BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital .... $50,000,000 Issued and Falls Paid-up. 20,000,000 Beserve Funde:--
Sterling Säver
prietors
£ 6,500,000
$10,000,000
Reserve-Lisbility of Pro-
EARD OFICE HỒNG TONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
6. Dowell, · Eng.
Chairman.
C. C. Inight, Ext.
Deputy Chatran
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
£3,000,000 _$$,000,000]
0,000
ReservoTM Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
Agencies and Bruncha.
For S
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| Amzituar
Baglok- Badavin Bouber Calentin
CasionTM
| Gawayore
Colorado
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson | Cabl
A. H. Compton Esq, T. E. Perrce Esq.,
TRADE Sob
Konk
Lamper Kuching Хадны Kazim
Souralnys Taiping
Med
New York
Hamborg
Proping
Hankow
(Pohng
(Baker)
Tokohama
Kabin
Prong
Bong Jong
M.T. Johnson Bag, J.A. Plummer Esq. iphon G. Miskin Esq., A. L. Shields Esq.
LKOT
MANGIOF BATAVIA
-BOMBAY
CALOUZZA
CASTOX DEEPDO COLOMBO
V. M. Grayburn. De
Chial Manager.
BRANCHES :-
LONDON LYONS
MALACCA
MANIZA
NTAR Wohor) MUEDEN
NEW YORK
PELPING
PERANG
KINGUDA
SAIGON
DAIKEN
POOCHOW
HUPHOSG
"HAVERING BANKOW KARBIN
-SAN FRANCISCO
HONGLEW
SLOILO
TIPOZ
JOLLORE
IDEX
KOWLOON
QUALA LUMPUR
SHANGH
DICATORE
SOURABAYA
STAGE PATAKI
TLENTSIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Current Acenta opened in Local Carrabey and Find Deposite received for 900 year or serter perioda'in Local Charroney and Steeling"
da terzan which will be quoted on appčiosion. 1150 up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in various size TO
Hong Kong; 1st Nommise, 05.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Burizem at the above Beak is 'ccaduce-
ad by the EONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bules may be "estrated on appiuntion
POR THE HONG KONG AND SHINGĦUI BANKING CORPORATION
7. K. GEATRIES,
Chiet Manager.
Hang Long, i Fabrasty, D85.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
babond Capita!
...$10,000,000.00 3_2001_AND_200 Amerie and Cadivided Prufta umumą Z480,000.00)
Padap Capit
;
HEAD OFFICE :-BONG KONG.
10. D Vaux Bond, Central.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Sir Shou-son Chow, Charman,
Zwn Tong, Eag. Chen Chi Shek, ELi Laa
4. Eg Wong Chu Son, Ing and "Ban Ting:
Pa, Las
Amor
Esu Tung Po. Eng. Chief Kimang INT
Tea Foos. Esqu” Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES : ----
Kenia
Melbourne
"New York
Seating
Semarang
Shanchal Bingapore
Show
sydney
Sing tanki
Chaton
Ovaka
Karpbong
Paris
Peeping
Hanoiulu
Penang
Banoon
Xaekawa Loedoe
Seitron
EMD Focied
not
•
Jokowita
#bou
-
Berry Zscription of Banking and Exchange bmcted Loans granted of approved.
Accouzia.pated in Local Cartney
and Fixed Depostia received for compune or Loga and Foreign Currencies sorter periods
on terms wluck will be quoted so, application,
Baty Deposit Boxes To Lau
AX TONG 20.
Chief Managem
THE CHINA, MAIL THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1935-
Commerce and Finance
LOCAL DOLLAR
STEADY
Forward Silver Down
The local dollar is steady, open- ing on demand this morning...at 1/5 (nominal).
"Spot" silver was steady at 29-5/16 but "forward" declined 1/16 to 29.
The London on "New York cross- rate was quoted at 5"US$1.92% as compared with £——_S.$4.9273,
Foreign Exchange spi/General Taking budness while the New York où London Jatechać...
at
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LOCAL SHARES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following is the list of local share, quotations issued to-day?
Banks
EK, Bank $1,3803.
