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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorized Capital

$50,000,000 Laced and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000

serve Funds:—

Sterling ................£ 8,500,000 Hong Kong Currency

Reserve $10,000,000

Besarve Liability of Pro-

prietors

KEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1553. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Agencies and Branches:

Baton

Baccarag

Sorocaban

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

£3,000,000 $,000,000

Eeserve Liability of Pro-

..$20,000,000

prietors

£3,000,000

Alt Game

Laila

Amber

Ipo

Bangkok

Karoli

Bo

Labe

Caloesse Canton

Kui Lauper

INDELING

Manila

Coombe

Medan

T

New York

Toagha

Lisabong

Peping

Hamburg

(Pacing)

Hanków

tartam

Long

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

G. Miskin Esq.

Deputy Chair

Hon. Mr. W.H. Bell, J.E. Masson Eq

Carspor

Compton Esq, T. E. Parte Esq. De

Jon Mr. S. H. Dodwell,

J. A. Plummer Esq.

T. Johnson Esq., AL Shields Ex

V. M. Graybura, Esq.

AMOX RANGIOR

CALCUTTA

Chial Mmanget.

BRANCHES

LONDOS

LYONN MALACCA

KANILA

MUAK (Johort)

KURDEN

NEW YORK

PEITING

PENANO

RANGOUN

SAIGON

SHANGHAI

DAFLEX

FOOCHOW

KAPHONG

HAMBURG

SAN FRANCISCO

FANKOW

NJUBA BAYA

TIENTSIN

TOKYO

FARMIN

HONGLIW

TUE

JJBUBE

BUBR

ROWLOON

YEAR LUMPCX

BINGAPORE

SUGE PATANI

TNING TAO

ZUBUBAKA

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mare TU LEE

Hong Kong, 4th February, 1938.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Bus of the obere Beză la condmas 94 by Lee BONG KONG AND SHANGHAI ZANKING CULPORATION. Bales may be

We on appication.

FOR THE HUNG LONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CULPORATION.

Y, GRAYBTES,

-Chul Hangat. Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

Bhangha Sungspar Satin wat

“Siqurabaya.

Espany

okocama

Zambodge

Frage kochage and Generai Banking

rezeced.

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 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 jing on demand

fat 1/3-7/16d.

this morning day—

"Spot" silver fell to 1924. while "forward" declined 3/16 to 19-13/16.

The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £U.S.54.983

London compared with -U.S.$4.977!

was quoted at S

with US$1.98% as compared Manager.-U.S.$4.98-1/16.

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposite while the New York on

it for one year or abortee paroda si sims | cross-rate which wil be quoted on sppisostion.

A. BEKARLEY,

Hong Kong, 1st January, 1985.

THE

RAW RUBBER PRICES

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Latest Quotations From

INC.

Incorporated with Lucasted Liability is U.S.A.

Read Office:--65, Broadway. New York

Capital

Surplus

Reserves

Jumala

Berlia

Bombay

Singapore

Messrs. E. B. Joseph and Ca

received jhave

following the Straits currency .U.S.$8,000,000.00 quotations in

2,185,523.00 from Singapore for Raw Rubber.

870,781.00

Buyers.

Hambary HATTI Hardelberg

July/Sept lOct./Dec.

Jan./March

Market:-Quiet.

BRANCHES:-

Spot

Azomerdamm Antwerp

Очност Gigo

Masiraz Mila

Allema

The Begus

Assang

Janu

Beav

Brunei Caro

Calamba Copenhag Dublia

London Liverpool Lame Logico Lutor

Boturiam Bes Shanghai Soutimplan Singapore

Karvoine

Edinburgh Pornos Свота

Konte Carla

Yokohama

Manila

Munici

Calci

Came

Branches of American Express

.25% Unchanged 25 Unchanged „26 Unchanged .26% Unchanged

COMMODITY PRICES

The following quotations have been received by Reuter:

Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Company in Principal cities of United New York Cotton:-

www.m

mained Caplan with mor Pad-49 Capitál

States of America and Canada.

$16,000,000.00

July

October

All classes of Commercial Banking | December Fedora and Ladinded Problemmené 3,086,806.09 | gransactions undertaken

January

HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG.

10, De Vaux Boad, Central

BOARD OF DIRECTORS-

bir bhow Chow, Clas.

LA Loon Chun Lage F.

Tom Toad Lag. Chen Chung Sek

Seas - Wong Cầu, ben bed, and Hat

Jo Eq.

