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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

......$50,000,000 Issued and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000 Reserve Fanda:—

Authorised Capital

Sterling £ 6,500,000

Hong Kong Currency

Reserve $10,000,000

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1553.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

~THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1936"

STEADY

and

Commerce

Finance

Silver Prices Firm

LOCAL DOLLAR

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

£5,000,000 £2,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

$20,000,000)

prietors

£3,000,000

Alor St 3.Your Hangkok Babama

Agencies and Branches:

RAILSCONS

Ipoh

Saigon

Slang

deraba

Kobe

Shanghai

Calcule Canton

Kaia Zumper

Singapore

Evoking

Seman

Campore

Madr

Foury

Cebu Data

Manila

Medan

Ticutan

York

Hainburg

Hapong Hakow

emping

(Shuker)

Fenony

Burban

1okonama Zamboanga

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson..

Chairman

G. Miskin Esq.,

Deputy Chairman.

Hon. Mr. WEL Bell, C.C. Kaight Esq. A. E. Compton Esq, T. E Paszce Esq. BH. Dodwell Esq., JA. Plummer Esq. M.T. Johnson Esq., AL. Shields Esq. V. M. Graybarn, Esq.

ANOT BANGKOK MAZAMIA BORHAY

CREPOO COLONDO DAIREN

Chief Manage

BLANCHES

LONDON

LYONS MALACCA MANIL MÚAR (Jokanaj MUKDEX NEW YORK PELALXO PENAZE BANGOON SAIGON

n

HAIPHONG KAMBORG MANKOW HARBIN BONGKIW

ILUITO

1PO

ZOHORE

LUBE

KOWLOON

KGALA LUMPOŻ

SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI STAGAPORE HOURABAYA MENGE BITANI TREZO

RINGTAO YORORLA

Ourzwel Account opened in Local Cammary and!

#and Deposite rested for one year on shocker a Local Correary and Staring on LATERE panda in

- will be cunced on appiscover BOXES is

480 upembe SAFE

IDAK SEM TO LEA

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Duain of the showa Beak time wote

by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI ZANKING CORPORATION.

appiscation

Kalo a the

von MNG LONG AND SHANGHA

BAKKING CURPORATION.

V. 2. GRAYBURN,

Guel Mazaght.

Hong Kong, 24th February. 1936.

Bombay

محملين

Teping

Тоцкий

The local dollar is steady, open-] ing on demand this morning at 1/31⁄21⁄2d ·

"Spot" silver was steady at 19-; 13/16, while "forward" was also firm at 194.

The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £-US$4.95%.

Porngo Ganhangs and Gamerni Banking busineas compared with -U.S.$4.95k, Curran modum oymand and Przed Deposits od for one year or shorter periods si· rates waash wil be quoted on application.

A. BREAKLEY,

while the New York on London cross-rate was quoted at £-US- $4.95, as compared with E-US.-

Manager-$4.36:

Hong Kong. 1st January, 1935.

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.

Head Office:-63; Broadway, New York

Capital Surplus

Reserves

U.S.$6,000,000.00

BRANCHES:

Amated

Ú DOB

Glasgow

Antwerp

Athena

مهندول

The Hague

LAVEOL Kmsbury Havre HedeDark

Interlaken Janom

2,183,633.06 $70,731.05

Montowiz Maina Pada

Pro 1'ana 2epng Hostardan Foota Shanghai besthampton

Beri

Iren Arrவசை

Calcutta

Canzo

London Leverpool Lasa Lagos Lazor

Marvellou

Venues

Youte Caria

Yokohama Zonch..

Gomb Copenhag Dublan Edinburgh Kimpex

Singapore

Tensais YWORL

Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of United

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. States of America and Canada.

Authorized Capital Fed-up Capita

$10,000,000,00

rve and Vadivided Pratite 2580s

HEAD OFFICE-KONG KONG.

JU, DE TOMAS Barat. Crecomi

BUARD OF DIRECTORS-

tour Black- Chos, Casermas.

