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BANKS

THE CHARTERED -BANK OF BANKING CORPORATION. INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,

$50,000,000 | Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1953

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

Authorised Capital

Imed and Fully Paid-up. 20,000,000 |

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Reserve Funds:

Sterling

$ 6,500,000

Paid-up Capital

$3,000,000

Silver

$10,000,000

Beserve Fund

000,000

Reserve Liability of " Pro-

prietors

Leserve" Liability of Pro-

prietors

HEAD OFFICE: RONO TONG.

BOURD OF DIRECTORS.

B. H. Dodwell Eng.

Chairman

C. C. Exight. EG-

Deuty Chacryman.

Hon. Mr. W. Bell

Aloe Sime

| Amritont

Bangkok Bedmin

Agencies and Branchess

Ipoh Karachi

Bombay

Mang Боб

Бегсобныя

Calops

Koo

Zampar

Cavipots

Fuching

Taiping

Colombo

Manis

Hon. Mr. J.J. Paterson Cebu

A.E. Compton Esq. T. E Permin BBQ DAN

M. Johnson Esq., JA. Plammer

G. Hiskin Esq. A. L. Shields Esq.

HAD BONG

MAKEOV HARBIN BOBO KEW

JOHORT

XOXE

TOWLOOK

T. 2. Orbera, Eng'

Chiat Manage

BRANCHES.-

KUALA LUMPUS

LONDON

LYONS

MALACCA

MANILA

TXB (Johor)

YCIDEN

NEW YORK

PEIFING

PENANG

BANGOON

*SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

SHANGHAI

SINGAFORS

SOCHEBATA

SCEGE PATANI

TODO

TISING PRO YOKOHAMA

Darat Amouche opened is Loană Cuteancy mad Faced Deposite required for con year or shorter perioda is Local Curnocy and Steeling wema whink will be quoted or applicatiest. 4750 up to date SAFE DEPOST BOXES inacions TO A

Hong Kong, les Nonsenher, 1995.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

Busine of the "whow "Bank, sa^oondock- HONG KONG AND 'SHANGHAI TANKS CORPORATION. Eule way ba

abited an application. “

FOR THE HONG XONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

phong Hasbury Fachow

New Tork Pup

((Peking) PEDAGE

Zamboanga. Song Yong

Fasiga shange and Growral Booking hazine transected. ——

Durres Accounts opened and Thond Deposite | zucurved for one year or sizeme porazin'an "zadas

which will be quotesi en nyplastion,

A. BREARLEY,

Manager. Hong Kong, 1st Kainary, 1935.

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

INC

Head Office: 55, Broadway, New York

Capital

Surpèng

Reserves A

.U.S.$6,000,000.00

2,183,693.06 870,731.05

Amaterdiam

Aileen

· BRANCHES:—

Crepas Glasgow

Libe AMUS

Meru

Bombay

Wakki

Hamburg

Imalaking

Lucson Iverpool LACHTE

Betonte

Caro

Chief Manager.

Bong Kong, 23 February, Das.

Colombo Copenhage Duben

LUZOR

Y.GRAYBTEN,

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authorised Capital -

$40,000,000,00

.5 6,7981,100.90°

Zánbaryk Pursu Genera

Kilan.

ممنوحة

Pevecs Para

Papang Falermo Rotterdam Boo Shanghai doutnampton Singapore

Facesena.

Monaco · Vaasse Mmasia

Yokobane Munich

Lactic

Branches of American Express Love and Ladivided Prosta 240,000.00 Company in Principal cimes of United

States of America and Canada.

Paid-up Capital man

HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG.

10. Des Vaux Bond, Cartimi..

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-

Sir shou-son Chow, Chairman

La Loon Chan, Maq. P. Ewok Eag Woes

THE CHINA MAHL THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 19

Commerce and Finance

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

"Spot" Silver Rises

The local dollar is steady, open- ling on demand. this morning

at 1/34

:

"Spot" silver advanced, 1/16, being quoted at 20-15/16

The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £ -U.S.$4.95%. jas compared with £-US$1.92%, while the New York on London cross-rate was quoted at $-US- $493% as compared with -U.S- 54.931

BERLIN SHARE MARKET

Friendly Tone In.... Evidence

“CHINA MAIL. “ SPECIAL

Berlin, To-day.