HK Bank (London) £100 p Chartered Bank £131⁄2 D. Mercantile Bank A. and
Mercantile Bank C. 512% n.
· Bank of East Asia $70 h
Insurances
Canton Ins. $255 s. Union Ins. $535 1, $54234 In
Chrwent nomads opened and Fixed Deposita cross-rate was quoted sewived for one year or abortse patiodu na zmien US$4923%, 1s compared with China Underwriters $130 z.
A. BERARIET,
which will be quoted on application.
Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
| £--U.S.$4.925.
HOME INDUSTRIAL
ACTIVITY
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Improvement On Third
INC.
"Head Offices-65, Broadway,
Capital
Surplus
Reserves
New York
U.S.$5,000,000.00 2183,635.06 870,731.05
BRANCHES.
$
Amurberda
Gre
Antwerp
Sango
The Hague
Mecburg
fas Nee Kapion Puwes Parin Pepeng
Athena
مسابك
Besic
Herit
Bombay
Bermen
Bramla
Cairo
Calcutta Canber
Colem.do
Copenhagan Dublin Edinburgh Plot GROFTS
Heidelberg Interlaken
Lucreciona Liverpool J
Myrmidon
LanaDo Leczor
Monte Carlo
Yunich
Manila
Woathous
Feierma Bottarglem Roma
Shati Southampton. Singaporn Tientsin Anomina Vienna Yenion Yokohama Zuzica
Quarter Of 1934
London, To-day. Industrial activity in the United Kingdom,
the as estimated by Board of Trade, was 0.6 per cent. less in the third quarter of 1935 than in the second quarter, which was a smaller decrease than might [have been expected as the result
of seasonal movements.
Activity was 74 per cent great- er than in the third quarter of 1994, the index figures for the three periods, based on the quar terly average of 1950, being 110.8 and 1032, 111.5 and 103. respec- tively-British Wireless Service
Branches of American Express ACTIVITY IN HUME
Company in Prinzipal cities of United States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions entiertake
Personal investment accounts hand-] led..
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its “Travellen
SHIPYARDS
Two Large Orders Booked
London, To-day. The "present month promises to Cheques” and Letters of Credit and make a new record in increased
In addition, the world-wide services activity in shipyards. Swan Hum- of its thoroughly equipped Travelter-and-Wigiam Richardson, of Department
B..W. DUGGAN,
Wallsend, have booked an order for
a large twin-screw motorship for the ManagerCommonwealth and Dominion Line for the Australian trade, and the
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, Blue Line has placed an order with.
KMITED
(Incorporated in China). Head Office-Shanghai-:-- Capital
-$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00 Reserve Branches-All Important Cities
China
THE YOKOHAMA ESPECIE BANK Foreign Earhang and General Soaking Busines
AMITED
Established 1880
Capital (fall paid-up) Yen. 100,000,000 Eeserve Fund. Yen 127,450,000
Head Office: "YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Nagasaki Nagoya New York
Alexandria
Batavia
Bertin
Bombay
Caletta
Ckaton
Daisen (Dalny)
Osaka
Paris
Peiping
Rangoon
Penghien (Makden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Hankow
Singapore Sourabaya
San Francisco Seattle
Harbin
Semarang
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Honolulu
Sydney Tentsin Tokyo
Tsingtan
Yingkow
Hainking
Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Menila
Maji
Tatarest allowed for Current
counts.
Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
C. KISHINAMI, A
Manager Hong Kong, 12th September, 1985.
trasuctive
„„Lumens and Saving Accounts opened and· Find | Depowta received ice ope your "37"plexter periodas
st rates which wất hai quoted on, applicchioni
SOFT CHING, A
[HONG-KOREDENCIA
3. De Veur Ford, Central,
Kuanger's Office
Forrige Exchange Deg
General Oficie
Cashier's Offic
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:— Westminster Bank Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every deä- criptor of banking business transact- (ed.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- counts opened. Fixed Deposits" ra-¦ ceived at rates which will be quoted; on_application
Trusteeship & Exsectorship under-! taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire. PHILIP GOCKCHIN"
-Chief Manager:
QUALITY PRINTING
with
Their Ship Comes
I'M LONTHS LAKE PASSED SINCE
FOLIVE, WIMPY AND CASTOR
WERE KICKED OFF OF POPEYES *NEW CONTINEN THEY BTDCK POSSESSION OF A ANEARBY ISLAND AND
ER PALACED
AND
THE
FOLD
ON AREEF
Cammell Laird for the construc- tion at Birkenhead of another 12,000-ton refrigerator ship. The new vessel will be of the same class as the Duneder Star, launch- ed on October 29 at Birkenhead- British Wireless Service."
