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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorized Capital $50,000,000 faned and Fully Paid-up. 20,000,000 | Reserve Funds:—

Sterling

Säver

..£6,500,000

$10,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

HEAD OFFICE: BONG TONG-

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1863. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund.

£5,000,00 $3,000,000

1,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

Tuletors

$3,000,000

Agencies and Branches-

Hoile

Bangoon

Salgón

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

3. H. Docel, Eng

Bangkok

Habari

Slang

Bombay

Босило Besenian. Shanghai

C. C. Enigke, Ing.

Deputy CharIAN.

Celestis

Euain

Hon. Mr. W. HA

Canton

Lumpur

Camapors

Xschung

Hoa Mt. J. J. Paterson

Madras

Colombo

Manila

Sourab Taping

Tigutam

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Made

Sew York

Bamberg

Piping

Bhakar Tazgo

(Peking)

Pang

Tokohama Zamboange

AH. Compton Esq. T. E. Pearce Esq

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

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PELLING

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SAN FRANCISCO.

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Hong Kong, at overther,

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

Forsigs, Exobnogs and, Grosse Banking business | transmetod.

Current Accouze opaced, and Fized Deposim Execerved for one year or shorter panoda se zaba

which will be quoted on application.

A. BEFARLEY,

Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

SEAS

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC.

Head Offer:--65, Broadway, New York

Capital S-plus

U.S.$6,000,000.00 2,183,633.06

Reserves ............. 870,7315

BRANCHES:--

"The Hague Havana Hamburg Barse Heidelberg

THE CHERA MAIL TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1935

Commerce and Finance

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

"Spot" Silver Down

The local dollar is steady, open- demand this morning ing on jät 1/33%-

"Spot" silver declined 7/16 to 26, sad, there was no quotation for "forward."

The London on New York cross- rate was unchanged at £-U.S.34- 92%, while the New York on London cross-rate was

also ́ mm- changed at £-U.S.$4.9278-

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Latest Quotations

December 17. The following quotations–"WETE ZOV Loived by Bentant-

close ATOM ILOU

Las

X.Y/London. N.Y. Cotton

May

11.11 10.98 10.99

Amsterdam Astwerp

Grace

Glasgow

Athens

Supine

NY. Rabber

March Chicago Wheat

May Chicago Corn

13.40 13.39 13.39

98%

99

Ака

Beste

Parmen Paris

May

60%

59%

STOCKS:

Berlin

Peeping

Bombay

Pelako

Anaconda

Bremen

in may +2%

Brosla

Caizs

Jerusalem London

“Botterdam“

Bome Shanghai

Coppe

-

25

Der Bond &

Calcutte Cannes

South2500

Share

15

15%

Colabo

Can Sango

Lucerne Lussao LAVOR Marmeling

Singapor

General Motors 54%

34

15% 55

.

Творы

in Tel & Tel. 12%

Montgomery

120

1232

Monte Cario

Venice

Kantia

Munich

Jakoba Zurica

Ward

35% 39

___*The_Brzeźnion of the abure back in oond INS

by the HONG KONG AND SHACTRES Male Qumrukaiio5.

sbeanad on sppisostion.

- FUE THE HUNG BUNG AND SHANGHAI BANKING OUKTUKALION.

Y.GRAYBURN

Hong Kong, with February, Z.

Copenhage Dubis Edinburgh Florence

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Ger

Authorised Capate Fard-up Capital

...$10,000,000AR

meron

Montres

Branches of American Express

A Underade Pro Company in Principal cities of United

States of America and Canada.

HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG,

·IN. Des. Your kind, Vasurin

BOARD OF DIRECTORS — barson Chom, Cheran..

All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.

Li Face Chat, lieg... AWOL A Hous I've Tong, La Chan Ching Sink Fau Kang, Zij-e Houg Chu sou. En soc bao 24023ed

Collate

Kan: Tunic Po; Emy. Crist Macagam.

