1936-03-19 — Page 8

BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital ...$50,000,000 Issued and Fully-Paid-up-20,000,000 Beserve Fundss

Sterling

£6,500,000

Hong Kong Currency

Reserve $10,000,000 Eeserve Liability of Pro

prietors

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

.£3,000,000

$20,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

Live Stre

Hoile

Azzez bada

Bangson Saigom

Karwold

Kung Labe

Calcutta

Kuala Lumper

Седьов

Kuching

Madcom

- HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Hon. M. J. J. Paterson Chairman.

G. Miskin Esq., Deputy Chairman.

Hon. Mr. WH. Bell, C.C. Knight Esq. AE Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Esq. S.H. Dodwell Esq., JA. Plummer Esq. MT. Johnson Esq. AL. Shields Esq. 1. M. Graybura, Esq.

AYOT

BANGROE

BATAVIA

CANTON

CELPOO GLOMDO

DAYREX

FOOCHOW

HAIPHONG

BAYBURG

RASKOW

HARDIN

NOXOKEY

1100

כיות

COFORE

KOWLOOK

Chi Katar

BRANCHES

KUALA LUMPUR

LONTIN

LYOXS

NALACCA

MAMLA

MUAR (40)

MURDEN

NEW YORK

PFITING

PENANG

HANGGON

SARGON

SAN FRANCISCO

SHANGHAL

SINGAPORE

NOURABAYA

AENGE: PATANZ

TIENTSIK

TOKYO

INSTA

YOKOHAMA

Current Andue operand Leca! Comencṛ sad

Fixed Depout poured for go year of

perioda la Local Currency and ring on sera whuck will be quoted on appliston

Alf up to date SAFE DEPUNT BOXES FLONE WIRE TO LET.

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Buncit the wheer back in mud tha od by the HONG KONG AND SLAMABAI BANKING CORPORATION.

BANKING, CORPORATION

VGENYLTEN

Hong Kong, 2414 February, 1936.

Bengkon

Batema Bombay

Cawapre Caba Combe

مانهم لا

Precaban

Singapore hawa

Micure Day

Taping

TRAIND Tonton

Mode

New York

Наражно Hasburg Hano

(Peking) Tening

Tric

(Shutar) Tringto Jokubama Zamboa

Hong Kook

Ferg Exchange and General. Basking businnea trad

Current Acomate opened and Fixed Depousta mes for one year or shorter penoda aten which will be quoted napisomi

A. BREARLEY,

Manager. Eong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Head Office:--65, Broadway,

Capital Surplus

Reserves

Amsterdam Antwerp

Alham

Bombay direcomm

ISE LEN

J

Saimanta

Cat

nobo

Tribun

burgh Jewe

Pertam

New York

U.S.$6,000,000.00

BRANCHES:

Gap

The Euro Наде

Kamborg

2,183,633.06

370,731.05.

THE CHINA: MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1936

Commerce and Finance

SHARE MARKET

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

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

H.K. Bank $1,555 b., $1,555 sa H.K. Bank (London) $1004 m. Chartered Bank £149 0. Mercantile Bank A. and R

$30

Mercantile Bank C. £13 "Bank of East Asia STS I

Insurances

n.

Canton Ins. $270 a. Unions Ins. $5621⁄2 m. China Underwriters $1 a. China Fire Ins. 8430 m. H.K. Fire Ins. $250 a. international Assce. $3% a.

Shipplag

Douglases 36 2.

H.K. Steamboats $54. Indo-Chinas (Pre). $30 m. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20. Shells (Bearer) $8/9 n. Union Waterboats $144. Mining

Antamoks $2 b.. $1.92 sa. Balatoes 211⁄2 b.

Stores, etc.

Dairy Farms $20.10 b. Watsons $4.83 1. Lane, Crawfords $634 m. Mackintoshs $5 . Sinceres $1 BI Wm. Powells 70 cts. Wing On (HK) $55 2.

Miscellaneous Entertainments $4.70 S. C. Enterprises $1.35 a Macao "Greyhounds" $2 Constructions (old) $13⁄41⁄4 = Constructions (new) 50 cts. Vibro Piling $4 n. Ch. Gort 5% 1925 GSB

94% D.

