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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

$50,000,000

Land and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000 Beserve Funds:--

Starling......£5,500,000

Hong Kong Currency

Raserte ...$10,000,000

XEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

**$,000,000 .£3,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

Beserve Liability of Pr

ristors

-$20,000,000

prietors

£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

Alo

Анклави

Lpol

Banyoou Belacan

Babe na

• TAN

Seremba

Bates Jy

Shazam

Kuala Lumpur

Cop

Lucky

Manila

Imping

Močna

Sain

New Yock

J. A. Plummer Esq.

Haiphong Bor

Pping

Tongkat

Dhaka

Pociag Imag

Taingino Yokohama Zamboang

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Bon. Mr. J. J. Paterson Cammad

G. Miskin Eq Deputy Chairma

Hon. Mr. W.X. Bell, J.B. Masson Eq

H. Compton Esq, T. E. Parte Esq.

Ben. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,

Cab

EL. Johnson Esq., AL. Shields Egg Kong

V. M. Grayburn, Esq.

AMOY

PANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CENTON CHEFOO OOLOM BU

SPOOGELOW HAIPHONG

FİN BÜRO

KANIOW HARRIX FANGIEW

Chiel Manger.

BRANCHES

KPUE

JUHORL

SUBS

FOWLOUN

-KUALA LUMPU'E

LONDON

Cross

MALACCA

MANILA

MUR Jason)

MURDES

NEW YORK

PELPING

PESANG

BASGOOS

DALGION

BAN FRANCISCO

SHANGHAL

SINGAPURE

SOUHABATA

UNGEI PATAYI

TIENTSAS

TOXYO

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Karachi

Kobe

Engapor helia was Bourabaya

THE CHINA:MAIL ~WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1936

Commerce and Finance

LOCAL DOLLAR

STEADY

Silver Prices Fall

SHARE MARKET

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

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

demand this morning day-

On

ing at 1/3-7/16d%

"Spot" silver fell 1/16 to 20. while "forward" declined to 20. The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at -U.S.$4.97%) as compared with E-U.S.$4.98, while the New York on London

wag cross-rate

quoted at 5- compared with E.S.$4.98-1/16, ax £-U.S.$4.98. A. BREARLEY.

Formups fixchangs and General Banking bosi trsbeected

Current Ananie ogamać and Fiand. Deptuto zwoséwed ine me your or shorter perioda si rám which will be quoted an application.

Manager.

Hong Kong. Ist January, 1935.

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC. Lacorporated with Lamited Liability in USA

Hand

Capital Surplus

Scr65, Broadway,

New York

Avedam

GMMOR

Antrac

Athama

معمعة

V

Cerrar 4000udes opened in Las Currency and Deplia recnéved for one your or sportse pels in Lecal Currency and bathing en torna wkins will be quoted on application.

Audete SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES L

A TO ZAT,

Bong Kong, 24th February, 1938.)

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Basis of the above Beak is voośurt-

md by the EUNG KONG AND SHANUMAI

BANKING CORPORATION

ed on appliceman.

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CURPORATION.

V. GRAIBERS,

Reserves

US$6,000,000.00 2,183,633.00 870,73100

BEANCHES:→→

Glasgow The Engan

Brenburg

Heidelberg Itcherlukan

Londoa Liverpool LADE

Montemur

مهندلر

Napis

bana Peug Escrita Boa

Shanghai Southampton

ingapore

Beale

Seria

Восьму

Ben

Bemania

Cairo

Calouste

Haine may kn

Chad Kongue.

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

Colombo Copenhagen Dublin Eduaburgs Formoe Gers

Soque Carlo Kala

Vienos Vación Tokobeme Zarisk

Hamach

Branches

Lapin

Kailan

TIM UND

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BRITISH EXCHEQUER RETURNS

Exche- London, to-day-The quer returns show that the total ordinary revenue, excluding self- balancing items, amounts to £81,- 567.826, compared with £87,458,- 829 at the corresponding date of las: year. The total ordinary ex- of self- penditure, exclusive balancing items, is £107,525,844, against £105,280,261 at the corres- ponding date of 1935.-British Wireless Service.

