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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital ......$50,000,000 Kased and Fully-Paid-op 20,000,000|| Reserve Fundi Came

Sterling $ $500,000 - Hong Kong Currency

Eeserve....$10,000,000

Eswerve Liability of Pro-

prietors

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson Chadirann

G. Miskin EsQ,

Deputy ChairsAN

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Incorporated by. Royal Charter, 1858.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital Eeserve Fund

Agencies and Branches:

.£3,000,000 £5,000,000

:

$20,000,000

Eeserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

£5,000,000

Alor S

Apok

Bangko

Bazsarg

Bains

Xing

Morvan haa

Bombay

Kabe

Bhanghai

Chow

Kunin Lamjar

Singapor

Casso

S

Caspare

Жасиль

Boundari Taspars

Colonia

Kadan

Sow Tock

Haiphong

Piping

Hamburg

Hacke

(Paking) Zig

Tongka

(sk) Vaingika Yokonane

Harbu

Zamboang

Hong Long

Farsi

Kon. Mr. WH Ball, J.R. Masson Eag

H. Compton Esq., T. E. Paarce Esq.

J. Plommar Esq. Johnson Esq., A.L. Shields Esq.

V. M. Grayburn, Esq.

Call Manager.

AMOX

*KGIDI

MAWANIA

BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

CLITOR

CHEFOO

COLOMBO

DAIKEN РОССБОЙ

AIPHONG

HAMBURG

МАКХОЙ

HAREIN

BONGLEW MORD

IPOH

ЗАКОНКА

JOHORK

Zuba

KOWLOOK

KUALA LUMPCA

LUNDON

LIONS

MALACCA

KANILA

MEAK (Jobars)

MUXDEN

NEW YORK

PLIFING

PENANG RASQUON SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO BHANGHAI

KINGAPORE

DUURAKSTA

SUNGEL PATANI TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

LUKUHANA

teananced.

Inching

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1936

and

Commerce

Finance

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

"Spot" Silver Up

The local dollar is steady, opening on demand this morning at 1,5 d

"Spot" silver rose 4 to 20-9/16, while "forward" fell 1/16 to 20%. The London on New York cross-

ate was quoted at US$4.96, as compared with £-U.S.$4,96, zohange and Goural Backing beanwhile the New York on London rostred Ste droe gee, de algesse panade a cross-rate was quoted at £-US- wisch wil be quased on applimation.

$4.97 as compared with Manager. C.S.$4.96-7/15.

Current Aposte opened and Fland DepositA

A BREARLEY,

Hong Kong, lat January, 1935.

THE-

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.

Incorporated with Limited Liability in T-Buk

Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York

Capital Serpins Beserves

Bla

COMMODITY PRICES

The following quotations bare been received by Reuter,

.U.S.$6,000,000.00 (July

Koudeidung

Interlaken

Imegaman Loadou Liverpool

LAWIN INA

Current Accommme opazeć i Lomi Currency and

Depend secred for your short

pemeta in Local Currency and blatung on weddA

w be 'quemad no application

dam SAVE DEPOST" BOXES ja

Maa Ka 20 LET,

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1938)

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Business of the above Bank in conduce

bộ N HƯNG LONG D 341

Ni *NG CORPORATIUK.

pominać na appication.

Длабини с

FOR THE HUBU YONO AND SHANGHAI RANKING CORPORATION.

M.GRAYUCAS,

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

Musich

Branches of American Expresa May Company in Principal cities of United July

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

Prev. Yesterday Closing Closina

11.72

SHARE MARKET

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

The following was the list of

issued to local share quotations Iday:-

Banks

HK. Bank $1,565 sa H.K. Bank (Londor) $1051⁄21⁄2 2. Chartered Bank £14% n.

Mercantile Bank A. and

£301⁄2 n.

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

Insurances

Canton Ins: $275 1. Union Ins. $5274. China Underwriters $1 m. China Fire Ins. $450 n. H.A. Fire Ins. $250 - International Assce. Sh&51⁄4 z.

Shipping

Douglases $36 n. H.K. Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 =. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 Shell (Bearer) 98/9 z. Union Waterboats $12.20 n.

