Stating
$10,000,
$50,000,000
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised Ukpitst ................
Loomad and Fulir Paid-up0,000,000 Meserve Funds 20
Beserve Liablity of Proprietves ............ #30,000,000
HEAD OFFICE, HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS—
7. E. Pearos, Esq.
Chairman.
T. U. B. Man, Teq.
Deputy Chairman.
A. IL Cascion, Eag 1. A. Mammer, Bay- Bot. Mr. U.,8. Markie, J. P. Warren, Log
D. Miskin, Esq.
V. M. "Onybam, Esq.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
WH. Bell, K.
CANTON
DAIBEN
POOCHTOW
HAIPHONG
BAYBURO
BABKOW
HAREIK
Hon, M. J. J. Piem.
Chief Mag
SHANGHAI
SINGAPORE
TIENTEIN
ALOB STAR AMAITSAN BANGKOK. BATAVIA BOMBAY
CALOUTTA
BANKOW
ПАПО
KLANG
BERENDAN
STANOKAJ
TOKONAWA
ZAMBOANGA
EXCHANGES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Commerce and
Finance
H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
Opening Daily Official Q'tiona, April 3, 1933,
Chartered Bank
Ad....Th.
Insurances
Cantin Ins......... $4870 Unipa Ins.
:
* ! ! ! !
1187
10
LSD
1L00
Paid-up Capital
.....£3,000,000
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONE. £3,000,000 On London-
T.T.
-1/31⁄2 £8,000,000
1/8/2
Agencies and Branchen:
On demand '4 months' sight 7. 1/8%
Credits 4 months'
*****
STOCK
Bay-Sell
Sale Now
KVOTING
sight
1/434
MADRAS
On New York---
MAKILL
Banke
KEDAN
On demand
22/
H.K.. Bank
...31790
PREPINO (Psking)
Credits 60 days'
Lon. Reg.) D
night
234
L
On Paris-
Mercantile Bk.. A&B....
On demand
562%
c. t
Credits 4 months'
Bans of East Asia...$
SINGAPORR
GITIA WAK
sight
Amer. O. Fin, C.M.$)
002
SOURABAYA
On Jadia-
C. Fín, Cor, i, t,
TAIPING
TIENTSIN
T.T.
854
TONGKAH (Bhokas)
TEINOTAÐ
On demand
854
On Shanghal-
On demand
781⁄4
3580
On. Kobe
China Underwriters $
On demand
102%
China Fire Ins...
On Manila-
On demand
444
|On Singapore—
N.K. Tire Ins. 3}
International Assce. Tha
+
On demand
55%
Shipping
On Batavia-
On demand
654
4.K. Steamboats.....$92
On Saigon
On demand
561⁄4
On Bangkok-
On demand
1434
Sovereigns Bank buy-
Ing rate
1/41⁄4
Bar Silver per oz.
17 7/16
Nominal
Nominal
1% prem.
委會
Raubs
Copper Cents
Douglases
Indo-China (Pref.}...S
(Def.).......
Shells Bearer)...........{j*** Union Waterboats
Mining
IN.
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9.86
1880
25
90
на
4+*+
$191.
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BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAT
CALOUTTA
CHEFOO COLOMBO
MONGNEW ILOILO
IPOH
JOHOR
ONK
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
BRANCHES-
LONDON
LIONS
MALACCA MAKILA
MUAR (Johorn,
WURDEN
NEW TORE
PEIFING
PENANO
HANGOON
SAIGON
SAN FRANCIS00
BOURADATA
BUNDEL PATANI
TORTO
TUINOTAQ ΤΟΣΟΠΑΝΑ
Curves Arveals opened in Local Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year cherter parts in Loot Ourrency and seling Lere which will be quoind de application. Hong Kong, 25th February, 1933.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Basizam of the abova Bash le sorduvied By the HONG KONG AND BRANGRAI MANE- TMG CORPOBATION. Bale may be thesiz
PON TUR HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT
Lisa CORPORATION.
7. M. QHATHURA,
Chief Manger.
Hong Kong, 25th February, 1933.
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING. CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlement) SUCCESSORS TO
The Ho Hong Bank, Lid
The Chinese Commercial Bank, Ltd. The Oversea-Chinese Bank, Ltd.
