YESTERDAY'S
Barre Bellars.
Balon Tomios
New York: January 12
Banks
1,400
H.E. Baa
·$1,480·
Bo., (London)...
£88
Chartered Banks
Mercantile Bs. "A"
BIR
828
EN
Don
P
B14
BUTERS
Back of East Aris....
142
N. C. & 8. Backe ...
H.K. Bank, $1480,
38
Insurances
HK (Lon?, £8.
1270
Cantan ins27:00?..
1970
Douglases, $52....*
·$510
-Union Insurances auf. 280S
HK Steamboats, $9.
Underwriters
14.40 £12.94 30 Indeesrials
H.K. Fir
H.K&K. Wharves, $114.
64.46 2.61 20. Raile..
1935
International Assoo, 3.
Shipping
Fat
Dongles
502
H.K. & W. Docks, $27 Providents (Old), $2.05. Providents (New), 20 cts.
37.64 18.54 20 Utilities
106.89 91.61 40 Bonda
Steambts
...18
H & S. Hotels, $5.20.
1361.
Indo Chinas (prof.)
101
HK Lands, $31.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13,
12
DAILY SHARE QUOTATIONS
Hong Kono Stock”
Exchange
Sharebrokers'
Bayaisellarg Bala Nominal WEDNESDAY.
II. K STOCK
Association EXCHANGE
NEW
1938.
YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS
The market was quiet but fairly steady.
New. York/London Cross-rate Now York Cotton-Mar. New York Rubber-Mar. Chicago Whoat-May Chiongo Corn -May Winnipeg Whant-May Sliver Official
1937
મ
High bow Dow Jones Ayorage Jan. 10.
Bigh Low Close
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital..... $80,000,00 Inued & Fully Paid-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds: ---
Bterling
Hong Kong Currency
Beserve. Reserve Liability of
Proprietor
£6,500,000
"AUSTRALIA" AND CHINA” Incorporated by Royal Charter 2833
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON; sa, Bishopsgate E.C.2
$10,000,000 paid up Capital...
Reserve Fund.... $20,000,000 | Reserva Liability of Prov
Dristors
€3.000.4
$3.000.000
£3.000.000
Head Office:-HONG KONG #
Board of Directors. G. Miskin, Esq. .08 ON
Hon. Mr. M., T. Jonsson,
Chairman,
- Deputy Chairman,
J. E. Bousfeld, Esq. A. 1. Compton, Esq., S. H. Dodwell, Esq,
MANCHESTER BRANCH: " 71. Mosley Street, Manchester
AGENCIES AND BRANCHES:
ALOR STAR ILOILO AMRITSAR TADB
KARAO ALANG
BANGION
"BATAVIA
JOMBAY
BAIGÓN
BEMABANG
REILENHAN
SHANGHAI
#LEGAFORI
(Through Reuter's Service
QUOTATIONS
09
Leat Today's High Low Clos Close
**5.00-3/18 6.00 8,36 RI $.89 148 14.90 1503
14.06 94 971: 61
018
Changi 3/16. b
If off:
1275
441
'j'off unch.
Change
137,55
124 69 132.30-134.35 - 80. up
32.33
B164
92.69%
8244 5201 11 Commodity Index 54.92.
29.66 31.90 38.25 22:02 21.44 21.78
14 up 2.44 15 off 34.48.46. off
Business Dons:-1510,000 shares.
Do (def.)
*43
Humphreys, $8.63.
Jan. 10 11
stoc
100/-
Shelle
100/-
H.K. Tramways, $13.80.
Adami „Express
107
101
Jan. 10 11 Great Northern Rly 251 25
J. R Masson, Esq.
K. S. Morrison, Esq...
CALCUTTA CANTON
H KUNE
KUALA
BITIAWAN
LUMPUR
BOUMABATA
39.30
Waterboste
18.30
Mining-
Star Ferries, $79).
16/6
Kailans
10/8
18.10 Rauba
$8.
16
Venezuela Gold #ld».;
#4
China Lights (Old), $10, H.K Electrics. $523. Telephones (Old), $25.65.
Allis Chalmeta Amer Của
51
51
Great Western Suga! 302
314
Hou. Mr. J. Paterson,
CAWNPOKR
"
KUCHING
TAIPING
82
82
Holly Bugar Corpi
T. E. Pearce, Esq.,
MADRAS ...
am. Car & Foundry 4
» Humble Ol1052
644
AL. Shields, Esq.,
"Hongkong Miner.
Bheks, WBarves;
Glodowo, etc.
