BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital ....$50,000,000] Larned and Fully Paid-up. 20,000,000 Reserve Funds--
Sterling
Silver
£8,500,000 -$10,000,000
Raverse Lishility of Pro-
prietors
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
sporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE, LONDON
Paid-up Capital
-THE CHINA" MAIL SATURDAY, JANUARY (11
Commerce and Finance
00,000 LOCAL SHARE MARKET
$5,000,000
Reserve Fund
$20,000,000
Reserve Jability of "Pro-
prietors
£3,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: LOSG KONG,
BOLED OF DIRECTORE
* E. Dodveč, Dag
Chaircon
CG Inight, Beq.
Deputy Char
Bon. Mr. W. H. Bell-
Alor Star
Acribner Bangkok
Bombay Calow Canson Camporn
Agencies and Branches:
Mode
Karnaki.
Bangoon
m
A.E. Compton Esq. TE Pearce Esq., Colombet
MT. Johnson Esq., LA. Pkimmer E31. Eliphang
G. Miskin Esq, A. L. Shields Esq.
AMOY
KANGKOK
BATAVIA
MOMBAY
SALCUTTA
CANTON
CEPOO COLOMBO
DAIREN POOCHOSES
HORGIEW
7. 34. Graybarn, Eng
Chiat Naangne.
BRANCHES —
LONDON LTOKS
KUALADCA
MANILA
KOAB Colorar
MUNDEN
SEW YORK
PRIPING PENANG
SAIGON
SOURABAYA
Habark Hankow Berbis Song Ime
Kucking Kudrna
Maden New York Triping
(Paling
Sitiawa Souras
Messrs. Harriman's Weekly Report
Messrs. G. A. Harriman Co's weekly share report market review issued to-day states:-
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
General Level Of Prices High
ADDING TO HOLDINGS ON
WEAKNESS ADVISED,
ú
WEEKLY MARKET
REPORT
NO OUTSTANDING FEATURES
CONFIDENCE TEMPORARILY
UNDERMINED
the
CHURCHES
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRISIG SCIENTISTS
TA Branch the Mother Church The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mas)e
Macdonnell Road below Bow Road Tram Station.
Sunday Service: 1115
Sunday School: 10 am
Testimonial Meeting; Wednes- daya..5 pam
Messrs. White, Weld and Com- Messrs. James F. Hutton and sterling section Banks opened pany, New York Correspondents Co. Ltd, Manchester, reported with sales recorded at $1,515 but for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com-jas follows on December 18:- fun the announcement of the final pany, report:-
The past week has failed to and dividend of $3 per share imme Stocks: We continue in our produce any feature of out- and diately rose on popular demand to opinion expressed previously to standing interest At both noon a buying rate of $1.615. Unions the effect that many commission Liverpool and New York poli- remained steady with business houses, including ourselves feel Lical developments and A boom almost relative of the effected at $563/570The sud-that the general price level is general feeling of uncertainty activity of the good old days' denness of the boom almost swept pretty high, but in view of the have temporarily undermined enveloped the local market during clients and Brokers alike off their Bonus question, an unbalanced confidence in the market
From a trading point of view the week cader review when buy-feet and coming as it has on the budget and the general: business Foreign, Monimugs and Omment Banking busiĀLAIS
literally eve of Chinese New Year angurs outlook, we believe that the policy the last full working week be Reading Room is located [ers_of_all_investments testinacted. ——-------------
The very well for the future, especials of holding positions and adding to fore the holidays has begun above address and is open: Current, festendy - sprint and First Deposit| [200 rail" for one your e sherber passada pored into the market.
of Chinese in-holdings on weakness should still disappointingly. An unexpect turnover reached tremendous pro-as the confidence
Business done:ed weakness in raw cotton, Monday and Thursday: 8.30 to- portions and buyers predominated restors has at last been restored be followed.
prices has caused some anxiety 7 pm.. Manager-right up
to the last minute of and with shares of all-denomina-2,350,000 shares. trading. The customary old time tions standing at such attractive Cotton: Expectation of the e-in several quarters regarding crowds again began to gather levels the one of the local share actment of enough legislation to recent purchases, and there Tuesday and Friday: 10 to 1 when trading was at its height and market indicates every prospect of avoid a run-away acreage expan seems little inclination to make noos
more sion is causing short-covering in new ones. AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,Ice House Street once more took a bright future with far
Bayers Waiting
All authorised Christian Science- new-crop cottom. We would advise For the appearance of another activity to come.
