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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION-

Authorised Capital

$50,000,000

Isaned and Falls Paid-up 20,000,000 Reserve Funds:

Sterling ..€ 6,500,000 Siver $ 0,000.000 Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858, HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital

ES.000,003

20,000,000

Reserve Fund

LES,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietor's

HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

S. H. Dodwell, Esq. . .

Chairma

Knight, Faq-

Deputy Chapman.

V. Grybus. Esq.

Chief Manager.

W. H. Bell, Esq. K. S. Morrison

A. H. Compton Esq

Agencies and Branches:

Nor fear

Thailo

Rangroom.

•Avaritans

Iph

Saigna

Bangkok

Archi

Rath with Bombay

Klass

Sompen Calls

Kode

Shanghai

Estate

Ausla

Singapore

Canton

Lumpur

Sitiawan

Cawapre

Fucking

Taiping

Colombo

Manila

Treatin

Madan

Tougkab

Haiphong

Kas York

(Short)

THATH D

Prime

Trinktum

(Peking)

Tokohama.

M. T. Johnson, EsQ+ Case Hom Mr. J. J. Paterson, G. Miskin, Esq. T. E Pearce, E

ΑΜΟΣ

BANGKOK

BATAVIA BOMBAX

CALCURA

CANTON

CHER

COLOMBO DURE

HAIPHONG

HANKOT HARRIS

HONGKET nono

POR

JOHORE

KOBE

XOWLOON

BRANCHES

LONDON

LITONN

MALACCA

MANILA

MCAR Johore

MUKDEN

NEW YORK

PETING

EXANG

RANGOON

SUGON

SAN FRANCISCO

KUALA LUMPUR

NANGKAT

SINGAPORE

SOBA BAYA.

SUNGET PATTANI TIENTSIN

TORTO

TSINGTAO

TOKOHAMA

Cherat Arconate opened in Local Currency and Fire Deposite, snevived for one your or Whorter herinde in Local Currency and Sterling one which will be quoted on application.

Hong Kong. 6th April, 1935.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Buscem of the above Bank is conduct ed by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Bules may be obtained on “appliextion.

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

V. X. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manage.

Hong Kong. Fi-bevary, 193

Authorised Capital

Paid-up Capital

Reserve and Codivided

Hankow Hurdis Hong Koor

PROCE

THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1935

Commerce and Finance.

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

Forward Silver Rises

The local dollar is steady, open- demand this : ing ing at 1/11

were

prices **Spot** silver steady at 29 and "forward” rose, 11/16 to 297%-

The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at US$4 955% as compared with Zamboange US$496%, while the New York not 01 London cross-rate was quoted owing to the holiday.

Formgn Exchugs and General Banking business Correct Aren't opened and Finet Deposite

recwired for one year or aborter secioda at rates Į which will be quoted on spplication.

À, ERFARLEY,

Manager.

Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935

THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.

Established 1912.

Head Office: Hong Kong

EXCHANGES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATION

On London...

On T-T. and demand ........ 1/13 4 months, sight

On Singapore— Authorised Capital ................ $11,000,000/ On demand Paid-up Capital

8,555,000 Total Reso=CES

32170,492 On Japan-- Branches: Canton, Toishan, Shanghai, 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 On Batavia—. shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes (various sizes)

for hire.

LOCAL SHARES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

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

Banks

HK Bank $1,040 m.

H.K. Bank (London) £105 Chartered Bank 413

Mercantile Bank A and

$2936

Mercantile C. £1236 n... Bank of East Asia $765 2.

Insurances

Canton Ina. $155 de

Union Ins. $3771⁄2 11. China Underwriters 10 cts. E. Chinx Fire Ins.: $$82 za HK Fire Ins. $185 n. International Assce. $4 n.

Shipping

Mining

Baguio Gold $243⁄41⁄2 cts. n. Benguet Consolidated $12.10 1. Benguet Exploration 13 cis. D. Benguet Goldfield 10 cts a

Big Wedge 8 cts.

