BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorized Capital $50,000,000 faned and Fully Paid-up. 20,000,000 | Reserve Funds:—
Sterling
Säver
..£6,500,000
$10,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: BONG TONG-
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1863. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund.
£5,000,00 $3,000,000
1,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
Tuletors
$3,000,000
Agencies and Branches-
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Bangoon
Salgón
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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Bangkok
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Bamberg
Piping
Bhakar Tazgo
(Peking)
Pang
Tokohama Zamboange
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MT. Johnson Esq., JA Plummer Esbong G. Miskin Esq. A. L Shields Esq.
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HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
Forsigs, Exobnogs and, Grosse Banking business | transmetod.
Current Accouze opaced, and Fized Deposim Execerved for one year or shorter panoda se zaba
which will be quoted on application.
A. BEFARLEY,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
SEAS
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Offer:--65, Broadway, New York
Capital S-plus
U.S.$6,000,000.00 2,183,633.06
Reserves ............. 870,7315
BRANCHES:--
"The Hague Havana Hamburg Barse Heidelberg
THE CHERA MAIL TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1935
Commerce and Finance
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
"Spot" Silver Down
The local dollar is steady, open- demand this morning ing on jät 1/33%-
"Spot" silver declined 7/16 to 26, sad, there was no quotation for "forward."
The London on New York cross- rate was unchanged at £-U.S.34- 92%, while the New York on London cross-rate was
also ́ mm- changed at £-U.S.$4.9278-
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Latest Quotations
December 17. The following quotations–"WETE ZOV Loived by Bentant-
close ATOM ILOU
Las
X.Y/London. N.Y. Cotton
May
11.11 10.98 10.99
Amsterdam Astwerp
Grace
Glasgow
Athens
Supine
NY. Rabber
March Chicago Wheat
May Chicago Corn
13.40 13.39 13.39
98%
99
Ака
Beste
Parmen Paris
May
60%
59%
STOCKS:
Berlin
Peeping
Bombay
Pelako
Anaconda
Bremen
in may +2%
Brosla
Caizs
Jerusalem London
“Botterdam“
Bome Shanghai
Coppe
-
25
Der Bond &
Calcutte Cannes
South2500
Share
15
15%
Colabo
Can Sango
Lucerne Lussao LAVOR Marmeling
Singapor
General Motors 54%
34
15% 55
.
Творы
in Tel & Tel. 12%
Montgomery
120
1232
Monte Cario
Venice
Kantia
Munich
Jakoba Zurica
Ward
35% 39
___*The_Brzeźnion of the abure back in oond INS
by the HONG KONG AND SHACTRES Male Qumrukaiio5.
sbeanad on sppisostion.
- FUE THE HUNG BUNG AND SHANGHAI BANKING OUKTUKALION.
Y.GRAYBURN
Hong Kong, with February, Z.
Copenhage Dubis Edinburgh Florence
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Ger
Authorised Capate Fard-up Capital
...$10,000,000AR
meron
Montres
Branches of American Express
A Underade Pro Company in Principal cities of United
States of America and Canada.
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG,
·IN. Des. Your kind, Vasurin
BOARD OF DIRECTORS — barson Chom, Cheran..
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
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Collate
Kan: Tunic Po; Emy. Crist Macagam.
1 Too Jung, Esq., Muongez.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES :---
Hangthong Habkow Masolula Late MoJona
Indoo
Mavazia
Kaikanna
HOME
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Umaka Frame
P
SNEAK
Kangoon.
Dan Francisco
Dotwo
Ewy dachpson of Banking sad Exabange becom towečied. Losos granted on approvec:
· RAQUETAN.
in Loent CurPARICI But Fized Deponite received for yous J aborter petada in Loon; and Foreign Currencies waterte winch wid be quoted Фрулар
Sale Degant Baze 30 deT,
ĐÀN DONG Đ
Street opened
Cam Manager.
Personal investzaent accounts hand-i
N.Y. Central 272% [US. Szeel
45%
454 The following quotations from Lon- don were received last night be tween 5.30 am and 10.30 p.m.
Silver Spot:26 7/16 nam úzet close), 26 (last recd), 7/16 down (change).
Silver Forward ungaoced
Silver Report: America took 5 per cent on the offerings which ex- ceeded that offered on Friday.
6.30
Liverpool Cotton-January (last close), 6.18 (last read) 12 down (change).
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travallers "Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, m addition, the world-wide services
its thoroughly equipped Travel (last close), 5/3% „Department.
up (change)
EW. DEGGAN,
Manager.
Liverpool Wheat-December 6/25s
(last reed),
London Rubber-April-June (bey, ers) 6 (last close), 6 (last reod.).
changed.
at moon (buyers) London Rubber
† THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, 6 (last recd.).
LIMITED
A forecast from London on the probable trend of the New York markets, states:-
(Incorporated in China)
Wall Street is expected to open sluggish with prices tending to go Head Office Shanghai
topper. $7,500,000.00 Capital Beserve
$1,500,000.00 Branches-All Important Cines in
China Foreign Zorhangs Bad General Banking Busine
Tzosached
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Cent and String Autoante opened and Plze Deposits received for one year or shorter period strates which will be quoted on application.
