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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI-

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital ..............$50,000,000) Lasured-and-Fully Paid-up 20,000,000 Eeserve Funds:-

Sterling

Saver

$ 6,500,000 .$10,000,000

Baserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

5. E. Podwall. Esq.

Chairman

C. C. Inight, Eng.

Depoty Courman.

Han. He W.H. Bel

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by: Royal Charter, 1359.) 501

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON Paid-by Capital

*£3,000,000 £3,000,000

Resery Fund

(000,000

Reserve Lisbility of Pro-

prietors

ES,000,000

Agencies and Branches:-

Joe Star

Tangoon

Saigoa

Bangkok

Kanchi Klang

Sebarang

Caletta Canton

Shanghar Singapore

Cawnpare

Lumpar Booking

Siin venn Bourabaya

Mada

Manila

Waiping Wiechern

Daiki

Madan

Zonda

Bezbate

New York Priping

(Pahor)

Fachin

Hon. Mr. J.J. Patersonb A. H. Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Esq. Coloca

MT. Johnson Esq., J.A. Plammer Esquiphone G. Miskin Esq., A. L. Shields. Esq.

↑. M. Gangbura. Exa

Chief Managet.

BRANCHES.-

LIONS MALACCA MANILA

CAR Bobomu ̈ MURDEN NEW YORK FEIVING PENING KANGOON SAIGON

n

CANTON CARPOO COLOMBO DAJKEN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG NAMBURG. HANKOV

BONGEEW mono

SPORT

JOUCHE ROKE FOWLOOK

KUALA LUMPTE

SAN FRANCISCO. SHANGHAY SINGATURE SUCKABAYA JUNGLEI PATANI TLENTSIN TOX10

TSINGTAO JOKUBANA

Overest Accouusa opened in Jami CumDCY and Fund Deposits mossved for one year or marus pecode" in Locs: Currency, and SweCig

on vests, which 122 be quaked un applaentica

4580 up in, de SAFE DEPUSZĀ” BOXES

in various sizes TŰ LET.

Hong Kong. Las November, 1953.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

Boog Kong

{Bbykye) **kingtao Yokohama Zamboanga

Join Exchange sod Grows! Parking balzam MEDIASTOL.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1935

and

Commerce

Finance

WEEKLY MARKET

REPORT

PRICES CONTINUE

FIRMER

GENERAL ENQUIRY WELL MAINTAINED

"Messrs. James F. Eution and Co. Ltdu Manchester, reported as follows on November 20:-

There has been- nothing of special interest to record during

Camp Encounts opened and Depoun zuhaired for one year or shorise whods at in, the past week Prices have con- winch wit de quoted on appication.

A. ERKAKLEY.

Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

SHARE MARKET

HK Stock Exchange Official Summary issued at 315 p yesterday.

Hong Kong Banks $1470 bus

$1475 34. Calon Insurances 1565 b Venz. Goldfields $3 à. Wharves (Old) 593 b. Providents (Old) $L$5 b. Hotels $5.10 bayanan HL Lands $35/ b. H. K. Realties $5-10 b. H. K. Trams $142. b. $145 Peak Trams (Old) $5 b. Star Ferries $$$_b_

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Offerings Continue Scarce

RISE MORE THAN LIKELY

pary, New York Correspondan

Messrs. White, Weld and Com for Messus. S. E. Levy and Com- pany, report:

CURVES ONCE

AGAIN COMING

INTO FASHION

The "Venus" Figure of 1936

BEAUTIES ISSUES FIAT PICKER OF FAMOUS "FOLLY”

WORSE THAN THE THIRD DEGREE

1,000 Miles Journey Without Trousers

DETERMINED DEPUTY SHERIFF”“”“

AND PRISONER

Brownsville, Texas-

With no-

The market opened quite frm

trousers on, Mr. W. H. Westphal A pronouncement has just been travelled by train from Chicago to to-day, there being a strong de

Stocks: While the market remains beauty is a national cult, that will than 1,000 miles.

made in the United States, where Brownsville, a distance of mera- mand for a number of stocks, at

unevenly balanced, offerings can-abatter the conceit of millions of Improved rates. The tendency is fined scarce during periods of women and stimulate the pride of paty sheriff, upwards, as shares are diffealt

He was the prisoner of the de-. weakness and we believe that several million others. to obtain.

and was being conventional rise between Christ-

brought to face his trial. His For Mr. Harry S. Kaufman, wife had taken his trousers sade mas and New Year is more than whose pleasant task it is to choose hidden them when the sheriff ar likely Business done; 1910,000; the far-famed Ziegfeld chorus rest him, in the vain hope that he shares.

