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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

$50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up 20,000,000 Reserve Fundko..

Anthorised Capital

Sterling £6,500,000 Silver.... $10,000.000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG,

BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

SE Dodwel, Laną.

Chairman

C-4. Knight, Ing.

Deputy Chairman.

V. M. Orgia, Esq.

Chief Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

orporated by Royal Charter, 1855

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital

20,000,000,

Reserve Fund

£5,000,000 33,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

£3,000,000

Agencies and 'Branches:

Alor Star

Ikilo

Rangoon

Artur

Ipot

Saigon

Badrior

Sang

Klang

Herba

Robe

Coba

Cawnpore Colombo

Kuala

Lumpar Kashing

Seremban Shemeshad Singapore

Surabaya

Lastavi

Zoe this

Mades

Tongkah

Hamby

Haiphong

Ye Tack

{baker)

Nipiss

Tsingtao

Hankow

(Peking)

Tokohama

Hin-dio

Zamboanga

W. H. Bell, Esq., S. Marrison Esq. Carson

A. H. Compton Esq

1. Johman, Esq. JE Hon. Mr. J. 3. Paterson,

G. Miskin, Esq. T. E Pearce, EQ

BANGKOK

BATAVIA

DOMBAT

CALCETTA

CLYTOS CHEFOO

COLM DO

DAIREN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG

HANHING

HANKOW

HARPHIN

HONGEEW

TOTO

IPOS

JOHORZ

FODE

KOWLOON

BRANCHES

LUNDON

LYONS

MALACCA

MANTIA

ECAR Gobore

KDEN

NEW YORK

PRIPING PENANG

BANGOON

RUGOS

SAN FRANCISCO

KUALA LUMICE

SHANGHAI

SING APORS

SOURABAYA

SENGEL PATANI

THENTNIN

TOXTO

TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA

·Cummen Aurimmte vermal in Toral Carency and Fixed Despite personil from acre they ar whorter twende in Lome Company and Sterling I am wheat wid to posted on auplication.

Hong Kong, 6th April,-1935.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Do-sumer of the war Bink" is coodwat

ed by HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rule may be aber o metraian.

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGRAT BANKING CORPORATION

Y.. CRATETAN,

Hoog Length Furnas, 1

tiny Hwanger-

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

*

-Anthorized «Capital..

Paid-up Capital

Reserve and onlivia Mufice$480,000,00 1

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG

Deal Four Towed Central.

BOARD OF DEVOT 48

Bir imod Chas. Con Moun,

Li Boon Chen, Ex... P. K. Sn, Eng Tone,

TB Tang. Eng., Chun Chiur Shen, Esq. Là tan Sang. Eng., Wong Chu tion, q, and ban Ying

Fo. Eng-

A marve

Betati

Exabay

Canton

Haiphon

Hayw

Fas Tomy To, Erin The Hansget.

Li T Fong. Big MonoT,

BRANCHES AND AGENCUN

Nacida

Maliyorum Suk

Sangaw

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Tikant

Tipus

ค

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Kal

Lawat

Tokto

Kowloon Landes

Den Trapowr

Esury decript sou

Vanemate

Makalah

Baking and Exchange

banie traciet home gymied on easvoved

perurītim,

Linnal Cumart Fized ingenum mexired for can you aborter pence in real and Foreign Curruptio on tema Winch via le grand as applicuiston

Safe Deposit Bones To Let

Cutter Ameinik upened ja

KAX TONG TO,

Fog Foo

Perang

THE CHINA MAIL, FADAY, MEXY S

ommerce and Finance

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

Silver Prices Firm

The local dollar is steady, opening on demand this morning at 2/24.

Spot silver was also steady at 31. and forward at 31-3/16.

The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at SUS$4941⁄4,| as compared with US$494, while there was no New York on

Forrien Exchange and General Banking is London cross-rate quotation on ac-

wrocied

Cort Account opened and Ford Deposin remind for an year or shorter periods at tabe which will be geoted on appäcation.

A BREARLEY,

Manager Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

Authorised Capital

Total Resources

count of the holiday.

