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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

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

$50,000,000 Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858,

Lued and Faily Paid-up: 20,000,000 - HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Reserve Funds.........

Sterling

Saver

-£8,500,000

$10,000,000

Lasarve Liability of Pro-"

prietors

| Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

$20,000,000

Aloe Sine

HEAD OFFICE: KONG KONG

BOARD OF PERPETDES,

1. EL_Dačvel, Zeq.

Chairman.

C. C. Ex. Eng.

Deputy Camera

Hon Mr. W. H. Bell

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Agracies and Branches:

Dialo Ipol Karachi

Ragion

Seremban

Letupat

-

Сетариа

Fucking

Mactros

“Manita

Kodan

Бошида Taiping

Toogl

Now Tock

(kkakor)

Paying

(Faking)

Barkka

Tange

Lambeings

The Jone

Hon. MELL." Paterson | C226

A.E. Compton Esq., L. E. Pearce Esq

EL Johnson Esq, JA. Plummer Esq. Eploug G. Mlakis BagA. L. Strields Eng.

V. K. Omyburt, Zag

Ch Manger

OBRANCHIS

LORDON LYCKS

MIZACCA

KANILA

MAR Joharaj

KUNDEX

NEW YORK

YELPING

PEALING

BASGOON SIGOS

SHANGHAI

Hankow

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, FERKUAR EI

Commerce and Finance

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

Certain Caution Advised

Messrs. White, Weld and Com pany, New York Correspondents for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com- pany, report

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Latest Quotations

N.. Cottur

May NT, Rubber

ว

March Chicago Wheat

May

February 6.

10$3 10.74. 70.75

15.05 15,000 15,80b

99.

603%

30%

30%

$1

109

12:06

Stocks:--The expected reactionChicago Corn

May came to-day when traders took their profits in Chrysler Motor STOCKS: Fomies Exologs and General Banking business shares and this was followed by Anaconda Copper Career Aaronante space and Fund Depon further liquidation of other se Electric Bord & mecured for qus your de skuqje, przoda sa zasecurities Utility stocks, however, Share. 18% 19% 19 ‡which will be growed on application.

591 The fact that General Motors 59

59 averaged higher. A. BREABLEK,

there is less inflation talk also in- Montgomery

Ward Manager.

39%% Hong Kong, 1st Jamary, 1985.

duced some traders to square-up N.I. Central : 35° their positions. We expect fur-US. Steel

51% 513 The following quotations from Lon- ther irregularity and we would! AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, wait for some favourable oppor-dos were received last night between

5.30 pm and 10.39 pa. tunities before entering into new Silver Spot 19 (last close). commitments. Business done:-19-7/16 (last received), 5/16 downl 12,920,000 shares.

SWER

POCHOT

►

JELOPHONG

HAXSONG

FAX FRANCISCO

KLIKOW

SINGAIDRE

SOUZABATA

SUSIY PATANI

INC

TOKYO

Head Office:—65, Broadway,

New York..

Capital Splas Reserves

KOZDRE

KOSLOOX

KUZEYTCB

TSUSGTAO

TUTORAMA

Curs in opwand Ia Iramal Currency and Food Dubatim received for town just of ahuchar paciots in Tamil Currancy and Sterling on tea which will he quoted an agrication

150 - no āsim BAFE DEPOSIÍ, BOYS Perico ESRE, TO JANI.

Bhg Kong as Botanir, 2000.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Boskamin of the nhượn Back in conduc

The HONG KONG AND SHANGHELI HARING CORPORATION. Bules may be abbathed on application.

FOR THE HUNG KONG AND SHANGHAR RATERNO CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

.U.S.$8,000,000.00

2,152,653.06

870,731.05

BRANCHES

Átratoriam

-Gara -

The Hugen

Moating

Pranch

Leping

Botieran Home Shanghai

Samgapor

Моно

Betoonis Caire Calcade Canber

Laadon Liverpool

Colombo

Chant Manage

Copozing Publis Edinburgh

W

Kassetten Movie Cario Kraxis

SOCIOE Zakahama Zanol

Genera

Manch

Emg Long, Dick Fabenacy, 13:

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Authoriand, Capital

Today Lapenzi.

