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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI -BANKING CORPORATION

$50,000,000 Authorised Capital.... Issued and Folly Paid-up. 20,000,000 Reserve Funds:-

Sterling

Silver

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853. HEAD OFFICE LONDON

..£ 6,500,000 - $10,000,000

Paid-up Capital.

Reserve Fund

£3,000,000 $3,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

$20,000,000

prietors

,000

Beserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

KEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

B. I. Dodwelin Ing.

Chairmati

CC highs, Esq.

Deputy Chairenae.

Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell

or Star

Amritsar

Bangkok BAT

~Borbay

Agencies und Branches:

Zolis

Ipak

Rangdon

Semarang

Nang

Seremban

Calcutta Ceatod Cawnpore

Singapore

Kuching

Surabaya

Colorado

• Hadre Mania

Taiping

*

A

Toorias

(hoker)

Folhas

Zambimoga

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson Cebu. Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Ex

MT. Johnson Esc, JA. Plummer Esq. Esiphong G. Miskin Esq., A. L. Shields Esq.

AMAT

BANGKOK

BATAVEL

BOMBAT

CALCUTTA

CASTYK CORPOO COLOMBC

M. Gmyburn, Eng

Chied Banager.

BRANCHES :

LONDON

LYONS

MALACCA

MANILA

UAB (Joorwi YUKDES

NEW YORK

PELPING

FSSANG

BANGOON

DALLES

JOOCHOW

BAPHOSO

MIGON

HAMBORG

"SAN FRANCISCO

HASKOW HARRIK

HONGKET

EVONLO

TPOR

KOHORE.

KORE

KOWLOOK

SHANGHAI

SINGAVORE

SOCEABAYA

SUNGE PATANI

TLENTSIX

7OSTO

TSINGTAO ХОКОНАМА

Faust decourse opened in Local Currency and Pazed Deposite recated for one year of sporter periods” in Local Currency and Darling seems which will be quoted on appizcaTAINS. 1950 up za dan SAFE DEPOST BOXES is various sizes TO LET

Hong Kong, lat November 1930.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

Budama of the shove Bank in co

d by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

word of application.

POR THE HUNG KONG AND SHANGRAY BANKING CORPORATION

Y. X. GRAYBURN,

Hambers

Hankow

Harbin

Bong Kong

NewYork

Piping

Padang

*

Forsign Exchange sol Gmern) Banking demi

Carrees conte opened and Fixed Deposits zorived for con yme"œ sborser perioda as "rates which will be quoted on application.

A. BREAKLET,

Manager. -Hong Kong. 1st January, 1935.

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York

Capital Surplus

Reserves

THE CHINA MAIL'S MONDAY, NOVEMBE

Commerce and

Finance

LOCAL DOLLAR ADVANCES

Silver Prices Fall

-The local dollar has advanced demand a farthing, opening on this morning at 1/5% minal).

-}

"Spot silver, however, declined 11/16 to 29 $/16 and "forward”. Ys

to 28 13/16

The London on New York cross-ĺ rate

at S- was unchanged US$4.93, while the New York on London cross-rate was quoted at US$193, 25

with 4-US$4.9534.

compared

EXCHANGES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATION

On London-

.O TIT. and demand.. 1/53

1/5/% months' sight Credits 4 months' sight 1/6/

ILS $5,000,000.00

| On-Shanghai...

2:153,633.06

On demand

$70,731.05

On Singapore-

BRANCHES.

Genos

Tun Si

hanghai Southampton Scugapore

On demand

SHARE MARKET.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

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

Banks

FLE. Bank $1,570 &-

H.K. Bank (London) #101 n Chartered Bank 1944 1 Mercantile Bank

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

Business Slightly More Difficult

MANUFACTURES RAISE

QUOTATIONS

ན་

SMUGGLING OF SILVER

Large Seizure At Swatow

CONFISCATION ORDER IN

AREYANCE

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY, CLUB:

T

HE THIRTEENTH EXTRA

- RACE MEETING will be held “ (weather permitting) at HAPPY 9 VALLEY or SATURDAY, 50th

November, 1935, commencing st 12.00 pide

The First Bell will be rung, str

By Order

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

Hong Kong, 25th Nov, 1995.

