BANKS
"HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
-Authorised Capital
...$50,000,000) Issued and Fully Paid-up - 20,000,000 Reserve Fundsso
Sterling... £6,500,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors.
HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG
BOARD OF IRECTORS.
S. E. Dodik, Eng. Chairman
THE CHARTERED BANK "OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Paid-up Capital
Agencies and Branches:
Reserve Fundi
262,000,000 £3,000,000
...$20,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
Alor Set
Daily.
Xangod
Teredo
Saigon
Bangkok
Farmedi
Semarang
Hataria
Tomber
Calcutin
Koor
Kunin
Campur
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Kothing
si te ta
Xatras.
Manila
Medan
Tenh
Ser Tack
(Baker)
Prining
(Peking) Jenang
Tunctio
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Tokohama. Zambones
Ca Fight Egy
Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson COR AH. Compton Esq., T. EL Pearce Esq,cam M. T. Johnson Esq., G. Miskir Esq, Coinmbo. J. A. Plummer Exq, A. L. Shields Eat Rephone
ANOY
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
DOMBAT
CALCUTTA
CANTON
CHEFOO COLOWRO DAIREN
***
HAIPHONG HANBURG HANKO
HARRIN
HONGREW
ILOILO
IPOT
JFORE
FOBE
KOWLOON
I. 3. Geyburn. Eng
Chief Manager.
BRANCHEN:-
LONDON
LYONS
MALACTA
MANTEA
MUAR (Joliere):
MUKDEN
NEW YORK
PEIPING
PENANG
RANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
KUALA LUMPUR
SHANGHAI
STYGATORE
NOGBABAYS
SONGHI PATANI
TIENTNIS
TOKYO
TNI METAD YOKOHAMA
· Current. „Amoenie opward in Local Currency and Find Dejaamitu, peceived for 'sar per or aborter prim'in Loral Currency and Saweling on Lern which will be quand on 'application. Hong Song, ad October, 19t
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Basis of the above Everki nonduct- ed by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING, CURRATION. By be chaine ne komination,
FYP THE thi tiến hơn nữ AND SHANGHAI
V. M. GEATHEN
BANKING CORPORATION.
Chief Manser?-
Hong Kong, a Fbroary, 19:55.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorial Capital
Pickup
Capital
Bevere and Tadisión Pr
KEAD OFFW*2.
„$10,000,000.00
Famburg. Fank Huhita
Bong Khes
Shanchal
Singapore
arn
Taiping
Forsign Exchange and General Banking busineme
| TRENEREDAC).
which will be quoted on application.
THE CHINA MAIL ESATURDAYA DEDI
Commerce and Finance
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Dog-Tired Trend Reported
SWIFT AND SHARP SETBACK LIKELY AT ANY MOMENT
SHARE MARKET
Messrs. Harriman's Weekly Report
THREE DAYS ON
A BRIDGE
Frontier Experience Of Unemployed
CHASED OUT OF AUSTRIA:
AND ITALY
HUEY LONG'S
UNPUBLISHED
NOVEL IN US.
GRASS WIDOWERS
UNIONS
Novel Organisation In Yugoslavia
TO-LULE SUSPICIONS-IN- ABSENT - WIVES
Husbands
Belgrade.
of Parachin, in
to
"My First Days In The White House”
SHARE THE WEALTH SCHEMES
Vienna
Harrisburg, Penn·· Julius Purschen, an unemployed Before he died, the victim of a mechanic, allegedly domiciled cultured assassin's desperate bul-Yugoslavia, have formed a mutual Messrs. G. Harriman and Yugoslavia, was expelled from let, the late Senator Huey Long, protection society. Co's weekly share report and Austria for begging and taken finished a book depicting · ·his
The organisation seeks dream of the future and left.. it protect the reputations of "grass market review issued at noon to the Yugoslav frontier.
