BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorised Capital ......$50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up 20,000,000 Reserve Funds:—
Sterling
Silver
£6,500,000.
$10,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
-prietors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
AE Dodwell, „Emq.
C. C. Knight, Zaq.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1863.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON **
|Paid-up Capital.
Reserve Fund
Beserve. Liability_of "Pro-
rietors
Agencies and Branches:
HEAD-OFFICE; BONG SONG.
Lior Fra
Goko
(Azazítane
Bangkok
Karachi
Bombay
Isbe
Calcute
Fue's
Canion
Lampat
Cawnpore
Kuching
Madran
Maian.
Tongkak
New York
Thingies
Zamboanga
Dapaty Charmed.
Hon. Mr. W. 5. Bell -
Hoa. Mr. J.J. Paterson Cebu AH. Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Esq, Colombo
Dhi
MT. Johnson EM JA Plummer Esq. Haiphong G. Miskin Esq, A. L. Shields Esq. Hamburg
HAPHONG
KARBURG
MANKOW
KARBIN
BONGAZW
ILOILO
ДОБ
JOHDAS
FORE
KOWLOOK
V. M. Grayburs. Ema
· Chisi ManaÇTE.
BRANCHÈS:-
KUALA LUMPUA
LONDON
LIONS
MALARCA
MANILA
MEAX VORONET
MUHDEN
NEW YORK
PELPING
PESANG
BANGPOON
SAPHON
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANG BAI
SINATURE
SULBABATA
SUNGER PATANI
TIENTSIN -
TOKTO
SING TAJ
10KUSAMA
Östresi Acommate opened in Local Currency Fixed Degmada vousyed for con your shorter periods in Lecal Currency and Sterling
be which will be quoted sa appuration ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSTÍ BOXES
varno name TO LEW
Hong Kong, Jat Novaber, 1255.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of she noore Back coduct. ed by the HONG KONG AND SHANGBAI BANKING CORPORATION.
ekiained on sprpionfarm.
Sure may be
TOÀ THI HÙNG DỤNG LND ĐANG KHI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Chet Lanager.
Hong Kong Mah. Fabnury, 190005
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Captai
Pd-up Capita
Bonaers and Undivided Pay
$20,000,000.00
$5,398.800.00
Hankose
Harben Hang Seng
Poiping
(Faking) Penang
THE CHINA-MAE
Commerce and Finance
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
"Spot" Silver Falls
The local dollar is steady, open- ing on demand this morning at 1/31⁄2d
"Spot" silver declined 7/16 to 20-1/16.
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at S-US$1.953), as compared with $-U.S.$4.9673, While the New York on London cross-rate was quoted at —US- Currost Accounts speed and Fixed Deposit $196, as compared with |recerved for one year or shorter pecsoda at red
which will be quoted on appiostati
U.S.$4.9634-
Foreign Exchange and Gromad Beckley business!
kakumeted.
Manager.
A BEKARLEY,
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.
Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York
Capital Surplus
Reserves
U.S.$6,000,000.00
Amatorclazn
BRANCHES
Genos
Boday Beginne Bensonis
Cairo
Can Colombo
Jerusal. Loodam Liverpool
Lasarte Langany Juuzor
Marasilon-
2,183,633.06
870,731.05.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Latest Quotations
January 16. The following quotations were. De- ceived last night between 11 p.m. and 1230 pm.
Last Close 10.30-11.00
$260
SHARE MARKET
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-days- Banky
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Rather Heavy Selling
COMMODITY PRICES
The following quotations have been received by Ranter.
Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing
New York Cotton:-
March
BUT MARKET. STILL IN STRONG CONDITION-
May
11.34 10.94
11.35
1104
July
10.57 10.68
October
10.08
10.17
Messrs. White, Weld and ComDecember (1536) 10.02 pany, New York Correspondents Spot
11.95
10.09 *11.85
H.A. Banks $1,615 b, $1,620/-
25 $2.
for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com-New York Rubber:- įpany, reports—
March
1438
14.53
14.53
14.68
14.83&
HK Bank (London) £108 Chartered Bank $13% 2. Mercantile Bank A. and
*-5291/ D. Mercantile Bank C. £13. Bank of East Asia. $76 D.
