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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Cap
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Sterling ..... £6,000,000. Silver $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro
prietors.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Agencies and Branches;
$60,000,000 20,000,000
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Ronerve Fund
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prietors
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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1935)
Commerce and Finance..
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
Silver Prices Decline
The local dollar remains steady, opening on demand this morning at 1/11.
Spot silver, declined 3/16; being quated at 271%, while forward silver declined, being qutted at 274.
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £-US$4.794,
Foreles. Farhangs und. Ceteral flaking buses compared with £-U.S.$4.784, Current Aeroaats opened and Fed RepWhile the New York on London, rate merkrad for enn year to shinier riots as rate was quoted at E-U.S.$4.90%. ns' which will be quoted "on application.
A. BREARLEY. (compared with £-U.S.$4.79.
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
SAFETY FIRST !
To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries. Deposit them in a Vaait
that is really: FIREPROOF BURGLAR- PROOF DAMP - PROOF!
of
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You may obtain a Safe Deposit Box In this inost up-to-date Vault for
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V. 3. GAYNORA,
Chief Me". Hunt Kong, 25th February, 1935.-
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.|
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HEAD WENKE:--HONG KONG
11. Ea Vout fland. Central. ·
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EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
Dn London
On Singapore-
On dentand
On Japan:-
On Tudia
LOCAL SHARES.
YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued yesterday :-----
Bonks.
ILK, Bank $1300 n.
II.K. Bank (London) £1201⁄21⁄2 n. Chartered Bank £15% ni? Mercantile Bank A. & B. $811⁄4 Ë Mercantile Bank C. £134 n. Bank of East Asia.$85% ne Am: 6. Finance Corp, Sh.$20 China O. Fin. Ord. Sh. $1.80 m. China O. Fin. Pref Sh. $41⁄2
Insurances.
Canton Inc.. $200 n. Union Ins. $407%1⁄2 b. China Underwriters $11⁄2 n. China Fire Ins. $490, n. H.K. Fire Ins. $220 b. International Assce. Sh. $5 ¤.
Shipping.
Douglases $014 11.
On T.T. and demami
1/14
4 months' sight
1/117
Credits 4 months sight
21%
On Shanghai-
On demand
121/
H.K. Steambonts,' $71⁄4 ̧¤. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 m. Indo-Chinas (Dof), $98'n. Shells (Bearer) $47/6-n. -Union Waterboats $121⁄2 mi
84%
Mining.
On demand
168
Antamoks: 83 cts. n.
Ealatoes. $3 n.
Ou T.T. and demand
On New York--
On demand
47%
Credits 60-day!" sight
487%
Baguio Gold 30 cts. n.. Benguet Consolidated $14 n. Benguet Exploration 15 cts. n. Benguet Gullfeld 10 cts, n. Big Wedge, 10 cla. n.
On Batavia--|
On demand
604
Gold Creek 38% cts. .
Gold Rivers 17,cis, b.'
O Paris-
On demand
7172
Ino Mining $11⁄4 n.
On Saigon-
Established 1912.
On deinand
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On Manis-
On demand
$11,000,000
8,055,000
Bangkok-
32,170,492| On demand
Inspection Cordially. Invited. THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL
& SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Corner of fee House Street and Den Voeux Rend, Centrs!
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Credits months' sight ..717%
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THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
Head Ofice:-Taihoku, Formoss, Incorporated in Japan by Special
Imperial Charter, 1800,-
Central Bank of Formosa, Notes'
Jual Average amount Y.43,000,000
Branches and Agencies,
Jap
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Kobe, Osaka, Tokyo, Yoko-
Keelung, Makong,
Sk, Shinchiku, Taichu, Tainan,
Fatal Repurco
Itogany 42 cts. n.
Sulncots 16 cts. n.
Kallan (Single) Sh. 17/6.n.
714
Langkats (Single) Sh. $15 n.
95
S'hai Exploration Sh. $5 n.
S'hal Loans, Sh. $6 n.
031
Raubs $51⁄2 n.
Venz; Goldfield $5 n.
Docks, etc.
Branchear Canton, Toishan, Shanghai, Sovereigns bunk buying rate 21% Hankow, Bangkok & San Francisco, lar Silver per oz.
28% London Bankers: Lloyds Bank, Ltd. Dar silver in Hong Kong... nom.
Foreign Exchange and Banking! bineau of every discription trans-Copper cush
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1% prem. %% pa. 2874% dis. .*...par.
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Rate of native luterest. Deposits received for Porter periods at rates which will be Chinese Sub. Coin
Hong Kong. Suh, Coin
qunted on application,
Safe Deposit Boxes (varlon mizon) for hire.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
THE
Chlef Manager
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.
