BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
sietors
Reserve Liability of Fro-
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
A Dodwell; Eng.
Chairmen
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Agencies and Branches:
Authorised- Capital .......... Issued and Fully Paid-up
$50,000,000 20,000,000
Reserve Funds:---
Sterlies......£6,500,000
Paid-up Capital
Silver
$10.000.000
Reserve Fund
£5,000,000 _53,000,000)
Reserve Liability of Pro-
$20,000,000
prietors
00,000
Alor Star
Bails
Bangkok
Sememang
Bakersa
Xi
Secenben
Bombay
Caiousta
Easin
Singers
Cat
Lempar
Situa
Campoka
Kuching
Sourab
Taiping
Colombo
Kasia
Mode
Toocksh
New Fock
(ku)
Hamburg
Piping
Типрию
(Peking) Pranay
Yokohama
Zamboanga
C. C. Inisth Eng.
Deputy Chairma
Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell
Hoa. Mr. J. J. Paterson Caba
AH. Compton Esq. T. E Pearce Esq
MAT. Johnson Esq. J.A. Plummer Esq. Halphons G. Misicin Esq., A L. Shields Esq.
AMOS
KORX
דינם
T. M. Graybura, Eng
Chis
anger.
BRANCHLES:-
יו
LONDON
SNO
MALACCA
MANILA
STAR Johor)
NEW TOKE
PEIPING
PENANG
RANGOON
SHANGHAI
SUNGET PATAKI
DAIREN
ROCHEW KAIPHONG
HANKOW
MÄRKIN
HONGFEW
ILOMO
ПРОД
JOHORT
KOWLOOK
KUALA LUMPLE
SAIGON
-SAN FRANCISCO
SINGATOKE
SOCKABATA
THEN SIN
TUKIO
TSINGTAO
TOKOHANA
Cat Acouts opened in Loni Currency and Fund Deposite zwerved for son year E shorter periode an Lowel Currency and blering qu: Jucine which will be quoted on application. ALSO up to A SAFE DEPOST BOXES
VATNS TO LET.
Hoeg Four Jet November, 1333
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The "Drasizons of the above Bank is conduct
od 1 HONG KONG AND. GRANGKAI BASSING CORPORATION
socied of applicatiNG AND SHANGHAI
FOR THE BONG BANKING CORPORATION,
T. GEABLES,
Hankow Harbin
Hong Song
Foreign Exchange and General Banking business
benosached.
Carson Josemain opened, and Fixed Deposite {Buonived for one yearʻar aborter perioda al ́exane; (which will be quoted on, apoioso.
A. EXEARLET,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Offices--55. Broadway, New York
Amsterdam
Lowery Albana
یان مهر
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBE
Commerce and
Finance
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
"Spot" Silver Up
SHARE MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following is the list of local The local dollar is steady, open-share quotations issued to-day: ing on demand yesterday morning at 1/51⁄2d (nominal)..
133
"Spot" silver, however, rose 1/16 to 294, while "forwardTM steady 287.
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £-US$4927 as compared with US$193,] while the New York on London cross-rate
at S quoted was US$1924, as compared with [£—US$49334.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Latest Quotations
December 3 The following quotations were re- seived by Reuter-
Bank
H.K. Bark $1,285 11. HK. Bank (London) 1972 Chartered Bank 513 n- Mercantile Bank A. and
Mercantile Bank C. 43, n. Bank of East Asia $70. 11.
InsuraDOES Canton Ins. $250 1. - Union Ins $5573% 88. China Underwriters $110. China Fire Ins $430
F Fire Ins. $250 m. International Assce. $6 m
Shipping
Douglases $36 1. HK Steamboats. $4. Indo-Chinas (Pret), $30 a Indo-Chinas (De£) $1 m Shells (Bearer) 78/9 n. Union Waterboats $1111⁄2 n.
Mining
Antamoks $1.05 b.
