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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully-Paid-up. 20,000,000 Meserve Funds:

Sterling

..£6,500,000

Hong Kong"Currency

......$10,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital

Alor Star

Koncitar

£3,000,000 .£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

Boile

Beaglick

doubay Jalousia

Karachi

Kluog

kaint

Reserve

Reserve Fund

prietors

*$20,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietora

£3,000,000

BLAD OFFICE, DUNG Xu t

Bangyok

begon

Subang

Колесавный

༄་

Bhanghaa

Kala Lumpur

Ringapore

Xucking

SLAWAR

| Samupors

Manila

Заветовна

Tintes

New York Ping

{ithmkok]

[Wing) Tamb

Tringio

1

Chairthat.

G. Miskin Esq.

odhputy Chairs.

Hon. Mr. W.M. Bell, J.K. Masson, Esq. ] CHOI A. Compton Esq., TE Pearce Esq., Coibe Hon. Mr. S. M. Dodwell,

Dalbi

Haiphong J. A. Prummer Esq., BAMINE

Harlow Harbun

Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,

A. L Shields Esq., Bong Long

V. M. Grayburn, Esq.

"AMOJ

25 LAAJA

BANGAVA

SUNBAT

LAMIUN

MENU LUMINEU

ESTPHON

KLASIKA NA

HANKOW

HARSIN

JUNGNEW

ILUILO

JUNORE

AUBL

*LUWLOUS

Chul Simanger.

TRANCHES.—

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON

LICAS

MANILA

Maak (dubure!

NEW YORK

PLATING

PEMANG

KANGKUN

ول الود

SAN FRANCISCO

SUAMIKU

SINUATURZ

SOCHABAYA

SENGEL PATANI

LENTSEN

TUKYU

:

184NUTAO JUKUBAL

Current double spoord is Local Currency and 142-4 Depatis reced to our year or sborist perioda 10 Zucal Currency and berlang na tectos, *hurch will be quoted on application.

ALSU up to dele SAFE DEPOSIT HOLES

acros de TO LET

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

I'm Business of the aburo

ed by the HONG KONG

Bank is coodusly AND SHANGHAI

BANKING COMPURATION. Hules may

ulted on application,

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPURATION.

M. GRAYBURN,

Chiel Manager.

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

$19,000,000,00

- $ 5,579,600.00

Fred up. Cepatát a m Handt'ndivided Profica 2,885,595.DE

HLAD OFFICE:-BONG BUNG.

17, Des Virus Rest, Central.

BUARD OF DIRECTORS:—

Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman.

I hung Chun, dises. P. K. Kwok, Esq., Weng

Bourys

Tonginb

Yokohama

Foreign Exchange and Dauerni Deaking busines riserad.

Current Accoate opred sod · Fixed Depont. rebelWad"for "bon gune or shorter pecsoda al Talent which will lan gunevad on appisestien,

The Bank's Land Gtle in Goodna undertake

and Trasm Executor

biod claro emocracy, st. British Incona, Iạc overpaid, o tarma, which may be sacertained at any of it Agenciae and Branchen

A BREARLEY,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED

(theorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai Capital

.$7,500,000.00 Reserve

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

China

Toreign Exchange and General Banking Business transazied.

Kurzwax and baving Accounts opened and Fiard Deposita zwozited for one year or aborter periodi Eat rates which will be quoted on applicatio

Z. CHANG,

Yanesti.

HONG KONG BRANCH: 4. Doa Yaux Road, Centrais

Forge Exchange Dept. Genel Ofice

Cashier's Office

Tel.

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000.000

LONDON EANKERS:-- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des ription of banking business transact- led.

Current Accounts and Savings, Ac-- Fixed Deposits re-

Jun Tong, Eng Chan Ching Shek Log, Là Lan counts opened.

