1937-12-15 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 15, 1937.

HUGE VOLUME OF BRITISH IMPORTS

London To-day.

Arrangements were completed yes terday for a £570,000 Sierra Leone 3% Loan at 101, redeemable 1958 to 1963. It is understood that the existing four per cent inscribed stock holders are offered part con- version into this stock-British Wireless.

SIERRA LEONE LOAN

London, To-day.

of

For the first eleven months the year, the United Kingdom im- ports totalled £935,412,236, an în- crease of £169,539,952 over the cor- responding period of last year and- of £251,856,353 over the same period. of 1935.

Exports at $477,979,846 repre sented an increase of 277,726,067 over last year and of £86,942,365 over 1935.

These figures are given in the Board of Trade monthly overseas trade returns, which show that last month

BANKS

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE =

£3,000,000) ,800,000)

13. Graonchurch Street, London, EXCH Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund & Rest ..

1,247,830

-The Bank of England. à. Midland Bank, Lid

BANKERSE

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Incorporated" by Bo HRAD OFFICE: LONDON pegate

BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Gapital

$50,000,000.

Issued and Ful

20,000,000

Reserve Rmds.

Sterling

6500,000

1,050,000 Paid-up Capital

1,000,000

Eeserve Fund Reserve Liability of Proprie-

tors

000,000 Reserve Liability of Propr

Hong Kong Currency

Reserve

0,000,000

$20,000,000

$3,000,000

BRANGEES:

Ipoh Kandy

New York Penang

Calcutta Colombo

Port Louis

Manchester Branc 71, Mosley Street, Manchester.

Agencies and

anches:

Kota Bharu

Galle

Krisla Lumpur

Shanghai

Alor Star

Bangkok

Howrah

(Mauritius)

Kaala Trengga Siunta

Kuantan (Lahang) Singapore

Madian

HONG KONG. BRANCH

Every

description of Banning and ach

„business. “Srazzastedi.

Travellers Chagnas, issced...

Trustee and Essentorships undertaken... INTEREST allowed, on Currant. Ascounte, and Fixed Deposits: at. Bates, that may be ascerifond on application

D. BENSON,

7. Queen's Road, Central

Kage

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

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

LONDON BANKERS:- Westminster Bank, Ltd.

Bombay Calentia. Canton Cawnpore

Cebu

Colombo

Bailo

Ipoh Karachi

Delhi

Haiphong

Poiping

Hamburg

(Peking)

Hankow

Faning

Barbi

Đang trong

Exchange and General Banking, business.

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for cos yesz or, shortar perioda, at rales: which will be quoted on applicationzal

The Bank's End Orion in London undertakes

business, and Ezsontor and Trustee

Coverpaid, soR. Lrecovery" of Beitish” Inoring

terms which may be ascertained at any of its Agencies and Branch

·HEAD OFFICE - HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

G. Miskin, Esq.,

Hon Mr. M. I. Johnson,

Deputy - Chazzman.

A. H. Compton, Esq.,

EL Dodwell Esq.

Sir Vandeleur M

Chist Manage

AMOT

BANGKOR

BATAVIA

BOMBAST CALCUTTA CANTON

DE CHEFOO

COLOMBO DAIREN. FOOCHOW HATPEONG HAMBURG

BRANCHES —

-LONDON

LIONS MALACCA

MANILA MGAB

TORT

PERZING PENANG.

RANGOOK SAIGON

ROBERTS,

Manager.

HONGERY

SOGE

FLOKO

SUKURI PATANI

Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

Foreign Exchange, and every des- THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. cription of banking business ixansacted. imports were valued Current Accounts and Savings Ac with counts opened.

at $97,251,216 compared £96,085,427 in October

and

$78,679,845 in November last year.

British Wireless.

'ONCOMING SLUMP'

NOT COMING

London, To-day.

*...

$2,776,726.36

Fixed Deposits re-Authorised Capital $10,000,000.00 ceived at rates which will be quoted on Paid-up Capital ....$ 5,598,600.00

Undivided Reserve and application

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

"PHILIP GOCKCHIN,

Chief Manager

TREASURY FIGURES

London, To-day. Treasury-returns show total or

The Prime Minister, replying in the Commons, to a request for a statement of the Government's policy dinary revenue to date at $446,- to meet the unemployment problems 970,746 as compared with $424,148,- that threaten the country in view 493 at the corresponding date of of the oncoming slump said: "I do last year.

not accept the implication in the Total ordinary expenditure to date question I consider any talk of is $606,440,405 against £559;971,206 the oncoming slump not only ex- at the corresponding date of 1986; aggerated but dangerous. This The total floating debt outstand- country is in a far better positioning is £974,120,000 as compared to meet any temporary decline in with £850,035,000 a year ago. The trade than at any time since the net increase since March 31 is war"-British Wireless.

£275,990,000.-British Wireless.

· HEAD OFFICE, HONG KON 10, Des. Your Road, Central. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ecu. Siz Shou-son. Chest, Ca Chum Bag, EEK Teng Eag Chan Ching

Sanz, Esq. Wong Chu Bon,^ Faq” and

5. Eng. Fung Ping Wah, Bog.

Kan Tang Poy Zag., Chief Masager...-

Manager. IES AND AGENCIES:

Amay

Batavia

Bamber

Calcutta Canion

Haiphong Teachin Bobe Kowloon London

coer

Every

nscription of Banking and Exchange Loans granded on approved

Current Ancestris, opened – in Lonal Currency and - Fixed Deposita znosited for com year or shorter periods in Icoal and Presign Curren on terms, which will be quoted on applican

Safe Deposit Boxes To Lat.

KAN TUNG PO,

XOBE

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

FOKOHAMA

Current Acocamis opened in Loosi-Charency and

Fixed Deposits received for

periods in Local Currency and

which will be quoted

ALSO up to date BAF)

VAZDOR. SİSSE: TO

Hoay Eoa

là

BONES

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

~The Business, of the abova, Bank in, conducted by the HONG KONG AND BELANGHT BANK. ING CORPORATION. - Bales may be obtained

zovčestio

POE THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING ... -CORFORATION.

Song Long, ist Marsh,

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITEDS

Established 1880

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Reserve Fund

34,400,000

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alexandris Bangkok *Batavia

Berlin

Chief Manager.

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Mon

Nagasaki Nagoya

New York.

Osaka

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED

BUILDERS OF ALL CLASSES 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 Parts.

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

Dairen (Dainy)

Eengtien (Mukden)

Hamburg Hankow

Harbin Hong Kong

Honolulu Hsinking Karachi

Kobe

London

Manila

Los Angeles

Otzin

Paris

Peiping

Rangoon

Rio de Janeiro San Francisco. Seattle

Semarang Shanghai

Sou

Syd

Tientsin

Tokyo

Tungian

Interest allowed for Current counts.

Deposits. received for fired periods

at rates to be obtained our app

Hong Kong, 11th

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL

– SAVINGS BANK LIMITED

Inco

Trikoodock, Hong Kong.

3024

neral One,” over Penna

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents