Reserve Fund
THE CHINA MAIL.
NO PERFECT
COMMERCE
BEAUTY IN
BANKS
HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
.550,000.004
Imed and Pały Paid op 00.000 Barra Fundle --
***** $16,000.00
Borra Llahiniz af Pragelators - $30,798.005
BELD OFFIUR, BONG FOXO.
WARD OF DIRECTORS ‚—
2. E. Pero, Mos.
Chairman
T. Bhan, Eeg.
W. IL Fell, Eng.
Deputy ChairmALAM.
14. Dodik, Kag,
A. II. Compton, Yaq. Som Mr. R. Machia,
ANOT
BANGIOI BATAVIA
BOMHAY ULICUTTA DANTON
OHIFOO COLONDO
1. Miskin. Em.
Sion. Mr. J. 7. Jainson.
2. A. Plan. Mag.
Y. X. Others. Mog.
Call Manager.
FRAKOHE
LONDON
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1883,
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
..£5,000,000 £3,000,000
Reserve Liability of Pro-
prietors...
ALON STAM
AMRITSAR
KANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY
CALCUTTA
CAWIPORN
COLOMBO DEGHI HAIPHONG HAMBUNG HANKOW
HAKKIN
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MOHO
[FOX
KARACHT
XODE
MAXILA
MEDAN
NEW TONE
PENAKO
BANGOON BAIGON
KEMARANG
SEREMBAN
HANGHAI
KINGAPORE
TAIPINO
TIENTSIN
AND *FINANCE
EXCHANGES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
DAIKEN
POOCHOW
HAIPHONG
KAMBURG
HANKOW
HARBIN
HONG EXW
FLOILO
TPOR
JOHOR
КОВЕ
KOWLOOR
KUALA LUMPUR
.
LTON
MALACOA
MAKILA
MUAR (Juharo)
MUKDER
NEW YORK
PEIFING
PANANO
KANGOON
LAIDON
BAN FRANCISON
RUANGHAI
RNO PORN
SOURARATA
FUNGHI PATANI
TRENTSIN
TOKYO
TRIKOTAO TOKOHAMA
Clement amounts opened in Lord Duesday să Fixad Duprialie eived for 4 TIRE RE beriar periode in Laval Burrokay and Gorling no kiemo whisk vil ki qurted an applization. Hong Kong, 22nd May, 1988.
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Bouchons of the above Rauh la součastok SONG KONG AND SHANGRAI BATE LES CORPORATION. Hain zuty be erisiped
FOR THE HONGKONG AND` KLAKOMA! WANKING CORPORATION,
V, K. GRAYRORE,
Hong Kong, 24th April, 1928.
SAFETY FIRST !
To Safeguard Your Valuables and Jewellerian,
Depault them in a Vault
that is really: FIRE-PROOF BURGLAR - PROOF
DAMP PROOF! OUR SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT located on the Hezzanine Floor of Our New building is Specially Con structed to provide all of these Im- portant Qualities.
You may obtain a Bafe Deport Box in this most up-to-date Vault for your own use at a very moder ata Rental
Inspection Cordially Invited. THE NATIONAL COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK, LTD. Corner of Ice House Strest and Des Voeux Road, Central.
£3,000,000 On London-
Agencies and Branches:
T. T.
On demand
KUCHIN
VĀĪBAS
CANTON
Banking business transacted.
Current Accounts opened and Fix-
ed Depoalte received for one year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. BREARLEY,
Manague.
1/54 1/51⁄2
Four months' sight 1/5% Credits 4 months'
Hong Kong, 17th Novembar, 1982. On Japan:~
►
HOLLYWOOD
Katherine Hepburn's
Face "Horsey."
PAINTER'S OUTSPOKEN VIEWS
New York.
the Mr.
