BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
lawet al. Piły Talkup sommar 16,200,000 Bosservo Punda pare
Darling
2 1.300.000 Bemessunnan 1,000,000
----
Bosurve Lishlity of Propeltes, some 900,000,000
KELD OFFICE, HONG KONG,
BOARD OF DILECTORI 1---
4. 1. Poros, Reg.
Chulement.
T. d. L. Shaw, Meq.
Deputy Chairmata.
1. Konsfield, Kan.
1.Dodwell, Esq.
1. Campion. Ba
ten My G.K. Wiekte,
MOT
BAXGRON
BATAVIA
HOMMAT
1. Miskia, Bas.
Bos. Mr. J. K. Patoran.
2. 4. Theme, Mog
V. M. Dragbarn. Bas
BRANCHES 1-
LONDO
LYONS
MALACCA
MAKILA
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858,
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Reserva Fand
.45,000,000 .£3,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietars
.£3,000,000
Agencies and Brunches:
ALON STAR
AMKISTAN
KUCHING
MADRAS
MAXILA
VEDAN
GALOUTTA
BTW TORK
CANTON
PEITING (PWing)
PENANG
BAIGON
ZABOKOK BATAVIA
BOMBAY
CAWAPORE CRED
COLOMBO
DISAST
HAIPHONG
ГРОБ
HAMBURG
KARTON
КОГО КОРО
ELČILO
MDAM (Johora)
MUKDEN
FARLIGHT
NEW YORK
PEITING
KON
KAIPHONG
MALOON
KAMBURA
BAN FRANCEBOO
BARLOW KARBIK
CHANGHAI
KINGAPORE
VHEFOO
DALOUTTA CARTON
OQLAWDO DAIKEN POOCHOW
ILOILO
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JOKORI
KONE
HOWLOON
KULLA LUMPUR
FEZAFO
BANGOO
HOURABAYA
BUNGHI PATARE
TEXTEIN
TOEKO
TOYOTAO
TOKOHAMA
Durresi monta opened in Lana) Currahez
and lead Depth, insired for mE, PIACE
shorter perioda ka. Lank Derrubry and Cling
KUALA LUMPUR
RANDOOR
SEREMBAN
CHAXOBAL
SINGAPORE
KITIAWAN
BOTEARATA
TAIPING
TTESTEIN
TETESTAŬ
TOTOHANA
ZAMBOANGA
Foreign Exchange
and General
Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposita recalved for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A BEEARLEY,
Manager.
Kong Long, 17th November, 1981
a loro van al de que le regatan | THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1921.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
Pre Madness of the shoes Bach le combosinė Is the XOXO KONG AND KHAMBHAT MAXK- 16 OOPORATION. Role may be, obilizat
POS TER MONOKONG AND SHAXORAJ MARKTHE CARPORATION.
L. N. MURPHY,
Actina Chlef Masiger,
Hong Kong, 24th April, 1982.
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Deposit them in a Vault
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OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT
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You may obtain a Safe Depot Box in this most up-to-date Vault for your own use at a very moder ats Rental
Inspection Cordially Invited.
THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Corner of Ice House Street and Des Voeux Road, Central.
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD.
(TAIWAN GINIO.)
BEAD OFFICE:-Tulpok, Farmom.
Incorporated by Special Imparia) Charter. 1899.
Denial Book la Formoen. Mash-Upton Insund Avaruus amanah ...Zva. 45,200.000
Established 1913.
Head Of Hong Kong.
Anshariasă. Capital (18.1. Sarroway! .......§11,200,000 Pil-Up Cather
**** 1,150,00
BRANCH S
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and das Francions. LONDON BANKERS :---- The Lloyd's Back, Limited.
...CORECIPUEDENTS
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lo
Mala Deponit, Banse (enclosa uima) aš a poorly
Frock 4.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
THE CHINA MAIL.
Commerce and Finance..
LOCAL DOLLAR UNCHANGED.
Silver Prices Advance.
The dollar remains without change, opening to-day at 1/4%.. Silver prices advanced 1/16 yes terday, spot closing at 184 and for- ward at 18%.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York Yesterday. Dow Jones Averages z
Last To-day's Changes Aver. Aver
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1933.
