BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Extrand Oapital.
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Swed
§70, 100,000 28,DIBDIB
$1,006 POR
Reners Liability el Proprietors - $20,000,000
HZAD OFFICE, HONG KONG
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
T. I Prog.
Oberma
T. Ii. R Shan, Eny.
Deputy Chairmat.
J. R. Bau Field. Bag.
Wick Faq.
5. U. Dodwell, Eng. ilon. Mr. J. J. Maher now,
H. Compton Zaq.
Mr. G.G.M. Mckia,
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BANGION BATAVIA
MEMBAY
OLLOUTTA
CANTON
CHEFOO
COLOMBO
DAIBEN POOCHOW
BAIPHONG
HAMBURG INROW HARDIN HONGTER
FLOILO
(POK
JOHOR
конк
TOWLOOK
1. A. Mammet, Eag.
•
M.Murphy, Esq. Acting Chiel Manager
BRANCHES
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON
LYONI
MALACCA
MANILA
HUAB (Jokate
MURDEN
NEW YORK
PELPING
PENANO
RAKOOOK
SAIGON
SAN FRANCIBOO
FIRANGEAN
BIKO FORE
80DRABATA
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TIENTSIN
TOXYD
TRINOTAD
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HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
• Theatness of the wears exited wound
* HONG KONG AND WHANGHAT BANK
VA CORPORATION. Buhna may be vahend vi upalimatian.
FOR FER HONGKONG AND THAKOMAI 4ABETES CORPORATION.
L. N. MURPHY,
Acting Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 24th April, 1983.
SAFETY FIRST 1
To Safeguard Your Yaluables 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 Qualition,
You may obtain Safe Deport Box in this most up-to-date Vault for your own use at a very moder- ate Rental
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858,
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capita?
Reserve Fund
Reserve Liability of Pro-
priators
LLOR STAN
AMRITSAR
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
.£3,000,000
Agencies and Branches:
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALOUTTA
CANTON
GLBU
CAWAPORN
OOLAKBO
DELAI
HAIPHONG
BAMBERG
RANKOW
HARBIN
BONG TOM
ILOILO
KARACHI
KLANG
KUALA LUMPUR
+
KUCHING
MADRAS
MANILA
MEDAN
NEW TORE
PEITING (Pabing}
FENANG BANGOON
KAJGON
SEMARANG
KEBEMBAN
BITANOMAT
SINGAPORE
KITIAWAN
FOURABAYA
TAIPING
TIEXTRIN
TONGLAH (Bkukotz
TEINOTAC
SAMBOANGS
TOKOHAMA
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, 1932.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Commerce and
Finance.
Colony's Rateable Value
3.96 Per Cent. Increase On Last Year
The Colonial Treasurer's report on the Assessment for the year 1933-1934 states that by Order of His Excellency the Governor-in- Council a new valuation of the whole Colony has been made and the Rateable Value has thereby been in creased from $37,457,725 to $38.941,273 an addition of $1,483.548 or 3.96 per cent.
The following table gives a comparison of the Assessments for the
-year 1932-1933 and 1933-1934:-
District.
1932-1935.
The City of Victoria $25,240,914 Hong Kong Villages
Kowloon
New Kowloon
Total
Per cent.
2,905,269
7,597,230
1,714,312
Increase. 1933-1934 $25,568.499 $327,584 3,204,447 299,178 8,207,351 610,121 246,665 .** 1,900,977
1.29
1.03
8.04 14.39
$37.457,725
$38,941,273 $1,483,648
3.96
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1933.
NO AIR SERVICE NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
FROM JAVA
Dutch Not Planning Extension Yet.
REPRESENTATIVE IN HONG KONG
Hong Kong, for the present, is not to be linked with European air service, either from Singapore or Java, according to Mr. M. C. Moes, visiting inspector of the Royal Dutch Air Lines, who is at present in the Colony.
BANK HOLIDAYS.
*
Accordance with Government
will be CLOSED for the Transac
tion of Public. Business on MON-
PUBLIC AUCTION.
》ARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
DAY, 7th August, 1933, the Firat PARTIC Monday, in August),
Hong Kong, 2nd August, 1933:
of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the at 8th day of August 1933,
p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Gov- ernor, of one Lot of Crown Land NHE Undersigned have received at Ma Tau Chung in the Colony of instructions to sell by Rublic Hong Kong, for a term of 10 years, Auction
with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Sur-
PUBLIC AUCTION.
