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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Abocused Capital

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

Reserve Funds:-

Staring...£ 4,500,000-

Hong Kong Currenty

Reserve

....$10,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pre-

ietors

MEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1936

and

Commerce

Finance

Less Than Seasonal Decline

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

.£3,000,000 £3,000,000

.$20,000,000

Reserve Lisbility of Pro-

prietors

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

.£3,000,000

Agencies and. Branches:

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Attent Bangkok

Hoilo 1pok

Bangoo Sagas Semarang

ONGETIK

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Fra's Lompet

Kasung

Made

Dangha zuigjore thebatan Bourmonya Tapag

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Meden **

New York

Haiphong Hamburg Haukow

song

11'ing I'veung

Things

1 Okana Zamboang

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson.

Chairman

G. Miskin Esq.

Deputy Char

Hon. Mr. WH. Bell, J. Masson Eq

Lo

Leolian

Campore

AH, Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Esq. Wan Moc. Mt. S. H. Dodwell,

J. & Plummer Esq.

K. Johnson Esq., AL Shielda Esq. V. M. Grayburn, Esq.

AMOT

MANG FOR

M&A SUMBAL SHEVCUTIA CANTUN CHAPUO COLUMBU YLAUREN

РОССКОЙ"

IPHONG KAKKURG KANKOW

RHIN

MULLU

ZOBOBL

ROBE

KOWLOON

Chad Heart-

BRANCHES

KUALA LUMPUL

LONDON

LJONS

MALACCA

MULA Johor)

NEW TUKE

MLADEN

PEPLU

PENNU

KANGOON

SALUVA

SAN FRANCISCO

BILLIG HAI

DİNGLİNSKE

NUBABAYA

SUME PATANI

SIENINAS

JUK10

TOIMUTAU

JULUHAMA

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Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

34 Bualname of the above Back is conduct-

by the HUNG KONG AND SHANGE

RASSING KPKAINA

salad on appíJosuan.

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Bunny-

FOR THE BONG KUN AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

GYBURN,

Cum Moving the. Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authoring Capesa Pup agai

------,548,00

Harbu

Paping

MODERATE UPWARD TREND EXPECTED

Messrs. White, Weld and Com- pany, New York correspondents

Purego chochage sad Chopral Basing bor Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com-

Luzreus Acole opened and Fused Depot PRONOVd to can your 'ur shortar parada si enimu whats wih be quoted an Appiumacn.

A BREAKLEY,

Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.

Incorporated with Limited Liability in Bifid

Head Office:-65, Broadway, New York

pary. report:—

Stocks:-Business

news indi-! cates a less than seasonal decline. Therefore, we expect the continu- ance of narrow trading, with the trend moderately upward. Busi- ness done: 690,000 shares.

Cotton: A forecast of the wea- ther in the East and Central Belts indicates partly cloudy conditions are forecast. Scattered small

inducing rains in the East are

There was some prost-taking.

on a scale) trade buying U.S.$6,000,000.00 some

2,240,344.38 down. We would favour pur-

897,612.63 chases on setbacks,

Capital Surplus Reserves

BRANCHES:-

Aasterdata

ALTIMEŞ Athana

The Hague

LISTADA Bambang

HOWAWCLE Milan -Nice

Haplon

Prius

baske Berun Mob

Beidelberg Lusaka

bana

Puputt

Braban Beusnale

Bacostuman Home

Loaded

Dong

Calcutta Cannes Lin

La repool

Laserede

Supenhagen Dublan Edinburgh

kimcnedine

VOKLADN

Monte Carlo Kantia

1

Zunch

Manick

Бом

Bingapore IWALAD

Flash-Steel mill activity dur ing the past week is estimated at 1695 per cent of capacity as com

pared with 69.2 per

cent the previous week

COMMODITY PRICES

The following quotations have been received by Reuter:-

Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of United!.. States of America and Canada.

All classm of Commercial Banking July Transactions undertaken.

Best 404 Undied In 36.51

I

HEAD OFFICE-HUN KỤNG.

