COMMERCE
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
AND FINANCE
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1863.
6
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
durant Capital
Immad and Pully Fold-up - $.048.900 Reports Fundə zır
Warling
em. $18,200,205
Monarca Ldability of Proprietors £96,006,000 BRAD OFFICE: HONG KONG,
WARD OF DIRECTORS 1—
t. 1. faron Big.
Chairman
T. . . Klan, Eng.
Deaky Chairman.
a. Makin, Bag.
B. 11. Dodwell, K. 1. 1. Planner, J
Bow. Mr. . . Paltoma
A. 3. Compan,
IDM... Machin.
AMOX
BANGKOK BATAVIA
BUM HAY
CALOUTTA PANTON UKPOO OQLAYDO
DIREN FOOCHOW BALPHONG
3. M. Grazbers. Thes
el Manager.
BANCUR
LUNDOD
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
AMRITHAN BAKOKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CALUUTTA
OLXTOW
ÓAWNIOS OKSU
BAITBONG
KARKAS NAKILA
XLWAY
NEW YORK
PREANG KANGOON DAIGON
J. K. Bonifald, Raq,
BOBSLER
HAMBUNG
BANAOW
BLANDIN
ILOILO
IPON
100023
KOBK
*UTLOOK
KUALA LUMPUR
LTON
MALAOOA
MANILA
TIRISTBIN
and Banking business transacted.
EXCHANGES.
£8,000,000 £3,000,000
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
Reserve Liability of Pro-
pristora
£3,000,000 On London-
T. T.
Aguscles and Branches:
On demand
1/44 1/4
ALOR STAN
4 months aight
*1/4%
IGURING
Credits 4 months'
sight
1/5%
On New York—
PETEIRD (Poklagi
On demand
36
COLOMBO
DELHI
SEMARAKO
Credits 60 days'
aight
NOW
SXKENBAY
BAMBURG
REASONAL
On Paris-
BANKOW
BINGAPOR
On demand
586
BALEIN
KITIAWAN
BONG KONG
SUURABAYA
Credits 4 months'
ILOILO
TAIPING
MZAH (Johorn)
ZPOW
sight
425
KUEDEN
TARACHI
TONGKAH (Bhabad)
NEW YORK
ILANG
TWINGTAO
On India-
PRIPING
ков
TOKOHAMA
T. T.
934
PENANG
KUALA LUMPUR
ZAMBOANGA
LNOOOM
On demand
834
BLIGON
SAN FRANCtsco
Foreign
Exchange
Geners
On Shanghai---
MILANOSAL
On demand
110%
SINGAPORE
BOURABAYA
On Japan:-
TIENTEJE
On demand
11814
TOEYO
TENOTAO
On Manila-
On demand
73
On Singapore-
On demand
59
On Batavia-
On demand
56
On Saigon-
On demand
582
On Bangkok-
On demand
134 N.
Sovereigns bank buy-
ing rate
Bar silver per oz.
1/5% 18%
Bar Silver in Hong
Kong
nom.
Copper Cash
nom.
Copper Cents
JUNORI PATAJI
YOKOHAMA
Cuale opent in Lonal Cerre)
and PLINE Depalle ronded for man your « sharar periode in Zood Coroney and make * iurus widok will be quoted on applicatioa. Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1919.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Portion of the shore Bank i am. Å SMAR * BONG ZONO AND HANGHAI BIL UFE CORPORATION
FOR THE HONOZONS AND ORATORI RANKINS OORPORATION.
V. M. GRATBURK,
Hong Kong, 24th April, 1938.
SAFETY FIRST !
To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewelleries,
Dapol them i
Vault
that is really: FIRE-PROOF BURGLAR - PROOF DAMP PROOF |
OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT
located on the Mezzanine Floor of Our New building in Specially Con- structed to provide all of these Im- portant Qualition.
You may obtain a Safe Depor Box in this most up-to-date Vault for your own use at a very moder- ate Rental
Inspection Cordially Invited. THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Corner of Ice House Street and
De Voens Road, Central.
Current Accounts opened and Fix- ed Deposits received for one year or barter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. BREAKLEY,
Manager. Hong Kong, 17th November, 1932
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
Established 1912.
Head Offers-Hong Kong.