Insurances
Canton Ins. $270 1. Unions Ins. $570 m China Underwriters $1.10 21. China Fire Ins. $450 me HK. Fire Ins. $260 m International Assce. $334 hora
Shipping
Douglases $36 2. E.F. Steamboats $51% b. Indo-Chinas (Pref), $30 a. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $20 Shells (Bearem) 88/14 Brion Waterboats $14 b.
Mirring
*Stocks:-Rather, heavy selling May foccurred in the last hour of trad-July Bing to-day, but the manner of ab- September
sorption appeared to indicate that December the market is still in a strong con- Chicago Wheat: dition. Business done:-3,650,000 May
Autamoks $1.55 1. Balatoes S1714 1. Baguio Gold 22 cts. *. Benguet Consolidated $1635 b. Benguet Exploration 11 eta. I Big Wedge 12 cts. n. Gold Creek 30 cts. . Gold River 7 cts. Ipo Mixing 90 cta, za Itogons 364 cta. 1.
Aniwer Atheis
Glasgow The Hague
Non
N.Y. Cotton
May
Sapien
Amekan
Havana
Japanese
N.Y. Rubber
March
Basia Berin
Para
Haze Heidelberg inpetakan
Papag
Kotterdam Boca Shangha
Chicago Wheat
Mas Chicago Corm
May
10.98 10.94
14.39 14.52 14.50
100
100%
60
11.02
60%
Salacuts 15 cts. *
Singapore
STOCKS:
Tauti
Visina
Anaconda
F+0x00
Copper
29/
2914
Kailan Mining Ad. 12/3 1- Langkats (Single)
------- YakobsCA
| Elec."Bond &
Monte Carlo Zurich
-Manila
Share
175 1734 17
Kunit
Kazziewalk
General Motors 55 Montgomery
Ward
564 56
36
37
ST
30%
30
30
45
The following quotations from Lon-
5:30 p.m. and 10:30 puta.
Silver Spot 2014 (last
(last reed), 7/16
close), dows
(change).
Edinburgh Florence Genera
Branches of American Express NY. Central
248.006.00 Company in Principal cities of Uniteds. Steel
States of America and Canada.
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KING.
19, Jan Van Burent, Cores.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Sir Shop-on hum, Chairman.
48%
45%
All classes of Commercial Banking dan were received last night between Transactions undertaken
Personal investment accounts hand-20-1/16
Li 5,000 Chus. Lab. P. En Kwok- Eng. Wang Fan Tong. Bas.. Chan Chung Kark Eled. Feng, Enges. Wong Can Soo, Eng. and Ian Ying Pa, Esq.
Levoy
Somay
Cestion
Jau Trog Fo, Esq., Chist Kaonew. Le Fong. Eng. Mazagor.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Finan
Hankow Hanoiniu
Loo Lowon Londoo
Madzia
Maituere
Satel
Semarang
Nagasak
S
New York
Southony
Janko
Paris
Papo
Perind
Banyukt
Saigon
Se Franciaco
Samatory
Sydney
Wabou
Tietys
TUCCOUTHE Yokohama
Evej description Banking and Exchange Deans transected. Los granted on spproved-
Current Accounts opened in Local CarrENCY sad Fized Depossi received for one year or sturlar periodam Loes and Foreign Cofrancis e terme whică mii de quoted on application.
Dreyum Bases To Le
EAN ONG PO.
Chist Macager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1980
Capital (fall paid-up) Yen. 100,800,000 Reserve Fund..... Yen 127,450,000
Mexandria
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Nagasaki Nagoya New York Osake
Batavia
Beddin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Dairen (Dalny) Fengtien (Makden)
Hamburg
Hankow
Hambin Hot Kont Honolulu
Hinking Karachi
Robe
London
Los Angeles
Manila
Koji
Paris
Peiping Rangoon
Rio de Janeiro San Francisco Seattle
Semarang.