La Loom Chen, Esq. . . Kund. Eng. Wong En Chan Chang bank. Esg: La L Bay. Wong Loung, and has a

Da Eng

Batavia

Is The Foog. Eng. Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIEн;-

Kaibourne

Bingmaki

New York

علمين

Boxabay Calcas

Lanier

Baukow

Honials

Pace

THE

•

- Mobe

Kowloon

Laudan

Seattle

Semarang

карого Nourabaya ZALO

Sydney,

Peuad

Saigon

Set d'asicAÑO

Vaznou fer

Sebas

Every description of acting

and Exchang

bub srabsscled. ` Losna grassed os approved

Current Boost and in Loos! Carrancy

All classes of Commercial Banking| Transactions undertaken.

Personal investment accounts hand-

led.

NO GERMAN LOAN CONTEMPLATED

Statement By Secretary To Treasury

London, To-day-

In the course of a Commons re- ply yesterday, the Financial Se-] cretary to the Treasury, Mr. W. S. Morrison, stated that no credit or loan to the German Govern- Iment or German Banks by the Bri-. tish Government or the Bank of England was in negotiation or contemplation.-British Wireless]

Service.

CABINET CRISIS IN BULGARIA

Collective Resignation

Foreshadowed

** CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Sofia, To-day. The Company offers to intending Grave divergencies, of opinion Travellers the use of its "Travellers have arisen between the members Cheques" and Letters of Credit and of the Bulgarian Cabinet, and are in addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel likely to lead to a Government Department

crisia, according

to

persistent

ramours.

C. H. BENSON,

Since the Premier, M. Kios- General Manager-seivanoff, has allegedly been plan- the ning a reconstruction of

sumed

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, Cabinet for some time. it is as

LIMITED

(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai

.$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00

Capital Reserve

and Fland Deposits excited for ane Branches-All Important Cities in

whole perioda su Local and Foreign Currencies

ea bed which will be quoted on application.

bin Depot Bases To Lm.

KAN TONG PO.

Chuel Manager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED

Established 1880

Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Beserve Fond

Yen 123,150,000

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alemandris

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Nagasaki

Nagoya

New York

Osaka

Paris Paris Peiping

Dairen (Dainy) Rangoon Fengtien (Makden) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg

Hankow

Kone

Yonolulu

Hsinking

Kobe

London

Los

Angeles

Manila Moji

San

Francisco

Singapore Sourabaya

Sydney Tientsin

Tokyo -

Tsingtao Yingkow

China

Foreign Exchange and General Becking Business transacted.

Carmers and Saving koomata opened and Pized

that this reconstruction will now take place by way of a collective resignation. - Trans- Ocean Service.

RAW RUBBER PRICES

Deposite received for one year or Norter periods Latest Quotations From

at rates which will be quoted an applications

HONG KONG HRANCH: 3. Das Taut Bard, Centesi.

Manager's Off

Hore Exchange Depl

Odbo

Cashier's Often muumanar

- Ta. 17385

25500

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong **26, Des Voeux Road Central

Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des- cripton of banking business transact-

ed.

Current Accounts and Savings Ac counts opened. Fixed Deposita 'ze: ceived at rates which will be quoted; on_application.

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

PHILIP GOCK CHIN

Chief Manager.

REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS

Berlin, To-day.

The Reichs-- mark was quoted without guar- antee at New York, 40.33; Paris, 610; Amsterdam, 59.19; and Loa- Deposits received for fixed periods don, 12.282. Paris quoted the

Interest allowed for Current Ac- counts.

tion.

at rates to be obtained on applica-Pound sterling at 74.94 to 74.97, and the US. Dollar at 15.11 5/8 (to 16.11 7/8. — Trans-Ocean Ser-

rice.

G. KISHINAMI,

Manager. Hong Kong, 10th March, 1036.

POPEYE -No Man's Land."