COTTON, SILVER RUNNING BATTLE IN
AND WHEAT Latest Quotations.
NEW YORK COMMODITY MARKETS
New York, Oct. 31.
Messrs. "Asia Landa Ltd. have re-
PARIS STREETS
Car Bandits Caught After Gun Fight. SECOND SERIOUS AFFRAY
Paris.
Car bandits with guns are begin-
ceived the following quotations on ning to be a feature of the Faria the New York cotton and wheat, streets at night. Following on the rubber, silk and silver exchanges
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received Tinstructions to sell by Public Auction
. ON
Thursday, the 2nd, November, 1933. commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Room,
4, Duddell Street,
A Collection of Valuable Curios
on the Commodity Exchange Inc. fusillade in the Rue Montmartre New York:
recently, when two ment were on wounded, comes a still more serious comprising:
affray.
Closing Commodity Prices [October 30.
SILVER. Silver: Commodity Exchange Inc. 37.84 58.09 1.75 down of New York; 24.96 21.96 1.00 down
Oct. 28. Oct. 30. 39.07 Nom.
The cross rate, London on New 30 Industrials 02.01 88.48 3.58 down
20 Rails York, is £-G84.79 and New York on 120 Utilities London is £G£4.74.
Jade ornaments. Ivoryware, Por celain, Cloisonne and Bronze ware, It was two o'clock in the morn-Bowls and Plates, Blackwood & ing, Cars were creeping up the Jade Inlaid screens, etc., etc. 40 Bonds..
Terms: Cash on Delivery. 63.42 82.00 52. down Oct.
steep Rue des Martyrs to the night
On View from Wednesday, the Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. Re-Dec... 89.18 Traded 39.55 Traded haunts of Montmartre.
1st, November, 1938. port:-"The market again indicated Mar... 80.75 Traded 40.15 Traded' Suddenly one tried to pass its that it was more concerned with Total sales for the day:—
neighbours. Curious, two cyclist current domestic developments. than 98 contracts of 25,000 ozs. each-pelice took the number. It was! prospects of inflationary measures. [337 contracts, of `25,000 ozs. each. that of a car which had been The way does not seem clear for,a) Market: Steady.
stolen earlier in the day in the sustained improvement. Wheat:
RUBBER.
centre of the city. Statistics are more bullish. A late
Commodity Exchange The two policemen casiness was due to weakness of the Inc. of New York:
lond stocks market. The Winnipeg mare
ket ruled steady.
Rubber:
Receipts were December Export demand was only March Cotton: The higher ex- May change caused 5rm opening.
Buying on domestic, trade and
came up with the
gave chase,
car in a Oct. 28. Oct. 30. traffic block in the place Blanche. Two of the occupants of the car escaped, while the third was ar rested at the wheel.
Then began
7:80 8.25 8.45 8.53
7.82
8.28
Standard No. "1 "B" Contract. (Contracts of 10 tons each),
foreign accounts was easily absorb-Total sales for the day:- ed by hedging sales. The advance attracted profit-taking." Silver: The firmness in London and Shanghai both contributed to an active and strong opening. The market later New York: reacted on profit-taking, trade sell-
47 contracts-354 contracts.
NATIONAL SILK EXCHANGE. Silk: Commodity Exchange Inc. of
Oct. 28 Range Oct. 30 Range
ing and the weakness of other mar-Nov... 1.49% 1.51 kets.--Reuter.
SUGAR.
1.51 1.52
an exciting man-
LAMMERT BROS,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 31st Oct., 1933.
MCLAUGHLIN-BUICK SALES AND SERVICE The McLaughlin-Buick has been made in Canada since 1907. No local tax. No Canadian mium. Delivered Hong Kong
Dre-
hant. A policeman on duty in the prices from $1,390.00 U. S. Cur- [square came up with one of the rency.
bandits. "Hands up or I fire!" bo cried three times. But it was the bandit who fired.
bad shot, and emptied his re- Luckily he was
volver with no result. The police- man was a better marksman. Aim- ling to bring the man down, he shot him in the thigh, and baled him off Both bandits
Business Done:-1,470,000 shares.] Sugar: New York Sugar & Coffee to the police station.
had long prison records. A com- Oct. 28. Oct. 30. plete burglars' outfit was packed in
the stolen car-Reuter.
