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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI -BANKING CORPORATION

..$50,000,000

Authorised Capital Issued and Fully Paid-up. 20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-

Sterling...5 6,500,000

Hong Kong Currency

Reserve

Reserva Liability of Pro-

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA. & CHINA

-Incorporated by Bayal Charter, IKI. HEAD OFFICE, LONDON

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

THE

NEW YORK SHARE NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MARKET

Uncertain Sentiment

Prevails

PATCHY AND IRREGULAR

Messrs. White, Weld & Com-| £3,000,000 $3,000,000 pany, New York Correspondents for Messrs. S. E. Lery & Com- (£5,000,000) pany, reportzmi.

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

Serumbad

Lala Lumpur Singapore Xorking

$10,000,000-

prietars

$29,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

Alor Se

Agencies and Branches: Tangos

Bangkok

BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

Batavia

Koruaká Mang

Hon. Mr. J. 4. Paterson,

Boobay

„Cholzman."

Sebrate

G. Miskin Esq.

Centen

Corpora Coc Colombe

Madis

__siping

Karban New York

Hon. Mr. S. M. Dodwall,

Esiphons Emsbury 3. A. Plummer Esq., Haskow

Harbia

(Peking)

Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,

Kong Is

1. E. Masson Esq.,

A. H. Compton Esq; T, E. Pearce Bag. Beid

ANO

AL Shields Eaq... V. M. Grzybum, Esq.

BANGEDE BATAVIA

BOMBAT

GANTON

HAKKOW

HAZZIK

HOKL

ILOLLO

JOHORE

ПРОН

LOEN

KOWLOOK

ΣΑΣΑ ΣΟΥ

Chief Saragot+

BRANCHES, Judetu

LONDON LYOM

MANUA

MUAB (Sub) MCID

.NEW YORK

FETTING PRYING

BANGOON

641GOK

SAX FRANCHEX

KHAK RAI

KING FORE

BOUKALAT

SUKOZI FATANI

TLE STROK

TRILOTAO

TOKORAMA.

Current Acomsie opened to Lamel Carrancy and Fised Imposite mostved the con your armortar periode in Loud Currence and Shining on MORE wkick wil be cooked on mappilascion

5380 *, ***** BAFR DEPOSIT BOXES Hong Kong, 24th February, 1935.

HONG KONG SAVINGS, BANK

Foreign changs and Gamers) Banking dutino transoned.

The Bank's Hand Othan in Zondos undertakan

Stocks: To-day's market patchy and irregular and the pre-h vailing sentiment is still very in- certain. There was à minor rally late in the day, but profit-taking | was later resumed and most is-

Selection

bic Auctio

1995

Rooms Duddell Street.

Woollen-Dreeses and Contà, Evening Gowns, Hata and Military Accessories

Also

Hand Bags, Ornaments, Trimmings, Flowers, Dress

Jewellery, etc, etc. (Stock Ee-organization Sale)

On View from Tuesday, the 24th. November, 1936.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

sues declined. Professional trad LOCAL SHARE

lers are on the side-lines for the time being, awaiting clarification jof the outlook Business done:—

2,440,000 shares.

Wheat: Prices declined on a fair Curses Acobrim opened and Han). Deputajamount of liquidation due to the To do declines on the foreign markets

spplication.

and good crop reports from the Argentine and Australia. The un- dertone of the market, however, is still good and we do not look for [any marked set-backs. Total sales:

-32.519,000 bushels.

Rasher and Tract beaches, how daim morner of Scitias Trense. Iaz prepsil, 21 tenna which tong ba neoriginal så meg of the Lgsocies and Beinaha.

A BREARLEBY,

- Manager Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

Cotton: There was further E- quidation of December position by THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, a large Wall Street opérator. Good

LIMITED

(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai

Capital

-$7,500,000.00 Reserve

-$1,500,000.00 ==|Branches--- All Important Citles in

China

_The_Husinom of the shows bank de madura a by the 120NG KONG AND SHANGILAI BANKING CORPORATION..

MIONG AND SHANGHAI

FOR THE BANKING CORPORATION

T.K. GRAYBUKK,

Child Manager. Hong Kong, 24th February, 1988.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.]

katherland Capital, comm Puidup Capita

HEAD OFFICE BONG KONG.

