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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION #

$50,000,000

Authorised Capital Land and Fully Paid-up. 20,000,000

Eeserve Funds-

Sterling

Säver

$6,500,000

.$10,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

BEAD OFFICET HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1. E. Detval, Eng.

C. C. Knight, Big,

Dipity Comemad

Hon. Mr. W. H. Bell

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHIŅA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1883. HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fina

Reserve Liability of Pr

prietors

3,000,000

$20,000,000)

Agencies and Branches:

Alor Sec

Ježio

Amita

Ipoh

Hangoon Baiget

Bangkok

"EMPERANG

Hang

Barumban.

Boenbay

Shanghai

Singapor

Carem

Sitiawan

Campore

Colombe

Mani

Hamberg

Kew Lock Perpiny

Bastor

Hom. Mz. J. J. Paterson Cabe

A. H. Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Esq., MT. Johnson Esq., JA Plummer E30, pho G. Miskin Esq., &. I. Shields Esq.

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T. 2. Grzybars. Beg

Chist gue

BRANCHES tain

LONDON

AMCY

RETAVIA

BONDAY CATCHIN FAYZOX

CER 400

DOLOMBO DATEK POOCHOR

IL THONG

HONGITY FOLLO FOR FORORE

XOWLOOM

KUJEM JUMPER

LIONS

MAE Gohorn)

KUNDEN

NEW YORKT

PEPING VENANG BANGOON

SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

SHANGHA

SINGAPORZ

SOURARATA

BUNGER PATANT-

**ENTSIN S

TORTU

TSINGTAO

TOKORANA

Caress canis opened in Lavel_Currency and Phzad Dupansin inonived for «066 your dr Morier periode in Lecal Carrwny and Sterling es which will be cooled on appostion. ALSO up to daw SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES

cious nives TO THE

King Long, Les November, 19

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Business of the above Bank is coadues- by the HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BAKKING CORPORATION. Bules may be

bined on application.

PUB THE LONG KONG AND SHANGHAI RANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chist Manager.

Bong Long, 2516 Fabrsary, 1933,

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

aborted. Caprial

as Capital

$10,000,000.00

Hong Long

Sourabaya

Такана Tongka

Jokoamna Lambunga

-Forsign_ Fookusaga moć. Omural. Buaking basinang Tescomated.

Carmack Accounts opsand and Freed. Depon received for on your of shoret periods at which will be quoted on appilandiam...

A. "ERRAELEY,

Manager Hong Kong, 1st January, 1935.

THE

INC.

Bead Office:-65, Broadiray, New York

THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, FEBR

Commerce and Finance

NEW YORK STOCK

MARKET

Tendency Continues Irregular

TEMPORARY SIDELINE

POSITION SUGGESTED

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Latest Quotations

N.X. Cotton

May

10. S

15.31

February S.

10.78 10.79

15.49 15.42

INT, Rubber

March

Messrs. White, Weld and Com- Chicago Wheat

Mar pany. New York Correspondents Chicago Com for Messrs. S. E. Levy and Com-

May pany, report—

STOCKS: "Stocks:-The market to-day Anaconda Copper

sng-

Share

$566

60%

99

30

19

SHARE MARKET

Messrs. Harriman's Weekly Report

YEAR OF TRIAL

FOR LEAGUE

(Continued from Page 6)

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS:

NOTICE

Messrs. G. A. Estriman and after the assassination of Ems THE COSMOPOLITAN HOUSE of Co's weekly share report and Alexander, brought fresh laurels 57-59 Kathan Road, is in no wa market review issued at noon onto Geneva.

connected with the International, to-day states:-----

A year 250, the League's pres at the same address and the Commo

Boarding Howe formerly carried on The market during the week tire stood higher than at any time politan House is in no way respon- under review has been compara- since the Manchurian crisis-sible for any abilities of the Inter- tively quiet but rates have been perhaps higher than at any time national Boarding House. well inaintained with a consistent in its history.

