BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Authorized Caplisk man
(imad and Pulty Palding umuminosinec 120,600 Morro Fund -
Bi
218,000,000
Basares Liability of Proprietors ma
EBAR OPTICS, HONG KONG.
BOARD OF DIKROTORE 1–—–—–
T. I Fancos, g Obelmen.
TAMIL Khan, Rog. Deputy Chairman.
W. 1. B2, Boy.
1-85, Ead véli, Tag, A. 11. Compton, Eng,
4.1.8. Machia
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BANGEDY
BATAVIA
KONKEY
BALOUTTA CAXTON
DOLOMBO
1). Miskia, M.
Hos. M. 2. 3. Tudorum
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHIA,
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1858,
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
..48,000,000) ....£3,000,000
Boserve Liability of Pro-
prietors...
- .63,000,000.
Águacies and Branches:
BARI ZOT
ALOR STAN AMRITSAR
BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA
JANTON
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MADILLO
INDLA
MEDAN
2. A. Femmes, Jay-
PRIPINO (Pekingi
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FZBÁNO
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RAFGOCE
COLOMBO
ВАНЮВ
SIWARANG
HAIPHONG
PENERBAN
SHANGHAI
BRANCHIN
LONDOS
LYONS
MALLOGA
MANILA
MUAR (Johors
MURDE
NEW YOUR
PETPING
РЕНАКО BAXGOON
IGOR
KAK PRAMOLBED
SHANIWAY
DAIKIS
POOCHOW RALPHONS
BINKOW
MANKEY
HOURAMAZA
TESORI PATAMI
TOEYO
ILOILO
FROM
JOHOR
KORK.
KOWLOOF
KUALA LUMPUR
TLINGTAO TOKOHAMA
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HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
Dhe Dealions of the shore Banh la oa daukat #NO BORO AND SHAROKAI SARK-
the CORPORATION. Balon may be shocked
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI SAREINO CORPORATION.
V. M. GRAYRORA,
Hong Kong, 26th April, 1988,
SAFETY FIRST I
To Bafeguard Your Talma-biss und Jewelleršan,
Dupont them in a Vanli
that is really: FIRE PROOF BURGLAR - PROOF
DAMP - PROOF I OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT located on the Mezzanine Floor of Our New building is Specially Cor- stracted to provide all of those Im- portant Qualities,
You may obtain a Bafe Deposit Box in this most up-to-date Vault for your own nas 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.
HAMBURG
BANKOW
TO): TOLD
BARBIE
ILOILO
KARACHI
二
KUALA LUMPUR
TLAK
SINGAPORE
TAWAN BOURABAYA
TAXPIRO
STMENTBEW
TOKOKAH (Menbot)
TUBOTAD
TOKOHAMA
LINDGANGS
A. BEEARLEY,U^
Kanage Hong Kong, 17th November, 1921.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Commerce and Finance
DYE-STUFFS BILL IN COMMONS Imports By License Only.
HOME CHEMICAL WORKS PROTECTED
London, To-day.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
New York. Yasterday.
Last To-day's Changes. Aver. Aver.
ان کلید شد
COTTON, SILVER AND WHEAT
Latest Quotations. NEW YORK COMMODITY
MARKETS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1933.
TIN QUOTAS ADVERTISEMENTS.
Belgian Congo May
Join Cartel.
Brussels, To-day.
THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., COPENHAGEN.
The Danish Motor Vessel "MALAYA"
on the Commodity Exchange Inc.clared hat their annual output has New York:-
The International Tin Committee having arrived from Copenhagen, New York, Dec. 19. is reported to be negotiating with Gothenburg; Oslo, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Messrs. Asia Lands Ltd. have re-the Belgian Congo tin producers on Hamburg and Genoa consignees of ceived the following quotations or conditions under which the latter cargo are hereby informed that all the New York cotton and wheat might join the tin cartel.
goods are being landed and placed at rubber, silk and silver exchanges The Congo producers have de- their
risk into the hazardous and/or Kong and
hazardous Godowns of The Hong
Closing Commodity Prices December 18.
SILVER
[extra
averaged 16,000 tone, and have Co. and Kowloon Wharf & Godown on claimed a proportionate quota,
The Committee, However, 'estim ated that the Congo output was be
delivery can be obtain- ed as soon as the goods are landed. goods have left the godowns and all No claims will be admitted after the goods
Silver: Commodity Exchange Inc. \tween 9,000 and 10,000 tona yearly, 25th undelivered after the
180 Industrials 98.06. 17.20 Bt down of New York;
The Dye-stuffs Bill, the object of 20 Railu which is the placing on a perman- 20 Utilities ent basis the prohibition of Imports (40 Bonds .. into the United Kingdom of dye-
tain.
