BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Authorised Capital ..... $50,000,000) 13aged, and Fully Paid-up 20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-
Sterling ....£6,500,000 $10,000,000 Silver Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA, Incorporated by Royal Obarter, 1853. head office: LONDON Paid-up Capital
20,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG, BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
B. 4. Buchnell. eg. Chatrooms,
CC, Knight Hug.
Reserve Fund
prietora
Alor Blas
Apertuar
Bangko
Depu5• Chairman
W. H. Bell, Esq. K. S. Morrison Eng.,.Com A. H. Compton Exq
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
.##.003,000 .28,000,000
£3,000,000
Agencies and Brancheet
Kocking
Hom
Balgon Semarang Seremba Stanghal Blogsport
1pok
Karachi
Bateria
Klack
Boshe
Xobe
Calcutta
Lumpur
Bawan
Погод Caba
Boursbarn
Taiping
Colombe
Musila
Tiesiale
Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie,
Medan
Tonaksh
Slaiphong
New York
(Ekukor)
G. Miskin Esq.,
T. E. Pearce Esq.,
Harburg
akingsad
Manker
Kerbin
・(Pabing) Bara
Tatobama
Zamboang
'Chief Manager,
Tiong Kong
FRANCHE-
MOT
НАКОКОВ
BATAVIA
BCNHAV
MALOUTTA DANTON OHEFOR CALON BO DAIRRN POOCHOW WAIPHONO HAMELIE RANEOW VAMÜRATH
H
EPOLE
JANOBE
FORE
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMFUR LOXDUN
T.YONS
MALACOA
MANILA
MUAN (Johor)
MURDEN
NEW YORK
PRIPING PENAKO
RANUCON
HAICHON
RAN PRANCIBECO
SITANGHAL
FINGAPORE
SAYURABAYL
RINGEI PATANI
TIENTSIN
TOXTU
TRINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Purrer costs opened la Toon! Curraney
received for use
abar parisde in
Bad Fixed Depoallera Couzens and Starting beerns which will be quoted on application Hong Kong, 25th February, 1935.
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THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25.
Commerce-and Finance.
· LOCAL DOLLAR ADVANCES
Silver Prices Improve
The local, dollar has risen opening on demand this morning at 1/10
Spot and forward silver advanced being quoted at 25, and 25%. respectively.
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at -U.S.$4.86, as
Forsigsk Eroklegs and Omeral Bashing bortscompared with U.S.$4.86%, while Dorrent Accounts opened and Fixed Deportie the New York on London rate was nacured it one year or shorter parieda as quoted at £—U.S.$1.86% · which will be quoted on application, an
A. BREARLEY.
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st. January, 1935.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Offer: Hong Kong,
Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital
Total Resources A
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONE.
Branches: Canton, Tolahan, Shanghai, Hankow, Bangkok & San Francisco. London Bankera: Lloyds Bank, Ltd., On Singapore-
Banking On demand Foreign Exchange business of every discription traze- On Japan?----
On demand
and
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK. urgent Accounts opened and Fixed]
The Busloan of the abers Buah le conduri
Deposita recetted for one year or On ledin-
p by HONG KONO AND SHANGILA shorter periods at rates which will be BANKING CORPORATION.
cains en spplication
Malad Bir: Ignoted on application..
THE BONO KONG AND. "KHANGFAI ANKING CORPORATION
Y.-K. GRATBURN,
Hong Kong, 25th February, 1933.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
daihorland Capilar
Dapital
810,400,000.00
Beserve and Undirhind Profi... #1,444, 700,00
HEAD OFFICE :~HONG KO
19. Des Voux Rod Central,
BARD OF DIRECTORS — Bithou-san Chow, Chairmat
LA Een Chuc, Eng, P. Ewol, IA
Tour, E. Chan Ching Bask,
Wank
Bang Kag, Wong Chu Boo, Faq, and Kan Tig
Biphon
Lễ The Fong, ry Manager."
BRANCHES AND AGENCⱭES-
Malboute
Nag-al
Now fuck
Qui
Ostanite
Bolal
Crendon
·
Paria
Potping.
