1939-08-26 — Page 13

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BANKS

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF

BANKING CORPORATION*

INDIA, AUSTRALIA

AND CHINA

Authorized Capital. $60,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853 Issued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:

Sterling.

H.K. Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

..$20,000,000

Head Office:-HONG KONG

Paid-Up Capital

£3,000,000 £3,000,000 £8,500,000 Reserve Fund

Reserve Liability of Pro-,

prietors

£3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON: 38, Bishopsgate E.C.2 Sub-Agencies In London: 117/199, Leadenhall Street, E.0.3. West End Branch: 14/16, Cockapar Street, &.W.J.

Manchester Branch: · 52, Mosley Street, Manchester,- 2.

Board of Directors:

AL. Sholds, Eng.

W. H. Lock, Esq...

Chairman.

Deputy Chairman.

Hon. Mr. J. K. Bousfeld,

D. F. Landals, Esq.,

AGENCIES AND BEANCHES:

BARMIN

PENANG HONG KONG KANGOON

BAIGON SEREMBAN ..

LLOS STAR AMITAAR

LANGKOK

BATAVIA

ILOILO 1P01

BOMBAY

KARACHI XLANO

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

A. B. Compton, Esq.,

Hon Mr. 8. E. Dodwell

G. Miskin, Esq.,

K. S. Morrison, Esq.,

Hon. Mr. T. E. Pearce,

A. V. Wilkinson, Esq.

Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,

CALAKUTTA.

AGENCIES: KDEN Clava dramaT

Chief Manager. FAIRLIN PLACE

م

KUALA

LUMPUR

Branches:

CANTON DAWNFOR

KUCHING

MADRAS

Amoy

Ipob

Bangkok

Johore

Penang Rangoon

Batavia

Kobe

Bombay

Kowloon,

Calcutta

Kuala

Saigon San

"Francisco

CEBU COLOMBO

ΟΚΤΗΣ KAIPHONG HAMBURG RANKOW

MANILA

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PRIPING

Canton

Lumpur Shanghai

Chsfoo

London

Singapore

Colombo

Lyona

Sourabaya

Dairen

Malacca

Sungei

Foochow

Manila

Swatow

Esiphong Muar,

Patani

Hamburg (Johore) Tientsin

Bankow Mukden Tokyo

Harbin

New York

Tsingtao

Hongke Heile

Peiping

Yokohama

25

(Peking)

SITIAWAN

." BOURABAYA

TAIPING

TIENTSIN

TONGKAH

(Bhuket)

TRINGTAO YOKOHAMA

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Generäl Banking Business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for. One Year or shorter periods in Local or Other Currencies at rates which will be quoted on application.

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FINANCE

STOCK EXCHANGE Grave Threat Of Shortage

Of Food In The Occupied

PRICES MARKED

DOWN

over

LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter). On the London Stock Br

the change, following night's newA regarding the international situation, prices were marked lower, with deal- direct ings possible only by

» negotiation......!

Commodities wer generally quiet. apart from fair activity in wheat and cotton and to a lesser extent in sugar.

a

Areas Of China

SHANGHAI, AUGUST 24 (INTL)—A SHORTAGE OF FOOD TO-DAY IS THREATENING HUNGER, RIOT AND FAMINE IN VARIOUS PARTS OF CHINA OCCUPIED BY THE JAPANESE IN- VADERS. THIS APPEARED TO BE THE LATEST BY-PRODUCT OF THE UNDECLARED WAR.

Shanghai's International Settlement was pictured as the scene of a looming rice shortege which is causing the authorities grave concern.

About noòn minimam prices were fixed for git-edged securi The Settlement is unable to Shanghai's food supplies in all

whole lat ties, giving the

aobtain needed supplies of the respects are increasingly falling steadier appearance.

cereal while existing stocks are into the control of the Japanese, fast dwindling and prices are who at will can halt incoming skyrocketing. There J10 *foodatur's or subject them 000,000 Chinese

this tiny monetary levies producing large neutral island within Japanese revenues, which they are doing in occupied territory and they are some instances. Bettlement comm- MONEY MARKET

solely dependent upon the Settle- mers pay these levies.

