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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

$50,000,000 Jased and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000 Eserve Funds:

Authorised Capital -

Starling ......$ 0,500,000 Hong Kong Currency

Reserve $20,000,000.

Beserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

THE CHARTERED BANK OF „INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

$20,000,000

prietoza

£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

Alor Star Ariar

Alodo 1pon

Kanyon

Karmoni

Bombay Calcut

Sobe

Kuala Lumpur

Ú

Luching

Cawnpore Cab

Madina

FORAD OFFICE: HONG KONG:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Hon. Mr. J: J. Paterson.

Chairman

G. Miskin Est

Deputy Chairma

Bala

Hoa. Mr. WH. Bell, J.R. Mas500 Esq, tombe

AH Compton Bag, T. E. Pearce Esqu Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,

J. A Plummer Esq. LT. Johnson Esq.A.L Shields Esq. VM. Grayburn, Esq.

AMOI

BANGIOE

BATAVIA

BOMBAY

CALOUTEA

ANTON CHEFOO

QOLAMBU

DAIRES

POUCHOW

KALPBONG

HAMBURG

HANXOW

HARBIN HONGLEW

IPVN

6JHE

KOWLOON

Chief Mag

BRANCHES

KUALA LUMPLA

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MANILA

NEW YORK-

PEIPING

PENANG BANGOR ZARGON

SAN FRANCISCO

DHANGHAI

BINGAPORE

AYA

I PATANI THENISIN TUXTO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA

socket

Ourreal Amounts opened in Lomi Currency mimi Riped Deposits received for our eriods in Loo! Currency and Sterung on terce Bank will be quoted of applicatis.

O up to date BAPE LEPOSIT BOXES in

I am TO LES.

Hong Kong. 24th February, 1936.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Business of the abure Bank is conduct by HONG KONG AND SHANGHA INLING CORPORATION.

#zed od application.

FOR THE HANG

BANKING CORPUR the

Bulan may be

AND SHANGBAI

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Chini Mannge. Hong Kong, 4th February, 1936.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LID.

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Hong Kong "

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Saigon

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Shangha

Situa Sewrabaya

Mudan

Twiping TABLE

Lihom York

Peang

tag

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Zamboa

... Puping

•Fogn Exchange and General Banlang bunshan itated.

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Land in de Based Office

MAS buntur, Trui & Euter

overpot uti very at Bran 20come Tax werk wees g de cond opin A: BREARLEY,

Manager. Bong Ross, 1st January, 1935.

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

at the winch will be quotes to

China Foreign Exchange and Usporal Banking Bugun transac

Current and Saving Accounts opraad and Fixed Depou receved for com year or shorter parieda

an application

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Head Office: Hong Kong

26. Des Voeux Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des Serve 20 Undivided Pro 28205.5 cripton of banking business transacte

Asmarand Capite

Paid-up Capitală

from

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READ OFFICE HONG KONG.

14, Des Faux Road, Central

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PRASCE

Kangoon

Jigon

Sea Franciaco

Susson

Hydany

Taibak

Tientsia

Tokyo

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Loomats opened in Local Currency Bnd Fixed Deponite moved for on your m More pechada so Local and Foreign Currencies bergin which will be quoted on application. · Bale Deposit BORE TO L

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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.

HONG KONG HEIGHTS

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

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and

Commerce

Finance

SHARE MARKET TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

The following was the list of local share quotations issued to day.

Banki

HK. Bank $1.570 n... H.K. Bank (London) £981⁄2 1. Chartered Bank is a Mercantile

Bank A. and B

30 Mercantile Bank C. £3⁄4 Bank of East Asia $73

Insurances

Canton Ins. $203 a. Union las. $515 sa China Underwriters $1 China Fire Ins. $462 n. HK. Fire Ins. $250 n. International Assce. Sh.$334 1 Shipping

Donglases $36. H.K. Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 ni Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 E. Shells (Bearer) 98/114 n.

dit. Union Waterboats $12.20 n.

Mining

Kailan Mining Ad 1/4 a. Langkats (Single) Sh.58 p. Shai Exploration "Sh.$414_n. Shanghai Loans Sh.84 - Raubs $10.55 . Venz: Goldfield $44 b.

Docks, etc. H.K. and K. Wharves $38 n. H.K. and W. Docks $9 n. Providents (Old) 95 ets. n. Providents (New) 20 cts. Th Hong Kew Sh$185 New Engineering Sh$4 a Shanghai Docks Sh.$100 n.

