BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000
Issued and Fully Paid-up. 20,000,000 Reserve Funds:--
Starling
Bilver
$ 8,500,000
$10,000,000
Reserve ability of Pro-
prietors
HEID OFFICE: EONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
11. Dohmei, „Dag.
German.
C. C. Laight, Eng.
Hon. Mr. W. E. Bell
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
£3,000,000 $3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Bode
Ipab
THE CHINA HAUSFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13–193
Commerce and Finance
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Market Inclined To Rule Firm:
Paid-ny Capital
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro
$20,000,000
prietors
~$3,000,009
Alor Star
Mangude Sou
Bangkok
Karmoki
Samaring
Bombay Calcut Canton
Labe
Shanghai
Xande
Singapor
NEED FOR SELECTIVENESS
Lempat
Cavapors
Isching
Madras
Хлеба
Toust
Sew York
(Bhacker)
-
Perping
(Peking) Penang
Isabeatse
Lamboangs
Hon. Mr. I. J. Paterson Caba A. H. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Esq, Colombe MT. Johnson Esq., JA. Plummer E34 plong G. Miskin Esq., A. L. Shields Esq.
Geyboro. Eq
HALTEONG
ZYTOW
VALRY
STATICO FOR TOBO**
BRANCHER
KRAZA ZUMPCS
• LONDON
LIONS
MALACCA
MANILA
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MUIDEN
NEW YORK
PEMPING
PENANG
"RANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCISIO
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
BOCEABAYA
SUNGE PLANT
TIENTSIN
TOYO
TSINGTAO
TOKOHAMA
Currat Accomde opened in Label Currency and Fized Deposito recnared for one year for PAREDE VERA in Leon Currency, and Starling
an Suzza which will be closed on uppisencion
A£30 sp to date SAFE DEPOSIi'
Ting TO LET.
Hang Long, ist November, 1935.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Business of the above Bank-is condwas- by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI FANKING CORPORATION. Buins may b
bined on application.
FOR THE HỨNG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
V. GRAYBURN,
Chit Manage
Hong Your 3th February, 2003,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
dashurised" Capital
لمدسوس Raad up
$20,000,000.00 $5,500.00
Laters and Undeaded Prodia iš 2,92,000,00¦
HEAD OFFICES-RUNG SONG.
30 Des Your Bond. Central
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :-
Eat bou-bow, Chaz
15.
DN
Hamning
Harbin **
Beng Koog
Porsigs Exchange and Gemars) Banking businem
Correntebede opened and Food Deponite towired for one year or shorter paciada at "zelen whính vũi be quoted an application.
-A. BRKARLEY, -
Manage Hong Kong, 1st January, 1985.
THE
INCREASES DAILY
1|
Messrs. White, Weld and Com- pany, New York Correspondents
SHARE MARKET
`TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
LONDON RUBBER
MARKET
Large Shipments To New York
MINCING LANE ELATED
London, To-day-
CHINA'S NEW- LOANS
RATES OF INTEREST APPROVED
Nanking, To-day.
A joint meeting of the Finance
Mincing Lane is, elated at the and Economic Committees of the shipments of physical rubber to Legislative Yuan yesterday ap-
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ITALY
Treasures Given Up
In England
OFFICIALLY RECEIVED BY KAMBASSADOR *
London: Signor Grandi offi-
The following is the list of local New York. It is rumoured that proved the rate of interest for the cially received the Italian Con- share quotations issued to-day-at least 2000 tons have been Recovery Loan 13 6 per cent, assals and Fascist delegates who
Banks
engaged for shipment very short-fixed by the Central Political have been responsible for the HK. Bank $1,605 m.
ly, while some quarters place the Council. The meeting set the wedding-ring and gold contri
butions of the various Italian n. total amount at nearer 6,000 and date of the issue of the loan as
colonies in Great Britain and suggest that a special ship may March 1
Ireland at the Italian En- be chartered. No substantiation
As regards the rate of interest basry last month. for this report is yet forthcoming.
"the" Railway Reconstruction] but it is known that New York Loss, the committees decided that most of the Consuls wore their
on Wednes-lit should also be 6 per cent. purchased 1,500 tons day night
The extent of the drain of reb-
BK. Bank (London) 510275, Chartered Bank £15 2. Mercantile Birk A and
£2972. The
B
Mercantile Bank G. #131⁄4
for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com-Bank of East Asia $80 1. PRIy, report:-
Stocks: When trading was re- sumed to-day after a holiday yes- terday, the market was inclined to rule firm, with the volume of business done on the heavy side. but the necessity of selectiveness is increasing daily. Business. idome: 2,920,000 shares.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY: J. E. Bennett and Com-
INC.