Mining

Antamoks $2.35 s. Balatocs $21% n.

Baguio Gold 28 cts. s.

FALSE EVIDENCE FABRICATED

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Strong Underlying Trend

(Continued from Pagè 1)

authorities under a number of aliases and after giving some said particulars of his career, that in October 1985, Lopez wrote: to the Foreign Office stating that he thought his services might be of use to His Majesty's Govern-

SUPPORT FOR QUIET MARKETS ment

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

E

NOTICE

KOWLOON WATER SUPPLY.

IS HEREBY NOTIFIED thai.

In the letter he mentioned commencing on WEDNES that he had already had threa Messrs. White. Weld and Com-conferences with the Italian Mili-DAY, the 20th May, the hours of

supply in all districts pany, New York Correspondents tary Attache at the latter's ex-loon and New Kowloon will be for Messrs. S. E. Lery and Compress Invitation. pany, report:

contacts

of Kow-

6-11 a.m. and 4-9 pm.

A. G. W. TICKLE,

Water Authority..

Details of the many Stocks:-The narrowness of and meetings which Lopez was the Guffer Act compared with the known to have had with represen- NRA is against the probability tatives of the Italian Embassy Public Works Department, of similar mazket action sub-would weary the House, but it Hong-Kong, 19th May, 1936.. sequent to the Supreme Court de-was only necessary to

say that cision, although both decisions Lopez's relation with the Italian PUBLIC AUCTION jare sweeping and based upon the Embassy had continued and that

same reasoning. In the near he was known to have had con- THE Undersigned have received. future we look for quiet markets tacts with members of the Italian, Tin route. supported by a strong under-lying Military Attache's Staff business trend. Business dote:-the last three weeks. 990,000 shares.

FRIENDLY WARNING

within Auction

on

Friday, the 2nd. May, 1936 * commencing at 230 pm.

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

FURNITURE

Cotton: Reports indicate that Mr. Eden then explained that! the total sales of loan cotton will Lopez's activities appeared to the| soon reach 1,000,000 bales, thus Government to be of so mis-i forecasting large consumption and chievous

a nature that it WHLS export figures and a strong end-decided that a friendly warning of-the-season position.. We should should be addressed to the Italian) consequently favour the purchase Embassy. The Italian Ambassador comprising:— of new-crops on declines.

Chesterfield Suites, Black Wood. was warned orally by a high off- Rubber:-Consumption for the cial of the Foreign Office. He was Ware. Teak Bed & Dining Roomz first half of 1936 is estimated as told that the Foreign Secretary Furniture, Office Furniture, Porce- |270,000 tons. We would accumu-was aware that the Embassy were lain Ware. Brass Ware, Orza salate holdings on any declines it in touch with a notorious parents, Electric Fans &

price. Total sales:-91 lots.

Benguet Consolidated $18.60 Big Wedge 35 cts. b., 37 cts. sa Demonstration 87 cts. b.

Gold Creek 15 cts. 2. Northern 31 cts, ·b.

Itogons $1.29 b., $1.50/1.31 83. IXL $1.77 n.

New York Cotton:- May

Asseterðaza ASLOND

BRANCHES:-

Grego

Montr

Glasgow

Mitaa

A.La

The Hagu

2.183.6.00 October

870,731.00 December

January March Spot

11.63 T1.62 11.40 11.38 10.44 10.50 10.43 10.47 10.42 10.47

10.42

10.49

11.72

HATADA

New York Rubber:-

+

Berlin

Laraburg Kav

Fara

May

15.72

15.63n

Bomber

Perping

Heman

Brunei

Bogoria Носов

July

15.82

15.74"

Caro

Fiberstal

Cloutta Сведен Colesbo Copenhage Dublin Edinburgh Fioremon Geleve

Bouthamptos

September October.

15.92a

15.82 15.94 15.85

Lugano LALLOF

tinapan Thi

December.