Itogons 36 cts.-IL

1/11%

Credits 4 months” sight...-2/

On Shanghai-

-On demand

197

Douglases $35.p- H.K. Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def), $12 n. Shell (Bearer) 65/9 n. Union Waterboats $111⁄4 n

834

On demand On India...

1654

Antamoks 80 cts. sz.

Balatocs $18.11.

On TT and demand

1934

On New York—-

On demand

48%

Credits 60 days' sight

5034

On demand

71%

Gold Creek 30 cts. n.

On Paris-

Gold River 70 cts. n.

On demand

735

Ipo Mining 90 cts. I

Credits 4 months' sight

780

Chief Manager

On Saigon-

Salacots 12 cts

On demand

734

Kailan Mining Ad. 11/9 a.

On Manila-

Langkats (Single) Sh. $14 n

On demand

974

On demand

9431

S'hai Exploration Sh.$41⁄2 n. S'hai Loans Sh. $54 m. Banks $7

Sovereigns bank buying rate 2/-36 Bar silver per oz.

Venz Goldfeld $2.30 1.

29

Docks, etc.

Bar silver in Hong Kong.

... 10.1

Copper cash

US$6,000,000.00

Copper cents

par.

2,153,633.06

8:0.73105

Rate of native interest Chinese Sub. Coín Hong Kong sub. coin

3% pa

32% dis par.

Wilme

Saplen

Pari

Privizz

LOOK POONG SHAN,

THE

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

$30,100,000.00

5,600.00 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, On Bangkok—– wifita$2.490,001.00

HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG

10. Des Toux Band Central.

BOARD OF DIRECTOR:—

Head Office:-65, Broadway, New York

INC.

wwwww.w

Sir Sms Chore, Chim fan.

Lion Chan: Enga P. R. Awok, Eng

Wong

Two Tong. e. Chan Ching Shark, Eng. Li. Lan Sang. Eng. Wong Chu Son, Frand Ime Ying Po. Eng.

Capital

Surplus

Reserves

BRANCHES:

Criang

Tong Po, Emy, Chin! Macaper. LIT Fong. Eng. Mauso,

BEANCHES AND AGENCIES

ARODY Bateri

Namin

Bombay

Narancs

Calcutta Canton Haiphong Hankow

New York *Maka

Paris

Hecolulu Kobe Fowloon

I'mping Penale

Saio.n

London

meriparon transacted.

FranciNOS.

STADK

com **apon

Spurabaya fienstent vi ydney Taihoku Tira Takyo

Tauroute

Fotoharta

Every blow Boursion,

Current Accounts opened in Ional Corrency and Fixed Deporita raosired for one year or shorter periods in Local: and. Foreign Currencies on "terms which will be quoted on applicntica.

Safe Deposit Poser To Let

of Basicise and Exchange Losas. ́gnated on approved

KAN TONG POL,

Chief Kacagez

Asmterdam Antwerp

لول مرة

Tasu

Tria

Bombay

Bressers

Cairo Chirutta

CANTER

Colombo

The Fasse Henn Amor Haww Reidelber Interlaken Femalem London 1.iterpool Lucerne..

Lugano

Copenhagen Lutor Dublia Edinburgh

Varaming Konte Carlo

Manila

Xonick Motrax

Prierno Rorsendum RENTIN Sharehai

Southampton

ngapore

Tientsin

This

Vienna

Tokohanze Zurich

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

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

Personal investiment

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, handled.

LIMITED

(Incorporated in China) Head Office ........Shanghai

Capital

Reserve

$7,500,000.00

$1,500,000.00

Branches ....All Important. Cities

in China

Foreign Exchange and General – Basking Bodisme teannacted.

Current Saving Accounts opened and. Fland -Depasta-ammaired-for--arasymar or alorser-purinda.

at rates which will be quoted an application.

SOU Z CHANG

HONG KONG BRANCH;

Xavanger.

3. De Torez Bosi, Central,

Manager's Office

Foreign Exchange. Dept."

Cheneral Office an

Cashier's Office

Tel. 3365.

233306

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED.

