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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorised Captai

dated and Fully Pullip

Heaver Huds

Starling 1,500,000 Sitrer. 10,000,00

$50,000.006 $0,000,000

Reserve ity of Troprietars$20,000,NOU

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Chairman.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE HO HONG BANK; LTO.

(Established 1917.)

HEAD OFFICE SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH:-

13, Queen's Road Central

Authorised: Capital Straits $20,000,000 | Issued Capital*** Paid-up Capital .... Reserve Liabilities of

Shareholders

8,000,000

4,000,000

4,000,000

BRANCHES and AGENCIES in the principal cities of the world.

Every description of Banking and £3,000,000 Exchange business transacted. .*£3,000,000

HEAD OFFICE ONORONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS :—

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

45,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

ALOR STAB

AMRITSAR

XUGHING

MADRAS

MANILA

4 W

T. E. Feros, Esq. Deputy ChairmaD.

Bell,

Phammer, Eng,

1. Com Fa" F. II. H. Shaw,

Jobson,

MOY' BANGKOK MATAVIA,

BAY

A CALITA

LANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO CAIBEN

PUEN HOW

WALPIKONG

GAMB

MASKOW

ISAKIUN

NOKKW

KLALA

Prit

JOHOBE..

KURE

KOWEGON

J. P. Warren, Kiq,

VM. Gragbura. End.

Chis! Manger

BRANCHES:-

REALA 11 PUR

LONDUR

LYONS

MALACCA

MANILA

MEXR Jokes

MORDEN

5KW YUSZ

PELPING

PENASO

KANGOUN

SAPREN

SAN FRANCISCU

SEASONAL

AINGAPORE

SIR HAHAYA..

HONORI PATANI

TIESTHIS

TOKYO

TNING AD

YOKOHAMA

Current Accounts spried In Local Currency

od Piel Drpusits rendivel for ane your OF slator de la Lord gerency and Sterliga which will be greated on appliesitué.

Hong Boot, là hai, 1

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Buslove of the phove Bank is

HONG KONG AND BHANGHAI DANK iko CORPORATION. Ra'ee' many be qumkin

aglige om.

FOR THE HONGKONG, AND AHAYAR BANEZES CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

BANDYOE BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA

CANDIN CAWNPORE CKBU

COLOMBO

DELHI

• HALPRONG

→ HAMBURG

HANKOW HARBIN HONG KONG

ILOILO

Iro

KARACHE

KLANG

KOBR

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PENANG

KO, LEONG HOE, Managing Director.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF

NEW YORK.

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HEAD OFFICE: 55., Wall Street, NEW YORK.

Capital, Surplus and

Undivided Profits U.S.$205,444,512

Branches ing

ARGENTINE

PEIPING (Paking).

RAXOOOM

SAIGON

BEMANANO

SEREMBAN

HHANGHAL

LONDON

SINGAPORE

SITIAWAN

BELGIUM

MEXICO

NOURABAYA

BRAZIL

PANAMA

TAIPING

CHILE

TIENTSIN

PERU

1

TONGRA (2)

CHINA

PHILIPPINE

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

and

COLUMBIA'· CUBA DOMINICAN General REPUBLIC

ISLANDS

PORTO RICO

"INDIA

KUALA LUMPUR ZAMBOANGA

Föreign Exchange Banking business transacted!

STRAITS

SETTLEMENTS }.

URUGUAY

VENEZUELA

Commerce and

Finance

SHARE MARKET.

Weekly Reports by Brokers.

G. A. HARRIMAN.

SHARE MARKET.

The official summary of the Stock Exchange issued yester day:

The bear movement referred to in the previous week's Summary would seem to have exhausted itself early in the current week, and rates became more stabilised and less subject to violent fluctuations. Latterly, an upward trend is mak weekly

ing itself felt, and China Lights. review Cements and Hotels close higher on

the week.

