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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKONG CORPORATION

Authorised Capital

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

$50,000,000 | Incorporated by Royal Charisë, 1858.

Immed and Fully Paid-up – 20,000,000)

Esservo Fundīsim

Sterling

... 6,500,000

...$10,000,000

Sver

Reserve Liability of Pro-

gerigters

HEAD OPTICK: HONG KONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORE

Dodwell. Ing.

C. C. Isight, Zay.

Papaly ChateTOR. „

Hon. ME. WAEL. Boll

A.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.

Paid-up Capital is... Reserve Fund

Reserve Liability - of-Pro-

prieto-s

$20,000,000

Llar Star

Bengkak

Canton

Hon. Mr. J.J. Pataisen | 266" Compton Esq. T.E. Pearce Esq, Colombo

WAE. Johnson Esc, LA. Plummer Bag, Harphone G. Miskin Esq., AL. Shields Esq.

AMOT

FODCHUW

KAIPHONG

BAYLON

JOBOXZ

KOZME

ZOTLOOS

T. 2. Graybarn. Eng

BRANCHES :-

KUALA LUYTUB

LONDON

TTONS

MANILA

MUAB (Johort) KU

NEW YORK

PIMMING

PENANG

BANGOON

SARGON

SAN FRANCISCO

SHANGHA

SINGAPORE

SOPRANAYA

SUNGEI PAZLET TIENTSIN

PAYO

*SINGTAO

TOSORAMA

Dycarsi scunde opmeed in Local Currency and Fixed Dupe erosid for one ye De shorter periods, in Iasi Carneocy and Sterling

au vorm which will be quoted an appliacion

1180 up to date SAFE DEPOSCH BOXES ivacions TO LET.

Hoog dat Norweber. 1998, ́..

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Boninana of the above Zouk in conduci- od by the HONG KONG AND GRANSTAL PARKING CORPORATION,

sbmained on applicatio

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

V. GRAYBURN,

Chiat Kana

Hong Kong, th. Fabrasey, 1985..

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Kalhocked Capital ·

-$10,000,000.00

......$ 4,500,000.00

Hambur

Bank Harbia

Agencies and B

transacta...

Tela

(£3,000,000)

Foreign Exchange and Gommal "Bouling boso Campus Acconcia opened at Pest Deporte receled for one year or sharing picata, we which will, bu quoted-on applic

A. BEKÁRLEY,

Manager, Hong Kong, 1st Jantinay, 1335.

*WERE

THE CHINA MAX, THURSDAY, FEBRUAR (

and

Commerce

Finance.

KA WA BANK PETITION

Allowed By Court

To Reconstruct

Before Mr. Justice R. E. Lind- sell, at the Bankruptcy Courtį this morning, Mr. Eldon Potter, KC Instructed by Mr. M. W. Lo of Messrs. Lo and Lo, made a petition on behalf of the Ka Wa Savings Bank, Ltd., asking for the sanction of the Court for a reduction of the capital of the company by way of recon- struction, and that the volun-} tary winding-up be discontinued and the Bank be allowed to re- sure business.

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, creditors

DEC.

Head Office:-65, Brosłway, New York

Capital Surplex

Reserves mer.

«ULS.$6,000,00(LL00 2,133,633.06 *870,732.05

BRANCHES

atmsterdam

Athens

Dedica Glasgow

Montewas

The Hagan

Ni Displen

Rava Hamburg Hava Badelberg Interlaken

Facia

Puping Bottartinan

Shunda

Bottony Beson Brosveča

Loodan Liverpool

Cairo

Calca

Cannes

Southampton Singapore

Colombe

Copenhage

Juzoe

Karta Caely Manila

Vanica Zokobains Enrich

Dunkin Edinburg

For Do Chapas Munich

"Branches of American Express Rassers and Codivided. Profas & noodsite | Company in Principal cities of United

States of America and Camada, un

All classes of Coutmercial Bamiring Transactions undertaka...

HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG.