Established 1880 Capital (full paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund human

Yen. 125,800,000

Head Office:YOKOHAMA

Branches and Azencies at:

Nagasaki Nagoya New York

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin

"Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Osaka

Paris

Peiping

Dairen (Dalny) Rangoon Fengtien Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg(

>Hankow

Harbin

Hosk Kons

Honolula

Hsinking

Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles

Mof

zates to be

San Francisco.

Seattle

Semarang

Shanghai

Singapore Sourabaya

Sydney Tientsin Tokyo

Int

*THOU

LONDON SHARE MARKET

The following quotations from London were received last night be- tween 5.30 p.m. and 10.30 p.m.

Silver Spot 29 (last close), 29. (last || reed). unchanged.

Silver Forward 28 13/16 (last close), 28% (last recd.)," 1/16" op (change).

Silver ReportChina America and speculators bought. Little Eastern selling. Market steady. A MAN | Gold: 140/131⁄2 / (last close), 140/8: (last' reed.); 1440 up (change).

London-NY Selling Rate 4.9656 accounts (last close), 4.9593 (last recd), 0063

| down (change)..

London Paris Selling Rate 75.16

The Company offers to intending (last dose), 75.16 (last recd.), m Travellers the use of its "Travellers changed. Cheques” and Letters of Credit" and,

Liverpool Cotton Ozt. 5.63 (list

in addition, the world-wide services dose), 5.53 (last recd), unchanged. of its thoroughly equipped Travel Departament

E. W. DUGGAN.

Manager.

Liverpool Wheat--Oct 5/5% (last close), 5/6% (last read), op (change).

;܀

London Rubber Oct-Dec, (buyers). 5-11/16 (last close), 5-13/16 (last recd.).

THE WING ON BANK London Rabber Jan-Mar. (buyers)

LIMITED.

Head Office: Hong Kong 25, Des Voeux Road Central). Authorised Capital $10,000,000-

LONDON BANKERS

Westminster Band Ltd Foreign Exchange and every des cription of banking business transact-

ed

5-13/16 (last recd.). Ju

London Rubber at noon (buyers) 5% (last reed.}.":

HK and K. Wharves (old)

$78 IL

HK and K. Wharves (new)

$74% 11 HK and W. Dock $954- Providents. (old) 55 cts. 1. Providents. (new) 20 cta. n Hong Kew Sh. $240 n.. New Engineering Sh. $4 n Shanghai Docks Sh.$78 n.

+h

Cotton Mills Ewo Cottons Sh$5.90 sa. (old) Shanghai Cotton

$65 Shanghai Cotton (new) 340 Zoong Sings Sh. $84 n. Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 n

Lands, Hotels, etc.

m.

H.K. & SHAI BANKING TRIBESM

CORPORATION

Board Of Directors

ABANDONING

VILLEGES

"(Contamed "from" Page 13

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

LLOYD TRIESTINO

(Flotte Riunite Lloed Triestino,

·Marittima, Italiana E, Sitmar")

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

“CONTE" ROSSO

The board of directors of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking

To-morrow's meeting will be Corporation is now composed presided over by the Argentinian of: Mr. S. H. Dodwell (Chair delegate, M. Guinaldo, the well- Steamer [man), Mr. C. C Knight (Deputy known jurist author and biblio- Chairman). Hon. W. E. Bell phile. The first arrival yesterday. Messrs. G. Miskin, A. H. Compton was significantly the member of Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson. Messrs the Italian Foreign Office staff. M. T. Johnson, T. E Pearce, and Signor Rocca, armed with doctormed that all Goods are being

[J. A. Plummer.

ments indicting Abyssinia--Reu-

item.

MR. EDEN IN PARIS

PETROL FROM COAL Seaham Harbour Plant A message from London states

Nears Completion

From ITALY and· PORTS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

landed at their risk into the Godowns

Wharf & Godown. Company, Ind. at Kowloon, whence and/or "from the

of the Hong Kong and Kowloon

wharves delivery may be obtained

or before the 15th inst. or

Optional cargo will not be landed [that the Minister for League - of

here, unless notice has been given 48 |Nations ~~Affairs. Mr. Anthony hours prior to vessels arrival. but Eden, left London by air yesterday carried on from part to port to the London, To-day. [afternoon on his way to attend the final port of call to which the option It is expected that the plant League Council to-morrow.

