BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Buthelaed Ompital $46,095.000 Iwand and Fully Paid-up 0 20,000,000 Basaron Fusida!--
Swrling
Milyar
0,800,000 $10.000.000
Hovoren Liability st Propejskare 1. (30,000,000 KBAD OPTICH, HONG KONG,
BOARD OP DIKROTORA:—
Han, Mr. J. J. Patersou
Chairman.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1859.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund
THE
CHINA MAIL.
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established 1917.)" ·
HEAD OFFICE»—SINGAPORR Hong Kong Branch: 18, Queen's Ed. C.
Authorised Capital Stemita $20,000,000) Issued Capital
Paid-up Capital Reservo
Liabilities
of Shareholders. Byplus
:
8,000,000 4,000,000
**
4,000,000
-
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1932.
which must have disappeared." of SCIENCE THE KEY TO
the total numbers unemployed, the
Commerce and in the company paid an
Finance.
1,687,000 UNEMPLOYMENT – RELIEF MEASURES by work relief, supplied for pravi-
Branches, Agencies and Correspon £8,000,000, dents in the principal cities of the .24,000,640 world.
Every description of Banking and ..£3,000,000 | Exchange business transacted.
TAN ENG HOOL
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
Agencies and Branches:
ALOR BAB
T. E. Feares. Req.
Deputy Chairman.
LOOMING
MADRAS
W. E. Bell, Baq.
J. Muusne, Raq.
MANIL',
MEDAN
NEW YORK
4. B. Complen, Baj. T... Shaw, Raq, Hon. Mr. 0. 0. 8. Michie, J. P. Warren, Esq.
9. Miskia, Eng.
V. M. Garberu. Bag.
Ohled Manager..
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BANGKOK
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BOMBAY
CALLISTA ANTON
CHRFOO COLOR BO
MUKDEN
NEW YORK
DACHEN
KAIPHONG
SAMBURO
HANKOW
HARBIN
BONGERW
HAILO
JOHDAN
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
PEIPING
ANBITBAR BANGKOK
DATAVIA
BOM BAT
CALCUTTA CANTON CAWYPORE CEBU
VOLOMBO DAININ DELHI BAIPHONG
HAMBURG
1POH
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PENANG
BANUOON
SATOON BEKALANG SEDEMDAN
HILANGKAN
KINGPORA
SITIAWAN
IN THE U.S.A.
assist
•
PROSPERITY.
Headlights for Industry.
MANY ACHIEVEMENTS LAST YEAR.
estimates that some 25 per cent, are! unemployable and, therefore, should be cared for by, charity as at pre- sent; a further 35 per cent. of the total comprises nomadic or unstable workers who should be provided for
ously planned public works: the remaining 40 per cent. is constitut-
The report of the Department of ed of "atable employees."
Science and Industrial Research The basis of this scheme is, of suggests that while scientific re One of the most noticeable re- States Secretary of Commerce, as it course, the definition of what con- search may not yield a ready-made results of the prosent unparalleled is considered that the first constitutes a "stable employee," and solution for all our present-day in- to this must be determined by each industrial problems, it may "provide depression in trade in the United structive step in a programme
the industry would be to dustry, or section of industry, for headlights on the way out of some States of America is the great at have a survey made by the Depart- itself, as it is clear that different of those difficulties." tention which is being paid to the ment of Commerce. The importance factors will have to be taken into "That nation," adds the report, question of economic planning on a of the Institute may be gathered account in different cases; although, "which will enjoy the benefits of rational and comprehensive basis. from the fact that the sales of its in order to overcome, competitive science in the day-to-day progress of In the early stages of the slump the members represent in normal times disadvantages, all units in a com-its industries is the nation which schemes put forward were based some 86 per cent. of the total die-petitive field should, broadly speak-habitually applies scientific method on the assumption that the depres-casting business of the United ing, adopt the same rules.. The and scientific knowledge."
a temporary States of America, the total author of the plan is of the opinion sion would be of
The report, which is in respect of character and were, therefore, sales of American die-cast that under "atable employees" the year 1980-81, records that
being estim-should be included largely designed to provide an arti- ing
all those who science is becoming more and more dollars in ficial and temporary stimulus to ated at 25 million
have been continuously on the pay-recognized as a profitable invest- trade until the anticipated per- normal years. The primary aim of roll for at least one year, and in ment, and a useful ally in fighting manent improvement should occur. this survey of the die-casting in addition suggests that special con- industrial depression. Neverthe- The falsity of this assumption has dustry is to give greater uniformity sideration should be given to others less,
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.
