BANKS
--HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. -
Luthorland Capit
Isroad and Paliy Palá-up here on
Bowers Panda 1-
Werling man
£ 4.800.000 $18.000.000
*Herre Idability of Propelavors ........... $35,200,200
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
r. E. Forca, Boj.
T. I, R. Shan, Esq.
1 Viskin. Eat.
on, Mr. J. J. Fahrstn.
Compton, Kej 1. L. Plommar, Rog
Un Mr. C.0.8. Mackin.
AMOT
BANGKOK
FATAVES BOYBAY
CALOUTTA
CAITON
GELKTOO
DOLONBO
DAIERY
POOCHOW
HAIPHONG
X. Kurphy, Eng.
Acting Chiel Manager.
BRANCHES-
LONDON
LIONE
MALACCA HANTLA
MUAR (Johor)
NOIDEN
NEW YORK
PEIPINO PERANG RANGOON
RAIGON
HAIPHONG HAMBURG BLANKOW
HAYRIN
OU TO:0
ILOILO
1POR
KARACHI
KLANG
- KOB
Foreign
XEDAK
KRW YORK
PELFING (Poking)
PENANG BANGOON BAIGON
SEMARANG BEREVBAN
BILANGHAI SINGAPORE
SITIAWAN
BOURABAYA
TAIPING
TIEXTEIN
YOKOHAMA
ZAMBOANG &
and Exchange
Paid-up Capital
..£3,000,000
Reserve Fund
.£3,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
On London--
prietors
£3,000,000
*
T.T.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :—
Agrades and Branches:
On demand
ALOR STAR
AMBITRAR. BANGKOK BATAVIA
4 months' sight
1/44
KUCHING
Credits
4 months'
MADRAS
KAKELA
Depty Chairmen.
J. K. Bordialik. Key.
5. 11. Dodwell, Kaq.
sight
1/5/
BOMBAY
CALOUTTA
CANTON
DAWKZORE
OZBU
DOTAMBO
On New York-
On demand
20 Utilities 30% Nom.
Credits 60 days'
aight
NOM
On Paris-
On demand Credits 4 aight
597
months'
Air Reduction
637
Allied Chemical
TOKOKAK (Ekohot
On India-
American Can. ****
TEINGRAD
T.T.
92
American Smelting
ICALA LUMPUS
On demand
92
92 23 Dye .12941334 95% 93 36% 37 American Tel Tel .129% 191%
904 American Tobacco "B"
General
On Shanghai-
On demand
110
American Waterworks. 37% Anaconda Copper Mining 18
39%
On Kobe
On demand
1101/
Auburn Bendis
Aviation
19
19
3844
2014
On Manila-
Canadian Paciác
нап
On demand
61 Nom.
18 90%
TSINGTAO
YOKOHAMA
On Singapore--
Caterpillar Co.
95%
244
On demand
593
Chrysler Motors
On Batavia---
On demand
39%
Curtiss Wright
On demand
59
DuPontde Nemours
591⁄2
80%
Eastman Kodak
84
85
On Bangkok-
Electric Auto-lite Co...
24
954
On demand
134
Electric Bond & Share. 35
Sovereigns bank buy-
Electric Power & Light 12%
ing rate
1/544
General Foods
General Electric
24
37
Bar silvr per oz.
18 9/10
General Motors
31
Gillette Safety
1474
244
254
Nom.
405
42%
116
8414
94
24%
26%
27%
35+
58
National Dairy Pro.
24
24
354
20
2234
Pacific Gas & Electric
28
29
Packard Motors
EXCHANGES.
THE CHINA MAIL
and
Commerce
Finance
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
Kong
1/496 1/4
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
TUESDAY, JULY 1933.
BALCONY COLLAPSE Hollywood's Fear Of
RECALLED
Coroner's Inquiry Continued.
OWNER'S EVIDENCE
Kidnappers
Thousands Of Dollars Spent On Protection.
INVISIBLE RAY USED.
с
Hollywood.
UNION ASSURANCE
SOCIETY, LTD.
"Directors' Report
FIRE DEPARTMENT'S £35,000 PROFIT.
The black shadow of the kid- Society, Limited, London held on
Further evidence was yesterday recorded at the Coroner's inquiry into the deaths of Jessie Honson,! aged 11, and Cheng Hal an amah,| who were fatally injured when the New York. Yesterday.
balcony at No. 15 Yuk Sau Street napper's hand extracts thousands of A profit of £35,000 by the Fire Dow Jones Averages.
