BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
THE CHARTERED BANK OF * INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Hathorised Capital $50,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter,” 1853. *Issued and Faily Paid-up.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON ~
20,000,000
Beserve Fundesi *Sterling
$ 6,500,000 $10,000,000
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
$5,000,000
£3,000,000
Pro-
pedietors
Agencies and Branches?
7 Bear
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1935
Silver
Reserve Liability of Più.
prietors
20,000,000 Reserve - Liability
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG. BOARD OF DIESCTORS,
*. #. Dodwell. Kaq.
Sirman.
CC Knight, Regi
Deuter Chairmata.
H. Bell
H. Compton
-J. A. Plommer, Esq. ཐོན་ལས་
M. T. Johnson, Esq.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
Miskin Esc.. T. E. Pearce Esq.,
V. X. Graybarn, Begr
Gilet Manager.
BRANCHES par
Bo Colectia
Caus Caba Coleske
Крой
Kuala
EXCHANGES
·TO-DAY'S QUOTATION
£3,000,000 | On London-
Singapor
Boursiers Taiping
11
Hamburg
Madr
Prising
(Peking)
Tingine Tabora.com
Zamboanga
Hon. Mr.
TANGIOL
2000
MANKOW
HONG FETT
Lono
BOM
ED=1003
LONDON
MANILA
NUKDEN
"NEW YORKŊ“
-Hors Kons, 1st. Jawuary, 1935.
ommerce and
Finance
LOCAL SHARES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day
Banka.
HE Bank $1010 b. 1020 32.. EK. Bank (London) 5125 1, Chartered Bank £14% 2. Mercantile Bank A. & B. $$132 1. Mercantile Bank C. £131⁄41⁄2 il Bank of East Asia $81 m.
Am: 0. Finance Corp, Sh1
China 0. Fin. Ord, Sh. $1.80 1. China O. Fin: Pref. Sh. $475 1.
Ingurances.
Canton Ins. $215. n. Union Ins.. $565 Bæ * China Underwriters $1.
-On T.T. and demand... 245
4 months' sight
2/43%
Credite 4 months' sight
2/6
Shanghal
On Shanghai-
On demand
140
On Singapore
On demand
1013
On Japan.
On demand
20134
On India
KUALA LUMFCR
LYONS
Forkign] Bashangs und Gmail: Bucking hostowNED Compat_Jonnects opened sad Ted Deposit which wiz. di quoted on syylleston,
A. BRPARLEY.
On T.F. and demand
15714
On New York---
On demand
573
MALACCA
Credits 60 days" sight
503%
Manager
On Batavia-
On demand
8454
On Paris
On demand
8724
China Fire Ins. $400 n. HF. Fire Las. $200 m.
Credits 4 months" sight
9:221
On Saigon
On demand
On Manlia.
Or demand
115
On Bangkok-
Or deriand
783%
Soreigns hank buying rate
2/57%
334
поп.
.par. 35% pa 2745 dis.
par.
FELPING
PENANG
ZANGOOI
SAIGON
-
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHA
STSCA PORK.
KOCKABAY
SUNGET PATANI
TIENTSIX
TO TO
TRENGTAO
TOKOHAKA
Curver Anwocate aposed to Lasal Dvergney
serter periods in Laoal Company and hurling
went witch will be quoted in angčastíc
Hong Kong, 7th May, 1935.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Buzinom of the above Bach le sundues. thì bạn động HOÀNG LONG ANH THÁNG HAI MAXXING CORPORATION. Kelas maY Takemitað: zm application.
FOSTER BONG KONG AND SHANGHAI RANKING CORPORATION
T: M.. 0244TBOEN,
Hong Kong. 5th February, 1935.
SAFETY FIRST:
To Safeguard Your Valuablem and Jewelleries. Deposit them in a Vani
Hluthat is really:
FIRE-PROOP- BURGLAR-PROOF ...DAMP-PROOF!
OUR SAFE, DEPOSIT VAULT"
located at the Memenina Floor C
Our New building is Specialy Con-Bar silver per az structed to provide all of the In-Copper Cash portant Qualities.
You may obtain a Safe Deposit Box in this most up-to-date Vault for İyour own use at x Tay moderate Ban-
192
Inspection Confially Tovitad.
Copper Cents.