Shanghai Singapore
Sourabaya
Sydney
Tiestain
Tokyo
Tsingtau
Yingkow
The Company offers to intending
Silver Forward angusted Silver Report:-Speculators sold.
Travelers the use of its "Travellers There was absence of support and. Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, the market was very quiet.
in addition, the world-wide services Liverpool Cotton-May 5.83 (last of its thoroughly equipped Travel close), 5.87 (last recd.), 04 up Department.
C. F. BENSON,
General Manager.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai
Capital.
Peserve
-$7,500,000.00
$1,500,000.00
(change).
Liverpopol Wheat-March 6/5% (last close), 6/7% (last read),. T
(change)
London Eubber---April-June ̧ {bay- (ers) 6% (last close), 7 (last recd.),
up (change).
RAW RUBBER PRICES
Branches-All Important Cities in Latest Quotations From
Chica
Foreign Exchange and Gutami · Banking Busines toward
Current and Saving Accounts opened and Fizad Deposit recited for one year of charter 'period=" at to which wit be quoted on applicatiod.
600 2. CHANG.
Manager.
HONG KONG BRANCH: H, Das Toux Road, Central.
Manager's Odo
Foreign Exchange Dept.
Gears! One Cer's 0550
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 des- cripton of banking business transact- ied.
Current Accounts and Savings Ac-! counts opened. Fixed Deposits re- ceived at rates which will be quoted on application
Trusteeship & Escatozship under- taken Safe Deposit Boxes for hire. PHILIE COCKSEEN
• Chief Manager.
There is no waste
BLUE
"Pine Moon"
MOON
4.FLAVOURS," Obtainable At THE DAIRY FARM
Singapore
Messrs. B. Joseph & Co. yesterday received the following quotations in Straits Currency from Singapore for Raw Rubber.
Spot 234 b... Up 24 s. Feb.-March 23% b. Unchanged
241 S.
April-June 24% b. Unchanged,
24 S.
July-Sept 24% b, Unchanged
257 S
Market: Steady, and we think may go higher.
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
Gayital paid up **70* $5,000,000-
Reserves
$7,300,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Head-Office-Shanghai
A Bank having, as its miɛKIÓN. the Industrial development on China and the fostering af ber -cocamercial relations abroad
Hong Kong Office-
6, Queen's Road Central Phone 31116.
Interest allowed for Current Ac- counts
Deposits received for fixed periods rates to be obtained on application.
C. KISHINAMI, -
Manager. Hong Kong, 12th September, 1988,
2
"The Father Of His Country."
THE SHIP LORDED.
WITH GALS FOR US
TO MARRYIS: HERE-HOO-RAY!
WHOOPEE!
WE'RE HAPPY NOUS
LUE LOVE OUR
EDICTIRATOR= THREE CHEERS FOR GOOD OLD POPEYE
WELL BLOUS ME
DON' THEY'RE HERE! PLESS › THEIR HEARTS!
HOO!
POPEYE
S'hai Exploration Sh.$11 1. Shanghai Loans Sh$4. Raubs $10.85 sa * Venz; Goldfield $33...
Docks, etc. EK and K Wharres (old)
$102 b
HK and K Wharves (new)
$100 2.
HK. and W. Docks $9 n. Providents (old) $1.70 b. & sa. Providents (new) 15 cts. Hong Kew Sh. $2374 m. New Engineering Sh.$4 a Shanghai Docka. $80 1.
Cotton Mills
Exo Cotton Sh$32. Shanghai Cotton (old) Sh.$75
Shanghai Cotton (new) Sh$41
Zoong Sings Sh.$12 n. Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 n ̧ Lands, Hotels, etc. HK and S. Hotel $5.30 n.
Lands $36 n.
