BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI" BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
$50,000,000 | Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
Issued and Fully Paid-up. 20,000,000 | Reserve Funds:---
Sterling Silver
£6.500.000
$10,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
mrietors
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
20,000,000 Reserve Liability of Pro-
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONGL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
» H. Dundeeli, K-q.
CC. Knight Fa
Debate CharaNA.
Hoa M. WE. Bell
J. A. Planmet, Esq.
AH Compton Esq.
M. T. Johnson, Esq. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
G. Miskin Esq. T. E. Pearce Esq,
V. X. Graybaru, boy,
BANGKOK
DAIR
2000
WAIPHONG
AMBERG
EBIN
BAKER
धु JANMORE
TO TLOOK
Chief Manage.
BRANCHES quan
KUALA LUMPUR LONDOX.
LYONS
MANILA
Max Johnat
MURDES
NEW YORK
PELPING
PENANG
RANCOCK
MARGES
SAN FRANCISCO
SHANGHA
SINGAPORE
ZAM BABAT
SUNGEI PAZANI TENTSO
TUETO
TRINGTAD
TOKOHAMA
furregerunte opened in Local
Caressey
set Fizes Dupatta rucnited" for men for
in Logs: Company and Sea Akortet Decioda → natha work will be grated ne replicatiCAL.
Hong Kong 7th May, 1935.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
In Business of the abdes Basch le sond work- the HONG KONG AND SHANGHA BANKING OGEPORATION, Baler may be.
i on appïïestion. FUK THE HONG KONG AND SHANG BAJ BANCORPORATION
V. M. GRÅTAURI,
ˋ
Hong Kong. 25th February, 1955.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Abocad Capital ----
-$36.000.000.0
Valdep· Capim
Wassers and Individed. Proôte.
27.494,900.00
HEAD OFFICE-BONG XOXO
12. Live Tax Food Contest
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ——
Air bow. ChairsutS.
to Know Chan. Eng
Ten Tong. Eng., Cher
Sbek, Esq. LA 20
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fend
prietors
Alor S
Acari
Bangribas
Rambay
£5,000,000 53,000,000
1,000
Bangoos Shigon
Agencies and Brancher?
Dolp
Ipo
..Karackl
Io Ins
-Les pract
Semarang Seremban Shanghai
Gingapura. Sitawan Few rabaya
Calmatin Cano
Compare.
Cochis
Madens
Colombe Delhi
Manila
Haiphong Kamberg
Herba
New York
Piping
AZINE Tongini
(Bear) Twingo
(Peking)
Zamboanga
Promo
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1935
Commerce and Finance.
SHARE MARKET
Mr. G. A. Harriman's Weekly Report
The market G."A. Harriman & Co.'s weekly share report and mar- ket review issued at noon on Satur day states:-
The market improved somewhat after May Settlement with mates in some sections marked up to a cer- tain degree but business was quiet Forence Denkonge und Gegeral Basking bustion and the volume "small Investment Cereal Amonats opened sad Pized Depofcounters recovered somewhat from conarmed for me your or skortum perioda * manjlast week's new low levels. Hong A. BREARLEY. Kong Trams changed hands at the Manager improved rate of $12.50/55 and Telephones (old) at $19/192.
tracanaiad.
which will be quoted oa spplication,
་
Hong Kong. 1st. January, 1955.
SAFETY FIRST!
To Safeguard Your Valuxblag and Jewelleries. Deposit them hia. Vanl that is really. FIRE-PROOF BURGLAR-PROOF DAMP-PROOF!
Hong Kong Electrics opened with sales at $354 bat latterly rose "to ja buying rate of $5794 at the close.
Hong Kong Lands were better with transactions $3034 (31
2
shade done at
Star Ferries, however. were still easy with sellers at S75 and wharves (cr.) at $82 Apart from Cements which were still ca offer at $5.60. minor issues
were slightly better with China Lights done up to $.05 and Hotels to $4.15. Providents fold), had enquiries 21 75 cents. In the mining section obtain a Safe Deposit Raubs came into prominence and Box in this most up-to-date Vault for were enquired for at $5 your own dise at a very moderate Rep close.
OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT located on the Mezzanine Flour Our New building is Specialty Con- structed to provide all of these Im- {portant Qualities.
You may
Inspection Cordially “Invited.
THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL
& SAVINGS BANK; LTD. Corner of Ice House Street and -
Des Voeux Road, Central
THE
.
BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912. Head Office-Hong Kong.
Authorland Capitał
Paid-up Capital Total Resources
$11,000,000 2,655,000 12,170,492
Bay Bay, Wook. Cry Hot Ing. and Tan Bag Branches: Canton, Tolshan, Shanghai
Tan Tong in Enq Chint Manager.
Tan Fong. Esq. Xanager.
BRANCHE AND AGENCI25—
Mate
Xiomaram
Ventos
Hanhow Brockda
Landon
San Prasmine
Seattle Seerner
Bombay
Nagmaki
New York
Baghpa
Our
Paria Paping. Par Ranges Saugo
Terdany
+
•Toro
Yokoham
Every epios. Puidem Pranacted.
of Banking and
Zambongs
ant Fud Deposite resi
Louna graved on approved-
D
Hankow, Bangkok & San Francisco. London Bankers: Lloyds Bank, Ltd,
Foreign Exchange: and Banking business, of every discription trans- acted
one
Current Accounts öpened and Fixed | Deposits recetred for
year or shorter periods as rates which will be quoted on application
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) for hire.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief ManagET
THIK
Oursot Amounts Op AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
004
*
for shorter periods in Local and Farsign Carewakan be which will de cuated as "application,
Bah Depois Boom In Let
KAN TONG PU.
Chief Wang
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK.
LIMITED
(Incorporated in China)
Campai
Bracive.
Branches
Isore
LOCAL SHARES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
US President's Comments
BEARISH-EFFECTS ON
'CHANGE
ན
COMMODITY PRICES
The following quotations have been received by Renter.
May 29 May SL Closing Closing
|New York Cottons--
July
In the market report MessMarch SE Lery and Company, corres May The following is the list of local bondents for Messrs. While Weld Spot share quotations issued to-day-and Company. New York, state-New York Ribbert-
com- July
·
Banks
HK. Bank $1.000› sa.
¤.
HK. Bank (London) £124. Chartered Bank 14 Mercantile Bank A & B $31 Mercantile Bank C. £18 Bank of East Asia $81 2. Am: O. Finance Corp. China O. Fin. Ordi, Sh. China 0. Fin. Pref. Sh.
Insurances.
Canton Ins, 3203 n. Union Is. $335 s.
"Stocks:The President's
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY
First Railway Athletic Meeting
SATURDAY, June 1st., 1935.
October
71.38 10.97 11.28 10.63
December
Jan. (1936)
11.83 10,74 11.55 10.69 11.99 10.80
30.50
31.90
11.30
12.38
12.30
12.50
12.42
12.71 12.64, 12.78
12.71 12.87b
*
ments regarding the Supreme September Court decisión had a bearish effect December on the market on account of the January
Constitutional, March
The May
Dimplication that
China Underwriters 90 ets. z China Fire Ins. $382. Ex. div. HK. Fire Ins. $200 m International Assce. Sh.$4 a Shipping
Douglases $38 b...
ELE. Steamboats $4. Indo-Chinas (Pref.). $30 1. Indo-Chinas (Def.). $3 D Shell (Bearer) 73/11 Union Waterboats $11 m
Mining.
Antarcoks 68 cts. Balatoes $34 Baguio Gold 21 cts. m.
5.
Benguet Consolidated $10 .. theBenguet Exploration 10.ets n..
Benguet Goldfield 10 cts. m Big Wedge & cts._. Gold Creek 30 cts.