Head Office:=-65, Broadway, New York
Capital
Suplus Reserves
Ámsterdam
Latwary
Albace
AMULA
Baala
Benin
US$8,000,000.00 2,183,633.06 870,781.65
BRANCHES
Games
Glasgow
The Hague
Havan Hamburg
Mastemak
معن
Nion
Supine
Prom
Para
Bob Beumane
Puping Botterdam
Metiseals
Caro
Looden
Liverpool
LUDTON Lugsdo
Shazychai Southampton. Singapor Tizatain
Calcetta Cannes Colesbo Copenhagen Dubla Edinburgh Flora Gears Kanich
Jerumento
Karvailin Moute Care
Finema Tation Tokohama Zurich
Branches of American Express | Company in Principal cities of Unived States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
-Za Enon Chen Zay, P. J. Imak. Eng. HORE! Iva Tong, Eng Chan Casa Sowk. Eng. Li ! Bang. Das Hong Chu Son, Eng. and "Kan Yineled.
La
Tung P. Eng.. Chant Karmgur.
Li Tas Fong. “Emi Sonagar.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES :-*
Seattle
Singapore BOWDLERJE
Jumay
Semating
Tambay
Singmansi
Shangha
Calouste Conten
Sew York
Chemica
-Putia
Sego
Parag
Zydney
Pramog
Ichaics
Bangout
Trotin
Xeioon Lundon
İsma
Boat Ferncisco
"ADDONITE Toka
Flapbout
acco
Stapelbag
Labe
chili.
Personal investiment accounts hand-
pany report that cash and mill interests are buyers. We think that the market is pretty well isold out. Total sales: 15,367,000)
bushels.
Cotton: It is reported that the Manager of the Producers Pool; has received bids for 250,000 bales, against 50,000 bales of cotton offered by the Pool It is under- stood that the Pool Manager is! willing to accept offers for 65,000 bales on the May basis. This Isale may
cause 'relative strength in May options.
Flash: Average daily petroleum production during the past week! iis estimated at 2764000 barrels, against 2815.000 barrels the pre- rious week
Institute The Edison Electric estimates electricity production at increase 1.952.000,000 kw.h, an
of 10-7 per cent over the corres- ponding period of last year.
The Company offers to intending COMMODITY PRICES
Travellers the case of its “Travellers Cheques and Letters of Credit and,
in addition, the world-wide services
The following quotations have
of its thoroughly equipped Travel been received by Beuter. Department.
Chief Mazaga.
Capital
LIMITED
$7,500,000.00
$1,500,000.00
September
Every description at Banking and. Exchange.
bmessens tentameted..
July ¡October
adam granted on approved THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, December
Carrant Accouze opened in Local Cursory man Fixed Deposite isostred for cos zur or amacias periode in Lost and Foreigs Currencies MU SAZIOA which will be quoted on application.
Bada Deposit Box To Lat.
KAN TONG PO.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
UIMITED
Established 1880 *
Capital (full paid-up) Yen. 100,000,000 Beserve Fund ..... Yen. 127,450,000
Read Office: YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencies at
Nagmad
Alexandria
(Incorporated in China)
Head Office-Shanghai
Reserve Branches-All Important Cities in July
Foreign Exchange and Geoses! Barking Basins December Corest and Sering Accounts opened and Find Chicago Wheat:— Deposits zooskred, but can (paar of shorter periode i
|at ram which wit be quoted on application.
HONG KONG BRANCH -26, Das Vaux Eand. Contend
Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing
28T
Instances
Canton Ins. $270 1. Unions Ins. $5623 1. China Underwriters $1.07% 1. China Fire Tax. $480 1. HK. Fire Ima. $260 a. International Assce. $31⁄4 2
Shipping
Douglases $35 1 - HK. Steamboats $571⁄2 TL Indo-Chinas (Pred), $30 L Indo-Chinas (Del.) $20 m. Shells (Bearer) 90/- n. Union Waterbosts $1416 m.
Mining
th
on
Signor Grandi himself - and”
Fascist uniforms for the occa- The measures are now to be sion. The rings and other gold considered at ber from warehouses in both of the Legislative Yuan, meeting athletic cups, were laid on a a general meeting and silver objects, including
London and Liverpool can be es Himated by the fact that the mar- ket is freely talking of a reduction in the weekly stocks of between. three and four thousand tone-- Reuter
RAW RUBBER PRICES
Latest Quotations From
Singapore
to-day--Renter.
HOLD-UP STAGED- IN SHOP Dummy Pistol Used
table draped with the flag of Italy.
The total contribution is valued at approximately £30,000. Of this amount, Lon-t don's contribution was 18 kilo- grams of gold and £8,000 in cash.
