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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

$50,000,000 Isued and Fally-Paid-up 20,000,000/ Reserve Funds:-~-

Stealing....$ 6,500,000

Kong Kong "Currency

Reserve Liability of Pro-

Reserve

prietors

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25,

and

Commerce

Finance

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fend

$10,000,000

$3,000,000 .£9,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

$20,000,000.

prietors

£3,000,000

Aloe G

Bangkok Itatavin

HELD OFFICE: BONG KONG,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson. Chairma

C. Miskin Esq.,

Deputy Chairman.

Hon. Mr. WH Bell, C.C. Knight Esq. A. H. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Esq. BH. Dodwell Esq.A. Plummer Baq, LT. Johnson Esq. AL Shields Eaq V. M. Grayburn, Esq.

E

AMOY

BANGKOK BATAYLA HOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CHEPOO COLONBO BALKEN YOOCHOW

HAIPHUNG

HAMHUR

HANKOW

Chiat Range

BRANCHES -

LOKI IN

LYOAK

MALAUCA

MANILA

MAE (Johors) MUXDEN

NEW TORE

PELPING PENANG BANGOOS

SAIGON

SHANGHAI-

SAN FRANCISCO

HABBIX

BINGAPORE

SCREW

MOURABAYA

المنا110

JOBORE

ZUBE

KOWLOON

“GUALA LUMPU?

SUNGE PATANI

TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current Accole peard is Lecal Currency and $110 Depoule rected for one got or· wantine prods In Lood! Currency and Staring the fert who wil be ground on applecalde,

ALNO of to date FE DEPOSIT BOXES in Tour UM TO LET

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

by HONG SONG AND KHA

BANKING CURPURATION.

add spy.testión.

FOR THE LONG LONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

ها لتصلون

Agencies and Branches:

Hulle

1pob

S

barchl

KINE

Kobe

Konin Lumpat

Zodiang Seremban Shangha Singapore Etimad bourabaya Triping

Kuching

Саядров

Madras

bu s

Calomn

Moder

T

New York

Harg

on ow

Priping

(Pang)

Thingto

ΓΙΔΕΣ

Urbis

Hong Koog

(tkr)

Voknaama Zambonage

"Forward" Silver Up

SHARE MARKET

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

of

The following was the list The local dollar is steady, open-otal share quotations issued to

|day:- demand this morning

jing Un jat 1/3

"Spot" silver was steady at 19- 13/16, while forward" rose 1/16 to 19-13/16,"

The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £-US$4.96.

For Exchange and Garreling business compared with S-U.S.$4.95%

Zected.

Curral Accounts opennt and Pized Deposit roved for us, year or shorter patioda al t whanh will be quoted on application.

A. BREARLEY.

Manager. Honig Kong, 1st January, 1956.

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Head Office:--65, Broadway.

Capital

Surplus

Reserves

Achstgedam Antwerp

Allian

NALE

واسعة

Heri

New York

.U.S.$6,000,000.00

2,183,683.06

BRANCHES:-

<ilnayow

The Hague Hay Da Hamburg

Hnadaiberg Esterinkma

direccess

Urunnal

* Sertasalmi

London

Carunt.

سامته

Liverpool Laserbe Στεφανιά Lakor Xacies House Cach

idule a time

Co

Copelangan

Edinburgh

You

V. M. GRAYBURN,

CENT

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

Forwar Vuarn

هارتها

870,73103

Mostreux Milan No

Press

Pane Perpure Rotterda Малския Shanghai Douvium phon

humapore

TIMISMO Vien Venice Vokakaota Zunch

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

Authorised Capa

Paid-up Capital

Rose and Codivided

--------------$14,000,206,10 1

All clasaca of Commercial Banking 5.500.00 25 Transactions undertaken.

HEAD OFFICE:-BONG Buso.