HEAD OFFICE: 55. Wall Street, NEW YORK.
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits U.S.$225,847,466.11
Branches In
LONDON
HEAKORT
LYONS
ILARBIN
BONRABAYA
MALACOA
HUNG TONG
TAIPING
MANILA
HOLLO
TIENTSIN
TORTO
ARGENTINE
MUAR (Johor)
KARACHI
TONGKAH (Phuket)
BELGIUM
KLANO
TSINGTAO
BRAZIL
KODE
YOKOHAMA
KUALA KANGBAE
ZAMBOANGA
CHILE
CHINA
COLOMBIA
CUBA DOMINICAN INDIA ITALY JAPAN
REPUBLIC
PENANG
KANGOON
HAIGON
AAN FRANCISCO
BITANGEL!
SINDAPOBE
RUNGEI PATANI
TIENTRIN
TOKYO
THINGT LO УОКОЛАМА
Cure Accounts opened lu Local Currency
And Via Depalin received for bas you
short periods to Loon! Currency and Hering to era which will be quoted on application.
Hong Kong, 17th February, 1932.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Best of the above Bank le conducted
by the HONG KONG AND SUANOBAL BANT. ING OGSTORATION. Rules may be obtained
application.
FOR THE MANGKONG AND BEANGELAI BANKING CORPŰBATION.
V. M. GHAYDOEN,
Okiel Manager.
Hong Kong, 27th February, 1932.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Ofce-Hong Kong..
Authorised pliaž (H.E. Ourmandy)
Pald-Up Capital
Beserve Fund
DRANOERS -
$11,000,000
1,100,000
8,006,000
Dansen, Bhan, BİLDİ. Elankow, Salow, Bangkok, Haw York and Ban Fransico.
LONDON BANKERS |--
The Blayd's Bank, Ednitad. COPIESPONDENTS
In all petmoljuk elties of the Wald.
Foreign Exchange and banking butmans
avory slaserighios Iranasofad.
Hals Deponki Bares (various sinne) as a guarly
rensé að from 30 án Éi6.
LOOK POONG BEAN,
Chief Manager.
KUALA LUMPUR
Foreign Exchango and General
Banking businces transacted.
Gurront Accounts spened and Fix- ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
J. STUART.
Manager. Hong Kong, August 17, 1931.
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL. MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
..
(NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)
DANKEBJ.
Estabilehed 19834.
Hoog Kore Okos -11, Quaen's Bood Central.
Authorised Capital summon Galliera 250,000,000- Paid-Up Ospital ..... Galkaen 10,060,000, Baserra Fund
Gellhorn 40,015.000.
Hos Omos:-MOTERDAM”. Ewiera Bed OS———BATAVIA.
Denches -Bandjoernaaln, Bendoso."
Boy. Louth Chartboo Djember, Djok
Makasar, Medan, Pilombang, Poke longan, Pang, Bangoon, Entbordaan", Semarang, Shanghai, Bangers, Boers. bala, Boncukarku (Balo), Tagui, Tillating sad Walleroden">
* Thane often have Bata Deposit Bonse to Lak.
LONDON BANKKAN :---
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK LTD,
Correspondents all over the world, Banking Bust- kame of arcy dancription. śrubamcted.
▲ STOKKINK,
Hong Kong, December, 1981.
THE
Manage
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY.
U.B.$6,000,000 ..U.8.$1,572,654
LONDON
MEXICO
PANAMA
PERU PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
PORTO RICO
STRAITS
SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA
companies
the attitude of our in- been proved by the intensification and stability to the industry, an who have been resident' in a com-dustrialists towards research ia of the cyclical trade depression, objective which figures very large munity for at least two years, who still too often one of hope rather which has clearly demonstrated the ly in many of the schemes which have been steady workers in not than of faith.” necessity for studying fundamentals have been adumbrated.
more than three places during that The record of the department's It is if a way out is to be found.