40.54 48.18 23.29 29.01 83.03 82.94
Dec. 16 Range Dec. 18 Range ..44.20 44.25
$4.45 44.59
33 down 22 down Mar. .09 down May....44.79 44.79
44.95 45.02 July.45.30 45.30 45.50 45.50 Re-Total sales for the day:
*
62 contracts of 118 contracts of 25,000 ozs each 25,000 ozs each
Market:-Steady.
RUBBER. Commodity Exchange
Rubber:
-Reuter.
LOCAL DOLLAR UNCHANGED.
Forward Silver Rises.
The dollar remains unchanged, opening to-day at 1/47%.
Spot sliver showed no change yesterday, closing at 18%, while the Dec. 16. Dec. 18. price of forward silver advanced 1/16 to 18 11/16,
8.55 8.62
8.98
8.95
9.20
9.20
9.41 9.40
The cross rate, London on New
subject to
All broken
1933, 4 p.m. will be
chafed and damaged
goods are to be left, in the Godoyn,
where
they will be examined by Mesars, Anderson & Ashe on the 23rd December, 1933, at 10
All
claims against the vessel must
be presented, to the Undersigned with In ten days of the ship's arrival, of they will not be
No Fire Insurancognised.
will be effected. Bills of Lading will be
countersigned
by
JOHN MANNERS & CO. LTD., Agents,
Mercantile Bank Bldg. Hong Kong, 19th December, 1933.
York, is $G$6:14% and New York PUBLIC AUCTION.
on London is £-G85.18%.
VALUABLE CHINESE
MEDICINE.
The undersigned will zell by Public Auction on
stuffe and the immediate products Messrs. E. A. Pierce & Co. thereof, passed its second reading port:-There was some degree. of night by 245 votes to 72.
resistance on the market to-day, Imports will be permitted by 11-[which was quite pronounced at the Anal hour. It has not been plainly cense only.
The Parliamentary Secretary of indicated, however, that selling has Foreign Exchange, and General the Board of Trade, Dr. E. L. Bar-ended.". Steel industry operations Inc. of New York: Banking business transacted.
gin, moving the second reading fa-were $4.2 per cent.
of capacity, Current Accounts pased and Fixdicated the possibility of the sur-which is up 2.7 from last week's December ed Deposits received for one year or sbertar periods at rates which will bplus production of European chemi- figures. Wheat: There was some March quoted on application.
cal works being unloaded in Bri-income-tax Hquidation and
May Government agency bought for cash July Licenses for imports would be in Kansas City and Minneapolis. Standard No. 1 "B" Contract. granted only when it was shown Exports were small and receipts Total sales for the day: that Great Britain was unable to were light. Cotton: There higher
79 contracts - 278 contracts produce what she required, Dr. gold price has encouraged a slight NATIONAL SILK |Burgin said.
improvement in speculative and
EXCHANGE. He stated that 91 per cent, of the foreign demand. The rally attract synthetic dye-stuffs used in the Un-ed selling in the form of liquidation Dec. ...1.36 137 1:80% 1.31 ited Kingdom were now produced and hedge selling became more
SUGAR. In Great Britain, while foreign im noticeable.
Silver: The higher Sugar: New York Sugar & Coffee, ports had fallen from 41,000,000 opening on speculative buying is
[Exchange: Bulbs. in 1913 to 4,000,000 lbs. in 1922, attributed to the Increase in the
Dec. 16. Dec. 18. weeks' hard labour, was imposed by
A Nice Selection of Golf Baga. The average price of dyestuffs price of gold. Prices eased after
December
Mr. Balfour at the Central Magii- Damins Wake Bain Great Britain, he said, had been the opening.
(The above goods are all of First Small offerings con-
March
tracy this morning on a coolies Class, British Manufacture and reduced to 1/64d per Ib. in 1928 tinue to be plentiful but are not be. May
named Tam Tung, for being in un-Suitable for X'mas Presents). as compared with 4/4d. in 1920, —ing thrown on the market.
lawful, possession of a deer's tail, Reuter.
Business Done:~1,340,000 shares.
On View Now. Inspector Elston stated COTTON.
that Cotton: New York Cotton though the exhibit was amall. It Last To-day's change? Price Price
was a very expensive article, being Dec. 16 Range Dec. 18 Range valuable for medicinal purposes,
Katablished 1019.
Head Offer:-Heng Kong.