Wetzt: Canadian wheat is now cerning the "Venus" of 1936.

giris, has issued his dictum con-would be too embarrassed to travel on a competitive basis. After the

with a trouserless prisoner. The perfect beauty of 1936, be holiday lall we expect a better cash says, will shan the boyish attenua-wrang remarked the sheriff, ar what was where she was demand. We favour tumulation tion

of figure which has of holdings on setbacks in Chicago fashion's decree for several sea-prisoner.

beenriving with his very embarrassed and Whafpeg. Total salear Whest: sous sa[13.932,000 bushels.

She will cease to thwart

The passengers Corn: $23-nature" by too rigorous slimming. niggered a bit but it didn 1000 bushels.

and will cultivate the glamorous bother me. f felt sorry for West- China Lights $10.40 ex Div. cum ber is causing increasing belief the "Venus de Mila."

Cotton: The strength of Decem-feminine curves

immortalised in phal at one place though, where Rights. b., $10.40 82 Electrics $69

we had to walk quarter of a Mr. Kaufman specifies the mile to change trains. It was al- ideal Ziegfeld Girl of 1936 being "Sft 5in in height, st.string-Reuter.

25 most freezing, and the wind was: 6b in weight, aged 17 to 23. And, a most important feature, in deportment she will be far superior to the girls made. famous by the Ziegfeld himself.”

tinued firmer, while the general enquiry for both cloth and yarn! has been well-maintained. One! lof the chief features has been the poor offers from abroa and the

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANT disinclination-of-buyers general-

ING.

Head Office:-65, Broadway, New-York

Capital Surplus Reserves

Antwerp

Albe

Aaaan Hasin Merito

T.S.$6,000,000.00 2,183,633.06 870-731.05

Paierzin

Batterdam Boob

Astavardam

BRANCHES:---

Gabon

Bomber

Bremen

The Magis Havana Hamburg Have Beidsberg Interlaken

Velas Kic Napire Pirman Pers

*

Peiping

Brea

Cairo Chukka

Loodsa Liverpool

Cowl Mangat.

Catha Colocale Copenhage Dublin

Marases

Edinburgh

Monte Carlo

Morenos Gears

The Bushions of the show Bank z mosquet- sk by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bum D BESIDES, on application.

BANGLING COSTURAKSAJA.

V.-K. GRAYBURN,

Nong Kong. #ik Folesney, 1965,

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Capital -

Pandup Capital

Mastero and Lodinded Pražite

~$10,000,000.00 |

BEELD OFFICE:-EUNG KUNG.

3- Des Vous Bunt, Coarseni

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:—

Bar Abou-món Chow, Chairman.

La Root Gran, Zag. 1. A. Email Log...._ Hong

Lesse

Hanila

Munich

Montreux

- Sionghai

Sonytom

*mina

Veback Yokohama Aurich

ly to haggle with manufacturers bent on maintaining their rates:

The natural result has been a ¡fair amount of price testing and a moderate turnover. Delivery is still proving a difficult obstacle in

some cases.

Moderate Inquiry India has again provided a mo derste

volume of enquiry. Dhooties, sarries, light whites and dved goods have been in some re-

b.

Telephones (Ok): $2544 5. Telephones (New) $914 5 Cements $6.10 3.

