HE CHINA MAIL DECEMBER
BRITAIN'S HUGE I INVESTMENTS ABROAD
London, To-day.
Sir Robert Kindersley contributes
1937
BANKS
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office Houz Kong
Central. 26, Des Voeur Road, Authorised Capsiat 10,000,000
des-
BANKS
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
*tora
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
$50,000,000
Issued and Fully-Paid-t 20,000,000
Anthorised Capital
Reserve Funds:
Sterling
£6,500,000
Hong Kong
Currency
£3,000,000)
Reserve
$10,000,000
$3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprie
tors £3,000,000
$20,000,000
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1958 LONDON BANI
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Westminster Br
38, Bishopsgate, E., C. 2. Foreign Exchange and
fransarted | Paid-up Capital to the current issue of the "Econo-cription of banking busines
Current Accounts and Savings Ac Reserve Fund mic Journal" his customary annual counts opened.
Fire Deposits re- Reserve Liability of Proprie. survey of British overseas invest-ceived at rates which will be quoted on
Manchester Branch, ments.
application
Trusteeship & Executorship under- He estimates that the total of Unit-taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire. ed-Kingdom investments abroad at the end of 1936 as against £3,788,000,000 the year be fore. He puts the income from these investments in 1936 at £184,000,000.
£3,764,000,000
PHILIP GOCK CHEN,
Chief Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HRAD OFFICES »
13, Gracechurch Street, London, EC.a.
Of £3,240,000,000 nominal British capital invested oversea at the end of 1936, Sir Robert assigns: £1,981,- 1000,000 to British countries and Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital. $1,259,000,000 to foreign countries. Paid-up Capital
the Reserve Fund & Rest The estimated amounts for Dominions are Australia, £505,000,-
The Bank of Bank 000; India and Ceylon £413,000,000; Canada and Newfoundland, $443,- 000,000; and New Zealand £146,000,- 000
£236,000,000 is estimated to: be invested in Europe, $372,000,000 in Argentina £160,000,000 in Brazil, $50,000,000 in Chile, and £85,000,- 000 in other South American coun- tries-British Wireless.
NO SLUMP EVIDENCE IN
GREAT BRITAIN
London, To-day.
Speaking at Birmingham "yester- day, Mr. Reginald McKenna, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, said there was no evidence of a slump in Britain.
BANKERS
71, Mosley Street Manchester.
Agencies and Branch
Alor Star
American Bangkok
Bombay Calcutta Canton
Cawnpore
Colombo
Bankowe Hasbin.
110ão:
Ipoh
Larachi Mang
Iobe.
Kui Lumpur Kucking Madras
Medan
New York
Peipiny
(Blickat)
(Peking)
Taingino Yokohama
Zamboanga
•Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits: received for one year or shorter periode: at, tates. which will he quoted on application.
£3,000,000
1,800,000
$1,050,000
Gong Kong
1247830
Midland Bank. Izd
BRANCHES -
Bangkok Bombay
Ipah Kandy
New York: Pazarg
Calmutte
Karachi
Colombo Debz
Port Louis
((aurition) Bangoon
Kimaha Tranggaam - Simla. Kuatkan (Pabang) Singapore
HONG KONG FRANCE. Every description" of "Sanking and excbank. business heasacted.
Travellers Cheques issued.
Trustee and Executorships undertaken. LYTEREST allowed on Cummens Accounts and Fixed Deposits at Bates that may be ascertaineð on application.
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7, Queen's Boed, Central.
D. BENSON,
Masager.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR NEW U.S. LINERS
Washington, To-day.
It is authoritatively learned that the Maritime Commission is Although there were certain set-ready to start within a fortnight backs, due to recent cessation of a many million dollar programme spending by big industries in the to rehabilitate the American mer- United States, causing a fall in ma- chant marine. terial prices, there was no indica- tion that the British decline was general, nor likely to occur as a re- ult on completion of expenditure on rearmament Reuter.
An official said that bids would be asked for $20,000,000 worth of construction, including at least ten 9,000-ton cargo ships costing about $1,750,000 each-Reuter.
HEAD OFFICES HONG KONG..
BOARD OF DIRECTORS."
G. Miskin, Esq.,
Chairman.
Hon. Mr. H. T. Johnson, Deputy ChairINEN..
