BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION"
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000)
Issued and Fully Paid-up- 20,000,000) Reserve Fands-
Reserve Liability of Pro-
Sterling
prietors
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA" & CHINA." Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858. HEAD OFFICE LONDON
£6,500,000
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
3,000,000 £3,000,000
$20,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
Alor Star
Ameltaar
HEAD OFFICE: HONG TONG'.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
5. E. Dodwell, Esq.
Chairmer.
C. C. Eight Esq.
Depesty Chairma
Hon. M. W. E. Bell
Bangkok.
Bateria Bombay
Calmette
Canton
Agencies and Branches:
Sourabaya
ommerce and Finance
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
Forward Silver Rises
Follo
Rangoon
Ipoà
Saigon
Karachi
Semark
Shang
Kobe
Impor
Shanghai. Singapore NIKLA WILD
The local dollar is steady, this demand opening on morning at 2/0*
Xuching
Mealla
Medan
Tada Tenskab
Haiphong
New York
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Paniag
Tringto
(Peking)
Mang
Takobama- Zamboanga
Ceba
Calembe
Hon Mr. J. Paterson pos A.H. Compton Esq, TE Pearce Esq, M. T. Johnson Esq., G. Miskin Ex 3.A. Plummer Esq., A. L. Shields Eat F. X. Gruytera, Eng
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KANGKOT
BAZAVZA
BOMB
CULCUTTA CANTON CHEFOO COLABO DAIK FOUCHOW KAIPHONG
BAKBING HANKOW
ARKIN
HONGKEW-
POE
ILOILO
JOHORE
KOKE
EOWLOON
Chief E-
BRANCHES....
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
MCAR chorn)
XUKDEX
·NEW YORK
PEIPING
PENANG BANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
KEALA LUMPUR
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
SOURABAYA
SUNGEI PATANT
TIENTSIN
ΤΟΚΤΟ
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Current Acronis opened in Local Curvacy mad Fixed Deposita recived for one year ce shorter periods in Local Carreser and Šturing ou burst which will be quoted on application. Hong Kong. Ad October, 1905.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Bonizens of the above Bank” in conduct-
d be the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Bules may be obtained on asslication
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGĦAT BANKING CORPORATION
TX GRATBCEX,
Chief Marmet.
Hong Kong. 5th February, 1935.
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Bong Kong
"Spot" silver was steady at 29-5/16, but "forward” advanced 1/16 to 29-5/16
The London on New York cross. rate was quoted at S-US$491%. jas compared with
US$491.
Foreign Exchange and General Banking basis while the New York on London
Current Acecente, opened and Fixed Deposit Cross-rate received for one year or whoever periods. at redes which will be quoted on application...
A. BREARLEY
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
THE
was quoted S-US$491%, as compared with [#--US$4907%. -
EXCHANGES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATION
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY. On London--
INC.
Head Office:-65, Broadway, New York
Capital Surplus Reserves
Amsterdam
Antwerp Athena
Bel
Berlia Bombay Bremen Bryssels Caira
US $6,000,000:00
BRANCHES:
Getios
Glasgow- The Hague Havana
Hamburg HATIT
Heidelberg Inserinken
Jeranalura
London Liverpool
2183,633.06 870,731.05
Bome
Shanghai
- Singapore
21-
متر
LOCAL SHARES.
TO-DAYS QUOTATIONS
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day
Binks HK. Bank $1,040 £2, HK Bank (London)-51 Chartered Bank $1331⁄2 ni Mercantile Bank A. and
Mercantile Bank C. 512 Bank of East Asia $50:b.
Inguz Does
Canton Ins. $180 b. Union Ins. $38734 1. Chins Lincierwriters $1.10 m. Chiza Fire Ins. $382 nd HK Fire Ins. $17771⁄2 n. International Assce. 54)E.
Shipping
Douglases $36 1
HK Steamboats $4 n....... Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30.1. Indo Chinas (De), $12\n. Shell (Bearer) 72/6 n. Union Waterboats £1134 n..
