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BANKS

HONG KONG AND, SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

Isaned and Fully Paid-up

Reserve Funds

$10,000,000

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA:

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

$50,000.000 20,000,000

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fed

$$,000,000 .£3,000,000

20,000,000 | Reserve

Liability of Pro-

prietors

-£3,000,000 |

Sterling £6,500,000- Silver

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

HEAD OFFICE: MONAIDKG. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

* H. Dalwall King.

*hairma

© C. Knight, Ex-

Debesy Chairs. *

Hon. Mr. W. E. Bell,

JA Plammer, Esq.

A. H. Compton. Esq

MT. Johnson, Esq. Hon Mr. J. J. Paterson,

T. E. Pearce Esq., V. X. Grykaen, Yay.

Carpor Cabu Colhe

Barpaned

Seeburg Rackow

Harbu

G. Miskin Esq.

BRANCHES 20

LOT WINGCOR

KUALA LUMPUR LONDON

BOMBA!

CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO

PLAIPHONG

BANGKEW

KLO

402E

KOWLOON

LATONS

MALACCA

MANILA

MUAR (Johann)

MUKDEN

NEW YORK

PELPING

PENANG

BANGOR

SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

RABATA

SUNGEI PATANI 178NTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

YOSOBAMA

• Custers" &toranis opened in Lomad Carmory Ind. Przed pooched for one you or vreme periods in Loes Company and Baerling

were each will be grow on suplication Hong Kong. 7th May, 1935.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.

"Brzinams of the moon Back la votant w the HONG KONG AND SHANGHA BANKING CORPORATION.

o application

be

FOR THE BONG KONG AND SHANGHAI YANKING CORPURATION

V. M. GRÅTBURN,

Chief Mariquem

Hong Kong. 25th February, 1935.

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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Cabel

Homer and Todžvided Prolia —,434.901.00

HEAL FFICE:-BONG KONG.

11. D. Bond Copana).

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

B Show-how, Chafirmatus.

Chu wok E Voca

Agencies and Branches:

Ballo

社

Racque Raigon

Semarang Seremban

Singapore Mitia Fourabaya

Jor Bat

Ampiler

Ungl

Bombay Calcutt

Ко

Immper

Inching

Taiping

Manila

The stain

Kadan

Sew York

Pairing

Tenant

Bong Kong

Tourbak

(km)

Tokohama

Lungimo

Zambomaga.

Tongs, Beadings and General Banking basison!

Current kossuale oposed and Fixed Depo rocured for a 2002 or shorter periods, at valen vhink will be quoted as application..

A BREARLEY.

Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st. Jantiary, 1935.

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1935

Commerce and Finance

LOCAL DOLEAR

: STEADY

Silver Prices Firm

The local dollar remains un- changed, opening on demand this morning at 2/524-

Spot siker was unchanged at 33 and forward at 35-3,16. *.

GD

Lon-

The London on New York cross- rate was unchanged at S-US$492, while

the New York

W23 quoted at compared with

cross-rate

don

U.SS4913%

US$49034.

EXCHANGES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATION

THE BANK OF CANTON, LID. On London-

Fotal ReagarDOE

Branches: Canton, Toishan, Shanghai, On Singapore----

Hankow, Bangkok & San Francisen. London Bankers: Lloyds Bank Ltd.,

Foreign Exchange

Banking business of every discription tra acted

and

Current Accounts opened, and Fixed Deposits recstred for one year, or On New York- shorter periods at rates which will be spoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes (Trions ́zizea) for hire.

LOCAL SHARES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

CANADA'S “NEW

DEAL

NEW

CURIOUS PACIFIC COLONY

ADVE SEMENTS

State Intervention In Life On The "Half And

Business

RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT

Half Islands

OFFICIALS HAVE NO WORRIES OVER THE EXCHANGE

NOTICE

KOWLOON WATER SUPPLY

:

R. M, HENDERSON. Water Authority. Public Works Department Hong Kong, 20th May, 1935.

Ottawa: Canada.

In the "half-and-half" islands TT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that When the Canadian Parlia there are seven or eight British I commenting on WEDNESDAY The following is the list of local ment reassembles this month officials who have never come and May, and antil further no- share quotations issued to-day:- fafter the Easter recess. the completely off the gold standard:tice, the hours of supply in all dis-

Banks.

