THE CHARTERED BANK OF. INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE.
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
336,000,000 $6,000,000
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
Luthorial Capital mamam *Lommel and Fully Paid-up
·Bovarve Funds -
--- Berling
100,000 $10,000.00
AMRITSAR
"Roverto Liability of Propriators: ---- $30,000,000
BEAD OFFICE: DONG XONG.
GOLED DY DIRECTORA +="
".. Faros Los
Chairmea
7. E. Shan, Kaq.
"W. 1. Deli, Kag.
Deputy Chalrapte.
* Miekla. Eng.
B. 13. Dodwell, Key. Kion. Mr. J. 3. Paterson, 14. IL Clepton, Eag J. A. Plummer, Kaq.
Unm. Mr. 6.0.5. Mackie,
1. N. Mophy, Big,
Selling Chiel Manager.
BRANCHES 1-
LONDOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALCUTTI
CANTOR
CAWNFORR
DEBO
COLUMBO
NEW YORK
*NOT
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
GALGUITA
-CANTOX
CHEPOO
0000 DAIREN PONCHOS
·HAI HONO
MAMBING HANKOW
WONGLEW
WARREN
ILOILO
IPOK
JOKORE
KOBK
KOWLOON
KUALA LUMPUR
LTONE
KALACCA MANILA
NUAR (Johor)
MUKORK
NEW YORK
TRIPING
PENAND
BAKDOOK.
BAIGON
SAN FRANCISCK)
SHANGHAI
SINGAPOR
COONABATI
SUNDEI PATANI
TIENTEIN
TOKTO
TRINITAO YOKOHAMA
Current Amounts opened in Loni Currency and Fixed Depoelia red for one your De harr perioda in Lone Dorranny and Blocking termilch will be quoted, on appication. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1983.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
*** Bunch of sou where Runt in amedumen for the HONG KONG AND SHAVOKLI SAKU THE CORPORATION. #z'n may be voipat
FOR THE HONGKONG, AND SHANDEL! SAMKINS OORPORATION.
1. N. MURPHY,
Acting Oble! Manner. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1983.
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING.
CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlement) SUCCESSORS TO
The Ho Ilong Bank, Ltd.
The Chinese Commercial Bank, Ltd. The Oversea-Chinese Bank, Ltd.
Head Office: Singapore.
Hear Kong Branch:--13, Queen's Rd. C.)
Authorised Capital:-
Straits $40,000,000,00.
Paid-up Capital:-
Straits $10,000,000.00,
Branchen and Agencies in the princi-:
cipal cilles of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
HAIPHONG
HAMBURG
PEXANO "ANGOON
JOON
MARANO SEREMBAN BANGFAL
DELIT
BANKOW
BABBIN
HONG TOXU
ILOILO
KARACH
KLAMO
KOAK
KUALA LUMPUR
Foreign Exchange
EXCHANGES.
THE CHINA MAI
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
Reserva Llability of Pro-
On London-
prietors.
.£3,000,000). T.T.
On demand
1/4% 1/4
Agencies and Branches:
4 months' sight
1/46
ALOS STAN
EUCHING
Credits 4 months'
HAYOKOK
MADRAN
MANILA
sight
.1/54%
MEDAR
On New York--
On demand
PRIPINO (Peking"
Credits 60 days
eight
26% Nom
Nominal
On Paris-
.On demand
595
KINGAPORE
KITIAWAN
GOURADATA
TAIPING
Credits 4 months'
Bight
635
TIENTKIN
On India-
TOROKA (Bhukest
TEIROTAO
T.T.
90%
TOKOHAMA
On demand
901
ZAMBOANGA
On demand
107
and
General
On Kobo-
On demand
108%%%
On Manila-
On demand
52
On Singapore.....
On demand
583
On Batavia-
On demand
604
On Saigon-
On demand
592
On Bangkok-
On demand
1371⁄4
Sor eigns bank buy-
ing rate
1/6
Bar Silver per oz.
20 7/16
Bar Silver In
Horg
Kong
Copper Cash
Nom, Nominal 1% prem.
In-
Chinese Sub. Coln
34 ....29% dia.
p.a.
Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix. ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at raves which will be quoted on application.
A. BREARLEY,
Manager. Hong Kong. 17th November, 1932.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Office:Hong Kong.
Authorised Capital (I.K. Currency)...).000,00% Pull-Op Captial 64,000 Kawers Fuad mem
1,150,000
"BRANCHES |--
Caton Shangbal, Hankow, Hangkok,
sad San Franciou.
LONDON BANKERS 1–
The Lloyd's Bank, Limited. CORRESPONDENTS
in all principal villes of the Worlt.
Poewlyn Exchange and banking business a very descripino transacted.
