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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Authorised Capital ..... $50,000,000) 13aged, and Fully Paid-up 20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-

Sterling ....£6,500,000 $10,000,000 Silver Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA, Incorporated by Royal Obarter, 1853. head office: LONDON Paid-up Capital

20,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG, BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

B. 4. Buchnell. eg. Chatrooms,

CC, Knight Hug.

Reserve Fund

prietora

Alor Blas

Apertuar

Bangko

Depu5• Chairman

W. H. Bell, Esq. K. S. Morrison Eng.,.Com A. H. Compton Exq

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,

.##.003,000 .28,000,000

£3,000,000

Agencies and Brancheet

Kocking

Hom

Balgon Semarang Seremba Stanghal Blogsport

1pok

Karachi

Bateria

Klack

Boshe

Xobe

Calcutta

Lumpur

Bawan

Погод Caba

Boursbarn

Taiping

Colombe

Musila

Tiesiale

Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackie,

Medan

Tonaksh

Slaiphong

New York

(Ekukor)

G. Miskin Esq.,

T. E. Pearce Esq.,

Harburg

akingsad

Manker

Kerbin

・(Pabing) Bara

Tatobama

Zamboang

'Chief Manager,

Tiong Kong

FRANCHE-

MOT

НАКОКОВ

BATAVIA

BCNHAV

MALOUTTA DANTON OHEFOR CALON BO DAIRRN POOCHOW WAIPHONO HAMELIE RANEOW VAMÜRATH

H

EPOLE

JANOBE

FORE

KOWLOON

KUALA LUMFUR LOXDUN

T.YONS

MALACOA

MANILA

MUAN (Johor)

MURDEN

NEW YORK

PRIPING PENAKO

RANUCON

HAICHON

RAN PRANCIBECO

SITANGHAL

FINGAPORE

SAYURABAYL

RINGEI PATANI

TIENTSIN

TOXTU

TRINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Purrer costs opened la Toon! Curraney

received for use

abar parisde in

Bad Fixed Depoallera Couzens and Starting beerns which will be quoted on application Hong Kong, 25th February, 1935.

|Ironmaalád..

THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25.

Commerce-and Finance.

· LOCAL DOLLAR ADVANCES

Silver Prices Improve

The local, dollar has risen opening on demand this morning at 1/10

Spot and forward silver advanced being quoted at 25, and 25%. respectively.

The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at -U.S.$4.86, as

Forsigsk Eroklegs and Omeral Bashing bortscompared with U.S.$4.86%, while Dorrent Accounts opened and Fixed Deportie the New York on London rate was nacured it one year or shorter parieda as quoted at £—U.S.$1.86% · which will be quoted on application, an

A. BREARLEY.

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

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

Head Offer: Hong Kong,

Authorised Capital

Paid-up Capital

Total Resources A

EXCHANGES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONE.

Branches: Canton, Tolahan, Shanghai, Hankow, Bangkok & San Francisco. London Bankera: Lloyds Bank, Ltd., On Singapore-

Banking On demand Foreign Exchange business of every discription traze- On Japan?----

On demand

and

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK. urgent Accounts opened and Fixed]

The Busloan of the abers Buah le conduri

Deposita recetted for one year or On ledin-

p by HONG KONO AND SHANGILA shorter periods at rates which will be BANKING CORPORATION.

cains en spplication

Malad Bir: Ignoted on application..

THE BONO KONG AND. "KHANGFAI ANKING CORPORATION

Y.-K. GRATBURN,

Hong Kong, 25th February, 1933.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

daihorland Capilar

Dapital

810,400,000.00

Beserve and Undirhind Profi... #1,444, 700,00

HEAD OFFICE :~HONG KO

19. Des Voux Rod Central,

BARD OF DIRECTORS — Bithou-san Chow, Chairmat

LA Een Chuc, Eng, P. Ewol, IA

Tour, E. Chan Ching Bask,

Wank

Bang Kag, Wong Chu Boo, Faq, and Kan Tig

Biphon

Lễ The Fong, ry Manager."

BRANCHES AND AGENCⱭES-

Malboute

Nag-al

Now fuck

Qui

Ostanite

Bolal

Crendon

·

Paria

Potping.

