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- Siver
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONO.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1855 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Paid-up Capital
.$20,000,000
Reserve Fund).
£3,000,000 $3,000,000
1
Beserve Liability of Pro-
$20,000,000
prietors
£3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Alor Star
Bodo
Amrikar
Ipoà
Bangoos Saigon
Bangbok
Farmaki
Kant
Bombay
Cairate
Canton
Zampar
Cawnpore
Luching
Madru
Taiping
Manta
Tongin)
New York
Piping
(Pebag)
B. I. Dodwet Inq
Chaires.
C. Kuigiz, Enqu
Deputy Chatman,
Hon. Mr. W. E. Bell
Hon. Mr. J.J.Paterson Caba
AH. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Es
Color.be
MT. Johnson Esq., LA. Pinmmer Esq. siphong G. Miskin Esq. A. L. Shields Esq.
BANGKOK
JOBORE
KOBE
FOTLOOK
T. M. Grybar. Eq
Chief Kamer.
KUALA LUMPUR
VANCEES
LONDON
LIONS
MALACCA
KLAB Jonarni
XUEDES
NEW TOU
PEPING
PENANG
BANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHA
SINGAPORE
BOCKABYA
SUNGHI PATANI
TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Curat Accounts opened in Local Currency and red Deposita esived for one year or shorter periods in Local Cuttwory and bring
Lacs wack will be quoted on Appl
ALSO ED to date SAFE DEPONTI BOXES
in various sizes 3D LED-
Hong Long, lat Nova, 1905
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Bosome of the show Bank is conduct- by the BONG KONG AND SEISOHAI
BEKKING CORPORATION.
amed of application.
FOR THE HUNG KONG AND SHANGHAI -BANKING CURPORATION.
YGRATBURN,
Bree King, February, 125
Habang
Bankow
علية
Shanghai Skapapans
Sitiawan Seuraha ya
(Bhanur)
Tamborine Mambosas
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1935-
Commerce and Finance
LOCAL DOLLAR
STEADY
Silver Prices Firm
The local dollar is steady, open- ing on demand this morning - at 1/5% (norminal).
Silver prices were steady at "spot. 29-5/16 and "forward” 29-1/16
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £-US$4.92%, as compared with $-US$491%). Forsign Exobangs and General Beaking busines while the New York on London
Harbin
Hot Tou
Carrent coczała opaned and Planć „Deposits ¦ cross-rate „served for One Yes DC. shorter perioda a zate U.S.$4.92%.
which will be quoted on sypucation—–
LOCAL SHARES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
quoted at £- as compared with
·
£ US$191
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1985.
A. BRKARLEY,
EXCHANGES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATION
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, On London-
INC.
Head Office:-65, Bruzdway,
Capital
New York
ایند
„U.S.$6,000,000.00 2,183,633.06 870,731.05
On Singapore----
On Japan-
BRANCHES
Lacerte Logan
Luctor Karmien
Singapore Tientats
Taormina
Banks
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Latest Quotations
November 20
The following quotations were ze- ceived by Reuberes
10.40 11:00
Last NE/London 491-19/16 [NIT. Cotton tra
11.55. Way
Rubber
Dec. 13.00 Chicago Wheat
May
H.K. Bank $1,580 s, $1975/1400 Chicago Corn
May
STOCKS
15.06-
*41.54
1953
961
INDUSTRY IN
RUSSIA
Records Claimed In Productivity
RESULTS SECURED BY RATIONALISATION
LAL
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Further Strength Displayed
CAUTION ADVISABLE
Messrs. White Weld and Com--- -CHINA MAIL – SP
Dany, New York Correspondents Moscow, To-day. for Messrs. S. E. Lavy and Come - The productivity records. of nany, report:- 1230 1290 Soviet workers were favourably Stocks: The markets to-day compared with those of the rest again displayed further strength of the world by M. Molotov, and more high levels for the year 89 addressing the All-Union Con-were reached. Improved earnings gress of the Stakhanovites, ad-reports and promising business herents of the new craze for conditions were the chief factors breaking labour records, which of influence in the advance. In 2334 is at present sweeping the So-view of the constant advances for the past 8 months caution is ad- coal industry the visable, but we think that any highest productivity of the mines setbacks will be only technical and in capitalist Europe had twice temporary. Business done: 2,880,--- been exceeded and the best Ameri-000 shares.
In the
Bả
ELE Bank (London) £1001⁄2 1 Chartered Bank £134 1 Mercantile Bank A and
£2814 Mercantile Bank C.. $199/- 1. Bank of East Asia. $70
Anaconda
B.
Copper
Dec. Bond &
Sharts
+16%
-284
16%.
viet
17
General
Motors
5835 58號
Int Tel & Te MX
Montgomery
" :
Ward
39%
NY. Centrál 24%
25%
US Steel- 49%
495
Incremens
Canton Ins. $255 3.