Author and Capital (B.E. Currency) ... $11,805,006 Pald-Ky Caplin ment
6,900.00 1,150.000 Reserví Fund management stram
BRANCHES
Custom Theoghal, Fastre, Bangkok,
and San Franctaen,
LONDON BANEERS:
The Lipid's Bush, Finlied. DORRESPONDENTA
In all principal sikes of the World.
Foreign Exchange sal beaking batman of story descripilon irenenched.
Bal Deponi Batwe (Parious slana) ak a panely comes of from 16 to $4.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager. |
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
$10,000,000,00
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided
Profita
$ 2,812,000,00
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG 12. Des Voeux Road Central
BOARD OF DIRECTORS;-- Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman.
Li Koon Chun, Esq.
THE
1% prem. 3% p.a.
dis.
Rate of Native Interest Chinese Sub. Coin ... 34% Hong Kong Sub. Coin par
The
SHARE MARKET.
official Summary
of
The
CHINA MAIL.
FRENCH STEAMER PIRATED
Junks Commandeered To Remove Loot.
FOUR CHINESE HELD TO RANSOM
WAJ
an
The piracy of the French veanci Commandant Henri Riviere, news
received late of which Saturday night, occurred about six hours after the ship had left Hong Kong, her position being approxi mately 31 miles south of Gap Rock. Captain Morganti, the Master of the vessel, in a statement, said taken whole ship was that the
Four Annamite guards the ship's com-
unawares.
were members of
plement, but, of these, three were off duty, and the fourth was cap
he could offer Any tured before
resistance.
Francle
The second
officer, Pelloni, was on duty on the bridge, when a shot was suddenly fired on deck. Three pirates, the lower armed with automatic pistols, im mediately rushed to the bridge, fol- lowed closely by two others.
Taken completely by surprise the an Annamíto Second Officer and coxswain Burrendered without
At the point of resistance. pistol, the Second Officer was forced)
were stored.
A
Good News for Papa
Babies of the future will be puzzled as to whether they should address: their sire as "dad" or "mom" if Dr. Oliver Katom, of Detroit, has hin way. The doctor recently revealed he has developed an extract to stim- ulate lactation in male animals. A tomcat subjected to the treatment nursed litter of kittens.
$13,293 Haul.
Commandant
C
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1933.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE OPEN CONTRACT BRIDGE TOURNAMENT
THE-Committee-of-Management
COMPANY MEETINGS
HONG KONG` TELEPHONE COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
N that an EXTRAORDINARY
has flecided to play the first round of this Tournament on the GENERAL MEETING of the above 11th December at 5.30 p.m., and on Company will be held at the Board the 12th December at 8 p.m., at the Room of the Company, Exchange Building, (second floor), Des Voeux Sports Club,
Contestants may notify the Hon. Road Central, Victoria, Hong Kong, Secretary, Mr. M. E. Politi, e/o A. on TUESDAY, the 28th day of H. Potts, Bank of Canton Building November 1933, at 12 noon when the of their preference on or before the subjointed Resolutions will be pro- 30th November, when entries will posed as Special Resolutions, viz:— be closed.
(1) That the present authorised Capital of the Company nế $5,000,000 divided into 500,000 shares (hereinafter referred ta as "old shares") of the nominal value of $10 each. the whole of which have been issued, be increased to $7,500,- 000 by the creation of 250,000 new shares of the nominal value of $10 each ranking as for dividend, as hereinafter mentioned and in all other respects pari possu with the old shares constituting the Company's present isqued capital.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUR
[THE FOURTEENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (Weather Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 2nd December, 1933, commencing at 2.00 p.m.
The Firat Bell. will be Rung at 1.30 p..
́MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed.
No One without a Badge will be að. mitted to the Members' Enclosure.
Badges admitting Non-Members to the Members' Enclosure and Club (2) Rooms
£5.00
Gentleman for for Ladies (Both
$3.00 The official total of monies and and to disclose where the ship's arms property stolen in the piracy of the including Tax) are obtainable through the SECRETARY upon the personal Henri Riviere
Application of a Member, such Mem- The Second Officer was then $13,293, of which approximately ber to be responsible for all visitors marched to the Steward's cabin, $10,000 was in cash and foreign introduced by him, and for Payment!
of All Chits, etc. where he found the Captain, Chief bank-notes.