Haugen

Saigon

Kam Frands

Beastle Demachig

ngha SURPASS

- baurabaya

Kwałow

Tabaka

wydaj

Thenfal

Tokyo

Tolome

Every Escription and Banking and Eichinge Lous granted on approved bal trečiad

Dement Accouble opened. In

Local Curve

of

kod Fixed reposite ressivad foe ons 396 shorter portudy in Lood and Foreign Currencies

LOCAL SHARES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

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

Banks

HiK. Bank $1460 ex. div. s. H.K. Bank (London) £1311⁄2 n.

.

Chartered Bank £15% n Mercantile Bank A. & B. 3314 Mercantile Bank C. $181⁄2 n.... Bank of East Asia, $90 z Ami. O. Finance Corp., Sh.620 n. China O. Fin. Ord., Sh. $1.80 n. China 0. Fin. Pref Bh. #4% n

Ag Insurances.

Canton' Inc. $260 n. Union Ins, $285 8. China Underwritera" $1.45 séba China Fire Ins. $490 n.. H.K. Fire Ins. $227% b. International Asace. Sh. $5 n.

Rhipping.

Douglases $3914.

On London

On TT. and demand

1/10%

$11,000,000

4 Months' sight

1/104

8,655,000

Credits 4 months' sight 1/10%

82,170499 On Shaoghal-

On demand .:.

1182

782

H.K. Steamboats,' $71⁄4-m.. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $80 n. Indo-Chinas (Del.), $88 m.. Shells (Bearer) $50/7 Union Waterboats $12.

Mining.

#

1574

Antamoka 88 cta. sa.

Balatoes $48 n.

On T.T. and demand

121%

Baguio Gold 89 cts. n.

On New York-

Bafe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) for bire.

Benguet Consolidated "$18' B.

On demand

444

Benguet Exploration 17 cta, n. `.

Credits 60 days' sight.

46%

On Latavia--

Big Wedge, 10 cta a.

On demand

65+

Gold Creek 381⁄2 cts. n.

On Paris-

Gold Rivers 22, cta. B.

On demand

675

Ipo Mining $1 n.

Credits 4 months' sight... 706

|Ori Saigon--

On demand

-672-

On Manila-

On demand

8914

On Bangkok-

On demand

100%

1/1034

254

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Manager

SAFETY FIRST !

To Safeguard Your Valuable and Jewelleries.

Deposit them in a Vault

that is really:

FIRE-PROOF

BURGLAR-PROOF

DAMP PROOF!

OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT

located on the Mezzanine Floor of Sovereigns bank buying rate.

Our New building is Specially Con structed to provide all of these L-Bar Silver per oz. portant Qualities.

You may

Bar silver in Hong Kong....nom. obtain a Safe Deposit Copper cash

.nominal Box in this most up-to-date Vault for

1% prem: your own use at a very moderate Ren. Copper cents tal.

Inspection Cordially Invited. THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL

& SAVINGS BANK, LTD... Corner of Tee House Street and Des Voeux Road, Central

THE

barras which will be probed on application AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

Sale Deppelt Barn To Let

KAN TONG PO,

Bong Loog, lai Marah, 2004;

Chief Manager.

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.

Head Office-Talkoka, Formos, Incorporated in Japan by Special Amperial Charter, 1899.

Central Bank of Formous, Notes

lauad Average amount Y.45,000,000

Branches and Agencies. Japan. Kubo, Osaka, Tokyo, Yoko

Makong, Nanto, hama, Keelung Shoka, Shinchiku, Talchu, Tainan, Taito, Takao, Tamsul, Toen, Karenko Kagi, Heild, Giran,

China: Amoy, Canton, Foochow, Han-

kow, Bhanghai, Swatow..

Others: Bombay, Hong Kong, London, New York, Singapore, Batavia,

Boarabaya, Dairen. Samarang

On and after April 20th, 1984, the rate of Interest on Special Carrent Deposit will be at 14%,p.a, on daily balance and the rate for balance over 10,000 will be quoted on applleation (Mazinium zato-1%)**

Hong Kong Branch

Y. OHNO

Manager.

8, Des Voeux Road, Central.

INC.

Head Office:-65, Broadway,

New York.

Capital Burplus

Reserves

+1.8.$8,000,000.00 2,087,112,69

Rate of native interest .8% pa. Chinese Sub. Coin... 28% dis... Hong Kong Sub. Coin...1/8% día.