On the Foreign

ment government for rice and fur- Exchanges,

From Shantung reports reveal business was confined to the ad-thermore they are unable to pay similar problems nere. In the four Chefoo justment of positions; although the exhorbitant prices being asked neighbourhood of 'dollars were still demanded

No Succes

counties have been roasting be- against sales of gold.

Efforts 01 the Bettrement to neath an eight-month rain failure obtain domestic ru tom sur- and burning summer temperatures. rounding Japanese-occupied ter-The result is ruined crops with the ritory has met with little success, coming winter threatening the The invaders say "it is very dim greatest famine that ares has seen cult to transport the grain from in many years. Wuhu and other nearby rice con- centration points.

.

Sliver advanced a penny to 19 1/16d

on the lack of sellers in the face of moderate demand.

Wall Street was easy.

FOOD CONTROL IN MALAYA

ཡ

Accumulation Of Reserve Stocks

of

Simultaneously sources

of

· foreign_rice at Saigon, French Indo-China, and similar areas' also are closed to local foreign authorities due to "the slump in the value of the Chinese dollar. Because of the mone- tary situation "the Settlement is unable to finance foreign purchases.

The following communique SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also opened in regarding the accumulation

Meanwhile rice supplies on hand Local Currency and Sterling with interest allowed at rates obtainable reserve stocks has been issued by in the Settlement will last but a

the Food Controller, Malayà:

few more weeks. A solution has not CURRENT ACCOUNT opened in on application. LOCAL CURRENCY and FIXED DEPOSITS The Bank's Head Office in London At a meeting of the Legislative yet been found by the authorities received for one year or shorter undertakes Executor and Trustee Council. "Straits Bettlements, in who recall the brief real shortage periods in Local and other Cur-business, and claims recovery of April, His Excellency the Governor here in 1937, during the Shanghai hungry mobs rencies on terms which will be British Income Tax overpaid, on advised householders and large bostilities, when quoted on application.

terms which may be ascertained at employers of labour to lay in an stormed rice trucks and grain Atso up to date BATE DEPOSIY any of the Agencies and Branches adequate supply of foodstuffs. He warehouses the moment their own Born in various sizes To LET

R. A. CAMIDGE, gave an assurance that stocks sofice supplies disappeared.

laid in before the occurrence of an emergency would" be regarded as Dart of the Errangements for Defence and would not be com- mandeered provided that in the case of stocks laid in by employers due notification of the stocks so laid in was given before ав emergency arose:

Hong Kong, s5th June, 1939,

HONGKONG SAVINGS

BANK

The Busincas of the above Bank

Manager.

THE CHASE BANK

is conducted by the HONGKONG 18, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL

& SHANGHAI BANKING COR

PORATION. Rules may be obtain-

ed on application.

For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 25th Feb., 1980.

BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED

Authorised Capital: $10,000,000.00 5,598,800,00 Paid-Up Capital Reserve and Undivided

Profits

2,883,922.01

"Head Office:-HONG KONG No. 10 Des Voeux Road, Central,

,4 Board of Directora:

Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman

Li Koon Chan, Esq.

P. K. Kuk, Faq.

Li Lan Bang, Eag.

Wong Chu Bon, Eng Wong Tan Tong, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq. Chan Ching Ebck, Esq. Fang Ping Wah Eaq.

Kan Tong, Po, Esq., Chief Manager.

Lễ The Fong, Eq-2, Manager,

Amoy Estarla Bombay

Haiphong

Bankow

Ronclatu Kobe

Branches and Agonobar 2000 “

Kowloon Pensne Bingapore London Rangoon

Kourabaya Balgon Beaton Melbourne Ban Fran- Sydney

cinco eisin

New York Beattle- VANCOCTIT Paris

Pelping

Shangha

Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Lorns granted on, approved securities

Current Accounts opened in Loes! Currency and Fixed Deposits re- ceived for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Cur rencies on terms which will be quoted on application.

