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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION ·

Authorised Capital

Eeserve Funds:

Hong Kong Currency

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

..$50,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1855.

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

BRAD OFFICE. BONG KONG

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1936

COMMERCE AND FINANCE

LOCAL SHARE MARKET

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

The following was the list of local share quotations issued day:

10-

Issued and Fully-Paid-up.. 20,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Sterling

£6,500,000

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

Bank

Reserve Liability of Pro-

¡Reserver Liability of Pro-

prietors

$20,000,000).

prietors

£5,000,000

Agencies and Brancher:

Alor Star

Moila

Bangoon

HK. Bank $1600 b. - HK Bank (London) £100% n. Chartered Bank $135% . Mercantile Bank A. and

B.

Ipak

Безроб

bengkok

Estrol

Decoradas

Bombay Calosti

Lobs

Shanghai

Tuala Lumpur

Looking

Cawnpor

Xadra

Kanila

Sangajare SLET

Borbaya Depen

New Xack

(buken)

(Ping) T'ang

Zambingh

+

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hoa Mr. J. J. Paterso

Chairman,

G. Miskin Esq.,,

Deputy Chairman.

Hoa. Mr. W. Bell, JR. Masson Esqabu A: H. Compton Esq., T. E. Peared Esq., Colombo

Delizi Hon. Mr. S. M. Dodwell,

J. A. Plummer Esq, Hamburg

Ho Mr. M. T. Johnson,

Bankey Harbin

A. L. Shields Eag

V. M. Grayburz, Esq.

MANGO.

AMUT

BATAYLA

CALLUTIA

CANTON

Chief Magne.

BRANCHES :-

*

LONDON LIONS MALAUCA

KANILA

MUAM (Jobara)

MÜLDEN

NEW LORE

PEIPING

PENANG

Demering

Formiga Kachange and Ososcal Henking, basiamo

Semanated.

Curea cune opened and Find Deposits [reosyed 'fóc ona zane or shorter perioda al ester

watch wil be quoted on application

The Bank's Reed Office in Lesion underwa Executor and Trustee banigaen, abd claima moury of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be scourinïned at any of it } Azemcsen and Branches.

A BREABLET,

FOO

CULUS0

DAIKEN

TOUCHOW

HAIPHONG

Manager.

HAMBURG

SAN FRANCISCO

Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

HANKOW

HONGREW

JOHURE

KUBE

KUWLOOS

KUALA LUMPUR

BANGOON

SAIGON

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

SOURABAYA

SONGEL PATANI

·TIENTSIN -

IQEYD

TNI SOTAO TORONAKA

Current Acovanta opened in Local Currency and Fized Depouta reouveď for dan 3067, of sincebur peruds in Local Currency and Simeling on tema which will be quoted on application.

$450 up to date SAFE DEPOSIT LOWES in TADIONA BUNG TO LET.

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED

(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai

Capital Reserve

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

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1926. Branches-All Important Cities in

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Burizem of use some Bank in coadurt

md by the "BONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

oblamed or application.

Balon may ON

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SEANGELAZ

1. M. GRAYBURN,

BANKING CORPORATION.

Hong Kong, 24th

Chef Macapat-

ebruary, 1936.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authocand, Gepital ----- Pas-ap Cap

$30,000,000. ------| 2,508,400.00 Emerve and, Undivided. Profite $ 2,680

HEAD OFFICE-HỤNG KONG.

1. De Voux Bond, Gentral.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

China

Foreign Exchange and Geostal Banking Busineu

+27 (TOKİ

311

Mercantile Bank C. 14% Bank of East Asia $76 b.

Insurances Canton Ins. $275 1. Union Ins. $575 b. China Underwriters $1 China Fire Ins. $462 a. H.K. Fire Ins. $255. International Assce. Sh.534 Shipping

Douglases $30 1.

HK Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 Indo-Chinas (Def.) ·$20 Shells (Bearer) 110/- Union Waterboats $12

Docks, etc. HK & K Wharves $108 5. H.K. & W. Docks $13 b. Providents (old) $2.05 sa Providents (New) 20 cts Hong Kew $IS5 n. New Engineering Sh.44 Shanghai Docks Süss11⁄2

Mining

Kailan Mining Ad. 10/3 Langkats (Single) Sh.$34 n. S'hai Exploration Sh.$2 Shanghai Loans Sh.$2 n Raubs $11.60 b.

NEW YORK SHARE MARKET

Some Leading Issues

Decline.

