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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | THE CHARTERED BANK OF BANKING CORPORATION INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA" Anthonsed Capital $50,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. Lassi and Fally-Paid-up 20,000,000 | Reserve Funds;---

Sterling ......£4,500,000 Hong Kong Currency

Reserve....$10,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

HEAD OFFICE: BONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Bon. Mr. J. J. Paterson.

Chairman

G. Miskin Esq

Deputy Chairman.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital

Reserva Fund

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

Hi The

Viagg

Sobe

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1936.

Commerce and Finance

SHARE MARKET

The following was the list of! --£8,000,000 local share quotations issued to

day.

Banks

HK. Bank $1.570 n.

H.K. Bank (London) £98 m

$20,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

Aloe Blat

Fan o

A ma

1pob

Langok

Baracki

Bemarang

Биочива Диах

Bouzg

Shanghai

Calour:

Kuna Kampus,

kingspars

Unatom

Kuching-

Chartered Bank

14

Carpor

Madema

Manila

Boerskaya a Taping

Mercantile Bank

A. and R.

Casombo

23034

New York

Ha

Hexphone Harbury

Pumping

(Parting) Tenang

Harbin

Zongkah..

(khukar) Making Tokonams Zamboanga

n

.

Hon Mr. W.H. Bell, J.B. Kasson Esq., Cabe

H. Compton Esq. E. Pearce Esq.

Hoa. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,

JA Plammer Esq.

I. Johnson Esq. A.L. Shields Esq.

NOT

V. M. Grayburn, Esq.

LANGEOK

BALAVIA

JAY

CALCUTTA

CANTON

CARBUO

DOLUMBU

DAIREN KUCHU

KAIPHONG BAKJUBO

HARRIN

HULLU

IPUG

JOBURK

Chief Manager

BRANCHSS-

SUALOON

KUALA LUMPUR

LUNDON

LIUSS

DEALACCA

MANILA

SOLAE Johor)

XUEDES

JAW YUBK

PLATING

PENANG BANGORA

BALANCISCO

SAS

SHANTHAL SINGAPORE HUL BABALA

SE PATAN

TENISIN

JUSTO -

Tolbut&o

YOKONAK

Current &coste opesad in Lowal Currency and Bud Deposita received for "bur year or sborime can Currency and Starting on secti

Which will be ymosed to off on the t

Abs up to, cam SAPE

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1938.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Best of the above Back in conda- by the KONG LUNG and shasüHAI MANKINO-CORPORATION,

But may

Seed De appanation,

TUR THE INNG SONG AND SHANGHAI RANKENT CORPORATION,

V. M. GRATRCES,

Crust ranges.

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1926.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Autored Capita Fap Capul

Seserve and Cubrided Proda

$10,000,000,00 BSRL,000,00 1,086,55%:

HEAD OFFICE-RUNG KUSO.

14 Deborus Zusut, Casira

BOARD OF

OF DIRECTORS tir bou-on Chow, Chairman. Li Song Ca aq. P. i wag, og Tun Tong, Lag.. Chan Ching biak, Ben

•Bass bow, Wong Chu bog, Eay sad Kan Ying

на болка

Kam Tung Fo, Eng, Chint Manager.

In The Foot Eng, Kenager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES 2–

Kelbourne

Ma

Semarang

Bombay

bhangha

Sam Sweter

Unaka

Terpag

Palang

Your

Única Cazzou Emping Backom Flomakaatur Kote Lowidos

Sea Preacions

boracaye ŁYWOW

DYLUAT

Abou

Imagin Joico

Yulobema

Kracy dumption of Banking and Exchange Long Emoted on approved

bumama sa

ROVALTILLOR

sa Lerma which will

Current 4000gnia opeted in Lost Currency mad. Find Deposit recited on your or skorter pertuda · 20

and Forge Curaticie quoted on application, FAN TONO PO.

