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HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
THE CHARTERED BANK OF - INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
„$50,000,000 | Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1959
Issued and Fully Paid-up. 20,000,000
Reserve Funds:
Sterling
Silver
HEAD OFFICE. LONDON. Paid-up Capital
£6,500,000
,000,000
$10,000,000
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pre-
0,000,000|
prietora
3,000,000
Baserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: HONG TONG
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
8. H. Dodwell, Esq.
Chatersan
CC. Knight, Eng-
Deputy Chaman.
Hon. Mr. W. Bell
A.
*Astritsar
Bangkok BASTIL Bombay Calortza
Agencies and Brand
Dollo
Ipoh
Larachi
Tode
|| Canion
Catapors
Kuching
Kedan
Tengkak
+1
(Bhakse).
Hamburg Hankow Harbier
Priplag
Pasong "
Zamboanga
Hon. Mr.J.J. Paterson Cebu Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Esq, Colombo
Dethi
Mr. Johnson Esq., J.A. Plummer Esq. Haiphong G. Miskin Esq, A. L. Shields Esq.·
TM. Graybarn. Erg.
Chief Mangat.
BRANCHES 20
AYOT
LONDON
BANGKOK
SNOST
SUNGE PATANI
TORED
1
Foreign Exchangs and General Bucking busk Curvat Acrovals opened and The Depot mesired for one your or shorter peciola në zanes which will be quoted on application.
A. BREARLEY,
Manager. 'Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
SENGER
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.
IC
ommerce and Finance
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
Silver Prices Firm
The local dollar is steady, opening on demand this morning at 1/4% (nominal)-
Silver prices were steady at "spot 29-3/16 · and forward” 29-1/16.
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at SS- $492, as compared with ±— the New while US$4.92%
London cross-rate was York on quoted at $115.$4.92%, as com pared with. S—US$491%-
COMMODITY PRICES
The following quotations have been received by Reuter.
Prev. Yesterday: Closing Closing
KALLO
"JUHORE
TORE
KOWLOOK
KUALA LUMPUR
MALACCA
KANILA
SUAK (Johore)
MUNDES
NEW YORK
FELPING
RANGOOK
SLIGOX
SAX FRANCISCO
SHANGHAI
SINGAFOX
BOGBABAYA
TIENTSIK
TSINGTAO
XOSOBAMI
Current Accounts opened in Loon Chicag and Fixed Deposita, twored for one you OF aborter patios in Local Correct noi Beling e terms which will be quoted ots"appliastian. ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSTI" BOXES in vnoose sizes TO LET Y
Hong Kong, ls November, Disk,
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Busiame of the shove Bank is omdat-
ad by HONG KONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION.
obtained as application.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Hang out, th February, 19.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LID,
Authorized Capital *
6.586.000.00 3,480.COOLBO
Cannes Colombo Copenhagen Dublin
Edinburgh Florence Genera
Liverpool Хасагта
Lagano Lazer
Manicis
Yontract
Branches of American Express December Company in Principal cities of United May States of America and Canada.
Chist Manage
Autwerp
مسة
LOCAL SHARES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day
Banka
HK Bank $1,500 88. HE. Bank (London) £99 1 Chartered Bank M4
Mercantile Bank A and
£2834 Mercantile Bank C. flan Bank of East Asia: $71 1.
Insurances Canton Ins. $255 3 Unions Ins $565 b.
China Underwriters $1.10 0. China Fire Ins. $400 m. HE. Fire Ins. $255-1- International Assee: $4
Shipping
Douglases $56_n. HK. Steamboats $4.12. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), 530 n. Indo-Chinas (Def) $11 m Shell (Bearer) 80/104 Union Waterbosts $114.1.
Mining
Antamoks $1 m
Benguet Consolidated $131⁄2 b.
Ipo Mining 90 cts.
Itogons 36% eta I
Salzoots 15 cts,
B
HUNGARY'S BUDGET
Increase Estimates Tabled
GREATER APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEFENCE
BRITISH OVERSEAS TRADE
October Statistics
HEALTHY CONDITION SHOWN ALL ROUND
London. To-day-
The preliminary figures. overseas trade in October publish-
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Tim Offerings For
Buyers
NEW ADVANCE PHASE UNDER WAY
Hessrs. White Weld and Come
ed by the Board of Trade show pay, New York Correspondents. that the total exports of United for Messrs. S. & Levy and Com-. Kingdon produce, and manufacpany, report:
→CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Viera, To-day. The discussion of the budget estimates by the committee for finance began with the rea
tures were valued at £39,865,000; |
Stocks: When irregularity again- of a report on the expend
as compared with $34,098,265 in for the civil services,
buying interest disclosed thin: showed that since 1924 the September and £36,748,545 in Oc-nocovered little liquidation, new
Itober 1934 number of people employed in the total imports were $73,385,-aferings. A new phase of the ad- the police and army have in-
appears to be underway. creased from 55.000 to 76.700,000, as compared with £80,830,697 vance which implied an increased er in September and £58,999,589 in with emphasis on steel, copper, all-
against Business „dane: 2,050,000 shares. ~ penditure of from 53 to 70 mil-October 1934. The total re-exports railroad and merchandising issues-
were $4,782,000, 23 lion schillings.
