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BANKS

HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

Authorised Capital.....$50,000,000| Issued and Fully Paid-up. 20,000,000 Reserve Funda:

Sterling ........£ 6,500,000 Hong Kong Currency

................ $10,000,000 Bowery Liability of Pro»

prietors

THE CHARTERED BANK OF" INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA

Imontponded by Royal Charive, 1902.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON

Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fend

£3,000,000 $3,000,000

|Reserve. Lisbility of

$20,000,000

prietors. ...

Aruscias and Bčanches:

PRIAD OFFICE; HONG KONG,

BOARD OF DIRECTOÈS. Hon. Ma, J. J. Paterson.

G. Mision Esq.,

Papery Chaletsen..

J. E. Masson Esq.

Calcutta Casto

4. H.-Compton Esq., T. E. Pearce Esq., 19

Hon. Mr. S. M. Dodwell,

J. A. Plummer Baq-ffi

Hon Mr. M. T. Johnson,

AMOT

Ba

AL. Shields EQ- V. M. Graybars, Esq.

BATAVIA

BUMKAY

CALCUTTA

CANTON

CKETOO

COLOMBO

DALXEX POOGALO

HAIPHONG

HAMBERG HANKOW

HAKKIN

MÖNGLER

KALO

F

MEGRI

KOGE

KOWLOON

Chief Maroc.

BRANCHES

KUALA LUMPUR

LOADON LYONS

MANILA MUAB (Jobs) KULDER

NEW YOR

PEZPIK

PEKANG

RANGOOX

SAX PZATCHBOO

ZAZGOR

SHANGHAI

SINGAPORE

BOURARAZ

TIESTRIS

TOKTO

TRINGTAO

TOKOHAKA

4

Current Acomunte opened in Losal. Quzivacy and Prod. Dupančio socaived for one post or abordar samole la Local Outremer and

4230 up 1500 SAFE SZPORT BOXES la Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK

De Bolsome of the above Bank is avaduot MY HONG KONG AND EXARCERCAT BANKING ODEPOBAROUK. Zaina ung" 24

FOR THE HONG KONG AND KHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

V. I. GHATBURN,

Chief Menge.

Hong Kong, 24th February, 1936.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

Katberland Capital ; —mum $10.000.000.00 Paid to Capita Baterie and Codivided Prodas manā 226,30GNE

HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG.

32, Den Tanz Toad, Cocteni

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Eon, Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman,

Li Xam Chan, Eng. 2. I. Kwok, Ene, Tong

Harbin

Zenbaanga

Forsigs Tachange and Geoscal Backing buskowm

Cucznik doomente spinać vod Pat Dupontin zututvud but can your 'er skuter perioda så takes which will be quoted on appčiamiems.

The Backs Bm D 15 Lemken undertak

sorency, ot" "British Income Tax wargail, as

Agencies und Beserkin

A BREARLETA

Manager. Hong Kong, 1st January, 1985.

THE CHINA & SOUTH SEA BANK, LIMITED

Ancorporated in China) Head Office-Shanghai

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

Capital Eescre Ezanches — All Important Cities in

Chine

Forviga Exchanges und Gluten) Banking Boulness

Oman and Boring Locosto sprzed sad. Find Degrada Fannivad kr we zur me shariat, periods

300 L CHANG.

HONG KONG BRANCH: 25 Du Vaux Bowl, Conical Pandya Declenge Dept. mums that

Cider'a ion

+

THE WING ON BANK, LTD.

and

Commerce

Finance

LOCAL SHARE MARKET

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

The following was the list of local share quotations issued to- day.

Banks

HK Bank $1675 b. HK. (Lon. Reg.) £106,1. Chartered Bank £15% n Mercantile Bank A. and

* 1

Mercantile Bank C. £14% I. Bank of East Asia $83 n.

Insurances Canton Ins. $265 n. Union Ins. $600 1.

China Underwriters $1 n. H.K. Fire Ina.' $253 m.

LESS LIBERTY IS 50

YEARS OLD

(Continued from Page 37

Ney, and Emile Renout, the fam ous painter. Speakers on the occa- [sion were Chainegy 1 Depew, Senator Evarts, Dr. Storrs, and

NEW YORK SHARE Bishop Henry C. Potter. The day

MARKET

Leading Issues- Decline

TRADERS HOLDING OFF

Mesura White, Weld & Com- pany, New York Correspondente for Messrs. S. En Levy & Com- B.pany, report

was called Barthokli day. Twenty thousand- marchers-paraded the įstreets of lower New York City

and 300 vessels took part in grand review in the harbour./

· For 39 years the famous statue was under the jurisdiction of the war department, but in 1925, by proclamation of President Coolidge, it was transferred to civil status.