Ju, De Yen bond, Lesl

BUARD OF DIRECTORS.com

bar bay-man Chow, CommenHAND.

Los Caul E. P. & Awal,

beg Chan Chat Shoe

Lang Log Hong the Sol, Eng, and an Ying 11

Amoy

Kan Tung P. Eng, Chmi Mann FOR

L4 Tea Fone. Esq. Xanager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES :--

Jiamin

Personal investment sessanta hand-

ed.

addition, the world-wide services

SHARE MARKET

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS The following was the list of local share quotations issued to day.

Banks

H.K. $1,570 S HK Bank (London) £98 n. Chartered Bank 14% Mercantile £304 II. Mercantile Bank C. £13. n. Bank of East Asia $73 1

Insurances Canton Ins $263 p. Usion Ins. 9513 n.

Bank A. and E

China Underwriters $1 3. China Fire Ins. $462 .. HK. Fire Ins. $250 n. International Assce. Sh$34

Shipping

Douglases $36 1.

E. Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 n. Shells (Bearer) $95/7 n. ex div. Union Waterboats $12.20 n.

Mining

Kailan Mining Ad. 11/3 L- Langkats (Single) Sh.33 . Shai Exploration Sh.$43. Shanghai Loans Sh.34 Raabs $10.55 n. Veaz: Goldfield $4 b.

Docks, etc. HK. and K. Wharves $88 HK and W. Docks $9 Provident (Old) 95 cts. b. Providents (New) 20 cts. n.. Hong Kew Sh$135 a New Engineering Sh.$4 n. Shanghai Docks Sh.$100 a.

Lands, Hotels, etc. H.E. and S. Hotels $4.65 n. H.K. Lands Muži al

Debentures 4.5% Lands 100% b.

Manila Mining

Antamoks $410 b.

Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing

New York Cotton:---

11.63

11.63

H.K

October

10.83

10.65

December January March

10.78

10.84

10.77

10.85

10.76

10.84

Shanghai Lands Sh.$13 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. #10 Humphreys $8.55 .

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

10.80

10.88

HK Realties $44.

11.78

1178

Chinese Estates $82

China Realties Sh.34 n.

of its

Department-

thoroughly equipped Travel New York Rubber:-

1July

China Debentures Sh.$60 11.

15.68a

15.73

C. EL BENSON,

September October

15.772

15.88

15.791

15.902

Atoks 56 cts. så.

testin

Ba

Bombay

Calcutta

how lon

Jaray tbengal Sukgmpors

Genersi Manager December

15.88a

15.98a

Baguio Gold 27 cts. n.

Bapho

Iboke JOINED

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED

January March May

15.890

16.00m

Balatoes $2134 n.

15.98&

16.10a

Benguet Consolidated $183.

16.08a

16.16

I un yo

Chicago Wheat:-

Jaly --

8434

84's

$1,500,000.00

September

85

84%

Big Wedge 38 éts. n. Consolidated Mines 1 Demonstration $1.03

02/1.03% er

.$1,500,000.00

December

871%

867%

Ipo Gold 31 cts. n.

China

Formiga Exchange and General Banking Bostume Chicago Corn:-

Itogons $1.20 52.

LAGA Clad

6014

603%

574

57%

BOUCHAẲNG,

Maangut.

Winnipeg Wheat:-

Tax $3000 July

77%

76%

Salacots 11 cts- n.

i

32567

23506 October

78

77%

San Mauricio $1 b.

December

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

783b

779%

Hankov

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کے کس

ZWAŁOW ~DY

Exchang

Kowlook

Longue

Telang

Every dancraption

Curri

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of Banking and

(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai

Capital Reserve La pred on approved

Locate opeced in Leo Currency Branches-All Important Cities

and find Deporte record_ice azer pencia i Lond Forings CurmaLCIN

-buck wil be quotat ca appuasiveL Gal Depois de 2's Lor

FAS TONG PO,

branden UnCLAME TWOSK

'OÏTAZION

Que -

Chand Managw.