· ON
Mr. Moes stated that his Com-FRIDAY, the 4th., August, 1935, veyor of His Majesty the King, for
pany had no immediste plans for extending the service to the Co- lony or China.
Mr. Moes, who arrived here yes-1 terday, will visit the agents of the company in the principal cities in the Far East and during his will week's stay in the Colony, study focal conditions.
He added that his company was
Batavia line.
The increase in the valuation of led to there being a number of specialising on the Amsterdam- the City of Victoria is mainly due vacant flats and shops
Bcattered
to new buildings on the Praya East through the Chinese portions of the Reclamation and would have been City, and, as a result, a demand for
Linking China and Java, mucu greater but for tendency to reduction of rent in these areas has With regard to the possibility of reductions of rental in a number of commenced. Unless the world de-linking China and Java by air, Mr.
pression continues, however, it is Moes said that he saw no difficulty.! localities.
Under Hong Kong Villages the not anticipated that this condition Flying conditions were perfect and THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. increase is mainly due to the new will remain for long.
as soon as business in China livened development at Wongneichang.
up sufficiently to justify auch a the increase is due In Kowloon
service, no doubt it will be institut-!
Established 1912.
Read OB-Hong Kong.
sushorised Capital (H.E. Currency) ...§11,000,00% Pull-Up Capini menzionat Xavervi Fund and
BRANCUES pa
8.066,000 1150,000
to
new
Chinese tenements and NEW YORK STOCK ed. The Chinese population of Java
flats in semi-European
Mongkok, aud European flats
houses on Prince Edward Road and European fats at Kowloon Point.
In the case of New Kowloon the
Onion, Bangkat, Hanbow, Bangbok, increase is largely due to Chinese
and San noinen,
LONDON BANKERS
The Lloyd's Dank, Limited.
CORRESPONDENTS
In all princi; ochies of the Worl
Foreign Kebangs nad banking business of
very description brazaached.
Béla Depois Bows (various siam) si-a pukely rental of teman 35 to $40
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Head Office: Hong Kong.. No. 12, Des Voeux Road Central, Established: 1918.
| Authorized Capital
Paid-up Capital
tenement houses in Shamshuipo and in Kowloon some further building City on the new layout.
EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotatio`s.
were mostly from South China and such an air service would be greatly appreciated by them, besides being! of inestimable value to China her-! self. At the moment there were na schemes to start this line but there; is a distinct possibility of it in the fature.
New York, Yesterday. Dow Jones Averages.
Last To-day's Changes Aver. Aver.
Mr. Moes said that there was a The number of tenements report-30 Industrials 92.70 94.84 2.14 up
spirit of friendly co-operation be- 46.81 47.64 33 up ed to be vacant averaged about 20 Rails
tween the different air lines. ""Com 31.01 31.78 27 up 439 monthly, as compared with 297 20 Utilities
be said, "can be very .04 down petition," 140 Bonds ... 88.09 18.05 last year.
Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. Re- healthy and can be very fair and The following comparative state-port-The strength prevailing this friendly.** ment shows the Rateable Value of afternoon was evidently due to the No Service To Hong Kong.
heard the Colony of Hong Kong from Washington dispatch to the effect Mr. Mocs said he had
inclusive that the Administration had not about The Pan-American Line tak- abandoned a program of possible ing over the interests of China Na- Inflation but was prepared to use tional Airways. In one respect he this means if the situation demand-'was rather disappointed, as he had ed such action. In other words it been hoping to travel to Shanghai looks as though the so-called "In- from Hong Kong by air, and he was Bation" policy is still the most po- sorry to find that the line was not Itent market influence. However, working yet.,
1923-1924 to (000 omitted) :--
Percent- age In- crease.
Asked why
the KL.M. did not; it is not established that the mar- ket at this particular time has the contemplate extending their line to said the ability to go through last week's Hong Kong, Mr. Moes highs. Wheat:-Price opened at Dutch Company had to keep to their,
reacted limit but
immediately main object, the linking up ofi Colonies in the! In the ten years from 1923-1924 thereafter, the Washington des- Holland with her
1933-1934
Year.