PUBLIC AUCTION

Messrs. James F. Hatton and

Swatow, To-day, Co. Ltd., Manchester, reported as Over $10,550, in silver coins 1.30 pa follows on October 23--

and SS silver bars, alleged to have The past week has not produc-been smuggled out of Hong Kong. ed any specially interesting fes-have been seized by the Chinese ture. Several traders have sux Customs authorities from on board gested that the week's turnover the sa. Kwangtung Maru, which has not been so great as, for the was on its way to Formosa. · An A and B previous week, and in some order for the confiscation of the spects business has become more silver has been received by the difficult to negotiate.

Swatow Marine Customs officials One aspect to bear in mind has from the Director of Chinese been that although cotton prices Marine Customs at Shanghai, but have been somewhat easier Jamthis order has not yet been com—: prices have become firmer and plied with, as negotiations be manufacturers have been

tween the local authorities and al pelled to raise their quotations"certain" foreign firm in Chao-on Delivery also has been a

Street are being carried on.-- back, as houses in MERDY cases Neutral News have been unable to give the de- livery required by the customer- Demand Insistent

598441 Mercantile Bank C. £12 D. Bank of East Asia $70 n.

Insurances

Canton Ins. $250 s. Union Ins. $55714 1. China Underwriters $1.10 1. China- Fire Ins. $400 HK Fire Ins. $245 z International Assce. $4 n.

Shipping

Douglases $$6 =-

HF Steamboats $4 n. Indo-Chinas (Pret), $30 n. Indo Chings (Def.) $11 ... Shell (Bearer) 31/3 . Union Waterboats $114 n

Mixing

-Antamoka $1:10-1

Balatoes $17 *.

Baguio Gold 22 cts. n

Benguet Consolidated $131. Benguet Exploration 13 cts. 11.. Big Wedge 8 -

Gold Creek 80 cts. 1.

121

63

Amsterda

On Japan-

Glasgow

Albena

"The Hague

Амика

Sayin Pizzasta

On demand

126*

Harzburg

Pas

On India

Bules may

Bo Bremed Brusevin

Handelberg

Perging Praco

·Bociordate

On TT. and demand

9734

On New York-

Catto

Calcutta

Leading La memori

On demand

36

Credits 60 days' sight

Gold River 531⁄2 cts. 1. Ipo Mining 90 ÇİS. 1. Itagons 351⁄2 cts. I Salacote 15 ets. n..

Сорев

Chiel Manager,

On Batavia--

Hear Long 20th February, 1996,

On demand

5334

Venice

Yokobart Zanch

On Paris-

On demand

555

Credits 4 months' sight..5824

Kailan Mining Ad- 11/9 D." Langkats (Single) Sh-$18 n. S'hai Exploration Sh.$431⁄2 n. S'hai Loans Sh. $54 n. Raubs $9.35 IL

of American Express

On Saigon

On demand

35-

On Manila-

On demand

73

Venz; Goldfeld $2.30 12.

Docks, etc. FK and K. Wharves

-538 IL

(old)

EK. and K. Wharves

(new)

$35

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Autoormand Capital

Fdrugs Capila

-$10,000,000.00

-$ 7,398.500.0

Colorato Copenhagen Destin Edinburgh Potente

› Geneva

Branches

LDA Luxor Stanaites

Canto Cario Mynda

nich

ZADOR

Vaca

Insers and Cadevided Profite - 2,480,000.00 Company in Principal cities of Unized.

HEAD OFFICE:-

E-LONG BONG.

24, Des Vanc· Hond, Causea

BOARD OF DIRECTORS—

bir thou-son Chow, Charman

La con Chuth, Eng. P. K. Iwok, Eng. Four

States of America and Canada.

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertakem

Tun Tong Ec Chan Ching Shek. Eng Li Lan Sinne Eag. Hong Cas hon, Es, and Yan Xingled.

Pa, Kaq

Ean Tung PD, Eng- Chief Manage.