Dated 7th February, 1836. enquiry in all sections. May the potrete investment section Hong Kong

More Arduous Tests

subsequent

events

it

and

PUBLIC AUCTION

Electrics weakened slightly at Skrom jthe beginning of the week but might almost be imagined that the

closed much better with strong Fates were not content to allow THE undersigned have been: blused panels best wheat and the League to emerge successfully fundered mastreboun March Telephones (old) re-from the handling of two major from Messrs. Kamor & Komor to 50% mained firm with business done political problems without subsell by Public Auction on

at $26/26.25 and closed with buy-mitting it to further more and Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, ers at the latter rate. Wharves us tests. So, out of the trivial 30% 30%

the 10th, 11th and 13th was irregular, which may well Electric Band & continue in view of the fact that no

(old) had enquiries at $102 cash Wal Wal frontier incident, mater

February, 1936, IS 10

and $103 March after sales atial was found for the staging of immediate bullish or inflationary General Motors 58% 685 58% $101. The only stock to suffer a life-or-death struggle to deter- commencing each day at 5.15 pm announcements are expected. The Montgomery

was Trams which were offered atmine whether the League or the at Messrs. Komor & Komer's årt Ward

38

Gallery, Chater-Road 394 39 Supreme Court's decision on the N.. Central 35% 35% 35%

$13.00, but found favour with law of the jungle should hold away

Their Batire Stock of Fine and.. TVA, which is confidently expect-US. Steel 51 51 514

forward buyers at $13.10 Marchin international affairs.

Valuable Art Curios ed on Monday, is impossible to The following quotations from Lon-Hong Kong Lands were quiet For much more than the in- AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, forecast The decision should doa were received last night between with

(without Reserve) shares offering at $35.50dependence of Abyssinia was at stimulate a good rally, led by ati- 5:50 pm and 10.50 p

Star Ferries were marking time stake when Signor Mussolini "de Terms: Cash on Delivery Silver Spot 19-7/18 (last close) and could be obtained in small termined to take the law into his] ifty securities, if it is largely R-19-9/16 (last received),

LAMMERT BROS. favourable to the Government; (change).

hands. Statesmen parcels at $96. Some of the w

Auctioneers.. otherwise, it may be a signal for Silver Report: India speculators minor issues showed signs of eas thinking people everywhere real-

Hong Kong, 8th Feb., 1936. heavy selling. We would

bought and sold. Market steady.

iness at one time with Hotels re-ised that, if the strong am of Liverpool Cotton-May 5.71 (ast)

ceding to a selling rate of $5.40. violence succeeded, the hope of gest a temporary side-line posi-close), 5.7T (lust received), 06 Chins Lights (old) fluctuated be establishing a reign of law be/solini's cynical faith in a creed tion, except for scale-down pur- (change).

of violence. chases of stocks with good pre- Liverpool Wheat-Karch 6/25 tween $11 and $1130 closing in tween civilised communities

Earnest Striving (last close), 6/2

(last received), demand at the latter figure after would be destroyed at least.

Throughout the early months- London Rabber-April-June (buy-business done at $11.40 cash and within the measurable future. jers) 7-3/16 (last close), 7 (last $11.60 March. Cements after The probable repercussions upon of the dispute, the League mem--

received), 1/16 up (change).

having been done at $8.50, reviv. European politics aroused anxiousbers showed clearly that they had It is also clear no wish to precipitate a quarrel ed to a buying rate of $8.85. Pro- speculations.

even arguable vident (old) after declining to that the conscience of the major with Italy. It is $1.85 at one time closed in strong ity of nations in the League was that, while Italy's warlike pre- The following quotations have demand at $1.95. In the sterling genuinely shocked by Signor Mus-parations were being relentlessly published shead, they strave 80- ity of purchases, for the sake of been received by Beuter.

section Hong Kong Banks were

(Continued in next Column)

conciliation earnestly for

and trading profits, on any marked

Prev. Yesterday put through at $1600/05 while]

compromise that their anxiety to- set-backs. Total sales:-8,577,-

Closing Closing Unions had sellers at $565. The

avert war was construed as weak- 1000 bushels.

tone of the market at the close is

ness. Be that as it may, not even 11.09

11.14

steady with a distinct scarcity of

of %% Dis. par.Įthat amazing mobilisation 10.78 10.79 offerings

CHANGES (3.15 pm.) world opinion at the Sixteenth 10.55 10.55

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Assembly, under the leadership- 10.23 10.26

of Sir Samuel Hoare, was suf 10.24. 10.26

ficieze to stop the Italians fram 10.23

striking.