Considerable emphasis is laid on period, and who have not been dis-activities, testifies to the extent to Commercial and Travellers' Lotters worthy of note that the formula-stability, as applied to labour, in missed for bad conduct. Once the which science can aid industry. of Credits, Travellers Cheques, Bills tion of plans for the conscious con- an interesting unemployment in principles of what constitutes the The problems dealt with during the of Exchange and Cable Transfers trol and direction of industry is'surance plan recently outlin- stable labour force have been de-year extended from the study of bought and sold. Current secounts and Savings Bank accounts
no longer the prerogative of the ed before the American Society cided, together with regulations new heat-resisting alloys for air- opened and Fixed Deposits in local and for- theorist and academic economist, of Mechanical Engineers by providing for the admission of new craft construction to improvement eign currencies taken at rates that but is being widely attempted in the president of the Geometric members, a reserve fund would be in the keeping properties of boiled may be ascertained on application to America by practical business men Tool Company, of New Haven, who, created; this fund, which would be sweets; from the preservation of the Bank.
stable employees in cash and We are also able to offer our Cusand Industrialists, particularly by suggests that
represent an agreed building stone to the tracking down tomers the services of the Branches men prominent in the metallurgical should be assisted by the employer percentage of the total pay-roll, of those physical properties of of the International Banking Cur-jand engineering trades.
through the medium of reserves ac-would be placed in the hands of a leather which cause contraction and poration in Spain and also of The
For example, an Interesting de-cumulated during good years as an trusted with definite provisions to consequent discomfort to the wear- National City Bank of New York
parture, which may have far-reach-insurance against periods of low prevent its being used for other, ers of footwear. (France), S.A., in Paris and Nice.
ing consequences, has recently bean employment. It is not surprising purposes. In order to determino
Leather From Wool. R. M. MCLAY,
announced by the American Die that the question of some form of its adequacy, it would be checked As a result of spinning tests on Manager.
Casting Institute. This Institute has unemployment insurance, or "com-each month with the current record Empire cottons, new and improved Hong Kong, March 1, 1932,
decided to undertake a comprehen-pensation," as it is called in many of stable employees. This reserve varieties are coming into the in- sive survey of its industry with a circles, should be constantly brought fund would be based in the first dustry. Intensive research has re- view to formulating a co-operative up in America, in view of the fact Instance on the arbitrary theory, sulted in the evolution of a me- THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. plan on a practicable and effective that there are now upwards of tea that a major depression will come chanism by which yarn can be pro- basis. Discussions have taken million unemployed, all dependent on once every seven years.-Engineer-duced at half the cost of ordinary place with Mr. Lamont, the United charity or past savings, most of ing.
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:--Taipeh, Formoss.
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1890.
Central Bank in Fortose, Bande-Bolan lavuad Average amount ...Iam, 45,000,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES! JAPAN 1—Toyko, Yokohama, Hoče, Oven, FORMOSA :—sa, Ка Karenko, Kasikas, Kalong, Nano, il noliku, Takha, Taluan, „Tikan, Tamail, Toen, Hello, Tako, CHIMA -Bhanghai, Hankowy Asoy, Foodkow,
Swakow, Camion.
ROUND HONG KONG'S CINEMA THEATRES
OTHERS-Hong Kong, Singapore, Barabaga,
Bamarana Bari, Bomber, Indon, New OFFICIA
OFFICIAL SOURCES. York, Bairen,
LONDON BANKXES,
Barclays Bank, Ltd., Lloyds Bank, Ltd., Midland Bank, L., Wasiminater Deak, L14.
The Bank has Correspondente in all the principal | Commercial Centree throughout the warld X. NAGURA.
INC.
THE BANK OF CHINA.
行銀國中
Head Office-66, Broadway, New York.
HONG KONG BRANCH,
3. Der Vaux Boad Central. Hong Kong, Downber 4, 1981,
Reorganised October 26, 1928, under
Capital
speciil charter of The National Gov- erament as an
Surplus
Reserves
.U.S.$1,908,209
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
BRANCHES:-
$25,000,000,00
Amlarda
Nine
Antworp
.$24,710,200.00
$ 8,920,508.82
Bartin Diarritz Bombay
Glasgow
Hamburg Harry Interlaken Zarzalem LA
Nsplos
Pitsaus
Subscribed Capital
Fald-Up Capital
Hoserve Funds
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI.
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4. Queen's Rund Central'
Owing to our numerous branches in China and largo connections in the Important commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our cliente spacial facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanger.
Brw Brumala Buenos Aires
Loudon Livarpont
Catres
Taberna Calcutta
Lozano Cannes
LALLO Colorabo Marvelile Constantineyle Monte Casio Copenhage Mizla Edinburgh Munlab Florissa Сарата
Mila
re
Pazin Penang Faking Paderir Botterdam Bosse Stamboul Shagbal Southampton Slapapore B. Mor *ith Тібода Vaclo Totokame Zurich
Branches of American Express Com-
We also handle the lease of Bondspany in Principal cities of United
and other Public Funds of the Chin- States of America and Canada. eye Government both at home and
abroad.
