THE CHIKAS
BANKS
AND SHANGHAI CORPORATION
Authorised Capital --
..$50,000,000
Lashed and Fully-Paid-up. 20,000,000
Eeserve Funds:---
Stapling
...£6,500,000
Hong Kong Carency":
$10,000,090 Reserve Liability of Pro
prietors
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Incorporated by Bagni Cherson, 1855 HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
¡Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
000,000 4000,000
3,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
5$,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
Pangon
Amritsar
Beanbag
Mlang Kobe
Semarang Sarumban
Tunching
IND OFIT: HANG TỐNG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Hot. Mr. T J. Patamon.`
G. Miskin Ex
Deputy Chairman.
Hon. Mr. W. Bell, IE. Masson. Esq.,
Compton Edq, T. E. Pearce Esg
Hon. Mr. & M. Dodwell
Hoa Mr. M. T. Johnson,
CANTON
CHEPOO
Cabe
جايستلا
Imeer toexpor
Mada
New Lock Piping
Tmping
Manglah
Reag
Yor Camboangs
Hong Long
Esiphong J. A. Plummer Baqi zakon
Harbin A L. Shields Esq. V. M. Grayburn, Esq.
CULUM BO
DARK
PROCIO
HAIPHONG
НАХНОВЯ
HENKOW
HARRIS
HONGKEW
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MURE
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HUWLOON
Chial Manage.
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REPEN ICMPUS
LONDON- LYONS
FALLOCA SLAS
RUAR (Jözrə)
MUKDEN
NEW YORK
PELING
PENASU
JANGOON
BAIGHIN
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGWAL
KINGAPORE
KOLBABAYE
SUNG ATANI
TIENTELA
*TSINGTAO
TUZOBAMA
Current Accounts opsoed in Local Currency and Pland Depouly peostved for Join Local Curvasy
your de snorar Being of teet
1580 up to date SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in PITTOOR GLOW TO LET
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Beside of the show Bank in conduce- AND SHANGHAI the HONG KONG
ALING CORFURATION.
FOR THE BOSO KONG AND 6BANGMAI. BANKING CORPORATION,
V. GRATBURN,
Chiel Mangut.
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Aston Copi $10,200,000.00
SAME COL Sempre aŭd Undivided Profis 6,105.12 -HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG.
, De Vos Boed, Central
BOARD OF DIRECTORS;—
Fossips Enchangs and General Banking busines
LONG.
Cari Avoumne opened and Fixed Deponita Iz te one year or shormet pechade vi mälet
what will be quoted on uppisanion.
and
Hand Hand Office in Loodoo undertakes
доми ELECTION Bod
overpaid, o INCOVERY GE Heizah Impiana Zas
which may be mowinined at any of im Agencies and Benson
A BREARLET,
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai
$1,500,000.00 .$1,500,000.00
Capite! Reserve
Branches --- All Important Cities
China
L' Exchange and tombment Banking Panskern Wesenched
Current and danng. 400000re opened and Vized | ¿Depoule mouc for US punt de soarte pučiadu
quoted on applicativa. #awch will
SUG Z CHAUS
Menger.
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HUNG SONG TRINH
2. Der Vax Bond Custin) Manager's 12D08 v Zorg Lacâmage Inyt,
Cher's thes
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THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong... 25, Des Four Road Central Authorsand Capital:$10,000,000
LONDON-BANKERS;— Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des tription of banking business transact est.
Current Accounts and Savinus Ac-: Fixed DepoNES DE-
Eon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman counts opened.
In Long Chun. Eng. P. 1. Leok, Tag Wonceived at rates which will be quoted Exp: Joung Chan Ching Shok, Bath Li Kon application. Lang Wong Chu on. Eng. and Ka Ying
Ведь
Xan Tony P. Zing. Christ. Massagutin
To You, Esq., Mani@pnc»
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES
Shangh Singapore boursimys
M
Malbourne
Spir
Onta Para
Bonolulu
P Росне
Tashokan
Bangyon
Tokyo
Francisco
Vancou
Kobe
Logdot
besion Sydney
Every deanption of Banking, and Ezobecge buntu Combeached. Lowes grad on approved
Current Acc oppond in Loom Cur and Flaad Deposits crud for one shorter periode, in Local, abi. Farmiga Darrencies santa wine will, be quatać on applannin Sale Depot Bares to bet.
SAN TONG-FO,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1880
Capital (full paid-up) Yen.109,000,000 Reserve Find
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Mojj Nagasaki
Alexandria
Bangkuk
Batavia
Bertiz
Bombay
Canton
Daiben (Dainy)
Yen.130,900,000
Мароза
New York
Osaks
Paris
Peiping Pangoon
San Francisco
Seattle
Fengben (Maiden) Rio de Janeiro
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kong
Bobolziu Hsinking Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
Manila
Semarang Shanghai
Singapore
Souzabaya
Sydney Tientad Tokyo
Tangtan
Yingkow
Interest allowed for Current Lo counts.
