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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI | THE CHARTERED BANK OF

BANKING CORPORATION

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Authorised Capital • *. - - - $50,000,003 | Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1855. Issued and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000 Reserve Fund :----

Starling ...... 4,500,000 Hong Kong Currency

Reserve...$10,000,000

Beserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

$20,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

G." Makin, Esq.

Depoky Capir

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

| Eeserve' Liability of Pro-

prietors

£3,000,000 £9,000,000

$3,000,000.

Agencies and Branches:

Alor Se

Hola

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. J. I. Pataron

Arcise

Ipod

Bengkok

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Sociething

Bombay

Kobe

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Karla Lampo

Canton

Esering

Hon. Mr. WH. Bell, J.E. Masson Esq., pas A. E. Compton Esq., L. E. Parte Esq. Mon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,

4

Cabe

Colomb DRIN

Madon New_York Piping

I. A Plummer Faq | Hande

Ban

MT. Johnson Esq., A.-L. Shielda Baq | Ruma

P: M. Graybara, Esq.

ANOT BANGEDE BATAVIA

ALLOUTTA

AHETOO QULOMIO

MUREX JOOCHOS LAIPHONG

FUNKÓW MARRIN

-JOHORE

BROT

KOWLOOK

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BRANCHE 28 ju

KUALA LUMPUk

LONDON LYUNS

MALACCA

MANITA

HUAR WOHara

KULDEN NEW YORK

PELPING FENANG INGO N ZATION

SAN FRANCISCO

BILANGHA?

BINGAPORn

OLFARAYA

SUNGEL PARANT

TEXTS

TUXXO

TSINGTAO

TOKOHAMA

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1750 19 10 đ SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES ↳ Resina zinga TO LET

(PAE)

Bombaya Taiping

Tong

Zamboanga

- THE CHINA MAIL-FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1936

Commerce

Finance.

and

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Satisfactory Action

STOCK PRICES MAY WORK HIGHER

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

SHARE MARKET

-TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

The following was the list of [local share quotations issued to

day.

Banks

TIN AND RUBBER Banks $1,580 9, $1,575 30.

CONTROL

International' Schemes Successful

REFERENCE TO IMPERIAL DEFENCE

London, To-day. Referring to tin, and rubber control in a speech at the Col- Stocks: The action of the maronial Service dinner in London, Mr. -W. B. A. Ormsby-Gore, satisfactory, and,

Foreign Exchange sad General Basking beşizuket to-day was

received for ons jete or shorter pazoda at 2010 which víli da gwared, an appliossion.

and

The Bank's Head Ofos in London Esmonter

Tralee mouracy of Bettask Ingens Tax overpaid

Serina

Kadar

Business

dane:

Cursos Locosa oyund and Fad Depoise barring any particularly heary Colonial Secretary, said: "In Tax Bill at the end of the week, both cases I hold that the sys- we believe that stock prices will tem of control has proved suc- cessful and has achieved the That traced on work higher before any important main objects for which the

sell-off OCCULES.

schemes were framed, on the 940,000 shares.

only possible basis the full Cotton: With the influence of)

international co-operation of all Pool holdings becoming negligible, the important producers. As freer and broader markets are in- far as I am concerned I shall dicated. We would favour

use every effort to maintain the

A. BRKARLEY,

Maneret.

Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

par-

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK chases on setbacks. Weather pre- schemes."

LIMITED

(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai

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

Capital Reserve

dictions indicate partly cloudy conditions with some showers in

IMPERIAL DEFENCE is East. the

Trade demand

Referring to imperial defence healthy and there are ready buy- Mr. Ormsby Gore said that it in jers on all setbacks.

cluded the internal and local de Wheat: Secretary of Agriculture fence of every territory of the Hong Kong. 24th February, 1936 Branches--All Important Cities in Wallace to-day said that condi- Crown, and in view of the on- Formiga, Kashangaa Oma Bunting Bitions in the North-West, especial settled conditions in the world and any coca pod and sadly North Dakota, are worse than every Colonial Government and Deponila tummed for own pune të mbartur patiods those in 1934. Total sales: 28.-1

population must play its part to 243,000 bushels.

the utmost of its capacity in the interests of the whole Empire-

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Asians of the above Bank in conduct- The HONG KONG AND SRANGELAI SAXING OORPORATION. Bulan be abmand on application.

