BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000
Issued and Fully-Paid-up - 20,000,000 |
Beserve Funds:—
Sterling ... ..£6,500,000
Hong Kong Currency
Reserve
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE: ROTC TONG.
ENDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA
*
Incorpended by Royal Cheese, 1855,
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Agencies and Branches:
Lo
Paid-up Capital
.£3,000,000
$10,000,000.
Reserve Fund
£3,000,000
Beserve Liability of Pr-
$20,000,000
prietors
£3,000,000
ice Stat
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Hoa. Mr. J. J. Paterson.
ŽOTATAR
Кидг
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G. Miskin Exq»
Duty Chairman.
J. R. Masson Esq.
A. H. Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Esq., Daw
Hon. Mr. S. M. Dodwell,
Haiphong Karabuty
J. A. Plummer Esq-Bank
Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson,
Hartan
A. L. Shields Esq., Hong Kong
V. M. Grayburn, Esq.
AMON
MANGKUK
DUNEAT
CALCUTTA
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CANTON
CHEMO
CAULIERO
DALKES
FUOCHOW
KAIPHONG
HAMBURG HANKOW
HARBIS
BUYUKEW
110:0
frun
JUHURT
XOME
EUWLOOX
Chief Manager.
BRANCHES
KUALA LUMPTE
LONDON
LYONS
MALACCA
MANILA
SUK (oboj
MUIDEN
NEW YORK
PEAPING
TENING
HANGDON
SEGUN
PAS PELNCISCO
SHANGHAI
SINGAPURE
SOCRABAYA
SUNGE PATANI
WESTSIK
TUKIO
TRINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
Cursos Acownia opened in Local Carrwony and Fazed Deposite rosed for one year or shorter
precoda la Ivonal Cursory and burling on seem
which will be quoted so applosion.
1750 up to date BATE DISPOSIT BOXES YOGA SA TO LET
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1988.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The E of ibe above Back in osadvokad
y the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION,
q appostacci,
Hul may be obtained
FOR THE HUNG KONG IND SHANGEA BANKING COMFURATION.
V. K. GELEBURY,
Chief Mangur.
Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Auchurned Capt. §älis000,000,00 Hand Cadivided Probe —— 202,106,32
READ OFFICE:—UGNG KONG.
30, Dos Veruz Bood, Ceniza
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :----
مشرملا
New York Piping
(řekang)
10plet)
ZainbowW
Forge Exchange and General Banking businona |
Current Accounts opened and Faed Deposite Oled for owe your or shorter pacoda al Tulpa much will be quoted an application.
The bank's Head Omos in London vndertaken GAMONTON sud
overy of kisah Lamgas Ini overpaid, om ves which may be sovittached us any 46 SIN Agramms and brachen.
A BREARLEY,
Manager
Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED
(Incorporated in China)
Head Office-Shanghai
Capital Eeserve
.$7,500,000,00
$1,500,000,00
Branches-All Important Cities m
China.
Foreign Exchange and Gemal Banking Buzion APVEDANOVIĆ,
Gerrans and Saving Accounts opened and Fizma
dimpesta recived or cae yest or whorse prod
al sales which will be quoted wa sgplacesena.
SOC Z CHANHU.
HONG KONG BEANCH. 24, Dee Vaux Bond, Contrai
Monger's Coa
Foreign Banbadge Dept, Gema es "ve Cesar's Of
Manager.
Tel. #2365
THE WING ON BANK, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong t 26, Des Voeux Road, Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANKERS: Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des-
Evs. Sur Shodes Cows Chaman: Li Loription of banking business transacte L'bus Eng J. L. bwak Log Song Seed. Tung_ng_Chen Ching Shak, Engu I Lo
han Tung P. Eng, Chief Suzanger. iTo Your «Enqu" Kasugai..