China Fire Jos. $400 m. .. HK Fire Ina. $245 n. International Assce. $4 n.
Shipping
"Bouglases" $36 12. HE. Steamboats $4 n.”
Indo-Chinas (Pref), $30
Indo-Chinas (De£) $II = Shell (Bearer) $1/3-à.. Union Waterboats`$11%1⁄21⁄2 n.
Mining
Antamoks $1 b Balatoes $17 1. Baguio Gold $2 cts. a. Benguet Consolidated $13 Benguet Exploration 19 chầ Big Wedge 8 cts. a. Gold Creek 30 cts. p. Gold: River 51⁄2 cts. I. Ipo Mining 90 cts. n. Itogons 3631⁄2 otsa. Salacots 15 ctx. D. Kailan Mining Ad. 11/6 Langkats (Single) Sh-$13 n. Shal Exploration Sh.$435 m. Shai Loans Sh. $51% 1. Rambe $9.35 n. Venz; Goldfield $2.30 a.
-Docks, etc.
HK and K. Wharves
437 b
B.
b.
NEW YORK STOCK. MARKET
Profit-Taking Now Apparent
TRADERS CAUTIONS
Messrs. White Weld and Com pany New York Correspondents: for Messrs. S. E. Lary-and Com pany, repor Stocks:
POLITICS IN FRANCE
Foreign Affairs And A Gold Drain
CABINET SEEKS TO
CHECK TENSION
Paris, To-day.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
N°
that all Persons having
The Bank of France statement claims against the Government of
the bank rate
EDWIN TAYLOR, -
Colonial Treasures. Hong Kong, November 21, 1935-
in respect of the week ended No-Hong Kong in respect of the As previously stated, ember 14, being issued to-day, Financial Year 1935 should sub- the long duration of the present is expected to show a gold-drain mit them to the Departments can- amilliard francs.cerned before 10th December. advance has made many traders amounting to cautions and a considerable amount The exodus is decreasing. how-1985, and all Payees are request- was led to apply for payment before- of profit-taking is now apparent in ever, since high-priced leaders, with interest raised from 3 to 4 per cent, and the end of the year. Failure to swinging to lower priced securities is not expected to exceed half a comply with this notice may re- in the current sult in very considerable delay in So long as the general business milliard francs
payment. outlook continues encouraging, as week.
Faced with the double concern at present, a bullish policy shema,
the franc and to be warranted. Business done: of defending {3,810,000 shares.
foreign affairs, the Cabinet intend Cotton: The Government- Gin-to check the tension among the ning report, which will be publish-political groups by prohibiting all ed to-morrow, is expected to be public meetings calculated to ex- bullish. There was further trade danger law and order-Reuter jand short covering of December
· LOCAL NEWS cotton to-day. Informed quarters think that Mr. Oscar Johnston, is
BREVITIES likely to sell some of the "spot cotton held by the Producers' Poolj
His many friends will be glad |and boy distants.
Rubber: Chart indications and to leam that Mr. F. X. D'Almada also gossip, which usually precedes e Castro inr, who had been ill for meetings of the Restriction Com some time. is making such good mittee, suggest the possibility of progress that he hopes to leave moderate declines. Those traders the Canossa Hospital either to- who believe that restrictions are day or to-morrow......“ safe should enlarge their holdings-
PUBLIC AUCTION
Tinstractions to sell by Public
Auction.
undersigned have received:
on
Wednesday, the 27th Nov., 1935– commencing at 10-30 am.
at "Cameron Lodge" No. 548
The Peak.