Varan

Karnaillas

Yacine

January

16.01 15.92

.15.96n 16.040

Monte Carlo

Manila

Yokohama Zurich

March

16.12

16.03a:

Chicago Wheat:--

937%

9334

3534

85

85

$519

sarvkamined Capita1,000,000,00 Plus Capital mana

£20,000.00 : Transactions undertaken. Somery and Undivided Pročia................3 1,085,306.53||

All classes of Commercial Banking Chicago Corn:-

July

60%

September

587%

525%

S'hai Exploration Sh.441⁄2 n. Shanghai Loans Sh.34 - Raube $11 n.

HELD OFFICE-HONG KONG.

10. Das Four Road. Central.

Personal investment accounts hand- Winnipeg Wheat:

San Mauriço $11⁄4 b.

ied.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-

bur Show Chow, Charms

14 Lon Chan, Hes. A was king. Wong The Company offers to intending

May July

77%

76%%%

7834

11.01 cts. s2

Travellers the use of its "Travellers October

793%

7834

Venz; Goldfeld 34 b.

Seng Jing. Worg Chu Son, Eng. and Kan Ying

Cheques" and Letters of Credit and,

NEW SILVER PURCHASE

Chul HanguË

Xan Tong, Bag, Chan Ching Sask. keq

Lan Tung Po. Enq, Chint Kasage.

Là Two Fong, Xaq, Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Stanle Miboare

Succatang

Shanghai

Zadigajara

Souzabeya

Salava

Boubay

Celousta

CO

Unak

Bophang

ts

walor

Baskow

Peiping Panang Fangudo

Sydney

*minoks

Lavicon

Landon

Tokyo Vario Par Yokohama

1.

Erscy description of Banking and Exchange banane szansacted. Loans ruled or approved

Becara lan

قدم

for our y

or

Curta Locust opened in Local Currency

Fixed Depostia receited skater paroda "in Lound sad Forwigs Currencies no era which will be quoted on applicazioa.

Gate Depot Buxe To Le

.EAN TONG 20,

Chit Manager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED

Established 1880

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

Yen 129,150,000 |

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alexandria

Batavia

Barlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Nagasaki

Nagoya

New York

Osaka

Paris Peiping

Dairen (Dainy) Rangoon Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro Hamborg

Hankow

Harbin

Ham Kons

Honz Honolulu Brinking Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles

Kanila

Koil

Sextel

Francisco

Semarang Shanghai Singapore

Sourabaya

Sydney Tientsin

Tokyo Tsingtau Yingkow

Interest allowed for Current Ac courti

Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained

an applica. tion.

G. KISHINAMI,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 10th March, 1936.

POPEYE.

DEAR SOLJERS

"Plowed

I HAVE BRANG YA

A SHIPLOAD OF

SPINACH

in addition, the world-wide services

of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department.

C. B. BENSON,

General Manager.

60%

(Continued from Page 1) improve the interual stability of national currency. and with this international

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, achieve greater

stability."

LIMITED

(Incorporated in China)

Head Offer-Shanghai

$7,500,000.00

Capital Reserve

$1,500,000.00 Branchen-All Important Cities in question

It is emphasised, however, that Mr. Morgenthau was not advocat-! ing an international conference this time. Replying to a specific on the subject Mr. Morgenthau zaid that he would' Foreign Rachange and Curl Banking Business prefer to confer with one nation tracted

Our and Sering Acovanta, opened and Fixed Deposite received for a year or shoesar pano at a time. He refused to reveal

China

at rates which will be quoted an applimilon

BOO 2 CHANG

Manager.

HONG KONG BRANCH 2 Dec You Bond. Central. Kanager's Ofoe apenas * Tal. 20055 Foreign Exchange Dept.

General Omis " Casier's Other

*350

THE WING ON BANK, LID.

Head Office: Hong Kong 25, Des Voeux Road Central Authorized 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 Fixed Deposits zu counts opened. ceived rates which will be quoted on application.

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

PHILIP GOCKCHIN

Chief Manager.

RELIABLE PRINTING

no order too small

THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE STON

GEIRA KATI ELDA,

Under!"

YES, DEAR PEOPLE-

1 HAVE SAVED THE

[DAY, I BRANG,

YA SPINACH

the amount of silver to be bought.

but said that payment would be made at the average world price monthly.