LONDON EXCHANGES.
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONEL
TONGKAN (Bhukud)
On London---
T. T.
1/4
On demand
4 months' aight
1/4% 1/5
Credits 4 months'
sight
1/584
On New York----
light. fair.
On demand
Credits 60 days'
sight
33% nom.
NOW
On Parle-
On demand
GG5
Credits 4 months'
aight
606
On India-
On T. T.
934
On demand
9314
Do Shanghai----
On demand
11024
On Japan:--
On demand
110%
On Manila--
Last To-day' Prics Pries
Exchange:
On demand
67 nom.
December
1.33 1.30
Air Reduction
On Singapore--
103 075 March
Allied Chemical & Dye .1314
127
On 'demand
GO
American Can
May
1.37 1.34 1.42 1.30
91
87
On Batavia-
American Smelting
41%
On demand
55%
American Tel. & Tel.
40%
Market: Steady,
1154 112
COTTON.
American Tobacco "B". 77%
London, Yesterday.
Chief Manager.
On Salgon→→
On demand
564
Anaconda Copper Mining 14
American Waterworks 2014
724
Cotton:
New York Cotton Ex-
19% change:
13%
Parie
133 nom.
Bendix
30% 50%
12%
Dec.
Borden Co.
Oct. 28 Range Oct. 30 Range 9.56 0.57 9.51 9.54
New York
4.7854
Montreal
4.86 ?
223
21
1/5/2
11. Case
Canadian Pacific
Jan.
9.62 9.62
9.60 9.62
12%
12%
Mar.
18%
Caterpillar Co.
10%2
661 61 May
9.77 9.77
61%
13
18%
0.90 9,91
Chase National Bank
Chrysler Motors
19%
19% July .10.01 10.03
9.72 9.73 9.84 9.88 10.04 10.04
Brussels Geneva
22.61
16.29
Amsterdam
7.82
Milan
40%
59%
384
Oct...10.21 10.21
nom.
10.18 10.18
nom.
1% prem.
Eastman Kodak
Du Pont de Nemours
Curtine Wright...
2
Middling
Berlin
13.19
Vienna
7374
Spot. 9.75
9.70
Prague
100
74
Electric Auto-lite Co.
70%
14%
Helsingfors
226
23%
Electric Bond & Share
Wheat: Chicago. Board of Trade:
Electric Power & Light
144
18%
Madrid
97%
General Electric
8%
Oct. 28. Oct. 30.
071
Lisbon
1944
1824 December
1061⁄4
B84] 89%
General Foods
2434
3434 May
Athena
590
014 902
Geners!
27
of the
Gold
Gillette S
2014 July
Bucharest
336
88%
P604
11% 10%
Belgrade
Dust
18
17%
Stockholm
374
34%
12
11%
30,000,000 bushels
1261⁄41⁄4 19.39%
Copenhagen
22.40
68
85%
28% 26
Oslo Rio
174
42
Buenos Aires Montevideo
National Dairy Prod.
21+
14%
20%+ 13%
Bombay
1/0
13
13
Shanghai
1/86
Pacific Gas & Electric. 19%
19
Hong Kong
1/5%
·
Packard Motors
3%
Yokohama
Radio Corp.
Pennsylania Rly.
1/2%
Sears Roebuck
374
DATL
354
Silver Spot
1834
Forward
18%
Standard Brandı
2314
2214
Standard Ga
Standard Oil Co. of NJ, 41%
40%
4029
The typhoon is situated abou! 300
94
8%
Socozy-Vacuum Corpn.
.111 25
11%
24
miles east of Cape Padaran, Annem, moving west-north-west.
Trans-America
6% 6%%%
THE BANK OF EAST
ASIA, LTD.
Head Ofica: Hong Kong.