8:14
PL.K. £ K, Westras,]
Telephones (New). $8.35.. Cements, $12.70. H.K. Ropes, $31. Watsons, $4.70
Amer. Cyanamıd Amer. & For. Power 4
Amer. & For $7 při 21
Amer. Locomotive
9114
Amer. Metak....
$1,05
From (
$2.05
Entertainments, 354.
Amer. Radiator ......
Do. (new) 25. cts.
Constructions, $11.
Amer, Rolling Mil
1971
ILK. &W. Docka $271
Ch. Govt. 5%-74%
Shanghai Dock 8.
Amer. Smelting
$100
HK. Govt. 31% Loan: 11%p.m.
New Engineerings S.
Amer. Steel. F'dries..
Wallace Harpers, 134
Lands, Hotels, and
Amer. Sugar .....
2 Bui dinge
H... Honda
$6.20 $0.30
317
K Lami.
(81)
3311
10
DS. 4% Dabentures,
3102
Shangini Lapda....
Metropolitan Lansia,
મચ્છું
Chinn DJ,
Do. Detențareað.
1.K, the 8/1
#2
$1
BERMU
$101
1704
10
8:04
#71
1323
Do.
(new)
Do. Rt.
Sudan Light
$25 65 $8.35
28/9.
$1,70
$12.60
|**
pren....4%,
$40
Vibro Pili
2.
Maramane ir v. (Lon.)
3/0
75 sts. Wm. Powells
(H.)
2404
70 ot.
sun
Clauren Esta1196
Cotton Mills
Evos
S'ha Cottons(old)S.)
Do
Zoong Sings
Wing On Textiles(8.)
Ewa Cotton Rs. 8.
"Tramways
Peak Tram (old).......)
Do.. (now)...
Star Farrioner
Yannati Forries
Chias Lights (old)... 310,4
H.K. Electrica ...... $52)
stot Macao do
Toipphoner (old)... 198)
Do
(new).
Tractiuan ... $3/0
Do. (pref:)
Industriale.
Canton Ives Cermonds
-
Miscellaneous
1217 Dairy Farman
Ch. Etainmaat...... Constructions, (old) nj
Do.
Lane Crawfords... Nanyang Tobacco...
Gingerce...........
Watsons
8. Q. Enterprises
Cu.G, 8X1996 G. Bd. 11.5. Gers, 42 Leon
Do.
Wallace Harper...
H.K. Wing On
Ribas
Do
SELLERS
H. & S. Hotels, $5.30. Peak Trams (Old), $7f. Peak Trams (New). $34. Star Ferries, $791. Sandakan Lights, $141. -Canton Ices, $1.70. SALES
H.K. Bank, $1440/50.
HK. & W. Docks, $273,
Amer.. Tel & Teh... 149
Amer, Tobacco "B" 72
Amer. Waterworks
Anaconda Copper
Atchison, T. & 8. Fe. 391
Atlantic Reming
Atlas Corpn.
Auburn Motors ......
Baldwin Locomotive
$7 cum. pf.
HK, Mines, 10 cts.
Baltimore & Ohio... 193- Barnsdall O
11
356
HK. Lands, $313. -
Benalx Ariation
(new).
K.K. Tramways,. $13.70/75%
Betlehem Steel
#34
Star Ferries, $79.
Boeing Airplane
137
China Lights (Old). $10.
Borden Co.
Public Utilitton ..
$15.70
37.40
HK Electrics, $521.
BIGGER PROFITS
BY
TWO OF
Briggs M'facturing 25).
Brooklyn-Manhattan
Tran
Brooklyn-Manhattan
36 cum, pf.
Case, JL
Canadian Pacific
"BIG FIVE"
$-35
$12!
131
194
#7
"
14
$40
$54
*
*Fiatra to Shanghai
LONDON EXCHANGE RATES -
Bonus For
Westminster Bank
Shareholders
City circles in London are much cheered by the announcement that bigger profits were made in 1937 by two of the "Big Five" banks.
The Westminster Bank made £1,750,000 nët, while Barclays Bank netted £2,134,000, or '€240,- 31.40 000 more than last year.
The shareholders of Westminster Bank will get an unexpected bonus of two per cent. In addition to a 101 repetition of the eighteen per cent. dividend last year Shares of the bank are rising.
$104
Barclays Bank has decided to put *£500,000 more to reserve.