HK Lands 4% Debentures $100
Shanghai Lands Sh$18. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 n Euphreys 10, Gỗ Bản EK. Realties $5.25 n. Chinese Estates $84 D. China Realties. $4 - China Debentures Sh.$36 n. Public Utilities B.K. Tramways $14 by
14.15 s Peak Trams (old) $5 b. Peak Trams (new) $24. Star Ferries $91 6 Yaumati Ferries $18
C. Lights (old) $10.60
-$10.60/70-82.
100%
MURDERER AT LARGE
French Village Terrified
MUST BE OF HERCULEAN: STRENGTH
A series of brutal
Lille murders
in villages near here has fright- ened inhabitants and set the
14.67 police searching for a man
herculean strength."
While the police wore look
14.81A
. 14.96
4:
99 $$74
15:03a-15.16a ing for the murderer or mur derers of a widow named Mad ame Demailly and her friend at the village of Formier, a simi- ler tragedy was discovered in the village of Achicourt, a few miles away.
60
09
60%
Neighbours became
curious: as Madame Duños had not been seen feeding her chickens 'in the mornings as was her cus- The police were st31-
shares.
July
$9.
*Cotton:-Mr. Oscar Johnson, September Manager of the Producers Pool, Chicago Com:- predicts a maximum acreage of May.
ST
87
60
35,000,000 acres and a maximum July
6036
crop of 13,500,0000 bales, which September
605%
will rot have any undue innence Winnipeg Wheat:-
on the market. Gardiner Niler May
$ག་
87%
states that the yield per acre will July
$8
tom.
be only slightly above that for the October
$6%
past five years, Present prospects New York Silk:- seem to indicate that this is a March fair estimate. We expect con-May tinued strength in old-crop cot-July
1.99
2.0016
DISCOUNT RATE LOWERED
IN HOLLAND
tou.
1.99
200 1973 199
moned and M. Bufos and his wife, aged 70 and 65 respec-- tively, were found dead.
Both had been killed by a heavy blow on the head with a sharp instrument. "The Assas-- ~Wheat:
Consumers, stocks
Isin" stated Dr. Brossart, who are low. The shortage of desir-
made the autopsy, "must be a able American-grades presages the
maan of herculean strength." need of further sizeable imports!
Consternation Caused of the Canadian product Total
Amsterdam, To-day. The Bank Consternation has, been caus- sales:-12,702,000 bushels.
of the Netherlands lowered the ed in the neighbourhood by the "Flash:-The Edison Electric discount rate yesterday by 11⁄2 simlarity in the
manner in- Institute estimates electricity per cent to 3 per cent, this be which the four aged people have. (production at 1,971,000,000 whing the fifth reduction within the been murdered.
an increase of 112 per cent over past three months. The
The double crime has reviv→ the corresponding period of last which had been raised to 6 perjed memories of two mysterious: cent in September as a result of murders which took place in the Average daily petroleum pro- the anxiety then prevailing con-neighbourhood and for which duction during the past week is cerning the fate of the guilder, no one was brought to justice. estimated at 2,810,000 barrels, was lowered-to-5-per cent on -Two years ago therewâs-a- [against 2.803.000 barrels the pre-October 16, to 4 per cent on triple murder at Arbret and five
rious week
October 21, to 4 per cent on No-years ago a double murder at vember and to 34 per cent. on Moncheaux, both villages near November 13.-Trans-Ocean Ser-here:
In each case the murder was carried out in similar circum- stances-Reuter.
year.
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
Enterprising Tendency
Shown
rate,
CORONER REBUKES GOSSIPERS "Poisoning Minds” PARENTS" DREADFUL ORDEAL
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Berlin, To-day. Profit-taking having ended on: Tuesday both investors and oper- ators were buying yesterday, so
Gossipers who spread rumours that shares were mostly firmer, following the discovery of three the enterprising tendency being Foung girls gassed in their bed- strengthened by the favourable room were criticised by the Bris- industrial reports.
tol coroner at a triple inquest.re-
AN OLD
•
SETTUD
Government Money For Louisiana
PUBLIC FUNDS RELEASED:
The fired interest securities'cently.