EXCHANGES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATION

Hankow Bangkok & San Francisco. On Singapore London Banke: Lloyds Bank, Ltd

Foreign Exchange and Banking business of every description rans acted

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

On Japan

On India---

9334

LOCAL SHARES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

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

Banks

HK. Bank $1080 D. HK Bank (London) £1241⁄2 Chartered Bank £14% 11. Mercantile Bank A. and

SKILL Mercantile Bank C $13 D Bank of East Asia $81, n.

Insurances

Canton Ins. $209, 1. Union Ing, $375 b. and sa. China Underwriters 40 cts, China Fire Ins. $982 n. H.K. Fire Ins. $200 m International Assce. $4 n.

Shipping

Douglases $36 #-

HK. Steamboats $4 m. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def), $12. Shell (Bearer) $70/7 n. Union Waterboats $111⁄4 n.

BANK OF FRANCE

AGAIN LOWERS

DISCOUNT RATE

Franc's Improved Position

GOLD RESERVES INCREASED

-CHINA MAIL – SPECIAL

Paris, To-day.

BANK CLERK LED INTO FRAUD

Tried To Keep Up Position

CONFESSION TO WIFE

The explanation that a bank

NEW

CONSULAT DE

NOTICE

GM the 15th of July to October 1st. the Chancery of clerk had carried out frauds in the French Consulate will be volving between £2000 and closed to the public in the after-

The Bank of France, which 000 to keep his wife in the noon and office hours will be only

position she had occupied be from 3.30m. to 1 pimi only a week ago lowered the dis-fore their marriage was put

forward at the Old Bailey re- jcently-

Allen Ronald Morris. 29, "of

R.

SOULANGE-TEISSIER

Consol for France.

E undersigned have received instructions on sell by Publie

commt rate from 6 per cent. to 15, decreased the rate again; yesterday from 5 per cent to 4. The decision may evidently be attributed to the fact that the Cromwell Cottage, Marlow, who PUBLIC AUCTION B.position of the French franc in the had been employed as a ledger international currency market has clerk at the Marlow branch of as Lloyds Bank, pleaded guilty to greatly improved recently, evidenced by the Bank of France's uttering a number of letters of statement for the week ending credit and forging and uttering Jane 28,-published "yesterday, cheques with intent to defrand. He was sentenced to 20 which reveals that the gold re serves increased by 247,000,000 months hard labour. frines to a total of roughly #1

milliartki.

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On London-

Head Office:-Hong Kong.

On TT. and demand

2/234

Paid-up Capital

$11,000,000

8,555,00 22170,492 On Shanghai---

4 months' sight

2/23%

Credits 4 months" sight.. 2/3

Branches: Canton. Toishan, Shanghai,

On demand

137

On demand

Mining Antamoks 70 cts. 3.. Balatoes $18 1.

On demand

18544

On T.T. and demand

1443%

On New York- On demand

Baguio Gold 23 cts. b. Benguet Consolidated $101 by Bengret Exploration 10 cts. II. Benguet Goldfield $10 n Big Wedge 8 cts. n-

54

LOOK POONG SHAN,

Chief Manager On Batavia-

Credits 60 days" sight

56%

Gold River 5 cts. I-

Ipo Mining 90 ct...

On demand

78%

On Paris

On demand

81.6

Kailan Mining åd. 14/6 m.

Credits 4 months' sight

860

On Saigon-

On demand

$14

On Manila

Shai Exploration Sh. $41⁄2 n Shai Loans Sh. $54 m. Raubs $53 82.

On demand

108

Venz: Goldfield $230 n

On Bangkok-

Docks, etc.

On demand

$454

HK. and K. Wharves (old) $77

Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes); for hire

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 Sovereigns bank buying rate 2/3% located on the Mentanine Floor of Bar silver per oz.

31

Our New building is Specially Can-Ear silver in Hong Kong ... nom.: stucted to provide all of these Im-!

portant Qualities.

Copper cash

You may obtain a Safe Deposit Copper cents

Eox in this most up-to-date Vault for Rate of native interest your own use at a very moderate Ren Chinese Sub Coin tal

Inspection Cordialiv Invited

THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL

& SAVINGS BANK, LTD.