“Union Ins--$540_n...
China Underwriters $1.10 1.
China Fire Ins. $400 m. HK. Fire Ins. $245 ́n-. International Assen. $i n.
Shipping
Douglases $36.1 HK. Steamboats $4 z. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 x. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $11 n.. Shell (Bearer) 81/3 1. Union Waterbosts $111⁄2 m.
Mining
ES
$488
*2
566
COMMODITY PRICES Czechoslovakia had been left far Corn: 2,356,000 bushels
The following quotations have| been received by Beater,
4
Total
can „standards had been surpass- Wheat: It is claimed that short ed in the motor-car industry: interests are the principal buyers 45% while in the "boot and shoe in- of the Argentine crop.
dustry the Bata factories in sales: Whest: 29,509,000 bushels..."
behind
Cotton: The Trade and short M. Molotov denied that the feats interests are covering their Decem-- Stakhanovism had been ber commitments. The pressure- over-straining the in late mouths is due to approach- achieved by
regarding the workers at the expense of their ing arguments health, and, emphasised that the Bankhead Act. result was secured by rationalisa- Bubber: Consumption of rubber tion. He expressed the hope during November is estimated that the Stakhanovitch would around 44,000 tons. absorb the whole mass of workers, $82 lots. and that Soviet output would be 1141
doubled or trebled-Reuter.
CHINA'S SILVER POLICY
Total sales
Latest Quotations
The following quotations Were received by Renter:--
NY/London
Cross-rate
Prev. To-day's
491-13/16 4.9245
11.81 13.02
of
On T.T. and demand
1/5
4 months' sight
1/53
Prev. Yesterday
Closing Closing
Credits 4 months' sight
1/6
On Shanghai---
New York Cotton:-... December
11.77
1181
On demand
118
Surplus
January
11.71
11.73
Beserves
March
11.61
11.60
On demand
614
Antamoka $1 b and sa.
May
--11:56
11.54
Bales may in
Amsterdam Laswary
AMAZI
Hacia Boobay
GeborTM
-Fins
Qa demand
12315
Balatoes $17.2.
July
SEL.477
Glasgow
Nice
The Hague
Naples -
On India...
Baguio Gold 22 ets. 1.
October
11.22
11.15
Estas
Patamas
On T.T. and demand
951
Benguet Consolidated $13 b.
Spot
12.20
12.20
Pacis
Cel Kongr
Brenta Cairo Calcutta Сеед Colaba Copenhagen
Bayto Heidelberg Interacti Jerusalem London Liverpool
Paiping
On New York****
Benguet Exploration 13 cts,
New York Rubber:-
Rotterda
-On-demand
35%
Big Wedge 3 eta, z
December
13.00
Shanghai
Credits 60 days' sight
36%
Gold Creek 30 ets. n.
January
* 13.09%
Southampton
On Batavia- ·
Gold River 51⁄2 eta. I
March
13.02 13.11 18.252 13.29
*
On-demand
51%
Ipo Mining: 90 cts.
May
13402
14
Бели Verzing Yokobatas Zuzioła.
On Paris-
Itogons 35% ets. 1.
July
13.52
13.56.
On demand
535
Salanots 15 cts. 2.
Chicago Whest:-
Credits 4 months' sight : 5621⁄2
Kailan Mining Ad. 12- z.
December
.96%
Dec.
96
On Saigon
Langkats (Single) Sh.513 a.
May
Chicago Comm
On demand
534
Shai Exploration Sh.$431⁄2 a.
July
90
On Manila-
S'hai Loans Sh. $5% 1
Chicago Com:
On demand.
7034
Raubs $9.35 b.
December
On Bangkok--
Vezz; Goldfield $230 n.
May
60%/% 61% 5934 60%
Dec Nanking, To-day.
60 ...65% hare Siver Official Three favourable effects been noticed in the financial and
Dow Jones Averages
61
On demand
129
Docks, etc.
July
Bar.silver per oz.
HK and K. Wharves
$88' 52.
(old) Winnipeg Wh
December
854
847'8
8834
$351⁄2 11.
July
694
-89
New York SW: December
20tex 2.05 March
1.98 2.002
2.01 May
1.98 a- asked, - possible mutilation
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. rgh
Autorised Capital
Thud-up Capital
- $30,000,000.00
$ 2,396,600,00 Bomers and Cndizided Profits00,000.00
-HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG,
10, Deux Howd. Centra
BOARD OF DIRECTORS-
Sur Show-on Chow, Chairman.
Li Econ Chan, P. E on Tum Tong, Eng. Chan Ching Shek. Zato, Li Lan Bang, Esq. Wong Chu Sou Eag, and "han Ying! .Pa. Log-
Bulavin
Bombay
Caloust
Conten
-
Las Tung Po. Zaq., Chie! Macager.