Washington, D.C.-The bitter märket was dull, prices showing He made his comments after the feud between the government of inquest on Dorothy Beatrice Ward, the State of Louisiana and the tinental Rubber debentares dc-1, May Doris Ward. 9, and Mar-Federal Government, started by clined point to 101 Call money are Ward, 6, who lived with their the late Senator Huey P. Long, was at 2 to 2 per cent-Trans-father and stepmother at Neath appears to have ended with the
road. Whitehall, Bristol.
an inclination to crumble.
Ocean Service-
Con-
Those responsible for rumours, he said, had not
to courage
signature by Mr. Ickes, the REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
the Secretary of the Interior, of an Berlin, To-day Reichsmark
the order releasing $1,800,000 pab quotations (without guarantee) speak at the inquest. Instead they New Orleans. The funds have come forward and lic works funds to be spent in. yesterday were: New York, 40.38 relied on their imagination, and been held up since March be- Paris, 609; Amsterdam, 59.205; whispered things which poisoned cause of Mr. Ickes objections and London, 12:2925. The Paris the minds of other people. to laws passed at the request of
sterling quotation was 74.94-74- The Terdict Was accidental Senator Long, which would have
$14/98, and the dollar, 1510 7/16-15.10 death,
13/16-Trans-Ocean Service.
C. Lights (new) $7.20 b, $172
22.
EK. Electrics $70 b. Macao Electrics $20 n. Sandakan Light 52% h Telephones (old) $26.10 b
$26.15 $3 Telephones (new) $1734 n. China Bases Sh.311 .. Singapore Traction 71/- &. Singapore Traction Prel. 26/-
Industrials Malabon Sugar $3.40
***
Cald, Macg. (Ord) Sh$191⁄2 a.) Cald: Macg. (Pre), Sh-$15 Canton Ices $1.45 m Cements $8.90 b $8.80/9 sz HK. Bopes $5 b..
AHOV
ARDY: AHOY: 1 YAM THE
·DICTEPATOR
Stores, etc.
had the effect of preventing the "One Long Torment” expenditure of the money un-- Mrs. Ward, whose hair has less it first passed through the turned grey in ten days, said after hands of officials appointed by
the Louisiana dictator. "It has been one long torment Attorney's Opinion One day I returned from shopping Mr. Ickes released the money with my baby to find the house only after receiving from Mr. surrounded For an hour. I walk- Gaston L Porterie, the
Dairy Farms $21.30 b., $2110/-the inquest:
21.30 sa
Watsons $41⁄2 5
Lane, Crawfords $64 n. Mackintosh $5. Sinceres $2.35.
Wri. Powells 70 cts. z. Wing On (HK) 1421⁄2 1.
Miscellaneous Entertainments $3.70 h S. C. Enterprises `$1.35, n. Macao "Greyhounds” 22 0. Constructions (old) $1.65 1 Constructions" (new) 60 cts. n. Vibro Piling $4
*
ed up and down the street, and it Attorney-General of Louisiana, was not until mounted police came an opinion that the laws passed" that I could get in.”
at special session of the legis Mr. Ward, who is postal lature in the spring could not sorter, said: "The dreadful thing affect the expenditure of money. about, these ruuvers is that granted to Louisiana previously. could never get at the root of them This opinion
effect: They had not come from our close guarantees the Federal Govern Ineighbours; people further away ment the right to spend the have been making these vague in-money as it sees fit, without Ch. Govt 5% 1925 GSB-sinuations. They have made life fear of prosecution in the
94% D.
unbearable for my wife and me courts of Louisiana. It is the ELK Govt 4% Loan 5% prem. Our other children, too, have suf- first concrete evidence of the fered at work and at school reconciliation with the Federal HK. Govt 32% Loan ex intMy wife has not been able to Government that it was expect- Jeat or sleep for worrying about ed. would follow the death of
Senator Long-Reuter,
b.
par 2. Wallace Harpers 44 a
To-morrow. —“A Lifetime Job."
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HERE HAS GOT TO KISS THE
JOR – 1 YAM HIM.
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