BERLIN SHARE MARKET

Berlin, To-day. On the share market yesterday the disposition to sell was stronger than to buy.; this tendency being increased when the German Continental Gas

of American Express Company, which had been expect- THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Company in Principal cities of United ed to pay a 7 per cent, dividend,

Bad Capita

Paid-up Capital

$10,000,000,00

$ 5,508,200,00

Lakers and Undivided Prodianumē 2,855,906,5%

HEAD OFFICE-HONO KOSO. Ja, D Vitus Bord, Central BOARD OF DIRECTORS... berham Chow, CAMINA

1 Lom Chen, E. P. he wok, Eng Wong Loa Fear Key. Châu Cảnh Sân bay đi Lon Red Leg, Fong Chu hon, Esq. and Kan Ing

I Wibourne

Zingbanks

Lan Tung Pu, Eng., Ciral Manager... Le Foug. Eng., Maangue.

BLANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Seattle Manis

Sharing Sonagha zungapore Sourenya SWI

Taibou Tienta

Vancou

منصورة

2ock

Amat

Bezva

Boubay

Celestia

Gask

Rapbong

Kazhuter

Penang

Labe Koricon

Langoon

San Franciscu

Paris

bang

Every mention of Baking and Exchangu,

Loans graced on approved

bom

Bouton

Curreak

Locul pesed in Love Currency: Fixed Depola roved for qua_your_de are penods in Louet sed Forsign G alert which will be quoted on applicati

Deponas Bozes. To Le

ELE TONG PO.

Chief Manage.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED

Established 1889

Capital (full paid-up) Yen,100,000,000! Beserve Fund....Yen 129,150,000!

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alexandria.

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton Dairen (Dainy)

Nagasaki Nagoya New York Osaka

Paris

Peiping Rangoon

Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg

Barkow

Harbis

Hoat Lon

Hosalula

Bricking Karachi

Ipbe

London

Los Angeles

Manus

Moji

SILL Francisco

Semarang

Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya

Tokyo

Tsingtau

Tingkow

..

States of America and Canada.

W

announced

resera-

that certain tions for coming renewals would

All classes of Commercial Banking have to be made, so that only 5 Transactions undertaken.

per cent was paid. Fixed interest

led

Personal investment secounts hand-securities were firmer, State loans í

Call money stood being friendly.

at per cent.-Tran Ocean Ser-

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers vice. Cheques" and Letters of Credit and,

addition, the world-wide services

of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department

C. H. BENSON,

General Manager

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED

(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai

$7,500,000.00 Capital

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

China

Foreign Bohange and Genersi Banking Boalzem

Current and Saving Loomasis opened and Fixed: Deposits received for one year or shorter perioda shes which will be quoted na application

600 CHANG.

Manage HONG KONG KRANCH: M. Das Taux Bood, Central, Manager's Othos Foreign Exchange Dept.

General. Once Cashier's Ofos

REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS

Berlin, To-day. -The Reichs- mark was quoted yesterday with- York, out guarantee at:-New 40.26; Paris. 6115; Amsterdam. 59.545; and London, 12.37. Paris quoted the Pound sterling at 75-) 66, and the U.S. dollar at 15.18- Trans-Ocean Service.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE:

15. Gracechurch Street, London, S.C.B.. Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital.. 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital ... 1,050,000 Eeserve Fand & Rest 1,247,880 BANKERS: The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Led.

BRANCEES:

Karach

Kota Bhar

BLO

200

Bangkok Bombay Caloutts Colecabe Delhi

!

Kandy

Kuala Lunger

Hong Zoog Hornb

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 bazking business transact-

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

Trusteeship & Ezsentorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hira.

PHILIP GOCK CHIN

Chief Manager.

Interest allowed for Current Ac counts.