JK Booxfield, Esq., AH. Compton, Esq., S. H. Dodwell. Eaq-a -
5. S. Morrison, Esq., Hon. Mr. J. J. Fatarson, LE Pearce, Esqu A..L. Shields, Jaqu
Sir Vandeleur M. Graybim, Chief Manager.
BANGKOK
BATA VILA.
BOLERAY
COLOMBO
claims
The Bank's Head Offos in London undertakes
business, and Executor and Trustes recovery of Beitial Income Tax overpaid, terms which may be ascertained at any of i Agencies and Branches.
R. W. ROBERTS,
Manager
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided
Profits
$10,000,000.00 $5,598,600.00
1
$ 2,776,726.76
HEAD OFFICES HONG KON 13, Des Faux Boad, Central.. BOARD OF DIRECTORS----
Iva
Hon. Siz Shou-son Chow, Chairman; Li Koon Chun, Esq., R. I Krak. Tong, Esq. Chan Ching Shak, Esq. Li Las Sang, Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq. and Kan Ying
5. Esq., Fung Fing Wah, Bag...
Aunay
Bombay Calcutta Canton
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief MManager. Li The Fang, Esqu BRANCHES AND AGE
Melbourne
New York
Kobs
lin oioon
London
Francisco
*basii
Seattia
“5-Fokohama.
Every description of Banting and Exchang Loans granted ne-approved Current Accounts opened în Local Currency and Deposits oived for coe year or shorter periods in Look and Farsiger "Cozencias
which will be quoted on application. Safe Deposit Boxes To Lat
-KAN TUNG PE.
Chief Manager..
FOOCHOW HAIPHONG FAMBURG
HANKOW
HARBEN
HONGNEW ILOILO TROR
JOHDEE
KOWLOON
BRANCHE:#Z;
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON LYONS: SEALACCA MANILA
MUAR. (Johorn).
MUKDRE
NEW YORK
PERING
TENANG
BANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI
SINGAPORK SCGRABATA
SUNGE PATANI
TERVISEN ΤΟΚΤΟ
ISINGTAO YOKORIMA.
Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposita required for one year or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on· SOLIDE - which will be quoted az application.
AZSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES various sizes. TO TER
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1987.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the abova Bank is conducte by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAT BANK- ING CORPORATION. Bales may be obtained. on application.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORFURATION.
V. K. GRAZBURS
Chief Manage
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1987,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen100,000,000 Tem 134,400,00€ Reserve Fund
Head Office: TOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies
Alerandiaa Bangkok Batavia Berlin
Bombay
Moji
Nagasaki
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONG KONG, LIMITED
• BUILDERS OF ALL GLASSES OF SHIPS.
BUILDERS OF RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINES. BUILDERS OF MARINE AND LAND BOILERS-
BUILDERS OF TURBINE MACHINERY.
Under License From Messrs. Parsons.
BUILDERS OF DIESEL ENGINES.
Under Special License From Messrs. Sulzer Bros.
Licensed To Manufacture Lanz Perlit Iron, Specially Suitable For Internal Combustion Engine Working Paris.
DOCK & SLIPWAYS
FOR DOCKING VERY LARGE, AS WELL AS SMALLER VESSELS, ON ANY TIDE
ALL CLASSES OF SHIP ENGINE AND BOILER REPAIRS AND EXTENSIVE WELDING, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND OXY-ACETYLENE, SKILFULLY AND
PROMPTLY CARRIED OUT
Tel. Address: “Taikoodock, Hong Kong.
Telephone No. 30211.
Call Flag: "Numeral One,” over “"Pennant Anna,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents
Calcutta
Canton
Dairen (Dainy)
Fengtien (Makden) Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kong
Honolulu
| Esinking »
Karachi
Kobe
London
Mazils
Los Angeles
Nagoya
New York Osaka
Otarus"
Paris
Peiping Rangoon
Rio de Janeiro San Francisco Seattle
Semarang. Shanghai
Singapore Sourabaya Sydney Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtan
Yingkow
Interest allowed for Current “Ac-
counts.
Deposits Iceived for fixed periods
at rates to be obtained on applications.
Y." KANO,
Hong Kong, 11th
THE
Manager. ber, 1837.
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED
(incorporated in China)
Capital paid up
$5,000,000.- $10,000,000.
Reserves Capital Savings Dept. Reserve" Savings Depts ($800,000, Head-Office-Shanghai
OR
A Bank having as its mission the industrial developmen "China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad.
Hong Kong Office- Queen's Foad, Central.
Phone 31116.
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