1932-12-03 — Page 4

DANKS.

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Hubkoriand Capital

800,000,000

Conved and Pull up 30,000,000 -Rowers Funda:--

Hterling 4,500,000 $10,000,000 Bilver

Ser Liability of Proprisions@20,000,000

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

HEAD OFFIC

LONDON.

THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.

(Established 1917.)

HEAD OFFICE:—SINGAPORE.” |LOGAL BRANCH:-

13, Queen's Road Central

Authorised Capital · Stralta 820,000,000

Issued Capital

8,000,000

Pald-up Capital

17

4,000,000

Reserve Liabilities of

Shareholders...

4,000,000 BRANCHES and AGENCIES in the principal cities of the world. £3,000,000

Every description of Banking and £3,000,000 Exchange business transacted.

CHUA KEH HAI, .ES,000,000 |

Paid-up Capital

DEAD OFFICE: KONGKONG.

Reserve Fund

BOARD OF DIRECTONS — too. Mr. J. J. Pslarsen,

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

Agencles and Branches:

ALON STAN

KUCKING

Piemmat, Kaq.

Chairman.

T. E Pare, Pay. -Deputy ChairmRE.

om. Mr. V. 11. ell,

11, Maq

A. Miskin, Esq.

Eag,

3. F. Warm, Eig

V. M. Orayburn, Esq.-

KNOX SANUKOX

·DATAVIA

BOMBAT CALCUTTA CANTON UREFOO COLOMBO DAILEN 700900W CLASPELONO

Chief Manager.

BDA KOREY (-

ВАМПИЛО

MANKOW BARBIN -HONGLEW

21000

ИРОП

.BOUDRE

KOOF

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMPUR

AMRITSAR BANGKOK BATAVIA BOKRAT CALCUTTA

CANTON CAWNPORK

JEBU

COLOMBO DELHI HAIPHONO HANDURG BANKOW• HARBIN TONG PHẠ ILOILO

LONDON

LYCHE

MALACCA

KANILA

MUAR Jakons

-IPOH

MUKDEN

NEW YORK

KARACHI

BLAKO

KOLE

PEIPING

'VENANO'

RANGOON

HALOON

HAN FRANCISCO

BUNGEI PATANI

BILANGHAI

HINDAPORR

KOSHABATA

TIENTAIN

TRINGTAD

YOKOHAMA

TOEYO

Current Accoutta opened in Total Currency

OF

and Fixed Depoulia roolved for one MADE

shorter periods In Local Currency and

an ions which will be quoted on application.

Ron Rong, Aik April, 1932,

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Buchess of the above Bank la conducted By the KUNG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION. Ele's muje obinized

up.

TO THE RONGBONG AND QUANGKat *NO CORPOBATION."

V. M. ORAINURY,

Chad Manager

Hong Kong, 27th February, 1931.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

Head Office: Hong Kong.

dalised Capital (1,2, Currency) ...$17,000,000

Pull-Up Capilet

200

KUALA LUMTUR

Foreign

MADBAB

MAKILA

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PEITINO (Poking}

PENANG

RANOON

HAIGON

SEBARANG

BERENDAN

BHANGHAI

BINGAPORE

SITIAWAN

BOURABAYA

TAIPINO

TIENTRIN

TONOBAI (Dhuket)

TRIEGTAO

ZAMEUANDA

YOKOHAMA

Exchange and

Banking business transacted,

General

Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits recalved for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

A. BREARLEY,

Manager. Hong Kong, 17th November, 1932.

Established 1921.

Authorized Capital

Paid-up Capital

Roservo Fand

Total Resources

Manager.

$ 5,000,000 .% 2,574,100 210,000 $18,500,000

HEAD OFFICE: 144-160,. Der Voeux Road, Central, BRANCHES: Canton, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hankow. Domestic Correspondents at all prin cipal Cities in China.

FOREIGN BANKERS: London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: Irving Trust Co. San Francisco: Wells Fargo Bank Union Trust Co.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1932.

SHARE MARKET:

The oficial summary of the

and Stock Exchange issued yesterday:----

Commerce

Finance

SHARE MARKET. Weekly Reports by Brokers.

were

JAPAN'S INTERESTS

The past week has witnessed a further scaling down of the lower- priced issues, with Cements, Lighta, |Hotels and Realties all`closing sub-

stantially lower.

