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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Aborted Capital $60,000,000 30.000,800 Jowned and· Fully Paid-up wenziestkarta Berre Fondet

Sterling

Aivarumanisha ko

£1,600,000

$10,000,000

Bosure Limbility of Proprietors0,000,000

HEAD OFFICE; BUNGEONO.

DOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Hon Mr. C. a. 8. Mockin Chainsa

8. B. Dexwall. Ex

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA" & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital

Reserve, Fund

£8,000,000 £3,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

$8,000,000

Agencies and Branches?'

Alor Bier

Iloilo

Bangoon

Amelbour

1pok

Falgot

Banakak

Karachi

Hon Mr. W., Bali.

E. B. Morriac, E

Tateria

Klang

« al. Compton, Eng.

J. J. Paterson, Esja

Bombay

Kobe

», c. Kalgis, Kong.

T. E. Pearce, Esq.

Calcutta

Xuali

Carton

Lampar

Cawnpore Osbu Colombe

Kuching

* Manila.

Madan

Q. Miskin, Maq.

AMOY BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY MALOUTTA CANTON QUEFOO COLOMBO DAIREN:

MOD 10W HAIPHONG FLAMBUNG

MONDERW

AXIOW

HARBIN

ILOILO

SPOD

JOHOR

KORK

KOWLOON

·Depuiz Chaimaa,

V. M. Grayburn, Jay.

Chief Maunga.

DRAUG-

LINIKM WONN MALACUA MANILA

MUAB (Jokoa)

MURDER

NEW YORK

PRIPING

PENANG BANBOUN

MAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

KUALA LUMPUR

KELAMINAI

SINGAPORE

MUBABAYA

HONGE! PATANI

TIENTWIN

TOKYO

THINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Darrest &ncounts opened, in Local Currency

ca Fland Deposita od for one year o shorter periods In Lower Company and Hamling

terms which will be quoted un application. Hong Kong, 14th April, 1954.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Eilers of the Boots Bank le conduct.

of by the HONG KONG AND BANUBAY BANKING CORPORATION.

sbialzed on application:"

~FOR THE HONG KONG AND HANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

V. M, GRAYNURK,

Chit Manager.

Kong Kong. Mil Fobruary, 1984.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Ceplisi Pald-up Capital

$10,000,000,00

Delhi

Haiphong

Flachberg

Tasker Harbla

Dear Los

New York Pelping

(Peking)

Samarang Востсовая

Phaeghal

Slugspore

· Kourabaya

Taiping

Tiental

Tongkah

(Bhukue)

Leluto

1Yokohama Bamboangs

Pareigose and. Owners! Blanking' buatman: Cumpal Ascounts opened and Fixed Deppelte rocsival for one your of aboriar periods a which will be quoted on application,

A. BREARLEY.

Manager. Hong Kong, 1st. January, 1935.

SAFETY FIRST !

To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries..

Deposit them in a Vault that is really: FIRE-PROOF BURGLAR-PROOF ·

DAMP PROOF!

OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18,

Commerce

Finance

LOCAL DOLLAR ADVANCES

Silver Prices Improve

The local dollar has advanced %, opening on demand yesterday ing at 1/9%. 2

Spot and forward silver prices improved being quoted at 24- 15/16 and 25-1/16, respectively.

The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £U.S.$4.87%, 38 compared with £-U.S.84.88%.

The New York on London rate was quoted at £-U.S.84.87%, R8 compared with £-U.S.$4.872.

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

On London***

On Singapore--

LOCAL SHARES.

The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:---

T.K. Bank $1520 m.,

Banks.

H.K. Bank $1825 a.

HK. Bank (London) #130%

div. b.

Chartered, Bank £15% Marcantile Bank A. & B. $81% Mercantile Bank C. £18 1. 1

Bank of East Asla $90 m.

SILVER EXPORT

CHECKED FIRST

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BY KWANGTUNGA. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED

Yet Figures Reveal

Huge Outflow

MUCH SMUGGLING BEING CARRIED ON

́[From Our Own Correspondent]:

Canton. Yesterday. During 1934 Kwangtung exported silver to the value of $480,360 and ex. imported the same metal to the value of $255,465, according to figures compiled by the Kwangtung

Am: G. Finance Corp, Sh.$20 n. China O. Fin. Ord., Sh. $1.80 n. China O. Fin. Pref Bh. 84% m.

Insurances.

"Canton Inc $260) n.