The other banks in the "Big Five" are Lloyds Bank, Midland Bank and, the National Provincial Bank.
cum. pt. ... Consolidated Edison 241 Consolidated Ol Continental Of ... Corn. Products Curtiss Wright (C) Curtis Wright "A" 171 Delaware & Hudson 17 Det Lackawanna' &
Western Distillers Corph Sea-
Electric Boat ......... Elec Band & Share Elec. Bond & Share
15 p...
Celanese Corpn. of
Ameries....... 17 Cerro de Pasco ...... Certain-Feed P'ducts. Chesapeake Corp 43 Chesapeake & Ohio 37
Chrysler Corpn...... 50 Columbia Gae & EL. €1 Columbia "A pf. 743 Commerciel Credit 371 - Commercial Solvents 81 Commonwealth & 8. Commonwealth
gramma Douglas Aircraft.... Du Pont
Elec. Band & Share
..$8 pí.
(British Wireless Service)
Parin
Geneva
Berlin
Athens
Allian
Jan. 10 147-33704 21.002 12.404
Jan. 11 147-30/64
21.591-
12.40]
95-1/16
REICHSMARK
Berlin, Jan. 12. Reichsmark quotations, without guarantee, are as follows:-
QUOTATIONS
Elec Power & Light 12 Elec Power & Light
17 pf.
Firestone Tire & R
Filntkote ....
Gen Asphalt
Gen. Cigar
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Shanghai New York
Amsterdam
vtennan
Trague
iteisingfors
Lisbon...n
fang Koak
New York, 4.33.
Gen. Electric ........
Gen: Foods
Paris, 1189 ....
Amsterdam, 72.35 to 72.38
5,00-9/32 8.971
1421 2281
5.00-3/16:
72.38
London, 12.404 -
Gen. Motors ........... 364 Gen Railway Signal 231 Gillette Balety Razor Glidden
Gold Dust
Goodrich (B.J.)
Goodrich $5 pr. Goodrear
Bombay
Montreal
Brussels
Yokohama
Belgrade.
Monte VideO)
BLO
Bucharest
Silver (Forward)'
silver (Spot)
War Loan
On LINDON
5.00-5/16
39.46
'2.97 29.451
101
13-11./18 31% 102,
19-13/18 19-7/16 31% 1013
Closing Quotations
January 1,-168S,
Telegraphic Transfer...
Paris stering: 147.43 to 147.48 147,48
Dollar, 20.474 to 20.488.-- International News Agency.
NEW ALGIERS LOAN
PHILIPPINE MINING
NEWS
Paris, January 11. The Governor General of Algiers has been authorised to fasue a loan not exceeding 600 million francs, by a decree which was published in the official gazette here to-day.
HOMESTAKE GOLD Mines, Ine, wider and values have been very The bonds which will be issued in its; November progress report, good, Monthly progress report for coupon form of 1000 and 5000 stated that three shifts are employ Norember, the vice president stater francs will bear interest at sixed in tunnel No. 10 in the cross is getting better than the previous
cut and the heading was advanced months. 25' feet which was very satisfactory considering the character of the ground which was very hard and had no slip to break.
per cent.
Or Naw foI;;---|
Bank Bill on demand 30 15/16 Transocean News Service, Oredite, 60 days' sighi 217/18
Bank Bills on demand 1/3 ON BATAVIA
Credita four months'
Fight
OF SHANGHAI:-
On Demand
DY SINGAPOR
On demand
ON PARIS-
001
Bank Bills, on demand Bf2 Credits, 4 month's sight 905
"On demand
ON-MANILA-
V.C. SOLD FOR £55
nucd during the month of Novem- Surface prospecting was conti- her and efforts were confined to tracing the No. 1 vein up the ridge near the camp of the company, For the protection of the labourers in the mines, a male nurse has been engaged by the corporation to look after the health of the employees. The erection of a two-story galva rized fron bunk house which was
Haiphong Manila Patani
(Johore) Tokyo Mukden Taingtao Hongkow New York Yokohama
Current Accounts opstand in "Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter perioda in Local Currency and Sterling on terms which will be quoted on application.
Also up to date Safe Deposit Boxes in various sizes Ta Let. Hong Kong, 12th May, 1937.
RONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the RONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on application:
For the Hong Konɑ & SHANGRAT
BANKING CORPORATION
V. M. GRAYBURN,
Ohief Manager. Hong Kong, 1st March, 1937.
2,776,796.70
HEAD OFFICE:-HONGKONG No. 10, Des Voeux Road, Central.
Board of Directora:—.