Ta Đi HUNG SỐNG LẠI SELYGENI

SAKKING CUBPOLATION.

VI GRAIBORN,

Chin Maziget.

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Lutheriana Capital

Full-up Capiki

- $20,000,000,00

Anvers and Tadiraded ProbleÉ LANÇONS

HEAD OFFICE:-BONG CONG.

3. Das Vaut Boad, Crezazal,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-

Eboues Chow, ChairsAR.

Li Xom Chan, E. P. K. Kak

Kas Long Bay, Chie Ching

Bang

Song

China

YOU CANO,

Manugu.

HONG KONG BRANCH 16. De Vanz Beek, Chowk, Kanng's U Foreign Exchange Dept. —.....

Casive's Othon ver

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong

25, Des Voeur Road Central. Authorized Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:-- Westminster Bank, Ltd.

COMMODITY PRICES Reuter.

The following quotations have RAW RUBBER PRICES Latest Quotations From

been received by Reuter:-

New York Cotton:-- July ¡October

Foreign Exchange and every December cripton of banking business transact- January Current Accounts and Savings Ae-March

Fixed Deposits re-May counts opened.

Wong as Son, Eng, and Eru Flag Caired at rates which will be quoted Spot

Kam Tung P, Eng, Chist Manage

LANCHES AND AGENCIES ——

شمها

Beste

Semarang

Shanghai

Sopspore

Sourabaya

Barsto

Nydory

Javie Mosby

Malbourne

New York

Euphong Stankom Molla

Lovies

CHINA Ре

3

Pre Prog Bagon Lingu

Vaskoka

Tokyo

|on_application,

Trusteeship & Executorship under. New York Rubber:- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire. July

Singapore

Mesars. H. B. Joseph and Ca have received the following quotations in Straits currency from Singapore for Raw Rubber.

Spot July/Sept

Bayers.

25% Up

26% Up %

26% Up &

26% Ups

Market: Undertone Firmer.

LOCAL DOLLAR

STEADY

Silver Prices Fall

Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing

1188

11.90 11.39 11.36 11.36 11.31

11.35 11.30

11.36 1131

11.40

11.33

11.98

12.00

Oct./Dec.

15.69

15.75

Jan/March....

PHILIP GOCK CHIN

September

15.81

15.35

H

Chief Manager. October

15.85

15.881

December

15.98

15.96

January

15.93n 15.99%

HONG KONG HEIGHTS -

March

16.03a 16.073

May

16.11n 16:15n

Chicago Wheat:- July

88%

ST

September

894

$872

December

90%

90%

Chicago Corn:--

July

629%

62%

Feet

September

59%

60%

Chint Manager.

1,823

Winnipeg Wheat:

Signal Station M. Parker

1,774

July

78%

78%

1,734

October

793

9

1,725

December

7944

793%

The Eyrie

1,725

Peak Hotel

1,305

Mt. Davis

STT

Bowen Road (flterbeds)

MAINLAND

Yen.129,150,000 |

Taimoshan Kowloon Peak

297

Feet 3,124 1,971

Vancou Yokama.

Icy damage of Banking sol Ezolmags

For the information of visitoza the following list of some of the

businesscled Costs granted of spyro highest points on the Island and

Curreal Accouple opened to Local Curtency and Pized Deposits ownd for

skorter Deciods in Lood and Formigh Cutzencia

Gerona which will be quoted on "application. Sala Dapons Boxes To Let

KAN TONG PO,

Mainland is published:-...

Victoria Peak

ISLAND

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Mountain Lodge

LIMITED

Established, 1880 *. Capital (fall paid-up) Yea.100,000,000 Reserve Fund

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin Bombay

Calcutta

Capton (Dainy)

Nagasaki

Nagoya

New York

Özakca

Paris

Feiping

Bangoon

Dien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Bamburg Hankow Harbin

Handlela

Brinking

Los Angeles Manila

Kofi

San Francisco

Seattle

Singapore Sourabaya

Tokyo

Tsingtau Yinzkow

/

Interent allowed for Current Ac- tyants.