3:
CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO. LTD.
Directors Report Issued
ANNUAL MEETING NEXT SATURDAY
NEW YORK STOCK
MARKET
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
No Clear-Cut Buying HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL
Point Yet Indicated
VOLUME OF BUSINESS ON N
DECLINE UNIMPRESSIVE
SOCIETY
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the above Society will be held at the Board Room of Messrs
& Co. Ltd Messrs. White Weld and Com-Jardine, Matheson According to the Directors Re port of the China Licht and pany, New York Correspondents; (by kind permission) on TUES Power Co. Ltd, the 17th ordinary for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com DAY, the 10th December, 1935, at annual meeting of the share 38xy, report holders of which will be held on Saturday, December 21 at
Stocks: The volume of bust-
noon, ness on the decline was not im-
5.15 pati
J. T. BAGRAM.
Hon. Secretary.
the Working Account shows a pressive, but no clear-cut buying Hong Kong, 2nd December, 1955 profit of $1,403,189.24" Transfer point is yet indicated. Business
R fees etc. and the balance brought done: 1,520,000 shares.
forward from last year add a |further $104,496.49 to that total.
Commodities:- Movements LL the commodity markets are nari row, with no special feature--`
PUBLIC AUCTION
After dedacting Directors and, Auditors' fees ($26,600), Retainer pany has declared a' dividend of to the Consultants in London, ac-50 cents per share and established countancy fees, etc. (19,31194). a $2 basis.. Donations ($650), Interest ($5.-
Grant's estimate of the produc 626.42), Special Repairs and Re-❘tion of cars and trucks in the newals, change of voltage expenses, United States and Canads during etc. ($1,202.07) and allowing for the week ended: November 30 in- depreciation on buildings, plant, dicates 33,358 units, against 94,723 etc., and amount written off of vinits, the previous week. land (3442,868-04), the amount Steel mill activity during the available for distribution is past week is estimated at $5.4 $3,021,426.26.
per cent of capacity, comparei
Com- Flashes The Glidden T
reserve,
re/week.
rights :
Of this amount $100,000 is to with 55.4 per cent. the previous be transferred to General managers $799,250 is to be distributed in the form-of-a-dividend of 50 cents]
Benguet Consolidated $18 n. per share on shares allotted prior COMMODITY PRICES
Capital
Surplus Reserves
US$6,000,000.00 2,183,533.06 $70,731.05
10.20 close
Lak
11.00
NY/London
4.93%
Balatoes $17 n.
Cotton
Baguio Gold 22 ets; a.
BRANCHES:-
May
1138 1139
11.39
Glasgow
The Hague
Kavana
Hamburg
Buine my b
Berus
Harte
files
Saples Pinasa Paris Paping
¡N.T. Rubber
March Chicago Wheat
May
Benguet Exploration 11 etër 1.
13.443 13.39
13.41-
Big Wedge & cts. n.
944
9672
Gold Creek 30 cts. I
Chicago Com
Bombay
Bewer Brugis Caira
Chef Manager.
Borg Boog. 2th February, 1
Caletta Cannes Colors.bo Copenhag
Beidelberg Katerinken Xerais London Liverpool
Botterdam Boom
May
35%
58%
Gold Biver 51⁄2 eti. De Ipo Mining 90-ets.
STOCKS:
Itogons 36% ets. 1.
Shanghai
Anaconda
Singaponi
Copper
251 25
953
Lago Luzon
Kamilos Monte Catio
..
THE
Elec. Bond &
Viaza
Share
144
14%
Venace
General Motors 54%
53***
Horence Gemers
Tokohama Zenci
$700,000,000.00
$ 5,573,800.00
28%
Raubs $9.35 ..
26%
Yezz; Goldfield $2.30 n.
Southampton
37%
*
Salacots 15 ch.1.
Kailan Mining Ad. 10/6 n.
Langkats (Single) Sh-$13 D.