Authorized Capital (B.E. Ourensy) ......$11,000,000
BRANCHES --
and die FraSD/MIO.
KORDON MAKERSS :--
The Ziedi Bank, Limited.
CORKBEDOVEKET!
In all principal altos of the World.
every warigtig testmated.
1.110,00
Bois Daphn's Bowen (rürides «ime) në a panely soniad of frase DE 10 SIL
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Chief Manager,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided
Profts
HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG 12, Des Voeux Road Central. BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- Sir Shouson Chow, Chairman.
Li Koon Chain. Eaq.
P. K. Kwok, Esq.
Wong Yun Tong, Eng. Chan Ching Shek, Esq.
Li Lan Sang, Esq.
EBQ
Wong Chu Bos Kan Ying Po,
Kan Tong Fo, hq, Chief Manager. Li Tae Fong, Esq., Manager.
EXCHANGES. TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
On India-
Consolidated Gas of N.Y. 37%
Wright
5,80
Dec. 16 Range Dec. 18 Range
Market:-Quiet.
1.16 1.13 1.20 1.19
1.26 1.25
0.90 9.91 9.86 9.86 9.90 9.91 9.86 9.87 ...10.09 10.11 10.05 10.05 10.22 10.23 10.18 10.19 ..10.36 10.36 10.92 10.33 10.48 10.48
Unlawful Possession Of Deer's Tail.
A fine of $20, in default three
News In Brief.
two
A fine of $10, in default weeks' hard labour, was imposed by Mr. Balfour at the Central Maxis tracy this morning on Cheong Sing 10.05
a welder at the Taikoo Dockyard, CHICAGO WHEAT,
for stealing a worsted cardigan jac- Wheat: Chicago Board of Trade: ket from 35 Queens' Road West.
Dec. 10 Dec. 18.
bushels NEW YORK METALS.
1 Dec, 14 Dec. 18) Copper, per lb., March 7.17 7.40
52,50
P
12J
Wednesday, 20th. December,, 1933, commencing at 11 a.m. at their Sales Room,
4, Duddell Street,
A Nice Assortment of Ladies & Gents. Motor Coasts Golf Coats, Ladles Hand Bags etc.
also
Terms: Cash on Delivery.
A well known Curie Merchant, who wishes to retire, is selling his most. Valuable Curios, such as Old Pictures, Porcelains, Bronzes, Screens of Jade, Ornaments of Jade jand Agate, Ivory, Embroidery, Car-
pats, etc., etc.
at
Auction on FRIDAY, the 22nd The above will be sold by Public December, 1933, commencing 2.30 p.m. at Messrs. Lammert Bros". Kowloon Branch Sales Room, No, 35, Hankow Road, Kowloon.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 19th December, 1953.
It is notified by the military au- thorities that Anti-Aircraft Prac tice will be carried out from the Recreation Field St. Stephen's
to- GENERAL NOTICES.
HONG KONG HORTICULTURAL
College, Stanley, at 10 a.m. morrow and not as previously stat- ed.
SOCIETY.
OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
As the Wing On Company's 53.45 stores will be closed on Monday
next for the Christmas Holiday, the |
Nat the Annual Meeting of management announce that, for the the above Society will be held at convenience of the public, all de the Board Room of Messrs, Jardine,
Air Reduction
091⁄2
Dec,
On London~~~
American Tobacco "p"
Allied Chemical & Bye .144 American Can ..... American Smelting ... 42 American Tel. & Tel. .111
143
Jan.
.04
41%%
94% Mar.
11034
May
$10,000,000,00|
T. T.
1/4
American Waterworks
70% July
1844
18 Oct.....10.53 10.53
$ 5,598,000.00 $2,812,000,00
On demand Four months' sight 1/5 Credits 4 months'
1/4%
Anaconds Copper Mining 13%
1834
Auburn
Middling
.... 55%
56
Bendix Aviation
15%
16
Spot ..10.10
Borden Co.
20
sight
1/54
Canadian Pacific
2014
12%
12%
On New York-
Case
On demand
36%
Caterpiller Co.
23%
21
Chase National Bank
.. 18+
17t
December
183
82%
Credits 60 days'
sight
Chrysler Motors
50% May
85%
84%
NOW
37% July
8314
833%
On Paris-
Curtian
2
24
On demand Credits 4
aight
5871⁄2
Du Pont de Nemours.. 88%
Total sales for the day
Mastman
months'
Kodak 72
BR 78%
20,000,000
10,000,000
Electrict Auto-lite Co.
