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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Autherland Capital

$21,000.00

Tamod and Fully Paldegg sammon 430,296,396 Manorvo Tukaj--

canon £1,600,000 $10,000,000

burling

Mayat Propriators 106,309

HEAD WEFICE: HONG KONG."

Hon. Mr.

BARD,OP BIBECTORS.-

Hon Mr. O. . . Machta. Chairman,

flon, Mr. J. J. Paterson,

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KUALA LONPOir

LAINDON

LYOND

MALACCA

MANILA

MORDEN

*NEW YORK

PRIPING

PENANG

BANGOON

BAIGON

HAJL

DAN FEARO24

BINGAPORE

BOURAAFA

BUNGZI PATANI

BURUZ

TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current Ascotia opened in El Us

and Fixed Deposits received for Lave your or shorer pricdis Local Curranty nod Mehme as which will be quoted on applia

tous Kong, SH Pabruary, 1002.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Busines of the shore Deak is oondol

of by the 11ONG KONG AND SHANORA BANKING OORFORATION,

abiained on application,

Bliss may be

FOR THE LONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING PONATION.

V. M. GHATBURN,

Chip! MaragOS,

Bong Koop. 18th July, 1980.

THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀 國中

Reorganised October 26, 1928, under

apecial charter of The National Gov- ernment as 20

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK.

Subscribed Capital

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Funds

..$25,000,000,00

....$24,710,200.00 .$8,820,503.82

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI.

HONG KONG BRANCH:

4, Queen's Road Central

Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the im portant commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to ellents special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges.

We also handle the issue of Bonda and other Public Funds of the Chin esa Government both at home and abroad.

SHOU J. CHEN, Hong Kong, 6th March, 1981.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Established 1912.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,

THE

CHINA MAIL.

THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.

(Established 1917.)

HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE. Bong Kour Branch: 18, Queen's Rd. C.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Authorised Capital. Straita $20,000,000 Insood Capital Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.Paid-up Capital

Reservo Kabilities of Shareholders Surplus

11

8,000,000 4,000,000

4,000,000 2,687,000

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

.£8,000,000 £4,000,000

.£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

$10K STAR

AMBITUAR

JANOKOK

BATAVIA BOMBAY CALUUITA CANTON CAWNTORE CEDO COLOMBO DALBEN

→ DELHI

HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANIOW

HARDIN

HUNG CONG

ILAILA

IPOE

KARACHI

ELANO

Rank

וי

KUALA KANGSAR

KCALA LEMPOS

KUCHING

MADHAR

-MANILA

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PEPING (Pok/ug) PENANO

RANGOON

BAIGON

SEMARAND BEURNBAN

KIJANG HAI

KINGAPORE

HOUMABATA

HITIAWAN

TAIPING

4

TIENTUIN

TORIO

TONOKAH (Drukoi) |

THINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

ZAMBOANUA

Foreign Exchange and General

Banking business transacted

Current Accounts opened and Fix.

which will

ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates be quoted on application,

Manager.

J. STUART,

Hong Kong, 17th August, 1831.

- NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(NETHERLANDS TRADING BOCIETY;

BANKERS

Eriabilshad JRSE. Hong Kong Go-11, Quinn's Bond Dentral. ......... Oxidare 158,000,000- Alkortad Capital

(212.450,000.) Pade-tip Caplial......................... Guildes 80,000,000 (2,800,175) Reserva Fund

... Quilders 60,015,20

Hand OS—AMSTERDAM" Zastern Esi Dio. :-BATAVIA,

BANQUES - Bandjarmasin, Exodosag*. Dawatmy,

Calcite Charbon, Dabar, Djok jakana, The Hague, Jadi, Kobe, Kota-Hadja, Metamar, Medan, Padang -Palembang, Fakalongan, Ponidz

Pocilanax. Bangoos, Boardam®. Samiring

Shanghai, Bibolg 1Bust), Engapore, Boursbalk Boerakarta (Bolo), Tugal, Tillajap sod Wallarredan".

• This copes have safe deposit basse te lab. London Bankern ---National Provincisi Bank Ltd. Corrimpondante all over the world

Decking business of every

descriptica tranenciad,

4. BTOKKINK

Đang Long Fu trạch t

THE

Branches, Agencies and Correspon- dents" in the principal citias of the world.

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

TAN ENG HOOI,

Manager.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

HEAD OFFICE:

56, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.

Subscribed Capital .Fra 72,000,000.00 Pald-Up Capital ..Fra, 08,400,000.00 Reserve Funds.....FT.102,000,000.00 BRANCHES: Bangkok

Hong Kong Quinhos

Baigon Battambang Hue Pentho Mengtzo Shangbai Nam Dinh

Singapore Numea Thanh

Tientaln Peking Tourans Haiphong Hankow Pnom Penh Vich Sanol

Pondichery Yunnanfu BANKERS:

Santon Dilbouti

Fort-Bayard Papeete

Commerce and Finance

·SHARE MARKET.