Haugen
Saigon
Kam Frands
Beastle Demachig
ngha SURPASS
- baurabaya
Kwałow
Tabaka
wydaj
Thenfal
Tokyo
Tolome
Every Escription and Banking and Eichinge Lous granted on approved bal trečiad
Dement Accouble opened. In
Local Curve
of
kod Fixed reposite ressivad foe ons 396 shorter portudy in Lood and Foreign Currencies
LOCAL SHARES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day!
Banks
HiK. Bank $1460 ex. div. s. H.K. Bank (London) £1311⁄2 n.
.
Chartered Bank £15% n Mercantile Bank A. & B. 3314 Mercantile Bank C. $181⁄2 n.... Bank of East Asia, $90 z Ami. O. Finance Corp., Sh.620 n. China O. Fin. Ord., Sh. $1.80 n. China 0. Fin. Pref Bh. #4% n
Ag Insurances.
Canton' Inc. $260 n. Union Ins, $285 8. China Underwritera" $1.45 séba China Fire Ins. $490 n.. H.K. Fire Ins. $227% b. International Asace. Sh. $5 n.
Rhipping.
Douglases $3914.
On London
On TT. and demand
1/10%
$11,000,000
4 Months' sight
1/104
8,655,000
Credits 4 months' sight 1/10%
82,170499 On Shaoghal-
On demand .:.
1182
782
H.K. Steamboats,' $71⁄4-m.. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $80 n. Indo-Chinas (Del.), $88 m.. Shells (Bearer) $50/7 Union Waterboats $12.
Mining.
#
1574
Antamoka 88 cta. sa.
Balatoes $48 n.
On T.T. and demand
121%
Baguio Gold 89 cts. n.
On New York-
Bafe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) for bire.
Benguet Consolidated "$18' B.
On demand
444
Benguet Exploration 17 cta, n. `.
Credits 60 days' sight.
46%
On Latavia--
Big Wedge, 10 cta a.
On demand
65+
Gold Creek 381⁄2 cts. n.
On Paris-
Gold Rivers 22, cta. B.
On demand
675
Ipo Mining $1 n.
Credits 4 months' sight... 706
|Ori Saigon--
On demand
-672-
On Manila-
On demand
8914
On Bangkok-
On demand
100%
1/1034
254
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager
SAFETY FIRST !
To Safeguard Your Valuable and Jewelleries.
Deposit them in a Vault
that is really:
FIRE-PROOF
BURGLAR-PROOF
DAMP PROOF!
OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT
located on the Mezzanine Floor of Sovereigns bank buying rate.
Our New building is Specially Con structed to provide all of these L-Bar Silver per oz. portant Qualities.
You may
Bar silver in Hong Kong....nom. obtain a Safe Deposit Copper cash
.nominal Box in this most up-to-date Vault for
1% prem: your own use at a very moderate Ren. Copper cents tal.
Inspection Cordially Invited. THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL
& SAVINGS BANK, LTD... Corner of Tee House Street and Des Voeux Road, Central
THE
barras which will be probed on application AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
Sale Deppelt Barn To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Bong Loog, lai Marah, 2004;
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
Head Office-Talkoka, Formos, Incorporated in Japan by Special Amperial Charter, 1899.
Central Bank of Formous, Notes
lauad Average amount Y.45,000,000
Branches and Agencies. Japan. Kubo, Osaka, Tokyo, Yoko
Makong, Nanto, hama, Keelung Shoka, Shinchiku, Talchu, Tainan, Taito, Takao, Tamsul, Toen, Karenko Kagi, Heild, Giran,
China: Amoy, Canton, Foochow, Han-
kow, Bhanghai, Swatow..
Others: Bombay, Hong Kong, London, New York, Singapore, Batavia,
Boarabaya, Dairen. Samarang
On and after April 20th, 1984, the rate of Interest on Special Carrent Deposit will be at 14%,p.a, on daily balance and the rate for balance over 10,000 will be quoted on applleation (Mazinium zato-1%)**
Hong Kong Branch
Y. OHNO
Manager.
8, Des Voeux Road, Central.
INC.
Head Office:-65, Broadway,
New York.
Capital Burplus
Reserves
+1.8.$8,000,000.00 2,087,112,69
Rate of native interest .8% pa. Chinese Sub. Coin... 28% dis... Hong Kong Sub. Coin...1/8% día.