15%
18號
bushels
6274
Electric Bond & Share. 19%
124
Electric Power & Light 6
T. T.
9384
On demand
93%
General Foods
General Electric
10% 18%
36
34%
General Motors
324
324
Tin
On Shanghai-
Gillette Safety, quan
Amoy
Batavin
Manila Melbourne
Bombay
Nagasaki
Calcutta
New York
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
Centon
Oaks
Haiphong Bankow Bonalulu Kobe Kowloon London
Parla
Pelping
Seattle Semarang Shanghal Singapore Sourabaya Swatow Syndey Talhoka
On demand On Japan:-
120%
Gold Dust
คน
17
17
Internat. Harvester
30
38%
On demand On Manila-
Internat. Tol. & Tel
1166
Гост Inc.
Liggett Myers "B" 804
13%
13%
80%
30%
29%
On demand
7234
Montgomery
Wand
22
21%
On Singapore--
National Biscuit
On demand
60%
National City Bank
National Dairy Prod.
18241 12%
On Batavia-
Otis Elevater
15
14%%
Saigon
Tokyo San F'eiaco Vancouver Yokohama
On demand
5644
Fasilic Gaa:& Electric
176
12-
On Saigon-
Packard Motors
3%
224
On demand
5834
Pennsylvania Rly.
2024
คน
Bears Roebuck
41% 40%
133 nom.
Standard Brands
22% 2144
Standard Gas
8
1/5/2
18%
Texas Corp
Standard Of Co. of NJ. 46% Socony
Vacuum Corpn.
15%
13%
2514
Trans-America
6
BLE
nom.
HOTEL.
1% prem.
38% dis
Union Carbide & Carbon 44% Union Pacifie
011 United Air & Transport 314 United Corpn. United States Steel
... 45% Westinghouse. E. & M. . 38
BID 4. BALL
6
46
BEAD OFFICE:---Talpek, Formosa. Incorporated by Epecial Imperial Charter, 1899.
Dental Bash in Farman. Bank-Boise jagod Averies outonas 19TH VÀ DON HON On and after August 15th, 1932, the
rate of Interest on Special Current Dengalt will be at 2% pa on daily dace and the rate for balance over $10,000 will be quoted on application. (Maximum rate=1%1⁄2%),
LONDON SATIRAS Į
Banlayı “hak, Zidni Diagih Book, Las, Mičiau bank, Lid, Wounter Mak, Let.
The Bank has Gorrespondents 'le all obe, prasipul Josimarcial Orniem Mioughout the weddi
150M KONG MANCE)
3. Dis Taschent Gosick
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 186.
Capital (fully pal"-up) Yên100,000,000 Reserve Fund........
Yen.121,250,000
Head Offos:-YOKOHAMA,
[+
Branchen and Agunciar'at: Alexandria
Mambay
Calcutta
Combon
Diren (Dalny).
Nagaidh
Nagora
Newchwang
New York
Oaks
Paris
Palping
Fangtian (Mazdan). Rangoon
Hamburg
Barkow
Hong
Honcixlu
Halsking
London Los Angeles
وا
Rio de Janeiro
San Francisco
Beattle
Semarang
Shanghal Bingapore
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:---
Penang
Rangoon Tientsin
On Bangkok-
On demand
Every description of Bankding and Exchange business transacted Loans Bovereigns bank buy-
ranted an approved securities.
ing rate
Current Accounts opened in Loen] Currency and Fixed Deposits received Bar Silver per oz.
for
one year or shorter periods in Local Bar Silver in Hong and Foreign Currencies on terms which
will be gmoted an application.
Safe Deposit Bazar To Lat
Keng
Copper Cash
KAN TONG PO,
Chief Manager.
Copper Centa
Hong Kong, 24th November, 186..
THE
AMERICAK. EXPRESS COMPANY,
Hand Offendi, Brandway. New York.
Capital Barpina
U:8.68,080,800.00
..47.8.$1,718,972,01-
BRANCHKA,
Mice Oliy
Branches of American Expénar: Come- pany in Principal cities of United State of Amwion and Cana
All abans of Gustmarvial Bankier Tranzactiona - zadarkakom,
Rate of Native Interest 81% pa
Chinese Sub. Coin
Hong Kong Sub. Cola pue.
