1935-11-13 — Page 8

CHINAE BALLS WEDNESDAY

BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAT

BANKING CORPORATION -

AuthorisedTM Capital

Issued and Folly Paid-up •

Beserve Funds-

Sterling

Silver

$6,500,000

$10,000,000

Baserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

sted by Royal Charter, 1853.

HEAD OFFICES:

$50,00

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

$20,000,000

prietors

Agencies and Branches

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,

BOLID OF DIRECTORS,

K-E. Dodwell, Esq.

Hon. Mr. W.

Chairman

¤ C. Knight. Enqu

Deputy Charven.

Bell

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson

AE Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Esq.,

MT. Johnson Esq., JA. Fimmer E34. Halphone

G. Miskin Esq., A. I. Shields. Esq.

Mor

BANGKOK

SELANTA

BOMBAT

CANTON

CKPOO

COLOMBO

POOCHOT

KAMBURG

MARKOW

KARMIS

MONGKETT

IPOX

JOHORE

KORE

XOWZLOOK

V. X. Örnybarn, Eat -

Chiet Maang te

ALANCHES-

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON

BKDAMI

MALACCA

MANTA

MUAB Gohorn) MUIDEN

NEW YORIS

PELPING

PINANG

RANGOON

BAIGON

SAX FRANCISCO

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

SOURABATA

SUNGET PATANI

MESTRES

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current Acounts opened in Local: Casrency and Deposits received for one pour or shorter periods in Local Cormony and Sterling -es teema Whok will s

-be quoted on application.

ALNO up to date SAFE DEPOSIL BOXES

in Trious sish TO LE

Hong Long ist Kovember, 1935.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Basison of the above Bank is csodaet ed by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Bules may be

ication.

Coco USG KONG AND SHANGHAI

POR THE BANKING CORPORATION.

V. GRATEURY

Chief Marigot; - Hong Kong, 3th Felmmary, 1955,

Harry

Harbis

Labity of Pro-

Shanghai

Bourabaya. Taiping

(Bhaker) Tangino

Zamboanga..

Commerce and Finance

SUPPLEMENTARY

,000

n

Hong Long

“Forsign Zachange and Gosses). Banking, Zosis

Cherries Actorate uporal and Fixed Depoiss mcsival for sum year" or shoru, zacoda, ma which will be «gusted az appīlention.

A BERAELRY,

Manager. Hong Kong, 1st Jamary, 1995.

**H3

EXPENDITURE

More Recruits Join Volunteers

VOTE FOR UNIFORMS

Items of supplementary expen- ditüre, amounting in all to $27- 730 will be presented to the Fin ance Committee of the Legislative Commeil by H. E the Office Ad- ministering the Government at its meeting to-morrow afternoon.

They include the following: (1) Maintenance of Praya Walls and Piers at New Kowloon. $2,- 1000%

(2) Conveyance allowance for the Malaziologists's staff in con-

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,ection with anti-malarial work

INC.

· Head 0ßces-65; Broadway, New York

Capital Surplus Reserves

Assura

Berin

US$6.0 0,000.00 2,188,633.06 870,7585

filam

Kaplan Picstam Pacis Priping Pelamin Botterdam Bom Shanghai Soutp Singapor

Amsterdam

Antwerp

Athens

Bombay

Bestse

BRANCHES:--

Grego Glasgow The Hague Barber Hamburg Have Bridelberg Interlaken

Brussels

Cairo

Caleuthe

·Cannes

Colombo

Copenhagen Dublin

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Edinburgh

-$20,000.005,00 -$. 5,508,804,00

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Beer and Talivided: Praćng $ 2,480, ODOLOG

HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG.

10. De Vaux Bond Central.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS —

Fer Shou-son Chow, Chairman Loon. Chan, Esq., F. La Smok, Esq., Wang | Yau Tong Jag., Chán Ching Shek, Eng, II Lan Song Eg Foot Cha Son. Eng, and Xan Ting

Esa Tuas Po. Eng., Chial Manager,

In The Fong. Enq- Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES

kasey

Manila Malbourne

Calcutio Canton Haiphong.