Government will introduce legis they get their salaries half in tricts will be HK Bank $990 b.

lation based on the million-word francs and half in sterling.

6-9 am and 430-730 p HK. Bank (London) £1211⁄2 n report of the Mass Buying and No matter how bad the ex- Chartered Bank 14 a

Price Spreads Commission, which

jchange is against the Found Mercantile Bank A&R SIX sat for many months investigat- these residents of the New Mercantile Bank C. 19% 1- ing alleged-unfair business prac- Hebrides, in the Pacific. get an Bank of East Asia $81 n.

tices.

leven break. Their half-and-half Am: 0. Finance Corp. Sh$15. z. It was the most exhaustive salaries have just been ratified China 0. Fin. Ord, Sh. $1.50 probe in Canada's history and the by an exchange of notes between

recommendations are chiefly aimed at improving the condithe British and French Govern- tion of the consumer, the pri mary producer and the investor.

-The Recommendations. Summed up. the report res

as unhealthy and very enervat- SEVENTH EXTRA RACE MEET- commends:-

ing the hot season being the ING, to be held on SATURDAY, (1) The formation of a Cana worst because of the "extreme 1st June, 1935. (Weather permit- dian Trade and Industry Com- humidity and prevalence of inceting), may be obtained at the Secre mission composed of five mem- quitoes."

China 0. Fin. Pref. Sh. $4 m.

Ingarances.

Canton Ins. $215 n. Union Ins. $350 n. China Underwriters $1 n. Chica Fire Ins. $400 n. HK Fire Las $200 m. International Assce. Sh.$452 = Shipping

Douglases 39 1 HK Steamboats $4 m Indo-Chinas (Pre), $50 1. Indo-Chinas (Def.). $3$ n Shell (Bearer) 69/414 m. Union Waterboats $1114 n.

Mining.

Antamoks 68 cts.

Baguio. Gold 21 cts. n. Benguet Consolidated $11 n. Benguet Exploration10 ets a. Benguet Goldfield 10 cts. ne Big Wedge 8 cts. z. Gold Creek 30 cts. D.

On T.T. and demand

Established 1912.

Hand Offens—Hour Konz

4 months' sigh:

2514 2/5

Credits 4 months' sight 2:64

Authorised Capital

$11,000,000 On Shanghai--

Faid-up Capital

8,353,000

On demand -

159

$2,170,492

On demand

1044

On Japan-~~-

On demand

207

Balatoes $34 n.

On India

On T.T. and demand ... 1613

On demand

*39%

Credità 60 days' sight

$22

On Batavia-.

On demand

8814

Chief Manager in Paris-

-1

On demand

905

Itogans 30 cts. a.

Credits 4 months' sight

.955

Salacots 12 ets. D.

SAFETY FIRST !.,

On Saigon

On demand

9014

On Manila-

On demand

11934

Kailan Mining Ad. 18/9 1. Langkats (Single) Sh.514 m. S'ha Exploration Sh$4% D S'hai Loans Sh$54 D Raubs St .

On demand

763%

Vezz: Goldfield $5 n.

Sovereigns bank buying rate

Docks, etc..

2/63/

Kar silver per. oz.

35

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paz.

LOOK POONG SHAN,

To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries. Deposit them in a Vault

that is really-

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OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT

On Bangkok-

THE Tong, Eat Char Chase thak, Zag L Lao focated on the Mezzanine Floor of Bar Silver In Hong Kong..Nom hang, Eng. Woog Của Son, Esq. wind Bag Tist Our New building is Specially Con- Copper Cash

P. 1.q.

Zan Toog to Zoq-. Cidst Manage.

To You. Eng., Koonger.

"BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:—

Калиа

Melbourn

Sestie Bemarang.

Bumbay

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New York

kapcs

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Sourain

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Kewlows Lmcdon

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Texcover Tokohus

Canion

Haster Bonglute

Perung

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Every dortytion of Banking and sunangs Some traeacted.

saretiazon.

Lo grad ve approved or to Donal Currenc

portant Qualities.

acted to provide all of those Im Copper Cents

Rate of Native Interest ...3 pa You may obtain ́s Safe Deposit Box in this most up-to-date Vault for Chinese Sub. Coin your own izke at a vew moderate Repo-Hong Kong. Sub Coin

Inspection Cordially Invitad.