PROFIT-TAKING AND LACK

OF SUPPORT

pany report:

LET US

US PRESERVE THE DECENCIES

(Continued from Page 6)

Or we will assume that she does times to leave my handkerchiefs change, does come to the table alone, haven't I

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

E.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

ARTICULARS AND CONDI-

looking as if she had a fully quali-i "Oh. what a fuse to make about PTTONS of the Sale by Public

Meal-Time Manners

wear are not

.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Reghtry No.

Locality:

Becadary

Messrs. White, Weld and Com-fed chef and a couple of kitchen a silly old handkerchief!” pany, New York Correspondents maids, and that the fault lies with: for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com George.

One last word about these Auction to be held On MONDAY, decencies. It has always been a the 14th day of September, 1986, a His key is beard, and a moment contention of mine that a married 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Stocks: Several leading issues later his voice, "How long until woman ought to keep a comb, a Works Department, by Order of declined to-day on profit-taking and dinner? Ten minutes good?"powder puff and a mirror on the His Excellency the Governor of lack of support, bat an under-cur-He clatters up the stars, and e-table beside her bed. rent of strength is still apparent. ters the dining room clad in what the "tumbled curls" and the "little Lung Tsai in the Colony of Hong In theory one Lot of Chown Land at Kam Rails were in some demand. but he calls

"comfortable steels and motor-shares generally His dress is as follows: A very actuality they are less pleasing. commencing from 1st July, 1898. clothes."sleepy face" are adorable: in Kong for a term of 75 years, were poorly supported. Business stained and generally unpleasant That hair looks merely disordered. with the option of renewal at a done:-1,570,000 shares.

old cricket shirt, an old Wheat: The position 협회 the which has long ceased to be even greasy.

coat that sleepy face looks hopelessly Crown Rent to be fixed by the Sur- wheat market is still sound, with reasonably clean, and a pair of

veyor of His Majesty the King, for n demand making itself felt at any very much

In short, early morning looks one further term of 24 years less- the worse for minor set-backs in price. Due to plus fours"; he has neglected to How any woman expects to keep

sufficiently

deceptive, the last three days thereof. various favourable crop estimates.

put on stockings, and still wears romance alive when she allows her that immediately after the dis

Intending bidders are advised. (both Government and private, his socks and suspenders, leaving a husband to see her with her face posal of the lot the purchaser will prices weakened somewhat to-day, hiatus of bare leg but we expect that this will be a socks and the plus fours. On his more humble cok

between the smothered in skin, food, or the be required to deposit with an temporary phase only. Total sales: feet are a pair of old "pumps," my comprehension. She, may keep seat at the sale, the sum of two- cream, passes authorised officer who will be pre- -20,791,000 bushels.

cracked. shapeless, and barst at his affection, he may admire her hundred dollars, $200.00 in cash- Cotton: The South is feeling the side. (Oh, no. this is not a honesty, or her pluck, but she has-This sum' will be refunded on. the lack of harvesting help and fancy portrait, I have known ajopened the window and positively payment of the purchase price. the appearance of any sensational man who actually adopted this invited romance to dy out of it. report is likely to cause specula attire when he was going to spend Dressing gowns-why is it that! tors to compete with Trade bayers an evening with his wife!) This some people never appear to think Purchases are advised on all re is how he preserves the decencies! that a dressing gown needs to go! ccasions and we would confine sales to sharp upturns The week-

to the laundry or the cleaners? I weather report confirms that Now other things, straws which have seen men wearing positively conditions over the cotton

belt break the camel's back, and swell have pointed with pride and said: Insanitary gowns. to which they have been

unfavourable the list of "separations, divorces That's been a good old pal-I've mostly since the Government crop estimate and so forth. was compiled.

Manners at meals. Now if two had it for nearly 15 years." Flash: Average crude oil pro-people like to read at meals, that's

Towsled Affairs duction for the past week is esti- their business. but for one of And women wrap themselves in mated at 3.009.000 barrels, as com- them to mechanically open pared with 3.082.000 barrels the paper, hide behind it, and only which the lace bangs in festuces, provious week.

emerge to push a coffee cup for and that have a collection of spots Notice: Our clients are notified ward, with a grunt which sounds from various face and hair lotions PUBLIC AUCTION that the New York Commodity like: “Gimmezammor-coffee," is all over them, and appear to think Exchange will remain closed on rank bad manners.

that such a sight is bearable. Beguet Exploration 46/47 ets. sa. Saturdays throughout September..