Deposits received for fixed periods → at rates to be obtained on applica

tion:

G. KISHINAMI,

Hong Kong, 10th March, 1938.

POPEYE.

HELLO, POPEYE- HOW'S YOUR SPINACH EATING

SOLDIERS

COMING T ALONG?

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“Raring To Go!”

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LAINT GØT ENOUGH SPINACH TO BUILD UP ME WHOLE ARMY SO |LYAM FEEDIN ITO

JUS A HUNERD

MEN

Kamis Tapis

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Recen

Port Loude

(aurias)

Rango Shanghai

Xuentan (Pahing) Sımla

bagapore

HONG KONG PRANCH.

Every Sription of Ranking and Exchange

business transacted.

Travelier Chaque Loessed,

Trustee and Executorships sndertakes, INTEREST allowed on Current, decounts mad Fixed Deposits at Hates that may be ascertained on application..

R. KENNEDY,

5. Quma's Bond. Ceviral,

Hong Kong 34th July, 1906.

THE

Manager.

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)

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

Reserves

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

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

'6, Queen's Road Central "Phone 31116.

|COME SEE 'EM-THEY'RE [EATIN" LOTSA SPINACH AN”,

OTHER GOOD FOOD AN THEY'RE GETTIN' VIM, VIGOR AN VITALIKY

Banks

HK Bank $1,565 b. H.K. Bank (London) £105 Chartered Bank £14% n.

Mercantile Bank A. and

£3034 0. Mercantile Bank C. £134 n. Bank of East Asia $73 n.

Insurances

Canton Ins. $253 n.

Union Ins. $502 b.

China Underwriters $1 - China Fire Ins. $462

HK Fire Ins. $250 - International Assce. Sh.$34

Shipping.

Douglases $36 n. H.K. Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 1. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 a. Shells (Bearer) 100,- . Union Waterboats $12.20 .

Manila Mining Antamoks $2.80 m. Atoks 50 ets. b.

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Railroad Issues Strong

TRADING PROFITS SHOULD BE TAKEN

Messrs. White, Weld and Com pany, New York Correspondents | of for Messrs. S. E. Lery and Com- to pany, report:-

AUSTRALIAN

TRADE

Concessions. For Britain

MEASURES WELCOMED

London, To-day.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED

ALTERATION OF FARES

Commencing 1st June 1936, antil further notice, FARES Wh be as follows:-

1st Str Class Class

Whitty Street Cars 6 cts.

:

In a Commons answer yesterday regarding the tariff ämend- meats recently discussed In the Australian Parliament the President of the Board of Trade.j "Stocks:-We are inclined to Mr. Walter Runciman, said that Kennedy Town or take some trading profts at the on the basis of the recent import present level of prices, although statistics the reductions made af-On Causeway Bay or

Happy Valley Cars 6 cts. 3 cts. the strength of railroad issues in fected the United Kingdom trade!

On Western Market bettering their recent highs indi-to an amount of £1,500,000. The and Shankiwan Cars 10 cts. 5 ch. cates the possibility of armer Commonwealth Government had On Western Market [introduced important proposals) aad Qustry. Бау prices generally.. Business done:

relating to the import of cotton -1,140,000 shares.

"Wheat:-Reporte

jand rayon goods, motor-cars and iz- at

provemeat

of

cotton and rayon

Cars

10 cts.

5 ct.

On Shaukiwan Cars between Causeway Bay and Western. Market or vice versa 10 cts. 5 ct

Causeway Bay and Quarry Bay or Shaukiwan

Soldiers

in

Toutes

goods, Children

10 cts > cts...

મ

in the Winter wheat some other commodities.

While it was not possible to areas and the weakness of the. Liverpool and Winnipeg markets estimate the exact effect of these Between were dominating induences to-day, new proposals on the United King

dom exports to Australia, he was Sailors and Total sales:-21,159,000 bushels

"Cotton:-Scattered shower are very glad to say that they includ- Uniform - Al predicted in the East, whilst pre-ed measures, notably those relat- dictions indicate further rains ining to the West. The fear of insect dam-which should prove of substantial age is increasing. The market benefit to United Kingdom trade. looks temporarily higher.

