:
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Liscrimed Capital ............. Lowed not Paliy Kaling ment
Serve Fundac
Mowing
Reserve Lisbility of Propchelora
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853.
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
& 4,200,200
~ $14,000,000
6,101,600
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund ................
.£3,000,000 .£8,000,000
Reserva Liability of Pro-
pristoes
43,000,000
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
BOARD OF DIRECTORE (—
W. 3. Bell, Rag
TE Tarot, Bag.
Chaleman-
T. II. 1. Bhan, Kag.
Deputy Chaleman.
1. Makia, Zaq..
1. 15. Dodwell), Esq. Hon. Mr. J. J. Florian.
& IL Opion, Saq.
on-Mr...B. Mackie.
AMOT
BANGKOK BATAVIA BOKHAT
CALOUTTA CANTON DERPOO COLOMBO DAIBEN FOOCHOW
HAIPHONG
HAMBUNG
HANKOW
(LARDIN
КОМОКИМ
HOMA
ГОН
JOHORE
КОВЕ
KOWLOOK
J. A. Panamar, Rus
1 N. Marpby, Esq.
Acting Chial Manager.
KUAL LOKTUB
BRANCHEN-
LONDON
LIOK
MALAODA
NAKILA
MUAB (Johorn)
NUIDE!
NEW YORE
PEIPINO PERANG
KANGOON
BAGON
BAY FRAKCI800
BHAKOMAT
BINGAPOR
NOURABAYA
BUNOZI PATANI
TIENTSIN
TOITO
TGINGTAO
TOKOHAMA
Correct Acouple opened to Lose One
and Fixed Deposit reclved for on FM N chockar parlede la Loon! Currency and Berlag an karta which will be quoted on appleton. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1981.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Best of boy shera Bank is menésatel
vy the NONG KONG AND BHÄNGKAT MONT- TES CORPORATION.
applaatina
YON THE HONGKONG AND SMAKOWA) SARKING 00RPORATION.
1. N. MURPHY,
Acting Chief Manigıtı
Hong Kong, 24th April, 1983,
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING. CORPORATION, LTD. (Incorporated in the Biralts Bettlement) SUCCESSORS TO
The Ho Hong Bank, Ltd.
The Chinese Commercial Bank, Ltd. The Oversea-Chinese Bank, Ltd.
Head Oße:--Singapore.
Hong Kong Branch:—13, Queen's RL. C.
Authorised Capital:-
Stealta $40,000,000,00,
Paid-up Capital:-
Strafta $10,000,000.00. Branches and Agencies in the princi- cipal cition of the world.
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.
Agencies and Branches: -
KUCHING
MADRAS
ALOE STAN
AMRETRAN
·BANGZOE
MATAVIA
MAKHLA
1
ROMBAY
CALOUTTA
CARMY
CAWKTORR ORBE
ΣΤΗ ΤΟΥΣ PRIPING (Poking) PEKANO
BANGOOS
COLOMBO
WILA
JENARAYO
KAIPHONG
SEREMBAN
HAMBURG
SHANGHAI
HARKOW
KINGAPORE
EARRIN
SITIAWAN
292010)
ILOILO
TAIPING
IPOH
TONGKAH (Bhukan)
KARLONI
TLAKO
FOBE
◄ KUALA LUMPUR
NOURABAYA
TIENTBYT
FERG740
YOKOHAMA
-ZAMBOANGA
THE CHINA MAIL
ommerce and Finance
CANTON INSURANCE |H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
OFFICE
Bonus And DividendsTM
Proposed.
1932 BALANCE SHEET
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York, Yesterday. Dow Jones Averages, men
Last Today's Changes | Aver. Aver
THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1932
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
ANTI DRIP PADS.
N TUESDAY, the 16th instant s
Ocase was heard fit the Summary
COMPANY MEETINGS
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong)
N
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TOTICE "13" HEREBY GIVEN --:: 130 Industrials 81.29 82.64 1.35 up Court before Mr. Justies Lindsell for that the ORDINARY YEAR- 37.9264 up an infringement of Patent righta of LY MEETING of the Society will Opening Daily Official Q'tions, 20 Rails 37.28
20 Utilities ..28.56. 28.67 11 up manufacture and. sale of Anti-Drip
81.5€ 40 Bonds...81.03
51 up Pads. The plaintiff obtained damages be held at the HEAD OFFICE, Messrs. E. A. Plerce & Co. Re-jand_costa.