Caset Manager.

bate Deposit Boxes To L

~~Fesign? Exchange and Genera! Hanking buginosa Curruat 4000nia opened and Fland Deposits roved for one runc or abarwr perioça al "zaimy I Danta wadi Se quoted on application.

A. BREARLEY.

Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.

་་

Incorporsand with Lamised. Lámbility in C.SA

Head Office: 65, Broadway. Kew York

Capital Surplus

Reserves

· Anissordan Antwerp Alber-

Baritas Bombay Keenan Bru

LAPO Calmeaza

Canes Calend

Supratinga Dabun Edinburgh Jorence Guters

G.S.$6,000,000.00 2,240,344.38 897,612.65

BRANCHES:-

Gecon (ingow

The Hague

Montreux Kilan

Kiow Napina

Havasa Bamburg

Jerusalema. London

THE DOO

Lugano Lo Magneilma Most Carle

- Yuruch

Iurin Papay

Flottardan Bowa Shanghai Southampton Kingsp

Yokohama Zurich

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

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

A

-Personal investment accounts hand- Ied

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers Chegues" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department.

C. EL BENSON,

General Manager.

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED

"(Incorporated in China) Head Office Shangbai

.$T,500,000.00

$1,500,000:00

Capital Beserve Branches-A. Important Cities in

China

Foreign "Lachange and General Banking Business

szacsecsed.

Current and Saving Accounts opened and Fixed Deposita ramrud für'one year or shorter periods al tales which will be quoted on application.

BOU Z. CHNG,

Mercantile Bank C. 13 Bank of East Asia $73

Insurances

Canton Ins. $263+. Union Ins. $515 .. China Underwriters. $1 n. China Fire Ins, $462 n.

H.K. Fire last $250 n.

NEW YORK STOCK

MARKET

Continued Purchases

`Favoured

LITY AND RAILROAD

STOCKS

Messrs. White, Weld and Com- pany, New York, correspondents for Messrs. S.-E. Levy and Com paay, report:

"Stocks:-As current compari- sons with 1933 earnings are es- pecially favourable, we continue to favour purchases of "utility and

International Assce. Sh.$314 n. railroad stocks, though the latter

Shipping

Douglases $36 n.

H.K Steamboate $4 Indo-Chinas (Pret), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 m. Shells (Bearer) 97:6 ex. div. Union Waterboats $12.20 1.

Mining

Kailan Mining Ad. 11/- Langkats (Single) Sh.58 n. S'hai Exploration Sh-$4. Shanghai Loans Sh.Ste Raubs $10.55.

Verz; Goldfeld $44 b.

Docks, etc.

H.K. and K. Wharves $SS n. H.K. and W. Docks 39 n. Providents (Old) 95 cts. d. Providents (New) 20 cts. n. Hong Kew Sh.$185 m.". New Engineering Sh$4 Shanghai Docks Sh.$100

Lands, Hotels, etc. HK and S. Hotels $440 sa HK Lands $30% n

H.K. Lands 4% Debeatures

100% b...

Shanghai. Lands Sh$13 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 n. Humphreys $8.55 n. HK Realties $44 Chinese Estates $82 1. China Realties Sh.$4 a. China Debentures Sh.$60 n.

Manila Mining -Antamoks $4.1234 b.. $4.20 s.

Atoks 55. cts,, £3. Baguio Gold 24 cts. b.- Balatoes $21% "1.

will be strongly influenced by the

Thter-State

Commerce Commis-

sion's decision UN freight sur- We think that the pre- charges. sent advance is likely to extend. Business done: 1.030,000 shares.

"Wheat:-While the

Govern-

mert estimates. are bullish, we think sales on good advances are advisable on account of the im- proving Spring wheat situation. Total sales:-7327,000 bushels. -

"Cotton: There are further be Ineficial rains in the East and fur- The ther showers are predicted. undertone is steady, but offerings are increasing on advances.

"Flash: Average petroleum production during the past week is estimated at 2935,000 barrels

Who Ate Our Porridge?

