BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital.....$50,000,000| Issued and Fully Paid-up. 20,000,000 Reserve Funda:
Sterling ........£ 6,500,000 Hong Kong Currency
................ $10,000,000 Bowery Liability of Pro»
prietors
THE CHARTERED BANK OF" INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
Imontponded by Royal Charive, 1902.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fend
£3,000,000 $3,000,000
|Reserve. Lisbility of
$20,000,000
prietors. ...
Aruscias and Bčanches:
PRIAD OFFICE; HONG KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTOÈS. Hon. Ma, J. J. Paterson.
G. Mision Esq.,
Papery Chaletsen..
J. E. Masson Esq.
Calcutta Casto
4. H.-Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Esq., 19
Hon. Mr. S. M. Dodwell,
J. A. Plummer Baq-ffi
Hon Mr. M. T. Johnson,
AMOT
Ba
AL. Shields EQ- V. M. Graybars, Esq.
BATAVIA
BUMKAY
CALCUTTA
CANTON
CKETOO
COLOMBO
DALXEX POOGALO
HAIPHONG
HAMBERG HANKOW
HAKKIN
MÖNGLER
KALO
F
MEGRI
KOGE
KOWLOON
Chief Maroc.
BRANCHES
KUALA LUMPUR
LOADON LYONS
MANILA MUAB (Jobs) KULDER
NEW YOR
PEZPIK
PEKANG
RANGOOX
SAX PZATCHBOO
ZAZGOR
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
BOURARAZ
TIESTRIS
TOKTO
TRINGTAO
TOKOHAKA
4
Current Acomunte opened in Losal. Quzivacy and Prod. Dupančio socaived for one post or abordar samole la Local Outremer and
4230 up 1500 SAFE SZPORT BOXES la Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
De Bolsome of the above Bank is avaduot MY HONG KONG AND EXARCERCAT BANKING ODEPOBAROUK. Zaina ung" 24
FOR THE HONG KONG AND KHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
V. I. GHATBURN,
Chief Menge.
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Katberland Capital ; —mum $10.000.000.00 Paid to Capita Baterie and Codivided Prodas manā 226,30GNE
HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG.
32, Den Tanz Toad, Cocteni
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Eon, Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman,
Li Xam Chan, Eng. 2. I. Kwok, Ene, Tong
Harbin
Zenbaanga
Forsigs Tachange and Geoscal Backing buskowm
Cucznik doomente spinać vod Pat Dupontin zututvud but can your 'er skuter perioda så takes which will be quoted on appčiamiems.
The Backs Bm D 15 Lemken undertak
sorency, ot" "British Income Tax wargail, as
Agencies und Beserkin
A BREARLETA
Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1985.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED
Ancorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai
..$7,500,000.00 ..$1,500,000.00
Capital Eescre Ezanches — All Important Cities in
Chine
Forviga Exchanges und Gluten) Banking Boulness
Oman and Boring Locosto sprzed sad. Find Degrada Fannivad kr we zur me shariat, periods
300 L CHANG.
HONG KONG BRANCH: 25 Du Vaux Bowl, Conical Pandya Declenge Dept. mums that
Cider'a ion
+
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
and
Commerce
Finance
LOCAL SHARE MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following was the list of local share quotations issued to- day.
Banks
HK Bank $1675 b. HK. (Lon. Reg.) £106,1. Chartered Bank £15% n Mercantile Bank A. and
* 1
Mercantile Bank C. £14% I. Bank of East Asia $83 n.
Insurances Canton Ins. $265 n. Union Ins. $600 1.
China Underwriters $1 n. H.K. Fire Ina.' $253 m.
LESS LIBERTY IS 50
YEARS OLD
(Continued from Page 37
Ney, and Emile Renout, the fam ous painter. Speakers on the occa- [sion were Chainegy 1 Depew, Senator Evarts, Dr. Storrs, and
NEW YORK SHARE Bishop Henry C. Potter. The day
MARKET
Leading Issues- Decline
TRADERS HOLDING OFF
Mesura White, Weld & Com- pany, New York Correspondente for Messrs. S. En Levy & Com- B.pany, report
was called Barthokli day. Twenty thousand- marchers-paraded the įstreets of lower New York City
and 300 vessels took part in grand review in the harbour./
· For 39 years the famous statue was under the jurisdiction of the war department, but in 1925, by proclamation of President Coolidge, it was transferred to civil status.