30. Das Verz Bond, Contents BOARD OF DIRECTORS ---

Hon. Siz Shou-son Chow, Chairman. Li Koon Chan, Seç, P. L. Keck, Bos, Wats The Tong, Eng. Cita Chine Shik, Ragu Id Lan Maks. Eng., Wang Chs Son. Zay, and kan Za

Koo Tung 25. Bay, Chil Koung

kmer

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:----

B Kamila Malboron

Floy

Xaner Yook

Pasang

Semarang

Sydney

Para

Piping

Biomolada

Bas Palace

Vanover

Tories Ecoge and Gonart! Danking Busiasm

Om and Beeting Acecece opened and Fis Zapnea Tam je ve a al cosas, wirink will be mustČ_ON_

31. Do Your Bowd, Canden). Manager's Olhos w Premier Bushings Dept, we have

ODA Cashier's Off

mind

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

trade buying seems to have been completed. We expect steady mar- kets for the next few months, but, the outlook for next Spring is dubi-] jous owing to the expected increases | in acreage and possible releases of loan cotton.

Rubber: Buying on the part of dealers continues, but this is being off-set by commission-house profit- taking. Prices declined somewhat| en disappointing news from abroad | and on the possibility of some in-1 crease in the quota next year.

Flash: The Commercial Credit Corporation has declared an extra (dividend of $2. per share.

Loews, Incorporated, have declar- led an extra dividend of $1 per Ishare.

has

The Lorillard Corporation declared an extra dividend of 30 cents per share.

cription of banking business transact COMMODITY PRICES

Current Accounts and Savings Ác-

The following quotations have counts opened Fixed Deposita re-been received by Beater:**** ceived at rates which will be quoted

Prev. Testerday jon_application.

Closing Closing

Trusteeship & Executorship nader taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for Hire

PHILIP, GOCKCHIN, Chief Manager.

HONG KONG HEIGHTS

For the information of visitors New York Rubber:

Every devoription of Banking and Babong, the following list of some of the December business transmetal. Lowen granted on apprend highest points on the Island and January

Gearsal Acomate opened in Lewel Camory Mainland is published:-

shorter patiocie la Local and Yasiga. Cursociet

sa sana which will be quoted on application.

Sale Dupont Be t

LUI TORG PO,

ISLAND

May

and Fixed Deposite resivad for was your ar

Chist Monio.

March

MARKET

TO-DAY'S QUOTATION

The following was the list of

share quotations local to-day.

Banks

issued

HK. Bank $1685 b. HK (Lon. Reg.) £1071⁄2 n. Chartered Bank £15% n. Mercantile Bank A. and

$9214 m. Mercantile Bank C. E14% 1 Bank of Baxt Axia $83 n.

COLONY TRADE OUTLOOK

Imports And Exports For October

OFFICIAL STATISTICS

An interim report issued by the

NEX SAILING TO

MANILA

EMPRESS OF JAPAN.

DECEMBE

HONG KONG

TO

PACIFIC COAST

17 DAYS HONG KONG TO VANCOUVERS

via the Direct Express Boute

18 DAYS HONG KONG TO VANCOUVER

vis Honolulu, "the Paradise of the Pacific”

Statistical Office of the Imports | 29 DAYS HONG KONG TO UNITED KINGDOM. (viz direct.com

and Exports Department on the B.trade of the Colony for October, 1936, states that imports of mer- chandise amounted to a total of) $43.0 millions (£217 millions), 13 compared with $91.6 millions (£3.1) millions) in October, 1935: a dol-] |lar increase of 361% and a sterl- ing decream of 129%; whilst ex- ports totalled $327- millions (22.0 |millions), as compared with $92.8 International Assen. Sh. $31⁄44 millions (£2.3 millions): a dollar)

Insurances

Canton Ins. $265 b. Union Ins. $600 b: China Underwriters $1 m. H.K. Fire Ing. 1255 1.

Shipping

Douglases $30 1. H.K. Steamboats $5% n. Indo-Chinas (Pref) $35 1 Indo-Chinas (Def.) $88 Shells (Bearer) 118/12 1. Union Waterboats $10%

Docks, etc.

H.K. and K. Wharves $109 · 53. KK and W. Docks $13. Providents (Old) $1.90 1. Providents (New) 20 cts. 1. New Engineering Sh.$4 n. Shanghai Docks Sh$811⁄2

Mining

Kailan Mining Ad. 14/6 r. Raubs $13.70 1.

Venz. Goldfield 36% b.