Rate of Native Interest - Chinese Sub. Coin
Hong Kong Sub Coin
THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL MANCHESTER MARKET
& SAVINGS BANK, LTD.
Corner of Jen House Street and Des Voeux Road. Cantzal
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
<hvikup Casitai
$55,000,000.00
$ 1,298,000,00
Samuros and Codivided Profės mammAK, VIOLOG
HEAD AFTICE-HONG LONG 2x Bond Crament..
BOARD OF DIRECTOKE :——
Bir Bbomac Cheve, Chairman,
14 Ion Class. Eng. I. Imok, Ing., Tose The Tong. Ing. Chan Cling Suk Intan Bang 140, Hàng Cho bạn. Ens and as The
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Po. Faq... Gidať Mannque.
Is The
BRANCHES AND AGENCIIDU 3—
Kanila
Maibourne
Kaga
New York
Chels
Paria
Paining
POE
Rangroo
Seigne
Sex Transtone
Bowy description.
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Terve
Lotshame
at Banking and Embage
Established 1912.
Head Office:-Hour Kong.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital
REPORT
More Cloth Enquiries Received
BETTER DEMAND FROM INDIA
$11,000,000 3ressrs. F. Hutton & Co., Ltd, 2,655,000 | Manchester, reported as follows on 32,170,492 April 10:-
Total BesasTCOS Branches: Canton, Tofahan, Shanghai,
There have been no outstanding Bankow, Bangkok & San Francisco London Banterse Lloyds Bank, Ltd, developments during the past week. Foreign Exchange and Braking and news from the states has been business of every discription trans-singularly lacking in interest. acted
The market has been rather Current Acsounds opened and Rizad
Deposits recetred, for One year or steadier and this factor, has en- |shorter periods að rates which will be couraged more cloth enquiry. Des- (quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) for hire.
LOOK POONG DHAN,
Chief Manager
THE
pite this, however, operators con- tinne to act with extreme caution and in most sections actual book- lings have only been of modérate
dimensions.
One of the brighter features has Ibeen a better demand from India,
Ldnom grasimi, on apprend AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, especially in fine mulls for Karachi
Acum omni la Love! vad· Plak Degodite received for your ar
aborter periode in Local and Foreiga
Carmane
Carrancine
1. Mama Which will be quoted on "magicusion.
Bata Deposit Bone Te Le
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,
INC.
Head Office:-65, Broadway, New York
and Amritsar, and one or two fair lines are said to have been placed already. Jacconets have been in request for Madras though not in ***UT A $6,000,000.00 - large quantities, and dyed goods
2,087,112.89
continue to be wanted for up-coun- 1,995,528.31
try. There has been a small trade Joffering in dyes for Bombay, while Calcutta, has taken white yarn dhooties, though only in odd lots. Fair quantities of whites have [been on offer for Colombo, in addi- tion, to fine goods for Rangoon, bur business has been very difficult to) arrange
KAN TONG PO
Chief Kasagot.
Capital Surplus Reserves
• LIMITED
BRANCHES:--
Ascomy
(Incorporated in China)
The Barthe
Head Office ...Shanghai
Capital
$7,500,000.00
Beatrva
$1,500,000.00
Branches
All Important: Cities]
in China
Berlia Bounty Bromed Browsin
Barva Halalborg Interlacos
Melan
Kaping Proce
Paiples
Rabarbeta
Loadion
Foreign Exchange and General Banking Business transseted.
2 Current and Saving Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter perioda at rates which Sari se quoted on application.
800 Z. CHANG,
Managen.
-
Calze
Садок Colombo Copenhagen Deblin Edinburgh Torvan Gemers
Liverpool Luserna Ідурною
Karen Monte Carlo
Manish
Taormina
Venice
Zariad
Mostreaz
Trade With China Slow Trade with China has continued to be very slow and business is being hampered by uncertainty re- garding new tariff rates.
Egypt has been enquiring Tor Branches of Amerlexa. Erjeras Com bleachers, while there has been a pany in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada,
quiet demand for Snishing cloths from the Near East West Africa
HONG KONG BRANCH: 24, Des Voeur Road, Central, Manager's Office .....Tel. 38555 Foreign Exchange Dept. 33556 General Omine
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All classes of Commercial Banking has booked a few prints and heavy Cashier's Office
23569 - Transactions tundertaken.