Some Dimensions
The Statue of Liberty is 305 feet Stocks: To-day's - market was high from the base of the pedestal quiet and irregular and traders to the top of the torch. The figure are holding af pending the out-of Liberty is 151 feet tall. It come of the Presidential Election./weighs 225 tons and is made of Leading issues, including, motors, brass and bronze. The sculptor Isteels and utilities, declined, cop-Bartholdi in fabricating the famous) Iper shares being the outstanding figure executed "the most notable! exception on account of Improved example of repousse work (ham- earning prospects due to the in-mering of metal from the reverse International Assce. Sk. $3% ncrease in the price of the metal side) by moulding 300: sheets of We advise cautiousness for the brass over a metal framework. The moment, pending clariścation of head of the statue measures 17 the Election issue Business done: feet 3 inches from chin to'craniumį
and 10 feet from ear to ear, and -1,600,000 shares..
stand. Whert: Prices were lower to-within it 40 persons can day on weak advices from the Twelve persons can stand within markets abroad, and on a fair the torch. One hand is 16 feet 5 amount of selling. The shipping inches long, one finger 8 feet long.! and mill strikes are both unsettl- The right arm is 42 feet long. ing infiuences for the time being. A fift rises through the pedestal while the uncertainty with regard and a winding stairway continues to the election outcome is also hav-on up through the figure to the ing its effect. Total sales: head. In the left hand is a tablet with the date of the signing of 8,956,000 bushels.
Shipping
Douglases $30 x.
H.K. Steamboats $64 m. Indo-Chinas (Pre) $35 a Indo-Chinas (Def) $36 2. Shells (Bearer) 118/1 a Union Waterboats $10% n.
Docks, etc.
HK and K. Wharves-3110 2. HK. and W, Docks $19%%% m. Providents (Old) - $2.10 m. Providents (New) 20 cts. n. New Engineering Sh.24. z. Shanghai Docks Sh.8811⁄2 n.
Mining
Kilan Mining Ad. 13/16 n. Raubs $12 n.
Stock
<
Venz: Goldfeld $614 b.
PHILIPPINE MINING
Opening Sales
Fates Local In Pesos Currency
4.30
Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Your Road Central Authorized Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS;— Westminster Bank, Ltd.. Foreign Exchange and every desBenguet Explor cription of banking business transact Big Wedge
Consolidated Mines Current Accounts and Savings Ac-Demonstrations
Fixed Deposits ze Ipo Gold
jed.
Sang ng Tang Cha Son, Fes, and Zaa Tine caived at rates which will be quoted para Gold
12 The Zoug, Loja Manage.
BRANCHERS AD AGENCIES D
Manila
Kellow
New Yorky
Seattle Semarang
Denney
Calc
Hay
Nonclaim
Paing
Takyo
Ban Francisco
on application.
Trusteeship & Executorship under taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHIX, . Chief Manager.
Ey maription of Backing' sot ExchanDA begadania, trumbetet. Lamos gasoted on approved
Core Austy syvoeć in Imcal. Currency and Fund Deposits ritulvad for one 2000 ot aborter periode in Loral and. Fongs Cizvodim SEM VAR will be quoted en sepiimtion.
Sale Depois Bonne In J
KAY YONG PO,
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANI, Mineral Resc
INC.
Incorporated, wiki, Kännided Liability in (1.5.2.
Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York
Capital
Sarpins
Eeserves
.U.S.$6,000,000.00 2,240,344.38 897,612.65
Lands, Hotels, etc. HK. and S. Hotels $6.20 . HK. Lands $39 s.
Cotton: To-day's market was the Declaration of Independence steady, though nervous, with tra-inscribed on it.
ders awaiting the result of the Used As Lighthouse Election. The cottori piece-goods
trade still reports good business! For many years the statue was and the consumption outlook con-used as a lighthouse, bat was aban- tinues to be bullish, making in-doned as such when it appeared vestment on the long-side look that the right arm was weakening. Nineteen years ago electric illumi- profitable.
Flashes: The Barnsdall Corpora-nation for the entire statue, in- tion("A") shows earnings for the cluding the torch, was provided. massed at the base of the pedestal;
tram
On your way to North America,
SEE CANADA
Cross Canada
Canadian Pacific ar-condition through the world Famous Canadian Rockies Stopover at Lake Louise... Banff The eities of Eastern Canada. Canadian Pacific Hotels awaits you.
A chain of huurious
Connect at Montreal or Quebec with Canadian Pacific. Trans-Atlantic Liners sailing by the sheltered St. Law rence Seaway to Europe.