BRAZILIAN
RUBBER
EXPORTS
Largest Since 1931
The quantity of rubber exported from Brazil during the first nine months of 1954 was the largest re- corded for any like period since 1,095,628.211831, according to the United Assistant Trade Commis- sfoner at Rio de Janeiro.
Pripin
BRANCHES-
Amsterdam Answer
GEDOR
Athen
The lagus
Hamburg
Kilas Xio Habla Pirwa Paris
Halda barg Tirterlaken Jerusale Londos
ILLOTGE
Lugeze
Lasor
Marsailing
dlaborgh
Hole Carle
Venic
Floresan Decem
Manila
Munich
Portch
Aprons Heart Berlin Bombay Brecha Brows Uaire Calcutie Canser Oulombe Copenhagen Doblis
Elverpool
Faleros Betterdam Bro Bbangbet Rowi bamples Singapor
Taormina Vleas
Branches of American Express Com-
States
L
Owing to the higher price re ceived for the product, the value of shipments in the 1984 period combined was in excess of the Value of exports in the similar periods of the two preteding years.
Total rubber shipments in the January-September period amount- ed to 7,871 tons, compared with 6,651 tons In the like period of 1933.
Dany in Principal cities of United THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, Btates of America and Canada.
A classes of Commercial Banking. Transactions undertaken.
Personal Investment accounta
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK handled.
LIMITED.
Established 1880-
LIMITED
(Incorporated in China)
Head Office Capital Reserva
Shanghai .37,500,000.00 $1,600.000.00
Branches All Important Cities
in China
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its travelers Foreign Exchange, and General Cheques and Letters of Credit and Banking Business transacted: Japital, (fully paid-up) Yen,100,000,000 in addition, the world-wide service Current and Saving Accounts opened Yen.124.260,000 bf it thoroughly equipped Travel De- and Fixed Deposits received for one
Zend Offices-YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies" at:
Alexandria
Batavie
Bombay
Neguant Nagoya New York Denka Paris Calenita Canton
Pelping Dairan (Dalny)- Rangson Pengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
San Francisco Hamburg HABLOW
Beattie Shanghai Singapore Boerabaya
Harbin
Hong Son
Honolu
Hsinking Karachi
Robe
London
#Angeles
Semarang
partment.
DUGGAN,"
Masager,
THE WING ON BANK, LTD. HONG TONG
Authorised Capital $10,000,000.
Foreign Exchange and Händle Business of every description transaci
Current Accounts, opened, Eps Deposits received, at #pöcial rates, Fixed Deposits received for one, your or shorter period at rates which will be quoted on application
Salo Deposit Boxes (varjene sinen
for hire
PHILIP GOOKCHIN Portul Chief Manager or
“Assistant Manager pa
LI SHU FONG,
year or shorter periods at rates which Twill be
application. quoted
SOU Z CHANG,
Manager. HONG KONG BRANCH FO 24, Des Voeur Boad, Central, Manager's Office ***** Tel: 85565. Foreign Exchange Dept. in 28500 General Office
38567 Cashier's Omice.
THE SHANGHAI CO
(CIAL
& SAVINGS BANKS)
Benguet Goldfield 10 eta, n
Itogans 42 ets. n. Salacots 16 eta, n. Kailan 17/-
Langkats (Single) Sh. $15 m. S'hal Exploration Sh. 45 n. S'hal Loans, Sh. 80 n. Raubs $7.90 n...
Venz; Goldfield $5 n. Docks, etc.
H.K. Wharves $112, . H.K., Docks $111⁄4-n. -.. Providents. (old) $11⁄4 n. - - Providents (new), 80 cts., n. Hongkews, Sh. $809 n. New Engineerings Sh. $5.80 m. S'hai Docks,, Sh. $120 n.
Cotton Milla.
Ewo Cottons Sh. 39:22% n. S'hai Cotton (old), $74-n. S'hai Cottons (new) $45 n. Zoong Sings Sh. $9.30 a. Wing On Textiles, Sh. 355
Lands, Hotels, etc.
n.....
Debentured
H.K. and S. Hotels to n. H.K. Land #50 n. H.K. Land 4%
101% n Shanghai Lands Sb. 822 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $12.20⋅ n. Humphreya $10 'm.. H.K. Realties $5:10 n.. Asia Realties "A", Sh. #100 m; Asia Realties "B" Sh.$17 n. Chinese Estates $98 n.. China Realties Sh. $10.60. n. China Debentures Sh.$128 n.