Head Office:-Singapore.
Hong Kong Branch:-13, Queen's Rd. C.
Authorised Capital:-
Straits $40,000,000,00.
Straits $10,000,000.00.
Branches and Agencies in the princi- cipal elties of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
CANTON
CAWAPORE
CEBU COLOMBO
DELAY
GAIPHONG
HAMBURG
HARBIN
RONG TONG
IPOE
KARACHI
KOBE
KUALA LUMPUR
NEW TORK
PERANG BAKOOO
SAIGON
SENARANO
Foreign Exchange and General Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. BREARLEY,
Manager.
Hong Kong, 17th November, 1982.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912
Head Office:Hong Kong.
Authorised Capital (H.A. Currency)...@11,000,000 Paid-Up Capļi) ............
~ $166,200 Barva and 1.350,009:
BRANCHER.
Osaton, Bhangal, Hankow, Bangkok,
and Ban Francisco,
LONDON BANKEES :---
The Lloyd's Bank, Limited. CORESPOKEŻENTO
Small princi; al cities of the Worl3.
Foreign Exchange ned banking business of Try description transacted.
Sale Deposit Bonus (various dizzi) si a garlý rnal of trom $5 to $40.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong.
No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central. Established: 1919.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided
Profits
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash
Hate of Native In-
terest
8%% D Chinese Sub. Coin ... 30% dis. Hong Kong Sub. Coin par.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
Benguets
Kailan Mining Ad. 1/1
Langkats (Single) "Tis.)
S'hai Explorations Tis.
Loans T1.
......$...
Veneriscia G. ticks $...
Benguet Exploratiom mo
Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.
B.K. & K. Wharvu $199)
H.K. & W. Docks 3
S. Ch. Motors (A) $] ***
(B) Ch. Providents (old) $⋅ ...
[new) $ Hongkews. Tis. N. Engineering...Tls. Shanghai Dock... 13, Ladds, Hotels & Buildings.
"
New York, Saturday. Dow Jones Averagen.
Last To-day's Changes.
M.K. §. Horgt....$6.00 Aver. Aver, 30 Industrials 55,40 55.66 26
HK. Lands up $10,000,000,000 Rails.... 25.54 26.00 48 down Shanghai Lan...TĮ
6,508,000.00 20 Utilities... 19,33 19.38 .05 up
40 Bonds ... 74.11
Metropolitan LandsThs. 74.90 26 un Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. Re-Humphreys .... 1,312,000.00
H.A. Realties...... port:-The administrations Emer- gency Rall Bill is slated for Con-Asia Realtics "A" ME gress in the early part of next Chinese Estates....$6 week. The Bill is considered to be China Realties ....T constructive and the market acted China Debentures Th. well, all things considered. Cotton
Cotton Milt.. ruled steadier as a result of an ap- Ewe Cottons.......11. |praisal of Farm Relief develop-
ments. Wheat ruled strong on the Shanghai Conons Th. prospect of bullish private Zung Sings ......Tls. estimates on Monday. Silver was Wing On Textile 5,4] steady an Commission House buy- Ing.
Saigon
San Francisco Seattle
Semarang Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya
Swatow Sydney Talboku
Tientsin
Paid-up Capital:---
3
Chun Keh Hai
Manager.
HEAD OFFICE:-Talpeh, Formos. Incorporated by Special Imperial
Amoy Batavia Bombay Calcutta Canton Blaiphong Hankow Honolulu Kobe Kowloon London Manila
Branches and Agencies:-
Pelplog
Penang
Rengoon
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
Charter, 1899.
Central Back to Formen.
Bank Notes med Average amount Yes. 41,000,000 BRANDULES AND AGENCIES:
JAPAN:-Tokyo, Jokohama, Kolo, Guake.
Ing. Karako, FORMOSA Birth,,
Melbourne Nagauki New York Osaka París
Tokyo Vancouver
Yokohama
Correspondents in all principal cities! Allied Chemical & Dye 75% Ensign. Makong Nants, blablky, Telche, I of the World. Tasso, Tammui, Town, Halla, rats. CHINA —Shanghai, lankow, amoy, Foochow
Smalow, Unator,
OTEZAS 1-oog Kong.