$28.000.000.00

Erzaches of

American Repress

5000.00 Company in Principal cities of United deserve and Undivided Prose 248030020 States of America and Canada”“”“

HEAD OFFICE:--HONG KONG.

16. Das Varaz Bamón Consesi.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-

Sur Show Chow, Chairman

Já Exon Chan, Emque P. Si Iwak. Eng. 'Wong]

All classes of Commercial Banking

Tanzactions undertaken.

Personal inveswinent accounts hand-

Im Zeng. Eas •Chile Ching B Eng La Amalec.

Fang, Esq., Wong Chu Son, Esq. and Kan Yang

Jambay

Comm

Lao Tong Pt. Fag., Chief Mannent. LT Fong Eng.. Manager.

ERANCHES 150 AGENCIES :--

Haiphong How Mencinta

Lowloon London

-Melbourne

Samlin

Sagmein

Shanghas

New York

Singapore

SouthAya

Paris

Pusping

zyLawy

boku

Yang Leagood

Bau Lenartand Scott

Th

Every description of Banking and Exchange business timcanadied Lowes granted on upgevend amouration. Cormat

Bed

Accounts opened in' Loond. Carmancy Fixed Deposits “sovered for congue din! SROCKY Petóda za kubwa mad Foreign Cürmones. wem which will be quoted on appucatut

bate Depour Sate to Les

KAS TOSO PU,

Chunt Maunga

The Company offers to intending Travellers the pan of its “havalan Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the 'world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department

C. H. BENSON,

General Manager.

fact that

the

(change).

IS

$5.99

38%

Silver Forward **Cotton-The

quoted Cast |close), 19-5/16. (last received). Senate has passed a resolution

Silver Reports-India bought for the repeal of the Bankhead Specristors sold. Market quiet. Act had an adverse influence on Liverpool Cotton-May 5.76 (last the market and prices to-day de-close), 5.67 (last received), .09 down

(change). clined. Trades are now inclined to swait further news regarding 3 substitute crop, control bill

"Wheat:—The market to-day. registered minor advances, but no sustaining factor was in evidence. Total sales:5,555,000 bushels.

Liverpool Wheat-March 6/23/ (last 'close), 5/3% (last received), up (change).

London Rubber-April-June (bay-} (425) 75 (last close), 7-1/16 (last

received), 1/16 down" (change).

COMMODITY PRICES

"Flash:-Average daily petro- leum_production during the past week is estimated at 2,815,000 barrels, compared with 2,820,000 barrels the previous week.

The Edison Electric Institute New York Cotton:- estimates electricity production March |st. 1,963,000,000 kw.h, an increase

May

The following quotations have jbeen received by Rapter.

Prev. Yesterday Closing Closing.

of 11.4 per cent from the corres- July

pending period of last year.

NEW FUNDING Spot

LOAN

Interest Fixed At 5 Per Cent.

Nanking, To-day. It is understood that as a re-May

SHARE MARKET

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

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

Banke: 1 2 ...

FK Bank $1,590-b**:$11,600 sa HX Bank Fonder Chartered Bank SlŹ n Mercantile Bank A. and R

52914 TL.

Mercantile Bank C. £13 1 Bank of East Asia $80ịn.

Insurances

Canton Ins. $250 (1. Unions Ins- $575 s/ China Underwriters $1.10 9. China Fire Ins. $480 n. HK Fire Jus. $250 - International Assica. $9%

Shipping

Donglases $36 1 HK Steamboats $575 1. Indo-Chinas (Pref), 330 Indo-Chinas (De) $20 1. Shells (Bearer) 91/3 n. Union Waterboxts $146

Mining

Antamoks $1.60 m. Balatoes $1714 n.

Baguio Gold 20 cts. n. Benguet Consolidated $171⁄21⁄21⁄2 *. Benguet Exploration 14 ets. 11. Big Wedge 12 cts. Gold Creek 30 `cta. 1. Gold River 7 cts. .* 3po Mining 90 cts. 12. Itogons 361⁄2 sts. n. Salscots 15 eta. *. Kailan Mining Ad. 1479 n. Langkats (Single) $11 n S'hai Exploration Sh.341⁄2 n Shanghai Loans Sh$4 a Ranhs $11.40 TL Venz; Goldfield $5 b.