Aufe Deposit Bonus (various sizes) at a poorly enial of from $5 19 $40.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST
ASIA, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong. No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central. Establlabed: 1918.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Cap tal Reserve and Undivided
Profu
Copper Cents
Rate of Native
terest
Hong Kong Sut. Coin Dar.
LONDON EXCHANGES.
London, Yesterday.
Paris
Brussels
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
. Helsingfors
Rio
Athens
87 31/32
24.77. 8.62
22 7/16 228
5 1/8 Nom. 315
Bombay
1/6 1/31
Yokohama
1/234
Silver Forward
20%
New York
3.854
$10,000,000.00 |
5,508,000.00
2,312,000.00
Geneva
17.94%
Milan
Oslo Madrid
66% 1934
47 40 7/16
Buenos Aires
40% O.R.
Bucharest
585
Branches and Agencies:-
Shanghai
1/3
Amoy.
.Peiping
Chan Keh Hal.
Manager.
Prague
110
Batavia- Bombay
Penang
Rangoon
Montreal
Calcutta
Saigon
Berlin
4.40 15.62
Canton
San Francisco
Stockholm
HEAD OFFICE:-Talpek, Formosa, Incorporated by Special Imperial
Haiphong
Honolulu Kobe Kowloon London Manila Melbourne Nagasak! New York Osaka Paris
Seattle
Vienna
Semarang
Lisbon
Shanghai
Montevideo
Nominal
Belgrade
260
Hồng Kong
Silver Spot
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.Hankow
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
Charter, 1999,
Saya
Swatow Sydney Talhoku Tientsin Tokyo Vancouver Yokohama Correspondents in all principal cities Making, Nania, Bhinobiks, Telde, lasan, of the World. Takao. Tund. Toge, Halio, fallo
Central Bank in Pormors.
Bank Hulan (mued Avacare atuous...You 6,006,000 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES :- JAPAN—Tokyo, Yokohama, olas, Osaka.
PORNORA —kens,
Kag
Karocko, Inissg,
CUISA-Binugal, Hankow, moj, Foocho
SNOW. Canine,
Every description of Banking
and
Exchange business transacted. Loans OTHERB¡—loug Koop. · Blogspam, · Baarsinys, į grated on approved securities.
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
Barang, Batería, Bombay, London New York. Dites,
LONDON BANKEES .
Barnlays Back, Ltd., Idayée Bank, fad. Midland Bank, Lid., Wessexlorier Bask, Lathe
The Beak has Dorrespondarie is sit the principal Camerala) Centre skroughout the world. UK, KAGURA,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
De Faux Bosé Oseries, Hong Kong, Ducaber 4, 1
KAMER
KAN TONG PO, ·
Chief Manager.
THE"
19 3/8 39 Nom. 110
H.K. AND YAUMATI FERRY COY
Higher Dividends Than
Last Year.
30,000,000 PASSENGERS CARRIED IN 1932
Vehicular Service To Be Extended.
Chairman, Mr. Kwan Sum
dividend of $1.60 per share
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1933.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.
Increased Profit On Working Of Steamers
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
"THE MACAO JOCKEY CLUB
PROGR
》ROGRAMMES and ENTRY FORMS for the Fourth Extra |Race Meeting to be held in Macao; on SUNDAY, 7th May, 1938 may be obtained at the Sports Club, |Hong Kong Jockey Club Stables, or at the Offices of Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming, 6 Des Veux Road Central.
yin, recommended, the payment of
on EFFECTS OF DEPRESSION ON SHIPPING FRIDAY, 28th April, 1933.
20,000 new Ordinary
ON CHINA COAST.
Entries CLOSE at 4 p.m. on
GENERAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.
we have removed our offices.
7,500 Preferential shares, a divi- dend of $100 on 32,500 Ordinary shares, a dividend of 67 cents per share on
The year under review was economies effected and with the shares, and bonuses, of $1.10 on 40,-! 1000 Preferential and Ordinary the worst ever recorded in the advance in the value of silver shares and 73 cents on 20,000 new annals of shipping generally, and which plays an important part in shares, at the ninth ordinary an the effect of the world-wide de- the working of the Company, as nual meeting of the Hong Kong & pression had been felt even in our freight and passenger earn- Yaumati Ferry Co., Ltd., held at the backwaters of the China Ings remained on much the same AS from the 22nd day of April the Chinese Restaurant, at 10a.m., Coast, said Mr. J. J. Paterson, level as in 1931. to-day.
Chairman of the Indo-China "In the general chartering to the National Bank Building, No. The Nett Profit of the company Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., at market shipowners had a parti- BA, Des Voeux Road Central (En- for the year, including $2,913.82 the fifty-second ordinary annual cularly unhappy time with rates trance, Ice House Street, 2nd floor), brought forward from last year, meeting of shareholders held in in the rice and coal trades re-
DENNYS & CO. amounted to $274,010.03. After de- the offices of Messrs. Jardine, maining for the most part on an
Hong Kong, 22nd April, 1933. (ducting $5,200.00 for Directors Matheson & Co., Ltd., at noon to-unremunerative basis and for long periods many ships were and auditor's fees, $19,524.09 Loss day.