New York

Pariz

Honolulu Lobe

London

Parping

Pesang

Pangoon Saigon

Seattle

bemanning

Shanghai- Singapore

Swalow Sydney

Thoku

I

Fiestain.

Tokyo

San Francisc Vancouver Yakobama

Every description of Beaking and Exchange

Florence Geosta

Jerusalem Leadus

Liverpool.

Lucerne

Lagano

* Marselles,`-

Monte Carlo Xagila-

Manich Montreal

Venice

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

All classes of Commercial Banking

Transactions undertaken

Personal investment accounts hazi-

led.

at Kam Tin and Shek-0, $130;

-(3) Incidental expenses, owing to the large increase in the num- ber of lead seals required for sealing cases of lard for export at the Animal Depots and Slaugh- ter-houses. $300;

(4) Provision of uniforms for recruits to the Volunteer Defence Corps, the number of whom has exceeded expectations, $3,000;

(5) Improvements to. Sheung Shui and Au Tau Police Stations, New Territories, $1,400;

(6) Transport of probatik nurses at the Government Civil Hospital, to facilitate attendance at lectures, $200;

(1) Training of officers and non-commissioned officers "of the Volunteer Defence Corps in Eng- land, $500:

(8) Extention of reclamation at North Point, $9,500; in connec- tion with the new King's Road, |$9,500; 20

(9) Construction of seawall and cattle pier at Kennedy Town, $9,-

(10) Maintenance of lunatics

The Company offers to intending 500; Travellers the use of its "D-avellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, at Canton, $1,200. an addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped zrel Department.

Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 are to be met out of the savings of the varions departments con-

E. W. DUGGAN, İserned

Manager-

business transacted. Losse gre THE WING ON BANK

SECUTIVES.

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposita" evozávad for Soon" post or shortor perioda in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted, on application.........

Sale Depout Boxes To st

KAN TONG PO,

Chist Manager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANT

LIMITED

Established 1880

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

Yen: 127,450

Head Offices YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Dairen (Dalny) Fengtien (Makden)

Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin

Hong Loui

Honolulu

Hainking

Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles

Manila

Moj

Nagasaki

Nagoya

LIMITED

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

READ OFFICE Gracechurch Street, London, FCK" Authorised Capital £3,000,000

Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital -

Reserve Fund & Rest

BANIERS

1,500,000 1,050,000 1-247,830

The Bank of Englod & Midland Bank Ltd.

BRANCHLES

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

LONDON BANKERS: Westminster Band, Ltd. Foreign Exchange, and every des- cripton of banking business transact- ed.

・・・ Bangicoic Bomber Corent Accounts and Savings: At- Calenta counts opened. Fixed Deposita re- Combo ceived at rates which will be quoted Ga

Ipah Kasir

Karachi

Kota Bhar

New Tork

Port Louis

Maaricion}

Rangoon

Kuala Last puzz

Shanghai

Singapor

As Lips

on application Special rates gren Hong Kong Kuantan (Palang) Simi for Special deposits.orlan

Trusteeship and Executorship m dertaken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

PHILIP GOCK CHIN *** Chief Manager

New York

Osaka

L. GOCKCHIN

Asst. Manager

Peris

Feiping Rangoon

Rio de Janeiro San Francisco

Seattle

Semarang

Shangbai

Singapore

Sourabaya Sydney

Tientsin

Tokyo

Tsingtan

Tingkow

LI SHU PONG

Asst. Manage

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK PETRIITED

(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai

Capital

$7,560,000.00 Reserve

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

Ching Foreign Barhangs and Genel Backing: Basisme

Camren and Saving Accoumis opened and, Fixed: Taterest allowed for Current Ac Deposite nosined for one year or shorter paticis

sztes which will be quoted on application...

