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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION"

Authorised Capital

$50,000,000)

Issued and Fully Paid-up- 20,000,000) Reserve Fands-

Reserve Liability of Pro-

Sterling

prietors

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA" & CHINA." Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858. HEAD OFFICE LONDON

£6,500,000

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

3,000,000 £3,000,000

$20,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

Alor Star

Ameltaar

HEAD OFFICE: HONG TONG'.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

5. E. Dodwell, Esq.

Chairmer.

C. C. Eight Esq.

Depesty Chairma

Hon. M. W. E. Bell

Bangkok.

Bateria Bombay

Calmette

Canton

Agencies and Branches:

Sourabaya

ommerce and Finance

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

Forward Silver Rises

Follo

Rangoon

Ipoà

Saigon

Karachi

Semark

Shang

Kobe

Impor

Shanghai. Singapore NIKLA WILD

The local dollar is steady, this demand opening on morning at 2/0*

Xuching

Mealla

Medan

Tada Tenskab

Haiphong

New York

1]

Paniag

Tringto

(Peking)

Mang

Takobama- Zamboanga

Ceba

Calembe

Hon Mr. J. Paterson pos A.H. Compton Esq, TE Pearce Esq, M. T. Johnson Esq., G. Miskin Ex 3.A. Plummer Esq., A. L. Shields Eat F. X. Gruytera, Eng

VOT

KANGKOT

BAZAVZA

BOMB

CULCUTTA CANTON CHEFOO COLABO DAIK FOUCHOW KAIPHONG

BAKBING HANKOW

ARKIN

HONGKEW-

POE

ILOILO

JOHORE

KOKE

EOWLOON

Chief E-

BRANCHES....

LONDON

LYONS

MALACCA

MANILA

MCAR chorn)

XUKDEX

·NEW YORK

PEIPING

PENANG BANGOON

SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

KEALA LUMPUR

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

SOURABAYA

SUNGEI PATANT

TIENTSIN

ΤΟΚΤΟ

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current Acronis opened in Local Curvacy mad Fixed Deposita recived for one year ce shorter periods in Local Carreser and Šturing ou burst which will be quoted on application. Hong Kong. Ad October, 1905.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Bonizens of the above Bank” in conduct-

d be the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Bules may be obtained on asslication

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGĦAT BANKING CORPORATION

TX GRATBCEX,

Chief Marmet.

Hong Kong. 5th February, 1935.

Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin

Bong Kong

"Spot" silver was steady at 29-5/16, but "forward” advanced 1/16 to 29-5/16

The London on New York cross. rate was quoted at S-US$491%. jas compared with

US$491.

Foreign Exchange and General Banking basis while the New York on London

Current Acecente, opened and Fixed Deposit Cross-rate received for one year or whoever periods. at redes which will be quoted on application...

A. BREARLEY

Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

THE

was quoted S-US$491%, as compared with [#--US$4907%. -

EXCHANGES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATION

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY. On London--

INC.

Head Office:-65, Broadway, New York

Capital Surplus Reserves

Amsterdam

Antwerp Athena

Bel

Berlia Bombay Bremen Bryssels Caira

US $6,000,000:00

BRANCHES:

Getios

Glasgow- The Hague Havana

Hamburg HATIT

Heidelberg Inserinken

Jeranalura

London Liverpool

2183,633.06 870,731.05

Bome

Shanghai

- Singapore

21-

متر

LOCAL SHARES.

TO-DAYS QUOTATIONS

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

Binks HK. Bank $1,040 £2, HK Bank (London)-51 Chartered Bank $1331⁄2 ni Mercantile Bank A. and

Mercantile Bank C. 512 Bank of East Asia $50:b.

Inguz Does

Canton Ins. $180 b. Union Ins. $38734 1. Chins Lincierwriters $1.10 m. Chiza Fire Ins. $382 nd HK Fire Ins. $17771⁄2 n. International Assce. 54)E.

Shipping

Douglases $36 1

HK Steamboats $4 n....... Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30.1. Indo Chinas (De), $12\n. Shell (Bearer) 72/6 n. Union Waterboats £1134 n..