Mining
Antamoks 70 cts. I
Balatoes $14 m. Raguio Gold 22 cts. n. Benguet-Consolidated $18.60 ; n Benguet Exploration 13 dis. ne Big Wedge 8 cts.
On T.T. and demand
4 months sight.
Credits 4 months" sight
On Shanghai-—--
On demand
735
On Singapore...
On demand
85%
On Japan
On demand
170
*
Nue
{On India-s
Sapien
On T.T. and demand
1824
Pirma
* Paris.
On New York-
Priping
Pelermo
On demand.
19
Gold Creek 30 cts. 1. Gold River 176 cts. The Ipo Mining 90-ets. I."
Sotterdam
Credits 60 days" sight
50%
Itogons $634 cts.
On Batavia
Sowth plan,
On demand
72
On Paris-
On demand
745
Credits 4 months* sight 7721⁄2
On Saigon
On demand
7444
On Manila-
On demand
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
On Bangkok
9234 Sovereigns bank buying rate 2/-% Personal investment accounts hand Bar Silver per oz.
29 5/10 Bar silver in Hong Kong Aam
On demand
3%. J
31% dis
Copenhagen
Carutia
Carubek Colombo
Lucerna Lageno
Dublin
Marseilles
Edinbur
“Monte Carlon
Florencs
Manila
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Geop
Authorised Capita
Paid-up Capital
$20,000,000, na $4,598,800,00
Munich Montrent
Taormina Vienna Venice Lobohate Zurich
Branches of American Express
Beers and Undivided. Profita # 2180,000.00 Company in Principal cities of United
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG,
1 Des Tarus Bond Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Sie Shou-son. Chow, Chairma
States of America and Canada:
Li Koon Chan, Eng.. P. 5 Kwi 209~ Ir Is|led
Yus Toog. Eng. Chan Ching Slick. Enqu
face. Eng. Trong Chu Sun, Eng. and Kan Ting
Kis TUDE P. Erg Chint Yamsget.
Zi Tw Fong Ex- Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES ---
Maail
Melbourne
تي
Seattle.
Amer Bateris
Bombay
Bangtan
Calcutta
Sew York
Singapore
Makin
Paris
Propang
Penang
Rangsion
Saigon
Canton Haiphong
Hankow
Hopci
Kobe
Kowloos
London
• San Francisco
Sourya NAARDE
Sydney
Taibaka...
Tennia
Tokyo
Tokobaras
The Company offers to intending] Copper eash Travellers the use of its "TravellersCopper.cents Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, Rate of native interest
addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Hong Kong sab. ecin
Chinese Sub. Coin Department.
E. W. DUGGAN,
Salacots 15 cts. 1 Kailan Mining Adi11/- 1. Langkats (Single) Sh.$13 n Shai Exploration Sh.$456 x. S'hai Loans Sh. $5%, Kanbs $6.65 11--
(old)
(new)
Venz, Goldfeld $2.30 n.
Docks, etc. 9 HK and K. Wharves
$72**** HK and K Wharves
$70 - HK. and W. Docks $9. n. Providents (old) 45 cts. b. Providents (new) 20 cts. 2- Hong Kew Sh. $23742 New Engineering. Sh.$4 n. Shanghai Docks $80- Cotton Mills
MAIL. par
A recent portrait of the former Doris Gross, aged- Diego, California, nurse, and third bride of the 71-year-o xtes Senator, William G. McAdoo-of-California. The age in Washington surprised friends." The new Mrs. "employed by the United States Public Health Ser years, having secured the appointment through the Senat
POLICE RESERVE
Orders For The Current
Week
Orders by Mr. D. Burlingham. Inspector General of Police.
„Sof Sam:
Exited
two
RONG JOCKEY CLUB
RAFT PROGRAMMES. ud
DANARY FORMS for the
RACE
ELEVENTE EXTRA MEETING, to be held on SATUR- DAY 2nd November, 1985 (we ther permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Glouces- ter Building the Club House, Happy Valley, the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Cirb, and the h Stables Shan Kwong Road
Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON
THURSDAY, 24th
оп
October, 1955. --
By Order,
CAE BROWN.