WHAT A PREDICKYMENT-BUT

WE GOT TO FIGHT THE

BRUTIANS AN' THA'S ALL THEY IS TO IT

BUT, POPEYE: WHAT SHALL WE DO? SPINACHOVA RAS

NO ARMY

Singapore

Messrs. H. B. Joseph, and Co. have received the following quotations in Straits currency from Singapore for Raw Rubber.

Spot 26 4 be Unchanged 26

33.

April/June 26 % Up % b., 25

July/September.27 Up 1⁄2 b. 27

W S.

October/December 21 Up 15 b. 27 % $ Market: Quiet.

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL- & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated în China),

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

.57,300,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000.

Head-Office-Shanghai,

Wo

A Bank having as its mission the industrial development China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong 05-

6, Queen's Road Central Phone 31116.

WELL, I GOT TO GET A ARMY.ME SHEEPS HAS GOT TO JOIN UP- I HOPES THEY'RE. {PATRINOTIC

SHARE MARKET

Įday:

Banks

H.K Bank $1,560 n.

H.K Bank (London) 101 n. Chartered Bank £14.

Bank A. and

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

+

Volume Of Trading Rather Small

-BUSINESS RESTRICTED BY U.S. FLOODS

Messrs. White, Weld and Com-

LOCAL NEWS

BREVITIES

The next lecture on "First Aid

(for women) will be delivered by

Dr. D. J. Valentine, M.C., ME, BS (Lond.), D.T.M. & H. (Eng-). JP at the St. John Ambulance Headquarters. Causeway Bay on Thursday next at 5.30 p.m.

The RAO.C. Association will

NEW: ADVERTISEMENTS

QUEEN'S COLLEGE

SPORTS will take place on THE 21st., ANNUAL ATHLETICH

Queen's College Ground, Cause- way Bay, on SATURDAY, March 25th. commencing at 2 p..

Mr. H. K. Woo has kindly con sented to distribute the prizes.

A hearty invitation is extended to all.

}!

The following was the list of local share quotations issued to-pany. New York Correspondents hold a Fancy Dress Dance at the for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com-China Fleet Club Theatre on Mon- pany, report:---

day, March 30, dancing from 9 Stocks:-The market to-day P. to 1 The Dance Band was irregularly higher, though of the 2nd Bn. East Lancashire PUBLIC AUCTIONS the volume of trading was rather Regiment will be in attendance. Bsmall. It is believed that

the TicketsSingle $1.00 and Double floods have. business. We would utilise any and Shamshaipo will leave at periods of weakness to increase1, am holdings in motor, farm imple- ment and oil securities. Business done:-1,680,00 shares.

Mercantile

$3000 Mercantile Bank C. 13% 1. Bank of East Asia $75

Insurances Canton Ina. $270 Unions Ins. $56274 1. China Underwriters 51 China Fire Ins. $480 1. HK. Fire Ins. $250 a International Assce. $34.

Shipping

Douglases $36 1. H.K. Steamboats $51⁄2 a. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 1. Shells (Bearer) 89/4 Union Waterboats $13.

Mining

D

*

Antamoks $2.03 n. Balatocs 21 n. Baguio Gold 20 cts. Benguet Consolidated $18.40 n. Benguet Exploration 18 ets. n Big Wedge 26 cts. n.

Demonstration 60 cts. b, 61 cts

BB

Gold Creek 15 cts. 2. Gold River 7 cts. n.. Itogons 65 cts. n.

IXL $1 b. Salacots 15 cts. Kailan Mining Ad. 11/6 n. Langkats (Single) S$10 n. Masbate 66 cts. b.

S'hai Exploration Sh.$42. Shanghai Loans Sh.$4 D. Raubs $11.

San Mauricio 36 ets. n. United Paracale 59 cts. b. Venz; Goldfeld $3

Docks, etc.

