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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

......$50,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853

Issued and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000 1 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Reserve Fonds:

Sterling.....£6,500,000

Hong Kong Currency

Reserve

Eeserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

FEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 16,

Commerce and Finance

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

$30,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

„£5,000,000 £3,000,000

„£3,000,000

SHARE MARKET

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

$20,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

Alor Star

Rangoon

Auroritor

Salon

W

Bangkok

Klang hobe

Kuala Lumpur

Caston

Kuching

Seba Exercis Shanghai Singapore Setiawan

The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:-

Banks

Cavapora Cebu

Caloade Del

Manila

Sourbag Taiping

H.K. Bank $1,645 b.

Medan

New York

Tongicals

Hapbong Ear

ankow

Purpling

¡Faking Tenang

Tsingtao

1-bi

Yokohama Zamboangs

Hon Me J. J. Paterson. Chairman.

G. Miskin E34

Deputy Chairman.

Hon. Mr. W.E. Bell, C.G. Knight Esq. A. H. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Eaq. S.H. Dodwell Esq, J.A. Plummer Eng M.T. Johnson Esq., A.L. Shields Esq. V. M. Grayburn, Esq.

AXOE

BANGKOK

KAFATIA

BOMAY

CALCUTTA CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO

DAIXES POOCHOW

HAIPHONG

HAMBURO HANKOW

KARBIN

HONGKET

BRANCHES :-

ILOKO

FORORE

KODE

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

LFOSS

MALACCA

MANILA

MUAR (Johnco)

MUKDEN

NEW YORK

PEITING PENANG

RANGOON

SAIGON

SAN PRANCISCO

SHANGHAI

SINGAPUER

SOURABAYA

INGEI PATANI

TIENTSIK

TUKTO

THINGTAD

YOKUBAMA

业

CASTROL ACCURte-opened in, Local Currency sod

ized Deposits recited for one you or

Halavis

Hombay

·Calcursa

Foreign Exchange and Gaperai Banking busineo |

Transacted.

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposita received to one year or shorter perioda a raion whien will be quoted on application.

A. BERABLEY,

Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Head Office:-65, Broadway, New York

ter

Capital Surplus Reserves,

versods in Local Currency mod fisching on termE which will be quoted on application.

ALSO up to date BAPE DEPOSIT BOXES in parious slam TO LET

Hong Kong 24th February, 1936.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Buais of the 'sbor Bank in normaled By the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ENG CORPORATION. Tu say be obtained

applica

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGRAI BANKING - CORPORATION.

V. E. GRAYBURN.

Chel Manager.

Autoris Antwerp

Berba

Bombay

Sermon

Brunenja

Ľano

Cainta Cenan

Coimba

U.S.$6,000,000.00 2,183,533,06 $70,731.05

BRANCHES:----

Groos

The Hague Caro Hamburg HATTO Heidelberg Interlaken

Zeranaiken

London Irapuat

Lu vrbe

34

Nune Naples

Paramus'

I'm

Frison of

Roue

Shangh Southampto

TIMALELE Vinne

Duane

Marseille

Hong Kong. 24th February, 1238.

Ambush

Geerts

Sonte Carlo Austin

"Vere

L'on heme Zurich

Manich

Branches of American Express

States of America and Canada.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Company in Principal cities of United

Autored Capita$10,000.00 Pade Capital

$ 120,000,00

All classes of Commercial Banking

Bmarta and Ludituled Problį 2,060,323 32 Transactions undertaken.

HEAD OFFICE

Ju, De

Rond, Ventral.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS-

Sir Show-wou Chos, Churman.

Li Ko Chua, Faq. P. . &nk, Faq.. Woo

240 Jang, J. Chan Ching hook, ting.. Ist

Personal investment accounts hand- lied.

The Company offers to intending

by dog, Wong Chuk and an Ti Travellers the use of its "Travellers

Bombay

Ca.cutta

Kao_Text 1. kaj, Chael Manager..