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THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL RAW RUBBER PRICES

& SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Carner of Jee Horse Street and Des Voeux Road, Central

TER

Latest Quotations From Singapore

Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co. harve received the following Straits. Cur-

Corresposta eres y AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, rency quotations from Singapore for

shorter periods in Local sod. Porsign Currencie

wo hands which will be quoted, no applicerian..

Sale Japanit Born. To for

IAN TONG.PO,

.INC.

New York

Chin? Mengar.

Head Office:----65, Broadway.

Capital Serplos

„U.S.$6,000,000.ANG 2,087.112.69

1,995,528.31

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,

LIMITED

(Incorporated in China)

Head Office...Shanghai

Lapiza

Keserve

*: Branches

-$7,500,000.00

$1,500,000.00 All Important Cities]

Foreign Exchange and Banking Business transacted.

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

SOU Z CHANG.

China

Reserves

ÁROČN Asawery

BRANCHES:----

Gretion Glanga The Hague

Kapino

Havaną

Piraeus

Benite Berlin Bombay

General

EMCIDING Arsenal

Cairo

Calathe

Camer

Colombe

Copenhagen

Handburg Howe Hakimtberg Totalakan Jaranalaa London

Moniewaz

Liverpool Laran

Edinburgh Floresce Gateve

Mersalios Kobe Carls

Maniol

Cashier's Office

Manager. HONG KONG BRANCH: 24. Des Voeux Road, Central.

„Tel. 93566 Manager's Once

33668 Foreign Exchange Dept. w

*$567 General Offer

$3569

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

Established 1880

Purpl

Rekordmen Bome Benzgbat

Taconies

Verion

Raw Rubber

.1

Spot 19% down 1⁄4 b... 19% S. July-Sept. 20% down; % D

21% s

Oct-Dec. 211⁄4 down. K b., 22 Jan-March 227 down b

93245.

Market: Quiet.

OLD-TIME RAILWAY

HOLD-UP

Masked Bandits Rob Express

s.

Kankakee, Illinois Imitating the methods of the notorious" old-time American bandit, Jesse James, four masked bandits Branches of American Express Com-held up the crack express Louisiana, bany in Principal cities of United of the Illinois-Central Chicago-New

States of America and Canada.

All dasses of Commercial Banking, Uransactions undertaken.

Personal" investment accounts handled:

The Company offers to intending {Travellers the use of a. “Tervalues

Cheques” and Letters of Credit' and,] ““apital (folly paid-up) Ten 100,000,000 addition, the world-wide services Eeserve Fund

Yen 125,800,000

af its thoroughly equipped Trayal Də-

Head Office:-YOKOHAMA

Branches' and Agencies ats

Nagasaki

Alexandria

Buterin

Berlia

Bombay

Calcures

Canton

Dairen (Dalny)

New York Osaka

Paris

Peiping Rangoon

Zengthen (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg

Bankow Eong Long Henoiala

Harbin

Kavachd

Robe

London

Los Angeles.

San Francisco

Sexttle

Semarang Shanghai Singapore

Syda

Tokyo Tsingtan **Yingkow

E. W. DUGGAN, 2

Manager.

THE WING ON BANK LIMITED

Head Office Hongkour. 26, Dex Toex Road Central Authorised Capital $10.000,000

LONDON BANKERS

Westminster Band, Ltd

Orleans Railway.

They wounded one passenger and escaped with cash and valuables.

THE SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL

& SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)

Capital paid up „25,000,000.

Reserves

-$7,300,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept: 3500,000.

Head Ofice-Shanghai-

A Bank, having as ita mászion the Industrial development of China and the fostering at her commo@c= çisi relations shroad.

Hong Kong oflice-7 Ice House 31.

Phone TL197-2-4

Is It Insured? ?

Insurance - All Classes LOWEST RATES

Foreign Exchange and every descrip tion of banking businesses transacted

Accounts opened. Fixed Deposits: ireceived at rates which will be quoted on application Special rates given fem showed on Gamant A Special deposits

Trusteeship and Executorship under- pagits received for fred periode talen. Safe Deposit Boxes Lox hire

for hire. Jutes to be obtained on application.

PHILIP GOCKCHIN

Current Accounts and Savings American Asiatic: Underw.ders

Koff

CYKISHINAMI.

