BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI 'BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital sa... $50,000,000!
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Issed and Fully Paid-up 20,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1553.
Reserve Funds:
Sterling £ 6,500,000 Silver.... $20,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
S. H. Dodwil. Eng.
Chairman,
C. C. Bright Enq
Deputy Chairman,
T. 3. Graybarta Emj.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Paid-up Capital
£3,000,000
Arencies and Branches:
Jalo Ipoh Kamchi
Bagon
Yaros Semarang Serwhe
20,000,000
Reserve Fund....
£5,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
Alex Star
Ausritt
Bassbor
Katarin
Borsber
Sobe
Shanghai
Calmata
Finala
Singapore
Lampar
SALARIE
Скипром
Enching
A. H. Compton Esq..
Masila
Taiping Tentan
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
Delbi
Kedam
Tongkah
Haiphong
New York
1Bauker)
Hamburg
Priping
Imagina
Fiatkow
[Peaing)
Yoistema
Barbis
Penang
Zamboanga
Mag Kang
Chit Manager
W. H. Bell, Esq., E. S. Morrison Exam
MT Johnson, Esq. Colorado
G. Miskin, Esq. T. E Pearce, Esq
ANOT
BANGI
-MATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
CANTON
CHEFOO COLOYBO
DAIREN POOCHOW
HAIPBONS
HAMMING
HANKOW
HARRIN
HOSGREW
TOLO
IPOH
JOHORE TORE KOWLOOY
BRANCHES -
LONDON
LYONS
MALAOCA.
MANILA
MTAR (Jobore)
STADEN
NEW, YORK
PELPING
SENANG
RANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
KTALA LUNTER
SHANGHAT
SINGAPORE
SOPRANAYA
SPXG PATANZ
TTENNINGU
TOKYO
NINITKO YOKOHAMA
"Corial Acrounde operard in Lars): Cameraen and Fixed Deposit meint for om man ne aberto particut in Torical Compass and Sterling on term sich will be qused in application.
Hong Kong. 6th April, 1935.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
Rouredaja
HECHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE
ommerce and Finance
LOCAL DOLLAR
STEADY
Silver Prices Rise
The local doiler is steady, open- ing on demand this morning at 12/31/20
Silver prices rose 3/16, spot be ing quoted at 32-5/16 and forward at 32-9/16.2
The London on New York cross rate was quoted at $US$49S
as compared with £ US$4934
London while the New York on
Foreign Exchange and General Benzing musine={croRS-rite
Tomoearted.
Cartrat Accounts opened and Fixed Depot US$494. zwoerved for one year or shorter periods az which will be quoted' on application.
A. BREARLEY,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1985.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Branches: Canten, Toishan, Shanghai,
WX3 unchanged
EXCHANGES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATION
On demand
Harlow, Bangkok & San Francisco On Japan--- London Bankers: Lloyds Bank, Ltd.
Foreign Exchange and Banking business of every description trans-On India--
acted.
at
LOCAL SHARES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day
Banks
HK Bank $1030/85-38. EL Bank (London) $119 Chartered Bank 514%. . Mercantile Bank A. & R.
Mercantile Bank C. 18 Bank of East Asia $81. 2.
Insurances.
BOMBAY SILVER MANAGER'S
REVIEW
US. TREASURY AND LONDON
OPERATORS DEPENDENCE ON POLICY
Bombay, To-day Mests. Merwanjee and Sons, in their silver review for the week ending June 21, write:
ADVENTURE IN
RAILWAY TRAIN
Woman Goes To Gaol
For Theft Of Wallet
GOES AMISSING DURING
·FLIRTATION
How a factory manager met a “mers" widow and her two.com- With Settlement pressure mag-panions in an excursion train be- nifying the inherent danger of a tween Nottingham and“ London large unexportable stock, operators was described to the Marylebone have shown greater dependence magistrate. · $31+han ever on the American Tres- Ida Thornton, 40, widow, of Red suny's operations in London Al-Lion Street, Holbom Lily Vint though the seemingly indecisive 30, married, of Store Street Bed- policy of the Treasury anent purford Square, W.C: and Elsie Fio chases of the white metal in Lon-let Bennett, 28, housekeeper, don has Tailed to put heart into Conduitplace, Paddington, were Bazaar operators; it has helped charged with being concerned to them to avoid a general shakeout.gether in stealing and receiving which seemed likely at one time. a wallet and contents worth 25s
The up-country demand has belonging to John Stanley, a fac- averaged about 10 bars of a silver tory manager, of Granville Road.