-
Deposits received for fixed periods at zates to be obtained on applica
G. KISKINAMI Hong Kong, 11th Copiamber, 1885.
THE SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED. {Incorporated in China) {{
Captial paid up
A Bark hrving as the
the Industrial a development as. Chiza and the fostering of bee commercial relations-abrand. Hong Kong Offline *
Queen's Road Centr Phone 21116.
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIN, Chief Manager.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC
Incorporated with Limited Liability in USA. Boad Office: 65, Broadway, New York
Capital
Sarpins Reserves
Kasardara Autorg
Alham
Aachen
لخاص
‚U.S.$6,900,000.00 226026638- 897,612.65
BRANCHES
C
Limmatum
The Bague
KAT Heidelberg
(Zarumbeta
Latidog Liverpool
Lacerto
Bombay Bruns Came
Calcutta.
Cannal Colombe
Copelangan Edinburgh
Kaame
Monte Carlo Xanilo Munich
خط
Montur
Kilen
Nion
Saglam
Puma
Pmping
~ Boiserdam
Kome
Shanghai Southampton
Singapore Tantein
Vertica
Zuzah
Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
unt accounts hand-
Personal investment.
led.
The Company offers to"intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department
C. EL BENSON,
General Manager.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
ommerce and Finance
LOCAL SHARE MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following was the list of local share quotations issued {to-day:-
For she information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published?
Banks HE Bank $1635 b $1620/1635
HK (Lam. Eeg) $104 n. Chartered Banx $154 n.. Mercantile Bank A. and
11⁄4 T Mercantile Bank C. £14% Bank of East Asia $33 n.
Insurances
NEW YORK SHARE for
MARKET
Expected Upturn Delayed
REMAINS UNCHANGED
Messrs. White, Weld & Com- pany, New York Correspondents for Messrs. S. E. Lery & Com- B.pany, report :——
Canton Ins. $265. Union Ins. $585 ́ 5. $585/5874
China Underwriters; $1 a. China Fire Ins..$462 n..? H.K. Fire Ins. $255 n International Assce. Sh.$34
Shipping
Douglases $50 a. HK Steamboats $5% b. Indo-Chinas (Pref.) $5 Indo-Chinas (DeE) $36 b. Shells (Bearer) 119/41⁄2 Union Waterbosts '$12 n.
Docks, etc.
HK and K Wharves $113 n. HK and W. Docks $12. Providents (Old) $25. Providents (New) 20 cts. 2 Hong Kew $160 D.
New Engineering Sh.44 n. Shanghai Docks Sh$811⁄2
Mining
Kilan Mining Ad 13/9 n. Langkats (Single)' Sh.$3 n.. S'hai Exploration Sh.42 n. Shanghai Loans Sh.2 n. Raubs $12 n.. Venz: Goldfield $6 b. Artamoks $6.95 sa.
Atoks $1.08282
Balatoes Gold 57/52 cts. 53. Balatoca $25
ead-
Stocks: The market to-day · is about unchanged and we believe that the upturn has simply been delayed. On the return of strength, hoirever, we would begin to sider the lightening up of both the trading and the medium long-term positions, in anticipation of a cor- rection, which might well begin at around the 180 level of the Įdustrial average.
Eusiness done: 12-1.630.000 shares.
Benguet Consol $25 a. Benguet Exploration 38 cts. b.,
37 cts. sa Big Wedge 86. cts. b. 85/88 cts.)
1
Consolidated Mines 10 cts n. Demonstration $1.80 sal Gold Creeks 49 cta. n.
Gold River 12 cts.
Ipo Gold 35 cts.`n.
·
in-
Tunior
Įonial boya'and)
Preparatory Sch
Prospectus, azd be obtainedően, agp School Secretary, dr (this pa
Wheat: There has been a bet- ter demand and larger importa-| tions. We are now facing the! smallest World supply situation for years. The heavy Canadian coun- try movement is over and the re- buying of bedges is giving farther strength to Canadian fundamentals and is also helping prices in the U.S.A. With the Southern Hemis- phere entering a critical growing period, we visualise good trading opportunities in the near future opportunities in the near future.
Cotton: The weekdy weather re-! port is unfavourable, there being too much rain in the East.
Flash: The following are earn- ings for quarter ending September | 30th. compared with earnings for: the same quarter of last year:-
The Brooklyn- Manhattan Tran-
1936
1935
sit Company $8 per share 49
The Corn Pro-
Refining ducts Company.
