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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATIONTM

Authorised Capital ......$50,000,000 lasted and Fully-Paid-up 20,000,000 Laserva "Fundi gos

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

Beserve ..$10,000,000 Leserve Liability of Pro-

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1833.

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READ OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

:

Reserve Liability of Pro-

pirietors

.53,000,000 £3,000,000

.£3,000,000

prietors

$20,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

TRAD

OFFICE: HONG KONG,

Alor Star Amriteer thaughok

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Hangooo

Emman

Calcula

Cawupons

Xadron

Hamle

Median

Ta

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(Posing) Penang

Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,

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Jokate Zmeshanga

AL Shields Esq.our Cour

SOARD OF DIRECTORS,

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson.

Chairman.

G. Kinkin Es

Deputy ChauESANT,

foa. Mr. WH Bell, JR. Hasson Esq., Cabu

H. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Esq.bo don. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,

J. A Plummer Erg

ANOT

V. M. Grayburn, Esq.

MALO KOZ

SATAVIA BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

CANTON

CHSPOO

COLUMBU

OLIMEN

POOCHOW HAIPHONE

HAMBURG

HANKOW КАЛАТИ

HONGLEW

PLOTA

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JOKORZ

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Chaal Manager,

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LOXDUS

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MALACCA

MANILA

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NEW YORK

PLIPINO

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MAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

ILANGHAI

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SUNGE PATANI

TIENTSIN

TUXYO

TRINÚTAO

YOKOKAMA

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Find Deposilu zoonivad for pa ju or shorver vermia in Laboni Currency and versing on tw

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SAFE DEPOSIT BO165

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Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Bad of van soʊra Bank la conduce- the EONG KONG, AND SHANGHAI HAKKING CORPORATION. Blowing be FOR THE H | LONG AND. SHANGHAI BANKING CORPOBATICK.

V. GRAYDUEN,

Gai agy.

Bong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

$10,000,000 NO £20,000,00

Latherines Capita: cm Top Ponte de Put-up. Castië) ca. 190 for it then deat Reserve and Undivided i'rolls 2,000,000.21

HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG. 34, De Vaux Bond Central. BOARD OF DIRECTORS —

Jon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman.

Le Loan Chen, Zaqu l- & Krok,

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The Tong has Chan Ching Sark, Logan Rang Rag. Wong Chu Bon, Eng, most thou Ying Ja, Log.

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BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Calouste Cautoo Haiphong Hankow Tannin

Kawione

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Hulbourna

Jiew 2ork

Tats

Ганданам

PRE

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Demarang

Naanghai

Mektupor boursays DWET

Sydney Tetrokk

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FOLTO VAROON MAP Yokoimma Beary moripison of banking and Exchange approeed LEDARcted. Lonas granted

MICKITSA

Cat Andante apexed in Las Cuervsy and Nized Depola morted for aƐ JUNE DE shorter perioada în Local and Forwyn Currencia so_terms which will be quemland on "application. -- Deponit Be To Le

KAN TONG PO.

Chiat Manager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED

Established 188

Capital (full paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 .Yen 129,160,000 Reserve Fund

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Moji Nagasaki

Batavia

Alexandria

Bangkok

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Dairen (Dainy)

Hamburg

Erakow

Harbin

Hong Kong

Henciala

Nagoya

New York

Oszka

Paris

Peiping

Bangoon

San Franciaco

Seattle-

Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Brinking Karachi

London

Los Angeles

Singapore Sourabaya Sydney Tientsin

Tokyo

Manila

Interest allowed for Gurrent Ac counts.

Deposits received for fixed perioda st rates to be obtained on applica- Hoc.

G. KISHINAMI,

Hong Kong., 3rd July, 1936.

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MannTSI.

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL &

SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China);

Capital paid up Reserves

..$5,000,000. $7,500,009.

Capital Savings Dept. $500,000, Reserva Savings Dept. 3600,000, Head-Office--Shanghai

A Bank having as its aúnsion the industrial development on China and the fostering ocamercial relations abroad. Hang Hong Off

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1936

and

Commerce

Finance

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.

Local Share Market SCHOOL open on Monday, Sep-

With the exception of Trams to which receded from $11.70 $10.50 the market was steady dur- ing the week under review, Docks which were neglected for SOND time came to business at $14%. Dairy Farms were in good deraanú lat $214 with very few shares of-

$.