SOC-1, CEFING,
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (all paid-up) Yen. 100,000,000 Reserve Fund.
Yen. 121,450,000)
Head Office: TOKOBAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria.
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Dairen (Dalay)
Nagasaki.. Nagoya
New York
Osaka
Paris
Peiping
Rangoon
Fergien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kong.
Honolula
Hsinking
Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Manila...
Moji
San Francisco
Seattle
Semarang
Shanghai
Singapore
Sombrabaya Sydney Tientsia
Tokyo
Tsingtau
Yingkow
HONG KONG BRANCE:
2. Des Tores Road, Central
Forrige Eichang. Depl Gene Ont of Cashier'a 00
Tel. 38763
26.
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
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Head Office: Bong Kong 26; Des Voeur Road Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000
Lile change is expected in Bab- ber prices.
The Wheat market will probably de steadier.
Cotton prices are anticipated to be lower owing to depressed over-seas advices and in view of the political, silver and Supreme Court uncertain- ties.
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
Berlin, to-day. -Reichsmark quotations (without guarantee)
were: yesterday
New York, 40.2225; Paris, 609; Amsterdam, 59.37; and London, 12.25. The Paris sterling quotation was 74.65-74.57,
the dollar,
LONDON BANKERS:— Westminster Bank, Ltd; Foreign Exchange and every des-15.12725-15.13-Trans Ocean Ser- cripton of banking business transact-{vice. Fed
Cument Accounts and Savings. Ao counts opened. Fized Depouts re-i ceived at rates which will be quoted on application.
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire. PHILIP GOCKCHIN Chief Manager.
Interest allowed for Current AQUALITY PRINTING
Coun
Deposits received for fixed
at rates to be obtained on application
C. KISHINAMI,
Manager. Bong Fang, 12th September, 1335.
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SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED. (Incorporated in Chizia)
Capital paid up
Reserves
$5,000,000, $7,300,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept., $600,000. Head-Office-Shanghai
the
A Bank having as its mission Industrial development on China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Offer
7. Ice House, St. Phone 31481-2-3 -
LOCAL SHARES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Volume Of Business Still Light
TRADING RALLIES WILL REMAIN LIMITED
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
Tendency Shows Weakness
– CHINA MAIL.“ SPECIAL
+
Berlin, To-day.
The tendency of yesterday's
share market was distinctly weak, Com-prices at first being emestic and
BRITISH TRADE WITH ITALY.
Effect of Sanctions
Already Shown
BIG DECLINE IN EXPORTS
London, To-day. Messrs. White. Weld and
Trade returns for November pany New York Correspondent finally crumbling in consequence show effects of the restrictions for Messrs. S. E Levy and Com of the preponderance of sellers on trade with Italy imposed as s Fired interest securities were result of the obligations aris- Stocks: Our view of the weak quiet, but prices were mostly ing from British membership ness of the market to-day, follow-maintained. Call money was at of the League of Nations in as the declining price trend of 2 to 3 per cent. Trans-Ocean connection with Italy's resort to last week, is that it is due to the Service. Bdiminution of-demand rather than
The following is the list of local share quotations, issued to-day:-
Banks
H.K. Bank $1470.2 HK Bank (LOR) 1974 1. Chartered Bank £13. Mercantile Bank A. and
5284 IL
Mercantile Bank C. SIS 1. Bank of East Asia $70 n.
Insurances Canton Ins. $270 z Union Ins. $565 s-
China Underwriters $1.10 a. China Fire Iis. $480 n. HK Fire Ins. $260 International, Assce: 56 n..
Shipping
Douglases. $36 1. HK Steamboats $4 m. Indo-Chinas (Pref), $30 n Indo-Chinas (De) $II m. Shells (Bearer) $0/- 1. Union Waterboats $12 n-
Mining
Autamoks $1.35 . Balatoes $1
Baguio, Gold 22 cts. 1. Beneguet Consolidated $15 Benguet Exploration 11. cts. n. Rig Wedge 12ucts. I Gold Creek 30 cz3: 1. Gold River 7 cts. n.
Ipe Mining 90 eta. x. Itogons 361⁄2 cha tu Salacots 15 cts. 1. Kailan Mining Ad 10/6 n. Langrats (Single) Sh.$12 n. Shai Exploration Sh.84% D Shanghai Loans $51⁄4 n Raubs $10 K Venz: Goldfield -$2% b.
Docks, etc.
FK
pany, reporÜZ
་་
to necessitious selling, as the Įvolume of business“ remains light. While the technical position has doubtless improved owing to short! selling the impotence of specula- tion for a rise is the main char- acteristic. changes or unexpected good news appears, trading rallies will remain limited for the present Business done 1,400,000 shares."
Unless peychology
Commodities: The International political situation has unsettled sentiment and has induced liquida
tion.