Walthamstow, ja' day.".
Canton Ths. 5203 ii Enion Ins. $355 sa. China Underwriters 40 ets. D.” Chains Fire Ins. $382 n. H.K. Fire Ins: $200 mil International Assce. $4 ae
Shipping
Douglases $36 I
HK Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 Indo-Chines (Def), $12"D Shell (Bearer) 70/- n- Union Waterboats $1134 n.
Mining
?
On London-
On T.T. and demand
2/335
Head Office: Hong Kong,
4 months' sight
2/3
Credits 4 months! sight.. 2/4
Authorised Capital
$11,000,000 On Shanghai
Paid-up Capital.
Total Resources
$,655,000 32,170,492
On demand On Singapore--`
140
Antamoks 71 cts. a.
Malatocs $181.
98
Baguio Gold 21 ets. z.
Benguet Consolidated $10
On demand
194
Benguet Exploration 10 cts. n.
Benguet Goldfeld $10 m:
On TT. and demand
1512
Big Wedge 8 cts. Dr
Gold Creek 30 ets. .
567%
Gold, River 5 cta. D
•
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) [On Batavia- for hire
1
Credits 60 days' sight
58%
Ipo Mining 90 cis. n. Itogons 32 ets. b..
On demand
82 Salacots 12 cts. n.
On Paris-
On demand
$50
Credits 4 months' sight
895
On Saigon-
Kalan Mining Ad. 14/6 n. Langkats (Single) Sh $14 n. Shai Exploration Sh. $41⁄2 n S'hai. Loans Sb. $5
On demand
8434
Rambs. $5.60 st.
On Manila
Vent; Goldfield $227 sa.
On demand
113
Docks, etc.
81
HK. and K. Wharves $78
Cum. rts.
The Bunsure of the shore Eaux in coréucti ed by the 11ONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING ORPORATION. Hules may bee abtained où, applications
FOR THE SONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BASKING CULPONATION,
V.M. GRAVEUEN,
Bog eg 'booty,
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital
Fardup Capi
****- $30,000 Nab_di
Bewrie and Ladient) Prof $100,000,00
READ OFFICE:-NG KONG.
1 D Viraz axial
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :-
Sir. Skou- Chow, certamet
Tom Chun. Eq. P. K. Awok, Esq.. Toeg
Current Accounts opened and Fixed On New York- . Deposits received for one year or
On demand shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager
SAFETY FIRST!
To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries
Deposit them in a Vault
that is really: FIRE-PROOF BURGLAR-PROOF
-DAMP-PROOF:
OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT
On Bangkok-
Sovereigns bank baying rate 2/4%
On demand
Bar Silver per oz.
Bar silver in Hong Kong
Fun Tons. Em. Chao thing frk, Ilocated on the Mezzanine Floor of Copper cash
Sanh. Em Wang Cha So. .. and a Ti Om New building is Specially Con- Copper cents
Pa. Ewz.
Eu Tong Jo. Even if anger. Li T Fooc. E. Var, UP
BRANCHES AND AGENCY
ان
Amex
Belaria
Seni
Tatumši
Cairotta
New York
Canina
Fi
Singapore So-buy
Paria
Tube Kanton Loodion
Peipuss Pin
Su
Francis.
"no Yokohama
Haiphong
Hanko
Honolul
Tiberich Titan Tokyo
Every description of Banking and Yacharg bunicera trasmet land Load grated on approved
structed to provide all of these T-Rate of native interest -- portant Qualities.
