BANKS
AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Lewond and Falls Pitt-tip - 20,000,000 Reserve Find
Sterling
Hong Kong Chiranë
64550,000
EVERTERED BANK OF AUSTRALIA & CHINA
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
$20,000,000
Paid-up Eeserva {Reserve Liability of Pro- -
palities
$3,000,000 $3,000,000
8,000
Branches:
250.000.000 Rosiers Mablity of Pro-
HEAD OFFICE, HONG KONG.
SOLID OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson
G. Miskin Esq.,
Damer Chiront.
J. E. Masson Eat.
4. H. Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Es
Hon. Mr. S. M. Dodwell,
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
Renber
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Scumbaga
Kate Tork
Toni
Fairhom
Pramog
Farbiy
A. Planner Esq. Ramb
A. L. Shields Esq.
V. Grayburn, Esq.
LONDON
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BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CAXY
NOEDIA
KEW TORE
€82700
DATZE
PEOCHO
LOGO
1208
TROX
TOS DOM
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KUAR (Jobs)
PELPING PRIKAKO RAVOOOK RAZOOM
PAN FRANCISCO
REGANOKE KOURABATA
SUNGEN PATAN
TUTO
TRIKOTAN TOKOHAMA
Currens insecure opened in Zonal Currency and
periods in Lond. Curranty said. Everling me berma viles will be quoted on application.
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A KERAKLEY.
Manager Hong Kong, 1st January, 1988.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,
LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai
Capital Reserva
་་་་
87,500,000.00
$1,500,000.00
ALBO - **** KATE DEPOSIT BOXES in Branches-All Important Cities in
PRESORE BEDRE 20 MEE
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1935.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Bodhara ut she?where" Bank in vand ori
BONG KONG AND SHANGHAI CORPORATION,
POM THE BUNG TONG AND KHÁNGEÀI BAXING CORPORATION,
V. 2. GRAYBURN.
walić Manage. Hong Kong, 14th February, 1936.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
SYLDOD.COL.OS
Lanberland Caplis) — Kotowns and Undiesāti Prodki mun@ 2,106,306.85
YLLD OFFICE:-BŨNG XOXO.
2. Des You Bend, Caswel
BOARD OF DIRECTORS—
Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman.
La 2. L. Tok
1 From Chan, Ealeyhi
We
· China.
Foreign Roshango and Gonomi Banking Busines
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SOC 1. CHANG
BONG KONG BRANCHET
26. Das Your Dead.
Faign. Erabanga Dept, wormat
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Ofce: Hong Kong 26. Des Voeur Roud Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS:— Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every dee- cription of banding business trazanci-
Current Accounts and Savings"Ac-` couts opened. Fixed Deposits re- 2 Enceived at rates which will be quoted
on application.
Tang, L., Tang, Chu Gon, Xon and Inc Ting
Ian Tang Pa. Tet. Clint Kammpat..
Li Two Fing. Eng. Xsongs.
BELICHES AND AGENCIES:
Seattle
Caloge
Melbourne Харин і New Jock
Patio
Manage Homchis Kabe
Sancholym
Sydney
San Francisco
Yanoogver
Peiping
Pebac
Bangoos
NOR
Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP, GOCK CHIN, Chief Manager.
THE
Commerce and
Finance
LOCAL SHARE MARKET
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following was the list of local share to-day.
quotations izmed
Banks
H.K. Bank $1820.
R.K. (Lon. Reg)#1081⁄2 n
Chartered Bank £1534 n
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
Silver Prices Fall
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
KOWLOON WATER SUPPLY IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that I the Water Supply in the aren The local dollar is steady, immediately north of Prince Ed- opening on demand this morning ward and Sat Kung Roads and
at 1/2 13/16.
east of Nathan Road will be dis- "Spot" silver fell 1/16 to 21-connected for six hours from noon 5/16, while "forward” also declined to 6 pm on Wednesday the 23rd 1.16 to 211⁄4
{instant. The London on New York cross- The locality affected will in- Mercantile Bank. A. and B. rate was quoted at US$4.904. cinde the whole of Kowloon
as compared with £--US$4,90%. Tong, and Kowloon City. while the New York on London cross-rate was quoted at. £-US |$4.31-1/16, as compared with
US$491.
