BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
Authorised Capital
$50,000,000
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Issed and Fully Paid p 20,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. Reserve Funds:
Sterling £6,500,000 Silver 10,000.000 Reserve Liability of Fro-
prietors
HEAD OFFICE HONG TONG.
DOARD OF DIRECTORS..
•Σ E. Dede'*. · Eng.
Chairman
CC Ixisbe, Ing.
Deputy Chairmas
VX Gayburn, Eng.
Chist ManagWP.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON
Paid-up Capital 20,000,000 Reserve Fund
Beserve ability of Pro
prietors
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
$3,000,000
Alor Star
Baachak
Kamchi
Agencies and Branches: Bangoon Doče Indh
Saigon SREWELLE
-Balvin
Xobe
Sberba
Kuala
Sungspor
Siberian
Kooking
Nadrea
Hoursbas Taiping
Manila
Medan
Haiphong
New York
Zwiping
Taingo Tokohama Zambangs
Bombay
| Calestia
W. H. Bell, Esq. 5. S. Morrison Escape
A. H. Compton Esq.
Cabu
M. T. Johnson, Esc Coimba
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
G. Miskin, Esq., T. E Pearce, Esq. Hamburg
LONDON LYONS
BRANCHES
AMOI
BANGFOR
BATANZA
BOWRAT
CALCUTTA CANTIN CHEFOO
COLON BO
DUREN
FOOHO HUPHONG RAMBERG
FAXXOW
HARRIN
HONGKEW
TLOTLO
JPOS
JOHORE
FORF
TOWLOOS
MALACCA
MASIDA
XUAR Jobor)
NEW YORK
MIKDEN
PEIPING
PENANG
RANGOON
SAIGOS
SAN FRANCISCO-
XTALA LUMPUR
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
WHIRABATA
- SUNGEI PATANZ
TEXTNIN
.: TOKYO
TNINGTAO TOEGHANA
Cosmetic manto exporting to Cora Cimrace
and Final The gromite comprised for Dea prer of shorter pericula in Loral tangans and Sorting On Sand wil he quoted in application.
Hong Kong, 6th April, 1935.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK
The Painting of the score Bank in conduct
od by the liNG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Ruins may be ohtaised on app-reation.
FOR THE HONG KONG AND SEANCEST BANKING COLPORATION,
TCRATECES.
Chart Massager.
Hong Kong, ab Yay, S
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorized Capital
Pand-up Capita
·Beserve, and Cadivided '44.00
HEAD OFFICE:-BOVE.KONG
Drs Toux Bead tetral
BOARD OF LIRICOR
Faq P. B. ini, ting.
. E..
Hanhow Harbin
Hans Long
(Prking) Pinang
Jongkah..
Bank)
Former Ebangs and General Banking bato
transacted.
ratos
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deports red for one year or shorter periode which will be quoted on application.
A. BREARLEY,
Nanarer. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1985.
نوم
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912. Head Office:
Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital
Total Resources
THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, JULY 12, 19
Commerce and Finance
LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY
Silver Prices Improve
The local dollar is unchanged. opening on demand this morning at 21.
Both spot and forwaru silver have advanced, to 31 5/16 and 3134, respectively.
The London on New York cross- quoted at US$4- rate was 95%, as compared with 5-US. $49632, while the New York on London Cross-rate was quoted at compared with US$4.95%, as
£ US$4967-
EXCHANGES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATION
Branches: Canton, Toishan, Shanghai On Singapore... Hankow, Bangkok & San Francisco. London Bankers: Lloyds Bank, Ltd.,
Foreign Exchange and Banking business of every description trans- acted
Current Accounts opened and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes) for hire.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager
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
On India-
On demand
Sue Shou-non Care, Ma Fond located on the Mezzanine Floor of Bar silver per oz.
To Form Cum Chan Chites in Ends To Las Our New building is Specially Con- Bar silver in Hong Kong
-5435. Bag Took Chu Soo, and Kan Yistracted to provide all of these Im-Copper cash
LOCAL SHARES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day-
Banks:
HK Bank $1010 b., $1030 s. HE Bank (London) 111 D. Chartered Bank $133. n. Mercantile Bank A. and
331 1. Mercantile Bank C £13 Bank of East Aziz $76% Su Insirvances
B.