The Yugoslav authorities re here to be published. day states:
widowers" and to deny all fused to let him; piss-their fron- The book called My First rumours regarding the alleged Despite the
Italo-Ethiopian tier, stating that he was not a Days in the White House, tells bad behaviour of members while In their market report, Messrs.
better feeling Yugoslav subject. They took him the story as he himself fancied it their wives are SE Levy and Company, corres- war, a somewhat
away: to con- pondents for Messrs. White Weld was prevalent, in our market dur immediately to the Italian fron-lof Huey Long taking office
ince the wives, when they return, and Company, New York, state:ng the week under review and tier near Susak where they chased President of the United States, of the perfect faithfulness of their "Stocks: The market acts as though prices improved the ro-him over the frontier bridge and proceeding to put into oper- husbands; and to organise amuse-
jation Cement Amounts opened and Pised Deposits if it is dog-tired and the present me of business was not great into Italian territory.
his "Share-the Wealth”:
ment for members while their mceived in one way of short period at a lull could easily degenerate into There were buying orders for The Italians in their turn would schemes.
If stocks in nearly all sections with not let him pass. He was driven *President” Long
wives are away on holiday.” even gives ja swift and sharp setback, A BREARLEY,
the names of his Cabinet, the Įthis happens, we would with con-
The motto of the society is jfidence buy all recent favourites
firmer with Hong Here he was forced to remain most important members of which They have eyes to see and they Business done:-1,450,000 shares. Kong Lands done at $24%, Hong for three days until the Italians are
see not ears to hear and they Kong Trams at $10.70 to $10.75, arrested him and sent him back
Secretary of State: Senator hear not” "Grains:-The signing of "the
and Hong Kong Electrics at $53 over the Austrian frontier.
Borah. Rye Control Plan, which is de- AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, signed to cut the crop 65 er buyers at $17.30 but rose stead-diately arrested on a charge of
Telephones (old) opened with
Secretary of the Navy: Presi- Back in Austria was imme- cent, makes the purchase of May to a buying rate of $17.30 at forbidden return "
dent Roosevelt. Secretary of rye outright, or against sales of
Commerce: ex-wife is in a sanatorium. the close, the new shares were
President. Hoover. May corn advisable. Total sales:
obtainable at $6."
The society has secured for Wheat:-33,221,000 bushels, Corn:
In the book he imagines it members specially reduced prices. Dairy Farms improved slightly with sales ef- 5,773,000 bushels.
pointed out to him that: these
for food and drink at the best ministers could not agree or work hotel in the town; and a system of fected at $14,60/75.. Star Ferries "Cotton:---Some heavy foreign
But for the merciful passers- had probable buyers at $16, by who gave me food. I should straddle and Trade buying was
together. with sellers asking $27.
credit at local shops whereby they in evidence. Domestic spinners are optimistic. Sentiment is bul-issues were generally firmer, Pro-have started." he told the judge What do I care? is his reply can obtain goods when all their vidents (old) changed hands at with tears in his eyes when he "Let each one run his own cash resources have been exhaust-
de partment. Hoover will do a fine ed in their wives' absence. "Flash: The American Rail-50 cts. Humphreys at $T, and related his experiences on way Association estimates. car-
job in the Commerce Depart- It has also arranged cheap loadings at 734000 cars, an in-
ment, you'll see. And why should rates for wives at a number of crease of 97,000
Borah quarrel with Hoover over holiday resorts. cars from the corresponding period of last year.
how Hoover runs the Commerce And now the sequel to these Latest Quotations
Department
that admirable arrangements:
Manager
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
THE
INC.
~ Head Office:—65. Broadway,
New York
Capital
Surplus Reserves
„U'S'$6,000,000.00 2,183,633.06
$70,731.05.
BRANCHES
The Hague
sellers holding aloof. Investment back on to the bridge. issues were
Minor
Watsons, at $3. China Lights
better with were
transactions done at $3/8.10. Hotels contin- ued in demand at $3.10. Ce- ments firmed up a little with buyers at $3.15. Sterling coun- ters ruled firmer, Hong Kong Banks having been done at $1025 and Unions at $376/387 -Prev. To-davs tone of the market at the close is
close close
very steady.
Amsterdam
170
Con
C
lish.