Mother Bear looks a bit belliger-

ent as the three little bears at the Washington, D. C., Zoo stand by. These three little fellows were born to a Kaddiak bear mated with, a Polar bear. Once of the "Believe it or not" events at any Zoo. The triplets also set-á re- cord for multiple births to beare in captivity.

THE ISLE OF ROSES KL.M. Planes Land At Rhodes

MOST ROMANTIC SPOT.

The little spot on the map of

as compared with 2,944,000 bar the world blessed with the poetic rels the previous week.

aame "The Isle of Roses," where The Edison Electric Institute slender presses wave their old, estimates electricity production at wise heads over the immense blue |1,945,000,000 k..., an increase of surface of the Mediterranean, is (12.8 per cent over the correspond-Rhodes.

ing period of last year.

In the Homeric hexameters we already find Rhodes mentioned. with its three Doric settlements: Lindos, Ialysos and Camiros. The

COMMODITY PRICES Island glories in a most romantic

The following quotations have been received by Reuter:-:

Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing

New York Colton:- July

Benguet Consolidated $19 b.. Benguet Exploration 25 cts. s. Big Wedge 37/42/38 cts, va. Consolidated Mines 1 cts, b Demonstration $1.12-b.. $1.04/-Spot

1.09-93.

Gold Creek 9 cts. n.

Ipo Gold 31 cts.

Itogons $1.20 b."

IX.L. $1.80 b.

Masbate 77 cts. B.

October

history.

In 305 B.C. the Rhodians, in proof of their atitude to the resis- Gods--after a successful tance to the siege of Demetrius Poliorcetes, "the Conqueror of Cities." erected the Colossus, one of the seven Wonders of the An- cient World. - Seated

at

the

TRANSVAAL'S GOLD STILL

LEADS WORLD

to

Aliwal North, SA-The Tran- svaal is still easily the biggest gold producing area, with an estimated output for 1935 of 10,758,000 ounces. This is 36 per cent of the world total and 280,000 ounces in excess of the 1934 production, according statisties published here.

Russia retains second place output of 5,000,000 oances, the United States is put third with 3,532,000, and Canada fourth with 3,254,000. The out- put of Russia, it is pointed out," has been trebled in the last five year's.

with

1.77

CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO. ORDERS PLACED IN ENGLAND

ADDITION TO MACHINERY

Orders for à turbo-alternator of 12500 K.W. to be supplied by Electrical Metropolitan - Vickers Export Co. Ltd., of Manchester, and a boiler of 120,000 lbs, capac- ity to be supplied by International Combustion, Ltd, of Derby, have just been placed by the Chine Light and Power Co.

This new plant, which will bring the total capacity of the Kowicon Power Station to over 30,000 KW,

LOCAL TRAFFIC will be housed in an annex to the

ACCIDENTS

No Fatalities Last Week

will

дет

The annex present Station. form the first section of a Power Station, which will embody the latest features of the most modern power stations in the world.

These large contemplated exten-. In the Colony of Hong Kong,sions are an indication of the faith marble stairs of the Rhodesian including the leland, Kowloon and of the Directors of the China Caesar. Augu- the New Territories, during the Light & Power Co. in the future Acropolis, Cicero. stus studied philosophy and the week ending at 8 am. on Saturday of the Colony, and also of their elements of the noble art of eloqu-last, there were altogether 52 far-sightedness in ensuring that traffic accidents, as the result of the Company shall have ample which 24 persons were injured. Resort of Knights

provision for any increased de- Of the persons injured, 18 were mand consequent on future develop- After Palestine had been aban-pedestrians who were either walk-ments.

the road it may be mentioned as a matter doned by the Crusaders, the ing or running across Knights of the Cross found at and were struck by vehicles.of.general interest that Mr. J..H. 16.00n

Two private car passengers and Penington, representing Interna 16:04 Rhodes a peaceful resort for two 16.072 16.14

16.12h centuries. Then in the summer jone rickshaw driver were injured tional Combustion, Ltd, who`cOR~~

of 1522 Solyman the Magnificent as the result of collisions between ducted the final negotiations

behalf of his principals in connec- with an immense army dislodged vehicles. the valiant Knights. The mighty Оде

two tion with the order for the boiler, bus passenger Sultan transformed the Romanic tramcar passengers were injured came out as far as Penang by air. churches into mosques and the while alighting from a moving On June 5 last he left the Colony. flag with the crescent was flown motor bus and moving tramcars by the RMA. Dorado and was the first through passenger to leave from the belfries. Tiny minarets respectively.