Surpins Eeservos. ******

Amatardami Antwory Libens

Segión. Boobay

Sectorals"

US $5,000,000,00 2,183,533.00 870,7%..08

BRANCHES

Ghemoa

Chiangon

The Engro

Bavetas

Hamburg Barre

Interlaken

Montien

الهادي

Kie

Napina

Pirms Paris Priping

Hotterdach

Shanghai Bouthampson Singapor

Cairo Celentle

Lesuche

Lezzor Marseilles

Monte Cacio Manila

Vatica Yokohama Zazion

Colcca.bo Copenhagat Dublin Edabergs Florence

GREDI

Mo

sent and higher prospective earn- ings. Business done:-2,560,000 shares.

"Wheat:-To-day's market was without any particular feature.

Business was slow and prices re-

gistered a small decline. Wel would still suggest the advisabil

of

up (change).

COMMODITY PRICES

MA

New York Cotton:-

Brancher of American Express] "Cotton:There is still no in-March 5.58,800.00 | Company in Prizzipal cities of United formation

the proposed May Sears and Cadivided Prodite 3 200,000 States of America and Canada.

Government selling programme, July

HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG.

13, Das Vaur Rowe, Castani.

►

BOLED OF DIRECTORS:—

Siz Show-son Chow, Charman

Il Food Chu, Bag 3. X. Imad Bay Mag Tan Teng Eag.. Chan Ching Shak, Esq.

All classes of Commercial Banking but when the announcement is (October Trazeactions undertaken.

Personal investment accounts hand-prices andaly

made it is not expected to depress December

January

"Rubber:--Prices advanced to-Spot

3

Highled.

Sang, Eng Thong Chu Son, Esq. and Kan Ying F. Eng.

Dinag

Jomba

4.

La Tung Po, Esq., Chist Macagute

Iz To Fing, Eaque Managet.

REANCHES AND BUENCIES:

Canter Haiphong Backow Mondiala

London

Manila

Malbouma

Kingnonici

New York

Chaka

Patia

Peigung

Penang

Hangood

Saigon

benarset

Bhang Singapore

15 WIDOW

bydney

bow LISADALES

* aiyo

bau Francia Vancouve -Jakobama

Every description of Banicing and Exchange Jazbena trainattad. Lemn granted as approved

Current Accounts opened in Local ComŃCY and Fixed Depoute mosired for CAN THE DE adores peciods in Lost and Foreign Currentime *_tama which_will be quoted on application. : DA DO: Đoan To L

BAN TONG PO

:

Chat' Managat,

day on better demand, from New York Rubbers— The Company offers to intending manufacturers and Traveller the use of its “ikaraliais

on a scarcity (March Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, of offerings by holders of stocks May

m additch, the world-wide services of the commodity. The specula-July of its thoroughly equipped Travelitive element is almost completely September Department

absent from the market at pre-December sent. Total sales:-275 lots. Chicago Wheat:-

"Flash: -The American Bail-May way. Association estimates

Business during the week has been done at the following prices:

F. E. Banks $1600.-/1605,

-Antamoks-$1.60.-

Wharves (old) $101.-

Wharves (new) $98.- Providents (old) $180/190. Lights (old) $11-/11-30.

Telephones (old) $26.-/26.25. Telephones (new) $10- H. K. Electrics $70%/TL- China Underwriters- $1.10. HK Lands $36.-**

-10.26

11.60

11.65

15.31

15.43à

15.41-

15.53

15.53

15-63 15.63 15.75 15.81-

Lights (new) $8.-/8.10. Cements $8.50.

15.93a

C. EL BENSON,

99%

9872

General Manager.

car-July

892

8823

LIMITED

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK loadings for the week at 622,000, September

which is an

increase of 25,000, Chicago Corn:- cars from the corresponding week May July of last year.