Athens
Sapien
AMRICALLY
Havana
THE
Barle
Tambuw
Berlin
Barry
Mist
Pripine Primmer
Kremen
Insy
Rotterda
Ратаный
«Cairo
Landes
Rom Shmati
·Falcutta
Can
Colombo
Lugano
Singapore Tiratna
Tor
Dubiin
Sarwinne
1. AUTO EX
Fi-hurgh
Floreson
Monte Carle Martila
Lis
Y'ersh
Zurich
Kontrert
American Express
XY./London
cross-rate
491 4903
NY. Cotton Oct.
10.82
10:89
All classes of Commercial Banking, Transactions undertaken. “
NY. Rubber Dec... 12:50. Chicago Wheat Dec. 1023 Chicago Corn Dec. 59% Personal investment accounts hand- Montreal Silver Dec. 66.34
13.12
1024
Business during the been done at the prices:-
59% 66.45
Silver Official
65
Gebera
Branches of
* Company in Principal cities of United 13.20wende,ón States of America and Canada.
· 39. Des Voeus Diod, Central
BOARD OF DIRECTOAPA
Sir Khan-son. Chan, China.
Li Enos Chus. Fin P. h. Kot Eat Tank Tus Tonk. Im.. Chan Ching that Engi Et Kumus Sung. Eng. Wong Che Son, Emy. And Fan Ying) Pa. Eng.
Kan Tuns Fo. Ent, Cins Manngor.
The Food Eng. Manus à
BEANCIES AND, AGENCIES :—
Manila
1 “llesare Nagasaki
Yew York
Pan-
Prince
Sincapere
Satow
altary
Tuloku
Tim
Sit San Franci
V
Vokshuma
Pangh
Ever dription of Banking and Exchance banizma, synamakterdi. Semaan granted on. approved securitan.
Current Arcounts opened in Lonul · CurreSLEY and Fiard Impoule vrnited for one your de aboriet perindu, in Lawal and Foreign Currencies) da veron, which' will be quoted, on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let -
KAN TONG TO.
Chief Manager.
led
The following quotations were received by Reater-
*99
Dow Jones Averages The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers 30 Industrials 135.57 135.13 44 off Cheques" and Letters of Credit and. 20 Rails
In addition, the world-wide services 20 Utilities
of its thoroughly equipped Travel 40 Bonds... Department.
E. W. 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.
11 Commodity
Index
33.54 33.37 17 O 25.85' 25.70 15 of 95.79 95160 19.off
56.99 $7.00 .01 ap Business Done:--1,450,000 shares.
COMMODITY PRICES
The following quotations have been received by Reuter...
January
Prev. Testerday Closing Closing
The
Now he has been acquitted, by the Viennese courts and is free
once more.
bridge-Renter.
THEY SPECIALISE
IN CARPETS
Berlin Thieves Who Take Nothing Else
the
"What Do I Care?” (
more any Hoover will quarrel with Borah | over how the State Department is-run ?"
The President has been a grass widower for three years. His
Many young wives of Parachin. this summer say they do not want
. Senator Long also described to go away at all-Beuter.
how two of the richest men in the United States. Mr. Andrew „Mel- Berlin. week has
Four thieves who specialise in lon and Mr. John D. Rockefeller carpets from Jr, would be employed to help following stealing valuable
Berlin shops are being sought by draft the details of his "Share- the police. Several shops' have the-Wealth" plan, which his book been broken into in the same refers to as the "key" to his "a0= manner, and in each case the ministration."-Renter choicest carpets have disappear-
H. K. Banks $1015/1025. Union Insurances $376%4/3324 Steamboats $3-
H. K. Trams $10.70/10.75. Humphreys $7.-
H. K Electrics: $53.-/531⁄2- Telephones (new) $6— H. K. Lands $244 China Lights $7.90/8.10. Watsons $3.--
Dairy Farms $14.60/14%. Cements" $315.
Providents (old) 50 cents Gold Rivers 5 cents. Antamoks 72 cents. Benguet Consolidated $10.40/-
10.60.
ed.