The Shell Un-
Ci
1.01 per share 42
Com-
fion
51 per share 25 pany 1: Average crude oil production for the past week is estimated at $3,077,000 barrels, as compared with
3,025,000 barrels the previous week?
The Edison Electric Institate estimates electricity production for Mambulas 91 cts. b. 91/92 cts. the past week at 2.170,000,000
increase o£j kw.h, which is an 16.1% over the same period of last year.
LX.L. $3.90 b..
Itogons $3.85 n.
32:
Masbate $105. IL
Northern Mining 47 cts. p. Paracale Gumaná $147 b., 51.47
Bi
Salacot, 17 cts a
San Mauricio $6,20 z Santa Rosa 16 ct. Suyoc Conso) #116 pak United Paracales $390 84. Pazazale Gold 81 ca. 32.
Lands, Hotels, etc. HK and S. Hotels $5.90 ..$5.85 xa.
H. K. Lands $40 a.
H.K. 4% Debentures 105% Shanghai Lands Sh.$13 n Metropolitan Lands Sh.$10 m. Humphreys 191⁄2 1
HK. Reailies $51⁄2 z- Chinese Estates $78 z. China Realties Ski n. China Debentures Sh.$60 1.
Public Utilities HK Tramways $1155 b. $113; Peak Trams (old) 361⁄2 n. Peak Trams (new) $2% 12. Star Ferries $93 ni Yazmati Ferries $23 b. C. Lights (Old) $14% sa C. Lights (New) $11 b. HK. Electrics $53% b. Macao Electrics $20 r. Sandakan Lights $8:30 n.
* Telephones (Old) $29 =.
Telephones (New) $10.80 m. China Buses Sh$113⁄41⁄4 mi Singapore Tractions 27/- m Singapore Pref. 21/- n.
Industriela
HARRY RELEAS
KINI
POLISH
KIWI
200T POL
CLEAN your shoes regularly with Kawi-made from; sopen-waz - Bod fpe solvent, specially to proterve leather and
give a smart *high glow***
finish
KIWI
1937 HONG KONG
DIRECTORY
NOW BEING
COMPILED
Business Houses, secre- taries of Clubs or Asso-
ciations etc. are re- quested to return the forms containing full
particulars as soon as possible.
New firms, clubs or as- sociations are requested to apply for the neces-
sary forms which will be sent on application.
THE
HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY
3A, Wyndham Street Tel. 20022
LOCAL DOLLAR RISES
Silver Prices Up
The local dollar has risen: 1/32,
EEYORE'S
Now's the time
to do
it]
WEEKLY MISCELLANYTM
(Continued from Page 6)
Agents:-WAR LOXLEY & CO., opening on demand this moming What Price Intolerance?
(CHINA) LID.
Quicker
and a shine as bright as lightning
BRASSO METAL POLISM
at 1/2 13/16.
"Spot" silver rose a to 19 13/16, while forward" also rose
% to 19 13/16.
The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £-US$489,| as compared with £US$4.591⁄2-| while the New York on London cross-rate, was quoted at £- |U.S.$489, 1/16, as compared with
US$4.89:
KAW RUBBER
Latest Quotations From Singapore
The following extracts from 20 news item in the Dolly Telegraph (London) speak for themselves:
The only way to deal with all-- night dancers was by excommunica- -tion, Father Brown, pazish priest. of Lisnaw, Co. Kerry, declared on Saturday.
People who came from distances car to attend. dances,Ÿweze "scoundrels of the lowest ups and devila izénznate," "he" held Father Brown held up England as sa example, declaring that dances in England did not last as long s those in Irelandie Dance were the rain and curse, of the country, he said, and, when people were demoralised, the end waS DORT.. It is interesting to read further that these views were expressed Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co. When he was objecting at Listowel, have received the following que-Co. Kerry, to a number of applica tations from Singapore 'in Straitsons for dances at halls in his parish; and even more interesting is it to discover that on his re..... presentations District Justice~ Johnson made it a condition of the licences that no one living more than three miles from the ball should be admitted, and that dase-- ing should stop at 10:30 pmIL” Epigram
COMMODITY PRICES NO AGREEMENT Currency for Baw Rubber.
New York Bubber, October December
Spot {Nov/Dec.
WITH SIAM Tim Position Remains Jan./Mar.
Obscure
FUTURE DE RESTRICTION. IN
THE BALANCEER
London, To-day.