BRAZILIAN

RUBBER

EXPORTS

Largest Since 1931

The quantity of rubber exported from Brazil during the first nine months of 1954 was the largest re- corded for any like period since 1,095,628.211831, according to the United Assistant Trade Commis- sfoner at Rio de Janeiro.

Pripin

BRANCHES-

Amsterdam Answer

GEDOR

Athen

The lagus

Hamburg

Kilas Xio Habla Pirwa Paris

Halda barg Tirterlaken Jerusale Londos

ILLOTGE

Lugeze

Lasor

Marsailing

dlaborgh

Hole Carle

Venic

Floresan Decem

Manila

Munich

Portch

Aprons Heart Berlin Bombay Brecha Brows Uaire Calcutie Canser Oulombe Copenhagen Doblis

Elverpool

Faleros Betterdam Bro Bbangbet Rowi bamples Singapor

Taormina Vleas

Branches of American Express Com-

States

L

Owing to the higher price re ceived for the product, the value of shipments in the 1984 period combined was in excess of the Value of exports in the similar periods of the two preteding years.

Total rubber shipments in the January-September period amount- ed to 7,871 tons, compared with 6,651 tons In the like period of 1933.

Dany in Principal cities of United THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, Btates of America and Canada.

A classes of Commercial Banking. Transactions undertaken.

Personal Investment accounta

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK handled.

LIMITED.

Established 1880-

LIMITED

(Incorporated in China)

Head Office Capital Reserva

Shanghai .37,500,000.00 $1,600.000.00

Branches All Important Cities

in China

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its travelers Foreign Exchange, and General Cheques and Letters of Credit and Banking Business transacted: Japital, (fully paid-up) Yen,100,000,000 in addition, the world-wide service Current and Saving Accounts opened Yen.124.260,000 bf it thoroughly equipped Travel De- and Fixed Deposits received for one

Zend Offices-YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies" at:

Alexandria

Batavie

Bombay

Neguant Nagoya New York Denka Paris Calenita Canton

Pelping Dairan (Dalny)- Rangson Pengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

San Francisco Hamburg HABLOW

Beattie Shanghai Singapore Boerabaya

Harbin

Hong Son

Honolu

Hsinking Karachi

Robe

London

#Angeles

Semarang

partment.

DUGGAN,"

Masager,

THE WING ON BANK, LTD. HONG TONG

Authorised Capital $10,000,000.

Foreign Exchange and Händle Business of every description transaci

Current Accounts, opened, Eps Deposits received, at #pöcial rates, Fixed Deposits received for one, your or shorter period at rates which will be quoted on application

Salo Deposit Boxes (varjene sinen

for hire

PHILIP GOOKCHIN Portul Chief Manager or

“Assistant Manager pa

LI SHU FONG,

year or shorter periods at rates which Twill be

application. quoted

SOU Z CHANG,

Manager. HONG KONG BRANCH FO 24, Des Voeur Boad, Central, Manager's Office ***** Tel: 85565. Foreign Exchange Dept. in 28500 General Office

38567 Cashier's Omice.

THE SHANGHAI CO

(CIAL

& SAVINGS BANKS)

Benguet Goldfield 10 eta, n

Itogans 42 ets. n. Salacots 16 eta, n. Kailan 17/-

Langkats (Single) Sh. $15 m. S'hal Exploration Sh. 45 n. S'hal Loans, Sh. 80 n. Raubs $7.90 n...

Venz; Goldfield $5 n. Docks, etc.

H.K. Wharves $112, . H.K., Docks $111⁄4-n. -.. Providents. (old) $11⁄4 n. - - Providents (new), 80 cts., n. Hongkews, Sh. $809 n. New Engineerings Sh. $5.80 m. S'hai Docks,, Sh. $120 n.

Cotton Milla.

Ewo Cottons Sh. 39:22% n. S'hai Cotton (old), $74-n. S'hai Cottons (new) $45 n. Zoong Sings Sh. $9.30 a. Wing On Textiles, Sh. 355

Lands, Hotels, etc.

n.....

Debentured

H.K. and S. Hotels to n. H.K. Land #50 n. H.K. Land 4%

101% n Shanghai Lands Sb. 822 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $12.20⋅ n. Humphreya $10 'm.. H.K. Realties $5:10 n.. Asia Realties "A", Sh. #100 m; Asia Realties "B" Sh.$17 n. Chinese Estates $98 n.. China Realties Sh. $10.60. n. China Debentures Sh.$128 n.