1. Dus Jund, Cepirai.

BUARD OF DIRECTOR: Sur Showman Chow, Chairman L-Boon Chub, P. Kwok, Eng. Tons,

The Tong 534. Chan Chington, Le Lac Banz, Eng. Wong Chu Duy Eng, and Kwa Yine

Pa, Esq.

Amoy

Materia

*

Ex Tung Fo. Lng, Chind Mazagor... Fong, Esq., Manaçır.

La

Bomb63 Calculie

Cho

BRANCHES AND AGENCI

ها تاعه 12

Kolour

Sente

Sew York

Mang Somaghai Sungspor Hourbeye

İ

Hmela's

Qwica

Paris

Besping Penang

Bangoon

Sydney *albok

Traptein

Xevelcom London

Fakro

San Franciao

L'abourer Yokoham

Ewas description of Banking and Exchange Lonze grazied on approved

L CARTELL serier perioda an Lopal and Foreign Carruacion kan beraad which will be quoted on application,

Safe Deposit Boxes To L

KAN TONG PO

4000 spend in Look CurrŢ and Fixed Depouse rected for our

Chist Monger.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED

while the New York on London cross-rate was quoted at £-US- $4.36%, as compared with —US- $4.957%.

REVENUES IN BRITAIN

Satisfactory Returns Issued

London. To-day. The exchequer returas show that the total ordinary revenue, items, excluding self-balancing Jamoints to £728,271,283, with only 10 days to run before the end of the financial year, compared with £700.711.137 at the corresponding date of 1935 and a Budget es- for the whole year of timate 2734,470,000. The Customs yield to date is £192,028,000, compared with £181,832,000 for the period of last year, and already exceeds the estmiate for the whole Fear by 3,458,000.

same

Receipts from income-tax last week were £4,778,000 and to date $2,299,000 behind they are only Personal investment accounts hand-the budget estimate for the whole rear. The total ordinary expen- Hed.

diture, exclusive of self-balancing The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers items, is 724.117.403, compared Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, with £837.351.238 at the corres- addition, the world-wide services ponding date of last year-Bri-

in

of its thoroughly equipped Traveltish Wireless Service.. Depar

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, tie, the public showing an

LIMITED

Banica

H.K. Bank $1,565/50 sa HK Bank (London) £101% a Chartered Bank £14% D. Mercantile Bank A. and

$304 Mercantile Bank C. 13% n. Bank of East Asia -$73 1

Insurances

Canton Ins. $270 11. Unions Ins. $5574/60 1. China Underwriters $1 'a. Chins Fire Ins $490-n- HK Fire Ins. $250 n. International Assce. $31⁄4 n

Shipping

Douglases $36 . "FK. Steamboats $54 n.

Indo-Chinas (Pref), $30 a. Indo-Chinas (Def) $20 n. Shells (Bearer) 89/4 Union Waterboats $15.

Mining

De

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Securities Slightly Lower

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.

NOTICE IS TURNTY-NINTH TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

of

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

THE Undersigned have received I" instructions to sell by PuSX#. Anction

Friday, the 27th March, 1936 commencing at 11.80 x.m. at their Sales Boom, Duddell Street

A Quantity of Sundry Goods and

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

- FURNITURE :: Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

THE Undersigned have received

VOLUME OF TRADING ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be

· RESTRICTED

held at the Company's Office, No. Messrs.: White, Weld and Com-2 Ice House Street, (St George's SATURDAY, "the pany, New York Correspondents Building), on for Messrs. S., E. Levy and Com-4th April, 1936. at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of receiving the pany, reporti

Report of the Directors, together Stocks: With the exception of with a Statement of Accounts for

were the year ended 31st December,, railroad issues, securities slightly lower to-day and the tone 1935.

the floods and THE TRANSFER BOOKS Tinstructions to sell by Publie was easier. Both the political situation in Europe the Company will be closed from ¡Auction

the the 28th March, 1936, to 4th April, are somewhat, restricting volume of trading. We anticipate 1936, both days inclusive. further irregularity, but we would By Order of the Board of utilitise periods of weakness to in- crease holdings in oil and motor stocks. Business done: 1,900,000 shares.

