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FLONG KONG
BOARD OF DIRECTOR...
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BRANCHES --
LONDO
LTOKE
MALACUA
SCANTLA
SAIGON
SOURABATA
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1853
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON,
THE
CHINA MAIL.
Commerce and
Finance.
LOCAL DOLLAR UNCHANGED.
£3,000,000 No Change In Silver.
£3,000,000
Fald-up Capital
Reserve Fund ...
Reserve Liability
of
Pro-
prietors
£1,000,000
Agender and Branches:
ALOS STAS
AMBITELN
BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY
CALOUTTA
CARTON OLWIPORD CXBO
COLOMBO DELAF HAIPHONG
BARBIN
KARACIO
KLANG
KOBE
KUALA LUMPUR
ACORINO
MADRAR
MAKILA
DAN
NEW TOLI
FEIFINO (Peking PIANO
BANGOON
PAROON
KEMARANG
TIENTSIN
TOKOHANA
The dollar is onchanged. opening to-day at 1, 4
change Silver prices showed no yesterday, spot closing at 18 3/16 and forward at 184.
The cross rate, London on New York, is £-G$4.63 and New York on London E-G$4.01.
Credits Bight
4
IKHT
BASOROR
CALCITI CANTON CHEPOO KOMBU TAIREN YDOCTHIS
HAIPHONG BANDURO
TOTLOOS
KARA TOMPIE
MAD obory KOEDEN
NEW TRE
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PEXANO
14NDOON
SAN FRANCS BOO
VRANGCAL
SINGAPORE
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TIENTAIN
PORTA
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pride in Tonal Currenay sod Marking va torna vhink will be quoted in oppilaaitan. Bong Kang 22nd May. 1988.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Methow of the abera Bank la venÄNG MA
MONG SONG AND SOAKOMAJ MANA Malan may be obtočnen
I CORPORATION
mapäination.
FOR THE MONOKONG AND URANUMA) MARKING COSPORATION,
1. N. MUBPav,
Retiny Chint Matinees
Bong Kong. 24th April, 1983.
IPOR
Foreign
und Exchange
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, 1932.
On demand
4 months' sight
On New York-
On demand
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.on Paris-
Retablished 1912.
Bend Ofer:-Hong Kong.
Authorised Capital (8 K... Cummaryi BIF,DO,NOW Pull-Up Capliol
Lamers Fundas phot
KRANÇUES:-
and San Francisco. LOIDON BANKEES : -
The Lloyd's Bask, Limited CORESPONDENTE
in all petsvrij së ciline of the World Forslpi Exchange and banking businner very dasipilos transacted.
Bate Deposit Boxes (various SUMMA" - mell of from 31 in 94.
والعمر .
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager.
+
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York Yesterday
Dow Jones Avèrages.
Fast To-dur's Changne. Aver. Aver.
4.49 up 30 Industrials 83.64 88.13
34.10 36.10 2.00 up 23.14 23.85
71 Op
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1933.
COTTON, SILVER HOLLYWOOD
AND WHEAT
Latest Quotations.
NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKETS
Closing Commodity October 23,
SILVER.
Prices
SPEEDING UP
PRODUCTION
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
More Theatre-Goers instructions to cell by Public
Expected In Winter. SURVEY OF THE STUDIOS
Los Angeles.
on
New York, Oct. 24. Messrs. Asia Lands Ltd. have ro- ceived the following quotations on the New York cotton and wheat, A survey of the major motion rubber, silk and silver exchanges picture studios at Hollywood re- on the Commodity Exchange Inc., veals that while aggregate produc- New York-
tion schedules for the current sca- son, published recently, remain on unchanged, operations are at pre-
sent being conducted a large! scale in an attempt to prepare in advance a sufficient number of Silver: Commodity Exchange Inc. alms to meet the anticipated in- Messra. E. A. Pierce & Co. Re-of New York:
cresse In demand this winter. Oct. 21. port: The obviously dominating!