Provincial Gifts
Of the provincial cities, Car- diff, with 1,500 Italians, gave
George Anthony Smith, aged 87, 2100 grams of gold, 4,500.
grams of silver. and £685. described as a theatre manager, Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co. was sentenced at the Old Bailey Liverpool, with 2,000 Italians,
received the following last month to five years" penal Sex £650 in cash.
gave 1,350 grams of gold and
Antamoks $1.60 b. $160/1-51 | have
Balatoes 3174 n.
Baguio Gold 20 cts. A. Benguet Consolidated $141. Benguet Explanation 14 ets. De Big Wedge 12 cts. 1 Gold Creek 30 ets. 1. Gold River Tes: 11 Ipo Mining 90 cts. n. Itogons 36 cts. n. Salacots 15 ets. z. Kailan, Mining Að. 13/9.z. Langkats (Single) $11 1. S'hai Exploration Sh.241⁄2 n Shanghai Loans Sh$4 n. Ranhs-$11.40
Venz Goldfield $3 3.
Docks, etc.
FK and K. Wharves (old)
$101
HK and K Wharves (new) |
$98 1
HK. and W. Docks $9 m Providents (old) $2 s. Providents (new) 50 cis, *. Hong Kew Sh4190 r. New Engineering, Sh.$4, n. Shanghai Docks. $79 m
Cotton Mills Ewo Cottons Sh.381⁄2 Shanghai Cottons (old)"Sh.$70
Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh$41.
*
Zoong Sings Sh$12 n.
Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 ¤.
~ Lands, Hotels, etc. HK and S. Hotels $5.45 z. : HK Lands $3534 -
HK. Lands 4% Debentures
100%
-The 6,000 Italians in Scotland gave £630 in cash and 134. kilo- grams of gold."
quotations from Singapore invitäde. He was found guilty of, Straits Currency for Raw Rubber, being armed with *offensivel
AD Spot 25% Up b, 26 s.
weapon and assaulting three men. April/June 26 3 b., Unchanged Mr. J. F. Eastwood, prosecut
.26-18
ding, stated that Smith attempted a b hold-up at a jeweller's shop in
Maiden lane,
the off
Strand Folice officers saw him enter the shop and watched through the window.
July/September 26 Up
26.S., October/December 26 4 Up
b. 26 % s Market:Quiet.
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
Silver Prices Rise
The local dollar is steady, open- ing on demand this morning at 1/346.
1934
"They saw one of the assistants with his hands above his head and Smith with a" pistol in his hand,” | continued Mr. Eastwood. "They rashed into the shop and there was a violent struggle with Smith, during which the pistol was fired”
Not Mad
There are only 700 Italians
Ireland They gave £430 in: cash and 6 kilograms of gold.
WHOLESALE PRICES IN BRITAIN
Steady Increase All Round Reported
-London, Today.
The Board of Trade index of*.
with a year" ago.
This is the
"Spot" silver advanced 3/16 to Det-Insp. Greeno stated that wholesale prices in January, shows 19%, while "forward" rose to Smith came out of prison only fire an increase in average of 0.4 per the cent, as compared with December before committing days offence. "When he was at Box-and of 4 per cent, as compared The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at 5-USSA-street," said the officer. "I had a 98%, as compared with Stalk with him and asked him he sixth successive month of increase $4.99%, while the New York on were mad. He said, "No, and and the rise since July last is London cross-rate was quoted at added: I study paychology a little nearly 45 per cent.
Food prices show an advance at I wondered whether Englishmen S—US$1.98%. -
would stand this sort of thing. 1only about 2 per cent. on the year, wondered what they would do but the January index numbers for all articles and for industrial when facing a gun.””
Smith, in evidence, declared that materials and manufactures: are he had been "decoyed to the shop the highest recorded for any New York: The recent large by a man who gave him a dummy month since December and No- shown to pistol This man, he alleged, was rember 1930 respectively. British have boosted the coinage value of a police informer. the Treasing holdings to about 21 per cent of its gold supply, with da monetary value of over $2,100,-
000, as compared with gold hold-|| ings
of $10,154,000,000-Beater.
U.S. SILVER POLICY
(Continued from Page 1) VALUE OF HOLDINGS
silver purchases are
C. EL BENSON, New York Cotton:
General Manager March
May
11.22 11.26 10.90 1081 10:50 10.58
10.20 10.27
10.21 10.29
January
10.31c
Spot
11.30
10.32 11.70
+.
New York Rubber:-
March May
15.53 13.64
15.65a 15.75
15:70 15.89
15.82a 15.95
16.01a 16.07
May
977
98%
(800) 2. GEFANG,
Жасарас
July
8834
September
87
888
Chicago Corn:-
May
July
603
61 60% 61
Winnipeg Wheat:-
May
84th
846
Nagoya New York
July
85%
$479
THE WING ON-BANK, LTD.
