Sterling..
©Silver $20.000.000 $Reserve Liability of Pro-
Dzietorsj
20,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
HEAD OFFICE: HONGEONG. BLAD OF DIRECTORI
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Capital
Sassed and Faily Paid-up -
Reserve Funds:
£ 6,300,000
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
$50,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
20,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
May 22 May Closing Closing
New York Cotton:--- May
12.01
11.93
EXCHANGES
12.06.
11.95
October
11.80
11:69
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
December
11,85
11.72
TO-DAY'S QUOTATION
(Jan (1936)
11:58
prietors
£3,000,000 On London-
Agencies and Branches:
On T.T. and demand
"I Dont Sup
Aler Bang
Azuritur
Razpi
Ipoh Kaneki
Raspoon Saigon
months sight
2/5 2,5%
Rails And Utilities Not Impressive
March
11.93
¡Spot
12.35 12.45
New York Rabber:-
Credits 4 months sight..2/6
Samanag
May
CC. Knight, X«q.
Does Chairman.
Bomb
Lobe
On Shanghai-
Hon Mr. W. EL Bell
Co
J. A. Phammer, Esq.
ww.pars
SAH. Compton Esq.
Cale
Lampar
Kuching Madsen
Fanghai Singapor Pitawwa Bourabaya
On demand
142
On Singapore
..
LITTLE STIMULATING IN BUSINESS NEWS
July
12.64
12.58
¡September
7078
12
October
12.55
12.78
Calaf Maungat.
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BANGKOK
KUALA LUMPER LONDON
GIEPOO COLOMERO
MUADER
EFOSS
XTAR LƐebone):
NEW YORK.
M. T. Johnson, Esq. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
“G. Miskin Esq. T. E. Pearce Esq.
1. X. Graykem, hog
Forbi
Bear Long
PHOLDE
Zamboanga
- Foreign Bonkongs and General Banking bminens Coral Bements opened sox Fi Do romével for one year or sheriar periode sa zador | pasok twice be quited on apponatis
AEREARLEY.
Caiotabe
Manila
On demand
10534
December
12.99
12.94
→ Mada
New York
(Bakeri
On Japan
to their market report Mess
January
13.09. 13.03
Hansborg Bouskour
Pining
Usiogo
On demand
2034
On India
On T.T. and demand
160
SE Levy, and Company, corre March pandents for Messrs. White Weld Chicago Whest:- and Company, New York, state: May
13.24
15.18
$9-34
89.34*
On New York→→→
"Stock:-The Bonus question is July
90
90%
On demand
59%
removed as
immediate September
90%
913%
Credits 60 days" sight
621
market influence.
Other pending December
93
o Manager. Hong Kong, 1st. January, 1835.
On Batavia— ·
Oz demand
not particularly stimulating. For May
On Paris-
PEIPING
thermore, the action of Rails and July
PENANG
On demand
900
ONG
Utilities in the last few days has September
EXTOW
KANGOON
SAIGOS
SHANGHAI
Credits 4 months sight...950
not been impressive.
We believe! December
On Saigon-
TONGKET
On demand
$93%
AED
D
2020 =
|Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital
Total RescVISCOS
On Manila-
$11,000,000
2,555,000
On demand
119
$2,170,492 On Bangkok--
THE CHINA MAIL. FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1935
Cand
Commerce
Finance
Dow
NEW YORK STOCK
· MARKET
COMMODITY PRICES LONDON WALL THAT
The following quotations have been received by Reuter.
legislations and business news are Chicago Corn:-
- 1176
33.79%
SLAVES BUILT
Great Roman Wall-Of-
London
WALL SUPPORTS ENTIRE BUILDING
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
..R
NOTICE
HONG KONG WATER SUPPLY
(By A. P. LUSCOMBE WHYTE)
TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT They say," said the electri- commencing on SUNDAY, 26th cian, rather enviously I thought May, and until further notice, the "Used to Hours of Supply in the district 1251b that slaves built it 12.346
whip them, they did, when they West of Eastern Street will be didn't work hard enough. Can't) 610 m and 4-8 pit
0214
66.
do that sort of thing now.”
He grinned, and moved a dis-For further particulars as to pro- mantled wireless set which was perties affected, please apply to the leaning against the Great Roman Office of the Water Authority.