You may obtain a Safe Deposit, Chinese sub. coin Box in this most up-to-date Vault for Hong Kong sub, çoin your own use at a very moderate Ben- tal.
Inspection Cordially Invited. THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Corrier of Ice House Street and Des Voeux Road, Central
THE
32-5/16
110M
par. 3% P
32% *dis.
par
RAW RUBBER PRICES
Latest Quotations From
Singapore
Cuzent Account opened in Loral Curry AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Currency quotations from Singa
and Fised Inquante nomend for one year or -aborter period
Loral and... Foreign Currencies
OR Ler which will he quoted as application
Safe Deponin Karon To Tra
XAN TONG PO.
INC.
Head Office: 65, Broadway,
New York
Chief Manage
Capital Surplus
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,
LIMITED
(Incorporated in China)
Head. Office
Shanghai
Capital
$7,500,000.00
Beserve
$1,500,000.00
Branches
in China
Forrin
Exchange
mud
General
Business ETIKETOI
.All Important Cities
Banking
Carren and Farming Account opened and Fixed
·Deponite ired for one year or shorter periods
chuck awill be quoted on application,
SOU Z CHANA,
Reserves
.U.S.$6,000,000.00
2.183,633:06
$70.737-05
Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co. have received the following Straits.
pore for Raw Rubber.
Sellers Buyers. -Spot 20% unchanged h, 2034 & July-September 21 dowa z Day
214 3
Oct. December 22 down b
224*
Jan-March 22% down 1⁄2 5, 22
Market: Nominal.
BRANCHES
&
Amsterdam Antwerp
Kience Time
Milan
Nice
The Bague
Kazive
Fanna
Pirarun
Kente Fierbin
Hatbor
Marin
Peipins
Kobay
Palermo
Hemra Berla
Bonesda
Ceiro Caigust Catar Colombo Copenhagen Deblin Edinburgh Tornace
Sanager.
Genera
HONG KONG BRANCH:
26. Din Yorum Road. Central. Dager's Office
Foreign Exchange Dept, au «
General Offer
Corbin's Office.
Heidelber Interlakes Jestem Lodos Liverpool Lacefor Lucano
Pare Shanghai Southwes plen
Singapore Teis
Taormina
Kawalew
Monte Carlo
Munich
Vienna Texica
Tokohzone Xarica
NEW ARRIVALS
The following passengers arrived in |Hong Kong from the United Kingdom Tia ports per the sx Aeneas to-day: | Miss A. Arnold, Miss E. Barresto, Lt. ELF. Bone EN., Capt. F. Mi Hramail PN, Mrs. Bramall, L. E. W. Briggs RN Miss D. J. G. Catheart, Mrs. Gordon Duff, Mr. A. P. Eutchison, Mr. C.. EL Kube, Mrs. Naabe, Mr. Branches of American Express W. J. Knight, Mrs. G. Marshall, Company in Principal cities of United Paymstr. Li. S. A. B. Morant," Mr. G. States of America and Canada.
Benton, Mr. T. H., Sersions, and Mrs. All classes of Commercial Banking L. Vincent Transactions undertaken.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Personal
LIMITED
Established 1880
į
handied.
Montrow
investment
ACCORDÉS
The Company" okers to intending Travellers the use of its travellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, Capital (full paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 in addition, the world-wide services Beserve Fund. Ten 125,800,000 of its thoroughly equipped Travel
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Brancher and Agencies at:
Alenmdria.
Batavis
Berlin
Bombay?
Calcutta
Wagariki
Nagoya
New York
Osaka
Paris
Canto
Peiping
Dairen; #aly)
Rangoon
Fengtien (Mukden) Rio
femeiro
Hamburge
Hankook
Harbin
Hong Kong
Homolala
Fisinking
obe
Tandon
Los Angeles
Department
E W. DUGGAN.
Manager
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & -- SAVINGS BANK LIMITED
Incorporated in China)
Czpital paid up ...
Reserver Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000) Head-Office--Shanghai
$5,000,000,
A Bank having as its missio the industrial development of China - and the fostering of her "commmercial relations@abroad;
Ice House St.