GOU Z CHLẦNG,

Xanag HONG KONG BRANCH=" H. De Tanz Bood, Central.

Offion

counts.

Deposits received for fred periods. at rates to be obtained on application.

C. KISHINAMI,

Managet. Hong Kong, 12th September, 1995.

POPEYE

KAHOY, GET BECKĄ ITO YER JOBS!WE. AIN'T GOT NO TIME FOR NO BLASTED LOVESICKNESS; YA SWABS

Porwig

Birds Of A Feather."

||

Madzas

HONG KONG BRANCH

Every description of Banking and Exchange bonisana "transacted.

Travelos Carques imped

-Trastes and Executorshipe undertaken.

INTEREST Wlowed on Current Accounts, and Fized "Deposits at Bates that may, he'ascoetažned on application,

K. KENNEDY,

T. Queen's. Boad Central,

Hong Kong. 24th July, 1985.

THE

Karught

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)

Capital paid ap............ $5,000,000.. Reserves

$7,200,000.

Capital Savings Dept: $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $500,000. Head Offen-Shangha

A Bank having me its mission the industrial development on China and the fostering of hor commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Offer

7, Ice House 82 Phone: 31481-2-3

GWAN, BEAT IT BACKU

YER

WN ON⋅

~LOCAL- SHARES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

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

Baris

HE. Bank $1,500 38.

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

*Spot” Silver Drops

The local dollar is steady. opening on demand this morning at 1/4 (nominal).

"Spot" silver was steady at 29 5/16 while "forward" dropped 32 29 1/16.

The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at $-US- $4.9254, 23 compared with £—

York on "London" cross-rate

HK. Bank (London) £1014 a quoted at...S—US$491%. Chartered Bank $1474 n.

compared with £ US$4.9NTG.

Mercantile Bank A. and B.

8

Mercantile Bank, C. $12 mi Bank of East Asia $71 n

Cory. Instirano: Canton Ins. $260 a: Unions dns. $565 h

Chim. Underwritem $1.30 b.. China Fire Ins. $400 n. FAX. Fire Ins. $255.n. International Asics. $4 n.

Shipping

-Douglases $36 n.

HK Steamboats $4, 1. Indo-Chinas (Pref), $30 z Indo-Chinas (Def) $II m Shell (Bearer). 80/101⁄2 1* Union - Waterboats $115%. n.

Mining

Antamoks $1 D Balatoes $17 The Baguio Gold 22 vs. 1. Benguet Consolidated $13% b Benguet Exploration 13 cts."). Big Wedge & cts. tir Gold Creek 30 ct. n. Gold River 5 cts. I. Ipo Mining 90 cts. Itogons 3614 th the Salaots 15 cts, n. Kailan Mining Ad 13/- mi Langkats (Single) Sh-$13 n. S'hai- Exploration Sh:3431⁄2 n. Shal Loans Sk. 154 a Rands $10 n Venz; Goldfield $230 n.

Docks, etc.

ЯK and K Wharves

$90

EXCHANGES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATION

Was

NEW YORK STOCK

Reaction Freely

icted

BERLIN SHARE

ONLY IRREGULANEY LIKELY

The share

Mes

the

pany, New for

eld and

orrespondents

and Com

Com

Mon ever was, of

for Mess

pany rep

the Baltimore Court decision.