Head Offer:-65, Broadway, New York
Capital Surplus
Reserves
U.S.$6,000,000.00 2,087.112.69 1,096,528.81
BRANCHES:-
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Batavia,
Yurk, Singapore,
Sperabaya, Daireu,
Samarang. So
On and after April 20th, 1934, the of Interest on Special Current
I sit will be at 12% pa, on daily nee and the rate, for balanes over
# 000 will he quoted on application (Maximum rate-14).
Hong Kong Branch
Y, Divu,
Manager.
3. Des Voeux Road, Central.
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Tak Colerates
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Stuereillen Monte, Carle
Plbergh Planif Испать
Manila
Munich
Monteur
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Br.4 Ahanghal Pruthampton Rinwandes
Taormine Vinhos Venice Thoharem Zurich
Branches of American Express Com-
RAW RUBBER PRICES
Latest Quotations From
Singapore
Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Com pany have received the following Straits curreney quotations from Singapore for Raw Rubber.
Spot 1814 down 1 cente April-June 19% down 1 cent. July-Sept. 20% down 1 cent. Market: Easier,
COLOUR-FILM OF ROSE CULTIVATION
annual
A novel feature at the general meeting of the Natioúal Bose Society was a film showing! Proses in natural colours, as well as the details of cultivation-planting, pruning, budding and so on,
any In Principal cities of United THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,
States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Personal, investment' accounts
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK handled.
LIMITED.
The
LIMITED
(Incorporated in China)
Head Office...Shanghai ·
Capital
Reserve
Branches All Important Cities
General
$7,500,000,00 $1,500,000.00
in-China Foreign Exchango and Company offers to intending Banking Business transacted, Travellers the use of its "Travelers Current and Saving Accounts opened! Cheques" and Letters of Credit and and Fixed Deposits received for one "anital (fully paid-up) 'Yen.100,000,000 addition, the "world-wide services year or shorter porlods at rates which Reserve Funil
You.125,800,000 bf its thoroughly equipped Travel De will be quoted on application
partment.
Established "TERO.
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies 'at:
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Nagusat! Nagoya New York
Osaka Parlo Polping Rangoon
Canton Dairen (Dalny) Fenstien (Mukden) Rio de Jenetre
Hambory "Hankow Harbin
Kop
Bainking
Karachi
Kabe
Los Angeles
London
Manila 510ji
San Francisco Seattle Seniorang
Shanghal Singapore Soerabaya Sydney Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtan Yingkow
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E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
HONG KONG
Authorised Capital $10,000,000
Foreign Exchange and Banking Business of every deserĺption transact-
Current Accounts opened, Special Deposits received at special rates, and Fixed Deposita received for one year or shorter period at rates which will
be quoted on applicarious sizes) |
Safe Deposit Boxes
Interest allowed on Ozrat An- for hiro. ・BOSILJAM,"
Deposits received for fixed periods
at rates to be obtained, on appileation. L. GOCKCHINES
O. KISHINAML:.
Hong Kong, 11th March, 1985, -
PHILIP GOCKCHIN
Chief Haunger *-
WAWILI SHU FONG
Asvirkand Managin.
Assistant Manager
BOU Z. CHANG,
Manager, HONG KONG BRANCH: 24, Des Voeux Road, Central. Manager's Office ......Tel. 88505 Foreign Exchange Dept.
835C6 General Office
88547. Chahler's Office
88500
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THE SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED,
(Incorporated in China). Capital paid up....$5,000,000, Reserves ........................$7,000,000,
·Capital Savings Dept. $600,000, Recurve Savinga.: Dept.: $600,000.
Head Office-Shangbal budg
A Bank having sa ita mission the industrial development of China and the fostering of her commer- cial rolations abroad: Leg Hung: Kong office.../?Ics; House St.
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BELFAST LINEN MARKET
Raw Material Prices Still Advancing
SALES GENERALLY GOOD FOR PAST MONTH ·
The monthly repot, issued February 6, of the Irish Society states:-
Flax
011
MAN ‘“DIES FOR FIVE
MINUTES
NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS
Recovers After Heart THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
Stoppage
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
APPLIED
A dramatic case of complete re
Linen covery after an absolute stoppage of the heart for five minutes is de- scribed by Ir. G. Percival Mills,
• "
Irish. The demand for all classes surgeon to the General Hospital,
Birmingham. is still very brisk, and prices, háva',
A man, aged 58, was undergoing advanced since last report. Some an abdominal operation and, after districts have now finished, seutch-15 minutes the breathing ceased. ing for the season.)