Lands, Hotels, etc. H.K. and S. Hotels $5.60/.65 sa. H.K. Lands $382 5.

HX 4% Debentures 103% 1. Shanghai Ladda Sh. $13 n. Metropolitan Landa Sh.510 m. Humphreys $94 b..

|increase of 43.4% and a sterling"]

decrease of 13.0%.

Total imports during the first! ten

months of the year 1936) amounted to $382.0 millions (473.0 (millions), as compared with $3023; millions (£310 milNona); in the corresponding period of 1935; |whilst exports amounted to-52TAT millions (£17.6 milions), as com- pared with $222.1 millions (£227 (millions).

In terms of local currency im- ports increased by 19.7% in the first ten months of 1936, as com- pared with the corresponding period of 1995, and exports in creased. by 25.0%; whilst sterling! value showed decreases of 25.8% in the case of imports, and 22.5% in the case of exports.

The following table shows com- parative figures of importa and exports of Merchandise and Trea- sure during the months of Octo:j ber, 1936 and October, 1935:—

IMPORTS Oct. 1936 Oct. 1035 Merchandise $43,000,188 $31,564,844 Treasure $43,862,969 $ 2,984,905

$86,863,177 $34,549,749

EXPORTS Oct. 1936 Oct. 1935 Merchandise $32,726,905 $22,782,098 Treasure $ 3,877,617 $12,753,480

New York Cotton: December

1176

11.79

January

11.65

11.65

{March

11.65

11.64

May

11.61

11.61

July

11.52

11.51

October

11.16

11.47

Spot

12.20

12.23

HK. Realties $571⁄2 1. Chinese Estates $18 n. China Realties Sh.34 n. China Debentures Sh.$60

Total

18.18.

18.22

PHILIPPINE MINING

18.190 18.231

18.23

18.25

Closing Rates Sales

18.27

18.2′′

10 am. Local

Fest July

18.28

18.27n

Total

in Pesos Currency

Victoria Peak

1,823.(September

18.30

18.25

Antamolts

3.90

Signal Station

1,774

October

18.271 18.021

Mt. Parker 1...

1,724

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Mountain Lodge

1,725

Chicago Wheat: December

Atoks Baguio, Gold

.55

$4

26

1172%

110%

LIMITED

The Eyrie

1,725

May

115%

114

Balatoc Mining Benguet Consol Benguet Explor

154

14/

Peak Hotel

1,305 Haly A.

*10234

Established ́1380

Mt. Davis

Bowen Road (Alterbeds)

STY 237

Chicago Corn: December

.18 301/2 447514 .03%

105

Capital (full paid-up) Yr2.100,000,000 | Reserve Fund

May

3178

„Yen 150,900,000

91X L

1043 Demonstrations

Ipa Gold

$4

1.60

MAINLAND

July

24

94% Itogons

155

Fost

Winnipeg Wheat:

Masbate Consol

Taimoshan Kowloon Pesk

3,124

November

19

1087%

1,971

December

106

105%

Paracale Gumaus Salacot Mining ·

5

05

May

108

2.45 448

Suyoc Consol

50

United Paracales

1.40

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Koji

Nagasaki

Nagoya

New York

Osaics

Alexandria

Bangkok

Офта

Paris

Peiping

1027% Big Wedge...

Consolidated Mines.

107% Northern Mining

Public Utilities

HK Tramways $12.10 b. Peak Trams (old) $61⁄2 n Peak Trams (new) $22% n Star Ferries 29211⁄2 b. Yaumati Ferries: $25 n.

Batavis

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Cantom

Dairen (Dainy)

Penstien (Makden) Rangoon

Hasburg

Hankow

Harbio

Honelain

Asinking Karachi

Kobe

Rio de Janeiro San Francisco

Seattle

Semarang

Shanghai

Singapore Sourabaya

HOME LEAVE TO

ENGLAND

107 San Maurício

London

Los Angeles

Manila

Tokyo Tringtan Yingkow

Interest allowed for Current e-

COUPLE

Deposits received for fored periods at rates to be obtained on applica- tion.