Song Eag., Wong Chu Dom, Esq, and Kan Yerceived at rates which will be quoted

1) Liby

o Tug To, Ery. Cùiel Manager.,“ Le Fong. Eng. Manger.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES -

thelas Himatny

Mattia Neibaarde

Sutamaka

Serm Juch

Nishgha

Sourabaya Smeton >jidory Jahor

Uncha

Pare

Fergu

ilulu kube

Loudoo

**coa

Ka

Tentsin

Sigon

Suruci.co

Tokyo

Vancouver

Yokohama

very description of Beaking and Exchange burtica tramand Loun gasted on approved

testing. Surreal

Acounts opened in Local Currency Fixed Deposits received for our your drter periods a Local and Formiga Carromeson terzos which will be quoted wo "application. Sale Deposit Busca Iu det.

KAN TONG PO,

on_application.

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

PHILIP GOCKCHIN, Chief Manager.

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Incorporated with Limited Liabisty in USA.

Head Office:-65. Broadway, New York

Chief Kaamet.

Capital Surplus Reserves

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED

Established 1580

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

Reserve Fund

Yen.129,150,000

Head Offee: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alexandría

Bangkok

-Batavia

Berlin

Moji

Nagasaki

Nagoya

New York

Osaka

Paris

Peiping

Rangoon

Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

San Francisco Seattle

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Dairen (Dainy)

Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin

Semarang

Hong Long

Shanghai

Honolulu

Singapore Sourabaya Sydney

Tientsin

Tokyo

Tsingtau

Hsinking Karachi Kobe

London

Los Angeles -Vanila

Yingkow

Interest allowed for Current Ac- counts.

Deposits received for fxed periods | at rates to be obtained on applies- tion.

G. KISHINAMI,

Manager Hong Kong, 3rd, July, 1936.

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL &

Capital paid up

SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in Chine)

.25,000,000. Reserves

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

A” Bank having as its mission the industrial development on China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. |Hong Kong Office-...

E, Queen's Road Central Phone 31114.

Amateras Ankesty

Athens

Bertin Bewerbu Permeatio Cairo

Tatia

Cannes

Colom

Gremlingen • Imitatio

Timbarsh

Exdera

.L_S$6,000,000.00

BRANCHES 5-

Lievou

Cilentow The Hague Hixa Hanibar: Flame Hod Hary Interfakion Freunden London

Liverpul

2,240,344.38

897,612,65

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Mitja.

Nue

Noplow

Thurs Pari 2-ping İsteredmén Homur

Seoul intrat

Lunes.

1-DA Lan Hurwitter

Timi Simu

Niantic Curls

Zurich

Kassis Munici

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

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1936

and

Commerce

Finance

SHARE MARKET *

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

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

Banks

H.K. Bank $1,565 b.

H.K. Bank (London) £10241⁄2 n. Chartered Bank $14% n. Mercantile Bank

A. and

£31% n. Mercantile Bank C. £14 n. Bank of East Asia $73 u.

Insurances

Canton Ins. $260 n.

Union Ins. $547%1⁄2 b.. 550 sa. China Underwriters $1 n. China Fire Ina $462 n. H.K. Fire Ins. $230 b., $230 sa. International Assce. Sh$31⁄4 n.

Shipping

Douglases $30 n. H.K. Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 a. Indo-China (Def.) $20. Shells (Bearer) 101/1014 a Union Waterboats $12

Docks, etc.

t

H.K. and K. Wharves $95 m. H.K. and W. Docks $1420 1. Providents (Old) $1.55 n. Providents (New) 20°cts. Im Hons Kew $185 n.

New Engineering Sh$4 n. Shanghai Docks Sh.$85 n.

Mining

Kailan Mining Ad. 10/6 n. Langkats (Single) Sh.$5 n. S'hai Exploration Sh.83 m. Shanghai Loans Sh.83 a. Raubs $11.80 n.