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

G. KISHINAMI,

Manager. Hong-Kong, 10th March, 1935.

THE

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. $500,000. Head-Office-Shanghai

A Bank having as its mission. the industrial development D China and the fostering of her Bommercial relations sõroad. Hong Kong Onles

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

NOISY BURGLAR:

The licensee of a Walton-on- Thames hotel, hearing noises up- stairs, found that four rooms had! been ransacked by a burglar, who escaped through a window with a small haul of jewellery.

A

HAZARD Avoided

HEN you travel through the famous

places of Europe this year, when you daily in its smart shops, when you do any of the many Continental things that require money, you will want to be free to thorough. ly enjoy yourself.:"

Carrying cash is a dan

Each new boundary. ger. line brings new currency regulations. Your travel

· funds must meet all re- quirements They must be". known and accepted in all countries. They must be safe against loss and theft.

All these problems are solved by carrying

AMERICAN EXPRESS

TRAVELERS CHEQUES

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., INC.

Incorporated with Limited Liability in USA.

No. 4, Des Voeux Road, Central

The local dollar is steady, opening on demand this morning

·lat 1/3-5/16d. ***

"Spot" silver fell to 19%, while forward" declined 1/16 to 19-11/16.

The London on New York cross- Irate was quoted at £-US$503, as compared with £—US$5.02%, while the New York on Londos {cross-rate was quoted at £-US-} $5.03-1/16, as compared with £— US$5.02.

EXPENDITURE ON RELIEF

Huge Appropriations Passed In U.S.A.

The Bill

Washington, To-day. Deficiency Appropriation providing $300,000,000 for work relief expenditure, requestad by President Roosevelt, has com- pleted all its stages in the Senate and House of Representatives and has been sent to the White House for the President's signature. The bill entails a total appropriation fof £475,000,000 for the fiscal year

1937-Reuter, “

TOOTH LEADS TO DEATH

Man Dies During Extraction

Kenneth Martin, aged 49, of St. Saviour's Vicarage, Luton, came, to London to have an unerupted] wisdom tooth extracted. He un- derwent the operation în St. Luke's Hospital, but half-way through it he died.

Medical evidence was given at the inquest at St. Pancras recent- |ly that death was due to heart failure consequent upon disease of the heart, and accelerated by the anaesthetic....

The Coroner (Mr. Bentley Far chase), recordings verdict of death by misadventure, said that the operation had been properly kperformed.-

HK. Bank (London 100% 1. Chartered Bank £13, n. Mercantile Bank A. and

$304. Mercantile Bank C. £13. Bank of East Asia STS 1.

Insurances

Union Ins. 351732 b. Canton Ins. $263 1. China Underwriters $1 n China Fire Ins. $462 m. FLK Fire Ins. $250 a

International 'Asste. Sh.39%

Shipping Douglases $56 1.

V

H.K. Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 1. • Indo-Chinas (Def) $20 1 Shells (Bearer) 98/9 n. Union Waterboats $12.20 1.

Docks, etc. H.K. and K. Wharves $38 n H.K. and W. Docks 39 b. Providents (Qld) 85 cts. b.. Providenta (New) 20 cts. 3. Hong Kew Sh$185 New Engineering Sh.34 2. Shanghai Docks Sh$100 m.

Mixing Kailan Mining Ad. 11/ Langkats (Single) Sh.$8 r S'hai Exploration, Sh-$431⁄2 2. Shanghai Loans Shii n- Raubs $10 1.

Venz; Goldfield $41⁄4 b

38.

Atoks 57 cts.

PIRACY IN BRITISH WATERS

Story Related In Court

NEW... ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAY

IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOV PRVMPANT ORDINANCE, The

MEN COMMITTED TO SESSIONS EXCHANGE

31

BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction- og The story of a-piracy of a trad-public business on TUESDAY, the ing Jank in British waters just 23rd June, 1996 (The Birthday Of R outside the harbour was unfolded HIS MAJESTY THE KING).

to Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday after noon, when two unemployed-sex- men, Tang Cheong, aged 31, andi [Lau Man, aged 47, were committed

D.