Of course, she may in self-

And if you have read so far, the instructions to sell by Public THE Undersigned have received: Big Wedge 77 cts. n.

defence order two morning papers, chances are that you put this down Auction. and hide herself behind the land say "What trifles, and how friendly sheets of one of them, but silly to make such a fuss." remember she is liable, to be ask- Dear Sir or Madam, there was ed to replenish the coffee cups. or once an old song called: "It's the "Shore the toast over

here" at little thing that tells." and that is frequent intervals.

a profound truth. The desperate How often have I stayed in illness, the serious operation, can houses where there was a daily be borne with fortitude; it is the half-hour's "hate" concerning the nagging of a tooth with an expas- bathroom? "Not a drop of hotled nerve which drives us wholesale prices showed an increase water left; really George you have suicide.

A woman can put up with the in August of 17 per cent from consideration," or "Can't ron Paracale Gumans $1.11 b., $1.13 July--the index number being the will the bath round when you've fast

that George hasn't much Salacot Mining $19

highest recorded since September inished and not leave a rim of money, that his prospects are San Mauricio $4.40 b. 4.32.44 1920. During the first five months soap all round it?

small and that he has admitted- COMMODITY PRICES of this year wholesale prices were

Little Things

ly a very quick temper; what AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Suyoc Consol $14 b. $1.16/.28 rise has been recorded in each of paper, complete with soap lather, in spite of her hints, her requests, relatively stable, but appreciable A crumpled piece of shaving "gets her down" is the fact that

The following quotations have INC.

the last three months-the aggre-is not a pleasant thing on which her almost-prayers, George still been received by Eenter: United Paracales $234 b. 2.60 gate increase since May amount to set one's foot, as one emerges insists on squirting tobacco juice ing to over 3.5 per cent.--British from the bath; neither are towels from the stem of his pipe into the Wireless Service.

well stained with lipstick

hearth, or that he likes to kick off grease exactly pleasing. Again, his shoes and sit in his stockinged New York Cotton? why not preserve the decencies of feet every evening.

October ... 12.14 December All Nothing -George on his side, can face the

January

Currrat.and Saving kerounts opened and Fined Deponite ceived for one year or shorter periods Ja: rates which will be quoted_on_application

50% 2 GRÁNG, HONG KONG BRANCH:

Da Vaux Bond, Cantra).

MAGALW.

Starr's Office

For Exchange Dept. on gm. Home trans Ge serai. Uz

$3566

35569

Cashier's Oason

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

*Head Office: Hong Kong 26. Des Voeux Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000

LONDON BANKERS: Westminster Bank, Ltd Foreign Exchange and every des-

Hoa. Sir Shot-son Chow, Chairman fription of banking business transact-

Igon Chun, Beq.. 2. hi Kwak. Era.. WODE lue Tong. Eng., Cha Ching Shaq, La Samu bung. Eng. Wong Chu 500, Erg and Kat Xing Pc. Eng.

Amasy

Kan Tung 2o, Esq., Chial Manager.

In The Fong, Ed., Matagu.

Sembay

REANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Calcutta Canton Haiphong

Hackow Halulu

محافظ

Łowis Ladon

مانسية

Mribourne

boura.beys

Swo

Nagpanda

New York Quake Pa

Newtila Semarang Shanghai Singapore

Papar

Ривоя

San Francisco

Sydney

Zaboku

Тирелд

Tokyo

Vouver

Yanomama

Every dewaription of Basining and Exchange - basitum tenimąċtod. Les granted an approved

Curreal count opened to

Local Currancy and Fixed Deposita berved for on your or shorter parvode in Local and Foreign Curren cor whoch will be

Since Depot Boam toquated on application

ec.

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

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

PHILIP GOCKCHIN Chief Manager.

THE

Incorporated with Limited Liability in USA Head Office: 65, Broadway. New York

Capital Surpins Reserves

Chief Manage.

EAN TONG 20;

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED

Established 1880

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

Reserve Fund

Yes.129,150,000

Head Othee: YOKOHAMA,

Bran hes and Agencies at

Alexandria

Bangkok

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Moji

Nagasaki Nagoya

New York

Csaks

Paris

Peiping

Dairen (Dainy) Rangoon

Feagtien (Mukden) Eio de Janeiro

Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin

Hong Kong

Honolulu

Esinking

Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles Manila

San Francisco Seattle

Semarang

Shanghai

Singapore Sourabaya Sydney Tientsin

Tokyo

Tsingtau Yingkow

Interest - allowed for Current Ac counts.

tiny.