Weekly Reports by Brokers.

G. A. HARRIMAN,”

Roalties wero booked at $17.35/.40, and more shares were wanted at the former rate.

!

Cotton Mills.Ewo Cottons dis- played great strength, large parcels of shares having changed hands at rising rates from F15.30 to T16.20 the market losing in demand at 716.15. Hong Kong, Sept. 19.

... Public Utilities.-Hong Kong G. A. Harriman's weekly share Trams opened steady with busi- report and market review issued at noss transacted at $22.00 but noon, September 19, states:-

were in very strong demand "to- The market was again fairly awards the close with buyers offer. tive during the week under review. ing $23.90. Star Ferries improved and there was a steady demand for to a buying rate of $96%1⁄2 without the more. speculative counters

attracting sellers, Yaumati Ferries which practically remain unchang

ed on balance of the wook's traders wanted at $26.50, but sellers

were scarce. China Lights fluctuat ing. The greatest volume of busied between $294/30% closing ness however was recorded in the

ensier at $29.05. "Hong Kong investment section which (as not-

put through at Electrics, were ad in our remarks on the 20th ult) 882/83 closing firm at the former was particularly strong in Trams rate. Telephones (partly-paid) due to rumours which apparently receded a little and were dealt in as are well founded that the company low as $34.

Fur- is enjoying a record year. IN FRANCE: Comptoir National J'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais;thermore, the new petrol tax has Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas a 'bullish' effect in some quarters Credit Industriel et Commercial; Sons it indirectly goes to prove that in times of economic upheaval electric Tramway Services are, the most desirable from every point of

Ace Generale.

IN LONDON: The National Provia: as & Union Bank of England, Ltd... Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris; Credit Lyonnais.

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgan & o, French American Banking Cor: Joracice; Guaranty Trust Co. of New

York.

view.

Telephones were marked

down to $33.90, but Hong Kong Lands recovered to a buying rate of $91.26 with acrip in strong de- mand. There is absolutely no-.

Miscellaneous-Cements remain- a considerable ed steady at $20.65 number of shares having changed hands at $21 for October and $21.30 for. November. Hong Kong Ropes 'Dairy Farms were in demand at $3244 could be placed at $21.70. with sales reported at this figure. Watsons improved slightly and were Crawfords were rather quiet at negotiated at $17.20/35. Lanc

quotations, Hong Kong Amuse- tion which remained very much as $265% and the new shares "A" and before, ie., dormant.. Generally speaking the market closes. with a

"B" could be placed at $24 and respectively. Entertain- $23.60 fairly steady tone, which we would hardly interpret as being firm. ments continued in demand The easiness of the previous week $15% Constructions cased off was not quite so apparent, in fact bit and could be had at $14.30 after

business done. at $14.55. at one period the market tondency Forward Settlement Day's

September 28, October 27, and November 24.

Interest allowed on Current Ac-thing to report in the sterling sec. ments (old) were sought for at ounts and Fixed Deposits according * Arrangements.

Every description of Banking and Exchange Business transacted. Safe Deposit Boxes to let.

A. BONNAUD, Hong Kong, 1st May, 1931.

Mariger.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK.

OF NEW YORK,

HEAD OFFICE: 66, Wall Street, New York.

Capital, Surplus and

Undivided Profits.U.S.$220,087,302

Branches in:- ARGENTINE LONDON

Manager.

BELGIUM BRAZIL

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Head Office: 65, Broadway. New York,

Capital Surplus Reserves

.U.S.$6,000,000 .U.8.$1,672,454 U.B.$1,908.209

BRANCHES:-

Azmalardan

Manager.

ASSED Basla

Berila

Barylke

Glasgow.. Harica Hamburg Harre Interikes

Bombay

Elemen

Brussels

A

Beiro

Cha

Ceapes

Colors be

Edinburgh

Cops

1985 Sce ................................ 1,100,000

Head Ofice-Hong Kong.

Abbadael Orpliai (HX. Outroney) $11,000,000

Paid Up Ospital

Serve Fund mumm.

Borsos kiem

London Liverpool

Lugano LAEO Marvellice + Constantinople Monte Carl

His Tapice

-Pacia

Perang Peking

Palaruia

Rotterdam Botte Bamboul Bbaoghal Scathampla Singapor

81, Morisa

Vianna

Venice Yokohama Crick

Manila Muslob Moj Mijan Branches of American Express Gaston, Bhaagha Banke. Company in Pilzcipal cities of Unit-

ed States of America and Canada.

Bangkok, Wa York and Gaz Francisco,

CORRESPONDENTE.

LONDON BANKERS 100

The Lord's Bank, Kleetsed

La all principal vitias cal the World Forsstrange and banking, bosassa of every moription kromachol.