Information and tickets from“
your own agent
Canadian Pacific
WORLD'S - GREATEST ·TRAVEL - SYSTEM
quarter ending September 30th, of This includes the 252 foodlights HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE
$506,690.
quarter
The Murray Corporation shows the illumination from which makes earnings of 9 cents per share for the great figure stand out impres
ending September sively by night. Incidentally, the 30th, compared with a les $73.421 for the same quarter Ist year.
of costs approximately £100 a month
of to light up the Statue of Liberty.
From time to time repairs have
The International Nickel Com-been made to the statue, but it Chicken
COMMODITY PRICES
APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES
Nov. 1, Nov.
1936 1918;
Cts. Cts.
POULTRY.
42
30
Beef Siriola
was not until 1929, after it had Capons, Small Large been exposed to the weather for
Duct 142 years, that it was given its first Dores
complete washing, <
Eges, Hen (cook-
per doz,
1933 it was noted that the ing) statue's heating system was in Eggs, Hen (fresh)
Antamoks Atoks
.68
Baguio Gold
35
Balatoc Mining Benguet Consol
.15
.14%
51
.05%
181 1.05
2814 48 cts
43 74 cts.
LIL Itogons
2.25
2.30
Masbate Consol
57
Northern Mining
91 ets. pany of Cañada has paid a dividend
of 40 cents per share.
Paracale Gum 8125
85
Salacot Mining
.09
San Manzicio
3.50
5.78
Suyoc Consel
71
117
United Paracsies Gamaus Goldfelds
2.10 3.55
.39 55
94 ctx.
HK 4% Debentures 105 m. Shanghai Landa Sh. $13 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh$10 n.
New York Cotton: December
11.63
11.64
January
11.60
11.60
The following quotations have need of overhauling and that the Fowls, Hainan
appearance of the majestic figure been received by Reuters-
Prev. Testerday upon the pedestal could be in Pigeons, Canton Closing Closing proved greatly by a thorough clean-
The work lasted several Tarkerz Cock ing months and cost the Government
Snipe £6,500. Annual upkeep is said
Canton
M
Geeze
Heikow
Hen
Pheasant
March
11.66
- *11.66
to average about £3,800.
Qxil
Humphreys $91% 0.
May
11.68
11.68
Never until July 14 of this year Partridge
HK Realties $5%1⁄2 'n.
July
11.61
11.60
had any but the American Bag
October
11.14
11.19
flown from the Statue of Liberty.
FRUITS
Spot
12.08
12.08
but an exception was made on this!
occasion when the tricolour of the Almonds
New York Rubber:
December
17.12
17.152
Jannary:
17.137
17:150
March [May
17.16a
17.19
17.194
17.22
17.20
September
17.27
statue.
ja preliminary to the observance of 17.25 the fiftieth anniversary of the 17.30
French republic was unfurled on Lemons, Chinx Bedloe's Island on Bastille day, the Bananas (bride's)
Carambola independence day of France. The Counts display of the French colours was
Apples (California)
Chicago Whest:
Estimated
Casts
December
Lemons, American Lichees, Dried ... Oranges (Canton) Oranges (Sweet) Pears (Canton).
each
ib.
May
July
Chicago Corn:
December
$4
19-89891999889
14~ 10
May
90%
90
July
86%
Winnipeg Wheat:
November
December
-1073%
106 10634
America to meet the cost of the pedestal. Other accounts place Artichokes 107%
the cost of the figure at £50,000 Beetroot 105%
Brinjals, Green 106% and the cost of the pedestal st
1270.000.
15.
Lone
12
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
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(Medium)
Spot Silver Firm
114% 114
Accounts very as to the cost of Oranges (Americxa) 1121/ 1122
Some say that Persimmons, Larre 98% Miss Liberty. 99%
Pamelo, Siam £140,000 was raised in France by walnuts 94% popular subscription to pay for Grapes
the gigantic figure and that £60,000 96% was raised by the same method in
VEGETABLES, ETC.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1850
Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Fen120,900,000
Head Office: YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Agencies at
Alemadris
Bangkok
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Dairen (Dainy)
Moji
Nagasaki
Nagoya New York
Osaks
Paris
Peiping
Rangoon
Fengtien (Maiden) Bo de Janeiro
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kont
Hobolele Reinking
Karachi.
Kobe
London
Los Angeles
- Maria
San Francisco Seattle .Semarang
Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya
Sydney-
"
Ticertain Tokyo Tsingta Yingkow Interest allowed for Caurent Äs- conuts.
Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained an applies-
tion
G. KISHINAMI,
"}
Manager. Hong Kong, 11th Hopieraber, 1988.
THE SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL &
SAVINGS BANK LIMITED Encorporated in China)
Capital paid:am
Reserves
Capital Savings Dest..