HK and E. Wharves $92 b. HK. and W. Docks $9 n. Providents (old) $1.25

somewhat restricted $1.50. A late launch for Kowloon Tistractions to sell by Fublic MHE Undersigned have received

Auction

Monsieur J. P. Lambert, Man- and Jager of Messrs. L. Rondon Ad-Co. Hong Kong, will be leaving this week to take risory Service is urging sales of for Tientsin

"Wheat:-The

|wheat.

Western

on

Friday, the 27th March, 1936 "commencing at 230 pm.

at their Sales Room, No. 951 Hankow Road, Kowloon A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

Prospects of rain in the charge of that office and the firm's South-West have induced liqui.other North China agencies. dation and short selling. Unless the South-West receives a good

The late Colonel Horatio Norris comprising:--- amount of rain, we would rather Dumbleton, R. E. (retired), who

will be remembered by old resi- Room

of £16,879 (578).

Teak Bed Room and Dining Furniture, Chesterfield

buy for a turn. Total sales:-12Vents of Hong Kong. left estate Suites, Office Furniture, Carpets,

527,000 bushels.

"Rubber: - The Akron strike is.now settled and a hardening tendency in rubber is expected. Total sales:-93 lots

and

Shanghai (net personalty 14,- Rugs, Enamel

Baths. Ornaments, Pictures, Elec- tric Table Lamps and Fans. Glass Ware. E. P. and Aluminium Ware, Porcelain Ware, etc., etc.

also

A Few Pieces of Black Wood Furniture.

It is understood that Mr. Dos-Cutlery. Brass and "Flash:-Steel mill activity ald Black, of Messrs. Percy Smith, during the past week is estimated Seth and Fleming, has been ap at 530 per cent

pointed liquidator of Hong Kong) of capacity, against 60.0 per cent the previous Amusements, Ltd. vice Mr. J.

Hennessey Seth,' resigned. week.

Recent appointments announced COMMODITY PRICES by the Admiralty include the fol-

lowing to

the China Station:

The following quotations have Payr. Cdr. G. W. Dawes to Med- been received by Reuter.

way (March 7); Lt Gär. J. New- Prev. Yesterday ton to Medway (March 11); Payr. Closing Closing Lt. F. V. Harrison

to Tamar (March 27).

The War Office announces that] Lieutenant-General 0. C. Borrett, C.R., C.M.G., C.BE, D.S.0., Co-l Ionel The King's Own Royal Re-j giment (Lancaster), Late G.O.C. the British Troops in China, has ||been appointed Lieutenant of The 16.04 Tower of London, in succession to 16113 Lieutenant-General Sir John E.S.] 16.162 Brind, K.B.E., C.B., Q.M.G., D.S.O.,|

who has been appointed Adjutant 16.345 General in India.

New York Cotton:- March

May

July

October December January

Spot

11.41 11.42 1105 11.04 10.72 10.67 10.24 10.22 10.25 10.20 10:26 10.21 11.46 11.47

New York Rubber:- March

16.032

May- July

16.07a

16.15

September

16.22

16.27

b. December

16.32

Chicago Wheat:-

May July

97%

97%.

86%

September

86%

$54

Chicage Corn:—

May

59%

-583%

Ewo Cottons Sh. n. Shanghai Cottons (old)

July

59

53%

Sh$70 Winnipeg Wheat:-

IL-

May July October

832

82%

844

33%

8434

83%

New York Silk:-

March

$1.30/1.40 sa Providents (New) $20 cts. 1. Hong Kew Sh$190. New Engineering Sh$4 a. Shanghai Docks. $79 n.

Cotton Mills

Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh$40

Zoong Sings Sh.312 n. Wing On Textiles Sh.25 a

Lands, Hotels, etc.

HK. and S. Hotels $

$4.35 82

HK. Lands $294 b. HK Lands 4%

100%

b.

May

b. Jos

Debentures

- Shanghaf Lands Sh.$18 1.

'Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 n.

Humphreys $9.

• HK. Realties $5 - Chinese Estates $84. n. China Realties Sh$4 n China Debentures Sh$60 1.

Publie Utilities. HK. Tramways $10.60 b., $10.55

så.