Union Building, Hong Kong, on port: We think that trading posis Ltd., wish to inform the public in o'clock am, for the purpose of &Co, FRIDAY, 28th MAY, 1933, at 11 tions on the "long" side should be general that they hold the sole rights receiving the Report of the Direc continued. The market looked for manufacture and sale of these
May 18, 1933,
STOCK
Buy Bell
Salon &
Banks HR. Bank
A final dividend of $37 per share! and an "Exchange"" bonus of $5 per share is recommended in the
(Lod. Reg.) L report and balance sheet of the
Office, Ltd, Chartered Bank Canton Insurance which will be presented to the Mercantile Bk., A&BL shareholders at the 52nd. dinary Meeting on May 28: An in- berim dividend of $18 on the 1932 account is also proposed.
The balance sheet reads as fol-
Foreign Exchange and General lows:- Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fiz. ed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. BREARLEY,
Manager. Hong Kong, 17th November, 1912.
1981 Account.
Or
Bank of Eve Asia....${ ́... Amer. G. fin. C.M$
Nom.
Messrs. Galdbeck,
normal and, in spite of ""churning" Pads in Hong Kong and China, and tors and the Statements of Az- appears to be under control. without their authority, nobody in al-count to 31st December, 1932,
lowed to Wheat: Higher, on Eastern buying maricature or sell these or and of declaring Dividends, etc.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
countered, part of which it is beTHE Undersigned have received
Tinstructions to sell by rublic
lieved represents sales of Red Cross cotton. Silver: Europe and Auction *. 541 the Trade, and also large profės- 500sional operators selling caused a
11780
191
181
on the stromyth of the Stock Market. Cotton: Investment and speculative buying advanced prices. Later, considerable selling was en-
9+
20
Ch, Fin, Cor, O. 5.$.
P. S$
Imaratons Croton Ins
$150 $57
**
12.00
1890
After payment of an interim di- vidend of $18 per share on May 19 Union In
1932, this account shows a surplus China Underwriters $ at $1,236,684.94, and it is recom- Chins Fire Ins......$ mended that this sum be appro-H.K. Fire Ins...$150. International Asser 5.$*• priated as follows :----
} To pay a Final dividend of $37 per share....
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. To pay an "Exchange"
Established 1913.
Head Offer:-Hong Kong.
kushorised Capital (ELL. Carraccy) ...$11,500,00% Pull-Up Capital – 11,300,000 Baserri Faně mannensamom 1,150),non BRANOHYB 1--
Caxtos,
Halow, Bengkak.
sad Ban Frangiano,
LONDON BASIKES 1–
The Lloyd's Bank. Limited.
CORRESPONDENTE
In all principal elite of the World.
Tories Kamage and biking Dealmom of
avey disciption textoschadi
$370,000.00
Shipping
Douglases ...... bonus of $5 per share 50,000.00 H.K. Strasbou.....
Indo-China (Pref.)...$29 To add to Reinsurance
Fund
To add to Underwriting Suspense Account to
J
$36,684.94
close the year 1931 480,000.00-
$1,286,684.94
The General Agents and Consul ting Committee wish it to be un- derstood that the continuance or atherwise of the above Bonus, in
•
Shells (Bearer)----| Union Watatoau......$ ***
Mining
Bengucts.......
Kailan Mining Ad. x/-{ *** Langkats (Slogie) S. S'hai Explorations 5.3
Loan.........S.§|
#
Raubs
Bats Depot Bozan (rations sinos) sà a pearly the whole or in part, will depend Venezuela G. Fields $
vonial of froze $5 to $10,
LOOK POONG BHAN,
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD,
Head Office: Hong Kong.
No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central Established: 1918.
Authorised Capital .... Paid-up Capital Bekerve and Undivided
Profita
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. Canton
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
entirely on Exchange.
1932 Account.
Benguet Explorations { Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.