Hoof
Sterling counters remained or less unchanged. Kong Banks continued in demand at around $1.000 and Unions at $330. The tone of the market at the close
is steady but quiet.
Business during the week bas been done at the following prices:---
HK Banks $1000/1015 Union Insurances $322335. Telephones (old) $19,19%, C Lights $7.90/8.05. HK Electrics $55%/574- Cements (Converted) $534. Dairy Earns $12/1235. EK Lands $30 31.
4 per cent. H.K, Land Debentures
$1000
HK Trams $11.60/12.55. HK Electrics $55/562. Realtys $4.
Antamoks $63/64 cta.
HK Hotels $4.15.
Benguet Explorations 11 cts.. EA Docks $6.50.
Gold River 7 cts, a. Ipo Mining 85 cts. n. Itogans 30 cts. The Salacots 12 cts.
Kailan Mining Ad. 17/6 n. Langkats (Single) Sh$14 n. S'hai Exploration Sh$44 Shai Loans Sh.55 Rambs, $5.10 b.
Year: Coldfeld $5 Dogg -
Docks, etc.
amendments will be sought. outlook regarding utility issues is Chicago Wheat: more hopeful, but we expect hesi-May tancy in general business for the July present. For the immediate fu-¡September ture, we anticipate further weak-¡December Iness:
Business dore:-1,120,000 (hicago Corn:- shares.
Mar
"Grains---The lowering of the July Winnipeg wheat peg price is likely September
increasing Liquidation: December
' ו-
All friends invited.
Railway Recreation Ground Chatham Road.
2.30 p.m
PUBLIC AUCTION
THE Undersigned have received
unquoted unquoted as dat public
On
Thursday the 6th., June 1935 commencing at 10.30 am
at No. 7 & 9, Cameron Road,
(Dunbar Villas) Kowloon A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
On view. from Wednesday the
5th June 1935.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
Auction
$33
$434 S414 8534 $5%
ST
$3
78%
71364
ito
cause
61344
613
sympathetically
the Winnupeg Wheat:- depressing [Chicago grain markets. Total May
sales: Wheat:---25.482.000
bus- July [bels: Corn:-10,409,000 bushels. New York
"Cotton:-The President's state ment to the effect that the abar- donment of the Agricultural Ad- July justment Administration would Sept. mean 36 cents wheat and 5 cents Dec. cotton caused heavy liquidation of Jan.” (1936) futures. It is reported that can- Mar. cellations of large orders for fin-New York' Silk:-- ished cotton and silk goods had a July depressing effect on sentiment. September
$914- 533
$135 $3
Sugar:—
No. 1 No.3 No.1 No:3) Con con. Còn toàn 239 2:36 217 214 247 241 224 2.20 254 2.46 232 224- 237n 228 2.15 2.02a
2.99
2033
1.34
1.3054
*1.333
1.30
"Flash: --
ing some impressive resistance. September
Rubber copper and December other commodities not connected Montreal Silver:- with A. A. A. influences are show-
1.33.
1:30
74.10
74.75
Brokers Loans during the pasti
December
week totalled $S86,000,000.
¡January
75.30 75.55b 75.000 76.30b 75.302
H.A. and K. Wharves $82 s. Cum.]
The
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong. Ist... June 1935.
CHURCHESE
·FIRST CHURCH OF CERK
SCIENTIST
Branch of The Mother Churchy The First Church of Christ, Scien- 76.60ntist, in Boston, Mass., U-SAJ
The American Railway Associa-ja asked, b-bid t-traded, a-DOJA.. tion estimates carloadings for the past week at 600.000 cars, a de- cline of 26,000 cars from the cor- responding period of last year.
Latest Quotations.
The following quotations have H.K. and K Wharves er right been received by Reuter
$81 S
HK and K Wharves right $4 s H.K. and W. Docks $9 n. Providents (old) 75 cts. b. Providents (new) 20 cts. Hongkew Sh. $2671⁄2 m New Engineering Sh.55 n
S'hai Docks Sh. $110 x..