Sir, Shouson Chow, Chairman LiKoon Chen, Esq; Li Lan Sang, Esq. P. K. Kwok, Esq. WongChußon, Esq.. Wang YanTong, kaq, Kan Ying P, Esq
HAIPHONG HAXBURG
HANEL W
TOKOMAMA
· PRIPING -
(Peking)MBOANGA
PENANG
HUNG KULO RANGOON
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITs received for Ons Year or
aborter periods at rak which will be quoted on applica tion:
The Bank's Head Office in Lop. cp undertake Executor & Trusts husiness, and claims "recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, oa terms which may be ascertained ki any of the 'geticies and Branches.
BW: ROBERTS,
Manager.
THE CHASE HANK
15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
HEAD "OFFICE:.
18, PINK STELT,
NEW YORK.
An American Bank offering com. piete Foreign Banking Servios, in the principal Markets of the wurhi. Lateront Bater on Application.
"SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
Thie Bank is entiraly owned by TEN CHASE NATIONAL BANK, Naw YORK, with Resourosa over. U.S. $3,500,000,000,
D. M. BIGGAB.
Manager
BANK OF CHINA
Specially" Chartered bý THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ·
OF CHINA AS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
PAID-UP CAPITAL..440,000,000.00 (BRANCHES ALL OVER CHINA) . Owing to our numerous Branchee
Chan Ching Shek, Fung Fing Wahin Chiud and connections in the.-
Esq,
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chiof Manager. Li Too Fong, Lady Manager.
Brinches and Agencies 2-m
Karloos London
principal Commercial Centres of the World, we are able to extend to our Clients special facilities-for- Domestic and Foreign Banking and Exchange
Head Office: SHANGHAI
Hongkang Branch:
4. QUEEN'S ROAD, C. South China Offices:
CANTON
Every description of Banking SWATOW
aud Exchange business transacted. Loans granted 00
SHIDCHOW
..KONGMOON
TOISHAN " KINGCHOW
We also handle the issue of Bende
opened in and other Public Funds of the
Local Currency and Fixed De Chinese Government, both at Home
posits received for one year or
shorter periods in Local and and Abroad. Foreign Currencies on terms which
will be quoted on application.
Bate Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO.
Chief Manager.
WITHDRAWAL PLAN IN SPAIN
London, Jan. 11.
SHOU J, CHEN-
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK.
LIMITED
Capital (fully paid up).
Yen 100,000,000 cara Reserve Fund Yen' 134,400,000.00
HMAD ORVIS —YOKŊBAMA
The Chairman's Sub-committee of the Non-Intervention Committee decided to spend £5,000 on the study of administrative problems requiring solution when the Inter-Alexandria Honolulu Bangoor. BRANCHEA AND ÁGUKOERA ATT.
the Spanish withdrawal plan. national Committee anally adopts Bangkok Hajnking Rio do
had been engaged to advise with It was reported that specialists regard to the problem of victual ling and supply stores and also the concerning the medical problems Chief Medical Oncer to advise involved in the application of the withdrawal, schema Reuter,
Jacobo Fijardo, vice-president, in his report to the stockholders A Victoris Gross awarded to fald that the small streak in tunnel, Sergeant Robert Grant, of the 5th 4 striking due east was followed Fusiliers, In September, 1857, dar- and an advance of 28.5 feet, was ing the India Mutiny, was sold at made, The total distance from the
SALARIES REDUCED On demand
Botheby's on December 21 for £55, portal of tunnel 8 was 1525 feet
Cairo, Jan. 11. BOYBARIONS Bank Buying command and was clearing the declared that, both hanging wall tendent has already been com their salaries by ten per cent.-
Grant, was under "Havelock's on the vein. The vice preddent recommended by the mine superia binet have voluntarily reduced! Members of the Egyptian, Ca- Late
A NA MATA DE moi 1/3 1/18 - Bia Arcega, ner Ons maar 19 18/10
way for the reller of Lucknow.. and footwall streaks are much pleted.
Kenter's Bulletin Service
2011.
On Bataomi-
On demand
* 58.
ON JAPAN S
On demand
1001
Up Bangkok 3-*-
INDIA :-----
Telegraphic Transfor...
Bank, on saan
On demand.
811
Batuvia Karachi Janeirg Berlin Kobo San
Canton soils Boy London Franoisse Calcutti Los Angeles Seattle Dairou Moji
Semarang
lengtion Nagoya Soerabaya
Shanghai
(Mukden) New York Sydney
(Dalny) Nagasaki Singapora
Hamburg Osaka Tientsin Hankow Otaru Tokyo Harbin
Paris.. Tsingtao
Tinkow
Hong KongPeiping
Intern allowed on Current Ao Doonnte,
Depois received for Fixed Periods st rates to be obtained application
KANO,
Managon
Hong Kong 11th Sept 07.