Kao Tong Yo, Eng., Chial Manager..

The Fong, Esq. Managı.

BRANCHES AND JENCIES :-

Manzia

Banks

H.K. Bank $1.565. b.

H.K. Bank (London) 105 Chartered Bank £34% Mercantile Bank A. and

£30 1. Mercantile Bank C. £133⁄4 n. Bank of East Asia $73 n.

Insurances Canton Ina. $263 n. Union Ins. $504 b., $504 sz. " China Underwriters $1 a China Fire Ins. $462 n. HE. Fire Ins. $250 n- International Assce. Sh.$34

Shipping

Doaglases $36 n. H.K. Steamboats. $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Prež.), $30 Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 n. Shells (Bearer) 100/- n. Union Waterboats $12.20 n.

Mining

Kailan Mining AL 12/- 1. Langkats (Single) Sh.$8 n. S'hai Exploration Sh34 n. "Shanghai Loans Sh$4 n.

Raubs $10.55 n.

Venz: Goldfield $4 b.

'Docks, etc.

HK and K. Wharves $98 s3. H.K. and W. Docks $9 n. Providents (old) $1.10 s. Providents (New) 20 cts. 1. Hong Kew Sh$185 n.. New Engineering Sh.34 n. Shanghai Docks Sh.$100 M.

Lands, Hotels, etc. H.K. and S. Hotels $4.85

$4.90 s, $4.90 53.

cif

to-

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Profit-Taking Being Absorbed

ENCOURAGING"SIGN

Messrs. White, Weld and Com-

pany, New York Correspondents

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

HONG KONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED

ALTERATION OF FARES

Commencing 1st June

1936,

for Messrs. S. E. Lery and Com-until further notice, FARES will pany, report:~~-~

n. believe that stocks may work high-

be as follows:-

"Stocks:-The ability of the market to absorb profit-taking is

1st

3rd

Class Class

encouraging. With excellent set Kennedy Town or |cond-quarter reports in sight, we

Whitty Street Cars

1,220,000 0.

6 ets.

Happy Valley Cars 6 cts.

Causeway Bay or Western Market and Shaukiwan Cars 10 ́cts. 5 eta.

Western Market and Quarry Bay Cars

3 ets

8 eta

4

Cars

er.

B. shares.

Business done:

between Causeway Bay and Western

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE Undersigned have received:

Auction

Tistractions to sell by Public

"

on

*

Thursday, the 4th. June, 1936- commencing at 10.30 am.

at Godown No. 23 Lower, The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co, Ltd.

A Quantity of MISCELLANEOUS GOODS

comprising:-

Iron Pipes; Round, square & flat ¦ Ears: Rivets; Nails, Iron Plates, Tubes L Sheets: Brass, Aluminium. Wire Ropes, Hoops, 10 cts. 5 ct Rails, Galvanised Sheets, Steel Angles. Zinc Plates, Hard Ware, Machinery, Metal Goods, Padlocks,

"Cotton: The weekdy weather on [report indicates less favourable

conditions than had been expected. On Shankiwan It is too dry in the East.

"Rubber:-The low tre inven- tories are likely to result in more]

Causeway active. baying by manufacturers' in

Bay and Quarry the next few months. A cautious

Bay or Shantiwan . 10 cts buying policy is advisable. Total Sailors and Soldiers in Uniform All n. sales: 30 tons.

routes

b,

HK. Lands $30% b, $31 s. H.K Lands 4% Debentures

100% b.

Shanghai Lands Sh$15 n. Metropolitan Lands Sb. $10 Humpareys $8.55 n.

ELK. Realties $44 n Chinese Estates $82 m.

China Beaities Sh4 n.

Manila Mining

Market or vice versa 10 cts. 5 cts.Old Scrap' Tin Plates, Paper, Old Between

5 cts

12

Newspapers, Tobacco. & Tobacco Leaf, Flour, Canned Goods, Malt- 5 cted Milk, Raisins, Medicine, Glass Bottles, Rubber Shoes, Earthern- ware, Glass Ware, Japanese Croc- ikery, Cotton Goods, Piece Goods, Perfumed Soap, Fertilizer, Fodder, Printing Ink. Paint, Sandalwood, Jute, Fish Oil, Sulphuric Acid, able on All Cars at All times--Ammonia. Acetic Acid, Chlorate of

Potash, Fire Crackers, etc., etc.

and

"Flash:-The Hercules Powder Company has declared a dividend Children under

years of age-All of $1.25 per share. The Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation has declared a dividend of 60

cents per share.