Pablle Utilities H.K. Tramways $19.95 n. Peak Trama (old) $81⁄2 n. Peak Trams (new), $6 n. Star Ferries #94°n. °· Yaumati Ferries $22 n. C. Lights $10 b. $10,20 s. H.K. Electrics 3714 b. Macao Electrica $25 n... Sandakan Lights. #8_n. Telephone (old) $26 n. :) Telephone (new) $10.20 b. China Buses Sh. $12.40 n. Singapore Traction 8/ b. Singapore Pref. 10/- b. :
pps Industrials ⠀⠀ Malabon Sugar #84 m. Call: Macg. (Ord.), 8h., $21 p. Cald: Macg. (Prof.) Sh.$16.n, Comente 12.05 p.) Canton Ices $2 b..
HK-Ropes 13.80 n.
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms $28% 12. Watsons $44 m. Lane, Crawfords. $8.75 Mackintoshs, $21 D. Binceres 38
Wm. Powells, 70 cta. n. Wing On (H.K:) #105 m. Miscellaneous. :>
H.K. Amusementó $1.85 n Entertainments; $7% n 8.C.Enterprises: $1,85 m. Macao #Greyhou Constructions
$170.n.
cts,
1925
BOLSHEVIK IDEAL OF LAUGHTER
Soviet Criticism Of Comic Film
PUT HUMANITY REASSERTS ́ ́ ITSELF IN RUSSIA".
DUTCH SUBMARINE ON LONG TOUR
RECORD JOURNEY
25,000 MILES BEFORE RETURNING HOME
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
THE
THE FINAL-DIVIDEND de- clared for the Year ending 31st December 1984 at the
· Montreal.—One of the most ambi-rate of Three Pounds Sterling at tious achievements planned for a exchange. 1/8% da payable on and
A Soviet film now being shown submarine is the trip of the Nether-after the 25th February, 1935, at in Faris under the French title, landa U boat K. XVIII which left the Oflees of the Corporation, "Les Joyeux · Garcons (The Holland, on November 14, according where shareholders are requested Merry Fellows"), is remarkable to Mr. A. A. Gastman, Consul of to apply for Warrants. among Muscovite productions, the Netherlands in Montreal By Order of the Board of Directors,, since it aims exclusively at en round trip voyage of 25,000 miles is tertainment by non-political hubeing attempted.
mour and the charms of actresses. The submarine. will make contact It is not surprising therefore with the aeroplane flying across the that Soviet critics are bitterly Atlantic with mail for possessions divided on its merits.
In a long discussion in the of the Netherlands. In the West House of Writers" at Moscow Indies. The British Government has asked this Dutch craft to make the majority of speakers express-
ed disapproval of the "atrophy of sounding in, and around Tristan da
1. V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 23rd February, 1935.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
political server that, atrag. Cunha, "the loneliest Island in the DANTRY
CLUB A
RAFT PROGRAMMES and FORMS for the FIRST EXTRA RACE MEETING, Prof. Dr. Vening Meinesz is to be held on SATURDAY, the
One critic, M. Bezymensky, world." wound up his harangue, accord- ing to the "Journal des Debats," aboard the submarine to conduct re- 9th March, 1985 (Weather permit- with the words.. "Down with search work in connection with ting), may be obtained at the Secre- laughter for laughter's sake! gravity and cosmic raya, considered tary's Office, Gloucester Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Long live our own laughter, sea-of international importance.
The underseas craft is expected Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club;" soned with the bitter salt of class
to break all records for long itiner-and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road, hatred?”
Entries close at 12 O'clock NOON This film, together with the de- aries, going from Holland to the cision of the Soviet Commissariat cast coast of Africa, then to stand on THURSDAY, 28th February, for Education to allow children by In mid-Atlantic as a "landmark" 1935,
to read fairy tales is welcome for the translantic plane. [proof that natural humanity re-
asserts itself against even most determined efforts to create submarine will go to Cape Town via
Then Pernambuco in Brazil will the be visited. From Buenos Aires the
a purely Marxist culture.