The amount standing at credit of this Account is $2,122,160.49, H. & L. Wharves Out of this aunt, it is further reH, W., Docks commended that an interim divi-5. Ch. Motors (A)S dend of $18 per share be paid, ab-Ch.. Provideniz (old) $ sorbing $180,000.00, the balance of $1,942,160.49 being carried for ward,
Consulting Committee: Since the last meeting Mr. H. $10,000,000.00 Humphreys resigned his seat on 5,598,600.00 leaving the Colony, the vacancy thus caused being filled by the ap- 2,312,000.00 pointment of Mr. D. E. Clark.
Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. D. E. Clark, A. H. Compton, L Dun bar. T. E. Pearce, J. H. Taggart and A. H. White will retire, but joffer themselves for re-election.
Branches and Agencies:
Pelping
Penang Rangoon
Saigon
San Francisco Seattle
Semarang
Shangha
SHANGHAI QUOTATIONS
Messrs. Carroll Bros. have ceived the following cabled quota- tions from Shanghai.
ré-
Hongkew
("B")
(new)
29
!!!
***
ATTUURI
སྐྱ་་༔ཚེ་
decline, of 1.50 points. Later prices uncovered on pews that |England ... favoured
helpful
ON
Saturday the 20th. May, 1933, commencing at 10.30 am,
at their Sales Boom, 4. Duddell Street
1 Case Cotton & Art, Silk, Bocks
scheme for silver. The regular dividend has been declared by In 165 Bags Cloves ternational Telephone. Business |done!—4,790,000 shares.
5. Cases Hurricane Lanterns
1 Case Liquid Ammonia
4 Barrels Emery
Last To-day's
Price Price
1 Bag Emery
$
1 Case Hardware
Air Reduction
73%
Allied Chemical & Dye 97%
1 Case Gloves
101%
American Can
81%
814
1 Case Tooth Paste
American Smelting.... 284
28%
1 Box Yeast Foam Tablets
American Tel. & Tel. 107%
110%
American Tob. "
8014
81%
Anaconda Copper Mining
1214
12
¡Auburn
51%
53
1 Bag Mineral Ore
Borden Co
834
33%
2 Drums Sugarhouse Alkali
Canadian Pacific
18
184
81%
2 Drums Industrial Alkali-
Casa
Motora
Se/shred Gas of N.Y. 58%
Drugi, Inc. ******** 47%
Du Pont de Nemours.
Paper
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 9th MAY to 20th MAY, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager,
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1983.
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong.) NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Company will be held at its HEAD OFFICE, Union Building,
No the SIXTY-FOURTH
5 Parcels of White Cigarette Hong Kong, on FRIDAY, 26th MAY 1983, at 11.15 am, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors and the Statements of Account. to 31st December, 1982, and of declaring Dividends, etc.,
2 Kegs Metal Cleaner
and
A Quantity of Household Furni 68% ture and Blackwood Ware and Mis-
cellaneous Goods etc., etc.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 18th May, 1993,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 9th MAY to 26th MAY, Both Days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager.
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1988.
63%
Eastman Kodak
Electric Bond & Share
71/
23
24
PAR
General Electric
General Foods
10%
20%
82%
General Motors
Gulette Safety
28%
12%
Ent. Harvester
13%
28%
34
Int. Harvester (Prof.) .1061
106+
***
1801181
Ent. Tel. & Tel
16
& Myers "B"
12%
12%
83
82%
LO
18%
Montgomery Ward
181
22%
224
National Blacuit
49% Бо
Pacific Gas & Electric
Pennsylvania Railway
234
390
Radlo
Corp.
Sears Roebuck
27%
25% 24
734 271
THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
__NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
''' BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD. - (Incorporated in Hong Kong.)
$138
Standard Oil Co. of NJ. 84%• HX Socony-Vacuum Corp... 94 Union Carbide à Carbon 344 25 Union Pacne bo 8884
THE FIFTY-SECOND ORDIN-
N. Engineering...5.$ Shanghai Dock...S.$ Lande, Hotels & Buildings. H.K.' & 5, Hous..........$. H.K. Laadi $ 744
Shanghai Lands $$] M'politan, Lads S.$ Humphreys
H.K. Realis....$ Asis Realtics "A M
"B" MS .. Chinese Eautes $0 China Realdes ...S.$) China Debenture $$
Cotton Mill
Ewo Cotton.-S,7 19,80 Shanghai Cotton - 3.§] 5.00 Zoong Sing ......5.3 9.80 Wing On Textile 5.5 ...
