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EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY'S CABLED

War'

QUOTATIONS

ขนา

London Dec. 7.

Last To-dar'A Price Price

Lown (red. after (1032)

Chase 4% Colä 10/10 101

1008

Chinese 5% Gold Bonda,

Lon

07

时

1023-67 ...

**

13

Chincas 434%% Angio

French Loan, 1908.....

13

193

Chinesa 5% Crisp Loa1,

J012

031%

Chinese 5% hearg. Lain.

1913 (1ɗn, ix.)

Chinees Imperial fly

Honan ly 57 1005

Hukusng ty 67% 1011

10

Lung Tsing & U. Hai Rly.

21%

22

Shanghai-Nanking

July.

35

Tientsin-Pukow Riy. 5%

Brit. Stpd.)

20

20

Tientein-Pukow

ly. 4%

28

za

ΣΠ

23

(Ger. Stpd.1 Tientsin-Yukow Rly. 5

(Brit, Stpd. Supl Loon) Tientsin-Puków Ry. Be

(Ger. Stpd. Supl. Lonn) Japan Batering 1907 Japan Sterling 104 Ger. 7% Int. Loan, 1913 Chartered Bank

1K. & S'hal Bartking

Corp. (Lan, Reg.? Chinese Eng. & Min, ...

8574

3070

17/-

Chosen Corp'n.

10/

10/-

Pekin Syndicate

5/0

Shot Elre. Construction. Shal Waterworks Co. "A"

32/0

32/0

20

nom

nom

24

Union Insurance Society Gula Kalumpong Rubber Allied Iron & Foundries Assoc. & Elce. Industries Austin Motors. ord. Cable & Wireless, New

Fonn, ard. British-American

(bearer) Cammell Laird, Mexican Eaglo

General Eire (Eng.)

ÖR. BazarS

Holls Inves

1tani Motors

29/4/4 29/44 231. 25/- 4471035 44/7 32/0 30/-

07

G7

104/41⁄2 100/0 10/7 10/3 12/7 12/0 40/7 45/D [01/- 102/0

32/0 32/3 7/14 T7/735 197

Tobacco

Courtsuds

Distillers

Dunlop Rubber.

Guinness A

Son & Fo

Hawker Siddeley Aircraft

23/0 25/3

Bristol Arroplane

47/0

Imperial Chemical Indus.

· ១៩

Imperial Tobiera ...

47/0 55/3 149/3 14574

Marks & Spencer "A"

0174

00/4

27/0 28/4

03/0 03/0

702494 7970

74/41⁄2 73/0

United Steel

27/3 27/1%

Drop Forg

Armstrong Stevens

10/9 R/-

10/0

A/

Prmed Steel, com.

Vickers, ord.

Woolworths

77/74 77/7

Anglo-Dutch

30/-

Red Puntalion Invest.

Trust

20/0

20/3

Burma Corp'n

12/0

11/0

Commonwealth Mining

2/7 2/7A 21/

21/- 40/14 470

Tate & Lyle ..... Turner & Newall

Smwick

Marsman Investments

Randfontein Estates

Festoration Co

Sub-Nigel

Tanam Gold Mining

Anglo-Iranian

Burmah

She Trans.

thearer)........

707 720

17/104 1021934

20/ 25/0

29.7%

100/- 10040

nd

707416 70/13 110/15 110/1

Trad.

04/035 03/9

Chinese Are Sig. Notes

1023 Vickers) 20 Canton-Kowloon Rly 5% Hulpar Bly, de 1911

(German Is.)

3014

3014

23

30

-Reuter.

EXCHANGE

STATE EXPRESS

CIGARETTES

The name State Express has

stood for 50 years

representing the very highest

quality in cigarette making.

T.T. London Demand

TT. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan

T.T. India

T.T. U.S.A.

T.T. Manila T.T. Batavia

4 Bangkok

T.T. France

T.T. Germany

STATE EXPRESS

333

MADE IN

ENGLAND.

by Ardath Tobacco Cu., Ltd., 210, Piccadilly, London, W.1.