The present 10 bocfs Wall of London.
per day You find this greatest and supply to the remaining portion of toughest of walls in the queerest the City will continue until further places. But somehow the sight notice. of it dominating one side of al basement electrical workshop! seems the most fantastic of all. Roman Wall House they call the office block in Crutched Friars, and the lift man can tell
R. M. HENDERSON.
Water Authority. · · Public Works Department, Hong Kong, 23rd May, 1935.
la tourist from a business man in THE HONG KONG & KOWLOON
the flick of an eye.
} WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
$1
81
7430
74%
663
853%
"Wall?" he asks.
"Down in
STCA
87%
the lift."
14ft. Thick
KOWLOON
SAN FRANCIBOG.
INGAPORE
MIESAKATA
SUNGEI PANAMI
TIENTEN
TOKTO
TRINGTAO
ТОБОВАМА
Cermes duocare opened in Lanal Outruncy Find Deposite received for one you Salad where perioda a Loom Company and övering or which will be macted en saplications Hong Kong, 7th May, 1935.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
Tas. Business at den somme Busk la comêmes-
She HONG-LONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Bane“ wo application.
Bulus may be
TOS THE BONG TONG AND KHANGHAI
CORPORATION
T. M. GRITAURN,
Clint Yangon.
Hong Kong. 5th February, 1935.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Jahbarimă. Capitai,
Suid-up Capita
Gamers and Underided-Protia
-$16,800.000,00
*33, 484 900 Do
READ -FICE:-HONG KONG
Road Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :----
Sie. Shou- • Sew, Chalem
Los Chem Eng. + Σ Ivak In Tic
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Hand Offices-Fong Kong.
Branches: Canton,. Toiskan, Shanghai, | On demand
Hankow, Bangkok & San Francisco Sovereigns bank buying rate London Bankers: Lloyds Bank Ltd.
Foreign Exchange and Banking business of every discription. team Bar silver per oz. acted
2/6%
34 3/16
Bar Silver In Hong Kong ...Nom. Current Accounts opened and Fixed. Copper Cash Deposits receirad for one `YEST OF aborter periods as rates which will be Copper Cents quoted on application.
.DOT
par
Rate of Native Interest...3% pa Safe Deposit Boxes (various zisan) | Chinese Sub Coin -22. 271⁄2 dis. for hire
Hong Kong Sub Ca LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager
SAFETY FIRST!
To Safeguard. Your Valuables and Jewelleries. Deposit them in a Vault
"that is really:
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Commot
Our
structed to provide all of the ¡portant. Qualities.
that better buying levels are like-Winnipeg Wheat:- ly to precall before any further May advance. Business July important done:-1,290,000 shares.
"Grains: The market, especial- | by Wheat is acting somewhat oversold. Farther heavy rains are May delaying progress. Cora is strong.July
Total
Sales: Wheat:-13.982,000 Sept. bushels; Com::--3,986,000 bushels.Dec.
YONSIGNEES and Owners of
re-
New York Sugar:---
Na 1 No.3 No. 1 No. 3
Below in the basement is a downs are hereby notified that on Con. Con. Com. Con stretch of wall perhaps 20 feet and after 27th May, 1835, delivery 245 246a 253 252m long. It is the most perfectly of cargo will be made to Praya 249 249 254 253 preserved piece I have seen The Wall, lorry or direct to dealers' 257 235 262 259 stones smooth and sharp edged premises by the Company on 263 260 270 264 the mortar as hard as the stones quest and receipt of instructions 2.52 243 (and not even worn down between with Bills of Lading or Delivery Orders Details of charges for Against it was ranged an oil these services have been sent to all stained work-bench, and a tangle the Company's clients. of electrical apparatus. I thought for a moment of its ed now. No coolies, other than builders and how they would those in the Company's employ, will have gaped superstitiously at be available for employment on the these bits of wire and metal that Company's premises.
"Cotton:-The market was quiet Jan (1936) 24u 241 Local and New Orleans. operators New York SU:...- were moderate sellers.
May
"Rubber-Dealers have absorb-July
1.40
1417
-139
1.39 138
Montreal Silver:
•pared scattered outside liquidation. September
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Total sale---254 lots.
"""Sugar:-Refiners have resum-Mar fed their purchases of raws. An July
irregularly higher futures marke: September
December is indicated.
them.
13746
76.65 76.35 77.30 76.70 TIMO T7.40
78.30 glowed and sparked. T9.00
#FlashSozze liquidation of a asked, b-bid, t-traded, nhom commodities which were bought on New York Metals:-
May 20. May 2 inflationary reasoning is likely...