What Manager) {LLGOCKCHI Kong 11th March, 1985.

LA SEU FONG (Aust/"Mana SER

Fed. Inc., USA. General Agents.

Head Office

17, The Band Shanghal

TK Office Asia Life

Gold River 7 cts. n.

Ipo Mining 85 cts a

¡ments..

These officials need some com- Glowing official re- pensation.

No Dentists

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

DARRY

RAFT

PROGRAMMES

FORMS for

and

the

tary's Office, Gloucester Building, {bers, whose functions will in

the Club House, Happy Valley; the Iclude the prohibition of unfair! Malaria is the principal dis-Hong Kong Club; and the Stables, competitive business practices case, but there are also black Shan Kwong Road. and the regulation of monopolies water.

bookworm jaws,

230

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON on THURSDAY, 23rd

May, 1935 By Order,

CR. BROWN,

Secretary.

(2) The creation of a Codysentery- sumers Commodity Standards!

There are no dentists in the Board for the enforcement of

group, eggs cost up to 5d. each. standards. It is proposed that native servants are hard to ret the term "Canada Standard" be and they don't like work Jadopted exclusively for products: Over about 60,000 natives, 180 Hong Kong. 20th May, 1935.

conforming with the official British and 969 French there is. standards.

a “condominium

PUBLIC AUCTION (3) Amendments to the by France and Britain. Weights and Measures Act, with The native courts are reste-THE Undersigned have received

Bach Auction

were severe penalties for in- ed over in turn by a British 2701 instructions, to sell by public

and

02

Wednesday, the 22nd. May, 1935, commencing at 11 am. at their Sales Room, Daddell Street

(for account of the concerned) "28 Tins 7 lbs each Spratt's Dog Cakes.

21 Tins 7 lbs. each Spratt's Puppy Biscuits.

fringements

a French district agent (4) Wider publicity for the country maintains its own prison annual statements of companies and the French one is the more and fuller responsibilities on popular, judging by the figures. company directors for represen-which show that the day aver tations made when offering age of natives was 3.12 in the shares for public subscription. British and 118 in the French.

(5) Abolition of shares of no-

Joint Services par value.

There are also British (6) Improved provincial mini-French police forces recruited HK and K Wharves $85 a.mum wage laws and a recom-from the natives.

Cum rts.

mendation for a maximum 44- The execctive council consists

of 筵 H.K. and K. Wharves ex right hours working week.

British and $84 1.

The report has given much resident commissioner, zeting ini H. and K. Wharves right $9 food for thought to Parliamen-concert, and the administrative EK. and W. Docks $91⁄41⁄21⁄2 a.

tarians and businessmen alike. departments are staff by officers land it remains to be seen how far of both nationalities. Providents (old) '80 cts.n

The iciat the Government will go in legis-services include finance. posts Damask. Tapestry and casement. Providents (new) 20 cts. D. Bongkew Sh. $2671⁄2 *.

lating on its récommendations and telegraphs (these are sixty cloza Reuter-

{telephones). New Engineering Sh.$5 n

Customs. public Shai Docks Sh. $110 n

health, lands registry and public Cotton Mills

works.

4

Ewo Cottons Sh. $8,30.n. Shanghai Cotton. (old) SL.SES A. S'hai Cottons. (new) $42 n. Zoong Sings Sh. 381⁄2 1. Wing On Textiles. Sh. 355 n

Lands, Hotels, etc. HK and S. Hotels $4 b. HA Lands $33 n.

EK. Lands 4% Debentures 100%

Shanghai Lands Sh$20% a Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 a. Humphreys $914 n.

-EK. Realties $44

Asia Eealties “A”, Sh. $75 1. Asia Realties “B” Sh. $10 m. Chinese Estates $90 m. China Béalties Sh. $7 n. China Debentures Sh.3129. D.

Public Utilities H.K. Tramways $13 n. Peak Trams (old) $84 a Peak Trams (new), $6 n Star Ferries $80 a

Yanmati Ferries $20 n.

C. Light $8.40 s.. $8.35 sa HK. Electrics $60 sa. Macao Electrics $261⁄2 n. Sandakan Light $6 3. Telephone (old) $19 n. Telephone (pew). $9 p. China Buses Sh. $11% n. Singapore Traction 10/8 n. Singapore Pref. 20/- n.