The American Power and Light Corporation, has doubled its pre-) vious dividend.

Toutes

........ 5 ets MONTHLY TICKETS-Avail-

per month.

CASH TICKETS -Books of (3) cent) and (5 cent) Tickets on Sale

Average daily petroleum product the Company's Office. tion during the past week is es- timated at 3,004,000 barrels against 3.008.000 barrela the pre- rious week.

as

The Edison Electric Institute- estimates electricity production for the past week at 1,955,000,000 kwh; an increase of 15.3 per cent from the corresponding per- iod of last year.

BERLIN SHARE MARKET

Berlin. to-day-The share market opened yesterday with a new upward movement, buyers de- manding above all electrical, rub- Fixed ber and linoleum shares. interest securities were, friendly, especially city loans. Call Money' stood at 2 to 24 per cent.-Trans- Ocean Service.

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

THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONG KONG,

COMPANIES WINDING-UP

NO. 3 OF 1935

In the Matter of the HONG KONG AMUSEMENTS

LIMITED and

In the Matter of the Companies Ordinance 1932.

N°

L

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Contri- butories will be held at the office REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS of Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth &

11.49 11.49

10.47 10.45

TOUE

Personal investment secounts hand-March

[May (1937) led.

Spot

རྩྭ

10.36 10.34 10.36 10.35 10.42 10.40 10.45 10.40 11.73 11.74

Ting

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers New York Rubber:- Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, July

15.632 15.62

in addition, the world-wide services September

15.70

15.72a

of its thoroughly equipped Travel October Department.

15.73

15.73m

December

15.80

.15.80

C. H. BENSON,

January

15.83

.15.837

General Manager. March

15.93a

15.92a

China Debentures Sk.$60, m.

Chicago Wheat:

Antamoks $2.70 b.

84

8334

Atoks 50 cts. b.

LIMITED

September

84%

$3%

out

Baguio Gold 27 cts. a.

Chicago Corn:--

Balatoes $21

Current dad Deponite reosized for et

Artile opened in Lomi Catracy

pose d

Capital Reserve

(Incorporated in China) Head OfficShanghai

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

July

60%

September

57%

5734

Benguet Consolidated $18.60

Winnipeg Wheat:-

Benguet Exploration 27 cts.

27 cts. 52.

May

735%

74%

73%

74%

74%

75%

a. asked, b-bid, t-traded,

nominal

Sa

BRITISH TRADE INCREASES

1847

Melbourne

Dematag

bhanghai

Onlacta Canton Kamphang Maakon

New York

bagapore

bwałow

wydany

Ticket

Asigna

Tokyo

Francisc

Horizon

Para I'mping Pow Hangoon

ملحمة

boursinya

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, July

Vancouv

Yokadama

Every scription of Banking and Exchangy

Lost grassed on approva

San Danced

aborier periods to Coos ad Foreign C Branches-A Important Cities in July

Bolerose which will be quoted on applicaHOD.

Sale Depours Bowen To Lo

FAK TONG PO

Chant MassEW.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED

Established 1880

Capital (fall paid-up) Yen.100,000,000! ...Yen 123,150,000) Beserve Fund

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin

Nagasaki

New York

Хагода

Bombay

ORION

Calcutta

Paris

Canton

Peiping

Dairen (Daizy)

Rangoon

Hamburg

Hankow

Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Harbin

Hong Kong

Hoaglala Brinking Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles Manis

Moji

San Francisco Seattle

Semarang Shanghai Singapore Souzabeys

Sydney Tientsin

Tokyo

Tringtau

Yingkow

Interest allowed for Current Ac Counts.

Deposita received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on applica

G. KISHINÄMT,

...Manager. Hong Kong, 10th March, 1936.

POPEYE

Chins Focales Bzolangs and -Swawal. Bankag Business (October

teamcit.

Current and Boring Accounts opened and Fized Deposita zamired for one year or shorter periode In

bou 2. CHNG.

Masague

· HONG KONG BRANCH: 34 De Vaux Bond. Control,

Manage' Colon

Foreign change Dept.