Docks, etc. HK and K. Wharves

$103 - HK and K Wharves (new)

$1001⁄2 n HK, and W. Docks $9 12. Providents (old) $1.90 s Providents (new). 50 cts. Hong Kew Sh. $2871⁄2 2 New Engineering "Sh.$4' a. Shanghai Docks. $80 ̄ni

Cotton Millis Ewo Cotton Sh$8% n Shanghai Cotton (old) Sh.$75

Flight-Lieutenant Bows, seen sherra, being chaired after his „King's Cup triumph last year “left. Lympe early this morning in the machine in which he won the race, in an attempt to lower Mr. Amy Mallison's" record for the fight to the Cape.

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

Miss Ethel Joy Everall, whose wedding to Mr. G. A. Stewart of

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS"

PUBLIC AUCTION

[THE undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auctione

Đ

Friday, the 7th. February, 1936) commencing at 11 am.

at their Sales Room

Duddell Street

600 Sterling Automobile Spark

Plugs

552 Yards Leather Cloth 88 Yards Imitation Leather

50 Rubber Sheets

800 Pairs Rubber Soles 128 Boxes Paper Powder 166 Bones Rubber Heels 73 Black Becord Ribbon 60 Quires Boneo Wax Stencils

and

A Quantity of Elkaplast Zinë Oxide Plaster and Dressing and Miscellaneous 'Goods.

Terms: Cash on Delivery

LAMBIERT BROS.

Anctioneers

Hong Kong. 6th February, 1336

The RMS. Empress of Canada. the Hong Kong and Shanghai will leave the sea-wall at Taikoo- Banking Corporation will take Dock at about 830 am. on Satur-- place next Saturday, arrived in day next, and will berth at- the- the Colony this morning by the Hong Kong and Kowloon Whart ss Rawalpindi. Another pas-jand Godown Co.'s Kowloon Wharf senger on the same boat was Lt.jat about 10 am until she sails A. C. Hamilton, South Wales Bor-from here at noon on Tuesday |derers, whose · wedding to Miss next.

Betty Gerrard will be solemnised

telegrams, ade on the 18th inst Mr. Hamilton is a guest of Sir William Hornell, dressed to Edward Harrison, Dol Vice-Chancellor of the Univer-lar, from Singapore, is lying at the office of the Eastern Erten- sion Telegraph Co. Ltd.

(old)

sity.

with

An

anclaimed

The RMS. Empress of Russia

*The Littlest Rebel", Shirley Temple, will be screened simultaneously at the King's and is due here from Manila at 4 pmi Alhambra Theatres, commencing and will leave Kowloon – Wharf next Saturday,

either at 5 pix. to-day or at 745- p.m. to-morrow for Kowloon Dock

Two cases of diphtheria were for her annual overhaul reported to the Health authorities

in the 24 hours ended on Tuesday.The

following forthcoming weddings are announced:-Mr. The Cheero Chuib resumed their Harry Turner, engineer, residing. weekly whist drives on Tuesday at Claremont Hotel, Kowloon, and Shanghai Cotton (new) Sh$41 night, and the evening was a great Miss Eisie Furniss, of 410 Em-

Zoong Sings Sh$12 n.

Wing On Textiles Sh. $25 1.-

Lands, Hotels, etc.

K and S. Hotel $52 1 HK Lands $36

Debentures

success, there being seventeen bankment Building, North Soo- tables of whist. Prizes were won chow Eoad, Shanghai, Mr. Wi- by the following:-Ladies, 1st liam Thomas Sargent, police of Mrs. Deacon, 2nd. Mrs. Muller,fficer, and Miss Elsie Nora Ro- 3rd. Mrs. Clark, Sealed No. Mrs.Įberton, nurse, of 106 The Peak. Gray, Gentlemen, 1st. Mr. Evans,į

When sumIMODSES 2nd Mr. Reily, 3rd. Mr. Wright,

for allowing Sealed No. Mr. Pinney. The prizes dogs abroad without muzzles came

and Mr. Medina again acted were given out by Mrs. Deacon, before Mr. Balfour at the Central as Magistracy yesterday, Mr. W. Le Bart Sparrow, Assistant Superin- tendent of Police, stated that he

October September January

1111 10.98 10.83 10.66 10.61 10.44 10.30 10.14 10.29 10.14 10.36 10146 11.60

11.45

New York Rabber...