Contral Bank in Fortnons.
Bank Notes venad Avvengo BERONAS ...Tam. 1,000,000
BRANCHER AND AGENCIES I
JAPAN :- Tokyo, Tokokazsa, Kobe, Dwadas
Karooka, Indang,
Swatow Bydney
Talhok Tientsia
Tokyo
Vancouver Yokohama
Making Mache Flinchiku, Talcon, Tulane, Correspondents in all principal cities Int. Assurance Co.
Takso, Thibel, Tous, alio, Balto
CHINA (Shanghai, rakow, Amoy, Foto
Chins Realty ..... Every description of Banking. and S'hai Land Investment Co. Escaraz, Deteris, Bosbay. Loud, Exchange business transacted. Loans New Engineering & Ship
LONDON BANERET.
Barclays Banks Lady Liopia Book, Lad. Midland Bank, Lid, Woviminster Bank iså
The Bank has Gorrspondente in all she principal Comarcal Centres throughout the world. L. MAGURA,
4. Das Vaux Boad Central, Hong Kong Dessinler 3, 182
Building Works (Old). .. 8.00 S'hai Dock & Engineering Co. 188.50 S'hai & Hongkew Wharf Co. 324,00 S'hat Electric Construction
Co.
Macho
45,00 Sandakan Lights ....S 14.00 H.K. Tels
*
On London-
100
T.I.....
1/4%
On demand
1/4%
INT
4 months' sight
1/4
My
Credits 4 montha
sight
1/8
On New York-
On demand
Credits 60 day's'
aight
28 Nom.
NOM
On Patta
On demand
585
Credits" 4 months'
128.20
sight
625
Ja
On India--
TW.
|United States -- Steel
Westinghouse E., & M. . 174
EXCHANGES,
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
On demand 12.40 On Blmighal---
On' demand
On demand
On Batavia
494.
$8
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
ARY GENERAL MEETING of rozi Shareholders will be held at the NICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTY-SEVENTH Offices of the undersigned, on ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING THURSDAY, the 25th May 1933, at of the Company will be held at ita Noon, for the purpose of receiving HEAD OFFICE, Union Building,
the Report of the General Agents,
December 1932.
together with a statement of AcHong Kong, on FRIDAY, 26th counts for the year ended the 81st MAY, 1933, at 11.20 a.m., for the
purpose of receiving the Report of -** The following Resolutions will the Directors and the Statements of also be submitted to the Meeting: Account to 31st December, 1932, (1) That as from the 1st day of and of declaring Dividends, etc.
January 1938, the emunera- The TRANSFER BOOKS of the tion of the Consulting Commit-Company will be CLOSED from tee be increased from $16,000 9th MAY to 26th MAY, Both Days
Inclusive.. to $24,000 per annum." (2) "That as from the 1st day of} By Order of the Board,
January 1933 the remunera-|
PAUL LAUDER, tion of the Auditors be raised;
General Manager. from $1,250 to $1,500 per "an-] num for each Firm": The SHARE REGISTER and *TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOB- ED from the 11th to the 25th May 1988, both days inclusive.".
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD.,
General Agents.
Hong Kong, 4th May, 1933,
NEW STOCK EXCHANGE
BUILDING
Foundation Stone Laid
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1938,
SPORT NOTICES.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY
CLUB
NHE
T
NOTICE.
MAY HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of Vot- Ing. Members will be held at the Club House, Happy Valley," on. MONDAY, 29th May, 1983, at 5,30: p.mi.
Mr. G. H. Potts Chairman of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, yester- day afternoon laid the foundationed to attend and participate in any All Members are cordially invit stone of the new Stock Exchange discussion which may ensue.
Buildings, which is being built at Ice House Street. S
Members of both the Stock Ex change and the Sharabrokers Asso- ciation were present...
By. Order of the Stewards,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 16th May, 1893,
Chua Keb Hel
Manage.
Amoy
Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta
Haiphong
Hankow Honolulu
HEAD OFFICE:-Tripek, Formos. Ecbe
Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899.
Kowloon London Manila Molbourne Nagsanki
Sotrabaya
$.
China Finance Corp.
New York
Osaka Paris
Int. Investment Trust Co... Cathay Land
16.50
Public Utilities.