The Secretary's office, 3rd Floor, Engineer, Chief Officer and radio The pirates, 30 in ali, are stated Gloucester Building. (Tel. 27794), will operator already captured. A few to have been armed with 9 auto- close at 12 o'clock Hoon. minutes later the Captain was malic pistols while others carried taken to the bridge.
choppers. They also took nine No Violence Used.
rifles and Bix Mauser pistols No violence was used
against from the ships' armoury. them, the pirates contenting them- selves with warning the passengers and crew through an interpreter that any antagonistic move would
be fatal.
The Captain was then forced, un-: der armed guard, to steer a course for Chilang Point lighthouse, which was reached at 10.30 on Saturday morning.
When close in shore the pirates
POLICE RESERVE.
Orders for the Current
Week.
Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., Inspector General of
Police.
Police Store.
All
$ 6,508,800.00 Hong Kong Stock Exchange leaned captured a passing junk, into which The Store will be closed entirely
on Saturday at 12.30 p.m.
they loaded the loot from the for Stock-taking on the 4th. to 9th.
who December '1938 inclusivu. As is usual on a Saturday short steamer and four passengers session, markets this morning were were taken to be held to ransom. quiet, except that there was a keen Five of the pirates went off in this demand for Hong Kong Trams and vessel, the rest being left on board Dalries. Ropes also were being en-the French Ship.
shares quired after, but very few were in sight even at the improved) rate of $54.
P. K. Kwok, Esq.
Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Chan Ching Shek, Esq.
Li Lan Sang, Eag
Wong Chu Son, Esq. Kan Ying Po, Esq.
Kan Tong Po, Esq, Chief Manager.
Li The Fong, Esq., Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Amoy
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. Canton
(TAIWAN GINKO.)
HEAD OFFICE:-Talpek, Forms Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter. 1899.
Central Bank in Forms Beach-Hatsunð ávirıgı amonai „Tau 1,000 o
On and after August 15th, 1983, the rate of Interest on Special Current Deposit will be at 2% pa. on daily balance and the rate for balance over $10,000 will be quoted on application. (Maximum rate-1%%).
LONDON BANKEMĮ
Mardayo Bank, Lida Llopis Book, bad, Kitund Bank, kid, Walne Zink, Lat.
The Bank has Corriegendente in all she primalyal Yale Combene throughout the world. X. MAGURA,
HONG KONG BRANCH:
Des Van Rood Conical,
Hong Kong, Desember 16, 1981,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Éstablished 1588.
Capital (fully pai^-up) Yen100,000,000 Reserve Fund ......Yenix1,250,000
Hand Ofic~YOKOHAMA
Branches and Agendas uti
Alexandria
Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Dairen (Dalny).
Hamburg
Nagasal
Narges Newtkwang
New York
Osaka
Tortion (Mulden) Rangoon
Hong Kour
Honoluks Halaker Karack
Kobe
· London
Los Angeles
Manila
allowed
Rio da Janakro,
San Francisco Beattle Bemarang
Tokys
Munila
Batavia
Melbourne
Bombay
Nagasaki
Calcutis
New York
Osaka
Haiphong Hankow Honolulu
Paris
Seattle Semarang Shanghal Singapore Sourabay Swabow
Pelping
Syndey
Penang
Talhoku
Kobe Kowloon London
Rangoon
Tientsin
Saigon
San Felsco
Tokyo Vancouver Yokohama
Every description of Banking and Loung Exchange business transacted. granted on approved securities.
Current Accounts opened in Locaį Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terma wilch| will be quoted un application. Safe Deposit Boxes To Let
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager. Hong Kong, 24th November, 1988.
THE
Sales.
Union Insurances $577/580. Wharves $113/113. Ewo Cottons Sh $19. Hotels $6.10.
Telephones $28.
H. K. Ropes $5.70.
Buyers.
Hong Kong Banks $1825. Union Insurances $575. Underwritera $1.65. Douglases $3434. Wharves $112.
Providenta (Old) $21⁄2- Hotels $6.10.
Hong Kong Lands $714. Realties $5.60.
Chinese Estate: $99. Hong Kong Trams $194. China Lights (Old) $9.35.