SATE DEPOSIT Boxes To IT.

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Manager.

BANK OF CHINA

Specially Chartered by THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA AS. AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE.

BANK

PAID-UP CAPITAL $40,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) Owing to our numerous Brancha in China and connections in the principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities for Domestic and Foreign Banking ́and Exchange.

Head Office SHANGHAI

Hong Kong Branch:

QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Offer:

CANTON" SWATOW

KONGMOON TOISHAN SHILCHOW KINGCHOW.

We also handle the issue of Bonds and other Public Funds of the Chinese Government both at Home and Abroad.

SHOU J. CHEN, DE

Manager.

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HEAD OFFICE:

18, FINA STREST

NEW YORK.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

As High Commissioner for the

An American Bank offering com-Malay States. His Excellency re plete Foreign Banking Service peated this assurance at a meeting in the principal Markets of the, of the Federal Council in Jane. world.

MISUNDERSTANDING OVER - Interest Rates on Application.

Since there appears to be some misunderstanding 2.3

to the method of giving notification, employers of labour who have Laid in emergency supplies of food- Informed istuffs are

that they should notify the Food Supply Officer of the State or Settlement, in which the place of employment is situated of the nature and

This Bank is entirely owned by THE CHASE NATIONAL BARS, New Yox, with Resources over U.S. $2,500,000,000.

D. M. BIGGAR,

Second Flee Prea

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED Head Office:-15, Gracechurch Street,

London, EC.3

Authorised Capital Sharrihed Capital Paid-op Capital

Reserve Fund and Hant.""

21,100,000

amount of the emergency stocks so laid in and of where they are stored.

It is to be clearly understood that this notification must be in respect of physical stocks actually laid in 21,500,000 supplies under forward orders or $1,060,000 contracts which at the time of an 21,352,770

emergency are not in the posses- son, or held at the immediate dis- posal, of the employer would not be freed from the" operation of Food Control

BANKERS: * The Bank of England and Midiand.. Bank, Ltd. BRANCHES:

יוף

Koala Treogg600 Madres

Bangkok. Bonitay

Calentia

ipob Jantun Kantas

New York

Colombo

Galle

Kandy

Penang

Karachi

Hangour

Koos 'Bharu

Нама

Sinla

الطابق

Hongkong

Howra

Kral Lipie

Stopsport Kala Limpar

HONG KONG BRANCH: Every description of Banking and Exchange

businem transacted.

Travellers Cheŋses Inord,

UNDERTAKEN

In cases where such emergency stocks have been purchased and paid for but are for convenience held on the premises of the supplier and not on the place of employment, this fact must be making the clearly stated

in

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSHIP notification to the Supply Officer.

In cases where employers. of CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened in Lood Car labour have already notified some

Currency,

U. 8, that may be ascertained on application.

R. BENSON.

CENCY SERVING & OL, DOLLARS or for other authorities than the Supply Cacer, they should renew the notification to the proper quarter without delay.

vangur

WEEKLY RETURNS

Public Deposits Other Deposita:----

AND REPORTS BANK OF ENGLAND

Bankers Other Accounts TOL

Governiment „Beourtiles

Aug. 17

milom,, August 34 (Rekater).

Aug, 10.

27,460

23,370

$2,139

35,729

26,230

130,480

128,360

111,640

99,670

Semnities

"5,910

3,720

· Discount & Advance

23,560

24,330

"

Notes and Coins

34,950

Total Bullion

30,040 29,309 247,380

Noted in sirenlation

508.080

Radio of Reserve to Ziabilities

28.00%

148/6

Other Becurities

Price of Gold at which holdings are valued

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

New York, August 24 Center).