In some cases the drop has Literature is available Business during the week has traders to purchase March, May Throgmorten Street! The main feature was the smart rise in rates been done at the following prices and December cotton on reactions enabled business to go through, Reading Room
Flash: The American Railway but in most it has made buyers of investment counters with buyers; HK Banks $1515/1600. predominating in every
Association estimates carloadings inclined to await developments. at 615,000 cars, an increase of Indian enquiry has again been to attend the Service and visit the
A. ERRAPLET
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
THE
RANGOON
HAIPHONG
HAMBIW HANKOW KAIRI
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHAY
SINGATORS
SCHGE FATANI TIENTSIN
INC.
Head Office:55, Broadway, New York
Capital Surplus
U.S.$6,000,000.00
JOHORE
FUTLOOM
XKALA LUMPUR
ΤΟΣΤΟ
ISINGTAO SOSORIKA
Owenst Ancla opened in Local Curacy and Fixed Deposits received, for me per or Sherine, periods in Legal Currency and iterling
an terms which will be quoted in application
AL80 up to date SAFE DEPOSIÍ BOXES
ones TO LET.
Hong Kong, lat Kober, 290.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Buzios of the above Bank ✯ ovaduer. by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHA BANKING CORPORATION Bales may be abtained of application.
FOB THE HONG KONG AND SHANGRAI MIXING CORPORATION.
V. X. GRAIBERN,
·Chand Manugue.
Hong Kong 25th February, 1336
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Antiocived Capitai.
Fold-up Capital
„220.000,200.00
5.308,100.00
Reserves
870,731.05
Montrest
BRANCHES--
Con
Antwerp
Glangu
A. The
The Bagus
Kien
Baraza
Sumbing
James
Pas Puping Bod
Shangh Soukangaon. Singapor
Herüa
Zenday Brezp
Sarcaniaco,
Cairo
London
Calcuthe
Lowryco
Сеяным
Laban
Colonobe Copenhagen Din Edinburgh Maraton
Lagoa
Mouse Caria
Vienna
Inkohama Zurich
المعلا
Manich
Union Insurances $563/570. Raubs $10.70/10.55. Providents (old) $170/1.75 Humphreys $10.65.
Trams $14.10/14.15- Lights old) $10.40/10.90. Lights (new) $7.35/7.50. Telephones (old) $25.85/2675.
**
the
The Public is cordially invitad
62,000 cars from the correspond disappointing and the sum total Reading Room
of orders booked has been sur-
There have!
ing period of last year.
Brokers Loans are estimated at prisingly small $971,000,000, against $967,000,000 been enquiries for mails for Karachi, Bombay and Madras, the previous week.
while poplins, voiles, satteens and fancies have been in
Telephones (new) $10.05/10,20 H.K. SHAREBROKERS
.section Hong Kong Electrics found a great deal of support from Chinese investors and rose sharply from $70/7454 cash and $76 March. Telephones (old) showed renewed strength and were dealt in at $25.85 to $26.75 Wharves beld strong enquiries at $104 cash without attracting
sellers. any Dairy Farms advanced to a buying rate of $21.75. Business in Trans was registered and Star Ferries at $14.10 to $14.15 and $91/91.50 respectively. Minor issues gener- ally showed up much better with Chinese investors again clamour-Star
Emers and Undivided Profi 180,000.00 Company in Principal cities of Uniteding for China Lights at $11.70 cash
HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG.
10. De Foux Band. Ce
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :—–—–
Bir Bouwog Chow, Chairm
Li Xeon Chun E- I. I wok, Eng. One
Branches of American – Expressi
States of America and Canada,
fand $11.60 March. Cements were in good demand with sales record-
All classes of Commercial Braking ed from $8/9.35. Providents Transactions undertaken.