1 Too Jung, Esq., Muongez.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES :---

Hangthong Habkow Masolula Late MoJona

Indoo

Mavazia

Kaikanna

HOME

st. Semarang

Umaka Frame

P

SNEAK

Kangoon.

Dan Francisco

Dotwo

Ewy dachpson of Banking sad Exabange becom towečied. Losos granted on approvec:

· RAQUETAN.

in Loent CurPARICI But Fized Deponite received for yous J aborter petada in Loon; and Foreign Currencies waterte winch wid be quoted Фрулар

Sale Degant Baze 30 deT,

ĐÀN DONG Đ

Street opened

Cam Manager.

Personal investzaent accounts hand-i

N.Y. Central 272% [US. Szeel

45%

454 The following quotations from Lon- don were received last night be tween 5.30 am and 10.30 p.m.

Silver Spot:26 7/16 nam úzet close), 26 (last recd), 7/16 down (change).

Silver Forward ungaoced

Silver Report: America took 5 per cent on the offerings which ex- ceeded that offered on Friday.

6.30

Liverpool Cotton-January (last close), 6.18 (last read) 12 down (change).

The Company offers to intending Travellers the use of its "Travallers "Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, m addition, the world-wide services

its thoroughly equipped Travel (last close), 5/3% „Department.

up (change)

EW. DEGGAN,

Manager.

Liverpool Wheat-December 6/25s

(last reed),

London Rubber-April-June (bey, ers) 6 (last close), 6 (last reod.).

changed.

at moon (buyers) London Rubber

† THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, 6 (last recd.).

LIMITED

A forecast from London on the probable trend of the New York markets, states:-

(Incorporated in China)

Wall Street is expected to open sluggish with prices tending to go Head Office Shanghai

topper. $7,500,000.00 Capital Beserve

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

China Foreign Zorhangs Bad General Banking Busine

Tzosached

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Cent and String Autoante opened and Plze Deposits received for one year or shorter period strates which will be quoted on application.

SOC-1, CEFING,

LIMITED

Established 1880

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

Yen. 121,450,000)

Head Office: TOKOBAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alexandria.

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Dairen (Dalay)

Nagasaki.. Nagoya

New York

Osaka

Paris

Peiping

Rangoon

Fergien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin

Hong Kong.

Honolula

Hsinking

Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles

Manila...

Moji

San Francisco

Seattle

Semarang

Shanghai

Singapore

Sombrabaya Sydney Tientsia

Tokyo

Tsingtau

Yingkow

HONG KONG BRANCE:

2. Des Tores Road, Central

Forrige Eichang. Depl Gene Ont of Cashier'a 00

Tel. 38763

26.

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

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Head Office: Bong Kong 26; Des Voeur Road Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000

Lile change is expected in Bab- ber prices.

The Wheat market will probably de steadier.

Cotton prices are anticipated to be lower owing to depressed over-seas advices and in view of the political, silver and Supreme Court uncertain- ties.

REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS

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

were: yesterday

New York, 40.2225; Paris, 609; Amsterdam, 59.37; and London, 12.25. The Paris sterling quotation was 74.65-74.57,

the dollar,

LONDON BANKERS:— Westminster Bank, Ltd; Foreign Exchange and every des-15.12725-15.13-Trans Ocean Ser- cripton of banking business transact-{vice. Fed

Cument Accounts and Savings. Ao counts opened. Fized Depouts re-i ceived at rates which will be quoted on application.

Trusteeship & Executorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire. PHILIP GOCKCHIN Chief Manager.

Interest allowed for Current AQUALITY PRINTING

Coun

Deposits received for fixed

at rates to be obtained on application

C. KISHINAMI,

Manager. Bong Fang, 12th September, 1335.

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SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED. (Incorporated in Chizia)

Capital paid up

Reserves

$5,000,000, $7,300,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept., $600,000. Head-Office-Shanghai

the

A Bank having as its mission Industrial development on China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Offer

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LOCAL SHARES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Volume Of Business Still Light

TRADING RALLIES WILL REMAIN LIMITED

BERLIN SHARE MARKET

Tendency Shows Weakness

– CHINA MAIL.“ SPECIAL

+

Berlin, To-day.

