*
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Antikorleed Capital
1st and Fully Feld-up 0,100 Saare Funds
Blatting,000,00
Blir 10,000,00
Reserve Fiability of Propristors $31,008,408
HEAD OFFION: MONGRONG,
WOARD OF DIRECTone:-
Hon. Ms. J. Perest
Chairman.
T. E. Peacon, Leg.
Desuty Chairman.
6. Mr. W. H. Bell,
Dumplin, Esq.
M. T. Jokicson, Faj
Miskin, Rod.
aMor
BANGKOR BATAVIA, BIMBAY
CALOUTTA CANTON CHEPOO
COLUMDO
J. A. Pammer, L 1. 21: #
ikaw, Zig
1. P. WAR, BE
V.. Chyburn, 04.
fikiet Manager,
BRAKOTIES.
LUNDUN
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by, Royal Charter, 1858.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD.
(Established 1917.) |
HEAD OFFICE SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH!--
18, Queen's Road Central
THE CHINA MAIL.
Authorised Capital Straits $20,000,000 Issued Capital
M
19
8,000,000 4,000,000
Fald-up Capital .... of Reserve Liabilities
Shareholders ****
* 4,000,000 BRANCHES and AGENCIES in the .£3,000,000 £3,000,000 principal cities of the world.
Every description of Banking and £3,000,000 Exchange business transacted.
Agencies and Branches:
АТОЯ ЕТАП
AMBITSAB
DANOZOK
BATAVIA BOMDAT CALOUTTA CANTON CAWNPORK CEBU COLONNO
DELHI HAIPHONO KALBORO
HANKOW
FARBIN
TỔNG ONG
LYONB
MALACIA
MANILA
ILOILO
MUAB (Johor)
JPOH
MOEDEN
KARAOH!
NEW TORL
KLANG
PEIPINO
PENANG
BANGOON
DALBEN
7000000
HAIPISONG
BAIGON
BAMBURG
BAN FRANCI600
BANEOW
SHANGHAI
BABRIN
SINOSPORK
SOURABAYA
TIENTRIN
SONOE2W
170050
LPOR
JOROBE
ZOAS
ROWLOOR
KUALA LUMPUR
BONGE! FATANI
TOKTO
TRING140 YOKOHAMA
Varment Amounts opened in Local Ostrovy 1nd Fived Deposit ronivad for one year shorter periods is Local Currency and Burling on terms which will be quoted on application. tong Bái là Lạnh, 387.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
the Bastion of the above Bank La coalaried by the UONG KONG AND SHANGBAI BANK- THE CORPORATION. Ba may be ekisibad
FOR THE HONGKONG -AND SHANDWAT DANKTEM CORPORATION.
V. M. GRATBUKE,
Hong Kong, ayth February, 1933.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Office-Hong Kong. Borland Ospital (EL.K. Ourody) ...$11,000,000 Fold-Up Capital 14,800 Leveres Fund 1,180,000
BRANCHES-
Onion, Shanghai, Kankow, Bangkok,
and Ben FraDCÉRDO,
LONDON BANKERB1-
The Lloyd's Dank, Limited. CORRESPONDENTS
En el principal film of the World.
Fesign change sad banking bankams of
avory descripilon. transacted: 300) 15 gly
Babe Dupants Boss
evased of trona 35 10 864.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
Reorganised October 20, 1928, under
special charter of The National Gov- ernment as an
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Subscribed Capital
Faid-Up Capital...
Reserve Funds
.$25,000,000.00
$24,7.200.00
$ 8.220,603.82
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, Queen's Road Central
Owing to our numerous branches in China and large connections in the im portant commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to our cliente special facilities for domestic and foreign banking and exchanges.
We also handle the issue of Bonds
KUALA LUMPUR
KOCITING
KADIAS
SFAKILA
MEDAN
NEW YORK
PENANO
RANODON
PEPINO (king)
I
SAIGON
VEREMBAN
SEMARANG
BITANGHAI
BINGAPORE
SITIAWAN
BOURADAYA
TAIPING
TIENTSIN
TONGKAR (Dhuket)
TSINGTAO
ТОКОПАМА
ZAMBOANGA
Foreign Exchange and Banking business transacted.