.Lands, Hotels, etc. FLA and S. Hotels $1.30 b. H.K. Lands $31 sa E-K Lands

HK Realties $41⁄2

ex

Debentures

Chinese Estates $82 . China Realties Sh.84 n. China Debentures Sh.$50

Public Utilities HK Tramways $9.60 xa. Peak Trains (old) $7 1 Peak Trams (new) $ a Star Ferries $564 1.

Yaumati Ferries $20 n.

C. Lights (old) $10.80 s., $10.-

60 sa

C. Lights (new) $7.70 b HK Electrics $51 sa Macao Electrics $18. Sandakan Lights $5:30 h. Telephones (old) -$25 b. \\ Telephones (new) $84 x China Buses Sh.311 . Singapore Tractions 28/6 b. Singapore Pref. 28- .

Industrials

Malabon Sugars $914 b. Cald Macg. (Ord.) Sh.$194 Cald., Macg. (Pref.) Sh$15 D Canton Ices $14 a Cements $83 x H.K. Ropes $4.20 n. Stores, etc

Dairy Farms $19. Watsons-$45.

Lane, Crawfords $6 m. Mackintoshs $5. Sinceres $1.70 n.

Wm. Powells 40 cts. a. Wing On (HE) $50 a.

Cotton Mills

NEW YORK STOCK

MARKET. Believed. Likely To Advance

STRONG BULLISH REACTION

POSSIBLE

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

WHY SIGNOR VOLPI

REFUSED CALLS

Signor Giacome Lauri-Volpi, the Italian tenor, explained last month that the reason why he did not respond to the applause of the audience at Covent Garden and take cals for his singing in "Rigoletto," was because he in- jured his hand during the per formance.

**STELS

"The injury," he said. not serious, but it upset me a lit- tle and pained, and I felt that I wanted to go straight to my hotel.. I am sure the audience will understand. When I had com- the pleted my last aria 1 left opera house and I regret that any mystery should have arisen."

Stock: Technically, we believe that the market is likely to ad- vance to the 153.0 level before meeting strony resistance. Though the market technically is at a pro! 1st-taking level the possibilities of a strong bullish reaction to the Republican Party's Presidential] nomination may bring about a Chicago Wheat:--- continued rise to-morrow. Basi- July

September ness done: 1.090.000 shares.'

Wheat: Unfavourable crop re December ports from Dakota have induced Chicago Corn:- some buying. Total sales:

in

Jafv

curtail-December

3-asked. b-

nominal

$5

$54

$778

61

61%

582

58

78%

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE 'Undersigned have received Mastructions to sell by Public

Auction

02

Monday, the 15th June, 1936, commencing at 11.00a.m. at their Sales Room,

A

Duddell Street

Quantity

of Porcelain,

Cloisonne and Lacquered Ware

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 12th June, 1936.

£1,207 FOR DUTCH

PAINTING

Interesting Sale At Christie's

Historians and diarists have described the splendours of ther salon in Talleyrand's house in Paris, where the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1814. The famous 78% diplomatist had a penchant for bid-traded cabinet Dutch masterpieces. and jone of these little panel by Adriaen van Ostade-appeared at Christie's last month.

Cotton: There was some heavy September price-fixing to-day on the large Winnipeg Wheat:-- sales of cotton-goods and on pros-July ... pects of continued large domestic October. consumption instead of ment had been "contemplated a

The sharp reduction in month ago.

the July premium is a very constructive factor and is en- com- couraging larger forward

of cotton-goods. Wel mittments would recommend purchases reactions. Eains in the East were immediate the Shinsufficient

future market depends largely

and (old)

Ewo Cottons Sh.$85. Shanghai Cottons"

$70 n.

Shanghai Cottons (new)

$39% 0.

Zoong Sings Sh.$13 n. Wing. On Textiles Sh$25 .

Miscellaneous

Sh

Entertainments $2.90 n. S. C Enterprises $1.35 . Macao "Greyhounds” $2 n.. Constructions (old) $13⁄4 n Constructions (new) 30 cts. b. Vilbro Piling $ z.

upon weather conditions. Outside interest is increasing, but we bulges are think that sales on advisable.