Last extends. erected at Seaham Harbour, in evening in Paris he met the French the Goods have left the Godown, and No claims will be admitted after

theDurham

the Premier, M. Laval, before taking all Goods remaining undelivered after coalfield, for manufacture of petrol from coal the night train for Geneva. It is the 9th inst. will be subject to rent. will reach production stage, în probable, though nothing has yet All claims against the vessel mush few weeks time. It will use been definitely arranged, that Mr. be presented to the undersigned on they about 500 tons of coal dai-Eden may see the Prime Minister, will not be recognized ty and will produce annually Mr. Baldwin, before the latter

All broken, chafed, and damaged about 4,000,000 gallons of motor leaves Aix-les-Baines for London Goods are to be left in the Godowns. l'epirit, 4,000,000 gallons of diesel to-morrow.

where they will be examined on the 9th inst. at 10 am by our Foil, and 100,000 tons of smokeless

While in Paris. yesterday Mrveyors Messrs Goddard & Douglas fuel besides other valuable by-pro-Eden also met Sir Robert Vansit In the case of datiable cargo, con- ducts.

The company has already decid-tart, Permanent Under Secretary signees are requested to inform the

Imports & Exports Office that they - for Foreign Affairs, who is have such goods for examination. ed to start, at once on the erection

turning to London from a holiday No Fire Insurance has been effected. of a second plant of the

on the Continent and who visited Bill of Lading will be countersigned size, which will give employment Mr. Baldwin at Aix on his way to by to several hundred more men.--- British Wireless Service

Jame

REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS

Paris,

LLOYD TRIESTINO Queen's Building- Hong Kong, 3rd September, 1935.

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE OIL CONCESSION

Information which has reached Berlin, To-day. — Reichsmark London from the British Minister quotations (without guarantee) at Addis Ababa. Sir Sydney Bar- are: New York, 4020; Paris, 608;lton, has clarified the carlier re-! Amsterdam 59.35; and London,ports regarding the of concession THE Undersigned have received 12.35 The Paris sterling quota-obtained from the Abyssinian Gov- tion is 515, and the dollar, 15-ernment by Mr. F. W. Rickett Auction | 1525.---Trans-Ocean Service. ¿

described as an "English finan X cier":

£40 A MONTH FOR MOTOR-CARS

How Frauds Money Was Spent

an

THE

instructions to sell by Public

On

Friday, the 6th September. 1935, commencing at 230 p.m. at their Sales Boom, No. 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

The contract is between the

and Ethiopian Government American corporation represented by Mr. Rickett and the African Development and Exploration Corporation. There is no mention whatever of a British or any other at Mr. Rickett was participant Addis Ababa from Angust 23 to 30 jand he had no contact with

Legation during that time. A young man, described as John understood that he went there os Porcelain Ware, Brass and Alum. Francis Amrehn, a director, Was at the Old Bailey recently sen- tenced to 11 months' imprison-|

vants.

TO

London

comprising:

Chesterfield Suites, Bed and

any Dining Room Furniture, Writing It is table, Rattan Ware, Glass and

¡tensibly to arrange for the pre Ware, Gramaphone and Records, sentation of a Bed Cross aeroplane Shanghai Baths, Pictures, Clocks,

Ornaments etc. éta

also

A Selection of Black Wood Faraiture

*

and

Two Radio Sets

On View from Thursday, the

September, 1935. Terms: Cash on

ment for defrauding Civil Ser-on behalf of the Copts of Egypt

RIGOROUS ENQUIRY PENDING It was stated that he had spent over £1,000, the proceeds of his It was stated officially yesterday Sb-frands women, the hire of that the British Government are

motor-cars, and at hotels.

making a rigorous enquiry to as- False Pretences

certain whether any British capital Mr. G. B. McClure, prosecuting, is involved, either directly or in-5th said Amrehn falsely pretended directly, in the concession The that he was carrying on a business Government indicated in an official in Conduit-street, able to supply statement on Saturday that a con- radio sets at reduced price cession of this kind would in their members of the LC.C. and GP.Oview be a matter for preliminary staffs.

consultations with the French and Det. Inspector Patterson of Italian Governments under the n. Scotland Yard, said he had warn treaty of 1906, and stated that they

ed Amrehn, but he had taken no had authorised the British Minis notice because of his self-conceit ter to inform the Emperor that He had said he was 24, but he they must for their part, advise

was only 22. him to withhold the concessions.