Stanlawa, Penrhyn eminent American portrait painter who, in 1822, lost his polition' as a Hollywood director because of his outspoken comments on the lack of real beauty in Hollywood, is still He maintains that unrepentant. there is not one perfect screen beauty among Hollywood's stars.
of his latest Here are some criticisms of screen actressCK:-~~
Katherine Hepburn: "Her chin and, the lower part of her face-pro- Ject too far, Anthropologists have Ja name for such a facial type: Artists they call it prognathiam. call it 'horsey.*"
Mae West: "Her head, cyes and mouth were constructed for, a sim-* ple nose, but nature presented her with a complicated one-interest- ingly modelled, but. bringing the eyes too close together."
Constance Bennett: "A real sym- phony in jazz-her nose too small for her face."
PEIPING (Paking)
Bight
1/6
On New York-
On demand
3734
Credits 60 daya'
NTIAWAK
* sight
nom.
SODBABAYA
On Paris-
TOKOKAR (Shahod)
On demand
605
KIANG
TINGTAO
TOKOHAMA
Credits 4 months'
KUALA LUMPUR
RAMBOANGA
Foreign
Exchange
and
General
sight
645
On ladin
T. T.
96
On demand
963⁄4
On Shanghai-
On demand
110
On demand
12014
On Manila-
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD.
On demand
134
On Singapore-
On demand
624
On Batavia-
Head Office-Hong Kong.
On demand
58%
On Saigon-
On demand
60%
1,150,000
On Bangkok-
Wanbow, Bangkok,
Un demund
127
Sovereigns bank buy-
ing rate
Bar Silver per oz.
1/6% 19%.
Bar Silver in Hong
as Katherine Hepburn's, but more so, caused by her nose projecting at too sharp an angle.
Kong
дот.
дот.
Chief Manager.
Copper Cents
... 1% prem.
Rate of Native Interest 3% pi
Established 1911.
Aiherland Ompita) (8.X. Currency) ......@}3,000,000 Pold-Up Onglial Eeserve Faal
BRANCHES (—
Canton, Shanghai,
and San Frantsco, LANDON BANKTES |-
The Lloyd's Bank, Limited. CORRESPONDENTE
in all peinetzal nilies of the World.
Farley Kushange and banking boulman of very description wasmsted.
Sale Deposit Boxes (various da08) us a poorly cabal of treat 35 in $40.
LOOK POONG SHAN,
Copper Cash
Greta Garbo: "She has a sleepy, Hophisticated look, attained by deep jeye sockets and a peculiar elant of the, upper lip. These are not sids to beauty, but schoolgirls find the jeffect more alluring than beauty,"
MONDAY, JANUARY 8,
Sweet Young Salt
CABINET
MINISTER
CENSURED
Ivy Wambeldi
-To this charming mariner belongs the distinction of being the first of the fair sex to bring a ship into New York Harbor. She in Captain Ivy Wamboldt, 22-year-old Nova Boatian, who holds a master's ticket in sail, shown at the wheel of her schooner, "E. P. Theriault" as she arrived at Newark, N. J., after a voyage from St. John's, N. B. Sha commanda'a'crew of nine men.
·POLICE RESERVE.
Orders for the Current Week.
Jean Harlow: "She has a graceful and expressive figure-between that
Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. of the nineties and the boyish wolfe, C.M.G.. Inspector General form-Her face is the same type Police.
Commerce Congress
Resolution.
ITALIAN SHIPS SUBSIDISED BY SOUTH AFRICA
Maritzburg.
1934.
NEW ÀDVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME.
I. FRED D. TRACY of Hong Kong hereby, give notice that I have ap- plied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping |Act, 1894, in respect of the ship South African commerce, sitting "VACUOLINE". of Hong Kong in congress in Maritzburg, passed a Official number 160633 of gross ton- resolution unanimously condemning nage 8670.20 tons, register tonnage the Union Government's action in 222.96 tons, heretofore owned by connection with the Italian shipping Standard Transportation Company, agreement, and particularly the Limited, for permission to change manner in which the Shipping her name to “LACKLAN” and to Board and other commercial inter-have her registered in the new name ests involved were ignored by Mr.at the Port of Hong Kong as owned A. P. J. Fourie, Minister of Cam-by Standard Transportation Come merce, when he agreed to a propany, Limited.
posal to subsidise two Italian ship- Any objections to the proposed ping lines to the extent of £150,000 hange of name must be sent to the for five years.