Corner of Ice House Street and Des Voeux Road, Central

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.

Head Office-65, Broadway, New York

Chief Naunger,

* Capital

Surplus Reserves

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,

LIMITED

(Incorporated in China)

Head Office...Shanghai

Branches ....All Important Cities)

Capit:1

Reserve

.$7,500,000.00

$1,500,000.00

in China

Foreign Exchance

and General

Buidem frosscindi

.U.S.$6,000,000.00 2,183,633.06 SED.131.05

BRANCHES :---

Harre

Amsterders

Антикорр

Ginazow

Athens

The Hague

LIND

Hambur

Reclin

Temba

Fiber

India

2

Backing

Cain Cazzante Canned

Coinbo

Carrold Saving Accounts, opened and Fixed Deposita med for one your of whomer periode

at valve, whitis will be gusted on application,

SOC Z CHANG,

24. Done Yorut Road. Central.

Kuongez

HONG KONG BRANTE:

Tel

****

Mannerr's Offion

Foreign Exchange Dept.

· General Ofice

Canter's Office

Copenhagen Techlin Kinderk FOR THAT Gene

Iradon Liverpool

LAMYITIE Lustro Luxor

Menen Carlo

Xanila Munich

Montreux

ilea

Sapter Tiramis Prin Priping Palerne Rotterdam Bome Shanghai

Southampton Singapore **Di Taormina

Sutha

Tanice

Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada,

All classes of Commercial Barkingi Transactions undertaken.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Personal

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

handled.

investment

accounts.

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its Travellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, Capital (full paid-up) Yen. 100,000,000 in addition,, the world-wide services Reserve Fund..... Yen. 125,800,000 of its thoroughly equipped Travel;

Head Offer:-YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agacies at

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calenta

Canton

Nagasaki Nagoya New York

Osaka

Paris

Peiping

Dairen (Dalny) --Rangoon

Fengslen (Makden) Rio de Janeiro

Haiburg

KRAKOW

Harbin

Tour Kors

Honolula

Hainking

Karachi

San Francisco

Seattle

Semarang

Shanghai

Singapore

Sonrabays

Sydney

Kobe

London

Tokyo?

Los Angeles

Department

E..W. DUGGAN,

Managem

THE WING ON BANK LIMITED.

Head Office Hong Kong 26. Des Voeux Boad Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000€ LONDON/BANKEES:- Westminster, Band, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des- of banking business transact- cription

Current Accounts and Savings Ac counts opened. Fixed

crived at rates which will be "en

on application.“

for Special deposits

Trusteeship and

** OH

Gold Creek 30 ets. m.

Itogons $324 n

Salacots T2: cts.-21.

Langkats (Single). Sh. $14 n

EK and K. Wharves (new) $75]

The

HK. and Docks $634 sa Providents (eld) 85 cts. Providerts Carw) 20 cts. n

par.

3% p.3- 32%

Hong Kong sub. coin

dis. par:

Hong Kew Sh. $240 n.

New Engineering Sh. $4 n. S'hai Docks Sh. $80 në

LONDON PRODUCE AND METALS

Latest Quotations

The following

quotations London were received last night be- ween 3.30 pm, and 10,30 p.m.

Silver Spot 31, (fost close), 21 (Izst recd), unchanged.

Silver Forward 31 3/16 (last close), 31 3/16 (last reed), unchanged.

Silver Report:-China bought and sold. India sold Business small

Gold 141/6 (last close), 140/11 (last reed). 7d down (change).

London/N.Y, Selling Rate 4.91 (last close), 1971 (last reed). 0031 p (change).

London Paris Selling Rate 74.46) (last close), 74,69 (last recd), 23 np (change).

Liverpool Cottan Det. : 6.25 (last close), 627 (last read), 12 up (change)-

Liverpool Wheat-Oct 5/2 (last) close), onreceived.

(last

London Robber Oct-Dec. (buyers) 6 1/16 (last close). 6 1/16 reed), unchanged.

Luodon Rubber at noon (buyers) †·6% (last recd),

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED

(Incorporated in China)

Capital paid ap $5,000,000,

$7.300,000

Reserves Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000.