Jai The Fong, Esq. Manages.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:~~
Sentie
Semarang
**Sesión)
Manila
Melbourne
Sow Jone
-bangs por
Qua
bont
Parin
Below
Paging
Somonla Labe Kowloon London
PABLE
Hangout
Saigon
Emo Francisco
Taibok
Tokyo
Kokulama
Ivey description of Banking and Exchange Dustbone" trazancied. Lost pastelion approved
Career bocavate, opened in Local Commency sid Fized Deposits mosiveč Zorvos-JULT OF shorter-perioda ir Loom and Foreign Corrosion
which will be quoted on "wypost.
KAN
Dale Depait Base to TONG 20,
- Chief aanget
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established. 1880
Capital (full paid-up}:Yes. 100,000,000 Beserve Fund..... Tet. 127,450,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA .
Branches and Agencies at Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calenta
Canton
Dairen (Dalry)}"
Nagasaki
Kagʊya
New Took
Osaka
Pri
Peiping
Rangoon Feastien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamby preg
Hszkow
Harbin Hong Kong.
Honolulu
-Asinking
Karachi
Kobe
Los Angeles
London
Mania
Моја
San Francisco Seattle
Semezsäc Shanghai ng
Singapore
Sourabaya Sythey Tientsin Tokyo Tsingtan
Vingkow
faterest allowed for Current
counts.
Monte Carlo
Manila
Munich
Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions under ken.
Ied
Personal investment accounts hand-Sovereigns bank buying rate 1/6% 29 5/16 Bar silver in Hong Kong.—1012- Copper cents
2% prem Copper cash
The Company offers to intending Tikvellers the use of its travellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and
addition, the world-wide services Rate of native interest -of-its thoroughly equipped.. Travel Chinese sub. coin Department.
Hong Kong sub, coin
E W. DUGGAN,
Managem
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, UIMITED
(Incorporated in China)
Head Office-Shanghai.
Capital..
$7,500,000.00
$1,500,000.00
Reserve Branches-All Important Cities in
2% prem
5% pa 23% dia.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
Authorised Capital “Subscribed-Capital
1,800,000
Paid-up Capital : 1,050,000- Beserve Fund & Rest. 1,247,830 BANKERS: The Bank of England & Midiand Bank, Ltd BRANCHES:
China
Bangkok „Foreign Exchange sod-Genment Banking Business, Bombay ansacted. Current and Saring Accountis opuced and, Find Calebo Deposite zoceived for one zone' or shoeber_pacioda | Delhi * 2000 which will be quoted on applications.
SOU 2. CEXG,
Ipoh
Functi
Calenda
Kota Bharu
Kaula Lipis
Tulle Lanspar
Manager.
Bloor Leng Houn
EONG KONG BELYCH; 2. De Torx Bood, Centes!
Manager's Of
Foreign Exchange Dept. muni
Goperní Orice
Cashier's Offer
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong-
25, Des Voeux Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS:—
Westminster Bank, Ltd.
Foreign Exchange, and every des-] cripton of banking business transact-
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- counts opened. Fixed Deposits, 25- Acceived at rates which will be quoted lon "application. Mandala art, mi
Husteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application
C. KISHINAMZ
Hong Kong, 12th September, 1986.
PETLIP BIGGERN Chief “Manager,
Kew Lock Penang
Port Logis
(Mauritium)
Bangoon
· Ansartan (Pahang Sant
Zada
Shanghai
Singapor
HONG KONG BRANCH
Every cription of Banking and Eastange bwenent; tanturbed...
TraveCom Cheques intend
Trauben und Fancatorshipa undertaken. INTEREST blowed on Carrers Sccounts and ||Fixed Deposits at Eates that may de neotronized
oa mppčicátio –
1. Queen's Bond Centra
Bong Song, 25th July, 20
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED- (Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up 2. $5,000,000. Reserves
$72,200,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000, Hend-Office-Shanghof -
A Bunk having as its mission thefdustrial development. on China and the fostering of 'hes commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Office --
7, Ice Hocse St. Phone, 31-481-2-3
POPEYE "The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
400-1400!! TYAMA WOMAN
MOST (GRANDMOTHERS
FAST
HK and K Wharves (new) May
HK. and W. Docks $9. Providents (old) $1.30 . Providents (new) 20 cts. Ze Hong Kew Sh. $29754 1. New Engineering: Sh.44. Shanghai Bocks. $80 n.