V

H. K. Stock Exchange Weekly CHANGES (3.15 pm) CLOSING

QUOTATIONS Report issued at 3.15 pm yeste~[

BUYERS day.

Benguet Explor. 38 cts. Consolidated Mines 6 cts.

SELLERS Tramways $11. China Lights (Old) $1135.

SALES China Lights (Old) $11.65. Electrics $52. Atoks 92/93 ets. Benguet Explor. 39 cts. Demonstrations $1.53 Ipo Gold 32 cts. Masbate Consol, 98/99 cts. Paracale Gumaus 76 ets. Salacots 16 cts.

Foreign Exchange sad General Banking bus fering Electrics changed hands

at 352 and closed with further

bad

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Current Accouesta opened and Fised Deponile numret ive us your se skorine period buyers. Telephones (Old) which will be quand on application.

The Bank's Osos in London undertakes good buyers at $264 with Exaction and Trustee business and chim shares offering.

Bilis income saverpaid. qui

face which say be scouttained at any of ite Agencies and Bruncher.

A. BREARLEY,

Manager

Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,

LIMITED

(Incorporated in China) Lead Office-Shanghai

Capital Reserve

$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00 Branches-All Important Cities in

China

Forsien Lenkange and Osorti Banking Borthern

ROMACH.

Gartens and Daving Anxowche opsoed mod Flaed Depazza rednered if one past or shorter parce at makes which will be sucked on soplication.

BOU Z CHANO,

حملا

HONG KONG BRANCH: 3. Des Van Road, Cocarat

Manaque's "Odon

Foreign Exchange Dept.

General Com

Corbin's Offic

Section closed

The Mining

a fair turnover for! jsteady with

both cash and forward deliveries. BUSINESS DONE DURING THE WEEK

Canton Insurances $250. Union Insurances $5472. Docks $14.

Providente (Old) $132, $1.55. Humphreys $8.95, $9. Tramways $11.45, $11.80, $11.90, $11.80, $11.70, $11.45, $11.40. Yaumati Ferrics $20.

Suyoc Consol. 57% cts. United Paracale $1.95/1.98.

PHILIPPINE GOLD MINING QUOTATIONS

Stocks

tember 7th. Examination for New Students at 9.50 am

For Prospectus, for Board- er's and Day-boys, apply Mr. Fung Man Sai or Mr. Chan Paki Luk, Messrs E. Wicking, Prince's Building (Tel 30241) OR The Warden, St. Stephen's College, Stanley.

IF LANDON BECOMES PRESIDENT

distribu-

(Continued from Page 4)

(speeches were re-issued as pam-

phlets for States-wide ¡tion, a dozen campaign rooms Llos-) somed out, and the Kangas. Gover nor found attached to him as na-i Closing Closing tional campaign organiser John D. evo M. Hamilton, under whose man-

Opening

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P340 P.3.40 Passagement all that the Press had not 58 already done to familiarise the

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Antamoks Atoks

57

5+

Baguio, Gold Benguet Con

26

P.14

Benguet Ex

24

39

27% country with the name and deeds P144 P14% of Landon was promptly put into

24 24

force. Big Wedge..

69 38 Demonstrations 95 95 95

... P.1.90 P.L.90 P1.85 P.1.80 P.1.80 P.1.75

China Lights (Old) $11.60,I I. I

$11.70, $11.65, $114, $11.05.

China Lights (New) $81.

Electrics $52.

Cements $9.60, $9.65.

22560

Dairy Farms $21.

Raubs $11.60.

3:1500

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong

26, Den "Voear Road Central.

Authorized Capital $10,000,000

LONDON BANKEES:— Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des cripton of banking business transact ed.

Current Accounts and Savings Ac-|

Fixed Deposits re ants opened. Ceived at rates which will be quoted on application.

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

PHILIP COCKCHIN

Chief Manager.

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.

Incorporated with Limited Liability in USA.

Head Office:-65, Broadway,

Capital

Surplus Reserves

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Jason

علمية

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Boubay

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Car

Trupesbage Di Edinborgh

Jornos

Gende

New York

Antamoks $5, $5.20, $5.35.

Atoks 02/93 cts.

Baguio Gold 42 cts.

Benguet Explorations 37 cts, 38

cts. 39 cts.

Big Wedge 66 cts.

Consolidated Mincs 5 cts.

Demonstrations $160, $1.55.