Oct. 23. Executives at the studios expect a fuétor to-day was whether or not]Oct. ... 37.10 Bid 37.65 Bid marked increase in theatre atten- [the President's address means the Dec. 37.20 Traded 37.76 Traded dance in the near futuro as a re- so-called inflation. It does seem a Mar. .. 37.75 Traded 38,35 Traded gult of the general business ro- definite step from so-called orthodox Total sales for the day:-
covery and the reemployment grow principles. There is a tentative) feeling, which may become
20 Rails
20 Utilities
40 Bonds
84.17 83,00 :27 down
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
34 contracts of 25,000 ozs. each—ing out of N.R.A. activities. more 140 contracts of 26,000 ozs. each. that pronounced.
sentinuedt will Market:Steady. jagain veer in the direction of owner- Jahip or equities as a desirable po-
Wheat:
The
President's
RUBBER.
licy.. speech encouraged buyers. There Inc. of New York: was a fair milling demand, Cotton:
Prices advanced sharply on the Pro October
sident's statement. The advance. December
bas fea-
scheduled production on 46 tures and 38 short subjects during the 1933-84 season and has at pre-
Rubber: Commodity Exchange sent 14 units in operation and an- other company began shooting on Oct. 21. Oct. 23. September 11.
Paramount, with over 60
fea- tures and 229 short subjects allot- ed for this year's production, is currently employing ten companies. It is expected that seven more plc- tures will be started at this studio before the end of the month.
{ however, attracted Southern seling, March
which proved to execcd demand. May
7.06
7.30
7.25
7.60
7.64
7.86
7.80 8.07
Trade bought sparingly. Silver: Standard No. 1 "B" Contracts' Opened firm in sympathy with the (Contracts of 10 tons anch). stronger sterling rate and advanced Total sales for the day:- further as a result of continued
support, encouraged by the action of other markets.
Air Reduction
Canadian Pall
Canadian
23 contracts--501 contracts.
NATIONAL SILK EXCHANGE. Silk: Commodity Exchange Ine, of, New York:
United Artists, virtually closed down for several months, has re- sumed activity with two companies shooting at present and others pre- paring to start work,
Fox Studio is currently working production companies. The schedule for the year is set at 52 Sugar: New York Sugar & Coffee features and 52 shorts, Originally
[this
stated company
that its Oct. 21. Oct. 23, schedule for the year also included six Spanish features. This may be increased to 12. It is now stated.
Warner Brothers- First National announced its schedule to include 60 features and many short sub-
1.11
1.20
1.17
1.24
1.21
1.29
COTTON.
MarketQuiet. 224
New York Cotton Ex- Jects. These studios are at present]
Joperating at a rapid pace with
Reven companies atcs.
FEREMBAN
BAMBURG
SHANGHAI
БАХКОЙ
SINGAPORE
SITIAWAN
KONG TONG
SQURABATA
ILOILO
TAIPING
EXCHANGES.
TONGIAN (Bhɛ kai
PRINGTAO
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
ZAMBOANGA
On London-
General
T. T.
1/4
1/4%
1/5
months'
1/6
32 num.
Credits 60 days'
sight
NOW
On demand
675
Credits A months'
sight
615
On India-
T. T.
932
Business Done: -2,120,000 shares.
On demand
9374
{On Shanghai-
Frakow.
Bangkok.
On demand
110%
On Japan:-
Last To-day Price Price
92% 95
Oct.
Allied Chemical & Dye .120%
12714
Oct. 21 Range Oct. 23 Range 1.43 1.46 1.52 1.54
SUGAR
aix
On demand
American Can
BG
88
On Monile- -
American Smelung
31
364
On demand
65 nm.
American Tel. & Tel.
1124
113%
Exchange:
On Singapore......
American Tobacco "F"
764
784
On demand On Batavia-
60
American Waterworks
18% 19
December
Anaconda Copper Mining
111%
12%
Auburn
34 21
March
30
On demand
66
Bendix
Aviation
10%
May
On Salgon-
Borden Co.
20%
On demand
07
11% 12
3. I. Case
On Bangkok –
Caterpillar Ca
65%
60
17
1844
182 nom.
