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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital ...............$50,000,000 Lassed and Fully-Paid-up ↑ 20,000,000| Reserve Fanda:

Starline ----............$ 6,500,000

Hong Kong Currency

Eassite

-----$10,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

· HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital

#THECCHINA MAB

COMMERCE AND FINANCE

LOCAL SHARE MARKET

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

The following was the list of local share quotations issued £3,000,000 £3,000,000 20-day-

Bestros Fund

- 120,000,000

Reserve Liability of Pro-

prietors

$3,000,000

"Agencias and Branches:

Rengiam

SEND OFFICE: HONO BONG.

WARD OF DIRECTORS.

Hun. Mr. J. J. Paterson.

"G. Miskin Eag

Dapucy Chairman.

-iou. Mr. W.H. Beli, J.K. Masson Esq.,

thenghak

1. MANGLES

Casion

A man pat

Coombe

A. H. Compton Esq, T. E. Pearce Bad... pan

Jon. Mr. S. M. Dodwell,

J. A. Prammer kima

Ion. Mr. M. T. Johnson,

AKGY.

A. L. Shields V. M`Grårbørn, Esq. Chint Manager.

BATAVIA TOM BAY CALCUTTA CANTOX CHEFOO COLOMBO DAREN

HAIPHONG

HANKOW HARRIN КОКОЛКИЯ ILANLO

ЗОВСЯК

KOBE

IOWLOON

-KUALA LUMPCE

LONDON

LYUNS

MALACCA

SANTA

MULA (Pobore)

لمة الله بالا

NEW LOKK

PEPISO

PENAXO

HANICK

NUGUS

SAN FRANCISCO

NHÀ NGH

SINGAPORE

DOL BABATA

SUNGEJ PATANI TIENTAL

TUETO

TS: NOTAO

YOEDRAMA

In phant Heakor Hartia

Eng....]ous Long

Current Accounts opened in Loos!, Curvasty and Fited Deponitz zwonkind for me paar or shorter bunda Lol Cementy and Surling on teens whink will be quoted on application

5430 sp 10 đư0 ALFE DEPOSIT BOXES Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

The Beale of the above Bank in copilarie at by the HONG KONG AND SELMOSAI BANKING CORPORATION.

abindande applicatio

FOR THE HONG KONG AND SHINGHAI BANKING CORPORATION:

V. M. GRATECRE,

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

-$10,000,000,00 "Bethariand Capital -

Paid up capital

#6,84,800 30 bere sad Ľadīvaded Profia umaş 2,086,1959

HEAD OFFICE BONG KONG.

28, Dia Vonia Renk, Cantini, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman. En hoon Chun, E. P. I ok. Eng W Yen Long E. Chan Ching Shank, Eng. Li Lan Fang, Baq, Wang Che Sou, Eng, and San Ting Pá Ing.

In Jung 20. End, Chial Manager..

Li The Fang, Esq., Hanoget.

BELNCHES AND AGENCIES:-

Bombay

tlphon-

How

Ketils

Melbour

Namumki

New York

Unda

Pac

Stacebal

Kingapore Zawady

Ema Lampu

Mode

New Lark

Soprabaja

Tangha

LABORA

Forsiga Ezalanga and Genies, Desking became

Caress. Arcousas apanać and Hand Dupaurhe zroved or one pune ar uhorse pucinda në m wista wil be quched an appősen JON.

கார்

and matemaat Beitina Income. Też overpart, ca

Aquacies and Drinskis..

A BREAKLEY,

Manager. Hong Kong, lat January, 1935.

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED

(Incorporated in Cisina) Head Office-Shanghai Capital

**-$7,500,000.00 Beserve

..$2,500,000.00 Branches-All Important Cities in Foreign Stahangs and Games! Beading Bushoon

Cherous und Baving “Acadunta apmal-and. Fizič ¿Deposita · zvonkrad dar nan Jun ar shorter peciola

NOC Z. CHING.

HONG KONG BRANCH » 3. Die Tous Bood. Consen

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Жоли

Fontes Enshangs Dept, manat valentin

Nougat.