Yanglaze Finance Co.
9.00
FORMOBA 1-ilmais,
6.10
H.X. Tramways...$/21.4
of the World.
14.50.
Peak Trami (old) .....5.
►
31.00
"
(new)...$...
Swalos, Canton
OTHERS Xons. Singapore,
Tork, Dairi,
Star Ferries
Borshaya
grated on approved securities.
Yaumati Forry...$ China Ligha (old) ${. ...
H
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let.
**
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager,
*(new $11.80 | H.K. Electrics 121
B
Manager
HONG KONG BRAMON ‹
THR
Ewo Cotton Mills, Ltd. ̈ S'hai Cotton Manufactur-
INC.
LIMITED.
Established 1888.
Reserva Fund
Tam. 119,750,000
Capital
Surplus
Reserves
· BRANCHES
Bombay
Hankow
Capital (fully páld-up) Fan 100,000,000
Head Offens-YOKOHAMA,
Branchen and Agindar sti Alexandria
Nagasaki
Nawawang New York
Osaka
Dairen (Dalny) Palping
Longtian (Mulden), Hangoon
"Hamburg
For foar Hencials
Malaking
#Karachi
Lobe
London
Los Angeles
Bio de Janičia
suita" required for fixed #rules to be obtained on app
Hong Kong, Líth March, 1981.
Branches of American Expreer Com. pany in Frincipal cities of United States of Amerion and Canada..
All sinama xt' Com ranssotians:vndarta
of its, thorou
You may obtain a Safe Deposit H.K.Amu Box in this most up-to-date Vault Ch for your own use at a very} $°C. Moderate Rental.
Inspection, Cordially Invited:
THE NATIONAL“”“ COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK LTD.
United
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, ing Co.
Head Ofice," Broadway..
New York.
„U.S.$5,000,000.00 2.1.8.$1,832.822.01 20.8.81,458,115,78
SAFETY FIRST!
To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries,
Depoalt them In a Vault that is really.
FIRE-PROOF.
BURGLAR-PROOF DAMP PROOF 15.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT
Canton Lar Cancats (com.)
(08)
97.50 All prices are in Shanghai Dol- lars.-
China Buses 5.$ S'poreTractions(0)/
44 TALEN
وند.
29
On demand-” On Kobe
198
On demand
10914
[LOJ
On Manila
111
On Bingapore..
52 Nom.
57%
Industriala,
On demand
67 Nominal
On Balgon
Malabon Sugars Find Cald: Mag, O. 8.3
18:
-- On demand:
On Bangkok
"
On demand Sovereigns bank buy
· 1381⁄4
Iing rate.
· 1/47/ Bar Silver per or 10 Bar Silver in Hong
H.. Roper
Korg
Notn.
Copper Cash ......
Nominal
Copper Cents
-1% prom.
Dairy Farmi
Rate of Native In-
|9.40.
terest
82%D
Our
Der A Wip Lane Crawford Mackintosh Sinceres
Chinese Bub. Coln .. 31%% dis.
Hong Kong Bub. Cola, par.
4161
located on the Mezzanine Floor of Was. Powel Our New building a Specially Wing On (6,5) Constructed to provide all of these Important Qualities, N
2.10
SALE" OF FOREIGN ISSUES
200
“Continued from Page: 1.)
“Mr. Chamberlain did not attempt, at that time to delne precisely the scope of the term "Issue" which was used by - him, and he finds it necessary to make further explank- tion on one supect of the matter.
For the present, he thinks that it {s not in the public. Interent: that large blocks of securities, including
ealt id on the Lon
ALL RANKS DANCE
IN AID OF
MINISTERING CHILDREN'S LEAGUE
(MILITARY BRANCH)
WILL BE HELD IN THE GARRISON LECTURE HALL on FRIDAY 26th of MAY, 1933, L£, Col) E. J. de C. Boys,M.C., and the Officers,
lat: Ba. -Lincolnshire Regiment, have, kindly
lent their dance band for this beession.
DANCING 8.30 PM. to 1. AM.
1:00 01 Ladles by Courtesy,
ments free.
for Spot Dances.
dancers from Blonecutters, Sh Biome from Camber at 1 am,
will be devoted to the Minis