THE BANK OF CHINA:
行銀國中
Reorganised October 26, 1928, under
special charter of The National Gov- erament as s
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
BANK
Subscribed Capital
$25,000,000.00
Paid-Up Gapital ................824,710,300.00 Beserve Funds
..: 8,820,505.##
HEAD OFFICE; SHANGHAI
HONG KONG BRANCH:
4 Queen's Food Central
Owing to our numerous branches in China, and large connections in the im portant --commercial centre of the world, we are able to extend to our ellante special facilities for domestic and foreigs banking and exchanges... We also handle the leade of Bonds and ether. Public Funds of the Chin- Government both at home and abroad
#HOU 3. CHENG, }
Manager. March, 3983)
MY WEAKNESS
Radio
Corpn.
COLONY'S TRADE DECLINE
Exports Show Marked Decline.
partments will be open on Sunday Matheson & Co., Ltd., (by kind per
from 9 a.m, till 10 pm;
mission) оп TUESDAY, 19th
Sentence of $10, in default 7 days December, 1998; at 5.15 p.m. was imposed upon Lau Yua-anng,
บ
Jorry driver, who appeared} before Mr. Hamilton at the Central | Police Court this morning, on П
IMPORTS RECOVER SLIGHTLY charge
J. T. BAGRAM,
for Hon, Secretary. Hong Kong, 9th December, 1938.
NOTICE,
YEARLY
OF
of dumping rubbish on THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER, Crown land at the reclamation, The Statistical Office of the Im-North Point yesterday.
COMPANY (1918), LIMITED, ports and Exports Department re porta that Imports of merchandías
Mr. Ignatius S. W. Tang, B. Sc., 25% into the Colony during the month Engineer in the Sai Chuen Cement THE FIFTEENTH ORDINARY
of November, 1938, amounted to a Works, Canton, the eldest son of
TH 44% declared value of $40.6 millions Mr. Thomas Tang, has been engage SHAREHOLDERS will be held in
MEETING 112% 31% (£2.9 millions), as compared with led to Miss Magdalene Fung, the the Board Room of Messrs, Lowe, 4% $47.4 millions (£3.2 millions) in the eldest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Fung Bingham & Matthews Mercantile
corresponding period of 1932; re-Keong, the proprietor of the Fung Bank Building, Victoria, 37% presenting a decrease in terms of Keong Rubber Factories, Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, the 86th day Hong Hong Kong currency 14.3%... Rong & Canton. The announce of December, 1988, at 12 o'clock Exports of marchandise were de- ment took place yesterday at the (Noon), for the purpose of receiving clared to a total value of $33.7 Nam Tong Kestaurant in the pre-a Statement of Accounts and the millions (2.4 millions), as com sence of
many relatives and Report of the Director for the pared with $41.7 millions (£2.8 friends. millions); a decrease of 19.2% 5
financial year ended 30th September, For the first eleven months of
1989, and electing Directors and Auditors... 1983 Imports totalled $464,1 mil- lions (281,8 millions); as compared with $575,1 millions (587.9 mall- lions (437.9 millions) in. the cor responding period of 1932: a de crease in dollar values of 19,8%; while Exports ware valued, at $875.1 millions (428.5 millions), sa compared with $489.6 millions
LONDON EXCHANGES.
London, Yesterday.
Paris New York
83%
5,14
Montreal
5.10%
21.45
16.80
8.11
Brussels Geneva Amsterdam Milan Berlio Stockholm Copenhagen Dalo Vienna Prastie Helsingfors Madrid Lisbon Athena Bucharest
62 1/16 15.66. $19.89%
22.40 19.90 201 -110
226% 3974
1097%
580
545
Belgrade Rio Buenos Aires
240
Montevideo
Bombar
Hour
1/6 8/6
1/62/16 1/2 16/8h
18/11/18
(£28.6
18.6% milions), decrease of
The following table shows com parative &gures of Imports and Ex- ports of merchandise and trea- Bure:---
Merchandise
· € Imports:
Nov, 1988 Nov, 1982
247,407,488 Treasure$45819431, 3 2472,557 $45,095,384 $49,887,025
Nov. 1983 Nov. 1982
Marchandise... $83,781571 $41,741,848
Tola!
$ 6,842,039 || $18,820,080 $42,573,610 $60,081,373)
COMING SHORTLY!
ON THE STAGE,
KING'S
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 28rd December, 1983, until SATURDAY, 18th January, 1984, both days, inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directpra,
NOEL BRAGA,
Becretary. Hong Kong, 16th December, 1983.
FOR SALE
1934
POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUES
from
Stanley Gibbons Ltd.,
Part 1 British Empire Part J. Foralga Countries
Tvert and Tellier
Scott Stamp & Coi
GRACA & CO.
Dealers in Postage Stamp, Garden Seeds, Religious Gooda, Loys aba,