Reserve and Undivided
Frosts
$10,000,000.00 1926-1027 1927-1928 5,598,500.00 1928-1929
2,312,000.00
Amoy
Branches and Agencies:-
Peiping
| 1933-1934
1923-1924 1924-1925
27,287 1925-1920
5,139 27.909
2.60 710 20,016
1,018
3.64 30,305 1,379 4.75 31,617 1,222 4.02 33,069 1,452
4.50 35,071 1931-1932
2,001 6.04 37,457 1932-1933
2,386 6.80 .. 38,941 1,483 3.96
Rateable In- Value.
21,050 22,147 1,088
crease.
5.16 23.20
Batavia
Penang
Bombay
Calcutta
Rangoon Saigon
Canton
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. Hankow
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
Haiphong Honolulu Kobe
Kowloon
Manila
Molbourne
Nagaanki
New York
Paris
Inspection Cordially Invited. THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Corner of Ice House Street and Des Voeur Road, Central
UBAD OFFICE:-Talpeb, Formon.London
Incorporated by Special Imperial
Charter, 1899.
Card Bank is Formans.
Bank-Roles lapped Ayscus Tou. #,500,00 BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:
JAPAN-Toby Tokokazy, Love, Cente
FORMOSA 1-re
Ing, Irak,
San Francisco
Seattle
Semarang Shanghai Singapore Sourabaya Swatow SWALDW Sydney Talhoku
Timisia
Tokyo
Vancouver Yokohama
increased
to 1933-1934 the rateable value of patch precipitated short covering Far East. The Company had other by and induced buying by commission lines in Europe and for the moment the
has Colony
houses. Cotton:-Nervous and er-it was not thought wise to nave! $17,881,573 or 85 per cent.
The demand for the office and ratic and easily influenced either lines all over the world.
Mr. Moes said that the Royal shop accommodation in the centre way. The early advance attracted
realising. Prices Dutch Air Line was greatly obliged of the City remains strong, as it considerable
does also for European style dwell-subsequently advanced rapidly on to the Hong Kong Postal authorities ings in suitable situations on the inflationary Island.
at 3 o'clock p.m.
at their Sales Room, 4. Duddell Street.
On Austin Seven Motor Car 1927 Model (2 new tyres) In very good running order. On view from day of sale,, Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers Hong Kong, August 2, 1933.
M. C. L.
MINISTERING CHILDREN'S
THE
LEAGUE
ANNUAL GALA
will be held
one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
NO, BY BAIE,
Begistry Xo.
Locality,
Boundary
Matraman T
It.
13
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40 | par (usie plan | 1,078 |17||
GENERAL NOTICES.
on WEDNESDAY, M
20th September,
At Repulse Bay,
Further particulars later. Please book the Date.
KING'S
THE AIR CONDITIONED
THEATRE
THEATRE.
COMMENCING SUNDAY 6TH AUGUST
JOSEPH M, SCHENCK presente
JOAN
CRAWFORD
rumours. Silver: for the arrangements they had made The market was narrow, reflecting with regard to Air Mail from Hong The rapid development of the uncertainty on the part of buyers Kong. The mail steamers left sellers. Continental banks every week from Hong Kong for Praya East Reclamation together and with over building in other parts ofiare reported as sellers on bulges. Singapore taking five days under near the close normal conditions and the Air Line; encouraged buying.
from Singapore to Amsterdam and Business Done:-1,780,000 shares. London occupied seven days for the
Last To-day' voyage, so that mails from Hong||
PrieKong reached London, within a
Correspondents in all principal cities the Colony and the depression have Inflation rumours
Makong Many, Skiveniks, Thicks. Tulsa,f the World. Take Tam, Tosa, Elatio, fo
Amey Foooow, CHINA-Bhanghai, Bankow,
Awalow, Canton.
OTHERS
Long.
Terabaya,
Singapore, Semarang, Baiería, Bombay, London York, mire.
LONDON BANKKES.
Barclays Back, Lid. Läsyds Bank, Ltd, Midland Bank, Ltd., Wastesloeter Bank, Ind.
The Back has torrespondante un all she principe! Some Cool through the world
HONG KONG BRANCH,
E, XAGUEL
4, Des Vang load Oecriral.