Industrials Malabon Sugar, $84 n Cald: Macg. (Ord.), Sh$191⁄2 n. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh.$13 mi Canton Ices $1.80 m Cements: $6.20 sa. Converted HK Ropes $21.

Stores, etc. Daily Farms $14 n. Watson. $32 1 Lane, Crawfords $33⁄41⁄2 n. Mackintosh 39 n. Sinceres $8 D

WEL Powells. 70 cts. z. Wing On (HK) $100 n.

Miscellaneous.

HK Amusements $1.85 1. Entertainments 36.40 n. S. C. Enterprises $1.35 m. Macao “Greyhounds” $2 n. Constructions (old) $140 m: Constructions (new) 45 cts. Vibro Piling $5 n.

92% my

DEMPSEY'S CHILD TO BE A LADY

To Have An English Nurse

IS A REPLICA OF HER FATHER

Joan Ann Dempsey, the eight-- months-old baby of a famous father, is "going to be, a lady”

French

PLANE PROPELLED BY AUTO-ENGINE

Russian Product To -Popularise Flying

Moscow. Russian experts: after long experimentation, have announced the development of 2 aeroplane powered by 201 Both Jack Dempsey and his wife,

jordinary light automobile engine. a former musical comedy actress The engine is the type manufac under the name of Hannah Wil-tured in great quantities by the liams, have set their hearts on this Gorky Motor Factory.

achievement...

10 Cases Casley Soap.

973 gross Furniture Springs (different sizes).

140 gross Barrel mattress springs t 2 Bales Black Rope Hair.

8

Pieces of Art: Silk Repp,

825 Electric Brushes and combs. 87 Pieces Brass curtain rails. 43 Pieces: Brass Case tubes. 56 Gross, curtain rings 18. Doz.; unbreakable glasses.

also ***

table

A Quantity of Fancy Electric Goods, Lamps, Cigarette lights," Fancy Fringes and sundries etzi etc

and

7 Cases Red Hackle Scotch whisky-

14,300 Cigarettes. Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, May 20, 1935.

The Soviet Government 25- Joan is to have an English nurse taches great importance to the so that she may speak Oxford Eng-achievement, as it is expected to lish and cultivate the best manners make flying available to civilians

"She will bear enough Ameri-on a large scale.

centres. The plane has under- canisms at home," writes the ex- The new plane was construct- gone successful tests the makers world champion whose new led by a group of technical ex-said and only a few changes were Broadway bar is all the rage atperts including A. 1 Pleskoff, made in the motor to reduce the the moment.

Inoted glider pilot It is a two-weight Joan is to be a very modern girl seater craft which operates on Ber fond father looks forward to ordinary gasoline. Inasmuch as her learning how to drive a motor-it attains a speed of only 70 ear, pilot an aeroplane, how to miles an hour its chief value.} Charley Wing, a 45-year-old dance, sing, ride, and shoot- (aside from touring, is for train-Chinese from the Bowery, New

fing purposes-

York, had twice to be thrown out

Modern Diet

..

THROWN OUT OF GAOL

She must learn to be a critic of It can be produced cheaply and of gol at Jersey City, New painting, music, and literature, be-in such quantities, the Russians Jersey, after being released. He cause "Joan must be able to carry say, as to allow distribution on feared that enemies were lying on a conversation no matter what collective farms as well as urban in wait for him. subject crops up."

Her diet is being regulated on the most modern lines Dempsey has a ferce hatred of a pampered child and believes in tempering kindness with wise severity, “I've met,” he declares, “a lot of nuisances, butį the prize nuisance is a badly brought up child.

The best you

can hope for! from such a youngster is jam on your shirt-front and goldfish in your hair. You may have to stop a playful right hook to your eye

"I feel sorry for parents with |such children. Their best friends refuse to tell them that it would be a pleasure to strangle such off- spring."

Joan is to be trained for a career, but Jack is not above hop- ing to see her happily married. Joan's mother says the child takes after daddy. She has his HK Govt. 4% Loan, 6% prem, hair, eyes, and powerfully built shoulders Also his hands, which HE, Gost. 32% Loan 2% prem- Mrs. Dempsey proudly quotes artists as having said are the two finest they have ever seen.

Wallace, Engers $5 3.

S. E. Levy & Co.

7, ICE FOCH STREET

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