10.20.

3514

Hong Kong Lands $771⁄44. Humphreys $15. Roultios #9.10 $8.80. Hong Kong Tramways $20.40, ' Yaumat! Ferries (Old) $542. China Lights (Old) $15, $14.70, $14,55, $142, $14.65, $14.60, $18.- 95, $14.

China Lights (New) $13.90, .

Electrica $771⁄2,, $77, $703⁄41⁄2.

Telephones (New) $26%, $26.30,

$26, 3264, $201⁄2.

Ropes 8114.

Realties weakened a great deal! On the other hand, the invest

ment section is steadily holding its and wore on offer at $8.25;

Cotton Mills. Ewos were] own, and, on the present level, is neglected during the week with proving attractive to investors. sharos. obtainable at T14.60.

Business Done During The Week Public Utilities.-Tramé were Hong Kong Bank $1,050,

Union Insurances $612 wanted at $20.40 at which rats Hong Kong, Dec. 2.

shares changed hands. $512% $510 $512% $515 $520. Mr. G. A. Harriman's weekly some

China Underwriters $24 $2.80. share raport and market review China Lights (old) opened with

buyers at $14.75 but suffered a Hotels (Old) $11.10 $11 $10.95 THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & issued at noon, states:-

$10.80 $10% $10 $10.10 $104/ The market again held a rather setback at the close with business SAVINGS BANK, LTD.

Hong the reported as low as $13.70. bearish aspect throughout

Kong Electrics remained steady at week and nearly all stocks marked down to a certain degree $76. Telephones (new) were dealt although in most cases not vory in at $26,

Miscellaneous-Cements (comb.) new Lights saw drastically. low levels at $18.70, Hotels were were put through at $12%/12. and Dairy Farms changed hands at. bought down to $10.10 cash $10.20 Settlement at

Entertainments could be time. $2832: опе

Constructions at $8.25 placed at $13.40. Healties were offering cash and Settlement. Providenta (old) had buyers at $6.

Forward Settlement Day-De- were done in quantity at $4.65 for cash and Settlement account. The cember 20. Investment section was very quiet; with Trams on offer at $21.00, Telephones (now) at $26.00, Lands at $77.00 and Electrics at $76. Singapore: Chinese Commercial

With a considerable drop in ex- Bank, Ltd.

The biggest Japanese iron-ore FOREIGN EXCHANGE & BANK- change to 1/3, sterling counters

in mine in Malaya is owned by the ING BUSINESS of every description were more lively with Banks transacted.

strong demand at $1640, and Nippon Mining Company, who oper Carrent and Savings Accounts open-Unions bid up to $519.00. The tone ate at Kuala Dungun, near the of the market at present is rather coast of Trengganu. But their out- terms which will be on

uncertain, but as there is no ap- put, about 200,000 to 300,000 tons parent reason for any further re-per year, is not the largest among cession in prices it might be worth Japanese interests In Malaya. while taking advantage of the Isihara Sangyo Koshi, Limited, trend during the next few weeks. have been mining in Malaya for Banka. Hong Kong Banks were twelve years, and operate at Batu wanted at $1,640. Bank of East Pahat, from where they export! Asias had buyers at $106.

something like 500,000 tons per Insurances. China: Underwriters year to Japan, and at Kuala Dun could be placed at $2.90 Unions guo, Trengganu, also, where the production figures are in the neigh- changed hands at $5.10.

Shipping.Douglases were bourhood of 30,000 tons per year. Much is expected of the iron de- sought for at $262. without at-

Union Water-posita acquired recently by the To- tracting sellers.. boats remained in demand at $21. chig! Shoji Kalebs, of Kobe, on the Hotels and Real Estate.-Hotels upper forks of the Muar River, | (old) opened with buyers at $10.80, emptying Into the Johore Straits. but suffered a great set-back at These deposits, which are estimat

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. dah all te queled cu applica

(TAIWAN GINKO.)

HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formons. Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.

Centri Bank le Formoen, Bank-Rolon usd Average smotini...You. 13.000.000 BRANCHER AND AGENCIES: JAPAN-Tokyo, Yokohama, Kohe, Osaka, PORNORA:Hrs, Keg Karesko, Koelung, Makoor. Hanto, Bblachiku, Taiche, Taleko, Takao, Tomial, Toon, Hella, fallo.