October December January March May

1165 -11.65 10.97 10:95 10.95 10.30 10.97. 10.91 10.93 10.90 10.97 .10.92 11.79

11.79

New York Rubber-

enca.

July 1.

15.781

15.762

September

15.86

15.83

15.89%

15.83

December

· 15.97

15.95a

January

15.96

March

May

Salacots 11 cts. a.

General Off

500 дост

San Mauricio $1.03

|Chicago Wheat:-- $1.043 July

Casinor's Offon

s., $1.04% 53.

Sayoe- Consol 34 cts. s.

September December

84 854

-85%

85%

87%

37%

Established 1880

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

July

614

613%

sa

Head Office: Hong Kong

Universal Explor 17 cts. b.

Yen 129,150,000

26, Des Voeur Road Central

- Public Utilities HK Tramways $10 sa.

September Winnipeg Wheat:

58

58%

July

Peak Trame (old) $7 n.

October

December

777 77% 77%

7734

78

Star Ferries $361⁄2 1. Yaurmati, Ferries $20 a:

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

HONG KONG BRANCH: 24. De Tax Bood. Contra!. Manager'a Olor umanın

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK For Exchange Depi

LIMITED

Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100,000,000

Reserve Fund

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alexandria

Batavis

Berlin

Bombay

Clecits

Canzon

Dairen (Dainy).

Authorised Capital $10,000,090

LONDON BANKERS:-- Westminster Bank, Ltd.

Northerns Mining 39 cts. sa. Paracale Gumaus 58 cts." 52.

United Paracale $1.06 b., $1.10 Chicago Corn:-

Foreign Exchangs' and every des-Peak Trams (new)" $3 a

fcripton of banking business transact-

Nagasaki Nagoya New York

ed.

Onake. Pariz

Fengtien (Hnkien) Elo de Janeiro

Hamburg

Kankow

Hong Kong

Honolulu Feinking Karachi Kobe

London Los Angeles

San

Francisco

Seattle

Singapore Sourabaya Sydney Tientsin

Tokyo Tsingtan Tingkow Interest allowed for Current As- counts.

Mofi

Deposits received for fxed periods

at rates to be obtained on applica tion.

Hong Kong, 10th March, 1938.

Current Accounts and Savings „Ac- catents.opened. Fixed Deposits re- ceived at rates which will be quoted on application.

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

PHILIP GOCK CHIN

·Chief Manager.

HONG KONG HEIGHTS

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

ISLAND

C. Lights (cld) $10.80 s.. $10.-

70/101⁄2 sa

C. Lights (new) $7.70 b. H.K. Electrics $51 ss. Macao Electrics: $184-a- Sandakan Lights $8.30 . Telephones (old) $25 z. Telephones (new) $834 n China Brises Sh.$114 Singapore Tractions 23/6. Singapore Pref. 28/-

Industriais Malabon Sugar 391⁄2 b. Cald., Maeg. (Ord) Sh319 Cala, Macg (Fref.) Sh$15

Canton Ices $14 n

Feet

GKISHINAMI,

Victoria Peak. Signal Station Mt. Parker

.1,823

1,774

- Cements $9 a

1,734

E.K. Ropes $4.20 n

Manager.

Mountain Lodge

1,725

Stores, etc

The Eyrie

1,725

Dairy Farms $191⁄2 ni

Peak Hotel

1,305

Watsons $3.45 12

*ML." Davis

S77

Lane, Crawfords $654 z.