Commandeered Junks.
Badges admitting to Members' Ex- closure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course
On No Protext will Children be per- mitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting.
Tians are obtainable at the Club| House provided they are ordered from the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephone 21120
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. The Price of Admission to the Pablle Enclosure is $2.00 including Tax, for all Persons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform are admitted Haf Price.
Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, &c., will not be permitted to sparate within the Precincia of the Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hong Kong. 27th November, 1933.
Chinese Company Training Course-Part II. recruits will attend at the Chinese Company Headquarters on Tuesday, November 28th. at 5.30 p.m. for in- THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB Capt. Morganti was then ordered struction.
NOTICE. to steer a southere course past the Inspection Parade. All racks of [lighthouse, until, late on Saturday the Chinese Company will parade
afternoon, the pirates had succeed-at Central Police Station on Thurs-LY GENERAL MEETING led in commandeering two other day, November 30th under Sub In-
nearby junka.
With the balance of their and with Captain Morganti
several Annamites to cover retrest, the remainder of pirates left towing a ships' boat behind their junk.
A little over a mile from Commandant Henri Riviere,
NHE NOVEMBER HALF YEAR-1
spector R. J. Hunt for a general OF VOTING MEMBERS will be loot, inspection of equipment etc., by held at the Club House, Happy and the Company Commander. Fall in Valley, on TUESDAY, 28th Novem- their at 5.30 p.m. sharp.
Dress-Blueber, 1933, at 5.30 p.m.
the Uniform, Cap with White Cover, All members are cordially invited life- Belt with Brace, Armlet with to attend, and participate in any
Badge, "Pocket Policeman" and discussion which may ensue. the note-book to be carried. The the Equipment Officer will make it a Captain and members of the crew point of being present. Recruits were ordered to transfer to the will attend. lifeboat, and return, to their steamer.
Indian Company Training Course-Part II. There Wireless Not Destroyed.
will be no class at No. 3 Chi Wo Although the radio apparatus Street Kowloon on Wednesday, No- aboard the Commandant Henri Rvember 29th. viere was put out of action as soon
All recruits of the Indian Com-
By Order of the Stewards, C. B. BROWN, Socretary.
Hong Kong 18th November, 1938.
THE Undersigned have received
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Tinstructions to sell by Publie (Continued at foot of next Column.) as the ship was capture, no vital pany residing in Hong Kong will
components were damaged, and the attend Chinese Company Headquar- Auction
ters, 17, Queens Road Central on Ipirates departed, commenced re-Thursday, November 30th. at 5.30 Tuesday, the 28th, November, 1933
pairs.
commencing at 10.30 a.m.
THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL
BANK LTD.
radio operator,
National Bank Building, 8A, Des Voeux Road, Centra. Authorized Capital... $5,000,000.00 AMÉRICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Pald-up Capital ...... 1,090,000.00 J
New York London and Paris Agenta:
INC
Head Offer:-60, Broadway, New Teck.
Capital Burglas Reserves
ubli
„U.S.$3,000,000,00 „U.8.$1,867,089.17 U.A$1,718,979.67
BRANCHES S
Mexico City
Branches of Amerious Expessé Coma- pany in Principal cities of Usited States of America and Canada.
All classes of Commersial Banking Transactions mad
Personal fur
an acon
the AB
pm. for instruction.
ON
A Quantity of VALUABLE HØIBEHOLD
25-FURNITURE
On view from Monday, the 27th, November, 1933. g
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
That the said 250,000 new shares be offered forthwith in the first instance (in the pro- portion of one new share for every complete number of two old shares held by them re- spectively) to the members of the Company who on the 28th day of November 1933, are re- gistered in the Company's Share Register as the holders of the said 500,000 old shares at par and so that on accept- ance of such offer the sum of $2.50 per share shall be due and payable leaving the balance due on each of such aald new shares of $7.50 per share to be called up at such time or times as the Directors of the Company shall see fit to make Calls in respect there- of and so that such new shares so accepted as aforesaid shall rank for dividend 10 irom First day of January 1934.
At.