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Andy
Mank
Belavia
Bombay
Caloura
New York
Chatea
Umaka
bestela
Nangka Singspies Sonnemaya
Herping Hajkow Kooninia
Starin
Pumping
Penang
Kansoon
Kowtoon
Loudon
San Francisco
Tientsin
Tokyo
-Vazetar
Yakalama
Evsey description of banking and Tuchun
Current Accounts and Savings Ac counts opened. Fixed Deposita re- ceived at rates which will be quoted on application..
Trusteeship & Executazsnig under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.
PHILIP GOCKCHAIN, Chief Manager.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
For the information of visitors
badbam transacted. Louis granted an approved the following list of some of the
KAPITLAGE.
Current Accounia opened in Load Cement highest points on the Island and and Pized Deposita recurved one
Mainland is published:
mariar patoda a Love and Farm Car
colectie which will be quoted on "application.
Sale Deposit Benny To Lat
KAN TUNG TO,
Chist Manager.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Signal Station
Alexandria
Bangkok
AMITED
Established 1880
„Yen.130,900,000
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000
Reserve Fand
Head Office: YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcatta
Cantas
Moji
Nagasaki
Nagoya
New York
Osaka
Paris
Dairen (Dainy) Peiping
Fengtien (Makden] Rangoon
Hamburg
Hankow
Harbin
Hong Kon Konclatu Halaking Karachi
Rio de Janeiro
San Francisco
Seattle
Kobe
London
Manila
Los Angeles
Shanghai
Semarang
Singapore
Sourabaya
Sydney
Tientsir
Tokyo
Triggere
Tingkow
Interest allowed for Current Ac-|
COMMÉS.
Deposits received for fired periods
at rates to be obtained
tions
on applica-
Y. KANO.
Manager.
Hong Kong, 12th November, 1935.
THE SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED Incorporated in China);
Capital paid up $5,000,000 Reserves
$7,500,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000, Reserve Savings Dept. $500,000."
Head-Office-Shanghai Bank having as its zuissions the industrial development on China and the fostering of her commmmercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Oberonik
4, Qzom's Road Card: Phone 31116,
On a mission from war-torn Spain, Marcelino Domingo, right, President of the Leftist Republican party, and Isabel de Palencia. London correspondent in Madrid, and member of the League of- Nations committee on slavery, are here shown arriving in New York.
Commerce and Finance.
Local Share Market
TO-LAS QUOTATIONS -
The following was the list of share quotations issued
local to-day.
Banks
H.K. Bank 31865/1875 sa. H.K. (Lon. Reg.) £110 n. Chartered Bank £15% n Mercantile Bank A. and
£324
Mercantile Bank C. £14% Bank of East Asia $83 u.
Insurances Canton Ins. $300 b., $305 sa. Union Ins. $615 b, and sa China Underwriters $1. n. HJ. Fire Ins., $300-n.
PHILIPPINE MINING
R. Benguet Explor
Closing
Fates
Sales
10 am. Loca!
NEW
ADVERTISEMENTS
"Fire Distinguished Pas trounge of “ “His Excellency THE Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott,” [KL. CIN.G, CRE
SATURDAY and SUNDAY, 9the sad 10th January, 1957-
at SHEK WU HUI, near Sheung Shui-Railway Station.
Reduced fare by the Kowloom.
| Railway on both daya; on the 10FF]
am.. 12.12 p.. 1.25 p.m. and 1.50 p.z. Trains from Hong Kong to Sheung Shui returning
train from Sheung Shui after
Para-
First Class
Second Class
Third Class
for the round trip.
$9.25
1.50
#5
Tickets are effective for the day
of purchase only.
LOCAL DOLLAR
STEADY "Spot" Silver Down
The local dollar is steady, open-Į ing on demand this morning st 1/2%
"Spot" silver declined 1/16 toj 21 6/26, while "forward" frm at 21-3/16. -
The London on New York cross- rate was unchanged st $..... U.S.$4.90%, while the New York! on London cross-rate was quoted
com
in Peson Currenc7|2t £—US$4.90 15/16, 28
Antamoks Atoics
1.80
55
Baguio Gold Balatoc Mining Benguet Consol
24
146
18
.0434 .07%
.807
141
1.70
Itogons
1.65
51
Northern Mining
7S 1914 33
Paracale Gumans
Big Wedge Consolidated.Mines Demonstrations
Tpo Gold
LIL
| Masbate Consoi.
