"THE CHINA MAL
DAY, NOVEMBER-
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI-THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
-$50,000,000 | Lacospirated by Royal Charter, 1853.
Lawued and Fally Paid-up- 20,000,000
Reserve Fundas...
Sterling
£8,500,000
$10,000,000
Saver
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KON
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
E. Dodveli, Esq.
C. C. Keight, Beq.
Deputy Chairman
Hon. Mr. W.
Bell
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson A. E. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Es MT. Johnson Esq., J.A. Plummer ES G. Miskin Esq., A L. Shields Esq.
V. M. Grybar. Esg
BANGKOK
KLOBZO
JUBORE
KOBE
YUWLOON
Ciel Manager.
BRANCHES-
AGALA LUMPUR
LONDON
SNORT
MALACCA
MLAR (Johor) KUNDEN
NEW YORK
PEIPING
PENANG
RANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHAI
BINGLIORE
SOUKABATA
SUAGE PATANT
TLENTSIN
TOKYO
TSINGTAO
ZDEOHAKA
Cut Acosts apound to Loest-Currency
and Fixed Deposit reuved, for one year or shorter perioda in Lecat Currency and Sterling
on Secs whock will be quoted of app
ALSO up to date SAPE DEFUSE
in acious" TO LET
Hong Kong, 1st November, 1933
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above Bank ir enoduct-
ed by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANANG CORPORATION.... Bales may be
don application
POE THE MUNG KONG AND SHANGRAI BANKING CORPURATION.
V. M. GRATE 25,
Chial Mansgat.
-Boar Long, Zih February, land.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authored Capital
Prod-up Capita
$10.106,000,00
$706,600.00
·HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Paid-up Capital
Reserve: Find
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Alor Fre
Mode
Bangoon
Ipak
Baigoa
Bmarkk
Eurochi
Extantang
Bater
Jeng
Serbat
Bombay
Bode
Caloytis
Snale
Caption
data.por
Cawapres
Kecking
bu
Madras
Colombo
Manus
Medan
Tongka
phong
New York
(3)uber)
Piping
Tsingtao
(Paling)
Tolmonma
Penang
Zamboni.ga
Eamborg
Fastom.
Fashio
Borg Lex
buzznacled.
Shanghai
Singapor
Sitara Sourabay Taiping Tiontain
Commerce and Finance
FINANCES IN FRANCE
ANOTHER RISE IN BANK RATE
SEVERE GOLD DRAIN CONTINUES
* CHINA MAIL= SPECIAL
Faris, To-day.
The Banque de France has again. {raised the bank rate by 1 per cent. Forsign. Exchange and General Banking busion(to 6 per cent as from yesterday, Current Locale opmed and Fixed Deposits this being a total rise of 3 per cent. mosired for com year or shorter perioda wa since November 14, until when the which will be quoted ou application.
bank rate was 3 per cent, the last Manager.rise having taken place on Novem-
ber 21 from 4 to 5 per cent.
A BREARLEY,
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
YNİRDİ
By the latest step yesterday the same bank rate bas-been reached as at the peak of the crisis arising
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, from the last bear speculators'
INC.
Head Office:-65, Broadway, New York
__Capital
Surplus Reserves
Atterčiama Antwerp
Asuka
Berin
Bochbar
Bremen
Brusmeis Cairo
Cassmen
Colombo Copemangsa Dublin
Edinburgh Plorence
Секрета
་
attack on the franc
The present situation is said to be due to inter political causes, which have led to large shipments TIS $6,000,000.00-of-gold - overseas, the gold stock 2,158,633.06 having thus been reduced to 69 -
870,7305
įmilliards of francs-Trans-Ocean
Service.
BRANCHES...
Geson Grigor The Hague BATROS Hamburg Harri Heidelberg Inseriaken Jernaalenn Kandan
Liverpool
Laesent
Lugano
Lazo
هم
Xick Na pies
Pusour *Paris Peiping
Botterdam PORT Shanghai Southampton
Singapore
***ERTAIN
Karwellen
Monte Cario
Munich
Zasob
Moore..
