BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
$50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up. 20,000,000* Reserve Funds:-
Authorised. Capital
Sterling
£6,500,000
Reserve Liability of Fro.
prietors
THE CHARTERED -BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Paid-up Capital
$3,000,000
Reserve Fund
$20,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro
*prietors
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
II. Dowell, Esq.
Chairmen
CC Inight, Eng.
Deputy Chairman
Han, Mr.W.H. Bell
Agencies and Branches:
Dots
Ameliner
Ipab
Thank
Bombay
Kade
Xanla
Cabe
Lumpar Kuching ***
Madra Kanzia
Dethi
Aphon
D
New Teet
Hasshung
(Peking)
Hon. Mr. J. J.Paterson Con
Cawnpore A.H. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearer Esq., M. T. Johnson Esq, G. Miskin Esc Colombo IA. Plummer Exg, A. L. Shields EL V. M. Gesybar Eng
Chief Masset.
BRANCHES
LOMOX
YAYONS
MALACCA
LOT
BANGKOT
MANIZA
MUAB (Johor)
Bankow Harbis
How Long
Pairing
Panang
Saigon
Seremban Shanghai Singapore Sitiawan Sourabaya Taiping Testin Techn
(Phuker) Taingto Tokobama
Zamboanga
Foreign Exchange and General Banking businem
tre-treated.
ommerce and Finance
LOCAL DOLLAR
DROPS
Silver Prices Firm
The local dollar has declined
opening on demand this morning at 115.
Silver prices, however, were steady at 29-5/16-
The London on New York croRS. rate was quoted at £ U.S.$4.9136. as compared with $-US-$4.91%) while the New York on London quoted. "at
.was
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits Cross-rate received for cos 392 of shorise preiour at miss £-US$491%, as compared with
which will be quoted on application.
A. BREARLEY,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
BATAVIA HOMBAT
CALCUTTA CANTON
CHEPOO
COLOMBO DALZEN FOOCHOW
HATPHANG
HAMBURG
HANKOW
HARB
HONGREW
HOFO
JQFORE
KOWLOON
NURDES
NEW YORK
PEPING
PEXANG BANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
KUALA LUMPUR
SHANGHAI
SUNGET, PATANT
TIENTSIN
TOKTO
TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
Current Aroute opend in Local Caereacy and Fixed Deposits received for one year or aborter perioda in Local Currency and Sterling o te which will be quoted on application. Hong Kong, 2nd October, 1933,
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York
„U.S.$6,000,000.00
KOBE
SINGAMEE
SOUEABAYA
Capital
Surplus Reserves
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Buziams of the whore Bank is conduct- ed by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Buies may be obesiard on application.
\
FOR THE HONG BONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN
Amsterdam Antwerp
Baske
2,183,633.06
BRANCHES
870,731.05
Kavezn
Hamborg
Harry Heidelberg Interinken
„Palermo
Botterdam Beme Shanghai Southampton Sinesport Tientsio.. Tsarevins
Bertin
Bombay
Brachet
Bridela
Cairo
Jerulam Loodan
Chiel Manage
Calcurta
Liverpool
Hong Kong. February, 1933
Lacerte Lugano
Luxor
„Marseilles
Monte Carle
Manim
Vesice Tekobama
Manish
Zurich
Montre
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD:
Authorised Capital' in
Rud-up Capital ...
Reserve and Undivided. Prote:
–$20,000,000,00
$3,396,600.00
Cannes Colomio
Copenhagen Dublin Edinburgh Florenc
S—US$4.90%-
EXCHANGES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATION
On Lantioni
"On T.T. and demand-
4 months sight
On Shanghai
On demand
1/11
サー
Gredits 4 months sight .2/7/
On Singapore----
On demand
LOCAL SHARES
-TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day
HK Bank $1,050 b. $1035 sa.. HK Bank (London) £103% n Chartered Bank £13 n. Mercantile Bầnk "A and
Mercantile Bank C.: $123⁄4 Do Bank of East Asia $60 t.-
Canton Ins. $180 n. Union Ins $38731⁄2 1.~ China Underwriters $110, A Chias Fire Ins. $382 m. EK Fire Ins. $1771⁄2 1. International Assce. $4 n.
Shipping
Douglases $36 m2 ́
FK Steamboats. $4 n./ Indo-Cuinas (Pre£), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def), $12 n^ Shell (Bearer) $74/41⁄2:n Union Waterboats $1131⁄2 n.