[goods; drills and bleachers have A sold in moderate quantities Personal investment accounts South Africa South America 'con- tinues to be one of the most pro-
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK banded.
LIMITED.
Established 1830
for
The Company offers to intending mising outlets and further trade Travellers the use of the "have has been done in sateens, poplins Cheques" and Letters of Credit and and enloured goods, chiefy for the In addition, the world-wide services Argentine. apital (fully paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 at its thoroughly equipped Travel De- Beserve Fund
Ten.125,800,000|partment
Head Offices—YOKOHAMA
Branches and' Agencies ; at:
Alatendría Batavis
Berlia
Bambay
(Dalny)
Nagasaki Nagoya New York
CELKE
Rangoon Flongtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
*Hamburg Benkow Harbin
Francisco
S&D
Seattle
Soerabaya Sydney
Toky Tsingtan Tingkow
•
In view of the hardening prices little interest-has been shown by the Continent, but various classes Manager, plain goods have been booked for
E. W: DUGGAN,
the Home Trade section, though. nothing of weight has materialised. The yarn market has been rather,
THE WING ON BANK steadier, but demand has been for
LIMITED
Head Office: Hongkong. 26, Des Voers Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS— Westminster Band, Ltd Foreign Exchange and every descrip- tion of banking businesses transacted.
Carent Accounta
and Savings Accounts opened. Fixed Deposits received at rates which will be quoted on application Special zaten given Are
Ao-[Special deposits, mana KAART=]|
Trustership, and
received far hned periods taken, Safe Deposit Boxes for hire. zates lg be cotained on application on PHILIP GOCKCHINES
G KISHINAŃ,
Kong. Uith Maz=15- 1985,
nagar L. COCKCHINA
LA SHU FONG “Asst. Mana AGE
small lots for quick delivery in both American ・ and Egyptian counts.
THE SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL
& SAVINGS BANK LIMITED
(Incorporated in Cabus)
Capital paid up $5.000.000. Beserves
$7,300,000. Capital Savings Dept. $600,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $500,000 Mr Fend Offoni Shangkil
A Bank having as ita sinalan the Industrial, developzzastab. of”, Cofres, and the fostering af haf nONDER cial relations abroad. Hong Kong offen 7. Imm
International Asste. Sh.$44. n.
Shipping.
Douglases $59 1.
HE. Steamboats $4 ni Indo-Chinas (Fref.), $30 n Indo-Chinas (Def.), $33. 1. Shell (Bearer) $58/14 n Union Waterboats $174 n.
- Mining Artamoks 68 cts. b. Balatoes $34 z Baguio Gold 21 cts. Benguet Consolidated $11 n. Benguet Exploration 10 cts. I Benguet Goldfield 19 ets. n. Big Wedge 8 cts. ii. Gold Creek 30 cts. Gold River, 7 cts, D. Ipo Mining 85 cts. 1. Itogans 30 cts. I. Salacots 12 ets. . Kailan Mining Ad. $17/- z. Langkats (Single) Sh.$14 S'hai Exploration Sh.$41⁄2 m. Shai. Loans Sh$54. Raubs $5 T
LOCAL DOLLAR-
STATIONARY
Silver Prices Improve
The local dollar has remained
POLICE RESERVE
Orders for the Current
Week
Orders by Mr. D. Fazlingham.
stationary, opening on demand this Inspector General of Police.
įmorning at 2/442
Silver Jubilee Celebrations Letter from His Excellency the
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
TOTICE" is given that; en and
and Governor to Inspector General of N from THURSDAY, May 23rd.
Both spot and forward silver prices advanced. 34. to 334 33-7/16, respectively.
U.S.$4.854.
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £-U.S.$4563⁄4, as compared with while the New York ON London cross-rate was quoted at 5-US$4- 86%, as compared with US$4~; 85
RAW RUBBER PRICES
Latest Quotations From Singapore
Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co. haw received the following Straits. Cur rency quotations from Singapore for Raw Rubber.
Spot 194 Up b. 191⁄2 s. July-Sept. 20% Up 4 b. 20 s.* Oct-Dec. 214 Up 1⁄4 b. 2% & Jan.-March 22% Up 4 b., 223, 3 Market: Undertone quietly! optimistic.