-8872

603%

H. K. Trams $13.- -Nanyangs $2.

60%

5074

Winnipeg Wheet:

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF May July INDIA, LTD.

36

35

867's

850

..

Entertainments $4.70/475.

October

86%

ssb

Bank of East Asia 380.-

New York Silk:- ¡March

1.74

170:

May July

175

1.732

1701 1.401

(hæcorporated: in Chins): Head Office-Shanghai

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

Capital Reserve Branches--All Important Cities

Farolyn Fachange and Genera? Deaking Bailamow Reached

Cement and Baring,

Орчин And Fixed

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Deposion and me one pass or aborter periode.

at matun vetzich will be quoted on applimation

LIMITED

Established 1880.

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

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies st

Nagasaki

Alexandzia

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calenta

Canton

Nagoja

New York

Ossia

Paris

Peining

Dairen (Dalny) Pangoon

Fengtien (Makden) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin

Hong Kong

Honelata

Heinking

Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles

Manila

Moji

San Francisco

Seattie

Semarang

Shanghai Singapore Somabaya Bydacy Tientain

Tokyo

Txingt

Tingkow

Interest allowed for Current

couts.

BOU Z DHÁNG,

5030 KONG "BRANCH:

$1, Dar Tam Road, Central

Manager' Om

Foreign Exchange Dege"

General OOR

Caster's Odes

FEAD OFFICE, 15. Graccharoh Street. London, E.CA Arthorised: Capital£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital.... 1,800,000 Paid-ap Capital

- 1,050,000 Reserve Fund & Rest. 1,247,830

BANKERS

BRANCHES:

Samply

Karachi

Tel. 24385

Bangkok

Zpok

Bombay

Calcutta

Colombo

Delhi Galla

Floss Long

*ndens

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Fois Bber

Tusia Lipis

New York Penang Port Louis

(Xauritius)

Bangoon

Kuala Lumpur Shamebai

Kuantan (Palang) Simula

Singapore

HONG KONG PEANCE.

6034

H.K. SHAREBROKERS

ASSOCIATION

The following report was issued by the Hong Kong Sharebrokers'

Every description of Banking and Exchange Association yesterday afternoon. businema zemanetand.

Treviziers Cheques isroed.

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

and Exmentorships undertaken. INTEREST allowed on Current Anunte and

application. Pized · Depošts at Enter that may be asetained

2. FENNEDY.

**Queen's Road Central

Current Accounts and Savings Ac- Hong Kong, 24th July, 2005. counts opened Fixed Deposita ceived at rates which will be" quoted ca_application.

Trusteeship & Braestarship under-i taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire. PHILIP GOCKCHIN

Chief Manager. "

AQUALITY PRINTING

Deposits received for fixed periods with

st rates to be obtained on application.

C. EISEINAMI,

Manager. Hong Ems, 12th September, 1836.

POPEYE

بینند.

THE NEWSPAPER EXILEPRUNE 1773.

Paging King Solomon!

BRUTIAN SOLDIERS-

BRAVE-EFFICIENT- A FEROCIOUS

POPEYE, FORGET ABOUT WAR FOR AWHILE AND PW A

LON TOME- YOKU BADE

Manager.

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)

Capital paid up $5,000,000. Eeserves

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

→Head-Office Shanghai

A Rank, having as its mission the industrial development on China and the fostering" of ber commercial relations abroad. Hong Kong Orice ==

2) 6, Queen's - Road Central”

Phone 31116.

|-NIK OLIVE, 1-AINT GOT NO

TIME FOR MUSHIN→ I GOT TO INSPIRE NE SHEEPS EN GET EM READY

BATTLE

Bank of East Asia $80 CD b. Underwriters: $105

$1073

Antamoks $1.55 b Baguio Gold 20 eta. b. Beng Consolidateds $16 b. Gold Rivers,674 cts. b. Land Debentures par b.. Providents Old $1.95 b. $1.95/2 ELK. Docks $82 b.

Ki

Peak Trams Old $6 b. Yaumati Ferries $20 b. Lights Old $1174-5. Lights New $8 b. Electrics $721⁄2 b Telephones Old $261⁄4 b. Canton Ices $13⁄4 b. Telephones New $9.80 b. Cements $8% b.. Kanyangs $32 b.