"Fooctor, Stankow Amoy. QUINĂ 1—8banchal,

Bwatow, Carton. OTHERS-Hong Kong, Singapore, Boothbays, Semarang, Dataris, Bombay, Landon, York, Dairen.

LONDON BANKERS,

Kew

Barclays Bank, Ltd., Lloyd lank, Ltd. Midland Bear, Ltd., Westminster Bank, Ltd.

The Bank bas Correspondents in all the principal Commercial Centro hrought the world. E. NADURA.

Reser Fund 1,180,000

HOÈO RONG KHANOH!

htt

Casto, Bhaughal," Hankow, Bangkok,

8, De Vaut Ro3 Centrs. Tong Kong, Deceber 24, 1991.

BRANCHES :-.

and San FrancLea

LONDON BANKERS 1—

The Lloyd's Bank, Edmited.

CORRESPONDENTS

ta ali principal cities of the works.

Forsiga tohange and banking busineen of

rer description tranzazioa.

Departs Boras (variose slave) al a yearly

venia of from 5 to $40,

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Manager.

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(HETISERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY);

BANKERS.

Established 1821

tion.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let at a yearly rental from $6.00

WONG KWOK-SHUEN.

Chief Manager.

to $22.50.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.,

HRAD OFFICE:

15. Chachach Straat, London, E.0.8.

Authorised Capital

Subscribed Capital

Paid-up Capital

£8,000,000 1,800,600 1,050,000

Reserve Fund & Roat. 1,217,927 BANKERS:

The Bank of England & Midland Bank, 141.

FRANOKES:

Ipoh

Kxody

Bangkok

Bateria

Bombay

Karach

Caloutis

Kota Bharu

Colombo

Kuala Lipis

Delik

Kuala Lumper

East gat

Madina

New York

How

Fonang

Port Louis

(Meuritical

Basgoon

6bangba

Simi

Kuantan (Pakang) Blogspoes

HONG KONG DRANCH,

Barabara

Every description of Banking and Exchange busi

IN MALAYA.

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

On London--

T.T.

On demand

4 months' sight... 1/8%

On India-

1/8 1/8

Credits 4 months'

sight

1/4%

On New York—

On demand

201

Credits 60 days"

aight

21%

On Paris-

On demand

530

Credits 4 months'

sight

570

.T.T..

85%

On demand

95%

On Shanghai-

On demand

76

On demand

101

412

On demand............... 5634

On Batavia-

On demand

52

On Saigon

On demand

53

On demand

143%

Sovereigna Bank buy-

ing rate

-1/4

Bar Silver per oz.

1734

Nominal

Nominal

On Kobe-

On Manila-

On demand

On Singapore~~~

Dairy Farmis $282, $284, $28%, On Bangkok- Entertainments $18.30.

Constructions (New) $1.45. Govt. Loans 2% 2% Prem,

Changes (3.15 p.m.) Closing.

Quotations. Buyers

Hong Kong Bank $1645. Union Insurances $5171⁄2. Raubs $11.15.

Hotels (Old) $10.20. Electrice $764.

Sellers,

Hotela (Old) $10.80. Realties $84.

Cements (Combined) $124...

Sales.

Hong Kong Bank $1650.. Union Insurances $520. China Underwriters $2.80. Hotels (Old) $10/10.20. Hong Kong Lands $77. Hong Kong Tramways $20.40. China Lights (Old) $18.95/24. * Telephones (New) $261⁄2.

the close with buyers offering only led to run into tens of millions of The company is also interested in are said to be remarkably a hitherto unknown iron-ore field $10.10. Hong Kong Lands chang tons, ed hands at $77% closing with rich in their percentage of iron, in Kedah.-Eastern Engineering

Kong containing as much as 66 per cent. I and Commerce, buyers at $77. Hong

ame transacted.

Travaliers Choquan' fasued."

Trustee and Executorshipa under-

taken,

(za pol

INTEREST allowed co Current Accents SE Fixed Deposita at Bates that may be seertalcod

THE BANK OF CHINA.

行銀

on application.

- ., է.