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

Head Office: Hong Kong

26. Dos Foux Road Central Authorised Capital $10,000,000

LONDON BANKERS--- Westminster Bank, Ltd. Foreign Exchange and every des |cription of banking business transact

ed.

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

ceived at raten which will be quoted on application.

Trusteeship & Executoushin under- (taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

PHILIP GOCKCHEN, Chief Manager.

Banks

H.K. Back $1635 b... HE. (Lon. Reg) $104 i Chartered Banx $15%/n Mercantile Bank A and

$3234 mi

Mercantile Bank C. 1143⁄41⁄2`n Bank of East Asia $33 1.

Insurances Canton Ins. $265 m. Union Ins. $585 b.

"NEW YORK SHARE

MARKET

Further Selling Looked For

UTILITIES WAT TORN

THE MARKET

Messrs. White, Weld & Com- pany, New York Correspondents Sor Messes. S. E. Levy & Com B pany, report

NEW “ADVERTISEMENTS

PUBLIC AUCTION

T

•

THE Hindersigned have received ns to sell bra Pablle

Wednesday, the 28th. Oct. 1936 “commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Boom,

4 Duddell Street

A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE L

Stocks: We look for further sell- jing to-morrow, since to-day's low comprising:—

brings the reaction to more than Teak Drawing Boom & Dining the normal technical reaction Room Furniture Black Wood However, there is a possibility that Ware, Bed Room & Office Furni- utilities, on the strength of the tare, Carpets, Rugs, Ornaments, final Literary Digest poll, may turn Curios. Cutlery, Electric Table] the market around for a final move Fans & Lamps, Gramaphones & towards the 180 level for the In-Records, Sewing Machines, Radio dustrial average A turn can pro-Seta, Typewriters, Oil Paintings, Dbably be made in the utility group. Pictures, Rattan Ware, Porcelain even though the remainder of the & Glass Ware, Linen, Brass & E. Douglases $30 -2.

market fails to follow. Business P. Ware, Aluminium & Silver HK. Steamboats $5,65 b., $5% done:-1,970,000 shares.

Ware, etc., etc..

China Underwriters $1 China Fire Ina. $462 n.ị FLK Fire Ins. $255” n. International Assen. Se.$34 Shipping

Indo-Chinas (Prež) $35 12. Indo-Chinas (Def) $36 b. Shells (Bearer) 120/71⁄2 1. Union Waterboats $12 a.

Docks, etc.

KK. and K. Wharves $118 n. HK. and W. Docks $123⁄4 n. Providents (Old) $2 b. Providents (New) 20 cts. 2. Hong Kew $150 m.

New Engineering Sh.$4 z. Shanghai Docks Sh. 814 n.

Mining

Kilan Mining Ad. 13/- n. Langkats (Single) Sh.33 . Shai Exploration Sh.32 n. Shanghai Loans Sh$2 n. Raabs $12.

Venz: Goldfeld $6 b. Antamoks $6.95 1. Atoks $1.16 sa Balatoes Gold 59 cts, sa. Balatoes $25 3. Benguet Consol. $25 n. Benguet Exploration 41 eta, b,

41 cts. sa.

Big Wedge 90 cts. b.. 91/93

cts. st Consolidated Mines 10 cts. b. Demonstration $173/.81 s2. Gold Creeks 49-ets. 12. Gold River 12 cts. n.

Ipo Gold 35 cts: n.

LX.L. $2.95 b.

Itogons $3.81 sa.

Mambalão 91 ets, sa.

Wheat: The underlying senti- ment is still strong and the firm ness of markets abroad is a fur ther sustaining influence. Thare was some liquidation by nervous holders, but the majority of opera- tors are optimistic for the outlook. Total sales:-14,602,000 bushels.

Cotton: Snow in parts of Texas and freezing weather in Arkansas

also

Two Upright Pianos. On View from Tuesday, the 27th. October, 1935.

Terms: Cash on Delivery LAMMERT BROS..