$924.
Mercantile Bank C. 14% De Bank of East Aală 733 n.
Insurances
Canton Ins $500 b. Union Ins. 361214 D.. China Underwriters $1 n. HA Fire Ins. $300 n. International Aasce, Sh. $3.
Shipping
Douglases $30 H.K. Steamboats $7.40, n. Indo-Chinas (Prof.) "135_n. Indo-Chinas (Def) $96 z. Shells (Bearer) 124/41⁄2 = Union Waterbosts $103⁄41⁄2 n.
Docks, etc.
E.K., and K. Wharves $106 s. ELK. and W. Docks $13% n.", Providents (Old) $14 Providents (New) 20 cts. New Engineering Sh1⁄44 *. Shanghai Docks Sh.$90 m.
Miring
During this period, pressure in the Ho Man Tin District will be reduced.
TR. M. HENDERSON,
Water Authority.
Hong Kong, 22nd Dec., 1986.
COMMODITY PRICES Public Works Department,
The following quotations have been received by Retter:-
Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing
New York Catton: January
12.90
19.29
12.14 12.19
T
1214
THE FANLING HUNT & RACE CLUB
THE CHRISTMAS MEETING (weather per will be held [mitting) at Kwant! Race Course on SATURDAY, 26th December, 1386, commencing at 250 pan.
Additional coaches will be at-t tached to the 1232 pm, and 125|
mutilated Pm trains to Fanling, and the Tic 6.39 pin train to Kowloon. kets at $2--include admission to the Public Enclosure, and may be ¡purchased at the Kowloon Rail-
March
May
July
12:02
October
11.58
1LEI
Spot
TERT
New York Rubber:"
December
20.5X10
20.43%
20.33
May July
20.372
20.241
20.30%
20.203
September
20,243
20.13
Kailan Mining Ad. 14/3 n. Raubs $13.10 b. Venz, Goldfield $8 b.
Chicago Wheat:
December
138%
139%
May
1324
192%
July
118
117%
$5.45
Chicago Corn:
December
109
May
10314
July
99%
100
Chicago Corn:
May July
Winnipeg Wheat: December
1253
May
1243%
124 124%
Lands, Hotels, etc. F.K. and S. Hotels
$5.55.3.
H.K. Lands $33. b. and sa. HK. 4% Debentures $105 n Shanghai Lands Sh.$13 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh$10 A. Humphreys $9 n. ELK. Realties $490.n. Chinese Estates $78 n. Chias Realties Sh.34 n. China Debentures Sh.$50 n. PHILIPPINE MINING
Closing Rates Sales 10 am. Local
way Station
THOMSON, & CO., Secretaries & Treasurers.
1094 END TO POST-WAR PLANNING
10334
(Continued from Prße 4).
Contracts Contracts with British, German and French Opening Closing guarantees, that existed for more!
104% 105% than a hundred years prior to its 101% 101% violation by Germany in -1914.
SILVER PLATE AUCTIONED Property Of Negus
"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
London, To-day.
France can develop her Maginot line without more than general concern for that northern 'section.
But again the development of air warfare comes into the pic- ture. Under the old Locarno sys- tem and the new system that it was hoped to develop for a west- era air pact, Belgium was to have been a listening post. Violation by air of her territory would have
CAN
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WORLD'S GREATEST · TRAVEL
Offers Two Routes HONG KONG TO
TEM
THE PACIFIC COAST
17 DAYS HONG KONG TO VANCOUYER
Touts via the Direct Expres
18 DAYS HONG KONG TO VANCOUVER
via Honolulu, "The Paradise of the Pacific"
~29. DAYS HONG KONG TO UNTIED KINGDOM (via direct coenaction)
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BAILS FOR VANCOUVER via SHANGHAI
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SPANS THE WORLD
ICE 20752.
HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES
Dec. 21, Dec. 1938 1918
CtL. Cts.
Dec. 21, Dec.
1986 1915
Chá: Cts.
BUTCHER MEAT.
Beef Sirloin
15.
И
Cormed
Roast
Breast
Prime Cut
Soap
POULTRY.
in Pesos Currency
Antamoks Atoks
1.85
.41%
Baguio Gold
23
Balatoc Mining
14
Benguet Consci.
