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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI *BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital ......$50,000,000 faned and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000 Reserve Funds:

Sterling ...... 5,500,000 Hong Kong Currency

Reserve....$10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

HEAD OFFICE. HONG KONG,

BOLED OF DIRECTORK

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 18353.

READ OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

$3,000,000

_$$0,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

Aker S Amateur Bangkok,

Bombay

Dovo

Bangoon

Ipoh

Saigon

Karmodal

Sobe

Shangha

Cate Canton

Kuala Lumpur Saching

Campore

Hingapore SAVAR Seurabaya

KABL

Taping

Mednar

De

New York

Haiphong

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Hainburg Hankow

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Charman.

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Deputy Custom

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AH, Compton Esq, T. E. Pearce Esq.

Fon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,

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Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Business of the abers Ench in conduct- by the HONG KONG AND GRANGHAI BANKING CONJURATION. Sules may be

ised on applesion.

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chart Manger,

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1986.

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THE

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1936

and

Commerce and Finance

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Purchases For A Rally

BEARISH TREND POSSIBLE

Messrs. White. Weld and Com- pany, New York, Correspondents for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com-

any report:-

"Stacks:-Should the industrial javerage break 130 and the rails

average 46 a definite bearish trend! would be established, but in the absence of

would bad news, we suggest purchases for a rally from these points to-morrow

for

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Capital Surplus Reserves

US:$6,000,000.00 2,183,633.06 $10,731.05

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"Wheat:-The open interest in May wheat is still large, whilst cash demand is good. Deliverable wheat are stucks of Chicago small. We would recommend the purchase of May wheat against) sules of nez crops on a scale down. Total sales: 29.518,000) bushels.

"Cotton:-"Spot" firms are sell- ing distants against purchases of Hoan cotton. Predictions of scat- tered showers were an influence.

Fish:-Steel mill activity during the past week is estimated) jat 704 per cent of capacity.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Company in Principal cities of United arainst 67.9 per cent the previous

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States of America and Canada.

All classes of Commercial Banking zing.52 Transactions undertaken.

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LIMITED

Established 1830

Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Reserve Fund .... Yes. 129,150,000

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

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Hong Kong

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Los Angeles Manila

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Deposits received for fixed perioda at rates to be obtained

on applica tion.

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Manager.

Hong Kong, 10th March, 1936,

POPEYE.

week

Personal investment accounts band- COMMODITY PRICES

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*(Incorporated in China) Head Offer-Shanghai

Capital

$7.500.000.00 Reserve

$1,500,000.09 Branches--AII Important Cities

China

Forsiz Exchange and Ommers! Banking Business

Current and Bering Accorala opeaed and Pixed Depacia monéved for one year ou Alwelar pada March

Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing

SHARE MARKET

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

The following was the list local share quotations issued day:-

af to-

Banks

H.K. Backs $1,530. H.K Bank (London) £1001⁄2 1. Chartered Bank 141⁄2 n Mercantile Bank A. and R

314 Mercantile Bank C: 14% D. Bank of East Asia $73

Insurances

Canton Ins. $275 1.

Union Ins, $507 b. and sa. China Underwriters $1 m. China Fire Ins. $450 - H.K. Fire Ins. $242 b. International Assce."Sh$31⁄4 un.

Shipping

Douglases $36 1. H.K Steamboats $5% n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 11. Sheils (Bearer) 95/-'. Union Waterboats $12.20 n.

Mining Antamoks $2.32 b.. $2.35 33. Balatoes $2134 n. Baguio Gold 29 ts. b., 281⁄2 cts.

sa.

Benguet Consolidated $18.20 a Benguet Exploration 21 cts. b. Big Wedge 40 cts. sa Demonstration 75 cts. b. and sa Gold Creek 15 cts... Gold River 6 cts. Itogons $1.15.5. LXL $1.55 b.

Salacot 14 cts n. Kailan Mining Ad. 11 n. Langkats (Single)"Sh.$10_n. Masbate 70 cts. n. S'hai Exploration Sh.$4. Shanghai Loans Sh.Si Raubs $114 *

San Maurico $1.22 b.

United Paracale 30 cts. b. Venz; Goldfield $3% .

Docks, etc. H.K. and K. Wharves $91 b. H.K. and W. Docks $9. Providents (old) $14 b. Providents (new) 20 cts. 1. Hong Kew Sh$190. New Engineering Sh‡4 a Shanghai Docks Sh.$100 n.