Bang King Drostuber M, 1981,
Makingar
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Yen. 119,750,000
Estabaked 1839. ·
Capital (fully paid-up) Yen 100,000,000) Reserve Fand
Head Offer:-TOKOHAMA
Branches and Aguelos at:
Nagasaki
NEKOTA
Newchwang
New York
Dakka
Paris.
Feiging
(Mukde) 'Rangoon
Alexandria Bataria
Bombay
Onloetta
Canton
Dairen (Dalny)
Hankow Barbin
Honolulu
Larachi Lobe London
Los Angeles
Elo de Janeiro San Francisco Seattle
Semarang Shanghai
shinvod Singapore Бонгавиул Bydney
Tokyo
Taingten
J
Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted.” Loant grated on approved securities.
Safe Deposit Boxes To. Let.
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager,
THE
Price
944 96%
Air Reduction
Allied Chem. & Dye Amer. Can Amer. Smelting Amer. Tel. & Tel.
Tob. "B" Amer. Waterworks Amer. Anaconda Co per Mining 16
1154 117
4212
8414 844 33
34% 1224% 124%
844
BAZ 294104
44
01%
18
164
16% 48% 89% 28號
BRITANNIA WINS YACHTING RACE AT COWES
(Continued from Page 1). In the King's Cup on Tues- day the Britannia was placed third to Velsheda and Shamrock V, His Majesty, being at the tiller. The Velsheda is expected to Auburn challenge for the America Cup Bendix Aviation
Borden
Co. which has been held by America Canadian Pacific since 1851 the year of the inception J. 1. Case
2144 of the contest. Mr. W. L. Stephen- Caterpillar Co. son is considered the most promis Chase National Bank
281 291 Motors Chrysler the late Sir to ‚U.S.$5,000,000.00ing successor
Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 53% US$1,867,089.17 Thomas Lipton in the quest for the Curties Wright .U.8.$1,718,979,67 ¿Cup for which Sir Thomas spent a Drugs, Inc..
life-time in attempting to secure for Du Pont de Nemours
Eastman Kodak Britain.-Reuter.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, INC.
Head (tes:-65, Broadway. New York.
Capital Surplus Reserver
/ BRANCHES S
Gece
Besties City
AMKAR
Garson
Bang Ho Heidelberg
- Kalas
Taiping
Liverpack
LA
Sontagios
Taormina
Yokohamte
"Bremen
Хонко
Month Darla
Branches of American Express "Com- pany in Principal cities of United States of America and Cazada.
All classes of Commercial Baziding Transactions undertaken.
Persons) investment handled.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
3114
18%
fortnight. Business men in Hong
Kong had expressed satisfaction with this arrangement he added.
MRS. POLSON'S CONDITION IMPROVES
(Continued from Page 1).
Mrx Polson fell to the ground. when her assailant proceeded to slash at her, legs and body. Her screams were heard by her husband. Mr. J. C. Polson, of Taikoo Dock- went to her assistance, whereupon the attacker
88
3%
3%
69%
71%
77
Auto-lite Co.
18%
2514
lyard, who at once
les Bond & Share Elec.
Elec. Power & Light
General Electric
General Foods
Motors
Gillette Safety.
Beorganised October 28, 1928, under Gold Dust
special charter of The National Gov. Internat Harvester
Internat. Tel. & Tel. INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE Liggett & Myers "B"
Loew's BANK DRAMATAN
Ine.
Biscuit
ernment as an
Subscribed Capital Paid-Up Capital
....$25,000,000.00 Monteerserit
Ward
Reserve Fands. ..... ..$8,820,505.32 Nat. City Bank
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
HONG KONG, BRANCH:
4, Queen's Boad Central.
Products
Nat Dairy Otis Elevator Pacific Gas & Elec.. Packard Motors
Pennsylvanis Bly. Radio Corpn. Sears Roebuck
Owing to our numerous branches in Standard Brands
验
284
35%
291
131
21%
10
23% threw away the chopper and took
85%
to his heels. The chopper was sub- sequently found. by the Police, and fwill form a valuable clue to the. 15% identity of the criminal
Mrx. Polson was immediately 28% rushed to the Government Civil operated on by Hospital and, was 64%
Dr. J. E. Devey. She was in a 'dan-
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83%
RAIN
WALTER HUSTON
A deluge of passion in a form of emotion
KNITED
ARTIINS
FISTURE
Lewis MILESTONE P
ALSO
MICKEY MOUSE
'AND
MICKEY MOUSE
Presents
"KLONDIKE
KID"
BABES IN THE WOODS" Coloured Silly Symphony!