جميليتول
LOCAL DOLLAR DECLINES
Forward Silver Up
The local dollar has declined demand a farthing, opening on this morning at 1/5d --(no-) minal).
"Spot", silver, however, was „Branches of American Express steady at 29 3/16 and “forward”
Barva and Codivided. Prožila --ě 2,480,000. Company in Principal cities of United ruse 1/16 to 28%.
HEAD OFFICE:HONG KONG.
10 Don Vaz Zood, Gentri
BOARD OF DIRECTORS —
Cur Shou-sm Chow, Chairman.
Lim Cham Eng P. E. Kok
Tong
States of America and Canada.
The London on New York crOSS- All classes of Commercial Banking rate was unchanged at S Transactions undertaken."
U.S.$4.951⁄21⁄2, while the New York
Bang, Eng Wrong Chu hon, E. and an Tmeled
Prim
Jinoy
Jusuria
Kan Tung Po. Esq.. Chief Managet.
La Tas Fong. Emqs Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES :--
Manis
Kalbeersa
Sagancia
New York
Jambe
Canton Haiphong
Chuna
Patia
Perping
Bangoon
Momentenlan
Penang
Lunda
balzon
San Francisco
Seapla
Shangh
Singapore bozes.Days trwalow bydney...
Taibou
10
Vancouver
Yokohama
Erect depline of Banking and -Exchange bemowe transacted. Lossa gmoted on appeared
Current Accounts_opened in Local Carney: and Fan Deposita raozived for 004 your de sorar periods in Zoons and Foreign CarencÍOS -on serta which will be quoted on application.
Bale Deposis Bouns do bet,
ZAN TONG PO..
Personal investment accounts handon London cross-rate was quoted at £—US$493% as compared with £17.S.$4.933⁄41⁄2-
The Company offer to ・ intending Travellers the me of its “Izavellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, am addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department
·E. W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,
LIMITED
P.
(Incorporated in China) Head Office Shanghai
Capital
Eeserve
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
PRICES MOSTLY LOWER
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.
Berlin, To-day-
The share market opened quiet] yesterday, prices being mostly! $7,500,000.00 lower and operators holding off. $1,500,000.00 Fixed interest securities werej Branches-All Important Cities in likewise dull, the old bolding loan Zorya Lounge and General Salong Ser tending to be weaker, huż xoldi THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Curves and Saving Arceus sened and Premortgage bonds were more in de-
Chic Manage.
LIMITED
Established 1880
(transacted,
China
Deposits received for com que de soortar paion mand and firmer. Call money szates which will be wasted on: application.
600 2 KHÔNG.
+
+
Kaseger
HONG KONG BRANCH:
2. De Teruz East Central. Manateer's Omov
Capital (full paid-up) Ten. 100,000,000 Forela Escharge Dept.
Geartal Or Reserve Fand
Cashier's O
Yen. 127,450,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria
Batavia.
Berbin
Nagasaki Nagoya New York Osaka
Bombay
Calcatta
Pazis
Canton
Peiping
Dairen (Dalny) Eangoou
Fengtien (Mukden) Eio de Janeiro
Hambung
San Francisco
*Hankow
Seattle:
Farbia
Semaran
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Honolulu
Singapore
Sourabaya
Hainking
Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Manila
Moji
Sydney... Tientsin
Tokyo
Tsingtan Yingkow
faterest allowed for Current.. Ar- counts.
Deposits received for fired periods at rates to be obtained on application.