The share market was friendly in tone yesterday on the favour- able economic reports, for in stance, the satisfactory Buhr coal sales in December, the brisk busi- ness in nitrates foreshadowing vigorous preparations for next year's food-raising campaign, and

the substantial increase in the saies of motor vehicles in Ger-

талу.

Allgemeine Elektrizitaet Ges- sellschaftshares, after having shown steady recovery over the past year, advancing from 281⁄2 on January 7, 1935, to 39% on Jan-

setback, falling 2 points Mary 7, 1936, underwent a smart ars of coming capital re-

All classes of Commercial Banking Construction. Transactions undertake

*IO

Fixed interest securities were Personal investment accounts hand-brighter than for several days past gold mortgage bonds being

Call money. The Company offers to intending in sharp demand. Travellers the use of its "Taveliza was at 2 to 24 per cent-Trans- Cheques" and Letters of Credit and Ocean Service.

In Tong, Esq., Chan, Chang Shek. Eng. Li Lasted. Bang. E. Wong Chu Son. Eng. sod "Kau Yang 2. Exc

Esa Tung Pa. Esq., Chief Manager.

The Frog, Esq. Macagıt,

KRANCHES AND AGENCIES :—

Masila

Bagandi

Sew York-

Semilla

Semarang Shangha

Suppor

Durabay Stalow

Sydney

Bombay

Calmaka Canton Razpboog Hankoo Hosolalu Fabe Kowloon London

Chaka

Paris

Pasping

Panang

Hangvoo

Parlam

Sagoo

En Franciaog

Vacopur Yokobal

Excy decription of Banking and „Erckings business transacted wasted" "ne" "approved | securities

Current Accounts opened in Local Currency od Fixed Deposits waarved; for cos_year or sorar perion 1 Loca sad Foreign Currencies 14_barma which_will be quoted on application.

5 Dwpows. Bozan 10 Lec

XAN TONG PO,

„Chin? Masinga

Addition, the world-wide services

of its thoroughly, equipped Travel Department

CEL RENSON,

General Manages

REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS

Berlin, To-day. Reichsmark (without guarantee) quotations yesterday were: New York, 40.23;

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, Paris, $09; Amsterdam, 59.27-

LIMITED

Excorporated in China) Head Office Shanghai

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

Capital Eeserve

and Lander, 1227. The Paris sterling quotation was 7484-74SS, and the dollar, 15-1725-15.175.—| Trans-Ocean Service.

Branthes-All Important Cities in RAW RUBBER PRICES

Foreign Exchange and Geeseen: Banking BusiSODE, transacted.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Car and Saving Amounts opened and Fixed

LIMITED

Established 1880

Capital (full paid-up) Yen. 100,000,000 Reserve Fund. Yen. 127,450,000)

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Nagasaki Nazoys

Alexandria

Batavia

Berlia

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

New York

Osaka

Paris

Peiping

Deiren (Daly) Rangoon Fengtien (Mukden) Rio de Janeiro

San Francisco

Seattle Semarang

Hamborg

Hankow

Harbin

Hong Kong

Honolulu

Eleiniging

Karachi

Kebe

London

Los Angeles.

Manils

Мой

POPEYE.

Shanghai Kingapore

Sourabaya

Sydney Tiendas

Tokyo

Toingtan

Yingkow

{Deposits" reosivní, dom, cum your of shorter perioda

at rates which will be quoted cu application.

SOU Z CHANG,

Marago

HONG LONG EZANCE; 34. De Vaux Boad, Cansal

Manager's On

Fogn Exchange Dept. wa Cr's Off

on Dßce 200

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Latest Quotations From Singapore

Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co Įbave received the following $550 Straits Currency quotations from;

Singapore for Raw Rubber.