CLAIM AGAINST SHIPOWNERS
Judgment Given For Plaintiffs
-ORDERED TO PAY $3,680 BACK WAGES
cisim for $3,680, being wages,
We would rather buy wheat, and due, was this morning brought by cotton en farther declines. In the Lak Cheecheung and six others long range view, rubber and silk against the Chung Hing as. Co
owners at the s.3. Chung Hing are bullish
The Supreme Court ruling on (formerly the Tenezia), before the AAA and Bankhead Bills are His Honour the Acting Chief Jus-
tice, Mr. R E, Lindsell, at b. expected on January 6.
Flash:
The Adams Express Supreme Court. Company has declared a dividend of 10 cents per share.
the
Mr. H. C. Macnamara, instruct fed by Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, ap-.
Cram's estimate of the procne-peared on behalf of the plaintiffs, tion of cars sed truck is the while the defendants were not United States and Canada during legally represented.
The plaintiff in the action was] the week ended December 14 iz- dicates 98,382 maits, against 93.150 a marine engineer, who was in
charge of the skeleton erew (units the previous week
and. K Wharves (old) COMMODITY PRICES
$9145,492 sa.
HK and K Wharves (new)
$8914
HT and W: Docks $9 me Providents-fold) $145 m Providents-(new) 15.cts. s. Hong Kew Sh12354 1. New Engineering Sh.44 1. Shanghai -Docks, $80 2.
Cotton Millis Exo Cotton Sh.49 1 Shanghai Cotton (old) Sh$75
Zoong Sings Sh$12 a Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 1.
- Lands, Hotels, etc. EK, and S. Hotel $5 sa HK Lands $36 n.
the owners of the
Steel mill activity during the board the Chung Hing. His en past week is estimated at 546 perployers were cent of capacity, against 55.7 per ship, the Chung Hing 25 Ca bad Since February 1934- he cent the previous week.
beer paid a lump sum, every {month. representing his OWN
wages and the wages of the crew, This sum at first amounted to The following cnotations have $415, but it was reduced to $405 been received by Reuter.
and then again to $335. Prev. Yesterday
The plaintif entered the wit- Closing Closingness box and gave evidence inf
New-York-Cotton: December January March May July
March
11.43
11.25
11.47 11:29 -11.25
11:04 :
10.91
11.02
10.81
October
10.72
10.51
L
Shanghai Cotton (new) Sh.$413⁄41⁄44
Spot
11.90
New York Rubber:-
$2
December
13.14
13.09
January
13.22
13.15
13.40 13.32b
May
13:54
13.48a
July
13.66
13.60
HK Lands 4% Debentures $100
Chicago Wheat:- December
101
100
12.
May
98%
97%
Shanghai Lands Sh $20
Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 n. Humphreys $101⁄4 11.
July
90%
89%
Chicago Corn:--
December
58%
57%
May
60%
59/
Chinese Estates $96 =- China Beidler
{July".
61%
61%
China Debertores Sh.$35 n.
Winnipeg Wheat;*** December
2614
-845/
May
895%
8874
July
904
88%
New York Silk:-
December
1.93 1.88
1.88 185 186
185
HK Realties. $5.15 n.
Public Utilities
HK Tramways $14.40 h.. Peak Trams (cd) $5 n Peak Trams (new) $4 n. Star Ferries $90 5. Yanmati Ferries $17 m. C. Light $11 mi
EK. Electrics $69, s. Macao Electries $20 n. Sandakan Light. $2.10 m. Telephones (old) $25 n. Telephones (new) $9% n.. China Buses Sh 3114 m. Singapore Traction 17/- n
PTEL 26/- Singapore Traction
Industrials Malabon Sugar $840 n. Cald, Macy. (Ord) Sh. 19/2 Di Cald: Maeg (Pref.), Sh $15.n. Canton Tees $1.60 m.
Cements $6.33-
ELE Ropes 165/2.
Stores, etc. Dairy Farm $19 32.
March
May
Watsons $4 Lane, Crawford $6 m. Mackintosh $5 n Sincere $1.35 1.
Wm. Powells 70 chs. 2. Wing On (HK) $40 m
Miscellaneous" Entertainments 33:40
S. C. Enterprises $1.35, n. Macao "Greyhounds” $2′′n. Constructions (old) 52 s. Constructions (new) 55 cts. I Vibro Piling $41
Ch. Govt. ·5% 1925 G$Bds.
91%
HK. Govt. 4% Loat 52% 2 HK Govt 335% Loan Par. n. Wallace Harpers $4 1.
_____To-morrow.
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war in Abyssinia in disregardi of her Covenants.
The measures only becstimer effective on November: 18 'and same imports were higher than the year before as a re- sult of buying in anticipation, {but exports were in many LASER" markedly reduced. Exports, of wool, raw and waste, were only
£3,361,
with as compared $46,623 in November 1994- Coal and fuel were £3,197, as: against $32,970, and chemicals.
support of this. Mr. Macnamara then produced a statement of account that showed that the balance due to the plaintiff · and li the rest of the crew was $3,680.) Pkintiff, had never received anj notice from his employers ter- minating his engagement
Mr. Macnamara went on to say) that the owners intended to sell'
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