Registrar of Shipping at Hong
•
It was decided to send a copy of Kong within seven days from the the resolutions and the speeches to ppearance of this advertisement. the Empire Chambers of Com- Dated at Hong Kong this 6th day
[of January, 1984.
merce.
(Signed) F. D. TRACY,
Secretary,
Mr. W. J. Lamont, Secretary for Commerce, defending the Minister, attempted to justify the Govern Standard Transportation Co., Ltdku Iment's action and declared that
In
the nature of the agreement call-problem. It was a conflict between ed for negotiations of a protracted, Eastern and Western civilisation, difficult and confidential character and would have to be dealt with by hardly of a kind which could be the West as a whole. discussed with Boards." He con
these circumstances South tended that the agreement did not Africa had controlled the position the Ottawa agres-amazingly well, and Importation conflict with ment, nor did it damage · British from Japan had not increased as shipping.
seriously as in other countries, The Mr. N. Elmslie, Senior British|increase had not been at the ex- C. Trade Commissioner In South pense of Britain up to the present, of Africa, who attended the congress, The first six months this year the (also joined in the debate. He said British proportion was 51 per cent. the
1924.-- was not concerned if South for the first time since Africa attempted to extend its Reuter. markets or whether the bargain
Britain's ob-
Chinese Company
All Training Course-Part II. recruite will attend at the Chinese Lupe Veler's figure is the "true Company Headquarters on Tuesday. maidenly"
jection was only to the principle of HOLLAND CONDEMNS one, and her face is January 9, 1934 at 6.30 p.m. for a good or bad. mobile so that she "can look sophie-instruction.
subsidised shipping, which dia-
GIFT SCHEMES. All ranks of ticated or innocent at will."
Inspection Parade.
turbed world trade. He did not beep Ann Harding: "Fine symmetrical the Chinese Company will parade
Proper Commercial Morality Needed.
Chinese Sub. Coin ... 32% din. THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD. Hong Kong Sub. Coin %% prem. features--but so nearly approach at Central Police Station on Thurs- think enough weight had
Authorised Capital Paid-up Capital Reserve and Undivided
Fruits
$10,000,000.00
$ 5,698,600.00
$ 2,812,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:-HONG KONG 12. Des Voeux Road Central
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:- Sir Shopson Chow, Chairman.
Li Koon Chun, Esq. P. E. Kwok, Esq.
Wong Yun Tong, Esq. Chan Ching Shek, Esq.
LA Lan Sang, Esq.
Wong Chu Son, Esq.
Kan Ying Po, Esq.
Kas Tong Po, Esq, Chief Manager.
LA The Fong, Esq., Manager.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
Seattle
Amoy
Batavia
Bombay
Calcutta
THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LTD. (TAIWAN GINKO.)
Canton Haiphong
Hankow
Kobe Kewicon London
Honolula
HEAD OFFICE:-Taipeh, Formses. Incorporated by Special Imperial Charter, 1839.
Denial Bank in Formoen.
Manila
Melbourne Semarang Nagasald Shangka! New York Singapore
Bwatow
Qaaka Sourabaya Paris Pelping
Penang
Syndey
Talhoku
Rangoon
Tientsin
Saigon
Tokyo
San Felsco Vancouver Yokohama
Bokk-Kelas insand' Avarigs, smoves ...Xen. $1,000 not
Every description of Banking - and On and after August 15th, 1983, the rate of Interest on Special Current Exchange business transacted at Depselt will be at 2% pa. on daily granted on approved securities.
Current Accounta opened in Local
balance and the rats for Balance ever $10,000 will be quoted on application. (Maximum rate--1.35%).
LONDON RANEKSI
Badays Bank Ltd, Lieyde Book, L. MENE kak, Tada Walk Bank, Ind.