14
Benguet Explor
16
31
Consolidated Mines
.034
Demonstration Ipo Geld
**
26
I. X. L
1.70
Itogons
1.60
9.52
An auction sale of the ex-Ein-been signalled at once to Paris and peror of Abyssinia's large collec- London. There would have been) Geesc 1.34/17tion of silver plate was held here time to organise the defences.
Now the whole question of air Turkeys Cock
must be examined
Chicken Capons,
Duck Doves Eggs, Hen (cook-
g)
Een (Fresh) Eggs, Fowls, Haim
Canton
Pigeons, Canton
Ib.
Small Large
per dor
Steak
Steak Sirloin
Sausage Ballock's Brains
per
Hukow
Hen
New York
Masbate Consol
38
Northern Mining
45
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Tongue, freshă
asch
extred
Hend
£2.00
Fest
Heart
Hump, Salt
Kidneys
cach
51
Tall
05%%
2.60
4.20
Every docpsion of Baking and Reihongo Los grand co segrosid basinave temaNČIĆ.
Carrole opsoed in Lyons Gurtumay od Food Deed for one your we sharier periods in Lost and Foreign Cormonis WHEN VIek will he quoted en sopinnin
Bata Deponis Bowes I's..
SITI TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Big Wedge
INC
Inoorpoented with Diminė Lichtžky in DNA.
Head Office:65, Broadway,
Capital Surplus Reserves
AREBZAZAN***Y BREAD.
2210246.38 Salacot Mining
397,612.65 San Mauricio
BRANCHES:--
Antwort
Gepa
The Engur
Hamburg Have
Inicialm
London
Nacteriz
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1889
Sale Berlin Bombay Вещий Caire Calmets
Capital (full paid-up) Yen.100,000,000 Beserve Fund...Yen 130,900,000 the
Branches and Agencies at
Moji Nagasaki
Alexandria
Head Office: TOKOHANA
Bangkok
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
Cantos
Dairen (Dainer)
Nagoya
New York
Osaka
t
Pazza Peiping
Rio de Janeiro
Fenstien (Mukden) Rangoon
Hamburg
Banko
Farbin
Hoạt Kong Honolulu
Bsinking
Karachi
Kobi
London
Los Angeles
Manila
Ban Exficisco
Seattle
Semarang
Shanghai Singapore
Sourabaya
Sydney
Tokyo
Interest, allowed for Current Ao- eodata
Deposits received for track.
periods at rates to be obtained on syplica- Hott
Mazinger. Hong Kong, 18th November, 1965.
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)
Capital paid
Reserves
------* $11,500,000.
Capital Savings Dept. 120,00
Beserve Serings Dept
Head Office STA
A Bank having as Ha
this industrial development an China and "The fosteriner of a commercial relations abeced. By Long Ch
Disco
Pro Patie
Kantacions Boos Bhanghai. Beginn Singapore
Copenhage
Edib Flor Gener
Mes Curio
Manila Kazich
Vesion Tokoba Zwick
Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada.
All ciasses of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment accounts hand-
Hed.
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Tavallem Cheques” and Letters of Credit and in addition, the world-wide services its thoroughly equipped Travel
C. EL BENSON,
General Manager.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the information of visitors the following list of some of ther highest points on the Island and Mainland is published;
ELAND
Victoria Par Signal Station,
1,823
1774
1784
Mountain Lodge
1,725
1,725
Park Hotel
1,305
ME Davis
877
Bowen Road (filterbeds) - 297
MÄIKLAND
8424:
Suyor Consol.
*60*
United Paracales... 135
Publie Utilities
H.K. Tramways $124 b Peak Trams (old) $61⁄2 TM Peak Trams (new) $2% n. Star Ferries $93 b. Yaumati Ferries $25
C. Lights (Old) $12.60 b., $12.35
sa, x. div.
C. Lights (New) $10.15 n. ex.:
div.
HK. Electrice $54 b Macao Electrics $20 a Sandakan Lights $10 v. Telephones (Old) $28ți b. and{
Telephones (New) $10 n. China Buses Sh.411 n. Singapore Tractions 27/- ne Singapore Pref. 27/- a.
yesterday in accordance with an announcement to that effect. The neutrality sale was attended by a large again. If German planes cross Saipe crowd and the valuable solid sil-Belgian territory to attack Paris] Pheasant ver table services were the object and London will they be violating Quil
Belgian neutrality and will it be Partridge of lively bidding.