Auctioneers

Hong Kong, 29th October, 198A

is checking selling, which looked COMMODITY PRICES

imminent on account of the recent Įtalk of larger crop estimates. The

The following quotations have spot basis continues firm, but for been received by Beuter- ward operators are awaiting dari- fication of the position before mak ing definite commitments.

Prev. Yesterday:

The Electric Boat Corporation New York Rubber: has declared a dívidend of 60 cents|October per share.

May "Spot" silver rose 1/16 to 1978, July

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Closing Closing

New York Cotton

Flash: The Chesapeake & Ohio December Bailway Company shows earnings January ... [of $3.76 per share for the 9 months March

ending September 30th, compared May with $2.66 per share for the same July 19 months of last year.

11.81

117S

11.83

11.79

11.90

1187

11.94

11.02

11.50

11:39

October Spot

17.41

11.41

12.25

12.22

16.371 16.38m

December

January

16.43 16.430 16.44n

16.46b

March

16.48a 16.46b

May

16.57a

+j

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

Jaly

16.602

September

16.64

16.55b 16.580 16.620

BURNS PHILP LINE

Chicago Wheat: December

Silver Prices Up

114-- 115

May

113

11334

July

-984

99%

Masbate $1.04 b.

Byday

Hom

Kolo Londos

BOOKM

Taiping

Bangyar

San Francisco

Toky Vaboomer Tokokama

Eray develation of Banking and The

Losos granted as wegenved Curs Aas, opined is Leoni Currency and Vised Deposita cóuired _for_on_pear i aborter periode in Loost and Foreign Catoannina

Zala Deposit Bears To Let

- RAN TONG 20,

HONG KONG HEIGHTS.

For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the island and Mainland is published:---

Northern Mining 47 cts. D. Paracale Gumaus $16

The local dollar is steady, open-Chicago Corn: ing on demand this morning at December $1.-1/2 13/16.

93/-

942

895

90%

43PL 33

86%

87

Salacot 17 cts. n.

San Mauricio $6.05 sa.

'S

Santa Rosa 16 cts.

Suyoc Consol $1.16 n.

United Paracales $3.77/.81 68.

ISLAND

Universals 65/671⁄41⁄2 ets. sa.

Feel

Lands, Hotels, etc.

W**

while "forward" alao rose 1/16 to Winnipeg Wheat:

October 29%

The Loadou on New York cross-December rate was quoted at $-US$4.88% May as compared with US$489, while the New York on London cross-rate

quoted at

111

111%

109%

110

109 1097%

L

Victoria Peak

1,828

Chief ecopper.

Signal Station

1,774

H. K. Lands $40 5.

Mt. Parker

1,754

Mountain Lodze

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

·LIMITED TO

Established 1880

Capital (full paid-up) Yez.100,000,000 Reserve Fund ......Yen.180,900,000

Head Office: YOKOHAMA

Branches and Agencies st

Moji

Alexandria Bangkok

Batavia

Berlin

Nagasaki

Naguya

1,725

The Eyrie

1,725

Peak Hotel

1,305

Mt. Devis

877

Bowen Road (filterbeds)

297-

MAINLAND

Fect Taimoshan

3,124 Kowloon Peak ........ 1,971

.

New York

Bombay Calcutta

Osaka

Canton

Peiping

Dairen (Dalny)

Rangoon

Fengtien (Mukder) Rio de Janeiro

Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin

Honolulu

Hsinking

Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles

Marila

San Francisco

Seattle

Semarang

Shanghai

Singapore

Sourabaya Sydney

Tientata Tokyo

+

Tsingtan

Yingkow

Interest allowed for Current As.

counts.

Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on applica. Hom

G. KISHINAMI

Manager. Hong Kmg, 11th Exptembet, 1986.

THE

SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK BLAKETED Uncorporated in Chinx)

Capital paid up Reseryes Capital Savings Dept. $500,000. Reserve Savings Dept. 7500,000.

Head-Office-Shanghai fo

A. Bank having as its mission the Indusizial developments Cou Ching, and the fostering of har “commercial relations abroad

Hong Kong Olles? (20-6, Qmen's Road Contra).