Wheat. The market was not able- The State Secretary for De-$3,810,838 in September and
properly to absorb liquidation as- fence, Herr Zehner, declared $4,000,668 in October 1934
For the 10 months January to buyers remained on side lines, that the increase of artillery, the purchase of aircraft defence October exports totalled $651,-pending a clarification of the trade- and aeroplanes/643,000; as against $325,766,33treaty terms between, Canada and
guns, tanks would have to receive greater for the corresponding period of attention in the coming year.
1984 and imports totalled £612 the United States. Total sales
Wheat: 20,565,000 bushels. Com=" 5,020,000 bushels. Dr. Schuschnigg supported 410,000, as against $615,290,000 this, stating that the present and re-exports $45,255,000, international situation being against $43,672,0003 what it was the expenditureWireless Service for defence could not be reduced.
Britis
Cotton: Spinners are now taza Ting buyers of lower grades owing
to the scarcity of better grade cot-- the We would remain bullish.
The adoption of universal - RAW RUBBER PRICES Rubber: The better than sea- tary service, however, was notį
the
the
Singapore
sonal consumption prospects prom--
higher market. Total sales: 35 lots.
possible at present because of Latest Quotations Fromise a gradually, but irregularly
Nevertheless the cost. number of garrisons in country would be substantially Trans Ocean' Ser increased. vice.
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
Flash: The Pennroad Corpora-` Messrs. H.-B. Joseph and Cation has declared a dividend of 20- [have received the following
cents per share, payable on Decem Straits currency quotations from ber 28, as of stocks on record are
November 2 Singapore for raw rubber-
Spot 21 b. Unchanged 22
7/33.
January/March 22 b. Ur
changed 22:2
Latest Quotations
Head Office:-65, Broadway, New York
New York Cotton--- December
January
11.61- 1162 11.56 1154
Capital Surplus
„TLS $5,000,000.00 2.183,633.06
March
11.49 1144
May
11:50
11.40
Reserves
870,73405
July
11.44
11.35
Balatoes $17 1.
BRANCHES;
October
11.29 11.19
Amsterdam
Spot
12.00
12.00
Baguio Gold 22 etsin.
Atba
Beale Bertin
Bales may be
Bombay
Glasgow The Hagu Hyrane Hamburg HAYA Hekelberg
New York Rabber:
Naples
Paris
Priping
December
13.2
13.22
Benguet Exploration 13 cts. n.
January
13.29b
13.29b
Big Wedge &
Gold Creek 30 cts. n...
March
13.45
18.464
Bremen
Brands
Focanalosa London
Botterdams. Home Shanghai
Gold River 574 ̋cts. The
May
13.61
13.61
Calcutta
Southampton
July
13.768
13.768
Singapore
Chicago Whest:-
December
94%
934
Monte Carlo
Manila.
Tenior Fokohama. Zariok
[May
951⁄4
94
July
8834
Chicago Comm:—
593
59
59
58%
Ven, Goldfield $2.30 n.
The share market was
Jaly
60%
60%
All classes of Commercial Banking Winnipeg Wheat:- Transactions undertaken.
Docks, etc.
December
.8234
Personal investiment accounts hand-
May
+ted
July
87% 88
854 $7
HK and K Wharves
$90 m.
being firmar, but the volume of (ald) business was moderate, the tran-
Isactions in any
one investment
(Continued from "Page 1)
7162 1167 NY Cotton Dec. NY. Rubber Dec... 132s -13.22 Chicago. Corn Dec. Silver Official
9336
50
69
65% 65%
New York Sil
only in a few 30,000 marks.
cases exceeding
The Company offers to intending December Travellers the use of its "Travele
March Cheques" and Letters of Credit and,
BATTLE PENDING Addis Ababa A battle is just
2.04. 2.02
200 1.99
20 Utilities
$30,000,000
Paid-up Capita
Bete ad Cadivided Pro
HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG. 10. Das Faux Bood, Central.
832
Kailan Mining Ad. 12/6 n. Langkats (Single) Sh.$13 n Shaf Exploration Sh$441 Shai Loans Sh. $94 11. Raubs $10
More Friendly Tone In Evidence.