Is The Fong, Bag Almonger.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Haiphong

Honolulu

Ко

Kowloon

هذه الانبار

M-Thom

Sam

New York La Para PA

LUG

Loodon

Data Prenda

Every dimription

Be traced

Burm.

آهن

beati

bangba

Yourbeyw

PAPRA

dary

Tuhan 71009~175

Vancouver

kokubarna

Baking sod Exchange Im granted on approvad

Current Sunda opeland in Local COPECT

Fland Deposit Pernered fo

surer periods in Local and Farmign Currencie va trup inch will be quand on application.

Sapna Bars To Lat.

SAN JONG TO,

Churl Manager,

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED

Established 1880

Capital (fall paid-up) Yen,100,000,000

Reserve Fund

ven,129,150,000

Head Office: YOK ›HAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Nagasaki

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Carton

Dairen (Dainy) Fengtien (Mukden) Hamburg Hankow Harbin

Heng Kong Honolulu

Hsinking

Karachi Kobe

Lordon

Los Angeles

Manila

Moji

Nagoya

New York

Oxska

Reaping

Bangoon

de Jeneiro San Francisco Seattle

rang

Singapore

Saurabaya

Sydney

Tientsin

Tokyo

Tincto

Yiurkow

Interest allowed, for Current Ac- counts.

- Deposits received for fired periods

at rates to be obtained an applica- tion.

G. KISPINAMI,

Manager.

Hong Kong. 10th . 1936.

Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services of it thoroughly equipped Travel Department.

C. H. BENSON;

General Manager.

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK.

LIMITED

(Incorporated, in China) Head Offer Shanghai

Capital

.$7,500,000.00 Reserve

..$1,500,000.00 Branches-A Important Cities in

China

Foreign Exchange sud General Banking Butiama transloc

Current and Saving Accounts opened and Fixed Deponice received for one year of shorter periods anton which will be quound on application,

SOU CILANG,

Manager.

HONG KONG BRANCH: 2. Das Your Road, Cestrei.

Hampers Oft

- Tel 24345 Foren Exrbasse Dugt motor and high st +33556 GRINTA? O Cashier's Other

*

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:-in Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des- cripton of banking business transact- ed.

Current Accomats and Savings Ac- counts opened. Fixed Deposits re- ceived 21 rates which will be quoted on_application

Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

PHILIP GOCKCHIN

Chief Manager.

PLASONABLI

PRICES

THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LYD.

CHINA BAIL. BLDG.

Mercantile Bark A. and

R

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

BIG FORGERY CLEAN-UP"

Detective Goes On Other Work

TWO WOMEN AND MAN CHARGED

WAR FILMS FOR CINEMAS

Hired From Museum At 6s. A Foot

FORMER AIR OFFICER'S SEARCH REWARDED.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCE

CO., LTD.

4% DEBENTURES

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN.

OF

"This is the last big forgery to Oficial war films are being months ending 31ST MARCH, Silver Prices Rise

be brought to book," said Mr. hired for use in ordinary films 1956, on the above DEBENTURES Christmas Humphreys, for the land new-reels. The price, says will be payable at the OFFICES. The local dollar is steady, open- Bank of England. at Billericay, the annual report of the Imperial of the COMPANY ON THẬT ling од demand. this morning Essex. Folice-court last month. War Museum, is 68 a foot:

DATE. at 1/3

La court were Gerhardus Jchan- "Before these old silent dims! THE REGISTER OF DEBEN- "Spot" silver rose 1/16 to 19-nes Boddeus, age 49, a photo-lcán be injected into modern (TURES will be closed from HK. Bank (London) £100%, while "forward" also advanced grapher; his daughter, Grace May sound productions," the report MONDAY, the 23RD MARCH, to Mercantile Bank C. 14

1/16 to 1934.