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

G. KISHINAMI,

Hong Kong, 3rd July, 1936.

THE

Manager

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)

Capital paid up

Reserves

-$5,000,000.

..$7,500,000.

Capital Savings Dept. $500,000.

U.S.$5,000,000.00

BRANCHES

Orna

2,240,344.38

897,612.65

Amsterda

Аистегр Alon Anka

Giayow

Ban

The Hague

Nice

Barutth

Ban Berita

Batakay

Puanla Caro Calcutta Садри Colombo Copenhagen D-blin Edinburgh Flore

бедать

Hamburg ¡Lavre Heidelberg Interskwa Jerusalem Loudoar і ліжердий

LAKENDO

Lagano Luxor Marcilios Monte Carlo Manila Konich

اومة

Piracu

Parisi Papizy Botterdam Kome -Shanghai

Soridacipico

aud Testin Vierba Arnice Yokohama Zurich

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

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

Venz: Goldfeld $434 Antamoks $5.50 b.

Atoks $1.08 m.

Baguio Gold 56 cts. sa. Balatoes $24.π.

Benguet Consol $24 n.

Consolidated Mines 10% cts. s.

10/101⁄2 cts. sa.

Demonstrations $1.52 b. $12-

1.53 33-

Gold Creeks 55 cts. n.

Gold River 12 cts. n.

Ipo Gold 38 cts. A.

Itogons $2.90 b.

IXL $3.3 b. 3.52/.60 sa. Masbate $1.06 sa.

Northern Mining 52 cts, s. 50/-

52 cts sa

Bi

Santa Rosa 141⁄2 B

54

154.

Mambulao

Lands. Habels, etc. H.K. and S. Hotels $5.90

H K Lands $40 b.

EK. 4% Debentures 105% ni.

Shanghai Lands Sh.$13

*Metropolitan Lands Sh. 310 n

Humphreys $9

HLR. Realties $5.60 n Chinese Estates $80 n.

China Realties Sh34 n. China Debentures Sh.$60 12. Publie Utilities HK Tramways $18. Peak Trams (old) $62 Peak Trams (new) $2. Star Ferries $91 b. Yanmati Ferries $21 b.

C. Lights (Old) $121⁄2

C. Lights (New) $10% sa HK Electrics $551⁄2 b., $56 sa Macao Electrics $20 a. Sandakan Lights $8.30 zi

Personal investment accounts hand Telephones (Old) $29 b. 294 sa. 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. E. BENSON,

General Manager.

BERLIN SHARE MARKET

Berlin, To-day-The share mar-j ket showed signs of returning in-| terest yesterday, but only in cer- Įtain popular shares, so that while the atmosphere was friendly, no clearly defined attitude developed. Fixed interest securities were dall, the turnover being small Call money stood at 3' to 3 per cent-Trans-Ocean Service.

REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS

Berlin, To-day. The Reichs-

Reserve Savings Dept. $309,000.mark was quoted yesterday with

Head-Off Shanghai

Bank having as its mission the industial development on China and me fostering of her.

tions abroad.

commercia

Hong Kor

Blond Central.

ore 1116.

out guarantee at:-New York, 40.23; Paris, 611; Amsterdam, 69 35; and, London, 12.575, Paris quoted the Pound sterling at 76.- 179 to 76-82, and the US. dollar at 115.189 to 15.131. Trans-Ocea

Service.

Telephones (New) $934 b. China Buses Sh.$114 n Singapore Tractions 29/- Singapore Pret 28/- n

Industrials

Malabon Sugars $91⁄2 n. Cald., Macg: (Ord) Sh$19% Cald., Macg. (Pref) Sh.$15 m Canton Ices $2.20 b. Cements $1160 s ELK. Ropes 405/10 sa

Storer etc Dairy Farms $211⁄2 ex. div. n. Watson $4.85 1 Lane, Crawfords $6 m.

Mackintoshs $5 n Sinceres $3 D. Wm. Powells 40 cts. D.

Wing On (EK) $50 a...

<afton M

Ewo Cottons Sh.48 b.

3.

WHOLESALE PRICES

Further Increase In Britain

London, To-day. The Board of Trade index of

the tattered and tousled affairs, from

or

to

As per sale plan. 75,500,

בים

Tuesday, the 15th. September, 1936.

commencing at 515 pam.

at their Sales Room,

4 Duddell Street

A Fine Collection of Valuable Postage Stamps

Terms: As Customary.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 10th September, 1936.-

Prev. Yesterday-

Closing Closing

12.11

LOCAL DOLLAR

-DECLINES

Silver Prices Fall

the communal bathroom? It only: takes a minute, and it saves fray. jed nerves, banged doors and fact that his wife is not, and never general unpleasantness.

will be, a good cook, that she can- Books are another fertile source not make the books balance, and The local dollar. has declined, of trouble. He gets his books from that she never gets his socks opening on demand this morning one library. she gets hers from mended.