Chase National Bank
.. 201
20t
Cotton: change:
Chrysler Motorr
37
39%
41 Oct.
Oct. 21 Range Oct. 23 Range
*9.20 9.20 9.07 9.07
1556
Curtiss Wright
18 3/16
Hong
Eastman Kodak A
2% Dec. Jan.
9.21 9.23
9:28 9.29
Nom.
Electric Auto-lite Co.
Nom.
Electric Bond & Share
164
1% prem.
Genera
General Foods
General Electric
17
32'
3R
121 13 Mar.
10% May ..
July.. 0.70 18% Middling
9.26 9.23 9.42 9.44 9.55 0.55 9.70
General Motork
24%
26
Spot
Gillette Safety
10%
Gold Dust
1814
Internal. Hurventer
174
33%
354
Internat. Tel. & Tel.
10
10%
Loew's Inc.
Liggett & Myers "B"
80
8912
December
25%
25% May
16%
17% July
Bisenti
40%
National City Bank
.. 2241
224+
London, Yesterday.
National Dairy Prod.
13
ΠΑΓΙΑ
8244
Olie Elevator
14%
144
New York
4.84
Packard
Montreat
4.78
Pennsylvania Rly.
Pacific Gas & Electric
Motors
11%
12
bushels
124
10
19%
34
3
23
24%
28.052
Radio Corpn.
4
014
Sears Roebuck
32
36
10.00
Standard Brands
21
and
Amsterdam Milan Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Onlo Vienna
7.97
Standard Gas
8%
61
Standard Oil Co. of N.J. 38%
394
18.47
Scrony-Vacuum Corpn.
•
10%
10%
19.89
Токак Согра
21%
24
Trans-America
54
22.40
Union Carbide & Carbon 35
19.90
Union Pacifie
37% 105%
29
United Air & Transport 25%
Prague
10734
Ifnited Corpn._...
5
27
6%
Helsingfors
2262
United States Steel.. Westinghouse F. & M. 29%
354
31%
Madrid
38 13/32
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
Lisbon
106
Athens
670
Bucharest
650
Belgrade
236
THE
Rio
4 3/8
431⁄2 O.R.
86% nom. 1/6' 1/92 1/34
Mrs. Lockhart-Smith
LONDON EXCHANGES
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Deposit them in
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OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT located on the Mezzalue Floor of Our New building is Specially Con structed to provide all of these Im- portant Qualities.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Bead Once: Hong Kong-
No. 12. De Voeux Road Cantra). Established: 1918
Authorised Capital
Capital Rezerve and Undivided
Prosta
You may obtain a Bate Deporald-up Box in Like most up-to-date Vau!! for your own use at a very moder - ate Rental.
Inspection Cordially Invited.
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Corner of Ice Floase Street and Des Voeux Road, Central.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
UBAD OFFICE:-Talpek, Formona Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter. 1879.
Contral Bank lu Paranoma Bent-Notes tucued krange blogtal
...Tou
On and after August 15th, 1933, the on Special Current rate of Interest Deposit wil be at 2% pa. on daily bulance and the rate for balance over $10,000 will be quoted on application.
Maximum rate-1%%).
LONDON BANEKES,
Barclays Beal, Letty, Ldayda Back, Lie Midland Bash, Ltd., Voolualuator Bank, 144
The Bank has Currespondents in all the prisipel bol Centro Ukrougham), the world.
U RONG BEANCEL
I. MAGURI,
D. De Vanz Band Qua\ES
Hong Kong, December 1, 1991.
Maungm
On demand Bovereigns bank buy
ing rate
Bar Silver per oz. Bar Silver in
Kong... Copper Cash $10,000,000.00 Copper Cents
Rate of Native In- 1,598,600,00
terest
3%. 2,312,000.00 Chinese Sub Coins 34 dia.
Hong Kong Sh Cair par.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:-
Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman.
Ll Koop Chun, Esq.
P. K. Kwok, Esq.
Wong Yun Tong, Esq.
Chan Ching Shek, Esq.
Li Lan Sang, Esq.
Pun Blu Cho, Esq. Wong Chu Son, Eng. Kan Ying Pa, Esq.