CRUELTY TO A MUI-TSAL
Woman Gaoled
HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB
that TEMBERS are reminded
the 46th. ANNUAL GEN- ERAL MEETING will be held in the Club-house on THURSDAY, 3rd August, 1933, at 5.45 p.m. W. PRYDE. Acting Hon. Secretary.
HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE OF INTERIM DIVIDEND
N°
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ah INTERIM DIVIDEND
of FOUR per cent. (4%) for the six months ended 30th June, 1933, amounting to FORTY Cents per share on each share of the Com- pany will be paid on FRIDAY, the 4th August, 1933, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtain- ed on application at the Register- ed Office of the Company, Exchange Building, 4th floor.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the from Company will be CLOSED SATURDAY, the 29th July to FEI- DAY, the 4th August, 1933, both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board of Direc-
tors.
W. L. MCKENZIE,
Secretary.
11th July, 1983,
THE HONG KONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY
CO., LTD.
N. INTERIM DIVIDEND of
ATWO DOLLARS per share for
the six months ended 30th June 1933 will be payable on WEDNES- DAY, 16th August, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtain- ed on application at the Company's Offices, 3 Chater Road.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from FRIDAY, the 4th August to TUESDAY the 15th August (both [days inclusive), during which per- fod on transfer of shares, can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
L. S. GREENHILL,
• Secretary. Hong Kong, 28th July, 1938.
HONG KONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED.
AN
N. INTERIM DIVIDEND of 50 cents per Share has been de clared payable on WEDNESDAY,
Chuen Yan, married woman, ap-ard AUGUST next, on and after
20% gerously weak condition, suffering peared before Mr. Schofield this which date Dividend Warrante may 17% 17%, fcom shock and loss of blood. She morning, charged, on remand, with be obtained upon application at the 6%was on the operating table for near-assaulting a female child, Wong Kim Registered Office of the Company, Canal Road East, Bowrington, | !ly two hours, Mr. Folson spent Heong, six years of age.'
Accused admitted the charge, Hong Kong. 8% the night at the hospital.
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84
8414.85%
27
34%
35
11%
22K
7
Latest reports from the hospital saying that she had beaten the gizl 14 hold out every hope of her recovery, because she was mischievous.
Sentence of two months hard As soon as the alarm was receive 11%ed at the local police station every bour was passed.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will be closed from WEDNESDAY, 9th, to TUESDAY,
Iclusive. the miscreant, but were unsuccess-unregistered mul-isal and ill-treat- 22nd AUGUST, 1938, both days in- ful in effecting a capture. It is ment of a mui-tant; were withdrawn
available man joined in the hunt for
Two other charges, of keeping an
socounts: China and large connections in the im- Standard Gas
portant commercial centres of the Stan. Oft Co. of NJ. world, we are able to extend to our Socony-Vacuum Corpn. The Company" offers to intending clients special, facilities for domestic Texas Coron, Travelers the bas of its "Travelers and foreign banking and exchanges. Tens-America terest allowed a Current A-Chequeat and Latters of Credit and, We also handia the issue of Bonds finion Carbide & Carbon 41
| in^uädition,' the, world-wida, servicos and other Publle. Fonda of the Chin Union & Transport-82488% whopeil, however, that the clues in at the previous hesring eriode of itu thoroughly equipped Travel-De-| Use Government both at home Deposits repaire
at eaten to be obtained on app
Hong Kong, 11th March, 1983,
Union Pacifie
Mand
Abroad
United Corpn.
DUGGAN,
Manage
SHOU J. CHEN,
Manager. Hong Kong, 5th March; 1981.REA
United Timited Sion S0001B2%82%
10 the possession of the Police will Sub-Inspector Fraser, of the Westinghouse E. & MAC 40% PE enable them to establish the men's B.C.A., appeared for the prosecu
† indicate the bid • indicate the dir identity.
tion.
By Order of the Board,
DW. F. SIMMONS
Secretary
Hong Kong, lat' August, 1983