50 for 95 cts.

STATE EXPRESS

33

(PLAIN).

STATE EXPRESS

777

STATE EXPRESS

(CORK TIPPED)

IN LONDON

The

Hongkong Telegraph

is on sale at

SELFRIDGE'S

For Advertising Rates

the London Representatives are-

REUTERS,

LTD.

3. Tokenhouse Buildings

King's Arms Yard

Bank E.C.2. London

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

1937.

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local share quotations issued this morning.

*** Danks

II.K. Banks, $1,500 b.

II.K. Banks (Lon. Reg.), £88%1⁄2 b. Chartered Bank, £12% n Mercandle Bank, A. and B. £32 D. Mercanulo Bank, C., 218 n. East Asia Bank, SVU n.

Insurances

Canton In.,

Union In, 2724 0.

n.

China Underwriters, $1.50 n.

H.K. Fire In., $240 m.

Douglas,

ILK. Steamb

$8 n.

Indo-Chinas (Prol.), $51 m. Indo-Chinas (Def.), 343 n. Shell Bearer,

03/0

Union Waterboats, $0.30 n.

Docks etc.

H.K. & W. Wharves, $118 n. H.K. & W. Docks, $28.80 n.

35 ciz. n. Providents

(new) Providents (new), 35 cia. n. New Engineerings, Sh.-- Shanghai Docks, Sh

Kallan Mining Adm. 17/- n Itaubs, $0.30 n.

Venz: Goldfield, $5 n.

Thipping Uning

Antomak, 61 n.

Aloka, P. 19

1.19 1

Beaulo Gold, P. —

Benguet Consol, 0.70 n.

Benguet Explor., P.- Big Wedge, - Coco Grove, P. 40 Consolidated Mines, P.-- Demonstrations, P. 371⁄2 n. E. Mindanao, Gumaus G'fields, P. Po Gold, I'v

......

P. .57 n.

Masbate Consols., P. Min. Resources, P. — Northern Min., P. ---- Paracale Gumaus, P. 17 n. Sulacot Mining, 1'. -- San Mauriclo, P. 49 n.

P. .15

n.

Suyo paracales, P. 40 n.

United

Lands, Hotels, cic.

H. and S. Hotels, $3.221⁄2 n.

H.K. Lands, $32 n.

HK. Lanos, 4% Leben, $100 . S'hai Lando, Sh. —

Sh, Metropolitan Lands, Humphries, $81% n. H.K. Realties, $4.85 n. Chinese Estates, SUO n. China Realtics, Sh. - China Debent,

Public Utilities

H. K. Tramways, $13.30 sa. Peak Trams (old), $71⁄2 n. Peak Trams (new), $33⁄4 n. Star Ferries, $812 n.

Youmati Ferries (old), $25% n2. China Light (old). 11.30 sa.. Chinn Lights (new), $11 z'

Electric, H.K.

$54 1, Macao Elctric, $20 n. Sandaken

$13 b. Lights, Telephone (old), $26% s Telephone (new), $9.30 a China Buses, Sn.

Singapore Tractions, 23/9 Singapore Industrials

23/- n

Cold: Marg. (9). Sh, —

Cald: Macg. (P

Sh.-

Canton Ices, $1.70 n. Cement., $12.30 b. II.K. Ropes, $3.80 n

Stores, &c.

HONGKONG AND SILANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

Authorised Capital ...........................**

$50,000,000

lagued and Tully Paid-Up.... $20,000,000 Beserve Funda-

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1353 HEAD. OFFICE-LONDON, 32 Bishopsgate, K.CZ. Sterling....................................................... & 6,500,000 Paid-up Capital .................................................. £5,000,000 Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Lazbility of Proprietors £3,0UUJAR ............. £3,000,001 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 820,000,000 | Reserve Fund

HEAD OFFICE-LUNGEONO.