General
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quated on application,
A. BREARLEY,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 17th November, 1932
CHUA KEH HAI,
Manager,
THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Established 1921.
Paid-up Capital
Authorized, Capital
.$ 5,000,000
.$ 2,674,100
Reserve Fand
Total Resources
$210,000 .$18,500,000
HEAD OFFICE:
L
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1933,
and
Empire Products Fair
Commerce
Finance
NEW YORK STOCK DOLLAR STEADY AS Hon. Mr. Braga's Interesting
EXCHANGE.
À.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York, Yesterday. Dow Jones Averages.
Last To-day's Changes Aver. Avor.
SILVER DROPS.
Pound Slumps After Yesterday's Rise.
The local dollar still remains un- changed, opening this morning at 1/8..
Address
PROGRAMME - OUTLINED
He
Speaking over the radio yester-Idustries of Hong Kong, and quoted 30 Industrials 61.62 61.75 13 up Both spot and forward prices of 20 Rails
27.47 27.59 .12 up
silver declined 1/16 on yesterday's day evening, the Hon. Mr. J. P. many interesting statistica. 20 Utilities...27.81 27.95 14 up
in connexion with the New Ter- 40 Bonds.....80.34 79.97 37 down prices, opening this morning at 16 Braga gave a lengthy resume of the also outlined the arrangements made lines that will be followed in con-ritories section, and said that the Messrs. E A, Pierce & Co. Re18/18 and 10 % respectively.
The pound declined alightly, the port: It is absolutely a traders' market, with traders cautious in London on New York and the New nection with the forthcoming Em-transport service would be under. of Mr. S. II. Strange, of the Civil taking a defalte position on either York on London cross rates being pire Products Fair to be held at the the personal, experienced direction
Service. done: 660,000 quoted at G$3.85 this morning, 28 Peninsula Hotel. Business
shares.
144-150, Des Voeux Road, Central,side.
BRANCHES: Canton, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hankow. Domestic Correspondents at all prin- cipal Cities in China.
FOREIGN BANKERS: London: Midland Bank, Ltd. New York: Irving Trust Co. San Francisco: Wells Fargo
& Union Trust Co.
Singapore; Chinese
Bank, Ltd.
Air Reduction.....
FOREIGN EXCHANGE & BANK Chrysler Motors
against G83.35% and. G$9.35 Last To-day's 11/16 respectively yesterday.-:
ING BUSINESS of overy description Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 61% transacted..
Drugs, Inc.*** Current and Savings Accounts open-Du Pont de Nemours THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.ed and Fixed Deposits received on Eastman Kodak
Lerms which will be quoted on applica (TAIWAN GINKO.)
tion.
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formosa.
Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1809.
Central Bank in Formoss. Bank-Hole faudra ND AGENCIES:
about 4,000,000] BRANCHES JAPAN1-Tokyo, Tokokios, Kabe, Duste
Coolin PORMOSA :-bins. Bagi Karako,
Makoog, Nanto, Shinchiku, Taichu, Trizas, Takso, Tamed, Toen. Saito, falla.
Foochov, *amoy, QUINA-Bhanghai, Kankow,
Emstow, Canton. OTHER Kong, Blogsper, Boerabaya, Semarang, Belaria, Bombay, London, New York, Diren,
LONDON BANKERS:
Barclays Bank, Ltd. Lloyds Thank, Lid. Midland Bank, Ind. Weelmboer Jan, 143.
The Bank has Correspondente in all the principal | Commercial Centre throughout the world. K. NAGURA,
LONG MONG BHANCHI
9. Die Faux Toad Central Hong Kong, December 4, 1091
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
to let at a yearly rental from $8.00 to $22.50.
WONG KWOK-SHUEN.