Kan Toug Po, Esq., Chief Manager.
Li Tre Fong, Esq., Manager.
Correspondents in all princípal cities
the World.
Every description of Banking Exchange business transacted. Lots granted on approved securities. Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
Brussels Geneva
2
Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 40%
Du Pont de Nemurs
68% 723 62% 73%
Electric Power & Light 5
Ward''
9.36 9.35 9.50 0.51 9.65 9.65 8.80 9.81
9.40
9.60 CHICAGO WHEAT.
Wheat:, Chicago Board of Trade: Oct. 21. Oct. 23. 82 80% 84% 89% 83
42% Total sales for the day:-
50,000,000
occupying
the
HE Undersigned have received
Auction
ON
MONDAY, the 30th. October, 1933. commencing at 10.30 am.
at No. 222C, Nathan Road,
(Katherine Building),
. Kowloon.
A Quantity, of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
On View from, 28th October, 1933. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 24th October, 1933.
T
HE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public Auction.
ON MONDAY, the 30th. October, 1933, commencing at 2.45 p.m.
at No. 11A, Carnarvon Road, Kowloon.
A Quantity, of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
On View from Sunday, the 29th October, 1935.
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th October, 1933.
TIRE Undersigned have received Ttruction to party public
Auction
ON
TUESDAY, the 31st October, 1933, commencing at 10.30 a.m. at No. 55, The Peak
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
and
One Kelvinator
(catalogues will be issued) On View from Monday, the 30th October, 1933.
Terms: Cash on Delivery
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th October, 1983.
THE
THE Untersigned have received instructions to sell by Publie
Columbia Pictures is working on Ita schedule of 49 features and 143 Auction
short bubjects with four unita shooling at present and three more scheduled to start within a short time.
The increase in activity has been 'general with the smaller companies participating in proportion to their
Roach, idle capacities. Hal
for some time, is again on production together with several independents.
ON
WEDNESDAY, the 26th Oct., 1933, commencing at. Il a.m.
at Godown No, 29, The China Provident Loan & Mortgage
Co., Ltd.,
Kennedy Town Praya. (for account of the concerned} 3300 Sacks Flour "Motor Car"
956
87
30,000,000 bushels
R.K.O. Radio in maintaining a weekly average of five companies and Universal has four features in !production.
1194
28
2324
500
Per Asia Landa, Ltd.)
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"Domino"
"The Bosa"
"Battle ship"
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Head Office:--65, Broadway, New York.
Capital
Surplus
Reservo
Yen.121,250,000 |
Capital (fully paid-up) Yan100,000,000 Reserve Fund
Head Olles:-TOKOHAMA
,17,3.45,000,000.00 .U.8.$1,867,089,17 .0.8.$1,718,079,67
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Forward
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THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀 谢
Reorganised October 26, 1928, under
WELL-KNOWN LOCAL
LADY PASSES
WIFE OF OFFICIAL RECEIVER
HIS OWN GRAVE DIGGER.
Jilted Man's Suicide.
Budapest.
Stefan Simon, a 47-year-old grave digger at Nagybecskerek, shot himself after digging his Jown grave.
In a letter he explained:
"No girl will marry a grave
digger, and I am tired of living
alone."
He had just been rejected by three girls in turn.-Reuter.
LONDON DOCTOR DROPS DEAD
(Continued from Page 1).
NEW WEAPON TO CURB STRIKES.
Federal Aid May Be Withheld.
Washington.
confronted
"Battle ship"
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 24th October, 1938.
BRITAIN'S CURFEW SEASON BEGINS
Bells Toll Again After Summer Rest,
LONDON'S ANCIENT CUSTOMS
London.
Workers are with the possibility of losing· federal relief aid if any atrikes in which they participate are. found to be unjustified by the circumstances attending them.
It is not generally known that /agreement to this affect is the ringing of curfew one of the teported to have been reached last most ancient of all customs, still week between the Federal. Relief persists in many parts of Bri Administration and the Depart-tain
At this time of the year many
ment of Labour."
It is considered possible that the of the ancient bells, which have new weapon might be applied in been rung for centuries, begin the strike. of miners in the coat duty again after summer rest.