De
Canton Ins. $20$ 1. Union Ins. $570-b- China Underwriters 40 cts. 6. China Fire Ins. $392 * HK Fire Ins. $200 m. International Assce. Și xe
Shipping
Douglases $36 n. H.K. Steamboats $4 m. Indo-Chinas (Pref). $30 1. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $12. Shell (Bearer) $707731⁄2 Union Waterboats $111⁄4 n.
Mining
Baguio Gold 23 ets
Benguet Consolidated 124 cts.
Benguet Exploration 10 cts. I Benguet Goldfeld 10 cts h
Salácots 12 cts. I..
NEW YORK STOCK CAR PRODUCTION IN
MARKET
Cantion Recommended Towards Utilities
LONG OUTLOOK, HOWEVER,
· REMAINS UNCHANGED
AMERICA
LARGE INCREASE IN FIGURES
Washington. To day.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
OF CANTON LTD.
NOTICE
According to the Anto Manu-
FROM THIS DATE and during facturers Association the produse absence of the Under
in
tion for the first six months -eff
Acting GRAY In their market repart, Messrs. 1985, exclusive of that of Mrsigned from the Colony, Mr. HE C
isappointed 2 member. !S. E. Levy and Company, corres Ford, who is not
General Manager of the Society.
By Order of the Board. pondents for Messrs. White Weld totalled 1,5$7,906 units, - an
A. W. HUGHES, and Company. New York, states-crease of 20 per cent over last
General Manager. Stocks: The latest. Washing-year and of 45 per cent over the
Hong Kong, 12th July, 1985- ton developments are less fa- past five-year average. vourable for utility issues and
The June output was 276,218
would suggest a cautious units, an increase of 11 per cent. trading attitude for the present, over May and of 21 per cent, aver though the long pull outlook re-Jane last year-Renter Br ress mains unchanged. done: 1,000,000 shares.
(Continued on Page 10) Latest Quotations The following quotations were received by Beater-
Prev. To-day's
close
close
NYLondon
cross-rate
NT. Cotton Oct
FOND PRODUCTION
Washington, To-day- The world production of the Ford Motor Co. for the first six
months of 1955 was $48,504 units. of which 810,700 were domestic. Reuter
496 495 GERMAN STUDENT
11.50 11:21
NT, Rubber Sept. 1241s 1232
$4 Chicago Wheat Sept. 35PM
#5% 74%%% Chicago Corn Sept. Montreal Silver Sept. 20.25% 8. "Silver Official ...
Dow Jones Averages
65-
69
30 Industrial 19269 121.93 76 or 20 Rails
20 Utilities
33.24 32.89
$50 .55 cm 29.6 22.01 910 96.92 18 of
40 Bonds ... 11 Commodity
Indica
53.68 55.34 · 34 of Business Done-1,000,000 shares.
CORPORATION
(Continued from Page 1)
"BRITISH TRADERS * INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD
NOTICE
the Absence of the Under- T FROM THIS DATE and during signed from the Colony, Mr. H. G Acting appointed GRAY is General Manager of the Company.
By Order of the Board,
AW HUGHES.
General Manager
Hong Kong, 12th July, 1935.
The Angrif annonces that "the THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE corporations refuse to submit to
common training" with the Hitler
Youth O 105 corporations in the Cologne-Aschen district, for instance, only 25 have signified
COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE
their readiness for active colla-ROM THIS DATE and ouring the Absence of the Under- boration in the National Socialist signed from the Colony, Mr. B. C-
GRAY is appointed
COMMODITY PRICES State, although they are prepared
Actias
to undergo political training by General Manager of the Company. the National Socialist Students' Union
The following quotations have
In Cologne 12 corporations out! been received by Renter.
Prev. Yesterday of 38, in Bonn 12 out of 49, and in Closing Closing Aachen one out of 19 have ap- proached the National Socialist Students Union.