Mats Deposit Becas (racions slass) si a yearly

reutal af from 45-4+ $56.

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions -undertaken.

Personal investment

handled.

Chief Manager.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

accounts

CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA

CUBA

DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC

MEXICO

PANAMA

PERU

HILIPPINE ISLANDS PORTO RICO STRAITS

SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA

INDIA ITALY JAPAN

Commercial and Travellers' Letters of Credit, Travellers Cheques, BIL of Exchange and Cable Transfers Currant accounts bought and sold. and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Deposits in local and for

at rater that eign currencies taken may be ascertained on application to the Bank,

We are also able to offer our Cus. towers the services of the Branches of the International Banking Corpora tion in San Francisco and Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York (France), B.A., and Nice.

in Paris

F. McD, COURTNEY,

Manager, Hong Kong, June 18, 1981,

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa,

Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.

Central Bank is Fornos. Bank-Hotse tanned åverage amoună .-Xan, 46,000,008 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES. FOEROSA 1-Čia, Kag Kasko,

was to climb, but at the same time; it is fairly obvious that the turn in the tide has not come yet, and with a few exceptions the feeling of the market in that rates will probably show very little altera- tion during the next few weeks.

CARROLL BROS..

Hong Kong. September 18,

at

a

The market during the week

and if anything the tendency in under review has been very steady the more speculative section is ex-: and business in the speculative pected in some quarters to remain

on the easy side for the time be-section fairly brisk, especially'. in China Lights which received most Ing.

attention. All good investment stucks have been, Inquired for as well as Hong Kong Banks, and' Unions.

Banka-Hong Kong & Shanghai Banks were in demand at 82,040, business having been transacted at $2,045. Bank of East Aslas re- mained strong with buyers at $135, without attracting sellers.

Ewo Cottoria have continued In demand at rising prices.

Banks-Hong Kong Banks are wanted at $2,040 but as no shares are coming out more would be paid. Bank of East Asia have buyers'at $136.00.

Insurances. Canton Fires were slightly better, buyers offering $1,486 Unions remained firm and were wanted at $557, sales having been made at 3560. China Under-

Insurances: - Union Insurances ware rather quiet and writera

have buyers at $558 and probable. stood at nominal quotations.

Shipping Douglages were still sellers at $560. Canton Insurances Hexlected. Hong Kong Steamboats are wanted at $1,545 and Hong could be placed at $28. Union Kong Firès at $1,485. Chine Fires cen be placed at $760, China Waterboats remained in demand at $28%, with sales effected at $284, Underwriters have been more or Mining.-Benguets were sought less neglected at $0.16 nominal. for at $11%. Raube had buyera Venezuela Goldfields at $412. were obtainable at $2.

Shipping: This section is dead with the exception of Waterboats which could be placed at $28:50.

Mining: Benguets continue buy- ars at $11.26. Goldfields were done at $2.25. Raubs have amall buyors

Docks, Wharves, and Godowns. Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharves changed hands at $164 and there were further buyers at this rate. at $41.50..

Lands, Hotels and Buildings:- Hong Kong Docks Improved a little, and were asked for at $80. Pro Hong Kong Hotels have improved firm, to a buying rate of $1730, business videntă (old) were transactions having been effected at being done at $17.85 for the Old The New shares have $0.60/.60, the market closed with shares. buyers offering $6.40, the new buyers at $16.00 with sales at this figure. Hong Kong Lands which shares being in demand at $3.10.

Hotels and Real Estate Hong agala fell away' to $90.50 havo be- Kong and Shanghai Hotels (old) come firmer at $91.50 buyers, shares

very

The Company offers to intending JAPAN:-Tokyo, Iskohama, Kobe Inlang. were wanted at $16.30, at the out-have changed bands from $30.50 to

Travailers the use of its "Travelers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and,

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, in addition, the world-wide services QRIKA-Spa, Bankow, Amy Yochew, buyers offering $17.25. Hong Kong buyers at 817.40. Humphreys have

LIMITED.

Established 1880.. Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund

.Yen 116,200,000

Head Office:--YOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencies at:

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Changchun

Nagasaki

Nagoya Nowchwang

of its thoroughly equipped, Travel De partment.

Afiliated with THE CHASE-NATIONAL-BANK- Resources ..Over G$2,500,000,000.

C. IL BENSON,

General Manager.

New York.

Onka

THE

oping

Dairen (Dalay) Langoon

Wengtion (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro.

Hamburg

Harbin

Hankow

Hoa" Kong.

Yuen

Ban Francisco

Seattle Semarang

Shimonased Singapore “Boerabaya

Bydney Kobe

Tientsin London

Tokyo

•Los Angeles Maailm

Tsingtan Interest allowed on Current Ac-')

Deposita recolved for fixed periods at zales to be obtained on application.