And that such offer be made by notice specifying the num- ber of shares to which the member is entitled, and limit- ing a time within which the offer, if not accepted by the member on behalf of himself or his nominec, will be deem- ed to be declined, and that the Directors be at liberty lo to fix such time or times and extend such time or times to such date or dates, and upon such terms as they may think*
And further that any of the said new 250,000 shares which eball not be taken by by the Company's share- holders in manner aforesaid be disposed of in such man- ner at such time or times and upon such terms as the Com- pany's Directors shall in their absolute discretion think it. (8) That no shareholder shall be entitled to any offer of a frac- tion of an additional shares in respect of any odd old share beld by such share- holder.
new
The Transfer Books of the Com-
pany will be closed from the 26th November 1938, to 28th November 1938, (both days inclusive) during which period. no transfer of shares can be registered.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. | 、
By 5 p.m. the apparatus was re- Inspection Farade. All ranks of at No. 297, Prince Edward Road, paired sufficiently, to establish con- the Indian Company will parade at 1st Floor, Kowloon. tact with the Capë' D'Agullar sta-Central Police Station on Wednes tion, and the plight of the ship was day, November 29th, under Sub made known to the Hong Kong an- Inspector B. J. Hunt for a general thorities.
inspection of equipment etc., by Return To Hong Kong. the Company Commander. Fal! In H.M.S. Wren was immediately at 5.80 p.m. sharp. Dress-Blue BANKERS TRUST COMPANY. despatched by the naval authori-Uniform, Cap with White Cover, We offer facilities for the transacties to meet the steamer, which in-Belts, Armlet with Badge, "Pocket|
banking bugintimated that it was returning to Pelicerian" and note-book to be car Foreign Exchat and sold. and bonds
Loans Hong Kong and, escorted by the fried. Recruits will'attend. granted on approved securities.
destroyer,
WAS Kowloon Bay LEE FANG,
Emergency Unit Reserve. General Manarur. reached at 11.20 p.m. on Saturday. Revolver and Rife Practies. A Assistant Superintendente of ravolver and ride practice will take Police T. Murphy and W. P. place on Sunday, December Brd. at. Thompson, Chief Detective Ins-Tal Hang Range at 9.45 a.m. Mem- pector W. Shannon, and Divisional hers will fell in at No. 2 Police Inspector L. P. Lane, conducted the Station at 9.50 a.m. sharp, Dress- examination of officers and crew, Blue Uniform and Cap with White. which was fastituted as soon as the Cover, Section Leaders will see vessel arrived, and continued until that all their men are present. 5 a..
Appointments. Constable 1405 The investigations disclosed that W. A. Tanaley to No. 4 Section and Pald-Up Capital $24,710,200.00 the majority of the pirates, whe Constable R417 F. A. Broadbridge Heserve Funda .... ....€ 8,820,505,21|apoke the Hakka · dialect, had to No. 2 Section with effect from
boarded the steamer in Canton, November 27th, 1988;, - and also that they were not the
THE RANK OF CHINA. 行銀國中
Reorganised October 28, 1928, under special charter of The National Gov. ernment as An
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
....$25,000,000.00
BANK
Subscribed Capital
HRAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI
HONG KONG ERÁNCH:.
4, Queen's: Rond Central,
band of pirates against whom ship- ping was warned last week.
The foot taken from the captured
Owing to our numerous branches in ship is estimated to be - worth mccounts China and large connections in the im- $15,000.
portant, commercial centres of the world, we are able to extend to per
clients pedal fadiities for domestic "Electrica" $713/d and foralgu banking and exchanges.
Wy of Gračit'and, We also handle the issue of Bonds servisas and other Public Funds of the wall, Dravel De- ose Government both at home and
abroad.
W. DUGGAN,
Hour Len: 14
Cements (Old) : $2,40, H. K. Ropes $504
Dairy Farms $23.40. Lade, Crawfords $4-20,
Brd. D. L. KING,
D.S.P. (R).
CHINESE CLERK MISSING
A Chinese clerk, Kam. Ion, aged 87, employed at the Royal Naval Yard, has been reported missing from his home at 14 Bowring Street since 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, In a report to the police his wife itated that he was playing a game alice mah-jong when excused himself and left the house and has
ot been seen fullnes.")
By Order of the Board,
W. L. MCKENZIE,” Secretary.
Hong Kong, 81st October, 1938.
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