MANCHESTER BRANCH: DUARD OF DIRECTORS :-

Q. Miskin, Esq.

Chairman.

Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, Deputy Chairman,

J. IC. Bousfeld, Esq. K. 6. Alorrison, Esq.

A IL Compton, Esq. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson B. JL. Dodwell, Esq. TE. Pearce, Esq.

J. E. Masson, Esq, A. L. Shielda. Bəq.

Bir Vandeleur 34. Grayburn. CHIEP MANAGER

BANGKOK

AMOY

BATAVIA

MUAY

CALCUTTA

CANTON CHEFOO LOLOMBO DAIREN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG LIANKOW HARDIN HONGKEW ILOILO

Pol

JOHORE

KOBE

KOWLOON

BRANCHES

KUALA LUMPUR

LANDON

LYUNS

MALACCA

MANILA

MUAJ (JOHONE)

MUKDEN

NEW YORK

PEIPING

PENANG RANGOON BAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO

RHANGHAI

BINGAPORE SOURABAYA BUNGEI PATANI TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

Current Accounts opened in Local Cu rency and Fixed Deposits received tor ond year or shorter periods in Local Currency and Sterling on terms Which will be quoted on application

date SAFE DEPOSIT

ALSO up to BOXES in various sizes TO LET.

Hongkong. 18th May, 1937.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

¿T】 Mosley 86, Manchester,

́ÁGENCIES AND BRANCHES;

Alor Star jpoh

Amritsar

Bangkok

Batavia Bombay

| Calcutia

Cantan Cawnpore Cobu Colombo Delhi

aniphon

Hamburg

Flankow

FENCOL

longkang

110110

Karachi King

Kobe

. Kunta

Lumpur

Kuching Madras Manila

Medan

New York

Peling

(Taking)

Penang

Fangoon

saigon Gemarang Seremban Shanghai Singapore Biswan Bourabaya Taiping

Tientsin

Tongkah

(Bhuket)

Tsingtao

Yokohama

Zamboanga

Foreign Exchange and General Bat- ing business transacted.

The P. & O. Banking ... Corporation, Ltd. (incorporated in England, 1920), '

Authorised Capital ............... Subscribed and Pald-up ..... Reserve utricl

£3,000,00 £1,604,100

€ 100,000

HEAD OFFICE: |117-122, Leadenhall Street, Londen, R.Ca WEAT END BRANCH: 14-16, Cockapur_Street, London, BW3.

DRANCHES:-Bombay, Calcutta, CXL. Coimbatore, Colombo. Hongkong. Biadras, Bhang.ial, Bingapore,

cut

Agencles—in all the principal towns of the world.

General Exchange and Banking bus- | nem transacted, Loans and overdrafts Current granted on approved security.

and Fixed Deposit, accounts opened.

BAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUIL- RENCYInterest allowed at 3% per

|sertim,

ATERLING SAVINGS ACCOUNTS-- interest allowed at rates which may be obtained on application. :

TRAVELLERS' LETTERS OF CREDIT,

Current Accounts opened and 31390 | TRAVELLERS CHEQUES AND PAS- Deposits received for one year or shortes periods at rates which will be quoted at (application,

in Londot The Bank's Head Office undertakes Executor & Trusten businem and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may be sscertained at any of its Agencies & Branches.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK. LIMITED,

Y.134,400,00

Capital (fully paid-up).......100,000.00 Reserve Fund

HEAD OFFICE YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at

Alexandria Bangkok Batavia

Berlin

Bombay

Calcutta Canton

Dairen

Hongkong

Irinking

Karachi

Kobe

London

Los Angeles Manila

Bioji

Nagasaki

Nagoya

Rangoon

Rio de Jansiro San Francisco Beattle

Semarang Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya

(Dalny)

rengtien

(Mukden)

New York

Hamburg

Овака

Bydney Tientala Thingtao Tokyo Yingkow

The Business of the above Bank in conducted by the Hongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation. Itules may be obtained on application. FOR THE HONGKONG AND BILANGHAI | frankow

BANKING CORPORATION.