Head-Office-Shanghai:

A Bank having as its mission the industrial development of China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Ofer

7. Ice House St Phone 31431-2-3

Is It Insured?

Cities TES

Cotton Mills

Ewo Cottors St $7 Shanghai Cotton (old)

65.

Shanghai Cotton (new) $40 Zoong Sings Sh. 33% n Wing On Textiles, Sh. $28 £ Lands, Hotels, etc.

FK and S. Hotels $4 h. HK Lands $35 nom..

Sb

Owing to the end of the month demand the rate circalation like-

Accused's Statement

Morris had stated that hel

Anction.

On

Tuesday, the 9th. July, 1935 commencing at 2:30 pm.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street

'A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE wise advanced by 1.4 milliards, to bad been living beyond his comprising: a total of 82 milliards, so that the means, and desired additional Chesterfield conches, and arm- Dizing cover ratio fell from 7472 to 75.94 money to entertain his wife and chairs, Tesk hatstands,

buy a motor-car for himself.

and chairs, tables, Armchairs per cent-Trans-Ocean Service.

Mr. A. J. Flint defending, Side boards, Tea poys, Round and said that in 1926 Morris met his square tables, Dressing tables,

BERLIN STOCK wife, who came of a well-to-do Chamber stand. Teak bedsteads,

MARKET

More Activity Shown

exten-

local family. they married.

Two years later Wardrobes, Cupboards, Teak & glass cabinets. Desks. Filling then cabinets, Teak & glass bookcases. Tradesmen be-letc. etc..

Morris's salary 150 a year.

was

came pressing, and, not daring Ice chests, Folding screens,

to tell his wife of the true posi-Wall & table clocks, Ornaments, → CHINA® MAIL" SPECIAL

tion, he committed his first Carpets, Engs, Coir door mats, Berlin, To-day-

frand

Blankets, Linen, Curtains, Silver The demand on the sharemar-

Later his salary was increas ware, Glass ware, Brass ket yesterday was more sive than for some time past, buted to £245 a year, but his total Cloisonne ware, Cutlery. Tea sets, more stock was on offer, so that income, including his defalca Crockery, Pictures, Oil paintings, tions. did not exceed between Gramaphones and records, Vases, while on the whole, prices stiffen-

$500 and £600 a year He con-Flower pots and plates, Toilet ed the rises were not so great as fessed to his wife, and she per set, Typewriters, Electric fans, recently. Fixed interest securi-suaded him to make a clean Sewing machines, etc, etc. ties were again quiet, the tum-breast of the matter.

over in gold mortgage bonds be-

ing very restricted.. Call money at -2%-to-3-Trans-Ocean. Service.

was

COTTON INDUSTRY IN ENGLAND

Parliamentary- Bill May Be Delayed

London: To-day.

ZOO EMU'S VIGIL ENDED

Only One Chick- Hatched

IRRESPONSIBLE FATHER

London. Matthew, the Zoo emu, is now The cotton-spinning industry taking long walks found his bill will be proceeded, with this home to counteract the effects His session only if general agreement of weeks of inactivity. throughout the House of Commons long vigil over his nest of eggs! can be obtained, said Mr. Stanley was ended by the arrival of a] Baldwin at question time yester-striped emu chick. day, when replying tô a question

Matthew at first was rather

by Mr. A. C. Crossley (C., Old-vague about his paternal duties. land as he did not seem to grasp. ham)-Beuter.

the situation the keeper went in

HK Lands 4% Debentures RAW RUBBER PRICES search of a box and other arti

100%

Shanghai Lands Sh. $2014. L. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 Humphreys $8% 7

HK Realties $4 n.. Chinese Estates $90 - China Realties Sh. $4 *. China Debentures $193 2

Public Utilities

FK Tramwaya $12 b... Peak Trams (old) $73⁄4 z. Peak Trams (new) 35% 3. Star Ferries $767% b.. Yanmati Ferries $17 n. -

C. Lights $8.80 b.. $8.80/85. sa HK. Electrics $58 band sa. Macao Electrics $21⁄2 n. Sandakan Light $34, Telephones (old) $20.90 b Telephones (new) $8.20 a China Enses Sh. $111⁄2 n. Singapore Traction 10/8 b Singapore Prel. 22/6 b.