The Bank has Gergandonte in all the petangul Jummarniel Charm thatnghoul, the walk L. KAGURA,
BONG KONG BRANCH:
Den. Vaux Road Control.
Hong Kong, Dorenaber 6, 2001.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIK BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1890.
Capital (fully pak"-up) Yen100,000,000 Reserve Fund ........ Yen.121,250,000
Hood Oße:-YOKOHAMA.
Bennchas and Agenelan atı
Aleeandria
Batavia
Berlin
Fangtion (Mundon) Rio de Janeiro
Nagssald
New York
Bombay
Danka
Galcutta
Canton
Palping
Dairan (Dalny):
Hangoon
Hamburg
Hankow
Barbin
Kong
Hainking Marschi
San Frandaco Santtie
Shanghai Singapons
Sydne
Tienfain Tokyo
Los Ang
Manila
· Moji'
Latergat allowiě
Kobe London
Deporita receiva
be obtained 'as
Hong Kong, 11th Banten
Currency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and Foreign Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application
Safe Deposit Boxes To
KAN TONG PO,
Chlef Manage Hong Kong, 24th November, 195...
THE
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, ∙ING,
Hand Office)---65, Bryndway. New York.
Capital Surplus Recurves
‚U.B$8,000,000.00
U.8.$1,867-089.17
.U.8.$1,718,779.47
BRANCHES 1
Amsterdam
Mexico City
Appa
News In Brief.
The celebration of Christmas was held yesterday by the Russian community, it being Christmas Day according to the old calendar still followed by the Orthodox Church
con-
ing the classic type that repose of day, January 11 under Sub. Inspec-given to that aspect.
Japanese competition also DC- features is essential to beauty," tor R. J. Hunt for a general inspec-
Key
Francis: "Nicely-balanced tion of equipment etc., by the Com-cupied the attention of the con- Drastic legislation to pro-
The Hague. Fall in at 5.30 STB. features-head in fine proportion to pany Commander.
Gift schemes, "winding-up” the body-oversized triceps of the p.m. sharp. Dress-Blue Uniform, text South Africe against cheap
Cap with White Cover, Belt with Japanese imports was proposed sales and other forms of "eut- arms."
Mary Pickford: "There is no one Brace, Armlet with Badge, "Pocket when delegates maintained that the throat" competition were
Regional below standard of living in Japan demned here at the
very dificult. Conference of the International the films who has her sculptural Policeman" and note-book' to
The Equipment Ofeer mude competition modelling and harmony of features. carried.
will make it a point of being pre-Low wages and long hours made League against Illegal Competi- Mary hasn't "it" however."
Recruits will attend. The Japan a mere serious menace than tion.
Delegates, laid stress on the Marlene Dietrich: "Take Mary sent. Government The prizes of the Vernacular Middle School will be Pickford's head, replace it with one Company will parade on Thursdays other countries.
Eventually the congress adopted need to re-create a proper com- mercial morality among traders. distributed by Mr. N. L. Smith, B.A., slightly out of drawing, give her each week until further notice.
Revolver Championship. The the following resolution:— Director of Education, in the school heavy eyelids and sunken eyes and
"With a view to maintaining They recorded their approval of hall, on Wednesday, January 17, at you have Dietrich sophisticated Chinese Company Revolver Cham-
Mary."
pionship will be fired at the Ken-
the import trade of the Union as measures which have recently been taken in Germany to that 11 a.m.
far as possible with countries |end-Reuter. Joan Crawford and Joan Blon-nedy Road Range on Sunday, Janu- All members
employing labour in rational A tea-party has been arranged dell, Mr. Stanlaws said, have Mao ary 14 at 10.00 a.m.
civilised conditions, the Congress by the Hong Kong University West's unusually prominent fea-who have passed Part III are eligi Graduates Association on Thursday tures, but their "skull construction ble to enter for this Competition. next at 5 p.m. at the University is not large enough to carry then."Those wishing to take part should Club. King's Theatre Building, tu-Reuter.
welcome the new graduates
Found near the rear door of the OPIUM SMUGGLERS
Banque de l'Indo-Chine, building, Queens' Road Central, with a wrench
In his hand, Tam Yuk, unemployed, was cautioned by Mr. Balfour at the
Central Police Court this morning
for loitering,
CAUGHT
Drug Concealed In Cement Bricks.