7.54 49.50
2.68 50.40
SHARE MARKET
The Winnipeg Wheat market is Copper Jan. ....
Tin Jan closed on Friday and Saturday.
Brokers loans have increased by $39,000,000.
Their
The rates are lower than those usually charg-
FE CRAPNELL,
Secretary.
Dealers employing a permanen. priests could make a pretty de staff of coolies may take delivery monstration at times, but
from Godown with their own men They say it's about 14 feet as in the past thick here," said the electrician.” and I believe the other side holds up the building which backs on jas. It certainly holds our build- light ing up and that's no weight." HK Stock Exchange Official
The wall here has for some Is It American Oriental Finance Cor-Summary issue at $.15 pm Thurs-reason, been undercut by a foot 1260b 12.59bporation correspondents. for day, 23rd.May.
Reuter Quotations"
May 24. The following quotations were re- ceived by Reuter:---
close 1020 1100 NY/London 4924 493 4925
1206 11.96 11.96 1180 1173 11.70
Y. Cotton July
NY, Rubber
July
You may obtain a Safe Deposit Sept Box in this most up-to-date Vault for your own use at a very moderate Een
Inspection Cordially Invited. THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Carber of Ies House Street and Der Vers Road, Central
THE
1264
12.78
12.75b 12.725
904
$1%
813
C. Wheat July 90 C. Corn July 81
W. Wheat Jaig: 8744 STOCKS:-
48%
45%
Amer Smelting 45%
Con Gas NE
99
Du Pont
1013%
10
101
Elec Bond & Sh. 63
63%
7
General Motors 32
313
Int, Tel & Tel
$
8%
Loen's Inc
41
414
1
Montgomery W. 27
2734
Nat Distillers
26%
26%
Standard 01 NJ 50 U.S. Steel
34%
16 16%%
50 50% 34% 34
26% 162
Find Depousse reived AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, NY. Central
calorier patios in Lowl and Foreign Currencies
berma woich will be quoted on application.. Sale Deposit Boxes To Im
XAN TONG PO.
Chief Manag
*THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,
LIMITED
Aschmack
LONDON EXCHANGES
E. A Pierce And Co's Report market In their
report the
Messrs. E. Pierce and Company of New York state:
3, $335 sa Raubs $4 b
Wharves (Rights) $5,3.. Providents (Old). 75 cts. Hotels $4 b.
Hong Kong Lands $31 s., 331 sa China Lights $8% s, $8.20.22. Electrics $58 s., $58 sa Sandakan Light's $6 s.. Telephones (New) $8; s
red tiles (still red as a modern trick) running through it likę the cream in a cake.
"Bonding tiles" they call them. I believe, and their pur pose is to bind the wall firmly together. Sometimes, you see, even the Roman did a little mild "jerry-building" and filled the inside of the wall with rubble, which had to be held together.
Hong Kong, 24th May, 1935.
Insured?
Insurance—All Classes LOWEST RATES
American Asiatic Underwriters
Fed Inc, USA. General Agentą.
Head Office
H.5. Oc
Asia Life Building
Tel. 30224
HE DID NOT LIKE MOTOR CARS
Revolver Shots And Slit Tyres
Jor two. perhaps to make room Exchange is still moncpolising for storage, and, before one con- the 'attention of the local business siders its total thickness, it "Stocks: The industrial section of circles, to the detriment of the seems impossible that it should the market to-day was quietly share market and only a small support an entire building.
done to-day,
Red Tiles strong, while awaiting the Senate business has been
You can see distinctly bow vote on the Bonus Veto.
notably Uziona at $35 and Lands
those old builders worked. Ken- "Bubber: The, market was steady at $31.
mored within a narrow!
tish ragstone, cemented-was-the 17, The Bund and prices
Hong Kong Banks $1000 sa. Dealers were small sellers Union Insurances $335 3, $345 bulk of the wall, with layers of Shaghal range. against Actuals, whilst Commission houses were the principal buyers.] The outside market was dul, with; little factory interest in evidence.
"Sugar: The quotation for "spot” sugar advanced 10 points to 3.35 cents. July-August shipment of London, Yesterday. Philippine sugar sold for 3.50 cents, but offerings were on the light side. 74 47/64
The tone of the market was strong. 4.92%
"Grains: Due to the fact that the Senate is voting to-day on the Pre- sidential 'Borras Veto, trading in wheat was light and the range of prices was
Corn prices were from 3% to 3% up. May option was very strong. Local short cover- ing and small buying of wheat were responsible for the firmness. Re- poris from the South-West and the | North-West of the Wheat Belt were favourable. The Winnipeg market will not re-open until next Monday.