H. Ropes $4.65 + Dairy Farms $19 b. Sinceres $1.60 b.

quest for Calcutta, while Karachi NEW YORK STOCK

has been interested chiefly, an Įmalls, white shirtings and Lancies. Some of the bids Te ceived have been on a'ridiculous-i ly low basis. Bombay and Karachi | · have provided little new in the

EXCHANGE

Latest Quotations

December 24. The following quotations were za nature of enquiry, but a small de-eived by Reuter- mand for fancies has been

13.01

B-nches of American Express ported from up-country centres XY/London Company in Principal cities of United] States of America and Canada.

Isa Jong, Bag, Chân Ching Shek, Eagu Li Life Ind.

Ear Tung 15. Ex- Chit Managu.

Li Ise koeg. Eaça Mainger-

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Kenne

Paris

Претсе

Sectaring

Sunday Oh-cutes.

Nagwal

Shacgta

Sew York.

Singipor

Quic

Dourada

S

Sydney

Honchain

Thou

Fondoom London

tie Francisco

Vancouver Yoko

Yuzing

Emmc decription of Bashing and Exchange: Jedem Leited. Losse prated an approved- TROLLİNE.

Current Acuments opened in Local Curity Fixed Depuasta recent for on year of shorter periodu a Loca: 'was Foreign CurrRENAU emma which will be quoted on application.

sala Deposit Bazas. To La

HAN TONG PO

Chief Manage.

Trade with

a little demand from Singapore, May

May

All classes of Commercial Banking for white shirtings and from NY. Ribber "Transactions undertake..

Banyoon for lawns and cambrics.{ March Personal investasent accounts hand. The Near East generally has been Chicago Wheat

quiet, although Egypt has en Chicago Corn The Company offers to intendingquired for mails, tanjihs and May Travellers the use of its “Esveller other bleaching styles. Demand STOCKS: Cheques" and Letter of Credit and from West Africs has been fairly Ansconda. In addition, the world-wide secakes well maintained, and business has

that March and May cotton may likely become strong eventually, as Mr. Ostar. Johnston, Manager of the Producers' Pool, is not inclined to tender these mouths.

Rubber: The first Notice Day: for January rubber is December

30.

·

on the train

MATCH FACTORY.

IN FLAMES

Flash The American Can Com- Celebrated fashion designers in Damage Estimated At

pany has declared

an extra div the West End were critical of the American standards.

dend of $1 per share.

All American markets will re- main closed on Christmas Day.

The Great Quality

How can curves be the keynote

£3,000

Alexandria: The sudden

.......

in-

Cram's estimate of the produc of the figure of a 5ft 5 in. girl fammation of a pot of sulphur in tion of cars and trucks in the Unit-weighing only st. 6th.?" they ask- & watch factory at Damahbour ed States and Canada during the led

near here led to a big fire, as a re- week ended December 21 indicates

"Flat-chested, fat-hipped girls sult of which 17 persons were in- 103,600 units, against 98,582 units

belong to the days of the Eton jured. the previous week.

crop and the knee-high skirt As soon as the fire: began, to Grace is the great quality of spread the employers took panic present-day fashions, and the and fied a few minutes before the natural fuller. but not of whole factory caught fire. course, plump, figure, is the best The injured were taken to hoa- complement of graceful fash-pital and the damage is estimated : jons."

at about $3,000.-Rester.

Steel mill activity during the past week is estimated at 49.5 per cent of capacity, against 546 per cent. the previous week

A-Harley-street diet specialist

COMMODITY PRICES who advises many well-known West SPADEWORK” AT

China has been. Cotton

close 10220

Las 4.93

-11.77

11.14

ILIT

13:48a 13.43 12.48

99%

99.5

60

59

Copper Elec. Boad &

Share General Motors 55 Int. Tel. & Tel. 12% Montgomery

37%

15

-65%

43

2***

15

13

been received by Bouter.

New York Cotton:- December

39%

January

244

March

of its thoroughly equipped vel continued in prints, shirtings andį Department

coloured goods.

E. W. DUGGAN,

Manage

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, DIATED

(Incorporated in China),

Head Office-Shanghai

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

Capital Reserve Branches-All Important Cities in

China

Foreigt hangs und Ganaest Banking Bunions Sabanced

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Ca Saving Loomate opened and Found

LIMITED

Nagoya

New York

Osaka

Peiping

Deposit readend, for one, your or aborter periods stries which will be quoted an application.