Hong Jong
"Manager
·was
at 2 per cent-Trans- Ocean Service,
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS:
Berlin, To-day. Reichsmark quotations (without guarantee)
THE WING ON BANK, LTD. resterday were: New York, 40-
Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voetz Road Central
Authorised Capital $10,000,000
... LONDON BANKEES:— Westminster, Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des cripton of banking business transact- ed.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac-) counts opened. Fixed Deposits „ze- ceived at rates which will be quoted! [ou application, aban
Trusteeship & Executorship.”under-i taken. Sale Deposit Boxes for hire. PHILIP GOCK CHIN Chief Manager,
QUALITY PRINTING
With Quick
Service
THE KEWELAJAR
POPEYE, "The Ugly Duckling."
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OLIVE OIL
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BLASTED SWIMMIN
THEY'S A LAW: AGAINST
IT:
|SUIT-ILL
CONFISCAKE
235 Paris, 6105 Amsterdam, 59.475; and London, 12.25. The Paris sterling quotation was 74- 98-75.01, and the dollar, 15.18 15/16-15-19% Trans-Ocean Ser- vice
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in Chine)
Capital paid up -... $5,000,000, Beserves
$7,300,000. Capital Savings Dept. 500,000. Beserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Head-Ofico...Shanghai N
A Bank · having as its mission the industrial development, on China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Offler --
7. Lee House Sti
Phone 31431+2+3
ARE! ART
· NOW BY GOLLY...
OUT, SIR LET ME BE
NO!
LOCAL SHARES
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Pas Banks FK Bank $1,350 s..
HE. Bank (London) 2102 n.
Chartered Bank £181⁄4 1 Mercantile Bank A and
Mercantile Bank C. £13 ni Bank of East Axia $70 m.
"..Insurances Canton Ins. $250 s. Union Ins. $5972 IL
•
China Underwriters $1.10 n. China Fire Ins. $400 m: HK. Fire Ink $245 n. International Assce.”$4 n.
Shipping
Douglases $36 1. HK. Steamboats $4.2. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30_1._ Indo-Chinas (Def) $11 1A Shell (Bearer) $1/T1⁄2 2- Union Waterboats $111⁄4 an
Mining
- Autamoks $1 h. Balatoes $17 1
Baguio Gold 22 ets. Benguet Consolidated $131⁄2 1 Benguet Exploration 13 eta. n. Big Wedge 8 cta, m. Gold Creek 30 cts. È. Gold River 5 cts. p. Ipo Mining 90 ti Itogons 361⁄2 TL 1. Salacots 15 cts. n. Kailan Mining Ad. 11/9 n.. Langkats (Single) Sh-$13 m S'hai Exploration Sh$41⁄2 2 S'hai Loans Sh. $54. z. Raubs $9.35 a. Venz; Goldfield $2.50 n.
Docks, etc. HK and K Wharves
$88 1.
B
(old)
H.K. and K. Wharves (new)
$85
H.K. and W. Docks $9 n. Providents (cld) $130 m. : Providents: (new) 20 cts. n. Hong Kew Sh. $2371⁄2 1. New Engineering Sh.- Shanghai Docks, $80 n.
Cotton Mills
A
Ewo Cotton Sh.3104 sa. Shanghai Cotton. (old) Sh
$73 12. Shanghai Cotton: (new). $48 n. Zoong Sings Sh $12 1. Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 n. Lands, Hotels, etc. HK. and S. Hotel $5.10. H.K. Lands $36 m.
H.K. Lands 4% Debentures $100
Shanghai Lands Sh.$20. n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 a.. Humphreys $9.60 2
HK. Realties $5.80 71
Chinese Estates $85
China Realties 24
Ching Debentures Sh $35 m
- Public Utilities HK Tramways: $13.20 33 Peak Trams (old) $5 z Peak Trams (new) $4 Star Ferries $89
Yarmati Ferries $17 u C. Light $10 $10 83. HK Electrics $64% Macao Electrics $20 z, Sandakan Light $210 n. Telephones (old) $233⁄41⁄2 22. Telephones (new) $931⁄2 z China Buses Sh5114 n Singapore Traction 13/- n. S'pore Traction Pref. 25/- m Industriris
Malabon Sugar $8.40 n. Cald, Macg. (Ord). Sh$191⁄2 2 Cald: Macg, (Pref.), Sh$18^n Canton Ices $160 n. Cements $6.10 5. HK. Ropes $33⁄41⁄2. 1- Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $1734 m- Watsons $4 n
Lane Crawforda. $10 n. Mackintosh $5 1. Sinceres $13⁄4 bo Wn. Powells 70 cm, 1.