Mining

Antamoks 70 cts. I

Balatoes $14 m. Raguio Gold 22 cts. n. Benguet-Consolidated $18.60 ; n Benguet Exploration 13 dis. ne Big Wedge 8 cts.

On T.T. and demand

4 months sight.

Credits 4 months" sight

On Shanghai-—--

On demand

735

On Singapore...

On demand

85%

On Japan

On demand

170

*

Nue

{On India-s

Sapien

On T.T. and demand

1824

Pirma

* Paris.

On New York-

Priping

Pelermo

On demand.

19

Gold Creek 30 cts. 1. Gold River 176 cts. The Ipo Mining 90-ets. I."

Sotterdam

Credits 60 days" sight

50%

Itogons $634 cts.

On Batavia

Sowth plan,

On demand

72

On Paris-

On demand

745

Credits 4 months* sight 7721⁄2

On Saigon

On demand

7444

On Manila-

On demand

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

On Bangkok

9234 Sovereigns bank buying rate 2/-% Personal investment accounts hand Bar Silver per oz.

29 5/10 Bar silver in Hong Kong Aam

On demand

3%. J

31% dis

Copenhagen

Carutia

Carubek Colombo

Lucerna Lageno

Dublin

Marseilles

Edinbur

“Monte Carlon

Florencs

Manila

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Geop

Authorised Capita

Paid-up Capital

$20,000,000, na $4,598,800,00

Munich Montrent

Taormina Vienna Venice Lobohate Zurich

Branches of American Express

Beers and Undivided. Profita # 2180,000.00 Company in Principal cities of United

HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG,

1 Des Tarus Bond Central.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Sie Shou-son. Chow, Chairma

States of America and Canada:

Li Koon Chan, Eng.. P. 5 Kwi 209~ Ir Is|led

Yus Toog. Eng. Chan Ching Slick. Enqu

face. Eng. Trong Chu Sun, Eng. and Kan Ting

Kis TUDE P. Erg Chint Yamsget.

Zi Tw Fong Ex- Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES ---

Maail

Melbourne

تي

Seattle.

Amer Bateris

Bombay

Bangtan

Calcutta

Sew York

Singapore

Makin

Paris

Propang

Penang

Rangsion

Saigon

Canton Haiphong

Hankow

Hopci

Kobe

Kowloos

London

• San Francisco

Sourya NAARDE

Sydney

Taibaka...

Tennia

Tokyo

Tokobaras

The Company offers to intending] Copper eash Travellers the use of its "TravellersCopper.cents Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, Rate of native interest

addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Hong Kong sab. ecin

Chinese Sub. Coin Department.

E. W. DUGGAN,

Salacots 15 cts. 1 Kailan Mining Adi11/- 1. Langkats (Single) Sh.$13 n Shai Exploration Sh.$456 x. S'hai Loans Sh. $5%, Kanbs $6.65 11--

(old)

(new)

Venz, Goldfeld $2.30 n.

Docks, etc. 9 HK and K. Wharves

$72**** HK and K Wharves

$70 - HK. and W. Docks $9. n. Providents (old) 45 cts. b. Providents (new) 20 cts. 2- Hong Kew Sh. $23742 New Engineering. Sh.$4 n. Shanghai Docks $80- Cotton Mills

MAIL. par

A recent portrait of the former Doris Gross, aged- Diego, California, nurse, and third bride of the 71-year-o xtes Senator, William G. McAdoo-of-California. The age in Washington surprised friends." The new Mrs. "employed by the United States Public Health Ser years, having secured the appointment through the Senat

POLICE RESERVE

Orders For The Current

Week

Orders by Mr. D. Burlingham. Inspector General of Police.

„Sof Sam:

Exited

two

RONG JOCKEY CLUB

RAFT PROGRAMMES. ud

DANARY FORMS for the

RACE

ELEVENTE EXTRA MEETING, to be held on SATUR- DAY 2nd November, 1985 (we ther permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, Glouces- ter Building the Club House, Happy Valley, the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Cirb, and the h Stables Shan Kwong Road

Entries close at 12 o'clock NOON

THURSDAY, 24th

оп

October, 1955. --

By Order,

CAE BROWN.

Secretary-

Hong Kong, 21st October, 1935.