*CHINA-MAIL...” SPECIAL. --
April/Ime 23 b, Unchanged
23
July/September 23, Un-
changed 23 s Market is steady. Berlin, To-day.
more
The following quotations were received: by Bauter:-
Pree To-day's
NX/London- CTORS-Cate
4.91% - 4.92
friendly in tone yesterday, prices OFFICIAL ITALIAN BULLETIN Chicago Wheat Dec. 94%
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Sir Show-son Chow, ChairmaE."
14 Soon Chan, E PER A Esq. Wees Tun Tong Eag Chan Ching Shok, Ing. Li Lan bacz. Eng., Wong Chu Son, Eng, and "San Ting Po. Seg.
Balan
Tan Tung Po. Eaque Chist Manager. Ise Fong. Esq., Manager. ;
Bombay
Colerain
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES-
Maxila
Melboeme Ningman's
Osaka
~Bassile
Semarang
New York
Canton Haiphong Batakow Floooliss Robe...
Sesto
Priping
Sydney
Poonig
Tibake
Rangoon
Lowloon
Saigon
*Tokyo
Loadga
San Francisco
Pacia
Vancouver
Every description of Banking and Exchings
In addition, the world-wide service May of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department
~E W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
bakiness Labeected. Losse gTHE WING ON BANK
MOOLALATT.
Curr Accounts opened in. Local Caratty and Fixed Deposite morived for our__your aborter periods in Loen, and Foreign Curruncina
on terpay which will be quoted on application.
Sale. Deposit Boss To L
KAN TONG PO
Chint-Maunger.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1980
LIMITED;
Hand Office:" Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Boad Central: Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS;— Westminster Band, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every cripton of banking business transach led long
Current Accounts and Savings.
Capital (full paid-up) Yen. 100,000,000 counts opened. Fixed Deposits
n: 127,430,000ceived at rates which will be quoted
on application. Special -rater
Reserve Fund
Head Office YOKOHAMA -
Branches and Agencies at Alexandria Di Nagasaki,
Nagoya New York
Orakz
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Carton
Dairen (Dalny)
Paris
· Pelping⠀
Rangoon
Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Hackow
Harbin
Hong Kong
Honoiniu
Hsinki
Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Manila
Mofi
San Francisco.
Seattle
Semarang Shanghai
Singapore Sourabaya Sydney
Tientsia
Tokyo
Tsingtau
zkow
Taterest allowed for Current counts in
for Special deposits.
Trusteeship and Executorship u dertaken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
1.97 196/2
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Latest Quotations
November 14 The following quotations were ra ceived by Beat
11.00
close 10.20
Last NYLondon 4ANT NY. Cotton
May N.Y. Bubber
Dee
11.50 -11.43 1142
HK and K Wharves (new)
$8TH2_D
H.K. and W. Docks $9. Providents (old). $1.30 ... Providents (new) 20 cts. t Hong Kew Sh. $23732-1. New Engineering Sh.34 n. Shanghai Docks $80 m
Cotton Millis
Ewo Cotton Sh.39 n. Shanghai Cotton Cold)
$85. n. ma
Sh
Dow Jones Averages
Fixed interest securities were beginning west of Makalle, ac-/30 Industrials 14256 143.59 1.03 up
20-Bail quiet, gold mortgage bonds end carding to reports trom Abys
Call money was at ginian sources. The chief scene to Bonds
ing weaker.
3 to 3% per cent-Trans-Ocean of the action is on the Ghera 11 Commodity Ser
|River, a tributary of the Takazze,
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
between Makalle and. Antals. Abyssinian troops under Ras Se
your have attacked the Italian Reichsmark forces and are now making satis Berlin, to-day. quotations (without guarantee) factory headway...
$5.04. 38.13 -2845 22.76.
96.17: 96.57210 p
Index
58.71. 38,44 ET ON Business Done:--2,050,000 shares.
LAST WEEK !
Shanghai Cotton (new) $55 yesterday were: New York, 40.24: From the southern front it is HARMSTON'S
Zoong Sings Sh.$12 n.
Wing On Textiles Sh. $25.0 Lands, Hotels, etc.
י
HK. and S. Hotel $5.60 1 H.K. Lands $36.za.
EK. Lands 4% Debentures. $100
Shanghai Lands Sh.$20 n. Metropolitan, Lands Sh. $10-12 Humphreys $10.55 n HK. Realties $6.10. 13. Chinese Estates $36 n.. China Realies $4 China Debentures Sh$35
13.23a 13.086 13.10 Chicago Wheat
Maybe 95% Chicago Corn
May
5914 STOCKS
94%%
58%
Anaconda
Copper
Elec. Bond &
LI SHU FONG! Asst. Manager
:2036
Share
15% General Motors 58 Int. Tel. & Tel, 10% Montgomery
Ward
20%
16 16 56%
56% 10%
20%
10
35%
N.T. Central
U.S. Steel..