Hong Kong Off-il, Queen's Bed Central

J. B. ROSS,

屮

7, Queen's Road Central,

Reorganised October 20, 1928, under

special charter of The National Gor- ernment as an

. INTERNATIONAL KXCHANGE

Authorized Capital ....f.150,000,000 .1. 80,080,000 Fald-Up Capitsi Reserves

.1. 28,015,000

Head Offon. AMSTERDAM”. Kasters Head DE 1-BATAVIA,

BANK.

Subscribed Capital

Pald-Up Capital

Reserve Funds

$28,000,000.00 .$24,7: 200,00 .$8,820,608.82

Berazios --Bandjermanin, Bandang. Bankar. Calcutta, Chalbos, Diamber, Djok jakaria, The Kagua", "Jiddah, Tebe,

THE

AOFC Average of Shanghai Stocks

FASI

1037

| 11.96.

{KKAK

Bar Silver in Hong

Kong

Copper Cash

Copper Cents ....... 1% prem

Rate of Native In-

8%% pa.

terest Chinese Sub. Coln 29%% dia. Hong Kong Sub, Cold Par.

LONDON EXCHANGES.

London, Yesterday.

Paris

82%

New York

8.20%

Montreal

3.77%

Brussels

29:16

Geneva

16.69

Amsterdam

7.98

Milan

63%

Berlin

13.47

Stockholm

18.20

Copenhagen

19 7/32

Oslo

19.50

Vienna

271⁄2 Nom.

Prague

108

Helsingfors.

228

Madrid

39/4

Lisbon

105

Athens

585.

550

23712

Bucharest

Belgrade Rio.. Buenos Aires Montevideo Bombay Shanghai

Hong Kong

5% Nominal Nominal 30 Nominal 1/6.18/64

1/9 18/16 -1/8/

1/8 5/16 17.

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAL

HONG KONG BRANCH:

4. Queen's Road Central.

Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the im- pertant commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our clients special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges.

Mike Modan, Palambang,

Longan, Penang Bangvos, Rotterdam Semarang. Beanghai, Singapore, Bor bale Gosakaria (Solo), Tegal, Tillatap

and Wallerradan”,

'The clown bars Safe Deposit Boxes to Zą).

LONDON DIKKERS — NATIONAL PROVINUIAL BANK LID.

Conaspondegir all over the world, Deaking Bual

A. STOKKINK. Hong Kong, 21st June, 1932

- save of story dekoripalon transacted.

TER

Maonge

We also handle the issue of Bonds AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

and other Public Funds of the Chin-

ee Government both at home and abroad.

SHOU J. CHEN,

Hong Kong, 5th March, 1931.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

Established 1880.

.U.9.$6,000,000,00 „U.A.$1,532.982.04 ..U.9.41,458,116.78

· INC.

Manager.

Kead Office: 65,- Broadway. New York,

Capital

Surplus Boserves

BRANCHES:——

Amsterdam

Barlia Biocrita

Olegow

Hamburg Havre Interlaken

Napka

Paris

Brames

Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Yen 117,800,000 Reserve Fand

Head Office:--YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies at:

Aláxandria

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Dairen (Dalny)

Nagasaki Nagoga Newchwang New York

Felptor Rangoon

Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de

"Hamburg"

··Hankow)

Barbin Hong

•Honolulu

Karach

Londons Los Angelor

Janškro San Francisco

Bestle

Semarang

·Shanghai (y

allowed on

pozits “received for

t rates to be obtained

spare:

Banos Alrea Ostro

: Caloulfa,

Cen

· Dekorabo Copachagen.

Piocrose

Ilão Zocdon Livarpică

Lastor

Macalla Monte Carlo

Monkeyat yo

bile

Stambool

Megapor

•Bk: Merlin'?

Vienn Vanlee

Branches of American Expres« Com- pany in Principal, cities of United States of America and Canada.

All classes of Commercial Banking Fransactions undertaken.

-Personal investment handled

The Company onors to intending Travelers the use of its · (#Travelers Cheques")"and Letters of Credit, and, In addition, the world-wide wervices of its thoroughly equipped Travel De- partusen

DUGGAN

Manago: Hong Kong, 7th April, 1982.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, STANLEY.

NEW SCHOOL YEAR opens January 3, Entrance Examination for New Students on SATURDAY, December 31; at 9.30

8.10.