Last. Today's Changes collapsed on the night of June 3. dollars from film celebrities every Department, was shown in the Directors' report for 1932, sub- Aver. Aver 30 Industrials 100.92 103.77 2.85 up throwing several people into the year.
It would be impossible to estimate mitted at the Ordinary General 53.38 3.60 up 49.78 120 Ralls
Meeting of the Union 34.93 36.45 1.52 up street below. Mr. W. Schofield con-
what it cost Hollywood to guard its May 5, 1933. The Directors recom- 88.40 86.74 34 up ducted the inquiry. Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. Report:
The special jury empanelled con- children. But guard them it must, meaded payment of a divident of Business Done: 6,720,000 shares.
Last To-day'sisted of Messrs. R. A. Rodgers for the scores of threatening letters £115,000. Price Prics
(foreman), Colbourne Liitle and Li received by movie stare every year may be from men who mean busi-
The Net Premiums for 1932 Koon-chun.
amounted to. £912,673 66, 20.; the Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., instructness, and not from cranks.
Those atars who have children Claims paid outstanding amounted ed by Messrs. Woo and Nash, ap- peared for the contractors, Messrs.
140 Bonds
Borden Co.
Case
Chase National Bank
Assurance
The report is as follows:-
Fire Department
From the profits of this Depart- Wing Tak & Co., Mr. H. J. Arm- pay a great deal for security, al- to £461,516 118. 7d. 18 strong for the architect. Mr. A. J. though few will admit as freely as 18
carried to Profit and Loss, leaving 69% Lane, and Mr. M. K. Lo, for the does Marlene Dietrich that their ment the sum of £35,000 has been
owner of the house, Mr. Kwok wal-
are constantly guarded the Fire Insurance Fund at £1,292,-
472 0s. 2d
384 bearing, stated
homes
Consolidated Gas of NY. 34 $142,000 for the houses in nine in-dren would be kidnapped unless Claims paid
Inc.
The only witness called was Mr.Jagainst kidnappers.
Accident Department Nearly every Important player 254 Kwok Wai-sam, who in continuation]
The Net Premiums for 1982 29+ 30% of his evidence at the previous ceived threats that his or her chil-
that he paid who is a father or a mather has re-amounted to £538,676 131. 7d.; the and outstanding 60% 59% stalments, the final one being paid large sums of money are paid. Many amounted to £255.638 46. 8d.
of thsee, police say, are written by
From the profits of this Depart- 32% in June, 1982.
Questioned by Mr. Lo, witness cranks, but some come from would- ment the sum of £22,328 13s. 6d. 25 said be employed Mr. Tong Kwong-be-kidnappers. Usually such notices has been carried to Profit and Loss, 37%
to the police, without leaving the Accident Insurance 13% hing to draw up the plaus for the are given 25% building. The land was bought at publicity, and three is no reord of Fund at £420,386 14s. id.
plans for the building.
Profit And Loss
The Directors recommend pay-
38
May 5, money ever having been paid. public auction held on
Not long ago Norma Shearer re- 15% 1930, which was attended by wit-
ness himalef and Mr. Tong. After vealed that she just received an- the acquistia of the site, Mr. Tong other kidnap threat. She said that ment of a dividend of £115,000.
The following Directors: The took two months to prepare the night and day guard is maintained
Hon. Lord Stanmore, P.C., over Irving Thalberg, Jr, her son Rt.
Harold 12oyd's estate is not only K.C.V.O, Mr. Robert Armitage, When witness employed two fore- men during the construction of the well-fenced but well-guarded, so that Mr. Sidney Mortimer, Mr. Joseph building, he did not consult his his three children can play in safety. Powell, Mr. E. V. Reid and Mr. architect. His abject in employing In addition to his regular watch-Allen Woodroffe, retire from Office them was to find out if there was man, Lloyd employs several gar-and, being eligible, offer themsel anything wrong with the sand or deners and other labourers who inves for re-election.
5%
574
Pennsylvania Rly.
53%
36
cement.
9%
10%
40%
emergency could double Mr. Lo. During the course of the guards.