Union Ina. 8492%; n. China Underwriters $1.30 m. China Fire Inn. $4.90 n, ‚H.K. Fire Ins. 4225 'n*

International Assce. Sh: $5 n.

Shipping.

On T.T. and demand....1/9% 4 months' sight

1/934

Credit 4 months' sight 1/10-5/16

On Shanghal-

On demand

1/8/

*76%

1542

119

43

Antamoks 91 eta, sa.. Balatocs $48 b.

On demand

On Japan:

On demand

located on the Messanine Floor of On India- Our New building is Specially Con- On T.T. and demand'

You may obtain Safe Deposit Box in this most up-to-date Vault for Credits-60-days sight. 451⁄4 your own use at a very modarate Raz-On. Bɛtavia- Ital.

Inspection Cordially Invited.

THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL

& SAVINGS BANK, LTD..

Corner of leo House Street and

Des Voeux Road, Central

...Douglases $89% n.

H.K. Steamboats, $74 m.' Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $80 . Indo-Chinas (Def.), $33 m. Shells (Bearer) $51/3 n. Union Waterboats $12.

Mining..

-Baguio Gold 39_cis._n...

Benguet Consolidated $141⁄2 mi Benguet Exploration 18 cts. n. Benguet Goldfield 10 cts..D.

Kains may bay

structed to provide all of thoan, Im portant Qualities.

On New York-

.

On demand

On demand

64%

On Paris-r

On demand

685

Credits 4 mánths sight

695

Big Wedge;:10 cts. n. Gold Creek 381⁄2 cts, n..

On Salgori

Gold Rivers 23 cts. n..

On demand

66%

Ipo Mining $1 n.

On ManfiR-

Itogans 42 ets.' në

874

On demand

102%

$11,000,000 8,655,000

Sovereigns bank buying rate 1/10 Bar Silver per oz..... 24-15/16 82,170,492 Bar silver in Hong Kong....nom. ,nominal ....1% prem.

3 0,296, BOCLIMA Mavera and Undivided Profit482.41 500.00

HEAD OFFICE --HONG KONG

11. Do You Hood Canal,

BOARD OF DIRKATORA

Hit House Chow, Chairma

Lown Chu, Yaga P. 5. Kwok, Eng. WOOK Yeu Tang, Y. Chen Cuku: Blak, Erg, Li Lan Seng, Z., WODE Chu Sou, E4q, "d. Kan Ying

hay

Battle

Bombe?

SALON

Onlautta

To

Husker Пороми Kebe

Kowloon

Lendon

Kan Tong Yo, Esq., Cllal Manager.

The Fung. Fay, Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES

Manila

Beat

Melbourn

Bersarang

Shanghai

New York

Bingapor

+

Crea

Ferir

GoursLaw Beaton

Priping

winey

1

Talbo

Bagoon

1kinala

Falcon

San Francis

On demand

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. on Bangkok

Established 1912.

Head Office:—Hong Kong,

Authorized Capital

Paid-up Capital ...

Total Resources

Branches: Canton, Tolahan, Shanghai, Copper cash Hankow, Bangkok & San Francisco, Copper cents London Bankers: Lloyds Bank, Et Rate of native interest ..8% pa.

Foreign Exchange and Banking

"27% % dis. business of every diacription trans Chinese Sub Coin. ...

Hong Kong sub, coln. ................ par.

cted.

Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits recatred for one year or

fathic

shorter perioda Vancouver

quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes (various alzes) fer' hire.

Tokyo

Yokohama Tary dischpilog of Bathing at Eichinge Lose granted as approved; btracted,

eduar. Durrant Accounts opend in Lanal Curren

Fixed Theposits ived for one year o shorter periode la Local and Foreign Currencies

ter which will be quoted on appilation." Bala Thepot Boxes To La

6

EAN TONO PO,

Chief Managet.

Hong Song, la March, 1994,

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

Head. Office-Talhoku, FormOSA, Incorporated in Japan by Special Imperial Charter, 1899.

*Central Bank of Formosa; Notes

issued Average amonat Y.46,000,000

Branches and Agencies,

Japan:-Kobe, Osaka, Tokyo, Yoko-

LOGE FOONG KHAN,

Ohler Kungur.

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Bend Office:-65, Broadway, New York

Capital

Surplus Reserven

hama, Keelung, Makong, Nants, Alban

Shoku, Shinchiku, Taicha, Tainan, Taito, Takao, Temaui, Toen, Karenka Kagi, Heite, Giran.

China: Amoy, Canton, Foochow, Han.