H.K. Cort. 4% Loan 44

b.

prem

HE Gort. 34% Loan par. F Wallace Harpers $4 n-

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

NEW

· ADVERTISEMENTS

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

R

ro. S. 72. It is hereby

IN notifed that sealed tenders in

triplicate which should be clearly) marked "Tender for permission to obtain clay from a parcel of Crown Land at Cha Kwo Ling, S. D.KIL N.T.", will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of MONDAY, the 30th day. of March. 1936, for the occupation for a period of one year from the date of notification of acceptance of tender of the piece or parcel of round, containing about 46 acre, shown coloured red on plan signed by the Director of Public Works and dated 9th March. 1936, but (subject to certain conditions which can be ascertained at the office of the Director of Public Works.

Each tender must be accom- panied by a receipt to the effect that the tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Treasury a sum of $50 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be (forfeited to the Crown, if the tenderer refuses to carry out his tender and comply with the con- Messrs White. Weld and Conditions, should the tender be

Broad Advances Likely

Metrek X:

Baguio Gold 18 cts. .

pany, New York Correspondents

Naple

Parketa

Benguet Consolidated $18.40

.

Paris

Heidelberg

Pepm

Benguet Exploration 16 cts.

b.

for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com- pany. report:

accepted.

*Lotariāna

Batter

Jerusale

Bure

Barre

Leadon

Interposi

Lanca Lugane Luxor

Search Southampto Sang-pare iLUNG

Virt

Xuriling

Viny

Mouse Carle

Zuricu

هان علب اله

Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of United THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. States of America and Canada

Authorised Capal

Bout-up Capacidad Pro 2005, TALE Dances and

HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG,

2 Too

Sang Kay

PS. Ex.

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39, Der Vorn Brood. Corra)

BAD OF DIELATORS 20

(maɛ taon, ("Dime

King Kwak Paz

Chan Liang Skok,

Wong Chu Dr, Ling, ad Eun

Kan Tube Po. Eng.. Chief Maangri

In Jae Fung. Eng. Home A.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:--

Manila

Domesti

ME tang ba Sup Moura Čuva

Nagma

New York

Paris

S

I'

Jim

Kad goon

wasa

Kourion

London

Sa FrastLIOD

Center

Hapboo

Hacie Honolulu Koba

Bioni

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

Bed.

Personal investment accounts hand-

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its Travellers Sing Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, Lin addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department

Vacuu

kobatia

By decriprise at Bushing and Exchange Les granted as approved business traUDICIAL.

BACULTADE.

--

Current Aroute opened in Lol Curacy wind Found thepoils received for one year of aborter periods Lonal and Foreign Currence

in which will be quoted on application. Sin Deposit Boxes To L

EAN TONG PD.

C. EL BENSON,

General Manager.

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED

(Incorporated in China) Head OfficeShanghai

Capital Reserve

.$7,500,000.00

$1,500,000.00

Branches-All Important Cities in

China

Foreign Exchange sad Ümeral Besting Busines tracted.

Big Wedge 7 cts. n.

Demonstration 55 cts. Gold Creek 15 cts. n. Gold River 7 cts. . itogons 65 cts. n. 1.X.L. $1.20 n.

Salacots 15 ets. a. Kailan Mining Ad. 11/6 n. Langkats (Single) Sh.$10 n. Masbate 62 cta. n.

S'hai Exploration Sh41⁄2 n. Shanghai Loans Sh.54 Raubs $11.

San Mauricio $6 cts. n. United Paracale 51 cts. b. Tenz: Goldfield -$31⁄2 n-

- Docks, etc H.K. and R. Wharves $92 b. H.K. and W. Docks $9 . Providents (old) $1.35 sa Providents (new) 20 ct. - Hong Kew Sh$190 n. New Engineering Sh$4 a Shanghai Docks. $79 n.

Cotton Mills

Fwo Cottons Sh$8 b Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh.$70

IL.

Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh$40

21.

Zoong Sings Sh.$12 m.

Wing On Textiles Sh$25 n

Lands Hotels, etc.

Form of tender and further particulars can be obtained from Stocks: The market was some the office of the Director of Public | what irregularly easier to-day. In Works. view

of the favourable Spring

The Government does not bind business outlook we are Inclined to itself to accept the highest or any the opinion that broad advances tender. will be seen in the long run, pro- rided that the European political. situation does not take a turn for the worse. Business done: 1,750,- 1000 shares.