Some Dimensions

The Statue of Liberty is 305 feet Stocks: To-day's - market was high from the base of the pedestal quiet and irregular and traders to the top of the torch. The figure are holding af pending the out-of Liberty is 151 feet tall. It come of the Presidential Election./weighs 225 tons and is made of Leading issues, including, motors, brass and bronze. The sculptor Isteels and utilities, declined, cop-Bartholdi in fabricating the famous) Iper shares being the outstanding figure executed "the most notable! exception on account of Improved example of repousse work (ham- earning prospects due to the in-mering of metal from the reverse International Assce. Sk. $3% ncrease in the price of the metal side) by moulding 300: sheets of We advise cautiousness for the brass over a metal framework. The moment, pending clariścation of head of the statue measures 17 the Election issue Business done: feet 3 inches from chin to'craniumį

and 10 feet from ear to ear, and -1,600,000 shares..

stand. Whert: Prices were lower to-within it 40 persons can day on weak advices from the Twelve persons can stand within markets abroad, and on a fair the torch. One hand is 16 feet 5 amount of selling. The shipping inches long, one finger 8 feet long.! and mill strikes are both unsettl- The right arm is 42 feet long. ing infiuences for the time being. A fift rises through the pedestal while the uncertainty with regard and a winding stairway continues to the election outcome is also hav-on up through the figure to the ing its effect. Total sales: head. In the left hand is a tablet with the date of the signing of 8,956,000 bushels.

Shipping

Douglases $30 x.

H.K. Steamboats $64 m. Indo-Chinas (Pre) $35 a Indo-Chinas (Def) $36 2. Shells (Bearer) 118/1 a Union Waterboats $10% n.

Docks, etc.

HK and K. Wharves-3110 2. HK. and W, Docks $19%%% m. Providents (Old) - $2.10 m. Providents (New) 20 cts. n. New Engineering Sh.24. z. Shanghai Docks Sh.8811⁄2 n.

Mining

Kilan Mining Ad. 13/16 n. Raubs $12 n.

Stock

<

Venz: Goldfeld $614 b.

PHILIPPINE MINING

Opening Sales

Fates Local In Pesos Currency

4.30

Head Office: Hong Kong 26, Des Your Road Central Authorized Capital $10,000,000

LONDON BANKERS;— Westminster Bank, Ltd.. Foreign Exchange and every desBenguet Explor cription of banking business transact Big Wedge

Consolidated Mines Current Accounts and Savings Ac-Demonstrations

Fixed Deposits ze Ipo Gold

jed.

Sang ng Tang Cha Son, Fes, and Zaa Tine caived at rates which will be quoted para Gold

12 The Zoug, Loja Manage.

BRANCHERS AD AGENCIES D

Manila

Kellow

New Yorky

Seattle Semarang

Denney

Calc

Hay

Nonclaim

Paing

Takyo

Ban Francisco

on application.

Trusteeship & Executorship under taken. Safe Deposit Boxes for hire.

PHILIP GOCKCHIX, . Chief Manager.

Ey maription of Backing' sot ExchanDA begadania, trumbetet. Lamos gasoted on approved

Core Austy syvoeć in Imcal. Currency and Fund Deposits ritulvad for one 2000 ot aborter periode in Loral and. Fongs Cizvodim SEM VAR will be quoted en sepiimtion.

Sale Depois Bonne In J

KAY YONG PO,

THE

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANI, Mineral Resc

INC.

Incorporated, wiki, Kännided Liability in (1.5.2.

Head Office: 65, Broadway, New York

Capital

Sarpins

Eeserves

.U.S.$6,000,000.00 2,240,344.38 897,612.65

Lands, Hotels, etc. HK. and S. Hotels $6.20 . HK. Lands $39 s.

Cotton: To-day's market was the Declaration of Independence steady, though nervous, with tra-inscribed on it.

ders awaiting the result of the Used As Lighthouse Election. The cottori piece-goods

trade still reports good business! For many years the statue was and the consumption outlook con-used as a lighthouse, bat was aban- tinues to be bullish, making in-doned as such when it appeared vestment on the long-side look that the right arm was weakening. Nineteen years ago electric illumi- profitable.

Flashes: The Barnsdall Corpora-nation for the entire statue, in- tion("A") shows earnings for the cluding the torch, was provided. massed at the base of the pedestal;

tram

On your way to North America,

SEE CANADA

Cross Canada

Canadian Pacific ar-condition through the world Famous Canadian Rockies Stopover at Lake Louise... Banff The eities of Eastern Canada. Canadian Pacific Hotels awaits you.

A chain of huurious

Connect at Montreal or Quebec with Canadian Pacific. Trans-Atlantic Liners sailing by the sheltered St. Law rence Seaway to Europe.