Bingspore,
Boatbays.
Exchange business transacted. Loan Copper Mining
Semarang, Batavia, Bombay, London, rated on approved securities.
Tork, Das.
LORDON BINIERA:
Baclays Bank Ltd., Lloyds Bank, TAJ. Midland bag, Lid., Wesimlaster Bask, Lad.
The Back Correspondents in all the principal Commercial Centres throngbank the world. K. MADURA,
BORO KONG BRANCH:
Manige
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chlef Manager.
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, General Electric
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ARCHITECTS SUE
FOR FEE.
MONDAY, APRIL
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
$80,000 Claim By Raven HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC
And Basto.
SOCIETY.
The case in which Messrs. Raven THE Annual General Meeting
will take and Basto, Architects are suing The
place at the Woo Lai Tin Land Investment Co.. CATHEDRAL HALL on Monday, for $80,650, being the fee for April 10 at 5.30 p.m. architectural plans made, was open-
ed this morning in the Supreme THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE
Court before Mr. Justice J.R. Wood, Chief Justice.
INSURANCE COMPANY,
923
COMPANY MEETINGS
THE HONG KONG, CANTON &
MACAO STEAMBOAT:
CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE ONE HUNDRED
THE
AND. THIRTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at Queen's Building, Victoria, Hong the Office of the Company, 1,
Kong, on TUESDAY," the 4th April, 1993, at 11.30 am. for the purpose
Mr. Eldon Potter. K.C., and Mr. URING my temporary absence of receiving a Report of the Direc Dave Mr. H. R. ROWAN, tors, together with a Statement of H. G. Sheldon appeared for the
A.LA., F.A.S., will be in charge of Accounts, and electing Directors plaintiff, while Mr. F. C. Jenkin the South China Branch of the and Auditors.
K.C., and Mr. H. E, Macnamara ap- Company. teared for the defence.
It is stated that the defendants hadmade arrangements with the plaintiffs for the drawing up of architectural plans for the building of 78 houses in the vicinity, of Austin Road..
U. S. CONGRESS TO CONSIDER SILVER BILLS
(Continued from Page 1.)
(Sgd.) E.-J. R. MITCHELL,
Branch Manager.
Hong Kong, let April, 1933,
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 29th March, 1933, to TUESDAY, the 4th April, 1983, Beth Days inclusive, during which period NO Transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Biractors,
G. E. ELLAMS,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 20th March, 1983.
RAFT PROGRAMMES and ENTRY FORMS for the Fourth Extra Race Meeting, to bel held on SATURDAY, 15th April, 1933 and MONDAY, 17th April, 1933 (weather permitting) may be obtained at the Secretary's Office, UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY,
·LIMITED.
General Hearing Proposed. The conference with the Fresi- the Club House, Happy Valley, the dent dealt with this report and Hong Kong Club, the Sports Club, afterward it was said that all the and the Stables, Village Road.
Entries CLOSE at 12 o'clock; NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. silver bills not pending will be coNOON en THURSDAY, 6th April,
sidered after the emergency" ses; 1933.
alon. This may be done at a gen- eral hearing proposed by Senator: Pat Harrison of Mississippi who
1/8 would summon the country's lead- ing financiers and jeconomiste to 2.10 thresh out the whole currency pro- 2.00 blem.
303
Ert
Senator Pittman told the Pre-
1.20 sident that a bill should be adopt-
pela ed authorizing the Government to
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By Order,
NHE TWENTY-EIGHTH AN- NUAL GENERAL MEETING C. B. BROWN,
of Shareholders will be held in the Secretary. Offices of Messra. Dodwell & Co., Hong Kong, 3rd April, 1933.
Ltd., on TUESDAY, the 4th of April, 1983, at 3 p.m. for the pur- pose of receiving the report of the General Managers together with a statement of Accounts to 81st Da- the cember, 1992.
SHARE MARKET.
purchase silver in the open market The officia! summary of in suficient quantities to insure an Stock Exchange was issued
advanve in the metal price.
Remonetization Urged.
He also told the President and
10.30 a.m. on Saturday:-
at
Hotels and Cements gave a bet-:
others at the conference, that ail-ter account of themselves this ver would have to be remonetized morning, being enquired for at slightly better rates, and which in order to enable the United States to reach the trade of South resulted in a fair number of con-
tracts being put through. American countries and of China.