Hess food.

ntinues

lay was

smood as on eclines being, how-

being

nges: Dey was

s-Ocean:

ause" miare stock

were few as ever. Above all metallu US $4.92 1/16, while the New Stocks: With the motor show,

gicals were weaker, the as regarding the UtilityHold-kets being affected in

Fixed interest ( ing... Company Bill and Jarge

|-very corporation third-quarter re- ports and dividend actions now matter of record, a reaction Lis freely predicted in speculative cles on the theory that this. news:"has "been discounted view of the market is that only | irregularity_is likely for the time

To-day being, as business and holiday

tions without qua trade prospects warrant expecta- yesterday were: New York

faris 61025 Amsterdam: 59-215; - tions of excellent fourth-quarter results. Business done: 2.140,000 and London, 12.245 The [shares".

sterling quotation was:7 Wheat The easiness of the for- and the dollar, 15.18-15.7825. eign – markets and the stubborn Trans-Ocean Service. aloofness on the part of millers

On London-

On T.I. and demand

1/4 4 months' sight

1/4% Credits 4 months' sight 1/53⁄41⁄2 n. On-Shanghai

∙112 n.

On demand

On. Singapore---

On demand

| On-Japan---

"On demand

On India

Ber

CHSMARK QUOTATIONS

Reichsmark

are encouraging liquidation Un- COMMODITY PRICES 90% n. less the present cash premiums

58.1.

117

On T. and demand

On demand

Credits 60 days” sight

On New York-

On Batavia-

On-demand

On Paris

On demand

ease, futures appear to be too low

The following quotations have

$3% n.Total sales: Wheat:" - 8,292,000 been received by

$5%

bushels Corn: 2440,000–bushels. Cotton: The market was active.

4914Trade amil foreign buying easly New York

absorbed heavy week-end accom-

5124 nulation of hedges...

Credits 4 months' sight 540 in.

On Saigon

On demand

On Manila

Flash: Ciam's estimate of the March: production of cars and trucks in May. 51 n. the United States and Canada, dur- July

|ing the week ́ ended November 9 October ST n. indicates 89,095 units, against Spot

On demand On Bangkok----

1347% - On demand Sovereigns bank buying rate 1/5%

-29-5/16-n.

HIGHL

NY/London

Bar silver per oz. Bar silver in Hong Kong Copper cash

Copper cents

Bate of native Interest Chinese suh, coin

(old)] Hong Kong sub. coin

HE and X. Wharves (new)

$871⁄2

HK. and W. Docks $9. Providents" (old) $1.30° n Providents (new)120 cts. n. Hoog Kew Sh. $29754 ni:- New Engineering Sh.$4 n. Shanghai Docks $80 n.

Cotton Mills Ewo Cotton Sh$10 m. Shanghai Cotton Cold)

$85

Sh

Shanghai Cotton (new). $55 a Zoong Sings Sh$12 n. Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 n

معملاء

13.295- €13.55a13.45 -

76,740 units the previous week. | New York Rubber;

December Latest Quotations. The following quotations "wers |January received by Reuter-

Prev. To-day's}May alose July

Chicago Wheats December -15, PRE- NY. Cotten Dec. ....... 11.40

$% pa NY. Babber Dec. 13.321 13231 May 26% dis. Chicago Wheat Dec. 961⁄2 94% July

5914 1% prem. Chicago Corn Dec. 58%

Chicago Cor Montreal Silver Dec 66-20 deleted December

65 ¡Silver Official

63%

May Dow Jones Averages (

July

SILVER MEASURES IN CANTON

Banks Giving Up Their Specie

Canton, yesterday.

to

cross-tate

́492% ~ 491%

-11.62

30 Industrials 14436 142.56 1.80 off 20 Rails

35.54 35.04 50 off 20 Ūklities.. 28.98 23.45 53. of 40 Boods

96.28 96.17 31 of 11 Commodity

Index 56.70 $6.71 01 up

fauter.

mlosing Closing

11.40

11.62

ILS3

256

11.23 -11.477

11.26

11.50

11:21

-1.44

11.03

· 11.29

1180

(12.00

13.12

13.22

13.376

March 24

13.7024 13.61 19.35#/#19:76#=

96%

5%

90

58***

594

59%

59%2

60%

Winnipeg Wh

Decem

May

July

New York

December

915

deleted

January

217

2.17

May

2.22

July

2.25

Last

New York Su- December March May close 10.20 11,00 Montreal Silver:--

December January

2:05

2.00

2.00 2.00

2.00 1.99

68.20

deleted

1126113

13.32€

11.33

March

66.20 66.25

May

66.70

12.18

7 96%

*59

96.