Mr. Runciman said he shared the hope of the Commonwealth Government that the arrange-]

CASH TICKETS-Books of ($ ments would strengthen the trade cent) and (5 cent) Tickets on Sale

two countries-Bri-

at the Company's Office. tish Wireless Service.

COMMODITY PRICES between the

Benguet Consolidated $18.60 a. been received by Reuter:- Benguet Exploration 25 cts. b.,

Ipo Gold 31 ets. n.

IXL $13 b.

TIN TRADE CONTROL

POSSIBILITIES OF REMOVAL

London. To-day.

under · 12 years of age-A!!

routas

MONTHLY

3 cts TICKETS-Avril able on All Cars at All times $6. per month.

:

F. EL GLOVER. Acting General Manager. Hong Kong. 26th May, 1936,

NOTICE

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NOTIC

that the FOURTEENTH OR- DINARY YEARLY MEETING OF

A communique issued by the SHAREHOLDERS will be held in

in Exchange Building, Hong Kong

International Tin Committee London last night says that in

Jon SATURDAY. 6TH JUNE 1936, ... view of the difficulties the comat 11 o'clock a.m.

mittee felt in

probable

estimating the The TRANSFER BOOKS of the exports from Bolivia, Company will be Closed from. they decided that the quota for the 29TH MAY to 6TH JUNE 1936,

quarter should both days inclusive. July-September

Balatocs $21.

Baguio Gold 7 cts. n.

The following quotations have

”་

Prev. Yesterday

25/25 ets. sa.

Big Wedge 35 etso n.

Closing Closing

Consolidated Mines 14 cts. b.,New York Cotton:-

July Demonstration 98 cts. b. 97/98;

11.47

31.49

October

10:46

10.47

cts sa

December

10.39

10.36

San Maurice $1.22 n.

January

10.37H

10.36

Gold Creek 15 cts..

March

10.44

10.42

Masbate 85.cts. a.

May (1937).. 10.49%

10.45

Northerns Mining 24 cts and Spot

11.72

11.73

New York Rubber:-

$2.

May

15.66n

15.58a

Itogons $1.28 st.

July

15.72

15.63a

September

15.79

15.70

October

15.$27

15.73n

December

15.90

15.80

January

15.931

15.83n

March

16.00%

15.932

Chicago Wheat:-

May

95

90%

July

85

$4

September

851⁄4

84%

States, Netherlands

Chicago Corn

are

July

5934

593

September

58

Winnipeg Wheat:-

May July

75%

75

October

7634

b bid.

Suyoc Consol s cts. a

Universal Explor 18 ets. b. Salacots 14 cts. m.

Mining

Kailan Mining Ad. 12/6 n. Langkats (Single) Sh.$10 m S'hai Exploration Sh.341⁄21⁄2 n. Shanghai Loans Sh.$i n Raubs $10.55 m. United Paracale $1.05 b. Venz: Goldfield $4 E.

Docks, etc.

HK. and K. Wharves $90 s. K.K. and W. Docks $9 n. Providents (old) $1.10 ́s. Providents (New) 20 cts. n. Hong Kew Sh.$185 New Engineering Sh44 . Shanghai Docks Sh.$100 1.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

HK and S. Eotels $4.99 by:

$4.95 sa.

H.K. Lands $913% m

H.K Lands 4% Debentures

100% b.

Shanghai Lands Sh.$15 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 n. Humphreys $8.55 m.

H.K. Realties $4 n. Chinese Estates $82 m. China Realtles Sh.34, a China Debentures Sh.$60 1.