Carreet and Sewing Locounts opsied and Fixed July Deposite recited for one year or shorter pacis September arate which will be quered on application.

HONG KONG BRANCH: 34. Des Faux Road, Central, Manager's Office ----

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Endaags Dept,

LIMITED

Established 1880

Capital (full paid-up) Ten.100,000,000 Reserve Fund...Yen.129,150,000 Head Office: YOKOHAMA Branches and Agencies at

Alexandria Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Dairen (Dainy)

Nagasaki Nagoya

New York

Cheska

Paris

Rangoon

Feastien (Mukder) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg

Hankow

Farbia

Hont Korg

Honoluin

Hainking

Barachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles Manila

Moni

San Seattle

Francisco

Semarang

Shanghai

Singapore

Sourabaya

Sydney Tientsin Tokyo Tsingtan Yingkow

Interest allowed for Current Ac- corts.

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

G. KISHINAMI,....

Manager. Hong Kong, 10th March, 1936.

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED : (Incorporated in China)

Capital paid p

Eeserves

$5,000,000. $7,500,000. Capital Savings Dept. $600,000. Reserve Savings Dept $600,000. Head Offs-Shanghai

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

6, Queen's Road Central. Phone 31116.

General me Caster's Ožne zranen

25600

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:— Wertminster Bank Ltd Foreign Exchange and every des- criptom of banking business transact- ed.

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

Silver Prices Rise

Current Accounts and Savings Ac The local dollar is steady, counts opciberized Deposits opening on demand this morning ceived at rates whiumagil be quoted

at 13-5/16d on application.

Trusteeship & Executorally under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for Hire,

PHILIP GOCKCHIN

Chief Manager.

1936 HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY

NOW ON SALE

Price $1.

The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd. China Mail Building.

Bring Your PRINTING Problems to Us

THE NEWSPAPER ENTEPRISE LTD.

Silver prices advanced 1/16, both "spot" and "forward" being [quoted at 20-1/15.

The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at US$4.99%, is compared with £-US$5.011⁄2, while the New York on London cross-rate was quoted at £-US- $4.99-15/16, as compared with £} US45.01-5/16.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

MARKET

Marked Improvement Evident

London, To-day.` The effects of the declaration of policy of the new French Pre- mier, M. Leon Elum, were appar- ant on the foreign exchange mar- ket yesterday, when there was a marked rally in the French franc, land other Continental gold cur- rencies strengthened in sympathy. The closing three months' forward; rate for the French frane at 6 discount showed a small improve- ment. The price of gold has re- covered: 1/14d since last Thurs- day. Eritish Wireless Service.

Gold Creek 9 cts. n.

FEAR OF POISON

DEATH

MAN'S REMARK ABOUT MURDER CASE

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-NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN - })

NOTICE STARE MAENE

WOLOSHINOFF of 5, Queen's read C., French Bank Bldg., 2nd. A doctor revealed at a Dartford, Kent, inquest last month why fr.. Hong Kong is apply.

Governor he withheld a death certificate on Ernest Edgar Crofts, aged 74; aling to

for natural- ization, and that any per retired postman, whose funeral was stopped.

son who knows any reason why not be naturalization should granted should send a written and signed statement of the facts to the

Hong Colonial Secretary, Kong.

- Mr. Crofts lived with his wife. a qualifed pharmaceutical chem- ist, at a pharmacy at Longfield,

He died sudden-: near Dartford. ly, shortly before he was to have gone into hospital.

Dr. J. O. Priestley said that hej saw Mr. Crofts first in February, at the request of Mrs. Crofts. He was suffering from gastritis "and la chill and made a slow recoveryl

"At no time did I think he was likely to die in the near future,” the doctor added.

On April 24, continued witness, Mrs. Croft went to him and - said her husband was dying. He told her he could not continue to at- Itend Mr. Crofts unless he had another medical opinion. He also be unable stated that he would to issue a death certificate with jout a consultation.