Pablle Utilities H.K. Tramways $19.95 n. Peak Trama (old) $81⁄2 n. Peak Trams (new), $6 n. Star Ferries #94°n. °· Yaumati Ferries $22 n. C. Lights $10 b. $10,20 s. H.K. Electrics 3714 b. Macao Electrica $25 n... Sandakan Lights. #8_n. Telephone (old) $26 n. :) Telephone (new) $10.20 b. China Buses Sh. $12.40 n. Singapore Traction 8/ b. Singapore Pref. 10/- b. :

pps Industrials ⠀⠀ Malabon Sugar #84 m. Call: Macg. (Ord.), 8h., $21 p. Cald: Macg. (Prof.) Sh.$16.n, Comente 12.05 p.) Canton Ices $2 b..

HK-Ropes 13.80 n.

Stores, etc.

Dairy Farms $28% 12. Watsons $44 m. Lane, Crawfords. $8.75 Mackintoshs, $21 D. Binceres 38

Wm. Powells, 70 cta. n. Wing On (H.K:) #105 m. Miscellaneous. :>

H.K. Amusementó $1.85 n Entertainments; $7% n 8.C.Enterprises: $1,85 m. Macao #Greyhou Constructions

$170.n.

cts,

1925

BOLSHEVIK IDEAL OF LAUGHTER

Soviet Criticism Of Comic Film

PUT HUMANITY REASSERTS ́ ́ ITSELF IN RUSSIA".

DUTCH SUBMARINE ON LONG TOUR

RECORD JOURNEY

25,000 MILES BEFORE RETURNING HOME

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

THE

THE FINAL-DIVIDEND de- clared for the Year ending 31st December 1984 at the

· Montreal.—One of the most ambi-rate of Three Pounds Sterling at tious achievements planned for a exchange. 1/8% da payable on and

A Soviet film now being shown submarine is the trip of the Nether-after the 25th February, 1935, at in Faris under the French title, landa U boat K. XVIII which left the Oflees of the Corporation, "Les Joyeux · Garcons (The Holland, on November 14, according where shareholders are requested Merry Fellows"), is remarkable to Mr. A. A. Gastman, Consul of to apply for Warrants. among Muscovite productions, the Netherlands in Montreal By Order of the Board of Directors,, since it aims exclusively at en round trip voyage of 25,000 miles is tertainment by non-political hubeing attempted.

mour and the charms of actresses. The submarine. will make contact It is not surprising therefore with the aeroplane flying across the that Soviet critics are bitterly Atlantic with mail for possessions divided on its merits.

In a long discussion in the of the Netherlands. In the West House of Writers" at Moscow Indies. The British Government has asked this Dutch craft to make the majority of speakers express-

ed disapproval of the "atrophy of sounding in, and around Tristan da

1. V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

Hong Kong, 23rd February, 1935.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY

political server that, atrag. Cunha, "the loneliest Island in the DANTRY

CLUB A

RAFT PROGRAMMES and FORMS for the FIRST EXTRA RACE MEETING, Prof. Dr. Vening Meinesz is to be held on SATURDAY, the

One critic, M. Bezymensky, world." wound up his harangue, accord- ing to the "Journal des Debats," aboard the submarine to conduct re- 9th March, 1985 (Weather permit- with the words.. "Down with search work in connection with ting), may be obtained at the Secre- laughter for laughter's sake! gravity and cosmic raya, considered tary's Office, Gloucester Building; the Club House, Happy Valley; the Long live our own laughter, sea-of international importance.

The underseas craft is expected Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club;" soned with the bitter salt of class

to break all records for long itiner-and the Stables, Shan Kwong Road, hatred?”

Entries close at 12 O'clock NOON This film, together with the de- aries, going from Holland to the cision of the Soviet Commissariat cast coast of Africa, then to stand on THURSDAY, 28th February, for Education to allow children by In mid-Atlantic as a "landmark" 1935,

to read fairy tales is welcome for the translantic plane. [proof that natural humanity re-

asserts itself against even most determined efforts to create submarine will go to Cape Town via

Then Pernambuco in Brazil will the be visited. From Buenos Aires the

a purely Marxist culture.