Cotton Mills

Ewo Cottons Sh.$8.6. Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh$70

Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh

$37 5.

New York Cotton:- CEL BENSON, May General Manag; July

{October

December January March Spot

11:47

11.15

11.43

11.12

10.46 10:33 10.48 10.40 10.51 10.44m 10.60 10.50 11.81 11.77

New York Rubber:- May in July

September December

16.52b

15.08a 16.04 16.18a 16.13 16.283

15.23 16.402 16.36

16.49a

Manager.

Chicago Wheat:—

May

101%

992

Jals

93%

921⁄4

September

9/2

902

Chicago Cora:-

May

65%

62%

July

627%

€2

HK Realties $5

Chinese Estates $82.

Winnipeg Wheat:---

May

83%

828

July

$434

8*

October

85%

84

JA FAN VARA Wil he quoted on application.

BOU Z CHANG.

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LONDON, BANKERS :- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des- cripton of backing business transact" mmm ed.

Current Accounts and Savings Ac- counts 'opened

Fixed Deposits re ceived at rates which will be quoted on_application.

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Capital paid up $5,000,000, Benerves

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WHEN THEY SEES ME MEN IN

THEM YOUDS:

Zoong Sings Sh.$12 1. Wing On Textiles Sh.25 n.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H.K. and S. Hotel $5 b., $4.95 sa. HK Lands $331⁄2 &

LOCAL DOLLAR” STEADY

Silver Prices Fall

The local dollar is steady, opening on demand this morning jat 1/3d.

"Spot" silver declined to 2014, while forward” also fell X to 2014.

The London on New York cross- irate was unchanged at £-US/ $4.94, while the New York on Lon-1 don cross-rate was unchanged at £—U.S.$4.94.

H.K. Lands 4% Debentures.

100% b.

Shanghai Landa Sh.$18 a. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 m. Humphreys $8.80 m

China Realties Sh.34 n. China Debentures Sh.$60 1.

Public Utilities

H.K. Tramways $10.85 b., $10.95

32.

Peak Trams (old) $7 n.

Peak Trams (new) $ L

Star Ferries $35 b.

Yaumati Ferries $19.

C. Lights (old) $10.80 b. $10.95

53.

C. Lights (new) $7.35 b., $8.40

Silke

H.K. Electrics $52 b. Macao Electries $20 a Sandakan Lights $830 n. Telephones (old) $25. Telephones (new) $9 n. China Buses Sh.$111⁄4 n Singapore Tractions 20/- n. Singapore Tractions Pref. 23/-

To-morrow.

IF A BRUTTAN SOLDIER LAUGHS AT ME ALL KILL

HIMB

SUPPLEMENTARY EXPENDITURE

$46,000 Required For Road Building

At to-morrow's meeting of the Legislative Council His Ex- cellency the Governor will pre- sent for the consideration of the Finance Committee certain items of supplementary expen- diture, as follows:-

Errol Flynn and Ross Alexander are seen here in a tensé scene from the Warner Bros.' production, "Captain Blood," which will be shown at the Queen's Theatre on Thursday.

Amusements

Cinema Notes

"TWO FOR TO-NIGHT" - QUEEN'S THEATRE

-'

la lilting musical flirtation

sung by Miss MacDonald and male chorus, the number was li- terally made a one-song musical comedy. Miss MacDonald sings the melody, composed after the French opera-bouffe manner, in a hotel suite.

This picture, featuring Bing

the The stirring "Song of Crosby and Joan Bennett, is aMounties," which Nelson Eddy brisk fast-moving comedy, plenti-sings, is sung on horseback, with (1) The cost of certain new fully supplied with music, songs the

baritone as a sergeant of apparatus for the Finger-print and

romance, of an ambitious mounted police at the head of his and Photographic Bureau. $528; young crooner who accidentally column, in a mountain canyon.

(3) Rent allowances European sub-officers, $197; (4) Rent allowances Senior Officers. $1,103;

(2) Rent Allowances for Asia becomes a play-right and becomes Nelson Eddy's song, “Rose Marie,” involved with a theatrical produc-¡"I Love You," is also sing against tic sub-officers, $674;

er, his stage girl friend, and his the panorama of the Sierras. for secretary in a series of lively inci-1 Aside from the music of the dents that become more and more original stage. production, two. hilariously complicated.

grand opera arias are sung by Going in search of romance and Miss MacDonald in séquences adventure to get material for his showing her as an opera star, at (5) Improvement and exten-play, the singer starts a seltzer the opening and close of the pic- sion of the existing road from water battle in a night club. landsture. These two were specially Au Tau to Kam Tin, $46,374.80. in gaoi and rehearses a love scene adapted by Stothart.

for

The first item is to be met with the wrong girl, which makes from savings under the Police the right girl walks out on him. Force estimates.