No. 12, Des Voeux Road Central. Established: 1928.
Authorised Capital Fald-up Capital
On Bangkok...
On demand Bovereigns bank buy-
ing rate
Bar Silver per oz.
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
Copper Cash
Copper Cents
Rate of Native Interest 3% pa. Chinese Suh, Coin 34% dis.
... $10,000,000.00 Hong Kong Sub. Con par.
Reserva and Undivided
Prants
6,698,600.00
2,812,000.00
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:---
Bir Shouton Chow, Chairmas.
Li Koop Chan, Esq.
P. K. Kwok, Esq.
Wong Yun Tong, Esq.
Chan Ching Shek, Esq.
Li Lan Sang, Esq. Pun Hit Cho, Esq. Wong Che Son, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq., Chief Manager, Li The Fong, Esq. Manager,
Correspondents in all principal cities of the World.
On and after August 15th, 1988, the rate of Interest on Special Current
Every Cscription of Banking and Deposit will be at 2% pa. on daily balance and the rate for balance over Exchange business transacted. Lows $10,000 will be quoted on application, granted on approved securities. (Maximum rate—1%%).
LONDON BATEZES :
Barnlays Bank, Ltd, Lloyds Bank, Ltd, Mamada bank, Dia. Wartime Book, Ind
The Bank has Dorsopondante En all šią principal Jotomanial Contri skroughout the cold.
3. MAQUIA,
CỔNG LONG TLO:
& Da Yass Bond Central.
Rong Kong, Denunciar M, 100%.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
.Yen.121,250,000.
Established 1888,
Capital (fully paid-up) Yer100,000,000
Heserve Fund
Head Office>-TOKOHAMA.
Benaches and Apucan atı Alexandria
Bombay
Dairen (Dalny)
Hamberg
Harida
Nagaand Nagors Newchwang New York Orks
Paris
Priping
Fosgtian (Mukden) Rangoon
Hong Long
Kobe
Los Angoiss
Rio de Janeiro San Franciono Seattle
Semarang Shanghal Shimondanks Hingapore Estrabaya
Interact allowedan -
·Deposita, received for fixed
Hong Kong, 11th Septe
Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief ManagOE.
THR
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
INC.
Houd Offer:-65, Broadway. New York.
Capital
Surplas Reserves
‚IT.8.88,000,000.06 U.8.$1,887,069.17 .U.K.$1,718,979.67
BRANCHES
Mexico City
Antow
ANTAR
Орена flager
"ELAJ
Hvideog
Peiping
Menserden
Calradio
Carle
Thomas
Vader
Ganem
Branches of American Expense Com pany in Principal cities of United {States of Amaries and Canada,
All classes of. Commercial Banking Transactions undertaken.
Personal investment handled.
SHARE MARKET,
Auburn
Aviation
Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 41%
The Official Summary Hong Kong Stock Exchange issued Internat. Harvester
Internat. Tel, & Tel. | yesterday at 3.16 p.m.
Liggett & Myers "B" The market remained utterly Loc's Inc. stagnant throughout to-day's ses-Montgomery Ward
National Biscuit alon, but there was material National City Bank change in rates. Sterling securi- ties, however, continue firm, but Otis Elevator...
no
shares are hard to secure.
Antamoka 90 cts. Bagulo Gold 64/65 cts. Electrics $75
Buyers. Hong Kong Banka $1825 Canton insurances $325 Union Insurances $575 Douglases $34
Benguet Consolidated $40 Gold Creek $9
Venz, Goldfelda $53⁄41⁄2
Hotels $6.65
Chinese Estates $94 Star Ferries $99 Yaumati Ferries $29 Blectrica $74
Lane, Crawfords $3.90 Constructions (new) 80 cts. Govt. Loans 3% Prem Providents (old) $9%
Sellers.
Telephones $34
Cements (new) 5 cls.