Reserve
Savings Dept.
Bend-Office-Sh
A Bank having or its afară the industrial development China, and the Losinring af commercial relations abroad, Hong Kong Offcam
Pak, Queen's Rand. Co
-Phone: 21116/
Ada
Bertin Boy
BRANCHES
Prem
Pape Peping Eguerdien
Amsterdam
Gece
Awar
The Hague
Bembry
Heidelberg
Hotez Milan S
Naples
Beasona
Cairo Colegia Ceaner
Copenhagen Doblin Edinburgh Karancs
Loudou
Zverpool
Lagace
Shanghai boundary
Tiantais
Marseilles Monte Carlo Manila "Mak
Vecin Levice Yokohama Zurich
Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking| Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment accounts hand-i 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. IL BENSON,
General Manager-
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest paints on the Island and Mainland is published:—
ISLAND
Victoria Peak
Chinese Estates $78 m Chinz Realties Sh.$4 n. China Debentures Sh.$60 n.
Public Utilities
H.K. Tramways $123. u. Peak Trams (old) $61⁄2 L Peak Trams (new) $24% n
Star Ferries $93 n.
Yazmati Ferries $25.b. C. Lights (Old) $14% a C. Lights (New) $11 n. HK Electries $54 6. Marzo Electrics $20 x. Sandakan Lights $8.30 n. Telephones (Old) $29 2. Telephones (New) $10.70 n. China Buses Sh $113⁄41⁄2 m. Singapore Tractions 27/- n. Singapore Pret 21f-- ni
Industrials Caid, Macg. (Ord.) Sh$191⁄2 x.j Cald., Macg. (PraL) Sh.$15 ¤. Canton Ices $2.20 z. Cements. $11.60 7- H.K. Ropes $2.90 1. ." *ly 'Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $22 n.
Watsons $1.85 1.
Lane, Crawfords 36% n. Sinceres $3 n.
Wing On (HK) $50 n.
Cotton Mils
Ewo Cottons Sh.410.70-1. Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh.76 a Shanghai Cotton (New) Sh$43
July
May
Bartholdi, the sculptor who de-↑ Cabbage, signed the figure of Miss Liberty
and whose skill wrought it," died Cauliflower on October 4, 1904. He was born
in the city of Colmar on April 2,
Camotz 1834. On the hundredth anniver- Celery. airy of his birth his native city Chillies, Dzied The local dollar is steady, open-staged a great celebration in big-
Gr
English
ing on demand this morning honour. In Colmar - are several Curry Stunts at 1/2 13/16.
examples of his work as a sculptor, Cocumbes “Spot” silver was steady at 20.1Others of his work include the Garlic while "forward" _rose 1/16 to great red stone Lion of Belfort, Ginger, Young 20-1/16.
in the French town of that name 29
The London on New York cross-near the Swiss border, a statue of Horseradish, rate was quoted at US$4.88% Tafarette la Union square, New Indian Corn 15 compared with US$188. Tork City, and a group statne of while the New York on Londos Washington and Lafayette in Omons, Bom cross-rate was quoted at US Paris The last-named work of $4.88-15/16, as compared with art was unveiled nine years before £ US$488.
Bartholdi's death.
T
Feat
Zoong Sings Sh. $16 n. - Wing.On Textiles Sh.$25 n.
Signal Station
LITTL
AML Parker
2734
"Mountain Lodge
1,725
The Eyrie
1725
Entertainments 19 n. Constructions. (Old) $1% ne Constractions (New) 421⁄2 cts.
Peak Hotel
EXOS
Vibro Piling *5/en.
RAW RUBBER Latest Quotations Fr
Ch. Gori. 7% 1925 G#Eds.
Currency for Raw Rub
Buyers *287
Badis
Khubar
ML Davis: Bowen Road'
NHE. Gort
Wallace Re
at foot of Neit Col).
-Verutabla
Water Lig Boot
Tomatoes...
Kowloon P
Ner. 1, Nor.
1936 1918
Ib.
·BUTCHER-MEAT.
Prime Cat
Corned
Roast Breast Soap
Steak.****
Steak Sirloin - Sausages...
Bullock's "Brains. per set
Tongue, fresh
Head Heart
corned
Hump, Salt
Feet Kidneys Tail
Head
Hutton Chip
"Saddle
Pi's Chitlings
Feet
...Head
Porks Chope
Kidneys Liver
Lois Leg
Fat or Land
Sheep's Head. &
Fest
Berzt Kidneys
Sucking Pigs to
Sprt,
each 70
→ 1.00
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perset
2.00
perpes 30
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