Growest 060n va Cashur's Off

Tel. 88508

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

59%

London. to-ddy.-The value of retail trade in April was 5-per)

ago. cent greater than 1 year For the quarter February-April. the value was 6.7 per cent, greater than in the corresponding period, [of last year. The value of stocks: at the end of April was 13 per cent higher than the year earlier, and employment was 44 per cent. British Wireless Ser

Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road Centeni Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des-greater. cripton of banking business transact-vice. ed.

Current Accounts and Savings Ao- Fixed Deposits re- counts opened. ceived at rates which will be quoted; on_application.

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

PHILIP GOCKCHIN

Chief Manager.

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THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)

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

..$7,500,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000, Beserve Savings. Dept. $609,000. Head Office Shanghai

A Bank having as the mission the industrial

development on China and the fostering of her commercial relacions abroad. Hong Kong Office

6, Queen's Road Central

Phone Jills.

Big Wedge 35 cts. . Consolidated Mines 14 cts b. Demonstration 98 cts: s., 98 ctm.

Gold Creek 15 ets. a Ipo Gold 31 cts. Itogons $1.28 n. LXL $14 br

cts b..

Masbate 82 cts. 11- Northerns Mining 31

33 cts, s Paracale Gumaus 55 cts. sa. Salacots 14 cts. D.

San Mauricio $1.18 n. Suyoc Consol 38 cts. n. United Paracale $1 b., $1.06 a Universal Explor 18 ets. z.

Public Utilition

H.K. Tramways $9% b.. $9.15/-

9% 32..

Peak Trams (old) $7 m Peak Trams (new) $3 n. Star Ferries $90 & Yaumati Ferries $191⁄4 b. G. Light (old) $10.80 b. C. Light (new) $7.65 b. H.K. Electrica $50 b. Macan Electrics $23 m. Sandakan Lights $8.30 n. Telephones (old) $25 b., $25 sa Telephones (new) $9 n. China Buses Sh.$114 n. Singapore Tractions 24/- b. Singapore Tractions Pref. 23/

IL

Industrials

Malabon Sugars 391⁄2 b.

BANG

THA'S SWELL

HE DIDNT EVEN

MOVE

York

Fleming, 6 Des Voeux Road Cen- Berlin. To-day. The Reichs-tral on Friday the fifth day of mark was quoted yesterday with-June, 1936 at 4.30 o'clock in the

guarantee at: New

afternoon for the purpose nf ap- 40.26; Paris. 611; Amsterdam, pointing a Contributory to fill a 59.565; and London, 12375, Paris

vacancy in the Committee of Ins- quoted the Pound sterling at 75.65

pection. to 75.69, and the U.S. dollar 15.19

15.196-Trans-Ocean Service.

5 Cases Singlets.

2 Cases Electric Goods.

2 Radio Tubes.

4 Cases Tennis Rackets.

1 Case Cinema Parts.

4 Packages Neon Sign Equip-

ment.

Terms: Cash on Delivery LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers..

Hong Kong, 28th May, 1936.

HONG KONG HEIGHTS

For the information of visitor the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published:-

ISLAND

Feet

Victoria Peak Signal Station

1,823

1,774 !

Mt. Parker

1,734

Mountain Lodge

1,725

The Eyrie

1,725

Peak Hotel

1,305

Mt. Davis

8777

Bowen Road (filterbeds) 297

D. BLACK,

Liquidator.

MAINLAND

Fest

Cald., Macg. (Ord.) Sh.$19 Cald, Macg (Fref) Sh$15 a. Canton lees $1% n

11.

Hong Kong, 28th May, 1936.

Taimoshan Kowloon Peak

3,124

1,971

to

Cements $9.60 1

H.K. Ropes $4.40

at

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $19.50 b. Watsons $3.45 b. Lane, Crawfords 36% n Mackintoshs $5 a. Sinceres $1.70 n. Wm. Fowells 40 cts. 1. Wing On (HK) $50 1.

Cotton Mills Ewo Cottons Sh$81⁄2 s Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh

$721⁄2

Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh-

$41 I

Zoong Sings Sh$18 Wing On Textiles Sh.$25

Miscellaneous

Entertainments $2.90 n. S. C. Enterprises $1.35 a. Macao "Greyhounds" $2 n. Constructions (old) $13⁄4 m Constructions (new) 30 cts. B

.30 cts. sa.

Vibro Piling $4 n.

Ch. Gort. 5% 1925 G*Bds. ----

9334 I.

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 6% premj

-b.

HA Govt. 3% % Loan par. bi Wallace Harpers $4 n.

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