257
26
Int. Nickel vani
50
501
44
Int. Tel.& Tel. .....
Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn,
Chief Manager.
COLUMBO DIENTS
MANILA
TONSKAK
MEDAN "NEW" YORK
(Bhuket
TRINGTAO
211
Int. Dept Stores
12 - 123
212
221
Kennecott Copper
128
43
Amoy
Branches: Iloilo
J'aiping
HARMIN
307
321
Lambert Corpn
12
12
132
Loew's Inc.
Bangkok Ipoh
l'ang
(328
5zt
Batavia Jobare
22
32
Lorillard............ 171
173
Bombay
Kobe
Rangoon Saigon
652.
581
Mcintyre Porcupine-
Calcatta
McKesson & Robbins 33
4-478
Cantón
Kowloon San Fran- Kuala
sieco
20
30%
Monsanto Chemical 90
861
Chefoo
Lumpur Shanghai
149
Montgomery Ward - 353
Colombo
London
36
Dairen
*Lyona
717
Murray CorpaLTALA ---
Boochow
Malacca
-Bingapore Sourabaya Sungei
12
121
*35
361
Nat Cash Registor.. Nat Dairy Products 15
18
18
151
401
Nat Distillers....... 23
22
Hamburg Muar Tientsin Kankow
་
Nat Power & Light 27
+
Harbin 81
91.
New York Central ....
191
.
191
54
6i
Niagara Hudson" P.
Corp.
81
81
North American ....
IOL
101
101
Northern Pacie.....
123
127
16
181
Peeite Gai & Học
27-281
Pacific Lighting"
38
384
651
052
Packard Motors,
51
5
•
332 347
Paramount
12
121
181
19
Perinsylvania R.R.
-231231
25
Phelps Dodge .......
Phillips Petroleum
42
415
104
·10
Public Service of N.J.34
34
Pullman Inc.
20⭑
291
Pure OL
13
131
B4
93
Radio Corpn of Am,
71
8
Republic Steel ..........
2t
201
Reynolds Tobac. “B” 46
451
181
St. Joseph Lead Co.
45
451
Schenley
201
27
Schenley 51 pf.
80.
80
461
Bears Roebuck
63.
631
381
Shell Union 011
18
181
597
Socony-Vacuum
163
161
8
Southern Cal Edo
241
24
77
Southern Pacific...... 211
21
374
Southern Hly 5% pf. 131
134
BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED
9
Stud Brandi
91
$
2
2
Brand Gas &,,Elec.
43
51
Authorised Capital
$10,000,000.00
26
Stand Gas & Elec
Paid-up Capital
5,693,600.00
39
30%
1:37. pl.
242.
251..
Reserva and Undivided
24)
Standard Oil of NJ.
51
514
Profita
101
101
Sterling Products
02
33+
333
Swift International 25
20
61
641
Technicolor
19
19
65
Texas Gulf sulphur "31
314
181
Tidewater Assoc. Of 151
15
16
Timken-Detroit Axle
Transamerica
121
121
81
7
卦
20th Cent. For Films 231
221
157
- 157
421
45
1151
119
10
104
Un. Pacific.
Un Carbide & Car-
bon
20th Cent Fox Films
pi.
30.
30..
78 862 23
01
Unltd Aircraft
*28**** 201
Un. Airline Tran
Ainoy
49:*
port
B
BL
Bob
Kanila
United Corpn.
34
31
50+
55
Calculia Cation
United Corpn €3
Halphony
Melbourne San Pran Talheres Jagancki New York *ractio
121"
cum pf.
313
Heakor
Looks
Hou
Pacie
Un. Gaa Tprovem't- 107
11.
Keiping
Pens/ RadDas
Saigon
hangha Bingupare
Bwntow Tdary
giace Tealite
Tokyz Barang Vaver Yanghams
401
40
Un. Light & power
"A"
.31
17/
171
US Industrial Alco-
hot......
214
211
approved
271
25
1.8. Rubber
201
281.
securities.
441
447
UB Rubber 18 p.
58
574
. Current Accounts
321
33
US. Ste žene
80
60%
271
Vanadium
..........
191
20
1231
Warner Bros Piet,
7
71
281 263
Westinghouse Elec. 1073 Youngstown
1072
Напад
& Tube 427 +
434
10
181
55
217.
221
Chase National Bk 351′′ 347* National City Bank 291 Call. Money
1
82}* 1%
div.
Bid