MAPLE PRODUCTS FROM CANADA Thriving Commercial Industry
50,000 FARMERS ENGAGED IN THE SPRING
Ottawa, Canada. Canada's national - sweetmeats, peculiar to the northern half of the American continent, are maple syrup and maple sugar, which are obtain from the sap of the hard, or sugar maple." The leaf of the |hard maple, which takes on beauti- ful colours in the autumn, is, of course, the national emblem of this country. The sugar and syrup in- HK and K. Wharves $85 ndustry has grown until It pro-
Cum rts.
duces many thousand dollar's worth
Venz: Goldfield $5 z.
Docks, etc.
HK and K Wharres ex right of the product annually.
$84 1.
M
In Eastern Canada nearly 30,000.
each spring
HK. and K. Wharves right £9 1. farmers are engaged HK, and W. Docks $91⁄2 i Providents (old) 95 cts.. a. Providents (new) 20 cts. D. Hongkew Sh. $26731⁄2 nú New Engineering Sh.$5 m. Shai Docks Sh. $110 ̊ m.
Cotton Mills.
the maple sugar industry,
and between twenty and twenty- five million trees are tapped an-
་
Ewe Cottons. Sh. $8.30 n Shanghai Cotton"(old) Sh$63 1. S'hai Cottons (new) $42 n. Zoong Sings Sh $81⁄2 1. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $55 21.
Lands, Hotels, etc. HK and S. Hotels $4.05 b. HK: Lands $35 z.
H
Shanghai Lands Sh $20% n Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 m.- Humphreys $93% *.
Police:
the office of the above Society will "I have the honour to express be found at:
my very high appreciation of the work done by yourself and the Dally Press Building, Top Floor, Hong Kong Police Force der
Ice House Street, your charge during the recent Silver Jubilee Celebrations.
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I fully realise that on such an THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB occasion you and
officers your must feel considerable anxiety HE SIXTH EXTRA RACE and that a great amount of or MEETING will be held ·(wea-` ganisation and hard work is call-ther permitting) at HAPPY VAL- ed for both by them and indeed LEY on SATURDAY, 18th May, by all members of the Force. 1935, commencing at 2.00 pm.
The First Bell will be rung-21 I have no hesitation in saying | that such was forthcoming and 130 p.m. that the result reflected the greatest credit on all concerned.
I also wish to tender my sin- cere thanks to the Police Reserves for the excellent work done by them
a
By Order,
C. E. BROWN.
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 13th May, 1935.
It is most satisfactory and canse for congratulation that the THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB crowds were so efficiently trolled and that no untoward in- cidents occurred.”
COD-
NOTICE
Letter from the Inspector General RAL MEETING OF VOTING THE MAY HALF YEARLY GEN-
of Police to Deputy Superintendent
of Police (Reserve):
MEMBERS will be held at the Club
"I have much pleasure in for House, Happy Valley, on TUES- warding to you a letter addressed DAY, 29th May, 1935, at 5:30 pm. to me by His Excellency the ALL MEMBERS are cordially Governor, in which he expresses invited to attend and participate in his appreciation and thanks for any discussion which may ensue. the excellent work done by the By Order of the Stewards, Police Reserve
CB BROWN
Secretary.
I trust that you will convey His Excellency's appreciation to all members of the Police Reserve. and at the same time express to them my thanks for the work they put in under very trying and difficult conditions during the
Hong Kong, 13th May, 1935.
Jubilee Celebrations. Members Is It Insured? ?
of the Police Reserve worked for long hours in somewhat unplea-] sant beat, and the fact that the celebrations passed off without. any untoward event, indicates discretion the tactfulness and ased by the Police throughout this period.”
· Basurance —All Games LOWEST RATES American Asiatic Underwriters Fel, Inc., USA General Agents
-HAL. Office
Reserve
Head Office
$17, The Bund
Shanghai
kriz Lifa Building
Tel 30234
Chinese Company. Training Course Part # AI Dually. "Sugaring time" as it is recruits of the Chinese Company known. comes in late March, when who have not yet passed Part II of the snow is still on the ground, (Training Course will attend at the with a warming sun in the day and Chinese Company Headquarters an tion. sharp frost at night
Tuesday, May 14th at 17.30 hours Emergency Unit Reserve "Sugar Parties" On The Snow for instruction.