Wheat: Prices advanced on press reports that dust storms are sweeping from. Kansas and Mis- souri into Iowa. A better export: demand for Canadian wheat is

..

I needed in order to sustain the

strength

of the market. Total sales: 21,489,000 bushels.

Cotton: The "spot" situation is! becoming increasingly acute and tendemble.cotton is scarce. There

Antamoks $2.12 6., $2.15/.12 sa fare, it looks like further strength | Balatacs 21 m.

Baguio Gold 22 ets. sa. Benguet Consolidated $18.40 n. Benguet Exploration 18 ets. n. Big Wedge 26 cts. n. Demonstration 61 cts. s3. Gold Creek 15 cts. . Gold River 7 cts. E Itogons 65 cts. n. IXL $1.30 b.

Salacots 15 cts. . Kailan Mining Ad. 11/6 n. Langkats (Single) Sh.$10 XL Mashate 66 cts. b. S'hai Exploration Sh.34 n. Shanghai Loans Sh.34 n- Raabs $11.

San Mauricio 90 cts. b. United Paracale 61 cts. b. and

Providents (New) $20 cts, n. Hong Kew Sh$190 m.

in May and July options. New- crop cotton is depressed by the belief that soil conservation will not prevent a minimum of 15 per cent. increase in acreage.

Directors,

J. N. WONG,

Secretary.

Hong Kong. 25th March, 1936,

SHIPPING IN GERMANY

Drastic Plans Of Reorganisation

- CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.

Berlin, To-day.

The annual meeting of the shareholders of the two great } German shipping companies, the Hamburg America Line and the

COMMODITY PRICES North German Lloyd, have been

called for June 16 and 17 r The following quotations have spectively, and will be asked to been received by Reuter.

approve drastic plans for a finan- Prev. Yesterday cial reorganisation of the two Closing Closing companies.

It is understood that the plans of the provide for a reduction

од

Friday, the 27th March, 1936 commencing at 11.00 am.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street

11 Cases Dyes

4 Cases Tinsels

2. Cases Laces

-S Cartoons Sanitary Napkins

and

A Quantity of Antimony Ware, Electric Heaters and Motors etc. etc.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Publis

Auction

Wednesday, the 1st April, 1936. commencing at 10.30 am.

at No. 14. Tak Shing Street, (1st Floor) Kowloon

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

On View from Tuesday the 31st March, 1936.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 25th March, 1935.

Hamburg Line's capital, from PUBLIC AUCTIONS 54.57 millions to 12 millions, and

of Lloyd's capital from 54.5 mil-HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public lions to 11.53 millions.

46

0%

Friday, the 27th March, 1936 commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 35 Hankow Road, Kowloon A Quantity of VALUABLE. HOUSEHOLD

New York Cotton:- March

May

July

October

11.42 11.44 11.01 17.04 10.67 10.63 10.22 10.16

$2.

December

Venz; Goldfield $3% n

Docks, etc.

January

10.14 10.20 10.21 10.14

T

CEL BENSON,

General Manager.

BERLIN SHARE MARKET

share to-day. The Berlin, market yesterday was very 'erra-

H.K. and K. Wharves $92 n. HK and W. Docks $9 n. Providents

Spot

11.47

11.48

New York Rubber:—

(old) $140

March

16.04.

15.96

D.,

1

May

16.11a

16.01.

$1.45 sa.

July

16.16

16.08

for

September

16.27

New stock will be issned by Auction each

nominal to the company value of 34 millions, so that the new capital will amount to

each concern. millions 16.18a Trans-Ocean Service.

