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"THE CHINA MAL

DAY, NOVEMBER-

BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI-THE CHARTERED BANK OF

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

-$50,000,000 | Lacospirated by Royal Charter, 1853.

Lawued and Fally Paid-up- 20,000,000

Reserve Fundas...

Sterling

£8,500,000

$10,000,000

Saver

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

E. Dodveli, Esq.

C. C. Keight, Beq.

Deputy Chairman

Hon. Mr. W.

Bell

Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson A. E. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Es MT. Johnson Esq., J.A. Plummer ES G. Miskin Esq., A L. Shields Esq.

V. M. Grybar. Esg

BANGKOK

KLOBZO

JUBORE

KOBE

YUWLOON

Ciel Manager.

BRANCHES-

AGALA LUMPUR

LONDON

SNORT

MALACCA

MLAR (Johor) KUNDEN

NEW YORK

PEIPING

PENANG

RANGOON

SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

SHANGHAI

BINGLIORE

SOUKABATA

SUAGE PATANT

TLENTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

ZDEOHAKA

Cut Acosts apound to Loest-Currency

and Fixed Deposit reuved, for one year or shorter perioda in Lecat Currency and Sterling

on Secs whock will be quoted of app

ALSO up to date SAPE DEFUSE

in acious" TO LET

Hong Kong, 1st November, 1933

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Business of the above Bank ir enoduct-

ed by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANANG CORPORATION.... Bales may be

don application

POE THE MUNG KONG AND SHANGRAI BANKING CORPURATION.

V. M. GRATE 25,

Chial Mansgat.

-Boar Long, Zih February, land.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authored Capital

Prod-up Capita

$10.106,000,00

$706,600.00

·HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital

Reserve: Find

£3,000,000 £3,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

£3,000,000

Agencies and Branches:

Alor Fre

Mode

Bangoon

Ipak

Baigoa

Bmarkk

Eurochi

Extantang

Bater

Jeng

Serbat

Bombay

Bode

Caloytis

Snale

Caption

data.por

Cawapres

Kecking

bu

Madras

Colombo

Manus

Medan

Tongka

phong

New York

(3)uber)

Piping

Tsingtao

(Paling)

Tolmonma

Penang

Zamboni.ga

Eamborg

Fastom.

Fashio

Borg Lex

buzznacled.

Shanghai

Singapor

Sitara Sourabay Taiping Tiontain

Commerce and Finance

FINANCES IN FRANCE

ANOTHER RISE IN BANK RATE

SEVERE GOLD DRAIN CONTINUES

* CHINA MAIL= SPECIAL

Faris, To-day.

The Banque de France has again. {raised the bank rate by 1 per cent. Forsign. Exchange and General Banking busion(to 6 per cent as from yesterday, Current Locale opmed and Fixed Deposits this being a total rise of 3 per cent. mosired for com year or shorter perioda wa since November 14, until when the which will be quoted ou application.

bank rate was 3 per cent, the last Manager.rise having taken place on Novem-

ber 21 from 4 to 5 per cent.

A BREARLEY,

Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

YNİRDİ

By the latest step yesterday the same bank rate bas-been reached as at the peak of the crisis arising

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, from the last bear speculators'

INC.

Head Office:-65, Broadway, New York

__Capital

Surplus Reserves

Atterčiama Antwerp

Asuka

Berin

Bochbar

Bremen

Brusmeis Cairo

Cassmen

Colombo Copemangsa Dublin

Edinburgh Plorence

Секрета

་

attack on the franc

The present situation is said to be due to inter political causes, which have led to large shipments TIS $6,000,000.00-of-gold - overseas, the gold stock 2,158,633.06 having thus been reduced to 69 -

870,7305

įmilliards of francs-Trans-Ocean

Service.

BRANCHES...

Geson Grigor The Hague BATROS Hamburg Harri Heidelberg Inseriaken Jernaalenn Kandan

Liverpool

Laesent

Lugano

Lazo

هم

Xick Na pies

Pusour *Paris Peiping

Botterdam PORT Shanghai Southampton

Singapore

***ERTAIN

Karwellen

Monte Cario

Munich

Zasob

Moore..