(old) were marked up to a buying Personal investzɔent accounts hand-rate of $210 at the close. Hotels remained very firm and were pat at $5.30/60
Sang Bay Wong Chu Son, Ray, and Time Ying | Ind.
Tam Tung Por Framing Chaseł Manager.
In The Yong, Esq., Naraget.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Matula Misibourne
Seattle
Salaria
Boobay
Calcutta
Jew Lark
Semarang Shangh Singapore
Gastos
Chaka Рапи
Paying
Looolalo Lobe Kowloon Lundon
Toong
Ba
com
San Francisco
Every 'description
-
Soumya SALLOW sydney
bors
Tokyo
Tekobmcon
Banking and Buchunge
become trunauocad: Imane granted on append
mogriting,
and
Get Amounts opened in Local Cornaty
Fixed Deposits monired for, and horter prioda in Looms and Porsiga Chamaccias an tarms which_will be quoted on application.
Bala „Deposil”“” Boxes To Let
KAS TONG PO,
Cost Manager
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED
Established; 1889
Capital (full paid-up) Yen. 100,000,000 | Eeserve Fund ..... Yen. 127,450,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies at
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Nagasaki
Nagoya
New York
Osaka
*Patie
Peiping
Dairen (Dalny) "Rangoon
Fenghien (Makden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
San Francisco
Kankow
Seattle
Harbis
Semarang
Hong Kong
Shangbal
Honolulu
Arinking
Singapore Sourabaya.
Karachi
Robe
London
-Los Angeles
"Marila
Sydney
Tientsia
Tokyo
/kingtah
Yingkow
Cements $8.00/9.35.
Dairy Farms $21.10/21.30. Canton Insurances $270. HK Electrics $7034/7114-. H.K. Ropes $490/3.20. Wharves (old) $102.50/109. HK-Lands-$2534/36.
Ferries $91/91.50.” Antamoks $12. Hotels $30/5.60.” Sinceres $22. Gold Rivers 6% cts. Entertainments 33.80/3.90. Watsons $1.90.
HK Stock Exchange Weekly The Company offers to intending through in quantity Travellers the use of its "Travellers cash and $5.40/80 March with Report issued at 3.15 pm. yester Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, more shares wanted at the latter day.
addition, the world-wide services Sgure. Watsons changed hands at The week under review witness- of its thoroughly equipped avel 8.90 with more shares wantedjed another spurt in the market Department
and Entertainments were enquir-after the comparative dullness of ea for at $4.25. Realties after the previous week. Trading was a large scale and servera); being neglected for a long time on were wanted at $5.70. In the stocks
experienced phenomenal rises. Endoubtedly the increased dividend declared by our premier THE MERCANTILE BANK OF psychological effect on the market
C. H. BENSON,
General Managez.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED
(Incorporated in Chins) Head Office-Shanghai
Capital
$7,500,000.00
$1,500,000.00
Reserve Branches-All Important Cities in
Caims
Formiga Zorbangs and Games) Banking Busineon
Current and Baring konsuzis opened and Pined |Deposits: received- he won'quar, në Laborier pariada
at rates which, will be quoted on application.
BOU Z CHANG..
HONG KONG: BRANCH |
3. Das Forut Sonds Corpusi..
Manves?", "Of
Porriga Fankang: Dept General Ore let the
·Combinťa DS
THE WING ON BANK, LID.
Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS: *Westminster Bank, Ltd.
INDIA, LTD
"HEAD OFFICE:
* Gracechurch Etevet, London, E.CA.
Authorised. Capital- $3,000,000
Subscribed Capital
1,800,000
1,050,000
1,247,830
Paid-up Capital ama Beserve Fand & Rest
BATTERS
•The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Léd BRANCHES:
Tombay 2 Caloule
Colorabe
Boost Bong
Howski
L
Ipot
- Kandy,
Karachi
- Eote Bhara
Konin Lapin
New York
Pusing
Port Locia
2.) (Manrítima)
Kain Lempor Shanghai Konatan (Pabang). Simila
Madina
Singapore
HONG KONG BRANCH.