Cotton Mills.
Govt. Loan 4 per cent. 51⁄2 per Ewo Cottons Sh. $8.30
ceat
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
HEAD OFFICE:
15. Branchurch Street, London, ILCA
INC.
Head Office:-65. Broadway, New York
Capita! Surplu Reserves
„U.S.$8,000,000.00
Authorised Capital
2,027,112.69 1,995,528.31
Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital
Heidelberg Lutherlan
Peipist
Pritza
BRANCHES:
Be Office Shanghai
Ammertam Absmy
Gemas
Ban
Glonger
The Kafene
$7,500.000.00
Havane
Pira
.$1,500,000.00
Pacia
„All Important Cities|
in China
Foreign Exchange
General
Berlin Bombe7 Benc Branis Cadro Calcut Con Colomb Copenhague Tubin Edinburgh Fiorano
Hetz
Ziverpool Locarne
Lamor MarieMine
Monte Carlo
Manila
Geneva
Mi
Tolo.com Zarich
Montreaz
and Banking Business transacted.
Current and Saving Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for one sea or shorter periods at rates which]
so be quoted on application.
SOU Z. CHANG,
Manager,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
24, Des Voeux Road, Central,
Manager's Office ......Tel, 33565
Foreign Exchange Dent.
General Office
Cashier's Office
...
$9566
33567
$2569
THE YOKOHAMA
SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Yen 125,800,000
Head Offer:-YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at:
Alexandria
Baterin
Berlin
Bombay
Cantona
Nagasaki NETOTE New York Osaka
Parle Peiping Dairen - (Dalny)} Rangoon Fengtien (Mahdan] Pão do Jeneiro
Hamburg
Harbiy
Bong
Kon
Hanoinin Hsinking Kazachi
Lobe
Mania
San Franciaco
Boerde Bome Stre Копорств Bingapor
Taormine
Reserve Fund & Rest..
BANKERS:
3,000,000
1.800.000
1.050,000
2,247,432
The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Istdi
BRANCELES:
Ipob
Sandy
Karachi
Bangkok
Bombay
GANITZA
Correctio
Kota Bharu
Kuala Lipis
Gathe Home Tor Horrad
Kanin Lumpar
Hadria
Delhi
Su York
Pennr
· Port Luuẩn
(Mzurition) Bangoen Shanghai
Reszta (Pabang) Simia
Singapore
· EGSO LONG BRANCH
Every decription of Booking and Exchangs busi De transactać.
Travelers Choquen innanć,
Trustee and Executorships under- taken.
INTEREST, slowed os Curress cod Pized Deposita ut Zatas dust mar in snowtained De application.
Branches of American Express Com-:, Cent's Road Central pany in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Fransactions undertaken.
Personal Eandled.
investment
accounts
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of the · "Ezrvelæn Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, addition, the world-wide services it thoroughly equipped Travel De- partment.
la
E. W. DUGGAN.
Manager
THE WING ON BANK
LIMITED
Head Office Hongkong. 26, Des Voeur Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000
LONDON BANTERS—A Westminster Band, Ltd Foreign Exchange and every descrip- tion of banking, businesses transacted. Current Accounts and Savings Accounts opened. Fized Deporta received at rates which will be quoted on application Special rates giren 22
deposits
Chip and Executorship, under-
ods taken. Safe Deposit Bones for hire
PHILIP GOCICHEN. Chief Kangen LOCACHIN
PONG
R KENNEDY,
· Hong Kong, 1st April, 1935.
Narager
THE SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED
(Incorporated in China)
Capital paid up Reserves
$5,000,000. .$7,300,000.
Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Eeserve Savings Dept. $800,000.
Head Office-Shanghai
A Bank having as its mission the industrial development of China. and the fostering of her 'commer= cial relations abroad. Hong Kong office-7 Ice House St. Phone 31481-2-3
Is It Insured? ?