The tendency of yesterday's

share market was distinctly weak, Com-prices at first being emestic and

BRITISH TRADE WITH ITALY.

Effect of Sanctions

Already Shown

BIG DECLINE IN EXPORTS

London, To-day. Messrs. White. Weld and

Trade returns for November pany New York Correspondent finally crumbling in consequence show effects of the restrictions for Messrs. S. E Levy and Com of the preponderance of sellers on trade with Italy imposed as s Fired interest securities were result of the obligations aris- Stocks: Our view of the weak quiet, but prices were mostly ing from British membership ness of the market to-day, follow-maintained. Call money was at of the League of Nations in as the declining price trend of 2 to 3 per cent. Trans-Ocean connection with Italy's resort to last week, is that it is due to the Service. Bdiminution of-demand rather than

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

Banks

H.K. Bank $1470.2 HK Bank (LOR) 1974 1. Chartered Bank £13. Mercantile Bank A. and

5284 IL

Mercantile Bank C. SIS 1. Bank of East Asia $70 n.

Insurances Canton Ins. $270 z Union Ins. $565 s-

China Underwriters $1.10 a. China Fire Iis. $480 n. HK Fire Ins. $260 International, Assce: 56 n..

Shipping

Douglases. $36 1. HK Steamboats $4 m. Indo-Chinas (Pref), $30 n Indo-Chinas (De) $II m. Shells (Bearer) $0/- 1. Union Waterboats $12 n-

Mining

Autamoks $1.35 . Balatoes $1

Baguio, Gold 22 cts. 1. Beneguet Consolidated $15 Benguet Exploration 11. cts. n. Rig Wedge 12ucts. I Gold Creek 30 cz3: 1. Gold River 7 cts. n.

Ipe Mining 90 eta. x. Itogons 361⁄2 cha tu Salacots 15 cts. 1. Kailan Mining Ad 10/6 n. Langrats (Single) Sh.$12 n. Shai Exploration Sh.84% D Shanghai Loans $51⁄4 n Raubs $10 K Venz: Goldfield -$2% b.

Docks, etc.

FK

pany, reporÜZ

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to necessitious selling, as the Įvolume of business“ remains light. While the technical position has doubtless improved owing to short! selling the impotence of specula- tion for a rise is the main char- acteristic. changes or unexpected good news appears, trading rallies will remain limited for the present Business done 1,400,000 shares."

Unless peychology

Commodities: The International political situation has unsettled sentiment and has induced liquida

tion.

CLAIM AGAINST SHIPOWNERS

Judgment Given For Plaintiffs

-ORDERED TO PAY $3,680 BACK WAGES

cisim for $3,680, being wages,

We would rather buy wheat, and due, was this morning brought by cotton en farther declines. In the Lak Cheecheung and six others long range view, rubber and silk against the Chung Hing as. Co

owners at the s.3. Chung Hing are bullish

The Supreme Court ruling on (formerly the Tenezia), before the AAA and Bankhead Bills are His Honour the Acting Chief Jus-

tice, Mr. R E, Lindsell, at b. expected on January 6.

Flash:

The Adams Express Supreme Court. Company has declared a dividend of 10 cents per share.

the

Mr. H. C. Macnamara, instruct fed by Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, ap-.

Cram's estimate of the procne-peared on behalf of the plaintiffs, tion of cars sed truck is the while the defendants were not United States and Canada during legally represented.

The plaintiff in the action was] the week ended December 14 iz- dicates 98,382 maits, against 93.150 a marine engineer, who was in

charge of the skeleton erew (units the previous week

and. K Wharves (old) COMMODITY PRICES

$9145,492 sa.