Anz. 17 'Auz. 24. 'root's omitted)

CONSIGNEES NOTICE

Last winter northern Shantung experienced acute suffering 25 A result of the guerilla variare, but the coming cold prospects for season are infinitely, worse.

LONDON GOLD

Londoni, Aug. 24 (Reuter). Bar Gold, Fine per oz., 148/5, Dollar Farity, 1/24. discount.

BROKERS' LOANS

:

New York, Aug. 24' (Reuter). Loan on securities to brokers in New York:-

Week-ended August 17 $525,000,000

Week-ended

* August 24

$489,000,000

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE BURNS PHILP LINE. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

FROM MELBOURNE, BYDNEY, SALAMADA, BABAUL 4 AND

MANILA,

THE MV.

T

"NEPTUNA”

CONSIGNERS of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goode are being landed at their risk into the hazardons and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves Delivery may be obtained No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining endelivered after the 2nd Sept., 1939, will be subject to Beat. All Claims against the Steamer mansi be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 18th Sept, 1820, or they will not be recognised

To comply with the General Bended Warehouse Regulations, consignees mus have a Berente. Officer in attendance when damage intiable goods are examined

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO. ANTWERP, LONDON

AND STRAITA

Tax 8.8.BENARTY."

NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extam hndardous Godowns of the HONG KONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND Gown COMPANY, Lan, whence and/or from the whares Delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after tha Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 31st Aug., 1939, will be subject to rant.

All Claims against the Steamer muat be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 11th Sept., 1939, or they will not be recognised.

To comply with the Genera! Bonded Warehouse Regulations, consignaes must have a Revenue Officer in attend ance when damaged dutiable goods

are examined.

All broken, shafed and damaged Goods All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowis, where are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the let they will be examined on the 29th Aug, Sept, 1839, at 10 AM by Maura 1939, at 9am., by Messrs. Carmichael Goddard and Douglas.

by

No Fire Insuranãe has been edected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & C., LTD,

Agenta. Hong Kong, 25th Aug.; 1936,

[642

1!

T

RICKMERS FINER

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

THE S.S.

& Clarks

No Fire Insurance has been affected Hills of Lading will be sountersigned by W.B. LOXLEYỶ & Co. (CHINA) LTD.

Agenta. Hong Kong, 25th Aug., 1989.

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HAMBURG-AMERIKA · LENEZ

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE MS.

TH

"RAMSES"

ES FOOD as the goods are

R. C. RICKMERS" having arrived from Hamburg and having arrived from Hamburg and Ports of call, Consignees of Cargo are Forts of call, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their goods are hereby notified that their goods ses being landed and placed at their risk being landed and placed at their risk nto the Hong Kong & Kowloon into the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf Wharf & Godown Company's godowns Godows Company's godowns: at at Kowloon, where delivery may be obtained as soon as the goods are obtainedre deliver may be landed.

we landed Optional cargo will not be landed Optional earge will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 here, unless notice has been given së hour prior to vessel's arrival, but hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the carried on from "port to port to the final port of call to which, the option final port of call to which the option extends.

extends, **No claims will be admitted after

the No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods have left the Godowns, and All. undelivered after the goods remaining undelivered after the goods remaining 18th Aug., 1880, will be subject to 29th Aug., 1939, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged All broken chafed, and damaged „Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Goods are to be left in the Godown where they will be examined on 26th where they will be examined on 88th Aug, 1935, at 10 am by our Bur- Aug, 1939, at 10 am, by our Goddard and veyors Messrs Goddard and Douglas Barreyors Mesir,

To comply with the General Bended | Douglas. Warehouse Begulations consignees To comply with the General Bonded must have Ravenne Officer in Warehouse Regulations.consignees attendance when damaged dutiable must have a Revenue Officer in goods are examined - Summe

attendance when damaged dutiable" All claima mgat reach us before the goods are examined. 28th Sept 1939, or they will not be in All claima must reach us before the a8th Sept, 1999, or they will not be

ر نا ماند تا او را در

No Insurance, will be affected Bill of Lading wil be counter

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1939 -PAGE 13

PRESIDENT LINER

Sailings

FOR SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES vis SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOMama and HoxOLULU 18.8. * PRESIDENT CLEVELAND" Sails Aug. 38th at 1 Noor *SS PRESIDENT PIERCE

Sept. 9th 'ab 4:00 PM. B.S." PRESIDENT COOLIDGE ”.