Boddeus, aged 21; and Florence states, "producers must go to MONDAY, the SOTH MARCH The London on New York cross-ĮMargaret Güby, aged 30, all of the expense of 'stretching them both days inclusive, during which rate was quoted at £—US-$4.97%. Norsey-road. Billericay, All were printing every second picture-period no transfer of DEBEN- as compared with £-US$4.96% charged with being concerned toge frame twice to run at the sound TURES can be registered. while the New York on London ther in forging Bank of England Im rate of 24 pictures per second cross-rate was quoted at £-US.Snotes with intent to defraud. 4.98, as compared with £-US- Mr. Humphreys said that $4.967x.

charges came as the climax to pro-

The report sayk a fying officer longed investigation by Divl Det-who was brought down in No-1 Inspr. Spash. He added: "Div Man's Land during the war has

530

'L

Bank of East Asia $73 z

Insurances Canton Ins. $270 n. Unions Ins. $555 b. China Underwriters $1 n. China Fire Ins. $480 H.K. Fire Ins. $260 n.

•International Assce $34 a.

Shipping

Douglases $36 n. H. Steamboats $5 a. Indo-Chinas (Pre). $30 IL Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 m Shells (Bearer) 86/3 n Union Waterboats $14 IL

Mining

Antamoks $1.86 b.. $1.96 sa. Balatoes 211 -

Baguio Gold 13 cts. Benguet Consolidated $18.40. Benguet Exploration 14 cts. n. Big Wedge 27 cts. b. Gold Creek 15 cts. n.

ཇཱ་

Gold River 7 cts. # Ipo Mining $21⁄2 n. Itogons 65 cts. n. Salacots 15 cts. n. Kailan Mining Ad. 11/- a. Langkats (Single) Sh.$10 e S'hai Exploration Sh-$4. Shanghai Loans Sh.84 n. Raube $114 n Venz; Goldfield $3 n.

Docks, etc.

HK and K Wharves $91 b. E.K. and W. Docks $9. Providents (oid) $115 b., $1.15

52.

Providents (new) 50 cts. Hong Kew Sh$190

New Engineering Sh.34 Shanghai Docks. $79 n.

Cotton Mills

Ewo Cottons Sh.$8 n. Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh.$70 Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh$40

Zoong Sings Sh$12 Wing On Textiles Sh.$25 a

Landa, Hotels, etc. H.K. and S. Hotels $4 b HK Lands $30% o HK Lands 4%

100% 1

Debentures

Shanghai Lands Sh.$18, n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. 310 a Humphreys $9.70 s

HF Rexities $5.85 m. Chinese Estates $84 n. China Realties Shin. China Debentures Sh-$60 n. Public Utilities

1.

HK. Tramways $10% sa Peak Trams (old) $7 n. Peak Trams. (new) $3 n.

(Continued in Next Column)

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED

* (Incorporated in China)

Capital paid, ap ....$5,000,000.

..$7,300,000. Reserves Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $500,000. Read-Office Shanghai

A Bank having as its mission the industrial development co China and "the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. - Hong Kong Office--

6, Queen's Road Central Phone 31116.

RAW RUBBER PRICES

Latest Quotations From Singapore

instead of at the silent film rate Directors. the of 16 pictures per second."

Inspr. Spash has so cleaned up the found an air photograph of his

forgery of Bank of England notes wrecked machine in the museum

ant that this is the last big for-

0

The officer was anxious to deter-

in this country that he is confid- Position Determined gery to be brought to book. He mine the exact position where he is actually being taken off this Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co. work and put upon something else." was traced for him on the map. The place was brought down.

"Clever And Intricate"

By Order of the Board of

O. EAGER.

Secretary..

Hong Kong 13th March, 1936.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

BAFT PROGRAMMES and FORMS for the

DENTRY

have received the following quotations in Straits currency from Singapore for Raw Rubber. Epor 2014 b. Up 14 263% s. April-June 26% b. Up 3 26%

a woman who has now, in terms, saw represented by a small and House, Happy Valley; the Hong July-Sept. 26% b. Up 3 2778

really pleaded guilty to uttering-unmistakable spot the aeroplane Konx Club; the Sports Club; and b.. Up & 27% Wilson, or Gilby, as her real name in which he crashed. Oct.-Dec. 27ER

and a search was then made for Segond Extra Race Meeting to be Speaking of "clever and intrian air photograph of the exact held on SATURDAY, 29th March, cate" inquiries by the police, Mr. date of the incident.