Im Fong, Eaçu, Kabager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES ---

Manila

Engla

Bezmerang

Shangoss

Bakeria

Melbourn

Somet Calanthe

New York

Ola

Bingapore Domien kayn

Maghang

Pare

wow

Poping

Honolul

Pauses

Bangoon

Thi

Tomioon London

Seigen

Tokyo

Sea Franciaça

Telcount Yakobs.com

Evy mcription of Banking sod Exchange bambens traceected. Lomos gased on appeared

Securities.

CACTERE Accounts opened in Loss! Cuney Find Deponite rosived for one year shorter periods in Zoo and Foreign Consensies on sets which will be quoted on appliening.

Sate Deposit Boxes lo Let

EAN TONG PO,

Chist Manager.

On Bangkok-

125 Personal investment accounts hand-On demand

Sovereigns bank buying rate 1/6 The Company offers to intending Bar silver per oz. Travellers the use of its "Traveler Bar silver in Hong Kong Cheques" and Letters of Credit and Copper cents

in addition, the world-wide services Copper cash

of its thoroughly equipped · Travel Rate of native interest | Department.

Chinese sub coin

W. DUGGAN,Hong Kong'sub. coin

Manager.

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED

(Incorporated in China)

Head Grice-Shanghai

Capital Reserve

....$7,500,000.00 $1,500,000.00

29 3/16

**O* ***

2% prem

2% prem

5% pa 23% dis

RAW SILK PRICES

Canton Quotations

The following daily raw silk) prices are supplied by the Kwang-

Branches-All Important Cities in tong Raw Silk Testing Bureau,

transacted.

-China)

Canton:-

Foreign Färbungs and Gagal Banking Benin Small Extra OS. 13/15 HK$650 n THE YCKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Cures and Serving Accontate pond and Fized Crack 5.5 14/15 FK $435 0. Deposita received the year or the paris Extra Extra 20/22 HK$420 ¤ [ak rutes, whick, will be quoted en appčnation..

Waste NS. Open HK$110, 1.

LIMITED

Established: 1580

60U 2. CHANGE

Yanagi

HONG KONG. BRANCH: *2, Des Fast Zowl, Cocam).

Capital (full paid-up) Yen. 100,000,000) 2h Tscharge Dept.

Enserve

Head Oder TOK

Dai Fengties (linkder

Hankow Barbi*

Hon. Kors Honoliv

Esinking

Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles

-kukanila."

Мой

Fangoon Bio de Janeiro San Francisco

Sextile

S

Shanghai Singapore Sonrabaya

Sydney

Tientsin

Tokyo

Tringtan

Tingkow

Interest allowed for Current counts.

Déposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained an application

C. KISHINAMI,

Hong Kong, 12th Septe

Yokohama. Quotations Spot 910 Yen Closed: Bourse 6 months 887 Yen Closed.

New York Quotations-

THE WING ON BANK, LED,

December March May

· Head Office: Hong Kong $28, Des Foerry Band Combeta Authorized Capital $20,000,000

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

Cement Accounts and Savings AD-] [counts opened. Fixed Deposits ze- (ceived at rates which will be quoted]

on application. “

Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Bazes for hire. PHILIP GOCKCHEN -Chief Manager.

UALITY PRINTING

hQuick)

ervice

Bid Ask 197 198 1.924 1923 1924 192

of and

New York Quotations are ob- tained through Cotztesy Messrs.

Swan, Culbertson Fritz.

******THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China);

Capital paii zp Reserves

000,000

Capital Savings Dept. $50 Reserve Savings Dept $800,000. Head-Daten--Sheng-lef

A Banz Baring, ar la metadon the "Industrial development China and the fostering of him commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Gries

POPEYE. Hang Your Clothes On A Hickory Stick.”

NEXT

OUR MEN

DELL ALL |BE:SWIMI

VTO OLIVA.

BECAUSE TRONT KUANT YA TO

POLLUKE THE PRFISIC OCEAN

7,Ice House St. Phone: 31481-23'.