Hong Kong, September 9. Mr. G. A. Harriman's share report and market issued at noon, states -

Again there is very little of note

In the investment section, Unions

to report on during the week under have moved up substantially, clos- review except that more confidenceing with buyers bidding $435, and in the Mining section Benguet was apparent and the end of the Consolidated advanced to $17. week's trading shows a slight im-

balance. provement on

Cements were wanted at $13.60 cash and

Commercial and Travellers' Lettera $13.85 October, Hotels improved to

Current Accounts opened and "T-ITALY ed Deposits received for one year or JAPAN shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

A. II. FERGUSON,

Manager.

lang Kong. 8th July, 1932.

THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL

4

Oblat Korner

Hong Kong, 27th February, 1932.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

Head Office:-Hong Kong.

Authorized Capital (H.K. Carrung)

Paid-up Capital

Rawrre Pund...........

BBANCHES-

Canton, Shanghal,

$11,000,000

1,100,00

14,000

Hankow, Swatem,

Bengkak, New York and San Franci

LONDON BANKERS-

Too Lord's fan, Limited.

CORRESPONDENTS

La il principal oilies of the World.

Poroig change and banking business of

ription "tranwashed.

Sala Deposit Bausa (vastons sixa) at

rental of from 15 to $40.

• ptly

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Manager.

THE BANK OF CHINA

.Reorganised October 26, 1928, under special cliarter of The National Gov. ernment as an

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE

BANK.

Subscribed Capital

.$25,000,000.00 .$24.7 !00.00 .$ 3,820,603.82

Paid-Up Capital .. Reserve Funds

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI.

HONG KONG BRANCH:

4. Queen's Road Central.

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

We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chin- one Government both at home and abroad.

SHOU J. CHEN,

-Manager. Hong Kong, 5th March, 1981.. -.-.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

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·LIMITED,

Established 1889.

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 1,00,000,000 Reserve Fund

Fend Office:~~YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at:

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcatta

Canton

Changchun

Dairen (Dalny)

SAVINGS BANK, LTD.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS. Cheques. Cashed in 15 minutes while.. you wait.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

We offer good rates of interest TOTAL RESOURCES $19,000,000 EFFICIENT—TRUSTWORTHY-

·RELIABLE-COURTEOUS.

144-150, Des Voeux Rd. C.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(SETHENLANDS TRADING SOCIETY;

BANKERS..

&

of Credits, Travellers' Cheques, Bills $10.50 cash and $10.80 October, of Exchange and Cable Transfers Lights recovered at one time to bought and sold.

Current accounts

was

and Savings Bank accounts opened and $16.15 cash, and $16.45 October. Fixed Deposits in local and foreign

a big turnover in currencies taken at rates that may be There ascertained on application to the Bank Renities at the improved rates of

We are also able to offer our Cus

tomer the services of the Branches $9.00 cash and $9.20 October, of the International Banking Corpora: Constructions also held 'enquiries tion in Spain and also of The National

City Bank of New York (France), at $6.70. In the Investment section S.A., in Paris and Nice,

R. M. MCLAY,

Manager. Hong Kong, August 12, 1932.

THE BANK OF KWANGSI. (Hong Kong Branch.) Opening on September 6, 1932.

i

Trams were easier at $21.75, but Lands were in strong demand at $74. Star Ferries could be ob tained at $91.00 and Telephones (P.P.) at $21.85. Electrics were. done at $74.00. The sterling sec- tion was rather, firmer on a slight. ly easier exchange Banks being in strong demand at $1,575 with busi- Authorised Capital ..$10,000,000 [ness done at this rate up to Paid-up Capital $ 3,500,000 $1,585.00. Unions were strong at $475, with business done at $475/478. "The tone of the marketi Has been somewhat better through. Branches and Agencies in the out the week and trading general- principal cities of the Kwangsily speaking has taken on a more Province and Correspondents all cheerful air chiefly on account of

the curtailment of over the world.

"bearish" operations together with the en- couragement of a steadier market.

HEAD OFFICE: Nanning, Kwangsi.

BRANCHES:

is

HONG KONG BRANCH: Gloucester Building, ist floor. Des Voeux Road, Central.

Banking Business of every cription transacted.