S'hai Exploration Sh.84% a S'hai Loans Sh. $53⁄41⁄2 p.
to October 1, 1934, and proper- tionate amounts on the shares al-
The following quotations have lotted subsequently to that been received by Benter. date; while the balance of $122,-| 176.26 will be carried forward.
EXCHANGES
Prev. Yesterday
New York Cotton:-- December.
January
March
Closing Closing.
1175 11.79. 11.70 11.74 1153 11.58
May
11.38 11.44
¡July
11-27 11.33
TO-DAY'S QUOTATION
October
11.05
11:09
Spot
12.15
12:20
On London- ̈
New York Rubber:---
On TAT. and demand
1/514 December
13.233
13.17
1/5% January
13.28 13.20
13.442 13.40
-
May
13.60a 13.55
120
July
13.75
13.67
Chicago Wheat:
December
974
97%
623 May
974
9644
July
89
29
Chicago Coring
餃
December
Srz
Bres
May
58%
584
On TL and demand On New York—
.96% July
60%
595€
Winnipeg Wheat:
On demand
36 December
8578
8434
Credits 60 days sight.
ST4 May
$9%
88%
On Batavia
DOM
(July:
8932
$9
On demand
52% New York Silk:
•
On Paris
December
193
On deinand
545 March
190
185
Credits 4 months" sight
5721 May
1.90
1.85
54
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction
Wednesday, the 4th Dec., 1985.
-* commencing at 11.00 a.me
at their Sales Boom. Duddell Street
A Quantity of Miscellaneous Goods comprising
9 Cases Alum-Stewpans 14 Cases Enamel Mugs
30 Doz. Felt Hats
100 Doz. Razors.
4. Cases Piece Goods.
I Case Iran Buckles
1 Bale Insulation boards
- 1 Bale Wool
15 Bales Handkerchiefs
1 Bale Cottons. Bags
2 Cases Cottons
1 New Air Compressor with
Motor and Spray Gun
also
A. Quantity of Valuable House hold-and Office Furnitur.
and
1 Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe and Stand
On View from day of sale. Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT EROS,
Auctioneers.
Hong, Kang, 3rd December, 1935-
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.nburgh
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capisni Beers and Undivided Profts 2,680,000,00
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG.
30, Dan Your Bands Centr
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ---
Bu Shouses Chow, Chairman. Koon Chun, Zeq. P. I I. Eg- og Tun Tong, Eng Chan Ching Shake, Eng, Li Lin ---- Sang Ini Kong Chin Son, Expand kao Ying
Po, Dog-
Lowy
Cachon
Kan Tung Pa. En Chief Manager. Fong, Esq., Manager.
Li
BRANCHUS AND AGENCIES:--
Haiphong
Robe
Komlecn Landen
Manda
Kelbourne
Szemal
طين
Senttie Samazing Shangha
Sour
Sydney
Pmping
Pang
1 albow
Xenit Tokyo
Fangoos
Saugo San Francisco
Vazooover Yokotasun
Ery-description of Banking and Exchangy businem 125densted. Loma granied on approved Cereal Accounts opened in Local Cry Find Dujonte reoudved for cum Jaat st short periods in Local and Foreign Currencie De terms which will be quoted on application.....
Sate Depous Bases To
KAS TONG PO.
Manila
Munich
XonaWax
Int. Tel & Tel. 12% Montgomery.
Ward Branches of American Express N.Y. Central Company in Principal cities of United U.S. Steel States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
lec
Personal investzzent zocounts hand-
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, addition, the world-wide services tal its thoroughly-equipped T-rel
Depart
E W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Office Shanghai
Capital
Reserve
Chief Manage.
$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00
The following quotations from Lon- don were received last night be- tween 5.30 pm. and 10.30 p
Silver Spot 29 3:16 (last close), 29% (last recd), 1/16 up (change).
Silver Forward 28% (last close), 28% (last recd.), unchanged.