Spot 22. Unchanged 23/8.3 February/March 23 b. Un-

changed 23 % 3. April/June 24 by Unchanged |

24 183. July/September 24 by Un-

changed 24 Market: Steadier.

Head Office: Hong Kong *26, Des Voeux Road Central. Authorised Capital $10,000,000 LONDON BANKERS:— Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every dea-| cripton of banking business transact-

Current Accouits and Savings Ac- counts opened. Fixed Deposits | 26-|- cuived at rates which will be quoted fon application.

Trusteeship & Exsentorship under. taken. Safe Deposit. Bazergine hips. PEILIP GOCACHIN Chief Manager.

For

Savoury "Appetizers HOES CORvres

BLUE MOON

Dainty Sandwicher

4 FLAVOURS Obclinable “Azi THE DAIRY FARM

Interest allowed for Current Ab Deposits received for fixed periods

at rates to be obtained on application,

C. KISHINAMI,

Manager. Hong Fang, 12th September, 1988.

A Bumper Crop.”

MR SPHINK IS SORE BECAUSE FOUR DIC PATOR IS BRING

ING WO

FOOEY TO HIM FROM

ME

YES- HE PAID THE INDIANS TO

WAR US-AINT

THAT AWFUL?:

WE DON'T

WANT WARK

CLE DONT, LOMNT TO G BATTLE

AFTER WE'RE MARRIED

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)

Capital paid up i Reserves

+

$7.300.000.

Capital Savings Depla 2500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $500,000. My Head-Office--Shanghai

A Bank having as ita mission Бе industrial development - on Chiza" and the fostering at her commercial reistions abroad. Hong Kong Office-

6, Queen's Road Central Phone #1116.

SHARE MARKET

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

FLK. Bank $1,510 E. H.K. Bank London) 598 n. Chartered Bank $13 m. Mercantile Bank A and

#2914 1 Mercantile Bank C. 4131⁄4 1. Bank of East Asia $75 1.

• Enigaranc "Cantan 'Ins.. $275 1. Unions Ins. $560 b., $560 84, China Underwriters $1.10 m.. China Fire Ins. $480 m. HK Fire Iz "$260, n." International Assce. $4 n.

Shipping

Douglases $36 1. FE Steamboats 74 A.. Indo-Chinas (Pref), $30 m. Indo-China (Pref.) $203. Shells (Bearer) 83434 Union Waterbosts $12 ne

Mining

NEW YORK STOCK

MARKET

Substantial Price Advances

HEAVY VOLUME OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED

N

KAILAN MINING“ ADMINISTRATION

Closing Down One

Colliery

INCREASED PROPORTION OF BETTER GRATIE COAE

ADVERTISEMENTS

THE BONG KONG FOOTBALLK WEIB

UGBY INTERPORT

Saturday, 25th January, 1936- SHANGHAI RUF.C.

HONG KONG RO ~Cình. Ground, Happy Valley.

Admission:

(including tax) Reserved Seats - covered

Messrs. White, Weld and Cam- -in order to obtain an increased pany, New York Correspondents proportion of better grade”: coal, for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com the Kallan Mining Administration

[har~temporarily closed its, colliers. pany, reporti—– “

at Machiakow, from which only *Stocks: The markets to-day lower grades of coal are procur

firm and prices advanced able, and will increase production B were

substantially, with industrial issues from its collieries at Tangshan, in the lead. The volume of busi-Chackochwang, Lissi and Tang

Stand $2.00 transacted was heavy. We chiachwang, where better grades

Unreserved. Sents open, are still bullish in our outlook and

Stand: $1.00 are available. we would 3,530,000 shares."

Wackusen, previously employed Booking at the Anderson Masic Wheat: The favourable world at Machiarow, will be transferred Co, From To-day until Thursday.. and domestic supply situation to the other four collieries-

23rd January.

Recently work at each colley

rants the long-side "în old "crop wheat We would, however, 305- rest profit-taking on balges and as stopped for one day each week. After the Spring Festival uncertainties regarding new-crop Holidays the number of working suggest side-lines. Total sales: days will be increased, and each colliery closed down for inly, one fin every 14 days.

|25,070,000 bushels. Com "2428, [000 bushels..