He wiped his hands on. a bit umbers, and then toured the park- "Cotton: A quiet, but steady tone
of oily rag and grinned again.ng-places of the city looking for prevailed to-day, awaiting the
Mention of the Royal clocks be-"Can't help thinking of those them. When he found one he slit Senatë vote on the Bonus Veto.
said the ing adjusted for Summer Time leads slaves,"
electrician its tyres with a ten-knife.
Then he took to shooting with 2 "Flash: The Senate upholds the one to speculate whether one very "Poor devils!"
revolver at cars as they passed. Presidential Veto of the Fatman famous clock in the King's posses- Bonus Bill. Brokers' Loans have sion is still going
In court, be declared,
"I hate increased by $39,000,000.”
motor cars. The noise they make bas ruined my nerves. I do not
INC.
Head Office:-65, Broadway,
New York
Capital
Serpins
Beserven
‚US$8,000,000.00 2,087,112,69 1995.525.31
Paris
New York
BRANCHES:---
Brussels
Incorporated in China)
Amsterdam
Head Office. Shanghai
Capital
$7,500,000.00.
Amara Besise
..$1,600,000.00
GNIDOS Glasgow The Hagas KAVIDS Hamburg
Barlin
Esenchas
All Important. Cities
鎮
Calza
* Foreign Exchanza
General
Bombay Breed
Calre Calcette Cantine
Heidelburg Interlaken Jarunucham
Milan Nic
Pras Porta Pripta Palerme
Geneva
Amsterdam
29.11 15.23 7.2814
Milan
59%
Berlin
Prague
Loade Liverpool Low Lagace
Madrid
RowChaosphon
Bucharest
12.22 1184 36 1/16 487
218
Copenhag Dublin Edinburgh
Gepers
Maxis Cari
Manila
TAČNĚNA
Yesias Yokobama Zaria
Montevideo
39 sellers offi
"Shanghai
Hong Kong
: 2/5
*34 3/16-
34 7/16. 106 7/16
Reserva
י
Banking Business transacted.
Carrent and Saving Accounts opened Colombo Sanc, Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which
will be quoted on application.
SOU Z. CHANG.
Manager
HONG KONG BRANCH-
24, Des Voeux Road, Central..
Manager's. Once
Foreign Exchange Dept.
General Office
„Tel. 33565 33666 $3567 33569
Cashier's Omica
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
·RIMITED.
Estabbed 1ESO.
Reserve Fund
Kunick
Xootrex
Branches of American Express Com- pany in Principal cities of United Etates of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking ransactions undertaken...
Personal investment * accounts handled.
Belgrade
Other rates unchanged.
Silver Spot
Forward
War Loan 32%
1/814
-British Wireless Service.
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.
The Directors will recommend the The Company offers to intending following allocation of profits for Ezavellers the use of navales the year ended 30th. April, 1935 at ChequesTM and Letter of Credit and, the forthcoming Annual meeting In addition, the world-wide services of Shareholders.
its thoroughly equipped Travel De-Pay a dividend of 7 per
Sapitai (fully paid-up) Ten.100,000,000
Ten 125,800,000 partment.
Head Office:--YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agendes, xt: Alexandria
siren (Dalny)
Nagasaki Nagoya New York OBRET Paris Bangoon
Peiping
ztien (Mukiai) Rio de Janeiro
kow
Long Long
Esinking Karachi
zacébred
San Francisco Seattle Semarang
Shanghai
Singapore Souembaya
Sydory Tientsin Tokyo
Tsingt
Kong 11th March, 1985.
E. W. DUGGAN,
cent on 25,000 shares fully paid up Manager. Pay a dividend of 7 per cent: on 50,000 shares
THE WING ON BANK LIMITED
Head Office: Hongkong. 26, Des Voeux Rand Central Authorized Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS Westminster Band-Lid, Foreign Exchange and every descrip- tion of banking businesses transacted Current Accounts and Savings Accounts opened Fixed Deposits
received at rates which will be noted on application Special rates given der Special deposits
Trusteeship and Executorship under taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN shane Chief Manager med
KCHIN
LA SHU FONG Asst. Manager
Asst Ma
$5.00 paid up And carry forward
пасток.