جميليتول

LOCAL DOLLAR DECLINES

Forward Silver Up

The local dollar has declined demand a farthing, opening on this morning at 1/5d --(no-) minal).

"Spot", silver, however, was „Branches of American Express steady at 29 3/16 and “forward”

Barva and Codivided. Prožila --ě 2,480,000. Company in Principal cities of United ruse 1/16 to 28%.

HEAD OFFICE:HONG KONG.

10 Don Vaz Zood, Gentri

BOARD OF DIRECTORS —

Cur Shou-sm Chow, Chairman.

Lim Cham Eng P. E. Kok

Tong

States of America and Canada.

The London on New York crOSS- All classes of Commercial Banking rate was unchanged at S Transactions undertaken."

U.S.$4.951⁄21⁄2, while the New York

Bang, Eng Wrong Chu hon, E. and an Tmeled

Prim

Jinoy

Jusuria

Kan Tung Po. Esq.. Chief Managet.

La Tas Fong. Emqs Manager.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES :--

Manis

Kalbeersa

Sagancia

New York

Jambe

Canton Haiphong

Chuna

Patia

Perping

Bangoon

Momentenlan

Penang

Lunda

balzon

San Francisco

Seapla

Shangh

Singapore bozes.Days trwalow bydney...

Taibou

10

Vancouver

Yokohama

Erect depline of Banking and -Exchange bemowe transacted. Lossa gmoted on appeared

Current Accounts_opened in Local Carney: and Fan Deposita raozived for 004 your de sorar periods in Zoons and Foreign CarencÍOS -on serta which will be quoted on application.

Bale Deposis Bouns do bet,

ZAN TONG PO..

Personal investment accounts handon London cross-rate was quoted at £—US$493% as compared with £17.S.$4.933⁄41⁄2-

The Company offer to ・ intending Travellers the me of its “Izavellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, am addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department

·E. W. DUGGAN,

Manager.

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK,

LIMITED

P.

(Incorporated in China) Head Office Shanghai

Capital

Eeserve

BERLIN SHARE MARKET

PRICES MOSTLY LOWER

"CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.

Berlin, To-day-

The share market opened quiet] yesterday, prices being mostly! $7,500,000.00 lower and operators holding off. $1,500,000.00 Fixed interest securities werej Branches-All Important Cities in likewise dull, the old bolding loan Zorya Lounge and General Salong Ser tending to be weaker, huż xoldi THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Curves and Saving Arceus sened and Premortgage bonds were more in de-

Chic Manage.

LIMITED

Established 1880

(transacted,

China

Deposits received for com que de soortar paion mand and firmer. Call money szates which will be wasted on: application.

600 2 KHÔNG.

+

+

Kaseger

HONG KONG BRANCH:

2. De Teruz East Central. Manateer's Omov

Capital (full paid-up) Ten. 100,000,000 Forela Escharge Dept.

Geartal Or Reserve Fand

Cashier's O

Yen. 127,450,000

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alexandria

Batavia.

Berbin

Nagasaki Nagoya New York Osaka

Bombay

Calcatta

Pazis

Canton

Peiping

Dairen (Dalny) Eangoou

Fengtien (Mukden) Eio de Janeiro

Hambung

San Francisco

*Hankow

Seattle:

Farbia

Semaran

Hong Kong

Shanghai

Honolulu

Singapore

Sourabaya

Hainking

Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles

Manila

Moji

Sydney... Tientsin

Tokyo

Tsingtan Yingkow

faterest allowed for Current.. Ar- counts.

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

Hong Jong

"Manager

·was

at 2 per cent-Trans- Ocean Service,

REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS:

Berlin, To-day. Reichsmark quotations (without guarantee)

THE WING ON BANK, LTD. resterday were: New York, 40-

Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voetz Road Central

Authorised Capital $10,000,000

... LONDON BANKEES:— Westminster, Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des cripton of banking business transact- ed.