HK and S. Hotel $34 n HK Lands $261⁄2 sa F.K. Lands 4% Debentures $100

Shanghai Lands Sh. $201⁄2 11. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 Humphreys $11⁄2 1. HK Realties $4 n. Chinese Estates: $88 n. China Realties St.34 n. China Debentures Sh.$123. a.. Public Utilities HK Tramways $12.20 Peak Trams (old) $T% n Peak Trams (new) $5% n Star Ferries $7872 2.8 Yaumati Ferries $17.60 n. G. Light $8.05 by $84 H.K. Electric $5834 1.

RAW RUBBER PRICES Macao Electrics $20 n

Latest Quotations From Singapore

Current Accounts and Savings Ac Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co. have comnts opened. Fixed Deposits re-received the following Straits Cur- ceived at rates which will be quoted rency quotations from Singapore

application. Special rates given for Raw Rubber

for Special deposits, go

Trusteeship and Executorship, un-

dertaken. Safe Deposit Boxes for

hire:

PHILIP GOCKCHIN

Chief Manager --

L. GOCKCHIN "Asst. Manage

THE

LA SEU FONG|| Asst. Manager

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China) Capital paid up

·Reserves

$5,000,000,

*$7,300,000;

Capital:Savings Dept. $500,DOO;; Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000.

Head Office Shanghai P

A Bank having as its missioz the industrial developmen China and the fostering of her commercial relations thread. Hong Kong Office.

7,Ice House BL Phone: 31481-2-3

Spot 18% Down 3⁄41⁄4 b. 181⁄2 October-December 19% Down

b, 19 S«: January-March (1936) 19%

Down % by 20 s. April-June (1936) 20% Down

3% by 20% s Market Uncertain.

is it Insured?

Sandakan Light $3 z. Telephones" (old) $20`ni Telephones (new) $8.20 1 China Bases Sh$111⁄4 n Singapore Traction 10/6. n. Singapore Pref. 22/6 b.

Industrials:

Malabon Sugar #81⁄21⁄21⁄2 n. Cald, Macy. (Ord) Sh$192 Cald Macz. (Pref), Sh.$13 Canton Tees $1.80 m2 Cements $3 ú HAK Ropes 1215 1. Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $15 b. Watson $3.05. Lane, Crawford $3 n. Mackintosh $57 1 Sinceres $530 1. Wm. Powells 70 cts. n. Wing On (HK) $55

Entertainments $4 ́n. SC Enterprises $185

"Greyhound

Const

Ch

Govt

understood that he

He had spent £40 on the hire of motor cars in a month.

“JUBILEE” WINE

FRAUD

Left Over From Ce brations

London.

When Harry Sanders, of Ham- mersmith, was sentenced at Basingstoke recently to a mouth's hard labour on a false pretences |charge it was · stated that he sold inmates of almshouses - bottles of wine which he said were left over from the Jubilee celebrations. He added that the King wished it to be distributed cheaply among the

A wine cellar oficial from Buckingham Palace denied know- {ledge of this.

HERO OF QUETTA DISASTER

General Karslake. Retiring

Balic

1925 – G&Eds.

Quetta

Karsiake, the Gen-

Commanding the

No report has yet been received of the result of these representa- tions British Wireless Service.

FOR EITHER

10c.

or 20c.

A USEFUL

ARTICLE

can be purchased at the

ALBIL

10c. & 20c. STORES

ict, who is known le D'Aguilar Street

of the Earth

pre-

than Road

doon

LAMMERT BROS,

AuctioneerS..

Hong Kong, 3rd. Sept, 1935.

Everything

gone.. BUT YOUR

SAVINGS

KAMENTH

FOOD

CLOTHING

HEAT

TAXES

WATER

CHITS

SAVINGS

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