Tht Company had been free forced to lie up at various ports THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER on operation of Kowloon City Fer- ries; $109.50 life saving awards; from the scourge of piracy, and rather than accept business on $1,218.20 for Charitable subscrip- the Chairman said that he was ruinous terms. tion; transferring $50,000 to the gure that all present would sym-|
"Conditions, however, were
CO, (1918), LTD.
Building Reserve and $81,823.20 to patise with the China Naviga- more favourable to established E DISCONTINUED
ALECTRICITY SUPPLY will be
the Typhoon and Accident Fund; tion Co., and the Chinese Mari-Companies in the regular Coastal
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction
as 'detailed
3 p.m. to 4 p.m.-Hung Hom, Hok-Un, and To Kwa Wan up to and Including Messrs. ` Balley's Ship- yard.
a sum of $118,135.04 remained.
time Customs, in their recent trades, and what we lost on the below on THURSDAY, 27th April, Of this, $2,385.04 was carried
swings in one direction we made 1938:- experiences. forward to the next account and The Chairman said: "Al up on the roundabouts in another. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.-The whole of the remainder distributed among though I much regret the Com-
(Continued on Page 6.)
To Kwa Wan Road except Mesars. shareholders.
Bailey's Shipyard. unable to produce a The meeting was attended by pany was
profit for 1932 it emerged with nearly 100 shareholders, and was presided over by Mr. Kwan Suma better showing than for the Yin who was supported by Mr. previous three years, and I hope Lau Tak Po, Managing Director, shareholders will gain some con- and Messrs. Wong Ping Suen, J. P.,solation from the fact that our Li Yick Mul, J. P., Kwok Chuen.recent losses have been diminish- Dr. F. H. Kew, Wong Choi Hoo, ing progressively.
"The year under review was Choy Wai Hung, Young Taun Dart
the worst ever recorded in the and Chan Kam Yung, Directors.
After the minutes were read and annals of shipping generally and confirmed, the Chairman referred although we were perhaps more
many! to the untimely death of the late Mr. fortunately placed than Lo Chung Kue which took place on other Companies which experi- the 15th September, last year, and enced the full force of the world- atated that by his death the Com- wide depression the consequences felt in the back- pany had lost a conscientious and of this was able man who had been Chairman waters of the China Coast,
"Added to this, the serious of the Board for over 3 years.
ON TUESDAY, May 2, 1933, commencing at 10.30 a.m.,
at No. 6, Waverley Terrace (Kowloon Dock).
A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD.
FURNITURE.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
REMOVAL NOTICE.
S from the 16th inst., we have
George's Building to 8a, Des Voeux Road Central, viz. The National |& Commercial Savings Bank' Build- ing, at the corner of lee House
On View from Monday, May 1, Street and Des Voeux Road, entrance
1933.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneera.
In proposing the passing of the political differences in the Far balance sheet for 1932 the Chair- East, on which I need not dwell Hong Kong. April-26, 1998. mad reviewed the activities of the at any length, created for us new Company during the past year. He and reculiar troubles. informed the meeting that the 30 difficulties, however, were large- 000 new shares had all been takenly offset with the advantage of up and fully paid for, and that
during 1932, the services carried
almost 30,000,000 passengers.
These
The new ferry, Man Yeung, will NEW YORK STOCK
run her trials next Tuesday, and with the completion of the 3 new vehicular ferry vessels the Com- pany has now 26 vessels in the feet, valued at over $3,000,000.
He said that the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation had
EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York, Yesterday. Dow Jones Averages.
Last To-day's Changes. Aver: Aver,
SPORT NOTICES.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NHE FIFTH
TH
EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, the 29th April, 1993,
commercing at. 2.00 p.m.
The First Bell will be Eung at 1.30 p.m.
MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE,
Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Budges
No One without a Badgs will be ad- 42 down|mitted to the Members' Enclosure, 16-up Badges admitting Non-Members to
at $5.00 for Gentlemen
for Ladies (Both'
been good enough to grant the 1/4 9/16 Company an overdraft on very fa-20 Industriale 23.00 72.45 1.24 down prominently displayed. 17 20 7/16vourable terms.
The Company's 20 Rails 81.08 30.11 01 down -British Wireless Service financial condition was
such that 20 Utilities. 23.70
23.28 vrette; ;
the Directors had recommended the 40 Bends....75.05 76.20 HONG KONG FIRE¡payment of higher dividends for Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. Re. the Members Enclosure and Clob
port: The irregularity is more Rooms 11932, INSURANCE CO.