Miss. Dietrich admitted recently look to the 43% building, did you
AT
FILM
Auditors
The Auditors, Messrs. Saffery,
27
Standard Gas
18%
*20
Oil Co. of New
38%
40.
Witness-Yes.
Texas Corpn. Trans-America
Socony-Vacuum Corpn.
14
14%
24%
8 7%
HAMBURG
MORN
HARDIN
HONGXIT ILOILO пон
JOHOR
KOBE
KOWLOOK
KUALA LUMPUX
SAN FRAKCIBOQ
RHANOPAI
BINGAPOR
BOGEL BATA
BUNGXI PATAM
TIERTSIN
TOXYD
Ou-Tent Accecie opened in Local Cortinay sal Fized Deposite received for en un
shorter period la Local Curranty 184 Bečaj an forma višek will be quoted in application. Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1933.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
the Southern of the shore Bank la soudurend By the HOKO KOKO AND THANGHAI BAWX- LTE CORPOLITION. Hals may be obtained
FOR THE HONGKONG, AND SHANGHAJ ALAKING CORPORATION.
LK. MUHPAY,
Acting Chist Manager. Hong Kong, 24th April, 1983.
SAFETY FIRST !
To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries, Deposit them in a Vault that is really: FIRE-PROOF BURGLAR-PROOF DAMP PROOF !
OUR SAFE DEPOSIT, VAULT located on the Mezzanine Floor of Our New building is Specially Con- atructed to provide all of these Im portant Qualities.
You may obtain a Safe Deposit Box in this most up-to-date Vault for your own uso at a very moder- ate Rental
Inspection Cordially Invited. THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Corner of Ice House Street and Des Voeux Road, Central.
Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix ed Deposita 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. on Saigon
Established 1912.
Head Oes-Hong Kong.
Letharleed Capital (H.X. Currency)...$12,000,000
292-05 Capital mamma
Savory Fund 1,139,00
ABANCHIES
Carlos, Bangbal, Hankow, Baugha
sod San Francisco.
LONDON BAKZZES 1—
The Lloyd's Book, Idmised
CORRESPONDENTS
En wil principal aim of the World. Farsign Exchangs and banking budem of STRY cription treated.
Bala Depot Bons (Tano sinen) si a prady rental of trom $5 to $40.
LOOK POONG BHAN,
Chief Manager,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Head Offer: Hong Kong. No. 10, Des Voeux Road Central Established: 1918.
Bar Silver in Hong
Copper Cash
Copper Cents
Rate of Native In-
terest
Nominal
1% prem.
32% P-8- 31% dis.
Chinese Sub. Coin Hong Kong Seh. Coin par.
SILVER EXPORTS SOAR IN MAY AS U.S. JUMPS GOLD Trade Returns Disclose $48,547,696 Exported; $42,775,394 Sent U.S.
.... $10,000,000,00
The total value of silver exported Authorised Capital
5,538,600,00 Paid-up Capital ......
through Shanghai for countries Roserve and Undivided
Fronts
2,312,000.00 abroad in May was out of all pro- portion to the amounts shipped in March and April of this year, ac- cording to atatistics apearing in the Shanghai mouthly returns of for- Jeign trade.
Branches and Agencies:—
Amor
Batavia Bombay Calcutta Canton Haiphong
Hankow Bondialu додом Kobe Kowloon
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. Ko
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Talpek, Formos Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899.
Coral Bank la Formon. Bank-Holestansted Aviengu soncuzi ...Ion. $8,000,000 BEANCHES AKU AGZECIES: JAPAN-Tokyo, Zekohasus, Kobe, Quala PORMOSA -
Makong Nanie, Skokles, Tricks, Taken Thani, Toon, Helio Paisa Below, DastOR.
DHIBA, Hanks, Amor, Fonchow, OTHERS Hong Kong Bagsport, Boring
Bearung Belavia, Bombay, Lamdan, Xav Tak, Dale.
LONDON BANKERS/
Barclays Bank Ltd. Liople Bank, Idd, Midland Bank, Tad, Wanderer Boak, Led.
The Bank ban Correspondente in all the pelasipal Comerol Certene throughout the world. L. ZAGUBA,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4, De Van Hool Conkai.
Bong Long, Deansber 3, 2981.