Every decription of Banking and Exchange
{ bocinas trazuasted.
Travellers Chagane Sanand."
Trades and Flosestorship undertaken.
INTEREST silowed, on" Carrock Ansour MDE Fixed Deponim at Batau that may be ascertained,
e application,
Foreign Exchange and every des Borg Long With Tuy, cripton of banking business transact-
edi
Current Accounts and Savings be counts opened. Fixed Deposits – ze: ceived at rates which will be quoted on applicatión d
Trusteeship & Thisentorship under-
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL
SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China) •
taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.Capital paid ... $5,000,000.
PHILIP GOCK CHIN
- Chief “Manager.
Interest allowed for Corrent A RELIABLE PRINTING
counts
Deposits received for fired perioda į rates to be obtained on application.
C. KISHINAMI,
Manage Hong Kong, 12th September, 1936.
POPEYE
no order too small
"The Army Of Unemployed.
BOYS, THE GALS ARE GONER HAVE A CONTEST YEAR. ONE OF YER FUTURE WIVES IS GONER'LINA
THAT'LL BE FINE
PRIZE
ILL BE A KISSIN'
(CONTEST" THE GAL LICH)
KISSES ME THE BEST WORLI... WIN THE
PRIZE.
[PLELESS"
ENCH ONE
FOR A
HOOR SO *IKING JODE
Reserves
$7,300,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Strings Dept. $300,000. pro: Head-Office.Shanghai -
A Bank having as ita; mission the industrial development on China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. "Hong Kong Office čin
6, Queen's Road. Central.. Phone #1116/
financial institution had a good; and great contributed to the in- creased confidence manifested by public
BUSINESS DONE DURING THE WEEK
Hong Kong Banks $1520, $1515, $1520, 31600, $1620, $1625, 1615.
Canton Insurances $170. Union Insurances $568, $570. Wharves (Old) $101
$102350
$103,
Providents (Old) $170, $1.95/2. Hotels $5.30. $5.35, $545. Humphreys $10.65. -Lands $36, $35.
H. K. Realties $5.70, $53;/5.50- Tramways $14.05, $14, $13.90.| $1410, $14.20, $14.15. 514, $14-15
Star Ferries $91
China Lights (OLA) $10:20, $10% $10.40, $10.45, $10%. $10.60, $10.70, $10.65, $11, $1110, $1120.00
ASSOCIATION
The following report was issued br. the Hong Kong Sharebrokers' Association yesterday afternoon...
Unions $565 38. Antamoks $121. Baguio Gold 18 cts. b. Gold Rivers 674 cts. b. Hotels $5
Land Debentures $100 b. Providents Old- $2 1. $2 s. Peak Trams Old $5 b Trams $14.10`b., $1410 sa- Star Ferries $92 3. Yaumati Ferries $19 b Lights -Old $11.15 b. Lights New $7.80 b..' Electrics $73% b. $724 82. Telephones Old $26.60 b.j Telephones New $10.10 b., $10.20
Canton Ices $1.65. b. Ropes $5.40 b.
Dairy Farms $2170 b. Entertainments $4 b Constructions Old $1.60 b. Watsons 3470 D.
Watsons $4.65, $480. $430. Sinceres $2.20. Entertainments $4.
Raubs $10.70, $10.85, $10. Ewo Cottons Sh. $82.- [CHANGES (3:15 pm) CLOSING QUOTATIONS BUYERS Providents (Old) $2 Providents (New) 30 cts. Hotels $52- Star Ferries $92142, H K Realties $5.70. Chins Lights (01d) $115. China Lights (New) $8. Electrics $7341⁄2 Telephones (Old) $26
H. K. Röpes $511⁄2, Watsons $485.- Antamoks $14.
China Lights (New) $7.20, $7,40, Hong Kong Banks $1615/1625
$7.45, $TY2, $7.60. Electrics $69, $70, $7072, $71,
$71, 571 $12, 574. T Telephones (Old) $25 $26, $26.10, 196.15, $264, $2672 Telephones (New) 10.20,
31010, $10-29-
Cements 7:30, $8, $8.10 $87
$8.80, $9, "$9.35, $9.20 --- H. K. Ropes $490, $4.95, $5. Dairy Farms $21.10, $21.30,
$2172
Next Monday.