NOTICE

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that claims against the existe

to stand trial at the July Criminal of CHARLES BULMER JOHN- Sessions. Detective-Sergeant A. SON, deceased, should be sent te Kinnear conducted the proseco-Hastings & Co., Marina House tion.

TITHE RATE LOSSES

36,000,000 For Rural.

Councils

The charge against the Tem alleged that they, with four others not in custody, and armed with a rifle, revolvers and knives, did rob Lau Ng, master of trading junk 75903E, at Shau Tre Mun on April 29, of 50 sacks of rice, two sacks of yellow beans, 12 lamp- shades, five suits of black cloth- ing, five suits of white clothing. ja brown water-ganze waistcoat, jone grey and one black woollen

cardigan, one white jacket, two spread over 60 years, will be paid leather slippers, two white su of their loss of rates on tithea re

to rural district councils in respect Thats, and a pair of trousers.

JUNK FIRED ON

.

60-YEAR COMPENSATION:

An

SCHEME

smount

of

£36,000,000,

deemed, under the Government'> Tithe Bent Bil

This was stated at the Rural Dis trict Councils Association confer- Sergeant Kinnear stated that!

ence at Bournemouth last month. complainant was master of a by Lt. Col. Sir Seymour Williams trading junk carrying on a busi-chairman of the executive council.

wan.

Antamoks $4.30 by $4.35/4.32%ess between Nam O and Shauki!. In many areas, he said, the lose It appeared that on April of rates, if all tithes were redeemed, 29, complainant with three fakis would be very serious. The total left Shaukiwan at 6 am for Nam amount of rates on tithes payable in He had on board a carge of rural district council areas 114 sacks of rice, two sacks of £850,000" a year. yellow beans; and 12 lampshades.

Baguio Gold 26 cta. n. Balatoes $213⁄4

Benguet Consolidated $18.40.sa.

ex. div. Benguet Exploration, 23 cts. n. Big Wedge 36 cts. Consolidated Mines 1 eta Demonstration $1.05 b., $1.05 8 Gold Creek 9 ctx. n. Ipo Gold 31 cts. n. Itogons $11⁄4 he IXL $21.

Masbate 71 cts. b. Northerns Mining 39 cts. n. Paracale Gumans 58 cta. 3. Salacots Mining 11 cta. D. San Mauricio $1 a. Suyoc Consol 34 cts. b. United Paracale $1.01 b. Universal Explør 17 cts. n.

Lands, Hotels, etc. < HK and S. Hotels $44 5. HK. Lands $30.90 m. HK. Lands.

4%

Debentures

100% b. Shanghai. Lands Sh$13 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 n. Humphreys $8.55

HK, Realties $41⁄2 n Chinese Estates $82 m. China Realties Sh. 4. n. China Debentures Sh.360 1. Public Utilitie

H.K. Tramways $9.40 b. Peak Trams (old) 6%1⁄2 Peak Trams (new) $23⁄41⁄4% n Star Ferries $861⁄2

Yaumati Ferries $20 n.

0.

WAS-

Gradually Diminishing As a result of a conference' be-- At midday, they rounded a point tween a committee of the Associa- of High Island known as Shau tion and the Minister of Health he Tze Mun They then noticed was able to inform the conference - three rowing boats coming to that for the first year rural district wards them, each boat containing councils would receive from the six men, from the direction of the Government the full amount of the Island Complainant tried to deficiency in rates except in respect make away as fast as he could, of the urban part of the tithe. Then but while the three boats were dually. In fact, the Goverment the amount was to diminish gra- still about a hundred yards dis- was to give a grant equivalent to tant, a shot пад heard. The £800,000 a ye, spread over 60 missile failed to hit anybody and years, which meant a total

The junk £36,000,000 over that period. was called upon to stop, and did A series of resolutions was passed. [80.

by the conference urging the Minis- ter of Health to allow maximum Both defendants declined to

grants under the Housing Bural give evidence and said they had Workers Acts

houseowners* nothing to Bay. Both denied voluntarily demolishing and rer taking part in the piracy.

Defendants

fell into the water.

404

Of

building houses in rural areas; were then com asking for grants for sewerage-

mitted to the Sessions.

OPIUM ON FISHING

JUNK

A Bad Case Of Smuggling

The discovery of a huge quan-

raw opium on board fishing junk off Green Island on

"C. Lights (old) $10, $10.70tity of

32.