{' "་‚.4 4r
HE SECOND EXTRA RACE
THE
MEETING will be held (wen- ther permitting) at HAPPY VAL LEY on SATURDAY, 23rd, March, 1935, commencing at 2:00 pm.
The First Bull will be rung af 1.30 p.m.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN.
Secretary. Hong Kong, 18th March, 1935,
FOR SALE.
Courtrai. The markers are still No pulse of the wrist could be felt.
Drug Into Heart *** well, supplied, although the quantity
Artificial respiration was started FOR SALE-One Singer Trendle (affered: for sale is gradually and stimulant druga were injected, will accept $75 or nearest offer apply SEWING MACHINE cost $176 as new diminishing., Prices, in sympathy but those apparently had no effect, to Airlie Hotel No. 3 room 25. Nathan. with the increase in value of
Russian flax, have risen each week 50 massage was continued while an Road, Kowloon. Phone 57367. for the past few weeks. There is assistunt injected a drug directly
still a good demand at increased into the heart.
prices.
"About a minute later," adds, Dr.
Latvian, The Government resort Mills, "I felt falut flicker in the
PUBLIC AUCTION
a few further sales at fall prices abby heart, so faint that I wasHE undersigned have received
Supplies have been very large re hardly sure of it. cently. Quality is well reported upon.
ducers are
fax..
"The look of incredulity had hardly faded from the faces of my assistants when the heart suddon beating vigorously at
instructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
Thursday, the 21st March, 1935 commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Room,
Duddell Street
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
comprising
FURNITURE
Esthonian There has been w strong demand on these marketsly started and prices continue to rise.. Pro-jabout 120 to the minute. Artistejal now marketing their respiration was continued while E flux slowly, so as to get the lenent hurriedly continued the operation." of the rise.
The subsequent About 60/70 per cent.
course of this remarkable ease was that after an of the crop has been sold..
Lithuanian. Supplies are only anxious few days, during which moderate and prices are very firm. symptoms were displayed, similar, Chesterfield couches and arm Spinners are waiting to see the to those seen after a severe head chairs, Teak wardrobes, Dinner sample shipments of new standard injury, the patient made a steady waggon, Sideboards, Dressing
and complete recovery.
tables with bevelled mirrors, F. W. Cells Perish Soviet. Sales to date must be
and teak Hatalands, Teak dining about 50.000 tops, and some fur- It ought to be explained that tables and chairs, Tenk chest of ther business with Germany is should the heart fail to be restart- drawers, Glass cabinets, Bookenges," under consideration. Prices arded after a period of some six or Omee chairs, etc., ele... still rising. Big shipments are seven minutes, the millions of tiny
Silver ware, Cutlery, Ornaments, by this time Ten sets, Brass ware, Table lamps, now being made, Quality on the brain cells have whole is approved by spinners,
perished through lack of oxygen. Insence burners, Pletures, Oil This is usually the reason why paintings, Carpets and Rugs, Wall, even when the heart does beat clocks, Vases, Baina, Gramaphones, again the patients do not regain Alum, ware, Iron safes, Cloisonne Yarns continue to harden on the consciousness, and recovery is im-vases, Majong sets, Radiators, etc., ever mounting prices of raw possible.
Jetc. material. Though buyers are pre-
Yarns
also
parai Lo face limits now current, CHICKENS WILL BUY Several places of Fine Blackwood
ther in tows, which in some num. bers are almost on a par with line quotations. Busincan is extending in medium lines and advances have bees paid for the cambric ranges.
Weavers
producers for the most part are not, H.K. Wharves $101%.n. Cum rts disposed to engage themselves fur- H.K. Dock $9% n. .Providents (old); $1.20
Providents (new) 20 ets. n. Hongkews, Sh. $309 n. New Engineering Sh. $5 s. S'hal Docks, Sh. $120 n.
Colton Mills.. Ewo Cottons Sh. $8.70 s. S'hai Cotton (old) $74 n. S'hal Cottons (new) $45 n. Zoong Singa Sh. $9.30 n. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $55 n. I.K. Wharves rights $20 n. HK Wharves ex rights 308 n.
Lands, Hotels, etc. ILK. and S. Hotel $1.70 n, H.K. Land $40 n. II.K. Land 4%
102% n..
·more.....
SEATS
"Forms Of Barter In Rural Hungary ·
COUPLE OF EGGS OR A SHAVE ALSO USEFUL
A front sent at the theatre in ex-.
ware..
One Sextant One Radio vet
and
One Full size English Billiard Table
One Piano by Bart Hol, Berlin
On view from Wednesday the 20th. March, 1935.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneera. Hong Kong, March 18, 1935.