.V. M. ORAYÐURN,

Chiat Manager. Hongkong. 18th May, 1937.

OUR GUIDE TO THE CINEMAS

Topper" (King's Theatre, to-day. -If you don't know the story, don't be misled by the title. The film is good entertainment, made so by the Anc performances of Constance Bennett, Cary Grant, Roland Young and Dille Burke.

"High, Wylde and Handsome"

(Queen's and Alhambra Theatre, to- day)-Reports of this picture ore favourable. Anyhow, Irene Dunne is in it, and this is sumclent for a great

many people. Also in the cast arc Randolph Scott and Dorothy (Jungle Princess) Lamour.

Harbin Honolulu

Ouru

Parto

Peiping

Interest allowed on Current Accounta Deposits received for fixed perioda rates to be obtained on application

SENGER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for use on board P., & O, and D. 1. Steamers and at Ports of Call) are issued at currunt rate of exchange and free of commission. AMERICAN EXPRESS TIAVELLERS CHEQUES #old and cashed.

British Income Tax Пecovered. Executorships and Trusteeships under-

W. J. WADDINGTON, Hongkong. 3rd April, 1971.

laken.

'alabagor.

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Head Omce-15, Gracechurch Street, London, EC.J.

Authorised Capital

Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital ....... Reserve Fund and Rest

BANKERS.

£3,000,000

1,000,000

1,050,000

12247,300

The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd.

Dongkak

Dombay

Calcutta Colombo Delhi RANO.

Mansget Galle

|Hongkong

Honkong. 11th September, 1997.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reservo and Undivided

Prots

$10,000,000 DO $ 6,508,500.DG

Howrah

BRANCHEB --- Ipan Kuantan

Kandy Karachi

Kota Bharu

Kuala Lipis

Kuala Lumpur

Madria

. New York

Penang

Rangoon Shanghal

Simu Singapore

·

Kuala Trengganu

$2.710,720.76 ascertained on application.

HEAD OFFICE:~HONGKONG 10. Des Voeux Road, Central

P. K. Kwok, Esq.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:— Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman.

Fung Ping Wah. Erg Koon Chun. Esq.

Li Lun Sang. Eaq. Wong 2 un Tong, Esq. Wong Chu Son, Esq. Chang Chung Shek. Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq

KAN TONG гo, Esq., Chief Managut. LI TSE FONO, EM, Manager, BILANCUES AND AGENCIES:-

Amoy, Batavia

Melbourne

Мидавин

New York Ovaka

Shanghat Singapore Bourabaya Swalow Sydney

Tathoku Tientaln

Tokyo Vancouver

San Francisco Yokohama Seattle Semarang

Every description of Banking and

Brid

HONGKONG DRANCIL

of Every

Banking description Exchange Business transacted.

TRUSTEE AND EXECUTORSIUP UNDERTAKEN, Interest allowed on Current Accounta and Fixed Deposits at Rates that may be

D. DENSON,

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

.COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMIES.

The Steamship

PLE

“YALOU"

Manager.

Dunkirk

No. 1 AEO/30

from Bringing Curgo etc., arrived Hongkong on Monday, 6th December, 1937.

Consignees are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow- Joon, whence delivery may bo obtained immediately after landing. All claims must be sent in to me on or before 18th December

1937,

"Let's Fall In Love" (Majestio Manila Theatre, to-day)-Return of an old favourite. Plenty of good music and change business transacted. Loans grant.

ed on approved securities. laughs. Edmund Lowe and Ann

Current Accounts opened in Local Cur- Southern supply the romantic in- rency and Fixed Deposits received for ond year or shorter periods in Local stic Foreign-Currencies-on-terms which willed by the Company's Surveyor be quoted on appication.

Bate Deposit Boxes To Let.

terest.

Bombay

Selling

18. 2

ja. 2

.104/

Dairy Farm, $24 83.

.5244

Watsons, $4.70 b."