In the mining section, Benguet "Whether we like the situation
or not, it is with us and the cur-Consolidateds made quite a spurt, rency question will have to be on the announcement of an interim dividend of 50 centavoes, and were settled," the Senator. said.
dealt in at $20.
Bitter Fight Predicted.
None of those at the conference would say whether the President
Sules.
140 had voiced his sentiments in the Benguet Consolidated: $19/20,
171
WE
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LOB
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matter, statement
but
Senator Pittman's Benguet Explorations: 20 cents.
evidence Providents (Old): $4. was taken as that the President was at least Hotels: $6.95/7. willing to have the question fought Hong Kong Lands: $72. out in Congress. It became known Ewo Cottone: Tis. 11. that the President has been under Hong Kong Trams: $21. continual pressure from the inßa-Star Ferries: $91, tion group, some of whom would Electrics: $71. remonetize silver and others de- Jerease the value of the gold dollar.
It was indicated
that
Con-
Buyers.
... 16.30 greas will recess after the emer-Hong Kong Banks; $1,725,
gency legislation is passed
and Canton Insurances: $1,876, will consider the problem of in-Union Insurances: $550. flation along with the banking H.K: Steamboats: $22. reform bill. The bitterest fight Benguet Consolidated: $194. 13.80 in many years is predicted when H.K. & K. Wharves: $128. 111
the silver question comes to the Chinese Estates: $95. floor.
Public Utilities.
Air Reduction
Every description of Banking
Co. Borden Canadian Pacifie Chrysler Motors
Business done:-450,000 shares.
Last To-day's Price Price 55% xd 55% 75% American Can
54% B6% American Tel, & Tel. 8814 RRZZ and American Teb. "Δ *** 593⁄41⁄4% 60
32%
..
H.K. Tramways ....S Peak Trams (old) ..:$} (new)...$ Star Ferries (old ...$ Yauma Ferric (old) $ . (new) $ China Light (old) $ (acw...$)
++
***
18.
102.
941
88
IN
H.K. Electio......$
31%
MACAO
17
20
7%
20%
Sandakan Lights in
201
8%
Du Pont de
nt de Nemours Eastman Kodak
Consolidated Gan of NY. 40% Drugs, the ****
sta
11.K. Tel.
41%%
20% 30%
34
China Buses S'poreTractium(C.)s{-}
Th
110
62%
Electric Bond & Share 11
11% 12% 222514
Industrials,
Malabon Sugars (mə
114
11%
18%
Cald: Marg, Ord. Th.
18
21%
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Pref, Th,
221
Canton Eces
02
80
5%
Cement (cont.)
58
‚ Yen. 119,750,000)
94: 10 124% 12% 85 204xd 21 16%
8%
17
8%
Lamp
alange? Have Hantry
Standard Oli Co. of NJ. 25% 25%
16 181
6eu
Priping
Union Pacific'
United States Steel
Westinghouse E. & H.
€7 27% 28%
87%
27 284
Das Your Boal Castral. Hong Kong, December 4, 1981
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Capital' (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Head Office:-YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agenclas ati
Alexandria
Batavia
Berlin:
Bombay
Calcutta
Nagasaki NEKA Newchwang New York
Osaka
Pelplag
Paris
Gambon Daires (Dalny) - Tungties (Mulden) Rangoon Hamborg
Hankow
Saer Tour Honolala Hainking'
Kal-Furn Karachi
Ria "da Janstro
Ban 'Francisco:
ÉAMITADE"
· ́Bhanghai-
Shlomonski
Singapore
Boarabaya
Bydsey
Tokyo
allowed on Current
General Foods General - Motors Gillette Safety
Harvester Int Harvester (Pref) Internat. Tel. & Tel Laggett
INC.
Head Office:-65, Broadway. New York.
Int.
Capital Surplus Reservas
“& Myers "B"
U.S.$6,000,000.00 Loew's Inc., and
‚‚U.M.$1,829.382,04 [........U.8.$1,458,116.78
BRANCHES ;-
·Brussala Buenos Aire Cakes
Onlegiia Повлия
Mowia Derin
Branches of American Express Com-
Montgomery
National Biscuit ... Pacific Gas & Electric
Pennsylvania Railway
Radio Corpn.