General Electric
General Foods Generat
EXCHANGES.
4 months' sight ... 1/9%
Price Price
-$
60%
Allied Chemical & Dye 84% American Can
58 American Tel. & Tel. 104% Bank American Tob. "B"
85%
58%
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
104%
On London---
02
6214
Commercial
Anaconda Copper Mining 7% Auburn
T.T.
7
471⁄4
Borden Co. Canadian Pacific
2414
244
474
On demand
1/3 1/54
14144
18 13
Credits 4 months'
14%
614
sight
1/4%
35%
On New York-
20 38%
39
'On demand
21%
58
58
Electric. Bond & Share.
18%
Credita 60 days"
18%
15%
16
sight
22%
15.26
¡On Paris-
General Motors
13/4 18
On demand
545
Gillette Safety
1814
18
Credits 4 months'
Internat. Harvester
. sight
585
Chief Managur.
Internat. Tel & Tel
Liggett & Myers "B" Loew's Inc.
6814
59*
On India-
16%
17-
T.T.
83%
13% 13%
On demand
National Biscuit
40
40%
Pacific Gas & Electric
On Shanghal-
29
20%
Pennsylvania Railway
10%
17%
On demand
76%
Radio
Corp.
5%
5%
On 'Kobe
Sears Roebuck .....
19%
20
On demand
1024
Standard Oll Co. of N.J. 30% Socony-Vacuum Corp. 7% Union Carbide & Carbon 26%
73 Union Paciße
28% United States Steel ... Westinghouse E. & M. 28%
7
80% On Manila-
28
On demand 73% On Singapore 28% 28
422
On demand
On Batavia-
On demand
544
58
|On Satgon→→
6414
1464
1/4 16.18/16
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Montgomery Ward
INDIA, LTD.
-HEAD OFFICE:-
15, Gracechurch Etreal, Londra, E.C.3.
1,800,000
Authorised Capital....£3,000,000 Subscribed Capital Pald-up Capital..... 1,050,000 Reserve Fund & Rest. 1,217,927 BANEZIB: The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Lt). BLANCHES
Penang
Pors Landli
(Mauritius) Rangoon Shanghal
Bangkok
Ipoh
Manager
Tatavis
Kandy
Bombe
Karuch
Glatte
Kota Bharu
Colombo
Kuala Lipis
Dibi
Kuala Lumpur
Bisla
Kuria (Pabang)
Bingapore
Han Hoan Awerch
Haden
Вретвовув
New York
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(WETHERLANDE. TRADING SOCIETÝ)
BANKERA
Establlabed 16M
Hong Kong Oflow:-1), Queen's Bood Oratral.
Authorized Capital 1,150,000,000 Paid-Up Capital. Reserves
1. 80,030,000 20,015,000
Head OfMSTERDAM". Eastern Hood Movi~~BATAVIA, Branches-Bendfarmmin, Bandong", Boisbay. Calcuila, Charbon, Djember, Dist. Jakarta The Síngue", "Fiddah. Eobe Makumar, Medan, Pelambang, Paka langa, Fenang, Bangoes, Betlerdam”, Batwing, Shanghai, Singapore, Boere bain, 6oarakaria (Solo), Tegal, Tillijsp and Weltevreden",
* Thane olan kare Bale Deposit
· LONDON DANKERS ---
to Lak
NATIONAL FROVINCIAL DANK' LTD.
Dompendants all over the world. Banking Busi
{ was al 'wrary deasription trunaan.ed.
Manga.
A. STOKKINE, Hong Kong, 21st June, 1982.
THE
and oths Public Funds of the Chin-AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
oss Government both at home and abroad.
SHOU J. CHEN,
·Manager.
Hong Kong, 6th March, 1981.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE - BANK, LIMITED.
Established: 1880.
INC.
Head Office:--65, Broadway. New York.