POLLUTE. THE PAC

ARE

ISEZ

[POL]

HK and W. Docks $9 n. Providents - (old) $130 1. Providents (new) 20 cts. I Hong Kew Sh. $23711⁄2 2. New Engineering Sh.$4 n. Shanghai-Docks. $80-n.

Cotton 31s Ewo Cotton -Sh.$10.40 "T. Shanghai Cotton

$73

(old) 5b

.

Shanghai Cotton (new) $48 m. Zoong Sings Sh.$12 z. - Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 p. Lands, Hotels, etc. BK and S. Hotel $5.10 m. FK Lands $36 sa.

H.K. Lands 4% Debentures $100 Shanghai Lands Sh.320 2. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $102. Humphreys $9.60 E* HK Realties $5.80 1.5- Chinese Estates $85 m. China Realties $4 n. China Debentures Sal$35 1. Public Utilities HK Tramways $14 n. Peak Frames (oic) $5 x Peak Trams (new) $4 n. Star Ferries $89 21.

Yannadi Ferries $17. z. C. Light $1031⁄2 ei HK. Electrics $641⁄2 n Macao Electrics, $20, B," Sandakan Light 7210 n Telephones: (old); $231⁄2 n Telephones (new) 391⁄21⁄2 x.* China Bases Sh$112 m Singapore, Traction 13/- S'pore Traction Pret, 25/- B Industrials

Malabon Sugar $8,40 m. Cald, Marg (Ord.). Shi$191⁄2 a Caid: Macg Pret), Sh.$18 m. Canton fees $1.60 m, Cements $5.10 HK. Ropes $336-

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $1754 81. Watsons $in

Lane, Crawfords $10 a

| DEMAND A BETTER REASON FOR- YOUR NOT ALLOWING

IUS TO SUM IN THE

DO,HAH

com-

draw

Despite these two factors bow-

POLICE RESERVE

Week

ever, demand remains insistent Orders For The Current and shows signs of broadening.... There would seem to be every indication that the recent in provement in trade will be main tained for some time yet.

Orders by the Hon Mr. T HI King, Inspector General of Police Chinese Company A feature of Indian demand

Special Duty-Members of the has been the active buying of sarries and other prints. In this Chinese Company Calcutta and Bombay have play-special duty. In connection with the ed the leading parts. Calcutta. Safety First Campaign will report Karachi and Madras have also as ordered.

THE Undersigned have received

Auction

אם

Thursday, the 28th Nov, 1935, commencing at 10.30 x.m.

at No. 2 Luna Building (ground floor), Kowloon A Quantity of VALUAHLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE.

On View from Wednesday the- 27th November 1935.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, November 25, 1935.

detailed for "HIGH SPOTS” IN

ENGLAND

Historical Castle In Leicester

purchased medium lots of whites. Inspection Parade. All ranks while the former has taken some of the Chinese Company will par- white yarn "dhooties. There has ade at Central Police Station on been some demand for poplins Thursday, December 5 at 17.30)

The roof, of the de Montfort from India

hours under Sub-Inspector R. J Rangoon has been offering for Hunt for a general inspection of Hall, Leicester, is the next high lawns and prints though at a equipment etc., by the Company spot to be scaled in the E. B. C. price, while supers have been Commander. Dress-Blue Uniform, Broadcasts on this occasion, by mentioned for Singapore for the Cap with White Cover, Belt with Mr. Denis Morris, a local town. first time for a year or two. Brace, Truncheon, "Pocket Police-councillor. Although the hall is Poplins For Hong Kong man" and note-book to be carried. not itself an unusually lofty build- Hong Kong has continued to The Equipment Officer will make ing, it is said that from the roof jan a clear day parts of sever counties can be seenamely, but poplins and dyed goods it a point of being present.

Indian Company.... Egypt has submitted a fair en:

Warwickshire, quing for jacconets, malls, and Special Duty-Members of the Leicestershire.