March

15.05

15.15a

May

15.17

15.21

Jaly

September

15.26* 15.32 15.42z 15.44m

December

15.60

15.64

Chicago Wheat:---

99%

99%

HK Lands

4%

$8%

891/

100% z

morning at the Central Political September Council meeting the interest on Chicago Com:- the new recovery 1033 will

ST

$8

be May

60%

60%

fixed at 5 per cent, instead of 6 July per cent. The consolidated loan, Winnipeg Wheat: which is to be used for funding May

6034

61

36 "

261/1

85

ST

Shanghai Lands Sh$18 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 Humphreys $10.65 m. FK. Realties $5.85 Chinese Estates $84 n. China Realties $4 a China Debentures Sh.$60 n.

M. C

$55%

86%

New York Silk:-

BERLIN SHARE MARKET

March May July

174 175 17461 1763 1724 175

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, suit of the discusssion yesterday July

LIMITED

··(Incorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai

Capital Reserve

$7,500,000.00

$1,500,000.00

Branches-All Important Cities in the old issue, will hear 6 per cent. July

as stipulated in the October interest, original proposal Beuter.

Chinz Fanign Exchangs and Gameal Basiting Bei Carens and Sering how pond and Pized

tansacted.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Depoace received in one year of shores pariss

LIMITED

Established 1980

azzata, which will be quitað en application..

SOU Z. CEPING.

Vintyget HONG KONG ERINCE: 3. De Vans Bond, Central Namage's "Once Foreten Exchange Dept.

Capital (full paid-up) Yen. 100,000,000 Geral Offer

Reserve Fund .... Yen 127,450,000

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alemandria

-Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcatta

Canton

Dairen (Dalny) Fengtien: (Mukden)

Hamburg

Hankow

Exrbin'

Eong Kong Fonalulu

Hsinking

Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles

Mamla

Moit

Nagasaki Nagoya New York

Osaka

Pazzis

Peiping Rangoon

Pío de Janeiro San Francisco Seattle

Semarang Shanghai

Singapore

Sourabaya Sydney Tientsin

Tokyo

Tsingtan

Yingkow

Interest allowed for Current Ac-j epants.

Deposits received for fized periods! at tates to be obtained on application.

C. KISHINAMI,

Managezi Hong Fang, 12th September, 1545

POPEYE.

ENGAG

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeur Road. Central. Authorised 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 & Fagentorship under- taken. Safe Deposit Bares for hire. Į PHILIP GOCKCHIN Chief Manager..

ALITY PRINTING

Miss

Paul Revere.

MAP SACK

BRU

ANO

BEGINNING A NEW CHAPTER ENTITLED -- "YOU CANT EXPECT APRILA

SHOWERS FROM WAR CLOUDS". THE BRUTIANS ARE COMING! "BROTIA" IS. A LAND OF BRUTES SITUATED NORTHWEST

OF POPEYE'S NEW COUNTRY. POPEYE'S PEOPLE ARE NOT PREPA ED FOR WAR SO THE RESULT MAY BE

ESTROD

SOUTH PAFISIC

OCEAN

COLINA

OLIVE OILS

ISLAND

[POINT:

Weakness Continued

* CHINA MAIL," SPECIAL

Berlin, To-day. The share market continued] weak throughout yesterday, many prices declining.

Call money stood at 2 per cent and less.-Trans-Ocean Service.

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)

Capital paid up $5,000,000 Reserves

$7,500,000. Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. $600,000. A: Head-Offer Shanghai

A Brak having as ita mission the industrial development on China, and the fostering of be commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Office

6, Queen's Road Central Phone 31116.