Mining
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
ADVANCE REPORTED
BEREIN SHARI MARKET
ive Trend Again
CHINA MAIL *-SPECIAL.
The share market continued to market report, Messi be active on Monday chiefly owing S Levy and Company, cometa" to the improred outlook in the pondents for Messza White Weld international situation. Many sec and Company, New York, state tions showed slight gains, but the
& Stocka, The market further ad vanced-to-day on the considerably better European situation and the
Africa.
m
Fired
curines were” likewise
ADVE MENTS
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
Frid
signed have recuřved structions to sell by Puble
the 25th October, 1935 commencing st 10 am. continuing at 230 p.m.
Saturday, the 26th. October, 1935
commencing at 10 am. at "Marble Hall"" private hotel
optimistic outlook for the Reichsmark quotations without Nos. 13, 15 and 12 Observatory
of hostilities to North guarantee were New York 40.25; Road, Kowloon There was an all-round Paris 6100, Amsterdam 59.3- of strength and some London 12205 Paris Sterling
advanced from 2 to 3
quotations 24.56, $15.725. aziness, doge: 2,870,000 Ocean Service.
A Quantity of VALIABLE HOUSEHOLD
·FORNITURE
On View from Thursday, 24th October, 1935.
Grains: We still feel that RAW RUBBER PRICES Terms: Cash on Delivery
sitaation warrants higher prices
would accumulate on any declines. Total sales.-33,
Cotton: The possibility of an exrly decision “on the const ality of the Bankhead Act Ixryer Indian crop estimates checking speculative buying.. 1ports of cotton fare, incres
archases We
continue, to zdvi of March and May positions, s
Rubber: There has been a con- [tinuation of small buying by the Trade, but speculators are still- holding off - We still feel bullish fand we would favour purchases at the prevailing levels: Total sales:- 214-1063-
Silk: We feel that the needs of] the Trade will cushion any de
Benguet Exploration 18 eta Bclines. Purchases on set-backs are
135
8454
| On Japan---
On demand
16934
·Antamoks 20 cts. 1.
Geno Glasgow The Hag
On India
Balatoes $14°1.
Napire
On TT. and demand
131%
Baguio Gold 22 cts. n.
Piruetzs
On New York...
Benguet Consolidated $10.60
Priping
On demand
48%
Credits 60 days' sight
50%
Big Wedge 8 cts. 11.
Gold Creek 80 cts. I
On Batavia
On demand
7134
Gold River 572 eta z
On Paris
Ipo Mining 90 cts. th
On demand
740
Itogons 554 cts, D.
Credits 4 months' sight
7672
On Saigon....
On demand
7:34
Salacots 15 cis, nega Kailan Mining Ad 11/- De Langkats (Single) Sk-$13 n.
97%
S'hai Exploration Sh.$41⁄2 Shai Loans Sh $54 n Ranbs $6.65 #
On demand
93
Sovereigns bank buying rate 2-
29" 5/16 ..........101.
по
Venz, Goldfield $2.30 n.
Docks, etc.
par.
3% J
par.
Branches of American Express
$2,480,000.00 Company in Principal cities of United
States of America and Canada. ·
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG.
10. De Tom's Road, Central
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sie Showman Chow, Chiman.
Li Ioon Chen, E. P. R. XE
FORE
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
On Manila-
On demand
On Bangkok--
Personal investment accounts hand-Bar silver per oz.
Bar silver in Hong Kong
Tan Tong, Bag Chan Ching Shek. Eng.. Li Las Sun Est Wong Che Son Eng. and Fan Tingled.
Ancy Batavia
Las Tung Po. Esq. Chief Manager.
• Toe Face. Exque. Manager,
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES :-
Manila
Melbourne
-'Seattle
Skaprizi
Bocobay Calcutta" Censon Haiphong
Sear York
Hamidow
Priping
Honolulu Кафе Kowloon Loadin
Penanc Rangoo Saigon Can Fraschce
Tokyo Vancivar Josoba
Singapore Sourabaya SWELOW
Taiboks Toptani
The Company offers to intending Copper cash. Travellers. the use of its "Travellers Copper cents Cheques" and Letters of Credit, and, Rate of native interest mn addition the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Hong Kong sub, cofn
Chinese Sub Coin Department.
31% dix
EW. DUGGAN, COMMODITY PRICES
Manager.
Every-dmcription of Beating and Exchange THE WING ON BANK
bunits: travicted. Loam granted on: approved securities.
Current Account opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposit received for our your ou Loral and Foreign Currencies shorter periods in
oo terme which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Le
Capital
HIS TONG PO.