For prospectus apply LI HOI- TUNG, Esq., Messrs. Banker & Co., 20, Des Voeux Road, C., or THE WARDEN, St. Stephen's College, Stanley.

KING'S

THEATRE

BY REQUEST

SPECIAL MORNING SHOWING AT

11.30 a.m., on SUNDAY,

4th DEC.

THE

OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1932.

PLASONABEL

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25.00)

|15.75

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ROSEBENTATINI

BACKS

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EART

{TAL

1425

19.39

11.M

|2999

FRES

|1225

CLOSED

21.60

Seas

31.08

langs

1600

Yokohama

Silver Spot

16.79

Silver Forward

17 9/16

16.50

3% War Loan

973%

16-11

15.00

1430

[

British Wireless Service.

AMERICA SEEKS TO STIMULATE DISARMAMENT

(Continued from Page 1.)

Discussions Planned.

London, To-day. The Prime Minister, who, in com- pany with Foreign Secretary, Bir John Simon, reached Geneva yester- day morning, had a long converas- tion soon after his arrival with Mr. Norman Davis, United States de- legate to the Disarmament Con- Kerence.

The week under review began, quietly steady, business being done) Admittedly the stock market is Later Monsieur Bencs, General largely negative in the sense that Happorteur of the Disarmament last Tuesday with increased activi- at 14.80 and 14.00 November.

ty on the Shanghai Stock Er The same dullness that charac- daily fluctuations disclose no de- Conference, called upon him and change, marking the opening of terized the Shanghai Stock Market anite trend, and the lack of active possibilities of speedy resumption December settlement. On the fol- during the past week was extend-Interest is obvious. On the post- of the meeting of the general com lowing day Ewes were particular-led to the pieco goods market. The tivo side is the fact that there mittes of the Conference, were dis ly active, accounting for nearly amount of new business transacted seems to be no substantial real ll- cussed. 20,000 shares in the trading was very small, throughout the day. There was a

considerable increase in buying;

8,000 United Theatres changed High for 1981-82 hands and the low priced rubbers Low for 1931-82 accounted for over 7,000 shares,

Much Interest was shown for bonds

quidation.

credit.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald continu ed his survey of the disarmament November 16, 1982- 20.78 question yesterday afternoon in September 19, 1931 28.66 conversation with M. Paul Boncour, that the July, 12, 1982 - 19.99 France. It is believed November 22, 1982- 2123 British Prime Minister will take

O advantage of his visit to Geneva to

and dabentures, especially Shang Today, Saturday, 3rd December to the work which promises to do study the possibility of convoca hal Land 5% 1930 debentures of 'a will mark the opening night of Jef- her and all concerned the greatest tion as soon as possible of the

World Economic Conference. total value of Tia.1410,000. The mar fery Dell'a famous play "Fayment Playgoers who enjoyed The The French Premier, Monsieur ket was extremely thin on Thure Deferred by the Hong Kong A. D. Middle Watch, Dear Brutus" etc. Herriot left Paris for Geneva last day, with prices inclining to sag and very little Interest shown. The Cat the Star Theatre, Kowloon will be glad to renew their ac- night British Wireless Service. volume of trading continued to be Circumstances attendant upon the quaintance with such tried favour very light during Friday's session. closing of the Theatre Royal are ites as Margaret Birt, Oscar Eager, Veronica Butterfield, S. H. West, Shanghai Cottons were somewhat mainly responsible for the change Eric Brooke, R. H. Charles and J. PAYROLLS SHOW FIRST GAINS active, but otherwise quietiess was

the outstanding feature. Senti- of venue, but our local amateurs Reade whilst talent fresh to the ment remained depressed when are not altogether étrangers to the Hong Kong stage will be found in trading began on Saturday Prac comfortable little playhouse across Hilda Arnold, J. Mckinley and Syd- ney Green who come to us with tically, no business was done, and the water. A few years prices fluctuated with

amo

SINCE FEBRUARY

records of dramatic achievement in Reporte from 2,746 ery hearty reception by other climes ay isan

of the mainland and we

present enter

The play will start promptly it 9.15 p.m. tonight and on the nights Octobe of 6th 8th 9th and 10 tilland those who have not already done so gata are advised to manke an Appliary, the Fac

tion to the Anderson Music, Co. Chicago reported

ave the finishi