The series of silver conferences bas ended-Reater.

FLYING CHIEF CONSTABLE

Capt.

Blosse, C. E. Lynch Chief Constable of Leicester- shire and chairman of Leicester- shire Aero Club, is plan- first Chief ning to become the Constable in England to hold an "A" licence.

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)

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

-$1,500,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Eead-Office-Shangbai

mission A Bank having as its the industrial

development China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Office...- F6, Queen's Road Central ..

Phone 31116.

GOOD OL STRENGT

GIVIN' SPINACH_ THE VEGEABLE

OF SUCCESS

Salacots 14 ets, n.

Kailin Mining Ad: 11/6 m. Langkats (Single) Sh.$10 n. Masbate 85 ets. n.

ás

* pur-

Lamps.

veror of false information and Linen, Gramaphones & Records, The magazine Standard Statis-forged documents. It was further Rugs, Pictures, Cutlery, etc., etc. tics 8333-

stated that it had come to

On View from Thursday, the the "We continue to regard the knowledge of the Government 21st. May, 1986.

posing present phase as a period for that.

Terms: Cash on Delivery gradual accumulation of favour-chaser of arres for the

LAMMERT BROS, Jably-situated stocks. Declines in Abyssinian Government, Lopez

Auctioneers. some lines have been off-set by was making enquiries about the advances elsewhere and the sea-alleged supply of dum-dum am- sonal decline is thus far.bominal munition from this country, and Relative stability is believed to that he was apparently atteripting RAW RUBBER PRICES

be in prospect for nearby months. to persuade the Italian authorities

Hong Kong, 19th May, 1938.

The Administration has agreed to that such ammunition was being Latest Quotations From

the Senate changes in the Tax exported with official connivance United Paracale 95 cts. b., 99/-Bill and little time is likely to be from the United Kingdom.

Docks, etc.

HK and K. Wharves $91 sa. HK. and W. Docks 39 1. Providents (old) $1.05 b., $1.10

s. $110 83. Providents (New) 20 cts. a. Hong Kew Sh$135 n. New Engineering Sh$4. Shanghai Docks Sh.$100 a

Cotton Mills

consumed arguing about the de Sciency in the appropriation."

Flash: The Dupont Company

has declared an extra dividend of 70 cents per share.

Steel mill operations for the past week are estimated at 69.4 per cent. of capacity as against 69.1 per cent. last week.

Cramm's estimate of automo- in the Laited bile production

Ewo Cottons Sh.$8.

States and Canada during the past Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh$7week amounts 117,156 units.

b. Shanghai Cottons

$39% Zoong Sings Sb.$12 n. Wing On Textiles Sh.$25 a-

Lands, Hotels, etc. H.K. and S. Hotels $4% b. -

H.K. Lands $314

..

Singapore

In conclusion, it was suggested

Messrs. H B. Joseph and Co. that the continued employment of have received the following quo

man of this disreputable type tations in Straits currency from. would not be conducive to

the Singapore for Baw Rubber. maintenance of good relations be

Buyers. tween Italy and the United King- dom.

Spot 25% b., Down 1⁄21⁄2.

July-Sept. 26% b., Down - Oct.-Dec. 26% b., Down % Jan.-March 26% b., Down %. Market: Uncertain,

The Ambassador replied that hej himself was quite unaware of the existence of the individual iri question, and expressed his most grateful thanks for the informa---tra tion, which he regarded as likely have been obtained from the to prove of great benefit to Anglo-Board of Trade. Their purchase, Italian relations, Subsequent, therefore, would have been utter-

(new) Sh. REICHSMARK - QUOTATIONS however, to this warning Italian ly useless, and in fact no applica--

H.K. Lands 4% Debentures

100% b. Shanghai Lands Sh.$15 n

propaganda on the alleged supply tion for a licence for any of am-- Berlin, To-day. - The Reichs-of dum-dum ammunition by Bri- munitions in this list was 'ever- mark was quoted yesterday with-tish firms was revived through made, but the paper signed by the lout guarantee are: New York, publication in the Italian press of Abyssinian Minister was later 40.26; Paris, 610.875; Amsterdam, the letter which Lopez had him-published in the Rome newspaper 59.52: and London, 12345. Paris self dictated to the Secretary of Messaggero. quoted the pound erling at 75.34 the Managing Director of Messra.