1936 (weather permitting) may be from A photograph taken Humphreys said: "They were mak

jobtained at the Secretary's. Office ing inquiries in particular to trace height was found, and the officer Exchange Building;

the Club

3-

$.

Market:-Firm.

is.

the Stables, Shan Kwong Road. The year's attendance at the Entries

o'clock. close at 12 "The male defendant. Boddeus,” |

museum Wax said M. Humphreys, "lives with with 295,865 in the previous year 1936.

307,983, compared NOON on Thursday, 19th March..

his wife at Thundersley, and has another house. the one mentioned in these charges, at Norsey-road, where he lives as Wilson and where he had this forging plant.

THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO. LTD.

We are officially informed that

"Gibby lives at the address, that Mrs. the General Managers, and Con- is, the forging address, as

lived sulting Committee of The Hong Wilson, and with her Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. daughter of the male defendant.". will recommend at the forthcom- ing Meeting of Shareholders, to

the

With Artist's Brush Mr. Humphreys said that when

ERMINE EXPECTED

TO BOOM

Coronation Already Affecting Prices

Tacoma (Washington). Ermine prices

art

already

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary

·PUBLIC. AUCTION

{/TIHE undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction

Friday, the 20th: March, 1936. commencing at 230 pm.

at their Sales Room

Daddell Street

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

** FURNITURE

be held on March 27, the payment the police visited Norsey-road the booming in the fur markets of the on account of the year 1934 of a man Boddeus was sitting at a table north-west of America. in antici Dividend of $11 per

share, with a jeweller's eyeglass in his pation of the Coronation of King absorbing $440,000; to pass $100.-ere and an artist's brush in front Edward VIII. next year

Far traders have bought up all 900 to credit of Investment and of him. He was touching up Exchange Fluctuation Account negative and re-arranging a num-available ermine pelts at the Ta- was coma fur market at prices be His daughter. and $122,910.32 to credit of Re-ber upon it.

50 per cent above) insurance Fund; caring for-standing with 14 forged notes in tween 25 and ward $753,116.76 in respect of the one hand and a paint-brush in the normal

other.

American ermine is obtained comprising:- year 1935.

Gilby was standing beside the from an animal known as the Chesterfield Suites, Teak Din- man's chair watching the work he North-west Weasel, which is said ing Room and Bed Room Furni→ was doing. She had some knitting to be closely related to the Bus-ture, Office. Furniture, Gas Stove.. and in one band.

It takes about 150 Cooking Stove, Porcelain When the officers read out the skins to make an ordinary-sized Glass Ware, Carpets, Rugs, E. P.

mantermine cape. nature of the charges the

Star Ferries $84 ♫

Yaumati Ferries $201⁄2 n.

G. Lights (old) $10.15 b.

C. Lights (new) $7 a HE. Electrics 353.b. $53% sa Boddens made a statement which,

said Mr. Humphreys, one might almost put forward as a

sion of guilt. He said:

confes-

"All three are connected with it..

I have never changed any. That

sian ermine.

LANDSLIDE AT DEVON BEAUTY SPOT

and Brass Ware, Gramaphones and Records, Clocks, Ornaments, Table Lamps, Typewriters, Pic tures, Forks and Knives, etc, etc. also

A Quantity of Black Wood Furniture

and.

Macao Electrics $20 n. Sandakan Lights 84% Telephones (old) $24.70 b. Telephones (new) $8.80

Part of Feak Hill, a Devon China Buses Sh.$11 n.

has been done by Mrs. Wilson. Ibeauty spot near Sidmouth, where Singapore Tractions 20/- b. Singapore Tractions Pref. 26/-made the notes and gave them to picnic parties used to enjoy magni- her to change. The young girl ficent sea views, has collapsed on. helped me to make the notes and to the shore. The landslide in- the Malabon Sugars $8.40 n.

touch them up. I have been at it volved a stretch of land on Cald., Macg. (Ord.) Sh.$194 n.for approximately a year and a ledge of the 300ft. cliff, part of an Cald: Macg. (Pret), Sh$15 a half.”