H. & S. Hotels $5.90 b. 85.35 & US$4.89, as compared with —

| US$4.89 1/16-

HK. 4% Debentures 105% 1 Shanghai Lands Sh$13 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh.$10 z. Humphreys $91⁄2 1. HK Realties $5-12 Chinese Estates $78 n. China-Exalties Sh.34 n. China Debentures Sh$60 m

Public Utilities ELE. Tramways $11.60 b. Peak Trams (old) $611⁄2 n.

HOME LEAVE TO

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Incorporated with Limited Liability in USA.

DES VOEUX ROAD GENTRAT

Peak Trams (new) 2 n. Star Ferries $93 1. Yaumati Ferries $23 b. C. Lights (Old) $1440 b.,

20/2 s.

RAW RUBBER

Latest Quotations From Singapore

Messrs. H. B. Joseph and Co. have received the following que-i |tations from Singapore in Straits $14-Currency for Raw Rabber

C. Lights (New) $11 b., $11 sa. H.K. Electizes $534 b. Macao Electrics $20 m Sandakan Lights $8.30 n. Telephones (Old) $29 n. Telephones (New) $10.80 n. China Buses Sh$114 n. Singapore Tractions 27/- n Singapore Pref. 27/- 1.

Industrials-· Malabon Sugaz 191⁄2 ní Caid.. Macy. (Ord) Sh 191⁄2 Cald. Marg, Pret) Sh.415 m. Canton Ices $2.20 2. Cement $11 b. $111⁄2 5. HK. Ropes $3.90 n/ Stores, etc.

Dairy Farms $22 12 Watson $4.85 m

Lane, Crawfords 86% 1. Mackintoshs 35 n Sinceres $3: IL:

Wm. Fowers di cis, n. Wing On (EK) $50 ́n

Cotton Milis Ewo Cottons Sh. Sh. $11 Shanghai Cottons (old)

79

Shanghai Cottons (new)

*$46 d. Zeong Sings Sh. $16 m Wing On Textiles Sh$25 n..

Entertainments $$ ma 8. C. Enterprises $1.35 m. Mãcão "Greyhounds" #2 z Constructions (Old) $13% Constructions (New) 42% Vibro Piling 35% ma CE GOTE 5% UZA

92% 11.

HK. Govt. 4% Loan 8%

H.K. Govt. fo Losa Wallsen #Harpers Coco Grove $3,45 ea.

Spot 27% b. Unchanged, Nov.-Dec. 271⁄21⁄2 b. Unchanged. Jan.-March 27% b. Unchanged. Apr-June 27 b. Unchanged.

Market:-Quiet.

WHERE CLOVES COME FROM

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.stead of going to the trouble of! replacing it, they simply throw it on the floor, and to satisfy themselves that it is a fair sample of the whole consign- ment they will probably treat Janother half dozen sacks in the

same arbitrary manner.

Amazing Silent Auction From the buyer's point of view a good consignment is judged by its absence of fibre, of moisture and particularly of]

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{"mothers."; A "mother" sagangway with their right hands clove stalks from which an oil large oval pod that has run to inside their coats and the buy-is extracted. Stalks can be ers make their bids secretly by picked, brought down from the Sh seed useless as a spice.

At mid-day, by which time stroking these hidden hands interior of the island, loaded Sh-each partition is two or three with their first finger, a stroke into dhows to be carried out to inches deep in cloves which, along the palm represents freight steamers which cannot however, still form part of the shillings and a strose scross come alongside the port, consigament up for sale, the the palm represents pence, alfreighted to England or France. auction begins. One of the though the Zanzibar currency and sold at a profit for 11. strangest suctions in the world is Indian rupees. When the per To

for not only is it conducted seller receives a bid with which

out any shouting but in al-the is satisfied he taps the bid- completo silence. The der concerned on the shoulder. of making a bid island the business is concluded.

Buyers, having e 1d A Found

as many consignments The buyer then repacks and takes them, must removes his purchase and ships heir minds before it to the markety of Európez As hat price they are the bidding is all done in secret offer any part mlar the author, cannot say what "Es the price of cloves in Zanziber, The sellers stand about in thelbut there is even a market

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