THE WING ON BANK Hong Kang. Ofic
LIMITED.
5 Head-Offer: Hong Kong, 326, Des Voeux Road Central
"Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS: ****
Westminster Band, Lad Foreign Exchange and every des- cription
of banking business transset-
Current Accounts and Savings: counts opened: Fixed Deposita, ceived at rates which will be quoted on applicat
for Special
Phone 31481-23
Is It Insured?
HK and K Wharves ez right
$7
of
A surplus of about $4,000 bars Mr. Stanley told the Court that is now expected after the June 21 he and his daughter caught the settlement
There is no silver afloat London to Bombay at this Lend
*
7:55 pm train from Nottingham. from He found a seat for his daughter week-and went further along the train.
He found a compartment in which is were three women, and they got of into conversation.
The incoming mail steamer bringing silver to the vale [£15,000 from London to Bombay.
Reuter
"
NATIONAL
EISTEDDFOD
OF WALES
Unique Ceremony At Fishguard
London
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
THE Undersigned bave received
Auction
Tinstructions to sell by tuned
Wednesday, the 26th June, 1935 commencing at 5:15 pm.
at their Sales Room, Daddell Street
A. Valuable Collection of POSTAGE STAMPS
comprising
Cape of Good Hope, Ceriam, China, Hong Kong and Macao only. This Collection has a catalogue value estimated at £114.)
On View from Tuesday, the 25 June, 1935.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong June 24, 1995.
THE undersigned have received Tinstructions to sell by Publie Auction
commencing at 10 aims Satanlay, the 29th, June 1935
at No. 2, Kimberley Villas, Kowloon
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Maple-
He bought Thornton a drink at the bar, paid for it from his wal- let, and placed the wallet back in comprising: Handsome his breast pocket. They then rewood Bedroom Furniture, Gen- turned to the compartment, where aine Old Blackwood, Chesterfield the other two were, and here was Couch and armchairs, Panel a "certain amount of firtation, Paintings, Lacquer Panels, Crock- during which Thornton pulled him ery etc, etc. down on to her knee.
English Crystal Glassware and Silverware.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMEET BROS.
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, June 24, 1935.
THREE-FOOT KILLER
CAT SHOT
Complained to Guard Mr. Stanley added that Thom- ton then left the compartment, and for some reason he put his hand to his breast pocket and dis- The Proclamation ceremony covered that his wallet was miss- of the National Eisteddfod of mg. Heat once went off and com- Wales takes place rather more plained to the guard, and return- than a year in advance of thejed to the compartment to find all Eisteddfod itself. This year three women together.
He told them that he had-lost the Eisteddfod will be held at Caernarvon birt the 1936 his wallet, and they all denied Eisteddfod will be held at Fish-having had it. At that moment guard and the Proclamation the guard came along and said ceremony will take place on that the wallet had been found June 27.**
wedged in the stside handle of a This ceremony has been con- carriage door. It was empty. ducted in its present form for
Mrs. Thornton told the magis The "Killer about 100 years. The Gorsedd
trate that they had all been drink-which has killed scores of lambs of the Bards will gather in
around the ing on the train, and were "merry and sheep in the mountains of Fishguard and
and bright" She had no recol-the Lake District, has been shot Ewo Cottons Sh. $8 n.
Logan stone they will perform lection of touching Mr. Stanley-dead by a farmer.
The Archdruid (old) Sh. the ceremony. Shanghai Cotton
HK and K. Wharves right $1
HE. and W. Docks $911⁄2 n Providents (old) 85 cts: n Providents (new) 20 ̊cts.. nư Hong Kew Sh. $240 n. New Engineering Sh. $4.a- Shai Docks Sh. $90 n.
Cotton Millia
*199$
Shanghai Coston (new) $41
Zoong Sings Sh. $84. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $55
Lands, Hotels, etc..