Singapore Tractions 10/6 b. Singapore Tractions (Pref.) 22/6
b.
Cements (Converted) $6.20, x Govt. 3% Loan 2% Prem. b. Wallace Harpers $5 8.
THE FAITHLESS
CLOCK
Anne Boleyn's Gift From Henry
This is the beautiful silver-gilt Latest Quotations
present which Henry VIII gave The following quotations have Anne Boleyn on their wedding been received by Reuter
morning, Nov. 14, 1532.
NYLondon ·
cross-rate
Prev. To-day's
sions
معمله
4.9234 4925 12.06 11.95
1258
90 81% 78.30a
76
NY. Cotton Joly N.Y. Rubber-July 1264 $17,500.00 | Chicago Wheat-July 90 Chicago Corn July 81 Montreal Silver Dec. 79,00 Silver Oficial
76% 17,500.00
Dow Jones Averages 14.146.78 30 Industrials 116.24 116.81 57 up
- 20 Rails
31.1631.20 up $419,14678 20 Utilities.. 1930 19.19 11 of -40 Bonds 1:95.13 95.37:04 up 11 Commodity
Index
58.96 59.23 27 up Business Done:—1,290,000 shares.
THE SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL
& SAVINGS BANK LIMITED
Couporated in China) | Capital paid up .....55,000,000. Reserves
$7,300,000 Capital Savings Dept. £500,000, Eastern Savings Dept. $500,00
A Bank having ngžžža vainasizes the "Anduntzial- doviloyını
and the fostering of her CIZIE cial relations abroma. Hong Kong afte
Phone: 21281
ENDEAVOUR TO CHECK SILVER SMUGGLING:
The Hopei, provincial goverment and the Tientsin municipality have
There were three layers each of three-tile thickness in this section, and they ran straight and true.
MADE NERVOUS WRECK BY NOISY TRAFFIC
Prāgue.
"A lot of wall has been pulled Alois Mensik. a 35-year-old clerk, down about here one time and hates motor cars. another." said the electrician.
Mensik was charged with wilful "The Underground did away with damage to motorists' property. He a bit I believe our bit's one of had been so enraged by the noise of the best, though it's not much to cars that he kept a look-out for look at, is it? Why people come particularly noisy ones, took their to look at it I don't know.”
IT IS NOT ALWAYS This led to his arrest.
IN CHINA
Alleged Sale Of Baby regret what I have done, and hope
Girl In France
Paris.
that many others will follow my example"
In view of the shattered state of his nerves, Mensik was given a sue-
On its weights are chased the mitials of the happy pair witn true-lovers' knots, and the inscrip- tion, "The Most Happye." Sax- Alleged to have sold his daughter pended sentence of three months" mounting the piece, the Lion cou to a band of gipsies for the equiva-imprisonment, which he will not ches with the Arms of England.
lent of £16, a Jugoslav named Jean have to serve unless he repeats his
When Horace Walpole's treasures
The
LORD BYNG'S VIEW
were dispersed at Strawberry Hill Izakovic has been charged at Bou-offence in 1842 this historic souvenir wasbon, near Melun, with having violat bought for Queen Victoria at theed French law,
The contract for the sale of the bagatelle price of 105g3. American invasion of England had girl, aged two years, is stated to have been drawn up with the assis- not then begin., qui nege
Writing at the time of the sale, tance of a man connected with the The contract Harrison Ainsworth noted: After local mayor's office.
three centuries the clock still goes was registered on oficially stamped The girl who had been missing for some time, was finally traced by the local police..
It should have stopped for ever paper. when Anne Boleyn died."
RANJI'S SUCCESSOR IN ROME
posted inspectors in all Chinese Taking Lion To London banks to watch the export of silver-
This
OF MAE WEST
"Charming But Shy"
Viscount Byng of Vimy," who larrived at Southampton with Lady Byng recently, after a visit to Hollywood, gave his impres sions of Miss Mae West
He said some of the reports of way to London for the Jubilee his visit had been highly colour- astonished the led his meeting with Mae West, celebrations, Romans by including in his bag for instance,
8 step has been taken in the The Jam Sahib of Nawanagar,gage a live lion, which, it is We only had tea with her," hope of putting an additional check when he arrived in Rome, accom-understood, he intends to present he said and we found her very on smuggling.
panied by the Maharani, on his to friends in England.
charming, but very shy."