BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION:
Authorised Capital ... $50,000,000,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Issued and Fully Paid-up 20,000,000| Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853 Reserve Funds:
Sterling # 6,500,000
·Silver --- * 0,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Paid-up Capital 20,000,000 Reserve Fund
HEAD OFFICE, HONG KONG
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
6. B. Dotwell. I.
Chairman
CC Azirkt. Ing.
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER:37=-1935
Commerce and Finance
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
.000.000 Silver Prices Advance
Rangoon Saigon Soccerning
„£3,000,000 £3,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
Agencies and Branches:
Tols
Amerituar
Xpoh
Bangkok
Deputy Chairman.
Basaria
Klang
Xode
Chief Xangst.
Hon. Mr. W. E. Bell
Calmatto Cause
Hon. Mr. J.J. Paterson
Ceespor
Imag Karbing Mode Manila
Setiawan
1
Triping IS
Modan
Now Inck,
Pulping
Baker) Tungimo
(Peking)
Yokohama
Zamboanga
V. M. Geugboen. - Esq.
Delhi
A. E. Compton Esq, T. E. Pearse Esq., Coleman
M.T. Johnson Esq. G. Miskin Esq Haiphong J. A. Pinnamer Esq., A.I.. Shields Esc
LONDON LIONS
BRANCHES. Pau
ANOT
EANGTOK
BARAVIA
MALAOGA
NCAR okorel
MANILA
BOMBAY
CALCETTA STON
CHEFOO
COLOMBO
MURDEN
NEW YORK
PEIPING
PAIREN
POOCHOW
HAIPHONG
HAJIUNG
HASKOW HARRIN
FLOTLO
JPOH
JOBOKE KORE
YENANG
BANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
KUALA LUMPER
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
SOURA BATA
SUNGEI PATANY
TIENTS
ΤΟΣΤΟ
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Carmat Ameste aprendio Local Currency mad: Fixed Deposity received for one year of abarbar Darinada is Lori Commmer and Sterling The be which will be quoted on applivačice Hong Kong, 2nd October, 1935.
Hamkor
Harbia
Bong Koor
Shanghai
Sinexpone
The local dollar is steady, opening
demand
Q
this
[morning at 2/075-
"Spot" silver rose 1/16 to 25% and "forward”. 1/16 to 293⁄41⁄2
The London on New York cross-
rate was quoted at £ÄTS.$4.89%. jas compared with £-US$189. while the New York on London | cross-rate was quoted at £—
Foreign. Zeshange and General Banking boulem U.S.$4.89, as compared with S-
Cement Account opened and Find Deposito US$4.891- ruited for 300 year or shorter periode
which will be quoted on appiðention
A. BREARLET,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
THE
EXCHANGES
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, on London-
INC.
Head Offee—$5, Broadway, New York
Capital
Stoplus
Reserves
Ansaterda Antwerp
870,731.05
On Singapore.---
On demand
On Japan-
BRANCHES
Milan
LOCAL SHARES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
Dr. (Mrs.) A. L. Dovey will give a course of lectures on Hame Nursing which will be open to all ladies who wish to avail them- selves of the series.
CH Gas
DARING ROBBERY
NEAR FANLING
Motor Car
Held Up By Armed Men
SMALL HAUL ONLY
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB-
HE NINTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on THURSDAY, 10th
The second lecture Warfare will be delivered by Dr. Three Amèrican residents of the and SATURDAY, 12th October JE. Dovey at the St. John Colony were the victims of a more 1935, commencing at 2.00 pm. Ambulance Headquarters. The following is the list of local Hang Road. Causeway Bay, to about 4 o'clock yesterday after 1.30 pm
Tai than usually daring robbery at The First Bell will be rung at share quotations issued to-day:
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary Hong Kong, 7th October, 1935.
Banks
morrow at 9 pm-
noon. when Mr. D. E. O'Kiefe and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Cramer, of the Sergeant Freeman of the Royal National City Bank. were held up H.K. Bank $1,000-b.
Welsh Fusiliers was attacked and in the Sheung Shui district, near HK: Bank (London) £109 n.
bitten by a dog belonging to Mrs. Fanling, by a gang of five armed Chartered Bank $18 1.
E Faley of the Warrant Officers robbers, who took money and ar- Mercantile Bank A. and B.Quarters, yesterday afternoon. ticles to the value of $60 from
*$2935-
The Sergeant was sent to Meccantile Bank C. S n
the them and escaped Military Hospital while the dog paddy fields. Bank of East Asia $60 ne
was put under observation.-).