Current Accounts and Savings Ac-) counts opened. Fixed Deposits „ze- ceived at rates which will be quoted! [ou application, aban

Trusteeship & Executorship.”under-i taken. Sale Deposit Boxes for hire. PHILIP GOCK CHIN Chief Manager,

QUALITY PRINTING

With Quick

Service

THE KEWELAJAR

POPEYE, "The Ugly Duckling."

| AHOY, YA LJOT-DOBET: YA DARE SWIM OVER TO SEE

OLIVE OIL

| TLL-TAKE YER)

BLASTED SWIMMIN

THEY'S A LAW: AGAINST

IT:

|SUIT-ILL

CONFISCAKE

235 Paris, 6105 Amsterdam, 59.475; and London, 12.25. The Paris sterling quotation was 74- 98-75.01, and the dollar, 15.18 15/16-15-19% Trans-Ocean Ser- vice

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in Chine)

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

$7,300,000. Capital Savings Dept. 500,000. Beserve Savings Dept. $600,000. Head-Ofico...Shanghai N

A Bank · having as its mission the industrial development, on China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Offler --

7. Lee House Sti

Phone 31431+2+3

ARE! ART

· NOW BY GOLLY...

OUT, SIR LET ME BE

NO!

LOCAL SHARES

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

Pas Banks FK Bank $1,350 s..

HE. Bank (London) 2102 n.

Chartered Bank £181⁄4 1 Mercantile Bank A and

Mercantile Bank C. £13 ni Bank of East Axia $70 m.

"..Insurances Canton Ins. $250 s. Union Ins. $5972 IL

•

China Underwriters $1.10 n. China Fire Ins. $400 m: HK. Fire Ink $245 n. International Assce.”$4 n.

Shipping

Douglases $36 1. HK. Steamboats $4.2. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30_1._ Indo-Chinas (Def) $11 1A Shell (Bearer) $1/T1⁄2 2- Union Waterboats $111⁄4 an

Mining

- Autamoks $1 h. Balatoes $17 1

Baguio Gold 22 ets. Benguet Consolidated $131⁄2 1 Benguet Exploration 13 eta. n. Big Wedge 8 cta, m. Gold Creek 30 cts. È. Gold River 5 cts. p. Ipo Mining 90 ti Itogons 361⁄2 TL 1. Salacots 15 cts. n. Kailan Mining Ad. 11/9 n.. Langkats (Single) Sh-$13 m S'hai Exploration Sh$41⁄2 2 S'hai Loans Sh. $54. z. Raubs $9.35 a. Venz; Goldfield $2.50 n.

Docks, etc. HK and K Wharves

$88 1.

B

(old)

H.K. and K. Wharves (new)

$85

H.K. and W. Docks $9 n. Providents (cld) $130 m. : Providents: (new) 20 cts. n. Hong Kew Sh. $2371⁄2 1. New Engineering Sh.- Shanghai Docks, $80 n.

Cotton Mills

A

Ewo Cotton Sh.3104 sa. Shanghai Cotton. (old) Sh

$73 12. Shanghai Cotton: (new). $48 n. Zoong Sings Sh $12 1. Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 n. Lands, Hotels, etc. HK. and S. Hotel $5.10. H.K. Lands $36 m.

H.K. Lands 4% Debentures $100

Shanghai Lands Sh.$20. n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 a.. Humphreys $9.60 2

HK. Realties $5.80 71

Chinese Estates $85

China Realties 24

Ching Debentures Sh $35 m

- Public Utilities HK Tramways: $13.20 33 Peak Trams (old) $5 z Peak Trams (new) $4 Star Ferries $89

Yarmati Ferries $17 u C. Light $10 $10 83. HK Electrics $64% Macao Electrics $20 z, Sandakan Light $210 n. Telephones (old) $233⁄41⁄2 22. Telephones (new) $931⁄2 z China Buses Sh5114 n Singapore Traction 13/- n. S'pore Traction Pref. 25/- m Industriris

Malabon Sugar $8.40 n. Cald, Macg. (Ord). Sh$191⁄2 2 Cald: Macg, (Pref.), Sh$18^n Canton Ices $160 n. Cements $6.10 5. HK. Ropes $33⁄41⁄2. 1- Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $1734 m- Watsons $4 n

Lane Crawforda. $10 n. Mackintosh $5 1. Sinceres $13⁄4 bo Wn. Powells 70 cm, 1.