{! CAN SIOIM UNTHOUT (A SWIMMING SUIT, SO
FROM ME
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Strength At The Opening Session
TRADERS TEMPTED TO TAKE THEIR PROFITS
SUPPLEMENTARY
EXPENDITURE
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
New Year Bonuses To PUBLIC AUCTIONS
Employees
Tinstructions to sell by Fabl
undersigned have received
On
The following items of supple-Auctio mentary · expenditère, amounting
in all to $23,882, will be presented Friday, the 29th November, 1535- Messrs. White Weld and Com-
to the Finance Committee of the commencing at 10.30 am. Legislative Council by His Ex-at Messrs. Palmer & Tumer's old pany, New York Correspondents cellency the Officer Administer for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Coming the Government at the meet-
premises, Alesandra Building.
pany," report:—
Stocks:
The markets. closed
at the Kowloon Magistracy;
(3) $1,500 for fuel and light for the Medical Department,
and
مع
A Quantity of OFFICE FURNITURE
and FITTINGS “ Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, November 26, 1935.
Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
On
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
- at their Sales Room, No. 35,
ing on Thursday:—
(1) $19,000 for the building of strong on Saturday and bullish the Upper Levels Police Station: week-end. news brought strength
(2) $50 for anticipated expert=} and activity at the opening of to-diture on electric fans and lights ¡day's BUSSTOOL, which tempted traders to take their profits. The intermediate trend is not clear.) While we note increasing caution among traders and investors at cover changes in the Violet Peel these levels, we believe that reac Health Centre, the Out-patients' tions will be limited in duration.
Department,
new nurses Auction Business done: 3,370,000 shares. quarters at the Kowloon Hospital;
Cotton: Speculative interest is
(4) $180, the proportion of the Friday, the 29th November, 1955- small. Court decisions in connec Annual Hostel Fee of the six GoT- tion with the Processing Tax are ernment educational students - in coming to the foreground and are training, owing to a change in likely to cause apprehension re- the academic year; garding the Court decision in con-t (5) $60, additional expenses in ection with the Barkhead Act. respect of commercial sampling Traders are expecting an increas for the Laboratory of the Medical comprising:--- ingly tight, "spot" situation as the Department; and | season advances. We would
(6) $2,092, New Year - bonuses Room & Dining Room Furniture, commend purchases on recessions. to Chinese employees, 297 officers Carpets, Ornaments, Pictures, Ics Silk: There was some trade sell-having qualified for the bonus by Chests, Clocks, Table Lamps, Por- {ing in anticipation of much lower three years' service since 1934. celain & Brass Ware, Alum, & E
than expected November consimp- All the items except Nos. 1 and P. Ware, etc, etc. tion Mills are believed to be in-6 will be met frum savings under sufficiently covered beyond Decem-various heads. ber. We advise accumulation ofj
hoklings on further weakness.
re-
Flash: Cram's estimate of the production of cars, and trucks in the United States and
Canada!
Bankow Boad, Kowloon.
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLDD
FURNITURE
Chesterfeld Suites, Teak Bed
also
A Selection of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE
and
BRITISH FILM CENSORS
One Upright Piano.
during the week ended November Lord Tyrrell Appointed
23 indicates 94,723 units, against{ (96,177 units the previous week.
Chairman
On View from Thursday, 28th.. [November 1935.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers
Hong Kong, November 26, 1935.
HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
Auction
Steel mill activity during the past week is estimated at 55.4 per
London, To-day. (cent of capacity, "compared with Lord Tyrrell, former British 53.7 per cent the previous week Ambassador in Paris, from which With the exception of Winnipeg post he retired in April last year, wheat, all markets will remain has been appointed President of closed on Thursday, November 28 the British Board of Film Censors, Monday, the 2nd., December, 1935- (Thanksgiving Day).
|în succession to late Mr. Edward
commencing at 10.30 am. Short The Board of Censors is at No. 27, Jordan Road, Kowloon-
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD)
COMMODITY PRICES pointed by the trade itself and
ON
FURNITURE
comprising:
yesterday's election was attended| by representatives of exhibitors, The following quotations have writers and manufacturers. [been received by Reuter.
Lord Tyrrell, who is 71, was
Fine Furniture made by Powell: Prev. Yesterday permanent Under Secretary for Ltd., Old Oil Paintings, Vainable- Closing, Closing Foreign Affairs from 1925 to 1928, Curios, Silver & E. P. Ware, Cut- New York Cotton:~~~
when later, he became British Amglass. Bronzes and Ornaments, December
bassador in Paris, from which etc., etc. January
March
July
post he retired in April of last yearBritish Wireless Service.
also
One Upright Piano.
On View from Saturday the-
11.46 RAW RUBBER PRICES 30th November 1935.
Latest Quotations From Singapore
Messrs. H. R. Joseph & Co
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, November 26, 1935.-
have received the follow NEW YORK STOCK
Straits Currency quotations from Singapore for Raw Rubber.
May July
October Spot
1184 11.83 11.75 11.79 11.64 11.64
11.53 11.43 11.19 11.24
11.54
12.35
11.25
New York Bubber:— December
13.05
13.00
Jantiary
13.15
13.09
13.36
10.99
May
13.48
13.42
13.61
13.55
Chicaro Wheat:-
December
100
99
May
9934
9852
July
92
90%
Chicago Com
December
594
May
59%
59%
{July
61
604
Winnipeg Wheat:
Decem
8734
87%
July
92 923%
91%
91%
New York SEL:
HEAVY MACHINERY CAUSES PROBLEM
December
198xx: 190
March May
May
60
1924 191 1922 1.89%
Wing On (EK). $40/17
Miscellaneous. Entertainments şi ap SC Enterprises $1-85′ n. Macao "Greyhounds", $2 n/ Constructions (plē)-$23⁄41⁄2 n. Constrictions: (new) 70 cts, Bi Vibro Filing #L?
Ch Govt 5% 1925 - G$Bds:
91%
Spot 23 % by Unchanged 21 s
January/March 22 1⁄4 Up 1% buy
2234
*April/June 22 3⁄44 Up 3 b., 29: 5.
July/September 23 Up -
23 1/4 5
Market: Quiet
Roads To Reinforced Permit Passage
London, To-day,,
EXCHANGE
Latest Quotations
November 26. The following quotations were - Tem ceived by Better:
NY./London
NY. Cosson
May
N.Y. Rubber
close 10:20 11.0
Last
4.93%
11.53 11.61 11.82
13.05 12.98
99%
99%%%
Dec. Chicago Wheat.
•May Chicago form
May
*59%
STOCK'S
Copper
25
·25% 2573-
¡Elec. Bond- &
Share
15% 16% 18%-
Anaconda
A difficult transport, problem results from the big electric or General Motors 57% der executed for some steel works Int. Tel & Tel 1341
at Cardiff by the English Elec-Montgomery tric Company at Lafford.
Wand
NOT. Central 27% The asmature for the mill weighs U.S. Steel 73 tons and special arrangements
have been made for its con-have to he specially ren
HK Govt 4% Loan 5% prem ́nveyance.by road on a fourteen with steel plating while the lorry
TE Govt & Loan Par Wallace Harpers $4′′ 1..
wheeler articulated lorry. In passes, to protect road mains and some places the roadways will cables, British Wireless Service,
To-morrow "Her Ship Comes In
YEAH, BUT YAKIN NOTI OUT OF THE WETER - S
- PODEY-TO-YOU-
FROM ME!
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