Bears Roobuck
Socony Vacuam Corpn.
J
Union Carbids & Carbon 22 2214
21
FINLAND'S PAPER EXPORTS.
Helsingfors.
The paper exports of Finland in
pany in Principal cities of United creased during the year 1932, to States of America and Canada.
285,490 tons, as compared with 272,992 tons in 1981. Of this
(old)
(new)
H.K. Ropes ........... China Agriculturala
Stores, &e. Dalry Farms
Watsons
Der A Wings
Lane Crawfords
Mackintomis Sincerta Wan, Powella Wing On (14,K)
Miscallanmouk
K. Amusement.....$ Ch. Entertainment...
5. C. Enterprises
United TravesT], |Macao"Greyboom Constructions (old
.. Ind, OS Bond
All clauses of Commercial Banking volume the big Finnlah syndicate K. Govt-Lou Transactions" undertakan.
· Investment
Company:, plesET
"the suas of its
and Letters
In addition, the worl
of its thoroughly equipped
Finska Traesilperiforeningen Wallace Harpers alone,exported 219,724 tons in 1982 China and 196,062 In 1861, na, bhari Em
134 HES OF RAIN DURING MARCH
Tut
[14
[15].
Careful Study Required.
Telephones: 27.15. Cements (Combined): $0. B. Ind. G$ Bonds: 67%, reiterated H.K. Govt, Loans; 6% Prem, This statement that Congress could never reach a just decision on
Senator
Harrison
Bellers.
the question without a prolonged Hotels:$37. and careful study, through a special United Theatres: Tis, 6. committee,
show The hearing did not whether a silver bill could be pass- ed, some of the Senators said, but it did show that the President must soon make some recommendation in the matter.
DUTCH DEMAND IN
TIN INDUSTRY.
Consumers To Have Voice On Committee.
Amsterdam.
Ben Wheeler Emphatic Senator Wheeler was emphatic inj his statement that if the rations that have gone off the gold"stan-] ...
The Dutch Press recently fes- dard do not return, the United
tured a report in the "Koiniache States must devalue the American Feitung stating that Dutch quar-
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the
Company will be CLOSED from
the 28th March to 4th April, 1933, both days inclusive.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 23rd March, 1983,
THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
THE SIXTY-FOURTH GRDIN-
THE
ARY GENERAL MEETING
on
of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned MONDAY, the 10th April, 1988, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Mana gers, together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended the 81st December, 1932.
The following Resolutions will Jalso be submitted to the Meeting: (1) That as from the 1st day "of January, 1933 the "remuneration of the Con- "sulting Committee be in": "creased from $10,000 to **$24,000 per annum.""
(2) "That as from the 1st day
1988 "of ⠀ January,
the "remuneration of the Audi, "tors be raised from $1,250 "to $1,500 per annum. for "each Firm.”
The Share Register and Transfer Books will be closed from the 27th farch to the 10th April, 1988, both ¡days inclusive.
"JARDINE, MATHESON &
CO., LTD. General Managers, The Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. Hong Kong, 20th March, 1988.
PAULINE
DANCING ACADEMY,
Latest Ball: Room Dancing
dollar in one way or another
When the House and Senate taketers are said to have demanded |that consumers' interests" should
Nightly. 535 up the silver question three mes-
30 sures, all of which were explained be represented on the International Lady Instructresses have
Tin Committee with full voting}
Latest powers, in order that those inter arrived. All the
Dancing Steps langht. Classes ests may be protected in the event Afternoont Practice Nightly 8-12 of a new tin boom taking place.
to the President, will be con- |sidered,
These bills are:
The measure offered by Senator Clarence Dill for the purchase, of silver with a new currency issue,
The bill of Senator Wheeler for remonetisation on a 16 to 1.basis,
Benator Pittman's bill for fiver purchasesU.P..
The Cologne paper alleged that Newly redecorated and the fact that the Governments are charming lights to lend enchant represented on the tin cartel and ment to your pleasure. that the pool holds a large por 7th, KING'S THEATRE BLDG.
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