DEAR SHEEPS THIS COUNTRY NEEDS FIGHTIN MENTO STOP THE BRUTIANS- JOIN THE ARMY AND BE HEROES DONTS BE COWARDS!

Gort: Loans 3% 99%. Eaubs S1120.

H. K. Wing On $58/60.-

E K. Stock Exchange Weekly issued at 3.15 p.m. yesterday.

The market was rather erratic during the week under review,

weakening and strengthening al-

Antamoks $1.60. Gort. 31% Loan,

BUYERS Providents (Old) $195. Peak Trams (Old) $7.

Peak Trams (New) $22. Telephones. (Old) $263⁄4%. China Eights (Old) $11.30. China Lights (New) $8. Electrics $72.

fair 2

ternately. However, amount of business was done, chiefly in the Public Utility group, at prices which fluctuated only slightly.

Canton Ices $13⁄4-

Cements $8.85.

Canton Ices $14.

な

Benguet Consolidated $17. SELLERS...

Hong Kong Hotels $5.45.

SALES

China Underwriters $1.07% Providents (Old) $190/1.95. *: Humphreys $10.40.

China Lights (Old) $11.20/11.30.| Electrics $73. Antamoks $1.60.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE

$188,036.66 Net Profit For Past Year

Sanctions, operated by some- fifty nations, were next tried for the first time in the League's his- tory. They were working very. well when a sudden check to the League's confidence was adminis- tered by the "peace plan" bomb- shell. Although, as a result of a great public outery, this schema- reward the aggressor vis promptly slain at birth, the League had not fully recovered from the shock by the end of the- year.

Disputes Settled Meanwhile, of course, the rest of the League's activities had been steadily progressing. Many disputes between nations were settled with very little fuss. The frontier quarrel between Iraq and Iran (Persis) developed no awk- ward features. The League Coun cil won a moral victory over-the Danzig Nazis, in Tapite of the strenuous efforts of the latter to? tear up the Free City's Constitu- tion Rather more obstinate was the Chaco dispute between Boli- The Directors of Humphreys via and Paraguay, but shortly Estate and Finance Company, after a special meeting of the As- Limited report that the net profit sembly the belligerents were per- for the year ended December 31, suaded to begin peace negotia China Underwriters $110, 1985, after deducting Directors' In the humanitarian and social

$1.07.

and General Managers' remunera sphere, the League of Nations Wharves (Old) $101.

tion and

including $29,880.13 was able to add materially to the Wharves (New) $98.

brought forward from Izst 20-vast volume of good work already Providents (Old) $2174, $1,85 count, amounts to $188,036,6€, | done. With the questions of the

which they recommend should be drug traffic and the traffic in won *. appropriated as follows::

men, a close watch had to bë képt Pay a dívidend of 7% ́án

upon the operation of the inter-

BUSINESS DONE DURING THE WEEK Hong Kong Banks $1595, $1600.

$1605.

$1.90 $195.

Lands $36.

Humphreys $10.40.

Tramways $131⁄2, $13. Star Ferries $96. China Lights (Old) $11% $11.30, $11%, $1110, $1115

·$1105, $11.20, $11.30. China Lights (New) $, $8.10. Electrics $73, $723⁄41⁄2, $71, $70%,

$73%

Telephones (Old) 426

$26.

Cements $825

200,000 shares ****** $140,000.00 | national agreements for the zon

Transfer to Special Ee- pains and Renewals A/e Transfer to Building Im

provement A/c Carry Forward

10,344.00 Pression of these evils. Steps:

were taken to get more detailed 4,656.31 information about the survival of 23,036.25 slavery in certain parts of the --- 182,024.68 | world, as a prelude to an inten Themaal ordinary general sive League campaign. Arrange- meeting of the Company will be ments were also made for the set- £26.10, held at the Hong Kong Hotel at tlement of the Assyrian Christian

11.30 am on Tuesday, February) refugees" in the Ghab area of

1X

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THAN DEAD

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FOR IKIN AANS

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