Chief. Mausgeta
LIMITED
LIMITED
Head Office: Hong Kong
·26, Des Voeux Road Central.
The following quotations have been received by Beuter.
Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing
HK and K Wharves
$6672 b. $55:38
preferable. Total sales. 129 lots
The magazine Standard Statis- tics reports:
Constructive policies are
ad
LAMMERT EROS.
Auctioneers.
Latest Quotations From Hong Kong, 22nd October, 1935.
Singapore
H.B. Joseph & Co. have| received the following Straits currency quotations from Singa- pore for raw rubber.
Spot 21 Down yg b, 211⁄4 1 November/December 213 Down
1 b 2276 B Jamary/March
Downb 2
(1936) 22%
arctions to sell by Publie
STYRE: Undicisigned
Auction.”
On! Tuesday, the 29th October, 1935. commencing at.10 am.
at No. 10, Kennedy Road
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
·FURNITURE
April/June (1936) 23. Down comprising
b. 23 s Market:Quiet.
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
The ss Beareöch is due here: from Manila next Monday..
vised, with emphasis on selective] The ss. Santhia is due here: issues rather than on the nearby from Amoy next, Thursday after- outlook for the general market Industrial activity continues and the favourable early earning re
HMS Grimsby arrived in the
ports of industrials and raids Colony this morning from the show substantial gains over 1934 North While these have been partly dis
HK and X Wharves (new) tor.
$63/1.
re-
·One case of diphtheria and one (old) counted, they should nevertheless
be regarded as a supporting fac-case of typhoid fever were
ported as having occurred in the The outlook for oils is more Colony during the 48 hours ended favourable, and the record con- on Sunday. sumption of the Sun Oil Company
HK and W. Docks $9 Providents (old) 45 ets, b Providents (new) 20 cix, n Hong Kew Sh. $2371⁄2 n.. New Engineering. Sh.$4. Shanghai Docks $80 n.
Cotton Mills Ewo Cotton Sh.85% 1 Shanghai Cotton (ola) Sh 2: $65in.
Shanghai Cotton (new) $40 Zoong Sings Sh. $84 1.
New York Cotton: 10.77 On Textiles Sh. $25 2,
October
December
January
Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS: Westminster. Band, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des-Spot
March
May
July
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK cripton of banking business transact-
(Incorporated in China)
Head Office-Shanghai
$7,500,000.00. $1,500,000.00 Branches-All Important Cities in
Reserve
China Foreign Earlungs and General Banking Business
Szansected.
Current And Sarine Accounts opened and Fixed Deposita crocived for one year or shorter periods at zuten which will be quoted on application.
SOU Z CHANG,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
24. Des Tex Bond.. Central
Manager's Ofos
Foreign Exchange Dept.
General Office
Cashier's Or
New York Rubber:-- Current Accounts and Savings Ac-|
December counts opened Fixed Deposits re-1. ceived at rates which will be quoted January on application Special zaten given March
May for Special deposits.
Trusteeship and Executorship Inly
Safe Deposit Boxes for) dertaken.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN- De Chief Manager GOCKCHIN Asst. Manager
Manager
hire.
and of the Continental Oil Com-At the Central Police Court this pany is a recommendable indica-morning Mr. Q. A. A Macfadyen *granted the application of Ser-
tion.
,
Drawing Room, Dining Room and Bed Room Suites, Carpets, Heaters, Electric Fans and Crockery, Glass Ware, Ornaments, Pictures. Kitchen Utensils, etc., etc.
(This Furniture is almost New and of Modern Design).
On View from Monday the 28th October, 1935.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong. October 22, 1935.
MONDAY-LAZIEST DAY OF WEEK
German Professor's
Discovery
Berlin.
People work most on Wednes days and least on Mondays, Pro- essor Walther Moede of the Tech
Copper which was recently pur-geant Brooks for the confiscation nical High School, Berlin, has dis-
covered. chased is now moving into sun-of 400 catties of rice, found an
Work in offices and factories al sumption.
during the progresses in waves Iweek, he states. On Monday
the Fatshan at the Canton Wharf,
manifested and unclaimed.