28, Das Vana Boed, Centra

BOARD OF DIRECTORS":—

Fur Shegou Chow, Chairman

L4 Koon Chan, s. 1 L In

Exc.. Woor

In submitting his petition, Mr. Eldon Potter said that the.

of the Bank had wholeheartedly supported the petition The capital of the Company was $1,000,000 and by a scheme of arrangement .it had been reduced to $250,000, but it would be increased to $2,000,000 by the issue 175,000 Preference shares of $10 each.

His Lordship granted petition.

LOCAL DOLLAR-

STEADY

Silver Prices Rise

SHARE MARKET

NEW YORK STOCK

MARKET

Purchases Should Be Confined

GOOD" UTILITY ISSUES CHEAP)

The following is the list of local Messrs. White, Weld and Com- share quotations issued to-day-pary, New York Correspondents

Banks ***

TIN PRODUCTION

QUOTA

Hardening In London

Prices

"TOKEN CUT" BY TRADERS

London, To-day.

for Messis. S. E. Lavy and Committee's reduction in the quota

parry, report:-

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

N ME. ALEXIS, ATRADIS

TRAMBULANY" of "Albert Villa”, Kowloon City is spplying to the

The International Tin Com. Governor for naturalization, and (that any person who knows any hardened prices in the after-eason why naturalization should: Stocks: We do not consider to 100 Bession of the London not be granted should send a day's irregularity at a disturb Metal Market yesterday by written and signed statement of ing, but we reiterate the need for Traders point out that, this the facts to the Colonial Secretary, Rconfining purchases to

token cut does not materially Hongkong. special įsituations on weak spots We which even during the period of affect London's stock position,

HA. Bank $1,580 HK. Baak (London) $102 m. ex

div.** Chartered Bank $15 20 Mercantile Bank A. and

£2915*** Mercantile Bank C £1334 m2 Bank of East Asia 373 1.

Imuranons

Canton Ins. $270 1

Unions Ins. $55226.3. China Underwriters $1 b. Ching Fire Ins. $480 m. HMK Fire Ins. $260 m.. International Assce: $8 m

Shipping

Douglases. $56 L HK. Steamboats $5 1. Indo-Chinas (Pref.), $30 m Indo-Chinas (Def) -$20 3. Shells (Bearer) 91/3 Union Waterboats $14

Mining Antamoks $1.80 b.. Balatoes 19 cts. b

Baguio Gold 20 ets. n.

think that good utility issues are upper cent production is per RAW RUBBER PRICES cheap at present for a loux pullsistently tight On the com- Business done:--4,580,000, shares,

Wheat: There was very little the Committee's difficulty Latest Quotations From trading to-day and prices on the of adjusting the admittedly un-

Singapore whole remained steady. Weather desirable narrowness of the

London supplies is reaed, as} conditions are at present stable, increased production only re Mesars. H. B. Joseph and Co. 1but any unfavourable change sults in an incommensurately have received the following quo should cause an. advance. Total small portion reaching the masations in Straits Currency from

Singapore for Raw Rubber.

Spot 25% Up s b. 25 .. April/June 26 b. Unchanged 26-

sales:-8,854,000 bushels.

Cotton: The market continued,

ket.

Moreover the present rate of quiet. with no important trading production is considerably out-

in evidence Operators are

SELL

tion, and in the event of stocks

linclined to hold off and awaiting the estimated consump developments in connection with piling up the Committee may sales by the Producers' Pool and decide on a further cut in the other outstanding matters.

Rubber: The strike in the Good course of the coming quarter.-

Reuter. Year Tyre Factory at Akron. Ohio, is still influencing buyers.

July/September 26 b. Üz-

*changed 26 s. October/December 26 b., Ga-

changed 25/% 8. Market:- Quiet.

of Benguet Consolidated $18.30 -5. We feel that the present decline LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

Big Wedge 12 cts.

Gold Creek 30 ct. 1.

the Gold River 7 cts.