Near the Wo Ho She village. in the Sheng Shui district, the
Insurances'
Canton Ins. $180 n. Union Ins. $375 1.
China Underwriters $1.10 n. China Fire Ins $982 n. HK. Fire Ins. $150 n. International Assce. $£
Shipping
Douglases $36 1-
HK Steamboats $4.n. Indo-Chinas (Pret), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def), $12 1 Shell (Bearer) 69/4. Union Waterboats $11 -
TO-DAY'S QUOTATION
On T-T. and demand
2/-3
4 months" sight
2/4
Credits 4 months sight..2/1
On Shanghai— *
US$6,000,000.00
On demand
131
2,183,653.06
$632
Mining Antamoks 76 cts. n.
Glamro
TE
Au Beste
Bet
Bombay Brusnes Brasla
Kerana Rambert HATTE Pleide Thorg Interiakos
Nier Kapina PEMER
On demand
173%
Balatocs $14 m.
On India
Paris
On T.T. and demand
· 1343%
Friping
On New York-
·Rotterda Forw
On demad
493%
Baguio Gold 24 cts, I. Benguet Consolidated $11 Benguet Exploration 13 cts. 1. Benguet Goldfield 10 cts z.
D
Cairo
Sharehol Southampton Singapore stei TROFIZIOL
Credits 60 days" sight
51
On Batavia
On demand
733%
Gold River 7 cts. n.
Chief Manager.
Bong Long. 3th Ferming year.
Deblin Edinburgk Flemmons Genre
Marvellin
Monte Carlo
Vanila
Mommien
Tienzon Ferien Tokobama Zurich
On Paris-
Ipo Mining 90 cts. n
On demand
755.
Itogons 364 cts. 1.
Noneax
Credis 4 months" sight
800.
On Saigon-
Express
On demand
754
States of America "and Canada.
On demand
9914
On Bangkok...
Salacots 15 cts. n. Kailan Mining Ad. 10/6 n Langkats (Single) Sh $13 n. S'hai Exploration. Sh.$41⁄2 n. S'hai Loans Slz $54 1. Raubs $63
On demand
91%
Venz; Goldfield $2.30 n.
Bar silver per oz.
Docks, etc.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Burice of the above Bank in conduct mở to the HONG KONG IND SEINGEN BANKING CORPORATION. Bules may be obtained on application.
FOR TED HONG KONG AND SHANGFÚ KANKING CORPORATION,
7. GRAYBURN
Calcutta Carpent
Copenhagen
Indon
Liverpool
Lugano Luxor
Colombo
'Branches of American
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. | Company in Principal cities of United
Katharmad Capital, ma
·Pucive Capital a
$30,000.000,00 5,546.800.00
All classes of Commercial Banking Emurry and Gadiraded Pročia, mă 2,430,000.00 | Transactions undertaken.
HEAD OFFICE:~HONG KONG
M. Des Veruz Bond Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORY:-
+
Personal investment handled.
Li Bear Chu, Laq P. E. Kwok, Zeqo Yun Jong. Eng Chan Ching Sheik, Baq- Lá Lan hang. Eng. Wong Chu Son, Esq. and has Y
·Iso Tuor Fo. Esq. Chivet Wmonger. Les Fong. Euq-, Manaque.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES :-
Seattle
ASON
You courts.
Setankeg
Emenzar
Cation "Haiphong
Saganak
Shanghai
New York.
Singapore
Sourabaya
Perping
syday.
Fynung
Taiboku
TIKLA
Tokyo
Takokatos
ENDRON Bero'va
Eobe - Examiners. Losdos
Pangang
Saiga
but. Franciaco
Every damription of Beaking, and Exchange bideen" trasacted. Loans granted, on approved
Current Accounts oproed in Local Curivacy and Pized Depositu 'runeived for, vos pour or
On-Manila-s
accounts Sovereigns bank buying rate 2/114
The Company offers to interding Bar silver in Hong Kong Travellers the use of its Travellers Copper cash Cheques" and Letters of Credit and,
addition, the world-wide services Copper cents
of its thoroughly equipped Travel Rate of native interest Department
EW. DUGGAN.
Manager.
THE WING ON BANK
LIMITED
Head Office: Hong Kong
26. Des Voeux Road Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000 -
LONDON BANKERS:- Westminster Band, Ltd.
Chinese Sub Coin Hong Kong sub, coin
293
MÜTE,
par.
3% pa 30% dis. *... par.