$1.52. 31% $1.53.

Itogons Masbate

X. Mining

Par. Gumaus

San Mauricio

Suyoc Consol

"Smeared With Oil"

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WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM

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25

47 474

P.LTS PLTS P180 cism. Even of his opponents for

Uta. Paracale P.115 P.1.15

H.K. SHAREBROKERS

ASSOCIATION

3474 34 nomination, only puffy ex-Pre-

P115(sident Herbert Hoover had any-i

thing to say against him, and he described the Kansas merely ¡Governor as "wishy washy" and (as "smeared with oil" The latter reference is supposed to have had reference to a rumour that Alf Landon is tied up with Harry Sın- jclair, main figure in the “Tespot; Dome" sensations of a few years back

Stock Report

The following report was issued

Ipo Gold 32 cts., 31% cts., 22% by the Hong Kong Sharebrokers'

cts., 32 cts.

Itogons $2.56.

IXL $2.97.

Masbate Consol 371⁄2 cts. 98

cts.. 31, 97 cts., 98/99 cts. Northern Mining 36 cts., 37 cts! Paracale Gumaus 74 cts., 76 cts. Salacots 16cts.

San Mauricio $2.07, $2.15, $214

$2.60. $2.80, $2.85. Suyoc Consol 35 cts., 36/57 cts.

57% cts.

United Paracale $1.61, $1,77, $184, $2.10, $220, $195/18.

BUILDING FUND APPEAL

In response to the appeal, the. US $6,000,000.00 Building Committee beg to acknow- 2,240,344.38 ledge with very grateful thanks the

897,612.65 following donations:-

BRANCHES:-

Glo The Hague HaveDA Hamborg ***

Bridelberg Interlaken Jornalen L.0000 Liverpool kar Lugano

Harnelian Monia Caria Kamila

Montros

TIMONE

H.E. The Governor, Sir

[Association..

-**

Wharves $95 b.

Providents New 10 cis. b. Trams $10.80 s., $10.60 sa.

$27.00 sa.

No self-made man, Governor Alf is the son of a rich oil producer, into which industry he followed

Telephones Old 3262 XD b.,his father after four years spent in banking. To-day he owns 100 oil wells in Kansas and Oklahoma, and is certainly a wealthyTM man, though estimates of his fortune vary between £50,000 and £400,000.

Atoks 94 cts. b., 99 cts. s., 94/95

cts. sa.

Baguio Gold 43 ets. b., 45 cts.

S., 43/4314744 cts. sa.

Beng. Expl. 384 cts. b.. 39 cts.

5: 584/39/38 cts. sa. Big Wedge 624 cts. b. Consolidated Mines 064 cts.

..064 cts. sa.

Demonstrations $1.49 b. Gold Creek 64 cts. sz.

1

Chief Problems

By his first wife he had a daugh- b. ter. Peggy Ange, now an 18-year- {old undergraduate; by his second and present wife he has had two children, Nancy Jo and John Cobb

Gold Rivers 10 cts. b., .09 cts. Landon, whose constantly boosted infant charm will help the Gover- nor with women's votes..

Sa

Ipo Gold 34 cts. b. 341⁄2 cts, sa. Northern Mining 38 cts. b..

402 cta. a.

As candidate for Presidency, Alf M. Landon's chief problems have SA been to adapt his typically

provincial mentality to national; Santa Rosa 071⁄2 cts. b.. 07/-|problems; to change his fat, mono-

Salacots 16 cts. b., 18 cts.

13/181⁄2 ct. 824 ↑

07/0734 cts. sa

Suyok 57 cts. b., 59 cts. s.

Andrew Caldecott

$ 250.00

Peak Church.

100.00

Kaples

Глиц

Mr. R. Ashton Hill

200.00

Left: Taiping

Col. E. St. G. Kirke

200.00

Potterdam

HE Major Gen. A. W.

Eartholomew..

100.00

cts. sa

Shanghai

Anonymous E.

50.00

Yaumati Ferries $20.00 sa.

Son UnseptoNS

Singapore

Gilman & Co. Lid

50.00

Virtua

Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Hall

50.00

Veuson

Anonymous B.....

~ Yokomo

Miss. K. M. Anderson

50.00 50.00

Zorick

Anonymous (per. Mrs.

Anderson)

50.00

25.00 25.00 25.00

Rev. and Mrs. E. W.