American
mentrance—– All Classes
LOWEST RATES
Asiatic Underwriters Fed Inc., USA. General Agents --
Asia, Life" Building Tel 39234
Shanghai Cotton (old) Sh.$70 n.. Shanghai Cottors (new) $43 1 Zoong Sings-Sh. $31⁄2 n. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $55 1
Lands, Hotels, etc. H.K. and S. Hotels $4.15 83. H.K Lands $31 b. HK Lands 4%
100% 52
Debentures
Shanghai Lands Sh.$20% D Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 n. Humphreys $3
H.K. Realties $2.90 n.. Asia Realties "A", Sh. Asia Realties "B", Sh. -Chinese Estates $90 n.
China Realties Sh. $7 n. China Debentures. $123 n.
Public Utilities
H.K Tramways
$12.55/60 sa.
$11.30
Peak Trams (old) $84 m. Peak Trams (new), $6 m. Star Ferries 3771⁄2 D. Yaumati Ferries $20 n..
n.
Pret. To-day's Zlose closa
LONDON EXCHANGES...
Paris New York
London, Yesterday. 75 13/64
4.95
Montreal
4.95
28.83
Brussels Generà Amsterdam
X.Y./London
cross-rate
N.Y. Cotton July XY. Rubber
4.92% 4.935 11.58
107 1938 12.20
Milan Berlis
Prague
Chicago. Whez-July 84% Chicago Corn-July
Madrid
78% 73%
Athens
Montevideo Shanghai..
Montreal Silver-Dec. 75.00 76.305 Silver Official
Dow Jones Averages
30 Industrials 20 Rails
11185.110.64 1.21 02 30,96 30.68 28 off 20.26 20.24 .02 of 95.15 95.12.13 of
20 Utilities 40 Bonds.. 11 Commodity Index .....
56.65 55.37 148 of Business Done:-1,120,000 shares.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Reuter Quotations
June 1
Hong Kong
Silver Spot Silver Forward War Loan 3
15.35
7.344 60 5/16 12.097/4
1184
36 5/16 517 sellers 3934 $0.
1/87
2/5
33 9/16
33 13/16
105 13/16
-British Wireless Service.
OLD LINK WITH ETON
Death Of "George" The Hatter
Macdonnell Road, Below. Bowen Road Tram Station
Sunday Service 11.15 am. Subject: ANCIENT & MODERN NECROMANCY,
ALIAS MES-
MERISM & HYPNOTISM, DE- NOUNCED
The Sunday school is held on Sunday Morning at 10 o'clock Wednesday Evening Meeting at 6. pReading Room at above ad- dress open Tuesday and Friday, 10 a to 12 noon, Monday and Thursday, 5.30 to 7 pm. The Public is cordially invited to attend. the service and visit the Beading Room
INTRUDER IN MP'S HOUSE Wireless Message Helps Arrest
An M.P.'s midnight adventure was described at Hampstead re- cently, when Edward Harry But- ler Smythe, 19; electrician. and A man who played a big part Jack Clarence Hammer. in the life of Eton has just died waiter, both of Oakley-square, 17, at the age of 64. To four Camden Town, were charged with generations of Etonians he was breaking into a house at Temple- The following quotations were re-known simply as "George," the wood-avenue. ceived by Reuter
Hampstead, manager of the hatter's shop stealing clothing to the value of 4.9215 4.95 bNYLondon
His full name was Mr. George 30, the property of Mr. William NY Cotton July 1158 11.59
Oct
11.28 1131 1138 Flowerday: INY
John Stewart, MP for South No one can say how many Belfast 12.24b Rubber July 12.28 Sept
12.50
12,975 12.396 thousand top-hats he produced
for his customers in a period of were arrested by a constable as
It was stated that
the men half a century, or how many the result of a wireless message. thousands he had ironed.