Cotton: We understand that the Commodity Credit Corporation will not extend, the 12-cmt loan! to farmers beyond the end of July, 1986. A loan announcement is expected sometime next week. It is improbable that the Man- ager of the Cotton Pool will bay

Antamoks $145 1. Balatoes $17 1 Baguio Gold 22 cts. I Benguet Consolidated $15%1⁄2 1 Benguet Exploration 11 cts, new-crop cotton against sales of

Big Wedge 17 cts. 2. Gold Creek 30 cts. Gold River 7 eta. x. Ipo Mining 90 ets. *.

Itogons 36 ct. -

Salscots 15 cts. D. Kalan Mining Ad. 11/6- 1. Langkats (Single) Sh.$11 n S'hai Exploration Sh$41⁄2 ù. Shanghai Loans 34 n- Raubs $10 b.. Venz; Goldfield $3 b..

Docks, etc.

FK

and K.. Wharven (old) $101 b., $101 sa.

old-crop owing to the probability of increased acreage in the next

stop.

COAL DISPUTE IN BRITAIN

` (Continued from Page 1).

Miners under 18 are generally

to receive half the above in-

Bubber: Factories and dealers creases.

Total sales: 411 lots.

Tuesday, 28th January,-

P

SHANGHAI RUFC..

COMBINED SERVICES

Admission: (including tax) Covered Stand $1.00 Open Stand

50 No sents reserved.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

were the best buyers, but specnia- The miners representatives tive purchases were almost negli-were to report to the full execa- gible. We would remain bullish.tive last night, and a farther jointARTICULARS AND CONDI--

meeting with the owners will be TIONS of the Sale by Public |Auction to be held On MONDAY, the 13th day of January; 1936, at 3 pm at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of ane Eot of Crown Land at Kan

SITUATION> CRITICAL

Flash: Average daily petroleum held at 2.30 pm to-day. production during the past week Later: The coal situation is is estimated at 2803,000 barrels,

Following the confer against 2,811,000 barrels the pre-ence with representatives of the vious week.

HK and K Wharves (new) $100 per share.

$984. n.

HK. and W. Docks $9`z.

Providents (old) $1

critical.

an inter-

Long Tsai in the Colony of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years, com- encing from 1st July, 1398 with the option of renewal at a Crown.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com- coal-owners, the sub-committee pany has declared a dividend of of mine workers visited the Mines

Department and had view, lasting 24 hours with the Secretary for Mines. ------

They asked the Government to Bent to be fixed by the Surveyor provide temporary financial assis- of His Majesty the King, for one- tance for the industry with 2

further term of 24 years, less the view to averting a stoppage. The last three days hereof.

$14 STERLING HOLDS ITS OWN

Providents (new) 15 cta. n. Hong Kew Sh. $23731⁄2 in. New Engineering Sh.$4 n... Shanghai. Docks. $80 n. A

Cotton Mills

Ewe Cotton Sh.$94 = Shanghai Catton (old) She

ช

Shanghai Cotton (new) Sh$Arcy

Zoong Sings Sh$12

Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 à Lands, Hotels, etc.

H.K. and S. Hotel $5:30 b. HK. Lands $364 n.

ELK Lands 4% Debentures $100

Shanghai Lands Sh.320 z

London, To-day.

Infending bidders are advised

A review of the fuctuations in Secretary for Mines reiterated the principal currencies during the Government's earlier refusals that immediately after the dis-

that the mine.

posal of the lot the purchaser will: leaders will reject the owners be required to deposit with an: the, ground authorised officer who will be pre-

on

the past year in the Board of It is expected Trade Journal shows that balance the £ finished substantial proposals to-day, on ly unchanged in value in relation that they are neither uniform nor sent at the sale, the sum of twor

hundred dollars, $200.00 in cash to the six chief-gold currencies national Proposals may be made but appreciated 163 per cent. in to-day for levelling up the ownersThis sum will be refunded on

about 38 per offers by the formation possibly payment of the purchase price terms of Hire and

a central wage pool or au

cent against Beigas, the gold con- of tent of which

as ultimate general average increase was reduced from April 1 last-British Wire of 9d a day. less Service.