RING

Public Utilities H.K. Tramways $13 7. Peak Trams (old) $672 b.

Peak Trams (new) $22 Le Star Ferries $96. n. Yaumati Ferries $19%

HELPING TRADE C. Lights (old) $11.15 b

RECOVERY

British Talks With America

means

Washington, To-day. Mr. Cordel Hall, Secretary of State, in a talk with the press revealed that a series of confer-i ences regarding the

off promoting international trade re- covery was taking place with Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Ambas- sador. Mr. Hull hoped that a substantial accomplishment would resnit, although hitherto neither Government had advanced concrete proposals-Beuter.

MISSING GIRLS FOUND

Duris Richardson, aged 18, and Kose Deveson, aged 18, two Brighton domestic servants who disappeared recently, were found later in Bermondsey.

To-morrow.

C Lights (new) $8 sa ELK. Electrics $721⁄2 b. Macao Electrics $20 n Sandakan Light $474 n. ́ Telephones (old) $26 b.. $26 sa Telephones (new) $10.20 11. China Bases Sh$114/20 Singapore Traction 17/4% 2. Singapore Traction Pref. 26/-

The :

Industriala

the

The next whist drive of the had been instructed to ask for Cheero Club will be held on Tues-heavier fines

of the on account day, February 11: admission 50 danger of hydrophobia and jets, each, which includes light re- great inconvenience of treatment.

The {freshments.

defendants, who were

Chinese, were each fined $15,

The Mothers' Union Jumble which is an increase on previous Sale arranged to be held at St. weeks. Andrew's Church · Hall 00 Fe- bruary 7, at 3 pm, has been post- poned to February 21 at the same time.

As an innovation in their fort- nightly dances, the committee of the REO.CIA. have in conjunc- tion with Mr. Hola, Bandmaster

The fortnightly whist drives of the Royal. Ulster Rifles, com- of the Craigengower Cricket Club piled a programme of "Old Fav will be resumed as from Saturday ourites" dance tunes for their next, commencing at 9 p.m.

dance on Saturday evening next.

·LOCAL DOLLAR

Recent appointments by the Ad-] Imiralty include the following to the China Station: Burg. Lts- Malabon Sugar $8.40 p

JL. S. Steele-Perkins, to Sand- Cald, Maeg (Ord.) Sh $191⁄2-2.wich; and F. H Lamb, to Folke- Cald: Macg. (Pret), Sh $15 nstone (Feb. 7).. Canton Ices $170 b. Cements. $9 & H.K. Ropes $5

Stores, etc Dairy Farms $22 1. Watsons $5 1. Lane, CrawfordsTM $6 Mackintosh 25.1. Sinceres $2.70 2.4 Wm. Powells 70 cá n Wing On (EK) $55 b.-

: MiscellanDOTS Entertainment $470 n.

SC Enterprises $1:35 n. Macao "GreyhoundsTM $2 ne Constractions (old) $15% 1. Constructions (new) 50 ets. Vibro 20ing $4′′ mo

STEADY

"Spot" Silver Falls

The local dollar is steady, open- ing on demand this morning at 1/3724.

"Spot" silver declined 5/16 to 19-7/16; while "forward” n.quoted at 19-5/16.

The London on New York cross- Ch Govt 5% 1925 G3date was quoted at £-US$5.0132," US$5.0241⁄2..

94% S

b

as compared with

HAEC Govi 4% Taan 4% prem. while the New York on London

cross-rate was quoted at £-US- ELK Govt 3% Loan par. b. $5.01% as compared with £ Walace Harpers $4 1.

ILS.$5.0232

Gunpowder Versus Face Powder.

„POPEYE, THE DRIVEN

MY

MARK MY LORDS.RING ZLOBBOY W WONT BE SATISFIED WITH MY FOR LITTLE ISLAND-HELL ATTACK MIS A. YOUR COUNTRY NEXT-HE'S

SREEPS

A TERRIBLE KING!

UNDS OLIVE-CYL'S

FANT TAMBITIDOS.

·WARS IS.

SILLY

IN A ROWBOAT.

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BOOM

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