C. Wheat July 84% {C. Com July
ま
4.95 11.66
12.275
85
78
88%
C. Light $8.20 b. FLK. Electrics $57
78 W. Whest July 83%
| STOCKS:—
Macao Electrics $2311⁄2 n.
Sandakan Light $5 s
Amer Smelting
4132
Telephones (old) $19.6. & sa Elec Bond & Sa
Con Gas N.Y.
2414
2444
DA
8%
8%
8
General Motors
30**
30
30%
Jut Tel & Tel
8%
8:4
Loew's Lac . 284
384
Montgomery W. 25% N.Y. Central
26/ Standard O NJ 45% U.S. Steel
3234
25% 16
25
1632
Telephone (new) $8% n China Buses Sh. $11 n Singapore Traction 10/6 b. Singapore Pref. 22/6 b.
Industrials
Converted.
Malabon Sugar $8 n. Cald: Macg. (Ord), Sh$194 Do Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh313 á.. Canton Ices $1,80 Sements $54 HK. Ropes $21
Stores, etc. Dairy Farms. $123.n. Watson $32 1 Lane, Crawfords. $3 n. Mackintosh $9. Sinceres $8 1. Wr. Powella. 70 eta. n. Wing On (HK) $100 2."
Miscellaneous,
HR. Amusements $1.85 a. Entertainments $6.40 1. S. C. Enterprises $1.35 n. Macan "Greyhounds” $2 n. Constructions (old) $140 n Constructions (new) 45 cts. The Vibro Piling $5 2
45%
Men who became well-known
and
Further Charge They were also charged, to.
in after-life had their hats from gether with Bernard Gorman, 24,
41% him the King of the Belgians, plumber, of Carlton-road, Ken- the Drke of Gloucester, and the tish Town, with breaking into a ex-King of Siam among them.
house at Sheldon-avenue, High- Never was he in such great gate, and stealing
38% demand as before each Fourth of accordion, the property of Mr. 2 piano Jane or before the Eton and James Sidney Bacon, a company, Then he director.
4514 Winchester match 32% would be called upon to make Mr. Stewart said that about battered hats presentable and midnight on Good Friday his unless there was a gaping hole wife awakened him and said that right through the crown, he, there was a burglar in the house could perform wonders.
HK. SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION
Stock Report
The following report was issued by the Hong Kong Sharebrokers Association yesterday afternoon.
Nat. Com Bank $434 b. Unions $325 "b": Douglases $381⁄2 cd b. Big Wedge 7 cts. b. Raaba $5 b. Hotels $4.15 b: $4J5 Lands $315. Land Deb. $100 b. Trams $1231⁄2 b Lights $8.15 ba Electries $57% 6. Dairy Farms 72.65 EL Gort 34% Loan 20% nem Gold & Bonne 92%
Gort Loan Wallace Harpers
Ch Govt 5% 1925 G$Bds/
ELK. Govt. 4% Loan, 5%% prem¦
He got up, listened, and saw 3- light in his dressing-room, and shouted, "Who's there?"
CHINESE PROTEST: TO DUTCH
“Unfair Immigration
Laws Alleged
According to information from Overseas Chinese Affairs Commis sion, the Netherlands East Indies Government has published a series of immigration regulations which are very unfavourable to Chinese Ted Cole: escaped from the and which are similar in nature to Oklahoma state prison last Novem those already enforced by the Siam- ber by hiding in a laundry bag. He }ese Government.
falled to get out of the county jail The Commission has asked the with a new scheme. Gole hid in's Foreign Office to instruct the Chingarbage bar, covered himself with ese Minister to the Netherlands to coffee grounds and cigarette butts,
up the matter
but sneezed at the wrong time.
He then locked his bedroom door and telephoned to the police. Later he found that a, coat and vest and fox fur hed been taken from a wardrobe and placed on a bed is top-hat had been taken downstairs
All three men were remanded.
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