FINANCES IN GERMANY

Evident Sound Reconstruction

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Rostock, To-day. The Reichs Finance Minister,

TOM

COMMODITY PRICES Count Schwerin

speaking

Jast here

Krosigk night

-After sharp and eager bidding- it fell to Messrs. Spink-at 1.150gs. When the Talleyrand collection was sold for 320,000 francs to William Buchanan, in 1817 this em of a work was priced at 500

guineas. It depicts a woman with Tince- a child in her arms at a clad cottage door, and shows the master's powers of painting light in suffused radiance. -

Bought privately

Alfred de Rothschild bought it an privately in 1907 from the Wer- Lord who acquired and economic theimers The following quotations have Germany's finance

policy, declared that in the midst Ashburton's collection privately. been received by Reuter-

Prev. Yesterday of the political and economic on-He bequeathed it to Almina Coun- Closing Closing rest that now fills the world Ger-tess of Carnarvon. In the sale-

Ch. Gort. 5% 1925 GSBds --

.933% 4. HR. Govt. 4% Loan 75% prem.ew York Cotton:-

b.

July

100% b. Shanghai Lands Sh.$13 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 ¤. Humphreys $8.53 1.

H.K. Gort. 34 Loan 14%

prem. b.

¡October

Wallace pers 34 -

December

11.65 10.95 10.90

11.67 11.15

11.10

January

10.91

11.09

March

10.90

11.12

May

10.92

- 11-14

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

Spot

11.79

11.79

New York Rubber:-

July

15.763

15.762

September

15.83

15.66

October

15.83n

15.89n

December

The local dollar is steady, January opening on demand this morning March at 1/3-5/16d

15.95a 15.96n 16.00

16.10a 16.04

15.95

May

"

Manija Mining Antamoks $4.35 b, $1.24 sa Atoks 53 cts: n. Baguio Gold 24 cts. b. Balatocs $21% n.

Benguet Consolidated $19 b. Benguet Exploration 24 ets. b.,

25 cts. sa

Big Wedge 37 cts. b.

Consolidated Mines 14 cts. b.

Silver Prices Fall

"Spot" silver cropped 1/16, be ing quoted at 19-13/16, and "for-

Demonstration $1.12 5. $1.12/-ward" also fell. 1/16, being quoted

Masbate 77 cts. b.

ISLAND

Feet

1.13 sa

Chief Manager.

Victoria Peak Signal Station

1,828

Gold Creek 9 cts.

1,774

Ipa Gold 81 cts. n.

Mt. Parker

1,734

Itogons $1.20 b.

Mountain Lodge

1,725

IXL $1.90 b.

1,725

Peak Hotel Mt. Davis

1,305

Northerns Mining 39 cts. n.

877.

Faracale Gumaus 58 cts.

Established 1880

Bowen Road (filterbeds)

297

Salacots 11 cts a

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

MAINLAND

Yen 129,150,000

Feet

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Tsimoshan Kowloon. Peak

3,124

52.

1,971

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin

at 19-13/16

The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £U.S.$5.01%, as compared with £-US.$5.01, while the New York on London. cross-rate was quoted at £-U.S.- $5.01-5/16, as compared with. --- | U.S.$5.01-9,/16.

16.1216162

many presents a picture of peace boom year, 1925, this Ostade- ful work and sound reconstruc-fetched 2,000 guiness, when it was tion. In the upward development bought for C. O. B. Clarke, of (that set in in 1933 there has so far Wiston Park, Steyning. not been a single halt.

to dispense with

This collector also owned a sef

of four fox-hunting scenes by J. Just be N. Sartorius, 1810, and it was like

witness the-- Over-centralisation avoided; the State does not wish old times again to

the creative fervour of the bidding. Mr. Franky.

Partridge had to go to 620 guineas force of private initiative.

Against the slogan "Our fate to be in at the death.

Another favourite painter of James Pol- depends on economie soundness" the Minister put the words of Fre-jold coaching scenes, drick the Great, that the fate of lard, was well represented by a the State, depends upon the great picture belong to Col. E. J. Her men born at the right time, ward, which realized 660 guineas.

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BERLIN SHARE MARKET

Berlín, to-day.-Business on the share market yesterday was ex- ceedingly small, partly owing to the Roman Catholic holiday and partly because buyers were dis- inclined to buy because of the press warnings about the abnor- mal level to which share prices had risen. Fized interest securi- thes were dull, but such business as was done took place at firm stood at 2 prices Call money to 3 per cent-Trans-Ocean Ser-

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REICHSMARE QUOTATIONS

-The Reichs- Berlin, To-day. mark was quoted yesterday with- out guarantee, at: New York, 4037; Paris, 611; Amsterdam, 59.55; and London, 12.465. Paris quoted the Pound sterling at 76.23 to 7626, and the US dollar at 16.19 to 15:195:- Trans-Ocean 'Service.

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