Silver Report: America bought. Eastern selling. Market steady.
Liverpool Cotton January 6.35] (last close), 6.39 (lasť recd.), 13 sp (change).
Liverpool Wheat-December-6/0% (last close), 6/0 (last reod), un- changed
London Rubber-April-June (hay- ers) 6 (last close), 6 (last recd), unchanged.
London Enbber at noon (buyers) 16% (last resd.).
A forecast from London probable trend
| markets, states:----
on the
of the New York
Wall Street is expected to open dill with a nervous under-current.
"Rubber prices will probably rule 3 Branches-All Important Cities inle lower, while the Wheat market THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Foreign Earbage and General Beaking Business expected to be dall, eye
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (full paid-up) Yen. 100,000,000
Beserve Fund ..... Ten 127,450,900
Head Office:
YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies x2
Alexandria
Batavia-
Berlin
Bombay
Calenita
Canton
Nagasak
Nagoya
New York
Osaks
Przis
Peiping
Dairen (Dalny). Rangoon
Fenghien (Malden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
*Haukow
Harbin
Hot Bos Hozolniz
Hainding
Karachi
Trobe London
Los Angeles
Mazila
MAR
San Francisco, Seattle
Semarang Sascaphed p
Singapore
Sourabaya Sydney Tientsin Tokyo Tsingtan Tingkow
tracracted
China
Cotton prices may possibly be un- Current and Sering Accounts opmed and Fixed changed and the market dull pending. Deposita reopened for one year or shorter periode the acreage announcement. at zasm which will be gooved ve application.
BOG Z CHING.
Manager.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
3. Des Vœux Road, Central,
Masager's Of
Foreign Exchange Deys.
General Guine Canlar's s
aero- Ta). 18365
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Your Band Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS:- Westandnster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every 'des- cripton of banking business transacte ed.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac- counts opened. Fired, Deposita 28- ceived at rates which will be quoted; on application.aka
Trusteeship & Executorship under-i taken Safe Deposit Boxes for hire PHILIP COCK CHIN Chief Manager.
nterest allowed for Current AQUALITY PRINTING
counts.
Deposits received for fixed periods Wit
to be obtained-on application
C. KISHINAMI
Manager.
Hong Kong, 12th September, 187%,
POPEYE
Service
The Poor Porker!”
ME SREEPS MAKE ME FEEL ARPULLI
THEY IRKS ME LIKE NOBODY'S PBFINESS
1-1 GET:SO'MAD ON YOUR. PEOPLE INIRE TO KICK. EM IN OCEAN! AN IM JUST THE GUY: {UISTI-LAN:
DOTT TOO!!
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
Berlin, to-day. Reichsmark quotations (without guarantee) yesterday were: New York. 40.23: Paris, 610: Amsterdam, 53-35; and London, 12.255. The Paris ster- ling quotation was 74.84-74.91, and the dollar, 15.1825-15.185.-Trans- Ocean Service-
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED
(Incorporated in China).
Capital paid up $5,000,000
$77,300,000.
Reserves Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $500,000. Head Office Shanghai
A Bank having as its mission the industrial development on Chim and the fostering of, ber commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Offcene 3/
7. Ice Horse St. Phone:21-431-2
1 LIKE TO CRACKOM: CRAZY HEADS AN IM JUST THE GUY WBO
· CAN DO IT TOO!
Docks, etc.
HK and K. Wharves (old)
$38
4 months' sight
HK and K. Wharves (new) Credits 4 months' right - 1/6% March
$8574 TL
HR and W. Docks $9 2. Providents (old) 80 cts. sa. Providents (new) 20 cts. ZL Hong Kew Sh. $2371⁄2 n. New Engineering Sh.Și n. Shanghai Docks. $80 n.