A. G. W. TCKLE. Director of Public Works. Hong Kong. 13th March. 1936.

Wheat: Tired longs are liquidat- Jing their holdings. There is no CHINA ENTERTAINMENT & [special, news here, but four sales, LAND INVESTMENT CO., LTD. Jare better. We would prefer pur- chases on a further decline. Ef- fective as from Thursday, the

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LLOYD TRIESTINO

(Flotte Rianite Lloyd Triestino, Marittima Italiana E., Sitmar"} NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

Mator Vessel:

" VICTORIA **

N°

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the SIXTH ORDINARY) GENERAL MEETING of Share- Eolders will be held at the Regis- tered Offices of the Company, King's Theatre Building, 5th floor, Or MONDAY, the 30th day of March, 1936. at 12 o'clock, Noon, to receive the Directors' Report, and Accounts for the year ended. 31st December, 1935, to

Auditors Directors and

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HỮTSL:

HONG KONG HOTEL, REPULSE BAT HOTEL:

PEAK HOTEL,

& SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL,

HOTELS,

LIMITED

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Zita, Felping

PROMONTA

THE MOST REMARKABLE TONIC FOOD AND

NERVE RESTORATIVE EVER KNOWN

if you are tired out ailing, or just recovering, from a bout of cold or influenza, PROMONTA will restore you to health and vigour as no other tonic can. If you are in fair health. PROMONTA will “pat you on your toes" for PROMONTA gives tone and power to the nervous system and brain, increases appetite, aids digestion, enriches the blood and invigorates the whole frame. The first drink of PROMONTA is the first step to the enjoyment of vigorous health. Your health means your ability to perform your daily duties.

Powder and Tablets.

From all dispensaries and drug stores

Sole Agents:

BORNEMANN

Prince's Building

CO.

Des Voeux Road, Central

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

14 15

16

17 S 19

12

16

113 114

119

22

127

32

134 135

39

elect

#42

and to

47

152 153

55

transact such other business, as

From TRIESTE, VENICE, BEIN-ray be properly transacted at an

DISI, PORT SAID, MASSAUA, BOMBAY, COLOMBO & SINGAPORE

CONS

Ordinary General Meeting of the Company.

And Notice is Further Hereby

that Given

157

HORIZONAL

1-To accuse

Away

TimPart of a house

13-Discharge

15-Terminate

17-Paradise

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

the Register and informed that all Goods are beTransfer Books of the Company | ing landed at their risk into the will be CLOSED, from the 23rd Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kow-to the 30th Day of March, 1936, Debentures look Wharf & Godown Company, both days inclusive.

Curso and Saving Ansoul opened and Fixed.K. and S. Hotels $4.05 b. Deposit received for one year or shorter perioda Chit Manager.

si Pata which will be quoted on application.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED

Established 1880

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

.Yen. 129,150,000) Beserve Fund

Head OДike: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Dairen (Dairy)

Nagasaki

New York

Nagoya

Osaka

Paris

Peiping.

Rangoon

Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin

Hong Kong

Honolula

Karachi Kobe

Hsinking

London

Los Angeles

Manila

counts.

San Francisco

Seattle

Semarang

Shanghai

Singapore Sourabaya Sydney

Tientsin Tokyo

Tsingtau

Yingkow

SOU 2. CHANG,

HONG KONG BRANCH:

Manau,

34. De Vonx Bood. Central

Manager's Off ----

Farmgn Exchange Dept.

General for

Cabine's D

HK. Lands $29 b.

H.K Lands

4%

100% .

STOR

Shanghai Lands Sh.$18 n Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 Humphreys $9.60 a

n.

ELK. Realties $5.85 1.

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong 25. Des Voeux Road Central. Authorized Capital $10,000,000

LONDON BANKERS:- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des- criptor of banking business transact-

ed

Current Accounts and Savings Ac- Fixed Deposits re- counts opened. ceived at rates which will be quoted on application.

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

PHILIP GOCKCHIN

Chief Manager.

REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS

Berlin, To-day. The Reichs- mark was quoted yesterday with- lout guarantee at:-New York, Interest allowed for Current Ac-140.50; Paris, 609.00; Amsterdam, Deposits received for fixed periods 59-105; and London, 12.2275. Paris at rates to be obtained on applica-quoted the Pound sterling at 7486! tion.

to 7490 and the US. dollar et 15:05 to 15.05%. Trans-Ocean Service.

G. KISHINAMI,

Hong Kong, 10th March, 1936.

Manager.

POPEYE. “The Voice Of The People.”

BOYS-YA GOT TO

-

RESPECK OUR FLAG")

-ÝA GOT TO BE

WILLIN' TO

FIGHT FOR IT!