December

16.34b

16.251

Chicago Wheat:-

May

9734

9754

July

86%

September

85

86%

Chicago Corn:---

Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh.$40 |

May

583%

58%

July

58%

58%

1

Winnipeg Wheel:----

May July

225/

8214

634

83%

October

83%*

83

have

New York Silk:

March

1.70%

4% Debentures

May July

1.732 1.67 170a

1.64

1.63

(Incorporated in China) Head Offer Shanghai

Capital

.$7,500,000.00 Reserve

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

Chins

Forsies Exchange and Grovesl Banking Business

Current and Baring Loosende spesed and Pized Deposita recul for use your of shorter periods strains which' with be questad_en_mapīšoELIOS.

BƠI 2 CHƯNG,

HONG KONG BRANCH:

ent Fixed interest ceas of caution.

Call securities were also dull. Money stood at 2 to 241⁄2 per cent.

Trans-Ocean Service.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

KBAD OFFICE:

15. Graechurch Street, London, E.C.A. Authorised Capital £8,000,000 Subscribed Capital.. 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital **** 1,050,000 Reserve Fund & Rest 1,247,830 BAKEERS:

The Bank of England 2 Xidland Bank. Id. BRANCHES:

Hansge

.

M. De Vox Esel. Central Manager's Öss

+

Foreign Emohanga Dayt

General 150

Cashier's Quince

Established 1880

Bangkok

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Calesita

Karachi

Colombe

Kota Bharu

Yen 129,150,000

Delhi

Kanha Lyl

Zagoo

Kuala Lu

Shanghai

Hong

Kuania (Fang) Simla

Suppor

Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Reserve Fund

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies st

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Dairen (Dainy)

Nagasaki Nagoya New York Osaka

Bangpon

Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin

Hong

Honolulu

Hsinking

Karachi

Kobe London

Los Angeles

Manila

Mo

counts.

San Francisco.

Sattle

Shanghai

Singapore

Sourabaya

Sydney

Tientsin

Tokyo

Tsingtau

Yingkow

·

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-

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

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

PHILIP GOCKCHIN

Chief Manager.

REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS

Berlin, to-day-The Reicha mark was quoted yesterday with- New York, out guarantee at:

Interest allowed for Current A-4037; Paris, 610; Amsterdam, Deposits received for fixed periods159.15; and London, 12.295. Paris at rates to be obtained an applica-quoted the Pound sterling at 74.94 to 74:98, and the U.S. dollar at 15.1163-Trans-Ocean 13.115 to Service.

tion.

Manager.

G. KISHINAMI,

Hong Kong, 10th March, 1938...

POPEYE.

POPEYE, DO YOU MEAN TO SAY YOUR

MEN ARE DRESSING

UP LIKE KIDS SO

"THEY WON'T HAVE.

ARMY?

| TO. JOIN THE

"Babes In Toyland."

YEAH, THA'S JUS WHAT THEY'RE DOIN' - THEY-

ADET. GOT ABSOLUKELY

NO PATRICISM!

New York Pronay

Port Loui

(Mauritius)

--

HONG KONG EXANCH Every dumption of Bending and Exchange business transactać.

·Travels Chatuse 'leskind, to my Tretes and Etvostorskipt undertaken. INTEREST allowed as Curvres Ascounts and Fixed Deposits at Zaims that may be mourioland De applicati

7, Guane's Bowd. Central.

Bing Boop Mik July, 1936.

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED- (Incorporated in China) Capital paid up $8,000,000. $7,300,000. Reserves Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000, |--Head-Offence Shanghgion CRA

A Bank having as its mission the industrial development... on.. China and the fostering of ber Commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Office--

6. Queen's Road Central

Phone 31116, 14

NOW LISTEN, MEN – YA-GOT TO CUI OUT THIS MONKEY BIZNESS AFT JOIN THE ARMY

New Engineering Sh.4 Shanghai Docks. $79 1.

Cotton Mills

Ewo Cottons Sh.$84 sa. Shanghai. Cottons (old) Sh$70

-

Zoong Sings Sh.312 m. Wing On Textiles Sh$25 a

Lands, Hotels, etc. HK and S.- Hotel-$4.40 b. HX Lands $2934 b. Lands HK

100% b.