Industrials

Malabon Sager $871⁄2 n-

:

Singapore

also

A Quantity of Black Wood

Furniture

including:

Joss table Carved couch and lasmichaïrs. Carved & marble top table, Desk Curio cabinets, Tea poys, Jardineres, etc, etc.

and

One Enamel Bath

One Radio Set.

One Adding Machine-

One Frigidaire.

:

One Piano by Houtrie.” On View from Monday the 9th. July 1935.

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, 5th July, 1935

TEC" JUMPS INTO

LIFT SHAFT

After Escaping Prisoner

MAGISTRATE COMMENDS

HIS COURAGE

ficial means of keeping the youngster wärm.“ But on his Latest Quotations From return he found that Matthew had pulled himself together, and was carefully sitting down with the chick tucked under his approved Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co. have feathers în - the

It was then decided received the following Strafts fashion Currency quotations from Singa-that father and child were best

left alone pore for Raw Rubber.

Described as "one of the most Spot 19% no change b., 20 s. All then seemed to be going expert shop breakers and July-September 20% up b. well, but later, however, the smash-and-grab raiders in Lon- first emu chick to be hatched on." Thomas Clarke, 24, fitter, no in the London Zoo was no more was at London Sessions recent Matthew then lost all interest ly sentenced to ree years

+

20% 8. October-December: 21%

change b., 21%

January-March 21% no change in the remaining eggs, and they penal servitude.

Buy 22% B Market:—is Quiet.

REICHSMARK

QUOTATIONS

Berlin, To-day- Reichsmark [quotations (without guarantee). JareNew York 40.45; Paris, 609.5; Amsterdam, 59.215; ~and Cald: Macg (Ord.), Sh. $19% London, 12.2675. The Paris ster

ling quotation is 74.75, and the Cald: Macg. (Pret), Sh. $13 n dollar,: 15.115. Trans Ocean Ser- Canton Ices $1.80 1 Cements $5 5% HK. Ropes $21.

**

Stores, etc.

Dairy Farms $15 b Watson $3.20 Lane, Crawfords: $2.60 Mackintosh $7m Sinceres $6.80 1. Wm. Powells, 70 cis. n.

Wing On (EK) $70 s

Mens Miscellaneous. EK. Amusements $1.85 m Entertainments $4_n. S. C. Enterprises $155 Macao Greyhounds" "$2

Constructions" (old), Constractions (new) Vibro Piling #5 +

Govt

5% 1925 G$Bde

4% Loank 69% p

|vice. -

CADETS AT WEST POINT

Numbers Increased By Bill

Washington

A bill increas the number

were taken away from him and found to be worthless.

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

Happy Finish To

Family Drama

WIFE'S FACE SLAPPED

He was charged with break- ing and entering a jeweller's shop and stealing 116 rings valued at about $500

Det-Sergt. O'Sullivan said that Clarke was working for a West End motor firm when police went to arrest him. He was on the second floor and Lasked Det: Steptoe if he could change from his dungarees into ordinary clothes to go to the police station.

Escape Attempt "Permission was given," add- led witness, and while the

A married woman who, her counsel said, thought the end of everything had come when her husband slapped her face, was officer was watching him he dropped down the lift shaft 30 bound over by Mr. Justice Humfeet and attempted to esca phreys at the Old Bailey rece The officer followed him in the ly on a charge of attempting

same way. After a struggle, în murder her four-year

which the detective was daughter and with attempted zzuited. Clarke was ove

powered

Isuicide

She was Florence Fran

of cadets at West Point was 36, of Hornsey, and she plead signed last month by President guilty to the charges.

Roosevelt

the bill adds 545 new recruits for strolls akng Flirtation

and raises the total West Point enrollment tou

Legacy of £60

Mr. John Maude, said that Mrs. Frant

Ja legacy of £60 - and

be devoted tow chase of a ho

discover

some of

Sir Percival Clark man, said he was the courage jumping

tother