Bowen Road (filterbeds)

297

MAINLAND

Sinceres $1.70 m. -

Wm. Powells 40 ets. u.

Feet

Taimoshan

3,124

Kowloon Peak

1,971

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)

Capital paid up .....$5,000,000. $7,500,000. Reserves Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Blend-Office-Shanghai

A Bank having 25 its the industrial China and the screw

*mission

.of her.

commercial relations abroad, Hong Kong Office

6, Queen's Road Central.

Phone 31115.

(Continued from Next Colmik)

Constructions (old) $1

Constructions (new) 30 cts. b. Vilbro Piling. $3 ni

Ch Govt. 5% 1925 GSEds.

034,

HK Govt. 4% Loan 7% prem.

B.K Govt 34%% Loan 1%

prem. b.

Wallace Harpers $4 n-

Mackintosh's $5

Wing On (HK) $50 1.

Cotton Mills

Ewa Cottons Sk881⁄2 a Shanghai Cottons

(old) Sh

$70. IL

Shanghai Cottonis (new) Sh

$39

Zoong Sings Sh$18 Wing On Textiles Sh.$25 i. "Miscellaneous

Entertainments $2.90

S. C. Enterprises $1,35 m. Macao “Greyhounds” $2 n. (Continued at foot of Preceding Column]

and

од

rose above the bulky fortifications Of the 52 accidents, 25 were Hong Kong connecting with the and the prayers of the muezzin enllisions between vehicles; 19 KLM plane at Penang, which

vehicles makes him due to arrive in Lou-. jechoed from the pinnacles, where were collisions between ronce sounded the solemn hymns and pedestrians; and 8 accidents don in 626 days from the date of

This departure. -traded of the devoted knights.

were due to other causes.

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

Italy occupied Rhodes during the war with Turkey in 1912 and -under Italian sovereignity the beautiful isle has again come to Me The walls are restored, al general rebuilding plan, wisely in- fluenced by an artistic sense and 2 respect for the past, has been carried out; "prosperity and peace are again at Rhodes.

"Spot" Silver Steady The local dollaris: strady, opening on demand this morning at 1/3-5/16d.

Past Glory

Arriving by sea or air.one is "Spot silver was steady, be ing quoted at 19%, and "forward" concious of the past glory. Little imagination is needed to see the fell 1/16, being quoted at-19%.

The London on New-York cross twinkling of the cuirasses of the rate was quoted at US$5.01. Crusaders, the Gengese galleons as compared with US$5.01% and galleys and the treasures of while the New York, on London cross-rate was quoted at -US- $5.01 9/16, as compared with I- US $5,012

the Greek merchants.

Rhodes is a Dorado for tourists. There is a splendid luxurioas hotel, "Grande- Albergo delle Rose" and one can swim and sail in the sparkling bine of the sea There are broad avenues for

RAW RUBBER PRICES motoring. Now that the KLM-

Latest Quotations From land on

Singapore

planes (Eoyal Dutch Air Lines) twice- their regular weekly. Indian service between Athens and Cairo. "Rhodes' is brought within two days of Lon-

Messrs. H. B. Joseph- and Coon.. have

following received the quotations in Straits currency from Singapore for Paw Rubber:

Buyers. .25% Down %1 25% Down 1⁄2 26% Down .26% Down

Spot

July/Sept Oct/Dec. Jan/March

Market:----Idle..

PIGS ROASTED TO DEATH

Twenty-nine pigs, a dog and a goat were destroyed in a farin fire at New Duston, near Northamp

FRESH CREAM SUPPLIES

We regret to announce that following the recent spell of un- usually hot weather our daily yield of Fresh Milk has fallen off very considerably, with the result that we find it necessary to discontinue the sale of Fresh Cream.

From the 11th instant until': further notice, Fresh Cream will be available only to Hospitals and to persons under medical treatment.

We much regret the neces sity of this step and tender our apologies to all who will be in- convenienced as a result.

The supply will be resumed immediately we are in a position to do so.

The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd., HONG KONG