"Go West, Young Man" (Oriental Calcutta Theatre, to-day)Mae Weat back Canton

Flmiphong "Come up again in another of her

Hanikow Honolulu and see me sometime" roles. She is supported here by Warren William Kobe

Kowloon and Randolph Scott,

London

Parik

Felping

Penang

Rangoon

Balgon

100%

Lane Crawfords, $0.00 m

..82

Sinceres, $1.75 n.

.30 12

8134

Wm. Powells, 75 cts. b.

Wing On (H.K.), $40 n.

Cotton Milis

35

95 19

140%

.0034

.9.10

7019

T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia

1334

.1/0/%21⁄2

Buying

4 m/s L/C London

1/314

4 m/s D/P do.

.1/3.5/32

.3114

.0.65 83

.4.00II

T.T. Saigon

4 m/s L/c. U.S.A.

4 m/s Francz

30 d/s India

U.S. Cross rate in London

Such a clean refreshing flavour.

Odol

MOUTH WASH

THE WORLD'S NEWEST DELIGHT!

100 MEN and a GIRL

Ewo Coltons, Sh..$134.n.. S'hal Cottons (old), Sh. $77 n. Zoong Sings, Sh. — Wing On

Sh. -

Miscellaneous ILK. Enter unenis, $5.00 n. Constructions (old), $1.80 n. Constructions (new), $1.00 n. Vibro Pilling, 30 b.

MANILA SHARES

The following business done quoto- tions were received after the clore of the morning session by Swan, Cul- n.bertson & Fritz from their Manila

Ch. Govt. 5% 1915 G$Dds. 7314% Tie Cout 4 Loan 5% pirm. n. H.K. Govi 34% Loan 11⁄4% prm.

Wallace Harpers, $5 8. Marsmans Ins. (Lon.), s/- 21/~ n. Marsmans Inv. (H.K.), s/-.4/8 n. China Lights Rights $5 b.

U.S. COMMODITY

PRICES

LATEST CABLED

QUOTATIONS

New York, Dec. T.

The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are Issued by Reuter:

December

January

March

May

July

October

Spot

New York Cotton

Opening Closing 7.88/80 7.82/02 7.03/03 7.82/83 7.00/00 7,07/67

7.04/95 7.03/93

8.00/00

3.07/07

7.07/07 8.04/03 7.07

The First Notice Day for January Cotton is Dec. 27 and the Delivery Date Jan. 3.

December

March

May

New York Rubber

July ...

15.03/37

15.09/07

15.21N

15.45/45

15.58/59

15.80/80 15.05b

September ... 15.04b/910 15.75N Sales for the day:-1,700 tons. The last Nolice Day for December Rubber is Dec. 23.

December. May July

Chicago Wheat

05%/03 94 /04 034/93% 0796/87% 00%/60% Monday's Sales:-

Chicago

20,152,000 bushels.

Corn

544/04

6774/57% 5712/67% 504/58% 50%/587%

The last Notice Day for December

December. May

July,

Grains is Dec. 30.

Doc.

May

July

和

Winnipeg Wheat

118/115%

115%/110% 114/1143%

110/110

The lost Notice Day for December

Winnipeg Wheat in Dec. 31...

office:

Antamok Alok

Bagulo Gold

Benguet Consolidated Coco Grove Consolidated Wines

Demonstration 1.X... Prices in Pesos Paracato Gumaus Business Done San Mauricio

Suyoc

Unquoted

.37

Unlled Paracale

KAN TUNg ro,

or they will not be

Damaged Packages will be examin--

Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at Chief Manager. 10.00 a.m. on Saturday, 11th Decem-

ber, 1937.

"Consignees must have a Revenue Omcer D70

in attendance when any dutiable goods are examined by the Company's Surveyors,

30

0150

Unquoted jo

Unquoted

The tone of the market: Quiet,

Accepted

AT ITS BEST

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CO.

Agent, Hongkong, 6th December, 1937.

UB

SHANGHA

LIGHT OR DARK.

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