.1.8.$6,000,000.00

* 2,087,112,60:

.......... 1,995,528.81

BRANCHES:

Серов

Glanga

The Hague

Hlai Nepime Pireaue Paris Palpin 1 Palet md Rotlarda

Arter Antwerp

Assura Healer Berlin

Harina Hamborg Havre

Bombay

Bremen

Bepale

Heidelberg Interlaken Jarunaista

Rame

Calro Calcul

Colombc Copenhagen Pubila

Bhaaghi

Liverpool

Imperce

Iogane

Plane

Geneva,

Entsor

Most Date Manlia Msalok

· Montreux..

'

Swatow. Shanghai, kow, Others:-Bombay, Hong Kong, London. Ca

New

York. Singapore, Batavia,

Samarang. Soerabaya, Dairen.

On and after April 20th, 1984, the Edinborgi

on Special Carrent rate of Interest

Deposit will be at 1% p.s. on daily Balance and the rate for balance over 110,000 will be quoted on application (Maximum rate-13).

Hong Kong Branch

Y. OHNO,

Manager.

9. Den Voeux Road, Central.

Romp Aingapor

Tiantain Termibe

Vienna Vanica Yokokams Kurich

Branches of American Express Com- pany in Principal cities of United Btates of America and Canada.

INCOME TAX EVASION

Hearing Against Andrew Mellon Opens To-day

Washington, to-day: The hearing of the Federal Gov ernment's claim against Mr. Andrew W. Mellon, who was Secretary to the Treasury from 1921 to 1929, under Presidenta Harding, Coolidge and Hover for evasion of income tax, is opening to-day.

The case is expected to last from 3 to 6 weeks.-Reuter.

RAW RUBBER PRICES

Latest Quotations From

Singapore

Messrs. H. B, Joseph & Co. have received the following Straits- Cur- rancy quotations (Buyers) from Singapore for Raw Rubber:

Spot 20% down

April-June 22% down %. July-Sept. 23% down %. 5 Market:-Quiet.

All classes of Commercial Banking THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, Transactions undertaken.

Personal Investment accounts

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK handled.

LIMITED.

Established 1880

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Traveler" Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, "Japital (fully paid-up) Ten.100,000,000 addition, the world-wide service

Reserve Fund

Yen.124,250,000-its thoroughly equipped Travel De

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA

– Branches–and–Agenelen.at: Alexandria

Batavia Barlin

Nagasaki' Nagoya New York

Canton

Rangoon Dairen (Dalny) Fengtian (Külden) Rio de Janeire Hamburg Hankow

Harbin

Hong Kong Honolala

Hainking Karachi

Los Angele

San Francisco Seattle Bemarang. Shanghai

Soerabaya

Singapors

Tokyo Tintas Vingkow

partment.

E. W. DUGGAN,

Harager

THE WING ON BANK, LTD. HONG KONG

Authorized Capital $10,000,600

Foreign Exchange and Banking Business, of every description transact

opened, Special Current Accounts Deposits received at special rates, and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter period at rates which will be quoted on application

Safe Deposit Boxes (various sixas). for hire admire

PHILIP GOCKCHIN

GOCKCHIN

Assistant: Mana gürül

LIRITED

(Incorporated in China)

Head. Once Capital

Reserve

Branches

„Shanghai:

$7,500,000.00

$1,500,000.00

US

All Important Cities in China Foreign Exchange

General

Banking Business transacted.

Current and Saving Accounts opened. and Fixed Deposita received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

CHANG,

SOU

HONG KONG BRANCHANG 24, Den Vorax Road, Central. Manager's Omee...6.7.61. 25585 Foreign Exchange Dept. 88565 General Office

38367 Cashier's Office

THE SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED

(Incorporated in Capital paid up fas Reser

Capital Savings Dep Rosaryúť Bavings De

Rend?O,

FA Bank having A Industrial devaloy and tas for

Salacots 16 ets. n. Kailan 18/9 n.

•

Langkats (Single) Sh. $15

S'hal Exploration Sh. 45 n. S'haf Loans, Sh. #6 n, "Raubs $7.60 b., $7.90 n.

Venz: Goldfield 35 n. Docks, etc.

H.K. Wharves. $112 n. H.K. Docks. $11% a. Providenta (old) $11⁄4 b. Providenta (new) 80. cts. n. Hongkewa, Sh. $809 n. ** New Engineerings Sh. $5.80 n.

*S'hai Docks, Shi $120 n.......