Cable and Radio Address

Banka.-A fair business was desdone in Hong Kong Banka at $1,575/85, and more shares were No. wanted at the former rate. Bank of East Asize were rather quiet, lephones: Manager 30112, but there were some buyers at Hong Kong-Oos-11, Queen Stoad Ceara Business 30113, Enquiry 30114.

Etabilubed 1821.

f80,030,000

Authorized Capital .£. 150,000,000 Paid-Up Capital keserves

.L. 20,015,000

2306.

PAK TSE-KUN,

Manager. CHANG CHAO-TANG,

Sub-Manager. Hong Kong, September 1, 1932.

Baodong Baby THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

Head Ofce-AMSTERDAM. Eastern Head QB-BATAVIA,

Branokee :-Bundjermeln,

Caloutta Charbon, Djember, Diak Habe jakarta, The Hague, Fiddab

Medan, Paleta Poke longan, Penang. Rangoon, Batardarn", Semarang, Shanghai, Singapore, bona+ hair Corakaria (Sold),. Tugai, Tjšaljap and Weltevredan".

*The offices have Enfa Deposit Boxer is Lat

LONDON BANKERA :— NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LAID. Correspondents wil over the world. Banking Busi ness al erary decriptica, trancsoted,

▲ STOKZINE,

Manage Hong Kong, 2tat June, 1832,

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Ulead Ofies65, Broadway. New York.

Capital

Surplus

Reserves

U.S.$6,000,000.00 .U.S.$1.832,882.04 U.S.$1,458,116.73

BRANCHES.

Yen 117,800,000

Antwer Albana Besle

Biarri

Boenbay

Breg

Secon Glangos Berita Hamburg

Interlaken Jerusalem

London

Min

Boscos Arme

Liverpoot

Parks

Paking Palerme

Roma Bamboust

Cales Calon

Lucerne

Ingine

Colombo

Copenhage Harlia Mainburgh More

- Munich

Maplepas

Nagasaki Nagori Newchwang

New York

Osaka

Paris

Paiping

Kangoon

Fangtion (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg

Bankow

Harbin

Home Kor

Honolulu Tai-Xnew Karacat Robe

San Francisco Beattle Semarang

Shanghai....

Shimonosek

am aport Boer bays Sydney Tientsin

Luzon Marsellen Constantinagle Monia, Carlo

Bharathad Southampton Stagspors

·8%.. Martha' Thanlal's

Verdon

Zurich Branches of American Express Com- pany in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada...

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

Personal investment handled:

pany Kore

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa.“ Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.

1

$108.

Insurances-Unions were trans- acted at $475/78. China Under- writers had enquiries at $2.80.

Shipping-Hong Kong Steam- boats remained in demand at $22.

Was

Docks, Wharves and Godowns. Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharves were quiet, though some business"

Providents done at $140. (old) were in demand at $4.80, sales having been effected at $4.85. Hotels and Real Estate.-Hong.

Hotels (old) Kong

were the Central Bank in Pormon. Bank-Notes surd Avenge amount Tan. 45,000,000

medium of fair turnover at BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:

$10.30/.50, closing in demand at Karenko, Keelung. FORMOSAO. Kegi JAPAN Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka.

Makang Nanio, Shinchiku. Taichu, T, $10.50. Hong Kong Lands eased Takan, Tammel, Town Holte, Tallo CHINAghai, Hankow, Amcy, Foodbow, off slightly and were in demand at

A

Avalon, Canton Ringspoes, Soaratays, $74/2. Hong Kong Realties were

OTHERS;—Hong

Semarang, Balaria, Bombay. London, Newa ahade easier and were on offer York, Deiren.

at $9.10, although a fair business was done at $9.20 October,

LONDON BANKERS:

Barclays Bask, Ltd., Lloyds Bank, Lid. Midland Bank, Lid, Westminster Bank, Lild.

The Bank has dorrespondsat in alt, the principal

Commercial Cauten throughout the world. K. NAGURA.