Among them is the bell of
The death of Mrs. Alice Janet Lockhart-Smith, wife.of the Acting Official Receiver, occurred at be French Convent Hospital at 1. a.m.many's action in leaving the rest
The Premier denied that Ger-fields of West Pennsylvaniu...
The strike situation has shown Chertsey Church, about which to-day from blood poisoning.
[the well-known poem "Curfew
Mrs. Lockhart Smith, whose "mar-
written.
of the world to face its difficulties an improvement with the return to riage took place at Home, arrived alone was the way to bring peace work of about 700 men employed in shall not ring to-night" was
the Ford plant at Chester, Pena. in the Colony with her husband just, and give confidence to Europe.
while a truce has been fishmen and under a year ago and was very po-
stevedores In San Francisco pular.
Reuter.
A
The funeral will take place at the spacial charter of The National Goy-Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley,
ernment as ATI
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at 5 o'clock this afternoon..
The curfew can still be heard in the heart of London, for every" jevening 50 strokes" sound, out from Lincoln's Inn and. 100 from the equally venerable foundation [of Gray's Inn; while the Bell
RECONSIDERATION Tower in the Tower of London
OF SENTENCE.
Concluding, Mr. MacDonald » expressed the hope that Ger Any would seize the first op portunity to show that she is pursuing peace and is anxious: to return to a haste of co- operation with other nations. "That will not ask her to forfelt) either, her honour or her welf respect," Mr. MacDonald said. Forgiving Master's Plea Beater.
For Leniency, Dr. Donald John Armour, C.M.G., BA M.B. (Toronto), F.R.C.B. (Entioned the former tax but rejected The Finance Committee sane* land), MIL.CP. (London) was the
DANGER FOR FRANCE.
(Continued from Page 1.)
and Charterhouse cach rings the {curfew to this day, o
In some places the bell is said to have been ringing in nearly unbroken succession since the custom was strictly enforced by At the Central Magistracy this William the Conqueror.-Beuter, afth son of the Hon. John Douglas the second, despite M. Daladier's morning, Mr. Peter Sin appeared "Owing to our numerous brancher tour Chief Parvonal "Intactment › socounts China and large connections in the Ime was born – at:
Ontario,and with a deficit of 2,000,000,000 consideration of the sentence of two handlad
portant
All classes of Commercial Banking) Transactions undertaken.
4. Queen's Road Central.
Canada
commercial centres of the educated awabarin; and proline" ThatSERIA??WAYASTHayaṛKimi[before Mr. Balfour to, ask for | world," we are able to extend to our the Univeralty of Toronto Games and Letters of Oradit' and, §.! Wazalso, hundle: the issue of Bonds / great "a" Conunities-Burgeog to tour
Company offers to intending clients spacial,facilities for domestic dars the use of its pots relays and foreign, banking and exchanges,
{and othar Finblic; Funds of the; CHIB, to the way Government both at home fo
Laurset allowed on Current AB CREAM
Deposlis received Zar fined parlodi (16:10) at rabis to be obtained on application
DEL MORIJSK
Manager.
Hong Kong, 11th September, 1988,
DUGGAN,
months' hard labour passed upon trusted with sums of money amount- versity College, London
The second Government measure Fung Chuen, coolle, last Friday for ing to as much as $800 during the Hospitals and Burgeon involved consisted of an ordinary larceny as & bailee of $245, the pro- ten years he had worked at the shop. Hospital for Nervous nance Bill to supply 600,000,000 perty of the Lal Wo-cheung wine The $245 had been recovered, and
trance-Bouter,
shop, 258 Hollywood Boadorys he was quite willing to take. Fung
La Bau-hid, manager of the shop, back into his employ
The prisoner was given the option said that the prisoner was a man of excellent character and had been en- of a fine of $100,
hể was Hon RAMO (CMG., and Hong Kong, 5th Märda 20314 2g|eus military hospílalag
CATRE CHOVA Manager, despatches), and specialiai >to; ^"numer=]
M: Deladier Henter.
resigning