Noted in sirenlation
508.080
Radio of Reserve to Ziabilities
28.00%
148/6
Other Becurities
Price of Gold at which holdings are valued
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
New York, August 24 Center).
Anz. 17 'Auz. 24. 'root's omitted)
CONSIGNEES NOTICE
Last winter northern Shantung experienced acute suffering 25 A result of the guerilla variare, but the coming cold prospects for season are infinitely, worse.
LONDON GOLD
Londoni, Aug. 24 (Reuter). Bar Gold, Fine per oz., 148/5, Dollar Farity, 1/24. discount.
BROKERS' LOANS
:
New York, Aug. 24' (Reuter). Loan on securities to brokers in New York:-
Week-ended August 17 $525,000,000
Week-ended
* August 24
$489,000,000
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BURNS PHILP LINE. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
FROM MELBOURNE, BYDNEY, SALAMADA, BABAUL 4 AND
MANILA,
THE MV.
T
"NEPTUNA”
CONSIGNERS of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goode are being landed at their risk into the hazardons and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves Delivery may be obtained No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining endelivered after the 2nd Sept., 1939, will be subject to Beat. All Claims against the Steamer mansi be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 18th Sept, 1820, or they will not be recognised
To comply with the General Bended Warehouse Regulations, consignees mus have a Berente. Officer in attendance when damage intiable goods are examined
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO. ANTWERP, LONDON
AND STRAITA
Tax 8.8.BENARTY."
NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extam hndardous Godowns of the HONG KONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND Gown COMPANY, Lan, whence and/or from the whares Delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after tha Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 31st Aug., 1939, will be subject to rant.
All Claims against the Steamer muat be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 11th Sept., 1939, or they will not be recognised.
To comply with the Genera! Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignaes must have a Revenue Officer in attend ance when damaged dutiable goods
are examined.
All broken, shafed and damaged Goods All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowis, where are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the let they will be examined on the 29th Aug, Sept, 1839, at 10 AM by Maura 1939, at 9am., by Messrs. Carmichael Goddard and Douglas.
by
No Fire Insuranãe has been edected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & C., LTD,
Agenta. Hong Kong, 25th Aug.; 1936,
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RICKMERS FINER
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
THE S.S.
& Clarks
No Fire Insurance has been affected Hills of Lading will be sountersigned by W.B. LOXLEYỶ & Co. (CHINA) LTD.
Agenta. Hong Kong, 25th Aug., 1989.
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HAMBURG-AMERIKA · LENEZ
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE MS.
TH
"RAMSES"
ES FOOD as the goods are
R. C. RICKMERS" having arrived from Hamburg and having arrived from Hamburg and Ports of call, Consignees of Cargo are Forts of call, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods are hereby notified that their goods ses being landed and placed at their risk being landed and placed at their risk nto the Hong Kong & Kowloon into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf Wharf & Godown Company's godowns Godows Company's godowns: at at Kowloon, where delivery may be obtained as soon as the goods are obtainedre deliver may be landed.
we landed Optional cargo will not be landed Optional earge will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 here, unless notice has been given së hour prior to vessel's arrival, but hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the carried on from "port to port to the final port of call to which, the option final port of call to which the option extends.
extends, **No claims will be admitted after
the No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods have left the Godowns, and All. undelivered after the goods remaining undelivered after the goods remaining 18th Aug., 1880, will be subject to 29th Aug., 1939, will be subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged All broken chafed, and damaged „Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Goods are to be left in the Godown where they will be examined on 26th where they will be examined on 88th Aug, 1935, at 10 am by our Bur- Aug, 1939, at 10 am, by our Goddard and veyors Messrs Goddard and Douglas Barreyors Mesir,
To comply with the General Bended | Douglas. Warehouse Begulations consignees To comply with the General Bonded must have Ravenne Officer in Warehouse Regulations.consignees attendance when damaged dutiable must have a Revenue Officer in goods are examined - Summe
attendance when damaged dutiable" All claima mgat reach us before the goods are examined. 28th Sept 1939, or they will not be in All claima must reach us before the a8th Sept, 1999, or they will not be
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No Insurance, will be affected Bill of Lading wil be counter
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1939 -PAGE 13
PRESIDENT LINER
Sailings
FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES vis SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOMama and HoxOLULU 18.8. * PRESIDENT CLEVELAND" Sails Aug. 38th at 1 Noor *SS PRESIDENT PIERCE
Sept. 9th 'ab 4:00 PM. B.S." PRESIDENT COOLIDGE ”.
Sept. 3rd at: 9,00° A M、 Oct *S.S.." PRESIDENT TAFT” 18.8. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND " *SS PRESIDENT PIERCE"
* OMITS. SHANGHAT
*OMITS. YOKOHAMA -
7th at Ho0 AM.
Oct. Slat at 8:09 AM. Nov. 4th at 8,00 AM.
AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER.
FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON
S.S.
8.8.
via SUEZ PRESIDENT HARRISON ** PRESIDENT HAYES”
AND FORTNIGHTLY, THEREAFTER
Saila Sept. Tab at 12 Noon
Sept. 14th at 12 Foox
FOR
8.5.
MANILA
PRESIDENT HARRISON * Sails Sept. 1st at 12 Noor
SS PRESIDENT PIERCE" 8.S.PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" "SB. PRESIDENT POLK"
15
Supt. 3rd at 1.00 AM.
Sept. 16th at 1.00 AM Sept. 29th at 19 Noor
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES
ROUND - WORLD SERVICE"
12, PEDDER ST
Triestin
Lloyd
TEL. 28171.
FORTNIGHTLY
EXPRESS SERVICE
N
FAR EAST-INDIA-ITALY
Hongkong-London 23 days · Hongkong-Italy 41 days
SCHEDULE OF SAILING FROM HONGKONG TO MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, EGYPT
& ITALY
"GIULIO CESARE 1st Sept. C. BIANCAMANO" 16th Sept. 15. "CONTE VERDE 9th Sept. m.. "VICTORIA"
8. "CONTE ROSSO"
TO SHANGKA1
... "C. BIANCAMANO" 10th Sept. 15. "CONTE VERDE" 192dSept. 7th Oct. m.v. VICTORIA” 14th Oct. 1.8. "CONTE ROSSO" 29th Oct.
5th Nov.
LLOYD TRIESTINO
P.O. Box 143. Tel. Address "Lloydiano-Telephones 39989 Passenger
33083 Freight
+
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
S.S. "BENMOHR"
Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH on: about the 6th September, 1939.
or
Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.
For Freight and Fussage apply
to the Agents:
W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.
Tel: 34165.
York Building.
MAERSK LINE
LINES
Fortnightly Express Sailings
KEELUNG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN
NEW YORK BALTIMORE
LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA,
NORFOLK & SAVANNAH
Through Be/Lan larued to Central and South America, Grall and Caribbasa Sex Ports and West African Forts Arrivals from USA-
zib Aug. 13th Bept
M.V. “MARCHEN MARRAK”
MV, "LEXA MABREK KLY MANNA MALROK"
SOPHOCLER.
Krá subject to alterazion
mos la UB.
THOELLEST ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSORTER)
JEBSEN & 00
No Insuranos'will be stie3D Bills of Lading will be oduntersignad
EBSENS 200)
198R
[638 Hong Kong 31st Aug. 1839..
BWOY A GEBR BOESE
Bills, Bought
U.S. Securities held
Federal Reserve Ratio
$71,423,000 80:615%
Federal Reserve Crédit, Out Monetary Gold Block
10335.000
801,000
Hong
Industrial Advance
11,615,000
11,677,000
FAJEBSEN