12.73 12.04 1180 11.71 11.75 11.69 11.67
12:41a12.323 12.62a 12.54 12.68 12.61 12.843 1275
The Federation of Students
Corporations in Cologne circa- larised its members, calling upon
them to refrain from complying
with the demands of the Reich! leader of the National Socialist Union. Herr Derichsweiler- Trans-Ocean Service.
A later message from Berlin!
states
By Order of the Board.
~
A. W. HUGHES.
General Manager. Hong Kong, 12th July, 1935.
COUNCIL MEETING
Appropriation Bill's Final Stages
CHARGES OF 1934:
that the Brown Shirt At yesterday's meeting of the detachment chief, Herr Flutze, Legislative Commeil the 1934 Sup-: has decreed that the members of plementary Appropriation Ordin- student's corporations are no ance, 1935, authorising the appro permitted to wear students' capspriation of $635,442 to defray the or insignia ribbons in conjunction charges of 1934, passed through with the Brown Shirt uniforms its final stages.
On London
Kong
On T.T. and demand
2/13
4 months' sight
2/1
$11,000,000
Credits 4 months" sight
2/3
8,653,000 On Shanghai-
32.170.692 On demand
Antamoks 70 cts. n
135
Balatoes $18
On demand
92
On Japan
K
On demand
18234
On T.T. and demand
142
Big Wedge 8 cts.
On New York
Gold Creek 30 ets. n.
On demand
53%
Gold River 5 cts. 1-
Credits 60 days' sight
3314
Ipo Mining 90 cts.
On Batavia-
Itogons $5 cts, z.
On demand
77
On Peris
On demand
800
Credits 4 months' sight
845
On Saigon-
On demand
Kailan Mining Ad. 14/6 n. Langkats (Single) Sh. $14 r. S'hai Exploration Sh. $42 D S'hai Loans Sh. $54 2 Raubs $3.80 n.
New Tork Cotton:-- July
October
December
January (1936) 11.76
On Manila-
10644
Venz; Goldfield $230 n
Docks, etc.
March
11.80
11.69
May
11.85.
On Bangkok~~
On demand
$635
Sovereigns bank buying rate
31-5/16
HK and K Wharves
ST4 0. HK and K Wharves
$77
(new) Spot
1945
11.76 12.35
New York Robber:-
(old)
July
12.28a 12186
September
nom DOCEL
December
P. E
portant Qualities.
Zi
Tan Toos Po. F. Irt Maraget.
Fosc. Eq.. i ",
You
Humila
Sesili
L
SELETAK
Jock
Champlai Singapore Nourabaya
Inspection Cordially Invited. THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL
Copper cents obtain a Safe Deposit Box in this mest up-to-date Vault for Rate of native interest ..3% your own use at a very moderate Ren- Chinese Sub Coin
Hong Kong sab. coin
par.
324% dis par
January
March
Chicago Wheat:--
July
$43% $338
September
$4
∙December
863
$514
Chicago Corn:-
PETEN
Pipins Pruaba
Shay
$2
$134
diang
Tabriku
September
747%
To cite Kow.com.
Undon
"
San Francisco
Takro Vancouver Yokobu
December
63
63
Winnipeg Wheat:
July.
Angust
801 $11
S03-
Amecordazy
Milan
Antwerp
Abens
The Magne
Nice Kupion
NY/London XY, Cattan
NY Rubber
Dec. C. WE Theat
Sep Dec. C. Corn Sept. 7514
The following quotations were to ceived by Reuter:-
Last
10.20 close 496 496%
New York Sugar:-
4% Debentures
11.00 4.96
** 100%
Shanghai Lands Sh. $2015 m.
11.80 1166
12.62 12.55
1167
Metropolitan Lands Sh-$10
n.
Humphreys $84
12.67
HK Realties $4
Chinese Estates $90
July Sept.
243 2.29 2.47 237 Dec Jan, 1936 217 206 2171 2.09 Max
2.08
211
85% 86
China Realties Sh. $4 n.
New York-Sik:—
845
July
1.35
1.35
ᄅ.
September
1.38
1.35%
for 24 hours by Mr. W. Schofield
Harts
Barle Terlis
Hamborg
Pizarse Paria
Dec.