Tristan da Cunha, and then on to Madgascar and Mauritius. She-will steer a lonely course for thousands. [of mile to Freemantle, West Aus

Java and a Duch port.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 25th February, 1935,

FOR SALE

WHICH IS WORLD'Stralia, and will then head north to GIBSON REFRIGERATOR Excellent

LANGUAGE?

Claim of English

MORE SPOKEN THAN ANY

OTHER TONGUE ·

English apparently has special claims to being the best medium for international parleys and contracts. et de

HISTORICAL

RELICS

NEARLY LOST

Autographed Letters Of Frederick The Great

OFFERED TO HENRY, FORD

MOTOR MAGNATE

The story is related in Brei-

Condition Apply Mra, Lloyd 400 Peak..

POSITION WANTED

|CAN Highly recommend Wash-Amah and House Coolie, Apply Mrs. Lloyd, 403 Peak..

UNUSUAL SWINDLE

|_ DISCOVERED

Baron Fujita's Sale Of Curios

In Japan there has been some controversy over the use of the language. A committee of re presentatives of Japan Manchulau of how autographed letters of kuo, and the U.S.R.R. are buay Frederick the Great, famous Kyoto detectives have unearth- drafting an agreement for the King of Prussia, were nearly pured an unusual swindle in connec transfer of the Chinese Eastern chased by Mr. Henry Ford, the tion with the sale of Baron Railway, in Northern Man- Detroit motor "King," who was Fujita's collection in 1993. churia, from Russian to Manchu forestalled however at the ele-The bulk of the collection was

venth hour!!

made up of dwarf, trees, stone kuoan ownership. .......

A collector of historical docu lanterns and statues, and it ap The agreement is to be in Eng- lish, but an important conferments wanted to sell his com- pears that several Kyoto dealers ence of Japanese and Netherlands plete archives of valuable docu-induced the Baron's head garden- shipping men is being held in mente, including letters written er to plant their own but worth- Kobe but has come to a dead-lock by Frederick the Great, Maria less curios in the garden.

Theresa and other historical per As the venue of the sale was. over the language question..!

as guaranteeing the The Japanese delegates want sonages. Dealers who were in regarded Japanese to be used as the main touch with Mr. Ford approached genuineness of the articles, high For in- language, with the use of Eng-this collector to negotiate a deal prices were reached.

An historical society of Bres stance a Y15 carving was bought, lish allowed The Netherlanders want English to be used as the lau, hearing that this heritage of for Y4,689 by Mr. Tokunicht official language and the confer German history might pass out Numura, a well-known million- ence proceedings to be recroded of the country anticipated the aire, the dealers in all getting ap

American offer with a firm bid proximately: Y90,000. in English.

POLICE RESERVE Orders for the Current Week

Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Inspector General of Police.

of $2,500, and secured the valu- It was a dispute over the shar- able documents for Germany, ing out of the proceeds which at- Half of the money was put up by tracted the attention of the police. the local government administra- tor of the Neumarkt region of Silesia

CORNEA GRAFTING RESTORES

BLIND WOMAN'S SIGHT"

Is It Insured? ?

InsuranceAIT Classes

BE LOWEST, RATES SU American Asiatic Underwriters. Fed. Inci USA. General Agenta

Chinese Company, Daddar After being totally blind for four Morse Signalling Class. All men years Mrs. Eleanor Winder of West who have given their names as Dulwich, has had the sight of one members of the Morse Signalling eye restored at the Royal Eye Hos Class will attend at the Chinese pital, London. The two operations Company Headquarters on Wednes- of removing the cornca of the eye Head Office day, February 27 at 17.30 hours for from one patient and grafting it on 19. The Bund instruction.GA

|to. Mrs. Winder's eye were perform- jau

ed in 25 minutes by Mr. B. W. Strength. Constable R252 Sher Rycroft, honorary surgeon at the Bahadar Khan has been taken on hospital.

Indian Company

the strength of the Indian Com- pany, as from 20th February, 1985. Emergency Unit Reserve Revolver Practice. A revolver practice will take place on Friday, March 1 1085 at the Bowen Road Revolver Range at 17,80 hours. The Van will leave Queen's Pier at 17.20 hours sharpDress Op tional:"

#D. LKING,T

D.SP. (R) Hong Kong, Monday, February 25, 1985.

RAW RUBBER PRICES

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have received: the

Com

Shanghai

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