The local dollar is steady, open- ing on demand this morning at 1/3348

"Spot silver advanced to 20-1/16 while "forward" rose 1/16 to 19%

The London on New York cross- rate was quoted at £-US$4m Personal investment accounts hand99%. as compared with S-US-|

n Đôn Toán cao soc. Eng, and Yun Yingled Fi, Eng-

Bombay

Kan Targ Po, Esq. Chief Managet.

Is Tee Yong.. Enge Manager.

BRANCHES AND, AGENCIES

Chicaine Cata Haiphong

Floodli

Kabe

Mattia

Haibon

Sagrad

Sew York

Pace

Posting

Facinay

Seattle

betharang Shangha Singapore Soursonga bel

Sydney Waiborn

Tantain

burgue

Sea Franciaco

20170 Vancouver Youob

Kowloon London

Erncy decription of Banking and Exchange Bunica rapoacted. Lonos granted on approved mpouzitaos.

Careem Accounts opened in Local Catmacy. and Fixed Deposite poured for congue," OE shorter perioda in Local and Forsigo Camocine

Mecz which wait be quoted on application. Safe Depot Braum To Labe

FAN TONG PO

Chint Mag.

$4.953%, while the New York on

The Company offers to intending London cross-rate was quoted at] Travellers the use of it "Travellers Cheques" and Letters of Credit and, addition, the world-wide services

of its thoroughly equipped Travel Department

CEL BENSON,

General Manayun

US$1.992%, as compared with -US$498.

BERLIN SHARE MARKET.

Berlin. To-day-The sharemar ket remained listless yesterday.

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, Call Money stood at 2 per cent.

IMITED

(Escomposted in China) Head Office-Shanghai

Capital

$7,500,000.00 Reserve

$1,500,000.00 Branches-All Important Cities

Foreign Exchange sad Gameal. Banking Box

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK Cams and Saving Amounts opened and Flood

· LIMITED

Established 1880

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

Yen. 127,450,000)

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies at

Alexandris

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Carton

Nagasaki Nagoya New York

Osaks

Paris

Peiping

Daire: (Dairy) Rangoon

Fengtien (Men) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg

Hankow

Hambin

Hong Kong

Honelalu

Hrinking

Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles

Manila Hoji

San Francisco

Seattle

Semarang

Shanghai fingspore Sourabaya Sydney Tientsin

Tokyo

Tsingtan

Tinzkow

Interest allowed for Current Ac cormats.

Deposits received for fixed periods

at rates to be obtained on application.

C. KISEINAMI,”

Manager

Hong Kong, 12th September, 1945,

POPEYE

THE TITLE OF OUR NEW CHAPTER 15-

YOU CAN'T EXPECT APRIL SHOWERS FROM

WAR CLOUDS"

A TERRIFIC DRAMAL

WILL POPEYES NEW NATION SURVIVE??? "HAIL THERES AWOWADH BRUTIAN SPY IN POPE: PALACE RIGHT THIS

Deposits, motivać for ons paar de saccier periods (at známe which will be quoted on application

600 Z CHARG

Kange

Kazagors

HONG MAG BRANCH: 34. De Jazz Bond, Central

change Dep General Office Cabe's Oba

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Voeux Road Central. · Authorised Capital $10,000,000

Trans-Ocean Service.

REICHSMARK QUOTATIONS

Berlin. To-day. The Reichs- mark was quoted yesterday with-|

161: Paris, 609.25: Amsterdam, lout guarantee at:-New York, 40-|

59.175; and London, 12.285.

Paris quoted the pound sterling! at 74.75 to 74.78 and the US. Dal-i lar at 14.985 to 14.99.-Trans- Ocean Service.

DEVELOPMENT OF MIDDLESEX

London. To-day-The Middlesex County Council is issuing at par $2,500,000 of 3 per cent. redeem- able stock, to be applied for the refunding of £1,109,000 of 3% per cent stock and for new capital development sanctioned by the Foreign Exchange and every des-Ministry of Health-British Wire cripton of banking business transactless Service.

ed

LONDON BANKERS:— Westminster Bank, Lti.

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.