A service of 24 silver plates; a strictly neutral act for Belgium ornamented with gold and silver to signal their passage to these
cuins from various countries and other capitals? If this listening! Almonds
total proceeds of the sale, ever, is not yet known. - Ocean Service..
FRUITS.
tb. 1.00
nine inches in diameter, fell un-post of two western powers no Lemons, China .. The longer functions. it is estimated Bananas (bride'z) der the hamer for £507.
how that London will have only twenty Carambola Trans-and Paris only forty minutes' Coconuts
Appies (California) warning against an air attack.
Lemons, American This is a matter that will give Lichett, Dried rise to endless discussion For Oranges (Canton) the Belgians, however, the pro- Oranges (Sweet) blem was even more immediate Pears (Canton) and more vital. They had to con- Oranges (American) themselves before their Persimmons, Large sider
Pumelo, Sis so they have perhaps more com Grapes pletely altered the balance of
AUSTIN WORKS STRIKE ENDED
Over 1,000 Men Back neighbours, and in doing Walnuts
To Work
.
8979899921908
The strike at the Austin motor Europe than is yet realised. That VEGETABLES, ETC. works at Longbridge. Birming-there is some displeasure in ham, was settled last month. Over France was inevitable, but also 1,500 man resumed work, and an- there is understanding.. other 800 said they were willing to return.
A deputation of the men was in conference for over two hours with the works director, Mr. C. R. #1. Engelbach, before the settle
• Industrials, 2 Cald, Macs. (Ord) Sh.$19% s' Caid, Macz. (Pref.) Sh: 15 Canton Ices $2.05 n. Cements $104. b., $10.10.15 H.K. Ropes $23% 1.
Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $20% b. Watsons $4.35 1. Lane, Crawfords Sökä n. Sinceres $3 1
Wing On (FK) 130 2.
Cotton Smills
ment was announced.
JUSTICE BY CANDLELIGHT Candles and police officers" flash lamps were used at the Thames Police-cout last mouth when the electric light failed.
New York Share Market
for Messrs. S. E. Levy & Com
Ewo Cotton Sh$14.10 n. Shanghai Cotton (Old) Sh.435 Pany. report:
Scholtes
Ib. 12
Beetroot Brinjais, Green
Lope
Bed
Chinese (Shanghai
10
Cauliflower (Large
(Medium)
Chinese Dried
Green
S'hai
Curry Stuff, English Messrs. White, Well & Com-quiet. We would continue to con- Chemmbers
Garlic paziy New York Corres
centrate purchases on any setbacks.
Ginger, Young Grains: The outlook for grains renkins, good, but we would sell Horseradish, Stocks: With regard to railroad or hulges. We think that a tech-Indian Com Cotton (New) Bk.$00 stocks, we work siggest that nied reaction is now due, bat we Lettuce
tradets consider the fact that the believe that prices mast ultimate Okres
Omicas, Bombay Government is promising low zategly move higher, owing to the pre- This will make it dincult for the seat supply and demand situation. Flash: The Codahy Corporation companies to absorb future higher costs which the upward trend of has earned $2.55 per share for Commodity prices seems to indicates the year, ended October 31 com 42% cis. The labour situation in the motor pered with $1.35 for the
$86:
issmes, at present, unatta
cept on extreme weak
and copper
think the same applies. Sis0
Bustieses done: Cotton Prices
tion
ponding period of fast year.
Electric Light & Power per share Now Hor the year ende
with 838,723 for the
Brooklyn Manhattan Tran- has declared a dividend of
8880N 380188819
14
Liver Tripe Calves Hoad
Feet Mirtion Camp
Leg Shoulder
Saddle
Brains
„Pies Chiflings
Feet
Fry
Hend Forks Googs
Kidneys
1-bree Loin
Fat or Lad
Sheep's Head" &
Fest
Heart Kidneys
•Liver
Sackling Pigs to
Ord Snet, Beef
Mutton.
Ib.
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Fresh
Cattle. Fish Dacs Frogs Eels Conger Eels Fresh Water Eels Y Garoupa
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