632
634
December
1.27
136
STOCKS
Tomber Ermen
Pelping Palermo
Amer Smelting 42%
424
42
Montreal SI
10/15 32
Con Gas N.Y. 26
July
69.806
Tankios
Manager.
França Calro Calcutta Case Colombo Goebe Dublin Edinbuch Fluroce Genera
Elec Bond &
Peak Trams (old), $74_n.
85
85
Peak Trams (new)-$5.
September
69.500
70.30
70.23t
71.65
34%
9
Star Ferries $7 1⁄2 by $77 sa Yaumati Ferries $17 n.
70.550
71.95%
437%
437%
C. Light $8
2914 13%
4874.
29/
28
477%
36%
36%
36
Bratis
ERANCHES AND AGENCIES
Calcutta Canton Haiphong Bankow
Oomottฟ
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THE
Every Ecription of Lasting and Exchang!
& SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Corner of Ice House Street and
Des Voeux Rosé, Central,
busis victed. Lograted ou approved! AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
Year or
Conterone opened in Local Curency and Fixed Deporte Peceived for oor shorter periods Lood and Foreign Communione On see which will be quoted on applic -Sade Deposit Boxen To Le
KAN TONG PO.
Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York.
US$6,000,000.00 2,183,633.05 870.731.05
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Latest Quotations
July 12
Capit:1
Reserve
Chief. Manager.
Capital Surplus Reserves
in China
THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED
(Incorporated in China) Head Office.Shanghai
Branches
Forrien
$7,500,000.00
$1,500,000.00
...All Important Cities
Exchange
Buxton Connected.
and Genersi
Carret wel ring Acosants opened and Fixed Deporte send for one year of shorter periodu at same which will be qouted oa appříration.
SOC Z CHANG,
TNG TONG BEACH:
34 Dan Tores Band Central
Foreign Exchange Day
General Ome
Cendrier's Office
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1850
INC.
BRANCHES:
Kate Beidelberg Interio
I Londo
Liverpool
Kagerbe
Lugano Lextor
Marution
Monte Carlo
Zome +basetad
Southamptom
Spe Tirstrin Taormina Vanda Freir
Share
General Motors
In Tel & Tel Foew's Inc Montgomery.
Manila
Sunich-
Nostreet
Jakobaza Zurich
Ward NY. Central
Branches of American Express Standard Oil
Company in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada,
NJ. US Steel
6
$4.89
ELK. and W. Docks $6 Providents (old) 85 cts, Providents (new) 20 cts. n Hong Kew Sh. 3240 1. New Engineering Sh. $4 n- Shai Docks Sh. $80 n.
Cotton Mills
Ewo Cottons Sh. $7 1 Shanghai Cotton (old)
$63 2.
ji
Shanghai Cotton (ney) $40 Zeong Sings Sh. 1⁄2 a. Wing On Textiles. S.$28 1. Lands, Hotels, etc. 5.K. and S. Hotels $4 HK Lands $35 s. HK Lands
China: Debentures $123 D.
Public Utilities
HK. Tramways $13.15 b., $13-
HK Electric $59. Macao Electrics $2271⁄2 1 Sandakan Light $34 3. Telephones (old) $21 b. Telephones (new) $8.30 sz China Buses Sh. $111⁄2 a Singapore Pref. 22/6 b.
Industrials Malabon Sugar $872. D... Cald: Macy. (Pred.), Sh. $1.80)
All classes of Commercial Banking RAW RUBBER PRICES Singapore Traction 10/6 b.
Transactions undertaken.
Personal handled.
investment
accounts Latest Quotations From
The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and,
addition, the world-wide services!
Department,
in
Singapore
Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co. have
Capital (full paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund Yen. 125,800,000 its thoroughly equipped Travel received the following Straits
Head Office
YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agencies at:
Indria Batavia
Kagasaki Nagoya
New York
Osaka
Paris
Berlin
Bombay
Calentta
Canton
Dairen (Dalny)
Peiping
Tenztien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro
San Francisco
Seattle
*Minkow Harbin
E. W. DUGGAN,
Maangor.