King
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1858,
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Yan. 119,750,000
Hand Ollies>~YOKOBAMA. Beaches und Agencies atı
BonDay
Calentia
Dairen (Dalny)
Nagasak
Nagora Newchwang
New York Osaka
Zangtien (Muides) Rangoon
Hamburg
Hanbow
Hong Loan
Henginia
Hrinking
KALIDAD Karachi
Kobe
London
Los Angelos
Rio de Janeiro. San Francisco Beattle
Bemarang
Bingapore Eperabaya Bydney Tintain Tekys
Tatartan
London Manila Melbourne Nagasaki
New York Osaka Parit
Pelping
Penang
Rangoon Saigon San Francisco Seattle
Semarang Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya Swelow Sydney Talhoku Tientsin Tokyo Vancouver Yokohama
Correspondents in all principal cities
of the World.
Gold Dust
Internat. Harvester
Internat. Har. (Pre) Internat. Tel & Tel Liggett
& Myers "B" Ine Loew's Int. Manico
Montgomery
Ward
National Biscuit
National City Bank
Otis Elevator
Radio Corps. Sears Roebuck Standard Brands
Standard
23
Union Carbide & Carbon 42%
.121 Union Pacific
27% architect for the soundness and that she employed five men, two for Sons & Company, Chartered Ac- daytime, two for night and one to countants, Mr. A. Doods Fairbairn, stability of the building?
Watch her eight-year-old daughter C.A., and Mr. Charles E. Fletcher, Messrs. Saffery,
Did your foreman have anything during her waking hours. Miss F.C.A., retire. 20% to do with the structural stability Dietrich has had several threatening Sons & Co., being eligible, offer letters, one a short time ago. The themselves for re-appointment. Mr. of the building?--No. 4374
Could the foremen read plans or last one caused her to declare that A. Dodds Fairbairn and Mr. Char- 131%
when she leaves here for a vacation les E. Fletcher do not offer them- United Air & Transport 35% 37% not?-No.
12 134
Were plans supplied to them?-jin Germany, she will do so quietly selves for re-appointment. United Corpn.
59
so that none may know. No. United States Steel Westinghouse E. & M. - 471⁄4
62% 50
PLANE DISASTER
IN LAKE.
Men's Sacrifice Saves Woman's Life.
30 HOURS ON TINY RAFT.
Chicago.
What had they to do?-They had;
At least two large Hollywood BANDIT GANG LED
to see only iron and cement were estates are equipped with mechani- used, that the sand was not mixed cal devices which would Immediately of kidnappers or night with earth, and that the stones used warn
prowlers. Rays from photo-electric were of the proper size.
every portion of the Mr. Lo.-There was another col-cells cover
one of the invisible' lapse in the same street when your grounds. If house was being built?-Yes. The rays is broken by a person walking through it, flood lights immediately balcony collapsed.
BY WOMAN. Rich Moslem Harems Robbed.
.
+
WORE MEN'S CLOTHES,
Belgrade.
From $1,516,103 worth of silver exported abroad in March, the figures jumped to $48,547,696 in May. This latter figure included
Did you have any conversation illuminate every portion of the 3,444,326 worth of silver bars valued
A gang of thieves who terrorised with Mr. Tong about this? Yes, I houses and surroundings areas.
When Gloria Swanson's children at $4,414,096 but did not include
told him that some balconies had col bank notes with a face value of
Japsed in the same street, and said were here, their chauffeur was their the whole of the Teslitch district of 40,000 Hong Kong dollars. The value of silver shipped in April was The story of a losing struggle that I hoped my own houses would guard. Many players, who cannot Bosnia was recently rounded up by me that afford full-time watchmen, obtain the Banja Luka police. To their found that the put up by three men to save their be safe. Mr. Tong told $9,466,097.
lives on Lake Michigan, following nothing so unsafe would happen to gun permits for their chauffeurs surprise. it was
Ann Harding's bill-top home, al-leader of the gang was àn aeroplane accident, was related his work.
most inaccessible except at one Hasanitch, a 30-year-old woman! And you were reassured?-Yes.
Hafiza, who was the most capable The hearing was adjourned untill point is well-guarded for the sake of
young Jane Bannister, the star's and active member of the band. daughter. Many homes, like that of used to spy out the land and enter, Burglar alarms on every door and ters of rich Moslem houses. When Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon, have by various excuses, the harem quar
window-Reuter.
Little Gold Exported.