NEW YORK SHARE MARKET Slightly Lower Averages

ADVANCE WILL SHORTLY BE RESUMED

DIFFICULT TO CONTROL

Wanchai Frowned Upon

LICENSING BOARD SESSION

by

At the Licensing Board session yesterday, when the application for ja restaurant "adjunct... licence

Ishiro Suga, of the Kawaharu Restaurant, No 64 Gloucester Road. was discussed, the Hon. Inspector General of Police. Mr. T. H. King. said that the Police regarded Wanchai as a most dif- Messrs. White, Weld and Com-ficult district to control and `op- pany, New York Correspondents posed the extension of liquor, for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com-facilities there. pany, Report:-

Mr. King said that two previous Stocks: We consider that the applications by the same restaur- slightly lower averages on a lighter ant had been rejected by the volume are due to the technical posi-Board because the police consider- tion of the market after three ses-fed there were sufficient facilities gions of rapidly advancing prices. țin the district. Selling might go somewhat fur- "There are already five estab- ther to-morrow, but hardly lishments with licences controlled believe it would be worth while by Japanese in the Wanchai dis- to take profits, as we feel that the trict," said Mr. King, "and we advance will shortly be resumed. consider it most inexpedient to in- We would take advantage of any crease them.”

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lower prices to increase commit- Relating how difficult it was to, ments, Business done: 1.330,000 watch licensed premises, Mr. King shares.

said that the regulations prohibit- Cotton: The market is meeting ing liquor from being carried away with considerable trade scale-bry-from premises in bottles were izg. The weather is showery in often broken. the East, but hot and dry in the Pulled Up Through Window West. A forecast of the weather: He recalled how on one occasion indicates a beat wave in Texas police had discovered bottles of jand Oklahoma.

beer being pulled up through the Grains: The Government report windows of a'dance hall" on of the wheat crop is as expected.¦end of a piece of string. The corn, pats, rye and barley esti-|

A representative of the appli- Telephones: Passenger 20752. We think that cant said the restaurant had been mates are bullish,

The hedging in the Winnipeg market in existence for six years. is likely to cause occasional pres-clientele, which was European sure and offers opportunities to and Japanese, frequently left the accumulate grains. Total sales offrestaurant because

liquor wheat: 29.916.000 bushels.

**

could be served, be said.

the

WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM

GACANPAC: Passenger Dept. Freight 20042. NAUTILUS: Freight Dept. Canton Agents: JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD.

Flash: Steel Mill activity during After discussion by the Board. HONG KONG MARKET. PRODUCE

a

the past week is estimated at 70.0 licence to serve beer and saki per cent. of capacity as compared only was granted, the Hon. Mr with 71.4 per cent. the previous w. H. Bell dissenting.

Venz: Goldfield $44 b. Antamoks $5.10 b.. $54 s. Atoks 98 ets. b. 97 cts. Sh. Baguio Gold 45 cts. b., 46 ets. sa week. Balatoes $24 m.

Benguet Consol $231⁄2 n. Banguet Exploration 38 cts. S

40 cts. sa.

Big Wedge 68 cts. b." Consolidated Mines 74 cts. b..

8 cts. s. 64/7 cts. n. Demonstrations $1.51 sa:

Ipo Gold 30 ets. b.

Itogons $2.

IX.L. $2.97 n.

Masbate $1.03 b., $1.02/1.04 92.

Savoc Consol. 57/58 cts. sa. United Paracales $1.85 b. Gold Greeks 55 cts. n. Gold River 12 cts. s..

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H.K. and S. Hotels $4.80 s. HK. Lands $331⁄2 n.

The granting of a hotel keeper's adjunct licence to Mr. Chui Chi-i

K. Lo appeared, was agreed to without The licence is for opposition. the Sun Sun Hotel, 363, Nathan Prev. Yesterday Road, Kowloon. Closing Closing

COMMODITY PRICES pan. for whom Mr. M.

The following quotations have been received by Reuter:-

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES

Arg. 9, Aug

1236 1918

POULTRY.

The Board fixed its annual Chicken session for Friday, November 6, Capons, Small at 3.30 p.m.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster (Attorney] Pigeons, Canton General) were also present in ad- visory capacities.

Cts. Ctx:

Ib 40

Aug. 9, Aug.

1938 1918

COL CIL

BUTCHER- MEAT. .