Salaco: Mining
International Assce. Sh. $3% D- San Mauricio
Shipping
.
Douglases $30 L. HK. Steamboats $7.40 Indo-Chinas (Pref.) $35 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $36 Shells (Bearer) 127/6 n. Union Waterboats $10% n.
Docks, etc.
H.K. and K. Wharves $107 1. HK. and W. Docks $14.20 IL Providenta (Old) $1.70 nă Providents (New) 20 cta. n. New Engineering Sh.84 n. Shanghai Docks Sh.$90 n.
Mining
Kailan Mining Ad. 16/3 n.
•
ISLAND
-Feel
Victoria Peak
1,823
Ranbs $13.10
Venz. Goldfield $8 b.
1,774
Mt. Parker
1,734
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H.K. and S. Hotels $6 sa
Mountain Lodge
1,725
The Eyrie
1,725
HK Lands $331⁄2 b.
Peak Hotel
1.305
Mt. Davis
STT
HK. 4% Debentures $105 .. Shanghai Lands Sh.$16 z. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 ni
Bowen Road (filterbeds)
297
MAINLAND
Feet
8,124
Taimoshan
Kowloon Peak
1,971.
Humphreys $94 1.
H.A. Realties $4.80
Chinese Estates $76 ». China Bealties Sh.34 n. China Debentures Sh.$60 a.
TRAVEL
“American
Express"
A World Wide Organization
1.25/.36
5.46
Suyor Consol.
United Paracales
1:60
Coco Grove
1.10
1.90/.97
Gum. Goldfeld
31 40
Min. Rese
Public Utilities H.K. Tramways $12.85 b. Peak Trama (old) $61⁄2 ï- Peak Trams (new) $23⁄4% m. Star Ferries $93 b.
Yaumati Ferries $25 n. C. Lights (Old) $13.60 b. C. Lights (New) $10.40 b. H.K Electrics $5632 b. Macao Electrice $20 n.
Sandakan Lights $10 n. Telephones (Old) $30% sa. Telephones (New) $10% sa. China Buses Sh$111⁄4 n. Singapore Tractions 27/-- nư Singapore Pref. 27/- n.
Industrials
Cald., Macg. (Ord) Sh$1912 Cald. Macg. (Pre) Sh$15 Canton Ices $2.05 n. Cements $11 sa HK. Ropes $23⁄41⁄2 n.
Stores, etc.
·Dairy Farms $22 b. and sa. Watsons $4.35 n. Lane, Crawfords $63⁄41⁄2 n. Sinceres $2.90 1. Wing On (ALK) 350 1..
Cotton Millis
Etro Cotton Sh.315.20 n.
pared with £—US$4.913⁄4.
BELFAST LINEN MARKET
Report For The Month Ending November 25
BIG US. ORDERS FOR DRESS LINENS
Flax
Irish. The demand has been good! for all classes and prices have advanced. Fibre generally is yield- ing very badly compared with last year, and, as a result, the tonnage will be considerably reduced.
Courtrai. The same conditions prevail in this market as in Ire! land. Demand has been specially) keen for lower qualities, and prices have advanced.
Latvian. The Flax Department has experienced a steady demarú during the last few weeks, and has been able to obtain advances! after every transaction. Sales to date of new crop mast tatai al-i most 5,000 tons, so that the Gov- ernment is in a very firm position, especially if the exportable quan-1 =tity is only to be 11,000 tons 25 1.
confidently reported. At the mo ment, offers have been withdrawa until the situation is reviewed Spinners will be anxious to see the new crop, but bukk shipments will not arrive before next month.