Y. KANO,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 13th November, 1938.

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Encorporated in Chim)

Capital paid

£$6,000,000. Reserves

$7,500,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000 Reserve Savings Deat$600,000

Head-Office Sianghai

A Back having as the suission the industrial Päevalopment en China and the fostering of her commercial relaticos abroad

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C. Light (Qld) $13

$36,604,522 $35,635,578 Monthly Fluctuations

Since

October, 1935 monthly values of imports of merchandise into Hong Kong fluctuated from a low Hong Kong dollar value (284) millions) in November, 1935 to at high of 43.0 millions în October: 1936;* whilst export values fluctuated from a low of $22.8) millions in October, 1935 to a higħi of $32.7 millions in October, 1936,

LOCAL DOLLAR

* STEADY-

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ST. PATRICK'S BALL

TO BE REVIVED

NEXT YEAR

MR. E. H. WILLIAMS PRESIDENT

Many suggestions regarding the The local dollar is steady, open-revival of St. Patrick's Ball were ing on demand this morning 27 made by members at the 27nual 1/2 1/32

"Spot" alver fell

to 21, meeting of the St. Patrick's So ciety of Hong Kong last night, when it discussed the holding of

b. $13.45 while “forward" also fell to

C Lights (New) $101⁄2-n.

By $13.10 sa.

HK Electrica 351

b.

Macao Electrics $20 (n. Sandakan Lights $8.30-n.

Telephones (Old) $281⁄4 b. Telephones (New) 1934 b.,

20/10 27

21.

RAW RUBBER

Latest Quotations From Singapore

Messrs, H. B. Joseph and Co. [have received the following quotations from Singapore in Straits Currency for Raw Rubber:

Spot 30% b. Unchanged Jan-March 311⁄2 b. Unchanged. April-June 31% b. Unchanged. December 31, b. Unchanged. Market Irregular.

An, amendment to the rules was the ball It will not, however, take sanctioned, making it constitutions The London on New York cross-) place on St. Patrick's Day, March al for 15 members to form a quOS TU rate was quoted at US$4.894 17, to prevent its clashing with the

as compared with £-US$4.8854

while the New York on London

cross-rate was quoted at £

cbrations of the Royal U

$-U.S.$4.89-1/16, as compared with the meeting last

China Buses Sh#12% ng t Singapore. Tractions 27/= n.3 Singapore Pref. 27/in na Save Industriais Cald, Macg (Ordy Sh$19 Cald, Marg. (Pre£) Sh$15. Canton Ices $220 t

Cements $10.80 b., $10.80 sa H.K. Papes 13,40 3.

Stores, etc.

Dairy Farma 233 b. Watsons: $4.85 1. Lane, Crawfords 361⁄2 u Sinceres $8

Wing On (HE): 350 115

Cotton Mills

Ewo Cottons STLL60 h. Shanghal Cottons (Old) Sh.382)

Shanghai Cotton (New) SE $45 Zoong Sings 85% $210 Wing Op Textiles Sh. 225

£ US$488-15/16.

M. C: G. Pérdue: "

| CHRISTIAN FRONT AND SPAIN who referred to the redus

2

membership, largely the resnāt. said, of many departures and Christianments Among those who'l

The following cicers were elect-

MrEE WiDflaten. SOPOTAMENT J Beb-

tary: Mr. B. EG

Committee: Mr. K. Begdon, Capt. A. Crookshank. Th. Col. W.

A Frost, Dr L M Gray, HZJ

Over 40,000 people attended a meeting of the Irish Front in Dublia last mouth, when left were two life member be said. C. M. Grenham, Mr. F. F. 3. James, resolutions supporting the Spanish py, w. 3. A Moore and Mr. M. Nationalists were passed.,

Miscellaneont

Entertainments: $3/12

structions (Old) $1% 1.

J. Breen.

12. Comdr. M. V. Keogh EN. Mr.

C. G. Perdið Dr. G. W. Pope, Mr.

Mr. Perdue explained that a 3. D. McClatchie, Mr. T. Murphy.

though the accotizia

excess of expenditure

(this was "resly: "not"

{*186 had been paid out

Constructions (New) 42/1⁄2 eta, shle grant during the ye

Vibro-Piling 15.30 n.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G⭑Bds.

92% 1

of in 1985

Sound Pine

“Our financial

HK. Gort 4% Loan 8% prem sound Taclared

we hope to see 18% prefl membership, and

HK Go

Wallace Harpers $4 mi

large our se

form, one

Charity Sub-Committee: DE G. W. Pope, MJC. M. Grenkam, Kr. T. Murphy

Anditors: Messrs W. B. Fin- gan and F. G. Hamider,

ong" thone preaut the Donovan,