C. Lights (new) $7.70 b. HK. Electrics $50 b., $50/50.15

St.

Macao Electrics $18% 22.

Sandakan Lights $8.30 n. Telephones (old) $25 n. Telephones (new) $

.

China Boses Sh.$11 n Singapore Tractions 28/6 b. Singapore Pref. 28/- 1.

Industrials

Malabon Sugars $91⁄2 b. Cald., Macg. (Ord) Sh.$191⁄2 a Cald.. Macg. (Pref) Sh$15 n. Canton Ices $1 Cements $8.45, b ELK. Ropes $3.90 n. Stores, etc Dairy Farms $191⁄2 n. Watsons $3.45 1. Lane, Crawfords $6% m. Mackintoshs $5 n. Sinceres. $170. Wm. Powells 40 cts. n. Wing On (HE) $50 n.

Cotton Mills Ewo Cottons: Sh.$8 a

Shanghai Cottons (old)

$70 IL Shanghai Cottons (new)

539/2 The

Zoong Sings Sh$18 1. Wing On Textiles Sh$25 n.

MiscellazionE

schemes; and asking for additional: grants for rural water supply" schemes

HALE ENTERED

BY POLICE

Trouble At Fascist Meeting

Edinborgh.--Police were sext into the Usher Hall, Edinburgh,

June 13 was related by Inspector one night last month to quell a K. W. Andrew when prosecuting Sir Oswald Mosley addressed a disturbance which broke out when. four men before Mr. E. Him meeting.

worth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.

An additional charge

There were continuous inter- of possession of a revolver, and Sir Oswald said that he had come ruptions at the beginning when: seven rounds of ammunition with-to explain the Fascist case. There out a licence from the inspector would be an opportunity for ques General of Police was brought tions at the end, he said, and any against the men.

men

Interrupter would be ejected and The accused were Li Sau, aged handed over to the police. 32. master of Aberdeen, fishing

Aftempts to eject: several junk No. 4369HA, Cheung Makwere resisted, and there was a kap, aged 29, Lai Shui, aged 36 struggle in the gallery. Even- and Ng Yung-shing, aged 29; allitually three or four - men "were described as seamen.

handed over to the police. admitted Several thousands gathered out- possession of the raw opium, but side the hall, and attempts were only first defendant admitted pos-made to hold counter demonstra-- Isession of the revolver and ata- tious:

munition.

All four defendants

NARROW ESCAPE

FOR DOCTOR

Mr. Himsworth remarked that The regarded it as a bad case of smuggling deserving of the maxi- mum penalty. He therefore im-) posed on all defendants a fine off $2,000, or six months' hard la bour, and in addition one year's Shard labour on the first charge of Dr. R. L. Galloway, of Exfield,

Motor Cycle Goes Over Bank

Sh-Possession of raw opium, and he Middlesex, a competitor in the sentenced-first accused to 12 Scottish Six-day Motor-cycle Trial, montha” hard labour on the charge, and his passenger, were uninjured of possession of firearms, this last mouth when their combination sentence to run concurrently with went over the bank of Bleakine the first. An order was made for Hill, Inverness-shire. The edge the confiscation of the opium and of the bank gave way, and the ma---

{chine somersaulted down a steep" revolver.

[declivity. Its downward rush was- jstopped when it hit a tree

Entertainmnentă $2.90 ́n. 3: C. Enterprises $1.55. n. Macao "Greyhounds” 12 z. Constructions (old) $142. Constructions (new) 30 cts. b. Vibro Piling $24 n. Ch Govt. 5% 1925 GBds.

98%

HK Gost: 4% Loan 7% prem.

HK Govt 34% Loan 1%%

prem battle. Wallace Harpers $4 n-

LAST GIFTS TO SERVANTS

FORTRESS FOR SALE

Bequests` inade to a servant Sandgate Castle, one of five for---- amounting to £25,000, £1,000 to treases built on the Kent Coast in relatives, and £2,000 to a former 1589 to resist threatened invasion servant, were made in the will of from, the Continent, is to be Miss Marion Brown, of: Lanark offered for s

by auction