EL HORL

Manswer.

Hong Kong, 11th September, 1981.

akong Xanto, Ekinchiku, Taloku, "Tsinan, Take a Toss, Halio, silou,

Below, Canton. TEKE! Kong Bingers, Bosbaya Lands changed hands

Bemarang. BAIATA, – Bombay, Galoutta, Landon, New York. Dalrea

$9014/914, closing in demand at shares.. LONDON BANKERS,

$90%. Humphreys (old) were stiil enquired for at $224. Hong Kong

set, but closed a bit firmer with $91.25, Hong Kong Realtys have at beeh dong" at $22.50 for the Old

The London County Westminer and Part's Bank The Bank bas Correpondente, in all the postpat

Commercial Centers throughout the world.

L. KIGUBA.

1

HONG KONG BRANCH:

Des Bond Gir Hong Kong. 19th January, 1939

Manage

BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Established 1918.

HEAD OFFICE:/

10, Des Voeux Road, Central HONG KONG.

Capital and Surplus Total Resources

over HL.$ 8,000,000.00-

f. over H.$30,000,000.00 Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.

Current and Fixed Deposit Accounts in local and for eign currencies opened for clients.

Savings Account and Bafe Deposit Boxes. Branches and Agencies all over the world.

KAN TONG PO,

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE:

10, Gracechurch. Street, Louisa, E.0.0.

£1,000,000 Authorised Capital. Subscribed Capital 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital

****-1,050,000 Reservo, Fund and Rest 1,600,845 BANKENK ↑ The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Jad. BRANGILES

Ipoh

Cottons:-Ewo Cottons have been

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1931.

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"Ora Daily Mail“

Wm.Sanderson & Son La Distillers LEITH

Estd. 1865.

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ICE COMPANY.

Dividend of Twenty Cents a Share.

In good demand and a large number of shares have changed hands from Taels 15.25 up to Trels 16.35, there Are further buyers at Trels 16.20.

Miscellaneous:-Canton Ices have Docks Wharves and Godowns:-now eased off with sellers at $8.00;: Kowloon Wharves have, remained Comenta. have improved during the very steady at $164.50 "buyers. week and shares have changed China Providents have been largely hands at $20.75, there are further dealt in from 36.30 to $6.50. there buyers at $20.65. Hong Kong are further buyers at $8.35 and Ropes have buyers at $21.50. Dalry sellers at 86.50. for the Old share. Farms after a quiet period again The New shares have buyers at have buyers at $32.50. Hong Kong 38.15. Kowloon Docks have im- Amusements are wanted at $26.60 Subject to audit, the Directors proved to a buying rate of $80.00. for the Old shares and $24.00 and of the Hong Kong & Canton, Ice

Public Utilities: Hong Kong $28.75 for the A and B shares Manufacturing Co., Ltd. will Trams have advanced to $28.80 respectively. Constructions have commend payment of a dividend of buyers with sales taking place from buyers at $14.28. Cum Rights, The 20 conte per share for the year. $22.75 to $23.80. Peak Trams are Rights have sellers at $2.50. Lane ended July 31 last,

The proft for the year, after wanted at $14.60 for the Old and Crawfords have been done at $8.00 Nang"), Kourabaya

$7.00 for the New shares. Star for the Old shares and $7.80 for providing for depreciation Ferries have buyers at the advanced the New Watsons can be placed at buildings, machinery, etc., to the rate of $97,00, China Lighta bave | $17.25. habe

extent of $12,785.58, amounts to Trpetes and Executorships under been, largely dealt in from $29.50 to Exchange-To-day's rate of Ex- $8,098.07, to which is to be added taken. Pized Depodle nå States shed (may be Moertaloed have further buyers $30. Hong and on Shanghal 79. PAY BRZUT Word on gapel de med have further buyers at 96 wrong change on London T.Tis: -/11 5/8 37,595.57 brought forward from | last year's accounts, making a total na applicailon.

Kong Electrics 'C. L. SANDES,

are wanted at

Forward Settlement Days: Septem-of $16,693.64, of which $8,000 in $82.75.

Hpny Kong Telephones ber 28, October 27, and November required for dividends, leaving have sellers at 334.50.

24; 1981,...

87,693,64 to carry forward.

Kandy

Karacal

Baurkok

Batavia

Bombay

Dalestin

More Bharu

Colombo

Kusia Erki

لطلبة

Dalia

Yaw York Panang

· Fors Louis

(32) Rangoon

Kuala Lumpur KIMIA

Hoog: Long Kuantan (Fabang) Bingspore Bowsh ·Madras

*HONG KONG DRABOK, Every dasaripiles of Banking and Kadangs busi

Mravallaro Chaqués

Chief Manager.

4. Gowan's Bead Dantesli

Tang ng 20h Apr), 1961

Manager

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