Flash: Steel mill activity is estimated at 518 per cent of
Yip San, unemployed, was yes-activity is at its lowest On Wed- capacity as against 50.4 per cent. the previous week, t
terday sentenced by Bus Honour nesday the peak of activity is Cram's estimate of the producthe Chief Justice. Sir Atholl Mac- reached On Thursday there is a tion of cars and tracks in the Gregor, at the Criminal Sessions, renewed drop while pay day pro- that b, United States and Canada during to 18 months hard labour, - for duces a fresh boom of energy. the week ended October 19 in-being in possession of a revolver. Professor Hoede holds
breaks, in the day's work and the loaded with four rounds dicates 44,416 mifs..
anmua! "holiday" should never be
HK. Lands 4% Debentures $100
Shanghai Lands Sh.$13.90 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10⋅ n. Humphreys $772 b.
Chinese Estates $36 2. China, Benities Sh#4 n.` China-Debentures- Sh. 35-
Public Utilities
HE. Tramways-$10:65 m Peak Traing (old) $5_n. Peak Trams (new) $41⁄2 n. Star Ferries $17 m Tanmati Ferries $17 1 CLight $.05 h, $310 32 HK. Electrics $62; b., $63 sa Macao Blechelen 120.1-* Sendahan Right $3°******
Latest Quotations.
The following quotations were received by Beuter
N.Y/London
Summoned at the instance of allowed to interrupt keenness at Mr. E el Arculli, Lam Choi, work For apprentices be be
ter. Prev. To-daws driver of public car No. 1728, was lieved. Christmas to be the best.
close this morning fined $25 by Mr. W time for a holiday.
close
4.91% 491
NY Cotton Oct. 10,86" "10.77 NX. Eubber-Dec-13.07 13.075
101 Chicago: Wheat Dec. 100%
5914 Chicago Com Dec: 5936: Montreat Silver Dee, 66.45 68.40
86% Silver Official
65% La Dow Jones AveraZES
20 Rails
20 Industrials 137.09 138-95.187 up 23.78 ·33.32' 09 up 2611: 26.25 · 14 ap 20 Utilities 40 Bonds
25.73 - 95.72 01 of 11 Commodity
Index 56.54-56.58 04 up Business Dane: 2,870,000 shares
Schofield at the Central Magis
tracy for driving his car in s
dangerous manner in Leighton Hill Road on October 6.
Everything
Detective Sergeant Kinnear, at gone. BUT YOUR
tached to the detective
No. Police Station, We received a cut over the eye abrasions to the legs, he is being treated at the ment Civil Hospital, whe knocked down yesterday driven by Miss B. Kwok
10.86
10.83
10.79
Lands, Hotels, etc.
10.80
10.70
10.83
10.71
HK. and S. Hotel $3.05
$3.10 5321
10.86
10.76.0%
FK Lands $24% b. :
10.87
10.78..
11.20
11.15
13.07
13.07b
13.13
13.14
HK. Reakties $41.
13.33 1331
13.45
13.45
13.586
13.576
DI SHU FONG|May Asst. Manage July
Chicago Whest:--- December
1014 100%
892
Chicago. Com:— December
592
May
July
60%
Winnipeg Wheat:
October
89%
Telephones (new) $6
December
90
$5,000,000.
China Buses Sh$111⁄4 1
$77,800,000.
Miry
94%
Singapore Praction 13)- n S'pore Traction Pred. 25/- I
New York Sa Dece
255
Malabo
January March
2.16
$2:14
Cald, Macz (Ord.) Sh $191.
Calle Marg
Pelose 10:20
{MEKT
2.17
Canton Idea
NYLandon
11:00 1915 1913
July
9.22.
Cements
INew York Sik:
HK Ropes t:90%
NY. Cotton
Dec
age to
what
10.88 1081 10.82
May
10.88
NY Rambo
13.09
Märch
100%
$100
THE
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1880.
Capital (full paid-up) Yen. 100,900,000 Reserve Fund Yen 127,450,000
Head Offees YOKOHAMA“
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Nagasald "Nagoya New York Onki
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL &
SAVINGS BANK LIMITED
(Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up.
Reserves
Capital Savings Dept: $500,000 Reserve Savings Dept $600,000.
* Head-Office- Shangħaj A Bank having as its mission the industrial, development an China and the fostering of ber commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Offic@???
7. Lee House St.
Phone 31481-2-3
Paris
Peiping
Bombay
Calmita
Canton
Dairen (Daly)
Hamberg
Fengties (Mukden) Eão de Jeneiro
San Francisco
Hinkow
Hong Honolulu
Is It Insured?
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3/469
Telephones (old) $17,80 b, $15 NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE
Latest Quotations
October 2
Wong Fee, this morning weeks hard lab
Macfadyen at the
Court, for the the
the ticket boo
The following quotations were 1 Theatre yesterday: De eived by Reuter
Bild when arrested had a
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