Jadjoining field, and the cliff road-19th March 1936. Canton Ices $14.

Industrials

Cements $7.90 i.

H.K. Ropes $44. Stores, etc

Dairy Farms $20 m. Watsons $4.85 3. Lase, Crawfords $6% n.

Mackintoshs $5 Sinceres $2.20 z. Wm. Powella 70 cts. n. Wing On (H.K.) $55 21.

MiscellaneoUS

Entertainments $4.70 n. S. C. Enterprises $1.35 n. Macao "Greyhounds" "$2 n. Constructions (old) $13⁄4 n. Constructions (new) 50 cts. 8. Vibro Piling 34 n.

Ch. Govt 5% 1925 G3Bd«---

94% n.

H.K. Govt 4% Loan 42% prem

b.

FLK. Gort. 34% Loan par. n. Wallace Harpers $4 a.

"I

way.

for a time at any rate, seemed to

"Uttered Them” Gilby said: "I have not made any notes, but I have uttered them.”

The girl Boddeus replied: "Here Pay- it all is What can I say?**

Mr. Humphreys said that the police found 14 forged Bank of England notes on a sideboard.

33 in a box on the drawing-room table.

103 genuine £1 notes. 58 genuine 10s notes

Post Office savings book ing a credit of over £700,

"Very Good, Indeed" The police discovered a complete forger's plant-

Mr. Humphreys said that a fur- ther charge of uttering would be preferred against Gilby.

After police evidence of the visit [to the house in Norsey-road, Gilby

"One Radio Set.

One Singer Sewing Machine. One Hand Sewing Machine.

On View from Thursday the-

Terms: Cash on Delivery

·LAMMERT BROS.,

~ Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 16th March, 1936.

POST OFFICE THIEVES TAKE SAFE AND $250

#

Two safes were reported stolen-

show-denied that she told the police that one day recently in the London ares. A man living over á sub- she had uttered forged notes.

Albert George Marshall, overseer post office in Eton-parade, Finch- Fost Office savings book in the name of F. M. Smith," who was of the Bank of England printing icy, awakened by noises, saw from [his window a number of men believed to be Gilby, showing a section, gave evidence. credit of £21.

Examining a note, which, be driving away in a car. They had ́ ́ Paying-in book for a bank ac-said, was forged. Mr. Marshal ad-with them the safe, in which was: count showing $125 deposited and ded: "In my opinion it is very 2250 in cash and postal orders. good indeed and very danger-The other safe, containing £15 in nothing drawn out.

cheques and stampe, was stolen- Valuable insurance policies.

tous,"

Defendants were remanded for a from an estate office in Delamere-- Those finds seem to show, said |

road, Hayes, Middlesex that Mr. Humphreys,

crime, week.

Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier."

POPEYE.

"Anybody Got A Bean Shooter."

CH, IT'S HORRIBLE! THE

S ARE EXECUTING

LEXA, THE SPY-THEY'VE

BEEN SHOOTING

HER ALL

MORNING

LISTEN,BOYS.

I CAN'T STAND HERE ALL DAY I'M GETTING

TIRED

QUIT

KICKING! AIN'T YOU (GOT NO

PATIENCE

-BOOM:

BAM

WHAM

BANG

LET'S SNEAK UP.ON

HER

POOEY TO YOU FROM ME

To-morrow.

GUNNER NUMBER" THREE, YOU AIN'T DOIN SO GOOD-

WHAT'S WRONG?

BOOP

LAINT-

GETTIN' NO

DISTANCE

XX!!

BLOOP

AVAST, YA SWABS!

HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY 1936 ISSUE

NOW

ON SALE

THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISES

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