Cotton Mus
Ewo Cotton Sh$10 m. Shanghai Cotton (old) Sh.$70%1⁄2
Th
Shanghai Cotton (new) Sh $464
Zoong Sings Sh$12 1
Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 n. Lands, Hotels, etc.
EK and S. Hotel $5 s. HK Lands $55
On Shanghai-
On demand
On Singapore
On demand
On Japan--
On-demand.
On India-
HK Lands 4%. Debentures $100 | On Saigon-
Shanghai Lands Shi$20 1 Metropolitan Lands St $10 n. Humphreys $9.60 m. HK Realties $5.80 z. Chinese Estates $86 m. Chink Realties $4. n. China Debentures · Sh.$35
Public Utilities H-K. Tramways $134 b. Peak Trams (old) $5,1 Peak Trams (new) $4 1. Star Ferries $89, n. Yaumati Ferries $17 a C. Light $10 n. HA Electrics $6131/62 sal Macao Electrics $20°n, Sandakan Light $210 n Telephones (old) $22%1⁄2 8. Telephones (new) $9 a China Buses SK‡111⁄4 1. Singapore Traction 13/- n. S'pore Traction Pref. 25/«
Industrials
Malabon Sugar $840 2. Cald., Macg."(Ord) Sh$191⁄21⁄2 2} Cald: Macg. (Pref), Shi$18 n -Canton Ices $1.60 n
Cementa $532 2 HK Ropes #3% L
Stores.etc.
Dairy Farm 17% 1 Watsons $4.
FA GOTTO ÁVINDOW) AN TELL ANGRY MCB SURATTOAR THINK. OH, I GET SO MAD!
- On-demand
On Manila
On demand
On Bangkok-
On demand
1912
72 BERLIN SHARE
127's
29
BROK
2% prem
Sovereigns bank brying rate 1/5% Bar silver per oz. Bar siver in Hong Kong. Copper cents ... Copper cash Rate of native interest. Chinese sub coin Hong Kong sub, coin
2% prem
5% pa 23% dis par.
Lane, Crawfords $10. Mackintosh $5:1 Sinceres $1.80-*-* Wa. Powella 70 cts. n. Wing On (HK) $40 x.
Miscellaneons
Entertainments $3.40 za. SC Enterprises $1.35 n. Macao "Greyhounds” $2-z. Constructions (old) $2% n. - Constructions (new) 60 cts, Vibro Piling 14 to
Ch. GOTL 5% 1925 G4B3%.
91%
EK. Govt 4% Loan 4% prem. FK. Gort 3%. Loen Par Wallace Harpers $4.21.
MARKET
More Confident Tone Displayed
CHINA MATE SPECIAL,
Berlin, To-day.
The erratic tendency in Satur day's share market was replaced confident yesterday by a more
SUBSIDIARY NOTES
IN CANTON
Authorities Coping
With Demand
Canton, To-day-
According to an announcement of the Goverment, the Provincial Bank will, beginning to-day, issue a large amount of sub- sidiary notes and will send employees to go from door to door to distribute slips which the peo- ple can exchange for subsidiary notes at the Provincial Bank.
The step is taken solely for the convenience of the people, becauso at present the amount of subsidiaryTM notes is inadequate to meet the de- minds of the market--Central
Press.
tone. Though the volume of busi- The Original iness transacted was small, buyers):
were in a majority, encouraged by The Genuin the favourable industrial reports.
The fixed interest securities busi- The Best ness remained very quiet. Cali money was at 2% to 3% per cent
Trans-Ocean Service.
The sentence on Private Cot stingham, of the East Lancashire Regiment who was found guilty by a District Court Martial November 25 of striking a super for officer in the execution of his office, is that be serve 20 days detention
“Bringing Home The Bacon.”
PODEY TO YOU FROMIE,
YOU DOMBHEADS%;
ALL YOU CRAZY
PEOPLE GO KISS A PIG=HAR: AN. JUST THE GUY WHO. CAN DO IT
LEA
PERRINS
SAUCEL
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