Manager HONG KONG DRANCE:

& Des Vouz: Rond Chatral Rang Loog, December 14. 1381.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE :

15. Gracechurch Bimat, London, ECJ...

Authorised Capital,

BANKEES :

£8,000,000 1,800,000

Subscribed Capital

1,050,000 Paid-up Capital ... "Reserve Fund & Rest. 1,217,927 She Bank of England & Midland Bank, Li

Bangbok Batavia ** Bombay

Galatia Colombo Delhi

Ipok Kandy Karoli

Kolm Bbern

Egala Lipis

Kasala Luzcaper

Penang Fort Izzis [(Mauritius) Rangoon

... Shanghai Blanda Tanada (P) và Eletron Mudran Howrsh: Maa Tark

Challe

Hong Kong

HONG KONG BRANCH.

Cotton Milla-Ewes were rather steady at 13.80 at which rate some shares changed hands.

Public Utilities. Tramways showed some weakness and could be had at $21.75. Star Ferries were obtainable at $91. China

Lights after having been dealt in

The general tone of the market is steady at the close.—

Business Done During The Week

Hong Kong Bank, $1580, $1585,

$1575, $1580.

Union Insurances, $470, $479,

8475, 8478.

Benguet Consolidated, $16.80. Venz: Goldfields, $1.95.

H. K. & K. Wharves, $140. H. K. & W. Docks, $25. Providents (old), $4.85.

-H. K. Hotela (old), $10.30, $102,

$10.45, $10.40.

Hong Kong Lands, $75%. $75. Humphreys, $16..

Chinese Estates, $100. Hong Kong Tramways, $21.80. China Lights (old), $16, $18.20. Hong Kong Electrica, $744." Telephones (F.P.) $22.20. Cements (Combined), $13.30. Ropes, $12.05.

Dairy Farms, $27.70, $274. H. K. Amusements, $194, $19.85,

$19.90, $20.10. Constructions, $6.40.

Ewo Cottons ex. Div. Tla. 18.80,

..Tia.13,90.

Changes (3.15 p.m.)-Closing. Quotations.

Buyers.

Benguet Consolidated, $16.80. Hong Kong Lands, $75. Hong Kong Tramways, $211⁄2-· China Lights (old), $15.85. Hong Kong Electrics, $74. Cements (Combined), $13. Lane, Crawfords, $5.40.

Sellers.

Providents (new); $2.30. Hong Kong Landa, #754. Hong Kong Tramways, $21.80. Caina Lights. (old), $16.10, H. K. Electric, $741⁄4

Sales.. Benguet Consolidated, $17. H. K. & W. Docks, $25. ̧. HK. Tramways, 821.80. " Hong Kong Electrica, $74. Dairy Farms, $273⁄41⁄2.

H. K. Amusements, $20.10.

Nominal. China Lights (new), $15.60.

CHURCHES

CHARGE

OF ONE

DOLLAR.... 18 MADE FOR ALL NOTICES UNDER THIS HEADINO

WESLEYAN METHODIST

CHURCH, WANCHAL Opposite Royal Naval Hospital, Queen's Road E.

Sunday, September 11, 1932. Morning Service, 10.15 a.m.

Evening Service, 8,15 pm, Preacher for both services: The Rev. E. G. Powell of the Union Church, Hong Kong,

as low as $15.40 were in better de mand towards the close with gbares

changing hands at $15.80/16.40. Hong Kong Electrica were enquired for at $78 with sellers asking $74. Telephones (P.P.) were on the easy side and could be had at $21.85. Cements (comb.) were firmer with buyers pravailing at $13.60 at the close."

Miscellaneous-Dairy Farms changed hands at $27.75 and more shares could be placed at $27.60. Constructions(old) were wanted Tuesday, (18th), 8 pm, Fellow- at $8.70 and the new shares were ship Meeting. done at $1.50. Lane Crawfords Thursday (15)

Club Meet,

Erecy description of Banking and Exchange bod could fetch buyers at $51⁄2

Forward Settlement Days--Sep-

· Travallars Choquei laczać. Trustee and Executorships under-tember 21, October 25 and Novem taken

INTERET Allowed on Current Account and ber 29. Fixed Depozita në Bains that may be arosešalnað í

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