.U.S.$6,000,000.00 *.U.S.$1,832.882.04|
U.S.$1,453,110.78
Capital
Surplus Reservee
BRANCHES
*Yes 117,800,000
Amatardam Astrop
Alber
Birla
Alarrita
Bombay
HATT
Jerusalem
Pasang Folping
- Bentoon
Brusela
· Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Head DiceTYOKOHAMA.
Branchen and Agencien atr Alexandria 150
Bateria Herlia Bombay
Nagmanki Naoga Newchwang New York Osaka
Calcutta
Canton
Felping
Daiwa (Dalny)
Wengtien (Mukden) Rangoon
Hamburg
"Hankow
Harbin
Kong
Hong Hozolala Halaking
Karachi
*Kobe':
Rio de Janeiro San Francisco Seattle
Dunos Aires
Copenhagen
Laserbe Lagano
Botterdam
Bumboul "Shanghai 200 Bonthaaplan „Alagapors ****,
80. Marit Tientsia:
Токована
Monte Carlo
Mucle Montreux Branches of American Express Com- pany la Principal vitles of United States of America ad Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Pórsonal favestment handled.
U
The Company offers to intending Travelers the use of its("Traveler Cheques") and Letters of Credit; and, in:ddition the world-wide services of its thoroughly equipped Travel De
RAWA DUGGAN,
Osila
HÙNG BUNG BRANDE
Fancy Spion of Banking and Exnbangs bual- Denizasságled.
Travellar Chaquas Landed."
Trustee, and Executorships under taken, the
INTEREST allowed en Carmant Accounts and Fixed Deposita as Bates that may be ascertained ca application.
J. B. ROSS,
1, Queen's Boad Central.
Manago
Hong Kong, 7th April, 1982.
BRUNSWICK
AND
MELOTONE
RECORDS
FOR
JANUARY
TSANG FOOK PIANO
COMPANY.
Ice House Street.
Telephone 24648,
LATEST MODEL ROLLIEFLEX CAMERAS
The cameras that take 12 exposures
..on a roll-nim
MIMOSA PLATES
·PRINTING PAPERS & FILMS; Painted Embroidery Colourful & Artificial
INVENTION OF BEAUTY.
Most attractivo". creation not only for ladies, but also for cushions, handker- chiefs, and ornamental articles, för Indien wearggren
DISPLAY IN OUR STORES ORIENTAL ART CO.
SER
CO. Road Central,
SHARE MARKET.
On demand
11-On Bangkok--
Except that there was some quidation for the approaching Set. tlement in some of the minor issues, markets this morning were other wise quite featureleas
Sales. ̄/
Union. Itaurances $550/6521⁄2. Hotels (Old) 89.15/9%; Realtics $72
Ewo Cottons Tls. 14.
Electrics $76.
Buyers.
Hong Kong Banks $1680.
Mercantile Bank A. & B. £24. Union Insurances $545.
Douglasses $27.
Hotels (Old) $9.10) ·
Hong Kong Lands $754. Realties $7
Chinese Estates $98. Eow Cottons Tls. 13.90. Hong Kong Trama $21. China Lights (Old) $15. Telepphones (New) $262. Cements (Combined) $10.55. Dairy Farms $29. Govt. Loans 24% Prem
Bellers.
On demand Sovereigns Bank buy-
ing rate Bar Silver per oz. Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash
Copper Cents
Nominal -Nominal-
1% prem Rate of Native In **terest
8%% 0.2. Chinese Sub. Coin. 30% dis. Hong Kong Sab. Coin Par.
LONDON EXCHANGES.
London, Yesterday.
85 15/16 4.55 3.83%
Paris
New York
Montreal
Brussels
Geneva
Amsterdam Milan Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Qalo. Vienna
·24 7/16- 17.13/82 8.34 85 7/16
14 3/32
He said: "For the past few months con-! sideration has been given to the
Continuing, he said:-
"Those who saw the splendid
question: Should there be an Em-staging of the produce of the Dairy Farm Co last May will hope that pire Products Fair this year?