Peak Trams (old) 7. Peak Trams (new) $3 n. Star Ferries $84 sa- Yazmati Ferries $19 a ex div:) C. Lights (old) $10% b. C. Lights (new) $7% n. H.K. Electrics $52% b., $53 S.,

$521/2/53 sa. Macao Electrics $20 n. Sandakan Lights $5`n Telephones (old) $25.15 b. Telephones (new) $9. China Buses Sh$114 Singapore Tractions 21- b. Singapore Tractions Pret: 26/-

(Continued in Next Column)

IL

AHOY, THERE! AHOY, BOYS,

YA GOT TO JOIN THE

ARMY

88

1.685 · 1704 1.69a 1.67 1.65444 164

The speaker at the meeting of the Rotary Club to-day will be the Hon. G. Howard Ferya- ход P.C. KC., former High Commissioner for Canada in London, who is passing through. the Colony as a passenger of the Empress of Britain. The title of the address will be "Some Obser- vation or international Affairs."

A fine of $3 was imposed upon H. J. Yappe, 25, when he appear ed before Mr. K. Keen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday and admitted having carried passenger on

a push-bicycle at Taipo Road near Shek-kip-Mei Street on Sunday. His Worship warned defendant that it was a dangerous practice, as, if he car ried a passenger in front of him on the cross-bar, he could not) have full control of the machine. div.

Industriais Malabon Sugars $8.40 n. Cald., Macg. (ORL) Sh$191⁄21⁄21⁄2 Cald., Macg. (Pref) Sh.$15 г. Canton Ices $13⁄4 ni Cements $8.10 b., $8/84 38. HK. Ropes $42 n.

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $20 b, ez: Watson's $4.85 n Lane, Crawfords $61⁄2 n.

Mackintoshs $5 m Sinceres $1.90 b.

Wm. Fowells 70 cts. n.. Wing On (EK) $58 n

Miscellaneous Entertainments $4.70

.

S C. Enterprises $1.35 ne Macao "Greyhounda”, $2 n. Constructions (old) $1% the Constructions. (new) 50 cta. 2. Vibro Piling $4 m.

The funeral of Mr. Chin Lef kui, one of the China's best-known) female impersonators, who died on Friday.last in Canton of hae- morrhage, took place on Saturday, largely attended by other mem-i bers of the theatrical profession. Mr. Chin had frequently acted in Hong Kong, his last appearance being about a month ago..

The 21st annual athletic sports

On View from Thursday the 26th March, 1936.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th March, 1986.

Undersigned have received. instractions to sell by Public

Auction

on

Saturday, the 28th. March, 1936 commencing at 10.00 am. at No. 211 Prince Edward Road, Kowloon.

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

also

One 6 Cylinders "Fiat" Tourer. in excellent running order).

On View from Friday the 27th. March 1936,

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LADIMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th March, 1936:

'NACET Safety Razor

REGI TRADE MARK

Blades

Are

Honed to the keenest possible edge. Made of the finest crucible cast steel.

Low in price, but can be ab- solutely depended on to give you lasting service.

50 cents for 14.- Of All Dealers.

NAC

BERLIN SHARE MARKET

Berlin, To-day. Despite the

of Queen's College will take place general friendly tendency to-day,

Ca. Govt. 5% 1925 G Baron Saturday next, beginning at the volume of business on yester-

94%. Dhe

2 pm Mr. H. E. Woo has kindly day's share market was incon- HK Govt 4% Loan 4%% prem.(consented to distribute the prizes. siderable, showing an appreciable,

b.

decline in many stocks. Call HE. Govt 34% Loan par. u. The ss. Talma ia due here next money stood at 3 per cent.-Trans- Wallace Harpezz-$4 n.

Thursday morning from Amoy. Ocean Service

To-morrow.

TO WAR

Babes In Toyland.”

HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY

1936 ISSUE

SIR LIM ONLY TWELVE YEARS OLD)

YOU MUST BE {KA-RAZY!

NOW!

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