New York Rabber: He shrugs his shoulders at 1/23⁄4%d.

another. She has finished luncheon and remembers all the

other September "Spot" silver fell 1/16 to 19-and looks round for her book; it adorable things that she can and

October 9/16, while “forward" also declinhas vanished Irritation is the does do.

16.29 What really comes to December result, because she did want to matter, what "gets on his nerves January ed 1/16 to 19 9/16.

The London on New York cross-know what was going to happen and sends him flying to his club. March rate was quoted at

to that nice young man £ US$5.-

He re is the fact that she will bring her May 06, as compared with US turns at half-past six, she asks if manicure set into the dining-room. July $5.053%, while the New York on he took her book? He replies:, and use its contents there, or that Chicago Wheat: London cross-rate was quoted at

"Yes, and rubbish it is too! she combs her hair at the dinner September £U.S.$5.0534. with £ US$505-6/16.

23 compared Why on earth do you want to read table.

December that twaddle?"

12.16

12.13

12.19

12.08

March

12.15

12.06

May

12.17

12.03

July

12.12

12.00

Spot

12.54

12.50

16.231

16.17A

16.29% 16.21

16.32

16.420

16.34n

16.50 16.60a

16.43

16.505

16:640

16.580

1114

111

110%

110

Nothing

109%

1097

111%

110%

9454

943

90

90%

100

20

9834 100%

97/2

992

all nothing, but just May The usual result "It isn't, and those things which grow and grow, Chicago Corn: WORLD FINANCE PROBLEMS anyway you had no right to take which come to assume such im September it," and the reply: "It certainly is, portance that they can shut out all December Geneva, To-day, — A five-PɔwerIt has started again!

and why shouldn't I take it?" the sunshine, and make life aMay conference on financial and car-

misery, a thing of apprehension. Winnipeg Wheat: Or she knows that he is faddy These things do assume huge pro-October rency problems, between France, about

handkerchiefs, Britain, Germany, Italy and the wants one in a hurry and takes then they become something; and May

she portions; they may be nothing. December United States was proposed by the his favourite dark blue silk one lastly they are everything, and French representative to the Eco-with red spots, an expensive thing disaster follows. And if it does, nomic Affairs Committee of the which his uncle gave him League of Nations at the meeting Christmas.

last dear Sir or Madam, you have your- selves to blame for not-presert- ing the decencjes..

of that body yesterday,-Trans- Ocean Service.

RAW RUBBER Latest Quotations From Singapore

Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co. have received the following quotations in Straits currency

Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh. from Singapore for Raw Rubber.

$70 n.

Shanghai Cottons (new) SIL

Spot,

$391% .

pet/Dec..

Jan./March April June

Zoong Sings Sh$13 n Wine On Textiles Sh$25 n

Abæreons.

Entertainments $3

S. C. Enterprises $135. Park 247 bybrándis”, $2 De

Conenfione (old) $1 Constructions (new) 50 cts, t Vibro ng $314 b..

V2 1925 GSEA»

Buyers

25% Dowa

26% Down 8||

26% Down 25% Down %}

Market-Uncertain.

.92% b.

HE Govt, 4% Loan 72% prem.

HK Govt. 354% LORIL Wallace Harpers

his

What A Fuss!

He is going out to an "all-in wrestling match" with some friends "Sally, where's that blue) silk handkerchief of mine?

it anywhere?"

Seem

MERCANTILE BANK DIVIDEND

"GRAF ZEPPELIN” SETS OUT

FOR S. AMERICA

Frankfurt, To-day. The airship" Graf Zeppelin started on its 13th The local office of the Mercantile South American fight of the pre- Bank of India, Ltd. has beer ad-sent year at 1 "Well, as a matter of fact I used vised by its London office that the morning, booked to fall capacity a.m. yesterday it, George"

Board of Directors have declared and carrying a large quantity of Noises which might mean any-fan interim dividend of 6 per cent, mail and freight. thing, then: "Tve told you a dozen less income tax

Trans-Ocean! Service

U.B. ON DRAUGHT

NOW AT THE

CECIL HOTEL