"GREATEST REGRET"

to 75.38, and the US. dollar at George Bate and Co. of Birming- In conclusion Mr. Eden said 15.16 to 15.16-Trans-Ocean ham.

Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 a Service. Humphreys $9

b

H.K. Realties $42 b.. Chinese Estates $82 a. China Realties Sh.34 a. China Debentures St.$60 1.

Public Utilities

H.K. Tramways $11 b... $11.05

NL

Peak Trame (old) $7 n. Peak Trams (new) $ n Star Ferries $88. Taumati Ferries $19

C. Light (old) $10.85 s.. C. Lights (new) $7.40 b. HK Electrics $50% b. and sa. Macao Electrics $20 - Sandakan Lights $8.30 m Telephones (old) $25.20 n. Telephones (new) $9 n. China Buses Sh‡111⁄4 -Singapore Tractions 23/- b.

Singapore Tractions Pref. 23/-

Industriais

Malabon Sugars $8.40 m. Cald., Macg. (Ord) Sh$191⁄2 n

THE VEGEABLE WICH

| MAKES WEAR MEN

STRONG AN STRONG MEN STRONGER -

VEGE- ABLE

Cald., Macy. (Pref.) Sh$15 n. Canton Ices $1 n..

that it was with the greatest re- ANOTHER ASPECT

gret that he felt compelled to deal Mr. Eden then described as-frankly with what could only be other aspect of Loper's activity described as an attempt to fabri- On March 31 under another alias, cate evidence that the Abyssinian namely. Mezler, he called on the forces had been supplied with Abyssinian Minister in London illegal ammunition by British in- and offered, in return for conces-terests. but it was necessary to. Dairy Farms $19% b.. $19.85 s. sions in that country, to supply protect the good name of the Bri- Watsons $9.45 b.

Cements $10 m.

H.K. Ropes $4.40 m.

Stores, etc

Lane, Crawfords $63⁄41⁄2 n. Mackintoshs $5 Sinceres $1.70 1. Wm. Powells 50 cts. n. Wing On (HK) $50 11.

MiscellaneoOUN Entertainments $2.90 b. S. C Enterprises $1.35 a. Macao “Greyhounds” $2 n. Constructions (old) $13⁄4% 1. Constructions (new) 30 cts. I Vibro Piling $4 n.

Bary

to sign a

the Abyssinian: Government with tish Government. It was essen- large quantities of arms and am-tial that there should be no mis- munition. He asked for a letter understanding abroad, and every from the Minister authorising precaution had been taken by the Colonel Gustave Mezler to buy British Government to control not these goods, adding that he would only the quantity but the types of be prepared to obtain the necesarais and munitions' exported from:

permits. and induced the the United Kingdom. Abyssinian Minister

The Italian note addressed to paper containing a long list of the the League of Nations a week ago required ammunitions.

and later withdrawn had repro- The Minister had stated

duced portions of the letter from among the many items listed he Bate and Co. and the Abyssinian: omitted to notice one for 3,000,000 Minister's paper. Although off- soft-nosed cartridges, and it was cially withdrawn, copies had been HI Govt 4% Loan 6% prem obvious he could not have noticed circulated to the foreign section had com- it, for, apart from everything of the League, which

he knew that export pelled a full statement of the licence for these rounds could ever

facts-British Wireless Service.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G$Bds.

9334 n.

P

b. BK Govt 3% % Loan par. b.jelse, Wallace Harpers $4 2.

To-morrow.

-

"The Filling Station."

WE DON'T LIKE SPINACH: AND WE WON'T, EAT WHAT WE DON'T LIKE!!

GIVE IT TO

THE

ENEMY!

no

that

/WELL,I'LL BE- I'LL BE -

WELL,I'LL BE- WELL I'LL

BE

HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY

1936 ISSUE--

NOW

ON SALE

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