Beef Strioin

Prime Cat

Steak Strivin Sangager

Tongue, fresh

# corned

Head

Hext

Eump, Salt

Feet

Kidneys

New York Colton: October

12.00

11.68

Large

¡December

12.02

11.71

January

12.02

11.72

March

12.08. 1181

Northern Mining 43 cts. b.

May

12.07

11.80

Paracale Gumaus 95 cts, sa Salacots Mining, 16 cts, n. San Mauricio 33 b..

July

12.04

11.78

Spot

12.63

12.32

New York Rubber:

September 16.31 October December

16.23

Members of the Board present were the Hon. Mr. R. A. G. North (Chairman), the Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell, and Messrs. H. B. L. Dow biggin, T. A. Mitchell, J. Mow-lam Wong and C. Champkin. The Hon. Mr. T. H. King (Inspector

Canton General of Police) and the Hon. Geese th

Duck

Corned Roast

Doves Eggs. Hen (cook-

ing) Eggs, Hen (fresh)' Fowls, Hainan

each 30

Breast

Soup Steak

per daz. 30

40

Bullock's Braiba

64

H

30

16.34

16.270

exch 40

16.43&

16.35.

January

16.45m

16.35n

March

16.53a 16.45

May

16.62

16.55a

July

16.700

16.611

Chicago Wheat;

[September

1124

110%

111%

110

May A

111

1104

Chicago Corn:

September

204%

103%

December

93/

924

May

90%

89%

Winnipeg Wheat:

October

104%

December May

1024

104%

101% 994 102%

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

H.K. 4% Debentures 105% 1.

Shanghai Lands Sh.$13 n.

Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10

Humphreys $9 n.~*

H.K. Realties $42. Chinese Estates $80 n. China Realties Sh.

a.

China Debentures. Sh.$60 a.

Pablle Utilities H.K. Tramways.$11.30 b.. Peak Trams (old) $61⁄2 n. Peak Trams (new) $2 n. Star Ferries $90 n. Yaumati Ferries $20 b.

•C. Light (Old) $1180

All classes of Commercial Banking C. Lights (New) $8.20 b Transactions undertaken.

Personal investment accounts hand-

led.

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

C. H. BENSON,

General Manager.

HONG KONG HEIGHTS

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

ELK. Electrica $52% b. Macau Electrics $20 n. Sandakan Lights $8.30 n. Telephones (Old) 3263⁄41⁄2 b. Telephone (New) $8.65 n. China Buses Sh$111⁄4 n. Singapore Tractions 29/- 1. Singapore Pref. 28/ n.

Brickwetriais

Malabon Sugars $91⁄2 n. Cald., Macg. (Ord) Sh$191⁄21⁄2 n. Cald., Macg. (Pref.) Sh$15 n. Canton Ices $2 n. Cements $9.65 n. H.K. Ropes $371⁄2

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $21 sa. Watsons $3.50 . Lane, Crawfords $65% n. Mackintoshs $5. Sinceres. $3 n Wm. Powells 40 cia. n. Wing On (KK.) 350 n;

*Cotton Mills

December

Silver Prices Fall

The local dollar is steady, fing on demand this morning jat 1/2-13/16d.

REICHSBANK

RETURN

Slight Increase In

Gold Stock

* CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.

Berlin, To-day. The Reichsbank return dated August 7, issued yesterday, shows that the goldstock increased by 0.1

to 72.1 million Reichsmarks and the foreign currency reserve decreas-

35

per set 17

each 13.

» 100

2.00

each 24

Haikow

Turkeys Cock

Hen

Snipe

exch

*

Tail

Pheasant

2.20

Liver

Qail

each

Tripe

Partridge

Calves' Head

FRUITS.

90 - 15

Feet Mutton Chip

Leg Shoulder

se 1.80 1.00

40 28

per set

Almonds

each

Ib. 1.20

Lemons, China Bananas (bride's) Carambola Coconuts Apples (California) Lemons, American Lichees, Dried Oranges (Canton) Oranges (Sweet) Pears (Canton) Oranges (American) each Persimmons, Large Pamelo, Siam

each Walnuts Grapes

Я

ed by 0.2 to 5.2, making a het dec- VEGETABLES, ETC.

ime in the note cover 0.1 to 77,3|· Artichokes million Reichsmarks.