Commendation. Lospector (B) While the industry has become Harbour Patrol: All members W. V. Field of the Hong Kong Pow an extensive commercial proposi-taking this Course will report at lice Reserve is commended by the tion, that is not its only value. Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station Inspector General of Police for the While "sap's running,” sugar 17.15 hours on Wednesday, May prompt action he took to quell a parties are held by young and old. 15th for instruction under- Acting disorderly gathering at the Kowloon. The fresh sap, obtained by driving Inspector Wright.
Football Ground on 9th May, 1935.
D. L. KING,
DS.P.. (R.)
HK. Lands 4% Debentures 100% sızall tin spouts through the bark, Training Course--Part III. Mem- to which is fastened a tin bucket, bers of the Chinese Company will is boiled on these occasions over attend at the Kemedy Road Range wood fires built in the open. When on Thursday, May 23rd at 17.15 Hong Kong, Monday, May 13th the liquid reaches the required hours to fire the Part III Eevolver 1935. consistency, it is poured on fresh Course under Sub Inspector Ritchie. white snow, where it hardens in-Only those detailed will attend. stantly.
....
HK Realties $4.85 -
Asia Realtjes “A”, Sh. $75 n Asia Realties "B" Sh. $10 m Chinese Estates $99 n... China Realties Sh. 7 n. China Debentures Sh.$123 1.
Publie Utilities; EK Tramways $13.35 D Peak Trams (old) $31⁄2 n Peak Trams (new), $6. Star Ferries $80 n." Taumati Ferries $20 1. C. Light $8.35.b., $84 & H.K. Electrics-$50 b. Macao Electrics $231⁄2 n Sandakan Light $6 s Telephone (old) $19.20 b. Telephone (new) 39% China Buses Sh. $114 m. Singapore Traction 10/8 n. Singapore Pref. 20/6 n.
Industrials Malabon Sugar $84 n Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh.$191⁄2 p Cald: Macg. (Pref), Sh.$13 x. Canton Ices $1.80 z. Cements $64 s. Converted HK Ropes $2 n
:
Stores etc. Dairy Farms $14 - Watson $314
Lane, Crawfords $21⁄2 n. Mackintosh 9 Sinceres $8 n Wm. Powells. 70 cis, n.. Wing On (HK) $100 n.
Miscellaneous ::
HK Amusements $1.85-n. Entertainments $6.40 1. S. C. Enterprises $1.35 m. Macao "Greyhounds” 32 n. Constractions (old). $1.40 Constructions (new) 45 rts. Vibro Piling $58.
Chi Govt. 5% 1925 G$Bås.
Morse Signalling Class. All
»
The RMS. Empress of Russia Modern commercial methods are, members of the Morse Signalling left Yokohama last Saturday and however, gradually replacing the Class will attend at the Chinese is due at Vancouver next Monday, picnics and parties which used to Company Headquarters on Friday,She is expected to return to Hong accompany the process. Nowadays May 17th at 17.30 hours for instruc-Kong on June 19.
it is not uncommon on a large sugar
bush to have pipe lines leading the sap to an evaporater, situated in a
suitable building. The syrup is
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RETURN ENGAGEMENT FOR ONE DAY ONLY !
sold in bottles or caps. Further DO NOT MISS THE LAST OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING IT!!!
boiling, turns the syrup into sugar-
On an average 30 gallons of sap
are needed to produce one gallon
of syrup or 91⁄2 pounds of sugar. The Canadian Government strictly | 66
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
enforces regulations to maintain “BABY
IN
maleta"BABY TAKE A BOW".
the purity and high standard of Canadian maple sugar and maple syrup.-Beuter...
CONTRABAND OPIUM
Large Consignment -Intercepted
A consignment of contraband opfum, worth between $20,000 and $30,000, was, intercepted on the Kowloon Godown wharf on Satur- day morning, prior to the sailing of sa. President Hayes.
The discovery was made when Chinese passenger was stopped and compelled to open a suitcase. This was followed by other pieces of huggage being examined, wher found that they were all packed tightly with tins of opium
The Chinese passenger was rested. He is credited with the in-
HK Govt 4% Loan, 6% premtention of taking the opium aboard the President Hayes, which, later in
EK. Gort 334% Loan 2% prem, the morning, left for Mania In continuance of her round-the-world Tovare. Wallace Harpers $5 s
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