SKOU J. CHEN, All classes of Commercial Banking
Manager. Transactions undertaken.
Hong Kong, 6th March, 1931.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1884.
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 160,000,000 Reserve Fund ..... Yen 118,800,000
Head Office:---YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies st: Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin
Bombay
Calcutta
·Cariton
"Thin chan
· Dadzen--(Balny) Da
Pangtien (Erkden)
Bamborg Hankoy
Bon non
Nagasaki Nagoya
Newclawang
New York
Osaks Paris
Priping Rangoon
Rio de Janeiro
San Francisco Boattle
Bemarang
Shanga
Personal investment secounti bandled.
The Company offers to intending Travellers the ass of its “Travellers Chequer and Letters of Credit and, in addition, the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped "Travel Department.
E W. DUGGAN,
Manager.
Manager.
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A Trial Order is Solleftød
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*
"ONCE A LADY."
mule yaru,
"Leather" goods from wool may Bound like a scientist's dream. But it is a fact that as a result of comedy of tho men of the open laboratory experiments wool pro-
spaces.
ducts have been produced by the Richard Arlon and Mary Brian Wool Research Association, which are teamed in the romantic leada. strongly resemble leather. Bulk They were in "Burning Up" and samples of this new artificial leather "The Virginian” `together. The are being tested. chief comedy honours are divid-|------ ed by Eugene Paulette constructed at great trouble and Louise Fazenda. Charles Win-1
act the part of France's idolized expense, the vegetation being im-ninger, who WEB the Cap- ported for that purpose.
magician, Cheri-Bibi, but he must Through tain Andy in Ziegfeld's ori- these sets roamed savage wild gina! "Show Boat," plays an imchais, following the death of the carry on as the Margals du Tou.
and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star have to
animals, once more at home in fami-portant comedy role. William
Director John Robertson had
Long before Ruth Chatterton | Har surroundings. Frank Merrill Boyd, who was the villian of Gary Marquis, in order to escape the fron ever dreamed of following a screen and Natalle Kingston play the lead-Cooper's "The Spoilers" and who hand of the law until he can prove career, she turned down a fortune ing roles in "Tarzan the Tiger," the was recently seen and heard as the his innocence of the two hideous
murders attributed to him. offered ber to appear in pictures sixth to tenth chapters of which menace in Jack Oakle's "The Gang during her spare time from stage drew big crowds while showing at Buster," plays the role of the gang- considerable difficulty in finding an work. It was in the silent picture the Central Theatre yesterday, land leader.
actor whom Gilbert could double days, when Miss Chatterton was Anyone wishing to see it are co- soaring to the heights as a young ordially requested not to miss its the Central Theatre for a three surements, were such that the star "Gun Smoke" will be shown at for, one whose bearing and--mes-
Broadway stage star. A film cor-final showings to-day.
| days' run from to-morrow.
would not be recognized when he poration, now out of existence,
stepped into his shoes as the Mar “DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE” quis. Hundreds of tests were made before the final selection of Ian
draw up an unusual contract under
the terms of which Miss Chatterton } * would have received thousands of
"THE SILVER HORDE.”
In Paramount's new version of Keith, a player with the erect and
The em- Bibi, the magician who is the toast
Battles have been staged aboard! dollars a week for an entire year. large vessels, pirate ships and other "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," which precise manner of John Gilbert. It was proposed to follow the star crafts for movie scenes. Not until and her plays on tour and maintain "The Silver Horde," Radio Pictures Sunday, a total of nearly 600 actors the melodrama, Gilbert plays Cherl
Is the King's Theatre's feature next Throughout the major portion of · picture schedules from nine in the red-blooded Alaskan drama, was are shown on the screen. morning till four in the afternoon, filmed, however, was there a fight playment of this large number of of the theatre, and who falls des with no work on matinee days. staged aboard 24 boats at one time. Miss Chatterton was then directing More han 200 men were used in people by the Paramount Holly-perately in love with a girl of goble her own stage vehicles and Henry acenes which show a fierce struggle this one picture helped to relieve her father that he may get his for
wood studios in the production of family. The Marquis murders. Miller, with whom she was associ-between two fishing fleeta. They
the unemployment situation among tune and the finger of suspicion is ated, urged her to accept the unpre- fought all over the decks, cabins, the extras at Hollywood, as has on Cheri-Bibl. There are many cedented picture offer. The star masts and In the water while similar work on other pictures tense moments when innocent refused to sign the contract, be- cameres, recorded, the battle. In cause she was not to be permitted the thickest of the fray were Louis past summer and fall.