JOSEPHINE

BAKER SUED

BY ARTIST

Portrait Executed In Postage Stamps

20,000 FRANCS DEMANDED

Paris

A portrait painted" in pos

SENATE ELECTIONS tage stamps of Miss Josephine

IN FRANCE

Personal Triumph For Laval

STRONG OPPOSITION

OVERCOME

Baker, the coloured dancer and revne star is causing a "spot of bother in the Paris courts.

The artist, M. Sacha Kmen- sky, is sming Miss Baker for 20,000 francs as payment-but she holds that the portrait was a labour of love.

Now an appeal for sequestra- tion, pending-hearing of thes suit has been refused by M. Guyon. presiding Judge-in-

Chinese Company Strength-Constable R88 ·Lan Mang Sia has been take on the strength of the Chinese Company. as from October 17, 1935. *.

Training CoursePart II-AII The Government has been Chambers in the Court of Re

The Court held that they had recruits of the Chinese. Company considerably strengthened by ferees. who have not yet passed Part the election of M. Laval for the

Paris, To-day-

of Training Course will attend at Seine and Puy de Dome Depart no power to grant the request. the Chinese Company Headquarimente on the first ballot in the ters on Tuesday, October 22 at triennial election for one-third 17.30 hours for instruction.

of the Senate.

Indian Company

་་

Spirited Repudiation

It was stated for Miss Baker The Premier's victory in Paris that M. Kamensky, after obtain- 1st Aid Classes.All members

was achieved in the teeth of the ing permission to execute her taking this course will report a strong opposition of the Extreme portrait in postage stamps, the Indian Company Headquarters. Left and is regarded as a triumph further begged for her permis 20 Ice House Street on Tuesday for his home and foreign policy sion to hand it in the entrance- October 22 at 1830 hours for in-It may be decisive in the Govero-hall of the music hall where she Sh.struction.

ments favour in the coming ses-was at the time appearing.

Permission was given and Inspection Parade-All ranks sion, when the Left Party is ex- Shanghai Cotton (new) $40 n. of the Indian Company will parade pected to try to overthrow M. La the portrait was hung on the Zoong Sings Sh. $814 n.

dis Two Cotton Sh 55% o

Manager RAW RUBBER PRICES

Every description Banking and Exchange THE WING ON BANK

dusiame, transacted. Loans granted, on sproved

·securitiek

Comment Account opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposite received far one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies ooters which will be gooted; on "application.

Safe Depout Bose To Lst.

BAN TONG· PO.

Chiet Manager.

"LIMITED.

Head Office: Hong Kong 26. Des Voeux Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000

LONDON BANKERS:

Westminster Band, Ltd Foreign Exchange and every des- THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, cripton of banking business transact

Capital

LIMITED

(Incorporated in China) Head Office Shanghai:

$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00 Branches-All Important Cities in

Reserve

China Foreign Exchange and. General Banking BusiCARAS- transacted

Current and Saving Accoustie opened and Fized Deposits red for one your of shorter periods at rate which will be quoted on application...

600 Z. CEANG.

Жекрет

BONG KONG BRANCH: 21. Don Flexx Boad, Central.

Manager's Office

Foreign Exchange Dept. General Offer

Tel. 25565

+

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED

· Established 1880

Capital (full paid-up) Yen. 100,000,000| Reserve Fund Yen. 127,450,000

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

*Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton,

Dairen (Daly

„Fengties (Mukade

Hamborg

Laco.com

Harbin

Hon

Honol

Hsink

Kobe

Nagasaki

Nagoya

New York

edw

Current Accounts and Savings „Ac- counts opened. Fixed Deposits re-i ceived at rates which will be quoted on application Special rates given| for Special deposits, inte

Trusteeship and Executorship un dertaken. Safe Deposit Boxes for

hire.

PHILIP GOCK CHINE

Chief Manager fl

L. GOCKCEIN -Asst. ManagEN,

*THE

Latest Quotations From Singapore

Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co. have received the following Strafta currency quotations from Singa- pore for raw rubber.

Spot 21 Up b 21 B November/December 22 Up

by 22 1⁄4 5. ... January/March (1936) 221⁄2

Up by 22% 8. April/June (1936) 23% Up%

b. 23 g 3. Market:Firm and Optimistic.