Public Utilities

H.K. Tramways 39%1⁄2s. $101⁄4/-

10 83. Peak Trams (old) $7 m. Peak Trams (new) $3 n Star Ferries $90 s. Yaumati Ferries $19 b. C. Light (old) $10.80 bi C. Light (new) $7.65 b. HK. Electrics $50 b. Macao Electrics $20 Sandakan Lights $8.30 m. Telephones.(old) $25 b.. $25 sa. Telephones (new) $9 n. China Buses Sh.3111⁄4 n. Singapore Tractions 24/- b. Singapore Tractions Pref. 28/-

The

Industrials

Malabon Sugars $91⁄2 b. Cald., Macg. (Ord) Sa.$191⁄2 n

AN THEY GOT GOOD OL INTESTINAL FORTNITUDE, TOO, WHICH MEANS COURAGE- 1 YAM TEACHIN EM TO BE FIERCE-LISTEN AT EM SNARL

GRA

2-asked. -nominal

be considered at the Jane meeting By Order of the Board of Direc- in Paris,

The tin control scheme ends on the last day of this year unless renewed.

The four participating Bolivia, Malaya.

East Indies

willing ΣΟ

the and

Nigeria, tinue control provided Siam. the Belgian Congo and other pro- ducing countries join in on satis- 73% factory terms.

573%

tors.

A. W. BROWN

Manager.

Hong Kong, 26th May, 1936.

Con- GUATEMALA AND

THE LEAGUE

Official Notification Of Withdrawal

73%

The communique records the 74% favourable progress in negotia- t-traded, tions with the Belgian Congo and the early opening of negotiations with Siam-British Wireless Ser- vice.

Cald., Macg. (Pref.) Sh.$15 n- Canton Ices $134 n. Cements $9.60 b.

E.K. Ropes $4.40 1.

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $19.60 b. Watsons $3.45 n. Lane, Crawfords $6% Mackintoshs $5 Sinceres $1.70 a. Wm. Fowells 40 cts. z. Wing On (E.K.) $50 n.

Colton Mills Ewo Cottons Sh$8 Shanghai Cottons

$721⁄2 n

n. (old) Sh

(new) Sh-

Shanghai Cottons

$41 n. Zoong Singa Sh.318 n. Wing On Textiles Sh.$25 m

Miscellaneous > Entertainments $2.90

S. C. Enterprises. $1.35 n. Macao "Greyhounds”: $2 ̧ a. Constructions (old) $14 n Constructions (new) 30 ets. b. Vibro Filing $4 n. Ch. Govt. -5% -1925 G$Bds.

93% 1.

EK. Govt 4% Loan 65% prem.

h

H.K. Govt. 31⁄2 So. Loan par. b. Wallace Harpers $4 n.

To-morrow.

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Geneva, To-day. Guatemala's preliminary nouncement of its intention withdraw from the League of Na-

to

RAW RUBBER PRICES tions was put into effect through

the normal notification handed in

Latest Quotations From to the League Secretary yester

Singapore

Įday, so that Guatemala will, after Ithe expiration of the period of two years, belong to the non-League Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co. States. yesterday received the following quotations in Straits currency from Singapore for Raw Rubber.

Buyers.

الرحمه

Spot 25% b. Down 4. July-Sept. 25% b. Down, %. Oct-Dec. 26% b. Down . Jan-March 26% b. Down 1k. Market:-Easier.

Although it will no longer be long to the League, Guatemala has stated that it will continue to form its foreign policy according to the League priciples. Trans-Ocean Service.

The ss. President McKinley will arrive in Hong Kong earlier than her printed schedule, thus enabling - her to sail from Hong Kong for

£169 FOR PHONE Manila

CALL

on

one day ahead. This steamer is now scheduled to sail from Hong Kong on Friday even-. ing and to arrive in Manila Sunday morning, next- She will sail from Manila for Hong Kong to on Monday evening. June 1, arrive in Hong Kong on Wednes-- day morning, June 3, sailing from call over here for Seattle on schedule.

103 Minutes' Social Talk

Melbourne.

The most expensive the Australia to England radio- telephone service has just been call, not a business one. made.

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YEP-THEM'S ME NATIONAL

|1 YAM SAVIN EM FOR A

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1936 ISSUE

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