Information and tickets from“

your own agent

Canadian Pacific

WORLD'S - GREATEST ·TRAVEL - SYSTEM

quarter ending September 30th, of This includes the 252 foodlights HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE

$506,690.

quarter

The Murray Corporation shows the illumination from which makes earnings of 9 cents per share for the great figure stand out impres

ending September sively by night. Incidentally, the 30th, compared with a les $73.421 for the same quarter Ist year.

of costs approximately £100 a month

of to light up the Statue of Liberty.

From time to time repairs have

The International Nickel Com-been made to the statue, but it Chicken

COMMODITY PRICES

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES

Nov. 1, Nov.

1936 1918;

Cts. Cts.

POULTRY.

42

30

Beef Siriola

was not until 1929, after it had Capons, Small Large been exposed to the weather for

Duct 142 years, that it was given its first Dores

complete washing, <

Eges, Hen (cook-

per doz,

1933 it was noted that the ing) statue's heating system was in Eggs, Hen (fresh)

Antamoks Atoks

.68

Baguio Gold

35

Balatoc Mining Benguet Consol

.15

.14%

51

.05%

181 1.05

2814 48 cts

43 74 cts.

LIL Itogons

2.25

2.30

Masbate Consol

57

Northern Mining

91 ets. pany of Cañada has paid a dividend

of 40 cents per share.

Paracale Gum 8125

85

Salacot Mining

.09

San Manzicio

3.50

5.78

Suyoc Consel

71

117

United Paracsies Gamaus Goldfelds

2.10 3.55

.39 55

94 ctx.

HK 4% Debentures 105 m. Shanghai Landa Sh. $13 n. Metropolitan Lands Sh$10 n.

New York Cotton: December

11.63

11.64

January

11.60

11.60

The following quotations have need of overhauling and that the Fowls, Hainan

appearance of the majestic figure been received by Reuters-

Prev. Testerday upon the pedestal could be in Pigeons, Canton Closing Closing proved greatly by a thorough clean-

The work lasted several Tarkerz Cock ing months and cost the Government

Snipe £6,500. Annual upkeep is said

Canton

M

Geeze

Heikow

Hen

Pheasant

March

11.66

- *11.66

to average about £3,800.

Qxil

Humphreys $91% 0.

May

11.68

11.68

Never until July 14 of this year Partridge

HK Realties $5%1⁄2 'n.

July

11.61

11.60

had any but the American Bag

October

11.14

11.19

flown from the Statue of Liberty.

FRUITS

Spot

12.08

12.08

but an exception was made on this!

occasion when the tricolour of the Almonds

New York Rubber:

December

17.12

17.152

Jannary:

17.137

17:150

March [May

17.16a

17.19

17.194

17.22

17.20

September

17.27

statue.

ja preliminary to the observance of 17.25 the fiftieth anniversary of the 17.30

French republic was unfurled on Lemons, Chinx Bedloe's Island on Bastille day, the Bananas (bride's)

Carambola independence day of France. The Counts display of the French colours was

Apples (California)

Chicago Whest:

Estimated

Casts

December

Lemons, American Lichees, Dried ... Oranges (Canton) Oranges (Sweet) Pears (Canton).

each

ib.

May

July

Chicago Corn:

December

$4

19-89891999889

14~ 10

May

90%

90

July

86%

Winnipeg Wheat:

November

December

-1073%

106 10634

America to meet the cost of the pedestal. Other accounts place Artichokes 107%

the cost of the figure at £50,000 Beetroot 105%

Brinjals, Green 106% and the cost of the pedestal st

1270.000.

15.

Lone

12

LOCAL DOLLAR STEADY

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(Medium)

Spot Silver Firm

114% 114

Accounts very as to the cost of Oranges (Americxa) 1121/ 1122

Some say that Persimmons, Larre 98% Miss Liberty. 99%

Pamelo, Siam £140,000 was raised in France by walnuts 94% popular subscription to pay for Grapes

the gigantic figure and that £60,000 96% was raised by the same method in

VEGETABLES, ETC.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK

LIMITED

Established 1850

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

Fen120,900,000

Head Office: YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies at

Alemadris

Bangkok

Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta

Canton

Dairen (Dainy)

Moji

Nagasaki

Nagoya New York

Osaks

Paris

Peiping

Rangoon

Fengtien (Maiden) Bo de Janeiro

Hamburg

Hankow

Harbin

Hong Kont

Hobolele Reinking

Karachi.

Kobe

London

Los Angeles

- Maria

San Francisco Seattle .Semarang

Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya

Sydney-

"

Ticertain Tokyo Tsingta Yingkow Interest allowed for Caurent Äs- conuts.

Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained an applies-

tion

G. KISHINAMI,

"}

Manager. Hong Kong, 11th Hopieraber, 1988.

THE SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL &

SAVINGS BANK LIMITED Encorporated in China)

Capital paid:am

Reserves

Capital Savings Dest..