RAW RUBBER PRICES

59%

Copper Electric Bond &

20%

20%

Share

164

General Motors 68%

58%

584

Int. Tel & Tel 11%

10%

.10%

Montgomery

Ward W

· 364

36

|NY. Central 232 23%

US Steel A

** 46%

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Latest Quotations ⠀

November 13.

The following quotations were re

All foreign banks in the city have complied with the orders of the Provincial Government convert their silver into legal paper currency, which is obtain able at the Kwangtung Provincialį Bank and the Canton Municipal Bank The Japanese banks however, have not yet taken any steps to convert their silver into N.Y/London 4.92% H.K. Lands 4% Debentures $100 | paper currency.

NY. Cotton

NY. Rabber

Dec.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

HK and S. Hotel $5.55/60 83. HK Lands $36 b. $36, sa

Shanghai Lands Sh.$20 n. Metropolitan Lands. Sh. 310 Humphreys $10.35/74 sa FLK Realties $6.10 sá: Chinese Estates $36 n- China Realties $a

China Debentures Sh.$35 a.

Public Utilities

HK Tramways $15/20/35 s Peak Trams (old) $53⁄44 m.. Peak Trams (new) $435 a. Star Ferries: $89.1. Yaumati Ferries $17 n. C. Light $1135/60_224- HK Electries $70 sa. Macio Electrïës $20 2 Sandakan Light Telephones (old), $241⁄2 n. Telephones (new): $102 n.. China Buses Sasil1⁄4 n.“ Singapore Traction_13/- n. S'pore Traction Pref. 25/- Du Industriala

Malabon Sugar $ 3.

Call, Macy. (On) Sh $195 2. "Cald: Macg (Pref), Sh$18 m

Canton Ices $1.50 1.“ Cements $7 23 FLK Ropes S

seived by Reuter-

Recently a business concern was May established in Shameen by Japanese and Chinese nationals. Chicago Wheat This firm is reported to be doing

May brick business in

exchanging Chicago Corn

May $1.50 in notes for a silver dollar

STOCKS piece, and $1.25 in notes for $1 Anaconda in small silver money-Neutral Newa

Stores, etc: Dairy Farms $18.40/3 Watsons 45 n

Lane, Crawfords $33% n. Mackintosh $5.1. Sinceres $1.60 n Wm. Powells 70 cis. n. Wing On (HK.) $40_n.

“Miscellaneous Entertainments $4 n."

S. C. Enterprises $1.25 n." Macao "Greyhounds” $2 m Constructions (old) $23⁄41⁄2 1. Constructions (new) 70 cts. Bi Vibro Piling H.

Chi Govt 5% 1925 G$Eds.)

91%

HOME. WHEAT PRODUCTION SHOWS FALL:

Wheat

London, to-day-The Commission states that from cal- culations based on certificates re-. ceived from the registered growers under the Wheat Act, the total United Kingdom crop in 1935, to

March

Latest Quotations From Singapore

Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co. have received the following Straits Currency quotations from- Singapore for raw rubber:

Spot 21% Unchanged b., 221⁄2 S.. Jan-March- 22%. Down by

April-June 23 Down % by

July-Sept 23% Unchanged

237% 3. Market:Quiet.

TOWER FOR PARACHUTISTS

Istanbul high tow

ing parachute des

of the tower.

cluding sun corn and tailings, (ing built at Ang was $3,580,000. Eundry HK Govt. 4% Loan 5% prem. n. against 37,375,000 in 19 HK GOTL 35% Loan Fat, n. 33,440,000 in 1933- Wallace Harpers $4 1.

To-mor

less: Service.

"The Last Laugh

subject to

1936

NOW BEING