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD)
FURNITURE also
One Upright Piano by "Moutrie-
Flash: Daily average petroleuma There will be a study and dis- & Co" production during the past week cussion class at the Manuk Lodge On View from Tuesday the
Terms: Cash on Delivery
is estimated at 2,851,0000 barrels. of the Theosophical Society, Hong 26th November, 1935.
The Edison Electric Institute Kong Club Annex Chater Road, estimates electricity production at to-night at 6 pm.
1,939,000,000 kw.h, an increase of
14.6 per cent from the corres- The RMS. Empress of Canada left Shanghai yesterday morning }ponding period of last year.
The magazine Standard Statis-and is expected at Hong Kong to tics reports:
{morrow" "morning. She is due to
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, November 21, 1935-
Rubber: The advance in prices sail for Manila the same evening ABYSSINIANS MARCH
is die to model automobile assem-
blies.
The steadily improving
moderate recessions.
A concert by "Pete and his (old statistics warrant parcasses on Medway Mazauders" has been ar
ranged at the Cheero Club for Corn: Owing to ample supplies Wednesday, November 27, com- competition is expected from other mencing at 9 pm. All Servicemen feed grains against pürchases.
will be welcome.
HK and K Wharves (new).
$84% n.
HIK. and W. Docks $9 n. Providents, (old) $130 = Providents (zew) 20 ct. - Hong Kew Sh. 32373⁄41⁄2 1. New Engineering Sh.$4 n. Shanghai Decks $80 n.
Cotton Mills
Latest Quotations
The followhy quotations were |received by "Renter:==
ON MAKALLE
(Continued from Page 1).
However great its hate of Fascism, the paper comments-the- Soviet Goverment is evidently
MILITARY CONFERENCE“ Milan: An important confer ence on the military situation is now being held, according to the North Italian press, at Jijiga near-
The-
The EMS. Empress of Japan loath to let the chance of doing. is due to leave Vancouver for this good business go by. port on November 30. She will assive here on the morning of Prev. To-day's December 20, leaving for Manila
slose -class" (the same evening.
Cross-zate
4.924 1925 |NY. Cotton Des...... 11:51 -11.92
N.Y. Rubber Dec... 13.02 12.915 Chicago Wheat Dec. 97%. Chicago Corn Dec. 61% Süve: Official
€5%%%
Ewo Cotton Sh.$9.90 n. Shanghai Cotton (old) ShN.Y/London
$73+x
Shanghai Cotton (new) $43 n. Zoong Sings Sh.$12 z.... Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 n.
--Lands, Hotels, etc. HK and S. Hotel $5.05 b., $5.10
*
...
HK Lands $35 h, $351⁄2 sa ̈·· HKC Lands 4% Debentures $100,
RAW RUBBER PRICES Shaghai Lands Sh $20 1
Messrs. H B Joseph and Co.
received
the following
Straits currency quotations from Singapore for raw rabber:
Spot 2144 Down: 4b, 21% s. Jan-March 22% Down /g. Dor.
223 S
April-June 22% Down % by
228-5.
July-Sept. 23% Down % 4
233% S..
Market: Uncertain.
THE SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China) Capital paid up.... $5,000,000. Reserves
$7,800,000. Capital Savings Dept- $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Head-Office-Shanghai
A Bank having as its mission industrial development on China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Offices
ARD-BEING
BUILT
7. Ice House St. Phone 31481-23
--Metropolitan-Lands: Sh. $100
Humphreys $9.60 n --HK Realties $6 s.
Chinese Estates $86.a. China Realties $4
China Debentures Shi$35 2.
Public Utilities ELK. Tramways $1410/20 sa Peak Trams (old) $5 n. Peak Trams (new) $ Star Ferries $90 m. 20 Yaumati Ferries $17 n. G. Light $1110 sa-m HAK Electrics-$645/4/4/16/ Macao Electrics $20 $2, Sandakan Light $2.10 Telephones (ok) $233⁄41⁄2 zz Telephores (new)-$10-si China Buses Shall n Singapore-Traction 136, n." Spare Traction Pref. 25/-
Industrials
Malabon Sugar $3.40 1. Cald., Maeg. (Ord.) Sh$191⁄2 z. Cald: Macg. (Pre£), Sh$13 2. Canton Ices $160 11 Cements $6%
HK Ropes $30% b
Stores, etc.