600 2 CHANG.

Марат

HONG KONG BRANCH: 26, Dans Tones Boad, Conte

Kaone's Offer

General 05

in Zhang Dept.

Price Differences South America has enquired for poplins, prints, sheetings and dyed goods, and a moderate busi-

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.

HEAD OFFICE":

15, Greenchurch Street, London, ECA Authorised Capital...£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital

1,800,000 Paid-up Capital 1,050,000 Reserve Fund & Rest. 1,247,330 BANKERS:

The Bask of England & Wand Pack, Led

15

4524

End actresses, said: "I should con-

The following quotations have sider the specifications given as

4534 434 May

NY Central

Ward U.S. Steel

The following quotations from Loo-July don were received last night between 5.30

pm, and 10.30 pm.

October Suver Spot 21 (last close). Spot 21. 5/16 (as rec), 7/16. down (change).

Silver Forward unquoted.

(last close), 6.26 (last recd.), 105 up May (change).

Liverpool Wheat-March

11.75 11.83 11.65 118. 11.28 TEL.30- 11.14

11:14 10.96 10.9%

GENEVA

(Continued from Page 6)

typical of a chorus-girl figure. A Prez. Yesterday girl of the age and height men- Closing Closing tioned would have to thwart

nature to a certain extent to con- At its Session which has just. fine herself to a weight of Est. 615. closed, the governing body of the -

Promen are fortunately not ob- International Labour Organisa- sessed nowadays with starvation tion made its preliminary choice. diets, and a little flesh is no longer of the subjects to be placed on. Įregarded as a crime. Patients of the. Agends of the 1987. Confer- mine who are on the stage can ence--which means in the normal last be persuaded to eat reasonable course that Conventions will be megis They have reconciled adopted in 1988. themselves to a display of woman-

Six Subjects

A fashionable young

WORKER

The final choice will be made at

13.452 noted for her good figure and her the next Meeting of the govern- ing body; at present six subjects have been provisionally selected. These are:-

clothes added:

10,70

12.05

10.60 12.05

New York Rabbers

Silver Report:-America took 8 per cent of offering.

December

13.22

18.27

lly curves."

January

18.266

13.25

Liverpool

Cotton-i-Jamonery

6.21 March

13.483

13.61

July

13.77

13.60 13.73

6/24

Calcume Colorado ;Deltai

Ipoh Sandy -Karat

(last close), 6/3% (last recd.), » #p (change).

Chicago Wheat:--

(Mauricio)

Kuala Lipis

Kuria, Les pur

Kangoon Shanghai

London Eubber, at noon (bayers)July

London Bubber-April-June (buy-December ers) 6 9/16 (last close), 6 9/16 (last May recd.), unchanged.

*102%

99%

90%

10472

993- .89%

Rong Hoog Howrah

Koantan (Pahang) Simula

|6 9/16 (last recd).

Nacra

Syiti ga pote.....

A-forecast-from-London-on-Chicago Corn÷- probable trend of the New York December

58%

Wall Street is expected to open firm but inactive.

May

60

583 59%

July

611⁄4 61

Bangkok

عندي

BRANCHES.

Zola Bhary

New York PREZE

Port I

MARINEST.

The Cotton market is expected to

May [open steady, The bullish statistical position is continuing to offset the July present uncertainties.

December

"If members of the new Zieg feld chorus are to be permitted curves, they will naturally gain in deportment.”

H.K. SHAREBROKERS

ASSOCIATION

Stock Report

The application of the "Con- vention of Principle" on the 40-hour week, which was adopted last June, to the printing and book binding- trades, and to the chemical industry;

2 Apprenticeship and technical

education;

3. Regulation of written ・ con--

tracts of labours

The following report was issued

4.

by the Hong Kong Sherabrokers"

88% 8914

8814 -88.

Association yesterday afterzoomi

5

Rights of performers in con-- nection with broadcasting; Public Works

Banks $1480 b, $1500 s

6.