Message. Received

On May 1 he received a mes- sage, and after he had seen Mr. Crofts it was agreed that Dr. Has- lar should join him in an examin- ation. Mr. Crofts' condition was found to be such that bekwas un- able to determine any cause likely) to lead to death, and Dr. jagreed.

Haslar

mes-

MARQUESS'S WATCH

The Marquess of Normanby last month told the Westmine- ter magistrate how he lost a £50 gold watch. Dennis Mat- thias aged 29, a labourer, charged with "steding by finding" the watch, was alleg- ed to have told a pawnbroker that it was given him by a man who lost to him at cards.

Mr. Ronald Powell, the ma- gistrate, icho thought this er- planation true, and the secution's Cast not strong enough, discharged Matthias.

PTD-

NAPOLEON'S

LAST CHAIR

Made By Chinese Craftsmen?

PUBLIC AUCTION

instructions to sell by Public ПHE Undersigned have received:

Auction

120

Friday, the 12th June, 1936, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Room,

Duddell Street A Quanfity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

comprising:-

Black Wood Furniture, Chester- feld Suites. Teak Bed and Dining Room Furniture, Office Furniture, Pianos, Gramaphones and Records, Radios, Carpets, Rugs, Porcelain. and Glass Ware, Brass and Aluminium Ware, Silver and E. P. Ware, Ornaments, Clocks, Cooking Stoves, Typewriters, Electric Ceil- Jing and Table Fans, Electric

Table

Radiators.. Lamps and INTERESTING CONJECTURE Filters Cutlery, Ice Chests, Re- Later Mrs. Crofts sent a

frigerators. Curtains, etc., etc. sage saying her husband was dy

also The last chair that Napoleon He went immediately and sat on realised £85 at Sotheby's, ing. found him dead. So far as 4 London, recently. Made of Span-i pearances went it was a natural ish mahogany, the chair was at Napoleon's bedside, when he died The Coroner:

Included in the Mot" waa 2 Colours. reason to suspect that Crofts had table made from the willow trees taken any drugs or poison of any growing over Napoleon's grave at One Set of 3 Engravings of kind? Dr. Priestley hesitated St. Helena. As we know, how-"Old Hong Kong”.

ever. Napoleon's remains were re- On View from Thursday, the and then replied, "Yes."

What leads you to think that? moved from St. Helena in 1840, 11th June, 1936. On one occasion when I was visit-and reburied

Terms: Cash on Delivery ing him he said, "You are

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

death.

Have

Wife's Evidence

you any

not France.

in his beloved

Cut Glass Table Decorations Crystal Candle Sticks- Hand Painted French Porcelain. Fine Oil Paintings and Water

and

poisoning me, are you?" On a sub-l It has been wondered recently| sequent occasion he said, "This is whether or not Chinese gardeners Hong Kong, 9th June, 1936.. another Nurse Waddingham case."worked for Napoleon when be took a keen interest in gardening Mrs. Crofts stated that on thelat his Longwood residence, St.! hus Helena. night before his death her band suddenly sat up in bed and

We now said: "Let us have a game of Chinese

know for a fact that workmen, and

where ther

NOTICETM

other CHINESE ESTATES, LIMITED

had

Benguet Exploration 27 cta. n.bridge. It will be a long time be- Chinese labour, was introduced

the FIRST INTERIM DIVIDEND fore we have another." They had into St. Helena in 1819 by

their a game and he went a funny co-East India Company, from cts. b..

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN She immediately sent for factory at Canton, to their factory b.. $1-lour.

the doctor.

that a FIRST INTERIM in St. Helena. The Coroner: Have you ever full control until the arrival of DIVIDEND for the year ending known your husband to take any Napoleon as a prisoner when the 28th February, 1937, of two per medicine or

other drugs

than island itself was then fully garri- cent, that is $2.00 per share, will those prescribed for him?-No.. soned with a Governor in control be paid on all shares in this Com-

You keep a chemist's shop and your husband would know where to find any drug if he wanted one?; -I do not think he knew much not jabout the drugs. He could

read the Latin labels.