THE WING ON BANK
LIMITED.
Head Offer: Hong Kong $26, Des Voeux Road Central "Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKEES Westminster Band, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des cription of banking business transact Current Accounts and Savings Ac Fixed Deposits to
Currency quotations from Singa- pore for Raw Rubber
Spot 19% down 8 b., 19% s... July-September 20 down
2018. Oct-December 2034 down 14 b
21 B
Dis
Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $13
Carton Ices Cements $5% B HK. Ropes 12 D
Stores, etc.
December
January
798:
754
No. 1 No.3 No. 1 No. 3 Co Con Con Con 252 253 2.55 2.35a 2.59 235 2.42 2.38
69.95
BERLIN SHARE MARKET
Considerable Falls In Prices
~CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL
Berlin. To-day.
even when meeting in closed rooms or privately Trans-Ocean Service.
ALLEGED THEFT OF RING Unemployed Faces Charge
His Excellency the Officer Að- ministering the Government (Sir
KB E Southorn, Thomas CMC.), presided, and there were jalso present:
His Excellency the General Or the Troops, ficer Commanding Major General 0. C. Borrett CB, CILG., CBE, DSO.;
The Colonial Secretary (Hon. Mr. D. W. Tratman C.3LG);
The Attorney General (Hon.
Charged with the theft of a Mr. C. G. Alabaster, KC. OBE);
The Secretary for Chinese Af-
gold finger-ring, valued at $6, a 50-year-old unemployed. Lok Takfairs (Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith);
was remanded in police custody
The Colonial Treasurer (Hon.
at the Central Magistracy this Mr. E. Taylor);
morning to find means of raising
Hon. Commander G. F. Hole,
a sum of $3.50 to redeem the ring RN (retired), (Harbour Mas which he had pawned.
Inspector Logan stated that the
(ter);
Hon. Dr. W. B. A. Moore (Act- complainant, a married woman ing Director of Medical, and named. Wong Kam, placed the ring Sanita y Service);
i her husband's jacket pocket be-į
fore going to bed on the night of
Tuesday last
Hon Mr. M. J. Breen (Post-
master General); The next morning -
she discovered that the ring had Bon. Sir Henry Pollock, Kt. been stolen while she had been B.C;
R. H Kotewall, Ean r asleep. The police were inform ed, and Man Ho, Chinese detective C.M.G. LL.D.; No. 256, was sent to investigate! Hon. Mr. WH Bell
.Hon. Mr. S. W. Tso, the case..
LL.D.
The defendant, who resided on the same foor which complainant
Price falls up to 3 per cent, and occupies, was suspected and, after even more were noted yesterday being questioned, admitted having
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson Hon Mr. Chau
O.BE
Mr. HR Butters (Deputy
in the share market as the direct pawned the ring, which he stated Clerk of Councils). result of the warning issued on he picked up off the floor.
On the motion of the Attorney com The case will be continued at General, seconded by the Colon- Wednesday by the Bourse mittee of management respecting 11 am, to-morrow. over-valnation of many leading
Dairy Farms $15.90 b., $164 x. shares. The public showed mark-
led reserve and hesitated to takej Watson 32
up the stock offered. Lane, Crawford $3. Mackintosh $7 T
Jan March 21% down 1/8 by Sicceres $5.80
217
Market
Stagnant.
THE
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED
W Powells, 70 cts. - WIDE ON (ECK) $70 2-
Miscellaneous HK Ainsements $1.85-
tatoments $
wrises 21435.
That the decline of prices was not greater is explained by the favourable impression created by the further decrease in em ployment announced, and the predictions of a good harvest.
fíal Secretary, a Bill Intituled "An Ordinance to amend the Crown Solicitors Ordinance 1912 and to repeal the Crown Amendmen? 1924 passed its fin
THREE EUROPEANS tors
FINED $5
Cars Left Unattended
MCA Outside
Fixed interest secuities show Three Europ ed a friendlier and better trend-each, when Gold mortgage bonds were slight Mr ELE
while: weak Call to 3 per rent.
Floans were:
was at 2
Ocean Ser-
re fined $5
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