{! CAN SIOIM UNTHOUT (A SWIMMING SUIT, SO

FROM ME

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Strength At The Opening Session

TRADERS TEMPTED TO TAKE THEIR PROFITS

SUPPLEMENTARY

EXPENDITURE

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

New Year Bonuses To PUBLIC AUCTIONS

Employees

Tinstructions to sell by Fabl

undersigned have received

On

The following items of supple-Auctio mentary · expenditère, amounting

in all to $23,882, will be presented Friday, the 29th November, 1535- Messrs. White Weld and Com-

to the Finance Committee of the commencing at 10.30 am. Legislative Council by His Ex-at Messrs. Palmer & Tumer's old pany, New York Correspondents cellency the Officer Administer for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Coming the Government at the meet-

premises, Alesandra Building.

pany," report:—

Stocks:

The markets. closed

at the Kowloon Magistracy;

(3) $1,500 for fuel and light for the Medical Department,

and

مع

A Quantity of OFFICE FURNITURE

and FITTINGS “ Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

Hong Kong, November 26, 1935.

Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

On

commencing at 2.30 p.m.

- at their Sales Room, No. 35,

ing on Thursday:—

(1) $19,000 for the building of strong on Saturday and bullish the Upper Levels Police Station: week-end. news brought strength

(2) $50 for anticipated expert=} and activity at the opening of to-diture on electric fans and lights ¡day's BUSSTOOL, which tempted traders to take their profits. The intermediate trend is not clear.) While we note increasing caution among traders and investors at cover changes in the Violet Peel these levels, we believe that reac Health Centre, the Out-patients' tions will be limited in duration.

Department,

new nurses Auction Business done: 3,370,000 shares. quarters at the Kowloon Hospital;

Cotton: Speculative interest is

(4) $180, the proportion of the Friday, the 29th November, 1955- small. Court decisions in connec Annual Hostel Fee of the six GoT- tion with the Processing Tax are ernment educational students - in coming to the foreground and are training, owing to a change in likely to cause apprehension re- the academic year; garding the Court decision in con-t (5) $60, additional expenses in ection with the Barkhead Act. respect of commercial sampling Traders are expecting an increas for the Laboratory of the Medical comprising:--- ingly tight, "spot" situation as the Department; and | season advances. We would

(6) $2,092, New Year - bonuses Room & Dining Room Furniture, commend purchases on recessions. to Chinese employees, 297 officers Carpets, Ornaments, Pictures, Ics Silk: There was some trade sell-having qualified for the bonus by Chests, Clocks, Table Lamps, Por- {ing in anticipation of much lower three years' service since 1934. celain & Brass Ware, Alum, & E

than expected November consimp- All the items except Nos. 1 and P. Ware, etc, etc. tion Mills are believed to be in-6 will be met frum savings under sufficiently covered beyond Decem-various heads. ber. We advise accumulation ofj

hoklings on further weakness.

re-

Flash: Cram's estimate of the production of cars, and trucks in the United States and

Canada!

Bankow Boad, Kowloon.

A Quantity of

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLDD

FURNITURE

Chesterfeld Suites, Teak Bed

also

A Selection of BLACKWOOD FURNITURE

and

BRITISH FILM CENSORS

One Upright Piano.

during the week ended November Lord Tyrrell Appointed

23 indicates 94,723 units, against{ (96,177 units the previous week.

Chairman

On View from Thursday, 28th.. [November 1935.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers

Hong Kong, November 26, 1935.

HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public

Auction

Steel mill activity during the past week is estimated at 55.4 per

London, To-day. (cent of capacity, "compared with Lord Tyrrell, former British 53.7 per cent the previous week Ambassador in Paris, from which With the exception of Winnipeg post he retired in April last year, wheat, all markets will remain has been appointed President of closed on Thursday, November 28 the British Board of Film Censors, Monday, the 2nd., December, 1935- (Thanksgiving Day).

|în succession to late Mr. Edward

commencing at 10.30 am. Short The Board of Censors is at No. 27, Jordan Road, Kowloon-

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD)

COMMODITY PRICES pointed by the trade itself and

ON

FURNITURE

comprising:

yesterday's election was attended| by representatives of exhibitors, The following quotations have writers and manufacturers. [been received by Reuter.

Lord Tyrrell, who is 71, was

Fine Furniture made by Powell: Prev. Yesterday permanent Under Secretary for Ltd., Old Oil Paintings, Vainable- Closing, Closing Foreign Affairs from 1925 to 1928, Curios, Silver & E. P. Ware, Cut- New York Cotton:~~~

when later, he became British Amglass. Bronzes and Ornaments, December

bassador in Paris, from which etc., etc. January

March

July

post he retired in April of last yearBritish Wireless Service.

also

One Upright Piano.

On View from Saturday the-

11.46 RAW RUBBER PRICES 30th November 1935.

Latest Quotations From Singapore

Messrs. H. R. Joseph & Co

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, November 26, 1935.-

have received the follow NEW YORK STOCK

Straits Currency quotations from Singapore for Raw Rubber.

May July

October Spot

1184 11.83 11.75 11.79 11.64 11.64

11.53 11.43 11.19 11.24

11.54

12.35

11.25

New York Bubber:— December

13.05

13.00

Jantiary

13.15

13.09

13.36

10.99

May

13.48

13.42

13.61

13.55

Chicaro Wheat:-

December

100

99

May

9934

9852

July

92

90%

Chicago Com

December

594

May

59%

59%

{July

61

604

Winnipeg Wheat:

Decem

8734

87%

July

92 923%

91%

91%

New York SEL:

HEAVY MACHINERY CAUSES PROBLEM

December

198xx: 190

March May

May

60

1924 191 1922 1.89%

Wing On (EK). $40/17

Miscellaneous. Entertainments şi ap SC Enterprises $1-85′ n. Macao "Greyhounds", $2 n/ Constructions (plē)-$23⁄41⁄2 n. Constrictions: (new) 70 cts, Bi Vibro Filing #L?

Ch Govt 5% 1925 - G$Bds:

91%

Spot 23 % by Unchanged 21 s

January/March 22 1⁄4 Up 1% buy

2234

*April/June 22 3⁄44 Up 3 b., 29: 5.

July/September 23 Up -

23 1/4 5

Market: Quiet

Roads To Reinforced Permit Passage

London, To-day,,

EXCHANGE

Latest Quotations

November 26. The following quotations were - Tem ceived by Better:

NY./London

NY. Cosson

May

N.Y. Rubber

close 10:20 11.0

Last

4.93%

11.53 11.61 11.82

13.05 12.98

99%

99%%%

Dec. Chicago Wheat.

•May Chicago form

May

*59%

STOCK'S

Copper

25

·25% 2573-

¡Elec. Bond- &

Share

15% 16% 18%-

Anaconda

A difficult transport, problem results from the big electric or General Motors 57% der executed for some steel works Int. Tel & Tel 1341

at Cardiff by the English Elec-Montgomery tric Company at Lafford.

Wand

NOT. Central 27% The asmature for the mill weighs U.S. Steel 73 tons and special arrangements

have been made for its con-have to he specially ren

HK Govt 4% Loan 5% prem ́nveyance.by road on a fourteen with steel plating while the lorry

TE Govt & Loan Par Wallace Harpers $4′′ 1..

wheeler articulated lorry. In passes, to protect road mains and some places the roadways will cables, British Wireless Service,

To-morrow "Her Ship Comes In

YEAH, BUT YAKIN NOTI OUT OF THE WETER - S

- PODEY-TO-YOU-

FROM ME!

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