Shanghai Cotton (Old) Sh.285
Shanghai Cotton (New) Sh.$60
b.
Zoong Sings Sh.$31 n.
Wing On Textiles Sh.$36 n.
Miscelamentos ( Entertainments $3.40 Constructions (Old) $1%% n. Constructiona (New) 421⁄2
Vibro Piling $5% r.
Ch. Govt. 55% 1925 G.Bds.
934% 1-
eta
Esthonian. Supplies are small, as peasants are holding back their fax. Demand is keen and prices have jumped. Sample bobbins should arrive very shortly.
Lithuanian.
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French Loan To Poland
Warsaw, To-day-A Bill en- In addition to members of the powering the Polish Minister of Committee, the Deputy Premier Finance to accept the French loan and, the Minister of Finance
A large business for the purpose of defence, was Kwiatkowski, the Deputy Minis has been carried through in these passed unanimously last Saturday for Foreign Affairs, M. Szen faxes, and prices are advancing by the Finance Committee in and various military repre
every other day, Sellers are now Parliamento inclined to pause-
Soviet. It is calculated that the
sales of Russian material now ought to be rectified.
total fully 22,000 tons. This report-Merchandi
tives were also present at meeting
The Bill, which provides for [loan" · "of '* 1,060,000,000,
in money, 1,006,000 600
sents over half the quantity laid Prices continue firm with a fur- goods and 540,000,000
aside for export during the seather upward tendency; under the the second instalment on Che Jou
on. Prices are very strong. The circumstances there is a fair de for the completion of the railway first steamers are due to load at mand for goods, and many large line between Gdynia and
contracts have been Leningrad next week.
placed or en Upper Silesia will be bey quired for. Stocks are lose în pace tore ja muu medo di man
Yarns
Yar values continue their up-tically all ends of the trade, and in on Tuesday, on whe
·H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 8% prem ward course in the wake of rawjaddition to highers prices, due to is stated, the Foreig
material The higher limite have replacement costs, and better de Colonel Beck, will speak Loan 3% not checked consumers' determine-mand for goods, buyers are likely of it-Trans-Ocer-
b.
HK. GoFL 326
prem. b. Wallace Harpers) $4 m.
tion to secure supplies, but sales to be faced with difficulties in the are limited owing to spinners de-matter of deliveries if require- clining to add to their already ments are not anticipated. Very & RES heavy engagements.
Increased considerable orders for Sheers and ALA HAIR RAISING
have alzeady production has felled to satisfy Cembries
beets FOREIGN POLICY CONDEMNED delivery requirements, pressure placed at advanding prices, and for which has become more intesas usual at this time of the year The Cambridge Union Society sifed week by week.
orders for handkerchiefs: and last mouth carried by 164 votes to her and Warvers,
fancy linens are plentiful. 101 the motion "that Lals House
The strong yarn market "bas]
Dress Linens T- condemns the foreign policy of his naturally led to considerable During the past month Majesty's Government.
DUMPED
Constable at Tottenham: motorist evidently did not we were policemen, as wearing plain clothes over uniforms. So I shook my kelmet him. It had a satisfying effect:
the not
GRAIN VESSEL ARRIVES
Lpasti
The moti
Bebira zak
osvering. This, with improving fairly substantial markets in all our outlets, has re-been placed for sulted in manufacturers obtaining, coloured linens, considerable" business, - and they American i panelu are now, more optimistic than be- shown the sazze activity, fore. It is not yet possible in the seasons. There is moss enquiry Woman, at Willesden police bread and butter qualifiés of the from, Dominion and shipping may- court: My husband went out and trade to ses cost at the current kets with every prospect of further Åleft me stranded. He has been level of yar rvices. This is not a busiums, gosidad" prices;=hick qarafonietta Sourworking as a dumper lately. I satisfactory state of zfaire, and are diffent, anzi, be arranged.
No. 4, Des Voeux, Road, Central