Secretary-
Hong Kong, 21st October, 1935.
JOSEPHINE
BAKER SUED
BY ARTIST
Portrait Executed In Postage Stamps
20,000 FRANCS DEMANDED
Paris
A portrait painted" in pos
SENATE ELECTIONS tage stamps of Miss Josephine
IN FRANCE
Personal Triumph For Laval
STRONG OPPOSITION
OVERCOME
Baker, the coloured dancer and revne star is causing a "spot of bother in the Paris courts.
The artist, M. Sacha Kmen- sky, is sming Miss Baker for 20,000 francs as payment-but she holds that the portrait was a labour of love.
Now an appeal for sequestra- tion, pending-hearing of thes suit has been refused by M. Guyon. presiding Judge-in-
Chinese Company Strength-Constable R88 ·Lan Mang Sia has been take on the strength of the Chinese Company. as from October 17, 1935. *.
Training CoursePart II-AII The Government has been Chambers in the Court of Re
The Court held that they had recruits of the Chinese. Company considerably strengthened by ferees. who have not yet passed Part the election of M. Laval for the
Paris, To-day-
of Training Course will attend at Seine and Puy de Dome Depart no power to grant the request. the Chinese Company Headquarimente on the first ballot in the ters on Tuesday, October 22 at triennial election for one-third 17.30 hours for instruction.
of the Senate.
Indian Company
་་
Spirited Repudiation
It was stated for Miss Baker The Premier's victory in Paris that M. Kamensky, after obtain- 1st Aid Classes.All members
was achieved in the teeth of the ing permission to execute her taking this course will report a strong opposition of the Extreme portrait in postage stamps, the Indian Company Headquarters. Left and is regarded as a triumph further begged for her permis 20 Ice House Street on Tuesday for his home and foreign policy sion to hand it in the entrance- October 22 at 1830 hours for in-It may be decisive in the Govero-hall of the music hall where she Sh.struction.
ments favour in the coming ses-was at the time appearing.
Permission was given and Inspection Parade-All ranks sion, when the Left Party is ex- Shanghai Cotton (new) $40 n. of the Indian Company will parade pected to try to overthrow M. La the portrait was hung on the Zoong Sings Sh. $814 n.
dis Two Cotton Sh 55% o
Manager RAW RUBBER PRICES
Every description Banking and Exchange THE WING ON BANK
dusiame, transacted. Loans granted, on sproved
·securitiek
Comment Account opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposite received far one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies ooters which will be gooted; on "application.
Safe Depout Bose To Lst.
BAN TONG· PO.
Chiet Manager.
"LIMITED.
Head Office: Hong Kong 26. Des Voeux Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS:
Westminster Band, Ltd Foreign Exchange and every des- THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, cripton of banking business transact
Capital
LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Office Shanghai:
$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00 Branches-All Important Cities in
Reserve
China Foreign Exchange and. General Banking BusiCARAS- transacted
Current and Saving Accoustie opened and Fized Deposits red for one your of shorter periods at rate which will be quoted on application...
600 Z. CEANG.
Жекрет
BONG KONG BRANCH: 21. Don Flexx Boad, Central.
Manager's Office
Foreign Exchange Dept. General Offer
Tel. 25565
+
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
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton,
Dairen (Daly
„Fengties (Mukade
Hamborg
Laco.com
Harbin
Hon
Honol
Hsink
Kobe
Nagasaki
Nagoya
New York
edw
Current Accounts and Savings „Ac- counts opened. Fixed Deposits re-i ceived at rates which will be quoted on application Special rates given| for Special deposits, inte
Trusteeship and Executorship un dertaken. Safe Deposit Boxes for
hire.
PHILIP GOCK CHINE
Chief Manager fl
L. GOCKCEIN -Asst. ManagEN,
*THE
Latest Quotations From Singapore
Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co. have received the following Strafta currency quotations from Singa- pore for raw rubber.
Spot 21 Up b 21 B November/December 22 Up
by 22 1⁄4 5. ... January/March (1936) 221⁄2
Up by 22% 8. April/June (1936) 23% Up%
b. 23 g 3. Market:Firm and Optimistic.