IX.L. $1.65 1.

Masbate 76 cts n.

Northern Mining 40 cts. a. Paracale Gumaus. 56. cts. 13.

Suyoc Consol 34 cts. a. United Paracale $1.05 b., and sa. Universal Explor 19 cts. 32.

Public Utilities -

H.X. Tramways $10 b. Peak Trams. (old) $7 n. Feak Trams (new).. $3 z Star Ferries $86. Taumati Ferries $20 m.“ C. Lights (old) $103⁄4 sa.

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If he wanted a drug, he had only to go into the shop and get jone They were not under lock and keys? Not the ordinary things, but the poisona were kept in a locked cabinet.

pany on Monday, the 15th June," 1936, at the Company's Office at

£2,000 WITH AN China Buildings, 5th floor.

ANNUITY

THE TRANSFER BOOK of the Company will be CLOSED from the 11th to the 15th June, 1936,

By Order of the Board of

Rich Woman's Bequest both days inclusive.

To Her Companion

Directors, FUNG PING FAN, Director & Secretary.

A chauffeur, a butter and other servants benefit under the will of Hong Kong, 6th June, 1936. Pathologist's Evidence Mrs. Farmer Hall of Princes Dr. Davies, a Home Office pat-Gates, S.W., who died on Febru hologist, said his examination ary 22, which has been proved at

18FT. COBRA FOR THE ZOO

C. Light (new) $7.70 b. and sa. showed no sign of irritant ur cor- £29,738. K.K. Electrics $51% n. Macao Electrics $18% n. Sandakan Lights $8.30- n. Telephones (old) $25 n. Telephones (new) $84 1 China Buses Sh.$114 m. Singapore Tractions 28/- b. Singapore Tractions Pref: 28/-

rosive poisoning. The heart was She bequeathed her car, £100, moderately enlarged and there and an annuity of £78 to her chau- The London Zoo has acquired was a hardening of the vessels Keur, £500 and two years wages to the largest king cobra ever ex- which might lead to sudden death, her butler, and £2,000 and an an-hibited there. It

·

Industrials Malabon Sugar $94 b. Cald. Maeg (Ord.) Sh$191⁄2 Cald. Matg. (Pref.) Sh$15 n. Canton Ices $134. Cements $9 a. HK. Ropes $4.30-2

Stores, etc Dairy Farms $19 Watsons $3.45 Lane, Crawforda $64.

Mackintoshs $5. Sinceres $1.70 Wm Powells 40 cts... Wing On (HE) $50 z.

Cotton Mills Ewo Cottons Sh.$82 s. Shanghai Cottons

(old) Sh $70 Di

...

measures 181t. The Coroner: a narcotic nuity of £250 to her companion which is 15in longer than the re- had been taken would you expect and secretary.

to find any indication of it?—No.] There are many poisons which.do not give distinctive apparances, to the naked eye.

Assuming that Dz. Priestley had -jno communication from the dead man, would any suspicion have ever been aroused in your mind? -Nor

The jury intimated that they verdict were, prepared to give a without hearing further evidence. Without retiring, they returned a} verdict of death from naturalj

cansta.

REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS

Berlin to day-The Reichamark was quoted yesterday without guarantee, at: New York 0.29/ Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh-Paris, 611; Amsterdam, 59.59;

$39141

Zoong Sings Sh.$18 n. Wing On Tatiles Sh.125 n.

MiscellaneomR

Entertainments $2.90"n.

3. C. Enterprises $1.35 n. Macao "Greyhounds” 22 m. *Constructions (old) $1% z.

Constructions (new) 30 cts. b. Vibro Filing $3 Ch.. Govt,, 5%, 1925 G‡ida.

(and London, 12335. Paris quoted: the Pound sterling at 75.70 to 75.85, and the U.S. dollar at 15.155 to 15.171-Trans-Ocean Service,

393⁄4 D.

EK Govt. 4% Loan 7% pret.

HK. Govt. 31⁄2% Loan 1%-pram.

b

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