.1.89% 1952

187 191 1.8672 1.91

Established 1888

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

........... Yen. 127,450,000

Head Offer: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alexandria

Batavia

Berli

Bombay

Calenta

Canton

Nagasaki

Barez" (Dalny) xangoon

Fengtien (Makden) Rio de Jenziro

San Francisco

Hamburg

Hankow

Seattle

Barbie

Semawang

Hong Kong

Shanghai

Fonolzzin

Singapore

Brinking

Sourabaya

Sydney

Tientsin

Karachi

-Kobe

London

Los Angeles

Manila

Moji

Tokyo

Tsingtan

Yingkow

Cashier's 05m

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

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

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

Current Accounts and Savings Ac- counts opened. Fixed Deposits re 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

Counts.

Deposits received for fzed perioda

at rates to be obtained on application.

C. KISHINAMI,

Manage Hong Kong, 12th September, 1985.

POPEYE.

With Quick

Service

THEREWSFAPER ENTER

What Better Proof?”

HEY,POPEYE-ALL THE BOYS. ARE COT FISHING FOR MERMANS AND THEYRE CATCHING SEM !!

SAY, WHAT'S WRAPPED UPON

THAT PAPER? HAVENT SNEAKED AIMERIHAD

OUR

CHTHA'S JUSA COORISH WÍÍCH. THE SANTA MONICA ROD AND REEL CLUB SENT

HONG KONG BRANCH.

Every Siption of Banking and Exchange markets, state:- business tanter tod

Trails Conques Secon

Trust and Esecutorships undertaken. INTEREST owed on Current Accounia 10Č Pond Deposity at Bates that may be czernizzad | Fon: application,

B KINNEDY,

Qarp's Foot Central. "Bong Kong, 26th July, 1955.

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL &

SAVINGS BANK LIMITED

(Incorporated in China). Capital paid-up $5,000,000. Reserves

$7,800,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept $500,000.

Head-Office-Shanghai-

A Bank having as is mission the industrial development en China and the fostering of her commercial relations abroad.

Hong Kong Olivet

7, Ice House St Phone 31481-2-3

YEAH,A GODFISH!

HMM-CODFISH, EH?

CAH.COURSH-THE PISA WICH THEY MAKES COO'S: LIVER OIL FROM

"THE LIVERS OF

A steady Wheat market is anti- cipated, while higher prices are anti-Winnipeg Wheat: cipated in Rubber.

SHOPKEEPER ATTACKED

New York Silk: ¡December DESS has developed in spite of March

differences Orders price

for May dziła, heavy goods and poplins have been placed by the.. Do- minions, while the Continent hae been interested in fine quality styles and dyed goods. In the William Henry Home Trade section enquiry has aged 63, of Seacroft, Leeds, was continued at an interesting level struck on the head with a bottle and, has included drills, twills, in his shop by a man who seized linings, casaments and fancies a cash-bur containing about £2. Yarn salesmen generally have! Mr. Turpenny was taken to the found enquiry, fairly active.

YA DONT THINK TO LIE TOYA, 00 YA, MISTER SPHINRZ IT'S A COD FISER

PLOP

infirmary.

Turnpenny,

Bank of East Asia 170 bi Canton Insce $275 2- Steamboats 43 b. A Antāmoks "$LIZ XD b. Baguio Gold 151⁄2 cta. 1 Beng Explorations 934 eta, b. Big Wedge 91⁄21⁄2 cts. b. Salacots 15 ets. “D. Hotels $490 1. Wharves $94 6. Providents Old $140 1. Trams $14.40 5.

b.

Yaumati Ferries. $16

Telephones Old 24% b. $25 82. Lights: $10.40 ID CE 1.

Canton Ices $145 XD

To-mo

A La Carte"

Labour statisties:

Some of these subjects are- clearly of more importance than others, but there is none to which attention has not been drawer "in". recent years by some organised body of employers or workers, and none on which an Interna-- tional Convention would not be desirable.

Cements $6 b., 36 sai Ropes $4.60. s

Dairy Farms $1.9% br Constructions New 30 cts. Sinceres $1.75 h.:

Gold Bonds 91% b.

SURE, IM A COD FISH

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