Tristan da Cunha, and then on to Madgascar and Mauritius. She-will steer a lonely course for thousands. [of mile to Freemantle, West Aus
Java and a Duch port.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 25th February, 1935,
FOR SALE
WHICH IS WORLD'Stralia, and will then head north to GIBSON REFRIGERATOR Excellent
LANGUAGE?
Claim of English
MORE SPOKEN THAN ANY
OTHER TONGUE ·
English apparently has special claims to being the best medium for international parleys and contracts. et de
HISTORICAL
RELICS
NEARLY LOST
Autographed Letters Of Frederick The Great
OFFERED TO HENRY, FORD
MOTOR MAGNATE
The story is related in Brei-
Condition Apply Mra, Lloyd 400 Peak..
POSITION WANTED
|CAN Highly recommend Wash-Amah and House Coolie, Apply Mrs. Lloyd, 403 Peak..
UNUSUAL SWINDLE
|_ DISCOVERED
Baron Fujita's Sale Of Curios
In Japan there has been some controversy over the use of the language. A committee of re presentatives of Japan Manchulau of how autographed letters of kuo, and the U.S.R.R. are buay Frederick the Great, famous Kyoto detectives have unearth- drafting an agreement for the King of Prussia, were nearly pured an unusual swindle in connec transfer of the Chinese Eastern chased by Mr. Henry Ford, the tion with the sale of Baron Railway, in Northern Man- Detroit motor "King," who was Fujita's collection in 1993. churia, from Russian to Manchu forestalled however at the ele-The bulk of the collection was
venth hour!!
made up of dwarf, trees, stone kuoan ownership. .......
A collector of historical docu lanterns and statues, and it ap The agreement is to be in Eng- lish, but an important conferments wanted to sell his com- pears that several Kyoto dealers ence of Japanese and Netherlands plete archives of valuable docu-induced the Baron's head garden- shipping men is being held in mente, including letters written er to plant their own but worth- Kobe but has come to a dead-lock by Frederick the Great, Maria less curios in the garden.
Theresa and other historical per As the venue of the sale was. over the language question..!
as guaranteeing the The Japanese delegates want sonages. Dealers who were in regarded Japanese to be used as the main touch with Mr. Ford approached genuineness of the articles, high For in- language, with the use of Eng-this collector to negotiate a deal prices were reached.
An historical society of Bres stance a Y15 carving was bought, lish allowed The Netherlanders want English to be used as the lau, hearing that this heritage of for Y4,689 by Mr. Tokunicht official language and the confer German history might pass out Numura, a well-known million- ence proceedings to be recroded of the country anticipated the aire, the dealers in all getting ap
American offer with a firm bid proximately: Y90,000. in English.
POLICE RESERVE Orders for the Current Week
Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Inspector General of Police.
of $2,500, and secured the valu- It was a dispute over the shar- able documents for Germany, ing out of the proceeds which at- Half of the money was put up by tracted the attention of the police. the local government administra- tor of the Neumarkt region of Silesia
CORNEA GRAFTING RESTORES
BLIND WOMAN'S SIGHT"
Is It Insured? ?
InsuranceAIT Classes
BE LOWEST, RATES SU American Asiatic Underwriters. Fed. Inci USA. General Agenta
Chinese Company, Daddar After being totally blind for four Morse Signalling Class. All men years Mrs. Eleanor Winder of West who have given their names as Dulwich, has had the sight of one members of the Morse Signalling eye restored at the Royal Eye Hos Class will attend at the Chinese pital, London. The two operations Company Headquarters on Wednes- of removing the cornca of the eye Head Office day, February 27 at 17.30 hours for from one patient and grafting it on 19. The Bund instruction.GA
|to. Mrs. Winder's eye were perform- jau
ed in 25 minutes by Mr. B. W. Strength. Constable R252 Sher Rycroft, honorary surgeon at the Bahadar Khan has been taken on hospital.
Indian Company
the strength of the Indian Com- pany, as from 20th February, 1985. Emergency Unit Reserve Revolver Practice. A revolver practice will take place on Friday, March 1 1085 at the Bowen Road Revolver Range at 17,80 hours. The Van will leave Queen's Pier at 17.20 hours sharpDress Op tional:"
#D. LKING,T
D.SP. (R) Hong Kong, Monday, February 25, 1985.
RAW RUBBER PRICES
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