WHY: 10.950 ALS
IF YOU KISS EACH ONE FOR AN HOUR TO KISS 110950 GALS IT WOULD
TAKE THREE
WE, THE PEOPLE OF SPINACH OB THIS CO
THERE THERE ARE
YEA
BYS IN:
moderate request.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Latest Quotations
Last Close-10.30 11.00
There has been a small vinder- current .of. demand. from Colombo, Rangoon and Singa pore, but there has been no
January 18. The following quotations were 20- mention of China or Hons ceived last night between 11 pm Kong. There have been some and 1930 p.m.- low offers, chiefly for finishing cloths, from the Near East, but NT. Cotton- little has been done. while. Babber
May
trade with Egypt has been March restricted to triffing lines of Chicago Wheat mulls and fancies.
May Chicago CorTL.
May
Share
10.96
10.98
10.97TM
14.54 14.57 14.51
.1002
100
60%
60
99% 291 29
17
18
13
54%
36%
38
30%
30%
30
43
48%
****
W. Africa. Quiet Most buyers for West Africa STOCK'S: have again become quiet, Anaconda though some manufacturers Copper have been quoting for printing Elec. Bond & cloths for this market Oda lots of prints and specialities General Motors 55% 54%
Montgomery. have been booked for South
Ward
36 America. South Africa has NY. Central also been quiet, though there US. Steel have been a few absurd offers around for standard cloths.
Negotiations with Germany for certain fine cloths have been upset by the fall in raw cotton, and there have been no impor tant transactions for other Con- tinental outlets Canada and Australia have bought poplins, Liverpool Cotton-May 5.84 (last while in the Home Trade sec-close). 3.84 (last red.). mchanged. tion the chief interest has been Liverpool Whest March, displayed in rain cloths and (last close), 6/8% (last recd), 1⁄4 zp
(changre}}{\PARA linings.
COMMODITY PRICES
The following quotations from Lené jdon were received last night hetwasir.
5:20 pm and 10.30 p.m.
Silver Spoc 19% (last close), 19 (last reed), 3 down (change).
Silver Forward unquoted. Silver Reports India General speculative selling Not much support. Market quietly steady"
bought
6/7
London Eubber-April-June (bay- ers) 7 (last close), 7 (last recd), unchanged.
TESTING PROPELLERS
The following quotations... have
The huge propellers used --on- been received by Bouter.
planes operated by one U. S. air- Prev. Yesterday time are removed from the ships Closing Closing after 300 hours of service and etched with "zeld to show" zay- 11.89aws or traces of metal fatigue.
New York STR
New York Cotton:-- March
1129
May
10.95
11.10
July
10.60
10.78-
October
10.09.
10.24
December (1936), 10.04 Spot
.10.19% Winnipeg Wheato
11:30:
-11-85 May
87%
SALES Providents (018) $1.95/EZ
New York Rubber
July
March
May
Hotels $525) "
July
14.54 14.416 14.68 34.57 1483
October
88% STY
88 89%
14718 March :
1851⁄2 1381⁄2-
HK Realties $5%/5.30.
September
14.99
14.85 May
• 183.
-187
H. K. Tramways $1410; $1445. December China" Lights - (Old) $1110, cago Wh
15.202
15.08 July
$11.20
May
100
Electrics $72, $74
July
Telephones (Oldy 65%
Sept
Cements $9.20
Telephones (New) $10.2L -
603%
Dairy Farms 22134 m
(July
Raubs $10%
Watsons $4.90.”“*
(Cont
"A Judge Has Got To Be Fair !”
WELL-WHAS THREE YEARS?)
WE GOT LOTSA TIME-
do
1832 186
WANTED KNOWN
WANTED KNOWK-Last few days). before. „Komor's closs, dog FineTM Objects D'Art will then be packed for shipment to America and England See wonderfit/bargains" before 24th:
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