QUALITY

PRINTING

Prices

sonable:

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in China)

Capital' paid, up Reserves

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

Whe

A Bank bang vi mỹ n

industrial development on China and the fostering at bes commercial relatious shroad. Hong Kong Office-

6, „Queen's”, Road · Central Phone 37116,

"The Handwriting On The Wall"

[[MNOT N GOING TO THOLD MY HANDS UP ANY LONGER

YOU'LL HAVE

WORSE THAN

OH YEAH?

Ipo Mining 90 ets. Itogons 364 cts. D Salacots 15 C

Kailan Mining Ad 13/9 n Langkats (Single) $11 a Shai Exploration Sh.3431⁄2 n. Shanghai Loans Sh$4 a. Raubs $11.40 - Venz; Goldfield $3 5.

Docks, etc.

offers a favourable opportunity to

reinstate long positions:.

Total sales:-432 lots.

The ss. Cathay is due here from

Flashes: The International Shanghai at 7 am to-morrow. |Cement Company has declared a

The EMS. Empress of Canada. was yesterday erroneously stated: to have left Honoluin on Tuesday.

{dividend of 371⁄2 cents per share. ML. Gourley, of the This should have been Yokohama.. Average daily petroleum produc-United States consulate, left Hong She is due to leave Honolulu on tion during the past week is Kong for the South by the

Tuesday next, February 25. estimated at 2774,000 barrels, 33 Tjibadak, of the Java China-Japan against 2,746,000 barrels the Line, yesterday. previous week.

The Edison Electric Institute estimates electricity production

A First Aid Lecture (for wo-- men) will be given by Dr. D. J.. Valentine, MC, MB, BS, (Los) The ss. Somali-is due here from D. T. 3. and H. (Eng.) J. Pat

and K Wharves (old) for the past week at 1.950,000,000 Singapore at about 6 pm. on the Urban Council Chamber (The

kw.h, in increase of 10.8 per Saturday next.

HK

$101 s

$97/2 =

Old Sanitary Board Room), top: floor, Post Office Building to-mor-

HK and E. Wharves (new) İtent. from the corresponding The Hon Mr. N. L. Smith and row at 5.30 pm.

H.K. and W. Docks $9 n. Providents (old) $1% 1. Providents (new) 50 cts. I Hong Kew Sh$190 n. New Engineering Sh.34 m Shanghai Docks $79 n.

Cotton Mills Ewo Costons Sh.38 n. Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh.STO

The

Shanghai Cottons (new) Sh$41

Zoong Singa Sh.$12 a. Wing On Textiles Sh $25 n Lands, Hotels, etc. ALK and S. Hotels 35 s. HK Lands $361⁄2 n- FK Lands 4% Debentures

100%

Shanghai Lands: Sh $18 m Metropolitan Lands Sh. $10 Humphreys $9.70 nex div. HK Realties $5.85.n." Chinese Estates ·$84 n.' China Realties $41. China Debentures Sh.$60

Public Utilities EK. Tramways $13 5. Peak Trams (old) $7 n. Peak Trams (new) $3 b. Star Ferries 387.1 Yamnati Ferries $191⁄2 n C. Lights (old).$11.30

$1120 sa

82

Macao Electrics $20 1. Sandakan Lights $4% n Telephones (old) $251⁄2 n. Telephones (new) $10,20 m. China Buses Sh$114 Singapore Tractions 17/- Singapore Tractions Pref 26/-

period of last year.

MONEY VALUES IN ENGLAND

Mr. J. M. Keynes' Plea

INCREASE IN VOLUME OF BANK MONEY

¡Dr. W. B. A. Moore, ORE, and

Moore, will lease Statue Pier Mr. G. Rosso, Lloyd Triestino lat 10.30 azn," next- Saturday to Agent, will shortly return to the embark on the P. and O. liner Head Office of the Company in Cathay, which is sailing at noon Italy, and will leave Hong Kong for Home.

an the 23rd instant. The company has appointed. Conte Stanislao de The Rev. Mackenzie Dow will Smecchia as permanent Agent in be the speaker at the weeks Hong Kong. Christian Fellowship Meeting tol

be held at 10:30 am to-morrow Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, chief morning at the Helena May Insti-economic adviser to the British tate.