HK and K Wharves (new)

$8914

HT and W: Docks $9 me Providents-fold) $145 m Providents-(new) 15.cts. s. Hong Kew Sh12354 1. New Engineering Sh.44 1. Shanghai -Docks, $80 2.

Cotton Millis Exo Cotton Sh.49 1 Shanghai Cotton (old) Sh$75

Zoong Sings Sh$12 a Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 1.

- Lands, Hotels, etc. EK, and S. Hotel $5 sa HK Lands $36 n.

the owners of the

Steel mill activity during the board the Chung Hing. His en past week is estimated at 546 perployers were cent of capacity, against 55.7 per ship, the Chung Hing 25 Ca bad Since February 1934- he cent the previous week.

beer paid a lump sum, every {month. representing his OWN

wages and the wages of the crew, This sum at first amounted to The following cnotations have $415, but it was reduced to $405 been received by Reuter.

and then again to $335. Prev. Yesterday

The plaintif entered the wit- Closing Closingness box and gave evidence inf

New-York-Cotton: December January March May July

March

11.43

11.25

11.47 11:29 -11.25

11:04 :

10.91

11.02

10.81

October

10.72

10.51

L

Shanghai Cotton (new) Sh.$413⁄41⁄44

Spot

11.90

New York Rubber:-

$2

December

13.14

13.09

January

13.22

13.15

13.40 13.32b

May

13:54

13.48a

July

13.66

13.60

HK Lands 4% Debentures $100

Chicago Wheat:- December

101

100

12.

May

98%

97%

Shanghai Lands Sh $20

Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 n. Humphreys $101⁄4 11.

July

90%

89%

Chicago Corn:--

December

58%

57%

May

60%

59/

Chinese Estates $96 =- China Beidler

{July".

61%

61%

China Debertores Sh.$35 n.

Winnipeg Wheat;*** December

2614

-845/

May

895%

8874

July

904

88%

New York Silk:-

December

1.93 1.88

1.88 185 186

185

HK Realties. $5.15 n.

Public Utilities

HK Tramways $14.40 h.. Peak Trams (cd) $5 n Peak Trams (new) $4 n. Star Ferries $90 5. Yanmati Ferries $17 m. C. Light $11 mi

EK. Electrics $69, s. Macao Electries $20 n. Sandakan Light. $2.10 m. Telephones (old) $25 n. Telephones (new) $9% n.. China Buses Sh 3114 m. Singapore Traction 17/- n

PTEL 26/- Singapore Traction

Industrials Malabon Sugar $840 n. Cald, Macy. (Ord) Sh. 19/2 Di Cald: Maeg (Pref.), Sh $15.n. Canton Tees $1.60 m.

Cements $6.33-

ELE Ropes 165/2.

Stores, etc. Dairy Farm $19 32.

March

May

Watsons $4 Lane, Crawford $6 m. Mackintosh $5 n Sincere $1.35 1.

Wm. Powells 70 chs. 2. Wing On (HK) $40 m

Miscellaneous" Entertainments 33:40

S. C. Enterprises $1.35, n. Macao "Greyhounds” $2′′n. Constructions (old) 52 s. Constructions (new) 55 cts. I Vibro Piling $41

Ch. Govt. ·5% 1925 G$Bds.

91%

HK. Govt. 4% Loat 52% 2 HK Govt 335% Loan Par. n. Wallace Harpers $4 1.

_____To-morrow.

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war in Abyssinia in disregardi of her Covenants.

The measures only becstimer effective on November: 18 'and same imports were higher than the year before as a re- sult of buying in anticipation, {but exports were in many LASER" markedly reduced. Exports, of wool, raw and waste, were only

£3,361,

with as compared $46,623 in November 1994- Coal and fuel were £3,197, as: against $32,970, and chemicals.

support of this. Mr. Macnamara then produced a statement of account that showed that the balance due to the plaintiff · and li the rest of the crew was $3,680.) Pkintiff, had never received anj notice from his employers ter- minating his engagement

Mr. Macnamara went on to say) that the owners intended to sell'

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