Cotton Mills. Ewo Cottons Sh. $9.22% ¤. S'hal Cotton (old) $74 n. S'hai Cottons (new) $46, n. Zoong Sings Sh. $9.80 n. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $55 n;

Lands, Hotels, etc. H.K. and S. Hotels $4.95 b H.K. Land $50 n

. Statistics Bureau.

H.K. Land 4% Debentures 101%

b...

Shanghai Lands Sh. $22 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $12.20 n Humphreys-$10 n. H.K. Realties $5.10 n. Asin Realties "A", Sh. $100 n. Asia Realties "B" Sh$17 n. Chinese Estates $93 n. China Realties Sh. $10.60 n. China Debentures Sh.$128 n.

Public Utilities H.K. Tramways $20.15 b. Peak Trame (old) $81⁄2 n. Peak Trams (new), #6 ¤, Star Ferries $94 n

Yaumati Ferries $22 n. C. Lighta $10,10 b.. HLK Electrics: $703⁄43⁄4"5. Macao Electries $25 n. Sandakan Lights $8 n. Telephone (old) 826 s. Telephone (new), $10 b. China Buses Sh.:$12.40 m. Singapore: Traction 7/8 n. Singapore Pref. 18/- n..

Industrials Malabon Bugar $84. n. Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh. $21 n Cald: Macg. (Prof.) Sh819% n. Canton Ices $254 b. Cements $2.05 b.. H.K. Ropes $3.80 1. pyth Stores, etc. Dairy Farms B241⁄4%, # Watsons-$47n?—— Lane, Crawfords $3.75 n. Mackintoshs, $21 n. Sinceres $8 n

Wm: Powells, 70 cts. n. Wing On (HK) 3105 n-

My Miscellaneons. H.K. Amusements:$1.85 n.. Entertainment:"|371⁄2 1.- S.C. Enterprises $1,8 Macao Greyhounds,” 32 n. Constructions (old). $1.70 n/ Construction (new) 49 cta. b. Vibro Piling 851 1. ok Ch. Govt. 8% 1925 G3Bds. —99%

HK Govt.477.

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NOTICE

N MONDAY TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY the 18th, 19th and 20 instanty

The Hong Kong Dispensary be open

from 8.30 am to 1 pm. and 8 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

SPORT NOTICES.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

ANNUAL RACE MEETING, 1935, 16th, 18th 19th, 20th and 23rd February, 1938.

N.SATURDAY, 16th, MONDAY

01846, TUESDAY 19th, and

will WEDNESDAY 20th February, the first bell will be rang at 11 am;" and the first race" will be run at 11.30 am On SATURDAY, 23rd February, the first bell will be rung at 1.80 p.m., and the first race will be run at 2 pm. TAA

NAVY CONTRACTS 1935-1936.

EALED TENDERS for the Sup days, or y

ply of the Undermentioned

The tim Interval will be taken. after the fifth race on the first four

MEMBERS' BADGES "AND APENCLOSURE

Club Rooms at $10.00 per day in-

The experts and Imports of silver Stores for H. M. Naval Service at were through Canton, Swatow, Hei Hong Kong commencing 1st April Members are reminded that they how, and Pakhol.

1985 will be received until noon on and their ladies must wear their The heavy export figures are con- the dates specified, by the Super badges prominently displayed sidered surprising in view of the intendent and Victualling Store throughout the Meeting. fact that Canton prohibited the ex-Officer, H. M. Victualling Yard, No one, without a badge will be ad- port of silver, long before the Nan Kowloon, from whom forms of ten mitted to the Members Endlosure

Badges admitting non-members king embargo was imposed. Each der and any necessary information person leaving here is allowed to can be obtained on application to the Members Enclosure and carry away only $20 in sliver, this

12 months' Contracts. order being further reinforced later by Nanking orders to re- strict the export of silver,

The foregoing export figures do of the not include the value smuggled white metal, since such amounts nevér go through the of Statistics Bureau. Smugglers silver are often caught on outbound | trains and streamers.

POSED AS ROYAL

PHYSICIAN

Trick That Was Not Successful

TOKYO JEWEL THIEF MEETS WITH SCEPTIC ·

Tokyo.

Sugar

Lard Bread Rice Biscuit

25th February 1938, cluding tax or $40.00 Thcluding 25th February 1935, tax for the Meeting (ladies $5.00 26th February 1986. and $20.00 respectively) are obtain- 27th February 1985. able through the Secretary upon in 27th February 1986. troduction by a member, such Mem- ber to be responsible for all chits, 3 months' Contract.

atc.. Potatoes & Vegetables

4th March 1935. The right to reject the lowest or any tender is reserved."