SPOONING UNDER THE STARS

LI SHU FONG Special Lovers Park

Asst. Manager

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (incorporated in China)

Capital-paid up $5,000,000. Reserves

$7,300,000.

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

* Head-Office-Shangăsi A Bink having as its mission the industrial development on China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Office

Purping

Is

*

House Sti

Phone 31481-2-3.

Kansas City.

A park set aside specially for "spooners" has been recommend« ed here by Probate Judge Henry order Meade, in

to reduce "Lover's Lane” banditry.

"Such a plan may sound ridi- culous, but it merits considera- tion, the judge said in court ““Understand, I am not condoning the current practice of spooning in motor cars. I am just old- fashioned enough to believe the front room or parlour is still the best place.

“But members of the: ounger generation seem to have different ideas, so let's make it as i then, as we can. Reuter,

ARE MODERN CARS TOO FAST?

It Insured? One Way Of Lowering

Shanghai Cotton

$65 11

(old)

Wing On Textiles Sh. $25

Lands, Hotels, etc. HK and S. Hotel $3.05 b. HK. Lands $2434 HK Lands 4% Debentures $100

· TL.

Shanghai Lands Sh.$13.90 mi Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 Humphreys-$432 1 HK. Realties $4 n. Chinese Estates $86 n. Chins Realties Sh.$4 n. China Debentures Sh.$86 1. Public Utilities

H.K. Tramways $10.65 ba "Peak Trams (old) $5 1

Peak Trams (new) $41⁄2 n. Star Ferries $7 në Yaumati Ferries $17 n.

on vali

wall, with a small card at the at Central Police Station

has been bottom "For Sale" Thursday, October 24 at 17.30 Senator Bachelet hours under Sub-Inspector R elected to the Seine Department Hunt for a general inspection of as Communist Senator, being the equipment etc., by the Company first Communist to enter the Commander. Dress White Uni-Senate." form, Cap with White Cover, Belt with Brace, Truncheon, "Pocket n. Policeman" and note-book to be carried. The Equipment Officer will make a point of being pre-

Flying Squad

The picture remained there for some time, and was not sold. Two months later Miss Baker received a bill demanding 20,000 francs as the price of STATUS QUO MAINTAINED the work She refused to pay. Her counsel told the Court Paris, Later. The final result that Miss Baker had never ask- of the elections for one-third of ed for her portrait to be painte the Senate show that the status ed, and that she had considered quo has been virtually maintain its execution as nothing more ed, the outstanding feature being than an advertisement which Instructional Patrol-The in-M. Laval's personal victory. The was shown by the fact that a structional patrol for members of Radicals remain the most power card with the world for sale” the Flying Squad will take place fal party numerically,

had been placed on it-Reuter.

sent.

on Friday, October 25 at 17.30 hours sharp. All members will

fall in at Central Police Station

at that time. Dress White Uni-

C. Light $3.10 b... $8.10/20 32. form, and Cap with White Cover. H.K. Electrics $5234 b. Macso Electries $20-3- Sandakan-Light # =

Telephones (old) $17.80 b. Telephones (new) 16% z China Buses-Sh.$114_n. Singapore Traction 18/- n. Spare Traction Pref. 25/- n Industriels

Malabon Sugar $51⁄2 3. Cald, Macg" (Ord) Sh.$191⁄2 n. Cald: Macg. Gref); Sh$18 1. Canton Ices $160 n Cements $3.15 n HK. Ropes $1.99 b.s

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $14% b, $15 Watsons $2:05 1. Lane, Crawford $21⁄2 1.

· Mackintosh 47m* Sinceres $21⁄2. 2.

Wm. Powells 70 cta. 2. Wing On (HK)=557

Miscellaneo

Entertainments: SC Enterprise Macao Constructi

Constru

Toll Of The Roads

Vibro

Châ

Govt 4%

gency Unit Reserve

Constables R429 G.

and B4301⁄2 W

been taken on the Emergency Unit October 15, 1935. DALKING,

--D. S. P. (R) Hong Kong, Monday, October 21, 1935.

· EMPEROR OF ABYSSINIA IS INTERVIEWED

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CHANNEL BUOYS

WHAT

buoys

ment

modem

do without the channel

floating off the shoals?

are

guarding