Reserve

Savings Dept.

Bend-Office-Sh

A Bank having or its afară the industrial development China, and the Losinring af commercial relations abroad, Hong Kong Offcam

Pak, Queen's Rand. Co

-Phone: 21116/

Ada

Bertin Boy

BRANCHES

Prem

Pape Peping Eguerdien

Amsterdam

Gece

Awar

The Hague

Bembry

Heidelberg

Hotez Milan S

Naples

Beasona

Cairo Colegia Ceaner

Copenhagen Doblin Edinburgh Karancs

Loudou

Zverpool

Lagace

Shanghai boundary

Tiantais

Marseilles Monte Carlo Manila "Mak

Vecin Levice Yokohama Zurich

Branches of American Express Company in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada.

All classes of Commercial Banking| Transactions undertaken.

Personal investment accounts hand-i led.

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

C. IL BENSON,

General Manager-

HONG KONG HEIGHTS

For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest paints on the Island and Mainland is published:—

ISLAND

Victoria Peak

Chinese Estates $78 m Chinz Realties Sh.$4 n. China Debentures Sh.$60 n.

Public Utilities

H.K. Tramways $123. u. Peak Trams (old) $61⁄2 L Peak Trams (new) $24% n

Star Ferries $93 n.

Yazmati Ferries $25.b. C. Lights (Old) $14% a C. Lights (New) $11 n. HK Electries $54 6. Marzo Electrics $20 x. Sandakan Lights $8.30 n. Telephones (Old) $29 2. Telephones (New) $10.70 n. China Buses Sh $113⁄41⁄2 m. Singapore Tractions 27/- n. Singapore Pret 21f-- ni

Industrials Caid, Macg. (Ord.) Sh$191⁄2 x.j Cald., Macg. (PraL) Sh.$15 ¤. Canton Ices $2.20 z. Cements. $11.60 7- H.K. Ropes $2.90 1. ." *ly 'Stores, etc. Dairy Farms $22 n.

Watsons $1.85 1.

Lane, Crawfords 36% n. Sinceres $3 n.

Wing On (HK) $50 n.

Cotton Mils

Ewo Cottons Sh.410.70-1. Shanghai Cottons (old) Sh.76 a Shanghai Cotton (New) Sh$43

July

May

Bartholdi, the sculptor who de-↑ Cabbage, signed the figure of Miss Liberty

and whose skill wrought it," died Cauliflower on October 4, 1904. He was born

in the city of Colmar on April 2,

Camotz 1834. On the hundredth anniver- Celery. airy of his birth his native city Chillies, Dzied The local dollar is steady, open-staged a great celebration in big-

Gr

English

ing on demand this morning honour. In Colmar - are several Curry Stunts at 1/2 13/16.

examples of his work as a sculptor, Cocumbes “Spot” silver was steady at 20.1Others of his work include the Garlic while "forward" _rose 1/16 to great red stone Lion of Belfort, Ginger, Young 20-1/16.

in the French town of that name 29

The London on New York cross-near the Swiss border, a statue of Horseradish, rate was quoted at US$4.88% Tafarette la Union square, New Indian Corn 15 compared with US$188. Tork City, and a group statne of while the New York on Londos Washington and Lafayette in Omons, Bom cross-rate was quoted at US Paris The last-named work of $4.88-15/16, as compared with art was unveiled nine years before £ US$488.

Bartholdi's death.

T

Feat

Zoong Sings Sh. $16 n. - Wing.On Textiles Sh.$25 n.

Signal Station

LITTL

AML Parker

2734

"Mountain Lodge

1,725

The Eyrie

1725

Entertainments 19 n. Constructions. (Old) $1% ne Constractions (New) 421⁄2 cts.

Peak Hotel

EXOS

Vibro Piling *5/en.

RAW RUBBER Latest Quotations Fr

Ch. Gori. 7% 1925 G#Eds.

Currency for Raw Rub

Buyers *287

Badis

Khubar

ML Davis: Bowen Road'

NHE. Gort

Wallace Re

at foot of Neit Col).

-Verutabla

Water Lig Boot

Tomatoes...

Kowloon P

Ner. 1, Nor.

1936 1918

Ib.

·BUTCHER-MEAT.

Prime Cat

Corned

Roast Breast Soap

Steak.****

Steak Sirloin - Sausages...

Bullock's "Brains. per set

Tongue, fresh

Head Heart

corned

Hump, Salt

Feet Kidneys Tail

Head

Hutton Chip

"Saddle

Pi's Chitlings

Feet

...Head

Porks Chope

Kidneys Liver

Lois Leg

Fat or Land

Sheep's Head. &

Fest

Berzt Kidneys

Sucking Pigs to

Sprt,

each 70

→ 1.00

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perset

2.00

perpes 30

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