LONDON'S LITTER NUISANCE

Big Clean-Up After Royal Wedding

:

Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course,

The Secretary's Office, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building, (Tel. 27794) WILL CLOSE AT 10 a.m; ON THE FIRST FOUR DAYS, and at 12.30 p.m. ON THE FIFTH DAYANA

A limited number of tins will be obtainable each day at the Club |House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Roy. Talephone No. 21920.

On no pretext will children be So much litter was dropped by permitted in either enclosure dur- crowds witnessing the Royal ing the first four days of the Meet- wedding procession when the ing.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE... A man who posed as physician Duke of Kent married Princess

The price of admission to the to the Emperor of Japan has been Marina that 25 vans were sent to prison in Tokyo as aquired by the Office of Works to Public Enclosure is $2.00 per day remove, the rubbish dropped intineluding tax for all persons in-

jewel thief

re-

tax.

* Bookműkers, Tic Thomen etc.

He entered a department store the parks and roadways under cluding ladies and is payable at the

Gate: and asked to see some of the its control.

It was estimated that fully 50 Soldiers and Sailors in uniform most expensive jewellery.

When several trays were plac-tons of debris was removed, from are admitted to the Public En- ed before him an assistant saw St. James's and the Green Parks, closure at $1.00 per day including him "palm" a pair of platinum Constitution Hill and the Mall.

Near the Abbey enormous cuff-links.

Accused of doing so the visi-quantities of newspaper, paper will not be permitted to operate bags, cigarette ends, and other within the precincts of The Hong tor,, as proof of his bona fides, litter were left on the roads, Kang Jockey Club daring the Race produced an "imposing visiting

It was stated at Westminster Meeting A T card, which read:

"Mr. Hideyuki Kuribayashi, City Council that from Parlia-Tins will be obtainable in the M. D., Chief Court Physician to ment-square, Whitehall, Thames Restaurant in the Public Enclosure. the Imperial Household, Profes-Embarkment; and the neighbour sor of Tokyo University."

His "Joke"

ing streets, more than six tons

litter.

... SERVANTE', PASSES

of rubbish were collected, total- Passes for Servants will he He explained that he had acting about 120 cubic yards of issued on application to the Secre Mlada tary, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Buil- ed merely on impulse, as a sört

ding." of joke, and demanded that the affair be kept secret for the sake of the Imperial Family.

The assistant called in the po lice

"You can't treat me like this!" protested Mr. Kuribayashi., Tm the Court Physician (".

MODEL SEAPLANE'S WORLD RECORD

Weighs Only One-Tenth Of An Ounce

"We'll see about that,” an- Taking off from a four-foot swered the police officer, who water tank, a tiny-mono-winged called a real doctor. A few seaplane, powered by a rubber questions proved that Mr. Kurl-band, recently soared into the bayashi was a fraud:

Any persons found loitering with Servante passes in their possession will forfelt the same and will be removed from the enclosure,

By Order

CB, BROWN, Secretary. Hong Kong, 11th February, 1995,

air and stayed aloft for 10 mins It Insured? ?|

It was discovered that he had utes 59 seconds, setting a “new |been married four times, and junior world's record for model

that his salary was a wook airplanes.

UNEMPLOYMENT IN PEIPING

Nearly 40 Per Cent Of Populace Idle

"Peiping.

The population in Pelping up to the end of January was 1,510 000, according to census figures released by the Municipal Bureau of Public Safety. Of these more than 690,000 people are now out of employment. Chekiai Agency.

KRAKATAU ACTIVE

Coastguards Placed To Warn Population

The famous volcano Krakatau. whose outbursts have caused huge disasters, again became ac tive towards the end of January, Tourists went to the district of Bantam for a visit to Pasardean, which is situated on the coast immediately opposite to the vol cano, a long string of motorcars leaving Batavia for Bantam |_ Although the activity of the

volcano ha ing the

The model was owned by Hy man Oslick of Philadelphia, who entered it in a contest for "planes" owned by boys of 15 or under.

Insurance All Clansen

LOWEST RATES IN American Asiatic Underwriters FedInc. USA General Agents:

The model, equipped with Head Office floats the size of one's thumb 17, The Band and with wings made from de-

nghai licate micro-film, weighed one tenth of an ounce, complete with its rubber-band motor.

S. E. Levy & Co.

ICE. HOUZZ STREET

INVESTMENT BANKERS & BRoa

HKMAKRS.

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