The thieves have been sighted occasionally, but invariably રૂ they were disappearing with the carpets in a plain van-Reuter.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Latest Quotations
October 19,
H. K. Stock Exchange Weekly
The following quotations were re- Report issued at 3:15 pm. yes-ceived by Reuter: terday.
TO-MORROW ·
AT THE MAJESTIC
Hausti
CHEVALIER
FOLIES BERGERE
CHURCHES
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST.
of (A-Branch
the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass).
· Macdonnell Road, below Bowen
Road Tram Station.
Sunday Service: 11.15 am. Sunday School: 10 am
Testimonial Meeting: Wednes-
days. 6 pm
Reading Room is located above address and is open:
at
Monday and Thursday: 5:30 to 17 pa
Tuesday and Friday: 10 to 12
bon+
All authorised Christian Science Literature is available at the Reading Room,
The Public is cordially invited to attend the Service and visit the. Reading Room.
CHANNEL BUOYS
WHAT would modem naviga-
New York Cotton: October
December
Foreign Exchange and every des- March Feripton of banking business transact- May jed.
$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00
MAHNET,
Yen. 127,450,000 TO
Galle
Howrah
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai
Capital
Reserve
Branches-All Important Cities in
China
January Trusteeship and Executorship March dertaken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
Chief Manager -
Foreign Exchange and General Banking Busines")L. GOCKCHIN
tresiacted,
| Qurrent and Saving Accounts opened, and. Fizedį
·Deposits, revived for our your of shorten geriole i
(at Crates (whicle will de quoted on application,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
De Vaux Road, Central,
Manager's Won
Foreign Exchange Impa
General Offer.
Cashier's
THE YOKOHAMA. SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1880
Asst. Manager
LI SHU FONG December
Asst. Manager May
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
15. Gracechurch Stret, London, F.CA, Authorised Capital ̄...£3,000,000)
--- 1,800,000 .~-. 1,050,000
Subscribed Capital
Reserve Fund & Rest . 1,247,830 BANKERS:
The Back England & Midland Bank, Ind BRANCHES:
Capital (full paid-up)" Yen. 100,000,000. Deihi Beserve Fund
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
· Alexandria
Batavia
Nagasaki Nagoya
Kuala Lumpur
Konstan (Pabung). Simla Madras
HONG KONG BRANCH.
Even downption of Bening and Exchange March
busineks :raDERCLEŇ.
Teater and Executorshipe undertaken.
Fixed Depozita of Bates that may be sacertained December
Current Accounts and Savings Ac-
Spot counts opened Fixed Deposits re- Iceived at rates which will be quoted New York Rubber: Jon application Special rates given December
for Special deposits.
July
10.82 10.89 10.79 10.90 10.80 10.90 *10,86 10.93. 10.90 10.93 10.94
11.00 11.15 11:25
Last
12.90 12.99
13.12
13.12
PHILIP GOCKCHIN
May July Chicago Wheat:--
13.26b
13.39
13.36 13:50
13.65
A decidedly better feeling pre-
close 10.20 J1,00 vailed in the market during the NY/Lodaan 491% 491% 4915
NY. Catton.. week ander review and enquiries
Dec. for shares were far more plenti-
May ful than has been the case for NY. Rubber some time past. It look as if Dec 13:20% confidence is being gradually res- Chic Wheat
tored and although there were no
May sharp rises in prices, demand for Case Carn"
20
*10.79 10.86 10.85 10.90 10.96 10.96
12:90 13.01 13.05
Dec.
1023
101%
1024 101%
a great number of stocks was
Dee
59
July
102% 102 10134
1011⁄2 92 91%
Chicago Corm: December
increased demand for Banks and Con Gas of
Copper
steady throughout the week and May sellers were few and far between; ĮSTOCKS:----- The drop in exchange was also Amer Smelting 52%
Anaconda responsible to some extent for an
59%
59% 594
524 524
59%
May
· 59%
July
60%
594 59% 50
Unions at enhanced prices.