filmed by Paramount during the Cheri-Bibi is about to be captured and his beloved is married to the to pick the story material. The Wolheim and Joel McCrea, featured star
continued on the stage for players. The scenes, made in ley eighty-one players have speaking before an admission of his guilt several more years before making Alaskan waters, show two fleets parts. Of these, ten are principals can be gotten from him and Cheri meeting at sea, being lashed to the cast. Of these ten Fredric Bibi, steals the body, has his close This little-known chapter of her gether in a swirling mass of tim- March plays the Jekyll-Hyde dual- friend, a doctor, perform a plastic career was revealed during a re-ber, machinery and the flying fists personality role; Miriam Hopkina surgery operation upon him, and miniscing bee with Geoffrey Kerr, and cudgele of the battlers. one of her two leading men in her
"The Silver Horde" is the new picture, "Once a Lady," on the rent attraction at the Queen's. set at the Paramount Hollywood"} studios. Kerr was in the cast of the star's Broadway, success, "The Changelings."
her screen debut.
“GUN-SMOKE”
In "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," rotten Marquis. The Marquis dies:
is a Cockney street girl, who be-returns to the Marquis home as the car-comes the bewitched victim of Marquis, explaining that Bibl had Hyde; and Rose Hobart is the aris taken him to a mountain secluded tocratic fiancee of the kindly Dr. place and held him prisoner. Jekyll. Thirty others have parts John Gilbert's portrayal of the above the "bit" class, as, they each Marquis following so closely upon en-appear in more than a single scene his part as Cheri-Bibi and then his "Once a Lady," which is nowtertainment ·It's ព thriller and are all designated by script change back to Cheri-Bibi when his showing at the King's Theatre, that's packed with thrills. And names. There are forty-one addi. Innocence is proven, is one of the Saturday, relates the dramatic exits plot is a plot that brings tlonal “Bit” actors, all of whom de-greatest feats of make-up, acting periences of an adventurese who the exploits of hard-riding liver at least one line and many of and directing attempted at the stu« marries into a respectable English Western ranch hands and horse- them had several days work each. dio.
"Gun-smoke" is - action
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. pantly, and is unable to temper her hunters into the limelight of the More than 500 extras found employ-Gilbert's supporting cast in "The
Established - 1918.
· HEAD OFFICE!
10, Des Voeux Rond, Central,” HONG LONG
Capital and Borpina ¿Total: Hasources
aver. HL.$ 8,000,000.00 over FL $30,000,000.00
Emiry description of Banking and Exchange buzinase transacted.
Carrant and, Fixed Depost Accounts in local and for- dign, currencies opened for ellents from
Account and Bafe Deposit Boxes
NO PO
+
appetite for good times, with the present moment. It is that moment in various scenes. A medical Phantom of Parls" includes Leila conservative" habits of her politic dern For "Gun Smoke" tells college sequence employs more than Hyams, Lewis Stone, Jean Hersholt, ally propor, mate.
of the doings of a gang 150, music ball scenes made use of C. Aubrey Smith, Natalie Moorhead of big city racketeers who nearly as many, while large crowds and Alfred Hickman. "TARZAN THE TIGER”. go to the quiet little Weat were used in ball-room, street, park,
ern town of Bunsen, Idaho to and hotel scenes. Evan, the wild animals felt at "hide out" from the arm of the law. home In the Jungle scenes of ""Tar Thus, the writers of this highly "THE PHANTOM OF PARIS.”
the Tiger thrilling sound diverting story have managed to serial cording to Henry, MacBee, bring together two types of gun. the diector. Every possible pre-welding gents the vip yipping Bibi, la The Phantom of Paris,” caution was taken to insure, an at- cowboy, and bully gangster. The which will be solutely accurate background and result in "lead-polsoning for a lot the. Quish. atmosphere for this stirring jungle of the character in the action. han tinder
that an hour chapter play a Experta familiar And with it goe
pled with the ability with every detail of: Jungle life sa- of intense excitem
domitable, ardent lover pervised the pets. These were reckless love and
PIN IN A HAYSTACK.
In playing the character, Cheri-
on Sunday at John Gilbert
the portrayal
A needle can now easily y found in a haystack..
This disclosure is based on the
entures of vin wn into bale Schenectad
sithen taken into ga
the pia
Not only does the getect the whereat