· Dairy Farms-$17.90 b. $18.10.
BUT I HAVE NO PE TO RILE=HMM. ARE NO KKKOME POPEYES NEW COONTRY
IVE AN IDEA
·96% 60% 65%
:
*Dow Jones Averages
30 Industrials 148.44 146.65 179 off 20 Rails 37.59 35.97 .62 of 20 Utilities 99.72 29.48 24 off 40 Bonds -96.92 95.82 10 off 11 Commodity
The annual general meeting of Harrar, and is probably attended: subscribing members of the He by the Emperor himself. lena May Institute will be held Negus is known to have left the on Wednesday next at 10.30 am Capital on Tuesday in a plane for from After, the meeting there will be the front,
and reports Harrar state that an Abyssinian an anction of 1936 magazines.
plane was sighted coming from:
Found loitering on the glass roof the direction of Addis Ababa, at the rear of the first floor of continuing towards "Jijiga. Gloucester Hotel, Fang Chan, 25,
Among the persons present at unemployed, was sentenced to two this conference, assert the papers, months" -hand. "tabovie by -Mr. "Bai-are the Turkish General, Wehib Business Done: 3,810,000 shares four at the Central Magistracy Pasha, who was chief of the Abys
yesterday.
sinian General Star on the south- ern front, as well as the British
The Cheero Club are holding military attache at Addis Ababa, The RMS. Empress of Eussia, their next aftemoon Bridge and Captain Taylor, and the British which left Vancouver last Satur-Mah Jongy drive on Thursday, Consul at Harrar, Mc Andrews. day, is due here on December 5; November 28, commenting 11:3 and will leave for Manila the same p evening.
Watsons $434 S
Lane, Crawfords $10. Mackintosh $5 m
Sinceres, $155 b., $1.45 za Wm. Powells 70 cts. m. Wing On (HK) $40 12.
Miscellaneous
Entertainments $4 1.
S. C. Enterprises $1.35 m. Macao "Greyhounds"-$2.1. Constructions (old) #20% n Constructions" (new) 70 cta. 2. Vibro Filing $4+mu
Admission $1, including tea Tables may be booked through the] Secretary, Tel. 33907.
Trans-Ocean Service.
Chan Lam, 27, unemployed, was Pisentenced to six weeks', hard labour
et the Kowloon Magistracy "yester- The Y's Men's Club of Hong day for stealing a wooden-book-- Kong are holding a dinner dance case from No. 87 Austin Road on: at the Hong-Kong Hotel Roof Gar- Tuesday...... Inspector Shannon' stat— den on Tuesday, November 26, ed that the inmates of the flat hai?”. from 8 pm to 1am Ticket hold gone out and left the door open. lers are requested to books their The book-case belonged to Lexing
rect with the hotel The Su-sum, 20, student tables direct dance is in aid of free schools maintained by the Club.
The annual general meeting of the Wah Yan Past Students' As-- At the whist drive held at the sociation, to be followed by a re... | Cheers Gình on Tuesday, prizes, mien dinner, free to all men- were won by Ladies, 1st Mrs bers--will take place on Saturday, Apps, 2nd Mrs. Medina, Sealed No at:6 p.m. Catering has been offer- Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 GIBča -- Mrs. E. M. Clarke; gentlemen, 1st, ed to the management of the
91%D
Members wishing-
ELK Govt 4% Loan 5% prem HK Govt 34% Loan: Par Wallace Harpers $4 a
To-morrow.
Cpl. Wilizma, RM, 2nd Mr Hall Hotel. Cecil Sealed No. Mr. Sandy. The next to take part are requested to no whist drive, takes place on Tues-tify the Hon. Secretary not later. day, November 26, at 8.30 p.m. than Friday, the 22nd instant..
"The Horrible Example."
"SHALL DANCE UPON THE
ALL THE EXCIT DOWN ON THE SE
SCOPES
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