SPINACH

THE BRUTIANS \PROBALY WILL

ATTACK

Chinese Estates $84 Chins Realties Sh$4. China Debentures Sh.$60 n.

Public Utilities

Ltd at Kowloon, whence andfor from the wharves, delivery may be. obtained.

Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option ertenda.

No claims will be admitted after. the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after

HK. Tramways $10.65/10.70 64 the 26th inst, will be subject to rent Peak Trams (old) $7 n

Peak Trams (new) $3 e Star Ferries $34 n.

All claims against the vessel monst

be to the undersigned

the 3rd April or

will not be recognized.

LIANG CHI HAO,

Managing Director. Hong Kong, 19th March, 1936.

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

“Forward" Silver Down

On

they

82

The local dollar is steady, open- demand this morning ing ON All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Codowns, at 1/34d where they will be examined on the

was steady atj "Spot" silver 26th inst. at 10 am by our surveyors 19%, while *forward" fell 1/16] Messrs. Goddard & Douglas in the presence of Consignees concerned.

to 19

Yaumati Ferries $2014 The C. Lights (old) $10 C. Lights (new) $7 n. EK Electrics $531⁄2 n. Macao Electrics $20, 2- Sandakan Lights $5 n. Telephones (old) $25:20 sa Telephones (new) $9 sa China Buses Sh$111⁄4 n. Singapore Tractions 20/- b. Singapore Tractions Pref. 26/-

1.

Industrials

Malabof Sugars $8.40 n. Cald Macg. (Orâ.) Sh.$194 Cald., Macg. (Pref.) Sh.815' Canton Ices $134 n. Cements $7.40 b. HK. Ropes $4% n.

WE DON'T WANT WARS W/WE DON'T WANT TO FIGHT FOR NO FLAG

GNATS TO YOU, SIR!

Consular Invoices or other proofs,} The London on New York cross- required in connection with Govern-rate was quoted at US$4.973, | ment Notification No. 887 of 1985, as compared with £—US$4.97%. should be filed with the Superinten while the New York on London dent of Imports and Exports through

was cross-rate this office without delay.

In the case of datiable cargo, con-£-U.S.84.9734- signees are requested to inform the Imports & Exports Office that they

have such goods for examination.

No Fire Insurance has been effect-

ned

女

unchanged

at

"Hong Kong rainfall for the 24]

B of Lading will be countersign-hours ending at 10 am to-day, ed by

LLOYD TRIESTINO

Qucer's Building Hong Kong, 19th March, 1935.

QUIT SAYIN" GNATS TO You, SIR" TO YOUR DICTIPATOR

The total since was 0.01 inch, January 1 is 4.38 inches, as against an average of 4.59 inches.

HORIZONTAL (Cont.)

42-Part of the mouth 6-Gathers and stores 44-Binds around

12-1m

19-Army Ordnance

45-Jait |46-Turkish oficial

48-Portuguese coin 49-Stake in cards 50-A number -2-Comfort

154-Wanted

Department (abbr.);55-Cooks in an oven-

23-Large plant (pl.)

21-Unit of work 22-Preposition

2-Auto fuel

25-A point of compass

(abbr) 27-Stammer

30-Cherish

32-Plant

33-Tart

34-Javelin

36-Lodgers

39-Conjunction 4Boy's namVO

41-Near by

THE

VERTICAL

1-Defrmada

2-DTY 3-Decky

4-Depart

5-Came into vizur 5-Secretss 7-Upon E-Consumed

S-Traversed on horseback +10-Warbler

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)

Capital paid up ....$5,000,000. Reserves

$7,300,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000, Head-Office Shanghai

170

A Bank having as its missio the industrial, development China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad Hong Kong Officem

6, Queen's Road Central Phone 31116,

To-morrow."Self-Executed.

SAY- AINT YA GOT NO RESPECK

FOR YER DICTIPATOR?

HECK NO

WE WANT REPUBLIC

LOP

137

138

VERTICAL (Cont) 14 Still open to

discussion 16-Close by 13-Language of Best- tish Highlanders. 23-Cut of beef 25-Part of the hand. 28-Employ

29-Territory (abbr.)) 30-Call of a dove 31-Before

33-Military man-

34-Sedate

|35-Neat

36-Scarce

37-Rave 138-Horses

40-Employed 45-Long for 450)

47-Clear of

49-Man's name

61-A point of compass

[abbr.)

153-Army Order (abbr)

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

HONG KONG S. DIRECTORY

- 1936 ISSUE

NOW

ON SALE

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