THREE CHINESE HEAVILY FINED
The New Year Carnival Dance of the Diocesan Old Girls' Association was held on Saturday night at the Diocesan Girls' School hall. At the]
Tang Hon-heung and Tang Fung fancy dress parade during the were brought before Mr. Hamilton evening the prizes were awarded that the Central Magistracy this Mrs. M. Vessoons and Mr. R. Himoming on charges of unlawful Wong.
possession of a large quantity of raw opłum...
The
Mak On, a married woman, living!
The accused were arrested yester at Shumshulpo, reported to the day as they were approaching the police yesterday that while she was pier from the 6,6 Norviken, at walking with her husband in Tai- which they were passengers. koktaui_at_8.30 p.m. he suddenly opium was concealed in cement struck her on the head, stole $152 bricks; in one 72 taels of raw opium from her pocket, and ran AWAY was discovered while the other was The woman was taken to the Kow: found to contain 80 taels. loon Hospital.
Fines of $1,440 and $1,600, In de- faylt six months imprisonment, Chi Biao-chung, a cook-bly, was were imposed upon Tang Hon-heung sentenced to one month's hard and Tang Fung respectively. Be bour by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the venue-officer R. 0. Grimmitt, prose- Central Magistracy this morning,cuting, said that defendants were for the embezzlement of $12.60 bound for Swatow. from bla master, Darira Singh, who
Sul Yee, an unemployed Chinese,
entrusted him with the money to charged at the same Court with un- pay off some bills last month.
Branches of American Express Com; THE OVERSEAS NATIONAL pany in Principal elties of United States of America and Car
Canadi.
All elmassa, of Cutzmasclať Transactione undertaken.
Personal handled:
The Company offer Travelers, the use
my addition, the
DUGGAN,
BANK, LTD.
2 National Bank Bußdingi BA, Des Voeux Road, Central.
J
orized – Capital: ............$5,000,000.00 Pald-up Capital;v;071,000,000.00
the Paris Arentat
Now York, London and falle BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
facilities for the transas-
transacted Stocks
lawful possession of 20 tsels of pre- pared oplum was fined $2,000, in default 10 months' imprisonment;
Mr. Goist, counsel for Bul Yeo, pleaded guilty on behalf of his client and asked for leniency, stating) that the defendant was carrying the oplum for someone else,
Sentence of 12 months hard la bour was imposed upon Lễ Kau, a banishen, by Mr. E. W., Hamilton
send in their names to Sub, Inspec tor David Loie by Thursday, January 11, 1984.
Bgd. D. L. KING,
D.S.P. (R). Hong Kong, Monday, January 8, 1934.
is of opinion that the tariff policy of the Union should be revised. with the object of Imposing on manufactured articles import duties graduated in accordance with the wages paid and the hours of labour enforced in the countries of origin.”
Mr. Elmalle said that imperts | from Japan were a worldwide pro- The R.MS. Empress of Russia is blem, affecting all Western civilisa- due here from Manila at 8.30 am. tion. It was probably that com- to-morrow and will berth at the petition from China would in a few years be an even more serious Kowloon Wharf
COMING SHORTLY?
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BERKELEY
SQUARE
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34th
ANNIVERSARY
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SALE
of
ANNIVERSARY SPECIALS
NOW ON
Call And Get the Wonderful Values from
the Central Magistracy CHINA'S PIONEER & GREATEST CHAIN OF DEPARTMENT-STORES,
Wenght and, sold Loses morning, for returning to the C
appro
des The Caccused was banished 90. LEE. FANG"
Din Jon August 19 lut year.
Litoral- Manager),