October
24%
836
Osaka
HK. Tramways $13.30 n. Peak Trams (old) $7 b Peak Trains (new) 2 b
New York Silk:
Pazis
Peiping
March
1.76
1.79
Star Ferries $90 n. ez. div.. Yaumati Ferries $191⁄21⁄2 n.
NY. Cotton
May
10.81
1.77
1793
NY. Rubber
March
15.53
July
1.74
1.762
Hamburg
Hankow
Seattle
Aarbin
Hong Kong
Honolulu
Semarang Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya Sydney
asked, b---
·bid. ----
C. Lights (old) $11 b, $1120 & Chicago Wheat C. Lights (new) $8 b
May
97
nominal.
HK. Electrics $7214 b. $7234-Chicago Corn
73. £2.
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60%
Anaconda
Copper
323
33%
Electric Bond &
Share
2014 General Motors 59xd Montgomery
20%
29%
Batavil
Berlin
Bombay
Calentma
Cizator
Dairen (Dalny)
Manage's Ca
Foren Eichanga Dept.
Camer's O
General Orde
Shanghai Lands Sh.$18 n. Metropolitan Landa Sh. $10 Humphreys $10.40 s H.K. Realties $5.85 n.. Chinese Estates: $84 m. › China Realties $4 - China Debentures Sh360 m.
Public Utilities
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Los Angeles
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Moj
San Francisco.
Ventsin Tokyo. Tringtan Yingkow
Interest allowed for Current do
Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application,
C. KUSHIKAMI,
Manage Hong Kong, 12th September, 1988.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the informat
the following list of some of the highest points en
Mainland is pubika
ISLAND
Victoria Peak Signal Statio Mt. Parker
Island, and
Head Office: Hong Kong
26, Den Voerr Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000 May
LONDON BANKEES:- Westrabaster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des- Cripton of banking business transact- led.
Current Accounts and Savings A6+] counts opened. Fixed Deposits re-
MEAT PROBLEMS
ceived at rates which will be quoted Agreement Reached
on application.
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken, Safe Deposit Boxes for hire. PHILIP GOCKCHIN Chief Manage.
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL: SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up Reserves. |Capital Savings Dept. Reservs Savings Dept":
Head-05cShan
A. Bank, having as its mission. the industrial developmental qua China, and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Offer -
$. Quem's Roud Central
QUALITY
In London
London, To-day. The Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Walter Elliot, announced at Commons question time yesterday that an agreement had been resch- ed with the Government of Aus tralia and New Zealand and also with the Government of Ar gentina on a programme whereby the total arrivals of beef and vesu
in the United Kingdom during the six months to the end of June next; would not exceed the quantities imported in the corresponding per- fod of 1985. It was expected that the arrivals from small Empire sources also during this period |would not exceed those arranged
for the first part of last year. British Wireless
PERLIN SHARE 1
Macao Electrics $20-m Sandakan Lights $4% : Telephones (old) $264 n Telephones" (new) $10.20 China Buses Sh#111⁄4 n Singapore Tractions 17- n Singapore - Tractions Pret 26/-
Industrials
Malabon Sugars 38,40 m. Cald, Macg. (Ord) S$199 Cald: Macg. (Pre£), Sh.415 n Canton Ices $1
Cements $8%* 1 3% # FK Ropes $5,60 z
Stores, etc.. Dairy Farms $22 3. Watsons $485. n Lane, Crawfords $6% n Mackintoshs $5 n. Sinceres $270 B WILL Powells 70-cta: na Wing On (HKD): $55-2.
Miscellaneous Entertainments $470 n. SC Enterprises) $1.25 ɔn. Macao Greyhound $2 n.. Constructions (old) $175
(new) bror Piling #4 n
1925 GB
LES Gost 4% Loan
59 592
Ward
40% NY. Centrál 354 35% US Steel 58 59 6936
The following quotations from Lon- don were received last night between 5.30 pm and 10.30 pm.
Silver Spot. 15-11/16 (last close), Clast received), 3/16. up (change).
Silver. Forward 19% (last close), 19% (last received), up (change). bought Silver Report India "Spot" and "Forward Chins sold "Forward"?" Market quietly steady.
Liverpool: Cotton-May: 6.74 Cast close), 5.77. Cast received), „12 up (change)
Liverpool Whest, March '(last close), 6/14
Cast werei
"down fcharge)276 London Rubber--April-June (eri) 7-7/16 (last close), 1-7/16
received), unchanged.
REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS
609:25
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