Big Wedge 8 cts. In- Gold Creek 30 cts: m.
across the
NOTICE
Monday, 7th October 1935, at
The Public Auction on 30 p.m. at Lammert's Sales Room No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon
It is announced that Dr. D. car was forced to slow down be Valentine will give a course of cause the road was under repair has been postponed to First Aid lectures to the St. John While the car was moving thus at wednesday the 9th October 1935, Narsing Units, at the Ambulance a walking pace, five Chinese, Headquarters. Tai Hang Road armed with revolvers, jumped on
Causeway Bay.
the running board and ordered the driver to stop. When this Jose A. Grefalda, 31. an Amer-had been done, the robbers made jean subject, was fined $10 by Mr. their victims alight and searched Macfadyen at the Central Maxis-ther tracy on Saturday on a charge of
A passer-by informed the police, entering the Colony without a who at once set enquiries on foot; he bat no arrests have yet been re
ported.
valid
which passport, to pleaded guilty.
H3LS. Medway and the sub- marines Parthian. Odin, Otus and Regulus arrived in the Colony on Saturday evening from Wei-hai- wei
Hong Kong rainfall for 24 hours ending at 10 am today was 0.23 inch. The total since January 1 has been 64.33 inches. against am average of 79.43) inches.
Mr. A. T. Edwards reports that while driving car No. 3436 in Queen's Road East yesterday, be collided with car No. 68. damas- ling the offside mudguard No-
body was injured.
POLICE RESERVE Orders For The Current Week
Orders by Mr. D. Burlingham, Inspector General of Police
Chinese Company
at 230 p.m.
GIRL OF 17 ELOPES TO GRETNA
On Pillion After" 10 Days Courtship
TELEGRAM TO MOTHER
London.
A girl's disappearance from mother entered her bedroom to her, home, discovered when her
Jawaken her, was solved by a brief telegram to the mother which
rend
"Joe and I married this morn- ing at Gretna-Lizzie.”
The bride is Miss Elizabeth Strength-The following have Simm. aged 17. of Burnlea-street, been taken on the strength of the Hamilton, Lanarkshire, and Chinese Company, as from the bridegroom, Mr. Joseph Stewart dates shown against them:--
tive
DOW
formerly of Hamilton and Constables Ret Kwok Kam Irving in Kent, who for the past Kwan-1st October, 1935, E61 fortnight had been staying with Lo Yuk Naz-1st October, 1933. friends in Hamilton 265 Lo Yak Ling-1st October, 1935 and RS6 Law Thack Man -5th October, 1935.
Quick Courtship
Training Course Part II- become acquainted during Mr. The elopement follows a 10-day courtship, the couple having only jumping All recruits of the Chinese Com Stewart's holiday at Hamilton.
pany, who have not yet passed admission Part II of Training Course will
The bride eloped on the bridegroom's motor-cycle Com- bination. and after the core-. mony. went with him to Kent. where be is employed,
attend at the Chinese Company ip Ling, an earth coolie was ber 8th at 17.30 hours for in- Headquarters on Tuesday, Octo-
Sing Choi, aged 32. employed as nom HK and K Wharves (old) an amah at No. 94 Nathan Road
$72 n-
committed suicide by HK and K Wharves (new) from the roof of the above address.
$70
She died soon after HK and W. Docks $9 n.
into the Kowloon Hospital Providents (old) 55 eta 1. Providents (new) 20 cta. n. Hong Kew Sh. $240 n. New Engineering Sh.34 . Shanghai Decks Sh.$78 n..
Cotton Mills Ewo Cotton Sh$.54 Shanghai Cotton
$65 D.
RAW RUBBER PRICES Latest Quotations From Singapore
Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co. Foreign Exchange and every des-jhave received the following Straits
aborter periods in Local and Foreign Carmaciescription of banking business transact.Currency Quotations from Singa-
as which will be quoted on applicatica
·Sude: Depuit Bacon To Instan'
EAN TONG PO
Chinf- Manag
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED
(Incorporated in China)
Head Office.Shanghai Capital
Reserve
Branches
Foreig
$7,500,000.00 ..$1,500,000.00 .......All Important Cities
in China
· Exchange
Esiness started.
and
General
Banking
Current and wring. Acposjeta, opened and Pland | Deposita, sversurd for one year or abortae parinda adata which, will be quoted on application.
SOU Z CHANG,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Kasager.
24. Des Voeux Boad, Central,
·Mazmger'n Orbor
·Foreign Exchange. Dept.