NY
BUSINESS DONE. DUKING "
Winnipeg Wheat:---
October December
9034
90%
Paid-up Capital
90% 91%
Hong
THE WEEK
Kong Banks $1015, Montgomery
214 21%
2714 27% Elec Bond &
Share
12 121⁄4 General Motors 48% 484 Int Tel & Te 94 94 Loew's Inc
28
125
484%
*6
47 47% 4732
May
943
95%
$1017. $1025.
Waed
New York Sugar:---
Union Insurances
December
2.54
2.55
$3771⁄41⁄2, $38242, $387.
!Banzimt
Busi Calcutta Colombo
Ipat Kandy Karucht
Kota Bharu
Kua's Livin
New York
January
2.17
2.16
H. K. Lands $24.
U.S. Steel
324-32%2 *32% 21% $3762, N. Central 21%
22 Standard O1
of N.J. "45 4534 254 44 MAK 444
Prpang
March
2.14
2.14
Humphreys $7.
Porr Lonia
(Maurition) May
2:18
2.17
Tramways $10.70, $103⁄4%, $10.70.
Rangoon
Shanghai
July
2.21
2.22
!New York Silk:-
$2.10.
Singapore
December
1.97
2.00
Electrics $5331⁄2, $53.
QUOTATIONS. BUYERS
1.94
2.00
Cements $3.15.
China Lights $8.15.
Iemvalleza Clumpama Tamamla
May...
-1.94
2.00
Dairy Farms - $14.60, - $14.65,
Montreal Silver:-
$144
İNTEREST allowed on
Current Aberints and
Watsons $3.
New York
os. application.
E. KENNEDY,
Osaka
Manager
Paris
Peiping
7. Queen's Boad Central
Fong Kong, 24th July, 1985,
'January ¡March
May
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Dairen (Day). Rangoon
Fengtien (Mukden). Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Hankow
Barbin
San Francisco
Seattle Semarang
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Honolulu
Singapore Sourabaya
Sydney
Tientsin Tokyo
Hainking
Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles Manila Moj
Tsingtan Yinzkow
Interest allowed for Current Ac- counts.2750
Deposits. Deceived for fixed periods) at rates to be obtained an application,
Manager. "Hong Kong, 12th September, 1995,4
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL &
SAVINGS BANK LIMITED
(Incorporated in China);
Capital paid up . $5,000,000. Reserves
$7,300,000. Capital Savings Dept., $800,000, Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. M: Head-Office Shanghai
A Bank having as its mission the industrial development on China and the fostering af her commercial relations abroad. Fong Kong Ocea
y House St. ~Phone 31481-2-3′′
Is It
66.34 66.45 66.70 66.50m 67.00 66.85 67.85 67.60
Insured?
Insurance AT! Cinnnes
LOWEST RATES TIS American Asiatic Underwriters
Fed, Inc. USA. General Agents
Fend
China Lights $7.90, $5, $3.05,CHANGES (3.15 p.m.) CLOSING
Benguet Consolidated : $10.40,
$10.60.
Telephones (Old). SIZ.80. Cements-$3.05.
Ewo Cottons Sh. $5.70.
SALES
Union Insurances $3872.
Mother And Son Killed
Together By Lightning
Belgrade him, taking clean clothing and
food.
As they embraced after having
A storm was raging at the time
been parted for six months and they met beneath a great tree,
mother and her son were killed by lightning S
under which Isa was sheltering. As they embraced the tree" was
Isa Sadikovitch was a shepherd, struck by lightning and both were tending looks in the mountains killed instantaneously..
Because They were found later by an-
Building:
above Debarn
he had zot” bec
months His-
many other:- shepherd--locked in
visit other s arms. --
ater.
tion do without the channel booys those floating markers. that keep ships off the shoals? In a very real sense, the advertise- ments in this paper are
channel buoys, placed for your protection for the safeguarding of the family expenditures.
These vertisements are signed statements of reputable firms who seek your patronage on the single basis of giving value for every dollar spent. They are honest statements, the only kind an advertiser can use and remain an advertiser.
People who get the most for their dollar in the
are those who
eye on the
chamel buoys Day by day, they follow the advertisements to lear what and
here to buy to the best advantage. Ma
Study the
interest of shre
habit