With regard to the Vehicular pronounced and the market is mix and $8.00 Ferrics, he said that the service ed and hesitant. We would wait including Tax) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal Extraordinary Meeting. was now running regularly and was a bit before making fresh commit application of Member, such Mom. 'well patronised. The traffic re- ments, on the long side. Wheat: ber to be responsible for all visitors At an extraordinary general ceipts were highly satisfactory, Profit-taking was less enthusias introduced by him, and for Payment
of All Chita, etc meeting of the shareholders of the whilst the cost of running thewestie and demand caught stop- The Secretary's office, and Floor Hong Kong Fire Insurance Console was very low.
loss orders at the closé. Cotton Gloucester Buliding, (Tel. 27794), Will jLtd., held at the offices of 'Mesars, ¦ Among those who are patroni was absorbed by heavy profit-tak- close at 12 o'clock Noon.
Jardine, Matheson, & Co, yester-zing the service regularly and ex- Ing and well supported by trade Badges admitting to Members En
NOT be on sale at the day, two resolutions passed as extensively, are: the Government. De buying. Silver; demand is grow Race Course r
closure will traordinary resolutions at a meet- partments, the China Provident ing less intense, and the outlook On No Pretext will Children be per- AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Ing held on April 10, were confirm Company, the Kowloon Godown, Co. seems to resolve itself around the mitted in eith
either Enclosure during the ed.
the Dairy Farm Co., the Hong Kong problem of additional news, A Meeting These related to a division of Hotel Co., the Wing On Company, the fifty cent dividend on U.S. Steel House provided they are ordered from Tins are obtainable at the Club capital, and to the adoption of new Sincere Company, and many others preferred Stock has been declared. the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephone Articles of Association.
The Chairman said that he trusts, Business done 3,500,000 shares. 2192). PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. Directors and Shareholders' pre-" that as time went on, the public,
Last To-day's The Price of Admission to the Pablie -0.5.56,000,000.00 sent at the meeting were Hon especially the business people, would
Price Price
Enclosure a $2.00 including Tax, U.8.41.832.882.04. Mr. J. J. Paterson (Chairman); appreciate the value of the service,
Mòr all.. 63%
riincluding Ladien *Parnona, .U.8.€1,488,116.72” Mr. C. Bernard, Brown, Mr. A. H. which would be further extended in Air Reduction.
Allied Chemical & Dye 944 91 and in payable at the Gate. Boldierz Compton, Mr. F. A. Joseph, Mr. T. the near future.
American Can
7414 and Saflors: In Uniform are admitted (Continued foot of next Column)) The Hon. Mr. T. N. Châu in se American Smelting -2828
Half Price, wate conding the passing of the ac American Tol & 9695 Bookmakers, Tic Tac
the Chair American Tob. counts, congratulated
Anaconda Copper Min man, and the directors, for being Auburn able to present such a satisfactory Borden Co. balance sheet, and expressed the
Canadian view that with closer co-operation £3,000,000 on the part of the Government, and 1,800,000 with further Improvements in the
ING:
THE YOKOHAMA: SPECIE BANK,
Read Offices=65, Broadway, New York
LIMITED:
Capital Surplus
Established 1850.
Rezervo
BRANCHER
.Yen. 119,750,000
Capital (fully paid-up; Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Hoad Odies--YOKOHAMA,
Branches and Á
Newchwang New York Osaka
(Dalny) | Paiping
Branches of PLAYin Prís
Com United
An
Banking
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
th, Ornaschital Biesil, Lon
Authorised" Capital".
Subscribed Capital: Paid-up Capital: 47:
་ "r
Pacife
Motor
1,050,000-existing services
and the inauEEPIES
MY M
Reserve Fund & Rest 51,117,927
Book, Zid
ation of the vehicular ferry the fu
Font de Nemours
Bond & Share ture prospects of the Company, were General Electric exceedingly good,
General Foods
He urged the public to take the General Motors- greatest advantage of the facil. Galette ties offered by the vehicular ferry' nz Bar
8 78% not be permitted to operate within the Precincts of the Hong Kong Jockey 1214 Clab during the Rase Mesting, ""'+:
49%
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-By, Prderyk
OB BROWN
TOMS Secretary,
Hong Kong, 24th April, 1985.
In Ice House Street.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
KING'S THEATRE
STARTS SUNDAY:
A RIP-ROARING RIOT OF |BACKSTAGE NEWSPAPERDOM.
HOWARD HUCHES
FRESERTE
A
LEVIS MILESTONE!
EXODUCTION
THE
FRONT PAGE
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
80%
The public is here NATIONAL COMME
notified that the LAL & SAVINGS
10% 100
Creceived
to be obtainić
Hong Kong, 11th March
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