SPOONING UNDER THE STARS
LI SHU FONG Special Lovers Park
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, Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000.
* Head-Office-Shangăsi A Bink having as its mission the industrial development on China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Office
Purping
Is
*
House Sti
Phone 31481-2-3.
Kansas City.
A park set aside specially for "spooners" has been recommend« ed here by Probate Judge Henry order Meade, in
to reduce "Lover's Lane” banditry.
"Such a plan may sound ridi- culous, but it merits considera- tion, the judge said in court ““Understand, I am not condoning the current practice of spooning in motor cars. I am just old- fashioned enough to believe the front room or parlour is still the best place.
“But members of the: ounger generation seem to have different ideas, so let's make it as i then, as we can. Reuter,
ARE MODERN CARS TOO FAST?
It Insured? One Way Of Lowering
Shanghai Cotton
$65 11
(old)
Wing On Textiles Sh. $25
Lands, Hotels, etc. HK and S. Hotel $3.05 b. HK. Lands $2434 HK Lands 4% Debentures $100
· TL.
Shanghai Lands Sh.$13.90 mi Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 Humphreys-$432 1 HK. Realties $4 n. Chinese Estates $86 n. Chins Realties Sh.$4 n. China Debentures Sh.$86 1. Public Utilities
H.K. Tramways $10.65 ba "Peak Trams (old) $5 1
Peak Trams (new) $41⁄2 n. Star Ferries $7 në Yaumati Ferries $17 n.
on vali
wall, with a small card at the at Central Police Station
has been bottom "For Sale" Thursday, October 24 at 17.30 Senator Bachelet hours under Sub-Inspector R elected to the Seine Department Hunt for a general inspection of as Communist Senator, being the equipment etc., by the Company first Communist to enter the Commander. Dress White Uni-Senate." form, Cap with White Cover, Belt with Brace, Truncheon, "Pocket n. Policeman" and note-book to be carried. The Equipment Officer will make a point of being pre-
Flying Squad
The picture remained there for some time, and was not sold. Two months later Miss Baker received a bill demanding 20,000 francs as the price of STATUS QUO MAINTAINED the work She refused to pay. Her counsel told the Court Paris, Later. The final result that Miss Baker had never ask- of the elections for one-third of ed for her portrait to be painte the Senate show that the status ed, and that she had considered quo has been virtually maintain its execution as nothing more ed, the outstanding feature being than an advertisement which Instructional Patrol-The in-M. Laval's personal victory. The was shown by the fact that a structional patrol for members of Radicals remain the most power card with the world for sale” the Flying Squad will take place fal party numerically,
had been placed on it-Reuter.
sent.
on Friday, October 25 at 17.30 hours sharp. All members will
fall in at Central Police Station
at that time. Dress White Uni-
C. Light $3.10 b... $8.10/20 32. form, and Cap with White Cover. H.K. Electrics $5234 b. Macso Electries $20-3- Sandakan-Light # =
Telephones (old) $17.80 b. Telephones (new) 16% z China Buses-Sh.$114_n. Singapore Traction 18/- n. Spare Traction Pref. 25/- n Industriels
Malabon Sugar $51⁄2 3. Cald, Macg" (Ord) Sh.$191⁄2 n. Cald: Macg. Gref); Sh$18 1. Canton Ices $160 n Cements $3.15 n HK. Ropes $1.99 b.s
Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $14% b, $15 Watsons $2:05 1. Lane, Crawford $21⁄2 1.
· Mackintosh 47m* Sinceres $21⁄2. 2.
Wm. Powells 70 cta. 2. Wing On (HK)=557
Miscellaneo
Entertainments: SC Enterprise Macao Constructi
Constru
Toll Of The Roads
Vibro
Châ
Govt 4%
gency Unit Reserve
Constables R429 G.
and B4301⁄2 W
been taken on the Emergency Unit October 15, 1935. DALKING,
--D. S. P. (R) Hong Kong, Monday, October 21, 1935.
· EMPEROR OF ABYSSINIA IS INTERVIEWED
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