·General Ofic
Cashier'a · Ffice-
„Tel. 29985
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1880-
Capital (full paid-up) Yen. 100,000,000: -Reserve Fund'
Yen. 127,450,000
Head Office:YOKOHAMA Branches and Agencies at:
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin"
Paris
Peiping
Bombay
Nagasaki. Nagoya New York Osaka
Calentis
Canton
Dairen (Dainy)
Hamburg
Hankow
Harvin
Hong Kong
Honolul
Rangoon
Fenghien Bnden) Rio de Janeiro
Hsinking
Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Mofi
San Francisco
Seattle
Semarang
ed.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- counts opened Fixed Deposits.re ceived at rates which will be quoted on application. Special rates given for Special deposits.
Trusteeship and Executorship un dertaken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN Chief Manager
L. GOCKCHIN Axst: Manager
THE
.
(old)
Sb-
admitted to the Governinent; Civil
[struction. Hospital yesterday suffering from
Mr. R Rennison, who perfortas Inspection Parade-All ranks the ceremonies over the anvil at a fractured skull caused by 2 of the Chinese Company will Gretna Green, said that he did window accidentally falling on his parade at Central Police Station not know Miss Simm was only 17. head at No. 26 Connaught Road. His condition is serious.
Company
on Thursday, October 17th at She appeared to be about 20. 17.30 hours under Sub Inspector
No. Bar P. J. Hunt for a general inspec-! While delivering fruits to the tion of equipment etc, by the cycle," he said.
They arrived on a -motor- Shanghai Cotton (new) $40 residence of Mr. J. R. Suiter, at
"The girl was Zoong Sings Sh. $81⁄2
No. 254 Prince Edward Road, Mak white Uniform. Cap with White wanted to get married, but were Commander, Dress-riding pillion, and they said they Kama market stall foki.
Cover, Belt with Brace, Truncheon. tired and dusty because they had bitten on the right leg by his dox Pocket Policeman and note travelled a long way. The foki was treated at the Kow-
book to be carried. The Equip A Glasgow legal authority said ment Officer will make 2 point of that there was no bar under Scot being present.
tish law to the marriage of a girl of 17:
Lands, Hotels, etc.
loon Hospital and the dog sent to HK Lands 4% Debentures $100 į Mataukok.
Wing On Textiles Sh. $25
pore for raw" rabber.
Spot-19%, up 14 b. 1974 November/December 17%
Unchanged 20% s January/March (1936) 20
Downb 20% s April/June (1936)
21 Down % b, 21 s. Market: Undertone quietly: op-
8
HK and S. Hotel 33.10 b HK Lands $24.40 D
Shanghai Lands Sh.$13.90 n.
Humphreys $77/2
SHU FONG timistic. Asst. Manager
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Capital paid up... $5,000,000,
Reserves
$7,300,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000.- Eeserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Head-Office Shanghai
A Bank having as its mission the industrial development o China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Office
7, Ice House St. Phone 31491-2-3
Is It Insured?
Insurance
All Claasen LOWEST RATES ***** American Asiatic Underwrites
Fed. Inc., U.Saks
General-Agents
Shanghai Singapore
Head Office
17, The Band
Shanghai.
Sourabaya
Sydney
Bentsin
Tokyo Tamotsu Tiss
Interest allowed for Current Ac-
Deposits received for fixed periods
at ties to be obtained on application:
C. KISHINAMI,
Hong Kong, 12th Sept
Managu
1935
WORKERS WHO ARE EFFICIENT
Women's Success In Rent-Collecting
London"
The success of women pro- perty
on the Gros managers venor and Ebury Bridge Hous- ing Estates in Westminster was reported to the Westminster Council at their meeting recently.
During the year ended March 31, 1935, rents amounting to £21,813 78. 4d., were collected from 741 flats, and the only arrears were 9s 11d. for one week's rent for one flat, which was paid the following week.
As in some cases. the per- centage of arrears to annual rental on working-class proper- tyrans into double figures, the or flat record achieved by Miss MR. HK. Office Baskett, the woman property. Asia Life manager, whose percentage is ***Building 006, is the more remarkable. Tel. 30224
STAMPS FOR SCHOOL
Among a number of gifts which
QUALITY PRINTING COL AJ V. Durell has made to
the Leys School, Cambridge, on retiring from the bursarship after 16 years service, is a valuable collection of stamps of the Grange Free
and Orange River
ཚ.
Mr. E R. Stride, residing at
Indian Company. 1st Aid Classes-All members
Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 No. 8 Yick Kwan Avenue, reports taking this course will report at BATHER'S GRUESOME
HK Realties $4 n. Chinese Estates $86 n. China Bealties Sh.$4 n. Chia Debentures Sh.$35 n
Public Utilities · H.K. Tramways $11.80 n. Peak Trams (old) $51⁄2 2 Peak Trams (new) $5 n. Star Ferries $78 1. Yauati Ferries $17 n. C. Light $7.90-62. H.K. Electric $52% b Macao Electrics $20 ¤, Sandakan Light $3 a.. Telephones (old) $17-10 b. Telephones (pew) $67% 6. China Buses Sh.$114. Singapore Traction 10/6 n. Singapore Pret 25/- n.