Catton Mills Ewo Cotton Sh.39.90 s.. $10 xa. Shanghai Cotton
<DS
$73. The Shanghai Cotton (new) $48 m. Zoong Sings St $12 1. Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 n Lands, Hotels, etc. HF. and S. Hotel $5.05 s. HÈK Lands $35 5. HK. Lands 49% Debentures $100
Shanghai Lands Sh 320 x Metropolitan Lands Sh $10 m. Humphreys $9.60 by $9.80 sa. D HK. Bealties $6 s. Chinese Estates $86 m China Realfies $4 m. China Debentures Sh $35
Publie Utilitie
FK Tramways $1435 58. Peak Trams (old) -$5-88-, ; Peak Trami (new) $4 n. Star Ferries $90 n
Tamnati Ferries- 517 nu
C. Light $11.30 s, $11.15/20 x2 ELK. Electrics $66:3. Macao Electrics $20 D Sandakan Light $210. m2). Telephones (old); $233⁄44" BR Telephones (uer) 10 s China Buses Sheila n. Singapore Traction 18/- 2 - Spare Traction Pref. 25/-
Industrials. Malabon Sugar $3.40.n. Cald., Macy. (Ord.) Sh$19% Cald: Mang (Pref), Sh$13 m Canton Ices $1.60 m/
· Cements. 361⁄2 Bi HK Ropes $334
OH BREN: HOTDOGGY!" CH: SWEET PAZOOTYŁ
969%
60%
68
97
90%
$154
RAW RUBBER PRICES
Latest Quotations From Singapore
Some Special Benefits Outlined
NY. Cotton Dec. 11.77 NY. Bubber Dec. 13.00 Chicago Wheat
commercial markets since the 30 Industrials 147706 14844-153 up. enforcement of the new Currency 20 Rails Decree by the
Ministry
3118 3759 4T UP
of 20 Utilities.
23.40 29.72 32 up- 26.70 -96.92 „22 up-
57.11 57:29 18 mp Business Dune-2,880,000 shares..
Finance, a spokesman of the 40 Bonds Ministry told the Central News 11 Commodity Agency yesterday,
First, China's currency is no more affected by the fluctuations of the prices of silver in the world market.
Second, as a result of the na tionalisation of silver, the improve-
ment of the banking system, the free circulation of currency and the economic structure of Chine have been stabilised.
Third, as a result of the stabili sation of foreign exchange, there -Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Ca
is a gradual increase in China's have
the received
followingfore
trade Central News Straits currency quotations from Agency. Singapore for raw rubber:— ›
Spot 213 Upb, 22 s Jan-March 22, Down 1⁄4 b., 224
April-June-224 Down 4
223/28
July-Sept. 22 Down 1/2 b
22 &
Market:-Manufacturer
ing.
buy
Stores, etc. Dary Farms $17% b. $18.32 Watsons $5 1
Line, Crawforde $10 zi
Mackintosh $5 ̄n- Sinceres $145 b. Wm. Powells 70. étz. n. Wing On (HK) $40 mi
Miscellaneous” Entertainments $4 mi S.-C. Enterprises. $1.25 n.. Macao “Greyhounda” $2 n. *Constructions" (old) (25% mi
Constructions · (new) 70-eks, s Vibro Filing $4, z Ch. Gort 5% 1925
Inder
INSURED WORKERS IN BRITAIN
Growing Employment Shown By Census.
London, To-day.
A census of the insured popula- tion carried out in July by the Ministry of Labour shows in ex-.
panding employment in the dis- tributive trades and trades gen-
BERLIN SHARE ally catering for personal ser
MARKET Uncertain Tendency
Continues
❤ CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Berlin, To-day.
vices to consumers in the Bles- trical industry, the woodworking. trades and in commerce and france.
Depressed industries generally are attracting comparatively few entrants
In Great Britain and Norther The share market continued to Ireland the number of insured" be uncertain yesterday, operators persons between 14 and 64 years. unloading, takers being few and of age at the time of the census transactions small, and prices was 14,002,500, of which 944,500-
Fited interest securi were under 16 years of age. drooping. Ities were neglected, but the prices British Wireless Service.
continued unshaken, -- industrial debentures tending to be weak Call money was at 2 to 22 per cent-Trans-Ocean Service.."
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
DANZIG TO ADHERE TO GERMAN-POLISH TREATY
*
Danzig, To-day--An agreement. Berlin, to-day - Reichsmark between Danzig and Poland has quotations (without guarantee) been reached after continuous- yesterday were New York, 4024; negotiations, lasting two weeks: GXBdz-Paris, 610.25; Amsterdam, 59-24 concerning the application of the and London, 12.225 The Paris German-Polish trade: sterling quptation was 74.65-74.69, Danzig, has declared itself an ad- herent to the German Polish and the dollar, 15.17%-15.18, Trans-Ocean Service.
treaty Trans-Ocean Service.
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 5% prem, ILK. Govt 34% Loan Par. sa. Wallace Harpers $4 n.
To-morrow.
Their Ship Comes In."
treaty...
OLIVE QUEEN OF OLMA WELCOMES NOO SUH OVER AND”
ME
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