Martin

Mr. M. T. Johnson

Branches of American Express Rev. H. W. Baines Company in Principal cities of United Mr. and Mrs. Kailey States of America and Canada.

All classes of Commercial Banking Rev. and Mrs. G. F. Aller Transactions undertaken. De

Mr. J. C. Grenham

Mr. S. V. Gitting Personal investment accounts hand-Rev. and Mrs. L. L. Nash

Miss E. M. Pope led.

Mr. and Mrs. Butcher The Company offers to intending Miss Edith Baines Travellers the use of its "Travellers Anonymous H. Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, Mr. W. M. Barton in addition, the wörld-wide services Mr. C. Elaker of its thoroughly equipped Travel Mies Drury Department.

C. E. KENSON,

Miss J. Buckwell Anonymous J.

Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Kwan

General Manager. Mr. and Mrs. Mossop

N.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE

16. Gramourth Stawel, London, BCS Authorised Capital ..£8,000,000 Subscribed Capital .. 1,800,000 Paid-up Capital ........ 1,050,000 Reserva Fund & Rest 1,247,830 RAJKERS: The Bank of English & Midland Bank, ZAR.

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Barak

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KRANCHES

New Indk Pasany

Hota Hiers

(Moarities) Inala Idpis**** Bangoon

Karla Lump Mangal Kuantan (Pahang Samta

Singapers

HONG KONG BRANCHLO Lency discription of "Bucking and Zuckwags

Providers Cheques" issued,

"INTEREST allowed on Corrned haenonder and Pland Degrondbeak, Malon Gai maty 'bo, namurtinad on, applicatian.

Anonymous C.

Miss E. M. Gray

Major R. C. S. Bates

Mr. E . Best

20.00 30.00

tonous-speaking tones to a forth- 58 right and chesty boom that will inspire a nation always affected by superficial effects."

Peasant Family Works Land

918 Years For Duce's Prize

Florence. Signor Benito Mus-1seppe Pierantoni, who received 25.00 solini has repeatedly emphasised from Signor Mussolini on May 3, 20.00 the agricultural nature of the a prize, to which was added a spe- 20.00 Italian people, and the immense cial personal gift from Il Duce, in uninterrupted importance to a nation of its rural recognition of an 15.00 population. He has sought to work carried on by his family 15.00 raise the status of the rural work-jupon the same land for 918 years.. 17.50 ers, to better their conditions, and In the year 1018 a certain Pier- 20.00

to reward their labours. One way antoni settled with his family 10.00 10.00 in which he has done so has been upon a piece of marshy land on 1000 to honour with prizes families the river Apsa in the region of

10.00

10.00 which have worked the same land Urbino and set himself to culti-i 10.00 without intermission for 100 years/vate it. The ground, according to tradition, never had been broken 10.00/от доге

A century is a, brief period in for cultivated previous to his occu- 10.00 10.00 the annals of many Italian pea-pancy. :10.00 sant families. In 1934 the high- 10.00 est award went to a family of 19)

Despite all reverses, Pierantoni

Collected by Miss G. Malabar 16.00 near Florence which had worked persisted in his toil, rendered the

Mr. and Mrs. McMahon

Mr. J. E. Wilson

Miss Lucy Lock

Miss Shin Tack Hing Miss M. N. Baxter Previously acknowledged

Total

5.00

more arduous by the action of 5.00 the same land from generation to the river which, when in flood, 5.00 generation for 709 years.

5:00

Another peasant, forming with sometimes bestowed soil and some- 106 his family a group of 27 persons, times carried it away. 704.05

was still working the same land In those distant medieval days, $2,060.65 near Perugia which his fore-while Italy was still overrun by!

fathers had worked ininterrupted barbarian hordes and Canute had ly since 1300, 1

but lately mounted his throne în Other families were proved to the far off western isles of Bri- have followed one another in un-tain, the Fierantoni family és – Brină Your

broken sequence for periods ofj

ftablished itself on land which_it] PRINTING: from 400 to 500 years. A great still holds to-day, and which it number could show a continuity has faithfully worked, aloof from of from 300 to 400 years.

worldly and political vicissitudes, This year, however, when the absorbed in the rhythmic sequence] jawards were made, a yet more of seedtime and harvest, through striking claim to fidelity to the nine centuries, always frugal and soll was established on documen-laborious, always, according to tary evidence by the peasant Gin- family tradition, free from debt.

robloms to Us

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