Industrials Malabon Sugar $874 n
•
Cald, Macg. (Ord.) Sh$191⁄2 a Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh$13 I Canton Ices $1.60 n. Cements $3.122. HK Ropes $1.60 b
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms $143⁄41⁄2 8* Watsons $2.90 Lane, Crawford $3 n. Mackintosh $7 1. Sinceres $5
Wm. Powells 70 cts, n Wing On (HK) $55 π..
Miscellaneous Entertainments $4 m SC Enterprises $1.35 n. Macao "Greyhounds” 42 n. Constructions" (old), $1.10 "m Constructions (new) 25 cts: 1. Vibro Piling 14/1
Ch. Gort -5% 1925 G$3d%
91%
that while driving car No. 4475 the Police Headquarters Gymna along Castle Peak Road yesterday.sium on Tuesday and Thursday. he knocked down a Chinese female. 8th and 10th October, 1935, at Hui Fong, aged 63, who received 18.30 hours for instruction. slight injuries to her left hand.
Training Course-Part II-AIL and left leg and was treated at recruits of the Indian Company the Kowloon Hospital,
will attend Indian Company Head- quarters 20 Ice House Street on
DISCOVERY
Human Legs Found On Beach
Liverpool.
A beautiful ewer for the font Thursday, October 10th at 17.30 A pair of beman legs were has been given by the Garrison hours for instruction..
children of Shamshuipo and pre- sented by their padre. the Rev. HC
Davies, to St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon. Mr. Davies very kindly ran a Sunday Service
Flying Squad
ffound on a desolate part of the Mersey foreshore, three miles Commendation. - Crown Ser-from the Liverpool landing stage. geant E333 A. W. Mooney of the
A man who was walking be- Flying Squad is commended and tween Dingle Point and Otters- granted a commended service bar pool waded into the water to re-
for them last year in St. Andrew by the Inspector General of Policetrieve what he believed to be a and this gift is a token of the quarters, 20 Ice House Street on human body. He was borrified gratitude for the use of the 20th September, 1935, who church.
*WELK
convicted for Assault.
Emergency Exit Reserve "You really ought to be whip-
Revolver Instruction--Revolver ped" remarked M. EL Wynne instractions will be given to mem.
to find only a pair of legs held together at the waist and with the feet severed. “
Belonged To Adult The police were informed and
י
Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy bere of the Emergency Unit. Be the remains were removed to a this morning to an 18-year-old student, Lai Ting-hi, who was 1935. Members will parade out and believe them to be those of
serve on Friday, October 11th mortuary.
Experts have examined the legs fined: $50, in default two months'
hard labour, for assaulting an 18-side Queen's Pier at 17:30 bours
| sharp Dress Optional. year-old Chinese girl, Li Shek- ying, on Wednesday last. It was
DAL KING, stated that defendant chased the
D. S. P. (B);} complainant into a latrine and 7th, 1995.
Hong Kong, Monday, October catching her by the neck, he punched her on the eye because
she had complained to his mother Tani, et 4 am on August 31, for about him knocking on her door. escaping from the legal custody of Chinese constable No C405; Sentences of six months, three and for assaulting Chinese Con mouths and a fine of $50, in de stable No: C405 in the execution fanlt six weeks' hard labour, to of his duty. run consecutively, were imposed
Whilst
an adult, but decomposition was so advanced that the sex could not be determined,
BOY DIVES TO RESCUE
And Saves Little Brother
London
While walking along the tow- on a 23-year-old unemployed, Li
path of the Thames, Alexander passing the lab Springford, aged 12, of Eton, Chun-nem, by Mr. EL Wynne-Lusitano on Saturday, Lo Yau heard a shout for help. Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy aged 32, unemployed, of No. 72 Running towards the spot he this morning for the theft of a Queen's Road East, was struck by plunged into the water and re- HK Govt. 4% Loan 6%% gold wrist watch and a pair of a flower-pot, and was admitted to scued a boy.
prem-n
spectacles from Mr. G. Reid, the Government Civil Hospital The boy turned out to be his suffering from injuries to the young brother Donald, aged six, who had fallen off a diving board.
HK Govt. 13% Loan
Wallace Harpe
manager of the Ariatic Petrol Company's installation at Taf