Mr. A. Stevenson and Mr. B. W. The answer was given on the oc- Bradbury will be persuaded to re- (casion of two meetings. The first peat their laudable efforts.
Southorn.
"The Colony will miss the pre- of these meetings was held at Gov- ernment House on Thursday, Octo-jsence of Mrs. R. M. Dyer, who was bar 27, and the second as recently such a stalwart worker, both in the Poultry and Flower sections of the as a fortnight ago.
Fair last year. Her place this year, "The names of the distinguished in so far as the Flower section- is Isdies, among others, who graced concerned, will be taken by two able the proceedings at the meating held
successore. In the Committee room of the Hong:
Mrs. E. Cock and Mrs. Hoare, of Kong General Chamber of Com Kowloon Docks, will be responsible mierce are:--Lady Peel, Mrs. Bor-for the gathering together of a rett, Lady Ho Tung and Mrs. committee of lady helpers from Hong Kong and on the mainland in "Identical answers
ware forth-
order to make the Flower section a coming that without question there thing of
and equal beauty
to that la all advantage to be gained in surpassing splendour. holding such a Fair."
"The advantage ta not one of of the first Fair. The time of year may not be best suited There is economur benefits only.
for a display of a large range, the element of the educative value of English flowers that can be such a Fair will confer on the young grown in Hong Kong, but such flow-
ers as will be available will be con-" people of Hong Kong, and the casion will be availed of for an en-tributed by, it is hoped, amateur joyable and profitable social gather horticulturists of local fame like ing of an classes and racen in Hong Lady Ho Tung, Messrs. Ho Kom Kong and at Kowloon on so memor tong, J. T. Bagram and Andrew. able a day as the May 24 which, as
Tao. every one knows, has been set aside to perpetuate the glorious memory of Queen Victoria the Good.
"To carry out the decision aence to the Dominions section, not committee has been formed. This because the Dominions' exhibits are Committee has entered into the second to our local exhibits, but be work of organising and 'planning cause I feel that the most suitable the Fair in a whole-hearted man person to give a talk on the Domin ner. The choice of a Chairman of ions section will be the energetic the Committee has fallen on the and popular Canadian Government Trade Commissioner, Major V. E. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson.
OC-
Dominion Section
I have refrained from any refor......
"Mrs. Borrott threw out the sug-Duclos. There is also Mr. S. T. gestion that a maypole dance be or-Williamson, who can be relied upon ganised for the children. In this to boost Australian and New Zea connection the Chairman of the land products.
An effort will be made to secure meeting remarked, amidst roars of laughter, that it had been somewhat exhibits from British manufactur- uncharitably suggested that Mr. Paterson, Mr. Green, Mr. William-ers of light aeroplanes and If the attempt should be auccessful this son and Mr. Tam Pearco hold a
new department of the exhibits maypole dance by themselves. !!
should bo one that will represent. Sub-Committees
novel and attractive features:
first of al, the appointment of a "The meeting was concerned with;
The Committee have no intention:
18-11/32 first of all, the appointment of a of making any charge for space. It 20 3/82 Fair Sub-Committee. This was will be left to individual exhibitors 19 17/32 blocked Into various sections which to donate any sums, or none at all, 28 Nominal have been denominated, respective to the Fair Funds to defray the cost ly, the New Territories, Industries, of the exhibition. In the meantime Poultry, Flower, Cinema, Enter a Guarantee Fund has been created, the liability of any subscriber. being tainment, and Publicity sections.
"Lady Peel-to whom the Colony limited to a maximum sum of $10, is indebted for the initiation of the Applications for space should be idea of the Fair primarily to benefit addressed to Mr. M. F, Key, hon. the farmers of the New Territories secretary, c/o Hong Kong General -has consented to act as Chairman Chamber of Commerce. of the Poultry section.
Social Arrangements
Union Insurances $555. Hong Kong Lands $76. Ewo Cottons Tis. 14.10.
Prague
·113
Helsingfors
Madrid
Cements (Combined) $10.