Sept. 3rd at: 9,00° A M、 Oct *S.S.." PRESIDENT TAFT” 18.8. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND " *SS PRESIDENT PIERCE"

* OMITS. SHANGHAT

*OMITS. YOKOHAMA -

7th at Ho0 AM.

Oct. Slat at 8:09 AM. Nov. 4th at 8,00 AM.

AND FORTNIGHTLY THEREAFTER.

FOR NEW YORK & BOSTON

S.S.

8.8.

via SUEZ PRESIDENT HARRISON ** PRESIDENT HAYES”

AND FORTNIGHTLY, THEREAFTER

Saila Sept. Tab at 12 Noon

Sept. 14th at 12 Foox

FOR

8.5.

MANILA

PRESIDENT HARRISON * Sails Sept. 1st at 12 Noor

SS PRESIDENT PIERCE" 8.S.PRESIDENT COOLIDGE" "SB. PRESIDENT POLK"

15

Supt. 3rd at 1.00 AM.

Sept. 16th at 1.00 AM Sept. 29th at 19 Noor

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

ROUND - WORLD SERVICE"

12, PEDDER ST

Triestin

Lloyd

TEL. 28171.

FORTNIGHTLY

EXPRESS SERVICE

N

FAR EAST-INDIA-ITALY

Hongkong-London 23 days · Hongkong-Italy 41 days

SCHEDULE OF SAILING FROM HONGKONG TO MANILA, SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, EGYPT

& ITALY

"GIULIO CESARE 1st Sept. C. BIANCAMANO" 16th Sept. 15. "CONTE VERDE 9th Sept. m.. "VICTORIA"

8. "CONTE ROSSO"

TO SHANGKA1

... "C. BIANCAMANO" 10th Sept. 15. "CONTE VERDE" 192dSept. 7th Oct. m.v. VICTORIA” 14th Oct. 1.8. "CONTE ROSSO" 29th Oct.

5th Nov.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

P.O. Box 143. Tel. Address "Lloydiano-Telephones 39989 Passenger

33083 Freight

+

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

S.S. "BENMOHR"

Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG and LEITH on: about the 6th September, 1939.

or

Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.

For Freight and Fussage apply

to the Agents:

W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (CHINA) LTD.

Tel: 34165.

York Building.

MAERSK LINE

LINES

Fortnightly Express Sailings

KEELUNG, SHANGHAI and JAPAN

NEW YORK BALTIMORE

LOS ANGELES, PANAMA, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA,

NORFOLK & SAVANNAH

Through Be/Lan larued to Central and South America, Grall and Caribbasa Sex Ports and West African Forts Arrivals from USA-

zib Aug. 13th Bept

M.V. “MARCHEN MARRAK”

MV, "LEXA MABREK KLY MANNA MALROK"

SOPHOCLER.

Krá subject to alterazion

mos la UB.

THOELLEST ACCOMMODATION FOR PASSORTER)

JEBSEN & 00

No Insuranos'will be stie3D Bills of Lading will be oduntersignad

EBSENS 200)

198R

[638 Hong Kong 31st Aug. 1839..

BWOY A GEBR BOESE

Bills, Bought

U.S. Securities held

Federal Reserve Ratio

$71,423,000 80:615%

Federal Reserve Crédit, Out Monetary Gold Block

10335.000

801,000

Hong

Industrial Advance

11,615,000

11,677,000

FAJEBSEN