Government, who is at present on London, To-day..

a visit to Hong Kong, is leaving Instead of the advertised lec-for Canton to-night by the river An urgent plea for a further! reduction in long-term interest ture by Mrs. O. M. Parkinson, the steamer Taishan, accompanied by rates by another increase in the Manuk Lodge of the Theosophical Lady Leith-Ross, Mr. N. E. Young volume of bank money was Society announces a special lec (British Treasury expert), Mr. P made by Mr. J. L Keynes, pre-ture to be given this evening by H. Scott, H. M. Acting Trade Com- siding yesterday at the ammal Mr. A. F. Knudsen, International missioner in Hong Kong, and Sir Life Assurance Co. Ltd meeting of the National Mutual Lecturer for the Society, and new-Frederick's

private secretary,

ly appointed Presidential Agent Miss Cracknell He pointed out that the present for the Far East Mr. Knudsen's relative values of gilt-edged subject will be "God and the The trial of Lam Wah, Tse Kee securities and industrial and or Spirit in Man."

and Wong Chuen an charges of possession of counterfeit apparatus.

dinary shares was calculated, un-

less revised ultimately, to dis- Dr. A. C. Melbourne, of the and 14 counterfeit ten-cent pieces appoint the holders of the latter University of Queensland, Austra-of the 1935 issue was concluded Share prices presumed not merely 112, arrived in the Corfu yesterday before Mr. Justice Lindsell at the the maintenance of the present from Singapore. Dr. Helbourne is Criminal Sessions yesterday, the industrial activity but a further on a mission to the East to make frst and third accased being substantial improvement, which known the advantages offered by found guilty and sentenced to only a further fall in the long-Queensland's schools and to in-three and five years hard laber term interest rates can bring vite students from the Far East respectively while the second ac

types of

to go to Queensland for education, ensed was discharged. He visited Hong Kong some fre

C. Lights (new) $8 b, $8 sa about by creating new HK. Electrics-$74% b, $74/75 capital developments Beuter

Lane, Crawfords $8% n Mackintoshs $5. Sinceres $2.40 ́s. Wm. Powells 70 cts. a. Wing On (HK) $55 m. Meg Miscellaneous Entertainments $470 z S. C. Euterprises "$1.25 2. Macao "Greyhounds" $2 n. Constructions (old) $13⁄4 n Constructions (new), 50 cts. Vibro Piling $4 2. Ch. Govt 5% 1925 GSBd

Industrials.

Malabon Sugars $8.40 n. Cald., Macy. (Ord) Sh.#191⁄2 the Cald: Macy (Pref.), Sh $15 m Canton Ices $13⁄4 1 Cements: $8,80 by $8.85.83 HK Ropes $5.55 1. Stores, etc

Dairy Farms $22 Watsons $485 1

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 4%%

prem bi

years ago on an economic mission HIS MAJESTY'S CORONATION and made an interesting report,

which aroused some controversy, London, To-day.

In the especially on the question of House of Commons yesterday banking facilities for trade.

SIENTMODSERS,

afternoon the Prime Minister, answering a question, said he Two

against could not as yet state when an Kwong San-chun, editor of the announcement would be possible- Nam Wah Yat Po, and Lam Yick-with regard to the arrange yuen, printer, for having caused ments for the coronation of His to be published in the paper on Majesty King Edward. Bri January 29 the contents of a tele-tish Wireless Service. graphic message without the con-

sent of Reuters, Ltd, were with- Five Aberdeen Angus bulls draw before Me W. Schofield, at have been acquired from the herd” the Central Magistracy yesterday, jof the late Mr. Wheler Galton, HK Govt. 84%. Loan pan. n. the paper having agreed to become of Claverdon Leys, Warwickshir Wallace Harpers $4 ̃n..

|z subscriber, to Beuter's service for export to Kenya Colony.

To-morrow.

"Girls Will Be Girls.”

OH, MY

THIS TIME!!

(1-AJONT MIS

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