Shanghai Lands Sh.$18. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 a Humphreys $9

H.K. Realties $5 m Chinese Estates $84. China Realties Sh.34 m China Debentures Sh360 n. Public Utilities

HK Tramways $10.70 62. Peak Trams · (old)7 'n. Peak Trams (new) $3 n. Star Ferries $84-a.

Yanmati Ferries $19 n'

C. Lights (old) $10.60 b, $104

$3

C. Lights (new) $7% b. HK. Electrics $5234 b. Mano Electrics $20 a Sandakan Lights $6 b Telephones (old) $25.15 2. Telephones (new) $9 `n -Chins Buses Sh.$11 m

Singapore Tractions 21/- bi Singapore Tractions Pref. 257-

Th

Industriais

Malabon Sugars $8.40 n. Caid, Macg. (Ord.) Sh$191⁄2 x.

BUT, SIR, WE CANT

WERE JOIN THE ARM

ONLY TWELVE YEARS OLD:

To-morrow.

Cald, Marg. (Pref.) Sh.15 2. Canton Ices $13⁄41⁄2 1⁄2” Cements $8.2015. HK. Ropes $0% 1.

·Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $154 12. Watson's $4

Lane, Crawfords 363⁄41⁄2 ¤. Mackintoshs $5 a 10 Sinceres $2.10 6" Wm. Powells 70 ets. n. Wing On (HE) 355 1

Miscellaneous

Entertainments $4.70-a. S. C. Enterprises $1.85 z Macao "Greyhounds” $2 n. Constructions (old) $13⁄41⁄2 ́n Contractions. (new) ·50 cts. A Vibro Piling-34 1. ja

Ch. Govt 5% 1925 GIBJ2--

94%.

H.K. Govt 4% Loan 4% prem

b.

HK-Govt 334% Loan par. I Wallace Harpera ($4. 2. 2

RAW RUBBER PRICES

FURNITURE

comprising:-

Teak Bed Room and Dining

Room Furniture, Chesterfeld- Latest Quotations From Suites, Office Furniture, Carpet,

Singapore

and Shanghai Rugs, Enamel Baths, Ornaments. Pictures, Elec-

and - Fans," tric Table Lamps

Glass Ware,. following E. P. and Aluminium · Ware,.

Messrs. H. 3. Joseph and Co. Cutlery, Brass and

the

¿

2150

received notations in Straits currency Porcelain Ware, etc, etc. From Singapore for Raw Rubber.

A Few Pieces of Black Wood Spot 26% b., Down 3 264 Furniture. April-June-26% b... Down /

·267/1's

July-Sept. 263 b., Down /

26%

Oct-Dec. 27 t Down 4 27%

Ba

Market:Quiet.

FOR SALE,

SPECIAL PRINTED ENVELOPE Commemorating the inauguration

of the Air Mail Service”. by Pan American Airways from Macau to Americs. at 20 cis. per Envelope

GRACA & CO.

"Hiding Behind The Bush."

/TWELVE YEARS OLD, EH? HAH!!DON'T. FLATTER YERSELVES-POOEY!! UNDER YER HATS YER ONLY SIX

YER JUSA FLOCK OF MAROONS! YAM DISGUSTIPATED

On View from Thursday the 26th March; 1936.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

*** LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers:

Hong Kong, 24th March, 1936) -

THE Undersigned have received:

Thunderstory publie

Anction

on

Saturday, the 28th. March, 1935-

commencing at 10:00:22, 12-

at No. 211 Prince Edward Road,

Kowloon A

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

*** FURNITURE- * also *-* 77

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

On View from Friday the 27th. March 19367".-

No. 10, Wyndham St.||!. Hong Kong.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th March, 1936.

HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY

1936 ISSUE

NOW

ON SALE

THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD.

SA, Wyndham St

Tel. *20022