THE BANK OF CHINA. 行銀 中
Reorganized October 26, 1928, under
zpecial charter of The National Gov
ernment as 'an
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
Subscribe Capital
Paid-Up Capital .......... Reserve Funda
<
$25,000,000.00 $24,710.200.00 ......$ 8,820,505,00
HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
HONG KONG BRANCE:
{4, Queen's-Bond: Central,
Owing to our numerons branches in China and large connections in the, tm portant commercial centres of the
Tha - Goimpany, offers to intending world, we are able to extend to our ellents special facilities for domestic
Travelers the cue of its gravel and foreign banking and exchanges: Chequer and Letters of Credit' and,
We also handie the issue of Honds
in addition, the world-wide services and other Public Funds of the Chin-
of the thoroughly equipped Travel. De-ans Government both at home and
DUGGAN,
abroad.
Si no CANO CHEM
(March) 1981
Теха Сагри.
9
Union Carbide & Carbon 40 884 Union Pacific
105+ 105
United Air & Transport 28%
Union Corpo.
United States Steel 30% Westinghouse E. & M.. 34
20%
54
36
31%
CHICAGO WHEAT.
Total sales for the day:-
30,000,000
Bushels
SECOND TYPHOON
NOW INDICATED.
To-day's Weather Forecast.
80 9/32
19.90 4% O.R. 44 0.8. 36 Nom
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTD. Telephone 30228
33, Wong: Nel Chung Road, Happy Valley.
SEWING MACHINES
Best Makes
Treadle Models from H. K. $90.---
Also the latest
PORTABLE ELECTRIC MODELS
HELMUT NOCHT
French Bullding.
5, Queen's Road C. Tel. 21291."
News In Brief.
The R.M.S. Empress of Canada (from Manila,) is expected to Ar- rive at 5 p.m. to-morrow, and will berth at the Kowloon Wharf.
the
Fifth
H.M.S. Suffolk, of Cruiser Squadron, left Hong Kong this morning on exercises and la ex- pected to return to port on Friday.
Hong Kong's rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day was 01 of an inch, making a total of 56.83 inches since January 1, against an average of 80.50 inches.
SKU
to
of
The marriage is announced take place in the near future Commander Charles Thorburn Ad -British Wireless Service. dia, R.N., of H.M.S, Medway, and
War Loan 32% 100%
Miss Pamela Poland, of New Marble
A fine of $10, in default two Hall, Kowloon. Another typhoon is indicated to weeks hard labour, was imposed by the south of Yap, Caroline Islands, Mr. Balfour at the Central Magis-] direction unknown.
Notice has been given of the
tracy this morning on Li Hon, un-forthcoming marriage of Mr. Leo Fair generally, with fresh north-employed, for stealing a tin of sar-D'Almada e Castro, junior, barrie easterly winds, In the forecast issued dines of a value of 20 cents, from ter-at-law, of 102, Waterloo Road,
by the Royal Observatory to-day. 374 Queens' Road Central:
Mexican City Ravaged by Tornado, and Flood
20 day ng a
Abelardo Rodri
Kowloon Tong, and Miss Clotilde Barretto, of 167, Waterloo Road,
The next meeting of the Hong Kong University Medical Society will be held in the Anatomy Lecture Room at 6.15 p.m. to-morrow, when Prof. J. L. Shellshear will deliver a paper on "Early Man." · Ten will be served at 5 p.m. in the Union Taá [Room.
At an auction sale of Crown land at the Public Works Department Offers yesterday Mr. Ho Po-yuen, of 85 Taipo Road, became the pur- chaser of a piece of land at Yauma- ti, with a frontage on Nathan Road, at a price of $5 per square foot. The lot brought- $88,320.
Mr. Lorenz Hagenbock, with his famous menagerie and circus, pass- ed through Hong Kong yesterday on board the German steamer Bauer- land, on his way to India. For the past six months' the show has been touring Japan and North China, but fs. amitting Hong Kong from its Itinerary, as it is due in India for the Christman, BCRSON,
Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman, Ame- rican Minister to China from 1921 {to: 1925, arrived in Hong Kong' yès- terday" by the President Hoover, on his first visit to the Far East since the latter year, when he was ap pointed Ambassador, to Berlin, Dr. Schurman junched yesterday at Government House as the guest of His Excellency the Governor, Bir William Beal, KCMUZIKBE