The note circulation decreased by 169.9 to 4,301.0 million Reichs-

marks.

1

Beetroot

Lour

Bed

IA BARATTAT

Saddle

Braina

Pig's Chillings

Feet

Fry

Head

Pork Chops

Kidneys

Liver Loin

Sudding Pigs to

Leg

Fat or Lard

Sheep's Head &.

Fort

Feart Kidneys Liver

Order

Sort, Beef

Saet, Boet

Mutton

Veal

Sausages

#

Barbel

Canton

Fresh

Water Fish

Codfish

16

Crabs

Cattle Fish

Dace

Beetroot

Brinjala, Green

Cabbage, Chinese

(Shanghai) Canidower (Large) cach

(Madina) (Small)

The amount of credit issued, as "Spot" silver declined to 16-9/16, while "forward" also fell measured by bills, cheques, ad- vances and investments, declined 1% to 19 9/16..

to 5,087.3 million by 222.7 The London on New York cross Reichsmarks--Trans-Ocean Ser rate was quoted at £-U.S.$5.021⁄2. | vice. as compared with £U.S.$5.02. while the New York on London

was quoted at £- compared with

{cross-rate

U.S.$5.02% £~~~~US$6.02.

23

Carrots Celery, Chinese

Chillies, Dried

Green

Na. 1

FISH.

Curry Stuff, English Cocumbers

Ginger, Young

Horseradish, Sha

Indian Com Lettuce

Frogs Eels Conger Eels Fresh Water Eels Yellow

RAW RUBBER

Garlic

REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS

- Buying Quotations From Ellis & Edgar

Garoupa

Herrings

ISLAND

Victoria Pesk Signal Station Mt. Parker

Fest 1,823

1,774

1,784

Ewo Cotton Sh.$73⁄41⁄2(am. Shanghai Cottons

(old)

Mountain Lodge

1,725

$70 .

The Eyric

1,725

Shanghai Cottons (new)

Sh

Peak Hotel Mt. Davis

1.305

877

Zoong Sings £1$18 m. Wing On Terties Sh.$25 m.

Miscntiammous

Berlin, To-day. The Reichs-Delivery Aug. 11 Last Price Change mark was quoted yesterday with-Spot out guarantee at:-New York, O.D. 40.24; Paris, 610; Amsterdam, J.M. AJ. Sh. 59.24; and London, 12.49. Paris quoted the Pound sterling at 76- 31 to 76.34, and the U.S. dollar atļ 15.184 to 15.186. - Trans-Ocean Service

Gudgeon

Okas

Halibut

26-7/16

Unc.

Onions, Bombay

Lobster

25-13/16

Green

Mackerel

27-1/16 27-15/16

Shanghai

Mullet

Parsley Potato, sweet

Oysters

Ferch

Japanese American

· AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE

Pumpkin Radish

Bowen Road (Alterbeds) | 297 MAINLAND

Kowloon Peak Taimoshan

Fest

1,971

8,124

Unchanged Market Dull.

(Long)

Entertainments $2.90 ni

6. C. Enterprises $1.35-n.

Macao "Greyhounds"" $2 n. Constructions (old) #1% z

Vibro Piling $2 m.

London, To-day-It is officially Bhubarb (French) Turnips, Ponti... Jestimated that the value of agri-

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 GXBda. --[cultural and horticultural produce) Watercress

92% b.

jin England and Wales rose from Vegetable Marrow H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 6% prem. h. £201,750,000 in the year 1933-1934 Water Lily Root

Spinach HX. Gort. 34% Loan par. b. to £208,750,000 in 1934-35-Bri-| Walace Harpers: $4° 1.

(tish Wireless Service.

Constructions (new) 30 ets. b.

Tomsices -Mushrooms

Pike Pizice Promfret, White

Promfret, Blackc

Prawns

Rosch

Salmon

***

Shark

Shrimps

Tench

Small Fresh wüber

Soles

* * * * ** ***

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