Directed by Frank Tuttle, the cast includes Mary Boland. Lynne Overmann, Ernest Cossart, James

"O'SHAUGHNESSY'S BOY”— MAJESTIC THEATRE

This picture, which features Blakeley and Douglas Fowley. The Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper RAW RUBBER PRICES don and Revel, wrote a number of by Richard Boleslawski, who has noted song team composers, Gor-in the leading roles, was directed

song hits for the picture.

"Les Miserables" and "Clive of "SHIPMATES FOREVER"

Indis" to his credit. STAR THEATRE

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Singapore

Again the spirit and essence of "The Champ" have been captured This picture, starring Dick from a different, novel angle, with Powell, and Ruby Keeler in thelan appealing, heartthrobbing. leader roles, deals with the life twist of a Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Cat the Naval Academy and the through the love of his son, the father's regeneration

following CUFTENCY

Spot 26% b. Unchanged.

have received the

subsequent careers quotations in

of the young son, realising the sacrifices of his Straits

become after their father, in tarn sacrificing himself, from Singapore for Raw Eabber me who

graduation exactly what the title as the picture reaches a triumph- Buyers

states, "Shipmates Forever.” ant, smashing climax.

Dick, in the beginning, is a radio The tiger-elephant act, around singer, who to carry out the tradi-jwhich the action revolves, was tions of the family, gives up his said to be an impossibility by lucrative career to enter Anna-many expert circus men, but it polis. Ruby is the orphaned will be seen for the first time on daughter of a Navy family, who the screen, when Wallace Beery

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to support herself teaches the puts a tiger on an elephant's back children of the officers to dance and puts the two jungle beasts.

dancing through a ring of fire.

So

the singing and

in the picture fall in naturally.

Other well known players in the "ROSE OF THE RANCHOL....... cast are Lewis Stone, Boss ORIENTAL THEATRE ¡Alexandra, John Arledge, Dick Cements $10% b. $10%/35 sa. Foran, Robert Light and Eddie, HE Ropes $4 n.

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $20 b. Watsons $3% E.

Lane, Crawfords $5% z. Mackintoshs $5 n. Sinceres $21.

Wan Fowells 50 cts. Wing On (HK) $55 1

Miscellaneous Entertainments $2.90 ́ ́n S. C. Enterprises $1.35 nr Macao "Greyhounds" $2 n. Constructions (old) $1% Min Constructions (new) 50 cts. Vibro Piling $4.

Actí.

ALHAMBRA THEATRES

a

The story of "Rose of the Ran- cho" beautiful, high-spirited "ROSE MARIE-KING'S AND Spanish girl who led her people against the rapacious American: land-grabbers in the first years of This musical classic features California's Statehood, has thrill- Jeannette MacDonald and Nelsoned motion picture and stage au- Eddy in the principal parts and dïences alike for more than 20 the singing of these two makeɛycars. this picture one of the outstand- ing productions of the year.

Now for the first time this dashing romance of old Monterey The "Indian Love Call" one of comes to the screen with a musi- the most beautiful melodic themes cal score, with Gladys Swarthout, ever written and based on an ac-brilliant star of the Metropolitan tual Indian strain, was sung in a¦opera, and John Boles, handsome canyon with unique echo effects dramatic singer, in the leading that make each note almost a roles.

a. (chord. The natural echoes were Music, however, was not blend- considered in working out a spe-jed with the drama of the Spanish song. Dons until its revival for Miss which is sung by Jeannette Mac-Swarthout

and

Boles, with

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G$Bda —cial orchestration for the

93.

H.K. Govt 4% Loan 5% prem. Donald and Nelson Eddy, the co-Charles Bickford, H. B. Wamer,

b. $5% prem 32.

stars in the picture.

Willie Howard, Herb Williams, H.K. Govt. 32% Loan par. b. In another number, the Grace Bradley and others in the Wallace Harpers $4 n-

sprightly "Pardon Me, Madame," cast.

"The Rose Of No Man's Land.”

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