Company detailed for Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Nor- dyed specialities, and a few whites Indian are reported for the Near East. special duty in connection with thethamptonshire, Derbyshire and The view, which Demand from West Africa has in Safety First Campaign will report Staffordshire. cluded bafts, whites, domestics and at the Stations as ordered at 20.00 Mr. Morris will describe prints, but so far, no large par hours. Dress Blue Uniform, and Transmission 3. to day at 245 pm GMT includes the most chases have been mentioned. Cap.

Useful lots of dyed specialities 1st Aid Classes All members famous for hunting country

world have been under consideration for taking this course will report at the South Americs, though it is under the Indian Company Headquarters The bame of this hall recalis

Flying Squad

:

stood that they have been restricted on Tuesday and Thursday, Novem the greatest Earl of Leicester, to a few hands only, and that offeraber 25 and 28, 1935, at 18:30 hours Simon de Montfort, famous me

diaeval champion of English: Thave been on a poor basis. En-for instruction.

liberties, Leicester Castle has quiry from South Africa has fal- Hen off somewhat, business hay Special Duty Members of the been called the birthplace of Par ing been restricted in the main Flying Squad will report for liaments; there were two ass to drills and fancies. The tone special duty in connection with the blies there in the 14th and 15th of the yarn market has remained Safety First Campaign on Tues- centuries, Or the castle itself. firm and shows signs of continn-day, November 26 at 17.15 hours once the favourite residence of ing so.dent

at the Central Police Station John of Gaunt, only the ruined ¡Dress. Blue Uniform, and Capturret gateway remains. The Newarke Arch, still well-preserve with White Cover.

ed, gave admission to its outer Emergency Unit Reserve Messrs. H. B Joseph and Ca Revolver Practice. Revolver precincts. Part of the boundary have received

the following practice will be canded out by wall of Leicester Abbey, where Straits currency quotations from members of the Emergency Unit Cardinal Wolsey died can still be Singapore for raw rubber?—— Reserve on Friday, November 29 raced.

Spot 215% Up 3 h, 2134. st 17.30 hours at the Brazem „Road.

RAW RUBBER PRICES

Jan-March 22% Up %, 22%

B

April-June 22% Up 2 b., 22

B

کر

July-Sept. 23% Up /% b, 233% 3.

ket: Nominal

Mackintosh $52 Sinceres $170 b Wm Powells, 20 cha ma Wing On (HK) $48, 12.

Miscelinpen Entertainments Hi

S. C. Enterprises $1.35 n. Macan Greyhounds. $2 1. Constructions (old)$234 Constructions (new) 70 et 3. Vibro Pilinz-24 # Ch. Govt 5%. 1925 GBds

91% n.

HK Govt. 4% Loan 59% prem. HK GOTE 32% Loan

Wallace

To-morrow.

OKAY

SMELL THISH

Famong Countryside Bevolver Eange under Sub-impec Much of the countryside which tor Hopkins. The Emergency Unit can be seen from the de Montfort Reserve Van will leave Queen's Hall or nearby is famous in Eng- Fier at 17.20 hours sharp. Dress land's story. It includes the bat-

tlefields of Bosworth and Nase Optional

by Lutterworth, where John: D. L. HING,

DSP (R) Wycliff lived; Fenny. Drayton, Hong Kong, Monday, November where George Fox, the founder

the Quakers, was bom; and "a 125, 1935

few miles away on the west side (Continued from Next Column) of Watling Street Hartshill.

of Closer to the city is Bradgate which was, the birthplace:

of Park, where Lady Jane Grey, the Michael Drayton, author rine-days-queen, spent her girl-“Polrolbion."

hood.

Charnwood Forest, with its Leicester itself has associations (curious outcrops of some of the with Ascham, the tutor of Queen oldest rock in the country, is a Elizabeth and Latimers with prominent feature in the fore- Carey, the missionary, who was ground to the north. On one of minister at Harvey Lane Chapel;}ia spurs in the Monastery of St. and with Thomas Cook, the prin-Bernard, the only occupied - Cis-

in England u. ter, whose first temperance ex- tercian monastery

cursions led to the establishment (Continued at foot of preceding

Column.) of the famous travel agency.

Ugly Duckling

HONG KONG

LAR DIRECTORY.

NOW BEING COMPILED

POE NEM