HK. and S. Hotels $4 S H.K. Lands $3224 b. HK Lands
*100% b
Shepherd's Terror In Lake District
of Helvellyn,”
Gwili will conduct the proceed She did not take the wallet. It was not, as suspected, a dog,
The magistrate discharged Vint but a cat three feet long.
Mr John Dargue, a Westinor- ings and will be supported by
the chief bards of Wales and Bennett, and sentenced Mrs There will be the opening cere Thornton to 21 days imprison-land sheep-breeder, who had lost mory, when the great Sword ment will be unsheathed, and the
Archdruid will ask the tradi-
a great number of sheep, ganised
armed a search by farmers.
After hours of writing, Mr.
4% Debentures Feace Having asked the ques MAKING SEA WATER Dargue saw a dark object in the
Shanghai Lands Sh. $20% 1
tional question: Is there
tion three times and receiving
la reply in the affirmative from the assembly, the sword will be
opened:
DRINKABLE
Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 sheathed and the Gorsedd Circle Discovery Of Cheap
Humphreys $8-b
H.K. Realties $4. Chinese Estates $90 m China Realties Sh. $4 12. China Debentures $153 n
Public Utilities HK Tramways $13 b. Peak Trams (old) $71⁄4 1. Peak Trams (new) $5% z. Star Ferries $77 8-.
Yanmati Ferries $171⁄21⁄2 n.
C. Lights $3.60 5., $8.70 s, $8.80
Bho
HK: Electrics $56 b. a Macao Electrica $221⁄2 s.. Sandakan Light $31⁄2-s Telephones (ok) $20 b. Telephones (new) $7.80 b. China Buses Sh. $111⁄2 1. Singapore Traction 10/6 b Singapore Pret 22/6 b,
Industriezis Malabon Sugar $84 n.
Cald: Macz (Ozd), Sa. $194
Cald: Macg (Pref.), Sh. Canton Ices $1.80 n. Cements 354 Converted... HK Popes 42 2o
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms $14 h.
Watson 33101
Lane, Crawfords $21⁄2 = Mackintosh -ZAN
Sinceres
POWELL'S LTD.
EXPERIENCE MOST
Softening Method
shadows of a wall of his farm.
The animal leaped to the top of the wall, and from 20 yards Mr. Dargue fired and the animal bounded out of sight Next morning the animal was found dead in a field from gunshot.
Officials of the Government's wounds. Chemical Research Laboratory at Shepherds in the district have Teddington demonstrated before recognised the cat as one of a DIFFICULT YEAR the learned guests of the number which have been living
(Continued from Page 9.)
Royal Society at a conversazione wild in the woods all winter. held at Burlington House, Lon-
BAT LEFT AS don, how sea water could be made passed
LEGACY drinkable - by Furniture and Fittings, the prin- through four glass tubes contain cipal items being the cost of ning synthetic resine stalling show. windows, and “ we
Used Against Aussies In 1880
are indebted to the Hong Kong It is hoped that this discovery Stock Exchange for the generous will provide a cheaper and more marmer in which they have met perfect method of water soften-
ing than any at present available. Used in a Sussex v. Anstra- us in the cost
Owing to the rapid rise in It should also make it possible lians cricket match at Brighton exchange, your Directors felt that for shipping companies to supin 1880, a bat has just been left the cost of the Stocks on hand ply passengers with fresh water in the will of Mr. John Elis Homer town clerk of Plymouth, were in excess of replacement baths when at sea cost, and it was decided to utilise This "softened" sea water, of Little Peans. Robertsbridge, the amount standing at the credit however, cannot be recommended Sussex, to his son, Mr. A. J. of General Reserve to write down for drinking. It is harmless and the value of the Stocks to ap does not contain salt, but there proximate replacement cost. This remains a slight flavour of the your Directors considered abso-sea. Intely necessary and trust that will meet with your
their
and
FATHERS WHO TURN HOUSEWIVES
But Only For One
Day
Mis
The bat was used
match by Robert 4. El score 50 and 58 not out:
the
Mr. L HEllis, who died on March 10, Teft estate of the gross vaine of £16,909 (net per- sonalty $16,807)
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