Buyers 273% Dona" 2734-do 27%-do-
Apr/Jane
274
Market: Easier.
ida-
REICHSMÄRK QUOTATIONS
Salute to an anonymous con- tributor to the St. Louis Star- Berlin, To-day The Reich-Times far as elegant a piece of No surprise has been caused smark was quoted yesterday with phrase-making as I have encoun-- in tin circles by the failure of out guarantee at: New York, tered for a long time. He re
reason why the yesterday's International Tin 40.19; Paris, 853; Amsterdam, 75; marks that the Committee meeting to disclose and London, 1216.
voice of the people is so muffed is: Paris quoted the Pound ster-that most of it is filtered throngh any new developments in the negotiations with Siam, folling at 105.10 to 105.15, and the hits. 1643lowing the issue of a communi- US dollar at 214825 to 214875--This Week's Gem
que stating that the Committee Trans-Ocean Service. was unable to arrive at agree 16.57ment with the Siamese Govern ment regarding the renewal of control after the expiry of the agreement now in operation
Awide diversity of opinion 114% exists, however, as to what may 113 be announced at the meeting on Some quarters November 5. persist in their belief that agree-
16.43n 16.484
The following quotations have been received by Eenter:--
b.
Prer. Yesterday Closing Closing
New York Cotton:
December
11.88
11.81
January
11.87
118
March
11.97
11.90
May
1202
11947
July
October Spot
11.96 11.52% 1141 12.92*
11.90%
12.25
16.459
16.370
16.624
January
March
May
16.520 16.58a 16.62
July
September
16.69 16.750
16.60% 16.64m
Chicago Wheat:
December
May
114 113
July
98%
Chicago Corn:
December
931/2
May
89**
| Jály
86
Winnipeg Wheat:
October December May
112 109% 110%
111
109
110.
Malabon Sugars 59% n. Cald, Macg. (Ord) Sh$191⁄2 3. Cald., Mang. (Pref.) Sh.$15 n. Canton Ices $2.29 n.
Cement $1160 ̊n. HK Ropes $3.90 m
Stores, etc. Dairy Farme $22 1. Watson $4.85 n.
Lane, Crawfords 36% 1.
Mackintoshs $5 n.
Sinceres $3.
ISLAND
Fest
Victoria Peak Signal Station Mt Parker
1,824
1774
-1734
Mountain Lodge
Wm Fowells 40 £0.
1725
Wing On (H.K.)*35071.
172
Peak Hotel
1305
ML Davis
Kodin Kaal Kotton MIKE Ewo Cottons Sh$11.20
277
Bowen Road Salterbeds)
MAINLAND
297
Kowloos Peak
1971
Shanghai Cottons (all) Sh.
$80 m Shirghai Cottons (new) Sh--
Shiga Sh. $16- Wing On Textiles Sh.325-12
Miscellaneous Entertainments $3 z.
9834
WIFE'S WORD NOT JAW
Magistrate Believed The Policeman
Headlines from a recent issue: at a revered contemporary “
FILM OF "ANTHONY ADVERSE"
Dicken's Langest Best-Seller
Which reminds me
though:
"I plead not gality because my this has nothing to do with the ment will be reached, reiterating wife says I am not guilty," said above, which is reproduced ahao- 93%, the opinion that Siam has every motorist at Highgate police lutely sic (if one can say that) 89% thing to gain and little to lose by court recently when summoned for in all its pristine beauty thất:
the American publishers 86% holding out to the bitter end, sub-disobering trafic lights, t
stantiating their argument by He added: When I get near the "Anthony Adverse" advertised it pointing out that the metal held traffic lights my wife said "It is in one issue of the Atlantic as
all right, the lights are green." "the best six novels of the year. up well to yesterday's news,
8. C. Enterprises $1.25-n. Maçao. "Grayhunday. $2 n., Commerfon (Old) $1% 2 Constructions (Now) 4271⁄2 cts, Vibro Piling $5% b.
Ch. Govt. s 1928 Grbi
2
HK Govt. 45%LORE 8%
EK: Gorto Wallace Hary
On the contrary others express And that is the first time she has the opinion that November 5 will ever spoken to me while I have
see restriction blow-up,yaccom,
been driving - Naturally I took
panied by the traditional Areer word for the show
****The“ miglaizate, however, works; stressing that they place
took]
a bearish interpretation on the the word of the policeman, - and fact that there is to be another fined the motorist 108. meeting only a fortnight hence.
Another which, is thought, renderization
a. more difenit is that Netherlands
Fast Indies producers, adamant against concession to
are
RED-TIME" STORY
BULLET IN THE CHEST
Territorial Dies After
Rifle Accident
Frank Moore, age
Han
Woman at Tottenham Police Connah's place,
Siam Wines the devaluation of the may be goes: galider, as now she is in-a-posi-tool shed, sits in there tion to compete profitably, in the pipe,, and never open market at a price as low as bedtime, unless 1128, Berber/
cgets, Chester/Terziforial, to the ter Bayal, Cheranry
king his from gunshot wound
mill engaged in rifle pr welf at Burton Point
went of by: secident.
of"