The struggle with nianufacturers. at present is to obtain prices ap protimating to the spectacular al-change for a chicken-or, if the. vances in tow yarns, and also the chicken is especially tender, then moderate advance in line two seats. This is the avatem. of yarns. Up to the present, they barter hy which theatrical artists have obtained advances, but in in Hungary are amusing the coun- staple lines by no means equalling tryside and managing at the same the current rates for: yarns: Un-time to pay their way.
Rural Hungary loves entertain- Debentures doubtedly manufacturers have
given merchants the advantages of ment but finds it difficult to pay. their good buying, but cheap stocks Therefore, when strolling players requiring the flotation of bonds by [set up a theatre in a country dis- the provincial authorites valued There are n. must be exhausted.
Shanghai Lands Sh.$201⁄2 n. Metropolitan Landa Sh. $12.20 Humphreys $91⁄2 n. H.K. Realties $5.10 n. Asia Realtica "A", Sh. $100 n. Asin Realtics "B" Sh. $15 .. Chinese Estates $93 n. China Realties Sh. $0.60 n. China Debentures Sh.$128 n.
Public Utilities
H.K. Tramways $18 n. Peak Trams (old) $81⁄2 n. Peak Trams (new), 36 n. Star Ferries $89 n. Yaumati Ferries $22 n. C. Lights $0.80 9. H.K. Electries $66 n. Macio Electrics $25 n.. Sandakan Light $8 m. Telephone (old) $24 n. Telephone (new) $10 n.. China Buses Sh. $12.40 D. Singapore. Traction 10/3 m. Singapore Pref. 20/6 n.
Industrials Malabon Sugar 38 n. Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $16. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $10 m. Canton Ices $24 n. Cements converted $7.60 8. H.K. Ropes $3.65 n
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farins $194 en. Watsons, $3% n.
Lane, Crawfords $3.75 n. Mackintoshs, $21 m.) Sinceres $8 a
Wm. Powells, 70 èts. n. Wing On (II.K.) $105 a.
- Miscellaneous, H.K. Amusements $1.85 ni Entertainments $7. B.C. Enterprises $1.35 n. Macao "Groyhounds," $2 ni Constructiona (old) $1.70 m Construction (new) '50 cta. n. Vibro Plling 55⋅n: ̈ ̈
HANKOW TO BE EXTENDED
Constructive work in Hankow. is
many instances were merchantstrict and advertise a performance, at $1,500,000. The Executive Yuan would appreciate the low prices they readily fall in with the ptau has approved the Hunan Govern manufacturers have been prepared of purchasing their stalls with fat ment's plan.
to take to meet them. In the end, hens if ready cash-80 fillers, or
boll merchants and their customers some 50 cents. for each seat-is must face the inevitable advance. not forthcoming. In the excited circumstances, quite (considerable business
booked:
Merchants.
A chicken is not, however, the has been only form of payment. A couple of erze will secure n back seat, while a shave or a, hot bath have There has been a more active secured, in times of stress, accom market for most kind of linen goods modation for an entire family."
Wherei
The Hungarian actor says he can during the past month. merchants have been able to aver-live quile comfortably on such He dreams, of course, ΟΙ age old and recent costs, sales have terms. been easily made, but so far the theatre where he is paid prompt stemer job of facing present rely every Friday night, but admite has not been that existence in the countryside placement costa squarely "tackled. Naturally, Jean, by, unorthodox means, be main buyers are looking for all the tainel pleasantly, enough until the moderate priced goods first, but "real thing" turns up. most stocks of these are almost ex- hausted. As a result, sales have been above average in several lines of housekeeping goods, with prob- ably lese emphasis in demasks.
Cambrica, and sheers are selling freely at higher prices, but the ad- vando in these goods Is much less in percentage: than in crashes, Made-up types, and damasks. handkerchiefs are not in much re- quest so far, except for Home and Colonial markets..
Dress Linens
The Dress Linen market con-! tinues. In n' healthy condition and demand seems to be as strong ́ns ever Orders, however, are diff- cult to arrange, owing to further advances friyains. Merchants find it Impossible to obtain the pre- Bent high prices prevailing, and have been obliged to meet cus tomers as far as possible in order to secure business. Shipments of dress linens and suitings for U.S.A. are going forward ateadily, and H.K. Govt 84% Loan 2% prem. this market appears to be taking
Ch. Govt 5% 1925 G8Bda
932% n
II.K. Govt. 4% Loan, G% prem
b.
Wallace Harpers $1,1
Jarger quantities than for some time" past.
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Insurance All Classes LOWEST RATES
American Asiatic Underwriters Fed, Inc., U.S.A. General Agents
Hend Ome":
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S. E. Levy & Co.
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