If the negotiations break down completely strike notices will be handed in, to expire on January 27 Reuter

VARYING OFFERS --

Metropolitan Lands Sh, $10 WHOLESALE PRICES IN 1935 London: Representatives of the

Humphreys $10.60..

FLE. Bealties $5.35 Chinese Estates. $34 m. China Realmies Séfa.. China "Debentures: Shi$35 1. Public Utilities HK Tramways $141⁄2 5. Peak Trams (old) $5/b7 Peak Trams (new) $2% 1. Star Ferries. $90 b. '

Yanimati Ferries $18. C Lights (old) $10.05.3. CLights (new) $7 hi HK Electrics 702 b. Macko Electrics $20 m Sandakan Light" $2.10 m. Telephones (oki) $25.60/70 sa. Telephones (new): $10.15-n. China Buses Sh$11 n Singapore Traction 17/- a Singapore Traction Pret 26/-

11.

Industriale

Malabon Sagar $840 1- Cald., Marg. (Ord.) Sh$193⁄41⁄2 n. "Cald: Macg. (Pref), Sh$15 n

Canton Ices $1.45 m Cements $8 IL: HK. Ropes $4.90 2. Stores, etc. Dairy Farm 21:30/40 Watsons $41⁄2 z

colliery owners met representa- London, To-day. tives of the Mine-workers" Feder- The Caverage of wholesaleation yesterday and placed before prices in 1935, according to the them offers of increases of wages Board of Trade index, was 09 which had been formulated by the per cent. greater than in 1934, the owners in the various districts. index numbers based on 1930 be The mens representatives report- ing 88.9 and 88.1 respectively. Jed to their Executive Committee The rise in 1933 followed ore of last evening and a further joint| 28 per cent. in 1934- British meeting is to take place to-day. Wireless Service. -

The offers vary from district to district: I about mine areas the

Lane, Crawfords 35% n. Mackintosh $5 1 Sinceres $10. B Win Powells 70 ctx n Wing On (HK) $421⁄2 b

Miscellaneous : Entertainments $3.40 22:1 S. C. Enterprises $1:35, 27- Macao "Greykannds” $2 n. Constructions (ok) $1.65/5 Constructions (new) 50 cts. 6 Vibro Piling $4 n.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 GSBAK.

94%

ELK Govt 4% Loan 5%

prem.

HLK Govt 3% Loan par. Wallace Harpers $4 në

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Adfolning How

Reglatry No.

Locality.

Boundary.

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Contate in

Annual steulal

PUBLIC AUCTION

THE Undersigned have received!

instructions to sell by Publie

suggested advances are 1s. for T

adults, white 9d is offered in three others. In three districts advances of 6d. are proposed, and in two others 5d. per shift per adult, worker.

The original claim put forwand by the men's union was for an in- crease of 23. per shift for adults and is for juveniles-British Wireless Service.

DIOCESE COMES OF AGE

The Archbishop of Canterbury attended at Chelmsford Cathedral recently a thanksgiving service marking the 21st anniversary of the foundation of the diocese.

The Red Man Pulls His Punch.”

To-morrow.

YOUR CHEST (NO SAWY

THERE AINT GONER BE NO` WAR-WE'RE GONER SETTLE {IT WITH BOXING

URONGEST INDIANS

"YOU BIG FATHEAD: PAID. TO WAR ON POPEYE AND HIS RATS-A? IZE FIGHT

200-1 ANT THEM

IN THE TRIBE,

GNATS

YOU?

WHAT'S THAT ON), THRS THE SPINACH)

BREAKIN” OUT ON

Auction

Monday, the 13th January, 1936- commencing at 10:30 am.

at No. 80-3. Nathan Road, Kowloon." (over-Watson's) Entrance în Cameron Road

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE

On View from 12th 1936.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers. Hong Kong, January 9, 1936.

HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY. 1936 issue

NOW BEING COMPILED

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hem. Street, Tel.: 20022.