46% 481⁄2
-463%
THE
-C. Light $160
PHILIP GOCKCHIN...
Chief Manager
LA GOCKCHLY Asst. Manager
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,
LIMITED
(Incorporated in China);
Head Office-Shanghai -
$7.500.000.00
„$1,500,000.00
Capital Rescrve Branches-All Important Cities
Foreign Earbanga and General Banking Basiss Renosused.
Cereri and Seving. Accounts opened; and Find Ae-Deposits carved for our your or sharing, peciola
at 225m which will be quoted an application.
600 Z. CHANG
Deposits received for fred periods at rates to be obtained on application.
C. KISHINAMI,
Manager Hong Kong, 12th September. 1995.
POPEYE.
YOU'REITPE-COURT JESTER. GO TRY TO CHEER
POPENS UP TIL RECITE
A PIECE TO HIM WRICH LE RNED GABEN AUM
HOT TO DING: 2. Den Vertz Band, Cestoa)..
Momen's Office Fouriga rebenge Dept. Onuntai Offe
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL &
SAVINGS BANK LIMITED
(Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up
$5,000,000.
$7,300,000.
Reserves Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000, Head Office Shanghai
A Bank baringd as its the
Industrial development on- China" and the Lostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Office
7, Ice House.”St.
Phone 21481-2-3
The
Langh
WHAT A FUNNY LITTLE
BIRD A FROG
AINT GOT NO
Public Utilities
HK. Tramways $15.35 Peak Trams (old) #54 1 Peak as (new) $4%% Star Ferries $89 Yaumatis Ferries
ELK Electrics 70 m2. Macao Electrics $20 ¤, Sandakan Light $3 p Telephones (ald) $241⁄2 n. Telephones (new) $10%1⁄2 n China Exses Sh.$1174-a. „Singapore Traction 18/- n. S'pore Traction Pret 26/- n.
•Industriala... Malabon Suger $81⁄2 a... Cald., Macz (Ord.) Sh.$191⁄2 2 Cald: Macg (Pref), Sh$13 n. Canton Tees 160 n. Cements
HK. Roper
Paris, 610.25; Amsterdam, 59.225; reported that the Italian troops and London-12225 - The Paris north of Gorahai are advancing aterling quotation was 74-67-7470, slowly, almost exclusively by the of tanks and motorised and the dollar, 15.18-15:19 3/16.—juse
forces. No important fighting Trans-Ocean: Service: Se
has occurred "here.·
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE From the north front them ffs- lians are reported to have made London, To-day. -The Stock reconnaitring air raids as far as Exchange way quiet yesterday in Amba Aloje, that is about 30 view of the General Election to miles south of Antale Trans day, but the undertone was firm. Ocean Service British funds showed little change | and home industrial movements were mostly in an upward direc- tion-British Wireless Service,
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms $18.90 sa. Watsons $5, 11 Lane, Crawfords $34 n. Mackintosh $5-1
Sinceres $1.60 E. Wm. Powell 70 cta, në Wing On (HK) $40 1.
Miscelaneous Entertainments $4 riz S. C. Enterprises $1.3 Macao "Greyhound Constructions Constructions
Vibro Piling $4 Ch. Govt 33925
91% në
HK Govt 4% Losa 5% HE. Govt. 34% Wallace Harpers"
To-morrow,
WM SITS ON HIM. LITTLE TAIL WHICH
British Red Cross Unit Dedicated
London: The Archbishop of
CIRCUS
corner of Chalbam Road and Cameron Road, Kowloon! No. 3 Buses to the Circus.
Canterbury yesterday dedicated Nightly at 9.15 p.m. the first British Red Cross mit bound for Abyssinia. The mit consists of 16 lorries fully equip Iped with medical supplies, and nurses, while pative will later be engaged, Somaliland. The wit Saturday for
The
address,
of the Red
cts, a body
ther
Loyal Subject
WHE
PLOP
MATINEES: Saturday & Sunday at 4:30 pmol. SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES
$130
(Including Tix) RING SIDE SEATS. FIRST CHAIRS CARPET GALLERY ASSE GALLERY
avico men in miform: First Ch 55 ets, Carpet Gallery 30 cent Booking At Moutrie's
Menagerie Open Daily from 8:00 am to 6.09 p.EEL
HONG KONG LLAR
CTORY
1936 ISSUE
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