While silver shipments soared,
the value of gold that went abroad by the sole survivor, Mrs. Charles was not so much in advance of the Rennie, who was brought ashore in
In May the safety after being for over 30 this afternoon.
hours on a tiny raft.
Every description of Banking, and preceding months. Exchange business transacted. Loans value of gold exported amounted to grated on approved securities.
Safe Deposit Box To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Managet.
THE
INC.
and
3,300,000 gold units as compared to aged only 29, James Gillette, the
The victims were her husband, WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE 2,572,500 gold units in March
Gold Nations Resolute pilot and owner of the 'plane and 2,023,767 gold units in April.
Peter Keller, the mechanic. The reason for the big difference
Mrs. Bennie recounts that when
in the value of silver exported in the pilot was trying to bring down May as compared to the previous the machine on the lake during a months is now well known sluce blinding fog he came
down too with AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, 1 May the value of silver sent to terrific force.
America went off the gold standard. rapidly and hit the water
America amounted to $42,775,894.
The plane seemed to rip apart Other countries, which received all-and then began a fierce struggle ver in
May were Great Britain, for self-preservation. The men $121,635; Hong Kong $4,131,833; started to make a Faft as the plane (Continued at foot of next Column) began to sink. They rigged up a pillow and a gasoline tank and as the plane sank they placed her on the fragile raft and held to the Isides themselves.
Head Offs:--85, 'Broadway. New York.
Capital Surplus Reserves
.U.8.$6,000,000,00 .U.S.$1,867,089.17 .U.£$1,718,979.67
BRANCHES----
Kaplan
ww
“Ciela
Falping
Branches of American Express Com- pany in Principal cities of United States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commercial Banking Transactions, undertaken.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
Reorganised October 26, 1928, under special charter of The National Gov- ernment as an,
2
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK.
Subscribed Capital
As the cold water numbed
their bodies they finally began. alipping into the water one by, one, not saying a word. The raft was too light to hold all four of them
The woman when picked up was hysterical and badly sunburnt but $25,000,000.00 otherwise seemed little the worse $24,710,200.00 for her awful experience-Reuter. ...$ 8,820,505.32
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
Paid-Up Capital Reserve Funda
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4 Queen's Road Central.
Japan $118,852; Straits, Settlements and F.MS, $1,405,482. The only country to get any gold from China in May was Great Britain to which 8,300,000 gold units were exported.
The value of silver imports in commercial.centres of the May amounted to $2,783,155 as com- world, we are able to extend to our pared to $8,166,710 in March and The Company offers to intending clients special facilities for domestic $6,287,817 in April. The imports in Trævalers the use of its "Travelers and foreign banking and exchanges.
Owing to our numerous branches in Personal Investment account China and large connections in the im
portant handled.
- Cheques and Letters of Credit and We also handle the issue of Bonds May Included 215,573 ounces of
Continued from Page 1).
.
the world and of credit, and for the safeguarding of social progress in their respective countries, and confirm their in- tent to maintain the free func- tioning of the gold standard in their respective countries at existing gold parities and with...
Hafiza
she had discovered an easy way of entrance and the place where the Jewels of the women were kept, she would collect her band, change into men's attire, and lead them to the spoils.
in the framework of existing monetary laws. They ask
When caught, Hafiza was wearing their central banks to keep in
a suit of rough male clothes, but close touch to give maximum underneath these, she had the finest efficacy to this declaration." of allk underwear and a £300 neck- The declaration is signed by the lace of pearls, taken from the house delegates of Italy, France, Belgium, of a wealthy Moslem. the Netherlands, Poland and Swit-
Hafiza has now been sentenced to zerland.--British Wireless Service. six months'. Imprisonment-Reuter.
SINCERE'S
SUMMER
SALE
PROCEEDING
NOW allowed on Current
In addition, the world-wide? Serviess and other Public Funds of the Chin-silver bars valued at $247,990,- and
of Jia thoroughly equipped Travel Desene Government both at home and broken silver coins valued at
Deposlis escadrad for fed periods
VALO to be abtained on app Beation. partmen
EL MOR
Hong Kong, Eith March, 1983.
abroad.":"RAT
SHOU 1, CHEN,131,734,044, but not including bank Manager, notes with a face value of Chinese LAW. DUGGAN,
Manager Hong Kong 5th March, 1931: $29,000 and Yen 270,000.