Athens
22712 42 625
Lisbon
110
Amusements $152. -
Bucharest
570
Belgrade
250
Bio
5% Nom.
Montevideo
Wallace Harpers $9.
China Sports $8.
The official summary of the Stock Exchange Weekly Report Issued yesterday:
There was a further shake-down
in the speculative section to-day, the issues chiefly affected being China Lights and Cements, both of which were subjected to heavy pres sure. They were dealt in, as to Lights, as low as $14.90, and Co- ments as low as $104, and at cor- responding rates forward, in both cases.
The rest of the market was quiet-
Buenos Aires Bombay.
Shanghai
30 Nom: 421⁄2 Official Rate
Hong Kong. Yokohama.2003 Silver Spot
Silver Forward War Loan 3%
1/6-3/16
1/8:1/16
1/316
1/2% 16 15/16 16% 98% South African Pound £97 sellers
per $100 sterling
British Wireless Service,
ly steady, except that Ewon and SPECTACULAR”
Dairy Farms were firmer,
Bates
Hotels (old) $9.15/9
Realties $72.
Ewo Cottons Tls 14
·Electrics $76, WLAN,
Buyers
Hong Kong. Banks, 81680. Douglases $27.
Hotels (old) $9.10; Hong Kong Lands, $75. Realties $7
Chinesa Estates $98. Ewo Cottons Tis, 14.. Hong Kong Trams $21. Electrica $75 Telephones (new) $28 Hong Kong Ropes $11.86. Dairy Farma $20
Govt Loans 24% Premium
By Sellers A Hong Kong Lands $76, China Lights Kold) $15. Cements (Combined) $104; Wallace Harpers $9,→→→ China Sports 581
EXECUTIONS
SHOULD STOP
French Penal Code Revision.
On the social sido care will "be
"Speaking of the industrial side It is learned that the Hong Kong taken that visitors be properly
General Chamber of Commerce will
make a special effort to display a served. The Entertainment Com mural design illustrating the immittee will be under the genial care portance and volume of the trade of Mr. Ho Loung, who is widely carried on in Hong Kong with coun-known throughout the Colony and tries within and outside the British who, with the assistance of Mrs. Empire. Industries, especially those Ho Leung and her sister, Mrs. Ho promoted locally, will be canvassed Ki, should cater to all visitors' necis and be given positions of promine in a manner leaving nothing to be-
desired. ence for the display of their pro No better place can be selected ducts.
for holding the Fair than the Fen Industrial Review
insula Hotel. This magnificent Mr. Braga then went on to give comprehensive outline of the in-building to the extent of the ground floor lounge, the two terraces, the first floor and the newly covered-in- punishment le not a shameful mat- balcony, has been placed at the dia ter, and that in any case some kind posal of the Celebrations Cont of control by witnesses is necessary mittee for the purpose of holding in order that the public may know the next. Fair. I may say that the that a murderer's head really has Committee is very grateful to the been severed from his body They Managing Director of the Hotel. declare that in any case the Press Company, Mr. J. H., Taggart, for his should be admitted to executions kindness in granting the loan of tho A well-known journalist, M. premises on the 24th and 26th May The British system of having! executione carried out within pri- Clement Vautel, protests against next and for many facilities that are greatly appreciated. Where tlies son wallay is advocated by the com- this view. mission entrusted with the revision Why, he asks, should the Press Hotel management of the French penal code. The be commissioner considers that the
BRITISH METHOD ADVOCATED.
(Renter's Special Mail Service).
Paris,
denth
nalty should be maintained,
but that executions should cease to tioner's work might well remain greate beepe
The consu
to collaborate with justice they can be atrol the application of the other He considers that the execu- thoug
concerned. on for wirbe ide the
hidden and that the newspaper accom
pleasur ente Fof visitors.
and.
upire.
mmittee of the cour howerar is op
ons. They
Ddy
Our
balasked ceremonyN
toy the Governor, wil perform
of executions should be ced by a brief communic
Bo was quietly executed
5.80 this morning /